(? "Theme from The Twilight Zone"?)
(heartbeat)
OLD FRIENDS HAVE A WAY OF BEING THERE WHEN YOU NEED THEM.
AND, SOMETIMES, WHEN YOU DON'T,
AS ALEX MATTINGLY AND HIS SON JEFF ARE ABOUT TO LEARN
COURTESY OF A VERY SPECIAL FRIEND FROM THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
HEY, YOU COULD HELP ME WITH THESE, YOU KNOW.
LET'S GO FOR A WALK.
I'LL SHOW YOU THE WOODS.
I HATE THIS PLACE.
HOW CAN YOU HATE IT?
YOU JUST GOT HERE.
I WISH I WAS BACK WITH MOM.
HEY, HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU CAN'T KEEP DOING THAT.
YOU CAN'T GET MAD AT MOM AND STAY WITH ME,
AND GET MAD AT ME AND WANT TO GO BACK AND STAY WITH MOM.
IT'S NOT FAIR TO ANY OF US.
WHAT'S FAIR ABOUT STICKING ME OUT HERE
WHERE THERE'S NOTHING BUT TREES?
I KNOW HOW IT LOOKS, KID,
BUT IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
COME ON NOW.
YOU REMEMBER WHEN I TOLD YOU ABOUT STAYING HERE
WITH GREAT-GRANDPA WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE?
REMEMBER THAT?
WELL, THAT WAS MY FIRST SUMMER HERE.
I HAD FUN.
YOU WILL, TOO.
I WILL NOT.
THERE'S NO KIDS AROUND.
NOT NOW, BUT WHEN SCHOOL STARTS,
I'LL BET A LOT OF PROFESSORS HAVE KIDS YOUR AGE.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO WAIT THAT LONG.
WELL, THEN, USE YOUR IMAGINATION, OKAY?
MAKE UP THINGS.
WHEN I GOT BORED, I MADE UP THINGS.
I MADE UP NEW COUNTRIES, UH... NEW PLANETS.
I EVEN HAD
A MAKE-BELIEVE FRIEND.
YEAH?
YEAH.
WELL, MAYBE.
WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD FILL YOUR HANDS UP WITH WORK.
COME ON, LET'S DO IT.
(wind whirling)
(owls hooting)
Little boy's voice: OLLIE, OLLIE, OXEN FREE...
HMM.
HI, DAD.
HEY, KIDDO.
YOU GOT TIME FOR LUNCH?
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU ALL MORNING.
I WAS IN THE WOODS.
I TOLD YOU YOU'D LIKE THE WOODS.
MIKE SHOWED ME ALL THE NEAT PLACES.
YEAH? WHO'S MIKE?
THIS KID I MET. HE'S REAL NEAT.
WHAT'S HIS LAST NAME? MAYBE I KNOW HIS PARENTS.
HE DIDN'T SAY.
WELL, INVITE HIM IN SOMETIME.
MEANTIME, WASH YOUR HANDS.
I GOT A SANDWICH HERE FOR YOU.
OKAY.
JEFF.
WHAT?
YOU TOLD ME TO WASH MY HANDS.
YEAH, WASH YOUR HANDS.
Mike: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
Jeff: I DON'T KNOW. WHATEVER YOU WANT.
Jeff: HOW COME YOU NEVER PICK THE GAME?
Mike: BECAUSE I LIKE DOING WHAT YOU LIKE.
WELL, I'M SICK OF PLAYING TAG.
HOW ABOUT WE GET SOME HORSES AND PLAY COWBOYS?
COWBOYS?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
HEY...
WHERE ARE YOU?
OVER HERE.
IF YOU THINK COWBOYS IS DUMB OR SOMETHING,
WE CAN PLAY SOMETHING ELSE.
UH-UH.
THIS IS GOING TO BE GREAT.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON, LET'S GO.
PULLING TEETH HERE WITH YOU.
CAN'T WE JUST STAY HOME?
WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT NOT HAVING ANYBODY TO PLAY WITH,
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO MEET ANY NEW KIDS?
WHAT IS THAT?
I LIKE MIKE.
I DON'T WANT TO MEET ANY OTHER JERKY KIDS.
AW, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON. "JERKY KIDS."
ROSS CONRAD IS THE HEAD OF MY DEPARTMENT.
NOW, I DOUBT THAT HE HAS JERKY KIDS.
WHO IS THIS MIKE ANYWAY?
I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM AROUND.
HE JUST THINKS WE'RE WEIRD.
I THINK YOU'RE WEIRD.
YOU DON'T MIND BEING SO FAR FROM CAMPUS?
