"Freefall"

Episode 105 - Part 1
(aired the week of 10/26/1996)
Case # 47-129

Log line: A skydiverªs two inexplicable freefalls makes him believe he can defy gravity. But when he defies O.S.I.R. evidence to the contrary by risking his life a third time, the agents find themselves working in the air and against the clock to save him.

Synopsis: Ten thousand feet in the sky, Peter McGrattanªs parachute fails to open...but for some reason, rather than streaking through the sky to his death, he deccelerates and lands safely.

The O.S.I.R. is called in to investigate the mysterious miracle and learns that McGrattanªs physician, Dr. Stafford, didnªt believe the incredible feat until she personally witnessed his second leap. Case Manager Dr. Curtis Rollins convinces McGrattan to postpone his planned third jump until the O.S.I.R. can run a series of tests. None of the tests - nor an amateur video of McGrattanªs supposed former dive - can substantiate the manªs claim. Taking their study one step further, the O.S.I.R. creates a simulation: jumping 30 feet to the ground, first in a safety harness and, then, without one, McGrattan is unable to prove his ability.

Even so, the veteran skydiver pleads to be allowed to risk his life for a third time. Rollins agrees, with one requirement: that the Case Manager himself jumps along with him. Itªs agreed that McGrattan will open the parachute at 2800 feet, as the two leap from the plane. Instead, confident he can contradict the forces of gravity, McGrattan violates his promise, unbuckles his parachute and free falls. As his team stands by in horror, Rollins works desperately mid-air, racing against the clock, to save a man who believes he can fly from the inevitable disaster that awaits when he cannot.

Starring:
Curtis Rollins - Maurice Dean Wint
Sander Winkler - Jeff Knight
Dr. Natasha Constantine - Lisa LaCroix

Guest Stars:
Peter McGrattan - Albert Schultz

Written by: Larry Raskin
Directed by: Milan Cheylov

"The Presence"

Episode 105 - Part 2
Case # 92-109

Log line: A young boy with an active imagination is suffering fearful nightmares...while his familyªs home endures mysterious physical damage. The O.S.I.R. must determine if one accelerating problem is sparking the other, and how to end them both.

Synopsis: When eight-year-old Jeremy Stanskyªs nightmares, sleepwalking and fears - about a mysterious destructive force that has taken control in his familyªs home - escalate to dangerous levels, the O.S.I.R. moves in to investigate. First, Case Manager Professor Connor Doyle and his team eliminate circumstantial causes through their surveillance monitors. Then, Dr. Alexandra Corliss hypnotizes Jeremy, only to come to two conflicting conclusions: the boy truly believes he has seen something frightening, yet he is not the likely cause of the damage occurring.

Worried about their sonªs mental health, his parents take Jeremy away for several days. During their absence, the damage stops. Assuming the environment is safe, the Stanskys return home. Yet that night, another mysterious, dangerous "presence" materializes, setting off the O.S.I.R.ªs surveillance cameras. Quickly responding, the team races in and is ultimately drawn to the basement, where they finally uncover - and confront - the force causing the damage to both the young boy and his home.

Starring:
Connor Doyle - Paul Miller
Alexandra Corliss - Tamara Gorski

Guest Stars:
Debbie Stansky - Carolyn Scott
Jeremy Stansky - William Greenblat
Kevin Stansky - Judah Katz

Written by: Ian Weir
Directed by: John Bell