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The God Conspiracy



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One e-mail. Five lines. 4,000 dead. And it is only just beginning… When a small boy in Iowa forwards a mysterious email from ‘God’ to a small group of friends, he unwittingly releases a trigger that sends blood pouring throughout his farming community. Thousands more are dead across the country in dozens of simultaneous terror attacks and the government blames fundamentalists who want to trigger the Apocalypse. FBI Agent Joe Unes reluctantly teams with reclusive Internet radio host Barney Ison (from Sharon K. Gilbert’s The Armageddon Strain) to expose the plot -- and discovers that he's not contending against flesh and blood.


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The God Conspiracy: Epilogue

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:07:43 +0000

Gruner, Norlock, Stauffer and Vijay visit Tony Harris in the hospital, where he's reunited with his son.  Bob Moore returns home, and Cindy shares a mysterious note from The Alliance warning them that the Enemy's eyes are on them now.

In Saint Louis, FBI Agent Joe Unes visits Pastor Ed Harper to extend an official apology from the Bureau.  Instead, he stumbles onto startling information about the true nature of Malthus.

And somewhere in Wyoming, near the Yellowstone Caldera, Barney Ison decides that it's time to head back to Indiana because there is more work to do.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 25

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:48:56 +0000

Captain Thiel confronts Malthus/Green in the heart of Raven Rock Mountain.  While he was correct about who Malthus is, Thiel is very much mistaken about what.

At Scott Air Base, the public protest stirred up by the Alliance draws the St. Louis media.  Base security joins the 369th MPs to hold off the UN forces and bring the situation back under control.  Barney Ison and Popeye Bailey slip away, knowing that they'd been televised by the news crews.

And in St. Louis, Joe Unes is disturbed to learn that the computers he'd signed into the evidence locker at the FBI field office have disappeared, with no record that they were ever there.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 24

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:06:34 +0000

Joe Unes makes it home and successfully delivers the computers from Iowa to an evidence locker at the FBI's St. Louis field office.  At Scott Air Base, the battle rages between the 369th MPs and the UN troops, and catches a local radio station's traffic helicopter in the crossfire.

And beneath Raven Rock Mountain, Capt. Alan Thiel follows Capt. Tom Wetzel into the heart of Site R -- and finally meets Malthus face to face.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 23

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:49:00 +0000

FBI agent Joe Unes learns more about his odd rescuer, Barney Ison, as they continue toward St. Louis with the computers containing the deadly e-mail from 'God'.  At Raven Rock Mountain in southeast Pennsylvania, Capt. Alan Thiel and his A-team penetrate the outer defenses of Site R, but now have to figure a way through the nuclear blast doors to get inside the mountain bunker and bring Malthus to justice.

Meanwhile, a firefight breaks out at Scott Air Base near St. Louis between UN troops and the 369th MPs.  Lt. Tony Harris, a former NFL running back, realizes that battlefield tactics are a lot like strategy in football -- except that this game really is decided by sudden death.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 22

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:25:26 +0000

Fresh from his rescue in the cornfield, a dazed Agent Unes gets a ride back to St. Louis in Barney Ison's Winnebago command center.  Ison sheds some light on the true nature of the enemy behind the 10/13 attacks.  In the back of the motor home, Popeye Bailey makes a discovery about the mysterious e-mail from 'God'.

At Scott Air Base, the 369th MPs are shocked to learn that their replacements are United Nations troops.  At the detainees' barracks, the men are awakened by the sound of big helicopters landing at the airfield -- followed by gunfire.

Meanwhile, Capt. Alan Thiel leads his team into the heart of Raven Rock Mountain, desperately hoping that he's guessed right about where to find Malthus.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 21

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:11:19 +0000

Capt. Thiel finds a pilot to drop his A-team onto Raven Rock Mountain.  He's gambling the careers and maybe the lives of his men that Malthus is  in the bunker beneath the mountain.

At Scott Air Base, Lt. Tony Harris and the 369th MPs are called out by their captain.  Capt. Poverello has learned -- through unofficial channels -- that an unknown unit is on its way to the base to relieve them, even though the 369th only arrived at Scott a few days earlier.  In the barracks, the shouts of their guards and the sound of boots hitting the turf at a run begin to wake the detainees.

