Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997) s02e13 Episode Script

[music playing]
Tonight, we have
a challenge for you.
Can you tell fact from fiction?
ANNOUNCER: Beyond
Belief, Fact or Fiction.
Hosted by Jonathan Frakes.
We live in a world where
the real and the unreal
live side by side,
where substance
is disguised as illusion
and the only explanations
are unexplainable.
Can you separate
truth from fantasy?
To do so, you must break through
the web of your experience
and open your mind to
things beyond belief.
[music playing]
There are many people
who look at this picture
and see the outline of a
Native American chieftain.
They're the feathers
of the headdress.
But yet gaze a
little longer and you
may see something else, an
Eskimo figure in a snowstorm.
This is his outline.
Both images exist.
Yet you can't see
them both at once.
Tonight we present to the
images of fact and fiction.
Much like this illustration,
the two concepts exist together
in every story you will see.
At the end of the show, we'll
tell you which ones are true
and which ones are false.
So as you watch, be
mindful that what
seems to be the face of truth
may turn out to be a snow job.
As you watch this
cat in my arms,
it seems harmless and docile.
Yet if this were a
different situation,
say you were walking
down the street
and suddenly our
friend here darted out
in front of your
path, perhaps you
wouldn't feel so comfortable.
You might suddenly
wonder if something
ominous was about to happen.
That was exactly what
Rob Navoe was feeling.
Away with his wife for
a business seminar,
he is suddenly filled
with foreboding and dread,
Not because of a black cat.
Because of a mysterious strange.
MRS NAVOE (VOICEOVER):
My husband
Rob always let me take care
of the practical stuff,
like signing us up for this
weekend money management
seminar at this hotel.
Rob was anticipating
a dull two days.
But soon Rob's imagination
and a series of strange events
would transform a dull two
days into a weekend of terror.
- You know what I think?
- What?
I think you have a phobia
about making out your will.
What?
A lot of guys do.
No, that's not it.
The great psychological
stress that I'm under
has to do with the fact that
I canceled a tee off time
for you at a course
that I'm trying
to get on for three months.
But that's OK.
I know what a big
sacrifice this is for you.
But believe me, by the
time this weekend is over,
you're going to be thanking me.
I know.
DESK CLERK: Hello.
Can I help you.
Hi.
Reservations under Navoe.
MRS NAVOE (VOICEOVER):
This is the moment
that it all started for Rob.
[music playing]
That's weird.
Barb?
Hm?
Do they hold
funerals in hotels?
What?
Check out the guy
with the casket.
MRS NAVOE (VOICEOVER):
I couldn't
see anything even close
to what Rob had described.
You know, remind me Monday,
we'll get your eyes checked.
[music playing]
Let's go.
[tense music playing]
Um-- the bellman said the
seminar is in the conference
room to the left.
I think he meant
left at the hallway,
not left at the elevator.
All right, check it out.
Loser buys dinner.
Dinner?
A bet?
OK.
MRS NAVOE (VOICEOVER):
I know now
that we should have
search the seminar
together, instead of splitting
off in separate directions.
[music playing]
[lock clicks]
[door creaks]
[tense music playing]
[sound of heart beating]
MRS NAVOE (VOICEOVER):
For a moment,
Rob felt justified
that he had actually
seen a casket in the lobby.
I know it.
That's a relief.
There you are.
I'm sorry, I didn't
realize someone was in here.
It's one of our deluxe models.
Did you get a look?
A really good look?
Actually, I'm in
the wrong place.
Don't be so sure.
Really, I'm
running out of time.
Thank you.
Sometimes it's
later than we think.
Another time.
That's one of the problems.
So often we mistakenly think we
have all the time in the world.
It's very comfy.
Yeah I'm sure it is.
You really should try it.
My card.
MRS NAVOE (VOICEOVER):
This strange man said
that he was a casket salesman.
Later, I got to go.
When it's time to
go, you've got to go.
MRS NAVOE (VOICEOVER): Rob
wouldn't share it with me.
But after that, he was
certain that the man
was going to cause his death.
I can never just be in
the Q&A a little more.
I'm sorry.
Feeling all right?
Yeah, I'm just a
little preoccupied.
Uh--
What?
What is it?
Come on, honey.
No.
