 The national broadcasting company delays the start of this program to bring you a special news bulletin From the NBC newsroom in New York United Nations troops have begun a breakthrough from their beachhead in South Korea Launching an attack from positions north of Taigul for a drive towards Seoul The new offensive is timed with a big amphibious assault at Incheon, which is progressing on schedule Keep tuned to your NBC station for the later news space transcribed in future tense Tonight a story of the future and a star of the future The story hello tomorrow and the star miss Nancy Olson the talented young actress who is currently winning critical acclaim for her Performance in one of the outstanding pictures of the year Sunset Boulevard tonight miss Olson becomes the first of a group of the stage and screens most promising young stars of tomorrow To be invited to appear on the program of tomorrow dimension X It was in the year 1991 that man disappeared from the face of the earth the third atomic war had ended at last Leaving the land a mass of red radioactive dust Filling the air with gamma rays so deadly that life on the surface was no longer possible There was only one way out the few survivors went on the ground burrowing their way deep into the earth like hunted moles Hiding from death in huge underground caverns and it was there in the next 2000 years that they built the new civilization a Civilization in which the genetic survival of the race came first and every life and every law was shaped to serve that end It is to this civilization in the year of our Lord 4195 AD that we take you now Professor Lois Burton at the Institute of genetics. This is Professor Burton one moment so soon Oh Nothing. I I'm just sort of breathless. Oh, of course terribly happy. Oh, not now, Walter Well, I mean you'll have to give me some time no trouble. It's that genetic survey. I've been working on Well, I've finally gotten permission to study an actual living case a specimen of imperfect genetic transmission Yes, they're bringing him up from the condemned cages on the lower level The supervisor says there's nothing to be afraid of the specimen they're bringing is a XJ 12 It's been studied before many times and is quite well-trained. Well, I don't like it nonsense darling I've been waiting for this opportunity for years. Oh, there's my door signal. I'll have to hang up darling. See you later Yes, Professor Lois Burton. Yes, I'm from the Philogenic Institute Lower level. Oh Then you brought me specimen XJ 12 may I come in by all means How horrible It all depends on your viewpoint. I Happen to have a twisted leg. My parents were genetically unsound But then you yes, I am specimen XJ 12. I see I Hope you aren't shocked No stable person permits feelings to enter into his work. I Will admit to surprise. I Was expecting something a little more Abnormal sorry, I try to be as abnormal as possible If I am the Philogenic Institute allows me out of the genetic cages every so often So I can breathe the pure air of the upper levels and mingle with the genetically perfect You seem quite well educated. I spent the first years of my life here in the upper levels How was that possible? They segregate imperfects as a small child. My mother concealed me from the director of selective heredity. I Was brought up in secret My mother actually dreadful word Loved me. I see That would explain your obviously low threshold of emotional control if you choose to call it that At first you seem to be struggling to repress a few feelings yourself We will confine ourselves to the impersonal aspects of our work as you pleased. I shall require you as a demonstration for a lecture I'm delivering to one of my classes tomorrow at your service professor Sit here, please Rip these electrodes tightly I'm going to calibrate your electrochemical tension. I'm quite familiar with the procedure. I Realize it is an imperfect. I'm expendable But I should hate to be electrocuted. The charge is not lethal 15 surface tension, you know, you have beautiful hair Plus 12 at a depth of four centimeters lovely blue eyes crystal clear Pretty a perfect woman Lovely expressive hands and a heart of stone Like all the rest of you perfect survival types. Try not to jump so when the current strikes no feelings Under control passed by the director of emotional stability. Shut up. Maybe I was wrong Maybe you you have feelings that will be quite enough. I Saved a sense an error of emotional tension Nothing dear This is a specimen XJ 12 No, I see An inferior type quite You specimen Can you understand me? Yes. Yes, what? Tell this don't who I am lowest This is a director of emotional stability for the third oblong. He also happens to be my selected genetic partner You will address him as sir Yes, sir This creature seems quite impertinent. He's only a specimen darling. I suppose We'll use him and chip him back to the cages at the Institute. He's probably radioactive You specimen mr. Director you will confine your speech to answering only those questions addressed to you understand Yes, sir perfectly Institute of genetics her topic the probability of radioactive damage in the probosome heredity of imperfect non-survival types Fortune it today and having obtained a specimen of an imperfect genetic type through the good graces of the phyllo genic Institute Moreover, this specimen has been trained to tell in his own words about the factors in his upbringing specimen XJ 12 Thank you. My mother was a psychotechnician in the fifth oblong My father was a historian specializing in the records of pre-atomic surface culture in the earthquake of 2170 Apparently some hard radiation filtered