The Twilight Zone 1x9

Directed by Robert Florey

Richard Conte as Edward Hall • Suzanne Lloyd as Maya / Ms. Thomas • John Larch as Dr. Eliot Rathmann • Max Wagner as Roller Coaster Operator • Russell Trent as Rifle Range Barker • Suzanne Lloyd as Maya / Miss Thomas • John Larch as Eliot Rathmann

A man with a heart condition explains to his psychiatrist that he feels extremely tired, because he is terrified of falling asleep for fear he might die.

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1. Perchance to Dream First Aired: 27 November 1959

2. You're traveling to another dimension.

3. A dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind.

4. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination.

5. Next stop: The Twilight Zone

6. 12:00 noon. An ordinary scene, an ordinary city.

7. Lunchtime for thousands of ordinary people.

8. To most of them, this hour would be a rest.

9. A pleasant break in the day's routine.

10. To most, but not all.

11. To Edward Hall, time is an enemy.

12. And the hour to come is a matter of life and death.

13. Hey, mister. What's the matter? Are you sick?

14. We've been expecting you, Mr Hall.

15. Go right in.

16. Hello, Mr Hall.

17. What's the matter? Are you ill? - No.

18. I'm just tired. - Well, you'd better rest.

19. Over here, Mr Hall.

20. Sit down.

21. I thought you said you were tired.

22. I'm the tiredest man in the world.

23. You want to know how many hours I've been awake? 87 hours.

24. Almost four days and nights. - And you can't go to sleep?

25. No, doctor. Not can't, I mustn't!

26. I mustn't go to sleep because if I do I'll never wake up.

27. Thanks.

28. You mind if I walk around a bit? It's the only way I can stay awake.

29. Stand on your head if you think it will help.

30. What's funny? - Are you sure you're a psychiatrist?

31. I expected something different.

32. Like an old man with a white beard and a German accent?

33. Yes, that's what everybody expects. And they're always disappointed.

34. I've often thought of wearing a disguise.

35. Yeah, now, feel more comfortable?

36. You can't help me. I'm just wasting your time.

37. You're sure of that? Then why'd you come to me?

38. It was Fred Jackson's idea. - I know, he called me.

39. What did he say? - Not much.

40. Your name: Edward Hall. 35. Draftsman.

41. Single, heart condition, no history of mental diseases.

42. Are you going to tell me the rest?

43. No. No, forget it. - Okay.

44. Do you really think running away will do you any good?

45. Now don't get me wrong. Sometimes is that the best answer.

46. But I don't know that yours is that sort of problem.

47. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't.

48. You do what you like.

49. You promise you won't put me in a straitjacket?

50. I don't promise anything.

51. Okay. It doesn't make any difference.

52. Can I open this?

53. Quite a drop.

54. I'll have to close the window. - I only wanted some air.

55. I'll, turn the conditioner up.

56. It works best with the windows closed.

57. Did you think I'd jump? - You might have.

58. Not a chance. I want to live. That's my problem.

59. Suppose you tell me all about it. Everything.

60. Start anywhere.

61. Okay, but I'm warning you, you're gonna think I lost my marbles.

62. Go on.

63. Did you ever look at this picture? I mean, really look at it?

64. I think so, why?

65. Has it ever moved? - Not to my knowledge, anyway.

66. I can make it move. - Can you?

67. But not really.

68. When I was a kid, We had a picture like This in our house.

69. Not the same thing exactly, But pretty close. A boat.

70. My mother used to tell me to look at it.

71. She said if I looked at it long enough it would move.

72. All I had to do was keep looking at it.

73. I didn't believe her, but the idea fascinated me.

74. One night I spent a whole hour just staring at that silly boat.

75. And did it move? - Yes.

76. There's nothing strange about that. It was an optical illusion.

77. I know. Except that after a while, I couldn't control it.

78. Every time I looked at that boat, the sails would fill...

79. and they would begin to dip.

80. I just couldn't stop it. - Imagination is very strong.

81. Yeah, I realize that.

82. But the point is, I got just as scared as if it were really happening.

83. The mind is everything. If you think you've got a pain in your arm...

84. it hurts just the same. - Granted.

85. Is that how you stay awake? - How else?

86. How many grains a day? - I haven't got much longer anyway.

87. You want to hear the rest or not?

88. When I was 15, I developed a rheumatic heart.

89. I would never really get well.

90. That I'd have to take it easy. No strenuous exercise.

91. No long walks, no stairs, no shocks.

92. Avoid any kind of shock, they said.

93. They forgot about my imagination.

94. Three years ago, a woman was killed by a man who was hidden in her car.

95. You may have read about it. I did. Anyway, it started me thinking.

96. Maybe somebody was hiding in the backseat of my car.

97. I'd look up in the rear-view mirror. And I'd see somebody or something...

98. coming up out of the darkness.

99. I had to drive there twice a day.

100. It's a rough road. One slip and you're over the edge.

101. One night, like every other night, I headed for home.

102. Suddenly, I felt uncomfortable. As if I weren't alone in the car.

103. It was ridiculous, but I couldn't shake the sensation.

104. I kept thinking there's somebody back there.

105. I'll look in the rear-view mirror and I'll see his face.

106. Then I'll see his hands reaching up.

107. Here's the important thing, doctor. I knew that I was alone.

108. But I also knew that my imagination...

109. would make me see something if I thought about it long enough.

