The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 2, Episode 7 - First Anniversary - full transcript

Don't touch me!

You said you'd love me

no matter what,

You loved me
for what's inside,

Don't touch me!
Stay away!

Please!
Don't touch me!

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especially in the eyes of one

we hold to be more beautiful
than ourselves?

Good afternoon,
Bieber and Winchell
financial services,

Can you hold, please?

Could you
send these out

right away,
please?

Hello? Hi,

Doing research on
new ways to die?

Hey, Norman,

You wouldn't believe
these guys,

This article's about
the best places

they've taken
soil samples,

Soil samples?

With their face,

You know, over
the handlebars?

Let's try this,

Bring your Buddy
from accounting,

Dennis?
I don't think so,

Um, have you got
that property summary

on the Sutton
estate?

Yeah, sure,

A decent amount of cash,
but the best part?

They've got this mountain cabin
not five miles from the slopes,

I wonder if the widow
will time-Share it?

I don't think I'll ask her
about it today,

You're going to be
the first person here

to actually see her,

Word is,
she's a knockout,

Like whiplash
beautiful,

Roy, please,

Her husband's just died,
for god's sake,

They'd only
been married
13 months,

If I ever found
my dream Woman

and then lost her
in 13 months,

I don't know
if I could bear it,

Mrs, Sutton, to see
Norman glass, please,

Right
through there,

Mrs, Sutton,
I'm so sorry,

they didn't tell me
you were here,

Call me ady,

Ta-Da!

Look at that,
that's beautiful,

Where did you get
the cake, ady?

Dennis!
Rude question,

I baked it,

You haven't made
this kind of cake before,

It's in honor of our
first anniversary,

What's so funny,
you maniac?

I was just remembering
when we explained

how we wanted
the ceremony to go

to the minister...

he got so confused...

He didn't know
whether both men

Should say their vows,

or whether We should go
boy-girl, boy-girl,

And he kept confusing
ady and me,

I thought I would
get stuck

with ady
for a minute,

Stuck with?
Tiger,

Don't get me
wrong,

Ady is the world's
second-greatest woman

if for
no other reason,

she introduced me
to the first-Greatest woman,

That's sweet,

You should take
a lesson from Dennis

on how to flatter
your wife,

I don't have to say it
out loud

for you to know how I feel,

You're the most beautiful woman
on the planet,

and I love you,

Will you love me

when I'm not
so beautiful?

You'll always be beautiful,

Not when time
and gravity
have their way,

What I meant was, you'll
always be beautiful to me,

You could lose your hair
or your teeth,

be covered in wrinkles,

and you'll still be beautiful
in my eyes,

Yeah?

Do you really
mean that?

Of course, ady,

To our first
anniversary,

Yes,

Cheers,

Norman, I have one last
anniversary present

for you,

I don't know what I did
to deserve you,

but I'm glad I did it,

So beautiful,

I wish I could see myself
the way you do,

Ady,

Will you really love me
Forever and ever

no matter what?

Cross my heart
and hope to die,

Norman!

What's wrong?

I got this taste
in my mouth, sour...

like... something dead,

Ady!

Is something wrong, Norman?

No,

Why?

I thought you were
still in bed,

I couldn't sleep,

I wanted to apologize,

For what?

For what I said
about how you tasted,

It's no big deal,

Good... Good,

I made
your favorite...

Fritata,

I'm not
really hungry,

I can make you
something else,

No,
it looks great,

Is it okay if
I have it later?

Look, I've got
some errands to run,

Can I get you anything
while I'm out?

No,

See you in
a little while,

Norman,

Do I still taste sour?

Last night when I kissed her,
she tasted terrible,

This morning,
I couldn't taste her at all,

You mean she didn't
taste sour anymore?

Dr, Phillips, I could taste
all these Candy bars,

I could taste the wood
in your tongue depressor,

I can even taste
the disinfectant in the air,

But when I kissed my wife
this morning...

couldn't taste her at all,

You know, I...

I'd say it out loud
if it didn't sound ridiculous,

Well, given what my wife
tastes like

since she's been taking
these garlic pills,

I think I may
envy you, norm,

Want a Candy bar?

No, thanks,

Want me to leave them?

Norm, have a good weekend, okay?

Relax,

Hi, Barbara,

Norman,

Is Dennis around?

Barbara, what's wrong?

Your friend Dennis,

He left me,

My god,

When?

Last night,

You don't know

where he is,
do you?

