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Every day, we are faced with the challenge of separating
fact from fiction.
"Beyond Belief, Fact or Fiction--"
hosted by James Brolin.
We live in a world where the real and the unreal
live side by side, where substance
is disguised as illusion, and the only explanations
are unexplainable.
Will you be able to separate stories of truth
from fantasy tonight?
To do so, you must break through the web of your experience
and open your mind to things beyond belief.
What appears to be one thing, like this carving of a duck,
might really be another, like a carving of a rabbit.
It's all a matter of perception.
Tonight, we present several stories for your entertainment,
but we ask you to test your perception
as you watch them unfold.
Are these stories constructed from whole cloth,
or are they inspired by real events?
You have until the program's end to decide.
By the way, we reserve the right to change
the names and details.
So let's begin our little game of cat and mouse,
or should we say, duck and rabbit?
A disturbing piece of furniture, isn't it?
The last bed we will ever sleep in.
To even view it empty, like this, sends shivers
down many people's spines.
But for others, it has no effect at all.
Adam Foster was not shaken by the sight of a coffin.
His family ran the foster funeral home.
There were always several of these
in their downstairs parlor, usually with occupants.
No big deal, until the night of March 18th.
Fred?
Fred, are you in here?
Come on, Fred, if you're in here, just come out now.
I'm not going to waste my time looking for you.
I don't have to.
That's not funny.
It was just a joke.
You know you're not supposed to be
fooling around in the coffins.
Oh, come on, don't be such a stiff.
All right, let's go.
Come on.
Has anyone seen my keys?
It won't be funny when they bury you alive.
There you are.
We were going to leave without you.
Now you don't want to be late for Billy's, do you?
Get going.
Oh, he was fooling around in the coffins again.
- Well-- - I was not.
Adam's lost his sense of humor.
Has anyone seen my keys?
Brent, I've told you before, stay out of the caskets.
They're for sale.
Now scoot.
Oh, Mom.
Brent, have you seen my keys?
The movie's over at 10:30.
We'll be home by 11:00.
Someone help me find my keys!
We are never going to get out of here.
Foster Funeral Home.
I'm sorry, we're closed.
Mr. Foster, it's Beverly Hannon.
I'm sorry to be calling so late.
Oh Mrs. Hannon, good evening, how can I help you?
I was wondering could we possibly postpone
my husband's funeral tomorrow?
Postpone it?
I know this is an odd request, but you
see, before Reginald died, he made me promise to bury
him with his war metals.
Now I can't find them any place.
Is there any possible way we could
just postpone the funeral?
Well, it is getting very late.
I'm not sure that I can contact everyone.
BEVERLY HANNON You just don't understand.
If Reginald wanted something done in a certain way,
come hell or high water, he made sure it was done that way.
I'm not going to let him down with this.
Now, Mrs. Hannon, I know how important this is to you,
but if you keep looking for them,
I'm sure that you will find them.
And we can talk about this again in the morning.
In the morning.
Goodnight.
Let's go.
Bye, honey.
Bye, Mom.
See you, buttface.
I used to get the creeps when
they left me alone, especially when
there was a body in the chapel.
But I guess I was kind of used to it by now.
I'm comng, I'm coming.
I'm sorry, we're closed.
I need to see Reginald Hannon.
I'm sorry, sir, viewing hours ended at 7:30.
I can't come to the funeral tomorrow.
I must see him tonight.
Please, it's very important.
I have these.
These are the medals his wife's been looking for her.
He's supposed to be buried with them tomorrow.
Please let me see him for just a moment.
I can't let him be buried without them.
All right, come on, through here.
I appreciate it.
It was way after hours,
and Dad would be furious with me for letting him in.
But he did have the medals, so I figured he must know the guy.
Would you mind signing the registry?
This guy was starting to get to me.
I couldn't wait for him to leave.
May I go in now, please?
Yeah, it's right through here.
ADAM This was the part
I hated the most, getting anywhere
near those dead bodies.
Would you mind if I had a moment alone?
Yeah.
Thank you, my boy.
Thank you.
It was OK with me to get away from the casket.
I guess my nerves were getting the best of me.
The sooner that guy came out, the happier I'd be.
Was this guy ever going to come out?
I mean how close was he to Reginald Hannon?
What was he doing in there for so long anyhow?
