Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 2, Episode 7 - The Deadliest Game - full transcript

The President of the United is visiting a new underwater installation when a power interruption freezes all communication. To complicate the situation they discover there is some sort of beam weapon stopping any of the safety over-ride mechanisms from activating.

PRECIOUS CARGO,
ADMIRAL,

AND GOING
TO THE WORLD'S
ONLY...

COMPLETELY
INVULNERABLE
BOMB SHELTER.

SEAVIEW TO APPLE ONE.

[ On Speaker ]
APPLE ONE.
CAPTAIN CRANE.

WE'RE THREE MINUTES
FROM LOCK ENTRY.
STATUS REPORT.

ALL SYSTEMS ON AUTOMATIC.
TOTAL ELECTRONIC CONTROL.

AND YOUR PASSENGERS?
THE PRESIDENT'S
ENJOYING HIMSELF.

HE ASKED ME TO GIVE YOU
AND GENERAL HOBSON
A MESSAGE.

READING.
"HOW 'BOUT A POKER GAME
AT DEEP CENTER NEXT WEEKEND?"

MESSAGE RECEIVED.
AFFIRMATIVE.



IT'S A MILESTONE, ADMIRAL.
THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES...

IS ABSOLUTELY SAFE
DOWN THERE.

NO NUCLEAR ATTACK
CAN TOUCH HIM.

WELL, LET'S HOPE WE NEVER
HAVE TO PROVE THAT IN ANYTHING
BUT A TEST, GENERAL.

THIS WAY,
MR. PRESIDENT.

GENERAL MICHAELS.
HOW ARE YOU,
MR. PRESIDENT?

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
GENERAL, HOW ARE YOU?

WELL, THIS IS QUITE
AN INSTALLATION...

THEY HAVE HERE,
ISN'T IT?
THAT IT IS, INDEED, SIR.

DEEP CENTER TO SEAVIEW.

[ Nelson On Speaker ]
THIS IS SEAVIEW.
COME IN, CAPTAIN CRANE.

FULL RECORDING SYSTEM
OPERATIONAL.

1400 HOURS.
FOURTEEN JULY, 1978.

SYSTEMS CHECK?



DEEP CENTER COMPLEX
OPERATIONAL.

ALL SYSTEMS GREEN.
LIFE SUPPORT CYCLES
AT OPTIMUM LEVELS.

[ Electricity Sparking ]

WE'VE LOST CONTACT.

- FIRE DETAIL!
ON THE DOUBLE!
- [ Fire Bell Ringing ]

IN HERE!
[ Ringing Continues ]

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

SEAVIEW
TO CAPTAIN CRANE.

SEAVIEW
TO CAPTAIN CRANE!

COME IN, LEE!
NO USE.
THEY'RE CUT OFF.

THERE'S A SPECIAL CABLE
FROM DEEP CENTER
TO THE PENTAGON.

AND WE COULD TAP IT
AND REACH THEM THAT WAY.

CHIP?
SIR.

SET A COURSE
FOR THIS POINT
AND GET THERE FAST.

NAVIGATION, COME TO COURSE
0-7-1, ALL AHEAD FLANK.

CHIEF SHARKEY.
RIGHT HERE,
SIR.

READY A DIVING PARTY.
HAVE THEM STAND BY.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

KOWALSKI,
I WANT TO TRACE
THE DEEP CENTER CABLE.

SING OUT WHEN
THE BOTTOM SHOALS
TO 500 FEET.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ On Speaker ]
ADMIRAL, THIS IS
CHIEF SHARKEY.

DIVING PARTY
NOW ENTERING
ESCAPE HATCH.

NELSON, THIS IS
A WASTE OF TIME.
RADIO THE PENTAGON.

LET THEM RAISE
THE DEEP CENTER
BY CABLE.

I PREFER TO TAP
THE CABLE, GENERAL.

I'M MAINTAINING
STRICT RADIO SILENCE
UNTIL WE FIND OUT...

EXACTLY WHAT'S
GOING ON DOWN THERE.

I DON'T WANT
THE PENTAGON ALERTED.

I THINK THE PRESIDENT
WOULD WANT IT
THAT WAY.

WELL, IT'S YOUR SUBMARINE.
AND IF YOU'RE WRONG,
YOUR NECK.

