1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:12,000 Beyond Belief, Fact or Fiction. 2 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:17,000 Posted by Jonathan Frakes. 3 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:23,000 Tonight, your challenge is to separate what is true from what is false. 4 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:27,000 Five stories, some real, some fake. 5 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:31,000 Can you judge which are fact and which are fiction? 6 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:35,000 To find out, you must enter a world of both truth and deception. 7 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:39,000 A world that is beyond belief. 8 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:45,000 The World of Truth 9 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:50,000 The World of Truth 10 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:54,000 We've all seen paintings that seem to follow us as we move around the room. 11 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:58,000 But what do you make of a painting that changes as we move around it? 12 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:01,000 This is a picture of a cityscape. 13 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:05,000 Look at it straight on, and you see the fronts of the building. 14 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:09,000 But move around it, and the sides of the building come into view. 15 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,000 How is this possible? 16 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:15,000 The ingenious artist painted this picture on a canvas with ridges, 17 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,000 so as you move, your perspective constantly changes. 18 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:22,000 So be aware that while you may view our stories tonight in one way, 19 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,000 your perspective may suddenly change. 20 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,000 Sound confusing? 21 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,000 Don't worry, you'll get the picture. 22 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:35,000 The Accessories of a Courtroom 23 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:41,000 Sometimes cameras are allowed in to record the proceedings, 24 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:46,000 and when cameras are not permitted, a courtroom artist sketches the participants. 25 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:51,000 But can any artist or camera capture absolute truth in the courtroom? 26 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:56,000 For even under oath, only witnesses know the truth of their own testimony. 27 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,000 Matt Richmond is a lawyer who cares about the truth. 28 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:04,000 He'll fight for any client, rich or poor, as long as he's convinced of their innocence. 29 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:11,000 And concerning his latest case, in a few moments, he's about to get the true picture. 30 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:15,000 The Accessories of a Courtroom 31 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:40,000 Three months ago, I was hired by Lloyd Corbill as his defense attorney in a capital murder case. 32 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:45,000 Corbill was accused of brutally stabbing his young wife, Corinne, to death. 33 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,000 What do you think? 34 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,000 I don't know. I couldn't read it. 35 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,000 That faith. 36 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,000 I liked Corbill from the first day I met him. 37 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,000 He had an easy charm that was hard to resist. 38 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:14,000 Prosecution presented a strong case of a jealous husband who murdered his wife in a fit of rage. 39 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:21,000 Corbill swore he was asleep in the bedroom when his wife, Corinne, was surprised by an intruder who viciously stabbed her to death. 40 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:27,000 Corinne's parents, Doug and Beverly Weeks, came to the trial every day. 41 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:31,000 They were certain Corbill was guilty. I was certain he was innocent. 42 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,000 Madam Forewoman, has the jury reached a verdict? 43 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,000 Yes, we have, Your Honor. 44 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,000 Will the defendant please rise? 45 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:43,000 The jury had only been out for two days. I was worried. 46 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:47,000 How do you find the defendant on the single count of murder in the first degree? 47 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:54,000 We, the jury, find the defendant, Lloyd Russell Corbill, not guilty. 48 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:00,000 We did it. 49 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,000 Corbill, you are free to go. 50 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:09,000 I want to thank the ladies and gentlemen of the jury for all their hard work and a very difficult case. 51 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,000 This court is dismissed. 52 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,000 You're a genius, counselor. 53 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:20,000 No, you saved yourself, Lloyd. It was that story you told them on the stand. That's what turned it. 54 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:21,000 The pen story. 55 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:22,000 Yeah. 56 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:26,000 About how this was the last gift my dear Corinne had given me. 57 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:30,000 And how I would cherish it for the rest of my life. 58 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,000 I saw the jury's faces. You moved them all. 59 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,000 It was obvious that you loved her very much. 60 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,000 Do you really come across? 61 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,000 Because I didn't love that slut, not one bit. 62 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:50,000 What did you say? 63 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:58,000 Corinne was sleeping with everybody in town. 64 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:05,000 I knew she was. I could feel it. I could see it on her face. I could smell it on her clothes. 65 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:13,000 I got a confession to make, counselor. There was no intruder. I killed Corinne. 66 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,000 And it'll be our little secret. 67 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:26,000 Oh, in case you're thinking about talking, just remember double jeopardy. I can't be tried again. 68 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,000 I don't believe this. 69 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,000 Well, believe it. 70 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:38,000 I want you to have this. To remember me, right? 71 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:42,000 Along with that fat check you're gonna get. 72 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,000 Yeah, genius. 73 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:50,000 I couldn't think straight. What had I done? 74 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,000 Here he comes. Corbiel. 75 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:56,000 Please. 