I thought you wanted to get
a magazine from the lobby.
Going down?
Later.
Let's take the stairs, OK?
OK.
But what is it with you today?
[screams]
[wires snapping]
[scream]
Oh, my god.
Oh, my god.
Come on.
MRS NAVOE (VOICEOVER): News
reports said that the accident
resulted in four deaths.
Rob swore he saw a fifth person
on the elevator, a strange man
dressed in a dark black suit.
Later we asked around.
Not one person at
the hotel recalled
ever seeing Rob's mystery man.
What happened here?
Who was the man that
Rob kept seeing?
Was he really a
messenger of doom?
Or was he just an
ominous figment of Rob's
overactive imagination?
Whatever it was that caused
Rob's frightful reaction
saved both him and his wife
from that fatal elevator ride.
Are you ready to say whether
this story is true or false?
Or has the cat got your tongue?
ANNOUNCER: We'll tell
you whether this story
is true or false at the
end of our show, but next--
Jerry, you never
told me your last name.
Jerry Wright, W-R-I-G-H-T.
Ah, so you're the
Mr. Right I've been
waiting my whole life to meet.
ANNOUNCER: A chance
encounter leads
to a surprising chain of
events when we return on Beyond
Belief, Fact or Fiction.
Getting around by bus can be
a leisurely activity whether you
want it to be or not.
Bus schedules often fall
victim to unexpected obstacles
like traffic blockages,
passenger problems, weather,
and so forth.
That's why it's best
to show up early,
have patience, bring
along something to read.
But be prepared for the
unexpected at all times,
because you don't have
to board a bus for things
to take an unexpected turn.
JERRY (VOICEOVER):
A lot of guys have
a slick rap with the ladies.
Me, um-- no, I get tongue tied.
Everything comes out wrong.
I can hardly
remember my own name
or even what planet I'm on.
Generally, I make
a fool of myself.
At least that's how it
was, until I met Terri.
She was exactly the
kind of girl I'd
dreamed of meeting and
exactly the kind of girl
I'd never had a chance with.
Um-- excuse me, did you happen
to see a city bus on the way?
It should been here.
Um-- yeah, I don't know if
it's the one you're waiting
for, but actually, yeah, about
three blocks back there is
a bus on the side of the road.
But it has black smoke
pouring from the engine.
Ha.
Great.
Look.
I'm just trying to get home.
I live just past the mall.
Any chance I could
a lift from you.
Sure.
Yeah.
Oh, great.
Thanks.
No problem.
JERRY (VOICEOVER): She was even
prettier close up, flawless.
Just having her in the car
next to me made my day,
but who am I kidding, it
made my week, my year.
I'm Terri.
Jerry.
Uh-- no, it's Terri.
I'm Jerry.
Oh, Terri and Jerry,
OK, hey, we're a match.
What are the odds?
[music playing]
JERRY (VOICEOVER):
Terri was the easiest
person to talk to I'd ever met.
In two minutes, I felt
I'd known her all my life.
The bus usually gets there
right about 5:00 every day.
It gets me home just in time
to make dinner for my sister.
My mom usually stays
later at her shop.
So you work with her
there at the fabric store
every afternoon.
Yeah.
That will just be until
I finish my degree.
Then I'll have my
teaching certificate.
Jerry, you never told
me your last name.
Jerry Wright, W-R-I-G-H-T.
Ah, so you're at the
Mr. Right I've been
waiting to meet my whole life.
Well, it's about time.
Oh, this is me.
I'm the white
house on the right.
JERRY (VOICEOVER):
I knew she was
about to walk out of my life.
I needed to stop her.
But as usual, I couldn't
find the confidence.
You really saved
me a lot of trouble.
I wish there was
something I could do.
Just keep doing what you're
doing, smiling and laughing.
It makes the world
a nicer place.
That is so sweet.
You know something, Jerry,
you're one of the good guys.
I'm really glad we met.
JERRY (VOICEOVER): The next
day at work, I told my buddy
Neil what had happened.
NEIL: She said all
that and you just
let her walk away and didn't
get her phone number or nothing.
JERRY (VOICEOVER): Man,
did he let me have it.
Trust me, nothing was going
to happen with this girl, OK?
Hold it.
Is this an accurate quote.
