Intermission Eight
November 1, 1973 - April 15, 1974
With her mother saved and the CWG dismantled, Charley says goodbye to her surrogate family.
URIEL sorts out the aftermath of ALLOCHTHON • Marshall meets Terence McKenna • Turns out McKenna is special • Marshall, Mitch, and Jocasta drop acid and watch a comet • Everyone dreams
URIEL makes merry in the face of the upcoming transition and move of half the team to Los Angeles.
Marshall, Jocasta and Mitch (serendipitously) have a top secret conversation during the 1973 Baja 1000 — the most prestigious and one of the most dangerous off-road races.
Mitch gets to planning out The St.-Germain School.
Jo and Roger visit the Rosebud Indian Reservation and make an ally of the man who brought back the Ghost Dance.
It’s Thanksgiving with the Ransoms!
Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate
Marshall and Viv catch up, and Marshall learns some disturbing news.
Roger makes a deal with his former handler, Ambrose O’Connor.
Marshall returns to Livermore to update Sophie on URIEL’s new direction.
Archie and Jocasta pack up Archie’s office for their move to LA while unpacking a little bit about Charley, Agent Raven, and Jocasta’s dealings with the Underwater Panther.
Maybe one of the reasons subduction events default to History B is a whole lot of Illuminated, somewhere, somewhen, are keeping History B alive.
CONTROL publishes its report on the aftermath of Operation ALLOCHTHON and the implications of the CWG.
Marshall writes a memo.