| The Pretender episode | |
| The World's Changing | |
| Season 4 | |
| Episode # | 4.01 |
| Airdate | September 25, 1999 |
| Director(s) | James Whitmore, Jr. |
| Guest star(s) | Tobin Bell |
| Last name (s) | Hiccum, Watts |
| Location (s) | Blue Cove, Delaware; Albany, New York |
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The World's Changing is the first episode of fourth season of The Pretender which first aired September 25, 1999 on NBC in the United States. It features an appearance by recurring guest stars Jamie Denton as Mr. Lyle; also features Jon Gries as Broots and Tobin Bell as Mr. White.
Summary[]
With Miss Parker recovering in hospital, Mr. Parker on the run, and a 'reborn' Mr. Raines on the scene and Mr. Lyle in control, Jarod must escape the grasp of the Centre yet again, dodge a new adversary, Mr. White, to save another family from assassination. Parker finally recovers well enough to check herself out and join the chase for Jarod as he chases down a bomb and his family information.
Recap[]
It begins with a flashback of Jarod being captured by The Centre. As Mr. Parker and Mr. Raines are removed from the Centre, Mr. Lyle is in control and wants to make it clear to Jarod as well. He seems to have broken Jarod's will and sends him to Africa per Matumbo's orders, but Jarod, with some unintentional help from Sydney, escapes.
Mr. White
Jarod while in the plane, before the escape, hears about another of Centre's scheme, a priority project "Silence" that is coordinated by Mr. Lyle and Mr. White. The project comprises of killing a family of scientists, the Nash family.
Miss Parker is lost as well, Sydney and Broots are looking for her and Broots traces a call from St. Catherine Military Hospital, Maryland, that looks like a patient update and they find Miss Parker. While in the hospital, Miss Parker gets a visit from her father who is running from the Triumvirate and hiding in Equatorial-Africa.
Jarod pretends to be a reactor designer Jarod Hiccum to get info on the family and finds that the family is not dead, but under Department of Energy witness protection program. He is informed by Angelo, of the identity of the Centre's inside person, Agent Tympson. The plan being to blow up the building in where the family is going to be reunited, alongside with everyone inside.
Mr. Raines returns and has found faith, and using that newly found faith, he escapes the wrath of Ms. Parker, who had the intention of killing Raines.
The meeting of the Nash family has been moved up by three hours by Agent Tympson. Jarod gets there in the
Emily.
nick of time, and runs into Mr. White, who gets away by throwing into fire a file, that contains information about Jarod's sister, Emily, and some titbits of his mother. Jarod plunges to save the file and Mr. White gets away. Jarod disarms the bomb and as usual, uncovers the traitor. In the meanwhile, Miss Parker and Lyle are looking around the same building to find Jarod. Lyle, knowing, that there is a bomb inside the building, suggests that they should split up and that Parker along with three others, should search the building. As the bomb did not explode, Parker survives and aware of her brother's scheme. The Nash family is reunited and rescued.
Jarod misses his sister by some hours and continues the search.
Pretend[]
- Jarod Hiccum, Reactor Designer
- Jarod Watts, team member for the Department of Energy, Albany (nephew of the Under-Secretary)
Quotes[]
Inspector: His name is Jarod Watts, but he is hardly a hotshot. Bottom third in college, barely squeak-by I.Q. This guy has been bounced around from one mediocre assignment to the next.
Jarod: I’m sorry I’m, uh, late. So-Sorry. Uh, Jarod Watts. The reason I’m late is I was doing a little boning up on that Nash thing,
Inspector: Agent Carlson, please, try to bring Watts up to speed on the “Nash thing." I’ll tolerate no mistakes. That’s lunch.
Miss Parker: Raines, it’s time for you to pay for killing my mother. Say your prayers, you son of a bitch.
Miss Parker: What’s your good work? Free exorcisms for the whack jobs in Renewal?
Raines: Do you believe in miracles, Miss Parker?
Miss Parker: I believe in revenge. Now tell me, why did you try and kill Daddy?
Miss Parker: This kindness crap may slay ’em at the parish potluck, but it ain’t cuttin’ it with me.