And driving back to St. Louis from Iowa, Special Agent Joe Unes discovers with a shock that the situation is far more serious than he bargained for.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 20

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:37:22 +0000

Barney Ison suggests a plan for exposing what's happened to Bob Moore, Pastor Schiebold, and Sheriff Thornton, but Agent Unes thinks he's got a better idea.  Capt. Thiel and Lt. Burgos, on their way back to Fort Campbell, decide that their best bet at finding Malthus is inside the communications HQ for America's military underneath Raven Rock Mountain in Pennsylvania.

And inside that bunker, Green takes a call from Ryder, who warns him that he's exposed the Watchers to unnecessary risk -- and reminds Green that Mister One never responds well to failure.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 19

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:18:00 +0000

At the detention camp outside Scott Air Base, Gruner, Vijay and Norlock find Scott Stauffer, who thanks his friends for their rescue attempt--in spite of the way it turned out.  Then Gruner plays a hunch and forces Captain Poverello to call off the flu shots for the detainees.

Meanwhile, a tense meeting takes place in the Moores' kitchen between Captain Thiel and his A-team and the women whose husbands they arrested Sunday morning.  Eric Moore confirms the suspicions of Thiel and Agent Unes:  the computers were the key--or rather, the e-mail from "God" was the key to the terror events of 10/13.  Just as Thiel and his men leave to plan their next move, a tall, round-faced man with thinning hair arrives at the Moores' home, announces that his name is Barney Ison, and he's there to help.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 18

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:14:00 +0000

Congressman Benson awakens to find himself tied to a chair in a small, windowless room.  A man with a deep, raspy voice named Green provides a horrific demonstration of the BioStrain chip, and then injects Benson with the chip to ensure the congressman's cooperation.

In Iowa, Capt. Thiel decides that working with Agent Unes and Deputy Jurasik was his best chance to find out who's using his A-team as a cleanup crew, and for what.  And at the detention camp behind Scott Air Base, Gruner, Vijay, and Norlock learn that they've arrived just in time to receive flu shots with everyone else at the camp.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 17

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:25:41 +0000

Cindy Moore discovers the website that Eric created to tell the world about Bob's arrest.  Remembering the telephoned threat, Cindy panics and demands that Eric delete it immediately.

Across town, Agent Unes and Chief Deputy Jurasik visit the homes of the boys who received Eric's mysterious email from "God".  As Unes suspected, the computer is missing at their first stop.  But at the home where Frank Allen had drowned his wife the previous day, Unes and Jurasik find more than they expected--or wanted.

And across the river from St. Louis, Gruner, Norlock and Vijay search the perimeter of Scott Air Base, looking for evidence of a new detention camp.  Equipped with night vision goggles Gruner bought over the Internet, they discover that the barbed wire fence around the base is intended to keep people in, not out--and that they aren't quite as stealthy as they'd hoped.


The God Conspiracy: Epidose 16

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:42:04 +0000

Bob Moore meets Lt. Tony Harris and discovers that he, Pastor Schiebold, and Sheriff Thornton have been arrested as suspected terrorists.  FBI Agent Joe Unes arrives in Mayfield, Iowa and meets with Chief Deputy Jurasik to compare notes.

At Fort Campbell, Capt. Alan Thiel learns that Tech Sgt. Bako smashed up the computers they retrieved from Mayfield before his murderous rampage -- and that Bako had planned something even more deadly before he'd been stopped.  In Washington, Sam Wilmer misses his meeting with Congressman Benson, and Benson fails to make it back to the Capitol.

And back in Mayfield, Eric Moore gets a response to the web page about his dad's arrest -- an email promising that someone is finally going to help.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 15

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:28:13 +0000

FBI Special Agent Joe Unes follows a lead from the "Three Stooges" and discovers a connection between the disappearance of Scott Stauffer and the men arrested in Iowa. Unes arranges to meet with Chief Deputy Jurasik in Mayfield to compare notes.  Meanwhile, Jared, Terry and Vijay decide to take a road trip of their own to check out a possible detention camp.

In D.C., Congressman Harold Benson talks with one of his contacts about the threat he received and realizes that his phone has been tapped.  At Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Captain Thiel is ordered back to Iowa by Malthus to retrieve more computers.  And in Mayfield, Cathy Moore receives an ominous phone call warning her to keep quiet about her husband's arrest.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 14

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:27:00 +0000

Jared, Terry, and Vijay pay a visit to the FBI's St. Louis field office to convince Agent Joe Unes that something bigger is happening than just the disappearance of Scott Stauffer.  As proof, they hand Unes a file containing, among other things, a screen capture of Eric Moore's new website.

