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S3 · E8Our Selena is Dying 1988-11-12 · 22 min

A young woman, Diane, comes to live with her family, including the dying patriarch Sylena. Much to the doctor's astonishment, Sylena begins to make an astonishing recovery, while Diane begins to show all the signs of rapid aging. The doctor soon deduces the truth: the Brockman's have discovered a way to assure immortality, at the sacrifice of their younger members. When the doctor confronts Sylena, a fire breaks out burning down the house. Diane is restored to her normal youth, and Sylena is taken in as a Jane Doe, and begins to heal herself as a nurse nearby complains of inexplicable burn injuries.

S3 · E9The Call 1988-11-19 · 22 min

A lonely man accidentally phones the wrong number and finds an intriguing female to whom he grows attached. When she refuses to meet him, he investigates and finds the phone in a museum next to the statue of a woman.

S3 · E10The Trance 1988-11-26 · 22 min

A scam artist purports to channel the spirit of Delos, a former inhabitant of Atlantis. Together with a partner, he makes a living off of it. The day of his big break, he channels another spirit, one who could cause him to lose everything. Is it punishment or a lesson from the twilight zone?

S3 · E11Acts of Terror 1988-12-03 · 22 min

A woman terrorized by her abusive husband finds some small consolation in a statue of a dog given to her by her sympathetic sister. The woman soon discovers that she can summon the dog to life as a huge ferocious beast that will respond when her husband abuses her. He manages to break the statue but the dog is not sent away. Begging for his life, she decides to simply leave, accepting the dog into herself. He tries to stop her but the dog is still there when she needs it.

S3 · E1220/20 Vision 1988-12-10 · 22 min

Newly promoted bank loan officer Warren Cribbens cracks his eyeglasses and discovers he can see the future through them. Faced with seeing the future of the farmers whose farms he must foreclose on, Warren can't bring himself to foreclose. Right away he's torn into doing his job or standing up for the people he helps. He manages to get his way by using his knowledge of the future to blackmail his conniving boss and convincing him to let things go.

S3 · E13There Was an Old Woman 1988-12-17 · 22 min

A famous children's book writer visits a sick boy and reads him one of her stories. Later, at home, she is disturbed by children's voices throughout her house and learns from his parents that the boy has died.

S3 · E14The Trunk 1988-12-24 · 22 min

A young man at a motel discovers an empty trunk that grants any wishes. He uses it for popularity, but at a party he discovers who his true friends are.

S3 · E15Appointment on Route 17 1988-12-31 · 22 min

After finishing a heart transplant, a man finds his personality has changed. He also discovers that he has a strange attraction to a waitress at a road diner.

S3 · E16The Cold Equations 1989-01-07 · 22 min

A shuttle pilot on the outer fringes of space finds a stowaway on board his ship. Because of the extra weight, he does not have enough fuel for his journey and faces a dilemma forcing him to consider jettisoning her into space.

S3 · E17Stranger in Possum Meadows 1989-01-14 · 22 min

A young boy playing in a field meets an old man who is really an alien collecting specimens to bring back to his planet.

S3 · E18Street of Shadows 1989-01-21 · 22 min

Walking taking a walk in a wealthy neighborhood an unemployed man living in a shelter experiences an unusual transformation.

S3 · E19Something in the Walls 1989-01-28 · 22 min

A doctor arrives at his new job in a sanitarium. He discovers the case of a woman who is terribly frightened of things that appear on her walls.

S3 · E20A Game of Pool 1989-02-04 · 22 min

Young Jesse has spent his entire life mastering pool, and wants to beat the best: the deceased Fats Brown. Summoned, Fats Brown appears to challenge him to a game of pool. The stakes: Jesse's life. After a tense match, Jesse fails to make a critical shot. Fats tells him that he will indeed "die": he'll die as the second-rate player he always is. Fats departs as Jesse vows to keep playing until he's good enough to beat Brown.

S3 · E21Room 2426 1989-02-11 · 22 min

Martin Decker is confined to a special room for acts and thoughts against the state. They want the formula for a weapon he does not want to reveal. Escape for Martin comes from the mind.

S3 · E22The Mind of Simon Foster 1989-02-18 · 22 min

In an impoverished future, Simon Foster goes to a pawnshop to sell some personal items to raise money for rent. The shop owner offers to buy some of his memories. In Simon Foster's life, what could be possibly be valuable?

S3 · E23The Wall 1989-02-25 · 22 min

At a lab a dimensional portal appears. Major Alex McAndrews is sent through the portal to learn what is on the other side. He discovers a pastoral paradise. When he returns to Earth, he discovers that the military has plans for the portal.

S3 · E24Cat and Mouse 1989-03-04 · 22 min

Andrea, a plain, shy, secluded girl longs for love. One day, love comes to her in the form of a cat who transforms into the man of her dreams. The man was cursed to become a cat by a scorned woman centuries ago. Unfortunately, the cursed prince is a little more than Andrea can handle, particularly when he starts "catting around". Andrea gets revenge by drugging him and then taking him to the vet to be neutered.

S3 · E25Rendezvous in a Dark Place 1989-03-11 · 22 min

An old woman with an obsession with death attends funerals for entertainment. One night when an injured thief breaks into her home, she lets him die and waits for Death to come and collect him.

S3 · E26Many, Many Monkeys 1989-03-18 · 22 min

An epidemic breaks out and many people are struck blind. Something more happens, however: People have become cold and heartless toward each other.

S3 · E27Love is Blind 1989-03-25 · 22 min

In a bar, a very mysterious blind man plays the piano, and gives some very special advice to a jealous boyfriend.

S3 · E28Crazy as a Soup Sandwich 1989-04-01 · 22 min

A man sells his soul to a demon for some racing tips. After being terrified by the demon he goes for help from the criminal boss he borrowed the track money from.

S3 · E29Special Service 1989-04-08 · 22 min

A normal, everyday guy discovers a camera in his closet. Puzzled, a repairman shows up to fix it, and secretly informs him that his life is being televised, and is a top-ratings grabber. The guy, John, doesn't want his life to be aired, and decides to quit. He soon finds that he misses the fame and popularity, albeit was kept secret from him. He has the repairman secretly reinstall the camera, begins to go back to his everyday "popular" televised life, and the ratings start pouring in again.

S3 · E30Father and Son Game 1989-04-15 · 22 min

A 79-year-old man wants to keep on living so he transplants his brain into a younger body. His son, however, resents his father's continued life and tries to wrestle power from him.

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