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"A Piano in the House" is episode 87 of the American television anthology series ''The Twilight Zone''. It originally aired on February 16, 1962 on CBS. ==Plot== Drama critic Fitzgerald Fortune goes to Throckmorton's curio shop to buy his young wife Esther a player piano as a birthday present. At the shop, as the hard-bitten and hard-shelled owner plays the piano, he reveals his soft, sentimental side to Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald notices that the piano's music somehow reveals people's true feelings and purchases it. Later at home, the solemn, elderly butler, Marvin, bursts out laughing under the influence of the piano and reveals that he actually enjoys working for Fortune, primarily because he finds his ego and temper amusing. When Fortune puts on a roll for his wife, she confesses that she detests him for his cruelty to her and the people around him. More intrigued than offended by the revelations presented, Fitzgerald eagerly elects to try out the piano on his party guests for pure entertainment. He then tries it out on one of his wife's party guests, jaded playwright Gregory Walker, who admits to being in love with Fitzgerald's wife Esther and that they had a tryst while she was on vacation away from him. At the party, Fitzgerald chooses a guest—a heavy-set woman named Marge Moore—to demonstrate the piano's effects. Marge admits to really wanting to be a ballet dancer, light, graceful, and ethereal as a snowflake. The others laugh at her, and when the music stops she is embarrassed. Even Fitzgerald laughs at her in a cruel fashion. Fitzgerald then announces he is going to reveal the devil himself and inserts a new roll into the piano, but Esther swaps it for a different one. When the music (a lullaby) plays, everyone looks to see who will be affected. Fitzgerald reveals himself to be nothing more than a frightened and sadistic child who is jealous of others around him. He admits to writing bad reviews for Greg's play because he is jealous of his talent. He also admits to Esther that the reason he treats her so terribly is because he cannot understand and accept love. Disturbed, the guests suddenly depart; Gregory and Esther leave together. A rejected Fitzgerald throws a tantrum and ruins the piano roll by pulling it out and ripping it up. Finally, Marvin walks in and finds Fitzgerald in the middle of his tirade. Fitzgerald asks Marvin not to laugh at him, to which he replies, "I'm not laughing. You're not funny anymore." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Piano in the House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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