Episode
The Twilight Zone: The Trance
Overview
A scam artist purports to channel the spirit of Delos, a former inhabitant of Atlantis. Together with a partner, he makes a living off of it. The day of his big break, he channels another spirit, one who could cause him to lose everything. Is it punishment or a lesson from the twilight zone?
Details
- Series
- The Twilight Zone
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1988-11-26
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The Trance is Episode 10 in Season 3 of The Twilight Zone. It aired on 1988-11-26. The runtime is 22 min.
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A lonely man accidentally phones the wrong number and finds an intriguing female to whom he grows attached. When she refuses to meet him, he investigates and finds the phone in a museum next to the statue of a woman.
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