The Twilight Zone (1959–1964): Season 4, Episode 7 - Jess-Belle - full transcript

( eerie music)

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.

( square dance music)

( slower dance music)

( faint whistle)



( whispering): BILLY-BEN?

YOU'RE LATE.

SURE I'M LATE, PRETTY THING.

I'VE BEEN IN TOWN TODAY.

HOW COME YOU DIDN'T
TAKE ME WITH YOU?

WELL, I DID THE NEXT BEST THING.

I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

YOU GOT A SWEET
AND LYING TONGUE.

YOU ARE A FAIR THING.

WHAT'D YOU DO IN TOWN?

WILL YOU STOP THAT?

WHAT ARE FOLKS GONNA SAY?

WELL, AIN'T NOBODY OUT HERE

EXCEPT YOU AND ME
AND THE MAN IN THE MOON.



YOU'RE A RIGHT HIGH-SPIRITED MAN
TO HAVE WALKED TO TOWN AND BACK.

WELL, I WENT FOR A RIGHT
HIGH-SPIRITED REASON.

NOW CLOSE YOUR EYES. I
GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.

YOU CAN OPEN THEM NOW.

( gasps)

IT'S THE PRETTIEST
THING I EVER DID SEE!

OH, BILLY!

I'M PROUD ENOUGH TO CRY.

I LOVE YOU... WITH
ALL MY ENDURING LIFE.

AND I THE SAME FOR YOU.

CAN I SHOW IT TO EVERYBODY?

IF THAT'D BRING YOU PLEASURE.

HOW THE GIRLS ARE
GOING TO ENVY ME.

FOLKS.

NOW THAT EVERYBODY'S HERE,
I'M PROUD TO BID YOU WELCOME.

NOW, I WANT EVERYBODY TO DANCE
UNTIL YOU WEAR OUT THE FIDDLER.

( everyone laughing)

AND I WANT EVERYBODY TO EAT

UNTIL YOU HAD TO LET OUT
YOUR BELTS TO THE LAST NOTCH.

THE LAND WAS GOOD
TO ME THIS YEAR.

THE GOOD LORD BLESSED IT

WITH RAIN WHEN RAIN WAS NEEDED

AND A KINDLY SUN TO FOLLOW.

AND THIS BARN IS HEAVY
WITH THE YIELD OF IT.

AMEN.

BUT THAT'S JUST
ONE OF THE REASONS

WE'RE CELEBRATING HERE TONIGHT.

A DECENT, GOOD AND
TRUE MAN HAS COME TO ME

AND ASKED FOR THE HAND
OF MY DAUGHTER, ELLWYN,

AND SHE HAS MY ENDEARING LOVE

AND MY BLESSING TO MARRY...

BILLY-BEN TURNER.

( crowd cheers)

AND NOW, GOOD PEOPLE,

THE FOOD AND DRINK
ARE AT YOUR PLEASURE.

( crowd cheers)

WONDER WHAT'S
WRONG WITH JESS-BELLE.

GOING HOME EARLY, I RECKON.

WHY DON'T YOU GO SEE

IF YOU CAN'T TALK
HER INTO COMING BACK?

SHE'LL COME BACK
IF SHE'S OF A MIND TO.

WELL, EVENING'S YOUNG YET.

IT'D SPOIL MY PARTY
IF FOLKS LEAVE EARLY.

WELL, I-I... GO ON AHEAD, HONEY.

GO ON.

( whistles)

JESS-BELLE.

DON'T YOU COME NEAR ME.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT
WANT TO WISH US WELL, JESS.

YOU'LL HAVE NOTHING FROM ME.

NO NEED FOR YOU TO TAKE ON SO.

WHAT'D YOU WANT ME TO DO?

RUN IN THERE, THROW
MY ARMS AROUND HER,

TELL HER HOW GLAD I AM?

JESS, I'M SORRY.

REMEMBER THE NIGHT
WE CLUNG TOGETHER

IN THE SWEET NIGHT GRASS
DOWN BY EAGLE ROCK MOUNTAIN?

THE MOONLIGHT MADE US SEE A
SILVER MIST ON THE FOG BELOW.

I REMEMBER.

THE DAY WE RAN THROUGH
THE SCOTCH BROOM FIELD,

AND THE SUN WAS BLAZING HOT,

AND WE FELL TOGETHER...
AND YOU TOUCHED ME?

THE FIRE IN ME BURNED
AS HOT AS THE WHITE SUN.

THE FIRE'S TURNED
TO ASHES NOW, JESS.

IT STILL BURNS... HERE.

BUT IT'S DIFFERENT
WITH ELLWYN AND ME.

PRETTY CLOTHES AND
HER DADDY'S LAND?

IS THAT THE
DIFFERENCE, BILLY-BEN?

NO. NO, THAT'S NOT
THE DIFFERENCE.

I... I LOVE HER
IN A... QUIET WAY.

YOU KNOW, IT... I
DON'T WANT TO HEAR.

BILLY-BEN.

TELL YOUR LOVE A
THING FROM ME, WILL YOU?

WHAT'S THAT?

TELL HER NOT TO START MAKING
HER WEDDING DRESS RIGHT YET.

WHY SHOULD I TELL
HER A THING LIKE THAT?

SHE AIN'T MARRIED
YOU YET, BILLY-BEN.

MAYBE SHE NEVER WILL.

♪ FAIR WAS ELLY GLOVER ♪

♪ DARK WAS JESS-BELLE ♪

♪ BOTH THEY LOVED THE SAME MAN ♪

♪ AND BOTH THEY
LOVED HIM WELL. ♪

THE TWILIGHT ZONE HAS EXISTED
IN MANY LANDS, IN MANY TIMES.

