Man from Atlantis (1977–1978): Season 1, Episode 9 - Man O'War - full transcript
(C.w.) Mark, you don't realize
what I've done under the influence.
I've lied.
I've fallen in with
the kind of people
only a monster
would fall in with.
To your funeral.
You don't look that dangerous.
Try me.
Later, Sonny.
Darling, you look awful!
You need taken care of.
Either you tell me
where that black box is
'or your secretary can
type without fingers.'
[intense music]
[Theme music]
(C.w.) 136 degrees
west. 27.3 degrees south.
Got it, Ben.
Hmm, okay, that's
approximately 3,500.
And canyons.
It's not gonna be all that easy
retrieving your lost
deep water probe, Ben.
The water's over 3,500
meters deep in that area.
Well.. Yes, we
have an experimental
deep water capability.
Well, we're making some
progress on this anyway.
I thought it would be of
some scientific interest
when I saw it on the sea floor.
It's the form of the enzyme
from the rock fossil
that interests me.
It could have a strange
effect on people's personalities.
'If it's possible to isolate it'
I think that a few biochemists
are going to find
their faces very red.
The red-faced
biochemist can wait.
We have an urgent problem.
(Dr. Merrill) 'Careful, c.W.'
no harm done.
The Navy and the CIA
have been jointly testing
a deep water survey probe.
A sort of robot sub. It
was mentioned last week.
Well, yesterday they lost
it over 3,500 meters down.
And guess who
they had to come to?
Now it is possible to retrieve
that thing, isn't it, Mark?
It is not outside
possibility, c.W.
Good.
(Dr. Merrill) 'Why all the
urgency with this probe?'
(c.w.) 'Politics.'
lovely sorted politics.
The Navy and the CIA
blame each other for the loss
which means loss of face.
How could this have happened?
Well, that will be
difficult to determine, c.W.
The answer is right inside.
A little electronic
recording device.
I do not see how
this is politics.
It seems like a
technical matter.
The Navy is currently fighting
a brutal war on three fronts.
With the army, the
air force and the CIA.
Ditto, all the others.
Now, we're in the catbird seat.
'We hand over
a little black box'
and one of them wins
a war, with our help.
Ergo, the foundation
wins some heavy clout
worth its weight
in iridium. So..
Away we go.
It is all very confusing to me.
But if the foundation
will be helped.
Good.
I'll notify Washington
you're on the way.
We better get this
back to the lab.
Notify Washington right away!
Both parties, the
retrieval operation is on.
Right. Oh, admiral
ridgepath called.
He said that the probe is
booby trapped with some sort of
a self-destructive
explosive mechanism.
Okay, I'll notify
Mark and Elizabeth.
Right.
What is that?
It's from Madeline
rosen in accounting.
She's getting married.
Sarah!
C.w., I met her fiance.
She needs all the
help she can get.
Once a week,
it's like clockwork.
They really could
use some money.
He's still in school.
What grade?
[Dramatic music]
[Beeping]
Activate main monitor, please.
Launching in camera one.
Are we ready to depart?
Yes, sir. All stations ready.
Hatch is secured.
(Mark) 'Get c.W.
On the line, please.'
[intense music]
Mark? Hold on.
[Intercom buzzing]
Mark, he's not answering.
I'm gonna try to
find him. Hold on.
C.w.?
(Sarah) 'C.w.?'
[Intense music]
Fred, have you seen c.W.?
[Intense music]
- Mark?
- 'Yes?'
yeah, c.W. Must
have stepped out.
I can't seem to
find him anywhere.
Very well. When he returns,
tell him that we have departed.
Will do.
[Ship horn blowing]
[Engine revving]
[Intense music]
Pretend you're in New York.
It's getting to be New York.
I gotta get out of this town.
- Stuff it.
- Hey!
- Where to?
- You tell me.
What?
Some place where
there's some action.
Some place hot.
- Hot?
- With class though.
Nothing infested.
If you get my meaning.
Yeah, I think so.
I hope so.
I'd hate to have to
disagree with you.
[Gasps]
C.w.?
Madeline rosen's money is..
Gone.
[Instrumental music]
Want a tip?
Buy low, sell high.
Slow day, huh?
Bottle of champagne.
Looks like it's not
gonna be a slow night.
It'll get slower.
What? Did you
print this yourself?
It's the house champagne.
It is?
Well, let's see how
the house likes it.
Hey!
Yes, sir. What'll it be?
Dom gregorio.
Give it to him.
For the lady..
Over there.
[Instrumental music]
That lady?
Are you interested
in a little game?
Answer.
I don't know any games, sir.
You'll learn.
The winner cuts
the loser's throat.
Cool it!
Lou callender will
be here any minute.
Whoever you are,
may you rest in peace.
If I'm looking for peace,
I go to a graveyard.
Well, that's where
you're going to be
if you sit down there.
I don't drink standing up.
Pour.
It's your funeral.
You don't look that dangerous.
Try me.
Later, Sonny.
You called me "Sonny?"
you know what
I'd like to call you
but there is a lady present.
Belle, you know this man?
No, Lou, he just waltzed himself
on over here and sat down.
On my chair?
Buy yourself another one.
In Northern Africa, the fool
who touches the wrong man
familiarly receives a warning.
'His hand is cut off.'
'the second mistake,
he loses his head.'
I don't like that approach.
I don't believe
in giving warning.
You talk tough, mister.
Mister is for coolies.
You talk to me, use my name.
[Laughing]
I like this guy. He's
got a lot of guts.
Lou callender is my name,
but of course you know that.
The name is cash.
C.w. Cash.
Cash. You get that?
What can I do for you, Mr. Cash?
What can I do for you, Lou?
You see how this man
is, he knows where it is.
You came here, you
came looking for me.
Not for you.
