The Twilight Zone (1959–1964): Season 5, Episode 14 - You Drive - full transcript
On a rainy day, office manager Oliver Pope is driving home when he hits a newspaper boy with his car and promptly flees the scene. He puts the car in his garage but when his wife sees the lights flashing, she thinks they have an intruder. In fact, its just the car acting up. In the middle of the night, his car horn honks and when his wife takes it out the next day, it stops at the exact corner where the accident occurred. When his competitor at the office, Pete Radcliff, is arrested he thinks he's home free. It's apparent however that the car is going to continue acting up until Pope makes things right.
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.
PORTRAIT OF A NERVOUS
MAN: OLIVER POPE BY NAME,
OFFICE MANAGER BY PROFESSION.
A MAN BESET BY LIFE'S PROBLEMS:
HIS JOB, HIS SALARY, THE
COMPETITION TO GET AHEAD.
OBVIOUSLY MR. POPE'S
MIND IS NOT ON HIS DRIVING.
STOP! STOP!
OLIVER POPE,
BUSINESSMAN TURNED KILLER
ON A RAIN-SOAKED STREET
IN THE EARLY EVENING
OF JUST ANOTHER DAY
DURING JUST ANOTHER
DRIVE HOME FROM THE OFFICE.
THE VICTIM, A KID ON A BICYCLE,
LYING INJURED, NEAR DEATH.
BUT MR. POPE HASN'T
TIME FOR THE VICTIM.
HIS ONLY CONCERN IS FOR HIMSELF.
OLIVER POPE, HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER,
JUST ARRIVED AT A
CROSSROAD IN HIS LIFE,
AND HE'S CHOSEN THE WRONG TURN.
THE HIT OCCURRED IN
THE WORLD HE KNOWS,
BUT THE RUN WILL LEAD HIM
STRAIGHT INTO THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
HOW COME YOU PUT THE CAR AWAY?
I THOUGHT WE WERE
GOING TO A MOVIE.
OH, NO, I'VE GOT A HEADACHE.
AW. BAD DAY AT
THE OFFICE, OLLIE?
YEAH, YEAH, THEY'RE ALL BAD.
YOU KNOW THAT PETE RADCLIFF?
WELL, HE'S AFTER MY JOB.
HE DIDN'T IMPRESS ME
AS THAT KIND OF FELLA AT ALL.
PLEASE, WHY DO YOU
HAVE TO DISAGREE
WITH EVERYTHING I SAY?
OH, NOW, OLLIE, YOU'RE
JUST TIRED AND CROSS.
YOU'VE GOT A HEADACHE,
AND YOU JUST TAKE THIS
AND YOU'LL FEEL BETTER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
SEEING IF YOU'VE GOT A FEVER.
YOU MIGHT HAVE
CAUGHT THAT FLU BUG
THAT'S BEEN GOING AROUND.
I'M ALL RIGHT. I'M ALL RIGHT.
PLEASE JUST LEAVE ME ALONE.
STOP FUSSING OVER ME.
OLLIE... OLLIE, SOMEBODY'S
FOOLING AROUND
OUT IN THE GARAGE.
IN THE...
I'LL GO TAKE A LOOK.
WHO'S OUT THERE?
WHAT WAS IT?
UH, NOBODY THERE.
WHAT WAS THAT LIGHT I SAW?
WELL, IT WAS THE CAR ITSELF.
A FAULTY CONNECTION
OR SOMETHING.
THE LIGHTS KEPT GOING
ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES.
A CAR SHOULDN'T ACT LIKE THAT.
I JUST PAID THE REPAIR SHOP
$35 TO HAVE IT PUT INTO SHAPE.
DIDN'T SEE THE PAPER
WHILE YOU WERE
OUT THERE, DID YOU?
NO.
BOY'S LATE.
I GUESS IT'S THE RAIN.
THERE WAS AN
ACCIDENT THIS EVENING
AT THE CORNER OF THIRD AND PARK.
COULD YOU... UH, WELL, I'M
A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY'S.
COULD YOU TELL
ME, HOW IS THE BOY?
YES.
UH... TERRIBLE.
OLLIE, WHAT ON EARTH IS THAT?
MUST BE SOME JERK
WAKING PEOPLE UP
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
OLLIE, THAT'S YOUR HORN.
ISN'T IT TERRIBLE
ABOUT THAT LITTLE BOY?
