#313 Panacea

Writer: Garrett Lerner, Russel Friend
Director: Rodney Charters
Production Code: 3ADA13

First aired: February 12, 2002

Description

Michael, Max, Isabel and Valenti are drawn into a mystery at Meta-Chem when Michael’s co-worker is murdered on the job. Valenti applies for the newly available position in order to help Michael investigate the death, and they discover that Meta-Chem has been studying Michael for a while and that his alien identity is no secret to his employer. While attempting to collect and dispose of the evidence, Valenti is captured and the alien trio break in to rescue him. During the rescue, Valenti is shot and Max heals him, only to find out that he was the one they were after all along… the “healer”. He is forced to use his alien powers on a sick and powerful old man, and pays for it with the slow diminishment of his life force.

Meanwhile, Liz attempts to regain control of her life by settling in at a strict, all-girls boarding school, while Maria re-evaluates her dreams after travelling to the Big Apple to record her demo.

Guest starring are Clayne Crawford as Billy Darden, Morgan Fairchild as Meris Wheeler, Jack Donner as Clayton Wheeler, Ashley Johnson as Eileen Burrows and Meredith Scott Lynn as Dominique Lazar.

The episode was directed by Rodney Charters from a script by “Roswell” co-producers Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner.

Main Cast

Shiri Appleby (Liz Parker), Jason Behr (Max Evans), Katherine Heigl (Isabel Evans), Majandra Delfino (Maria DeLuca), Brendan Fehr (Michael Guerin), Nick Wechsler (Kyle Valenti), William Sadler (Sheriff Jim Valenti), Adam Rodriguez (Jesse Ramirez)

Also Starring

Clayne Crawford (Billy Darden), Morgan Fairchild (Meris Wheeler), Jack Donner (Clayton Wheeler), Jason Peck (Sheriff Hanson), Martin Starr (Monk Pyle), Meredith Scott Lynn (Dominique D’Archer), Freda Foh Shen (Dean Hackett), Karl Wiedergott (Scientist), Ashley Johnson (Eileen Burrows)