Rod serling: you're traveling Through another dimension.
A dimension not only Of sight and sound, But of mind.
A journey into A wondrous land
Whose boundaries Are that of imagination.
Your next stop, The twilight zone.
Please, come .
Good afternoon.
Mr. And mrs. Holt, Mr. Vance
Mr. Holt.
How do you do?
Mrs. Holt, welcome. Welcome to new life.
Please, sit down.
Right over here.
Make yourself at home. We're so delighted To have you.
John: thank you Very much.
Vance: very good. Thank you.
Now...
The, uh... You're 79 years old, Mr. Holt.
Yes.
And you, mrs. Holt?
I'm 74.
I was 74 last may.
Mm-hmm. Let me just take a look At the medical history.
Great deal of Sickness, mr. Holt.
Some.
Sorry to hear that.
Are you in pain n?
Some.
He's in... In great pain.
It's fairly constant now. It doesn't seem to let up.
Which is one of the reasons The new life corporation Is in existence.
We alleviate pain, Mr. And mrs. Holt.
Both: oh?
We make it A thing of the pa.
[gasps]
Oh.
Do you know What we deal ?
No.
We deal in youth, Mr. And mrs. Holt.
We deal in new li.
In new...
Yes.
Our stock in trade Is simply...
Is simply rebirth.
Re... Rebirth.
Could you...
Could you tell s What is involve?
Easily.
The process is Quick and painless.
Now, we've constructed Other bodies,
Bodies that are Perfect in composition, Concept, construction.
Physiologically And psychologically,
You'll find that you're Just as you are now,
But in a different body,
A younger body In the prime of health,
Physically and emotionally Close to perfection.
Oh.
[chuckles]
The life span of any one Of our human receptacles
Is roughly 112 years.
100?
Tell me, my dears, How long have you Been married?
[chuckles]
50 years.
A rich life.
A happy one.
A full one, I'm sure, And you don't want This relationship to en.
No, mr. Vance, It can't end.
Marie is...
She's all I've got.
She's all I care About, you see.
You're quite right, Mr. Vance, it cannot end.
Vance: of cours.
Well, now, why don't I Show you some of The models we have?
Models?
Y.
Models? [chuckles]
So that you can select 2 that appeal to you.
All right.
Come, quickly.
Let's have a look At the models.
Wonderful.
Come in. Right in here.
Now, this is our, Um, youth or Teenage exhibition.
I'm sure you don't Want to go that young.
Because up here In our young adults,
We have several Interesting units
Right up here On the landing
That I'm sure would be Of great interest to you.
Thanks, marie. Thank you, mr...
You're very welcome.
Now, this is Our dual special.
This is the physique Of a male approximately 22 years of age.
Notice the height And muscular Composition, mr. Holt.
The female component. We'd like to see these 2 Go as a package.
You note how greatly They compliment each other?
John: yes.
Vance: the female is roughly 21 years of age, 3 inches Shorter than the male,
But of equivalent Health and potential.
In fact, they show Great promise.
Mm-hmm. Excuse me, I don't quite understan.
[stammering] And how would...
Yes.
I mean, what would happen?
Oh, of course, Of course.
It's very simple. Now, we put you to sleep,
And then we invest In each of these Human replicas
The prototypes' memory bank, Personality, continuity.
You will awake In these new bodies
Mm-hmm.
And live a life span Never before dreamed of,
And live it with health, Contentment and purpose.
And there would Be no pain?
I mean, I wouldn't Have this...
You remember, mr. Vance, Down there you said There would be no pain.
There would be No pain, mr. Holt.
For the first time in How long, I can only guess,
You'd be free of pain. You'd be a young man again.
And you, mrs. Holt,
You'd be at his side.
Instead of the end, It would be the beginning.
The beginning.
But let me tell you something About the operation...
Yeah, please.
The way it takes place. It's really so simple,
So uncomplicated, You'd be quite amazed.
Do tell us, y.
Now, it's an Electronic process,
And quite painless, And very fast.
John: yeah.
Vance: we atth These 2...
Mr. And mrs. John holt,
Aging people who, slowly And with trembling fingers,
Turn the last pages Of a book of life,
And hope against logic And the preordained that Some magic printing press
Will add to this book Another limited edition.
