Leap Date:
June 14, 1966

Episode Adopted by: M.J. Cogburn
Additional info provided by: Deborah Hendryx and Brian Greene

Teaser:

In the second of a three-part saga, Sam again leaps into the life of Abagail Fuller...this time as her soon-to-be husband Will Kinman. Sam begins to fall for her himself, but a lynch mob led by Lita Aider may hang her if Sam doesn't find the runaway child Abagail was babysitting.

Sound file from this episode:

Al: It looks like you're gonna have
a witch hunt on your hands.

TV Guide Teaser:

Part 2. Sam bounds back into the life of Abagail Fuller (Melora Hardin), this time as her fiancé, who must save her when she again is suspected of a killing. Laura Fuller: Meg Foster. Leta: Mary Gordon Murray. Mrs. Tatkin: Wendy Robie. Sam: Scott Bakula.

Leapee:

Will Gunerson Kinman

Synopsis & Review:

When Sam leaps into a bed, a brunette suddenly kisses him. She is wearing a cross necklace and nothing else.  The music that’s playing is Unchained Melody by the Everly Brothers.

YOUNG WOMAN:  I love you.

They kiss more, and Sam rolls on top of her. The door opens, and he sees someone he recognizes – an older Marie Billings (played by Fran Bennett).

MARIE:  You two rabbits ought to be ashamed.  The wedding is tomorrow!  And in case you’ve forgotten how to add, that’s one more day.  Young lady, your father is spinning in his grave.  Now, cover yourself.  You, Will Kinman, if you don’t get outta here, I’m gonna… well, I don’t know what I’m gonna do – but get out! (She throws his clothes at him, then walks out and slams the door.)
SAM: W-Will K-Kinman?
Sam flashes back to Will Kinman in the sheriff’s office, saying:
WILL KINMAN:  Sheriff, do you think what L-Leta Aider says about that kind of craziness is true?
YOUNG WOMAN:  I couldn’t wait one more moment to touch you.
(She begins to kiss Sam again.)
MARIE:  And you’ve got five minutes to get dressed and get out of this house, or I’m throwing you out buck naked.  You get him out of here.  You hear me, Abigail Fuller?
SAM:  Abigail.  Oh… b-b-boy.

When Sam leaps in, he’s in a white long sleeved shirt with a tan lapel that’s unbuttoned.  He has on glasses and he’s looking at a newspaper.  The headline reads:  President Carter Traveling through Louisiana today.  There are 2 sections to the Baton Rouge Gazette – a total of 28 pages in the newspaper.  All of the surrounding print is about Los Angeles County.

SAM NARRATING:  Baton Rouge Gazette. July 28, 1978. Louisiana.  It wasn't over.  My memory was fading, but in my soul, I knew it wasn't over. I was still in the South, and somehow Abigail had summoned me back. But for what? And as who?
Sam walks over to the mirror to see an older Larry Stanton.  He takes off his glasses as he remembers:

LARRY STANTON: Bo, the child has legal rights!
SAM:  Wait a second.  Wait a second.

Coming back from his memory.

SAM:  Larry Stanton?
CHERYL LYNN STANTON:  Hello, sweet cheeks. Now, you come over here, you hot-blooded Southern rebel, and melt me down! Tonight, Lawrence Stanton III, I am Jane Fonda in Butterfield 8.
SAM:  Oh, boy.

Music:

"Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers plays as Sam Leaps in.

"Mockingbird" (A lullaby) – depending on the time in the show, it can be anywhere from sweet and calming to eerie.

Sam Trivia:

Sam thinks that it’s not fair that he can’t have a life with someone he has fallen in love with.

Miscellaneous Trivia:

Ira Zimmerman of the National Stuttering Project was brought in to assist Scott Bakula with the stuttering to make sure it was done with dignity.

Video of Stuttering Project praise:

Progression of Trilogy Characters - Part II:

Leta Aider:
Her daughter, Violet was presumed dead in 1953 and her husband was killed two years later, and Leta believed Abagail Fuller was responsible for both deaths.