Great to meet you.
Wish I could do
something for you.
She was being polite.
- Let me just say something, OK.
- OK.
For a fact, there are more
pretty girls on Saturday nights
that are sitting home
alone than you can imagine.
And you know why?
Because guys like you, think
they already have a boyfriend.
But maybe, maybe, you're
the guy she's looking for.
Bite?
No.
JERRY (VOICEOVER): After work, I
drove straight to the bus stop.
I wanted to get there
before 5 o'clock.
I couldn't believe I missed her.
Once I'd come this
far, I decided
there was no turning back.
[door bell rings]
It was strange.
I was nervous as
I rang the bell.
But still it felt
right to be there.
Yes?
Hi, you must be
Terri's sister.
You have kind of the same look.
Yeah, I hear
that all the time.
I'm Laura.
So your friends of Terri's.
Uh-- yeah.
[phone ringing]
Um-- I have to get that.
Would you like to come in.
Sure.
So why don't you just go
in and make yourself at home.
JERRY (VOICEOVER): Jeez,
what a great looking family.
And her sister seemed to be
about a year or two younger
than Terri.
It was easy to spot
Terri in the photos.
She photographed
like a movie star.
I couldn't spot
the sister I just
met, although there
was a much younger
girl in a lot of the snapshots.
Hey.
These are great
pictures of her.
Yeah, actually that's my
favorite of the both of us.
Out her savings, Terri
bought me a new bike.
Can you believe it?
This is you?
Yeah.
LAURA: Let's see, that
picture was taken about-- um--
a month before Terri's accident.
So I guess you must've
been one of her students.
You were maybe what?
Freshman?
It's hard to believe it's been
almost eight years since Terri
passed away.
Do you want to sit down?
JERRY (VOICEOVER): I couldn't
believe what I just heard.
Terri, the girl I'd given
the ride to the day before,
had died almost eight years ago.
I couldn't make sense of it.
So I played dumb
rather than come off
like an idiot to her sister.
I feel so silly.
I didn't even ask your name.
Jerry Wright.
Wow.
The last conversation I had
with Terri in the hospital
just before she died.
She told me-- she
told me not to worry.
That she would send Mr.
Right to look after me.
JERRY (VOICEOVER): After that,
I told Laura everything that
had happened the day before.
Sharing that just seemed
to draw us together.
And one year to the
day after we'd met,
Laura and I got married.
So another happy
ending thanks to a series
of strange circumstances.
Did Jerry really have contact
with the woman who had been
dead for almost eight years?
If not, who did he give a
lift to on that first day?
Was it someone posing
as the dead woman?
If so, how do you
explain the fact
that she looked exactly
like the picture
of the woman who had died?
Was Jerry the victim
of some elaborate hoax?
Or did he actually have a
matchmaker from the other side?
Is this story true?
Or have we been
taking you for a ride?
ANNOUNCER: We'll tell you what
this story is true or false
at the end of our show.
But next--
Just relax, just relax.
Oh, my god, is he breathing?
Is he breathing?
- Call 911.
- A phone.
Does anybody here have a phone?
Anybody?
Oh, my god.
ANNOUNCER: A young
med student fights
for the life of a bystander and
for his own future on Beyond
Belief, Fact or Fiction.
Did you ever have a job
as a waiter or a waitress?
Try it for a day and you'll
have a whole new appreciation
for the work they have to do.
In fact, you'll probably
wind up leaving big tips
for the rest of your life.
Kyle Jarvis works
part time as a waiter.
He's a struggling
college student,
struggling with his finances,
struggling with his classes,
and struggling with
his relationship.
Let's watch his story.
Now, who had the veal?
KYLE (VOICEOVER):
There were people
around campus who thought I
was some kind of Superman.
My family didn't
have a lot of money.
I was putting myself through
school, taking a full load
and working two and three
part-time jobs at once.
I wasn't Superman.
I just knew what I wanted.
I was determined to go
on to medical school.
And nothing was
going to stop me.
The fact that I had any time
left over to fall in love
was a miracle in itself.
Hey, good looking.
Hi, babe.
KYLE (VOICEOVER): Tammy
came from a wealthy family.
Could've had any guy
on campus she wanted.
But she picked a regular
working Joe like me.
