Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 1, Episode 5 - The Price of Doom - full transcript
A scientist on a research facility in Antarctica discovers a new form of sea plankton that turns monstrously large and aggressive if exposed to heat. After the scientist mysteriously disappears, the Seaview is sent in to investigate.
[Static]
ICE STATION "T" FOR
TICKTOCK TO SEAVIEW.
ICE STATION "T" FOR
TICKTOCK TO SEAVIEW.
COME IN, SEAVIEW. COME IN.
[Static Continues]
ICE STATION "T" FOR
TICKTOCK TO SEAVIEW.
ICE STATION "T" FOR TICKTOCK TO
SEAVIEW. COME IN, SEAVIEW. COME IN.
ICE STATION "T" FOR
TICKTOCK TO SEA...
YOUR NOSE IS RED. BEEN
HITTING THE BOTTLE AGAIN?
IF THERE'S ONE THING I CAN'T
STAND, IT'S A SMART ALECK.
IT'S 45 BELOW OUT THERE.
DID YOU REACH NELSON?
JUST ENOUGH TO LET HIM KNOW WE'RE
ONTO THE PROBLEM OF RESTACKING THE ATOMS.
THEN THE MAGNETIC
STORM GOT TOO ROUGH.
WANT SOME COFFEE? HAVE
YOU FINISHED THE REPORTS?
ALMOST.
[Sighs] THE COLD'S EVEN
GETTING THROUGH THE WALLS.
SHALL I TURN ON THE
EXTRA HEATERS? GO AHEAD.
I THOUGHT YOU TOLD ME YOU COME FROM
HARDY PIONEER STOCK WHEN I MARRIED YOU.
WELL, I WAS JUST PUTTIN' YOU ON,
SO I COULD SPEND MY HONEYMOON STUCK
ON AN ICE FLOE NEAR THE SOUTH POLE...
JUST PULLING SAMPLES OF
PLANKTON OUT OF THE OCEAN.
WHAT EVERY GIRL WANTS.
ICE STATION "T" FOR TICKTOCK
TO SEAVIEW. COME IN, SEAVIEW.
ICE STATION "T" FOR TICKTOCK
TO SEAVIEW. CAN YOU READ ME?
COME IN, SEAVIEW.
OH, I THINK I'LL GO
GET SOME SLEEP.
WILL YOU WAKE ME WHEN
IT'S SUMMER? MM-HMM.
ICE STATION "T" FOR
TICKTOCK TO SEAVIEW.
ICE STATION "T" FOR TICKTOCK TO
SEAVIEW. CAN YOU READ ME, SEAVIEW?
FIRST REPORT, PENNELL,
ICE STATION "T" TO NELSON.
PRELIMINARY SEPARATIONS OF THE
BACTERIAL AND ENZYME PROPERTIES...
OF, UM, BETA, DELTA AND
KAPPA PLANKTON SAMPLES...
REVEAL UNSTABLE STACKING
OF ATOMS OF LATTICE.
PLANKTON RISES TO SURFACE OF WATER
IN DARKNESS, SINKS AGAIN AT SUNRISE.
THIS IS A PROCESS LONG OBSERVED
WITHOUT ADEQUATE EVIDENCE...
TO EXPLAIN THE, UH, PHENOMENON.
IT HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED
TO LIGHT AND, UH, TO HEAT...
WITHOUT ANY CORRELATING EVIDENCE
TO SUPPORT A DEFINITE CONCLUSION.
NOW, PHOTOSYNTHESIS OBVIOUSLY PLAYS A
ROLE IN THE BEHAVIOR OF THE MICROORGANISM.
YET, THERE WOULD SEEM TO BE, UH,
A PREDILECTION OF THE, UM,
VITAL PLANKTON ORGANISMS...
TO SPEND A CONSIDERABLE PROPORTION OF
THEIR TIME IN THE DEEPER LAYERS OF THE SEA,
WHERE THERE IS INADEQUATE
LIFE IN PARTICULAR.
AND NATURALLY, THE
PHOTOSYNTHETIC PROCESS...
DEPENDS UPON THE
CHLOROPHYLL IN THE PLANT CELL.
DIATOMS IN THE PLANKTON DIVIDE.
WHEN THIS OCCURS,
EACH OF THE OLD VALVES...
[Continues, Indistinct]
[Screaming]
[Yelling]
HELP! HELP!
BOB, HELP ME! [Screams]
THE PLANKTON!
ANNA!
THE PLANKTON!
ANNA! ANNA!
[Man] VOYAGE TO THE
BOTTOM OF THE SEA.
STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,
DAVID HEDISON.
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.
ICE STATION "T" FOR TICKTOCK. SEAVIEW
CALLING ICE STATION "T" FOR TICKTOCK.
COME IN, STATION
"T." OVER. [Static]
ANYTHING? NOTHING BUT
MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE, SIR.
TRY ANOTHER WAVELENGTH. YES,
SIR, BUT I'M AFRAID IT WON'T WORK.
THE STORM'S ALL OVER THE DIAL.
ICE STATION "T." THIS IS
SEAVIEW CALLING ICE STATION "T."
COME IN, ICE STATION
"T." OVER. [Static Continues]
SEAVIEW CALLING ICE STATION "T."
SEAVIEW CALLING ICE STATION "T."
[German Accent] THIS IS THE
RESULT FROM THE R-22 SERIES.
I'LL HAVE THE ANALYSIS CORRELATED.
DON'T BOTHER. IT'S WORTHLESS.
WE'RE ON THE WRONG TRACK.
I'VE SAID THAT ALL ALONG, DR. REISNER. THE
PENNELLS ARE MUCH CLOSER TO THE ANSWER.
MISS LYLE, I'VE HEARD
YOU SAY THAT BEFORE,
AND I HOPE I DON'T
HAVE TO HEAR IT AGAIN.
THIS IS NOT A REPORT FOR YOUR
AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION DEPARTMENT.
I WILL BE THE ONE TO DECIDE
WHAT IS THE CORRECT APPROACH!
DOCTOR, THIS IS
A JOINT VENTURE...
BETWEEN PRIVATE INDUSTRY
AND THE NELSON INSTITUTE,
EQUALLY IMPORTANT
TO BOTH OF THEM.
NOW, WE CAN'T MAKE ANY FINAL JUDGMENT
UNTIL AFTER WE TALK WITH THE PENNELLS.
- AND WHEN WILL THAT BE?
- WE'RE STILL TRYING TO
REESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT.
IN ANY CASE, WE SHOULD
BE THERE WITHIN 24 HOURS.
RADIOMAN, GIVE ME A
REPORT ON ICE STATION "T"!
[Sparks On Speaker] MAGNETIC
STORM'S GETTING WORSE.
WE'RE PICKING UP
NOTHING BUT STATIC, SIR.
KEEP AT IT, SPARKS. FROM NOW ON,
ANY INFORMATION YOU
WANT FROM THE RADIO
SHACK, YOU GET FROM
CAPTAIN CRANE OR MYSELF.
IF I HAVE FORGOTTEN MY MANNERS, IT
IS BECAUSE THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO
ALL OF US, DOCTOR.
I HAVE GIVEN 15 YEARS OF
MY LIFE TO THIS PROJECT.
I HAVE SPENT ONLY FIVE. BUT
WE'RE ALL AFTER THE SAME THING.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW? HAVE YOU
EVER SEEN PEOPLE STARVING?
HAVE YOU EVER STARVED?
IF WE CAN BREAK THROUGH,
PLANKTON CAN BE A SOURCE OF FOOD THAT
WILL SAVE THE LIVES OF UNBORN MILLIONS.
EXCUSE ME, ADMIRAL. WE HAVE
A PROBLEM HERE. MEANING ME.
I AM SICK AND TIRED OF BEING
TREATED LIKE A COMMON SEAMAN.
DO I HAVE TO REMIND YOU THAT
I REPRESENT THE COMPANY...
WHOSE INVESTMENT MADE
THIS RESEARCH POSSIBLE?
NOW, WE HAVE A HEALTHY
CURIOSITY ABOUT HOW
YOU'RE SPENDING OUR MONEY
ON THIS PLANKTON THING.
I CAN ASSURE YOU, MY REPORT
WILL NOT SET WELL WITH THEM.
I, UH, REALIZE, SIR, IT IS NOT EASY
TO SHARE A CABIN WITH A SCIENTIST.
WITH A NAZI.
HE DIDN'T MEAN THAT.
COME TO THE WARDROOM AND
I'LL BUY YOU A CUP OF COFFEE.
SO,
IT WILL NEVER BE
FORGOTTEN OR FORGIVEN...
THAT I LIVED AND WORKED
IN HITLER'S GERMANY.
I'LL BE IN MY CABIN
IF YOU WANT ME.
[Sighs]
IF YOU DISLIKE HIM SO MUCH, WHY
DID YOU PICK HIM FOR THE PROJECT?
HE WAS THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB. I
DON'T HAVE TO LIKE EVERYONE I WORK WITH.
IT'S MY JOB TO RUN THIS SUB.
I CAN'T DO IT WITH PEOPLE...
LEE, I'M-I'M SORRY, BUT WE'VE ALL BEEN
WORKING VERY HARD ON THIS PLANKTON PROBLEM.
IT'S JUST BECOMING A
LITTLE BIT TENSE. MMM.
WELL, I HOPE YOU FIND A SOLUTION
BEFORE SOMETHING BLOWS.
SO DO I, LEE.
YOU'VE LOST CONTACT
OF THE SEAVIEW, GENERAL?
IT IS THE MAGNETIC STORM. IT HAS MADE
OUR TRACKING INSTRUMENTS ERRATIC.
THIS SHOULD HAVE
BEEN FORESEEN. IT WAS.
THERE'S ALREADY AN AGENT
ABOARD THE SUBMARINE...
WHO, AT THE PROPER TIME,
SHALL ACTIVATE A HOMING SIGNAL,
AND THEN WE SHALL HAVE A
TRUE FIX ON THE SUBMARINE.
VERY GOOD, GENERAL.
I AM PLEASED THAT YOU RECOGNIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE PLANKTON SECRETS.
RULE THE BELLIES OF THE
PEOPLE, AND YOU RULE THE PEOPLE.
