One Night at Mercy (The Twilight Zone)
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[edit] Opening Narration
Our congratulations to Dr. Jay Ferguson who has just saved his first life. But tonight he will meet a patient who will challenge all his assumptions about living and dying in The Twilight Zone.
[edit] Synopsis
Dr. Jay Ferguson saves a man dying but then a new patient arrives in the hospital. He tried to hang himself but the doctor saved him. When they asked him what his name was, he replied, "I'm...Death".
The doctor goes to talk to the man and the man tells him that he can't die. He hung himself and sat there for 22 hours and realized that it was useless. He tries to explain to the doctor that he is Death. He tells him that he is sick of being Death so now he quits. The doctor doesn't believe him, but when Death tells him that the first soul that he ever collected from the hospital was Billy Breem, the doc goes to confirm this accusation. When he does, the doctor gets shocked. But he doesn't think about it much at first because the guy claiming to be Death has gotten away.
He does catch up to him but in the morgue, talking to a dead body. They talk but the doctor still isn't buying it. But when he is handed a paper that says that no one has died that day, he starts to come toward the truth, this guy is actually Death.
The next day a group of burn victims, who should be dead, come into the hospital in agonizing pain. But since Death is off the job, they can't die. The doctor goes to convince Death to go back to work. He does, but Death tells him to open his book of death. The first name on it is Dr. Jay Ferguson. He dies of an aneurysm.
[edit] Closing Narration
Life and death walk side by side. They are partners in the cycle of existence. If you don't believe it just talk to Dr. Jay Ferguson... now a first year resident in The Twilight Zone.
[edit] Trivia
When the doctor tells Death, "Looks like you're back in business", his lips don't move.
[edit] Quotes
Death: It's not just my name, it's what I do.
Dr. Ferguson: How did you get out of your restraints? Death: Please! I took out the dinosaurs - he thinks a couple of cuffs are going to hold me?
