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