SEASON 2, EPISODE 20
THE SECRET AGENDA OF MESMER'S BAUBLE


Homely, lonely Howard Moore (Martin Neufeld) escapes his mundane life as a record
store clerk by fantasizing about rock 'n' roll goddess, Angelica (Vanity). Returning
home from work one night, Howard stumbles upon a robbery in progress, and he sees
lying amidst shards of splintered glass an antique crystal pendant. Mesmerized, Howard
picks up the pendant, just as a passing jogger admonishes him to leave the item for
the police. In response, Howard tells him to drop dead, which the runner proceeds to do.
Shocked by the pendant's obvious power, he scurries away to discover the pendant's
powerful secret- by hypnotizing selected victims to commit suicide, the jewel allows
Howard to turn fantasies into realities, becoming everything he's ever wanted to be.


CAST & CREW

RYAN DALLION- JOHN D. LEMAY
MICKI FOSTER- LOUISE ROBEY
JACK MARSHAK- CHRIS WIGGINS
HOWARD MOORE- MARTIN NEUFELD
ANGELICA- VANITY
ANITA- LAURIE PATON
MRS. BURNS- EVE CRAWFORD
GIRL #1- JENNIFER CORNISH
GIRL #2- SANDRA BROWN
JOGGER- TIM GANNON
ROGER- TONY DE SANTIS
KIRK- PATRICK BRYMER
SECURITY GUARD- BILL VIBERT
PINKMAN- DAVID CLEMENT
WOMAN BYSTANDER- EVELYN KAYE

Written by- Joe Gannon
Directed by- Armand Mastroianni
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
Story Editors- Scott Parker, Tom McLoughlin
First Assistant Director- Myron Hoffert
Second Unit Director- T.J. Scott
Casting by- Tina Gerussi
Los Angeles Casting- Fern Champion, Pamela Basker
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
Stills Photographer- Ben Mark Holzberg
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
Special Make-Up Effects- Francois Dagenais
Special Make-Up Effects- Darren Perks
Special Make-Up Effects- Dennis Curcio
Property Master- Christopher 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













SOUNDS

Howard: "I don't need you or your lousy picture...I'm going to have her..."
Howard: "Make me beautiful...make me someone she'll notice..."
Micki: "Everywhere he goes, somebody dies..."
Woman: "You know what these types are like...they're always killing themselves..."
Jack: "I don't think that even he realized what he really wanted..."


CORONER'S REPORT

1. Jogger (Tim Gannon)- Drops dead from heart attack
2. Anita (Laurie Paton)- Hit by truck in street
3. Roger (Tony De Santis)- Cuts own throat with straight razor
4. Angelica (Vanity)- Absorbed by Howard
5. Howard (Martin Neufeld)- Electrocuted to death on stage lights


TRIVIA

QUESTIONS

1. What was the name of the record store where Howard worked?
2. Where did Howard get the bauble?
3. How long was Angelica's tour, and in how many cities?
4. What was the name of the local club where Howard met Angelica?
5. What was unique about the bauble?

ANSWERS

1. Howard worked at the 'Vinyl Museum Record Depot'.
2. Howard got the bauble following a robbery at Pinkman's jewelry store.
3. Angelica's tour spanned 28 weeks and 106 cities.
4. The local club where Howard met Angelica was 'The Copa'.
5. The bauble fulfills the owner's innermost desires through death.


AIR DATE

May 1, 1989


EPISODE RATING: 3

Obsession story featuring a 'Silence Of The Lambs' inspired character...
However, very slow developing story was tough to stick with


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