New: Eleven years later she led a lunch mob that tried to kill Abagail after a local boy turned up missing. The boy was eventually found safe.

Violet Aider:
Next to Abagail fuller, she was the prettiest girl in the parish in 1953, but she vanished after the two girls had an argument over a locket. The entire parish searched for her until they found hre bloody sweater and decided a pack of wild dogs roaming in the area must have killed her. They destroyed the dogs and Sheriff Clayton Fuller closed the case.

New: Violet’s mother believed Abagail Fuller had murdered her daughter.

Abagail Fuller:
The whole town believed this little girl was cursed crazy because her mother and grandmother were "touched". When Sam leaped into her father Clayton, Abagail had just found the body of Bart Aider, father of Violet, a girl Abagail had been accused of murdering two years before. The girls had gotten into a fight over a locket, and Abagail said Violet had run off and that was the last she had seen of her. Violet’s body was never found, but her bloody sweater was. Clayton was the sheriff, and he closed the case, saying a pack of wild dogs must have killed the girl. Violet’s mother Leta never stopped haranguing Abagail, insisting she killed Violet. And when her husband Bart died under mysterious circumstances, she believed Abagail killed him, too. Leta tried to get Abagail to admit she killed Violet, and then set the Fuller house on fire, hoping to kill Abagail. Sam rescued Abagail and Leaped just before Clayton was killed.

New: Cut to 1966: Twenty-one-year-old Abagail was preparing to marry Will Kinman, the local deputy. Sam leaped into Will the night before the wedding, and she later told him that making love seemed wrong, and then in a "magic flash" it was as though their bodies were made for each other. Sam was equally attracted to Abagail, practically becoming obsessed with her. When Tavis Perkins, a boy she had been baby-sitting, disappeared, the town – at Leta’s instigation – blamed her and formed a lunch mob. Sam kept Abagail from being shot and helped the town find the missing boy.

Laura Blanchette Fuller:
Clayton Fuller’s wife. After Sam leaped into Clayton, he was under the impression that Laura was dead., but saw a "vision" of her when a gust of wind blew closed his bedroom door. He found out from Abagail that the night Violet Aider died, Laura and Clayton had a terrible argument and she left. Sam found out that she had been committed to Peach Hill Home fore the Mentally Ill that night. He visited and found her uncommunicative, rocking in a chair and staring into space, though she did seem to notice Al.

New: When Sam visited her eleven years later as Will Kinman, Laura had bandages on her head and one arm. She was more communicative, but talked about her mother, who had killed all of her brothers and sisters because there was no food. Laura had escaped death because she had fallen under the bed. She saw Sam as himself and believed he would keep her daughter safe.

Reta Blanchette:
Laura Fuller’s mother killed all of her children except Laura after she lost her husband and her money. Then she cut her own throat. The local story was that she preferred to kill her babies than to see them starve. Mr. Devareaux, who found the carnage, said she’d lost her mind. The local legend had it that the family had one cursed child every generation. First Reta, then Laura, now Abagail. Later it came out the reason Laura wasn’t killed was that she had slipped down between the beds and was not seen by her mother.

Pervis Takins:
Abagail Fuller was babysitting this seven-year-old when she told him she was going to get married. He had a crush on Abagail, and run off because he didn’t want her to get married. The townspeople thought Abagail had something to do with his disappearance, and tried to lynch her. Sam and Al find the child’s whereabouts, which saved Abagail.

Marie Beth Billings: She worked as the housekeeper for the Fuller family for thirty years.

Willis Gunerson Kinman:
Will Kinman was the son of a local doctor, and spoke with a stutter.

New: He seemed to like Abagail Fuller, and eventually proposed to her. Sam leaped into Will the night before their wedding just after the pair had made love. Will was now twenty-seven and deputy sheriff. Sam found himself falling for Abagail bit time. He had picked up Will’s stutter, but after they made love, he lost the stutter completely. Sam saved Abagail from a lynch mob and leaped.

Doc Kinman:
Doctor in a small Louisiana town where Sam found himself as sheriff. He couldn’t determine the cause of death of Bart Aider, and had to have the coroner from Shreveport come in. His son is Will Kinman.

