Millennium/Covenant

Covenant
Season 1, Episode 16
Airdate	March 21, 1997
Production Number	4C16
Written by	Robert Moresco
Directed by	Roderick J. Pridy
← 1x15 Sacrament	1x17 → Walkabout
Millennium — Season One

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Covenant is the sixteenth episode of the first season of Millennium.

Starring: Lance Henriksen (Frank Black), Megan Gallagher (Catherine Black)

Brittany Tiplady (Jordan Black)

Guest Starring: John Finn (William Garry), Michael O'Neill (County Prosecutor Calvin Smith), Sarah Koskoff (Didi Higgens), Jay Underwood (Michael Slattery), Steve Bacic (Deputy Kevin Reilly)

Co-Starring: Don MacKay (Jack Meredith), Nicole Oliver (Dr. Alice Steele), Colleen Winton (Mrs. Garry), Tyler Thompson (William Garry, Jr.), George Gordon (Judge Francis Maher), Karen Elizabeth Austin (Mrs. Anderson), David Abbott (Mr. Anderson), Norman Armour (Medical Examiner), Noah Heney (Charles Horvath)

Uncredited: Nickol Tschenscher (Mary Garry), Cody Shaer (Gabriel Garry)

Plot Overview

Frank is called in to develop a behavioural profile on a former county sheriff who confessed to the murder of his family to convince a jury to give him the death penalty. However, after studying both the evidence and the man, Frank comes to the conclusion that someone else committed the murders, a conclusion he persists despite overwhelming pressure.

Notes

First Act Quote

"Thou dost frighten me

with dreams and terrify me

by visions."

Job 7:14

Locations

• Ogden, Utah

• Seattle, Washington

Trivia

Behind the Scenes

• The original cut of this episode ran almost an hour and twenty minutes.

Quotes

• Frank: You want to tell me why you did it?

William Garry: I thought about it for a long time. I fantasied about it. Do you have a wife and family?

(Frank nods)

William Garry: Oh, you know what I'm talking about.

Frank: No. I don't.