Hey, mister, I'm going to need you to cut it short, all right?
My dad's not going to like the fact that I let
somebody in after hours, OK.
Hello?
Come on, mister, I was nice enough to let
you in in the first place.
How about it?
Sir?
Hello?
I couldn't find him anywhere.
What was going on here?
That's when I found the bag that the medals were in.
What really happened here?
How could the stranger at the door
have disappeared from sight?
Did Adam miss the stranger's exit
while he was tying his shoe?
If so, why did the stranger appear to be the same man
who was in the casket?
Was there an identical twin involved
that nobody knew about?
If that was the case, why did he sign in as the deceased?
Or was this the story of a restless spirit
who couldn't find peace until his mission was completed?
Complete fiction or a strange truth?
Was this story true or false?
We'll tell you at the end of our show.
Next, a frightening subway ride to a world beyond belief.
How many times do your plans work out?
Not just the big plans like career, marriage, family.
But the simple plans like getting from point A
to point B. That's all Al and Anne Larkin wanted to do.
They were going to take the subway from their apartment
to a dance club.
And they had no idea that this simple plan would take them
for the ride of their lives.
Al and I were finally
getting a night out together, something
we both really needed.
It was Al's firs night off in a month,
and he really wanted to stay home and sleep.
But I insisted we go out.
We live near a subway stop in downtown Los Angeles.
And we decided to try it out.
It was a decision neither one of us would ever forget.
I was so excited to be out for the evening
that I didn't even notice that we were the only ones standing
on the subway platform.
I was hoping for one of those romantic nights filled
with spontaneous excitement.
But Al was tired, and it was all I could
do to keep his spirits up.
Besides, we were about to get all of the excitement
we could handle.
We won't be out late, OK.
Dinner, a movie, that's all.
Then we'll go home.
Yeah, after midnight.
Oh, come on.
Hey, bandleader?
Or an undertaker.
ANNE The man in the tuxedo
was just the start of the strange things
that we would experience that night.
And as our subway pulled into the first stop,
things just didn't seem right.
There was a weird energy going on.
And Al was feeling it more than I was.
Are we on the right--
are we on the right train?
I don't know.
Excuse me, does this train go to Melrose?
This train goes nowhere.
Hey, where did he go?
I don't know.
You know, it's Saturday night.
This car should be packed.
I know where are the signs that
tell you which line you're on?
I don't know.
A station, look!
Is that Melrose?
I couldn't tell.
Great.
We're on a train that's been taken out of service.
Are you sure about that?
I don't know.
Then what do we do now?
We find the conductor.
ANNE Of course, there
was no conductor anywhere.
Every car was empty.
And then without any warning, the train began to speed up.
And then it didn't feel like a speeding train anymore.
It felt like a nightmare that was out of control.
I'm trying to calm down.
I can barely stand up!
Please, the train is speeding up.
My heart is beating out of my chest.
No matter how hard I would breathe,
I couldn't get enough air inside my lungs.
I was in a total panic.
And the train seemed to be going faster and faster.
What's going on in here?
Where are the people?
It'll be all right.
I don't know, I don't know.
I can't-- just stop.
What's going on, man?
We're stopping!
Al, do something!
We're backing up!
I just want to get off.
Al--
We're not getting out.
Go, go, go.
I'm trying!
Come on.
I can't do this.
Wait a minute, there's a station here.
Where?
Right here.
I don't care what station this is, we are getting off.
Come on, come on.
I couldn't believe it.
The train seemed to actually be coming to a stop.
I was just praying with all of my heart
that the doors would open.
We're right back where we started?
Well, good. Let's go home.
Come on.
ANNE Unbelievably, we had
only been gone for 30 minutes.
But so you're OK, right?
Yeah, I am.
I smell gas.
It's coming from Mrs. Ewing!
It was our nextdoor neighbor's apartment.
Mrs. Ewing!
Mrs. Ewing, it's me, Anne!
Watch out, I got this.
Mrs. Ewing!
OK, maybe we should call the super.
There's no time!
And then I remembered the key.
Wait, wait, the key.
Oh, the key, yeah.
The chain.
Mrs. Ewing!
I got it, I got it.
Mrs. Ewing!
Al raced over to Mrs. Ewing
while I turned off the gas.
If it weren't for that train ride that
scared us into coming back early,
Mrs. Ewing would have surely died.