Hey, hey, hey!
No, Lou.
'The man's a killer.'
don't you get it?
[Laughing]
No hard feelings, Lou.
[Laughing]
Hey, Lou callender
can take a joke.
Lou callender
can take the check.
[Laughing]
Get acquainted
meeting, huh? Is that it?
Talk first, business afterwards.
Till we get to know
each other, right?
I already know you.
You'll never get to know me.
So why waste time?
Hey, I said I could
take a joke, but...
I'll... be in touch.
[Chuckles]
No, no, no, no. Thank
you, Mr. Diamond.
Well, Mr. Cash.
Learn something
from that man, huh?
[Intense music]
Elizabeth..
Apparently, the guidance
system of the probe malfunctioned.
'The probe went downward.'
then it should be in
our current search area.
(Mark) 'It is.'
seven degrees starboard.
Seventy-five degrees down.
Turn to camera three.
[Beeping]
(Dr. Merrill) 'We've got it.'
monitor on locked focus.
Good.
You will need a
complete tape record
and c.W. Should be
notified immediately.
No, admiral ridgepath,
Mr. Crawford is still out.
He's involved in,
um, urgent research.
[Telephone ringing]
Excuse me. Could you
hold the line, please?
Thank you.
Mr. Crawford's office.
Sarah, give me c.W., please?
We've just located the probe.
Oh, hi! Hey, that's fantastic!
But I can't locate c.W.
He's been missing
since yesterday.
C.w.?
That's incredible.
He's the world's
most reliable man.
Yeah, I know he
usually files a flight plan
before going to the John.
'Listen, do you have any
questions for Washington'
'while they are
on my other line?'
I guess he's given us
all the relevant data.
Yeah, I guess he has.
Okay.
Bye.
[Intense music]
See anything anomalous, Mark?
No.
The retrieval procedure
should be straightforward.
Did c.W. Furnish us with
any additional information?
No, he didn't give
us much of anything
beyond the location.
I guess you'll just
have to open it up.
[Intense music]
[Sighing]
Hey.
Hey, tiger.
I hope you're feeling rested.
'Cause I'm feeling lonely.
What are you doing?
Nothing yet.
[Mumbling]
What's the matter?
You look different.
Don't you feel well?
Mnm-mnm.
'Well, you felt
alright last night.'
uh, no.
Actually, I-I don't
feel very well at all.
Uh, I-I slept late.
And I'm going for the office.
What office?
Come here, darling.
No, I really, I-I can't do that
as I'll be late.
And I'm never late.
And oh, gee, they'll
worry about me.
I have to go very, very soon.
Very fast.
I have a headache.
A headache?
Honey?
'Where is this office?'
I know, I'll go with you.
No! No, it's very hard to find.
'Uh, very dull.
You wouldn't like it.'
uh, just stay
here, and, uh, rest.
Rest?
Rest is not what I need.
Darling, you look awful.
You need taken care of.
So you hurry on back, okay?
Hurry.
Hurry.
Hurry.
I'm hurrying.
"foundation for
oceanic research.
"c.w. Crawford.
Madeline rosen, $156.72."
[intense music]
What's the matter, Mark?
There is an electronic
field of some sort
operating from inside the probe.
Communication?
[Beeps]
I'm not getting anything.
The field is intensifying.
'Could it be a security system?'
yes.
Now, take a look at it, Mark.
The forward section.
There should be a
color coded ID panel.
Yes, Elizabeth.
Yellow, blue, red, yellow.
[Beeping]
Mark, wait.
It's armed.
There's a self-destruct circuit
in the probe.
Now, stay away.
Get the base. C.W., please.
[Beeping]
(Mark) 'There's a
modulating pattern'
'in the probe's field.'
Dr. Merrill,
Sarah's on the line.
Sarah? I wanted...
(Sarah) 'C.w.
Hasn't arrived yet.'
'can I help?'
we're getting indications
that the probe contains
an explosive charge.
Well, yeah, c.W.
Contacted Washington
to get the disarm code for you.
C.w. Didn't get it.
He didn't even warn us!
'Give me the code.'
I don't have it!
'I'll contact the
Navy right away.'
okay, we'll stand by.
Mark, we have to get the
disarm code from Washington.
It'll take a while.
I cannot wait, Elizabeth.
The modulating
pattern is intensifying.
The circuits are
close to critical.
Well then, get out of there.
There's enough armed explosives
in there to trigger a Tsunami.
There is not time.
I could not escape
the shockwave.
I will have to attempt
to disarm it manually.
If I am unsuccessful,
prepare for impact.
[Intense music]
[Ticking]
Mark, swim for your life!
You've activated the detonator.
Mark, what are you doing?
There's no time for that.
Now, that thing's gonna go off!
I could never swim
clear in time, Elizabeth.
Either I disarm the
protective device
or we are all dead.
[Intense music]
It is disarmed now.
Mark, can you see the recorder?
'It should be just inside.'
'a black box, eight
centimeters by six by four.'
Wonderful!
Notify the base.
We have it, and
we're heading home.
- C.w., where have you been?
- Out.
Well, what have you been doing?
Nothing! Which is why I'm
gonna be very busy right now.
Well, admiral
ridgepath keeps calling.
And the station, c.W., they've
recovered the probe's recorder.
- Lovely.
- And, oh, oh..
Uh, uh, professor
cristo left a message.
Oh, and guess what?
There's been a robbery!
Tell cristo I'm in death valley.
'I want no calls, no messages.'
I must not be bothered.
No disturbances.
- We had a robbery?
- Yeah. Huh.
Some creep ripped off
all the collection money
for Madeline rosen's wedding.
Well, that's too bad.
Yeah.
That's horrible.
I can't handle that right now.
I have to be alone.
Well, what if there's
a nuclear war?
Handle it.
