- A convict, living alone on an asteroid, receives from the police a realistic woman-robot.
- Convicted criminal, James Corry's been placed in a very unusual form of solitary confinement; he's alone on an asteroid 9 million miles from Earth. He's been there 4.5 years, and is looking forward to the return of the supply ship and the goods it may have for him. When it arrives, Captain Allenby has something of a surprise for him: a female robot companion by the name of Alicia. She's human-like in every way, but Corry can't but see her as a machine.—garykmcd
- James A. Corry's a man sentenced to prison; 50 years solitary on a distant asteroid. After 4.5 years, James anxiously waits for Captain Allenby and his crew who every now and then bring him supplies, and also give him someone to talk to. When Captain Allenby arrives, he brings a surprise box for James; the ultimate female robot, named Alicia that is human-like and has feelings. James initially rejects her but soon falls in love with her. On the Captain Allenby's next visit, he informs James he's been pardoned and will return to Earth. But the ship only has enough room for him.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Opening narration:
"Witness if you will a dungeon, made out of mountains, salt flats and sand that stretch to infinity. The dungeon has an inmate: James A. Corry. And this is his residence: a metal shack. An old touring car that squats in the sun and goes nowhere--for there is nowhere to go. For the record let it be known that James A. Corry is a convicted criminal placed in solitary confinement. Confinement in this case stretches as far as the eye can see, because this particular dungeon in on an asteroid nine million miles from Earth. Now witness if you will a man's mind and body shrivelling in the sun, a man dying of loneliness."
Allenby (John Dehner), the captain of a supply ship that travels the solar system, takes pity on Corry (Jack Warden), who's serving a fifty-year sentence for murder, and leaves him a box containing Alicia (Jean Marsh), a robot that looks and sounds exactly like a woman. Initially, Corry is repelled by the robot, but eventually his heart melts and he falls deeply in love with her. Eleven months pass. Then one day, the supply ship lands. Allenby tells Corry he's received a full pardon, and that they've come to get him. But there's a hitch: Corry can only take fifteen pounds of gear, and Alicia weighs more than that. Corry refuses to leave her behind, claiming that she's a woman. Reluctantly, Allenby draws his gun and shoots Alicia full in the face, revealing a mass of smolderingwires. He tells Corry, "All you're leaving behind is loneliness." Stunned, Corry replies, "I must remember that. I must remember to keep that in mind."
Closing narration:
"On a microscopic piece of sand that floats through space is a fragment of a man's life. Left to rust is the place he lived in and the machines he used. Without use, they will disintegrate from the wind and the sand and the years that act upon them; all of Mr. Corry's machines--including the one made in his image, kept alive by love, but now obsolete... in the Twilight Zone."
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