1 00:00:07,790 --> 00:00:09,966 Beyond Belief-- 2 00:00:10,097 --> 00:00:14,666 Fact or Fiction. 3 00:00:14,797 --> 00:00:17,582 Hosted by Jonathan Frakes. 4 00:00:17,713 --> 00:00:20,063 Tonight, your challenge is to separate what 5 00:00:20,194 --> 00:00:23,284 is true from what is false. 6 00:00:23,414 --> 00:00:27,070 Five stories-- some real, some fake. 7 00:00:27,201 --> 00:00:31,031 Can you judge which are fact and which are fiction. 8 00:00:31,161 --> 00:00:34,121 To find out, you must enter a world of both truth 9 00:00:34,251 --> 00:00:38,386 and deception-- a world that is beyond belief. 10 00:00:48,570 --> 00:00:50,789 Can you really believe your eyes? 11 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:52,574 Look at this checker board design. 12 00:00:52,704 --> 00:00:54,706 Your eyes will tell you that this square 13 00:00:54,837 --> 00:00:57,231 is darker than this one. 14 00:00:57,361 --> 00:00:58,928 Now, let's take a closer look. 15 00:00:59,059 --> 00:01:05,674 As you can see, both squares are exactly the same shape. 16 00:01:05,804 --> 00:01:07,589 So it is with our stories tonight. 17 00:01:07,719 --> 00:01:09,982 What might at first seem to be black or white 18 00:01:10,113 --> 00:01:12,594 may turn out to be equal shades of gray. 19 00:01:12,724 --> 00:01:14,552 And be very careful about trusting us too much. 20 00:01:14,683 --> 00:01:16,859 After all, we have a checkered past. 21 00:01:22,212 --> 00:01:24,388 Book signings are pleasant rituals 22 00:01:24,519 --> 00:01:29,001 for both authors and fans. 23 00:01:29,132 --> 00:01:32,918 The writer gets an ego boost, the reader a personal memento. 24 00:01:33,049 --> 00:01:35,356 Of course, not every author achieves the prestige 25 00:01:35,486 --> 00:01:36,879 to warrant a book signing. 26 00:01:37,009 --> 00:01:40,317 In fact, the clients of agent Stan Trask never do. 27 00:01:40,448 --> 00:01:43,886 But the next situation that Stan will face is so monumental, 28 00:01:44,016 --> 00:01:46,236 he can't possibly write it off. 29 00:01:49,631 --> 00:01:50,849 Literary agent Stan 30 00:01:50,980 --> 00:01:52,155 Trask has run his own one man operation 31 00:01:52,286 --> 00:01:54,070 for the past 12 years. 32 00:01:54,201 --> 00:01:56,072 He specializes in handling writers of pulp 33 00:01:56,203 --> 00:01:58,814 fiction and romance novels. 34 00:01:58,944 --> 00:02:00,424 No, no, no, no. No, no. 35 00:02:00,555 --> 00:02:01,338 I told you. 36 00:02:01,469 --> 00:02:02,209 I told you. 37 00:02:02,339 --> 00:02:03,732 I love it. 38 00:02:03,862 --> 00:02:05,908 I think this is the best thing you've ever written. 39 00:02:06,038 --> 00:02:07,823 It made me cry. 40 00:02:07,953 --> 00:02:09,346 Yeah, it did. 41 00:02:09,477 --> 00:02:11,131 Yeah, I'm talking hardcover. 42 00:02:11,261 --> 00:02:14,830 I'm talking paperback, a movie deal-- seven figures, no less. 43 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:16,266 JONATHAN FRAKES Being an agent 44 00:02:16,397 --> 00:02:18,268 is not an easy profession-- 45 00:02:18,399 --> 00:02:21,228 a lot of late nights, and competition is fierce. 46 00:02:21,358 --> 00:02:23,839 But Stan's done very well for himself, mainly 47 00:02:23,969 --> 00:02:25,406 by ripping off his clients. 48 00:02:25,536 --> 00:02:31,499 Right, so all I need from you is another 5,000. 49 00:02:31,629 --> 00:02:34,110 why? Well there is printing. 50 00:02:34,241 --> 00:02:35,894 There is publicity costs. 51 00:02:36,025 --> 00:02:39,463 I can't keep going into my own pocket on this, dear. 52 00:02:39,594 --> 00:02:41,726 Right, we are so close. 53 00:02:41,857 --> 00:02:43,685 Yeah, great. 54 00:02:43,815 --> 00:02:44,947 Wonderful. 55 00:02:45,077 --> 00:02:46,601 All right. 56 00:02:46,731 --> 00:02:49,386 Listen dear, I need you to make that check out in cash. 57 00:02:49,517 --> 00:02:52,302 That's right. 58 00:02:52,433 --> 00:02:53,521 Yeah. 59 00:02:53,651 --> 00:02:56,350 Uhm, I got to go, hun. 60 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:57,307 I've got to go. 61 00:02:57,438 --> 00:02:58,613 OK? 62 00:02:58,743 --> 00:03:00,223 Let's have dinner soon. 63 00:03:00,354 --> 00:03:02,182 Right, bye bye. 64 00:03:02,312 --> 00:03:04,140 Mary-Jane, what are you doing here? 65 00:03:04,271 --> 00:03:05,489 We didn't have a meeting set did we? 66 00:03:05,620 --> 00:03:07,970 No, Stan, we didn't have a meeting set. 67 00:03:08,100 --> 00:03:10,364 Well, You sound a little uptight. 68 00:03:10,494 --> 00:03:11,887 What's happening with "Love Tides?" 69 00:03:12,017 --> 00:03:12,801 Your manuscript? 70 00:03:12,931 --> 00:03:14,629 It's right here. 71 00:03:14,759 --> 00:03:15,586 I love it. 72 00:03:15,717 --> 00:03:17,197 I told you. 73 00:03:17,327 --> 00:03:19,111 I think it's the best romance novel I've ever read. 74 00:03:19,242 --> 00:03:20,983 This made me cry. 75 00:03:21,113 --> 00:03:22,289 Yeah, this one's going to get published. 76 00:03:22,419 --> 00:03:23,725 I guarantee it. 77 00:03:23,855 --> 00:03:27,816 All I need from you is another-- uh, 2,500. 78 00:03:27,946 --> 00:03:28,991 That's all, Stan? 79 00:03:29,121 --> 00:03:30,775 Only 2,500? 80 00:03:30,906 --> 00:03:32,124 Do you know how much money I've given 81 00:03:32,255 --> 00:03:33,256 you since you became my agent? 82 00:03:33,387 --> 00:03:34,779 Oh-- now look, look Mary-Jane-- 83 00:03:34,910 --> 00:03:38,043 Almost $12,000. 84 00:03:38,174 --> 00:03:39,828 And you haven't gotten one thing of mine published. 85 00:03:39,958 --> 00:03:41,612 OK, that's not my fault. All right? 86 00:03:41,743 --> 00:03:42,700 The other stories had problems. 87 00:03:42,831 --> 00:03:43,614 This one is different. 88 00:03:43,745 --> 00:03:44,572 This one's compelling. 89 00:03:44,702 --> 00:03:46,051 This one is really great. 90 00:03:46,182 --> 00:03:47,444 It's going to get published. - Forget it, Stan. 91 00:03:47,575 --> 00:03:48,706 - Honey-- - It's over. 92 00:03:48,837 --> 00:03:49,968 Honey, listen-- what-- what do you mean? 93 00:03:50,099 --> 00:03:51,405 I'm getting a new agent, Stan. 94 00:03:51,535 --> 00:03:53,102 Somebody reputable, OK. 95 00:03:53,233 --> 00:03:54,538 So I'd like my money back please. 96 00:03:54,669 --> 00:03:56,323 All of it, or else I'm going to the authorities. 97 00:03:56,453 --> 00:03:57,715 OK, look, you can't do that. You can't. 98 00:03:57,846 --> 00:03:59,151 Why not? 99 00:03:59,282 --> 00:04:00,152 Just You're a thief and you stole from me. 100 00:04:00,283 --> 00:04:01,676 I'm not-- Now, look, calm down. 101 00:04:01,806 --> 00:04:02,894 You're getting excited. 102 00:04:03,025 --> 00:04:03,765 Stan, stop telling me to calm down. 103 00:04:03,895 --> 00:04:05,027 And stop touching me. 104 00:04:05,157 --> 00:04:05,767 - Well, listen to you. - Goodbye, Stan. 105 00:04:05,897 --> 00:04:07,334 Hang on a second. 106 00:04:07,464 --> 00:04:08,291 - Just get out of my way! - Let me talk to you-- 107 00:04:08,422 --> 00:04:09,423 That's it, OK. It's over. 108 00:04:09,553 --> 00:04:10,598 - Stop-- stop it. - That's it! 109 00:04:10,728 --> 00:04:11,555 Just shut up! 110 00:04:14,036 --> 00:04:17,257 Mary-Jane? 111 00:04:17,387 --> 00:04:18,258 Mary-Jane? 112 00:04:22,305 --> 00:04:23,611 Oh, look what you made me do. 113 00:04:36,711 --> 00:04:37,929 JONATHAN FRAKES Stan Trask 114 00:04:38,060 --> 00:04:40,280 had never killed anyone before, but he 115 00:04:40,410 --> 00:04:42,194 took to it like a natural. 