Just across the Mississippi River, Lieutenant Tony Harris decides to find out for himself what kind of men are being rounded up and held at the detention camp guarded by his 369th MPs.  And at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Captain Alan Thiel returns to the barracks after an early morning run to find his tech sergeant, Raymond Bako, screaming about Armageddon--and shooting at anything that moves.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 13

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:05:00 +0000

Eric Moore decides to take matters into his own hands and sets up a website to tell the world about his father's arrest.  In Saint Louis, Jared, Terry and Vijay think they've found a connection between Scott's arrest and others around the country, so they call FBI agent Joe Unes for help -- at 2:00 A.M.

And the following morning, in Washington, Congressman Harold Benson is approached by two muscular young men who warn him to drop his investigation into the deaths and arrests in Mayfield -- or his family might pay a price.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 12

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:32:00 +0000

Jared Gruner tries to convince Terry Norlock and Vijay Sampurnananda that Scott Stauffer has been arrested by federal agents after Gruner's clumsy hack into a DOD server on Scott's computer Friday afternoon.  While Norlock and Vijay are skeptical, they admit it's unusual that Stauffer hasn't called anyone in more than a day, so they agree to look for him the only way they know how -- via the Internet.

FBI agent Joe Unes reports to his boss on the interview with Rev. Ed Harper.  Unes tells Special Agent in Charge Steve Clay that he doesn't buy the Bureau's theory that the terror attacks were caused by fundamentalist Christians trying to start the Apocalypse.

And in Mayfield, Iowa, Sheriff's Deputy Scott Farnsworth is shot at while calling on the home of one of the boys to whom Eric Moore forwarded the strange e-mail from "God".  Farnsworth returns fire, killing the shooter -- and finds to his horror that gunman was only ten years old.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 11

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:47:17 +0000

In Mayfield, Chief Deputy Ann Jurasik and Sheriff Thornton's wife, Susie, discover that the mysterious e-mail from "God" has claimed another victim.  Meanwhile, the sheriff, Bob Moore, and Pastor Schiebold arrive at a detention camp and meet a young man from St. Louis -- Scott Stauffer.

Iowa Congressman Harold Benson calls on the contacts built up over 33 years in office to find out what's happened to the men from Mayfield.  After half a day with no progress, he begins to sense that this is bigger than he first thought.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 10

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:27:39 +0000

Susie Thornton calls their congressman, Harold Benson, who promises to look into the arrest of Ted, Bob Moore, and Pastor Dave Schiebold.  Benson is disturbed to hear that a Special Forces A-team may have been involved.

FBI agent Joe Unes interviews Pastor Ed Harper of the Liberty Bible Church, where the terrorist who bombed the supermarket Friday night sometimes attended.  Unes doesn't get the answers he expected from Pastor Harper.

Cindy Moore calls Susie Thornton and tells her about their missing computer and the strange email from "God" that Eric received Friday afternoon.  She also tells Susie that Eric had forwarded the email to three friends, including Mike Belcher -- who, like the rest of his family, is now dead. 

And beneath the mountain at Site R, Green receives a call on his secure line from a man named Ryder, who wants to know if Green is ready to begin the games.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 9

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:47:37 +0000

It's Monday morning and Cindy Moore is back home, trying to deal with the trauma of seeing Bob, Pastor Schiebold, and Sheriff Thornton arrested at gunpoint. School in Mayfield has been canceled after the horror at the Belcher farm Friday night, and Eric discovers that Moores' computer is missing.

Meanwhile, Bob, Sheriff Thornton, and Pastor Schiebold have been transported to a military airfield somewhere and loaded onto a helicopter.  Ted Thornton vows to himself that somebody is going to pay for this abuse of power.

In St. Louis, Special Agent Joe Unes begins investigating the church sometimes attended by the man who blew up the supermarket Friday night.  Meanwhile, Vijay calls Terry Norlock and Jared Gruner when Stauffer fails to show up for work.  Gruner visits Stauffer's apartment and finds that Scott's gone -- and so is his computer.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 8

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:06:59 +0000

Captain Thiel's A-team takes Bob Moore, Sheriff Thornton, and Pastor Dave Schiebold away from Sunday morning services at gunpoint for questioning. Meanwhile at Site R, Capt. Tom Wetzel asks Green what to tell the regional directors of FEMA about the security operations underway. Jared Gruner and Vijay try to call Scott Stauffer with no luck; unknown to them, Stauffer has been taken to what looks like military barracks by men in an unmarked black sedan. Lt. Tony Harris and the 369th Military Police are deployed to Scott Air Base near St. Louis, where part of the base has been converted into a detention camp for suspected terrorists. And at the St. Louis FBI Field Office, Special Agent Joe Unes is told that Washington believes fundamentalist Christians, inspired by the spreading Middle East war, are behind the terror attacks -- trying to hasten the Second Coming by jump-starting the Apocalypse.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 7

