The Twilight Zone (1959–1964): Season 2, Episode 6 - Eye of the Beholder - full transcript

( 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.

Woman: NURSE?

TIME FOR YOUR SLEEPING
MEDICINE, HONEY.

( sighs softly)

IS IT NIGHT ALREADY?



IT'S 9:30.

OH. WHAT ABOUT THE DAY?

OH, WHAT ABOUT IT?

WELL, WAS IT A BEAUTIFUL DAY?

WAS IT WARM?

WAS THE SUN OUT?

IT WAS KIND OF WARM.

YES... AND CLOUDS?

WERE THERE CLOUDS IN THE SKY?

I SUPPOSE THERE WERE.

I NEVER WAS MUCH FOR
STARING UP AT THE SKY.

NO?

I USED TO LIKE TO
LOOK AT THE CLOUDS.

IF YOU STARE AT THEM LONG
ENOUGH, THEY BECOME THINGS.



YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

PEOPLE, SHIPS, ANYTHING
YOU WANT, REALLY.

IT'S TIME TO TAKE YOUR
TEMPERATURE NOW.

OH, PLEASE, ONE
MORE THING, NURSE.

WELL?

WHEN WILL THEY TAKE
THE BANDAGES OFF?

HOW LONG, NURSE?

UNTIL THEY DECIDE

WHETHER OR NOT
THEY CAN FIX YOUR FACE.

OH, I GUESS IT'S...
PRETTY BAD, ISN'T IT?

I'VE SEEN WORSE.

WELL, YES, BUT... IT'S
PRETTY BAD, ISN'T IT?

OH, I KNOW IT'S PRETTY BAD.

EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER...

EVER SINCE I WAS
A LITTLE GIRL...

PEOPLE HAVE TURNED AWAY
WHEN THEY LOOKED AT ME.

FUNNY...

THE VERY FIRST
THING I CAN REMEMBER

IS ANOTHER LITTLE CHILD
SCREAMING WHEN SHE LOOKED AT ME.

I... I NEVER REALLY WANTED
TO BE BEAUTIFUL, YOU KNOW.

I MEAN, I NEVER WANTED
TO LOOK LIKE A PAINTING.

I NEVER EVEN WANTED
TO BE LOVED, REALLY.

I JUST WANTED
PEOPLE NOT TO SCREAM

WHEN THEY LOOKED AT ME.

WHEN, NURSE? WHEN? WHEN?

WHEN WILL THEY TAKE
THE BANDAGES OFF?

MAYBE TOMORROW.

MAYBE THE NEXT DAY.

NOW HUSH.

YOU'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG NOW.

IT DOESN'T REALLY
MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE

WHETHER IT'S TWO
WEEKS OR DAYS NOW.

DOES IT?

DR. BERNARDI, EVENING
REPORT ON PATIENT 307:

NO TEMPERATURE CHANGE,
RESTING COMFORTABLY.

Bernardi: Thank you,
Nurse. I'll be down later.

EVER SEE HER FACE... 307?

INDEED I HAVE.

IF IT WERE MINE,

I'D BURY MYSELF IN
A GRAVE SOMEPLACE.

POOR THING.

SOME PEOPLE WANT TO
LIVE NO MATTER WHAT.

CIGARETTE?

SUSPENDED IN TIME AND
SPACE FOR A MOMENT,

YOUR INTRODUCTION
TO MISS JANET TYLER,

WHO LIVES IN A VERY
PRIVATE WORLD OF DARKNESS,

A UNIVERSE WHOSE DIMENSIONS

ARE THE SIZE, THICKNESS, LENGTH
OF THE SWATH OF BANDAGES

THAT COVER HER FACE.

IN A MOMENT, WE'LL GO
BACK INTO THIS ROOM.

AND ALSO, IN A MOMENT, WE'LL
LOOK UNDER THOSE BANDAGES,

KEEPING IN MIND, OF COURSE,

THAT WE'RE NOT TO BE
SURPRISED BY WHAT WE SEE

BECAUSE THIS ISN'T
JUST A HOSPITAL,

AND THIS PATIENT 307
IS NOT JUST A WOMAN.

