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2. You're traveling
through another dimension-Copy !req
3. a dimension not only of sight
and sound, but of mind,Copy !req
4. a journey into a wondrous landCopy !req
5. whose boundaries
are that of imagination.Copy !req
6. That's the signpost up ahead.Copy !req
7. Your next stop,
the twilight zone.Copy !req
8. Now, you listen to me, baby...Copy !req
9. this is ace talking here-
your old loverboy, ace.Copy !req
10. We've been together
a long time, you and me,Copy !req
11. and I've been real good to you,
haven't I?Copy !req
12. I fed you, I took care of you,Copy !req
13. gave you everything you wanted,
right, right?Copy !req
14. Okay. Well, I think it's about
time you started paying off.Copy !req
15. Oh, you m...Copy !req
16. all right.Copy !req
17. All right, sweetheart,
you've had your fun.Copy !req
18. Now let's get down
to serious business...Copy !req
19. although, I'm warning you,
you pay off, or you get out!Copy !req
20. Only kidding, only kidding.Copy !req
21. Kitty, another
quarter.Copy !req
22. You ought to take
it easy, ace.Copy !req
23. You're going to blow
a gasket one of these days.Copy !req
24. That's very funny,
very funny.Copy !req
25. Now, wait a second.Copy !req
26. I'll flip you
double or nothingCopy !req
27. for the meal-
what do you say?Copy !req
28. You sure like to get kicked
around, don't you?Copy !req
29. Never mind
what I like.Copy !req
30. Double or nothing-
is it a deal?Copy !req
31. Okay.Copy !req
32. All right, a
quarter, kitty.Copy !req
33. Look, ace, do you
always have to gamble...Copy !req
34. come on, will
you, come on!Copy !req
35. I can't keep on
losing forever.Copy !req
36. You call it.Copy !req
37. Heads.Copy !req
38. Hey, let me see it.Copy !req
39. Heads. Thanks.Copy !req
40. That's a lucky quarter.Copy !req
41. Mind if I borrow it?Copy !req
42. Hey!Copy !req
43. Oh... here's
your quarter.Copy !req
44. Thanks.Copy !req
45. Don't mention it.Copy !req
46. You ba...Copy !req
47. it ain't fair, jimbo.Copy !req
48. It just ain't fair.Copy !req
49. Maybe your luck
will change, ace.Copy !req
50. Yeah, maybe next time,
I'll get electrocuted.Copy !req
51. Where you going?Copy !req
52. Home and to bed.
Any objections?Copy !req
53. No, honey, I wouldn't
blame you if you quit.Copy !req
54. I can't; you owe me
three months' salary.Copy !req
55. Good night,
big-time operators.Copy !req
56. Night, kitty.Copy !req
57. When you two going
to get married?Copy !req
58. On what?Copy !req
59. And with what?Copy !req
60. I got a little
saved up.Copy !req
61. You can use that.Copy !req
62. Well, a little
ain't enough.Copy !req
63. Girl like kitty
deserves the best,Copy !req
64. and the best comes high.Copy !req
65. Jimbo!Copy !req
66. Jimbo!Copy !req
67. Jimbo, there's people
in there!Copy !req
68. Come on, jimbo,
lend a hand, will you?Copy !req
69. Portrait of a man who thinks
and thereby gets things done.Copy !req
70. Mr. Jimbo cobb might be called
a prime mover,Copy !req
71. a talent which has to be seen
to be believed.Copy !req
72. In just a moment,
he'll show his friends and youCopy !req
73. how he keeps both feet
on the groundCopy !req
74. and his head
in the twilight zone.Copy !req
75. They took them
to the hospital.Copy !req
76. They'll be okay.Copy !req
77. The doc says it's just a few broken bones,Copy !req
78. nothing serious.Copy !req
79. How'd you do
it, jimbo?Copy !req
80. Do what?Copy !req
81. You know.Copy !req
82. This business of
the car up and downCopy !req
83. and then... and the
sparks in the...Copy !req
84. how, jimbo?Copy !req
