November 21, 2023 • 40 mins
Most of the stations aired two episodes each week, usually on the weekends and many times back to back.Many of the stories are based on Rod Serling's scripts from the original Twilight Zone series, and are slightly expanded and updated to reflect contemporary technology and trends and the lack of a visual component. In addition to adapting all of the original episodes aired on the TV series, the radio series has also adapted some Twilight Zone TV scripts which were never produced, scripts from other Serling TV productions, and new stories written especially for the radio series.
Taking Serling's role as narrator is Stacy Keach. Different Hollywood actors, such as Blair Underwood and Jim Caviezel, take the lead role in each radio drama. In addition, several stars who appeared on the original TV series, such as H.M. Wynant, Orson Bean and Morgan Brittany, appear, although purposely not in the roles they originated on television. The series features a full cast, music and sound effects and is produced in the flavor of classic radio dramas but using today's technology.
In addition to being an homage to the original Twilight Zone TV series, the radio dramas pay tribute to the era of classic radio drama, including allusions to radio dramas such as Gunsmoke, the presence of radio legend Stan Freberg in many episodes, and the sons (Stacy Keach, Ed Begley Jr.) of radio drama personalities Stacy Keach Sr. and Ed Begley as stars in the series.
Taking Serling's role as narrator is Stacy Keach. Different Hollywood actors, such as Blair Underwood and Jim Caviezel, take the lead role in each radio drama. In addition, several stars who appeared on the original TV series, such as H.M. Wynant, Orson Bean and Morgan Brittany, appear, although purposely not in the roles they originated on television. The series features a full cast, music and sound effects and is produced in the flavor of classic radio dramas but using today's technology.
In addition to being an homage to the original Twilight Zone TV series, the radio dramas pay tribute to the era of classic radio drama, including allusions to radio dramas such as Gunsmoke, the presence of radio legend Stan Freberg in many episodes, and the sons (Stacy Keach, Ed Begley Jr.) of radio drama personalities Stacy Keach Sr. and Ed Begley as stars in the series.
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You unlocked this door with the keyof imagination. Beyond it is another dimension,
a dimension of sound, a dimensionof sight, a dimension of mind.
You're moving into a land of bothshadow and substance, of things and
ideas. You've just crossed over intothe twilight zone. Oh, good morning,
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mister Poole. Morning, missus Sullivan. Off to work, you know
it? Oh, Missus Sullivan.Yes, I meant to drop off the
rent last night. Oh no,hurry, it isn't due yet, I
know, but I don't like debts. I'll make sure you get it this
evening. That will be just fine. We'll have a good day at the
bank, the same as every otherday. Oh excuse me, are you
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going out just to bring in thepaper? Let me get it for you.
You don't have to do that,No problem, here you are.
Oh I thank you, mister Pool. You're the perfect tenant, absolutely perfect
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paper. Get your paper? Youhave the Morning Sports Final sure thing?
Twenty five cents one quarter would diehere, thanks pal, paper, Get
your paper? Who wants a paper? Morning Final one? Here, Marty
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sure thing, mister Pull always gota copy for you. Let me see
if I have the right change.Yep, here you go. Hey,
look at that. Something wrong yourquarter? It landed on the edge,
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didn't even fall over. Well,what do you know? That'll never happen
again in a million years. Thismust be your lucky day. I hope
you're right, Marty. A littleluck never hurt anyone. Oh poor man?
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What happened? Then? Current hithim? Did you see somebody call
an ambulance? Mister Hector B.Poole, resident of the Big Apple the
Glass Canyon, hoping to survive anassault on his senses? All six of
them flip a coin and keep onflipping it. What are the odds?
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Half the time it will come upheads and half the time tails. But
in one wild, freakish chance ina million, it will land on its
edge. Mister Poole, a brighthuman coin on his way to the bank
in the Twilight Zone. And nowthe Twilight Zone and our story A Penny
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for your Thoughts, starring David Eigenbergwith Stacy Keach as your narrator. Stand
back, look you did I didn'tsee him, honest, he just stepped
off the curb. Where's the ambulance? O? What happened? Easy?
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Mister? Are you all right?I think so? Just give me a
handbook. Lie still, I'll geta doctor. No, no, no,
no, no, you know Idon't need a doctor. I mean,
if you'll help me get up.You sure you want to take it
easy, at least get an Xray. Why no scrapes, no scratches,
no broken bones. I seem tobe fine. You should stay down.
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I would something like that. Youcould see the guy's pants off.
Pardon, Oh, I just said, wait till you get to the hospital.
You never know. No, don'tneed for that. Really, Oh,
you don't know how sorry I am, sir? No, har I'm
done. I swear I didn't seea step off the curb. If you
were hurt, God, I couldnever forgive myself, your clumsy idiot.
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I wish you'd broken your full neck. What did you say, I said,
if you were hurt, I couldnever forgive mine. No, no,
not that the other part. Isee no reason for you to be
abusive. Abusive. I should havebeen more careful, but it was equally
your fault. Are you certain you'reall right, sir? I think so,
Thank Heaven for that. I'm simplytrying to say, how great will
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I am that you weren't injured?Lambering Jaywalker that SNI stunt took ten years
off my lunge. Now see here, I'm not going me brush you off.
Where were you headed? I wason my way to work. Well,
I'll be happy to give you alift if you like. No,
thanks, it's not far. Ithink i'd I'd rather walk. Why do
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I always think the line with thesmoke? I've got to what gets the
life insurance? As long as theydon't call my husband? Wow, I
hope they don't check my credit thestory? Did I turn the eye?
Well? Well pool, good morning, Brian? You watched that this morning?
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What's that? I must have?Not like you to be late?
Oh? Yes, no, Imean no, no, it's not.
It's nine ten. Something happened onthe way, did it? Brian?
Can I ask you a question?Go ahead? Well? Why are they
all whispering? Oh? The customers? What about them? It's just that
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they're usually so quiet. I mean, nobody talks out loud in their bank.
But this morning, what do youmean you don't hear them? He
what? Oh? I get it? Have a late night, did you?
No? But no, on theway here, I had better grab
some coffee. Miss Turner just putsthem on. Boy, look at him
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like he doesn't know which end isup bagby season. This way, he's
finished, good rids. Oh whereis he? Huh, mister Bagbie in
his office? Where else would hebe? Oh? Thank you? Brand
Well, I better get started.Yes, you do that. Oh I
knew he cracks sooner or later,mister perfect. Hello, No, the
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vice president is on another line.May I take a message? Very well?
