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Tonight, we have a challenge for you.

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Can you tell fact from fiction?

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Beyond belief.

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Fact or fiction?

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Hosted by Jonathan Frakes

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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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Can you separate truth from fantasy?

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To do so, you must break through the web of your experience

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and open your mind to things beyond belief.

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There are many people who look at this picture and see the outline of a Native American chieftain.

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They're the feathers of the headdress.

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But yet gaze a little longer and you may see something else.

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An Eskimo figure in a snowstorm.

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This is his outline.

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Both images exist, yet you can't see them both at once.

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Tonight, we present you with the images of fact and fiction.

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Much like this illustration, the two concepts exist together in every story you will see tonight.

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At the end of the show, we'll tell you which ones are true and which ones are false.

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So as you watch, be mindful that what seems to be the face of truth may turn out to be a snow job.

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As you watch this cat in my arms, it seems harmless and docile.

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Yet if this were a different situation, say you were walking down the street

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and suddenly our friend here darted out in front of your path, perhaps you wouldn't feel so comfortable.

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You might suddenly wonder if something ominous was about to happen.

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That's exactly what Rob Nouveau was feeling.

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Away with his wife for a business seminar, he is suddenly filled with foreboding and dread.

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Not because of a black cat, because of a mysterious stranger.

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My husband Rob always let me take care of the practical stuff.

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Like signings up for this weekend money management seminar at this hotel.

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Rob was anticipating a dull two days.

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But soon Rob's imagination and a series of strange events would transform a dull two days into a weekend of terror.

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You know what I think?

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What?

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You could give a phobia about making out as well.

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Well, a lot of guys do.

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That's not it.

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The great psychological stress that I've under has to do with the fact that I cancel a tee-off time for you

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at a course that I'm trying to get on for three months.

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But that's okay.

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I know what a big sacrifice this is for you, but believe me, by the time this weekend's over, you are gonna be thanking me.

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I know.

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Hello. Can I help you?

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Hi. Um, reservation's under Nouveau.

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This was the moment that it all started for Rob.

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That's weird.

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Barb.

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Hmm?

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Do they hold funerals in hotels?

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What?

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Check out the guy with the casket.

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I couldn't see anything even close to what Rob had described.

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You know, remind me, Monday, we'll go get your eyes checked.

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Let's go.

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Okay, um, the bellman said the seminar's in the conference room to the left.

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I think he might have left it the hallway, not left it the elevator.

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Right, check it out. Loser buys dinner.

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Dinner? A bet? Okay.

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I know now that we should have searched for the seminar together instead of splitting off in separate directions.

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I'm sorry.

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For a moment, Rob felt justified that he had actually seen a casket in the lobby.

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I knew it.

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That's a relief.

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There you are.

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I'm sorry, I didn't realize someone was in here.

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It's one of our deluxe models. Did you get a look?

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A really good look.

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Actually, uh, I'm in the wrong place.

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Don't be so sure.

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Really, I'm running out of time. Thank you.

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Well, sometimes it's later than we think.

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Another time.

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That's one of the problems.

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So often we mistakenly think we have all the time in the world.

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It's very comfy.

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Yeah, I'm sure it is.

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You, uh, really should try it.

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My card.

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The strange man said that he was a casket salesman.

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Later, I, uh, I gotta go.

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And it's time to go.

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I'm going to go.

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I'm going to go.

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I'm going to go.

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And it's time to go.

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You've got to go.

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Rob wouldn't share it with me.

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But after that, he was certain that the man was going to cause his death.

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You couldn't have participated in the Q&A a little more.

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I'm sorry.

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Feeling all right?

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Yeah, I'm just pretty occupied.

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What?

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What is it?

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Come on, honey.

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I thought you wanted to get a magazine from the lobby.

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Going down.

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Later.

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Let's take the stairs, okay?

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What is it with you today?

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What?

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Oh, my God.

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Oh, my God.

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Come on.

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Cosy.

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The news reports said that the accident resulted in four deaths.

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Rob swore he saw a fifth person on the elevator.

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A strange man dressed in a dark black suit.

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Later, we asked around.

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Not one person at the hotel recalled ever seeing Rob's mystery man.

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What happened here?

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Who was the man that Rob kept seeing?

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Was he really a messenger of doom?

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Or was he just an ominous figment of Rob's overactive imagination?

