Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 2, Episode 20 - The Shape of Doom - full transcript

PORT YOUR HELM, TWO POINTS.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
PORT TWO POINTS.

WE'RE CLOSING ON HIM.
ALL AHEAD FULL.

DR. HOLDEN,
RADIO MESSAGE FOR YOU.
NOT NOW.

IT'S URGENT.
I'M BUSY!

[ Sparks On Speaker ]
THEY'VE CUT US OFF, SKIPPER.

GET 'EM BACK.
KEEP CALLING.
WELL?

I DON'T GET IT.
THEY WON'T TALK TO US.
IT'S A SMALL WHALER.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW
THEY GOT THROUGH
THE PICKET SHIPS.

THEY CAN'T STAY IN THIS AREA.
OVERTAKE THEM.

CHIP.

COME TO COURSE 1-4-0.



TEN DEGREE LEFT RUDDER.

[ Whispering ]
NOW!

STEADY AS SHE GOES.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

HOLD IT STEADY!
STEADY!

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?
HUH?

HEY, BIG FELLA,
YOU LIKE THAT?
TELL ME!

YOU OLD MONSTER!

HARD RIGHT RUDDER!
HARD--

HE'S GONNA RAM US.

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

ONE MINUTE, SHE WAS THERE.



AND THE NEXT,
SHE JUST DISAPPEARED.

SPARKS REPORTS NO FURTHER
CONTACT WITH THE WHALING SHIP.

HOW SOON CAN WE REACH
HER LAST REPORTED POSITION?

IF THE FLYING SUB WEREN'T BEING
OVERHAULED, WE'D BE THERE
IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

THIS WAY, WE WON'T
BE THERE UNTIL DAYBREAK.

ORDER THE LOOKOUTS TO KEEP
AN EYE PEELED FOR SURVIVORS.
SHE MAY HAVE GONE DOWN.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

SURVIVOR IN THE WATER
ONE POINT OFF PORT BOW.

SLOW TO ONE-THIRD.
[ Man ]
ONE-THIRD, AYE.

GET A RESCUE PARTY
OUT THERE.

SEA DETAIL, LAY UP
TO THE DECK FOR RESCUE.
[ On Speaker ] AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Knocking ]

JUST A MINUTE.

COME IN.

THAT WHALER WE WERE
SO WORRIED ABOUT EITHER BLEW UP
OR HAD SOME SORT OF COLLISION.

THEY'RE PICKING UP
A SURVIVOR NOW.

MAYBE HE CAN TELL US
WHAT THE DEVIL THEY WERE DOING
IN THESE WATERS.

THAT'S ONE EXPLANATION
I'D LIKE TO HEAR.

AS SOON AS HE'S READY, BRING HIM
DOWN HERE FOR QUESTIONING.
AYE, SIR.

SURVIVOR'S ABOARD, SIR.
IS HE WELL ENOUGH TO TALK?

WE'LL KNOW IN A MINUTE.
HE'S COMING DOWN NOW.

WERE THERE ANY OTHER SURVIVORS?
NEGATIVE. NOTHING ELSE
ON THE SURFACE AT ALL.

GIVE HIM A HAND.

EASY. EASY.

WOULD SOMEONE MIND
TELLING ME WHERE I AM?

YOU'RE ABOARD
THE SUBMARINE SEAVIEW.
GET SOME COFFEE.

I'M CAPTAIN CRANE.
HOLDEN.

DR. ALEX HOLDEN,
COMMANDER OF THE BLUEBELL.

[ Chuckles ]
AT LEAST I WAS.

- ARE THERE ANY OTHER
SURVIVORS, DOCTOR?
- I'M AFRAID NOT.

IT'S A MIRACLE
I'M STILL ALIVE.

WE WENT DOWN
IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS
AFTER WE WERE HIT.

- WHAT HIT YOU?
- A WHALE!

A VERY BIG WHALE.

I GOT A HARPOON INTO HIM,
AND HE TURNED ON US.

BEFORE I KNEW WHAT HAPPENED,
MY BOAT WAS MATCHWOOD.

I WANT THAT WHALE, CAPTAIN.
I'VE GOT TO HAVE HIM.

WELL, WE'LL TALK ABOUT
THAT LATER. NOW, UH,
YOU WEREN'T HURT, WERE YOU?

I WAS SO CLOSE.

I COULD HAVE REACHED OUT--

[ Shivers ]

YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH EQUIPMENT
DOWN HERE.

WE SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE
IN LOCATING SOMETHING
AS BIG AS MY WHALE.

WHERE'S YOUR SONAR?
YES.

YOUNG FELLOW,
IF YOU'RE ANY GOOD AT ALL,

YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT WHALE
COMING IN LOUD AND CLEAR.

HE'S NOT VERY FAR.

I CAN FEEL HIM.

HE'S OUT THERE SOMEWHERE.

WE'LL KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR HIM.

CHIP, SEE THAT DR. HOLDEN
GETS SOME DRY CLOTHES.

THEN TAKE HIM TO
ADMIRAL NELSON'S CABIN.

ADMIRAL NELSON?
[ Coughing ]

OF THE INSTITUTE
OF MARINE RESEARCH?
THAT'S RIGHT, DOCTOR.

