Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 2, Episode 1 - Jonah and the Whale - full transcript

THAT'S IT.
PLAY IT OUT
NICE AND EASY.

WHAT'S THE DEPTH, PLEASE?

- 5-4-0 FATHOMS.
- IS THAT ALL?

WE ALSO LIKE SPEED,
BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE
OF SAFETY.

HOW FAR IS HE NOW?
5-4-6 FATHOMS, SIR.

ANYTHING WRONG?
SONAR'S BEEN
PICKING UP ECHOES.

OF WHAT?
WHALES IN FULL MIGRATION
VEERING THIS WAY.

THAT COULD BE
WHAT WRECKED
YOUR DEEP-SEA LAB.

[ Man On Speaker ]
CAPTAIN, THIS IS SONAR. WHALES
APPROACHING, BEARING 0-7-0.

RANGE 5,000 YARDS
AND CLOSING FAST.
THAT'S CLOSE ENOUGH FOR ME.

I'M ABORTING THE DIVE.
CHIEF, STOP THE WINCH.
STOP ENGINE.



[ Switch Clicks ]
NO, PLEASE, YOU CAN'T.
ADMIRAL, YOU CAN'T!

IT'S TOO RISKY.
BRING IT UP,
CHIEF, FAST!

FULL REVERSE.
[ Switch Clicks ]

[ Switch Clicks ]

HELLO, APPLE 1.
COME IN, APPLE 1.

THE DIVE IS ABORTED.
WE'RE BRINGING YOU UP.

[ Speaking In Russian ]
WHAT DOES HE SAY?

HE STOPPED TALKING ENGLISH.
HE'S SAYING STUFF IN RUSSIAN.
I CAN'T MAKE IT OUT.

LET ME SPEAK TO HIM.
NOW JUST A MINUTE, MA'AM.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, CHIEF.
LET HER TALK.

[ Clicks Tongue ]

ALEXIS? KATYA.
[ Speaking In Russian ]

[ Continues In Russian ]

CAPTAIN, THIS IS SONAR.
THE WHALES ARE ALL AROUND US
AND MOVING FAST.



A COUPLE OF THEM
ARE STARTING TO DIVE.

RIG FOR POSSIBLE COLLISION.
[ Nelson ]
GET THAT BELL UP IN A HURRY.

RESCUE TEAM, LAY DOWN
TO THE AFT MISSILE ROOM
ON THE DOUBLE.

[ Glass Shatters ]
[ Screams ]

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

BELL IS APPROACHING THE HOOK.
OPEN BELLY HATCH.
PREPARE TO TAKE HER ABOARD.

RIGHT, SIR.

SKIPPER, LOOK AT THIS.

THERE'S NO NEED
FOR YOU TO WATCH THIS.

OKAY, KOWALSKI.
CRACK THE HATCH.

COME ON. MOVE, KOWALSKI!

TAKE IT EASY.
EASY, NOW.

HOW LONG
WILL IT TAKE?
HOW LONG WILL WHAT TAKE?

TO FIX THE DAMAGE,
GET READY FOR
A NEW DIVE?

THIS IS NO TIME TO TALK
ABOUT ANOTHER DIVE.

DON'T YOU EVER EXPECT
TO ACCEPT SOME RISK?
ONLY WHEN NECESSARY.

THE BELL HAS TO BE REPAIRED,
THEN THERE'S A PROBLEM...

OF PICKING
JUST THE RIGHT MAN
FOR THE DIVE.

WHEN THE BELL
IS REPAIRED,
I'LL GO.

MA'AM.

WHEN WILL IT BE READY?
IT'S READY NOW, MA'AM--

AT LEAST IT'S READY
FOR TESTING.

HOW LONG WILL THAT TAKE?
GUESS YOU HAVE TO GET
WITH DADDY ON THAT.

DADDY?
WHO ELSE?

YOU TAKE THIS ELEVATOR DOWN
TOO SOON, AND IT'S A WIPEOUT
FOR ALL HANDS. DIG?

THAT YOUNG MAN--
WHAT DIALECT DOES HE SPEAK?

HIM, MA'AM?
THAT'S RILEY.
UH, HE'S A SURFER.

"SURF" IS ONE
OF THE UNITED STATES?

WELL, YES, MA'AM.
IT'S A STATE OF BEING,
LIKE, WAY OUT.

I SEE.

YOU SEEM TO BE IN NEED
OF AN INTERPRETER, DOCTOR.

ADMIRAL, WHY IS THERE
DELAY IN TESTING?

WE'RE WAITING FOR THE WHALES
TO CLEAR OUT OF THE TEST AREA.

YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO
THAT WHEN THEY'RE MIGRATING
THEY HAVE A ONE-TRACK MIND.

- THEY DON'T GO AROUND YOU.
THEY GO RIGHT THROUGH.
- HOW SOON?

