Family Tree

Masefield Truggles arrives in the sleepy town of Marston Hill armed with the self‑styled “Social Standards Protective League” and a single mission: to expose the unsettling rumors surrounding the town’s most enigmatic resident, Blan Forsythe. When he pays a visit to Forsythe’s former wife, Phyllis Allison, the conversation quickly turns from polite small talk to a nervous confession about a mysterious child who seems to possess an uncanny power. Truggles senses that the “superman” rumors might be more than idle gossip, and his curiosity deepens as the boy’s unsettling stare follows him out the door.

In the quiet streets and manicured lawns of the hill, Truggles begins a careful reconnaissance, noting the fragile veneer of respectability that cloaks the Forsythe household. He must decide whether to pursue the whispered secrets of a possible mutant lineage or to leave the town’s hidden agenda untouched. As the first act unfolds, the tension between civic duty and the allure of the unknown keeps the listener hovering between intrigue and unease.