Home Again

Eugene wakes up tied to a chair in Jansen's Jewelers, prisoner of the Karazinsky brothers - the real crooks behind the Pomona diamond scam, who decide to frame their look-alike captive and leave him bound where no one will ever find him. Across town, Jason can't sit still long enough to pray, so he fills his quiet retreat with picnics, dinners, and game nights with Connie, Penny, and Wooton. Then Whit discovers Eugene is missing, his car parked for hours at an expired meter, and the mix-up unravels: Eugene thinks he's been helping Jason crack a case, and Jason has never heard of any jewel thieves. Father and son race to the jewelry store, where Whit spots Eugene's own waistcoat on the wrong man, Jason stops the fleeing brothers, and the police free Eugene from the back room just in time. In the end Jason trades weeks of solitude for something better... a job running the Allens' antique shop, time with God and friends alike, and a welcome home from his father.

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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.

0731 More Than a Feeling A new believer's overflowing excitement collides with a string of disappointments, while Connie pushes a long-married couple to prove their romance isn't dead.

Featured characters

Minor characters & crew 4 more roles

2 featured characters

Penny Wise Kimmy Robertson Joanne Woodston-Allen Janet Waldo

2 supporting roles

Sebastian Karazinsky Nicholas Guest Rudolph Karazinsky Dan Hagen

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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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Penny’s picnic plan stalls beside the roaring machinery of a new construction project. She and Wooton invent increasingly weak excuses to guide Connie toward cabin number three, but no one answers the door. Connie finally confronts them and explains that she wanted to respect Jason’s privacy. Then, while the three walk away, they unexpectedly meet Jason. He is delighted to see them and invites them back to the cabin.

At Jansen’s Jewelers, Eugene awakens tied to a chair and learns that Sebastian and Rudolph Karazinsky created the Pomona diamond scam. Since Eugene resembles Rudolph, the brothers first demand the profits from what they suppose is his imitation scheme. When they realize he is innocent, they decide to frame him for their crimes and flee. Eugene’s repeated reminders that the police will quickly disprove their story persuade them to abandon that plan, but their alternative is to leave him bound in an abandoned building where he may never be found.

Jason eagerly spends the day with Connie, Penny, and Wooton and accepts an invitation to dinner and games at the women’s apartment. When the others need to end the evening, Connie notices that Jason is avoiding a return to the cabin. He admits that he cannot concentrate on prayer or Scripture for long and has been welcoming every distraction. Penny suggests that, like any demanding discipline, solitude may be something he needs to approach gradually instead of mastering all at once.

Meanwhile, Whit and Joanne discover that Eugene is missing. They finally untangle the misunderstanding: Eugene believes he is helping Jason investigate a case, while Jason knows nothing about the jewel thieves. Katrina reports that Eugene’s car has sat for hours beside an expired parking meter. Jason joins Whit and Joanne and, during the discussion, offers to manage J&J Antiques so the Allens can travel without closing their shop.

Whit and Jason trace Eugene to the jewelry store. Whit recognizes Rudolph’s waistcoat as Eugene’s and identifies the brothers’ deception, while Jason recognizes the Karazinskys from an earlier grand-larceny and fraud case. The criminals try to escape, but Jason stops them, Whit alerts the police, and they find Eugene in the back room just before he can be carried away.

At Whit’s End, Eugene and Connie each discover how much trouble an assumption can cause. Connie broke confidence because she assumed Eugene knew Jason’s secret; Eugene endangered himself because he assumed Jason had returned for a case. Eugene tries to shift blame to his look-alike, but Whit still intends to discuss Connie’s handling of the secret with her.

Jack and Joanne offer Jason the management of their antique shop, and he accepts. Rather than isolating himself for weeks, Jason decides that he needs time with God alongside time with family and friends. The shop will give him useful work while the Allens travel, and Odyssey will give him the community he has been missing. Whit welcomes his son home, and Jason is glad to be there.