Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 2, Episode 12 - The Machines Strike Back - full transcript

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

BELL TO WINCH.
HAVE VISUAL CONTACT
WITH DEFENSE DRONE 117.

SHE'S RIGHT BELOW US, CHIP.

ANOTHER 10 FATHOMS
AND WE'LL BE RIGHT IN HER LAP.

LOWER AWAY
10 MORE FATHOMS.

SKIPPER, LOOK AT THIS.

THE DRONE, SIR--
HER AFT HATCH IS OPENING.

SHE'S GONNA FIRE ON US.

WHAT THE DEVIL WAS THAT?

THE DRONE'S OPENED FIRE
ON THE BELL, SIR.
OH, THAT CAN'T BE.

THE SECONDARY DEFENSES
DON'T WORK UNLESS--



UNLESS SHE'S PREPARED
TO LAUNCH MISSILES.

[ Explosion ]

BELL TO WINCH.
[ Explosion ]

[ Crane ]
BELL TO CONTROL.

YOU ALL RIGHT, LEE?

THE DRONE'S GONE HAYWIRE.
HER MAIN PORTS ARE OPENING.

SHE'S PREPARING
TO FIRE HER MISSILES.

SHARKEY, SIGNAL THE DRONE,
ABORT FIRING SEQUENCE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

RILEY, HERE SHE COMES.

[ Nelson On Speaker ]
COME IN, LEE.

THE DRONE JUST RAMMED US.

SHE'S MOVING UP
TO FIRING DEPTH.

WINCH CONTROL, BRING
THE DIVING BELL UP
AND SECURE IT, FAST!

[ Man On Radio ]
AYE, SIR.
WELL?



NEGATIVE, SIR.
THE DRONE IGNORES
ALL COMMAND SIGNALS.

[ Rumbling ]

THREE MISSILES--
HEADING 2-4-0.

BEARING 2-4-0.
CHECK SPEED AND TRAJECTORY
FOR PROBABLE TARGET.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

SPARKS, GET ME ADMIRAL JOHNSON
IN WASHINGTON.

RED ALERT.
SCRAMBLED CIRCUITS.
I'LL TAKE IT HERE.

MISSILE ROOM.
[ Man ]
AYE, AYE, SIR.

STAND BY TO FIRE INTERCEPTS.
MISSILES ARMED
AND STANDING BY, SIR.

HERE IT IS, SIR.

TARGET--
NEW YORK CITY AREA.

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

READY ON YOUR CALL
TO ADMIRAL JOHNSON, SIR.

ADMIRAL.
THIS IS NELSON
ABOARD SEAVIEW.

ONE OF OUR DRONE
DEFENSE SUBMARINES...

HAS GONE BERSERK,
REASON UNKNOWN.

CRAIG.
STAND BY.

THREE MISSILES ARE HEADING
FOR THE NEW YORK CITY AREA.

ALERT ALL LAND AND SEA
INTERCEPT UNITS.

DO YOUR BEST, NELSON.
WE'LL TRY TO KNOCK DOWN
WHAT YOU MISS.

[ Man On Speaker ]
THE INTERCEPTS ARE READY
AND LOCKED ON TARGET, SIR.

FIRE ONE, TWO AND THREE.

INTERCEPTS AWAY.

TWO BIRDS DESTROYED, SIR.

ONE WINGED.

STILL FLYING, SIR.

BEARING WIDE
TO TARGET AREA.

IMPACT, SIR.

DIVING BELL
COMING ABOARD, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.
TAKE THE CONN.

AND KEEP RIGHT ON
THAT DRONE'S TAIL.
AYE, SIR.

BEARING ON THE DRONE?

2-7-0 DEGREES, SIR.

HELMSMAN,
COME TO COURSE 2-7-0.

ENGINE ROOM,
ALL AHEAD FLANK.

[ Man On Speaker ]
ALL AHEAD FLANK.

ALL RIGHT, LEE?

WE'RE OKAY.
BUT WHAT IN BLAZES
HAPPENED TO THAT DRONE?

RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRYING
TO CATCH UP WITH IT
AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND OUT.

SHE HAS A TELLTALE,
HASN'T SHE?
YEAH--

WITH A RECORD
OF EVERY COMMAND SIGNAL,
EVERY MOVE OF THE CONTROLS.

IF WE CAN JUST
GET ABOARD THE DRONE
AND GET THAT INFORMATION--

HOW ARE WE DOING
WITH THE DRONE, CHIP?

CLOSING, SIR.
GOOD.

WE'LL RUN SIDE BY SIDE
WITH HER,

TRANSMITTING "STOP ENGINES"
ON EVERY KNOWN
COMMAND FREQUENCY.

AND IF THAT FAILS,
WE MAY HAVE TO SHOOT
HER PROPELLERS OFF.

WE'LL BE SHOOTING
AT A VERY EXPLOSIVE TARGET.

THE DRONE'S SELF-DESTRUCT BOMB
IS AUTOMATICALLY ARMED,
ISN'T IT?

IT IS.
[ Man ] WASHINGTON CALL
ON THE VIDEOPHONE, ADMIRAL.