I'M SURE IT IS QUIET.
WELL, IT'S GOOD FOR MY WRITING,
BUT IT'S A LITTLE TOUGH ON JEFF
NOT HAVING OTHER KIDS AROUND TO PLAY WITH.
WELL, ANYTIME HE WANTS TO COME UP
AND PLAY WITH OUR LITTLE GUYS...
I APPRECIATE THAT.
DADDY! DADDY!
JEFF AND LARRY ARE FIGHTING!
COME ON, QUIT IT, YOU GUYS!
ALL RIGHT!
JEFF, KNOCK IT OFF!
HEY, HEY, COME ON! CUT IT OUT!
STUPID JEFF BLEW THE GAME, DAD!
DID NOT! WHAT GAME?
WE WERE PLAYING DODGEBALL, AND JEFF WANTED TO BE IT,
BUT IT WASN'T HIS TURN!
HE JUST KEPT THROWING THE BALL AT LARRY!
HIT ME TWICE IN THE HEAD.
STUPID JERK!
ALL RIGHT, COME ON, BOYS.
LET'S GO GET SOME BURGERS.
SORRY, ROSS.
IS THAT TRUE? DID YOU HIT HIM?
I TOLD YOU THESE KIDS WOULD BE STUPID.
HOW ABOUT WE PLAY SPEED RACER AGAIN?
I GOT TO HEAD BACK HOME.
DINNER'S PRETTY SOON.
MIKE, HOW DO YOU GET ALL THAT STUFF?
I MEAN THE RACERS
AND THE HORSE AND EVERYTHING?
I THOUGHT YOU LIKED IT.
I THOUGHT WE WERE HAVING FUN.
OH, WE ARE.
IT'S A LOT OF FUN, BUT...
YOU DIDN'T TELL NOBODY ABOUT THE WAY WE WERE PLAYING
OR NOTHING, DID YOU?
REMEMBER, YOU PROMISED.
OF COURSE NOT.
DON'T BE SUCH A WIMP.
IF YOU DO,
WE CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE.
HOW ABOUT YOU COME OVER TO MY HOUSE
AND HAVE DINNER WITH ME AND MY DAD?
I CAN'T.
WHY DON'T YOU WANT TO MEET MY DAD?
HE'S A PRETTY OKAY GUY.
NO, I SAID.
COME ON.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
YOU'LL SEE.
IT'S A REALLY NEAT PLACE.
ISN'T THIS GREAT?
IT'S OLD.
YEAH, BUT IT'S NEAT, RIGHT?
I GUESS.
COME ON.
IT'S REALLY NEAT IN HERE.
ISN'T THIS GREAT?
THIS PLACE IS FALLING APART.
NO, IT'S NOT.
IT'S JUST DUST.
I'M GETTING OUT.
COME ON. IT'S NEAT IN HERE.
ISN'T THIS NEAT?
THIS IS REALLY COOL.
YEAH, IT IS.
OH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
ISN'T THIS GREAT?
THIS PLACE IS SO COOL.
Jeff: MIKE.
MIKE, HELP!
HELP ME!
JEFF?
JEFF!
HEY, JEFF!
JEFF!
(moaning)
JEFF!
I'M COMING.
WHERE ARE YOU?
WHERE ARE YOU?!
WHERE ARE YOU?
I GOT YOU. I GOT YOU.
I'M COMING, JEFF.
HERE WE GO. COME ON.
COME ON, COME ON.
GOT YOU, GOT YOU.
DAD?
OH, KID.
OH, JEFF.
OH, GOD.
ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH.
AH... BOY.
PULLED HIM OUT JUST IN TIME.
A FEW MORE MINUTES...
AS FOR YOU, YOUNG FELLA,
I HOPE YOU LEARNED A LESSON
ABOUT PLAYING IN DANGEROUS PLACES, HMM?
BYE, DOC.
THANKS.
HE'S RIGHT, YOU KNOW.
YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN PLAYING IN THAT PLACE.
NOW DON'T GO ANYWHERE NEAR THERE, OKAY?
IF THIS FRIEND, MIKE,
LEADS YOU INTO SITUATIONS LIKE THIS,
I DON'T WANT YOU PLAYING WITH HIM.
HE'S THE ONLY FRIEND I'VE GOT.
YOU CAN'T TAKE HIM AWAY FROM ME.
HE LIKES ME.
HE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO LIKES ME.
I LIKE YOU.
YOUR MOM LIKES YOU.
WE LOVE YOU.
THEN WHY CAN'T I STAY
WITH THE BOTH OF YOU?
