A Special Edition

July 25, 1997
45 min
2.9/5
Season 3 - Episode 18: A Special Edition

Season 3 - Episode 18: A Special Edition

A Special Edition - Episode 18

Overview

Muckraking TV journalist Donald Rivers, host of 'The Whole Truth,' has the show of a lifetime: rock solid proof that the government and private defense contractors have been engaging in secret genetic cloning. But powerful forces are working to stop him, forces that will stop at nothing to keep their secrets. He goes on-air live, in a locked studio, accompanied only by a skeleton crew and Dr. Avery Strong, River's eyewitness to the history of deception and dark science. As he presents his evidence -- all gleaned from earlier episodes of The Outer Limits -- the powerful begin to interfere. First, they try to shut down his transmitter. Then, the network's parent company disavows the show. When thugs with guns knock down the studio door, Rivers continues the show on the fly, transmitting live from the back of a broadcast news van. But a van can only drive for so long. When it stops, will the truth, even The Whole Truth, be enough to protect Rivers, Strong and the crew?

Episode Information

TV Show

The Outer Limits

Season

Season 3

Episode Number

18

Air Date

July 25, 1997

Runtime

45 minutes

Rating

2.9/5

Guest Stars

Alan Thicke

Alan Thicke

Donald Rivers

Stevie Vallance

Stevie Vallance

Sandra

Bruce Harwood

Bruce Harwood

Dr. Avery Strong

Michael St. John Smith

Michael St. John Smith

Dr. Richard Morgan

Colin Lawrence

Colin Lawrence

Technician

Harrison Coe

Harrison Coe

Man

Crew

M

Mario Philip Azzopardi

Director

Naren Shankar

Naren Shankar

Writer