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The Inheritors

Musician Jacob Hardy (Nicholas Lea) is strolling with his fiancee Kara Delaney (Stacy Grant) when a meteor explodes over the city. One of the tiny fireballs which rain down seems to chase Jacob, striking him down and penetrating his skull, instantly killing him. Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Michaels (Tom Irwin) conducts the autopsy with the help of his assistant, Ollie Gibb (Don MacKay). He finds an unusual bullet-like projectile lodged in the victim's brain. Moments after removing the object, the hole in Hardy's skull begins to emit an eerie light, and a horrific tentacle emerges, thrashing briefly before retreating back into the wound. And, more astonishing still, the corpse sits bolt upright, shoves the coroners aside and escapes into the night. Ian, shaken, reports the bizarre events to homicide investigator Lt. Joseph Dane (Bill Smitrovich), who is skeptical to say the least. The mystery deepens, when during a visit to his comatose wife (a long-term victim of

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  • Originally Aired July 16, 1999
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-MA
  • Network SYFY
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Name Type Role
Sam Egan Writer
Tom Irwin Guest Star
Maya Massar Guest Star
Michael Kopsa Guest Star
Nicholas Lea Guest Star
Corrine Koslo Guest Star
Don MacKay Guest Star
Rachel Victoria Guest Star
Bill Smitrovich Guest Star
Stacy Grant Guest Star
Betty Linde Guest Star
Michael St. John Smith Guest Star
Sarah-Jane Redmond Guest Star
Mike Rohl Director