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Elsinger: "Excuse us, Doctor. Did the boy survive?"

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Elsinger: "As far as the authorities are concerned he just killed a fourteen year old."

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Elsinger: "If he were anyone else he'd be in jail."

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Elsinger: "This debriefing will determine whether we close Case File 568977."

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Elsinger: "Subject Adrian Keeler. Background?"

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Elsinger: "Isn't it unusual for psychokinetic ability to accompany ESP?"

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Elsinger: "Subject's father: Manny Keeler."

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Elsinger: "What was Matthew doing with a gun?"

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Elsinger: "This case is officially closed."

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Elsinger: "It's out of my hands. Matthew will remain in Meadow Glen until his ability to testify has been determined."

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Elsinger: "In the meantime, the rest of you are on vacation."

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Elsinger: "Of course, what you do on your own time is entirely up to you."

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Elsinger: "Oh, I see. So you trespass there once already and now you want my permission to do it again."

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Elsinger: "I think it's clear that your intentions were honourable, and I'll take that into consideration when I file the report."

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Elsinger: "Doesn't make any difference now, does it?"

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Elsinger: "I'm so glad that you approve."

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Elsinger: "I suggest you keep your distance."

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Elsinger: "Admirable. Just how much damage are you going to do?"

Synopsis

Episode #306: "Absolution"
Case File #569-977
Written by Damian Kindler
Directed by Clay Borris

OSIR case manager Matt Praeger (Matt Frewer) is institutionalized after a case goes tragically wrong. Working undercover as an arms dealer in order to gain access to a drug dealer's son (Nathan Carter)--a teenager with ESP--Praeger gets caught in the middle of a double cross and in the ensuing shootout apparently fires the bullet that kills the youth.

Devastated by the incident, Praeger is admitted to the hospital until it is determined whether he is capable of testifying. Although the physician in charge, Dr. Simon Leeds (Gary Krawford), assures the OSIR's Dr. Anton Hendricks (Colin Fox) that his colleague will receive the best care---through antipsychotic drugs and psychotherapy sessions---Praeger continues to spiral toward insanity, torn apart with guilt. Following a group therapy session, Praeger is sought out by Brad Casson (Donald Burda), a fellow patient and professor of theosophy who warns him of a demonic cult operating within the hospital and tells him of his plans to break out.

OSIR senior data analyst Lindsay Donner (Nancy Anne Sakovich) and OSIR security co- ordinator Ray Donahue (Peter MacNeill) visit the now incarcerated Manny Keeler (Philip Granger), the drug dealer whose son, Adrian, was killed. Keeler recalls how his partner, Arturo Chavez (Waiter Alza) accompanied Praeger to the rendezvous point where he was to exchange cocaine for firearms. He tells the OSIR investigators that he took Adrian along so the youngster could use his ESP to warn him of any danger. Just as Adrian called out that something was wrong, Keeler was shot by a gunman hiding on a nearby rooftop. As he struggled to his feet, he saw young Adrian die--with Praeger standing behind him, gun in hand. It was at this moment that Praeger fell apart, escaping into a state of psychosis.

At the hospital, Praeger tells Dr. Leeds' assistant, Dr. Judith Taggart (Lisa Langlois), that he can't remember shooting Adrian. She advises him that he must come clean and admit to his awful deed before he can hope for any sort of recovery. In another area of the hospital, Dr. Leeds successfully talks a female patient into admitting guilt in the death of her sister. Accompanied by a group of staff members, he gives the woman a goblet from which to drink, assuring her that she will have absolution if she does so. The woman takes a sip-and falls to the ground, poisoned. As she dies, the last thing she sees is the face of Dr. Leeds transform into that of a demon.

Back at OSIR headquarters, Donohue informs Donner and chief science analyst Peter Axon (Barclay Hope) that the police have picked up a man named Dominic Dinardi (Bruce Tubbe). The man was caught trying to rob a liquor store with one of the guns that Keeler was going to get from Praeger before the shootout occurred. Dinardi admits he was at the rendezvous, hiding on a rooftop to provide protection for Chavez --but he insists it was Praeger who shot Adrian. The OSIR team decides to set a trap for Chavez. They plant a microphone on Dinardi in the hope of getting Chavez to incriminate himself. The plan works. Not only is Chavez the killer but he later admits that he planted the gun on Praeger after the shooting. Meanwhile, Donner and Hendricks are alerted to what's going on at the hospital when the escaped Casson shows up at OSIR headquarters and tells them of a demonic cult that has taken over the institution. He refers to the cult as the Gatherers, so named because its members thrive on collecting human souls. They were the subject of a research paper he was working on when he admitted himself to the hospital in order to gather more information. The leader of the Gatherers is an ancient demon who over the years has occupied various human hosts in order to
perpetuate the cult.

At the hospital, Praeger is finally convinced by the doctors to admit to Adrian's death. But as he is about to drink from the poisoned chalice, he finally remembers what happened at the rendezvous. Refusing to drink the concoction, he throws its contents in the face of the cult leader, Dr. Leeds. The doctor and his followers scream in agony as they drop to the ground. They all die. The coroner would later declare their deaths a mass suicide. Although Praeger is still suffering the effects of the drug therapy, he is finally free of any guilt.