There is a fifth dimension
beyond tha t which is known to man.
It is a dimension as vastas space
and as timeless as infinity.
It is the middle ground between lightand shadow
between science and s upers tit/on
and it lies between the pit of man's fears
and the summit of his knowledge.
This is the dimension of ima Gina tion.
It is anarea which we call the twilight zone.
You ready for another?
I'm fine.
You been fine for an hour.
We sell booze here, mister. We don't just rent space.
Is that a fact?
That's a fact, buddy.
How would you like to take a flying jump at the moon?
All kinds. We get all kinds.
? You're looking a t Mr. Fred rena rd,
who carr/es on his shoulder
a chip the size of the na tional debt.
This is a sour man, a friendless man
a lonel y man, a gra sping, c ompul si ve, ner vous ma n.
This is a man who has lived
36 undis tinguished, meaningless, pointless, fa il ure-laden years
and who a t this moment looks for an escape, any escape.
Any way, anything, anybody, to get out of the rut.
And this little old man is just what? t Mr. Renard is waiting for.
Something for you, miss?
I guess I need some matches.
You don't need matches, miss.
I'll tell you what you need.
Yes, I think I know what it is you need.
What is it?
Cleaning fluid...
Oh, very good cleaning fluid.
Guaranteed to remove spots of any and all kinds.
It's what you need.
Tha t'll be 80 cents, lef Ty.
What do you got, pop?
Many things, many odds and ends...
Things you need.
Things I need?
Well, what do you think I need, pop?
Well, shoelaces perhaps, or matches.
Uh... no, I'm afraid not, pop.
They wouldn't help me.
No, what I need you haven't got.
Tell him, lefty, tell him what you need.
The old coot comes in here every night
bugging everybody he's got what they need.
Tell him what? t you need.
Tell him what? t you reall y need.
What do you need?
A new left arm.
A new left arm?
Yeah, lefty was quite a pitcher in his time.
He pitched for a couple of years for the cubs.
Then his arm went sour.
Didn't it, lefty?
I ough t to know
I dropped a bundle on him on a s unda y
a couple of years ago.
What do you do now?
Wha t does he do now?
He comes in here seven nights a week,
looking for a baseball career
at the bottom of a bottle.
Of course, there are alternatives.
There are things instead.
Instead?
Instead of pitching?
Instead of baseball?
Let's go back to shoelaces, pop.
I think I know what it is you need.
Go ahead, take it.
A bus ticket.
That's right.
Tha t's what? t I t is, a bus ticket.
A bus ticket to Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Now, what's in Scranton, Pennsylvania, old man?
One never knows.
Coal mines, that's what's in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Nice, lovely, beautiful coal mines.
You can't pitch with that arm anymore, lefty,
Maybe you can dig with it.
Lef Ty.
Yeah?
Telephone.
What... dead rich uncle?
Or your horse come in?
No, crazy, real crazy.
Old manager of mine.
Been looking for me for three weeks.
Got me a job, coaching job.
Minor league club in scrant...
Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Wants me to take a bus there.
He wants me to take a bus there.
How about tha t?
How'd you know, pop?
Coincidence maybe.
Or just good fortune.
But why question it? It's there for you.
You just take it.
I don't get it.
Wow.
Gee, I wish I could get that thing out.
I'd like to look halfway decent
when I meet the general manager.
That's who I'm gonna meet, the general manager.
I'd hate to look like a tramp. I can get a shave.
It's the only coat I got.
Excuse me.
I couldn't help but overhear.
Why don't you try this?
It's supposed to be very good for that sort of thing.
Oh, I don't want to bother you, miss.
Oh, no, let me try.
All right.
Now, when this dries,
you won't even know you had a spot there.
Thank you, miss.
That's all right.
I was lucky you were around.
Oh, not really lucky.
The old gentleman over there...
Something for you, sir?
Shoelaces, maybe?
Is that what I need?
That's for you to say, sir.
If... if not shoelaces, some nice matches.
I... I have several different designs here.
Now, come on.
What do I need?
You tell me, old man.
One needs many different things.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, but what do I need now? Huh?
What do I need tonight?
It's late.
What do I need?
Scissors?
What is this, some kind of gag?
I want you to level with me, old man, I mean it.
I'll spread you all over the street.
They're what you need.
They really are.
Take them.
Gimme my hey. Hey.
Hey!
H-Help!
Yeah.
What I needed.
Yeah... yeah...
That's just what I needed.
What's this? Something else I need?
No. Look, I've already given you
everything that you needed.
Why do you come around here bothering me?
That was a nice pair of scissors I got from you tonight.
They saved my hide.
What do you got in there?
Some kind of machine, crystal ball?
You can see ahead, can't you?
