John Doe · SEASON 1
Doe or Die
Episode 17 · 2003-03-21

- Drama
- Mystery
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Episode overview
Ken Rothman, an ex-police officer that Avery got fired for beating a suspect, gets into the police HQ by faking his death and he and his men quickly take the station and most of the staff (except Frank) hostage. Rothman demands his reputation be cleared, but John manages to get free and escape into the building, and soon discovers Rothman has a supply of Russian-made smallpox. John manages to take out a few terrorists before being recaptured and Rothman leaves John and Avery behind with a shattered vial of smallpox. It's fake, but the whole thing is a ploy to get hold of smallpox vaccine to sell as a bio-weapon. Doe figures it out and they capture Rothman just in time.
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