1. And When the Sky was Opened
First Aired: 11 December 1959
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2. There is a fifth dimension.
Beyond that which is known to man.
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3. It is a dimension as vast as space.
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4. And as timeless as infinity.
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5. It is the middle ground
between light and shadow...
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6. between science and superstition.
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7. And it lies between
the pit of man's fears...
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8. and the summit of his knowledge.
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9. This is the dimension
of imagination.
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10. It is an area which we call:
The Twilight Zone.
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11. Her name: X-20. Her type:
An experimental interceptor.
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12. Recent history: A crash
landing in the Mojave Desert.
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13. After a 31-hour flight
900 miles into space.
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14. Incidental data: The ship,
with the men who flew her...
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15. disappeared from the radar screen
for 24 hours.
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16. Hello, colonel. How are you feeling?
- I'm fine, lieutenant.
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17. Is Major Gart here?
- Well, of course. He's here.
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18. Go on in.
He'll be glad to see you.
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19. Isn't that one of the space pilots?
The ones that crashed?
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20. Yeah, that's colonel Forbes.
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21. But the shrouds that cover mysteries
are not always made out of a tarp.
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22. As this man will soon find out on
the other side of a hospital door.
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23. Well, the prodigal colonel.
Welcome.
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24. How about a shot of
straight orangeade?
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25. How are you feeling?
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26. One more thermometer in my puss, I'm
gonna absent myself without leave.
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27. Come on, what's it like
in the outside world?
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28. Yeah, it's fine.
- Well, tell me about it.
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29. Talk to any of the guys?
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30. What about the ship, Clegg?
Did you check her over?
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31. The ship's fine.
No, no, they put it under wraps.
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32. You got off on a toot?
You don't look so good.
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33. How do I look?
- A little hung over maybe.
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34. You got another one of those?
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35. Hey, steady, colonel, steady.
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36. Bill, something has happened.
Something I just don't understand.
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37. Well, go on.
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38. First, I want to get oriented.
I want you to answer some questions.
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39. When did I leave here?
- Well, don't you know?
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40. I don't know anything anymore.
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41. All I need is somebody's help.
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42. At 9:30 yesterday morning,
I walked out of here, didn't I?
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43. Yeah, about that time, I guess.
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44. Who did I walk out with?
- Nobody was with you.
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45. That's what I mean.
You say nobody.
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46. What's that say?
Go ahead, tell me, what's it say?
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47. It says: 'Those two intrepid
voyagers into the unknown...
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48. returned from the unknown in
a slightly dented aircraft.'
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49. What about the picture?
Who's in the picture?
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50. 'Colonel Forbes and major Gart just
before their historic flight...
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51. that ended in a mysterious
disappearance and crash.'
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52. That's what you remember?
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53. You and me and the X-20 taking off.
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54. About four hours up we black out.
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55. And 24 hours later, we end up in
a crashed aircraft in the desert.
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56. We don't know where we've been or
what's happened. Is that right?
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57. That's right.
What's the matter? Isn't that right?
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58. Bill...
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59. there were three of us
in that aircraft.
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60. You and me and a colonel
named Harrington.
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61. Oh, yeah, Harrington.
- Ed Harrington. He was 36 years old.
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62. He was my best friend. I know him for
15 years and you know him for five.
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63. That ship took a crew of three.
And we were the three.
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64. They brought the three of us here.
You and me and Harrington.
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65. Harrington and I were just
scratched. You had a busted leg.
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66. Yesterday morning,
they discharged Harrington and me.
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67. There were three beds in this room.
Yours and mine and Harrington's.
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68. Clegg...
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69. I don't know anybody
named Harrington.
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70. He wasn't on the crew with us. The
X-20 carried two men, you and me.
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71. Nobody named Harrington.
Nobody else at all.
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72. When you walked out of here
yesterday, you walked out alone.
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73. There's never been three beds in
this room, only two. Yours and mine.
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74. I think you better be looked after.
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75. Please. I knew you'd say that, Bill.
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76. And I don't blame you
for saying it either.