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Whatever it was that caused Rob's frightful reaction

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saved both him and his wife from that fatal elevator ride.

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Are you ready to say whether this story is true or false?

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Or is the cat got your tongue?

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We'll tell you whether this story is true or false at the end of our show.

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But next.

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Jerry, you never told me your last name.

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Jerry Wright, W-R-I-G-H-T.

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So you're the Mr. Wright I've been waiting to meet my whole life.

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A chance encounter leads to a surprising chain of events

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when we return on Beyond Belief, fact or fiction.

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Getting around by bus could be a leisurely activity whether you want it to be or not.

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Bus schedules often fall victim to unexpected obstacles like traffic blockages,

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passenger problems, weather and so forth.

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That's why it's best to show up early, have patience,

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and bring along something to read.

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But be prepared for the unexpected at all times.

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Because you don't have to board a bus for things to take an unexpected turn.

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A lot of guys have a slick rap with the ladies.

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Me?

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Uh, no.

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I get tongue tied. Everything comes out wrong.

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I can hardly remember my own name or even what planet I'm on.

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Generally, I, uh, make a fool of myself.

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At least that's how it was until I met Terry.

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She was exactly the kind of girl I'd dreamed of meeting

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and exactly the kind of girl that I'd never had a chance with.

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Um, excuse me. Did you happen to see a city bus on the way?

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It should have been here.

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Um, I don't know if it's the one you're waiting for, but actually, yeah, about three blocks back.

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There's a bus on the side of the road, but it has, uh, black smoke pouring from the engine.

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Ha, ha, ha, great.

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Um, look, I'm just trying to get home. I live just past the mall.

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I'm just trying to get a lift.

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Any chance I could get a lift with you?

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Sure. Yeah.

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Oh, great. Thanks. Thank you.

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No problem.

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She was even prettier close up, flawless.

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But just having her in the car next to me made my day.

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Well, who am I kidding? It made my week, my year.

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I'm Terry.

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Jerry.

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Uh, no, it's Terry.

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Um, I'm Jerry.

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Oh, Terry and Jerry. Okay.

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Hey, we're a match. What are the odds?

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Terry was the easiest person to talk to I'd ever met.

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In two minutes, I felt I'd known her all my life.

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That's usually gets there right about five every day.

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Gets me home just in time to make dinner for my sister.

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My mom usually stays late at her shop.

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So you work with her there at the fabric store every afternoon?

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Yeah. That'll just be until I finish my degree.

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Then I'll have my teaching certificate.

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Hmph.

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Jerry, you never told me your last name.

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Jerry Wright, W-R-I-G-H-T.

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Ha ha ha ha!

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So you're the Mr. Wright I've been waiting to meet my whole life.

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Ha ha ha ha.

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Well, it's about time.

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Oh, this is me. I'm the White House on the right.

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I knew she was about to walk out of my life.

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I needed to stop her.

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But as usual, I couldn't find the confidence.

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You really saved me a lot of trouble.

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I wish there's something I could do.

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Just keep doing what you're doing.

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Keep smiling and laughing. It makes the world a nicer place.

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Ha ha ha!

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That is so sweet.

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You know something, Jerry?

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You're one of the good guys.

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I'm really glad we met.

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The next day at work, I told my buddy Neil what had happened.

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I said all that. And you just let her walk away.

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You didn't get her phone number or nothing.

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Man, did he let me have it. Trust me, nothing was going to happen with this girl, okay?

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Hold it. Okay? Is this not an accurate quote?

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Great to meet you. Wish I could do something for you.

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She was being polite.

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Let me just say something, okay?

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For a fact, there are more pretty girls on Saturday nights that are sitting home alone.

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And you can imagine.

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And you know why?

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Because guys like you think they already have a boyfriend.

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But maybe, maybe, you're the guy she's looking for.

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What?

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After work, I drove straight to the bus stop.

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I wanted to get there before five o'clock.

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I couldn't believe I missed her.

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Once I'd come this far, I decided there was no turning back.

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It was strange. I was nervous as I rang the bell.

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But still, it felt right to be there.

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Yes?

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Hi. You must be Terry's sister.

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You have kind of the same look.

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Yeah, I hear that all the time.

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I'm Laura.

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So, you're friends with Terry's?

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Uh, yeah.

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Um, I have to get that.

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Would you like to come in?