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:31:40 +0000

As the Moore family hides in Pastor Schiebold's basement, Eric Moore decides that reading about adventures is a lot more fun than living them. Tony Harris, with nothing better to do, reports early to his National Guard unit, and learns that the 369th MPs may be deployed to Scott AFB near St. Louis. Jared Gruner suggests to his friends that the events of 10/13 were not coordinated--they were *triggered*. Captain Thiel and his A-team interrupt Sunday morning services at Mayfield Bible Church, taking Pastor Schiebold and Sheriff Thornton at gunpoint for questioning. Bob Moore, watching from the Schiebold's basement window, suddenly runs from the house--giving himself up to the men with the wicked-looking guns.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 6

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:40:01 +0000

Tony Harris takes a drive to clear his head and discovers that DHS has raised the official Threat Level to "red". Special Agent Joe Unes recovers from the supermarket bombing, while Scott Stauffer calls his friends to let them know about what pundits had dubbed 10/13, or Black Friday. Sheriff Ted Thornton hears from Pastor Dave Schiebold, who admits that he knows the whereabouts of the Moore family. Unknown to them, Captain Thiel and his A-team are listening in.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 5

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:38:26 +0000

The Moores decide the safest place to hide is back in Mayfield and they circle back to town in the middle of the night. Agent Joe Unes spends the night in the hospital, recovering from his brush with death. Captain Thiel is ordered by a man named Malthus, a DHS operative with above top secret clearance, to retrieve the Moores' computer instead of going after them -- but Thiel has his own ideas.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 4

Sat, 23 May 2009 04:20:19 +0000

Bob Moore decides that Sheriff Thornton isn't kidding and gets Cindy and their son into the SUV and out of the house in less than ten minutes. Destination: unknown. Sheriff Thornton's confrontation with the men in black is interrupted by a phone call from a distraught farmer just west of town. Thornton and his chief deputy rush to the scene of a grisly murder/suicide. The entire family--father, mother, and three small children--are dead. The men in black, led by a Captain Thiel, follow Thornton to the farm. They finally take Thornton's suggestion to leave--but they also take a computer from the house.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 3

Sat, 23 May 2009 04:11:07 +0000

Bob Moore gets a call from Sheriff Ted Thornton advising him to take his family and get out of their home immediately. Unknown to Bob, armed men dressed in black were looking for him--but for what reason, Sheriff Thornton doesn't know. Tony Harris gets a call from the Illinois National Guard. In response to the terror events taking place all across the country, his unit, the 369th MPs, has been called up effective immediately. In St. Louis, FBI agent Joe Unes is pulled away from the fiery remains of the bombed grocery store by the four friends. Now Unes wants to know why Jared Gruner, Terry Norlock, Scott Stauffer, and Vijay Sampurnananda were really there.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 2

Sat, 23 May 2009 04:01:09 +0000

FBI Agent Joe Unes survives the supermarket bombing, but his partner and 36 others aren't so fortunate. The four friends decide to abandon their game and investigate. Meanwhile in Chicago, Tony Harris, instead of Game 1 of the World Series between the Cubs and Red Sox, is greeted by news of a terror attack at Wrigley Field -- and at least three others in Philadelphia, Houston, and San Diego. And if that isn't enough, it appears that a new war is breaking out in the Middle East -- the opening shots in the battle of Armageddon.


The God Conspiracy: Episode 1

Sat, 23 May 2009 03:48:24 +0000

We meet Chicago elementary school PE teacher Tony Harris, who looks forward to a quiet Friday night at home. The Moore family in Mayfield, Iowa, enjoys grilled burgers and a board game. In St. Louis, FBI agent Joe Unes and his partner are called out to a hostage situation at a supermarket to investigate a possible connection to a terrorist group. Nearby, four friends gather for their weekly D&D-type role-playing game. Then an bone-rattling explosion puts the game on hold.


The God Conspiracy: Prologue

Mon, 18 May 2009 11:41:25 +0000

Deep below a mountain in southeast Pennsylvania, a government operative named Green confers with his IT expert. And a 10-year-old boy in Iowa receives a mysterious e-mail...from God.