The Twilight Zone (1985) s02e15 Episode Script

(Theme from The Twilight Zoneplays) (heartbeat) Greg: COME ON, DENA.
YOU DON'T GOT TO GO HOME RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW? I DON'T KNOW.
I TOLD MY MOM I'D GO TO THE DRUGSTORE AND COME RIGHT BACK.
SINCE WHEN DO YOU DO WHAT YOU TELL YOUR MOM, YOU KNOW? COME ON, WE'LL HAVE SOME FUN.
OH, YEAH, DOING WHAT? I DON'T KNOW.
I'LL SCARE UP SOME BURN AND I'M SURE WE'LL THINK OF SOMETHING.
AND WHAT IS "BURN"? OH, BURN-- LIKE, BOOZE, YOU KNOW? LOOK, IT'S GOT TO BE BETTER THAN SITTING AT HOME, RIGHT? I MEAN, UNLESS YOU WANT TO VEGETATE WITH MOM AND WATCHDYNASTY ON THE BIG SCREEN.
COME ON.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT.
FREEZE, SLIME, REAL FAST.
TAKE ALL YOUR MONEY OUT OF YOUR POCKETS AND PUT IT ON THE GROUND.
THEN, I WANT YOU TO TAKE YOUR UNDERWEAR OFF AND PUT IT ON YOUR HEAD.
(laughter) OH, LONZO, MAN, YOU KNOW I THINK MY LITTLE BROTHER WOULD HAVE DONE IT.
THOUGH I DON'T THINK I WANT TO SEE HIS UNDERWEAR RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT.
OH, LOOK AT THIS.
IT AIN'T EVEN HIS GUN.
NO, MAN, IT'S A STARTER'S PISTOL.
LOOKS PRETTY MEAN, THOUGH, DON'T IT? (gunshot) COME ON.
Dena: GREG, I WANT TO GO HOME.
NO, NOT YET, MAN.
THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO SHOW YOU.
COME ON, WALK ME HOME.
IT'S ONLY A COUPLE BLOCKS FROM HERE.
I PROMISE YOU-- AFTER WE CHECK IT OUT WE'LL ALL WALK YOU HOME.
OKAY? WAIT-- OLD MAN TAYLOR'S PLACE? NOT ANYMORE, MAN.
HE DIED.
I SAW THEM CART HIM OFF THIS AFTERNOON.
COME ON.
HE DIED? YEAH.
Alonzo: I SAW THE AMBULANCE GUYS BACK HERE THIS AFTERNOON.
THEY HAD THE TARP OFF, CHECKING IT OUT.
(chuckling) HOLY LIKE SILK, MAN.
FEEL THIS.
OOH.
THIS IS A HELL OF A CAR, AIN'T IT? I WONDER WHAT THE INSIDE IS LIKE.
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS BIGGER THAN MY WHOLE BEDROOM.
OH, WOW.
MAN, HOW DID HE KEEP THIS THING SO CHERRY? WHO WANTS A RIDE? I DO.
HEY, LOOK, LONZO COME ON, MAN.
POP THE HOOD-- IT'LL BE OKAY.
Adrien: YEAH, COME ON.
YEAH.
GREGORY, COME ON.
GREGORY, COME ON, THIS IS CRAZY.
OKAY, BATTERY.
(sparking) YEAH, THE BATTERY IS GOOD.
(engine cranks) (engine starts) ALL RIGHT.
Woman: HEY, CARL, SOMEBODY IS MESSING AROUND NEXT DOOR.
GREG.
WHAT? COME ON, LET'S GO.
COME ON.
Woman: YOU KIDS GET AWAY FROM THERE.
WHOO-HOO! MAN, THIS THING IS A MONSTER, HUH?! LONZO.
(horn) ? EH, EH, EH, THE ULTIMATE LIFE EXPERIENCE ? WHAT IS THIS? CHECK IT OUT.
OLD CHARLIE TAYLOR MUST HAVE BEEN SOME CRAZY GUY, HUH? WHAT STREET IS THIS? I DON'T RECOGNIZE IT.
Lonzo: BEATS ME.
DEEVER.
THAT WAS PENFIELD.
IT DON'T LOOK LIKE DEEVER.
LOOK AT THE HOUSES.
WOW, LOOK AT THE CARS.
Lonzo: I WANT A CIGARETTE.
THERE'S A PACK IN THE GLOVE BOX.
WAIT A MINUTE.
HOW DID YOU KNOW THOSE WOULD BE IN THERE? I DON'T KNOW.
HEY, LONZO, PULL OVER.
WHAT? I SAID PULL OVER, MAN.
THERE'S SOMETHING WEIRD GOING ON.
NO WAY, MAN.
I AIN'T DONE HAVING FUN YET.
(siren) OH, MAN.
THEY GOT TO KNOW THIS THING'S STOLEN.
CAN I SEE YOUR LICENSE AND REGISTRATION? WHAT'S THE PROBLEM, OFFICER? CHADWAY'S FIVE AND DIME WAS HELD UP TONIGHT.
WE AIN'T BEEN ANYWHERE NEAR CHADWAY'S TONIGHT.
WHAT IS CHADWAY'S? IT WAS A STORE BUT, I MEAN, THEY TORE IT DOWN YEARS AGO.
OKAY, KID.
GET OUT OF THE CAR VERY SLOWLY.
LONZO! Adrien: OH, GOD, I'M HIT! I'M HIT.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU? I'VE GOT TO GET AWAY.
YOU SHOT A COP, YOU IDIOT.
I HAD TO.
NO, YOU DIDN'T.
(siren) I'M BLEEDING SO BAD I'M GOING TO DIE.
WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING! WE GOT TO GET HER TO A HOSPITAL.
I AIN'T GOING BACK.
SHE'S BLEEDING REALLY BAD.
SHE'S GONNA DIE IF WE DON'T STOP.
LONZO, IT HURTS.
GEEZ.
Greg: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WE CAN'T JUST LET HER OUT.
Lonzo: I GOT TO GET THE DOOR OPEN.
Greg: WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? THIS AIN'T LIKE YOU, MAN.
SHE'S NOT THERE, MAN; WHERE DID SHE GO? DAMN IT, ALONZO, PULL OVER, MAN! SOMETHING WEIRD IS GOING ON.
I CAN LOSE THEM.
YOU PULL OVER AND LET US OUT NOW! YOU WANT OUT, YOU GET OUT! COME ON.
HEY, WHY DON'T YOU GIVE IT UP? I CAN MAKE IT OUT OF THIS.
WE DON'T KNOW WHATTHISIS.
GREG, COME ON.
GET OUT.
WHAT THE HELL? LONZO, PLEASE, MAN.
COME ON, GIVE IT UP, HUH? THINK ABOUT IT; IT AIN'T WORTH IT.
THE COP IS DEAD, I KNOW HE IS, SO I'M GONNA DIE ANYWAY.
HOW DO YOU KNOW, HUH? WE CAN SHAKE THESE GUYS, I KNOW IT.
LOOK, I AIN'T GONNA DIE OUT HERE WITH YOU.
COME ON.
I MEAN, I AIN'T GONNA DIE.
COME ON, MAN, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT.
Fireman: THERE'S ONE MORE KID IN THERE.
YEAH, THE DOORS.
BRING ME A PRY BAR, WILL YOU? GREG.
I'LL GO AROUND THE OTHER SIDE.
ADRIEN CALLED WHEN SHE HEARD WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
ARE YOU OKAY? HEY, THAT'S MY BROTHER IS IN THERE.
WHAT'S GOING ON? BEATS ME, BUT THAT CAR IS SOMETHING OF A LEGEND.
IT WAS USED IN A ROBBERY 30 YEARS AGO.
A COP WAS KILLED.
(sirens wailing) I GOT IT, I GOT IT! YOU'VE GOT TO GET HIM OUT.
OUT OF THE WAY, KID.
HANG ONTO ME, I'M GOING IN.
READY NOW.
PULL HIM.
I GOT HIM! PULL.
I GOT HIM.
GET HIS I.
D.
ARE YOU OKAY? Adrien: IT'S OVER.
I KILLED A COP.
I KILLED A COP WITH THAT GUN, I SWEAR.
YOU DIDN'T KILL ANYBODY WITH THIS GUN, KID.
LAST TIME IT WAS FIRED YOU PROBABLY WEREN'T EVEN BORN.
IT'S OVER.
WHAT HAPPENED? YEAH, LOOK, LONZ YOU DIDN'T DO IT.
IT WAS OLD MAN TAYLOR.
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS HE WAS TRYING TO CONFESS, AND I GUESS THIS WAS HIS WAY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: MODERN TECHNOLOGY HAS STAGED A REVOLUTION IN THE ART OF ISOLATION.
TURN UP THE VOLUME ON YOUR HEADPHONES, AND THE WORLD OUTSIDE DROPS AWAY.
HAS LIVED IN THIS PUBLIC SECLUSION FOR SOME TIME NOW.
BUT TONIGHT, THE TINY RADIO ON WHICH HE DEPENDS TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT IS ABOUT TO START PULLING THEM IN THANKS TO A VERY SPECIAL FREQUENCY THAT CAN ONLY BE PICKED UP IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
GOOD EVENING.
HOW ARE YOU THIS EVENING? EXCELLENT.
JAMBO.
YOUR TICKET.
SMOKING OR NON? SMOKING.
SMOKING.
IT'S BAD FOR YOU.
ESPECIALLY SOMEONE YOUR AGE.
DOCTOR'S ORDERS.
I SEE.
WELL, 34B.
ENJOY YOUR FLIGHT, TWERP.
EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME! JAMBO.
IS THAT A RADIO? IT MEANS HELLO.
WHAT DOES? JAMBO.
IN A HAPPY AFRICAN KIND OF WAY.
OH.
SO, IS THAT A RADIO? A RADIO? A RADIO? WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU, MADAME-- KAWAZU 940.
IT FEATURES CRYSTAL LOCK TUNING, QUARTZ SCAN CAPABILITIES AND 12 MONDO WATTS PER CHANNEL OF PURE POWER.
IT'S A RADIO.
WE DON'T ALLOW RADIOS TO BE PLAYED ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT.
PLEASE, TURN IT OFF.
I TOLD YOU, GLORIA, THIS AIN'T NO RADIO.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM, GLORIA? SEEMS OUR LITTLE FRIEND HERE DOESN'T WANT TO TURN OFF HIS RADIO.
TURN IT OFF, BUD.
AND PUT YOUR FEET DOWN.
OKAY.
EXCUSE ME.
MY SEAT.
EXCUSE ME, SIR.
YES, 34A.
RIGHT HERE.
LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS.
OKAY.
JAMBO, DUDE.
That was Waylon Fergie and you're in countryland here at WGZL, Topeka.
THIS IS SERIOUS WASTELAND.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
Pilot: Sorry about that one, folks.
No damage done, though, and that should be our last.
GREAT.
SOMEONE'S GETTING SUED.
Woman: Would you please get out of there? I don't know what you're doing LOOK.
I'M COMING OUT.
I'M HAVING A MAJOR CRISIS.
Please, I don't feel well.
Hurry.
CAN YOU PLEASE COOL IT? I HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME.
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING TO YOU.
WHOA.
PSYCHO LADY.
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Ratty shirt, though.
Nice buns, I bet.
I wonder what DID YOU JUST IT'S INCREDIBLE.
WOULD YOU LIKE A COMPLIMENTARY SOFT DRINK? YEAH.
APPLE JUICE IS FINE.
WE DON'T HAVE APPLE JUICE.
WE HAVE TOMATO JUICE.
COLA.
GOOD CHOICE.
Pilot: Ladies and gentlemen, we are presently passing over America's gateway to the west St.
Louis, Missouri, and the banks of the mighty Mississippi river.
We hope you're enjoying your flight.
Bureaucrats.
Incompetents.
Greedy, insensitive, reckless.
Playing God with people's lives LISTEN TO ME.
THERE'S THIS GUY ON BOARD-- HE HAS SOME SORT OF BOMB.
WHAT? A BOMB.
I WAS IN THE BATHROOM WITH HIM.
YOU WERE IN THE BATHROOM WITH HIM.
YEAH.
YOU COULD BE ARRESTED FOR JOKING ABOUT A THING LIKE THAT.
I'M NOT JOKING.
I SWEAR IT.
WE'VE GOT TO STOP HIM.
I'M BEGINNING TO THINK THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH YOU.
I DON'T HAVE TIME TO KEEP WALKING YOU AROUND THIS PLANE SO GET BACK TO YOUR SEAT AND STAY THERE.
PLEASE, WOULD YOU TELL THE CAPTAIN? I'M SERIOUS.
NOW.
GLORIA? CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND? Emergency exits.
I'll show them an emergency exit they'll never forget.
IS SOMETHING WRONG? I SAID, IS SOMETHING WRONG? THIS IS REALLY COOL.
WHAT? PSYCHEDELIC FURS.
DO YOU WANT TO HEAR IT? IT'S COOL.
DIFFERENT DRUMMERS, YOU KNOW? I love you.
DON'T DO IT.
ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? DON'T DO IT.
YOU CAN'T BRING THEM BACK.
YOU'LL BE KILLING ALL THESE PEOPLE.
I'M AFRAID YOU'VE MADE SOME MISTAKE.
NO.
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE, MR.
WILLIAMS.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO DO, AND I KNOW WHY.
I'M ASKING YOU NOT TO.
PLEASE.
WHO ARE YOU? HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THIS? ARE YOU A COP? NO.
YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS, TOO? YOU ALSO KNOW I'M CAPABLE OF DOING THIS RIGHT NOW? DO YOU? YEAH.
I'VE GOT NO CHOICE.
I'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT.
I'VE GOT TO DO IT.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED? YEAH.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? I'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT.
THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THESE THINGS THEY HAVE TO BE MORE CAREFUL.
AND THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE.
YOU SEE THAT, DON'T YOU? BUT IT'S NOT THESE PEOPLE.
IT WASN'T THEM.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY THEY'RE GOING TO LEARN.
THE ONLY WAY.
YOU STAY HERE.
NOT A WORD OR I SWEAR, I'LL DO IT RIGHT NOW.
NO.
(screaming) STAY BACK.
DON'T COME ANY CLOSER TO ME.
DON'T.
THESE PEOPLE ARE INNOCENT.
(private pleadings) Is this the way it happens? Kill the son of a I'm so afraid Can't happen like this God, I want to live.
What right do you have to do this? What about Jenny? She needs a father.
Why isn't Daddy coming home? Where is he? Mommy? Daddy Why? NO.
IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN LIKE THIS.
OH, MY GOD, WHAT HAVE I DONE? EASY, SIR.
Steward: EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.