ONLY 12 YEARS OLD,
AND THEY DON'T
EXPECT HIM TO LIVE.
I HOPE THEY FIND
THE MAN WHO DID IT
SO THEY CAN GIVE HIM
WHAT'S COMING TO HIM.
HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WAS A MAN?
DIDN'T YOU GET THAT FAR?
THERE WAS A WITNESS.
HOW DO YOU EXPECT
TO DO A DAY'S WORK
ON ONE LITTLE PIECE OF TOAST?
WELL... I'M NOT GOING TO GO
TO THE OFFICE TODAY, LIL, I...
I DON'T FEEL VERY WELL.
OKAY, LIE DOWN THEN.
I THOUGHT YOU FIXED THAT.
I DID.
YOU'RE SURE THERE
WASN'T SOMEBODY
IN THE GARAGE LAST NIGHT?
I TOLD YOU, IT'S THAT CAR...
IT'S OLD CAR, NOTHING
ABOUT IT WORKS RIGHT.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF OLD CARS
THAT DIDN'T GO
HONKING THEIR HEADS OFF
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
I'M GOING TO GET RID OF IT.
WELL, I'M GOING DOWN
AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT.
YES, YES, THIRD AND PARK.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S THE MATTER.
IT JUST STOPPED AND
IT WON'T START AGAIN.
COULD YOU PLEASE SEND
A TOW TRUCK RIGHT AWAY?
I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.
LIL, WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?
I NEVER... I NEVER
HAD SUCH A MORNING
IN MY LIFE... THAT CAR...
WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE CAR?
WELL, IT'S IN THE REPAIR SHOP.
I HAD TO TAKE A CAB HOME.
WHAT HAPPENED?
THE STRANGEST
THING I'VE EVER SEEN.
IT ALL STARTED DOWN
HERE AT THE CORNER.
I WANTED TO TURN RIGHT.
I COULD NOT MAKE THAT WHEEL
TURN THE WAY I WANTED TO GO.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE CAR STALLS
AT THE INTERSECTION
OF THIRD AND PARK.
STALLED? YES, THE MOTOR DIED.
THERE I WAS RIGHT IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET,
BLOCKING TRAFFIC.
WHY, EVEN THE POLICE
COULDN'T GET IT STARTED.
WHAT WERE THE
POLICE DOING THERE?
OH, THEY WEREN'T AFTER ME.
IT'S THE SAME CORNER
WHERE THAT LITTLE CHILD
WAS RUN DOWN LAST NIGHT.
POLICE SAID TO KEEP A LOOK
OUT IN CASE THE CRIMINAL
RETURNS TO THE
SCENE OF THE CRIME.
DID THEY SAY IF
THEY HAD ANY LEADS?
WELL, YES, THEY'RE
GETTING CLOSE TO AN ARREST.
I HOPE THEY GET HIM.
NOBODY'S SAFE WITH A
MADMAN LIKE THAT AROUND.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID
THE... THE CAR WAS
IN THE REPAIR SHOP.
WELL, IT IS.
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU SAID THE CAR WAS
IN THE REPAIR SHOP.
WELL, IT WAS.
WHAT'S IT DOING HERE?
WAIT A MINUTE.
I'LL GET IT.
HELLO?
YES, YES, SPEAKING.
NO, I DIDN'T PICK IT UP.
YES.
YES, I KNOW WHERE IT IS.
IT'S RIGHT HERE.
DIDN'T ONE OF YOUR
MEN DELIVER IT?
NO, NO, NO, I DON'T
UNDERSTAND IT EITHER,
BUT I'D LIKE YOU TO
UNDERSTAND ONE THING.
DON'T BOTHER TO SEND ME A BILL.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE CAR
DOWN THERE LONG ENOUGH
TO EVEN LOOK IT OVER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
WAS THAT THE MECHANIC?
THEY SAID THEY LOST THE CAR.
THE NERVE OF THAT GUY.
IT'S NOT LOST, IT'S RIGHT HERE.
WILL YOU EXPLAIN TO
ME HOW IT GOT HERE?
THEY DIDN'T DELIVER IT.
WELL, IT DIDN'T
DRIVE ITSELF HOME.
WAIT A MINUTE,
DON'T ANSWER THAT.
WELL, WHY NOT?
WELL, UH, ALL RIGHT,
BUT IF IT'S FOR ME,
JUST SAY THAT I'M NOT HOME.
