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CBS Radio Mystery Theater_79-04-18_(0972)_The Golden Girl

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Raya confesses she's an alien sent 3,000 years back in time to assassinate a religious leader.

A mysterious woman named Raya is arrested for assassinating the charismatic religious leader Messenger Lawrence. She reveals to her attorney, Arthur Stillman, that she is an alien from the utopian planet Serenity, sent back 3,000 years in time on a programmed mission to prevent future destruction. The story explores themes of violence, morality, and the possibility of a better world.

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A murder mandate and impossible courtship make The Golden Girl feel haunted by another world and another time.

The Golden Girl builds its tension out of duty that feels rotten from the start. A council of elders, a computer made choice, and a lawyer pulled into the middle give the story a rigid frame, but the real weight sits in the moral pressure: obedience, guilt, and a love that can…

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If you want a mystery where love, time, and a computer-chosen murder collide, press play tonight.

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