SENATOR KIMBERLY.
UH-HUH.

PATCH IT IN TO
THE OBSERVATION NOSE.
AYE, SIR.

WHAT'S HE GOT IN MIND, LEE?

ANYBODY TRIES TO BOARD
THE DRONE, THE SELF-DESTRUCT
BOMB WILL GO OFF.

THAT'S RIGHT.
AND IF THE SEAVIEW'S
WITHIN FIVE MILES,

SHE'LL GO TOO.

I DON'T KNOW WHY
THE DRONE DEFECTED,
SENATOR KIMBERLY.

AT THE MOMENT,
I'D PREFER NOT TO GUESS.

WELL, I WAS AGAINST
THE DRONE SUBMARINE
DEFENSE NET FROM DAY ONE.

I SAID THEN IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE
TO BUILD UNMANNED,

COMPLETELY AUTOMATED, MACHINES
THAT WOULD NOT BREAK DOWN.

"DETERRENT AGAINST WAR.
INSURANCE AGAINST
SNEAK ATTACK."

YOUR WORDS, ADMIRAL!

WHAT HAVE YOU
TO SAY NOW?

THERE ARE 112 DRONES
IN THE DEFENSE NET.

IN THE THREE YEARS
THEY'VE BEEN ON STATION,

THERE'S BEEN NO OTHER INCIDENT
OF MALFUNCTION.

ONE OF YOUR IDIOT SUBS
RUNS AMOK AND ATTACKS
THE UNITED STATES.

A MIRACLE SAVES
NEW YORK CITY.

A MILLION ACRES
OF FINE TIMBER
GO UP IN FLAMES.

THREE FOREST RANGERS ARE DEAD.
AND YOU DISMISS THIS
AS AN INCIDENT?

THE MALFUNCTION
WAS AN INCIDENT.

THE RESULT IS TRAGEDY.

MY COMMITTEE WILL BE
ASKING YOU...

SOME VERY SEARCHING
QUESTIONS, ADMIRAL.

YOU'D BETTER HAVE
THE ANSWERS.

YOU'RE STILL PURSUING
THE DRONE, NELSON?
WE ARE.

WE MUST HAVE
THE DRONE'S TELLTALE
TO LEARN WHY IT DEFECTED,

SO WE CAN PREVENT OTHERS
FROM DOING THE SAME THING.

THIS HAS STARTED
AN INTERNATIONAL FLAP.

OUR ALLIES ARE CALLING IN.

VICE ADMIRAL HALDER
WAS JUST ON VIDEOPHONE...

FROM THEIR UNDERSEA
DEFENSE BASE TO SAY
THAT HIS GOVERNMENT...

WILL STAND WITH US
IN CASE OF NEED.

HE ALSO SAID
THAT HE WOULD LIKE
TO HELP PERSONALLY.

HE'LL CALL YOU DIRECT.

GOOD. WE CAN USE HIM.

HE KNOWS AS MUCH ABOUT
THE DRONES AS ANY MAN ALIVE.

EXCEPT YOU, HARRY.

ANY LUCK?

NOTHING, SIR.

HOW'S IT GOING?
THE DRONE HASN'T OBEYED
ANY COMMAND SIGNAL.

WE'VE TRIED 21 FREQUENCIES
SO FAR.

LET'S SEE.
THIS MAY BE OBVIOUS.

IS SHE TRANSMITTING?
YES.

BUT SHE WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE
OR OBEY A COMMAND.
ADMIRAL NELSON.

VIDEOPHONE
FROM ALLIED UNDERWATER
EAST COMMAND FOR YOU, SIR.

VICE ADMIRAL HALDER CALLING.
MMM.

THE DRONE'S
REDUCED SPEED AGAIN--
DOWN TO 12 KNOTS.

ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL MATCH IT.

ENGINE ROOM,
SLOW IT DOWN TO 12 KNOTS.

[ Man ]
TWELVE KNOTS. AYE, SIR.

ADMIRAL HALDER.
THIS NONSENSE OF RANK
IS NOT FOR OLD FRIENDS.

I AM STILL ALEX.
[ Chuckles ]

BUT WE HAVE
SOME TROUBLE NOW, EH?

YEAH. YEAH, BIG TROUBLE, ALEX.

HAVE YOU TRIED TO STOP THE DRONE
FROM YOUR EAST COMMAND?

REPEATEDLY, WITH NO SUCCESS.

JUST ONE FAILURE,
AND THEY'RE READY
TO SCRAP ALL THE DRONES.

FOOLS. WE DON'T
DISCARD A WHOLE ARSENAL
BECAUSE ONE GUN IS BAD.

NO! WE FIX THE GUN.

WE'RE RUNNING FLANK
WITH HER NOW.
YES, I KNOW, OLD FRIEND.

WE HAVE YOU AND THE DRONE
ON OUR SCREENS.

MY GOVERNMENT HAS OFFERED
ALL ASSISTANCE TO YOURS.