HE'D LIKE TO ASK YOU
A FEW QUESTIONS,
IF YOU DON'T MIND.

GOOD.
YOU'LL FIND DRY CLOTHES
BELOW, DOCTOR.

RILEY?

RIGHT THIS WAY, SIR.

SIR?

IF YOU'LL JUST
FOLLOW ME.

ALEX HOLDEN.

HE'S ONE OF THE WORLD'S
LEADING BIOCHEMISTS.

[ Knocking ]
COME IN.

IT'S IRONIC, ISN'T IT,
ADMIRAL NELSON,

THAT YOU OF ALL PEOPLE
SHOULD RESCUE ME?

I'VE OFTEN
CRITICIZED YOU, DOCTOR.

NOT, UH-- NOT YOUR THEORIES,
BUT YOUR METHODS.

SIT DOWN.
SIT DOWN.

I'M AFRAID AFTER
WHAT'S HAPPENED,
THE WORLD WILL AGREE WITH YOU.

DOCTOR, WHAT WERE YOU DOING
IN RESTRICTED WATERS?

RESTRICTED?
I WAS ON THE HIGH SEAS.

YOU KNOW
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
NO, I DON'T.

SUPPOSE YOU TELL ME,
CAPTAIN.

NOW, YOU'RE TRYING TO TELL US
THAT YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THIS OPERATION?

WHAT OPERATION?
EVERY MARITIME NATION
WAS ORDERED...

TO KEEP THEIR SHIPS
OUT OF THIS AREA
FOR THE NEXT WEEK!

IT'S NEWS TO ME.

YOU HAD A RADIO ON YOUR SHIP.
THE WARNING WAS GIVEN
ON ALL FREQUENCIES.

I WAS INVOLVED
WITH MY OWN WORK.
[ Sighs ]

WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU
ANSWER THE RADIO WHEN
WE TRIED TO CONTACT YOU?

BECAUSE AT THAT MOMENT,
I WAS INVOLVED IN THE MOST
CRUCIAL DECISION OF MY LIFE.

I WAS IN NO MORE MOOD
FOR A CHAT THEN
THAN I AM NOW!

ADMIRAL NELSON,
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE
TO UNDERSTAND THIS.

THAT WHALE I WAS CHASING--
IT'S PART OF THE GREATEST
EXPERIMENT I'VE EVER ATTEMPTED.

I INJECTED HIM WITH CERTAIN
GROWTH-PRODUCING CHEMICALS...

THAT COULD CHANGE MANKIND'S
WHOLE LIFE PATTERN.

I'VE TRACKED THAT BEAST
OVER THREE OCEANS.

I HAD TO FIND HIM
AND CAPTURE HIM...

TO OBTAIN TISSUE SAMPLES,
TO RETRIEVE
CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS...

THAT WOULD COMPLETE
MY EXPERIMENT.

INSTEAD,
HE KILLED MY CREW,

SMASHED
MY FLOATING LABORATORY,

DESTROYED MY NOTES.

IF I LOSE HIM NOW,
IT MAY TAKE YEARS
TO FIND HIM AGAIN.

I WANT YOU
TO HELP ME CAPTURE HIM.

I'M SORRY, DOCTOR.
THE ANSWER'S NO.

IN THAT CASE,
I WANNA BE PUT ASHORE NOW.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T DO THAT
UNTIL TOMORROW. YOU'LL HAVE
TO SPEND THE NIGHT ABOARD.

IF YOU INSIST
ON KEEPING ME HERE
AGAINST MY WILL,

I CAN ONLY PROTEST,
CAN'T I?

RILEY, SHOW DR. HOLDEN
TO HIS CABIN.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
THIS WAY, SIR.

[ Sighs ]

WELL, DO YOU BELIEVE
HIS STORY?

I THINK SO.

HE'S NEVER BEEN NOTED
FOR HIS STABILITY.

MOST OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
THINKS HE'S, UH,
A LITTLE BIT TOUCHED.

BUT HE-- HE'S A GENIUS.

KEEP AN EYE ON HIM.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

DR. HOLDEN?

RIGHT THIS WAY, SIR.

HERE IS YOUR CABIN, SIR.
WHAT WAS IT
THE CAPTAIN CALLED YOU?

"RILEY"?
YES, SIR.

TELL ME, RILEY,
WHAT'S ALL THIS MUMBO JUMBO
ABOUT RESTRICTED AREAS?

IT'S NOT MUMBO JUMBO,
DR. HOLDEN.
EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT.

EVERYBODY BUT ME, IT SEEMS.

WELL, IT'S, UH--
IT'S THE NEW CANAL.

THEY'RE GONNA DIG IT
WITH NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS.
IT WAS IN ALL THE PAPERS.

I HAVEN'T SEEN
A PAPER IN MONTHS.

THEY'RE GOING TO START
BLASTING THAT DITCH NOW?
YES, SIR.

AT LEAST, THE FIRST BLAST.
AND EVEN THE PRESIDENT,

AND A WHOLE AIRCRAFT CARRIER
OF V.I.P.'s, ARE HERE
FOR THE DEDICATION.

