Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 2, Episode 21 - Dead Men's Doubloons - full transcript

ABANDON SHIP!

ABANDON SHIP! ABANDON SHIP!
WHAT ABOUT THE TREASURE,
CAPTAIN?

IF WE CAN'T HAVE IT,
NEITHER SHALL THEY.

IT'LL GO DOWN WITH ME
AND THE SHIP.

A POX ON THE TREASURE!
A POX ON IT!

DEATH TO THOSE
WHO TRY TO GET IT FROM US!

A CURSE ON IT!
A CURSE FOR A THOUSAND TIMES
A THOUSAND--

A CURSE ON THE TREASURE!

A CURSE!

THOUSAND TIMES
A THOUSAND YEARS!

INSPECTION TEAM
THREE, RIGHT?



YOU CHECK OUT
OUR INTERCONTINENTAL
DEFENSE WEAPON 147.

IT LIES APPROXIMATELY
A THOUSAND YARDS, UH, DUE EAST.

RIGHT? UH-HUH.

NOW, TEAM FOUR,
YOU BACKTRACK THE CABLE
TO SECTOR "H."

MAKE CERTAIN THERE'S NO ABRASION
FROM UNDERWATER ROCK FORMATIONS.
VERY IMPORTANT.

ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY,
CAPTAIN BRENT?

MERELY A WORD OF CAUTION.

THIS AREA IS A GRAVEYARD FOR
ANCIENT PIRATE TREASURE SHIPS.

[ Chuckles ]
WELL, THE CAPTAIN'S RIGHT,
GENTLEMEN.

NOW IF YOU HAPPEN UPON
ANY OLD SPANISH GOLD DOUBLOONS,
DON'T PICK THEM UP.

[ All Laughing ]
NO, NO, NO, NO.

TAKE--
TAKE THE ADMIRAL SERIOUSLY.
THERE'S A CURSE ON THEM.

IT WOULD BE TRAGIC IF SOME
OF YOU MEN WERE KILLED...

BECAUSE OF AN ANCIENT
PIRATE CURSE.



[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

[ Tapping ]

[ Man ]
INSPECTION TEAM THREE
REPORTING IN.

ALL RIGHT, TRANSMIT.

INTERCONTINENTAL DEFENSE WEAPON
147 LOCATED AND INSPECTED.
TESTING OUT OPERATIONAL.

UH, WHAT ABOUT TELEMETRY
AND THE FIRING CABLE?
ALL A-OKAY, SIR.

VERY WELL.
RETURN TO SEAVIEW.
AYE, SIR.

OH, BY THE WAY, ADMIRAL,
YOU WERE RIGHT.

[ Nelson ] WHAT ABOUT?
THERE BEING PIRATE TREASURE
AROUND HERE.

WE FOUND AN OLD SPANISH
GOLD DOUBLOON.
SHALL WE LEAVE IT, SIR?

PRIOR ORDER COUNTERMANDED.
YOU CAN BRING IT ABOARD
AS A SOUVENIR.

AYE, SIR.

WELL, ANOTHER SATISFACTORY
INSPECTION, GENTLEMEN.

CERTAINLY SOUNDS
LIKE IT, ADMIRAL.
PERHAPS SO.

YOU HAVE RESERVATIONS,
CAPTAIN?

ABOUT THE FINDING OF THAT
SPANISH DOUBLOON, YES.

WELL, YOU DON'T TAKE
THAT OLD PIRATE CURSE
SERIOUSLY, DO YOU?

WHY NOT?
I'VE KNOWN SAILORS
TO BE SUPERSTITIOUS.

BUT YOU, A TECHNICAL ADVISER
SENT ABOARD BY
THE ALLIED HIGH COMMAND?

SUPERSTITION, MY DEAR CAPTAIN,
IS OFTEN BORN IN FACT.

I TRUST, IN THIS CASE,
I'M WRONG.

[ Electronic Warbling ]

[ Explosion ]

- DAMAGE CONTROL.
- [ Man On Speaker ]
DAMAGE CONTROL, AYE.

WHAT'S OUR STATUS?
MINOR HULL STRAIN--
FRAMES 32 AND 51.

WE'LL SHORE BULKHEADS
AND SEAL THE LEAKAGE.

WHAT'S OUR POWER SITUATION?
MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKERS
SHORTED OUT.

FULL POWER WILL BE
RESTORED SHORTLY.
[ Clicks ]

SPARKS, TRY TO RAISE
INSPECTION TEAM THREE.

[ Sparks ]
AYE, SIR.

IT WAS DEFENSE WEAPON 147
THAT WENT OFF.

THE PROPELLANT FUEL ONLY,
NOT THE WARHEAD.

OTHERWISE, WE WOULDN'T BE
STANDING HERE DISCUSSING IT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF
MY SUPERSTITION NOW,
ADMIRAL?

AT THE MOMENT,
I'M THINKING OF TWO MEN
WHO ARE PROBABLY DEAD.