I should have gone into the other room to help Al,
but something caught my eye.
Come on, you got to get out of here.
Come on.
Mrs. Ewing-- Get out of here, baby, come on.
I must have turned the heater on and forgot to light it.
Maybe we should take you to the emergency room.
No, no, I'm all right.
I'm just lucky you two smelled the gas.
Mrs. Ewing, who is this?
Why, that's Edward, my husband.
He passed away 29 years ago.
He said he'd always watch over me.
We were looking at the same man
we saw on the train.
He said he'd never leave me.
Is this story possible?
There are subway service trains that test equipment.
They don't stop at any stations.
They don't pick up any passengers,
and they go at higher speeds than normal trains.
Could Al and Anne have gotten aboard one of those trains
by mistake?
But then where did that other mysterious passenger come from?
And was he really a double for Mrs. Ewing's late husband,
or were the shadows of the subway
playing tricks on their minds?
Or are we playing tricks on yours?
Was this story real?
We'll find out at the end of our show.
Next, a boy lives in fear of a monster in his closet
on Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction.
What were your childhood fears, the bogeyman,
the monster under the bed, or simply
being afraid of the dark?
Most of us outgrow these fears at an early age.
But for some, the fears hang on longer.
Take Danny Johnson.
He's 10 now.
But ever since he was two, he's been afraid of something
in his closet.
And now that the other kids have found out,
he really has something to fear.
MRS. JOHNSON This is a very difficult
story for a mother to tell.
But years have passed now, so I'll try.
My youngest son, Danny, was 10 years old
and living in constant terror.
His days were filled with threats and taunts
from the kids at school.
His nights were filled with terrible dreams
about a monster inside the closet in his room.
My older children had no sympathy for Danny either.
And that's a memory I can't lose.
Could I have done something to change things?
It's a question I ask myself over and over.
But what could I have possibly done?
I found Danny sleeping downstairs
in the middle of the night.
That was a common occurrence in our house.
Hey, Danny.
Honey, wake up.
Hey, you can't keep sleeping out here.
I don't want to go up there.
How long is this going to go on, huh?
You have nothing to be frightened of.
OK?
OK, let's go to bed.
I'll tuck you in.
OK, Danny.
Mom!
Come here.
Look.
Let's see, here?
No, no.
Let's check up this sleeve here.
Nothing!
Let's see down here.
Do you see anything?
No.
No, there's nothing in here.
Let's get in bed.
And I want you to stay there.
OK.
All right, that a boy.
You comfortable? - Yeah.
Good.
Please stay with me, Mom.
Oh, honey, you've got to get over this.
But I am afraid to.
I know.
Nothing is going to get you.
There's nothing in the closet.
OK?
All right.
Oh, and if you don't stay in bed, I'm going to get you.
Goodnight, Mom.
I love you.
I love you, too.
Good dreams.
You, too.
Sweet dreams.
Turn off the light, shut the door.
Love you, honey.
Brian, honey, would you get the juice out of the fridge for me?
No, Mom, I can't.
What?
I'm afraid.
There's a monster in the refrigerator!
All right, Brian, would you just stop it.
You should be thankful you don't have an imagination
like your brother Danny.
If you ask me, and nobody has, Danny
is just seeking attention.
Mom, everybody's laughing at him at school.
All right, all right, that's enough.
I want you to leave your brother alone, understood?
- Yes, Mom. - Danny, come on!
You're gonna miss the bus.
Let's go, you guys, you're gonna be late.
I love you.
Love you.
Be good.
Here's your lunch.
Come here.
Don't let them get you down.
I won't, Mother.
OK, I love you.
Bye, sweetheart.
Have fun!
MRS. JOHNSON Danny continued to live
his life as the outsider.
He wanted desperately to fit in and be a part of things.
But he was labeled as a coward, the kid who
was still afraid of monsters.
But as painful as these memories were for Danny,
he always knew there were worst moments to come.
My older son, Brian, was part of that group that was tormenting
Danny this particular day, a day that would change
all of our lives forever.
Open the door, Danny, I've got a key.
Hey, you guys, we'll get him tomorrow.
Let's go, come on, you guys.
Yeah, it's locked anyway.
I've had it with you guys!
Hey Danny, what are you going to do with that bat?
Oh, we're so scared.