RULE THE PEOPLE, AND
YOU RULE THE WORLD.
PLANKTON COULD BE THE KEY.
[Explosion]
DAMAGE CONTROL, FIRE DETAIL
TO FRAME 85 ON THE DOUBLE!
[Reisner Coughing]
GET A MEDIC FOR THIS MAN!
MR. MORTON, TAKE 'ER UP.
SCRUB THE SHIP OF
SMOKE. AYE, AYE, SIR.
- WHAT HAPPENED HERE?
- I-I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IT WAS A SIMPLE COMPOUND.
IN THE FUTURE, DOCTOR, THERE'LL BE
NO MORE LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS...
WHILE WE'RE RUNNING SUBMERGED.
ALL RIGHT. YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
IS THE FIRE SECURED? ALL RIGHT.
CLEAR THE CORRIDOR.
HELP ME THERE.
WE'VE SCRUBBED THE SMOKE, SIR.
VERY WELL. TAKE HER DOWN, CHIP.
AYE, AYE. PREPARE TO DIVE.
STAND BY TO BLOW
TANKS. BALLAST TANKS FULL.
CLOSE THE VENT.
FLOOD NEGATIVE. FULL
DIVE ON THE PLANES.
FULL DIVE.
SECURE THE AIR! ALL GREEN. DIVE!
UP SCOPE.
DOWN SCOPE.
FINAL TRIM 90 FEET, SIR.
GOOD, CHIP. CARRY ON.
[On Speaker] CAPTAIN,
MISSILE ROOM. KOWALSKI.
YES, WHAT IS IT? SIR,
CAN YOU COME AFT?
WE'VE GOT VISITORS.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
SEEMS TO BE SOME QUESTION ABOUT
WHO MAKES THE RULES ON THIS SHIP.
I DON'T REALLY SEE
WHAT HARM THERE IS.
AND SINCE WE'RE HERE ANYWAY, COULDN'T
WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT-AT THAT?
OR IS THAT ONE OF YOUR
JEALOUSLY GUARDED SECRETS?
THE MINISUB ISN'T CLASSIFIED. BUT
YOU'D BETTER WAIT FOR THE CAPTAIN.
THIS AREA'S OUT OF
BOUNDS. NOT TO US.
CAN ONE PERSON OPERATE IT? IT'S
POSSIBLE, BUT IT'S REALLY A TWO-MAN JOB.
HOW DO YOU LAUNCH IT?
THROUGH AN AIR LOCK DOWN THERE.
OH. THEN IT'S MORE THAN
A TWO-MAN OPERATION?
NOT REALLY. IN AN EMERGENCY,
THIS CONTROL ACTIVATES
THE AIR LOCK MECHANISM.
A TWO-MAN CREW CAN SIT RIGHT
THERE AND LAUNCH THEMSELVES.
KOWALSKI, HAVE YOU TOLD THEM
THIS SECTION'S RESTRICTED? YES, SIR.
YOU WERE TOLD THERE WERE CERTAIN AREAS
ON THIS SHIP YOU WEREN'T ALLOWED TO ENTER.
- WHAT DOES THIS SAY?
- NOW LOOK HERE, CAPTAIN.
SINCE I REPRESENT THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE FINANCING THIS OPERATION...
I KNOW YOUR COMPANY'S FOOTING
THE BILLS FOR THIS EXPEDITION,
BUT THE RESTRICTED AREAS
OF THIS SHIP REMAIN OFF-LIMITS...
TO EVERYONE BUT
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL.
NOW, IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN, YOU'LL
BE CONFINED TO YOUR QUARTERS.
[On Speaker] CAPTAIN CRANE,
THIS IS SPARKS. YES, SPARKS?
SIR, COULD YOU COME
FORWARD TO THE RADIO SHACK?
RIGHT AWAY. KOWALSKI?
- YES, SIR?
- ESCORT THE PASSENGERS FORWARD.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
I TRIED TO CHECK IT OUT,
SKIPPER. IT COMES AND GOES.
I'LL ADVISE THE ADMIRAL.
ANY WORD FROM PENNELL
ON ICE STATION "T"? NO, SIR.
THAT MAGNETIC STORM'S
STILL FOULING UP RECEPTION.
MM-HMM.
[Knocking] COME IN.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO
YOU FOR A MINUTE, SIR.
WELL, GO AHEAD, LEE. ALONE.
WILL YOU EXCUSE US, DOCTOR?
COMMUNICATION'S PICKING UP A
STRANGE SIGNAL, SIR. FROM WHERE?
RIGHT ON TOP OF US. WE MAY
HAVE A SUB RIDING US PIGGYBACK.
COULD BE A POWER
LEAK. NO, NO, I DOUBT IT.
IT SEEMS TO BE A SLAVE CIRCUIT
TIED INTO OUR POWER SOURCE.
WE'RE TRYING TO PINPOINT IT
RIGHT NOW. ANY IDENTIFIABLE SIGNAL?
NO, NONE. JUST A STANDARD,
CONTINUOUS BEEP LIKE A HOMING SIGNAL.
SOMEBODY SEEMS AWFULLY ANXIOUS TO FIND
OUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.
WE ARE GETTING A CLEAR
HOMING SIGNAL NOW.
OUR TRACKING INSTRUMENTS
ARE LOCKED ON SEAVIEW, SIR.
GOOD.
OUR MISSION, GENERAL, HAS
TWO OBJECTIVES. PLAN ONE:
OBTAIN THE SECRET FOR
SYNTHESIZING PLANKTON.
PLAN TWO: SINK THE
SEAVIEW WITH ALL HANDS...
SO THEY CANNOT RETURN
WITH WHAT THEY KNOW.
AND IF THE FIRST PLAN FAILS?
YOU'LL MAKE SURE
THE SECOND WILL NOT.
BUT I HAVE A VALUABLE
AGENT ABOARD! I MUST
MAKE PROVISIONS FOR
ESCAPE FROM THE SUBMARINE.
IT HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR.
ONCE THE SEAVIEW
REACHES THE ICE STATION,
OUR AGENT WILL BE RESCUED.
AND THEN, THE
SEAVIEW WILL BE SUNK.
WE'RE STILL HAVING NO LUCK
LOCATING THAT HOMING SIGNAL.
IS SPARKS STILL
PICKING IT UP? YES, SIR.
YOU KNOW, I THINK SOMEBODY
SMUGGLED SOME KIND OF A DEVICE ABOARD.
- WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT, LEE?
- ADMIRAL, YOU'VE GOT
THREE GUESTS ABOARD.
ONE OF THEM ALMOST
BLEW US OUT OF THE WATER.
THE OTHER TWO WERE SNOOPING
AROUND THE RESTRICTED AREA.
NOW, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
THEY'RE ALL SUSPECT.
FROM NOW ON, ALL VISITORS WILL
BE LIMITED TO AUTHORIZED AREAS.
HEY, WHAT THE...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF ME! TAKE
YOUR HANDS OFF... GET RIGHT IN THERE!
- NOW, THIS NAZI
WAS OUTSIDE, LISTENING!
- WELL, DOCTOR?
I WAS COMING TO
CONSULT WITH YOU.
WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST
KNOCK AND COME IN?
I DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT
YOUR CONVERSATION. HE'S LYING.
LEE, WILL YOU TAKE
MR. WESLEY FORWARD?
AND I WANT THAT SEARCH DOUBLED.
DOCTOR, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
- I WAS NOT TRYING TO HEAR.
- WHAT WERE YOU TRYING TO DO?
I WAS COMING TO TALK WITH YOU.
ABOUT WHAT? PHILLIP WESLEY.
GO AHEAD.
HE IS JEOPARDIZING THE PROJECT WITH HIS
CONSTANT INTERFERENCE AND SUSPICIONS.
HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT
WE ARE TRYING TO DO OR WHY.
HE IS CHOKING ME
WITH... DR. REISNER!
MR. WESLEY IS ABOARD HERE BECAUSE
MONEY IS NECESSARY FOR THIS PROJECT.
THAT IS A FACT OF LIFE.
IT'S NOT JUST A QUESTION
OF PHILLIP WESLEY.
YOU'VE MANAGED TO ALIENATE EVERY
PERSON ABOARD THIS SUB. NOW, WHY?
YOU HAVE KNOWN ME FOR
20 YEARS, ADMIRAL NELSON,
BUT YOU DO NOT KNOW ME.
I KNOW THAT YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LEAVE
HITLER'S GERMANY, AND YOU DIDN'T TAKE IT.
HAVE YOU NEVER MADE
A MISTAKE, ADMIRAL?
THAT IS WHY I CAME TO
AMERICA AFTER THE SURRENDER.
I WAS SICK OF WAR AND KILLING.
I WANTED TO SAVE
LIVES, NOT TAKE THEM.
WELL, YOU-YOU CAN'T
DO IT BY YOURSELF.
YOU'VE GOT TO LEARN TO TRUST
THE PEOPLE YOU'RE WORKING WITH,
AND, ABOVE ALL, YOU MUST
HAVE PATIENCE, DOCTOR.
PATIENCE? I DO NOT
HAVE TIME FOR PATIENCE!
SIX MONTHS IS ALL I HAVE.
THERE WAS A REACTOR
FAILURE IN MY LABORATORY.
I RECEIVED A MASSIVE
DOSE OF RADIATION.
IN SIX MONTHS, I WILL BE DEAD.
KEEP THE SEAVIEW BUTTONED UP,
LEE. WE'LL BE BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AYE, SIR.
OH, NO.
WHAT HAPPENED HERE? WHAT
COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS?
NELSON TO SEAVIEW.
COME IN, SEAVIEW.
[Sparks] READ YOU,
ADMIRAL. OVER.
TELL CAPTAIN CRANE THE
ICE STATION'S DEMOLISHED.
WE'RE INVESTIGATING NOW TRYING
TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. STAND BY.
OVER AND OUT.
WHAT IS THIS SLIME?
IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE.
I'D HAVE TO RUN SOME SAMPLES,
BUT I-I THINK IT'S PLANKTON.
THE POOR PENNELLS.
NO SIGN OF 'EM. THEY
COULDN'T HAVE SURVIVED THIS.
GET AS MUCH OF THIS AS YOU CAN.
