Abduction (The Outer Limits)

"Abduction"
The Outer Limits episode
Episode no.	Season 7 Episode 16
Directed by	Mario Azzopardi
Written by	James Crocker
Production code	148
Original air date	18 August 2001
Guest appearance(s)
Jesse Cadotte Jesse Moss Meghan Ory Zachery Ty Bryan Jeff Geddis Kandyse McClure Eric Schneider

"Abduction" is an episode of The Outer Limits television series. It first aired on 18 August 2001, during the seventh season.

Introduction

An alien kidnaps five high school students, and tells them that one must be killed. They must decide which of them it will be.

Opening narration

“

When a heart has been turned cold by anger and grief, can patterns of destructive behavior be averted or are they predestined?

”

Plot

The five students are: Ray, a typical jock, Danielle, the hottest girl in school, Jason, a stereotypical geek, Brianna, a devout religious girl, and Cody, a social outcast. The students discover that they are in a part of their school which has been cut off from the outside world. When their escape attempts fail, the students begin trying to decide which of them will die. Being the most faithful, Brianna tries to lead the group. Although none of them are comfortable with the situation, Cody seems to be the biggest stick-in-the-mud.

The alien returns and reminds them that if none of them choose, they will all die. No one wants to vote, so it seems all of them will die. Then, Cody votes to kill Brianna. The others are shocked and try to change his vote. Before they can, the alien zaps Brianna with his staff weapon killing her, then disappears.

Ray attacks Cody for letting Brianna be killed and a gun falls out of his pocket. Jason and Danielle find yearbook pages in Cody's backpack, with each of their pictures circled. As it turns out, Cody was jealous of all of them. He said that Ray was good at sports, Jason was good at science, Danielle had her popularity and good looks, and Brianna was just so faithful. Unable to deal with his inadequacies, Cody had planned to shoot them all.

The others are sent back, and Cody is left alone with the alien. He reveals that he wanted Cody to think about the consequences of killing everyone in sight. He asks Cody if he wants to take back his decision. Cody says yes. He is sent back to the time that he and the others were abducted. The others give him meaningful glances, acknowledging what had just happened. Just then, Brianna, alive, walks down the hall towards them. Excited and relieved, the others run to her. Cody smiles, but has other things on his mind. Going to the principal's office, he turns his gun over to the principal and takes a seat at his desk, to await the consequences.

Closing narration

“

In an ever more complex and dangerous world, vigilance and guidance is needed for those most vulnerable to its cruelties... our children.

”

Cast

Jesse Cadotte as Cody Phillips
Jesse Moss as Jason Stewart
Meghan Ory as Danielle Hobson
Zachery Ty Bryan as Ray Kruger
Kandyse McClure as Brianna Lake
Jeff Geddis as Paul Martin, student's teacher
Eric Schneider as The Alien

External links

"Abduction (The Outer Limits)" at TV.com
"Abduction" at the Internet Movie Database

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