Episode 13: The King

Oliver Smuhar
Aug 4
2 min read

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CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #13

DATE: July 2026

A day after Foxtrot Unit’s arrival at Windsor Castle, the battlefield has fallen quiet. Enemy forces have withdrawn and the castle is now heavily reinforced by the British Army. Talia works tirelessly, treating soldiers wounded during the convoy. Donovan reviews Oliver’s latest submission for The Writer Initiative. The report is nearly approved, but he insists on one final addition: an interview with the King of England. Outside, Oliver asks Noah and Jayden to keep watch on Lieutenant Emre Yilmaz while he conducts the interview.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 | Title Sequence

0:26 | Introduction

1:33 | Previously On

3:23 | Part I

11:14 | Part II

18:06 | Part III

22:01 | Part IV

35:51 | Closing Theme

36:14 | Sign-Off

END OF BRIEF

Narrated by O.R. Smuhar.

WHAT IS THE WRITER?

Join the fight. Tell the story. Survive the lie.

The Writer is a fictional, serialised audio drama exploring the events of an imagined World War Three.

When global conflict erupts, a young writer is drafted into the Foxtrot Unit, a psychological operations team tasked with documenting the war through stories that blend truth with deception. Their mission: to control the narrative. Some of what you’ll hear is true. Some isn’t. The question is … can you tell the difference?

All names, ranks and locations have been changed to protect the identities of those involved. Out of respect for the fallen, the rest has been told exactly as it occurred, according to the Foxtrot Unit’s classified reports.

Listener discretion is advised.

Produced by Little Ear Productions

Sound effects were sourced from Epidemic Sound (licensed) and Pixabay (free for commercial use).

Music Credits (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)

“Symphony of the Fallen” — Anthony Earls

“Always Chasing Rainbows” — Across The Great Valley

“Heroic Actions” — Wendel Scherer

“The Oak Tree” — Jakob Ahlbom

“Velocity” — Roots and Recognition

“To the Core” — Dream Cave

“New World” — Hampus Naeselius

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