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Star Cops Mother Earth 1.7                               



Alcohol on the moon is the case in this episode. One man has already been sent back to earth for being in possession, while another is drunk on duty. Mother Earth seem to be quite and Nathan has to entertain a dignitary.


Martin, who was found with alcohol, was Australian so it was someone Kenzy had got to know, and as he was a little anti alcohol it seems a little odd. When they learn he killed himself shortly after starting a new job back on Earth, something doesn’t seem right, Pal and Devis investigate.


Paul is still recovering from the events of the last episode, and its possibly the reason for the visiting dignitary. Godfery Miller, who Nathan reluctantly has to show around.


One of the issued raised by Godfrey is the old question of whether the ISPF is worth it, and by this point how can they possibly be in doubt. It is an ongoing theme, but you wonder with the crimes that happen what’s the alternative?


For a series set in space they do seem to spend a bit of time on Earth (I’m saying this having heard 4 audio series). Devis and Kenzy uncover something more is going on after meeting an old colleague. 


There are a few moments of danger and peril both on the station and Earth, and it does expose the limits of audio, as the action sequences have to be narrated. Its a minor quibble, 



Its a good episode, fun with Devis and Kenzy, and a reference to how Kenzy was when we first see her in the original TV series, being on the corrupt side.


Worth listening to.

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