SO THAT'S IT.

LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF
A RINGSIDE SEAT, DR. HOLDEN.

I CERTAINLY HAVE.

FATHOMETER INDICATES WE'RE
RIGHT OVER THE DITCH, LEE.
OH.

HOLD YOUR TRIM RIGHT HERE.
AYE, SIR.

IS THE NUCLEAR DEVICE READY?
PRIMED AND READY.

THE CREW BRIEFED?
WE CAN LOWER AWAY
WHENEVER YOU GIVE THE WORD.

I'LL SEE YOU
IN THE MISSILE ROOM.
ALL RIGHT.

[ Whirring ]

TAKE HER UP
ABOUT EIGHT FEET.
YES, SIR.

ADMIRAL, I'VE TOLD YOU
THAT MY WHALE CAN'T POSSIBLY
BE CLEAR OF THE CRITICAL AREA.

IF YOU SET OFF THAT THING NOW,
THE SHOCK WAVE WILL KILL HIM.

YOU KNOW THAT.

YOUR WHALE AND
A LOT OF FISH BESIDES.

BUT LOOK AT IT THIS WAY.
WHEN WE DETONATE THIS DEVICE,

IT'LL CLEAR A CHANNEL
HALF A MILE WIDE,

SAVING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
IN LABOR COSTS ALONE,

NOT TO MENTION
THE SAVING IN TIME.

TIME.
TIME AND MONEY.

I EXPECTED MORE FROM YOU,
ADMIRAL.

DO YOU HAVE ANY VALUES LEFT
THAT YOU DON'T MEASURE
WITH A DOLLAR SIGN?

OPEN THE AIR LOCK.
YES, SIR.

ALL SET
WHEN YOU GIVE THE WORD.

LET'S GET IT
IN THE WATER, LEE.
RIGHT.

WAIT. ADMIRAL, PLEASE,
DON'T DO THIS.

YOU CAN'T RUIN
THE WORK OF A LIFETIME.

GO AHEAD, LEE.

LOWER AWAY.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

GOOD AND SLOW, KOWALSKI.
WE DON'T WANT
THE SLIGHTEST JAR.

YES, SIR.

CLOSE THE HATCH.
AYE, SIR.

OKAY SO FAR.

WE'RE PICKING UP
A BLIP ON SONAR.
COULD BE A WHALE-- A BIG ONE.

IF IT IS, IT'S
THE GRANDDADDY OF ALL WHALES.

I TOLD YOU!
MY WHALE!

TRY TO PICK IT UP
ON THE SCANNER.

DO WE TAKE
EVASIVE ACTION?
NEGATIVE.

WE CAN'T RISK A MANEUVER
WITH THE DEVICE OUT THERE.

AYE, SIR.
BUT IT SEEMS TO BE TRAVELING
AT A FANTASTIC SPEED.

- HOW FAST?
- WHAT'S ITS SPEED?

ESTIMATED 50 KNOTS, SIR.

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

- THAT'S HIM.
- BRING HER BACK UP.

YES, SIR.

SLOW AND EASY.

I'VE GOT HIM ON THE SCREEN.
IT'S A GIANT OF A WHALE.

HE'S WITHIN 900 YARDS
AND CLOSING.
HOW DEEP ARE WE?

LESS THAN 300 FEET, SIR.
SHOULD I SPEED IT UP?

NO, NO, NO.
KEEP IT STEADY.

SKIPPER, THAT WHALE
SWALLOWED THE DEVICE
LIKE A CHUNK OF BAIT.

FRICTION'S BUILDING UP.
KOWALSKI, WE'VE GOT TO
COOL THE CABLE.

GET A HOSE IN HERE!

KEEP THE STRAIN AT
10,000 POUNDS ON THE CABLE.

SKIPPER, THE LINE'S
GONE SLACK.
REEL IT UP.

MR. MORTON, STAND BY
FOR EVASIVE ACTION.

WE CAN'T LET THAT THING
RAM INTO US.

ADMIRAL,
THERE HE GOES AGAIN.

[ Sighs ]
LEE, I WANT THE EXACT POSITION
OF THE PRESIDENT'S CARRIER.

AND BRING ME
THE DETONATING DEVICE.
IT'S IN THE SAFE IN MY CABIN.

AYE, SIR.

I HOPE YOU'RE NOT THINKING
OF EXPLODING THAT DEVICE
INSIDE THE WHALE.

IT DEPENDS ON
A NUMBER OF THINGS--

THE POSITION OF
THE PRESIDENT'S SHIP,
AND WHETHER OR NOT...

WE CAN KEEP YOUR WHALE
ON THE OTHER END OF THAT CABLE.

CHIP, I NEED A FAST FIX
ON THE CARRIER.

SHE JUST ARRIVED
AT RENDEZVOUS POINT.

OH.
BAD NEWS, ADMIRAL.

THE PRESIDENT'S CARRIER
IS ALREADY AT RENDEZVOUS
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OUR POSITION.

FORTY-TWO MILES.
THAT'S WELL WITHIN
THE DANGER AREA.

YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT
THE DETONATING DEVICE
FOR THE TIME BEING.

AYE, SIR.

