The Twilight Zone 1x6

Directed by Mitchell Leisen

Virginia Christine as Ethel Bedeker • David Wayne as Walter Bedeker • Thomas Gomez as Peter Sykes • Dick Wilson as Jack • Joe Flynn as Steve • Thomas Gomez as Cadwallader

A hypochondriac exchanges his soul for immortality and indestructibility.

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1. Escape Clause First Aired: 6 November 1959

2. There is a fifth dimension. Beyond that which is known to man.

3. It is a dimension as vast as space.

4. And as timeless as infinity.

5. It is the middle ground between light and shadow...

6. between science and superstition.

7. And it lies between the pit of man's fears...

8. and the summit of his knowledge.

9. This is the dimension of imagination.

10. It is an area which we call: The Twilight Zone.

11. You're about to meet a hypochondriac.

12. Witness Mr Walter Bedeker, age 44.

13. Afraid of: Death, other people, germs, draft and everything else.

14. He has one interest in life, and that's Walter Bedeker.

15. One preoccupation, the life and well being of Walter Bedeker.

16. One abiding concern about society:

17. That if Walter Bedeker should die, how will it survive without him?

18. Well?

19. Doctor, I asked you how bad it is? - It's quite good.

20. You have no temperature. Pressure normal.

21. Heart action normal, no infection. Throat, nose and ears clear.

22. And the pains in my back and the four sleepless nights in a row?

23. That, Mr Bedeker, is psychosomatic.

24. So, I'm sick only in my mind? - That is my considered opinion.

25. You have only these ailments you manufacture for yourself.

26. Your pains are imaginary. Your inability to sleep are just nerves.

27. In short: You're a very healthy man.

28. You see, that's a doctor. Eight years medical school.

29. Four years residency or so, and what is he?

30. A quack.

31. Doctor, how is he? - Don't ask him. The man's an idiot.

32. Don't excite yourself, please. - Then stop whispering.

33. There's half my trouble.

34. This woman goes around whispering, making me think I'm sick.

35. I'm on the threshold of death. And who is ushering me out?

36. A quack and a whispering woman.

37. I'll call tomorrow. - Don't bother.

38. Just come over with the death certi- ficate. Stop those crocodile tears.

39. She'd love to see me gone.

40. Goodbye, Mr Bedeker. Take good care of yourself.

41. Doctor. How is he, really? - He is my healthiest patient.

42. But he's sick most of the time. - I'll call again, Mrs Bedeker.

43. It wouldn't be a bad idea if you took a few vitamins yourself.

44. You look a little run down and pale.

45. Ethel, there's a draft in here and I feel a cold coming on.

46. Yes, dear, I'll be right there.

47. All right, take a few of those. I'm sure you'll feel much better.

48. Don't worry. See you.

49. Freezing air blasting into the room.

50. You know how many germs there are in a cubic foot of air, Ethel?

51. 8,900,000.

52. I know you want me to die. That's why you leave windows open.

53. But, couldn't you do it more subtly? - The doctor said it was stuffy.

54. What have you got there?

55. I'm well, but he gives you prescriptions for me.

56. He tells you I've got a life expectancy of 20 minutes.

57. Don't deny it, Ethel. I could smell the collusion.

58. It was for vitamins for me, Walter. - Vitamins for you?

59. My life is ebbing away and that quack prescribes vitamins for you.

60. I'm dying, but she gets vitamins.

61. Stop, Ethel. Get out of here. Let me die in peace.

62. All right, Walter. - What?

63. I simply meant that I'd let you alone. So you can take a little nap.

64. I can't nap. Why does a man have to die?

65. I asked you a question. Why does a man have to die?

66. The world goes on for millions of years, and how long is a man's life?

67. This much. A microscopic fragment.

68. Why can't a man live 500 years, or a thousand?

69. Why does he have to die almost the moment he's born?

70. Of course you wouldn't know. Go on. Get out of here, Ethel.

71. Oh, it's a crime for a man to live such a short span of years.

72. Why can't a man live a decent number of years? 200? 300...?

73. Why not 600? - Yes. Or a thousand?

74. What a miserable thing to contemplate.

75. A handful of years, then an eternity in a casket under the cold ground.

76. With worms, yet. I subscribe to your views wholly, Mr Bedeker.

77. That's mighty decent of you.

78. Who are you? - Cadwallader's my name.

79. It's the name I'm using this month. It has a nice feeling on the tongue.

80. 'Cadwallader.'

