Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 2, Episode 13 - The Monster from Outer Space - full transcript

UNMANNED SATURN PROBE
SHOWING AN IRREGULARITY.

WELL, LET'S HAVE A LOOK.
ARE YOU PICKING UP ANYTHING
UNUSUAL ON YOUR TELEMETERS?

I DON'T THINK SO.
WAIT.

THERE DOES SEEM TO BE
SOME SORT OF SHAPELESS OBJECT
FORMING ON THE BLUNT END.

CAN YOU IDENTIFY IT?

NO. BUT THERE'S
DEFINITELY SOMETHING CLINGING
TO THE RETURNING SPACECRAFT.

AND IT'S
GETTING BIGGER.
KEEP CHECKING.

I'VE GOT IT.

IT'S DEFINITELY MOVING ON
THE OUTER SKIN OF THE VEHICLE.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT
COULD BE ALIVE.

[ Growling ]



WE'VE GOT TO KILL IT.
WE CAN'T RISK ALLOWING A HOSTILE
LIFE-FORM TO REACH THE EARTH.

IT COULD BE DANGEROUS
TO ALL OF US.

LET ME HAVE
YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE.

WE'VE PICKED UP
AN EXTRA BIOLOGICAL FORM
ON THE SPACE PROBE.

I'M GOING TO FORGO
THE PLANNED REENTRY ORBITS...

AND BRING THE CRAFT
INTO A PENETRATION REENTRY.

THAT'LL GIVE US
A MAXIMUM BURN-OFF.

WE MAY LOSE THE INSTRUMENTATION
CAPSULE, BUT WE MUST KILL
WHATEVER THAT IS CLINGING TO IT.

WILSON? THE REENTRY WILL
BRING IT DOWN IN THE SECONDARY
RECOVERY AREA-- BAKER SECTOR.

WHAT'S THE NEAREST SHIP?
SEAVIEW? ALERT THEM
TO START RECOVERY.

JUST CAME IN, SIR.

VERY WELL.

HERE ARE THEIR COORDINATES
FOR THE SPLASHDOWN.

PROCEED AT EMERGENCY SPEED.
YES, SIR.



WE'RE THROUGH THE BLACKOUT. I
CAN READ THE OSCILLATOR SIGNAL.
GOOD.

WHAT'S THE PROFILE
LOOK LIKE?
LOOKS CLEAN.

THANK HEAVENS.
DROGUE CHUTE DEPLOYED.

MAIN CHUTE.

[ Man ]
WE HAVE A MALFUNCTION IN
THE AUTOMATIC FLOTATION COLLAR.

THE CAPSULE IS SINKING.
SEAVIEW, TAKE EMERGENCY ACTION
TO RECOVER THE CAPSULE.

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

QUICK ECHO, CAPTAIN.
INCREASING. WE MUST BE
COMING OVER THE CAPSULE.

VERY WELL.

ALL STOP, MR. MORTON.
ALL STOP.

MISSILE ROOM.
[ Man ]
MISSILE ROOM, AYE.

CHIEF, HAVE A PARTY OF DIVERS
STAND BY TO RECOVER THE CAPSULE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

DEPTH TO BOTTOM, MR. MORTON?

820 FEET, SIR.

VERY WELL.
TAKE HER DOWN AND HOLD
300 FEET OVER THE CAPSULE.

AYE, SIR.

TAKE HER DOWN.

ALL SET, CHIEF?
AYE, AYE, SIR. THE WINCH
IS MANNED AND READY.

GOOD.

FOLLOW ME AND STICK CLOSE.
I'LL BE IN VOICE COMMUNICATION
WITH THE SHIP AT ALL TIMES.

LEE, MAKE SURE THERE'S
NOTHING ON THAT CAPSULE
BEFORE YOU GET TOO CLOSE.

I UNDERSTAND.
ALL RIGHT,
GOOD LUCK.

[ Air Hissing ]

CLEAR?
[ Crane ]
CLEAR.

[ Growling ]

[ Growling Continues ]

HOW MUCH CABLE
HAVE WE PAID OUT?

