Tales from the Darkside

zizokamal

man lives in the sunlit world of what he

believes to be reality but there is

unseen by most an underworld a place

that is just as real but not as brightly

lit a dark side

that's right that's right let's Lynch

first thing tomorrow 9:00 a.m. I'll end

up please don't forget that bonus check

right I'm sure we'll have no problem

assuming that mortgage

well good Realtors we have a sixth sense

about things like that that's right

thank you and listen tomorrow morning

first thing

bye-bye well Alan ready to go Mon boy

and to a perfect day now I call that a

reason to celebrate

no no I'm better not bread oh come on

down the hatch I still have to finish up

some paperwork

hon my boy you are a cruel man you're

gonna make me drink both these things by

myself I'll never make it to my car well

like my old daddy used to say waste not

help what's that three contracts in two

weeks and what two closings next week

and you only been here for two months

now I call that a reason to celebrate

well as a matter of fact my wife is

cooking up a special meal right now

that's why I want to finish up this

paperwork real fast you keep up the good

work guy I got a rush myself I really

got to get out of here as place

beginning to give me cabin fever the

wife's gonna kill me if I don't get home

pretty soon drive carefully now okay

then I'll see you tomorrow Alan hey hold

on there young fella excuse me mister

have you seen my dad Alan Coombs he's

right in there son hey Alan there's

someone here to see you yeah you want to

talk to me kid I came to get you

surprised what's the matter dad is

something wrong I think you've got me

mixed up with somebody else kid I think

you're in the wrong office I'm not your

father what's your father's name dad

it's me Jerry your son remember this is

a gag or something somebody put you up

to this

come on come on get out of here I'm busy

why are you mad at me dad I only wanted

to walk home with you Allison kid I

don't know what kind of a game you're

playing but this cockamamie story has

gone far enough now you either March out

of here we're gonna go down to the

police station and we're gonna get to

the bottom of this we don't have to go

there and your dad can't we just come to

supper

all right you're gonna go where I take

you

yes yes

Sharon you in the kitchen this is Sharon

Coombs yes of course I do

why who is this the police my husband oh

my god yes yes would you please bring

him home right away I I'm I'm sorry for

the confusion thank you hey mom who are

you talking to now let's see potato

casserole salad there are no mushrooms

in this salad I know you don't like

mushroom speedy oh no this is gonna be a

normal household dear now you just sit

down and you enjoy your dinner

your brother's gonna be back right away

oh yeah where's Jerry uh there's been

some kind of a mix-up and and the police

are giving him a lift home the police

he'll be here soon

yeah and we're going to calmly ask your

father

that's me what dear why on earth you

took Jerry to the police station of all

places Jerry all that mixed up kids I'll

get this one

she's serious baby thank you Oh who's

the dinner guests tonight new girlfriend

PD that's good dad a real good one there

you stop that no one talked to me that

way

not anymore hey hey nerd what'd you do

rob a bank Alan I think you owe Jerry an

apology this is the dinner guest

I'm sorry kiddo I didn't know you were

invited

since when did parents start having to

invite their children to dinner their

children

well somebody please tell me what this

is all about bTW

listen I don't want to be rude but who

is this kid

I mean he's welcome to stay here and

have dinner with us but who is he

let me another joke do you mean to say

that you don't know your own son I don't

have a son named Jerry you know that and

I know that what are you people doing to

me

What did he say to you Pete I just want

to know who the fourth plate was for

it's not starting again is it mom

Jerry what was he like in the office was

he okay there yeah there was another man

and a strong smell in the office and

when Dad started acting funny like he

didn't know me well you know I thought

you thought what you thought what Jerry

that is your name Jerry what did you

think when I said that I don't know you

drinking I was not drinking I haven't

had a drink in over a year I crawl

through hell to get here but I don't

drink anymore I'm sorry dad don't you

ever call me Dad again I don't know who

you are or what you are but I do know

that I'm not your father

I can't take any more of this I'm going

to my room

hey give me a break dad Sharon why are

you doing this to me I'm not drunk I'm

not crazy this is not my kid Alan stop

saying that

alright alright kid