(Note: this episode is a rewrite, recasting, and remaster of the original "Juno Steel and the Case of the Murderous Mask (Part 1)," and is our recommended jumping-on point for the series. If you're curious about changes made, the original version of "Murderous Mask" can be found on our website at thepenumbrapodcast.com.)

Juno Steel has had a lot of clients in his time, high-profile and low. But when he’s called in to investigate the murder of Croesus Kanagawa, head of the Kanagawa crime-family-slash-entertainment-network, it’s not the client that interests him. It’s what Croesus was wearing when he died – and an ancient curse that hangs over that very strange mask.

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Attribution:

"Kind of Girl" by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba: http://ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/35657

"La Madeline Au Truffe" (composed by Jeris) by basematic (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/basematic/33580 Ft: Jeris (VJ_Memes)

“Sitting on chair.wav” by renatofarabeuf http://www.freesound.org/people/renatofarabeuf/sounds/232666/

“RG window.wav” by cmusounddesign http://www.freesound.org/people/cmusounddesign/sounds/95841/

"Spooky ambience #2” by KRISTIANKULTA http://www.freesound.org/people/KRISTIANKULTA/sounds/368309/

“Jackhammer” by MrAuralization http://www.freesound.org/people/MrAuralization/sounds/317361/

“16582_tedthetrumpet_kettleswitch1_(remix).wav” by FreqMan http://www.freesound.org/people/FreqMan/sounds/25862/

“Trap_02.wav” by LittleRobotSoundFactory http://www.freesound.org/people/LittleRobotSoundFactory/sounds/270398/

“Sqeaky chair.wav” by speedygonzo http://www.freesound.org/people/speedygonzo/sounds/257666/

Transcript:

A transcript of the spoken lines in this episode can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OLddnnYamZuglgZc8pM2gqToPOwEBccM?usp=sharing

Production scripts with behind-the-scenes direction, character insights, notes for actors, and ridiculous jokes are available on Patreon at the $7 level.

(Transcript by Sarah Baum.)

TRIGGER WARNINGS:

Death

Some gore/"body horror"

Sudden loud noises

Depictions of being chased/pursued

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