No, no,

I came here to talk to him,

Well,
he's gone,

So...
you can leave,

Let me turn on a light,

It's broken,

They're all broken,

Everything else I cleaned up,

but... I didn't have
any light bulbs,

I can't
believe this,

You're everything to Dennis,
you're his whole life,

Past tense,

Come on, you've been
so happy together,

I'm sure he'll be back,

Not unless I hunt him down,

What happened?

He just went crazy, you know?

He started yelling

and he said
some horrible things,

I...

I'd never seen him like that,

I'm so sorry,

Yeah, well...

honeymoon can't last
forever?

Barbara,
he'll come back,

He loves you,

I can't believe
it's happening already,

The clock struck one,
the mouse ran out...

hickory dickory dock,

Smile,
your mouse is next,

haven't you written
enough for tonight?

How's it going?

Fine,

Thanks,

What's this one
about?

Just your usual
romance-Novel stuff,

Aging actress Finds
her dream man,

Football star,
a war hero, what?

He's a big,
strapping accountant,

Yeah, right,

Typical romance-Novel hero,

She's this
old-Fashioned girl

who's terrified
of losing her man,

You finished writing
for tonight?

Yeah,

I can't concentrate,

You still thinking about
Dennis and Barbara?

Yeah,
I can't believe

he'd just walk out
on her like that,

Yeah,
neither can I,

Dennis didn't think
he deserved her,

so why would he leave her?

It would be easier believing

it was the other way around,

I'd never run out on you
like that, ady,

You'd better not,

No way,

Till death do us part,

I like that,

I think it's time

we stopped putting off
having kids,

It's chilly,
Let's go in,

I know we talked about

getting to know each other
and building our careers, but...

I've built more with you
than I ever dreamt,

So why not go to
the next step?

I don't know if I'm ready
to have a baby

right this minute,

But why don't we
get through dinner

and then maybe practice?

Let's go,

Hey, this is great stuff,
honey,

Hey, honey,
don't read that,

I'm not done yet,

Silly,

I still don't understand
why you use a pen name,

I like my privacy,

and hardly anybody
reads my stuff anyway,

I think your stuff
is great,

Well, that's all
that matters to me,

Hope you like
this pasta,

I'm trying
something new,

Are you sure
I'll love it

as much as I love
the cook?

God!

What?

Something smells like...

like what?

Nothing, I, um...

I just realized

I haven't taken the garbage out,

Sorry, it's really bad timing,

I tried to explain

that you can't switch
your amortization schedules,

But their attitude
was like,

"Hey, who's going
to catch us?"

Roy, can I ask you
something?

Are you going to pay any
attention to the answer?

I'm sorry,

You've...

you've been with
a lot of women, right?

Well...

Have you ever suddenly started
to find things

about a woman that...

unattractive?

You mean like a bad haircut
or too much makeup?

I don't mean physically
exactly, more like...

tastes and... smells,

It's like something
has just snapped open...

something putrid,

Just for a moment,

and then nothing,

Nothing,

Who are we talking about here,
Norman?

I don't know,

look, let's work on this later,

Norman glass,

Norman,
it's Dennis,

I need your help,

It's after me,

Ady?

I'm up here,

Hey,

Hi,

Norman home?

No,

I might as well

make the change,

so can I try some New ones
out on you?

Sure,

What do you think?

too flashy?

How about this?

Athletic, a runner...

tight bod,

Men like that, I suppose,

All right, what's with you?

You're realizing
that you're going

to have to start
Thinking about this, too,

I am not losing
Norman,

It has to be
nearing the end,

You were
just as close
as Dennis and I,

He must be starting
to sense the truth,

It's only a matter
of time,

You know,
maybe Norman

is different
than Dennis,

Maybe he is,

Maybe he's not,

Maybe he's not like
Ralph Sutton

and all the rest
of them either,

Then maybe what will matter
is that I'm not like
you,

I give him more than sex,

I give him love
and friendship,

You have to face
the truth,

It doesn't matter
how perfectly
you play the part,

You can't change
what you are!

Dennis,

It's all right,

What's going on?

You've got to help me,
Norman,

Help youdo what?

Get out,

Disappear,

Everywhere I go,
she's there,

I can't escape her,

It's like she can
read my mind,

Barbara?
That's not
her name,

Where have you been
the past three days?

The streets... anywhere,

I figured I'd be
safe here,

with the kids,

She hates kids,

Whatever happened
between you two that night,

I'm sure you can work it out,

What happened was great sex,

It was perfect sex,

God, she was
so perfect,

And then,

then I started feeling nauseous,
everything started spinning,

I'll get you
to a doctor,

No!

You don't realize what she is,

God, to think that
I kissed that,

that I made love
to that,

Do you believe
in perfect beauty?

Yes, I guess,

Well, I've seen the opposite,

I've smelled it,

I've tasted it,

What do you mean?

What did she taste like?

What did she smell like?

If she can cover up
what she is,

if she can make me believe
for a whole year,

to think that She was this...

no!

Dennis,
what's wrong?

Stay away!

You know that woman?

Please, wait,

Dennis, who is that?

I hoped we could talk,

You see?
You see what I mean?

God, how can you look at it?

What are you
talking about?

God, no!

Dennis!

God, Dennis,

Why?

Thank you
for coming,

You've both been
very sweet,

Take care,

How are you doing?

Okay,

I'll help you
clean up, all right?

Hello, Norman,

Opium,

Same as always,

What?
My perfume,

That's all right,

He said
some Crazy things

before he left,

Was he as bad
when you saw him?

It was like he was
a different person,

I just wish I could have
gotten through to him,

I'm sure you did everything
that you could,

I keep looking
for something

that would
explain it,

Was he on any kind
of medication?

Not that I know of,

There must be something,

Norman, let me tell you
something that I know,

Sooner or later,
we will lose everything,

everyone that we love,

That's not something
that we have a choice about,

It all comes down to
how we spent our precious time,

Did we give it everything?

He did,

I did,

So did you,

I'm going to
miss you, Norman,

What do you mean?

Didn't ady tell you?

I'm selling the place,

Where will you go?

I'm not sure,

Somewhere I can start
a new life, I guess,

I... I don't know
what to say,

Say goodbye,

Goodbye,

I'm sorry about Dennis,

I know you're
going to miss him,

Must be awful to have to
remember him like that,

It's strange,

It's like you get more and more
beautiful every day,

Norman,

The rest of the world
slowly falls apart,

but you just get
more and more... beautiful,

No, baby, listen to me,

Listen to me,

What happened between
Dennis And Barbara

doesn't have to happen
to us,

Okay?

I love you,

I love you,

Make love to me,

Your body's
so perfect,

Flawless,

Shh, shh,

Shh, shh,

It's your turn
to tell me a story,

Okay?

Whatever you want,

Whatever you want,
anything,

We're in a high-Rise office,

maybe mine,

Or better yet, my boss's,

And the window shade is open

so the people in the bank
building across the way

can see us,

And we start to kiss,

right there in front
of the window,

You pull off your shirt,

I undo your bra,

Anyone could see us,

No!

Baby, it's me,

It's just me,

Sorry,

I'm sorry,

When you say you lost your sense
of touch this morning,

I assume you meant it was only
your wife you couldn't feel,

At first
I could feel her,

It's just that
it wasn't her,

It was slimy,

Undulating,

And then nothing,

What's happening?

It's like my wife
is disappearing,

like I'm losing her,

The symptoms
you describe

bear
a resemblance

to what is commonly called
hysterical blindness...

People reporting
that they can't see,

even though there's nothing
physiologically wrong

with their eyesight,

What are you saying, then?

None of This is real?

No, their blindness is
real to them,

Well, why would I
suddenly get

such a severe
psychological problem?

Well, look, I'm not
a psychiatrist,

but I do know Hysterical
blindness is associated

with some form
of deep-Seated guilt

or anger,

Well, I was feeling
kind of guilty

getting involved with ady
so close to her husband's death,

I see no reason to feel guilty
about that, norm,

I feel like I used
my position

as her husband's financial
planner inappropriately,

There's no crime
in what you did,

so don't
beat yourself up

over it, okay?

You think it's all in my head,
the loss of senses?

Yes, absolutely,

Ady?

Ady?

Surprise!

You've been
so stressed lately

I thought a party
would be...

Are these for me?

You are so sweet,

I love you,

Hey, norm,
she's something,

throwing a surprise party
for the hell of it,

You're more popular
than you let on,

Hey, Joey,
how are you?

Dr, Phillips?

Hey, Norman,

Sorry I'm
a bit late,

She even invited
my doctor,

- Beg your pardon?
- I mean, um, I'm glad you're here,

Welcome,

I'm just...
surprised,

I understand why
you were so upset

that your senses were
playing tricks on you,

Wonderful woman,
your wife,

excuse me,

Hi, you must be
Norman,

I'm Angie,

and this would be
for you,

Is ady here?

There she is!

Ady, I made it,

Yeah, Norman, this is...

Angie,

Remember, from
the farmers' market?

We met last week,
and I knew

we'd be friends
for life,

Wonderful woman you're
married to, Norman,

You're a lucky man,

Now, why don't you
show me to the bar

so I can get in the mood
to mingle?

What do you think
of the new voice?

Charming,

Hey, norm, what are you
doing out here?

The party's in there,

Then you're in
the wrong place,

Why don't you
come back inside?

Your wife's trying to do
something nice for you here,

Is she?

Yeah,
I think she is,

We never have people over,

Except Dennis,

So, why a party?

Why tonight?

Maybe she figured
you need

a little
cheering up,

Or maybe I needed
witnesses,

What?

"She's beautiful,
she's perfect,"

"I wish I had one
like her,"

"You better hang on
to her, Norman,"

Look, if you're having
some problems...

What the hell do you know
about my problems?

My best friend

just got killed right
in front of me because of...

something,

Something rancid,

Something sour,

Something...

forget it, normie,

Forget I said anything,

He's had a BIT
too much,

He'll be all right
tomorrow,

It's my fault,

This was a bad idea,

No, it was
a great idea,

I wish I had
somebody

to do stuff
like this for me,

I envy Norman,

Yeah?

I know I don't seem
like the type,

but the truth is,

I've spent half my life
looking for my...

call her my life partner,

Norm has his,

I really envy him
for that,

Everybody thinks
that all I want

is this long-Haired
centerfold with Big...

Well,
you know the type,

I know
what you mean,

Maybe that is
what I want,

but I only want one,
the right one,

to settle down with,

Hey, you're doing
all the work,

Can I help?

No, I'm fine,

You go entertain
the troops, okay?

The search
continues,

Yeah,

Norman,

What's wrong?

You knew I went
to the doctor,

Yeah,

But I didn't know why,

These things I've been
experiencing,

these things about you...

he thinks I've got deeper
psychological issues,

There's an understatement,

Well, Norman,
whatever it is,

we'll work it out,

okay?

Ady, I'm so sorry,

I've thought terrible things

about you,

But you do
everything right,

I couldn't ask
for more,

I feel like I really am
going crazy,

You know, what you need
is a vacation,

Maybe a Cruise,

Maybe go to one
of those islands,

That would be fun,

Yeah, maybe you're right,

Yeah,

Are you hungry?

How did you know?

I didn't eat anything,
I just drank,

I'll go make you
a sandwich, okay?

You just relax,

Norman, do you want some...

what?

Norman, what is it?

Norman,
what's wrong?

I don't know,

God, I don't know,

She didn't sound like that,

It's all in my head,

It's all in my head,

It's me, it's me, it's me,

No,

I won't let this happen,

Ady,

I'm sorry,

This isn't your fault,
I know that,

Please forgive me,

I'm...

I'm sick,

It's okay, Norman,

Why are you in the dark?

Let me turn on a light,

You broke the light bulb,
Why?

'Cause I don't want you
to see me,

Why not?

I can't control
what you see anymore,

What?

It's always
the same,

After a year
of being so close

with one person,

it always breaks down,

Your mind becomes immune
to my control,

I knew it was
coming,

I'm sorry, Norman,

I believed
in our love,

I told myself that this time
it was different,

that this time
it was more than skin deep,

When that
moment came,

when you
tasted me,

I was afraid to reveal myself
to you,

So I just... blocked out
your senses completely,

But I'm through with that now,

Well, what...

what are you talking about?

When Barbara and I
crashed here,

our ship was destroyed,

It was obvious
we had to assimilate,

and your minds
seemed malleable,

And we thought

we could make you think

we were human,

This isn't happening,

Who are you?

Wha-What are you?

I'm ady, the same ady
you fell in love with,

I just don't have the outward
appearance of a human woman,

You're not like Dennis,

are you, Norman?

You're-You're different,

You can see past
what's on the surface,

Please tell me, Norman,

Please tell me, Norman,

Don't go,

No!

I just want you
to love me,

Just love me!

Norman!

let me go!

God! God!

Let me go!

Look at her!

Hey, just
stay still,

Just turn and look!

She's a monster!

Let me go!
Look at her!

God!

it's going to be
all right, sir,

Hi,

Hi,

I'm Roy,

I'm Stacy,

We all wear masks,

illusions of what we want
the world to see,

But when we hide
our True selves

from those we love,

what price do we pay
for that deception?