1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,000 MUSIC 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:10,000 Beyond belief, fact or fiction. 3 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,000 Hosted by Jonathan Franks. 4 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:21,000 Tonight, your challenge is to separate what is true from what is false. 5 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,000 Five stories, some real, some fake. 6 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,000 Can you judge which are fact and which are fiction? 7 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,000 You must enter a world of both truth and deception. 8 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,000 A world that is beyond belief. 9 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:42,000 MUSIC 10 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,000 Sometimes truth and illusion are one and the same. 11 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,000 For example, this simple spiral. 12 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,000 It measures precisely 13 inches. 13 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:59,000 Now, watch as I stretch it out. 14 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:04,000 MUSIC 15 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,000 What does it measure now? 16 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,000 Exactly the same. 17 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,000 The truth is that it only appears to be stretching out. 18 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,000 Nothing about its measurements are changing. 19 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:19,000 Truth and illusion, side by side, just as in tonight's stories. 20 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,000 We'll tell you which are true and which are false at the end of the show. 21 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:26,000 And keep in mind, what appears true may in fact be false. 22 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:30,000 And what appears to be a fabrication may not be a stretch at all. 23 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:34,000 MUSIC 24 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,000 Does your computer ever seem to have a mind of its own? 25 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:42,000 Does it ever hide a file from you or sometimes print a file you didn't ask for? 26 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:46,000 And if the communication between your computer and your printer breaks down, 27 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,000 this can be the result. 28 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:52,000 MUSIC 29 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:01,000 Valerie Simms is going to take some time off to be alone with her thoughts, 30 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,000 her hopes and her computer. 31 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,000 But what's about to happen to her? 32 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,000 No computer could possibly program. 33 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:13,000 MUSIC 34 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,000 I've been happily married for the past 18 years. 35 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,000 I had a supportive husband and a great son. 36 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:25,000 And then one day, out of the blue, I was hit with a full-blown midlife crisis. 37 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:30,000 Something was missing. I was feeling terribly unfulfilled. 38 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:34,000 I had always wanted to be a writer, but I never seemed to have the time. 39 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:39,000 There was always something else to do, and the writing just kept getting pushed to the next day. 40 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:43,000 I finally decided to take a stand and commit myself to my writing. 41 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:47,000 I knew I couldn't do it at home, so I rented a small house on Moonstruck Beach 42 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,000 to try and knock out the great American novel. 43 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:55,000 MUSIC 44 00:02:55,000 --> 00:03:00,000 It was the perfect setting, quiet and inspiring. 45 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,000 I was just having a little trouble getting started. 46 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:08,000 It was amazing. When I was at home, I always had a million stories running through my head. 47 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,000 Now I couldn't think of one. 48 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:17,000 I'd been working on a couple of ideas for about a week, but I wasn't getting anywhere at all. 49 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:22,000 My husband Joe called almost every day, offering words of encouragement. 50 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,000 KNOCKING 51 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,000 KNOCKING 52 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:37,000 Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. My name's Jerry, Jerry Corbin. I'm the caretaker around here. 53 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,000 Valerie Sims. 54 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,000 I know. I got about a half dozen houses I take care of. 55 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,000 You must keep pretty busy. 56 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:48,000 I do. There's always something. You need anything done? 57 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:52,000 Uh, no, no, no, no. Everything seems to be fine. 58 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:59,000 Cool. I live in that little house right up the hill. If you need anything, anything at all. Just give a holler. 