[eerie music]
(male narrator) You are about to enter Another dimension,
A dimension not only Of sight and sound, But of m ind.
A journey Into a wondrous land Of imagination.
Your next stop, The twilight zone.
[pleasant music Over pta]
[elevator bell dinging]
May I show You something?
No.
No, that's...
Not what I'm looking for.
[elevator bell dinging]
(elevator operator) Going up, ma'am.
U m, housewares?
That would be The mezzan in e, ma'am.
What in particu lar Were you looking for?
U h, thim bles.
Gold thim bles. You had them Advertised.
That would be Specialti es, ma'am.
The n I nth floor.
I'm not accustom ed To such service.
Ma'am?
There were a whole Lot of people
Waiting for The elevator.
I seem to have A private on e.
Well, this Is an express Elevator, ma'am--
To the n I nth floor.
The oth ers are all Locals this time Of day.
(male narrator) Express elevator To the ninth floor
Of a department store, Carrying miss marsha white
On a most prosaic, ordinary, Run-of-the-m ill errand.
N I nth floor.
There must be Some m istake.
There's nothing here.
(male narrator) Miss marsha white, On the ninth floor,
Specialties department, Looking for a gold thimble.
The odds are That she'll find it.
[buzz for eievator]
But there are Even better odds that She'll find something else
Because this isn't Just a department store.
This happens to be--
The twilight zone.
(female voice) Was someone Helping you?
Can I show You something?
Oh, why, yes.
I was looking for A gold thim ble--
A gi ft for my moth er.
A gold thim ble.
I think we have Something you'd like.
This way, please.
[ciick]
How about this?
It's 1 4-karat gold
And qu ite disti nctive- Looking, I think.
Don't you?
U h, yes.
Yes, I think This will do.
This is a charg e?
Is this A charg e, miss?
U h, I beg your pardon.
A charg e?
No. No, I'll pay for it.
You want it G I ft wrapped.
Yes, please.
No, on secon d thought,
I'll wrap it myself.
Miss--
That's 22.80 plus tax.
$25 even.
[ciick]
Now that's odd.
What is, marsha?
Well, you haven't Any merchan dise
Here at all, Except the thim ble,
Except the very Thing I needed.
The whole floor, It looks so em pty and--
You called me marsha.
Did I? I'm sorry.
That was forward of me.
I apolog ize.
How did you know my name?
I've probably Seen you
Around the store.
No, you haven't.
I've never seen you.
Now, look, I don't Wanna make a big Thing out of this
But what kind of A place is this?
All I want is One small item, A gold thim ble.
I come up on a floor
That hasn't A sing le thing
Except what I'm looking for.
You may be More soph isticated, But this I call odd.
Please come again.
Any time.
Thank you.
Miss wh ite?
Are you happy?
I beg your pardon?
Am I what? Am I happy?
Forgive me, but that's Really none of your bus in ess.
Really? It's non e Of my bus in ess.
All right, Miss wh ite, Su it yourself.
It's none of My bus in ess.
(operator eievator) Going down.
Well, did you f in d what You were looking for?
As a matter Of fact, I did.
Also as a matter Of fact, it was the Only thing for sale
On that floor.
Somebody ought to call An eff ici ency expert,
One enti re floor Devoted to the sale
Of a sing le Gold thim ble?
An extrem ely Oddball saleslady
Somebody ought To look into.
This is scratch ed.
Well, I didn't Notice that before.
I can't send this To my moth er.
It's scratch ed, And it's dented too.
Look. Look here.
Com plaints, third floor.
Look at this thing!
It's scratch ed
And it looks as I f Somebody stepped On it.
Third floor, com plaints.
[strauss waltz playing Over p.A. System]
Well, I disti nctly Told her that all The gold thim bles
That we have Are in gi fts.
And that if the item Were damag ed,
We would certain ly Make it good
E ither by replacem ent Or refu n d.
I disti nctly told Her that, mr. Sloan.
Then what is The problem, Mr. Arm bruster?
The custom er clai ms That she didn't get The item in gi fts,
That she got it In another departm ent.
Mr. Arm brust--
Just tell h er To take it back
To the departm ent Where she pu rchased The item.
That's j ust The po I nt.
She has some I diotic story About having pu rchased
A gold thim ble On the n I nth floor.
[dry inward laugh]
Ninth floor.
Mr. Armbruster,
I trust you In form ed the lady
That this store Has no n I nth floor.
I have tri ed desperately,
I really mean desperately To acquai nt her with This fact
But she still I ns ists That she was taken
To the n I nth floor And waited on
By a rather odd woman.
An odd woman yet. H m.
A personality trait That she would be
Particu larly Knowledg eable about.
Well, anyway, this woman Who alleg edly waited On h er--
N ever mind, arm bruster. I'll talk to h er.