DO YOU THINK
THE INSTRUMENTATION BROKE DOWN?
WELL, I-- I DOUBT IT.

WHY NOT?
THERE'S NO PROOF
TO THE CONTRARY.

BECAUSE THE INSPECTION CREW
CHECKED IT OUT AS A-OKAY.
THERE'S NO PROOF!

FORGIVE ME, ADMIRAL.

THE TESTING INSTRUMENTS--
THEY MAY HAVE BEEN FAULTY.

THE CABLE MAY ACCIDENTLY HAVE
BEEN ACTIVATED UNDER THE IMPULSE
OF THE MAGNETIC FIELD.

THERE'S NOT A CHANCE. THE
ACTIVATING EQUIPMENT WAS CHECKED
FOR JUST THAT POSSIBILITY.

THEN WE'RE BACK TO
THE SPANISH DOUBLOON AND
THE PIRATE'S CURSE, AREN'T WE?

I REFUSE TO ACCEPT THAT
AS BEING RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE DEATH OF MY MEN.

THIS IS SPARKS, SIR.
NO RESPONSE TO ATTEMPTS TO
CONTACT INSPECTION TEAM THREE.

ALL RIGHT, SPARKS.

USE THE TV MONITORS
TO SCOUR THE AREA.
SEE IF YOU CAN PICK THEM UP.

YES, SIR. AND THERE'S
A VIDEO CALL COMING IN FROM
ADMIRAL HOWARD, 11th FLEET.

I'LL TAKE IT IN
THE OBSERVATION NOSE.
AYE, SIR.

HARRY, WHAT THE DEVIL
HAPPENED TO NUMBER 147?

WELL, ALL I KNOW RIGHT NOW
IS THAT HER PROPELLANT BLEW.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE TESTING
OUR DEFENSE SYSTEM IN THAT
SECTOR. DIDN'T YOU CHECK IT OUT?

OUR INSPECTION CREW REPORTED
IT SAFE AND OPERABLE.
BUT SHE STILL BLEW.

IN SIX HOURS, ONE CABLE WILL
CONNECT 275 INTERCONTINENTAL
DEFENSE WEAPONS.

274,
IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE
PREMATURE EXPLOSIONS.

[ Howard ]
SEE TO IT THAT WE DON'T.
FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED.

MALFUNCTION, SABOTAGE,
DEFECTIVE TELEMETRY,
WHATEVER.

WILL DO.

LEE, YOU HEARD THE ADMIRAL.
[ Crane ]
AYE, SIR.

NOW HEAR THIS.
ALL DIVERS, MINI-SUB CREWS
AND LAUNCH TECHNICIANS...

LAY AFT TO THE MISSILE ROOM
ON THE DOUBLE.

REPEAT.
ALL DIVERS, MINI-SUB CREWS
AND LAUNCH TECHNICIANS...

LAY AFT TO THE MISSILE ROOM
ON THE DOUBLE.

THE MINI-SUB--
OBVIOUSLY A WET SUBMARINE.
THAT'S RIGHT, CAPTAIN.

SUCH A SMALL CRAFT.
ONE WOULD ASSUME THAT, UH,

IT WOULD HAVE
A LIMITED CRUISING RANGE.
NOT SO BAD.

SHE CARRIES ENOUGH FUEL TO
MAKE ABOUT 500 NAUTICAL MILES.

[ Brent ]
OH.

CAPTAIN, THIS IS MORTON.
MINI-SUB READY TO LAUNCH AT...
0900.

HOW MANY KNOTS
CAN SHE MAKE?
WHAT?

THE MINI-SUB.
WHAT IS HER CRUISING SPEED?

YOU'RE GETTING INTO CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION, CAPTAIN BRENT.

[ Crane ]
HOLD THE MINI-SUB LAUNCH, CHIP.
LET'S SEND THE DIVERS OUT.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

SORRY, BUT WE'VE
GOT WORK TO DO.

IF YOU HAVE
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS,
PLEASE ASK FOR THE ADMIRAL.

OF COURSE. HOW STUPID OF ME.
UH, I APOLOGIZE IF I'VE BEEN
INCONVENIENT TO YOU.

KOWALSKI, STAND BY THE AIR LOCK.
ALLEN, LEND THE DIVERS A HAND.
AYE, SIR.

YOU ALL KNOW WHAT OUR JOB IS.

YOU'VE ALL BEEN BRIEFED ON
THE DEFENSE WEAPON LOCATIONS,
THE SECTORS INVOLVED.

YOU GO OUT IN TEAMS.

AFTER WHAT HAPPENED TO
INSPECTION TEAM THREE
A WHILE AGO,

I DON'T HAVE TO GIVE YOU
ANY ADDITIONAL CAUTION.

ALL RIGHT, FIRST TEAM.

YOU'LL COVER SECTORS
"K" AND "L." CHECK THEM OUT
THOROUGHLY AND KEEP IN TOUCH.

SECOND TEAM.

HENDERSON.
YES, SIR?