85. Come on, ace,
let's forget it, huh?Copy !req
86. All right.Copy !req
87. All right, if you
want to keep secrets.Copy !req
88. Okay, it's your business.Copy !req
89. Ace?Copy !req
90. Yeah.Copy !req
91. I'll tell you.Copy !req
92. I can't exactly
explain it, ace, but...Copy !req
93. well, you see...Copy !req
94. I guess you might say
it's a power I got.Copy !req
95. I can move things around
just by thinking.Copy !req
96. What?Copy !req
97. I know it sounds stupid,
but I can.Copy !req
98. I don't know how come or why
or anything, but I can.Copy !req
99. Like since when?Copy !req
100. Well, like
since always.Copy !req
101. I never thought
there was anything specialCopy !req
102. about it or anything.Copy !req
103. I thought everybody
could do it,Copy !req
104. you know, like breathing.Copy !req
105. I guess I was wrong.Copy !req
106. Oh, yeah...Copy !req
107. um, how come I never seen
you doing this before?Copy !req
108. Well, I had
to give it up.Copy !req
109. Why?Copy !req
110. Oh, you know,Copy !req
111. it got me in a lot of trouble
in school,Copy !req
112. and I started getting these
real bad headaches after-Copy !req
113. like now.Copy !req
114. Uh... could you do this again?Copy !req
115. Sure.
Like right now?Copy !req
116. Yeah, but I...
all right, show me.Copy !req
117. I got a headache. Come
on, come on, will you?Copy !req
118. Come on, show me.Copy !req
119. Come on.Copy !req
120. Now, do something
to this bed.Copy !req
121. Go ahead.Copy !req
122. Could you make
something moveCopy !req
123. that's a little
smaller,Copy !req
124. like a quarter maybe?Copy !req
125. Sure. The smaller,
the easier.Copy !req
126. All right.Copy !req
127. Give me a quarter,
will you?Copy !req
128. Now, make that
come up heads.Copy !req
129. You...Copy !req
130. give me a seven.Copy !req
131. Done!Copy !req
132. You...Copy !req
133. honest to...Copy !req
134. oh...Copy !req
135. what's the matter?Copy !req
136. Oh, you big
stupid jerk!Copy !req
137. We've been beating
our brains outCopy !req
138. for four years working
that crummy joint.Copy !req
139. We could've been
living like kings!Copy !req
140. We could? How?Copy !req
141. You'll see.Copy !req
142. Honest, when I think
of all the dough that I...Copy !req
143. hello, kitty, kitty.Copy !req
144. Can you get
ready to goCopy !req
145. on a short trip in
about ten minutes?Copy !req
146. Well, never mind-
I'll explainCopy !req
147. the whole thing
to you later-Copy !req
148. but you don't
have to pack.Copy !req
149. It's a short trip,
and be ready by 1:00.Copy !req
150. All right.Copy !req
151. $100 on number eight.Copy !req
152. $100? Ace, that's
all we've got.Copy !req
153. Shh. Take it easy, kitty.Copy !req
154. Eight!Copy !req
155. Come on, give
me that thing.Copy !req
156. What's the limit?
What's the limit?Copy !req
157. $200. All right, 200 on four,Copy !req
158. 200 on black, and
200 on an even.Copy !req
159. Ace, take it easy.
Shh, please.Copy !req
160. 200 on even,
black and four.Copy !req
161. 200 four,
black and even.Copy !req
162. Okay.
There we go.Copy !req
163. Four...Copy !req
164. black and even.Copy !req
165. Shovel it in, kid,
shovel it in.Copy !req
166. Winner.
Yeah!Copy !req
167. All right...Copy !req
168. seven again.Copy !req
169. Get down with this
lucky shooter, folks.Copy !req
170. Same bet, same bet.Copy !req
171. Get down with this
lucky winner, folks.Copy !req
172. Come on, baby.Copy !req
173. Seven
- a winner, winner, winner, winner.Copy !req
174. Come on, keep going, baby.Copy !req
175. A winner-
a frontline winner.Copy !req
176. All right,