76 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,000 Mr. Corbiel, we're putting your plans down. 77 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:06,000 Well, this has been a very trying ordeal. For me and for Corinne's parents. 78 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:14,000 I want you all to think about this. The real killer is still out there somewhere. 79 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,000 And I'll be offering a reward for his capture. 80 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:21,000 But for now, I would truly appreciate it. 81 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:26,000 If you all would just give me a bit of time to try and get my life back together. 82 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,000 And to do some grieving in private. 83 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:33,000 Thank you. 84 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:39,000 It made me sick inside to know that Corinne's parents weren't so much pain. 85 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:42,000 And Corbiel was walking away a free man. 86 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:49,000 And then, for some reason, I suddenly remembered the pen. 87 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:53,000 It disgusted me to touch it. I didn't want it anywhere near me. 88 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:56,000 All I could think about was getting it back to him. 89 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:58,000 Corbiel? 90 00:06:58,000 --> 00:06:59,000 Yeah? 91 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:03,000 I don't want your pen. I don't want anything of yours. 92 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,000 Well, suit yourself, counselor. 93 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,000 You just passed up a $1,500 pen. 94 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:13,000 Yeah, well, you keep it. You're gonna need it to get the devil's autograph. 95 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,000 The devil's autograph? 96 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:18,000 The devil's autograph? That's funny! 97 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:19,000 That's funny! 98 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,000 It was the strangest thing I'd ever seen. 99 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:43,000 Somehow, in the fall, the pen that penetrated his chest and pierced his heart. 100 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:47,000 Lloyd Corbiel was dead. 101 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,000 What caused the elevator to malfunction at that particular time? 102 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,000 It had never done that before or after. 103 00:07:56,000 --> 00:08:01,000 And how do you explain the pen being the instrument of Lloyd Corbiel's death? 104 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:04,000 Were the fates at play here or was it mere happenstance? 105 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:08,000 Should our writers be praised for transcribing the truth 106 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:11,000 or are they guilty of artistic perjury? 107 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:18,000 We'll find out if this story is true or false at the end of our show. 108 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:23,000 Next, see what kind of curse can make your hair and teeth fall out on Beyond Belief. 109 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,000 Fact or fiction? 110 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:29,000 Have you checked the back sections of newspapers and magazines lately? 111 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:32,000 You'll find you can become anything from a dental assistant to a minister 112 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:35,000 by simply purchasing a degree through the mail. 113 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:39,000 And like all such, offers some are more legitimate than others. 114 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:44,000 Charlie Lundt has been making a good living from offering illegitimate degrees through the mail. 115 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,000 But his dirty little scheme is about to unravel. 116 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,000 And he'll soon discover that these worthless certificates 117 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,000 may include something Charlie never bargained for. 118 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,000 A curse. 119 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:59,000 Hello, I'm Charles Lundt, president and founder of NTTA, 120 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,000 the National Technical Trading Academy. 121 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:06,000 In just three short weeks, you'll become a highly paid and sought-after computer technician 122 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:11,000 at a cost for the entire course of only $9.99.95. 123 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:16,000 You have my guarantee that an NTTA diploma will get your high-paying job in computer electronics. 124 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,000 Computer electronics? 125 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,000 Or I'll personally refund your money. 126 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,000 Oh, I love you, Charlie. 127 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:30,000 Con artist Charlie Lundt has put together a lot of scams in his day. 128 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:34,000 But this current one is his most successful yet. 129 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,000 Ten thousand victory is sweet. 130 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,000 Good week. How, Mr. Lundt? 131 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,000 Not bad, or we could still do better. 132 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,000 Sent out that new batch of diplomas. 133 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:49,000 They went out this morning. 134 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:50,000 Good girl. 135 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,000 Oh, you got some more letters. 136 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,000 They're all from people demanding their money back. 137 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,000 They say they couldn't find any work. 138 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:58,000 Yeah, that's too bad. 139 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:01,000 But you can't always bet a thousand, you mean. 140 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:05,000 Just leave them here. I'll take care of them. 141 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:07,000 Yes, sir. 142 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,000 Now, and hold your breath. 143 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,000 Oh, I'm gonna rock your world. 144 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:34,000 I've been waiting for you, Mr. Lundt. 145 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:35,000 Who are you? 146 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:36,000 I am one of your students. 147 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:37,000 How'd you find me? 148 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:41,000 I mean, what's the problem? Didn't you get your diploma? 149 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:44,000 I received my diploma, but I never found a job like you promised. 150 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:47,000 I looked for six months, but nobody would hire me. 151 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,000 I wrote you for a refund, but you never answered. 152 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,000 I have a family, and I have no money. 