Canada by Night a Vampire the Masquerade Podcast

Preparing for their final meeting with Keighley, Martha confessed to Thea that Matthew had passed on (Thea took the news surprisingly well), Val talked Will and herself into trying to get Will added to the Ghoul Pool, and Everett introduced his mother to the department before they headed out. Through skillful negotiation, Keighley was made an agent of the Prince and will be travelling to Vancouver to learn more about the Cult of Lilith.

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In a clandestine meeting with Detective Keighley, Everett took 3 bullets to the face but finally convinced Keighley vampires were real and the two scheduled a meeting for the following night. Back in New Haven, Val and Martha had a therapy session where Val faced some hard truths about Will’s interest in vampirism, while Everett’s dad grilled the Sheriff about the risks of his stoic reputation before ending the night asking about Harv.

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With evidence in hand, Everett led the department to a meeting with Detective Keighley at an isolated location. Martha tried to connect with the Sheriff telepathically until she almost ran out of blood. Val was bothered by the others so she stood watch alone, only to realize exactly how isolated she has become. And Everett almost managed to convince Keighley that vampires were real, only to find himself being shot in the head… again.

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After some tense negotiations, Everett led the team back to New Haven to collect evidence to present to Keighley about what happened to the mortal detective’s sister. Martha spent the car ride learning more about Chet Mango, and Val grew silently emotional when Sheriff Cross came up in conversation about the cult’s other crimes. But can Everett prove vampires are real and bring Keighley to New Haven without being forced to kill him?

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After swearing in Everett’s father, the department received a call from Detective Keighley telling them to meet at a nearby McDonalds. On the way there, Chet Mango was distracted by Michael Arden’s potential birthday before Everett lied to smooth things over. Arriving as instructed, Everett left for a secondary location to meet Keighley while the other kindred stayed behind. Can Everett bring Keighley in, or will he be forced to kill the mortal detective?

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On the ride back from Eavesgrove, Everett fell into a paranoia compulsion but still managed to comfort his mother when he returned and ended up sleeping in the bedroom she provided for him. The next night Martha made tea for the people she had lost, Val survived a follow-up conversation with Will, and when they all arrived at the office, Everett realized he’d need to invent an oath to swear in his father as his newest officer.

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Closing out the night after the department exorcised the ghosts of their fallen foes, Everett took Chet Mango to Eavesgrove where the two successfully mindwiped their first target. Martha was exhausted from the ghostly ordeal and really just wanted to rest, while Val took Will to Dairy Cream for a treat that led to yet another hard conversation about Will’s desire to become a vampire.

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Having defeated hostile spirits, and discovered that the fallen mortal officers of New Haven have formed a protective “Ghost Squad” in the afterlife, the coterie took stock of their situation. Val made sure the daytime squad felt supported and safe. Martha visited Thea in the hospital but didn’t tell her Matthew Sumner had died, and Everett started driving Chet Mango to Eavesgrove to stop its ongoing threat to the Masquerade

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All three members of the Sheriff’s Department had been possessed. Everett was trapped inside Torpor Springs, Val in the Brujah fighting pits, and Martha was back in Bits & Bobs. They could have been lost forever, except they were rescued by the ghosts of the fallen mortal members of the department. These dead heroes gave the coterie a chance to destroy the haunted polaroid at the centre of this nightmare. When they did the evil ghosts disappeared, and the department learned they’d lost Matthew Sumner.

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With Everett and Val possessed by ghosts from their past, it was up to Martha to exorcise her compatriots. Leaving the mortal officers outside, Martha entered the haunted apartment and found herself in a spiritual battle with Thea’s adopted son’s ghost inside Thea’s body. After chanting didn’t work, and hostility led to the demise of an unseen hostage, Martha heroically offered herself up as a vessel for Daniel to possess. Will her sacrifice work, or has Martha doomed the entire Sheriff’s Department?

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