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Sure.

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So why don't you just go in and make yourself at home?

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Jeez, what a great-looking family.

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And her sister seemed to be about a year or two younger than Terry.

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It was easy to spot Terry in the photos.

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She photographed like a movie star.

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I couldn't spot the sister I just met,

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although there was a much younger girl in the lab, the snapshots.

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Hey.

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These are great pictures of her.

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Actually, that's my favorite in the both of us.

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Out of her savings, Terry bought me a new bike.

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Can you believe it?

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This is you?

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Yeah.

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See, that picture was taken about, um,

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a month before Terry's accident.

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So I guess you must have been one of her students.

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You may be what, a freshman?

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Hmm.

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It's hard to believe it's been almost eight years since Terry passed away.

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Do you want to sit down?

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I couldn't believe what I just heard.

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Terry, the girl I'd given the ride to the day before had died almost eight years ago.

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I couldn't make sense of it.

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So I played dumb rather than come off like an idiot to her sister.

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I'm sorry.

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I feel so silly.

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I didn't even ask your name.

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Jerry, right.

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Wow.

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The last conversation I had with Terry in the hospital just before she died,

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she told me...

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She told me not to worry.

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That she would send Mr. Wright to look after me.

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After that, I told Laura everything that had happened the day before.

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Sharing that just seemed to draw us together.

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And one year to the day after we'd met, Laura and I got married.

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So, another happy ending thanks to a series of strange circumstances.

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Did Jerry really have contact with a woman who had been dead for almost eight years?

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If not, who did he give a lift to on that first day?

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Was it someone posing as the dead woman?

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If so, how do you explain the fact that she looked exactly like the picture of the woman who had died?

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Was Jerry the victim of some elaborate hoax,

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or did he actually have a matchmaker from the other side?

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Is this story true, or have we been taking you for a ride?

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We'll tell you whether this story is true or false at the end of our show.

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But next...

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Just relax, just relax.

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Sweetie? Oh my God, is he breathing?

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Is he breathing?

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Call 911.

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A phone. A phone.

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Does anybody here have a phone? Anybody?

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Oh my God. Oh my God.

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A young pre-med student fights for the life of a bystander,

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and for his own future,

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on Beyond Belief, fact or fiction.

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Did you ever have a job as a waiter or a waitress?

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Try it for a day.

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You'll have a whole new appreciation for the work they have to do.

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In fact, you'll probably wind up leaving big tips for the rest of your life.

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Kyle Jarvis works part-time as a waiter.

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He's a struggling college student,

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struggling with his finances, struggling with his classes,

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and struggling with his relationship.

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Let's watch his story.

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Now, who at the veal?

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There were people around campus who thought I was some kind of Superman.

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My family didn't have a lot of money.

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I was putting myself through school,

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taking a full load and working two and three part-time jobs at once.

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I wasn't Superman. I just knew what I wanted.

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I was determined to go on to medical school,

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and nothing was going to stop me.

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The fact that I had any time left over to fall in love was a miracle in itself.

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Hey, good looking.

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Hi, babe.

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Tammy came from a wealthy family.

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She could have had any guy on campus she wanted.

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That she picked a regular working Joe like me

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made me think what we had was a real thing.

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I thought you had ethics class.

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I cut.

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Tammy...

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I know.

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But I had to track you down.

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Important question.

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What are you doing like right now?

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Heading home. Why?

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Some good news.

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Diane snagged her folks' cabin at the lake for the weekend,

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and she and Bob invited us to go up.

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That is good news,

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except for us poor slobs who have to wait tables for a living.

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Oh, right.

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You're starting that new job tonight.

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I'm sorry.

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I can never keep track.

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Maybe we can go up to the lake

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some day afternoon after brunch with your parents.

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I'd rather just spend the day with you.

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We can see my parents anytime.

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Yeah, but I've never seen your parents.

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I haven't met them once.

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This is like the fifth time you put this off.

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Is something going on, Tammy?

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No, it's just...

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I told you what my folks are like, especially my dad.

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Yeah, hard nose, captain of industry.

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I can handle it.

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I'm not worried about you handling it.

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You have told your parents about me, right?

342
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Of course.

343
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But my dad's really hard to please.

344
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He's always been that way.

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Get it.

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I'm pretty mad.

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A doctor's not good enough for their little Tammy.