(C.w.) The name's cash.
(Lou) Cash. You get that?
[Lou laughs]
Hey, this guy's
got guts, I like him.
(C.w.) Some place
where there's some action.
Some place hot, hot, hot..
[Intercom buzzes]
I told you...
(Sarah) 'I thought you
might like some coffee.'
no!
Over and out.
[Sighs] Oh, my.
What have I done?
Alright, start talking.
Lou?
Don't you wanna
tell me something?
Me?
You're pretty sharp,
aren't you, Lou?
Guess who came to see me before.
C.w. Cash?
Oh, come on, honey.
You know how I feel about you.
Yeah.
You can't blame a girl
for trying to help
the guy she loves.
Well, all I did was string
him along a little bit.
I thought maybe I could find out
something that would help you.
[Scoffs]
Oh, I sure like
the way you talk.
It's the truth, Lou.
And it worked too.
Look at this.
"foundation for
oceanic research."
this looks like some sort of..
Government
stationery or something.
That's what I thought.
And look at the name
up here on the top.
"c.w. Crawford?"
I thought that
"Cash" Was a phony.
Mm.
Just like this
foundation, I bet.
Belle, what we got
here, and I lay you odds
is some super-secret government
agency working undercover.
You mean like the CIA?
CIA, FBI, treasury.
[Snaps fingers] Military.
I bet it's military.
Crawford is either
double crossing them
or he's a front or he's...
Is it that big?
Bigger.
Belle, what we got here
is the tiger by the tail.
"tiger."
that's what I said.
Hmm?
Oh, nothing.
[Intercom buzzes]
I'm sorry, Mr. Crawford
doesn't want to be disturbed.
- 'Sarah.'
- oh, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Would you please, uh,
get me a sandwich, uh..
I don't care what kind
of sandwich, any kind.
Uh, but right now.
Right.
And I still love you.
Tuna salad?
Uh, yes, fine.
Thank you.
[Dramatic music]
[Sighs]
What kinda moral
leper have I been?
- Oh, hi there.
- Hi.
I was just leaving.
What kind of dressing?
- Dressing? Oh, uh..
- Mm-hmm.
Never mind the sandwich, Sarah.
I've lost my appetite.
Uh, get me, uh,
ridgepath and Washington.
Priority matter.
Oh, okay.
Sarah was worried about it.
Isn't like c.W. To be evasive.
We still don't know
where he was yesterday.
Well, he's been
working very hard lately
under a lot of pressure.
Perhaps he had a
minor breakdown.
That's possible with c.W.?
He's always been so predictable.
Sarah.
Oh, hi. He's in his office.
I think.
Are you still missing the money?
Nope.
As far as I could figure it
Madeline rosen just
made a profit of $215.
Hello.
Is that it?
Excellent. Ben ridgepath's been
on the phone every ten minutes.
Not to mention Walt
Roberts at the CIA.
I'll lock this in my safe.
- C.w.
- What?
Why didn't you tell us the
probe was booby trapped?
I thought I did.
No, a considerable oversight
for a man as
meticulous as yourself.
And you were absent
yesterday during a crisis situation.
- I was busy.
- Busy?
I have a right to my own life.
We care about
you, c.W., that is all.
I appreciate that.
But I'm fine.
Quite busy.
Look, if there's something
we can help you with...
C.w., we will
speak to you later.
(Belle) Hey.
Hey, tiger.
I hope you're feeling rested.
'Cause I'm feeling lonely.
Fools.
[Door handle rattling]
Ms. Watley.
Mr. Cash.
Don't just stand there.
Hello.
Where have you
been all of my life?
Cut the reminiscences.
Hey, man knows how to kiss.
No.
Am I late?
(Lou) 'Hey, sharp
man. Mr. Crawford.'
oh, Lou, you've been
doing your homework.
Belle's been helping me with it.
As if you didn't know.
(C.w.) 'A regular mata
hari. Is that you, sweetheart?'
did you find out anything
that's worth my time?
What do you wanna know?
We got the name.
We know you run this cover
operation for uncle Sam.
We figure into, uh..
What's that nice term they use?
Covert operations?
Guesses.
Educated guesses.
'What are you into, c.W.? Hmm?'
some secret executive
action you want to contract out?
Some high class bank job?
[Laughs] You're good, Lou.
Looks like I came
to the right man.
For what?
Suppose I told you that
I had access to an item..
That could blast this
government out of the water.
Mm-hmm.
I thought so. I told
you, didn't I? Go on.
Submersible
device, joint project
between the Navy and the CIA.
'Neither of them
can live without it.'
will they pay big
bucks to get 'em back?
The biggest.
Mm-hmm. Okay.
'Secret what you would call it.'
'snatched by you.'
'ransom time.'
why come to me?
Figure it out.
(Lou) 'I don't
know, I don't know.'
I hear it from you.
'Cause I want to stay
at the foundation, right?
'Do you have any idea
how many of those devices'
'come in to and out of
that foundation every day?'
uh, Lou, he needs a middle man.
You, okay?
Yes. Fine.
Are you in or out?
Yes or no?
Okay, let's go get it now.
I'm the dealer.
I'll be back tomorrow.
I think he's got a
screw loose up here.
What do you think?
I think tomorrow
we pay a little visit
to that foundation.
[Intense music]
It has to be this.
Somehow it's... It's
turning me into a monster.
I can have it analyzed,
c.W., Elizabeth can...
No! No, Elizabeth
mustn't know about it.
I don't want anybody
to know about this.
Mark, you don't realize what
I've done under the influence.
I have stolen, I have lied.
I've fallen in with
the kind of people
only a monster
would fall in with.
The most incredible
thing about it..
I've enjoyed it.
I have reveled in it.
If you did not know
what you were doing, c.W.
