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What is real and what is illusion? Many times it depends on your point of view.

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Beyond belief, fact or fiction.

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Hosted by James Brolin.

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We live in a world where the real and the unreal live side by side.

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Where substance is disguised as illusion and the only explanations are unexplainable.

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Will you be able to separate stories of truth from fantasy tonight?

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To do so, you must break through the web of your experience and open your mind to things beyond belief.

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We've all heard the riddle of the half filled glass.

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Is the glass that holds this drink half full or is it half empty?

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Or maybe it really isn't a drink at all.

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Beyond your guard tonight, we're about to show you stories that will challenge your concepts of fact and fiction.

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We've changed names and dates but the events that inspired our stories remain.

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Can you tell which are authentic and which are just pieces of a fictional puzzle?

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Here's to the challenge.

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Do you believe in crystal balls? Cards that tell your fortune?

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Do you read your horoscope every day? Well, millions do.

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Because there's always been a human need to want to know the future.

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Of course, we don't have to take it too seriously. We might just dabble in the mystical.

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Like the three girls on our next story.

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They were just trying to have a little scary fun while they were home alone.

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At least they thought they were home alone.

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Summer? Okay.

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Hey, they're out of here. We've got the place to ourselves this weekend. I know.

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We'll pick up and come on over. How long will it take you?

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Okay, cool. Bye.

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I'll never forget that weekend as long as I live. Looking back, I wish we'd never played that night.

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Did you bring it?

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Of course. Have I ever forgotten?

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Are we ready?

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Yup. Let's do it.

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We are the pure vessels in search of greater knowledge.

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We do not fear you for you are the truth.

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And in the truth there is no danger, only wisdom.

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Should I date Justin?

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What do you mean should you? He's just the hottest guy at school.

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Shh. I want the answer.

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Now came the spooky part. The game piece seemed to move by itself to spell the answer.

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No.

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Brooke, you were moving it.

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I did not.

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Okay, come on you guys. We have to be serious for this to work.

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Even Brooke was getting into it now.

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Stop moving it.

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I'm not moving it. I swear.

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Suddenly, the game piece started to spell a name.

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Almost by itself.

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Victor? Who's Victor?

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We probably should have been more frightened.

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Who are you?

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S.

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O.

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S. Help.

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But who are you?

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Free me.

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How?

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Ages are turning.

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But how?

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Maybe it's Victor.

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Oh, come on you guys.

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I'm sure it's just a draft.

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Do not turn to spirits or ghosts. Do not seek them out.

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It's a warning.

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It's got to be a coincidence.

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Only one way to find out.

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Come on, Brooke. Don't be such a wuss.

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What do you want?

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You.

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What the hell was that?

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That's it.

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I'm freaking out.

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It's nothing you guys. It's just the wind.

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Let's go.

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Hands on.

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Pfft.

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Ty.

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Who, us?

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No. Just a couple more questions.

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Let's find out where Victor is.

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Where are you, Victor?

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No, no, that's it. I'm done. I'm out of here.

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Don't worry, Brooke.

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The only thing that could possibly be up in the attic are a couple of rats.

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And my dad put traps out last weekend to catch them.

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Chill.

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That ain't no rat.

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It's Victor.

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Don't be silly.

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No. You guys.

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What if we somehow released him?

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Just stay calm.

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We said the meditation before we started. That protects us.

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Why?

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We made it up.

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What are we gonna do?

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I don't know, but do something.

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He's gone.

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Thank God it's over.

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Let's make a vow right now that we're never gonna mess around with that stuff again.

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Definitely.

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Come on, you guys. Let's go watch a movie.

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Oh my God.

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It's Victor.

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Gotcha.

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Very funny, Jill.

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Now for sure we are watching a comedy.

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Come on, you guys. We gotta go.

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The next morning we were going out for breakfast.

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Where's Brooke?

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I don't know. I thought she was with you.

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No. She's not with me.

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Well, I was just in her room and she wasn't there.

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Her bed was made. It looked like she didn't even sleep there last night.

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The board?

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What's going on here?

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Brooke must have pulled it out of the fire last night.

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Maybe she's playing some sort of joke.

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Well, I don't think it's very funny. Where is she?

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Let's ask the board.

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Where is Brooke?

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With me.

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With me.

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Was one of the girls secretly maneuvering the piece to spell out the answers?

