[eerie music]
(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.
Portrait of
A man at work.
The only work he's
Ever done. The only
Work he knows.
His name is
Henry Francis Valentine,
But he calls himself Rocky
Because that's the way
His life has been.
Rocky and perilous
And uphill at a dead
Run all the way.
He's tired now, tired
Of running or wanting
Of waiting for the
Breaks that come to
Others but never to him.
Never to Rocky Valentine.
[police sirens approaching]
[g*nshots]
Stop! Stop
Or I'll sh**t!
Not this time,
You lousy screw.
[g*nshots]
(narrator)
A scared,
Angry little man.
He thinks it's
All over now,
But he's wrong.
For Rocky Valentine,
It's just the beginning.
Mr. Valentine.
Mr. Valentine!
Who are you?
My name is Pip.
Can I help you?
How do you
Know my name?
It's my job to know
Everything about you.
Are you a cop?
Oh, no, no, I'm a--
I'm your guide,
As it were.
[chuckies]
Guide, eh?
I need like
A hole in the head.
Whoa.
What happened?
You had a slight accident.
But don't worry. You'll be
As fit as a new fiddle soon.
I'm sure you'd like to change
Out of those rumpled clothes,
Eh, Mr. Valentine?
Hold it a minute.
I wanna know how
You know my name.
I've already
Told you.
You told me nothing.
Let me clue you, fatso.
I don't like games.
Oh, that isn't true,
Mr. Valentine.
Why-why, you like
Roulette, blackjack,
Poker, craps,
And between the ages
Of seven and ten
You were quite fond
Of mumblety-peg.
What are you
After, anyway?
Only one thing,
Mr. Valentine.
Your comfort.
My job is to see to it
That you get what you
Want, whatever it may be.
Yeah? In
Exchange for what?
Nothing at all,
Mr. Valentine.
It's absolutely free.
Don't put me on, fatso.
Nothing's free. Nothing!
Anything I ever got
In this lousy world
I had to drag out of it,
So don't put me on.
Now, what's the pitch?
You want me to do a
Job for you, right?
I'm afraid you
Don't understand.
No? All right, let's see.
Give me your wallet, cr*cker.
Come on, come on.
I don't have a wallet.
Come on, santa claus.
No, honestly. Wait,
Wait, Mr. Valentine.
It isn't a wallet
You want, is it?
No, no. It's money.
Three hundred,
Five hundred.
Seven hundred bucks.
Will that be enough
For now, then?
You got more?
Oh, yes, as much
As you want. Now,
Shall we?
Hey, fats.
Now, don't try
Anything funny, hm?
You like it?
Yeah.
Yeah, it's some
Pad, all right.
Who's it belong to?
Some phony politician?
Why, it belongs to
You, Mr. Valentine.
Mm-hm.
That is if, uh,
If you approve.
Yeah, I approve.
Of course,
We can make any
Changes you wish.
You see, I wasn't too sure
About the hi-fi right
Over there, but--
You mean, all this gets
Thrown into the deal?
Oh, it's already
In the deal as you
Call it, Mr. Valentine.
Look here.
You see?
Ah.
That is the
Master bedroom.
Ah, ah, ah,
Ah. After you.
There.
The bath room's in there. I'm
Sure you'd like a change of
Clothing and freshen up a bit.
Yeah. Yeah, sure.
But first of all,
What's the pitch?
Come on, the pitch, the catch
The gimmick. What do I gotta
Do for all this?
Nothing, I can't
Tell you more.
I get it. You're
Just a goon, huh?
You work for
Somebody else, right?
In a way, yeah.
When do I meet him?
The big boy, your boss?
[chuckiing]
I really couldn't say.
All right, goon.
I can wait.
Any particular color
Or style, sir?
No, you pick it.
Oh, I could hardly
Presume to do that!
However, bearing in mind
That you favor a nice check,
I thought perhaps--
Yeah, that'll do.
Yeah. We have quite
A wide selection
Of ties here,
And I believe that yellow
Is your favorite color.
[chuckies]
What's the
Matter with you?
You got no taste?
Now, that's a tie, see?
Hey. Huh?
[iaughs]
It fits.
[iaughing]
Of course.
Yes, very impressive, sir.
Yeah, well, I'll say this,
Your guy knows clothes.
Mr. Valentine.
Where did that
Come from?
I thought you might be a little
Hungry, so I just ordered up
Something for you.
Uh-u h. You eat it.
Oh, but I don't eat.
I haven't eaten in--
It must be two
Or three centuries.
Anything wrong with it?
No.
Then eat it.
But I can't.
I've forgotten how.
I get it.
Give a guy some new
Clothes and a bath
And then poison him, huh?
Pretty smart, pretty
Smart, fatso,
But not smart enough!
A bulletproof vest, huh?
Let's see how your
Head holds up.
Mr. Valentine, please.
I couldn't have missed,
Not at this range.
Maybe--
Hey, wait a minute.
Where did this come from?
This wasn't here before.
What's going on here?
Where am I?
Mr. Valentine, do you
Remember when we met
Earlier today?
I told you I was,
In a sense, your guide,
And you said
You needed a guide
Like a hole in the head?
As a matter of strict fact,
You had a hole in the head,
Only a short time before.
A b*llet hole.
Oh, yeah, that's right.
The cops, they--
Then I must--
I must be dead.
Mm-h m.
Well, if I'm dead,
Then-then all of this,
The joint,
The-the clothes,
The-the booze.
Then I must
Be in heaven.
Yeah, that's it. That's
It, I'm in heaven, right?
You're my guardian
Angel or something
Like that.
Something like
That, yeah.
Anything I want, eh?
Anything, anything.
Yeah, big talk, fatso.
I wanna see a little
Action now.
Right now I want
A million bucks
In five "G" notes.
And, uh, and a chick
That won't quit.
I mean, I mean,
Just like stacked,
Like, like, like,
Like, beautiful, huh?
Well?
As for the million,
Look in that drawer.
There?
Mm-h m m.
A million.
A million bucks!
[iaughs]
Hey, but what
About, uh, uh?
[lively dance
Music playing]
Now I know
I'm in heaven.
Will there be
Anything else, sir?
Yeah, there will be,
Fats. There will be,
Just stick around.
Hiya, doll.
Ooo-hoo-hoo!
Yee! Ooo-hoo-hoo!
Yee!
[laughs]
(croupier)
Place your bets,
Ladies and gentlemen.
No more bets, please.
Thirty-three black.
Hey, how about that.
I win again. Hey, fats,
Come here, come here.
Put your money
On the table, fats.
Right there, number red.
Rocky is hot tonight.
Am I right, dolls?
I'm afraid
I don't have
Any money, sir.
You don't have any money?
What do they pay you, in
Halos or something?
Place your bets, ladies
And gentlemen. Place
Your bets.
[laughs]
No more bets, ladies and
Gentlemen, no more bets.
Fourteen red.
Whoo-hoo!
[shouting joyfully]
That makes what, what,
Huh? grand in an hour.
How about it?
Is Rocky hot or
Is Rocky hot?
Rocky's hot.
Go trade this in for gold,
Baby. And I tell you I'm
Gonna buy and sell this joint.
Here, go get them.
Hey, hey, hey, baby.
There's grand in there
And I count real good.
You know what I mean?
All right. Ah.
I got this table spooked.
Let's go see what's shaking
With the cubes, huh?
Place your bets,
Ladies and gentlemen.
Here, baby, go
Get me some juice.
Whoo-hoo!
Hey, look at this!
Look at this!
There must be bucks
Here, huh? How about
That, fats?
Here you are, sweetheart.
Go buy yourself a dress
For free.
A present
From Rocky.
[iaughs]
Need a car, sir?
Yes, a big convertible.
Be careful on the
Way, you kid.
Yes, sir.
Something bother you,
Mr. Valentine?
Yeah, him.
Lousy screw.
Thlnks he's [inaudible]
Just 'cause he's got
A couple of inches on me.
Oh, dear, that was
In discreet of me.
Better?
Yeah!
Hey, screw,
Come here.
You got your hat on,
Crooked trooper.
[laughs]
Ready, sir.
Come on, get in, girls.
[grunts]
Here you are, kid.
Keep the change.
All right now, let's
Open this baby up and
See what she can do.
[women squeal]
[laughs]
All right, girls.
Here we go, here we go.
Into the cr*cker box.
One, two, three.
It's magic time.
Hey, fats, I want you
To get rid of that heap
I've been driving.
It goes fast enough.
Is something wrong?
Yeah, the
Ashtrays are full.
Hey, girls, could you
Wait in here for a minute?
I wanna talk to fats
For a minute, all right?
In we go.
Hey, fats, how about
Tomorrow we look up
Some of my old buddies?
Like Matt Gorman
Or Fink Mitchell,
Silky Armstrong, huh?
What's the matter?
They didn't make it?
Oh, it's not that,
Mr. Valentine. It's, uh--
It's rather difficult
To explain, really.
All of this,
All it's your
Own private domain.
It was made especially
For you alone.
Oh, what about them?
You mean they're props
Like in a movie?
In a sense, yes. Everything
Here is, except of course,
You and me.
Uh-huh. Look, sit down
For a minute, fatso. I
Wanna ask you something.
It's been kind of
Bugging me anyway.
I mean,
How come they
Let me in here, huh?
I thought this was only
For schoolteachers
And like that.
Oh, we have some
Schoolteachers here.
There must've been
Something real good
I done sometime,
Something that made up
For everything else, huh?
Yeah, that's it.
But, uh, but what?
When did I ever
Do anything good?
Uh, well, listen, how
Do I find about
This, huh?
Well, we have a hall
Of records here. Would you
Like me to take you there?
Is it open
At this hour?
It's almost light.
It's always open.
Well, all right,
Let's go.
[laughs]
Hey, dolls, don't
Go away, will ya?
I'll be right back.
I just wanna
Get something
Cleared up with fats.
Come on, let's go.
Ah.
"Henry Francis Valentine."
[chuckies]
"Born ,
Brooklyn, New York.
Age of six,
Slaughtered small dog."
Well, why not?
He bit me.
"Age of seven,
Stole toys
From dime store.
Age of eight,
Organized street
g*ng, The Angels."
How about that, huh?
That's what we called
Ourselves, The Angels.
There was a
Great little bunch.
"Age of nine, broke
Into bicycle store."
W-what is this anyway?
Your record.
You don't think
There's been some
Mistake, do you?
Not likely.
I can't figure it. But if
It don't bother him, I ain't
Gonna let it bother me.
What are you going to
Do now, Mr. Valentine?
Uh. Gee,
I don't know.
Fool around
With the dolls.
sh**t some more
Craps, maybe.
I don't know.
If you need me for anything,
Mr. Valentine, just
Dial p-i-p.
Yeah.
Thirteen black,
Ladies and gentlemen.
Thirteen black.
Thanks.
What about
Your chips, sir?
Mail 'em to me.
What do you got?
Straight flush.
Royal flush.
You win again,
Mr. Valentine.
Yeah, I know.
That's all I ever do
In this nutty joint
Is win, win, win.
Is there anything
Else I can do for you?
Yeah, get out of here,
Will, ya? I'm sick of
Looking at you.
Come on, out, out.
You, too. Come on,
Out, out. Let's go.
Come on, get out.
Come on, come on,
Come on! Keep moving.
Step it up.
Come on, come on.
Out, out, out.
Dumb broads.
Who needs them?
[chuckiing]
Hey.
Yes, Mr. Valentine?
What can I do for you?
Will you stop
Creeping around?
Anything you say, sir.
Anything I say.
Anything I say.
Knock it off, will you?
Why, is
Something wrong?
No, nothing's wrong.
Everything is just peachy!
I've been in this dump
For a month and I can't
Stand it anymore!
But I don't understand.
All right, I'll spell
It out for you, fats.
I'm bored, bored!
There's no
Excitement around
Here. No kicks!
Yeah, but the gambling.
I thought you enjoyed that.
I do, but when you
Win every time,
That ain't gambling,
That's charity.
I could arrange for you
To lose occasionally if
You'd like. Would that help?
It might.
No, no, it's no good.
It ain't the same.
I would know.
Ah, perhaps you miss
Your old vocation.
Is that it?
Now you're getting it.
There's a bank
At the corner
That you could rob.
Or would you prefer
A jewelry store?
No, bank's okay.
Fine, fine. As to
The getaway car,
We have quite a large
Variety to choose from.
Something inconspicuous.
Wait a minute.
Is there a chance
That I could get caught?
Of course, if that's what
You'd like. Let me just
Make a note of it.
Come on, sit down,
Fats, sit down.
Now, look, I don't know
How to explain this,
But it just ain't
The same thing.
What's the kick knocking
Off a bank if everybody
Knows about it, huh?
And the dames. I--
I never thought
I would get bored with
Beautiful dames, but--
Look, I wouldn't
Expect an angel to
Understand this, see?
But-but being a big
Guy with a chick,
It don't mean anything
If it's all set up
In advance.
And I mean, everything
Is great here, see?
Really great.
It's just the way
I always imagined it
Except that, that--
Just between
You and me, fats,
I don't think
I belong here.
I don't think I fit in.
Oh, nonsense,
Of course you do.
No, I mean it,
I mean it. Just
Somebody must've goofed.
If I gotta stay
Here another day
I'm gonna go nuts!
Look, look,
I don't belong
In heaven, see?
I wanna go to
The other place.
Heaven?
Whatever gave you the idea
You were in heaven,
Mr. Valentine?
This is the other place!
[laughs maniacaiiy]
(narrator)
A scared, angry little man
Who never got a break.
Now he has everything
He's ever wanted,
And he's going
To have to live
With it for eternity
In the twilight zone.
Rod Serling,
The creator of
Twilight zone
Will tell you about next
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