116 00:04:42,325 --> 00:04:45,110 He buried the body in a raised platter box 117 00:04:45,241 --> 00:04:47,635 inside the buildings atrium. 118 00:04:47,765 --> 00:04:49,941 There was only a small mention in the newspaper about 119 00:04:50,072 --> 00:04:52,944 Mary-Jane Layden being missing. 120 00:04:53,075 --> 00:04:55,382 No one knew she was at his office that night. 121 00:04:55,512 --> 00:04:58,428 And Stan felt he had gotten away with murder. 122 00:05:01,692 --> 00:05:03,128 And then another plan began to take 123 00:05:03,259 --> 00:05:06,262 shape in Stan's twisted mind. 124 00:05:06,393 --> 00:05:08,960 Mary Jane's manuscript was good, and he was 125 00:05:09,091 --> 00:05:10,919 sure he could get it published. 126 00:05:11,049 --> 00:05:12,921 And with Mary Jane out of the way, 127 00:05:13,051 --> 00:05:15,402 Stan could keep all the money. 128 00:05:15,532 --> 00:05:20,189 He created a fictitious author by the name of Lucille Carns, 129 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,974 and sent "Love Tides" to a publisher, 130 00:05:23,105 --> 00:05:26,238 who bought it immediately. 131 00:05:26,369 --> 00:05:31,287 On its release, "Love Tides" by the non-existent Lucille Carns 132 00:05:31,418 --> 00:05:33,681 became an instant best-seller. 133 00:05:33,811 --> 00:05:35,073 No, no, no, no. 134 00:05:35,204 --> 00:05:37,554 I told you she doesn't do any book signings 135 00:05:37,685 --> 00:05:40,165 or personal appearances. 136 00:05:40,296 --> 00:05:44,039 Lucille Carns is a very private person. 137 00:05:44,169 --> 00:05:45,345 She wouldn't even let us take her picture 138 00:05:45,475 --> 00:05:48,086 for the book jacket. 139 00:05:48,217 --> 00:05:50,567 Look, what can I tell you. 140 00:05:50,698 --> 00:05:51,394 She won't do it. 141 00:05:55,790 --> 00:05:57,618 Everything was going according 142 00:05:57,748 --> 00:06:00,708 to plan, and then Stan got a message that would haunt 143 00:06:00,838 --> 00:06:03,493 him for the rest of his days. 144 00:06:05,626 --> 00:06:07,541 An anonymous caller informed Stan 145 00:06:07,671 --> 00:06:11,806 of the impossible-- that Lucille Carns was at Robin's bookstore 146 00:06:11,936 --> 00:06:14,199 signing copies of "Love Tides." 147 00:06:14,330 --> 00:06:16,158 Hey there, did you get your book signed? 148 00:06:16,288 --> 00:06:17,638 Yeah, I did. 149 00:06:17,768 --> 00:06:19,117 I really like the hard copy. 150 00:06:19,248 --> 00:06:20,118 It's beautiful. OK. 151 00:06:20,249 --> 00:06:22,860 Well, you better hurry. 152 00:06:22,991 --> 00:06:24,558 JONATHAN FRAKES Stan 153 00:06:24,688 --> 00:06:26,298 had to see who the impostor claiming to be Lucille Carns 154 00:06:26,429 --> 00:06:27,169 was. 155 00:06:35,438 --> 00:06:37,309 What is going on here? 156 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:38,876 How could this be? 157 00:06:39,007 --> 00:06:42,314 She looked exactly like Mary-Jane Layden. 158 00:06:42,445 --> 00:06:44,882 Excuse me, may I look at your book. 159 00:06:45,013 --> 00:06:45,753 OK. 160 00:06:50,758 --> 00:06:52,324 Strange, isn't it. 161 00:06:52,455 --> 00:06:55,240 Changing the name on the cover to Mary-Jane Layden. 162 00:06:55,371 --> 00:06:57,504 I asked her what it meant, but she wouldn't tell me. 163 00:06:57,634 --> 00:06:59,462 Look, she even signed it on the inside-- 164 00:06:59,593 --> 00:07:02,770 Mary-Jane Layden. 165 00:07:02,900 --> 00:07:04,859 Who do you think that is? 166 00:07:04,989 --> 00:07:05,773 I don;t know. 167 00:07:21,789 --> 00:07:23,138 This is impossible. 168 00:07:26,750 --> 00:07:30,537 She's got to be here, she's got to be. 169 00:07:39,981 --> 00:07:41,635 The homicide division 170 00:07:41,765 --> 00:07:45,247 had received an anonymous tip to follow Stan Trask that day. 171 00:07:45,377 --> 00:07:47,249 What they found was more than enough evidence 172 00:07:47,379 --> 00:07:50,426 to convict him of murder in the first degree. 173 00:07:50,557 --> 00:07:53,037 After serving only six months of a life sentence, 174 00:07:53,168 --> 00:07:57,520 ex-agent Stan Trask stepped off a pile of books from the prison 175 00:07:57,651 --> 00:07:59,696 library and hanged himself. 176 00:08:04,266 --> 00:08:06,137 So who was the mysterious woman at the book signing? 177 00:08:06,268 --> 00:08:08,270 Was it the ghost of Mary-Jane Layden? 178 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:09,750 Or was it just to look-alike? 179 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,492 If so, where did she come from? 180 00:08:12,622 --> 00:08:15,364 Did Mary-Jane have a twin sister bent upon getting revenge 181 00:08:15,495 --> 00:08:19,107 against Stan, or was it Stan's own guilty conscience 182 00:08:19,237 --> 00:08:21,718 that caused him to imagine the entire incident? 183 00:08:21,849 --> 00:08:24,939 Is this story of the ghostly autograph true? 184 00:08:25,069 --> 00:08:28,420 Or does it bare the signature of a lie? 185 00:08:30,205 --> 00:08:31,511 We'll find out if the story is true or false 186 00:08:31,641 --> 00:08:32,729 at the end of our show. 187 00:08:32,860 --> 00:08:34,514 Next three students are threatened 188 00:08:34,644 --> 00:08:37,342 by the ghost of a Confederate general on Beyond Belief-- 189 00:08:37,473 --> 00:08:39,083 Fact or Fiction. 190 00:08:39,214 --> 00:08:40,432 JONATHAN FRAKES Making movies 191 00:08:40,563 --> 00:08:43,174 is easier than it's ever been. 192 00:08:43,305 --> 00:08:45,350 There are thousands of budding Steven Spielberg's 193 00:08:45,481 --> 00:08:47,352 out there creating their own film ideas 194 00:08:47,483 --> 00:08:48,484 with the help of equipment that's 195 00:08:48,615 --> 00:08:51,661 both portable and affordable. 196 00:08:51,792 --> 00:08:54,272 Zach Rothbard as a bold young filmmaker, 197 00:08:54,403 --> 00:08:57,406 with the energy and courage of youth. 198 00:08:57,537 --> 00:09:00,061 But for his latest film project, he's going to need 199 00:09:00,191 --> 00:09:01,541 all the courage at his command. 200 00:09:01,671 --> 00:09:05,153 In fact, as a director, he may discover a darker 201 00:09:05,283 --> 00:09:08,025 meaning for the term "cut." 202 00:09:12,464 --> 00:09:14,379 There was a new storm blowing in the night. 203 00:09:15,946 --> 00:09:18,253 Zach, Matty, and I went to the local cemetery 204 00:09:18,383 --> 00:09:20,864 to do a student film about Confederate General 205 00:09:20,995 --> 00:09:23,084 Wesley Vanderborn. 206 00:09:23,214 --> 00:09:26,609 The legend was that the General rose from his tomb once a year, 207 00:09:26,740 --> 00:09:28,611 and carved the letter V for Vanderborn 208 00:09:28,742 --> 00:09:32,223 on the bodies of his local victims using his famous sword. 209 00:09:32,354 --> 00:09:34,704 Hey, hey, what are you doing? 210 00:09:34,835 --> 00:09:36,184 This place is creeping me out, man. 211 00:09:36,314 --> 00:09:38,229 I'm not even sure we should be here. 212 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:39,753 Eric's right. 213 00:09:39,883 --> 00:09:41,755 We never got permission. 