IT'S LIKE YOU GET TIRED OF ME,
AND THEN SHE GETS TIRED OF ME.
I'M ALWAYS GOING BACK AND FORTH
BECAUSE NO ONE LIKES ME ENOUGH
TO KEEP ME.
DAMN IT, JENNY, HE WAS PLAYING.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
SOME KID IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I DON'T KNOW.
UH... NO, NO.
HE'S UPSTAIRS RESTING.
LOOK, JENNY, I GOT TO GO.
I'LL HAVE HIM CALL YOU.
BYE.
SLOWPOKE!
COME ON, SLOWPOKE!
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
HEY, KID...
KID, I JUST...
WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
THAT'S ALL.
KID?
WHAT'S THE MATTER, ALEX?
DON'T YOU RECOGNIZE ME?
I MEAN, IT HASN'T BEEN THAT LONG.
COME ON. LET'S PLAY.
MIKE?
OF COURSE IT'S MIKE.
HOW DID YOU GET TO BE SUCH A DRIP?
YOU CAN'T EVEN KEEP UP
WITH ME ANYMORE.
THIS ISN'T POSSIBLE.
YOU'RE NOT REAL.
OF COURSE I'M REAL, ALEX.
I MEAN, I'M HERE, AREN'T I?
OKAY...
I'LL GIVE YOU BACK YOUR STUPID YO-YO.
MAYBE THEN YOU'LL BELIEVE ME.
IT'S A RAINBOW RIDER, JUST LIKE MINE.
ITISYOURS.
I SAW YOU CARVE YOUR NAME
IN THERE WITH MY OWN EYES.
UH...
YOU GAVE IT TO ME TO TAKE CARE OF
WHEN YOU WENT AWAY.
BUT YOU NEVER CAME BACK, ALEX.
I WAITED, BUT YOU NEVER...
I NEVER GAVE IT TO YOU.
I WAS ANGRY AT YOU.
I THREW IT INTO THE FOREST.
I ONLY PRETENDED TO GIVE IT TO YOU.
HOW COULD I GIVE IT TO YOU?
YOU'RE NOT REAL. I MADE YOU UP.
I COULD ONLY SEE YOU WITH MY MIND.
HOW CAN YOU BE HERE?
I'VE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR SOMEONE TO PLAY WITH.
SOMEONE LIKE YOU.
I GUESS, AFTER A WHILE,
I FELL ASLEEP OR SOMETHING.
BUT, WHEN YOU CAME BACK, I WOKE UP.
SO YOU WANT TO PLAY COWBOYS OR NOT?
(gunshot noise)
DOESN'T LIKE COWBOYS.
OKAY.
HOW ABOUT TAG?
YOU'RE IT.
NO?
THEN WHAT?
WAIT. I KNOW.
SEE? I CAN STILL TELL WHAT GAMES YOU LIKE.
NO. NO MORE GAMES.
NO, WE CAN'T PLAY.
WE WERE KIDS THEN.
WE'RE NOT NOW.
IT WOULDN'T BE THE SAME.
MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.
I MEAN, YOU DID MAKE ME UP.
YOU MADE UP HOW I LOOK.
I TOOK IT FROM YOUR MIND.
BACK THEN, YOU NEEDED A FRIEND.
YOU NEEDED ONE REALLY BAD.
THAT'S WHY I CAME BACK WITH JEFF--
TO PLAY WITH HIM JUST LIKE I DID WITH YOU.
YOU LEAD HIM INTO THAT MUD FORT.
YOU COULD HAVE GOTTEN HIM KILLED.
I DIDN'T MEAN FOR HIM TO GET HURT.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO PLAY WITH HIM ANYMORE, HEAR?
OKAY. PLEASE DON'T BE MAD AT ME. PLEASE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND ANY OF THIS, MIKE.
BUT I DO KNOW
THAT YOU CAN'T PLAY WITH JEFF ANYMORE.
WHY NOT?
HE'S HAVING FUN JUST LIKE YOU AND ME DID.
YEAH, WE DID, DIDN'T WE?
LOOK...
JEFF HAS TO PLAY WITH REAL KIDS NOW.
KIDS LIKE HIM.
IF HE CONTINUES PLAYING WITH YOU,
YOU'LL LET HIM DO WHATEVER HE WANTS,
AND LET HIM PLAY WHATEVER HE WANTS.
HE'LL NEVER PLAY WITH REAL KIDS.
SO WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT THAT?
I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D UNDERSTAND.
BUT, IF I DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO PLAY WITH,
I HAVE TO GO BACK...
