Starring
A MYSTERIOUS STRANGER Darien Lambert (Dale Midkiff) captures a man he believes to be Dr. Alistair Alwyn (David Dukes). The doctor is a fugitive from the future who produced a deadly narcotic that killed people. Darien intends to send him back to the 22nd century to be prosecuted. But when Darien confronts the man he believes is Dr. Alwyn, "Selma" (Elizabeth Alexander), Darien's 22nd century computer, informs Darien that the man is an imposter. The man who calls himself Dr. Alwyn explains that he is really Romulo Rayfield, a private investigator from the future. Rayfield claims he was hired by Dr. Mordicai Sahmbi (Peter Donat) to find Alwyn because Alwyn owes Sahmbi money. Darien still must capture Dr. Alwyn, so Rayfield proposes, that they team up. Rayfield explains that he has followed Dr. Alwyn and learned that Dr. Alwyn purchased a plantation in Mexico and is preparing to produce a the same deadly narcotic that he produced in the 22nd century, known as PV-12. Darien doesn't want to team up with Rayfield but does use him to find the plantation. He sees the real Dr. Alwyn and prepares to send him back to the future. But before Darien can fire his PPT, Rayfield shoots at Dr. Alwyn. He misses, wounding Darien instead. Rayfield nurses Darien back to health and then reveals that he is not a private investigator named Rayfield. He's actually a doctor named deLong. He tells Darien that Dr. Alwyn was responsible for his wife's death. Darien tells this man, whoever he is, to leave him alone. After Darien and Dr. deLong separate, Selma tells Darien that Dr. Alwyn cannot produce PV-12 with 20th century technology. Darien decides to infiltrate Dr. Alwyn's plantation. He learns from a guard that Alwyn was preparing to produce the drug, then realized that he couldn't. He tells the guard that he wants to help Alwyn. Just before Darien and the guard enter the plantation, a Mexican policeman stops them and arrests Darien. After the guard leaves, the Mexican policeman reveals that he is in disguise. He is actually the same man who Darien originally believed was Dr. Alwyn and then claimed to be Rayfield and Dr. deLong. In fact, his real identity is Kyle Fernando (also David Dukes), an out-of-work actor. Alwyn's drug really did kill Kyle's wife, which is why Kyle shot at Alwyn. Kyle tells Darien that he convinced Sahmbi to send him to 1993 for free, telling Sahmbi part of the true story about being an out-of-work actor. Darien leaves Kyle and goes to Dr. Alwyn's plantation. There he finally speaks to the real Dr. Alwyn, a meek and sad man, ruined by the life that he has led. The real Dr. Alwyn asks Darien to shoot him. Darien will not and, instead, sends him back to the future.
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