WELL, THE END OF THIS WEEK
AT THE EARLIEST.

IMPOSSIBLE!
DR. MARKHOVA, WE'RE SCIENTISTS.
WE'RE NOT GUINEA PIGS.

WE DON'T ASK A MAN
TO LAY HIS LIFE
ON THE LINE...

UNLESS EVERY AVOIDABLE RISK
HAS BEEN ELIMINATED.

PERHAPS IN YOUR COUNTRY--
NOT IN MINE.

YOU HAVE MY SYMPATHY.

[ Chuckles ]
I DON'T WANT YOUR SYMPATHY,

ONLY COOPERATION.

ONCE BEFORE I WENT OVER
YOUR HEAD TO MY GOVERNMENT,
AND YOURS.

I'M READY TO DO IT AGAIN.

DOCTOR, YOU'VE SEEN THE RESULTS
OF ONE COLLISION WITH THE WHALE.

IF YOU'D BEEN A LITTLE MORE
PATIENT THEN, YOUR COLLEAGUE
WOULD STILL BE ALIVE.

ALEXIS WAS MORE
THAN A COLLEAGUE.

HE WAS MY VERY GOOD FRIEND.

THIS IS
A JOINT PROJECT.

AT THE COST OF
HOW MANY MORE LIVES?

WHAT WILL BE THE COST IN LIVES
ONE DAY IF WE DON'T GO BACK NOW
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE?

BUT BE REALISTIC, DOCTOR.
A FEW MORE DAYS,
AND WE MAY DO IT SAFELY.

A FEW MORE DAYS? HUNDREDS
OF MIGRATING WHALES WILL HAVE
PASSED THROUGH THIS AREA.

I DOUBT VERY MUCH IF THERE'D BE
ENOUGH LEFT OF OUR LABORATORY
TO PUT INTO A TEACUP!

WE MUST SALVAGE
WHAT WE CAN AT ANY COST.

IF YOU ARE TOO TENDERHEARTED TO
RISK A MAN, I SHALL GO MYSELF.
[ Tools Clattering ]

HEY, KOWALSKI, WOULD YOU
VOLUNTEER TO GO DOWN
IN THIS THING AS IT STANDS?

SIR?

ARE YOU ASKING ME OR...
TELLING ME?

NO, JUST ASKING.

Y-YES, SIR. I WOULD.

ALL RIGHT.
YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF A PILOT.

THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
NO, NO. NOT HIM.

ME.

THE GREAT SPERM WHALE--

EQUIPPED BY NATURE
WITH A HOMING DEVICE...

THAT MAKES YOUR SONAR
LOOK LIKE A PRIMITIVE
CHILD'S TOY.

FOR THE FIRST TIME,
WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE
TO LEARN HOW IT FUNCTIONS...

AND HOW TO ADAPT LESSONS
FOR USE EITHER IN SUBMARINES...

OR FOR THE AUTOMATIC HARVESTING
OF GIANT UNDERWATER CROPS.

DOESN'T THAT EXCITE YOU AT ALL?

YOU KNOW PERFECTLY WELL
THAT IT DOES.

PERHAPS YOU RESENT SHARING
THIS WORK WITH MY COUNTRY.

OH, IT MAY BE THAT, UM,

AS YET WE DON'T NEED IT
QUITE AS DESPERATELY
AS YOU DO.

YOU CALL YOURSELF A SCIENTIST.

WHY, EVEN THIS SUBMARINE
OF YOURS IS NOTHING
BUT A HORSE AND BUGGY...

COMPARED TO WHAT
COULD BE ACHIEVED
WITHIN A FEW YEARS...

IF BUREAUCRATIC DUNDERHEADS
LIKE YOURSELF...

WEREN'T ALWAYS SHIVERING
ABOUT THE POSSIBLE LOSS
OF A HUMAN LIFE.

WELL, CALL IT A WEAKNESS
IF YOU LIKE, BUT...

WE HAPPEN TO BELIEVE
THAT EVERY LIFE
IS IMPORTANT.

ADMIRAL, THIS IS A WAR
WE ARE FIGHTING--

A WAR TO KEEP UP WITH
THE POPULATION EXPLOSION BEFORE
IT WIPES US ALL OFF THE MAP.

DR. MARKHOVA, I'VE BEEN FIGHTING
THIS, UH, "WAR" OF YOURS
AT LEAST AS LONG AS YOU HAVE.

BUT I ALSO KNOW
THAT EACH TIME THERE'S
AN ACCIDENT OR A CASUALTY...

IT SETS US BACK FAR MORE
THAN IF WE'D WAITED UNTIL
IT WAS SAFE TO PROCEED.

[ Morton On Speaker ]
ADMIRAL, THIS IS THE EXEC.
ALL SYSTEMS READY TO LOWER AWAY.

