The Fantastic Journey (1977): Season 1, Episode 8 - Turnabout - full transcript

What evil magic is...

The city is ours!

An end to male
domination, my sisters.

To freedom!

Lost in the Devil's Triangle,

trapped in a dimension
with beings from the future

and from other worlds,

a party of adventurers journeys
through zones of time

back to their own time.

Varian, a man from
the 23rd century,

possessing awesome powers.



From 1977,

Fred, a young doctor just
out of medical school.

Scott Jordan,

the 13-year-old son
of a famous scientist.

Liana,

daughter of
an Atlantian father

and an extra-terrestrial
mother.

And Jonathan Willaway,

rebel scientist
from the 1960s.

Together, they face
the frightening unknown on

The Fantastic Journey.

Well, welcome to...
Hmm, whenever.

Mmm, it's a pretty
place, though.

Yeah. We can use
more of these places.



I think I'm going to
take Sil-L for a walk,

so he can stretch his legs.

All right, don't go too far.

Don't worry,
we'll be careful.

Ah!

What are you doing?

Help!

Varian, help!

Where's Liana?

I've neer seen
him so upset.

There must be a reason
why he left her.

Hmm.

Let's go.

Oh.

You know, we have been
following Sil-L on blind faith.

I mean, he could just be interested
in a mouse or something.

No. Not where
Liana's concerned.

New travelers!

We're, uh,
just passing through.

- Do we need your permission?
- Not at all.

That is Coriel, our home.

You must come and be
made properly welcome.

We're lookin' for a woman from
our party who's disappeared.

Could she be down there?

A woman?
Was she your slave?

No way a slave.

A servant, then?
Or wife?

Mmm.
No, scarcely that, either.

Why do you worry about her
if she's not your property?

Cause she's our friend!

Your friend?

My men are all
through these woods.

If she's there, they'll find
her and bring her to us.

But while we wait,
please accept our hospitality.

All right.

This concern for the woman
you lost is very amusing.

Don't you
find it so, Halyana?

This is taking
too long here.

If Liana isn't here, were
gonna have to go find her.

She could be lost.
She could be hurt. Anything.

I'm having my captains report
as soon as they come in.

Please understand us.

If Liana is here,
we would like to see her.

Since this woman
is so important to you,

I'll have my cells
checked immediately,

and have her brought to you.

You don't seem
to have too much

regard for women
in your society.

Regard?
What is regard?

Tell them, Halyana.

Are you not adequately
clothed and fed?

Do you want for anything?

And all this in exchange
for those labors

for which nature
has suited you.

My lord is correct.

Our lives
are most acceptable.

If my lord will excuse me.

Mmm.

Why should Liana be locked up.
She hasn't done anything wrong.

Ah.
You're young yet.

You have much to learn.

She's only a woman.

Your Majesty,
I activated the complex

and got scanner read outs
on all of the new men.

They are not complete,

but Jonathan Willaway
is a mechanical engineer,

a scientist.

The man, Varian,
and the man, Fred Walters,

are both physicians.

They are all different
from our men

in their attitudes.

That doesn't mean
that they'll just stand by

when our revolt comes.

The complex reads
they're more concerned

with proceeding to the east

and returning
to their own times.

This complex
was built by men.

Our revolt depends
solely on your work

with this complex.

You must make
those changes.

Yes, Your Majesty.

The new girl can
probably be trusted,

but we cant take
any chances on the men.

Are we completely ready?

All sections of the city
can be taken

as soon as Adrea completes
her work on the complex.

You are only allowed
in the scanner room

for readouts, Adrea.

You will leave.

You know my father
was one of your builders.

I was taught his craft

and have been given
clearance to serice you.

There has been no work
order to service me.

You simply haven't seen it.

I monitor everything.

From now on,

you won't have to.

How long do we
have to wait?

I mean, its been an hour.

Fred.

Mmm.

Whats an hour in the interests
of scientific knowledge?

Uh, this complex
you were talking about,

- its a computer of some sort?
- Yes, to help run our city.

It was built by our men,
and responds only to men.

Your Majesty, three men,
we were talking

in the courtyard when they all...

What evil magic is this?

Move!
Move!

The city is ours!

An end to male domination,
my sisters.

- To freedom!
- To freedom!

Now, you came here
merely as a traveler.

I'm sorry that
you were ill-treated,

but I was powerless
to prevent it then.

Now you are free to go
or stay, if you wish.

- What about them?
- Oh, they must stay.

They're different from
the other men we knew.

They'll provide excellent
breeding stock for our colony.

Now, you see here,
I will not be referred

to as breeding stock.

You better be silent,
or you will be dematerialized.

I suppose you wanna
stay here with them.

This is just the kind of place
you've been looking for.

What?

You know what I mean.

