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2. You unlock this door
with the key of imagination.Copy !req
3. Beyond it is another dimension-Copy !req
4. a dimension of sound,Copy !req
5. a dimension of sight,Copy !req
6. a dimension of mind.Copy !req
7. You're moving into a land
of both shadow and substance,Copy !req
8. of things and ideas.Copy !req
9. You've just crossed over
into the twilight zone.Copy !req
10. Yes, sir.Copy !req
11. Yes, sir.Copy !req
12. Yes, I'll send you a check
first thing in the morning.Copy !req
13. Right.Copy !req
14. Need some help?Copy !req
15. No, thanks.Copy !req
16. I enjoy kicking around
broken-down chairs.Copy !req
17. It's good for
the circulation.Copy !req
18. Oh? Yours
or the paper's?Copy !req
19. Very funny.Copy !req
20. Come on, now, doug,
things aren't that bad.Copy !req
21. Don't be such
an old gloom cookie.Copy !req
22. I am not now,Copy !req
23. nor have I ever been
a "gloom cookie."Copy !req
24. Thanks.Copy !req
25. Oh, hi, andy.Copy !req
26. I'd like to talk
to you, mr. Winter.Copy !req
27. He's tired, andy.Copy !req
28. Can't it wait
till tomorrow?Copy !req
29. It's all
right, jackie.Copy !req
30. What's on your
mind, andy?Copy !req
31. Well, sir, the...Copy !req
32. the fact is, I...Copy !req
33. well, I...Copy !req
34. that help, andy?Copy !req
35. Yeah, thanks.Copy !req
36. Mr. Winter, I...
I hate to haveCopy !req
37. to tell you this,
but I'm resigning.Copy !req
38. All right.Copy !req
39. When?Copy !req
40. Right away.Copy !req
41. I mean, I know
it ain't your fault,Copy !req
42. but it's eight weeks
since I've been paid.Copy !req
43. Oh, I understand.Copy !req
44. I really hate to do it,
mr. Winter,Copy !req
45. but a man's got to eat.Copy !req
46. Andy praskins,
you ought to be
ashamed of yourself!Copy !req
47. Jackie...Copy !req
48. the best boss
a man could work for.Copy !req
49. Who said that, andy?
Who said it?Copy !req
50. I did, miss benson,
and I meant it.Copy !req
51. And this is the
way you repayCopy !req
52. the best boss a
man could work for?Copy !req
53. By quitting him
just when he needs
you the most?Copy !req
54. I said I hate to do it.Copy !req
55. Well, then why do it?Copy !req
56. I mean, just because
of a little setback...Copy !req
57. it ain't just a
little setback,Copy !req
58. and you know it.Copy !req
59. And so does
mr. Winter.Copy !req
60. This paper is finished,
miss benson.Copy !req
61. It was finished
the minuteCopy !req
62. thegazettemoved
into town.Copy !req
63. How you gonna buck a syndicate
like that?Copy !req
64. They can pour thousands
of dollars into that operation,Copy !req
65. lose every penny
and still not feel it.Copy !req
66. They've got a half
dozen reporters,Copy !req
67. a morning edition,
a night edition.Copy !req
68. I ask you,
how you gonna lick that?Copy !req
69. You're not.Copy !req
70. Right. So I
say, join 'em.Copy !req
71. You mean you are going
to work forthem?Copy !req
72. Yes, miss benson,
beginning tomorrow.Copy !req
73. And if you're smart...Copy !req
74. get out of here, andy.
Just get out of here.Copy !req
75. Andy.Copy !req
76. Yes, mr. Winter?Copy !req
77. Good luck.Copy !req
78. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
79. I still say
you're the best.Copy !req
80. Good-bye.Copy !req
81. Oh, boy!Copy !req
82. That's gratitude
for you.Copy !req
83. After all the timesCopy !req
84. you've stayed up
until midnightCopy !req
85. correcting
his mistakes.Copy !req
86. Jackie...
the days off
you gave him.Copy !req
87. Jackie...
well, can't you
ever get madCopy !req
88. at anything around
here except chairs?Copy !req
89. That wasandy praskins
who walked out.Copy !req
90. Our linotype operator.Copy !req
91. Don't you
realize that?
I know.Copy !req
92. Well, then why didn't
you do something?Copy !req
93. Do something?Copy !req
94. I'd do anything I could
to save this place,Copy !req
95. anything...