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If so, where was Brooke?

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She was never seen again after that night.

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Did she use this bizarre opportunity to disappear and start a new life somewhere else?

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Or did the girls cross over a line beyond the world of games

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and stumble into a terrifying strange truth?

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Was this story real? We'll find out at the end of our show.

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Next, the strange story of a man and his television that's truly beyond belief.

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The next story is kind of a change of pace.

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It's a bit larger than life, but then so is our main character.

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There's some laughs to be found here along with some chills.

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As you watch this rather bizarre tale, keep in mind that at its core, it's really a love story.

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The story of a 450-pound man hopelessly in love with a 26-inch television.

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Watch.

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What a nice, nice, dateable fishing.

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Gee, look at that bait.

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This is a very special sandwich, Brad.

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Do you know why? Because it's the last sandwich I'm ever going to serve you.

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Now come on, Shelly. I can't see this.

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Brad, turn off the TV. Let's go for a walk or something.

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Take a walk? Now why should I go outside when I can sit home and watch nature on TV?

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Wow, look at that.

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Now, Shelly, come on, I told you before.

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I work hard all week and when I'm not working, I like to sit home and enjoy my favorite hobby.

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And TV is my hobby.

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Wow, look at that group.

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Brad Lewis wasn't the type of man who cared about the quality of life.

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Just the quality of his picture.

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What's wrong?

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Nothing's wrong. Just some bad reception.

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Oh, good. You had me scared for a sec.

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I thought it was an emergency. You getting out of your chair and all.

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Come on, cupcake. Come on.

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Why didn't you just kick it?

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Kick it.

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This is my baby.

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This is my baby.

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There.

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Okay, I'm ready.

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For what?

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We're going out to dinner, remember?

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I can't.

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Look what's wrong tonight.

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That's it.

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Brad, I'm leaving you.

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I am sick and tired of being in a menace at what with a television.

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Do you hear me?

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Brad, do you hear me?

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Brad!

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Goodbye, Brad. I'm going to stay with my mom.

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So you and your TV can be alone.

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Did you hear me?

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I can't live with you anymore.

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Oh, Brad.

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You really don't want me to go.

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Shhh.

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Please, Shelly.

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This is the part where they shoot the dog.

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Brad!

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We're losing him.

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Oh my God. Do something, please.

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Let's shock him.

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Clear?

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Again.

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Clear?

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That's it.

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I'm sorry, ma'am. There's nothing more we can do for him.

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Let's transport him.

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Lift him on three.

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One, two, three.

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Wait. Send him down. Send him down.

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Oh my God. What happened?

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Holy Toledo.

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What is it? What is it?

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He's speeding again.

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I'll be damned.

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Brad Lewis, recently divorced and now unemployed,

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believes the television was responsible for saving his life.

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Now Brad tells us he has all the time in the world

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to devote to his hobby, best friend, and the love of his life.

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Oh, here he comes. Here.

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Here's the Ohio.

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Tensionatti. Tensionatti.

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He's supposed to get out of here.

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I never really paid much attention to this label back here.

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You know, the one that says, warning, electrocution hazard?

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But now that I've seen the last story, I'm definitely taking this into the shop.

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Is the voltage running through a TV set strong enough to revive a heart that stopped beating?

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Did this story really happen?

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Well, if there is a real Brad Lewis out there, he's probably watching this show right now.

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And we can only hope for one thing, that he's a Nielsen household.

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Bon appétit, Brad.

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The truth about this story will be revealed in our final act.

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Next, can a widow communicate with her dead husband?

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You decide on Beyond Belief, Fact or Fiction.

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We've all seen couples who can communicate without words.

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They use gestures and body language for a special look.

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There are even couples who seem to communicate by sending thoughts to each other.

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The marriage of Patricia and John Kelly was built upon communication.

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People said they had a constant open phone line to each other.

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But what happens when one side of that line goes dead?

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I'll never forget that morning when Chris came by to pick up the things.

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Thanks so much for taking this stuff in. It was hard enough just packing it up.

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Sure. It's no problem.

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So, uh, you gonna be okay?

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Yeah. It's gonna take a while.

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I really miss him.

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He was my best friend, you know. I miss him too.

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Oh, God, I don't know how to tell you this. Especially at a time like this.

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What? Chris, tell me.

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I had a look at his stock market accounts like you asked me.

