The Confederate scouts Sgt. Joseph Paradine and Dauger come close to a town where they believe the Yankees are. Sgt. Paradine goes to the town that is too silent and leaves the coward Dauger behind, with instructions to return to their army if he does not return from the town soon. Sgt. Paradine sees the Yankees soldiers still without moving or speaking, and soon he stumbles with an old man, Teague. He explains to Sgt. Paradine that he is a wizard and has cast a spell on the enemy army and demonstrate his power to the sergeant. He also says that he will die in that afternoon and gives a witchcraft book to Sgt. Paradine to win the war. What will Sgt. Paradine do?
"Still Valley" is an episode of "The Twilight Zone" that has a promising beginning and development and could have been one of the best episodes of the series. However, it is not but one of the worst episodes of the series. The moralist and hypocrite conclusion is awful and destroys the show. My vote is five.
Title (Brazil): "O Vale Imóvel" ("The Still Valley")