Sort and scale contains adult themes and violence and is not intended for all audiences

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Yeah, but I'm gonna have to sit there for an hour and a half listening to them

Gallant wine and bitch and moan and scream about how I'm a monster who killed someone when I'm not

Hello and welcome to season 8 episode 195 of sword and scale a show that reveals that the worst monsters are real

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If you were to drive directly north of Boston, Massachusetts

It would take only about an hour before you'd start to notice the salty sea air of beautiful port Smith, New Hampshire

A port city nestled at the mouth of the Piscata Qua River and Atlantic Ocean

And the daytime port Smith is a popular tourist destination as many people like to visit its historic seaport

Take in the ocean views and stroll through its scenic walking trails

But when the sun sets most travelers tend to make their way into the nearby city of Rochester

And it was in this city on the night of October 9th 2012 that a 44 year old tarot card reader

Roberta Gherkin saw that her cell phone was ringing and the caller ID displayed the number of her good friend Lex

We just checked the times on my phone. I don't remember exactly what they were but sometime around 10 o'clock or 10

45 or something like that

I got a call came through my phone

Now I know that I bounced the call twice you had the call you didn't talk. I didn't talk literally

I just like the call, you know, it's like I want to stop bringing I don't want to be dealing with you right now

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