The Twilight Zone (1959–1964): Season 2, Episode 21 - The Prime Mover - full transcript
Ace Larson owns a roadside diner. It's a dreary existence for him, his girlfriend, Kitty Cavanaugh and his friend and employee Jimbo Cobb. When there's a serious accident just outside the diner, Ace learns for the first time that Jimbo has telekinetic powers. Ace the gambler sees an easy way to make his fortune and the three of them set off for Las Vegas. Jimbo has little trouble making roulette balls fall on the right number of making any point with a pair of dice. Ace learns the hard way however that there can be too much of a good thing.
( eerie music)
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.
THAT'S THE SIGNPOST UP AHEAD.
YOUR NEXT STOP,
THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
NOW, YOU LISTEN TO ME, BABY...
THIS IS ACE TALKING HERE...
YOUR OLD LOVERBOY, ACE.
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
A LONG TIME, YOU AND ME,
AND I'VE BEEN REAL
GOOD TO YOU, HAVEN'T I?
I FED YOU, I TOOK CARE OF YOU,
GAVE YOU EVERYTHING
YOU WANTED, RIGHT, RIGHT?
OKAY. WELL, I THINK IT'S ABOUT
TIME YOU STARTED PAYING OFF.
( coin drops in slot)
( lever clicks)
OH, YOU M... ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, SWEETHEART,
YOU'VE HAD YOUR FUN.
NOW LET'S GET DOWN
TO SERIOUS BUSINESS...
ALTHOUGH, I'M WARNING YOU,
YOU PAY OFF, OR YOU GET OUT!
ONLY KIDDING, ONLY KIDDING.
KITTY, ANOTHER QUARTER.
YOU OUGHT TO TAKE IT EASY, ACE.
YOU'RE GOING TO BLOW A
GASKET ONE OF THESE DAYS.
THAT'S VERY FUNNY, VERY FUNNY.
NOW, WAIT A SECOND.
I'LL FLIP YOU DOUBLE OR NOTHING
FOR THE MEAL... WHAT DO YOU SAY?
YOU SURE LIKE TO GET
KICKED AROUND, DON'T YOU?
NEVER MIND WHAT I LIKE.
DOUBLE OR
NOTHING... IS IT A DEAL?
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, A QUARTER, KITTY.
LOOK, ACE, DO YOU
ALWAYS HAVE TO GAMBLE...
COME ON, WILL YOU, COME ON!
I CAN'T KEEP ON LOSING FOREVER.
YOU CALL IT.
HEADS.
HEY, LET ME SEE IT.
HEADS. THANKS.
THAT'S A LUCKY QUARTER.
MIND IF I BORROW IT?
HEY!
OH... HERE'S YOUR QUARTER.
THANKS.
DON'T MENTION IT.
YOU BA... IT AIN'T FAIR, JIMBO.
IT JUST AIN'T FAIR.
MAYBE YOUR LUCK
WILL CHANGE, ACE.
YEAH, MAYBE NEXT TIME,
I'LL GET ELECTROCUTED.
WHERE YOU GOING?
HOME AND TO BED. ANY OBJECTIONS?
NO, HONEY, I WOULDN'T
BLAME YOU IF YOU QUIT.
I CAN'T; YOU OWE ME
THREE MONTHS' SALARY.
GOOD NIGHT, BIG-TIME OPERATORS.
NIGHT, KITTY.
WHEN YOU TWO
GOING TO GET MARRIED?
ON WHAT?
AND WITH WHAT?
I GOT A LITTLE SAVED UP.
YOU CAN USE THAT.
WELL, A LITTLE AIN'T ENOUGH.
GIRL LIKE KITTY
DESERVES THE BEST,
AND THE BEST COMES HIGH.
( screeching tires)
( transformers crackling)
( explosion)
JIMBO!
JIMBO!
JIMBO, THERE'S PEOPLE IN THERE!
COME ON, JIMBO,
LEND A HAND, WILL YOU?
( transformers
continue crackling)
PORTRAIT OF A MAN WHO THINKS
AND THEREBY GETS THINGS DONE.
MR. JIMBO COBB MIGHT
BE CALLED A PRIME MOVER,
A TALENT WHICH HAS TO
BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED.
IN JUST A MOMENT, HE'LL
SHOW HIS FRIENDS AND YOU
HOW HE KEEPS BOTH
FEET ON THE GROUND
AND HIS HEAD IN
THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
THEY TOOK THEM TO THE HOSPITAL.
THEY'LL BE OKAY.
THE DOC SAYS IT'S JUST
A FEW BROKEN BONES,
NOTHING SERIOUS.
HOW'D YOU DO IT, JIMBO?
DO WHAT?
YOU KNOW.
THIS BUSINESS OF
THE CAR UP AND DOWN
AND THEN... AND
THE SPARKS IN THE...
HOW, JIMBO?
COME ON, ACE,
LET'S FORGET IT, HUH?
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, IF YOU
WANT TO KEEP SECRETS.
OKAY, IT'S YOUR BUSINESS.
ACE?
YEAH.
I'LL TELL YOU.
I CAN'T EXACTLY
EXPLAIN IT, ACE, BUT...
WELL, YOU SEE...
I GUESS YOU MIGHT
SAY IT'S A POWER I GOT.
I CAN MOVE THINGS
AROUND JUST BY THINKING.
WHAT?
I KNOW IT SOUNDS
STUPID, BUT I CAN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW COME OR
WHY OR ANYTHING, BUT I CAN.
LIKE SINCE WHEN?
WELL, LIKE SINCE ALWAYS.
I NEVER THOUGHT THERE
WAS ANYTHING SPECIAL
ABOUT IT OR ANYTHING.
I THOUGHT EVERYBODY COULD DO IT,
YOU KNOW, LIKE BREATHING.
I GUESS I WAS WRONG.
OH, YEAH...
UM, HOW COME I NEVER
SEEN YOU DOING THIS BEFORE?
WELL, I HAD TO GIVE IT UP.
WHY?
OH, YOU KNOW,
IT GOT ME IN A LOT OF
TROUBLE IN SCHOOL,
AND I STARTED GETTING THESE
REAL BAD HEADACHES AFTER...