HARRY, I SHALL VERY MUCH
LIKE TO HELP YOU
SOLVE THIS PROBLEM,

AS WE SOLVED SO MANY
WHEN WE WERE BUILDING
THE DRONES.

BE GOOD TO HAVE YOU ABOARD.
I'LL SEND THE FLYING SUB
TO PICK YOU UP.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
I HAVE MY OWN TRANSPORT.

YOU JUST GIVE ME A BEAM
TO HOME ON, AND I'LL BE
WITH YOU WITHIN THE HOUR.

YOU'LL HAVE IT.

WELL, UH,
IS MY TRANSPORT READY?

YES, ADMIRAL.
JUST ONE LITTLE MOMENT,
THEN WE GO.

THIS IS A NEW SPECIES.
CHARMING, ISN'T IT?

AH. WHEN THE CAPTAIN AND I
ARE ABOARD THE SEAVIEW,

YOU WILL THEN STOP
THE DRONE DEAD IN THE WATER.

YOU WILL THEN
RECEIVE A MESSAGE
IN THE SPECIAL CODE...

TELLING YOU EXACTLY WHEN
THE FROGMEN LEAVE
THE SEAVIEW,

AND HOW FAR THEY MUST SWIM.

THIS WILL TELL YOU
EXACTLY WHEN TO ARM...

THE SELF-DESTRUCT BOMB
ABOARD THE DRONE.

THAT'S ALL.
AND NOW, CAPTAIN, LET US GO
TO CONFUSE OUR FRIENDS.

AH. NOW.

AND THERE'S THE ADMIRAL.
THANK YOU.

AH, HARRY.
YES, I LIKE THE SEAVIEW.

THANKS, ALEX.
SHE STOPPED, SIR.

ALL STOP.
[ Man ]
ALL STOP.

SO OUR LITTLE DRONE HAS
SOME TRICKS WE DIDN'T
KNOW ABOUT, EH?

WHAT ABOUT HER SECONDARY
DEFENSE SYSTEM?

SHE SHUT
HER BOLTS, SIR.
MM-HMM.

AND THE SELF-DESTRUCT BOMB?
THE BOARD READS
SAFE AND LOCKED.

THE BOMB CAN'T EXPLODE.
LET'S HOPE
SHE STAYS THAT WAY.

ALEX.

THE DRONE'S INSPECTION HATCH
AND AIR LOCK ARE HERE.

NOW, IF THE TROUBLE'S
IN PRIMARY CONTROL,

YOU'LL FIND IT HERE.

AND THE SECONDARY,
RIGHT HERE.

ANY QUESTIONS?
NO, SIR.

NOW, WHATEVER YOU FIND,
WE WANT THE DRONE'S
TELLTALE BROUGHT BACK.

IT'S AN AUTOMATIC UNIT
THAT RECORDS
ALL THE DRONE'S ACTIONS.

IT'S FASTENED TO BULKHEAD
BRACKETS RIGHT HERE.

NOW, TO REMOVE IT,
YOU LOOSEN THE BOLTS...

AND OPEN THE BRACKETS.

WE'RE JUST ABOUT READY,
ALEX.
AH.

SO THESE ARE THE YOUNG MEN
WHO ARE GOING TO GO ABOARD
OUR AILING DRONE, EH?

YES, SIR.
GOOD MEN.

NOW, TO KNOW EXACTLY
WHEN IT WAS ACTIVATED...

AND WHAT DEMANDS
WERE MADE UPON IT,

WE MUST HAVE READINGS
FROM TWO METERS--
HERE AND HERE.

YOU'RE RIGHT, ALEX.
BE SURE YOU GET
THE PRESENT READINGS.

WE'LL DROP YOU 500 YARDS
FROM THE DRONE,

THEN RETURN
TO PICK YOU UP.
I HAVE ONE OTHER THOUGHT.

I HAVE THE PERFORMANCE CHARTS
OF THE TEST RUNS
OF EVERY DRONE...

IN MY FILES AT EAST COMMAND.

WE MIGHT FIND A CLUE THERE
AS TO THE CAUSE
OF THE DEFECTION.

WITH YOUR PERMISSION,
I'LL HAVE CAPTAIN TROBER
CHECK BY RADIO.

OF COURSE.

SPARKS, CAPTAIN TROBER
WILL BE ALONG PRESENTLY...

WITH MESSAGES
FOR ADMIRAL HALDER'S
EAST COMMAND.

- GIVE THEM
TOP-PRIORITY CLEARANCE.
- AYE, AYE, SIR.

CONTROL ROOM, WHAT'S
THE SELF-DESTRUCT READING?

[ Sharkey ]
STILL SAFE AND LOCKED, SIR.

ALERT US IMMEDIATELY
OF ANY CHANGE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET STARTED.

THE FROGMEN HAVE LEFT
THE SEAVIEW 500 YARDS
FROM THE DRONE.

FOR EAST COMMAND
RESEARCH BASE,
FROM ADMIRAL HALDER.

YES, MA'AM-- CAPTAIN.

[ Electronic Squeal ]
WOW.