Eileen? Morning hector? How longhas he been here? A half
hour? I wouldn't bother him thoughhe's got an important call. All right,
I'll wait till he's finished. Awfulicia, Baby, you know I care.
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But how would it look besides gladysas a nose for these things?
Of course she would I could seethe headlines prominent banker divorces wife to marry
chorus girl. Oh no, no, no, no, Felicia, you
misunderstand. I love chorus girls.I mean not all of them, only
you. Yes, yes, that'sright. Look, how about this weekend
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just you and me? Yes,mister baby, come in. Hold on,
someone's at the door. Yes,what is it? Pool, mister
Bagbie. Sorry to interrupt you,but I'd like to explain explain what why
I was late? Sir? Wereyou ten minutes to be exact. Well,
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I didn't notice. Well, asyou know, sir, my record
for being prompt is spotless. Ipride myself on attention to duty. Yes,
yes, Pool, everyone is awareof your devotion to the bank.
Well, you see, a strangething happened, a very strange thing.
Yes, uh huh. Get onwith it, you simpering idiot. You
think she's going to stay on theline forever. You ruin my weekend with
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Felicia. I'll string you up bythe funds your weekend, sir, What
spoil your weekend? I wouldn't wantto do that. What are you mumbling
about? Look, I've got animportant call here, very pressing matter.
Get on with it. Man,Of course I understand he said weekend.
Good lord. You don't suppose heknows about Felicia. It's impossible. I've
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been so careful, so so discreet. There I've placed her, I've placed
it on hold. Now, thenyou had something to tell me? Coolool
another time, sir. I cansee that you're busy. I better get
to my work. Poor mister Pool. He looks so tired and pale.
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I'm all right. Oh, goodmorning, mister poole, Good morning,
miss Turner. Did you say something? I didn't know I looked that bad?
Oh you don't you look very welltoday? As do you? Oh?
I thank you. Would you likesome coffee? Huh? Not just
yet, but thanks for asking.Gotta make it to the game at time.
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Here's the little steel, A bitof popcorn with that southpaw pitch?
Who is pitching today? You saysomething? No? Nothing? Nothing,
nothing at all? Good day toyou, sir. Everything in apple pie
order? I trust, yes,thank you, thank you very much.
I think you're the one who sentme that overdraft notice. No, sir,
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no what. I don't have anythingto do with overdrafts. I work
over there in the loan department.You do. Just see one of the
tellers. I'm sure that they canstraighten it out for you. Sure,
sure, I'll do that. Pool, yes, sir, you know mister
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Sykes of Ajax Ciment. Oh yes, mister Sykes, how do you do?
His loan has been approved? Willyou see that the papers are in
order? Of course? When doI get to check? Mister Pool will
take care of that for you.Here's the file, certainly, mister brand.
Won't you sit down, mister Sikes, everything's there. Oh, I'm
sure it is. Checks for twohundred thousand. I see a loan for
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two hundred thousand dollars. That's quitea sum expanding the business business sikes,
that's right, wrong, Well,which is it? Huh? You are
aware that this loan must be repaidwithin ninety days? Sure? I am
in full? Yeah? Yeah?If I put the money right, will
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come out over a million. Amillion, No, two hundred dollars,
that's all I need. Put halfa Lucky Lady in the six split the
rest between nimble Runner and Krinline andfive to one. Nobody ever know I
can pay back the loan with enoughleft over to save the company. It's
got to work. There's no otherway, or what bankruptcy? What did
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you say? Nimble Runner and LuckyLady? Now look here, young man
and Crintline at five to one.That's a funny name. I don't have
time for this to get the checkor not? Everything all right here?
It better be. I'm not surewhat's going on. Pool Is something wrong,
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mister Sykes. I don't know,mister Bagbee. I signed everything.
Well, then what's the problem.He just told me he's bowering the money
to bet on the horses. Whatthat is? What you said, isn't
it? Sir? I said nothingof the kind. And then he said
that ajax Cement was bankrupt. Ah, he's mad, Pool, doubtless there's
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been a mistake. I certainly has. If you'll come with me, I'll
correct it at once. I'll talkto you later. Pool, put mister
bag in my office. Yes,sir, what are you trying to do
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my job saying? I heard thewhole thing. I'm the one who took
this application. It's going on.Pool, Will you tell me that?
What? If if I could tellyou, I would, but I honestly
don't know. How would you likethat, ma'am? Can I have an
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ones please end some quarters for thelaundromat? Of course? One eighty one
ninety two hundred. Just a moment, I'll get your receipt. I want
it in the form of a cashier'scheck. Oh, I'll need to get
a countersigned uh money order. Then, yes, sir, that can't be
all. I have checked the balanceagain. I've already checked it twice.
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If you'd like a printout of yourtransactions, I would, yes, so
I could compare it to my records. There must be some mistake four hundred
one, four hundred two, fourhundred and three, twenty years the same
window. Not one promotion. Nope, not me. Hello Smithers. Oh
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hello, mister poole. Don't worry. You'll get that promotion. Do you
really think so? I mean,what promotion? Stick with it you'll see,
yes, of course. But howhave a little faith it's finally happening.
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It is yep, Old, thoseof the grindstone seems to have flipped
out. Who are you talking about? Pool? Who else? He's been
acting goofy all morning? Well whyshouldn't he He's entitled to once in a
while. He does all the workaround here. Guys like that are all
like gutlass wonders. Put the pressureon and they go to pieces. Know
what I mean, I'm not surethat I do your phony. Don't you
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know a real gentleman when you seeone? Got any of that coffee left?
Oh? Hi? Pool? Certainlyhere you are smells good, it's
fresh, nice and hot too.You do all of the work and get
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none of the credit. You shouldspeak up more and to assert yourself,
But I guess that's not in yournature. Mss Turner. Yes, there's
something I've been meaning to say toyou. There is, and I hope
you won't be offended. Oh I'msure I won't. But well, yes,
mister Poole, I want to thankyou, thank me for your kind
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thoughts. I don't think I quiteunderstand, mister Poole romancy, the help
a pool? Brandon, Please?Who can blame you? Miss Turner's the
prettiest girl in the new accounts department, say absolutely nothing. I haven't seen
such an aggregation of basis the lasttime I went to the Oh, I'm
sure that's not true. Yeah,a lot of actions around the old coffee
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station lately. That's no surprise.Not much chance for socializing on the job,
is there, Brand? If Icould get a word in, go
ahead. You were saying, misterPoole's probably a tiger, but the sweet
prim ones after their cages and theyrefer to the jungle. That's enough.