153 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,000 I want my refund, Mr. Lundt. 154 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:56,000 Look, I never promised how long it would take to get a job. 155 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:59,000 So technically, I don't owe you anything, and it'll hold up in court. 156 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:02,000 You are a fake upfront, and I want my money. 157 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,000 Get your hands off me. Hey, security! 158 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:05,000 I want my refund. 159 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:06,000 I don't owe you anything. 160 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:07,000 Reef your hands off me. 161 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,000 You want my refund? 162 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,000 I'm not arrested for trespassing and assault. 163 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,000 Do not be sorry. 164 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:20,000 This is a hunt, you! 165 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,000 Yeah, yeah. 166 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,000 Thanks for the buck, creep. 167 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,000 Ah! 168 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:44,000 Over the next month, Charlie's mail order scammed boom. 169 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:47,000 His only problem was where to hide all the cash. 170 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:52,000 He didn't want to use a bank because he wasn't planning on reporting any of the money. 171 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:58,000 Charlie solved his problem by having the wall behind the steel bookcase hollowed out. 172 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:06,000 Charlie loved having his money right behind him, so he could count it whenever he wanted to. 173 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,000 But then something strange began to happen. 174 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:17,000 Well, you've got ten more checks, and fifteen more letters asking for refunds. 175 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,000 My God, Mr. Lundt, what's wrong? 176 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,000 I don't know. 177 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,000 I don't know. 178 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,000 I don't know. 179 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,000 My God, Mr. Lundt, what's wrong? 180 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,000 You don't look so good. 181 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,000 I'm feeling awful lately. 182 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:38,000 Can't keep anything down, nauseous all the time, barely get out of bed this morning. 183 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,000 Well, maybe you should see a doctor. 184 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:43,000 I've already been to a doctor. I said he couldn't find anything wrong. 185 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,000 It's probably just the flu. 186 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,000 The flu. Yeah. 187 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,000 That's what it is, it's the flu. 188 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:16,000 It was frightening to hear the doctors had no answers, especially for a man who was so vain about his appearance. 189 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,000 Oh, my God. 190 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,000 It's happening. 191 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:59,000 Good morning, Mr. Lundt. Did you have a good weekend? 192 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,000 Got the morning mail. 193 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:04,000 There's a bunch of checks that you cheer you up. 194 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,000 Are you feeling better? 195 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,000 Wow, that's a lot of money. 196 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:14,000 Mr. Lundt? 197 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,000 I'm Charles. 198 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:18,000 I'm Charles. 199 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,000 I'm Charles. 200 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,000 I'm Charles. 201 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,000 I'm Charles. 202 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,000 Mr. Lundt? 203 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,000 I'm Charles. 204 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:29,000 Mr. Lundt? 205 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,000 Mr. Lundt, are you alright? 206 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:36,000 You're not. 207 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:44,000 When Charlie Lundt hollowed out the wall behind him, 208 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:48,000 he didn't know that he was removing the lead shield that protected his office 209 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,000 from the radiology X-ray lab located next door. 210 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,840 The green glow of his money was enhanced 211 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:55,840 by repeated doses of radiation. 212 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:59,640 MUSIC 213 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:04,640 Was Charlie's demise really the fulfillment of a curse, 214 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:07,240 or was it only the result of the radiation 215 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,240 coming through the wall next door, 216 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:12,240 and what made him choose to hide his money in the hollow wall? 217 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,240 He had been in that office for years. 218 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:17,240 He had never chose to do that until after the curse. 219 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:20,240 Is this story of the man who peddled phonics 220 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:23,480 and who peddled phony diplomas a lie? 221 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:26,480 Or does it contain a degree of truth? 222 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:29,480 We'll find out if this story is true or false 223 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:31,480 at the end of our show. 224 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:34,480 Next, a mysterious publication changes the life of a teenage boy 225 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,480 on Beyond Belief, Fact or Fiction. 226 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:41,480 The corner newsstand, even with all the information 227 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:44,480 that's available on the internet, TV and radio these days, 228 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:47,480 still a special place as color, sounds of the city, 229 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,720 other things to excite your senses. 230 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:52,720 I read this one for the articles. 231 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:54,720 The fact is, you can find a variety of things 232 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:56,720 at a stand like this, but young Vinnie Rose 233 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:58,720 is about to find something he needs more 234 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:01,720 than anything in the world, a mentor. 