The Twilight Zone (1959–1964): Season 3, Episode 25 - The Fugitive - full transcript

( theme music playing)

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.

STRIKE TWO!

STRIKE THREE!

YOU'RE OUT.

HOWIE GOTTLIEB, YOU'RE
NEVER GOING TO GET TO HEAVEN.

THAT WAS A BALL,
AND YOU KNOW IT.



WAS NOT. WAS TOO.

HOW ABOUT THAT, BEN, YOU SAW IT?

JENNY, HOWIE'S THE UMPIRE.

WHO'S UP? YOU ARE.

WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME.

LOOK OUT.

( children ooh and aah)

YIPPEE!

HOME RUN.

NO FAIR. NO FAIR.

YOU SAID YOU WOULDN'T
USE MAGIC ANYMORE.

FOUR TO FOUR.

DIRTY DEAL, THAT'S CHEATING.

COME ON, LET'S PLAY BALL.



WHAT WITH?

ALL RIGHT, NEVER MIND.

LET'S DO SOMETHING ELSE.

HOW ABOUT SPACEMAN?

ALL THOSE WHO WISH
TO PLAY SPACEMAN

RAISE THEIR HANDS.

ALL RIGHT, AND THIS TIME,
JENNY, YOU'RE THE MARTIAN.

NAW.

IT'S YOUR TURN.

I KNOW, BUT I CAN'T TURN
INTO THINGS THE WAY YOU CAN.

AW, COME ON, BEN,
DON'T BE A DIRTY GUY.

JENNY MOVES TOO SLOW.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS THE LAST TIME.

NOW, LET ME SEE,
WHAT SHOULD I DO?

JENNY, YOU GET TO
WRITE THE SCRIPT.

WELL... THAT'S THE
ROCKET SHIP OVER THERE.

AND I'M THE CAPTAIN.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WHO EVER HEARD OF
A DAME WITH A BRACE

BEING CAPTAIN?

ALL RIGHT, YOU BUNCH OF BABIES.

YOU BE THE CAPTAIN.

THE REST OF YOU ARE
LIEUTENANTS AND STUFF.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M THE BEAUTIFUL STOWAWAY.

( all moaning)

OKAY, NOW, BEN, YOU
GO ON OVER TO THE SHIP.

NOW WE JUST LANDED, SEE.

THIS IS MARS.

WE'VE BEEN EXPLORING AROUND

TRYING TO FIND OUT
IF ANYONE'S ALIVE.

GOT THAT?

WHEN WE COME OVER TO
THE SHIP, YOU COME OUT.

AND MAKE IT REAL HORRIBLE.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, REAL HORRIBLE.

Boy: NOT TOO HORRIBLE.

YOU SUPPOSE ANY MARTIANS

SNUCK INSIDE THE SHIP, CAPTAIN?

NOT A CHANCE, THIS SHIP
IS HERETICALLY SEALED.

YOU GO AHEAD.

YOU GO, YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN.

GO ON, HOWIE.

OKAY, I'LL LEAD, BUT I
WANT MY MEN BEHIND ME.

SNEAK FORMATION.

( growling)

IT'S A MARTIAN.

SOMEBODY SHOOT!

( imitating ray guns):
BOING, BOING, BOING...

BOING, BOING, BOING...

I THINK YOU GOT HIM.

IT'S BEEN SAID

THAT SCIENCE FICTION AND
FANTASY ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS...

SCIENCE FICTION, THE
IMPROBABLE MADE POSSIBLE;

FANTASY, THE IMPOSSIBLE
MADE PROBABLE.

WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE

IF YOU PUT THESE TWO
DIFFERENT THINGS TOGETHER?

WELL, YOU'D HAVE AN
OLD MAN NAMED BEN

WHO KNOWS TRICKS
MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW

AND A LITTLE GIRL NAMED
JENNY WHO LOVES HIM...

AND A JOURNEY INTO THE
HEART OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

OOH-WEE! ( giggles)

NOW, EVERYBODY OFF.

NOW, THAT'LL BE
TEN CENTS, PLEASE.

PAY YOU TOMORROW.

HOW DO I KNOW I CAN TRUST YOU?

YOU CAN'T.