Brand. Hey watch it. Sorryyou spilled coffee all over my shirt.
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I'll get a napkin. It wasan accident. No, it wasn't.
You did that deliberately, he said, it was an accident. I'll see
you later about this. Pool's goodfor you. I really didn't intend to
do that. I'm sure you didn't. He was only joking. Maybe he
was, and maybe he wasn't.I sure had it coming. Well,
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I suppose I should get back tomy desk, Yes, I suppose so,
or else it will be time forlunch, will it. I mean,
oh, it will, and thenwe'll all be having our lunches,
won't we. I guess you're right. I mean those who brought them and
those who didn't will go out somewherefor lunch, I mean alone or together.
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Yes, yes, they certainly will. Well back to the old grindstone.
It's been nice talking with you.Nice talking with you too. Bye
now bye, oh ms Turner,mister Poole. One more thing. I
hope, yes, I hope youhave a nice day. I feel the
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same way exactly. Such a gentleman. It isn't fair. Just isn't fair,
I said, don't worry Smithers.Who oh cool? Were you speaking
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to me? Mister Bagby's a fairman, mister Bagbee. Yes, I'm
sure he is. Good things cometo those who wait. What's he watching
me for? Don't let it distractyou. They'll be sorry not much longer.
Now. At four point thirty thisafternoon, I go into the vault
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like I always do. I'll takemy briefcase with me. No one will
suspect a thing. I'll fill itwith currency and be on a shift to
permute it by nightfall. Yes,indeed, all that money, as much
as I can carry. I wonderhow long it will take them to discover
it's gone. It's not possible,smithers, oh Miller, All right,
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mister Pool, got a minute,sure do purty quiet morning? Is that
what you call it? Well,it's supposed to pay day. Then everybody
and his brother shows up, geta little rowdy sometimes trying to cut line
and everything. But I keep mein order teach him respect for the uniform.
You can count on me, Iknow I can. That's why I
wanted a word in your ear?What's up? How long have you been
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a guard here? Quite a fewyears now? They've my pension before long?
And that gun in your hoster isit the same one you've always had?
Sure? Is nothing beats at thirtyeight? Keep it oiled up real
good? You could use it then, I mean, if you had to,
Well, what do you think?I got it on my belt for
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hector. I'll hold my pants upgood. That's good? Why ask.
I'm not sure, but I suggesttaking up a post by the door,
keep your eyes open, and don'tsay anything to anyone just yet. I
get you. Mom's the word?There he is? Was he waiting for
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me? Hello again, Miss Turner? I was just going back to my
desk. Perfect timing, isn't it? I mean it is, Miss Turner.
May I speak to you anytime atall? What I have to tell
you is very important? Yes,mister Poole's not here in front of everyone,
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dreadfully important. Come with me?Where are we going? Somewhere private?
I like the sound of that.Mister Jones's office is decence. He
transferred next to mister Bagbie's. Noone ever goes in there. Start.
That seems like a good idea.If you're sure, you don't mind,
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as long as you can spare thetime. This won't take long, take
all the time you want? Well, what is it? You'll think I'm
crazy? Is something wrong? Terribly? And I don't know who else to
talk to. I'm here, MissTurner. I keep hearing voices, people
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talking. Their lips don't move,but I can hear their voices clearly.
I've got this ringing in my head. Oh no, well, it's not
what you think, miss Turner.I mean, I can read people's minds.
I don't know if I can helpyou with a thing like that.
I'll prove it to you think thinksomething anything at all? Well, I
have to hand it to him.This is an original approach. Why did
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it take him so long to gatheron his courage because it only happened this
morning? What did at least thatwas the first time I noticed it.
He didn't notice me until this morning. No, not you. The voices,
mister Poole, they won't stop.Perhaps you should lie down for a
few minutes, maybe later. I'mtrying to tell you something. I know
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you are. This is serious.Do you think I enjoy hearing people's thoughts?
I'm sure I have no idea.Well, try to imagine. It's
like seeing people with their clothes off. Which people would that be, Miss
Turner? I have reason to believethat someone may try to rob the bank
this afternoon. Mister brand was right, he's coming on glue. I am
not unglued. It's true. Imean, at least I think it is.
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You heard them say that in amanner of speaking. Well, then
in that case, you should dosomething about it. But what if I'm
wrong? You have a responsibility tothe bank, to the stockholders and depositors.
I suppose I do. We couldtell about it over lunch. I
mean, one could two people,whoever they might be, if they wanted
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to. That is, otherwise justone alone talking about it to himself.
Of course that might be a bitlonely for some people, at least unless
there's no time to waste. No, definitely not. I have to get
out of here. Why, Imean, what's your hurry? Have we
finished our conversation? I thought I'vegot to tell mister Bagbee from now on,
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mister Pool, you may call meHelen. Come in, mister Bagby.
Oh there you are. Pool.I want to talk to you,
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sir. I'm worried about you,Pool, about me, Sir. I've
always considered you one of my bestmen. So why Pool? Why?
What? Just tell me straight out? We lost the Ajax Samantha count this
morning because of that nonsense A whileago. Something wrong at home the wife.
Perhaps I'm not married. Oh well, something's bothering you? Yes,
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have a seat. I'd prefer tostand. Been out with it. Well,
I don't know how to put this, mister Bagbee speak a pool.
I'm with you. You won't believeme, of course, I'll believe you.
You're as honest as the day islong. Well, you've been like
a son to me, well,a son in law at least if you
were, which you're not legally speaking, but nonetheless, mister bagbye, Mister
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Smithers, is is Smithers? Well, what about him? He's planning to
rob the bank? Say what see? I told you? Would you mind
repeating that? Smithers? Old misterSmithers, Old, mister Smithers. He's
sitting on his stool right now planningit out. At precisely four point thirty,
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he's going into the vault. Hedoes that every day exactly, but
this time he'll have his briefcase withhim and he'll fill it up with banknotes
as much as he can carry,and by tonight he'll be on a boat
to the Caribbean. How do youknow? I heard him talking about it.
But he's one of our oldest andmost trusted employees. He was here
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when I took over the bank.I absolutely refuse to believe. I swear
it, sir, he has itall worked out. Wait a minute,
I take your point who's the onewho ends up stealing the company funds?
