Silicon Smith and the Wall of Death The Beachcombers : Season 16 Episode 9
CBC Television 30m int(0)
Aired: January 3rd, 1988 @ 12:00 AM EST on CBC Television
Following a telephone cable where it shouldn't be, Relic comes across a young teen named Jordan Smith, nicknamed Silicon, hiding behind the Reach. He is a boarding school runaway and computer expert, that telephone cable which is hooked up to his personal computer. Relic doesn't turn him in as he becomes Relic's unofficial partner. Relic recently lost some work to Nick and Jesse with Woodchuck Lumber, who, using a new computer system, relays the location of stray logs for Nick and Jesse to pick up. Hacking into their computer system, Silicon is able to provide the log locations to Relic before Nick and Jesse arrive on the scene. But Relic is unaware of Silicon's other computer passion, namely developing a computer game. Wanting it to be based on the real life activities of beachcombers, Silicon uses Relic, Nick and Jesse - all without their knowledge - to test out the game scenarios, some which may have disastrous results if what Silicon plans on programming into the game doesn't happen in real life.