Episode 4: VOICES

Crow Rating: 3 Crows

Written By: John Turman

Directed By: Steven Stern

Originally aired on WGN: 10/17/98

Music in this episode from: Days of The New and Lunatic Calm

Story Line
day at the carnival with Sarah brings Draven closer to Shelly when he meets a teenage trance-medium who may be unwittingly involved in murder.

A day at the Carnival brings back painful memories for Draven of one of his first dates with Shelly. At the fair, he and Sarah stumble across a young trance-medium whose handlers claim he can channel dead spirits. Jesse (Brendan Fletcher), a sad exploited teenager, actually has powers. He connects with Shelly who has a message for Draven - that he must continue to "set things right" as a way of finally clearing the slate to allow the two of them to be together. Draven thinks he has found the means of reaching Shelly always, but the contact is short lived. Jesse is being exploited by his handler Doc (Gerard Plunkett), who uses him as a meal ticket to identify 'marks' in the audience for robberies. When one of those robberies results in murder, Detective Albrecht turns his attention to Jesse, who seems to have predicted the killing. Draven saves the boy from Doc and his murderous henchmen, but to free Jesse from further misuse Draven must help the boy give up his powers, and in doing so, relinquish this precious link with Shelly.

Personal Thoughts
A nice departure from the usual themes that Crow stories have covered.