59 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,000 Thanks. I will. 60 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:08,000 MUSIC 61 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:14,000 I took a long walk hoping to break through my rider's block. 62 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,000 And suddenly I saw it. 63 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:25,000 MUSIC 64 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:35,000 MUSIC 65 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,000 MUSIC 66 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:42,000 It was gone. I could have sworn I saw a woman's body lying in that same exact spot. 67 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:48,000 There was nothing there. I must have seen a shadow, but it looked so real from up there. 68 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:54,000 MUSIC 69 00:04:55,000 --> 00:05:02,000 I needed to relax and figure out why I was seeing things. But then things kept getting stranger. 70 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:09,000 MUSIC 71 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:13,000 I hadn't written anything, and I wondered where it would come from. 72 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:19,000 MUSIC 73 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:26,000 As I caught the reflection in the glass, I clearly saw the name Deanna Lindsay. It was everywhere on the page. 74 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:32,000 MUSIC 75 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,000 SIGH 76 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:40,000 MUSIC 77 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:46,000 I kept asking myself over and over again, who was Deanna Lindsay? I didn't know anyone by that name. 78 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:52,000 What was going on here? I was feeling very uneasy. Even a little afraid. 79 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,000 MUSIC 80 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,000 MUSIC 81 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,000 It was just me, Mrs. Sims. 82 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,000 Hi, Jerry. 83 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:03,000 I was just going to make a run to the market and wonder if you needed anything. 84 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:04,000 No thanks. 85 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,000 All right. I'll see you later. 86 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,000 Jerry, um... 87 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:14,000 Have you ever heard of a woman called Deanna Lindsay? 88 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:21,000 Deanna Lindsay? Yeah, sure. She rented this house about a year ago. She was a writer just like you. 89 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:22,000 Oh. 90 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:28,000 It was terrible. I mean, she committed suicide. She jumped off the bluff and they found her on the rocks. 91 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,000 Why do you ask? 92 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:35,000 Um... Well, I just remember reading something about it in the paper. 93 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:40,000 Oh, yeah. There's a big story around here. It's pretty sad. She was a real nice woman. 94 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:43,000 So, you sure I can't bring you back something? 95 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,000 Thanks. 96 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:49,000 MUSIC 97 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:53,000 I could not get the image of that woman's dead body out of my mind. 98 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:58,000 I wondered if this was where they found Deanna Lindsay. Was it her I saw? 99 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:03,000 But how could that be? Nothing was making any sense. 100 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,000 MUSIC 101 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,000 MUSIC 102 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,000 MUSIC 103 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,000 MUSIC 104 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:13,000 MUSIC 105 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,000 MUSIC 106 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,000 MUSIC 107 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,000 MUSIC 108 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,000 MUSIC 109 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,000 MUSIC 110 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,000 MUSIC 111 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,000 MUSIC 112 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,000 MUSIC 113 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:31,000 MUSIC 114 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,000 MUSIC 115 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:39,000 All I could think about was getting in my car and driving as far away from that beach house as I possibly could. 116 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:44,000 MUSIC 117 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:48,000 MUSIC 118 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:52,000 MUSIC 119 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:57,000 MUSIC 120 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:01,000 MUSIC 121 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,000 MUSIC 122 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,000 Come on. 123 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:12,860 ashed didn't 124 00:08:12,900 --> 00:08:17,400 assumes 125 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:24,260 car 126 00:08:24,260 --> 00:08:38,260 The sheriff found Jerry Corbin lying in the driveway unconscious. 127 00:08:38,260 --> 00:08:42,740 He eventually admitted to pushing Deanna Lindsay off the bluffs and to the murder of two other 128 00:08:42,740 --> 00:08:44,660 women in the area. 129 00:08:44,660 --> 00:08:47,740 I went back home after that and wrote my first novel. 