three... three...Copy !req
177. sweetheart,
don't you thinkCopy !req
178. you ought to quit now?Copy !req
179. Your luck's bound
to change.Copy !req
180. What do you mean,
change?Copy !req
181. Jimbo and I
worked out a system,Copy !req
182. ain't we, jimbo, huh?Copy !req
183. And a two.Copy !req
184. Double three.Copy !req
185. There you are!Copy !req
186. Have we got
a system, huh?Copy !req
187. Ace, I got to quit.Copy !req
188. My head's
killing me.Copy !req
189. Are you out
of your mi...Copy !req
190. okay, jimbo, okay.Copy !req
191. Okay, we'll cash in
these chips, huh?Copy !req
192. And then you get
an aspirin,Copy !req
193. and you lie down
somewhere.Copy !req
194. You'll feel 100% better.Copy !req
195. Okay, pay off,
will you?Copy !req
196. Boy.Copy !req
197. Cigars, cigarettes,Copy !req
198. chewing gum...Copy !req
199. honey... I'll have
some of those.Copy !req
200. Oh, I'm afraid
I can't change a billCopy !req
201. this size, sir.
Who asked you to?Copy !req
202. Come on, jimbo.Copy !req
203. Boy! Where's that... boy?Copy !req
204. Uh, uh, get those boxes
and be very careful with 'em.Copy !req
205. All right, junior.
Come on, jimbo.Copy !req
206. You're going to take it easy,
feel like a million dollars.Copy !req
207. A million dollars...Copy !req
208. well, this is
more like it.Copy !req
209. Oh, ace,
it's gorgeous.Copy !req
210. Beautiful!Copy !req
211. Not bad,
not bad at all.Copy !req
212. But, ace,
I don't think we should...Copy !req
213. forget it.Copy !req
214. Junior, go out
and buy yourselfCopy !req
215. a pair
of roller skates.Copy !req
216. And, junior,
uh, pick upCopy !req
217. some shaving cream,
toothbrush, you know,Copy !req
218. all that jazz, huh?Copy !req
219. Jimbo, how do you feel?Copy !req
220. Ace, I'm tired.
I got to sleep.Copy !req
221. Sleep? What's
the matter with you?Copy !req
222. We're going to do the town,
have some fun.Copy !req
223. We just got started.
Come on.Copy !req
224. Well, I'll see you boys
in the morning.Copy !req
225. Now, look, don't
you fold up on me.Copy !req
226. Honey, will you get him
some aspirin?Copy !req
227. Oh, yes, I've got some
right here.Copy !req
228. I'll get some water.Copy !req
229. Come on, come on.
I'll fix your head.Copy !req
230. There you are.Copy !req
231. Ace?Copy !req
232. Yeah.Copy !req
233. I can't do it no more.Copy !req
234. Can't do what?Copy !req
235. It's wrong, ace.
It's cheating.Copy !req
236. Cheating's wrong.Copy !req
237. Jimbo, you're right.Copy !req
238. You mean it?Copy !req
239. We're going to quit?Copy !req
240. Sure, jimbo.
We're going to quit.Copy !req
241. Ace, you promise?Copy !req
242. Sure, kit, sure, after
just one more time.Copy !req
243. Come here.
There you are, jimbo.Copy !req
244. Okay?Copy !req
245. One more time? Is it okay?Copy !req
246. Well, okay.
One more time.Copy !req
247. All right, you take it easy
and rest tonight,Copy !req
248. and tomorrow
we'll fracture them.Copy !req
249. Kitty, you and me,
we're going out,Copy !req
250. and we're going to
tear the town apart!Copy !req
251. Ace, let's go
home right now.Copy !req
252. Home? What's
the matter with you?Copy !req
253. This is
my big chance.Copy !req
254. But I don't
want to take it.Copy !req
255. You've been very lucky.Copy !req
256. Think of all
the money you've won-Copy !req
257. enough to last you
for the rest of your life.Copy !req
258. Can't you leave well
enough alone, honey?Copy !req
259. Well, well enough isn't good enough for me.Copy !req
260. Don't you understand?Copy !req
261. By tomorrow, I'll
have enough doughCopy !req
262. to own this state.