81. How did you get in here? - I've been here for some time.

82. I'll make it brief. You look like a man with a nose for a bargain.

83. I'd like to make you a proposition.

84. We each have something the other wants.

85. That seems a solid basis for a bargain.

86. What do you have that interest me? - A great many things.

87. You'd be surprised, Mr Bedeker. Many things, varied and delightful.

88. And what do I have that could remotely interest you?

89. Actually, a minor item. In fact, something less than minor.

90. Insignificant, infinitesimal, microscopic.

91. Teensy-weensy. - What did you say your name was?

92. What's in a name, Mr Bedeker? It's a mere question of semantics.

93. Just language. A mere stretch of words.

94. For example, what is it you want?

95. You want an extended life-span.

96. A few hundred years to play around.

97. Some people would call that immortality.

98. But why make it sound so imposing?

99. Let's call it: 'Some additional free time.'

100. After all, what are a few hundred years or a few thousand?

101. 5,000. 10,000? What is it in the scheme of things?

102. The world will go on ad infinitum. So what are a few thousand years?

103. And this little item that you want in return...

104. what do we call that?

105. What could we call that? We could call it...

106. a little piece of your makeup...

107. A crumb off the crust of your structure or...

108. of... - Or what?

109. A soul?

110. You're the devil.

111. At your service.

112. How about it? Why not? A partnership of a sort.

113. You deed to me your so-called soul. And I give you immortality.

114. And then complete indestructibility.

115. Nothing can hurt you. - Nothing? And I live forever?

116. Certainly. Why wot forever?

117. Governments and institutions may disintegrate. People die.

118. But Walter Bedeker goes on and on.

119. 'Walter Bedeker goes on and on.'

120. About my soul, you say I won't miss it?

121. You'll never know it's gone. - No tricks? No hidden clauses?

122. I'll just live as long as I want to live. Is that it?

123. That is precisely it.

124. What about my appearance? - I can't do much about that.

125. What I mean is, you should look practically the same.

126. After 500 years I don't want to look like a dried-up old prune.

127. You drive a mean bargain.

128. But I'll show you I'm a cooperative chap. I'll throw this into the deal.

129. Whatever aging takes place on your features...

130. will be more or less imperceptible.

131. We're close to making a deal.

132. You'll never regret this, not to your dying day.

133. Which should not be for several thousand years yet.

134. However, there is one thing. - Now it comes out.

135. Good day, Mr Cadwallader. - It's for your benefit, I assure you.

136. Article 93. Yes.

137. Here it is. It's in the nature of an escape clause.

138. Your escape clause.

139. 'Whereas the party of the first part...

140. I'll just give it to you thumbnail. If you ever get tired...

141. of living, you exercise this clause by calling upon me...

142. to furnish your...

143. there go those terms again.

144. to furnish your, demise.

145. At which point I shall see to it that you are given a rapid...

146. and uncomplicated departure.

147. I'm not the sort of fellow to kill the goose that lays the golden egg.

148. When you talk of immortality to me, brother, I mean immortality.

149. You're going to have a long, long, long wait.

150. Nothing could please me more.

151. Then, Mr Cadwallader, your pen, please.

152. You sure keep it hot in here.

153. There, everything seems to be in order.

154. Walter. - Ethel.

155. Behold the new Walter Bedeker.

156. You all right? - How come you...?

157. Take your hands off me. And go get your claims adjuster.

158. $1,000? - You're not even scratched.

159. The company's being very fair.

160. Shut up and I'll sign it. I'll get my check tomorrow, I suppose.

161. Yes, just sign right here.

162. Thank you. Bye, ma'am.

163. Hi, Steve. - Hello, Jack. You, too, huh?

164. Yeah. Subway accident. - Bus here.

165. You, out. You, in.

166. You've got my check, I suppose.

167. $1,500, Mr Bedeker. If you'll just sign right here.