You've been hanging on to us,
letting us be your gentlemen.

Watching us fetch
and carry for you,

and never doing your own
fair share of anything.

What?

Varian?

You know it's true, Scott.

She even as you doing twice
your normal share for her.

And now she's found the perfect
place to lord it over all of us.

I've had enough of their male
arrogance to last a lifetime.

Your Majesty,
I would like to stay.

You are welcome to join us.

But make no
mistake about it,

you'll have to report for
work like te other women.

Connell, place these men
under strict watch.

But do not confine them
unless they cause trouble.

And make sure they're fed.

Where did the complex
put the men?

I don't know, Your Majesty.

I don't even think
the complex knows.

Something has gone wrong.

It's the complex.

I know it's the complex
that's put us here.

But there are no more
complex builders, Your Majesty.

There are only the women.

Yes. Only the women.

This is Halyana's doing!

Wait till I get
my hands on her!

And what if she never
lets us out of here?

There still as been no maintenance
order on me, Adrea.

Why are you changing
some of my components?

The maintenance
and service orders

hae been delayed
for a short time.

Queen Halyana
authorized these changes.

You are not a builder.
You are a woman.

I hae been cleared
to maintain and repair you.

That is so.

These dishes should keep
the men satisfied.

I see you're adding
more herbs.

That man Willaway knows a great deal
about using common herbs as spices.

He complained a lot
at the last meal.

Putting in more spices will help
conceal the taste of the poison.

So far, none has refused a meal.

They haven't felt the pain
or the nightmares of the poison,

nor do they understand
that they have to stay here now.

Are you sure about this?

Yes.

I was going into the kitchen
to maybe get a snack or somethin',

and I heard Connell
and Masel talking about it.

The Queen was trained
by one of the physicians

when she was still a princess,

so she knows everything
about poisons.

It's a wonder she hasn't knocked
off her husband before this.

Instead she uses
the stuff on us.

Well, there must
be an antidote.

I mean, if it is poison
we have to find out

what that antidote is, and
take it with us when we leave.

It's not gonna be that easy.

Theyre putting it
in all our food.

It stays in your body,

so if you dont
get it regularly,

the poison will kill you.

Oh, that's great.

Fred, if you had a sample
of this poison to analyze,

do you think
you could offset it?

Maybe, if I also
had my medical kit.

I mean, we left everything
by that stream

when we came after Liana.

That's right.

Lets concentrate
on getting the sample first.

Well, I can get them.

I can get a sample, somehow.

You summoned me
as your night visitor?

Halyana, my love.

You called me.

Morgan, do you remember
where I called you from?

It was a dark place.
It was like a prison.

Why was I there?

Because you and your men
did corrupt and evil things.

Because you mistreated
and used and abused

every woman you ever
came in contact with.

Oh, I could not do that.

I respect women.

More than that
I respect you,

and I love you, my wife.

Halyana.

Why couldn't you have
been like this all te time?

Oh, why couldn't he have
been like that all the time?

Is there any way to remove
or blank out the watchers?

I'm afraid I'd have to go to
the main body of the complex.

There doesn't seem
to be an answer here.

Adrea, move.

It has to be hit
on the underside.

It's finished.

How do you
explain this, Adrea?

There have been incidents
all over the city.

I am sorry, Your Majesty.
I'm not one of the complex builders.

I know only what
my father taught me.

You must repair the complex.

I don't believe I have
the skills, Your Majesty.

I've already
caused it harm once,

I don't think it will let me
back in there again.

That watcher,
it came right for me.

Only the complex
could make it do that.

It's time
to talk to Willaway.

And the man from
Earth's future, Varian.

He might know what to do.

I know something
about medicine,

but I've seen
nothing like this.

How does it work?

It's attuned to my thought
waves and energy patterns.

It's completely useless
in anyone elses hands,

and I wish that you
would return it to me.

If you want it back
show me how it works.

I just can't do that now,
Your Majesty.

You refuse a direct command?

That is insolence
I will not tolerate.

Take him away
to await punishment.

Master Willaway!

Master?

Oh, my, my, my, my, my.

What have I done
to earn that?

It's what you are going
to do, Master Willaway.

Obviously theres a problem.

The complex has become
very undependable.

The complex readout on you
said that you did work

on computers for the
NASA Space Program.

Whatever that is.

Yes. I worked for NASA
and JPL and Caltech.

I was a man of many parts.

That used to be a joke.

Is it repairable,
Master Willaway?

No.

The complex said
that you were

highly skilled at
computer mechanics.

Well, I am.

But you see,

Adreas fooling around
with this, its burned out

a lot of its components.

Unless you happen
to have some of

them hidden around
here somewhere?

No. No, the complex
is complete.

There are
no other components,

Well, then, I am afraid
I cannot repair it.