but andy's right.Copy !req
96. It's too late.
I'm through.Copy !req
97. Oh, no.Copy !req
98. Oh, don't say that.Copy !req
99. Please don't say it.Copy !req
100. Why, this was
your dream, doug.Copy !req
101. Well, right now,
I'm... I'm awake.Copy !req
102. Miss benson,
why don't you go home?Copy !req
103. I've got a lot
of work to do.Copy !req
104. Oh, doug, let
me just stay.Copy !req
105. You heard me.
You go on home.Copy !req
106. I'm a very busy man.Copy !req
107. Well, what are
you going to do?Copy !req
108. Right now, I'm
going to see you
to the front door.Copy !req
109. Will you be all right?Copy !req
110. Yeah, sure.Copy !req
111. It's not the end of
the world, you know.Copy !req
112. Call me if you need me,
will you?Copy !req
113. Young man.Copy !req
114. Might I trouble
you for a match?Copy !req
115. Yeah. Sure.Copy !req
116. It's a lovely night, isn't it?Copy !req
117. Lovely spot, too.Copy !req
118. Smell the pines.Copy !req
119. It's a pity
you have to leave it all.Copy !req
120. What do you mean?Copy !req
121. Well, you were about
to commit suicide, weren't you?Copy !req
122. That's none of your business.Copy !req
123. I agree.Copy !req
124. If a man wants
to do away with himself,Copy !req
125. I say that's his decision,
nobody else's.Copy !req
126. But I do think you ought
to make a good job of it.Copy !req
127. This looks very uncertain
to me, frankly.Copy !req
128. You might end up with nothing
more than a head cold.Copy !req
129. I certainly
wouldn't want
to risk it.Copy !req
130. By the way,
did you find a match?Copy !req
131. No, I... I don't have one.Copy !req
132. Well, doesn't matter.Copy !req
133. Good night.Copy !req
134. Aren't you
going to jump?Copy !req
135. Why, do you want
to watch?Copy !req
136. No, heavens no.Copy !req
137. But I was
just thinking,Copy !req
138. if you aren't
going to,Copy !req
139. perhaps you
wouldn't mindCopy !req
140. giving me a
lift into town?Copy !req
141. Now, I don't want you
to change your plansCopy !req
142. on my behalf, you understand.Copy !req
143. Yeah.Copy !req
144. Come on.Copy !req
145. Well, thank you.Copy !req
146. Wait a minute.Copy !req
147. I found a light.Copy !req
148. Take away a man's dream,Copy !req
149. fill him with whiskey
and despair,Copy !req
150. send him to a lonely bridge,Copy !req
151. let him stand there
all by himself,Copy !req
152. looking down
at the black water,Copy !req
153. and try to imagine the thoughtsCopy !req
154. that are in his mind.Copy !req
155. You can't, I can't...
but there's someone who can,Copy !req
156. and that someone is seated next
to douglas winter right now.Copy !req
157. The car is headed
back toward town,Copy !req
158. but its real destination
is the twilight zone.Copy !req
159. Thank you very much.Copy !req
160. Young man,Copy !req
161. I hope you're
not planning
to drink alone.Copy !req
162. I was...Copy !req
163. unless, of course,
you'd like to join me.Copy !req
164. I'd be delighted.Copy !req
165. Well...Copy !req
166. feeling better?Copy !req
167. Not yet.Copy !req
168. Hi, mr. Winter.Copy !req
169. Oh, hi, molly.Copy !req
170. Give me a martini,
will you?Copy !req
171. Make it a double.
The same.Copy !req
172. Uh, mr. Winter,
could I see you for a second?Copy !req
173. What about?Copy !req
174. Well, um...Copy !req
175. oh, yes.Copy !req
176. Yes, the tab.Copy !req
177. I'm sorry, but mr. Foster says
that from now on,Copy !req
178. it's got to be cash.Copy !req
179. Please, allow me.Copy !req
180. Now, molly, run and get
those drinks, will you?Copy !req
181. And tell mr. Foster
to make them strong.Copy !req
182. Will you do that?Copy !req
183. Run, girl, run.Copy !req
184. Mm!Copy !req
185. That's a lush
one, isn't it?Copy !req
186. Full of fire,
too, I'll wager.Copy !req
187. I wouldn't know.Copy !req
188. You wouldn't? Pity.Copy !req
189. Uh, thank you very much
for the drink, mister, uh...Copy !req
190. smith.Copy !req
191. Um, my name
is douglas winter.Copy !req
192. Thedouglas winter,
the editor?Copy !req
193. Ex-editor.Copy !req
194. Wait, why "ex"?Copy !req
195. It's a long, sad story,
mr. Smith.Copy !req
196. You wouldn't be interested.Copy !req
197. Oh, but I would.
I would indeed.Copy !req
198. You see, you are the reason
that I've journeyed to dansburg.Copy !req
199. You must be a creditor.Copy !req
200. No, not yet,
anyhow.Copy !req
201. No, the fact is,
I'm a newspaperman.Copy !req
202. I was hoping to secure
a position with your paper.Copy !req
203. I'm sorry.Copy !req
204. If you'd have called,
I'd save you a trip.Copy !req
205. Why?Copy !req
206. Thecourieris dead,
mr. Smith.Copy !req
207. L-l-I don't
understand.Copy !req
208. There's not much
to understand.Copy !req
209. The bragg syndicate
opened a paper hereCopy !req
210. called thegazette,
and they murdered us.Copy !req
211. Ah, I see.Copy !req
212. No, uh, keep it,
my dear,Copy !req
213. in payment
for your lovely smile.Copy !req
214. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
215. She moves fast
for a big one.Copy !req
216. Mr. Winter...Copy !req
217. do you suppose
thegazettecould useCopy !req
218. a good linotype operator?Copy !req
219. I doubt it.Copy !req
220. They just grabbed
my best man today.Copy !req
221. Why?Copy !req
222. That's my specialty,
along with the reporting.Copy !req
223. You mean you're a reporter
and a linotype operator?Copy !req
224. Absolutely.Copy !req
225. If I may dispense
with false modesty,Copy !req
226. I'd count myself
among the best in both fields.Copy !req
227. Perhapsthebest.Copy !req
228. You were about
to say something.Copy !req
229. Well, then
I'll say it.Copy !req
230. You put me to
work at once,Copy !req
231. ithinkwe can
save thecourier.Copy !req
232. How can I put you
to work?Copy !req
233. I can't even pay
my bar tab.Copy !req