IT HAS ROOTS IN HISTORY,

IN SOMETHING THAT
HAPPENED LONG, LONG AGO,

AND GOT TOLD ABOUT

AND HANDED DOWN FROM ONE
GENERATION OF FOLK TO THE OTHER.

IN THE TELLING, THE STORY GETS
ADDED TO AND EMBROIDERED ON

SO THAT WHAT MIGHT HAVE
HAPPENED IN THE TIME OF THE DRUIDS

IS TOLD AS IF IT TOOK
PLACE YESTERDAY

IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS.

SUCH STORIES ARE BEST TOLD
BY AN ELDERLY GRANDFATHER

ON A COLD WINTER'S
NIGHT BY THE FIRESIDE...

IN THE SOUTHERN HILLS
OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

♪ GRAVEYARD DUST ♪

♪ AND BREAST OF DOVE ♪

♪ BUBBLE, BUBBLE ♪

♪ WINE OF LOVE... ♪

( humming same tune)

( knocking at door)

GRANNY HART?

WELL, WHAT YOU BOTHERING
AN OLD WOMAN FOR

THIS TIME OF NIGHT?

I GOT TO TALK TO YOU.

WELL, SIT DOWN.

FOLKS SAY YOU GOT A POWER.

OH, FOLKS SAY A LOT OF THINGS.

THEY SAY MOSE CROWLEY'S
COW SICKENED AND DIED

WHEN HE SHOT THAT
HAWK YOU USED TO KEEP.

WELL, THAT HAWK WAS MY PET.

HE USED TO ROOST
IN THAT BIG BLACK PINE

RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR.

WHEN MOLLY UNGER'S
BABY WAS A-DYIN' OF A FEVER,

SHE WENT SOMEWHERE
AND GOT A POTION FOR HIM.

FOLKS SAY SHE CAME HERE.

SHE DID.

AND THAT LITTLE
BABY LIVED, DIDN'T HE?

LIVED?

BUT HE'S ACCURSED WITH FITS.

OH.

HIS MAMA WON'T LET
HIM OUT OF THE HOUSE.

( sighs): WHAT ELSE DO
THEY SAY ABOUT ME?

THEY SAY YOU'RE A WITCH.

( laughs)

OH, SUGAR, IF I WAS A WITCH,

I'D BE OUT RIDING
AROUND ON MY BROOM

INSTEAD OF SITTING
'ROUND HERE ALONE,

MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS.

WHATEVER YOU ARE...
WILL YOU HELP ME?

WELL, IT DEPENDS, SUGAR.

I WANT TO WIN A MAN'S LOVE.

WELL... WOMANKIND, JESS,

GOT HER OWN KIND OF
WITCHCRAFT FOR THAT.

HE WAS MINE FOR A WHILE.

CAME SNEAKING OFF AT NIGHT,

KEPT A-QUIET WHAT WENT
ON BETWEEN HIM AND ME.

NEVER TOOK ME ANYPLACE
FOR THE WORLD TO KNOW.

HE MADE ME PROMISES.

HE MADE THEM WHEN HIS
FACE WAS HOT AS BLOOD.

FORGOT THEM AS SOON AS HE
WAS TEN FEET FROM MY DOOR.

HONEY...

YOU DON'T KNOW MUCH
ABOUT MEN, DO YOU?

ONLY HIM.

WHAT MAN?

BILLY-BEN TURNER.

OH, HE IS A PRETTY ONE

WITH NICE, BIG, STRONG
ARMS TO HOLD A GAL.

CAN YOU MAKE HIM LOVE ME
THE WAY HE DID A LONG TIME AGO,

WHEN A NIGHT WOULDN'T PASS BUT
WHAT HE HAD TO COME TO SEE ME?

HOW MUCH MONEY DID YOU BRING ME?

I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.

WELL, HOW DID YOU
EXPECT TO PAY ME?

I'LL GIVE YOU MY PEARL HAIRPIN.

IT'S A REAL PEARL,

BROUGHT BACK FROM OVERSEAS

BY MY DADDY IN ONE OF THE WARS,

AND THE STICK'S REAL SILVER.

TAKE IT OUT OF MY SIGHT.

IS THAT ALL YOU GOT TO OFFER ME?

THAT'S EVERYTHING
ON EARTH I OWN,

EXCEPT THE CLOTHES ON MY BACK.

WELL, HONEY, YOU
BETTER RUN ALONG HOME

AND LIVE YOUR LIFE
WITHOUT BILLY-BEN TURNER.

I DON'T HAVE ANY
LIFE WITHOUT HIM.

YOU GOT TO HELP ME.

WELL, I GOT SOMETHING
I COULD GIVE YOU, BUT...

THE PRICE IS HIGH.

WHAT IS THE PRICE?

YOU'LL KNOW IN THE
MIDNIGHT HOUR OF TIME.

WHATEVER IT IS, I'LL PAY.

DRINK.

( coughs)

( bottle breaks)

DOES HE LOVE ME NOW?

AFTER HIS EYES FALL NEXT ON YOU,

HE'LL NEVER LOOK
AT ANOTHER WOMAN

AS LONG AS HE CAN LOOK AT YOU.

♪ THEN FORM A RING ♪

♪ FLICK THAT RING
WITH A CORNER SWING ♪

♪ NOW DO-SI-DO TO YOUR
OWN DOWN THE LINE ♪

♪ NOW PROMENADE, GO TWO BY TWO ♪

♪ WALK BACK HOME
LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO ♪

♪ NOW YOU ALL JOIN
HANDS, FORM A RING ♪

♪ CIRCLE RIGHT WITH
THE PRETTY LITTLE THING ♪

♪ NOW BREAK THAT RING
WITH A CORNER SWING ♪

♪ GO BACK HOME, DO-SI-DO ♪

♪ NOW IT'S PROMENADE,
GO 'ROUND THE TOWN... ♪

( music stops)

I NEVER IN MY LIFE...

