Cold case. Solo. About six hours over four days, with the podcast's episodes to read.

Episode Nine

The Missing Hours made Lorna Hale famous: a girl who walked out of a village dance in 1998 and was never seen again. Eight episodes, millions of listens, and one obvious suspect.

Episode nine was recorded and never released. Now the host is texting you, because someone sent her a tip from your email address.

Priya
Hi, it's Priya from The Missing Hours. You emailed us about Lorna Hale. Did you mean it?

Tell me when it opens.

Leave your email and we'll send you one message when Episode Nine opens. Nothing else unless you ask.

Your weekend, roughly.

You can still go to the shops. The busy stretches are Saturday morning, Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon.

  1. Day 1, 7pmThe host texts you about an email you never sent.
  2. Day 2Read episode nine. Meet the witness, and the man she names.
  3. Day 3The archive, the sister, and something that was never in the podcast.
  4. Day 4Release episode nine, or pull it. And decide what to do with what you found.
  5. Day 5Find out what you got right.

Six people in the lodge. One of them knows.

They'll all be in your phone by Saturday lunchtime. Each player was closest to someone different, so each of you hears different secrets.

  • Priya NairHost of The Missing Hours.
  • Josh TealeHer producer. He quit over episode nine.
  • Margaret EllisThe new witness.
  • Neil CarverThe ex-boyfriend. Never charged, never cleared.
  • Becky HaleLorna's little sister.