- HOW MANY YARDS OF CABLE LEFT?
- 120, SIR.

- INCREASE THE STRAIN
TO 12,000 POUNDS.
- YES, SIR.

- IF THAT CABLE RUNS OUT,
YOU'LL LOSE MY WHALE.
- I KNOW.

THERE'S LESS THAN
50 YARDS OF CABLE, ADMIRAL.

PUT ANOTHER THOUSAND POUNDS
ON THE STRAIN.
YES, SIR.

IF WE COULD COAX THE WHALE
A SAFE DISTANCE...

FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL SHIP,
WE COULD DETONATE.

WATER IS INCOMPRESSIBLE,
ADMIRAL.

YOU KNOW THAT. YOUR SEAVIEW
WOULD CRUSH LIKE AN EGGSHELL.

TWENTY YARDS OF CABLE, SIR.
STILL PAYING OUT.

MATCH HIS PULL, KOWALSKI.
NO MORE, NO LESS.

- IT SNAPPED!
- [ Slams Hand Down ]

LEE, GET ON THE WHALE'S TAIL
AND STAY THERE.

LET ME KNOW THE MINUTE HE'S
A SAFE DISTANCE FROM RENDEZVOUS.

WHERE'S THE WHALE NOW?
HE'S OUT OF VISUAL RANGE,
BUT WE'VE GOT HIM ON SONAR.

HE'S HEADING AWAY FROM US.

DO YOU REALIZE THAT WHALE'S
A SWIMMING BOMB?

FIFTY MEGATONS
OF TOTAL DESTRUCTION.

WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
GET AFTER HIM.

KEEP IN RANGE
UNTIL WE FIGURE IT OUT.
AYE, SIR.

STAND BY TO GET UNDER WAY.
ALL AHEAD FLANK.

WE'RE AT FLANK SPEED NOW
AND CATCHING UP.

WHAT DO WE DO?
WE CAN'T GET A TORPEDO
INTO HIM.

NOT WITHOUT KILLING EVERYTHING
WITHIN 50 SQUARE MILES,
INCLUDING US.

HE KNOWS WE'RE AFTER HIM.
HE'S TAKING 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.

LOOK, NELSON,
YOU CAN'T JUST LET
THAT WHALE ROAM WILD.

I KNOW HIM. AT ANY MOMENT,
HE COULD TURN ON THAT CARRIER.

I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
WE'RE IN
AN IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION.

PERHAPS.

HOW MUCH OF A JOLT
WOULD IT TAKE, ADMIRAL,

TO SET OFF THAT BOMB?

THAT'S A QUESTION
I CAN'T ANSWER.

UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES,
IT MIGHT WITHSTAND QUITE A BUMP.

UNDER OTHERS, UH,
A NUDGE FROM A PLAYFUL PORPOISE
MIGHT DO IT.

SUPPOSE WE PUT
A HARPOON INTO IT...

FULL OF TRANQUILIZER?

I COULD GET MY TISSUE SAMPLES,
MY INSTRUMENTS,

AND, UH, WHO KNOWS?

I MIGHT EVEN DISARM
YOUR NUCLEAR DEVICE.

IT'S WORTH A TRY.
LEE, GET ON IT.

SHARKEY, BREAK OUT
THE ANODYNE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

AS SOON AS THAT WHALE IS
TRANQUILIZED, I'LL HAVE PLENTY
OF TIME TO COMPLETE MY WORK.

YOU'RE WRONG.
AS SOON AS THE WHALE
IS TRANQUILIZED,

WE'LL ORDER ALL VESSELS
OUT OF THIS AREA
AND DETONATE.

NOW, YOU WAIT A MINUTE!
THAT WAS MY IDEA.

IF THAT IDEA WORKS,
I DESERVE A CHANCE.

THIS IS NO TIME
TO MAKE BARGAINS.

READY TO LOAD, SIR.
LOAD THE WARHEAD WITH
500 C.C.'s OF ANODYNE.

WE GOT IT RIGHT HERE.
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.

THAT'S A LOT OF WHALE
OUT THERE, CAPTAIN.

YOUR DOSE'LL
JUST MAKE HIM MAD.

THAT'LL BE A NOVELTY, DOCTOR.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A MAD WHALE.

500 C.C.'s,
THREE-QUARTER STRENGTH.

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

RANGE: 75 YARDS
AND CLOSING FAST.

AT 50 YARDS,
GIVE ORDERS TO FIRE.

RIGHT.

RANGE: 65 YARDS.

FIFTY-FIVE YARDS.

RANGE: 50 YARDS.

- NOW!
- FIRE TWO.

HOW DID WE DO, MR. MORTON?
DID WE HIT HIM?
RIGHT ON TARGET.

THE TRANQUILIZER'S
TAKEN EFFECT BY NOW.

DON'T COUNT ON IT, CAPTAIN.

MY WHALE IS LIKE
NO OTHER THAT EVER LIVED.

CHIP, KEEP TRACKING.

I'M GONNA CHART
OUR POSITION.

YOUR CALL TO THE CARRIER'S
COMING THROUGH NOW, SIR.

