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| Pilot "Just call them the Committee." Opening scene, and Syd is on the roof of a building with her TelCal partner Cooper. It's obvious they're attracted to each other but Syd is too nervous to say anything. We learn she is alone in the city - no family. At her apartment, Syd uses her ramshackle computer to test a basic bitmap VR programme, whilst chatting to her closest friend Duncan. The next day she wakes to find her car is blocked in by her landlord, making her late for work. Once arriving back home, she again goes into her VR system but is interupted by a phonecall from her angry landlord. Accidently putting the phone reciever down onto her modem, Syd drags both of them into a surreal, yet realisitc VR simulation - Vr5 - in which her landlord has his car steamrollered, then climbs aboard a bus populated by insane people and driven by a blind guy. Syd 'wakes up' and Duncan asks what she was doing, said it only lasts a few minutes. Syd is confused, tries to put the phone down again but no connection - so she gets Duncan to go up to his roof and use his phonebooth to call her. Taking them both into Vr5, Syd 'dreams' of a scene in which she is taking a shower with Dunca - but Duncan changes into Cooper. The next day, her landlord is being all nice suddenly, and Syd believes she has somehow altered his concious through his subconcious. She meets Cooper at work and agrees to a date, then goes to find someone who knows more about VR. Her first encounter with a pioneer in the field is not what she expects, so she goes to an 'old master,' - Dr. Frank Morgan. Initially he brushes her off with a lecture in philosophy, but warns her to destory the machine. Syd doesn't listen, so nervous about her upcoming date that she decideds to try it out first in Vr. Initially the encounter is exactly how she pictures it, up on Lookout Point, but then Cooper turns nasty, and she she's all his previous bodies. Disturbed by the image, Syd looks into his past and discovers he's had a range of jobs - and a range of girlfriends, and even a wife, who all died. Syd goes back to Dr. Morgan and tries to explain her fears, saying she can't be sure what's real and what's not, but again he is little help. After investiagting the area of Lookout Point with Duncan, Syd decides to give the date a try, but sure enough Cooper goes after her and knocks her unconcious. She wakes up to find him digging a grave, starts to run, tripping over his previous bodies then hitting him over the head, possibly killing him. She continues to run out into the street, where a car pulls up and she is dragged inside by Dr. Morgan. Morgan assures her that Cooper will be dealt with, and that the people he works for are interested in Syd's work. Would she like to join them . . ? Sisters Syd discovers that a fellow Telcal worker, Janine, is stealing money from the company. She decides to use VR to persuade Janine to stop, but finds the task harder than she imagined . . . Dr. Strangechild Syd has to find a missing scientist, who also happens to be a boy genius. Love & Death The Committee hire Sydney to look into the mind of a trained assassin - with tragic results. 5D Sydney is given a new contact - the mysterious and moody Oliver Sampson. Escape It's up to Duncan to rescue Syd after the Committee take her prisoner to try and find out more about VR. Facing the Fire Syd goes undercover in a mental health clinic to explore the mind of a young pilot who keeps having nightmares about his plane crashing. Simon's Choice Sydney must explore the mind of a condemned man, who was sent to Death Row for betraying his country - treason. However, Syd begins to relate to the guy when she realises that he and her own father had a lot in common - like having to sacrifice themselves to protect the people they love. Send Me An Ange l Sydney returns to her family home only to find that the local neighborhood believes it is haunted. Control Freak Syd must look into the mind of a man who has taken a group of airtraffic controllers hostage. She soon begins to uncover a five-year old conspiracy that involves Oliver, the Committee, and a plane crash in which all onboard died. The Many Faces of Alex Sydney's new assignment turns out to be Oliver's lost love Alex, a woman he has not seen for over ten years. When Alex comes to Syd's appartment claiming to be Samantha, Dunan is told to trail her but finding her might lead to more than Sydney imagined . . . Parallel Lives Duncan wakes up to find himself in a parrallel universe, in which Samantha, not Sydney, survived the car crash. However, Sam is playing a dangerous game and must rely on Duncan to rescue them both . . . Reunion Oliver turns up at Sydney's door - with orders to kill her. As the threesome try to flee the country Sydney sees her sister - and things begin to go terribly wrong . . |
