A Deadly Swim

 

- Piano Steps - Mark Russell (show intro)

CASE 1

- Wake Up World - David Rolfe (Mountlake Terrace, Washington)

- I Remember - Christopher Franke (Steve and Beth Beck have two kids, 14-year-old Alyssa and 16-year-old Tristin)

- Bright Young Thing - Adam Drake [Audio Network] (the family love to barbecue)

- Safari - Christopher Ashmore [Audio Network] (one day, Tristin calls his father and tells him he isn't feeling well)

- Treacherous Waters - Jonas Baker (that evening, Tristin tells his parents he's been vomiting every half hour/Beth calls the 24-hour nurse line to get suggestions on how to keep Tristin hydrated/"But Tristin's condition only gets worse.")

- Under Pressure - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (Tristin's parents woken up in the middle of the night by Tristin's loud vomiting)

- Cold Blooded Killer - Scott Marcussen (after a couple days, Tristin's nausea hasn't relented)

- Build to Bang - Steve Everitt (Beth takes Tristin to the clinic)

- Minor Threat (a) - Baxter Poe, Stan Hope (Tristin confesses he's been vomiting blood)

- Question Everything - Baxter Poe, Stan Hope (blood test results are inconclusive)

- Illusions 1 - Paul Osborne (Tristin begins taking his prescribed medication)

- Troubled - Ian Clarke, Simon Painter (Tristin's parents notice he's losing weight)

- Future Metropolis - Denis Levaillant (Steve and Beth rush Tristan to the hospital)

- Determination - Simon Lambros [Audio Network] (the next morning, Tristan begins vomiting an unusual black substance)

- Scary Brass Rise - Baxter Poe, Stan Hope, Thomas Hirschmann (Steve calls for a doctor to enter the room)

- Solemnity - Paul Mottram [Audio Network] (Tristin sent for an exam)

- ? (barium liquid Tristin drank mysteriously stops)

- Brought to Life - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (Dr. Kimberly Riehle takes on Tristin's case)

- Outside Control - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (Dr. Riehle explains the complications that can occur from bowel obstructions)

- Under Pressure - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (Tristan is at risk of losing his entire small intestine and being forced to be placed on IV nutrition)

- Envy 7 - Dan Skinner, Adam Skinner, Simon Skinner [Audio Network] (Tristan has an intestinal blockage that's causing him to vomit)

- Nevada Snakebite - Dan Skinner, Adam Skinner [Audio Network] (surgeons tell Steve and Beth that Tristin needs exploratory surgery)

- Conundrum 2 - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (doctors explain to Tristan and his family what will happen)

- Anxious - Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] (family shares one last exchange before Tristin's surgery)

- The Men In Suits - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] (Dr. Riehle performs the procedure)

- Menace - Debbie Wiseman [Audio Network]; Scary Orchestra Rise - Baxter Poe, Stan Hope (Dr. Riehle sees something shiny on the intestine)

- Stalked and Hunted - Jeffrey Cardoni ("16-year-old Tristin Beck is in the middle of exploratory surgery, when doctors discover something mysterious in his intestines."/Dr. Riehle sees a piece of metal in Tristin's intestines)

- Light in the Attic - Scott Marcussen (Dr. Riehle shows Steve and Beth the culprit/the piece of metal is a small wire bristle from a grill brush)

- The Last Standoff (d) - Baxter Poe, Stan Hope, Thomas Hirschmann (the tiny wire bristle pinned several loops of Tristin's intestines together)

- Valley of Tranquillity - Chris Egan, Trystan Francis [Audio Network] ("Every year in the United States, approximately 80,000 people visit the emergency room having ingested a foreign object.")

- The Hive - Christian Telford, David Edwards (Dr. Riehle finishes the surgery)

- Between the Lines - Michael Levine (Tristin wheeled back into intensive care and wakes up, and eventually leaves the hospital with no enduring complications/Steve believes a stray bristle landed on the grill and he unknowingly placed a piece of meat over it, which Tristin ate)

- Dead Air - Scott Marcussen (Steve now uses a pumice stone to clean their grill)

- DNA Sample - Scott Marcussen (how to avoid accidentally ingesting a bristle from a grill brush)

CASE 2

- Swat - Steve Everitt (case intro)

- Summertime Cocktail - Christopher Innes, Glenn Holley, Tom Caffey (Titusville, Florida)

- All in the Round - Mark Sayer-Wade (P.J. Nash has two kids, 18-year-old Ethan and 16-year-old Courtney/the kids have strong ties to their uncle, Tom Uzel)

- Tracking Fraud - Anthony Phillips (one day, Courtney is going out to get her driving license)

- The Unexplained - Frederick Kron, Joanna Balloonknot (Courtney complains of a headache/Courtney takes pain medication, and passes her driving test with flying colors)

- Patiently - Paul Mottram [Audio Network] ("But the next day, things take an unexpected turn.")