I THOUGHT I'D HEARD
EVERY NOISE THERE IS,
BUT THIS ONE--

[ Squealing Continues ]

APPROACHING THE DRONE
FROM ABOUT 100 YARDS.

[ Diver On Speaker ]
APPROACHING THE DRONE
FROM ABOUT 40 YARDS.

FORTY YARDS.
REPORT BOARDING PROCEDURES.

AYE, SIR.

THIRTY YARDS.

TWENTY YARDS.

[ Alarm Blaring ]

THE SELF-DESTRUCT, SIR--
SHE'S GONNA BLOW.

MURPHY, JONES--
THE SELF-DESTRUCT BOMB
IS ARMED.

GET AWAY FROM THERE.
REPEAT: GET AWAY FROM THERE.

[ Diver ]
TOO LATE, ADMIRAL.
THE INSPECTION HATCH IS--

DAMAGE CONTROL, REPORT.

[ Nelson ]
MURPHY, JONES.

COME IN.

SEAVIEW TO FROGMEN.

IF YOU READ ME,
COME IN.

IT SEEMS WE HAVE A DISASTER.

I'M AFRAID THAT'S IT.

AS YOU SAID, ALEX--
GOOD MEN.

THE DRONE'S BROKEN UP, SIR.

SCATTERED PIECES.
SINKING.

[ Man On Speaker ]
ALL COMPARTMENTS WATERTIGHT.
NO VISIBLE DAMAGE.

BUT THE BOMB WAS ON SAFE.
HOW COULD IT HAVE GONE OFF?

THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE
TO FIND OUT,

BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED THERE
COULD HAPPEN AGAIN.

LEE, WE'VE GOT TO FIND
THAT TELLTALE.
AYE, SIR.

WOULD THE TELLTALE BE INTACT
AFTER THE EXPLOSION?

IT WAS BUILT TO WITHSTAND
THAT AND MORE.

WILL YOU BE ABLE
TO FIND IT?

WE'LL CERTAINLY TRY.

I THINK THAT THE TROUBLE
MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED...

BY MOISTURE CONDENSATION
IN THE PRIMARY CONTROL PANEL.

WE MIGHT HAVE MORE ROGUES
UNLESS WE MAKE CORRECTIONS.

I THINK I SHOULD RETURN
TO MY BASE NOW...

AND BEGIN DIAGRAMMING
THE CHANGES.
THAT'D BE A HELP.

I'D LIKE TO LEAVE
CAPTAIN TROBER HERE
AS MY LIAISON.

AS YOU WISH.
CAPTAIN, COME WITH ME.

[ Sparks On Speaker ]
ADMIRAL NELSON, SENATOR KIMBERLY
ON LINE THREE-- URGENT.

NELSON.

A MILLION ACRES
OF FINE TIMBER
GO UP IN FLAMES--

[ Continues, Indistinct ]

UH, CONTACT WAS LOST--
...AND YOU DISMISS
THIS AS A--

BECAUSE THE DRONE
DESTROYED ITSELF
ALONG WITH TWO MEN.

MY COMMITTEE
WILL ASK YOU SOME
VERY SEARCHING QUESTIONS.

YOU BETTER HAVE
THE ANSWERS.

[ Stammering ]
THE BOMB WAS DISARMED.

IT BECAME ARMED
WHEN THE MEN TRIED
TO GET ABOARD.

[ Continues, Indistinct ]

ALL AHEAD ONE-THIRD.

COURSE 0-1-3.

[ Man On Speaker ]
ALL AHEAD ONE-THIRD.

CHIP, PLOT A SEARCH GRID.

FIVE MINUTES EACH COURSE
AT DEAD SLOW.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

IT GOES WELL.
EXACTLY AS PLANNED.
YES, ADMIRAL.

YOU WILL SEND THE SECOND TAPE
WHEN I AM EXACTLY HALFWAY
EN ROUTE--

THAT WILL BE AT
1630 HOURS PRECISELY.

1630.

WE'RE GETTING
SOME BOTTOM DRIFT.

CHIP, BRING HER LEFT
TO 2-7-5.

COME TO COURSE 2-7-5.

ANOTHER 40 SECONDS
AND WE'LL TRY
A NEW RUN.

WILL YOU SEND THIS, PLEASE?

YES, MA'AM.

[ Electronic Squeal ]
YOW.

THERE MUST BE
SOMETHING WRONG
WITH THOSE TAPES OF YOURS.

THE TAPE OR YOUR EQUIPMENT.

[ Alarm Sounding ]

SIR, THREE DRONES...

HAVE JUST MOVED
OFF THEIR STATIONS.

SIGNAL THE DRONES
TO STOP ENGINES.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

NEGATIVE, SIR.
THE DRONES DO NOT
OBEY THE COMMANDS.

[ Crane ]
KEEP TRYING.

TRY THE ALTERNATE CIRCUIT.

ADMIRAL? EMERGENCY
AT DRONE CONTROL.

I'LL GET THE COORDINATES.

THREE MORE DRONES DEFECTED--

HERE, HERE AND HERE.

THEY'RE MOVING
NORTH-NORTHWEST.

