Broken World (I) (2 May 1997)

Frank hunts down a serial-killer-in-the-making who takes pleasure in slaughtering horses.

Director:

Winrich Kolbe

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator), Robert Moresco,

Stars:

Lance Henriksen, Terry O'Quinn, Jo Anderson

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Lance Henriksen	...	Frank Black
Terry O'Quinn	...	Peter Watts
Jo Anderson	...	Dr. Claudia Vaughn
Van Quattro	...	Killer Willi Borgsen
John Dennis Johnston	...	Sheriff Falkner
Donnelly Rhodes	...	Peter Dumont
Ingrid Kavelaars	...	Sally Dumont
Adrien Dorval	...	Fatso (as P. Adrien Dorval)
Michael Tayles	...	Deputy Billy Maxwell
J.B. Bivens	...	First Deputy

Storyline

Frank arrives in North Dakota to investigate a series of horse murders. Normally the Millennium Group would not get involved in this, but the killings have a ritualized element to them and Frank fears that the killer may soon escalate his activities. He encounters resistance from farmers who react with disgust to his analysis of the killer's sexual motivations, and from local veterinarian Dr. Vaughn who is disgusted with the hypocrisy of farmers who mistreat and slaughter their horses asking for help when someone else kills them. Although Frank hopes to head off the killer before any human lives are lost, the man is already starting to shift his fantasies from horses to women.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Horror | Thriller

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Details

Release Date:

2 May 1997 (USA)

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Did You Know?

Goofs

As the horses begin to attack Willi, a crew member (red shirt, black cowboy hat) can be seen closing the gate to the pen.

User Reviews

watching this one might change you

Yet another episode that demonstrates the depth millennium tried to have. The series eventually dwelled too much on religious conspiracies but at this point it still had great episodes about the causes of, and mental traits of serial killers. This episode in particular pointed out that resorting to violence is not powerful but being powerless to ones rage. It would be useful if all teenagers were to see this one, but only if they got the underlying message the script writer was hoping to convey. Final verdict: the closest millennium got to a straight FBI profiler type show, not an example of its later weirdness.. great episode but then again I am bias a smidgen.