"[eerie music]" "(male presenter, off) THERE IS A FIFTH DIMENSION" "BEYOND THAT WHICH IS KNOWN TO MAN." "IT IS A DIMENSION AS VAST AS SPACE" "AND AS TIMELESS AS INFINITY." "IT IS THE MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN LIGHT AND SHADOW," "BETWEEN SCIENCE AND SUPERSTITION." "AND IT LIES BETWEEN THE PIT OF MAN'S FEARS" "AND THE SUMMIT OF HIS KNOWLEDGE." "THIS IS THE DIMENSION OF IMAGINATION." "IT IS AN AREA WHICH WE CALL THE TWILIGHT ZONE." "THE PLACE IS HERE," "THE TIME IS NOW," "AND THE JOURNEY INTO THE SHADOWS" "THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO WATCH" "COULD BE OUR JOURNEY." "[jazz music drifting out]" "[ jazz playing loudly ]" "SAY, I NOTICED THERE'S A TOWN UP THE ROAD." "WHAT'S THE NAME OF IT?" "CUSTOM ER." "HEY, YOU GOT A CUSTOM ER OUT IN FRONT!" "CUSTOMER!" "[percolating]" "HAM AND EGGS!" "[thud]" "[music stops]" "EGGS OVER EASY!" "HASH BROWNS!" "HEY, YOU GOT A CUSTOM ER OUT HERE!" "HAM AND EGGS, EGGS OVER EASY, HASH BROWNS!" "H U NG RY CASH CUSTOM ER!" "I GOT $2.85, AM ERICAN MONEY." "SURE." "AM ERICAN MONEY." "WELL, WE'VE GOT THAT MUCH SETTLED." "I'M AN AM ERICAN." "YOU SEE, THERE'S SOME QU ESTION ABOUT MY I DENTITY." "LET ME PUT IT TO YOU THIS WAY:" "I'M NOT SURE WHO I AM." "BUT I GOT $2.85, AND I'M H U NG RY" "THAT MUCH IS ESTABLISH ED." "$2.85, AND I'M H U NG RY!" "I'M GON NA WAKE UP IN A MINUTE." "I KNOW IT." "I'M GON NA WAKE UP." "[bell clanging]" "ANYBODY HERE?" "HEY!" "HEY!" "HEY, MISS?" "MISS, OVER HERE!" "LOOK, I WON DER IF YOU COULD DO ME A FAVOR." "IT'S THE CRAZI EST THING, BUT I'VE LOOKED" "AND I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYBODY AROUND." "MAYBE THEY'RE ALL ASLEEP OR SOMETHING, BUT" "WELL, LITERALLY, THERE HASN'T BEEN A SOU L." "LOOK, I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK I'M N UTS OR ANYTHING." "IT'S NOTHING LIKE THAT." "IT'S JUST THAT, WELL" "IT'S J UST THAT I DON'T SEEM TO REMEMBER WHO I AM." "WELL, IT'S A REAL ODDBALL THING," "BUT, WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING, I" "WELL, I DIDN'T EXACTLY WAKE UP." "I J UST--I J UST FOU N D MYSELF OUT ON THAT ROAD, WALKING." "AM N ES IA." "ISN'T THAT WHAT THEY CALL IT?" "THAT MUST BE WHAT I GOT" "'CAUSE I JUST DON'T REMEMBER A THING," "AND I CAN'T SEEM TO F IN D ANYBODY TO ASK." "YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON I'VE SEEN." "I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE FRIGHTEN ED OR ANYTHING," "BUT I WAS WON DERING IF THERE'S A DOCTOR" "I'M TERRIBLY SORRY, MADAM." "I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT AT NO TIME DID I MEAN TO BE SO UPSETTING." "AS A MATTER OF FACT," "I'VE ALWAYS HAD KIND OF A SECRET YEN" "FOR THE QU I ET TYPE." "GET WHAT I MEAN, BABE?" "HEY!" "ANYBODY HERE?" "YOU HAVEN'T GOT