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AND WHEN I THINK OF ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THERE ARE TO DO IN THIS WORLD, IT HURTS ME TO SEE YOUROTTINGAWAY. I'VE WATCHED SUNSETS, I'VE SWAM IN THE OCEAN. I KNOW I DON'T LOOK THE PART, BUT I'VE MADE LOVE. I BEEN TO PLACES WHERE THEY NEVER EVEN HEARD OF POOL. YOU SPENT PLENTY OF TIME WITH A CUE IN YOUR HANDS. SEE WHAT'S GOING ON YOU DIDN'T BECOME THE BEST BY SITTING ON A PARK BENCH.

I MEAN, YOU OUGHT TO GET OUT A LITTLE MORE. IT'S NOT RIGHT FOR YOU TO KEEP YOURSELF COOPED UP HERE LIKE THIS. JESSE, THERE'S MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS POOL HALL. WHAT HAPPENED TO IT? IF YOU DON'T HIT THE FIVE BALL, YOU SCRATCH. I KNEW THAT SOMEWHERE THERE WAS SOMETHING I COULD BE GOOD AT. THEY'D DO EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO MAKE ME FEEL THIS HIGH. GUYS THAT WERE GOOD AT THINGS LIKE MUSIC, BASKETBALL, ARITHMETIC. WHEN I WAS A KID, THERE WERE PLENTY OF GUYS LIKE YOU. IT WAS GREAT! YOU'RE LIKE ALL THE OTHERS. DID YOU SEE THAT, FAT BOY? FUNNY HOW A MAN CAN RISE TO THE OCCASION WHEN HIS LIFE IS AT STAKE. IT'LL COST YOU IF YOU DON'T CONNECT WITH THE ONE BALL. WHAT'S THE MATTER? YOU NOT UP TO IT? I'M UP TO IT. BEEN MAKING A LIVING FROM IT FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS. THEN YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS? LIFE OR DEATH? RACK THE BALLS. YOU'LL NEVER KNOW TILL YOU RISK EVERYTHING. I HAVEN'T DATED A GIRL BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE TOO MUCH TIME FROM THIS TABLE. THAT WAY I COULD PRACTICE AFTER THE PLACE CLOSED. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY NIGHTS I SLEPT ON THIS TABLE? YEAH, I DID THAT. HEY, HOLD ON! YOU SAY I DON'T WANT TO BE THE BEST BAD ENOUGH? YOU'RE WRONG. WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE, I'D HAVE JUMPED AT THE CHANCE.

YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THE BEST BAD ENOUGH, KID. IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE HOW MUCH FAITH YOU HAVE IN YOURSELF. ANYTHING? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, PAL? JUST WHAT KIND OF STAKES ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? LIFE OR DEATH. YOU SAID THAT YOU'D GIVE ANYTHING TO PLAY WITH ME. WHAT GOOD IS THAT TO ME? THEN WHAT? SOMETHING TO MAKE MY LONG JOURNEY WORTHWHILE. STAKES? "STAKES"? YEAH, SOMETHING TO MAKE THE GAME A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING. YOU MAY BE SOME TIN GOD, BUT I THINK YOU'RE A BIG BALLOON WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO PUT A NEEDLE IN YOU. ALL RIGHT, FAT BOY, DEAD OR ALIVE, I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING. BUT YOU AIN'T GOING TO DO IT WITH YOUR MOUTH. HOW DO YOU KNOW I CAN'T BEAT YOU? IT IS POSSIBLE, ISN'T IT? YEAH, IT'S POSSIBLE. I MEET GUYS LIKE YOU ALL THE TIME A LITTLE KNACK, A LITTLE SKILL A LITTLE STYLE. WHAT, ARE YOU AFRAID? LOOK, I COME A LONG WAY. YOU KNOW DEEP DOWN INSIDE THAT YOU'RE SECOND-RATE. IS THAT IT? YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT AS GOOD AS YOU CLAIM TO BE. I DIDN'T MEAN IT'S JUST A LOT OF TALK? YOU LIKE TO PLAY WITH FIRE, BUT YOU DON'T LIKE TO COOK. " NOW, I KNOW IT'S A SHOCK, BUT YOU CALLED ME, I DIDN'T CALL YOU. JUST SOME THINGS ARE LESS LIKELY THAN OTHERS, THAT'S ALL. THE LEGEND DOESN'T DIE BECAUSE THE MAN DOES. AS LONG AS PEOPLE SPEAK YOUR NAME, YOU CONTINUE. AS LONG AS PEOPLE TALK ABOUT YOU, YOU DON'T REALLY DIE. JESSE CARDIFF, POOL SHARK- THE BEST ON RANDOLPH STREET- WHO WILL SOON LEARN THAT TRYING TO BE THE BEST AT ANYTHING CARRIES ITS OWN SPECIAL RISK IN OR OUT OFTHE TWILIGHT ZONE. I'D GIVE ANYTHING ANYTHINGTO PLAY HIM ONE GAME. IF HE WAS ALIVE IN THIS ROOM, I COULD BEAT HIM. " FATS, FATS, FATS BROWN IS DEAD AND BURIED. "THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD, JESSE, BUT FATS WAS BETTER. BUT EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND, I HEAR ABOUT HIM. FATS BROWN! I'M SICK OF IT! FATS BROWN I'MTHE BEST POOL CUE ON RANDOLPH STREET- ME, JESSE CARDIFF- AND EVERYBODY KNOWS IT. ANYBODY FOR A BEER? DO YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN?! SEE WHAT I MEAN? AN IMPOSSIBLE SHOT, BUT I MADE IT. HEY, JOE, HOW COME HE GETS TO STAY? 'CAUSE HE ASKS NICE. YOU'LL NEVER SINK THIS IN A MILLION YEARS. (eerie music playing) (Theme from ( The Twilight Zoneplaying) (heartbeat) ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, CLOSING TIME.