OLLIE, WHAT ON EARTH
IS FRIGHTENING YOU?
NOTHING, NOTHING.
I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE
SEEING ANYBODY, THAT'S ALL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS,
BUT IF YOU DON'T GET
OVER THESE HEEBIE-JEEBIES,
I'M CALLING A DOCTOR.
Man: MORNING, MRS. POPE.
Lil: WELL, WHAT A NICE SURPRISE.
OLLIE HERE?
YES, HE'S IN THE LIVING ROOM.
CAN I SEE HIM?
YES, JUST FOR A MINUTE.
HE'S KIND OF UNDER
THE WEATHER TODAY.
IT'S NOTHING SERIOUS.
I THINK HE'S JUST GOT
A TOUCH OF THE FLU.
GUESS WHO'S HERE.
OLLIE, BOY.
OH.
I HEAR THE FLU BUG GOT YOU DOWN.
WELL, NO, NO, NOT QUITE.
I'LL BE BACK IN THE MORNING.
WELL, I HOPE SO.
GETS KIND OF DULL
DOWN THERE WITHOUT YOU.
OH?
WHAT BRINGS YOU OUT HERE, PETE?
WHEN YOU DIDN'T
SHOW UP AT THE OFFICE,
I THOUGHT I'D CLEAR
UP YOUR "IN" BASKET.
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF MY DESK.
I'VE GOT SOME VERY IMPORTANT
CORRESPONDENCE IN THAT BASKET.
NOT ANYMORE, I TOOK CARE OF IT.
YOUR LETTERS, SIR,
ALL ANSWERED AND WAITING
FOR YOUR SIGNATURE.
ALL ANSWERED...
OLLIE!
I'M SORRY, OLLIE, I...
ONLY WANTED TO DO YOU A FAVOR.
YOU CAN DO ME A FAVOR.
QUIT BUCKING FOR MY JOB, HUH?
I TAKE ONE MORNING OFF
AND YOU START MAKING NOISES
LIKE YOU'RE THE HEAD
OF THE DEPARTMENT.
YOU GOT IT WRONG, OLLIE.
I WAS ONLY TRYING TO HELP YOU.
I DIDN'T WANT THINGS
TO PILE UP ON YOU.
DON'T TRY.
YOU LISTEN TO ME.
YOU THINK I ENJOYED
SITTING IN THAT OFFICE
DICTATING YOUR LOUSY LETTERS?
I GOT BETTER THINGS
TO DO, BUDDY BOY.
NOBODY'S HOLDING YOU HERE.
GO DO THEM.
YOU BET I WILL.
PETE...
I'M SORRY, I...
SHOULDN'T HAVE BLOWN
UP AT HIM LIKE THAT.
LAST NIGHT, A KID ON OUR
BLOCK WAS RUN DOWN.
I KNEW HIM.
HE USED TO COME OVER
AND PLAY WITH MY KIDS.
THERE WAS ONE NICE, DECENT,
FUN-LOVING, AMBITIOUS LITTLE KID
AND SOME MANIAC SMASHED INTO HIM
AND LEFT HIM LYING
THERE IN THE RAIN.
I KNOW.
WE'VE BEEN READING
ABOUT IT IN THE PAPERS.
TERRIBLE SHAME.
WELL, THEY'RE
WATCHING THE CORNER.
HE'LL SHOW UP, THEY ALWAYS DO.
YOU DON'T HAPPEN TO KNOW
HOW THE LITTLE BOY'S
GETTING ON, DO YOU?
HE DIED, MRS. POPE.
ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.
Lil: OH...
Pete: WELL...
Lil: I'LL SEE YOU TO THE DOOR.
I THINK THAT'S HIM.
THAT WON'T DO, YOU
HAVE TO BE SURE.
THAT'S HIM, I'M SURE.
WAIT HERE.
COULD I SEE YOUR
DRIVER'S LICENSE PLEASE?
SURE.
MIND IF I ASK WHY?
WHERE WERE YOU
LAST NIGHT AT 6:15?
HOME WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS.
I GOT A WITNESS
SAYS YOU'RE WRONG.
OLLIE, WHAT ON
EARTH'S THE MATTER?
OLIVER?
THEY ARRESTED THAT
HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER, LIL.
WELL, I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT
BUT IS THAT ANY REASON FOR
YOU TO LOOK WHITE AS A GHOST?