- Fearful - Matthew Harris (Courtney calls her mother and tells her she's vomited 20 times/P.J. leaves work to check on her daughter)

- Chased By Evil - Robert Bennett (P.J. takes Courtney to the nearest hospital/doctors give Courtenay a pain medication)

- Dark 5 - Bernhard Hering, Martin Wester, Matthias Kruger (Courtenay throws up the medication/45 minutes later, Courtney's test results come back)

- Harpeggio - Lee Groves, Peter Marett (doctors believe it's just the flu)

- Insistent Rhythm - Donn Wilkerson (doctors discharge Courtney)

- Dulcimer Rolls - Anthony Phillips (that night, Courtney asks to sleep with her mom)

- Spooks in the Wheel - Anthony Phillips (Courtney lays in bed with her mother/P.J. takes Courtney's temperature, which comes up 104)

- Behind You - Ralv Gielen ("104 temperature is very scary.")

- The Return of Evil - Scott Glasgow (Courtney sits up in bed)

- Horror Ramp 1 - Jonas Baker (Courtney's behavior worries her mom)

- Runaway - Steve Rucker, Thomas Chase ("In Florida, Courtney Nash's painful headaches and vomiting have culminated in a moment of sheer horror.")

- Quiet Desperation - Michael Levine (P.J. calls Tom for help)

- In Pursuit - Steve Rucker, Thomas Chase (Tom checks Courtney over, and determines she must go to the hospital)

- Darkness in the Alley - Scott Marcussen (P.J. notices a rash on the side of Courtney's face)

- Enduring - Olivier Renoir (rash reappears and disappears)

- Urgency 2 - Helen Jane Long [Audio Network] (Tom and P.J. take Courtney to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando)

- Full Impact - Dusty Grey, William Smith (family placed in quarantine)

- Bloodlines - Lee Groves, Peter Marett (doctors perform a spinal tap on Courtney)

- Aliens Crush Man - Bill Brown (Dr. Frederico Laham looks over Courtney's spinal fluid)

- Razor Blade Terror - Alex Kharlamov (Dr. Laham sees an organism moving under the microscope)

- Awareness - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] (Dr. Laham asks P.J. what Courtney was doing over the last couple days/P.J. explains Courtney was swimming with her friends)

- Huge Monster is Coming - Bill Brown ("This information leads Dr. Laham to a serious conclusion.")

- Anxious - Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] (explanation of encephalitis)

- Dark Pulse 10 - Bernhard Hering, Martin Wester, Matthias Kruger (naegleria fowleri (the brain-eating amoeba))

- Scary Nuptules - Baxter Poe, Josh Mobley, Stan Hope ("In the United States, less than 1% of individuals infected with the naegleria fowleri parasite have survived.")

- Forensics - Anthony Phillips (P.J. and Tom shocked by the diagnosis)

- Bloodlines - Lee Groves, Peter Marett ("That wasn't even in my thought processes that it was an amoeba...and it hurt.")

- In Pursuit - Steve Rucker, Thomas Chase (Dr. Laham and his team put Courtney in a medically induced coma, and place her on a cocktail of antifungal and antibacterial drugs)

- Viral Evolution - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik [Cezame Music Agency] ("And for the next two days, Courtney remains on life support.")

- Dark 1 - Bernhard Hering, Martin Wester, Matthias Kruger ("I just kept praying for a miracle.")

- Cold Blooded Killer - Scott Marcussen ("In the I.C.U., the brain-eating amoeba, naegleria fowleri, is attacking 16-year-old Courtney Nash.")

- Paranormalyzer - Jonas Baker (after 48 hours on life support, doctors confirm that Courtney is brain dead)

- Saving Angels - Anthony Phillips (P.J. says her goodbyes to her daughter, and Courtney is taken off life support)

- Washed Ashore - Lois Blanca [Cezame Music Agency] ("But even in death, Courtney's giving nature persists."/Courtney became an organ donor after obtaining her driver's license, and was able to save four lives)

- Screaming Whispers - Steve Rucker, Thomas Chase ("But how did Courtney contract the horrific naegleria fowleri parasite?")