235 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:09,720 MUSIC 236 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:25,480 MUSIC 237 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:29,480 My mom died when I was 11. 238 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:32,480 I've been scavenging out on the street ever since. 239 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:35,480 It was hard, but I had no place else to go. 240 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:38,480 Streets are a tough place to live when you're only 15. 241 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:50,480 Hit that. 242 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:52,480 I got it. 243 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:00,480 I was born into a rough life. 244 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:02,480 My dad was a bad drunk. 245 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:05,480 I remember much about him, but he beat me with his belt. 246 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:08,480 I ran out with me and my mom, and I was only three. 247 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:12,480 All he left behind was a lot of bills 248 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:14,480 and a belt buckle with his initials on it. 249 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:17,480 DR for Don Rose. 250 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:21,480 I wear the belt buckle to remind me never to trust nobody. 251 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,480 I didn't have any friends or any future. 252 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,480 I didn't really care. 253 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:32,480 I just wanted to get my cans and get out of there 254 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:34,480 before those guys came back. 255 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:38,480 That's when I found it. 256 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:43,480 MUSIC 257 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:46,480 The old magazine was in perfect condition. 258 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:48,480 I figured it must have been worth something. 259 00:17:57,480 --> 00:17:59,480 Thanks. 260 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:04,480 Hey, mister. 261 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:06,480 Hey, mister. 262 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:10,480 What do you want? 263 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:12,480 How much you give me for this? 264 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:20,480 Pretty good condition. You steal it? 265 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:23,480 No. I found it under a dumpster, I swear. 266 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:24,480 I'll give you ten bucks. 267 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:27,480 Twenty. And that hoagie sandwich you got sitting over there. 268 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:33,480 Got a deal. 269 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,480 I've never seen you around here before. 270 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:37,480 Where do you live? 271 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:39,480 All over. 272 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:40,480 Why'd you end up homeless? 273 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:42,480 Just gonna sell my money. 274 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:44,480 Sure. What's your name? 275 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:46,480 Vinnie. 276 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:47,480 Got parents? 277 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:49,480 That's my mom and she's dead. 278 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:54,480 I was through with my time with this guy. 279 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,480 There was some abode in my kind of life. 280 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,480 Hey, hey, kid. 281 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:01,480 I can use some helper on here. 282 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:02,480 So? 283 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:04,480 So I'm offering you a job. 284 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:07,480 Oh, what's the catch? 285 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:09,480 Catch. Got to work. 286 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:16,480 Doc gave me some money, told me to get some new clothes 287 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:18,480 and clean myself up. 288 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,480 Then he taught me all about running a newsstand. 289 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:23,480 How to make change. 290 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:25,480 How to order stock. 291 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:27,480 Have a good day. 292 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:31,480 And how some things have a value you can't put a price on. 293 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:32,480 Fuck. 294 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:37,480 That's not for sale. 295 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:40,480 He was better to me than anyone I'd ever known. 296 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:49,480 After a while, I got so good at what I was doing, 297 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:51,480 Doc actually left me in charge. 298 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,480 He'd take off for a couple of hours every few days. 299 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:57,480 Said he had some business he had to take care of. 300 00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:59,480 He never told me what it was. 301 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:11,480 Hey, put him back. 302 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:12,480 What back? 303 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:14,480 Stealing cigarettes. 304 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:15,480 Hear that? 305 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,480 He's calling me a thief. 306 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:19,480 You believe that? 307 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:22,480 Look, just put the cigarettes back. 308 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:24,480 And I won't call the cops. 309 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:30,480 You gonna look cool on you? 310 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:34,480 Let him go. 311 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:36,480 Let him go. 312 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,480 What are you gonna do about it, old man? 313 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:40,480 Let him go. 314 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:42,480 Luke, please, let's get out of here. 315 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:46,480 I'm sorry, Doc. 316 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,480 I'm sorry I let you down. 317 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:53,480 Don't worry. You did fine. 318 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:55,480 You okay? 319 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:00,480 I'll go clean that up. 320 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:04,480 The next day, Doc left again. 321 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:07,480 I was glad he still trusted me to run things. 322 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:11,480 This time a week went by and I still hadn't heard from him. 323 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:15,480 I was worried, but I didn't know who to call or how to find him. 324 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:19,480 I was worried, but I didn't know who to call or how to find him. 325 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,480 Are you Vincent Rose? 326 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,480 Yeah, why? 327 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:27,480 I'm Doc's attorney, Addison Montgomery. 