234. Well, that's simple.Copy !req
235. I'll waive salary until
you're in the black.Copy !req
236. That's crazy.Copy !req
237. I might never be
in the black.Copy !req
238. Well, it's a chance,
but it's betterCopy !req
239. than anything
you have now.Copy !req
240. Are you sure you know how
to operate a linotype machine?Copy !req
241. Mr. Winter,
that's like asking paganiniCopy !req
242. if he can play the fiddle.Copy !req
243. I'm a virtuoso.Copy !req
244. Show me.Copy !req
245. With pleasure.Copy !req
246. Good night, molly.Copy !req
247. Good night, mr. Winter.Copy !req
248. Doug!Copy !req
249. Jackie.Copy !req
250. Doug, where have you been?Copy !req
251. I've been calling your homeCopy !req
252. all eve... ning...Copy !req
253. oh, uh, jackie,Copy !req
254. I'd like you to
meet mr. Smith.Copy !req
255. Uh, this is
miss benson,Copy !req
256. my most valuable
employee.Copy !req
257. Secondmost valuable,
mr. Winter.Copy !req
258. Secondmost valuable.Copy !req
259. Very good,
mr. Smith.Copy !req
260. Let's see how
long it takes youCopy !req
261. to copy this
lead story.Copy !req
262. Right over there.Copy !req
263. Certainly.Copy !req
264. Who is he, anyway?Copy !req
265. I don't know.Copy !req
266. Well, it's not the latest model,
but it's agoodone.Copy !req
267. Now...Copy !req
268. ah! Listen to it hum.Copy !req
269. Kindly hold
that cigar for me.Copy !req
270. Keep it burning.Copy !req
271. Well, if he doesn't play
chopin'spolonaise,Copy !req
272. I'll be disappointed.Copy !req
273. May I have my cigar back?Copy !req
274. Oh... yes.Copy !req
275. Put it in my mouth, please.Copy !req
276. I may have to make
a few modifications,Copy !req
277. but on the whole,
it's infinecondition.Copy !req
278. A little stiff, perhaps.Copy !req
279. What's the matter?Copy !req
280. Matter?Copy !req
281. Why did you quit?Copy !req
282. Finished.Copy !req
283. That's impossible!Copy !req
284. See for yourself.Copy !req
285. Mr. Smith...
why would a man with your talentCopy !req
286. want to work for a hick paper
like thecourier?Copy !req
287. Call it a challenge.Copy !req
288. Well, miss benson,
are you impressed?Copy !req
289. No. I'm amazed.Copy !req
290. It's understandable.Copy !req
291. Well, I must confessCopy !req
292. that this is not
my true vocation.Copy !req
293. It isn't?Copy !req
294. No. I'm a reporter.Copy !req
295. Oh.Copy !req
296. Some people have a green thumb.
I have a green nose.Copy !req
297. Wherever there is news,
this old nose smells it.Copy !req
298. I'm afraid there isn't
much news to smellCopy !req
299. around dansburg,
mr. Smith.Copy !req
300. There will be.Copy !req
301. Well, am I hired?Copy !req
302. You would be,
if I had a paper.Copy !req
303. But I haven't got one,Copy !req
304. and there's no use
kidding myself.Copy !req
305. This all belongs
to the banksCopy !req
306. and the finance companies,Copy !req
307. and they're ready
to collect.Copy !req
308. Aw. How much would
it take to pay them off?Copy !req
309. Oh, roughly $4,861.23.Copy !req
310. Oh... I might be able
to manage that.Copy !req
311. Uh...Copy !req
312. you want to
make us a loan?Copy !req
313. Perhaps.Copy !req
314. Would you excuse us
for a minute, please?Copy !req
315. What do you think?Copy !req
316. Well, if he'd made
that offer ten minutes ago,Copy !req
317. I'd have thought
he was kidding or crazy,Copy !req
318. but now l-I don't know.Copy !req
319. I mean, what's in it
for him?Copy !req
320. Beats me.Copy !req
321. But I'm going
to give it a go.Copy !req
322. Yeah, but there's
something...Copy !req
323. it's a chance to
stay in business!Copy !req
324. After all, what
have I got to lose?Copy !req
325. That's right.Copy !req
326. What have you got to lose?Copy !req
327. Gives you a funny feeling,
doesn't it?Copy !req
328. "Paid in full."
"Paid in full."Copy !req
329. Who but that old roosterCopy !req
330. would carry $5,000 cash
around in his pocket?Copy !req
331. Well, speak
of the devil.Copy !req
332. Excuse the interruption,Copy !req
333. but how long
would it take youCopy !req
334. to get an edition
onto the streets?Copy !req
335. We're not due out
until 4:00.Copy !req
336. I mean, an
extraedition.Copy !req
337. A couple of hours
on a short run.Copy !req
338. Be a hassle, though.Copy !req
339. Would it be
worth the hassleCopy !req
340. if you could beat the
gazetteto a scoop?Copy !req
341. Depends on the scoop.Copy !req
342. Here.Copy !req
343. Holy...Copy !req
344. 10:20?Copy !req
345. Well, that was
only a half an hour ago!Copy !req
346. I'll check it out.Copy !req
347. You doubt my
veracity, hmm?Copy !req
348. It's standard operating
procedure, mr. Smith.Copy !req
349. You ought
to know that.Copy !req
350. Uh, let me speak
to mr. Underwood, please.Copy !req
351. Well, never mind.
Maybe you can help me.Copy !req
352. We just had a report
of a robbery...Copy !req
353. thank you.
Okay, let's go to work!Copy !req
354. Yes, sir.Copy !req
355. I told you
I had a nose for news!Copy !req
356. Hey, extra!
Big bank robbery today!Copy !req
357. Extra! Read all about it!Copy !req
358. Extra!Copy !req
359. Read about the
big stick-up!Copy !req
360. Robbers take
$15,000!Copy !req
361. Read about it!
Extra! Extra!Copy !req
362. Robbers take
$15,000!Copy !req
363. Here you go, sir.
Thank you.Copy !req
364. Get your extra!
Read about today's bank robbery!Copy !req
365. Read about...
thank you, sir. There you are.Copy !req
366. Read all...
there you are.Copy !req
367. Read all about today's
bank robbery!Copy !req
368. There you are, sir.Copy !req
369. Follow me.Copy !req
370. I don't believe it.Copy !req
371. I'll check it.Copy !req
372. I don't think
she trusts me.Copy !req
373. Of course, it
isn't much,Copy !req
374. but it sells papers.Copy !req
375. How did
you find this out?
