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Suspicious Minds

Album: Gold Audio 08: Beyond Expectations

Episode: 113

Lesson/Theme: Trusting each other; not jumping to conclusions.

Bible Verse: Isaiah 30:15

Characters: Bernard, Connie, Eugene, Whit

Writer: Paul McCusker

Sound Designer: Dave Arnold

Original Air Date: May 5, 1990

Last Air Date: May 5, 2008

Description:
It's closing time at Whit's End, and Whit is totaling the receipts for the day. Eugene and Connie make small talk. Connie mentions she needs $100 to buy a used car, while Eugene needs the same amount to purchase a new personal computer. But when $60 winds up missing from the register that day and another $40 disappears the next, Connie and Eugene end up suspecting one another. Eugene sets out to catch and "reform" Connie, while Connie decides to replace the money from her own bank account to keep Eugene from getting into trouble. The whole thing comes to a head when Eugene actually booby-traps the cash register (a ploy which backfires on him), and Whit solves the mystery of the missing money. It was stuck in the back of the register drawer the whole time. Whit scolds his employees for their lack of trust in each other. Connie and Eugene promise to try to do better-a promise they keep for about 30 seconds.

Questions:
Did Connie and Eugene have good reason to suspect one another of taking the money? Explain your answer. Is it wrong to be suspicious of people? Why or why not? What's the best way to keep your suspicions in check?