240 FEET.
THAT SHOULD BE
PRETTY CLOSE, ADMIRAL.

SEAVIEW, THIS IS CRANE.
DO YOU READ ME?

[ Sharkey ]
LOUD AND CLEAR, CAPTAIN.
WE'VE GOT THE CAPSULE IN SIGHT.

IS IT CLEAN?
NEGATIVE.

IT'S COVERED WITH A HUGE
GROWTH OF SOME KIND.

WELL, IS THE GROWTH MOVING?
DOES IT SEEM TO BE ALIVE?

I CAN'T TELL.
WE'LL MOVE IN CLOSER
AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND OUT.

[ Growling ]

[ Growling Continues ]

[ Growling Increases ]

IT'S ALIVE ALL RIGHT, ADMIRAL.
IT ALMOST GOT ONE OF MY MEN.

LEE, BE CAREFUL.
DON'T GET TOO CLOSE AGAIN.

WE CAN'T BRING THE CAPSULE
ABOARD UNTIL THAT, UH, UH,
CREATURE'S DEAD.

HOW DO WE KILL IT?
WE FIRED A SPEAR INTO IT
AND IT HARDLY REACTED.

SPACE CENTER THINKS
IT CAN BE BURNED OFF.

I'M SENDING DOWN SOME TORCHES.
SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY EFFECT.
ALL RIGHT, ADMIRAL.

ALL RIGHT, KOWALSKI,
BRING UP THE HOOK.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

SPARE A HAND HERE.
I WANT THREE ACETYLENE
BURNING RIGS ON THE DOUBLE!

HOOK COMING UP.
GET BELOW AND TIE
THOSE TORCHES TO THE HOOK.

AND SING OUT AS SOON
AS THEY'RE SECURE!

[ Growling ]

[ Growling Increases ]

[ Growling Stops ]

ALL CLEAR, ADMIRAL.

- IS IT DEAD?
- THE CAPSULE'S CLEAN.

THE FLAMES
SEEM TO MELT THE THING.
THERE'S NO MORE SIGN OF IT.

ARE YOU SURE, LEE?
WE'VE SCOURED THE CAPSULE,
ADMIRAL.

ALL RIGHT.
MAKE FAST TO THE HOOK
AND SIGNAL WHEN YOU'RE READY.

AYE, SIR.

[ Crane ]
ALL SECURE.
TAKE HER UP.

ALL RIGHT, KOWALSKI.
AYE, SIR.

[ Switch Clicks ]

[ Crane ]
THE CABLE'S TAKING
THE STRAIN NICELY.

IT'S ALL YOURS.
I'M COMING IN.

CAPSULE COMING IN
SLOW AND STEADY, SIR.

VERY WELL. I WANT ALL
OUR DECONTAMINATION GEAR
MADE READY.

THE MINUTE THAT CAPSULE
HITS THE DECK, I WANT IT
COVERED IN ACID FOAM.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
MR. MORTON,

SEND A DETAIL OF ELECTRICIANS
TO THE MISSILE ROOM.

I WANT THEM TO RIG
ALL THE ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT
THEY CAN GIVE ME.

AYE, SIR.

- [ Air Hissing ]
- CAPTAIN'S COMING ABOARD, SIR.

HOW'D IT LOOK?

WELL, THE CAPSULE'S
IN FINE SHAPE. DOESN'T SEEM
TO BE DAMAGED AT ALL.

- NO MORE SIGNS OF THE GROWTH?
- WHEN WE LEFT,
IT WAS CLEAN AS A WHISTLE.

WELL, I'M NOT TAKING
ANY CHANCES. I'M GOING TO
DECONTAMINATE ANYWAY.

CAPSULE COMING INTO
THE LOWER HATCH, ADMIRAL.

HOLD IT THERE
UNTIL THE GEAR'S READY.

SPARKS, NOTIFY SPACE CENTER
WE'RE TAKING THE CAPSULE ABOARD.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

THE ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS
ARE READY, SIR.