But these 2 senior citizes Happen to live in a time Of the future,
When nothing is impossibl, Even the trading Of old bodies for new.
Mr. And mrs. John holt, In their twilight years,
Who are about to find That there happens to be A zone with the same name.
The surfers.
Romping at the beach.
[marie laughs]
And across the hall...
[both chuckle]
Cocktail hour.
[john chuckle]
Bachelor type.
Well, that's our Stock on display.
Now, if there isn't anything Else that you see here...
Mr. Vance.
Mr. Vance, you're wand On the video phone.
Of course.
Would you excuse me For a moment?
But feel free To browse.
Thank you.
Any questions, I'll be right back.
Thank you.
John.
It's like a mirac.
Marie, maybe it's a little Too much like a miracle.
You know, Just the thought of it,
You know, somehow It doesn't seem real, Does it?
I mean, to be young again, To live without pain.
To have it all... All over again, marie,
Just you and I, The 2 of us.
Have it all From the beginning.
From the beg...
Listen, I'm going to Ask you a question now.
Do you think You can stand me For maybe another century?
For a century? [laughs]
For 10 centurie.
Till death do Us part, darlin.
Well, now.
Have we chosen?
Yes, mr. Vance, We've chosen.
Right here, these 2. These young ones here, righ?
Excellent. Excellent choice.
2 of our very finest.
Matter of fact, they're All ready to go right now.
Good.
We can begin anytime.
How about tomorrow mornin?
Oh... Tomorrow mornin?
How about...
I am an incredibly Bad salesman.
You know, I forgot To tell you one of the mot Important guarantees.
You can have
The transformation For one week on approval.
If you're not satisfied, We exhume your old bodies.
For a one week period, They remain intact, Should you decide...
But you'd be... You'd be surprised how Infrequently that occurs.
We've had better than 98 percent satisfaction
In the 12 years that We have been operating.
Um, excuse me, mr. Vance, How much would it cost?
Why don't we discuss That in my office, mr. Ho?
No, let's find out Right now.
Uh, how much Would it cost, sir?
Well, the entire procedure,
$5,000 per body, for you And mrs. Holt would be..
$10,000?
But prorating it, mr. Holt, That is by figuring it On the basis of cost per year,
I might say it's Ridiculously low.
I mean, 5,000 per 100 years of life span.
I mean, you must See it for yourselves, It's a very economical figure.
Mr. Vance, here we are.
Here, $5,000, and that's All we've got, these $5,000.
Now, we could make A down payment with this And charge the rest.
After all, you know, We'd be young again.
You said I could Work again.
You could take it Out of my weekly salary.
I don't care How much you take.
Mr. Holt.
[stammering] I'm sorry, But government regulations
Prohibit any Extension of credit.
Transaction must be in ca.
I'm sorry, You don't understand.
You don't understand, Mr. Vance.
Look, this is all We've got, this $5,000
That's all we've got In the world, and...
Mr. Holt.
Yeah.
I am... I am sorry.
Believe me, I am.
But these are the rules That I must follow.
Rules?
Yes, si.
[both stammering]
We could, of course, ,
Perform the transference With just one of you.
What?
Yes.
Yes, that's the way It should be.
You have it done, john.
Use the money for yourself And have it done, And I can wait.
I wouldn't mind Waiting in the least.
Be quiet, marie. Now, you keep quiet. I won't do that.
Now, you... Please, I won't Do that ever, darling.
Please.
Mr. Vance, I'm awfully sorry, But I just can't do that. You must understand that.
I mean, it would have to be Both of us or neither of us.
I kno.
You see, we can't Be separated.
We belong to each other.
We are no good Without each other.
No, I understand.
Please, here take.
Perhaps...
Perhaps another tim.
Mr. Vance... Please.
I'm terribly sorry.
Marie: come, john. Come, darling.
John?
From rabbi ben ezra By browning, remember?
"Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be,
"The last of life,
"For which the first is made."
[vocalizing]
[knocking on door]
Mr. Farraday?
I'm farraday.
Excuse me. Uh, the bartender Told me that...
Go ahead, pop. What did the Bartender tell you?
He told me that I could gamble in here?
Oh. Oh, yeah, sure.
