The Lonely

"The Lonely" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. In 2046, an inmate sentenced to solitary confinement on the desert planet Ceres is visited by a spacecraft that regularly brings him supplies and news from the Earth. Captain Allenby has been trying to make Corry's stay humanely tolerable by bringing him things to take his mind off the loneliness. On this trip, however, Allenby tells Corry not to open a cert... more

"The Lonely" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. In 2046, an inmate sentenced to solitary confinement on the desert planet Ceres is visited by a spacecraft that regularly brings him supplies and news from the Earth. Captain Allenby has been trying to make Corry's stay humanely tolerable by bringing him things to take his mind off the loneliness. On this trip, however, Allenby tells Corry not to open a certain crate that has just been delivered until after the transport crew leaves. Upon opening the special container, Corry discovers that Allenby has left him with a feminine robot, named Alicia, to keep him company. At first, Corry detests it, rejecting Alicia as a mere machine; synthetic skin and wires inside. However, when Corry sees that Alicia is in fact capable of crying, he begins to fall in love with it. When the ship returns, Captain Allenby brings news that Corry has been pardoned after a review of past murder cases. Corry, it seems,... less