Hmm?Copy !req
376. How did you find
this out?Copy !req
377. I told you I had
a nose for news.Copy !req
378. You like it,
don't you?Copy !req
379. Mr. Smith, I can't think
of anything I like better.Copy !req
380. Harold j. Swanson!Copy !req
381. "... for 13 years,Copy !req
382. "principal
of dansburg
high schoolCopy !req
383. "confessed to
police todayCopy !req
384. "that he is married
to two womenCopy !req
385. and is a bigamist."Copy !req
386. I just talked to mr. Swanson.Copy !req
387. And?Copy !req
388. It's true!Copy !req
389. He has two wives.Copy !req
390. High school principal
exposed as bigamist!Copy !req
391. Hey, late paper's out!Copy !req
392. Read all about it!Copy !req
393. Subscriptions!Copy !req
394. You're kidding.Copy !req
395. I amnotkidding.Copy !req
396. Do you realize
that in two weeks,Copy !req
397. our circulation
has tripled?Copy !req
398. Beautiful!Copy !req
399. Well, well, well,
mr. Franklin.Copy !req
400. How are things
at thegazette?Copy !req
401. That's exactly why
I'm here, mr. Winter.Copy !req
402. Miss benson.Copy !req
403. I'm not a man
to beat around the bush,Copy !req
404. but you're giving us trouble.Copy !req
405. Now, this
quick successCopy !req
406. that you've had
just can't last.Copy !req
407. You've had a few lucky breaks.
That's all.Copy !req
408. But I'll admit, we're hurting.Copy !req
409. How does it feel, mr. Franklin?Copy !req
410. I'm authorized
to make you an offer,Copy !req
411. and if you're
a smart young man-Copy !req
412. I understand that you are-
you'll take it.Copy !req
413. An offer for what?Copy !req
414. Thecourier.Copy !req
415. We buy it; you and your staff
go to work for us.Copy !req
416. Now, how does
that sound?Copy !req
417. Sorry. Thecourier
isn't for sale.Copy !req
418. Not at any price?Copy !req
419. Not at any price.Copy !req
420. Now, you certainly don't think
that you can fight us, do you?Copy !req
421. Oh, we can try, mr. Franklin.Copy !req
422. Well, then you're not quite
as smart a young manCopy !req
423. as I thought you were.Copy !req
424. But I will leave that offer open
until 7:00 tonight.Copy !req
425. If I don't hear from
you by that time,Copy !req
426. you better lay
in yourselfCopy !req
427. a good supply
of tin cups.Copy !req
428. Thank you.Copy !req
429. How much do you think
he'd give you?Copy !req
430. Well, if they're
as worried as
franklin looks,Copy !req
431. I imagine around
$100,000. Why?Copy !req
432. I was just wondering.Copy !req
433. Honey, what's
the matter?Copy !req
434. Things have never gone
better, have they?Copy !req
435. I'm not so sure.Copy !req
436. Here we are.Copy !req
437. Oh, hi, mr. Smith.Copy !req
438. I have
a little surprise for you.Copy !req
439. I don't think
I can take another one.Copy !req
440. You'll take this,
all right.Copy !req
441. Happens to be
the biggest scoop of them all.Copy !req
442. You read it, and
I'll get things going.Copy !req
443. Almost afraid to look.Copy !req
444. Twilight zonewill continue
after station identification.Copy !req
445. Look, I don't blame you
of being upset,Copy !req
446. but that gives you no reason
to toss allegations around!Copy !req
447. Allegations? Facts.Copy !req
448. Now, you started that fire,
and you're going to pay for it.Copy !req
449. I told you a thousand
times, I didn't
start the fire!Copy !req
450. Now, how many times
do I have to tell you?Copy !req
451. I don't care how many times
you tell me.Copy !req
452. Your newspapers were
out on that streetCopy !req
453. exactly one half hour
after it happened,Copy !req
454. and to me, that means
only one thing:Copy !req
455. That youknew
it was going to happen.Copy !req
456. All right, I'll
explain it to you
one more time.Copy !req
457. Our new man
was walking by
your building,Copy !req
458. and he saw the smoke,
and he came in...Copy !req
459. yeah, and then back here,Copy !req
460. and in one half hour,
he wrote the complete story,Copy !req
461. ran off 5,000 copiesCopy !req
462. on that dilapidated equipment
of yours,Copy !req
463. delivered it
to the corner newsboy,Copy !req
464. and you expect me
to believe that?Copy !req
465. Now, what kind
of a stupid idiotCopy !req
466. do you think I am?Copy !req
467. Well, let's not get
into that, shall we?Copy !req
468. It just so happens
I have witnessesCopy !req
469. as to my whereabouts
