Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 2, Episode 4 - The Cyborg - full transcript
Nelson is visiting a scientist and discovers that he has created cyborgs, human looking robots. When Nelson tries to leave, the scientists orders his cyborgs to detain him. He then creates a cyborg that looks like Nelson and sends it to Seaview. The scientist reveals he plans to help humanity by creating one government. So the cyborg Nelson makes the crew think that a war is breaking out and they have to attack by launching their missiles at certain targets. Nelson tries to reason with the scientist.
THIS, MY DEAR NELSON,
IS THE HEART AND SOUL...
OF INTERNATIONAL BIONICS.
HERE, THE CYBERNETIC ORGANISM--
THE, UH, CYBORG--
IS BORN.
TITANIUM STEEL--
THEY WON'T HAVE
MANY BROKEN BONES.
EXCEPT FOR
THE ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS,
THEY'RE ALMOST
INDESTRUCTIBLE.
[ Sniffs ]
HERE, THE CYBORG STARTS
TO BECOME HUMAN.
ITS BRAIN, UH,
NERVOUS SYSTEM,
MEMORY SENSORS
ARE BEING INSTALLED.
HOW DO THEIR MENTAL
CAPACITIES COMPARE WITH
THOSE OF HUMAN BEINGS?
THE MEMORY UNIT CAN
STORE AND RECALL...
ALL OF THE KNOWLEDGE
A MAN CAN ACQUIRE
IN A LIFETIME.
THEIR SENSORS CAN GIVE
A FASTER REACTION
"TIMES" THAN MAN'S.
THEY ARE
UNIVERSALLY BRILLIANT.
STRONGER IN EVERY WAY
THAN MAN.
THEY ARE NOT
MAN'S EQUAL, ADMIRAL.
THEY ARE
HIS SUPERIORS.
I MEAN, UH,
MECHANICALLY SUPERIOR.
WELL,
NONE OF THEM HAS WRITTEN
A SONNET YET, IF THAT'S
WHAT YOU MEAN.
[ Laughing ]
[ Pump Hissing ]
HERE, THE CYBORG
BECOMES A LIVING THING.
WATCH.
[ Pump Hissing ]
[ Pump Hissing ]
DERMOPLASM.
LIVING, ORGANIC TISSUE--
NOURISHED AND CONTROLLED
BY THE CYBERNETIC COMPONENTS
CONTAINED WITHIN THE BODY.
THIS CYBORG IS A WORKER.
HE WILL SERVE ME HERE,
PERHAPS HELP BUILD
OTHER CYBORGS.
HE HAS NO IDENTITY.
HE NEEDS NONE.
THAT'S VERY PRACTICAL.
BUT I WANNA TELL YOU,
TH-THEY'RE A LITTLE
BIT FRIGHTENING.
I AGREE.
THAT'S WHY SOME OF
THE SPECIAL-PURPOSE CYBORGS...
I HAVE MADE
IN THE IMAGE OF MAN.
[ Grunts ]
[ Pump Hissing ]
YOU, UH--
YOU SEE?
"MALE AND FEMALE
CREATED HE THEM."
MY CYBORGS ARE NOT
ALWAYS PERFECT.
THEY SOMETIMES EMERGE,
UM, PECULIAR.
WE HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE
WITH SOPHISTICATED COMPUTERS.
THEY BECOME NEUROTIC.
BUT WITH THE CYBORGS
IT-IT CAN BECOME
DANGEROUS.
THEY NO LONGER
OBEY ORDERS
INTELLIGENTLY.
THEY HAVE
TO BE DESTROYED,
UH, HERE.
ULTRASONICS?
MMM--
AN ULTRASONIC FURNACE.
WHEN THE POWER IS ON,
THE GRIDS DIRECT...
A CONTINUING SERIES
OF ULTRASONIC WAVES
IN A CROSSING PATH.
WHEN THE ARMS CONVERGE,
THEY INCINERATE ANYTHING
BETWEEN THEM.
[ Switch Clicks ]
[ Electricity Hums ]
[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.
STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,
DAVID HEDISON.
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.
[ Switch Clicks ]
EFFECTIVE?
VERY.
NOW, LET ME SHOW YOU
MY MASTERPIECE.
A COMPUTER--
ONLY SIX FEET ACROSS...
AND FIVE FEET HIGH.
YET IT HAS BEEN CALLED
THE EIGHTH WONDER
OF THE WORLD.
I'VE READ EVERYTHING
YOU'VE EVER PUBLISHED
ABOUT THE MEMORY BANK.
IT'S A FANTASTIC
ACHIEVEMENT.
THANK YOU, ADMIRAL.
[ Sniffs ]
WOULD YOU...
SWITCH IT ON,
MY DEAR?
[ Electronic Warbling ]
[ Man ]
YOU SEE, NELSON?
SO SIMPLE,
AN UNTRAINED GIRL
CAN OPERATE IT.
YET IT CONTAINS
THE KNOWLEDGE
AND WISDOM OF THE AGES.
EVERYTHING MAN KNOWS...
FROM HIS
FIRST RECORDED THOUGHT,
HERE AT MY FINGERTIPS.
IT LOOKS AS THOUGH
IT CAN ASSIMILATE AURAL
AS WELL AS VISUAL DATA.
OH. WE'VE GONE EVEN
A STEP BEYOND THAT, ADMIRAL.
IT WILL ALSO ASSIMILATE...
SENSORY DATA.
AND NOW, MY DEAR
ADMIRAL NELSON,
I HAVE A FAVOR
TO ASK OF YOU.
ANYTHING WITHIN MY POWER.
OH, IT IS, ADMIRAL.
IT IS.
YOU SEE,
MY MEMORY BANK...
IS MUCH LIKE
ITS CREATOR.
IT ALSO HAS
AN INSATIABLE APPETITE.
[ Chuckles ]
LIKE FATHER
LIKE SON, HUH?
[ Chuckles ]
EXCEPT ITS APPETITE...
IS FOR KNOWLEDGE.
AND?
AND YOU,
MY DEAR NELSON,
ARE A VERY
KNOWLEDGEABLE MAN.
MY MEMORY BANK
WANTS THAT KNOWLEDGE.
BEFORE YOU SAY NO,
LET ME ASSURE YOU
THAT IT IS NO BURDEN.
JUST 30 SECONDS,
AND IT'S OVER.
WELL, I'M SORRY,
BUT THIS IS ONE SWISS BANK...
I DON'T THINK
I WANT TO MAKE A DEPOSIT IN.
[ Laughing ]
THAT'S VERY GOOD,
NELSON.
THAT'S VERY GOOD.
BUT I DO WISH
YOU'D RECONSIDER.
NO, NO--
NOT A CHANCE.
[ Controller Clicks ]
BECAUSE, WHETHER YOU
VOLUNTEER OR NOT,
I INTEND TO BLEED
YOUR MIND...
INTO
THE MEMORY BANK.
THE CHOICE
IS YOURS, ADMIRAL.
BUT LET ME, UH,
WARN YOU THAT...
IT IS NOT QUITE
SO PLEASANT
AN EXPERIENCE...
IF ONE
IS FIGHTING
THE COMPUTER.
IT IS BEST
TO BE RELAXED, WILLING.
THERE IS NO ESCAPE,
NELSON.
THE ANSWER'S STILL NO.
ULRICH, YOU--
ULRICH!
ULRICH!
ULRICH!
I IMPLORE YOU, NELSON.
DON'T FIGHT IT.
GIVE IN TO IT.
ULRICH!
GUNDI.
[ Switches Clicking ]
[ Switch Clicks ]
[ Electronic Warbling ]
ULRICH!
[ Screams ]
GOOD MORNING.
HMM.
EXCELLENT.
THAT'S FINE.
FINE.
GOOD MORNING.
MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
IS THE PRELIMINARY
WORK COMPLETED?
YES, SIR.
MEMORY BANKS,
REACTOR SENSORS,
ANALYSIS SYSTEMS
AND WET COMPUTER
ARE ALL IN PLACE.
WHAT IS THE CONDITION
OF THE DERMOPLASM?
VERY GOOD, SIR.
TEMPERATURE IS CONSTANT,
AND CELL STRUCTURE IS STRONG
AND HEALTHY.
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM?
COMPLETE
AND FUNCTIONING, SIR.
GOOD. GOOD. GOOD.
GET IT STARTED.
ULRICH!
ULRICH!
ULRICH!
[ Screaming ]
[ Groans ]
WELCOME BACK,
ADMIRAL NELSON.
I HOPE YOU'RE NOT
FEELING TOO BAD.
GUNDI.
- WHAT IS IT?
- A SIMPLE RESTORATIVE.
DRINK IT.
YOU'LL FEEL MUCH BETTER.
I DON'T WANT IT!
AS YOU WISH.
YOU'RE ONLY MAKING
YOUR STAY WITH ME
UNPLEASANT, ADMIRAL.
AND THERE'S STILL
SO MUCH I WANT
TO SHOW YOU.
THERE'S NOTHING MORE
I WANT TO SEE, ULRICH.
[ Laughing ]
FORGIVE ME,
MY FRIEND--
[ Sniffs ]
BUT YOU ARE MISTAKEN.
THERE IS ONE THING
YOU WILL WANT TO SEE.
COME CLOSER.