DID THEY TRANSMIT
ANY HINT, ANY CLUES?
NO.
SATELLITE OBSERVATION CONFIRMS THAT
ICE STATION "T" HAS BEEN REACHED, SIR.
GOOD. CARRY OUT THE
NEXT PHASE OF OPERATIONS.
[Man On Radio] U.S. AIR FORCE
CRAFT "J" FOR JENNY, "K" FOR KILO,
"S" FOR SUGAR, 149 TO SEAVIEW.
COME IN, SEAVIEW.
COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.
THIS IS SEAVIEW. WHO ARE YOU?
PLEASE IDENTIFY. YOU'RE
BEING TRACKED. OVER.
JKS-149 BASED OUT OF BAFFIN
AIR RECONNAISSANCE GROUP...
INSTRUCTED TO MAKE
CONTACT WITH YOU.
MAY I LAND? YOUR
COORDINATES, PLEASE. OVER.
SEAVIEW TO JKS-149.
WHAT'S YOUR MISSION?
PLEASE STATE FULLY. OVER.
LISTEN, CHARLIE, I'M JUST A BUSH PILOT SENT
OUT TO PICK UP SOME EGGHEAD ON YOUR SUB.
NOBODY TELLS ME NOTHIN'. I
DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO IT IS,
BUT I GOT A SEALED,
WATERTIGHT PACKET RIGHT
NEXT TO MY LITTLE PIXIE
HEART THAT TELLS ALL.
NOW, IF YOU'LL LET ME DOWN
OUT OF THE FOGGY, FOGGY DEW,
YOU CAN READ ALL
ABOUT IT YOURSELF.
A VERY COLD OVER.
OKAY, SMILIN' JACK, BRING IT
IN ON THE BEAM WE SEND YOU.
AND WEAR YOUR MITTENS.
IT'S COLD DOWN HERE.
WHY WOULD WASHINGTON WANNA PICK UP
ONE OF OUR PEOPLE? I DON'T KNOW, CHIP.
THAT WASN'T MENTIONED
IN OUR ORDERS.
SKIPPER, A SINGLE PLANE'S
JUST ENTERED OUR PERIMETER.
SPARKS, GET ME THE ADMIRAL.
SEAVIEW TO ICE STATION "T."
SEAVIEW TO ICE STATION "T."
COME IN.
ICE STATION "T," NELSON.
GO AHEAD, SEAVIEW.
OVER. ADMIRAL, THIS IS LEE.
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
AN ORDER FOR AN AIR FORCE PLANE...
TO LAND AND PICK UP
ONE OF OUR PASSENGERS?
OVER. THAT'S NEWS TO ME.
HAS SPARKS GOT
ANYTHING ON HIS LOG? OVER.
NEGATIVE. WHY WOULD THEY MAKE SUCH
AN ARRANGEMENT WITHOUT INFORMING US?
IT DOESN'T READ RIGHT TO ME.
OVER. NOR TO ME.
FIND SOME WAY TO
CHECK IT OUT. OVER.
AYE, SIR. OVER AND OUT.
TIE ME IN WITH THAT PLANE.
SEAVIEW TO JKS-149.
COME IN, SMILIN' JACK.
THIS IS THE LAST OF THE GREAT
BIRDMEN. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YA, PAPPY?
I MEANT TO ASK YOU BEFORE. WHAT
PART OF THE STATES ARE YOU FROM?
THE BRONX, DADDY. PELHAM PARKWAY,
SOUTHERN BOULEVARD AND 172nd STREET.
GREAT. THEN YOU MUST KNOW
COLONEL WASHBURN FROM BAFFIN.
HE'S FROM YOUR NECK OF THE
WOODS. HAVE YOU SEEN HIM LATELY?
SURE! WE PLAY PINOCHLE
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT.
YOU KNOW HIM, HUH?
HOW ABOUT THAT?
YEAH, HOW ABOUT THAT?
ORDER FIRE CONTROL ALERT.
BLAST THAT PLANE OUT OF THE SKIES.
TOM WASHBURN'S BEEN
DEAD FOR SIX YEARS.
FIRE CONTROL, LOCK ON TARGET IN
OVERHEAD PERIMETER AND FIRE ONE.
WE MISSED, CAPTAIN. THE MAGNETIC
STORM'S FOULED UP OUR TRACKING MECHANISM.
CORRECT FOR ERROR. AYE, SIR.
TRACK IT MANUALLY. LOCK
AND EXPLODE BY AUTO-CONTROL.
THAT'LL TAKE A FEW
MINUTES TO SWITCH, SIR.
THEN GET CRACKING! HE'S CLOSE!
WE MAY NOT HAVE A FEW MINUTES!
HE'S SWITCHED HIS APPROACH
PATTERN, SKIPPER. ATTACK TRAJECTORY.
GET ME THE ADMIRAL.
SEAVIEW TO ADMIRAL NELSON.
WHAT IS IT, LEE? HOSTILE PLANE
MAKING A PASS. TAKE COVER!
[Airplane Overhead] GET DOWN!
WE GOTTA GET BACK
TO THE SUBMARINE!
[Lyle Screams] COME ON!
COME ON! NO! NO! NO!
[Screams]
MISSILE CONTROL ON
MANUAL, SIR. FIRE TWO.
MISSILE LOCKED ON TARGET.
- SCRATCH ONE BOGEY.
- GOOD.
SPARKS, KOWALSKI,
GIVE ME A HAND HERE.
TAKE HER DOWN. THERE MAY BE
MORE PLANES UP THERE LIKE THAT.
PREPARE TO DIVE.
ALL RIGHT.
TAKE HER TO MY CABIN.
HUH, DOCTOR?
7:45.
SO...
NO JAW DISLOCATION. IT'S TOO
EARLY TO TELL ABOUT CONCUSSION.
SORRY. I HAD TO HIT YOU.
ONLY WAY I COULD THINK
OF TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.
WE'RE MOVING. YES.
WE'RE SAFE NOW. COUPLE HUNDRED
FEET BELOW THE ICE AND HEADING HOME.
NO! TAKE IT EASY, MA'AM.
LET ME GO! WE'VE GOT TO
SURFACE! I'VE GOT TO STOP THEM!
I CAN'T LET HER GET UP NOW. HOLD
HER DOWN, WILL YOU? LET ME GO!
I'VE GOT TO SEE THE CAPTAIN! THIS'LL
KEEP HER FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO.
PLEASE, LIE BACK.
ROLL UP HER SLEEVE.
NO! CAPTAIN CRANE, HELP!
CAPTAIN CRANE, HELP! HELP!
RELAX! NO!
[Static, Pennell Grunting]
ANNA! [Screaming]
WHATEVER HIT THEM MUST'VE COME SO
FAST, THEY COULDN'T PROTECT THEMSELVES.
IT MAKES NO SENSE. NO BODIES,
NO PATTERN OF DESTRUCTION.
THAT THIN FILM ALL OVER
THE WALLS... IT'S PLANKTON.
BUT IN A FORM THAT NEITHER
DR. REISNER NOR I HAD EVER SEEN BEFORE.
[Explosion]
DAMAGE PARTY REPORTS ALL
MAIN CONTROL GEAR SMASHED.
WE'RE ON EMERGENCY GENERATORS.
ANY COMPUTERS OPERATIONAL?
NONE. WE'RE STONE-BLIND
AND DEAD IN THE WATER.
CHIP, CAN WE MAINTAIN TRIM? WE
HAVE SO FAR. I HOPE WE CAN HOLD IT.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
OH, UH, EXCUSE ME.
[Crane] ONE MINUTE, DR. REISNER.
WE WERE BOOBY-TRAPPED.
FROM WHAT WE CAN TELL,
THERE WAS A MINIATURE LIMPET
ATTACHED TO THE DEPTH GAUGE.
ONCE WE GET BELOW 400
FEET, IT WAS RIGGED TO GO OFF.
BUT WOULD ANYONE WANNA SINK
THE SEAVIEW WITH HIMSELF ON BOARD?
MUST'VE RIGGED IT WHILE
WE WERE ON THE SURFACE.
THAT EXPLAINS THE
PHONY AIR FORCE PLANE.
WHOEVER PLANTED THE
BOMB PLANNED TO GET AWAY
ON THE PLANE. WHAT DO
YOU THINK OF THIS, SIR?
IT MUST'VE BEEN RIGGED
WITH THE BOOBY TRAP.
- DR. REISNER?
- YES?
MAY I BORROW YOUR
LIGHTER? OH, YES, OF COURSE.
IS THIS IT? YES, IT...
BUT... THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
I... I-I-I'VE HAD THIS
LIGHTER FOR YEARS.
IT NEVER HAD A RADIO...
THIS IS A VERY COMMON LIGHTER. I
KNOW DOZENS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THEM.
ON THE SEAVIEW?
- THAT IS NOT MY LIGHTER.
- WHERE IS YOURS, DOCTOR?
I-I DON'T KNOW. BUT
WHAT DOES IT MATTER?
THAT IS NOT MY LIGHTER!
PATTERSON! YES, SIR?
TAKE THIS MAN TO HIS CABIN.
KEEP HIM UNDER ARREST.
AYE, SIR.
[Sighs]
CAN WE... CAN WE JURY-RIG
SOME KIND OF CONTROL SYSTEM?
TIME IS ALL WE NEED, SIR.
WHAT WAS THAT EXPLOSION?
WE'VE GOT OUR HANDS FULL RIGHT
NOW. WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER.
WHAT WAS IT? I HAVE
A RIGHT TO KNOW.
MR. WESLEY, GO TO YOUR CABIN.
I DEMAND TO KNOW
WHAT IS GOING ON...
WESLEY, GET OUT OF HERE!
WE'RE HOLDING STEADY,
SIR. ALL ENGINES STOPPED.
IF WE CAN RIG A MANUAL PUMP
TO EACH OF THE BALLAST TANKS,
WE CAN BLOW THEM AND SURFACE.
THEN WE RADIO BAFFIN TO
FLY IN REPLACEMENT PARTS.
WE LOST OUR GENERATORS. OUR
GYROSTABILIZER'S OUT. WE'RE LOSING TRIM.
SWITCH TO MANUAL!
NOTHING HAPPENS,
SIR. WE'RE DROPPING.
