it's been said that all good things come to those who wait.
this is willie gardner,
a man whose lifetime of waiting is about to end.
(whispers): mr. murray, are you a good kitty?
are you a good kitty?
are you a good boy, mr. murray?
good boy.
you have a nice day now.
willie gardner, a man with limited space,
limited horizons
and limited contact with humanity.
people float in and out of his life
like flotsam and jetsam, washing up on the beach.
but the law of salvage is about to change all that.
today, willie is going to find something very valuable
on his particular beach
in the twilight zone.
hi, willie.
oh, hi.
candy.
candy... right.
i was just wondering, willie.
you don't mind that i call you willie, do you?
no, i don't mind.
i was just wondering if...
if you'd like to go for a walk,
take in a movie.
something nice.
you mean, go out?
me and you?
yeah.
i don't get it.
i mean... we don't even talk,
other than... you need change
for the pay phone or something.
well, sometimes it takes time to get to know someone.
you know what i mean?
i don't know.
well, okay.
if that's the way you feel.
no, wait.
hey... i really would like to go out with you.
that'd be real nice.
yeah, really?
we could go for a walk.
how about tonight?
yeah, sure.
as long as you got 50 bucks.
willie, willie.
nobody rides for free, willie.
ha, ha.
very funny.
checkout time, 12:00.
drop dead.
good morning, mrs. Kudaba.
how are you today?
good morning.
i'm just fine, mr. gardner.
and how are you?
fine, thank you.
about the rent...
i'm sorry i'm late again...
it's okay...
but you see, my checks is late.
i understand.
mrs. Kudaba, does it ever bother you,
i mean, being around all these one-nighters?
where can i move on my social security?
yeah, i guess so.
mrs. Kudaba, yeah, don't worry about the rent.
if the landlord asks for it again
i'll cover for you.
ahh... such a nice boy, willie.
you know what?
you should find a nice girl,
get married,
have some kids.
unfortunately, i don't get to meet
many nice girls around here, mrs. Kudaba.
well, that's a shame.
that's all i can say.
nah, it's all right. it's no problem.
bye.
checkout time, 12:00.
get lost.
checkout time...
boy...
i wish i had a nickel for every old piece of luggage
ever left in this hotel.
101, 102, 103...
104, 105, 106...
107, 108, 109, 110...
this is going to take forever.
wait a minute.
i wish... i wish...
i wish i had an ice-cold root beer—
just like i used to have when i was a kid.
this is great.
mmmm.
what do i need you guys for?
i can have anything i want.
and this is my new bedspread.
it's what they call a blend.
it's 50 % something
and 50 % something else.
but you'd be surprised.
it almost feels like real fur.
mary, i don't mean to be rude
but i'm expecting some other guests.
hey.
willie?
how's it going?
fine, danny.
just fine.
thanks for coming.
hi, candy.
hi, willie.
thanks for inviting us.
hey, willie, what's a girl got to do to get a drink around here?
what are you doing?
it's not for the tv.
it's busted.
no, it's not for the tv.
it's for the stereo.
it's not busted. watch.
volume up. (volume rises)
volume down. (volume lowers)
volume up. (volume rises)
volume down. (volume lowers)
hey, willie, that's a real cool stereo, man.
how come i've never seen it before?
oh, well, maybe you just never noticed it before.
you never had no party before.
well, that could be it.
you're a funny guy, willie.
i never knew that about you.
well, there's a lot you don't know about me.
willie, you son of a gun.
you really know your wine.
thank you very much. no, for real!
it's got a real bouquet.
thanks.
it's positively lousy
with bouquet.
listen, if you like it that much, why don't you
take a bottle when you're ready to leave?
no kidding?
sure, take two, if you like.
gee, thanks.
hey, that's really generous of you, willie.
ah, it's nothing.
you're a prince, old buddy.
i hope you're not leaving now.
yo, willie, that sucker
just took the last three bottles of wine.
oh... oh, no.
oh, it's okay. don't worry about it.
no, please, calm down, everybody.
there's plenty more where that came from.
more wine. i'll go get it.
oh, i'll go with you. no, no, that's okay.
you stay here and enjoy yourself.
i'll just be a minute.
i wish i had another case
of my favorite sparkling champagne.
thank you.
thank you very much.
good evening, mrs. Kudaba.
oh, hello, mr. gardner.