I WANT YOU
TO MEET MY GUEST.
ADMIRAL NELSON,
MAY I PRESENT...
ADMIRAL NELSON.
EXCELLENT.
IF ONE OF YOU
WEREN'T MANACLED,
I WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO TELL YOU APART.
HE'S PERFECT, NELSON.
HE'S YOU.
HE LACKS ONLY
YOUR HUMAN FRAILTIES.
YOU WILL LEAVE FOR
THE SUBMARINE SEAVIEW
IMMEDIATELY.
YES, SIR.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE PLANNING
TO TAKE OVER SEAVIEW.
BUT WHY?
THE SEAVIEW HAS AN IMPORTANT
ROLE TO PLAY IN A PLAN...
THAT WILL RESHAPE MAN'S
VERY FUTURE ON THIS PLANET.
SEAVIEW WILL GIVE ME
THE FIREPOWER I NEED...
TO FORCE THE WORLD
TO ACCEPT THE ONLY THING...
THAT CAN SAVE IT--
ONE ABSOLUTE GOVERNMENT.
ADMIRAL,
AS A SCIENTIST,
YOU MUST BE AWARE THAT...
MAN IS BASICALLY INCAPABLE
OF SELF-GOVERNMENT.
HE IS WEAK, EMOTIONAL,
HYSTERICAL.
IF THIS PLANET IS TO SURVIVE,
IT MUST BE GOVERNED BY...
UNEMOTIONAL,
SUPERIOR BEINGS.
[ Scoffs ]
LIKE, UH, CYBORGS.
LIKE CYBORGS.
UNLIKE HUMANS,
THEY ARE KEENLY ANALYTICAL.
TOTALLY UNAFFECTED
BY LOVE OR HATE...
OR FRIENDSHIP
OR FEAR.
THEY WILL CREATE...
A SIMPLE
POWER STRUCTURE...
WITHIN WHICH
THEY WILL RUN
THE WORLD.
THEY WILL RUN
THE WORLD?
IT WILL BE
THEIR GOVERNMENT.
RUN BY YOU?
MMM.
GUIDED BY ME.
THERE IS NO OTHER COURSE
OF ACTION OPEN TO ME, NELSON.
I AM THE ONE MAN
ON EARTH...
CAPABLE OF SAVING THIS PLANET
FROM DESTROYING ITSELF.
IT IS MY DUTY.
AND I MUST NOT FAIL.
FLYING SUB
TO NELSON INSTITUTE.
FLYING SUB,
NELSON INSTITUTE.
[ On Speaker ]
FLYING SUB
TO NELSON INSTITUTE.
FLYING SUB,
NELSON INSTITUTE.
WELCOME HOME, ADMIRAL.
WE READ YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.
I'M AT 20,000 FEET,
PATRICIA.
BEGINNING MY LETDOWN.
I'LL MAKE A PENETRATION
APPROACH OVER THE OCEAN.
ROGER, F.S.1.
USE THE SOUTH HELIPORT.
NO OTHER TRAFFIC
IN THE AREA.
CAPTAIN CRANE'S
WAITING FOR YOU
ABOARD SEAVIEW.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
OVER AND OUT.
COULD, UH, WE BE READY
TO PUT TO SEA
TOMORROW MORNING?
HMM. IT'S NOT EASY,
BUT IT'S POSSIBLE.
MM-HMM.
WELL, WHILE I WAS
IN SWITZERLAND,
I HAD A CALL
FROM OUR AMBASSADOR
TO THE ZURICH PEACE CONFERENCE.
IT DOESN'T LOOK
VERY GOOD THERE.
HMM.
HOW BAD?
HE SAID IT WAS
A LARGE POWDER KEG...
WITH A SHORT FUSE
BURNING FAST.
WELL, THAT'S STRANGE.
EVERY REPORT WE'VE SEEN
CALLS THE CONFERENCE
A GREAT SUCCESS.
AND WILL CONTINUE
TO DO SO RIGHT UP
TO THE VERY END.
NOBODY WANTS TO MAKE
THE FIRST MOVE,
BUT EVERYBODY'S PREPARING.
I'LL HAVE SEAVIEW READY
WITH THE TIDE.
OH, BY THE WAY--
SPEAKING OF SWITZERLAND,
HOW WAS INTERNATIONAL BIONICS?
FABULOUS. ULRICH IS PROBABLY
THE GREATEST GENIUS
IN THE WORLD TODAY.
AND HE'S
A FASCINATING MAN, TO BOOT.
TELL ME. IS HE, UH--
IS HE REALLY AS FAT
AS THEY SAY?
NO. NO, HE'S FATTER.
I BETTER GET GOING.
I'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK
TO DO.
LEE, BEFORE I FORGET, THERE'S
A CRATE IN THE FLYING SUB.
WILL YOU HAVE IT BROUGHT UP?
YES, I'LL HAVE SHARKEY
ON IT RIGHT AWAY.
UH-HUH.
WELL, IT'S A NEW COMPUTER,
SO TELL HIM
TO HANDLE WITH CARE.
BUT YOU SHOULD SEE
THIS COMPUTER. IT'S ABOUT
THE SIZE OF MY DESK.
YET IT'LL COMPLETELY
AUTOMATE MORE THAN 7,000
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES.
- IT'S FANTASTIC!
- YOUR NEW TOY
WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU.
THANKS, LEE.
[ Cyborg Nelson ]
THE COMPUTER ASSIMILATES
ALL THE INFORMATION,
MAINTAINS SECOND-BY-SECOND
STATUS ANALYSIS...
AND RESPONDS
TO DIRECT VOICE QUESTIONING.
HERE.
GIVE IT A TRY, LEE.
ALL RIGHT?
MMM.
UH, WHAT'S
OUR PRESENT COURSE
AND SPEED?
[ Computer Clicking ]
CHIEF?
COURSE AND SPEED.
2-7-0 DEGREES, TRUE.
THIRTY KNOTS.
[ Crane ]
RIGHT ON THE NOSE.
YOUR CYBORG IS FUNCTIONING
MAGNIFICENTLY, NELSON.
NOW--
[ Smacks Lips ]
WITH THE SEAVIEW
SAFELY AT SEA,
I CAN SEND
MY ULTIMATUM...
TO THE RULERS
OF THE WORLD'S
GREAT POWERS.
THEY WILL BE GIVEN
36 HOURS...
IN WHICH TO RECOGNIZE...
AND DEFER
TO A NEWLY ESTABLISHED...
ONE-WORLD GOVERNMENT.
IF THEY REFUSE,
THREE OF THE WORLD'S
MAJOR CITIES...
WILL BE DESTROYED
BY THERMONUCLEAR WEAPONS...
FROM THE SUBMARINE SEAVIEW.
IT WON'T WORK, ULRICH.
THE MINUTE YOU SEND
YOUR ULTIMATUM,
THEY'LL RADIO SEAVIEW.
[ Chuckling ]
MY DEAR NELSON,
THAT COMPUTER
YOUR CYBORG INSTALLED
IN THE SEAVIEW...
IS A COMPLETE
ENVIRONMENTAL SIMULATOR.
FROM THE MOMENT
IT WAS ACTIVATED,
SEAVIEW HAS BEEN CUT OFF
FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD.
THE CREW WILL BELIEVE
THEY ARE IN TOUCH,
BUT, ACTUALLY,
EVERY RADIO TRANSMISSION,
EVERY BIT OF DATA
AND INFORMATION
THEY RECEIVE...
COMES DIRECTLY FROM
MY COMMUNICATION CENTER...
DEEP IN THE BASE
OF THIS MOUNTAIN.
THEY'LL HUNT DOWN SEAVIEW
AND BLOW IT OUT OF THE WATER.
BUT YOU FORGET, NELSON.
IT IS YOU,
YOUR SKILLED MIND
IN THE CYBORG,
THAT WILL DIRECT
SEAVIEW'S DEFENSE.
AND NOW,
IF YOU WILL
EXCUSE ME,
I HAVE TO SEND
SOME TELEGRAMS, HUH?
GUNDI--
GUNDI, WE MUST STOP HIM.
WILL YOU HELP ME?
I DO NOT KNOW
HOW TO HELP YOU.
COULD I, UM--
COULD I HAVE SOMETHING
TO EAT?
YOU, UH,
BEEN HERE VERY LONG?
JA.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR
A LONG TIME.
WHEN YOU SPEAK SO SELDOM,
IT'S HARD TO KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
OH, I--
I THINK OF DR. ULRICH.
SOMETIMES I THINK OF YOU.
YOU'RE LOVELY, GUNDI.
AND YOU'RE VERY KIND.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME, ADMIRAL.
I MUST BE GOING.
[ Morse Code Beeping ]
[ Morse Code Continues ]
I, UH, THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED
IN WHAT'S GOING ON.
THE SO-CALLED RULERS
OF THE WORLD...
HAVE ONCE AGAIN
DEMONSTRATED THEIR
INFALLIBLE INABILITY...
TO GRASP
THE BASIC REALITIES
OF ANY SITUATION.
MEANING THEY TOLD YOU
TO GO, UH--
[ Chuckles ]
HMM.
WELL,
THEIR RIDICULOUS POSTURE
ONLY MAKES ME EVEN MORE
CERTAIN...
THAT I'M--
THAT POWER MUST BE TAKEN
FROM THE HANDS...
