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[tires screeching]

Don't touch me!

-You said you'd love me no matter what. -No. Don't!

You said you loved me for what's inside.

Don't touch me! Stay away!

-Please! -Don't touch me!

-[tires screech] -[both screaming]

[exploding]

[Control Voice] There is nothing wrong with your television.

Do not attempt to adjust the picture.

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We control the horizontal, and the vertical.

We can deluge you with a thousand channels

or expand one single image to crystal clarity

and beyond.

We can shape your vision

to anything our imagination can conceive.

For the next hour,

we will control all that you see and hear.

You are about to experience the awe and mystery

which reaches from the deepest inner mind

to The Outer Limits.

[Control Voice] When we look in a mirror,

we see a reflection of ourselves.

But how much more powerful than this

is the reflection we see in the eyes of another,

especially in the eyes of one

we hold to be more beautiful than ourselves?

Good afternoon, Bieber and Winchell Financial Services.

Can you hold, please?

Could you send these out right away, please?

Hello? Hi.

[knocking]

Doing research on new ways to die?

Hey, Norman.

You wouldn't believe some of these guys.

This article's all about some of the best places

they've taken soil samples.

-Soil samples? -With their face.

You know, over the handlebars?

I gotta try this.

Why don't you come with me? Bring your buddy from accounting. Um...

-Dennis? -Yeah.

I don't think so.

Um, have you got that property summary

on the Sutton estate?

Yeah, sure.

A decent amount of cash, but the best part?

They've got this mountain cabin

free and cleared not five miles from the slopes.

I wonder if the widow will time-share it?

I don't think I'll ask her about it today.

You know, you're going to be the first person here

-to actually see her. -What do you mean?

Sutton always came in alone.

Word is, she's a knockout.

Like whiplash beautiful.

Roy, please.

Her husband's just died, for God's sake.

[Roy] They'd only been married 13 months.

[Norman] If I ever finally found my dream woman

and then lost her in 13 months,

I don't know if I could bear it.

[receptionist] Good afternoon, Bieber and Winchell Financial Services.

Can you hold, please?

Mrs. Sutton, to see Norman Glass, please.

Mmm-hmm, right through there.

Mrs. Sutton, I'm so sorry,

they didn't tell me you were here.

Call me Ady.

[people laughing]

[Ady] Ta-da!

[Norman] Oh, look at that, that's beautiful.

Where did you get the cake, Ady?

Dennis! Rude question.

-What? -I baked it.

You haven't made this kind of cake for me before.

Oh, well, it's in honor of our first anniversary, darling.

[laughing]

What's so funny, you maniac?

I was just remembering when we explained

how we wanted the ceremony to go to the minister.

Oh! [laughs]

He got so confused...

He got so bent out of shape over whether both men

should say their vows, and then both women.

-Or whether we should go boy-girl, boy-girl. -Boy-girl, boy-girl.

Part of his problem was he kept confusing Ady and me.

I thought I was gonna get stuck with Ady for a minute.

[Norman] I beg your pardon.

-Stuck with? -Oh, tiger.

[Dennis] No, no, no. Don't get me wrong.

Ady is the second-greatest woman on the planet.

If for no other reason,

she introduced me to the first-greatest woman.

Oh, that's sweet.

You should take a lesson from Dennis

on how to flatter your wife.

I don't have to say it out loud all the time

for you to know how I feel.

You're the most beautiful woman on the planet,

-[Barbara] I'm so lucky... -And I love you.

Oh, yeah? Will you love me when I'm not so beautiful?

You'll always be beautiful.

Not when time and gravity have their way.

-[sighs] -What I meant was, you'll always be beautiful to me.

You could lose your hair or your teeth,

be covered in wrinkles, and you'll still be beautiful in my eyes.

Yeah?

Do you really mean that?

-Of course, Ady. -...to the four of us.

To our first anniversary.

Yes.

-[all] Cheers. -[glasses clinking]

Norman, I have one last anniversary present for you.

I don't know what I did to deserve you,

but I'm glad I did it.

So beautiful.

I wish I could see myself the way you do.