- READY?
- ANYTIME YOU ARE.

CHIP, HOW CLOSE ARE WE
TO THE UNDERSEA LAB?

FATHOMETER READING,
9-3-0, STRAIGHT DOWN.

VERY WELL. FILL THE AIR LOCK.
PRESSURE, 1.5 ATMOSPHERES.

PRESSURE, 1.5 ATMOSPHERES.
AYE, SIR.
[ Mike Settles In Cradle ]

EVER BEEN IN A BATHYSPHERE
UNDERWATER?
ALEXIS WAS THE ADVENTUROUS ONE.

I WAS STRICTLY
LAB AND TEST TUBE.

BUT FROM NOW ON
I'LL BE BOTH.

WELL, YOU HAVE TO REALIZE,
WE'LL BE DOWN THERE AT LEAST
THREE AND A HALF HOURS.

ONCE WE'RE DOWN, NO MATTER WHAT
HAPPENS, THERE'S NO QUICK WAY
WE CAN GET BACK TO THE SURFACE.

YOU HAVE TIME
TO BACK OUT.

[ No Audible Sound Effects ]

[ Dial Ratcheting ]

WATER!

- [ Ratcheting Continues ]
- AH, YOU SHOULD USE
AN UMBRELLA.

LEAKING.

NO. THE, UM, PRESSURE
ON THE OUTSIDE...

IS SQUEEZING THE TWO HALVES
TOGETHER SO TIGHTLY...

IT'S FORCING ALL
THE REMAINING MOISTURE
OUT OF THE JOINTS.

OF COURSE, IF THE PRESSURE
SHOULD INCREASE BEYOND
A CERTAIN POINT, UM--

[ Dial Ratchets ]

THEY'RE OUT OF VISUAL RANGE NOW.
PICK IT UP ON SONAR.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

SWEEP RADIUS, ONE MILE. REPORT
ANYTHING LARGE ENOUGH TO MAKE
EVEN A SMUDGE ON THE SCREEN.

YOU UNDERSTAND?
YES, SIR.

AS SOON AS HE REPORTS A BLIP,
YOU TRY AND PICK IT UP
ON VISUAL.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

CAN YOU GO ANY LOWER?

UH-HUH.

[ Morton On Speaker ]
SEAVIEW CALLING APPLE 1.
URGENT. REPEAT, URGENT.

- GO AHEAD, SEAVIEW.
- WE'RE PICKING UP
A BLIP ON SONAR.

- COULD BE A WHALE,
A BIG ONE.
- HOW CLOSE?

LESS THAN A MILE.

HEADED WHICH WAY?
STRAIGHT AT YOU
FROM THE LOOKS OF IT.

-WELL, KEEP TRACKING IT.
-AYE, SIR, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE
TRAVELING AT A FANTASTIC SPEED.

HOW FAST?

WHAT'S ITS SPEED?
[ Panel Beeping,
Rising Tones ]

ESTIMATED 50 KNOTS, SIR.

I KNOW THIS SOUNDS
UNBELIEVABLE, ADMIRAL, BUT
IT'S AN ESTIMATED 50 KNOTS.

I BELIEVE YOU.
HAUL US BACK UP.
NO. ONLY ONE MORE MINUTE.

- I MUST HAVE A FULL REPORT
ON THE DAMAGE.
- ANOTHER TIME.

THERE WON'T BE ANOTHER TIME. YOU
KNOW THERE WON'T. ANOTHER DAY,
AND ALL THIS WILL BE DESTROYED.

SORRY.
[ Switches Click ]

SEAVIEW TO APPLE 1.
WHALE WITHIN 900 YARDS
AND CLOSING FAST.

- ADMIRAL.
- YES, LEE.

I'M GOING TO EXPEL
A HUNDRED GALLONS
OF SHARK REPELLENT.

NOW IT WON'T SCARE HIM OFF,
BUT IT MAY BLIND HIM
JUST LONG ENOUGH TO MISS YOU.

WELL, YOU BETTER WAIT
TILL HE GETS CLOSE.
RIGHT.

DEPTH, 4-1-0.
KEEP HER STEADY.
[ Man ] AYE, AYE, SIR.

MISSILE ROOM,
THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.
CHIEF SHARKEY HERE, CAPTAIN.

LOAD 100 GALLONS
OF SHARK REPELLENT,
NUMBER THREE TUBE.

EXPEL ON SIGNAL.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

READY TO EXPEL, SKIPPER.

- RIGHT. LET IT GO.
- GO.

BRACE YOURSELF.

[ Katya Screams ]
[ Clattering ]

[ Machinery Squealing ]

[ Cable Continues Whipping ]

[ Clattering Continues ]

CRASH DIVE. SET A PURSUIT COURSE
AND OVERHAUL THAT WHALE.
AYE, SIR.

