Twilight Zone Radio Dramas (Volume 14)
Night Call
Lonely elderly woman Elva Keene is in bed as a thunderstorm approaches, when the telephone rings. However, there is nobody on the line with only the sound of static, before the call is hung up. Resolving to contact the telephone company the following morning, they suggest it was an issue caused by the storm, which has damaged a number of wires. The following night, the same thing occurs again, but this time a voice is heard, struggling to say "Hello", which is all it ever says, as Elva discovers the voice may be a person from her past.
Kick the Can
Outside the Sunnyvale Rest Home, kids are playing a game which results in a number of the elderly residents complaining about the noise. However, neighbour Charles Whitley is dismayed at the complaints of children playing which reminds him of the time he was young. He takes to reminding his fellow residents of what it is like to be young and has them recall the games they used to play. When the sprinklers are turned on, Charles and some of the others run through them like children before playing a game of "kick the can". With the noise from their game risking the wrath of the rest home attendant, Charles and the others are protected by their youth.
A Game of Pool
Pool shark Jesse wins another set of games, and laments the fact that he will never be considered the greatest pool player. Living in the shadow of now dead Fats Brown, his grumbling causes his relationship to break down, and ultimately Fats to appear to Jesse to settle the score once and for all. The pair begin playing with significant wagers being placed on the outcome of their matches. The two men discuss their experiences, while during their final game, the outcome sets the course for both men and their legends as pool players.
A Penny for Your Thoughts
Hector B. Poole is a sensitive and insecure bank clerk who begins to hear others thoughts. Initially unsure of what people are saying, he begins to use the information they reveal to prevent things happening or to exact revenge. When he believes an employee is going to steal from the bank, it costs Hector his job. He eventually blackmails his boss into getting a promotion as well as wins the heart of fellow employee Helen. Hector comes to lose his mysterious power, but ends up the better person for it.
Free Dirt
Luther Aorta is a penny-pincher who skips out on paying a restaurant bill after sneaking onto a bus. Back at home, his wife mentions he has received a large amount of vegetable seeds which he remarks will be for a vegetable garden as long as he can find free dirt. Spotting an advert in the newspaper about dirt being available from a local cemetery, though again he fails to pay the gravediggers instead giving them a fake address to invoice to. The dirt has both the gravediggers and his neighbours commenting on the strangeness of the dirt as Luther plants his vegetables leading to some particularly strange events.
Number 12 Looks Just Like You
Eighteen year-old Marilyn Cuberle refuses to undergo the transformation - a process by which a future society select a model on which their appearance should be changed to. When her belief is seen as extreme, she is confined to a hospital room where she finds that the transformation is not required legally but used anyway to ensure conformity by their leaders, and that people undergoing the process lose the ability to show empathy. However, Marilyn discovers that there is no escape from the hospital until the procedure has been completed.
On Thursday We Leave for Home
The colonists on planet V9-Gamma are struggling with the harsh environment they continue to live under. Originally leaving Earth to escape constant wars and ensure human survival, their leader Captain Benteen manages to keep the morale of the group together enough to survive. A rescue mission from Earth arrives with Colonel Sloane telling them they have three days to prepare for a return to Earth, with the settlers jubilant at the news. However, Captain Benteen struggles to process the news that his tribe have no enthusiasm to remain together or with him as their leader.
Third from the Sun
Military scientist Bill Sturka discovers that his government is planning on waging nuclear warfare after he injures himself during a production run and has to attend the infirmary. Returning home to his wife Eve and daughter Jody, he gets together with test-pilot friend Jerry and his wife Ann where they begin plotting the possibility of leaving. Jerry reveals his knowledge of a spacecraft which he believes may get them to the safety of another planet, and the two couples set about their escape. Managing to get aboard the spacecraft, Jerry reveals the destination which is filled with people just like themselves.
The Trouble with Templeton
Actor Booth Templeton is in a marriage to wife Diane, who no longer respects him and openly flirts with other men. Turning back to his younger years, he reminisces about his first wife Laura who died in her twenties. Heading to the theatre, Booth runs out while being berated by the director, he finds himself back in 1927 where he is able to run down the street to re-meet Laura and old friends. However, Booth discovers that looking back to the past is no alternative to looking to the future.
The Mirror
In a Central American dictatorship, Ramos Clemente defeats the current leader and assumes control of the government alongside four lifelong confidants. Upon leaving power, General De Cruz offers a word of advice about the ornate mirror in his office which suggests that Ramos will begin to see enemies everywhere if he attempts to lead by force. It isn't long until Clemente is finding enemies and using the same tactics as De Cruz, which puts him at odds with his confidants and eventually, himself.