130 00:08:47,740 --> 00:08:49,140 I called it... 131 00:08:49,140 --> 00:08:59,300 ...and struck Beach. 132 00:08:59,300 --> 00:09:03,500 Was it really the ghost of Deanna Lindsay who visited Valerie Sims? 133 00:09:03,500 --> 00:09:06,660 Could the printout have been some sort of psychic connection from one writer to another, 134 00:09:06,660 --> 00:09:09,580 or were the messages typed by Jerry Corbin? 135 00:09:09,580 --> 00:09:12,500 Was he playing some sort of twisted game? 136 00:09:12,500 --> 00:09:16,900 Whatever happened, three murders were solved and one was prevented. 137 00:09:16,900 --> 00:09:27,340 Is this story a garbled work of fiction, or does it actually reflect the truth? 138 00:09:27,340 --> 00:09:30,860 We'll find out if this story is true or false at the end of our show. 139 00:09:30,860 --> 00:09:39,540 Next, a dying woman is visited by a mysterious stranger on Beyond Belief, Fact or Fiction. 140 00:09:39,540 --> 00:09:42,740 Hospital rooms can be drab, depressing places. 141 00:09:42,740 --> 00:09:47,380 Otherwise, a thoughtful and helpful gesture to send patients gifts to cheer their spirits. 142 00:09:47,380 --> 00:09:51,140 In fact, many psychologists believe there's a healing power in gifts like these, along 143 00:09:51,140 --> 00:09:53,860 with, of course, personal visits. 144 00:09:53,860 --> 00:09:57,860 Ruth Atkins is seriously ill in her room at Mercy Hospital. 145 00:09:57,860 --> 00:09:59,500 Nobody's sending anything to her room. 146 00:09:59,500 --> 00:10:03,940 Right now, Nurse Payton is concerned she's about to be astounded. 147 00:10:13,740 --> 00:10:18,460 I never wanted to work in one of those sprawling medical centers where the patients were only 148 00:10:18,460 --> 00:10:23,340 referred to by their room member or by their insurance company, Billing ID. 149 00:10:23,340 --> 00:10:34,660 So I was glad to find a job at Mercy Memorial, where I could give my patients personal attention. 150 00:10:34,660 --> 00:10:37,620 One of those patients was Ruth Atkins. 151 00:10:37,620 --> 00:10:42,620 She had arrived at the hospital in a comatose state due to acute blood acidosis, a potentially 152 00:10:42,620 --> 00:10:44,500 fatal condition. 153 00:10:44,500 --> 00:10:49,500 Sadly, she had no visitors in the three days since she'd been admitted. 154 00:10:55,500 --> 00:10:57,900 How's Mrs. Atkins doing? 155 00:10:57,900 --> 00:10:59,500 She's not getting any better. 156 00:10:59,500 --> 00:11:02,980 Her blood pH levels are down and her blood pressure's extremely low. 157 00:11:02,980 --> 00:11:06,820 Well, it's likely she'll never come out of that coma. 158 00:11:06,820 --> 00:11:10,420 It's just sad that she has to be alone at a time like this. 159 00:11:10,620 --> 00:11:14,580 It's not like she'd know if anyone was here. 160 00:11:14,580 --> 00:11:19,940 Now, I really believe that comatose patients can sense the presence of a loved one. 161 00:11:19,940 --> 00:11:23,940 Well, then you'll be glad to know the hospital's been able to locate Mrs. Atkins' son. 162 00:11:23,940 --> 00:11:24,940 Really? 163 00:11:24,940 --> 00:11:25,940 Is he going to come see her? 164 00:11:25,940 --> 00:11:30,820 Well, he's in the Navy stationed on a ship in the Bering Sea, but he is trying to arrange 165 00:11:30,820 --> 00:11:31,820 a leave. 166 00:11:31,820 --> 00:11:36,980 Well, I just pray that he gets here in time. 167 00:11:36,980 --> 00:11:44,300 It was later that same day when I saw a man visiting Mrs. Atkins. 168 00:11:50,980 --> 00:11:52,660 He's not on this floor. 169 00:11:52,660 --> 00:11:57,740 Yes, but oddly, doctors don't report their whereabouts to me. 170 00:11:57,740 --> 00:11:58,740 Oh. 171 00:11:58,740 --> 00:12:02,580 Well, it looks like Mrs. Atkins finally has a visitor. 172 00:12:02,580 --> 00:12:04,380 Oh, I hadn't noticed. 173 00:12:04,380 --> 00:12:08,180 The hospital community liaison might have notified Mrs. Atkins' church. 174 00:12:08,180 --> 00:12:09,180 Yes? 175 00:12:09,180 --> 00:12:12,180 Yeah, he must be her minister. 176 00:12:12,180 --> 00:12:13,180 Okay. 177 00:12:13,180 --> 00:12:14,180 Huh. 178 00:12:14,180 --> 00:12:24,500 Looks like Mrs. Atkins' blood pressure has improved. 179 00:12:24,500 --> 00:12:28,500 With Mrs. Atkins' particular illness, it was unheard of for a patient to experience 180 00:12:28,500 --> 00:12:30,580 such sudden improvement. 181 00:12:30,580 --> 00:12:34,300 The doctors couldn't explain it, but I was grateful just the same. 182 00:12:34,300 --> 00:12:40,580 It may have bought enough time for her son to see his mother one last time. 183 00:12:40,580 --> 00:12:44,780 As it turned out, Mrs. Atkins' improvement had been temporary. 184 00:12:44,780 --> 00:12:47,700 Her vital signs dipped back down during the night. 185 00:12:47,700 --> 00:12:51,900 The prognosis wasn't promising, and her son hadn't arrived yet. 186 00:13:00,580 --> 00:13:07,820 Joni, I know how much you wanted Mrs. Atkins to pull through. 187 00:13:07,820 --> 00:13:11,700 I know how much you root for all your patients, but it's going to wear you down if you keep 188 00:13:11,700 --> 00:13:14,660 getting this emotionally involved with every patient that you care for. 189 00:13:14,660 --> 00:13:18,460 Well, I didn't become a nurse so that I could be disinterested in the outcome. 190 00:13:18,460 --> 00:13:25,860 But you have to realize that for Mrs. Atkins to pull through this, it would take a miracle. 191 00:13:25,860 --> 00:13:42,580 Well, I happen to believe in miracles. 192 00:13:42,580 --> 00:13:44,780 Deep down, I knew the senior nurse was right. 193 00:13:44,780 --> 00:13:47,260 I shouldn't hold out hope. 194 00:13:47,260 --> 00:13:52,500 But then, just as before, Mrs. Atkins' condition suddenly improved. 195 00:13:52,500 --> 00:13:56,540 The men continued to visit her regularly, and with each visit, Mrs. Atkins seemed to 196 00:13:56,540 --> 00:13:57,540 get better. 197 00:13:57,540 --> 00:14:06,060 Eventually, she came out of her coma, baffling the doctors once again. 198 00:14:06,060 --> 00:14:09,980 When her son arrived, we were able to greet him with the best possible news. 199 00:14:09,980 --> 00:14:12,380 His mother was headed for a full recovery. 200 00:14:12,380 --> 00:14:17,180 They want to keep an eye on me a little longer, but they say I'll be able to go home soon. 201 00:14:17,180 --> 00:14:19,820 Well, it looks like you fooled all those doctors. 