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You really want to know what he said?

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I told him that you were going to specialize in emergency room medicine,

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and he made a big deal that that was the lowest paying

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of all the medical professionals.

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Okay, well, that's his problem.

353
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I guess the question is, is that a problem for you?

354
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Of course not.

355
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But he's my dad, and I have to deal with him.

356
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And he's hard to please.

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I really think we need to meet you, me, your folks.

358
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The time's not right. Please don't force this.

359
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The way things are going, the time is never going to be right.

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I love you.

361
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I think I don't want to spend the rest of my life with you.

362
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Me too.

363
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You know how committed I am to you.

364
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You won't let me meet your parents.

365
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How committed is that?

366
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We need to get past this parent thing.

367
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Because if we can't, then...

368
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Then what?

369
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Are you breaking up with me?

370
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Is this a breakup?

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All I'm saying is that I think you need some time

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to decide what you really want.

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And that's important to you.

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I... I... better go.

375
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You gotta get ready for work.

376
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I don't know why I pushed so hard.

377
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I should've realized she needed time to work things out.

378
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Okay, good.

379
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We have the work for you, sir.

380
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Okay, enjoy your meal.

381
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Hi. If you're ready, I can give you the rundown on the specials.

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Uh, we have...

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All night long, I'm worried that I was such a jerk,

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she might not want me back.

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I tried calling her to apologize between taking orders,

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but my mind was busy.

387
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Maybe she was talking to another guy.

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I knew the life of a doctor's wife

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takes its own serious commitment.

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If I bullied Tammy into it,

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a relationship with her would never work.

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I kept playing our conversation over and over in my head,

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and hoped she could forgive me.

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Garlic mashed potatoes.

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What happened next came right out of the blue.

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I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

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The signs of a heart attack were very clear.

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Oh, my God. Is he breathing?

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Is he breathing?

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Call 911.

401
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A phone. A phone.

402
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Does anybody here have a phone? Anybody?

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No, I wasn't a doctor yet.

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Fortunately, I had enough knowledge to know exactly what was happening,

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and enough training to know exactly how to handle it.

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All we had to do then was hold on until the ambulance arrived.

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Martin. Martin.

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You feel all right?

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Save my life, son.

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You're gonna make us perfect doctors one day.

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Oh, baby, thank God you're here.

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Come here, sweetheart.

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Excuse me, please.

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Your father's gonna be all right,

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thanks to this fine young man.

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Tammy had rushed to the restaurant to see if her dad was okay.

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I had just saved the life of her father,

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the same man I had never been allowed to meet.

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Was it mere coincidence that placed Kyle exactly at the right place,

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exactly at the right time,

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or did the fates preordain it?

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If Kyle hadn't been at that particular restaurant that night,

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then Tammy may have lost both her father

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and a happy future with Kyle on the same day.

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Is this story of true love based on reality,

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or are we just serving up a plate full of lies?

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We'll tell you whether this story is true or not.

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We'll tell you whether this story is true or false at the end of our show,

429
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but next.

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My ball?

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No.

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I don't think so.

433
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Come on, man, I gotta get home.

434
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Oh, you want this ball?

435
00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:55,000
Here.

436
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You want that ball, huh?

437
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Maybe I'll sell it, too.

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A game of basketball becomes a mysterious battle

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between good and evil, on Beyond Belief, Fact or Fiction.

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Back in 1891, when James Naysmith first cut out the bottom of a peach basket

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and mounted it on the high branch of a tree,

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little did he know he was inventing a game that would surpass both baseball and football,

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as America's most popular sport.

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Throughout our country, young men and women spent hours in the playground

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learning jump shots, free throws, slam dunks,

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but we often learned something else in the playground,

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things that go beyond the game of basketball and directly into the game of life.

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I admit it.

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Back when I was starting high school, I was obsessed with sports,

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especially basketball.

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The other major interest in life was giving my younger brother Danny a hard time,

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as often as possible.

453
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Oh, all that reading's gonna make you go blind.

454
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Well, I suppose it's a relief to know your way out of danger.

455
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Mark, Danny, let's move it.

456
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They are not expecting to hold off the start of school until you get there.

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Well, Mom, Wednesday I get known from Chicago.

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Not until Saturday.

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Now, remember, home right after school, I'm working at the store until 7.

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Oh, Mom, I gotta hit the park. I gotta work on my skills.