down through the tunnels and penetrated the fifth oblong The effect on my hereditary factors is quite apparent in this twisted leg. I Appreciate that you do not laugh Most audiences seem compelled to laugh Perhaps you were different If so, perhaps you can be made to understand somehow What it means to be labeled an imperfect? Perhaps in some way I can penetrate the insulation With which the psychotechnicians the drugs and the glandular experts have surrounded your emotions weights as director of emotional stability for this Oblong I owe you to confine yourself to the subject My father taught me in the last days before he was executed That every human personality is born with certain inalienable natural rights the right of free expression the right to have feelings and the right to mature and Above all the right to be different from every other living organism because every organism is different. I Submit to you distinguish students That the attempt by this society to abridge these rights is a violation of nature I say that the imperfects the mutants those who are different have as much right to exist and be free as you I say break open the cages free my people Professor Burton take this specimen back to your laboratory and confine him. Yes, mr. Director you specimen Go quietly. I warn you. I have nothing but contempt for your warnings I'll have you destroyed for this the specimen is unstable. He doesn't know what he's saying and get him out of here quickly He's in a front to our genetic type Hold still while I bended your head He'll be all right. I I suppose you did test me for getting you into trouble Don't squirm Not that I blame you. I don't attest you. Oh In fact, I thought you quite magnificent You what as you spoke Something began to stir in me You don't hate me I've never felt so strange Tell me what you feel If I moved you then I must have moved the others some of them at least I Don't know quite how to explain it a strange Sympathy compassion For some reason I took pride in what you were doing seeing you stand up against them Why do you look at me like that? Because I can't help it. I wish you wouldn't You're only an imperfect, you know, you have no rights Please XJ 12 my name is Oran, please say it Oran Oran again Oran Lois Oran Lois Lois Lois What is it? Why do I feel this way in the cages? They call it love love? We have no such concept in the upper level. You've destroyed it Would it be correct to say I? Feel love for you It would be correct feel love for you darling darling Lois What about Walter? You're going to marry him. No, you're genetically suited to each other. I don't care. I won't marry him. There must be some other way But very touching Very tender. Well, how could you spy in my capacity as director of emotional stability? It is my duty to spy Specimen XJ 12 will be disposed of quite systematically by the state for the good of the state for the good of the genetic code and In the name of emotional stability Come in Lois. I wondered how long it would be before you came to my office Walter, I have to talk to you go right ahead Walter you mustn't destroy him send him back to the cages, but don't kill him You speak of destroying an inferior creature as if it was something unethical Walter Walter, please for my sake Lois I Understand that you've entered a plea for postponement of our marriage at the records bureau Yes, I I Was too upset to go through with it It came as a great disappointment to me If you were married to me you would be safe from influences such as this XJ 12 Which case I might even be persuaded to send him back to the cages instead of having him Destroyed You see Yes, I see think it over well my dear When can we be married soon Tomorrow if you like the sooner the better Lois Lois you make me very what about XJ 12? Oh, I see a Bargain is a bargain. Let me talk to the custodian, please Hello This is the director of emotional stability for the third oblong. I Would like you to cancel the execution of specimen XJ 12 Yes Yes, that's right Turn him over to the security guard He's to be remanded permanently to the genetic cages Let me talk to him Walter my dear. I don't think I want to be sure he's all right very well Hello connect a circuit in the cell block. I want to talk to XJ 12 very well my dear Hello, no, I'm all right. How are you? Fine Or and I I've been talking to Walter. He's going to send you back to the cages Yes Yes No, no, I'm going to marry him Because I I want to I'm not lying to you. I I'm very happy Yes Yes, I've got to hang up now and now Lois Walter, please I I've got to get back to the lab. Of course I'll pick you up in say an hour and we'll make plans for the wedding. All right. Yes Yes, of course. Goodbye Walter This is the director of emotional stability again. I Want you to cancel that last order Proceed with the execution but under conditions of absolute secrecy No Don't use the lethal chamber Take him to the tunnels on the upper level That's correct this way Where are you taking me you're being returned to the Philogenic Institute orders from the director of emotional stability Into the elevator very well. Why are we going toward the surface? The cages are on the lower levels Radiation check they've never done that before new procedure walk State your business and the custodian for the third hour blog this Imperfect is my prisoner. You can't go beyond this checkpoint. There's radio activity in the tunnels. This is a special mission If you know what I mean. Oh I see just a moment. I'll open the airlock Go ahead you'll find two radiation suits in the chamber and we will need only one So this is how they get rid of imperfects marching