[ Morton ]
LARGE WHALE DEAD AHEAD.
COLLISION COURSE.

- EVASIVE ACTION.
HARD LEFT RUDDER.
- YOUR CALL, SIR.

- HOLD IT!
- [ Crane ]
BRACE YOURSELVES!

[ Klaxon Blaring ]

HOW DO YOU BRACE YOURSELF
AGAINST A NUCLEAR BOMB,
ADMIRAL?

SKI! SKI, ON THE DOUBLE,
OVER HERE!

HOW BAD IS IT?
I DON'T KNOW. THERE'S
A BIG CRACK IN THE OUTER HULL.

THERE'S A LOT
OF MEN IN THERE.
COME ON!

[ Grunts, Chuckles ]

EVERYBODY OUT OF THERE?
YES, SIR.

HOW MANY COMPARTMENTS AFFECTED?
THIS ONE AND
THE NEXT ONE THERE.

SIR, CAN WE GET BACK
TO THE SURFACE?

WE'RE HOLDING OUR TRIM.
THIS HATCH SEEMS SOUND ENOUGH.

YOU'D BETTER GET A WORK PARTY
TO SHORE IT UP THOUGH
JUST IN CASE.

AND MAKE A REPORT
TO THE CAPTAIN. I GOTTA
GET BACK TO CONTROL.

YES, SIR.
UH, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION,
WE'LL BE OKAY.

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, YOU HEARD MR. MORTON.
LET'S SHORE IT UP.

THERE ARE STEEL JACKS
IN STOREROOM B.

- DAMAGE CONTROL TO CAPTAIN.
- GO AHEAD, DAMAGE CONTROL.

SIR, ALL DAMAGE
IN FRAMES 32 AND 34.
COMPARTMENTS FLOODED AND SEALED.

- ANY MEN TRAPPED?
- NEGATIVE. ALL MEN OUT.

GOOD. GET UP HERE
AS SOON AS YOU CAN.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

YOUR BOMB--
IT DIDN'T GO OFF.

YEAH, MARK THAT DOWN
AS A MINOR MIRACLE.

SPARKS, PUT MY CALL
TO THE PRESIDENT THROUGH
TO OBSERVATION.

SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH
OUR ANTENNA SYSTEM, SIR.

I'VE LOST THEM.

[ Sighs ]
WELL, FIX IT!

WHALE OFF PORT BOW,
HEADING THIS WAY.
HE'S GONNA RAM US AGAIN.

RILEY.
TAKE KOWALSKI...

AND READY
ANOTHER CHARGE OF ANODYNE
IN FORWARD TUBE NUMBER THREE.

FULL STRENGTH.
FULL STRENGTH, SIR?

ON THE DOUBLE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

HOW MUCH ANODYNE DID YOU
GIVE IT THE FIRST TIME?

500 C.C.'s,
THREE-QUARTER STRENGTH. ENOUGH
TO KNOCK OUT A SMALL CITY.

I TOLD YOU
YOU'D JUST MAKE HIM MAD.

MY WHALE'S A KILLER,
GENTLEMEN.

AND HE'S COMING BACK.

[ Beeping Rapidly ]

WHAT DO YOU THINK, CHIP?
HE'S CIRCLING.
IF HE RAMS US ONE MORE TIME--

YEAH, I KNOW. I KNOW.
WHAT'S OUR RANGE NOW?

150 YARDS.
CLOSING BEARING 0-1-7, RELATIVE.

TURN THE NOSE AROUND.
I WANT ANOTHER CRACK AT HIM.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

HELMSMAN,
10 DEGREE RIGHT RUDDER.
AYE, SIR.

MISSILE ROOM?
[ Kowalski ]
MISSILE ROOM, AYE.

KOWALSKI,
WHAT'S HOLDING YOU UP?

NUMBER THREE TUBE IS LOADED
AND READY TO FIRE.

VERY WELL. STAND BY.
AYE, SIR.

- CHIP, GIVE ME A BEARING.
- TARGET: HEAD-ON.
RANGE: 50 YARDS, CLOSING.

FIRE THREE.

HE'S SLOWING DOWN.

YEAH.
IT'S FINALLY WORKING.

WELL, LET'S HOPE NOT
TOO WELL. FATHOMETER,
WHAT'S OUR BOTTOM DEPTH?

BOTTOM DEPTH 9-2-0 FEET,
SIR.

IT'S TOO DEEP.

BELOW 900 FEET,
THE BOMB WILL EXPLODE.

THE WHALE'S ABOUT THERE,
DIRECTLY OVER THAT LEDGE.

WHAT IF IT LANDS THERE
INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE BOTTOM?

I'D BREATHE A LOT EASIER.

WELL, MAYBE
WE CAN ARRANGE IT.

DO YOU THINK WE CAN RISK
ANOTHER HARPOON SHOT?

WE'VE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR.
TRY IT.

CHIP.

MANEUVER US DEAD
IN FRONT OF THAT WHALE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

MISSILE ROOM,
PUT THAT CHARGE IN
AFT TUBE NUMBER FOUR.

STAND BY TO FIRE.
AYE, SIR.

[ Crane On Speaker ]
FIRE FOUR!

