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"Shades of Guilt" is the third episode of the 2002-2003 revival of The Twilight Zone. It premiered on September 25th, 2002.
Opening Narration[]
"Portrait of Matthew McGreevey, a man who looks in the mirror and sees a decent, upstanding citizen. But appearances are deceiving, and tonight Matt is about to get a reality check at an intersection known as the Twilight Zone."
Plot[]
Matt McGreevey is in his car in the rain one night while he gets accosted by a black man who's screaming at him and pounding on his car door, demanding to be let in. Matt drives away, following which the man is beaten senseless by thugs. Little by little McGreevey begins to resemble the man he left to die, whose name he learns is John Woodrell, a college professor.
Eventually he becomes Woodrell's double, recognizable by no one that knew McGreevey before, and as he tries to check into a motel he gets unjust treatment that he never had to endure before. He tries to seek out the Woodrell family to apologize, but when Woodrell's widow comes to the door, and asks McGreevey if he would have saved a white man in that position, he is incapable of an answer. She considers herself satisfied and refuses to help McGreevey as she closes the door.
As it starts raining again that night, McGreevey, now Professor Woodrell (having assumed Woodrell's identity), is accosted at random by thugs who try to beat him to death. Woodrell sees Matt McGreevey in his car, starts screaming and pounding on his car door to be let in. Again, McGreevey drives away, leaving Woodrell to be beaten to death - only this time, he comes back and lets him in. Woodrell asks McGreevey why he changed his mind; he answers, "What if it were me?"
Closing Narration[]
"The old saying goes, you don’t know a man until you walked a mile in his shoes. Matt McGreevey went one better. He got to walk in another man’s skin. A simple lesson in compassion, courtesy of the Twilight Zone."
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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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