GET TWO TECHNICIANS UP TO
THE GYRO ROOM ON THE DOUBLE!
KOWALSKI, FOXX, GET BACK
TO THE GYRO ROOM! JUMP!
HEY, FOXX, WHAT IS
THAT STUFF? KOWALSKI!
FOXX, GIVE ME YOUR HAND!
HELP, KOWALSKI, HELP! [Screaming]
[Screaming]
[Panting] KOWALSKI!
FOXX! WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WHAT HAPPENED TO FOXX?
IT... IT GRABBED HIM,
AND THEN... IT GOT HIM!
[Sobbing] GYRO ROOM.
CHIEF, THE CO2 TANK. YES, SIR.
IT GOT TO THE GYROS. THAT'S
WHY WE'RE OUT OF CONTROL.
THE PLANKTON'S
REGENERATING ITSELF.
THE PENNELLS NEVER HAD A CHANCE.
HURRY WITH THOSE TANKS, WILL YOU?
CLEAR THAT STUFF OUT. I'VE
GOTTA GET TO THE MANUAL GYRO.
WE CAN'T HOLD IT
BACK MUCH LONGER!
GET DR. REISNER.
LEE! CHIEF! THAT'LL HOLD!
COME ON!
[Nelson] LEE, ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT? WE'RE CUT OFF!
GET AFT, AND DOG ALL HATCHES BEHIND
YOU. WE'LL TRY TO CONTAIN IT TO MIDSHIPS.
DOCTOR, DID YOUR EXPERIMENTS
GIVE ANY HINT OF THIS?
WELL, THERE IS
REGENERATION IN PLANKTON,
BUT ONLY AT A VERY
PRIMITIVE LEVEL.
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS AT ALL.
YOU SUPPOSE THAT THE PENNELLS'
RECORDS MIGHT BE THE KEY TO IT?
- PERHAPS.
- ALL RIGHT, COME ALONG. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
SOMEONE SABOTAGED THE
CONTROLS, AND WE'RE SINKING.
- WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE.
- I'M NOT.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THERE'S NO WAY OUT.
WESLEY.
HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO LIVE?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU'RE QUITE RIGHT
ABOUT THE SABOTAGE.
I PLANTED THE BOMB.
NOW,
THERE IS ONE WAY OUT OF HERE,
BUT ONLY FOR TWO PEOPLE.
THE MINI-SUB.
YOU LISTEN TO ME,
AND YOU AND I WILL BE THE
TWO PEOPLE THAT USE IT.
[Morton On Speaker]
CAPTAIN CRANE?
YES, CHIP. WE CAN'T HOLD
THESE BULKHEADS UP HERE.
IT'S BURST THROUGH TWO
ALREADY. HOW FAR FORWARD IS IT?
IT'S MOVING INTO THE FLOOD CONTROL
CHAMBER AND THE CONTROL ROOM.
THEY'RE ONLY
SEPARATED BY A BULKHEAD.
SECURE ALL WATERTIGHT
HATCHES. SKIPPER!
COME ON! COME ON,
CAPTAIN! HURRY UP!
IT'LL TAKE IT A WHILE
TO BREAK THROUGH.
ADMIRAL? YES, LEE? GO AHEAD.
WE'RE TRAPPED AFT
IN THE MISSILE ROOM.
CAN YOU STOP IT FROM THAT
END? WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
HOLD ON, LEE. WE'RE
DOING OUR BEST.
SOMETHING WAS
DONE TO THE PLANKTON.
SOME RADIATION WAS USED,
OR SOME CHEMICAL ADDED.
BUT PENNELL LEFT NO INDICATION.
YEAH, HIS RECORDS
ARE INCOMPLETE.
THE TAPE WAS DAMAGED, AND
PROBABLY PART OF IT DESTROYED.
IS THERE ANYTHING IN THIS?
NO, I'VE BEEN THROUGH ALL THIS.
IT'S JUST SOME PERSONAL PAPERS.
THERE'S NO RECORD
HERE OF HIS EXPERIMENTS.
IT'S JUST...
YOU FOUND SOMETHING?
HIS WEDDING LICENSE.
WEDDING LICENSE.
IT SAYS HERE THAT ROBERT V. PENNELL
WAS MARRIED TO KAREN JOYCE COMSTOCK.
SO? SO, KAREN. KAREN.
HIS WIFE'S NAME WAS KAREN. BUT ON
THE TAPE, HE KEPT CALLING FOR ANNA.
"ANNA!" MM-HMM.
WELL, DON'T YOU SEE? HE
WASN'T CALLING FOR HIS WIFE.
HE WAS TRYING TO SPEAK WHEN
THE PLANKTON ATTACKED HIM.
WHAT HE MUST'VE BEEN
TRYING TO SAY WAS ANAEROBIC.
ANAEROBIC BACTERIA?
BACTERIA THAT LIVES ON AIR.
THEN IT WASN'T SOMETHING
THAT WAS ADDED TO THE PLANKTON,
BUT SOMETHING THAT WAS
MISSING THAT MADE IT GROW.
EXACTLY! THE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA
KEEPS THE PLANKTON UNDER CONTROL,
BUT HEAT DESTROYS ITS POWER TO CHECK
GROWTH, AND THE PLANKTON RUNS WILD.
HEAT. HEAT IS WHAT MAKES IT
GROW. THEN THE ANSWER IS...
[Nelson On Speaker] COLD. WE
CAN FREEZE THE PLANKTON,
DROP IT TO A TEMPERATURE
WHERE IT'LL BECOME DORMANT AGAIN,
THEN BLOW IT OUT LIKE BALLAST.
BUT WE CAN'T CUT THE HEAT OFF.
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM'S DEAD.
THEN SOMEONE'S GOTTA GET INTO FLOOD CONTROL
AND OPEN THE EMERGENCY HATCH TO THE SEA.
THE IN-RUSHING FREEZING
WATER SHOULD DO IT.
ANYBODY WHO TRIES
TO GO IN THERE IS DEAD.
IT'S OUR ONLY CHANCE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
[Crane On Speaker]
ADMIRAL, I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
DON'T LET...
LEE? LEE? COME IN, LEE.
LINE'S DEAD. COMMUNICATION
SYSTEM'S OUT.
WE HAVEN'T MUCH LONGER.
YOU WON'T LAST OUT THERE
AT THIS DEPTH, SKIPPER.
I'VE GOT 10 MINUTES. I'VE
GOTTA TAKE THAT CHANCE.
- PATTERSON, ANY LUCK
ON THAT INTERCOM?
- STONE-DEAD, CAPTAIN.
COME ON. COME ON.
LET'S GO. THAT'S IT.
ANOTHER BULKHEAD DOWN. UNLESS
WE CAN STOP IT THERE, WE'RE FINISHED.
IF WE FLOOD THAT COMPARTMENT
AND THE ONES DIRECTLY BEHIND IT...
WHOEVER GOES IN THERE TO OPEN UP
THE SEA HATCH WON'T BE COMING BACK.
BUT IT MUST BE DONE. WHAT WE
KNOW NOW MUST BE PUT TO USE.
I HAVE THE LEAST TO LOSE
AND THE MOST TO GAIN.
YOU STILL DON'T KNOW ME, DO YOU?
NO. BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER NOW.
YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.
PATTERSON, ANY LUCK
ON THAT INTERCOM YET?
I'M TRYING TO TIE IN ON ANOTHER
CIRCUIT, SKIPPER. WELL, KEEP ON IT!
AND LET THE ADMIRAL KNOW WHAT I'M
TRYING TO DO IF YOU CAN GET THROUGH.
OKAY, CHIEF.
ALL RIGHT.
[Knocks]
MISSILE ROOM TO CONTROL ROOM.
MISSILE ROOM TO CONTROL ROOM.
MISSILE ROOM TO CONTROL ROOM.
YES, PATTERSON, THIS IS NELSON. COME IN.
THE CAPTAIN'S
OUTSIDE THE SUB, SIR.
HE SAID DON'T TRY TO ENTER
THE FLOOD CONTROL CHAMBER.
HE'S GOING TO OPEN
THE HATCH FROM TOPSIDE.
THANKS, PATTERSON. WELL,
DOCTOR, YOU HEARD HIM.
I HAD JUST ABOUT DECIDED
THAT YOU WERE THE ONE...
ADMIRAL, DOCTOR,
STEP AWAY FROM THERE.
DO NOT OPEN THAT HATCH.
WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING TO LOSE, SO DO AS I SAY.
YOU THREATEN A
DYING MAN WITH DEATH?
OH, YOU'LL DIE
ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR.
- THE MINI-SUB ONLY HOLDS TWO.
- YOU'LL NEVER GET TO
THE MINI-SUB THROUGH THERE.
IT'S FILLED WITH PLANKTON.
DON'T TRY TO STOP US, ADMIRAL.
I CAN UNDERSTAND HER MOTIVES,
WESLEY, BUT WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
THAT'S SIMPLE,
ADMIRAL. I WANNA LIVE.
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND
THAT, CAN'T YOU?
I CAN UNDERSTAND
THAT COMPLETELY.
PHILLIP WESLEY IS NO
WORSE THAN THE REST OF YOU.
THAT IS WHY THE MEN I
WORK FOR WILL WIN IN THE END.
THAT IS NOT SO. I KNOW THE
KIND OF MEN YOU'RE WORKING FOR.
THEY ALL END THE SAME WAY.
OPEN IT.
[Nelson] YOU CAN'T GO THROUGH
THERE. IT'S ALIVE WITH PLANKTON.
THAT ROOM IS FULL OF PLANKTON!
[Screaming]
I HAD TO CLOSE THE HATCH.
IF IT HAD GOTTEN IN HERE...
I HAD TO DO IT.
[Water Rushing Overhead]
LISTEN.
THE FLOOD CONTROL
CHAMBER'S OPEN TO THE SEA.
IT'S OVER.
AS SOON AS WE FIND A HOLE
IN THE ICE, WE CAN SURFACE.
DR. REISNER? HMM?
ONE OF THE CREWMEN FOUND THIS
UNDER A TABLE IN THE WARDROOM.
I THINK IT'S YOURS.
I HOPE WHAT WE KNOW
NOW IS WORTH WHAT IT COST.
