Cast for "The Exile" Brian Brophy .... Investigator Jeffrey Combs .... 50557 Jeff Corey .... The Judge Oscar Dillon .... Jailer Jae Woo Lee .... Coopersmith Ron Perlman .... 40132 David Warner .... Dr. Nordhoff Maureen Teefy.... Voice of Chrome Directed by Gilbert Adler, Sean Astin Genre: Sci-Fi Distributors: Chum Television [ca] Home Box Office (HBO) Home Video [us] "Perversions of Science" is an anthology series of sci-fi stories in the style of "Twilight Zone" and " The Outer Limits," but with more sex and violence. Each episode presents a tour to the edges of the unknown, where reality turns sinister and unpredictable. Plot Summary for "The Exile" The story takes place far into the future when murder has become a very rare crime. Ron plays prisoner # 40139, an inmate of a penal facility on a government craft in Outer Space, where unusual techniques of prisoner care are in use. Dr Nordhoff, an eminent scientist, played by David Warner, has a brilliant theory but he carries it out very sadistically. His idea is that anyone committing a criminal or anti-social act does so because something is amiss or fractured in his psyche and he needs to "have his wiring connected." Once undergoing 'rehab' the person will emerge with "a wholeness of mind and body" and will no longer be a menace to society. The main character is prisoner # 50557( Jeffrey Combs) a vicious, unrepentant serial killer who is determined he will not succumb to rehab. He loves who and what he is and will not yield to anyone. This, of course, only spurs the scientist to try harder to control him. Ron's character, # 40139 has already undergone rehab and is supposedly cured, but he has not yet been returned to society, which is the final goal of the rehab process. #40139 is put into the same cell with the killer and he tells the new inmate about the rehab process -- they "go inside your head and stir it up". The process -- called "going up" -- takes a prisoner away and destroys his antisocial behaviors before sending him back 'cured', but it also takes away all his memories. He thinks he was a murderer at one time and for a fleeting moment seems to relish his role as such, but the memories are fading and he can't focus on them. That's a good thing in terms of his potential future, but it also is something #40139 regrets as he wishes to be cured but also to remember what he feels were the 'good parts' of his life. Even though Ron's role is very brief, he manages, through the varying tones of his voice and the use of facial expressions, to give depth to the character and to tell us much more about the rehab system. By watching and listening to #40139, we know that there is much to fear in the rehab processes, and that while some may believe the ends justify the means, there are still prices to pay and success is not guaranteed. Happy endings here are not a certain part of the bargain. After a few treatments, the serial killer undergoes nightmare fantasies and kills #40139 in the process. Because he has murdered again, he is then taken "up" for the final treatment -- "exile" -- which fails and therefore means he must be removed forever from this society. He is not killed, however, but becomes someone else's hideous problem in a way that is very chilling not only because we know what will happen to him, but also because it is carried out in a very cavalier, careless way by the scientist who is clearly wrapped up in god-like delusions. This episode will not be to everyone's taste as it contains sadistic violence and vulgar, graphic language. MPAA: Rated R for sexuality, nudity, language and images of violence. Runtime: USA:30 min (10 episodes)   TV Series Main menu