Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?

A mysterious message warns Mitch to drop his investigation - or else - but he and Whit press on, and the trail leads straight to a prison guard's house stuffed with suspicious gifts: a new television, a computer, a freshly painted red Tercel. Every clue points to one mastermind... Bennett Charles, running the whole scheme from inside Lakeview Prison. But Charles has already escaped, and when Mitch tracks him to an abandoned gas station, he ends up zapped by a stun gun and locked in a trunk. It takes a speeding stop and a hand waving through a broken taillight to set Mitch free and put Charles back behind bars. Then comes the harder question: will Connie say yes to Mitch's proposal? She urges him to follow his calling and join the FBI, but she isn't ready to go with him - for now, they'll take it one step at a time.

Found on Out of Control Album 40 · 12 episodes

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0519 The Defining Moment After a costly error in right field, a young ballplayer chases the perfect comeback moment - only to learn that redemption rarely looks the way we imagine it.

0520 The Mystery at Tin Flat A family's free getaway to a historic ghost town turns into a night of century-old secrets, pointing boots, and a mystery that tests where one boy truly belongs.

0521 Hindsight When Whit's new backward-running Room of Consequence shows Liz a frightening possible future, she must travel in reverse through time to uncover the single small choice that set it all in motion.

0522 All Things to All People An overeager teen's foolproof formula for winning converts turns every conversation into a comedy of errors, forcing Aubrey to question whether faith can be shared by following a script.

1 of 3 0523 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? While a major life decision looms for Mitch and Connie, Whit is pulled into a baffling case of stolen identity that hits closer to home than anyone expects.

2 of 3 0524 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? With his name off the case but his friend's name on the line, a determined young investigator keeps digging into a fraud scheme - while the biggest question of his life waits for an answer.

3 of 3 0525 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? With a mysterious warning telling him to stop investigating, Mitch must decide whether solving the warehouse fraud is worth the risk - while Connie weighs an answer that could change both their lives.

0526 Seeing Red When pride threatens three very different relationships in Odyssey, everyone insists the other person should apologize first.

0527 Black Clouds A stormy detour strands Connie and Joanne at a lonely roadside diner, where a runaway girl is convinced she carries bad luck wherever she goes.

0528 The Taming of the Two When two pompous rival actors seize control of a small-town Shakespeare festival, two young friends must decide whether winning is worth more than their partnership.

0529 The Mailman Cometh When two young siblings scheme to prove they deserve the same freedoms as their older cousin, they learn that privileges come with a price.

0530 Silver Lining A stranger's daring river rescue leaves Connie questioning whether the escaped convict everyone has written off might be telling the truth.

0531 Teacher's Pest A prank-loving class clown and the straight-A student he torments are forced to team up on a biology project, and learning to work together may be harder than the assignment itself.

Featured characters

Minor characters & crew 9 more roles

2 featured characters

Police Officer Allen Hurley Robert Mitchell Steve Burns

7 supporting roles

Peter Bourland Keith Silverstein AREM Bob Luttrell FBI Agent Marshal Younger Rudy Sutton Greg Berg Edith Sutton Mitzi McCall Spanish Language Coach Keith Silverstein Terrance Stanley Jess Harnell

Made by

Chris Anthony Host Kathy Buchanan Writer Marshal Younger Director · Producer Jonathan Crowe Sound Designer · Producer Bob Hoose Producer Paul McCusker Executive Producer

The story

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The stranger using Mitch's old screen name claims to be a friend and warns that Mitch's prospective employer is testing whether he can follow orders. The message tells him to stop investigating before it is too late. Mitch wonders whether Agent Bourland or another FBI employee could be behind the warning, while Connie suspects the real criminal is trying to mislead him. The interruption has spoiled the moment, but Connie has another reason not to answer Mitch's proposal yet: she needs time to think and pray.

Mitch tells Whit that the imposter may be an FBI agent conducting an extreme test, an insider involved in the fraud, or an enemy trying to divert him. Whatever the explanation, he decides that helping Whit and solving the crime are right, so the investigation must continue.

June visits Connie to apologize for allowing her own painful marriage to color her advice. Mitch has already visited June and respectfully asked for permission to marry Connie, which touches her deeply. June still cannot make Connie's choice, but she encourages her daughter to listen to God, move one step at a time, and trust that she will not have to walk alone.

Whit and Mitch visit four former warehouse guards without finding a clue. The fifth is Rudy Sutton. His mother, Edith, welcomes them into her home while Rudy is finishing a double shift at Lakeview Prison. Her new television and computer immediately catch their attention, and the smell of paint leads to a red Tercel in the garage. Rudy has recently given her all three gifts.

The discoveries identify Rudy as the buyer, but Whit doubts that such a careless man could have designed the complicated scheme. When Mitch considers who at Lakeview Prison knows Whit, understands computers, and possesses information about Mitch, AREM, Bourland, and the FBI, one name connects every clue: Bennett Charles. The repair shop then confirms that Mitch's computer had been sent to Lakeview, where inmates sometimes perform technical work. Charles has used information gathered before his arrest, while Rudy has secretly provided the equipment and access he needs.

Mitch alerts Bourland, only to learn that Charles has already escaped. Empty laundry bags and piles of removed sheets suggest that he hid in the prison laundry truck. The warden admits that Rudy helped guard outgoing vehicles, and agents rush to intercept the truck. Mitch notices that Charles also worked with the garbage, however, and realizes that the laundry evidence may be a decoy.

Charles and Rudy have escaped in Rudy's pickup after hiding Charles in the garbage truck. Charles bitterly explains that he never wanted to flee until Rudy's foolish shopping exposed their operation. At an abandoned gas station, Charles changes clothes and prepares to continue toward Mexico.

When teenagers crash through a roadblock, most of the search shifts after them. Mitch follows fresh all-terrain tire tracks along a service road to the old gas station. Charles steps from hiding, and Rudy disables Mitch with a stun weapon. Once Mitch is helpless, Charles takes his car, turns the weapon on Rudy as well, and locks both men in the trunk.

During the drive, Rudy regrets the greed that drew him into the crime. Charles practices Spanish as he heads for Mexico, but a police officer soon pulls him over for speeding. The officer is even more interested in the hand waving through the broken taillight. Mitch and Rudy are freed, and Charles is captured once again.

At dinner with Connie, Mitch admits that despite the danger, he has loved using his abilities to investigate the case. Connie sees that he has been more alive and passionate during the search than ever before. She believes the case may be the answer they have sought, revealing the kind of work God has prepared him to do, and she urges him to join the FBI.

Mitch agrees, then asks again whether Connie will marry him and go with him. She does not accept the proposal. Although he offers to remain in Odyssey for her, she refuses to let him abandon his calling for her sake. She is not ready to leave with him, and she cannot promise when that might change. For now, they will take it "one step at a time."