for the whole day.Copy !req
470. Now, will you
get out of here?Copy !req
471. We have a lot
of work to do.Copy !req
472. You haven't heard
the last of this.Copy !req
473. Doug?Copy !req
474. Yeah?Copy !req
475. Howdidwe hit on
the street so fast?Copy !req
476. I don't know.Copy !req
477. Well, do you
believe him?Copy !req
478. Who?
Mr. Smith!Copy !req
479. Do you believe
he justhappened
to be passing by?Copy !req
480. Well, boss, what
can I do for you?Copy !req
481. Answer a question.Copy !req
482. Did you start
thegazettefire?Copy !req
483. I?Copy !req
484. You.Copy !req
485. I'm afraid I don't understand
the question.Copy !req
486. I don't see why not.
It's very simple.Copy !req
487. Did you start thegazettefire?Copy !req
488. It was started
by a faulty electrical system.Copy !req
489. Are you sure?Copy !req
490. I never write up anything
I'm not sure of.Copy !req
491. It's a question
of ethics.Copy !req
492. Oh, by the way...Copy !req
493. andy praskins called.Copy !req
494. He's the linotype
operatorCopy !req
495. I told you about.Copy !req
496. I think I'll hire him back and
put you on full-time reporting.Copy !req
497. No, no, no,
that wouldn't do.Copy !req
498. Now, I've made certain, uh,
modifications to this machine.Copy !req
499. I wouldn't want
anybody else to touch it.Copy !req
500. Would spoil everything.Copy !req
501. Besides, it breaks up
the day for me.Copy !req
502. You can hire him back,
by all means, but, uh,Copy !req
503. give him another job.Copy !req
504. I insist.Copy !req
505. Okay.Copy !req
506. Hey, come on, now,
you still haven't told me.Copy !req
507. Exactly how did you meet
mr. Smith?Copy !req
508. Oh, brother.Copy !req
509. You don't give up
very easy, do you?Copy !req
510. Well, I want to know.Copy !req
511. I told you, I
just ran into
him that night.Copy !req
512. That's all.Copy !req
513. Where?Copy !req
514. Pine trail.Copy !req
515. What were you doing there?Copy !req
516. Shooting butterflies.Copy !req
517. What else would
I be doing there?Copy !req
518. Well, you don't
have to get so
sarcastic about it.Copy !req
519. I was only asking.Copy !req
520. Well, I told you.Copy !req
521. I just met him...Copy !req
522. and I hired him,
and he put us back in business.Copy !req
523. What's wrong with that?Copy !req
524. I smell trouble.Copy !req
525. Trouble?Copy !req
526. We just picked up
1,500 new subscriptions.Copy !req
527. We're selling out every day.Copy !req
528. I've been dreaming about that
kind of trouble all my life.Copy !req
529. Hey, what's the matter
with you?Copy !req
530. There's nothing
the matter.Copy !req
531. Yes, there is.Copy !req
532. You're different.
You've changed.Copy !req
533. "You're different.
You've changed."Copy !req
534. You're beginning to
sound like a wife!Copy !req
535. Well, I'm not your wife, and
I never will be, at this rate.Copy !req
536. Well, that's okay with me, too.Copy !req
537. Mr. Smith?Copy !req
538. What's on
the machine?Copy !req
539. I was hoping to surprise you
with it later.Copy !req
540. "E.j. Macleod
wins $250,000 on
sweepstakes ticket."Copy !req
541. "Macleod, for 16 yearsCopy !req
542. clerk at the dansburg
water and power comp..."Copy !req
543. uh, mr. Macleod?Copy !req
544. This is doug winter
down at thecourier.Copy !req
545. I'm sorry to disturb you.Copy !req
546. I was just wondering,
have you heard anythingCopy !req
547. on your sweepstakes ticket?Copy !req
548. I see.Copy !req
549. Oh, no, no, sir,
l-I haven't heard a thing.Copy !req
550. Sorry to bother you.
Right. Good night.Copy !req
551. Mm?Copy !req
552. I hate to tell you...Copy !req
553. but I'm afraid this time,
you pulled a boner.Copy !req
554. Macleod doesn't know
anything about it.Copy !req
555. I didn't say he knew
anything about it.Copy !req
556. I said hewonit.Copy !req
557. What are you talking about?Copy !req
558. How can you win $250,000
and not know about it?Copy !req
559. By not bothering to
look under the doorCopy !req
560. for a telegram.Copy !req
561. Courier. Winter speaking.Copy !req
562. Congratulations.Copy !req
563. You see?Copy !req
564. Now, boss, would you have
a chair, please?Copy !req
565. I think that the, uh...Copy !req
566. time has come when you
and I should haveCopy !req
567. a little chat, hmm?Copy !req
568. I think the occasion
calls for a touchCopy !req
569. of "the creature,"
