The Search for Whit, Part 1 of 3

Chris: Hi, this is Chris. Welcome to Adventures in Odyssey.
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Jason Whittaker: A microcassette.
Gary Burkhead: What did he say? The Q? It is the find of the century. You'd better explain.
Tasha Forbes: It's difficult to explain without any clearance.
Jason Whittaker: It's Mr. Whittaker. Eugene, let's go back in the bathroom.
Chris: Hi, you've reached Whit's End. I'm sorry, but we're closed right now. But you can leave a message at the sound of the beep. Come on, operate, you worthless hunk of junk.
Eugene Meltsner: Good morning, Jason.
Jason Whittaker: Hi, Eugene.
Eugene Meltsner: Are we having problems with our answering machine again?
Jason Whittaker: What was your first clue? The fact that you have it dissected and strewn all over the counter? I came in this morning and all the buttons were flashing like a road accident. Am I the only one who's noticed how often things glitch up around here? Maybe we need to have the wiring in the whole building looked at.
Mr. Whittaker: Hi, Jason, it's me. I'm in Chicago. It's Mr. Whittaker. Listen, I thought you should know I found something at the site and I brought it back here for tests. I sent you a package for safekeeping. I wish I had time to explain, but I'm rushing at a breakneck speed, so I may have to wait. Sorry I missed you.
Eugene Meltsner: Did you understand anything he said? I can't believe we missed him again.
Jason Whittaker: No, but it sounded serious, whatever it was. Did I hear right? He's in Chicago because of something he found at the archaeological site?
Eugene Meltsner: Evidently. And he sent you a package for safekeeping.
Jason Whittaker: Eugene, do we have today's mail yet?
Eugene Meltsner: I have it right here. Mr. Sykes was delivering it as I walked out.
Jason Whittaker: Great. No, that's not it. Aha! Here we go. Overnight mail to Jason Whittaker from Chicago. And that's Dad's handwriting.
Eugene Meltsner: A microcassette.
Jason Whittaker: Any note?
Eugene Meltsner: No, just this scrap of paper. It says, "The End."
Jason Whittaker: Sounds ominous. Eugene, do we have a microcassette player around here?
Eugene Meltsner: There's one in the kids' radio studio.
Mr. Whittaker: And our excavator will tunnel further tomorrow if the weather holds up. Monday. So far the dig is giving us some wonderful surprises. The water pitchers, pots, and bowls are clearly first-century in origin. Remnants of the Roman occupation are scattered all over the site.
Eugene Meltsner: Obviously it's a tape diary.
Jason Whittaker: Dad's been known to do that when he didn't have time to write. Why did he send it to me? Did he want me to listen to the whole thing?
Eugene Meltsner: It's a rather wild guess, but perhaps his note gives you a clue.
Jason Whittaker: What? "The End"?
Eugene Meltsner: Yes. Maybe what he wants you to hear is at the end of the tape.
Jason Whittaker: All right then. Fast forward it to the end.
Mr. Whittaker: I don't want to speculate. I have to fight the urge to jump to conclusions, but if this is what I think it is, I may have stumbled onto the most significant archaeological find since the Dead Sea Scrolls. Imagine it, the Q. That makes it even more important that we tighten security around the site. I'd better contact the Department of Antiquities for help. Better yet, I'll take some of the fragments to Professor Charles at the university in Chicago. It's safer that way. If this fell into the wrong hands... Wait, I think someone's here.
Jason Whittaker: Is that it?
Eugene Meltsner: That's it.
Jason Whittaker: I didn't understand that last part at all. Good grief, what has Dad gotten himself into this time?
Eugene Meltsner: Does any of it make any sense to you?
Jason Whittaker: Not much. Play back that middle section.
Mr. Whittaker: I may have stumbled onto the most significant archaeological find since the Dead Sea Scrolls. Imagine it, the Q.
Jason Whittaker: There, there. What did he say? Imagine it, the Q. Q?
Eugene Meltsner: Q is a British expression for a line. Maybe he means to imagine the line that will form to see whatever it is he found.
Jason Whittaker: Dad doesn't think like that. Q. Q. Billiards? Never mind. How about the weird part at the end?
Eugene Meltsner: You mean this?
Mr. Whittaker: Jason, remember, how I do is nothing great.
Jason Whittaker: Is that some kind of foreign language?
Eugene Meltsner: Not one that I've ever heard. What's going on here?
