You Drive

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“You Drive”
The Twilight Zone episode

Oliver Pope's car hunts him down.
Episode no. Season 5
Episode 134
Written by Earl Hamner Jr.
Directed by John Brahm
Guest stars Edward Andrews : Oliver Pope
Hellena Westcott : Lillian Pope
Kevin Hagen : Pete Radcliff
Production no. 2625
Original airdate January 3, 1964
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"You Drive" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.

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[edit] Opening narration

“ Portrait of a nervous man: Oliver Pope by name, office manager by profession. A man beset by life's problems: his job, his salary, the competition to get ahead. Obviously, Mr. Pope's mind is not on his driving... Oliver Pope, businessman-turned-killer on a rain-soaked street in the early evening of just another day during just another drive home from the office. The victim, a kid on a bicycle, lying injured, near death. But Mr. Pope hasn't time for the victim, his only concern is for himself. Oliver Pope, hit-and-run driver, just arrived at a crossroad in his life, and he's chosen the wrong turn. The hit occurred in the world he knows, but the run will lead him straight into--the Twilight Zone. ”

[edit] Synopsis

Ollie Pope is a man in a hurry. The nervous and distracted businessman's mind is not on his driving, and as a result, he slams into a young boy on a bicycle, seriously injuring him. Ollie doesn't stop to offer aid, but instead hurries off, trying to conceal his part in the accident. His wife and co-workers notice that he is increasingly ill and irritable. One of Ollie's co-workers, Pete Radcliff, is suspected of the crime and Ollie does everything to encourage that suspicion.

Before long, however, the vehicle seems to take on a mind of its own. The vehicle itself rebels against its owner: at first, when Ollie Pope is near the car, it honks its horn, flashes its lights, attempts to start on its own, tries to close its hood on him, and repeats the radio newsflash of the boy's death in an attempt to get Ollie's attention. Then, while his wife is driving the car, it drives to the scene of the accident and stalls out, seemingly determined to get Ollie to admit his guilt. Eventually as Pope starts walking to work so the car isn't seen by police, the car leaves Pope's garage on its own, chases Ollie down the street in a rain storm and plans on running him down. Then stopping just before doing this, the passenger door opens, and Ollie gets in. The car then drives him to the police station and Ollie walks in, ready to confess.


[edit] Closing narration

“ All persons attempting to conceal criminal acts involving their cars are hereby warned: check first to see that underneath that chrome there does not lie a conscience, especially if you're driving a rain-soaked highway in the Twilight Zone. ”

[edit] Trivia

The car in the episode is a 1956 Ford Fairlane 2-door Club Sedan.

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