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During the first Gulf War Paul Turner is part of a team of soldiers that investigates a destroyed bunker in which a biological agent was dispersed. He and his team are exposed, but 5 years later Paul is still alive, even thought the agent is fatal. Kept alive by receiving an injection just in time, Paul gets involved in a case of a missing boy because his best friend on the Iraqi mission is the chief suspect. Paul begins to suspect that the kidnapped boy isn't really the missing son after all, and his friend isn't what he seems to be, either.

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    • Author: Falya
    What I liked most about this show is that it presented very unique phenomenal situations-- ones you would immediately conclude could not possibly be explained without resorting to supernatural means--and then somehow still manage to give scientific, real-world (even if it was made up) explanations for how the situation came about.

    In other words, it had the intrigue of X-files without the maddening frustrations of explanations never being given, or left hopelessly vague, or story lines simply being left unresolved. Sometimes that's a great thing, but every time and it's just a cop-out. This show never fell into that trap. Sadly, it was probably compared too much to X-files and never developed a following--perhaps simply because former "X-philes" (such as my husband and I) had given up on the predecessor from the very frustrations I mentioned.

    The opening titles were also the best of any show I can remember. Not only would we actually watch them, but sometimes rewind and watch them twice. Wish it were on DVD.
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    • Author: Visonima
    i liked this television show. It was an ok show. i think it was a try to be a x-files. What I liked was there was a woman that was the boss of the operation. It might have lasted on WB or Fox. I think it was too smart for ABC. I am glad that they didn't tell the young girl that she didn't have a baby she had someones heart. That would be weird if they could do that.
  • Episode credited cast:
    Tim Guinee Tim Guinee - Capt. Paul Turner
    Kristin Lehman Kristin Lehman - Dr. Sidney MacMillan
    Sandra Quarterman Sandra Quarterman - Major Lynne Reese (as Saundra Quarterman)
    Vivian Wu Vivian Wu - Japanese Woman
    Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Fulvio Cecere Fulvio Cecere - Officer
    John Finn John Finn - Special Agent Richard H. Hoffman
    Robert Lewis Robert Lewis - FBI Agent
    Simon Longmore Simon Longmore - Beltcher
    William MacDonald William MacDonald
    Michael Mantell Michael Mantell
    Sheila Moore Sheila Moore
    Michael Moriarty Michael Moriarty
    Jane Perry Jane Perry - Nurse
    Sarah-Jane Redmond Sarah-Jane Redmond - Mrs. Cynthia Ballard
    Colin Roberts Colin Roberts - Jeremy Ballard
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