1 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:11,739 What is real? 2 00:00:11,740 --> 00:00:13,209 And what is illusion? 3 00:00:13,210 --> 00:00:15,310 Many times it depends on your point of view. 4 00:00:19,430 --> 00:00:20,929 Beyond Belief-- 5 00:00:20,930 --> 00:00:25,430 Fact or Fiction, hosted by James Brolin. 6 00:00:29,230 --> 00:00:32,438 We live in a world where the real and the unreal 7 00:00:32,439 --> 00:00:35,569 live side by side, where substance 8 00:00:35,570 --> 00:00:40,019 is disguised as illusion and the only explanations 9 00:00:40,020 --> 00:00:42,219 are unexplainable. 10 00:00:42,220 --> 00:00:44,829 Will you be able to separate stories of truth 11 00:00:44,830 --> 00:00:47,109 from fantasy tonight? 12 00:00:47,110 --> 00:00:51,489 To do so, you must break through the web of your experience 13 00:00:51,490 --> 00:00:56,589 and open your mind to things beyond belief. 14 00:00:56,590 --> 00:00:59,859 We've all heard the riddle of the half-filled glass. 15 00:00:59,860 --> 00:01:02,589 Is the glass that holds this drink half full, 16 00:01:02,590 --> 00:01:04,268 or is it half empty? 17 00:01:04,269 --> 00:01:07,359 Or maybe it really isn't a drink at all. 18 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:09,429 Be on your guard tonight. 19 00:01:09,430 --> 00:01:10,899 We're about to show you stories that 20 00:01:10,900 --> 00:01:13,879 will challenge your concepts of fact and fiction. 21 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:15,529 We've changed names and dates. 22 00:01:15,530 --> 00:01:18,609 But the events that inspired our stories remain. 23 00:01:18,610 --> 00:01:20,889 Can you tell which are authentic and which are just 24 00:01:20,890 --> 00:01:24,589 pieces of a fictional puzzle? 25 00:01:24,590 --> 00:01:27,919 Here's to the challenge. 26 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:32,139 Do you believe in crystal balls, cards that tell your fortune? 27 00:01:32,140 --> 00:01:34,569 Do you read your horoscope every day? 28 00:01:34,570 --> 00:01:36,849 Well, millions do, because there's 29 00:01:36,850 --> 00:01:40,429 always been a human need to want to know the future. 30 00:01:40,430 --> 00:01:42,449 Of course, we don't have to take it too seriously. 31 00:01:42,450 --> 00:01:45,319 We might just dabble in the mystical, 32 00:01:45,320 --> 00:01:47,919 like the three girls in our next story. 33 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:49,459 They were just trying to have a little scary 34 00:01:49,460 --> 00:01:52,239 fun while they were home alone. 35 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,771 At least they thought they were home alone. 36 00:01:54,772 --> 00:01:56,163 Summer? 37 00:01:56,164 --> 00:01:57,555 OK. 38 00:01:57,556 --> 00:01:59,359 Hey, they're out of here. 39 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:01,049 We've got the place to ourselves this weekend. 40 00:02:01,050 --> 00:02:02,759 I know. 41 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,209 Well, pick Brooke up and come on over. 42 00:02:05,210 --> 00:02:06,751 How long will it take you? 43 00:02:06,752 --> 00:02:07,857 OK, cool. 44 00:02:07,858 --> 00:02:09,103 Bye. 45 00:02:09,104 --> 00:02:10,269 I'll never forget 46 00:02:10,270 --> 00:02:12,839 that weekend as long as I live. 47 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:14,864 Looking back, I wish we'd never played that night. 48 00:02:14,865 --> 00:02:15,764 Hey. 49 00:02:15,765 --> 00:02:16,664 Hi. 50 00:02:16,665 --> 00:02:17,779 Did you bring it? 51 00:02:17,780 --> 00:02:18,889 Of course. 52 00:02:18,890 --> 00:02:21,589 Have I ever forgotten? 53 00:02:21,590 --> 00:02:22,689 Are we ready? 54 00:02:22,690 --> 00:02:23,589 Yup. 55 00:02:23,590 --> 00:02:26,611 Let's do it. 56 00:02:26,612 --> 00:02:32,959 OK-- we are the pure vessels in search of greater knowledge. 57 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,909 We do not fear you, for you are the truth. 58 00:02:35,910 --> 00:02:38,460 And in the truth there is no danger, only wisdom. 59 00:02:43,770 --> 00:02:46,065 Should I date Justin? 60 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,779 What do you mean, should you? 61 00:02:50,780 --> 00:02:52,179 He's just the hottest guy in school. 62 00:02:52,180 --> 00:02:55,439 Shh, I want the answer. 63 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,269 Now came the spooky part. 64 00:02:57,270 --> 00:03:00,510 The game piece seemed to move by itself to spell the answer. 65 00:03:02,750 --> 00:03:03,649 No? 66 00:03:03,650 --> 00:03:05,714 Brooke, you were moving it. 67 00:03:05,715 --> 00:03:07,979 Uh-uh, I did not. 68 00:03:07,980 --> 00:03:08,999 OK, come on, you guys. 69 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,639 We have to be serious for this to work. 70 00:03:11,640 --> 00:03:13,500 Even Brooke was getting into it now. 71 00:03:16,110 --> 00:03:17,242 Stop moving it. 72 00:03:17,243 --> 00:03:20,833 I'm not moving It, I swear! 73 00:03:20,834 --> 00:03:22,109 Suddenly, the game 74 00:03:22,110 --> 00:03:23,823 piece started to spell a name-- - V-- 75 00:03:23,824 --> 00:03:24,989 Almost by itself. 76 00:03:24,990 --> 00:03:25,890 K-- 77 00:03:30,995 --> 00:03:37,289 T, R. 78 00:03:37,290 --> 00:03:38,819 Victor? 79 00:03:38,820 --> 00:03:39,720 Who's Victor? 80 00:03:42,380 --> 00:03:43,579 We probably should 81 00:03:43,580 --> 00:03:47,149 have been more frightened. 82 00:03:47,150 --> 00:03:48,110 Who are you? 83 00:03:52,510 --> 00:04:00,049 S, O, S. 84 00:04:00,050 --> 00:04:00,950 Help? 85 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:07,861 But who are you? 86 00:04:15,558 --> 00:04:17,489 Free me. 87 00:04:17,490 --> 00:04:19,642 How? 88 00:04:19,643 --> 00:04:20,780 Pages are turning. 89 00:04:24,974 --> 00:04:25,949 But how? 90 00:04:25,950 --> 00:04:28,357 Maybe it's Victor. 91 00:04:28,358 --> 00:04:31,219 Oh, come on, you guys. 92 00:04:31,220 --> 00:04:33,679 I'm sure it's just a draft. 93 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,739 Do not turn to spirits or ghosts. 94 00:04:36,740 --> 00:04:38,459 Do not seek them out. 95 00:04:42,690 --> 00:04:43,829 It's a warning. 96 00:04:43,830 --> 00:04:45,119 It's got to be a coincidence. 97 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:46,620 Only one way to find out. 98 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:51,689 Come on, Brooke. 99 00:04:51,690 --> 00:04:52,590 Don't be such a wuss. 100 00:04:58,460 --> 00:05:01,209 What do you want? 101 00:05:01,210 --> 00:05:02,152 You. 102 00:05:03,542 --> 00:05:05,045 What the hell was that? 103 00:05:05,046 --> 00:05:05,979 That's it. 104 00:05:05,980 --> 00:05:07,459 I'm freaking out. 105 00:05:07,460 --> 00:05:08,719 It's-- it's nothing, you guys. 106 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,609 It's just the wind. 107 00:05:11,610 --> 00:05:13,760 Let's go. Hands on. 108 00:05:24,100 --> 00:05:25,800 Die? 109 00:05:25,801 --> 00:05:27,109 Who, us? 110 00:05:27,110 --> 00:05:28,119 Oh, this is too weird. 111 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:29,109 Maybe we should just stop. 112 00:05:29,110 --> 00:05:30,009 No. 113 00:05:30,010 --> 00:05:32,109 Just a couple more questions. 114 00:05:32,110 --> 00:05:34,050 Let's find out where Victor is. 115 00:05:39,500 --> 00:05:42,173 Where are you, Victor? 