[eerie music]
(male presenter, off) There is a Fifth dimension
Beyond that Whichis known To man.
It is a dimension As vast as space
And as timeless As infinity.
It is the middle ground Between light and shadow,
Between science And superstition,
And it lies between The pit of man's fears
And the summit Of his knowledge.
This is The dimension Of imagination.
It is an area Which we call The twilight zone.
Witness, if you Will, a dungeon
Made out of mountains, Salt flats and sand
That stretch to infinity.
The dungeon has an inmate--
[honking horn]
James a. Corry--
And this is His residence:
Metal shack.
An old touring car That squats in the Sun and goes nowhere,
For there is Nowhere to go.
For the record, Let it be known
That james a. Corry Is a convicted crim inal
Placed in Solitary confinement.
Confinement, in this case,
Stretches as far As the eye can see
Because this Particular dungeon Is on an asteroid
Nine m illion m iles From the earth.
Now witness, if you will
A man's m ind and body Shriveling in the sun--
A man dying Of loneliness.
(corry, off) Entry, 1 5th day, Sixth month, year four.
And all the Days and the months And the years are the same.
There'll be a supply ship Coming in soon, I think.
They're either Due or overdue.
And I hope it's Allenby's ship
Because he's a decent man And he brings things For me.
Like he brought in The parts for that Antique automobile.
I was a year Putting that Thing together,
Such as it is.
A whole year Putting an Old car together.
But thank god for That car, and for The hours I used up,
And the days And the weeks.
I can look at it Out there, and I Know that it's real.
Reality is what I need.
Because what is there Left that I can Believe in?
The desert and the wind?
The silence?
Or myself?
Can I believe in Myself anymore?
Allen by?
Allen by!
Allenby!
Allen by!
How are You, corry?
All right. You?
Qu ite a place You've got here.
G lad you Like it.
I didn't say I liked it. I Think it stin ks.
You don't have To live here.
No, but I have To come back here Four times a year.
That's eight months Away from earth.
Sometimes my Kids don't even Recog n ize me.
But you, you've Got it made here.
Yeah, this makes For s imple living, Doesn't it?
6,000 m I les From north To south,
4,000 from East to west,
And all of it Just like this.
(allenby) All right, adams, Cut it out.
Now, we've only got A 1 5-minute layover.
No on e's checking On your sch edu le Way out here.
We can play a Couple of gam es Of cards.
If we delay ou r Time of departu re,
It just places Us in a different Orb ital pos ition.
We'll never make It back to earth.
We would Have to stay Here at least
1 4 days before it's In pos ition again.
Oh, 1 4 days! I got some Beer saved.
We could play Some cards.
I wish we could But, like I said,
We've only Got 1 5 minutes.
What's a Few minutes?
Hey, we could Play ch ess.
I bu I lt A ch ess set And everything.
Let's go in.
Allen by, only Two minutes Are gon e.
Two minutes have Passed already.
We've only Got 1 3 left.
I don't want To fou l up Your sch edu le,
But how about One game of cards?
We just don't Have the time.
We've been here Two minutes already,
And h e Hasn't asked About the pardon.
How about It, allen by?
You're out of luck, The sentence reads 50 years.
And they're not Even revi ewing Cases of hom ici de.
You've been here Four years now,
So that makes 46 more to go,
So make yourself Com fortable, huh?
Corry, we don't Make the ru les.
We deliver su ppli es And pass on in formation.
There's been pressure Back home about this Kind of pu n ish ment.
A lot people Think it's U n n ecessari ly cru el.
They may Chang e their minds And alter the law,
And imprison You on earth Like the old days.
But--
Who knows what the Next couple of years May bring?
Years?
Every morning, When I get up,
I tell myself this is My last day of san ity.
I can't stand This lon elin ess One more day.
Not one more day!
By noon, when I can't Keep my fing ers still,
And the I nside of my mouth Feels like gu n powder And bu rnt copper,
Down deep Inside my gut
I get an ache that's Just pulling everything out.
Then I force myself To hold on for one More day.
Just one more day!
But I can't do that For another 46 years.
I'll go right Out of my mind.
You're breaking My heart.
Adams, you and Carstairs go get The su ppli es.
Mr. Corry got A broken leg?
You go Do what I tell you.
(allenby) Now.
That big crate? You know, the Big one?
You treat That one gently.
Brought you Some paperback books.
Thanks.
Corry, I brought You something Else too.
It'd mean my job If they ever suspect.
It'd be my n eck I f They fou n d out For sure.
Look, allen by.