CHECK WITH
ELECTRICAL STORES.

I WANT YOU TO TAKE
AN ELECTRONIC BEAM DETECTOR
ALONG WITH YOU.

RIGHT AWAY, SIR.

[ Grunts ]

YOU RECHECK THE AREA
WHERE 147 WENT UP.

IF YOU FIND ANYTHING,
ANYTHING AT ALL,
DON'T TOUCH IT.

JUST REPORT BACK HERE
ON THE DOUBLE.

RELEASE DIVERS.
[ Air Hissing ]

OH, WHERE'S HENDERSON?
HASN'T HE COME BACK YET?

I DON'T KNOW, SIR.
I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHOULD BE
HOLDING HIM UP. HE SHOULD HAVE
BEEN HERE FIVE MINUTES AGO.

WHERE'VE YOU BEEN, HENDERSON?
COME ON, WE'VE GOT WORK TO DO.

[ Crane ]
NOW KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED.

IF THAT GADGET REGISTERS
ANYTHING AT ALL, GET ON
THE HORN FAST. YOU GOT IT?

LAUNCH MINI-SUB.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

ANYTHING MORE?

ALL RIGHT,
GET OUT OF THE HEAVY STUFF.

ALLEN, GIVE THEM A HAND,
WILL YOU?

LAST TWO DIVERS ARE IN, SIR.
THEY HAVE NOTHING TO ADD
TO THEIR RADIOED REPORTS.

THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE.
ALL RIGHT, KOWALSKI.
SECURE THE DIVING MISSION.

SIR.
HMM?

I HAVE A REQUEST
I'D LIKE TO MAKE.
GO AHEAD.

WELL, THOSE MEN ON INSPECTION
TEAM THREE, SIR-- THEY WERE
A COUPLE OF MY BUDDIES.

SO IF THERE'S ANY FURTHER
SPECIAL DUTIES INVOLVED, SIR,
I'D LIKE TO BE ASSIGNED TO IT.

I GUESS WE ALL WOULD, KOWALSKI.
I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
THANKS, SIR.

OKAY, BOYS,
REPORT TO SICK BAY
FOR PHYSICAL CHECKOUT.

ADMIRAL?
HMM.

HERE ARE SOME,
UH, PRELIMINARY REPORTS
FROM THE DIVERS.

THERE'S NOTHING.

NOTHING TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT
WEAPON GOING OFF AS IT DID.

WELL, MAYBE IT WAS SOME WIRING
DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION.

NO, I DON'T BELIEVE IT, LEE.
I-- I CAN'T AFFORD TO
BELIEVE IT.

IN FIVE HOURS,
274 LETHAL WEAPONS...

ARE GOING TO BE LINKED
BY CABLE OUT THERE.

NOW WHAT HAPPENS
IF WE ACCEPT THIS
AS A MALFUNCTION...

AND THE WARHEADS START TO
BLOW IN A CHAIN REACTION?

WELL, THERE'S ALWAYS, UH,
CAPTAIN BRENT'S THEORY
OF A PIRATE'S CURSE.

OH, I DON'T THINK EVEN
CAPTAIN BRENT BELIEVED THAT.

CAPTAIN, THIS IS THE EXEC.
COULD YOU REPORT AT ONCE
TO CORRIDOR "B"?

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY.
URGENT.

BE RIGHT THERE, CHIP.

WHAT HAPPENED?
HENDERSON WAS FOUND INSIDE.
SEEMS BADLY HURT, SIR.

HENDERSON?
GET HIM TO SICK BAY.

ALL RIGHT,
LET'S HAVE IT.

HENDERSON WAS
ONE OF THE TWO MEN
ASSIGNED TO THE MINI-SUB.

WELL, HOW MANY MEN LEFT?
TWO.

AND HENDERSON'S
WET SUIT IS GONE.

WHERE IS CAPTAIN BRENT?
I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM
WAS IN THE MISSILE ROOM.

HE WAS WATCHING THE MINI-SUB
BEING PREPARED FOR LAUNCH.

BETTER CHECK HIS CABIN.

CAPTAIN BRENT?

THE MINI-SUB'S
BEEN GONE FOR THREE HOURS,
AND NO REPORT FROM HER.

NOW WHY SHOULD THAT GIVE ME
A FEELING THAT I'M SITTING
ON A BOMB READY TO GO OFF?

WELL, YOU ARE. 274 OF THEM,
ALL CONNECTED TO ONE CABLE...

AND ALL READY TO BECOME
OPERATIONAL IN TWO HOURS.

[ Knocking ]

THIS JUST CAME IN FOR YOU, SIR,
FROM ALLIED HIGH COMMAND.
THANKS.

OH, IT'S THEIR REPLY
TO OUR QUESTION ABOUT BRENT.

"EXCELLENT CHARACTER.
HIGHLY QUALIFIED AS ELECTRONIC
FORCE FIELD ENGINEER.

