Illegal Alien
Episode 16 · 2003-03-14

- Drama
- Mystery
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Episode overview
High school kids are surprised by a bright light in the forest and an astronaut who walks toward them that they shoot. The police and John investigate and determine the astronaut actually died of a lack of oxygen resulting in cyanosis but a Colonel Dunagan moves in and take the body — John taps into satellite photography and sees a blast pattern that matches the one on Horseshoe Island that accompanied his arrival. John, Digger, and Frank sneak into the woods to examine the site and find a large pod. The pod is a Mars environmental test system and inside the trashed interior are a bunch of astronauts dead just like the first astronaut — then they get sealed in. Meanwhile Avery pursues her own investigation despite the military government and after interviewing Dunagan's staff sergeant, believes Dunagan is involved. The men start sniping at each other due to cyanosis symptoms while Stella and Avery track them down. John uses its navigation beacon to send out a SOS. The Staff Sergeant is...
45 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Pilot2002-09-20
2. Blood Lines2002-09-27
3. Doe Re: Me2002-10-04
4. Past Imperfect2002-10-18
5. John Deux2002-10-25
6. Low Art2002-11-01
7. Mind Games2002-11-08
8. Idaho2002-11-15
9. Manifest Destiny2002-12-06
10. The Mourner2002-12-13
11. John D.O.A.2003-01-10
12. Tone Dead2003-01-17
13. Family Man2003-01-31
14. Ashes to Ashes2003-02-14
15. Psychic Connection2003-03-07
16. Illegal Alien2003-03-14
17. Doe or Die2003-03-21
18. Save As...John Doe2003-03-28
19. Shock to the System2003-04-04
20. Remote Control2003-04-18
21. The Rising2003-04-25