▁The ▁Tw il ight ▁Zone . ▁ ▁Open ing ▁narr ation ▁ ▁Plot ▁A ▁man ▁is ▁seen ▁standing ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁deck ▁of ▁a ▁British ▁cargo ▁l iner ▁crossing ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁The ▁man ' s ▁name ▁is ▁Carl ▁L ans er ▁and ▁he ▁appears ▁dis orient ed , ▁with ▁no ▁idea ▁of ▁how ▁he ▁got ▁ab o ard ▁or ▁who ▁he ▁really ▁is . ▁Later , ▁sitting ▁with ▁the ▁captain ▁and ▁several ▁passengers , ▁L ans er ▁dismiss es ▁fear s ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁being ▁h unted ▁by ▁a ▁U - bo at ▁" w olf pack " ▁with ▁an ▁unus ually - com pre h ensive ▁knowledge ▁of ▁sub marine ▁war fare ▁tact ics . ▁He ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁explain ▁how ▁he ▁knows ▁any ▁of ▁this ▁and ▁rec alls ▁only ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Germany ▁but ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁finds ▁the ▁ship , ▁its ▁crew ▁and ▁passengers ▁odd ly ▁familiar . ▁When ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁bridge ▁by ▁the ▁captain ▁he ▁cannot ▁provide ▁proof ▁of ▁his ▁identity . ▁Still ▁confused , ▁L ans er ▁is ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁cabin ▁with ▁a ▁ste ward , ▁where ▁he ▁finds ▁a ▁Kriegs marine ▁officer ' s ▁cap ▁among ▁his ▁poss essions ▁with ▁his ▁name ▁written ▁on ▁the ▁inside . ▁ ▁The ▁captain ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁ship ▁for ▁rep airs ▁when ▁the ▁over work ed ▁engines ▁break ▁down ▁at ▁ 1 2 : 0 5 . ▁L ans er ▁becomes ▁increasing ly ▁rest less ,