if I may say so.Copy !req
570. Sorry. I'm fresh out.Copy !req
571. I think you'll find
you're mistaken.Copy !req
572. Right there
in that top drawer, hmm?Copy !req
573. With my compliments.Copy !req
574. You think of everything,
don't you?Copy !req
575. Now, first of all...Copy !req
576. I should like to askCopy !req
577. whether or not
you are happyCopy !req
578. with the way things
have been going.Copy !req
579. Just what are
you leading up to, mr. Smith?Copy !req
580. A simple
proposition.Copy !req
581. I hereby guarantee-Copy !req
582. you understand-
guarantee-Copy !req
583. that you will becomeCopy !req
584. the most successful
newspaper editorCopy !req
585. in the world, if...Copy !req
586. you will affix
your signatureCopy !req
587. to this little
document.Copy !req
588. "I, douglas winter,
agree to relinquishCopy !req
589. "my immortal soul
to the bearer upon my deathCopy !req
590. in exchange
for his services."Copy !req
591. "I, d..."Copy !req
592. what?Copy !req
593. Huh?Copy !req
594. You're the devil!Copy !req
595. Oh, mr. Winter.Copy !req
596. As a sophisticated,Copy !req
597. intelligent
20th-century man,Copy !req
598. youknowthat
the devil does
not exist. True?Copy !req
599. True.Copy !req
600. But you also knowCopy !req
601. that the world
is fullCopy !req
602. of eccentric,
rich old men-Copy !req
603. crazy old men doing
all kinds of thingsCopy !req
604. for crazy reasons.Copy !req
605. Now, why don't you
think of me like that?Copy !req
606. Here's a pen.Copy !req
607. This is ridiculous!Copy !req
608. Yes, isn't it?Copy !req
609. Could I, uh...Copy !req
610. trouble you for
another drink?Copy !req
611. Uh, you don't
really believeCopy !req
612. that I'm the
devil, do you?Copy !req
613. No.Copy !req
614. Well, then, why don't
you put it this way:Copy !req
615. You're humoring me.Copy !req
616. After all, what good
is the soul, anyway?Copy !req
617. It's sort of like an appendix
these days,Copy !req
618. particularly since it doesn't
exist in the first place.Copy !req
619. Well, just for the sake
of argument,Copy !req
620. why do you
particularly want mine?Copy !req
621. Well, for the sake of argument,Copy !req
622. let's say I'm something
of a connoisseur,Copy !req
623. and you have a very choice soul,Copy !req
624. and as the vintners say,
it's a good year.Copy !req
625. Well, then
again, uh,Copy !req
626. just for sake
of argument...Copy !req
627. yes?Copy !req
628. Why don't you
just take it, huh?Copy !req
629. Now, if you're
the devilCopy !req
630. as you say you are,Copy !req
631. why, you can
do everything.Copy !req
632. No, unhappily,
not everything.Copy !req
633. I am bound
by certain rules,Copy !req
634. and I do have
my limitations.Copy !req
635. You're nuts.Copy !req
636. Yes.Copy !req
637. Let's drink to that, huh?Copy !req
638. Here you are.Copy !req
639. I think I should
warn you, however,Copy !req
640. that if you do not
sign this,Copy !req
641. then the certain
gloomy predictions you madeCopy !req
642. about thecourier'sfuture
will certainly come to pass.Copy !req
643. Yes, I'll have
to resign, and...Copy !req
644. well, let's not even consider
such a proposition.Copy !req
645. After all, you don't want
to go visitingCopy !req
646. that bridge again,
do you?Copy !req
647. Hardly.Copy !req
648. No. Yeah.Copy !req
649. Now...Copy !req
650. why not humor
an old man?Copy !req
651. It'll mean
such a lot to me.Copy !req
652. And if you don't
sign it,Copy !req
653. it would be admitting
fear and belief.Copy !req
654. You're not afraid,
are you?Copy !req
655. No.Copy !req
656. Fancy that!Copy !req
657. A grown-up man who believes
in the devil!Copy !req
658. Give me that
stupid thing!Copy !req
659. There.Copy !req
660. Now, let's not hear
any more about this, shall we?Copy !req
661. Good morning, miss benson.Copy !req
662. Good morning, mr. Smith.Copy !req
663. Doug?Copy !req
664. Doug, wake up.Copy !req
665. Hmm?
Wake up!Copy !req
666. Hmm? Oh.Copy !req
667. What, you sleep
here last night?Copy !req
668. What happened?Copy !req
669. Here, have
some coffee.Copy !req
670. Oh. Yeah, I worked late
last night.Copy !req
671. Guess I fell asleep.Copy !req
672. Thanks.Copy !req
673. Have you seen this?Copy !req
674. Ah. What?Copy !req
675. Oh, no!Copy !req
676. Doug, what
is going on?Copy !req
677. What is the matter?Copy !req
678. Why, these papers
were on the newsstandCopy !req
679. less than an hour
after it happened.Copy !req
680. Who ran them off?Copy !req
681. Who delivered them?Copy !req
682. Ask mr. Smith.Copy !req
683. I'm askingyou.Copy !req
684. Leave me alone,
will you?Copy !req
685. Lovely dress you're
wearing, miss benson.Copy !req
686. What do you want?Copy !req
687. A bit of fire, hmm?Copy !req
688. Ah, yes.Copy !req
689. Hmm?Copy !req
690. Keep them.Copy !req
691. Thank you.Copy !req
692. You and I are
going to be great
friends, my dear.Copy !req
693. Extra, extra!Copy !req
694. Honeymooners drown
in lake bundy!Copy !req
695. Read all about it!Copy !req
696. Thank you, sir.
Extra, extra!Copy !req
697. Extra! Banker murders wife!Copy !req
698. Read all about it! Extra!Copy !req
699. Get your late papers here!Copy !req
700. Doug, I'm scared!Copy !req
701. These things
just can't be happening!Copy !req
702. You've got to fire him.Copy !req
703. I can't.Copy !req
704. Why not?Copy !req
705. You paid back
the loan.Copy !req
706. You don't owe
him a thing.Copy !req
707. I know, I know,
but I can't, that's all!Copy !req
708. Now, believe me,
I can't!Copy !req
709. Why? Just kick him out!Copy !req
710. On what grounds?Copy !req
711. I don't know-
incompetence.Copy !req
712. Oh, come on,
now, you knowCopy !req
713. he's a very competent
linotype operatorCopy !req
714. and a great reporter.Copy !req
715. Do you want him
around?Copy !req
716. It isn't a question of
wanting him around...Copy !req
717. then what is it?Copy !req
718. He'srunning the newspaper now.Copy !req
719. Not you, him!Copy !req
720. He's doing a pretty
good job of it,
too, isn't he?Copy !req
721. We're selling out
every edition!Copy !req
722. Oh, you're selling out
more than that.Copy !req
723. A lot more.Copy !req
724. Good-bye, doug.Copy !req
