No school. No parents. No way out.The disappearance of four single parents leads to an investigation by the children they leave behind. The youngsters are convinced that a sinister supernatural force is responsible.Act 2 - ValerieValerie wants nothing more than to celebrate her 16th birthday with her father and friends, but it seems no one has remembered. With the storm picking up pace, her father—the sheriff—picking up reports of missing people, and a school filled with nervous students, things are getting a little strange.Even stranger still, when Valerie returns home from school to a nasty surprise—and it definitely isn’t a partyWritten by Daniel WillcocksNarrated by Alexandra ElroyEdited by Karl HughesTheme music by Timo HendersonFeaturing music by Adneonlux and Chris ZabriskieAnd music and sound effects provided by Zapsplat.com and Freesound.orgThe Nest artwork was created by Luke Spooner at Carrion HousePurchase the book adaptation of The Nest on Amazon today!And if you’re enjoying The Nest, we’d love to hear your thoughts over social media or via a review of the podcast on your favourite podcast app.Check out more of our podcasting work over at www.HawkandCleaver.com/podcasts For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy