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William
Boone (Kevin Kilner) encountered a suicidal young woman with
artifical
limbs for hands, poised to leap off the top of a
building. Boone's CVI identified her as Julie Payton (Emily Hampshire),
the orphaned daughter of famous missionary parents who were killed
in a fiery car crash which also destroyed Julie's hands. After
Boone talked Julie down from the building, he discussed her case
with Da'an (Leni Parker), who chose her as the first "public" recipient
of experimental Taelon limb regeneration technology.
As Boone bonded with Julie, he became suspicious of the Taelon
medical program and pondered why Da'an used the word "public" when
referring to the decision to operate on Julie. He wondered if there
were previous limb regenerations and if so, what happened to the
patients. The operation on Julie proceeded and her limbs were successfully
transformed. Recovering full use of her beautiful new hands, Julie
viewed the experience as nothing less than a miracle, which inspired
her to believe that the Companions were messengers of God. This
touched off a groundswell of religious fervor, which was quickly
capitalized on by Travis Murray (Peter Krantz), founder of the
new Church of the Companions. He was thrilled when Julie showed
up at his Church during a live on-line meeting. Boone, on the other
hand, was not so happy. He questioned Julie's religious view of
the Companions and doubted that Travis Murray's motives were in
the girl's best interest.
Boone
and Lili Marquette (Lisa Howard) developed a real fondness for
Julie
and were determined to protect her, ready to act on a
pronouncement from Jonathan Doors (David Hemblen) that she was
in grave danger if anything went wrong with the regeneration process.
Prophetically, Julie's new hands began to deteriorate and she turned
to Murray for help. As the Taelons discussed "isolation procedures" with
FBI Agent Ronald Sandoval (Von Flores), Boone and Lili found Julie
under the protective custody of Murray. Breaking into Reverend
Murray's headquarters, they were able to spirit her out of the
building. In a plan devised to ensure her long-term safety, Boone
and Lili arranged for Julie to appear on a top-rated TV talk show
where she announced to the world that although her operation was
unsuccessful in material terms, she considered it a true miracle
since it created faith and strength in her. Despite Julie's announcement,
the membership of the Church of the Companions increased and in
a frightening moment of complicity, Da'an complimented Murray on
strengthening the Companions' message through his work with Julie.
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