PREPARE TO DIVE!

WE'RE AT FLANK SPEED NOW
AND CATCHING UP.
CAN WE PUT A TORPEDO IN HIM?

NO. IF WE KILL THE WHALE,
THEY'RE FINISHED TOO.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE
THEY'RE STILL ALIVE.
THEY COULDN'T BE.

WHY NOT?
THE BELL'S WATERTIGHT, ISN'T IT?

THEY'VE GOT OXYGEN.
THERE'S STILL A CHANCE--
A GOOD ONE.

HE KNOWS WE'RE AFTER HIM.
HE'S TRYING AN EVASIVE ACTION.

ALL RIGHT, STAY WITH HIM.
NO MATTER WHAT HE TRIES,
YOU KEEP ON HIS TAIL.

I'M GOING TO
THE MISSILE ROOM.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

RANGE, 8-7-0.
8-7-0.

NUMBER TWO,
DELAYED ACTION.
READY TO LOAD, SIR.

LOAD THE WARHEAD
WITH 500 C.C.'s OF ANODYNE.
RIGHT HERE.

NO, WAIT. MAKE IT THREE-QUARTER
STRENGTH. I DON'T WANNA PARALYZE
THE WHALE COMPLETELY.

HE'D SINK LIKE A ROCK,
AND WE'D NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

THREE-QUARTER STRENGTH IT IS.
RILEY, LOAD THE WARHEAD.

SKIPPER, BUT HOW DO WE GET
THE ADMIRAL OUT OF THERE?

WE GO IN AFTER HIM.
HOW ELSE?

WELL, YOU SEE, KOWALSKI--

MAN, THAT'LL MAKE
RIDING A HOT TUBE
SEEM LIKE KID STUFF.

RANGE, 75 YARDS
AND CLOSING FAST.

AT 50 YARDS
GIVE ORDERS TO FIRE.
RIGHT.

RANGE, 65 YARDS.

FIFTY-FIVE YARDS.
RANGE, 50 YARDS.

FORTY-EIGHT,
45--

NOW!

FIRE TWO.
[ Torpedo Hissing ]

[ Whale Bellowing ]

WHAT HAPPENED?

- WHERE ARE WE NOW?
- WELL, WE-- WE SEEM
TO BE IN-- IN A--

A SORT OF, UH, STATE
OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSION.

WHERE'S MY CAMERA?

OH, LOOK AT THIS.
BLUNDERER!

YEAH, I-- I SEEM TO BE
A LITTLE BIT OUT OF PRACTICE.

I WANT TO GET BACK
TO THE SUB AT ONCE.

I WILL MAKE A NEW DIVE
THIS AFTERNOON-- THIS TIME
WITH AN EXPERIENCED PILOT.

I, UM--
I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN.

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

FRANKLY, I CAN'T
THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE
TO DO AT THE MOMENT.

WE HAVE JUST ENOUGH AIR LEFT
FOR 92 MINUTES.

THAT SHOULD LAST US
EASILY TILL WE GET BACK,
IF WE START RIGHT NOW.

[ Sighs ]
DR. MARKHOVA, DO YOU--

DO YOU HAVE
THE, UH, SLIGHTEST IDEA
OF WHERE WE ARE?

[ Switch Clicks ]

[ Gasps ]
IMPOSSIBLE.

THERE IS NO WHALE
NOW IN EXISTENCE
BIG ENOUGH TO SWALLOW THIS.

[ Switch Clicks ]
THE ARCHAEOCETI.

LONG AGO EXTINCT.

WELL, TO REVIVE
A TIRED OLD JOKE--

YOU KNOW IT, AND I KNOW IT,
BUT, UH, PERHAPS HE DOESN'T.

AFTER ALL, OUR ANCESTORS
WEREN'T SKEPTICAL ABOUT
THE STORY OF JONAH.

THEY KNEW THAT THERE
WERE FISH BIG ENOUGH
TO SWALLOW A MAN.

ANCIENT HISTORY. MYTHS.

SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN
TO TAUNT YOU WITH A BOOK
YOU'VE NEVER READ.

THE BIBLE? I'VE READ IT.
I AM NOT IGNORANT.

JONAH, OF COURSE,
WAS A VERY POOR SAILOR,

THOUGH, PERHAPS,
HE WOULD HAVE MADE
A GOOD ADMIRAL.

[ Chuckles, Laughing ]

HOW DO WE GET OUT?
WE CAN'T SIT HERE AND WAIT!

UH, A FEW MOMENTS AGO, THE--
THE WHALE SUDDENLY QUIETED DOWN.

HE MAY JUST HAVE GONE TO SLEEP,
BUT, ON THE OTHER HAND,

SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE
PUT HIM TO SLEEP.

