"Reptilian Revenge"

Episode 103 - Part 1
(aired the week of 10/12/1996)
Case # 99-101

Log line: The O.S.I.R. explores two strange, seemingly-separate incidents in a sleepy town - an elderly man's suicide and a pack of snakes terrorizing local citizens - that prove to be creepily intertwined.

Synopsis: Two strange yet seemingly unrelated incidents happen in a small, quiet U.S. town. First, an elderly man is found shot to death; it appears that Tomas Donizetti took his own life. Separately, the O.S.I.R. is called in because a pack of snakes is inexplicably migrating through the same community and terrorizing its citizens.

As the O.S.I.R. delves deeper into its investigation, the organization's zoologist L.Q. Cooper discovers that these snakes, of different varieties, belonged to Donizetti - yet there's no reason why the dead man's deadly pets would have escaped or have united, since different breeds rarely come together. As Cooper tries to find an answer, a doubting O.S.I.R. criminologist Ray Donahue looks into Donizetti's death, which he finds suspicious since the victim is, oddly, still holding the gun which killed him.

The O.S.I.R.'s study of the snakes leads them to a nearby home which, coincidentally, is one of several recently burglarized in the usually-crimefree town. While waiting to track the snakes' next move, the team finally unearths confirmation that Donizetti was in fact murdered. Suddenly, their monitors pick up the news that the snakes are chasing a mysterious person through the heart of the small town...and the serpentine pursuit leads to a shocking conclusion.

Starring:
Connor Doyle - Paul Miller
Peter Axon - Barclay Hope
Ray Donahue - Peter MacNeill
Lennox "L.Q." Cooper - Peter Blais

Written by: Will Dixon
Directed by: Giles Walker

"Ghostly Voices"

Episode 103 - Part 2
Case # 44-114

Log line: After a wealthy widow videotapes her own encounter with a supposed poltergeist, the O.S.I.R. conducts a covert investigation to determine whether the mysterious figure threatening her life is from "the other side"...or from a dark, evil side of this universe.

Synopsis: After an wealthy widow, Catherine Cartwright, videotapes her own encounter with something she claims is a ghost, O.S.I.R. Case Manager Dr. Curtis Rollins sets up a covert operation - known only to Cartwright and her physician, Willard Marlowe - in the mansion she owns.

That evening, Cartwright is awakened by a voice she believes is Robert, her dead husband - who is calling her to join him. Putting herself in danger, Cartwright reaches out through an open window to touch him...only to be pulled to safety by her son Jeffrey, who suddenly appears.

As the O.S.I.R. continues its investigation, agents Lindsay Donner and Rollins discover that Cartwright and her late husband attended church regularly, indicating a strong belief in the probability of an afterlife. A videotaped interview with the woman provides additional information supporting her belief that the ghost might, in fact, be Robert's lost spirit.

With the woman's son away on business, Rollins orders complete on-site surveillance; it reveals fiber optic wiring throughout the mansion. A blinding, bright light and a voice awaken the elderly woman and lead her, hypnotically, down a hall filled with moving furniture and a strong wind. Just as Cartwright is about to topple down the stairs, Rollins rescues her...and, spotting a dark figure, confirms the O.S.I.R.'s suspicions about the case.

Starring:
Curtis Rollins - Maurice Dean Wint
Lindsay Donner - Nancy Ann Sakovich

Guest Stars:
Catherine Cartwright - Frances Hyland
Dr. Marlowe - David Gardner
Jeffrey Cartwright - Richard Fitzpatrick

Written by: Richard Oleksiak
Directed by: Allan Kroeker