Mama Cherrie and August try to make sense of the book’s evildoing, Gunnaway royalty arrives downtown to take over rescue operations, and another quake hits. See the end of the show notes for spoilery content warnings. A transcript of this episode is available on the Afflicted website (afflictedaudio.com). ==== For ad-free episodes, join the Descendants on Patreon at https://patreon.com/afflicted, or purchase individual episodes or a season pass on the Apollo Podcasts App. Find and support our sponsors at https://fableandfolly.com/partners/ ==== Ways to support Afflicted: Buy Afflicted merch at https://merch.afflictedaudio.com Give us a shoutout on Twitter @afflictedaudio Leave a review on your podcast listening app ====== Cast & Crew ======   M'Shai Dash as Mamma Cherrie Christian Young as August Caldwell Marion Toro as Gemma Caldwell Kim Gasiciel as Rhonda Caldwell Calvin Joyal as Deputy Andre Pierce Cass Minter as Kelly Ivy Le as Dana Griggs Elena Fernandez Collins as Maria Rue Dickey as Hank Grimes Cherrae Stuart as Karen Spaulding Matthew Ewald as Don Spaulding   Creator & Writer: Tonia Ransom Director & Executive Producer: Tonia Ransom & Jen Zink Sound Design: Jen Zink Music & Theme: Lillian Boyd   Co-Executive Producer: Justina Ireland Associate Producer: Jason LeBlanc Sponsored in part by: Karen Herkes   Afflicted is produced by Ransom Media Productions. ====== Content Warnings (may contain spoilers) Antisemitism, homophobia, discussion of death, dead bodies, grief, natural disasters, and ableism =====