Jason Whittaker: I assume the answer is in Chicago since it was from there that he called you. That makes sense. Universal Encyclopedia sponsored the archaeological dig and that's where they're headquartered. Dad probably brought back whatever he found to show to the board.
Eugene Meltsner: But aren't you on the board?
Jason Whittaker: Which makes me even more miffed they didn't call. Unless that message from your father was their attempt to contact you. Maybe. I'll call around. Somebody has to know what's happening with Dad. Eugene, will you keep listening to that tape for any other clues? Especially that last line?
Eugene Meltsner: I certainly will. Q. I don't believe this. Jason?
Jason Whittaker: Come in, Eugene. Have you made any progress with the board?
Eugene Meltsner: No, I can't get through to any of the members. They're either not answering their phones or they're out of town. This is really strange. I'm not sure what to do next. Did you figure out what Dad was saying on the tape?
Jason Whittaker: Unfortunately, no. Though...
Eugene Meltsner: Though what?
Jason Whittaker: I've been thinking about that phrase about the Q. But it's so remote, even preposterous.
Eugene Meltsner: I'll consider anything at this point.
Jason Whittaker: Mr. Whittaker mentioned his find being as significant as the Dead Sea Scrolls. So I was trying to remember what sort of find would be that earth-shattering. Only one came to mind.
Jason Whittaker: And it was?
Eugene Meltsner: The Q document.
Jason Whittaker: The what document?
Eugene Meltsner: Q as in the letter Q. You'd better explain. The Q document is something scholars believe existed as source material for Matthew's, Mark's, and Luke's Gospels. To account for the similarities, even the exact wordings of the stories about Jesus in those Gospels, the scholars have long suspected that perhaps it's a fifth Gospel that Matthew, Mark, and Luke referred to when constructing their own books.
Jason Whittaker: A fifth Gospel? Written by whom?
Eugene Meltsner: They don't know. That's why they called it simply Q. Jason, if your father has indeed unearthed the Q document, it is the find of the century.
Jason Whittaker: And it would explain the urgency of Dad's message.
Eugene Meltsner: Unless I'm completely wrong.
Jason Whittaker: There's only one way to find out. Dad said he wanted to take fragments of his find to a Professor Charles at the university in Chicago.
Eugene Meltsner: That would be Stephen Charles, renowned expert on Middle Eastern archaeology and languages. Are you going to call him?
Jason Whittaker: No. If this is as big as you say, I'd better go to Chicago personally.
Eugene Meltsner: Jason, I think that we should go to Chicago personally.
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Jason Whittaker: I didn't expect it to be so empty.
Eugene Meltsner: The university is between semesters. Now, which lab belongs to Professor Charles?
Jason Whittaker: 2E according to this list. There it is on the left. I didn't realize that busted doors and broken windows were normal academic decor.
Eugene Meltsner: This must be a progressive school. Hello?
Gary Burkhead: It's about time you got here. I've been... Oh, you're not the police.
Jason Whittaker: No, sorry. Looks like you had a little accident here. What happened? Mixed the wrong chemicals in your chemistry set?
Gary Burkhead: I call the police and get a stand-up comedian. Who are you?
Eugene Meltsner: This is Eugene Meltsner. Greetings.
Jason Whittaker: I'm Jason Whittaker.
Gary Burkhead: I'm happy for both of you. Now, if you don't mind... Did you say Whittaker?
Jason Whittaker: What?
Gary Burkhead: A relative of John Whittaker?
Jason Whittaker: Yes, his son.
Gary Burkhead: I can see the resemblance.
Jason Whittaker: Who are you?
Gary Burkhead: Gary Burkhead. I'm a teaching assistant to Professor Charles.
Eugene Meltsner: Is the professor here?
Gary Burkhead: No, I don't know where he is. Since you're a Whittaker, maybe you can tell me. I thought he was with your father.
Jason Whittaker: Maybe he is. What happened?
Gary Burkhead: What do you mean what happened? Look at my lab. They ransacked it.
Jason Whittaker: Who did?
Gary Burkhead: I don't know. Probably the same guys who have been following us around.
Jason Whittaker: Hold on. You're being followed?
Gary Burkhead: You and your dad don't talk much, do you?
Jason Whittaker: Communication's been a little difficult lately.
Gary Burkhead: Maybe I'd better wait for the police.
