No Exit (The 4400 episode)
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"No Exit" is the eighth episode of season four of the science fiction
television series The 4400
. The episode aired on August 5, 2007 on the USA Network
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walks down the stairs and explains that she woke up on the floor in the break room and the last thing she remembers is going over case files at home. Meghan Doyle
then comes out of her office, asking why she woke up under her office chair.
Meanwhile, Marco Pacella
and coworker Brady Wingate in the Theory Room speculate why they are in NTAC and find out that they cannot access the outside world or leave NTAC, while co-worker PJ sleeps.
While searching for an exit, Tom and Diana run into Kyle Baldwin
and Jordan Collier
, who both run away.
Maia Skouris
appears in an empty room, while the NTAC agents discuss options. Tom and Meghan break into a weapons locker which is mysteriously empty. While Tom is in the weapons locker, the door closes and locks. Meghan gets electrocuted attempting to free Tom.
Meanwhile, Shawn Farrell
and Isabelle Tyler
awake in each others arms and run into Kyle. The three of them regroup with Jordan. A sudden wind burst shatters a window into Shawn's back, killing him. Jordan's group regroups with the NTAC agents.
PJ reveals that he is responsible for the situation, because he took promicin two months ago. The ability first manifested itself with his family. PJ and his family had to work together to get across town to a wedding. PJ explains his ability is a game. In this NTAC game, the players must get out of the building, working together.
PJ explains that in the last couple of times he played, there is always a back door out of the game. This back door is always farthest from the location PJ wakes up in. Marco determines the area where the back door should be in NTAC and PJ, Jordan, and Tom set off to find the exit. The group finds the back door and PJ attempts to exit. PJ is killed attempting to leave.
Meanwhile, the group in the NTAC operations center are trapped behind blast doors while the oxygen is sucked out of the room. Tom and Jordan sacrifice themselves to make a conduit for thousands of volts of electricity to shut down the electricity in the building, ending the game. Everyone returns to life.
PJ is picked up on the way to Promise City
and detained at NTAC.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
television series The 4400
The 4400
The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie...
. The episode aired on August 5, 2007 on the USA Network
USA Network
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Synopsis
Opposing sides all wake up inside NTAC without any memory of how they got there. A lockdown at NTAC traps everyone, including Collier and his group, and everyone must put aside their differences and work together in order to find a way out. Two of the characters will not make it out alive.Plot
Tom Baldwin wakes up at his desk at NTAC with sirens blaring and all computers flashing security breach. Diana SkourisDiana Skouris
Diana Skouris is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.-Season One :Initially portrayed as somewhat cold and removed, Diana Skouris was partnered with Tom Baldwin in the pilot episode to investigate the 4400 returnees. She expresses displeasure at being...
walks down the stairs and explains that she woke up on the floor in the break room and the last thing she remembers is going over case files at home. Meghan Doyle
Meghan Doyle
Meghan Doyle, played by Jenni Baird, is a major character in the fourth season of The 4400, and the new head of NTAC.- Before Season Four :Doyle graduated summa cum laude from Yale University with a joint degree in economics and sociology...
then comes out of her office, asking why she woke up under her office chair.
Meanwhile, Marco Pacella
Marco Pacella
Marco Pacella is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction The 4400.-Character:Marco is in charge of NTAC's theory room, and is the one who initially proposed that each 4400 has caused a "ripple effect"...
and coworker Brady Wingate in the Theory Room speculate why they are in NTAC and find out that they cannot access the outside world or leave NTAC, while co-worker PJ sleeps.
While searching for an exit, Tom and Diana run into Kyle Baldwin
Kyle Baldwin
Kyle Baldwin is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Season One:Kyle Baldwin is Tom and Linda Baldwin's son and Shawn Farrell's cousin. The two were drinking beer at Highland beach in 2001 when Shawn was abducted. After Shawn's abduction, Kyle is...
and Jordan Collier
Jordan Collier
Jordan Collier is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400. He is portrayed by American actor Billy Campbell.-Character Profile:...
, who both run away.
Maia Skouris
Maia Skouris
Maia Skouris is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction TV show The 4400.- Season One :...
appears in an empty room, while the NTAC agents discuss options. Tom and Meghan break into a weapons locker which is mysteriously empty. While Tom is in the weapons locker, the door closes and locks. Meghan gets electrocuted attempting to free Tom.
Meanwhile, Shawn Farrell
Shawn Farrell
Shawn Farrell is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Season One:Shawn was born December 12, 1983, and disappeared April 22, 2001 from Highland Beach near Seattle, Washington, while with his cousin Kyle Baldwin...
and Isabelle Tyler
Isabelle Tyler
Isabelle Tyler is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.-Background:The daughter of Richard Tyler and Lily Moore, Isabelle is technically not a 4400; she was born after the 4400 were returned, after the first season of the show.- Season 1 :Lily...
awake in each others arms and run into Kyle. The three of them regroup with Jordan. A sudden wind burst shatters a window into Shawn's back, killing him. Jordan's group regroups with the NTAC agents.
