2201: The Playwright part 1

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Javier Leiva

True Crime, Society & Culture, Technology

4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we investigate the mysterious Jayson Bartlett and the many women whose lives he upended. Emma was a single mother in England who fell for Bartlett’s charm and artistic persona. At first, everything seemed perfect. But soon, she realized she was being gaslit, lied to, and emotionally manipulated. Then there’s Melanie. She lived in North Carolina and had been diagnosed with a terminal illness. She thought she had found love and a creative partner. Instead, Jayson took control of her finances and disappeared. Episode Credits: Written and Produced by: Javier Leiva & Mackenzie AmesEditor: Puneeth ShenoyTheme Music: by Thechicken.net 🔓 Get Early Access: Hear the next episode early and unlock bonus content by subscribing to:Pretend Plus on Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/pretend/id6443456985 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/c/pretendradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Creative Babel.
0:06.0	Oh, that's my prime delivery.
0:08.0	What, already?
0:09.0	Only one thing can match the buzz of Prime's fast delivery.
0:12.0	And that's the buzz of Primes entertainment.
0:15.0	What are we watching?
0:16.0	Heads of State, that new action comedy with Idris Elber as the Prime Minister,
0:19.0	John Sina as the president,
0:23.1	and Priyanka Chopra Jonas as their only hope.
0:24.2	It looks like a blast.
0:28.4	From fast delivery to explosive entertainment, it's on Prime.
0:31.1	For only $8.99 a month, join now.
0:33.7	Content includes limited ads, subscription, or to renews.
0:42.8	For more information, go to amazon.com.uk.ukukes slash prime. Let's go back to the summer of 2004. A woman named Emma was having a girl's night out in York, England.
0:50.2	So we ended up going into town and just going to this awful club. It was called Toffs.
0:55.2	And it was full of some quite odd people.
0:57.2	We didn't know.
0:57.7	We just went in anyway.
0:59.2	And I met him there.
1:00.6	And he seemed like a nice guy.
1:02.7	The man she met was Jason Bartlett.
1:06.1	He said all the right things.
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