Eugene Meltsner: This has to do with the Q document, I presume?
Gary Burkhead: You know about that?
Jason Whittaker: Then it's true. Good call, Eugene.
Eugene Meltsner: Thank you. Did you actually see the parchment?
Gary Burkhead: Only fragments of it.
Eugene Meltsner: Any of it laying around in this mess?
Gary Burkhead: You're kidding. Your dad, and I assume Professor Charles, took off with everything at the first sign of trouble.
Jason Whittaker: What kind of trouble?
Gary Burkhead: Like I said, we were being followed. Then Whit, your father, said somebody broke into his hotel room.
Eugene Meltsner: Really? Did he talk to the police about it?
Gary Burkhead: Yes, but your dad and Professor Charles decided to keep their mouths shut about the parchment. They figured enough people knew about it already.
Jason Whittaker: Like who?
Gary Burkhead: They never told me. I think they were afraid that the more I knew, the more trouble I'd get into. Judging by this mess, they weren't wrong. Yesterday, they found something that got them all riled up, but wouldn't show me what it was.
Eugene Meltsner: Could you be more specific with the phrase, "found something"?
Gary Burkhead: All I know is that they were going through one of the larger fragments and suddenly they went bug-eyed. I was on the other side of the room and asked them what it was. They wouldn't say. But I got a pretty clear impression that they weren't going to hang around for long. I figure they took off last night or this morning.
Jason Whittaker: Any idea where they went?
Gary Burkhead: If they're together, and that's a big if, they probably headed back East.
Eugene Meltsner: East as in New York, Philadelphia, Dover, Delaware?
Gary Burkhead: I mean back East as in the Middle East. Jerusalem, Damascus, the land of milk and honey. Look what they did to my new microscope. Come on, let's go, Eugene. Sorry about the vandalism, Gary.
Gary Burkhead: Yes, so is my mother. My Assyrian chamber pot!
Jason Whittaker: Chief Inspector Meltsner.
Eugene Meltsner: I'm puzzled.
Jason Whittaker: Me too. About what?
Eugene Meltsner: From all appearances, Mr. Whittaker stumbled onto the find of the century. And yet, he and the professor then discovered something else that was dramatic enough to send him or them out of the country. What could it possibly have been?
Jason Whittaker: Beats me. But I think we should go back to the hotel room just to find out if my dad really did leave the country.
Eugene Meltsner: How are you going to do that when you don't know how to contact him?
Jason Whittaker: By contacting someone bigger than my dad.
Eugene Meltsner: You're going to pray?
Jason Whittaker: No. I'm going to call the U.S. government.
Eugene Meltsner: Jason, isn't that driving you crazy?
Jason Whittaker: I beg your pardon?
Eugene Meltsner: You keep playing and replaying Dad's diary. Aren't you going bonkers?
Jason Whittaker: You asked me to listen for clues, which is precisely what I'm doing.
Jason Whittaker: I know, but never mind. Have the phone calls yielded any results?
Eugene Meltsner: Not really. I called Alfred Brownlee in Jerusalem.
Jason Whittaker: I know that name. Why?
Eugene Meltsner: He's an old associate of Dad's. I think he used to send artifacts to him in Odyssey. I thought he might know whether or not Dad's returned to Jerusalem. He knows about the Q document but doesn't know where Dad is.
Jason Whittaker: You said you had contacts in the U.S. government who might be able to help. I guess I'll try them now. I just hate to bother her.
Eugene Meltsner: Her? That must be room service. I'll get the door. I'm starving. Hello? Is this Frank? Hi Frank, it's Jason Whittaker. Is Tasha there? She's not? Where is she?
Tasha Forbes: Turn around and you'll see.
Jason Whittaker: Tasha!
Tasha Forbes: Hi.
Jason Whittaker: Sorry Frank, she just walked in. What in the world are you doing here?
Tasha Forbes: Is that any way to greet your fiancee?
Jason Whittaker: Sorry, right. Hi. It's good to see you.
Tasha Forbes: Nice to see you too.
Jason Whittaker: Now, what in the world are you doing here?
Tasha Forbes: Probably the same reason you're here. Your father.
Jason Whittaker: You have some connection to Mr. Whittaker?
Tasha Forbes: It's difficult to explain without any clearance.
Eugene Meltsner: Clearance? You need a higher ceiling to talk about it?
Tasha Forbes: You know what I mean, Jason.
