The Brain Colonizer

 

- Piano Steps - Mark Russell (show intro)


CASE 1

- Frame of Mind - Tom Quick [Audio Network] (White City, Saskatchewan, Canada/Kayla and Donnie Thompson have three young children: 6-year-old Macy, 4-year-old Caden, and 13-month-old Khyler)

- Shaft of Light - David Kelly [Audio Network] (Donnie works at a car dealership, while Kayla stays home with the kids)

- Enduring - Olivier Renoir (briefly plays in between the previous and next track)

- In the Mind's Eye - Donn Wilkerson (one Saturday afternoon in autumn, Donnie notices Khyler chewing on something)

- Intuition - Mat Andasun [Audio Network] (a few hours later, Donnie notices Khyler drooling while preparing him for a nap)

- Under the Influence - David Vanacore, Matt Koskenmaki [KPM Music] (Donnie then notices Khyler curled up into the fetal position)

- Vodka Sazerac - Debbie Wiseman [Audio Network] (a half hour later, Donnie checks up on Khyler and discovers him breathing abnormally)

- Verdict - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik [Cezame Music Agency] (in the bathroom, Khyler gasps for air)

- ? (Donnie calls Kayla)

- ? (Kayla returns home)

- Kept in Suspense - Baxter Poe, Josh Mobley, Stan Hope (Kayla and Donnie make the trip to the hospital)

- Web of Intrigue - Andrew Britton, David Goldsmith (Kayla and Donnie arrive at the hospital/doctors believe Khyler may be having an allergic reaction)

- Clock Stab - Martin Lawrence (allergy medication has no effect)

- Critical Tension - Philip Guyler [Audio Network] (doctors put an oxygen mask on Khyler)

- Mind Game - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik (doctors insert an oxygen tube down Khyler's airway)

- Thumper - Brad Smith (explanation of croup)

- Pulse of Fear - Andrew Britton, David Goldsmith (doctors send Khyler for an X-ray of his chest)

- Gathering Data - Luke Richards [Audio Network] (doctors show Kayla and Donnie the X-ray, which has an object doctors believe is a coin lodged in Khyler's esophagus)

- Endless Corridor - Laurent Levesque (doctors take Khyler into surgery)

- No Time Left - Olivier Renoir (the object is actually a button battery)

- Crusader - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (despite the battery having been removed, the damage caused to Khyler is serious)

- Grenade Overflow - David Vanacore, Brandon Thompson [KPM Music] ("Doctors have just removed a button battery from 1-year-old Khyler Thompson's throat.")

- Missing Evidence - Takeshi Furukawa (Kayla and Donnie go in to check on Khyler)

- Bloodlines - Lee Groves, Peter Marett (Kayla and Donnie see Khyler with a tracheotomy)

- CSI - Anthony Phillips ("It's common for young children, especially between the ages of 1 and 3, to swallow foreign objects such as coins, marbles, and buttons.")

- Urban Satellites - Benjamin Cocks (Donnie goes home and notices the back of the remote pulled off and the battery missing)

- Little Flickers - Daniel Pemberton (after a few weeks, Khyler starts to improve)

- The Quiet Road U/S - David Das (today, Khyler is 3 years old, but still has the trach)

- Short Wear - Henri Foures [Cezame Music Agency] (how to prevent children from swallowing button batteries)


CASE 2

- Swat - Steve Everitt (case intro)

- Night Drive - Lindsay Tomasic, Tim Kobza (Fairfax, Virginia/John and Chris Hoover are a married couple, and religion plays a big part in their lives)

- Country Comfort - Christopher Franke (John and Chris have three daugthers, Laura, Carrie, and their youngest, 18-year-old Jamie/Jamie is now in college at Virginia Tech)

- Lighter Fluid - Bret Levick, Sven Spieker; Desert Moon - James Jacobsen, Parthenon Huxley (John and Chris have mixed feelings about Jamie going to college)

- Hurricane - Denis Levaillant [Cezame Music Agency] (briefly plays in between the previous and next tracks)

- After Darkness - Denis Levaillant (one day in December, while cramming for finals in the library, the fluorescent light starts to hurt Jamie's eyes)

- Trust No One - John DeFaria [Audio Network] (Jamie puts on her glasses)

- ? (the next day, while trying to study again, Jamie gets a bad migraine/despite this, she does well on her exams)

- Light in the Attic - Scott Marcussen (during winter break, while driving, Jamie gets a replusive taste in her mouth)

- Enduring - Olivier Renoir (Jamie feels the urge to throw up)

- ? (Jamie then feels the corners of her vision start to turn black)

- Action - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd [Audio Network] (then, Jamie is unable to see at all)

- ? ("18-year-old Jamie Hoover is running errands when suddenly, everything goes dark.")

- ? (Jamie manages to pull over safely)

- Flight - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (after 45 seconds, Jamie's vision returns)

- ? (later that night, Jamie is awoken by a smell, and is then hit by a wave of nausea)

- By Stealth - David Kelly [Audio Network] (the next evening, Jamie tells her family about her symptoms)

- Minor Threat (d), (b) - Baxter Poe, Stan Hope (the next day, John takes Jamie to the doctor)

- Hell on Earth - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (Jamie senses the weird smell again)

- Between the Lines - Michael Levine (seconds later, the episode ends)

- Blood Thirsty - Frederick Kron, Joanna Balloonknot (doctor sends Jamie to the emergency room/doctors run and MRI on Jamie's brain, which reveals two larges circles inside her brain)

- Alchemy 2 - Tom Quick [Audio Network] ("I'm looking at holes in my baby's brain.")

- Dark City - Steve Rucker, Thomas Chase (neurologist Dr. Eric Sklar steps in to interpret the scans, and believes the holes may be a mass or a tumor)

- Rises and Swells - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd [Audio Network] ("I couldn't believe that there could actually be something in my brain.")

- Death Star - Nick Ingman, Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (Dr. Sklar believes Jamie's hallucinations are partial seizures)

- Exercise Caution - Jeffrey Cardoni (Dr. Sklar takes a detailed history of Jamie's symptoms, and reaches a stunning diagnosis)

- Ancestral Fear - Marc-Olivier Dupin [Cezame Music Agency] (Jamie diagnosed with pork tapeworm)

- Dynasty Madness - Boris Nonte, Ronni Shaw (explanation of the pork tapeworm)

- Water Table - Didier Petit, Helene Breschand [Cezame Music Agency] ("I was grossed out to think that there was something living in her brain."/Jamie placed on antiparasitic medication)

- Dark City - Steve Rucker, Thomas Chase ("Pork tapeworms have a brilliant defense mechanism that makes them very tricky to kill.")

- Find Him - Takeshi Furukawa (Dr. Sklar is concerned that if the pork tapeworm isn't treated adequately, Jamie could have continued lesions and seizures)

- Scary Throb - Anthony Phillips ("For three months, 18-year-old Jamie Hoover has suffered agonizing migraines and hallucinations, from pork tapeworms in her brain.")

- Sad Escape - Kurt Oldman (one day, at a religious function with her family, the migraine finally stops)

- Valley of Tranquillity - Chris Egan, Trystan Francis [Audio Network] (life cycle of the pork tapeworm)

- Barcelona Nights - Mike Garson (Jamie believes she got infected on a trip to Dominica two years prior)

- Little Flickers - Daniel Pemberton (today, Jamie is back at school and studying hard, although her experience with the parasite has affected her memory)

- Haunted - Rebecca Wiser (how to avoid the pork tapeworm)


CASE 3

- Swat - Steve Everitt (case intro)

- Summertime Cocktail - Christopher Innes, Glenn Holley, Tom Caffey (North Wilkesboro, North Carolina)

- Loose Chicken - David Vanacore, Matt Koskenmaki [KPM Music] (Steve and Linda Brown have two daughters, 7-year-old Melissa and 6-year-old Faith)

- Sixth Sense - Orlando Jopling [Audio Network] (one day in mid-June, Linda notices Faith laying on the couch not feeling well)

- International Incident - Robin Forrest [KPM Music] (the next day, Linda notices Faith has a slight temperature and spots on her arm)

- ? ("I was always concerned if one of my young'uns didn't feel good.")