EVEN IF THEY HAVE PUT HIM OUT
FOR A MOMENT, HOW WILL YOUR MEN
GET US OUT OF HERE...

BEFORE THE AIR GAUGE
HITS ZERO?

NOW THIS IS A CROSS SECTION
OF THE WHALE'S ANATOMY.

DO WE GO RIGHT INTO HIM, SIR--
PAST THOSE TEETH?

THAT'S RIGHT.
RIGHT IN HERE.

MAN, THAT'S WILD.

SIR, ARE JUST
THE THREE OF US ENOUGH?

OH, I THINK SO, KOWALSKI--
YOU, RILEY AND MYSELF.

[ Clears Throat,
No Audible Dialogue ]
HMM.

[ Sonarman ]
LARGE WHALE, DEAD AHEAD.
COLLISION COURSE.

[ Morton ]
EVASIVE ACTION.
HARD LEFT RUDDER.

MAN, DIG THAT FISH!

[ Crane ]
BRACE YOURSELVES!

[ Heavy Impact ]

[ Both Sputtering, Coughing ]

HARD RIGHT! PULL AHEAD!
[ Man On Speaker ]
ALL SYSTEMS ON EMERGENCY POWER.

STEADY AS YOU GO.

HADN'T WE BETTER
KEEP DODGING?
NO. KEEP ON HIS TAIL.

I'M TRYIN' TO BEACH HIM.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY
TO MAKE SURE HE WON'T SINK.

MISSILE ROOM,
THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.

TUBE NUMBER FOUR.
STAND BY TO FIRE.

FIRE FOUR!

HE'S DOWN ON THE LEDGE,
QUIET AS A BABY.

HARD RIGHT RUDDER.
COME ABOUT IN A FULL
360-DEGREE TURN.

IS THE CABLE IN POSITION?
YES, SIR. A TITANIUM CABLE
WITH A FIVE-INCH HOOK.

YOU'LL FIND IT RIGHT NEXT
TO THE AIR LOCK OUTSIDE.
IT'S, UH--

IT'S LIGHT, BUT, UH--
BUT GOOD AND STRONG, SIR.
GOOD.

[ Man On Speaker ]
ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL.

HAVE A MAN
STAND BY THE WINCH
WITH A FIRE HOSE...

JUST IN CASE
THE FRICTION ON THE CABLE
HEATS IT UP TOO FAST.

WE'LL HANDLE EVERYTHING
ON THIS END, SIR.
YOU READY?

AYE, SIR.
LET'S GO, SKIPPER.

WHAT'S THE PRESSURE
ON THE AIR LOCK?
1.47.

VERY WELL.

WE HAVE PERFECT TRIM.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SWIM
RIGHT INTO THE JAWS.

WELL, LET'S HOPE
THEY STAY OPEN.

I'D HATE TO TRY AND CUT OUR WAY
THROUGH A 15-FOOT WALL
OF BONE AND BLUBBER.

SIR, EXCUSE ME, BUT COULDN'T
WE KEEP HIS JAWS PROPPED OPEN...

WITH A COUPLE OF THOSE FIVE-INCH
STEEL GIRDERS WE GOT STORED
FOR COLLISION REPAIR?

NO, HE'D SNAP ONE OF THOSE
LIKE A TOOTHPICK.

NOW ONCE WE'RE INSIDE, IF YOU
SEE HIM TIGHTEN HIS JAWS, FIRE
ANOTHER CHARGE OF ANESTHETIC.

- HALF-STRENGTH?
- HALF-STRENGTH, JUST BEHIND
THE SKULL. YOU GOT IT?

RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET TO WORK.

SIR?

JUST DON'T YOU WORRY, SIR.
[ Hands Clasp Loudly ]

AND YOU TWO,

JUST, UH--
JUST BRING BACK THESE SUITS
IN ONE PIECE, YOU UNDERSTAND?

ALL RIGHT, CHIEF.

TAKE CARE NOW.

[ Air Lock Hissing ]

DIVING PARTY IN THE WATER.
THEY HAVE VISUAL CONTACT
WITH THE WHALE NOW.

YOU STILL HAVE CONTACT, SPARKS?
IT'S GETTING FAINTER.

THE SKIPPER SAID THEY'VE
JUST ENTERED THE WHALE'S JAWS.

DON'T LOSE CONTACT.
I'LL DO MY BEST.

[ Heart Beating In Distance ]

[ Air Rushing Rhythmically ]

[ Vocalizing ]

STOW THE KNIFE!

MISSILE ROOM, TUBE FOUR.

- 500 C.C.'s ANODYNE,
HALF CHARGE. PREPARE TO FIRE.
- READY ON FOUR.

