1 00:00:06,049 --> 00:00:08,660 "Beyond Belief-- 2 00:00:08,791 --> 00:00:15,928 Fact or Fiction"-- hosted by Jonathan Frakes. 3 00:00:16,059 --> 00:00:18,235 Tonight, your challenge is to separate 4 00:00:18,366 --> 00:00:21,543 what is true from what is false-- 5 00:00:21,673 --> 00:00:25,373 five stories, some real, some fake. 6 00:00:25,503 --> 00:00:29,290 Can you judge which are fact and which are fiction? 7 00:00:29,420 --> 00:00:31,509 To find out, you must enter a world 8 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:38,081 of both truth and deception, a world that is beyond belief. 9 00:00:49,397 --> 00:00:51,312 In trying to determine truth, we must 10 00:00:51,442 --> 00:00:53,009 examine things from all angles. 11 00:00:53,140 --> 00:00:55,577 For example, this sculpture, when viewed head on, 12 00:00:55,707 --> 00:00:57,622 is a simple, clean, cube shape. 13 00:00:57,753 --> 00:01:02,714 But turn it around to another angle, look what's revealed-- 14 00:01:02,845 --> 00:01:05,152 a mass of different shapes and lines that was 15 00:01:05,282 --> 00:01:07,284 previously hidden from view. 16 00:01:07,415 --> 00:01:10,331 In tonight's stories, the truth is often hidden. 17 00:01:10,461 --> 00:01:11,941 We'll tell you which stories are based on reality 18 00:01:12,072 --> 00:01:13,421 and which are fiction at the end of the show. 19 00:01:13,551 --> 00:01:15,771 And remember, just like this metal sculpture, 20 00:01:15,901 --> 00:01:18,252 while you think you see something clearly, 21 00:01:18,382 --> 00:01:20,993 the truth may be hiding just around the corner. 22 00:01:27,522 --> 00:01:29,437 Do you have a favorite cure for the flu? 23 00:01:29,567 --> 00:01:32,353 Some people take medications, vitamins, pills. 24 00:01:32,483 --> 00:01:35,225 Others rely on home remedies, like chicken soup. 25 00:01:35,356 --> 00:01:37,314 No matter what you take into your system to fight the flu, 26 00:01:37,445 --> 00:01:39,099 everyone agrees on one thing-- 27 00:01:39,229 --> 00:01:41,013 you need plenty of rest. 28 00:01:41,144 --> 00:01:42,537 Douglas Hibbard is exhausted. 29 00:01:42,667 --> 00:01:44,104 His resistance is low. 30 00:01:44,234 --> 00:01:46,802 And he's beginning to get that dull, achy feeling. 31 00:01:46,932 --> 00:01:48,108 Is it the flu? 32 00:01:48,238 --> 00:01:49,761 Is it beyond the flu? 33 00:01:49,892 --> 00:01:51,676 Is it, in fact, beyond relief? 34 00:01:57,073 --> 00:01:58,683 Attorney Douglas Hibbard 35 00:01:58,814 --> 00:02:01,469 had spent the last five days in Eureka, California, 36 00:02:01,599 --> 00:02:03,297 conducting hearings for the Employment 37 00:02:03,427 --> 00:02:04,776 Development Department. 38 00:02:08,737 --> 00:02:10,042 You you up that way? 39 00:02:10,173 --> 00:02:12,915 I'm over here. 40 00:02:13,045 --> 00:02:14,699 - Great job, Doug. - Yeah, yeah. 41 00:02:14,830 --> 00:02:15,700 It went pretty well. 42 00:02:15,831 --> 00:02:16,614 See you back in Sacramento. 43 00:02:16,745 --> 00:02:17,746 OK. 44 00:02:17,876 --> 00:02:19,400 Oh, happy anniversary. 45 00:02:19,530 --> 00:02:21,271 And take care of that cold. 46 00:02:21,402 --> 00:02:22,185 Yeah, thanks. 47 00:02:39,507 --> 00:02:41,117 All Douglas wanted to do 48 00:02:41,248 --> 00:02:43,075 was get home to his wife, Carol, and celebrate 49 00:02:43,206 --> 00:02:45,077 their 10th wedding anniversary. 50 00:02:45,208 --> 00:02:47,558 He just wished he'd felt better. 51 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:52,259 Hello. 52 00:02:52,389 --> 00:02:52,781 DOUGLAS HIBBARD [ON Hey, Carol. 53 00:02:52,911 --> 00:02:53,608 Hey. 54 00:02:53,738 --> 00:02:54,478 I knew it was you. 55 00:02:54,609 --> 00:02:55,697 How did it go? 56 00:02:55,827 --> 00:02:57,394 We kicked butt. 57 00:02:57,525 --> 00:02:58,874 You sound like you got worse. 58 00:02:59,004 --> 00:03:00,745 Oh, yeah. 59 00:03:00,876 --> 00:03:03,183 I feel horrible. 60 00:03:03,313 --> 00:03:04,619 My body aches. 61 00:03:04,749 --> 00:03:06,011 Fever. 62 00:03:06,142 --> 00:03:08,536 Aw, Doug, I really wish you were home. 63 00:03:08,666 --> 00:03:16,196 So do I. Honey, I hate to do this, but, uh, I, uh-- 64 00:03:16,326 --> 00:03:18,328 I'm a little worried about making the five-hour drive 65 00:03:18,459 --> 00:03:20,200 with this flu. 66 00:03:20,330 --> 00:03:22,506 I'm thinking of spending the night somewhere. 67 00:03:22,637 --> 00:03:23,899 Really? 68 00:03:24,029 --> 00:03:25,292 DOUGLAS HIBBARD [ON Don't worry. 69 00:03:25,422 --> 00:03:27,424 I'll be home for our anniversary tomorrow. 70 00:03:27,555 --> 00:03:28,860 OK. 71 00:03:28,991 --> 00:03:31,341 Well, you just take care of yourself. 72 00:03:31,472 --> 00:03:32,690 Get plenty of rest. 73 00:03:35,432 --> 00:03:37,695 I love you. 74 00:03:37,826 --> 00:03:38,609 I love you too. 75 00:04:00,457 --> 00:04:01,284 Oh. 76 00:04:01,415 --> 00:04:02,590 How you doing? 77 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:04,548 Not so good. 78 00:04:04,679 --> 00:04:05,506 I have the flu. 79 00:04:05,636 --> 00:04:06,594 Oh, nasty stuff. 80 00:04:06,724 --> 00:04:09,074 I just got over it myself. 81 00:04:09,205 --> 00:04:11,076 I need a nice, quiet room. 82 00:04:11,207 --> 00:04:14,341 Ah, well, I got plenty of rooms and plenty of quiet. 83 00:04:14,471 --> 00:04:15,603 I just need a major credit card. 84 00:04:15,733 --> 00:04:16,517 Oh, right. 85 00:04:20,477 --> 00:04:21,304 There you go. 86 00:04:21,435 --> 00:04:22,174 There we are, thank you. 87 00:04:24,829 --> 00:04:25,526 I can't breathe. 88 00:04:28,703 --> 00:04:30,531 I just wish I was there with you. 89 00:04:30,661 --> 00:04:32,315 Doug called his wife Carol 90 00:04:32,446 --> 00:04:34,056 right after he checked in. 91 00:04:34,186 --> 00:04:36,972 She was glad that he had found a nice, clean place to stay, 92 00:04:37,102 --> 00:04:38,800 but she was worried about his health. 93 00:04:38,930 --> 00:04:40,715 She begged him to get some rest. 94 00:04:40,845 --> 00:04:41,803 Yes. 95 00:04:41,933 --> 00:04:43,108 Yes, I'll try to get some sleep. 96 00:04:50,942 --> 00:04:52,814 Doug had hope to sleep through the night, 97 00:04:52,944 --> 00:04:54,337 but it was of no use. 98 00:04:54,468 --> 00:04:56,687 The flu wouldn't let him. 99 00:04:59,821 --> 00:05:00,996 Can I help you, Mr. Hibbard? 100 00:05:01,126 --> 00:05:02,606 Yeah, I can't sleep. 101 00:05:02,737 --> 00:05:06,088 Um-- I'm looking for, uh, an open drug store nearby. 102 00:05:06,218 --> 00:05:07,002 Yeah. 103 00:05:07,132 --> 00:05:08,612 Yeah. 104 00:05:08,743 --> 00:05:10,614 You just follow Crystal Lake Drive for about a mile. 105 00:05:10,745 --> 00:05:12,224 Yeah. 106 00:05:12,355 --> 00:05:14,052 And then you come to the-- come to the first light, 107 00:05:14,183 --> 00:05:15,837 take a right, Stanley's Drugs. 108 00:05:15,967 --> 00:05:16,707 You can't miss it. 109 00:05:16,838 --> 00:05:18,274 Thanks. 110 00:05:18,405 --> 00:05:20,058 No problem. 111 00:05:45,170 --> 00:05:46,563 Mr. Hibbard. 112 00:05:46,694 --> 00:05:48,565 Jeez, what happened to you? 113 00:05:48,696 --> 00:05:50,045 I need you to do me a favor. 114 00:05:50,175 --> 00:05:51,133 Well, sure. 115 00:05:51,263 --> 00:05:53,135 I-- did you get your medicine? 116 00:05:56,486 --> 00:05:59,620 I need you to put this in the motel safe for me. 117 00:05:59,750 --> 00:06:01,709 I'm afraid I might lose it. 118 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:03,101 What is it? 119 00:06:03,232 --> 00:06:04,015 Thank you. 120 00:06:17,986 --> 00:06:19,379 It all seemed very 121 00:06:19,509 --> 00:06:22,251 odd to motel owner Harold Plum. 122 00:06:22,382 --> 00:06:25,950 Why was Doug Hibbard soaking wet and covered with mud? 123 00:06:26,081 --> 00:06:28,475 But Harold had learned not to ask questions. 