THE IG N ITION KEY, HAVE YOU, DOLL?" "[telephone ringing]" "[ringing]" "HELLO." "OPERATOR." "HELLO, OPERATOR." "HELLO." "OPERATOR?" "OPERATOR?" "!" "(female recorded voice) THIS IS THE SPECIAL OPERATOR." "OPERATOR, LOOK" "THE NUMBER YOU HAVE REACHED IS NOT A WORKING NUMBER." "I JUST WON DERED IF ANYBODY THERE COULD TELL ME" "PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT NUMBER." "OPERATOR, WI LL YOU LISTEN TO M E, PLEASE?" "THIS IS THE SPECIAL OPERATOR." "THE NUMBER YOU HAVE REACHED IS NOT A WORKING NUMBER." "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR H EADS DOWN THERE?" "I DIDN'T DIAL A NUMBER!" "I DIALED THE OPERATOR!" "THIS IS A RECORDING." "A RECORD--?" "OPERATOR." "THIS IS THE" "OPERATOR, LOOK, ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS WHERE I AM." "NOT A WORKING NUMBER." "LOOK, PLEASE, CAN YOU" "MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE" "ABEL, ADAMS, ALLEN, ATMAN." "BOYS, WHERE ARE YOU?" "WHERE DO YOU BOYS LIVE?" "JUST IN THIS BOOK?" "BAKER, BARG MAN, BLOD, BELMONT." "WELL, GANG, WHO'S WATCHING THE STORE?" "WHO'S WATCHING ANY OF THE STORES?" "ALRIGHT, WHO'S THE WISE GUY WHO LOCKED THE DOOR?" "IT'S A GREAT GAG." "HOW ABOUT A HAN D, SOMEBODY?" "A LITTLE ASS ISTANCE, HOW ABOUT IT?" "THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY HYSTERICAL TURN-ON." "I'M GROWING VERY FON D OF IT." "THIS ISN'T FU N NY ANYMORE." "I DON'T LIKE THIS [inaudible]." "I WISH I COULD SHAKE THAT CRAZY FEELING" "OF BEING WATCH ED." "LISTEN ED TO." "CALLING ALL CARS," "CALLING ALL CARS." "U N KNOWN MAN WALKING AROUND POLICE STATION." "SUSP ICIOUS-LOOKING CHARACTER, PROBABLY WANTED BY THE F" "[door creaking]" "[water pouring]" "[creaking]" "TIME TO WAKE UP NOW." "TIME TO WAKE U P NOW!" "[creaking ]" "HEY!" "WHERE IS EVERYBODY?" "!" "[loud clanging of bell]" "ANYBODY WANT A SU N DAE?" "I'M SORRY, OLD BUDDY, I DON'T RECOLLECT THE NAME." "THE FACE IS VAG U ELY FAMILIAR, BUT THE NAME ESCAPES ME." "I'LL TELL YOU WHAT MY PROBLEM IS." "I'M IN THE M I DDLE OF A NIGHTMARE I CAN'T WAKE UP FROM," "AND YOU'RE PART OF IT" "YOU AND THE ICE CREAM AND THE POLICE STATION" "AND THE PHONE BOOTH, THAT LITTLE MAN N EQU I N" "THIS WHOLE BLOODY TOWN, WHEREVER IT IS." "WHATEVER IT IS." "I J UST REMEMBERED SOMETHING." "SCROOG E SAID IT." "YOUREMEMBER SCROOG E, OLD BUDDY?" "EBEN EZER SCROOG E?" "IT'S WHAT HE SAID TO THAT GHOST, JACOB MARLEY." "HE SAID, "YOU MAY BE AN U N DIG ESTED B IT OF BEEF," ""A CRU M B OF CH EESE, A BLOT OF M USTARD," ""A FRAG MENT OF AN U N DONE POTATO." "BUT THERE'S MORE OF GRAVY THAN OF GRAVE ABOUT YOU."" "YOU SEE, THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE." "YOU'RE WHAT I HAD FOR DIN N ER LAST NIGHT." "YOU MUST BE." "BUT NOW I'VE HAD IT." "I'D LIKE TO WAKE UP." "I'D