Ep 5. A Test of Time

Kiera Cameron is a police officer from the year 2077 who finds herself trapped in the year 2012 after a group of rebels from her time travel back in time to change the course of history. In Continuum season 1 episode 5, titled "A Test of Time," Kiera has to race against time to prevent a catastrophic event from happening.

The episode opens with Kiera discovering a new piece of technology that the rebels are using. She brings the device to her tech genius friend, Alec, who analyzes it and determines that it is a time machine.

Meanwhile, a group of terrorists have targeted a nuclear power plant and have taken hostages. Kiera and her partner, Carlos, are sent to the scene to negotiate with the terrorists. Kiera realizes that the terrorists are from her time and are trying to change the course of history by causing a nuclear disaster.

Kiera manages to flood the nuclear reactor with water, preventing an explosion and saving the hostages. As she is leaving the power plant, Kiera is ambushed by a member of the terrorist group. However, Kiera manages to fight him off and capture him.

Back at the police station, Kiera interrogates the captured terrorist and discovers that they are trying to cause a nuclear disaster in order to change the course of history. The group believes that they can prevent a future catastrophic event by altering the past.

Kiera realizes that the time machine that she found earlier could be the key to preventing the disaster. She hatches a plan to travel back in time to stop the terrorists before they can carry out their plan.

Kiera and Alec work together to modify the time machine and send Kiera back to the moment just before the terrorists attack the power plant. Kiera manages to stop the terrorists and prevent the nuclear disaster.

However, Kiera's actions have unforeseen consequences. She returns to the present to find that the technology landscape has drastically changed. Alec has used the data from Kiera's trip through time to launch a new product that has revolutionized the industry. Kiera realizes that her actions in the past have had unintended consequences in the present.

In conclusion, "A Test of Time" is an intense and thrilling episode of Continuum. Kiera's race against time to prevent a catastrophic event proves to be a nail-biting experience for viewers. However, her actions in the past have consequences in the present that will have viewers eagerly anticipating the rest of the season.