Professor Jonathan Meredith (Patrick O'Neal) uses a piece of material that drifted to Earth from one of the planets in the Wolf 359 system to conduct an experiment. He is trying to grow life on a miniature planet at a super-accelerated pace. It seems to work but as the life on the planet in his lab grows and thrives something else happens.
A malevolent force that has a spectral appearance arises from the miniature planet. It scares Professor Meredith, Ethel (his wife), and Pete (his assistant). It bothers Jonathan enough that he eventually sends Edith to the east coast. It doesn't bother him enough to stop the experiment which proves to be almost fatal for himself and possibly others.
Dabney Coleman had a small part in this episode. He was only in the first few minutes of the episode. He played the part of a visitor to the lab. I didn't recognize him because he had a full head of hair, glasses, and was clean shaven. I know Dabney Coleman best from movies like Tootsie (1982) and War Games (1983) and some TV shows. He also showed up in an episode of The Invaders that I watched a few years ago: 1.10 (The Innocent). This is the third of three episode of The Outer Limits (1965) in which he appeared. I have not seen the other two.
Almost the entire episode takes place at the Meredith residence. The professor's lab and his home are part of the same building.
This episode isn't great but it is kind of fun how ridiculous it gets and how obsessive Meredith gets about his experiment. It definitely isn't a must watch except for completists or people who love hokey science fiction stories.
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