I Hear You Calling

A journalist accidentally listens to the audio of a mysterious character, when he is discovered he begins to persecute her, she initiates an investigation since she suspects he is behind the strange disappearance of several people who seem to have burned spontaneously. A story very well interpreted by Ally Sheedy that causes the viewer to follow the clues step by step with her to decipher the inexplicable events. The ending is absolutely unpredictable which makes it a very entertaining and suspenseful episode.

"The Outer Limits" differed from "Twilight Zone" by generally presenting a really dark image. The first two seasons of the newer version continued this. In this episode, Ally Sheedy's reporter character is on the track of a killer who fires a kind of death ray that leaves only purple residue. She is contacted by this supposed killer (Michael Sarazen) and told to mind her own business. Part of the problem is that he makes threats rather than trying to reason with her. She gets deeply involved in the case and sense she is under constant pursuit. She is really persistent and draws the ire of the police. When she attempts to tell her father (with whom she has a very strained relationship) and her editor, she is thought to be off her rocker. As is usually the case with the show, there are a series of interesting developments. Part of what works is Sheedy was quite a good actress in her prime and she carries the embattled reporter/character quite nicely. Sarazen is his creepy self, looking like a deranged Kevin McHale with purple eyes. Still, I really liked this episode.