CHIP, ACTIVATE
SAIL CAMERA.

HOW LONG DO YOU
EXPECT THEM TO--
[ Exhales ]

POKE AROUND THERE
LOOKING FOR THE CABLE?

WE HAVE IT PINPOINTED
ON OUR INSTRUMENTS.
THEY'LL FIND IT.

[ Groans ]
THIS COULD TAKE ALL DAY.

IT WON'T.

THEY FOUND IT.

ADMIRAL,
WE'RE BEGINNING
TO GET A PICTURE.

[ Alarm On Screen Wailing ]

[ Alarm Continues ]

THERE'S NO ONE THERE.

THE REACTOR ALARM--
SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH
THE NUCLEAR PILE.

WELL,
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

I AGREE.
I DESIGNED THAT SHELTER
DOWN THERE, GENERAL.

YOUR COMPANY
INSTALLED IT.

TOGETHER WE INSTALLED EVERY
CONCEIVABLE PRECAUTION.
WHAT WENT WRONG?

[ Nelson On Speaker ]
LEE! LEE, CAN YOU READ ME?

ADMIRAL, WE'VE LOST
ALL COMMUNICATION.
HOW DID YOU GET THROUGH?

WE PATCHED INTO
THE MARINE CABLE.
NOW, WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE?

WE'VE HAD A POWER FAILURE.
THE MANUAL CONTROLS ON
THE REACTOR ARE LOCKED.

I CAN'T BUDGE THEM.
ANY IDEA
WHAT CAUSED IT?

WELL, ONLY ONE
THAT MAKES SENSE.

THE ELECTRONIC
SYSTEM'S JAMMED.

NOT A MALFUNCTION,
BUT JAMMED.
NOTHING MOVES.

SABOTAGE.
NO, SIR.

AT LEAST NOT DOWN HERE.
IT'S SOME KIND OF, UH,

HIGH-INTENSITY
RADIO BEAM.

IT'S OVERRIDING ALL
OUR SAFETY DEVICES.

- WHERE'S THE PRESIDENT?
- UH, JUST COMING IN, SIR.

MR. PRESIDENT,
GENERAL HOBSON.

MR. PRESIDENT.
YES, GENERAL.

THIS COULD BE
A HOSTILE ATTACK-- A PRELUDE
TO A MISSILE LAUNCH.

YES, THE CHIEFS OF STAFF
HAVE ALREADY CONSIDERED
THAT POSSIBILITY.

GENERAL MICHAELS SEEMED
PARTICULARLY CONCERNED.

CONSIDER LAUNCHING
OUR MISSILES, SIR,
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

- AGAINST WHOM, GENERAL?
- YOU KNOW VERY WELL, SIR.

NO, I DO NOT KNOW.
AND I DON'T INTEND
TO TAKE ANY SUCH ACTION...

UNTIL I DO KNOW.
IF WE WAIT, SIR,

OUR NATION
COULD BE WIPED OUT.

I'M AWARE OF YOUR FEELINGS
AND YOUR OPINIONS, GENERAL.

BUT I HAVE
TO MAKE THE DECISION.

WHAT'S YOUR PLAN,
ADMIRAL?

WE HAVE EQUIPMENT
ABOARD SEAVIEW TO TRACK
THIS RADIO BEAM, SIR.

THEN DO IT.
OH, ONE MORE THING--

THERE IS TO BE
NO RELEASE
OF THIS NEWS--

NO HINT THAT
I'M IN ANY DANGER
WHATSOEVER.

I UNDERSTAND,
SIR.

- WHAT ABOUT
THE REACTOR, LEE?
- WELL, THERE'S--

THERE'S NO WAY
OF TELLING WHEN IT'LL
REACH CRITICAL MASS.

DO YOU HAVE
ANY IDEAS?

ONLY ONE.
I'M AFRAID
YOU WON'T LIKE IT.

GO INTO THE REACTOR ITSELF
AND MOVE THE DAMPENING RODS...

BY HAND.

[ Alarm Siren Wailing ]

[ Alarm Continues ]

CHIEF, GIVE ME
A HAND.

IT'S FROZEN.

[ Geiger Counter Clicking ]

[ Geiger Counter Clicking ]

WHY HAVE YOU CUT
COMMUNICATIONS?
CONSERVING POWER.

