The Twilight Zone (TV Series)

The Lonely (1959)

Jack Warden: James A. Corry

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• James A. Corry : Alicia and I'll climb into that ship of yours, and we'll - we'll look out the port, and we'll give it all a big kiss goodbye.

  Adams : Who, Corry?

  Captain Allenby : Oh, my dear God, I forgot her.

  Adams : He's out of his mind. Who's Alicia?

  Captain Allenby : A robot.

  James A. Corry : She's a woman.

  Captain Allenby : Corry, she's a robot.

  James A. Corry : She's a woman! She's gentle and kind. Allenby, she kept me alive. Why, if it wasn't for her, I'd have been finished. I'd have given up.

• Captain Allenby : Brought you some paperback books.

  James A. Corry : Thanks.

  Captain Allenby : And, Corry, I brought you something else, too. It'll mean my job, if they ever suspect. It'd be my neck, if they found out for sure.

  James A. Corry : Look, Allenby. I don't want any gifts. I don't want tidbits. Makes me feel like an animal in a cage with an old lady out there who wants to throw peanuts at me. A pardon, Allenby. That's the only gift I want. I'm not a murderer. I killed in self-defense. There are still a lot of people who believe me, and it happens to be the truth. I killed in self-defense!

  Captain Allenby : I know. I know all about it. And I doubt if this'll be any consolation to you, but this isn't an easy assignment to handle; stopping here four times a year and having to look at a man's agony.

  James A. Corry : You're right, Allenby. It's very little consolation.

  Captain Allenby : Well, I can't bring you freedom. All I can do is try to bring you things to help keep your sanity. Something to, uh, well anything, so you can just fight loneliness.

• James A. Corry : You mock me, you know that? When you look at me, when you talk to me, I'm being mocked.

  Alicia : I'm sorry.

  [rubbing her hand] 

  Alicia : You hurt me, Corry.

  James A. Corry : Hurt you? How can I hurt you?

  [grabs her arm] 

  James A. Corry : This isn't real flesh. There aren't any nerves under there, there aren't any muscles or tendons.

  [throws her to the ground] 

  James A. Corry : [pointing to his car]  You're just like this heap. A hunk of metal with arms and legs, instead of wheels. But this heap doesn't mock me the way you do. It doesn't look at me with make believe eyes or talk to me with a make believe voice. Well, I'm sick of being mocked by the memory of women. And that's all you are. A reminder to me that I'm so lonely I'm about to lose my mind.

  [Corry sees that Alicia is crying and dries a tear from her eye] 

  Alicia : I can feel loneliness, too.

• James A. Corry : There's no more problems. There's no more problems on heaven or earth.

• James A. Corry : Have a good trip back. Give my regards to Broadway.

• James A. Corry : Allenby, I don't much care what's in it

  [the crate] 

  James A. Corry : . But for the thought, for the decency, thank you.

  Captain Allenby : Quite welcome, Corry.

• Alicia : My name's Alicia. What's your name?

  James A. Corry : Get out of here. Get out of here! I don't need a machine. Go on, get out of here!

  Alicia : My name's Alicia. What's your name?

• Alicia : I brought you some water.

  James A. Corry : Put it over there.

  Alicia : It'll get warm just sitting there.

  James A. Corry : [snickers]  How would you know?

  Alicia : I can feel thirst.

  James A. Corry : Yeah? What else can you feel?

  Alicia : I don't understand.

  James A. Corry : Can you feel heat?

  Alicia : Yes.

  James A. Corry : And cold?

  Alicia : Yes.

  James A. Corry : And hunger?

  Alicia : [Alicia nods] 

  James A. Corry : How bout pain? Can you feel pain?

  Alicia : That, too.

  James A. Corry : How? You're a machine, aren't you?

  Alicia : Yes.

  James A. Corry : Why would... Why didn't they build you to look like a machine? Why didn't they build you out of metal with bolts and wires and electrodes and things like that? Why'd they turn you into a lie, cover you with something that looks like flesh, give you a face?

  James A. Corry : [turns to face Alicia]  A face, that if I... if I look at long enough, makes me think, makes me believe that...

  [Alicia caresses Corry's cheek] 

  James A. Corry : [grabs her hand and throws it away]  It's a lie!

• James A. Corry : Alicia, show them! Talk to them, show them! Talk to them, Alicia. Show them. Alicia, show them!

  Captain Allenby : [drawing out his gun]  I don't have any choice, Corry. I've no choice at all.

  Alicia : [startled]  Corry?

  James A. Corry : No! NO!

  [Allenby fires on Alicia's face] 

  Alicia : Corry... Corry...

  [lowers in pitch] 

  Alicia : Corry... Corry... Corry...

  [Alicia's face is shown to be a mass of wires and circuits] 

• Captain Allenby : C'mon Corry. Time to go home. It's all behind you now, Corry. It's all behind you. It's like a bad dream. A nightmare... and when you wake up you'll be back on Earth. You'll be home.

  James A. Corry : Home?

  Captain Allenby : That's right. All you're leaving behind is loneliness.

  James A. Corry : [He nods slowly]  I must remember that. I must remember to keep that in mind.