Home Again

Jason Whittaker is back in Odyssey - secretly - worn out from his last case and done with the agency for good, hoping to find rest and God again in a quiet cabin by Trickle Lake. But secrets don't keep long at Whit's End, and soon Connie, Penny, and Wooton are scheming a "picnic" a little too close to cabin number three. Meanwhile, Eugene's new computer system at J&J Antiques flashes an FBI warning: a traveling jewel thief has been swapping fake diamonds for real ones... and the suspect's sketch looks exactly like Eugene. Convinced Jason must be on the case, Eugene carries the suspicious rings to Jansen's Jewelers - and walks straight into the real crooks, who knock him out and tie him up. Alone at the lake, Jason discovers that silence is harder than any mission. Rest will have to wait.

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0718 For Three Dollars More When Barrett grumbles about putting three dollars in the offering plate, the Room of Consequence gets three very different chances to show him what his choice could really cost.

0719 The Bible Network On Kids' Radio, Connie tunes in to the Bible Network, where game shows, detective cases, and a boot camp put Scripture to the test as the ultimate source of truth.

0720 Happy Hunting Determined to engineer her own happiness, Penny throws herself into every self-help trick she can find - with painfully mixed results.

0721 The Holy Hoopster When a young basketball player's quiet courtside prayer turns him into a media sensation, he must navigate fame, team friction, and hard questions about what prayer is really for.

0722 The Lost Riddle A stuck locker yields a decades-old puzzle of riddles, hidden ink, and coded messages that leads two kids on a hunt to deliver a message meant for someone else long ago.

0723 Groundhog Jay When Jay tricks his way into a Room of Consequence program meant for someone else, he finds himself trapped reliving the same birthday party until he can figure out what the simulation is trying to teach him.

1 of 2 0724 Home Again Jason returns to Odyssey seeking secret solitude, but a well-meaning secret-keeper, a jewelry scam warning, and Eugene's uncanny resemblance to a wanted thief set everyone on a collision course.

2 of 2 0725 Home Again While Jason wrestles with an unexpected struggle back in Odyssey, a case of mistaken identity lands Eugene in dangerous company at a jewelry store.

0726 Push the Red Button (Live) When Eugene's new master computer program links every invention at Whit's End, one untested red button threatens to blur the line between imagination and reality.

1 of 2 0727 Your Servant is Listening A doubting girl travels back to ancient Israel, where a childless woman's desperate prayer teaches her what it means to hear God's voice.

2 of 2 0728 Your Servant is Listening When the Imagination Station drops Camilla into the tabernacle of ancient Israel, she befriends young Samuel and discovers what it truly means to listen for God's voice.

0729 No Chemistry Whatsoever When a demanding new professor takes over their easy chemistry class, Connie must figure out why she's really struggling while a Sunday-school memorization contest tempts Barrett to cut corners.

0730 The Friend Formula A lonely newcomer to Odyssey trades a rare Elvis record for lessons in a scheming boy's four-step formula for making friends - only to discover what friendship really costs.

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Minor characters & crew 2 more roles

1 featured character

Joanne Woodston-Allen Janet Waldo

1 supporting role

Sebastian Karazinsky Nicholas Guest

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Chris Anthony Host Paul McCusker Writer · Director Jonathan Crowe Sound Designer Christopher Diehl Sound Designer Bob Hoose Producer Dave Arnold Executive Producer

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As Jack and Joanne Allen prepare to retire, travel, and close J&J Antiques, Eugene builds an inventory system to help Joanne sell the remaining stock. At Whit’s End, a security sensor in the old tunnel alerts Whit to a hidden visitor: Jason has returned to Odyssey. His last case in London has left him exhausted, and he has resigned from the agency. Wanting to recover and reconnect with God, he plans to stay alone in a cabin near Trickle Lake and asks that no one learn he is home.

Joanne has already glimpsed Jason driving through town, and Connie hears enough to guess the truth. Whit asks her to respect Jason’s privacy and pray for him. Connie promptly assumes that Eugene already knows and tells him. Eugene warns her against jumping to conclusions - then Penny walks in, hears the secret, and begins urging Connie to visit Jason. Connie misses him deeply but insists that she will prove she can honor his wishes.

While installing the inventory system at the antique shop, Eugene and Joanne enter a pair of supposed Pomona diamond rings. The system displays an FBI warning about a traveling scam in which a thief uses fake diamonds to distract jewelers and replace genuine stones. The sketch of the suspect resembles Eugene, and Joanne realizes that the pictured man is the person who sold her the rings.

Eugene connects the jewelry scam with Jason’s secret return and assumes that Jason must be investigating it. Joanne entrusts him with the rings so he can have them appraised and bring the information to Jason. Neither of them knows that Jason has left the agency and returned for an entirely different reason.

Penny recruits Wooton to discover Jason’s location. Wooton’s questions lead Whit to reveal that his mysterious stack of books, groceries, and fishing poles is going to someone staying on the south side of Trickle Lake. Because Wooton delivers mail to the rented cabins, he identifies cabin number three. Penny then arranges a picnic with Wooton and Connie near Jason’s retreat without telling Connie the real purpose.

At the cabin, Whit warns Jason that solitude is a spiritual discipline and may prove difficult for someone accustomed to constant activity. Jason confidently insists that he can handle it, but once Whit leaves, the quiet, the crickets, and his own restless thoughts make prayer and Bible reading unexpectedly hard. He soon considers escaping the silence with a walk.

Eugene brings the rings to Jansen’s Jewelers. The jeweler recognizes his appearance from the scam warning and drags him into a locked workshop. Eugene initially believes he is being mistaken for the thief, but the jeweler’s brother, Rudolph, is the actual man from the sketch. The two criminals accuse Eugene of copying their scheme, knock him unconscious, tie him up, and begin making plans for him.