WE'LL RESUME WHEN
WE HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.

SPARKS HAS PICKED UP
THE HIGH-INTENSITY
RADIO BEAM, SIR.

COORDINATES?
THIRTY-TWO,

108,

24, 16.

THE BEAM HAS CONSTANTLY
CHANGING FREQUENCIES.

SPARKS IS TRYING TO NAIL
THOSE DOWN NOW.

HE'S FOUND SIX
DIFFERENT WAVELENGTHS.

SIX? WE USE SIX FREQUENCIES
TO CONTROL THE ELECTRONICS
AT DEEP CENTER.

NOT THE SAME ONES SURELY.

UH, COULD BE.

COMBINATION
OF SIX IDENTICAL
FREQUENCIES?

WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT
SOMEONE COULD STUMBLE ON
THE COMBINATION LIKE THAT?

ASTRONOMICAL.

[ Geiger Counter Clicking ]

IT'S NO USE.
IT'S OUT OF CONTROL.

GET OUT OF HERE!

MR. PRESIDENT,

YOU KNOW EVERY MAN HERE
IN DEEP CENTER VERY WELL,
DON'T YOU?

DO WE EVER KNOW A MAN
REALLY WELL, CAPTAIN?

THE REACTOR PANEL'S
BEEN SABOTAGED.

I SEE.

YOU HAVE
A SUGGESTION?
YES, SIR.

I'D LIKE TO KEEP ONE
OF MY MEN WITH YOU
AT ALL TIMES.

AGREED.
AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE
ONE FURTHER PRECAUTION.

YES, CAPTAIN.
NOW, THIS ROOM--

ANY ORDER FOR A NUCLEAR
RETALIATION WOULD HAVE
TO COME FROM HERE.

YES, FROM ME, FROM
MY VOICE, MY FACE
AND USING THE--

THE CODE SEQUENCE CARRIED
BY THE OFFICER SITTING
OUTSIDE THIS DOOR.

VERY WELL, SIR.
NOW, I'D LIKE
TO ISSUE ORDERS...

DECLARING THIS ROOM
OUT OF BOUNDS TO EVERYONE
BUT YOURSELF.

YOU'RE RIGHT,
OF COURSE.

HARD TO BELIEVE
THAT A MAN
WHOM YOU TRUST...

AND RESPECT
COULD BE A TRAITOR.

I WANT YOU TO STAY WITH
THE PRESIDENT AT ALL TIMES.
YES, SIR.

[ Intercom Buzzing ]

ANY LUCK WITH
THE REACTOR, LEE?

NOT SO FAR.
THE DAMPENING RODS
WON'T BUDGE.

I'LL TRY TO DUMP
SOME OF THE FUEL.

[ Scoffs ]
WELL, I DON'T THINK
IT'LL WORK, BUT TRY IT.

TRY-- [ Sighs ]
TR-TRY ANYTHING.
I WILL.

THERE'S, UM--
THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE
IN THE SITUATION HERE.

YES, WHAT IS IT?
SABOTAGE.

SOMEONE'S RIPPED UP
THE REACTOR PANEL.

HAVE YOU TAKEN
THE NECESSARY STEPS?

OH, YES. OF COURSE,
ADMIRAL. THE PRESIDENT'S
UNDER GUARD.

HOW'S HE TAKING IT?
UH, HE'S RIGHT HERE.
MR. PRESIDENT.

I'M WELL, ADMIRAL.

MR. PRESIDENT, WE'RE TRACKING
A HIGH-INTENSITY RADIO BEAM...

THAT MAY BE THE ANSWER
TO OUR PROBLEMS.

IF THIS IS TRUE, THEN WE
DEFINITELY FACE A PLOT,
NOT AN ACCIDENT.

YES, SIR.
AND THE SABOTAGE
IN DEEP CENTER CONFIRMS IT.

IS GENERAL HOBSON
WITH YOU?

HERE, SIR.
GENERAL,

YOU'RE THIS COUNTRY'S
RANKING MILITARY
OFFICER.

AS YOU WELL KNOW, I NEVER
SUBSCRIBED TO YOUR BEHAVIOR
AS A PEACETIME OFFICER.

