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Severalneighborshopetofindsafetyintheonlybombshelterontheirstreetwhenanannouncementcomesovertheradiothatenemymissilesareapproaching.Canitshelterallofthem?
Doesitsownerletthemin?
Hereisthestory……
TheShelter
RodSerling
SYNOPSISOFACTONE:
Onasummerevening,abirthdaycelebrationisgoingonatDr.Stockton's.Amongthosepresentarehisneighbors:
theHendersons,theweiss'sandtheHarlowes.InthemidstofitcomesunexpectedlyovertheradiotheannouncementofthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesdeclaringastateofemergencyofforsuspectedenemymissilesapproaching.Thepartybreaksupandtheneighborshurryhome.
However,shortlyafterwardstheyreturnoneafteranothertothestocktonhouseforthesimplereasonthattheywanttosurvive——wanttosharewiththeStocktonsthebombshelterwhichistheonlyoneontheirstreet.
ACTTWO
(abridged)
OUTSIDESTOCKTONHOME
HENDERSON:
It'lllandanyminute.Ijustknowit.It'sgoingtolandanyminute——
MRS.HENDERSON:
(grabsholdofhim)Whatarewegoingtodo?
Throughoutaboveandfollowingdialogue,aportableradiocarriedbyoneofthechildrencarriesthefollowingannouncement:
ANNOUNCER'SVOICE:
ThisisConelrad.ThisisConelrad.WearestillinastateofYellowAlert.Ifyouareapublicofficialorgovernmentemployeewithanemergencyassignment,oracivildefenseworker,youshouldreporttoyourpostimmediately.Ifyouareapublicofficialorgovernmentemployee……
MRS.HARLOWE:
Jerry,askagain.
HARLOWE:
Don'twasteyoutime.Hewon'tletanyonein.Hesaidhedidn'thaveanyroomorsuppliesthereandit'sdesignedforthreepeople.
MRS.HENDERSON:
What'llwedo?
HARLOWE:
Maybeweoughttopickoutjustonebasementandgotoworkonit.Pollallourstuff.Food,water,everything.
MRS.HARLOWE:
Itisn'tfair.(shepointstowardStocktonhouse)He'sdownthereinabombsheltercompletelysafe.Andourkidshavetojustwaitaroundforabombtodropand——
HENDERSON:
Let'sjustgodownintohisbasementandbreakdownthedoor?
Achorusofvoicesgreetthiswithassent.
AsHENDERSONrushesthroughtowardthebasemententrance,HARLOWEovertakeshimsaying:
HARLOWE:
Waitaminute,waitaminute.Allofuscouldn'tfitinthere.Thatwouldbecrazytoeventry.
WEISS:
Whydon'twedrawlots?
Pickoutonefamily?
HARLOWE:
Whatdifferencewoulditmake?
Hewon'tletusin.
HENDERSON:
Wecanallmarchdownthereandtellhimhe'sgotthewholestreetagainsthim.Wecoulddothat.
HARLOWE:
Whatgoodwouldthatdo?
Ikeeptellingyou.Evenifweweretobreakdownthedoor,itcouldn'taccommodateallofus.We'djustbekillingeverybodyandfornoreason.
MRS.HENDERSON:
Ifitsavesevenoneofthesekidsouthere——Icallthatareason.
Thevoicecomesupagain.
WEISS:
Jerry,youknowhimbetterthannayofus.You'rehisbestfriend.Whydon'tyougodownagain?
Trytotalktohim.Pleasedwithhim.Tellhimtopickoutonefamily——Drawlotsorsomething——
HENDERSON:
Onefamily,meaningyours,Weiss,huh?
WEISS:
(whirlsaroundtohim)Whynot?
I'vegotathree-month-oldinfant——
MRS.HENDERSON:
Whatdifferencedoesthatmake?
Isyourbaby'slifeanymorepreciousthanourkids?
WEISS:
(shoutingather)Ineversaidthat.Ifyou'regoingtostarttryingtoargueaboutwhodeservestolivemorethanthenextone——
HENDERSON:
Whydon'tyoushutyourmouth,Weiss?
(withawild,illogicalanger)That'sthewayitiswhentheforeignerscomeoverhere.Aggressive,greedy,semi-Americans——
WEISS:
(hisfacegoeswhite)Whyyougarbage-brainedidiotyou——
MRS.HENDERSON:
Itstillgoes,Weiss!
Ibetyou'reatthebottomofthelist——
WEISSsuddenlyflingshimselfthroughthecrowdtowardthemanandthere'sabrief,hand-to-handfightbetweenthembrokenupbyHARLOWEwhostandsbetweenthembreathless.
HARLOWE:
Keepitup,bothofyou.Justkeepitup.Wewon'tneedabomb.Wecanslaughtereachother.
MRS.WEISS:
(pleading)Marty,godowntoBill'sshelteragain.Askhim——
WEISS:
I'vealreadyaskedhim.Itwouldn'tdoanygood.
Oneagainthesirensoundsandthepeopleseemtomoveclosertogether,staringuptowardthenightsky.Offinthedistanceweseesearchlights.
HARLOWE:
Searchlights.Itmustbecomingcloser.
HENDERSON:
(ashesuddenlypushesHARLOWEasideandheadsforthesteps)I'mgoingdownthereandgethimtoopenupthatdoor.Idon'tcarewhattherestofyouthink.That'stheonlythinglefttodo.
MAN#1:
He'sright.Comeon,let'sdoit.
INSIDETHESHELTER
GRACEisholdingtighttoPAUL.STOCKTONstandsclosetothedoorlisteningtothenoisesfromoutsideastheyapproach.There'sapoundingontheshelterdoorthatreverberates.
OUTSIDETHESHELTER
HENDERSON:
Bill?