116 00:05:42,174 --> 00:05:52,321 A, T, T, I, C. 117 00:05:53,222 --> 00:05:54,169 Uh-uh. 118 00:05:54,170 --> 00:05:55,290 No, no. That's it. 119 00:05:55,291 --> 00:05:56,799 I'm done. I'm out of here. 120 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:57,919 Don't worry, Brooke. 121 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:00,409 The only thing that could possibly be up in the attic 122 00:06:00,410 --> 00:06:01,849 are a couple of rats. 123 00:06:01,850 --> 00:06:04,469 And my dad put traps out last weekend to catch them. 124 00:06:04,470 --> 00:06:05,659 Jill-- 125 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,119 That ain't no rat. 126 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:09,529 It's Victor. 127 00:06:09,530 --> 00:06:11,689 Don't be silly. 128 00:06:11,690 --> 00:06:19,003 No, you guys, what if we somehow released him? 129 00:06:19,990 --> 00:06:21,509 Just stay calm. 130 00:06:21,510 --> 00:06:23,629 We said the meditation before we started. 131 00:06:23,630 --> 00:06:24,529 That protects us. 132 00:06:24,530 --> 00:06:25,429 Why? 133 00:06:25,430 --> 00:06:26,622 We made it up. 134 00:06:27,610 --> 00:06:29,539 What are we going to do? - I don't know. 135 00:06:29,540 --> 00:06:30,440 But do something. 136 00:06:41,687 --> 00:06:43,300 He's gone. 137 00:06:43,301 --> 00:06:46,119 Oh, thank God. 138 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,399 It's over. 139 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,499 Let's make a vow right now, that we're never going to mess 140 00:06:50,500 --> 00:06:52,409 around with that stuff again. 141 00:06:52,410 --> 00:06:53,374 Definitely. 142 00:06:53,375 --> 00:06:54,419 Come on, you guys. 143 00:06:54,420 --> 00:06:55,530 Let's go watch a movie. 144 00:06:59,498 --> 00:07:01,481 Oh, my God. 145 00:07:01,482 --> 00:07:03,477 It's Victor! 146 00:07:08,468 --> 00:07:11,461 Got you! 147 00:07:11,462 --> 00:07:15,509 Oh, very funny, Jill. 148 00:07:15,510 --> 00:07:17,010 Now for sure, we're watching a comedy. 149 00:07:27,490 --> 00:07:28,889 Come on, you guys. 150 00:07:28,890 --> 00:07:30,069 We gotta go. 151 00:07:30,070 --> 00:07:31,418 The next morning, we 152 00:07:31,419 --> 00:07:32,384 were going out for breakfast. 153 00:07:32,385 --> 00:07:34,076 Where's Brooke? 154 00:07:34,077 --> 00:07:35,034 I don't know. 155 00:07:35,035 --> 00:07:36,950 I thought she was with you. 156 00:07:36,951 --> 00:07:38,869 No, she's not with me. 157 00:07:38,870 --> 00:07:40,799 Well, I was just in her room, and she wasn't there. 158 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:41,699 Her bed was made. 159 00:07:41,700 --> 00:07:45,053 It looked like she didn't even sleep there last night. 160 00:07:45,054 --> 00:07:47,389 The board! 161 00:07:47,390 --> 00:07:50,279 What's going on here? 162 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,700 Brooke must have pulled it out of the fire last night. 163 00:07:55,900 --> 00:07:59,965 Maybe she's playing some sort of joke. 164 00:07:59,966 --> 00:08:01,479 Well, I don't think it's very funny. 165 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:02,380 Where is she? 166 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:07,880 Let's ask the board. 167 00:08:30,330 --> 00:08:31,728 Where is Brooke? 168 00:08:34,692 --> 00:08:46,141 W, I, T, H-- 169 00:08:46,142 --> 00:08:47,042 with. 170 00:08:50,006 --> 00:08:55,933 M-- with me! 171 00:09:01,380 --> 00:09:03,869 Was one of the girls secretly maneuvering the piece 172 00:09:03,870 --> 00:09:05,879 to spell out the answers? 173 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:07,709 If so, where was Brooke? 174 00:09:07,710 --> 00:09:10,379 She was never seen again after that night. 175 00:09:10,380 --> 00:09:12,809 Did she use this bizarre opportunity 176 00:09:12,810 --> 00:09:16,699 to disappear and start a new life somewhere else? 177 00:09:16,700 --> 00:09:20,599 Or did the girls cross over a line beyond the world of games, 178 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,040 and stumble into a terrifying strange truth? 179 00:09:26,750 --> 00:09:28,219 Was this story real? 180 00:09:28,220 --> 00:09:30,429 We'll find out at the end of our show. 181 00:09:30,430 --> 00:09:33,629 Next, the strange story of a man and his television 182 00:09:33,630 --> 00:09:36,659 that's truly beyond belief. 183 00:09:36,660 --> 00:09:39,269 The next story is kind of a change of pace. 184 00:09:39,270 --> 00:09:40,739 It's a bit larger than life. 185 00:09:40,740 --> 00:09:43,449 But then, so is our main character. 186 00:09:43,450 --> 00:09:47,489 There's some laughs to be found here, along with some chills. 187 00:09:47,490 --> 00:09:50,189 As you watch this rather bizarre tale, keep in mind 188 00:09:50,190 --> 00:09:53,669 that at its core, it's really a love story-- 189 00:09:53,670 --> 00:09:58,409 the story of a 450-pound man hopelessly in love 190 00:09:58,410 --> 00:10:00,501 with a 26-inch television. 191 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:03,620 Watch. 192 00:10:07,949 --> 00:10:11,405 What a nice, nice day to go fishing. 193 00:10:11,406 --> 00:10:12,884 They've entered a world-- 194 00:10:12,885 --> 00:10:14,033 Gee, look at that thing. 195 00:10:14,034 --> 00:10:15,099 Does not exist. 196 00:10:15,100 --> 00:10:20,169 A world of gliding movements and strange colors, of serenity. 197 00:10:20,170 --> 00:10:23,789 This is a very special sandwich, Brad. 198 00:10:23,790 --> 00:10:24,933 Do you know why? 199 00:10:24,934 --> 00:10:26,899 Because it's the last sandwich I'm ever going to serve you! 200 00:10:26,900 --> 00:10:27,999 Now, come on, Shelly. 201 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:29,029 I can't see this. 202 00:10:29,030 --> 00:10:31,829 Brad, turn off the TV. 203 00:10:31,830 --> 00:10:34,269 Let's go for a walk or something. 204 00:10:34,270 --> 00:10:35,529 Take a walk? 205 00:10:35,530 --> 00:10:38,559 Now, why should I go outside when I can sit 206 00:10:38,560 --> 00:10:41,479 home and watch nature on TV? 207 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:44,159 Wow, look at that. 208 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:46,599 Now-- now, Shelly. 209 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,329 Come on, I told you before. 210 00:10:49,330 --> 00:10:50,379 I work hard all week. 211 00:10:50,380 --> 00:10:52,329 And when I'm not working, I like to sit home 212 00:10:52,330 --> 00:10:54,549 and enjoy my favorite hobby. 213 00:10:54,550 --> 00:10:58,059 And TV is my hobby! 214 00:10:58,060 --> 00:11:01,489 Wow, look at that group. 215 00:11:01,490 --> 00:11:03,409 Brad Lewis wasn't the type of man 216 00:11:03,410 --> 00:11:05,709 who cared about the quality of life, 217 00:11:05,710 --> 00:11:07,160 just the quality of his picture. 218 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:17,009 What's wrong? 219 00:11:17,010 --> 00:11:17,909 Nothing's wrong. 220 00:11:17,910 --> 00:11:19,619 Just some bad reception. 