328 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:30,480 I'm afraid I have bad news for you. 329 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:32,480 What? Where's Doc? 330 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:38,480 Doc was diagnosed with a rain tomb six months ago. 331 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:42,480 He, uh, he died yesterday during surgery. 332 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:46,480 He, uh, asked me to give you this. 333 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:48,480 In case you didn't make it. 334 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:54,480 He was a good man. 335 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,480 He was a good man. 336 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:22,480 Dear Vinnie, 337 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:26,480 when I first saw you, I knew you were right away. 338 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:30,480 You were wearing my belt buckle and I'm ashamed to say it's the same one 339 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:33,480 I used to hit you with when I got drunk. 340 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:35,480 I'm your father. 341 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:38,480 What I did a long time ago was very wrong. 342 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:41,480 Now I want to do what's right. 343 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:45,480 The key in this envelope is to a safe deposit box at First Monument Bank. 344 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:50,480 Inside is the deed to the newsstand at $50,000. 345 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:53,480 Everything I had in this world is now yours. 346 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:57,480 I love you, son, and I'm sorry I had to leave you again. 347 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:02,480 Don, Doc Rose, your dad. 348 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:09,480 Remember this magazine? 349 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:11,480 It's the one that brought Doc and Vinnie together. 350 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:13,480 Where did it come from? 351 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:18,480 How could a magazine from 1939 found in an alley still be in such pristine condition? 352 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:22,480 Did Doc know that Vinnie was in the area and plant the magazine for him to find? 353 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:26,480 If so, how could he be sure Vinnie would bring the magazine back to him? 354 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:31,480 Is this touching tale of a father-son reunited based on truth, 355 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:35,480 or is it as false as the headlines of a phony tabloid? 356 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:43,480 We'll find out if this story is true or false at the end of our show. 357 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:49,480 Next, A Killer is on the loose in a graveyard on Beyond Belief, Fact or Fiction. 358 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:53,480 Have you ever walked through a graveyard? 359 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:56,480 It could be a strange and foreboding place, 360 00:23:56,480 --> 00:24:01,480 especially when the sky is overcast and the wind swirls around the grave sites. 361 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:06,480 Michelle Lambert and Stacey Gilmore are at the cemetery this day to work on a school project, 362 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:11,480 and the chill in the air they're about to feel is due to more than the sudden change in the weather. 363 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:18,480 It was the time of year when the weather gets unpredictable, 364 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:22,480 but my girlfriend Stacey and I were given a predictable assignment for history class. 365 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:26,480 We had to trace the family trees of our prominent local citizens. 366 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:29,480 This meant long, cold days spent at the local cemetery. 367 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:32,480 I'm ready for a break. Do you mind? 368 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,480 I told you to eat more at lunch. 369 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:37,480 Well, I wasn't expecting to be here all day. 370 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:40,480 Such a thing as cemetery items. 371 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:42,480 Amazing, isn't it? 372 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:48,480 No matter who these people were in their lives, no matter how important, 373 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:52,480 they all ended up in the same place. 374 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:55,480 After all the time we've spent researching this stupid report, 375 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,480 I feel like we've ended up here. 376 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:03,480 My God, what was that? 377 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:06,480 I don't know, a car backfire? 378 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:09,480 I don't think there's a road on that side of the cemetery. 379 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:12,480 Well, what else could it be? 380 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:14,480 That's weird. 381 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:16,480 What? 382 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:18,480 That guy? 383 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:20,480 I suppose he worked here. 384 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,480 It's nobody I've seen before. 385 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:26,480 Forget about him, he's not even your type. 386 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:28,480 Meaning what? 387 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:31,480 That was a gunshot. 388 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:33,480 I don't know. 389 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:35,480 That was a gunshot. 390 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:39,480 He's got a gun. 391 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:40,480 You're kidding, right? 392 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:42,480 No, I'm not. And he's headed this way. 393 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:44,480 Quick, over here! 394 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:05,480 Where are you going? 395 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:08,480 To see what he was shooting at behind those trees. 396 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:14,480 Did you hear something? 397 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:15,480 No, come on now! 398 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:16,480 Come on. 399 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,480 I'm sorry. 400 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:24,480 I'm sorry. 401 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:26,480 I'm sorry. 402 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:28,480 I'm sorry. 403 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:30,480 I'm sorry. 404 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:47,480 Let them know Roy Hennessy was killed by Jerry Fletcher. 405 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:51,480 Tell them that. 406 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:58,480 We gotta get to the car. 407 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:00,480 I left myself up there. 