Jason Whittaker: Eugene...
Eugene Meltsner: I can take a hint. I shall retreat to the bathroom and listen to my tape there.
Jason Whittaker: Thank you. I'll explain what I can later.
Eugene Meltsner: I'm sure. I'll be in the bathroom if I'm needed.
Jason Whittaker: I hate that. Eugene's a good friend.
Tasha Forbes: He is, but he's a good friend who doesn't have any security clearance.
Jason Whittaker: I get it. But why does he need security clearance to talk about my dad? You're not about to tell me that the Agency's involved with this somehow?
Tasha Forbes: Don't take this wrong, Jason, but there isn't a lot I can tell you either.
Jason Whittaker: What?
Tasha Forbes: Technically, you don't have security clearance anymore.
Jason Whittaker: You're joking.
Tasha Forbes: You know me better than that. When an operation is in full swing...
Jason Whittaker: Operation? What operation?
Tasha Forbes: I can't tell you.
Jason Whittaker: I may as well just go into the bathroom with Eugene then. What can you tell me? I don't believe you're here just because you missed me.
Tasha Forbes: I'm here to ask you to back off trying to find your father. Leave him to us.
Jason Whittaker: Now I know you're joking.
Tasha Forbes: I'm not, Jason. Please listen. There's more to this than meets the eye.
Jason Whittaker: How do you know that?
Tasha Forbes: I just know, that's all.
Jason Whittaker: Do you know where he is?
Tasha Forbes: Sort of. We know he's back in the Middle East and got as far as the airport in Tel Aviv. He flew back on the red-eye last night.
Jason Whittaker: You got that much from passport control. But where is he right now?
Tasha Forbes: That we don't know. He disappeared after he arrived.
Jason Whittaker: Disappeared? Like how? Went into hiding or was he kidnapped so somebody could get the Q document?
Tasha Forbes: That's what we're trying to find out, and you won't help by getting in the way.
Jason Whittaker: Thanks for the vote of confidence.
Tasha Forbes: Jason, please don't take this personally.
Jason Whittaker: Why shouldn't I? He's my father. And you're my fiancee. And frankly, I don't know where either of you are right now.
Tasha Forbes: Don't be like that. Don't you trust me?
Jason Whittaker: Only about as much as you seem to trust me. You haven't told me anything at all.
Tasha Forbes: I can't. You know how it is. Anything I say might compromise the operation.
Jason Whittaker: Might compromise your operation, but not mine. I'm going to go find my father.
Tasha Forbes: How?
Jason Whittaker: Sorry, that's classified.
Tasha Forbes: Jason, don't be obstinate. It's not you against us.
Jason Whittaker: When it comes to the safety of my father, it's me against the world if necessary. Tasha, drop the company line and tell me what's going on here. Is Dad working for the Agency again?
Tasha Forbes: Maybe. Maybe not.
Jason Whittaker: Meaning you're not even sure? You think he's turned on you? He's a double agent? He took the Q document and ran?
Tasha Forbes: Wild guesses won't help anything.
Jason Whittaker: They're all I have until somebody gives me the facts.
Tasha Forbes: There's no talking to you when you get like this.
Jason Whittaker: Then tell me what's going on!
Tasha Forbes: You were like this at Trickle Lake. Remember? When we sat by that fallen tree and you said... There's no point in talking about it now. I have to go.
Jason Whittaker: This is all wrong, Tasha.
Tasha Forbes: I know, but there's nothing else I can do.
Jason Whittaker: Not even a kiss goodbye?
Tasha Forbes: I'm on duty. See you.
Jason Whittaker: I'm sure you will. Fallen tree. Eugene, are you in there?
Eugene Meltsner: Is it safe?
Jason Whittaker: Yes.
Eugene Meltsner: Good, because I think I just found a clue.
Jason Whittaker: You're kidding. In the bathroom?
Eugene Meltsner: I do some of my best work there. I just realized something.
Jason Whittaker: You realized you needed a shower?
Eugene Meltsner: No, that's just a precaution. I think Tasha was warning me out there and I didn't even realize it.
Jason Whittaker: Warning you about what?
Eugene Meltsner: She mentioned the time we sat on a fallen tree up at Trickle Lake. If I remember right, the tree was dead and we were instantly covered by bugs.
Jason Whittaker: She believes we're about to be invaded by insects?