214 00:09:41,885 --> 00:09:42,886 Hey, you guys agreed to do this. 215 00:09:43,017 --> 00:09:44,714 You can't back out now. 216 00:09:44,845 --> 00:09:47,630 Stop complaining and-- and-- and act scared. 217 00:09:47,761 --> 00:09:49,066 Yeah, yeah. That's perfect. 218 00:09:49,197 --> 00:09:50,198 Keep that-- keep that right there. 219 00:09:50,328 --> 00:09:51,068 Stop it. 220 00:09:51,199 --> 00:09:52,243 Stop it. 221 00:09:52,374 --> 00:09:54,115 There's something out there. 222 00:09:56,247 --> 00:09:58,685 Maybe it was just a squirrel. 223 00:09:58,815 --> 00:10:00,600 Yeah, maybe. 224 00:10:00,730 --> 00:10:03,820 Or maybe it's General Wesley Vanderborn, 225 00:10:03,951 --> 00:10:07,128 ready to lop off a few Yankee heads with his sword. 226 00:10:07,258 --> 00:10:08,999 You know, a close friend of my brother's best friend 227 00:10:09,130 --> 00:10:11,132 actually knew somebody that got murdered 228 00:10:11,262 --> 00:10:14,178 with a Confederate sword, right here, in this cemetery. 229 00:10:14,309 --> 00:10:15,223 Yeah, I heard that story too. 230 00:10:15,353 --> 00:10:16,354 It's an urban legend. 231 00:10:16,485 --> 00:10:17,399 Yeah? 232 00:10:17,529 --> 00:10:19,140 How do you know it's not true? 233 00:10:19,270 --> 00:10:21,969 It's not true because there's no such thing as ghosts. 234 00:10:22,099 --> 00:10:23,927 Well, then there's nothing to be afraid of there, is there? 235 00:10:38,420 --> 00:10:40,378 Zach was a creative genius with lots 236 00:10:40,509 --> 00:10:43,555 of great ideas, but I was beginning to think 237 00:10:43,686 --> 00:10:45,166 this wasn't one of them. 238 00:10:45,296 --> 00:10:46,123 Go on. 239 00:10:46,254 --> 00:10:49,300 Go check the door, Eric. 240 00:10:57,700 --> 00:10:58,614 That's weird. 241 00:10:58,745 --> 00:11:00,790 Why wasn't it locked? 242 00:11:00,921 --> 00:11:02,836 I don't know. 243 00:11:02,966 --> 00:11:04,576 Maybe so the General can get out and mutilates 244 00:11:04,707 --> 00:11:06,100 somebody with his sword. 245 00:11:06,230 --> 00:11:07,405 Stop it, Zach. 246 00:11:07,536 --> 00:11:08,537 OK, OK, OK. 247 00:11:08,668 --> 00:11:10,147 I'm sorry. 248 00:11:10,278 --> 00:11:11,235 I'm just-- just trying to create a little mood here. 249 00:11:11,366 --> 00:11:12,410 All right. Go on. 250 00:11:12,541 --> 00:11:13,324 Go on. Go ahead. 251 00:11:41,265 --> 00:11:44,965 Man, this is so cool. 252 00:11:45,095 --> 00:11:45,879 All right, man. 253 00:11:46,009 --> 00:11:46,836 You've got you shot. 254 00:11:46,967 --> 00:11:48,098 Now let's just leave. 255 00:11:48,229 --> 00:11:49,056 No-- whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait, hold on. 256 00:11:49,186 --> 00:11:50,013 Hold on. - What? 257 00:11:50,144 --> 00:11:51,362 Open up the coffin. 258 00:11:51,493 --> 00:11:53,277 I need to get a good shot of the General. 259 00:11:53,408 --> 00:11:54,148 No way. 260 00:11:54,278 --> 00:11:55,366 Are you crazy? 261 00:11:55,497 --> 00:11:56,759 Just-- just go on. 262 00:11:56,890 --> 00:11:57,978 Do it, and then-- and then we'll leave. 263 00:11:58,108 --> 00:11:59,196 OK? I promise. 264 00:11:59,327 --> 00:12:00,110 All right? 265 00:12:01,982 --> 00:12:02,983 Go on. Go ahead. 266 00:12:03,113 --> 00:12:04,332 Come on. 267 00:12:04,462 --> 00:12:05,420 Just do it, Eric. 268 00:12:05,550 --> 00:12:06,334 And then we can get out of here. 269 00:12:11,687 --> 00:12:12,644 Yep. 270 00:12:12,775 --> 00:12:14,037 Ah! 271 00:12:14,168 --> 00:12:15,038 Ah! 272 00:12:15,169 --> 00:12:16,126 Turn that camera off! 273 00:12:16,257 --> 00:12:17,040 Turn it off! 274 00:12:17,171 --> 00:12:17,998 OK, OK, OK. 275 00:12:18,128 --> 00:12:19,347 It's off. 276 00:12:19,477 --> 00:12:20,652 OK. 277 00:12:20,783 --> 00:12:22,176 Somebody please tell me how those moths 278 00:12:22,306 --> 00:12:24,221 got into an air-tight coffin. 279 00:12:24,352 --> 00:12:25,875 Maybe there's a crack somewhere, 280 00:12:26,006 --> 00:12:28,312 caterpillars crawled in, laid the cocoons, 281 00:12:28,443 --> 00:12:30,184 and then they hatched. 282 00:12:30,314 --> 00:12:32,708 Or maybe Zach put them in there to scare us. 283 00:12:32,839 --> 00:12:34,579 No, I-- I've never been in here before in my life. 284 00:12:34,710 --> 00:12:36,190 I swear. 285 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:37,626 Look, I don't really care how they got in there, OK. 286 00:12:37,757 --> 00:12:39,019 I just want to leave right now, OK. 287 00:12:39,149 --> 00:12:40,411 And I'm serious this time. 288 00:12:40,542 --> 00:12:41,761 Me too, Zach. 289 00:12:41,891 --> 00:12:43,763 Whoa, whoa-- wait, wait, wait. 290 00:12:43,893 --> 00:12:45,852 We're here, I mean, shouldn't we just 291 00:12:45,982 --> 00:12:46,896 see what the guy looks like? 292 00:12:47,027 --> 00:12:48,332 Huh? 293 00:12:48,463 --> 00:12:51,292 Come on. 294 00:13:01,215 --> 00:13:02,999 Oh, that is so gross. 295 00:13:03,130 --> 00:13:05,959 Oh. 296 00:13:06,089 --> 00:13:07,482 Yeah. 297 00:13:07,612 --> 00:13:08,700 OK, man. 298 00:13:08,831 --> 00:13:10,224 You got your shot, now let's leave. 299 00:13:10,354 --> 00:13:11,181 No, no. 300 00:13:14,794 --> 00:13:16,665 What are you doing? 301 00:13:16,796 --> 00:13:18,145 I'm taking the sword. 302 00:13:18,275 --> 00:13:19,407 You can't do that, man. 303 00:13:20,625 --> 00:13:21,975 You're stealing from the dead. 304 00:13:22,105 --> 00:13:23,803 You're desecrating the body, Zach. 305 00:13:23,933 --> 00:13:25,500 OK, OK, OK. 306 00:13:25,630 --> 00:13:29,417 I'll put the hand back, but I am taking this sword, man. 307 00:13:29,547 --> 00:13:31,071 - The General's head just moved. - Oh, that is it. 308 00:13:31,201 --> 00:13:33,247 I am so out of here. 309 00:13:33,377 --> 00:13:34,770 Wait, wait, where are you going? 310 00:13:34,901 --> 00:13:35,771 Hey-- 311 00:13:35,902 --> 00:13:36,685 Ah! 312 00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:37,642 Ugh! 313 00:13:37,773 --> 00:13:38,643 Help! 314 00:13:38,774 --> 00:13:41,081 I can't get my arm out. 315 00:13:41,211 --> 00:13:42,125 Help! 316 00:13:43,213 --> 00:13:44,562 Help! 317 00:13:44,693 --> 00:13:45,520 I'm stuck! 318 00:13:45,650 --> 00:13:47,522 We've got to help him. 319 00:13:53,093 --> 00:13:53,876 The door's locked! 320 00:13:58,011 --> 00:13:59,229 You kid's shouldn't be treating 321 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,579 the cemetery like a playground. 322 00:14:05,496 --> 00:14:07,542 A crypt is a sacred place. 323 00:14:07,672 --> 00:14:09,892 You should leave the dead be. 324 00:14:14,027 --> 00:14:15,419 Oh, hurry, hurry. 325 00:14:15,550 --> 00:14:16,290 Give me a hand. 326 00:14:16,420 --> 00:14:17,291 Yeah. 327 00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:28,606 Oh, man, you're hands bleeding. 328 00:14:28,737 --> 00:14:30,086 That's the General's mark. 329 00:14:30,217 --> 00:14:32,654 He left that on every man he killed. 330 00:14:32,784 --> 00:14:34,047 You're lucky to be alive. 331 00:14:34,177 --> 00:14:34,961 Oh, come on. 332 00:14:35,091 --> 00:14:35,918 That's ridiculous. 333 00:14:36,049 --> 00:14:38,703 The General's dead. 334 00:14:38,834 --> 00:14:41,968 Look, the sword. 335 00:14:42,098 --> 00:14:43,491 How did the sword get back into his hand? 336 00:14:56,634 --> 00:14:58,071 What do you believe? 