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

HARD RIGHT RUDDER.
[ Man ]
AYE, SIR.

COME ABOUT IN A FULL
360-DEGREE TURN.

WE'RE AT DEAD STOP
AND HOLDING TRIM
JUST ABOVE THE SEAMOUNT.

THE WHALE'S
JUST LYING THERE.
GOOD WORK, LEE.

WELL, I'M-I'M NOT SURE
WHAT I'VE ACCOMPLISHED.

HE'S STILL GOT THE BOMB IN HIM.
WE CAN'T JUST LEAVE IT THERE.

FIRST, WE'VE GOTTA NOTIFY
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
TO TURN BACK.

I DON'T WANT
THAT AIRCRAFT CARRIER
ANYWHERE NEAR THIS AREA.

SPARKS, RADIO WORKING?

NEGATIVE, SIR. THE WHALE
WIPED OUT OUR ANTENNA SYSTEM.

[ Sighs ]
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE US
TO GET TO THEM?

WELL, AT, UH,
FLANK SPEED,

WE'D GET CLOSE TO BLINKER RANGE
AT, UH, ONE HOUR AND 42 MINUTES.

WELL, FIRST WE HAVE TO PUMP
THE REST OF THAT ANODYNE
INTO THE WHALE.

DEAD TISSUES ARE USELESS TO ME.
THE REST OF THAT ANODYNE
MIGHT KILL HIM.

FRANKLY, I HOPE IT DOES.

- CAPTAIN TO MISSILE ROOM.
- MISSILE ROOM. AYE, AYE, SIR.

RILEY, I WANT YOU
TO LOAD EVERY OUNCE
OF ANODYNE YOU'VE GOT--

NO, CAPTAIN!
WHAT ABOUT MY TISSUE SAMPLES?
MY INSTRUMENTS?

MY LIFE'S WORK
IS INVESTED IN THAT WHALE!

GIVE ME ONE HOUR OUT THERE.
ONE HOUR.

I'M WARNING YOU, DOCTOR,
ONE MORE OUTBURST LIKE THAT,
AND I'LL PUT YOU UNDER ARREST.

- RILEY, YOU STILL THERE?
- AYE, SIR.
EVERY OUNCE OF ANODYNE--

AND LOAD IT INTO
B-X HARPOONS.
FILL IT FULL.

SKIPPER, THE EXTRA
ANODYNE IN STORES,
YOU WANT THAT LOADED TOO?

YES, AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'RE READY.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

JUST A MINUTE, SIR.
I WANT TO SEE THE ADMIRAL.

SORRY, SIR, HE'S BUSY.

ADMIRAL,
I'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOU.
SORRY, SIR.

HE GOT BY ME
BEFORE I COULD STOP HIM.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I WAS HALF EXPECTING HIM.
YOU WAIT OUTSIDE.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

WELL, DOCTOR,
WHAT IS IT NOW?
I'VE COME TO ASK A FAVOR.

GO ON.

IN THE PAST,
YOU'VE CRITICIZED MY WORK.
WELL, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT MAY SURPRISE YOU TO KNOW
I APPRECIATED THAT CRITICISM.

THAT DOES SURPRISE ME.

BECAUSE I RESPECTED YOU,

IN MORE THAN ONE INSTANCE
YOUR CRITIQUES
HAVE FORCED ME TO...

TAKE THAT ONE EXTRA STEP,

THE STEP THAT MADE
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
SUCCESS AND FAILURE.

[ Chuckling ]

YOU DON'T MEAN YOU FORCED YOUR
WAY IN HERE TO TELL ME THIS?

I'M HERE TO ASK FOR TIME,

TIME T-TO COMPLETE
THAT ONE FINAL STEP.

ONE HOUR TO GO OUT THERE
WITH THAT WHALE
AND COMPLETE MY EXPERIMENT.

NOW, YOUR CAPTAIN
HAS REFUSED ME.
YEAH, WITH VERY GOOD REASON.

WELL, I DON'T EXPECT HIM
TO UNDERSTAND.
HE'S NOT A SCIENTIST.

YOU ARE,

AND YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS.

- PLEASE, GIVE ME THAT HOUR.
- I CAN'T.

YOU MUST.

IT ISN'T MINE TO GIVE.

DOCTOR, AS A SCIENTIST,
YOU HAVE MY SYMPATHY TOTALLY.

BUT YOU MUST REALIZE,
IN THIS CASE, MY RESPONSIBILITY
GOES FAR BEYOND...

ANY SINGLE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY.

-YOU'RE BACKING UP YOUR CAPTAIN?
-YES, YES, I AM.

WELL,

YOU LEAVE ME NO ALTERNATIVE.

MASTER-AT-ARMS?
SIR?

I WANT YOU TO ESCORT DR. HOLDEN
TO HIS CABIN. LOCK THE DOOR
AND KEEP HIM THERE.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

SORRY, DOCTOR.

IN YOUR PRESENT STATE OF MIND,
I HAVE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT
YOU REALLY HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE.

ALL RIGHT.

DR. HOLDEN. THOUGHT
THEY'D HAVE YOU LOCKED UP
IN YOUR CABIN BY NOW.