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He was doing really well there for a while and then, uh, you know, he made a couple bad trades, I guess.

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What?

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The account's empty.

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Empty?

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You mean there is no money?

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Oh my God.

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No, no, no, no. I'm real sorry, Patricia. Okay, listen. Let me help you out until you get back to it.

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I can't.

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Yes, yes. It's a thousand dollars. I know it's not gonna go far, but it's a start.

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Take the money, Patty. You know Jonathan would want you to. Please.

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Look, things are gonna turn around real soon.

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And until they do, I'm here if you need anything. Anything, I mean.

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I spent the next morning in a panic trying to find a job.

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Experience? No, um, no, not exactly, but I'm sure that I could be very easily trained.

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Oh my God.

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I thought the coffee spill was another sign that things were going all wrong in my life.

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But then a feeling started to overtake me. As I looked down at the paper, I could sense Jonathan's presence.

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It was almost as if Jonathan was sending me a message. I looked at the stock again.

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Something or someone was definitely telling me to take one thousand dollars and buy five hundred shares.

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And I couldn't help but think that someone was Jonathan.

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Hi, Chris. It's me.

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Um, listen.

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I need you to do me a favor.

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Eight hundred, nine hundred, a thousand.

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Bet you didn't think I was gonna pay you back so fast.

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No, no, I did not.

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Oh, and I paid my rent three months in advance.

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Oh, it was quite a haunt you had.

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Uh-huh. You tried to tag me out of it.

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The question is, what do I buy next?

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Oh, you're kidding, right?

286
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Come on, Patty, you had a little luck. I really don't think you should push it.

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It was happening again. I could feel Jonathan sending me another hunch to play.

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To our success?

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To Unifan.

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Let's dance.

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Listen, I don't know how you knew, but I'm real glad I bought some, too.

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Hey, you know what? If this keeps up, soon you're gonna be able to buy that big house Jonathan was always promising you.

293
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Hmm?

294
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Oh, that'd be wild.

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Oh, hang on. Excuse me.

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Hmm. Will you come on back? We're right in the middle of a celebration.

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That's funny. I only get the morning paper.

298
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I looked down at the stocks, waiting for the one that would be my pick. And there it was.

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Do you see what I see?

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Well, it depends on where you're looking, I suppose.

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I was looking at the stock page. I think I have my next hunch. Avco mining.

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I know better than to try to talk you out of it.

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Buy me as much as I can afford. First thing in the morning.

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Whatever you say.

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Thanks. Look, Chris, it's getting late.

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Say no more. Do you mind if I make a phone call?

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No, not at all. I'm just gonna go in the kitchen and clean up a little bit.

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Uh-oh.

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Thanks.

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I could tell that Chris couldn't wait to jump on my hunch.

311
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Well, here's to us. It's been a long wait, but you're worth it.

312
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Hmm.

313
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Yeah, hi. Malcolm. It's me. Glad I caught you.

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Listen, I want you to take all of my accounts, everything. Checking, savings, all of it. Transfer it to Avco mining.

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Jonathan?

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It took me a moment to realize that our wedding picture had fallen over.

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Picture?

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When I reached down to pick up the photo, I also found something else that I had never seen before.

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It was a financial report on Jonathan's investments.

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I knew it was Jonathan again.

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In fact, I remembered how we left a light candle late at night, and something compelled me to do the same.

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Those candles made me feel closer to Jonathan.

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But I knew I had a lot of reading ahead of me that night, and candle light just wasn't gonna be enough.

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I was one of those wives who never asked questions about our investments.

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Jonathan seemed to enjoy it so much I just let it be a part of his world.

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I wasn't even sure I'd be able to read one of those reports, but to my surprise, it was pretty easy to follow.

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The first sheet showed a balance of $16,300.

328
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But Chris had said Jonathan's investments had failed.

329
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I caught on to the system pretty quickly. It was just like that cliche you hear all the time.

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Get to the bottom line, and that bottom line was looking better all the time.

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$46,300.

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What was going on here?

333
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Then I saw the reason Jonathan's account was empty.

334
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Sell, sell, sell.

335
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But why?

336
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All his investments were showing a profit.

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Account closed. All funds withdrawn.

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From nearly $95,000 to nothing.

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I wasn't sure of the answer. I still needed help.

340
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Jonathan, what are you trying to tell me?

341
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Steal?

342
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Steal?