LIKE NOW.
UH... COULD YOU DO THIS AGAIN?
SURE. LIKE RIGHT NOW?
YEAH, BUT I... ALL
RIGHT, SHOW ME.
I GOT A HEADACHE. COME
ON, COME ON, WILL YOU?
COME ON, SHOW ME.
COME ON.
NOW, DO SOMETHING TO THIS BED.
GO AHEAD.
COULD YOU MAKE SOMETHING MOVE
THAT'S A LITTLE SMALLER,
LIKE A QUARTER MAYBE?
SURE. THE SMALLER, THE EASIER.
ALL RIGHT.
GIVE ME A QUARTER, WILL YOU?
NOW, MAKE THAT COME UP HEADS.
YOU...
GIVE ME A SEVEN.
DONE!
YOU... HONEST TO... OH...
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
OH, YOU BIG STUPID JERK!
WE'VE BEEN BEATING
OUR BRAINS OUT
FOR FOUR YEARS WORKING
THAT CRUMMY JOINT.
WE COULD'VE BEEN
LIVING LIKE KINGS!
WE COULD? HOW?
YOU'LL SEE.
HONEST, WHEN I THINK
OF ALL THE DOUGH THAT I...
HELLO, KITTY, KITTY.
CAN YOU GET READY TO GO
ON A SHORT TRIP IN
ABOUT TEN MINUTES?
WELL, NEVER MIND... I'LL EXPLAIN
THE WHOLE THING TO YOU LATER...
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO PACK.
IT'S A SHORT TRIP,
AND BE READY BY 1:00.
Ace: ALL RIGHT.
$100 ON NUMBER EIGHT.
$100? ACE, THAT'S ALL WE'VE GOT.
SHH. TAKE IT EASY, KITTY.
Ace: EIGHT!
( laughing)
COME ON, GIVE ME THAT THING.
WHAT'S THE LIMIT?
WHAT'S THE LIMIT?
$200. ALL RIGHT, 200 ON FOUR,
200 ON BLACK, AND
200 ON AN EVEN.
ACE, TAKE IT EASY. SHH, PLEASE.
200 ON EVEN, BLACK AND FOUR.
200 FOUR, BLACK AND EVEN.
OKAY. THERE WE GO.
FOUR... BLACK AND
EVEN. ( Ace laughing)
Ace: SHOVEL IT IN,
KID, SHOVEL IT IN.
Man: WINNER. YEAH!
Man: ALL RIGHT...
Croupier: SEVEN AGAIN.
GET DOWN WITH THIS
LUCKY SHOOTER, FOLKS.
SAME BET, SAME BET.
GET DOWN WITH THIS
LUCKY WINNER, FOLKS.
Ace: COME ON, BABY.
SEVEN... A WINNER,
WINNER, WINNER, WINNER.
COME ON, KEEP GOING, BABY.
SEVEN: A WINNER...
A FRONTLINE WINNER.
ALL RIGHT, THREE... THREE...
SWEETHEART, DON'T YOU THINK
YOU OUGHT TO QUIT NOW?
YOUR LUCK'S BOUND TO CHANGE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, CHANGE?
JIMBO AND I WORKED OUT A SYSTEM,
AIN'T WE, JIMBO, HUH?
AND A TWO.
DOUBLE THREE.
THERE YOU ARE!
HAVE WE GOT A SYSTEM, HUH?
ACE, I GOT TO QUIT.
MY HEAD'S KILLING ME.
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MI...
OKAY, JIMBO, OKAY.
OKAY, WE'LL CASH
IN THESE CHIPS, HUH?
AND THEN YOU GET AN ASPIRIN,
AND YOU LIE DOWN SOMEWHERE.
YOU'LL FEEL 100% BETTER.
OKAY, PAY OFF, WILL YOU?
BOY.
CIGARS, CIGARETTES,
CHEWING GUM...
HONEY... I'LL HAVE
SOME OF THOSE.
OH, I'M AFRAID I
CAN'T CHANGE A BILL
THIS SIZE, SIR.
WHO ASKED YOU TO?
COME ON, JIMBO.
BOY! WHERE'S THAT... BOY?
UH, UH, GET THOSE BOXES
AND BE VERY CAREFUL WITH 'EM.
ALL RIGHT, JUNIOR.
COME ON, JIMBO.
YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE IT EASY,
FEEL LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS.
A MILLION DOLLARS...
WELL, THIS IS MORE LIKE IT.
OH, ACE, IT'S GORGEOUS.
BEAUTIFUL!
NOT BAD, NOT BAD AT ALL.
BUT, ACE, I DON'T
THINK WE SHOULD...
FORGET IT.
JUNIOR, GO OUT AND BUY YOURSELF
A PAIR OF ROLLER SKATES.
AND, JUNIOR, UH, PICK UP
SOME SHAVING CREAM,
TOOTHBRUSH, YOU KNOW,
ALL THAT JAZZ, HUH?
( sighs)
JIMBO, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
ACE, I'M TIRED. I GOT TO SLEEP.
SLEEP? WHAT'S THE
MATTER WITH YOU?
WE'RE GOING TO DO THE
TOWN, HAVE SOME FUN.
WE JUST GOT STARTED. COME ON.
Kitty: WELL, I'LL SEE YOU
BOYS IN THE MORNING.
NOW, LOOK, DON'T
YOU FOLD UP ON ME.
HONEY, WILL YOU
GET HIM SOME ASPIRIN?
OH, YES, I'VE GOT
SOME RIGHT HERE.
I'LL GET SOME WATER.
COME ON, COME ON.
I'LL FIX YOUR HEAD.
THERE YOU ARE.
ACE?
YEAH.
I CAN'T DO IT NO MORE.
CAN'T DO WHAT?
IT'S WRONG, ACE. IT'S CHEATING.
CHEATING'S WRONG.
JIMBO, YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU MEAN IT?
WE'RE GOING TO QUIT?
SURE, JIMBO. WE'RE
GOING TO QUIT.
ACE, YOU PROMISE?
Ace: SURE, KIT, SURE,
AFTER JUST ONE MORE TIME.
COME HERE. THERE YOU ARE, JIMBO.