408 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:02,480 Come on, we've gotta call the police! 409 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:10,480 He staggered toward us. 410 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:12,480 He was holding his stomach and there was blood on his shirt. 411 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:14,480 He fell down on his knees and then he said, 412 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:17,480 let them know Roy Hennessy was killed by Jerry Fletcher. 413 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:19,480 Tell them that. Tell them. 414 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:22,480 Those were the man's exact words and the exact names he told you. 415 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:23,480 You're sure? 416 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:24,480 Yes. 417 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:25,480 Positive. 418 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:29,480 Believe me, there's not one detail of this I'll ever be able to forget. 419 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,480 God knows I'm going to try. 420 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:33,480 Detective Tanner? 421 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:34,480 Is that it? 422 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,480 Yeah, the nab second things like they said. 423 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:38,480 There's no sign of a body. 424 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:40,480 Anywhere. 425 00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:43,480 That doesn't make any sense. 426 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:45,480 Maybe we were wrong. 427 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:47,480 Maybe he was in debt. 428 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:49,480 He could have crawled away. 429 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:54,480 You'll have to check the whole cemetery. 430 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:58,480 It isn't exactly that I don't believe you. 431 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:00,480 What about the man with the gun? 432 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:02,480 The long hair? 433 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:05,480 He ran right past us. We didn't make this up. 434 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:12,480 Why isn't somebody out there looking for this Jerry Fletcher guy? 435 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:14,480 Are we done here, sir? 436 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:16,480 Radio Sergeant Morgan. 437 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:19,480 He's making a transfer from downtown of the county lock up. 438 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:21,480 I want him to swing by here. 439 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:24,480 Yes, sir. 440 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:34,480 This way, please. 441 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:39,480 Stay there. 442 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:47,480 Yes. 443 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:49,480 That's the man we saw. 444 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:51,480 That's the one. 445 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:53,480 Absolutely no question. 446 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:56,480 That is amazing. You've already got him in custody. 447 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:58,480 You guys are so fast. 448 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:00,480 It's Fletcher, right? 449 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:02,480 What is it? 450 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:05,480 I'm afraid there's a couple problems with your story. 451 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:08,480 It's not a story. It's what happened. 452 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:11,480 First, the man you said who died, Roy Hennessey, 453 00:29:11,480 --> 00:29:14,480 was shot and killed in the cemetery. 454 00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:16,480 So what's the problem? 455 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:18,480 It was two years ago. 456 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:23,480 Well, then Fletcher shot somebody here two hours ago. 457 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,480 That is Fletcher, right? 458 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:27,480 The man in the patrol car is in fact Jerry Fletcher. 459 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:29,480 He was picked up after he botched an armed robbery. 460 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:31,480 But you couldn't have seen him here. 461 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:34,480 He's been held in police custody for 72 hours. 462 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:37,480 So I don't know what to tell you, ladies. 463 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:41,480 Well, then who shot Roy Hennessey? 464 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:44,480 The case has never been solved. 465 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:48,480 You did it. We know you did it. 466 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:50,480 Tell them! Tell them! 467 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:52,480 Michelle! 468 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:54,480 Michelle, come on. 469 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:56,480 We did what we could do. 470 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:58,480 Let's just forget about it. 471 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:00,480 Let's go buy forensics. 472 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:02,480 Just for the hell of it, I want to run a test 473 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:04,480 on Fletcher's gun from the robbery. 474 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:06,480 You're, uh... 475 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:08,480 You're thinking there's a match to that old murder? 476 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:10,480 Based on this? 477 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:12,480 I know. I know. 478 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:14,480 I know. 479 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:16,480 I know. 480 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:18,480 I know. 481 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:20,480 I know. 482 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:22,480 I know. 483 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:24,480 I know. 484 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:26,480 I know. 485 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:29,480 I know. 486 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:31,480 I know... 487 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:38,480 The results of the test on Jerry Fletcher's handgun 488 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:40,480 showed it was the same weapon that had been used 489 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:42,480 in the shooting of Roy Hennessey. 490 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:44,480 When he was told about the evidence, 491 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:46,480 Jerry Fletcher confessed to the murder 492 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,480 that he had committed two years before. 493 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:50,480 before. 494 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:56,480 What did Michelle and Stacey really see? 495 00:30:56,480 --> 00:31:01,000 Did they witness the original murder in some unexplainable time warp? 496 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:04,680 Or perhaps some locals who knew the story were playing a prank on the two girls. 