THIS HAPPENS TO BE
THE TWILIGHT ZONE,

AND MISS JANET TYLER, WITH
YOU, IS ABOUT TO ENTER IT.

BLOOD PRESSURE AND
TEMPERATURE ARE NORMAL, DOCTOR.

THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGE.

ALL RIGHT. COME BACK
ABOUT 11:00, NURSE.

GIVE HER THE USUAL
SEDATIVE THEN.

ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR.

WELL, IT'S WARM THIS
EVENING, MISS TYLER.

YES, I THOUGHT IT WAS,
BUT I COULDN'T BE SURE.

WELL, IT'S VERY WARM.

TAKE MY WORD FOR THAT.

WE'LL HAVE THOSE
BANDAGES OFF YOU VERY SOON.

I EXPECT YOU'RE
PRETTY UNCOMFORTABLE.

WELL, I'M USED TO
BANDAGES ON MY FACE.

I HAVE NO DOUBT.

IT'S YOUR NINTH VISIT HERE.

IT IS THE NINTH?

THE 11th.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I...

I THINK I'VE LIVED MY WHOLE
LIFE INSIDE OF A DARK CAVE

WITH WALLS OF GAUZE,

AND THE WIND THAT BLOWS
INTO THE MOUTH OF THE CAVE

SMELLS OF ETHER
AND DISINFECTANT.

OF COURSE THERE'S A...

THERE'S A KIND OF A COMFORT
LIVING INSIDE THIS CAVE...

WONDERFULLY PRIVATE.

NOBODY CAN EVER SEE YOU.

IT'S HOPELESS, ISN'T IT, DOCTOR?

I'LL NEVER LOOK ANY
DIFFERENT THAN NOW.

WELL, THAT'S HARD TO SAY.

UP TO NOW, YOU HAVEN'T RESPONDED
TO THE SHOTS, THE MEDICATIONS...

ANY OF THE PROVEN TECHNIQUES.

FRANKLY, YOU'VE
STUMPED US, MISS TYLER.

NOTHING WE'VE DONE
SO FAR HAS MADE

ANY DIFFERENCE AT ALL.

HOWEVER, WE'RE VERY HOPEFUL

FOR WHAT THIS LAST TREATMENT
MAY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.

THERE'S NO TELLING, OF COURSE,
TILL WE GET THE BANDAGES OFF.

I'M SORRY YOUR CASE IS NOT ONE

THAT WE COULD HAVE
HANDLED WITH PLASTIC SURGERY,

BUT YOUR BONE
STRUCTURE, FLESH TYPE...

MANY FACTORS PROHIBIT

THE SURGICAL APPROACH.

YOUR 11th VISIT.

NO MORE AFTER THIS, DOCTOR.

NO MORE TRIES.

11 IS THE MANDATORY
NUMBER OF EXPERIMENTS.

WE'RE NOT PERMITTED
TO DO ANY MORE AFTER 11.

NOW WHAT, DOCTOR?

WELL, YOU'RE KIND OF JUMPING
THE GUN, AREN'T YOU, MISS TYLER?

YOU MAY VERY WELL HAVE RESPONDED

TO THESE LAST INJECTIONS.

THERE'S NO WAY OF TELLING

TILL WE GET THE BANDAGES OFF.

AND, IF I HAVEN'T
RESPONDED, THEN WHAT?

WELL, THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES.

LIKE?

DON'T YOU KNOW?

YES, I KNOW.

YOU REALIZE, OF
COURSE, MISS TYLER,

WHY THESE RULES ARE IN EFFECT.

EACH OF US IS AFFORDED

AS MUCH OPPORTUNITY AS POSSIBLE

TO FIT IN WITH SOCIETY.

IN YOUR CASE, THINK OF THE TIME

AND THE MONEY AND THE EFFORT

EXPENDED TO MAKE YOU LOOK...

LOOK LIKE WHAT, DOCTOR?

NORMAL. THE WAY
YOU'D LIKE TO LOOK.

DOCTOR...

DOCTOR... MAY I WALK OUTSIDE?

PLEASE, MAY I?

MAY I JUST GO AND...
AND SIT IN THE GARDEN?