Bo Loman:
Clayton Fuller’s deputy became sheriff on his death in 1955 and was still holding that position when Sam returned in 1966 and 1978.

Laurence (Larry) Stanton III:
Larry is a small town Louisiana lawyer who stepped into the lynch mob to help save Abagail Fuller from dying.

A compilation of clips from the originally televised movie-length version of Quantum Leap: Trilogy Part II and Trilogy Part III.

Mary Gordon Murray as Leta Aider
Stephen Lee as Sheriff Bo Loman
Fran Bennett as Marie Beth Billings
Travis Fine as Will Kinman (Mirror Image)
Meg Foster as Laura Fuller
W.K. Stratton as Laurence “Larry” Stanton, III
Melora Hardin as Abagail Fuller
Wendy Robie as Ms. Takins
Christopher Curry as Mr. Takins
Beth Peters as Townswoman
R. Leo Schreiber as Townsman

Guest Cast Notes:

Mary Gordon Murray as Leta Aider: Born on November 13, 1953 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Junior (1994), Quantum Leap (1989) and Poison Ivy (1992). Nominated for Broadway's 1982 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for a revival of "Little Me." She was awarded the 1991 Drama-Logue Award for Performance for "The Most Happy Fella" in the 25th Anniversary Season presented by Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson at the James A. Doolittle Theatre (University of California) in Los Angeles, California.

Stephen Lee as Sheriff Bo Loman: Born in Englewood New Jersey in 1955. Having lived in Europe the first 15 years of his life, Stephen comes from a "casino" background with his father selling and making slot machines. Stephen started acting when he came to the U.S in 1970 and eventually getting a partial scholarship to Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri.He has appeared in over 200 TV shows, 5 TV series and over 20 pilots. He has also played in 39 movies including: La Bamba (1987), WarGames (1983), Purple Hearts (1984), RoboCop 2 (1990), The Negotiator (1998), Dolls (1986) and many others. He speaks English, German, French and Spanish. His interests include golf, tennis, horseback riding (when time permits) and biking around his Sherman Oaks, CA neighborhood.Other guest staring appearances are NCIS (2003), Fear Itself (2008), Boston Legal (2004) (for which he received critical acclaim), Bones (2005) and 'Til Death (2006) . He is grateful everyday for a roof over his head and hopes for a more prosperous future for himself and everyone who has experienced such hard times.

Fran Bennett as Marie Beth Billings: Graduated from the University of Wisconsin with an M.A. and subsequently spent twelve years acting and as voice and movement director with the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. Her Broadway debut was a leading role in the short-lived play Mandingo at the Lyceum Theater in 1961. Thereafter, Bennett concentrated on stage acting and education, serving for many years on the faculty of the California Institute of the Arts, latterly as head of acting and director of performance at the CalArts School of Theater (1996-2003). Her credentials included a teaching spell at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and voice production workshops at several American universities. As an ensemble member of the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company, her dramatis personae tended to be powerful individuals (Othello, King Lear, Oberon, and others). Bennett's screen work has likewise shown a predilection towards sober, resolute authority figures: doctors, judges, head nurses, community leaders and family matriarchs, even a Fleet Admiral on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). Her TV debut was as early as 1952 but she did not become prolific in that medium until the late 70s. From then on, she regularly guest-starred in episodes of popular fare, ranging from soapies (The Bold and the Beautiful (1987), Dynasty (1981)) to crime drama (Simon & Simon (1981), Crossing Jordan (2001), NCIS (2003)) and science fiction (The Twilight Zone (1985), Quantum Leap (1989)). The Arkansas native was a 2005 inductee into Arkansas Black Hall of Fame. Her honours have included an NAACP Theatre Award and the inaugural AEA/AFTRA/SAG Diversity Award.