Cannot or will not?

No, I don't understand,
Your Majesty.

You're a man,
no man has ever helped us.

Your Majesty, whatever your
grievances are,

I do not share them.

But I would repair it
if I could.

If you want to see
your friend again,

you will repair it.

Your Majesty,
I am trying to tell you

I cannot repair this
the way you want it.

Now, this machine
has a mind of its own,

possibly because
of Adrea's changes.

And I am afraid that
that mind may not be sane.

Thats impossible.

It is a clear
and present danger.

Now, you yourself saw
the damage on the readout.

For refusing to repair
the complex,

you will join your friend
in prison.

I've got in the kitchen
when Masel was gone.

What do you think?

I think I need that test kit
and my medical bag.

Will that do the job?

It's the only chance
we've got.

Stay here and hide this, okay?

Good job, partner.

Find the man, Fred.

Even the young male
cannot be trusted.

You steal, you turn against me
and my women,

just like all men.

Turn against you?
You're poisoning us.

Put him in the cells
with his friends.

Hold it!

Turn around slowly.

Put your hands over your head

or I'll singe you
right through.

Man, I am gettin'
so tired of your act.

Ah!

Help!

Help!

Oh.

Oh. Ah!

All right, just checkin'
your reflexes.

Okay, you got a bruise
on your head.

It needs some attention.

Are you going to kill me?

No.

My trip is keepin'
people alive.

It's much more rewarding.

I'e been got a license.

Though I dont guess
it matters much here.

I don't understand you.

That makes us been, baby.
Just hold still now.

Ah.

Oh.

Are you in love with me?

Uh, no.

I mean, you are one
attractie lady, but, uh,

we don't really havve
a lot in common.

What... What made you
ask that?

Because you could have
killed me or left me here.

Why else would you try
to save me and heal me?

Listen, lady.

Theres a lot of open territory
between being lovers

and mortal enemies.

You and I can have a lot

of different feelings
for each other.

Hey.

I think we already do.

But I can like some things about
you and I can dislike others.

I mean, we can be indifferent
toward each other,

we can be friends, there's all
kinds of stuff that can happen.

Not...

Not in
Queen Halyanas kingdom.

Yeah, well,
see that's her problem

and you're let her make it
everybody else's problem.

Queen Halyana knows about
Scott getting the poison sample.

What?

She's put him in the cells
with Varian and Willaway.

I think she means
to with hold his food,

to force him into
repairing the complex.

Look.

I gotta get in there.

I need time
to analyze that poison.

Guards!

I've found the prisoner.

Thank you, mama.

You are received
no breakfast

and you will receive
no food at all.

In a few moments you will begin
to feel the effects of the poison

working in your system.

And I guarantee that you'll not
be happy about your rebelliousness.

You gave me my food
and I didn't cooperate either.

The complex may have
need of you later.

Watch their agony.

And then decide wheter or not
you will help us repair the complex.

Will it work?

No. Get me that ampoule
over there.

We'll see if we can hit the
jackpot on the next step.

Scott?

Varian?

It's starting.

Scott.

Ah.

- We don't have much time.
- No.

I got it.
That's it.

I got it.

Oh, Varian, you're taking
it all on yourself, aren't you?

- Is that an antidote?
- Only temporary.

I can put together a complete
antidote to the poison,

but first we gotta
get outta here.

The watchers are endangering
all my people.

You must control them.

I do.
They are my people.

You'll find out I've turned off
the illusionary night visitors.

You cannot recreate
Morgan, anymore.

How dare you say that?

You have been misused me.
I will not accept that.

I will not let you continue
as Queen Halyana.

Get his sleeve up.

You better get yours up, too,
'cause you're next.

What?

That's right.
You don't know

when you're going
to eat next, Jonny.

Yeah.

It's the Queen.

Let her in.

- You gotta be kidding.
- Oh, no. Not at all.

Connell, if you please?

I brought you an antidote
for the poison, but,

I see you have
no need of it.

For all of your help,
we might've died in there.

I only did what te complex
told me to do.

Master Willaway,
we need your help.

And you were right.
The complex has gone mad.

Well, thats hardly
our problem, is it?

Its your complex
after all.

Jonathan, Scott cant stand
going through that

kind of punishment again

if you're not going
to cooperate.

We can't been
move him yet.

Look, it isn't the lack
of compassion I hate,

it's the lack of justice.

You send your own men off
to who knows where,

not that I blame you.
But then you...

treat us as badly
as they treated you.

I'm sorry.

I've never ruled before.

I only knew
how to take orders.

I never learned
to give them.

You can give us
leave to depart.

That's what I mean.

I mean, the complex
is not gonna let you leave.

It's gone completely
out of control.

You are in as much
danger as we are.