You understand that?Copy !req
263. The whole state.Copy !req
264. Aceville, u.s.a.Copy !req
265. Ace, you're sick.Copy !req
266. Honey, I've never been
healthier in my life.Copy !req
267. I want you to know that,
by tomorrow night,Copy !req
268. I'll be able
to get you...Copy !req
269. wait a minute.Copy !req
270. Where you going?Copy !req
271. Back home!Copy !req
272. Look me up when
you're throughCopy !req
273. playing
little caesar.Copy !req
274. What's the matter with her?Copy !req
275. You've been ignoring her all night.Copy !req
276. Ain't very polite, ace.Copy !req
277. Well, I've been busy.Copy !req
278. A man should never be that busy.Copy !req
279. Why don't you go after her?Copy !req
280. Kitty's worth more
than all the money in the world,Copy !req
281. isn't she?Copy !req
282. Yeah. Yeah, she is.Copy !req
283. Well, then go after her.Copy !req
284. Kitty?Copy !req
285. Kitty, will you be reasonable? Will you?Copy !req
286. This is my big chance.Copy !req
287. Are you going
to gamble tomorrow?Copy !req
288. Yes, but...Copy !req
289. well, good-bye then.Copy !req
290. But, kitty...Copy !req
291. kitty!Copy !req
292. Cigars?
Cigarettes?Copy !req
293. No. I don't...Copy !req
294. anything wrong, sir?Copy !req
295. No.Copy !req
296. Nothing at all.Copy !req
297. What's your name?
Sheila.Copy !req
298. Sheila, how
would you likeCopy !req
299. to quit this crummy job
and work for me?Copy !req
300. Doing what?Copy !req
301. Spending money, hmm?Copy !req
302. Come on.Copy !req
303. Here's a little salary
in advance- a grand.Copy !req
304. When do I start?Copy !req
305. Right now.Copy !req
306. We'll have a ball.Copy !req
307. Something wrong here?Copy !req
308. Are you the manager?Copy !req
309. That's right.Copy !req
310. Well, I'd like to hire
your cigarette girlCopy !req
311. for the evening.Copy !req
312. Would it be all right?Copy !req
313. Why, yes, yes. I believe
it'll be all right.Copy !req
314. I thought it would.Copy !req
315. Well, come on, sweetie.
We'll have...Copy !req
316. oh, one more thing.Copy !req
317. Who's the biggest
gambler in town?Copy !req
318. Well, let's see...Copy !req
319. and I mean big.