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You gotta hit the books, work on your algebra.

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Okay, but be home before dark. You know I worry.

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My mother, bless her soul, was a real sweetheart and one very religious woman.

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Every morning when we left the house, she stopped to pray to her angels.

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Please watch over Mark and Danny and their father and bring our family safe and happy back into this house. Amen.

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Amen.

467
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Amen, amen.

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Mom had her religion, I had mine.

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Shooting hoops at a neighborhood park about six blocks from where we live.

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But I wasn't the only one that hung out there every day.

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There was this one girl who made giant chalk draws all over the place.

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Then, there was Big Al.

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You can set your watch by the man.

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For as long as anyone can remember, Big Al came to shoot every afternoon at 4 sharp.

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And was he ever something to see?

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Big Al had been a star player in high school, recruited by over 30 colleges.

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But the summer after graduation, the car accident messed up his need.

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The doctors operated three times, but they never got his leg working right.

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And Big Al never got to college.

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The only basketball he played was here at the Clayton Street Park.

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And every day, just like clockwork, he left at 5 p.m. for a night job.

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You got a scrim. Mom wants us home before dark.

483
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Mr. Hurry!

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I got to start my book report.

485
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That's your problem.

486
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But Mom said she wants us home before dark.

487
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Mom said, Mom said, Mom said she wants to be home until 7.

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And that means...

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We got lots of time yet.

490
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What are you doing with Dad's watch?

491
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Man, just showing around school ain't no big deal.

492
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You just keep your mouth shut about it.

493
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Alright, man. I'm going home.

494
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You want to stay? Show fuel.

495
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I was a big kid from my age.

496
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So I wasn't afraid to be alone.

497
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I should have listened to my mother.

498
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My ball?

499
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No.

500
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I don't think so.

501
00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:04,000
Come on, man. I got to get hung.

502
00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:06,000
Oh, you want this ball?

503
00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,000
Yeah.

504
00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,000
You want that ball, huh?

505
00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,000
Maybe I'll sell it to you.

506
00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:15,000
How much you got?

507
00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:17,000
Come on, man. I really got to get hung.

508
00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:20,000
Now, why don't you just empty out your pockets?

509
00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:23,000
And we'll see how much this ball worth to you.

510
00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:26,000
Don't make me ask twice.

511
00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,000
Or I'll tell you what. Why you thinking about it?

512
00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:31,000
Why don't we see if I can't catch that ball?

513
00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:33,000
My knife.

514
00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:35,000
What to say?

515
00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:38,000
Come on, bring it on, man. Bring it on.

516
00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:41,000
So what up? We got some kind of problem over here?

517
00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,000
No, no.

518
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I was no fool.

519
00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:47,000
I took off and never looked back.

520
00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:49,000
Yo, homies.

521
00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:52,000
I highly suggest you two go find another place to play.

522
00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:54,000
Now.

523
00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,000
I told Danny what would happen at the park.

524
00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:06,000
And the next morning after mom's angero routine.

525
00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,000
Hold on, big shot.

526
00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:13,000
This is the deal. When you come home from school,

527
00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:15,000
you're gonna go to the park and you're gonna thank Big Al

528
00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:17,000
for saving your lucky butt.

529
00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:19,000
Or what?

530
00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:21,000
Or I'm telling mom the whole story.

531
00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:23,000
About dads watching everything. That's what.

532
00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,000
Hang on.

533
00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,000
Yo, what's up?

534
00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:41,000
Thanks, man.

535
00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:43,000
Thanks? Thanks for what?

536
00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:47,000
Yesterday for helping me with those dudes.

537
00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:49,000
When was this supposed to take place?

538
00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:52,000
The guy with the knives. Just before dark.

539
00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:56,000
You ever seen me here after five o'clock?

540
00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:58,000
No.

541
00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:00,000
That's just it, man. You got the wrong person.

542
00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:02,000
You must have been dreaming.

543
00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,000
I swear it was him, man.

544
00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:10,000
What if it wasn't Big Al? Then who was it?

545
00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,000
That question bothered me for years.

546
00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:17,000
But I finally think I know the answer.

547
00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:23,000
The two brothers were sure that it was Big Al

548
00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:25,000
who saved Mark that day at the park.

549
00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:27,000
Yet Big Al's job records indicated

550
00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:30,000
he was at work the time he was seen on the playground.