There's a game now. Chair for you. Come on in.
Thank you.
Come on in, p.
Farraday: right over there.
I'll, uh, Join you myself.
Evening.
Good evening.
[coughing]
Your, um, horse come in?
A horse? [chuckles] I'm not much For gambling, sir.
Oh. Well, let's start With a little, uh, 5 card draw.
Jacks or better.
Excuse me, mr. Farrad. Jacks or better?
That means I... I have to have 2 jacks..
You have to have 2 jacks Or better to open.
If nobody has them, Then you have To have 2 queens.
Thank you very much. It all comes back to .
2... 2 quee. Thank you.
You cut 'em, pop.
Thank you.
[humming]
[stops humming]
I'll open. 100.
[groans]
What's the matter, pop? You sick?
I'll be... Be all right, Mr. Farraday.
[resumes humming]
I'm out.
Me, too.
Raise you 500, pop.
[groans]
You got it pretty bad, huh?
How long?
Last... Last several years.
I'm gonna clean you out. You know that, huh?
[softly] yes.
Yes, I... I know, mr. Farraday.
I know, but...
I'll be all right In a minute.
Excuse... I'm sorry To hold up the game.
No, you're not Holding up the game, pop.
But you are Taking a big chance.
Why do you need the money?
Mmm.
No, go on, tell me. I'm interested.
You are?
You see, mr. Farraday,
I wanted to be young again.
Marie and... That's my wife.
Marie and I wanted To have new bodies,
But it cost $10,000 and We only had half of it.
So I thought maybe... But I botched it.
I'm no good at this, Mr. Farraday.
Not good at Anything anymore.
Just...
Tired, sick, old, useless man.
Not worth anything To anybody.
You're raised, pop.
You're called, Mr. Farraday.
What a pot. Well, you have 5,000 To take home with you.
I have 3 big ones, pop.
Bigger than those, Mr. Farraday?
Nope.
Be my guest.
Hmm?
You came with 5,000, You leave with 5,000.
You walk away, pop. The game's over.
Thank you.
I can't help it, I..
I thank you very much. I...
I just can't help I.
Marie will understand.
Marie... I just cant Live like this.
I can't live And I can't die, But this pain, I...
She'll understand.
Yes, marie will understand.
I... I have no choice.
I just have No other choice.
She always understood.
Thank you and Goodbye, gentlemen.
[chattering]
[humming]
You should be the one. This is the way it should b.
Marie, darling.
Please forgive me, I just can't stand This pain any longe.
Yes, yes, of cour. I understand.
Mr. Vance, John is ready now.
He's all ready. He's ready for his rebirth.
Now, go ahead, my dea. They're waiting for y.
Are you, mr. Holt? Are you ready?
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
Yes. Ye. Yes. Ye.
I'm ready.
Surgeon: is his wife waiting?
My husband, Is he all rig?
Your husband is Just fine, mrs. Holt.
He'll be coming out In a moment.
Mrs. Holt, mr. Holt.
Marie, look at me!
Look at me.
See what I can do?
[laughing excited]
And there's no pain, marie! There's no pain at all!
Do you know What happens now?
Do you know?
You and I. You and I, marie.
Now we'll really Begin to live.
We'll do everything On earth that we haven't Been able to do.
The big things, The little things, The crazy, illogical things
That we were too old, Too sick or too tired to do.
Do you understand?
Every day is going To be a wedding,
Every afternoon A reception,
And every evening A honeymoon.
And every 7th day An anniversary.
Oh, marie, my darling, You and I are going To begin to live.
We're going to...
Vance: mr. Holt.
I have some papers For you to sign.
Would you step back here With me, please?
Sorry to keep you waiting So long, mrs. Holt.
John.
Marie.
Marie, darling, if you...
If I have to have Occasional pain,
Amen,
So be it.
I wouldn't want it Any other way, darling.
But I...
"Grow old along with me!
"The best is yet to be,
"The last of life,
"For which The first was made."
Rod serling: from Khalil gibran's the prophet:
"Love gives naught but itself And takes naught from itself.
"Love possesses not Nor would it be possessed;
"For love is Sufficient unto love."
Not a lesson, just a reminder
From all the sentimentalists In the twilight zone.