516.魔鬼交易 ( The Man Upstairs )

播出時間:2012.9/5(三)23:10播出(次日下午14:00重播)

頻道:GOOD TV (ch15)好消息電視台
感動指數★★★★★
情節指數★★★★★
思索指數★★★★★

(感謝劇評人劉鴻輝先生提供中文資料)

角色:
Gus Zimmerman:葛斯金默曼
Monique:蒙妮珂
Mac:麥克

劇情大意:
本劇高潮迭起,時而令人緊張,繃緊神經;時而令人感到溫馨喜悅。劇中飾演天使蒙妮卡的洛瑪唐妮(Roma Downey)一人分飾兩角,同時飾演一貫純潔的天使與工於心計,心狠手辣的惡魔。劇中主角與惡魔間的對手戲不時令人插把冷汗,寒毛直豎,恐怖氣氛濃厚。

聖經有云:「因我們並不是與屬血氣的爭戰,乃是與那些執政的、掌權的、管轄這幽暗世界的,以及天空屬靈氣的惡魔爭戰。」(以弗所書6:12)又「你們的仇敵魔鬼,如同吼叫的獅子,遍地遊行,尋找可吞吃的人。
」(彼得前書5:9)不論魔鬼如何荼毒、迷惑眾人,神的真光照進,牠的黑暗就無所遁形!因耶穌是世界的光,在祂毫無黑暗!德國大文豪歌德的長篇敘事詩『浮士德』(Faust)中主角浮士德將靈魂賣給魔鬼梅菲斯特的情節,本集<與天使有約>中首次以屬靈爭戰為題材,在燈紅酒綠,紙醉金迷,處處是非,充滿財色誘惑的賭城拉斯維加斯。一位有求於友的保險推銷員。莫名其妙,彷彿衝著他來的許多怪異改變。一名言行冰冷,令人髮指的女人,將葛斯玩弄於股掌之間。一場正邪大戰即將展開…

保險推鎖員葛斯金默曼為籌措妻子愛絲黛的醫藥費,來到賭城準備向擔任夜總會總經理的大客戶兼好友麥可求助。到了以後才知道已改由新任總經理經營。新任總經理看似願意幫助葛斯,卻不直接答應,反而拐彎抹角,還提出相當怪異的條件。這個新任總經理究竟是誰?向葛斯提出什麼條件?為了愛妻,葛斯會接受條件嗎?接受與否,又會帶來什麼結果?


Written by: Glenn Berenbeim
Directed by: Peter H. Hunt
Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr.

Guest Cast:

Gus Michael Jeter
Mac Frank Ashmore
Gus Zimmerman, an insurance salesman, arrives in Las Vegas to call on his largest account, the Paradise Grand Casino. Tess tells Monica that behind Gus' smile is a desperate man. Monica meets Gus at the bar where he explains that he is there to call on the casino manager, Mac, and earn the commission that will pay for his wife, Esther's care in a nursing home. As he guzzles ginger ale, Gus explains that neither he nor Esther drink or gamble. When Gus learns that Mac is no longer the general manager and the new management is not willing to see him, he orders another drink, this time with vodka. Gus goes to the cashier, withdraws a five-thousand dollar credit limit and loses it all on one roll of roulette. When Gus pleads with the croupier, "I'll sign anything," the phone mysteriously rings and the new manager is ready to see him. Gus enters the office to find the new manager's name is Monique and she looks exactly like Monica. It becomes apparent that Monique is evil as she toys with Gus, reminding him of Esther's problems and letting him win a game of poker for the entire five-thousand dollars which he just lost. Confident after his rigged victory, Gus agrees to gamble again: a signed insurance policy for his soul, something he doesn’t believe in, anyway. He loses. Dejected, Gus finds Monica at the bar and explains the situation. Monica, concerned about Gus’ huge loss, plots to beat Monique at a game of poker. Tess scolds her for entertaining the thought. Gus goes to Monique who suggests that he "have an accident," thereby helping his wife who is the beneficiary of his insurance policy. Gus continues to drink more and rejects Monica when she tries to convince him not to listen to Monique. Monica takes Gus back to the chapel where he and Esther were married. Gus remembers how Tess was the witness of their vows and Monica reveals that they are both angels, sent by God, to help him fight for his soul. Gus, however, only becomes more depressed, feeling that his soul is gone forever, and he climbs to the top of the casino intending to kill himself. Monique encourages him, showing him a copy of the same "soul contract" signed by Esther. Monica pleads with Gus to ask God for His help. Gus then begins to shine a flashlight, singing "This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine," and begs God to help him. Powerless against Gus’ reliance on God, Monique disappears. Gus returns to find that Mac had only been late for their meeting. Mac signs the insurance contract, Esther's care is guaranteed and Gus breathes a sigh of relief as he realizes how close he came to losing his soul.



 
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