All I Got For Christmas

 NOTE: Like "Backyard Killers" and "Holiday from Hell, this episode looks back at three past cases...with a Christmas theme placed on it. Most of the tracks replaced are the ones from Universal Production Music.

- God Rest You Merry Gentlemen - Paul Mottram [Audio Network] ("The holiday season is a time for surprises...a time for giving...and receiving...but not all gifts are welcome.")

- Inner Space - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (episode intro)


CASE 1

- Thoughts - David Michael, Lee Pomeroy [Audio Network] (Orland Park, Illinois)

- Marindie - Kevin Browne [Audio Network] (Dante Autullo and his partner Gail Glaenzer have four children)

- Double Play - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Dante works in construction, and in the winter, also does snow plowing)

- ? (one Tuesday morning in January, Dante is on a contracting job doing some carpentry)

- Surveillance - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd [Audio Network] (one hour into the work day, Dante inadvertently stands on a hose)

- ? (Dante accidentally whacks himself in the head with a nail gun he was holding)

- Nevada Snakebite - Dan Skinner, Adam Skinner [Audio Network] (Dante carries on with his work/a few hours later, Dante starts to get a headache)

- Heart of Mystery - Greco Casadesus [Cezame Music Agency] (Dante pushes through his pain for the rest of shift, and heads home/Dante shows Gail his gash)

- ? (a few hours later, Dante wakes up from his sleep with his head still pounding)

- ? (Dante starts to feel dizzy while driving the snow plow)

- ? (Dante heads home and goes to bed, choosing not to see a doctor)

- Life or Death - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (Dante's mother, Gerri, phones him, but Dante, wanting to sleep, ignores her)

- Unacceptable Acts - David Vanacore, Joseph Greenier [KPM Music] (but Dante can't fall asleep, and tells Gail he's nauseous)

- Forensics - Bob Bradley, Michael Bradley [Audio Network] (Gail takes Dante to the clinic/doctor encourages Dante to go to the hospital to get a cat scan of his head)

- Bloodwork (a) - Bradley Farmer [APM Music] (Gail rushes Dante to the hospital, despite Dante not wanting to go)

- Access Development - Brian Reidinger, Ryan Leach, Darren Drew [KPM Music] (doctor returns with the results of Dante's cat scan)

- ? (neurosurgeon Dr. Leslie Schaffer takes on Dante's case)

- Hell on Earth - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (scan reveals a nail in Dante's brain)

- ? ("A 3/¼-inch nail is embedded in Dante's brain.")

- Avoiding Detection - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Dante's family rush to his bedside)

- Jingle Bells 3 - Paul Mottram [Audio Network] ("Christmas is the season of surprises...")

- Hanging On - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] ("...and Dante Autullo certainly gets more than he bargained for when he finds out there's a 3/¼-inch nail embedded in his brain."/the nail pierced the brain in a way that caused Dante minimal weakness)

- ? (the real risk to Dante, however, is in removing the nail, and the chances of success in removing the nail are only 5%)

- The Unknown - Michael Vickerage, Andrew Phillips [KPM Music] (Dr. Schaffer takes Dante into the O.R.)

- Time Critical - Takeshi Furukawa (Dante's family waits anxiously in the waiting room)

- Unsettling Terrain - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (two hours later, Dr. Schaffer comes out of the O.R. with a status update)

- ? (the nail was successfully removed without incident)

- ? (a few hours later, Dante wakes up in the I.C.U.)

- Bright Young Thing - Adam Drake [Audio Network] (two days later, Dante is released from the hospital, and he continues his work as a contractor)

- ? (the brain lacks pain receptors, explaining why Dante never felt the nail in his head)

- The Arrival - Cody Westheimer [SOURCE NOT KNOWN] (today, Dante lives a normal life)

- Partridge in a Pear Tree - Simon Anderson [Audio Network] ("The holiday season is full of surprises...most are gratefully received...")


CASE 2

- Apocalypse - Chris Blackwell [Audio Network] ("...but not the threat lurking inside one unsuspecting little boy."/case intro)

- Take a Break - Drew Lerdal [KPM Music] (Orange County, California/Ken and Rachael Franklin met in college at a Halloween party)

- ? (the couple have two boys, 4-year-old Luke and 7-year-old Paul)

- Bioluminescence - Drew Lardel, Brian Reidinger, Darren Drew [KPM Music] (one day in July, the family is enjoying a day at the beach during a camping trip along the central California coast)

- Presumed Unbiased - Doug Bossi, Doug Beiden [KPM Music] (Paul trips over a rock and scrapes his knee)

- Laying in Wait - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] (Ken takes Paul over to Rachael, who cleans up the blood and puts a bandage over the wound)

- Sixth Sense - Orlando Jopling [Audio Network] (for a week, Rachel and Ken treat the wound on Paul's knee, but it doesn't seem to be healing)

- Reversed Reality - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd [Audio Network] (a couple days later, Ken takes Paul ice skating at the local ice rink)

- Nowhere to Go - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (Paul falls on his wounded knee, and Ken takes him to the locker room to check the wound)

- Urgency 3 - Helen Jane Long [Audio Network] (at home, Ken dresses the reopened wound)

- Waiting Game - Helen Jane Long [Audio Network] (Ken puts liquid bandage on the wound)

- Prison Sewer - Didier Rachou [KPM Music] (the next morning, Rachael wakes up Paul, and notices his knee has swollen)

- Nocturnal Attack* - David Vanacore, Brandon Thompson [KPM Music] (Rachael notices Paul limping)

- Bells of Christmas - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Inside the Monster)

- ? ("7-year-old Paul Franklin has a swelling the size of an orange on his knee.")

- ? (Rachael takes Paul to urgent care)

- ? (doctor is agitated at the fact that Paul has a liquid bandage over his wound)

- Determination - Simon Lambros [Audio Network] (doctor believes it could be MRSA)

- Abandonment - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (doctor prescribes a combination of antibiotics)

- Shocking Truth - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (six days later, the doctor determines the wound is healing)

- Prison Sewer - Didier Rachou [KPM Music] (explanation of pus)

- Mirror Image 4 - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (the next day, Rachael notices the wound has turned black)

- Numbered Days - Jason Pedder, Ashley Barnes, Douglas Brown [Audio Network] (explanation of gangrene)

- Journeying - Simon Lambros [Audio Network] ("Paul could lose a leg.")

- ? (Rachael begins squeezing the wound)

- ? (Rachael proceeds with squeezing the wound, despite Paul not wanting her to touch it)

- Brought to Life - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (sting that plays after the previous track)

- Deliverance - Bill Bruford [Audio Network] (a mysterious black object flies out)

- Pluck the Halls - Patrick Hawes [Audio Network] ("Surprises come in all shapes and sizes...")

- ? (...but when Rachael Franklin tries to squeeze the pus out of her son Paul's infected knee...an unwelcome gift pops out."/Rachael examines the object)

- ? ("And this object has peculiar characteristic.")

- Adrenaline Addiction - David Vanacore, Brandon Thompson [KPM Music] (Rachael realizes what the object is -- it's a snail!)

- Apocalypse - Chris Blackwell [Audio Network] (the snail that came out of Paul's knee is known as littorina scutulata)

- Puppy Love - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [KPM Music] (Paul, in typical boy style, thinks it's cool a snail popped out of his knee)

- The Search Continues 4 - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] ("Littorina scutulata is a sea snail that can survive in a wide variety of temperatures and salt levels, and can even live out of water for several weeks by retreating inside its shell.")

- Times Past - Kathryn Tickell [Audio Network] (Paul thinks it's crazy/Rachael tells Ken/Paul affectionately names the snail "Turbo.")

- The Search 4 - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (The littorina scutulata snail is commonly found along the Pacific coast of North America)

- ? (the snail likely got inside Paul's wound after he scraped it on the beach)

- Believe in Miracles (a) - James McWilliam, Nick Crofts [KPM Music] (Paul's knee immediately starts healing/unfortunately, the snail didn't last long, but the family still has the shell)

- The Men In Suits - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] (how to treat open wounds properly)

- Pluck the Halls - Patrick Hawes [Audio Network] ("The holidays are a popular time to shop...celebrate...and eat...")


CASE 3

- ? ("...but for one man, an everyday food...becomes a living nightmare."/case intro)

- Marindie - Kevin Browne [Audio Network] (Brewster, Massachusetts)

- Frontier 2 - Helen Jane Long [Audio Network] (one night, Ron doesn't feel hungry)

- Dangerous Knowledge - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (Ron's appetite declines over the next two weeks)

- Malady - Kurt Oldman; Awareness - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] (Ron develops a bad cough)

- Threat Level - Matt Hill [Audio Network] (Ron's coughing steadily becomes worse)

- One Down - Scott Marcussen (Nancy fears Ron's coughing is his emphysema progressing)

- ? ("And before they know it, Ron's condition takes a nosedive.")

- ? (Ron's sister and her husband come to visit)

- ? (Ron's condition spirals out of control)

- Answers and Questions - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Nancy calls 911/Ron's blood pressure is extremely low)

- Bells of Christmas - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Inside the Monster)

- ? ("For nearly a month, Ron Sveden's been plagued by a loss of appetite and violent coughing attacks.")

- ? (explanation of pneumonia)

- Under Pressure - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (enter Dr. Scott Slater)

- Lost Oracle - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Dr. Slater performs a bronchoscopy on Ron)

- Time Passes - Barrie Gledden, Steve Dymond, Jason Pedder [Audio Network] (Dr. Slater sees a mass/Dr. Slater believes it may be lung cancer)

- Under Pressure - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (results of Ron's biopsy come back clear/Dr. Slater takes another sample of the mass)

- ? (result of the second bronchoscopy also comes back clear)

- ? (Ron taken into the operating room for a third bronchoscopy)

- ? (Dr. Slater gets a phone call from the surgeon)

- ? ("For nearly two weeks, Ron Sveden has been hospitalized with pneumonia and a collapsed lung.")

- Cunning Plan - Tim Garland [Audio Network] (doctor comes in to reveal the culprit)

- No Leads - Debbie Wiseman [Audio Network] (it's a pea!)

- ? (doctors tell Ron and Nancy they removed the pea)

- ? (explanation of the epiglottis/Ron's immune system attacked the pea)

- ? ("It's just amazing...it's just amazing.")

- Pick and Choose - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (doctors believe the pea Ron inhaled was raw)

- Confer and Fire Syn - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (Ron makes a quick recovery)

- Change Is Coming - Darren Drew, Ryan Leach, Brian Reidinger [KPM Music] (today, Ron and Nancy look back and laugh at the whole experience/Ron still eats peas)

- Deck the Halls - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] ("This holiday season...as you unwrap your presents...spare a thought for the unfortunate souls with...")

- Enflamed Opinion - Denis Levaillant [Cezame Music Agency] ("...Monsters Inside Me.")

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