WHAT COME OVER THAT BOY?

WHATEVER IT WAS, HE'LL
ANSWER TO ME FOR IT.

IT'S A SHAME AND A DISGRACE.

IF BILLY-BEN EXPECTS YOU
TO MARRY HIM AFTER THIS,

HE'LL HAVE TO THINK AGAIN.

HE WON'T BE MARRYING ME.

WELL, I'M GLAD TO SEE
YOU GOT SPIRIT, CHILD.

I'D STILL HAVE HIM IF I COULD.

IF HE WERE TO COME BACK
IN HERE THIS VERY MINUTE,

I'D JUST GO RUNNING TO HIM.

I'D NOT ALLOW YOU TO
SHAME YOURSELF LIKE THAT.

HE WON'T BE BACK.

I WON'T EVEN GET THE CHANCE.

JESS-BELLE BEWITCHED HIM.

YOU'RE ENOUGH TO
DRIVE A MAN CRAZY.

YOU'RE SURE A MASTER HAND
WITH THE SWEET WORDS, BILLY-BEN.

WHEN WE'RE MARRIED,

IT'LL BE A HATEFUL THING TO
LEAVE YOU IN THE MORNING.

I WON'T LET YOU LEAVE.

GOING TO LOCK THE DOOR

AND KEEP YOU HOME ALL DAY.

HOW'LL WE LIVE IF I
DON'T WORK MY LAND?

WHEN YOU'RE IN THE FIELDS,

I'LL HIDE BEHIND A JUNIPER TREE,

SING SONGS TO TEASE
YOU HOME AGAIN.

AND WHERE WILL THE
MONEY COME FROM

FOR THE PRETTIES I'LL BUY YOU?

WHAT WILL YOU BUY ME?

I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE
DRESSES OF SILK

AND COMBS FOR YOUR HAIR.

LOOKS LIKE THE
MOON'S GOING DOWN.

I BETTER GO.

I WON'T LET YOU.

I'M GOING TO KEEP
YOU HERE ALL NIGHT.

I CAN'T. WHY NOT?

MAMA'S HOME, AND
SHE'S WAITING FOR ME.

WHY, YOU NEVER WORRIED
ABOUT MAMA BEFORE.

LET GO OF ME, BILLY-BEN.

I WANT YOU TO STAY HERE WITH ME.

BILLY-BEN, LET GO OF ME!

SORRY.

IT DON'T MATTER.

NOTHING CAN CHANGE
THE LOVE I HOLD FOR YOU.

THEN TAKE ME HOME.

GOOD NIGHT.

Billy-Ben: JUST ONE MORE KISS.

NO.

WHO'S THAT BROUGHT YOU HOME?

OH, JESS-BELLE,
DON'T GO RIGHT TO BED.

COME SIT A SPELL

AND TELL ME ABOUT THE DANCE.

JESS-BELLE, DON'T...

( clock striking midnight)

♪ BY DAY, SHE KNEW
A WOMAN'S FORM ♪

♪ BY NIGHT, A WITCH'S SPELL ♪

♪ FOR LOVE OF BILLY TURNER ♪

♪ ACCURSED WAS JESS-BELLE. ♪

WELL, I DIDN'T MEAN
TO FRIGHTEN YOU.

HOLD OUT YOUR HAND.

I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.

ELLY'S RING.

JESS-BELLE'S RING.

IT BELONGS TO THE ONE I LOVE,

AND THE ONE I LOVE IS YOU.

EVERY MINUTE I'M AWAY FROM YOU

IS A SUFFERING AND A TORMENT.

SUFFERING AND TORMENT.

YOU KNOW WHAT SUFFERING
AND TORMENT MEANS?

SURE.

IT'S HAVING A GIRL THAT
YOUR HEART'S CRAVING

AND HAVE HER KEEP PUTTING
THE WEDDING DAY OFF.

ALL KINDS OF TORMENT
IN THE WORLD, I RECKON.

WHAT WOULD YOU
KNOW OF TORMENT, GIRL?

THERE'S A TORMENT COMES
FROM BUYING SOMETHING

AND FINDING OUT
THE PRICE IS DEAR.

WHAT DID YOU BUY
THAT COST SO DEAR?

SOMETHING I LOVE.

DO YOU STILL LOVE IT,
THOUGH THE PRICE WAS HIGH?

BETTER THAN LIFE.

BETTER THAN ME?

AIN'T NOTHING I LOVE
BETTER THAN YOU.

I WENT TO SEE THE
PREACHER TODAY, JESS.

WHAT'D YOU WANT WITH HIM?

WELL, YOU WOULDN'T SET THE
DATE, SO I WENT AHEAD AND SET IT.

HE'S GOING TO MARRY
US COME NEXT SUNDAY.

I CAN'T BE READY BY THEN.

WHY NOT?

I TALKED TO YOUR MAMA.

SHE SAID YOUR WEDDING
DRESS WILL BE SEWED.

AND MY HOUSE IS CLEAN.

EVERYTHING NEW
AND WAITING FOR YOU.

YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED
YOUR MIND, HAVE YOU, JESS?

NO.

THEN WHY DO YOU KEEP
PUTTING OFF THE WEDDING DATE?

I CAN'T TELL YOU, BILLY-BEN.

SHOULDN'T BE ANY
SECRETS BETWEEN US.

I'M GOING AWAY FROM
YOU FOR A WHILE.

I'LL GIVE YOU MY WORD
WHEN I COME BACK.

OH, STAY NOW, JESS.

I GOT A CRAVING TO BE
WITH YOU EVERY MINUTE.

LET GO OF ME, BILLY.
I NEVER KNEW A MAN

COULD HAVE SUCH A
LOVE AS I HOLD FOR YOU.

THERE'S NO PEACE FROM IT.

IT BURNS NIGHT AND DAY.

I GOT A TERRIBLE YEARNING.

( knocking at door)

( humming)

( louder knocking)

DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKING?

I NEVER LET TROUBLE IN
THE DOOR IF I CAN HELP IT.

HOW YOU KNOW I'M TROUBLE?

WHY, CHILD, THERE
AIN'T MUCH I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, THEN IF YOU KNOW SO MUCH,

MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME.

WELL, I ALREADY HELPED YOU ONCE.

YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR MIND

NOW THAT YOU GOT
WHAT YOU WANTED?

I HAVEN'T GOT WHAT I WANT.

OH, DON'T TELL ME

YOU HAVEN'T GOT THE
LOVE OF BILLY-BEN TURNER.

I GOT HIS LOVE, ALL RIGHT,

BUT I CAN'T TAKE IT
FOR FEAR HE'D FIND

THE PRICE I PAID FOR IT.

I TRIED TO FIND PITY
FOR HIM AND FOR ME,

BUT I CAN'T.

IT'S LIKE MY HEART'S
BEEN CUT OUT

AND STONE PUT
WHERE THE HEART WAS.

OH, THAT AIN'T
YOUR HEART, HONEY.

WHAT THEN?

OH, THERE'S LOTS
OF NAMES FOR IT...

SOME FOLKS CALLS IT "SOUL."

THAT WAS IN THE BARGAIN, TOO?

OH, THAT'S ALWAYS IN THE BARGAIN

IF YOU BARTER... WITH WITCHES.

YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T A WITCH.

YOU SAID YOU JUST HAD POWER!

YOU MIGHT AS WELL
KNOW THE TRUTH, HONEY,

NOW THAT YOU'RE ONE, TOO.

I CHANGED YOU.

WELL, THEN CHANGE ME BACK.

LET ME BE A WOMAN AGAIN.

OH, YOU CAN'T NEVER CHANGE.

WHAT YOU ARE, YOU'RE
GONNA BE TILL YOU DIE.

THEN I HOPE I DIE SOON.

WELL, YOU'RE LOOKING
AT IT ALL WRONG.

BE A WITCH. TAKE A
WITCH'S PLEASURE.

TAKE THE MAN YOU BARGAINED FOR.

DON'T YOU THINK I WANT TO?

HOW LONG DO YOU
THINK I'D KEEP HIM

IF HE FINDS OUT WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES 12:00?

THAT'S WORST OF ALL...

NOT KNOWING WHAT
I'M GOING TO DO,

WAKING AND NOT
KNOWING WHAT I'VE DONE.

CHANGE ME BACK.

PLEASE, I'LL PAY. I
PROMISE I'LL PAY.

WELL, YOUR PROMISES
AIN'T MUCH GOOD.

YOU'RE ALREADY TRYING
TO GET OUT OF PAYING

FOR THE FIRST FAVOR I DONE YOU.

I CAN'T LIVE THIS WAY.

PLEASE!

TAKE THE MAN YOU BARGAINED FOR.

GIVE HIM A WITCH'S LOVE.

I CAN'T DO THAT TO BILLY-BEN.

YOU PAID THE PRICE.

TAKE WHAT YOU PAID FOR.

I CAN'T DO THAT TO BILLY-BEN!

BILLY-BEN.

OH, JESS.

I'VE BEEN OUT OF MY MIND.

I SEARCHED THIS WHOLE
COUNTY OVER FOR YOU.

CURSED MYSELF
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY

FOR UPSETTING YOU
THE WAY I DID TODAY.

JESS, YOU HELLCAT,
WHERE YOU BEEN?

I WENT AWAY... TO THINK.

AND DID YOU THINK OF ME?

YOU WERE ALL I THOUGHT ABOUT.

AND DID YOU THINK
OF ME WITH LOVE?

YES, BILLY.

JESS... I WON'T CROWD YOU

ON THE WEDDING DAY AGAIN.

NOW, WHATEVER'S
BEEN TROUBLING YOU,

YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO TELL ME.

YOU JUST SETTLE IT

AND YOU CAN SET YOUR OWN DAY

FOR THE WEDDING.

THERE WILL BE NO
WEDDING, BILLY-BEN.

OH, J-JESS, DON'T
SAY A THING LIKE THAT.

THERE WILL BE NO WEDDING.

NO WEDDING BETWEEN YOU AND ME.

I'D AS SOON HEAR MY DEATH
BELL AS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

I'D AS SOON HEAR MY
OWN DEATH BELL AS SAY IT.

THEN FORGET IT WAS SAID.

OH, I LOVE YOU, JESS,

AND I WANT YOU TO BE MY WIFE.

THAT'S ALL I KNOW.

YOU WOULD NOT WANT ME FOR LONG.

ONE NIGHT, YOU'D
TURN AWAY FROM ME.

OH, CURSE ME FOR A FOOL

IF THAT DAY WOULD EVER COME.

I SET YOU FREE FROM
ANY PROMISE, BILLY.

TAKE THIS.

NO, IT... THIS BELONGS HERE.

( bird calling)

YOU HEAR THAT?

IT'S A NIGHT BIRD
CALLING ITS MATE.