337 00:14:58,201 --> 00:14:59,811 Did the spirit of the General actually come 338 00:14:59,942 --> 00:15:01,813 to life to protect his crypt? 339 00:15:01,944 --> 00:15:04,033 Or did Zach simply panic and cause 340 00:15:04,164 --> 00:15:05,905 his own terrifying problems? 341 00:15:06,035 --> 00:15:09,952 But then how do you explain the V cut into his hand? 342 00:15:10,083 --> 00:15:13,869 Is this story of a civil war ghost anchored in solid ground? 343 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:17,568 Or this time, is truth gone with the wind? 344 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:20,702 We'll find out if this story is true or false 345 00:15:20,832 --> 00:15:22,486 at the end of our show. 346 00:15:22,617 --> 00:15:25,228 Next, the teacher falls under the spell of a mysterious child 347 00:15:25,359 --> 00:15:26,186 on Beyond Belief-- 348 00:15:26,316 --> 00:15:27,491 Fact or Fiction. 349 00:15:29,058 --> 00:15:30,320 Dolls seem to have their own personalities, 350 00:15:30,451 --> 00:15:31,669 their own needs-- 351 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:34,237 some would say their own souls. 352 00:15:34,368 --> 00:15:35,978 Almost every little girl has a favorite, 353 00:15:36,109 --> 00:15:39,982 one that provides her with hours of uncomplicated play time. 354 00:15:40,113 --> 00:15:42,115 It's been a while since Susan Franklin was a little girl, 355 00:15:42,245 --> 00:15:44,769 but a special doll is about to enter her life. 356 00:15:44,900 --> 00:15:48,034 And the result is anything but uncomplicated. 357 00:15:52,299 --> 00:15:53,474 SUSAN FRANKLIN It was 358 00:15:53,604 --> 00:15:54,475 the end of my first day as a teacher, 359 00:15:54,605 --> 00:15:58,348 and I felt it went very well. 360 00:15:58,479 --> 00:16:00,263 All the kids were great. 361 00:16:00,394 --> 00:16:04,006 I was feeling exhilarated and a little exhausted. 362 00:16:04,137 --> 00:16:06,922 All I ever wanted was to be an elementary school teacher. 363 00:16:07,053 --> 00:16:08,315 See you tomorrow. 364 00:16:08,445 --> 00:16:09,272 And there I was. 365 00:16:10,970 --> 00:16:11,753 Goodbye. 366 00:16:21,763 --> 00:16:24,070 You're Ashley, aren't you? 367 00:16:27,421 --> 00:16:29,771 You know, class is dismissed, sweetheart. 368 00:16:29,901 --> 00:16:32,034 You can go now. 369 00:16:32,165 --> 00:16:34,602 Your mom's probably waiting out front for you. 370 00:16:34,732 --> 00:16:37,518 Can you please give me my doll back. 371 00:16:37,648 --> 00:16:39,259 Your doll? 372 00:16:39,389 --> 00:16:40,695 What doll is that, Ashley? 373 00:16:40,825 --> 00:16:42,610 Rebecca is wearing her pink dress, 374 00:16:42,740 --> 00:16:45,091 and she has long brown hair, and a blinking eye. 375 00:16:48,877 --> 00:16:51,575 I'm sorry honey, but I don't have your doll. 376 00:16:51,706 --> 00:16:52,968 Yes, you do. 377 00:16:53,099 --> 00:16:56,798 And I want you to bring her back tomorrow. 378 00:16:56,928 --> 00:16:58,930 Ashley, maybe one of your friends has your doll. 379 00:16:59,061 --> 00:17:00,280 I don't. - You do. 380 00:17:00,410 --> 00:17:01,324 You do. 381 00:17:01,455 --> 00:17:05,198 Why are you saying you don't? 382 00:17:24,956 --> 00:17:27,263 Hi, mom. 383 00:17:27,394 --> 00:17:29,744 Well, school must be out. 384 00:17:29,874 --> 00:17:31,659 How was your first day, honey? 385 00:17:31,789 --> 00:17:33,139 Oh, it was fine. 386 00:17:33,269 --> 00:17:34,053 That's it? 387 00:17:34,183 --> 00:17:35,532 Just fine? 388 00:17:35,663 --> 00:17:38,448 I thought you'd be a little more excited. 389 00:17:38,579 --> 00:17:40,407 How did you like your students? 390 00:17:40,537 --> 00:17:43,758 Well, this one little girl-- 391 00:17:43,888 --> 00:17:45,760 What about her? 392 00:17:45,890 --> 00:17:47,631 Nothing. 393 00:17:47,762 --> 00:17:49,068 I don't know. 394 00:17:49,198 --> 00:17:51,113 I'm just tired. 395 00:17:51,244 --> 00:17:52,854 26 eight-year-olds can be a handful. 396 00:17:56,336 --> 00:17:57,380 Do you want some tea? 397 00:17:57,511 --> 00:17:58,686 No, I'm all right. 398 00:17:58,816 --> 00:17:59,600 Thanks. 399 00:18:02,777 --> 00:18:04,822 Is my doll collection still in the garage? 400 00:18:04,953 --> 00:18:05,736 I think so. 401 00:18:05,867 --> 00:18:07,216 Why do you ask? 402 00:18:07,347 --> 00:18:10,089 Just curious about something. 403 00:18:10,219 --> 00:18:11,525 I just couldn't 404 00:18:11,655 --> 00:18:12,830 get Ashley off my mind. 405 00:18:24,407 --> 00:18:27,410 What are you looking for, Susan? 406 00:18:27,541 --> 00:18:28,455 I'm not sure. 407 00:18:28,585 --> 00:18:29,369 I just-- 408 00:18:34,504 --> 00:18:36,550 Mom, is this my doll? 409 00:18:39,727 --> 00:18:44,775 Actually, it belonged to a friend of yours. 410 00:18:44,906 --> 00:18:46,386 Which friend? 411 00:18:46,516 --> 00:18:48,301 Her name was Ashley. 412 00:18:50,825 --> 00:18:53,741 I had a friend named Ashley? 413 00:18:53,871 --> 00:18:54,611 And this was her doll? 414 00:18:57,484 --> 00:19:00,487 How come I don't remember her? 415 00:19:00,617 --> 00:19:01,966 I remember all of my friend's. 416 00:19:02,097 --> 00:19:04,839 Oh, Susan, I-- 417 00:19:04,969 --> 00:19:08,147 I was always afraid this day would come. 418 00:19:08,277 --> 00:19:10,105 What do you mean? 419 00:19:10,236 --> 00:19:18,461 Um, OK, when you were eight years old, 420 00:19:18,592 --> 00:19:20,985 Ashley was your best friend. 421 00:19:21,116 --> 00:19:22,770 You did everything together. 422 00:19:22,900 --> 00:19:23,901 You were inseparable, like sisters. 423 00:19:26,556 --> 00:19:30,734 One day, Ashley was over at the house 424 00:19:30,865 --> 00:19:33,389 and you were playing tea party. 425 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,479 You both loved playing with your dolls. 426 00:19:36,610 --> 00:19:41,789 Anyway, it was getting late and Ashley's mother 427 00:19:41,919 --> 00:19:43,878 came to take her home. 428 00:19:44,008 --> 00:19:45,749 Ashley wanted to leave her favorite doll 429 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,012 with you because, well, she was going 430 00:19:48,143 --> 00:19:49,188 to be over the very next day. 431 00:19:56,412 --> 00:19:57,152 But it never happened. 432 00:19:59,067 --> 00:20:02,418 Ashley and her mother Lucille were killed-- 433 00:20:03,941 --> 00:20:07,293 by a drunk driver in a head on collision. 434 00:20:07,423 --> 00:20:10,557 I tried to explain it to you, but Ashley's death 435 00:20:10,687 --> 00:20:13,951 was so traumatic that you refused to accept it. 436 00:20:14,082 --> 00:20:16,127 The doctor said you blocked the whole thing out. 437 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,176 I didn't know what to do. 438 00:20:21,307 --> 00:20:22,438 So I never mentioned Ashley again. 439 00:20:22,569 --> 00:20:23,352 I-- 440 00:20:26,486 --> 00:20:30,881 Mom, now I remember. 441 00:20:31,012 --> 00:20:34,189 Oh-- oh, it's OK. 442 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:36,452 It's good. 443 00:20:37,497 --> 00:20:39,281 It's good. 444 00:20:39,412 --> 00:20:40,804 I brought the doll 445 00:20:40,935 --> 00:20:42,328 to school the next day. 446 00:20:42,458 --> 00:20:44,982 I knew I would have to show it to Ashley, 447 00:20:45,113 --> 00:20:46,549 I just didn't know how she would react. 