The Battle at Shadow Ridge
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The Battle at Shadow Ridge is the eighth episode of the television series Miracles
. It was never aired in the United States, and first aired on November 21, 2003 in Canada on VisionTV.
investigating a phenomenon known as "ghost lights", Paul and Alva head to Shadow Valley to talk to Ginnie Jacobson, whose two young children, Renata and Gus, have reported seeing the ghost of a Confederate soldier
in the woods
outside their house
while walking home from school
. Paul and Alva attempt to convince the kids, who are too scared to even sleep
, that the man they saw was not a ghost. As their mother becomes more frustrated with trying to console the kids, Ginnie becomes more frustrated with SQ. The team discovers that because of a rip in a time hole, the worlds of the past and present are starting to intertwine. The two times becoming more and more visible and realistic to one another, which includes Paul being shot with a 140-year-old bullet
. In order to prevent the two times from fully merging, Paul and Alva must inform the soldier's ghost of the fates of his family members and finally lay him to rest.
Miracles (TV series)
Miracles is an American drama television program starring Skeet Ulrich and Angus Macfadyen. Created by Richard Hatem and Michael Petroni, the series has sometimes been dubbed a "spiritual version of The X-Files" by its creators...
. It was never aired in the United States, and first aired on November 21, 2003 in Canada on VisionTV.
Plot
While in VirginiaVirginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
investigating a phenomenon known as "ghost lights", Paul and Alva head to Shadow Valley to talk to Ginnie Jacobson, whose two young children, Renata and Gus, have reported seeing the ghost of a Confederate soldier
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
in the woods
Woods
Woods is a common surname of English and Irish origin.-A:* Alan Woods * Albert Woods* Albert H. Woods* Aubrey Woods* Ayiesha Woods-B:* Bambi Woods* Barbara Alyn Woods* Belita Woods* Ben Woods, rugby union player* Bill Woods...
outside their house
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
while walking home from school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
. Paul and Alva attempt to convince the kids, who are too scared to even sleep
Sleep
Sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness, relatively suspended sensory activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles. It is distinguished from quiet wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli, and is more easily reversible than...
, that the man they saw was not a ghost. As their mother becomes more frustrated with trying to console the kids, Ginnie becomes more frustrated with SQ. The team discovers that because of a rip in a time hole, the worlds of the past and present are starting to intertwine. The two times becoming more and more visible and realistic to one another, which includes Paul being shot with a 140-year-old bullet
Bullet
A bullet is a projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun. Bullets do not normally contain explosives, but damage the intended target by impact and penetration...
. In order to prevent the two times from fully merging, Paul and Alva must inform the soldier's ghost of the fates of his family members and finally lay him to rest.
Deleted scenes
There are some deleted scenes from this episode on the Miracles DVD release further explaining the disappearance of Evelyn in this episode. These scenes explore Evelyn's home life, with her son, Matty, and trying to organize a birthday party for him; also explored is Evelyn's attempts to get Matty's father, John, to appear at his party.Cast
- Main Cast
- Skeet UlrichSkeet UlrichBryan Ray Trout , best known as Skeet Ulrich, is an American actor best known for starring in the CBS drama Jericho as Jake Green and for portraying Billy Loomis in Scream...
as Paul Callan - Angus MacfadyenAngus MacfadyenAngus Macfadyen is a Scottish actor.Angus Macfadyen was born in Glasgow and was brought up partly in Africa, France, the Philippines and Singapore. His father was a doctor in the World Health Organisation. He was once engaged to actress Catherine Zeta-Jones.Angus attended the University of...
as Alva Keel - Marisa RamirezMarisa RamirezMarisa Carolina Ramirez is an American actress.-Early life:Ramirez attended an all-girls' school in Alhambra, California at the Ramona Convent Secondary School. Her career began at age 13 when she was brought to the attention of a major L.A...
as Evelyn Santos
- Skeet Ulrich
- Guest Cast
- Andrew KavovitAndrew KavovitAndrew Michael Kavovit is an Emmy-award winning actor, best known as one of the portrayers of Paul Ryan as a youngster in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, a role he played from 1986-1992 and then again 1996-2001...
as Henry Tucker - Susan YeagleySusan YeagleySusan Melinda Yeagley is an American actress.-Personal life:Yeagley married fellow actor Kevin Nealon on September 3, 2005 in Bellagio, Italy. She gave birth to their first child, son Gable Ness Nealon, on January 29, 2007 in Santa Monica, California...
as Ginnie Jacobson - Steffani BrassSteffani BrassSteffani Anne Brass is an American teen actress.Brass was born in Woodland Hills, California. She is the youngest of four children; she has two older sisters and an older brother. She also has a nephew....
as Renata Jacobson - Paul ButcherPaul Butcher (actor)Paul Butcher, Jr. is an American actor and singer.Butcher is best known for playing the role of Dustin Brooks, brother of Zoey Brooks, in the four seasons of the TV show Zoey 101....
as Gus Jacobson - Casey McFeron as Soldier #1
- Everette Wallin as Soldier #2
- Thomas NewtonThomas NewtonThomas Newton was an English cleric, biblical scholar and author. He served as the Bishop of Bristol from 1761 to 1782....
as Soldier #3 - William WinterWilliam WinterWilliam Winter may refer to:*William Winter , American drama critic and author*William Winter , British chess player*William Winter , Governor of Mississippi...
as Southern Rock - Zachary QuintoZachary QuintoZachary John Quinto is an American actor and producer. Quinto grew up in Pennsylvania and was active in high school musical theater. In the early 2000s he guest starred in television series and appeared in a recurring role in the serial drama 24 from 2003 to 2004...
as Messenger - Gillian Shure as ATV Girl
- Travis Aaron as ATV Guy
- Martin McClendon as Historian
- David Carpenter as Rural Deputy
- Lisa Gould as File Clerk
- Andrew Kavovit
External links
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