HIS MATE WON'T COME.

I SAW HER ON THE TRAIL TONIGHT
WINGING UP AGAINST THE SKY.

THE NIGHTHAWKS SWOOPED
UP OUT OF THE PINES

AND TORE HER BREAST OPEN.

SHE FELL AT MY FEET

AND RAN OFF IN
THE BUSHES TO DIE.

IT WAS JUST AN OMEN, JESS.

IT DON'T MEAN
YOU'RE GOING TO DIE.

BILLY-BEN...

IF OLD MAN DEATH CAME
WALKING DOWN EAGLE ROCK TRAIL,

I'D RUN TO MEET HIM...

AND I'D BEG HIM ON MY
KNEES TO TAKE ME WITH HIM.

JESS, WHAT'S CURSING YOU?

I GOT A RIGHT TO KNOW.

( clock chimes)

Jess-Belle: IT'S LATE.

I GOT TO GO!

WAIT, JESS.

BILLY-BEN, IF YOU
LOVE ME, STAND ASIDE!

( clock continues chiming)

( leopard growling outside)

JESS?

JESS-BELLE?

JESS?

Announcer: TWILIGHT ZONE WILL
CONTINUE AFTER STATION IDENTIFICATION.

♪ AN AWFUL NIGHT
WAS SPENT BY ALL ♪

♪ ON EAGLE ROCK WHO DWELL ♪

♪ STRANGE THINGS WERE
SEEN BY MOONLIGHT'S PALL ♪

♪ BUT NONE SAW JESS-BELLE. ♪

Granny Hart: TAKE THE
MAN YOU BARGAINED FOR.

GIVE HIM A WITCH'S LOVE.

NOTHING CAN CHANGE YOU, SUGAR.

WITCH YOU ARE, AND
WITCH YOU'LL ALWAYS BE.

YOU'VE PAID THE PRICE.

TAKE WHAT YOU'VE PAID FOR.

TAKE WHAT YOU'VE PAID FOR.

( whispering): TAKE
WHAT YOU'VE PAID FOR.

( knocking at door)

Jess-Belle: BILLY-BEN?

( knocking continues)

BILLY-BEN?

( knocking continues)

JESS.

JESS, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

NOW, WHY HAS SOMETHING
GOT TO BE THE MATTER?

I JUST WANTED TO SEE YOU.

I NEVER SAW SUCH A NIGHT.

THE ANIMALS KEPT MOVING
AROUND AND CRYING OUT.

COW GOT FRACTIOUS

AND TRIED TO KICK OUT
THE SIDE OF THE STALL.

THE SHEEP WAS BLEATIN'.

LOOK-LOOK LIKE THEY WERE LOOKING

IN THE JAWS OF WOLVES.

I HAD TO GO OUT THERE
TWO OR THREE TIMES

AND QUIET 'EM DOWN.

I'LL FIX YOUR BREAKFAST FOR YOU.

WELL, NOW, THAT'S MY GIRL.

I'LL, UH, FIX THE FIRE FOR YOU.

I'LL FIX IT FOR YOU
EVERY MORNING.

AND YOUR DINNER AND YOUR
SUPPER, TOO, IF YOU LET ME.

WELL, HONEY, HAVEN'T I BEEN
BEGGING YOU TO DO JUST THAT?

THEN NEXT SUNDAY,

COME WHAT MAY,
I'LL BE YOUR WIFE.

HELLO, JESS.

YOU'RE A LONG WAY
FROM HOME, ELLY GLOVER.

LOTS OF WILDFLOWERS AROUND HERE.

SAW A PATCH OF OLD MAID'S
FERN UP ON THE MOUNTAIN.

I NOTICE A LOT OF VIXENWORT
AROUND HERE MYSELF.

I JUST CAME FROM BILLY-BEN'S.

FIXED HIS BREAKFAST FOR HIM.

WELL... I RECKON THAT'S
NO CONCERN OF MINE.

CIRCUIT PREACHER'S
GONNA MARRY US

WHEN HE COMES
AROUND NEXT SUNDAY.

WELL, I WISH YOU
HAPPINESS... FOR HIS SAKE.

YOU STILL LOVE HIM, ELLY?

THE LAST TIME I SAW
BILLY-BEN TURNER'S FACE,

HE WAS UNDER A MAGIC SPELL...

AND EVEN THE LOVE I HOLD
FOR HIM COULDN'T BREAK IT.

THERE'S WAYS, BUT
SUCH WAYS END BAD.

WHAT WAYS YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I THINK YOU KNOW.

JEALOUS, AIN'T YOU?

NO.

I'M HEARTSICK

TO SEE WRONG DONE TO A GOOD MAN.

I GOT NEWS THERE'S A
WILDCAT LOOSE IN THE COUNTY.

AIN'T YOU SCARED
TO BE UP HERE ALONE?

I'LL BE HOME BY DARK.

THAT CAT WON'T VENTURE
OUT UNTIL NIGHTFALL.

CAN'T TELL WHAT
A WILDCAT WILL DO.

WELL, I RECKON WE
DON'T HAVE MUCH TO FEAR.

MY DADDY SAYS THAT KILLER CAT'S
GOING TO BE DEAD BY MORNING.

OH?

SINCE WHEN YOUR DADDY BEEN
ABLE TO LOOK IN THE FUTURE

AND TELL WHAT'S GOING TO BE?

WHY, HE'S GOING HUNTING
FOR THAT CAT TONIGHT.

HIM, AND OBED MILLER, AND
BILLY-BEN, AND ALL THE MEN.

BILLY-BEN NEVER SAID
NOTHING TO ME ABOUT GOING.

OBED MILLER JUST WENT
OVER AND ASKED HIM.

I RECKON THAT CAT

BETTER STAY HOME
TONIGHT IF IT'S SMART.

I RECKON.

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU TONIGHT, JESS?

YOU JUST AS NERVOUS
AS A FOX IN A FOREST FIRE.

YOU GONNA TAKE ALL
NIGHT WITH THAT HEM, MAMA?

YOU NEVER WOULD'VE
HAD SUCH A FINE DRESS

WITHOUT BILLY-BEN HAVIN'
GIVEN ME THE MONEY.

YOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU?

SAW OLD ELLY GLOVER TODAY.

SHE WAS PICKING WILDFLOWERS
UP ON THE MOUNTAIN.

HOW'D SHE LOOK?

LOOKED SICKLY, LIKE
SHE MIGHT DIE SOON.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THE
POOR THING WAS AILING.

LOOKED TERRIBLE.

THERE, NOW YOU CAN GET OUT OF IT

AND HAND IT TO ME.

I OUGHT TO MAKE

SOME OF THAT
TONIC I USED TO MAKE

AND TAKE IT TO HER.

YOU AND YOUR TONICS.

YOU'RE WORSE THAN GRANNY HA...

GRANNY HART?

WELL, EVERYONE KNOWS

SHE SELLS THEM OLD
POTIONS AND THINGS.

SHE AIN'T SOLD NONE
TO YOU, HAS SHE?

DON'T TALK CRAZY TALK.

IS THAT WHAT MADE
BILLY-BEN TURNER BLIND

TO EVERY OTHER WOMAN
ON EARTH SAVE JESS-BELLE?

WHERE WOULD I GET THE MONEY

FOR POTIONS AND POWDERS?

THAT OLD WOMAN DON'T
ALWAYS ASK FOR MONEY.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES MY
HEART TURN COLD AS ICE.

JESS, HOW DID YOU PAY HER?

OH, GOD, JESS, HOW
DID YOU PAY HER?!

WITH MY FLESH AND MY BLOOD...

AND MY SOUL... AND MY BRAIN...

AND MY SLEEP... AND MY HANDS...

AND MY HEART AND MY HEAD.

I PAID DEAR FOR BILLY-BEN.

JESS!

KNEEL DOWN WITH ME.

IT'S TOO LATE, MAMA.

WE'LL PRAY TO GOD TO HELP YOU.

MY PRAYERS AREN'T
ANSWERED IN HEAVEN ANYMORE.

I'LL THINK OF A WAY TO HELP YOU.

YOU CAN DO ONE THING

IF YOU WANT TO SEE ME
ALIVE IN THE MORNING.

BOLT MY DOOR WHEN
I GO TO BED TONIGHT.

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,

DON'T OPEN THAT
DOOR UNTIL MORNING.

( rattling)

( growling)

( light stomping)

( rattling)

( glass breaks)

( louder rattling)

( growling)

( growling)

( hounds yelping)

HOLD IT, MEN.

I THINK OLD BLAZE
HAS FOUND SOMETHING.

LET'S GO.

I THINK HE'S STRUCK TRAIL.

( neighing)

( horse kicking in stall)

WHAT'S THE MATTER, BLUE?

YOU HAVING A BAD DREAM?

SOMETHING SCARE YOU?

YOU'RE GOING TO
BE ALL RIGHT NOW.

JUST CALM DOWN
AND GO BACK TO SLEEP.

IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

( leopard growls)

( screams)

ELLY!

ELLY.

( growls)

I AIN'T EVER SEEN NO
CAT WITH SPOTS LIKE THAT.

( leopard hisses)

A WITCH.

THAT CAT WAS A WITCH.

WELL... OUR WORK IS
DONE FOR THIS NIGHT.

COME ON, ELLY.

COME ON.

WHAT AILS YOU, BILLY-BEN?

NOTHING.

I'M ALL RIGHT.

I'M ENDURING GLAD
TO SEE YOU, ELLY.

WELL...

GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO, BILLY.

IT'S BEEN A LONG SPELL.

I'D APPRECIATE IT IF
YOU'D LET ME COME

AND SIT UP WITH YOU
SOME NIGHT SOON.

WELL... THAT'D BE RIGHT FINE.

COME ANYTIME YOU WANT.

♪ WARM WAS ELLY GLOVER ♪

♪ COLD DEAD WAS JESS-BELLE ♪

♪ AND HUSBAND
WOULD BE BILLY-BEN ♪

♪ OF THE ONE HE LOVED SO WELL. ♪

( knocking at door)

WELL, MISS OSSIE.

BILLY-BEN.

WON'T YOU COME ON IN?

OH, WELL, I WON'T
STAY BUT JUST A MINUTE.

I... I JUST WANTED TO WISH YOU

ALL THE HAPPINESS IN THE WORLD

ON YOUR WEDDING DAY.

OH, NOW, I APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT AREN'T YOU
COMING TO THE WEDDING?

OH, WELL, I WOULDN'T
SPOIL THE DAY FOR ELLY.

SHE'D SEE ME AND
THINK OF JESS-BELLE.

THERE'S NO SHADOW OF JESS-BELLE

BETWEEN ELLY AND ME.

GOD GRANT THERE NEVER WILL BE.

UH, I WAS JUST
HAVING SOME COFFEE.

WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

IT'S BEEN A FULL YEAR NOW

SINCE JESS-BELLE'S BEEN DEAD.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
SHE'S DEAD, BILLY-BEN?

I SAW HER DIE.

NOW, DON'T ASK ME TO TELL
YOU ANY MORE THAN THAT.

I BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING

I THOUGHT YOU OUGHT
TO HAVE, BILLY-BEN.

IT USED TO BELONG TO JESS-BELLE.

POOR JESS.

I APPRECIATE IT, MISS OSSIE.

I BROUGHT IT FOR
A SPECIAL REASON.

IT'S MADE OF SILVER,

AND SILVER IS ONE THING
A WITCH IS SCARED OF.

WHAT WITCH WOULD
WANT TO HARM ELLY?

I'VE GOT A TERRIBLE THING
TO TELL YOU, BILLY-BEN:

A SECRET ABOUT JESS-BELLE.

I KNOW A SECRET ABOUT
JESS-BELLE MYSELF.

THE SAME NIGHT THAT SHE
DISAPPEARED, WE TALKED,

AND NOT MEANING TO, SHE...
SHE MENTIONED GRANNY HART.

AND THEN I FOUND OUT SOMETHING
I'D SOONER BE DEAD THAN KNOW.

JESS-BELLE WAS WITCHED.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT MYSELF TILL...

THAT NIGHT SHE DIED.

SHE AIN'T DEAD, BILLY-BEN.

BUT I WAS THERE.

I FIRED ONE OF THE SHOTS MYSELF.

I'VE SPENT MANY A RESTLESS NIGHT

GRIEVING ABOUT THAT.

BILLY-BEN... SOME MONTHS BACK,

I WENT INTO JESS-BELLE'S ROOM...

AND THERE ON JESS-BELLE'S PILLOW

WAS A WART TOAD SITTING.

NOW, I-I GRABBED A BROOM

AND I BROUGHT THAT DOWN

WITH ALL MY MIGHT
ON THAT UGLY THING...

AND IT JUST DISAPPEARED
IN A CLOUD OF SMOKE

AND WENT FLOATING OUT
THROUGH THE WINDOW.

WELL, MAY-MAYBE IT WAS
JUST A CLOUD OF DUST,

AND-AND THE TOAD, UH,
FALL ONTO THE FLOOR.

NO, IT WAS THE
SPIRIT OF JESS-BELLE.

MISS OSSIE, NOW, I SAW HER DIE.

BILLY-BEN, DON'T YOU KNOW
YOU CAN'T KILL A WITCH?!

THEY JUST CHANGE
TO SOMETHING ELSE!

BUT IF A PERSON'S
GOOD AND STRONG,

A WITCH CAN'T HARM
THEM, I'VE HEARD.

IT'S SAID.

WELL, THEN... ELLY HAS NOTHING
TO FEAR FROM JESS-BELLE.

I'M SORRY, MISS OSSIE,
BUT I GOT TO HURRY.

I'M GOING TO BE LATE
FOR MY OWN WEDDING.

I HOPE AND PRAY THERE
WON'T BE NOBODY THERE WHO...

WHO WASN'T INVITED.

Minister: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD.

FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE;
FOR RICHER, FOR POORER.

FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE...

FOR RICHER, FOR POORER.

IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH.

IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH.

TO LOVE AND TO CHERISH

TILL DEATH US DO PART.

TO LOVE AND TO
CHERISH UNTIL DEATH

US DO PART.

Minister: ACCORDING

TO GOD'S HOLY ORDINANCE,

I THERETO PLIGHT THEE MY TROTH.

ACCORDING TO GOD'S
HOLY ORDINANCE,

I THERETO PLIGHT THEE MY TROTH.

Minister: JOIN HANDS.

THOSE WHOM GOD
HATH JOINED TOGETHER,

LET NO MAN PUT ASUNDER.

I NOW PRONOUNCE
YOU MAN AND WIFE.

AREN'T YOU FORGETTING SOMETHING?

WELL, NOT TO MY KNOWING.

OH, THERE YOU GO.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE ACTING
LIKE A HUSBAND ALREADY?

ARE YOU GOING TO
LET YOUR BRIDE WALK

ACROSS YOUR THRESHOLD?

( giggles)

WELCOME HOME, DARLING.

THANK YOU, BILLY-BEN.

THERE'S NO KNOWING
HOW HAPPY I AM.

THIS DAY HAS BROUGHT ME

THE HAPPIEST, HAPPIEST
MOMENTS OF MY LIFE.

BILLY-BEN?

SOMETHING HAS HOLD OF MY ARM!

I DON'T SEE NOTHING.

LET GO!

WHAT'S COME OVER YOU?

I... I NEVER DID THAT, BILLY.

NOT OF MY OWN WILL.

SOMETHING TOOK HOLD OF ME.

WELL, I SAW NOTHING.

THERE'S SOMETHING HERE, BILLY...

SOMETHING WE CAN'T HEAR NOR SEE,

BUT I CAN FEEL IT.

SOMETHING... EVIL.

SOMETHING... COLD.

( screams)

TAKE ME HOME, BILLY!

ELLY, YOU ARE HOME.

BUT SOMETHING
DON'T WANT ME HERE!

I KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT'S
TRYING TO CHASE YOU OUT.

BUT, ELLY... ELLY!

YOU WILL STAY, YOU HEAR?

YOU WILL STAY.

( panting)

NOW, I'VE GOT TO
GO AWAY FROM YOU

FOR A LITTLE, SHORT TIME.

DO YOU TRUST IN THE LORD?

YES.

WELL, THEN HOLD HIS
WORD IN YOUR HAND...

AND HIS WORD'LL PROTECT YOU.

BUT IF THE DEVIL HIMSELF
SHOULD COME INTO THIS ROOM,

DO NOT LEAVE THAT CHAIR.

( chanting to herself)

( knocking)

THE DOOR'S OPEN.

GRANNY HART?

I'M JUST CURLING MY HAIR

SO'S I LOOK PRETTY
FOR YOU, BILLY-BEN.

GRANNY, I... I'M SHORT ON TIME.

AIN'T I A BEAUTY?

HOW'D YOU LIKE ME
FOR A SWEETHEART?

I ALREADY GOT A SWEETHEART,
AND I JUST MADE HER MY BRIDE.

ELLY GLOVER... OF
THE GOLDEN HAIR?

SHE'S A BEAUTY, TOO.

WELL, I'LL NOT HAVE
HER BEAUTY LONG

UNLESS YOU HELP ME
RID MYSELF OF A WITCH.

JESS-BELLE DON'T LIKE
YOU BEING MARRIED, DO SHE?

YOUR JESS-BELLE, ALL RIGHT.

OH, I KNOW.

I WITCHED THAT GAL SO
SHE COULD WIN YOUR LOVE.

I NEVER WANTED NO WITCH'S LOVE.

HUMANS DON'T KNOW
NOTHING ABOUT LOVING.

WELL, I KNOW ENOUGH, IF...

ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ELLY,

I COULDN'T GO ON LIVING.

OH, JESS-BELLE
AIN'T GOING TO HURT

YOUR LITTLE BRIDE.

SHE'S JUST TEASING
AND HAVING A GOOD TIME.

GRANNY, I LEFT MY WIFE ALONE.

NOW, I GOT TO GET BACK TO HER!

NOTHING IS HOLDING
YOU HERE, BOY.

YOU GOT TO TELL ME HOW
TO RID MYSELF OF JESS-BELLE.

WELL, I DON'T HARDLY
KNOW NO WAY...

UNLESS'N YOU KILL HER.

YOU CAN'T KILL HER.

ALL SHE DOES IS GO
UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE

AND THEN SHE COMES
RIGHT BACK AGAIN!

THERE'S WAYS.

WELL, TELL ME.

HOW YOU GONNA TO PAY ME?

WELL, WHAT DO YOU WANT?

A LOCK OF YOUR HAIR.

YOU'LL NOT TRICK ME LIKE THAT!

( scoffs)

IT TAKES LOTS OF MONEY

TO LEARN HOW TO KILL A WITCH.

YOU GO HOME... MAKE
A FIGURE OF JESS-BELLE.

THEN PUT ON IT CLOTHES
THAT JESS-BELLE HAS WORN.

THEN, IF YOU HAVE THE COURAGE,

STAB IT THROUGH THE
HEART WITH SILVER.

( screams)

IT'S GOT TO BE A DRESS SHE WORE.

SHE WORE IT... ONCE.

AND BILLY-BEN...

WHEN THE TIME COMES,
IF YOUR HAND FAILS YOU,

REMEMBER THERE WAS A
GOOD PART TO JESS-BELLE,

AND THAT PART OF
HER WOULD BLESS YOU

FOR ENDING WHAT
SHE'S NOW BECOME.

I TOLD YOU TO STAY IN THE
HOUSE. YOU ALL RIGHT, ELLY?

THAT THING YOU FELT IN OUR
HOUSE WAS THE SPIRIT OF JESS-BELLE.

SHE WAS A WITCH.

BUT I KNOW HOW TO
GET RID OF WITCHES.

( Jess-Belle's voice): YOU'LL
NEVER BE RID OF ME, BILLY-BEN.

JESS-BELLE.

COME ON, BILLY-BEN...
DANCE WITH ME...

IN THE MOONLIGHT.

( pounding)

( doorknob jiggling)

( pounding and
jiggling continues)

( pounding stops)

ELLY.

ELLY!

MAY HELL SWALLOW ME
UP IF I'VE KILLED YOU, TOO.

( in her own voice): BILLY-BEN?

YOU JUST REST A MINUTE.

WHAT ARE WE DOING
HERE LIKE THIS?

DON'T YOU REMEMBER?

I REMEMBER A WEDDING.

DID I DREAM THAT?

NO.

YOU'RE MY PRETTY LITTLE BRIDE.

WELL, THEN...

I SHOULD BE COOKING
YOU SOME SUPPER.

BILLY-BEN, LOOK!

MY MAMA SAYS WHEN
YOU SEE A FALLING STAR,

THAT MEANS A
WITCH HAS JUST DIED.

SO I'VE HEARD TELL.

♪ FAIR WAS ELLY GLOVER ♪

♪ DARK WAS JESS-BELLE ♪

♪ BOTH THEY LOVED THE SAME MAN ♪

♪ AND BOTH THEY
LOVED HIM WELL. ♪

NEXT ON TWILIGHT ZONE,

A MOST UNUSUAL PROGRAM
CALLED "MINIATURE."

THE VERY EMINENT
CHARLES BEAUMONT TAKES US

INTO A BRAND-NEW REALM OF
SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY

THAT IS AT THE
SAME TIME INTRIGUING

AND STRANGELY BELIEVABLE.

( toy piano continues tinkling)

UH, E-EXCUSE ME.

OH, YES, SIR?

I GUESS THIS MAY SOUND SILLY,

BUT HOW DID THEY MANAGE THAT?

HOW DO THEY MANAGE WHAT?

IN THERE, IN THE GLASS CASE?

OH. WELL, I COULDN'T
SAY EXACTLY.

ACCORDING TO THE
MUSEUM OFFICIALS,

THERE WAS ONLY
ONE FIGURE: THE GIRL.

HAVE YOU SEEN HER?

YES.

W-WELL, IS-IS SHE ALL RIGHT?

I-I-I'VE BEEN WORRIED SICK.

( whispering): BE CAREFUL.