OKAY?
ONE MORE TIME? IS IT OKAY?
WELL, OKAY. ONE MORE TIME.
ALL RIGHT, YOU TAKE IT
EASY AND REST TONIGHT,
AND TOMORROW
WE'LL FRACTURE THEM.
KITTY, YOU AND ME,
WE'RE GOING OUT,
AND WE'RE GOING TO
TEAR THE TOWN APART!
ACE, LET'S GO HOME RIGHT NOW.
HOME? WHAT'S THE
MATTER WITH YOU?
THIS IS MY BIG CHANCE.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT.
YOU'VE BEEN VERY LUCKY.
THINK OF ALL THE
MONEY YOU'VE WON...
ENOUGH TO LAST YOU
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
CAN'T YOU LEAVE WELL
ENOUGH ALONE, HONEY?
WELL, WELL ENOUGH ISN'T
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
BY TOMORROW, I'LL
HAVE ENOUGH DOUGH
TO OWN THIS STATE.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
THE WHOLE STATE.
ACEVILLE, U.S.A.
ACE, YOU'RE SICK.
HONEY, I'VE NEVER BEEN
HEALTHIER IN MY LIFE.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT, BY TOMORROW NIGHT,
I'LL BE ABLE TO GET
YOU... WAIT A MINUTE.
WHERE YOU GOING?
BACK HOME!
LOOK ME UP WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH
PLAYING LITTLE CAESAR.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HER?
YOU'VE BEEN IGNORING
HER ALL NIGHT.
AIN'T VERY POLITE, ACE.
WELL, I'VE BEEN BUSY.
A MAN SHOULD NEVER BE THAT BUSY.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AFTER HER?
KITTY'S WORTH MORE THAN
ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD,
ISN'T SHE?
YEAH. YEAH, SHE IS.
WELL, THEN GO AFTER HER.
KITTY?
( door slams)
KITTY, WILL YOU BE
REASONABLE? WILL YOU?
THIS IS MY BIG CHANCE.
ARE YOU GOING TO
GAMBLE TOMORROW?
YES, BUT... WELL, GOOD-BYE THEN.
BUT, KITTY... KITTY!
Woman: CIGARS? CIGARETTES?
NO. I DON'T...
ANYTHING WRONG, SIR?
NO.
NOTHING AT ALL.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME? SHEILA.
SHEILA, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO QUIT THIS CRUMMY
JOB AND WORK FOR ME?
DOING WHAT?
SPENDING MONEY, HMM?
COME ON.
HERE'S A LITTLE SALARY
IN ADVANCE... A GRAND.
WHEN DO I START?
RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL HAVE A BALL.
SOMETHING WRONG HERE?
ARE YOU THE MANAGER?
THAT'S RIGHT.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO HIRE
YOUR CIGARETTE GIRL
FOR THE EVENING.
WOULD IT BE ALL RIGHT?
WHY, YES, YES. I BELIEVE
IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD.
WELL, COME ON,
SWEETIE. WE'LL HAVE...
OH, ONE MORE THING.
WHO'S THE BIGGEST
GAMBLER IN TOWN?
WELL, LET'S SEE...
AND I MEAN BIG. NO LIMITS.
WELL, I BELIEVE MR. NOLAN
IS VISITING WITH US THIS WEEK.
PHIL NOLAN?
RIGHT.
WELL, YOU TELL PHIL NOLAN
THAT ACE WANTS TO SEE HIM.
ACE?
ACE... ACE LARSEN.
THAT'S ME. I LIVE HERE.
YOU TELL HIM TO CALL ME
TOMORROW AT THE HOTEL,
AND BRING PLENTY OF LETTUCE...
AND I MEAN THIS KIND OF LETTUCE.
OKAY? OKAY.
LIVE A LITTLE.
WE'RE GOING TO TEAR
THIS TOWN APART, HONEY!
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
GREAT, BUT WILL YOU
WAIT TILL I GET DRESSED?
ALL RIGHT. BUT NOT TOO MUCH.
( phone ringing)
( ringing)
( ringing)
HELLO.
YEAH, HE'S HERE.
JUST A MINUTE.
WHO'S CALLING?
MR. NOLAN?
JUST A MINUTE, MR. NOLAN. ACE.
COME ON. LEAVE
ME ALONE, WILL YOU?
ACE, TELEPHONE.
IT'S MR. NOLAN.
NOL...?
UH... UM... HI, PHIL.
GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU, BABY.
THIS IS ACE LARSEN.
FROM WHERE?
FROM HERE. FROM NEVADA.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE,
PHIL. WAIT A MINUTE.
THAT'S NOT A NICE WAY TO...
ALL RIGHT, SO YOU NEVER
HEARD OF ME. YOU WILL.
NOW, YOU LISTEN TO ME, BUSTER.
I GOT $200,000 IN THIS ROOM,
AND I'M HOT FOR A GAME.
I'M READY TO BET ANY PART OF IT.
NOW, OF COURSE, IF THE STAKES
IS TOO HIGH FOR YOU,
I CAN ALWAYS CALL SOMEBODY ELSE.
AH. WELL, THAT'S BETTER.
ALL RIGHT. ROOM 208, RIGHT AWAY.
AND, UH... PHIL, UH...
BRING YOUR FRIENDS.
YEAH.
ACE, UH... THAT MR. NOLAN...
HE'S FROM CHICAGO, ISN'T HE?
YEP.
ISN'T HE A GANGSTER?
YEAH, HE'S A GANGSTER. SO WHAT?
I HEAR HE'S AWFUL MEAN.
WHAT ARE YOU WORRYING ABOUT?
YOU SEE, WHEN IT
COMES TO GAMBLING,
THESE GUY HAVE THEIR
OWN CODE OF HONOR.
WHAT ABOUT KITTY?
I CAN'T HEAR YOU, JIMBO.
I CAN'T HEAR YOU AT ALL.
( knocking at door)
YOU LARSEN?
NO, SIR. MY NAME'S COBB.
COME ON IN, PHIL.
I'M ACE LARSEN.
WHO'S YOUR FRIENDS?
LET'S SEE THE STUFF.