OF THESE INCOMPETENTS
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE PRESIDENT OF...
THE UNITED STATES--
"THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES
HAS DISPATCHED...
"A SPECIAL
AIR-SEA CONVOY...
TO FIND
AND SINK SEAVIEW."
THE OTHER NATIONS
ARE RESPONDING...
IN THE SAME
RIDICULOUS MANNER.
SPARKS?
PUT ME THROUGH TO COMSUBPAC!
EMERGENCY!
[ Sparks On Speaker ]
AYE, AYE, SIR.
SEAVIEW TO COMSUBPAC.
SEAVIEW TO COMSUBPAC.
SEAVIEW TO COMSUBPAC.
SEAVIEW TO COMSUBPAC.
SEAVIEW, THIS IS COMSUBPAC.
WE READ YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.
GO AHEAD.
COMSUBPAC, WHAT'S HAPPENING?
WE'RE UNDER ATTACK.
[ Cyborg On Speaker ]
THE 1976 ZURICH
PEACE CONFERENCE...
FAILED 18 HOURS AGO.
WE'RE EXPECTING
A PREEMPTIVE ATTACK...
ON THE CONTINENTAL
UNITED STATES
AT ANY MOMENT.
PROCEED TO YOUR
MISSILE LAUNCH COORDINATES,
AND PREPARE
FOR A RETALIATORY STRIKE.
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN,
SEAVIEW.
RIGHT FULL RUDDER.
TAKE IT DOWN TO 2,000 FEET.
[ Man On Speaker ]
AYE, AYE, SIR.
WHAT ARE
YOUR CODE NUMBERS, LEE?
4-0-7-3-2-9, SIR.
MINE ARE 95-42-78.
MM-HMM.
LET'S SEE.
[ Explosion In Distance ]
HERE ARE OUR
LAUNCH COORDINATES.
HMM.
[ Explosion In Distance ]
[ Switches Clicking ]
COORDINATES,
2-7-2...
3-4-0-8.
[ Computer Clicking ]
THERE'S OUR LAUNCH SITE,
ADMIRAL-- IN THE ARCTIC.
BETTER LOSE
THOSE DESTROYERS, LEE.
CRANK HER UP
TO EMERGENCY SPEED,
MR. WILSON.
EVERYTHING SHE'S GOT.
[ Wilson On Speaker ]
AYE, AYE, SIR.
WE'LL HAVE PERFECT COVER
ONCE WE REACH THE ICE PACKS.
[ Exhales ]
YOUR CAPTAIN CRANE
IS QUITE CORRECT, ADMIRAL.
A HUNDRED SHIPS
COULDN'T FIND SEAVIEW
AMONG THOSE ICE FLOES.
NOTHING WILL INTERFERE
WITH THE LAUNCH.
DID YOU REALLY THINK
IT'D BE AS SIMPLE AS THIS,
ULRICH?
SEAVIEW'S MISSILES DON'T FIRE
AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON.
NO?
OH.
WELL, WE SHALL SEE, ADMIRAL.
WE SHALL SEE.
NO. NO, NOT NOW.
AH.
IF YOU WILL EXCUSE ME,
ADMIRAL--
[ Smacks Lips ]
I MUST LEAVE YOU
FOR A BRIEF PERIOD.
GUNDI?
NO.
LEAVE THAT FOR OUR GUEST.
HE MUST BE FAMISHED.
ADMIRAL, BE SURE TO TRY
THE PÂTÉ DU STRASBOURG
TRUFFÉ. THEY'RE EXQUISITE.
[ Computer Clicking ]
[ Ulrich ]
DON'T DO IT, NELSON!
THAT WAS
A FUTILE GESTURE.
EVEN IF YOU HAD DESTROYED
THE COMPUTER,
IT WOULD ONLY HAVE BEEN
A MINOR INCONVENIENCE.
BUT, SINCE YOU SEEM
TO BE SO INTERESTED
IN THAT DEVICE,
I'M GOING TO LET YOU STUDY IT
MORE CLOSELY.
[ Electricity Hums ]
YOU WILL BE SAFE,
AS LONG AS YOU REMAIN...
WITHIN THE AREA BOUNDED
BY THE SONIC BEAMS.
BUT SHOULD YOU ATTEMPT...
TO PASS THROUGH THEM--
[ Switch Clicks ]
[ Switch Clicks ]
TWO HOURS FROM
LAUNCH COORDINATES, ADMIRAL.
VERY WELL.
CHIEF?
WHAT ABOUT
THOSE DESTROYERS?
WE'VE LOST THEM,
CAPTAIN.
GOOD.
WHAT'S THE DAMAGE REPORT?
[ Chief ]
NO PROBLEM, SIR.
THIS NOT KNOWING
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT HOME
IS BUGGING ME.
ME TOO.
SPARKS?
PIPE STATESIDE BROADCASTING
INTO THE CONTROL ROOM.
[ Sparks On Speaker ]
AYE, AYE, SIR.
[ Man On Speaker ]
THIS IS WJBT, BOSTON,
SIGNING OFF.
TUNE TO YOUR EMERGENCY
FREQUENCIES
FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.
[ Man ]
I'M PICKING UP
RADIO MOSCOW, SIR.
[ Man Speaking Russian
On Radio ]
[ Speaking Russian ]
[ Cyborg Speaking Russian
On Radio ]
KOWALSKI,
WHAT ARE THEY
SAYING?
THEY'RE EXPECTING A NUCLEAR
ATTACK. THEY'RE SENDING PEOPLE
TO FALLOUT SHELTERS.
[ Russian Radio Broadcast
Continues ]
ALL HANDS,
THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.
RIG FOR WAR ALERT.
I JUST DON'T BELIEVE IT.
I JUST DON'T REALLY
BELIEVE IT.
IT'S JUST
NOT POSSIBLE.
ADMIRAL,
I'M GONNA GET TISH
ON THE VIDEOPHONE.
TISH?
TISH?
[ Switch Clicks ]
ACTIVATE
THE AFFIRMATIVE RESET.
[ Cyborg's Voice ]
TISH SWEETLY IS
YOUR RADIO OPERATOR.
OH, YES.
UH, GET MISS SWEETLY
ON THE VIDEOPHONE.
I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE TOO.
I, UH, WOULD HAVE GUESSED,
ADMIRAL,
THAT YOU ALWAYS REFERRED
TO YOUR RADIO OPERATOR...
EITHER AS PATRICIA
OR AS MISS SWEETLY.
NEVER AS THIS, UH, TISH.
THAT'S WHY THE CYBORG
WAS CONFUSED.
UH, THE NICKNAME "TISH"
WAS NOT IN HIS MEMORY CELLS.
AH, THE GALLANT
CAPTAIN CRANE...
HAS FINALLY REACHED
THE LOVELY MISS SWEETLY.
GUNDI, TURN
THE MONITOR AROUND...
SO OUR GUEST
MAY WATCH THE SCENE.
TISH, WHAT'S HAPPENING
BACK THERE?
LEE, IT'S HORRIBLE.
ABSOLUTE CHAOS-- EVERYONE'S
TRYING TO LEAVE THE CITY,
BUT THERE JUST ISN'T TIME.
IT'S THE END OF EVERYTHING.
WHY HAVEN'T YOU GONE
TO THE SHELTER?
I WAS GOING, BUT--
[ Crane ]
TISH, GET
TO THE SHELTER NOW.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO SAVE SOME
OF THE ADMIRAL'S NOTES...
AND I THOUGHT THAT--
TISH, SAVE YOURSELF.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.
GET TO THE SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY.
ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING.
I LOVE YOU BOTH.
GOOD-BYE.
[ Switch Clicks ]
I THINK
YOU WILL AGREE, ADMIRAL,
THAT, BY THE TIME
YOUR CREW REACHES
THEIR LAUNCH COORDINATES,
THEY WILL BELIEVE
THEY ARE AT WAR.
INDEED,
THEY WILL BE BEGGING...
TO LAUNCH
SEAVIEW'S MISSILES.
MY CREW WILL NEVER LAUNCH
THOSE MISSILES, ULRICH.
EVEN IF YOUR CYBORG
ORDERS THEM TO,
THEY CAN'T.
AND THEY WON'T.
[ Man On Speaker ]
FAIL-SAFE OFFICERS,
MAN YOUR UNITS.
FAIL-SAFE OFFICERS--
FAIL-SAFE OFFICERS,
MAN YOUR UNITS.
[ Man On Speaker ]
FAIL-SAFE OFFICERS,
MAN YOUR UNITS.
IF YOU ARE TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT...
HOW I BYPASSED FAIL-SAFE,
ADMIRAL,
IT MIGHT HELP YOU
TO KNOW THAT...
JUST TWO MONTHS AGO,
THE DESIGNER OF FAIL-SAFE...
MADE A DONATION
TO MY MEMORY BANK.
COURSE IT WAS...
NOT ENTIRELY
HIS OWN IDEA,
AS YOU WELL KNOW.
[ Man ]
CAPTAIN, I'VE GOT
THE STATES AGAIN.
[ Man On Speaker ]
TAKE COVER.
TAKE COVER.
YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS
TO TAKE COVER.
WE GOTTA GET BACK.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE 'EM PAY!
GET BACK TO YOUR POST!
