Josh (The Outer Limits)

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“Josh”
The Outer Limits episode
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 7
Written by	Chris Ruppenthal
Directed by	Jorge Montesi
Guest stars	Scott Hylands, Fulvio Cecere, Grant Heslov, Kate Vernon, Alex McArthur, Joe Pascual, Caroline Elliott, Allixandria East, Jon Raitt, Edward Evanko
Production no.	?
Original airdate	March 6, 1998
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"Josh" is an episode of The Outer Limits television show. It was first broadcast on March 6th, of 1998, during the fourth season.

[edit] Opening Narration

“They say seeing is believing. But the true question is... what do you believe you’ve seen?”

[edit] Plot

Tabloid TV reporter Judy Warren knows she's come across a big story when she sees the videotape shot by two tourists in a remote Alaskan park. The tape shows Josh Butler, a recluse who lives in a cabin near the park, bringing back to life a young girl who has died after a fall, a feat he accomplishes by generating a mysterious blue glow. But, she only discovers how big a story it is when her pursuit of the strange young man is cut short by a top-secret military unit that is also chasing him. It seems that the blue glow sent out electromagnetic pulses that knocked out two satellites orbiting 20,000 miles above the Earth, and the Air Force wants to know what's going on. A battery of tests doesn't produce any answers, leaving the brass, led by Col. Roger Tennent and Major Samuel Harbeck to debate whether Butler is an alien or an angel –- someone to be dissected or to be worshipped. Warren doesn't know what Josh is either, but she knows she doesn't trust the soldiers to make the right choice. This prompts her to try and save the recluse.

[edit] Closing Narration

“Throughout history, the search for faith has led man to look to the stars and the heavens for answers. But only by looking into ourselves may we truly find it.”