725. Jackie?Copy !req
726. Aren't you being
a little hasty?Copy !req
727. Would you mind
you own business?Copy !req
728. Thisismy business.Copy !req
729. I have a
proprietary
interestCopy !req
730. in everything
connected with
thecourier.Copy !req
731. Well, I am
no longer connectedCopy !req
732. with thecourier,
mr. Smith.Copy !req
733. Miss benson, I wish
you'd reconsider.Copy !req
734. The fact is,
I've developedCopy !req
735. a very special
fondness for you.Copy !req
736. Will you please get
out of my way?Copy !req
737. You'll besorry
you did that!Copy !req
738. Where's jackie?Copy !req
739. Love's labor
lost, my friend.Copy !req
740. She's gone, vanished.Copy !req
741. But don't worry...Copy !req
742. we can do withouther.Copy !req
743. The person we can
do without isyou.Copy !req
744. That's an ungrateful thing
to say to a friendCopy !req
745. who pulled you
out of bankruptcyCopy !req
746. and turned thecourierCopy !req
747. into the hottest journal
in the state!Copy !req
748. Well, let me tell you
something, mr. Smith.Copy !req
749. It's not worth it.Copy !req
750. I had a nightmare
about a weird little manCopy !req
751. with a crooked cigar who caused
terrible things to happenCopy !req
752. so he could get scoops
for my paper.Copy !req
753. Well, I'm awake
now, and I want
you out of here!Copy !req
754. Not so fast!
What about our contract?Copy !req
755. What about
our contract?Copy !req
756. You said
you'd doanythingCopy !req
757. to make your paper
a success.Copy !req
758. I heard you.
That's why I came.Copy !req
759. Well, I've carried out
my part.Copy !req
760. You are a success.Copy !req
761. If you're not a nightmare, then
you're something even worse,Copy !req
762. because somehow
you'vemadethese things happen.Copy !req
763. You've caused tragedy.Copy !req
764. You've destroyed life
and property.Copy !req
765. I didn't bargain for this!Copy !req
766. Oh, yes, you did,
but you put it out of your mind.Copy !req
767. You thought you'd get everything
for nothing.Copy !req
768. That's not the way life works.Copy !req
769. Well, don't worry
about it.Copy !req
770. You're not the first editor
I've helped.Copy !req
771. I don't want your help.Copy !req
772. I want you
out of my life!Copy !req
773. Can't do that now.Copy !req
774. We have an obligation
between us.Copy !req
775. There is no way out.Copy !req
776. Hold it!Copy !req
777. There's one
way, of course.Copy !req
778. And what's that?Copy !req
779. You can pay
up, right now.Copy !req
780. I suppose that means
that you can't takeCopy !req
781. my immortal soul
while I'm aliveCopy !req
782. and walking around,
is that it?Copy !req
783. Something like that.Copy !req
784. Now, wait, wait.Copy !req
785. This old nose smells
a story coming in.Copy !req
786. May solve everything.Copy !req
787. Ah!Copy !req
788. A shame- poor miss benson.Copy !req
789. What about miss benson?Copy !req
790. "At 11:30 tonight,
miss jacqueline benson,Copy !req
791. "former secretary
to douglas winter,Copy !req
792. "editor of
thecourier,Copy !req
793. suffered grave
injuries..."Copy !req
794. "... suffered grave injuriesCopy !req
795. "resulting from a head-on
collision between her carCopy !req
796. "and that
of james edward slocum,Copy !req
797. "returning from a skiing trip.Copy !req
798. The accident
took place on
bascomb road."Copy !req
799. That won't stop it.Copy !req
800. You still think
I'm a nightmare, do you?Copy !req
801. You change it.Copy !req
802. I can't change it.Copy !req
803. The little modifications I madeCopy !req
804. altered this machine
quite a bit.Copy !req
805. Whatever it writes
comes to pass.Copy !req
806. But why jackie?Copy !req
807. What did she ever do to you?Copy !req
808. She slapped me.Copy !req
809. And you'd destroy her for that?Copy !req
810. Of course not!Copy !req
811. You're
an intelligent man,Copy !req
812. but you keep missing
the point.Copy !req
813. Don't you see
I've spentCopy !req
814. too much time
with you already?Copy !req
815. I have other
clients waiting.Copy !req
816. I want to move on.Copy !req
817. I figured this story
about your girlfriendCopy !req
818. would hurry things up.Copy !req
819. Let me point outCopy !req
820. that the item
did not sayCopy !req
821. that she died
of her injuries-Copy !req
822. not yet.Copy !req
823. I can add a few
lines either way.Copy !req
824. Whether she lives or
dies depends on you.Copy !req
825. Now, if you decide to
conclude the contract,Copy !req
826. you'll find this a lot
surer than the bridge.Copy !req
827. Quicker, too.Copy !req
828. That leaves youthree.Copy !req
829. Where you going?Copy !req
830. There's got to be some way
to stop you,Copy !req
831. and I'm going to find it!Copy !req
832. That's the spirit.
Never give up.Copy !req
833. But remember, you only have
one hour and 15 minutes.Copy !req
834. Jackie?Copy !req
835. Jackie?Copy !req
836. Jackie!Copy !req
837. Hush!Copy !req
838. You want to wake up
the whole building?Copy !req
839. Where's miss benson?Copy !req
840. She ain't in.Copy !req
841. Well, where did she go?Copy !req
842. Well, that's none
of my concern.Copy !req
843. When did she leave?Copy !req
844. Well... well,
what's the mattter?Copy !req
845. When did she leave?Copy !req
846. Oh, a-a-about 15
minutes ago, I think.Copy !req
847. But what's the... what's...?Copy !req
848. Mr. Smith,
I want to talk to you.Copy !req
849. Oh?Copy !req
850. First, I want to apologize
for slapping you.Copy !req
851. Tush, it's nothing
at all.Copy !req
852. Second, I want to ask
something of you.Copy !req
853. What might that be?Copy !req
854. I want you to go away.Copy !req
855. Now, I know you've done
a great deal for the paper.Copy !req
856. We appreciate that.Copy !req
857. But I love doug.Copy !req
858. I want to marry him.Copy !req
859. But the way he's been acting
ever sinceyoucame-Copy !req
860. I don't even recognize
him anymore.Copy !req
861. He's a different person!Copy !req
862. You think that's
due to my influence?Copy !req
863. Yes, I do...Copy !req
864. and I am going to get you
out of this town,Copy !req
865. away from this paper,
away from doug,Copy !req
866. or, so help me...
