The Twilight Zone (1959–1964): Season 3, Episode 3 - The Shelter - 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.

( laughter)

( convivial chatter)

( someone tapping on a glass)

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MAY I
HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE?



( chatter continues)

NOW, NO BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION IS COMPLETE

WITHOUT AN AFTER-DINNER SPEECH.

OH, NO, JERRY.

AND SO, LET'S GET TO
THE BUSINESS AT HAND,

THE HONORING OF
DR. WILLIAM STOCKTON.

NOW, JERRY HARLOWE,
YOU SIT DOWN.

WHO TODAY IS ONE YEAR OLDER

AND ADMITS TO BEING OVER 21.

AND WHO, IN THE SHORT
SPACE OF 20 YEARS

HAS TAKEN CARE OF NOT
ONLY US, OUR CHILDREN,

BUT EVEN OUR GRANDCHILDREN.

WHOSE GRANDCHILDREN?

AS A MATTER OF FACT,



I DOUBT IF THERE'S
ANYONE IN THIS ROOM

WHO STILL DOES NOT
OWE THE GOOD DOCTOR

FOR A VISIT OR TWO.

WHAT ABOUT THE HAMMERING

AT ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT?

THAT'S ANOTHER
THING WE OWE HIM FOR.

AH, YES, YES, THE GOOD
DOCTOR'S BOMB SHELTER.

WELL, I'M AFRAID WE'LL HAVE
TO FORGIVE HIM FOR ALL THAT

DESPITE THE FACT THAT WHAT
HE SEES AS FARSIGHTEDNESS

HAS BEEN A REAL PAIN IN
THE NECK TO THE REST OF US,

WHAT WITH ALL THE
CONCRETE TRUCKS

AND THE NOCTURNAL HAMMERING

AND ALL THE REST OF IT.

( clears throat)

THAT'S BETTER.

WELL, AT ANY RATE,
WHEN GRACE MENTIONED

THAT IT WAS THE GOOD
DOCTOR'S BIRTHDAY,

WE ALL DECIDED TO TAKE A HAND

IN THE PROCEEDINGS.

I HAD AN IDEA
SOMETHING WAS GOING ON.

NO, YOU DIDN'T.

OH, YES, I DID.

AND DOC, AS A LITTLE
PERSONAL ASIDE,

I'D LIKE TO CONCLUDE THIS WAY.

THAT'LL PROBABLY BE THE
BEST PART OF THE SPEECH.

( laughter)

DOC, YOU'RE A VERY
BELOVED FELLOW

AND RIGHTLY SO.

AND YOU MAY NOT HAVE

THE BIGGEST PRACTICE
IN MEDICAL HISTORY...

THAT'S TRUE.

BUT THERE ISN'T A
SINGLE SAWBONES

IN THE ENTIRE 50 STATES

WHOSE PATIENTS
HAVE SUCH A REGARD...

SUCH AFFECTION, SUCH RESPECT...

FOR THEIR MAN WITH
THE LITTLE BLACK BAG

AS WE DO FOR OURS.

WELL DONE!

( applause)

YOU DIRTY DOG.

FIRST A SURPRISE
PARTY, WHICH I ABHOR,

AND THEN THAT SLOPPY,
SENTIMENTAL SPEECH.

YOU OUGHT TO BE
ASHAMED OF YOURSELF.

I THOUGHT IT WAS
PRETTY GOOD, BILL.

Grace: LET'S TAKE OUR COFFEE
IN THE OTHER ROOM, HUH?

Boy: POP, POP!

YES, PAULIE, WHAT IS IT?

THE PICTURE WENT
OUT ON THE TV SET.

THEN THERE WAS SOME
GOOFY ANNOUNCEMENT.

HOLD IT, EVERYBODY.

SHH, SHH!

WHAT DID YOU SAY, PAUL?

THE ANNOUNCER SAID SOMETHING

ABOUT TURN TO THE CONELRAD
STATION ON THE RADIO.

ARE YOU SURE THAT'S
WHAT YOU HEARD?

I DIDN'T HEAR WRONG, POP.