YOUR CAPTAIN GAVE ME
A REPRIEVE.

WHERE'S YOUR, UH,
PARTNER?

HE WENT DOWN TO STORAGE
FOR THE REST OF OUR ANODYNE.
GOOD.

HEY--

[ Morton ]
HE'S BEGINNING TO MOVE, SKIPPER.

WHAT'S KEEPING RILEY ANYWAY?

SAY, RILEY, THESE
THE ONLY TWO CANS OF--
WHAT THE--

- HEY, RILEY--
- [ Thuds ]

[ Crane On Speaker ]
MISSILE ROOM, REPORT.
RILEY? KOWALSKI?

RILEY, DO YOU READ ME?
RILEY? KOWALSKI?

ADMIRAL, SOMETHING'S WRONG
IN THE MISSILE ROOM.

KOWALSKI, WHAT HAPPENED?
I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

IT WAS HOLDEN.
KOWALSKI, YOU ALL RIGHT?

I THINK SO, SIR.
GET A DETAIL
AND PUT HIM UNDER ARREST.

NAVIGATION REPORT, SIR.
MMM.

THAT WHALE CHASE
COVERED MORE TERRITORY
THAN I THOUGHT.

DID YOU DOUBLE-CHECK THIS?
YES, SIR.
THE LATEST FIGURES.

WE'RE TOO CLOSE TO
THE PRESIDENT'S CARRIER.

IF THE WHALE DETONATES
THE DEVICE, THE PRESIDENT
AND HIS PARTY WILL DIE WITH US.

CHECK CABIN B.

- SKIPPER, THIS IS KOWALSKI.
- GO AHEAD.

SIR, WE'VE SEARCHED
THE FORWARD COMPARTMENTS.
NO SIGN OF DR. HOLDEN.

WE COULD USE SOME MORE MEN.

[ Sighs ]
ALL RIGHT. CALL OUT ALL HANDS
ON THE STARBOARD WATCH.

I DON'T CARE
HOW MANY MEN YOU USE,
I WANT HOLDEN RIGHT NOW!

AYE, AYE, SIR.

NOW, HEAR THIS.
BY ORDER OF THE CAPTAIN,

ALL HANDS ON THE STARBOARD WATCH
WILL TURN TO ON THE DOUBLE.

SEARCH PARTIES WILL FORM
IN CORRIDOR "A"
TO LOCATE DR. HOLDEN.

REPEAT: ALL HANDS
ON THE STARBOARD WATCH
TURN TO ON THE DOUBLE.

WHAT ARE YOU
STANDIN' AROUND FOR?

COME WITH ME.

LOOK REAL GOOD.

[ Door Slams Shut ]
HOLD IT.

[ Footsteps Overhead ]

IN THERE!
GO IN THERE!

GET HIM!
I GOT HIM! I GOT HIM!

HOLD HIM DOWN THERE!
HOLD HIM DOWN!
GET HIM UP!

PULL HIM UP!
I GOT HIM!

MR. MORTON.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON.
LET'S GET ON WITH THE SEARCH.

COME ON!

I'M SORRY, MR. MORTON.
I-- I'M SORRY, SIR.

I'M-- I'M SORRY.

LET'S TRY UP FORWARD.

SIR, WE CAN'T LOAD
A FULL CHARGE. THIS IS ALL
THE ANODYNE THERE IS.

ARE YOU SURE
YOU GOT EVERY LAST DROP?
YES, SIR.

I'VE CHECKED ALL
THE EMERGENCY STORES.

LOAD EVERYTHING YOU GOT
INTO TUBE NUMBER FOUR.
AND HURRY UP!

EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON IT.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

HE'S STILL ON THE LEDGE.
I DON'T KNOW FOR HOW LONG.

[ Crane ]
LOOK.

THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO MOVE FOR HOURS.

WE WERE ABLE TO SCRAPE UP
ABOUT 200 C.C.'s OF ANODYNE.
LESS THAN HALF A CYLINDER.

HAVE YOU FOUND HOLDEN YET?

WE'VE GOT EVERY AVAILABLE MAN
COMING ABOUT.

NOW, THE PRESIDENT'S CARRIER
WAS HERE ACCORDING
TO LAST REPORTS.

AS SOON AS WE TRANQUILIZE
THE WHALE, WE'LL SURFACE.

MAYBE SPARKS CAN CONTACT THEM
WITH A WHIP ANTENNA.

- READY ON FOUR.
- FIRE FOUR.

HE'S SAFE ON THE LEDGE
FOR THE TIME BEING.

THE QUESTION IS,
FOR HOW LONG?
LET'S NOT WAIT TO FIND OUT.

CHIP, TAKE HER UP FAST.
BALLAST CREW.

[ Man On Speaker ]
BALLAST CREW READY, SIR.
BLOW BALLAST, FORE AND AFT.

[ Holden On Speaker ]
NOW HEAR THIS.
THIS IS DR. HOLDEN SPEAKING.

I WILL GIVE YOU
THIS ORDER ONLY ONCE.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO DISOBEY,

THE CONSEQUENCES
WILL BE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

THE CHOICE IS YOURS.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE
TO STOP ALL ENGINES AND BRING
THE SEAVIEW TO A COMPLETE HALT.