SOMEDAY IT WILL BE.
WE WON'T SEE IT, BUT
WE'VE OPENED THE DOOR.
ICE STATION "T" FOR
TICKTOCK TO SEAVIEW.
ICE STATION "T" FOR
TICKTOCK TO SEAVIEW.
COME IN, SEAVIEW. COME IN.
[Static Continues]
ICE STATION "T" FOR
TICKTOCK TO SEAVIEW.
ICE STATION "T" FOR TICKTOCK TO
SEAVIEW. COME IN, SEAVIEW. COME IN.
ICE STATION "T" FOR
TICKTOCK TO SEA...
YOUR NOSE IS RED. BEEN
HITTING THE BOTTLE AGAIN?
IF THERE'S ONE THING I CAN'T
STAND, IT'S A SMART ALECK.
IT'S 45 BELOW OUT THERE.
DID YOU REACH NELSON?
JUST ENOUGH TO LET HIM KNOW WE'RE
ONTO THE PROBLEM OF RESTACKING THE ATOMS.
THEN THE MAGNETIC
STORM GOT TOO ROUGH.
WANT SOME COFFEE? HAVE
YOU FINISHED THE REPORTS?
ALMOST.
[Sighs] THE COLD'S EVEN
GETTING THROUGH THE WALLS.
SHALL I TURN ON THE
EXTRA HEATERS? GO AHEAD.
I THOUGHT YOU TOLD ME YOU COME FROM
HARDY PIONEER STOCK WHEN I MARRIED YOU.
WELL, I WAS JUST PUTTIN' YOU ON,
SO I COULD SPEND MY HONEYMOON STUCK
ON AN ICE FLOE NEAR THE SOUTH POLE...
JUST PULLING SAMPLES OF
PLANKTON OUT OF THE OCEAN.
WHAT EVERY GIRL WANTS.
ICE STATION "T" FOR TICKTOCK
TO SEAVIEW. COME IN, SEAVIEW.
ICE STATION "T" FOR TICKTOCK
TO SEAVIEW. CAN YOU READ ME?
COME IN, SEAVIEW.
OH, I THINK I'LL GO
GET SOME SLEEP.
WILL YOU WAKE ME WHEN
IT'S SUMMER? MM-HMM.
ICE STATION "T" FOR
TICKTOCK TO SEAVIEW.
ICE STATION "T" FOR TICKTOCK TO
SEAVIEW. CAN YOU READ ME, SEAVIEW?
FIRST REPORT, PENNELL,
ICE STATION "T" TO NELSON.
PRELIMINARY SEPARATIONS OF THE
BACTERIAL AND ENZYME PROPERTIES...
OF, UM, BETA, DELTA AND
KAPPA PLANKTON SAMPLES...
REVEAL UNSTABLE STACKING
OF ATOMS OF LATTICE.
PLANKTON RISES TO SURFACE OF WATER
IN DARKNESS, SINKS AGAIN AT SUNRISE.
THIS IS A PROCESS LONG OBSERVED
WITHOUT ADEQUATE EVIDENCE...
TO EXPLAIN THE, UH, PHENOMENON.
IT HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED
TO LIGHT AND, UH, TO HEAT...
WITHOUT ANY CORRELATING EVIDENCE
TO SUPPORT A DEFINITE CONCLUSION.
NOW, PHOTOSYNTHESIS OBVIOUSLY PLAYS A
ROLE IN THE BEHAVIOR OF THE MICROORGANISM.
YET, THERE WOULD SEEM TO BE, UH,
A PREDILECTION OF THE, UM,
VITAL PLANKTON ORGANISMS...
TO SPEND A CONSIDERABLE PROPORTION OF
THEIR TIME IN THE DEEPER LAYERS OF THE SEA,
WHERE THERE IS INADEQUATE
LIFE IN PARTICULAR.
AND NATURALLY, THE
PHOTOSYNTHETIC PROCESS...
DEPENDS UPON THE
CHLOROPHYLL IN THE PLANT CELL.
DIATOMS IN THE PLANKTON DIVIDE.
WHEN THIS OCCURS,
EACH OF THE OLD VALVES...
[Continues, Indistinct]
[Screaming]
[Yelling]
HELP! HELP!
BOB, HELP ME! [Screams]
THE PLANKTON!
ANNA!
THE PLANKTON!
ANNA! ANNA!
[Man] VOYAGE TO THE
BOTTOM OF THE SEA.
STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,
DAVID HEDISON.
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.
ICE STATION "T" FOR TICKTOCK. SEAVIEW
CALLING ICE STATION "T" FOR TICKTOCK.
COME IN, STATION
"T." OVER. [Static]
ANYTHING? NOTHING BUT
MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE, SIR.
TRY ANOTHER WAVELENGTH. YES,
SIR, BUT I'M AFRAID IT WON'T WORK.
THE STORM'S ALL OVER THE DIAL.
ICE STATION "T." THIS IS
SEAVIEW CALLING ICE STATION "T."
COME IN, ICE STATION
"T." OVER. [Static Continues]
SEAVIEW CALLING ICE STATION "T."
SEAVIEW CALLING ICE STATION "T."
[German Accent] THIS IS THE
RESULT FROM THE R-22 SERIES.
I'LL HAVE THE ANALYSIS CORRELATED.
DON'T BOTHER. IT'S WORTHLESS.
WE'RE ON THE WRONG TRACK.
I'VE SAID THAT ALL ALONG, DR. REISNER. THE
PENNELLS ARE MUCH CLOSER TO THE ANSWER.
MISS LYLE, I'VE HEARD
YOU SAY THAT BEFORE,
AND I HOPE I DON'T
HAVE TO HEAR IT AGAIN.
THIS IS NOT A REPORT FOR YOUR
AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION DEPARTMENT.
I WILL BE THE ONE TO DECIDE
WHAT IS THE CORRECT APPROACH!
DOCTOR, THIS IS
A JOINT VENTURE...
BETWEEN PRIVATE INDUSTRY
AND THE NELSON INSTITUTE,
EQUALLY IMPORTANT
TO BOTH OF THEM.
NOW, WE CAN'T MAKE ANY FINAL JUDGMENT
UNTIL AFTER WE TALK WITH THE PENNELLS.
- AND WHEN WILL THAT BE?
- WE'RE STILL TRYING TO
REESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT.
IN ANY CASE, WE SHOULD
BE THERE WITHIN 24 HOURS.
RADIOMAN, GIVE ME A
REPORT ON ICE STATION "T"!
[Sparks On Speaker] MAGNETIC
STORM'S GETTING WORSE.
WE'RE PICKING UP
NOTHING BUT STATIC, SIR.
KEEP AT IT, SPARKS. FROM NOW ON,
ANY INFORMATION YOU
WANT FROM THE RADIO
SHACK, YOU GET FROM
CAPTAIN CRANE OR MYSELF.
IF I HAVE FORGOTTEN MY MANNERS, IT
IS BECAUSE THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO
ALL OF US, DOCTOR.
I HAVE GIVEN 15 YEARS OF
MY LIFE TO THIS PROJECT.
I HAVE SPENT ONLY FIVE. BUT
WE'RE ALL AFTER THE SAME THING.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW? HAVE YOU
EVER SEEN PEOPLE STARVING?
HAVE YOU EVER STARVED?
IF WE CAN BREAK THROUGH,
PLANKTON CAN BE A SOURCE OF FOOD THAT
WILL SAVE THE LIVES OF UNBORN MILLIONS.
EXCUSE ME, ADMIRAL. WE HAVE
A PROBLEM HERE. MEANING ME.
I AM SICK AND TIRED OF BEING
TREATED LIKE A COMMON SEAMAN.
DO I HAVE TO REMIND YOU THAT
I REPRESENT THE COMPANY...
WHOSE INVESTMENT MADE
THIS RESEARCH POSSIBLE?
NOW, WE HAVE A HEALTHY
CURIOSITY ABOUT HOW
YOU'RE SPENDING OUR MONEY
ON THIS PLANKTON THING.
I CAN ASSURE YOU, MY REPORT
WILL NOT SET WELL WITH THEM.
I, UH, REALIZE, SIR, IT IS NOT EASY
TO SHARE A CABIN WITH A SCIENTIST.
WITH A NAZI.
HE DIDN'T MEAN THAT.
COME TO THE WARDROOM AND
I'LL BUY YOU A CUP OF COFFEE.
SO,
IT WILL NEVER BE
FORGOTTEN OR FORGIVEN...
THAT I LIVED AND WORKED
IN HITLER'S GERMANY.
I'LL BE IN MY CABIN
IF YOU WANT ME.
[Sighs]
IF YOU DISLIKE HIM SO MUCH, WHY
DID YOU PICK HIM FOR THE PROJECT?
HE WAS THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB. I
DON'T HAVE TO LIKE EVERYONE I WORK WITH.
IT'S MY JOB TO RUN THIS SUB.
I CAN'T DO IT WITH PEOPLE...
LEE, I'M-I'M SORRY, BUT WE'VE ALL BEEN
WORKING VERY HARD ON THIS PLANKTON PROBLEM.
IT'S JUST BECOMING A
LITTLE BIT TENSE. MMM.
WELL, I HOPE YOU FIND A SOLUTION
BEFORE SOMETHING BLOWS.
SO DO I, LEE.
YOU'VE LOST CONTACT
OF THE SEAVIEW, GENERAL?
IT IS THE MAGNETIC STORM. IT HAS MADE
OUR TRACKING INSTRUMENTS ERRATIC.
THIS SHOULD HAVE
BEEN FORESEEN. IT WAS.
THERE'S ALREADY AN AGENT
ABOARD THE SUBMARINE...
WHO, AT THE PROPER TIME,
SHALL ACTIVATE A HOMING SIGNAL,
AND THEN WE SHALL HAVE A
TRUE FIX ON THE SUBMARINE.
VERY GOOD, GENERAL.
I AM PLEASED THAT YOU RECOGNIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE PLANKTON SECRETS.
RULE THE BELLIES OF THE
PEOPLE, AND YOU RULE THE PEOPLE.
RULE THE PEOPLE, AND
YOU RULE THE WORLD.
PLANKTON COULD BE THE KEY.