202 00:14:20,540 --> 00:14:29,100 They didn't know my mother was made of such tough stuff. 203 00:14:29,100 --> 00:14:33,740 With her condition stabilized, Mrs. Atkins moved out of intensive care and into a private 204 00:14:33,740 --> 00:14:36,340 room on the lower floor. 205 00:14:36,340 --> 00:14:37,940 Thank you for taking such good care of my mother. 206 00:14:50,820 --> 00:14:52,820 Come in. 207 00:14:52,820 --> 00:14:53,820 Hi. 208 00:14:53,820 --> 00:14:56,260 I just finished my shift, so I thought I'd drop by. 209 00:14:56,260 --> 00:14:57,260 Wow. 210 00:14:57,260 --> 00:14:59,660 Your room looks so cheery. 211 00:14:59,660 --> 00:15:03,180 My son brought some things from home to make me feel more comfortable. 212 00:15:03,180 --> 00:15:08,860 Oh, what beautiful flowers. 213 00:15:08,860 --> 00:15:13,860 Some people from the church brought those by yesterday when they looked in on me. 214 00:15:13,860 --> 00:15:16,980 Oh, that reminds me. 215 00:15:16,980 --> 00:15:24,260 I stopped by because I found your Bible in your room and I see you. 216 00:15:24,260 --> 00:15:26,260 How on earth did it get there? 217 00:15:26,260 --> 00:15:29,780 Oh, I think that your minister left it there. 218 00:15:29,780 --> 00:15:30,780 My minister? 219 00:15:30,780 --> 00:15:31,780 Your visitor? 220 00:15:31,780 --> 00:15:35,620 It's a beautiful Bible. 221 00:15:35,620 --> 00:15:37,900 My husband gave me this Bible. 222 00:15:37,900 --> 00:15:41,660 We used to go to church every Sunday. 223 00:15:41,660 --> 00:15:45,700 Here's a photo of us taken on Easter a few years back. 224 00:15:45,820 --> 00:15:48,620 Oh, this is your husband. 225 00:15:48,620 --> 00:15:52,580 He has such a warm and comforting smile. 226 00:15:52,580 --> 00:15:54,060 I thought he was your minister. 227 00:15:54,060 --> 00:15:55,300 Oh heavens, no. 228 00:15:55,300 --> 00:15:57,220 Martin was never in the clergy. 229 00:15:57,220 --> 00:16:02,580 He was a building contractor until he passed away two years ago. 230 00:16:06,180 --> 00:16:11,820 But that man who was just here, you're the first visitor I've had today, dear. 231 00:16:15,700 --> 00:16:34,460 After questioning her co-workers, Joni learned she was the only person who ever saw the man 232 00:16:34,460 --> 00:16:36,260 at Mrs. Atkins' bedside. 233 00:16:36,260 --> 00:16:41,340 Did Ruth Atkins' late husband actually return as an angel to visit her every day? 234 00:16:41,340 --> 00:16:45,100 Or was it Joni's own faith that permitted her to see a miracle? 235 00:16:45,100 --> 00:16:50,420 But how do you explain that it was only after Joni saw Mr. Atkins that Ruth started to recover? 236 00:16:50,420 --> 00:16:56,500 If you're looking for truth here, can you walk right in or are visiting hours over? 237 00:16:56,500 --> 00:16:57,500 We'll find out. 238 00:16:57,500 --> 00:17:00,300 This story is true or false at the end of our show. 239 00:17:00,300 --> 00:17:05,900 Next, a biking trip turns into a disaster on Beyond Belief, fact or fiction. 240 00:17:05,900 --> 00:17:11,940 Have you ever gone mountain biking? 241 00:17:11,940 --> 00:17:16,220 Things like these are not only great exercise, they're made to go over rough terrain, hills, 242 00:17:16,220 --> 00:17:19,860 gullies and streams, wherever the adventures lie. 243 00:17:19,860 --> 00:17:23,620 Peter and Gary Vallard are a father and son pair who love to go mountain biking. 244 00:17:23,620 --> 00:17:25,900 In fact, it's a family tradition. 245 00:17:25,900 --> 00:17:33,740 But as we all know, sometimes family traditions can turn into disasters. 246 00:17:33,740 --> 00:17:37,900 Gary Vallard was a marketing executive for a successful sports equipment company in Denver, 247 00:17:37,900 --> 00:17:39,420 Colorado. 248 00:17:39,420 --> 00:17:44,540 Every summer for the past 16 years, Gary had accompanied his father, Peter, on a mountain 249 00:17:44,540 --> 00:17:48,340 biking trip to Aspen. 250 00:17:48,340 --> 00:17:53,180 This was the first time since he was 12 that Gary wasn't joining his father. 251 00:17:53,180 --> 00:18:01,220 And although he was stuck behind the desk, his thoughts kept drifting towards Aspen. 252 00:18:01,220 --> 00:18:02,540 Gary. 253 00:18:02,540 --> 00:18:08,660 Gary, are you with me here? 254 00:18:09,660 --> 00:18:11,060 Oh, yeah. 255 00:18:11,060 --> 00:18:14,300 Sorry, I just spaced out for a second. 256 00:18:14,300 --> 00:18:17,780 So what about that shipment of snowboards? 257 00:18:17,780 --> 00:18:24,020 I just told you they left yesterday, right on schedule. 258 00:18:24,020 --> 00:18:27,020 I'm sorry, Kathy, my mind is somewhere else today. 259 00:18:27,020 --> 00:18:30,020 You should have gone trail biking with your dad. 260 00:18:30,020 --> 00:18:32,620 I wish I could have, but all these orders came in. 261 00:18:32,620 --> 00:18:34,020 I had to be here. 262 00:18:34,020 --> 00:18:37,500 Well, you're not exactly here. 263 00:18:38,500 --> 00:18:43,500 I think it's great how close you two are. 264 00:18:45,500 --> 00:18:50,500 I bet they're flying down Monument Trail right now. 265 00:18:50,500 --> 00:18:56,500 At that moment, Gary's two boyhood friends, CJ and Kenny, were leaving the wet. 266 00:18:56,500 --> 00:18:59,500 But Gary's dad wasn't far behind. 267 00:18:59,500 --> 00:19:01,500 You believe that last drop? 268 00:19:01,500 --> 00:19:03,500 They're jamming down that thing so fast. 269 00:19:03,500 --> 00:19:05,500 I hit those rocks. 270 00:19:05,500 --> 00:19:08,500 Yeah, I almost bought it. 271 00:19:08,500 --> 00:19:11,500 Oh, look at, look, here comes Peter. 272 00:19:13,500 --> 00:19:14,500 Woo! 273 00:19:14,500 --> 00:19:17,500 Hey, is that incredible or what? 274 00:19:17,500 --> 00:19:20,500 I hate to admit it, guys. 275 00:19:20,500 --> 00:19:23,500 That trail's getting tougher and tougher every year. 276 00:19:23,500 --> 00:19:25,500 Gary, heard you say that. 277 00:19:25,500 --> 00:19:26,500 I love your case. 278 00:19:26,500 --> 00:19:27,500 Well, don't tell him. 279 00:19:27,500 --> 00:19:29,500 He still thinks I'm indestructible. 280 00:19:31,500 --> 00:19:32,500 See where she was here. 281 00:19:32,500 --> 00:19:34,500 It's not the same without him. 282 00:19:34,500 --> 00:19:35,500 Sure isn't. 283 00:19:35,500 --> 00:19:39,500 But some people have to work. 284 00:19:39,500 --> 00:19:40,500 Unlike you two plumbers. 285 00:19:40,500 --> 00:19:45,500 How about, uh, last one down to Sunnyside by a few beers? 