The Twilight Zone: Season 1 Episode 10 Judgement Night
A passenger on a ship senses its impending doom.
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Characters/Groups
Carl Lanser - Nehemiah Persoff
Barbara Stanley - Deirdre Owen
First Officer - Patrick Macnee
Major Devereaux - Leslie Bradley
2nd Steward - Donald Journeaux
Lt. Mueller - James Franciscus
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Detailed Synopsis
In 1942, the S.S. Queen of Glasgow is floating through the Atlantic from Liverpool to New York. 1st Steward goes on deck to tell Carl Lanser that dinner will be ending shortly. He goes inside and hands Little Girl her doll, which had fallen to the ground. Jerry Potter (Twilight Zone S1E10)|Jerry Potter introduces himself to Carl and invites him to dinner. 1st Steward offers him coffee and Carl sits down at the table and is introduced to Major Devereaux and Barbara Stanley. Barbara asks Carl if he is heading home and he tells her, he is heading away from home. Jerry asks what he does, but Carl doesn't seem to remember. Captain Wilbur walks into the dining room and takes a seat at the table. He tells the others that the fog outside is very thick and there is no sign of the convoy. Devereaux worries about them being caught by the German Wolf Packs, but Carl says the Wolf Packs should only target convoys. Jerry would rather be attacked by a battleship than something he cannot see and Carl reassures him that they would see the submarine as it surfaced to attack them. Captain Wilbur tells Carl that he sounds like a U-Boat commander and Carl drops his coffee cup. Captain Wilbur starts asking everyone where they are from and Carl says he is from Germany. Barbara asks him how long he was in England, and he excuses himself from the table. Later, Carl asks Barbara if they have met before and tells her that she looks familiar. He tells her that he has the feeling that he has done things before, and she tells him, she has had the same feeling before too. He tells her that he doesn't recall getting on the ship. He tells her that he feels like he is in a nightmare and there is upcoming doom for the ship. The First Officer walks up to Carl and tells him that Captain Wilbur wants to see him. Captain Wilbur asks to see Carl's passport, but Carl doesn't have it with him. The First Officer asks him to bring it to them later and his passport wasn't on the manifest. Carl leaves and Captain Wilbur tells the First Officer to have 2nd Steward be sent to Carl's cabin. 2nd Steward helps put Carl's things away and as he does, he finds a German naval officer's hat. He asks Carl if it is a war souvenir. Carl grabs the hat from him and sees a tag inside that reads Carl Lanser Kapitan Leutnant Kriegsmarine. Captain Wilbur calls down to the engine room and asks McLeod for more speed. The Engineer tells him the engines needed an overhaul months ago. Captain Wilbur tells the First Officer if they reduce speed to save the engines then they will be an easy target, and if they speed up, the engines will break down. Carl goes to the bar and