BUT AS A LEADER IN WARTIME
YOU ARE INDISPENSABLE.

IN VIEW OF THE PRESENT
EMERGENCY, I'M ORDERING YOU
BACK TO ACTIVE DUTY.

I'LL SO NOTIFY WASHINGTON
AND THE VICE PRESIDENT.
YES, SIR.

IN THE EVENT THAT--
[ Sighs ]

RESCUE OPERATIONS HERE
PROVE UNSUCCESSFUL,

YOU WILL REPORT TO
THE VICE PRESIDENT...

AS CHIEF OF STAFF.
YES, MR. PRESIDENT.

ADMIRAL, WE'D BETTER
SWITCH OFF NOW...

TO CONSERVE POWER
AND TRANSMISSION.

CONGRATULATIONS,
GENERAL.

SIR, I STRONGLY ADVISE
FOLLOWING GENERAL HOBSON'S
COURSE OF ACTION.

YOUR ADVICE IS DULY NOTED,
GENERAL MICHAELS,

BUT I MUST MAKE
MY OWN DECISION.

NO DISRESPECT, SIR.
I HOPE YOU WON'T LET THE PAST
INFLUENCE YOUR JUDGMENT.

YOU MEAN BECAUSE I HAD
THE TEMERITY TO RETIRE...

THIS COUNTRY'S ONLY
LIVING FIVE-STAR GENERAL?

THERE HASN'T BEEN A PUBLIC
FUROR LIKE THAT SINCE
THE MacARTHUR CASE...

BACK IN THE '50s.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO COMPARE
THE TWO CASES, MR. PRESIDENT.

THE CIRCUMSTANCES
WERE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT.

GENERAL, I'M FULLY AWARE
OF THE POPULARITY...

THAT THAT ACTION
COST ME.

BUT LET ME
REASSURE YOU,

THIS DECISION GOES
FAR BEYOND...

PERSONAL FEUDS
OR POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS.

I'M THINKING ONLY
OF THE COUNTRY.

IS THAT
PERFECTLY CLEAR?

YES, MR. PRESIDENT.

MR. PRESIDENT,
THE, UH, RADIATION LEVEL
IS STILL RISING.

YOU SHOULD STAY IN
THIS ROOM, AS FAR FROM
THE REACTOR AS POSSIBLE.

OF COURSE.
THANK YOU.

HERE'S THE LATEST
DIRECTION-FINDER REPORT, SIR.
MM-HMM.

[ Knocking On Door ]
YES.

UH, IF YOU DON'T MIND,
ADMIRAL, I'D LIKE TO BE
KEPT FULLY INFORMED.

OF COURSE, UH--

WE'RE NOW, UH,
THERE, GENERAL.

ALL OF OUR FIGURES
SHOW...

THIS AREA TO BE
THE SOURCE OF
THE RADIO BEAM.

- ON THE MAINLAND?
- YES. THE BEAM COMES FROM
AMERICAN SOIL--

NOT FROM A SHIP,
NOT FROM A SUB.

SO THE EVIDENCE
IS AGAINST ANY
HOSTILE ACTION--

AGAINST AN ACT OF WAR.
THAT'S A DANGEROUS
ASSUMPTION, SIR.

- AND A SHORTSIGHTED ONE.
- I DON'T AGREE.

YOU UNDERESTIMATE
THE INTELLIGENCE
OF THE ENEMY.

THE ENEMY, GENERAL?
I WASN'T AWARE THAT
WE WERE AT WAR.

THEN YOU'RE EVEN MORE NAIVE
THAN I THOUGHT.

ARE YOU SAYING THAT AN ENEMY'S
ESTABLISHED A BASE IN THE
CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES...

AND IS TRYING TO KILL
THE PRESIDENT?
EXACTLY.

[ Nelson ]
I'M SORRY, GENERAL.
I AGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT.

SO FAR WE HAVE NO BASIS
FOR RETALIATION
AGAINST ANYONE.

IF I HAD THE POWER
TO MAKE THE DECISION,

I'D ORDER AN ALL-OUT
NUCLEAR ATTACK RIGHT NOW.

THANK HEAVEN
YOU DON'T HAVE
THAT POWER, GENERAL.