WELL, IN THAT CASE, IT'S A DEAL.

AHH... "SAY I'M
WEARY, SAY I'M SAD

"SAY THAT HEALTH AND
WEALTH HAVE MISSED ME

"SAY THAT I AM GROWING OLD

BUT ADD, JENNY KISSED ME."

WHAT'S THAT?

EARTH POETRY.

YOU MADE IT UP, BUT I LIKE IT.

SO DO I.

ALL RIGHT, UP WE GO.

WITH YOUR SKATES ON?

I FORGOT.

SCAT!

( snaps fingers)

( snaps fingers again)

( giggles)

NOTHING TO IT.

HERE WE GO.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I DON'T KNOW.

BEN, TELL ME SOMETHING.

WHAT IS IT, LITTLE MONKEY?

YOU CAN DO SO MANY THINGS,

HOW COME YOU DON'T
MAKE MY LEG WELL?

WELL, BECAUSE THEN I WOULDN'T
HAVE THE FUN OF CARRYING YOU.

AND YOU'D GET YOURSELF
A YOUNG BOYFRIEND.

I'M SERIOUS.

YOU COULD DO IT, COULDN'T YOU?

PERHAPS, BUT... NO,
JENNY, I MUSTN'T DO IT.

WHY?

I TOLD YOU TO BE BACK
BEFORE THE STORES CLOSED.

Ben: IT'S MY FAULT, MRS. GANN.

IT'S ALWAYS YOUR
FAULT, AIN'T IT?

COME ON, AUNT AGNES.

SHUT UP, YOU UNGRATEFUL
LITTLE GUTTERSNIPE.

AFTER ALL I DONE FOR YOU.

AFTER I FED YOU AND
TOOK CARE OF YOU

AND GIVE YOU A PLACE TO SLEEP.

WHERE'D YOU BE IF
IT WASN'T FOR ME?

IN AN ORPHANAGE!

IF YOU DON'T MIND, THAT'S
WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

NOW YOU GET INSIDE.

DON'T YOU EVER LIFT
YOUR HAND TO JENNY AGAIN.

LOOK, YOU JUST LISTEN TO ME.

I'VE GOT MY STOMACHFUL OF YOU

HANGING AROUND THAT GIRL,
TURNING HER AGAINST ME,

FILLING HER HEAD
UP WITH CRAZY STUFF.

YOU HEAR ME?

YOU THINK I'M DEAF?!

I AIN'T PUTTING UP WITH IT.

YOU EVEN TALK TO HER,
AND I'LL CALL THE COPS!

OH...

YOU BOTHER US AGAIN, THAT'S
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

YOU HEAR ME?!

NOW YOU GET INTO BED.

NO SUPPER FOR YOU TONIGHT, MISS.

( knocking on door)

WELL?

EXCUSE US, MADAM,

WE'RE GATHERING
INFORMATION ABOUT A TENANT.

A MAN THEY CALL OLD
BEN... YOU KNOW HIM?

YOU COPS?

IN A WAY.

I KNEW IT.

MAY WE COME IN?

SURE.

WHAT'D HE DO?

WE'LL ASK THE QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT, GOT TO
COME IN THE KITCHEN.

I'M FIXING SUPPER.

HOW LONG HAS HE LIVED HERE?

THIS BUILDING? A
YEAR AND A HALF.

DO YOU KNOW HIS
PREVIOUS ADDRESS?

MISTER, WE DON'T KNOW
NOTHING ABOUT HIM...

WHERE HE COMES FROM,
WHAT HIS NAME IS... NOTHING!

Man: EVER SEEN HIM
DO ANYTHING UNUSUAL?

Mrs. Gann: LIKE WHAT?

LIKE MAGIC.

NAH, KIDS SAY HE'S
GOOD AT TRICKS,

BUT I NEVER SEEN ANY.

( knocking)

BEN?

JENNY?

OH, BEN.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, WHAT'S WRONG?

TWO POLICEMEN DOWNSTAIRS.

THEY'RE AFTER YOU.

I DIDN'T THINK SHE'D DO IT.

AUNT AGNES DIDN'T CALL.

THEY CAME RIGHT AFTER YOU LEFT.

WHAT'D THEY LOOK LIKE?

