The Twilight Zone: What You Need (1959)
Season 1, Episode 12
9/10
The Gift and the Crook
3 February 2014
An old street vendor goes to a bar to sell his stuffs. However, he foresees what each costumer will need in a short period, selling precisely what they need. After selling in the bar, the crook Fred Renard (Steve Cochran) mocks him and the peddler gives a pair of scissors for him. When Fred arrives at the hotel where he is lodged, his scarf is trapped on the elevator door and he only survives due to the pair of scissors. Now Fred believes that the peddler has a gift and he decides to force the old man to tell the horse that will win the race. The greedy Fred earns a large amount and seeks out the peddler threatening him again that the old man gives him a pair of shoes to Fred. But who needs the pair of shoes?

"What You Need" is another great episode of "The Twilight Zone". The old peddler uses his mysterious ability to help people with goof deeds but a smalltime crook wants to take financial advantage and frightens the old man. But in the end he gives what he actually needs to the crook to save his life. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Além da Imaginação: What You Need" ("Beyond Imagination: What you Need")
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