THE MAN THEY ARRESTED
WAS PETE RADCLIFF.
OH, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
HERE, READ FOR YOURSELF.
POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED
BY AN EYEWITNESS
AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.
I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
YOU CAN TELL IF A MAN
WOULD DO A THING LIKE THAT.
PETE JUST ISN'T THE TYPE.
YOU DON'T KNOW
HIM AS WELL AS I DO.
WELL, I SUPPOSE NOT.
YOU ALWAYS HAVE
SAID HE WAS SNEAKY...
AFTER YOUR JOB AND ALL.
I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THAT ANYMORE.
WELL, HOW CAN YOU
TAKE SATISFACTION
OUT OF SOMEBODY
ELSE'S MISFORTUNE?
I DON'T MEAN I GOT
ANY PLEASURE OUT OF IT.
I MEAN, I DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT THINGS
DOWN AT THE OFFICE ANYMORE.
NOW, THERE IS SOMEBODY
OUT IN THAT GARAGE.
I AM NOT IMAGINING IT THIS TIME.
THERE'S NOBODY OUT THERE.
ARE YOU GOING TO LOOK?
THAT NOISE COULD HAVE
COME FROM ANYWHERE.
IT CAME FROM THE GARAGE.
IF YOU'RE AFRAID,
I'LL CALL THE POLICE.
NO... NO.
I'LL GO.
WHO'S IN HERE?
NO... NO...
OLLIE?
OLLIE!
WHAT?
SOME NUT'S GOT HIS RADIO ON
AS HIGH AS IT'LL GO.
IT SEEMS TO ME
LIKE IT'S COMING
FROM THE CASSIDYS'.
OH?
HEY... HEY, YOU OVER THERE.
PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SLEEP.
LOOK, PIPE DOWN, WILL YOU?
LIL, I... I DON'T
GUESS THEY HEAR ME.
I BETTER GO DOWN
THERE AND TALK TO THEM.
Radio announcer: And now
five minutes of the late news.
An arrest has been made
in the case of the driver
who yesterday ran away
after fatally injuring
young Timmy Danvers.
The suspect, Peter Radcliff
of 509 Harboro Street,
has been positively identified
by Mrs. Muriel Hastings,
who witnessed the accident
at the intersection
of Third and Elm.
Funeral services for
the victim will take place
tomorrow afternoon
at Trinity Church.
Radio announcer: And now
five minutes of the late news.
An arrest has been made
in the case of the driver
who yesterday ran away
after fatally injuring
young Timmy Danvers.
The suspect, Peter Radcliff
of 509 Harboro Street,
has been...
OH, I WAS GOING TO SURPRISE YOU
WITH BREAKFAST IN BED.
OH... I'M NOT AN INVALID, LIL.
AND I'M NOT HUNGRY EITHER.
YOU KNOW, I STILL THINK YOU
OUGHT TO CALL THE POLICE.
WHY, HONEY?
WELL, TO FIND OUT ABOUT
THOSE PROWLERS IN THE GARAGE.
IT'S BEEN TWO
NIGHTS RUNNING NOW.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'LL DO.
WHEN I GET BACK
FROM WORK TONIGHT,
I'LL PUT A LOCK ON
THAT GARAGE DOOR.
BYE-BYE.
OH, OLLIE, YOU BETTER
TAKE A RAINCOAT.
RADIO SAID IT MIGHT RAIN.
OH, LIL, IT'S NOT GOING TO RAIN.
NOW DON'T YOU STAY
DOWN THERE WORKING
IF YOU GET TIRED.
YOU COME ON HOME.
ALL RIGHT, LIL,
ALL RIGHT, I WILL.
AREN'T YOU GOING TO DRIVE?
WELL, I THOUGHT I
WOULD TAKE THE BUS.
WHY?
WELL, I DON'T TRUST THAT CAR.
I MEAN, IT'S FALLING APART.
WELL, YOU JUST GONNA
LEAVE IT IN THE GARAGE?
NO, NO. I THOUGHT I'D
PUT AN AD IN THE PAPER.
SOMEBODY WILL TAKE
IT OFF OUR HANDS.
BYE-BYE, LIL.
BYE, OLLIE.
WHO'S THERE?