TO WHERE THERE'S NOTHING TO DO.
THEN THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL HAVE TO DO.
WELL, I'M NOT GONNA!
I LIKE PLAYING WITH JEFF,
AND YOU CAN'T STOP ME.
MIKE.
ALL RIGHT, MIKE.
LISTEN, PLEASE.
SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO DO THINGS YOU DON'T WANT TO DO.
THAT'S WHAT A REAL FRIEND IS.
WE WERE FRIENDS ONCE.
MIKE.
I'M ASKING YOU ONE LAST FAVOR.
MIKE, PLEASE JUST LET HIM GO.
LET HIM GO.
ALL RIGHT!
GOT YOU.
YOU MISSED ME BY A MILE.
NO WAY!
YOU'RE IT.
HOW COME SHE'S NEVER IT?
COME ON, JEFF.
SHE'S A LITTLE KID.
WELL, SHE'S RUINING THE GAME.
LET'S PLAY COWBOYS.
Both: COWBOYS?
YEAH, YOU KNOW...
THAT'S THE STUPIDEST IDEA I'VE EVER HEARD.
WHAT A GOOBER.
GOOBER.
Cindy: MOMMY!
HUH?
MOMMY!
YOU ALL RIGHT?
ARE YOU OKAY?
COME ON.
OH, BOY.
HEY, MIKE, WAIT UP!
COME ON.
WHY ARE YOU RUNNING?
TO GET AWAY FROM YOU.
YOU SMELL.
COME ON.
I DITCHED THOSE GOONHEADS.
LET'S PLAY SOMETHING GOOD.
GET OUT OF HERE.
MIKE.
Mike: NO, I MEAN IT.
YOU BELONG WITH THOSE JERKS.
CUT IT OUT.
HEY, KNOCK IT OFF.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE MY FRIEND.
NO WAY!
YOU'RE A JERK.
I NEVER LIKED YOU.
I WAS JUST KIDDING YOU.
AND YOU EVEN FELL FOR IT.
DON'T COME BACK.
I HATE YOU!
FINE.
IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT IT.
I DON'T NEED YOU.
I CAN MAKE OTHER FRIENDS.
DAD...
HEY, JEFFIE, JEFFIE...
HE SAID HE LIKED ME.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
AND NOW HE SAYS HE LIED.
OHH.
WHY WON'T HE PLAY WITH ME ANYMORE?
MAYBE HE'S NOT A GOOD FRIEND AFTER ALL.
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE, I HAD A FRIEND JUST LIKE MIKE,
AND I THINK HE DID EVERYTHING I TOLD HIM TO DO
BECAUSE HE WANTED ME ALL TO HIMSELF.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO PLAY THE RULES--
I DIDN'T HAVE TO SHARE WITH ANYONE--
BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ANYONE ELSE.
BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY WITH YOU.
YEAH?
MIKE ISN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO'LL LIKE YOU.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE.
JUST GET BACK AND APOLOGIZE TO CINDY, OKAY?
OKAY.
I'LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE.
WANT TO PLAY, ALEX?
SORRY, MIKE.
I GUESS I DO HAVE TO GO THEN, DON'T I?
WHAT ARE YOU, REALLY?
Man's voice: I AM SOMETHING OF THIS PLACE.
I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE IT FIRST EXISTED,
AND SO I SHALL BE ALWAYS.
Mike's voice: YOU AND ME...
WE HAD FUN ONCE.
DIDN'T WE?
YEAH, WE SURE DID, MIKE.
WHAT YOU DID MEANT A LOT TO ME AND TO JEFF.
WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?
OLLIE, OLLIE, OXEN FREE...
BYE, MIKE.
IT'S A WAR.
SHOOT HIM!
AH! YOU MISSED!
I'M GOING TO GET YOU.
YOU WISH.
I GOT YOUR SHOT.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, NICE SHOT.
I GOT TAGGED.
THEY DECIDE TO MAKE A TRUCE?
JEFF APOLOGIZED LIKE A PERFECT GENTLEMAN.
BETTER GET THEM UP HERE.
DINNER'S READY.
TWO.
THREE.
YOU'RE GONE.
AW...
LET THEM PLAY FOR A WHILE, OKAY?
FOR ALEX AND JEFF MATTINGLY.
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE ONE SPECIAL FRIEND--
ONE WHO LOVED THEM BOTH ENOUGH
TO VANISH WHEN THE TIME WAS RIGHT.
BUT, AFTER ALL, THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR...
ESPECIALLY A FRIEND FROM THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
SURPRISE!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DARLING.
SURPRISED?