- FIRE FOUR!
- [ Torpedo Hisses ]

[ Whale Vocalizing ]

[ Vocalizing Continues ]

[ Nelson Mutters ]
[ Clattering ]

[ Vocalizing Continues ]

[ Clattering Stops ]

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YOU'RE HURT.

AH, JUST A WHACK
ON THE HEAD.
I'LL SURVIVE.

[ Breathing Raggedly ]
AIR. NO AIR!

THERE'S NO SHORTAGE
OF OXYGEN YET.

I CAN'T BREATHE.
THE GAUGE IS WRONG!

AH, IT'S A CONSTRICTION
OF THE WINDPIPE.
YOU'RE PLAIN SCARED.

HERE. TAKE A COUPLE
OF SWALLOWS OF THIS.
[ Whimpering ]

HERE. SWALLOW THAT.
[ Gulps ]

MMM. THANK YOU.

WE'VE GOTTA--
WE GOTTA COME TO A DECISION NOW.

FOR WHAT?
HOW TO DIE?

THERE ARE TWO POSSIBILITIES.

WE COULD USE THE ROCKET LAUNCHER
TO TRY TO BLAST OUR WAY
OUT OF HERE--

WE CAN?
THEN WHAT ARE WE
WAITING FOR?

FOR THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT,
'CAUSE THE ODDS WOULD BE
ABOUT 10-TO-ONE AGAINST US.

10-TO-ONE, PERCENTAGES,
STATISTICS--

EVEN WITH YOUR LIFE
HANGING BY A THREAD--
[ Chuckles ]

ADMIRAL, YOU ARE
THE PERFECT BUREAUCRAT.

KATYA MARKHOVA, DO YOU--
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
HOW DEEP WE ARE? WELL, I DON'T.

EVEN IF WE BLASTED THE BELL
OUT OF HERE WITH THE GRENADE
LAUNCHER, WE'D STILL...

HAVE TO FIGHT OUR WAY OUT,
THEN WE'D HAVE TO TRY
TO SWIM TO THE SURFACE.

IF WE'RE TOO DEEP,
WE'LL BE CRUSHED.

WHAT'S OUR OTHER CHOICE?
WELL, WE COULD DISCHARGE THE
PETROLEUM IN THE BALLAST TANKS.

PERHAPS THAT MIGHT IRRITATE
THE WHALE'S STOMACH ENOUGH SO
THAT HE'D TRY TO DISGORGE US--

THE WAY, UM-- THE WAY
THE GREAT FISH DID TO JONAH
AFTER THREE DAYS.

I DON'T WANT TO PIN MY LIFE
ON THE ACCURACY OF A FAIRY TALE.

WELL, ACTUALLY, UH, JONAH WASN'T
THE ONLY MAN TO EVER MAKE IT
BACK FROM THE BELLY OF A WHALE.

MORE FAIRY TALES.
NO, NO, NO. THIS IS A PRETTY
WELL DOCUMENTED CASE...

ABOUT AN ENGLISH SAILOR
NAMED JAMES BARTLEY.

NOW, HE SPENT 24 HOURS
IN THE STOMACH OF A SPERM WHALE
BACK IN, UM-- IN 1891.

AND HE GOT OUT ALIVE--

BLEACHED WHITE AS A BONE
AND QUITE MAD.

CHARMING.
WELL, WHICH IS IT TO BE?

NEITHER ONE. FOR THE MOMENT,
I PREFER TO WAIT.

FOR WHAT?
FOR CAPTAIN CRANE TO COME...

AND SEND A SQUAD
OF VOLUNTEERS RIGHT INTO
THE JAWS OF A WHALE?

WELL, WHAT WOULD YOU
SUGGEST THAT WE DO,
BAIL OUT?

LAUNCH THE EXPLOSIVE.
HAVE DONE WITH IT.

BUT I'M AFRAID
THAT IF WE LAUNCH
THE EXPLOSIVE,

WE MIGHT KILL ANYONE
ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE US.

YOU TOLD ME,

YOUR PEOPLE BELIEVE
EVERY LIFE IS PRECIOUS.

THEN WHY SHOULD THEY RISK
A SINGLE LIFE FOR OURS?

YES. THAT'S JUST THE POINT.
IT'S BECAUSE EVERY LIFE
IS IMPORTANT...

THAT THEY'LL RISK ANYTHING
TO TRY TO SAVE US.

HAVE YOU REESTABLISHED
RADIO CONTACT WITH THE CAPTAIN?

WE WERE READING EACH OTHER
FIVE BY FIVE TILL THE WHALE
CLOSED HIS JAWS.

I GUESS THOSE RADIO SIGNALS
GOT SMOTHERED IN ALL
THE TONS OF BLUBBER.

KEEP TRYING.
YES, SIR.

[ Vocalizing ]

[ Vocalizing Continues ]

[ Kowalski Whimpering ]

- NO!
PUT THE KNIFE AWAY.
- HE'LL BE SQUEEZED TO DEATH!

