The Modern Prometheus
- Original air date: 17 May 1997
- Written by: James Thorpe
- Directed by: Adrian Paul
- Credited Cast: Adrian Paul (Duncan MacLeod), Jim Byrnes (Joe Dawson)
- Guest cast: Peter Wingfield (Methos), Michel Modo (Maurice Lalonde), Jonathan Firth (Lord Byron), Jeffrey Ribier (Mike Paladini), Tracy Keating (Mary Shelley), Katie Carr (Claire Clairmont), Christopher Staines (Percy Shelley), F. Braun McAsh (Hans Kershner), Don Foran (Jerry)
Lord Byron, once one of the greatest and most scandalous writers of the 19th Century, is now a rock star. Methos remembers when his escapades led to a senseless fight that ended in a quickening witnessed by Mary Shelley, author of "Frankenstein." Byron's debauchery and substance abuse have only increased with time. He lures an up-and-coming musician under Joe Dawson's tutelage into his dangerous lifestyle, and MacLeod becomes involved. Tragedy finally strikes, with Dawson's musical protégé dying from a drug overdose. Methos finally realizes that his former pupil is beyond hope, and MacLeod fights Byron to the death.
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