{"id":349,"date":"2019-10-28T16:30:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T23:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mattpoland.net\/sherlockpod\/?p=349"},"modified":"2020-10-10T17:20:22","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T00:20:22","slug":"a-murder-on-orchard-street-episodes-3-4-and-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mattpoland.net\/sherlockpod\/2019\/10\/28\/a-murder-on-orchard-street-episodes-3-4-and-5\/","title":{"rendered":"A Murder on Orchard Street – Episodes 3, 4, and 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For this weeks blog post I listened to episodes 3, 4, and 5 of A Murder on Orchard Street<\/em>. Episode 3 was centered on the accused murderer of Burke O\u2019Brien, Forest Bloede, where he actually acts as the narrator for about half of the episode. Episode 4 was on the shorter side and focuses on the investigators of precinct 7 who were trying to find a witness who could corroborate or outright invalidate Forest\u2019s interrogation. Episode 5 starts with the investigators following up on a call they received from a new witness, but shifts focus midway through to O\u2019Brien\u2019s family as they ask Detective Kenny Silvia to describe Burke\u2019s murder to them. 
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Overall, the presentation and editing of these sets of episodes were similar to episodes 1 and 2, but honorable mention to episode 3 for being the standout; more on that later. On the other hand, episodes 4 and 5 had the same presentation as 1 and 2; Christina Kylie opens the episode and guides viewers through the main scenarios of the current episode. Audio clips from modern-day interviews, phone calls and video footage from the original investigation are edited in-between Kylie\u2019s narration, while music and sound effect usage is kept to a minimum. One stand out thing I\u2019d like to mention about episode 4 is the general flow of the episode. I\u2019m not entirely sure how intentional it is, but it feels like it goes in a circle which is fitting because the investigators themselves seem lost trying to find a witness that could further their investigation. Even in the narration, Kylie even discusses how her feelings changed over time as she went door to door with the investigators; initially, she felt more optimistic that the next person they find would be \u201cthe one\u201d, but eventually these feelings turned into those of frustration.
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\tAs I mentioned earlier, episode 3 is a standout in its presentation when compared to the other four episodes, which is fitting for reasons we will get into later. Episodes 1, 2, 4, and 5 are generally very one-sided episodes, where the story is told primarily from the perspectives of Kylie, the investigators, and O\u2019Brien\u2019s family members. Episode 3 however, focuses heavily on Forest Bloede, Burke O\u2019Brien\u2019s friend who was accused of murdering O\u2019Brien. After Kylie opens the episode as usual, audio from Bloede comes into play. Initially, I thought this would play out similarly to the other times when audio from other people were cut in where it would shift back to Kylie after awhile. However, Bloede ends up narrating for about the first half of the episode as he describes his experience and his feelings of being mugged and then blamed for O\u2019Brien\u2019s murder. What makes this important is that the audience is finally given the other side of the story, when the previous two episodes were told from the perspective of the victims. Interestingly enough, the vibe of the podcast changes for Bloede\u2019s section of narration. Music use becomes more apparent to set the mood, and a gunshot sound effect was used when Bloede recalls the moment in time when O\u2019Brien was shot. However, disregarding the music and sound effects, the presentation is still similar, primarily in that audio clips from interviews etc. are editing in between Bloede\u2019s narration. These aspects allow episode 3 to stand out while still feeling familiar to the audience, reflecting that while this is still the same story that was being told previously, this is a different perspective from the one that we were shown before.
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