No limits.Copy !req
320. Well, I believe mr. Nolan is
visiting with us this week.Copy !req
321. Phil nolan?Copy !req
322. Right.Copy !req
323. Well, you tell phil nolan
that ace wants to see him.Copy !req
324. Ace?Copy !req
325. Ace... ace larsen.
That's me. I live here.Copy !req
326. You tell him to call me
tomorrow at the hotel,Copy !req
327. and bring plenty
of lettuce-Copy !req
328. and I mean this
kind of lettuce.Copy !req
329. Okay?
Okay.Copy !req
330. Live a little.Copy !req
331. We're going to tear
this town apart, honey!Copy !req
332. What do you say?Copy !req
333. Great, but will you
wait till I get dressed?Copy !req
334. All right. But not too much.Copy !req
335. Hello.Copy !req
336. Yeah, he's here.Copy !req
337. Just a minute.Copy !req
338. Who's calling?Copy !req
339. Mr. Nolan?Copy !req
340. Just a minute, mr. Nolan.
Ace.Copy !req
341. Come on. Leave me alone,
will you?Copy !req
342. Ace, telephone.Copy !req
343. It's mr. Nolan.Copy !req
344. Nol...?Copy !req
345. Uh... um...Copy !req
346. hi, phil.Copy !req
347. Good to hear from you, baby.Copy !req
348. This is ace larsen.Copy !req
349. From where?Copy !req
350. From here. From nevada.Copy !req
351. Now, wait a minute, phil.
Wait a minute.Copy !req
352. That's not a nice way to...Copy !req
353. all right, so you never
heard of me. You will.Copy !req
354. Now, you listen to me, buster.Copy !req
355. I got $200,000 in this room,
and I'm hot for a game.Copy !req
356. I'm ready to bet any part of it.Copy !req
357. Now, of course,
if the stakesCopy !req
358. is too high for you,Copy !req
359. I can always call somebody else.Copy !req
360. Ah. Well, that's better.Copy !req
361. All right. Room 208, right away.Copy !req
362. And, uh... phil, uh...
bring your friends.Copy !req
363. Yeah.Copy !req
364. Ace, uh...
that mr. Nolan...Copy !req
365. he's from chicago,
isn't he?Copy !req
366. Yep.Copy !req
367. Isn't he a gangster?Copy !req
368. Yeah, he's a gangster.
So what?Copy !req
369. I hear he's awful mean.Copy !req
370. What are you
worrying about?Copy !req
371. You see, when
it comes to gambling,Copy !req
372. these guy have
their own code of honor.Copy !req
373. What about kitty?Copy !req
374. I can't hear you, jimbo.Copy !req
375. I can't hear you at all.Copy !req
376. You
larsen?Copy !req
377. No, sir. My name's cobb.Copy !req
378. Come on in, phil.
I'm ace larsen.Copy !req
379. Who's your friends?Copy !req
380. Let's see
the stuff.Copy !req
381. Jimbo, he wants
to see the stuff.Copy !req
382. Well, I'm going
to have some breakfastCopy !req
383. while you're counting it.Copy !req
384. Would you want something?Copy !req
385. Cup of coffee maybe, glass of juice.Copy !req
386. I never gamble
on a full stomach.Copy !req
387. This is
ace larsen.Copy !req
388. I want room service, and I want...Copy !req
389. ace.Copy !req
390. A-c-e. Ace
larsen. Yeah.Copy !req
391. Uh... your boys want anything?Copy !req
392. They don't eat.Copy !req
393. They don't eat?Copy !req
394. Okay.Copy !req
395. Suppose we start off
with, uh... oh...Copy !req
396. ten grand.Copy !req
397. Ten grand?Copy !req
398. What's the matter?
Too high?Copy !req
399. No, ten
grand's fine.Copy !req
400. Now, let's...Copy !req
401. suppose we play
with my dice, huh?Copy !req
402. Well, be my guest.Copy !req
403. Happy?Copy !req
404. Now a little natural...Copy !req
405. a natural...Copy !req
406. and a seven
it is.Copy !req
407. Well, what
do you know?Copy !req
408. Starting off
great.Copy !req
409. Uh... suppose
we let it ride?Copy !req
410. You're covered.Copy !req
411. You know, 11 would be nice now.Copy !req
412. Just a little old 11.Copy !req
413. 11!Copy !req
414. Seven.Copy !req
415. Natural!Copy !req
416. A point.Copy !req
417. Two fours.Copy !req
418. Two fours.Copy !req
419. And two fours
it is.Copy !req
420. Some say that you can't
make a mistake...Copy !req
421. go ahead.Copy !req
422. But remember
this, larsen.Copy !req
423. People cheat
on me just once.Copy !req
424. Understand?Copy !req
425. Sure. Now thatCopy !req
426. we got that straightened out, am I covered?Copy !req
427. You're covered.Copy !req
428. Well, I guess this is
my lucky day, huh, fellas?Copy !req
429. Hi.Copy !req
