[eerie music]
(male narrator)
There is a
Fifth dimension
Beyond that which
Is known to man.
It is a dimension
As vast as space
And as timeless
As infinity.
It is the middle ground
Between light and shadow
Between science
And superstition
And it lies between
The pit of man's fears,
And the summit
Of his knowledge.
This is the dimension
Of imagination.
It is an area
Which we call
The twilight zone.
[coin clinks]
[someone dials
A phone]
[sighs]
[busy signal]
Telephone--you
Have a telephone?
Thank you.
[dialing again]
[busy signal]
Oh, this
Is madness.
It's impossible
To make a call
In New York.
You can say
That again.
Thank you.
This is
An outrage!
He's making
Another call!
It's only
His fifth.
He doesn't
Even talk.
He just dials.
Maybe he's got
A dialect, huh?
(male narrator)
Mr. Roger Shackleforth--
Age, youthful twenties.
Occupation, being in love.
Not just in love,
But madly, passionately
Illogically, miserably,
All-consumingly in love
With a young woman
Named Leila
Who has a vague
Recollection of his face
And even less
Than a passing interest.
In a moment you'll
See a switch,
Because Mr. Roger Shackleforth
The young gentleman
So much in love
Will take a short,
But very meaningful journey
Into the twilight zone.
[busy signai]
Oh, I simply
Can't stand this!
I must get
In there next.
I will buy your place.
A dollar.
Oh! Sold.
Thank you.
Sir. A dollar
For your place.
Thank you.
Madame. A
Dollar for
Your place.
Why should first
Place be the same
As the third?
Two dollars.
Two dollars?
Very good.
There you are.
Thank you.
[phone rings]
Hello.
Hello, Leila darling,
It's Roger.
Oh.
Hello, Roger.
[sigh]
What is it?
May I come to see you?
Uh, no, no, I can't.
I couldn't bear
To see anybody.
I'm a mess.
Oh, you could
Never be a mess.
Listen, darling,
I have to see you.
Roger, it's impossible.
I must see you,
Darling, must!
Furiously, fiercely must!
[whispers]
I love you.
Roger, you've got
To stop this.
You're acting
Like a baby.
I can't see you now,
And that's that.
Well, then, talk to me.
Say something, say anything!
Say something?
All right, Roger,
I'll say something.
Why don't you take
A flying jump at
The moon?
There now, you've
Finished, haven't you?
No, she hung
Up on me.
I've got
To call her back.
No, I have
An emergency.
Well, so have I.
It won't do
Any good to call.
I understand
Your problem.
I heard it
Through the door.
Here's the
Way to solve
Your problem.
Look, go and see
This man right now.
Believe me, there
Is no other way.
That man will help you.
No--
No, excuse me.
Go and see him now
And your problems
Will be solved.
Thank you,
Thank you.
It's an emergency!
[slams door]
[loud bell rings]
All right,
All right.
Stop skulking around!
I--I wasn't skulking.
I just didn't
Know if, uh--
Common enough disease,
Not knowing if.
Sit down on that
Pile of books there.
Do I know you?
No, sir.
As a matter of fact--
Then you haven't
Come for a bottle
Of the glove cleaner?
Glove cleaner?
No.
As a matter
Of fact--
Well, perhaps
Another time.
As a matter
Of fact...
You keep saying that!
Come to the point!
I don't know
Why I came at all.
You see, a man gave
Me your card,
A stranger.
Oh, yes, satisfied former
Customer, most likely.
But I don't know
Why I came.
I was sitting there--
Of course you know
Why you came!
You want
What I've got!
But I don't know
What you've got.
Ointments, salves,
Powders, sovereign remedies,
Nectars, lotus blossoms,
Toxins, tonics,
Anti-toxins, decoctions,
Concoctions and potions--
All guaranteed.
Oh.
I don't need
Anything like that.
Well, you m ust,
You're here.
Yes, but I don't
Need any medicine.
You certain ly
Need something.
You look feverish.
Oh, well, it's sort
Of... You know...
Nothing.
"Nothing" I
Don't supply.
"Something" is
My specialty.
"Anything" is what
You can get here.
You're ambitious,
Is that it?
You want success,
Money, admirers,
The world at your feet.
No, that's
Not it at all.
Power! You want power.
No, you don't understand.
All I want is Leila.
Leila?
Yes, if I have Leila
I can do all
The rest myself.
Leila.
I might have known.
All he wants
Is Leila.
I offer him
Practically anything
And all he wants
Is Leila.
And I guess
There's nothing
You can do
About that!
That's the simplest of all--
The elementary
Parlor trick
Of my science.
You disappoint me.
No, you
Don't understand.
You see,
I'm in love
With somebody
Named Leila
But she's not in
Love with me, and...
I don't know why
I'm telling you this.
I do.
I can arrange it
So she'll love you.
How?
I promise you
She'll never leave
Your side.
When she isn't telling
You she loves you,
She'll be gazing
At you lovingly.
She won't even eat
Before you do
And nothing
Will be too much
For you
To ask of her.
She'll worship you,
She'll beg for kisses
And weep for joy
At your touch.