HE SAID, "TURN TO THE
CONELRAD STATION"

AND THEN EVERYTHING
WENT COMPLETELY BLANK.

( woman laughing)

( woman laughing and talking)

Announcer: Direct
from Washington, D.C.

Repeating that:

Four minutes ago, the President
made the following announcement.

I quote:

"At 11:04 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time

"both our distant
early warning line

"and ballistics
early warning line

"reported radar evidence
of unidentified flying objects

"flying due southeast.

"We have been
unable to determine

"the nature of these objects,

"but in the interests
of national safety,

we are declaring a
state of yellow alert."

The civil defense
authorities request

that if you have a
shelter already prepared,

go there at once.

COME ON, MARTY.

If not, use your time

to move supplies of
food, water and medicine

to a central place.

( gasps)

Keep all windows
and doors closed.

We repeat: If
you're in your home,

go to your prepared
shelters or to your basement.

( loud whirring, growing louder)

WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO
WATCH IS A NIGHTMARE.

IT IS NOT MEANT TO BE
PROPHETIC, IT NEED NOT HAPPEN.

IT'S THE FERVENT AND URGENT
PRAYER OF ALL MEN OF GOODWILL

THAT IT NEVER SHALL HAPPEN.

BUT IN THIS PLACE, IN THIS
MOMENT, IT DOES HAPPEN.

THIS IS THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

( vehicle whirring)

( water running)

FILL UP AS MANY
AS YOU CAN, GRACE.

I'M GOING TO CHECK THE
AIR FILTER DOWN THERE.

WE'LL GET THE REST
OF THE STUFF LATER.

LOOKS LIKE WE'LL LOSE THE POWER

ANY MINUTE NOW.

BILL, THERE'S HARDLY ANY
WATER COMING THROUGH THIS TAP.

EASY, HONEY. EASY.

NOW MAKE BELIEVE IT'S PERFUME,

AND IT COST A HUNDRED
DOLLARS AN OUNCE.

MAYBE IN AN HOUR OR SO,

IT'LL BE WORTH EVEN
MORE THAN THAT.

WHAT ELSE, POP?

YOU GOT ALL THE CANNED
GOODS DOWN, PAULIE?

YEAH, ALL I COULD FIND.

HOW ABOUT THE
FRUIT CELLAR, PAUL?

I PUT THOSE IN, TOO.

UH, GO UP TO MY
BEDROOM AND GET MY BAG

AND PUT THAT IN, TOO.

WH-WHAT ABOUT THE
BOOKS AND STUFF?

PAUL! YOUR FATHER
TOLD YOU TO GET HIS BAG.

THERE'S TIME, GRACE.
THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME.

AND WE'LL NEED BOOKS AND THINGS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE'LL
HAVE TO STAY DOWN THERE.

WHAT ABOUT LIGHTBULBS?

( glass clatters)

WHERE DO YOU KEEP
THE LIGHTBULBS?

OH, ON THE TOP SHELF
HERE OF THIS CUPBOARD, BILL.

OH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY.

I RAN OUT.

WELL, I WAS GOING TO BUY
SOME AT THE STORE YESTERDAY

BECAUSE THERE
WAS A SALE ON AND...

OH, BILL, I'M TALKING
LIKE SOME IDIOT.

( water running)

NOW, HOW MUCH
MORE TIME IS THERE?

THERE'S NO TELLING,
GRACE, HONEY.

CONELRAD SAYS
FROM THE FIRST ALARM

WE MIGHT HAVE ANYWHERE
BETWEEN 15 MINUTES

AND A HALF AN HOUR.

FIF-FIFTEEN MINUTES?

I'M JUST WINGING IT, GRACE.

I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE DOES.

NOW KEEP FILLING THEM.

BILL?!

THERE'S NO MORE WATER.

IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY
DIFFERENCE ANYHOW.

I THINK WE'VE GOT ENOUGH WATER.

YOU BRING A JUG
WITH YOU, GRACIE.

PAUL AND I WILL GET THE REST.

NOW, YOU TWO STAY HERE.

I'LL GET THE REST OF THE WATER.

