SBR 1.10: Yield

"'A call from Regular Caller Beth, and an interruption by some uninvited and meddlesome guests...'"

Events of Note

 * Regular Caller Beth phones and tells Sam that he helped her as a child.
 * Something (unclear what) happens to Sam, causing him to become disoriented.
 * Anna and Kitty show up.
 * Sam seemingly silences Anna and Kitty.

Summary
Sam begins the segment by talking about his tidying of the studio, before moving onto Brian's successful communing. The phone then rings and Sam picks it up to find Regular Caller Beth on the line.

Beth voices her theory that the person who sent Sam the Rose from 'Dad' and the florist sending the bouquets might be the same person. Sam thanks her for her ideas, seeming quite pleased at the possible link, and Beth remarks that they 'owe Sam one'. He is confused by this, and questions what she means. Beth proceeds to call Sam a talented arcanist, and reminds Sam that when she was younger, he had brought her out of a car-crash induced coma (which had actually been astral projection).

This disturbs Sam greatly, and they sound incredibly disoriented. There is a cacophony of sound, and despite Beth's pleas, Sam doesn't respond. The noise cuts out, and Anna is in the studio talking to a very dazed Sam. She sounds worried, remarking that Sam's nose is bleeding. Kitty joins them, and the two sisters bicker over Sam. The host, themself, seems annoyed that their show has been interrupted. Anna asks Beth to hang up, and then tells Kitty that she was meant to stop Sam from hosting. They argue further until there is a knock at the door. Kitty answers the door to a police officer, there to investigate a noise complaint from a neighbour. She turns him away, and Sam, who overheard the conversation, is surprised that people heard them. Anna suggests that they go to the hospital, which Sam refuses outright. Anna and Kitty start to argue once more, raising their voices at each other until Sam tells them to shut up. They are silenced immediately.

Sam takes the opportunity to talk about the letter from Mx Nicola Hunt, who has being in communication with a ghost called Malcolm. Malcolm keeps trying to make Nicola's life easier, and Nicola asks whether the dead can fall in love with the living, as well as asking how dangerous it would be to reject a ghost's advances. Sam tells them about a type of ghost called 'Yes-men', who almost exist to serve a person, to the extent that they hinder the lives of those that they serve. Sam recommends Stykler and Stykler, stating that their contact information is on the forums.

Sam thanks the listeners for tuning in, and asks Kitty and Anna to say goodbye, which they do in a very strange fashion, and then Sam bids the listeners goodnight.

Characters Featured

 * Sam Enfield
 * Regular Caller Beth (phone call)
 * Anna Enfield
 * Kitty Enfield
 * Police Officer (Voiced by Gary Major)
 * Madame Marie (mentioned)

Listeners writing in/mentioned:


 * Brian in Tonbridge, successfully used the Spirit Box to commune with his brother Arthur
 * Mx Nicola Hunt in Yorkshire, regarding a ghost later categorised as a 'yes-man'

Trivia

 * This episode is the second time that Gary Major (Pippin's father) has voiced a policeman in one of their audio dramas, the first being the far more significant role of Detective Dave Hughes in 'Clockwork Bird, or The Modern Icarus', another podcast created by Hanging Sloths Studios. More info on Clockwork Bird can be found here.