BillStockton?
You'vegotabunchofyourneighborsoutherewhowanttostayalive.Nowyoucanopenthedoorandtalktousandfigureoutwithushowmanycancomeinthere.Orelseyoucanjustkeepdoingwhatyou'redoing——andwe'llfightourwayinthere.
HARLOWEappearsandpusheshiswaythroughthegroupandgoesovertotheshelterdoor.
HARLOWE:
Bill.ThisisJerry.Theymeanbusinessouthere.
STOCKTON'SVOICE:
AndImeanbusinessinhere.I'vealreadytoldyou,Jerry.You'rewastingyoutime.You'rewastingprecioustimethatcouldbeuseforsomethingelse……likefiguringouthowyoucansurvive.
NAM#1:
Whydon'twegetabig,heavylogtobreakthedoordown?
HENDERSON:
WecouldgoovertoBennettAvenue.PhilKlinehassomegiantlogsinhisbasement.I'veseenthem.Let'sgetone.Andwe'lljusttellKlinetokeephismouthshutastowhywewantit.
WEISS:
Let'sgetholdofourselves.Let'sstopandthinkforaminute——
HENDERSON:
(turningtofaceWEISS)Nobodycareswhatyouthink.Youoryourkind.IthoughtImadethatclearupstairs.Ithinkthefirstorderofbusinessistogetyououtofhere.
Withthishestrikesout,smashinghisfistintoWEISS'sfaceinablowsounexpectedandsowildthatWEISS,totallyunprepared,isknockedagainstthewall.Hiswifescreamsand,stillholdingthebaby,rushestohim.There'sacommotionasseveralmentrytograbtheneighborandHARLOWEisimmediatelyatWEISS'ssidetryingtohelphimtohisfeet.Onceagainthesirensblast.
HENDERSON:
(shouldoverthenoiseandcommotion)Comeon,let'sgetsomethingtosmashthisdoordown.
Theystartoutofcellartowardthesteps.
INSIDETHESHELTER
STOCKTONslowlyturnstofacehiswife.Theangryscreamingcriesofthepeopleringintheirearsevenastheydepart.
GRACE(looksup)Bill?
Whowerethosepeople?
STOCKTON(turningtostaretowardthedoor)"Thosepeople?
"Thoseareourneighbors,Grace.Ourfriends.Thepeoplewe'velivedwithandalongsidefortwentyyears.(theninadifferentfixedexpressionandinadifferenttone)Comeon.Paul.Let'sputstuffupagainstthisdoor.Everythingwecan.
Themanandboythenstarttopileupabarricade,usingfurniture,thegenerator,books,anymovableobjecttheycangettheirhandson.
OUTSIDEOFTHESHELTER
Themobmarchesdownthestreetcarryingalargeheavylogthatisperhapsfifteenfeetlong.TheirownshoutsmixwiththesoundoftheintermittentsirenandwiththevoiceoftheannouncerontheConelradstation.
ANNOUNCER'SVOICE:
We'vebeenaskedtoonceagainremindthepopulationthattheyaretoremaincalm,stayoffthestreets.Thisisurgent.Pleaseremainoffthestreets.Everythingpossibleisbeingdoneinthewayofprotection.Butthemilitaryandimportantcivildefensevehiclesmusthavethestreetsclear.Soyou'reonceagainremindedtoremainoffthestreets.Remainoffthestreets!
TheminutethemobgathersbeforetheSTOCKTONhouse,theysmashintoit,carryingthegiantlog.Theymovedownthecellarsteps.Asthelogsmashesintotheshelterdoor,thesirengoesuplouderandmorepiercinganditisatthismomentthatweseebothWEISSandHARLOWjointhemenontheheavylogtolendtheirsupporttoit.
INSIDETHESHELTER
STOCKTONandPaulleanagainstitasitstartstogiveundertheweight,underthepressure.Theairisfilledwithangryshouts,theintermittentsiren,thecriesofwomenandchildren.
INSIDEANDOUTSIDEOFTHESHELTER
Anditallreachesonevastpitchjustasthedoorisforcedopen.PAULandSTOCKTONarepushedbackintotheshelterandjustatthismomentthelightgooninthebasement.Thesirenalsoreachesitstopandthensuddenlygoesoffandthereisabsolutedeadsilenceforalongmoment.Thenfromtheportableradiointhecornercomes
ANNOUNCER'SVOICE:
ThisisConelrad.ThisisConelrad.Remainturnedforanimportantmessage.Remaintunedforanimportantmessage.(apause)ThePresidentoftheUnitedStateshasjustannouncedthatthepreviouslyunidentifiedobjectshavenowbeendefinitelyidentifiedasbeingsatellites.Repeat.Therearenoenemymissilesapproaching.Repeat,therearenoenemymissilesapproaching.Theobjectshavebeenidentifiedassatellites.Theyareharmlessandweareinnodanger.Repeat.Weareinnodanger.Thestateofemergencyhasofficiallybeencalledoff.Weareinnodanger.Repeat.Thereisnoenemyattack.Thereisnoenemyattack.
MRS.WEISS:
(hereyesclosedandcryingsoftly)ThankGod.Oh,thankGod.
WEISS:
(inawhisper,hisfacebruisedandbloodclotted)Amentothat.
HENDERSON:
Hey,Marty……Marty……Iwentcrazy.Youunderstandthat,don'tyou?
Ijustwentcrazy.Ididn'tmeanallthethingsIsaid.(hewetshislips,hisvoiceshaking)Wewereallofus……weweresoscared……soconfuse.(heholdsouthishandsinagesture)Well,it'snowonderreally,isit?
Imean……well,youcanunderstandwhyweblewourtopsalittle——
There'samurmurofvoices,afewhalf-heartednods,butthey'reallstillinast
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