NO, WAIT A MINUTE.

I'VE SLIPPED.

PAULIE, THERE'S A SMALL TOOL KIT

IN THE GARAGE.

WILL YOU GET IT? RIGHT.

I'LL GET THE REST OF THE WATER.

GRACE.

NOW, IF IT IS A BOMB,

THERE'S NO ASSURANCE
IT'LL LAND NEAR US,

AND IF IT DOESN'T...
BUT IF IT DOES, BILL,

NEW YORK IS ONLY 40 MILES AWAY.

AND NEW YORK'S GOING
TO GET IT, WE KNOW THAT.

SO WE'LL GET IT,
TOO, ALL OF IT...

THE POISON, THE
RADIATION, THE WHOLE MESS.

WE'LL GET IT.

WE'LL BE IN A SHELTER, GRACE,

AND WITH ANY LUCK
AT ALL, WE'LL SURVIVE.

WE'VE GOT FOOD AND WATER ENOUGH

TO LAST US FOR TWO WEEKS...

MAYBE EVEN LONGER
IF WE USE IT WISELY.

THEN WHAT, BILL?

THEN WHAT?

WE CRAWL OUT OF
HERE LIKE GOPHERS

TO TIPTOE THROUGH ALL
THAT RUBBLE UP ABOVE?

THE RUBBLE AND THE RUIN

AND THE BODIES OF OUR FRIENDS?

OH, BILL,

WHY IS IT SO
NECESSARY TO SURVIVE?

WHAT'S THE GOOD OF IT?

WOULDN'T IT JUST BE BETTER

AND EASIER, JUST
QUICKER IF WE JUST...

Paul: I GOT THE TOOLS, POP.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU
NEED FROM OUT HERE?

GRACE, THAT'S WHY
WE HAVE TO SURVIVE.

THAT'S THE REASON.

HE MAY ONLY INHERIT RUBBLE NOW,

BUT HE'S 12 YEARS OLD.

HE'S ONLY 12 YEARS OLD, GRACE.

NOW.

Announcer: This is conelrad, your
emergency broadcasting station.

PAULIE.

I GOT THE TOOLS, POP.

GOOD... PUT IT DOWN OVER THERE.

I'LL GET THE REST OF THE WATER.

Remain tuned to this frequency.

We repeat our previous
announcement...

( knocking continues)

( radio playing in background)

HOW'S IT GOING, BILL?

IT'S GOING FINE, JERRY.

WE'RE COLLECTING WATER

WHICH IS WHAT YOU
SHOULD BE DOING.

WELL, WE COLLECTED
ABOUT 30 GALLONS

AND THEN THE WATER STOPPED.

YOU BETTER GET
INTO YOUR SHELTER...

INTO YOUR BASEMENT...

AND I'D BOARD UP THE
WINDOWS IF I WERE YOU.

YOU GOT ANY WOOD...?

BILL, WE DON'T HAVE
ANY CELLAR, REMEMBER?

THE ADVANTAGES OF
MODERN ARCHITECTURE.

WE GOT THE ONLY BRAND-
NEW HOUSE ON THE BLOCK.

WE GOT EVERYTHING
AT YOUR FINGERTIPS...

EVEN GOT AN ELECTRIC
LAUNDRY ROOM.

ALL THE WONDERS OF MODERN
SCIENCE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT

EXCEPT THAT THING THAT'S
HEADING FOR US RIGHT NOW.

JERRY, COME ON.

CAN I BRING MARTHA
AND THE KIDS OVER HERE?

OVER HERE?

WE'RE SITTING
DUCKS OVER THERE...

NO PROTECTION AT ALL.

OH, JERRY.

YOU CAN USE OUR BASEMENT.

YOUR BASEMENT?

WHAT ABOUT YOUR SHELTER?

IT'S THE ONLY PLACE
WE CAN SURVIVE!

I DON'T HAVE ANY ROOM, JERRY.

THERE'S NOT NEAR
ENOUGH ROOM OR SUPPLIES.

IT'S DESIGNED FOR THREE PEOPLE.