ANOTHER PAIN REACTION
LIKE THE LAST ONE
AND WE'LL ALL BE DEAD.

[ Whimpering ]

[ Whimpering Continues ]

WAIT A MINUTE.
I'LL USE THE SHORTWAVE UNIT.

ULTRASONIC WAVES-- IT'LL RELAX
THE MUSCULAR CONSTRICTION.

[ Electrical Buzzing ]

QUICK, NOW!
[ Buzzing Stops ]

[ Strains ]

NOW WAIT HERE.

WHATEVER HAPPENS,
DON'T MAKE A MOVE FOR
AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES,

EITHER OF YOU,
UNLESS I SIGNAL.

OKAY.

TWENTY-TWO
MINUTES LEFT.

SO IT WOULD SEEM.
AND STILL NO SIGN.

WHAT SORT OF A SIGN
WERE YOU EXPECTING?

TOO BAD
YOUR "BOOK OF JONAH"...

WASN'T MORE SPECIFIC
ABOUT THE PROCEDURE EMPLOYED.

OH, BUT IT IS. IT'S, UH--
IT'S QUITE SPECIFIC.

REALLY?

HE SIMPLY AND, UM,
WELL, QUITE SENSIBLY,
I SUPPOSE,

ADDRESSED HIMSELF TO THE AUTHOR
OF HIS TEMPORARY MISFORTUNE.

UM, "FOR THOU HAS CAST ME
I-INTO THE DEPTH,
INTO THE HEART OF THE SEAS.

I WENT DOWN TO THE BOTTOMS
OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE"-- UM,

"THE EARTH WITH HER BARS
CLOSED UPON ME FOREVER.

YET HAST THOU BROUGHT UP
MY LIFE FROM THE PIT."

OF COURSE, ALL WE HAVE
IS HIS SIDE OF THE STORY.

WELL, HE WAS CALLED
JONAH BEN AMITTAI,
"THE SON OF THE TRUTHFUL ONE."

HE MUST HAVE BEEN
PRETTY GOOD AT HIS JOB,
OTHERWISE THE--

THE LORD WOULDN'T HAVE
SENT HIM TO TRY TO SAVE
THE CORRUPT CITY OF NINEVEH--

JUST AS YOU WENT DOWN
TO "THE HEART OF THE SEAS"
TO TRY TO SAVE YOUR LABORATORY.

- AND I WILL SAVE IT!
- [ Mechanism Starts Ticking ]

[ Ticking Stops ]

NOW YOU'VE DONE IT!

WE GOT 16 MINUTES
OF AIR LEFT-- 16 MINUTES
TO GET THIS THING FIXED.

[ Rattling
Mechanism Panel ]

I CAN'T GET MY FOOT LOOSE!

I'LL CUT YOU LOOSE!
YOU HEARD WHAT THE CAPTAIN SAID.
PUT THAT KNIFE AWAY!

THE CAPTAIN AIN'T HERE NOW.
BETTER WAIT
TILL HE COMES BACK.

COOL IT!
YOU WANNA MAKE THIS
A REAL FLAKE-OUT?

YOU WANNA DIE HERE?
YOU HURT THAT WHALE,
AND EVERYBODY'S GONNA DIE!

[ Whale Vocalizing ]
DON'T! DON'T!

[ Vocalizing Continues ]

THE ADMIRAL HAS 13 MORE
MINUTES OF OXYGEN LEFT...
IF HE'S STILL ALIVE.

ANY CONTACT
WITH THE CAPTAIN?
NO, SIR.

KEEP TRYING.

ANOTHER 10 OR 12 MINUTES
AND THEY MIGHT AS WELL
TURN BACK...

IF THEY CAN.

THE BELL'S UP AHEAD
PAST THAT VALVE.

WHAT HAPPENED?
MY FOOT.
I CAN'T GET IT LOOSE.

MAYBE THAT ULTRASONIC--

[ No Audible Sound Effect ]

WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?
I DON'T KNOW.

I'LL HAVE TO
USE SOMETHING ELSE--
TRY TO FORCE A REACTION.

BUT YOU SAID--
WE'LL HAVE TO RISK IT.
YOU BETTER BRACE YOURSELVES.

THE PAIN'S APT TO MAKE HIM
DO SOME VIOLENT THINGS
INSIDE AND OUT.

- [ Electrical Discharge ]
- [ Bellowing ]

[ Electrical Discharge ]
[ Bellowing Continues ]

[ Bellowing Continues ]

[ Clattering ]

I DROPPED THE CABLE!

[ Riley ]
THE HOOK DUG IN.
IT'S OKAY.

[ Clattering Continues ]

[ Katya ]
BLAST US OUT OF HERE.
NOW, WHILE WE'RE STILL ALIVE!