"IMPECCABLE FAMILY BACKGROUND
FOR GENERATIONS.

ONLY EXCEPTION-- ONE ANCESTOR
WHO WAS A BUCCANEER
IN THE 16th CENTURY."

CAPTAIN, THIS IS SPARKS.

I THINK THE MINI-SUB IS
TRYING TO GET THROUGH TO US.

HOLD ONTO THEM.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

SEAVIEW TO MINI-SUB.
SEAVIEW TO MINI-SUB.

COME IN, PLEASE. COME IN.
SEAVIEW TO MINI-SUB.
SEAVIEW TO MINI-SUB.

THEY WERE ON A MINUTE AGO, SIR,
FAINT AND A LITTLE GARBLED,

BUT IT WAS THE MINI-SUB
BEYOND ANY--
[ Brent ] TREASURE SHIPS.

TREASURE SHIPS.
THEY'RE COMING
IN AGAIN, SIR.

CAN YOU HEAR ME, SEAVIEW?
CAN YOU HEAR ME?

NOTHING DOWN HERE
BUT ANCIENT TREASURE SHIPS.

OCEAN'S FILLED WITH 'EM.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? COME IN. COME
IN. CAN YOU HEAR ME, SEAVIEW?

THAT'S CAPTAIN BRENT.
CAPTAIN, THIS IS ADMIRAL NELSON.
DO YOU READ ME?

I READ YOU.
I READ YOU, ADMIRAL NELSON.

THE WHOLE SEA, ALL FILLED
WITH SUNKEN TREASURE SHIPS.

HUNDREDS OF THEM.
ADMIRAL NELSON,
CAN YOU READ ME?

GOLD. DOUBLOONS.

SPANISH DOUBLOONS.
THE WHOLE SEA IS COVERED
WITH THEM.

CAPTAIN, WILL YOU STOP THAT
BABBLING AND LISTEN TO ME?
WAIT.

SEAVIEW. SEAVIEW,
THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE.

IT'S COMING TOWARD US.

IT'S GOING TO HIT US!
GO BACK! GO BACK!
GO BACK THERE! GO BACK!

[ Explosion ]
AN EXPLOSION--
A BIG ONE.

RIG FOR UNDERWATER
EXPLOSION.

RIG FOR UNDERWATER EXPLOSION.
MAN ALL EMERGENCY STATIONS.
MAN ALL EMERGENCY STATIONS.

TAKE A SEISMOGRAPH READING.
THE DIRECTION AND BEARING
OF THE SHOCK WAVE.

- AYE, AYE, SIR.
- [ Klaxon Blaring ]

SECURE EMERGENCY STATIONS.
SECURE EMERGENCY STATIONS.
ALL NORMAL.

WHAT'S THE READING?
I MAKE THE BEARING
2-4-3 DEGREES, SIR.

ESTIMATED DISTANCE:
40 TO 45 MILES.

ARE YOU SURE OF THAT DISTANCE?
YES, SIR. NO MISTAKE.

LET'S MARK IT OUT, LEE.

WELL, THAT'S WHERE
THE MINI-SUB BLEW.

THERE ARE NO DEFENSE WEAPONS
IN THAT AREA. WHAT WOULD BRENT
BE DOING OUT THERE?

AND WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?
THOSE ARE GOOD QUESTIONS.

BUT ONLY TWO OF MANY
INVOLVING CAPTAIN BRENT.

INCLUDING TREASURE SHIPS,
SPANISH DOUBLOONS
AND ANCIENT PIRATE CURSES.

YEAH. NOT TO MENTION
THE UNEXPLAINED DESTRUCTION
OF DEFENSE WEAPON 147.

LOOK, LEE.

THAT'S ISLE DU MORT--
THE ISLAND OF DEATH.

IT'S THE ONLY PIECE OF LAND
FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES AROUND.

THAT'S ONLY A FEW MILES
FROM THE EXPLOSION.

ALSO VERY WELL KNOWN
IN THE 16th CENTURY
AS A PIRATE HANGOUT.

THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.
PREPARE THE FLYING SUB
FOR IMMEDIATE LAUNCH.

[ Man On Speaker ]
AYE, SIR.

WHAT'S OUR PRESENT POSITION?

APPROACHING COORDINATE 93,
VECTOR "L," SIR.

WE SHOULD BE AT THE SPOT
WHERE THE MINI-SUB BLEW
IN TWO MINUTES.

GOOD. WE'LL SUBMERGE
IN THE AREA.
YES, SIR.

SKIPPER, THERE'S BEEN SOME
SCUTTLEBUTT ABOARD THE SEAVIEW.

- YOU KNOW, ABOUT ALL
THAT'S BEEN GOING ON.
- OH, WHAT KIND OF SCUTTLEBUTT?

WELL, WE'VE LOST
THREE MEN ALREADY,
NOT COUNTING CAPTAIN BRENT.

AND, UM, ALL THIS TALK
ABOUT TREASURES AND DOUBLOONS
AND PIRATE CURSES AND ALL.