221 00:11:19,620 --> 00:11:20,789 Oh, good. 222 00:11:20,790 --> 00:11:22,319 You had me scared for a sec. 223 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:24,479 I thought it was an emergency, you getting 224 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:25,669 out of your chair and all. 225 00:11:25,670 --> 00:11:27,658 Come on, Cupcake. Come on. 226 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:33,989 Why don't you just kick it? 227 00:11:33,990 --> 00:11:36,329 Kick it? 228 00:11:36,330 --> 00:11:37,230 This is my baby. 229 00:11:40,226 --> 00:11:41,126 There. 230 00:11:45,022 --> 00:11:46,970 Oh, I love you. 231 00:11:55,750 --> 00:11:57,669 OK, I'm ready. 232 00:11:57,670 --> 00:11:58,959 Ready for what? 233 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:01,363 We're going out to dinner, remember? 234 00:12:01,364 --> 00:12:03,549 I can't. 235 00:12:03,550 --> 00:12:04,450 Look what's on tonight. 236 00:12:07,810 --> 00:12:09,969 That's it. 237 00:12:09,970 --> 00:12:12,199 Brad, I'm leaving you. 238 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,489 I am sick and tired of being in a menage a trois 239 00:12:14,490 --> 00:12:15,593 with a television! 240 00:12:16,540 --> 00:12:17,819 Do you hear me? 241 00:12:17,820 --> 00:12:18,719 Brad! 242 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:20,781 Do you hear me? 243 00:12:20,782 --> 00:12:21,753 Brad! 244 00:12:30,990 --> 00:12:32,879 Goodbye, Brad. 245 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:35,429 I'm going to stay with my mom. 246 00:12:35,430 --> 00:12:37,740 So you and your TV can be alone. 247 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:43,479 Did you hear me? 248 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:47,698 I can't live with you anymore. 249 00:12:50,537 --> 00:12:52,789 Oh, Brad. 250 00:12:52,790 --> 00:12:54,992 You really don't want me to go. 251 00:12:54,993 --> 00:12:56,719 Shh. 252 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:58,369 Please, Shelly. 253 00:12:58,370 --> 00:13:02,285 This is the part where they shoot the dog. 254 00:13:02,286 --> 00:13:03,186 Ah-- 255 00:13:07,114 --> 00:13:09,077 Brad! 256 00:13:13,020 --> 00:13:13,919 We're losing him. 257 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:14,819 Oh, my God. 258 00:13:14,820 --> 00:13:16,919 Do something, please! 259 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:18,233 Let's shock him. 260 00:13:18,234 --> 00:13:19,134 Oh! 261 00:13:23,340 --> 00:13:27,130 Clear-- again. 262 00:13:30,340 --> 00:13:31,240 Clear. 263 00:13:39,570 --> 00:13:40,550 That's it. 264 00:13:43,891 --> 00:13:44,789 I'm sorry, ma'am. 265 00:13:44,790 --> 00:13:47,969 There's nothing more we can do for him. 266 00:13:47,970 --> 00:13:50,511 Let's transport him. 267 00:13:50,512 --> 00:13:53,119 All right, lift him on 3-- 268 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:56,333 1, 2, 3. 269 00:14:04,126 --> 00:14:05,439 Wait, set him down. 270 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:06,416 Set him down. 271 00:14:06,417 --> 00:14:09,100 Oh, my God, what happened? 272 00:14:17,361 --> 00:14:19,207 Holy Toledo. - What is it? 273 00:14:19,208 --> 00:14:20,626 What is it? 274 00:14:20,627 --> 00:14:21,560 His heart's beating again. 275 00:14:25,032 --> 00:14:26,520 I'll be damned. 276 00:14:32,937 --> 00:14:34,769 Brad Lewis, recently divorced 277 00:14:34,770 --> 00:14:37,379 and now unemployed, believes the television 278 00:14:37,380 --> 00:14:39,989 was responsible for saving his life. 279 00:14:39,990 --> 00:14:42,479 Now, Brad tells us he has all the time in the world 280 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:45,149 to devote to his hobby, best friend, 281 00:14:45,150 --> 00:14:46,927 and the love of his life. 282 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:12,229 I never really paid much attention 283 00:15:12,230 --> 00:15:14,329 to this label back here. 284 00:15:14,330 --> 00:15:16,339 You know, the one that says "Warning-- 285 00:15:16,340 --> 00:15:18,539 Electrocution Hazard"? 286 00:15:18,540 --> 00:15:19,849 But now that I've seen the last story, 287 00:15:19,850 --> 00:15:23,389 I'm definitely taking this into the shop. 288 00:15:23,390 --> 00:15:26,299 Is the voltage running through a TV set strong enough to revive 289 00:15:26,300 --> 00:15:28,201 a heart that stopped beating? 290 00:15:28,202 --> 00:15:30,829 And did this story really happen? 291 00:15:30,830 --> 00:15:33,179 Well, if there is a real Brad Lewis out there, 292 00:15:33,180 --> 00:15:35,299 he's probably watching this show right now. 293 00:15:35,300 --> 00:15:37,699 And we can only hope for one thing-- 294 00:15:37,700 --> 00:15:40,229 that he's a Nielsen household. 295 00:15:40,230 --> 00:15:42,900 Bon appetit, Brad. 296 00:15:42,901 --> 00:15:44,299 The truth about this story 297 00:15:44,300 --> 00:15:46,519 will be revealed in our final act. 298 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:49,459 Next, can a widow communicate with her dead husband? 299 00:15:49,460 --> 00:15:51,739 You decide, on Beyond Belief-- 300 00:15:51,740 --> 00:15:53,353 Fact or Fiction. 301 00:15:57,620 --> 00:16:01,749 We've all seen couples who can communicate without words. 302 00:16:01,750 --> 00:16:05,579 They use gestures and body language, or a special look. 303 00:16:05,580 --> 00:16:07,909 There are even couples who seem to communicate by sending 304 00:16:07,910 --> 00:16:10,489 thoughts to each other. 305 00:16:10,490 --> 00:16:12,259 The marriage of Patricia and John Kelly 306 00:16:12,260 --> 00:16:14,509 was built upon communication. 307 00:16:14,510 --> 00:16:18,069 People said they had a constant open phone line to each other. 308 00:16:18,070 --> 00:16:22,109 But what happens when one side of that line goes dead? 309 00:16:22,110 --> 00:16:24,209 I'll never forget that morning when Chris 310 00:16:24,210 --> 00:16:25,729 came by to pick up the things. 311 00:16:25,730 --> 00:16:27,809 Thanks so much for taking this stuff in. 312 00:16:27,810 --> 00:16:30,579 It was hard enough just packing it up. 313 00:16:30,580 --> 00:16:31,479 Sure. 314 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:32,819 It's no problem. 315 00:16:32,820 --> 00:16:36,749 So, are you going to be OK? 316 00:16:36,750 --> 00:16:37,825 Yeah. 317 00:16:37,826 --> 00:16:40,869 It's going to take a while. 318 00:16:40,870 --> 00:16:43,359 I really miss him. 319 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,405 He was my best friend, you know. 320 00:16:45,406 --> 00:16:48,709 I miss him, too. 321 00:16:48,710 --> 00:16:51,539 Oh, God, I don't know how to tell you this, 322 00:16:51,540 --> 00:16:54,709 especially at a time like this. 323 00:16:54,710 --> 00:16:56,509 What? 324 00:16:56,510 --> 00:16:57,641 Chris, tell me. 325 00:17:01,666 --> 00:17:03,639 I had a look at his stock market accounts, 326 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:05,266 like you asked me. 327 00:17:05,267 --> 00:17:06,699 He was doing really well there for a while. 328 00:17:06,700 --> 00:17:12,669 And then-- I don't know, he made a couple bad trades, I guess. 329 00:17:12,670 --> 00:17:16,049 Wha-- what? 330 00:17:16,050 --> 00:17:17,588 The account's empty. 331 00:17:17,589 --> 00:17:18,749 Empty? 332 00:17:18,750 --> 00:17:19,649 Yeah. 333 00:17:19,650 --> 00:17:23,279 You mean there is no money? 