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
ALL PERSONS ATTEMPTING
TO CONCEAL CRIMINAL ACTS
INVOLVING THEIR CARS
ARE HEREBY WARNED:
CHECK FIRST TO SEE THAT
UNDERNEATH THAT CHROME
THERE DOES NOT LIE A CONSCIENCE,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE DRIVING
ALONG A RAIN-SOAKED HIGHWAY
IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
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.
PORTRAIT OF A NERVOUS
MAN: OLIVER POPE BY NAME,
OFFICE MANAGER BY PROFESSION.
A MAN BESET BY LIFE'S PROBLEMS:
HIS JOB, HIS SALARY, THE
COMPETITION TO GET AHEAD.
OBVIOUSLY MR. POPE'S
MIND IS NOT ON HIS DRIVING.
STOP! STOP!
OLIVER POPE,
BUSINESSMAN TURNED KILLER
ON A RAIN-SOAKED STREET
IN THE EARLY EVENING
OF JUST ANOTHER DAY
DURING JUST ANOTHER
DRIVE HOME FROM THE OFFICE.
THE VICTIM, A KID ON A BICYCLE,
LYING INJURED, NEAR DEATH.
BUT MR. POPE HASN'T
TIME FOR THE VICTIM.
HIS ONLY CONCERN IS FOR HIMSELF.
OLIVER POPE, HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER,
JUST ARRIVED AT A
CROSSROAD IN HIS LIFE,
AND HE'S CHOSEN THE WRONG TURN.
THE HIT OCCURRED IN
THE WORLD HE KNOWS,
BUT THE RUN WILL LEAD HIM
STRAIGHT INTO THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
HOW COME YOU PUT THE CAR AWAY?
I THOUGHT WE WERE
GOING TO A MOVIE.
OH, NO, I'VE GOT A HEADACHE.
AW. BAD DAY AT
THE OFFICE, OLLIE?
YEAH, YEAH, THEY'RE ALL BAD.
YOU KNOW THAT PETE RADCLIFF?
WELL, HE'S AFTER MY JOB.
HE DIDN'T IMPRESS ME
AS THAT KIND OF FELLA AT ALL.
PLEASE, WHY DO YOU
HAVE TO DISAGREE
WITH EVERYTHING I SAY?
OH, NOW, OLLIE, YOU'RE
JUST TIRED AND CROSS.
YOU'VE GOT A HEADACHE,
AND YOU JUST TAKE THIS
AND YOU'LL FEEL BETTER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
SEEING IF YOU'VE GOT A FEVER.
YOU MIGHT HAVE
CAUGHT THAT FLU BUG
THAT'S BEEN GOING AROUND.
I'M ALL RIGHT. I'M ALL RIGHT.
PLEASE JUST LEAVE ME ALONE.
STOP FUSSING OVER ME.
OLLIE... OLLIE, SOMEBODY'S
FOOLING AROUND
OUT IN THE GARAGE.
IN THE...
I'LL GO TAKE A LOOK.
WHO'S OUT THERE?
WHAT WAS IT?
UH, NOBODY THERE.
WHAT WAS THAT LIGHT I SAW?
WELL, IT WAS THE CAR ITSELF.
A FAULTY CONNECTION
OR SOMETHING.
THE LIGHTS KEPT GOING
ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES.
A CAR SHOULDN'T ACT LIKE THAT.
I JUST PAID THE REPAIR SHOP
$35 TO HAVE IT PUT INTO SHAPE.
DIDN'T SEE THE PAPER
WHILE YOU WERE
OUT THERE, DID YOU?
NO.
BOY'S LATE.
I GUESS IT'S THE RAIN.
THERE WAS AN
ACCIDENT THIS EVENING
AT THE CORNER OF THIRD AND PARK.
COULD YOU... UH, WELL, I'M
A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY'S.
COULD YOU TELL
ME, HOW IS THE BOY?
YES.
UH... TERRIBLE.
OLLIE, WHAT ON EARTH IS THAT?
MUST BE SOME JERK
WAKING PEOPLE UP
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
OLLIE, THAT'S YOUR HORN.
ISN'T IT TERRIBLE
ABOUT THAT LITTLE BOY?
ONLY 12 YEARS OLD,
AND THEY DON'T
EXPECT HIM TO LIVE.
I HOPE THEY FIND
THE MAN WHO DID IT
SO THEY CAN GIVE HIM
WHAT'S COMING TO HIM.
HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WAS A MAN?