430. Hi, sheila,
baby.Copy !req
431. You ready to take me
to lake mead?Copy !req
432. Who's the dame?Copy !req
433. My good luck charm.
My sweetheart. Any objections?Copy !req
434. Sheila, honey,
these areCopy !req
435. some friends
of mine.Copy !req
436. We're playing a little penny ante game,Copy !req
437. but stick around. It
won't take much longer.Copy !req
438. Ace, there's something I...Copy !req
439. now, look, this is getting
to be a drag.Copy !req
440. What do you sayCopy !req
441. we separate the men
from the boys, huh?Copy !req
442. So what do you say we...
we shoot the works?Copy !req
443. Jimbo?Copy !req
444. What's the matter,
nolan?Copy !req
445. You're supposed to
be a big operator.Copy !req
446. You chicken?Copy !req
447. All right,
larsen.Copy !req
448. Go ahead. Shoot
the works.Copy !req
449. You're covered.Copy !req
450. And where's the dough?Copy !req
451. My credit's good.Copy !req
452. Sure, it is, phil.
Sure, it is.Copy !req
453. Lot of fun, huh, honey?
Right?Copy !req
454. Win a million,
lose a million.Copy !req
455. Just like that. Right? Okay...Copy !req
456. 11 is the number.Copy !req
457. Ace, I...Copy !req
458. you got it?Copy !req
459. 11... and this is it.Copy !req
460. Ace...Copy !req
461. now, don't bother me.Copy !req
462. Ace, listen. I...Copy !req
463. 11, 11, 11!Copy !req
464. And there it is!Copy !req
465. Tough luck,
trouper.Copy !req
466. Huh?Copy !req
467. You got
nerve, pal.Copy !req
468. I like that.Copy !req
469. Next time
you wantCopy !req
470. to play a little
game, trouper,Copy !req
471. give us a call.Copy !req
472. Ace, uh...
look, I'm sorry,Copy !req
473. but I was
trying to tell you.Copy !req
474. I... something happened.Copy !req
475. I lost the power.Copy !req
476. I guess a fuse
blew out.Copy !req
477. You're not mad at
me, are you, ace?Copy !req
478. I mean, I
couldn't help it.Copy !req
479. You mean we're
not going to lake mead?Copy !req
480. Well, he...
he blew his fuse.Copy !req
481. You blew...Copy !req
482. you blew a fuse.Copy !req
483. You sure you don't
want to stop them?Copy !req
484. What are
you talking...?Copy !req
485. Who needs that hunk
of junk anyway?Copy !req
486. That's strictly
for suckers.Copy !req
487. Come on. Out, out,
out, out, out.Copy !req
488. Go on, you
one-armed bandit.Copy !req
489. Go rob somebody else
for a change.Copy !req
490. Um... kitty... kitty,
look, I was thinking,Copy !req
491. you know, now that that
thing's out of here,Copy !req
492. I bet you
that jimbo and meCopy !req
493. could, you know,
we couldCopy !req
494. pull enough money
each month to...Copy !req
495. after what we,
you know...Copy !req
496. will you marry me?Copy !req
497. Why don't
you be quiet!Copy !req
498. I'm proposing,
for crying out loud.Copy !req
499. Jimbo, do you
have a quarter?Copy !req
500. Call it.Copy !req
501. Heads?Copy !req
502. All right, mr. Larsen,
iwillmarry you.Copy !req
503. Oh, baby.Copy !req
504. Some people possess talent,
others are possessedbyit.Copy !req
505. When that happens,
the talent becomes a curse.Copy !req
506. Jimbo cobb knew
right from the beginning.Copy !req
507. But, before ace larsen
learned that simple truth,Copy !req
508. he had to take a short trip
through the twilight zone.Copy !req
509. Rod serling,
creator of the twilight zone,Copy !req
510. will tell you
about next week's storyCopy !req
511. after this word
from our alternate sponsor.Copy !req
512. And now, mr. Serling.Copy !req
513. Next week, mr. Charles beaumont
and mr. William idelsonCopy !req
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515. with the title
"long distance call."Copy !req
516. It's uniquely
a flesh-and-fantasy taleCopy !req
517. involving a small boy,
a toy telephoneCopy !req
518. and the incredible faith
of a child.Copy !req
519. I hope you're around next week
at the usual time-Copy !req
520. which, depending
on where you are, varies-Copy !req
521. and in the usual place-
the one that never varies-Copy !req
522. the uncharted regions
of the twilight zone.Copy !req
523. Be sure and see
the colgate-palmolive company'sCopy !req
524. new comedy show,
my sister eileen,Copy !req
525. wednesday night
on many of these same stations.Copy !req