Occam's Razor (audio story)

Occam's Razor is the first audio play in the Kaldor City series, written by Alan Stevens and Jim Smith. It focuses on the arrival of a mysterious figure called Kaston Iago and his insinuation into the confidence of Chairholder Uvanov.

Publisher's summary
"You are dealing with a professional. Probably a hired killer. Resourceful, highly intelligent. A computer specialist."

Kaldor: A city of robots on a world of robots. The Board runs the Company, and the Company runs the planet. Nothing happens in Kaldor City without the Board’s approval. So how come its members are dying?

Company Chairholder Uvanov is faced with an escalating problem: political allies and enemies are being killed and nobody knows who will be next or why. Even Carnell, the ex-Federation psycho-strategist, is at a loss to provide an explanation.

One man may hold the answers-- a man who crossed the border into Kaldor City six hours ago: Kaston Iago, a man with a past and maybe an agenda. A man with the skills to set everything right.

Kaldor City - Occam's Razor uses characters and concepts from Chris Boucher's Doctor Who novel Corpse Marker to tell a dark, aggressive tale of ultraviolence and political intrigue.

Cast
(in order of appearance)
 * Iago - Paul Darrow
 * Voc Receptionist - Alistair Lock
 * Uvanov - Russell Hunter
 * Rull - Trevor Cooper
 * Cotton - Brian Croucher
 * Carnell - Scott Fredericks
 * Voc 31 - Robert Lock
 * Voice 1 - Alan Stevens
 * Pull Buggy Voc - Mark Christian
 * Justina - Patricia Merrick
 * Landerchild - Peter Miles
 * Kyle - David Bickerstaff
 * Voice 2 - Bruce McGilligan
 * Lift - Fiona Moore
 * Computer Voice - Tracy Russell
 * Devlin - Annabel Leventon
 * Security Man - Andy Hopkinson
 * Voc Server - Matt Symonds
 * Strecker - Peter Tuddenham
 * Guard - Robert Edwards

Continuity

 * Uvanov became Firstmaster Chairholder in PROSE: Corpse Marker.
 * Carnell first appeared in PROSE: Corpse Marker.
 * Justina owns a painting of a red pentagram. This is foreshadowing the emergence of the Fendahl, and this scene will be revisited in AUDIO: Checkmate.
 * Uvanov recently made a proposal to the company board concerning the opening up of trade links between Kaldor and other colony worlds. This reconciles the continuity of the Kaldor City series with AUDIO: Robophobia in which Kaldor City has a massive interstellar robot trade.