JIMBO, HE WANTS
TO SEE THE STUFF.
WELL, I'M GOING TO
HAVE SOME BREAKFAST
WHILE YOU'RE COUNTING IT.
WOULD YOU WANT SOMETHING?
CUP OF COFFEE
MAYBE, GLASS OF JUICE.
I NEVER GAMBLE
ON A FULL STOMACH.
THIS IS ACE LARSEN.
I WANT ROOM SERVICE,
AND I WANT... ACE.
A-C-E. ACE LARSEN. YEAH.
UH... YOUR BOYS WANT ANYTHING?
THEY DON'T EAT.
THEY DON'T EAT?
OKAY.
SUPPOSE WE START
OFF WITH, UH... OH...
TEN GRAND.
TEN GRAND?
WHAT'S THE MATTER? TOO HIGH?
NO, TEN GRAND'S FINE.
NOW, LET'S...
SUPPOSE WE PLAY
WITH MY DICE, HUH?
WELL, BE MY GUEST.
HAPPY?
NOW A LITTLE NATURAL...
A NATURAL...
AND A SEVEN IT IS.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
STARTING OFF GREAT.
UH... SUPPOSE WE LET IT RIDE?
YOU'RE COVERED.
YOU KNOW, 11 WOULD BE NICE NOW.
JUST A LITTLE OLD 11.
( grunts)
11!
SEVEN.
Man: NATURAL!
A POINT.
TWO FOURS.
TWO FOURS.
AND TWO FOURS IT IS.
SOME SAY THAT YOU
CAN'T MAKE A MISTAKE...
GO AHEAD.
BUT REMEMBER THIS, LARSEN.
PEOPLE CHEAT ON ME JUST ONCE.
UNDERSTAND?
SURE. NOW THAT
WE GOT THAT STRAIGHTENED
OUT, AM I COVERED?
YOU'RE COVERED.
WELL, I GUESS THIS IS MY
LUCKY DAY, HUH, FELLAS?
Sheila: HI.
HI, SHEILA, BABY.
YOU READY TO TAKE
ME TO LAKE MEAD?
Nolan: WHO'S THE DAME?
MY GOOD LUCK CHARM. MY
SWEETHEART. ANY OBJECTIONS?
SHEILA, HONEY, THESE ARE
SOME FRIENDS OF MINE.
WE'RE PLAYING A LITTLE
PENNY ANTE GAME,
BUT STICK AROUND. IT
WON'T TAKE MUCH LONGER.
ACE, THERE'S SOMETHING I...
NOW, LOOK, THIS IS
GETTING TO BE A DRAG.
WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE SEPARATE THE MEN
FROM THE BOYS, HUH?
SO WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE... WE SHOOT THE WORKS?
JIMBO?
WHAT'S THE MATTER, NOLAN?
YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE A BIG OPERATOR.
YOU CHICKEN?
ALL RIGHT, LARSEN.
GO AHEAD. SHOOT THE WORKS.
YOU'RE COVERED.
AND WHERE'S THE DOUGH?
MY CREDIT'S GOOD.
SURE, IT IS, PHIL. SURE, IT IS.
LOT OF FUN, HUH, HONEY? RIGHT?
WIN A MILLION, LOSE A MILLION.
JUST LIKE THAT. RIGHT? OKAY...
11 IS THE NUMBER.
ACE, I... YOU GOT IT?
11... AND THIS IS IT.
ACE... NOW, DON'T BOTHER ME.
ACE, LISTEN. I... 11, 11, 11!
( cheering)
AND THERE IT IS!
( laughing)
TOUGH LUCK, TROUPER.
HUH?
YOU GOT NERVE, PAL.
I LIKE THAT.
NEXT TIME YOU WANT
TO PLAY A LITTLE GAME, TROUPER,
GIVE US A CALL.
( laughing)
ACE, UH... LOOK, I'M SORRY,
BUT I WAS TRYING TO TELL YOU.
I... SOMETHING HAPPENED.
I LOST THE POWER.
I GUESS A FUSE BLEW OUT.
YOU'RE NOT MAD AT
ME, ARE YOU, ACE?
I MEAN, I COULDN'T HELP IT.
YOU MEAN WE'RE NOT
GOING TO LAKE MEAD?
WELL, HE... HE BLEW HIS FUSE.
YOU BLEW... ( laughing)
YOU BLEW A FUSE.
YOU SURE YOU DON'T
WANT TO STOP THEM?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING...?
WHO NEEDS THAT
HUNK OF JUNK ANYWAY?
THAT'S STRICTLY FOR SUCKERS.
COME ON. OUT,
OUT, OUT, OUT, OUT.
GO ON, YOU ONE-ARMED BANDIT.
GO ROB SOMEBODY
ELSE FOR A CHANGE.
UM... KITTY... KITTY,
LOOK, I WAS THINKING,
YOU KNOW, NOW THAT
THAT THING'S OUT OF HERE,
I BET YOU THAT JIMBO AND ME
COULD, YOU KNOW, WE COULD
PULL ENOUGH MONEY
EACH MONTH TO...
AFTER WHAT WE,
YOU KNOW... ( sighs)
WILL YOU MARRY ME?
( broom hits floor)
WHY DON'T YOU BE QUIET!
I'M PROPOSING, FOR
CRYING OUT LOUD.
JIMBO, DO YOU HAVE A QUARTER?
CALL IT.
HEADS?
ALL RIGHT, MR. LARSEN,
I WILL MARRY YOU.
OH, BABY.
SOME PEOPLE POSSESS TALENT,
OTHERS ARE POSSESSED BY IT.
WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THE
TALENT BECOMES A CURSE.
JIMBO COBB KNEW RIGHT
FROM THE BEGINNING.
BUT, BEFORE ACE LARSEN
LEARNED THAT SIMPLE TRUTH,
HE HAD TO TAKE A SHORT TRIP
THROUGH THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
MAN: ROD SERLING, CREATOR
OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE,
WILL TELL YOU ABOUT
NEXT WEEK'S STORY
AFTER THIS WORD FROM
OUR ALTERNATE SPONSOR.
AND NOW, MR. SERLING.
