New Lease
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| The Outer Limits episode | |
|---|---|
| “New Lease” | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 11 |
| Guest star(s) | Stephen Lang as Dr. James Houghton, Michael Ontkean as Dr. Charles McCamber, Jason Priestley as Anthony Szigetti |
| Writer(s) | Sam Egan |
| Director | Jason Priestley |
| Production no. | 55 |
| Original airdate | 21 March 1997 |
| Episode chronology | |
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| “The Awakening” | “Double Helix” |
"New Lease" is an episode of The Outer Limits television. It first aired on 21 March 1997, during the third season.
Contents |
[edit] Introduction
Dr. James Houghton and Dr. Charles McCamber, working in secret, develop a means of revitalising the dead.
[edit] Opening narration
- "Man has long worked to stave off the disease that can ravage us. But what can happen when the cure grows more fearsome than the disease?"
[edit] Plot synopsis
After a semi-successful test -- a patient is revived, but immediately begins a painful deterioration -- Dr. Houghton is assaulted and killed in a robbery attempt. He is revived believing that he has only a few days to live. Believing that he gains revenge on the robber only to find out that he will live. He is arrested later that day on murder charges.
[edit] Closing narration
- "Over millions of years man has become the very paragon of animals but we must take care not to alter what nature has taken so long to forge — or risk being burned by the very fires of creation."