124 00:06:33,044 --> 00:06:35,873 Weird. 125 00:06:40,443 --> 00:06:41,618 Eh, good evening. 126 00:06:41,749 --> 00:06:42,793 Lakeshore Motel. 127 00:06:42,924 --> 00:06:45,013 Hi, my name is Carol Hibbard. 128 00:06:45,143 --> 00:06:47,929 And I believe my husband Douglas Hibbard is registered there. 129 00:06:48,059 --> 00:06:49,713 Yeah, he's here. 130 00:06:49,844 --> 00:06:53,064 I keep calling his cell phone and I'm not getting any answer. 131 00:06:53,195 --> 00:06:54,326 Maybe he has it turned off. 132 00:06:54,457 --> 00:06:55,589 I mean, I-- I know he's here. 133 00:06:55,719 --> 00:06:57,242 I-- I just saw him. 134 00:06:57,373 --> 00:06:58,809 Would you like me to ring through to his room for you? 135 00:06:58,940 --> 00:07:00,028 Yes, please. 136 00:07:00,158 --> 00:07:00,637 HAROLD PLUM [ON OK, hang on. 137 00:07:14,129 --> 00:07:16,958 Now, he's not answering. 138 00:07:17,088 --> 00:07:18,786 Would you do me a favor? 139 00:07:18,916 --> 00:07:21,832 Could you check on him and see if he's all right? 140 00:07:21,963 --> 00:07:23,051 He wasn't feeling well. 141 00:07:23,181 --> 00:07:24,400 Oh, sure. 142 00:07:24,531 --> 00:07:25,967 Just-- just give me your number there 143 00:07:26,097 --> 00:07:27,098 and-- and I'll call you right back. 144 00:07:33,191 --> 00:07:33,975 Mr. Hibbard? 145 00:07:45,856 --> 00:07:46,901 JONATHAN FRAKES Harold 146 00:07:47,031 --> 00:07:48,685 was surprised to find that Douglas 147 00:07:48,816 --> 00:07:51,688 Hibbard was not in his room. 148 00:07:51,819 --> 00:07:53,473 He also found it strange that there 149 00:07:53,603 --> 00:07:55,692 was no sign of the wet muddy clothes 150 00:07:55,823 --> 00:07:56,606 that Hibbard was wearing. 151 00:08:11,012 --> 00:08:12,143 Can I help you? 152 00:08:12,274 --> 00:08:13,318 I need to talk to you about a guest 153 00:08:13,449 --> 00:08:14,406 I believe you have registered here 154 00:08:14,537 --> 00:08:15,669 by the name of Douglas Hibbard. 155 00:08:18,889 --> 00:08:20,587 He's dead. 156 00:08:20,717 --> 00:08:22,632 His car went off the road. 157 00:08:22,763 --> 00:08:24,895 He had this room key on him. 158 00:08:25,026 --> 00:08:27,855 Well, I was just talking to him a few minutes ago. 159 00:08:27,985 --> 00:08:29,509 Sir, that's impossible. 160 00:08:29,639 --> 00:08:31,728 A witness saw Mr. Hibbard's car go into Crystal Lake 161 00:08:31,859 --> 00:08:33,861 about an hour ago. He just towed it out. 162 00:08:33,991 --> 00:08:34,818 His body was inside. 163 00:08:37,038 --> 00:08:38,256 JONATHAN FRAKES Harold Plum 164 00:08:38,387 --> 00:08:39,910 remembered the bag Douglas Hibbard 165 00:08:40,041 --> 00:08:42,043 gave him to keep in the safe. 166 00:08:42,173 --> 00:08:45,612 He wasn't sure if it would be there. 167 00:08:45,742 --> 00:08:47,570 He wasn't sure of anything anymore. 168 00:09:01,932 --> 00:09:03,978 Carol Hibbard arrived at the Lakeshore Motel 169 00:09:04,108 --> 00:09:07,242 the following morning to pick up Doug's belongings. 170 00:09:07,372 --> 00:09:09,679 Inside the box was the diamond ring 171 00:09:09,810 --> 00:09:12,682 Doug couldn't afford to buy when they first got married. 172 00:09:12,813 --> 00:09:15,206 Years ago, he had promised Carol that one day he 173 00:09:15,337 --> 00:09:17,600 would buy it for her as an anniversary present. 174 00:09:27,567 --> 00:09:29,699 What really happened here? 175 00:09:29,830 --> 00:09:31,396 How could Douglas Hibbard have given 176 00:09:31,527 --> 00:09:34,748 the motel owner that diamond ring if he was already dead? 177 00:09:34,878 --> 00:09:37,228 Was his will to keep his promise so strong 178 00:09:37,359 --> 00:09:39,361 that nothing, not even death, could stop him from 179 00:09:39,491 --> 00:09:41,406 delivering her anniversary gift? 180 00:09:41,537 --> 00:09:44,061 Or did the motel owner just imagine Douglas walked in? 181 00:09:44,192 --> 00:09:46,847 If so, how did he get the gift bag? 182 00:09:46,977 --> 00:09:48,588 Is this story about the dedicated husband 183 00:09:48,718 --> 00:09:50,241 based on reality? 184 00:09:50,372 --> 00:09:51,808 Or have we left you holding the bag? 185 00:09:54,724 --> 00:09:57,161 We'll find out if this story is true or false 186 00:09:57,292 --> 00:09:58,859 at the end of our show. 187 00:09:58,989 --> 00:10:01,775 Next, psychic powers are used against a gang of thieves 188 00:10:01,905 --> 00:10:03,080 on "Beyond Belief-- 189 00:10:03,211 --> 00:10:05,866 Fact or Fiction." 190 00:10:05,996 --> 00:10:08,695 Wheelchairs like this are used in many ways these days. 191 00:10:08,825 --> 00:10:10,218 There is, of course, the primary use-- 192 00:10:10,348 --> 00:10:11,523 as transportation for those that are 193 00:10:11,654 --> 00:10:13,308 unable to walk on their own. 194 00:10:13,438 --> 00:10:15,266 But recreational opportunities now 195 00:10:15,397 --> 00:10:17,312 exist for the wheelchair-bound. 196 00:10:17,442 --> 00:10:19,836 They're now used in races, even marathons. 197 00:10:19,967 --> 00:10:22,404 And wheelchair basketball has become an exciting competitive 198 00:10:22,534 --> 00:10:23,753 activity. 199 00:10:23,884 --> 00:10:25,363 But you're about to see a wheelchair show up 200 00:10:25,494 --> 00:10:27,452 in a rather unusual place-- 201 00:10:27,583 --> 00:10:28,323 at a crime scene. 202 00:10:34,155 --> 00:10:35,635 DETECTIVE HANSON As a detective, 203 00:10:35,765 --> 00:10:39,116 I'd investigated many robberies in my downtown district. 204 00:10:39,247 --> 00:10:43,207 But the Tri-City jewelry heist is the one I will never forget. 205 00:10:43,338 --> 00:10:45,514 The Anvil Armored Truck Service received 206 00:10:45,645 --> 00:10:50,084 pickups at the Tri-City Jewelry Company several times a week. 207 00:10:50,214 --> 00:10:52,608 The guards were trained to take nothing for granted, 208 00:10:52,739 --> 00:10:55,263 and to approach each delivery and pick up as a potentially 209 00:10:55,393 --> 00:10:57,657 dangerous situation. 210 00:10:57,787 --> 00:11:00,485 There was nothing that aroused their suspicion that morning. 211 00:11:00,616 --> 00:11:04,402 It all seemed routine. 212 00:11:04,533 --> 00:11:05,795 OK, he's in. 213 00:11:05,926 --> 00:11:06,666 We got three minutes. 214 00:11:12,454 --> 00:11:14,195 What the guards should have 215 00:11:14,325 --> 00:11:16,763 taken a closer look at was the flower delivery 216 00:11:16,893 --> 00:11:18,112 van parked across the street. 217 00:11:37,174 --> 00:11:38,610 Excuse me. 218 00:11:38,741 --> 00:11:40,134 Can you tell me where to catch the number three bus? 219 00:11:40,264 --> 00:11:41,613 I-- I'm very late for a doctor's appointment, 220 00:11:41,744 --> 00:11:44,921 and I'm a little lost. 221 00:11:48,011 --> 00:11:49,796 Get out of our way! 222 00:11:58,718 --> 00:12:01,503 What are you doing? 223 00:12:01,633 --> 00:12:03,331 Are you crazy? 224 00:12:12,819 --> 00:12:14,385 I arrived on the scene 225 00:12:14,516 --> 00:12:16,605 a half hour after the robbery. 226 00:12:16,736 --> 00:12:19,826 I never expected to find anything out of the ordinary. 227 00:12:19,956 --> 00:12:22,742 I was wrong. 228 00:12:22,872 --> 00:12:24,265 OK. 229 00:12:24,395 --> 00:12:26,702 So you really didn't get a look at the guy, huh? 230 00:12:26,833 --> 00:12:28,704 Never even saw him coming. 231 00:12:28,835 --> 00:12:31,011 Sorry. 