AND SOME OF THEM ARE WONDERING
IF THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO
THESE PIRATE CURSES, RIGHT?

YES, SIR,
I GUESS THAT'S IT.

WELL, FORGET IT. SEAVIEW'S
ON A ROUTINE MISSION--

INSPECTION OF UNDERSEA
DEFENSE SYSTEMS.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE HAVE BEEN
A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS, BUT, UH,
THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

YES, SIR.
BUT YOU CAN HARDLY
BLAME THE MEN FOR--

SKIPPER.

- I MUST BE SEEING THINGS.
- YOU'RE SEEING THINGS,
ALL RIGHT.

IT-IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
IT WASN'T THERE 10 SECONDS AGO.

HANG ON!

[ On Speaker ] THIS IS SPARKS,
ADMIRAL. WE HAVE A CALL FROM
WASHINGTON, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, PATCH IT THROUGH
TO THE OBSERVATION NOSE.
AYE, SIR.

GO AHEAD, SIR.

THIS IS NELSON.
THIS IS TRAVIS AT
THE PENTAGON, ADMIRAL.

DID YOU RECEIVE
OUR INVESTIGATION REPORT
ON CAPTAIN BRENT?

YEAH. SOME TIME AGO.
NOW WHAT IS IT?

WE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION CONCERNING HIM.

YOU'D BETTER SCRATCH
EVERYTHING WE TOLD YOU.

TAKE THIS DOWN.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE, TRAVIS?

ALLIED COMMAND GOT THE WIND UP
AFTER YOUR INQUIRY.
WE'RE TRYING TO RECHECK IT NOW.

THERE'S NOTHING DEFINITE WE CAN
TELL YOU, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE
SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MAN.

WELL-- WELL, WHAT KIND
OF THINGS, TRAVIS?

NOW, WH-WHAT HAVE YOU
COME UP WITH?

GAPS IN TIME IN HIS PAST.
FORGED BIRTH CERTIFICATE,
SCHOOL RECORDS.

ALMOST AS THOUGH
CAPTAIN ALFRED BRENT
NEVER REALLY EXISTED.

[ Chuckles ]
OH, THAT-THAT'S FINE.
JUST FINE.

THE ONLY THING WE CAN SUGGEST,
ADMIRAL, IS THAT YOU CLAP
HIM IN IRONS...

AND HOLD HIM UNTIL
THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED.

WELL, YOU'RE
A LITTLE BIT LATE.
WHY IS THAT?

THE CAPTAIN BRENT YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT MIGHT VERY WELL BE DEAD.

THAT IS, IF HE EVER
EXISTED AT ALL.

I'M NOT SURE
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN, SIR.

[ Chuckles ]
WELL, I-I'M NOT SURE EITHER.

I'LL GET BACK TO YOU
WHEN I AM.

WELL, THERE'S
AN OLD SAYING ABOUT, UH,
TOO LITTLE AND TOO LATE.

WELL, I THINK THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE UP AGAINST RIGHT NOW,
CHIP.

I'M AFRAID WE'RE UP
AGAINST A LITTLE SOMETHING
MORE THAN THAT, SIR.

SPARKS HAS BEEN TRYING TO RAISE
THE FLYING SUB THE LAST 10
MINUTES. CAN'T GET ANY RESPONSE.

LAST REPORTED POSITION,
IT WAS APPROACHING THE AREA
WHERE THE MINI-SUB BLEW UP.

[ Coughs ]

[ Coughs ]
SKIPPER.

[ Groans ]
ARE YOU OKAY, SIR?

YEAH, YEAH,
I THINK SO.

OH.

SHE SURE HIT US FULL
WITH THAT BROADSIDE.
WELL, SOMETHING HIT US.

[ Switch Clicks ]

WHATEVER IT WAS,
IT KNOCKED OUT THE RADIO
AND THE CONTROLS.

[ Coughs ]
MAIN CIRCUIT
IS OUT TOO, SIR.

OH, WELL,
TRY AND FIX IT.

IF YOU CAN FIX IT IN TIME,
GO TO THE SEAVIEW AND REPORT
THIS TO THE ADMIRAL.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I'M GOING TO FIND THAT
PIRATE SHIP THAT BLASTED US.

[ Coughs ]

[ Panting ]

- CAPTAIN BRENT.
- WELCOME TO
THE ISLAND OF DEATH.

DAMAGE CONTROL COMPLETED
SURVEY OF THE FLYING SUB.

HERE'S A SAMPLE
OF WHAT THEY FOUND.

ELECTRONIC WIPEOUT, SIR.

LIKE SOMETHING
SHOT 100,000 VOLTS
INTO THE MAIN REACTOR CIRCUIT.

HARDLY THE KIND OF DAMAGE THAT
WOULD BE CAUSED BY A 16-POUND
SHOT FROM A SMOOTH BORE.

WHAT, SIR?
UH, NEVER MIND.