SURPRISED IS NOT THE WORD.
I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS.
OH! NO WONDER EVERYBODY WENT HOME EARLY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HI, SCOTT.
HELLO!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHRISTIE.
SHAWNA.
WELL, GO ON, MARK.
TAKE HER COAT.
TAKE MY COAT OFF.
STAY AWHILE.
I GUESS SO. HAVE FUN.
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU COULD USE A DRINK.
YEAH, I THINK I COULD.
HE IS A GOOD ONE. YEAH.
HOW DO YOU HANG ON TO HIM?
HIM? HE'S GOT THIS THING FOR OLDER WOMEN.
MAKE A WISH, DARLING.
CHRISTIE? YEAH?
MAYBE YOU SHOULD USE THIS.
(all laughing)
(cheering and clapping)
THERE YOU ARE.
I WONDERED WHERE YOU'D VANISHED TO.
HOW'S THE PARTY?
I, UH... GUESS THAT WASN'T
THE VERY BEST IDEA I'VE EVER HAD.
NO, IT WAS SWEET.
YOU'RE SWEET.
I JUST HATE BIRTHDAYS.
BIRTHDAYS ARE FUN.
FUN? YEAH, THEY'RE FUN WHEN YOU'RE TEN
AND YOU'RE HOPING FOR A NEW BICYCLE, THEY'RE FUN.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE 40, AND YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR RATINGS,
THEY'RE A CRUEL JOKE.
I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
YOU'VE STILL GOT AT LEAST FIVE GOOD YEARS ON YOUR WARRANTY.
AFTER THAT, I CAN TRADE YOU IN ON A COUPLE OF 20-YEAR-OLDS
AND A NYMPHET TO BE NAMED LATER.
SHOULD I KILL YOU NOW OR TORTURE YOU FIRST?
COME ON, IT'S NOT THAT SERIOUS, IS IT?
IT'S EASY FOR YOU TO SAY, MARK.
YOU'RE GETTING CHARACTER LINES.
I'M GETTING CROW'S FEET.
THAT DOESN'T GO OVER BIG IN TELEVISION,
ESPECIALLY FOR A WOMAN.
YOU ARE THE BEST ANCHOR IN TOWN
AND THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN I KNOW.
YOU'RE JUST SAYING THAT
TO MAKE ME FEEL GOOD.
SAY SOME MORE OF IT TO ME.
WELL, ONE PICTURE'S WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.
OH, I REMEMBER.
THIS IS THAT LITTLE HOTEL IN SANTA BARBARA.
YEAH, IT IS.
AND I HAVE GOT US BOOKED IN THERE
FOR THREE DAYS NEXT WEEK.
BUT THERE'S MORE.
I HAVE GOT FRONT-ROW SEATS
TO THE ANNUAL SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL.
OH, MARK, DON'T TEMPT ME.
WHY NOT? IT'S A TOUGH JOB
BUT SOMEBODY'S GOT TO DO IT.
COME ON. YOU'VE GOT SOME VACATION DAYS STORED UP.
THEY CAN FIND A FILL-IN FOR YOU.
THAT'S JUST WHAT I'M AFRAID OF, HONEY.
YOU KNOW, FILL-INS BECOME REPLACEMENTS.
WE'LL TAKE THE ANCHOR CHAIR WITH US.
IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET AWAY.
YEAH. JUST THE TWO OF US.
I LOVE YOU.
HI.
YOU LOOK TIRED.
ARE YOU OKAY?
DON'T BE SMUG, SHAWNA.
YOU'LL HIT 40 SOMEDAY, TOO.
YOU WON'T LIKE IT ANY BETTER THAN I DO.
I HIT 40 YEARS AGO.
I'M NOT IN THE MOOD.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME?
NO.
HERE.
1939.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
WHAT DID YOU DO,
HAVE A FACE-LIFT?
WHAT... HOW?
NO WAY.
IT'S ALMOST AIRTIME.
I GET TIPSY ON HALF A GLASS OF WINE.
NO, NO, NO. IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS.
HERE.
IT'S WATER.
WHAT IS THIS,
ONE OF THOSE EIGHT-GLASSES-A-DAY DIETS?
FORGET IT.
THOSE THINGS NEVER WORK.
THIS WORKS.
AND BESIDES,
IF IT'S JUST WATER, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE?
NO, THANKS. I DON'T THINK SO.
SUIT YOURSELF.
CHRISTIE, FINAL COPY, KIDDO.
WE'LL LEAD WITH THE FIGHTING IN NICARAGUA,
THEN MOVE RIGHT INTO THE RIOTS IN CAPE TOWN
WITH SOME HOT FOOTAGE OFF THE SATELLITES
THAT BUMPS SHAWNA'S PIECE ON THE PANDAS?
HARD NEWS ONLY AT THE NEWSBREAK.
SPEAKING OF SHAWNA
SHE'LL BE FILLING IN FOR YOU NEXT WEEK.
YOU GOT ANY PROBLEMS WITH THAT?
NO, I GUESS NOT.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS IS CHRISTINE COPPERFIELD WITHNEWSBREAK.
SANDINISTA FORCES...
HEY, BOB.
MARTY.
WHERE CAN WE TALK?
STEP OVER HERE.
IN A PITCHED BATTLE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY,
CONTRAS INFLICTED HEAVY...
I LEFT YOU A COPY OF THE VIEWER DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT.
LOOK AT IT BEFORE TOMORROW'S MEETING.
WHY? IS THERE A PROBLEM?
THERE'S SOME CONCERN UPSTAIRS
ABOUT OUR NEWS DIVISION.
AW, PHOO.
DON'T BE LIKE THAT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A FEW COSMETIC CHANGES.
A FRESH LOOK, SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE HIP.
MAYBE A NEW SET.
A NEW SET. THAT'S IT?
NO, NOT QUITE.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT CHRISTIE, TOO.
WHY?
THE NUMBERS ARE WAY DOWN.
CHRISTIE IS AS SOLID AS THEY COME.
WE DON'T MAKE UP THE NUMBERS.
LET'S FACE IT.
CHRISTIE IS OLD NEWS, AND OLD NEWS IS BORING.
...AN UPCOMING CONGRESSIONAL VOTE
ON FURTHER SANCTIONS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
IS EXPECTED TO BE SPED UP
BY THE LATEST ACTIONS BY THE PRETORIA REGIME.
Mark: GOOD.
SMOOTHER.
A LITTLE MORE SHOULDER.
LOWER YOUR CHIN.
GOOD.
MORE.
THAT'S IT.
GOOD.
THAT'S IT.
YES, GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, MORE.
MORE.
POINT.
COME ON. ENERGY.
ENERGY.
A LITTLE MORE.
TERRIFIC.
COME ON, GIVE IT TO ME.
COME ON, THAT'S IT.
GOOD.
GOT IT. ALL RIGHT.
LOOKS LIKE MARK'S GOT QUITE AN EYE FOR TALENT.
IT'S HIS JOB, SHAWNA.
SOME JOB.
TERRIFIC. COME ON, GIVE IT TO ME.
IT LOOKS LIKE MARK WORKS HARD, TOO.
LET'S GO.
YES.
TERRIFIC.
DOES HE ENJOY THE FRINGE BENEFITS?
GOOD, GOOD.
TERRIFIC.
REMEMBER WHEN YOU HAD A BODY LIKE THAT?
HI, GIRLS.
I'LL TELL MARK YOU'RE HERE.
NO, TED, DON'T BOTHER HIM.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO MOYNIHAN'S TO HAVE A DRINK,
AND WE WANTED TO KNOW IF HE WOULD JOIN US.
HOW MUCH LONGER WILL THIS TAKE?
NOT LONG. WE'RE ALMOST DONE.
GOOD.
OKAY, STRAIGHT AHEAD NOW.
CHIN UP.
THAT'S GOOD.
GREAT.
IF THIS STUFF REALLY WORKS,
HOW COME YOU'RE SO ANXIOUS TO SHARE IT?
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
NOTHING. I GET A FREE BOTTLE FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR
WHEN I SEND HIM A NEW CUSTOMER.
I'M YOUR FRIEND.
I JUST HATE TO SEE YOU LIKE THIS.
TRUST ME.
UH-HUH. LOOKING GOOD.
AQUA VITA WATER FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART.
FIVE OR SIX GLASSES TO START.
AFTER THAT, NO MORE THAN A GLASS A DAY.
KEY GOES HERE LIKE THIS.
NOW, DON'T LOSE IT.
COOLER WON'T WORK UNLESS THE KEY'S IN PLACE.
I'VE NEVER HAD TO LOCK UP MY WATER BEFORE.
SUIT YOURSELF.
IF YOU DON'T MIND A MAID GETTING INTO IT, FINE.
WE DON'T HAVE A MAID.
MY BOYFRIEND ALWAYS SAYS,
IF GOD WANTED US TO DRINK WATER
HE WOULDN'T HAVE INVENTED BEER.
IS THIS STUFF REALLY GOING TO MAKE ME YOUNG?