EASY, NICK! NICK!
COME ON.
[ Cyborg Nelson ]
SHARKEY.
- CONFINE THAT MAN
TO HIS QUARTERS.
- YES, SIR.
EASY.
TAKE IT EASY.
[ Cyborg Nelson ]
CAPTAIN, I EXPECT YOU
TO KEEP THIS CREW UNDER CONTROL.
THERE'LL BE NO FURTHER
OUTBURSTS LIKE THIS.
WE'LL RETALIATE, ALL RIGHT.
BUT NOT TILL WE GET
TO OUR LAUNCH SITE.
TILL THEN, I EXPECT EVERY MAN
ABOARD TO STAY AT HIS POST
AND DO HIS DUTY.
IS THAT CLEAR?
WE'RE 15 MINUTES
FROM OUR LAUNCH SITE,
ADMIRAL.
VERY WELL. I'LL GIVE
THE MISSILE GUIDANCE SYSTEM
A FINAL CHECK.
SPARKS, CAN YOU PICK UP
ANYTHING FROM THE STATES?
[ Sparks On Speaker ]
I'VE GOT SOMETHING NOW,
CAPTAIN.
[ Man On Radio ]
...SPEAKING TO YOU FROM...
THE PROVISIONAL CAPITAL
OUTSIDE WASHINGTON.
OUR COUNTRY HAS SUFFERED
A DEVASTATING AND UNPROVOKED
ATTACK.
I URGE ANY OF OUR FIGHTING MEN
WHO CAN HEAR MY VOICE
TO STRIKE BACK...
AT THE HEART OF THE ENEMY'S
HOMELAND WITH ALL THE MIGHT
AT YOUR COMMAND.
[ Mechanism Whirring ]
AT THIS MOMENT, ADMIRAL,
YOUR CYBORG--
NO--
YOU ARE RESETTING
SEAVIEW'S MISSILES.
LET ME SHOW YOU
THE NEW TARGETS.
ULRICH!
FIFTEEN MILLION PEOPLE
WILL BE KILLED
IN THOSE THREE CITIES!
AN UNFORTUNATE...
BUT NECESSARY SACRIFICE...
TO GUARANTEE
THE FINAL PEACE,
POSSIBLE...
ONLY IN THE AGE
OF THE CYBORG.
CHIEF, ALL STOP.
ENGINE ROOM, ALL STOP.
[ Alarm Beeping ]
START FIRING PROCEDURES,
LEE-- MISSILES ONE, TWO
AND THREE.
WHAT ABOUT FOUR?
KEEP IT
ON READY.
WHY? LET'S GIVE 'EM
ALL WE'VE GOT.
NUMBER FOUR HAS
A 10,000-MEGATON
COBALT WARHEAD.
I'M HOLDING IT
IN RESERVE.
LEE, I'M HOLDING MISSILE FOUR
FOR SPECIAL TARGETS.
NOW START FIRING PROCEDURE
ON ONE, TWO AND THREE.
KEEP FOUR ON READY.
[ Switch Clicks ]
[ Switch Clicks ]
[ Switch Clicks ]
AND SO, ADMIRAL,
IT IS DONE.
IN 10 MINUTES,
THOSE MISSILES
WILL BE FIRED...
ONTO PEIPING,
WASHINGTON...
AND MOSCOW.
IF THE WORLD LEADERS
DO NOT SURRENDER...
WITHIN ONE HOUR
AFTER THAT,
THE REMAINING MISSILE
WILL BE LAUNCHED.
AND ITS TARGET IS SUCH
THAT THE PREVAILING WINDS
WILL RAIN...
600 ROENTGENS OF FALLOUT...
ONTO EVERY CITY
IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT
THAT WILL MEAN?
HALF THE POPULATION
OF THE WORLD WILL DIE.
NO, NOT HALF.
LOOK, ULRICH, YOU SAY YOU WANT
TO SAVE THE WORLD, BUT YOU'RE
GOING TO DESTROY IT!
NO!
THERE WILL BE
SURVIVORS--
MILLIONS OF THEM.
AND THEY WILL RECEIVE
THE CYBORG AS
THE SAVIOR...
WHO WILL LEAD THEM
OUT OF CHAOS,
INTO THE NEW WORLD
OF PEACE AND PLENTY.
DON'T DO IT, ULRICH!
WE STILL HAVE SIX MINUTES LEFT.
RADIO CAPTAIN CRANE. HAVE HIM
ABORT THE FIRING.
YOU FORGET, ADMIRAL,
THE SEAVIEW'S RADIO
HAS BEEN CUT OFF.
THEN HAVE YOUR CYBORG DO IT!
I CANNOT DO THAT
EITHER, ADMIRAL.
HE IS A COMPLETELY
FREE-THINKING ORGANISM.
I CAN ONLY MAKE MINOR
PHYSICAL ADJUSTMENTS...
IN HIS MECHANICAL
COMPONENTS.
I CANNOT CHANGE HIS MIND.
BUT THERE MUST BE A WAY.
ONLY IF I WERE
TO KILL HIM.
ALL RIGHT!
KILL HIM!
THAT WOULD BE MURDER.
[ Laughing ]
KILLING MILLIONS
OF PEOPLE IS YOUR WAY
OF ACHIEVING PEACE,
BUT KILLING ONE
OF YOUR CYBORGS
IS MURDER!
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE,
ULRICH!
I THOUGHT A SCIENTIST
OF YOUR BRILLIANCE...
MIGHT BE ABLE
TO SEE THINGS
AS I DO.
BUT YOU'RE NO DIFFERENT
THAN COMMON MEN--
ILLOGICAL, SENTIMENTAL.
THERE WILL BE
NO PLACE FOR YOU
IN MY NEW WORLD!
GOOD-BYE, ADMIRAL!
GUNDI, COME AWAY
FROM THERE.
GUNDI, TURN OFF
THE SWITCH.
GUNDI!
GUNDI! SOUND THE ALARM!
[ Grunts ]
GUNDI, HOW DO I REACH
THE SEAVIEW?
I'VE GOT TO KILL
THAT CYBORG.
TELL ME!
GUNDI!
BE SILENT!
TELL ME HOW.
[ Ulrich ]
BE SILENT!
DON'T DO IT, NELSON!
GUNDI, SOUND THE ALARM!
GUNDI!
[ Alarm Siren Wails ]
[ Alarm Siren Continues ]
THREE MINUTES
TO LAUNCH, ADMIRAL.
ADMIRAL--
YES, LEE.
WHAT NOW?
WHAT'LL WE DO
AFTER THE FIRING?
WE'LL RECEIVE ORDERS.
FROM WHOM?
OUR COUNTRY'S DESTROYED.
WE'LL RECEIVE ORDERS.
AND THEN WE'LL START
TO BUILD A NEW WORLD.
[ Tapping ]
[ Tapping ]
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH
YOUR HAND?
HMM?
[ Tapping ]
[ Tapping ]
I-- I DON'T KNOW.
[ Knocking ]
THAT'S MORSE CODE.
[ Knocking ]
[ Knocking Continues ]
ABORT FIRING?
KILL NELSON?
TELL ME, ADMIRAL.
WHAT IS IT?
WHY SHOULD WE STOP
THE FIRING?
I HAVE NO ANSWER
TO THAT QUESTION.
I'M GONNA ABORT
THE FIRING.
OUR ORDERS ARE
TO FIRE ON PEIPING,
MOSCOW...
AND WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON?
GET HIM!
[ Gunshots Firing ]
[ Chattering ]
THINGS ARE HAPPENING FASTER
THAN A GUY CAN FIGURE 'EM OUT.
[ Alarm Siren Wailing ]
THERE WILL BE MORE!
THEY'LL KILL YOU!
SHOOT THE COMPUTER...
AND YOU'LL KILL
THE CYBORGS.
[ Electricity Sparking ]
[ Sparking Continues ]
GUNDI.
GUNDI.
[ Electronic Warbling ]
[ Screams ]
IT WAS ALMOST PERFECT,
WASN'T IT?
THAT-- THAT WAS ULRICH'S
GREAT MISTAKE. HE MADE
HIS CYBORGS TOO PERFECT.
HOW DO YOU MEAN?
THEY'RE NOT ONLY
PHYSICALLY PERFECT, BUT THEY HAD
ALL THE KNOWLEDGE...
AND EXPERIENCE
OF MANKIND STORED
IN THEIR MEMORY CELLS,
WHICH MADE THEM ALMOST
TOTALLY HUMAN.
BUT COULD A CYBORG BE HUMAN?
I'D SAY THAT, UH,
BEING HUMAN IS MERELY...
FEELING AS YOUR
FELLOW HUMANS FEEL--
REACTING AS THEY REACT.
NOW, GUNDI HAD BEGUN
TO FEEL AND REACT.
IF SHE'D SOUNDED THE ALARM
BEFORE I GOT THROUGH TO YOU, 15
MILLION PEOPLE WOULD HAVE DIED.
- BUT SHE COULDN'T DO IT.
- NOW, WHEN YOU
COME RIGHT DOWN TO IT,
SHE WAS MORE HUMAN
THAN ULRICH.
MMM.
ULRICH GAVE HIS CYBORGS
ALL THE STRENGTHS OF MAN
WITHOUT REALIZING...