[Explosion]
DAMAGE CONTROL, FIRE DETAIL
TO FRAME 85 ON THE DOUBLE!
[Reisner Coughing]
GET A MEDIC FOR THIS MAN!
MR. MORTON, TAKE 'ER UP.
SCRUB THE SHIP OF
SMOKE. AYE, AYE, SIR.
- WHAT HAPPENED HERE?
- I-I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IT WAS A SIMPLE COMPOUND.
IN THE FUTURE, DOCTOR, THERE'LL BE
NO MORE LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS...
WHILE WE'RE RUNNING SUBMERGED.
ALL RIGHT. YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
IS THE FIRE SECURED? ALL RIGHT.
CLEAR THE CORRIDOR.
HELP ME THERE.
WE'VE SCRUBBED THE SMOKE, SIR.
VERY WELL. TAKE HER DOWN, CHIP.
AYE, AYE. PREPARE TO DIVE.
STAND BY TO BLOW
TANKS. BALLAST TANKS FULL.
CLOSE THE VENT.
FLOOD NEGATIVE. FULL
DIVE ON THE PLANES.
FULL DIVE.
SECURE THE AIR! ALL GREEN. DIVE!
UP SCOPE.
DOWN SCOPE.
FINAL TRIM 90 FEET, SIR.
GOOD, CHIP. CARRY ON.
[On Speaker] CAPTAIN,
MISSILE ROOM. KOWALSKI.
YES, WHAT IS IT? SIR,
CAN YOU COME AFT?
WE'VE GOT VISITORS.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
SEEMS TO BE SOME QUESTION ABOUT
WHO MAKES THE RULES ON THIS SHIP.
I DON'T REALLY SEE
WHAT HARM THERE IS.
AND SINCE WE'RE HERE ANYWAY, COULDN'T
WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT-AT THAT?
OR IS THAT ONE OF YOUR
JEALOUSLY GUARDED SECRETS?
THE MINISUB ISN'T CLASSIFIED. BUT
YOU'D BETTER WAIT FOR THE CAPTAIN.
THIS AREA'S OUT OF
BOUNDS. NOT TO US.
CAN ONE PERSON OPERATE IT? IT'S
POSSIBLE, BUT IT'S REALLY A TWO-MAN JOB.
HOW DO YOU LAUNCH IT?
THROUGH AN AIR LOCK DOWN THERE.
OH. THEN IT'S MORE THAN
A TWO-MAN OPERATION?
NOT REALLY. IN AN EMERGENCY,
THIS CONTROL ACTIVATES
THE AIR LOCK MECHANISM.
A TWO-MAN CREW CAN SIT RIGHT
THERE AND LAUNCH THEMSELVES.
KOWALSKI, HAVE YOU TOLD THEM
THIS SECTION'S RESTRICTED? YES, SIR.
YOU WERE TOLD THERE WERE CERTAIN AREAS
ON THIS SHIP YOU WEREN'T ALLOWED TO ENTER.
- WHAT DOES THIS SAY?
- NOW LOOK HERE, CAPTAIN.
SINCE I REPRESENT THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE FINANCING THIS OPERATION...
I KNOW YOUR COMPANY'S FOOTING
THE BILLS FOR THIS EXPEDITION,
BUT THE RESTRICTED AREAS
OF THIS SHIP REMAIN OFF-LIMITS...
TO EVERYONE BUT
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL.
NOW, IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN, YOU'LL
BE CONFINED TO YOUR QUARTERS.
[On Speaker] CAPTAIN CRANE,
THIS IS SPARKS. YES, SPARKS?
SIR, COULD YOU COME
FORWARD TO THE RADIO SHACK?
RIGHT AWAY. KOWALSKI?
- YES, SIR?
- ESCORT THE PASSENGERS FORWARD.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
I TRIED TO CHECK IT OUT,
SKIPPER. IT COMES AND GOES.
I'LL ADVISE THE ADMIRAL.
ANY WORD FROM PENNELL
ON ICE STATION "T"? NO, SIR.
THAT MAGNETIC STORM'S
STILL FOULING UP RECEPTION.
MM-HMM.
[Knocking] COME IN.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO
YOU FOR A MINUTE, SIR.
WELL, GO AHEAD, LEE. ALONE.
WILL YOU EXCUSE US, DOCTOR?
COMMUNICATION'S PICKING UP A
STRANGE SIGNAL, SIR. FROM WHERE?
RIGHT ON TOP OF US. WE MAY
HAVE A SUB RIDING US PIGGYBACK.
COULD BE A POWER
LEAK. NO, NO, I DOUBT IT.
IT SEEMS TO BE A SLAVE CIRCUIT
TIED INTO OUR POWER SOURCE.
WE'RE TRYING TO PINPOINT IT
RIGHT NOW. ANY IDENTIFIABLE SIGNAL?
NO, NONE. JUST A STANDARD,
CONTINUOUS BEEP LIKE A HOMING SIGNAL.
SOMEBODY SEEMS AWFULLY ANXIOUS TO FIND
OUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.
WE ARE GETTING A CLEAR
HOMING SIGNAL NOW.
OUR TRACKING INSTRUMENTS
ARE LOCKED ON SEAVIEW, SIR.
GOOD.
OUR MISSION, GENERAL, HAS
TWO OBJECTIVES. PLAN ONE:
OBTAIN THE SECRET FOR
SYNTHESIZING PLANKTON.
PLAN TWO: SINK THE
SEAVIEW WITH ALL HANDS...
SO THEY CANNOT RETURN
WITH WHAT THEY KNOW.
AND IF THE FIRST PLAN FAILS?
YOU'LL MAKE SURE
THE SECOND WILL NOT.
BUT I HAVE A VALUABLE
AGENT ABOARD! I MUST
MAKE PROVISIONS FOR
ESCAPE FROM THE SUBMARINE.
IT HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR.
ONCE THE SEAVIEW
REACHES THE ICE STATION,
OUR AGENT WILL BE RESCUED.
AND THEN, THE
SEAVIEW WILL BE SUNK.
WE'RE STILL HAVING NO LUCK
LOCATING THAT HOMING SIGNAL.
IS SPARKS STILL
PICKING IT UP? YES, SIR.
YOU KNOW, I THINK SOMEBODY
SMUGGLED SOME KIND OF A DEVICE ABOARD.
- WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT, LEE?
- ADMIRAL, YOU'VE GOT
THREE GUESTS ABOARD.
ONE OF THEM ALMOST
BLEW US OUT OF THE WATER.
THE OTHER TWO WERE SNOOPING
AROUND THE RESTRICTED AREA.
NOW, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
THEY'RE ALL SUSPECT.
FROM NOW ON, ALL VISITORS WILL
BE LIMITED TO AUTHORIZED AREAS.
HEY, WHAT THE...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF ME! TAKE
YOUR HANDS OFF... GET RIGHT IN THERE!
- NOW, THIS NAZI
WAS OUTSIDE, LISTENING!
- WELL, DOCTOR?
I WAS COMING TO
CONSULT WITH YOU.
WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST
KNOCK AND COME IN?
I DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT
YOUR CONVERSATION. HE'S LYING.
LEE, WILL YOU TAKE
MR. WESLEY FORWARD?
AND I WANT THAT SEARCH DOUBLED.
DOCTOR, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
- I WAS NOT TRYING TO HEAR.
- WHAT WERE YOU TRYING TO DO?
I WAS COMING TO TALK WITH YOU.
ABOUT WHAT? PHILLIP WESLEY.
GO AHEAD.
HE IS JEOPARDIZING THE PROJECT WITH HIS
CONSTANT INTERFERENCE AND SUSPICIONS.
HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT
WE ARE TRYING TO DO OR WHY.
HE IS CHOKING ME
WITH... DR. REISNER!
MR. WESLEY IS ABOARD HERE BECAUSE
MONEY IS NECESSARY FOR THIS PROJECT.
THAT IS A FACT OF LIFE.
IT'S NOT JUST A QUESTION
OF PHILLIP WESLEY.
YOU'VE MANAGED TO ALIENATE EVERY
PERSON ABOARD THIS SUB. NOW, WHY?
YOU HAVE KNOWN ME FOR
20 YEARS, ADMIRAL NELSON,
BUT YOU DO NOT KNOW ME.
I KNOW THAT YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LEAVE
HITLER'S GERMANY, AND YOU DIDN'T TAKE IT.
HAVE YOU NEVER MADE
A MISTAKE, ADMIRAL?
THAT IS WHY I CAME TO
AMERICA AFTER THE SURRENDER.
I WAS SICK OF WAR AND KILLING.
I WANTED TO SAVE
LIVES, NOT TAKE THEM.
WELL, YOU-YOU CAN'T
DO IT BY YOURSELF.
YOU'VE GOT TO LEARN TO TRUST
THE PEOPLE YOU'RE WORKING WITH,
AND, ABOVE ALL, YOU MUST
HAVE PATIENCE, DOCTOR.
PATIENCE? I DO NOT
HAVE TIME FOR PATIENCE!
SIX MONTHS IS ALL I HAVE.
THERE WAS A REACTOR
FAILURE IN MY LABORATORY.
I RECEIVED A MASSIVE
DOSE OF RADIATION.
IN SIX MONTHS, I WILL BE DEAD.
KEEP THE SEAVIEW BUTTONED UP,
LEE. WE'LL BE BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AYE, SIR.
OH, NO.
WHAT HAPPENED HERE? WHAT
COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS?
NELSON TO SEAVIEW.
COME IN, SEAVIEW.
[Sparks] READ YOU,
ADMIRAL. OVER.
TELL CAPTAIN CRANE THE
ICE STATION'S DEMOLISHED.
WE'RE INVESTIGATING NOW TRYING
TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. STAND BY.
OVER AND OUT.
WHAT IS THIS SLIME?
IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE.
I'D HAVE TO RUN SOME SAMPLES,
BUT I-I THINK IT'S PLANKTON.
THE POOR PENNELLS.
NO SIGN OF 'EM. THEY
COULDN'T HAVE SURVIVED THIS.
GET AS MUCH OF THIS AS YOU CAN.
DID THEY TRANSMIT
ANY HINT, ANY CLUES?
NO.
SATELLITE OBSERVATION CONFIRMS THAT
ICE STATION "T" HAS BEEN REACHED, SIR.
