the local magistrate (John O'Leary) and learning that his punishment will be the loss of both hands, Hercules and Iolaus are determined to help. Their task is made more difficult by the fact that Iolaus witnessed the crime, though Thanis continues to deny is guilt. When the magistrate agrees to give the two men 24 hours to prove their friend's innocence, they set out to investigate and quickly discover that the village is in a terrible state of turmoil. Speculating that the gods may be causing trouble, Hercules sends Iolaus back to Thanis' farm to tell his daughter Daniella (Ashley Laurence) about her father's arrest. Distraught at