You cannot blame yourself.
'And from the way you act'
'it seems as if the
drug has worn off.'
I don't know.
I hope so.
Would you get rid
of this for me, Mark?
Please.
Something inside of me
just doesn't wanna let it go.
'Mark, you're gonna
have to take it from me.'
please.
[Intense music]
Thank you.
I will have it analyzed, c.W.
Discreetly.
Oh, wait a minute, now..
There's something
I didn't tell you.
I don't want to
leave anything out.
[Intercom buzzes]
- What?
- Uh..
C.w., there's some
gentlemen here to see you.
And a lady.
[Intense music]
Classy joint they got here.
C.w., you there?
Uh, yes, no, no.
Tell them I am not here.
C.w., who is in the vestibule
that you did not want to see?
Uh..
Mr. Crawford is
apparently not in right now.
"not in, " She says.
If you leave your names
I'll be glad to tell
him you came calling.
Gotta work fast.
If I know callender
Sarah won't be able to keep
him out there for very long.
And she surely won't be
able to make him leave.
What the heck is
this combination?
Enough of this
receptionist act, girly.
You gonna take us to Crawford?
Or do you wanna
wind up with no neck
between your head
and your shoulders?
[Squeals]
- In there.
- Smart girl.
Let's go.
I like her.
What is this place?
[Scoffs] Where
you get the elevator.
This old house has an elevator?
Going down.
Hey.
I bet they got a super-secret
installation way down deep.
That's it, isn't it?
This is what he's after.
The recorder from the probe.
H-How did he know about it?
I told him about it. T-The..
Now, look, we gotta
put it some place
he'll never find it, uh..
In the water. That's good.
It'll give you
some strength to..
How long have you been dry?
- Six hours.
- Oh, you need a bath.
I will take care
of it for you, c.W.
Of what?
The device you got there, Sonny?
Is this the big deal, cash?
What, that? No, no, no.
Would you just, uh, put that
where it belongs, please?
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
Don't do anything stupid, Sonny.
There is no reason you
should not see that, mister..
Callender. It is not
classified in any way.
This isn't the recorder, huh?
Well, do you see
any tapes in it?
'Any cassette enclosures?'
I don't see any.
I'll tell you something
else I don't see.
Any top government emblems.
No, um, "Top secret" Stickers.
Which it would have, right?
Okay, so that's
not it. Where is it?
I'm a security cleared
high Echelon,
government employee.
What you want from
me is a highly classified
piece of government equipment
which I am not authorized...
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
in the mean time
I can hear your knees knocking.
Well, do what you have to then.
- I'm trained to take it.
- 'Can it, cash.'
either you tell me
where that black box is
or your secretary here
sees if she can type
without any fingers.
[Intense music]
Alright, I'll tell you.
How can you tell
them anything, c.W.?
You do not know where I hid it.
Oh, so you got it, huh?
- Hey, Lou.
- Yeah?
Think there's something
in here you wanna see.
Like what?
Like, uh, like a tank,
you know, full of water.
So?
Okay, your play, kid.
Wait a minute. Water, huh?
Little girl, you just
got yourself a reprieve.
How long can you stay
under water without breathing?
As long as I have to.
Brave. Stupid, but brave.
'Dunk him.'
he talks or he drowns.
Mark!
Hey, I got ten bucks
says he don't do a minute
before he starts singing.
Yeah? What do you think, tiger?
Deal.
- Okay, you're on.
- Good.
Now, either he's real good
at holding his breath, or..
I don't know, nobody
can breathe water.
Thirty seconds.
Come on, what's the matter?
Can't you two guys hold him?
Fifty-four seconds.
[Intense music]
[Grunts]
Good men are just hard
to find these days, I guess.
A statement you would do
well to consider, Mr. Callender.
Where are my guys?
They will keep until
the police arrive.
Put that down!
Mark!
Let her go, callender.
Not until I get the
you know what.
Oh, h-he means it,
h-he isn't above murder.
(Mark) 'Give it to him, c.W.'
You mean to tell me,
this was the box all along?
It is yours, but
stealing is wrong.
'And this is something
the country has spent'
millions of
taxpayers' dollars for.
'And your
intervention means... '
cut the speech, uncle Sam.
The pocketbook outweighs
patriotism every time.
Oh.. Now, you did it.
'You know what's
gonna happen to you?'
huh? You know what's
gonna happen to you?
[Intense music]
I'm gonna consider
what you just said.
That what's gonna happen to you.
Mr. Callender?
No, no, you're
right, you know that?
Doing this is wrong.
'It's UN-American.'
'it's, uh, squandering
the taxpayers' money'
'like you said.'
- Lou?
- No.
Cuckoos?
No, belle, I'm alright.
It's just that
I'm beginning to see the light
for the first time in my life.
Gentlemen, please.
Would you mind waiting
for me in the elevator?
Yes, I'm glad I
came in here today.
Thank you very much.
- You're welcome.
- Right.
Come on, belle.
(Lou) I gotta lot
of thinking to do
about what to do
with the rest of my life.
Should I go back into seminary?
What do you think?
Are you gonna let them
go after what they did to us?
What have they done to us?
They've intimated
us, they've terrified us.
They threatened us.
And they left us alone,
and we are alright.
I'm pleased too.
That's right. Now
you owe me one.
Bye.
- The Navy loves us.
- And the CIA.
The tapes gave them all the
data they need. They made peace.
And the next model robots
submersible they make
won't malfunction.
As for our own
financial position...
Speaking of malfunction..
I had another physical,
and I am clean.
The medical reports
indicate all signs negative.
It is only that we
were concerned, c.W.
I understand, and I
appreciate the feeling.
However I do resent
continuous references to an event
that has passed, gone and done.
It is the end of the week,
and I intend to enjoy
a certain amount
of peace and quiet.