HIT THE LIGHTS!

EVERYTHING OKAY?

I'M GONNA GIVE IT A FEW MORE
MINUTES OF LIGHT, THEN I'M GONNA
PULL THE INSTRUMENT PACKAGE.

ALL RIGHT,
KILL THE LIGHT.

SHARKEY.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
GET THE INSTRUMENT PACKAGE.

IT LOOKS OKAY, ADMIRAL.
I DON'T THINK THE WATER
HURT IT ANY.

UH, GET A DETAIL
AND POLICE UP THIS PLACE.
[ Man ] AYE, AYE, SIR.

LEE, AS SOON AS YOU CAN, GET ANY
GEAR YOU MAY NEED OUT OF HERE
AND SEAL OFF THE ROOM.

WE'LL PUT THE CAPSULE
INTO QUARANTINE, SIR.

MAYBE I'M BEING OVERCAUTIOUS,
BUT THERE'S TOO MUCH AT STAKE
TO TAKE ANY CHANCES.

GET THE PACKAGE UP FORWARD
AND PREPARE TO LAUNCH
THE FLYING SUB.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
AND, UM,
BE CAREFUL WITH IT.

YES, SIR.

YOU TAKING IT OVER
TO THE CARRIER?

IF I DON'T,
THEY'LL HAVE MY HIDE.

HEY, RILEY, HOLD THIS.
SURE THING, CHIEF.

BE CAREFUL.
THAT'S PRECIOUS CARGO.
DON'T WORRY, CHIEF.

THEY DON'T CALL ME
BUTTERFINGERS RILEY
FOR NOTHING.

GIVE ME THAT.
HEY, WATCH IT!

HEY, MAC.
COME HERE.

HOLD THIS.
BE CAREFUL.

NOTIFY THE HEARON
WE'RE COMING IN WITH
THE INSTRUMENT PACKAGE...

AND HAVE THEIR LAB
STAND BY TO EXAMINE IT.
WILL DO, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, CHIEF,
LET'S GO.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

PASS THAT DOWN
TO CHIEF SHARKEY.

EASY NOW.

FLYING SUB'S AWAY, CHIP.
I'M GOING DOWN TO
THE MISSILE ROOM.

TAKE HER UP TO THE SURFACE
AND STAND BY.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

SURFACE, MR. O'BRIEN.
BLOW BALLAST,
PORT AND STARBOARD.

STEADY ON THE PLANES.
SECURE THE AIR.

[ Man On Speaker ]
AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Growling ]

KOWALSKI,
I WANT TO SECURE THIS ROOM
AS TIGHTLY AS WE CAN.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
GET RIGHT ON IT.

OKAY, MEN, OUT.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

THE ADMIRAL'S
HAVING A LITTLE DIFFICULTY
ON HIS APPROACH TO THE CARRIER.

PIPE IT
THROUGH THE SPEAKER.
[ Switch Clicks ]

[ Man ]
THIS IS THE HEARON, ADMIRAL.
WE'RE SOCKED IN.

YOU'LL HAVE TO MAKE
AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH.
WE'LL TALK YOU IN. OVER.

NOT NECESSARY, HEARON.
WE'RE EQUIPPED WITH
A FOG-CUTTING NOSE CAMERA.

WE'LL MAKE A VISUAL APPROACH
ON YOUR DOWNWIND LEG.

OVER AND OUT.
WE'VE NEVER USED
THE NEW FOG-CUTTER.

IT BETTER WORK.
IT DID IN THE LAB.

PATCH IN THE FOG-CUTTER.
AYE, SIR.

[ Sharkey ]
WORKS LIKE A CHARM, SIR.

YEAH. IF WE DON'T
LOSE THE PICTURE.
READY?

MMM.
HANG ON.

[ Man ]
NICE LANDING, ADMIRAL.
WELCOME ABOARD.

[ Sighs ]

IT'S SOME FORM OF LIFE,
ALL RIGHT.

BUT IT'S LIKE NOTHING
I EVER SAW BEFORE.