343
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Chris?

344
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Chris took the money.

345
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I don't know what I'm doing.

346
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I don't know what I'm doing.

347
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I don't know what I'm doing.

348
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Chris took the money.

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Hi, this is Patricia. I'm not in. Leave a message.

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Hey you, what's up?

351
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This is the fifth message I've left in four days. Would you go out of town or something?

352
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Listen, if you did, you'd better come back soon. Our stock's gone up like a bullet. Good news, huh?

353
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Well, call me when you think we should sell, okay?

354
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Nice try, Chris.

355
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But I was waiting for my next sign from Jonathan.

356
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And I didn't have to wait long.

357
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This had to be Jonathan again, telling me to sell now.

358
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Okay, Jonathan, I guess it's time to sell.

359
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This time I was sure of exactly what I was supposed to do.

360
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Hi, uh, yeah, I have an account at Merritt Dickerson that I would like transferred to your brokerage house as soon as possible.

361
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Yes, yeah.

362
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And I have a lot of shares with Avco mining that I would like to sell immediately. How soon do you think you can...

363
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Okay, great.

364
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Thank you.

365
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I'll be right down, yeah.

366
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It was Jonathan's last message to me through the paper.

367
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Except, of course, for the one I discovered later that day.

368
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Poor Chris. I had a hunch that would happen.

369
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Patricia Kelly had never played the stock market before her husband's death.

370
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She may have actually had a talent for it all along, but lacking confidence, she may have psychologically transitioned.

371
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She may have psychologically transferred her own decisions to the spirit of her late husband.

372
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That's what a therapist might tell us.

373
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But maybe the real explanation lies in a communication of souls so strong it can never be broken.

374
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Or maybe it's all hoax.

375
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True or false, we'll find out at the conclusion of our show.

376
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Just a sweet little girl with a terrifying imagination on Beyond Belief, Fact or Fiction.

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As we grow into adulthood, our bodies become stronger and our knowledge increases.

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The only thing that seems to diminish is our imagination.

379
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To a child, the separation between reality and make-belief can be a very thin line.

380
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Some might say an imaginary line.

381
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Take little Alice.

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Her vivid imagination often made the make-belief seem real.

383
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Frighteningly real.

384
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Yes, honey? Would you like some more tea?

385
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You're my best friend too.

386
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What's that?

387
00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:04,000
Oh dear, that's terrible.

388
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My daughter Alice always seemed to be lost in a world of her own.

389
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An innocent, child-life world are so I thought.

390
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Excuse me.

391
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It started like another typical day.

392
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Alice was playing make-belief and I was entertaining our neighbor, Liz Kimball.

393
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What's that?

394
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Oh dear, that's terrible, Sydney.

395
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Who's Alice talking to?

396
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Oh, Sydney. It's an imaginary friend.

397
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Ah!

398
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Well, she seems to be taking it very seriously.

399
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Aren't you concerned about that, Maggie?

400
00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,000
Well, sometimes.

401
00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:54,000
But I had an imaginary friend when I was little. Doesn't Sally?

402
00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:58,000
Well, yes, she had one, but she gave that up years ago.

403
00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,000
Really?

404
00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:04,000
Well, Alice has always had an active imagination.

405
00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:06,000
There's nothing we're worried about.

406
00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,000
Alice, honey?

407
00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,000
Time to get ready for ballet class.

408
00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:15,000
Okay, Mom. Now, Sydney, I've got to go to dance class. You be good. I'll be back soon.

409
00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:24,000
Look, um, Maggie, if you get concerned, I know a really good therapist.

410
00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:30,000
Oh, well thanks, Liz. I think it's just a phase Alice will grow out of.

411
00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:36,000
Oh, you're probably right. I'm probably reading much more into this than there is.

412
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I thought Liz was overreacting, but then Alice said something I'll never forget.

413
00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:47,000
Okay, sorry, Mrs. Kimball.

414
00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:49,000
About what, Alice?

415
00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,000
About your divorce.

416
00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:55,000
Alice? What have I told you about making up stories?

417
00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:58,000
I'm not making it up, Sydney told me.

418
00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:01,000
I'm so sorry, Liz.

419
00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:04,000
No, Maggie, Maggie. Um...

420
00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:07,000
It's true.

421
00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:13,000
I'd known Liz for five years. We'd shared everything. How could Alice have known when I didn't?

