Episode 5: The Werewolf

Oliver Smuhar
Jun 9
2 min read

Updated: Jul 9

CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #5

DATE: March 2026

Oliver awakens in the medical bay after a violent encounter. Talia asks what happened, but he deflects, leaving her to draw her own conclusions. The two reflect on their lives before the war. News arrives of a high-level agreement between Russia and the United States, sparking an idea in Oliver. Meanwhile, Donovan investigates the story behind Oliver’s wounds.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 | Title Sequence

0:26 | Introduction

1:33 | Previously On

3:01 | Part I

5:01 | Part II

13:01 | Part III

18:36 | Part IV

26:18 | Closing Theme

26:42 | 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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