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77. Let me describe to you
what I remember.
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78. I'll give you a breakdown
chronologically...
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79. of everything that happened
as of yesterday morning.
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80. Bill, you said goodbye to us
from that bed...
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81. You said,'Harrington, look after
Forbes. He drinks too much.'
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82. Those were your exact words.
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83. And I stood right st that door,
and I laughed.
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84. I swear to you, Bill.
I know it happened.
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85. I'm gonna let you have it,
fresh, punk kid.
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86. I'm gonna tell the medics
he's a very sick cookie...
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87. and ought ta be kept here for seven
years. And every Saturday night...
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88. we gonna phone you from whatever bar
we happen to be in at the time.
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89. If you are real nice...
- We'll let you talk to our women.
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90. Will you come on already? I just
can't stand these long goodbyes.
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91. Would you both get out of here?
And let me suffer in loneliness.
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92. Good-looking guy in the middle there.
Who are the two slobs on the sides?
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93. Well, Willy, we'll drop by
and see you tomorrow, maybe.
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94. Get lost, who needs you?
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95. You're Forbes and Harrington. Ain't
you the guys that was up in space?
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96. Yeah, but we can still buy a couple
of beers for 30 cents earth money?
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97. Yes, but your money's no good here.
The drinks are on the house.
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98. I don't get to serve many
celebrities. Now drink up, boys.
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99. I don't even care that you cracked
up the ship and I'm a taxpayer.
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100. Say, what's it like up
there in outer space?
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101. Well, it's like way out.
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102. What's the matter?
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103. Is something wrong?
- I'll tell you after I taste the beer.
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104. Happy landings, chaps.
Wherever possible.
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105. Well, that's okay. That ain't the
last glass of beer in the place.
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106. You sick, Ed?
- No...
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107. No, I'm not sick.
I just got a very funny feeling.
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108. I never felt anything
like this before.
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109. What kind of feeling?
- It's like I didn't belong here.
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110. Like if I was to let myself go...
- You'd what?
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111. Like I'd disappear.
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112. Happy landings.
- Well, sure.
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113. I'm going to go call my folks.
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114. Are you all right, Ed?
- Yeah, I'm all right.
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115. Hello, operator, I'd like to make a
collect call to Des Moines, Iowa.
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116. The residence of
Mr James Harrington.
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117. Clegg.
Would you come here quick?
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118. What's troubling you?
- Clegg...
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119. I just called my folks.
My mom answered the phone.
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120. I told her who I was and she said
she didn't have any son named Ed.
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121. That's what she said. And then
I asked to talk to the old man.
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122. He said, he didn't want any practical
jokester bothering his wife.
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123. He said he didn't have a son at all.
What is it, Clegg?
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124. What's it all mean?
- I don't know. A gag, maybe?
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125. No gag.
It's all part of this feeling.
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126. This feeling I shouldn't be here.
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127. That none of us should be here.
It's as if...
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128. As if what?
- As if maybe...
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129. we shouldn't have come back
from that flight at all.
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130. Maybe somebody, something,
made a mistake...
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131. and let us get through
and we shouldn't have.
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132. Ed, you stay put. I'm gonna
get you a good stiff drink.
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133. Now, take it easy.
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134. You stay put, all right?
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135. You got a beer here, honey.
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136. Where's my buddy's drink?
- Who?
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137. My buddy's drink.
Colonel Harrington. The beer...
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138. he had in place of
the one he dropped on the...
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139. I don't know what you mean.
You came in here alone.
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140. You a wise guy or something?
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141. You're crazy.
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142. You're crazy, you know that?
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143. You're crazy.
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144. Operator, Addison Air Force Base,
please.
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145. Commanding officers residence.
What?
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146. Well, call me back, will you?
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147. Ed, you...
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148. Amy, honey, I'm so glad to see you.
- And you, colonel Clegg...
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149. are a devious, malicious,
two-faced...
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150. No, I'm in trouble, Amy.
I know you won't understand this...
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151. but I think I'm in bad trouble.