GOOD. CARRY OUT THE
NEXT PHASE OF OPERATIONS.
[Man On Radio] U.S. AIR FORCE
CRAFT "J" FOR JENNY, "K" FOR KILO,
"S" FOR SUGAR, 149 TO SEAVIEW.
COME IN, SEAVIEW.
COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.
THIS IS SEAVIEW. WHO ARE YOU?
PLEASE IDENTIFY. YOU'RE
BEING TRACKED. OVER.
JKS-149 BASED OUT OF BAFFIN
AIR RECONNAISSANCE GROUP...
INSTRUCTED TO MAKE
CONTACT WITH YOU.
MAY I LAND? YOUR
COORDINATES, PLEASE. OVER.
SEAVIEW TO JKS-149.
WHAT'S YOUR MISSION?
PLEASE STATE FULLY. OVER.
LISTEN, CHARLIE, I'M JUST A BUSH PILOT SENT
OUT TO PICK UP SOME EGGHEAD ON YOUR SUB.
NOBODY TELLS ME NOTHIN'. I
DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO IT IS,
BUT I GOT A SEALED,
WATERTIGHT PACKET RIGHT
NEXT TO MY LITTLE PIXIE
HEART THAT TELLS ALL.
NOW, IF YOU'LL LET ME DOWN
OUT OF THE FOGGY, FOGGY DEW,
YOU CAN READ ALL
ABOUT IT YOURSELF.
A VERY COLD OVER.
OKAY, SMILIN' JACK, BRING IT
IN ON THE BEAM WE SEND YOU.
AND WEAR YOUR MITTENS.
IT'S COLD DOWN HERE.
WHY WOULD WASHINGTON WANNA PICK UP
ONE OF OUR PEOPLE? I DON'T KNOW, CHIP.
THAT WASN'T MENTIONED
IN OUR ORDERS.
SKIPPER, A SINGLE PLANE'S
JUST ENTERED OUR PERIMETER.
SPARKS, GET ME THE ADMIRAL.
SEAVIEW TO ICE STATION "T."
SEAVIEW TO ICE STATION "T."
COME IN.
ICE STATION "T," NELSON.
GO AHEAD, SEAVIEW.
OVER. ADMIRAL, THIS IS LEE.
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
AN ORDER FOR AN AIR FORCE PLANE...
TO LAND AND PICK UP
ONE OF OUR PASSENGERS?
OVER. THAT'S NEWS TO ME.
HAS SPARKS GOT
ANYTHING ON HIS LOG? OVER.
NEGATIVE. WHY WOULD THEY MAKE SUCH
AN ARRANGEMENT WITHOUT INFORMING US?
IT DOESN'T READ RIGHT TO ME.
OVER. NOR TO ME.
FIND SOME WAY TO
CHECK IT OUT. OVER.
AYE, SIR. OVER AND OUT.
TIE ME IN WITH THAT PLANE.
SEAVIEW TO JKS-149.
COME IN, SMILIN' JACK.
THIS IS THE LAST OF THE GREAT
BIRDMEN. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YA, PAPPY?
I MEANT TO ASK YOU BEFORE. WHAT
PART OF THE STATES ARE YOU FROM?
THE BRONX, DADDY. PELHAM PARKWAY,
SOUTHERN BOULEVARD AND 172nd STREET.
GREAT. THEN YOU MUST KNOW
COLONEL WASHBURN FROM BAFFIN.
HE'S FROM YOUR NECK OF THE
WOODS. HAVE YOU SEEN HIM LATELY?
SURE! WE PLAY PINOCHLE
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT.
YOU KNOW HIM, HUH?
HOW ABOUT THAT?
YEAH, HOW ABOUT THAT?
ORDER FIRE CONTROL ALERT.
BLAST THAT PLANE OUT OF THE SKIES.
TOM WASHBURN'S BEEN
DEAD FOR SIX YEARS.
FIRE CONTROL, LOCK ON TARGET IN
OVERHEAD PERIMETER AND FIRE ONE.
WE MISSED, CAPTAIN. THE MAGNETIC
STORM'S FOULED UP OUR TRACKING MECHANISM.
CORRECT FOR ERROR. AYE, SIR.
TRACK IT MANUALLY. LOCK
AND EXPLODE BY AUTO-CONTROL.
THAT'LL TAKE A FEW
MINUTES TO SWITCH, SIR.
THEN GET CRACKING! HE'S CLOSE!
WE MAY NOT HAVE A FEW MINUTES!
HE'S SWITCHED HIS APPROACH
PATTERN, SKIPPER. ATTACK TRAJECTORY.
GET ME THE ADMIRAL.
SEAVIEW TO ADMIRAL NELSON.
WHAT IS IT, LEE? HOSTILE PLANE
MAKING A PASS. TAKE COVER!
[Airplane Overhead] GET DOWN!
WE GOTTA GET BACK
TO THE SUBMARINE!
[Lyle Screams] COME ON!
COME ON! NO! NO! NO!
[Screams]
MISSILE CONTROL ON
MANUAL, SIR. FIRE TWO.
MISSILE LOCKED ON TARGET.
- SCRATCH ONE BOGEY.
- GOOD.
SPARKS, KOWALSKI,
GIVE ME A HAND HERE.
TAKE HER DOWN. THERE MAY BE
MORE PLANES UP THERE LIKE THAT.
PREPARE TO DIVE.
ALL RIGHT.
TAKE HER TO MY CABIN.
HUH, DOCTOR?
7:45.
SO...
NO JAW DISLOCATION. IT'S TOO
EARLY TO TELL ABOUT CONCUSSION.
SORRY. I HAD TO HIT YOU.
ONLY WAY I COULD THINK
OF TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.
WE'RE MOVING. YES.
WE'RE SAFE NOW. COUPLE HUNDRED
FEET BELOW THE ICE AND HEADING HOME.
NO! TAKE IT EASY, MA'AM.
LET ME GO! WE'VE GOT TO
SURFACE! I'VE GOT TO STOP THEM!
I CAN'T LET HER GET UP NOW. HOLD
HER DOWN, WILL YOU? LET ME GO!
I'VE GOT TO SEE THE CAPTAIN! THIS'LL
KEEP HER FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO.
PLEASE, LIE BACK.
ROLL UP HER SLEEVE.
NO! CAPTAIN CRANE, HELP!
CAPTAIN CRANE, HELP! HELP!
RELAX! NO!
[Static, Pennell Grunting]
ANNA! [Screaming]
WHATEVER HIT THEM MUST'VE COME SO
FAST, THEY COULDN'T PROTECT THEMSELVES.
IT MAKES NO SENSE. NO BODIES,
NO PATTERN OF DESTRUCTION.
THAT THIN FILM ALL OVER
THE WALLS... IT'S PLANKTON.
BUT IN A FORM THAT NEITHER
DR. REISNER NOR I HAD EVER SEEN BEFORE.
[Explosion]
DAMAGE PARTY REPORTS ALL
MAIN CONTROL GEAR SMASHED.
WE'RE ON EMERGENCY GENERATORS.
ANY COMPUTERS OPERATIONAL?
NONE. WE'RE STONE-BLIND
AND DEAD IN THE WATER.
CHIP, CAN WE MAINTAIN TRIM? WE
HAVE SO FAR. I HOPE WE CAN HOLD IT.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
OH, UH, EXCUSE ME.
[Crane] ONE MINUTE, DR. REISNER.
WE WERE BOOBY-TRAPPED.
FROM WHAT WE CAN TELL,
THERE WAS A MINIATURE LIMPET
ATTACHED TO THE DEPTH GAUGE.
ONCE WE GET BELOW 400
FEET, IT WAS RIGGED TO GO OFF.
BUT WOULD ANYONE WANNA SINK
THE SEAVIEW WITH HIMSELF ON BOARD?
MUST'VE RIGGED IT WHILE
WE WERE ON THE SURFACE.
THAT EXPLAINS THE
PHONY AIR FORCE PLANE.
WHOEVER PLANTED THE
BOMB PLANNED TO GET AWAY
ON THE PLANE. WHAT DO
YOU THINK OF THIS, SIR?
IT MUST'VE BEEN RIGGED
WITH THE BOOBY TRAP.
- DR. REISNER?
- YES?
MAY I BORROW YOUR
LIGHTER? OH, YES, OF COURSE.
IS THIS IT? YES, IT...
BUT... THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
I... I-I-I'VE HAD THIS
LIGHTER FOR YEARS.
IT NEVER HAD A RADIO...
THIS IS A VERY COMMON LIGHTER. I
KNOW DOZENS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THEM.
ON THE SEAVIEW?
- THAT IS NOT MY LIGHTER.
- WHERE IS YOURS, DOCTOR?
I-I DON'T KNOW. BUT
WHAT DOES IT MATTER?
THAT IS NOT MY LIGHTER!
PATTERSON! YES, SIR?
TAKE THIS MAN TO HIS CABIN.
KEEP HIM UNDER ARREST.
AYE, SIR.
[Sighs]
CAN WE... CAN WE JURY-RIG
SOME KIND OF CONTROL SYSTEM?
TIME IS ALL WE NEED, SIR.
WHAT WAS THAT EXPLOSION?
WE'VE GOT OUR HANDS FULL RIGHT
NOW. WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER.
WHAT WAS IT? I HAVE
A RIGHT TO KNOW.
MR. WESLEY, GO TO YOUR CABIN.
I DEMAND TO KNOW
WHAT IS GOING ON...
WESLEY, GET OUT OF HERE!
WE'RE HOLDING STEADY,
SIR. ALL ENGINES STOPPED.
IF WE CAN RIG A MANUAL PUMP
TO EACH OF THE BALLAST TANKS,
WE CAN BLOW THEM AND SURFACE.
THEN WE RADIO BAFFIN TO
FLY IN REPLACEMENT PARTS.
WE LOST OUR GENERATORS. OUR
GYROSTABILIZER'S OUT. WE'RE LOSING TRIM.
SWITCH TO MANUAL!
NOTHING HAPPENS,
SIR. WE'RE DROPPING.
GET TWO TECHNICIANS UP TO
THE GYRO ROOM ON THE DOUBLE!