THAT THEY ARE OFTENTIMES
HIS WEAKNESSES AS WELL.
THAT WOULD EXPLAIN
WHY YOUR CYBORG
NEVER ATE ANYTHING.
ULRICH MUST HAVE CONSIDERED
APPETITE A WEAKNESS.
IS THE HEART AND SOUL...
OF INTERNATIONAL BIONICS.
HERE, THE CYBERNETIC ORGANISM--
THE, UH, CYBORG--
IS BORN.
TITANIUM STEEL--
THEY WON'T HAVE
MANY BROKEN BONES.
EXCEPT FOR
THE ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS,
THEY'RE ALMOST
INDESTRUCTIBLE.
[ Sniffs ]
HERE, THE CYBORG STARTS
TO BECOME HUMAN.
ITS BRAIN, UH,
NERVOUS SYSTEM,
MEMORY SENSORS
ARE BEING INSTALLED.
HOW DO THEIR MENTAL
CAPACITIES COMPARE WITH
THOSE OF HUMAN BEINGS?
THE MEMORY UNIT CAN
STORE AND RECALL...
ALL OF THE KNOWLEDGE
A MAN CAN ACQUIRE
IN A LIFETIME.
THEIR SENSORS CAN GIVE
A FASTER REACTION
"TIMES" THAN MAN'S.
THEY ARE
UNIVERSALLY BRILLIANT.
STRONGER IN EVERY WAY
THAN MAN.
THEY ARE NOT
MAN'S EQUAL, ADMIRAL.
THEY ARE
HIS SUPERIORS.
I MEAN, UH,
MECHANICALLY SUPERIOR.
WELL,
NONE OF THEM HAS WRITTEN
A SONNET YET, IF THAT'S
WHAT YOU MEAN.
[ Laughing ]
[ Pump Hissing ]
HERE, THE CYBORG
BECOMES A LIVING THING.
WATCH.
[ Pump Hissing ]
[ Pump Hissing ]
DERMOPLASM.
LIVING, ORGANIC TISSUE--
NOURISHED AND CONTROLLED
BY THE CYBERNETIC COMPONENTS
CONTAINED WITHIN THE BODY.
THIS CYBORG IS A WORKER.
HE WILL SERVE ME HERE,
PERHAPS HELP BUILD
OTHER CYBORGS.
HE HAS NO IDENTITY.
HE NEEDS NONE.
THAT'S VERY PRACTICAL.
BUT I WANNA TELL YOU,
TH-THEY'RE A LITTLE
BIT FRIGHTENING.
I AGREE.
THAT'S WHY SOME OF
THE SPECIAL-PURPOSE CYBORGS...
I HAVE MADE
IN THE IMAGE OF MAN.
[ Grunts ]
[ Pump Hissing ]
YOU, UH--
YOU SEE?
"MALE AND FEMALE
CREATED HE THEM."
MY CYBORGS ARE NOT
ALWAYS PERFECT.
THEY SOMETIMES EMERGE,
UM, PECULIAR.
WE HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE
WITH SOPHISTICATED COMPUTERS.
THEY BECOME NEUROTIC.
BUT WITH THE CYBORGS
IT-IT CAN BECOME
DANGEROUS.
THEY NO LONGER
OBEY ORDERS
INTELLIGENTLY.
THEY HAVE
TO BE DESTROYED,
UH, HERE.
ULTRASONICS?
MMM--
AN ULTRASONIC FURNACE.
WHEN THE POWER IS ON,
THE GRIDS DIRECT...
A CONTINUING SERIES
OF ULTRASONIC WAVES
IN A CROSSING PATH.
WHEN THE ARMS CONVERGE,
THEY INCINERATE ANYTHING
BETWEEN THEM.
[ Switch Clicks ]
[ Electricity Hums ]
[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.
STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,
DAVID HEDISON.
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.
[ Switch Clicks ]
EFFECTIVE?
VERY.
NOW, LET ME SHOW YOU
MY MASTERPIECE.
A COMPUTER--
ONLY SIX FEET ACROSS...
AND FIVE FEET HIGH.
YET IT HAS BEEN CALLED
THE EIGHTH WONDER
OF THE WORLD.
I'VE READ EVERYTHING
YOU'VE EVER PUBLISHED
ABOUT THE MEMORY BANK.
IT'S A FANTASTIC
ACHIEVEMENT.
THANK YOU, ADMIRAL.
[ Sniffs ]
WOULD YOU...
SWITCH IT ON,
MY DEAR?
[ Electronic Warbling ]
[ Man ]
YOU SEE, NELSON?
SO SIMPLE,
AN UNTRAINED GIRL
CAN OPERATE IT.
YET IT CONTAINS
THE KNOWLEDGE
AND WISDOM OF THE AGES.
EVERYTHING MAN KNOWS...
FROM HIS
FIRST RECORDED THOUGHT,
HERE AT MY FINGERTIPS.
IT LOOKS AS THOUGH
IT CAN ASSIMILATE AURAL
AS WELL AS VISUAL DATA.
OH. WE'VE GONE EVEN
A STEP BEYOND THAT, ADMIRAL.
IT WILL ALSO ASSIMILATE...
SENSORY DATA.
AND NOW, MY DEAR
ADMIRAL NELSON,
I HAVE A FAVOR
TO ASK OF YOU.
ANYTHING WITHIN MY POWER.
OH, IT IS, ADMIRAL.
IT IS.
YOU SEE,
MY MEMORY BANK...
IS MUCH LIKE
ITS CREATOR.
IT ALSO HAS
AN INSATIABLE APPETITE.
[ Chuckles ]
LIKE FATHER
LIKE SON, HUH?
[ Chuckles ]
EXCEPT ITS APPETITE...
IS FOR KNOWLEDGE.
AND?
AND YOU,
MY DEAR NELSON,
ARE A VERY
KNOWLEDGEABLE MAN.
MY MEMORY BANK
WANTS THAT KNOWLEDGE.
BEFORE YOU SAY NO,
LET ME ASSURE YOU
THAT IT IS NO BURDEN.
JUST 30 SECONDS,
AND IT'S OVER.
WELL, I'M SORRY,
BUT THIS IS ONE SWISS BANK...
I DON'T THINK
I WANT TO MAKE A DEPOSIT IN.
[ Laughing ]
THAT'S VERY GOOD,
NELSON.
THAT'S VERY GOOD.
BUT I DO WISH
YOU'D RECONSIDER.
NO, NO--
NOT A CHANCE.
[ Controller Clicks ]
BECAUSE, WHETHER YOU
VOLUNTEER OR NOT,
I INTEND TO BLEED
YOUR MIND...
INTO
THE MEMORY BANK.
THE CHOICE
IS YOURS, ADMIRAL.
BUT LET ME, UH,
WARN YOU THAT...
IT IS NOT QUITE
SO PLEASANT
AN EXPERIENCE...
IF ONE
IS FIGHTING
THE COMPUTER.
IT IS BEST
TO BE RELAXED, WILLING.
THERE IS NO ESCAPE,
NELSON.
THE ANSWER'S STILL NO.
ULRICH, YOU--
ULRICH!
ULRICH!
ULRICH!
I IMPLORE YOU, NELSON.
DON'T FIGHT IT.
GIVE IN TO IT.
ULRICH!
GUNDI.
[ Switches Clicking ]
[ Switch Clicks ]
[ Electronic Warbling ]
ULRICH!
[ Screams ]
GOOD MORNING.
HMM.
EXCELLENT.
THAT'S FINE.
FINE.
GOOD MORNING.
MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
IS THE PRELIMINARY
WORK COMPLETED?
YES, SIR.
MEMORY BANKS,
REACTOR SENSORS,
ANALYSIS SYSTEMS
AND WET COMPUTER
ARE ALL IN PLACE.
WHAT IS THE CONDITION
OF THE DERMOPLASM?
VERY GOOD, SIR.
TEMPERATURE IS CONSTANT,
AND CELL STRUCTURE IS STRONG
AND HEALTHY.
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM?
COMPLETE
AND FUNCTIONING, SIR.
GOOD. GOOD. GOOD.
GET IT STARTED.
ULRICH!
ULRICH!
ULRICH!
[ Screaming ]
[ Groans ]
WELCOME BACK,
ADMIRAL NELSON.
I HOPE YOU'RE NOT
FEELING TOO BAD.
GUNDI.
- WHAT IS IT?
- A SIMPLE RESTORATIVE.
DRINK IT.
YOU'LL FEEL MUCH BETTER.
I DON'T WANT IT!
AS YOU WISH.
YOU'RE ONLY MAKING
YOUR STAY WITH ME
UNPLEASANT, ADMIRAL.
AND THERE'S STILL
SO MUCH I WANT
TO SHOW YOU.
THERE'S NOTHING MORE
I WANT TO SEE, ULRICH.
[ Laughing ]
FORGIVE ME,
MY FRIEND--
[ Sniffs ]
BUT YOU ARE MISTAKEN.
THERE IS ONE THING
YOU WILL WANT TO SEE.
COME CLOSER.
I WANT YOU
TO MEET MY GUEST.
ADMIRAL NELSON,
MAY I PRESENT...
ADMIRAL NELSON.
EXCELLENT.
IF ONE OF YOU
WEREN'T MANACLED,
I WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO TELL YOU APART.
HE'S PERFECT, NELSON.
HE'S YOU.
HE LACKS ONLY
YOUR HUMAN FRAILTIES.
YOU WILL LEAVE FOR
THE SUBMARINE SEAVIEW
IMMEDIATELY.
YES, SIR.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE PLANNING
TO TAKE OVER SEAVIEW.
BUT WHY?
THE SEAVIEW HAS AN IMPORTANT
ROLE TO PLAY IN A PLAN...
THAT WILL RESHAPE MAN'S
VERY FUTURE ON THIS PLANET.
SEAVIEW WILL GIVE ME
THE FIREPOWER I NEED...
TO FORCE THE WORLD
TO ACCEPT THE ONLY THING...
THAT CAN SAVE IT--
ONE ABSOLUTE GOVERNMENT.
ADMIRAL,
AS A SCIENTIST,
YOU MUST BE AWARE THAT...
MAN IS BASICALLY INCAPABLE
OF SELF-GOVERNMENT.
HE IS WEAK, EMOTIONAL,
HYSTERICAL.
IF THIS PLANET IS TO SURVIVE,
IT MUST BE GOVERNED BY...
UNEMOTIONAL,
SUPERIOR BEINGS.
[ Scoffs ]
LIKE, UH, CYBORGS.
LIKE CYBORGS.
UNLIKE HUMANS,
THEY ARE KEENLY ANALYTICAL.
TOTALLY UNAFFECTED
BY LOVE OR HATE...
OR FRIENDSHIP
OR FEAR.
THEY WILL CREATE...
A SIMPLE
POWER STRUCTURE...
WITHIN WHICH
THEY WILL RUN
THE WORLD.
THEY WILL RUN
THE WORLD?
IT WILL BE
THEIR GOVERNMENT.
RUN BY YOU?
MMM.
GUIDED BY ME.
THERE IS NO OTHER COURSE
OF ACTION OPEN TO ME, NELSON.
I AM THE ONE MAN
ON EARTH...
CAPABLE OF SAVING THIS PLANET
FROM DESTROYING ITSELF.
IT IS MY DUTY.
AND I MUST NOT FAIL.
FLYING SUB
TO NELSON INSTITUTE.
FLYING SUB,
NELSON INSTITUTE.
[ On Speaker ]
FLYING SUB
TO NELSON INSTITUTE.
FLYING SUB,
NELSON INSTITUTE.
WELCOME HOME, ADMIRAL.
WE READ YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.
I'M AT 20,000 FEET,
PATRICIA.
BEGINNING MY LETDOWN.
I'LL MAKE A PENETRATION
APPROACH OVER THE OCEAN.
ROGER, F.S.1.
USE THE SOUTH HELIPORT.
NO OTHER TRAFFIC
IN THE AREA.
CAPTAIN CRANE'S
WAITING FOR YOU
ABOARD SEAVIEW.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
OVER AND OUT.
COULD, UH, WE BE READY
TO PUT TO SEA
TOMORROW MORNING?
HMM. IT'S NOT EASY,
BUT IT'S POSSIBLE.
MM-HMM.
WELL, WHILE I WAS
IN SWITZERLAND,
I HAD A CALL
FROM OUR AMBASSADOR
TO THE ZURICH PEACE CONFERENCE.
IT DOESN'T LOOK
VERY GOOD THERE.
HMM.
HOW BAD?
HE SAID IT WAS
A LARGE POWDER KEG...
WITH A SHORT FUSE
BURNING FAST.
WELL, THAT'S STRANGE.
EVERY REPORT WE'VE SEEN
CALLS THE CONFERENCE
A GREAT SUCCESS.
AND WILL CONTINUE
TO DO SO RIGHT UP
TO THE VERY END.
NOBODY WANTS TO MAKE
THE FIRST MOVE,
BUT EVERYBODY'S PREPARING.
I'LL HAVE SEAVIEW READY
WITH THE TIDE.
OH, BY THE WAY--
SPEAKING OF SWITZERLAND,
HOW WAS INTERNATIONAL BIONICS?
FABULOUS. ULRICH IS PROBABLY
THE GREATEST GENIUS
IN THE WORLD TODAY.
AND HE'S
A FASCINATING MAN, TO BOOT.
TELL ME. IS HE, UH--
IS HE REALLY AS FAT
AS THEY SAY?
NO. NO, HE'S FATTER.
I BETTER GET GOING.
I'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK
TO DO.
LEE, BEFORE I FORGET, THERE'S
A CRATE IN THE FLYING SUB.
WILL YOU HAVE IT BROUGHT UP?
YES, I'LL HAVE SHARKEY
ON IT RIGHT AWAY.
UH-HUH.
WELL, IT'S A NEW COMPUTER,
SO TELL HIM
TO HANDLE WITH CARE.
BUT YOU SHOULD SEE
THIS COMPUTER. IT'S ABOUT
THE SIZE OF MY DESK.
YET IT'LL COMPLETELY
AUTOMATE MORE THAN 7,000
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES.
- IT'S FANTASTIC!
- YOUR NEW TOY
WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU.
THANKS, LEE.
[ Cyborg Nelson ]
THE COMPUTER ASSIMILATES
ALL THE INFORMATION,
MAINTAINS SECOND-BY-SECOND
STATUS ANALYSIS...
AND RESPONDS
TO DIRECT VOICE QUESTIONING.
HERE.
GIVE IT A TRY, LEE.
ALL RIGHT?
MMM.
UH, WHAT'S
OUR PRESENT COURSE
AND SPEED?
[ Computer Clicking ]
CHIEF?
COURSE AND SPEED.
2-7-0 DEGREES, TRUE.
THIRTY KNOTS.
[ Crane ]
RIGHT ON THE NOSE.
YOUR CYBORG IS FUNCTIONING
MAGNIFICENTLY, NELSON.
NOW--
[ Smacks Lips ]
WITH THE SEAVIEW
SAFELY AT SEA,
I CAN SEND
MY ULTIMATUM...
TO THE RULERS
OF THE WORLD'S
GREAT POWERS.
THEY WILL BE GIVEN
36 HOURS...
IN WHICH TO RECOGNIZE...
AND DEFER
TO A NEWLY ESTABLISHED...
ONE-WORLD GOVERNMENT.
IF THEY REFUSE,
THREE OF THE WORLD'S
MAJOR CITIES...
WILL BE DESTROYED
BY THERMONUCLEAR WEAPONS...
FROM THE SUBMARINE SEAVIEW.
IT WON'T WORK, ULRICH.
THE MINUTE YOU SEND
YOUR ULTIMATUM,
THEY'LL RADIO SEAVIEW.
[ Chuckling ]
MY DEAR NELSON,
THAT COMPUTER
YOUR CYBORG INSTALLED
IN THE SEAVIEW...
IS A COMPLETE
ENVIRONMENTAL SIMULATOR.
FROM THE MOMENT
IT WAS ACTIVATED,
SEAVIEW HAS BEEN CUT OFF
FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD.
THE CREW WILL BELIEVE
THEY ARE IN TOUCH,
BUT, ACTUALLY,
EVERY RADIO TRANSMISSION,
EVERY BIT OF DATA
AND INFORMATION
THEY RECEIVE...
COMES DIRECTLY FROM
MY COMMUNICATION CENTER...
DEEP IN THE BASE
OF THIS MOUNTAIN.
THEY'LL HUNT DOWN SEAVIEW
AND BLOW IT OUT OF THE WATER.
BUT YOU FORGET, NELSON.
IT IS YOU,
YOUR SKILLED MIND
IN THE CYBORG,
THAT WILL DIRECT
SEAVIEW'S DEFENSE.
AND NOW,
IF YOU WILL
EXCUSE ME,
I HAVE TO SEND
SOME TELEGRAMS, HUH?
GUNDI--
GUNDI, WE MUST STOP HIM.
WILL YOU HELP ME?
I DO NOT KNOW
HOW TO HELP YOU.
COULD I, UM--
COULD I HAVE SOMETHING
TO EAT?
YOU, UH,
BEEN HERE VERY LONG?
JA.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR
A LONG TIME.
WHEN YOU SPEAK SO SELDOM,
IT'S HARD TO KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
OH, I--
I THINK OF DR. ULRICH.
SOMETIMES I THINK OF YOU.
YOU'RE LOVELY, GUNDI.
AND YOU'RE VERY KIND.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME, ADMIRAL.
I MUST BE GOING.
[ Morse Code Beeping ]
[ Morse Code Continues ]
I, UH, THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED
IN WHAT'S GOING ON.
THE SO-CALLED RULERS
OF THE WORLD...
HAVE ONCE AGAIN
DEMONSTRATED THEIR
INFALLIBLE INABILITY...
TO GRASP
THE BASIC REALITIES
OF ANY SITUATION.
MEANING THEY TOLD YOU
TO GO, UH--
[ Chuckles ]
HMM.
WELL,
THEIR RIDICULOUS POSTURE
ONLY MAKES ME EVEN MORE
CERTAIN...
THAT I'M--
THAT POWER MUST BE TAKEN
FROM THE HANDS...
OF THESE INCOMPETENTS
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE PRESIDENT OF...
THE UNITED STATES--
"THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES
HAS DISPATCHED...
"A SPECIAL
AIR-SEA CONVOY...
TO FIND
AND SINK SEAVIEW."
THE OTHER NATIONS
ARE RESPONDING...
IN THE SAME
RIDICULOUS MANNER.
SPARKS?
PUT ME THROUGH TO COMSUBPAC!
EMERGENCY!
[ Sparks On Speaker ]
AYE, AYE, SIR.
SEAVIEW TO COMSUBPAC.
SEAVIEW TO COMSUBPAC.
SEAVIEW TO COMSUBPAC.
SEAVIEW TO COMSUBPAC.
SEAVIEW, THIS IS COMSUBPAC.
WE READ YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.
GO AHEAD.
COMSUBPAC, WHAT'S HAPPENING?
WE'RE UNDER ATTACK.
[ Cyborg On Speaker ]
THE 1976 ZURICH
PEACE CONFERENCE...
FAILED 18 HOURS AGO.
WE'RE EXPECTING
A PREEMPTIVE ATTACK...
ON THE CONTINENTAL
UNITED STATES
AT ANY MOMENT.
PROCEED TO YOUR
MISSILE LAUNCH COORDINATES,
AND PREPARE
FOR A RETALIATORY STRIKE.
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN,
SEAVIEW.
RIGHT FULL RUDDER.
TAKE IT DOWN TO 2,000 FEET.
[ Man On Speaker ]
AYE, AYE, SIR.
WHAT ARE
YOUR CODE NUMBERS, LEE?
4-0-7-3-2-9, SIR.
MINE ARE 95-42-78.
MM-HMM.
LET'S SEE.
[ Explosion In Distance ]
HERE ARE OUR
LAUNCH COORDINATES.
HMM.
[ Explosion In Distance ]
[ Switches Clicking ]
COORDINATES,
2-7-2...
3-4-0-8.
[ Computer Clicking ]
THERE'S OUR LAUNCH SITE,
ADMIRAL-- IN THE ARCTIC.
BETTER LOSE
THOSE DESTROYERS, LEE.
CRANK HER UP
TO EMERGENCY SPEED,
MR. WILSON.
EVERYTHING SHE'S GOT.
[ Wilson On Speaker ]
AYE, AYE, SIR.
WE'LL HAVE PERFECT COVER
ONCE WE REACH THE ICE PACKS.
[ Exhales ]
YOUR CAPTAIN CRANE
IS QUITE CORRECT, ADMIRAL.
A HUNDRED SHIPS
COULDN'T FIND SEAVIEW
AMONG THOSE ICE FLOES.
NOTHING WILL INTERFERE
WITH THE LAUNCH.
DID YOU REALLY THINK
IT'D BE AS SIMPLE AS THIS,
ULRICH?
SEAVIEW'S MISSILES DON'T FIRE
AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON.
NO?
OH.
WELL, WE SHALL SEE, ADMIRAL.
WE SHALL SEE.
NO. NO, NOT NOW.
AH.
IF YOU WILL EXCUSE ME,
ADMIRAL--
[ Smacks Lips ]
I MUST LEAVE YOU
FOR A BRIEF PERIOD.
GUNDI?
NO.
LEAVE THAT FOR OUR GUEST.
HE MUST BE FAMISHED.
ADMIRAL, BE SURE TO TRY
THE PÂTÉ DU STRASBOURG
TRUFFÉ. THEY'RE EXQUISITE.
[ Computer Clicking ]
[ Ulrich ]
DON'T DO IT, NELSON!
THAT WAS
A FUTILE GESTURE.
EVEN IF YOU HAD DESTROYED
THE COMPUTER,
IT WOULD ONLY HAVE BEEN
A MINOR INCONVENIENCE.
BUT, SINCE YOU SEEM
TO BE SO INTERESTED
IN THAT DEVICE,
I'M GOING TO LET YOU STUDY IT
MORE CLOSELY.
[ Electricity Hums ]
YOU WILL BE SAFE,
AS LONG AS YOU REMAIN...
WITHIN THE AREA BOUNDED
BY THE SONIC BEAMS.
BUT SHOULD YOU ATTEMPT...
TO PASS THROUGH THEM--
[ Switch Clicks ]
[ Switch Clicks ]
TWO HOURS FROM
LAUNCH COORDINATES, ADMIRAL.
VERY WELL.
CHIEF?
WHAT ABOUT
THOSE DESTROYERS?
WE'VE LOST THEM,
CAPTAIN.
GOOD.
WHAT'S THE DAMAGE REPORT?
[ Chief ]
NO PROBLEM, SIR.
THIS NOT KNOWING
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT HOME
IS BUGGING ME.
ME TOO.
SPARKS?
PIPE STATESIDE BROADCASTING
INTO THE CONTROL ROOM.
[ Sparks On Speaker ]
AYE, AYE, SIR.
[ Man On Speaker ]
THIS IS WJBT, BOSTON,
SIGNING OFF.
TUNE TO YOUR EMERGENCY
FREQUENCIES
FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.
[ Man ]
I'M PICKING UP
RADIO MOSCOW, SIR.
[ Man Speaking Russian
On Radio ]
[ Speaking Russian ]
[ Cyborg Speaking Russian
On Radio ]
KOWALSKI,
WHAT ARE THEY
SAYING?
THEY'RE EXPECTING A NUCLEAR
ATTACK. THEY'RE SENDING PEOPLE
TO FALLOUT SHELTERS.
[ Russian Radio Broadcast
Continues ]
ALL HANDS,
THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.
RIG FOR WAR ALERT.
I JUST DON'T BELIEVE IT.
I JUST DON'T REALLY
BELIEVE IT.
IT'S JUST
NOT POSSIBLE.
ADMIRAL,
I'M GONNA GET TISH
ON THE VIDEOPHONE.
TISH?
TISH?
[ Switch Clicks ]
ACTIVATE
THE AFFIRMATIVE RESET.
[ Cyborg's Voice ]
TISH SWEETLY IS
YOUR RADIO OPERATOR.
OH, YES.
UH, GET MISS SWEETLY
ON THE VIDEOPHONE.
I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE TOO.
I, UH, WOULD HAVE GUESSED,
ADMIRAL,
THAT YOU ALWAYS REFERRED
TO YOUR RADIO OPERATOR...
EITHER AS PATRICIA
OR AS MISS SWEETLY.
NEVER AS THIS, UH, TISH.
THAT'S WHY THE CYBORG
WAS CONFUSED.
UH, THE NICKNAME "TISH"
WAS NOT IN HIS MEMORY CELLS.
AH, THE GALLANT
CAPTAIN CRANE...
HAS FINALLY REACHED
THE LOVELY MISS SWEETLY.
GUNDI, TURN
THE MONITOR AROUND...
SO OUR GUEST
MAY WATCH THE SCENE.
TISH, WHAT'S HAPPENING
BACK THERE?
LEE, IT'S HORRIBLE.
ABSOLUTE CHAOS-- EVERYONE'S
TRYING TO LEAVE THE CITY,
BUT THERE JUST ISN'T TIME.
IT'S THE END OF EVERYTHING.
WHY HAVEN'T YOU GONE
TO THE SHELTER?
I WAS GOING, BUT--
[ Crane ]
TISH, GET
TO THE SHELTER NOW.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO SAVE SOME
OF THE ADMIRAL'S NOTES...
AND I THOUGHT THAT--
TISH, SAVE YOURSELF.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.
GET TO THE SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY.
ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING.
I LOVE YOU BOTH.
GOOD-BYE.
[ Switch Clicks ]
I THINK
YOU WILL AGREE, ADMIRAL,
THAT, BY THE TIME
YOUR CREW REACHES
THEIR LAUNCH COORDINATES,
THEY WILL BELIEVE
THEY ARE AT WAR.
INDEED,
THEY WILL BE BEGGING...
TO LAUNCH
SEAVIEW'S MISSILES.
MY CREW WILL NEVER LAUNCH
THOSE MISSILES, ULRICH.
EVEN IF YOUR CYBORG
ORDERS THEM TO,
THEY CAN'T.
AND THEY WON'T.
[ Man On Speaker ]
FAIL-SAFE OFFICERS,
MAN YOUR UNITS.
FAIL-SAFE OFFICERS--
FAIL-SAFE OFFICERS,
MAN YOUR UNITS.
[ Man On Speaker ]
FAIL-SAFE OFFICERS,
MAN YOUR UNITS.
IF YOU ARE TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT...
HOW I BYPASSED FAIL-SAFE,
ADMIRAL,
IT MIGHT HELP YOU
TO KNOW THAT...
JUST TWO MONTHS AGO,
THE DESIGNER OF FAIL-SAFE...
MADE A DONATION
TO MY MEMORY BANK.
COURSE IT WAS...
NOT ENTIRELY
HIS OWN IDEA,
AS YOU WELL KNOW.
[ Man ]
CAPTAIN, I'VE GOT
THE STATES AGAIN.
[ Man On Speaker ]
TAKE COVER.
TAKE COVER.
YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS
TO TAKE COVER.
WE GOTTA GET BACK.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE 'EM PAY!
GET BACK TO YOUR POST!
EASY, NICK! NICK!
COME ON.
[ Cyborg Nelson ]
SHARKEY.
- CONFINE THAT MAN
TO HIS QUARTERS.
- YES, SIR.
EASY.
TAKE IT EASY.
