Episode no. Season 3
Episode 11 Written by Sam Egan Original air date 21 March 1997 | Directed by Jason Priestley Production code 55 | |
"New Lease" is an episode of The Outer Limits television. It first aired on 21 March 1997, during the third season.
Contents
Introduction
Dr. James Houghton and Dr. Charles McCamber, working in secret, develop a means of revitalising the dead.
Plot
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. Fearing that he has neglected his wife, he tries at first to make up for it by showering her with attention and affection—but his resentment toward the man who murdered him takes over. Certain that he will die soon, he takes revenge on the robber—only to find out later that he will live. He is arrested later that day on murder charges.