[ Man ]
NEITHER HAVE I.

DO YOU THINK IT'S
A NITROGEN-CYCLE ORGANISM?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

THE FACT THAT'S IT'S ALIVE MEANS
THAT IT'S PERFECTLY ADJUSTABLE
TO OUR ATMOSPHERE.

IT'S DOUBLED
OR TRIPLED IN SIZE.

SO IT HAS THE POWER
OF SELF-REGENERATION.

INCREDIBLE.
IT SEEMS TO HAVE THE POWER
TO GROW AND SHRINK AT WILL.

THERE'S ALSO SOME EVIDENCE
OF A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
GUIDING IT.

WE'LL KEEP IT UNDER
CONSTANT OBSERVATION.

I'LL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS
TO HAVE THE CAPSULE
BROUGHT ABOARD.

[ Growls ]

HEY, KOWALSKI,
THE NUMBER FOUR
TORPEDO HATCH IS JAMMED.

WILL YOU GUYS
GIVE ME A HAND WITH IT?
YEAH.

HEY!

YOU OKAY NOW,
KOWALSKI?

YEAH. I GUESS SO. YOU?
YEAH.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
I'VE GOT TO GET MR. MORTON.

HE'S GOT TO GO THROUGH IT TOO?
EVERYBODY ON THE SHIP.
THOSE ARE THE ORDERS.

HE'S NEXT.
I'LL SEE TO IT.

MR. MORTON, SIR,
WE'VE GOT SOME CRATED STORES
AFT OF THE MISSILE ROOM...

THAT ARE, UH, SHIFTING
WITH THE ROLL OF THE SHIP.

- YOU BETTER TAKE A LOOK.
- GO AHEAD, CHIP.

ALL RIGHT, KOWALSKI,
LET'S GO.

[ Man ]
CAPTAIN, THE ADMIRAL'S
COMING ON FROM THE CARRIER.

I'LL TAKE IT
IN THE RADIO SHACK.
AYE, SIR.

SEAVIEW TO HEARON.
GO AHEAD.
[ Nelson ] LEE?

YES, ADMIRAL?
GET UNDER WAY ON A RENDEZVOUS
COURSE WITH THE CARRIER.

WE FOUND SOME LIFE
ON THE INSTRUMENT PACKAGE.

THERE MAY BE STILL
SOME ON THE CAPSULE,
SO KEEP IT QUARANTINED.

JUST A MINUTE.

THE CARRIER'S MAKING
27 KNOTS ON COURSE 2-7-0.

PLOT AN INTERCEPTING COURSE
IMMEDIATELY.
WILL DO.

I'LL SEE YOU
IN THE MORNING. OUT.

RILEY, SIGNAL THE ENGINE ROOM
WE'LL BE GETTING UNDER WAY
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

PREPARE TO GET UNDER WAY.
SURFACE RUNNING, COURSE 1-4--

RILEY, GET TO YOUR STATION!

I BETTER WAIT FOR
MR. MORTON, CAPTAIN.

RILEY, WHEN I GIVE AN ORDER,
I EXPECT TO BE OBEYED.

NOW GET TO YOUR STATION!

NO DISRESPECT, SIR.
I'LL JUST WAIT TO TAKE
MY ORDERS FROM THE EXEC.

- WHAT'S THE TROUBLE, LEE?
- RILEY REFUSED
MY DIRECT ORDER.

HE SAYS HE ONLY TAKES ORDERS
FROM YOU ALL OF A SUDDEN!

THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
HE MUST BE OUT OF HIS HEAD.
LET ME HANDLE HIM.

CONFINE HIM TO QUARTERS
AND HAVE THE DOCTOR
TAKE A LOOK AT HIM.

JUST GET HIM OUT OF HERE NOW.
CALL ME IF THERE'S
ANY MORE TROUBLE.

OF COURSE, CAPTAIN.

GET TO THE SICK BAY.

BUT--
DO AS I SAY. I WANT
THE DOCTOR TO EXAMINE YOU.

YES, SIR, MR. MORTON.
RIGHT AWAY.