448 00:20:51,380 --> 00:20:52,903 The playground monitor told me that you 449 00:20:53,034 --> 00:20:55,602 wanted to see me Ms Franklin. 450 00:20:55,732 --> 00:20:59,127 Thanks for coming in Ashley. 451 00:20:59,258 --> 00:21:00,781 Is this the doll that you were talking about? 452 00:21:03,784 --> 00:21:05,612 Rebecca, I missed you. 453 00:21:05,742 --> 00:21:07,788 I missed you so much. 454 00:21:07,918 --> 00:21:09,964 Are you absolutely sure that that's your doll? 455 00:21:10,094 --> 00:21:11,182 Oh, yes. 456 00:21:11,313 --> 00:21:12,749 I know Rebecca, and she knows me. 457 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:13,663 Right, Rebecca? 458 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:18,189 She said yes. 459 00:21:21,323 --> 00:21:23,760 You know, Ashley, there's a lot 460 00:21:23,891 --> 00:21:27,503 of dolls with pink dresses, and long brown hair, 461 00:21:27,634 --> 00:21:29,244 and broken eyes. 462 00:21:29,375 --> 00:21:32,639 I know, but they don't have a big, red heart like Rebecca. 463 00:21:32,769 --> 00:21:33,466 A big, red heart? 464 00:21:40,037 --> 00:21:42,910 Don't you remember? 465 00:21:54,443 --> 00:21:55,749 Bye, bye, Susan. 466 00:21:55,879 --> 00:21:57,881 Thank you for taking care of Rebecca. 467 00:21:58,012 --> 00:22:00,623 And suddenly I did remember. 468 00:22:00,754 --> 00:22:03,060 And I couldn't help thinking how this Ashley looked 469 00:22:03,191 --> 00:22:06,629 just like my childhood friend. 470 00:22:07,804 --> 00:22:08,936 What was the connection here? 471 00:22:09,066 --> 00:22:10,198 Was Ashley really the reincarnation 472 00:22:10,329 --> 00:22:11,373 of Susan's friend? 473 00:22:11,504 --> 00:22:12,722 Maybe not. 474 00:22:12,853 --> 00:22:13,897 After all, there are lots of little girls 475 00:22:14,028 --> 00:22:15,856 named Ashley around. 476 00:22:15,986 --> 00:22:18,554 But how could this Ashley have possibly known about the doll 477 00:22:18,685 --> 00:22:20,208 with the painted heart? 478 00:22:20,339 --> 00:22:23,211 Could Susan's own mind have been playing tricks on her? 479 00:22:23,342 --> 00:22:26,432 Is this tale based on plain or simple truth? 480 00:22:26,562 --> 00:22:29,957 Or have we taken a lie and dolled it up? 481 00:22:31,785 --> 00:22:32,960 We'll find out if this story is true or false 482 00:22:33,090 --> 00:22:34,701 at the end of our show. 483 00:22:34,831 --> 00:22:37,791 Next, a strange curse hangs over a factory on Beyond Belief-- 484 00:22:37,921 --> 00:22:40,141 Fact or Fiction. 485 00:22:41,708 --> 00:22:43,840 It's a wise craftsman who knows his own tools. 486 00:22:43,971 --> 00:22:45,451 But if you're the handyman around your house, 487 00:22:45,581 --> 00:22:48,018 you're probably used to having your tools disappear. 488 00:22:48,149 --> 00:22:50,151 Somehow, they vanish mysteriously, like the matching 489 00:22:50,281 --> 00:22:52,196 sock we're always looking for. 490 00:22:52,327 --> 00:22:54,938 Hubert Woodcock uses his tools for a living, 491 00:22:55,069 --> 00:22:56,375 so he doesn't like them to disappear. 492 00:22:56,505 --> 00:22:59,378 In fact, if you borrow one, you may be doing so 493 00:22:59,508 --> 00:23:02,032 at some risk of your own life. 494 00:23:20,094 --> 00:23:21,487 It was my first day 495 00:23:21,617 --> 00:23:23,445 on the job at Alice Bainbridge Furniture Makers, 496 00:23:23,576 --> 00:23:25,839 and I was excited. 497 00:23:25,969 --> 00:23:28,494 They were known around the world for their expert craftsmanship, 498 00:23:28,624 --> 00:23:30,365 and I felt I had finally found a company that 499 00:23:30,496 --> 00:23:31,497 would appreciate my skills. 500 00:23:34,543 --> 00:23:37,067 The crew seemed like a great bunch of guys. 501 00:23:37,198 --> 00:23:41,420 There was only one who was a little odd. 502 00:23:41,550 --> 00:23:45,511 his name was Hubert, and he'd been there for years. 503 00:23:45,641 --> 00:23:49,515 He was from London, and everyone said he was a snob. 504 00:23:49,645 --> 00:23:51,995 But I did my best to get along with him. 505 00:23:52,126 --> 00:23:53,432 That's beautiful work. 506 00:23:53,562 --> 00:23:55,651 Thank you. 507 00:23:55,782 --> 00:23:57,348 I'm George Remsen. 508 00:23:57,479 --> 00:23:58,654 I hear you're from England. 509 00:23:58,785 --> 00:24:00,177 That's correct. 510 00:24:00,308 --> 00:24:01,570 I'm Hubert Woodcock. 511 00:24:01,701 --> 00:24:03,964 Hi. 512 00:24:04,094 --> 00:24:07,924 Well, don't let me interrupt. 513 00:24:11,319 --> 00:24:12,189 Every place you work 514 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,583 has its own unwritten rules. 515 00:24:14,714 --> 00:24:16,890 You sort of learn them as you go along, 516 00:24:17,020 --> 00:24:18,805 and I was about to learn one big time. 517 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:26,421 You have got some great tools here, Hubert. 518 00:24:28,423 --> 00:24:30,904 No! 519 00:24:31,034 --> 00:24:31,905 Oh, my goodness. 520 00:24:32,035 --> 00:24:33,602 I'm so very sorry. - Ouch. 521 00:24:33,733 --> 00:24:34,516 Hey man, are you OK? 522 00:24:34,647 --> 00:24:35,386 Uh, yeah. 523 00:24:35,517 --> 00:24:37,214 I think so. 524 00:24:37,345 --> 00:24:40,870 I apologize for not warning you first about the curse. 525 00:24:41,001 --> 00:24:42,045 The curse? 526 00:24:42,176 --> 00:24:43,482 Hubert's curse. 527 00:24:44,874 --> 00:24:45,701 Oh, what the heck is Hubert's curse? 528 00:24:45,832 --> 00:24:46,746 Got to read the plaque. 529 00:24:53,013 --> 00:24:55,450 "If this tool art borrowed by a friend, 530 00:24:55,581 --> 00:24:58,192 good fortune follows thou. 531 00:24:58,322 --> 00:25:01,674 But if taken without permission or pilfered from me, 532 00:25:01,804 --> 00:25:04,154 woe unto thee because Hubert's curse 533 00:25:04,285 --> 00:25:05,721 shall be upon thine head." 534 00:25:08,811 --> 00:25:10,117 You got to be kidding. 535 00:25:10,247 --> 00:25:11,901 Actually, it's quite true. 536 00:25:12,032 --> 00:25:14,556 You were just an unfortunate victim. 537 00:25:14,687 --> 00:25:19,082 I tried to warn you, but it was too late. 538 00:25:19,213 --> 00:25:21,084 So his tools are cursed. 539 00:25:21,215 --> 00:25:22,825 - No, they are. - Yeah. 540 00:25:22,956 --> 00:25:24,305 Oh. 541 00:25:24,435 --> 00:25:26,263 I come from a long line of woodworker's dating 542 00:25:26,394 --> 00:25:28,222 back to the fifth century. 543 00:25:28,352 --> 00:25:31,355 One of my ancestors, also named Hubert, 544 00:25:31,486 --> 00:25:35,272 actually helped construct King Arthur's Round Table. 545 00:25:35,403 --> 00:25:36,143 No kidding. 546 00:25:36,273 --> 00:25:37,753 No kidding. 547 00:25:37,884 --> 00:25:39,668 My ancestor forged a close friendship 548 00:25:39,799 --> 00:25:41,235 with Merlin the Magician-- 549 00:25:41,365 --> 00:25:43,324 great admirer of his work. 550 00:25:43,454 --> 00:25:46,501 To protect my ancestors tools, Merlin 551 00:25:46,632 --> 00:25:51,158 put a curse on anyone who took them without permission. 552 00:25:51,288 --> 00:25:53,029 The plaque was my uncle's idea. 553 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:55,292 He thought it only polite to warn people first. 