286 00:19:45,500 --> 00:19:47,500 Uh, tell you what. 287 00:19:50,500 --> 00:19:51,500 You guys go ahead. 288 00:19:51,500 --> 00:19:52,500 I'm taking Lager's line loop. 289 00:19:52,500 --> 00:19:54,500 Lager's line loop? 290 00:19:54,500 --> 00:19:56,500 It's gonna take you the extra two hours. 291 00:19:56,500 --> 00:19:58,500 I'm in no hurry. 292 00:19:58,500 --> 00:20:02,500 Well, I'll see you at Sunnyside and then you know what we'll do. 293 00:20:02,500 --> 00:20:03,500 All right. 294 00:20:10,500 --> 00:20:12,500 Peter was feeling empty without Gary 295 00:20:12,500 --> 00:20:14,500 and wanted some time to himself. 296 00:20:14,500 --> 00:20:17,500 But his decision to travel a separate trail 297 00:20:17,500 --> 00:20:19,500 would prove to be an important one. 298 00:20:32,500 --> 00:20:34,500 That's weird. What happened? 299 00:20:34,500 --> 00:20:35,500 I don't know. 300 00:20:35,500 --> 00:20:37,500 That's weird. What happened? 301 00:20:37,500 --> 00:20:39,500 I don't know. 302 00:20:47,500 --> 00:20:50,500 Peter Vallard knew that he'd never be able to come to Sunnyside 303 00:20:50,500 --> 00:20:51,500 because of that. 304 00:20:51,500 --> 00:20:53,500 But he didn't want to go to the beach. 305 00:20:53,500 --> 00:20:55,500 And he wanted to go to the beach. 306 00:20:55,500 --> 00:20:57,500 He wanted to go to the beach. 307 00:20:57,500 --> 00:20:59,500 He wanted to go to the beach. 308 00:20:59,500 --> 00:21:01,500 And he wanted to go to the beach. 309 00:21:01,500 --> 00:21:03,500 He wanted to go to the beach. 310 00:21:03,500 --> 00:21:07,500 Peter Vallard knew that he'd never be able to climb out of the ravine on his own. 311 00:21:07,500 --> 00:21:10,500 He could feel that he had shattered his left leg on impact 312 00:21:10,500 --> 00:21:13,500 and had probably broken several ribs. 313 00:21:18,500 --> 00:21:19,500 Gary! 314 00:21:28,500 --> 00:21:30,500 Gary, your waterfall just stopped. 315 00:21:31,500 --> 00:21:33,500 It's still plugged in. 316 00:21:33,500 --> 00:21:35,500 The pump must have burned out. 317 00:21:39,500 --> 00:21:41,500 Something's wrong with my dad. 318 00:21:41,500 --> 00:21:43,500 He's in trouble. I can feel it. 319 00:21:45,500 --> 00:21:47,500 I'm sure everything's fine. 320 00:21:47,500 --> 00:21:49,500 No, it's not. 321 00:21:49,500 --> 00:21:51,500 I've never felt this way before, Kathy. 322 00:21:53,500 --> 00:21:56,500 Book me on a flight to Aspen. I need to leave right away. 323 00:22:01,500 --> 00:22:03,500 It's been almost two hours. 324 00:22:03,500 --> 00:22:05,500 Peter's sure taking his time. 325 00:22:05,500 --> 00:22:07,500 You know that trail. 326 00:22:07,500 --> 00:22:09,500 It could be another hour before he gets down. 327 00:22:09,500 --> 00:22:11,500 I'll be max before dark. 328 00:22:31,500 --> 00:22:34,500 Peter was using all his outdoor experience to survive. 329 00:22:34,500 --> 00:22:36,500 He knew he must be going into shock 330 00:22:36,500 --> 00:22:39,500 and he couldn't see how anyone would ever find him in time. 331 00:22:42,500 --> 00:22:44,500 I gotta hit the John. 332 00:22:48,500 --> 00:22:51,500 CJ. CJ, over here. 333 00:22:52,500 --> 00:22:54,500 Gary? Is that you? 334 00:22:54,500 --> 00:22:56,500 Peter's in trouble. 335 00:22:56,500 --> 00:22:57,500 What? 336 00:22:57,500 --> 00:22:59,500 He went off the trail and he's hurt. 337 00:22:59,500 --> 00:23:01,500 Get a search party together now. 338 00:23:01,500 --> 00:23:03,500 How do you know this? 339 00:23:03,500 --> 00:23:05,500 Just do it. Or Peter will die. 340 00:23:05,500 --> 00:23:07,500 Hey, man, give me a phone. 341 00:23:11,500 --> 00:23:13,500 Come on, man, give me a phone! 342 00:23:15,500 --> 00:23:17,500 Hello? 343 00:23:17,500 --> 00:23:19,500 Dad, are you okay? 344 00:23:19,500 --> 00:23:21,500 I'm all right, Gary. 345 00:23:23,500 --> 00:23:24,500 Thank God. 346 00:23:24,500 --> 00:23:28,500 I'd still be here if you hadn't come to Aspen. 347 00:23:29,500 --> 00:23:31,500 What do you mean? I didn't come to Aspen? 348 00:23:31,500 --> 00:23:34,500 I couldn't get a flight out of Denver because of the weather. 349 00:23:43,500 --> 00:23:45,500 CJ Matzen, the man at the bar, 350 00:23:45,500 --> 00:23:48,500 swears it was Gary who told him that Peter was hurt. 351 00:23:48,500 --> 00:23:51,500 Gary insists he never went to Aspen that day. 352 00:23:51,500 --> 00:23:54,500 Did Gary's love and concern for his father 353 00:23:54,500 --> 00:23:56,500 subconsciously transport him to the scene? 354 00:23:56,500 --> 00:23:59,500 Or was it someone else who told CJ to organize a search party? 355 00:23:59,500 --> 00:24:01,500 If so, who was it? 356 00:24:01,500 --> 00:24:03,500 And how would he know that Peter was hurt? 357 00:24:03,500 --> 00:24:07,500 In telling this story of the mountain bike trip gone bad, 358 00:24:07,500 --> 00:24:09,500 have we stayed on the trail of truth? 359 00:24:09,500 --> 00:24:12,500 Or have we gone off-road again? 360 00:24:12,500 --> 00:24:16,500 We'll find out if this story is true or false at the end of our show. 361 00:24:16,500 --> 00:24:19,500 Next, ghoulish secrets of the people next door. 362 00:24:19,500 --> 00:24:22,500 On Beyond Belief, Fact or Fiction. 363 00:24:23,500 --> 00:24:26,500 Are you careful with your personal records? 364 00:24:26,500 --> 00:24:29,500 Many people have taken to using shredders like this one 365 00:24:29,500 --> 00:24:33,500 to destroy the papers they don't want lying around. 366 00:24:34,500 --> 00:24:37,500 Thieves and con artists can use discarded ATM receipts 367 00:24:37,500 --> 00:24:41,500 and utility bills to steal from them, even to assume your identity. 368 00:24:41,500 --> 00:24:44,500 Wade Harris is an expert at such crimes. 369 00:24:44,500 --> 00:24:46,500 He's never been stopped. 370 00:24:46,500 --> 00:24:49,500 But even the most cunning crook can pick the wrong victim. 371 00:24:53,500 --> 00:24:56,500 I never held an honest job in my life. 372 00:24:56,500 --> 00:24:59,500 I figured why should I if I didn't have to. 373 00:24:59,500 --> 00:25:03,500 It was always a new scam, something to keep the cash flowing in. 374 00:25:03,500 --> 00:25:05,500 I knew that most people are lazy. 375 00:25:05,500 --> 00:25:08,500 They never take the time to shred their credit card and bank statements. 376 00:25:08,500 --> 00:25:11,500 They just throw them in the trash without a second thought. 