- Evil Intent - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik [Cezame Music Agency] (life cycle of the naegleria fowleri parasite)

- Adama - Ariel Blumenthal (Courtney swam in the St. Johns River six days prior to her death)

- Tender - Mark Cook (today, the family has started a foundation in Courtney's honor)

- Sinister Angel - Christopher Ashmore, Benjamin Marks [Audio Network] (how to avoid the naegleria fowleri parasite)

CASE 3

- Dynasty Madness - Boris Nonte, Ronni Shaw (case intro)

- Hell on Wheels - Gareth Johnson [Audio Network] (Superior, Wisconsin/"Rob Nelson loves hitting the great wide open on his customized Harley Sportster."/Rob Nelson and his partner Angela Sabbatini have two kids, 14-year-old Dylan and 10-year-old Ashley)

- Joyful Spirit - Michael Levine, Scott Roewe (Rob works as an industrial painter)

- Country Folk - Richard Beddow (the family enjoys sitting outside on their deck and barbecuing)

- Cold Blooded Killer - Scott Marcussen (one day, Rob starts to feel nauseous while working)

- Insistent Rhythm - Donn Wilkerson (Rob continues to feel under the weather for a week)

- Brought to Life - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (one night, Rob goes into a coughing fit)

- Falsely Accused - Jean-François Morin, Nicolas Mizrachi [Cezame Music Agency] (Angela recommends Rob see a doctor)

- Fear Never Sleeps - Tom Howe (the next day, Rob visits the family doctor)

- Anxious - Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] (doctor X-rays Rob's chest)

- Dark Pulse 30 - Bernhard Hering, Martin Wester, Matthias Kruger (explanation of pneumonia)

- Fearful - Matthew Harris (Rob given antibiotics, and he returns to work)

- Life or Death - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (three weeks later, Rob develops a pain in his knee)

- Heart of Darkness - David O'Brien [Audio Network] (Rob continues to push through)

- Tension Drone - Anthony Phillips (for the next two weeks, Rob's symptoms keep him in bed)

- Frightening Visions - Laurent Levesque (Angela comes home to find Rob barely breathing)

- Dynasty Madness - Boris Nonte, Ronni Shaw (Angela rushes Rob to the hospital)

- Build to Bang - Steve Everitt ("Industrial painter Rob Nelson struggles for every breath, as his partner, Angela, watches helplessly in the E.R.")

- Plot Theory - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik [Cezame Music Agency] (doctors place Rob on oxygen/X-ray reveals Rob's lungs are filled with fluid)

- The Unexplained - Frederick Kron, Joanna Balloonknot (Dr. Timothy Rich takes on Rob's case)

- In Pursuit - Steve Rucker, Thomas Chase (doctors must take biopsies of Rob's lung)

- Nevada Snakebite - Dan Skinner, Adam Skinner [Audio Network] (Dr. Rich tells Rob surgery could be the only way to save his life)

- Crime Scene - Anthony Phillips ("It was really emotional."/biopsy reveals something unusual)

- Stalked and Hunted - Jeffrey Cardoni (disseminated blastomycosis)

- Joker - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik ("Blastomycosis is a rare fungal infection that only occurs in about one out of every 50,000 people.")

- Mental Disorder - Arnaud Rozenblat, Daniel Finot [Cezame Music Agency] (Dr. Rich tells the family that Rob's mortality rate is 90%)

- Dark Pulse 9 - Bernhard Hering, Martin Wester, Matthias Kruger (Rob's lungs collapse 16 times over the next 40 days)

- Awareness - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] ("In the I.C.U., Rob Nelson's lungs collapse 16 times, as he battles the insidious fungus, blastomyces dermatitidis.")

- Dark Pulse 9 - Bernhard Hering, Martin Wester, Matthias Kruger ("It was horrific.")

- Time to Confess - Scott Marcussen (after two weeks in a medically induced coma, Dr. Rich notices a slight improvement)

- Enchanted - Neil Pollard (Rob finally wakes up)

- Clearer - Thornton Jenkins (Angela is ecstatic Rob is awake)

- Subterfuge - Michael Levine ("But how did Rob contract blastomycosis?")

- The Informer - Anthony Phillips (life cycle of the blastomyces dermatitidis fungus)

- Build to Bang - Steve Everitt (Rob and Angela believe Rob got the fungus while sitting out on their deck)

- Tender - Mark Cook (a week later, Rob returns home, but still faces a long road to recovery)

- Wildflowers - Chris Neeser, Christopher Innes, Glenn Holley (the family has learned to enjoy the simpler things in life)

- Treacherous Waters - Jonas Baker (how to reduce the chances of contracting the blastomyces fungus)

- Smoke & Mirrors - Steve Martin (ending screen)