Monster (The Outer Limits)
| "Monster" | |
|---|---|
| The Outer Limits episode | |
| Episode no. |
Season 4 Episode 18 |
| Directed by | Allan Eastman |
| Written by | Chris Ruppenthal |
| Production code | 80 |
| Original air date | July 10, 1998 |
| Guest actors | |
|
Nicole de Boer | |
"Monster" is an episode of The Outer Limits television show. It was first broadcast on Friday July 10 of 1998, during the fourth season.
Opening narration
| “ | It was once written, “To thine own self, be true.” But how do we know who we really are? | ” |
Plot
The four people gathered in the top-secret research facility seem at first to have nothing in common: Ford Maddox (Harry Hamlin) is a former spy, Rachel Sanders (Nicole de Boer) is a nurse, Roger Beckersly (Aaron Pearl) is an Army Ranger and Louise McDonnaugh (Bridget O'Sullivan) is a computer programmer. What has brought them together is their telekinetic ability, a talent that Mr. Brown (Robert Guillaume), a CIA project head, hopes to exploit through the use of Teeks, devices that amplify telekinetic power. At first, Brown tries these individual's talents out on simple tasks—moving or crushing a granite block with their minds—but soon his true intentions are revealed. Their first real assignment, says Brown, is to use their powers to kill a Balkan terrorist leader and war criminal. Rachel objects to the assignment on moral grounds, but Brown forces her to take part by threatening to send her brother, a junkie and small-time crook, to jail for life. With Rachel on board, the assassination is a success, as is the elimination of a pesky African revolutionary leader. But, the telekinetic powers produce unexpected side-effects and soon the killers find that they have become the prey. The final scene shows a bunch of people dead on the floor (just like in Rachel's dream).
Closing narration
| “ | Every man must confront the monster within himself if he is ever to find peace without. | ” |