Travis Fine as Will Kinman: The writer, producer, director and editor of award-winning independent films, Travis Fine does not shy away from challenging or provocative material. THE SPACE BETWEEN, starring Academy Award winner Melissa Leo, takes audiences on a cross country journey with a young Pakistani boy on September 11, 2001, as he desperately tries to determine the fate of his father. In the 1970s period drama ANY DAY NOW, starring Alan Cumming and Garrett Dillahunt, Fine explores the definition of family as two gay men attempt to adopt a young boy with Down Syndrome. THE SPACE BETWEEN debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival, received a Special Jury Award for Leo's performance, and was purchased by the USA NETWORK and served as special programming for the cable network to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. ANY DAY NOW received over 20 Audience and Best Picture awards at film festivals all over the world, including Tribeca Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, and Outfest. The film was also recognized by the prestigious gay rights organization GLAAD with their 2013 Media Award for Best Film. After debuting on just one screen in Tokyo in April 2014, ANY DAY NOW became a cultural phenomenon in Japan, with long lines at the theaters, huge box office numbers, a one plus year theatrical run, and unprecedented media coverage for an indie film. ANY DAY NOW was remade in Korea, and in 2020 its world premiere as a stage musical in Japan.

Meg Foster as Laura Fuller: Blue-eyed brunette Meg Foster was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on May 10, 1948 to David and Nancy. She has four siblings and grew up in Rowayton, Connecticut. Foster studied acting at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse.Foster's first role came about in 1969, when she appeared in an episode of NET Playhouse (1964). Throughout the '70s, she guest starred in numerous TV shows including Barnaby Jones (1973), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), and Hawaii Five-O (1968), and played Hester Prynne, a young woman who has an affair with a pastor, in the miniseries The Scarlet Letter (1979). Foster did not really come to attention until 1982, though, when she replaced Loretta Swit as Christine Cagney in Cagney & Lacey (1981); she herself was later replaced by Sharon Gless (CBS reportedly wanted a more "feminine" actress playing the role of the detective). Foster began to appear in more movies throughout the late '80s, primarily Masters of the Universe (1987), in which she played the nefarious Evil-Lyn. Other notable films include the satirical science fiction flick They Live (1988), the horror sequel Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy (1989), and the comedic martial arts movie Blind Fury (1989) (Terry O'Quinn also appeared in the latter two). Foster continued to work prolifically throughout the '90s, mostly appearing in science fiction films. She also guest starred in many popular television shows such as Quantum Leap (1989), ER (1994), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Murder, She Wrote (1984), and Sliders (1995). After appearing in a 2000 episode of Xena: Warrior Princess (1995), Foster took a decade-long break from the acting industry. She returned in 2011 with roles in indie flicks 25 Hill (2011) and Sebastian (2011), and had a villainous role as a revenge-seeking witch in Rob Zombie's '70s-esque horror movie The Lords of Salem (2012). Additionally, Foster appeared in the TV show The Originals (2013), as well as Pretty Little Liars (2010) and its short-lived spin-off Ravenswood (2013). She re-teamed with Rob Zombie in 2016 for his horror film 31 (2016), in which Foster plays a kidnapped carnival worker. Foster has a son, Christopher, with Ron Starr. At one point, she was married to actor Stephen McHattie.

W.K. Stratton as Laurence “Larry” Stanton, III: Born on August 2, 1950 in Front Royal, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World (2011), Shoot 'Em Up (2007) and Machete (2010). He is married to Maureen Denise Lacoste. Appeared in the pilots of four different series created by Donald P. Bellisario: Magnum, P.I. (1980), Airwolf (1984), Quantum Leap (1989) and JAG (1995). Holds the unique distinction for having "flown" (in character) a Corsair, a Viper, and Airwolf. (three aircraft used in Bellasario productions).

