 SEASON 2, EPISODE 26 COVEN OF DARKNESS Ryan becomes a helpless pawn in a witch's struggle to possess a powerful occult symbol known as the witch's ladder. The ladder had belonged to a coven of white witches known as 'The Right Hand Path'. After discovering that it was the cursed creation of Lewis Vendredi, they alerted Curious Goods. Micki and Jack arrive to retrieve the item, but later, a man in Gareth's group is kidnapped by members of Lewis' former coven and tortured until he reveals the whereabouts of the witch's ladder. Lysa, the deadly leader of Lewis' evil coven, visits Curious Goods and convinces Ryan that she's working against Lewis. As she and Ryan shake hands, her ring cuts his flesh. After wiping away the blood with her handkerchief, Lysa abruptly leaves. Late that night, Lysa sculpts a wax figure of Ryan, covers it with the bloodied handkerchief and stabs it with pins, while calling for the ladder's return. At Curious Goods, Ryan bolts out of bed and tries to get to the ladder from the vault, but he is stopped by Micki. Lysa then convinces Ryan that he must leave the store and stay with his friend Danny (Jason Blicker), While there, Danny is savagely murdered by members of Lysa's cult, but she tells Ryan that the ladder caused him to kill Danny and unless he gives it to her for safe keeping, he may murder again. CAST & CREW RYAN DALLION- JOHN D. LEMAY MICKI FOSTER- LOUISE ROBEY JACK MARSHAK- CHRIS WIGGINS LYSA- MARIA RICOSSA GARETH- MAURICE E. EVANS BROTHER SHANNON- MARK WILSON DANNY- JASON BLICKER CRYSTAL- CATHERINE DISHER Written by- Wendy Rodriguez Directed by- George Blomfield Created by- Larry B. Williams, Frank Mancuso Jr. Supervising Producer- Jon Andersen Executive Producer- Frank Mancuso Jr. Line Producer- J. Miles Dale Executive Story Consultant- Jim Henshaw Music Composed and Performed by- Fred Mollin Director of Photography- Rodney Charters Production Designer- Stephen Roloff Editor- Gary L. Smith First Assistant Director- David MacLeod Second Unit Director- T.J. Scott Casting by- Tina Gerussi Camera Operator- Randal Platt 1st Assistant Camera- Patrick Stepien 2nd Assistant Camera- Trevor Haws 2nd Unit Director of Photography- Richard Wincenty Sound Recordist- Ao Loo Boom Operator- Erik Fitz Costume Designer- Maxyne Baker Assistant Designer- Marie-Sylvie Deveau Wardrobe Mistress- Judith England Make-Up Artist- Ava Stone Hair Stylist- Madeleine Russell Art Director- Adam Kolodziej Set Decorator- Marlene Puritt Lead Set Dresser- Kimothy Steede Swing Gang- David Maltese, Darryl Beebe Second Assistant Director- Terry Gould Stunt Coordinator- J.J. Makaro Assistant Production Manager- Norman Denver Production Supervisor- John Board Script Supervisor- Janet Kranz Production Accountant- Nathalie Laporte Location Manager- Robin Rockett Production Coordinator- Mary Fraser Production Secretary- Victoria Harding Third Assistant Director- Andrea Raffaghello Director of Visual Effects- Megan Hope-Ross Special Effects by- Performance Solutions Inc. Visual Effects Artist- John Gajdecki Property Master- Chris Dutton Lead Props- Frauke Illing Gaffer- Owen Taylor Best Boy- Kevin Murphy Electricians- Steve Morrison, Nigel Draper Transportation Coordinator- Chris Radley-Walters Key Grip- Mark Silver Best Boy Grip- Greg Palermo Grips- Blake Ballantine, Malcolm Nefsky Construction Coordinator- Ron Lightfoot Supervising Editor- Gary L. Smith Post-Production Supervisor- Philip Stilman Post-Production Coordinator- Gary Mueller Assistant Editor- Bernadette Kelly Video Post-Production Facilities- The Magnetic North Corporation Sound Mixers- Terry Gordica, Tim Archer Supervising Sound Editor- Christopher Hutton Sound Editors- Jon Archer, Helen Watson Foley- Peter Harper, John Sievert Sound Post-Production- Master's Workshop Executive in Charge of Production- Robert Wertheimer Executive Production Consultant- Rick Schwartz Supervising Executive for Hometown Films- Barbara Sachs Copyright 1989 Paramount Pictures Corporation A Triumph Entertainment Corporation Production Produced in Association with Hometown Films All Rights Reserved |
     Gareth: "Nothing is more powerful than the ladder..." Jack: "Witchcraft isn't based on fear...it's a discipline..." Lysa: "Witch's power can live on in the objects he creates..." Micki: "Here is found...the strength required...to overcome all evil..." Jack: "We all have a reservoir of psychic energy...you used it up in one night..." CORONER'S REPORT 1. Brother Shannon (Mark Wilson)- Knifed in chest repeatedly 2. Danny (Jason Blicker)- Knifed to death by coven 3. Gareth (Maurice E. Evans)- Burned to death by Lysa 4. Coven Member (uncredited)- Electrocuted to death by lightning strike 5. Crystal (Catherine Disher)- Knifed in chest 6. Lysa (Maria Ricossa)- Struck by lightning, falls to death through stained glass TRIVIA QUESTIONS 1. What did Lysa tell Ryan was her reason for researching Lewis Vendredi? 2. What did Lysa do to Ryan in an attempt to get the ladder returned? 3. What sigul appeared on the pendant of the leader of a black coven? 4. What was Lysa's original position in the coven? 5. What was the name of the car shop where Danny was a mechanic? ANSWERS 1. Lysa told Ryan that Lewis killed her sister. 2. Lysa cast a spell (writhe in torment) on Ryan to get the ladder returned. 3. The sigul of the winged lizard appeared on the pendant of the leader of a black coven. 4. Lysa was originally Lewis' second in command in the coven. 5. Danny was a mechanic at the 'Aulde York Car Shoppe'. AIR DATE June 12, 1989 EPISODE RATING: 5 Micki learns of powers she never thought possible in season finale... Ryan begins to take a back seat as Season Three is set up PROMO |
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