168. Please make a fast exit. I'll take your money, but you bore me.

169. 14 accidents. 14.

170. Wouldn't you think there would be an element of thrill in 14 accidents?

171. I guess so, Walter. - Well, there isn't. It's dull.

172. There isn't the remotest element of excitement in it.

173. In short, I'm bored with it. - You should count your blessings.

174. I swear he's cheated me. Immortality.

175. What's the good of it? There isn't any kicks, any excitement.

176. Walter, do you feel all right?

177. When I was concerned about my health, there was some risk in it. I mean...

178. Iodine. Rubbing alcohol. Have we got any ammonia?

179. Ammonia? - That's what I said, ammonia.

180. Walter.

181. Nothing. I've just drunk enough to kill 12 men.

182. And it tastes like lemonade to me. Weak lemonade.

183. What is this all about? - Would you really like to know?

184. I am immortal. I'm indestructible.

185. I have made a pact with a man named Cadwallader.

186. He has given me immortality in exchange for my soul.

187. I'll call a doctor. - You will not.

188. Better find a way for me to get some excitement out of all this.

189. I've been in subway crashes, bus accidents, fires, drunk poison...

190. Nothing. You know what I think I'll do?

191. I think I'll go up on the roof and jump down the light well.

192. Straight, down the light well, 14 stories, just for the excitement.

193. Go drown in the tub, Ethel. - Walter, please.

194. Leave me alone. - Walter.

195. Please, come back to the apartment.

196. I'll make you potato pancakes. You used to love potato pancakes.

197. Now, leave me alone. Ethel, get out of my way.

198. I wonder what it felt like.

199. Hello. Operator? Would you get me the police, please?

200. Hurry. It's an emergency.

201. Hello. Police station? My name is Walter Bedeker.

202. I live at 11 North Seventh Street.

203. Apartment 1214. Could you come over here right away?

204. No, no. No trouble. I just killed my wife.

205. Oh, I'll stay right here. Goodbye.

206. Now, let's give the electric chair a little whirl.

207. Well, Cooper the legal beagle. How are you?

208. I'm miserable ever since I took your case, Mr Bedeker.

209. I've had tough clients before, but nobody like you.

210. In the trial, you've acted like a man desperate to get convicted.

211. When I examine you, you shut up like a clam.

212. That is a fact. Now, tomorrow, here's what I want us to do.

213. Cooper, put it away.

214. How's that? - Put it away.

215. Did you get what I was trying to tell you?

216. You are about 12 hours away from a 'Guilty' verdict of murder.

217. And what is the penalty? - Death in the electric chair.

218. The only thing they'll get for their pain, if they try to burn me...

219. is a staggering bill for electricity.

220. Good-bye, Mr Cooper.

221. I don't know. I just don't understand you.

222. Please don't bother.

223. Mr Bedeker, you've been found guilty of murder in the first degree.

224. Have you anything to say before the court pronounces sentence upon you?

225. No, your honor. I have nothing to say.

226. Then the court sentences you to imprisonment...

227. without hope of parole for the rest of your natural life.

228. I knew we could do it. Congratulations.

229. Life imprisonment?

230. It's your last meal with us.

231. They'll be taking you to the penitentiary tomorrow morning.

232. The penitentiary for life.

233. Look at it philosophically. What's life? 40 years, 45 years?

234. You can do that standing on your head.

235. That's all. 40, 45 years.

236. Maybe not even that much.

237. 40, 45 years.

238. After all, what's a few hundred years?

239. Or 5,000? Or 10,000? What is it in the scheme of things?

240. No. No. No.

241. Mr Bedeker?

242. About that escape clause, you care to utilize it now?

243. That's a wise man.

244. Odd thing. You look like a man having a heart attack.

245. Just like a man having a heart attack.

246. Bedeker, that you? You all right?

247. Hey, Bill, call the doc. Bedeker just dropped dead.

248. Poor devil.

249. Every man is condemned to die, time and method of execution unknown.

250. Perhaps this is as it should be. Take Walter Bedeker, lately deceased.

251. A little man with such a yen to live.

252. Beaten by the devil, by his own boredom...

253. and by the scheme of things...

254. in the Twilight Zone.