YOU'LL SEE.
WHEN THE PRESIDENT AND
CHIEFS OF STAFF ARE DEAD,

YOU'LL SEE
AND UNDERSTAND.

SIR, WE FINALLY GOT
A DIRECTION FIX...

ON THAT BEAM.

WEYMOUTH, VIRGINIA.
I KNOW THE PLACE. THAT'S WHERE
WEYMOUTH COLLEGE IS.

WE USED TO PLAY THEM
IN FOOTBALL.
I KNOW IT TOO.

IT'S A SMALL TOWN.
NOTHING MUCH THERE
BUT THE COLLEGE.

DOESN'T MAKE SENSE,
DOES IT?

YOU MEAN BEING ABLE
TO SET UP AN OPERATION...

OF THIS KIND IN
A SMALL PLACE LIKE WEYMOUTH.
EXACTLY.

WITH A SMALL TOWN LIKE THAT,
EVERYBODY KNOWS
EVERYBODY ELSE.

THEY-- THEY SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON.

WHOEVER DID THIS COULD HAVE
PLANNED IT A LONG TIME--

MADE HIMSELF A PART
OF THE TOWN--
MADE MANY VISITS.

IN THAT CASE,
THEY MUST HAVE STARTED
WORKING ON IT...

THE MOMENT THE PROJECT
FOR DEEP CENTER
WAS AUTHORIZED.

SIR, THAT PROJECT WAS
TOP SECRET. ONLY A FEW PEOPLE
KNEW ABOUT IT.

YES, I KNOW.
UH, YES, GENERAL.

ADMIRAL, I MUST RETURN TO
WASHINGTON, GET MY STAFF
TOGETHER AGAIN.

AND I SHOULD BE THERE
WHEN TIME RUNS OUT.

COMMANDER MORTON WILL
HAVE YOU BACK THERE
IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

OH, GOOD.
UH, THAT HIGH-INTENSITY BEAM,
ADMIRAL--

HAVE YOU FOUND
ITS EXACT LOCATION YET?

NO. THE COMPUTER
DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH
INFORMATION.

WELL, I'LL, UH,
GET MY BRIEFCASE
AND JOIN YOU, COMMANDER.

LOOK, THERE'S NO REASON
FOR THE GENERAL TO KNOW
UNTIL WE'RE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN.

YES, SIR.
I'LL SET UP
HIS FLIGHT PLAN.

SPARKS.
[ On Speaker ]
AYE, AYE.

PIPE ME THROUGH
TO DEEP CENTER.

I'LL TAKE IT ON THE MONITOR
IN MY CABIN.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

DEEP CENTER.
YES, ADMIRAL.

LEE, I'D LIKE TO TALK
TO YOU AND THE PRESIDENT ALONE.

RESUME YOUR POST
FOR NOW.

WE'RE ALONE.
GO AHEAD.

WE'VE TRACED THE SOURCE
OF THAT BEAM.

HOW SOON
CAN YOU REACH IT?

WE'LL BE OFF
THE VIRGINIA COAST
IN TWO HOURS.

VIRGINIA?

YOU MEAN THIS BEAM
DOESN'T COME FROM
A SUBMARINE OR A SHIP?

NO, SIR,
IT DOES NOT.

FOR THE TIME BEING,
I'D LIKE TO KEEP SECRET
THE FACT...

THAT WE KNOW
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION
OF THE TRANSMITTER.

JUST YOU, CAPTAIN CRANE
AND MYSELF.

YOU'RE SAYING
THAT GENERAL HOBSON
DOESN'T KNOW.

THAT'S RIGHT.
I THINK THAT A SMALL FORCE...

WOULD HAVE A BETTER CHANCE
TO SILENCE IT IN TIME.

ALL RIGHT, ADMIRAL.
I ACCEPT YOUR JUDGMENT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

[ Klaxon Blaring ]

[ Klaxon Continues ]

THE BEAM'S HITTING
US NOW.
ALL CONTROL SYSTEMS ERRATIC.

FULL EVASIVE ACTION!

SPARKS!
KEEP A FIX ON THAT BEAM.

ADMIRAL, GENERAL HOBSON
FROM THE PENTAGON
ON SCRAMBLE.

HMM.

PUT HIM ON.

GOOD EVENING, ADMIRAL.
AS YOU CAN SEE,

YOUR FLYING SUB
DELIVERED ME SAFELY.

