Marshall Redgrave
Stanley Marshall Redgrave goes by Marshall. He’s a Cancer (Virgo rising).
Marshall was raised in a bucolic East Bay suburb. His parents – Raymond and Clara (née Duval) Redgrave – were not wealthy, but they were, let’s say, well off. Raymond taught Classic Literature at Berkeley and Clara worked for the government in a vague capacity. They had some family money.
Marshall’s upbringing was progressive and cosmopolitan. His parents were a lively, educated, liberal couple. Marshall recalls a childhood spent attending the ballet and the symphony, poetry readings by prominent female writers, formal dinner performances by famous Black musicians, even a gallery opening in the city hosted by a homosexual couple.
Marshall enrolled at Stanford Medicine in 1954. There he focused on pharmacology and psychiatry. He was a star student, possessing a deeply intuitive understanding of human behavior and psychology. His aptitude brought him to the attention of a former Navy man who tapped him for the fledgling CIA.
At CIA, Marshall learned the truth about his family: his dad, a longtime headhunter for the War Department, his mother, a human calculator and code breaker for the SIS. They were proud of their son, now following in their footsteps. But this revelation made Marshall wary and instilled in him a quiet, constant distrust.
Marshall spent practically all of the ‘60s in Vietnam working in various ill-defined roles. Those were wild, dark times – the money was inexhaustible, and there was practically no oversight. Marshall studied the vacant-eyed men retrieved out of the jungle, sent assets on suicide missions, and broke down POWs. The work took a toll on him, but the drugs helped with that. The drugs also fueled his descent into fringe studies and esoteric practices.
SANDMAN came calling in ‘65 after he submitted a requisition request for personnel to travel deep into Cambodia. After completing his training and programming, the Project sent him on that long-desired mission into the dark heart of the jungle, there to find an ancient Khmer city said to house a forgotten order of Mahayana monks. The mission was a success, and also a nightmare.
SANDMAN pulled Marshall out of Vietnam toward the end of ‘69. At the time his handlers said it was just part of Nixon’s overall draw-down of personnel. In truth, they needed to get him out of there. After nearly a decade in the shit, Marshall had grown more than a little unhinged. They brought him back to California and cleaned him up as best they could. Not too much, though: they needed him for a new operation, codename URIEL.
Born
July 3, 1932, San Francisco, CA
Education
Harvard College
Stanford University School of Medicine
Occupation
Wellness expert, guru
Rank
Case Officer
Height
5’9”
Weight
155 lbs
Hair
Dark
Eyes
Blue
Family status
Single; no children
Residence
The Mission, Sonoma, CA
Languages
English, ASL, Danbe, Sanskrit, Sumerian, Vietnamese
Certifications
Handgun license; security clearance level Top Secret; licensed professional clinical counselor; board licensed medical practitioner; admission privileges at Sonoma Valley Hospital
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि
Bhagavad Gita
Chapter 2, Verse 47
Sophie puts together an overarching esmological treatment of the Owls’ plans with Project SANDMAN after URIEL’s technical interviews of Jolly West and Sidney Gottlieb.
URIEL abducts and interrogates Owl catspaw Louis Jolyon West and in the process discover much of the Secret History of the first quarter-century of the Cold War.
Marshall prepares for his and Archie’s visit to Bohemian Grove by pondering Governor Reagan, serendipitously meeting with a fellow psychopharmacologist, and testing his tek in Union Square.
Marshall does some, sigh, READING as he unlocks the mysteries of Mitch’s interactions with ISOCLINE.
Jocasta lures Patty to Mount Shasta, but in a good way, and has an earnest conversation with Jack London.
URIEL convenes to discuss their next moves • Problems are categorized by degree • The decision is made to recruit Patty Hearst • Andy pitches a treatment to Archie • Jocasta helps put Elsie at ease and learns a bit more about the Bohemians • Roger attends a gang summit in South Central • Mitch picks up radio interference … on a laser mic?
Marshall and Sophie pay a visit to a certain Colston Westbrook and learn more about the CWG’s various pet projects.
Archie and Mitch get a drink with George Washington • Not that George Washington • Though this one looks like the Comte de Saint Germaine • Roger returns to action, undercover • Marshall learns more about Jolly West’s experiments • A new picture of History emerges • Jocasta and Roger ferret Tania and the SLA out of San Francisco • And abduct an old woman
Marshall and Mitch get high and watch soap operas. Archie explains what Ambrose told him at Shasta. And Jo reveals she’s located the Hearst girl.
Flash forward to 1974! • The abducted heir to the Hearst fortune commits bank robbery • And the Bohemian Club has a fire • URIEL-SF scrambles to action • Mitch stumbles upon … Ambrose Bierce at Mt. Shasta • URIEL-LA considers workshopping a new Andy Krane vehicle • Coincidences abound • Roger is still missing
With her mother saved and the CWG dismantled, Charley says goodbye to her surrogate family.
URIEL sorts out the aftermath of ALLOCHTHON • Marshall meets Terence McKenna • Turns out McKenna is special • Marshall, Mitch, and Jocasta drop acid and watch a comet • Everyone dreams
URIEL makes merry in the face of the upcoming transition and move of half the team to Los Angeles.
Marshall, Jocasta and Mitch (serendipitously) have a top secret conversation during the 1973 Baja 1000 — the most prestigious and one of the most dangerous off-road races.