Melora Hardin as Abagail Fuller: Melora Hardin is an American actress, singer and director from Houston, Texas who is known for playing Jan Levinson from The Office and Trudy Monk from Monk. She also acted in The Rocketeer, 24 Dresses, 17 Again, Hannah Montana: The Movie, Transparent, The Bold Type and The Hot Chick. She had two daughters with Gildart Jackson, a British actor.Was cast as "Jennifer Parker" in Back to the Future (1985) after actress Claudia Wells dropped out of the film during preproduction. Wells had recently filmed a television pilot (Off the Rack (1984) ) that had been picked up by ABC for a six-episode run and the shooting schedules would have conflicted. Melora never shot a single frame of the movie, however; she was let go when Eric Stoltz was replaced by Michael J. Fox as the original Marty McFly because she was considered too tall to be his girlfriend. Wells was then brought back as Marty's girlfriend when her series didn't get picked up by ABC for a full season. She also appeared on several episodes of "The Office" as Jan.

Guests Who Appeared in Other Episodes of Quantum Leap:

W.K. Stratton also appeared in the episodes "Genesis", "Good Night, Dear Heart," two different radio despatchers in "Black on White on Fire" and "Hurricane", and the trilogy episodes "One Little Heart", and "The Last Door."

Fran Bennett also played in "Justice."

Say What?

The stock footage used in Trilogy Part I and Trilogy Part II is the same! You can see the same people walking around the hospital. However, the time periods are 11 years apart.

Quotable Quotes:

SAM’S FIRST THOUGHTS OF THE LEAP:
It had been eleven years and Abagail had grown from a frightened child to a glorious young woman. Al’s request to stay away from her was like asking the sun not to rise on their wedding day.

Al: She knows.
Sam: She doesn’t k..know anything.
Al: I just heard what she said. She felt it the moment you leaped in and she knows it wasn’t just Will that she was with last night.

Sam: I don’t have a lot of time.
Abagail: What are you talking about?
Sam: I love you. No matter what happens or whatever I say in the future, just know that in this brief moment of time we belong to each other. Please know that.

Sam: As soon as I touched her, it was me. It was all me. Me and Abagail.

Cherlyn Stanton: Hello Sweet cheeks! Come on over here you hot-blooded southern rebel and melt me down! Tonight, Laurence Stanton the third, I am Jane Fonda in Butterfield 8!

Best Lines:

Al’s Best Lines:
To whom are you talking? People are going to think you are coo-coo walking around like this.

What matters is that you ARE Sam Beckett! That’s the reason you got this crazy job!

Sam’s Best Line:
Even heroes are human.

Best Scenes:

Who’s Obsessed Scene:

Sam: How did I get back here?… Marie and Abagail – Abagail all grown up… in the house… the house that was on fire. I changed history. She’s alive. She’s alive. Abagail is alive. Wait… there was a fire and a window and she gout out and I didn’t. But… I’m… alive. I’m alive and I’m here as Will Kinman but why… why am I back here this is not making any sense at all.
Al: What’s not making any sense at all?
Sam: I…
Al: To whom are you talking? People are going to think you are coo-coo walking around like this.
Sam: He’s dead.
Al: Who’s dead?
Sam: C..Clayton Fuller’s dead.
Al: Yeah.
Sam: I leaped in… he died and I leap into… into
Al: Into?
Sam: Into… into… ahm…
Al: Eh? You leaped into…
Sam: I leaped in… Do you realize where I l..leaped into?
Al: Yeah. Potterville Louis…
Sam: No… that’s not what I meant.
Al: Your stuttering.
Sam: Yeah, well, I think it’s some rr-residual from W..Will.
Al: Uh huh.
Sam: She’s incredible Al. Her eyes, her face, her hair the way it smells, and…
Al: Uh huh….
Sam: And her skin…
Al: Ok ok… whoa cowboy… I know you leaped in under intimate circumstances but you gotta be careful.
Sam: Careful?
Al: Well, listen to yourself. It’s Will that’s in love with Abagail… not Sam.
Sam: I know that… I know that…
Al: It’s June 14, 1966…
Sam: She’s so beautiful, Al…
Al: And you’ve leaped back into Potterville Louisiana and that’s all we have got right now.
Sam: It’s… eleven years later. Abagail’s 21.
Al: That’s right, and Will’s 27.
Sam: I feel like I’m 27… I feel like I’m 17 and I’m… g..getting married tomorrow.
Al: No, Will’s getting married tomorrow. I gotta get you outta here.
Sam: I belong here!
Al: You’ve got me worried big time.
Sam: What are you worried about?
Al: Ziggy, okay, let’s get to work on this. Sam, do me a favor?
Sam: What?
Al: Stay away from Abagail, okay?
Sam: Okay.