Hey, Danny, you better watch out.
A monster will get you!
Shut up!
I'm not afraid of any of you.
I'll take you all on.
Come on, Danny.
We're going upstairs.
No, don't!
Let me go!
Please don't!
Yeah, Danny.
You guys, shush.
Hey, Danny, is that the closet?
Is that where the monster lives?
Oh, I bet the monster's really hungry.
Hey, what do you say, we
Open the door.
What are you guys doing?
Danny was about to meet his little monster.
Mom's not going to like that.
Mom's not going to know, is she, Debbie?
You know this could have a lasting, psychological effect
on Danny.
Shut up, Debbie.
If you're so brave, why don't you go in the closet?
Well, OK, baby.
Yeah, Brian, show him.
But you're next.
Help me!
Get me out of here!
Be careful.
You're next.
Very funny, Brian.
Open the door!
What's going on in here?
Huh?
What?
No way.
What's this?
That's Brian shirt.
- Where did he go? - Who?
Brian, he went into the closet.
He's gone?
I told you there was a monster in there!
There's no way the kid could have gotten out of this closet,
except through the door.
Mrs. Johnson, let me ask you again.
Is there any reason why your son would
want to run away from home?
Excuse me, Mrs. Johnson, I need to speak to my partner.
I couldn't hear exactly what
the police were saying to each other,
but I guessed what the report would read.
My son Brian would be officially listed
as a missing person, another young boy
who ran away from home.
This is really weird.
The kid just seems to have vanished into thin air.
Well, what do you want me to write in the report?
That the kid was eaten by a monster?
Danny's brother was never seen or heard from again.
And what really happened here?
Did Danny's brother run away from home?
Was there really a way out of that closet
that nobody ever found?
Or maybe this was a tragic lesson
about being kind to others human beings, taught by a spirit,
hidden deep in a boy's closet.
Or maybe, it came from the deep recesses
of our writer's imagination.
The truth about this story
will be revealed in our final act.
Next, a surprise witness makes an appearance at a trial
that's beyond belief.
After countless movies and television dramas, live cameras
in the courtroom, and extensive news coverage,
we sort of know what to expect in the court of law these days.
At least, that's what the defense lawyer
in this next murder trial thought, until he defended
Robert Miller and experienced the strangest day in court
he had ever seen.
ATTORNEY There he was, my client.
The manicure, the fancy jewelry, why would a man like Robert
Miller commit murder?
No client of mine had ever been found guilty.
But this one was going to be tougher than most.
The lady DA was making her case now,
and I had to advise Miller to keep calm.
Mr. O'Neill, what is your position at the yacht club?
I am the head custodian at the Calabash Yacht Club.
And on the day in question, what
were the weather conditions?
There was a storm coming in.
I tried to warn Mr. Miller, but he wouldn't listen.
That was his way.
So Mr. Miller took a boat out, knowing the storm was coming?
Yeah, he said they'd be back in a couple hours
and not to worry.
They being Mr. Robert Miller and Elizabeth
Warren, the deceased?
Yes.
What was their demeanor?
Pardon?
Were they getting along?
Oh, they were happy, like they were celebrating.
How could you tell?
Oh, the lady had a big bottle of champagne,
and she was drinking.
And the defendant?
No, he was sober.
Mr. Miller never drank.
Did Mr. Miller come back within a couple of hours?
Oh, yeah.
Was Elizabeth Warren with him?
No ma'am.
What did he tell you had happened?
He said that Mrs. Warren had fallen overboard.
He was pretty upset.
But Mr. Miller said, he went in after her,
and he couldn't find her.
So his clothes were wet?
Yes, they were.
Oh, the cause of death was not from drowning.
How do you know?
We found no water in her lungs.
What was the cause of death then, Dr. Harding?
Blunt trauma to the head.
- As if someone had hit her? - I object.
The prosecution is asking the coroner to make a conclusion.
Sustained.
I'll ask it another way.
Is it your testimony, Dr. Harding
that Elizabeth Warren was dead before she hit the water?
Yes.
Order.
Order.
Proceed, Mr. Montgomery.
Your honor, I call Mr. Robert Miller to the stand.
How long had you and Elizabeth Warren been business partners?
Nearly 20 years.
We were just out of college.
And you were close?
Inseparable.
We were not only business partners.