377 00:25:11,500 --> 00:25:14,500 Like they were leaving them there just for me. 378 00:25:15,500 --> 00:25:19,500 I knew the garbage pickup days of all the best neighborhoods in Los Angeles 379 00:25:19,500 --> 00:25:21,500 by heart. 380 00:25:27,500 --> 00:25:29,500 It was easy work. 381 00:25:29,500 --> 00:25:32,500 And if I stayed smart, I figured I'd never get caught. 382 00:25:34,500 --> 00:25:38,500 I was doing well enough to rent a nice house up in the Hollywood Hills. 383 00:25:38,500 --> 00:25:42,500 All I needed was your canceled check or a credit card receipt. 384 00:25:42,500 --> 00:25:44,500 And I became you. 385 00:25:44,500 --> 00:25:47,500 At least long enough to transfer some of your money 386 00:25:47,500 --> 00:25:49,500 into my bank account. 387 00:25:52,500 --> 00:25:57,500 I was good at what I did, but I still hadn't made that one big score. 388 00:25:59,500 --> 00:26:02,500 And then they moved in across the street. 389 00:26:03,500 --> 00:26:05,500 They'd been living there for over two weeks, 390 00:26:05,500 --> 00:26:09,500 but I only saw them come and go late at night, just like me. 391 00:26:10,500 --> 00:26:13,500 She was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. 392 00:26:14,500 --> 00:26:19,500 First I thought they were father and daughter, but then it was Hollywood. 393 00:26:23,500 --> 00:26:26,500 I had a strict rule never to hit the garbage in my neighborhood, 394 00:26:26,500 --> 00:26:28,500 but I had to find out who they were. 395 00:26:44,500 --> 00:26:46,500 Oh, wow. 396 00:26:51,500 --> 00:26:54,500 I was pretty sure that even if the woman did see me, 397 00:26:54,500 --> 00:26:56,500 the darkness would be in my identity. 398 00:27:13,500 --> 00:27:15,500 I found out that the man was a baron. 399 00:27:15,500 --> 00:27:17,500 Barons still believe Radma. 400 00:27:18,500 --> 00:27:20,500 And he was loaded. 401 00:27:21,500 --> 00:27:23,500 I traced his account number to a Swiss bank. 402 00:27:23,500 --> 00:27:26,500 There were hundreds of thousands of dollars in the account. 403 00:27:26,500 --> 00:27:29,500 The only problem was cracking the access code. 404 00:27:29,500 --> 00:27:32,500 But that didn't take me long. 405 00:27:36,500 --> 00:27:38,500 I transferred a bundle out of Radma's account, 406 00:27:38,500 --> 00:27:41,500 so I decided to go out the next night and celebrate. 407 00:27:41,500 --> 00:27:43,500 And finally hit a big score. 408 00:27:46,500 --> 00:27:47,500 What is celebrating? 409 00:27:47,500 --> 00:27:49,500 Oh, don't worry about it. 410 00:27:49,500 --> 00:27:51,500 I picked this girl out to the bar in Hollywood. 411 00:27:51,500 --> 00:27:54,500 I think her name was Rady. 412 00:27:54,500 --> 00:27:56,500 Oh, there's two, um... 413 00:27:57,500 --> 00:27:59,500 other people's money. 414 00:28:02,500 --> 00:28:04,500 Are you expecting someone? 415 00:28:04,500 --> 00:28:06,500 No, no. 416 00:28:11,500 --> 00:28:13,500 Good evening. My name is Marta. 417 00:28:13,500 --> 00:28:15,500 I'm your neighbor from across the street. 418 00:28:15,500 --> 00:28:17,500 Yeah, I'm a little busy right now. 419 00:28:17,500 --> 00:28:20,500 I have a business proposition for you. 420 00:28:20,500 --> 00:28:22,500 A business proposition? 421 00:28:22,500 --> 00:28:24,500 Look, I know what you've done. 422 00:28:24,500 --> 00:28:26,500 You've stolen money from Baron, Radma. 423 00:28:29,500 --> 00:28:31,500 Come on in. 424 00:28:33,500 --> 00:28:35,500 What's going on? 425 00:28:35,500 --> 00:28:37,500 Nothing. Party's over. 426 00:28:38,500 --> 00:28:40,500 Come on, come on, let's go. 427 00:28:42,500 --> 00:28:44,500 This really sucks. 428 00:28:48,500 --> 00:28:50,500 You're not so great. 429 00:28:58,500 --> 00:29:01,500 So you gonna turn me in or what? 430 00:29:01,500 --> 00:29:03,500 Quite the contrary. 431 00:29:03,500 --> 00:29:05,500 I want to be your partner. 432 00:29:07,500 --> 00:29:09,500 What? 433 00:29:10,500 --> 00:29:12,500 Baron, Radma's a horrible man. 434 00:29:12,500 --> 00:29:14,500 He thinks he owns me. 435 00:29:15,500 --> 00:29:18,500 I want to get back at him and I want my freedom. 436 00:29:19,500 --> 00:29:22,500 Right, so where do I fit in? 437 00:29:24,500 --> 00:29:26,500 I know where all his money is. 438 00:29:27,500 --> 00:29:29,500 And you... 439 00:29:30,500 --> 00:29:32,500 can help me break him. 440 00:29:38,500 --> 00:29:40,500 I kept thinking, who is this woman? 441 00:29:40,500 --> 00:29:42,500 What was she up to? 442 00:29:42,500 --> 00:29:44,500 It all seemed too good to be true. 443 00:29:46,500 --> 00:29:48,500 This is Verudma's main account. 444 00:29:49,500 --> 00:29:52,500 There's 25 million dollars in there. 445 00:29:55,500 --> 00:29:58,500 Give me your account number and I'll make the transfer. 446 00:30:08,500 --> 00:30:10,500 That's it. 447 00:30:19,500 --> 00:30:21,500 Congratulations. 448 00:30:21,500 --> 00:30:23,500 You had a millionaire? 449 00:30:24,500 --> 00:30:27,500 That's incredible. 450 00:30:38,500 --> 00:30:40,500 Come here. 451 00:30:47,500 --> 00:30:49,500 Everything was happening so fast. 452 00:30:49,500 --> 00:30:52,500 I know we were kissing but that's all I remember. 453 00:30:53,500 --> 00:30:57,500 I woke up on the floor, feeling like I'd been drugged. 454 00:30:57,500 --> 00:31:00,500 I've decided to forget about the partnership. 455 00:31:01,500 --> 00:31:04,500 And gain full control of the business. 456 00:31:04,500 --> 00:31:06,500 What? 457 00:31:28,500 --> 00:31:30,500 Took everything. 458 00:31:32,500 --> 00:31:34,500 We took everything! 459 00:31:37,500 --> 00:31:41,500 The police showed up the next morning and arrested me for grand larceny. 460 00:31:41,500 --> 00:31:44,500 I knew Marta had turned me in. 461 00:31:45,500 --> 00:31:48,500 But that was not all that she did. 462 00:31:53,500 --> 00:31:56,500 I told them how Marta had bit me on the neck. 463 00:31:56,500 --> 00:32:00,500 And how I knew that she was to turn into a bat and flew out my window. 464 00:32:00,500 --> 00:32:03,500 The judge said I was insane but he's wrong. 465 00:32:03,500 --> 00:32:08,500 I know what they really are and what they made me into. 466 00:32:15,500 --> 00:32:18,500 Is it possible that Wade Harris had vampires for neighbors? 467 00:32:18,500 --> 00:32:21,500 Or were they just better con artists than he was? 468 00:32:21,500 --> 00:32:24,500 Wade did have those two puncture wounds on his neck. 469 00:32:24,500 --> 00:32:26,500 But maybe they were self inflicted. 