JUST... JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

JUST... JUST TO FEEL THE AIR.

JUST... JUST TO
SMELL THE FLOWERS.

JUST... JUST TO MAKE
BELIEVE I AM NORMAL?

IF... IF I SIT OUT THERE
IN THE DARKNESS,

THEN THE WHOLE WORLD IS DARK,

AND I'M MORE A PART OF
IT LIKE THAT, NOT JUST...

ONE GROTESQUE, UGLY WOMAN
WITH A BANDAGE ON HER FACE

WITH A SPECIAL
DARKNESS ALL AROUND.

I WANT TO BELONG.

I WANT TO BE LIKE EVERYBODY.

PLEASE, DOCTOR.

( sobbing): PLEASE HELP ME.

THERE ARE MANY OTHERS

WHO SHARE YOUR MISFORTUNE...

PEOPLE WHO LOOK MUCH AS YOU DO.

NOW, ONE OF THE ALTERNATIVES...

JUST IN THE EVENT THAT
THIS LAST TREATMENT

IS NOT SUCCESSFUL,
IS SIMPLY TO ALLOW YOU

TO MOVE INTO A SPECIAL AREA

IN WHICH PEOPLE OF YOUR KIND

HAVE BEEN CONGREGATED.

PEOPLE OF MY KIND?

( sobbing)

CONGREGATED.

OH, YOU MEAN SEGREGATED!

YOU MEAN IMPRISONED,
DON'T YOU, DOCTOR?

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
A GHETTO, AREN'T YOU?

A GHETTO DESIGNED FOR FREAKS!

MISS TYLER!

NOW, THE STATE IS
NOT UNSYMPATHETIC.

YOUR PRESENCE
HERE IN THIS HOSPITAL

IS PROOF OF THAT.

IT'S DOING ALL IT CAN FOR YOU.

BUT YOU'RE NOT BEING
RATIONAL, MISS TYLER.

NOW, YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T EXPECT

TO LIVE ANY KIND
OF A LIFE AMONG...

NORMAL PEOPLE.

I COULD TRY.

I...

I COULD WEAR A MASK
OR THIS BANDAGE OR...

I WOULDN'T BOTHER ANYBODY.

I'D JUST GO MY OWN WAY.

I'D GET A JOB. ANY JOB!

I... WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE ANYWAY?

WHAT IS THIS STATE?

WHO MAKES ALL THESE RULES
AND CONDITIONS AND STATUTES:

THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
DIFFERENT HAVE TO STAY AWAY

FROM THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NORMAL.

THE STATE ISN'T GOD, DOCTOR.

MISS TYLER, PLEASE, PLEASE.

THE STATE IS NOT GOD!

IT HASN'T THE RIGHT
TO PENALIZE SOMEBODY

FOR AN ACCIDENT OF BIRTH!

IT HASN'T THE RIGHT TO
MAKE UGLINESS A CRIME!

MISS TYLER! MISS TYLER,
STOP THIS IMMEDIATELY.

( laughs with relief)

I FEEL THE NIGHT OUT THERE.

I FEEL THE AIR.

I CAN SMELL THE FLOWERS.

OH... OH, PLEASE.

PLEASE, TAKE THIS
OFF ME, PLEASE.

PLEASE, TAKE THIS OFF ME.

PLEASE, TAKE THIS OFF ME.

OH, PLEASE, TAKE THIS OFF ME!

TAKE IT OFF ME!

TAKE IT OFF ME!

Tyler: HELP! SOMEBODY, HELP ME!

HELP!

NO, NO, NO.

LET ME GO.

PLEASE, LET ME GO.

LET ME GO, PLEASE.

OH, PLEASE.

PLEASE, LET ME GO.

PLEASE, PLEASE,
LET ME... ( sobbing)

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

I WILL TAKE THE BANDAGES OFF.

GET THE ANESTHETIST.

YES, DOCTOR.

YOU LOOK TIRED, DOCTOR.

DO I? WELL, I HADN'T
THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

I SUPPOSE I AM.

YOU'VE BEEN UNDER A
GREAT DEAL OF TENSION.

