Swept Away

Superstorm Elpis has soaked Odyssey for weeks, and Whit's End has become a relief station handing out food and blankets to flooded-out families. But when Eugene inspects the dam at Trickle Lake, he finds the valves dead, the control computer soaked by rain... and the water climbing toward the top. With the dam springing a leak, Mayor Hicks orders the whole town to evacuate and shuts down Odyssey's power so Eugene can reboot the system with his laptop. Across town, Connie and Penny coax stubborn old Mrs. Kramer out of her house, then stop at Connie's to save her mom's photo albums and wedding dress. That's when the power dies - and with it the garage door, trapping the two friends inside with no phone signal, no key, and a wall of water possibly on the way. All Connie can do is ask if it's time to panic, and Penny answers, "Yeah, now you can panic."

Found on Club Season 4 Album 62½ · 13 episodes

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2 of 2 0812 Legacy When a traveling theater troupe needs a stage and Becky's inherited farm needs visitors, Whit rallies the whole town to put on a Western musical melodrama - and the show may change more lives than anyone expects.

1 of 3 0813 One More Name When a middle schooler's history project stirs her anger over wartime injustice, her teacher shares the true story of a Polish social worker who risked everything to save children from the Warsaw Ghetto.

2 of 3 0814 One More Name In Nazi-occupied Warsaw, a social worker and her secret network risk everything to smuggle Jewish children out of the ghetto - but one desperate mother's choice puts a little girl beyond their reach.

3 of 3 0815 One More Name With her secret jars of names at risk and the Gestapo at her door, a woman who smuggled children out of the Warsaw Ghetto must face the ultimate test of her trust in God.

0816 A Perfect Testimony When a visiting missionary kid's miraculous testimony wows the church class, one girl scrambles to manufacture a miracle of her own while a boy goes looking for fear in all the wrong places.

0817 Unfair Game When a fierce basketball rivalry erupts between an American teen and his gifted Filipino opponent in Manila, an apology proves far harder - and matter far more - than winning the game.

1 of 2 0818 Swept Away When weeks of relentless rain push Trickle Lake to the breaking point, the people of Odyssey must race to evacuate before their town's century-old protection fails them.

2 of 2 0819 Swept Away As a failing dam threatens to send a wall of water into Odyssey, Eugene and an unlikely dive team race underwater to find what's blocking the only way to save the town.

0820 The Legend of Sperry McGerk When Whit challenges Renee to build an Imagination Station adventure about redemption, he shares the layered legend of a Civil War hero whose story is far more than Odyssey ever knew.

0821 Angels in Horsehair A day at a rescue-horse farm brings together a woman haunted by a riding accident and a chain-wearing foster boy convinced he's unlovable - until the horses begin their quiet work.

1 of 4 0822 There and Back Again A friendship-building trip to New Zealand takes an unexpected turn when Whit, Jason, and Wilson cross paths with a familiar face hiding a secret and a stranger who can't remember her own.

2 of 4 0823 There and Back Again While vacationing in New Zealand, Whit and Jason set out to unravel the mystery of a dazed young woman who gave a false name, vanished from the hospital, and carries a crochet piece stitched with a single strange word.

3 of 4 0824 There and Back Again A retired pastor's chance reunion with an old seminary classmate in New Zealand leads to an unforgettable hike - and a story that shaped a nation's faith.

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Minor characters & crew 6 more roles

6 supporting roles

Beaulah Kramer Mitzi McCall Spencer Hicks Dave Fennoy Bryson Baird Actor Unknown Jeremy Pittman Mikey Kelley Samantha Pittman Kelsey Lansdowne Skylar Pittman Bella Buchanan

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Chris Anthony Host Nathan Hoobler Writer · Director · Producer Jonathan Crowe Sound Designer Dave Arnold Executive Producer

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Rain has been falling on Campbell County for weeks. Superstorm Elpis has already flooded whole neighborhoods in nearby towns, filling houses with mud and leaving families like the Bakers standing in front of ruined homes with no flood insurance and no idea where to begin. On the radio, reporter Ted Humphries covers the disaster and interviews John Avery Whittaker, who has spent months volunteering with Convoy of Hope, a faith-based relief organization. Whit has turned Whit's End into a Point of Distribution, where flood victims can walk in and pick up food, water, blankets, and cleaning supplies with no paperwork at all. The reporter also asks why Odyssey itself has stayed dry, and Eugene Meltsner explains the town's history: the region once flooded every single year, so settlers built a dam that created Trickle Lake, and a few years ago Eugene himself helped design a computerized valve system to control the water flowing out of it.

That system is about to be tested. While Eugene is up at Trickle Lake assessing flood damage for Convoy of Hope, Mayor Spencer Hicks brings alarming news from engineer Bryson Baird: the lake has risen almost fifteen feet since the day before. At the outlet works, Eugene sees the problem instantly, because no water is flowing out of the lake at all. The automatic valves have failed, and the water is only thirteen feet below the top of the dam and climbing. Eugene hurries to open the valves from the control room, but the door's keypad refuses his passcode, and the mayor has to kick the door in, remembering that people called him "Big Kicks Hicks" in his college soccer days. Inside they discover why everything is failing: hail damaged the roof, and rainwater has soaked the computer. Eugene warns that if the dam collapses, a mini-tsunami will pour straight into Odyssey.

Mayor Hicks broadcasts an emergency bulletin ordering an immediate mandatory evacuation, telling everyone, "Load your family and your pets and get out now." All over town, people pitch in. Whit and Wooton, who have been picking out Wooton's artwork to auction for flood victims, finish helping comb their area for stragglers. Connie and Penny go door to door making sure Connie's neighbors get out safely. Their hardest case is grumpy old Mrs. Kramer, who turned down her hearing aid because of the sirens, doesn't believe in cell phones, and insists the whole flood warning is "a bunch of hooey" since Odyssey has never flooded in all her years there. Connie gets nowhere, but Penny wins the old woman over by reminding her how much she and Wooton actually enjoy her insults, and by handing over her own car keys, since Mrs. Kramer's car is in the shop. Mrs. Kramer finally agrees to leave, once she collects her little dogs, Optimus and Pessimus.

Back at the dam, things get worse. Eugene cannot repair the waterlogged computer, and his backup plan, connecting his laptop, requires rebooting the whole complex, which can only be done by shutting down the power substation for the entire town. Then Bryson radios that the dam has sprung a leak, with water spraying from a growing hole in the concrete. Out of options, the mayor calls the power company and orders the shutdown.

Meanwhile, Connie makes one last stop at her own house to grab her house deed, her computer, and her mom's photo albums. Penny even thinks to rescue Connie's mother's wedding dress, since Connie hopes to be married in it someday. Touched, Connie realizes the most important part of her life isn't her things but good friends like Penny. Just then the power dies, and with it the electric garage door. The emergency release cord broke off long ago, the mechanism is stuck, the garage has no cell service, and Connie has locked the house door with the key still inside. The two friends are trapped in the garage with a wall of water possibly on its way, while across town Wooton, unable to reach Penny by phone and blocked from driving back, can only pray for her and Connie's safety. Connie asks if she can panic now, and Penny answers, "Yeah, now you can panic," leaving everyone waiting to find out what happens next.