And I cannot restore it.

It locked me
out of the room.

We need you to shut it off.

Well, what makes you think
that it would let me in?

You're a man. The complex
was built by men,

has always been
ordered by men.

It knows a woman
has hurt it.

You could gain
it's confidence.

Well, I might get that far.
But it is not going to let me

turn it off!

We could distract it
and the watchers.

Our weapons
will be useless

once the complex knows we're
trying to destroy the watchers.

No. We could confuse it,
divert the complex

- and attack the watchers.
- Right.

We're gonna need everyone
to help protect Jonathan.

And you'll have
to be extra careful too.

'Cause that complex
is gonna have more

defenses than just
locking it's front door.

Well, it looks like
I've been nominated.

Does the complex have any
defenses that you know about?

Oh, yes.

First, to open
the complex room,

you have to punch
a combination on the panel

of controls beside the door.

From top to bottom,
it's 4-1-3-2.

You hit them once,
in that order.

4-1-3-2. Hmm.
Oh.

Ah, now on the inside?

I can show you a schematic of
all the laser defense points.

That will help.

There is a fail-safe.

- Fail-safe?
- Yes.

As you near the activation
switch in the core, my father

told me about it,

theres no schematic for it,
at least none that I've been

able to find.

All I know is there's
one component in each

of the three consoles.

These must be removed
in exactly the right

sequence witin 15 seconds

or the entire city
will be destroyed.

Do you know the components
and the sequence?

No.

No?

Oh, good.

Why are you here?

To help you.

I no longer will allow
anyone here.

But I am a man,
I have come

to repair the damage
done by the woman, Adrea.

May I enter?

You may.

You thought to repair me
once before, Master Willaway.

You told Queen Halyana
you could not.

Can you restore me now?

Uh, I believe so.

The readouts will, uh,
tell you of how much I have

worked with computers.

I think I have a different
way to repair you,

after having spoken
to Adrea, and, uh,

having gotten her father's
blueprints on your construction.

That sounds reasonable.

May I touch this?

You may.

All right.
You all know what to do.

Be careful.
Let's go.

You will restore
that component.

First, you must let me repair
the changes that Adrea made.

Then I can restore
your full energy reserves.

That was not
one of my reserves.

Something is happening
to my watchers

they are not
reporting to me.

If I hit that thing, can you take it
out with that weapon of yours?

Yes. If I can get a shot
at its underside.

But watch out
for it's antenna.

I'll try to remember.

You are destroying me.

No. Repairing. I keep
telling you, repairing.

But you dissemble...

Why?

Because you were not
programed to kill people,

or to try and become
a little tin God.

I was only doing
what I thought best.

You have triggered
the fail-safe.

Repeat. You hae triggered
the fail-safe.

You have 15 seconds.

Fifteen, fourteen, thirteen,
twelve, eleven,

ten, nine, eight, seven,

six, five,
four, three, two...

Looks like our main man
finally did it.

Yep, and he will never
let us forget it, either.

I am never going
to let them forget this.

It won't bother you again.

We have much to thank
you for, Master Willaway.

It's all right, Your Majesty.
It's just in a day's work.

There is one other thing
that I would ask of you.

Could you activate
the complex long enough

to bring back our men
from prison?

What?

Please.

You, you... You mean,
you want them back?

After all tat we
have been through.

After everything that they've
put you through before

we even got here?
Oh, really, madam.

I'll go down on
my knees to you.

No, no, no, Your Majesty
That won't be necessary.

Glad to be of service.

I asked Willaway to release
you from your prison.

Do you remember it?

Yes.

I was in a place of darkness.

I was lost.

Once I felt that
I returned to you, but...

Te complex gave me
a darkness visitor...

You.

But not as you were,
but as I wanted you to be.

You looked on me
not as a slave,

but as a person that
you really cared about.

Why can't it always
be that way?

Wy indeed?

It's time
to face reality...

Not darkness visitors.

But yourselves as people,
real people,

who can take on
a difficult life.

And not as enemies,
or masters and slaves,

but as equals.

I would like to try, Halyana.

Together.

And I will try.

I dont suppose you want
this working anymore?

Hmm.

I, uh, hope you
don't expect us to call

you Master Willaway
from now on?

No. Dr. Willaway will do.

I have a PhD, you know.

You know, in a way,
I both envy and pity

any new man who
comes into this zone.

I mean, there are so many
more women here than men.

Well, its all in how
one looks at it, Jonathan.

Some men cant abide
one woman.

Other men aren't satisfied
with a harem.

You will not come
this way again?

Um...

No. Afraid not. Were...

See, we're headed east
and home, we hope.

I will miss you.

Yeah, I'm gonna
miss you, too.

I know.
I'll never forget you.

There he is.

Subtitles: Kilo