HAVE YOU PINPOINTED
THAT TRANSMITTER YET?

WE, UM-- W-WE HAVE
A FIX ON THE, UH--

ON A COASTAL SITE.

WELL, WHAT ARE
THE COORDINATES?

FOR YOUR INFORMATION,
GENERAL, UH, SEAVIEW...

WAS HIT BY THE SAME
HIGH-INTENSITY BEAM.

WHAT'S YOUR SITUATION NOW?

WE'VE TAKEN EVASIVE ACTION.
WE'RE ALL RIGHT.

WELL, SPLENDID.
YOUR TARGET-- WHAT AREA?

I'M SORRY, SIR,
BUT THAT INFORMATION...

IS CLASSIFIED
BY EXECUTIVE ORDER.

OF COURSE, IF YOU WANT
TO CONTACT THE PRESIDENT--

NO NEED.
OUR OWN TRACKING STATION
HAS PICKED IT UP.

IT'S IN THE VICINITY
OF WEYMOUTH, VIRGINIA.

THAT'S WHERE
YOU'RE HEADING,
ISN'T IT?

I REPEAT, SIR. THAT, UH--
THAT INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED.

VERY WELL.
I'M HEADING
FOR WEYMOUTH MYSELF.

MEET ME AT DOLAN
AIR FORCE BASE
WHEN YOU COME ASHORE.

GENERAL,
I THINK IT'S BEST
IF YOU STAY IN--

DEEP CENTER WAS TOP SECRET
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.

ONLY THE DESIGNER AND
THE BUILDER KNEW THE FREQUENCY
OF THOSE WAVE TRANSMISSIONS.

FOLLOW ME, CHIP.
WE'RE GONNA CHANGE
OUR PLANS.

HOLD THE COURSE FOR WEYMOUTH.
LAY OFF SHORE A MILE.

WAIT TO HEAR FROM ME.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

GONNA TAKE, UH, SHARKEY
AND KOWALSKI WITH ME ON
THE FLYING SUB--

CIVILIAN CLOTHES,
CONCEALED WEAPONS.

NOW, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS
TO ME IN WEYMOUTH,

LET THE PRESIDENT KNOW
WHAT I SUSPECT ABOUT HOBSON.

USE THE RED DOG CODE.

AND IF WE'RE TOO LATE,
THEN NOTIFY THE VICE PRESIDENT.

YES, SIR.
WE GOT A CHANCE AT
BRINGING THIS OFF,

WHICH IS MORE THAN
WE HAD THIS MORNING.

PURE NONSENSE.
THIS IS NO TIME...

FOR SPY
HOCUS-POCUS.

I'LL ORDER IN A BATTALION.
WE'LL SURROUND THE TOWN AND
GO THROUGH IT HOUSE BY HOUSE.

BUT WE'RE FIGHTING
THE CLOCK.

WE NEED SURPRISE
AND ALL THE LUCK
WE CAN PUT TOGETHER.

I WANT TROOPS IN HERE!

THERE'S NO TIME
FOR ARGUMENT!

IF YOU WANT TO,
WE'LL RADIO THE PRESIDENT
AND HAVE HIM DECIDE.

ALL RIGHT.
I'LL ACCEPT YOUR ADVICE,
FOR THE TIME BEING.

DID YOU BRING
CIVILIAN CLOTHES
WITH YOU?

MAKE IT QUICK,
GENERAL.

OPERATIONAL?
YES, SIR.
WHAT FREQUENCY?

SEAVIEW.

HERE YOU ARE,
SIR.

BADGER TO SEA DOG.

BADGER TO SEA DOG.
[ Morton On Speaker ]
SEA DOG. COME IN, BADGER.

- THAT MATTER WE DISCUSSED--
- YES, SIR.
WHITE HORSE COMPLEX.

GET HER
TO DEEP SIX AT ONCE.

AT ONCE.
AFFIRMATIVE AND OUT.

[ Radio Buzzer Sounds ]

DEEP CENTER.
[ Morton On Speaker ]
THIS IS SEAVIEW.

I HAVE A MESSAGE FOR
THE PRESIDENT.

THIS IS THE PRESIDENT.
GO AHEAD.