sounds like you have lots of fun down there in your place.
oh, we are. Why don't you come on down and join us?
nothing personal,
but some of your friends are hoodlums.
oh, they're not so bad.
come on down. have some fun.
no, i'm too old for that kind of things.
okay, suit yourself.
good night, mr. gardner.
good night, mrs. Kudaba.
it's kind of stuffy in here.
why don't we go someplace where we can talk?
okay.
it's real pretty out here, isn't it?
really pretty.
kind of makes you forget
what's out there on the streets.
candy— what is that short for?
beats me.
my real name's not candy, it's lissa.
candy's just my street name.
you think that's funny?
oh, no, i like it.
what? lissa?
well, yeah. that, too.
but i mean, i really like that you told me your real name.
yeah, well...
listen, willie.
what's a nice guy like you doing without a girlfriend?
don't you like girls?
i like you.
yeah? well, maybe that could work out.
you know what i mean?
not really.
well, i could be nice to you...
and you could be nice to me.
i don't understand.
well, you know.
you could take me out and buy me things...
get me a nice place to live?
hmm.
buy you things.
get you a nice place to live.
yeah!
you could even stay there sometimes.
sounds nice, huh?
candy, uh...
lissa... candy.
i'm not just looking for a girlfriend.
i'm looking for someone who likes me for myself
not just for the stuff that i own.
hey, don't get me wrong.
willie?
let's go back to the party.
come on.
hey, where you been, man?
you want a toothpick, willie?
you throw a great party, willie!
yo, willie!
how did it go?
hey, willie!
i was checking out your tv set.
great color!
now, uh, i was wondering...
there's this big game on tomorrow night and...
could i borrow it?
just for the day, you understand.
keep it.
you serious?
serious.
take it.
you got it, my man!
thanks, man!
sure.
hey, willie?
did you just give him that tv?
yeah.
what's it to you?
why don't you give me the stereo then?
be my guest.
really?
damn!
real music, all right!
thanks, willie.
hey, willie, how about this vase?
what's going on?
take 'em. go ahead.
all of you, knock yourselves out.
take whatever you want.
and then just leave me alone, okay?
hi...
you're still my friend, aren't you?
well, at least you're honest about it.
hey, willie!
party's over?
what can i do for you gentlemen?
that depends.
depends on what?
on what you got.
i don'tgotanything.
it's late.
i appreciate your dropping by.
hey! you shouldn't be so rude to your friends, willie.
you're not my friends.
look, you guys don't fool me anymore.
watch your mouth! keep an eye on him.
hey, get out of there!
what do you think you're doing?
stay put!
watch your step!
what are you guys looking for?
for our piece of whatever you got going!
i ain't got nothing going.
willie, willie.
now look, i don't know if you knocked over a bank or what,
but we wantour cut of the action!
nothing.
i don't know what you guys are talking about.
oh? wait. Are you calling me a liar?
did willie here just call me a liar?
sounded like it to me.
this insults me, willie.
i do not like when people call me a liar!
willie!
now look...
i'm going to make this real simple for you, willie.
you come across with whatever it is that you got,
or i will cut your heart out
and show it to you before you hit the ground!
okay, okay.
i get the idea.
smart boy, willie.
now...
what do you got for us?
i gotthisfor you!
get him!
come on! come on!
he went this way! this way! come on!
you're dead meat!
you are a corpse!
hey, hey, you guys! what are you doing there?
mrs. i call the cops!
open up, willie!
open up!
hey, you guys. come on, it's okay.
let's just go.
it's not here.
i can't take another fall, man.
i'm still on parole.
you're on your own, danny.
i'm out of here.
hey!
where did the guy go?
he can't just disappear!
phew!
thank you.
thank you for working.
phew.
hey!
hey, open up!
hey... hey!
hey, op...!
hello?
oh, hi, mom.
how are you?
mom, i'll be okay.
i'm not the first girl
to get dumped for someone else.
can't we talk about this later?
besides...
i think we've discussed this topic a few hundred times.
you don't think i want to find
a decent guy to spend my life with?
iwish!
i'll call you later, mom. Bye.
willie gardner...
a simple man who discovered in a steamer trunk
the difference between possessions
and real wealth.
once adrift in a sea of humanity,
he's finally found a safe harbor
in a port of call known as
the twilight zone.