Ady...

Will you really love me forever and ever no matter what?

Cross my heart and hope to die.

-[moaning] -[kissing]

[computer keys tapping]

Oh! [gags]

Norman!

What's wrong?

I got this taste in my mouth, sour...

Like something dead.

[crying]

Ady!

[crying]

Is something wrong, Norman?

No.

[chuckles]

-Why? -I just thought you were still in bed.

I couldn't sleep. I wanted to apologize.

-For what? -For what I said about how you tasted.

No. It's no big deal.

Good. Good.

[microwave bell ringing]

I made your favorite.

-Fritata. -Uh, I'm not really hungry.

Oh, I can make you something else.

No, it looks great.

Is it okay if I have it later?

-Sure. -Thanks.

Uh, look, I've got some errands to run.

Can I get you anything while I'm out?

No.

-See you in a little while. -Norman.

Do I still taste sour?

[chuckles]

Last night when I kissed her, she tasted terrible.

This morning, I couldn't taste her at all.

You mean she didn't taste sour anymore?

Dr. Phillips, I could taste all these candy bars.

I could taste the wood in your tongue depressor.

I can even taste the disinfectant in the air.

But when I kissed my wife this morning...

Couldn't taste her at all.

You know what, I...

I'd say it out loud if it didn't sound ridiculous.

Well, given what my wife tastes like

since she's been taking these garlic pills every morning,

I think I may envy you, Norm.

[chuckling]

Want a candy bar?

No, thanks.

Want me to leave them?

Norm, have a good weekend, okay?

Relax.

[doorbell dinging]

-Hi, Barbara. -Oh, Norman.

Is Dennis around?

Barbara, what's wrong?

Your friend, Dennis.

He left me.

Oh, my God.

When?

Last night.

You don't happen to know where he is, do you?

No, no. I came here to talk to him.

Well, he's gone.

So, uh... You can leave.

Let me turn on a light.

It's broken.

They're all broken.

Everything else I cleaned up,

But I didn't have any light bulbs.

I can't believe this.

I mean, you're everything to Dennis, you're his whole life.

Past tense.

Come on, Barbara, you've been so happy together.

I'm sure he'll be back.

Not unless I hunt him down.

What happened?

He just went crazy, you know?

He started yelling

and he said some horrible things.

I, uh...

I'd never seen him like that.

I'm so sorry.

Yeah, well...

Honeymoon can't last forever, huh?

Barbara, he'll come back.

He loves you.

[engine starting]

I can't believe it's happening already.

The clock struck 1:00, the mouse ran out.

Hickory dickory dock.

Smile, your mouse is next.

[Norman] Haven't you written enough for tonight?

-How's it going? -What? Oh, fine.

-Thanks. -Here.

What's this one about?

Oh, just your usual romance novel stuff.

Aging actress finds her dream man.

Football star, a war hero, what?

Oh, he's a big strapping accountant.

Yeah, right.

Typical romance novel hero.

And she's this old-fashioned girl

who's terrified of losing her man.

You finished writing for tonight?

Yeah.

I can't concentrate.

You still thinking about Dennis and Barbara?

Yeah, I just... I can't believe

-he'd just walk out on her like that. -Yeah, neither can I.

I mean, Dennis didn't think he deserved her,

so why would he leave her? It would be easier believing

-it was the other way around. -Yeah.

I'd never run out on you like that, Ady. I hope you know that.

-You'd better not. -No way.

Till death do us part.

Hmm... I like that.

I think it's time we stopped putting off having kids.

It's chilling Let's go in.

I know we talked about Getting to know each other and building our careers, but,

but I've built more with you in a year than I ever dreamed I could build in a lifetime.

So why not go to the next step?

Well...

I don't know if I'm ready to have a baby right this minute,

but why don't we get through dinner and then maybe practice?

-[both laugh] -Let's go.

Hey, this is great stuff, honey.

Hey, honey, don't read that. I'm not done yet.

Silly.

I still don't understand why you use a pen name.

I like my privacy,

and hardly anybody reads my stuff anyway.

I think your stuff is great.