[ Cyborg Nelson ]
CAPTAIN, I EXPECT YOU
TO KEEP THIS CREW UNDER CONTROL.
THERE'LL BE NO FURTHER
OUTBURSTS LIKE THIS.
WE'LL RETALIATE, ALL RIGHT.
BUT NOT TILL WE GET
TO OUR LAUNCH SITE.
TILL THEN, I EXPECT EVERY MAN
ABOARD TO STAY AT HIS POST
AND DO HIS DUTY.
IS THAT CLEAR?
WE'RE 15 MINUTES
FROM OUR LAUNCH SITE,
ADMIRAL.
VERY WELL. I'LL GIVE
THE MISSILE GUIDANCE SYSTEM
A FINAL CHECK.
SPARKS, CAN YOU PICK UP
ANYTHING FROM THE STATES?
[ Sparks On Speaker ]
I'VE GOT SOMETHING NOW,
CAPTAIN.
[ Man On Radio ]
...SPEAKING TO YOU FROM...
THE PROVISIONAL CAPITAL
OUTSIDE WASHINGTON.
OUR COUNTRY HAS SUFFERED
A DEVASTATING AND UNPROVOKED
ATTACK.
I URGE ANY OF OUR FIGHTING MEN
WHO CAN HEAR MY VOICE
TO STRIKE BACK...
AT THE HEART OF THE ENEMY'S
HOMELAND WITH ALL THE MIGHT
AT YOUR COMMAND.
[ Mechanism Whirring ]
AT THIS MOMENT, ADMIRAL,
YOUR CYBORG--
NO--
YOU ARE RESETTING
SEAVIEW'S MISSILES.
LET ME SHOW YOU
THE NEW TARGETS.
ULRICH!
FIFTEEN MILLION PEOPLE
WILL BE KILLED
IN THOSE THREE CITIES!
AN UNFORTUNATE...
BUT NECESSARY SACRIFICE...
TO GUARANTEE
THE FINAL PEACE,
POSSIBLE...
ONLY IN THE AGE
OF THE CYBORG.
CHIEF, ALL STOP.
ENGINE ROOM, ALL STOP.
[ Alarm Beeping ]
START FIRING PROCEDURES,
LEE-- MISSILES ONE, TWO
AND THREE.
WHAT ABOUT FOUR?
KEEP IT
ON READY.
WHY? LET'S GIVE 'EM
ALL WE'VE GOT.
NUMBER FOUR HAS
A 10,000-MEGATON
COBALT WARHEAD.
I'M HOLDING IT
IN RESERVE.
LEE, I'M HOLDING MISSILE FOUR
FOR SPECIAL TARGETS.
NOW START FIRING PROCEDURE
ON ONE, TWO AND THREE.
KEEP FOUR ON READY.
[ Switch Clicks ]
[ Switch Clicks ]
[ Switch Clicks ]
AND SO, ADMIRAL,
IT IS DONE.
IN 10 MINUTES,
THOSE MISSILES
WILL BE FIRED...
ONTO PEIPING,
WASHINGTON...
AND MOSCOW.
IF THE WORLD LEADERS
DO NOT SURRENDER...
WITHIN ONE HOUR
AFTER THAT,
THE REMAINING MISSILE
WILL BE LAUNCHED.
AND ITS TARGET IS SUCH
THAT THE PREVAILING WINDS
WILL RAIN...
600 ROENTGENS OF FALLOUT...
ONTO EVERY CITY
IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT
THAT WILL MEAN?
HALF THE POPULATION
OF THE WORLD WILL DIE.
NO, NOT HALF.
LOOK, ULRICH, YOU SAY YOU WANT
TO SAVE THE WORLD, BUT YOU'RE
GOING TO DESTROY IT!
NO!
THERE WILL BE
SURVIVORS--
MILLIONS OF THEM.
AND THEY WILL RECEIVE
THE CYBORG AS
THE SAVIOR...
WHO WILL LEAD THEM
OUT OF CHAOS,
INTO THE NEW WORLD
OF PEACE AND PLENTY.
DON'T DO IT, ULRICH!
WE STILL HAVE SIX MINUTES LEFT.
RADIO CAPTAIN CRANE. HAVE HIM
ABORT THE FIRING.
YOU FORGET, ADMIRAL,
THE SEAVIEW'S RADIO
HAS BEEN CUT OFF.
THEN HAVE YOUR CYBORG DO IT!
I CANNOT DO THAT
EITHER, ADMIRAL.
HE IS A COMPLETELY
FREE-THINKING ORGANISM.
I CAN ONLY MAKE MINOR
PHYSICAL ADJUSTMENTS...
IN HIS MECHANICAL
COMPONENTS.
I CANNOT CHANGE HIS MIND.
BUT THERE MUST BE A WAY.
ONLY IF I WERE
TO KILL HIM.
ALL RIGHT!
KILL HIM!
THAT WOULD BE MURDER.
[ Laughing ]
KILLING MILLIONS
OF PEOPLE IS YOUR WAY
OF ACHIEVING PEACE,
BUT KILLING ONE
OF YOUR CYBORGS
IS MURDER!
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE,
ULRICH!
I THOUGHT A SCIENTIST
OF YOUR BRILLIANCE...
MIGHT BE ABLE
TO SEE THINGS
AS I DO.
BUT YOU'RE NO DIFFERENT
THAN COMMON MEN--
ILLOGICAL, SENTIMENTAL.
THERE WILL BE
NO PLACE FOR YOU
IN MY NEW WORLD!
GOOD-BYE, ADMIRAL!
GUNDI, COME AWAY
FROM THERE.
GUNDI, TURN OFF
THE SWITCH.
GUNDI!
GUNDI! SOUND THE ALARM!
[ Grunts ]
GUNDI, HOW DO I REACH
THE SEAVIEW?
I'VE GOT TO KILL
THAT CYBORG.
TELL ME!
GUNDI!
BE SILENT!
TELL ME HOW.
[ Ulrich ]
BE SILENT!
DON'T DO IT, NELSON!
GUNDI, SOUND THE ALARM!
GUNDI!
[ Alarm Siren Wails ]
[ Alarm Siren Continues ]
THREE MINUTES
TO LAUNCH, ADMIRAL.
ADMIRAL--
YES, LEE.
WHAT NOW?
WHAT'LL WE DO
AFTER THE FIRING?
WE'LL RECEIVE ORDERS.
FROM WHOM?
OUR COUNTRY'S DESTROYED.
WE'LL RECEIVE ORDERS.
AND THEN WE'LL START
TO BUILD A NEW WORLD.
[ Tapping ]
[ Tapping ]
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH
YOUR HAND?
HMM?
[ Tapping ]
[ Tapping ]
I-- I DON'T KNOW.
[ Knocking ]
THAT'S MORSE CODE.
[ Knocking ]
[ Knocking Continues ]
ABORT FIRING?
KILL NELSON?
TELL ME, ADMIRAL.
WHAT IS IT?
WHY SHOULD WE STOP
THE FIRING?
I HAVE NO ANSWER
TO THAT QUESTION.
I'M GONNA ABORT
THE FIRING.
OUR ORDERS ARE
TO FIRE ON PEIPING,
MOSCOW...
AND WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON?
GET HIM!
[ Gunshots Firing ]
[ Chattering ]
THINGS ARE HAPPENING FASTER
THAN A GUY CAN FIGURE 'EM OUT.
[ Alarm Siren Wailing ]
THERE WILL BE MORE!
THEY'LL KILL YOU!
SHOOT THE COMPUTER...
AND YOU'LL KILL
THE CYBORGS.
[ Electricity Sparking ]
[ Sparking Continues ]
GUNDI.
GUNDI.
[ Electronic Warbling ]
[ Screams ]
IT WAS ALMOST PERFECT,
WASN'T IT?
THAT-- THAT WAS ULRICH'S
GREAT MISTAKE. HE MADE
HIS CYBORGS TOO PERFECT.
HOW DO YOU MEAN?
THEY'RE NOT ONLY
PHYSICALLY PERFECT, BUT THEY HAD
ALL THE KNOWLEDGE...
AND EXPERIENCE
OF MANKIND STORED
IN THEIR MEMORY CELLS,
WHICH MADE THEM ALMOST
TOTALLY HUMAN.
BUT COULD A CYBORG BE HUMAN?
I'D SAY THAT, UH,
BEING HUMAN IS MERELY...
FEELING AS YOUR
FELLOW HUMANS FEEL--
REACTING AS THEY REACT.
NOW, GUNDI HAD BEGUN
TO FEEL AND REACT.
IF SHE'D SOUNDED THE ALARM
BEFORE I GOT THROUGH TO YOU, 15
MILLION PEOPLE WOULD HAVE DIED.
- BUT SHE COULDN'T DO IT.
- NOW, WHEN YOU
COME RIGHT DOWN TO IT,
SHE WAS MORE HUMAN
THAN ULRICH.
MMM.
ULRICH GAVE HIS CYBORGS
ALL THE STRENGTHS OF MAN
WITHOUT REALIZING...
THAT THEY ARE OFTENTIMES
HIS WEAKNESSES AS WELL.
THAT WOULD EXPLAIN
WHY YOUR CYBORG
NEVER ATE ANYTHING.
ULRICH MUST HAVE CONSIDERED
APPETITE A WEAKNESS.