A has-been rock star and his peculiar ward watch horror films in a haunted mansion. Movie: "By Dawn's Early Light" from 1990 with Powers Boothe and Rebecca De Mornay.

Episode 119 Air Date: 01-09-2026

During a period of heightened Cold War tension, a limited nuclear incident sets off alarms on both sides of the globe. As automated systems respond and military forces are placed on high alert, leaders in the United States and the Soviet Union race to determine whether the crisis is the result of error or deliberate attack. Conflicting reports, damaged communications, and rigid command protocols complicate efforts to slow the situation down. Meanwhile, American bomber crews already in the air must follow orders while grappling with the reality of what those orders could mean. Decisions are made across multiple command centers as events move forward toward a critical point.

Cast:
Powers Boothe as Major Cassidy
Rebecca De Mornay as Captain Moreau
James Earl Jones as Major General Charlie
Martin Landau as the President of the United States
Darren McGavin as the Secretary of the Interior
Rip Torn as Colonel Fargo
Jeffrey DeMunn as Rear Admiral Harpoon
Peter MacNicol as Lieutenant Commander Tom Sedgwick
Nicolas Coster as General Clay Renning
Ken Jenkins as Colonel Sam