Accidental Dilemma

Jason Whittaker's plan to trap the Whisperer leads straight back to Whit's End, where the criminal forces him at cane-point to hand over the Applesauce computer program. But the trap has sprung leaks: young Grady is a hostage, Connie is caught at gunpoint, and Agent Huddleston turns out to be a traitor selling secrets to the enemy. When Jason reveals the laptop is rigged to explode, he carries it alone into the old tunnels - and the blast that follows leaves everyone believing he died to save them. Outside, Grady's father Carson jams a potato in the getaway van's exhaust pipe and flattens the Whisperer with a single punch, just as Tasha's agents swoop in to arrest the whole gang. Odyssey mourns... but Whit knows a secret. The explosion was staged, and Jason is alive on a faraway beach, promising his father that Odyssey hasn't seen the last of him.

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2 of 2 0629 The Highest Stakes When his estranged father comes back into his life, a boy who shares a treasured secret must decide whether trust and forgiveness are worth the risk of being hurt again.

0630 Chip off the Shoulder New foster kid Kelly and a still-simmering Connie collide when a school project goes missing at Whit's End, forcing both to face what it really takes to trust and forgive.

0631 A Capsule Comes to Town When a national radio program asks whether Odyssey is stuck in the past, the search for a century-old time capsule puts the town's memory - and its heart - to the test.

0632 Suspicious Finds When a magazine nomination for Best Small Town in America sends Odyssey scrambling to impress a secret inspector, the townspeople's frantic makeovers threaten to undo the very charm that earned the honor.

0633 License to Deprive the Washington family signs on to portray frontier settlers at a restored historic homestead, only to learn that living history is far harder than performing it

1 of 2 0634 Accidental Dilemma When a blog post blows Jason Whittaker's cover as a government agent, an old enemy with a score to settle sets a trap in Odyssey.

2 of 2 0635 Accidental Dilemma When the trail of a shadowy criminal leads straight back to Odyssey, Whit and his friends must outwit the Whisperer on their own home ground - where the price of victory may be higher than anyone expects.

0636 A Class Reenactment A pompous theater impresario is hired to dramatize Odyssey's founding for radio, but his flair for spectacle keeps colliding with the town's true story.

0637 The Forgotten Deed With Whit's End on the verge of reopening, a dispute over a time capsule uncovers a question about who really owns the land beneath it - and whether the shop can keep its faith at its heart.

1 of 2 0638 The Triangled Web A hometown reunion turns tangled when three old friends each plan a heartfelt conversation with the same woman on the same night.

2 of 2 0639 The Triangled Web A reunion in Odyssey turns into a tangle of competing romantic hopes when three men each plan their own perfect moment with Lucy, forcing everyone to decide what commitment really means.

0640 Rights, Wrongs, and Winners When two tied towns are challenged to prove their true heart, Odyssey's chance at the title gets tangled up with the surprise unmasking of a beloved comic book's secret creator.

1 of 2 0641 The Imagination Station, Revisited A curious kid sneaks an early ride in Whit's rebuilt Imagination Station and lands in Jerusalem during Jesus' final week, where a blind boy's hope draws her into events far bigger than she expected.

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Minor characters & crew 9 more roles

1 featured character

Officer Stew Burke Marshal Younger

8 supporting roles

Carson McKay Dave Bitran Maurice Greg Berger Romer Actor Unknown Agent Huddleston Keith Ferguson Sherman Wurt Chris Edgerly Agent Brooke Actor Unknown Riviera Resort Employee Actor Unknown Chet Huntley Actor Unknown

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Chris Anthony Host Paul McCusker Writer · Director GAP Digital Sound Designer Bob Hoose Producer Marshal Younger Producer Dave Arnold Executive Producer

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Carson's question about Grady's kidnapping helps Whit see that the Whisperer must want something in Odyssey. They recover the model boat, and its working dart guns reveal how Jason and Grady were captured. Since the boat and decoy helicopter require powerful remote controls, Tasha's team traces a signal to a cabin on the mountain.

The cabin is empty and rigged to explode. The criminals have left their remote equipment behind and taken an old mountain road back toward town. Whit now understands that Jason is leading them to Applesauce at Whit's End. Carson insists on joining the rescue because he wants Grady to know his father tried to save him.

The Whisperer's van enters Odyssey disguised as a construction vehicle. Jason takes the Whisperer and Grady into Whit's End while two henchmen remain outside. Whit and Carson enter through an old park tunnel, and Connie watches the intruders on security monitors. She alerts Tasha while Carson prepares a simple way to disable the getaway van.

Jason leads the Whisperer to an old laptop in Whit's basement workshop. Before he can open it, Whit confronts them and warns that the electric cane could ignite demolition charges hidden through the tunnels. The threat neutralizes the Whisperer's weapon - until Agent Huddleston arrives with Connie at gunpoint and reveals that he has been selling information to the criminal.

Jason claims the laptop itself contains a bomb that will explode if he removes his finger from a button. Huddleston surrenders his gun, but no one knows the code to disarm the device. Jason carries the computer alone into the unsafe tunnel so an explosion will not kill everyone else. Moments later, the blast shakes the ground, and the others believe Jason has sacrificed his life.

The Whisperer tries to escape with Grady and Connie, but a potato Carson has stuffed into the van's exhaust pipe keeps the engine from running. Carson faces the electrified cane and knocks the Whisperer down with one punch. Tasha and her agents arrive, arrest the criminals and Huddleston, and rescue the hostages.

Official reports say the tunnel explosion caused no casualties, but Connie and Tasha privately mourn Jason. His apparent death must remain secret, and Whit leaves town to grieve. In reality, the explosion and sacrifice are part of Whit and Jason's deception. Jason escapes through the tunnels and hides at a private beach on the Riviera.

Whit reunites with Jason two weeks later. The Whisperer and his associates are securely imprisoned, while the criminal world believes Jason dead. Rusty admits that an anonymous caller gave him the original information; the call came from Whit as part of the plan to draw the Whisperer into the open.

The scheme became far more dangerous than intended when Grady was taken and Huddleston betrayed the agency, but prayer, courage, and quick thinking brought everyone through. Jason must live under a new name for a time, yet his enemies no longer have reason to hunt him. He considers calling himself Jason Israel and promises his father that Odyssey has not seen the last of him.