The Twilight Zone: Season 1 Episode 24 Long Live Walter Jameson
A professor suspects his colleague is immortal.
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Characters/Groups
Walter Jameson - Kevin McCarthy
Professor Samuel Kittridge - Edgar Stehli
Laurette Bowen - Estelle Winwood
Susanna Kittridge - Dody Heath
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Detailed Synopsis
Walter Jameson is teaching his students about the civil war when he reads from the diary of Major Skelton. The diary journal recounts the day Atlanta was burned during the Civil War. After class, Professor Samuel Kittridge, who was sitting in on the lecture, asks to see the diary and then asks to borrow it, which Walter tells him no. Samuel then invites Walter to dinner that night. As Walter leaves his house, Laurette Bowen spies on him behind a tree. Walter enters the home of Samuel and hugs Susanna Kittridge. After dinner, Samuel tells Susanna that she should start on her studies. Walter and Samuel sit down for their continued chess game and during the game, Samuel grabs Walter's hand and mentions how his own hands have aged, while Walter's have stayed the same. Samuel asks Walter how old he is and Walter tells him 44. Samuel recalls how when he originally applied to become a professor he listed his age as 39, which was 12 years ago. Samuel talks again about how much he has aged and yet Walter simply hasn't. Samuel pulls out a book of photographs from the time of the Civil War. In one photo is a person who looks exactly like Walter, a Major Hugh Skelton. Samuel points at Walter's ring, which matches the one Major Skelton is wearing in the photo. Samuel asks Walter to tell him the truth and Walter tells him that he is old enough to know Plato personally and Samuel asks him the secret to his longevity. Walter tells him that he always feared death and paid an alchemist who conducted an experiment on him which gave him his longevity. As time went on he saw his wife and children aging and his friends dying. Samuel tells him that he is afraid of dying and Walter admits that he is a coward and is still too afraid of death to commit suicide. Walter admits that he has been married before