I KNOW HOW MUCH
IT MEANS TO YOU...

THIS CASE IN 307.

WELL, YOU TRY TO BE
IMPERSONAL ABOUT THESE THINGS.

YOU DO EVERYTHING
MEDICALLY POSSIBLE,

EVERYTHING HUMANLY POSSIBLE

AND THEN, IN THE END,
YOU CROSS YOUR FINGERS

AND YOU HOPE FOR A MIRACLE.

YOU KNOW, ONCE IN A WHILE,

A MIRACLE DOES HAPPEN
JUST OFTEN ENOUGH

TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT YOU'RE NOT WRONG

OR FOOLISH TO HOPE FOR ONE.

BUT YOU'RE DESTROYING
YOURSELF THIS WAY.

FORGIVE ME, BUT YOU MUSTN'T

LET YOURSELF GET
PERSONALLY INVOLVED HERE.

I KNOW. YOU THINK I
HAVEN'T TOLD MYSELF THAT?

BUT YOU SEE, NURSE,

I'VE... I'VE LOOKED
UNDERNEATH THOSE BANDAGES.

SO HAVE I. IT'S HORRIBLE.

NO, I MEAN DEEPER THAN THAT.

DEEPER THAN THAT PITIFUL,
TWISTED LUMP OF FLESH...

DEEPER EVEN THAN THAT
MISSHAPEN SKELETAL MASK.

I'VE SEEN THAT WOMAN'S
REAL FACE, NURSE...

THE FACE OF HER REAL SELF.

IT'S A GOOD FACE.

IT'S A HUMAN FACE.

I UNDERSTAND, BUT
I MUST CONFESS,

IT'S EASIER FOR ME TO
THINK OF HER AS HUMAN

WHEN HER FACE IS COVERED UP.

BUT WHY?

WHY MUST WE FEEL
THAT WAY, NURSE?

WHAT IS THE
DIMENSIONAL DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN BEAUTY AND
SOMETHING REPELLANT?

IS IT SKIN DEEP?

OH, LESS THAN THAT.

WHY, NURSE?

WHY SHOULDN'T PEOPLE BE
ALLOWED TO BE DIFFERENT?

WHY?

DOCTOR, CAREFUL.

WHAT YOU'RE TALKING
IS... I KNOW: TREASON.

OH, THIS CASE HAS
UPSET YOUR BALANCE...

YOUR SENSE OF VALUES.

WELL, I SUPPOSE.

DON'T BE CONCERNED, NURSE.

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT ONCE
THE BANDAGES ARE OFF.

ONCE I KNOW ONE
WAY OR THE OTHER.

LEADER'S SPEAKING TONIGHT.

HE GOES ON IN
JUST A FEW MINUTES.

Man: AND NOW, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, OUR LEADER.

Leader: GOOD EVENING,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

TONIGHT, I SHALL TALK TO YOU
ABOUT GLORIOUS CONFORMITY.

ABOUT THE DELIGHT AND
THE ULTIMATE PLEASURE

OF OUR UNIFIED SOCIETY.

NOW, I HAVE TO ASK YOU
ONCE AGAIN, MISS TYLER.

AND I MUST INSIST
THAT YOU PROMISE

YOU'LL REMAIN RATIONAL,

NO TANTRUMS, NO
TEMPERAMENT, AND NO VIOLENCE.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

NOW, I'LL TELL YOU PRECISELY

WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

I'M GOING TO CUT THE BANDAGES

A SECTION AT A TIME,

THEN I'M GOING TO UNWRAP
THE BANDAGES VERY GRADUALLY.

THE PROCESS HAS TO BE SLOW,

SO THAT YOUR EYES CAN BECOME
ACCUSTOMED TO THE LIGHT.

AS YOU KNOW, THESE INJECTIONS

MAY HAVE HAD SOME
EFFECT ON YOUR VISION.

I UNDERSTAND.