Isn't it always the most trusted employee, the man you'd least suspect, the
man who's completely reliable for years untilthat one moment when everybody relaxes their guard
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and gotcha, he strikes good workpool. I wish it weren't true.
I sort of admire mister Smithers.He's always there, steady, is a
rock going his own way. Iwouldn't have believed it if I hadn't overheard
it myself. Oh, no timefor sentiment, quick, now tell me
the details. Well at four pointthirty on the dot, it starts okay,
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and mister Smithers will finish counting outhis drawer as he always does,
by the numbers. Thank you,folks. Good night now, don't want
to bag And as soon as welock the doors, see Wednesday can take
care of me rich. He'll closeup his cage, count down the drawer
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seventy three, seventy four, seventyfive plus the bills. He'll stand up
and go to the vault with thedeposit as he always does. The last
teller with his briefcase. He'll beback there alone to lock up the vault.
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Only this time things will be different. When he comes out, his
briefcase will be heavy, very heavy. Miller. May I see you a
moment? Yes, sir, richget me out please? Okay, be
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right there. I'm waiting, gotcha. I'll take that briefcase here here?
What shall I cough him? Nottill we see the evidence? Looks pretty
heavy to me? Dump it onthe desk. I'm your witness, sure
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thing. What do you think you'redoing? What does it look like?
Your mistake? Mister Smithers? Wasit assuming that we were all asleep?
A great mistake? But nothing getsby this institution. As a matter of
fact, I've had my eye onyou for a long time. Uh you
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sure this is his briefcase? Ofcourse it is truly noted, he admits
it. One half sandwich, clipon neck, guy, change of socks,
calm one book, had a profitfrom Armageddon and seven ballpoint pens?
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Where's the money? Has everyone goneinsane? What money pool? Where's that
idiot pool? Here? Sir?So he was going to steal the money.
He was going to take a tripto Bermuda. That was his story.
Huh, mister Bagbie, I heardhim? And who was he talking
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to mister Pool, Well, hewasn't talking to anyone, not exactly.
Oh, how what was he doingsending smoked signals? He was thinking?
He was what he was thinking?Well that explains everything, mister Smithers.
Please forgive us all for this unfortunateintrusion. Well, I guess we all
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make mistakes. I should have knownthat what I was told was impossible on
the face of it, Pool,do you know what I'm thinking? I'm
fired. Kindly clear out your deskat once, mister Smithers. I don't
know what to say. I'm verysorry. Return mister Smithers possessions and let
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him pass right away. How didyou know what it's true? Of course,
mister Poole. Yes, it's alittle dream of mine. Have you
ever had a dream? I have. Often people look at me and all
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they see is a funny little man, frayed and old, and they never
know I have the dream almost everyday. I had it yesterday and the
day before that. Oh. Idon't always plan on Bermuda, though.
Sometimes it's London, Paris, Fiji, beautiful exotic places thousands of miles from
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here, places where there are noledgers to keep, where I'm not a
little man with no future and nopast. I think of filling my briefcase
with the bank's money, but Inever go through with it. You know
why, I've lived with it toolong. I'm old and said in my
ways. And besides, mister Poole, I'm a coward. Smithers. Please
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will you open the door now?Please? Rich sure? Take careous?
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Can I help you with anything?I've got it? I guess this is
goodbye, Miss Turner. It maybe a blessing in disguise for your career.
A man with your abilities much morethan mine. Reading strange delusion,
but with the proper medical care,it'll go away. It's not a delusion,
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Miss Turner. There you see Ican read your thoughts. But how
until this morning everything was normal.I was happy, well, at least,
I wasn't unhappy. I had myfriends, my job, and now
this. I thought it was agift. Well it's no gift. It's
an embarrassment. It's been nothing buttrouble to me. I never imagine people
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were the way they are. Youknow, we do things without thinking about
them, and we think things withoutthe slightest intention of doing them. I've
learned one thing. People are notwhat we think they are. Pooh pooh,
Thank Kevin, I caught you.That was the Age ex Cement company
on the phone. Mister Sikes hasbeen arrested, I know for gambling with
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the company money. I tried totell you that earlier, two hundred thousand
dollars if that loan had gone through. Mister Poole, about your job,
it's still yours if you're interested.Why that wind bag? Mister Poole,
if you can really hear me,you're wasted in that job. If you
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let him take you back on thesame terms, you're crazy. Everybody knows
you should be in charge of theaccount's department. Well what do you say,
Well, everyone knows I should bein charge of the account's department.
Mister Bagbie in charge? Good?That would mean he'd move into mister Jones's
old office. That would mean he'dI'd move into mister Jones's old office.
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Now, really, Pool, thisis absurd. What am I standing here
wasting time for. Don't let himbamboozle you. Felicia's waiting man, oh
man, what a weekend this isgoing to be. Stand up for yourself.
He needs you more than you needhim. Would you excuse us,
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miss Turner? We have some businessto discuss, all right, if you're
sure. I'm sure. Business?What business? The business of Felicia and
your wife, Gladys. But Iknow all about it. I know where
you're meeting her and when, what'spossible. The one knows about the trip
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or the apartment. Emersaly Drive,Riverside drive, mister bagbye, am I
right, oh, I'll right youwin in charge of accounts in the office
next to mine. He won't sayanything to anyone, will you? Not
a word, mister Bagby? Nota word? Oh? And I forgot.
There's one more thing at the bank'sexpense. I'd like you to buy
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a round trip ticket to Bermuda.Have it made out in the name of
J. L. Smithers. Ithink he'd like a vacation. Are you
out of your mind? Mister Bagby? One ticket to Bermuda? Shall we
go, Miss Turner? If youlike, I'd go anywhere with you.
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And I wish you'd call me Helen. I have a good night, folks.
We'll try. May I see youhome? Helen? Well, I
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don't know, of course you can, Hector. What do you think I've
been waiting for paper, Get directedon paper, latest stocks for just a
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second? Do you mind not atall? Oh? Hi, mister Pool?
Well was I right? Or wasI right? Was it your lucky
day? I'd say, so,give me a paper? Will you sure
this one's on the house? Ohno, no, no, I don't
like to owe anybody heads. Youwin? Hey, why'd you do that?
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I had that other quarter standing upall day and nobody knocked it over
till now. Well, I guessif you're the guy who stood it up,
you're the guy who can knock itdown. There goes your luck.
Could be it's just beginning paper.Get your light addition paper. What was
that all about? Oh nothing?What is it? Think something? I
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don't think anything. Oh I ambelieve me. Did you get that?