I JUST SAW A BIT OF
THEM IN THE KITCHEN.

TALL... ONE HAD BLOND HAIR

AND THE OTHER WAS DARK-HAIRED.

THAT'S THEM.

THEY'VE CAUGHT UP WITH ME.

WHO HAS?

WHAT ARE YOU SCARED OF?

I CAN'T TELL YOU.

I THOUGHT WE WERE
FRIENDS. WE ARE.

FRIENDS DON'T KEEP SECRETS.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHERE YOU COME FROM

OR WHY YOU'RE RUNNING AWAY.

Mrs. Gann: JENNY!

JENNY, WHERE ARE YOU?

I'M SORRY, LITTLE MONKEY,

BUT, WELL, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

ANYWAY, IT'S TOO LATE NOW.

NO, IT ISN'T.

YOU CAN HIDE SOMEPLACE...

UNDER THE BED, OR IN THE CLOSET.

THEY'LL NEVER FIND YOU.

( knocking on door)

( knocking on door)

ALL RIGHT, WHERE IS HE?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU'RE LYING.

SHE KNOWS WHERE HE IS.

DO YOU, MISS?

NO, I CAME UP TO SEE
HIM BUT HE WAS GONE.

I THINK HE'S IN THE PARK.

IF YOU SEE HIM, SAY NOTHING.

I KNOW TO KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT.

COME ON.

WELL, THANK YOU, MRS. GANN.

ANY TIME, GENTLEMEN.

I OUGHT TO BEAT YOU
TILL YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN

BUT I WON'T 'CAUSE
I'M TOO TIRED.

NOW GET IN THERE AND GO TO BED,

AND I DON'T WANT TO
HEAR A PEEP OUT OF YOU.

AND DON'T TRY SNEAKING OUT AGAIN
IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU.

THAT FOOLED THEM,
WHOEVER THEY ARE.

( chuckles)

SURE DID.

DID I TICKLE YOU THERE?

WHAT I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IS

HOW YOU CAN CHANGE
THE CLOTHES, TOO.

IT'S ALL MATTER...

ONE MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
IS MUCH LIKE ANOTHER.

SPEAKING OF CHANGING
CLOTHES, YOUNG LADY,

YOU'D BETTER START
WEARING A DRESS

OR YOUR AUNT WILL HAVE A FIT.

LET HER.

NOW, THAT ISN'T
RESPECTFUL, JENNY.

REMEMBER THAT MRS.
GANN IS A NERVOUS PERSON

AND ISN'T WHOLLY RESPONSIBLE

FOR HER BEHAVIOR.

THEN WHO IS?

WELL, I'M NOT TOO SURE.

IN ANY CASE, YOU
TRY TO FORGIVE HER.

ALL RIGHT.

BUT WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

AH, I WISH I KNEW,
LITTLE MONKEY.

BEN?

YES?

HOW COME THOSE
MEN ARE AFTER YOU?

ARE YOU A CRIMINAL?

IN A WAY, YES.

WHAT'D YOU DO, ROB A BANK?

NO.

KILL SOMEBODY?

NO.

YOU MUST BE A COMMUNIST.

NO, LITTLE MONKEY,
I'M NOT A COMMUNIST.

THEN, WHAT?!

SHH!

BEN, LISTEN, WHY
DON'T YOU FOOL 'EM?

TURN INTO A SPIDER
OR A COCKROACH.

THEY'D NEVER FIND YOU THEN.

I'M AFRAID THEY WOULD.

THOSE BOYS ARE PRETTY CLEVER.

YOU SEE, JENNY,

MY REAL SHAPE, I MEAN,
THE WAY I REALLY LOOK...

ISN'T THIS THE WAY
YOU REALLY LOOK?

NO.

HAVE I EVER SEEN YOU
THE WAY YOU REALLY LOOK?

NO.

GEE, I BET YOU'RE ICKY.

SOME FOUND ME QUITE ATTRACTIVE.

I WANT TO SEE.

NO.

LISTEN, JENNY.

YOU'VE BEEN VERY GOOD
LETTING ME KEEP MY SECRETS.

NOW, I'M GOING TO
TELL YOU ONE OF THEM.