LIKE TO WAKE UP NOW." "IF I CAN'T WAKE UP," "AT LEAST I'D LIKE TO F IN D SOMEBODY TO TALK TO." "I MUST BE A VERY I MAG I NATIVE GUY." "NOBODY IN THE WHOLE BLOODY WORLD" "COULD HAVE A DREAM AS COM PLETE AS M IN E," "RIGHT DOWN TO THE LAST DETAI L." "AIR FORCE." "AIR FORCE." "AIR FORCE." "I'M AIR FORCE!" "AIR FORCE!" "I'M IN THE AIR FORCE!" "I'M IN THE AIR FORCE!" "HEY, I'M IN THE AIR FORCE!" "I'M IN THE AIR FORCE!" "HEY, EVERYBODY, I'M IN THE AIR FORCE!" "AIR FORCE." "AIR FORCE." "WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?" "WAS THERE A BO--?" "THAT MUST HAVE BEEN IT" " A BOM B." "BUT IF THERE WAS A BOM B, EVERYTHING WOULD BE DESTROYED," "AND NOTHING IS DESTROYED." "[plane engine roaring] [suspenseful music playing]" "HEY!" "WHO'S UP THERE?" "!" "WHO'S RU N NING THE PICTURES?" "!" "WHO'S UP THERE?" "!" "WHO'S RUNNING THE PICTURES?" "!" "HEY!" "WHO'S UP THERE?" "!" "CAN'T YOU SEE ME?" "!" "WHO'S IN HERE?" "!" "[groans]" "[panting]" "[whimpering]" "[shouts in fear]" "PLEASE, SOMEBODY, HELP ME." "HELP ME." "PLEASE, SOMEBODY, H ELP ME." "H ELP ME." "H ELP ME." "H ELP ME." "PLEASE, H ELP ME." "H ELP ME." "H ELP ME." "PLEASE, SOMEBODY, H ELP ME." "H ELP ME, PLEASE." "SOMEBODY, H ELP ME." "PLEASE, SOMEBODY, HELP ME." "(lonely man) HELP ME." "PLEASE, SOMEBODY, HELP ME!" "SOMEBODY'S LOOKING AT ME!" "SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME!" "HELP ME!" "PLEASE, HELP ME!" "HELP ME!" "HELP ME!" "HELP ME!" "HELP ME, PLEASE!" "HELP ME!" "SOMEBODY'S LOOKING AT ME!" "PLEASE, HELP ME!" "HELP ME!" "HELP ME!" "CLOCK HIM." "HELP ME!" "SOMEBODY'S LOOKING AT ME." "SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME." "HELP ME!" "GET HIM OUT OF THERE, QU ICK." "RELEASE THE SU BJ ECT ON THE DOU BLE." "BE CAREFU L, COLON EL." "DON'T CUT HIS HAN D." "THE GLASS ON THE CLOCK IS BROKEN." "I CAN SEE THAT, SERG EANT." "SERGEANT" "ALL RIGHT, COLON EL, GO." "HE'S ALL RIGHT, S I R." "DELUS IONS, I THINK." "HE'S COMING OUT OF IT NOW." "F IN E. DID YOU GET ALL THE DATA RECORDED?" "YES, S I R, EVERY B IT OF IT." "GET A TI MING ON HIM?" "484 HOURS, 36 MINUTES." "GOOD." "I WANT TO HAVE A LOOK AT ALL THE DATA" "AS SOON AS IT'S COM P I LED" "AND I WANT TO SEE THE REACTION SHOT ON HIM, TOO." "YES, S I R. OH, THE PRESS, S I R." "YES, ON THE RU N, G ENTLEM EN, IF YOU DON'T MIND." "I WANT TO SEE SERG EANT FERRIS." "DO YOU CONSIDER THIS A SUCCESS, S I R?" "VERY MUCH SO." "THE MAN WAS CON F IN ED ALONE IN A BOX" "FOR SOMETHING IN THE N EIGH BORHOOD OF 484 HOURS." "THAT'S ROUG H LY EQU IVALENT TO A TRI P TO THE MOON," "SEVERAL ORB ITS AND RETURN." "THEN THIS WAS A S IMU LATED TRI P TO THE MOON?" "FOR ALL I NTENT AND PU RPOSE, YES." "WHAT ABOUT THESE WIRES ATTACHED TO HIM?" "ELECTRODES." "ALL OF HIS REACTIONS WERE CHARTED AND GRAPH