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152. You send me a wire to meet me at
the bus station at 12:00 tonight.
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153. I was there at 12:00 and at 1:00
and I was still there at 2:00.
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154. Do you have any idea how many
bars and motels I've been to?
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155. Amy, please.
- Clegg, what's the matter?
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156. What kind of trouble are you in?
Please tell me. I want to know.
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157. I don't know how to begin
to tell you this.
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158. I sent you that wire because I was
getting discharged this morning.
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159. Ed and I were going
to wait for you...
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160. It was in the telegram.
- What was?
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161. I wrote down that Ed and I...
I've got it here someplace.
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162. Look. 'I'm getting out at 9:00...'
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163. Amy, I wrote down that Ed and I
were leaving the hospital.
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164. I wrote down that Ed and I were...
- Ed? Who's Ed?
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165. Don't you know?
- I don't know any Ed. Who's Ed?
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166. Ed Harrington.
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167. You met him a hundred times. We've
been to dinner and dances together.
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168. Ed. We've double-dated Ed.
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169. What's the matter with you?
What's happened to you?
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170. I don't know.
I swear to God I don't know.
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171. Yes? Put him on.
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172. Hello, general?
This is Clegg Forbes, sir.
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173. I'm terribly sorry to call you
at this hour of the morning, sir.
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174. General, it's about Ed Harrington.
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175. Ed Harrington. You remember Ed.
We were 20 months in your wing, sir.
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176. Harrington, sir.
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177. Ed Harrington.
Why doesn't anybody remember him?
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178. I know.
This is a gag, isn't it?
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179. That's what it is, isn't it, Amy?
This is a gag.
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180. This is a big earthshaking...
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181. highly complicated and fantastically
conceived practical joke, isn't it?
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182. He's still at the bar,
isn't he, Amy?
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183. He's still at the bar.
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184. Ed?
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185. Harrington.
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186. Ed?
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187. Harrington.
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188. Harrington.
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189. Ed?
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190. Harrington.
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191. Harrington?
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192. Please, Ed.
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193. Please come back.
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194. Please, Harrington.
Please, Ed.
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195. I don't know what I did then. I just
ran down the street like a crazy man.
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196. Seems to me I heard a
burglar alarm somewhere.
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197. Amy.
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198. I just left Amy standing there.
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199. Don't even know what
happened to Amy.
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200. Clegg.
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201. I don't know Ed Harrington.
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202. I never heard of him before.
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203. He must be an illusion or something.
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204. I know he's not an illusion.
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205. I know.
He's been yanked out of here.
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206. He's been taken away.
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207. He told me, remember?
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208. He told me maybe somebody...
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209. or something made a mistake.
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210. Let us get through when we
shouldn't have gotten through.
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211. They've got to come back to get us.
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212. Somebody up there.
Bill...
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213. This is weird.
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214. Just plain weird.
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215. Like I just don't belong...
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216. Just like I don't belong.
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217. Nee, I don't want this to happen.
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218. Bill, I don't want it to happen.
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219. Somebody get him.
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220. Major, you shouldn't be out of bed.
- Somebody's got to help him.
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221. Somebody's got to help colonel Forbes.
- Who?
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222. Colonel Forbes.
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223. You know colonel Forbes.
He was brought in here with me.
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224. He was right over here in this...
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225. My dear God.
- Let me help you get into bed.
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226. Come ahead, major.
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227. And I'll call the doctor.
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228. Are you all right?
Major Hangerson.
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229. How are we fixed in this ward here?
- Room 15 can take three patients.
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230. It's empty.
- Let's take a look.
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231. It'll do for the malaria patients.
Order some beds up, will you?
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232. Once upon a time, there was a
Harrington, a Forbes and a Gart.
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233. They used to exist,
but don't any longer.
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234. Someone or something
took them somewhere.
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235. At least, they are no longer
a part of the memory of man.
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236. The X-20 that supposed to be housed
here, this, too, does not exist.
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237. If you have any questions concerning
an aircraft and three pilots...
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238. speak softly of them.
And only in...
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239. the Twilight Zone.
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