You can look into the future.
You dummy.
You poor dummy.
You got a million dollar talent
and you dribble it away on nickels and dimes.
Wanna know something?
You got a partner now.
I don't need a partner.
I don't need anything.
I'm content.
I... I have this talent, but I use it sparingly.
I must use it sparingly.
On cleaning fluid and bus tickets.
You got cheap taste, papa, but not your partner.
Your partner don't satisfy so easy.
What satisfies him?
What satisfies him comes long and low
and drives on four wheels,
drapes nice and smooth around the shoulders,
fits easy, comes from expensive shops...
Looks uptown.
Luxury, papa, luxury.
Now, come on, concentrate.
Go into a trance or whatever you do
and tell me what I need for tomorrow.
What's for the next day? What's for Wednesday?
Come on, old man, concentra te!
What do I need?
A pen?
What is it, a gag or something?
A leaky pen.
I'm supposed to need a leaky pen, is that it?
A pen that drips all over the...
Wa/ ta minute.
Hey, this is wild.
This is really wild.
I ook, it dropped rightal ongside of a horse '5' name.
"S ta unch sol dier runs in the first ra ce tomorroi/I/."
Hey, old man, you're all right.
That's what I needed all right...
A leaky fountain pen. See you later.
240 bucks.
Yeah, it could've been a million, two million.
Yeah, and it's gonna be.
Got it?
This what you wanted?
You got tomorrow morning's paper?
That's what she is.
Tomorrow's races in it?
It usually does.
Here it is.
Yeah?
Did you ever hear of a tip?
A tip?
Oh yeah, here's a tip.
Don't play with matches.
Jerk.
This doesn't have to stop at the races either.
It could be football games, baseball, basketball...
What is this?
Why, that old crum bum.
I'll fix him.
I'll take it out of his lousy old hide.
He is a little crum bum... to try this on me.
Thank you.
Hey, you.
Hey, partner.
You, whatever your name is.
Pidott, that's my name.
Well, pidott, you came a cropper tonight.
Oh?
How is that, Mr. Renard?
That pen, it don't work, no ink comes out.
I can't pick any winners.
Well, you want a great deal, Mr. Renard.
The things you need, you only need once.
Just once.
That's all they're ever needed.
Okay. What's next, then?
Nothing is next.
I'd rather not sell you anything more.
Is that a fact?
Pidott, I want to tell you something about me.
I was born under a lousy zodiac or something.
I've been getting the dirty end of the stick
ever since I was four years old.
I feel sorry for you, I really do.
I don't want you to.
I don't want you to go to that kind of trouble.
I just want you to keep supplying me with what I need.
I don't care what it is...
Scissors to save my lousy hide,
or a leaky fountain pen so I can pick winners.
Whatever it is, I want it to keep coming.
I don't want it to stop.
That's a pity.
Because it must stop.
It must stop now.
Who? Why?
Why does it have to stop?
Because the things you need most,
I can't supply.
W-W-What are th ey?
Serenity, peace of mind, humor...
The ability to laugh at oneself.
Those are the things you need most.
But it's beyond my power to give them to you.
Now, look, look deep.
Look deep and tell me what's for tomorrow.
You can see ahead, I know you can. Now, look deep.
What do you see?
Oh, please, please, don't.
Shoes?
These shoes are too tight.
These shoes are too tight!
And they got leather soles.
I hate leather soles, they're slippery.
But the y're what? t I need, aren't they?
Yeah, I put 'em on, then I walk some place.
Is that it?
I walk some place where I find what I need.
What's with it, old man?
What happens?
I'm waiting.
Patience, that's another thing
that you need, Mr. Renard...
Patience.
What are you doing, giving me the business?
Is that what you're doing... Giving me the business?
I can come over there and take you apart bone by bone.
Come on, old man, tell me.
Are these what I need?
I didn't say they were.
But I'll tell you something...
They happen to be what ineed.
Mr. Renard,
what I saw in your eyes at that bar...
Was death...
My death.
You were going to kill me.
So what was needed...
For Mr. Renard... Was slippery shoes.
That's what was needed.
Slippery shoes.
What happened? Did anybody see it?
Did you see it?
Hit and run. That's what it was.
Could I sell you something tonight, sir?
Shoelaces, matches. Anything?
Are you kidding, old timer?
What would I need?
I'll tell you what you need.
This is what you need.
It's yours. No charge tonight.
Loony, that's what he is.
He might be. At this time of night he gives me a comb.
Says it's what I need.
Will you please hold it, folks?
I'd like to take your picture.
Goodness. Try to make yourself presentable.
Our picture's gonna be in the paper.
The comb!
Oh, yeah!
Thanks, folks.
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