The Twilight Zone (1959–1964): Season 4, Episode 17 - Passage on the Lady Anne - full transcript

A young American couple, the Ransomes, who are trying to salvage their troubled marriage, insist on booking passage on an old trans-Atlantic cruise liner. But other passengers try to persuade them to disembark immediately.

YOU UNLOCK THIS DOOR
WITH THE KEY OF IMAGINATION.

BEYOND IT IS
ANOTHER DIMENSION...

A DIMENSION OF SOUND,
A DIMENSION OF SIGHT,

A DIMENSION OF MIND.

YOU'RE MOVING INTO A LAND OF
BOTH SHADOW AND SUBSTANCE,

OF THINGS AND IDEAS.

YOU'VE JUST CROSSED
OVER INTO THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

I THOUGHT YOU MADE
AN APPOINTMENT.

I DID.

OH, COME ON, ALAN.

YOU'RE NOT IN THAT MUCH
OF A HURRY, ARE YOU?



YES.

OH.

WELL, IN THAT CASE,
YOU TELL THEM.

YOU TELL THEM THEY'RE
KEEPING THE HEAD

OF THE McCLELLAN
ENTERPRISES WAITING. TELL THEM.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU WANT TO
FORGET THE WHOLE THING?

NO, I DON'T WANT TO
FORGET THE WHOLE THING.

I JUST WANT TO GET THIS
FOOLISHNESS OVER WITH.

CAN I HAVE ONE?

WHY, THANK YOU.

COME ON.

HELLO. HELLO.

MAY I HELP YOU?



MY NAME IS RANSOME.

I BELIEVE MY WIFE MADE
AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOU.

OH, YES.

I AM MR. SPIERETO.

NOW, EXACTLY WHERE
DO WE INTEND TO GO?

WE INTEND TO GO TO LONDON.

SPLENDID.

OF COURSE, YOU'VE BEEN.

NO.

WELL, IT'S A CHARMING
PLACE, UTTERLY CHARMING.

OF COURSE, YOU PICKED A
RATHER BAD TIME OF THE YEAR...

EXCUSE ME, MR. SPIERETO,
BUT WE'RE KIND OF RUSHED,

AND I'D APPRECIATE
IT... WELL, WE ALL ARE.

NOW... HAVE YOU
DECIDED ON AN AIRLINE?

NO.

WELL, THEN, IF I MAY,

I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST...

OH, WE'RE NOT GOING BY PLANE.

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

I SAY WE'RE NOT GOING BY PLANE.

OH, BUT YOU MUST.

THAT IS, UNLESS
YOU'RE PLANNING THIS

FOR SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE.

NO, NO, WE'RE
LEAVING RIGHT AWAY.

THEN I'M AFRAID A SHIP
IS OUT OF THE QUESTION.

YOU SEE, THIS IS THE OFF SEASON,

AND ALL THE SHIPS
HAVE BEEN BOOKED;

THEY'RE TAKEN OFF THEIR
REGULAR SCHEDULES.

Mrs. Ransome: ALL OF THEM?

Mr. Spiereto: ALL THE
ACCEPTABLE ONES, YES.

I HOPE YOU WON'T MIND MY
SAYING THIS, MRS. RANSOME,

BUT YOU KNOW,

AIRPLANES ARE
PERFECTLY SAFE NOWADAYS.

WHY, I REALIZE A FEW PEOPLE

EXPERIENCE A CERTAIN...
TREPIDATION, SHALL WE SAY,

BUT THERE'S
ABSOLUTELY NO REASON...

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL
ME ABOUT AIRPLANES.

I USED TO BE A STEWARDESS.

IT JUST HAPPENS THAT
WE DON'T WANT TO FLY.

EILEEN, FOR HEAVEN'S
SAKE, IF IT'S THE ONLY WAY,

IT'S THE ONLY WAY.

COULD I SEE A LIST OF THE
BOATS THAT ARE RUNNING?

AS YOU WISH.

ALAN, YOU PROMISED.

I KNOW I PROMISED.

IT REALLY IS VERY IMPORTANT.

NOW, WE AGREED ON THAT, RIGHT?

Mr. Spireto: I'M AFRAID...

THESE ARE THE ONLY

PASSENGER-CARRYING
VESSELS LEAVING FOR ENGLAND

IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.

THE MINTREL IS A FREIGHTER

BUT I UNDERSTAND THE
ACCOMMODATIONS ARE QUITE ADEQUATE.

OH, EXCUSE ME.

WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE?

THE LADY ANNE?

OH, I DON'T THINK SO.

WHY NOT?

WELL, FOR ONE THING, IT'S
VERY NEARLY THE OLDEST BOAT

IN THE WATER

AND IT'S CERTAINLY THE SLOWEST.

13 DAYS TO LE HAVRE,
ANOTHER HALF DAY

TO SOUTHAMPTON...

IF THERE ARE FAVORABLE WINDS.

WELL, FORGET IT.

OH, NO, NO, WAIT A MINUTE.

IT LEAVES ON THURSDAY.

THAT'S LESS THAN A WEEK.

PLEASE, MRS. RANSOME,

FORGET IT, TAKE YOUR
HUSBAND'S ADVICE.

Mr. Spiereto: THE LADY
ANNE IS AN ANTIQUE,

A RELIC.

Alan: LOOK WE CAN RELAX
WHEN WE GET THERE

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

DON'T MAKE SUCH A
BIG DEAL OUT OF IT.

WELL, IT IS A BIG DEAL TO ME,

A VERY BIG DEAL.

GIVE US TWO TICKETS.

FOR THIS?

YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S
RIGHT, THE LADY ANNE.

VERY WELL.

A FEW EXTRA DAYS
WON'T MATTER, WILL THEY?

NO.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
BETTER TO DO.

Rod Serling: PORTRAIT OF A HONEYMOON
COUPLE GETTING READY FOR A JOURNEY

WITH A DIFFERENCE:

THESE NEWLYWEDS HAVE
BEEN MARRIED FOR SIX YEARS

AND THEY'RE NOT
TAKING THIS HONEYMOON

TO START THEIR LIFE
BUT RATHER TO SAVE IT.

OR SO EILEEN RANSOME THINKS.

SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHY

SHE INSISTED ON A
SHIP FOR THIS VOYAGE

EXCEPT THAT IT WOULD
GIVE THEM SOME TIME

AND SHE'D NEVER
BEEN ON ONE BEFORE,

CERTAINLY NEVER ONE
LIKE THE LADY ANNE.

THE TICKETS READ "NEW
YORK TO SOUTHAMPTON",

BUT THIS OLD LINER IS
GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE.

THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

OH, ALAN, ALAN, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S URGENT THAT SCHWIMMER
GET THESE REPORTS TONIGHT

OR, AT THE LATEST, EARLY TOMORROW
MORNING BEFORE THE OFFICE OPENS.

I'LL CALL YOU WHEN
I GET TO LONDON.

WHAT?

WELL, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

UH-UH, NOT IT, MADAM, SHE.

THIS SHIP HAPPENS TO BE A LADY.

OH, OF COURSE.

WELL, SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.

I'D SAY SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.

FROM THE DESCRIPTIONS,

WE'D EXPECTED A CROSS BETWEEN

A KAYAK AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN.

YOU TWO SEEING SOMEBODY OFF?

NO, WE'RE PASSENGERS.

WHAT'S THAT? WHAT?

WHAT-WHAT DID YOU SAY?

WE'RE PASSENGERS.

OH, I HARDLY THINK
SO. I DON'T THINK THAT...

THIS IS, THIS IS THE LADY ANNE.

THERE MUST BE A MISTAKE.

TOBY, PLEASE, I HAVEN'T KEPT
YOU WAITING LONG ENOUGH

TO RAISE YOUR
TEMPER. COME ALONG.

BE QUIET, MILLIE. YOU
LOOK AT YOUR TICKETS,

AND YOU'LL FIND THERE'S
BEEN AN ERROR. I REPEAT,

THIS IS THE LADY ANNE.

AND I REPEAT, WE'RE PASSENGERS.

LET ME HAVE A LOOK
AT YOUR TICKETS.

SHOW ME YOUR TICKETS.
WHY SHOULD I DO THAT?

I BEG YOUR PARDON. I'M SORRY.

CALL IT CURIOSITY.

PLEASE, PLEASE, LET
ME HAVE A LOOK AT THEM.

GO ON.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

"MR. AND MRS. ALAN RANSOME,"
IS THAT WHAT IT SAYS?

"NEW YORK, SOUTHAMPTON."

"TWO ONE-WAY..."

TOBY, TOBY, YOU'RE NOT
GONNA READING THE SMALL PRINT.

THESE SEEM TO
BE IN ORDER, MILLIE.

THANK YOU. I'M
GLAD TO KNOW THAT.

NO, BUT I TELL YOU, THERE'S
A MISTAKE. THERE'S A MISTAKE.

THIS IS WHAT YOU MIGHT
CALL A PRIVATE PARTY,

A PRIVATE... AN EXCURSION.

A MISTAKE. A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.

MILLIE, MILLIE, COME
ALONG, COME ALONG.

I GUESS THAT MEANS
WELCOME ABOARD IN BRITISH.

WELL, DON'T LET HIM
GET YOUR BACK UP.

YOU'LL BE TWICE AS CRANKY
WHEN YOU'RE HIS AGE.

YOU CAN STILL TURN
BACK, YOU KNOW.

JUST THINK OF BEING COOPED
UP WITH ME FOR 14 DAYS.

I MADE A PROMISE,

I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH WITH IT.

ISN'T THAT GOOD ENOUGH?

SURE, SURE, SURE.

AT LEAST TRY TO ENJOY YOURSELF.

ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.

YOUR NAMES?

RANSOME.

YOU WANT TO SEE
OUR TICKETS, TOO?

NO, SIR, THAT'S QUITE
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

STATE ROOM 24

IS DOWN THAT FLIGHT
OF STAIRS THERE

AND TO YOUR LEFT.

YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO LET HIM DO THIS?

I'M AFRAID IT'S OUT
OF MY HANDS, SIR.

COME ON, COME ON.

LET'S CHECK THE ROOM,

SEE IF THEY GOT THE LUGGAGE IN.

WE'RE DUE TO TAKE
OFF IN TEN MINUTES.

TAKE OFF?

LEAVE, SAIL.

DEPART. DEPART, DEPART.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

OH, ALAN!

ALAN, ISN'T IT MARVELOUS?

OH, ALAN, THE BED!

OH, ISN'T IT WONDERFUL?

OH, AND STAIRS! LOOK, YOU HAVE
TO GO UP AND DOWN TO GET IN.

THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST
RIDICULOUS ROOM IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

PROBABLY? PROBABLY?! IT IS!

AND YOU LIKE IT, HUH?

OH, YES, YES, I LIKE IT!

DON'T YOU?

NO KIDDING. CAN
WE EVEN TAKE THIS

FOR TWO WHOLE WEEKS? I MEAN...

ALAN, ALAN, THE WHISTLE!

COME ON, COME ON,
LET'S GO UP ON DECK.

WHY? WHY?

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE DO.

HAVEN'T YOU EVER
SEEN ANY MOVIES?

HERE THEY ARE.

Toby: THOSE ARE
THE ONES I MEAN...

THEY'RE COMING WITH US.

NONSENSE.

IT'S OBVIOUSLY A SILLY BLUNDER.

I TELL YOU, I'VE
SEEN THEIR TICKETS.

ALL RIGHT, KEEP CALM.

THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME.

I WANT TO SEE IT
FROM THE TOP DECK.

YOU YOUNG PEOPLE

ARE PROBABLY UNAWARE OF THE FACT

THAT THIS IS A SORT
OF, UH, PRIVATE CRUISE.

YES.

QUITE... THERE MUST BE
A SLIP-UP SOMEWHERE.

OH, NO.

THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY SLIP-UP.

THIS IS OUR SHIP

AND WE'RE SAILING
TO EUROPE ON IT.

HER. OH, HER.

THERE YOU ARE, YOU SEE.

OH, DEAR.

THIS IS VERY BAD NEWS INDEED.

OH, REALLY?

THIS MAY SOUND ODD TO YOU,

BUT, REALLY, WE
WANT TO HELP YOU.

EXACTLY. YOU SEE,
THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS

YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE SHIP.

NOW, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

WELL, FOR INSTANCE, IT
ISN'T GENERALLY KNOWN...

NO, NO, NO, CAREFUL, CAREFUL.

NO, NO, NO.

NO, NO, MY DEAR
GENTLEMAN, I MUST TELL THEM.

THE SHIP IS OVER 50 YEARS OLD.

OH, WE KNEW THAT.

OH, WELL, THEN, UH,

POSSIBLY ONE OR TWO
THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW

BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED.

SHE'S FALLING APART.

