One of my most favorite episodes of the Twilight Zone, Twenty-two aired February 10, 1961. The story follows Liz Powell, a professional dancer who is in the hospital suffering from nervous fatigue. She has a recurring nightmare, where she wakes up in the middle of the night, the clock on the wall is ticking loudly. She reaches for a glass of water but knocks it on the floor instead, breaking it. Just after, she hears footsteps passing by her door. She looks out of her room and sees a nurse walking to the elevator, taking it to the basement. Liz follows her and finds the morgue, Room 22. The nurse appears from the morgue and says, "Room for one more, honey." Liz screams hysterically and runs back to her room.
That's all I'm going to say because the ending was a surprise to me the first time I saw it. Which is why it's one of my favorites.
Barbara Nichols plays the tormented Liz Powell. Jonathan Harris of Lost in Space fame plays the doctor. Arlene Martel, who later went on to play Mr. Spock's wife T'pring in an episode of Star Trek, is the sinister nurse.
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