No? I didn't. I didn'thear anything at all. It's gone.
Isn't that wonderful? If you sayso, dear? Oh, Toss a
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coin, any coin, and onetime in a million it will land on
its edge. But all it takesto knock it over is a slight vibration,
a light load, or even avagrant dream. Mister Hector b Pool
a human coin on edge for abrief time in the Twilight Zone. Hi,
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Keach as your narrator, was adaptedfor radio by Dennis Etcherson and written for
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Doug James, Jamie Baron, JeffLupeton, Kurt Napig, Choby Serne,
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Radio dramas and to contact us,visit our official website at twilight Zone Radio
dot com. Doug James speaking
You unlocked this door with the keyof imagination. Beyond it is another dimension,
a dimension of sound, a dimensionof sight, a dimension of mind.
You're moving into a land of bothshadow and substance, of things and
ideas. You've just crossed over intothe twilight zone. Oh, good morning,
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mister Poole. Morning, missus Sullivan. Off to work, you know
it? Oh, Missus Sullivan.Yes, I meant to drop off the
rent last night. Oh no,hurry, it isn't due yet, I
know, but I don't like debts. I'll make sure you get it this
evening. That will be just fine. We'll have a good day at the
bank, the same as every otherday. Oh excuse me, are you
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going out just to bring in thepaper? Let me get it for you.
You don't have to do that,No problem, here you are.
Oh I thank you, mister Pool. You're the perfect tenant, absolutely perfect
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paper. Get your paper? Youhave the Morning Sports Final sure thing?
Twenty five cents one quarter would diehere, thanks pal, paper, Get
your paper? Who wants a paper? Morning Final one? Here, Marty
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sure thing, mister Pull always gota copy for you. Let me see
if I have the right change.Yep, here you go. Hey,
look at that. Something wrong yourquarter? It landed on the edge,
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didn't even fall over. Well,what do you know? That'll never happen
again in a million years. Thismust be your lucky day. I hope
you're right, Marty. A littleluck never hurt anyone. Oh poor man?
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What happened? Then? Current hithim? Did you see somebody call
an ambulance? Mister Hector B.Poole, resident of the Big Apple the
Glass Canyon, hoping to survive anassault on his senses? All six of
them flip a coin and keep onflipping it. What are the odds?
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Half the time it will come upheads and half the time tails. But
in one wild, freakish chance ina million, it will land on its
edge. Mister Poole, a brighthuman coin on his way to the bank
in the Twilight Zone. And nowthe Twilight Zone and our story A Penny
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for your Thoughts, starring David Eigenbergwith Stacy Keach as your narrator. Stand
back, look you did I didn'tsee him, honest, he just stepped
off the curb. Where's the ambulance? O? What happened? Easy?
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Mister? Are you all right?I think so? Just give me a
handbook. Lie still, I'll geta doctor. No, no, no,
no, no, you know Idon't need a doctor. I mean,
if you'll help me get up.You sure you want to take it
easy, at least get an Xray. Why no scrapes, no scratches,
no broken bones. I seem tobe fine. You should stay down.
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I would something like that. Youcould see the guy's pants off.
Pardon, Oh, I just said, wait till you get to the hospital.
You never know. No, don'tneed for that. Really, Oh,
you don't know how sorry I am, sir? No, har I'm
done. I swear I didn't seea step off the curb. If you
were hurt, God, I couldnever forgive myself, your clumsy idiot.
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I wish you'd broken your full neck. What did you say, I said,
if you were hurt, I couldnever forgive mine. No, no,
not that the other part. Isee no reason for you to be
abusive. Abusive. I should havebeen more careful, but it was equally
your fault. Are you certain you'reall right, sir? I think so,
Thank Heaven for that. I'm simplytrying to say, how great will
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I am that you weren't injured?Lambering Jaywalker that SNI stunt took ten years
off my lunge. Now see here, I'm not going me brush you off.
Where were you headed? I wason my way to work. Well,
I'll be happy to give you alift if you like. No,
thanks, it's not far. Ithink i'd I'd rather walk. Why do
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I always think the line with thesmoke? I've got to what gets the
life insurance? As long as theydon't call my husband? Wow, I
hope they don't check my credit thestory? Did I turn the eye?
Well? Well pool, good morning, Brian? You watched that this morning?
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What's that? I must have?Not like you to be late?
Oh? Yes, no, Imean no, no, it's not.
It's nine ten. Something happened onthe way, did it? Brian?
Can I ask you a question?Go ahead? Well? Why are they
all whispering? Oh? The customers? What about them? It's just that
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they're usually so quiet. I mean, nobody talks out loud in their bank.
But this morning, what do youmean you don't hear them? He
what? Oh? I get it? Have a late night, did you?
No? But no, on theway here, I had better grab
some coffee. Miss Turner just putsthem on. Boy, look at him
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like he doesn't know which end isup bagby season. This way, he's
finished, good rids. Oh whereis he? Huh, mister Bagbie in
his office? Where else would hebe? Oh? Thank you? Brand
Well, I better get started.Yes, you do that. Oh I
knew he cracks sooner or later,mister perfect. Hello, No, the
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vice president is on another line.May I take a message? Very well?
Eileen? Morning hector? How longhas he been here? A half
hour? I wouldn't bother him thoughhe's got an important call. All right,
I'll wait till he's finished. Awfulicia, Baby, you know I care.
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But how would it look besides gladysas a nose for these things?
Of course she would I could seethe headlines prominent banker divorces wife to marry
chorus girl. Oh no, no, no, no, Felicia, you
misunderstand. I love chorus girls.I mean not all of them, only
you. Yes, yes, that'sright. Look, how about this weekend
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just you and me? Yes,mister baby, come in. Hold on,
someone's at the door. Yes,what is it? Pool, mister
Bagbie. Sorry to interrupt you,but I'd like to explain explain what why
I was late? Sir? Wereyou ten minutes to be exact. Well,
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I didn't notice. Well, asyou know, sir, my record
for being prompt is spotless. Ipride myself on attention to duty. Yes,
yes, Pool, everyone is awareof your devotion to the bank.
Well, you see, a strangething happened, a very strange thing.
Yes, uh huh. Get onwith it, you simpering idiot. You
think she's going to stay on theline forever. You ruin my weekend with
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Felicia. I'll string you up bythe funds your weekend, sir, What
spoil your weekend? I wouldn't wantto do that. What are you mumbling
about? Look, I've got animportant call here, very pressing matter.
