Production Notes

	Production number: 92108-3
	Original US airdate: 12th October, 1992
	Written by: Terry Nelson
	Directed by: Thomas J Wright
	Guest Cast: Soon-Teck Oh (Kiem Sun); Dustin Nguyen (Chu Lin), Christianne Hirt (Angie); Wendell Wright (Sergeant Powell), Kim Kondrashoff (Forks), Alan C Peterson (Bartender), Paul Stafford (Officer #1), Lisa Bunting (Woman Hostage)

Flashbacks

1880, China Duncan is summoned to China to visit old friend Kiem Sun, who claims to have perfected a drug he has been working on for centuries.

Other Immortals

Kiem Sun

Trivia

	This episode is the first to highlight Duncan's intricate back-history. The reference to his first meeting with Kiem Sun would suggest it post-dated his trip to Japan (C1, 'The Samurai'), and led on to his meeting with May-Ling Shen in season three's 'They Also Serve' (C12).
	Kiem Sun is the first Immortal to survive Duncan's sword - however, the fact the pair parted on bad terms does not suggest that the producers had abandoned the idea of the Gathering at this point. It could merely have set them up for a later confrontation.
	The flashback has previously been erroneously attributed to 1780, but it's clear from the comments made (and Duncan's accent) that it takes place in the late 19th Century. This clears up at least one seeming inconsistency, which had suggested that Duncan had first met Kiem Sun in the late 17th Century, when he was still very much attached to Western Europe. This springs from Duncan's comment that they hadn't seen each other for 100 years.
	This is the third episode shown, after 'Innocent Man', A4.

Verdict
A good solid episode (especially by season one standards) that marries some strong characterisation with the series' ability to see 'bad' Immortals in more than just one light. B-