DIDN'T YOU GET THAT FAR?
THERE WAS A WITNESS.
HOW DO YOU EXPECT
TO DO A DAY'S WORK
ON ONE LITTLE PIECE OF TOAST?
WELL... I'M NOT GOING TO GO
TO THE OFFICE TODAY, LIL, I...
I DON'T FEEL VERY WELL.
OKAY, LIE DOWN THEN.
I THOUGHT YOU FIXED THAT.
I DID.
YOU'RE SURE THERE
WASN'T SOMEBODY
IN THE GARAGE LAST NIGHT?
I TOLD YOU, IT'S THAT CAR...
IT'S OLD CAR, NOTHING
ABOUT IT WORKS RIGHT.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF OLD CARS
THAT DIDN'T GO
HONKING THEIR HEADS OFF
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
I'M GOING TO GET RID OF IT.
WELL, I'M GOING DOWN
AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT.
YES, YES, THIRD AND PARK.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S THE MATTER.
IT JUST STOPPED AND
IT WON'T START AGAIN.
COULD YOU PLEASE SEND
A TOW TRUCK RIGHT AWAY?
I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.
LIL, WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?
I NEVER... I NEVER
HAD SUCH A MORNING
IN MY LIFE... THAT CAR...
WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE CAR?
WELL, IT'S IN THE REPAIR SHOP.
I HAD TO TAKE A CAB HOME.
WHAT HAPPENED?
THE STRANGEST
THING I'VE EVER SEEN.
IT ALL STARTED DOWN
HERE AT THE CORNER.
I WANTED TO TURN RIGHT.
I COULD NOT MAKE THAT WHEEL
TURN THE WAY I WANTED TO GO.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE CAR STALLS
AT THE INTERSECTION
OF THIRD AND PARK.
STALLED? YES, THE MOTOR DIED.
THERE I WAS RIGHT IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET,
BLOCKING TRAFFIC.
WHY, EVEN THE POLICE
COULDN'T GET IT STARTED.
WHAT WERE THE
POLICE DOING THERE?
OH, THEY WEREN'T AFTER ME.
IT'S THE SAME CORNER
WHERE THAT LITTLE CHILD
WAS RUN DOWN LAST NIGHT.
POLICE SAID TO KEEP A LOOK
OUT IN CASE THE CRIMINAL
RETURNS TO THE
SCENE OF THE CRIME.
DID THEY SAY IF
THEY HAD ANY LEADS?
WELL, YES, THEY'RE
GETTING CLOSE TO AN ARREST.
I HOPE THEY GET HIM.
NOBODY'S SAFE WITH A
MADMAN LIKE THAT AROUND.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID
THE... THE CAR WAS
IN THE REPAIR SHOP.
WELL, IT IS.
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU SAID THE CAR WAS
IN THE REPAIR SHOP.
WELL, IT WAS.
WHAT'S IT DOING HERE?
WAIT A MINUTE.
I'LL GET IT.
HELLO?
YES, YES, SPEAKING.
NO, I DIDN'T PICK IT UP.
YES.
YES, I KNOW WHERE IT IS.
IT'S RIGHT HERE.
DIDN'T ONE OF YOUR
MEN DELIVER IT?
NO, NO, NO, I DON'T
UNDERSTAND IT EITHER,
BUT I'D LIKE YOU TO
UNDERSTAND ONE THING.
DON'T BOTHER TO SEND ME A BILL.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE CAR
DOWN THERE LONG ENOUGH
TO EVEN LOOK IT OVER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
WAS THAT THE MECHANIC?
THEY SAID THEY LOST THE CAR.
THE NERVE OF THAT GUY.
IT'S NOT LOST, IT'S RIGHT HERE.
WILL YOU EXPLAIN TO
ME HOW IT GOT HERE?
THEY DIDN'T DELIVER IT.
WELL, IT DIDN'T
DRIVE ITSELF HOME.
WAIT A MINUTE,
DON'T ANSWER THAT.
WELL, WHY NOT?
WELL, UH, ALL RIGHT,
BUT IF IT'S FOR ME,
JUST SAY THAT I'M NOT HOME.
OLLIE, WHAT ON EARTH
IS FRIGHTENING YOU?
NOTHING, NOTHING.
I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE
SEEING ANYBODY, THAT'S ALL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS,
BUT IF YOU DON'T GET
OVER THESE HEEBIE-JEEBIES,
I'M CALLING A DOCTOR.
