(theme music playing)
NARRATOR: Man lives in the sunlit world
of what he believes to be reality.
But... there is,
unseen by most, an underworld.
A place that is just as real
but not as brightly lit.
A dark side.
(lively music playing on TV)
(audience applause)
ANNOUNCER (on TV): Hey, good evening, folks.
And, oh, boy, what a night it's going to be.
During the past few months,
over five million of you have participated
in our state's first big Jackpot-O-Rama.
And in just a few minutes,
we're going to find out which one of you is the lucky winner.
And by the way, I could use a new car,
so if you've got any spare change left
after the first 8 mil, don't forget your old buddy here, huh?
All right.
You got it, pal.
(applause on TV)
Now, we're gonna take a small commercial break,
and then we're.... (remote clicks)
Hello, uh, Mrs. Buchanan.
(clears throat)
Is...
May I speak to the headmaster, please?
Thank you.
Charlie, hi.
Uh, it's Abe.
Abe.
You remember me, Abe North.
N-o-r-t-h.
That's right, yeah, freshman Algebra.
I've only been teaching at Regis for 12 years now.
Why am I calling you at home?
Well, uh,
I guess you might say
this is a special night for me, Charlie.
You see,
I've always loved numbers.
They're so... infinite.
So... cosmic.
But it wasn't till a few years ago
that I actually started
listening to them.
What do you mean, what do they say to me?
No, we cannot discuss this tomorrow.
Because the truth is, Charlie,
I will not be seeing you tomorrow.
In fact,
I won't be seeing you ever again.
No, I am not drinking.
Listen, Charlie.
There comes a time
when you just gotta say no more.
No more.
No more rotten kids too lazy to learn anything.
No more lousy parents
who just don't give a flying fig.
No more slaving your life away
so that you can earn half of what the janitor makes.
My spirits told me which numbers to buy.
My spirits told me which number to keep.
Six sixes from the ashes rise.
Six sixes soon will win the prize.
Hello?
Of course you don't understand!
That's because you've never explored
the mysteries of the universe.
The vast unknown.
The powers beyond.
No, you listen to me.
In less than one minute,
I'm gonna be rich for the first time in my life.
I'm gonna be a winner,
so you can just take your damn job
and shove it!
My time has come.
(remote clicks) (applause on TV)
ANNOUNCER: Well, this is it.
Magic time, so hold your breath, folks.
I'm going to reach in here
and pull out tonight's lucky, lucky ticket.
It'll all be over in a moment.
Spirits, treat me right.
Show me all your might.
Make me rich this night.
My time has come.
(drumroll)
Ladies and gentlemen, this is a very odd number.
And the winning number
of tonight's rag to riches Jackpot-O-Rama is...
six, six, six,
six,
six, seven! (cymbals crash)
And tonight's lucky winner
of $10 million is...
Anne MacColl.
(screaming)
I did it!
I won!
Whoo!
Anne lives in Port Huron and is a hairdresser.
That is, she was a hairdresser
up until a few moments ago. Ha, ha, ha!
That's all for now, from Jackpot-O-Rama.
And until next time, this is your host....
(remote clicks)
(clears throat)
Mrs. Buchan-- oh, Mr. Buchanan.
Uh, there's been some kind of a-a mistake.
Uh, my ticket--
you know, I-I was only off by one number.
Uh, you understand, this...
(clears throat) about the job, I....
Hello? Wait a minute.
Mr....
What'll I do?
(snaps fingers)
That's it.
(sotto voce): That's it, come on.
MacColl.
Let's see, Anne MacColl.
Spirits...
give me a sign.
(small explosion)
It was a great party.
Thanks, Phil.
Oh, that's all right.
Uh, and, uh, you think maybe I could,
uh, I could, uh....
Want to touch it again, Phil?
Oh, yeah.
Oh.
Yeah. (chuckles)
Anne, now that you're a rich lady,
I hope you don't go away, huh?
I was so happy when you moved here,
upstairs from my delicatessen.
I got my plans, Phil.
Oh?
You know, your hair is starting to curl up
just a little in the back.
Why don't you stop by tomorrow for a little trim?
(chuckling): Oh...
you're gonna be the same woman all the time,
ain't you, Anne?
(crashing) I hope so.
(bird squawking)
Calm down, Lu.
What was that? LU: What was that?
It's the pipes.
They're always singing.
Oh, well, anyhow,
you be careful huh, Anne?
You know, there's lots of crazy people out there
who hear about your money on the TV.
You think old Lu would let anything happen to me?
Oh. Yeah.
Well, you take care, huh, Anne?
Good night. 'Night, Phil.
Good night.
What do you think, Lu?
Maybe we'll do something daring with Phil's hair tomorrow.
(squawking)
Maybe a Mohawk.
(Lu squawking)
Just think, Lu, no more
working at home anymore.
No more barber chair
in the middle of the room.
And no more of these guys to clutter up the place.
I'm gonna have the best beauty parlor in Port Huron.
Getting out of my party dress.
Hey, Lu, remember that rich record guy,
the one that looked like Matt Dillon?
I had this dream that we'd be getting married.
Doesn't matter now.
I can get diamond stockings.
I can wear diamond stockings to work if I want.
Hello!
(squawking)
ANNE: Hey, Lu, and maybe a prince will want to marry me.
Like Lawrence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe.
But I'll turn him down,
even if he thinks I'm beautiful.
(Anne humming)
(Anne continues humming) (Lu squawking)
What is it, Lu?
LU: Hello.
Hello. What's the matter?
