The Twilight Zone (TV Series)

The Lonely (1959)

John Dehner: Captain Allenby

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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 : 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.

• 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.