334 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:24,179 Oh, my God. 335 00:17:24,180 --> 00:17:25,209 No, no, no, no, no. 336 00:17:25,210 --> 00:17:26,899 I'm-- I'm real sorry, Patricia, OK? 337 00:17:26,900 --> 00:17:29,219 Listen, let me-- let me help you out until you get back-- 338 00:17:29,220 --> 00:17:30,730 I-- I can't. - Yes. 339 00:17:30,731 --> 00:17:33,533 Yes. Now, it's $1,000. 340 00:17:33,534 --> 00:17:34,599 I know it's not going to go far. 341 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:35,739 But it's a start. 342 00:17:35,740 --> 00:17:36,639 Oh-- 343 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:38,089 Take the money, Patty. 344 00:17:38,090 --> 00:17:39,559 You know Jonathan would want you to. 345 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:40,460 Please? 346 00:17:45,270 --> 00:17:50,069 Look, things are going to turn around real soon. 347 00:17:50,070 --> 00:17:54,552 And until they do, I'm here if you need anything. 348 00:17:54,553 --> 00:17:56,026 Anything, I mean. 349 00:18:14,357 --> 00:18:16,289 I spent the next morning in a panic, 350 00:18:16,290 --> 00:18:17,859 trying to find a job. 351 00:18:17,860 --> 00:18:18,869 Experience? 352 00:18:18,870 --> 00:18:20,399 No-- no, not exactly. 353 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:22,739 But I'm sure that I could be very easily trained. 354 00:18:24,114 --> 00:18:26,310 Oh, my God. 355 00:18:26,311 --> 00:18:27,709 I thought the coffee 356 00:18:27,710 --> 00:18:29,099 spill was another sign that things were 357 00:18:29,100 --> 00:18:31,629 going all wrong in my life. 358 00:18:31,630 --> 00:18:35,069 But then a feeling started to overtake me. 359 00:18:35,070 --> 00:18:36,809 As I looked down at the paper, I could 360 00:18:36,810 --> 00:18:40,109 sense Jonathan's presence. 361 00:18:40,110 --> 00:18:43,349 It was almost as if Jonathan was sending me a message. 362 00:18:43,350 --> 00:18:45,209 I looked at the stock again. 363 00:18:45,210 --> 00:18:48,089 Something or someone was definitely telling me to take 364 00:18:48,090 --> 00:18:50,879 $1,000 and buy 500 shares. 365 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:53,745 And I couldn't help but think that someone was Jonathan. 366 00:19:01,210 --> 00:19:03,699 Hi, Chris, it's me. 367 00:19:03,700 --> 00:19:06,689 Um, listen. 368 00:19:06,690 --> 00:19:08,181 I need you to do me a favor. 369 00:19:08,182 --> 00:19:11,249 800, 900, 1,000. 370 00:19:12,194 --> 00:19:14,159 Bet you didn't think I was going to pay you back so fast. 371 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:15,809 No, no. I did not. 372 00:19:15,810 --> 00:19:18,734 Oh, and I paid my rent three months in advance. 373 00:19:18,735 --> 00:19:20,015 That was quite a hunch you had. 374 00:19:20,016 --> 00:19:20,915 Uh-huh. 375 00:19:20,916 --> 00:19:23,722 And you tried to talk me out of it. 376 00:19:26,530 --> 00:19:30,479 The question is, what do I buy next? 377 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:31,469 Oh, you're kidding, right? 378 00:19:31,470 --> 00:19:33,029 Uh-uh. - Come on, Patty. 379 00:19:33,030 --> 00:19:33,929 You had a little luck. 380 00:19:33,930 --> 00:19:35,579 I really don't think you should push it. 381 00:19:35,580 --> 00:19:37,199 It was happening again. 382 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:39,510 I could feel Jonathan sending me another hunch to play. 383 00:19:48,060 --> 00:19:48,959 To our success. 384 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:49,859 To Unifend. 385 00:19:49,860 --> 00:19:51,919 Um-- um-hmm. 386 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,859 Um-- let's dance. 387 00:19:55,860 --> 00:19:57,683 What? 388 00:19:59,964 --> 00:20:01,739 Listen, I don't know how you knew. 389 00:20:01,740 --> 00:20:04,540 But I'm real glad I bought some too. 390 00:20:04,541 --> 00:20:05,729 Hey, you know what? 391 00:20:05,730 --> 00:20:07,409 If this keeps up, soon you're going 392 00:20:07,410 --> 00:20:08,939 to be able to buy that big house Jonathan 393 00:20:08,940 --> 00:20:11,180 was always promising you, hmm? 394 00:20:11,181 --> 00:20:12,228 Wouldn't that be wild? 395 00:20:13,129 --> 00:20:14,413 Oh, hang on. 396 00:20:14,414 --> 00:20:15,362 Excuse me. 397 00:20:20,576 --> 00:20:22,739 Mmm, will you come on back? 398 00:20:22,740 --> 00:20:24,575 We're right in the middle of a celebration. 399 00:20:24,576 --> 00:20:25,994 That's funny. 400 00:20:25,995 --> 00:20:29,211 I only get the morning paper. 401 00:20:32,714 --> 00:20:34,379 I looked down at the stocks, 402 00:20:34,380 --> 00:20:36,959 waiting for the one that would be my pick. 403 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:38,579 And there it was. 404 00:20:38,580 --> 00:20:40,839 Do you see what I see? 405 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,499 Well, it depends on where you're looking, I suppose. 406 00:20:43,500 --> 00:20:45,240 I was looking at the stock page. 407 00:20:47,940 --> 00:20:50,209 I think I have my next hunch-- 408 00:20:50,210 --> 00:20:51,599 Avco Mining. 409 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:53,594 I know better than to trying to talk you out of it. 410 00:20:53,595 --> 00:20:54,839 Buy me as much as I can afford, 411 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:57,059 first thing in the morning. 412 00:20:57,060 --> 00:20:59,959 Whatever you say. 413 00:20:59,960 --> 00:21:01,375 Thanks. 414 00:21:01,376 --> 00:21:04,044 Look, Chris, it's getting late, and I'm-- 415 00:21:04,045 --> 00:21:05,216 Oh, say no more. 416 00:21:05,217 --> 00:21:07,979 Uh, do you mind if I make a phone call? 417 00:21:07,980 --> 00:21:09,029 No, not at all. 418 00:21:09,030 --> 00:21:10,195 I'm just going to go in the kitchen 419 00:21:10,196 --> 00:21:11,413 and clean up a little bit. 420 00:21:11,414 --> 00:21:16,353 Uh-uh-- thanks. 421 00:21:16,354 --> 00:21:17,349 Sure. 422 00:21:17,350 --> 00:21:18,429 I could tell that Chris couldn't 423 00:21:18,430 --> 00:21:19,719 wait to jump on my hunch. 424 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:24,559 Well, here's to us. 425 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:26,109 It's been a long wait. 426 00:21:26,110 --> 00:21:27,372 But you're worth it. 427 00:21:27,373 --> 00:21:28,273 Mmm. 428 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:37,999 Yeah, hi, Malcolm it's me. 429 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:39,319 Glad I caught you. 430 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:42,599 Listen, I want you to take all of my accounts, everything-- 431 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:44,969 checking, savings, all of it. 432 00:21:44,970 --> 00:21:45,990 Transfer it to Avco Mining. 433 00:21:53,410 --> 00:21:54,310 Jonathan? 434 00:21:56,554 --> 00:21:57,919 It took me a moment 435 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:02,699 to realize that our wedding picture had fallen over. 436 00:22:02,700 --> 00:22:05,110 Oh, the picture. 437 00:22:08,304 --> 00:22:09,669 When I reached down 438 00:22:09,670 --> 00:22:12,429 to pick up the photo, I also found something else 439 00:22:12,430 --> 00:22:13,810 that I had never seen before. 440 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:24,349 It was a financial report on Jonathan's investments. 441 00:22:24,350 --> 00:22:25,770 I knew it was Jonathan again. 