The Outer Limits - Season 4 - Eps 16: Final Exam

1998-06-0545 min⭐ 7.7/10

Dr. John Martin (Brett Cullen), a negotiator for the Department of Energy Nuclear Response Team, is called in when a disgruntled grad student takes hostages at a university. The student, Seth Todtman (Peter Stebbings) claims to have invented a cold-fusion bomb and is threatening to detonate it, killing millions, unless the government brings him five people on a list and kills them for him. Martin's colleagues dismiss Todtman as a crank, until a sample device he provides goes off with megaton force, wiping out a DOE team and the top-secret facility where they work. Faced with an impossible choice, Martin meets with Todtman face to face and tries to understand the logic behind his rage at the people he wants killed: cruel foster parents, corrupt professors, a heartless librarian. As the clock ticks, Martin tries to reason with Todtman while the military tries to find a way to disarm the device.

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About The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

Title: The Outer Limits

First Air Date: 1995-03-26

Last Air Date: 2002-01-18

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.7/10 (from 212 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 8

Total Episodes: 153

Network: Showtime Syfy

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Production Companies: Alliance Atlantis, Atlantis Films, Showtime Networks, Trilogy Entertainment Group

Synopsis

Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.

Cast

Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway

The Control Voice (voice) (uncredited)

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