Get on with it. Man,Of course I understand he said weekend.
Good lord. You don't suppose heknows about Felicia. It's impossible. I've
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been so careful, so so discreet. There I've placed her, I've placed
it on hold. Now, thenyou had something to tell me? Coolool
another time, sir. I cansee that you're busy. I better get
to my work. Poor mister Pool. He looks so tired and pale.
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I'm all right. Oh, goodmorning, mister poole, Good morning,
miss Turner. Did you say something? I didn't know I looked that bad?
Oh you don't you look very welltoday? As do you? Oh?
I thank you. Would you likesome coffee? Huh? Not just
yet, but thanks for asking.Gotta make it to the game at time.
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Here's the little steel, A bitof popcorn with that southpaw pitch?
Who is pitching today? You saysomething? No? Nothing? Nothing,
nothing at all? Good day toyou, sir. Everything in apple pie
order? I trust, yes,thank you, thank you very much.
I think you're the one who sentme that overdraft notice. No, sir,
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no what. I don't have anythingto do with overdrafts. I work
over there in the loan department.You do. Just see one of the
tellers. I'm sure that they canstraighten it out for you. Sure,
sure, I'll do that. Pool, yes, sir, you know mister
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Sykes of Ajax Ciment. Oh yes, mister Sykes, how do you do?
His loan has been approved? Willyou see that the papers are in
order? Of course? When doI get to check? Mister Pool will
take care of that for you.Here's the file, certainly, mister brand.
Won't you sit down, mister Sikes, everything's there. Oh, I'm
sure it is. Checks for twohundred thousand. I see a loan for
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two hundred thousand dollars. That's quitea sum expanding the business business sikes,
that's right, wrong, Well,which is it? Huh? You are
aware that this loan must be repaidwithin ninety days? Sure? I am
in full? Yeah? Yeah?If I put the money right, will
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come out over a million. Amillion, No, two hundred dollars,
that's all I need. Put halfa Lucky Lady in the six split the
rest between nimble Runner and Krinline andfive to one. Nobody ever know I
can pay back the loan with enoughleft over to save the company. It's
got to work. There's no otherway, or what bankruptcy? What did
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you say? Nimble Runner and LuckyLady? Now look here, young man
and Crintline at five to one.That's a funny name. I don't have
time for this to get the checkor not? Everything all right here?
It better be. I'm not surewhat's going on. Pool Is something wrong,
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mister Sykes. I don't know,mister Bagbee. I signed everything.
Well, then what's the problem.He just told me he's bowering the money
to bet on the horses. Whatthat is? What you said, isn't
it? Sir? I said nothingof the kind. And then he said
that ajax Cement was bankrupt. Ah, he's mad, Pool, doubtless there's
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been a mistake. I certainly has. If you'll come with me, I'll
correct it at once. I'll talkto you later. Pool, put mister
bag in my office. Yes,sir, what are you trying to do
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my job saying? I heard thewhole thing. I'm the one who took
this application. It's going on.Pool, Will you tell me that?
What? If if I could tellyou, I would, but I honestly
don't know. How would you likethat, ma'am? Can I have an
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ones please end some quarters for thelaundromat? Of course? One eighty one
ninety two hundred. Just a moment, I'll get your receipt. I want
it in the form of a cashier'scheck. Oh, I'll need to get
a countersigned uh money order. Then, yes, sir, that can't be
all. I have checked the balanceagain. I've already checked it twice.
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If you'd like a printout of yourtransactions, I would, yes, so
I could compare it to my records. There must be some mistake four hundred
one, four hundred two, fourhundred and three, twenty years the same
window. Not one promotion. Nope, not me. Hello Smithers. Oh
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hello, mister poole. Don't worry. You'll get that promotion. Do you
really think so? I mean,what promotion? Stick with it you'll see,
yes, of course. But howhave a little faith it's finally happening.
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It is yep, Old, thoseof the grindstone seems to have flipped
out. Who are you talking about? Pool? Who else? He's been
acting goofy all morning? Well whyshouldn't he He's entitled to once in a
while. He does all the workaround here. Guys like that are all
like gutlass wonders. Put the pressureon and they go to pieces. Know
what I mean, I'm not surethat I do your phony. Don't you
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know a real gentleman when you seeone? Got any of that coffee left?
Oh? Hi? Pool? Certainlyhere you are smells good, it's
fresh, nice and hot too.You do all of the work and get
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none of the credit. You shouldspeak up more and to assert yourself,
But I guess that's not in yournature. Mss Turner. Yes, there's
something I've been meaning to say toyou. There is, and I hope
you won't be offended. Oh I'msure I won't. But well, yes,
mister Poole, I want to thankyou, thank me for your kind
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thoughts. I don't think I quiteunderstand, mister Poole romancy, the help
a pool? Brandon, Please?Who can blame you? Miss Turner's the
prettiest girl in the new accounts department, say absolutely nothing. I haven't seen
such an aggregation of basis the lasttime I went to the Oh, I'm
sure that's not true. Yeah,a lot of actions around the old coffee
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station lately. That's no surprise.Not much chance for socializing on the job,
is there, Brand? If Icould get a word in, go
ahead. You were saying, misterPoole's probably a tiger, but the sweet
prim ones after their cages and theyrefer to the jungle. That's enough.
Brand. Hey watch it. Sorryyou spilled coffee all over my shirt.
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I'll get a napkin. It wasan accident. No, it wasn't.
You did that deliberately, he said, it was an accident. I'll see
you later about this. Pool's goodfor you. I really didn't intend to
do that. I'm sure you didn't. He was only joking. Maybe he
was, and maybe he wasn't.I sure had it coming. Well,
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I suppose I should get back tomy desk, Yes, I suppose so,
or else it will be time forlunch, will it. I mean,
oh, it will, and thenwe'll all be having our lunches,
won't we. I guess you're right. I mean those who brought them and
those who didn't will go out somewherefor lunch, I mean alone or together.
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Yes, yes, they certainly will. Well back to the old grindstone.
It's been nice talking with you.Nice talking with you too. Bye
now bye, oh ms Turner,mister Poole. One more thing. I
hope, yes, I hope youhave a nice day. I feel the
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same way exactly. Such a gentleman. It isn't fair. Just isn't fair,
I said, don't worry Smithers.Who oh cool? Were you speaking
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to me? Mister Bagby's a fairman, mister Bagbee. Yes, I'm
sure he is. Good things cometo those who wait. What's he watching
me for? Don't let it distractyou. They'll be sorry not much longer.
