Quantum Leap/Return of the Evil Leaper (1)

Return of the Evil Leaper
Season 5, Episode 16
Airdate	February 23, 1993
Production Number	68124
Written by	Richard C. Okie
Directed by	Harvey Laidman
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Quantum Leap — Season Five

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Return of the Evil Leaper is the sixteenth episode of the fifth season of Quantum Leap, and the ninety-first episode overall.

Starring: Scott Bakula (Sam Beckett)

Starring: Dean Stockwell (The Observer)

Guest Starring: Renée Coleman (Alia), Carolyn Seymour (Zoey), Tristan Tait (Arnold Watkins), Paul Scherrer (Jack), Bojesse Christopher (Frank), Michael Manasseri (Jerry)

and Neil Patrick Harris (Mike Hammond)

Co-Starring: Philip O'Brien (Officer Miller), Raquel Krelle (Dawn)

Uncredited: Deborah Pratt (Narrator)

Plot Overview

Sam leaps into the Midnight Marauder, a college student who fancies himself a superhero and finds himself the target of a fraternity who've gotten tired of his antics. Little does Sam know that he's crossed paths again with Alia.

Notes

Leap Date

• October 8, 1956

Location

• North Falls, New York

Music

• The Crickets - "Oh Boy"

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Shortly after Sam leaps into Arnold Watkins, Alia leaps into as well. After touching they see each other. While Sam thought she was dead, Alia says she was tortured and fears going back if she doesn't complete her mission. Sam has the idea that if they're in contact when he leaps, they can leap out together. This works and they wind up in a women's prison together.

Characters

• Sam's mind briefly merges with Arnold Watkins a few times.

Trivia

The Show

• This episode begins with a recap of "Deliver Us from Evil", which it refers to as "Evil Leaper I" and this episode as "Evil Leaper II".

Behind the Scenes

• Originally aired as a double-length episode with "Revenge of the Evil Leaper". This is why the tag is longer than usual and includes a part of that episode's first act past Sam's "Oh, boy."

Goofs

• In the library scene, Sam stops when Alia ask about leaping first. The reaction shots on both of them are clearly lifted from earlier as their positions don't match up to their positions in the wider shot.