YOU SEE, I AM NOT ACTUALLY
A RESIDENT OF THIS WORLD.

HUH?

I'M FROM ANOTHER PLANET.

I KNEW IT, I KNEW IT.

WHICH ONE, MARS?

NO, YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT.

ANYWAY, JENNY, THOSE TWO
MEN ARE TRYING TO CATCH ME

SO THEY CAN TAKE ME BACK.

'CAUSE OF WHAT YOU DID?

UH-HUH, AND I DON'T
WANT TO GO BACK.

BUT THEY'VE LOCATED ME,
SO THE ONLY THING I CAN DO

IS FIND ANOTHER
WORLD THAT I CAN HIDE IN.

YOU MEAN YOU'RE JUST
GOING TO GO AWAY?

I DON'T WANT TO, LITTLE MONKEY,

BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE.

BEFORE I GO, THOUGH,
THERE'S ONE THING I WANT TO DO.

I'D HAVE DONE IT BEFORE,

BUT IT WOULD'VE SHOWN
THEM WHERE I WAS.

THAT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

LET'S TAKE THIS BRACE OFF.

MY BRACE? MM-HMM.

Jenny: WILL IT HURT?

BE CAREFUL.

NOW, CLOSE YOUR EYES.

( whirring)

( door creaks open)

WHO'RE YOU TALKING TO?

M... MYSELF.

CUT IT OUT, YOU'LL
GO CRAZY THAT WAY.

( insect buzzes)

BEN!

BEN, MY LEG... BEN,
DON'T LEAVE ME!

BEN!

JENNY, HOW CAN YOU
WALK WITHOUT YOUR BRACE?

YOU GET OUT OF MY WAY.

WHERE'S BEN?

I DON'T KNOW... I WON'T TELL.

YOU MADE HIM LEAVE
ME... I HATE YOU!

NO, DON'T.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY.

( whirring)

♪ ♪

SHE'S ALL RIGHT, ISN'T SHE, DOC?

I'M AFRAID NOT.

WELL, WHAT'D SHE WANT TO
GO DO A STUPID THING LIKE THAT?

LIKE WHAT?

GOING DOWNSTAIRS WITHOUT
HER LEG BRACE, THAT'S WHAT.

WHATEVER'S WRONG WITH YOUR NIECE

HASN'T ANYTHING
TO DO WITH HER LEGS.

HER LEGS SEEM TO BE
PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THE FACT IS YOUR NIECE
IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION.

YOU MEAN... SHE... YOU
MEAN SHE'S GOING TO DIE?

IF HER PULSE GETS ANY WEAKER.

( crying): WELL, WHAT'S
THE MATTER WITH HER?

WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S
BEYOND MY KNOWLEDGE.

ALL WE CAN DO NOW IS WAIT.

WELL...

( insect buzzes)

HELLO, LITTLE MONKEY.

I THOUGHT YOU WENT AWAY.

I DID.

BUT I COULDN'T STAY AWAY

FROM MY BEST FRIEND FOR LONG.

WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE MATTER?

I DON'T KNOW.

I SAW THOSE TWO POLICEMEN,
AND THEN I FELL DOWN.

AM I GOING TO DIE, BEN?

YES, EVENTUALLY,
BUT NOT RIGHT NOW.

CLOSE YOUR EYES.

( whirring)

FEEL BETTER NOW?

I FEEL WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU, BEN.

BEN.

I KNOW; THEY'RE HERE.

YOUR YOUR MAJESTY. MAJESTY.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

IT WAS A TERRIBLE THING TO DO...

HURTING A LITTLE GIRL.

WE DIDN'T WANT TO
HURT HER, YOUR MAJESTY.

WE KNEW YOU'D COME BACK
TO MAKE HER WELL AGAIN.

I UNDERSTAND, BUT
I STILL DON'T LIKE IT.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHAT'S THIS "YOUR
MAJESTY" STUFF?

WELL, LITTLE MONKEY,

I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE.

YOU SEE, I'M A FRAUD.

HUH?

I'M NOT REALLY A CRIMINAL.

AND THESE MEN REALLY
AREN'T POLICEMEN.

THEY'RE MY SUBJECTS.

AND, I REGRET TO SAY

I AM WHAT YOU WOULD
CALL THEIR KING.