If I may.
[Instrumental music]
[Theme music]
what I've done under the influence.
I've lied.
I've fallen in with
the kind of people
only a monster
would fall in with.
To your funeral.
You don't look that dangerous.
Try me.
Later, Sonny.
Darling, you look awful!
You need taken care of.
Either you tell me
where that black box is
'or your secretary can
type without fingers.'
[intense music]
[Theme music]
(C.w.) 136 degrees
west. 27.3 degrees south.
Got it, Ben.
Hmm, okay, that's
approximately 3,500.
And canyons.
It's not gonna be all that easy
retrieving your lost
deep water probe, Ben.
The water's over 3,500
meters deep in that area.
Well.. Yes, we
have an experimental
deep water capability.
Well, we're making some
progress on this anyway.
I thought it would be of
some scientific interest
when I saw it on the sea floor.
It's the form of the enzyme
from the rock fossil
that interests me.
It could have a strange
effect on people's personalities.
'If it's possible to isolate it'
I think that a few biochemists
are going to find
their faces very red.
The red-faced
biochemist can wait.
We have an urgent problem.
(Dr. Merrill) 'Careful, c.W.'
no harm done.
The Navy and the CIA
have been jointly testing
a deep water survey probe.
A sort of robot sub. It
was mentioned last week.
Well, yesterday they lost
it over 3,500 meters down.
And guess who
they had to come to?
Now it is possible to retrieve
that thing, isn't it, Mark?
It is not outside
possibility, c.W.
Good.
(Dr. Merrill) 'Why all the
urgency with this probe?'
(c.w.) 'Politics.'
lovely sorted politics.
The Navy and the CIA
blame each other for the loss
which means loss of face.
How could this have happened?
Well, that will be
difficult to determine, c.W.
The answer is right inside.
A little electronic
recording device.
I do not see how
this is politics.
It seems like a
technical matter.
The Navy is currently fighting
a brutal war on three fronts.
With the army, the
air force and the CIA.
Ditto, all the others.
Now, we're in the catbird seat.
'We hand over
a little black box'
and one of them wins
a war, with our help.
Ergo, the foundation
wins some heavy clout
worth its weight
in iridium. So..
Away we go.
It is all very confusing to me.
But if the foundation
will be helped.
Good.
I'll notify Washington
you're on the way.
We better get this
back to the lab.
Notify Washington right away!
Both parties, the
retrieval operation is on.
Right. Oh, admiral
ridgepath called.
He said that the probe is
booby trapped with some sort of
a self-destructive
explosive mechanism.
Okay, I'll notify
Mark and Elizabeth.
Right.
What is that?
It's from Madeline
rosen in accounting.
She's getting married.
Sarah!
C.w., I met her fiance.
She needs all the
help she can get.
Once a week,
it's like clockwork.
They really could
use some money.
He's still in school.
What grade?
[Dramatic music]
[Beeping]
Activate main monitor, please.
Launching in camera one.
Are we ready to depart?
Yes, sir. All stations ready.
Hatch is secured.
(Mark) 'Get c.W.
On the line, please.'
[intense music]
Mark? Hold on.
[Intercom buzzing]
Mark, he's not answering.
I'm gonna try to
find him. Hold on.
C.w.?
(Sarah) 'C.w.?'
[Intense music]
Fred, have you seen c.W.?
[Intense music]
- Mark?
- 'Yes?'
yeah, c.W. Must
have stepped out.
I can't seem to
find him anywhere.
Very well. When he returns,
tell him that we have departed.
Will do.
[Ship horn blowing]
[Engine revving]
[Intense music]
Pretend you're in New York.
It's getting to be New York.
I gotta get out of this town.
- Stuff it.
- Hey!
- Where to?
- You tell me.
What?
Some place where
there's some action.
Some place hot.
- Hot?
- With class though.
Nothing infested.
If you get my meaning.
Yeah, I think so.
I hope so.
I'd hate to have to
disagree with you.
[Gasps]
C.w.?
Madeline rosen's money is..
Gone.
[Instrumental music]
Want a tip?
Buy low, sell high.
Slow day, huh?
Bottle of champagne.
Looks like it's not
gonna be a slow night.
It'll get slower.
What? Did you
print this yourself?
It's the house champagne.
It is?
Well, let's see how
the house likes it.
Hey!
Yes, sir. What'll it be?
Dom gregorio.
Give it to him.
For the lady..
Over there.
[Instrumental music]
That lady?
Are you interested
in a little game?
Answer.
I don't know any games, sir.
You'll learn.
The winner cuts
the loser's throat.
Cool it!
Lou callender will
be here any minute.
Whoever you are,
may you rest in peace.
If I'm looking for peace,
I go to a graveyard.
Well, that's where
you're going to be
if you sit down there.
I don't drink standing up.
Pour.
It's your funeral.
You don't look that dangerous.
Try me.
Later, Sonny.
You called me "Sonny?"
you know what
I'd like to call you
but there is a lady present.
Belle, you know this man?
No, Lou, he just waltzed himself
on over here and sat down.
On my chair?
Buy yourself another one.
In Northern Africa, the fool
who touches the wrong man
familiarly receives a warning.
'His hand is cut off.'
'the second mistake,
he loses his head.'
I don't like that approach.
I don't believe
in giving warning.
You talk tough, mister.
Mister is for coolies.
You talk to me, use my name.
[Laughing]
I like this guy. He's
got a lot of guts.
Lou callender is my name,
but of course you know that.
The name is cash.
C.w. Cash.
Cash. You get that?
What can I do for you, Mr. Cash?
What can I do for you, Lou?
You see how this man
is, he knows where it is.
You came here, you
came looking for me.
Not for you.
Hey, hey, hey!
No, Lou.
'The man's a killer.'
don't you get it?
