Episode 1.01

THE LIGHTS OF MYSTERY MOUNTAIN
by Russell Bates

Directed by

Hollingsworth Morse

GUEST CAST
Kelly Thordsen (Joel Moss)

Hank Brandt (Sherrif Harley)

Ken Wolger (Art Byron)

Mike Maitland (Chick Jeffers)

 

SYNOPSIS
Cindy has just returned from a weekend in nearby mountains and shows photos she took of UFOs that have been spotted there for several weeks. People have disappeared, she says, and others are getting ready to move out, fearing the disappearances may be UFO abductions. Andrea and Rick are doubtful, but find her photos worth investigating. In the mountains, the sheriff shows them a cabin where a man disappeared and a large round burned spot nearby. A report comes in that a second abandoned car has been found on the highway with another burned spot close by.

When Andrea, Rick and Cindy investigate the abandoned car, UFOs suddenly streak through the sky. Rick and Andrea rush to get a better vantage point on a hill, leaving Cindy to load her camera. When they go back down to the highway, Cindy is missing and a fresh, smoking burned spot is behind Rick's car. With the help of Isis, they discover that it's all a hoax performed by Mr. Moss, a real estate agent who knows a vein of gold runs through the area. His helpers, two local teenage boys, save Cindy and refuse to help him any longer. Isis catches the man by 'confronting him with his own lies,' as UFOs suddenly appear and chase him into the hands of the authorities...

Note: this synopsis written by the episode's author, Russell Bates.

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