THE MESSAGE IS
FROM ADMIRAL NELSON.

CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY
OF TREASON,

NOT HOSTILE ACTION.

CONSIDER THE EMERGENCE OF
THE MAN ON HORSEBACK.

ADMIRAL NELSON
SAID THAT?

THERE'S MORE, SIR.
HE WANTS YOU TO KNOW
HE HAS A SUSPICION.

A MAN WHO WANTS
A PREVENTATIVE WAR
AGAINST THE ENEMY,

WHO BELIEVES THAT
THE ONLY WAY
TO SAVE HIS COUNTRY...

MIGHT JUST
GO THIS FAR.

THAT'S THE END
OF THE MESSAGE.
DID HE MENTION A NAME?

HE SAID
YOU'D KNOW THE MAN.
THANK YOU.

THANKS, CHIP.
OUT.

IT'S FANTASTIC.

THE THOUGHT
NEVER ENTERED MY MIND.

BUT THE ADMIRAL
MUST HAVE EVIDENCE, SIR.

BUT GENERAL HOBSON?
YES, I KNOW.

I-- I'VE ALWAYS
ADMIRED HIM.

IF IT IS AN INTERNAL PLOT,
WE CAN EXPECT A NUCLEAR
HOLOCAUST IN MOMENTS.

BUT THERE'S STILL A CHANCE
OF THE ADMIRAL FINDING
THAT TRANSMITTER.

A SLIM ONE.

IF HOBSON'S BEHIND THIS,
HE'LL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE
TO STOP HIM.

THERE'S STILL
A CHANCE IT COULD BE
AN ENEMY ACTION.

WELL, THAT'S HARDLY
A COMFORT.

IF IT IS, WE CAN EXPECT
AN ALL-OUT MISSILE ATTACK
ANY MINUTE-- PERHAPS IN SECONDS.

[ Sniffs ]
COME IN HERE, PLEASE.

GET THAT CODE OUT.
I MAY NEED IT
IN A MINUTE.

MR. PRESIDENT,

JUST GIVE THE ADMIRAL
ANOTHER FEW MINUTES.

THIS IS THE HARDEST DECISION
ANY MAN EVER FACED.

IF NELSON'S RIGHT,

IF WE ARE DEALING
WITH INTERNAL TREASON,

THEN I MUST
MAKE NO MOVE.

I MUST DO NOTHING
BUT WAIT.

ON THE OTHER HAND,

IF HE'S WRONG--

[ Pistol Cocking ]

KOWALSKI.

CHIEF.

CHIEF.
SIR.

THIS IS A, UH,
SPECIAL SIGNALING DEVICE.

READS MY HEARTBEAT.

SENDS OUT
A CONTINUOUS SIGNAL...

AS LONG AS I'M ALIVE.

HERE, NOW YOU TAKE THIS.

NOW WATCH.

[ Feedback Squeals ]

AND WHEN THIS THING
STARTS SQUEALING, IT'S--

YEAH.
WELL, THAT MEANS
THAT I'M DEAD.

COMMANDER MORTON HAS
ANOTHER ONE.

I UNDERSTAND,
ADMIRAL.

I'M READY, GENTLEMEN.
WELL, SO ARE WE.

[ Sighs ]
THIS IS
A TRAGIC MOMENT,

BUT MAY PROVE
A TURNING POINT
FOR OUR COUNTRY.

- I DON'T SEE IT THAT WAY.
- THE TRAGEDY WILL WAKE UP
THE NATION.

MAKE THEM REALIZE THEY NEED
A MAN OF STRENGTH AND PURPOSE
TO RUN THE COUNTRY.

WITH A NUCLEAR REACTOR
THAT'S LIABLE TO GO CRITICAL
AT ANY MOMENT,

I'M HARDLY INTERESTED
IN POLITICS.
OBVIOUSLY.

WELL, FORGIVE ME, ADMIRAL,
BUT...

ALLEY FIGHTS WERE NEVER
IN MY LINE.

- WELL, PERHAPS
YOU'D RATHER STAY HERE.
- ABSOLUTELY NOT.

NO, NO. WE-- WE--
WE NEED SOMEONE...

TO HANDLE THE COMMUNICATION
SYSTEM, TO, UH, COVER US,

TO KEEP IN CONTACT
WITH SEAVIEW
AND DEEP CENTER.