551
00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:33,000
Did some guardian angel take the form of Big Al

552
00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:35,000
in order to protect Mark?

553
00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:37,000
Or is there someone else at the park that day

554
00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:39,000
who resembled Big Al?

555
00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:42,000
When you examine this story of the basketball court,

556
00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:44,000
will you find something of substance,

557
00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,000
or is there nothing but net?

558
00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:50,000
We'll tell you if this story is true or false

559
00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:53,000
at the end of our show, but next.

560
00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,000
He'll be a beautiful bride.

561
00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:58,000
I am counting on you being there.

562
00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:00,000
I wouldn't miss it.

563
00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:04,000
You've been such a dear to me.

564
00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,000
There's something I want you to have.

565
00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:09,000
A dying woman's last wish

566
00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:12,000
turns out to be more than anyone bargains for.

567
00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:16,000
On Beyond Belief, Fact or Fiction.

568
00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,000
The stuff of a lifetime.

569
00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:23,000
Some sentimental, some frivolous,

570
00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,000
some actually have worth.

571
00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:28,000
They line shelves, decorate mantelpieces,

572
00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,000
and when people pass on,

573
00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:33,000
the valuable items are handed down to their families.

574
00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:36,000
The others usually get thrown out with the trash.

575
00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:39,000
Mildred Grayson knows that she's going to die.

576
00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,000
She also knows that her small family

577
00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,000
is about to descend upon her home

578
00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:45,000
to gather the stuff of her life.

579
00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:48,000
It's a family reunion inspired not by love,

580
00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:50,000
but by greed.

581
00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:54,000
When the doctors told Mrs. Grayson

582
00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:56,000
there was nothing more they could do,

583
00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:59,000
she decided to spend her remaining days here at home.

584
00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:01,000
For the last five months,

585
00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:04,000
I was her living nurse and constant companion.

586
00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:08,000
In that time, she and I had grown to be very good friends.

587
00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:11,000
Well, your blood pressure's just fine.

588
00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:13,000
How are you feeling?

589
00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:15,000
Old.

590
00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,000
Let's do this pill,

591
00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:19,000
and I'll put on some tea.

592
00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:21,000
Oh, I'd like that.

593
00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:24,000
We girls mustn't miss our tea time.

594
00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:26,000
Certainly not.

595
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:29,000
When I first thought of getting into nursing as a profession,

596
00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:34,000
I was afraid the worst part would be dealing with patients who were at the end.

597
00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:39,000
To my surprise, I not only found working with these people to be the most rewarding,

598
00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:41,000
it often helped the biggest surprises.

599
00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:44,000
That was definitely the case with Mildred Grayson.

600
00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:46,000
That is such a wonderful picture of you two.

601
00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:48,000
There's so much love there.

602
00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:51,000
53 years worth.

603
00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:53,000
I have a confession to make.

604
00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:56,000
The person who's making my wedding dress.

605
00:33:56,000 --> 00:34:01,000
I'm having her design it exactly the same as yours.

606
00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:03,000
Oh.

607
00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:05,000
You'll be a beautiful bride.

608
00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:09,000
I am counting on you being there.

609
00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:12,000
I wouldn't miss it.

610
00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:16,000
You've been such a dear to me.

611
00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:18,000
That's something I want you to have.

612
00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:20,000
There's no time to talk about that now.

613
00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:22,000
You always change the subject.

614
00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:24,000
Right now you have visitors.

615
00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,000
Now you're good and comfortable.

616
00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:28,000
Your children are here.

617
00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:44,000
They don't even publish this one anymore.

618
00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:48,000
I can't believe the condition of this place.

619
00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:53,000
When the time comes, we'll be lucky to get a broker to list this shack as a fixer-upper.

620
00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:56,000
It's not like we've been around much to help.

621
00:34:56,000 --> 00:35:01,000
You know, mother could have moved to a retirement home years ago.

622
00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:03,000
But you know her.

623
00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:06,000
No place had room enough for her little treasures.

624
00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:09,000
I wonder whatever possessed her to hang on to this stuff.

625
00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,000
Or any of it.

626
00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:14,000
That woman never could say no to a flea market.

627
00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:16,000
Yes.

628
00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:19,000
Your mother is awake now.

629
00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:27,000
Mrs. Grayson appreciated these infrequent visits from her daughters.