[ Man ]
COME IN.

I WAS ORDERED DOWN HERE
BY MR. MORTON.

I SEE.
SOME STRANGE BEHAVIOR
ON YOUR PART, I SUPPOSE.

YES, SIR.
THE CAPTAIN WANTED TO
PUT ME UNDER ARREST.

NOW WE CAN'T LET THAT
HAPPEN, CAN WE, RILEY?

NO, SIR.

SUPPOSE YOU LEAVE IT TO ME.
I'LL GIVE CAPTAIN CRANE A REPORT
THAT WILL SATISFY HIM.

THANK YOU, SIR.

[ Knocking ]
COME IN.

I EXAMINED RILEY,
CAPTAIN.
AND?

PHYSICALLY HE'S FINE,
A LITTLE OVERTIRED PERHAPS.

BUT I DON'T THINK
YOU'LL HAVE ANY MORE
TROUBLE WITH HIM.

WELL, I NEVER HAVE BEFORE.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW
WHAT'S GOT INTO HIM.

STRESS, CAPTAIN.
JUST STRESS.

- KEEP HIM UNDER OBSERVATION.
I'LL CHECK ON HIM LATER.
- OF COURSE, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, DOC.
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.

YES, SIR.

[ Growling ]

[ Gunshots ]

[ Gunshots Continue ]

[ Clicks ]

HOW IS CAPTAIN CRANE,
DOCTOR?

HE STRUGGLED SO VIOLENTLY
HE ALMOST DIED.
BUT HE'S ONE OF US NOW.

ARE YOU SURE?
SEE FOR YOURSELF.

[ Growling ]

[ Growling ]

[ Crane ]
I UNDERSTAND.
THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR.

COME TO COURSE 1-3-0
AND HEAD FOR SANTA BARBARA.

ENGINE ROOM,
ALL AHEAD TWO-THIRDS.
[ Man ] AYE, AYE, SIR.

WHAT ABOUT
NELSON AND SHARKEY?

I'M HOPING THEY STAY
ABOARD THE CARRIER.

IF THEY SHOULD RETURN,
YOU KNOW WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
I KNOW, MR. MORTON. I KNOW.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING, SIR.

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT,
UH, STUFF THAT WAS FOUND
ON THE CAPSULE.

MMM. YEAH,
SO HAVE I, CHIEF.
IS IT REALLY ALIVE?

DEFINITELY. IT'S, UH--
IT'S SOME FORM OF LIFE
THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

YEAH, YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.

YEAH, AND THIS POWER
TO EXPAND OR CONTRACT,
NOW THAT-- THAT WORRIES ME.

SO DOES ITS ABILITY TO SPLIT
INTO VARIOUS DIFFERENT SEGMENTS.

YET EACH SEGMENT SEEMS TO BE
UNDER SOME CENTRAL CONTROL.

YEAH, THAT'S, UH--
THAT'S BAD ALL RIGHT.

IT, UH, MAY GIVE US TROUBLE
BEFORE WE'RE THROUGH.

WELL, SIR, I WOULDN'T WORRY
ABOUT THAT. THE CARRIER GUYS
KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THAT STUFF.

AT LEAST IT'S NOT
ON THE SEAVIEW, RIGHT?

WELL, YEAH.
WE CAN BE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

FLYING SUB TO SEAVIEW.
COME IN, SEAVIEW.

[ Man On Speaker ]
THIS IS SEAVIEW.
GO AHEAD, FS-1.

ESTIMATED TIME OF
ARRIVAL-- FIVE MINUTES.

HAVE THE DOCKING HATCH
READY TO TAKE US ABOARD.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Man ]
CAPTAIN?
WHAT IS IT?

FLYING SUB JUST CHECKED IN.
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL
IS FIVE MINUTES.

ADMIRAL NELSON REQUESTS
DOCKING HATCH BE MADE READY.

TELL HIM WE'RE READY
TO TAKE THEM ABOARD.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

MR. MORTON,
STAND BY TO RETRIEVE.