I WANT REPAIRS COMPLETED
AT FLANK SPEED...

AND A COMPLETE ELECTRONIC
REFLECTING SHIELD INSTALLED.
YES, SIR.

SPARKS.
AYE, SIR.

TRY TO GET CAPTAIN CRANE
ON SEADOG CIRCUIT THREE, FAST.
AYE, SIR.

[ Beeping ]

[ Brent ]
WHAT IS THAT SOUND?

[ Beeping Continues ]
YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.

THEY, UH-- THEY DIDN'T HAVE
THEM IN THE 16th CENTURY.

- [ Beeping Continues ]
- SOMEBODY'S TRYING TO
GET IN TOUCH WITH ME.

YOU SEE, ALL I HAVE TO
DO IS SAY, UH,

THIS IS CRANE, I'M HERE
WITH BRENT ON THE ISLAND--

- [ Beeping Continues ]
- CAPTAIN, THIS IS SPARKS.
CAN YOU READ ME?

- [ Gun Cocks ]
- SEADOG TO CAPTAIN CRANE.
CAN YOU READ ME?

CAPTAIN CRANE.
WE STARTED TO RECEIVE YOUR
TRANSMISSION, CAPTAIN.

WHAT WRONG OUT THERE?
CAN YOU READ--

SEADOG TO CAPTAIN CRANE.
CAN YOU READ ME?

ADMIRAL, THIS IS SPARKS.
NOTHING MORE COMING THROUGH
FROM CAPTAIN CRANE.

ALL RIGHT, SPARKS.
GET ME ADMIRAL HOWARD,
11th FLEET.

PATCH IT INTO THE NOSE MONITOR.
AYE, SIR.

I REQUEST RELEASE
FROM PRESENT ASSIGNMENT
FOR INVESTIGATIVE PURPOSES, SIR.

REQUEST DENIED, HARRY. WE CAN'T
GO OFF HALF-COCKED BECAUSE
OF SOME SILLY SUPERSTITION.

I DON'T AGREE. I THINK
THIS PHENOMENON POSES A DEFINITE
THREAT TO OUR DEFENSE SYSTEM.

- BASED ON WHAT?
- IF NOTHING ELSE, THE DEATHS
OF THREE OF MY MEN.

ACCIDENTS.
YOU CALL THE BEHAVIOR OF
CAPTAIN BRENT ACCIDENTAL?

YOU'RE IN THE AREA OF
INTERNATIONAL FLAP NOW, HARRY.

LET THE STATE DEPARTMENT
TAKE CARE OF IT.

- YOU STILL HAVEN'T
ANSWERED THE QUESTION.
- THEN LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY.

THE ENTIRE UNDERSEA DEFENSE
SYSTEM WILL BE OPERATIONAL
IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS.

THE SEAVIEW IS NEEDED
TO TEST AND SAFEGUARD
FINAL INSTALLATIONS.

SORRY, HARRY. AS LONG AS YOU
VOLUNTEERED TO BE ATTACHED TO
US, THAT'S THE WAY IT HAS TO BE.

[ Scoffs ]

MR. MORTON.
YES, SIR.

I'M TURNING OVER COMMAND
OF THE SEAVIEW TO YOU.
YES, SIR.

PROCEED UNDER PRESENT ORDERS.
CONTINUE TO INSPECT...

AND CHECK OUT
THE DEFENSE SYSTEM AND CABLES.
VERY WELL.

ADMIRAL?

WHAT IF ADMIRAL HOWARD
REQUESTS TO SPEAK WITH YOU?

TELL HIM I'VE LEFT TO
TREAT AN INCURABLE DISEASE.

FLEET COMMANDER
BULLHEADEDNESS!

[ Men Shouting,
Indistinct ]

[ Laughing, Shouting ]

PLACE THE PRISONER
ON THE TABLE.

[ Grunts ]
COME ON.
[ All Laughing ]

MR. SEBASTIAN,
OUR CAPTIVE CAPTAIN
REQUIRES DRINK.

[ All Laughing ]

- SILENCE!
- [ Laughing Stops ]

IT WOULD BE WISE FOR YOU NOT
TO MOVE TOO QUICKLY, CAPTAIN.

MY MEN ARE TOUCHY ABOUT
STRANGERS WHO WOULD TRY TO
TAKE THEIR TREASURE.

- IS THAT PART OF IT?
- IT IS.

"LA REINA ISABELLA."

IS THAT THE NAME
OF YOUR TREASURE SHIP?

IT IS FOR A FACT, CAPTAIN,
THE MOST DANGEROUS,
MOST POWERFUL SHIP AFLOAT.

- [ All Cheering ]
- AM I SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE THAT?

IT IS A MATTER OF COMPLETE
INDIFFERENCE TO ME
WHAT YOU BELIEVE, CAPTAIN.

BUT THE FACT REMAINS
THAT IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR,

THE WORLD WILL REALIZE
THAT WHAT I SAY IS TRUE.