NOBODY CAN MAKE YOU YOUNG.
AQUA VITA WATER CAN MAKE YOULOOKYOUNG.
HEY, THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS, RIGHT?
THAT'S A PRETTY SUPERFICIAL ATTITUDE.
I'M A SUPERFICIAL KIND OF GUY.
HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU?
OH, THERE'S NO CHARGE FOR THE FIRST ONE, MISSY.
MISSY?
CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
DON'T ASK.
MY GOD.
GOOD MORNING.
BOY, ARE YOU LOOKING GREAT.
YOU BEEN WORKING OUT?
WHEN WOULD I HAVE TIME TO DO THAT?
WELL, YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING.
YOU LOOK FABULOUS.
THAT A NEW HAIRDO?
KISS ME.
I'M SORRY I'VE BEEN SO MOODY LATELY.
MY BIRTHDAY JUST THREW ME.
YOU'VE BEEN UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE LATELY.
IT WILL BE GREAT FOR US TO GET AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS.
IT'S ROMANTIC OF YOU TO REMEMBER THAT LITTLE HOTEL.
THAT'S WHERE I FIRST KNEW YOU WERE THE ONE.
CHRISTIE!
READY TO GO?
YEAH. I'M COMING.
HERE'S THE TRAIL FOR US.
OUR BODIES WILL NEVER BE FOUND.
OKAY.
HOLD IT.
OH, HONEY, HAVEN'T YOU TAKEN
ENOUGH PICTURES OF ME ALREADY?
I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.
YOU ARE REALLY LOOKING BETTER THAN EVER.
WELL, IN THAT CASE, HOW CAN I REFUSE YOU?
MISS BICYCLE 1987.
THERE IT IS. THERE IT IS.
WOW! THAT'S WHAT I LIKE.
OH... GREAT!
THESE ARE GREAT.
YES!
(humming)
(screaming)
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WE HAVE TO LEAVE RIGHT NOW.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
I'LL TAKE THIS.
YOU TAKE THOSE.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO TOWN RIGHT AWAY.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
IT'S STILL IN ONE PIECE.
NO SIGN OF A BURGLAR.
TOILET RUNNING OVER?
NO.
SO TELL ME, WHAT WAS SO DAMN IMPORTANT
THAT YOU HAD TO RUIN OUR WHOLE VACATION?
YOU'D NEVER UNDERSTAND.
CHRISTIE!
MARK.
I'M SORRY.
LOOK, I DON'T...
I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, OKAY?
I WANTED TO ASK YOU SOMETHING ABOUT THE...
WATER.
YOU DIDN'T MENTION THE SIDE EFFECT.
OH, DON'T WORRY.
IT'S NOT DANGEROUS.
IT GOES AWAY WITH THE NEXT GLASS.
BESIDES, IT'S A SMALL PRICE TO PAY, ISN'T IT?
I MEAN, YOU LOOK GREAT, YOUR RATINGS ARE UP,
AND I HEAR THAT THERE'S A RUMOR GOING AROUND
ABOUT A FEELER FROM KPSC.
CARE TO CONFIRM?
WELL, I HAVE TO PROTECT MY SOURCES,
BUT LET'S JUST SAY I'M GRATEFUL.
IF I DO MAKE THE MOVE,
I'LL PUT IN A GOOD WORD ABOUT THE ANCHOR CHAIR.
HUH! THANKS, BUT NO THANKS.
I'M PERFECTLY HAPPY ON FEATURES.
I'LL TAKE MY PANDAS OVER POLITICIANS ANY DAY.
BUT, IF YOU REALLY ARE GRATEFUL...
YOU KNOW I AM.
I OWE YOU ONE.
I'VE COME UP A LITTLE SHORT THIS MONTH.
COULD I ASK YOU FOR A SMALL LOAN?
SURE.
SURE. WHAT DO YOU NEED, A COUPLE HUNDRED?
I WAS THINKING
MORE ALONG THE LINES OF A FEW THOUSAND.
THAT'S A LOT OF...
IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY
BETWEEN FRIENDS WHO HELP EACH OTHER OUT.
SURE.
OKAY.
TO AQUA VITA
FOR...?
$5,000.
PARDON ME?
I SAID $5,000.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING.
THAT STUFF DOESN'T EVEN LAST.
NOTHING LASTS IN THIS WORLD, MISSY.
DIDN'T ANYONE EVER TELL YOU THAT?
$5,000?
THAT IS INFURIATING!
I COULD HAVE YOU INVESTIGATED.
WHAT KIND OF RACKET IS THIS?
