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Treasure Hunt

Album: Gold Audio 14: Meanwhile, In Another Part of Town

Episode: 198

Lesson/Theme: God's protection.

Bible Verse: Proverbs 10:29

Characters: Bart, Eugene, Whit, Tom

Writer: Paul McCusker

Sound Designer: Dave Arnold

Original Air Date: July 11, 1992

Last Air Date: September 23, 2008

Description:
The crowds are gathering at McCalister Park for the big Treasure Hunt and War Games Contest sponsored by Bart Rathbone's Electric Palace and Odyssey 105 FM. Bryan Dern is excitedly reporting on the competition as teams of two players race all over town to find the secret treasure. It seems as if everyone in town is participating, except for Whit and Tom. They want nothing to do with one of Bart Rathbone's schemes. At Tom's barn, while listening to Cryin' Bryan on the radio, they also hear that the infamous Hank Murray, who tried to rob Connie and Eugene at Whit's End, has escaped from Campbell County Jail. Whit wonders if Murray would be so bold as to come back to Odyssey. Sure enough, he does return. Murray shows up at the barn and takes Tom and Whit hostage! Meanwhile, the unlikely team of Isaac Morton and Eugene Meltsner is doing well in the contest. But things get complicated when Isaac and Eugene disagree over a set of clues. Isaac ends up at Tom's barn, where he is also promptly taken hostage by Hank Murray. This leaves Eugene as their only hope for rescue! Things look dim, until Eugene bursts into the barn just as Hank Murray is about to escape on one of Tom's horses. Eugene stops Hank by blowing a special whistle, which sends the horse into a fit! Murray is thrown from the horse, and Eugene disarms him. Eugene has saved the day, and everyone learns a lesson about God's protection.

Questions:
Why didn't Whit want to take part in the contest even though it was for a good cause? Did Whit and Tom handle the situation with Hank Murray correctly? What about Isaac and Eugene? Why did Eugene get so carried away with his squirt gun?