# Episode 12 - A Delicate Balance

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Podcast: [Dark Providence](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-providence-7867572)
Published: 2026-09-08T09:03:47+00:00
Episode link: https://darkprovidence.podbean.com/e/a-delicate-balance/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/br5ydw4hsuew34yv/DP_112_A_Delicate_Balance_09072026_v89sl7r.mp3
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Duration seconds: 3990

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In the season one finale, Harper reaches outward to find Peter, helping Delilah make a crucial connection to her past. Holland and Andre enlist help from an old acquaintance. A Rhode Island landmark reveals its secrets as the Apiarist enacts his grand design. Gray and Merle devise a dangerous gambit. As Vanessa makes a defining choice, the Socium achieves its goal… but faces an unexpected test. In the 1930's, Holland and Bauer push the boundaries of an evolving situation. --- Support our independent, creator-driven studio by joining us on Patreon, and unlock member benefits like commercial-free early access, behind-the-scenes interviews, and exclusive art by leading illustrators that you won't find anywhere else. https://www.patreon.com/cw/DarkProvidence --- Created by Clark Huggins, Patrick Hayle, and Zuzanna Szadkowski Written by Patrick Hayle and Clark Huggins Directed by Patrick Hayle and Clark Huggins Audio Engineered by Tyler Whitlatch and Nick Long --- Full Cast Clark Huggins - Gray Sheridan Zuzanna Szadkowski - Harper Zeleker Katierose Enriquez - Delilah Holland Mark Larson - Treyshawn Stokes Reg Rogers - Dr. Marcus Holland Ashley Thomas - Andre Levonshire --- Bryan Cogman - Malcolm Sidwell / Dr. Ernst Bauer (‘30s) Marta Cross - Chief Lucia Benavides / Robin Zhang / Cultist 1 / Drone 2 Patrick Hayle - EMT / Ancient Voice / Gansett Bartender / Drone 3 / Cultist 1 / Hooligan Susannah Hoffman - Ruby Redd (‘30s) Becca Lish - Merle Pickman (Elder) / Viv Natalie Makenna - Merle Pickman ('30s) / Dream Merle Zdenko Martin - Eric DeSantos Susannah Rogers - Vanessa Ashcroft / Phaedra Celeste Mickey Solis - Elias Rare / Ancient Voice Angela K Thomas - Dr. Abigail Cooley / Cultist 2 / Drone 1 Tony Torn - Cultist 3 Zach Villa - Peter Zeleker / Tomás Delgado --- - "Hand in G…

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