Login or register    The Color of Truth - August 8, 1955 - Recap
<-- Previous EpisodeNext Episode --> Sam finds himself in a
diner in the Deep South. He casually sits down and gets
something to eat. Everyone looks at him in shock and Sam looks
into the mirror to realize he's an elderly black man. Two local
boys come over but the waitress intervenes and tells him to take
Miss Melanie's lunch to her.  Outside, Sam finds Miss Melanie
calling to him from across the street. She identifies him as
Jessie Tyler, her black chauffeur. He claims that he's had
trouble remembering things since a head injury, and Miss Melanie
tells him that they're going to see Charles and gives him
directions. As they drive, Sam realizes that Charles is
Melanie's dead husband. They drive over the railroad tracks and
arrive at the cemetery. Sam helps her to her husband's grave and
she desperately starts clearing the weeds. Sam insists on
helping her and Melanie talks about how she and her husband took
care of each other after they lost th