630
00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:31,000
Although they always seemed to be brief and somewhat strained.

631
00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:33,000
You look well.

632
00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:35,000
I know how I look.

633
00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,000
But thank you anyway.

634
00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:41,000
The grandkids send their love.

635
00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:43,000
Brandy's pregnant.

636
00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:45,000
Gonna make you a great grandma.

637
00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:52,000
I'm gonna start the tea.

638
00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:55,000
Thank you, dear.

639
00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:02,000
So did the doctor give you a new prescription?

640
00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:04,000
You said he was going to change your pills.

641
00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:06,000
That was two months ago.

642
00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:10,000
Oh. Beverly took care of it.

643
00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:18,000
As for me, I didn't mind them.

644
00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:21,000
As long as they left me alone.

645
00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:23,000
Oh, I was just about to bring the tea up.

646
00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:27,000
Actually, mother mentioned something she wanted me to discuss with you.

647
00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:29,000
Oh, yes.

648
00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:32,000
She has some old jewelry set aside that she wants you to have.

649
00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:34,000
Oh, that's very kind.

650
00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:37,000
She says she can't remember where she put it.

651
00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:40,000
For all I know, she gave it away years ago.

652
00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:43,000
Well, a gift really isn't necessary.

653
00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:46,000
I do appreciate the thought, though, Mrs. Grayson.

654
00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:50,000
She insists that you take something from the house as a memento.

655
00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:55,000
You know mother can be quite inflexible about what she wants.

656
00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:58,000
I like to think she's quite persistent.

657
00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,000
You know what?

658
00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:09,000
Your mother and I have had some very nice visits over tea,

659
00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:12,000
so maybe this old kettle will be just the thing.

660
00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:13,000
The kettle?

661
00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:15,000
Yes.

662
00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:17,000
Well, whatever.

663
00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:19,000
The kettle it is.

664
00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:31,000
That night, just after 2 a.m.,

665
00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:34,000
I had come down to check on Mrs. Grayson

666
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:37,000
and discovered she had passed away peacefully in her sleep.

667
00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:41,000
Now, some 10 hours later, it was still sinking in.

668
00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,000
Oh, Beverly.

669
00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:01,000
I know this is all happening very fast,

670
00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:03,000
but we do have our own families to get home to.

671
00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:05,000
Of course.

672
00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:10,000
What I'm saying is that the carpet cleaners are coming tomorrow.

673
00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:12,000
I understand.

674
00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:14,000
I really don't have much to pack.

675
00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:16,000
If you need more time.

676
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:18,000
No, no, no. I can be out by the morning.

677
00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:23,000
Help yourself to anything you want.

678
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:26,000
All headed for the trash as far as I've been, sir.

679
00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:33,000
Mrs. Grayson had often spoken of her long and happy marriage.

680
00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:37,000
So for me, this seemed like the perfect momento.

681
00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:40,000
I thought I might even put it on my own wedding cake.

682
00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:03,000
That night, the tea kettle woke me from a sound sleep,

683
00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:07,000
which was very strange because I was sure I'd turned it off.

684
00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:12,000
When I came downstairs, I found the oddest thing.

685
00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:21,000
The stove had somehow turned itself on,

686
00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:24,000
causing the water in the kettle to boil.

687
00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:29,000
The steam from the kettle had melted the base of the wedding cake figures.

688
00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:33,000
In the melted wax, there were two diamond earrings.

689
00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:38,000
What in the world?

690
00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:42,000
They must have been hidden inside.

691
00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:46,000
The earrings turned out to be worth thousands of dollars.

692
00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:52,000
I'm sure this was the jewelry that Mrs. Grayson wanted me to have.

693
00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:59,000
The fact that Beverly happened to select a hidden treasure from the trash

694
00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:02,000
could have been just a coincidence.

695
00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:06,000
But then what about the stove turning on by itself to heat up the tea kettle?

696
00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:10,000
There'd been no problem with the stove ever reported prior to that night.

697
00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:15,000
Did Mildred Grayson actually reach out from beyond death to reward Beverly?

698
00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:18,000
Maybe this story is a work of fiction, false in every way,

699
00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:21,000
or perhaps like those little wedding figures.

700
00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:27,000
We're merely concealing the truth.

