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Episode Title: "Doyle's Solution"
Original Fox Air Date: 08/11/1997
Sci-Fi Air Date: 04/30/2003
Conor and his band meet a man raising a group of orphans---one of whom may be Fergus's daughter. John Saint Ryan. Conor: Heath Ledger. Catlin: Vera Farmiga. Tully: Alonzo Greer.
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Conor and Fergus meet a man named Doyle, who is followed by a band of children from all over the coutryside. Doyle and the children join Conor's group. Doyle tells Conor he has saved these children from war-torn villages and placed them under his care as part of a vow to his now-dead wife, Lisa. The oldest of Doyle's band of children is 19-year-old Molly. Fergus inquires about Molly's past. She tells him that her father abandoned her and her mother when she was a baby. Ever since the Romans conquered their village and slew her mother, Molly has wished for her estranged father's death.
Fergus, unnerved by certain details of Molly's story, asks Conor to check for a scar behind Molly's ear. Conor checks and signals to Fergus that there is a scar. Fergus now knows that Molly is his daughter. As Molly takes an afternoon stroll through the forest, Fergus catches up with her and reveals who he is. She punches him and runs off. Back at the vilage, Molly tells Doyle that she is leaving his group and the village. This news causes Doyle to act oddly; he is clearly obsessed with Molly. Catlin overhears Doyle ranting to the children and warns Conor and Fergus. Doyle tries to coerce Conor into banishing Fergus, but Conor refuses. Afterward, Catlin asks Molly to give Fergus a chance, and Tully convinces Fergus not to give up hope. Fergus and Molly meet and make their peace with one another.
Doyle abducts Molly and sends two of his brainwashed children to murder Fergus and Conor, who both capture their attackers. Doyle believes Molly is his dead wife. As he tries to kiss her, Fergus arrives to save her. Doyle throws Molly into a fast-moving river. Fergus kills Doyle, then rushes to save Molly, who is being pulled toward a waterfall. Fergus isn't fast enough, and Molly is swept over the edge – into the arms of Conor, who reached a ledge beneath the waterfall in the nick of time.
Safe once again, Molly tells Fergus she needs to go off on adventures of her own – like her father did. He bids her farewell, then returns Doyle's other misled children to their rightful parents.
Heath Ledger [Conor]
Lisa Zane [Diana]
Sebastian Roche [Longinus]
Vera Farmiga [Catlin]
John Saint Ryan [Fergus]
Alonzo Greer [Tully]
Created By
Shaun Cassidy
&
Ron Koslow
ROAR
Guest Stars
Don McManus [Doyle]
Melissa George [Molly]
Music By Jon Ehrlich
Co-Executive Producer Michael Nankin
Co-Producer Lawrence Meyers
Co-Producer Brian Chambers
Consulting Producer Jefery Levy
Producers Paul Barber
& Larry Barber
Produced By Howard Grigsby
Teleplay By Lawrence Meyers
and Shaun Cassidy
& Michael Nankin
Story By Lawrence Meyers
Directed By Tucker Gates
Executive Producer
Ron Koslow
Executive Producer
Shaun Cassidy
Associate Producer Todd London
With
Jeremy Trigatti Garth
Paul Bertram Villager
Director of Photography John Stokes
Production Designer Stewart Burnside
Edited By Casey Brown
Unit Production Manager Gina Black
First Assistant Director Stuart Freeman
Second Assistant Directors Angella McPherson
Vera Biffone
Casting by Megan Branman, CSA (L.A.)
Maura Fay
Lynne Ruthven (Australia)
Set Decorator Ken James
Art Director Michael Rumph
Supervising Sound Editor Charlie Crutcher
Music Editor Eduardo Ponsdomench
Visual Effects Supervisors John F. K. Parenteau
Branden L. Smith
Production Services Village Roadshow Pictures
Sound Mixer Bob Clayton
Panaflex(R) Camera and
Lenses by Panavision (R)
Costume Designer Jean Turnbull
Make-up/Hairstylist Viv Rushbrook
Set Designer Jacinta Leong
Stunt Coordinator Danny Baldwin
Filmed at
Warner Roadshow
Movie World Studios,
Queensland
The characters and events
depicted in this photoplay
are fictitious.
Any similarity to actual
persons, living or dead,
is purely coincidental.
Copyright (C) 1997
Universal Roar Productions, Inc.
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