RILEY, KOWALSKI,
CRACK THE DOCKING HATCH.

CAPTAIN?
YES?

SHOULD WE TAKE HIM
AS SOON AS HE COMES ABOARD?
NO.

IT'LL BE EASIER IF WE DO IT
SO THAT HE NEVER KNOWS
WHAT HAPPENED.

EASIER FOR WHOM,
HIM OR US?
FOR EVERYONE.

WE CAN'T GAIN ANYTHING
BY PUTTING IT OFF.

I'M STILL CAPTAIN
OF THIS BOAT, MR. MORTON.
WE'LL DO IT MY WAY.

AYE, SIR.

[ Growling ]

[ Growling Continues ]

[ Growling Stops ]

THANKS, LEE.

THANKS, KID.

EVERYTHING SHIPSHAPE,
MR. MORTON?
ALL SECURE, ADMIRAL.

YOU'VE BEEN KEEPING WATCH
ON THE CAPSULE, LEE?
YES, ADMIRAL.

- NO FURTHER SIGNS OF LIFE?
- NO. NOTHING, SIR.

GOOD. AS SOON AS
WE RENDEZVOUS WITH THE CARRIER,
WE'LL PUT THE CAPSULE ABOARD.

HOW MANY KNOTS
ARE YOU MAKING?
TWELVE KNOTS.

TWELVE?

THE CARRIER'S MAKING 27 KNOTS.
NOW YOU'LL NEVER INTERCEPT
AT THAT SPEED.

I'M SORRY, ADMIRAL.
I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS
VITAL TO INTERCEPT.

BUT I TOLD YOU THAT
YESTERDAY ON THE RADIO PHONE.
NOW BRING HER UP TO FLANK!

WE CAN'T.
YOU CAN'T?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
YOU CAN'T?

THE STARBOARD ENGINE'S
BEEN RUNNING UNEVENLY.

UH, WE, UH,
TRACED THE TROUBLE TO
A PANEL IN THE MISSILE ROOM,

AND WE CAN'T SEEM
TO PINPOINT IT.

- PERHAPS YOU SHOULD
TAKE A LOOK.
- YES. YES, I WILL.

CHIEF, GIVE HIM A HAND.
AYE, AYE, CAPTAIN.

CONTROL RODS IN POSITION,
FUEL SUPPLY STEADY.
CHECK THE COOLANTS, CHIEF.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
COOLANT PRESSURE NORMAL, SIR.

VAPORIZER?
VAPORIZER PRESSURE NORMAL.

[ Sharkey ]
WHAT ABOUT THE CONDENSERS?
NO, THEY'RE OKAY.

COULD BE THE HEAT EXCHANGER.
IT LOOKS ALL RIGHT.

[ Growling ]

WATCH OUT!

[ Klaxon Blares ]

WHERE THE DEVIL IS EVERYBODY?
WH-WHAT IS THAT?

IT HAS TO BE THAT CREATURE LEE
SAW ON THE CAPSULE. THE ONLY WAY
OUT NOW IS THROUGH THIS HATCH.

WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO GET IT
OPEN IF WE DON'T GET HELP.

GIVE ME A LIGHT.

ALL RIGHT,
OPEN THE HATCH!

OUT!
[ Growling ]

GET GOING!

IT SHOULD BE
OVER BY NOW.

I HOPE THEY DIDN'T
FIGHT IT LIKE I DID.
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

THE IMPORTANT THING
IS THEY'RE WITH US
AND NOT AGAINST US.

[ Footsteps ]

WHY DIDN'T YOU
ANSWER THE ALARM?
WHAT ALARM, ADMIRAL?

YOU MEAN YOU DIDN'T HEAR IT?
NO, SIR.

SHARKEY.
AYE, SIR.

YOU COME WITH ME.

KOWALSKI, RILEY
AND YOU TWO MEN!

COME ON, ON THE DOUBLE!

[ Sighs ]
WHAT IS IT, ADMIRAL.
WHAT DID YOU EXPECT TO FIND?