Well, that's all that matters to me.

Hope you like this pasta. I'm trying something new.

Are you sure I'll love it as much as I love the cook?

[giggles]

-Oh, God! -What?

Something smells like...

Like what?

Nothing, I, um...

I just realized I haven't taken the garbage out.

Sorry, it's really bad timing.

I tried to explain them

that you can't switch your amortization schedules halfway through,

but their attitude was like,

"Hey, who's going to catch us?"

Roy, can I ask you something?

Are you going to pay any attention to the answer?

I'm sorry.

You've, uh...

You've been with a lot of women, right?

Well...

Have you ever suddenly started to find things about a woman that were...

unattractive?

You mean like a bad haircut or too much makeup?

I don't mean physically exactly, more like...

tastes and smells.

It's like something has just snapped open.

Something putrid.

Just for a moment,

and then nothing.

[chuckles]

Nothing.

Who are we talking about here, Norman?

I don't know.

[phone ringing]

Look, let's work on this later.

[phone ringing]

Norman Glass.

Norman, it's Dennis.

I need your help. It's after me.

Ady?

[Barbara] I'm up here.

-Hey. -Hi.

-Norman home? -No.

Listen, I've been thinking I might as well

go ahead and make the change,

so can I try some new ones out on you?

Sure.

What do you think?

Hmm...

Too flashy?

How about this?

Athletic, a runner, tight bod.

Men like that, I suppose.

All right, what's with you?

You're realizing that you're going

to have to start thinking about this, too.

I am not losing Norman.

Come on. It has to be nearing the end.

I mean, you were just as close as Dennis and I.

He must be starting to sense the truth.

Come on, you know how it works. It's only a matter of time.

You know, maybe Norman is different than Dennis.

Did you ever think of that?

Maybe he is. Maybe he's not.

I mean, it doesn't matter.

Maybe he's not like Ralph Sutton and all the rest of them either.

Then maybe what will matter is that I'm not like you.

I give him more than sex.

I give him love and I give him friendship.

Ady, you have got to face the truth.

It doesn't matter what you do for him.

Does't matter how perfectly you play the part.

You can't change what you are!

[door slamming]

Dennis.

It's all right. It's all right.

What's going on?

You've got to help me, Norman.

Help you do what?

Get out. Disappear.

Everywhere I go, she's there.

I can't escape her.

It's like she can read my mind.

-Barbara? -That's not her name.

Where have you been the past three days?

The streets... Anywhere.

I figured I'd be safe here,

with the kids.

She hates kids.

Look, whatever happened between you two that night,

I'm sure you can work it out.

What happened that night? What happened was great sex.

It was perfect sex.

God, she was so perfect.

And then,

I started feeling nauseous, everything started spinning.

-I gotta get you to a doctor. -No!

You don't realize what she is.

God, to think that I kissed that,

to think that I made love to that.

Do you believe in perfect beauty?

-Yes, I guess. -Well, I've seen the opposite.

I've smelled it. I've tasted it.

What do you mean?

What did she taste like?

What did she smell like?

If she can cover up what she is,

if she can make me believe for a whole year,

to think that she was this...

No... No!

Dennis, what's wrong?

Stay away!

You know that woman?

Please, wait.

Stay away from me!

Dennis, who is that?

-I just... I hoped we could talk. -You see?

You see what I mean?

God, how can you look at it?

What are you talking about?

God, no! No!

Dennis!

[woman] Oh, my God! Where did he come from? Oh, God, I didn't see him!

Oh, God, Dennis.

Why?

Thank you for coming.

You've both been very sweet.

Take care.

-How are you doing? -Okay.

-I'll help you clean up, all right? -Thanks.

Hello, Norman.

Opium. Same as always.

-What? -My perfume.

Oh.

That's all right.

He said some crazy things before he left.

Was he as bad when you saw him?

[Norman] It was like he was a different person.

I just wish I could have gotten through to him.

I'm sure you did everything that you could.

I keep thinking about it. Looking for something that'd explain it.

Was he on any kind of medication?

Not that I know of.

There must be something.

Norman, let me tell you something that I know.