110. Of course, there wasn't anyone. It was all in my mind.

111. What difference did that make? I crashed anyway.

112. I was lucky. The shock should have killed me.

113. I couldn't survive another one, the doctor said.

114. And has there been another one?

115. There will be, as soon as I fall asleep. The girl will be there too.

116. And it'll be the last shock.

117. When I was a kid, I used to dream in sequence.

118. Remember the adventure serials they used to have in movie theaters?

119. It was like that.

120. Every dream was a chapter.

121. When I woke up I'd write down what happened.

122. It's crazy, huh? - Not necessarily.

123. It could simply be that the dreams conformed to the notes.

124. Not the other way around.

125. You don't think it's possible to dream in episodes?

126. I don't say it's impossible. - It isn't. Believe me.

127. For a long time, I didn't dream at all.

128. Then a week ago, it started.

129. I went to bed at around 23:30.

130. I needed the rest because of my heart.

131. I don't know when I fell asleep, but all of a sudden...

132. I wasn't at home anymore.

133. I was at an amusement park.

134. It was the kind of place you see only in nightmares.

135. Everything warped and twisted out of shape.

136. But it was real, too. Very real.

137. Hurry, hurry. This is where you get those big prizes.

138. Six shots for a dime and win a Kewpie doll.

139. How about it? Come on. Ten cents. Ten pennies.

140. Hurry hurry. Hurry, friends. The show is about to begin.

141. See her dance. See her wiggle.

142. The most sensational and electrifying exhibition ever.

143. You're not gonna see anything out there. You've gotta get down closer.

144. That's it, not too close.

145. You say you want fat ones? We got 'em.

146. You want thin ones? We've got them. Blonds, brunettes, all sorts.

147. If they ain't up here, they ain't worth looking at.

148. To give you a demonstration of what can see on the inside:

149. Maya, the cat girl! Come on, baby.

150. We know you're modest but why should the folks out there...

151. take my word for it?

152. I didn't know who the girl was. I'd never seen her before.

153. But as much as I was drawn to her, I knew I had to get away from her.

154. There was something about her eyes.

155. Something deep inside those dark cat's eyes.

156. Maya. - Why did you do that?

157. Why did I do what? - Run away.

158. I felt like it.

159. You didn't find me nice to look at? - Yeah, maybe too nice.

160. Aren't you supposed to be back there entertaining the customers?

161. I'm free. For the night.

162. Are you alone?

163. Then come with me.

164. You want to. Don't you, Edward?

165. How do you know my name?

166. I know a lot of things. I'm Maya.

167. Don't be afraid. - I'm not.

168. Then come.

169. You are afraid. - Only because this isn't happening.

170. This is a dream. I'm not here, I'm at home, asleep

171. And you're part of that dream. - I know that.

172. You do? - Of course.

173. Come.

174. Come.

175. Take me in there, Edward.

176. It's dark inside.

177. Soft and cool and dark.

178. Please?

179. How can I argue with a dream?

180. We've been expecting you, Mr Hall.

181. You can kiss me now.

182. What if I don't want to? - Oh, you want to.

183. Who's dream is this, anyway?

184. That's when I knew she was trying to kill me.

185. And you woke up then?

186. My heart was beating fast.

187. I had to lie still for an hour waiting for it to settle down.

188. The doctor said I almost had it. - Do you know who the girl was?

189. She looked familiar, but I know I've never seen her before.

190. Except maybe on the street or so.

191. You're sure she wanted to kill you? Go on.

192. The next night I put off going to sleep until 1:00.

193. The dream was out of control. I was back in the amusement park.

194. I was running.

195. Edward.

196. Edward! - Get away from me.

197. There's nothing to be afraid of. It's only a dream.

198. I've got a heart condition. I can't stand all this excitement.

199. There isn't any excitement. You said so yourself.

200. You're at home, asleep in bed.

201. Now you can do all the things you can't do when you're awake.

202. That's not true. The doctor said... - Look Edward.

203. Look, Edward, look.

204. Come on, Edward, it's fun!

205. I didn't want to go anywhere near that roller coaster.

206. I had to follow her. Even though I knew exactly what it would mean.

207. Hold on, Edward.

208. Stop it! Stop it! - They can't. It's too late.

209. I've got to get off! I've got to get off!

210. Jump, Edward, jump!

211. And is that it? - Yeah, that's it.

212. If I go to sleep I'll go right back to the roller coaster.

213. Maya will reach me.

214. She'll push me. And that'll be the end of me.

215. On the other hand, if I stay awake any longer...

216. the strain will be too much for my heart.

217. And that'll be the end of me.

218. Heads, you win. Tails, I lose.

219. It's quite a choice, huh, doctor?

220. Where are you going? - Out, to get some fresh air.

221. I wouldn't advise it. - What do you advise? A straitjacket?

222. So long, doc. You can't do anything more for me.

223. Maya!

224. What's the matter, Hall? - It's her.

225. My receptionist? I'm sorry, but her name isn't Maya.

226. Miss Thomas?

227. Yes, doctor? - Would you come here, please?

228. I'm afraid he's dead. - But he came in just a minute ago.

229. I know. I told him to sit down and he did.

230. In less than two seconds he was asleep.

231. Then he gave that scream you heard. - Heart attack?

232. Probably.

233. I guess there are worse ways to go.

234. At least he died peacefully.

235. They say a dream takes only a second or so.

236. Yet in that second, a man can live a lifetime.

237. He can suffer and die and who's to say which is the greater reality?

238. The one we know or the one in dreams?

239. Between heaven, the sky, the earth, in...

240. the Twilight Zone.