EVEN THE CHAIRS...

THEY WOULDN'T BEAR
THE WEIGHT OF A BABY.

AND THE STAIRCASE, THE
STAIRCASE... LOOK AT IT...

LIKELY TO COLLAPSE ANY MOMENT.

AND THE FOOD... YOU
WON'T BE ABLE TO EAT IT.

IT'LL POISON YOU,
YOU GET TO MAIN.

SO YOU CAN SEE HOW IMPRACTICAL
THE WHOLE IDEA IS, CAN'T YOU?

UH-HUH.

UH, THERE'S JUST ONE THING.

HUH?

IF THIS IS SUCH AN
AWFULLY DANGEROUS BOAT,

WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING ON IT?

UH, UH... OH, WELL, WE'RE
OLD AND ECCENTRIC.

WE'RE... YOUNG AND ECCENTRIC.

WE LIKE IMPRACTICAL THINGS.

AND BESIDES, WE THINK

THAT THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY
DARLING LITTLE BOAT.

THAT'S THE LAST WARNING.

THEY'LL BE TAKING THE
GANGPLANK DOWN ANY MOMENT.

YOU'LL GET SEASICK, YOU KNOW.

NO STABILIZERS.

SHE ROLLS LIKE AN
OLD WASHING MACHINE.

WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE FUN!

FOR PETE'S SAKE, WILL
YOU TWO GENTLEMEN...

JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE.

NOW, WHAT'S THAT FOR?

I'M PREPARED TO PAY YOU DOUBLE
THE AMOUNT OF YOUR TICKETS

IF YOU'LL ABANDON YOUR PLANS.

WELL?

NOT A CHANCE.

ALL RIGHT, THEN I'LL
TRIPLE THE AMOUNT.

NO.

MRS. RANSOME, YOU'RE
DRIVING ME TO EXTREMES.

HOWEVER, IF YOU LEAVE
THE LADY ANNE NOW,

I'LL GIVE YOU THE EQUIVALENT

OF 5,000 AMERICAN DOLLARS.

AND I'LL MATCH THAT.

MAKING IT A TOTAL OF 10,000.

WELL, NOW YOU GENTLEMEN
ARE TALKING MY LANGUAGE.

SHALL WE MAKE
IT AN EVEN 100,000?

GOOD GRACIOUS, WE DON'T
HAVE THAT SORT OF MONEY.

SORRY, NO DEAL.

OH, NO, NO, PLEASE RECONSIDER.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

NOW LOOK, MY DEAR SIR,

EVER SINCE WE PICKED THIS TUB,

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRYING
THEIR BEST TO DISCOURAGE US.

I DON'T KNOW WHY
AND I DON'T CARE.

BUT IF YOU'RE WORRIED
THAT THE BRASH AMERICANS

ARE GOING TO TRY TO CRASH
YOUR COZY LITTLE TEA PARTY,

FORGET IT.

NO, LADDIE, IT
ISN'T THAT AT ALL.

FORGET IT.

AND LEAVE US ALONE.

YOU THOUGHT I'D TAKE
THE MONEY, DIDN'T YOU?

I HONESTLY DIDN'T KNOW.

OH, LOOK, ALAN!

WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT START.

WELL... WE TRIED.

WE SHOULD HAVE TRIED HARDER.

WE SHOULD HAVE KEPT
THEM OFF THIS SHIP.

ALAN?

ALAN?

OH, ALAN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
UP SO EARLY, HMM?

IT'S ALMOST 11:00.

SO...?

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE NOT GETTING
NERVOUS ALREADY, ARE YOU?

NO.

COME ON, ALAN, LET'S NOT LET

TWO CRANKY OLD MEN
SPOIL OUR HONEYMOON.

HOW MANY?

HMM?

GET DRESSED.

FIRE DRILL'S IN 15 MINUTES.

OH, ALAN, I WISH
YOU WOULD TELL ME

WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

I FEEL AS THOUGH I'M
CLIMBING THE SCAFFOLD

ON MY WAY TO MY EXECUT...

Man: ALL RIGHT, PAY
ATTENTION, PLEASE.

CALL FOR FIRE DRILL PRACTICE.

OH, ALAN.

Man: NOW, SEE TO
IT THAT YOUR STRAPS

ARE FIRMLY PULLED
ACROSS THE CHEST AND TIED.

AND THAT THE JACKETS FIT
SNUGLY ACROSS YOUR BODY.

ALAN, YOU DON'T SUPPOSE
THAT EVERYBODY...

EVERYBODY.

I CHECKED THIS MORNING.

I DIDN'T SEE A PERSON UNDER 75.

OH, THAT'S SILLY.

IT MUST JUST BE THE
FIRST CLASS SECTION.

THERE'S ONLY ONE
SECTION, IT'S ALL FIRST CLASS.

DO YOU MEAN THAT...

THAT THEY'RE THE
ONLY... Man: NOW, THEN...

IN THE EVENT THAT THE BALLOON

SHOULD GO UP, THE
ALARM WILL SOUND.

IN A CALM AND ORDERLY FASHION,

YOU WILL DON YOUR BELTS...

OVER THERE, PLEASE...

AND ASSEMBLE HERE, "B" DECK,

WHERE YOU WILL AWAIT
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

GROUPS WILL BE DIVIDED UP
IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:

GROUP "A," MR. AND
MRS. HUNTER SMALL,

MR. AND MRS. McKENZIE,

MR. AND MRS. SCOTT ESPREY...

NOW, REMEMBER, DEAR,

GETTING THERE IS HALF THE FUN.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ON
TIME FOR THE ORGY.

SHH.

THIS ISN'T A BOAT, IT'S
A FLOATING REST HOME.

ALAN.

BARTENDER.

COULD YOU FIX US UP

WITH A COUPLE OF DOUBLE
MARTINIS, VERY DRY?

COULD I HAVE ONE?

ALAN?

HMM?

I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS
GOING TO BE LIKE...

LIKE THIS.

YEAH.

NO, I REALLY MEAN IT.

I AM SORRY.

LISTEN, YOU KNOW,

IT REALLY DOESN'T MAKE
THAT MUCH DIFFERENCE.

I MEAN, WE REALLY DIDN'T
WANT TO MEET ANYONE ANYWAY.

WHAT WE REALLY WANTED...

STOP SAYING "WE," WILL YOU?

IF YOU'D LISTENED TO ME,

WE'D BE IN LONDON RIGHT NOW.

YEAH, AND YOU'D BE AT
A BUSINESS CONFERENCE.

NO.

YES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND YOU WOULD BE THERE THE
NEXT DAY AND THE DAY AFTER.

OH, ALAN, THAT'S WHAT
THIS TRIP IS ALL ABOUT.

DON'T YOU SEE THAT?

LOOK, I KNOW YOU'VE
BEEN UNHAPPY.

BUT DO YOU THINK I ENJOY
WORKING 28 HOURS A DAY?

WELL, IT COMES TO THE
SAME THING, DOESN'T IT?

WE NEVER SEE EACH OTHER,

WE NEVER TALK, WE NEVER...

LOOK, I TOLD YOU BEFORE

RIGHT AFTER I PUT
THIS DEAL ACROSS,

I'M GOING TO START
TAKING IT EASY.

OH, SURE, SURE.

THAT'S WHAT YOU
SAID TWO YEARS AGO.

AND YOU PUT THE DEAL ACROSS
AND IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE

BECAUSE THERE ARE
ALWAYS MORE DEALS

AND THERE WILL
ALWAYS BE MORE DEALS

BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THAT
MATTERS TO YOU ANYMORE, ISN'T IT?

ISN'T IT?!

COULD I HAVE ANOTHER
DRINK, PLEASE?

YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO SIP THOSE THINGS,

NOT GUZZLE THEM DOWN.

I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING,
I AM SO TIRED OF BEGGING

FOR A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR TIME.

YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED
IN ME ANYWAY.

YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SUCCESS.

YOU HAVE TO FIGHT
TO GET TO THE TOP,

AND THEN YOU HAVE
TO FIGHT TO STAY THERE.

AND YOU JUST
FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT.

STOP MAKING A SCENE. WHY?

DOES IT TAKE YOUR MIND OFF
MERGERS AND BOARD MEETINGS?

NO, IT TAKES MY
MIND OFF THE FACT

THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE

TAKING A TRIP AND
HAVING A GOOD TIME.

OH, COME ON, ALAN,

YOU TOOK ME ON THIS TRIP
BECAUSE I ASKED TO BE TAKEN,

THAT'S ALL.

OTHERWISE, YOU
WOULD HAVE GONE ALONE.

NOW, ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

I WANT YOU TO ADMIT THAT.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT?
ISN'T THAT THE TRUTH?

I CANNOT TALK TO YOU
WHEN YOU ACT LIKE THIS.

I CANNOT TALK TO YOU.

YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME ANYMORE.

OH, I WAS REALLY STUPID

TO THINK THAT, UH,
THAT A FEW DAYS ALONE

WAS GOING TO MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE.

OH, YOU ARE A
FLAMING SUCCESS NOW.

ALAN RANSOME, THE
SUCCESSFUL FINANCIER.

AND I AM YOUR NAGGING WIFE
WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.

OH, WHAT'S THE MATTER, ALAN?

DON'T GET NERVOUS.

YOU THINK THEY'RE
GOING TO CATCH ON?

THEY'LL BE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

THEY'LL THINK THAT WE'RE

A HAPPILY MARRIED COUPLE
JUST MADE FOR EACH...

JUST SHUT UP, JUST SHUT UP!

OH, YES, SIR,
YES, SIR, YES, SIR!

WELL... YOU CAN STOP WORRYING

BECAUSE WHEN THIS
TUB FINALLY GETS THERE...

YOU CAN RELAX...

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO LEAVE.

THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA.

WELL, IT IS.

IT IS A GOOD IDEA.

AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE

ALL YOUR BUSINESS
DEALS TO KEEP YOU WARM

AND YOU WON'T HAVE ANY
SILLY WOMAN PICKING AT YOU.

NOW, WON'T THAT
BE MARVELOUS, HUH?

YES.

YES, IT WILL BE.

MR. RANSOME... EXCUSE ME.

WHAT FOR THIS TIME?

OH, MILLIE...

OH, MRS. RANSOME,
I DIDN'T SEE YOU.

WE WERE WONDERING
WHETHER YOU CARED TO JOIN US

FOR A CUP OF TEA THIS AFTERNOON

AND A CHAT, PERHAPS.

NO, UH, I DON'T THINK SO.

YES, YES, OF COURSE,
WE'D BE DELIGHTED.

IT'S AT 4:00, ISN'T IT?

YES, 4:00 AT THE
IMPERIAL LOUNGE.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

GOOD, GOOD. COME ALONG, MILLIE.

WHY DID YOU DO THAT?

BECAUSE YOU AND I HAVE NOTHING
MORE TO SAY TO EACH OTHER,

AND YOU SAID IT YOURSELF,
WE'RE GONNA BE STUCK TOGETHER

FOR A WHOLE WEEK,

SO WE MIGHT AS WELL CALL A
TRUCE AND MAKE THE BEST OF IT.

OKAY?

OKAY.

"HOUSEY HOUSEY."

SOUNDS FUNSY-WUNSY, DOESN'T IT?

Toby: OH, HERE THEY ARE, MILLIE.

COME ON, MR. AND MRS. RANSOME.

TEA'S READY, THE
KETTLE'S BOILING.

COME AND SIT DOWN. THANK YOU.

SO GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT.

IT'S NICE OF YOU TO
HAVE TEA WITH US.

WELL, IT'S OUR PLEASURE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE
REALLY MET MY WIFE, HAVE YOU?

MILLIE, MR. AND MRS. RANSOME.

HELLO. HELLO.

I'LL HAVE ANOTHER CUP
OF TEA, OLD GIRL, IF I MAY.

NASTY DAY, I'M AFRAID.

NOW, THEN, THE REASON WHY WE
ASKED YOU TO HAVE A CUP OF TEA WITH US

APART, OF COURSE, FROM HAVING
THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY

WAS BECAUSE...
MILLIE... MRS. McKENZIE...

THOUGHT WE'D BEEN
A LITTLE INHOSPITABLE,

A LITTLE STANDOFFISH,
RUDE, RUDE...

SO, I EXPECT I
OUGHT TO APOLOGIZE.

DO YOU, MR. McKENZIE?

I BEG YOUR PARDON, DO I...?

APOLOGIZE? YES, OF
COURSE, MOST SINCERELY.

NOW, ANOTHER THING...

GREAT NEWS, GREAT
NEWS. VERY IMPORTANT,

SINCE WE'VE BEEN TALKING IT OVER

MILLIE AND OLD BURGESS
AND THE REST OF US

AND WE'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION

THAT YOU WON'T HAVE TO
LEAVE THE SHIP AFTER ALL.

OH, WE WON'T HAVE...

OH, SAY, THAT IS GOOD NEWS.

WE WERE AFRAID WE'D
HAVE TO SWIM BACK

AND THAT HAD US SICK WITH WORRY.

OH, MY DEAR FEL... HE
THOUGHT HE'D GOT TO SWIM.

OH, WE'D NEVER ALLOW THAT.
OF COURSE WE WOULDN'T.

BUT WE WERE A LITTLE BIT
EMBARRASSED, YOU KNOW,

BECAUSE IT NEVER
ENTERED OUR HEADS

THAT ANY STRANGER... OUTSIDER...

WOULD WANT TO TRAVEL
ON THE LADY ANNE.

YOU SEE, PRIMARILY
SHE'S A CRUISE SHIP,

AND LAST TIME SHE PICKED
UP A NEW PASSENGER

WAS, ACCORDING TO
CAPTAIN PROTHEROE...

HAVE YOU MET THE CAPTAIN?

ACCORDING TO HIM,

THE LAST TIME THEY
PICKED UP A NEW PASSENGER

WAS THE SUMMER OF '48.

SO, YOU SEE...

WELL, NO NEED TO FUSS, IS THERE?

BECAUSE EVERYTHING'S
SETTLED NOW.

WHAT'S ALL SETTLED?

WHAT MY HUSBAND IS TRYING TO SAY

IS THAT YOU WON'T
HAVE TO DIE, AFTER ALL.

TWILIGHT ZONE WILL CONTINUE
AFTER STATION IDENTIFICATION.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

I SAID YOU WON'T
HAVE TO DIE AFTER ALL.

OF BOREDOM, MILLIE
MEANS. DON'T YOU, DEAR?

OH!

YES, OF COURSE. YES.

I'M AFRAID WE HAVEN'T BEEN
VERY GOOD COMPANY SO FAR.

WELL, NO. NO, FRANKLY...
FRANKLY, YOU HAVEN'T.

OH, PLEASE FORGIVE US.

YOU SEE, THE FACT IS
THAT OLD MILLIE AND I

HAVE SPENT MANY FINE
HOURS ON THIS OLD SCOW.

HOURS ONE CAN'T FORGET EASILY.

WHEN WE HEARD THEY
WERE GOING TO RETIRE HER,

WE JOINED HER FOR HER
LAST TWO-WAY SAILING.

IT'S TRUE OF THE OTHERS.

THAT'S WHY THERE'S SO
MANY OLD PARTIES ON BOARD.

OH.

WELL, WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.

AND THEY STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND.

SOME MORE TEA?

IT'S VERY REFRESHING.

YES, THANK YOU.

ONE THING HASN'T CHANGED:

IT'S STILL THE BEST CUP
OF TEA IN THE WORLD.

WHAT ABOUT ALL THE OTHERS?

WELL, AS I SAID

SAME REASON AS
OURSELVES, REALLY.

SENTIMENT, YOU KNOW.

OF COURSE THEY KNOW.

WHY SHOULD THEY
CHOOSE THE LADY ANNE?

BLESSED IF I KNOW.

WELL, IT ISN'T REALLY
SUCH A DIFFERENT STORY.

SENTIMENT.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT
KINDS OF SENTIMENT.

PARTLY, IT WAS BECAUSE

ALAN I HAVEN'T REALLY
BEEN ALONE IN SIX YEARS.

EXCUSE ME. I'M GOING
TO GET US A DRINK.

GOOD IDEA.

SCOTCH ALL AROUND?

NO, NOT FOR ME, THANK YOU.

EXCUSE ME.

HE'S EMBARRASSED, ISN'T HE?

I'M DOING THAT TO HIM
ALL THE TIME LATELY.

YOU SAID THAT YOU
TWO HADN'T BEEN ALONE.

NO, NO, UH... ALAN
IS A VERY BUSY MAN.

ANYWAY, WHEN HE TOLD ME

HE WAS GOING TO
ENGLAND ON BUSINESS,

I MADE HIM PROMISE TO TAKE ME,

WHICHEVER WAY I DECIDED TO GO.

BUT WHY DID YOU
CHOOSE THE LADY ANNE?

WELL, UH, I GUESS
IT WAS TIME, REALLY.

YOU KNOW, MORE TIME
TO BE ALONE TOGETHER.

I DON'T KNOW. IT JUST
SEEMED... SPECIAL.

OH, MY DEAR, SHE IS SPECIAL.

MUCH MORE SPECIAL

THAN YOU AND YOUR
HUSBAND COULD EVER IMAGINE.

WELL, FOR ONE THING,

TOBY AND I SAILED ON
HER WHEN WE GOT MARRIED.

THAT WAS, UM, 52 YEARS AGO.

53, AS A MATTER OF FACT.

OH, YOU SHOULD
HAVE SEEN HER THEN...

SPLENDID SPECIMEN, SHE WAS.

THE SHIP I MEAN, NOT OLD...

OH, TOBY, REALLY.

I THOUGHT YOU TOLD ME IT
WAS AN OLD RUST BUCKET.

NOT IT, DEAR. SHE, SHE, SHE.

DID I SAY THAT?

I SHOULD HAVE BEEN
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

FOR SUCH A FEARFUL LIE.

DO YOU KNOW THE LADY ANNE

WAS THE FAIREST BOAT THAT
EVER CROSSED THE SEAS?

QUEEN OF THE FLEET, SHE WAS.

Man: IS, OLD BOY.

IS.

NO OTHER SHIP CAN TOUCH HER.

I BEG YOUR PARDON. QUITE RIGHT.

OH, THIS IS OLD IAN BURGESS.

YOU HAVEN'T MET HIM PROPERLY.

MRS. RANSOME.

HOW DO YOU DO?

WELL, DON'T STAND
THERE LIKE A NINNY.

SIT YOURSELF DOWN.

PLEASE GO ON.

YOU WERE TELLING
ME HOW SPECIAL SHE IS.

"SHE," SHE SAID.

DID YOU HEAR?

GOOD SHOW.

CONGRATULATIONS.

SHE WAS THE ONLY
ONE, MRS. RANSOME.

SHE SPECIALIZED... OH, NO

EXISTED FOR HONEYMOONERS.

YOUNG PEOPLE IN LOVE.

YES. YOUR PRESENCE...
OH, HERE HE IS.

COME AND SIT AROUND
HERE. CAN YOU MANAGE?

MM-HMM.

YOUR PRESENCE ON
BOARD IS SO IRONIC.

NO, THAT'S NOT THE WORD.

NOT IRONIC. WHAT'S THE WORD?

SWEET.

NO, THAT ISN'T IT.

DOESN'T MATTER.

THE FACT IS

THIS SHIP WAS A REGULAR
FLOATING WEDDING BARGE.

NO ONE ON BOARD EXCEPT
YOUNG MARRIED COUPLES

FULL OF JUICE, AND
THE MOON IN THEIR EYES.

OH, DEAR ME, YOU'D HAVE LAUGHED.

IT WAS FUNNY TO SEE THEM

PRETENDING THEY'D
BEEN MARRIED FOR YEARS,

ACTING AS IF THEY WERE GROWN UP,

AND ALL THE TIME
NERVOUS AS KITTENS.

REMEMBER, BURGESS?

OF COURSE I DO.

BUT ALL THE NERVOUSNESS VANISHED

ONCE THE LADY ANNE HAD
GIVEN THEM ENOUGH TIME

TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

SHE WAS SUCH A WISE LADY.

SHE UNDERSTOOD THESE THINGS.

Millie: EVERYTHING WAS
DONE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

I EXPECT, TO THE OTHERS,

THE SHIP SEEMED
A BIT RIDICULOUS.

LOVE HAS ITS OWN
PARTICULAR POINT OF VIEW.

IT SEES EVERYTHING
LARGER THAN LIFE.

NOTHING IS TOO ORNATE,
TOO FANCIFUL, TOO DRAMATIC.

LOVE DEMANDS THE THEATRICAL.

AND THEN TRANSFIGURES IT.

IT TURNS THE GROTESQUE
INTO THE LOVELY,

AS A CHILD DOES.

WITH IT, WE CAN SEE WHAT WE
WISH TO SEE IN OTHER PEOPLE.

WITHOUT IT, WE CAN'T
SEE ANYTHING AT ALL.

WE CAN SEARCH
FOREVER AND NEVER FIND.

HOW A SHIPPING COMPANY EVER
HAD THAT PARTICULAR POINT OF VIEW

I CANNOT IMAGINE.

BUT THEY TURNED THE LADY
ANNE INTO AN ENCHANTED GONDOLA

AND TOOK THAT
MOMENT OF HAPPINESS

AND MADE IT LIVE FOR TWO
UNSPEAKABLY WONDERFUL WEEKS.

THEY GET THE DRIFT, MILLIE.

NO NEED TO GO ALL STICKY ON US.

I FEEL STICKY.

YES, WE ALL LOVE THIS SHIP.

WHEN WE HEARD SHE
WAS GOING TO BE RETIRED,

WE THOUGHT IT ONLY RIGHT

TO JOIN HER ON HER LAST JOURNEY.

MOST PEOPLE ARE HERE
FOR THE SAME REASON.

MAJOR JONES IS JUST BEHIND ME...

THE BALD MAN... WITH HIS WIFE.

HE WAS AN ENGINEER

AND A VERY GOOD ONE, IN HIS DAY.

AND THE COUPLE
ON THE LEFT THERE...

THE WHITEAWAYS...
CHARMING COUPLE.

THEY WERE MARRIED ON THE SHIP

41 YEARS AGO TOMORROW.

OH.

THE CHAP SITTING
OVER THERE ALONE

IS OTTO CHAMPION, THE WRITER.

SURELY YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT HIM?

WE USED TO CALL
HIM OTTO OF ROSES.

SUCH A ONE WITH THE LADIES.

YOU WOULDN'T THINK SO

TO LOOK AT THE OLD
CHAP NOW, WOULD YOU?

HE'S A WIDOWER.

HIS WIFE DIED
IN '28 UH, NO, '29.

'29, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE DAY TRIGO WON THE DERBY.

Toby: WHAT ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT?

SHE DIED IN '33,

THE YEAR HYPERION WON THE DERBY.

Burgess: OH, ANYWAY, IT
WAS ROUND ABOUT THAT TIME.

GOOD HEAVENS, LOOK.
THERE'S OLD LORD BRISTOL.

HE CAN HARDLY WALK.

Burgess: IS HE ALONE?

DECENT SORT OF FELLOW.

YES, I'M AFRAID HE IS. YES.

WHAT ABOUT YOU, MR. BURGESS?

THE SAME.

SHE'S LOVELY.

WE INTENDED TO DO
THIS TRIP TOGETHER

BUT, UH...

OH, NO, MY DEAR.

PLEASE. I'M SO SORRY.

NO, I'M SORRY.

WE'LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN SOON.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, MY DEAR.

NOTHING MATTERS
IF YOU'RE IN LOVE.

YOU ARE IN LOVE, AREN'T YOU?

YES... OF COURSE.

WELL, THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

ARE YOU BETTER NOW, DEAR?

YES, YES, I'M...

I'M SORRY.

IT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.

I CRY MYSELF
SOMETIMES, DON'T I, TOBY?

SOMETIMES? ALL THE TIME.

OH, NO.

WELL, I DON'T.

IT DEPRESSES ME.

I SAY, WHY DON'T YOU TWO
GO GET SOME FRESH AIR?

IT'LL DO YOU GOOD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NOW WHAT'S GOING ON?

HMM?

THE, UH, SUN.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT IT?

IT'S, UH... BEHIND US.

SO... IT'S BEHIND US.

WELL, IT WAS OVER
THERE YESTERDAY.

THAT MEANS WE'RE HEADING NORTH.

SO WE'RE HEADING NORTH.

WE SHOULD BE HEADING EAST.

BLAME IT ON ME.

I'M RESPONSIBLE
FOR EVERYTHING ELSE.

WHY NOT THIS?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING

ON THIS CRAZY BOAT.

REALLY, EILEEN,
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

EILEEN?

WHERE ARE YOU, EILEEN?

EILEEN?

EILEEN?

OH, FOR PETE'S SAKE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

Toby: SOMETHING WRONG?

HAVE YOU SEEN EILEEN?

I CAN'T FIND HER.

NO. HAVEN'T YOU?

NO. WE WERE... WE WERE
STANDING OVER HERE

AND, UH, UH, SHE...

SHE WAS RIGHT
BEHIND ME, AND I...

YOU DON'T THINK ANYTHING
HAPPENED TO HER?

I DOUBT IT. IT'S NOT
EASY TO FALL OVERBOARD.

SHE MAY BE LOOKING
FOR YOU EVEN NOW.

HAVE YOU SEEN HER?

SORRY, SIR, BUT I WOULDN'T
WORRY IF I WERE YOU.

WHERE'S THE CAPTAIN?

I WANT TO HAVE
THIS SHIP SEARCHED.

CAPTAIN PROTHEROE
IS EXTREMELY BUSY, SIR.

I'VE ALREADY TAKEN THE
LIBERTY OF ALERTING THE CREW.

HAVE YOU TRIED THE LIBRARY?

EILEEN!

EILEEN!

HAVE YOU FOUND HER?

BEG PARDON, SIR?

MY WIFE. HAVE YOU FOUND
HER? YOU WERE SEARCHING.

NO, SIR.

NOT TURNED UP YET?

IN THAT CASE, WHY NOT...

WHY NOT LET'S GO
AND HAVE A DRINK, EH?

COME ALONG, MY BOY.

TWO WHISKEYS, PLEASE.

BETTER MAKE 'EM LARGE ONES.

THANK YOU.

NOW, THEN... AH!

SHE'S GONE.

NO, SHE HASN'T REALLY.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THAT.

BUT YOU'VE MISSED
HER. THAT'S ALL, MY BOY.

A TOAST... TO THE LADY ANNE.

THE FINEST AND LOVELIEST
SHIP THAT EVER SAILED THE SEAS.

THE LADY ANNE.

IT'S A PITY WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN.

IT ISN'T A PITY.

IT'S A CRIME!

A CRIME PERPETRATED

BY STUPID MEN IN BOW TIES.

NOW, NOW, EASY, BURGESS.

NOTHING TO GET OVERHEATED ABOUT.

NOTHING?

ARE YOU SO... SO FEEBLEMINDED

THAT YOU CAN'T SEE THE TRUTH?

DON'T YOU REALIZE

WHY THEY'RE GOING TO
SCRAP THE LADY ANNE?

OUTLIVED HER
USEFULNESS, I SUPPOSE.

OH, NONSENSE.

SHE'S THE FINEST SHIP AFLOAT.

YOU DENY IT?

CERTAINLY NOT.

OH.

SHE MAY BE A LITTLE
SLOW, PERHAPS,

BUT... 13 OR 14 DAYS

OUGHT TO BE QUITE FAST ENOUGH

FOR ANYONE IN THEIR RIGHT MINDS.

THAT'S JUST IT.

PEOPLE AREN'T IN THEIR
RIGHT MINDS ANYMORE.

THEY SACRIFICE
LEISURE FOR SPEED.

AND SPEED'S THE ONLY
THING THAT MATTERS.

COME, QUICK,
HURRY, HURRY, HURRY.

FAST, FASTER, FASTER.

GET IT OVER WITH.

WHY THE RUSH?

DON'T GET SO QUERULOUS, OLD MAN.

IT'S BAD FOR YOU.

I AM NOT QUERULOUS.

I AM MERELY TRYING TO POINT OUT

THE TRUE REASON

FOR THIS DISGRACEFUL DECISION.

WHICH IS?

A PLOT... OBVIOUSLY
OF COMMUNISTIC ORIGIN.

THEY'RE GOING TO
CONDEMN THE LADY ANNE

BECAUSE SHE
REPRESENTS A WAY OF LIFE.

THE OLD WAY.

SHE HAS GRACE,
MANNERS, TRADITION.

AND NOW THEY'RE
GOING TO SCRAP HER.

OH, I SAY!

SOMEBODY TURN HIM OFF.

NOTHING IS SACRED ANYMORE.

THE BEASTS ARE AT THE GATES,
BUT WE'RE TOO OLD TO FIGHT,

SO WE HAVE TO STAND
AROUND LIKE PATHETIC STATUES,

WITH OUR MEDALS TARNISHED
AND OUR SWORDS BROKEN,

WHILE THE VANDALS TURN
OUR CASTLES INTO SIDESHOWS

AND STICK UP NASTY LITTLE
ADVERTISEMENTS FOR SOAP

ALL ALONG THE ROADSIDE.

AND NOW THEY'RE GOING
TO SCRAP THE LADY ANNE.

BUT I WARN YOU,

HOW ARE WE GOING TO STOP THEM
FROM SCRAPPING THE WHOLE WORLD?

POOR OLD BOY. YOU
MUSTN'T BLAME HIM.

HE'D PLANNED TO MAKE
THIS TRIP WITH HIS WIFE.

AND THEN, A FEW WEEKS
AGO, SHE HAD TO GO

AND DIE ON HIM, POOR OLD BOY.

Man: WELL, WE'LL HAVE THE
PARTY TOMORROW NIGHT.

YES. HE MAY FEEL BETTER THEN.

ANOTHER DRINK, MR. RANSOME?

NO? ALL RIGHT.

Eileen: DRINKING ALONE?

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

I'VE BEEN LOOKING
ALL OVER FOR YOU.

I'VE BEEN HERE, ALAN.

BUT I LOOK...

OH, ALAN.

ALAN, YOU MUST BE DRUNK.

NO.

I'M NOT DRUNK.

WHERE DID THIS COME FROM?

MRS. McKENZIE GAVE IT TO ME.

SHE WORE IT ON HER HONEYMOON.

DO YOU LIKE IT?

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

AND YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.

OH, ALAN ALAN, WHAT HAPPENED?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

BUT I'M GOING TO TRY VERY HARD

NOT TO FORGET IT.

SEE THAT?

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE, DEAR?

DON'T YOU REMEMBER?

THEY'RE YOUR LETTERS.

I'VE HAD THEM HOW LONG A TIME?

WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO WITH THEM, EH?

BURY THEM.

I DON'T NEED THEM ANYMORE.

Toby: IT WON'T BE VERY LONG NOW.

HERE THEY ARE.

COME ALONG, MR. AND
MRS. RANSOME.

CHAMPAGNE'S GETTING WARM.

YOU KNOW MY WIFE, DON'T YOU?

THAT'S THE CAPTAIN.

HAVE YOU MET CAPTAIN PROTHEROE?

NO.

THERE HE IS, MR. AND
MRS. RANSOME.

SIT DOWN. MAKE
YOURSELVES COMFORTABLE.

I'M VERY HAPPY TO MEET YOU.

WE'RE HAPPY TO MEET YOU, SIR.

YOU'VE HAD A PLEASANT VOYAGE?

OH, YES, SIR. WE'RE...

WE'RE GRATEFUL TO
HAVE BEEN PART OF IT.

INDEED?

WELL, THAT'S VERY NICE.

I SUPPOSE YOU'VE
PACKED YOUR THINGS?

HMM?

THEY DON'T KNOW YET.

OH?

WELL... I SUPPOSE
IT'S ALL THE SAME.

DON'T KNOW WHAT, SIR?

OH, NOTHING.

WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE

BETTER THIS WAY, CAPTAIN.

YOU KNOW, YOUR PRESENCE
ABOARD HAS BEEN RATHER...

HOW SHALL I SAY? SYMBOLIC.

US ENDING, AS IT WERE,
AND YOU BEGINNING.

OUR CAPTAIN'S QUITE
A ROMANTIC, ISN'T HE?

EXTRAORDINARY MAN.

WELL, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,

I HAVE SOME BUSINESS
TO ATTEND TO.

YOU'LL BE BACK?

VERY SHORTLY. YES.

WELL, LOOK AT ME.

THAT'S CUTE.

I SEE THE LADY ANNE HAS
WORKED HER MAGIC ON YOU.

OH, YES. SHE AND
YOU... ALL OF YOU.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW
GRATEFUL WE ARE.

SEE, WE'D FORGOTTEN
SO MANY THINGS.

AS MR. BURGESS SAID,

PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO RELAX.

RUSH, RUSH, RUSH.

I GUESS I WAS RUSHING.

I FORGOT THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS IN MY LIFE.

BUT I WON'T LOSE
SIGHT OF THEM AGAIN.

I SAY, LET'S DRINK
TO THAT, SHALL WE?

YES, HERE WE ARE.

CHEERS.

THANK YOU.

WHAT'S THAT?

WHAT'S WHAT?

THE ENGINES. THEY'VE STOPPED.

SOME SLIGHT DIFFICULTY.
NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING.

MRS. RANSOME,

MAY I HAVE THE
PLEASURE OF THIS DANCE?

OH, I WAS HOPING YOU'D ASK ME.

THANK YOU.

MRS. McKENZIE I'M NOT
VERY GOOD, BUT, UH...

DELIGHTED, MR. RANSOME.

GOOD OLD MILLIE.
GOT YOUR HANDS FULL.

NOT SO MUCH OF THE "OLD," DEAR.

HAD ENOUGH OF IT, DID YOU?

THANK YOU.

I SEE THEY HAVEN'T
GOT THEM FIXED.

WHAT FIXED?

THE ENGINES.

OH?

NO.

YOUR THINGS HAVE BEEN
GATHERED TOGETHER.

WHAT THINGS?

WHY, YOUR LUGGAGE.

REALLY, McKENZIE,

I'D HAVE THOUGHT YOU'D
HAVE TOLD THEM BY NOW.

YES...

WELL, WE'RE ALL
HAVING SUCH A FINE TIME

I DIDN'T WANT TO SPOIL THE FUN.

EXCUSE ME, BUT WHAT
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WHY SHOULD WE GATHER
OUR THINGS TOGETHER?

BECAUSE, MY FRIENDS,

WE'RE PUTTING YOU OFF THE SHIP.

YOU'RE WHAT?

PUTTING YOU OFF THE SHIP.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

JUST THAT.

WHY? ARE WE IN TROUBLE?

NO, NO... WELL, THEN WHY?

THERE'S NO TIME
FOR EXPLANATIONS.

IF MR. McKENZIE HAD
DONE AS HE PROMISED,

THEY WOULDN'T EVEN BE NECESSARY.

SKIP THE EXPLANATION.

THEY'LL UNDERSTAND EVENTUALLY.

MAYBE, BUT WE'RE
NOT GOING ANYWHERE

UNTIL WE UNDERSTAND WHY.

I'M AFRAID YOU
HAVEN'T ANY CHOICE.

FOLLOW ME, PLEASE.

NO.

UNLESS THIS IS SOME SORT OF GAG.

OH, IT IS, ISN'T IT?

I MEAN, YOU DON'T JUST

PUT PASSENGERS OFF
A SHIP IN MID-OCEAN.

HE'S KIDDING, ISN'T HE?

FOLLOW THE CAPTAIN, PLEASE.

WE'LL COME ALONG WITH YOU.

A BIT OF THE WAY, ANYHOW.

BETTER BRING YOUR COAT, MILLIE.

MY BOY, MUSTN'T WORRY TOO MUCH.

YOUR EXACT POSITION'S
BEEN RADIOED.

EVEN NOW, HELP'S ON THE WAY.

YOUR LUGGAGE IS
IN THE BOAT, YOU SEE.

BISCUITS, FLARES...

AND SOME CHAMPAGNE,
I SAW TO THAT.

COATS AND PROVISIONS
ARE IN THE BOAT.

OH, AND IT SENDS OUT
AN AUTOMATIC SIGNAL.

REALLY... EVERYTHING YOU NEED.

EXCEPT A REASON.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S TIME WE WERE OFF.

INTO THE BOAT, PLEASE.

BUT WHY? IS IT
SOMETHING WE'VE DONE?

NO, NOT A BIT OF IT.

THEN FOR HEAVEN'S
SAKE, WHY? TELL US.

YOU CAN'T JUST PUT
SOMEONE OFF A SHIP

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
OCEAN WITHOUT A REASON.

THERE'S A REASON, MY BOY.

WE LIKE YOU PEOPLE.

WE THOUGHT YOU LIKED US.

THEY DO.

LOWER AWAY!

Toby: BETTER PUT ON THOSE COATS.

YOU'LL GET COLD.

Millie: WRAP UP WARM.

Toby: YES, WRAP UP WARM.

All: GOOD-BYE! BYE-BYE!

Man: STIFF UPPER
LIP! KEEP IT UP!

Burgess: CHEERS!

COLD?

I'VE NEVER FELT SO
WARM IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

THE LADY ANNE
NEVER REACHED PORT.

AFTER THEY WERE
PICKED UP BY A CUTTER

A FEW HOURS LATER,

AS CAPTAIN PROTHEROE
HAD PROMISED,

THE RANSOMES SEARCHED
THE NEWSPAPERS FOR NEWS,

BUT THERE WASN'T ANY NEWS.

THE LADY ANNE, WITH ALL HER
CREW AND ALL HER PASSENGERS,

VANISHED WITHOUT A TRACE.

BUT THE RANSOMES
KNEW WHAT HAD HAPPENED.

THEY KNEW THAT THE SHIP HAD
SAILED OFF TO A BETTER PORT...

A PLACE CALLED
THE TWILIGHT ZONE.