"Possession"

Episode 102 - Part 1
(aired the week of 10/5/1996)
Case # 67-102

Log line: Searching for the reason why a young married couple is victimized by what appears to be demonic possession, the O.S.I.R. unearths a hair-raising explanation - but not before one of their own is almost taken over in the same diabolical way.

Synopsis: A young software designer, Paul Tanner, finds himself wracked with what appear to be experiences of demonic possession. After Tanner is unable to find help, the O.S.I.R. comes in to investigate.

To dig deeper into the cause of Tanner's violent Episodes, Case Manager Professor Connor Doyle and his team use hypnosis...and learn that he believes demons are attempting to steal his soul. As the O.S.I.R. continues its investigation and explore several theories, Tanner has another terrifying attack in his home. This time, however, it is followed by a similar Episode experienced by his wife, Kelly, who also believes demons are tormenting her. As peace is restored in the Tanner household, O.S.I.R. operative Ray Donahue searches the basement for clues. Donahue's investigation is interrupted when he has an inexplicable attack; making a final attempt to control his urge to harm anyone, the agent handcuffs himself to the furnace and throws away the keys.

After he's rescued, Donahue passes along what might be a key clue: during his attack, he remembers having blurred senses, a frequent side effect to some hallcinogenic drugs. Testing the blood of the three victims of demonic possession, the O.S.I.R. uncovers traces of LSD - and, searching for the genesis of the drug, find a hair-raising explanation.

Starring:
Connor Doyle - Paul Miller
Ray Donahue - Peter MacNeill

Guest Stars:
Paul Tanner - Jesse Collins
Kelly Tanner - Nicole de Boer

Written by: James Nadler
Directed by: John Bell

"Man Out of Time"

Episode 102 - Part 2
Case # 10-103

Log line: A man in ancient attire, speaking a peculiar language, claims to be from the 17th century. The O.S.I.R. searches for clues that might prove he travelled through time to the present day - but, if so, can they help him survive it?

Synopsis: Driving down a deserted, dark rural highway, a couple comes across a stranger, wandering alone. He is disoriented and possibly dangerous; what makes the man even more peculiar, however, is his clothing - which appears to be from another century - and his odd, outdated English dialect.

The O.S.I.R., led by Case Manager Professor Connor Doyle, is summoned to the man's hospital room to investigate. Through hypnosis and questioning by Psychiatrist Anton Hendricks, the stranger claims to be John Hanrahan, a 35-year-old farmer born in 1612 whose last memory was working on his property before seeing an eerie, bright light.

O.S.I.R. operative Lindsay Donner, researching centuries-old records, finds that a farmer named Hanrahan did exist. Then, visiting the estate where Hanrahan was first discovered, Donner sees an aged portrait that resembles him. Other connections are uncovered when the home's current owners turn out to be Hanrahan's descendants, and the fibers in his unusual attire is found to be made of 17th century materials.

As the O.S.I.R. attempts to discover the truth, Hanrahan is confused by his modern surroundings. He believes he has died and Hendricks is the angel who decides where he spends eternity. Then, finding only remnants of the home he built, Hanrahan's hopes - for ending this troubling ordeal and returning to the life he's lost - are crushed. Coming close to proving the incident is, in fact, time travel, Hendricks and Doyle reach out to Hanrahan...with shocking and, ultimately, tragic results.

Starring:
Connor Doyle - Paul Miller
Dr. Anton Hendricks - Colin Fox
Lindsay Donner - Nancy Ann Sakovich

Guest Stars:
Hanrahan - Richard McMillan

Written by: Larry Raskin
Directed by: Allan Kroeker