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After a mistyped email address connects them, an American suburban dad gets sucked into the bizarre world of a vengeful, one-eyed British curmudgeon who’s been on a decades-long mission to have his brother imprisoned. It’s a bizarrely heartfelt story about bitterness, family secrets, and the things we bury in the past.  Learn more at squarepegpodcast.com. — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod  Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits  Please share with a friend and leave a review at apple.co/35XfzEG or podchaser.com/squarepeg

How did an American suburban dad end up officiating a funeral in Scunthorpe, England, for a man he’d only known a short while? Because of a typo. Flashback two years, as Rob Collins learns the bizarre story of Frank Carver, a vengeful British provocateur on a decades-long mission to have his brother imprisoned for allegedly stabbing his left eye out. Transcript: squarepegpodcast.com/part1  — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod  Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits  Please share with a friend and leave a review at apple.co/35XfzEG or podchaser.com/squarepeg

Despite a lack of journalistic experience and the bewilderment of his wife and friends, Rob travels overseas to investigate. After struggling through Frank’s legal documents and left-side driving, he gets some local help and tracks down a source who deepens the mystery of Frank’s story. Transcript: squarepegpodcast.com/part2  — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod  Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits  Please share with a friend and leave a review at apple.co/35XfzEG or podchaser.com/squarepeg

The investigation runs into problems. Rob uncovers conflicting evidence, and John, Frank’s brother, won’t reply to a request to be interviewed. To top it off, Frank seems to have a change of heart about the whole thing. What the hell is going on? Transcript: squarepegpodcast.com/part3  — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod  Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits  Please share with a friend and leave a review at apple.co/35XfzEG or podchaser.com/squarepeg

Moment of truth: Rob and his team attempts to track down and meet the dreaded John Carver, Frank’s brother. It doesn’t go as expected. Transcript: squarepegpodcast.com/part4  — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod  Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits Please share with a friend and leave a review at apple.co/35XfzEG or podchaser.com/squarepeg

His story in shambles, Rob has to figure out how to proceed. But a fortuitous tip suggests a clue to learning who Frank really is. Transcript: squarepegpodcast.com/part5  — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod  Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits  Please share with a friend and leave a review at apple.co/35XfzEG or podchaser.com/squarepeg

Rob brings Frank to Berlin to be evaluated by Dr. Michael Linden, a renowned psychiatrist who developed the concept of post-traumatic embitterment disorder. It’s a revelatory session. Transcript: squarepegpodcast.com/part6  — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod  Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits  Please share with a friend and leave a review at apple.co/35XfzEG or podchaser.com/squarepeg

Because of what happened in Berlin, Rob’s mission changes. He races against the clock of Frank’s cancer to bring reconciliation. As Frank dies, they find something better. Transcript: squarepegpodcast.com/part7 — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod  Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits  Please share with a friend and leave a review at apple.co/35XfzEG or podchaser.com/squarepeg

Rob eulogizes this fascinating and deeply flawed man. Even in death, Frank has some surprises up his sleeve. Transcript: squarepegpodcast.com/part8  — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod  Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits  Please share with a friend and leave a review at apple.co/35XfzEG or podchaser.com/squarepeg Thank you for listening.