Made me think what we
had was a real thing.
Thought you had ethics class.
I cut.
Tammy.
I know.
But I had to track you down.
Important question.
What are you doing
like right now?
Heading home.
Why?
Some good news.
Diane snagged her folks cabin
at the lake for the weekend.
And she and Bob
invited us to go up.
That is good news
except for us poor slobs
who have wait
tables for a living.
Oh, right.
You're starting that
new job tonight.
I'm sorry.
I can never keep track.
Maybe we can go up to
the lake Sunday afternoon
after brunch with your parents.
I'd rather just
spend the day you.
We can see my parents anytime.
But I've never
see your parents.
I haven't met them once.
This is like the fifth
time you put this off.
Is something going on, Tammy?
No, it's just I
told you what my folks
are like, especially my dad.
Yeah, hard nosed
captain of industry.
I can handle it.
I'm not worried
about you handling it.
You have told your
parents about me, right?
Of course.
But my dad's really
hard to please.
He's always been that way.
I don't get it.
I'm pre-med.
A doctor's not good enough
for their little Tammy?
You really want to
know what he said?
I told him that you're
going to specialize
in emergency room medicine.
And he made a big deal that that
was the lowest paying of all
the medical professionals.
OK well, that's his problem.
I guess the question is,
is that a problem for you?
Of course not.
But he's my dad.
And I have to deal with him.
And he's--
Hard to please.
I really think we need to
meet, you, me, your folks.
The time is not right.
And please, don't force this.
The way things
are going the time
is never going to be right.
I love you.
I think I want to spend the
rest of my life with you.
Me, too.
You know how
committed I am to you.
You won't let me
meet your parents.
How committed is that?
You need to get past
this parent thing.
Because if you can't, then--
Then what?
Are you breaking up with me?
Is this a break-up?
All I'm saying is
that I think you need
some time to decide
what you really want
and what's important to you.
I better go.
I got to get ready for work.
KYLE (VOICEOVER): I don't
know why I push so hard.
I should have realized she
needed time to work things out.
Enjoy your meal.
Hi, if you're ready, I
can give you the rundown
on the specials tonight.
KYLE (VOICEOVER):
All night long,
I worried that I was such a
jerk she might now want me back.
I tried calling her to
apologize between taking orders,
but the line was busy.
Maybe she was talking
to another guy.
I knew the life
of a doctor's wife
takes its own
serious commitment.
If I bullied Tammy into,
our relationship with her
would never work.
I kept playing our conversation
over and over in my head
and hope she could forgive me.
Garlic mashed potatoes.
KYLE (VOICEOVER):
What happened next
came right out of the blue.
I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
Just relax.
KYLE (VOICEOVER): The signs of
a heart attack were very clear.
Oh, my god.
Is he breathing?
Is he breathing?
Call 911.
A phone.
A phone.
Does anybody here have a phone?
Anybody?
KYLE (VOICEOVER): Although
I wasn't a doctor yet,
fortunately, I had
enough knowledge
to know exactly
what was happening
and enough training to know
exactly how to handle it.
All we had to do then was hold
on until the ambulance arrived.
[beeping]
You feeling all right.
You saved my life, son.
You're going to make a
terrific doctor one day.
MOTHER: Oh, baby,
thank god you're here.
Come here sweetheart.
Your father is going
to be all right.
Thanks to this fine young man.
KYLE (VOICEOVER): Tammy had
rushed to the restaurant
to see if her dad was OK.
I had just saved the
life of her father.
The same man I had never
been allowed to meet.
Was it mere
coincidence that placed
Kyle exactly at the right place
exactly at the right time.
Or did the fates preordain it?
If Kyle hadn't been at
that particular restaurant
that night, then
Tammy may have lost
both her father
and a happy future
with Kyle on the same day.
Is this story of true
love based on reality?
Are we just serving up
a plate full of lies?
ANNOUNCER: We'll tell
you whether this story
is true or false at the
end of our show, but next--
My ball.
No, I don't think so.
Come on, man.
I got to get home.
Oh, you want this ball?
Here.
You want that ball?
Maybe I'll sell it to you.
ANNOUNCER: A game of
basketball becomes
a mysterious battle
between good and evil
on Beyond Belief,
Fact or Fiction.
Back in 1891, when
James Naismith first
cut out the bottom
of peach basket
and mounted it on the
high branch of a tree,
little did he know he was
inventing a game that would
surpass both baseball
and football as America's
most popular sport.
Throughout our country,
young men and women
spend hours in the
playground learning jump
shots, free throws, slam dunks.
But we often learn something
else on the playground, things
that go beyond the
game of basketball
and directly into
the game of life.
MARK (VOICEOVER): I admit it.
Back when I was in high school,
I was obsessed with sports,
especially basketball.
The other major
interest in life was
give my younger brother
Danny a hard time,
as often as possible.
All that reading is
going to make you go blind.
Well, I suppose it's a relief
to know your way out of danger.
Mark, Danny, let's move it.
They're not expected to
hold off the start of school
until you get there.
Well, Mom, when's Dad
getting home from Chicago?
Not until Saturday.
And not remember, home
right after school.
I'm working at the
store till 7:00.
Ah, Mom, I got
to hit the park.
I got to work on my skills.
You've got to hit the books.
Work on your algebra.
OK, but be home before dark.
You know I worried.
MARK (VOICEOVER): My
mother, bless her soul,
was a real sweetheart and
one very religious woman.
Every morning when
we left the house,
she stopped to
pray to her angels.
Please, watch over Mark
and Danny, their father,
and bring our family safe and
happy back into this house.
Amen.
Amen.
A. Amen.
MARK (VOICEOVER):
Mom had her religion.
I had mine, shooting hoops
in a neighborhood park
about six blocks
from where we lived.
I wasn't the only one that
hung out there every day.
There is one girl
who made giant chalk
drawings all over the place.
Then there's Big Al.
You can set your
watch by the man.
For as long as
anyone can remember,
Big Al came to shoot every
afternoon at 4:00 sharp.
And was he ever
something to see.
Big Al had been the star
player in high school,
recruited by over 30 colleges.
But the summer after
graduation, a car accident
messed up his knee.
The doctors operated
three times,
but they never got
his leg working right.
And Big Al never got to college.
The only basketball
he played was here
at the Clayton Street Park.
And every day, just like
clockwork, he left at 5:00 PM
for a night job.
We got to scram.
Mom wants us home before dark.
What's the hurry?
I've got to start
my book report.
That's your problem.
But Mom says she wants
us home before dark.
Mom said.
Mom said.
Mom said she won't
be home till 7:00.
And that means we've
got lots of time yet.
What are you doing
with Dad's watch?
Just showing it around
school ain't no big deal.
You just keep your
mouth shut about it.
All right, man,
I'm going home.
You want to stay,
it's your funeral.
MARK (VOICEOVER): I was
a big kid for my age.
So I wasn't afraid to be alone.
I should have
listened to my mother.
My ball.
No, I don't think so.
Come on, man, I
got to get home.
Oh, you want this ball?
Here.
You want that ball, huh?
Maybe I'll sell it to you.
How much you got.
Come in, man, I
really got to get home.
Now why don't you just
empty out your pockets.
And we'll see how much
this ball is worth to you.
Don't make me ask twice.
I tell you what, while you're
thinking about it, why don't we
see if I can't catch
that ball with my knife.
What you say?
Come on, bring it on, man.
Bring it on.
So what up?
We got some kind of
problem over here?
No, no.
MARK (VOICEOVER): I was no fool.
I took off and
never looked back.
Yo, homies, I highly
suggest you two go
find another place to play now.
MARK (VOICEOVER): I told Danny
what happened at the park.
And the next morning after
Mom's angel routine--
Hold on, big shot.
This is the deal.
When you come home from school,
you're going to go to the park
and you're going to thank Big
Al for saving your lucky butt.
Or what?
Or I'm telling mom the
whole story, about Dad's watch
and everything.
That's what.
Yo, what's up?
Thanks, man.
Thanks?
Thanks for what?
Yesterday, for helping
me with those dudes.
When was this
supposed to take place?
The guy with the knives.
Just before dark.
You ever see me
here after 5 o'clock?
No.
That's just it, man
You got the wrong person.
You must have been dreaming.
I swear it was him, man.
But if it wasn't Big
Al, then who was it?
MARK (VOICEOVER): That
question bothered me for years.
But I finally think
I know the answer.
The two brothers were sure
that it was Big Al who saved
Mark that day at the park.
Yes, Big Al's job
records indicated
he was at work at the time he
was seen on the playground.
Did some guardian angel
take the form of Big Al
in order to protect Mark?
Was there someone else
at the park that day
who resembled Big Al?
When you examine this story
of the basketball court,
will you find
something of substance?
Or is there nothing but net?
ANNOUNCER: We'll tell
you if this story
is true or false at the
end of our show, but next--
You'll be a beautiful bride.
I am counting on
you being there.
I wouldn't miss it.
You've been such dear to me.
There's something
I want you to have.
ANNOUNCER: A Dying woman's
last wish turns out
to be more than anyone
bargained for, on Beyond
Belief, Fact or Fiction.
The stuff of a lifetime, some
sentimental , some frivolous,
some actually have worth.
They line shelves,
decorate mantel pieces.
And when people pass on,
the valuable items are
handed down to their families.
The others usually get
thrown out in the trash.
Mildred Grayson knows
that she's going to die.
She also knows that
her small family
is about to descend
upon her home to gather
the stuff of her life.
It's a family reunion inspired
not by love, but by greed.
NURSE (VOICEOVER): When the
doctors told Mrs. Grayson there
was nothing more
they could do, she
decided to spend her
remaining days here at home.
For the last five months,
I was her live-in nurse
and constant companion.
In that time, she and I had
grown to be very good friends.
Well, your blood
pressure is just fine.
How are you feeling?
Old.
Let's do this pill,
and I'll put on some tea.
I like that.
We girls mustn't
miss our tea time.
Certainly not.
NURSE (VOICEOVER): When I first
thought of getting into nursing
as a profession, I
was afraid the worst
part would be dealing with
patients who were at the end.
To my surprise I not only
found working with these people
to be the most
rewarding, it often
held the biggest surprises.
That was definitely the
case with Mildred Grayson.
That is such a wonderful
picture of you two.
There's so much love there.
53 years worth.
I have a confession to make.
The person who is
making my wedding dress,
I'm having her design it
exactly the same as yours.
You'll be a beautiful bride.
I am counting on
you being there.
I wouldn't miss it.
You've been such a dear to me.
There's something
I want you to have.
There's no time to
talk about that now.
You always change the subject.
Right now, you have visitors.
Now, are you good
and comfortable?
Your children are here.
They don't even
publish this one anymore.
I can't believe the
condition of this place.
When the time comes, we'll be
lucky to get a broker to list
this shack as a fixer upper.
It's not like we've
been around much to help.
You know, Mother could
have moved to a retirement
home years ago.
You know her.
No place had room enough
for her little treasures.
I wonder whatever possessed
her to hang onto this stuff?
Or any of it.
That woman never could
say no to a flea market.
Yes?
Your mother is awake now.
Mrs. Grayson appreciated
these infrequent visits
from her daughters, although
they always seemed to be
brief and somewhat strained.
You look well.
I know how I look.
Thank you anyway.
The grandkids send their love.
Brandy's pregnant.
Going to make you
a great-grandma.
[coughs]
I'm going to start the tea.
Thank you, dear.
So did the doctor give
you a new prescription.
You said he was going
to change pills.
That was two months ago.
Oh.
Beverley took care of it.
NURSE (VOICEOVER): As for
me, I didn't mind them,
as long as they left me alone.
I was just about
to bring the tea up.
Actually, Mother,
mentioned something
she wanted me to
discuss with you.
Oh, yes.
She has some old
jewelry set aside
that she wants you to have.
Oh, that's very kind--
The only problem, she can't
remember where she put it.
For all I know, she
gave it away years ago.
Well, the gift
isn't necessary.
I do appreciate the thought.
That was very sweet.
She insists that
you take something
from the house as a memento.
You know Mother can be
quite inflexible about what
she wants.
I like to think she
is quite persistent.
[tea kettle whistling]
You know what, your
mother and I have had
some very nice visits over tea.
So maybe this old kettle
would be just the thing.
The kettle?
Yes.
Well, whatever.
The kettle it is.
NURSE (VOICEOVER): That
night, just after 2:00
AM, I'd come down to
check on Mrs. Grayson
and discovered she had passed
away peacefully in her sleep.
Now, some 10 hours later,
it was still sinking in.
Oh, Beverly.
I know this is all
happening very fast,
but we do have our own
families to get home to.
Of course.
What I'm saying
is that the carpet
cleaners are coming tomorrow.
I understand.
I really don't
have much to pack.
If you need more time--
No, no, no.
I can be out by the morning.
Well, help yourself
to anything you want.
It's all headed for the trash
as far as I'm concerned.
NURSE (VOICEOVER): Mrs.
Grayson had often spoken
of her long and happy marriage.
So for me this seemed
like the perfect memento.
I thought I might even put
it on my own wedding cake.
That night, the
tea kettle woke me
from a sound sleep, which
was very strange, because I
was sure I'd turned it off.
When I came downstairs,
I found the oddest thing.
[tea kettle whistling]
NURSE (VOICEOVER):
The stove had somehow
turned itself on, causing the
water in the kettle to boil.
The steam from the kettle
had melted the base
of the wedding cake figures.
In the melted wax there
were two diamond earrings.
What in the world?
NURSE (VOICEOVER): They must
have been hidden inside.
The earrings turned out to be
worth thousands of dollars.
I'm sure this was
the jewelry that Mrs.
Grayson wanted me to have.
The fact that Beverly
happened to select
the hidden treasure
of trash could
have been just a coincidence.
But then what about the
stove turning on by itself
to heat up the tea kettle?
There had been no problem
with the stove ever
reported prior to that night.
Did Mildred Grayson actually
reach out from beyond death
to reward Beverly?
Maybe this story is a work of
fiction, false in every way.
Or perhaps like
those little wedding
figures were merely
concealing the truth.
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and which are false when
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which of tonight's stories
are inspired by actual
events and which
are total works of fiction.
How about the story
of the man who
was haunted by the fellow
with a coffin, true or false?
It's very comfy.
Yeah, I'm sure it is.
You really shouldn't try it.
My card.
Later, I got to go.
When it's time to
go, you've got to go.
Did you think this
story really happened?
Not this time.
It's false.
How did you judge the
story of the mysterious woman
at the buss stop?
Fact or fiction?
Out of her savings,
Terri bought me a new bike.
Can you believe it?
This is you?
Yeah.
Let's see, that picture
was taken about a month
before Terri's accident.
So I guess you must've been
one of her students, huh?
You were maybe what, a freshman?
It's hard to believe it's been
almost eight years since Terri
passed away.
Was this story
of a ghostly Cupid
inspired by a real occurrence?
No way.
We made it up.
Now let's look
back at the story
of the pre-med student
who unknowingly
saved his girlfriend's father.
You save my life, son.
You're going to make a
terrific doctor one day.
MOTHER: Oh, baby,
thank god you're here.
Come here, sweetheart.
Excuse me, please.
Your father is going
to be all right
thanks to this fine young man.
Is this story of
fortuitous timing
based on an actual event?
Yes, it was.
It happened according to first
hand interviews conducted
by author Robert Tralins.
Let's take a look at the
tale of the playground
that seemed to be protected
by some angelic spirit.
Yo, what's up?
Thanks, man.
Thanks?
Thanks for what?
Yesterday, for helping
me with those dudes.
When was this
supposed to take place?
The guy with the knives.
Just before dark.
You ever see me
here after 5 o'clock?
Was this story inspired
by an actual event?
Yes, it was.
The story of the
wedding cake dolls
that concealed a valuable
treasure, real or unreal?
Oh, I was just about
to bring the tea up.
Actually, Mother
mentioned something she
wanted me to discuss with you.
Oh, yes.
She has some old
jewelry set aside
that she wants you to have.
Oh, that's very kind.
The problem is she can't
remember where she put it.
For all I know she
gave it away years ago.
Well, a gift isn't
really necessary.
The story of the
surprise gift from beyond
is inspired by an actual event.
A similar story
took place according
to first hand
interviews conducted
by author Robert Tralins.
Were you able to
receive the truth tonight?
As we found, it takes
more than logic.
It takes instinct,
luck, and a basic trust
that some things
can't be proven.
They're purely beyond belief.
I'm Jonathan Frakes.
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