▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁on ▁C TV ▁in ▁Canada . ▁The ▁episode ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁super vis ing ▁producer ▁Elizabeth ▁Sar no ff ▁and ▁K yle ▁Pen ning ton ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Paul ▁Edwards . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁press ▁release , ▁" John ▁Lock e ▁( T er ry ▁O ' Qu inn ) ▁is ▁en light ened ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁where about s ▁of ▁Jacob ' s ▁cabin , ▁and ▁life ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁fre ighter ▁becomes ▁per il ous ." ▁The ▁episode ▁was ▁written ▁alongside ▁" The ▁Sh ape ▁of ▁Things ▁to ▁Come " ▁and ▁" Something ▁Nice ▁Back ▁Home ". ▁" C ab in ▁F ever " ▁was ▁watched ▁by ▁ 1 1 ▁million ▁American ▁view ers . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁The ▁episode ▁begins ▁with ▁a ▁flash back ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁when ▁ 1 6 - year - old ▁Em ily ▁Lock e ▁( Hol land ▁Rod en ) ▁is ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁a ▁date ▁with ▁a ▁man ▁twice ▁her ▁age . ▁Her ▁mother ▁tries ▁to ▁stop ▁her ▁from ▁going ▁out , ▁but ▁Em ily ▁leaves ▁anyway ▁and ▁is ▁struck ▁by ▁a ▁car . ▁The ▁tra uma ▁triggers ▁the ▁prem ature ▁birth ▁of ▁John ▁( as ▁an ▁adult ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Terry ▁O ' Qu inn ). ▁John ' s ▁life ▁is ▁monitor ed ▁by ▁Richard ▁Al pert ▁( N est or ▁Car bon ell ), ▁who ▁at ▁John ' s ▁birth ▁and ▁throughout ▁his ▁child hood ▁looks ▁the ▁same ▁age ▁as ▁he