The Shroud

Name: The Shroud
Genre: Drama, Suspense, Science Fiction
Released: April 30, 1999
Cast: Kevin Conway

The Outer Limits: Season 5: Episode 10

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SHOWTIME | Air Date: April 30, 1999

Starring: Kevin Conway

Summary: When Marie Wells (Samantha Mathis) and her husband Justin (Robert
Wisden) can't have a child on their own, they turn to the fertility clinic at the
Tilford Institute for help. There, Dr. Gail Cowlings (Sara Botsford) uses in vitro fertilization to implant an embryo in Marie's uterus. What Marie doesn't know, but Justin does, is that theWhen Marie Wells (Samantha Mathis) and her husband Justin (Robert
Wisden) can't have a child on their own, they turn to the fertility clinic at the
Tilford Institute for help. There, Dr. Gail Cowlings (Sara Botsford) uses in
vitro fertilization to implant an embryo in Marie's uterus. What Marie doesn't know, but Justin does, is that the embryo was actually created from DNA lifted from the Shroud of Turin. The Reverend Doctor Thomas Tilford (David Ogden Stiers), a religious zealot who worships both God and science, is using Marie to engineer the Second Coming. When she learns the truth, she is angry with Justin and Tilford and worried that she is unworthy to be mother to Christ. She is reassured, however, when presented with a miracle - the toys she has bought for the unborn child rise up and begin to float around the room. Dr. Cowlings, however, sees the "miracle" as a sign that the DNA may not have come from Christ at all, but from an ancient man who had telekinetic abilities. Either way, Tilford is determined that his plan proceed and that the child be raised according to a blueprint of his devise. But a bug he has planted in the Wells' house reveals they are on to his scheme, he confines them to the institute, planning to take the child from them when it is born. But the baby, holy or not, has greater abilities than Tilford could imagine.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense, Science Fiction

Season 5 Episodes

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S5:E22. Better Luck Next Time
Air Date: August 20, 1999
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S5:E21. Star Crossed
Air Date: August 13, 1999
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S5:E20. Fathers and Sons
Air Date: August 6, 1999

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Series Overview
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: March 16, 2001
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: January 21, 2000
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: January 22, 1999
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  S5:E22. Better Luck Next Time
  Air Date: August 20, 1999
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  S5:E21. Star Crossed
  Air Date: August 13, 1999
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  S5:E20. Fathers and Sons
  Air Date: August 6, 1999
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  S5:E19. Stranded
  Air Date: July 30, 1999
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  S5:E18. Essence of Life
  Air Date: July 23, 1999
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  S5:E17. The Inheritors
  Air Date: July 16, 1999
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  S5:E16. Deja Vu
  Air Date: July 9, 1999
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  S5:E15. The Haven
  Air Date: July 2, 1999
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  S5:E14. Descent
  Air Date: June 25, 1999
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  S5:E13. Summit
  Air Date: May 21, 1999
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  S5:E12. Tribunal
  Air Date: May 14, 1999
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  S5:E11. Ripper
  Air Date: May 7, 1999
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  S5:E10. The Shroud
  Air Date: April 30, 1999
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  S5:E9. What Will the Neighbors Think?
  Air Date: April 23, 1999
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  S5:E8. Blank Slate
  Air Date: April 2, 1999
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  S5:E7. The Human Operators
  Air Date: March 12, 1999
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  S5:E6. Joyride
  Air Date: February 26, 1999
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  S5:E5. The Other Side
  Air Date: February 19, 1999
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  S5:E4. The Grell
  Air Date: February 12, 1999
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  S5:E3. Small Friends
  Air Date: February 5, 1999
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  S5:E2. Donor
  Air Date: January 29, 1999
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  S5:E1. Alien Radio (a.k.a. Dead Air)
  Air Date: January 22, 1999
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: January 23, 1998
Season 3

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  Air Date: January 19, 1997
Season 2

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  Air Date: January 14, 1996
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  Air Date: March 26, 1995