THAT ORGANISM THAT
WAS ON THE SPACE CAPSULE--
IT HAD US TRAPPED IN HERE.

BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
WE KILLED IT BEFORE
WE BROUGHT THE CAPSULE ABOARD.

NO. YOU--
YOU ONLY THOUGHT YOU DID.

IT WAS RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM
MINUTES AGO AND VERY MUCH ALIVE.
YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.

BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
EVEN IF IT SURVIVED THE TORCHES,

WHAT ABOUT THE ACID BATH
AND THE ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS?
I DON'T KNOW.

ALL I KNOW IS THAT IT'S
SOMEWHERE ABOARD THIS SUBMARINE.

SHARKEY, TAKE SOME MEN
AND START SEARCHING FORWARD.

- COMB EVERY INCH
OF THE BOAT BUT FIND IT.
- AYE, AYE, SIR. COME ON.

- WELL, COME ON.
- WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
GET GOING.

LET'S START WORKING
OUR WAY FORWARD.
RIGHT.

ANY LUCK, CHIEF?
NOTHING.

I DON'T GET IT.
WE SEARCHED EVERY INCH
OF THIS SUBMARINE.

SOMEHOW IT'S ELUDED US.
ADMIRAL, PLEASE DON'T
MISUNDERSTAND THIS,

BUT ARE YOU SURE
YOU ACTUALLY SAW IT?

WELL, OF COURSE I'M SURE
I SAW IT. SO DID SHARKEY.

- WE COULD HAVE
EVEN HAVE TOUCHED IT.
- I'M AS STUMPED AS YOU ARE.

WELL, THERE'S ONE THING
I AM SURE OF.
WHAT'S THAT?

WE'VE GOT TO BE CERTAIN IT
STAYS ABOARD THIS SUBMARINE.
WE CAN'T LET IT GET ASHORE.

THE MINUTE WE RENDEZVOUS
WITH THE CARRIER, I'M GOING TO
HAVE A DECONTAMINATION SQUAD...

TAKE THE SHIP APART
FROM KEEL TO CONN.

HOW LONG BEFORE RENDEZVOUS?

I ASKED YOU
A QUESTION, SAILOR.

WE'RE MOVING
AWAY FROM THE CARRIER,
HEADED BACK TO SANTA BARBARA.

WHAT'S THE MEANING OF THIS?
HOW DARE YOU DISOBEY MY ORDERS!

I TRIED, ADMIRAL.

- I TRIED TO MAKE IT AS EASY
AS POSSIBLE FOR YOU.
- MAKE WHAT EASY?

YOU AND SHARKEY.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONES
WHO AREN'T PART OF... THAT.

[ Growls ]

- WHAT DOES HE MEAN, ADMIRAL?
- HE MEANS THAT THAT THING
HAS TAKEN THEM OVER.

THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG
WITH EVERYONE ON THIS SHIP.

DON'T FIGHT US, ADMIRAL.
PLEASE. WE'RE ALL ONE.

EVENTUALLY, EVERYONE
IN THE WHOLE WORLD WILL BE
PART OF ONE GREAT ORGANISM.

YOU MEAN EVERYONE
WILL BE SLAVES TO THAT?

[ Crane ]
YES! THERE'S NO USE FIGHTING IT.

TAKE THEM.

BACK!
GET BACK!

DON'T FIGHT US, ADMIRAL.
IT'S NO USE!

[ Growling ]

[ Machine Gun Fire ]

ADMIRAL, IT'S STILL COMING!
CALL IT OFF, LEE,
OR I'LL SHOOT.

ADMIRAL, SURRENDER. I CAN'T!
EVEN IF I WANTED TO, I CAN'T!
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

I'M NOT IN COMMAND!
IT IS!

[ Indistinct ]

FIND THEM
AND KILL THEM.

CHIEF!

CHIEF.

[ Growling ]

[ Growling ]

[ Doorknob Rattling ]
OPEN THE AIR VENTS.

AYE, AYE.

THEY'RE IN HERE,
CAPTAIN.