WELL, WE'LL BRING OUR
OWN FOOD AND WATER.

WE'LL SLEEP STANDING UP.

BILL, YOU'VE GOT TO HELP ME.

YOU'VE GOT TO
KEEP MY FAMILY ALIVE.

WE WON'T USE ANY OF YOUR STUFF.

WHAT ABOUT AIR?

THAT'S A 10x10 ROOM, JERRY,

WITH AN AIR FILTER
DESIGNED FOR THREE PEOPLE.

WILL YOU BRING YOUR OWN AIR?

WELL, JUST GIVE US
A CHANCE. NO, NO, NO.

48 HOURS, BILL,
THEN WE'LL GET OUT.

WHEN THAT DOOR GETS
CLOSED AND LOCKED

IT STAYS CLOSED
AND LOCKED, JERRY.

THERE'LL BE RADIATION AND
HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT ELSE.

I'M SORRY, JERRY, AS GOD
IS MY WITNESS, I AM SORRY,

BUT I BUILT THAT FOR MY FAMILY.

WHAT ABOUT MINE? WHAT'LL WE DO?

JUST ROCK ON THE FRONT PORCH

WHILE WE BURN TO A CRISP?

THAT'S NO CONCERN OF MINE.

RIGHT NOW IT'S MY FAMILY
I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT.

DO YOU THINK I'M
GOING TO STAND BY

AND WATCH WHILE MY WIFE
AND CHILDREN DIE IN AGONY?

I'M NOT GOING TO DO
IT, YOU UNDERSTAND?

BILL, I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT!

I'M SORRY, PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

I KEPT TELLING YOU,
JERRY... ALL OF YOU...

GET READY, BUILD A SHELTER.

FORGET THE CARD PARTIES
AND THE BARBECUES

FOR MAYBE A FEW HOURS A WEEK,

FORGET THEM, AND MAKE
THE ADMISSION TO YOURSELF

THAT THE WORST WAS POSSIBLE.

BUT YOU DIDN'T WANT
TO LISTEN, JERRY.

NONE OF YOU WANTED
TO LISTEN. PLEASE, BILL...

TO BUILD A SHELTER

WAS TO ADMIT TO THE
KIND OF AGE WE LIVED IN,

AND NONE OF YOU HAD
THE GUTS TO FACE THAT.

SO NOW YOU'VE GOT
TO FACE SOMETHING

FAR WORSE, JERRY.

SO, GOD, PLEASE, GOD
PROTECT YOU, JERRY.

IT'S OUT OF MY HANDS.

IT'S SIMPLY OUT OF MY HANDS.

IT'S GOT TO BE GOD.
IT'S GOT TO BE GOD.

THEY'RE ALREADY IN THE SHELTER.

MARTY, I TOLD YOU.

HE'S LOCKED HIMSELF IN.

HE'S GOT TO LET US IN.

WE HAVE NO WINDOWS
IN HALF THE BASEMENT

AND I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING

TO PLUG THEM UP, EITHER.

AND THE BASEMENT
WON'T HELP, ANYWAY.

I CAN'T HELP YOU, MARTY.

HE'S DOWNSTAIRS?

YEAH, YEAH.

BILL, BILL... BILL, IT'S MARTY.

WE'VE GOT THE KIDS WITH US.

MARTY!

( baby crying)

BILL!

BILL, PLEASE LET US IN.

MARTY, PLEASE.

COME BACK AND GET US... PLEASE!

BILL... BILL, IT'S MARTY.

PLEASE LET US IN.

MARTY, I WOULD IF I COULD.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

I SWEAR TO YOU, I WOULD.

BILL, PLEASE.

PLEASE, BILL.

IT'S MARTY.

I CAN'T, MARTY.

DON'T STAND THERE ASKING ME.

I CAN'T!

I CAN'T AND I WON'T!

I FEEL SORRY FOR
YOU, THEN, BILL.

I REALLY DO.

YOU PROBABLY WILL SURVIVE,

BUT YOU'LL HAVE
BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS.

YOU'RE A DOCTOR!

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HELP PEOPLE!