Eugene Meltsner: No. I think she was saying that the room here is bugged. That might explain why she was being so cagey.
Jason Whittaker: Forgive my ignorance, but why would our room be bugged? I thought we were dealing with aggressive-minded archaeologists. This sounds more like James Bond.
Eugene Meltsner: It gets more like James Bond whenever the Agency's involved.
Jason Whittaker: To which agency are you referring?
Eugene Meltsner: Let's just say it's one of the intelligence agencies. Truth is, my dad and I have done some research and analysis for them.
Jason Whittaker: And Tasha?
Eugene Meltsner: Her too. Just so it's all in the family. Eugene, listen, do you have a passport?
Jason Whittaker: Of course I do.
Eugene Meltsner: Do you have it with you?
Jason Whittaker: As a conscientious traveler, I always carry my passport with me. Why do you ask?
Eugene Meltsner: I was just thinking that the only way we're going to find my dad is to follow his tracks.
Jason Whittaker: But you don't even know where his tracks begin or end.
Eugene Meltsner: I know they end somewhere in Israel. And that's where I think we need to go.
Jason Whittaker: Eugene, how would you like to take a trip to the Middle East?
Eugene Meltsner: I'd have to think about it. Okay, I thought about it. Let's go. By the way, your treat.
Chris: Now on the Adventures in Odyssey Club, Wooton gets a call from an unexpected person.
Wooton: Dad?
Chris: Which leads to a family mystery.
Guest (Male): He didn't go home after he left the office on Friday and no one's seen him since.
Guest (Male): Wellington is missing.
Chris: It's up to father and son to follow the clues.
Wooton: That is a lot of cash to have inside a fish.
Guest (Male): That's too much money for a petty cash stash. It's more like...
Wooton: Like an escape fund.
Chris: The Bassett men are on the case. Now on the Adventures in Odyssey Club. The search for Wellington Bassett continues.
Guest (Male): I'm in some trouble.
Wooton: Wellington, where are you?
Guest (Male): I have to go.
Chris: Difficult questions are raised.
Guest (Male): Was he having money problems? Any debts he couldn't pay?
Wooton: The Bassetts don't borrow money, Detective. We make it.
Chris: And painful memories resurface.
Guest (Male): So he was afraid to talk to me and considered running away?
Wooton: He did more than consider.
Chris: Secrets come to light and the stakes are raised. As The Prodigal Twin concludes, on the Adventures in Odyssey Club. Want to contact us about the episodes you're hearing? Visit our website at adventuresinodyssey.com or talk to someone at Focus on the Family. Call 1-800-A-FAMILY. With a parent's permission, of course. We always love hearing from you.
Guest (Female): And if any of our cabin crew can be of assistance to you, please don't hesitate to let us know. We'll begin our movie shortly. Thank you for flying Pan World Airways.
Jason Whittaker: Great. There's a movie I've been wanting to see.
Eugene Meltsner: Jason?
Jason Whittaker: You said you heard something.
Eugene Meltsner: As I was fast-forwarding and rewinding through the last portion of his diary, I was suddenly struck by that strange phrase of your father's, the one that sounded like another language.
Jason Whittaker: It didn't sound like any English I've ever heard.
Eugene Meltsner: But it will if you listen to it backwards. Here, put these headphones on. Now, here's how it sounded before.
Mr. Whittaker: Jason, remember, how I do is nothing great.
Eugene Meltsner: And here's how that last part sounds backwards.
Mr. Whittaker: Jason, remember, how I do is nothing great.
Jason Whittaker: "Jason, remember, how I do is nothing great." That doesn't sound like Dad. For one thing, the grammar is awful.
Eugene Meltsner: Precisely. Which makes me think there's a message within the message.
Jason Whittaker: Good thinking. But what's the message?
Eugene Meltsner: I have no idea.
Jason Whittaker: But we have a lot of time on this flight to figure it out. Perhaps if we take the phrase word by word. But what about the movie?
Guest (Male): Thank you and enjoy your visit.
Jason Whittaker: Thanks. The exit is this way, Eugene.
Eugene Meltsner: "How I do is nothing great." You know, I was just thinking that if we transpose the words...
Jason Whittaker: Eugene, stop. We spent the entire flight working on that phrase and my brain is tied up in a knot.
Eugene Meltsner: But I thought you liked breaking codes.