232 00:12:31,141 --> 00:12:33,578 How about you? 233 00:12:33,709 --> 00:12:35,798 This thing was pretty well planned. 234 00:12:35,929 --> 00:12:38,453 They must have been watching you guys for weeks. 235 00:12:38,583 --> 00:12:40,585 - Detective Hanson. - Yeah. 236 00:12:40,716 --> 00:12:42,022 I think I might have something. 237 00:12:42,152 --> 00:12:43,632 There was a guy in a wheelchair that got caught 238 00:12:43,763 --> 00:12:44,981 in the middle of the robbery. 239 00:12:45,112 --> 00:12:46,069 Can he give us an ID? 240 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:47,375 Better than that. 241 00:12:47,505 --> 00:12:48,202 He says he can tell us where they are. 242 00:12:56,253 --> 00:12:58,647 Mr. Siegmeier, Detective Hanson. 243 00:12:58,778 --> 00:13:00,388 I understand that you were a witness to the robbery 244 00:13:00,518 --> 00:13:01,650 that took place here. 245 00:13:01,781 --> 00:13:03,434 I was a victim. 246 00:13:03,565 --> 00:13:05,001 I was just passing by, minding my own business, when this guy 247 00:13:05,132 --> 00:13:06,350 comes running up, pistol whips the guard 248 00:13:06,481 --> 00:13:08,439 and knocks me out of my chair. 249 00:13:08,570 --> 00:13:09,963 What kind of punk would do that, huh? 250 00:13:10,093 --> 00:13:11,616 To a guy in a wheelchair. 251 00:13:11,747 --> 00:13:13,618 - I don't know. - They're scum. 252 00:13:13,749 --> 00:13:15,055 That's what they are-- scum. 253 00:13:15,185 --> 00:13:16,883 Mr. Siegmeier, you told Officer Hanna that you 254 00:13:17,013 --> 00:13:17,971 knew where we could find them. 255 00:13:18,101 --> 00:13:19,189 Is that true? 256 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:20,147 Yeah. 257 00:13:20,277 --> 00:13:21,757 It's true. 258 00:13:21,888 --> 00:13:23,237 I got this special power. 259 00:13:23,367 --> 00:13:24,891 It comes and goes. 260 00:13:25,021 --> 00:13:26,501 Sometimes, when I get real mad, I see 261 00:13:26,631 --> 00:13:28,068 flashes of stuff in my mind. 262 00:13:28,198 --> 00:13:29,025 Stuff? 263 00:13:29,156 --> 00:13:30,810 What kind of stuff? 264 00:13:30,940 --> 00:13:32,594 Well, after that guy knocked me down, I was yelling at him, 265 00:13:32,724 --> 00:13:35,902 and this address just popped into my head. 266 00:13:36,032 --> 00:13:38,426 1211 Carlson Street. 267 00:13:38,556 --> 00:13:39,862 Is that where you think they are? 268 00:13:39,993 --> 00:13:41,951 I know that's where they are. 269 00:13:42,082 --> 00:13:44,171 I can feel it. 270 00:13:44,301 --> 00:13:46,434 See, that's how it happens. 271 00:13:46,564 --> 00:13:47,957 Things just pop into my head. 272 00:13:48,088 --> 00:13:49,916 OK. 273 00:13:50,046 --> 00:13:51,700 Thank you, Mr. Siegmeier. 274 00:13:51,831 --> 00:13:53,658 I'm gonna need your address and phone number. 275 00:13:53,789 --> 00:13:55,878 We may want you to come in and take a look at some pictures. 276 00:13:56,009 --> 00:13:57,575 Yeah, sure. 277 00:13:57,706 --> 00:13:59,882 Whatever. 278 00:14:00,013 --> 00:14:01,014 I want those animals put away. 279 00:14:03,755 --> 00:14:05,496 I had worked with psychics 280 00:14:05,627 --> 00:14:07,934 before, so I decided to check out the address 281 00:14:08,064 --> 00:14:10,240 that Peter Siegmeier gave me. 282 00:14:10,371 --> 00:14:13,765 1211 Carlson turned out to be an abandoned warehouse downtown. 283 00:14:17,595 --> 00:14:20,250 Even if it turned out to be a waste of time, 284 00:14:20,381 --> 00:14:21,338 I had no other leads. 285 00:14:34,264 --> 00:14:36,484 You should have seen the look on his face what 286 00:14:36,614 --> 00:14:37,920 I knocked him out of his chair. 287 00:14:44,927 --> 00:14:46,233 Get your hands up! Put 'em up! 288 00:14:46,363 --> 00:14:47,277 Put them where I can see them! 289 00:14:47,408 --> 00:14:48,148 Put 'em up! 290 00:14:51,368 --> 00:14:53,240 I gotta know-- 291 00:14:53,370 --> 00:14:54,850 how'd you find us so fast? 292 00:14:54,981 --> 00:14:56,721 The guy in the wheelchair that one of you gentlemen 293 00:14:56,852 --> 00:14:57,722 knocked over. 294 00:14:57,853 --> 00:14:58,767 He told you? 295 00:14:58,898 --> 00:15:00,029 That's right. 296 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:01,726 Let me tell you something, Detective. 297 00:15:01,857 --> 00:15:03,859 That guy in the wheelchair, he planned the whole thing. 298 00:15:03,990 --> 00:15:05,905 He brought the guard so I could get the money. 299 00:15:06,035 --> 00:15:08,037 - What? - Yeah, we met him in jail. 300 00:15:08,168 --> 00:15:09,691 His name is Darren, Snyder. 301 00:15:09,821 --> 00:15:10,910 Why'd you knock him over. 302 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:12,607 We decided to cut him out, figured, 303 00:15:12,737 --> 00:15:14,217 you know, what could he do? 304 00:15:14,348 --> 00:15:15,218 I'll check it out. 305 00:15:15,349 --> 00:15:16,045 Yeah, you do that. 306 00:15:20,528 --> 00:15:22,704 There's just one thing I don't understand. 307 00:15:22,834 --> 00:15:24,227 How did he know we'd be here? 308 00:15:24,358 --> 00:15:25,359 What do you mean? 309 00:15:25,489 --> 00:15:26,751 We changed hideouts. 310 00:15:26,882 --> 00:15:29,537 Snyder didn't know about this place. 311 00:15:29,667 --> 00:15:30,842 DETECTIVE HANSON I followed 312 00:15:30,973 --> 00:15:33,280 up on the name Darren Snyder. 313 00:15:33,410 --> 00:15:36,674 I found out that he was an ex-con with a long rap sheet, 314 00:15:36,805 --> 00:15:39,634 and that one of his aliases was Peter Siegmeier. 315 00:15:39,764 --> 00:15:43,029 I located Snyder a week later and arrested him 316 00:15:43,159 --> 00:15:44,944 for armed robbery. 317 00:15:45,074 --> 00:15:47,076 He still insisted no one had told 318 00:15:47,207 --> 00:15:49,209 him the location of the hideout, and that he 319 00:15:49,339 --> 00:15:50,819 possessed a special power. 320 00:15:55,171 --> 00:15:56,738 So how did Peter Siegmeier know the new hideout 321 00:15:56,868 --> 00:15:58,566 of the three men? 322 00:15:58,696 --> 00:16:01,047 Did he somehow overhear someone mention it? 323 00:16:01,177 --> 00:16:02,613 That seems unlikely. 324 00:16:02,744 --> 00:16:04,615 They were going out of their way to keep it from him. 325 00:16:04,746 --> 00:16:06,574 Was he truly psychic? 326 00:16:06,704 --> 00:16:09,011 No one had ever seen evidence of that before. 327 00:16:09,142 --> 00:16:11,535 Maybe he was so furious at being betrayed 328 00:16:11,666 --> 00:16:15,452 he somehow converted his anger into a psychic energy. 329 00:16:15,583 --> 00:16:17,193 Was this story of thieves falling out 330 00:16:17,324 --> 00:16:19,369 inspired by an actual event? 331 00:16:19,500 --> 00:16:21,502 Or are we double crossing you? 332 00:16:21,632 --> 00:16:24,244 We'll find out if this story is true or false 333 00:16:24,374 --> 00:16:25,941 at the end of our show. 334 00:16:26,072 --> 00:16:29,771 Next, a young couple needs a miracle on "Beyond Belief-- 335 00:16:29,901 --> 00:16:31,947 Fact or Fiction." 336 00:16:32,078 --> 00:16:34,036 A life support system-- 337 00:16:34,167 --> 00:16:35,777 medical equipment designed for the purpose 338 00:16:35,907 --> 00:16:39,650 of sustaining life when our own vital organs cease to function. 339 00:16:39,781 --> 00:16:41,435 At its most effective, the system 340 00:16:41,565 --> 00:16:44,786 takes over temporarily until a medical solution or a miracle 341 00:16:44,916 --> 00:16:46,527 can be found. 342 00:16:46,657 --> 00:16:50,052 At its least effective, life can be prolonged indefinitely, 343 00:16:50,183 --> 00:16:51,923 often without hope. 344 00:16:52,054 --> 00:16:53,316 Julie Driscoll is currently being 345 00:16:53,447 --> 00:16:55,188 kept alive by life support. 