Caitlin Wachs

In 1996, Caitlin appeared in an episode of Early Edition called "Home." Her character's name was Annie Anderson and she was an orphan living in a foster home with a nice lady and about ten other kids. {Photo courtesy www.childstarlets.com}

A mean man was going to tear down the foster home to build a parking lot. Annie and her friends pleaded with him not to do it.{Photo courtesy www.childstarlets.com}

It was no use...{Photo courtesy www.childstarlets.com}

Annie left clutching her bear. Later, we would learn more about this bear.{Photo courtesy www.childstarlets.com}

The kids developed a plot to rob a bank, thinking they'd get enough money to buy the building and prevent it from being torn down.{Photo courtesy www.childstarlets.com}

The attempt failed and the kids were caught. But...someone with a magic paper knew about the incident and came to claim them.{Photo courtesy www.childstarlets.com}

Although Gary helped the kids, he was very angry with them for trying to rob the bank. He told them he'd take care of the situation.{Photo courtesy www.childstarlets.com}

Later Gary came to the foster home where they'd set up a party for him because he was going to save their home. He sadly told them he hadn't been successful and Annie started crying and told him and her foster mom that she hated them.{Photo courtesy www.childstarlets.com}

Annie went to bed in tears.{Photo courtesy www.childstarlets.com}

Annie and her teddy bear "Skadey-Eight" went to talk to the bad guy. {Photo courtesy www.childstarlets.com}

Unfortunately she walked into the middle of a hold up...{Photo courtesy www.childstarlets.com}

she tried to hide, but was found and was taken hostage along with the bad guy.{Photo courtesy www.childstarlets.com}

Annie was very annoyed that they were keeping her. She was giving looks that could kill.{Photo courtesy www.childstarlets.com}

Luckily, Gary and the foster mom burst in with the police just as the robbers were leaving with the bad guy and Annie.{Photo courtesy www.childstarlets.com}

Later, Gary, all the foster kids, the foster mom, and the rich bad guy all met in the living room of the foster home. The kids tried to persuade the bad guy but he wouldn't change his mind.{Photo courtesy www.childstarlets.com}

Through a well-done but drawn-out scene, it was revealed that the bad guy became a bad guy because his wife and two daughters had been killed in a plane crash seven years ago and he'd hated life ever since. {Photo courtesy www.childstarlets.com}

Then Gary helped Annie tell him that she had been on that same plane - and the crash had killed her parents. Her mom died right away and they took Annie out of her, and her dad lived long enough to give her her bear, Skadey-Eight, or flight 88. The bad guy hugs her and decides not to build a parking lot and everyone is very happy.{Photo courtesy www.childstarlets.com}

Thanks to:
The two NBC pictures of Caitlin are courtesy of NBC
Emma for info on Early Edition episode
The 2nd Annual Cyber Spectacular for the pic of Caitlin, Michelle, Lindsay and the one of Caitlin by herself.