497 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:08,720 But then how do you explain the identity of the man in the police car? 498 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:12,600 Is this bizarre story of the cemetery based on fact? 499 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:16,520 Or have our writers toiled too long on the graveyard shift? 500 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:21,120 We'll find out if this story is true or false at the end of our show. 501 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:29,400 Next, a helpless old woman encounters two strange drifters on Beyond Belief, fact or fiction. 502 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:33,040 The romance of the trail. 503 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:36,280 The notion of the grizzled cowboys riding into the sunset. 504 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:39,240 It's always meant heroic freedom to most Americans. 505 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:42,760 But not everyone in the old west lived an adventurous life. 506 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:46,120 But good many of them, like Zarelda Hart, struggled to get by. 507 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:50,160 Barely making ends meet, she lives alone in her tiny cabin. 508 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:53,120 Sometimes not seeing another soul for weeks at a time. 509 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:58,680 Until one fateful night. 510 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:03,520 The year was 1870, and Zarelda Hart had been living alone ever since the passing of her 511 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:06,520 husband Cleveland. 512 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:10,120 Zarelda's cabin was located in the remote hills of northern Missouri. 513 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:18,760 It had been a hard and lonely life for Zarelda, but she remained a charitable and decent person. 514 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:25,840 Zarelda's nearest neighbors were over 40 miles away, but she seldom had visitors, especially 515 00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:27,840 on a cold rainy night. 516 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:40,600 Oh, my lord, you boys are soaked to the bone. 517 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:41,600 Yes, we are, ma'am. 518 00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:43,480 We've been riding for a long time. 519 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:47,600 We truly appreciate it if you might come in and set forth a spell by your fire. 520 00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:48,600 Oh, please do. 521 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:50,600 Come right on in. 522 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:53,600 Get yourselves out of the cold. 523 00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:03,840 You all alone here, ma'am? 524 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:06,640 Yes, I am. 525 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:10,840 My husband, Cleveland, took sick and died two years ago. 526 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:13,840 Don't you have no kids to help you out? 527 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:16,440 No, we never had children. 528 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:18,840 It was just Cleveland and myself. 529 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:21,840 Oh, that's too bad. 530 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:23,840 Stuffed being a woman all alone. 531 00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:29,840 Especially way out here in the middle of nowhere. 532 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:32,840 My name's Zarelda. 533 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:34,840 Zarelda Hart. 534 00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:41,840 It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, ma'am. 535 00:33:44,840 --> 00:33:47,840 Let's see now. 536 00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:49,840 What you doing there, ma'am? 537 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:53,840 These were Cleavans. 538 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:58,840 Get yourselves out of those wet clothes before you catch your death a cold. 539 00:34:05,840 --> 00:34:09,840 They might not fit you very well, but at least they're dry. 540 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:11,840 Thank you, Kylie. 541 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:14,840 You can keep them. 542 00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:17,840 I have no use for them anymore. 543 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:20,840 I bet you're hungry. 544 00:34:20,840 --> 00:34:24,840 You've been kind enough, ma'am. We don't want you to go to any more trouble now. 545 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:27,840 I'm sure it could stand to eat south of them. 546 00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:30,840 I got some soup on the stove. 547 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:33,840 You sure are nice. 548 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,840 She kind of reminds me of Ma. 549 00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:38,840 Your brother's? 550 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:41,840 No, ma'am. He means his ma. 551 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:43,840 Oh. 552 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:52,840 Zarelda couldn't quite figure out the two strangers. 553 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:56,840 She wondered who they were and why they seemed so secretive. 554 00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:59,840 Who were you boys headed? 555 00:34:59,840 --> 00:35:01,840 Home. 556 00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:03,840 You've been away for a spell? 557 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:06,840 A spell? How about you? 558 00:35:06,840 --> 00:35:09,840 How long have you lived in this place? 559 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:13,840 Twenty years. Ever since Cleven built it. 560 00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:16,840 We've had a lot of happy days here. 561 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:23,840 My memories are old, good. 562 00:35:30,840 --> 00:35:32,840 What's wrong? 563 00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:46,840 We never had much money. 564 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:53,840 But after Cleven passed, things got really bad. 565 00:35:53,840 --> 00:36:02,840 And I had to borrow $900 from the Davies Savings Bank in Gallatin just to get by. 566 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:07,840 I put up the house and land as collateral. 567 00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:12,840 Well, now that note has come due. 568 00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:17,840 Tomorrow someone is coming from the bank to collect. 569 00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:21,840 I have no way to pay it. 570 00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:30,840 I'm gonna lose my home. 571 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:41,840 Where will you go? 572 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:48,840 I don't know. 573 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:54,840 I didn't mean to burden you with this. 574 00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:57,840 It's not that anybody can do. 575 00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:00,840 Why don't you get some sleep? 576 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:04,840 And I'll get up and fix you breakfast in the morning. 