Sooner or later, we will lose everything,

everyone that we love.

That's not something that we have a choice about.

It all comes down to how we spent our precious time that we had.

Did we give it everything?

He did.

I did.

So did you.

I'm going to miss you, Norman.

What do you mean?

Didn't Ady tell you?

I'm selling the place.

Where will you go?

I'm not sure.

Somewhere I can start a new life, I guess.

I... I don't know what to say.

Say goodbye.

Goodbye.

I'm sorry about Dennis.

I know you're going to miss him.

Must be awful to have to remember him like that.

It's strange.

It's like you get more and more beautiful every day.

Norman.

The rest of the world slowly falls apart,

but you just get more and more beautiful.

No, baby, listen to me.

Listen to me.

What happened between Dennis and Barbara

doesn't have to happen to us.

Okay? I love you.

I love you.

Oh, make love to me.

Your body's so perfect.

-Flawless. -[shushing]

It's your turn to tell me a story.

Okay?

Whatever you want.

Whatever you want, anything.

We're in a high-rise office,

maybe mine.

Or better yet, my boss's.

And the window shade is open

so the people in the bank building across the way can see us.

And we start to kiss,

right there in front of the window.

You pull off your shirt.

I undo your bra.

Anyone could see us.

[groans]

No! No! [crying]

Baby, it's me.

It's just me.

Sorry. I'm sorry.

When you say you lost your sense of touch this morning,

I assume you meant it was only your wife you couldn't feel.

At first, I could feel her.

It's just that it wasn't her.

It was slimy.

Undulating.

And then nothing.

What's happening?

It's like my wife is disappearing,

like I'm losing her.

You know, the symptoms you describe bear a resemblance

to what is commonly called hysterical blindness.

I'm sure you've heard of it.

People reporting that they can't see, total darkness

even though there's nothing physiologically wrong with their eyesight.

What are you saying, then? None of this is real?

No, not at all.

No, their blindness is absolutely real to them.

Well, why would I suddenly get

such a severe psychological problem?

Well, look, I'm not a psychiatrist,

but I do know hysterical blindness is associated

with some form of deep-seated guilt or anger.

Well, I was feeling kind of guilty

getting involved with Ady

so close to her husband's death.

I see no reason to feel guilty about that, Norm.

You didn't kill the man.

I feel like I used my position

as her husband's financial planner inappropriately.

There's no crime in what you did,

So don't beat yourself up over it, okay?

You think it's all in my head, the loss of senses?

Yes, absolutely.

Ady?

Ady?

[all] Surprise!

[music starts playing]

You've been so stressed lately

I just thought a party would be... [gasps]

Are these for me? You are so sweet. I love you.

Hey, Norm, isn't it great? She's something,

throwing a surprise party just for the hell of it.

Guess you're more popular than you let on.

[woman] Hey, Joey, how are you?

-Dr. Phillips? -Hey, Norman.

Sorry, I'm a bit late.

She even invited my doctor.

Beg your pardon?

I mean, um, I'm glad you're here.

Welcome.

I'm just, uh, surprised.

I understand why you were so upset

that your senses were playing tricks on you.

Wonderful woman, your wife.

-[doorbell ringing] -Excuse me.

Hi, you must be Norman.

I'm Angie, and this would be for you.

Is Ady here?

There she is!

Ady, I made it.

Yeah, Norman, this is...

-Angie. -Angie.

You remember, from the farmers' market?

Yeah. We met last week, and I just knew

we'd be friends for life.

Wonderful woman you're married to, Norman.

You're a lucky man.

Now, why don't you show me to the bar

so I can get in the mood to mingle?

Okay.

So, what do you think of the new voice?

Oh, charming.

Hey, Norm, what are you doing out here? The party's in there.

Then you're in the wrong place.

Hey, come on. Why don't you come back inside?

Your wife's trying to do something nice for you here.

Is she?

Yeah, I think she is.

We never have people over.

Except Dennis.

So, why a party?

Why tonight?

Maybe she figured you need a little cheering up.

Or maybe I needed witnesses.

What?

