Suspicious Minds

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Season	1990
Album	08: Beyond Expectations
Aired	May 05, 1990
Written by	Paul McCusker
Directed by	Phil Lollar
Produced by	Unknown
Sound Design by	Dave Arnold
Music by	Martie Echito
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[edit] General Information

Theme: Trust, Friendship, Jumping to conclusions

Scripture: Isaiah 30:15 See more with this reference

[edit] Summary

When money goes missing from Whit's End, Eugene and Connie are determined to get to the bottom of it.

[edit] Plot

It's closing time at Whit's End, and Whit is totaling the receipts for the day. Eugene and Connie make small talk. Connie mentions she needs $100 to buy a used car, while Eugene needs the same amount to purchase a new personal computer. But when $60 winds up missing from the register that day and another $40 disappears the next, Connie and Eugene end up suspecting one another. Eugene sets out to catch and "reform" Connie, while Connie decides to replace the money from her own bank account to keep Eugene from getting into trouble.

The whole thing comes to a head when Eugene actually booby-traps the cash register (a ploy which backfires on him), and Whit solves the mystery of the missing money. It was stuck in the back of the register drawer the whole time. Whit scolds his employees for their lack of trust in each other. Connie and Eugene promise to try to do better-a promise they keep for about 30 seconds.

[edit] Discussion Questions

1. Did Connie and Eugene have good reason to suspect one another of taking the money?
   1. Explain your answer.
2. Is it wrong to be suspicious of people?
   1. Why or why not?
3. What’s the best way to keep your suspicions in check?

[edit] Cast

[edit] Notes

• Suspicious Minds showed a quirky side of Bernard-he got a real kick out of Eugene and Connie's silliness. The actor who played Bernard ad-libbed the continual chuckle through the last scene.

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[edit] Quotes

Eugene-Curiously enough, Miss Kendall, you mentioned that you needed a hundred dollars to oxymoronically purchase a brand-new used car.

Bernard-Maybe your handcuffs fell in there 'detective'.

[edit] Resources

Suspicious Minds on whitsend.org

Suspicious Minds on aiohq.com

Suspicious Minds on aiosoda.com