442 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,349 In fact, I remembered how he loved to light candles 443 00:22:31,350 --> 00:22:33,629 late at night. 444 00:22:33,630 --> 00:22:35,570 And something compelled me to do the same. 445 00:22:38,150 --> 00:22:40,070 Those candles made me feel closer to Jonathan. 446 00:22:43,610 --> 00:22:47,359 But I knew I had a lot of reading ahead of me that night. 447 00:22:47,360 --> 00:22:49,550 And candlelight just wasn't going to be enough. 448 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:54,829 I was one of those wives who never asked questions 449 00:22:54,830 --> 00:22:56,839 about our investments. 450 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:58,489 Jonathan seemed to enjoy it so much. 451 00:22:58,490 --> 00:23:00,979 I just let it be a part of his world. 452 00:23:00,980 --> 00:23:03,389 I wasn't even sure I'd be able to read one of those reports. 453 00:23:03,390 --> 00:23:07,279 But to my surprise, it was pretty easy to follow. 454 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:11,909 The first sheet showed a balance of $16,300. 455 00:23:11,910 --> 00:23:14,330 But Chris had said Jonathan's investments had failed. 456 00:23:19,950 --> 00:23:22,034 I caught on to the system pretty quickly. 457 00:23:22,035 --> 00:23:25,119 It was just like that cliche you hear all the time-- 458 00:23:25,120 --> 00:23:26,709 get to the bottom line. 459 00:23:26,710 --> 00:23:31,299 And that bottom line was looking better all the time. 460 00:23:31,300 --> 00:23:34,059 $46,300. 461 00:23:34,060 --> 00:23:36,969 What was going on here? 462 00:23:36,970 --> 00:23:39,469 Then I saw the reason Jonathan's account was empty. 463 00:23:39,470 --> 00:23:42,789 Sell, sell, sell. 464 00:23:42,790 --> 00:23:44,349 But why? 465 00:23:44,350 --> 00:23:46,060 All his investments were showing a profit. 466 00:23:51,660 --> 00:23:56,719 Account closed, all funds withdrawn. 467 00:23:56,720 --> 00:24:02,249 From nearly $95,000 to nothing. 468 00:24:02,250 --> 00:24:04,379 I wasn't sure of the answer. 469 00:24:04,380 --> 00:24:06,863 I still needed help. 470 00:24:09,732 --> 00:24:13,030 Jonathan, what are you trying to tell me? 471 00:24:18,825 --> 00:24:21,390 Steel-- steal? 472 00:24:23,395 --> 00:24:24,295 Chris? 473 00:24:30,210 --> 00:24:32,475 Chris took the money. 474 00:24:35,704 --> 00:24:37,169 Hi, this is Patricia. 475 00:24:37,170 --> 00:24:38,114 I'm not in. 476 00:24:38,115 --> 00:24:40,513 Leave a message. 477 00:24:41,844 --> 00:24:42,809 Hey, you. 478 00:24:42,810 --> 00:24:43,739 What's up? 479 00:24:43,740 --> 00:24:45,799 This is the fifth message I've left in four days. 480 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:47,729 What, did you go out of town or something? 481 00:24:47,730 --> 00:24:49,909 Listen, if you did, you better come back soon. 482 00:24:49,910 --> 00:24:51,799 Our stock's gone up like a bullet. 483 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:53,085 Good news, huh? 484 00:24:53,086 --> 00:24:56,719 Well, call me when you think we should sell, OK? 485 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:58,729 Nice try, Chris. 486 00:24:58,730 --> 00:25:03,029 But I was waiting for my next sign from Jonathan. 487 00:25:03,030 --> 00:25:06,639 And I didn't have to wait long. 488 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:09,470 This had to be Jonathan again, telling me to sell now. 489 00:25:20,590 --> 00:25:22,029 OK, Jonathan. 490 00:25:22,030 --> 00:25:23,160 I guess it's time to sell. 491 00:25:25,730 --> 00:25:28,970 This time I was sure exactly what I was supposed to do. 492 00:25:43,060 --> 00:25:44,139 Hi. 493 00:25:44,140 --> 00:25:47,249 Yeah, I have an account at Merritt Dickerson 494 00:25:47,250 --> 00:25:49,839 that I would like transferred to your brokerage house 495 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:52,959 as soon as possible. 496 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:54,439 Yes. 497 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:56,179 Yeah. 498 00:25:56,180 --> 00:25:59,529 And-- and I have a lot of shares with Avco Mining 499 00:25:59,530 --> 00:26:01,659 that I would like to sell immediately. 500 00:26:01,660 --> 00:26:05,134 How soon do you think you can-- 501 00:26:05,135 --> 00:26:07,099 uh-huh. 502 00:26:07,100 --> 00:26:08,470 OK, great. 503 00:26:11,030 --> 00:26:13,249 Thank you. 504 00:26:13,250 --> 00:26:14,150 I'll be right down, yeah. 505 00:26:20,217 --> 00:26:22,149 It was Jonathan's last message to me 506 00:26:22,150 --> 00:26:24,009 through the paper-- 507 00:26:24,010 --> 00:26:28,739 except, of course, for the one I discovered later that day. 508 00:26:28,740 --> 00:26:30,689 Poor Chris. 509 00:26:30,690 --> 00:26:32,130 I had a hunch that would happen. 510 00:26:35,250 --> 00:26:37,769 Patricia Kelly had never played the stock market 511 00:26:37,770 --> 00:26:39,959 before her husband's death. 512 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,179 She may have actually had a talent for it all along. 513 00:26:42,180 --> 00:26:44,699 But lacking confidence, she may have psychologically 514 00:26:44,700 --> 00:26:48,189 transferred her own decisions to the spirit of her late husband. 515 00:26:48,190 --> 00:26:50,549 That's what a therapist might tell us. 516 00:26:50,550 --> 00:26:52,559 But maybe the real explanation lies 517 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:57,609 in a communication of souls so strong it can never be broken. 518 00:26:57,610 --> 00:27:00,180 Or-- maybe it's all a hoax. 519 00:27:08,910 --> 00:27:10,109 True or false? 520 00:27:10,110 --> 00:27:12,649 We'll find out at the conclusion of our show. 521 00:27:12,650 --> 00:27:16,429 Next, a sweet little girl with a terrifying imagination 522 00:27:16,430 --> 00:27:17,744 on Beyond Belief-- 523 00:27:17,745 --> 00:27:18,645 Fact or Fiction. 524 00:27:25,310 --> 00:27:29,149 As we grow into adulthood, our bodies become stronger. 525 00:27:29,150 --> 00:27:30,169 And our knowledge increases. 526 00:27:30,170 --> 00:27:33,979 And the only thing that seems to diminish is our imagination. 527 00:27:33,980 --> 00:27:36,349 To a child, the separation between reality 528 00:27:36,350 --> 00:27:39,919 and make-believe can be a very thin line, 529 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:42,499 some might say an imaginary line. 530 00:27:42,500 --> 00:27:44,029 Take little Alice. 531 00:27:44,030 --> 00:27:48,959 Her vivid imagination often made the make-believe seem real-- 532 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,944 frighteningly real. 533 00:27:51,945 --> 00:27:53,309 Yes, thank you. 534 00:27:53,310 --> 00:27:55,184 Would you like some more tea? 535 00:27:55,185 --> 00:27:58,455 You're my best friend, too. 536 00:27:58,456 --> 00:28:01,161 What's that? 537 00:28:01,162 --> 00:28:02,147 Oh, dear. 538 00:28:02,148 --> 00:28:03,134 That's terrible. 539 00:28:07,210 --> 00:28:08,509 My daughter, Alice, 540 00:28:08,510 --> 00:28:11,449 always seemed to be lost in a world of her own-- 541 00:28:11,450 --> 00:28:14,210 an innocent, childlike world, or so I thought. 542 00:28:19,470 --> 00:28:22,199 It started like another typical day. 543 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:24,269 Alice was playing make-believe. 544 00:28:24,270 --> 00:28:26,805 And I was entertaining our neighbor, Liz Kimball. 