I don't Want any gi fts.
I don't Want ti db its.
Makes me feel like An an I mal in a cag e,
With an old Lady out there
Who wants To throw Pean uts at me.
A pardon, allen by.
That's the only G I ft I want.
I'm not a m u rderer.
I ki lled In self-defense.
There's still a lot Of people who Believe me.
It happens to Be the truth! I Ki lled in self-defense!
I know. I Know all About it.
And I dou bt I f This will be any Consolation to you, but--
This isn't an Easy assign ment To han dle--
Stopping here Four times a year
And having to look At a man's agony.
You're right, allen by.
That's very Little consolation.
I can't bring You freedom.
All I can do is try To bring you things
To h elp keep Your san ity.
Something to--anything So you can j ust Fight lon elin ess.
(adams) Hey, captain!
You wanna open up This big crate?
No. Not yet.
U h, stay out there. I'll be right out.
We got to go now.
We'll be back In three months.
Look, wh en You open up That crate
There's nothing You need to do.
The item's Been vacu u m-packed.
You'll need No activator Of any kind.
The air Will do that.
There will be A booklet I nside
That will answer Any of your qu estions.
Corry.
They don't know what It is I've brought,
So I'd appreciate Your waiting u nti l We get out of sight.
Have a good Tri p back.
Give my regards To broadway.
Sure, corry.
I'll see you In three months.
Allen by?
I don't Much care What's in it,
But for The thought--
For the decency--
Thank you.
You're qu ite Welcom e, corry.
Captai n.
Captai n?
Captai n, what's In the big Crate, huh?
I'm not qu ite Sure, really.
Maybe it's j ust An I llus ion.
Maybe it's Salvation. I Don't know.
[sigh] Let's go.
"You are now The prou d possessor
"Of a robot bu I lt In the form of a woman.
"To all I ntent and pu rpose, This creatu re is a woman.
"Physiologically And psychologically,
"She is a human being
"With a set of emotions And a memory track,
"The ability to reason, To think and to speak.
"She is beyon d I lln ess and, u n der Normal ci rcu mstances,
"Shou ld have a lifespan
"S imi lar to that Of a normal human being.
Her name is alicia."
[robot-iike] My name's alicia.
What's your name?
Get out of here.
Get out of here!
I don't need No machine.
Go on! Get Out of here!
My name's alicia.
What's your name?
[playing big band swing]
I brought you Some water.
Put it over there.
It'll get warm Just s itting there.
[scoffs] How would You know?
I can feel th I rst.
Yeah? What else Can you feel?
I don't understand.
Can you Feel h eat?
Yes.
And cold?
Yes.
And h u ng er?
How about pai n?
Can you feel pai n?
That, too.
How?
You're a machine, Aren't you?
Yes.
Why would--
Why didn't they bu I ld you To look like a machine?
Why didn't they bu I ld You out of metal
With bolts and wi res And electrodes
And things like that?
Why'd they Turn you Into a li e--
Cover you with something That looks like flesh--
Give you a face?
A face That if I--
If I look at long Enough, makes Me think--
Makes me Believe that--
It's a li e!
Corry?
Corry.
You mock me, You know that?
When you look at me, When you talk to me, I'm being mocked.
I'm sorry.
You h u rt M e, corry.
H u rt you?
How can I h u rt you?
This isn't real flesh.
There aren't Any n erves U n der there.
There aren't Any m uscles Or ten dons.
You're j ust Like this h eap--
A h u n k of metal With arms and legs I nstead of wh eels.
But this h eap Doesn't mock me The way you do.
It doesn't look at me With make-believe eyes,
Or talk to me with A make-believe vo ice.
Well, I'm s ick Of being mocked by The memory of wom en.
And that's All you are--
A reminder to me That I'm so lon ely
I'm about to Lose my mind.
I can feel Lon elin ess, too.
Oh, alicia, I'm sorry.
(corry, off) Alicia's been with Me now for 1 1 months.
It's difficult to write down
What has been the sum total
Of this very strange And bizarre relationship.
Is it man and woman?
Or man and machine?
I don't really know myself.
But there are times When I do know
That alicia is simply An extension of me.
I hear my words Coming from her, My emotions.
The things that she Has learned to love
Are those things That I've loved.
I'm not lonely anymore.
Each day can Now be lived with,
And I love alicia.
Nothing else matters.
(corry) And that's the star [unlntelllglble].
That's in The constellation Of [unlntelllglble].
And there's The great bear.
See it with it's Po I nter stars in lin e With the north ern star?
And there's the Constellation h ercu les.