AW, COME ON.

CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE.

THEN WHAT WERE YOU
RUNNING AWAY FOR?

WELL, THAT IS A LITTLE
HARD TO EXPLAIN.

YOU SEE, I REALLY WASN'T
CUT OUT TO BE A KING.

ALL THAT FUSS
AND RESPONSIBILITY.

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

AFTER THE FIRST THOUSAND YEARS,

IT SORT OF GOT ME DOWN.

AND I KNEW I'D HAVE AT
LEAST 4,000 YEARS MORE

BEFORE I'D BE ABLE TO TURN
THE JOB OVER TO SOMEONE ELSE.

SO... WHOOSH!

I TOOK OFF.

JENNY, I SKEEDADDLED.

WELL, ALL I CAN SAY IS

YOU MUST HAVE BEEN
A PRETTY GOOD KING

TO CAUSE ALL THIS TROUBLE.

Man: THAT'S TRUE, MISS.

HE WAS THE BEST OF KINGS.

THAT'S WHY WE WANT HIM BACK.

WE'RE AS FOND OF HIM AS YOU ARE.

BUT YOU CAN'T HAVE HIM BACK.

BEN... I MEAN, YOUR MAJESTY...

YOU'RE NOT GOING AWAY
WITH THEM, ARE YOU?

OH, I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO.

THEN TAKE ME WITH YOU.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, SIR.

YOU KNOW THE RULES.

THE COUNCIL WOULD
NEVER PERMIT IT.

PLEASE, BEN, DON'T LEAVE ME.

I LOVE YOU, BEN.

I KNOW.

OH, IF THERE WERE ONLY SOME WAY.

BEN?

YES?

( clears throat)

GENTLEMEN...

I WOULD LIKE ONE
MINUTE ALONE WITH JENNY.

SIR... I SOLEMNLY
SWEAR BY OUR FATHERS

I WON'T RUN AWAY.

VERY WELL.

ONE MINUTE, YOUR MAJESTY.

THANK YOU.

ER, YOUR... YOUR MAJESTY?

YES? YES?

OH, NOW THIS ISN'T FAIR AT ALL.

YOU CAN'T DO THIS
TO US, YOUR MAJESTY...

YOUR MAJESTY?

LOOKS LIKE YOU'LL HAVE
TO TAKE BOTH OF US.

THE COUNCIL WOULDN'T LIKE IT

IF YOU BROUGHT
BACK THE WRONG ONE.

SHALL WE GO?

MRS. GANN WILL BE
IN FOR A BIG SURPRISE

WHEN SHE FINDS THIS
UNDER JENNY'S PILLOW.

BECAUSE MRS. GANN HAS
MORE TEMPER THAN IMAGINATION.

SHE'LL NEVER DREAM THAT
THIS IS A PICTURE OF OLD BEN

AS HE REALLY LOOKS.

AND IT WILL NEVER OCCUR TO HER

THAT EVENTUALLY HER
NIECE WILL GROW UP TO BE

AN HONEST-TO-GOODNESS QUEEN

SOMEWHERE IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

Announcer: ROD SERLING,
CREATOR OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE,

WILL TELL YOU ABOUT
NEXT WEEK'S STORY

AFTER THIS MESSAGE.

AND NOW, MR. SERLING.

NEXT WEEK, AN EXCURSION

INTO A STRANGE AND
TOTALLY DIFFERENT DIMENSION.

WE'LL BRING YOU A STORY
BY RICHARD MATHESON

CALLED "LITTLE GIRL LOST."

AND THIS ONE, WE GUARANTEE,

IS NOT THE KIND FOUND
IN A POLICE DOCKET

OR IN A MISSING PERSONS BUREAU.

WHEN THIS LITTLE GIRL IS LOST,

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
OUT OF THIS WORLD.

I HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US NEXT WEEK

AND FIND OUT PRECISELY
WHERE SHE'S GONE.

Announcer: FOR OUR YOUNGSTERS TO
BE ABLE TO DESIGN TOMORROW'S WORLD,

WE'LL NEED MORE AND
BETTER COLLEGE FACILITIES.

HELP THE COLLEGE OF YOUR CHOICE.