346 00:16:55,318 --> 00:16:56,928 Her boyfriend, Gary, believes deep in his heart 347 00:16:57,059 --> 00:16:58,713 she will pull through. 348 00:16:58,843 --> 00:17:01,237 But right now, Gary is searching desperately 349 00:17:01,368 --> 00:17:02,108 for a second opinion. 350 00:17:12,248 --> 00:17:13,989 My girlfriend, Julie, had been in a coma 351 00:17:14,120 --> 00:17:15,686 for the past seven months. 352 00:17:15,817 --> 00:17:17,862 While driving, her head hit the windshield after she was 353 00:17:17,993 --> 00:17:20,039 broadsided by a pickup truck. 354 00:17:20,169 --> 00:17:21,562 Julie never regained consciousness, 355 00:17:21,692 --> 00:17:22,911 but she was alive. 356 00:17:23,042 --> 00:17:25,044 So the doctors put her on life support. 357 00:17:25,174 --> 00:17:26,915 She was on her way to meet me. 358 00:17:27,046 --> 00:17:29,091 We were gonna go to a movie. 359 00:17:29,222 --> 00:17:31,746 I hardly ever left Julie's side since the accident. 360 00:17:31,876 --> 00:17:34,096 I knew that somehow, she could still hear me, 361 00:17:34,227 --> 00:17:37,186 and that one day, she'd recover. 362 00:17:37,317 --> 00:17:38,753 I ran into your friend Denise today. 363 00:17:38,883 --> 00:17:41,712 She, uh-- she sends her love. 364 00:17:41,843 --> 00:17:44,498 She got a new puppy, little golden lab. 365 00:17:44,628 --> 00:17:46,065 I read that it's good to keep 366 00:17:46,195 --> 00:17:47,805 talking to a comatose patient. 367 00:17:47,936 --> 00:17:49,416 Sometimes, it can trigger something. 368 00:17:49,546 --> 00:17:51,983 So I just talked about whatever came into my head. 369 00:17:52,114 --> 00:17:53,724 I had to keep connected to her. 370 00:17:53,855 --> 00:17:56,031 Remember Lucy, your dog? 371 00:17:56,162 --> 00:17:58,294 She misses you. 372 00:17:58,425 --> 00:18:00,514 Everybody misses you. 373 00:18:00,644 --> 00:18:03,082 Not as much as I do. 374 00:18:03,212 --> 00:18:04,344 You know, I love you, Julie. 375 00:18:07,695 --> 00:18:10,480 How you doing, Gare? 376 00:18:10,611 --> 00:18:11,438 I'm OK, Dr. Parkins. 377 00:18:14,223 --> 00:18:17,879 She looks so peaceful today. 378 00:18:18,009 --> 00:18:18,749 Mm, she is. 379 00:18:22,623 --> 00:18:24,146 Julie's parents are here, and they-- they 380 00:18:24,277 --> 00:18:26,192 want to see you for a minute. 381 00:18:26,322 --> 00:18:27,062 Sure. 382 00:18:32,198 --> 00:18:33,024 I'll be back. 383 00:18:38,726 --> 00:18:40,162 Lately, it seemed that Julie's 384 00:18:40,293 --> 00:18:41,859 parents were losing hope. 385 00:18:41,990 --> 00:18:43,774 It was hard for me to talk with them like I used to. 386 00:18:47,517 --> 00:18:48,649 Hi, Gary. 387 00:18:48,779 --> 00:18:50,041 Hey. 388 00:18:50,172 --> 00:18:51,826 I was just Julie you about how her friend 389 00:18:51,956 --> 00:18:53,741 Denise got a new puppy. 390 00:18:53,871 --> 00:18:55,351 You know how much Julie loves animals. 391 00:18:55,482 --> 00:18:59,660 We couldn't even pass a pet shop without her-- 392 00:18:59,790 --> 00:19:00,661 I'm sorry, Mrs. Driscoll. 393 00:19:00,791 --> 00:19:02,315 I didn't mean to upset you. 394 00:19:02,445 --> 00:19:05,448 Gary, I know it's hard, but it's 395 00:19:05,579 --> 00:19:08,059 time for us to face reality. 396 00:19:08,190 --> 00:19:10,584 It's been seven months, and Julie shows no sign 397 00:19:10,714 --> 00:19:12,368 of coming out of the coma. 398 00:19:12,499 --> 00:19:16,372 You-- you know we've consulted several specialists. 399 00:19:16,503 --> 00:19:18,287 And the consensus is that Julie's 400 00:19:18,418 --> 00:19:19,854 condition is irreversible. 401 00:19:19,984 --> 00:19:21,377 No. No, it's not. 402 00:19:21,508 --> 00:19:22,639 I don't believe that. 403 00:19:22,770 --> 00:19:24,728 Gary, we know how much you love her. 404 00:19:24,859 --> 00:19:26,208 We all do. 405 00:19:26,339 --> 00:19:27,557 But it's time to let her go. 406 00:19:31,561 --> 00:19:34,434 We've decided to disconnect Julie's life support. 407 00:19:34,564 --> 00:19:35,348 No No. 408 00:19:35,478 --> 00:19:36,523 No, you can't do that. 409 00:19:36,653 --> 00:19:37,524 She can come out of this. 410 00:19:37,654 --> 00:19:38,742 I know she can. 411 00:19:38,873 --> 00:19:40,048 The insurance has run out. It's-- 412 00:19:40,179 --> 00:19:41,223 But it-- it's not about the insurance. 413 00:19:41,354 --> 00:19:44,574 It's-- if-- if Julie had just shown 414 00:19:44,705 --> 00:19:46,446 one sign of coming out of the coma, 415 00:19:46,576 --> 00:19:47,621 we'd keep her on life support. 416 00:19:52,365 --> 00:19:54,367 Julie wouldn't want to go on this way. 417 00:19:54,497 --> 00:19:57,544 You know that. 418 00:19:57,674 --> 00:19:58,936 Look. 419 00:19:59,067 --> 00:20:00,286 Just give me one more day. 420 00:20:00,416 --> 00:20:01,330 OK? 421 00:20:01,461 --> 00:20:02,462 I-- I just want to talk to her. 422 00:20:02,592 --> 00:20:06,422 I know-- I know she can hear me. 423 00:20:06,553 --> 00:20:07,293 Please, just one more day. 424 00:20:12,428 --> 00:20:13,168 OK. 425 00:20:17,259 --> 00:20:18,565 I didn't want to give up. 426 00:20:18,695 --> 00:20:20,697 I pleaded with Julie to respond. 427 00:20:20,828 --> 00:20:22,046 I could feel our time running out. 428 00:20:27,530 --> 00:20:31,621 Julie, you don't have much more time. 429 00:20:31,752 --> 00:20:32,579 OK? 430 00:20:32,709 --> 00:20:35,321 I know you can hear me. 431 00:20:35,451 --> 00:20:38,367 You have to come back. 432 00:20:38,498 --> 00:20:40,587 What do you want me to do? 433 00:20:40,717 --> 00:20:43,981 Why can't I reach you? 434 00:20:44,112 --> 00:20:46,767 Don't you love me? 435 00:20:46,897 --> 00:20:49,160 They're going to stop your life support, OK? 436 00:20:49,291 --> 00:20:50,945 You have to fight. 437 00:20:51,075 --> 00:20:53,991 You have to live. 438 00:20:54,122 --> 00:20:57,256 Julie, please. 439 00:20:57,386 --> 00:21:00,433 How you holding up, Gary? 440 00:21:00,563 --> 00:21:03,479 Everything's the same. 441 00:21:03,610 --> 00:21:06,700 I just can't get through to her. 442 00:21:06,830 --> 00:21:09,920 You've done everything that you could. 443 00:21:10,051 --> 00:21:11,835 You know, sometimes, all the love in the world 444 00:21:11,966 --> 00:21:14,969 is just not enough. 445 00:21:15,099 --> 00:21:16,971 The Driscolls are going to be here in a while. 446 00:21:17,101 --> 00:21:19,843 So why don't you give yourself a break? 447 00:21:19,974 --> 00:21:21,671 I-- I can't. 448 00:21:21,802 --> 00:21:23,934 I don't want to leave her alone. 449 00:21:24,065 --> 00:21:26,763 Gary, you gotta go easy on yourself. 450 00:21:26,894 --> 00:21:35,250 Look, this isn't your fault. I didn't know how I was 451 00:21:35,381 --> 00:21:37,296 going to live without Julie. 452 00:21:37,426 --> 00:21:39,863 I never let myself think about it. 453 00:21:39,994 --> 00:21:42,953 This is so hard, Julie. 454 00:21:43,084 --> 00:21:44,651 I knew there were no more options, 455 00:21:44,781 --> 00:21:47,175 but I just couldn't accept letting her go. 456 00:21:47,306 --> 00:21:49,482 I was finally ready to admit it was hopeless. 457 00:21:49,612 --> 00:21:50,918 And then-- 458 00:21:51,048 --> 00:21:52,180 Gary. 459 00:21:52,311 --> 00:21:53,094 Julie. 460 00:21:53,224 --> 00:21:55,531 Julie, I heard you. 461 00:21:55,662 --> 00:21:56,619 No, I didn't imagine that. 462 00:21:56,750 --> 00:21:57,533 That was you. 463 00:21:57,664 --> 00:22:00,275 It was your voice. 464 00:22:00,406 --> 00:22:01,929 You say something to me. 465 00:22:02,059 --> 00:22:03,496 Say something again. 466 00:22:03,626 --> 00:22:06,281 Please. 467 00:22:06,412 --> 00:22:09,066 I hear you, Gary. 468 00:22:09,197 --> 00:22:11,242 I hear you too, Julie. 469 00:22:11,373 --> 00:22:12,156 I hear you. 470 00:22:14,681 --> 00:22:15,638 I 471 00:22:15,769 --> 00:22:16,465 I can move. 472 00:22:19,599 --> 00:22:20,817 Look, you can't pull life support. 473 00:22:20,948 --> 00:22:21,775 She can move. 474 00:22:21,905 --> 00:22:23,864 Julie can move. 475 00:22:23,994 --> 00:22:24,908 You actually saw her move? 476 00:22:25,039 --> 00:22:25,953 No, no, no, no. 477 00:22:26,083 --> 00:22:27,476 She told me she could move. 478 00:22:27,607 --> 00:22:28,738 She spoke? 479 00:22:28,869 --> 00:22:30,349 Well, not exactly. 480 00:22:30,479 --> 00:22:32,699 Look, I know this is gonna sound crazy. 481 00:22:32,829 --> 00:22:35,658 But Julie spoke to me, telepathically. 482 00:22:46,408 --> 00:22:47,496 I'm sorry. 483 00:22:47,627 --> 00:22:48,628 There's no change. 484 00:22:48,758 --> 00:22:49,585 No. 485 00:22:49,716 --> 00:22:50,891 No, it can't be. 486 00:22:51,021 --> 00:22:52,066 Julie. 487 00:22:52,196 --> 00:22:53,110 Julie, do something. Show them. 488 00:22:53,241 --> 00:22:54,024 Please. 489 00:22:59,116 --> 00:23:00,683 Go ahead, Dr. Parkins. 490 00:23:00,814 --> 00:23:02,076 No, don't do this. 491 00:23:02,206 --> 00:23:05,514 Let her go, Gary, please. 492 00:23:05,645 --> 00:23:08,735 Gary, look at my hand. 493 00:23:08,865 --> 00:23:10,171 Her hand. 494 00:23:10,301 --> 00:23:12,086 Look at her hand. 495 00:23:12,216 --> 00:23:13,000 Oh, Gary. 496 00:23:13,130 --> 00:23:13,914 Please stop. 497 00:23:14,044 --> 00:23:14,828 Just-- 498 00:23:14,958 --> 00:23:16,307 Oh, my god. 499 00:23:16,438 --> 00:23:17,787 Oh, my god, Bill. 500 00:23:17,918 --> 00:23:18,788 Look at her hand. 501 00:23:18,919 --> 00:23:21,704 It's moving. 502 00:23:21,835 --> 00:23:22,662 Julie. 503 00:23:22,792 --> 00:23:23,619 Julie. 504 00:23:23,750 --> 00:23:26,143 She's coming back. 505 00:23:26,274 --> 00:23:27,928 Julie slowly regained consciousness, 506 00:23:28,058 --> 00:23:30,017 and after months of therapy, she was able to return 507 00:23:30,147 --> 00:23:31,627 to a normal life. 508 00:23:31,758 --> 00:23:34,369 The doctors were amazed by her total recovery. 509 00:23:34,500 --> 00:23:37,198 There was absolutely no brain damage. 510 00:23:37,328 --> 00:23:39,766 Julie and I picked up right where we left off, 511 00:23:39,896 --> 00:23:40,810 and I'm more in love than ever. 512 00:23:46,903 --> 00:23:50,429 Did Julie and Gary actually communicate telepathically? 513 00:23:50,559 --> 00:23:53,214 Or did Gary's sleep deprivation cause him to imagine 514 00:23:53,344 --> 00:23:54,998 that he heard Julie's voice? 515 00:23:55,129 --> 00:23:57,958 If so, then why did Julie's hand move exactly 516 00:23:58,088 --> 00:23:59,438 when Gary heard her voice? 517 00:23:59,568 --> 00:24:01,352 Was that just coincidence? 518 00:24:01,483 --> 00:24:04,225 Does this story of a medical miracle stand on its own? 519 00:24:04,355 --> 00:24:08,925 Or does the truth show no visible signs of support? 520 00:24:09,056 --> 00:24:11,188 We'll find out if this story is true or false 521 00:24:11,319 --> 00:24:12,668 at the end of our show. 522 00:24:12,799 --> 00:24:15,802 Next, a young boy channels a mysterious spirit 523 00:24:15,932 --> 00:24:17,151 on "Beyond Belief-- 524 00:24:17,281 --> 00:24:19,849 Fact or Fiction." 525 00:24:19,980 --> 00:24:21,460 Have you ever visited a Chinatown section 526 00:24:21,590 --> 00:24:22,722 in a major city? 527 00:24:22,852 --> 00:24:24,724 It's like a world unto itself. 528 00:24:24,854 --> 00:24:27,291 Souvenirs such as these are found everywhere, 529 00:24:27,422 --> 00:24:31,513 making Chinatown a must-stop for many tourists, even those 530 00:24:31,644 --> 00:24:33,602 who have no prior background with the Chinese culture 531 00:24:33,733 --> 00:24:34,647 at all. 532 00:24:34,777 --> 00:24:35,865 Take Jim Barclay and his family. 533 00:24:35,996 --> 00:24:37,432 They're from Wichita. 534 00:24:37,563 --> 00:24:39,347 And on a visit they're about to make to Chinatown, 535 00:24:39,478 --> 00:24:42,481 it'll be very clear that they're not in Kansas anymore. 536 00:24:47,268 --> 00:24:49,052 Our family had a 200-acre farm 537 00:24:49,183 --> 00:24:50,793 back in Wichita, Kansas. 538 00:24:50,924 --> 00:24:52,316 We'd been saving up for a vacation 539 00:24:52,447 --> 00:24:54,797 to San Francisco for a long time. 540 00:24:54,928 --> 00:24:57,887 Oh, Jim, look at these dolls. 541 00:24:58,018 --> 00:25:00,542 Oh we've got plenty of souvenirs, Annie. 542 00:25:00,673 --> 00:25:03,066 We can open up shop of our own, couldn't we, Randy? 543 00:25:03,197 --> 00:25:04,851 Can we go on the cable cars again? 544 00:25:04,981 --> 00:25:05,765 Later. 545 00:25:05,895 --> 00:25:06,722 After we eat, OK, bud? 546 00:25:06,853 --> 00:25:07,636 OK. 547 00:25:15,383 --> 00:25:17,341 We'd hit all the top tourist spots-- 548 00:25:17,472 --> 00:25:20,910 the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Fisherman's Wharf. 549 00:25:21,041 --> 00:25:23,826 It was our last day, and so we came to the only place 550 00:25:23,957 --> 00:25:25,436 we hadn't seen yet-- 551 00:25:25,567 --> 00:25:26,481 Chinatown. 552 00:25:26,612 --> 00:25:27,961 I'm hungry. 553 00:25:28,091 --> 00:25:30,137 Don't worry, we're gonna eat. 554 00:25:30,267 --> 00:25:31,530 How about this place? 555 00:25:36,883 --> 00:25:38,885 Well, the prices are pretty good. 556 00:25:39,015 --> 00:25:42,279 The duck looks pretty good too, doesn't it, Randy? 557 00:25:42,410 --> 00:25:43,629 Randy? 558 00:25:43,759 --> 00:25:44,760 Jim, where did Randy go? 559 00:25:44,891 --> 00:25:45,674 I don't know. 560 00:25:45,805 --> 00:25:46,849 He was just here. 561 00:25:46,980 --> 00:25:48,068 We just looked away for a second. 562 00:25:48,198 --> 00:25:51,462 Where could he have gone? 563 00:25:51,593 --> 00:25:52,855 There he is. 564 00:25:52,986 --> 00:25:54,683 Randy! 565 00:25:54,814 --> 00:25:57,251 How did he get across the street so fast? 566 00:25:57,381 --> 00:25:58,252 Randy! 567 00:25:58,382 --> 00:26:00,080 Why doesn't he answer me? 568 00:26:00,210 --> 00:26:01,255 Randy! 569 00:26:01,385 --> 00:26:02,299 You know, I think I'd better have 570 00:26:02,430 --> 00:26:03,213 a little talk with that boy. 571 00:26:06,260 --> 00:26:07,914 It was totally unlike Randy 572 00:26:08,044 --> 00:26:09,829 to wander off like that. 573 00:26:09,959 --> 00:26:13,920 But the mystery was about to grow deeper. 574 00:26:25,366 --> 00:26:26,497 ANNIE BARCLAY We couldn't 575 00:26:26,628 --> 00:26:28,325 understand what was happening. 576 00:26:28,456 --> 00:26:30,545 But it sounded like Randy was talking Chinese. 577 00:26:34,027 --> 00:26:35,681 What do you think you're doing? 578 00:26:35,811 --> 00:26:37,073 You don't know how to talk Chinese. 579 00:26:39,641 --> 00:26:41,382 Randy, you stop talking like that. 580 00:26:41,512 --> 00:26:43,689 This isn't funny. 581 00:26:43,819 --> 00:26:45,865 We're leaving right now. 582 00:26:50,565 --> 00:26:51,740 Randy, what's wrong? 583 00:26:51,871 --> 00:26:53,829 Why are you doing this? 584 00:26:58,617 --> 00:27:00,140 OK, it's time to stop the play-acting. 585 00:27:00,270 --> 00:27:01,358 We're going back to the hotel. 586 00:27:35,349 --> 00:27:36,437 Randy, where are you going? 587 00:27:36,567 --> 00:27:37,307 Randy? 588 00:27:41,181 --> 00:27:42,530 Please. 589 00:27:42,661 --> 00:27:45,664 They've waited almost a century for this moment. 590 00:27:45,794 --> 00:27:46,795 Now, what are you talking about? 591 00:27:46,926 --> 00:27:48,536 That's our son in there. 592 00:27:48,667 --> 00:27:51,365 Right now, your son is Wen Ching, 593 00:27:51,495 --> 00:27:53,933 my great grandfather's master. 594 00:27:54,063 --> 00:27:55,021 What? 595 00:27:55,151 --> 00:27:55,978 This is insane. 596 00:27:56,109 --> 00:27:57,153 I want my son back. 597 00:28:15,041 --> 00:28:17,217 Jim, what's going on? 598 00:28:17,347 --> 00:28:18,131 I don't know. 599 00:28:20,916 --> 00:28:26,269 The bowl was made 100 years ago by master artist Wen Ching. 600 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:28,924 It was entrusted to my great-grandfather, 601 00:28:29,055 --> 00:28:31,187 who was Wen Ching's apprentice. 602 00:28:31,318 --> 00:28:33,668 He was to keep it until they met again. 603 00:28:36,453 --> 00:28:38,760 And so they have. 604 00:28:38,891 --> 00:28:40,719 What are you saying? 605 00:28:40,849 --> 00:28:46,420 The spirit of the great artist Wen Ching is in your son. 606 00:28:46,550 --> 00:28:47,682 I don't understand. 607 00:28:47,813 --> 00:28:49,728 Why Randy? 608 00:28:49,858 --> 00:28:52,948 He was chosen to be Wen Ching's vessel. 609 00:28:53,079 --> 00:28:54,471 It is a great honor. 610 00:29:19,366 --> 00:29:22,586 I thought we were going to have lunch. 611 00:29:22,717 --> 00:29:23,457 Oh, Randy. 612 00:29:26,590 --> 00:29:27,722 How'd I get in here? 613 00:29:30,464 --> 00:29:31,160 Why do I have this bowl? 614 00:29:34,685 --> 00:29:36,209 We'll explain it to you later, son. 615 00:29:40,300 --> 00:29:41,649 Here's your bowl back. 616 00:29:41,780 --> 00:29:43,259 Oh, no. 617 00:29:43,390 --> 00:29:44,217 It is your son's. 618 00:29:46,872 --> 00:29:48,308 Are you sure? 619 00:29:48,438 --> 00:29:49,788 Yes. 620 00:29:49,918 --> 00:29:51,006 He was chosen. 621 00:29:55,663 --> 00:29:56,925 Come on, Jim. 622 00:29:57,056 --> 00:29:57,796 Let's go. 623 00:30:04,846 --> 00:30:06,630 We decided that the right thing 624 00:30:06,761 --> 00:30:08,154 to do was to donate the mandarin's 625 00:30:08,284 --> 00:30:11,505 bowl to the Chinese Cultural Museum in San Francisco. 626 00:30:11,635 --> 00:30:14,029 The head of the museum was very grateful. 627 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:17,032 He told us it was a priceless artifact made by a master 628 00:30:17,163 --> 00:30:19,774 artisan in the late 1800s. 629 00:30:19,905 --> 00:30:21,471 And there were some Chinese words 630 00:30:21,602 --> 00:30:24,083 written on the side of the bowl that he translated for us. 631 00:30:24,213 --> 00:30:28,261 They said, "embrace this bowl until next we meet. 632 00:30:28,391 --> 00:30:32,743 I shall return as a child from the yellow fields of wheat." 633 00:30:32,874 --> 00:30:35,268 Wheat was the crop we grew back on the farm in Kansas. 634 00:30:40,012 --> 00:30:42,666 Is it possible that a young farm boy from Kansas 635 00:30:42,797 --> 00:30:46,105 could be possessed by the soul of a Chinese artisan? 636 00:30:46,235 --> 00:30:49,282 If not, how could the boy suddenly speak Chinese? 637 00:30:49,412 --> 00:30:50,936 Young Randy never spoke a word of Chinese 638 00:30:51,066 --> 00:30:53,590 before or after this incident. 639 00:30:53,721 --> 00:30:56,680 Could he have stumbled upon the ability temporarily? 640 00:30:56,811 --> 00:30:58,247 There are stories of people who have 641 00:30:58,378 --> 00:31:01,685 played an instrument perfectly, just once and once only. 642 00:31:01,816 --> 00:31:04,471 Could this be the same phenomenon at work? 643 00:31:04,601 --> 00:31:06,995 Is this story of the precious artifact 644 00:31:07,126 --> 00:31:09,955 a vessel for the truth? 645 00:31:10,085 --> 00:31:12,348 Or are we just trying to bowl you over? 646 00:31:12,479 --> 00:31:14,655 We'll find out if this story is true or false 647 00:31:14,785 --> 00:31:16,396 at the end of our show. 648 00:31:16,526 --> 00:31:20,879 Next, a tycoon hides an evil secret on "Beyond Belief-- 649 00:31:21,009 --> 00:31:23,403 Fact or Fiction." 650 00:31:23,533 --> 00:31:26,188 Helping a famous person to write their autobiography 651 00:31:26,319 --> 00:31:27,973 is a daunting task. 652 00:31:28,103 --> 00:31:30,149 You must use every tool at your command 653 00:31:30,279 --> 00:31:32,629 to make accurate notes of the thousands of stories 654 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:34,283 that you'll hear. 655 00:31:34,414 --> 00:31:36,068 Martin Ames has taken a job to write the autobiography 656 00:31:36,198 --> 00:31:38,592 of Wilford Clayton, a hard-headed businessman 657 00:31:38,722 --> 00:31:39,985 with a heart to match. 658 00:31:40,115 --> 00:31:43,684 In fact, Clayton is so mean that-- wait. 659 00:31:43,814 --> 00:31:45,512 Barton's been taking the notes. 660 00:31:45,642 --> 00:31:46,469 Let's let him tell the story. 661 00:31:50,517 --> 00:31:54,651 Now, where was I? 662 00:31:54,782 --> 00:31:55,565 Sentiment. 663 00:31:55,696 --> 00:31:56,827 Oh, yeah, sentiment. 664 00:32:01,528 --> 00:32:04,313 OK, Mr. Clayton, we're recording. 665 00:32:04,444 --> 00:32:07,012 Sentiment is for losers. 666 00:32:07,142 --> 00:32:10,189 You know, I learned a long time ago that the weak work 667 00:32:10,319 --> 00:32:12,104 for the strong. 668 00:32:12,234 --> 00:32:15,542 You know, most people, they're happy with very little. 669 00:32:15,672 --> 00:32:17,761 They have no self-esteem. 670 00:32:17,892 --> 00:32:19,720 They think that whatever they're earning now 671 00:32:19,850 --> 00:32:21,069 is all they deserve. 672 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:22,462 And they're right. 673 00:32:22,592 --> 00:32:23,724 Wilford Clayton 674 00:32:23,854 --> 00:32:25,465 was a cold-blooded monster. 675 00:32:25,595 --> 00:32:28,033 He was the most insensitive, self-loving egomaniac 676 00:32:28,163 --> 00:32:29,556 I ever met. 677 00:32:29,686 --> 00:32:31,906 That thing pick me up if I walk around? 678 00:32:32,037 --> 00:32:35,127 Yeah, it's very sensitive. 679 00:32:35,257 --> 00:32:38,391 You know, most people were born to serve. 680 00:32:38,521 --> 00:32:40,697 Tell them what to do, they'll do it. 681 00:32:40,828 --> 00:32:43,874 Treat them like a dog, they'll obey. 682 00:32:44,005 --> 00:32:45,789 Show them the hoop, they'll jump. 683 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:47,443 Clayton was the president 684 00:32:47,574 --> 00:32:49,532 of the founder of one of the largest textile 685 00:32:49,663 --> 00:32:51,578 companies in the United States. 686 00:32:51,708 --> 00:32:55,060 He hired me two months before to ghostwrite his autobiography. 687 00:32:55,190 --> 00:32:58,367 It was my first paying job as a writer, and I was excited. 688 00:32:58,498 --> 00:33:02,154 But that didn't last long once I got to know him. 689 00:33:02,284 --> 00:33:06,158 Now me, I own a townhouse in New York, 690 00:33:06,288 --> 00:33:09,552 another on a beach in Barbados, and a villa 691 00:33:09,683 --> 00:33:11,076 in the south of France. 692 00:33:11,206 --> 00:33:12,512 At first, I took my notes 693 00:33:12,642 --> 00:33:13,904 in longhand, but I switched to a tape recorder 694 00:33:14,035 --> 00:33:16,385 so I could tune out his obnoxious opinions. 695 00:33:16,516 --> 00:33:18,170 And I didn't get everything I have today 696 00:33:18,300 --> 00:33:20,302 by giving my employees an annual cost of living 697 00:33:20,433 --> 00:33:22,261 raise, I can tell you that. 698 00:33:22,391 --> 00:33:25,786 They don't like it, they can find themselves another job. 699 00:33:25,916 --> 00:33:29,050 So what do you think, Marty boy? 700 00:33:29,181 --> 00:33:31,400 Pretty good, huh? 701 00:33:31,531 --> 00:33:33,402 I'd say got myself a bestseller happening right here 702 00:33:33,533 --> 00:33:35,230 in this room, wouldn't you? 703 00:33:35,361 --> 00:33:36,275 Say it. 704 00:33:36,405 --> 00:33:37,145 Yes, sir. 705 00:33:38,929 --> 00:33:40,453 WILFORD CLAYTON 706 00:33:40,583 --> 00:33:43,804 You gotta play a little mind games with the worker ants. 707 00:33:43,934 --> 00:33:45,588 Let them think the other guy is doing 708 00:33:45,719 --> 00:33:47,764 a better job than they are. 709 00:33:47,895 --> 00:33:49,723 Keep them hungry and scared. 710 00:33:49,853 --> 00:33:50,854 They work better that way. 711 00:33:54,554 --> 00:33:55,337 I hate him. 712 00:33:59,820 --> 00:34:02,388 I hate him. 713 00:34:02,518 --> 00:34:04,346 I'd like to shove this tape recorder down his throat 714 00:34:04,477 --> 00:34:06,957 and tell them I quit. 715 00:34:07,088 --> 00:34:09,134 Martin, we need the money. 716 00:34:09,264 --> 00:34:12,006 I know. 717 00:34:12,137 --> 00:34:14,748 Why does a creep like Wilford Clayton have so much 718 00:34:14,878 --> 00:34:17,403 when so many good people have to struggle just to get by? 719 00:34:21,363 --> 00:34:25,498 You know, can you imagine how empty his life must be? 720 00:34:25,628 --> 00:34:29,023 All he cares about is money and power. 721 00:34:29,154 --> 00:34:31,721 We have so much more than he'll ever have. 722 00:34:36,813 --> 00:34:39,164 I love you. 723 00:34:39,294 --> 00:34:40,121 I love you. 724 00:34:50,827 --> 00:34:52,742 Later that night, we were both asleep 725 00:34:52,873 --> 00:34:54,614 when the storm kicked up. 726 00:34:54,744 --> 00:34:57,007 But what really woke us was the tape recorder. 727 00:34:57,138 --> 00:34:58,357 WILFORD CLAYTON 728 00:34:58,487 --> 00:35:00,010 I used to have this woman working for me. 729 00:35:00,141 --> 00:35:02,230 She told me she was a single mother. 730 00:35:02,361 --> 00:35:06,365 She wasn't getting paid enough to feed her four kids. 731 00:35:06,495 --> 00:35:08,932 I fired her right on the spot. 732 00:35:09,063 --> 00:35:10,325 Martin, what's going on? 733 00:35:10,456 --> 00:35:13,459 I think the recorder came on. 734 00:35:13,589 --> 00:35:15,287 WILFORD CLAYTON [ON TAPE I hate weak people. 735 00:35:15,417 --> 00:35:18,725 I really hate-- they can come whining all they want. 736 00:35:18,855 --> 00:35:19,639 They're not getting-- 737 00:35:19,769 --> 00:35:21,945 It won't go off. 738 00:35:33,957 --> 00:35:34,697 Stop it! 739 00:35:34,828 --> 00:35:36,221 Stop it! 740 00:35:38,266 --> 00:35:39,224 It's over, [inaudible]. 741 00:35:39,354 --> 00:35:40,138 It's over. 742 00:35:46,579 --> 00:35:47,971 What-- what happened? 743 00:35:48,102 --> 00:35:49,538 I wish I knew. 744 00:35:58,504 --> 00:35:59,679 Yeah? 745 00:35:59,809 --> 00:36:01,724 Eh, Mr. Clayton, I'm sorry I'm late. 746 00:36:01,855 --> 00:36:03,552 What with the storm last night, I-- 747 00:36:03,683 --> 00:36:05,163 I don't want to know your problems. 748 00:36:05,293 --> 00:36:07,382 There's plenty of other crummy ghostwriters out there 749 00:36:07,513 --> 00:36:09,863 who can get here on time. 750 00:36:16,696 --> 00:36:18,480 - I apologize. - Yeah, yeah. 751 00:36:18,611 --> 00:36:19,394 Stop whining. 752 00:36:19,525 --> 00:36:20,221 Let's get to work. 753 00:36:24,617 --> 00:36:27,620 Today, I want to talk about how I started this company. 754 00:36:27,750 --> 00:36:30,188 OK. 755 00:36:30,318 --> 00:36:31,711 We're recording. 756 00:36:31,841 --> 00:36:32,973 Now, let's see. 757 00:36:33,103 --> 00:36:34,322 WILFORD CLAYTON 758 00:36:34,453 --> 00:36:35,715 He tried to warn me about the fire hazard, 759 00:36:35,845 --> 00:36:36,977 but I wouldn't listen. 760 00:36:37,107 --> 00:36:38,152 What are you doing? 761 00:36:38,283 --> 00:36:39,501 I don't know. 762 00:36:39,632 --> 00:36:40,720 It's playing back instead of recording. 763 00:36:40,850 --> 00:36:42,504 WILFORD CLAYTON 764 00:36:42,635 --> 00:36:44,637 There was an explosion and the fire broke out in the dye room. 765 00:36:44,767 --> 00:36:46,334 I never said that. What are you trying to pull? 766 00:36:46,465 --> 00:36:47,292 You must have said it. 767 00:36:47,422 --> 00:36:48,771 It's on the tape. 768 00:36:48,902 --> 00:36:50,208 WILFORD CLAYTON 769 00:36:50,338 --> 00:36:51,470 People were running and screaming everywhere. 770 00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:52,906 Some were trapped and couldn't escape. 771 00:36:53,036 --> 00:36:54,777 Nine people died. 772 00:36:54,908 --> 00:36:56,257 Stop. 773 00:36:56,388 --> 00:36:57,824 Stop it. 774 00:36:57,954 --> 00:37:01,175 WILFORD CLAYTON [ON TAPE Nine people died. 775 00:37:01,306 --> 00:37:02,220 Nine people died. 776 00:37:02,350 --> 00:37:05,092 Why won't this thing turn off? 777 00:37:05,223 --> 00:37:06,789 WILFORD CLAYTON [ON TAPE I denied it all 778 00:37:06,920 --> 00:37:08,661 and collected the insurance. 779 00:37:08,791 --> 00:37:10,402 That's how I built 780 00:37:10,532 --> 00:37:12,839 Clayton Fabrics and Textiles into the company it is today. 781 00:37:12,969 --> 00:37:14,362 No. 782 00:37:14,493 --> 00:37:15,668 No. 783 00:37:15,798 --> 00:37:17,844 It's not true! 784 00:37:21,848 --> 00:37:24,503 Mr. Clayton? 785 00:37:24,633 --> 00:37:25,895 Wilfred Clayton 786 00:37:26,026 --> 00:37:27,810 survived the massive stroke he had that day 787 00:37:27,941 --> 00:37:29,682 and became a changed man. 788 00:37:29,812 --> 00:37:31,379 His autobiography was released shortly 789 00:37:31,510 --> 00:37:33,381 before his death a year later. 790 00:37:33,512 --> 00:37:35,949 He gave me full writing credit. 791 00:37:36,079 --> 00:37:37,690 And in his will, he left Clayton Fabrics 792 00:37:37,820 --> 00:37:39,518 and Textiles to the families of those 793 00:37:39,648 --> 00:37:41,041 that perished in the fire. 794 00:37:44,871 --> 00:37:48,178 How did Wilfred Clayton's confession get on that tape? 795 00:37:48,309 --> 00:37:50,877 Martin had left the recorder with Clayton a number of times. 796 00:37:51,007 --> 00:37:53,271 Did Clayton recorded confession out of guilt 797 00:37:53,401 --> 00:37:55,795 and then push the wrong button trying to erase it? 798 00:37:55,925 --> 00:37:59,102 Or was his brain in such a pre-stroke condition 799 00:37:59,233 --> 00:38:01,540 that he might have said something involuntarily? 800 00:38:01,670 --> 00:38:04,194 Or was it the ghosts of nine dead workers 801 00:38:04,325 --> 00:38:06,806 controlling things from beyond? 802 00:38:06,936 --> 00:38:09,243 Is this story of the mysterious autobiography 803 00:38:09,374 --> 00:38:11,332 researched with facts? 804 00:38:11,463 --> 00:38:14,117 Or should you check our references? 805 00:38:14,248 --> 00:38:16,555 Next, you'll find out which of our stories 806 00:38:16,685 --> 00:38:19,819 are facts and which are fiction when "Beyond Belief" returns. 807 00:38:24,867 --> 00:38:26,391 Now, let's look back at tonight's stories 808 00:38:26,521 --> 00:38:29,089 and find out which ones are inspired by actual events 809 00:38:29,219 --> 00:38:31,526 and which ones are totally false. 810 00:38:31,657 --> 00:38:34,224 What about the man who may have come back from the dead to give 811 00:38:34,355 --> 00:38:35,574 his wife a special gift? 812 00:38:51,546 --> 00:38:52,678 Mr. Hibbard. 813 00:38:52,808 --> 00:38:54,897 Jeez, what happened to you? 814 00:38:55,028 --> 00:38:56,856 I need you to do me a favor. 