554 00:25:58,818 --> 00:26:01,385 - And you guys buy into this? - Oh, yeah. 555 00:26:01,516 --> 00:26:03,170 Look what just happened to you. 556 00:26:03,300 --> 00:26:06,260 Simply ask me first, and then nothing bad will happen to you. 557 00:26:10,481 --> 00:26:12,962 Guys, the head was loose on the hammer. 558 00:26:13,093 --> 00:26:14,790 There-- there's no such thing as curses. 559 00:26:18,098 --> 00:26:18,881 There's not. 560 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:24,670 After that, things went OK 561 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:26,149 for the rest of the week. 562 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,021 But then I decided to stay late one night 563 00:26:28,151 --> 00:26:30,545 to get a jump on the next day. 564 00:26:30,676 --> 00:26:32,678 I couldn't help thinking about what happened that first day 565 00:26:32,808 --> 00:26:34,810 and Hubert's so-called curse. 566 00:26:34,941 --> 00:26:36,464 I just didn't buy into that whole Merlin 567 00:26:36,595 --> 00:26:38,727 the Magician story. 568 00:26:38,858 --> 00:26:41,643 I got to admit, temptation got the best of me. 569 00:26:41,774 --> 00:26:42,688 I couldn't help it. 570 00:26:42,818 --> 00:26:44,428 I just had to test that curse. 571 00:26:44,559 --> 00:26:46,300 I needed an electric screwdriver, 572 00:26:46,430 --> 00:26:51,305 and Hubert's was right there, begging to be borrowed. 573 00:26:53,263 --> 00:26:54,351 Some curse. 574 00:27:03,317 --> 00:27:04,753 Ah! 575 00:27:04,884 --> 00:27:05,624 Ow. 576 00:27:19,246 --> 00:27:20,073 Good morning, Hubert. 577 00:27:20,203 --> 00:27:20,987 Good morning, Danny. 578 00:27:37,046 --> 00:27:38,395 Do you have a better bit than this Danny? 579 00:27:38,526 --> 00:27:39,745 What happened to your hand? 580 00:27:39,875 --> 00:27:40,659 Oh, nothing. 581 00:27:40,789 --> 00:27:42,008 I just cut myself. 582 00:27:42,138 --> 00:27:45,533 George, were you using my screwdriver? 583 00:27:45,664 --> 00:27:46,447 Your screwdriver? 584 00:27:46,577 --> 00:27:47,448 No, man. 585 00:27:47,578 --> 00:27:51,321 I've got my own. OK, fine. 586 00:27:51,452 --> 00:27:52,496 I was using your screwdriver. 587 00:27:52,627 --> 00:27:54,107 It's an electric screwdriver. 588 00:27:54,237 --> 00:27:55,804 Why didn't you listen to me and ask permission? 589 00:27:55,935 --> 00:28:00,156 Be-- because it was not your curse, Hubert. 590 00:28:00,287 --> 00:28:02,202 It was a freak accident, OK. 591 00:28:02,332 --> 00:28:04,117 Be careful, George. 592 00:28:04,247 --> 00:28:05,509 You don't know what you're dealing with. 593 00:28:10,732 --> 00:28:12,081 For the next few days, 594 00:28:12,212 --> 00:28:16,259 I kept to my own tools and there were no accidents. 595 00:28:19,349 --> 00:28:20,263 But then-- 596 00:28:23,136 --> 00:28:23,963 Oh, great. 597 00:28:24,093 --> 00:28:25,965 Not now! 598 00:28:26,095 --> 00:28:27,706 I was on a deadline, 599 00:28:27,836 --> 00:28:30,839 and I really needed to finish the table I was working on. 600 00:28:30,970 --> 00:28:32,101 That's when I noticed Hubert's ladder 601 00:28:32,232 --> 00:28:34,190 leaning against his workbench. 602 00:28:34,321 --> 00:28:36,018 Hey, uh, Hubert. 603 00:28:36,149 --> 00:28:42,155 My light just blew out, could I please borrow your ladder? 604 00:28:42,285 --> 00:28:43,460 Of course, George. 605 00:28:43,591 --> 00:28:44,374 Be my guest. 606 00:28:46,768 --> 00:28:47,508 Thank you. 607 00:29:11,227 --> 00:29:12,881 Ow. 608 00:29:13,012 --> 00:29:14,404 Are you all right? 609 00:29:14,535 --> 00:29:18,452 Yes, I'm fine, which is amazing since I just fell 610 00:29:18,582 --> 00:29:20,541 off the top of your ladder. 611 00:29:20,671 --> 00:29:22,108 What happened? 612 00:29:22,238 --> 00:29:23,544 I asked your permission. 613 00:29:23,674 --> 00:29:25,067 I did what your plaque said, so why did I fall? 614 00:29:25,198 --> 00:29:26,025 Not 615 00:29:27,678 --> 00:29:30,464 I'll tell you why, because you're a crazy phony. 616 00:29:33,293 --> 00:29:34,076 Oh, look at that. 617 00:29:35,599 --> 00:29:36,470 Now, see, if you'd have touched that, you'd 618 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:38,341 have been electrocuted. 619 00:29:38,472 --> 00:29:40,039 There's your answer. 620 00:29:40,169 --> 00:29:43,129 You asked permission, George, and good fortune followed. 621 00:29:43,259 --> 00:29:45,218 The curse saved your life. 622 00:29:52,051 --> 00:29:53,487 Do you believe in Hubert's curse? 623 00:29:53,617 --> 00:29:56,229 That it really cause George Remsen injuries and then 624 00:29:56,359 --> 00:29:58,057 protect him at the end? 625 00:29:58,187 --> 00:30:00,842 Is the curse just a mind game set up by Hubert, 626 00:30:00,973 --> 00:30:04,498 or has it actually existed for thousands of years? 627 00:30:04,628 --> 00:30:07,544 In assembling this story, have our writers used the tools 628 00:30:07,675 --> 00:30:09,503 of their trade to fool you? 629 00:30:09,633 --> 00:30:11,722 Or are they really hammering home the truth? 630 00:30:13,550 --> 00:30:14,943 We'll find out if this story is true or false 631 00:30:15,074 --> 00:30:16,336 at the end of our show. 632 00:30:16,466 --> 00:30:18,729 Next, a doctor's office becomes the setting 633 00:30:18,860 --> 00:30:21,341 for the unexplainable on Beyond Belief-- 634 00:30:21,471 --> 00:30:22,255 Fact or Fiction. 635 00:30:26,128 --> 00:30:28,870 Have you had your hearing tested lately? 636 00:30:29,001 --> 00:30:30,611 With all the loud sounds were exposed 637 00:30:30,741 --> 00:30:33,657 to throughout our lives, hearing loss is more common than ever. 638 00:30:33,788 --> 00:30:37,226 Fortunately, today's hearing devices are smaller than ever. 639 00:30:37,357 --> 00:30:39,576 Still, 10-year-old Katie Conway has been refusing 640 00:30:39,707 --> 00:30:42,057 to wear her hearing aid lately, and the reason 641 00:30:42,188 --> 00:30:44,190 may not lie inside her here. 642 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:47,280 It may reside within the secrets of her mind. 643 00:30:48,759 --> 00:30:50,370 DR. SPALDING After you've 644 00:30:50,500 --> 00:30:52,372 been a doctor for a while, the long, hectic days in the office 645 00:30:52,502 --> 00:30:54,156 often run together. 646 00:30:54,287 --> 00:30:58,465 But this day was going to be one that would stand out forever. 647 00:30:58,595 --> 00:31:01,598 Katie Conway-- she's ready for you in room five. 648 00:31:01,729 --> 00:31:02,730 That's odd. 649 00:31:02,861 --> 00:31:04,906 Katie was just in. 650 00:31:05,037 --> 00:31:05,820 Are you new? 651 00:31:05,951 --> 00:31:07,082 I'm Sarah. 652 00:31:07,213 --> 00:31:09,650 I'm a temp just filling in for today. 653 00:31:13,001 --> 00:31:14,220 DR. SPALDING Katie was 654 00:31:14,350 --> 00:31:16,222 a quiet, bright little girl that I'd been 655 00:31:16,352 --> 00:31:18,311 treating for about a month. 656 00:31:20,835 --> 00:31:21,575 Mrs Conway. 657 00:31:21,705 --> 00:31:23,055 Dr Spalding. 658 00:31:23,185 --> 00:31:24,012 How are you? 659 00:31:24,143 --> 00:31:25,927 Just fine. 660 00:31:26,058 --> 00:31:29,931 Question is how is your princess today? 