" Judgment Night " is the tenth episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone . In this episode, a passenger aboard a British cargo liner has no memory of how he came aboard, and is tormented by unexpected clues to his true identity and a sense that the ship is headed toward impending doom.
18-466: (Redirected from Judgement Night ) Judgment Night may refer to: "Judgment Night" ( The Twilight Zone ) , a 1959 TV episode Judgment Night (film) , a 1993 action thriller film Judgment Night (soundtrack) Judgment Night (collection) , a 1952 short-story collection by C. L. Moore Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
36-515: A premonition of death. Carl Lanser is a passenger aboard the SS Queen of Glasgow , an isolated British cargo liner crossing the Atlantic in 1942, but has no idea of how he got aboard or who he is. Sitting with the captain and several passengers, Lanser dismisses fears of the ship being hunted by a U-boat " wolfpack ", saying only one U-boat would be necessary and it would not bother using a torpedo on
54-675: Is an officer grade of the captains' military hierarchy group ( German : Hauptleute ) of the modern German Bundeswehr . The rank is rated OF-2 in NATO , and equivalent to Hauptmann in the Heer and Luftwaffe . It is grade A11 or A12 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence . The rank first appeared in the German Empire and continued in use through the Weimar Republic and into
72-556: Is deeply troubled by what the crew of the boat has done, not warning the people on board the ship before firing upon them, and wonders "if we are not all damned now". Lanser dismissively says he is sure the British Admiralty thinks so, but Mueller clarifies that he meant damned in the eyes of God . Despite Lanser's skepticism and sarcasm, Mueller grows more convinced that the crew of the U-boat may one day answer for their crime by reliving
90-569: Is equal to Kapitänleutnant in NATO's military hierarchy (classed as OF-2). However, German Navy Kapitänleutnant might be assigned to the so-called "line officer career" (de: Truppendienstlaufbahn or Truppendienstoffizier) or "officer specialist career" (de: Fachdienstlaufbahn or Fachdienstoffizier, officially: Offizier des militärfachlichen Dienstes). Its rank insignia, worn on the sleeves and shoulders, are one golden five-pointed star above two golden stripes with one half stripes between them (without
108-422: Is the SS Queen of Glasgow . Her registry: British. Gross tonnage: five thousand. Age: Indeterminate. At this moment she's one day out of Liverpool , her destination New York . Duly recorded on the ship's log is the sailing time, course to destination, weather conditions, temperature, longitude and latitude. But what is never recorded in a log is the fear that washes over a deck like fog and ocean spray. Fear like
126-694: Is the comeuppance awaiting every man when the ledger of his life is opened and examined, the tally made, and then the reward or the penalty paid. And in the case of Carl Lanser, former Kapitan Lieutenant, Navy of the Third Reich, this is the penalty. This is the justice meted out. This is judgment night in the Twilight Zone. In the first 18 episodes, Serling only had one minor conflict with CBS regarding episode content. In an interview with Mike Wallace on September 22, 1959, Serling said, "We changed, in eighteen scripts, Mike, we have had one line changed, which, again,
144-591: The Third Reich . In line with ZDv 10/8, the formal manner of addressing people with the rank Kapitänleutnant is " Herr/Frau Kapitänleutnant ". However, in German tradition and in line with seamen's language, the title is abbreviated to " Herr/Frau Kaleu " in verbal communication (contemporary usage). Historically, in the Wehrmacht , the abbreviation spoken was " Herr Kaleun ". The United States Navy 's rank of lieutenant
162-414: The act for all eternity. Granted his own private hell as the man who ordered the massacre, the former U-boat commander re-materializes on the deck of the ship and the nightmare begins again. The SS Queen of Glasgow , heading for New York, and the time is 1942. For one man it is always 1942—and this man will ride the ghost ship every night for eternity. This is what is meant by paying the fiddler. This
180-402: The idea of saying tea. Well, we had a couple of swings back and forth, nothing serious, and we decided we'd ask for a tray to be sent up to the bridge. But in eighteen scripts, that's the only conflict we've had." The episode was adapted into a short story (by Walter B. Gibson ) in the 1963 collection Rod Serling's Twilight Zone . The short story reveals how Lanser died, showing that his U-boat
198-411: The inside. The captain is forced to stop the ship for repairs when the overworked engines break down at 12:05. Lanser becomes increasingly restless, haunted by an inescapable sense of impending doom. Convinced that everyone aboard the ship will die at 1:15, Lanser panics and runs through the passageways, attempting to raise an alarm. He finds the ship is mysteriously empty. When he finally locates some of
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#1732859496028216-482: The passengers, they silently stare at him as he implores them to abandon ship. At exactly 1:15, a searchlight illuminates the ship, and a surfaced U-boat, commanded by Kapitänleutnant Carl Lanser, opens fire with its deck cannon and machine guns . The ship quickly sinks, leaving no survivors. Some time later, Captain Lanser is in his cabin aboard his U-boat, recording that night's kill. His second-in-command, Lt. Mueller,
234-474: The ship. He is unable to explain how he knows any of this and recalls only that he was born in Frankfurt , but says that he finds the ship, its crew and passengers oddly familiar. When called to the bridge by the captain he cannot provide proof of his identity. Still confused, Lanser is sent back to his cabin with a steward, where he finds a Kriegsmarine officer's cap among his possessions with his name written on
252-432: The star when rank loops are worn). A Kapitänleutnant (line officer) may command smaller ships (e.g. submarine class 206A, minehunter class 332) or serve as principal warfare officer on larger warships, giving the rank responsibilities more along those of a Lieutenant commander in the U.S. or Royal navies. The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows: Kapitänleutnant might be
270-471: The throbbing strokes of engine pistons , each like a heartbeat, parceling out every hour into breathless minutes of watching, waiting and dreading... For the year is 1942, and this particular ship has lost its convoy . It travels alone like an aged blind thing groping through the unfriendly dark, stalked by unseen periscopes of steel killers. Yes, the Queen of Glasgow is a frightened ship, and she carries with her
288-490: The title Judgment Night . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Judgment_Night&oldid=1176019409 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Judgment Night (The Twilight Zone) Her name
306-494: Was a little ludicrous but of insufficient basic concern within the context of the story, not to put up a fight. On a bridge of a British ship, a sailor calls down to the galley and asks in my script for a pot of tea, because I believe that it's constitutionally acceptable in the British Navy to drink tea. One of my sponsors happens to sell instant coffee ( Sanka ), and he took great umbrage, or at least minor umbrage anyway, with
324-569: Was sunk by a British destroyer after a crewman on the Queen of Glasgow radioed for assistance. It also adds a final scene, set 20 years after the episode, in which Barbara Stanley (revealed to have survived the sinking of the Queen of Glasgow by boarding a lifeboat) sees the ghosts of Carl Lanser and Lt. Mueller. Mueller does not share in Lanser's punishment but is doomed to witness it over and over for eternity. Kapit%C3%A4nleutnant Kapitänleutnant , short: KptLt /in lists: KL , (English: captain lieutenant or lieutenant captain )
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