[Laughing]
No hard feelings, Lou.
[Laughing]
Hey, Lou callender
can take a joke.
Lou callender
can take the check.
[Laughing]
Get acquainted
meeting, huh? Is that it?
Talk first, business afterwards.
Till we get to know
each other, right?
I already know you.
You'll never get to know me.
So why waste time?
Hey, I said I could
take a joke, but...
I'll... be in touch.
[Chuckles]
No, no, no, no. Thank
you, Mr. Diamond.
Well, Mr. Cash.
Learn something
from that man, huh?
[Intense music]
Elizabeth..
Apparently, the guidance
system of the probe malfunctioned.
'The probe went downward.'
then it should be in
our current search area.
(Mark) 'It is.'
seven degrees starboard.
Seventy-five degrees down.
Turn to camera three.
[Beeping]
(Dr. Merrill) 'We've got it.'
monitor on locked focus.
Good.
You will need a
complete tape record
and c.W. Should be
notified immediately.
No, admiral ridgepath,
Mr. Crawford is still out.
He's involved in,
um, urgent research.
[Telephone ringing]
Excuse me. Could you
hold the line, please?
Thank you.
Mr. Crawford's office.
Sarah, give me c.W., please?
We've just located the probe.
Oh, hi! Hey, that's fantastic!
But I can't locate c.W.
He's been missing
since yesterday.
C.w.?
That's incredible.
He's the world's
most reliable man.
Yeah, I know he
usually files a flight plan
before going to the John.
'Listen, do you have any
questions for Washington'
'while they are
on my other line?'
I guess he's given us
all the relevant data.
Yeah, I guess he has.
Okay.
Bye.
[Intense music]
See anything anomalous, Mark?
No.
The retrieval procedure
should be straightforward.
Did c.W. Furnish us with
any additional information?
No, he didn't give
us much of anything
beyond the location.
I guess you'll just
have to open it up.
[Intense music]
[Sighing]
Hey.
Hey, tiger.
I hope you're feeling rested.
'Cause I'm feeling lonely.
What are you doing?
Nothing yet.
[Mumbling]
What's the matter?
You look different.
Don't you feel well?
Mnm-mnm.
'Well, you felt
alright last night.'
uh, no.
Actually, I-I don't
feel very well at all.
Uh, I-I slept late.
And I'm going for the office.
What office?
Come here, darling.
No, I really, I-I can't do that
as I'll be late.
And I'm never late.
And oh, gee, they'll
worry about me.
I have to go very, very soon.
Very fast.
I have a headache.
A headache?
Honey?
'Where is this office?'
I know, I'll go with you.
No! No, it's very hard to find.
'Uh, very dull.
You wouldn't like it.'
uh, just stay
here, and, uh, rest.
Rest?
Rest is not what I need.
Darling, you look awful.
You need taken care of.
So you hurry on back, okay?
Hurry.
Hurry.
Hurry.
I'm hurrying.
"foundation for
oceanic research.
"c.w. Crawford.
Madeline rosen, $156.72."
[intense music]
What's the matter, Mark?
There is an electronic
field of some sort
operating from inside the probe.
Communication?
[Beeps]
I'm not getting anything.
The field is intensifying.
'Could it be a security system?'
yes.
Now, take a look at it, Mark.
The forward section.
There should be a
color coded ID panel.
Yes, Elizabeth.
Yellow, blue, red, yellow.
[Beeping]
Mark, wait.
It's armed.
There's a self-destruct circuit
in the probe.
Now, stay away.
Get the base. C.W., please.
[Beeping]
(Mark) 'There's a
modulating pattern'
'in the probe's field.'
Dr. Merrill,
Sarah's on the line.
Sarah? I wanted...
(Sarah) 'C.w.
Hasn't arrived yet.'
'can I help?'
we're getting indications
that the probe contains
an explosive charge.
Well, yeah, c.W.
Contacted Washington
to get the disarm code for you.
C.w. Didn't get it.
He didn't even warn us!
'Give me the code.'
I don't have it!
'I'll contact the
Navy right away.'
okay, we'll stand by.
Mark, we have to get the
disarm code from Washington.
It'll take a while.
I cannot wait, Elizabeth.
The modulating
pattern is intensifying.
The circuits are
close to critical.
Well then, get out of there.
There's enough armed explosives
in there to trigger a Tsunami.
There is not time.
I could not escape
the shockwave.
I will have to attempt
to disarm it manually.
If I am unsuccessful,
prepare for impact.
[Intense music]
[Ticking]
Mark, swim for your life!
You've activated the detonator.
Mark, what are you doing?
There's no time for that.
Now, that thing's gonna go off!
I could never swim
clear in time, Elizabeth.
Either I disarm the
protective device
or we are all dead.
[Intense music]
It is disarmed now.
Mark, can you see the recorder?
'It should be just inside.'
'a black box, eight
centimeters by six by four.'
Wonderful!
Notify the base.
We have it, and
we're heading home.
- C.w., where have you been?
- Out.
Well, what have you been doing?
Nothing! Which is why I'm
gonna be very busy right now.
Well, admiral
ridgepath keeps calling.
And the station, c.W., they've
recovered the probe's recorder.
- Lovely.
- And, oh, oh..
Uh, uh, professor
cristo left a message.
Oh, and guess what?
There's been a robbery!
Tell cristo I'm in death valley.
'I want no calls, no messages.'
I must not be bothered.
No disturbances.
- We had a robbery?
- Yeah. Huh.
Some creep ripped off
all the collection money
for Madeline rosen's wedding.
Well, that's too bad.
Yeah.
That's horrible.
I can't handle that right now.
I have to be alone.
Well, what if there's
a nuclear war?
Handle it.
(C.w.) The name's cash.
(Lou) Cash. You get that?
