Missions
Mission One
Feb. 13, 1973 - Feb. 15, 1973
URIEL stops a veteran of the Steve Canyon Program from attempting to initiate a history quake through blood sacrifice.
Intermission One
Feb. 16, 1973 - Mar. 25, 1973
Mitch visits Mount Shasta, Jocasta and Roger drink a lot of rum, URIEL learns what Frank DiGuiseppe intended to do at Altamont, Archie talks ad culture with an old buddy, and Marshall meets the King of Late Night.
Mission Two
Mar. 26, 1973 - Mar. 31, 1973
A local jazz-funk band’s upcoming album sets off esmological alarm bells at Operation URIEL.
Intermission Two
Apr. 1, 1973 - May 23, 1973
In which Charley gets settled in as a full permanent member of URIEL, Moore and Zeb are dealt with, and Archie and Mitch meet a Venerable Clamper at Cliff House.
Mission Three
May 24, 1973 - May 31, 1973
Summoned to different parts of the globe, Mitch and Marshall infiltrate the Carnival of Knowledge at a spooky hotel in Colorado while Archie, Jocasta, Roger, and Charley learn about predictive-history simulation in northern England.
Intermission Three
June 1, 1973 - June 24, 1973
Charley makes a new friend and “mentor” in the form of Harry Houdini’s disembodied consciousness and URIEL finally gets some of the rest and recuperation (and healing) they need.
Mission Four
June 25, 1973 - June 30, 1973
URIEL discovers a series of sinister “RFK ‘72” posters around San Francisco which lead them to a pair of science fiction authors and a sci-fi convention at the St. Francis Hotel.
Intermission Four
July 1, 1973 - July 4, 1973
URIEL debriefs after the strange events at the St. Francis, attend the annual Ransom family Independence Day BBQ, and recruit Andrew Krane and Genevieve Abeille.
Mission Five
July 5, 1973 - July 27, 1973
URIEL loses its librarian and investigates the inner workings – and potential ramifications – of a secret psychic testing project.
Intermission Five
July 28, 1973 - July 29, 1973
Roger spends his weekend bug hunting, Jocasta discovers a memeplex, Archie runs afoul of a labor dispute at the farmer’s market, and Charley gets up to no good.
Mission Six
July 30, 1973 - August 5, 1973
URIEL resolves to fight the SANDMAN’s own King of Kings and goes on a camping trip to Mount Shasta.
Intermission Six
August 6, 1973
Marshall brings David into the fold (kind of) and Jocasta and Charley visit the zoo.
Mission Seven
August 6, 1973 — August 30, 1973
URIEL investigates the ontological implications of children’s breakfast cereal and the weird goings-on at a mysterious “natural foods” company.
Intermission Seven
August 31, 1973 — September 29, 1973
Roger goes solo while the rest of URIEL picks up the pieces and deals with the fallout of their failed op against Agrigenics. Also: Mitch hangs out with Bigfoot.
Mission Eight
September 30, 1973 — Ongoing
Granite Peak mobilizes Sandman agents nationwide — including Operation URIEL — in response to a 1,500-mile long subduction event ranging across the United States.