GET IN THERE!
I'LL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU!
AYE, AYE, SIR.

STATION MEN
AT ALL AIR DUCTS.
ON THE DOUBLE!

THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL A--
CALL A STALEMATE.

WE CAN'T GET TO THEM,
THEY CAN'T GET TO US.
THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

WE'VE GOT TO KILL THAT THING
BEFORE THE SEAVIEW
GETS TO SANTA BARBARA.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
NOTHING SEEMS TO STOP IT.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW,
BUT THERE MUST BE A WAY.
IT MUST HAVE A WEAK SPOT.

A PLACE WHERE IT'S VULNERABLE.
LIKE WHAT?
LIKE A-- LIKE A HEART?

WELL, EVERY ORGANISM
DOESN'T HAVE A HEART, CHIEF.

BUT ANY ORGANISM
WITH A HIGHLY DEVELOPED
INTELLIGENCE...

- MUST HAVE A CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM.
- YOU MEAN A BRAIN?

OBVIOUSLY.
LIKE US? THAT THING?
I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

I DO, AND THERE MUST BE
A WAY OF GETTING AT IT.

MAN, I WOULDN'T
WANT TO BE CAUGHT IN THERE
FOR ALL THE TEA IN CHINA.

WELL, MAYBE I WOULD.
CHIEF, GET ME A REEL
OF COPPER WIRE.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

ANY LUCK?
WE'RE SENDING A TEAM
THROUGH THE DUCTS.

RIG THE STORAGE BATTERIES
IN SERIES,

CONNECT THEM TO THE CONDENSER
AND BRING ME THE LEAD LINE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

HOW MANY HAVE YOU GOT?
TWELVE.

THAT SHOULD GIVE US ABOUT,
UH, 20,000 VOLTS.

AND THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH
INSULATION TO PROTECT ME.

YEAH, FROM THE VOLTAGE.
BUT WHAT'S GOING TO PROTECT
YOU FROM THAT THING?

YOU ARE.
THE MINUTE I MAKE CONTACT WITH
THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM,

YOU KEEP THAT CURRENT
GOING UNTIL IT'S DEAD.

- I HOPE IT WORKS.
- SO DO I, CHIEF.
SO DO I.

[ Footsteps, Banging ]
THEY'RE COMING THROUGH
THE AIR VENTS.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT.

IF WE FIND WHERE THE WATER'S
COMING FROM, WE'LL FIND THEM.
COME ON!

CONNECT THE LEAD WIRE
WITH THE CONDENSER.
RIGHT.

[ Growling ]

CONNECTION MADE?
ALMOST.

[ Growling ]

I TOLD YOU THERE WAS NO USE
TRYING TO FIGHT IT, ADMIRAL.

I'M SURE YOU
FOUGHT IT, LEE.

THAT'S WHY
I TRIED TO WARN YOU.

WELL, I'M, UH--
I'M TIRED OF FIGHTING.

SO IS SHARKEY.

NOW, SHARKEY!

[ Knocking ]
COME IN.

YOU BUSY, ADMIRAL?
NO, LEE.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?

LIKE I WAS HIT ON THE HEAD
WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER.

WELL, YOU JUST, UH--
MIGHT JUST AS WELL HAVE BEEN.

ALL OF YOU TOOK A GOOD PART
OF THE 20,000 VOLTS
I FED THAT ORGANISM.

- WHAT WAS IT?
- WELL, I-- I DON'T KNOW, LEE.

IT WAS, UH, SOME KIND OF
EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE WITH
A CHEMISTRY DIFFERENT THAN OURS.

WELL, HOW DID IT
GET TO US THE WAY IT DID?

IT MUST HAVE IMPLANTED
SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL IMPULSE
INTO YOUR BRAIN.

HMM. ARE WE CURED?

WELL, YOU SHOULDN'T FEEL
ANY WORSE THAN YOU DO
AFTER A BAD COLD.

BUT, AS A GENERAL RULE,
WE DON'T CURE A COLD
WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER.

OR 20,000 VOLTS.