661 00:31:30,062 --> 00:31:32,020 This is about Katie's hearing aid. 662 00:31:32,151 --> 00:31:34,022 Yes, I noticed she's not wearing it. 663 00:31:34,153 --> 00:31:35,676 And she knows she's supposed to, but I-- 664 00:31:35,806 --> 00:31:38,722 I can't get her to keep it in. 665 00:31:38,853 --> 00:31:41,203 Let's see. 666 00:31:41,334 --> 00:31:42,335 Did you bring the unit with you? 667 00:31:42,465 --> 00:31:43,379 - Yeah. - May I see it? 668 00:31:43,510 --> 00:31:44,250 Of course. 669 00:31:49,124 --> 00:31:50,909 Katie knows how important it is to wear it 670 00:31:51,039 --> 00:31:54,347 for school and for safety's sake when she's 671 00:31:54,477 --> 00:31:56,653 playing or riding her bike. 672 00:32:01,049 --> 00:32:04,096 Well, it seems to be operating fine. 673 00:32:04,226 --> 00:32:09,666 So Katie, I just need you to tell me 674 00:32:09,797 --> 00:32:11,668 if this hurts you in any way. 675 00:32:11,799 --> 00:32:13,061 OK? 676 00:32:13,192 --> 00:32:14,889 I'm-- I'm sure it's uncomfortable at first, 677 00:32:15,020 --> 00:32:17,022 but she-- she just-- 678 00:32:17,152 --> 00:32:18,719 she just has to wear it. 679 00:32:18,849 --> 00:32:20,199 OK. 680 00:32:20,329 --> 00:32:22,462 Katie, can you tell me why you don't 681 00:32:22,592 --> 00:32:24,159 want to wear your hearing aid. 682 00:32:24,290 --> 00:32:26,248 Because I don't like it. 683 00:32:26,379 --> 00:32:28,642 That's the same answer I get at home. 684 00:32:28,772 --> 00:32:31,993 You just have to tell her she has to wear it. 685 00:32:32,124 --> 00:32:34,039 I'm at my wit's end. 686 00:32:34,169 --> 00:32:36,171 Mrs Conway, why don't we step out for a moment, 687 00:32:36,302 --> 00:32:37,129 give us a chance to talk. 688 00:32:37,259 --> 00:32:38,260 Mm? - Yeah, of course. 689 00:32:38,391 --> 00:32:39,131 OK. 690 00:32:42,525 --> 00:32:44,788 Thanks. 691 00:32:44,919 --> 00:32:47,966 Sarah, would you stay with Katie please and keep her busy. 692 00:32:48,096 --> 00:32:49,141 Maybe she'd like to color. 693 00:32:49,271 --> 00:32:50,446 Oh, I'd be happy to, Doctor. 694 00:33:11,772 --> 00:33:13,252 It may be a little bit more comfortable to hide 695 00:33:13,382 --> 00:33:14,427 up on the examination table. 696 00:33:18,387 --> 00:33:19,127 Would you like to color? 697 00:33:28,571 --> 00:33:29,703 Actually, it's kind of cozy down here. 698 00:33:33,011 --> 00:33:35,665 You know, while they're gone, it will give us 699 00:33:35,796 --> 00:33:37,580 a good chance to play a game. 700 00:33:37,711 --> 00:33:38,451 Would you like that? 701 00:33:42,063 --> 00:33:46,154 How about a guessing game? 702 00:33:46,285 --> 00:33:50,724 You think of a number between 1 and 100, concentrate real hard, 703 00:33:50,854 --> 00:33:52,595 and I'll try to guess what it is. 704 00:33:52,726 --> 00:33:54,815 OK? 705 00:33:54,945 --> 00:33:55,729 Here. 706 00:33:58,297 --> 00:33:59,037 OK. 707 00:34:02,779 --> 00:34:03,519 Are you thinking? 708 00:34:12,441 --> 00:34:14,269 22. 709 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:16,228 22. 710 00:34:16,358 --> 00:34:18,186 22. 711 00:34:18,317 --> 00:34:19,057 22. 712 00:34:22,234 --> 00:34:23,104 That's it. 713 00:34:24,192 --> 00:34:25,802 How did you guess? 714 00:34:25,933 --> 00:34:28,631 I don't know. 715 00:34:28,762 --> 00:34:30,111 Are you sure that's the right number? 716 00:34:30,242 --> 00:34:31,765 You're not teasing me, are you? 717 00:34:31,895 --> 00:34:33,506 No. 718 00:34:33,636 --> 00:34:38,250 22, it's the number for the yellow bus I ride to school. 719 00:34:38,380 --> 00:34:40,730 Let's play again. 720 00:34:40,861 --> 00:34:42,776 This time, you guess the name I'm thinking off. 721 00:35:00,272 --> 00:35:02,056 Stephanie. 722 00:35:02,187 --> 00:35:04,058 Stephanie. 723 00:35:04,189 --> 00:35:05,015 Stephanie. 724 00:35:10,630 --> 00:35:12,327 Were you thinking of Stephanie? 725 00:35:12,458 --> 00:35:13,198 Yes. 726 00:35:15,374 --> 00:35:18,638 Stephanie's my best friend at school. 727 00:35:18,768 --> 00:35:21,075 And you are the best person at guessing games I've ever known. 728 00:35:29,127 --> 00:35:32,695 Katie, why don't you like to wear your hearing aid? 729 00:35:37,439 --> 00:35:44,490 Sometimes-- a lot of the time, I'm scared of what I hear. 730 00:35:44,620 --> 00:35:51,366 With my hearing aid, I'm afraid I'll hear it even more. 731 00:35:51,497 --> 00:35:53,542 It hurts inside, right? 732 00:35:53,673 --> 00:35:54,413 In your head? 733 00:35:57,720 --> 00:35:58,504 Didn't you tell your mother? 734 00:36:02,247 --> 00:36:05,119 I did at first. 735 00:36:05,250 --> 00:36:08,427 But it made her so scared she cried, 736 00:36:08,557 --> 00:36:14,476 and I didn't want her to cry, so I said it didn't hurt anymore. 737 00:36:14,607 --> 00:36:16,957 But it does. 738 00:36:17,087 --> 00:36:19,873 It hurts bad sometimes. 739 00:36:20,003 --> 00:36:22,441 And I hear those awful sounds. 740 00:36:22,571 --> 00:36:24,965 It's scary, 741 00:36:25,095 --> 00:36:27,924 I know. 742 00:36:28,055 --> 00:36:30,927 You heard them too, didn't you? 743 00:36:31,058 --> 00:36:33,626 You heard the sounds I hear? 744 00:36:33,756 --> 00:36:35,802 I believe I did. 745 00:36:35,932 --> 00:36:39,022 Can you make them stop? 746 00:36:39,153 --> 00:36:41,199 Can you make the sounds go away? 747 00:36:41,329 --> 00:36:42,112 Please. 748 00:37:09,966 --> 00:37:12,795 Oh, hey, little one, are you OK? 749 00:37:12,926 --> 00:37:14,884 Are you-- Oh, come on. Get here. 750 00:37:15,015 --> 00:37:19,759 Dr Spalding, I certainly don't have your training 751 00:37:19,889 --> 00:37:22,109 and experience, but I highly suggest that you 752 00:37:22,240 --> 00:37:24,677 order a CAT scan on Katie. 753 00:37:24,807 --> 00:37:26,853 A CAT scan? 754 00:37:26,983 --> 00:37:28,985 I believe that she has the beginning signs of a tumor. 755 00:37:32,075 --> 00:37:33,816 A tumor? 756 00:37:33,947 --> 00:37:36,906 What makes you suspect that? 757 00:37:37,037 --> 00:37:41,955 Let's just say Katie and I had a very interesting visit. 758 00:37:46,916 --> 00:37:48,353 Don't ask me why, 759 00:37:48,483 --> 00:37:51,530 but there was something about that nurse I believed. 760 00:37:51,660 --> 00:37:55,316 Uh, Dr. Spalding I see that Katie 761 00:37:55,447 --> 00:37:57,449 Conway was in again yesterday. 762 00:37:57,579 --> 00:37:59,233 You ordered a CAT scan. 763 00:37:59,364 --> 00:38:02,192 It picked up a tumor putting pressure on her auditory nerve. 764 00:38:02,323 --> 00:38:03,455 Early stages. 765 00:38:03,585 --> 00:38:04,891 We're going to be able to treat it. 766 00:38:05,021 --> 00:38:06,675 Boy that was a lucky catch. 767 00:38:06,806 --> 00:38:08,416 No kidding. 768 00:38:08,547 --> 00:38:11,071 Um, the next time there's an opening on the nursing staff, 769 00:38:11,201 --> 00:38:12,507 you should try to bring in the temp 770 00:38:12,638 --> 00:38:14,553 who was working yesterday-- 771 00:38:14,683 --> 00:38:16,294 Sarah. 772 00:38:16,424 --> 00:38:19,166 Uh, excuse me, Dr. Spalding, no one was out yesterday. 773 00:38:19,297 --> 00:38:20,689 We didn't bring a temp into the office. 774 00:38:22,212 --> 00:38:23,388 That can't be. 775 00:38:23,518 --> 00:38:24,737 Are you sure? 776 00:38:24,867 --> 00:38:26,086 I'm positive. 777 00:38:34,050 --> 00:38:35,965 The next time I saw Katie, she told me 778 00:38:36,096 --> 00:38:37,358 everything that happened between her 779 00:38:37,489 --> 00:38:41,101 and Sarah, a nurse we could never find 780 00:38:41,231 --> 00:38:42,320 and never would hear from again. 