ED." "RESP I RATION, HEART ACTION, BLOOD PRESSURE." "WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM TOWARD THE END, GENERAL," "BEFORE HE PUSH ED THAT BUTTON, WHATEVER IT WAS?" "WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM IS THAT HE CRACKED." "DELUS IONS OF SOME KIND, WE ASSU ME." "BUT LET ME TELL YOU ALL SOMETHING, GENTLEM EN." "IF ANY ONE OF YOU WERE CON F IN ED IN A BOX" "FIVE FEET SQUARE FOR TWO AND A HALF WEEKS" "ALL BY YOUR LON ESOM E WITHOUT HEARING A HUMAN VO ICE" "OTHER THAN YOUR OWN," "I'LL GIVE YOU ESPECIALLY GOOD ODDS" "THAT YOUR I MAG I NATION WOULD RU N AWAY WITH YOU, TOO," "SUCH AS H IS OBVIOUSLY DID." "EXCUSE ME." "(coIoneI) DETAI L." "HOW DO YOU FEEL, SERG EANT?" "(Ferris) I FEEL MUCH BETTER, SIR." "I'M SORRY ABOUT TOWARD THE EN D." "IT'S ALL RIGHT." "WHAT WAS IT LIKE, FERRIS?" "WHERE DID YOU THINK YOU WERE?" "A PLACE I DON'T WANT TO GO AGAIN, S I R." "A TOWN." "A TOWN WITHOUT PEOPLE, WITHOUT ANYBODY." "WHAT WAS THE MATTER WITH ME, DOC?" "JUST OFF MY ROCKER, HUH?" "JUST A KIND OF A NIGHTMARE" "THAT YOUR MIND MAN U FACTU RED FOR YOU." "YOU SEE, WE CAN FEED THE STOMACH" "WITH CONCENTRATES." "WE CAN SU PPLY M ICROF I LM FOR READING, RECREATION," "EVEN MOVIES OF A SORT." "WE CAN PU M P OXYG EN IN AND WASTE MATERIAL OUT." "BUT THERE'S ONE THING WE CAN'T SIMULATE" "THAT'S A VERY BASIC NEED" "MAN'S H U NG ER FOR COM PAN IONSH I P." "THE BARRIER OF LONELINESS" "THAT'S ONE THING WE HAVEN'T LICKED YET." "NEXT TIME, IT WON'T BE JUST A BOX IN A HANGAR, WILL IT?" "NO, M I KE." "NEXT TIME, YOU'LL REALLY BE ALON E." "HEY." "DON'T GO AWAY UP THERE." "NEXT TIME, IT WON'T BE A DREAM OR A NIGHTMARE." "NEXT TIME, IT'LL BE FOR REAL." "SO DON'T GO AWAY." "WE'LL BE UP THERE IN A LITTLE WHILE." "(male presenter, off) UP THERE," "UP THERE IN THE VASTNESS OF SPACE" "IN THE VOID THAT IS SKY" "UP THERE IS AN ENEMY KNOWN AS ISOLATION." "IT SITS THERE IN THE STARS, WAITING" "WAITING WITH THE PATIENCE OF EONS." "FOREVER WAITING," "IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE." "(male presenter, off) IN A MOMENT," "ROD SERLING WILL TELL YOU ABOUT NEXT WEEK'S STORY," "AFTER THIS WORD FROM OUR ALTERNATE SPONSOR, KIMBERLY CLARK." "NEXT WEEK, I'LL HAVE A REU N ION WITH A U N IQU E TALENT AND A VALU ED FRI EN D." "OUR FIRST SINCE REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT." "NEXT WEEK, ON THE TWILIGHT ZONE," "MR. ED WYN N STARS IN ONE FOR THE ANGELS," "PLAYING AN OLD P ITCH MAN WHO SELLS M ECHAN ICAL TOYS LIKE THIS." "BUT WHOSE COM PETITION IS MR. DEATH." "WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US THEN." "THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT." "[eerie music]" "(male voice, off) FOR THE YOUNG AND THE OLD, THE SICK AND THE TROUBLED," "GIVE THE UNITED WAY."