701
00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:31,000
Next, you'll find out which of our stories are true and which are false

702
00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:36,000
when Beyond Belief, Fact or Fiction returns.

703
00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:41,000
It's time to find out which of tonight's stories are inspired by actual events

704
00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:44,000
and which are total works of fiction.

705
00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:48,000
How about the story of the man who was haunted by the fellow with a coffin?

706
00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,000
True or false?

707
00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:52,000
It's very comfy.

708
00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:58,000
Yeah, I'm sure it is.

709
00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:02,000
You really should try it.

710
00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:04,000
My card.

711
00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:14,000
Later, I gotta go.

712
00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:19,000
When it's time to go, you've got to go.

713
00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:23,000
Did you think this story really happened?

714
00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:26,000
Not this time. It's false.

715
00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:34,000
How did you judge the story of the mysterious woman at the bus stop?

716
00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:37,000
Fact or fiction?

717
00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:45,000
Out of her savings, Terry bought me a new bike. Can you believe it?

718
00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:47,000
This is you?

719
00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:49,000
Yeah.

720
00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:56,000
See, that picture was taken about a month before Terry's accident.

721
00:41:56,000 --> 00:42:00,000
So I guess you must have been one of her students. You may be what, a freshman?

722
00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:06,000
It's hard to believe it's been almost eight years since Terry passed away.

723
00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:12,000
Was this story of a ghostly cupid inspired by a real occurrence?

724
00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:14,000
No way. We made it up.

725
00:42:18,000 --> 00:42:25,000
Now let's look back at the story of the pre-med student who unknowingly saved his girlfriend's father.

726
00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:31,000
You feel alright?

727
00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:38,000
Save my life, son.

728
00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:42,000
I'm gonna make a terrific doctor on Monday.

729
00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:46,000
Oh, baby, thank God you're here. Come here, sweetheart.

730
00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:53,000
Excuse me, please. Your father's gonna be alright, thanks to this fine young man.

731
00:42:55,000 --> 00:42:59,000
Was this story of fortuitous timing based on an actual event?

732
00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:01,000
Yes, it was. It happened.

733
00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:05,000
According to first-hand interviews conducted by author Robert Traylans,

734
00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:11,000
let's take a look at the tale of the playground that seemed to be protected by some angelic spirit.

735
00:43:17,000 --> 00:43:19,000
Yo, what's up?

736
00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:26,000
Thanks, man.

737
00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:28,000
Thanks? Thanks for what?

738
00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:32,000
Yesterday for helping me with those dudes.

739
00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:34,000
When was this supposed to take place?

740
00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:37,000
The guy with the knives, just before dark.

741
00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:40,000
You ever seen me here after five o'clock?

742
00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:43,000
Was this story inspired by an actual event?

743
00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:45,000
Yes, it was.

744
00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:54,000
The story of the wedding cake dolls that concealed a valuable treasure.

745
00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:56,000
Real or unreal?

746
00:43:57,000 --> 00:43:59,000
Oh, I was just about to bring Matia.

747
00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:03,000
Actually, Mother mentioned something she wanted me to discuss with you.

748
00:44:03,000 --> 00:44:04,000
Oh, yes?

749
00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:07,000
She has some old jewelry set aside that she wants you to have.

750
00:44:07,000 --> 00:44:09,000
Oh, that's very kind.

751
00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:11,000
She can't remember where she put it.

752
00:44:11,000 --> 00:44:14,000
For all I know, she gave it away years ago.

753
00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:17,000
Well, a gift really isn't necessary.

754
00:44:17,000 --> 00:44:22,000
The story of the surprise gift from beyond is inspired by an actual event.

755
00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:24,000
A similar story took place.

756
00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:28,000
According to first-hand interviews conducted by author Robert Traylans,

757
00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:31,000
were you able to perceive the truth tonight?

758
00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:34,000
As we found, it takes more than logic.

759
00:44:34,000 --> 00:44:37,000
It takes instinct, and it takes a lot of thought.

760
00:44:37,000 --> 00:44:43,000
It takes logic. It takes instinct, luck, and a basic trust that some things can't be proven.

761
00:44:43,000 --> 00:44:46,000
Purely beyond belief.

762
00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:48,000
I'm Jonathan Frakes.

763
00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:53,000
Join us for more stories next time on Beyond Belief, fact or fiction.

764
00:45:37,000 --> 00:45:40,000
you