Markie

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Markie

Background

"Markie" is Helen Foley as a ten year old on the day her mother was murdered.

During the events of The Twilight Zone: Season 1 Episode 29 Nightmare as a Child played by Terry Burnham

As Helen is walking to her apartment, she sees Markie sitting on the main stairs. She says hello to her and Markie tells her that she knows all about her. Helen invites her into her apartment to have some hot chocolate and Markie knows she doesn't like marshmallows in her hot chocolate. Helen brings Markie a cup of hot chocolate and Markie tells her that she doesn't like things that are too hot and mentions the time Helen was burned and her scar. She asks Helen if she remembers how it happened and Helen tells her that she can't remember. She tells Markie that she can't remember a lot of things from a certain age. Markie asks Helen if people look familiar to her sometimes and asks specifically about today. Helen tells her that she did recognize someone and Markie knows it was at the school and that it was a man and he frightened her. Markie tells her that the man frightens her too and then tells Helen her nickname is Markie. They hear a noise and Markie runs out of the backdoor of the apartment in fear. Later, Helen opens the door to her apartment and Markie is on the stairs again. She asks Helen if she remembers about Markie and when Helen pulls back Markie's sweater, Markie has the same burn. They walk back into the apartment and Markie tells her that she is Helen when she was ten years old on the night of the murder.