"Future Trade" is the twenty-first episode of the science fiction television series 2002 revival of The Twilight Zone. The episode was first broadcast on November 27, 2002, on UPN.
Opening narration[]
- Martin Donner doesn't realize it yet, but he's just been offered the deal of a lifetime. All he has to do is walk through a door and into the Twilight Zone.
Plot[]
Martin Donner (Frank Whaley) is a salesman at a big-box store who has a miserable family life: his two children behave like complete brats, and his wife is often hostile and frustrated. Martin's only consolation is his computer time, where one day, he finds an advertisement for a corporation with the name "Future Trade". After talking to a sales representative (Dean Winters) he subscribes and discovers that he can exchange his future with that of another. After undergoing the process, Martin finds he is now Jack, a successful CEO with a beautiful trophy wife Francesca (Sofia Milos). Wondering why Jack would be willing to trade his life with Martin's, he returns to his old home and sees that another man (whose face is hidden) is at his home. Martin eventually discovers that Francesca is having an affair and that Jack had cheated on her. His wife poisons him with curare, causing him to become paralyzed. Her lover arrives and dumps him face-down in the pool, where he drowns.
Closing narration[]
- Next time somebody offers you a deal too good to be true, make sure you read the fine print. Especially when that deal is brokered in the Twilight Zone.
Cast[]
- Frank Whaley as Martin Donner
- Dean Winters as Gordon
- Sofia Milos as Francesca
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| Season 1 | "Evergreen" • "One Night at Mercy" • "Shades of Guilt" • "Dream Lover" • "Cradle of Darkness" • "Night Route" • "Time Lapse" • "Dead Man's Eyes" • "The Pool Guy" • "Azoth the Avenger is a Friend of Mine" • "The Lineman, Part 1" • "The Lineman, Part 2" • "Harsh Mistress" • "Upgrade" • "To Protect and Serve" • "Chosen" • "Sensuous Cindy" • "Hunted" • "Mr. Motivation" • "Sanctuary" • "Future Trade" • "Found and Lost" • "Gabe's Story" • "Last Lap" • "The Path" • "Fair Warning" • "Another Life" • "Rewind" • "Tagged" • "Into the Light" • "It's Still a Good Life" • "The Monsters Are on Maple Street" • "Memphis" • "How Much Do You Love Your Kid?" • "The Placebo Effect" • "Cold Fusion" • "The Pharaoh's Curse" • "The Collection" • "Eye of the Beholder" • "Developing" • "The Executions of Grady Finch" • "Homecoming" • "Sunrise" • "Burned"
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