Yes, yes,
Well, sh e's Waiting right Outside, s I r.
[elevator bell dinging]
Miss wh ite, this Is our manag er, Mr. Sloan.
Perhaps I Can h elp you, Miss wh ite.
Perhaps you can. This thim ble--
It's dented And scratch ed.
Well, it most Assuredly is.
Now, why don't You take it back
To the gi ft Departm ent and--
I just explain ed it,
I did not pu rchase this In the gi ft departm ent.
I was taken U p to the N I nth floor.
That's what makes It so di ff icu lt To understand.
You see, we don't Have a n I nth floor.
I was taken to The n I nth floor.
I was waited on By a very odd woman.
I pai d cash.
Your rece I pt?
My rece I pt?
I didn't get A rece I pt
But I pai d cash.
I gave her a 20-dollar b I ll and A 5-dollar b I ll.
She gave me This thim ble And I--!
There she is! There's the woman Who waited on me. Miss?
Miss, I won der If you'd--
Well, well, How is sh e?
She'll be all right, Mr. Arm bruster.
She was just frighten ed, That's all.
What about this Delus ion of h ers?
I don't know, I Di dn't talk to h er.
But she's resting now.
I think, maybe Even gone to sleep.
H m m. Well, Tell h er We're closing.
Tell her to come Back tomorrow
And we'll get h er A replacem ent
Or refu n d or Anything else she wants.
Miss pettig rew, We're closing up now.
What I'd like To give her is A bus ticket.
A on e-way Bus ticket
To any Departm ent store West of clevelan d.
Preferably ch icago Or los angeles Or honolu lu.
Miss pettig rew, Did you hear me?
We're closing up now!
(male voice) Miss kievers.
You have A customer.
Hurry, please.
All right, I'm coming.
[gasp]
[buzzes]
Somebody?
Please, I'm Locked in here.
U h, anyone?
I need some help.
Anyone?
Please?
[gasps]
[ioud thud]
[ioud gasp]
(woman) Marsha.
(woman no.2) Marsha.
(man) Marsha?
(woman no.3) Marsha.
(man no.2) Marsha.
Who do you Think you're Fooling, marsha?
(woman no. 3) Come on, dear.
Climb off it.
(man no. 2) Youremember, marsha.
(woman no. 2) You know who You are.
Marsha?
Youremember, marsha.
Cli m b off it.
Come on, dear.
[all call out marsha One after another]
[all repeat at once]
[sobbing]
Oh, no!
[sobbing uncontrollably]
Now, marsha, dear.
You'll forgive An observation
But you're acting Like a silly ch I ld.
Come now, marsha.
Think now.
Concentrate.
Remember now?
All of us will try And h elp you.
We'll h elp you concentrate.
Remember now?
Coming back to you?
That's odd.
That's really odd, But su dden ly, I Seem to--
Remember. Coming Back now, is it?
I'm a man n equ in.
That's what I am, I'm a man n equ in.
And it was my turn--
Your turn To leave us For a month.
Becoming much clearer Now, isn't it?
You left us for a month
And you lived With the outsiders.
But you were du e Back yesterday
And you Di dn't show up.
You know, marsha, That's very self ish.
All of us wait our turn
And we s imply do not Overstay it.
Now. It was my turn Starting last night.
I'm one day Delayed already.
But of course.
Of course, I'm sorry.
I forgot.
When you're on the outside, Everything seems so normal.
As I f--
As I f What, marsha?
As if we were Like the oth ers.
Like the outsiders.
Like the real people.
Well, no serious Harm done.
Well, I'll See you all In a month.
Take good care Of yourselves.
(femaie voice) Have a ball.
And you'll All miss me?
(aii) Oh, yes!
And you won't tear The place apart?
And you'll all be here When I get back?
(many) Bye.
(severai) Bye.
Did you enjoy Yourself, marsha?
Was it fu n?
Ever so much fu n.
[pleasant music Over pta]
Good morning, dear.
We're expecting $1 00 Out of you today.
[elevator bell dinging]
Keep your powder Dry, darling.
Well, it will sell. [ciears throat]
Morning.
Morning, ladi es.
Here, here, Break it up.
Back to your Posts, girls.
It's 9 :00!
Really.
[elevator bell dinging]
[tsk]
(male narrator) Marsha white in her Normal and natural state.
A wooden lady With a painted face
Who, one month Out of the year,
Takes on The characteristics Of someone as normal
And as flesh and blood As you and I.
But it makes you wonder, Doesn't it?
Just how normal are we?
Just who are the people
We nod our hellos to As we pass on the street?
A rather good question to ask
Particularly in The twilight zone.
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Will tell you about Next week's story
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Next week for n in e Fast in nings on The twilight zone.
[eerie music]
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