Now. At four point thirty thisafternoon, I go into the vault
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like I always do. I'll takemy briefcase with me. No one will
suspect a thing. I'll fill itwith currency and be on a shift to
permute it by nightfall. Yes,indeed, all that money, as much
as I can carry. I wonderhow long it will take them to discover
it's gone. It's not possible,smithers, oh Miller, All right,
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mister Pool, got a minute,sure do purty quiet morning? Is that
what you call it? Well,it's supposed to pay day. Then everybody
and his brother shows up, geta little rowdy sometimes trying to cut line
and everything. But I keep mein order teach him respect for the uniform.
You can count on me, Iknow I can. That's why I
wanted a word in your ear?What's up? How long have you been
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a guard here? Quite a fewyears now? They've my pension before long?
And that gun in your hoster isit the same one you've always had?
Sure? Is nothing beats at thirtyeight? Keep it oiled up real
good? You could use it then, I mean, if you had to,
Well, what do you think?I got it on my belt for
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hector. I'll hold my pants upgood. That's good? Why ask.
I'm not sure, but I suggesttaking up a post by the door,
keep your eyes open, and don'tsay anything to anyone just yet. I
get you. Mom's the word?There he is? Was he waiting for
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me? Hello again, Miss Turner? I was just going back to my
desk. Perfect timing, isn't it? I mean it is, Miss Turner.
May I speak to you anytime atall? What I have to tell
you is very important? Yes,mister Poole's not here in front of everyone,
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dreadfully important. Come with me?Where are we going? Somewhere private?
I like the sound of that.Mister Jones's office is decence. He
transferred next to mister Bagbie's. Noone ever goes in there. Start.
That seems like a good idea.If you're sure, you don't mind,
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as long as you can spare thetime. This won't take long, take
all the time you want? Well, what is it? You'll think I'm
crazy? Is something wrong? Terribly? And I don't know who else to
talk to. I'm here, MissTurner. I keep hearing voices, people
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talking. Their lips don't move,but I can hear their voices clearly.
I've got this ringing in my head. Oh no, well, it's not
what you think, miss Turner.I mean, I can read people's minds.
I don't know if I can helpyou with a thing like that.
I'll prove it to you think thinksomething anything at all? Well, I
have to hand it to him.This is an original approach. Why did
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it take him so long to gatheron his courage because it only happened this
morning? What did at least thatwas the first time I noticed it.
He didn't notice me until this morning. No, not you. The voices,
mister Poole, they won't stop.Perhaps you should lie down for a
few minutes, maybe later. I'mtrying to tell you something. I know
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you are. This is serious.Do you think I enjoy hearing people's thoughts?
I'm sure I have no idea.Well, try to imagine. It's
like seeing people with their clothes off. Which people would that be, Miss
Turner? I have reason to believethat someone may try to rob the bank
this afternoon. Mister brand was right, he's coming on glue. I am
not unglued. It's true. Imean, at least I think it is.
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You heard them say that in amanner of speaking. Well, then
in that case, you should dosomething about it. But what if I'm
wrong? You have a responsibility tothe bank, to the stockholders and depositors.
I suppose I do. We couldtell about it over lunch. I
mean, one could two people,whoever they might be, if they wanted
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to. That is, otherwise justone alone talking about it to himself.
Of course that might be a bitlonely for some people, at least unless
there's no time to waste. No, definitely not. I have to get
out of here. Why, Imean, what's your hurry? Have we
finished our conversation? I thought I'vegot to tell mister Bagbee from now on,
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mister Pool, you may call meHelen. Come in, mister Bagby.
Oh there you are. Pool.I want to talk to you,
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sir. I'm worried about you,Pool, about me, Sir. I've
always considered you one of my bestmen. So why Pool? Why?
What? Just tell me straight out? We lost the Ajax Samantha count this
morning because of that nonsense A whileago. Something wrong at home the wife.
Perhaps I'm not married. Oh well, something's bothering you? Yes,
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have a seat. I'd prefer tostand. Been out with it. Well,
I don't know how to put this, mister Bagbee speak a pool.
I'm with you. You won't believeme, of course, I'll believe you.
You're as honest as the day islong. Well, you've been like
a son to me, well,a son in law at least if you
were, which you're not legally speaking, but nonetheless, mister bagbye, Mister
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Smithers, is is Smithers? Well, what about him? He's planning to
rob the bank? Say what see? I told you? Would you mind
repeating that? Smithers? Old misterSmithers, Old, mister Smithers. He's
sitting on his stool right now planningit out. At precisely four point thirty,
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he's going into the vault. Hedoes that every day exactly, but
this time he'll have his briefcase withhim and he'll fill it up with banknotes
as much as he can carry,and by tonight he'll be on a boat
to the Caribbean. How do youknow? I heard him talking about it.
But he's one of our oldest andmost trusted employees. He was here
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when I took over the bank.I absolutely refuse to believe. I swear
it, sir, he has itall worked out. Wait a minute,
I take your point who's the onewho ends up stealing the company funds?
Isn't it always the most trusted employee, the man you'd least suspect, the
man who's completely reliable for years untilthat one moment when everybody relaxes their guard
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and gotcha, he strikes good workpool. I wish it weren't true.
I sort of admire mister Smithers.He's always there, steady, is a
rock going his own way. Iwouldn't have believed it if I hadn't overheard
it myself. Oh, no timefor sentiment, quick, now tell me
the details. Well at four pointthirty on the dot, it starts okay,
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and mister Smithers will finish counting outhis drawer as he always does,
by the numbers. Thank you,folks. Good night now, don't want
to bag And as soon as welock the doors, see Wednesday can take
care of me rich. He'll closeup his cage, count down the drawer
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seventy three, seventy four, seventyfive plus the bills. He'll stand up
and go to the vault with thedeposit as he always does. The last
teller with his briefcase. He'll beback there alone to lock up the vault.
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Only this time things will be different. When he comes out, his
briefcase will be heavy, very heavy. Miller. May I see you a
moment? Yes, sir, richget me out please? Okay, be
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right there. I'm waiting, gotcha. I'll take that briefcase here here?
What shall I cough him? Nottill we see the evidence? Looks pretty
heavy to me? Dump it onthe desk. I'm your witness, sure
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thing. What do you think you'redoing? What does it look like?