HEY, IF YOU DON'T WANT IT,
I'LL JUST TAKE IT BACK.
NO, DAMN YOU.
THAT WILL BE
$5,000. AND I'LL TAKE YOUR CHECK TODAY
BUT, NEXT TIME, IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE CASH.
HONEY?
(gasp)
YOU SCARED ME.
YOU OKAY?
YES.
YES, I'M OKAY.
WHY DO YOU ASK?
I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS JUST THIRSTY, THAT'S ALL.
GO BACK TO BED.
IF YOU WANTED WATER, THE BATHROOM IS CLOSER.
I DIDN'T WANT TAP WATER.
SINCE WHEN?
YOU'VE BEEN DRINKING TAP WATER FOR YEARS.
EVER SINCE YOU STARTED
WITH THIS WATER, YOU'VE BEEN ACTING WEIRD.
WHAT'S WITH THIS STUFF?
MAYBE I OUGHT TO TRY A GLASS.
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH.
I MEAN, MARK, YOU DON'T EVENLIKEWATER.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO ALWAYS SAID THAT IF GOD
WANTED US TO DRINK WATER, HE WOULDN'T HAVE INVENTED BEER.
THAT'S CALLED A JOKE.
YOU USED TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THEM
WITHOUT MY POINTING THEM OUT.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
NOTHING THAT A LITTLE PRIVACY WOULDN'T CURE.
I JUST DON'T LIKE BEING CROSS-EXAMINED, THAT'S ALL.
MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU WANT TO BE ALONE? FINE, BE ALONE.
I'LL BE STAYING AT THE STUDIO
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.
GOOD.
WHO IS IT?
SHAWNA, IT'S MARK.
OPEN UP, WILL YOU?
I CAN'T SEE YOU.
I'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT CHRISTIE.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
CALL ME ON THE PHONE.
SHAWNA, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
GO AWAY.
I SAID GO AWAY!
IT'S AQUA VITA.
OH, I'M SORRY.
JUST A MOMENT.
OH, MY GOD.
OHH!
OH, NO!
OH!
NO, WATER, NO.
OH, PLEASE...
AH...
AHH!
OH, NO.
STOP IT!
GO AWAY!
I DON'T WANT YOU HERE.
NO! NO, DAMN IT!
GIVE IT BACK TO ME!
I NEED IT!
STOP IT!
NOW, STOP IT!
TALK TO ME, CHRISTIE.
I LOVE YOU.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
(sobbing)
YOU'D NEVER BELIEVE ME.
TRY ME.
(crying)
AND THAT'S IT, I GUESS.
YOU'VE GOT TO STOP.
YOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU?
YOU DIDN'T SEE SHAWNA.
I DID.
YOU'VE GOT TO STOPNOW.
I CAN'T.
I WANT TO, MARK, BUT I CAN'T.
LOOK AT ME.
I'MOLD.
NO, YOU ARE NOT OLD.
YOU ONLY LOOK OLD.
THERE'S A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE, CHRISTIE.
YOU KNOW THAT.
YOU'RE NOT SHAWNA.
YOU KNOW THE STATION WILL LET ME GO.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY,
BUT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH BAD TIMES BEFORE.
THERE ARE OTHER JOBS.
YOU'RE A JOURNALIST.
YOU'RE A WRITER.
YOU'RE NOT JUST A FACE.
YOU'LL GET SOMETHING.
WHAT ABOUT US?
YOU DON'T SEE ME GOING ANYWHERE, DO YOU?
I LOVE YOU.
OH, MARK...
IT'S EASY TO SAY.
LOOKAT ME.
IF WE WALK DOWN THE STREET,
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO STARE AT US
IF WE HOLD HANDS.
IF WE GO TO OUR CUTE LITTLE HOTEL,
PEOPLE WILL THINK YOU'RE A GIGOLO.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FEEL
THE FIRST TIME SOMEBODY MISTAKES ME
FOR YOUR MOTHER?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MARK?
I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
SORRY? WHY?
YOU'RE STUCK WITH A DIRTY OLD MAN
FOR THE NEXT 30 OR 40 YEARS.
SURE YOU DON'T MIND?
NO.
NOT WITH THIS DIRTY OLD MAN.
HE MAKES ME YOUNG...
IN HERE.
THERE IS, INDEED, A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH,
BUT NOT THE ONE PONCE DE LEON DREAMED OF.
THE TRUE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH LIES IN THE HUMAN HEART,
AND ITS HEALING PROPERTIES ARE WITHOUT PRICE,
AN OASIS FLOWING EVER FRESH FROM THE HEADWATERS
OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE.