"The Forbidden North"
Episode 114 - Part 1
(aired the week of 2/8/1997)
Case # 26-014
Log line: A humanoid beast approaches a leg-trapped logger.
Synopsis: While working on a road construction project deep in the
forest, Jacquard, a logger, steps into a hidden leg trap. As he hangs upside
down, six feet above the ground, he is attacked by a vicious creature
resembling sasquatch, or Big Foot. Arriving on the scene to sort out the
mystery, the O.S.I.R. wonders: is it an ancient legend, a ruse cooked up by
angry environmentalists to scare away the loggers or vice versa?
O.S.I.R. Investigator Connor Doyle connects with Mullen, leader of Planet Alert, the activist group protesting construction in the area. Mullen assures Doyle that Planet Alert refrains from acts of violence and aggression, yet sets the O.S.I.R. on the trail of Brad and Nancy, local guerrilla environmentalists willing to protect the area by any means necessary. The duo, however, deny any involvement in a scary hoax. Their denial rings true when Nancy is viciously attacked by a similar creature and captures it on video...although her footage suggests there are two sasquatches loose.
Once again, thereªs a sighting of a sasquatch by angry loggers - after it ravaged their equipment and slowed down their work. While authorities arrest the protesters and the construction job faces uncertain future, the O.S.I.R. continues its investigation. They want to know whether whatªs occurred is a brilliant hoax -or the demand for recognition and acknowledge by a terrifying, unknown animal species.
Starring:
Peter Axon - Barclay Hope
Lennox "L.Q." Cooper - Peter Blais
Connor Doyle - Paul Miller
Guest Stars:
Jacquard - Thomas Mitchell
Nancy Byatt - Beverly Cooper
Brad Harper - Christopher Crumb
Mullen - Jovanni Sy
Written by: Damian Kindler
Directed by: Ken Girotti
"Reincarnation"
Episode 114 - Part 2
Case # 61-0115
Log line: A man undergoing past-life regression predicts the future.
Synopsis: During a regressive hypnosis session - which normally sheds light on a personªs own past life - patient Garth Lindenaur brings forth something unique: the upcoming actions of someone else, named Ian Vethamany. The psychotherapist studying Lindenaur enlists the help of the O.S.I.R. to determine the reason behind these human "crossed wires"...and whether a man and his reincarnated self can exist simultaneously.
While continuing the hypnosis therapy, the O.S.I.R. uncovers that the actual Vethamany is a corrupt financier living in Chicago and that all of Lindenaur's predictions about him prove true. O.S.I.R. Case Manager Connor Doyle attempts to lure Vethamany into his own hypnosis session to uncover the truth behind the paranormal co-existence, just as the authorities attempt to arrest the con artist for fraud. The investigatorªs unanticipated presence alters the future: he unwittingly prevents the arrest and unwittingly helps criminal escape.
The alteration of Vethamanyªs life now creates a negative ripple effect on Lindenaur. His life takes a drastic turn for the worse, as he loses both his job and his girlfriend. In a dramatic attempt to restore Lindenaurªs life to normal, the innocent man and the O.S.I.R. team up to catch Vethamany...even if it means entering the unknown workings of the space-time continuum and risking the life of O.S.I.R. agent Lindsay Donner.
Starring:
Connor Doyle - Paul Miller
Peter Axon - Barclay Hope
Lindsay Donner - Nancy Anne Sakovich
Dr. Anton Hendricks - Colin Fox
Guest Stars:
Garth Lindenaur - Michael Filipowich
Ian Vethamany - Sugith Varughese
Written by: Peter Aykroyd
Directed by: Ken Girotti