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Higher Ground S1E19 — Because It's There
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Higher Ground•Season 1•Episode 19

Because It's There

8.8/10 · 43 votesMay 26, 200060 min

Ranked #2 of 22 in Season 1•+0.4 vs season avg

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Scott tries to get Peter to get Shelby back to Horizon. Shelby finds out her stepfather abused her little sister Jess.

Directed byPeter DeLuise
Written byBruce Miller
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Hayden Christensen

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Scott Barringer

Meghan Ory

Meghan Ory

Juliette Waybourne

A.J. Cook

A.J. Cook

Shelby Merrick

Jewel Staite

Jewel Staite

Daisy Lipenowski

Kandyse McClure

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Katherine Ann 'Kat' Cabot

Kyle Downes

Kyle Downes

Ezra Friedkin

Jorge Vargas

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Augusto 'Auggie' Ciceros

Joe Lando

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Peter Scarbrow

Anne Marie DeLuise

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Sophie Becker

Deborah Odell

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Hannah Barnes

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Episode Summary

"Because It's There" is episode 19 of Higher Ground season 1. It scored 8.8/10 from 43 votes, ranking #2 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Peter DeLuise and written by Bruce Miller, it aired on May 26, 2000.

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