Episode 3: Big Ben

Oliver Smuhar
May 26
2 min read

CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #3

DATE: March 2026

Oliver returns just before curfew, dragging an unconscious Noah and shouting for help. Donovan takes notice. In the med bay, while Noah is in the O.R., Oliver is patched up by Talia, a nurse he immediately connects with. No time to rest, though. During drills, Ben struggles and is berated by the Corporal. But is it enough to make him stronger? Or will it just break him?

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 | Title Sequence

0:26 | Introduction

1:33 | Previously On

2:48 | Part I

6:40 | Part II

13:46 | Part III

15:40 | Part IV

21:05 | Closing Theme

21:29 | Sign-Off

END OF BRIEF

Narrated by O.R. Smuhar.

Featuring Female Voice Performances by Amelia McNamara.

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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