And if in passing time
You should perhaps
Look at another girl
Or even do a little
More than look
She'll feel hurt,
But she'll forgive you
And love you
Just the same.
Frankly, you'd
Get the same shake
From a cocker spaniel.
But that's wonderful!
That's all in
The world I want--
My Leila's love.
His Leila's love.
If it isn't
His Leila's love
It's his Dorothy's love,
His Rhea's love,
Or his Gwen's love.
Tell me, are you sure
You wouldn't be interested
In the glove cleaner,
As I call it?
There are
Many names for it
Including "The Eradicator."
But "Glove cleaner"
Is a nice,
Non-descriptive title.
Clean, colorless, tasteless
Unidentifiable and sure.
I'm not interested
In glove cleaners.
Why not?
It's sure, it's swift,
Leaves no traces.
It's perfect
For its purpose.
I don't think you're
Making any sense.
My boy,
That's all I make.
Which is why I'm
Such a lonely man.
You're sure you
Don't want to try
The glove cleaner?
It's very expensive.
Perhaps you
Can't afford it.
For instance this
Little bottle
Costs $ , .
$ , ? Are all your
Prices like that?
Some are,
Some aren't.
Yeah, but
That thing
That's gonna
Make Leila love me.
Oh, that.
That's only
A dollar.
A dollar?
Love potions are
My cheapest item.
And they're
Overpriced at that.
A dollar for
My Leila's love?
It won't hurt her?
If anybody gets hurt,
It'll be you.
But I don't expect
You to believe me.
Put it in anything--
Her drink, juice, soup,
Coffee, water, anything.
You'll get exactly
What you say you want.
Well, I don't
Really believe this
But I'll try it.
Why, I'll try anything.
Thanks, professor.
You know, if this
Works, I'll be--
(both)
The happiest man
In the world.
[doorbell buzzes]
Hello, Leila.
Roger, I told you
I was busy tonight.
Well, just a minute,
Just a little minute.
Flowers, see?
That's very nice,
Roger, thank you.
Now if you'll
Just run along.
I couldn't have
Lasted the evening
Without seeing
You, Leila.
You don't know what it's
Like to love somebody
To love anybody so much
And so desperately.
Look, champagne--
Just enough
For two glasses.
That's not
Asking much.
Just spare me
Five minutes
And have one
Drink with me.
Roger, you are
Acting like a clod--
A silly, stupid,
Sophomoric clod.
I love you.
Stop saying that. I--
All right.
One drink.
Five minutes,
And then you go.
I've got to put
On my dress.
It's like...
It's like millennium.
Well, let's get
This over with.
Well, your time's up.
Thank you very much
For the flowers
And the champagne.
Now, goodbye, Roger.
Excellent champagne,
Wasn't it?
It'll pass.
What are you
Looking at me
Like that for?
Well, perhaps
It's my last look.
All right,
You've had it.
One last
Little kiss?
Roger, please,
Let's not prolong
This any longer.
I haven't the time.
Now please go.
Now!
I don't love you.
I don't want you here.
I don't even like
You at the moment.
Now please go!
Oh!
Here.
That's the best
I can do.
And that took
All my strength.
Roger...
Wait a minute.
Perhaps I am
Being cruel.
I don't mean to be.
I know.
Roger!
Let me--make it
A little nicer.
What's happening?
What difference?
Come here, baby.
[shrieks]
Leila, couldn't
You please sit
In a chair?
Oh, yes, my
Darling husband.
Oh, I'm sorry
If it bothers you,
It's just that
I love to kneel
At your feet.
Well, kneel
In a chair.
Okay.
Which chair, darling?
Uh, any chair,
It doesn't matter.
Darling, do you want
Your slippers now?
No, they make
My feet hot.
Oh, well, if your
Feet are hot now
I could soak my
Hands in ice water
And then caress them.
No, no, my feet
Are fine.
All right.
Darling, don't you want
To smoke your pipe?
No, it bites
My tongue.
It's not broken
In very well.
Oh, well,
I'd be happy
To break
It in for you.
I could smoke
It all day while
You're at the office
And then when
You came home--
Thanks, Leila,
But no thanks.
You're welcome.
Oh, darling--
Oh, darling,
I'm sorry.
I'll get a cigarette
For you
In just a minute.
Just one minute.
There.
I should have
Put cigarettes
In that box
By your chair.
Here.
There we go.
Thank you.
Would you like
Me to rub your
Back, darling?
You just finished
Rubbing my back.
I know,
But I adore
Touching you
And I'd be glad
To rub it again.
No, thanks, Leila.
Am I disturbing
Your reading?
No, no.
Did I disturb you
By asking you
If I was
Disturbing you?
[impatientiy]
No.
No, no, dearest,
Not at all.
Oh, Roger.
I love you, Roger.
I'm so happy
You're you.
You're just perfect.
I love to say
"I love you."
I love to love you.
Leila, I've got
To go out.
Out. I've got
An appointment.
I almost forgot.
Darling... Will you be long?
I don't know.
I may be late.
Would you like
Me to go, too?
No! No, I
Won't be late.
Why don't you stay here
And hug my jacket
Or something?
Is anything wrong,
Roger, darling?
No, dearest, I've
Got an appointment.
While you're gone,
My love will grow
And grow
And when you
Get back...
[laughs nervously]
Uh...
Hi, there, professor.
Ah, yes, I've been
Expecting you.
You have?
Yes, I rather thought
You'd like to hear
How things turned out.
I know how
Things turned out.
That potion sure works.
I know, I know.
How are things
With you?
Things haven't changed
With me in years.
Pretty ugly situation
We've got...
With China,
Don't you think?
You don't look
So good, either.
Me? Oh, I'm
Fine, fine.
I just dropped
Around to tell you
That things
Are fine.
I'm glad to hear it.
Ah, glove
Cleaner, huh?
Say, do you sell
Much of that stuff?
Now and again.
By the way,
What's in it?
No trace, no odor,
No taste.
No way to detect
Its presence.
And it's sure.
$ , .
That's what you
Came for, isn't it?
Me? No, not at all.
Painless?
It's perfect
For its purpose.
The only thing
Of its kind
In the world.
Interesting.
She loves you
As I said
She would,
Doesn't she?
A constant love.
And nothing you
Can do to her
Will change it.
She worships
And adores you
And hangs on
Your every word.
Yes, yes, she does.
$ , .
I am going out
Of my everloving mind.
I can't stand
It anymore!
Naturally.
Isn't there some way we
Can quiet it down?
No.
Isn't there some potion
That'll transfer some
Of this love
To someone else?
Like a cocker spaniel?
Not a chance.
She's yours.
She's so nice to me.
She's so very good.
I know.
The glove cleaner
Is the only way.
Well, I can't do that.
Uh, there must
Be another way.
This is the way.
The only way.
$ , .
You don't know
What it's like.
All the time--
Love, love, love.
I do know
What it's like.
How do you think
I came to invent
The glove cleaner?
But that's
All my savings!
I know. It's
Always that way.
No trace, no odor,
No taste.
No way to detect.
All right.
Ah, all
Made out, eh?
One thing I must
Caution you about.
You must use
It immediately,
Hear me?
And you must
Use it all.
Why, will it spoil?
No, but you will.
Once you delay,
You're lost.
If you fail the first
Time you try to use it
You'll never have
Courage to use it
Again. Never.
Goodbye, professor.
Farewell.
Always the same way.
First the stimulant...
Then the chaser.
My darling!
Woo! Party.
I thought we
Ought to have
A party.
After all, it
Isn't everybody
That's been married
Six months
Like this.
Darling, what
A lovely surprise.
When you went out
You said you might
Be late,
And instead you come
Back with champagne
And flowers!
Glasses. Can't
Have a party
Without glasses.
It's just like
The first time.
Only this time you
Don't have to beg
To stay.
Yeah, later.
Listen, why don't
You sit over there
And I'll bring it
To you. Over there.
Alright.
Oh, darling,
Would you like
To have candlelight?
It's so romantic. Let's
Have candlelight, huh?
Sure. Sure. Candlelight,
Shmandlelight, anything.
Oh, darling, it's
So wonderful being
Married to you.
I've never been
So completely happy
In my whole life.
I've lived just
To love you.
Only you.
That's nice.
Sweetest, how
Did you happen
To think
Of the champagne?
It just came
To me.
I remember
The first time
You brought
Me champagne--
How you looked.
Your eyes were
Filled with love.
And you watched me
Drink, and so sadly
Because you thought
It was going to be
Our last
Drink, remember?
I remember.
Lover, lover,
Marshmallow, come here.
Come sit next
To your Leila.
Come on.
Oh!
There you go.
Oh!
Baby bunny.
I've got news for you,
Sweet little rabbit.
Rabbit.
Oh!
Oh, darling, we won't
Worry about it.
We don't
Need champagne.
We've got each other.
It's all right.
I couldn't
Have done it.
I couldn't have
Gone through
With it.
I could never have
Gone through with it.
Just think
Of it, darling.
This is only
The beginning.
We'll be like this for
The rest of our lives.
Won't we?
The rest of our lives.
(male narrator)
Mr. Roger Shackleforth,
Who has discovered
At this late date
That love can be as sticky
As a vat of molasses,
As unpalatable as a hunk
Of spoiled yeast,
And as all-consuming
As a six-alarm fire
In a bamboo and canvas tent.
Case history of a lover boy
Who should
Never have entered
The twilight zone.
(male announcer)
Rod Serling, the
Creator of twilight zone,
Will tell you about
Next week's story
After this word from
Our alternate sponsor.
And now,
Mr. Serling.
Next week, you'll
Stand in this alley
At the shoulder
Of Jack Klugman,
Who plays the role
Of a trumpet player
Who has run out of music
And run out of dreams.
"Poignant" is the best word
For Mr. Klugman's performance.
Next week on
The twilight zone,
"A Passage for Trumpet."
I think they're
Unusual notes indeed.
We hope you'll be
Listening to them.
Thank you
And good night.
[curtain music]
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