Mysterious! Oooooooo! Today’s letter arrived in a brindle-brown envelope. The addressee’s name is obscured–as is often the case with this mis-delivered mail. There is no return address. Merely an animal print of some sort. It reads: Dear Brother or Sister, Welcome and congratulations regarding your impending initiation into the Sacred Lodges of the Mysterious Vole. You are fortunate and honored to join one of the world’s oldest secretive organizations whose members have included

In Search of Ira Plato [sic] A Short, Silly, Three-Act Play (more or less) Dramatis Personae Major “Hump” Hessel (NSA officer in charge of nationwide manhunt) Lieutenant Robert “Rigamarole” Davies (Major Hessel’s aide) Private Ernest “Earnest” Wilde (earnest young soldier) Detective Molly Molly (A police detective) Officer Dan O’Dannon (a man of Irish ancestry) Barry (a barrista) Ira (radio host) ACT ONE Scene: Modern military-style office. No windows. Possibly located deep underground. Maps of the United States and other countries cover