Quantum Leap
Trilogy Part III (The Last Door) - July 28, 1978
TV Flash files “Trilogy Part III (The Last Door) - July 28, 1978” as hour 83 of 95 in the TV Flash guide — Quantum Leap (1989–1993) on NBC, season 5, episode 9, aired 1992-11-24, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E09: listed hour 83 of 95 in the Quantum Leap guide, hour 9 of 21 in season 5. It aired 1992-11-24 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Trilogy Part II (For Your Love) - June 14, 1966” (S05E08). Next is “Promised Land - December 22, 1971” (S05E10).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Sam leaps 12 years into the future into an attorney who must save Abigail from a murder charge. Abigail, now thirty three, is put on trial for the murder of Leta Aider, the woman whose daughter Abigail was accused of killing almost twenty five years earlier. Leap Details: Larry Stanton III, July 28, 1978, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Viewer FAQ
Where does Trilogy Part III (The Last Door) - July 28, 1978 sit in the Quantum Leap guide?
S05E09 is listed hour 83 of 95 — hour 9 of 21 in season 5, season 5 episode 9.
When did Quantum Leap S05E09 air?
Trilogy Part III (The Last Door) - July 28, 1978 aired 1992-11-24 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I have to watch in order?
Leaps are largely anthology, so you can sample, but Sam and Al's project is the serial heart. The finale's bittersweet math lands harder if you have ridden with them.
In the series
Why this series still plays
High-concept anthology-with-heart — Bakula and Stockwell are a perfect odd couple across time. Sam leaps into other lives to put right what once went wrong; Al's hologram smokes the map. 1980s/90s sci-fi optimism with a lump in its throat. The finale's bittersweet math still hurts. Oh, boy.
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