Voir Best of The Outer Limits (New Series), Vol. 1 - Episode 3

With its deadly lasers and hand-to-hand battles The Octal is a combat sport for a new generation of athletes - but Tanner Brooks (Adrian Pasdar) is no longer a young man. Although he's promised his wife Jessica (Claudette Mink) that this will be his final tournament Tanner is desperate to go out a winner. Dr. Michael Chen (Pat Morita) has a way to make that happen. Through an experimental treatment that taps the power of the human nervous system Chen accelerates Tanner's reflexes and perceptions. To Tanner everything in the Octal begins to move in slow motion . . . and Tanner quickly becomes unbeatable. However there are side effects: Jessica notices that Tanner is tired haggard and his hair is going gray. But when Tanner's body begins to blur and fade out of existence Tanner and Jessica must choose between one last moment of glory . . . their love for each other . . . and oblivion.