TARGET: U.S.A.
[ Sparks ]
VIDEOPHONE.

WASHINGTON FOR ADMIRAL NELSON.
URGENT.

HALDER AT EAST COMMAND
TELLS US THAT THREE
MORE DRONES HAVE DEFECTED.

RIGHT. ON COURSE
TO ATTACK THE UNITED STATES.

WELL, I KNEW SOMETHING
LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN.

MAN CREATED
MECHANICAL MONSTERS.

THE DAY HAD TO COME
WHEN THE MONSTERS
WOULD DEVOUR HIM.

SENATOR, THOSE DRONES
ARE NOT THINKING FOR THEMSELVES.

THEY'RE BEING DIRECTED
BY HUMAN MINDS.

HUMAN MINDS?
WHAT HUMAN MINDS?

MINDS OF MEN WHO WANT
TO DESTROY US.

MEN NOT YET IDENTIFIED.

NOW, THE DRONES ARE ONLY
FIVE HOURS AWAY FROM
MAXIMUM FIRING RANGE,

SO WE'D BETTER PREPARE
TO DEFEND OURSELVES.

WE ARE PREPARED.
BUT THOSE FIRE MISSILES
WERE NOT BUILT TO BE STOPPED.

WE CAN LOSE
ANY MAJOR EASTERN CITY.

OUR EAST COAST-- ONLY FIVE HOURS
FROM POSSIBLE DESTRUCTION.

THAT'S RIGHT.

OUR BEST WEAPON IS
STILL THE ABILITY
TO RETALIATE.

WE MUST KNOW WHO IS
DIRECTING THE ATTACK.

WE COULD FIND OUT
FROM A DRONE TELLTALE.

CAN YOU GET ONE?
I THINK I CAN.

DRONE 41 IS WITHIN OUR REACH.

I THINK I CAN STOP IT
AND HOLD IT WITH A FORCE FIELD
LONG ENOUGH TO GET ABOARD.

BUT THE SELF-DESTRUCT--
IT'S ALREADY KILLED
TWO MEN.

I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO STOP IT
FROM FIRING BY JAMMING
ALL RADIO CHANNELS,

BUT THAT'LL BE BLOCKING OUT
ALL COMMAND SIGNALS
TO THIS AREA.

GOOD LUCK.
YOU'LL NEED IT.

IN THE MEANTIME,
WE'LL DO EVERYTHING
THAT WE CAN...

TO INTERCEPT THOSE
OTHER TWO DRONES...

AND STOP
THEIR MISSILES.

KEEP US INFORMED.

MORE SLACK, KOWALSKI.
RIGHT.

OH, COME ON.
LET ME HAVE IT.

GET THE HEAVY CABLE
AND WIRE IT INTO THE CIRCUITS.
AYE, SIR.

I'LL SAY IT AGAIN,
ADMIRAL.

I'M THE ONE WHO SHOULD
HANDLE THIS MISSION.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.

WE CAN BUILD A FORCE FIELD
NO BIGGER THAN A SMALL
CITY BLOCK...

TO STOP AND HOLD THE DRONE,

AND THE SEAVIEW HAS TO BE
PLACED EXACTLY OVER IT.

MOVE A HUNDRED FEET
IN ANY DIRECTION,
IT'LL EXPLODE.

THAT'S WHY I WANT YOU
CONNING SEAVIEW
AND NOBODY ELSE.

I'M GOING BELOW TO SUIT UP.

LET ME KNOW
WHEN YOU'RE IN POSITION.
AYE, SIR.

I THINK IT IS A MISTAKE
TO TRY TO BOARD
THE DRONE.

ADMIRAL NELSON
WILL BE KILLED.

YES, I KNOW.

BUT WE'VE GOT TO TRY.

WHAT IF THEY FIRE MISSILES
ON DRONE 41?

WE'RE CLOSE ENOUGH NOW TO HAVE
A SHOT AT THEM. WITH LUCK
WE CAN BRING THEM DOWN.

AND FIRE YOUR MISSILES
ON 63 AND 89?

NO, THEY'RE TOO FAR
AWAY FROM US.

CONTINENTAL DEFENSE
WILL HAVE TO SHOOT THEM DOWN.

IF THEY CAN.

[ Man On Speaker ]
WE ARE NOW 1,000 YARDS
TO DRONE 41 AND CLOSING.

RANGE TO DRONE:
900 YARDS AND CLOSING.

DRONE: 800 YARDS
AND STILL CLOSING.

DRONE 41'S MISSILES
ARMED, SIR.

[ Rumbling ]
MISSILES ONE
AND TWO LAUNCHED.

INTERCEPT MISSILE CONTROL.
FIRE ONE AND TWO.

WHAT ABOUT THE DRONE'S
THIRD MISSILE?

NUMBER THREE FAILED
TO FIRE, SIR.

IT'S HUNG UP IN THE RACK.
CAN YOU SECURE IT?

NEGATIVE, SIR.
SHE REFUSES
ALL COMMANDS, SIR.

CHIP, TAKE OVER.

