The Immortal — Season 1, Episode 4: The Legacy
Drama • 60 min • 1 season, 16 episodes • ★ 7.4/10
Episode synopsis
A teacher gives Ben a ride to escape from Maitland's hounds. Her star pupil is a Chicano boy who lives with his grandfather in an illegal mining camp. Ben and the teacher take the boy home to find his grandfather dying from typhoid fever. The mine foreman, who is only interested in money, refuses to send for medical help for those exposed to the disease. Maitland's men trace Ben to the camp and show up just as the boy begins to show symptoms of typhoid.
About The Immortal
The Immortal is an American television series, which aired on ABC from September 1970 to January 1971. The series is based on a pilot movie of the same name, which aired in September 1969. The pilot is based on the science fiction novel The Immortals, by James Gunn. Although the series was canceled at midseason, episodes were rerun by ABC in the summer of 1971. It was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel.