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Episode Title: "The Cage"
Original Fox Air Date: n/a
Sci-Fi Air Date: 05/25/2004
http://www.scifi.com/roar/episodes/12_cage.html
Against his will, Fergus accompanies Conor to the village of his ex-wife, Agrona, where he has promised to build a meeting house for the Confederation of Tribes. Agrona is thrilled to see her daughter, Molly, but her feelings are harsher when it comes to Fergus – especially when Fergus meets her new husband, Dunn, who is the leader of the village. Adding to Fergus' boiling anger are Conor's obvious romantic feelings for Molly.
Meanwhile, Queen Diana receives word that a Roman emissary will be arriving shortly; Rome has heard that Longinus has usurped her reign and that Conor's power has grown. Diana convinces Longinus that she must appear to be in power and Conor must be destroyed. She shows him a cage, in which she intends to capture Conor. Longinus calls it a hopeless plan, and even traps her in the cage as she tests it. Longinus releases her when Dunn arrives to tell them that the key to capturing Conor is Molly.
Dunn arranges a tryst for Conor and Molly – and also arranges for Fergus to catch the lovers. The two meet that night. Fergus barrels in, blades flash – and Fergus hits the ground, his own dagger in his heart. At the funeral the next day, Molly vows to never again speak the name of the absent Conor – who is actually nearby, with Fergus. The men explain to Catlin that they are aware of Dunn's treachery; the fight was a ruse to make Dunn report to Longinus that Fergus is dead.
Dunn, meanwhile, takes Molly to Diana's castle. He arranges for Molly to be used as bait to bring Conor to Longinus; in return he will get passage on a ship to any destination he desires. Molly returns to her mother's village, where Conor meets her – and Longinus' troops appear. But the moment the soldiers show themselves, they are killed in a trap set by the villagers, and Molly and Conor are unscathed.
The day the emissary arrives, Longinus' "soldiers" – actually the villagers in the dead soldiers' uniforms – escort Conor to Diana's castle, where the elated queen shows off her capture to Longinus. Longinus, though, plans to take credit for the capture. As he ushers Conor toward the cage, however, the faux soldiers attack Longinus, impaling him and flinging him into the cage.
Dunn arrives to warn Diana of Conor's plan. She promptly stabs Dunn, who realizes he's been duped. The Emissary enters to see Longinus in the cage, Diana in control–... and the dead body, whom Diana says is Conor. As Diana and the Emissary leave for a feast, Conor confesses to Catlin that the entire plan was Diana's – then he cuts the rope holding Longinus' cage, which plummets into the ocean and sinks to the bottom. The sorcerer cannot die, however, and is doomed to remain imprisoned underwater.
Unconfirmed
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 Star
Melissa George [Molly]
Deborra-Lee Furness [Agrona]
Barry McEvoy [Dunn]
Derek Amer [Secundus]
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
Written By Shaun Cassidy
& Michael Nankin
Directed By Michael Nankin
Executive Producer
Ron Koslow
Executive Producer
Shaun Cassidy
Associate Producer Todd London
Co-Starring
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Featuring
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Director of Photography John Stokes
Production Designer Stewart Burnside
Edited By Casey Brown
Unit Production Manager Gina Black
First Assistant Director Peter Fitzgerald
Second Assistant Directors Angella McPherson
Vera Biffone
Casting by Megan Branman, CSA (L.A.)
Maura Fay
Lynne Ruthven (Australia)
Set Designer Jacinta Leong
Art Director Michael Rumpf
Supervising Sound Editor Andrew Dawson
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
2nd Unit Director of
Photography Ian "Thistle" Thorburn
Stunt Coordinator Danny Baldwin
Filmed at Warner
Roadshow Movie
World Studios,
Queensland
Produced with the
assistance of the
Queensland Government
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