Episode
Manhattan: The Prisoner's Dilemma
Overview
Frank attempts to save his team, and pays the price; at the same time, the wives get creative trying to make life on the Hill more interesting.
Details
- Series
- Manhattan
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2014-08-03
- Runtime
- 55 min
Episode context
The Prisoner's Dilemma is Episode 2 in Season 1 of Manhattan. It aired on 2014-08-03. The runtime is 55 min.
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Episode 1: You Always Hurt the Ones You Love
A drama about the clandestine race to build the world's first atomic bomb in Los Alamos, N.M., centers on a self-destructive professor who is commissioned to help lead the Manhattan Project in the series opener.
Episode 3: The Hive
The loss of one of their own leaves the community reeling; and new security measures interfere with the work being performed by the scientists.
More episodes from this season
Episode 4: Last Reasoning of Kings
The arrival of a high-profile guest shakes things up. Frank is haunted by his past.
Episode 5: A New Approach to Nuclear Cosmology
Frank clashes with Charlie to protect Babbit, who has become the subject of an investigation.
Episode 6: Acceptable Limits
Frank seeks medical answers; Charlie and Helen travel to survey an off-site reactor.
Episode 7: The New World
Helen and Charlie deal with a crisis; Abby embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
Episode 8: The Second Coming
Both Charlie and Frank face serious questions as to the future of their projects.
Episode 9: Spooky Action at a Distance
Frank and Charlie hatch a plan.
Episode 10: The Understudy
An unexpected visitor arrives on the Hill.
Episode 11: Tangier
A development overseas re-invigorates the hunt for a spy on The Hill. Charlie and Abby make a sacrifice when the plan with Frank is threatened.
Episode 12: The Gun Model
Akley becomes vulnerable when he tries to fix Thin Man's shortcomings.
Episode 13: Perestroika
Frank is offered a life-changing opportunity. At the same time, the U.S. Army put Charlie on the hot seat.