Family heritage:

Laura: They all died.
Sam: Died?
Al: She must know Clayton died.
Laura: Casey, Taylor, Sadie, Bobby, Mary Lou and Jesse… all of them.
Al: That’s her brothers and sisters.
Sam: What happened to them?
Laura: Momma did it but it wasn’t her fault… she got so sad. Daddy went away and never came back. She’d cry and cry.
Sam: What did your mother do? Did she hurt the children?
Laura: Just that there wasn’t more food and Jesse was so little and so hungry…
Al: God, she must have seen it all.
Laura: It rained all night. I love the rain. We used to sleep – Sadie, Mary Lou and I always slipped through the crack and roll under the bed.
Sam: That’s how your mother missed you.
Laura: I thought it was raindrops that was falling on my hand. You tell, Abagail, you tell her that’s why I couldn’t come home. Clayton said that I might hurt her. You’re gonna keep her safe. Now. That’s what you came back for… isn’t it?
Sam: What do you mean… why I came back?
Al: She knows your not Will.
Sam: How do you know that I’m not …
Laura: She really needs you.

Not Fair:

Sam: Why do you think I’m really here?
Al: Sam, you’re here to keep Abagail from getting killed – it’s a leap like any other leap!
Sam: But what it there’s more? I mean, what if that’s not it? What if…. I’m in trouble, al.
Al: What trouble?
Sam: I don’t know what to do… I… I want her. I want her so bad it’s killing me. I can’t think of anything else except holding her and… and touching her, tasting her and smelling her hair. I feel like she belongs to me. And that’s all that matters.
Al: What matters is that you ARE Sam Beckett! That’s the reason you got this crazy job!
Sam: It’s not fair.
Al: All right. It’s not fair. It’s not fair. Life isn’t fair. Whoever said it was fair?
Sam: Oh, don’t stand there and tell me that live isn’t fair, Al.
Al: You’re here to save Abagail. You’ve saved her once before and you’ve got to do it again. That’s it.
Sam: Why me?
Al: Because you’re a hero.
Sam: Even heroes are human.

Awards:

Kimberly Cullum won the Young Artists Award Best Young Actress Guest Starring in a Television Series for all three episodes of the Trilogy.

Michael Watkins received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for a Series in 1993.

Production Credits:

Theme by: Mike Post
Musical Score By: Velton Ray Bunch
Co-Executive Producer: Deborah Pratt
Co-Executive Producer: Chas. Floyd Johnson
Supervising Producers: Harker Wade, Tommy Thompson
Supervising Producer: Richard C. Okie
Producer: Robin Jill Bernheim
Created by: Donald P. Bellisario
Written by: Deborah Pratt
Directed by: James Whitmore, Jr.

Executive Producer: Donald P. Bellisario
Associate Producers: Julie Bellisario, Scott Ejercito
Coordinating Producer: David Bellisario
Director of Photography: Michael Watkins A.S.C.
Production Designer: Cameron Birnie
Edited by: Jon Koslowsky, A.C.E.
Unit Production Manager: Ron Grow
First Assistant Director: Ryan Gordon
Second Assistant Director: Brian Faul
Casting by: Ellen Lubin Sanitsky, C.S.A.
Set Director: Robert L. Zilliox
Costume Designers: Jean-Pierre Dorleac
Costume Supervisors: David Rawley, Katina Kerr
Art Director: Ellen Dambros-Williams
Sound Mixer: Barry D. Thomas
Stunt Coordinator: Diamond Farnsworth
Make-up: Jeremy Swan
Hairstylist: Andrea Mizushima
Fashion Concepts: Jean-Pierre Dorleac
Sound Editor: Greg Schorer
Music Editor: Bruce Frazier
Special Visual Effects: Roger Dorney, Denny Kelly

Panaflex ® Camera and Lenses by: Panavision ®

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