past. Insensate, she grabs the phone and dials her old phone number. She is startled when the phone is answered by herself five years previously. She tries to warn her younger self of the tragedy that is about to happen, and tries to say, "Take him to the hospital! If you want him to live, take him to the hospital! He's going to have a heart attack!" In her state of shock, she is only able to say, "Take... please take...," before the line goes dead. She realizes the truth of what happened that night, and the episode ends with Katie sobbing over her lost opportunity to save her husband and a close-up shot of the ominous-looking telephone. Release The episode is available on VHS as part of volume 4 of the Tales from the Darkside compilation, as well as part of the complete collection released on DVD on October 19, 2010. See also Strange loop Stephen King short fiction bibliography List of Tales from the Darkside episodes References External links (short film) (TV episode) 1987 American television episodes Television shows based on works by Stephen King Short stories by Stephen King Horror short stories Horror television episodes Television episodes written by Stephen King