470 00:32:26,500 --> 00:32:28,500 And what about Wade's fangs? 471 00:32:28,500 --> 00:32:31,500 Were they real or porcelain caps? 472 00:32:31,500 --> 00:32:36,500 Maybe Wade had one more con up his sleeve to cop an insanity plea so he wouldn't do time in prison. 473 00:32:36,500 --> 00:32:40,500 In presenting this vampire tale, have we put the bite on you? 474 00:32:40,500 --> 00:32:43,500 Or is there a shred of truth? 475 00:32:43,500 --> 00:32:47,500 We'll find out if this story is true or false at the end of our show. 476 00:32:47,500 --> 00:32:53,500 Next, two hippies are wrongly accused of murder on Beyond Belief, fact or fiction. 477 00:32:54,500 --> 00:32:57,500 They say, if you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there. 478 00:32:57,500 --> 00:33:01,500 But two young people who were definitely there are Jared Evans and Ginny Wakefield. 479 00:33:01,500 --> 00:33:05,500 In fact, as we join them, they're hitchhiking their way around the country. 480 00:33:05,500 --> 00:33:10,500 And these two flower children are about to find a path strewn with thorns. 481 00:33:24,500 --> 00:33:26,500 All right, thank you all, man. 482 00:33:34,500 --> 00:33:36,500 Peace. 483 00:33:48,500 --> 00:33:51,500 Back in 1967, I'd known Ginny Wakefield for about a year. 484 00:33:51,500 --> 00:33:54,500 It was a summer of love and we were crazy about each other. 485 00:33:54,500 --> 00:34:00,500 We're on our way home to Petaluma, California after spending the weekend in Haight-Ashbury, where it was all happening. 486 00:34:02,500 --> 00:34:04,500 Ah, come on, stop! 487 00:34:04,500 --> 00:34:06,500 Peace, brother! 488 00:34:06,500 --> 00:34:10,500 I love Ginny. She was such a free spirit. We didn't care about anything. 489 00:34:10,500 --> 00:34:13,500 The future was now. 490 00:34:13,500 --> 00:34:17,500 We hitched everywhere, to love-ins, to peace rallies, to rock concerts. 491 00:34:17,500 --> 00:34:20,500 But on that day, we're having a lot of trouble getting a ride. 492 00:34:20,500 --> 00:34:22,500 Why don't they stop? 493 00:34:22,500 --> 00:34:25,500 There's bad vibes in the air. Everyone must be a little uptight today. 494 00:34:25,500 --> 00:34:29,500 Oh, hey, baby, I am starving. You got any more that can hold on? 495 00:34:31,500 --> 00:34:34,500 Actually, we ate it all. 496 00:34:36,500 --> 00:34:38,500 Finally! 497 00:34:41,500 --> 00:34:45,500 Hey, what's happening? Thanks for stopping. You're just a far out car. 498 00:34:45,500 --> 00:34:47,500 Just the right road to Petaluma? 499 00:34:47,500 --> 00:34:48,500 Best, straight ahead. 500 00:34:48,500 --> 00:34:50,500 That's what we're going. 501 00:34:55,500 --> 00:34:57,500 Hey! 502 00:34:59,500 --> 00:35:01,500 That's a real bummer. 503 00:35:06,500 --> 00:35:09,500 We forgot about the Mustang and caught a ride with a truck driver. 504 00:35:09,500 --> 00:35:13,500 He dropped us off at a general store on the outskirts of Petaluma. 505 00:35:15,500 --> 00:35:18,500 Hey, you two need some help finding something? 506 00:35:18,500 --> 00:35:20,500 No, we're cool. 507 00:35:28,500 --> 00:35:33,500 Ginny and I were starving and broke, so I decided to deliver some food for the cause. 508 00:35:33,500 --> 00:35:37,500 I didn't notice that the owner was watching us in a security mirror. 509 00:35:43,500 --> 00:35:44,500 Hey, hippie! 510 00:35:46,500 --> 00:35:48,500 You gonna pay for that stuff? 511 00:35:56,500 --> 00:35:58,500 Ginny, look! 512 00:35:58,500 --> 00:36:00,500 Jared has got a gun! 513 00:36:00,500 --> 00:36:02,500 Get in there! It's running! 514 00:36:15,500 --> 00:36:17,500 I'm sorry. 515 00:36:31,500 --> 00:36:35,500 The owner of the store called the cops, and 20 miles down the road they caught up with us. 516 00:36:35,500 --> 00:36:39,500 Being arrested for shoplifting and stealing a car was bad enough. 517 00:36:39,500 --> 00:36:43,500 But what happened next changed our lives forever. 518 00:36:46,500 --> 00:36:48,500 We got a dead body in here. 519 00:36:48,500 --> 00:36:50,500 What? 520 00:36:51,500 --> 00:36:53,500 We had nothing to do with this, I swear. 521 00:36:53,500 --> 00:36:58,500 All we did is list some food and the guy had a shotgun, so we took the car, but we didn't kill anybody. 522 00:36:58,500 --> 00:37:00,500 Freaks are in a lot of trouble. 523 00:37:06,500 --> 00:37:11,500 We told the police about the blonde woman with the lady luck tattoo, but they didn't care. 524 00:37:11,500 --> 00:37:16,500 Lots of people hated hippies back then, and we were found guilty of murder in the second degree. 525 00:37:16,500 --> 00:37:20,500 Ginny and I spent the next five years in prison while we appealed the case. 526 00:37:25,500 --> 00:37:29,500 We were finally able to get a new lawyer, and he got us a new trial. 527 00:37:29,500 --> 00:37:33,500 Because of a lack of evidence, the verdict was overturned, and we were freed. 528 00:37:34,500 --> 00:37:37,500 Ginny and I never stopped loving each other. 529 00:37:37,500 --> 00:37:42,500 As soon as we got out of prison, we got married and opened a small health food restaurant with money from our parents. 530 00:37:42,500 --> 00:37:45,500 We've been in business for about five years, and we're doing pretty well. 531 00:37:45,500 --> 00:37:49,500 So we splurged and bought ourselves a used Mustang convertible. 532 00:37:49,500 --> 00:37:51,500 Jared, what are you doing? We're late. 533 00:37:51,500 --> 00:37:54,500 Come on, Ginny. You remember how hard it is sometimes to get a ride? 534 00:37:54,500 --> 00:37:56,500 Right. 535 00:38:01,500 --> 00:38:02,500 Where are you headed? 536 00:38:02,500 --> 00:38:04,500 Just down the road a few miles. 537 00:38:04,500 --> 00:38:06,500 Get in. 538 00:38:06,500 --> 00:38:08,500 Great. 539 00:38:08,500 --> 00:38:09,500 Get out of the car. 540 00:38:09,500 --> 00:38:11,500 Take it easy. We don't want any trouble. 541 00:38:11,500 --> 00:38:13,500 Shut up! Just get out. 542 00:38:30,500 --> 00:38:32,500 It was her. 543 00:38:32,500 --> 00:38:34,500 I can't believe it. 544 00:38:40,500 --> 00:38:43,500 Ginny and I walked to a pay phone and called the police. 545 00:38:43,500 --> 00:38:46,500 They caught the woman the same day and we got our car back. 546 00:38:46,500 --> 00:38:50,500 After we gave testimony at her trial, the old murder case was reopened. 