Man: MORNING, MRS. POPE.
Lil: WELL, WHAT A NICE SURPRISE.
OLLIE HERE?
YES, HE'S IN THE LIVING ROOM.
CAN I SEE HIM?
YES, JUST FOR A MINUTE.
HE'S KIND OF UNDER
THE WEATHER TODAY.
IT'S NOTHING SERIOUS.
I THINK HE'S JUST GOT
A TOUCH OF THE FLU.
GUESS WHO'S HERE.
OLLIE, BOY.
OH.
I HEAR THE FLU BUG GOT YOU DOWN.
WELL, NO, NO, NOT QUITE.
I'LL BE BACK IN THE MORNING.
WELL, I HOPE SO.
GETS KIND OF DULL
DOWN THERE WITHOUT YOU.
OH?
WHAT BRINGS YOU OUT HERE, PETE?
WHEN YOU DIDN'T
SHOW UP AT THE OFFICE,
I THOUGHT I'D CLEAR
UP YOUR "IN" BASKET.
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF MY DESK.
I'VE GOT SOME VERY IMPORTANT
CORRESPONDENCE IN THAT BASKET.
NOT ANYMORE, I TOOK CARE OF IT.
YOUR LETTERS, SIR,
ALL ANSWERED AND WAITING
FOR YOUR SIGNATURE.
ALL ANSWERED...
OLLIE!
I'M SORRY, OLLIE, I...
ONLY WANTED TO DO YOU A FAVOR.
YOU CAN DO ME A FAVOR.
QUIT BUCKING FOR MY JOB, HUH?
I TAKE ONE MORNING OFF
AND YOU START MAKING NOISES
LIKE YOU'RE THE HEAD
OF THE DEPARTMENT.
YOU GOT IT WRONG, OLLIE.
I WAS ONLY TRYING TO HELP YOU.
I DIDN'T WANT THINGS
TO PILE UP ON YOU.
DON'T TRY.
YOU LISTEN TO ME.
YOU THINK I ENJOYED
SITTING IN THAT OFFICE
DICTATING YOUR LOUSY LETTERS?
I GOT BETTER THINGS
TO DO, BUDDY BOY.
NOBODY'S HOLDING YOU HERE.
GO DO THEM.
YOU BET I WILL.
PETE...
I'M SORRY, I...
SHOULDN'T HAVE BLOWN
UP AT HIM LIKE THAT.
LAST NIGHT, A KID ON OUR
BLOCK WAS RUN DOWN.
I KNEW HIM.
HE USED TO COME OVER
AND PLAY WITH MY KIDS.
THERE WAS ONE NICE, DECENT,
FUN-LOVING, AMBITIOUS LITTLE KID
AND SOME MANIAC SMASHED INTO HIM
AND LEFT HIM LYING
THERE IN THE RAIN.
I KNOW.
WE'VE BEEN READING
ABOUT IT IN THE PAPERS.
TERRIBLE SHAME.
WELL, THEY'RE
WATCHING THE CORNER.
HE'LL SHOW UP, THEY ALWAYS DO.
YOU DON'T HAPPEN TO KNOW
HOW THE LITTLE BOY'S
GETTING ON, DO YOU?
HE DIED, MRS. POPE.
ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.
Lil: OH...
Pete: WELL...
Lil: I'LL SEE YOU TO THE DOOR.
I THINK THAT'S HIM.
THAT WON'T DO, YOU
HAVE TO BE SURE.
THAT'S HIM, I'M SURE.
WAIT HERE.
COULD I SEE YOUR
DRIVER'S LICENSE PLEASE?
SURE.
MIND IF I ASK WHY?
WHERE WERE YOU
LAST NIGHT AT 6:15?
HOME WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS.
I GOT A WITNESS
SAYS YOU'RE WRONG.
OLLIE, WHAT ON
EARTH'S THE MATTER?
OLIVER?
THEY ARRESTED THAT
HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER, LIL.
WELL, I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT
BUT IS THAT ANY REASON FOR
YOU TO LOOK WHITE AS A GHOST?
THE MAN THEY ARRESTED
WAS PETE RADCLIFF.
OH, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
HERE, READ FOR YOURSELF.
POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED
BY AN EYEWITNESS
AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.
I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
YOU CAN TELL IF A MAN
WOULD DO A THING LIKE THAT.