781 00:38:49,849 --> 00:38:51,241 Who was nurse Sarah? 782 00:38:51,372 --> 00:38:53,200 Why was she there that day? 783 00:38:53,331 --> 00:38:54,897 How was she able to make the psychic connection 784 00:38:55,028 --> 00:38:56,508 with little Katie? 785 00:38:56,638 --> 00:38:58,248 Was she really able to hear what Katie was hearing? 786 00:38:58,379 --> 00:39:00,990 Or was she simply just intuitive? 787 00:39:01,121 --> 00:39:03,297 Is this story of nurse Sarah, the angel of mercy, 788 00:39:03,428 --> 00:39:05,038 based on truth? 789 00:39:05,168 --> 00:39:07,345 Or is it merely here say? 790 00:39:11,349 --> 00:39:14,526 Next, you'll find out which of our stories are fact 791 00:39:14,656 --> 00:39:17,006 and which are fiction, when Beyond Belief returns. 792 00:39:19,705 --> 00:39:21,228 Now let's look back at tonight's stories 793 00:39:21,359 --> 00:39:23,839 and find out which ones are inspired by actual events 794 00:39:23,970 --> 00:39:27,277 and which ones are totally false. 795 00:39:27,408 --> 00:39:28,975 Let's have one more look at the agent 796 00:39:29,105 --> 00:39:31,281 who tried to bury his client. 797 00:39:31,412 --> 00:39:32,370 - Forget it, Stan. - Honey. 798 00:39:32,500 --> 00:39:33,632 It's over, OK. 799 00:39:33,762 --> 00:39:35,242 Honey, listen-- what-- what do you mean? 800 00:39:35,373 --> 00:39:36,939 I'm getting a new agent, Stan-- somebody reputable. 801 00:39:37,070 --> 00:39:38,463 OK? 802 00:39:38,593 --> 00:39:39,855 So I'd like my money back, please-- all of it, 803 00:39:39,986 --> 00:39:41,204 or else I'm going to the authorities. 804 00:39:41,335 --> 00:39:42,597 - OK, look, you can't do that. - Why not? 805 00:39:42,728 --> 00:39:43,903 You can't. 806 00:39:44,033 --> 00:39:45,078 You're a thief and you stole from me. 807 00:39:45,208 --> 00:39:46,471 I'm not-- now, look, calm down. 808 00:39:46,601 --> 00:39:47,994 Stan, stop telling me to calm down. 809 00:39:48,124 --> 00:39:49,256 - You're getting excited. - And stop touching me. 810 00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:50,779 - Well, listen to you. - Goodbye, Stan. 811 00:39:50,910 --> 00:39:52,346 - Hang on a second. - Get out of my way! 812 00:39:52,477 --> 00:39:53,391 - Let me talk to you-- - That's it, OK, it's over. 813 00:39:53,521 --> 00:39:54,392 Stop-- stop it. 814 00:39:54,522 --> 00:39:55,305 That's it! 815 00:39:55,436 --> 00:39:56,176 Just shut up! 816 00:39:58,874 --> 00:39:59,701 Mary-Jane. 817 00:40:01,224 --> 00:40:02,574 Did a similar story to this one take place? 818 00:40:02,704 --> 00:40:03,749 Could be. 819 00:40:03,879 --> 00:40:04,619 We made this one up. 820 00:40:09,145 --> 00:40:10,799 And now, let's have one more look 821 00:40:10,930 --> 00:40:14,063 at the students who disturbed a spirit's final resting place. 822 00:40:17,589 --> 00:40:18,894 Oh, that is so gross. 823 00:40:22,420 --> 00:40:24,247 Yeah. 824 00:40:24,378 --> 00:40:25,248 OK, man, you got your shot. 825 00:40:25,379 --> 00:40:26,119 Of let's leave. 826 00:40:31,951 --> 00:40:32,734 What are you doing? 827 00:40:32,865 --> 00:40:34,388 I'm taking the sword. 828 00:40:34,519 --> 00:40:36,782 You can't do that man. 829 00:40:36,912 --> 00:40:38,261 You're stealing from the dead. 830 00:40:38,392 --> 00:40:40,176 You're desecrating the body, Zach. 831 00:40:40,307 --> 00:40:41,874 OK, OK, OK. 832 00:40:42,004 --> 00:40:43,615 I'll put the hand back, but I'm taking this sword, man. 833 00:40:46,008 --> 00:40:46,922 The General's head just moved. 834 00:40:48,489 --> 00:40:50,012 Did a similar story to this one take place? 835 00:40:50,143 --> 00:40:51,405 Not this time. 836 00:40:51,536 --> 00:40:52,275 It's a lie. 837 00:40:56,584 --> 00:40:58,064 How about the teacher who seemed 838 00:40:58,194 --> 00:41:00,545 to encounter the reincarnation of a childhood friend? 839 00:41:02,198 --> 00:41:04,287 Ashley, there's a lot of dolls with pink dresses, 840 00:41:04,418 --> 00:41:07,377 and long brown hair, and broken eyes. 841 00:41:07,508 --> 00:41:11,338 I know, but they don't have a big, red heart like Rebecca. 842 00:41:11,469 --> 00:41:12,208 A big, red heart? 843 00:41:18,476 --> 00:41:22,305 Don't you remember? 844 00:41:30,966 --> 00:41:32,228 If you thought this story was based on a real life 845 00:41:32,359 --> 00:41:33,969 occurrence, you're right. 846 00:41:34,100 --> 00:41:36,319 A similar story happened to a teenager in the Florida area 847 00:41:36,450 --> 00:41:37,233 decades ago. 848 00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:44,240 And what was your opinion of the tool box 849 00:41:44,371 --> 00:41:46,112 that came with its own curse? 850 00:41:47,679 --> 00:41:50,290 You have got some great tools here, Hubert. 851 00:41:51,900 --> 00:41:52,597 No! 852 00:41:55,600 --> 00:41:56,905 - Oh, my goodness. - I'm sorry. 853 00:41:57,036 --> 00:41:57,993 I'm very sorry. - Ouch. 854 00:41:58,124 --> 00:41:58,951 Hey, man, you OK. 855 00:41:59,081 --> 00:42:01,562 Uh, yeah, I think so. 856 00:42:01,693 --> 00:42:05,174 I apologize for not warning you first about the curse. 857 00:42:05,305 --> 00:42:06,436 The curse? 858 00:42:06,567 --> 00:42:08,743 Hubert's curse. 859 00:42:08,874 --> 00:42:10,179 What the heck is Hubert's curse. 860 00:42:10,310 --> 00:42:11,093 Got to read the plaque. 861 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:19,841 "If this tool art borrowed by a friend, 862 00:42:19,972 --> 00:42:22,540 good fortune follows thou. 863 00:42:22,670 --> 00:42:26,021 But if taken without permission or pilfered from me, 864 00:42:26,152 --> 00:42:28,458 woe unto thee because Hubert's curse 865 00:42:28,589 --> 00:42:31,026 shall be upon thine head." 866 00:42:32,854 --> 00:42:34,943 This strange tale of the tools has to be fake, right? 867 00:42:35,074 --> 00:42:36,162 Wrong. 868 00:42:36,292 --> 00:42:37,598 It's true. 869 00:42:37,729 --> 00:42:39,034 A similar story happened to a factory worker 870 00:42:39,165 --> 00:42:41,080 on the Gulf Coast about 15 years ago. 871 00:42:45,084 --> 00:42:47,042 How about the story of the mysterious nurse 872 00:42:47,173 --> 00:42:48,914 who was able to connect psychically 873 00:42:49,044 --> 00:42:49,871 with the little girl? 874 00:42:50,872 --> 00:42:53,309 Can you make them stop? 875 00:42:53,440 --> 00:42:55,529 Can you make the sounds go away? 876 00:42:55,660 --> 00:42:56,443 Please. 877 00:43:18,770 --> 00:43:21,076 Is this story based on a real happening? 878 00:43:21,207 --> 00:43:22,643 Not this time-- it's fiction. 879 00:43:27,779 --> 00:43:29,432 So do you still think that fact and fiction 880 00:43:29,563 --> 00:43:31,260 are polar opposites? 881 00:43:31,391 --> 00:43:34,002 Or do they occupy the exact same space? 882 00:43:34,133 --> 00:43:36,918 And trying to find one without encountering the other 883 00:43:37,049 --> 00:43:40,530 is a challenge that is truly beyond belief. 884 00:43:40,661 --> 00:43:43,403 I'm Jonathan Frakes. 885 00:43:43,533 --> 00:43:45,274 The true stories on tonight's show 886 00:43:45,405 --> 00:43:46,972 were based upon firsthand research 887 00:43:47,102 --> 00:43:49,322 by author Robert Tralins. 888 00:43:49,452 --> 00:43:50,932 This is Campbell Lane.