577 00:37:04,840 --> 00:37:07,840 Mm-hmm. 578 00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:23,840 When Zarelda got up the next morning, the only thing on her mind was the foreclosure of her home. 579 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:26,840 She was sorry to see that the two strangers were gone. 580 00:37:26,840 --> 00:37:29,840 She'd never even found out who they were. 581 00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:32,840 And then she saw it. 582 00:37:35,840 --> 00:37:41,840 Left on her table were nine $100 bills along with a note. 583 00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:46,840 Dear Mr. Zarelda, we thank you for your kindness to us. 584 00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:48,840 We thought you could use this. 585 00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:52,840 Make sure you ask the banker for a receipt. 586 00:38:04,840 --> 00:38:11,840 Several hours later, the man from the bank arrived with the foreclosure papers ready to be signed. 587 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:20,840 Mrs. Zarelda Hart, J.T. Burnham from the Davis Savings Bank. 588 00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:24,840 Yeah, I've been expecting you. 589 00:38:28,840 --> 00:38:33,840 J.T. Burnham was a man who was trained in counting money. 590 00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:39,840 There was no doubt that he was holding $900 in his hand. 591 00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:44,840 Burnham couldn't understand how Zarelda Hart could pay the entire amount that she owed the bank. 592 00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:49,840 He found it equally odd that it was all in $100 bills. 593 00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:54,840 But the thing that really surprised him is when she insisted on a receipt. 594 00:38:54,840 --> 00:38:59,840 He reluctantly gave her one, but was puzzled as to why she made such a point of it. 595 00:39:03,840 --> 00:39:08,840 Hand over your money, Sack now. 596 00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:10,840 I have no money. 597 00:39:10,840 --> 00:39:13,840 All right, all right, don't shoot. 598 00:39:13,840 --> 00:39:16,840 You boys are going to get into a lot of trouble for doing this. 599 00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:18,840 They're going to put a price on your head. 600 00:39:18,840 --> 00:39:21,840 We already got a price on our heads. 601 00:39:24,840 --> 00:39:28,840 Can you tell your friends you were just robbed by Frank and Jesse James? 602 00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:38,840 Did Jesse and Frank James really play the part of Robin Hood for Zarelda Hart? 603 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:45,840 It's hard to imagine, but the plight of the helpless old lady may have actually touched the cold stone hearts of the West's most notorious outlaws. 604 00:39:45,840 --> 00:39:50,840 In presenting this piece of cowboy lore, have we given you a tale based on fact? 605 00:39:50,840 --> 00:39:53,840 Or did the truth just go that way? 606 00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:58,840 Next, you'll find out which of our stories are facts and which are fiction, 607 00:39:58,840 --> 00:40:03,840 when Beyond Belief returns. 608 00:40:03,840 --> 00:40:10,840 Now let's look back at tonight's stories and find out which ones are inspired by actual events and which ones are totally false. 609 00:40:10,840 --> 00:40:14,840 What about the criminal who used a pen to write a death sentence? 610 00:40:14,840 --> 00:40:15,840 Corpille? 611 00:40:15,840 --> 00:40:17,840 Yeah. 612 00:40:17,840 --> 00:40:21,840 I don't want your pen. I don't want anything of yours. 613 00:40:21,840 --> 00:40:23,840 A seat yourself, counselor. 614 00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:26,840 You just passed up a $1,500 pen. 615 00:40:26,840 --> 00:40:30,840 Yeah, well, you keep it. You're gonna need it to get the Devil's autograph. 616 00:40:30,840 --> 00:40:32,840 The Devil's autograph. 617 00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:37,840 The law books are filled with bizarre tales of people who met with strange ends after their trial. 618 00:40:37,840 --> 00:40:38,840 Was this one? 619 00:40:38,840 --> 00:40:39,840 Yes. 620 00:40:39,840 --> 00:40:43,840 An event like this happened to a lawyer from upstate New York in the 70s. 621 00:40:43,840 --> 00:40:48,840 Let's review the story of the mail-order swindler who cheated everything but death. 622 00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:52,840 I want him arrested for trespassing and assault. 623 00:40:52,840 --> 00:40:54,840 Do me sorry! 624 00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:56,840 This is a hunt, you! 625 00:40:56,840 --> 00:40:59,840 Yeah, yeah. 626 00:40:59,840 --> 00:41:04,840 Thanks for the buck, creep. 627 00:41:04,840 --> 00:41:06,840 I'm sorry. 628 00:41:06,840 --> 00:41:08,840 I'm sorry. 629 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:11,840 Thanks for the buck, creep. 630 00:41:18,840 --> 00:41:21,840 Is it possible this story is true? 631 00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:23,840 Yes, it is. 632 00:41:23,840 --> 00:41:27,840 A similar story occurred outside New York City in the late 80s. 633 00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:34,840 How about the story of the father and son who were reunited at the corner newsstand? 634 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:37,840 Hey, mister! 635 00:41:37,840 --> 00:41:39,840 What do you want? 636 00:41:39,840 --> 00:41:42,840 How much you give me for this? 637 00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:49,840 Pretty good condition. You steal it? 638 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:52,840 No. I found it under a dumpster, I swear. 639 00:41:52,840 --> 00:41:53,840 I'll give you ten bucks. 640 00:41:53,840 --> 00:41:54,840 Twenty. 641 00:41:54,840 --> 00:41:57,840 Was this story based on a real happening? 642 00:41:57,840 --> 00:42:00,840 Not this time. Our writers made it up. 643 00:42:01,840 --> 00:42:07,840 And what was your opinion of the two girls who just witnessed a murder in the cemetery? 644 00:42:07,840 --> 00:42:10,840 A murder that took place two years before? 645 00:42:10,840 --> 00:42:12,840 Okay, that was a gun shot. 646 00:42:15,840 --> 00:42:17,840 Where's that guy? 647 00:42:18,840 --> 00:42:19,840 He's got a gun. 648 00:42:19,840 --> 00:42:21,840 Then he's headed this way. 649 00:42:21,840 --> 00:42:23,840 Quick, over here! 650 00:42:23,840 --> 00:42:28,840 Was this story inspired by an actual event? 651 00:42:28,840 --> 00:42:29,840 Yes. 652 00:42:29,840 --> 00:42:32,840 Our research found a published report of a similar story. 653 00:42:35,840 --> 00:42:40,840 Let's review the story of the good deed performed by Frank and Jesse James. 654 00:42:47,840 --> 00:42:50,840 And over your money, Seth, now! 655 00:42:50,840 --> 00:42:51,840 I have no money? 656 00:42:51,840 --> 00:42:54,840 All right, all right, don't shoot! 657 00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:57,840 You boys are going to get into a lot of trouble for doing this. 658 00:42:57,840 --> 00:42:59,840 They're going to put a price on your head. 659 00:42:59,840 --> 00:43:02,840 We already got a price on our heads. 660 00:43:05,840 --> 00:43:09,840 You can tell your friends, you were just robbed by Frank and Jesse James. 661 00:43:10,840 --> 00:43:12,840 Can it be this story is fact? 662 00:43:12,840 --> 00:43:13,840 Yes, it is. 663 00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:17,840 The event was reported as having taken place in the Ozark cemetery. 664 00:43:17,840 --> 00:43:22,840 The event was reported as having taken place in the Ozark foothills in 1870. 665 00:43:26,840 --> 00:43:29,840 So do you still think that fact and fiction are polar opposites? 666 00:43:29,840 --> 00:43:32,840 Or do they occupy the exact same space? 667 00:43:32,840 --> 00:43:39,840 And trying to find one without encountering the other is a challenge that is truly beyond belief. 668 00:43:39,840 --> 00:43:40,840 I'm Jonathan Frakes. 669 00:43:40,840 --> 00:43:44,840 The stories entitled Devil's Autograph in mail order degree are true 670 00:43:44,840 --> 00:43:48,840 based upon first-hand research conducted by author Robert Treiland's. 671 00:43:48,840 --> 00:43:50,840 This is Campbell Lane.