WE'VE ONLY GOT SEVEN
MORE MINUTES, RILEY.

CAN YOU FREE THAT HOOK?
CAN'T BUDGE IT.
TOO MUCH TENSION.

IT WON'T HELP TO GET BACK
TO THE BELL IF WE CAN'T
HOOK IT UP. NOW KEEP TRYING!

[ Clicks Tongue ]

CAN'T YOU DO IT
ANY QUICKER?

SIX MINUTES LEFT TO GO.

WOULDN'T IT TAKE US
ALMOST THAT LONG
TO REACH THE SURFACE?

YEAH, IF WE'RE BLOWN FREE,
IF WE CAN MANAGE TO SCRAMBLE
OUT OF THE BELL...

AND IF WE'RE NOT TOO DEEP
TO FIGHT OUR WAY BACK
TO THE SURFACE.

- AND IF WE ARE TOO DEEP?
- YOU BETTER FOLLOW
THE EXAMPLE OF JONAH.

WHAT'S THAT?
PRAY... HARD.

WILL IT WORK NOW?
KEEP AWAY!

DO YOU WANT TO WAIT
UNTIL WE'RE OUT OF OXYGEN?

FRANKLY, I'M STILL WILLING
TO GAMBLE THERE'S SOMEONE
OUT THERE TRYING TO GET TO US--

SOMEONE WHO'D BE KILLED
IF WE FIRE THIS TOO SOON.

- GOT IT, SKIPPER!
- GOOD. FOLLOW ME.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO BLAST OUR WAY OUT AFTER ALL.
JUST HOPE WE CAN MAKE IT.

THE EXPLOSION
SHOULD BLOW US FREE
FROM THE WHALE...

THE WAY AN EJECTOR SEAT
DOES IN A JET AIRPLANE.

JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T BLOW OUT
THESE PORTHOLES TOO.

I SUPPOSE
IF THERE HAD BEEN
A RESCUE PARTY--

WELL, IT'S TOO LATE
FOR THAT NOW.

[ Mechanism Starts Ticking ]

ADMIRAL.
YEAH?

[ Ticking Continues ]
THE MAN WHO DIED
IN THIS BELL-- ALEXIS--

NEXT MONTH
WE WERE TO BE MARRIED.

BEFORE HE WENT DOWN,
HE SAID TO ME--
ALMOST HIS LAST WORDS--

PEOPLE LIKE US, LIKE YOU--

WE SHOULD BE FRIENDS.

[ Ticking Continues ]
NOW TAKE A--
TAKE A DEEP, DEEP BREATH.

WHEN I COUNT TO THREE,
HOLD IT AS LONG AS YOU
POSSIBLY CAN.

ONE, TWO, TH--

- [ Chuckles ]
- [ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Ticking Stops ]

GET IN! QUICK!

[ Vocalizing ]

LET OUT THE CABLE... FAST!
DON'T LOCK THE DRUM UNTIL
HE'S HAD 2,000 FEET OF CABLE.

[ Crane ]
DID YOU GET THE CABLE ATTACHED?
AYE, AYE, SIR!

GET A HOSE IN HERE!

ALL RIGHT.
LOCK THE WINCH. LOCK IT!
[ Machinery Seizes Up ]

DO WE FOLLOW HIM,
MR. MORTON?
NO.

WE'LL TRY TO REEL HIM IN
AND HOPE HE DOESN'T
BREAK THE CABLE.

START REELING IN THE CABLE AT
THREE FEET PER SECOND. CALL ME
IF YOU FEEL HIM FIGHTING IT.

AYE, AYE, SIR. REEL IN
THREE FEET PER SECOND.

[ Machinery Hesitating ]
HE'S STARTING
TO FIGHT IT.

KEEP REELING HIM IN.

CAN YOU REEL HIM IN, CHIEF?
I DON'T KNOW, SIR.
HE'S FIGHTING IT PRETTY HARD.

KEEP PULLING HIM IN.
YES, SIR.

[ Machinery Hesitates, Resumes ]

SLOW IT!
THEY MAY BE OUT.

CHIP TELLS ME WE'VE BEEN GETTING
ALL SORTS OF RADIO CALLS
FROM THE PRESS SERVICES.

THEY WANNA KNOW ALL ABOUT
WHAT IT WAS LIKE DOWN THERE.

THAT'S RIGHT, MA'AM--
PARTICULARLY YOUR IMPRESSIONS.

MY IMPRESSIONS
WERE RECORDED LONG AGO.
RECORDED?

"I WENT DOWN TO THE BOTTOMS
OF THE MOUNTAINS.

THE EARTH WITH HER BARS
CLOSED UPON ME FOREVER."

"YET HAST THOU BROUGHT UP
MY LIFE FROM THE PIT."