SO NOW, AS I UNWRAP, I WANT
YOU TO KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN,

AND I WANT YOU TO DESCRIBE TO ME

THE VARIOUS SHADINGS OF
LIGHT AS YOU PERCEIVE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, IF YOU MAKE ANY MOVEMENT,

OR IF YOU START GETTING
EMOTIONAL ON US, MISS TYLER,

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE
THE NURSES HOLD YOU DOWN,

AND HAVE THE ANESTHETIST

PUT YOU UNDER SEDATION,
YOU UNDERSTAND.

Tyler: I PROMISE I WON'T.

Bernardi: ALL RIGHT, THEN.

DO YOU SEE ANY
LIGHT NOW, MISS TYLER?

OH, JUST A LITTLE.

IT LOOKS GRAY.

ALL RIGHT, NOW.

JUST BE VERY QUIET.

NOW, MISS TYLER?

OH, IT... IT'S MUCH BRIGHTER.

GOOD, GOOD.

LOOK... LOOK UP
TOWARD THE LIGHT.

HOW ABOUT NOW, MISS TYLER?

OH, YES, IT... IT'S VERY BRIGHT.

Bernardi: GOOD, GOOD.

NOW...

Bernardi: I'M AT THE LAST LAYER
OF BANDAGES, MISS TYLER.

Tyler: OH... ( quiet laugh)

I, I CAN JUST SEE YOU.

I CAN JUST DISTINGUISH
YOUR OUTLINE VAGUELY,

BUT I CAN JUST SEE YOU.

GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, MISS TYLER,
I'M GOING TO REMOVE

THE LAST OF THE BANDAGES NOW.

WOULD YOU LIKE A MIRROR?

NO.

NO, THANK YOU. NO MIRROR.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

I WANT YOU TO
REMEMBER THIS, PLEASE.

MISS TYLER, ARE YOU LISTENING?

YES, I'M LISTENING.

NOW, WE HAVE DONE
ALL WE COULD DO.

IF WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL,
WELL AND GOOD.

THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS.

BUT IF, ON THE OTHER HAND,

THIS FINAL TREATMENT

HAS NOT ACHIEVED
THE DESIRED RESULT,

PLEASE REMEMBER, MISS TYLER,

THAT YOU CAN STILL LIVE
A LONG AND FRUITFUL LIFE

AMONG PEOPLE
OF... YOUR OWN KIND.

NOW, AS SOON AS WE
DISCOVER THE RESULTS,

WE'LL EITHER RELEASE
YOU OR... DOCTOR?

YES?

IF I'M STILL TERRIBLY UGLY...

WELL, IS THERE ANY
OTHER ALTERNATIVE?

COULD I PLEASE BE PUT AWAY?

( inhales)

WELL, UNDER CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES, MISS TYLER,

THE STATE DOES PROVIDE FOR

THE EXTERMINATION
OF UNDESIRABLES.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE MANY FACTORS

TO BE CONSIDERED
IN THE DECISION.

UNDER THE PRESENT
CIRCUMSTANCES, I...

I DOUBT VERY MUCH WHETHER
WE WOULD BE PERMITTED

TO DO ANYTHING
BUT... TRANSFER YOU

TO A COMMUNAL GROUP OF PEOPLE

WITH YOUR DISABILITY.

THEY'LL MAKE ME GO, THEN?

THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE CASE.

NOW, REMAIN VERY QUIET.

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.

ALL RIGHT, MISS TYLER...

HERE COMES THE LAST OF IT.

I WISH YOU EVERY GOOD LUCK.

( gasping)

NO CHANGE.

NO CHANGE AT ALL.

( screams)

I WAS AFRAID OF THIS.

TURN ON THE LIGHT.

NEEDLE, PLEASE.

Life at the... STOP
THAT PATIENT!

STOP HER!

We know now that there
must be a single purpose,

a single norm, a
single approach,

a single entity of
people, a single virtue,

a single morality,

a single frame of reference,

a single philosophy
of government.

We must cut out
all that is different

like a cancerous filth!

It is essential,
in this society,

that we not only have a norm

but that we
conform to that norm!

Differences weaken us!

Variations destroy us!

( ranting continues)

this norm is what
has ended nations

and brought them to their knees!

Conformity, we must
worship in all interests!

Conformity is the
key to survival!

( gasps)

( sobbing)

MISS TYLER.

