The Search for Whit, Part 1
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| 355: The Search for Whit, Part 1 | |
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| Season | 1996 |
| Album | [[Album {{{album_num}}}: {{{album_name}}}|{{{album_num}}}: {{{album_name}}}]] |
| Aired | May 18, 1996 |
| Written by | Paul McCusker |
| Directed by | Paul McCusker |
| Produced by | Unknown |
| Sound Design by | Mark Drury |
| Music by | Unknown |
| Prev: Blind Justice Next: The Search for Whit, Part 2 | |
[edit] General information
Albums: Album 27: The Search for Whit
Theme: Knowing what you believe; the joy of reunion.
Scripture: James 1:16-18
[edit] Summary
Jason and Eugene receive a special package from Whit in the Middle East. But when they go looking for him, Whit has disappeared!
[edit] Plot
Jason is behind the counter at Whit's End, trying to fix the phone answering machine when Eugene enters. Suddenly, the machine rewinds, sputters, and plays a muddled recording of . . . Whit! He has called to tell Jason of a significant find he's made at the archaeological site where he's working. He's brought the find back to Chicago for tests. Whit tells them he's found "the Q".
Jason feels they need to go to Chicago to unravel the rest of the mystery. Once there, they find that Whit is missing and the lab where he'd been working has been ransacked. Tasha even tells Jason that the National Security Agency is looking for Whit. Jason decides that the only way to solve this mystery is to go to the Middle East.
In Israel, Jason and Eugene are met at the airport by Whit's associate, Alfred Brownlee, who reveals that Whit's parchment said that Jesus didn't rise from the dead. It even details exactly where His body was buried!
[edit] Discussion Questions
- Why was Jason angry with Tasha? Why was Tasha angry with Jason?
- Why would Whit have to be so secretive about a document that might be another gospel?
[edit] Cast
[edit] Notes
- This is the first episode featuring Paul Herlinger as Whit. The fan response was so overwhelming the Odyssey writers decided to bring Whit back as a major character.
- This three parter technically has two parts; the first being the return of Whit, of course, and the second being the supposed find of Jesus' bones. This second plot was included because of the speculations going around at the time about what the Dead Sea Scroll's contained, which were soon to be released to the public. Like the 'bones' in this story, the Scrolls situation turned out just fine.
[edit] Reviews
[edit] Quotes
The cleaning lady-"I should hit you with my mop!
[edit] Resources
The Search for Whit, Part 1 on whitsend.org
The Search for Whit, Part 1 on AIOHQ.com
The Search for Whit, Part 1 on AIO Soda Fountain