[Lou laughs]
Hey, this guy's
got guts, I like him.
(C.w.) Some place
where there's some action.
Some place hot, hot, hot..
[Intercom buzzes]
I told you...
(Sarah) 'I thought you
might like some coffee.'
no!
Over and out.
[Sighs] Oh, my.
What have I done?
Alright, start talking.
Lou?
Don't you wanna
tell me something?
Me?
You're pretty sharp,
aren't you, Lou?
Guess who came to see me before.
C.w. Cash?
Oh, come on, honey.
You know how I feel about you.
Yeah.
You can't blame a girl
for trying to help
the guy she loves.
Well, all I did was string
him along a little bit.
I thought maybe I could find out
something that would help you.
[Scoffs]
Oh, I sure like
the way you talk.
It's the truth, Lou.
And it worked too.
Look at this.
"foundation for
oceanic research."
this looks like some sort of..
Government
stationery or something.
That's what I thought.
And look at the name
up here on the top.
"c.w. Crawford?"
I thought that
"Cash" Was a phony.
Mm.
Just like this
foundation, I bet.
Belle, what we got
here, and I lay you odds
is some super-secret government
agency working undercover.
You mean like the CIA?
CIA, FBI, treasury.
[Snaps fingers] Military.
I bet it's military.
Crawford is either
double crossing them
or he's a front or he's...
Is it that big?
Bigger.
Belle, what we got here
is the tiger by the tail.
"tiger."
that's what I said.
Hmm?
Oh, nothing.
[Intercom buzzes]
I'm sorry, Mr. Crawford
doesn't want to be disturbed.
- 'Sarah.'
- oh, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Would you please, uh,
get me a sandwich, uh..
I don't care what kind
of sandwich, any kind.
Uh, but right now.
Right.
And I still love you.
Tuna salad?
Uh, yes, fine.
Thank you.
[Dramatic music]
[Sighs]
What kinda moral
leper have I been?
- Oh, hi there.
- Hi.
I was just leaving.
What kind of dressing?
- Dressing? Oh, uh..
- Mm-hmm.
Never mind the sandwich, Sarah.
I've lost my appetite.
Uh, get me, uh,
ridgepath and Washington.
Priority matter.
Oh, okay.
Sarah was worried about it.
Isn't like c.W. To be evasive.
We still don't know
where he was yesterday.
Well, he's been
working very hard lately
under a lot of pressure.
Perhaps he had a
minor breakdown.
That's possible with c.W.?
He's always been so predictable.
Sarah.
Oh, hi. He's in his office.
I think.
Are you still missing the money?
Nope.
As far as I could figure it
Madeline rosen just
made a profit of $215.
Hello.
Is that it?
Excellent. Ben ridgepath's been
on the phone every ten minutes.
Not to mention Walt
Roberts at the CIA.
I'll lock this in my safe.
- C.w.
- What?
Why didn't you tell us the
probe was booby trapped?
I thought I did.
No, a considerable oversight
for a man as
meticulous as yourself.
And you were absent
yesterday during a crisis situation.
- I was busy.
- Busy?
I have a right to my own life.
We care about
you, c.W., that is all.
I appreciate that.
But I'm fine.
Quite busy.
Look, if there's something
we can help you with...
C.w., we will
speak to you later.
(Belle) Hey.
Hey, tiger.
I hope you're feeling rested.
'Cause I'm feeling lonely.
Fools.
[Door handle rattling]
Ms. Watley.
Mr. Cash.
Don't just stand there.
Hello.
Where have you
been all of my life?
Cut the reminiscences.
Hey, man knows how to kiss.
No.
Am I late?
(Lou) 'Hey, sharp
man. Mr. Crawford.'
oh, Lou, you've been
doing your homework.
Belle's been helping me with it.
As if you didn't know.
(C.w.) 'A regular mata
hari. Is that you, sweetheart?'
did you find out anything
that's worth my time?
What do you wanna know?
We got the name.
We know you run this cover
operation for uncle Sam.
We figure into, uh..
What's that nice term they use?
Covert operations?
Guesses.
Educated guesses.
'What are you into, c.W.? Hmm?'
some secret executive
action you want to contract out?
Some high class bank job?
[Laughs] You're good, Lou.
Looks like I came
to the right man.
For what?
Suppose I told you that
I had access to an item..
That could blast this
government out of the water.
Mm-hmm.
I thought so. I told
you, didn't I? Go on.
Submersible
device, joint project
between the Navy and the CIA.
'Neither of them
can live without it.'
will they pay big
bucks to get 'em back?
The biggest.
Mm-hmm. Okay.
'Secret what you would call it.'
'snatched by you.'
'ransom time.'
why come to me?
Figure it out.
(Lou) 'I don't
know, I don't know.'
I hear it from you.
'Cause I want to stay
at the foundation, right?
'Do you have any idea
how many of those devices'
'come in to and out of
that foundation every day?'
uh, Lou, he needs a middle man.
You, okay?
Yes. Fine.
Are you in or out?
Yes or no?
Okay, let's go get it now.
I'm the dealer.
I'll be back tomorrow.
I think he's got a
screw loose up here.
What do you think?
I think tomorrow
we pay a little visit
to that foundation.
[Intense music]
It has to be this.
Somehow it's... It's
turning me into a monster.
I can have it analyzed,
c.W., Elizabeth can...
No! No, Elizabeth
mustn't know about it.
I don't want anybody
to know about this.
Mark, you don't realize what
I've done under the influence.
I have stolen, I have lied.
I've fallen in with
the kind of people
only a monster
would fall in with.
The most incredible
thing about it..
I've enjoyed it.
I have reveled in it.
If you did not know
what you were doing, c.W.
You cannot blame yourself.
'And from the way you act'
'it seems as if the
drug has worn off.'