ONE MINUTE.
HE-- HE COULD BE BLUFFING.

MM-HMM.
BUT I DON'T THINK SO.

THE FIRING DEVICE.
THAT'S THE ONE PLACE
NO ONE WOULD LOOK FOR HIM.

STOP ALL ENGINES.
HOLD OUR POSITION.
AYE, SIR.

[ Holden ]
LOOKING FOR THIS, CAPTAIN?

YOU'VE SEEN WHAT
A MAD WHALE CAN DO.

I ASSURE YOU, A MAD SCIENTIST
CAN BE FAR MORE DESTRUCTIVE.

COME IN, ADMIRAL.
COME IN.

MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.

YOU TAKE THE CONN, LEE.
I'LL HANDLE THIS.

LET'S GET RIGHT TO THE POINT.
THAT WHALE IS NOT GOING
TO BE QUIET VERY LONG.

OH, WE HAVE A LITTLE TIME.

THERE'S A SHIP ON ITS WAY HERE
CARRYING THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES.

MY JOB IS TO SEE IT
GETS CLEAR OF THE DANGER AREA.

OH, ONE CAN NEVER BE SURE
WHERE THE DANGER AREA IS,
ADMIRAL.

THAT WHALE COULD MOVE
AND TAKE THE DANGER AREA
WITH HIM.

AND THEN WHERE IS
THE DANGER AREA?

DANGER IS RELATIVE.

WELL, THAT DEVICE YOU'RE HOLDING
HAS A RELATIVE DANGER TOO.

OH, AS A REMOTE FIRING DEVICE,
IT'S EFFECTIVE ENOUGH.

BUT TO USE IT NOW
WITH THE BOMB BURIED INSIDE
TONS OF BLUBBER,

IT MIGHT NOT WORK AT ALL.

THEN PERHAPS I'M HOLDING
AN EMPTY GUN.
PERHAPS.

READY,

AIM--

ARE YOU WILLING
TO TAKE THAT CHANCE?

NO.
THEN I'LL GET STRAIGHT TO
THE POINT, AS YOU SUGGEST.

I WANT A MINI-SUB
AND ALL THE NECESSARY GEAR...

TO ENABLE ME TO CUT AWAY
MY INSTRUMENTS AND
TISSUE SAMPLES FROM THAT WHALE.

NOW, DON'T BE A FOOL.
THE BOMB MIGHT GO OFF
THE MINUTE YOU TOUCH THE WHALE.

THAT'S MY CONCERN.
AS SOON AS I'M FREE
FROM THE SHIP,

YOU CAN LEAVE THE DANGER AREA.

- AGREED?
- NO, H-HAND OVER--

DON'T PATRONIZE ME!

EVERY MINUTE YOU STALL,
THAT CARRIER'S GETTING CLOSER,

AND THE TRANQUILIZER
IS WEARING OFF.

DON'T YOU THINK
I'M AWARE OF THAT?

- PREPARE TO LAUNCH MINI-SUB.
- UNDERWATER GEAR.

SURVIVAL KIT, KNIVES,
OXYGEN.

AND HURRY.
[ Man ]
AYE, SIR.

I TOO HAVE A TIME PROBLEM.

ALL RIGHT.
HIT IT, KOWALSKI.
YES, SIR.

IT'LL TAKE ME AT LEAST AN HOUR.
THAT SHOULD GIVE YOU
PLENTY OF TIME TO GET CLEAR.

PREPARE TO LOWER AWAY.
YES, SIR.

BLOW ALL TANKS, FORE AND AFT.
[ Man On Speaker ]
AYE, SIR.

ALL AHEAD FLANK.
AYE, SIR.
ALL AHEAD FLANK.

250 AND RISING.

CHIP, RAISE THE WHIP ANTENNA
THE MINUTE WE SURFACE.

I GOT A DECK DETAIL
STANDING BY.
RIGHT.

WE'RE GETTING THROUGH NOW, SIR.
SHE'S RECEIVING US.

GOOD. GOOD.

THE PRESIDENT'S CARRIER
HAS JUST PUT ABOUT.
WHAT'S OUR RANGE TO THE WHALE?

A LITTLE OVER THREE MILES.

WELL, WE COULD, UH,
SURVIVE IT IF WE'RE LUCKY.

ALL WE CAN DO NOW
IS HOLD ON AND PRAY.

[ Bellowing ]

THE WHALE'S DROPPING
OVER THE LEDGE.
HE'LL HIT BOTTOM ANY SECOND.

ALL HANDS,
PREPARE FOR SHOCK WAVE!

[ Klaxon Blaring ]
SECURE ALL PORTS!

AYE, SIR.
CLOSE ALL CRASH DOORS!

SECURE FOR SHOCK WAVE!

I JUST TALKED TO THE CARRIER.
THEY CAME THROUGH
THE SHOCK WAVE ALL RIGHT TOO.

THEN WE'RE IN THE CLEAR
IN SPITE OF HOLDEN.

THERE'S NO POINT
IN BLAMING HIM.

HE'S, UH-- HE'S OUT
OF OUR JURISDICTION.