PETE JUST ISN'T THE TYPE.
YOU DON'T KNOW
HIM AS WELL AS I DO.
WELL, I SUPPOSE NOT.
YOU ALWAYS HAVE
SAID HE WAS SNEAKY...
AFTER YOUR JOB AND ALL.
I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THAT ANYMORE.
WELL, HOW CAN YOU
TAKE SATISFACTION
OUT OF SOMEBODY
ELSE'S MISFORTUNE?
I DON'T MEAN I GOT
ANY PLEASURE OUT OF IT.
I MEAN, I DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT THINGS
DOWN AT THE OFFICE ANYMORE.
NOW, THERE IS SOMEBODY
OUT IN THAT GARAGE.
I AM NOT IMAGINING IT THIS TIME.
THERE'S NOBODY OUT THERE.
ARE YOU GOING TO LOOK?
THAT NOISE COULD HAVE
COME FROM ANYWHERE.
IT CAME FROM THE GARAGE.
IF YOU'RE AFRAID,
I'LL CALL THE POLICE.
NO... NO.
I'LL GO.
WHO'S IN HERE?
NO... NO...
OLLIE?
OLLIE!
WHAT?
SOME NUT'S GOT HIS RADIO ON
AS HIGH AS IT'LL GO.
IT SEEMS TO ME
LIKE IT'S COMING
FROM THE CASSIDYS'.
OH?
HEY... HEY, YOU OVER THERE.
PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SLEEP.
LOOK, PIPE DOWN, WILL YOU?
LIL, I... I DON'T
GUESS THEY HEAR ME.
I BETTER GO DOWN
THERE AND TALK TO THEM.
Radio announcer: And now
five minutes of the late news.
An arrest has been made
in the case of the driver
who yesterday ran away
after fatally injuring
young Timmy Danvers.
The suspect, Peter Radcliff
of 509 Harboro Street,
has been positively identified
by Mrs. Muriel Hastings,
who witnessed the accident
at the intersection
of Third and Elm.
Funeral services for
the victim will take place
tomorrow afternoon
at Trinity Church.
Radio announcer: And now
five minutes of the late news.
An arrest has been made
in the case of the driver
who yesterday ran away
after fatally injuring
young Timmy Danvers.
The suspect, Peter Radcliff
of 509 Harboro Street,
has been...
OH, I WAS GOING TO SURPRISE YOU
WITH BREAKFAST IN BED.
OH... I'M NOT AN INVALID, LIL.
AND I'M NOT HUNGRY EITHER.
YOU KNOW, I STILL THINK YOU
OUGHT TO CALL THE POLICE.
WHY, HONEY?
WELL, TO FIND OUT ABOUT
THOSE PROWLERS IN THE GARAGE.
IT'S BEEN TWO
NIGHTS RUNNING NOW.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'LL DO.
WHEN I GET BACK
FROM WORK TONIGHT,
I'LL PUT A LOCK ON
THAT GARAGE DOOR.
BYE-BYE.
OH, OLLIE, YOU BETTER
TAKE A RAINCOAT.
RADIO SAID IT MIGHT RAIN.
OH, LIL, IT'S NOT GOING TO RAIN.
NOW DON'T YOU STAY
DOWN THERE WORKING
IF YOU GET TIRED.
YOU COME ON HOME.
ALL RIGHT, LIL,
ALL RIGHT, I WILL.
AREN'T YOU GOING TO DRIVE?
WELL, I THOUGHT I
WOULD TAKE THE BUS.
WHY?
WELL, I DON'T TRUST THAT CAR.
I MEAN, IT'S FALLING APART.
WELL, YOU JUST GONNA
LEAVE IT IN THE GARAGE?
NO, NO. I THOUGHT I'D
PUT AN AD IN THE PAPER.
SOMEBODY WILL TAKE
IT OFF OUR HANDS.
BYE-BYE, LIL.
BYE, OLLIE.
WHO'S THERE?
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ALL PERSONS ATTEMPTING
TO CONCEAL CRIMINAL ACTS
INVOLVING THEIR CARS
ARE HEREBY WARNED:
CHECK FIRST TO SEE THAT
UNDERNEATH THAT CHROME
THERE DOES NOT LIE A CONSCIENCE,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE DRIVING
ALONG A RAIN-SOAKED HIGHWAY
IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE.