Friday the 13th/Root of All Evil

Root of All Evil
Season 1, Episode 9
Airdate	November 28, 1987
Written by	Rob Hedden
Directed by	Allan King
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Friday the 13th — Season One

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Root of All Evil is the ninth episode of the first season of Friday the 13th.

Starring: John D. Le May (Ryan Dallion), Robey (Micki Foster)

and Chris Wiggins (Jack Marshak)

Guest Star: Rico Colantoni (Adrian)

with Barclay Hope (Lloyd), Jack Mather (Smitty), Ian White (Charles), Kay Tremblay (Amanda), Tom Hauff (Harley O'Conner), Rita Tuckett (Mrs. O'Conner), George Buza (O'Conner's Neighbor), Domenic Cuzzocrea (Vagrant)

Plot Overview

After Jack receives a letter with a dollar bill, he finds the writer bought a mulcher and later went mad. The trio learn it's being used by a lawn care service and that it's newest employee has been feeding the mulcher people which spits out money.

Notes

Manifest

• Portable mulcher (recovered)

Arc Advancement

Characters

• Lloyd shows up and demands to know why Micki hasn't sold the shop and returned home. She tells him about the cursed objects, but he doesn't believe her. She breaks down and readies to leave, but finds she can't turn her back on her duty. Lloyd has enough and breaks off their engagement.

• It's revealed Ryan and Micki are related by marriage.

Referbacks

• The doll Lloyd picks up is the same doll from "The Inheritance".

Trivia

Goofs

• The closing credits spell it "O'Conner" all three times, but the name on the back of the chair has it spelled "O'Connor".