( pounding on door and shouting)

THAT WAS A MILLION YEARS AGO...

A MILLION YEARS AGO.

MARTY!

GET OUT OF HERE!

DO YOU HEAR ME?

GET OUT OF HERE, MARTY!

( baby whimpering)

MARTY!

Jerry: THEN HE SLAMMED
THE DOOR RIGHT IN MY FACE.

WELL, GO BACK!

JERRY, ASK HIM AGAIN.

LET'S GO.

JERRY, ASK HIM AGAIN!

ASK HIM AGAIN!

Woman: PLEASE, I
DON'T WANT TO BE HERE.

PLEASE, FRANK, LET'S GO HOME!

THERE'S NO TIME!

Jerry: IT'S NO USE, FRANK.

HE WON'T LET ANYBODY IN.

WHAT'LL WE DO?

WE OUGHT TO FIND ONE BASEMENT

AND GO TO WORK ON THAT.

POOL ALL OF OUR STUFF.

IT JUST ISN'T FAIR!

HE'S PERFECTLY SAFE

WHILE OUR KIDS
HAVE TO SIT AROUND

AND WAIT FOR A BOMB TO DROP!

WHY DON'T WE JUST GO DOWN THERE

AND BREAK DOWN THE DOOR!

FRANK, FRANK...
WAIT A MINUTE, FRANK!

FRANK, WAIT A MINUTE!

WE CAN'T ALL FIT IN
THAT BOMB SHELTER.

WE'D BE CRAZY TO EVEN TRY.

Marty: WHY DON'T WE PICK
OUT ONE FAMILY... DRAW LOTS?

I KEEP TELLING YOU,

HE WON'T LET ANYBODY IN.

WE COULD ALL GO DOWN THERE

AND TELL HIM THE WHOLE
STREET IS AGAINST HIM.

WHAT GOOD WOULD IT DO?

EVEN IF YOU BREAK DOWN THE DOOR,

WE CAN'T ALL FIT.

WE'D BE KILLING EVERYBODY.

IF IT SAVES EVEN ONE OF MY KIDS

IT'S WORTH IT.

JERRY, YOU KNOW HIM
BETTER THAN ANY OF US.

YOU'RE HIS BEST FRIEND.

GO DOWN THERE AGAIN.

TALK TO HIM, PLEAD WITH HIM.

TELL HIM TO PICK OUT ONE FAMILY.

WE'LL DRAW LOTS OR SOMETHING.

ONE FAMILY... MEANING
YOURS, MARTY, HUH?

WHY NOT?

I'VE GOT A THREE-
MONTH-OLD BABY.

IS YOUR BABY ANY MORE
PRECIOUS THAN ONE OF MY KIDS?

I NEVER SAID THAT.

LOOK, IF YOU'RE GOING TO ARGUE
ABOUT WHO DESERVES TO LIVE...

YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH, WEISS.

TAKE IT EASY. LET GO!

THAT'S THE WAY IT IS

WHEN THE FOREIGNERS
COME OVER HERE...

PUSHY, GRABBY, SEMI-AMERICAN!

WHY, YOU GARBAGE-BRAINED IDIOT!

MARTY... MARTY, PLEASE!

Jerry: WHAT'S THE
MATTER WITH YOU?

WEISS, FOR MY DOUGH,

YOU'RE AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE LIST!

KEEP IT UP, YOU'LL
SLAUGHTER EACH OTHER!

MARTY... MARTY... MARTY, PLEASE.

GO DOWN TO THE SHELTER.

ASK HIM, MARTY, PLEASE.

I'VE ALREADY ASKED HIM.

( whirring outside)

IT WON'T DO ANY GOOD!

SEARCHLIGHTS.

LET'S GO TAKE A LOOK.

ANYTHING NEW ON THE RADIO?

NO.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE?

DOC'S GOT HIMSELF
LOCKED IN THAT SHELTER.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO?

I'M GOING DOWN THERE

AND GET HIM TO
OPEN UP THAT DOOR.

THAT'S THE ONLY
THING LEFT TO DO!

FRANK'S RIGHT.

COME ON, LET'S DO IT.

NO, WAIT A MINUTE!

MARTHA, KEEP THOSE
KIDS IN THE KITCHEN.

Frank: BILL!

BILL STOCKTON!

YOU'VE GOT A BUNCH OF
YOUR NEIGHBORS OUTSIDE

WHO WANT TO STAY ALIVE.

NOW, YOU CAN OPEN
THAT DOOR AND TALK TO US

AND FIGURE OUT WITH US

HOW MANY CAN COME IN THERE

OR YOU CAN JUST KEEP ON
DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING,

AND WE'LL BUST OUR WAY IN THERE!

BILL, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

THIS IS JERRY.

THEY MEAN BUSINESS OUT HERE.

Bill: I MEAN BUSINESS IN HERE.

I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU, JERRY.

YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME.

YOU'RE WASTING PRECIOUS
TIME YOU COULD USE

FOR FIGURING OUT
HOW YOU CAN SURVIVE.

WHY DON'T WE GET SOME
KIND OF BATTERING RAM?

YEAH, LET'S GO TO
BENNETT AVENUE.

PHIL KLEIN HAS SOME HEAVY PIPE

IN HIS BASEMENT.

NO, NO... THAT WOULD GET HIM

INTO THE ACT, TOO, AND
WHO CARES ABOUT SAVING HIM.

IF WE DO THAT...

IF WE LET ALL THOSE PEOPLE KNOW

ABOUT THE SHELTER
ON OUR STREET...

WE'D HAVE A WHOLE
MOB TO CONTEND WITH.

A WHOLE BUNCH OF STRANGERS.

WHAT RIGHT HAVE THEY
GOT TO COME OVER HERE?

THIS ISN'T THEIR STREET.
THIS ISN'T THEIR SHELTER.

OH, OH, THIS IS
OUR SHELTER, HUH?

AND ON THE NEXT STREET,
THAT'S ANOTHER COUNTRY.

PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY.

YOU IDIOTS, YOU
FOOLS, YOU'RE INSANE.

ALL OF YOU. MAYBE
YOU DON'T WANT TO LIVE.

MAYBE YOU DON'T CARE!

I CARE... BELIEVE ME, I CARE.

I WANT TO SEE THE
MORNING SUN COME UP, TOO.

BUT A MOB DOESN'T
HAVE ANY BRAINS.

YOU'RE PROVING IT!

I SAY LET'S GET
THAT BATTERING RAM

AND WE'LL TELL KLEIN
TO KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT.

Marty: WAIT A MINUTE.

I AGREE WITH JERRY.

WE SHOULD STOP
AND THINK A MINUTE.

NOW, I THINK THAT...
Frank: NOBODY CARES

WHAT YOU THINK...
YOU OR YOUR KIND.

I THOUGHT I MADE IT CLEAR.

YES, BUT I THINK
THAT JERRY HAS...

I THINK THE FIRST
ORDER OF BUSINESS

IS TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE.

( woman screams)

MARTY, MARTY!

( siren starts up)

LET'S GET THAT BATTERING RAM

AND BREAK DOWN THAT DOOR.

YOU'VE HAD YOUR CHANCE,
STOCKTON, REMEMBER THAT!

YOU'VE HAD YOUR CHANCE!

COME ON, MARTY, COME ON.

Grace: BILL... WHO
ARE THOSE PEOPLE?

THOSE PEOPLE...

THOSE PEOPLE ARE OUR NEIGHBORS,

OUR FRIENDS, THE
PEOPLE WE'VE LIVED WITH

AND ALONGSIDE FOR 20 YEARS.

COME ON, PAULIE,
WE BETTER GET UP

SOME OF THIS FURNITURE

SO WE'LL HAVE SOME PROTECTION

IN CASE THAT DOOR GOES THROUGH.

( radio playing)

( indistinct shouting)

COME ON, LET'S GET IT IN THERE.

( indistinct shouting)

( glass breaking)

COME ON, OVER IT.

OVER IT.

( indistinct shouting)

( glass breaking)

( indistinct shouting)

NOW!