545 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:35,969 Who's Alice talking to? 546 00:28:35,970 --> 00:28:37,849 Oh, Sidney. 547 00:28:37,850 --> 00:28:40,450 It's an imaginary friend. 548 00:28:40,451 --> 00:28:42,399 Ah. 549 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:45,639 Well, she seems to be taking it very seriously. 550 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:48,369 Aren't you concerned about that, Maggie? 551 00:28:48,370 --> 00:28:50,359 Well, sometimes. 552 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:53,499 But I had an imaginary friend when I was little. 553 00:28:53,500 --> 00:28:54,485 Doesn't Sally? 554 00:28:54,486 --> 00:28:56,469 Well, yes, she had one. 555 00:28:56,470 --> 00:28:58,599 But she gave that up years ago. 556 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:00,699 Really? 557 00:29:00,700 --> 00:29:03,489 Well, Alice has always had an active imagination. 558 00:29:03,490 --> 00:29:06,189 It's Nothing we're worried about. 559 00:29:06,190 --> 00:29:10,079 Alice, honey, time to get ready for ballet class. 560 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:11,189 OK, Mom. 561 00:29:11,190 --> 00:29:12,809 Now, Sidney, I've got to go to dance class. 562 00:29:12,810 --> 00:29:13,930 You be good. I'll be back soon. 563 00:29:17,580 --> 00:29:22,349 Look, Maggie, if you get concerned, 564 00:29:22,350 --> 00:29:24,719 I know a really good therapist. 565 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:27,449 Oh-- well, thanks, Liz. 566 00:29:27,450 --> 00:29:30,599 I think it's just a phase Alice will grow out of. 567 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:32,784 Oh, you're probably right. 568 00:29:32,785 --> 00:29:36,839 I'm probably reading much more into this than there is. 569 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:39,149 I thought Liz was overreacting. 570 00:29:39,150 --> 00:29:42,000 But then Alice said something I'll never forget. 571 00:29:44,958 --> 00:29:47,429 I'm very sorry, Mrs. Kimball. 572 00:29:47,430 --> 00:29:49,449 About what, Alice? 573 00:29:49,450 --> 00:29:51,031 About your divorce. 574 00:29:51,032 --> 00:29:52,679 Alice! 575 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:55,589 What have I told you about making up stories? 576 00:29:55,590 --> 00:29:56,519 I'm not making it up. 577 00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:58,269 Sidney told me. 578 00:29:58,270 --> 00:30:01,019 I'm-- I'm so sorry, Liz. 579 00:30:01,020 --> 00:30:07,269 Maggie-- Maggie, it's true. 580 00:30:07,270 --> 00:30:08,999 I'd known Liz for five years. 581 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:10,269 We'd shared everything. 582 00:30:10,270 --> 00:30:13,299 How could Alice have known, when I didn't? 583 00:30:13,300 --> 00:30:15,009 I don't know, Diane. 584 00:30:15,010 --> 00:30:16,839 The slogan's just not working for me. 585 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:18,250 I think we need to punch up the copy. 586 00:30:21,677 --> 00:30:24,229 Um, could you hold on a second, Diane? 587 00:30:24,230 --> 00:30:25,669 Sure. 588 00:30:25,670 --> 00:30:26,599 What is it, honey? 589 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:27,819 Mommy's working. 590 00:30:27,820 --> 00:30:29,849 Mommy, Ms. Emory should check on Rebecca. 591 00:30:29,850 --> 00:30:30,789 She's really sick. 592 00:30:30,790 --> 00:30:31,689 She could die! 593 00:30:31,690 --> 00:30:35,669 Alice, how many times do I have to tell you? 594 00:30:35,670 --> 00:30:37,499 Mommy, Ms. Emory has to check on Rebecca. 595 00:30:37,500 --> 00:30:39,279 It's really important. 596 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:41,841 Sidney told me. 597 00:30:41,842 --> 00:30:45,949 Um, I need a minute with Alice. 598 00:30:45,950 --> 00:30:48,385 Well, what did she say? 599 00:30:48,386 --> 00:30:49,359 Oh, no. 600 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:50,259 Rebecca's fine. 601 00:30:50,260 --> 00:30:52,669 She's playing in her room. 602 00:30:52,670 --> 00:30:54,499 Oh, listen, don't worry about it. 603 00:30:54,500 --> 00:30:56,259 Just call me when you're finished. 604 00:30:56,260 --> 00:30:57,160 Great. 605 00:31:01,777 --> 00:31:02,909 Diane couldn't 606 00:31:02,910 --> 00:31:04,259 help but check on Rebecca. 607 00:31:04,260 --> 00:31:06,595 And thank goodness she did. 608 00:31:06,596 --> 00:31:09,463 Rebecca-- Rebecca? 609 00:31:09,464 --> 00:31:11,375 Rebecca, sweetheart! 610 00:31:11,376 --> 00:31:12,331 Oh, my gosh. 611 00:31:12,332 --> 00:31:13,506 You're burning up! 612 00:31:13,507 --> 00:31:15,139 Diane got her to the hospital 613 00:31:15,140 --> 00:31:17,749 just in time. 614 00:31:17,750 --> 00:31:21,929 This whole Sidney thing was making me very uncomfortable. 615 00:31:21,930 --> 00:31:24,355 So I decided to talk to Alice about it. 616 00:31:24,356 --> 00:31:28,015 Oh, honey, you are doing such a nice job. 617 00:31:31,660 --> 00:31:34,499 How come these don't have any icing on them? 618 00:31:34,500 --> 00:31:37,389 Because Sidney doesn't like icing on his cookies. 619 00:31:37,390 --> 00:31:38,290 Oh. 620 00:31:41,690 --> 00:31:46,169 Alice, I think we need to have a little talk about Sidney. 621 00:31:46,170 --> 00:31:47,070 Why, Mommy? 622 00:31:50,218 --> 00:31:53,699 Honey, because you're scaring people with your stories. 623 00:31:53,700 --> 00:31:55,599 But Mommy, they're all true. 624 00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:56,809 Sidney doesn't lie. 625 00:31:56,810 --> 00:32:00,270 Alice, I don't want you to talk to Sidney anymore. 626 00:32:00,271 --> 00:32:04,529 Why, you're getting to be such a big girl. 627 00:32:04,530 --> 00:32:06,479 Don't you think it's time that you stopped 628 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:08,479 pretending Sidney was real? 629 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:10,341 But Mommy, he is real. 630 00:32:10,342 --> 00:32:11,250 Aren't you, Sidney? 631 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:14,419 No, honey. 632 00:32:14,420 --> 00:32:15,469 He's not real. 633 00:32:15,470 --> 00:32:17,809 No one else can see him. 634 00:32:17,810 --> 00:32:19,819 He doesn't want anybody else to see him, 635 00:32:19,820 --> 00:32:23,759 because he's my best friend. 636 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:28,824 I thought that Rebecca was your best friend. 637 00:32:28,825 --> 00:32:30,742 Aunt Doris is dead. 638 00:32:30,743 --> 00:32:31,642 Alice. 639 00:32:34,954 --> 00:32:37,319 Hello? 640 00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:39,641 Yes. 641 00:32:39,642 --> 00:32:42,059 Oh my God. 642 00:32:42,060 --> 00:32:44,339 Sidney told me. 643 00:32:44,340 --> 00:32:45,779 No. 644 00:32:45,780 --> 00:32:47,219 Here you go, Sidney. 645 00:32:47,220 --> 00:32:49,129 I made this one especially for you. 646 00:32:49,130 --> 00:32:50,436 There's no icing. 647 00:32:50,437 --> 00:32:51,569 I forbid Alice 648 00:32:51,570 --> 00:32:53,039 to ever play with Sidney again. 649 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:54,213 Mmm aren't these good? 650 00:32:54,214 --> 00:32:55,679 But every night, I heard 651 00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:57,809 sounds coming from her room. 652 00:32:57,810 --> 00:33:03,169 My mom said she doesn't want me playing with you anymore. 