PJ reveals that he is responsible for the situation, because he took promicin two months ago. The ability first manifested itself with his family. PJ and his family had to work together to get across town to a wedding. PJ explains his ability is a game. In this NTAC game, the players must get out of the building, working together.
PJ explains that in the last couple of times he played, there is always a back door out of the game. This back door is always farthest from the location PJ wakes up in. Marco determines the area where the back door should be in NTAC and PJ, Jordan, and Tom set off to find the exit. The group finds the back door and PJ attempts to exit. PJ is killed attempting to leave.
Meanwhile, the group in the NTAC operations center are trapped behind blast doors while the oxygen is sucked out of the room. Tom and Jordan sacrifice themselves to make a conduit for thousands of volts of electricity to shut down the electricity in the building, ending the game. Everyone returns to life.
PJ is picked up on the way to Promise City
Promise City (The 4400)
Promise City is a fictional location in the science fiction television series The 4400.- History :Promise City was founded by Jordan Collier with the guidance of Kyle Baldwin. It is created as a safe haven for people who are promicin-positive , and also serves as the base of Collier's movement to...
and detained at NTAC.
Cast
- Tom Baldwin — Joel GretschJoel GretschJoel James Gretsch is an American actor. His roles include Tom Baldwin on the USA Network series The 4400, the monstruous Capt./Maj./Col. Owen Crawford in the Steven Spielberg produced 2002 sci-fi miniseries Taken and Father Jack Landry on V.-Early life:Gretsch was born in St...
- Diana SkourisDiana SkourisDiana Skouris is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.-Season One :Initially portrayed as somewhat cold and removed, Diana Skouris was partnered with Tom Baldwin in the pilot episode to investigate the 4400 returnees. She expresses displeasure at being...
— Jacqueline McKenzieJacqueline McKenzieJacqueline Susan McKenzie is an Australian actress.McKenzie made her film debut in the 1987 film Wordplay and on stage in Child Dancing for Griffin Theatre Company. She made a strong impression in Romper Stomper , and over the next couple of years came to be regarded as one of Australia's most... - Shawn FarrellShawn FarrellShawn Farrell is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Season One:Shawn was born December 12, 1983, and disappeared April 22, 2001 from Highland Beach near Seattle, Washington, while with his cousin Kyle Baldwin...
— Patrick FluegerPatrick FluegerPatrick John Flueger is an American actor, known for his lead role in the television series The 4400.-Life and career:... - Kyle BaldwinKyle BaldwinKyle Baldwin is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Season One:Kyle Baldwin is Tom and Linda Baldwin's son and Shawn Farrell's cousin. The two were drinking beer at Highland beach in 2001 when Shawn was abducted. After Shawn's abduction, Kyle is...
— Chad FaustChad FaustChad Faust is a Canadian actor, singer, film producer, film director and screenwriter, best known for his role as Kyle Baldwin in The 4400. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.-Biography:... - Isabelle TylerIsabelle TylerIsabelle Tyler is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.-Background:The daughter of Richard Tyler and Lily Moore, Isabelle is technically not a 4400; she was born after the 4400 were returned, after the first season of the show.- Season 1 :Lily...
— Megalyn EchikunwokeMegalyn EchikunwokeMegalyn Ann Echikunwoke is an American actress and model.-Early life:Echikunwoke was born on May 28, 1983, in Spokane, Washington, but she was raised on a Navajo Native American Reservation in Chinle, Arizona. She is the daughter of a Nigerian-Igbo father and a German/Scots-Irish American mother... - Maia SkourisMaia SkourisMaia Skouris is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction TV show The 4400.- Season One :...
— Conchita CampbellConchita CampbellConchita Elizabeth Campbell is a Canadian actress.-Biography:Campbell was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is known for her role as Maia Skouris on the hit USA channel miniseries and show The 4400, on which she portrays a child who's been missing for decades and returns unaged and with... - Jordan CollierJordan CollierJordan Collier is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400. He is portrayed by American actor Billy Campbell.-Character Profile:...
— Billy CampbellBilly CampbellWilliam Oliver "Billy" Campbell is an American film and television actor. In television, he is best known for his roles as Rick Sammler on Once and Again, as Det. Joey Indelli on Crime Story, as Jordan Collier on The 4400, and as Dr. Jon Fielding on the Tales of the City Miniseries... - Meghan DoyleMeghan DoyleMeghan Doyle, played by Jenni Baird, is a major character in the fourth season of The 4400, and the new head of NTAC.- Before Season Four :Doyle graduated summa cum laude from Yale University with a joint degree in economics and sociology...
— Jenni BairdJenni BairdJenni Baird is an Australian actress, known for her roles as Paula Morgan on All Saints and Meghan Doyle in The 4400. She gave birth to a baby in 2008. She is married to Australian filmmaker Michael Petroni.-Early career:...
External links
- No Exit at The 4400 wiki.