( shouting and pounding)

( all shouting)

( shouting)

( all shouting)

( pounding continues)

IT'S THROUGH!

PUT IT DOWN!

Announcer: This is conelrad.

This is conelrad.

Remain tuned for an
important message.

The President of the United
States has just announced

that the previously
unidentified objects

have now been definitely
ascertained as being satellites.

Repeat: There are no
enemy missiles approaching.

Repeat: There are no
enemy missiles approaching.

The objects have been
identified as satellites.

They are harmless,
and we are in no danger.

The state of emergency
has officially been called off.

We are in no danger.

Repeat: There is
no enemy attack.

( siren wails)

THANK GOD.

THANK GOD.

MARTY?

( siren stops)

MARTY?

I, UH...

I WENT OFF MY ROCKER.

WELL, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND
THAT, CAN'T YOU?

I JUST WENT OFF MY ROCKER.

I DIDN'T MEAN ANY
OF THOSE THINGS

I SAID TO YOU.

WE WERE... WE WERE, ALL OF US

SO SCARED, SO CONFUSED...

WELL, IT'S NO WONDER, IS IT?

I MEAN, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND

WHY WE ALL BLEW
OUR TOPS A LITTLE.

WELL, I DON'T THINK

MARTY'S GOING TO HOLD IT

AGAINST YOU, FRANK.

JUST LIKE I DON'T THINK

BILL IS GOING TO HOLD
ALL THIS AGAINST US.

WE'LL PAY FOR THE DAMAGES, BILL.

WE'LL TAKE UP A
COLLECTION RIGHT AWAY.

WE... WE COULD
HAVE A BLOCK PARTY

TOMORROW NIGHT OR SOMETHING.

A BIG CELEBRATION, HUH?

I THINK WE RATE ONE NOW.

HEY, THAT'S A GREAT
IDEA... A BLOCK PARTY.

ANYTHING TO GET
BACK TO NORMAL, HUH?

NORMAL?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT NORMAL IS.

I THOUGHT I DID ONCE.

I DON'T ANYMORE.

I TOLD YOU WE'D PAY
FOR THE DAMAGES, BILL.

DAMAGES?

I WONDER.

I WONDER IF ANY ONE
OF US HAS ANY IDEA

WHAT THOSE DAMAGES REALLY ARE.

MAYBE ONE OF THEM IS FINDING OUT

WHAT WE'RE REALLY LIKE
WHEN WE'RE NORMAL...

THE KIND OF PEOPLE WE ARE

JUST UNDERNEATH THE SKIN.

I MEAN ALL OF US.

A LOT OF NAKED, WILD ANIMALS

WHO PUT SUCH A
PRICE ON STAYING ALIVE

THAT THEY'LL CLAW THEIR
NEIGHBORS TO DEATH

JUST FOR THE PRIVILEGE.

WE WERE SPARED A BOMB TONIGHT,

BUT I WONDER.

I WONDER IF WE WEREN'T DESTROYED

EVEN WITHOUT IT.

NO MORAL, NO MESSAGE,
NO PROPHETIC TRACT.

JUST A SIMPLE STATEMENT OF FACT:

FOR CIVILIZATION TO SURVIVE,

THE HUMAN RACE HAS
TO REMAIN CIVILIZED.

TONIGHT'S VERY SMALL EXERCISE
IN LOGIC FROM THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

Announcer: 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 WE MOVE
BACK IN TIME TO APRIL, 1865...

THE AFTERMATH OF THE CIVIL
WAR, AND A STRANGE DUSTY ROAD

THAT LEADS TO A MOST
UNBELIEVABLE ADVENTURE.

ON OUR SHOW NEXT
WEEK, "THE PASSERSBY."

THIS ONE IS FOR CIVIL WAR
BUFFS, THE MYSTICS AMONGST YOU,

OR ANY AND ALL WHO WOULD
WANT A BRIEF VACATION

IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

Announcer: BE SURE AND WATCH
GUNSMOKE STARRING JAMES ARNESS,

SATURDAY NIGHTS OVER
MOST OF THESE SAME STATIONS.