I don't know.
I hope so.
Would you get rid
of this for me, Mark?
Please.
Something inside of me
just doesn't wanna let it go.
'Mark, you're gonna
have to take it from me.'
please.
[Intense music]
Thank you.
I will have it analyzed, c.W.
Discreetly.
Oh, wait a minute, now..
There's something
I didn't tell you.
I don't want to
leave anything out.
[Intercom buzzes]
- What?
- Uh..
C.w., there's some
gentlemen here to see you.
And a lady.
[Intense music]
Classy joint they got here.
C.w., you there?
Uh, yes, no, no.
Tell them I am not here.
C.w., who is in the vestibule
that you did not want to see?
Uh..
Mr. Crawford is
apparently not in right now.
"not in, " She says.
If you leave your names
I'll be glad to tell
him you came calling.
Gotta work fast.
If I know callender
Sarah won't be able to keep
him out there for very long.
And she surely won't be
able to make him leave.
What the heck is
this combination?
Enough of this
receptionist act, girly.
You gonna take us to Crawford?
Or do you wanna
wind up with no neck
between your head
and your shoulders?
[Squeals]
- In there.
- Smart girl.
Let's go.
I like her.
What is this place?
[Scoffs] Where
you get the elevator.
This old house has an elevator?
Going down.
Hey.
I bet they got a super-secret
installation way down deep.
That's it, isn't it?
This is what he's after.
The recorder from the probe.
H-How did he know about it?
I told him about it. T-The..
Now, look, we gotta
put it some place
he'll never find it, uh..
In the water. That's good.
It'll give you
some strength to..
How long have you been dry?
- Six hours.
- Oh, you need a bath.
I will take care
of it for you, c.W.
Of what?
The device you got there, Sonny?
Is this the big deal, cash?
What, that? No, no, no.
Would you just, uh, put that
where it belongs, please?
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
Don't do anything stupid, Sonny.
There is no reason you
should not see that, mister..
Callender. It is not
classified in any way.
This isn't the recorder, huh?
Well, do you see
any tapes in it?
'Any cassette enclosures?'
I don't see any.
I'll tell you something
else I don't see.
Any top government emblems.
No, um, "Top secret" Stickers.
Which it would have, right?
Okay, so that's
not it. Where is it?
I'm a security cleared
high Echelon,
government employee.
What you want from
me is a highly classified
piece of government equipment
which I am not authorized...
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
in the mean time
I can hear your knees knocking.
Well, do what you have to then.
- I'm trained to take it.
- 'Can it, cash.'
either you tell me
where that black box is
or your secretary here
sees if she can type
without any fingers.
[Intense music]
Alright, I'll tell you.
How can you tell
them anything, c.W.?
You do not know where I hid it.
Oh, so you got it, huh?
- Hey, Lou.
- Yeah?
Think there's something
in here you wanna see.
Like what?
Like, uh, like a tank,
you know, full of water.
So?
Okay, your play, kid.
Wait a minute. Water, huh?
Little girl, you just
got yourself a reprieve.
How long can you stay
under water without breathing?
As long as I have to.
Brave. Stupid, but brave.
'Dunk him.'
he talks or he drowns.
Mark!
Hey, I got ten bucks
says he don't do a minute
before he starts singing.
Yeah? What do you think, tiger?
Deal.
- Okay, you're on.
- Good.
Now, either he's real good
at holding his breath, or..
I don't know, nobody
can breathe water.
Thirty seconds.
Come on, what's the matter?
Can't you two guys hold him?
Fifty-four seconds.
[Intense music]
[Grunts]
Good men are just hard
to find these days, I guess.
A statement you would do
well to consider, Mr. Callender.
Where are my guys?
They will keep until
the police arrive.
Put that down!
Mark!
Let her go, callender.
Not until I get the
you know what.
Oh, h-he means it,
h-he isn't above murder.
(Mark) 'Give it to him, c.W.'
You mean to tell me,
this was the box all along?
It is yours, but
stealing is wrong.
'And this is something
the country has spent'
millions of
taxpayers' dollars for.
'And your
intervention means... '
cut the speech, uncle Sam.
The pocketbook outweighs
patriotism every time.
Oh.. Now, you did it.
'You know what's
gonna happen to you?'
huh? You know what's
gonna happen to you?
[Intense music]
I'm gonna consider
what you just said.
That what's gonna happen to you.
Mr. Callender?
No, no, you're
right, you know that?
Doing this is wrong.
'It's UN-American.'
'it's, uh, squandering
the taxpayers' money'
'like you said.'
- Lou?
- No.
Cuckoos?
No, belle, I'm alright.
It's just that
I'm beginning to see the light
for the first time in my life.
Gentlemen, please.
Would you mind waiting
for me in the elevator?
Yes, I'm glad I
came in here today.
Thank you very much.
- You're welcome.
- Right.
Come on, belle.
(Lou) I gotta lot
of thinking to do
about what to do
with the rest of my life.
Should I go back into seminary?
What do you think?
Are you gonna let them
go after what they did to us?
What have they done to us?
They've intimated
us, they've terrified us.
They threatened us.
And they left us alone,
and we are alright.
I'm pleased too.
That's right. Now
you owe me one.
Bye.
- The Navy loves us.
- And the CIA.
The tapes gave them all the
data they need. They made peace.
And the next model robots
submersible they make
won't malfunction.
As for our own
financial position...
Speaking of malfunction..
I had another physical,
and I am clean.
The medical reports
indicate all signs negative.
It is only that we
were concerned, c.W.
I understand, and I
appreciate the feeling.
However I do resent
continuous references to an event
that has passed, gone and done.
It is the end of the week,
and I intend to enjoy
a certain amount
of peace and quiet.
If I may.
[Instrumental music]
[Theme music]