[ Jet Engine Overhead ]

NO SIGN OF ANYTHING DOWN
ON THAT ISLAND, ADMIRAL.
MM-HMM.

UH, WHAT'S THE, UH,
SUB-TERRESTRIAL SCANNER SHOW?

[ Whirring ]

NOT A THING, SIR.
NO UNDERGROUND INSTALLATIONS
OF ANY KIND.

[ Scoffs ]

WELL, SOMETHING AROUND HERE
DESTROYED THE MINI-SUB
AND HIT YOU AND CAPTAIN CRANE.

I'LL MAKE ANOTHER PASS.

BRING THE PRISONER OUT!

[ Man Shouting, Indistinct ]

[ Flying Sub
Passing Overhead ]

NOW YOU SHALL SEE AN EXAMPLE
OF MY LA REINA ISABELLA'S
POWER.

HEY, KOWALSKI,
LOOK THERE.

IT'S THAT SHIP AGAIN.

ACTIVATE THE REFLECTING
ELECTRONIC SHIELD. FAST!

HOPE IT WORKS, SIR.
IT BETTER WORK.

GIVE ME A HAND WITH
THESE CONTROLS, KOWALSKI.
PULL HER UP.

PULL HER UP!
I-I'M TRYING, SIR!
I'M TRYING!

YOU SEE?
IT IS AS I SAID.

NOTHING CAN WITHSTAND THE POWER
OF LA REINA ISABELLA.

TRY YOUR HARDEST.

SHE WON'T COME, SIR.

SH-SH-SHE WON'T COME!

SHE'S A PROUD AND POWERFUL
CRAFT, MY LA REINA ISABELLA.

SO POWERFUL,
SHE'S GOING TO DESTROY
YOUR UNDERWATER DEFENSE SYSTEM.

IN LESS THAN AN HOUR, THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT SHE'S GOING TO DO.
BACK INSIDE WITH HIM.

[ Jet Engine Powering Down ]

YOU ALL RIGHT, KOWALSKI?
OH, YES, SIR.
I-- I THINK SO.

THE REFLECTING ELECTRONIC
SHIELD DID ITS WORK.

IT ABSORBED MOST
OF THE FORCE FIELD
THAT HIT US.

THE WAY EVERYTHING SEEMED TO GO,
THE WAY WE HIT THAT WATER,
YOU COULD HAVE FOOLED ME, SIR.

LET'S HOPE
IT FOOLS THE PEOPLE
WE WANT IT TO FOOL.

HERE, SEE IF YOU CAN TAKE
HER AHEAD DEAD SLOW.
AYE, SIR.

I'LL OPERATE
THE SCANNING GEAR.

[ Whirring ]

ADMIRAL.
HMM?

JUST WHAT ARE
WE LOOKING FOR ANYWAY?

I WISH I KNEW.

ALL I'M CERTAIN OF IS
THAT WE HAVE TO FIND IT.

DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT
SHIP OF YOURS CAN DESTROY
OUR UNDERWATER DEFENSE SYSTEM?

- IT IS A CERTAINTY, CAPTAIN.
- YOU MISFIRED ONCE BEFORE,
REMEMBER?

THE FOOL THAT DESTROYED
YOUR MISSILE 147 HAS ALREADY
PAID FOR HIS MISTAKE.

DID YOU FAKE THAT CALL FROM HERE
WHEN YOU BLEW UP THAT MINI-SUB?

NO, NOT HERE.
I WAS ABOARD
LA REINA ISABELLA.

AH, COME ON, WILL YOU?
WHY DON'T YOU LAY OFF
THIS MASQUERADE FARCE?

IT'S NO FARCE,
CAPTAIN.

I AM DRESSED AS I WAS
WHEN I SAILED THESE SEAS
400 YEARS AGO.

SEBASTIAN, I JOIN THE OTHERS
ABOARD THE ISABELLA.

SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND OUT FROM
OUR PRISONER ABOUT THE PRESENT
POSITION OF THE SEAVIEW.

DON'T HURT HIM TOO MUCH.
JUST ENOUGH TO LOOSEN
HIS TONGUE.

I'LL REJOIN YOU
AFTER MY VICTORY, CAPTAIN.
UNTIL THEN--

[ Men Shouting ]

[ Shouting Continues ]

MY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN,

THE TIME IS HERE
FOR OUR ULTIMATE VICTORY
OVER THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

TODAY, THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
TOMORROW, THE WORLD!

[ All ]
HAIL!

HAIL! HAIL!

ALL STOP.
PICK UP SOMETHING, SIR?

I THINK SO.
HAVE A LOOK.

LOOKS PRETTY UNUSUAL, SIR.

IT'S A CABLE,
APPARENTLY RUNNING
FROM THE ISLE OF DEATH...

IN THE DIRECTION
OF THE MAIN CABLE LINKING
OUR WEAPONS SYSTEM.

OUR CHARTS DON'T SHOW
ANYTHING LIKE THAT, SIR.
THEY WOULDN'T.