815 00:38:56,986 --> 00:38:58,248 Well, sure. 816 00:38:58,379 --> 00:38:59,467 Did you get your medicine? 817 00:39:02,862 --> 00:39:05,952 I need you to put this in the motel safe for me. 818 00:39:06,082 --> 00:39:08,041 I'm afraid I might lose it. 819 00:39:08,171 --> 00:39:09,434 What What is it? 820 00:39:09,564 --> 00:39:10,304 Thank you. 821 00:39:12,698 --> 00:39:14,526 If you thought this story was based on a real life 822 00:39:14,656 --> 00:39:17,006 occurrence, you're right. 823 00:39:17,137 --> 00:39:18,747 Our research uncovered a similar incident. 824 00:39:23,926 --> 00:39:25,275 How about the wheelchair-bound man 825 00:39:25,406 --> 00:39:27,626 with the apparent psychic ability? 826 00:39:27,756 --> 00:39:29,584 I was just passing by, minding my own business, 827 00:39:29,715 --> 00:39:31,281 when this guy comes running up, pistol whips the gun, 828 00:39:31,412 --> 00:39:32,848 knocks me out of my chair. 829 00:39:32,979 --> 00:39:34,807 What kind of punk would do that, huh? 830 00:39:34,937 --> 00:39:36,374 To a guy in a wheelchair. 831 00:39:36,504 --> 00:39:38,419 - I don't know. - They're scum. 832 00:39:38,550 --> 00:39:39,855 That's what they are-- scum. 833 00:39:39,986 --> 00:39:41,640 Mr. Siegmeier, you told Officer Hanna that you 834 00:39:41,770 --> 00:39:42,641 knew where we could find them. 835 00:39:42,771 --> 00:39:43,946 Is that true? 836 00:39:44,077 --> 00:39:44,817 Yeah. 837 00:39:44,947 --> 00:39:46,558 It's true. 838 00:39:46,688 --> 00:39:49,691 I got this special power that comes and goes. 839 00:39:49,822 --> 00:39:51,258 Sometimes when I get real mad, I see 840 00:39:51,389 --> 00:39:52,912 flashes of stuff in my mind. 841 00:39:53,042 --> 00:39:53,826 Stuff? 842 00:39:53,956 --> 00:39:55,610 What kind of stuff? 843 00:39:55,741 --> 00:39:57,395 Well, after that guy knocked me down, I was yelling at him, 844 00:39:57,525 --> 00:40:00,746 and this address just popped into my head. 845 00:40:00,876 --> 00:40:03,226 1211 Carlson Street. 846 00:40:03,357 --> 00:40:04,619 Is that where you think they are? 847 00:40:04,750 --> 00:40:06,882 I know that's where they are. 848 00:40:07,013 --> 00:40:08,536 I can feel it. 849 00:40:08,667 --> 00:40:10,669 This one has to be false, right? 850 00:40:10,799 --> 00:40:12,018 Wrong. 851 00:40:12,148 --> 00:40:14,063 Our research shows a similar incident 852 00:40:14,194 --> 00:40:15,891 happened on the Virginia-North Carolina 853 00:40:16,022 --> 00:40:17,197 border in the mid '80s. 854 00:40:21,941 --> 00:40:23,333 How about the couple who loved each other 855 00:40:23,464 --> 00:40:26,989 overcame a serious medical crisis? 856 00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:27,860 It's so hard, Julie. 857 00:40:36,477 --> 00:40:39,349 JULIE DRISCOLL Gary. 858 00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:40,438 Julie. 859 00:40:40,568 --> 00:40:42,701 Julie, I heard you. 860 00:40:42,831 --> 00:40:43,789 No, I didn't imagine that. 861 00:40:43,919 --> 00:40:44,659 That was you. 862 00:40:44,790 --> 00:40:47,445 It was your voice. 863 00:40:47,575 --> 00:40:49,098 Julie, say something to me. 864 00:40:49,229 --> 00:40:50,622 Say something again. 865 00:40:50,752 --> 00:40:52,101 Please. 866 00:40:52,232 --> 00:40:53,102 I hear you, Gary. 867 00:40:56,454 --> 00:40:58,891 I hear you too, Julie. 868 00:40:59,021 --> 00:41:01,023 I hear you. 869 00:41:01,154 --> 00:41:02,329 JULIE DRISCOLL I can move. 870 00:41:06,855 --> 00:41:09,162 Have you heard a story like this before? 871 00:41:09,292 --> 00:41:10,729 You may have. 872 00:41:10,859 --> 00:41:12,557 A similar event happened in the Rocky Mountain area 873 00:41:12,687 --> 00:41:13,427 in the early '90s. 874 00:41:18,171 --> 00:41:19,520 Let's have one more look at the story 875 00:41:19,651 --> 00:41:21,435 of the little boy from Kansas who seemed to be 876 00:41:21,566 --> 00:41:23,306 possessed by a Chinese spirit. 877 00:41:40,454 --> 00:41:42,456 Jim, what's going on? 878 00:41:42,587 --> 00:41:43,370 I don't know. 879 00:41:46,112 --> 00:41:51,421 The bowl was made 100 years ago by master artist Wen Ching. 880 00:41:51,552 --> 00:41:54,207 It was entrusted to my great-grandfather, 881 00:41:54,337 --> 00:41:56,426 who was Wen Ching's apprentice. 882 00:41:56,557 --> 00:42:00,996 He was to keep it until they met again. 883 00:42:01,127 --> 00:42:03,999 And so they have. 884 00:42:04,130 --> 00:42:05,914 What are you saying? 885 00:42:06,045 --> 00:42:11,180 The spirit of the great artist Wen Ching is in your son. 886 00:42:11,311 --> 00:42:14,270 Did a similar story to this one take place? 887 00:42:14,401 --> 00:42:15,489 Perhaps. 888 00:42:15,620 --> 00:42:17,143 But our presentation is a lie. 889 00:42:22,017 --> 00:42:23,366 The story of the writer who discovered 890 00:42:23,497 --> 00:42:26,195 a mysterious confession on his tape recorder-- 891 00:42:26,326 --> 00:42:28,720 how did you judge that one? 892 00:42:28,850 --> 00:42:30,156 We're recording. 893 00:42:30,286 --> 00:42:31,461 Now, let's see. 894 00:42:31,592 --> 00:42:32,811 WILFORD CLAYTON 895 00:42:32,941 --> 00:42:35,161 He tried to warn me about the fire hazard. 896 00:42:35,291 --> 00:42:36,466 But I wouldn't listen. 897 00:42:36,597 --> 00:42:37,119 What are you doing? 898 00:42:37,250 --> 00:42:38,512 I don't know. 899 00:42:38,643 --> 00:42:39,687 It's playing back instead of recording. 900 00:42:39,818 --> 00:42:41,428 WILFORD CLAYTON 901 00:42:41,559 --> 00:42:43,604 There was an explosion and a fire broke out in the dye room. 902 00:42:43,735 --> 00:42:45,258 I never said that. What are you trying to pull? 903 00:42:45,388 --> 00:42:46,128 You must have said it. 904 00:42:46,259 --> 00:42:47,390 It's on the tape. 905 00:42:47,521 --> 00:42:48,783 WILFORD CLAYTON 906 00:42:48,914 --> 00:42:49,958 People were running and screaming everywhere. 907 00:42:50,089 --> 00:42:52,091 Some were trapped, couldn't escape. 908 00:42:52,221 --> 00:42:53,745 Nine people died. 909 00:42:53,875 --> 00:42:55,181 Stop it. 910 00:42:55,311 --> 00:42:56,791 Stop it. 911 00:42:56,922 --> 00:42:57,966 WILFORD CLAYTON [ON TAPE Nine people died. 912 00:42:58,097 --> 00:42:59,925 Nine people died. 913 00:43:00,055 --> 00:43:01,187 Nine people died. 914 00:43:01,317 --> 00:43:03,842 Why won't this thing turn off? 915 00:43:03,972 --> 00:43:05,539 WILFORD CLAYTON [ON TAPE I denied it all 916 00:43:05,670 --> 00:43:07,193 and collected the insurance. 917 00:43:07,323 --> 00:43:10,022 That's how I built Clayton Fabrics and Textiles 918 00:43:10,152 --> 00:43:11,893 into the company it is today. 919 00:43:12,024 --> 00:43:15,201 Is this story so strange that it must be true? 920 00:43:15,331 --> 00:43:16,115 Not this time. 921 00:43:16,245 --> 00:43:16,985 It's fiction. 922 00:43:21,250 --> 00:43:23,339 How did you accomplish your mission tonight? 923 00:43:23,470 --> 00:43:26,299 We you able to predict which of our stories were based on truth 924 00:43:26,429 --> 00:43:28,083 and which were here to fool you? 925 00:43:28,214 --> 00:43:30,433 However you did, be proud of your achievement, 926 00:43:30,564 --> 00:43:33,480 because the challenge of separating fact from fiction 927 00:43:33,611 --> 00:43:37,136 is a challenge that is truly beyond belief. 928 00:43:37,266 --> 00:43:38,006 I'm Jonathan Frakes. 929 00:43:40,792 --> 00:43:42,402 Wheelchair Man and The Vigil 930 00:43:42,532 --> 00:43:45,535 are true based on firsthand research conducted 931 00:43:45,666 --> 00:43:47,320 by author Robert Tralins. 932 00:43:47,450 --> 00:43:50,976 For "Beyond Belief," this is Campbell Lane.