SEASON 1, EPISODE 2
THE POISON PEN


Jack becomes alarmed when he recognizes an unusual quill pen in a newspaper
photo as one of the cursed objects sold by Lewis Vendredi. Holding the pen is
Brother Currie, a monk notorious for correctly predicting the future. Realizing that
whatever is written by the poison pen will come to pass, Micki and Ryan must act
quickly to prevent brotherly love from turning to unholy death. Disguised as visiting
monks, the two cousins enter the ancient monastery, where they muddle through a
maze of hidden torture chambers and secret passages, all in search of the
mysterious pen and the motive behind the deadly prophecies.


CAST & CREW

RYAN DALLION- JOHN D. LEMAY
MICKI FOSTER- LOUISE ROBEY
JACK MARSHAK- CHRIS WIGGINS
RUPERT LECROIX- COLIN FOX
BROTHER CURRIE- LARRY REYNOLDS
BROTHER DRAKE- ALAN C. PETERSON
ABBOT CAPILANO- LEWIS GORDON
BROTHER ARRUPE- GILLIE FENWICK
REPORTER #1- JANE HEELEY
REPORTER #2- LES NIREMBERG
MARVIN GREEN- RON GABRIEL

Directed by- Timothy Bond
Written by- Durnford King
Created by- Larry B. Williams, Frank Mancuso Jr.
Produced by- Iain Paterson
Executive Producer- Frank Mancuso Jr.
Line Producer- J. Miles Dale
Executive Story Editor- William Taub
Story Editor- Ann MacNaughton
Story Consultant- Rob Hedden
Supervising Executive- Barbara Sachs
Music Composed and Performed by- Fred Mollin
Casting by- Dierdre Bowen
L.A. Casting by- Fern Champion and Pamela Basker
Associate- Sue Swan
Director of Photography- Rodney Charters
Production Designer- Carol Spier
Supervising Editor- Ronald Sanders
First Assistant Director- Mac Bradden
Editor- Peter Light
Assistant Production Manager- Adam J. Shully
Second Assistant Director- Sam Mahony
Costume Designer- Aude Bronson-Howard
Visual Effects Designer- Michael Lennick
Special Effects- Frank Carere
Script Supervisor- Paule Mercier
Assistant Camera- Patrick Stepien
Sound Recordist- Gabor Vadnay
Boom Operator- Francois Perrier
Location Manager- Robin Rockett
Production Coordinator- Fran Solomon
Production Accountant- Dawn MacNair
Assistant Coordinator- Carole Rosenberg
Stunt Coordination- The Stunt Team Inc.
Gaffer- Frank Merino
Best Boy- Owen Taylor
Key Grip- Carlo Campana
Dolly Grip- Ian Taylor
Assistant Art Director- Adam Kolodziej
Supervising Set Decorator- Elinor Rose Galbraith
Set Decorator- Marlene Puritt
Lead Set Dressers- Kim Steede, Alexandra Anthony
Property Master- Victor Rigler
Lead Props- Juanita Holden
Wardrobe Mistress- Constance Buck
Make-Up Artist- Ava Stone
Hair Stylist- Jennifer Bower
Construction Coordinator- Jake De Villiers
Transportation Coordinator- Brenda Sportun
Sound Supervisor- Nolan Roberts
Sound Mixer- Robin Short
Sound Editor- Alban Streeter
Third Assistant Director- Myron Hoffert
Assistant to the Producer- Tracy Kennedy
Automobiles Furnished by- AI International
A Variety Arts Production
Produced in Association with Lexicon Productions Limited
and Hometown Films
Copyright 1987 Paramount Pictures Corporation
All Rights Reserved













SOUNDS

Ryan: "You're the cutest boy I've ever seen..."
Ryan: "This is where they discovered that heads will roll..."
Lecroix: "His gift is his burden and his agony..."
Micki: "The funny farm sounds preferable!"
Currie: "You can't keep torturing me like this..."


CORONER'S REPORT

1. Abbot Capilano (Lewis Gordon)- Thrown to death off of monastery roof
2. Brother Arrupe (Gillie Fenwick)- Crushed and smothered under bed
3. Brother Currie (Larry Reynolds)- Beheaded in guillotine
4. Brother Matthew (uncredited)- Bit by poisonous spider
5. Brother Simon (uncredited)- Bit by poisonous spider
6. Rupert LeCroix (Colin Fox)- Guillotine blade in back and out chest


TRIVIA

QUESTIONS

1. What was the newspaper headline that caught Jack's attention about the pen?
2. What were Ryan and Micki's fake names when they visited the monastery?
3. What was the name of the monastery?
4. What was Jack's plan to procure the quill pen?
5. How much did Rupert LeCroix hope to get in the sale of the monastery?

ANSWERS

1. The newspaper headline read, "'Oracle Of Death' Dead Right Again".
2. Ryan and Micki's fake names were Matthew and Simon, respectively.
3. The monastery was named the 'Eternal Brotherhood'.
4. Jack made a duplicate of the pen and hoped to switch them out.
5. Rupert LeCroix hoped to get $15.2 million in the sale of the monastery.


AIR DATE

October 5, 1987


EPISODE RATING: 3

Steep drop-off after an interesting opener to the series...
I wasn't buying Micki posing as a boy, and the special effects were nothing special


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