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A bunch of the guys are enjoying a night out. As the party breaks up, Charlie is left to pay the bill, but when he has just one last drink for the road, he learns too late that he has been drugged.
In the classic tradition of sailing ships of yore, Charlie has been Shanghaied, and finds himself at the spaceport. Will the captain be a reasonable man, and let Charlie return in time for his wedding? Charlie has family connections, but his wallet and identification are all missing. Now he has to get used to being the newest, low man on the totem pole on a 15 year round trip journey to Alpha Centarus. A star that is about 4 light years from our solar system, and the closest one in our universe.
Charlie tries to escape, and jump ship, but in the nothingness of space, he doesn’t have much luck. Will Charlie have better luck in a mutiny? Sail along through deep space for the dramatic challenge that faces Charlie, but if he ever makes it back it remains unknown to me. My audio cuts off during his plans for the hostile take over of the spaceship. If someone has a complete recording, let me know.
We just got word on where to find a complete episode, so I just uploaded the complete show, full sized, and with no missing parts.
Thanks to David from Canada for his help in making the update. Now we can all enjoy those final few minutes to see how Charlie’s fatetakes shape.