Jason Whittaker: I do, but we don't even know it is a code. Dad might have been in too much of a hurry to think about what he said. My mind has turned to oatmeal.
Eugene Meltsner: Jason, it can't be tied up in knots and turned to oatmeal at the same time.
Jason Whittaker: Eugene, drop it.
Alfred Brownlee: I'd know that resemblance anywhere. You must be Jason Whittaker. Welcome to Tel Aviv.
Jason Whittaker: Hi. Who are you?
Alfred Brownlee: I'm Alfred Brownlee. At your service.
Jason Whittaker: Nice to meet you, Alfred. This is Eugene Meltsner.
Alfred Brownlee: A pleasure.
Eugene Meltsner: Indeed.
Alfred Brownlee: I trust your flight was restful.
Jason Whittaker: Not really. But I'll feel better as soon as I get to the hotel.
Alfred Brownlee: My car is out front. Stay close to me. We're being watched.
Jason Whittaker: We are? By whom?
Alfred Brownlee: I think I've narrowed it down to two different organizations.
Eugene Meltsner: Oh, only two? What a relief.
Alfred Brownlee: One calls itself the Symposium.
Jason Whittaker: Sounds academic.
Alfred Brownlee: As a front, it is academic in nature. Liberal scholars who would like nothing more than to get their hands on Whit's find so they can disprove the claims of Jesus Christ.
Jason Whittaker: As a front?
Alfred Brownlee: That's their public face. Behind the scenes, they're a group of psychopathic terrorists.
Jason Whittaker: What's the other group?
Alfred Brownlee: They call themselves First Things. Again, on the surface, they're simply a conservative coalition to preserve the traditions of scripture. They would view Whit's find as a clear threat and would want to snuff it out immediately.
Eugene Meltsner: Snuff it out how? By revoking his membership in the archaeological society?
Alfred Brownlee: They'll do whatever it takes. Violence is not beneath them. At the heart of both organizations is not a love of scripture, but a desire for power. That's all. They've been stumbling over each other today waiting for your arrival.
Eugene Meltsner: Our arrival? Why us?
Alfred Brownlee: They believe that you'll lead them to John Whittaker.
Jason Whittaker: So he still hasn't turned up yet?
Alfred Brownlee: No. But they're hoping he will, now that you've arrived.
Eugene Meltsner: Are we in any imminent danger?
Alfred Brownlee: Hard to say. The stakes seem to be increasing at every turn.
Jason Whittaker: What stakes?
Alfred Brownlee: The latest revelation has everyone desperate to grab your father and the parchment he found.
Jason Whittaker: Latest revelation?
Alfred Brownlee: You know. Maybe you haven't heard. I was sure you had. Why else would you come all this way? It's the reason Whit and Professor Charles high-tailed it out of Chicago.
Jason Whittaker: You know about that? This whole business has to be the worst-kept secret in the world.
Eugene Meltsner: I suspect we're the last to know anything about it.
Jason Whittaker: Okay, so what's this great revelation that sent my dad running from Chicago?
Alfred Brownlee: You know the parchment gave every impression of being the Q document.
Jason Whittaker: Yes, we know all about it. Now you say every impression. Do you mean that it isn't the Q document? Is that the latest revelation?
Alfred Brownlee: No. The latest revelation is what Whit and Professor Charles found towards the end of the parchment.
Jason Whittaker: And what was that?
Alfred Brownlee: The story of Jesus was changed in a very important way. It said that Jesus died on the cross and didn't rise from the dead.
Jason Whittaker: What?
Alfred Brownlee: It said the disciples had bribed the Roman soldiers and moved the body.
Jason Whittaker: People have been trying to spread that lie for years.
Alfred Brownlee: Maybe so, but this parchment gives specific instructions about where to find the buried bones of Jesus.
Chris: Is it possible? Can there really be a document that says Jesus didn't rise from the dead? We'll have to wait and see as the search for Whit continues next time. Adventures in Odyssey's a presentation of Focus on the Family. You can write to us at Adventures in Odyssey, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80995, or in Canada write to Box 9800, Vancouver, BC, V6B 4G3. Be sure to ask how you can get your own copy of all three parts of The Search for Whit. That address once again is Adventures in Odyssey, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80995. The Search for Whit was written and directed by Paul McCusker. Our production engineer was Mark Drury, and our executive producer is Chuck Bolte. And I'm Chris, hoping you'll join us again next time for more Adventures in Odyssey.