Poltergeist: The Legacy - Season 1 - Eps 12: The Crystal Scarab
Clayton wants to save his daughter, Samantha, who has a fatal illness. Clayton buys a scarab and a ring from a merchant. The scared, he is told, will heal whatever it touches. However, the ring needs the life force of a human to work. Clayton puts the ring on, the life force is sucked out of him and it put into Samantha. She is now cured, and Clayton, who looks half dead, runs away. Samantha and Clayton have known Derek for years. He allows Sam to stay at the Legacy House, while they try to find Clayton and work out how Sam has been cured so quickly. Later that night, Sam collapses, Clayton has no more life force to give. She needs another source. Sam is now back in the hospital, in a coma. The scarab has let Clayton live, so that he can pass the ring onto another host. On the dock, a robber steals the ring and puts it on. The ring draws life out of him. In the hospital, Sam is once again cured.
About Poltergeist: The Legacy

Title: Poltergeist: The Legacy
First Air Date: 1996-04-21
Last Air Date: 1999-11-12
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.1/10 (from 33 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 88
Network: Showtime
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production Companies: Trilogy Entertainment Group
Synopsis
The adventures of the members of a secret society known as the Legacy and their efforts to protect humankind from occult dangers.
Cast

Derek de Lint
Derek Rayne, Ph.D.

Martin Cummins
Nick Boyle

Helen Shaver
Rachel Corrigan, MD

Robbi Chong
Alexandra Moreau

Kristin Lehman