AirDate: February 6, 1999

 

Episode Notes

* Jarod is seen mostly in flashbacks in this ep

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Episode Quotes

Jarod: uh uh that is not a very nice thing to say to a man with a shovel

Miss Parker: And this is a rental.

Miss Parker: You blew it...Angel

 

Jarod's Euphemisms

 

Locations

 

Jarod's Discoveries

 

Jarod's ignorance

"Goose" from 'Curious Jarod'

 

Last Name Origin

 

 

Aliases

 

 

Occupations

 

 

First lines

Miss Parker: Time to come home genius

Mr. Lyle: Not who.

Jarod: You can stop now, I'm right here.

Broots: What does a blind Chinese man want with Jarod anyway

Sydney: Jarod's a valuable commodity....

 

First Lines of the episode:

Unknown person: I'm not him

Miss Parker:

Young Jarod:

Young Sydney:

 

Last lines

 

Music

 

Transcript

 

Detailed transcript coming soon

A mysterious Asian man anticipates Jarod's next move by interviewing those who had emotional connections to him on past "pretends."

Miss Parker, Mr. Lyle and Sam sneak cautiously around Jarod's lair, a kind of high-tech greenhouse. Willie bursts into the structure and tackles a fleeing figure. That person turns out to be Franscis, a bizarre character who spells his name with an extra "s." Franscis explains that someone else—a mysterious Asian man named Mr. Lee—had also been asking questions about Jarod. Meanwhile, inside a Chinatown warehouse, the blind Mr. Lee confers with someone by telephone. As his assistant, Anna, listens, Lee states that he has absorbed all known files on Jarod, and must now interview seven people who had contact with him. Once this is completed, Lee guarantees he will be able find the elusive Pretender.

Lee's first interview is with Dr. Fein (from the episode Back From the Dead Again), who is serving time in prison. Fein recounts how Jarod attempted to bury him alive. After the clip ends, Anna records the words "emotional justice" into her laptop.

Meanwhile, back at the Centre, Parker, Lyle, Broots and Sydney attempt to determine the identity of the mysterious Mr. Lee. Broots determines that Lee is headquartered in Chinatown, and not only does Lee find people, he also helps them disappear... into little pieces.

Lee's next interview is with Rachel, the blind girl from the episode Bomb Squad. Rachel recounts how Jarod assisted her after she lost her eyesight in a terrorist bombing. Anna records the word "victimized" into her laptop. Rachel warns Lee that he will never catch Jarod, as he is too smart. However, Lee believes that Jarod's determination to aid others and his quest for justice will ultimately lead to his downfall.

The next interview conducted by Lee is with Susan Granger, who reunites families (from the episode Protect and Serve). She describes Jarod as one of the most compassionate men she has ever met. This prompts Anna to type the word "compassion" into her laptop. Granger recounts how a group of mysterious people destroyed information that could have led Jarod to his mother. Despite this, the experience inspired Jarod to help others who had a similar loss, as he has reunited nine children with their families. Anna types the words "missing children" into her laptop.

Parker and the others surround Lee's warehouse. Lyle attempts to take command of the operation, but his bumbling alerts Anna. By the time the group storms the warehouse, Lee and Anna have vanished. The group discovers a piece of paper containing Braille. Sydney reads the paper... and realizes that Lee has been interviewing those involved with Jarod. The group realizes that someone from the Centre is collaborating with Lee. One of the names on the list is Bernie Baxley, the Elvis impersonator from the Curious Jarod episode. Baxley recounts what he told Mr. Lee and Anna. Bernie is forever grateful to Jarod for helping him face his fears.

Broots tells Miss Parker that a call from Lee's warehouse was traced to the Centre. The call ended up being routed to her father's office. Miss Parker is stunned.

Anna knocks Lyle unconscious and transports him to an abandoned space. Lyle reluctantly cooperates with Lee, describing how he once attempted to kill Jarod (in the episode Back From the Dead Again). He also describes kidnapping him (clips from the episode Red Rock Jarod) and killing his brother. Meanwhile, Miss Parker and Sydney interview another person on Lee's list, the teenage boy, J.R., from Red Rock Jarod. He recounts how Jarod saved his life by donating his brother's heart for a transplant operation.

Broots determines that the call to Mr. Parker's office was actually routed to a newly installed line... one belonging to Brigitte. He also is aware that Brigitte recently left the building in Lee's limousine.

Lee tells Brigitte that by interviewing people whose lives Jarod touched, he was able to pinpoint his exact location. The limousine heads for a facility that houses the mentally challenged. Meanwhile, Broots triangulates the signal on Brigitte's cell phone, determining her location. He, Sydney and Miss Parker use a Centre helicopter to fly to the institute.

Lee tells Brigitte that Jarod discovered that several of the residents at the institute were intentionally misdiagnosed as part of an insurance scam. As a result, Jarod is out to liberate them. Before Lee and Brigitte reach Jarod, the Centre helicopter lands on the institute's grounds. Everyone heads towards the building. But before they reach their destination, Jarod spots them from his office window. By the time Lee, Miss Parker and other others break down the door, Jarod has fled the scene. Miss Parker finds a Centre memo on Jarod's desk. She realizes that Jarod was well aware of Brigitte's collaboration with Lee. Mr. Lee suddenly realizes that Anna was working with Jarod all along.

Jarod and Anna climb into the Centre helicopter and take off. It soon becomes apparent that Jarod was helping Anna's nephew, who was one of the mentally challenged patients the institute was exploiting.

 

 

Guest stars:

 

Young Jarod Ryan Merriman

Young Sydney Alex Wexo

Young Miss Parker Ashley Peldon

 

 

Creative Consultant Rick Wallace

Produced by Harvey Frand

Producer Marianne Canepa

Supervising Producer

Co-executive Producer Tommy Thompson

Executive Producers Craig W. Van Sickle & Steven Long Mitchell

Written by

Directed by

 

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