The hit occurred in the world he knows, but the run will lead him straight into - the Twilight Zone.Oliver "Ollie" Pope is a nervous and distracted office manager.
While driving home, he slams his 1956 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan into Timmy Danbers, a young boy delivering newspapers on his bicycle, mortally injuring him.
A co-worker named Pete Radcliff is inaccurately identified as the perpetrator by Hastings while the authorities stake out the scene of the crime, and Pope does nothing to correct the error.
Pope starts walking to work in an effort to avoid his car to lower the risk of being exposed to the authorities.
All persons attempting to conceal criminal acts involving their cars are hereby warned: check first to see that underneath that chrome there does not lie a conscience, especially if you're driving along a rain-soaked highway in the Twilight Zone.External shots (involving the car) of Pope's home and the park were filmed in a neighborhood in Culver City, California.
[1] There is also a scene where the car is driving down a tree lined street and various industrial looking buildings appear in the background.
When Mrs. Pope calls the tow truck operator from a phone booth, she says her car is at the intersection of 3rd and Park.
When Mr. Pope hears the late news report from his car radio, the newscaster says the accident took place at 3rd and Elm.