NEXT WEEK, MR. CHARLES
BEAUMONT AND MR. WILLIAM IDELSON
DELIVER A STORY ON YOUR DOORSTEP
WITH THE TITLE
"LONG DISTANCE CALL."
IT'S UNIQUELY A
FLESH-AND-FANTASY TALE
INVOLVING A SMALL
BOY, A TOY TELEPHONE
AND THE INCREDIBLE
FAITH OF A CHILD.
I HOPE YOU'RE AROUND NEXT
WEEK AT THE USUAL TIME...
WHICH, DEPENDING ON
WHERE YOU ARE, VARIES...
AND IN THE USUAL PLACE...
THE ONE THAT NEVER VARIES...
THE UNCHARTED REGIONS
OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
MAN: BE SURE AND SEE THE
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY'S
NEW COMEDY SHOW,
MY SISTER EILEEN,
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON MANY
OF THESE SAME STATIONS.
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.
THAT'S THE SIGNPOST UP AHEAD.
YOUR NEXT STOP,
THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
NOW, YOU LISTEN TO ME, BABY...
THIS IS ACE TALKING HERE...
YOUR OLD LOVERBOY, ACE.
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
A LONG TIME, YOU AND ME,
AND I'VE BEEN REAL
GOOD TO YOU, HAVEN'T I?
I FED YOU, I TOOK CARE OF YOU,
GAVE YOU EVERYTHING
YOU WANTED, RIGHT, RIGHT?
OKAY. WELL, I THINK IT'S ABOUT
TIME YOU STARTED PAYING OFF.
( coin drops in slot)
( lever clicks)
OH, YOU M... ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, SWEETHEART,
YOU'VE HAD YOUR FUN.
NOW LET'S GET DOWN
TO SERIOUS BUSINESS...
ALTHOUGH, I'M WARNING YOU,
YOU PAY OFF, OR YOU GET OUT!
ONLY KIDDING, ONLY KIDDING.
KITTY, ANOTHER QUARTER.
YOU OUGHT TO TAKE IT EASY, ACE.
YOU'RE GOING TO BLOW A
GASKET ONE OF THESE DAYS.
THAT'S VERY FUNNY, VERY FUNNY.
NOW, WAIT A SECOND.
I'LL FLIP YOU DOUBLE OR NOTHING
FOR THE MEAL... WHAT DO YOU SAY?
YOU SURE LIKE TO GET
KICKED AROUND, DON'T YOU?
NEVER MIND WHAT I LIKE.
DOUBLE OR
NOTHING... IS IT A DEAL?
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, A QUARTER, KITTY.
LOOK, ACE, DO YOU
ALWAYS HAVE TO GAMBLE...
COME ON, WILL YOU, COME ON!
I CAN'T KEEP ON LOSING FOREVER.
YOU CALL IT.
HEADS.
HEY, LET ME SEE IT.
HEADS. THANKS.
THAT'S A LUCKY QUARTER.
MIND IF I BORROW IT?
HEY!
OH... HERE'S YOUR QUARTER.
THANKS.
DON'T MENTION IT.
YOU BA... IT AIN'T FAIR, JIMBO.
IT JUST AIN'T FAIR.
MAYBE YOUR LUCK
WILL CHANGE, ACE.
YEAH, MAYBE NEXT TIME,
I'LL GET ELECTROCUTED.
WHERE YOU GOING?
HOME AND TO BED. ANY OBJECTIONS?
NO, HONEY, I WOULDN'T
BLAME YOU IF YOU QUIT.
I CAN'T; YOU OWE ME
THREE MONTHS' SALARY.
GOOD NIGHT, BIG-TIME OPERATORS.
NIGHT, KITTY.
WHEN YOU TWO
GOING TO GET MARRIED?
ON WHAT?
AND WITH WHAT?
I GOT A LITTLE SAVED UP.
YOU CAN USE THAT.
WELL, A LITTLE AIN'T ENOUGH.
GIRL LIKE KITTY
DESERVES THE BEST,
AND THE BEST COMES HIGH.
( screeching tires)
( transformers crackling)
( explosion)
JIMBO!
JIMBO!
JIMBO, THERE'S PEOPLE IN THERE!
COME ON, JIMBO,
LEND A HAND, WILL YOU?
( transformers
continue crackling)
PORTRAIT OF A MAN WHO THINKS
AND THEREBY GETS THINGS DONE.
MR. JIMBO COBB MIGHT
BE CALLED A PRIME MOVER,
A TALENT WHICH HAS TO
BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED.
IN JUST A MOMENT, HE'LL
SHOW HIS FRIENDS AND YOU
HOW HE KEEPS BOTH
FEET ON THE GROUND
AND HIS HEAD IN
THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
THEY TOOK THEM TO THE HOSPITAL.
THEY'LL BE OKAY.
THE DOC SAYS IT'S JUST
A FEW BROKEN BONES,
NOTHING SERIOUS.
HOW'D YOU DO IT, JIMBO?
DO WHAT?
YOU KNOW.
THIS BUSINESS OF
THE CAR UP AND DOWN
AND THEN... AND
THE SPARKS IN THE...
HOW, JIMBO?
COME ON, ACE,
LET'S FORGET IT, HUH?
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, IF YOU
WANT TO KEEP SECRETS.
OKAY, IT'S YOUR BUSINESS.
ACE?
YEAH.
I'LL TELL YOU.
I CAN'T EXACTLY
EXPLAIN IT, ACE, BUT...
WELL, YOU SEE...
I GUESS YOU MIGHT
SAY IT'S A POWER I GOT.
I CAN MOVE THINGS
AROUND JUST BY THINKING.
WHAT?
I KNOW IT SOUNDS
STUPID, BUT I CAN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW COME OR
WHY OR ANYTHING, BUT I CAN.
LIKE SINCE WHEN?
WELL, LIKE SINCE ALWAYS.
I NEVER THOUGHT THERE
WAS ANYTHING SPECIAL
ABOUT IT OR ANYTHING.
I THOUGHT EVERYBODY COULD DO IT,
YOU KNOW, LIKE BREATHING.
I GUESS I WAS WRONG.
OH, YEAH...
UM, HOW COME I NEVER
SEEN YOU DOING THIS BEFORE?
WELL, I HAD TO GIVE IT UP.
WHY?
OH, YOU KNOW,
IT GOT ME IN A LOT OF
TROUBLE IN SCHOOL,
AND I STARTED GETTING THESE
REAL BAD HEADACHES AFTER...
LIKE NOW.
UH... COULD YOU DO THIS AGAIN?
SURE. LIKE RIGHT NOW?
YEAH, BUT I... ALL
RIGHT, SHOW ME.
I GOT A HEADACHE. COME
ON, COME ON, WILL YOU?
COME ON, SHOW ME.
COME ON.
NOW, DO SOMETHING TO THIS BED.
GO AHEAD.
COULD YOU MAKE SOMETHING MOVE
THAT'S A LITTLE SMALLER,
LIKE A QUARTER MAYBE?
SURE. THE SMALLER, THE EASIER.
ALL RIGHT.
GIVE ME A QUARTER, WILL YOU?
NOW, MAKE THAT COME UP HEADS.
YOU...
GIVE ME A SEVEN.
DONE!
YOU... HONEST TO... OH...
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
OH, YOU BIG STUPID JERK!
WE'VE BEEN BEATING
OUR BRAINS OUT
FOR FOUR YEARS WORKING
THAT CRUMMY JOINT.
WE COULD'VE BEEN
LIVING LIKE KINGS!
WE COULD? HOW?
YOU'LL SEE.
HONEST, WHEN I THINK
OF ALL THE DOUGH THAT I...
HELLO, KITTY, KITTY.
CAN YOU GET READY TO GO
ON A SHORT TRIP IN
ABOUT TEN MINUTES?
WELL, NEVER MIND... I'LL EXPLAIN
THE WHOLE THING TO YOU LATER...
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO PACK.
IT'S A SHORT TRIP,
AND BE READY BY 1:00.
Ace: ALL RIGHT.
$100 ON NUMBER EIGHT.
$100? ACE, THAT'S ALL WE'VE GOT.
SHH. TAKE IT EASY, KITTY.
Ace: EIGHT!
( laughing)
COME ON, GIVE ME THAT THING.
WHAT'S THE LIMIT?
WHAT'S THE LIMIT?
$200. ALL RIGHT, 200 ON FOUR,
200 ON BLACK, AND
200 ON AN EVEN.
ACE, TAKE IT EASY. SHH, PLEASE.
200 ON EVEN, BLACK AND FOUR.
200 FOUR, BLACK AND EVEN.
OKAY. THERE WE GO.
FOUR... BLACK AND
EVEN. ( Ace laughing)
Ace: SHOVEL IT IN,
KID, SHOVEL IT IN.
Man: WINNER. YEAH!
Man: ALL RIGHT...
Croupier: SEVEN AGAIN.
GET DOWN WITH THIS
LUCKY SHOOTER, FOLKS.
SAME BET, SAME BET.
GET DOWN WITH THIS
LUCKY WINNER, FOLKS.
Ace: COME ON, BABY.
SEVEN... A WINNER,
WINNER, WINNER, WINNER.
COME ON, KEEP GOING, BABY.
SEVEN: A WINNER...
A FRONTLINE WINNER.
ALL RIGHT, THREE... THREE...
SWEETHEART, DON'T YOU THINK
YOU OUGHT TO QUIT NOW?
YOUR LUCK'S BOUND TO CHANGE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, CHANGE?
JIMBO AND I WORKED OUT A SYSTEM,
AIN'T WE, JIMBO, HUH?
AND A TWO.
DOUBLE THREE.
THERE YOU ARE!
HAVE WE GOT A SYSTEM, HUH?
ACE, I GOT TO QUIT.
MY HEAD'S KILLING ME.
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MI...
OKAY, JIMBO, OKAY.
OKAY, WE'LL CASH
IN THESE CHIPS, HUH?
AND THEN YOU GET AN ASPIRIN,
AND YOU LIE DOWN SOMEWHERE.
YOU'LL FEEL 100% BETTER.
OKAY, PAY OFF, WILL YOU?
BOY.
CIGARS, CIGARETTES,
CHEWING GUM...
HONEY... I'LL HAVE
SOME OF THOSE.
OH, I'M AFRAID I
CAN'T CHANGE A BILL
THIS SIZE, SIR.
WHO ASKED YOU TO?
COME ON, JIMBO.
BOY! WHERE'S THAT... BOY?
UH, UH, GET THOSE BOXES
AND BE VERY CAREFUL WITH 'EM.
ALL RIGHT, JUNIOR.
COME ON, JIMBO.
YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE IT EASY,
FEEL LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS.
A MILLION DOLLARS...
WELL, THIS IS MORE LIKE IT.
OH, ACE, IT'S GORGEOUS.
BEAUTIFUL!
NOT BAD, NOT BAD AT ALL.
BUT, ACE, I DON'T
THINK WE SHOULD...
FORGET IT.
JUNIOR, GO OUT AND BUY YOURSELF
A PAIR OF ROLLER SKATES.
AND, JUNIOR, UH, PICK UP
SOME SHAVING CREAM,
TOOTHBRUSH, YOU KNOW,
ALL THAT JAZZ, HUH?
( sighs)
JIMBO, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
ACE, I'M TIRED. I GOT TO SLEEP.
SLEEP? WHAT'S THE
MATTER WITH YOU?
WE'RE GOING TO DO THE
TOWN, HAVE SOME FUN.
WE JUST GOT STARTED. COME ON.
Kitty: WELL, I'LL SEE YOU
BOYS IN THE MORNING.
NOW, LOOK, DON'T
YOU FOLD UP ON ME.
HONEY, WILL YOU
GET HIM SOME ASPIRIN?
OH, YES, I'VE GOT
SOME RIGHT HERE.
I'LL GET SOME WATER.
COME ON, COME ON.
I'LL FIX YOUR HEAD.
THERE YOU ARE.
ACE?
YEAH.
I CAN'T DO IT NO MORE.
CAN'T DO WHAT?
IT'S WRONG, ACE. IT'S CHEATING.
CHEATING'S WRONG.
JIMBO, YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU MEAN IT?
WE'RE GOING TO QUIT?
SURE, JIMBO. WE'RE
GOING TO QUIT.
ACE, YOU PROMISE?
Ace: SURE, KIT, SURE,
AFTER JUST ONE MORE TIME.
COME HERE. THERE YOU ARE, JIMBO.
OKAY?
ONE MORE TIME? IS IT OKAY?
WELL, OKAY. ONE MORE TIME.
ALL RIGHT, YOU TAKE IT
EASY AND REST TONIGHT,
AND TOMORROW
WE'LL FRACTURE THEM.
KITTY, YOU AND ME,
WE'RE GOING OUT,
AND WE'RE GOING TO
TEAR THE TOWN APART!
ACE, LET'S GO HOME RIGHT NOW.
HOME? WHAT'S THE
MATTER WITH YOU?
THIS IS MY BIG CHANCE.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT.
YOU'VE BEEN VERY LUCKY.
THINK OF ALL THE
MONEY YOU'VE WON...
ENOUGH TO LAST YOU
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
CAN'T YOU LEAVE WELL
ENOUGH ALONE, HONEY?
WELL, WELL ENOUGH ISN'T
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
BY TOMORROW, I'LL
HAVE ENOUGH DOUGH
TO OWN THIS STATE.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
THE WHOLE STATE.
ACEVILLE, U.S.A.
ACE, YOU'RE SICK.
HONEY, I'VE NEVER BEEN
HEALTHIER IN MY LIFE.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT, BY TOMORROW NIGHT,
I'LL BE ABLE TO GET
YOU... WAIT A MINUTE.
WHERE YOU GOING?
BACK HOME!
LOOK ME UP WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH
PLAYING LITTLE CAESAR.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HER?
YOU'VE BEEN IGNORING
HER ALL NIGHT.
AIN'T VERY POLITE, ACE.
WELL, I'VE BEEN BUSY.
A MAN SHOULD NEVER BE THAT BUSY.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AFTER HER?
KITTY'S WORTH MORE THAN
ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD,
ISN'T SHE?
YEAH. YEAH, SHE IS.
WELL, THEN GO AFTER HER.
KITTY?
( door slams)
KITTY, WILL YOU BE
REASONABLE? WILL YOU?
THIS IS MY BIG CHANCE.
ARE YOU GOING TO
GAMBLE TOMORROW?
YES, BUT... WELL, GOOD-BYE THEN.
BUT, KITTY... KITTY!
Woman: CIGARS? CIGARETTES?
NO. I DON'T...
ANYTHING WRONG, SIR?
NO.
NOTHING AT ALL.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME? SHEILA.
SHEILA, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO QUIT THIS CRUMMY
JOB AND WORK FOR ME?
DOING WHAT?
SPENDING MONEY, HMM?
COME ON.
HERE'S A LITTLE SALARY
IN ADVANCE... A GRAND.
WHEN DO I START?
RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL HAVE A BALL.
SOMETHING WRONG HERE?
ARE YOU THE MANAGER?
THAT'S RIGHT.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO HIRE
YOUR CIGARETTE GIRL
FOR THE EVENING.
WOULD IT BE ALL RIGHT?
WHY, YES, YES. I BELIEVE
IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD.
WELL, COME ON,
SWEETIE. WE'LL HAVE...
OH, ONE MORE THING.
WHO'S THE BIGGEST
GAMBLER IN TOWN?
WELL, LET'S SEE...
AND I MEAN BIG. NO LIMITS.
WELL, I BELIEVE MR. NOLAN
IS VISITING WITH US THIS WEEK.
PHIL NOLAN?
RIGHT.
WELL, YOU TELL PHIL NOLAN
THAT ACE WANTS TO SEE HIM.
ACE?
ACE... ACE LARSEN.
THAT'S ME. I LIVE HERE.
YOU TELL HIM TO CALL ME
TOMORROW AT THE HOTEL,
AND BRING PLENTY OF LETTUCE...
AND I MEAN THIS KIND OF LETTUCE.
OKAY? OKAY.
LIVE A LITTLE.
WE'RE GOING TO TEAR
THIS TOWN APART, HONEY!
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
GREAT, BUT WILL YOU
WAIT TILL I GET DRESSED?
ALL RIGHT. BUT NOT TOO MUCH.
( phone ringing)
( ringing)
( ringing)
HELLO.
YEAH, HE'S HERE.
JUST A MINUTE.
WHO'S CALLING?
MR. NOLAN?
JUST A MINUTE, MR. NOLAN. ACE.
COME ON. LEAVE
ME ALONE, WILL YOU?
ACE, TELEPHONE.
IT'S MR. NOLAN.
NOL...?
UH... UM... HI, PHIL.
GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU, BABY.
THIS IS ACE LARSEN.
FROM WHERE?
FROM HERE. FROM NEVADA.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE,
PHIL. WAIT A MINUTE.
THAT'S NOT A NICE WAY TO...
ALL RIGHT, SO YOU NEVER
HEARD OF ME. YOU WILL.
NOW, YOU LISTEN TO ME, BUSTER.
I GOT $200,000 IN THIS ROOM,
AND I'M HOT FOR A GAME.
I'M READY TO BET ANY PART OF IT.
NOW, OF COURSE, IF THE STAKES
IS TOO HIGH FOR YOU,
I CAN ALWAYS CALL SOMEBODY ELSE.
AH. WELL, THAT'S BETTER.
ALL RIGHT. ROOM 208, RIGHT AWAY.
AND, UH... PHIL, UH...
BRING YOUR FRIENDS.
YEAH.
ACE, UH... THAT MR. NOLAN...
HE'S FROM CHICAGO, ISN'T HE?
YEP.
ISN'T HE A GANGSTER?
YEAH, HE'S A GANGSTER. SO WHAT?
I HEAR HE'S AWFUL MEAN.
WHAT ARE YOU WORRYING ABOUT?
YOU SEE, WHEN IT
COMES TO GAMBLING,
THESE GUY HAVE THEIR
OWN CODE OF HONOR.
WHAT ABOUT KITTY?
I CAN'T HEAR YOU, JIMBO.