hold it, hold it!Copy !req
867. Don't become
hysterical.Copy !req
868. Well, I mean it.Copy !req
869. Ireally...
no need to say
another word,Copy !req
870. because... I'm
leaving of my
own free will.Copy !req
871. You are?Copy !req
872. Of course! I never stay
where I'm not wanted.Copy !req
873. I have other offers, you know.Copy !req
874. In fact, I'm quitting
this very moment.Copy !req
875. You are?Copy !req
876. Certainly.Copy !req
877. My only request
is that you drive me.Copy !req
878. I have no car, you know,
to drive me to the airport.Copy !req
879. Well... certainly. I'd love to.Copy !req
880. Very well. I'm ready.Copy !req
881. Well, what about doug?Copy !req
882. Oh, I thinkhe
can take care
of himself, hmm?Copy !req
883. Would you like
me to drive?Copy !req
884. All right.Copy !req
885. We'll go
by the bascomb road.Copy !req
886. Hi, mr. Winter.Copy !req
887. Have you seen jackie?Copy !req
888. Oh, miss benson? No.Copy !req
889. She hasn't been in
since lunch time.Copy !req
890. What's the matter,
mr. Winter?Copy !req
891. You look terrib...Copy !req
892. well, can I get you something?Copy !req
893. Too fast!Copy !req
894. Why, this is too fast!Copy !req
895. Too fast!Copy !req
896. Oh, look out!Copy !req
897. Mr. Smith?Copy !req
898. Mr. Smith?Copy !req
899. Doug!Copy !req
900. Oh, doug!Copy !req
901. Jackie!Copy !req
902. Oh, jackie!Copy !req
903. Doug, mr. Smith-
he tried to kill me!Copy !req
904. He tried to kill me!
I know.Copy !req
905. We were in this car,
and he kept going faster!Copy !req
906. And there was this other car
coming at us,Copy !req
907. and he headed
straight for that car!Copy !req
908. But it's all
right now.Copy !req
909. It's all over.
He was sitting
right there next to me,Copy !req
910. and then...
then he was gone!Copy !req
911. What's going on?
What happened?Copy !req
912. Tell me!Copy !req
913. Listen to this:Copy !req
914. "Mr. Smith, former
star reporterCopy !req
915. "and chief
linotype operatorCopy !req
916. "for thecourier
resigned his positionCopy !req
917. "and left dansburg
for his homeCopy !req
918. "at 11:29 this evening.Copy !req
919. "His contract with
mr. Douglas winterCopy !req
920. "was declared
null and voidCopy !req
921. "owing to mr. Winter's
incomplete understandingCopy !req
922. of the terms of
the document."Copy !req
923. Contract?
What contract?Copy !req
924. It means that
he'sgone!Copy !req
925. Gone?
And he won't be back.Copy !req
926. Did he say so?Copy !req
927. No, but...Copy !req
928. he never goes anyplace
he's not invited.Copy !req
929. What do you mean,
invited?Copy !req
930. Did you invite him here
in the first place?Copy !req
931. Well... in
a way, I did.Copy !req
932. In a way, I did.Copy !req
933. And I'm going to spend
the rest of my lifeCopy !req
934. making up for it, too.Copy !req
935. The first thing
we do is get rid
of this machine!Copy !req
936. Why?
And then we're going
to take on thegazette!Copy !req
937. Doug, will you please
explain this?Copy !req
938. I don't know what...
I will, I
will, I will.Copy !req
939. I'll tell you-
maybe tomorrow.Copy !req
940. Right now, let's
get out of here.Copy !req
941. Exit the infernal machine,Copy !req
942. and with it,
his satanic majesty,Copy !req
943. lucifer, prince of darkness-
otherwise known as mr. Smith.Copy !req
944. He's gone, but not for good.Copy !req
945. That wouldn't be like him.Copy !req
946. He's gone forbad.Copy !req
947. And he might be back...Copy !req
948. with another ticket
to the twilight zone.Copy !req
949. For our next show,
mr. Dana andrewsCopy !req
950. makes his first visit
to the twilight zoneCopy !req
951. in a show called
"no time like the past."Copy !req
952. You'll see him
as a discontented inhabitantCopy !req
953. of the 20th century
who goes back in time-Copy !req
954. back to what we assume to be
the inviolate past-Copy !req
955. and violates it.Copy !req
956. A walloping performance,
a strange and odd-ball theme,Copy !req
957. and an ending most unexpectedCopy !req
958. in the tradition
of the twilight zone.Copy !req
959. You and I both share
this dubious distinctionCopy !req
960. with several million
of our peersCopy !req
961. who inhabit the 20th century.Copy !req
962. And you don't care
for the 20th century?Copy !req
963. I do not.Copy !req
964. How did you know?Copy !req
965. You did, didn't you?Copy !req
966. Yes, I knew.Copy !req
967. I knew there'd
be a fire.Copy !req
968. But what I didn't know-Copy !req
969. I didn't know that
I would cause it.Copy !req