ADMIRAL, THERE'S A MISSILE
HUNG IN THAT DRONE.

SHE COULD FIRE
AT ANY MINUTE.

YEAH, I KNOW.
I'VE BEEN LISTENING.

MAKE THIS A LITTLE
TIGHTER, KOWALSKI.
AYE, SIR.

- DRONE POSITION?
- RIGHT BELOW US.

- RADIO JAMMING FORCE FIELD?
- ALL FREQUENCIES JAMMED,
FORCE FIELD FULL ON.

JUST KEEP IT THAT WAY,
AND I'LL BE AS SAFE
AS IF I WERE HOME IN BED.

[ Water Rushing ]

STEADY AS SHE GOES.
HE'S GOING?

YES.

WE'RE DRIFTING FORWARD.
SLOW ASTERN.
SLOW ASTERN.

[ Radio Noise ]

FOR ADMIRAL HALDER.
NO, MA'AM.

NO TRANSMISSIONS OF ANY KIND
UNTIL ADMIRAL NELSON
IS BACK ABOARD.

ALL STOP.
[ Morton ]
ALL STOP.

THAT'S IT.
HOLD IT THERE.

[ Alarm Blaring ]

[ Klaxon Blaring ]

BLOW PORT TANKS!

PORT TANKS AT
EMERGENCY FLOOD.
CAN'T BLOW 'EM.

THEN FLOOD
THE STARBOARD TANKS.

WE'RE LOSING
OUR FORCE FIELD!

IF THAT BOMB GOES OFF--

FLOOD THOSE TANKS!

SCOTT, RON,
SECURE THIS PIPE.

THERE.
THE FORCE FIELD'S
IN PLACE AGAIN.

HE'S SAFE.

[ Water Rushing ]

HE'S BACK ABOARD, SIR.

ALL AHEAD FULL.

HERE'S OUR TELLTALE.
CRACK IT AND START
RUNNING THE TAPE.

I'LL BE WITH YOU
AS SOON AS I CHANGE.

PASS THE WORD TO SECURE
THE FORCE FIELD.
YES, SIR.

GIVE ME A HAND HERE.

THE CAPTAIN'S ORDERS:
SECURE FORCE FIELD,
SECURE JAMMING.

[ Exhales ]

SECURE FORCE FIELD,
SECURE JAMMING.

OKAY, MA'AM.
I CAN TAKE
YOUR MESSAGE NOW.

[ Electronic Squeal ]

[ Beeping ]

IT'S GONNA BE A SLOW JOB
WITH THIS MACHINE--

SEVEN OR EIGHT HOURS,
AT LEAST.

UH, ADMIRAL HALDER
HAS AN A-110.

HE COULD DO IT
IN 20 MINUTES.

AND HE'S LESS
THAN AN HOUR AWAY.

UH, REWIND THE TAPE.

I'LL HAVE CHIP
FLY ME OVER.

CHIEF, DO YOU STILL HAVE
DRONE 41 ON THE CONTROL BOARD?

NO, SIR. DRONE 41'S
SELF-DESTRUCT ARMED,

FIRED AND WIPED OUT,
ALL IN ONE WHACK.

THAT WAS MEANT FOR YOU.

YEAH.

YEAH, I SUPPOSE SO.

READY FOR TAKEOFF,
ADMIRAL?
JUST A SECOND.

CHIP WILL FLY ME
OVER TO EAST COMMAND
AND COME RIGHT BACK HERE.

YOU MIGHT NEED HIM.
HOW WILL YOU GET BACK?

HALDER WILL GIVE ME
TRANSPORTATION.

WE ALL SET?
ALL CHECKED OUT
AND SHIPSHAPE, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, CHIP.
LET'S GET ABOARD.

[ Beeping ]

WELCOME ABOARD,
OLD FRIEND.

ALEX, I'VE GOT
SOME GOOD NEWS.

WE RECOVERED THE TELLTALE,
AND I'VE GOT THE TAPE.

AH! AND YOU'D LIKE
TO USE OUR MARK 110...

TO PINPOINT THE SOURCE
OF THE COMMAND SIGNALS...

THAT ARE DIRECTING
THE DRONES TO ATTACK
THE UNITED STATES.

RIGHT.
WELL, I CAN SAVE YOU
THAT TROUBLE, ADMIRAL.

THE SIGNALS
COME FROM HERE.

I AM DIRECTING
THE ATTACK.

[ Grunts ]

[ Rattling ]

SO YOUR BRUISES TEACH YOU
NOT TO ATTACK ME?

THAT IS GOOD.
I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU, ADMIRAL.

DRONES 63 AND 89
ARE STILL ON COURSE.

SOON, TWO OF YOUR CITIES
WILL BE DESTROYED.

I JUST-- I CAN'T BELIEVE
THAT YOUR COUNTRY
WOULD ATTACK MINE.

WE'VE BEEN ALLIES FOR 20 YEARS.

MY COUNTRY IS NOT
ATTACKING YOUR COUNTRY--
AT THE MOMENT.

I AM ATTACKING YOUR COUNTRY.

WHY?