"She's beautiful, she's perfect."

"I wish I had one like her."

"You better hang on to her, Norman."

Look, if you're having some problems--

Problems? What the hell do you know about my problems?

My best friend

just got killed right in front of me because of...

Something.

Something rancid.

Something sour.

Something...

Forget it, Normie.

Forget I said anything.

He's had a bit too much.

He'll be all right tomorrow.

It's my fault.

This was a bad idea.

No, it was a great idea.

I wish I had somebody to do stuff like this for me.

-I envy Norman. -Yeah?

Yeah, I know I don't exactly seem like the type,

but the truth is,

I've spent half my life looking for my...

I don't know, call her my life partner.

Norm has his.

I really envy him for that.

I mean, everybody thinks that all I want is this

long-haired centerfold with big...

[laughs]

-Well, you know the type. -I know what you mean.

Maybe that is what I want,

but I only want one, the right one,

to settle down with. You know?

Yeah.

Hey, I'm doing all the talk and you're doing all the work.

-Can I help? -No, I'm fine.

You go entertain the troops, okay?

-The search continues. -Yeah.

[Ady] Norman.

What's wrong?

How you knew I went to the doctor.

Yeah.

But I didn't know why.

These things I've been experiencing,

these things about you...

He thinks I've got deeper psychological issues.

There's an understatement.

Well, Norman, whatever it is,

we'll work it out, okay?

Ady, I'm so sorry.

I've thought terrible things about you.

But you do everything right.

I couldn't ask for more.

I feel like I really am going crazy.

You know, what you need is a vacation.

Maybe a cruise.

Maybe go to one of those islands or something. That would be fun, huh?

-Yeah, maybe you're right. -Yeah.

Are you hungry?

How did you know?

I didn't eat anything, I just drank.

Yeah. I'll go make you a sandwich, okay? You just relax.

[chuckles]

[sloshing]

[breathing raggedly]

Norman, do you want some...

What?

Norman, what is it?

[crying]

Norman, what's wrong?

I don't know. Oh, God, I don't know.

[footsteps sloshing]

[crying]

Oh...

She didn't sound like that.

It's all in my head.

It's all in my head.

It's me, it's me, it's me.

No.

I won't let this happen.

Ady,

I'm sorry.

This isn't your fault, I know that.

Please forgive me. I'm...

I'm sick.

It's okay, Norman.

Why are you in the dark?

Let me turn on a light.

You broke the light bulb. Why?

'Cause I don't want you to see me.

Oh, why not?

I'm afraid I can't control what you see anymore.

-What? -It's always the same.

After a year of being so close with one person,

it always breaks down.

Your mind becomes immune to my control.

I knew it was coming.

I'm sorry, Norman.

I believed in our love.

I told myself that this time it was different,

that this time it was more than skin deep.

When that moment came,

when you tasted me,

I was afraid to reveal myself to you.

So I just...

blocked out your senses completely.

But I'm through with that now.

Well, what...

What are you talking about?

When Barbara and I crashed here,

our ship was destroyed.

It was obvious we had to assimilate,

and your minds seemed malleable.

And we thought we could make you think we were human.

This isn't happening.

Who are you?

What are you?

I'm Ady, the same Ady you fell in love with.

I just don't have the outward appearance of a human woman.

You're not like Dennis,

are you, Norman?

You're different.

You can see past what's on the surface.

-Please tell me, Norman. -[screams]

Please tell me, Norman.

-Don't go. -No!

-No! -I just want you to love me.

Just love me!

No!

Norman!

Oh, my God!

[screaming]

Oh, my God!

Let me go!

God! God!

Let me go!

Look at her!

-Hey, just stay still. -Just turn and look!

She's a monster!

Let me go! Look at her!

-[man] Okay, don't worry. -Oh, God!

[screaming] God!

It's going to be all right, sir.

[Norman screaming]

[siren wailing]

-Hi. -Hi.

I'm Roy.

I'm Stacy.

[Control Voice] We all wear masks,

illusions of what we want the world to see.

But when we hide our true selves

from those we love,

what price do we pay for that deception?