"THE POPE PLAYS PLANCHETTE."

Mission summary:

"In August 1978 Rome elected its new Pope; John Paul I. The former cardinal was immediately well liked and accepted by Catholics everywhere. But just 33 days later the new Pope was dead. His sudden death was announced as a heart attack but few knew about the little party held just before his death and a certain game of Planchette played at midnight. Jericho is on scene because the time line has changed dramatically; the Pope still lives because he heeded the message from the ‘other side’. Jericho needs – urgently – to restore the time line."

Episode may contain the following warnings:                                               

Alcohol - smoking - strong foul language [including historical language and opinions that are certainly not woke!] - sexual references [including sexual violence and BDSM] - Violence [including torture, combat, domestic and sexual] - references to prostitution, human trafficking, classic slavery and treating women as chattels - Supernatural & paranormal experiences - Horror - Terror induced fear and threats of violence. Reading about historical and past events which have NOT BEEN SANITISED in any way! Oh, and some episodes contain Nazi's; new and old. 

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER:

“All incidents and dialogue, and all characters with the exception of some well-known historical figures, are products of the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Where real-life historical figures appear, the situations, incidents, and dialogues concerning those persons are entirely fictional and are not intended to depict actual events or to change the entirely fictional nature of the work. In all other respects, any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. 

SOME OF THESE EPISODES CONTAIN VERY STRONG LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE, HORROR AND SEXUAL REFERENCES. They are AGE RECOMMENDED suitable for persons aged 12+ years only. Some episodes are rated HIGHER at 15+ and ALL the 'ALEXANDRA' Series versions are AGE RATED at 18+”

Stephen Williams

THE AUTHOR.

 

 Author’s notes about this episode: 

[1] This episode is currently NOT PUBLISHED and is a working draft copy.

[2] This story is based – in part – on a true incident: the sudden and unexpected death of Pope John Paul I on 28th September 1978 sent shock waves through the world: he had been Pope just 33 days! 

[3] Remember: Please read the 'DISCLAIMER' notice regarding the inter-action of historical characters who are woven into the author's stories! Pope John Paul I is a known character in history, but should you wish a little more information, then check out the 'WIKIPEDIA' entry for the man HERE.

[4] The original Title for this episode was: ‘PAPAL GAMES.’

[5] A ‘Temporal Detectives’ original story.

[6] "THE POPE PLAYS PLANCHETTE.” The original illustration for this episode was created by the author, as was this episode, which was also conceived and written by him. Copyright © 2011-2025 Stephen Williams. No reproduction of any part without written permission.

[7] There is an 'ALEXANDRA' series adult extended version currently available entitled:

"ALEXANDRA'S VATICAN ASSIGNMENT."

Episode details:

Concept date: 28th April 2021

First published: Unavailable

Status: IN DEVELOPMENT & UNPUBLISHED.

Location: BOOK SERIES 0 – EPISODE 0.

Revisions: 0 [Working draft copy]

Version: Draft.

Published Episode No. 00

Previous episode: NONE.

Next episode: NONE.

Age recommendation: 12+

Average reading time: Approximately 60 Minutes.

Angel-in-charge: Paul. 

Team Assigned: Team 74

Mission: 0 - 856002 - 4- 1978

Human times:

Gregorian Calendar: MCMLXXVIII

Muslim Calendar: 1398 - 1399 [AH]

Hebrew calendar: 5738-5739

Christian Calendar:1978AD 

 Episode Preview: 

"THE POPE PLAYS PLANCHETTE" CONTINUES IN 'TEMPORAL DETECTIVES' BOOK SERIES 0 [EPISODE 0.]

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 Copyright © 2011-2025 Stephen Williams. No reproduction of any part without permission.