I AM THE LEADER
OF A REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT.

THIS DEMONSTRATION OF MY POWERS
WILL RALLY MY PEOPLE
TO MY CAUSE.

DO YOU SEE?
UH-HUH.

AND, UH, IF YOUR PEOPLE
DON'T RALLY?

BUT THEY WILL.

THIS DEMONSTRATION WILL
SHOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO
MY OWN PEOPLE IF THEY DEFY ME.

YOU'D SEND MISSILES
AGAINST YOUR OWN PEOPLE?
IF A FIRM HAND...

IS NECESSARY,
I SHALL USE A FIRM HAND.

WHEN DID YOU, UH,
SABOTAGE THE DRONES?
[ Chuckles ]

YEARS AGO, WHEN WE
WERE BUILDING THEM,
YOU AND I.

WHY ARE YOU KEEPING ME ALIVE?

DEAD, YOU'RE NOTHING.

ALIVE, YOU ARE
A BRILLIANT SCIENTIST...

WHO MAY SOMEDAY REALIZE
THAT IT IS BETTER
TO WORK WITH US...

THAN TO ROT
IN A PRISON CELL.

THINK ABOUT THAT, HARRY.

SPARKS, GET ME ADMIRAL HALDER
AT EAST COMMAND.

SCRAMBLE CIRCUIT.
SCRAMBLE CIRCUIT.
AYE, SIR.

AH! CAPTAIN CRANE.

I'D LIKE TO SPEAK
TO ADMIRAL NELSON, SIR.
IT'S URGENT.

HE'S NOT HERE, CAPTAIN.
HE USED OUR TRANSPORT
TO RETURN TO YOUR SHIP.

HE LEFT HERE 18 MINUTES AGO,
OBSERVING RADIO SILENCE.

DID HE LEARN ANYTHING
FROM THE TAPE?

NO, CAPTAIN, NOTHING THAT
WILL BE OF ANY VALUE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

SIR?
YES, SPARKS.

EVERY TIME I SENT A MESSAGE
FOR CAPTAIN TROBER,

I HEARD A LOUD SQUEAL
ON THE TAPE.

I GOT TO WONDERING,
SO I SLOWED THE TAPE DOWN
AND RERECORDED IT--

ABOUT 30 TIMES--
AND I'VE GOT THIS.

CODE GROUPS COMPRESSED
IN THE SQUEALING.
YES, SIR, AND THAT'S NOT ALL.

EVERY TIME I SENT ONE OF THESE,
SOMETHING TERRIBLE
WOULD HAPPEN--

LIKE A DRONE WOULD BLOW UP,
OR ANOTHER WOULD GO
OFF STATION.

LET'S RUN IT
THROUGH THE COMPUTER.

LET'S CRACK THAT CODE.

TELL MY PEOPLE THIS--

AT PRECISELY 6:00,

THERE WILL BE
A DEMONSTRATION OF MY POWER...

THAT WILL PROVE TO THEM
BEYOND A SHADOW
OF A DOUBT...

THAT I AM THE ONLY MAN
STRONG ENOUGH TO GOVERN THEM.

IN EXACTLY THREE HOURS,

THE NEW YORK CITY AREA,
THE PHILADELPHIA AREA
AND THE WASHINGTON AREA...

WILL EXPLODE IN A SEA
OF FLAMES.

THREE HOURS.

ADD DRONE 101.

THAT MAKES A TOTAL
OF 12 DRONES...

NOW ACTIVATED AND HEADED
FOR THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD.

LEE, THEY DO HAVE
SOMETHING IN COMMON--

ALL 12 WILL COME WITHIN RANGE
OF MAJOR EASTERN CITIES
AT THE SAME MOMENT.

THAT MOMENT IS
TWO HOURS FROM NOW.

TWO HOURS TO STOP THEM?

CAN WE REACH ANY OF THEM
WITH SEAVIEW IN TWO HOURS?
NEGATIVE.

ALL RIGHT, CHIP.
STAND BY.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Man On Speaker ]
CAPTAIN, ADMIRAL HALDER
ON VIDEOPHONE.

AH, CAPTAIN. MAY I SPEAK
TO ADMIRAL NELSON, PLEASE?

HE HASN'T RETURNED YET, SIR.
NOT YET?

BUT HE SHOULD HAVE,
LONG AGO.
THAT'S RIGHT, SIR.

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT HIS PLANE
ENCOUNTERED SOME DIFFICULTY
ON THE WAY BACK?

IT'S POSSIBLE.

CAPTAIN, CAN YOU RETURN
CAPTAIN TROBER TO ME HERE?

SHE'S URGENTLY NEEDED.
YES, SIR, WE CAN.

THANK YOU.

I SHALL CONTINUE TO HOPE
THAT ADMIRAL NELSON
WILL ARRIVE SAFELY.

IS THIS ANYTHING, SIR?

CAPTAIN TROBER?
YES?

YOU'VE BEEN ORDERED
BACK TO EAST COMMAND.

HOW SOON WILL YOU
BE READY TO LEAVE?

AT ONCE, CAPTAIN.

