Train Ride
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| 142: Train Ride Listen Online! | |
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| Season | 1991 |
| Album | 00: The Lost Episodes |
| Aired | January 26, 1991 |
| Written by | Phil Lollar |
| Directed by | Phil Lollar |
| Produced by | Chuck Bolte |
| Sound Design by | Bob Luttrell |
| Music by | Unknown |
| Prev: Over the Airwaves Next: Muckraker | |
[edit] General information
Theme: Pranks, Breaking Up the daily routine
Scripture: Matthew 5:44 See more with this reference
[edit] Summary
When a former nemesis of Eugene's is seemingly killed in a train accident, Eugene is blamed. Whit helps to solve the mystery to clear Eugene.
[edit] Plot
While Eugene and Whit are taking a train ride back to Odyssey from Chicago, Eugene meets an old enemy named Lawrence Chalmers. For several years, Lawrence has been Eugene's nightmare. Lawrence stole a term paper from Eugene at their previous college. This caused Eugene to get a lower grade and kept him from attending the university of his choice. Not only that, but Lawrence also stole Eugene's girlfriend, Margaret Hoffmeyer, and ended up marrying her! Seeing Lawrence again makes Eugene so upset, he can't eat that night and retires to his room to sleep. Meanwhile, as the train rounds a corner, Whit looks at the rear baggage cars and witnesses a struggle between two figures, one of whom falls off the train! Whit rushes back to the baggage car and finds Margaret unconscious. She awakens in near hysteria, crying that her husband, Lawrence, was pushed out of the train. And she claims that Eugene did it! Did Eugene actually murder Lawrence? If he didn't, who did? Is Lawrence Chalmers really dead? For the answer to these questions, tune into 'Train Ride'.
[edit] Discussion Questions
- How did Whit figure out what really happened on the train?
- Do you think God likes jokes? Why or why not?
- What kinds of things do you do to break up your daily routine?
[edit] Cast
| Characters | Actors |
|---|---|
| Eugene Meltsner | Will Ryan |
| Jeffery Chism | Phil Lollar |
| Jennifer Marley | Katie Leigh |
| Officer Jim | Bob Luttrell |
| John Whittaker | Hal Smith |
[edit] Notes
- This episode was first released in the album "A Maze of Mysteries".
- In this episode, it is mentioned that Odyssey is located between the cities of Chicago, Illinois and Cincinnati, Ohio.
- PARENTAL WARNING: This is a mystery in which Whit solves a murder on a train. Although told tongue-in-cheek, it may be too intense for younger listeners under 10 years old.
- GOOF ALERT: Toward the end of this episode, Whit tells Inspector McGreavy, "You showed me your manuscript about the History of Reading Jael..." This references a line earlier in the episode in which the Inspector says, "What say...you look over the roughs of my book." However, before the two of them could look at the book manuscripts, they saw the "murder" on the back of the train. Whit never looked at the manuscript, and it's highly unlikely he would stop investigating a murder to read a book.
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Train Ride on AIO Soda Fountain