We were best friends.
And why on the day of September 23 did you
and the deceased go out on the boat?
I thought I got rid of that.
Mr. Miller?
Oh, pardon?
Why were you and Elizabeth Warren on the boat, Mr. Miller?
Oh, we were celebrating the acquisition of Quintel,
the computer software company.
And how would you describe your feelings on that day?
It was the happiest day of our lives.
Mr. Miller, are you all right?
Yeah, I'm sorry.
This has just been a very difficult time for me.
I understand, sir.
Mr. Miller, the prosecution is trying
to make the case that you killed your friend
and business partner.
Did you?
I could never do that.
Mr. Miller, I think we've covered
all we need to cover right now.
I can understand how upsetting it
is to be accused of murdering your partner and friend
of 20 years.
I have no more questions.
Your witness.
Mr. Miller, you stated that Elizabeth
Warren was your best friend.
But yet it was widely reported that she
was going to start a new company,
get out from under your shadow?
No, that's ridiculous.
She needed me more than I needed her.
They're not going to buy it, Robert.
They all know you're lying.
Why are you lying, Robert?
I'm not lying.
You would have been nothing without me.
What do you mean she would have been nothing without you?
Mr. Miller.
I'm sorry.
I meant we were a team.
Elizabeth was the idea person, and I was the sales guy.
Sounds to me like you would have been nothing without her?
It's all starting to unravel, Robert.
No, it's not.
I won't let it.
Who are you talking to, Mr. Miller?
Your honor, I request a recess.
I must confer with my client.
This is it Robert.
No one believes you.
They all know you killed me.
And your next stop is the gas chamber.
Stay away from me!
I'm not going to the gas chamber!
Order.
Order! - You always--
Your Honor, this is an outrage.
I must insist that my client's rights
against self-incrimination be protected.
Order!
I put an end to that, didn't I, Elizabeth?
The people rest, your Honor.
It was so easy.
I got you, Elizabeth.
Will the defendant please rise?
In the case of the people versus Robert Elgin Miller,
what find you?
We find the defendant Robert Elgin Miller not
guilty by reason of insanity.
Robert Miller, I'm releasing you
to the custody of the State Psychiatric
Hospital in Northpoint.
You will remain there until such time
as you are deemed mentally competent.
Bailiff.
I'll be back.
I'll get out.
You'll see.
ATTORNEY Was he really insane?
That's not my call.
No client of mine has ever been found guilty.
Was it strained nerves, or a guilty conscience
that trapped the killer?
Or did Robert actually see the woman he murdered?
Prior to taking the stand, he seemed perfectly calm
and collected.
Yet moments later, he was carrying
on bizarre conversations with an unseen presence.
Or perhaps, it was all just a clever ploy
to avoid the death penalty.
Fiction or inspired by actual events?
You be the judge.
Fact or fiction?
We'll find out at the conclusion of tonight's show.
Next, a visit to the country turns into an experience
that's beyond belief.
You ever long for life in the country,
to leave the city behind for the fresh air, the open space,
and the sounds of nature?
Julia Randall was lucky to have experienced
that life as a youngster when she
visited her grandfather's farm.
Those were happy, carefree times.
But things change.
Julia has grown up now.
Listen to her story of a visit to the childhood memories,
memories that would soon turn to terror.
On the ride from the airport to the farm,
I thought about how loving Grandpa Buck used to be.
But the stroke had left him without the use of his legs.
And he had too much time to sit around and think about dreams
that would never come true.
I knew I used to be his favorite.
And I was looking forward to returning
some of the love and attention he
showed me when I was a child.
Grandpa?
Grandpa, it's me!
You don't have to yell.
I can hear ya. I'm not deaf.
I had a stroke.
You scared me.
Don't you knock?
You're luck I recognized you.
I'd have shot ya.
I'm going to go get my stuff.
Just stay out of my way.
I want you to know I don't need you here.
I don't want you here.
I get along just fine by myself.
I have for longer than you've been alive.
JULIA He completely ignored
me until the next morning.
It hurt but, Grandpa had always taught me to be a fighter.
I was going to give this my best shot.
How did you sleep, Grandpa?
I slept great.
There's nothing like fresh air.
I can't wait to get outside.
Do you still have the chickens?
What about the cows?
What was the name of the one you taught me to milk?
Was it Susie?