WELL, SIR,
IT ALL CHECKS OUT.
MM-HMM.

WE'RE ALL SET,
CAPTAIN.

[ Beeping ]

AH. ANOTHER MOUSE
WALKS INTO THE TRAP.

STAND VERY STILL, CAPTAIN.

WELL, HAVE YOU
NOTHING TO SAY?

TO A TRAITOR?

THE WORD IS PATRIOT.

YOU WILL LIVE LONGER
IF YOU REMEMBER THAT.

WELL, I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
YOU ARE?

IF YOU WEREN'T HERE,
YOU'D BE DOWN AT SEA.
THIS IS BETTER.

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
HALDER'S THE MAN DIRECTING
THE ATTACK AGAINST US.

I KNOW. I FINALLY CRACKED
ENOUGH OF THE CODE TO FIND
OUT WHO THE ENEMY WAS.

AND YOU WALKED
INTO THIS DELIBERATELY?

ADMIRAL,
HALDER HAS 12 DRONES...

AIMED AT THE EASTERN SEABOARD.

TWELVE?

AND THEY'LL COME
WITHIN FIRING RANGE
IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

THERE'S NO WAY TO STOP THEM
FROM THE OUTSIDE.

I THOUGHT THAT YOU AND I
MIGHT BE ABLE TO STOP THEM
FROM THE INSIDE--

FROM HERE.

GREAT. THE TRANSMITTER'S
ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THIS WALL.

NOW GET STARTED.
RIGHT.

HEY, SPARKS.
ANY WORD FROM THE CAPTAIN?

NO REPORT, CHIEF.
NO RE--

WELL, HE MUST HAVE
SENT WORD WHEN HE LANDED.
NO, NOTHING.

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE,
CHIEF?
NO WORD FROM THE SKIPPER.

FIRST THE ADMIRAL GOES
OVER TO THE EAST COMMAND...

AND WE DON'T HEAR FROM HIM,
AND NOW THE CAPTAIN.

I'M AFRAID THERE'S NOTHING
WE CAN DO ABOUT IT
RIGHT NOW.

WELL, COULDN'T WE
CALL THOSE JOKERS OVER THERE?
NEGATIVE.

ORDERS ARE NOT TO CALL
EAST COMMAND UNTIL
WE HEAR FROM THEM.

WELL, BEGGING YOUR PARDON, SIR,
BUT WHO GAVE THIS
COCKEYED ORDER?

CAPTAIN CRANE.
WANT TO MAKE AN
ISSUE ON IT?

UH-- WHO, ME, SIR?

[ Gagging, Coughing ]

WE CAN GO AHEAD.

THE VENTILATORS WILL HAVE
THE ROOM CLEAR OF GAS
BEFORE WE CAN GET IN.

TWO OF THEM.

NONE OF THE ATTACKING DRONES
ARE CONTROLLED FROM THIS ROOM.

THERE-- THERE ARE DOZENS
OF TRANSMITTING ROOMS,
AND WE CAN'T GET AT THEM.

BUT WE CAN DESTROY THEM.

THE NEAREST DRONE
TO THIS POINT IS, UH,

33.

IN SOMETHING LESS
THAN 10 MINUTES,

DRONE 33 WILL ATTACK
THIS STATION.

WITH THIS STATION
DESTROYED,

ALL THE DRONES WILL
GO DEAD IN THE WATER.

WHAT ABOUT US?
WE'LL BE DEAD
IN THE WATER TOO,

UNLESS WE GET OUT OF HERE
IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES.

THE DRONE'S PROGRAMMED.
NOW LET'S KEEP IT
THAT WAY.

HUH? OUT!

[ Alarm Blaring ]
ADMIRAL!

YES?
DRONE 33
IS HEADING FOR US.

SHE DOES NOT RESPOND.
GUARDS!

GUARDS, FIND THE PRISONERS.

KILL THEM.

FOUR-MINUTE SUPPLY
OF OXYGEN.

THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH.

[ Rattling ]
STAND BY
TO REPEL BOARDERS.

[ Coughing ]

[ Coughing, Groaning ]

ADMIRAL, SIR.
DRONE 33: RANGE 3,000 YARDS
AND CLOSING.

COME BACK!

GUARDS, STOP THEM.

[ Gunshot ]

[ Gunshots ]

ADMIRAL! ADMIRAL, THE DRONE
IS ONLY SECONDS AWAY.

ALL DRONES ARE RETURNING
TO THEIR STATIONS.

NO POSSIBILITY
OF FURTHER SABOTAGE.

WE'VE BEEN INFORMED
THAT FULL REPARATIONS
WILL BE MADE AT ONCE.

THE UNITED NATIONS WILL DEAL
WITH THE MEN WHO PLANNED
THE ATTACK.

NOT ALL OF THEM.

BUT IN THAT QUARTER,
JUSTICE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.

ADMIRAL HALDER
WAS A BRILLIANT MAN.

I WONDER WHY.

ONE ALWAYS DOES.

WELL, KEEP UP
THE GOOD WORK, HARRY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, ADMIRAL.