Waylaid in the Windy City, Part 1

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Season	1991
Album	10: Other Times, Other Places
Aired	June 22, 1991
Written by	Paul McCusker and Phil Lollar
Directed by	Phil Lollar
Produced by	Unknown
Sound Design by	Dave Arnold
Music by	Unknown
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[edit] General information

Theme: God is in control, the folly of revenge

Scripture: Proverbs 29:25

Genre Blackgaard saga

[edit] Summary

Connie and Whit go to Chicago for a board meeting, but when Whit's computer is switched with a stolen computer, they fall into a web of intrigue!

[edit] Plot

Whit takes Connie on a trip to Chicago. She’s excited to visit the city. But when they get off the plane, a security guard demands to examine Whit’s laptop computer. Apparently, a computer that looks just like Whit’s was recently stolen. Whit proves the laptop is his, and he and Connie make their way out to the hotel van.

Inside the van, a strange young man is acting secretive. He demands to be let out on the way to the hotel. The driver stops, opening the back of the van to retrieve the young man’s luggage. The young man grabs his bags and leaves.

Later, at the hotel, Whit and Connie turn on the TV and are stunned to see that the same young man is wanted for the disappearance of the stolen computer! The computer belonged to a member of the Department of Defense, and it contained top secret files. Whit and Connie head straight to the police.

Meanwhile, the young man is being interrogated by Dr. Regis Blackgaard. The young man was stealing electronic equipment out of cars for Blackgaard when he picked up the laptop as well. But, to further complicate things, the laptop the young man gave to Blackgaard doesn’t have any Defense Department secrets on it. The young man grabbed the wrong computer, Whit’s, when he got out of the van. Blackgaard leaves to find Whit.

But Whit is being questioned by Agent Phillips from the Defense Department. Phillips suspects Whit of stealing the computer. There is no proof, however, so Phillips lets Whit and Connie go. When they return to their hotel, they find that someone tried to break into Whit’s room! All of Whit's possessions are now in the hotel’s safe. Connie is escorted upstairs by a bellhop, while Whit checks things out and examines the computer. Sure enough, it belongs to the Department of Defense!

Whit immediately calls Agent Phillips, who warns Whit that he could be in great danger. Whit suddenly remembers Connie. But it's too late. The bellhop was really one of Blackgaard’s men. The evil doctor kidnapped her.

[edit] Discussion Questions

1. Was it inappropriate for Connie to get angry with airport security? Why or why not?
2. If you were Whit, would you have trusted Richard Maxwell? Do you think Richard had changed for better or for worse? Explain.
3. Read Proverbs 29:25. How has the Lord kept you safe lately?

[edit] Cast

[edit] Notes

[edit] Trivia

• For writer Paul McCusker, the inspiration for this show came from an actual news item in England! Apparently, someone in the British military stopped for a short time to use the bathroom, leaving his laptop computer containing all kinds of military secrets on his front seat. When he returned, someone had stolen it! Paul shifted the idea into Whit getting involved in a luggage mix-up.
• These episodes were made into an AIO Activity Pack, Waylaid in the Windy City, Volume #4.

[edit] Goofs

[edit] Quotes

Connie: You have more loop-holes than a spaghetti strainer!

[edit] Reviews

[edit] Resources

Waylaid in the Windy City, Part 1 on whitsend.org

Waylaid in the Windy City, Part 1 on AIOHQ.com

Waylaid in the Windy City, Part 1 on AIO Soda Fountain