- Viral Evolution - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik [Cezame Music Agency] (later that day, Linda takes Faith to the doctor's office/explanation of chickenpox)

- Ice Child 2 - Chris Egan, Trystan Francis [Audio Network] (doctor suggests a fever reducer)

- Too Tense - Christopher Franke (when they get home, Linda keeps Faith away from Melissa)

- Quizzer - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (the following day, Linda notices a raised rash on Faith's face)

- Rural Prison* - Doug Bossi, Doug Beiden [KPM Music] (Faith's temperature is now 102/Linda calls the doctor)

- Magical - Paul Mottram [Audio Network] (doctor prescribes antibiotics to Faith over the phone)

- Digital Sun - Lindsay Tomasic, Quinn (by the next morning, Faith starts to show signs of recovery)

- ? (but the next day, Faith feels unwell again, and her temperature is now 104)

- Orion - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (Linda rushes Faith back to her pediatrician/doctor believes it's just a virus, but does additional blood work on Faith regardless)

- ? (a few hours later, Linda receives a call from the doctor, who tells her that Faith's platelet count is low)

- The Men In Suits - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] (explanation of platelets)

- ? (Faith's platelets are only 17,000)

- Dark Skies - Debbie Wiseman [Audio Network] ("6-year-old Faith Brown has a dangerously low platelet count.")

- ? (Linda and Steve rush Faith to the hospital, where doctors determine her liver is enlarged)

- The Hive - Christian Telford, David Edwards (Linda tries to comfort Faith, but Faith is too much in pain to take it)

- ? (test results reveal Rocky Mountain spotted fever)

- Electronic Warfare* - David Vanacore, Brandon Thompson [KPM Music] (the rickettsia rickettsii bacteria is attacking Faith's blood vessels)

- Intentional Concealment - David Vanacore, Joseph Greenier [KPM Music] ("What makes the rickettsia rickettsii bacteria so dangerous is its ability to tear open the blood vessels, and cause significant internal hemorrhaging.")

- ? (doctors relate that Rocky Mountain spotted fever is more easily treatable if caught within the first five days of symptons, but Faith has gone untreated for ten days, and her blood platelet count is a mere 11%)

- A Waiting Game 4 - Jody Jenkins [Audio Network] (Faith placed on doxycycline)

- Panic Stricken - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik (Faith goes into a seizure)

- Fallen Heart (Ending) - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd [Audio Network] ("6-year-old Faith Brown is battling the deadly disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever.")

- Crisis Matter - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (Faith placed on life support)

- Abandonment - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (the next day, Faith is still unresponsive/Linda and Steve make the decision to take Faith off life support, and Faith tragically passes away)

- Avoiding Environmental Danger - David Vanacore, Mikolai Stroinski [KPM Music] (the rickettsia rickettsii bacteria is spread by infected ticks)

- Cybertex 4 - James Brett [Audio Network] (Steve and Linda recall seeing a tick on Faith's leg eleven days before her death)

- Between the Lines - Michael Levine (six years later, Steve and Linda are still trying to come to terms with their loss)

- Delicate Beauty - Michael Jones, Thomas Chase (today, Linda and Steve have started the "Faith Can Move Mountains" endowment fund to draw awareness to Rocky Mountain spotted fever)

- I Remember - Christopher Franke (how to avoid contracting Rocky Mountain spotted fever)

- Smoke & Mirrors - Steve Martin; Enflamed Opinion - Denis Levaillant [Cezame Music Agency] (ending screen)

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