KOWALSKI, FOXX, GET BACK
TO THE GYRO ROOM! JUMP!
HEY, FOXX, WHAT IS
THAT STUFF? KOWALSKI!
FOXX, GIVE ME YOUR HAND!
HELP, KOWALSKI, HELP! [Screaming]
[Screaming]
[Panting] KOWALSKI!
FOXX! WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WHAT HAPPENED TO FOXX?
IT... IT GRABBED HIM,
AND THEN... IT GOT HIM!
[Sobbing] GYRO ROOM.
CHIEF, THE CO2 TANK. YES, SIR.
IT GOT TO THE GYROS. THAT'S
WHY WE'RE OUT OF CONTROL.
THE PLANKTON'S
REGENERATING ITSELF.
THE PENNELLS NEVER HAD A CHANCE.
HURRY WITH THOSE TANKS, WILL YOU?
CLEAR THAT STUFF OUT. I'VE
GOTTA GET TO THE MANUAL GYRO.
WE CAN'T HOLD IT
BACK MUCH LONGER!
GET DR. REISNER.
LEE! CHIEF! THAT'LL HOLD!
COME ON!
[Nelson] LEE, ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT? WE'RE CUT OFF!
GET AFT, AND DOG ALL HATCHES BEHIND
YOU. WE'LL TRY TO CONTAIN IT TO MIDSHIPS.
DOCTOR, DID YOUR EXPERIMENTS
GIVE ANY HINT OF THIS?
WELL, THERE IS
REGENERATION IN PLANKTON,
BUT ONLY AT A VERY
PRIMITIVE LEVEL.
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS AT ALL.
YOU SUPPOSE THAT THE PENNELLS'
RECORDS MIGHT BE THE KEY TO IT?
- PERHAPS.
- ALL RIGHT, COME ALONG. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
SOMEONE SABOTAGED THE
CONTROLS, AND WE'RE SINKING.
- WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE.
- I'M NOT.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THERE'S NO WAY OUT.
WESLEY.
HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO LIVE?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU'RE QUITE RIGHT
ABOUT THE SABOTAGE.
I PLANTED THE BOMB.
NOW,
THERE IS ONE WAY OUT OF HERE,
BUT ONLY FOR TWO PEOPLE.
THE MINI-SUB.
YOU LISTEN TO ME,
AND YOU AND I WILL BE THE
TWO PEOPLE THAT USE IT.
[Morton On Speaker]
CAPTAIN CRANE?
YES, CHIP. WE CAN'T HOLD
THESE BULKHEADS UP HERE.
IT'S BURST THROUGH TWO
ALREADY. HOW FAR FORWARD IS IT?
IT'S MOVING INTO THE FLOOD CONTROL
CHAMBER AND THE CONTROL ROOM.
THEY'RE ONLY
SEPARATED BY A BULKHEAD.
SECURE ALL WATERTIGHT
HATCHES. SKIPPER!
COME ON! COME ON,
CAPTAIN! HURRY UP!
IT'LL TAKE IT A WHILE
TO BREAK THROUGH.
ADMIRAL? YES, LEE? GO AHEAD.
WE'RE TRAPPED AFT
IN THE MISSILE ROOM.
CAN YOU STOP IT FROM THAT
END? WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
HOLD ON, LEE. WE'RE
DOING OUR BEST.
SOMETHING WAS
DONE TO THE PLANKTON.
SOME RADIATION WAS USED,
OR SOME CHEMICAL ADDED.
BUT PENNELL LEFT NO INDICATION.
YEAH, HIS RECORDS
ARE INCOMPLETE.
THE TAPE WAS DAMAGED, AND
PROBABLY PART OF IT DESTROYED.
IS THERE ANYTHING IN THIS?
NO, I'VE BEEN THROUGH ALL THIS.
IT'S JUST SOME PERSONAL PAPERS.
THERE'S NO RECORD
HERE OF HIS EXPERIMENTS.
IT'S JUST...
YOU FOUND SOMETHING?
HIS WEDDING LICENSE.
WEDDING LICENSE.
IT SAYS HERE THAT ROBERT V. PENNELL
WAS MARRIED TO KAREN JOYCE COMSTOCK.
SO? SO, KAREN. KAREN.
HIS WIFE'S NAME WAS KAREN. BUT ON
THE TAPE, HE KEPT CALLING FOR ANNA.
"ANNA!" MM-HMM.
WELL, DON'T YOU SEE? HE
WASN'T CALLING FOR HIS WIFE.
HE WAS TRYING TO SPEAK WHEN
THE PLANKTON ATTACKED HIM.
WHAT HE MUST'VE BEEN
TRYING TO SAY WAS ANAEROBIC.
ANAEROBIC BACTERIA?
BACTERIA THAT LIVES ON AIR.
THEN IT WASN'T SOMETHING
THAT WAS ADDED TO THE PLANKTON,
BUT SOMETHING THAT WAS
MISSING THAT MADE IT GROW.
EXACTLY! THE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA
KEEPS THE PLANKTON UNDER CONTROL,
BUT HEAT DESTROYS ITS POWER TO CHECK
GROWTH, AND THE PLANKTON RUNS WILD.
HEAT. HEAT IS WHAT MAKES IT
GROW. THEN THE ANSWER IS...
[Nelson On Speaker] COLD. WE
CAN FREEZE THE PLANKTON,
DROP IT TO A TEMPERATURE
WHERE IT'LL BECOME DORMANT AGAIN,
THEN BLOW IT OUT LIKE BALLAST.
BUT WE CAN'T CUT THE HEAT OFF.
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM'S DEAD.
THEN SOMEONE'S GOTTA GET INTO FLOOD CONTROL
AND OPEN THE EMERGENCY HATCH TO THE SEA.
THE IN-RUSHING FREEZING
WATER SHOULD DO IT.
ANYBODY WHO TRIES
TO GO IN THERE IS DEAD.
IT'S OUR ONLY CHANCE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
[Crane On Speaker]
ADMIRAL, I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
DON'T LET...
LEE? LEE? COME IN, LEE.
LINE'S DEAD. COMMUNICATION
SYSTEM'S OUT.
WE HAVEN'T MUCH LONGER.
YOU WON'T LAST OUT THERE
AT THIS DEPTH, SKIPPER.
I'VE GOT 10 MINUTES. I'VE
GOTTA TAKE THAT CHANCE.
- PATTERSON, ANY LUCK
ON THAT INTERCOM?
- STONE-DEAD, CAPTAIN.
COME ON. COME ON.
LET'S GO. THAT'S IT.
ANOTHER BULKHEAD DOWN. UNLESS
WE CAN STOP IT THERE, WE'RE FINISHED.
IF WE FLOOD THAT COMPARTMENT
AND THE ONES DIRECTLY BEHIND IT...
WHOEVER GOES IN THERE TO OPEN UP
THE SEA HATCH WON'T BE COMING BACK.
BUT IT MUST BE DONE. WHAT WE
KNOW NOW MUST BE PUT TO USE.
I HAVE THE LEAST TO LOSE
AND THE MOST TO GAIN.
YOU STILL DON'T KNOW ME, DO YOU?
NO. BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER NOW.
YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.
PATTERSON, ANY LUCK
ON THAT INTERCOM YET?
I'M TRYING TO TIE IN ON ANOTHER
CIRCUIT, SKIPPER. WELL, KEEP ON IT!
AND LET THE ADMIRAL KNOW WHAT I'M
TRYING TO DO IF YOU CAN GET THROUGH.
OKAY, CHIEF.
ALL RIGHT.
[Knocks]
MISSILE ROOM TO CONTROL ROOM.
MISSILE ROOM TO CONTROL ROOM.
MISSILE ROOM TO CONTROL ROOM.
YES, PATTERSON, THIS IS NELSON. COME IN.
THE CAPTAIN'S
OUTSIDE THE SUB, SIR.
HE SAID DON'T TRY TO ENTER
THE FLOOD CONTROL CHAMBER.
HE'S GOING TO OPEN
THE HATCH FROM TOPSIDE.
THANKS, PATTERSON. WELL,
DOCTOR, YOU HEARD HIM.
I HAD JUST ABOUT DECIDED
THAT YOU WERE THE ONE...
ADMIRAL, DOCTOR,
STEP AWAY FROM THERE.
DO NOT OPEN THAT HATCH.
WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING TO LOSE, SO DO AS I SAY.
YOU THREATEN A
DYING MAN WITH DEATH?
OH, YOU'LL DIE
ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR.
- THE MINI-SUB ONLY HOLDS TWO.
- YOU'LL NEVER GET TO
THE MINI-SUB THROUGH THERE.
IT'S FILLED WITH PLANKTON.
DON'T TRY TO STOP US, ADMIRAL.
I CAN UNDERSTAND HER MOTIVES,
WESLEY, BUT WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
THAT'S SIMPLE,
ADMIRAL. I WANNA LIVE.
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND
THAT, CAN'T YOU?
I CAN UNDERSTAND
THAT COMPLETELY.
PHILLIP WESLEY IS NO
WORSE THAN THE REST OF YOU.
THAT IS WHY THE MEN I
WORK FOR WILL WIN IN THE END.
THAT IS NOT SO. I KNOW THE
KIND OF MEN YOU'RE WORKING FOR.
THEY ALL END THE SAME WAY.
OPEN IT.
[Nelson] YOU CAN'T GO THROUGH
THERE. IT'S ALIVE WITH PLANKTON.
THAT ROOM IS FULL OF PLANKTON!
[Screaming]
I HAD TO CLOSE THE HATCH.
IF IT HAD GOTTEN IN HERE...
I HAD TO DO IT.
[Water Rushing Overhead]
LISTEN.
THE FLOOD CONTROL
CHAMBER'S OPEN TO THE SEA.
IT'S OVER.
AS SOON AS WE FIND A HOLE
IN THE ICE, WE CAN SURFACE.
DR. REISNER? HMM?
ONE OF THE CREWMEN FOUND THIS
UNDER A TABLE IN THE WARDROOM.
I THINK IT'S YOURS.
I HOPE WHAT WE KNOW
NOW IS WORTH WHAT IT COST.
SOMEDAY IT WILL BE.
WE WON'T SEE IT, BUT
WE'VE OPENED THE DOOR.