To Tell the Truth (The Outer Limits)
| "To Tell the Truth" | |
|---|---|
| The Outer Limits episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 14 |
| Directed by | Neil Fearnley |
| Written by | Brad Wright |
| Original air date | April 17, 1998 |
| Guest actors | |
"To Tell the Truth" is an episode of The Outer Limits television show. It was first broadcast on April the 24th, of 1998, during the fourth season.
Opening narration
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It has been said that for the truth to exist it takes two people... one to speak it and another to hear it.
Plot
Dr. Larry Chambers (Gregory Harrison) helped building the colony on Janus Five. He and fellow scientist Amanda Harper (Kimberly Huffman) run computer simulations that show the planet's star will flash over in a matter of days, emitting waves of deadly radiation, so Dr. Chambers urges evacuation. This is not a popular recommendation, especially among the colony's leaders who include council chairman Franklin Murdock (William Atherton), security head Montgomery Bennett (Alan Scarfe) and Amanda's father, Ian Harper (Ken Pogue). They point out that Chambers has been wrong before; the colony had to be moved at great cost after he warned of deadly volcanic activity that never occurred; and suggest that his judgment has been clouded by the death of his wife Elise. When that doesn't stop Chambers, Murdock and Bennett discredit him by falsely accusing him of being one of the aliens who originally inhabited the planet, suggesting that the evacuation plan is a plot to reclaim the planet for his people. Imprisoned and threatened with death, Chamber's only hope is that Amanda will uncover the truth in time to save him and the colony. She does manage to convince her father, who helps them into an escape rocket. However when all three are cornered by an angry mob led by Murdock, Chambers sacrifices himself to ensure the launching and is trampled to death. In a twisted fate Bennett reveals to a terrified Murdock to be a member of the original aliens who manipulated him to destroy the colony as the flash indeed occurs, killing both and all humans. The Aliens survive, now able to use humanity's technology for their own advantage.
Closing narration
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Mankind will be forever doomed to destruction, if we continue to ask for the truth but then... refuse to listen.
External links
- "To Tell the Truth" at The Outer Limits official website
- "To Tell the Truth" at TV.com
- "To Tell the Truth" at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