This is the worst coffee I ever tasted.
A cripple like me can make better coffee than you.
Well, maybe it's too strong for you, Buck.
Too strong?
I'll show you too strong.
Here, you clean it up.
What Grandpa didn't know,
what I couldn't tell him was that the bank was
about to foreclose on the farm.
Without his knowledge, I found a buyer
for the back parcel, a deal that would allow
Grandpa to stay on his land.
But it also set off a chain of events
that would haunt my dreams for the rest of my life.
Hello?
I asked Russ Johnson to come over this morning.
He's got someone who's interested in the back parcel.
I thought you should at least hear him out.
Hello?
You're going to listen this time.
You have to, please.
Thanks for coming, Russ.
Can I get you some coffee.
No, no thanks, that's OK.
You're wasting your time, Russ.
I'm not selling anything.
Russ has worked really hard.
Do not take this out on him.
I'm sorry.
Please sit down.
Buck, I know how hard this is.
We had to do the same thing for my dad.
Your dad died.
I'm not dead yet.
Just some people think I am.
So what do you have for us, Russ?
Well, I got an offer on the back parcel.
He says, he'll give you what you're asking.
Real nice guy from the next county.
His folks have been farming these parts
as long as you have, Buck.
And the best thing is you get to stay in the house
and keep the rest of the land.
That sounds really great.
What do you think, Grandpa?
Doesn't matter what I think.
Well, I'll bring the paperwork by in the morning.
I'm really sorry, Julia.
I wish there was an easier way.
No, no, thank you for everything.
You happy now?
Got what you want?
What makes you so better?
What, you think you can come here and mess up my life?
You think I want to be here?
You don't even like me Grandpa.
You been nothing but mean to me since I
walked through that door.
Well, then leave.
Go on, get out.
I'm not going to miss you.
I'm going to go put the tractor in the barn.
I wasn't sure I could still drive a tractor.
And I could feel his eyes on me, just
like he watched me so many times when I was growing up.
Start it up.
That's it.
Now hit the clutch out.
No!
Julia!
Julia!
Julia!
Julia!
No!
Julia, there, Julia.
A final act of love by a man who seemed to have no love
left.
Could Buck's paralyzed legs have found the power to walk again,
to save his granddaughter?
There are stories of mothers who have summoned superhuman
strength to lift heavy boulders, even cars off their children.
Did Buck experience that kind of miracle, or maybe
his paralysis was only in his mind?
And he could walk all along.
Or perhaps, this story never happened?
Next, we'll find out which stories were inspired
by actual events and which are fabrications on Beyond Belief:
Fact or Fiction.
If you're like me, you've been forming an opinion
about our stories tonight, trying to guess which stories
are inspired by actual events and which stories are
simply a counterfeit reality.
Well, now comes the moment when we reveal the answers.
Our first story was about the young man
who was put in charge of his family's funeral home
and encountered the shock of his young life.
Is truth stranger than fiction?
Did a story like this really take place?
Yes, it did.
And what about the runaway subway train?
Excuse me, does this train go to Melrose?
This train goes nowhere.
Would it surprise you to learn that this story was inspired
by an actual experience?
It was.
And what's your guess on the story about the boy who feared
the monster in his closet?
What's this?
That's Brian's shirt.
Where did he go?
Who?
Brian, he went into the closet.
He's gone?
I told you there was a monster in there.
Could the idea for a story like this have
come from a real-life event?
Yes, it did.
And what's your verdict on the defendant and the ghost
he confronted in the courtroom?
What was the cause of death then, Dr. Hanning?
It's all starting to unravel, Robert.
No, it's not.
I won't let it.
Who are you talking to, Mr. Miller?
This is it, Robert.
No one believes you.
Did this seem like a clever tale, crafted by the mind
of a writer out to fool you?
That's what it was, complete fiction.
Our last story tonight was about the stroke
victim who left his wheelchair to save
his granddaughter's life.
Julia!
If you thought that story really happened, we gotcha.
It was fictional.
So were you able to tell fact from fiction tonight?
Our first three stories were inspired by fact.
The last two were designed to fool you.
That's the end of tonight's show.
We'll see you next week when we attempt to demonstrate
that truth can be stranger than fiction,
especially strange truth.
Good night.
Join us next time on Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction.
This is Don LaFontaine.
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