God's beauty.
That's right, alicia.
God's beauty.
That star, corry. What's that star?
That's not a Star, that's A sh I p.
A sh I p? But it can't Be a sh I p.
There isn't one du e Here for three months.
You said after the Last time, not for Another three months.
It must be Allen by's sh I p.
He's the only One that ever Comes close.
They stop at The other astero I ds, Then they come here.
That means We'll see them In the morning.
We'd better Get back to The house then.
No.
(aiienby) Corry!
Corry, we've got Good n ews for you.
All the sentences Have been revi ewed.
You've been Given a pardon!
We're taking You back hom e On this sh I p,
But we've got To take off From here
In 20 minutes And we can't Wait long er.
We've been dodging Meteor storms.
We're almost Out of fuel.
Any longer Than 20 m inutes,
And we'll have passed The point of departure,
And I don't think We'd make it back.
Allen by, what Did you say?
A pardon!
Corry, they've G ranted you A pardon!
But it won't do Us any good
U n less you Get ready To move out.
We p icked up Seven oth er M en off astero I ds.
We only have room For 1 5 pou n ds Of stuff.
Pick up what you need In a hurry, leave The rest beh in d.
1 5 pou n ds?
[laughs nervously]
1 5 pou n ds?
I don't have 1 5 Pou n ds of stuff.
All I have is a sh I rt, A ledg er book, A penci l
And a pair Of shoes.
That car They can keep.
That'll be For the next Poor devil.
Aw, there won't be Any "Next poor devil."
Good.
Good. I'm G lad of that.
Alicia and I wi ll Cli m b into that Sh I p of yours.
And we'll look Out the port,
And we'll give It all a big Kiss goodbye.
Who, corry?
Oh, my dear god, I forgot h er.
He's out Of his mind. Who's alicia?
A robot.
She's a woman.
Corry, sh e's A robot.
She's a woman!
She's gentle And kind.
Allen by, sh e Kept me alive.
Why, if it wasn't For h er, I'd have Been f in ish ed.
I'd have given up.
That's the crate You wouldn't let Us look at.
We can't Let this Be a problem.
Problem? There's No more problems.
There's no More problems on H eaven and earth.
We'll just cli m b In that sh I p Of yours
And when we h it that B ig, beautiful G reen earth--
1 5 pou n ds.
Oh, wait A minute.
You'll have To throw out Some equ I pm ent.
Alicia--sh e Weighs more Than 1 5 pou n ds.
That's exactly The po I nt, now.
Our sh I p is Stri pped now.
We only have room For you and that Ledg er and penci l.
Leave that robot.
She's not a robot!
She's a woman!
You leave Her beh in d, That's m u rder!
Wait a minute.
I haven't got any Choice. Understand?
No, you don't Understand! Sh e's Not a robot!
She's a woman!
Alicia! Alicia!
Corry!
Alicia! Alicia!
Alicia?
Alicia!
Come on, corry.
(adams) We just want you to Get your gear packed
And get out of Here. We've got 1 5 Minutes, captai n.
I'm not leaving Without h er!
Cory!
(corry) Alicia!
Alicia! Alicia, Show them!
Talk to them! Show them!
(corry) Talk to Them, alicia!
Show them!
Alicia, show them!
I don't have Any choice.
I have No choice At all.
(alicia, softly) Corry?
No! No!!
(alicia, robot-like) Corry. Corry.
[winding down] Corry. Corry.
[lower in pitch] Corry...Corry...
[siience]
(carstairs) We've got to go Now, captain.
(allenby) We will Go now.
Come on, corry.
Time to go home.
It's all Beh in d you Now, corry.
It's all Beh in d you.
It's like A bad dream--
A nightmare.
When you wake up, You'll be back On earth.
You'll be hom e.
Home?
That's right.
All you're Leaving beh in d Is lon elin ess.
I m ust Remember that.
I must remember To keep that In mind.
(male presenter, off) On a m icroscopic piece of Sand that floats through space
Is a fragment of A man's life, Left to rust
As the place He lived in, and The machines he used.
Without use, They will disintegrate
From the wind and the sand And the years that act Upon them--
All of Mr. Corry's machines,
Including the one Made in his image,
Kept alive by love
But now obsolete In the twilight zone.
(2nd male presenter, off) Rod serling, the creator Of twilight zone
Will tell you about Next week's story
After this word from Our alternate sponsor.
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The story Of a man who Seeks salvation
In the ru bble of A ru in ed world.
We hope you'll share This very strang e Experi ence with us.
Thank you. And good night.
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