The Prisoner's Dilemma

The Prisoner's Dilemma is episode 40 of Shadows, written by Emma Tosch.

Plot
Peterson, a new agent, is called in to work on his day off. He and Elliot have a job to do - interrogate the traitor, Bradbury. But something is wrong. Who is interrogating whom?

Cast

 * Agent Peterson - Alexander Munson
 * Agent Elliot- Katrina Alvarez
 * Bradbury - Matthew Agnello
 * Voice of Jakob Resh - Garytt Poirier

Crew

 * Crew - Adrienne Eichner, Peter Koutsogeorgas, Darcy Forlenza, Ann Nguyen, Kendal Stavros
 * Music - Jay Fuller
 * Assistant Editor - Peter Koutsogeorgas
 * Edited by Justin K. Rivers and Christy Angell
 * Written by Emma Tosch
 * Associate Producers - Darcy Forlenza, Ann Nguyen
 * Producer - Kendal Stavros
 * Executive Producer - Justin K. Rivers
 * Directed by Justin K. Rivers

Production
Shot concurrently with "Pest Control", this was an attempt to increase Shadows production slate to two episodes per semester. Written by BU playwright and student Emma Tosch, it was the first episode (in the Agency run) commissioned and written by a writer outside the close-knit production team. Designed to be more minimalist and theatrical (and thus easier to shoot) the story was inspired by the controversy over military interrogation techniques.

Aesthetically, the studio-bound, closeup-heavy structure was modeled after "Once Upon a Time", the penultimate episode of Patrick McGoohan's 1968 television series The Prisoner, with homage paid to Carl Dryer's The Passion of Joan of Arc as well.

Filmed in Studio B with a single camera setup (Sony P-170's), it was shot relatively quickly. Locations used were Myles Standish Hall (basement corridor and stairwell) and Nicole Herrington's apartment. The break room, filmed in Herrington's living room, is also seen in "Pest Control".

Continuity

 * Although he appears in voice, this is the first episode since episode 31 in which the character of Jakob Resh does not appear onscreen.