422
00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:15,000
I don't know, Diane.

423
00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:19,000
The slogan's just not working for me. I think we need to patch up the copy.

424
00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:24,000
Um, could you hold on a second, Diane?

425
00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:25,000
Sure.

426
00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:28,000
What is it, honey? Mommy's working.

427
00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:32,000
Mommy and Miss Emery should check on Rebecca. She's really sick. She could die.

428
00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:35,000
Alice, how many times do I have to tell you?

429
00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:40,000
Mommy and Miss Emery has to check on Rebecca. It's really important. Sydney told me.

430
00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:45,000
Um, I need a minute with Alice.

431
00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,000
Oh, well, what'd she say?

432
00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:52,000
Oh, no, Rebecca's fine. She's playing in her room.

433
00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:56,000
Oh, listen, don't worry about it. Just call me when you're finished.

434
00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:58,000
Great.

435
00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:06,000
Diane couldn't help but check on Rebecca, and thank goodness she did.

436
00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:08,000
Rebecca?

437
00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:11,000
Rebecca? Rebecca, sweetheart!

438
00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:13,000
Oh, my gosh, you're burning up?

439
00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:16,000
Diane got her to the hospital just in time.

440
00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:24,000
This whole Sydney thing was making me very uncomfortable, so I decided to talk to Alice about it.

441
00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:28,000
Oh, honey, you are doing such a nice job.

442
00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:34,000
How come these don't have any icing on them?

443
00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:37,000
Because Sydney doesn't like icing on her cookies.

444
00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:39,000
Oh.

445
00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:46,000
Alice, I think we need to have a little talk about Sydney.

446
00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,000
Why, Mommy?

447
00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:53,000
Honey, because you're scaring people with your stories.

448
00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:56,000
But, Mommy, they're all true. Sydney doesn't lie.

449
00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:59,000
Alice, I don't want you to talk to Sydney anymore.

450
00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:03,000
You're getting to be such a big girl.

451
00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:08,000
Don't you think it's time that you stopped pretending Sydney was real?

452
00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:12,000
But, Mommy, he's real. Aren't you, Sydney?

453
00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:17,000
No, honey, he's not real. No one else can see him.

454
00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:21,000
He doesn't want anybody else to see him, because he's my best friend.

455
00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:27,000
I thought that Rebecca was your best friend.

456
00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,000
Aunt Doris is dead.

457
00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:33,000
Alice.

458
00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:38,000
Hello? Yes?

459
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:41,000
Oh, my God.

460
00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,000
Sydney told me.

461
00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:50,000
Here you go, Sydney. I made this one especially for you. There's no icing.

462
00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:53,000
I forbid Alice to ever play with Sydney again.

463
00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:54,000
Aren't these good?

464
00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:57,000
But every night, I heard sounds coming from her room.

465
00:32:57,000 --> 00:33:01,000
That's what Mom said. She doesn't want me playing with you anymore.

466
00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:05,000
I don't think it's fair either.

467
00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:10,000
No, she doesn't mean Sydney. It's pretty nice.

468
00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:13,000
Of course I can keep a secret.

469
00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:18,000
Oh, Sydney, that's a great idea.

470
00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:24,000
You can stay in here. It'll be our secret.

471
00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:33,000
Of course, I'll never leave you.

472
00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:38,000
I love you, Sydney.

473
00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,000
I love you too.

474
00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:54,000
Was Alice really getting psychic messages from an imaginary friend?

475
00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:58,000
Or maybe she was a clairvoyant who was too young to understand her own powers.

476
00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:01,000
So she invented a friend to cope with it all.

477
00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:06,000
There must be some explanation for her ability to predict so many events.

478
00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:12,000
Or is our story of the imaginary friend completely imaginary?

479
00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:17,000
Cookie's real.

480
00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:21,000
Was this story truth or falsehood? We'll tell you in the final moments of tonight's show.

481
00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:27,000
Next, a dream marriage turns into a nightmare on Beyond Belief, Fact or Fiction.

482
00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:33,000
The Diamond Ring.

483
00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:38,000
For many, the symbol of a loving relationship.

484
00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:43,000
But in the search for that perfect relationship,

485
00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:49,000
what are the odds that we will ever find that one soulmate who will make us happy forever?

486
00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:54,000
Yet sometimes we see a couple that makes us believe those odds can be overcome.

487
00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:59,000
Now, Steven and Brenda were like that, young, attractive, hopelessly in love.

488
00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:03,000
When they got married, it truly seemed to be a match made in heaven.

489
00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:06,000
What are you, crazy? You could have killed.

490
00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:08,000
Next time, don't duck and I will.

491
00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:12,000
Oh, that's it. I cannot wait to get out of this house and wait for you.

492
00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:15,000
Not more than me marrying you was the biggest mistake of my life.

493
00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:17,000
You want to talk about big mistakes?

494
00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:19,000
Where's the big mistake?

495
00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:22,000
If I ever see you again, it'll be too soon.

496
00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:23,000
Well, I've got news for you.

497
00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:27,000
I never want to see you again, even if you were the last man on Earth.

498
00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:32,000
Steven and Brenda went their separate ways and stopped all contact.

499
00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:35,000
They didn't care about anything except being away from each other.

500
00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:40,000
Ironically, they picked the same place to move to.

501
00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:45,000
Los Angeles, the city of angels, but neither of them knew the other one lived there too.

502
00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:49,000
Each had to endure the challenge of every couple that breaks up,

503
00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:51,000
learning how to date all over again.

504
00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:52,000
Thank you.

505
00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:57,000
Thank you.

506
00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:03,000
Wow. This is fantastic.

507
00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:05,000
It really does. You've done a great job.

508
00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:07,000
I'm so happy to have you here.

509
00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:09,000
I'm so happy to have you here.

510
00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:11,000
I'm so happy to have you here.

511
00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:13,000
I'm so happy to have you here.

512
00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:16,000
It really does. You've done a wonderful jar of Barbara.

513
00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:17,000
Brenda.

514
00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:21,000
Best meals I have ever eaten.

515
00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:26,000
I can't believe I finally met a man who knows how to cook a steak.

516
00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:28,000
Oh, well, thank you.

517
00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:30,000
And the vegetables?

518
00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:31,000
Uh-huh.

519
00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:33,000
I mean, it was like you just picked them from the garden.

520
00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:35,000
They were cooked perfectly.

521
00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:37,000
And the wine.

522
00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:38,000
What is that?

523
00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:42,000
It's a... a pina au néroire.

524
00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:48,000
Ah, you are you.

525
00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:52,000
Are you all right?

526
00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:05,000
This is pina au néroire.

527
00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:06,000
Yeah.

528
00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:10,000
Sometimes your song plays at just the wrong time.

529
00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:14,000
I think that we should call it a night.

530
00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:18,000
It's getting late and I got to get up early in the morning.

531
00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:26,000
Oh, well, I'd love to do it again sometime.

532
00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:41,000
Call me.

533
00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:43,000
Good night.

534
00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:49,000
You are listening to Ricky Strong.

535
00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:53,000
Our next dedication is for two lovebirds, Brenda and Stephen,

536
00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:55,000
who didn't give their love a chance.

537
00:37:56,000 --> 00:38:00,000
So, Brenda and Stephen, if you're out there listening,

538
00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:05,000
this is for you, because the two of you were married.

539
00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:08,000
Stephen and Brenda, it's time to make up.

540
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:11,000
I want you to drop whatever you're doing

541
00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:15,000
and meet at the Santa Monica Pier in one hour.

542
00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,000
I must be nuts.

543
00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:21,000
She doesn't even live here.

544
00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:37,000
I need you.

545
00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:41,000
Oh, I ask you.

546
00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:44,000
I love you.

547
00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:49,000
Forgive me.

548
00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:17,000
Forgive the sadness that leads my heart to cry

549
00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:24,000
Without the power of your love, then what am I?

550
00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:28,000
What am I?

551
00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:30,000
Brenda!

552
00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:32,000
Stephen!

553
00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:41,000
Brenda, I am so sorry. I should have never...

554
00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:47,000
No, no, it was all my fault. I have such a temper and I should have tried harder.

555
00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:51,000
We both should have. It's like we have a second chance.

556
00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:53,000
We don't have to mess it up this time.

557
00:39:54,000 --> 00:40:00,000
That was really sweet, but you told the DJ to say it out loud.

558
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:04,000
Did you? When? I thought you were in a dedication.

559
00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:07,000
No, I didn't even know you were living in LA.

560
00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:09,000
Stephen!

561
00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:12,000
Brenda!