653 00:33:03,170 --> 00:33:04,550 I don't think it's fair either. 654 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:09,359 No, she's not mean, Sidney. 655 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:11,941 She's pretty nice. 656 00:33:11,942 --> 00:33:15,759 Of course I can keep a secret. 657 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:17,700 Oh, Sidney, that's a great idea! 658 00:33:21,820 --> 00:33:22,729 You can stay in here. 659 00:33:22,730 --> 00:33:23,950 It'll be our secret. 660 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:32,139 Of course. 661 00:33:32,140 --> 00:33:33,646 I'll never leave you. 662 00:33:36,442 --> 00:33:37,480 I love you, Sidney. 663 00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:52,509 Was Alice really getting psychic messages 664 00:33:52,510 --> 00:33:55,079 from an imaginary friend? 665 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:56,369 Or maybe she was a clairvoyant who 666 00:33:56,370 --> 00:33:58,519 was too young to understand her own powers, 667 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:02,019 so she invented a friend to cope with it all. 668 00:34:02,020 --> 00:34:04,249 There must be some explanation for her ability 669 00:34:04,250 --> 00:34:07,609 to predict so many events. 670 00:34:07,610 --> 00:34:13,759 Or is our story of the imaginary friend completely imaginary? 671 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:16,759 Mmm-- the cookies are real. 672 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:18,919 Was this story truth or falsehood? 673 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:21,769 We'll tell you in the final moments of tonight's show. 674 00:34:21,770 --> 00:34:24,769 Next, a dream marriage turns into a nightmare 675 00:34:24,770 --> 00:34:25,984 on Beyond Belief-- 676 00:34:25,985 --> 00:34:26,885 Fact or Fiction. 677 00:34:31,489 --> 00:34:32,388 The diamond 678 00:34:32,389 --> 00:34:40,678 Ring for many, the symbol of a loving relationship. 679 00:34:40,679 --> 00:34:43,799 But in the search for that perfect relationship, 680 00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:47,229 what are the odds that we will ever find that one soul mate 681 00:34:47,230 --> 00:34:49,428 who will make us happy forever? 682 00:34:49,429 --> 00:34:52,309 Yet sometimes we see a couple that makes us believe 683 00:34:52,310 --> 00:34:54,165 those odds can be overcome. 684 00:34:54,166 --> 00:34:58,189 Well, Steven and Brenda were like that-- young, attractive, 685 00:34:58,190 --> 00:34:59,899 hopelessly in love. 686 00:34:59,900 --> 00:35:01,729 When they got married, it truly seemed 687 00:35:01,730 --> 00:35:03,379 to be a match made in heaven. 688 00:35:04,344 --> 00:35:05,749 What, are you crazy? 689 00:35:05,750 --> 00:35:06,657 You could have killed me. 690 00:35:06,658 --> 00:35:07,565 Next time, don't duck. 691 00:35:07,566 --> 00:35:08,929 And I will! 692 00:35:08,930 --> 00:35:10,419 Oh, that's it! 693 00:35:10,420 --> 00:35:12,441 I cannot wait to get out of this house and away from you. 694 00:35:12,442 --> 00:35:13,341 Not - than me. 695 00:35:13,342 --> 00:35:15,769 Marrying you was the biggest mistake of my life! 696 00:35:15,770 --> 00:35:18,425 You want to talk about big mistakes? 697 00:35:18,426 --> 00:35:19,799 We're a big mistake! 698 00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:22,399 Ah, if I ever see you again, it'll be too soon. 699 00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:23,539 Well, I've got news for you. 700 00:35:23,540 --> 00:35:25,622 I never want to see you again, even if you 701 00:35:25,623 --> 00:35:27,249 were the last man on earth! 702 00:35:27,250 --> 00:35:28,939 Steven and Brenda 703 00:35:28,940 --> 00:35:32,119 went their separate ways, and stopped all contact. 704 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:34,249 They didn't care about anything except being 705 00:35:34,250 --> 00:35:37,039 away from each other. 706 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:40,249 Ironically, they picked the same place to move to-- 707 00:35:40,250 --> 00:35:42,649 Los Angeles, the City of Angels. 708 00:35:42,650 --> 00:35:44,880 But neither of them knew the other one lived there, too. 709 00:35:55,457 --> 00:35:56,589 Each had 710 00:35:56,590 --> 00:35:59,739 to endure the challenge of every couple that breaks up-- 711 00:35:59,740 --> 00:36:01,913 learning how to date all over again. 712 00:36:01,914 --> 00:36:02,902 Thank you. 713 00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:07,348 Thank you. 714 00:36:11,300 --> 00:36:12,744 Wow, this looks fantastic. 715 00:36:12,745 --> 00:36:14,559 Oh-- - It really does. 716 00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:17,259 You've done a wonderful job, Barbara. 717 00:36:17,260 --> 00:36:18,529 Brenda 718 00:36:18,530 --> 00:36:22,679 The best meal I have ever eaten. 719 00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:24,959 I can't believe I finally met a man 720 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:26,479 who knows how to cook a steak. 721 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:29,309 Ah, well, thank you. 722 00:36:29,310 --> 00:36:30,379 And the vegetables-- 723 00:36:30,380 --> 00:36:31,279 Uh-huh. 724 00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:33,509 I mean, it was like you just picked them from the garden. 725 00:36:33,510 --> 00:36:34,679 They were cooked perfectly. 726 00:36:36,090 --> 00:36:37,649 And the wine-- 727 00:36:37,650 --> 00:36:39,179 what is that? 728 00:36:39,180 --> 00:36:41,379 It's a-- a pinot ni-war. 729 00:36:41,380 --> 00:36:42,468 There 730 00:36:46,870 --> 00:36:48,359 Are you-- are you-- 731 00:36:50,650 --> 00:36:52,664 Oh, are you all right? 732 00:36:52,665 --> 00:37:04,389 This is pi-- 733 00:37:04,390 --> 00:37:05,769 pinot noir. 734 00:37:05,770 --> 00:37:07,399 Yeah. 735 00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:09,099 Sometimes your song plays 736 00:37:09,100 --> 00:37:12,859 at just the wrong time. 737 00:37:12,860 --> 00:37:14,789 I think that we should uh-- 738 00:37:14,790 --> 00:37:16,699 call-- call it a night. 739 00:37:16,700 --> 00:37:18,189 It's getting late. 740 00:37:18,190 --> 00:37:22,094 And I've got to get up early in the morning. 741 00:37:22,095 --> 00:37:24,469 Um, well. 742 00:37:24,470 --> 00:37:28,382 I-- I'd love to do it again sometime. 743 00:37:46,094 --> 00:37:48,061 Call me. 744 00:37:48,062 --> 00:37:49,046 Good night. 745 00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:53,219 You're 746 00:37:53,220 --> 00:37:55,349 listening to Ricky Strong. 747 00:37:55,350 --> 00:37:57,779 Our next dedication is for two lovebirds, 748 00:37:57,780 --> 00:38:02,139 Brenda and Steven, who didn't give their love a chance. 749 00:38:02,140 --> 00:38:06,299 So Brenda and Steven, if you're out there listening, 750 00:38:06,300 --> 00:38:09,889 this is for you, because the two of you 751 00:38:09,890 --> 00:38:13,099 were meant for each other. 752 00:38:13,100 --> 00:38:16,199 Steven and Brenda, it's time to make up. 753 00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:18,869 I want you to drop whatever you're doing 754 00:38:18,870 --> 00:38:22,435 and meet at the Santa Monica Pier in one hour. 755 00:38:25,700 --> 00:38:27,225 I must be nuts. 756 00:38:27,226 --> 00:38:28,739 She doesn't even live here. 757 00:39:29,738 --> 00:39:32,260 Brenda! 