Oh, my God.
All this excitement, you never got your dinner.
Sorry, Lu, I really am.
I'll get it in a flash.
Hmm, that's odd.
Come to think of it, Lu, I'd better put this thing away.
You know what they say.
No tickee, no winnee.
(music box plays pretty melody)
(squawks)
Don't get impatient, Lu.
You're gonna love this stuff.
ANNE: Fresh angleworms and sesame seeds.
My grandmother always said, you are what you eat.
(squawking loudly)
Lu... (screams)
(Lu squawks)
I'm sorry. I don't do hair in the evenings.
You're going to have to come back tomorrow.
Look, lady,
I've got a weapon in here, but I won't use it
if you just keep quiet.
Now sit down, please.
What do you want?
Let's just say I-I'm a poor working slob
who wants a little of what's coming to him in life.
Don't tell me this has something to do with the lottery.
You're getting warm.
Look, I don't even have the money yet.
I mean, they told me the crazies would be after me.
I'm no crazy!
That was my ten million.
I was supposed to win tonight.
All my signs told me I was gonna be the winner.
Look, I believe in astrology as much as the next girl,
but this was a lottery.
I won, and you lost.
Millions of other people lost, too.
I'm real sorry for you, but it's not my fault.
My spirits...
My spirits assured me
that my time had come.
Spirits? Is that as in distilled spirits?
Oh, that's very funny.
You know, there is such a thing as black magic,
and I got powers.
Really? Maybe you'd like to show me some of your powers.
Okay, miss, maybe I would.
How about the lights, huh?
I'm impressed.
A human rheostat.
I did that.
I did that with my own power.
You mean water and power, don't you?
That's where you work, right?
You rigged this whole thing up as a joke.
Why am I even wasting my time talking with you?
I came here to get that ticket.
That's exactly what I'm going to do.
What good would my ticket do you?
You can't cash it in.
I'm not gonna cash it in.
I'm gonna rip it up.
What?
Then they'll have to hold a new drawing.
And then I'll be the winner.
You're mad.
Maybe I am.
But I ain't gonna be poor no more.
But I don't keep my ticket here.
Oh, really?
No. I keep it down at the bank.
That's funny.
Uh, you know, I-I just happened to be passing by
a few minutes ago, and uh, gee,
I could've sworn I saw you put it right in here.
It's not in there.
Is that so?
Well, let's see.
Maybe if I... if I use all my powers, I just...
It's not in there.
(pretty melody playing)
(music box playing pretty melody) No. Now I saw it.
I saw you put that ticket in here.
Now, the man is seeing things, Lucifer.
(Lucifer squawking)
Lucifer?
Oh, you can call him Lu.
Wait a minute.
There's something very strange going on in here.
You could say that again.
Look, why don't you just leave now?
I won't press charges.
We'll pretend the whole thing never happened.
It's in here! I can feel it!
What? I don't know exactly.
In here.
What are you doing? Get out of there this minute!
Stop!
I'm telling you.
Look,
I don't want to hurt you.
You seem awfully nice, really.
Maybe we could get to like each other.
What are you getting at, lady?
What are you trying to hide in here, huh?
Be my guest.
(trapdoor squeaking)
It seems we have something in common.
Why, Abe North, you look so surprised.
Whatever for?
How do you know me?
How do you know my name?
Your guides. They told me a lot about you.
Don't you get it, Abe?
Little boys should never play with grownup spirits.
The ticket was never important.
What matters is the power
and what you're willing to do to possess it.
I tried to warn you, but you wouldn't listen.
And now, snip, snip.
I'm getting out of here.
Snip, snip.
Please let me out.
Snip, snip.
Let me out!
Everybody always wants to leave.
Men come in here.
Sure they think, you're kind of cute.
(pretty melody plays)
But nobody wants to spend their whole life
with someone who's a nothing,
who's some unknown beautician.
(Lu squawks) ANNE: So one day,
you decide, snip, snip.
(popping)
That's the end of it.
I'm gonna take control over my life.
Snip, snip.
(squawks)
Snip, snip.
(balloons popping)
Snip, snip.
(balloons popping)
Snip, snip.
(balloons popping)
Snip, snip.
(balloons popping)
Snip, snip.
ANNE: Snip, snip. (popping)
ANNE: Snip, snip.
What are you doing to me?!
Don't you know, Abe?
This is it.
Your time has come.
For every victory, there's a sacrificial lamb.
Every winner needs a loser.
Well, Abe, here it is.
Here's the ticket you've been wanting so badly.
Oh, no, I'm wrong.
This isn't my ticket.
This one is all sixes.
Tell me, Abe,
shall I go snip, snip?
That ticket is mine!
(screaming)
(squawks)
(pretty melody playing)
Hey.
Hello, Lucifer.
I'll get your dinner.
(pretty melody continues playing)
You know, Anne, people--
they've been stopping by all day,
asking me about the million-dollar lady.
Yeah? What do you tell them?
Oh, I told them, "She gives one hell of a haircut."
Oh, thanks, Phil.
So, what are you gonna have today?
Ah, you know me, Anna.
Anything that you do for me, that's just fine. (chuckles)
Okay, lets see.
Um, we've done that one.
Oh.
I don't think that this is you yet, Phil.
Your hair is too short for that.
I think this guy is too boring.
I've got this new one here I've been dying to try out.
It'll look good on you, don't you think, Phil?
Can I?
NARRATOR: The dark side is always there,
waiting for us to enter,
waiting to enter us.
Until next time, try to enjoy the daylight.