562
00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:17,000
So in the end, boy gets girl.

563
00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:20,000
But is it the right boy and the right girl?

564
00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:25,000
And just how many Stevens and Brenda's were reunited that night?

565
00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:30,000
What really happened here?

566
00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:34,000
It wasn't simply that they heard a message meant for another Stephen and Brenda.

567
00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:38,000
Because when they checked out every radio station in Los Angeles the next morning,

568
00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:41,000
no one reported broadcasting any such message.

569
00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:44,000
But radio waves have strange properties.

570
00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:49,000
They can become crossed in the atmosphere, even be received in people's dental work.

571
00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:53,000
Maybe this was a broadcast from another city, another country,

572
00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:57,000
or was it a communication from some other world altogether?

573
00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:02,000
After all, it supposedly took place in the city of Angels.

574
00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:07,000
Next, we'll find out which stories are inspired by actual events

575
00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:11,000
and which are fabrications on Beyond Belief, fact or fiction.

576
00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:16,000
And now the portion of our show that separates the real from the unreal.

577
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:20,000
Several of the stories we've seen tonight were inspired by actual events

578
00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:23,000
while others have been invented for your entertainment.

579
00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:28,000
Let's revisit them one by one and learn the true answers.

580
00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:34,000
Our first plot was about the three girls and their frightening board game.

581
00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:36,000
Oh my God.

582
00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:38,000
It's Victor.

583
00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:39,000
Gotcha.

584
00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:43,000
So did you guess this story was a complete fraud?

585
00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:46,000
You guessed absolutely right.

586
00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:47,000
We made it up.

587
00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:53,000
And then there was the couch potato whose life was somehow saved by his beloved TV.

588
00:41:57,000 --> 00:41:58,000
All right.

589
00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:00,000
Let's go.

590
00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:02,000
Let's go.

591
00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:04,000
Let's go.

592
00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:06,000
Let's go.

593
00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:07,000
All right.

594
00:42:11,000 --> 00:42:12,000
Holy Toledo.

595
00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:14,000
What is it? What is it?

596
00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:15,000
His heart's beating again.

597
00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:19,000
Could this story have really happened?

598
00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:21,000
Well, anything is possible.

599
00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:22,000
But not in this case.

600
00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:23,000
It's completely false.

601
00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:31,000
And what's your opinion of the story about the widow who seemed to receive stock tips from her late husband?

602
00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:35,000
Jonathan, what are you trying to tell me?

603
00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:40,000
To you.

604
00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:46,000
Do you think that you've got this one figured out?

605
00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:48,000
Did the events take place?

606
00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:50,000
Yes, they did.

607
00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:56,000
And how about that story of the little girl and her special imaginary friend?

608
00:42:57,000 --> 00:42:58,000
I'm very sorry, Mrs. Kimball.

609
00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:00,000
About what, Alice?

610
00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:01,000
About your divorce.

611
00:43:02,000 --> 00:43:03,000
Alice?

612
00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:06,000
What have I told you about making up stories?

613
00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:08,000
I'm not making it up.

614
00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:09,000
Didn't he told me?

615
00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:13,000
Did you think this story was a stretch of the imagination?

616
00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:15,000
Everyone's entitled to their opinion.

617
00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:18,000
But the events in this story did happen.

618
00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:26,000
And our last story was about the divorced couple who were reunited by a strange radio announcement that some say was never broadcast.

619
00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:28,000
You're listening to Ricky Strong.

620
00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:34,000
Our next dedication is for two lovebirds, Brenda and Steven, who didn't give their love a chance.

621
00:43:35,000 --> 00:43:40,000
So Brenda and Steven, if you're out there listening, this is for you.

622
00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:42,000
What's your judgment this time?

623
00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:44,000
Do you think a story like this could have happened?

624
00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:46,000
Well, it did.

625
00:43:47,000 --> 00:43:49,000
So, how was your judgment tonight?

626
00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:55,000
Three of our plots were inspired by actual events, but the other two were totally false.

627
00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:03,000
Perhaps we've changed your perception of what is real and what is unreal tonight.

628
00:44:03,000 --> 00:44:08,000
Sometimes they're almost impossible to tell apart, and that's a strange truth.

629
00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:10,000
Good night.

630
00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:15,000
Join us next time on Beyond Belief, Factor Fiction. This is Don LaFontaine.