547 00:38:50,500 --> 00:38:54,500 Fingerprints were found on a tire iron that matched the tattooed woman's. 548 00:38:54,500 --> 00:38:58,500 She finally confessed that she had stolen the car and killed the owner all those years ago. 549 00:39:03,500 --> 00:39:05,500 Could this really have happened? 550 00:39:05,500 --> 00:39:09,500 Could the same woman have shown up again years later and encountered the same couple? 551 00:39:09,500 --> 00:39:14,500 Was some force of fate making sure that the right person was found guilty of the crime? 552 00:39:14,500 --> 00:39:17,500 Or was it all just an amazing coincidence? 553 00:39:17,500 --> 00:39:20,500 Do you reject this segment as just another lie? 554 00:39:20,500 --> 00:39:23,500 Or will you give this piece a chance? 555 00:39:25,500 --> 00:39:29,500 Next, you'll find out which of our stories are facts and which are fiction 556 00:39:29,500 --> 00:39:32,500 when Beyond Belief returns. 557 00:39:34,500 --> 00:39:38,500 Now let's look back at tonight's stories and find out which ones are inspired by actual events 558 00:39:38,500 --> 00:39:41,500 and which ones are totally false. 559 00:39:41,500 --> 00:39:46,500 What about the woman whose computer seemed to channel the spirit of a murder victim? 560 00:39:59,500 --> 00:40:02,500 What's this a true story? 561 00:40:02,500 --> 00:40:06,500 It's an exercise in creative writing. It's false. 562 00:40:10,500 --> 00:40:14,500 How about the story of the patient who was visited by the ghost of her dead husband? 563 00:40:14,500 --> 00:40:17,500 Well, it looks like Miss Zachan's been kidnapped. 564 00:40:17,500 --> 00:40:20,500 I don't know if you've heard of her. 565 00:40:20,500 --> 00:40:23,500 I don't know if you've heard of her. 566 00:40:23,500 --> 00:40:26,500 I don't know if you've heard of her. 567 00:40:26,500 --> 00:40:29,500 She's the victim of her dead husband. 568 00:40:29,500 --> 00:40:32,500 Well, it looks like Miss Zachan's family has a visitor. 569 00:40:32,500 --> 00:40:34,500 Go ahead and notice. 570 00:40:34,500 --> 00:40:37,500 The hospital community liaison might have notified Miss Zachan's church. 571 00:40:37,500 --> 00:40:39,500 Yes. 572 00:40:39,500 --> 00:40:42,500 Yeah, he must be her minister. 573 00:40:46,500 --> 00:40:48,500 Okay. 574 00:40:48,500 --> 00:40:52,500 Huh. Looks like Miss Zachan's blood pressure has improved. 575 00:40:52,500 --> 00:40:55,500 What's the story for? 576 00:40:55,500 --> 00:40:57,500 It might have. It's true. 577 00:40:57,500 --> 00:41:02,500 According to our research, a similar story happened in the Pacific Northwest in the late 80s. 578 00:41:06,500 --> 00:41:11,500 Let's look again at the son who saved his father through an out-of-body experience. 579 00:41:11,500 --> 00:41:14,500 CJ. CJ, over here. 580 00:41:14,500 --> 00:41:17,500 Gary? Is that you? 581 00:41:17,500 --> 00:41:19,500 Peter's in trouble. 582 00:41:19,500 --> 00:41:21,500 What? 583 00:41:21,500 --> 00:41:23,500 We're going to search party together now. 584 00:41:23,500 --> 00:41:25,500 How do you know this? 585 00:41:25,500 --> 00:41:27,500 Just do it, or Peter will die. 586 00:41:27,500 --> 00:41:30,500 Hey, man, give me a phone. 587 00:41:33,500 --> 00:41:35,500 Come on, man, give me a phone! 588 00:41:35,500 --> 00:41:37,500 Was this story true? 589 00:41:37,500 --> 00:41:42,500 Yes. It was based on a similar event that took place around Colorado about 20 years ago. 590 00:41:43,500 --> 00:41:50,500 How about the con man who met his match in a couple of neighborhood vampires? 591 00:41:57,500 --> 00:41:59,500 It took everything. 592 00:42:13,500 --> 00:42:16,500 Did a similar story to this one take place? 593 00:42:16,500 --> 00:42:19,500 Could be. But we made this one up. 594 00:42:23,500 --> 00:42:29,500 Let's have one more look at the strange story of the 60s couple who encountered their nemesis again years later. 595 00:42:29,500 --> 00:42:30,500 Where are you headed? 596 00:42:30,500 --> 00:42:32,500 Just down the road a few miles. 597 00:42:32,500 --> 00:42:34,500 Get in. 598 00:42:34,500 --> 00:42:36,500 Great. 599 00:42:36,500 --> 00:42:38,500 Get out of the car. 600 00:42:38,500 --> 00:42:40,500 Take it easy. We don't worry about it. 601 00:42:40,500 --> 00:42:42,500 Shut up! 602 00:42:42,500 --> 00:42:44,500 Get out! 603 00:43:02,500 --> 00:43:04,500 It was her. 604 00:43:04,500 --> 00:43:06,500 It was her. 605 00:43:06,500 --> 00:43:08,500 You can't believe it. 606 00:43:08,500 --> 00:43:10,500 Did you guess it was true? 607 00:43:10,500 --> 00:43:11,500 You're right. 608 00:43:11,500 --> 00:43:16,500 The story spans a five-year period covering locations from Northwest California to Eastern Canada. 609 00:43:20,500 --> 00:43:22,500 So were things black and white tonight? 610 00:43:22,500 --> 00:43:25,500 Or did they seem to be varied shades of gray? 611 00:43:25,500 --> 00:43:29,500 And when the truth is shaded, can we still call it truth? 612 00:43:29,500 --> 00:43:36,500 Or is the search for truth a complex pursuit where we're certain to encounter things that are beyond belief? 613 00:43:36,500 --> 00:43:38,500 I'm Jonathan Friggs. 614 00:43:40,500 --> 00:43:46,500 The true stories on tonight's show were based upon firsthand research by author Robert Traylins. 615 00:43:46,500 --> 00:43:50,500 For Beyond Belief, this is Campbell Lane. 616 00:43:59,500 --> 00:44:04,500 The true stories on tonight's show were based upon firsthand research by author Robert Traylins. 617 00:44:04,500 --> 00:44:07,500 For Beyond Belief, this is Campbell Lane. 618 00:44:07,500 --> 00:44:09,500 For Beyond Belief, this is Campbell Lane. 619 00:44:09,500 --> 00:44:11,500 For Beyond Belief, this is Campbell Lane. 620 00:44:11,500 --> 00:44:13,500 For Beyond Belief, this is Campbell Lane. 621 00:44:13,500 --> 00:44:15,500 For Beyond Belief, this is Campbell Lane. 622 00:44:15,500 --> 00:44:17,500 For Beyond Belief, this is Campbell Lane. 623 00:44:17,500 --> 00:44:19,500 For Beyond Belief, this is Campbell Lane. 624 00:44:19,500 --> 00:44:21,500 For Beyond Belief, this is Campbell Lane. 625 00:44:21,500 --> 00:44:23,500 For Beyond Belief, this is Campbell Lane. 626 00:44:23,500 --> 00:44:25,500 For Beyond Belief, this is Campbell Lane. 627 00:44:25,500 --> 00:44:27,500 For Beyond Belief, this is Campbell Lane. 628 00:44:27,500 --> 00:44:29,500 For Beyond Belief, this is Campbell Lane.