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Previously on Perplex City...

The hunt for the Cube took a while. It was a pretty eventful time, and a lot happened. Fortunately, if you've missed it, you can get up to speed again here.

Within each of the episodes, below, you'll find all the details of what happened when. Skim the summaries or click on a heading to read about the events step by step.

You can also listen to an audio roundup of the action on our podcast page.

 
 

Episode 1: The Theft

Early 2004 - Early 2005

The Receda Cube is stolen from the Perplex City Academy. A guard is killed in the process. The Academy's Master, Sente Kiteway, sets up the Cube Retrieval Team (CRT) and traces the Cube to Earth. He contacts Earth directly for the first time, asking for our help - and offering a large cash reward.

 

Episode 2: The Hunt Begins

April 2005 - June 2005

Sente's elder daughter, Violet, discovers that Bernardo Holyoke has been murdered and that he might have been involved in the theft. Her search for clues leads her to the Cube-worshipping Reconstructionist cult, where she discovers that Aiko Entrescore (of the CRT) was a member. Aiko is cleared by the police.

 

Episode 3: The Journalist

June 2005 - July 2005

Pietro Salk, of the Perplex City Sentinel, is contacted by an anonymous source. She calls herself The Advisor and claims to have been employed to steal the Cube, alongside Bernardo Holyoke, someone codenamed 'C' and their leader, the psychotic 'V'. Pietro is murdered before he can establish The Advisor's identity.

 

Episode 4: The Advisor

July 2005 - September 2005

With the help of Violet's sister, Scarlett, Earth's Cube Hunters gain access to Pietro's secret files. They lead to an apartment in Ascendancy Point and to a name: Monica Grand. The Cube Hunters persuade Pietro's widow to meet Monica face to face - but too late. Monica has been brutally murdered by V.

 

Episode 5: The Third Power

September 2005 - October 2005

Chasing a lead from Pietro's notes, Violet researches a sinister ancient society called the Third Power (with Kurt McAllister's help). It seems that the Third Power are still very active - even turning up on Earth in a dramatic helicopter stunt. Meanwhile, Scarlett heads off to chase another clue: an unmapped place named Viendenbourg.

 

Episode 6: The Vanishing

September 2005 - October 2005

Violet's Third Power research leads to an antique diary that she can only access if she's a published author - so the Cube Hunters start writing a book for her. On the way to Viendenbourg, Scarlett meets Allain Castille, a young man searching for the same place. After a dizzying encounter, Scarlett ends up in hospital and Allain vanishes.

 

Episode 7: The Mother

October 2005 - December 2005

Scarlett discovers that Allain was looking for his mother, Claire, who had disappeared from Viendenbourg months before. Viendenbourg, it seems, is a military research facility. Scarlett sneaks in and finds Allain, whom she helps to escape. What she doesn't realise is that Claire Castille is C, the last member of the Cube theft crew.

 

Episode 8: The Murder

December 2005 - February 2006

Kurt investigates the Third Power and has a run-in with the police. He and Violet work out that V was once a sound engineer at Hesh Records - they even find a recording he made of Monica Grand's murder. Meanwhile, Scarlett and Allain head further north to find Claire.

 

Episode 9: The Librarian

February 2006 - May 2006

Violet's diary research is halted by the death of Chief Librarian Isaac Cymbalisty. The police call it suicide; Anna Heath, his best friend, calls it murder. Could it be related to the diary? Up in Anjsbourg, Scarlett and Allain finally track down Claire Castille - 'C' - who confirms that the thieves never held the Cube. But it's Kurt who finally identifies Cymbalisty's murderer. It's his own girlfriend, Miranda.

 

Episode 10: The Chase

May 2006 - June 2006

Having deceived Kurt, Miranda goes on the run. He enlists Violet's help and together they chase Miranda from town to town until she heads off into the mountains on foot. Kurt - now dangerously obsessed with hunting her down - follows her to an underground hideout and confronts Miranda in a final, fatal face-off. Violet arrives to find Kurt sitting by Miranda's body.

 

Episode 11: The Conclave

June 2006 - July 2006

Following Miranda's death, Violet, Kurt, Anna and Scarlett begin to work together. They even involve Caine. Sharing their information, they start to get a clearer picture of the mystery behind the Cube theft. It seems that thefts at the Academy are not so unusual... equipment has been vanishing regularly for months now. Tracking a batch of stolen items, the conclave split up - and Anna ends up dead.

 

Episode 12: The Lighthouse

August 2006 - October 2006

Since Anna's death, the Third Power seems to be a more and more powerful threat. They attempt to destroy the data link with Earth and successfully create a portal to transport a handful of agents to our world. But even the so-called good guys have a lethal edge to them: Scarlett kills a man, and the Academy is found to be conducting deadly experiments as they attempt to build a new Cube. Sente's involvement drives a wedge down the middle of the Kiteway family - and ends the career of Council Leader Camryn Scott. The new Leader, Nathan Earlywine, immediately restricts the data link, screening all communication for 'dangeorus or subversive' information. No more messages from the conclave, then...

 

Episode 13: The Thunderclap

October 2006 - Present

The new Council Leader censors all communication between Perplex City and Earth - but that doesn't stop 'Combed Thunderclap' updating their Library of Babel website with clues as to the Cube's location. At length, an intrepid Cube Hunter puts the clues together and digs up the long-lost treasure - and the story behind the theft is revealed.

 

Violet Kiteway

Kurt McAllister

Scarlett Kiteway

Sente Kiteway

The Receda Cube

The Sentinel

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