side Suppose I refuse it'll be less painful if you cooperate before you dispose of me Could I give you a message for a friend? That depends What is the message? What is it? What happened the prisoner struck me before I could recover he escaped into the tunnels He won't last long if the radiation doesn't get him. He'll starve to death. Can you go after him? I could send a robot, but it is worth the trouble. There's no way back from the tunnels except through here Only at the direction he can go is toward the surface the closer he gets the hotter the radiation No, I think you can consider your prisoner dead or wine my dear. No, thank you Walter You look very beautiful my dear Very beautiful. Thank you These hydroponic fruits are delicious aren't they? Oh The wedding will just be a small affair I've arranged for a few friends the director of endocrine control the chief of the security guards One or two assistants to high council members Walter did Yes Was he returned to the cages? Now why must you spoil this lovely dinner by bringing that up? Was he Walter? Well, was he well as a matter of fact there was a little difficulty difficulty. Yes, you see He escaped Escaped he struck a guard and ran off into the tunnels the tunnels But he's free to return any time he chooses When did it happen just a few hours ago as a matter of fact? Well, don't don't become upset again, darling You planned it didn't you Walter? Stability darling stability stability stability is all I'm to hear from you for the rest of my life darling Here's what I think of stability Well, we're not to be married I'd be compelled to turn you over to the endocrine surgeons for doing that Well, you can go right ahead Because we aren't going to be married Checkpoint. Yes, sir Well, Professor Burton just passed sir. She said but she said what she said stop. Yes, sir at once sir Robot control checkpoint to robot control Order out all telebuckle robots into the tunnels have them bring back any humans. This is a first priority order Slow as why did you come here? It's suicide. I have to darling. Are you all right so far? You've got to turn back give yourself up. They'll kill me you can stay here The radiation is plus four at this point. It gets worse as you approach the surface go back darling What will you do? I'm going ahead, but you can't and I'm going to the surface not even the robot Can survive at least I'll be the first human in 1100 years to see what the surface of the earth looks like come back with me No, darling, then I'm going with you Lois don't try to stop me darling There's nothing to go back to now nothing but Walter and emotional stability Lois you You really want to come with me. Yes, you know what it means. I don't care. Oh darling. I can't let you go Oh, and I I love you See I I know how to say it now say it again, or and I love you Lois Lois, what's that sounds or and it's the robot control It's looking for us. Come on. We've got to hurry this way hurry much further darling We'll stop here May as well wait for it See it's like one last effort. Come on run. You can see the lights reflecting from something It is It's a heavy lead door. There's a must be some way to close it here. It won't get through that. It's solid lead I I Don't know Lois Yes, aren't that's that's Luna the moon We're on the surface I'll read everything looks How it glows? It's the radioactivity Darling Sit here and rest a while Put your arm around me Oran, I'm afraid Oran, we're going to die. Don't think about it. Just think about us alone The first humans to stand on the surface of earth in 2,000 years Lois that door must have been placed there by the last handful of survivors who went underground after the atomic wars Those are the lights the small ones They must be Stars I'm so tired. Go to sleep darling Put your head on my shoulder and sleep Hold me on Hold me very close What is it? What the whole universe is light by all the laws of nature we should be dead Lois no life could survive this laws of nature Oran, what is it? We're not dead. This is earth and we're alive. We're not going to die But the radiation it's present you can see its effect or and did you ever hear of adaptation of what? There is a natural law of adaptation by which an organism will try to adjust itself to its environment by changing It's called a geotropism. I don't see what that has to do with all these generations We've been bombarded by radiation filtering down through the earth Each successive generation must have inherited some degree of immunity to the effects of radiation and you think that oran It can't hurt us. Don't you see we're a meal first generation to inherit sufficient immunity But if that's true, then then we can transmit that immunity We can pass it along to our children. Come on darling. We'll have to find food and water the practical wife Oh, wait a minute darling. What are you doing with that rock? I want to scratch something on the outside of this led door Lois and Oran 40 one 95 a B Hello Tomorrow the night dimension X the program of the future has introduced a new star of the future Miss Nancy Olson Miss Olson appeared by courtesy of Paramount Pictures and may currently be seen in their production Sunset Boulevard Next week on dimension X the strange and sinister story of Dr. Grimshaw sanitarium Night dimension X has transcribed hello tomorrow written by George Lefferts Appearing with Nancy Olson were Santa Satega as Walter and Donald Bucca as Oran. Your narrator was Norman Rose Music by Albert Berman engineer Bill Chambers Dimension X is produced by Van Woodward and directed by Edward King Enjoy Bob Hope and baby Snooks when they return this fall on NBC