Your mistake? Mister Smithers? Wasit assuming that we were all asleep?
A great mistake? But nothing getsby this institution. As a matter of
fact, I've had my eye onyou for a long time. Uh you
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sure this is his briefcase? Ofcourse it is truly noted, he admits
it. One half sandwich, clipon neck, guy, change of socks,
calm one book, had a profitfrom Armageddon and seven ballpoint pens?
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Where's the money? Has everyone goneinsane? What money pool? Where's that
idiot pool? Here? Sir?So he was going to steal the money.
He was going to take a tripto Bermuda. That was his story.
Huh, mister Bagbie, I heardhim? And who was he talking
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to mister Pool, Well, hewasn't talking to anyone, not exactly.
Oh, how what was he doingsending smoked signals? He was thinking?
He was what he was thinking?Well that explains everything, mister Smithers.
Please forgive us all for this unfortunateintrusion. Well, I guess we all
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make mistakes. I should have knownthat what I was told was impossible on
the face of it, Pool,do you know what I'm thinking? I'm
fired. Kindly clear out your deskat once, mister Smithers. I don't
know what to say. I'm verysorry. Return mister Smithers possessions and let
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him pass right away. How didyou know what it's true? Of course,
mister Poole. Yes, it's alittle dream of mine. Have you
ever had a dream? I have. Often people look at me and all
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they see is a funny little man, frayed and old, and they never
know I have the dream almost everyday. I had it yesterday and the
day before that. Oh. Idon't always plan on Bermuda, though.
Sometimes it's London, Paris, Fiji, beautiful exotic places thousands of miles from
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here, places where there are noledgers to keep, where I'm not a
little man with no future and nopast. I think of filling my briefcase
with the bank's money, but Inever go through with it. You know
why, I've lived with it toolong. I'm old and said in my
ways. And besides, mister Poole, I'm a coward. Smithers. Please
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will you open the door now?Please? Rich sure? Take careous?
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Can I help you with anything?I've got it? I guess this is
goodbye, Miss Turner. It maybe a blessing in disguise for your career.
A man with your abilities much morethan mine. Reading strange delusion,
but with the proper medical care,it'll go away. It's not a delusion,
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Miss Turner. There you see Ican read your thoughts. But how
until this morning everything was normal.I was happy, well, at least,
I wasn't unhappy. I had myfriends, my job, and now
this. I thought it was agift. Well it's no gift. It's
an embarrassment. It's been nothing buttrouble to me. I never imagine people
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were the way they are. Youknow, we do things without thinking about
them, and we think things withoutthe slightest intention of doing them. I've
learned one thing. People are notwhat we think they are. Pooh pooh,
Thank Kevin, I caught you.That was the Age ex Cement company
on the phone. Mister Sikes hasbeen arrested, I know for gambling with
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the company money. I tried totell you that earlier, two hundred thousand
dollars if that loan had gone through. Mister Poole, about your job,
it's still yours if you're interested.Why that wind bag? Mister Poole,
if you can really hear me,you're wasted in that job. If you
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let him take you back on thesame terms, you're crazy. Everybody knows
you should be in charge of theaccount's department. Well what do you say,
Well, everyone knows I should bein charge of the account's department.
Mister Bagbie in charge? Good?That would mean he'd move into mister Jones's
old office. That would mean he'dI'd move into mister Jones's old office.
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Now, really, Pool, thisis absurd. What am I standing here
wasting time for. Don't let himbamboozle you. Felicia's waiting man, oh
man, what a weekend this isgoing to be. Stand up for yourself.
He needs you more than you needhim. Would you excuse us,
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miss Turner? We have some businessto discuss, all right, if you're
sure. I'm sure. Business?What business? The business of Felicia and
your wife, Gladys. But Iknow all about it. I know where
you're meeting her and when, what'spossible. The one knows about the trip
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or the apartment. Emersaly Drive,Riverside drive, mister bagbye, am I
right, oh, I'll right youwin in charge of accounts in the office
next to mine. He won't sayanything to anyone, will you? Not
a word, mister Bagby? Nota word? Oh? And I forgot.
There's one more thing at the bank'sexpense. I'd like you to buy
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a round trip ticket to Bermuda.Have it made out in the name of
J. L. Smithers. Ithink he'd like a vacation. Are you
out of your mind? Mister Bagby? One ticket to Bermuda? Shall we
go, Miss Turner? If youlike, I'd go anywhere with you.
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And I wish you'd call me Helen. I have a good night, folks.
We'll try. May I see youhome? Helen? Well, I
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don't know, of course you can, Hector. What do you think I've
been waiting for paper, Get directedon paper, latest stocks for just a
(36:37):
second? Do you mind not atall? Oh? Hi, mister Pool?
Well was I right? Or wasI right? Was it your lucky
day? I'd say, so,give me a paper? Will you sure
this one's on the house? Ohno, no, no, I don't
like to owe anybody heads. Youwin? Hey, why'd you do that?
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I had that other quarter standing upall day and nobody knocked it over
till now. Well, I guessif you're the guy who stood it up,
you're the guy who can knock itdown. There goes your luck.
Could be it's just beginning paper.Get your light addition paper. What was
that all about? Oh nothing?What is it? Think something? I
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don't think anything. Oh I ambelieve me. Did you get that?
No? I didn't. I didn'thear anything at all. It's gone.
Isn't that wonderful? If you sayso, dear? Oh, Toss a
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coin, any coin, and onetime in a million it will land on
its edge. But all it takesto knock it over is a slight vibration,
a light load, or even avagrant dream. Mister Hector b Pool
a human coin on edge for abrief time in the Twilight Zone. Hi,
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this is Carla Mauri, producer ofthe Twilight Zone Radio Dramas. I'd
like to take a moment to tellyou about our official website at twilight Zone
Radio dot com, where you'll getthe latest news and information on these Twilight
Zone Radio dramas. Plus, attwilight Zone Radio dot com, you can
digitally download three free episodes or anyof our episodes for only a dollar ninety
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at buy one, get one free, so be sure to get your favorites
before they're sold out. Be sureto visit us often, and I'll see
you in the Zone. A Pennyfor Your Thoughts starring David Eigenberg with Stacy
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Keach as your narrator, was adaptedfor radio by Dennis Etcherson and written for
the Twilight Zone by George Clayton Johnson. Heard in the cast were Michelle Graff,
Doug James, Jamie Baron, JeffLupeton, Kurt Napig, Choby Serne,
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