I CAN'T HEAR YOU AT ALL.
( knocking at door)
YOU LARSEN?
NO, SIR. MY NAME'S COBB.
COME ON IN, PHIL.
I'M ACE LARSEN.
WHO'S YOUR FRIENDS?
LET'S SEE THE STUFF.
JIMBO, HE WANTS
TO SEE THE STUFF.
WELL, I'M GOING TO
HAVE SOME BREAKFAST
WHILE YOU'RE COUNTING IT.
WOULD YOU WANT SOMETHING?
CUP OF COFFEE
MAYBE, GLASS OF JUICE.
I NEVER GAMBLE
ON A FULL STOMACH.
THIS IS ACE LARSEN.
I WANT ROOM SERVICE,
AND I WANT... ACE.
A-C-E. ACE LARSEN. YEAH.
UH... YOUR BOYS WANT ANYTHING?
THEY DON'T EAT.
THEY DON'T EAT?
OKAY.
SUPPOSE WE START
OFF WITH, UH... OH...
TEN GRAND.
TEN GRAND?
WHAT'S THE MATTER? TOO HIGH?
NO, TEN GRAND'S FINE.
NOW, LET'S...
SUPPOSE WE PLAY
WITH MY DICE, HUH?
WELL, BE MY GUEST.
HAPPY?
NOW A LITTLE NATURAL...
A NATURAL...
AND A SEVEN IT IS.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
STARTING OFF GREAT.
UH... SUPPOSE WE LET IT RIDE?
YOU'RE COVERED.
YOU KNOW, 11 WOULD BE NICE NOW.
JUST A LITTLE OLD 11.
( grunts)
11!
SEVEN.
Man: NATURAL!
A POINT.
TWO FOURS.
TWO FOURS.
AND TWO FOURS IT IS.
SOME SAY THAT YOU
CAN'T MAKE A MISTAKE...
GO AHEAD.
BUT REMEMBER THIS, LARSEN.
PEOPLE CHEAT ON ME JUST ONCE.
UNDERSTAND?
SURE. NOW THAT
WE GOT THAT STRAIGHTENED
OUT, AM I COVERED?
YOU'RE COVERED.
WELL, I GUESS THIS IS MY
LUCKY DAY, HUH, FELLAS?
Sheila: HI.
HI, SHEILA, BABY.
YOU READY TO TAKE
ME TO LAKE MEAD?
Nolan: WHO'S THE DAME?
MY GOOD LUCK CHARM. MY
SWEETHEART. ANY OBJECTIONS?
SHEILA, HONEY, THESE ARE
SOME FRIENDS OF MINE.
WE'RE PLAYING A LITTLE
PENNY ANTE GAME,
BUT STICK AROUND. IT
WON'T TAKE MUCH LONGER.
ACE, THERE'S SOMETHING I...
NOW, LOOK, THIS IS
GETTING TO BE A DRAG.
WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE SEPARATE THE MEN
FROM THE BOYS, HUH?
SO WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE... WE SHOOT THE WORKS?
JIMBO?
WHAT'S THE MATTER, NOLAN?
YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE A BIG OPERATOR.
YOU CHICKEN?
ALL RIGHT, LARSEN.
GO AHEAD. SHOOT THE WORKS.
YOU'RE COVERED.
AND WHERE'S THE DOUGH?
MY CREDIT'S GOOD.
SURE, IT IS, PHIL. SURE, IT IS.
LOT OF FUN, HUH, HONEY? RIGHT?
WIN A MILLION, LOSE A MILLION.
JUST LIKE THAT. RIGHT? OKAY...
11 IS THE NUMBER.
ACE, I... YOU GOT IT?
11... AND THIS IS IT.
ACE... NOW, DON'T BOTHER ME.
ACE, LISTEN. I... 11, 11, 11!
( cheering)
AND THERE IT IS!
( laughing)
TOUGH LUCK, TROUPER.
HUH?
YOU GOT NERVE, PAL.
I LIKE THAT.
NEXT TIME YOU WANT
TO PLAY A LITTLE GAME, TROUPER,
GIVE US A CALL.
( laughing)
ACE, UH... LOOK, I'M SORRY,
BUT I WAS TRYING TO TELL YOU.
I... SOMETHING HAPPENED.
I LOST THE POWER.
I GUESS A FUSE BLEW OUT.
YOU'RE NOT MAD AT
ME, ARE YOU, ACE?
I MEAN, I COULDN'T HELP IT.
YOU MEAN WE'RE NOT
GOING TO LAKE MEAD?
WELL, HE... HE BLEW HIS FUSE.
YOU BLEW... ( laughing)
YOU BLEW A FUSE.
YOU SURE YOU DON'T
WANT TO STOP THEM?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING...?
WHO NEEDS THAT
HUNK OF JUNK ANYWAY?
THAT'S STRICTLY FOR SUCKERS.
COME ON. OUT,
OUT, OUT, OUT, OUT.
GO ON, YOU ONE-ARMED BANDIT.
GO ROB SOMEBODY
ELSE FOR A CHANGE.
UM... KITTY... KITTY,
LOOK, I WAS THINKING,
YOU KNOW, NOW THAT
THAT THING'S OUT OF HERE,
I BET YOU THAT JIMBO AND ME
COULD, YOU KNOW, WE COULD
PULL ENOUGH MONEY
EACH MONTH TO...
AFTER WHAT WE,
YOU KNOW... ( sighs)
WILL YOU MARRY ME?
( broom hits floor)
WHY DON'T YOU BE QUIET!
I'M PROPOSING, FOR
CRYING OUT LOUD.
JIMBO, DO YOU HAVE A QUARTER?
CALL IT.
HEADS?
ALL RIGHT, MR. LARSEN,
I WILL MARRY YOU.
OH, BABY.
SOME PEOPLE POSSESS TALENT,
OTHERS ARE POSSESSED BY IT.
WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THE
TALENT BECOMES A CURSE.
JIMBO COBB KNEW RIGHT
FROM THE BEGINNING.
BUT, BEFORE ACE LARSEN
LEARNED THAT SIMPLE TRUTH,
HE HAD TO TAKE A SHORT TRIP
THROUGH THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
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