758 00:39:32,261 --> 00:39:33,161 Steven! 759 00:39:39,030 --> 00:39:41,019 Brenda, I am so sorry. 760 00:39:41,020 --> 00:39:41,919 I should have never-- 761 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:42,819 No, no. 762 00:39:42,820 --> 00:39:46,199 It was-- it was all my fault. I have such a temper and I-- 763 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:47,399 we should have tried harder. 764 00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:49,137 We both should have. 765 00:39:49,138 --> 00:39:51,557 Looks like we have a second chance. 766 00:39:51,558 --> 00:39:53,978 We don't have to mess it up this time. 767 00:39:57,366 --> 00:39:59,059 That was really sweet, what you told 768 00:39:59,060 --> 00:40:01,729 the DJ to say on the radio. 769 00:40:01,730 --> 00:40:02,774 DJ, what are you-- 770 00:40:02,775 --> 00:40:03,973 I thought you made the dedication? 771 00:40:03,974 --> 00:40:04,873 No. 772 00:40:04,874 --> 00:40:08,829 I-- I didn't even know you were living in LA. 773 00:40:08,830 --> 00:40:10,939 Steven! 774 00:40:10,940 --> 00:40:11,840 Brenda! 775 00:40:14,588 --> 00:40:16,089 Ah! 776 00:40:16,090 --> 00:40:18,309 So in the end, boy gets girl. 777 00:40:18,310 --> 00:40:20,439 But is it the right boy and the right girl? 778 00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:22,749 And just how many Stevens and Brendas 779 00:40:22,750 --> 00:40:24,130 were reunited that night? 780 00:40:28,330 --> 00:40:30,369 What really happened here? 781 00:40:30,370 --> 00:40:32,499 It wasn't simply that they heard a message meant 782 00:40:32,500 --> 00:40:35,589 for another Steven and Brenda, because when they checked out 783 00:40:35,590 --> 00:40:38,599 every radio station in Los Angeles the next morning, 784 00:40:38,600 --> 00:40:42,099 no one reported broadcasting any such message. 785 00:40:42,100 --> 00:40:44,259 But radio waves have strange properties. 786 00:40:44,260 --> 00:40:46,809 They can become crossed in the atmosphere-- 787 00:40:46,810 --> 00:40:49,509 even be received in people's dental work. 788 00:40:49,510 --> 00:40:53,859 Maybe this was a broadcast from another city, another country. 789 00:40:53,860 --> 00:40:58,439 Or was it a communication from some other world altogether? 790 00:40:58,440 --> 00:41:03,669 After all, it supposedly took place in the City of Angels. 791 00:41:03,670 --> 00:41:06,039 Next, we'll find out which stories are inspired 792 00:41:06,040 --> 00:41:10,269 by actually events and which are fabrications on Beyond Belief-- 793 00:41:10,270 --> 00:41:11,290 Fact or Fiction. 794 00:41:15,270 --> 00:41:16,869 And now, the portion of our show that 795 00:41:16,870 --> 00:41:19,629 separates the real from the unreal. 796 00:41:19,630 --> 00:41:21,609 Several of the stories we've seen tonight 797 00:41:21,610 --> 00:41:24,429 were inspired by actual events, while others have been invented 798 00:41:24,430 --> 00:41:26,349 for your entertainment. 799 00:41:26,350 --> 00:41:32,139 Let's revisit them one by one, and learn the true answers. 800 00:41:32,140 --> 00:41:34,929 Our first plot was about the three girls and 801 00:41:34,930 --> 00:41:37,359 their frightening board game. 802 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:39,834 Oh my God! 803 00:41:39,835 --> 00:41:40,825 It's Victor! 804 00:41:45,775 --> 00:41:48,749 Got you! 805 00:41:48,750 --> 00:41:52,209 So did you guess this story was a complete fraud? 806 00:41:52,210 --> 00:41:54,489 You guessed absolutely right. 807 00:41:54,490 --> 00:41:55,646 We made it up. 808 00:41:55,647 --> 00:41:56,979 And then there 809 00:41:56,980 --> 00:41:59,409 was the couch potato whose life was somehow 810 00:41:59,410 --> 00:42:03,879 saved by his beloved TV. 811 00:42:11,210 --> 00:42:12,109 Holy Toledo! 812 00:42:12,110 --> 00:42:14,399 What is it? 813 00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:17,079 His heart's beating again. 814 00:42:17,080 --> 00:42:19,499 Could this story have really happened? 815 00:42:19,500 --> 00:42:21,209 Well, anything is possible. 816 00:42:21,210 --> 00:42:22,569 But not in this case-- 817 00:42:22,570 --> 00:42:24,389 it's completely false. 818 00:42:24,390 --> 00:42:25,589 And what's 819 00:42:25,590 --> 00:42:27,629 your opinion of the story about the widow 820 00:42:27,630 --> 00:42:31,645 who seemed to receive stock tips from her late husband? 821 00:42:31,646 --> 00:42:35,020 Jonathan, What are you trying to tell me? 822 00:42:38,467 --> 00:42:39,367 Steel? 823 00:42:44,210 --> 00:42:47,169 Do you think that you've got this one figured out? 824 00:42:47,170 --> 00:42:49,089 Did the events take place? 825 00:42:49,090 --> 00:42:51,019 Yes, they did. 826 00:42:51,020 --> 00:42:52,119 And how 827 00:42:52,120 --> 00:42:54,399 about that story of the little girl and 828 00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:56,079 her special imaginary friend? 829 00:42:56,080 --> 00:42:58,929 I'm very sorry, Mrs. Kimball. 830 00:42:58,930 --> 00:43:00,525 About what, Alice? 831 00:43:00,526 --> 00:43:02,215 About your divorce. 832 00:43:02,216 --> 00:43:04,199 Alice! 833 00:43:04,200 --> 00:43:06,759 What have I told you about making up stories? 834 00:43:06,760 --> 00:43:07,809 I'm not making it up! 835 00:43:07,810 --> 00:43:09,899 Sidney told me. 836 00:43:09,900 --> 00:43:13,589 Did you think this story was a stretch of the imagination? 837 00:43:13,590 --> 00:43:15,849 Everyone's entitled to their opinion. 838 00:43:15,850 --> 00:43:18,063 But the events in this story did happen. 839 00:43:18,064 --> 00:43:19,529 And our last story 840 00:43:19,530 --> 00:43:21,929 was about the divorced couple who were reunited 841 00:43:21,930 --> 00:43:24,299 by a strange radio announcement that some 842 00:43:24,300 --> 00:43:25,949 say was never broadcast. 843 00:43:25,950 --> 00:43:28,509 You are listening to Ricky Strong. 844 00:43:28,510 --> 00:43:30,969 Our next dedication is for two lovebirds, 845 00:43:30,970 --> 00:43:35,289 Brenda and Steven, who didn't give their love a chance. 846 00:43:35,290 --> 00:43:39,459 So Brenda, and Steven, if you're out there listening, 847 00:43:39,460 --> 00:43:40,839 this is for you. 848 00:43:40,840 --> 00:43:42,819 What's your judgment this time? 849 00:43:42,820 --> 00:43:45,729 Do you think a story like this could have happened? 850 00:43:45,730 --> 00:43:47,419 Well, it did. 851 00:43:47,420 --> 00:43:49,569 So, how was your judgment tonight? 852 00:43:49,570 --> 00:43:52,749 Three of our plots were inspired by actual events. 853 00:43:52,750 --> 00:43:55,390 But the other two were totally false. 854 00:43:58,770 --> 00:44:01,379 Perhaps we've changed your perception of what is real 855 00:44:01,380 --> 00:44:03,539 and what is unreal tonight. 856 00:44:03,540 --> 00:44:06,749 Sometimes they're almost impossible to tell apart. 857 00:44:06,750 --> 00:44:08,779 And that's a strange truth. 858 00:44:08,780 --> 00:44:10,109 Good night. 859 00:44:10,110 --> 00:44:12,809 Join us next time on Beyond Belief-- 860 00:44:12,810 --> 00:44:13,829 Fact or Fiction. 861 00:44:13,830 --> 00:44:15,029 This is Don LaFontaine.