MISS TYLER, DON'T BE AFRAID.

HE'S... HE'S ONLY
A REPRESENTATIVE

FROM THE GROUP YOU'RE
GOING TO LIVE WITH.

ODDLY ENOUGH, YOU'VE
COME RIGHT TO HIM.

NOW, COME ON NOW.

DON'T BE AFRAID.

HE'S NOT GOING TO HURT YOU.

HE WON'T HURT YOU.

DON'T BE AFRAID.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, MISS TYLER.

NOW, THIS IS MR. SMITH.

MR. WALTER SMITH.

MR. SMITH IS IN CHARGE

OF THE VILLAGE
GROUP IN THE NORTH.

HE'LL TAKE YOU THERE TONIGHT.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY NOW.

MISS TYLER, WE HAVE

A LOVELY VILLAGE AND
WONDERFUL PEOPLE.

I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE IT

WHERE I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU.

YOU'LL, UH... YOU'LL BE
WITH YOUR OWN KIND,

AND IN A LITTLE WHILE...

OH, YOU'LL BE AMAZED
HOW LITTLE A WHILE...

YOU'LL FEEL A SENSE
OF GREAT BELONGING.

YOU'LL FEEL A SENSE
OF BEING LOVED...

AND YOU WILL BE
LOVED, MISS TYLER.

MISS TYLER...

WOULD YOU GET YOUR THINGS NOW?

WE CAN LEAVE ANYTIME.

MR. SMITH?

YES?

WHY DO WE HAVE
TO LOOK LIKE THIS?

I DON'T KNOW, MISS TYLER;
I REALLY DON'T KNOW.

BUT YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
IT DOESN'T MATTER.

THERE'S AN OLD SAYING...
A VERY, VERY OLD SAYING:

"BEAUTY IS IN THE
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER."

WHEN WE LEAVE HERE,
WHEN WE GO TO THE VILLAGE,

TRY TO THINK OF
THAT, MISS TYLER.

SAY IT OVER AND
OVER TO YOURSELF.

BEAUTY IS IN THE
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER.

COME ON NOW.

WE'LL GET YOUR
THINGS AND WE'LL LEAVE.

GOOD-BYE, MISS TYLER.

NOW THE QUESTIONS
THAT COME TO MIND:

WHERE IS THIS
PLACE AND WHEN IS IT?

WHAT KIND OF WORLD
WHERE UGLINESS IS THE NORM

AND BEAUTY THE
DEVIATION FROM THAT NORM?

YOU WANT AN ANSWER?

THE ANSWER IS: IT DOESN'T
MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE

BECAUSE THE OLD SAYING
HAPPENS TO BE TRUE...

BEAUTY IS IN THE
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER,

IN THIS YEAR OR A
HUNDRED YEARS HENCE,

ON THIS PLANET OR
WHEREVER THERE IS HUMAN LIFE,

PERHAPS OUT AMONGST THE STARS.

BEAUTY IS IN THE
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER.

LESSON TO BE LEARNED
IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

Man: ROD SERLING, THE
CREATOR OF TWLIGHT ZONE,

WILL TELL YOU ABOUT
NEXT WEEK'S STORY

AFTER THIS WORD FROM
OUR ALTERNATE SPONSOR.

AND NOW, MR. SERLING.

YOU'VE PROBABLY RUN
ACROSS THESE PENNY MACHINES

THAT TELL YOUR FORTUNE.

YOU PUT A PENNY IN...
AND OUT COMES A CARD.

ONLY THIS PARTICULAR MACHINE,
WHICH YOU'LL SEE NEXT WEEK,

IS A LITTLE BIT UNIQUE,

IN THAT THE
FORTUNES THAT IT TELLS

HAPPEN TO COME TRUE.

A MOST INTRIGUING TALE,
CALLED "THE NICK OF TIME,"

BY MR. RICHARD MATHESON.

AND YOU'RE INVITED
TO PARTAKE OF IT.

THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT.

( eerie music)

Man: SEE THE NEW
ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW

EACH WEEK, OVER
MOST OF THESE STATIONS.

CONSULT LOCAL LISTINGS.