I THINK SOMEBODY'S
PATCHED INTO OUR CABLE.

ANOTHER CABLE
CONNECTED TO OURS?

THERE'D BE NO REASON
FOR THAT, SIR, UNLESS--

YEAH, UNLESS. UNLESS SOMEONE
WANTS TO SEND AN ELECTRONIC
FORCE THROUGH THE CABLE...

AND EXPLODE OUR WARHEADS.

KOWALSKI,
GET INTO A WET SUIT.

WE'RE GONNA SPLICE
INTO THAT CABLE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

- CALL OUT THE BELLS.
- [ Man ] NEARING FOUR BELLS.

LOAD AND PRIME.
ALL IS WELL, MEN.

BE PREPARED TO FIRE BROADSIDE
AT MY COMMAND.

AT PRECISELY FOUR BELLS,

LA REINA ISABELLA WILL
ACHIEVE THE GREATEST VICTORY
IN THE HISTORY OF THE SEA.

AND YOU HAVE ARRIVED...

JUST IN TIME TO WITNESS IT,
CAPTAIN CRANE.

ALL HAIL! ALL HAIL!

ALL HAIL!

YOU TIED INTO THE CABLE?

[ Panting ]
YES, SIR.

I CUT IT
AND SPLICED IN THIS ONE.

GOOD.
HELP ME PATCH THIS INTO
THE MAIN REACTOR CIRCUIT.

HOW DO WE KNOW THIS--
THIS ELECTRONIC REVERSAL
FIELD WILL-- WILL WORK?

WE DON'T.

STAND BY TO START
THE PROJECTOR!

FLOODS OUT!
START THE PROJECTOR... NOW!

LA REINA ISABELLA
SAILS AGAIN.

PROJECTED ONLY
ON FILM, PERHAPS,

BUT SHE SAILS AGAIN
TO SEE THE DESTRUCTION
OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

[ Men ] ALL HAIL!
AND WHAT ARE YOU
GETTING OUT OF ALL THIS?

THE COUNTRY THAT I WORK FOR
IS MOST GENEROUS...

TO THOSE WHO AID AGAINST
THE WESTERN DEMOCRACIES.

- HOW GENEROUS?
- HA! I SHALL OBTAIN THE RIGHTS
TO ALL THE TREASURES...

IN THIS AREA THAT
BELONG TO ME AND MY FAMILY
BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST.

[ Men ] ALL HAIL!
WHAT COUNTRY ARE YOU
WORKING FOR, BRENT?

[ Man ] FOUR BELLS!
FIRE!

[ Whirring ]

ANYTHING OUT THERE YET, SIR?
HMM?

OH, NO. NO.

[ Whirring Continues ]

HERE SHE COMES.
REVERSE ELECTRONIC POWER!
AND HANG ON!

MORE POWER, KOWALSKI.
WE NEED MORE POWER.

SHE'LL BURN OUT, SIR.
THE CIRCUITS CAN'T TAKE
A BIGGER LOAD.

THEY'VE GOT TO.
POUR IT ON!

BREAKER CIRCUITS HAVE
BLOWN OUT, CAPTAIN!
[ Explosion ]

INCREASE OUR LOAD!
POWER-- POWER SUPPLY!

OPEN EMERGENCY CIRCUITS!
THROW THOSE BREAKERS!
THROW THE BREAKERS!

BUILD UP THE LOAD!

BUILD UP OUR LOAD, IDIOT!
BUILD IT UP!

BUILD UP OUR LOAD, IDIOT!
BUILD IT UP!

WE'VE DONE IT.
WE'RE STARTING TO FORCE
THE CURRENT BACK.

WE HAVE TO DESTROY
THE HEMISPHERE!

THEN ALL THIS PIRATE NONSENSE
WAS MERELY A COVER...

FOR BRENT'S ATTEMPT TO
SABOTAGE OUR DEFENSE SYSTEM.
WELL, NOT ENTIRELY.

I THINK HE REALLY BELIEVED
HE WAS THE REINCARNATION OF
THE ORIGINAL CAPTAIN BRENT,

ARMED WITH A NEW WEAPON--
HIS ELECTRONIC FORCE FIELD.

A FORCE FIELD THAT COULD HAVE
BLOWN UP HALF THE HEMISPHERE
IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR YOU.

WELL DONE, HARRY.
THANK YOU, ADMIRAL.

[ Switch Clicks ]
[ Chuckles ]

NO, UH, INQUIRY BOARD
FOR YOUR DESERTION OF POST?

OH, IT SEEMS TO HAVE
SLIPPED HIS MIND.

I WONDER WHAT COUNTRY
BRENT WAS WORKING FOR?

WELL, UNFORTUNATELY,
WE'LL PROBABLY NEVER KNOW.

ACTUALLY, HE WAS WORKING
FOR A LEGEND OF EVIL.

A DEAD MAN'S DOUBLOONS.

I'LL TEACH YOU THAT SOMETIME.