WELL, IF YOU THINK
IT BEST, I AGREE.

WE'LL BE
IN CONSTANT CONTACT.

WE GOT
A PRELIMINARY FIX
ON THE TRANSMITTER.

WE CAN PINPOINT IT
EASILY NOW.
YES, SIR.

ADMIRAL,

YOU CAN EXPECT
TO BE RECALLED
TO ACTIVE DUTY.

THE SEAVIEW, OF COURSE,
WILL BE COMMISSIONED...

AND ORDERED
TO JOIN THE FLEET.

LET'S GET MOVING.

JUST ONE, UH--
ONE PARTING WORD, GENERAL.

WHATEVER PLANS
YOU MIGHT HAVE,

DON'T TRY
TO ACTIVATE THEM...

UNTIL YOU KNOW
I'M DEAD.

NUMBER ONE TO DAGGER.

NUMBER ONE TO DAGGER.

[ Man On Speaker ]
DAGGER.
GO AHEAD, ONE.

YOU HAVE VISITORS
ON YOUR DOORSTEP.

WE'RE ALL READY
FOR COMPANY.

YOU MUST STAY
IN BUSINESS
UNTIL CLOSING TIME.

REPEAT, MUST.

[ Man On Speaker ]
WE'LL HANDLE
THE SITUATION.

[ Hobson On Speaker ]
REPORT YOUR DISPOSAL OF
THE THREE UNWELCOME VISITORS...

AS SOON AS
YOU ACCOMPLISH IT.
NOW WE KNOW.

WHAT MEN WON'T DO
FOR POWER.

[ Beeping ]

THIS WAY.

THE COLLEGE
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

THE BEAM COMES FROM THERE--
PROBABLY THAT LOFT AT THE TOP.

[ Beeping ]

BUT THE TRANSMITTER'S NOT THERE.
THERE'S NO RADIATION.

JUST THE ANTENNA.
WHAT DO
WE DO NOW?

THE BACK OF
THAT HOUSE--
THROUGH THE ARCH.

YOU STAY HERE
AND COVER US.
CHECK.

[ Coughing ]

KOWALSKI.
[ Coughing ]

DEEP BREATHS,
KOWALSKI.
DEEP!

WHAT GIVES, SIR?
TAKE THE CAR AND
GO BACK TO THE HOTEL.

RIGHT.
STOP HOBSON. DON'T LET HIM
GET TO WASHINGTON.

YOU WANT ME
TO GET TOUGH WITH
A FIVE-STAR GENERAL?

GET AS TOUGH
AS YOU WANT.
HE'S A TRAITOR.

USE YOUR OWN
JUDGMENT.
YES, SIR.

I ALWAYS WANTED
TO PUSH AROUND
A FIVE-STAR GENERAL.

COME ON, KOWALSKI.
COME ON!

[ Blows ]

HELLO, THIS IS ROOM 6.
ORDER ME A CAB, PLEASE.
[ Sniffs ]

[ Sharkey ]
YOU PLANNING A TRIP,
GENERAL?

GET OUT OF HERE.
I'M SORRY,
GENERAL,

BUT I-I-I GOT
ORDERS TO SEE THAT
YOU DON'T LEAVE.

WHO ARE YOU TO TALK
TO ME ABOUT ORDERS?
GET OUT.

YOU KNOW, WELL,
I GOT ORDERS
TO SEE THAT YOU...

JUST STAY HERE.
NO ENLISTED MAN WILL ADDRESS
ME THAT WAY, SAILOR.

OH, MAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
BUGGING YOU, BUT, WHATEVER
IT IS, THAT'S NOT FOR ME.

SO YOU JUST MIGHT AS WELL
MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE,

BECAU-- SIR!

BECAUSE, UH,
YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYPLACE.

WELL, I SEE THAT,
WHETHER I WANT TO OR NOT,
I--

I MUST DEAL WITH YOU.
WAIT. NO. HE'S-- IN-IN MY JOB,
I-- I DON'T MAKE DEALS.

NO?
WELL, TOO BAD.

THERE HAS TO BE
SOME RADIATION LEAKAGE
FROM THE TRANSMITTER.

GET A FIX ON IT.
YES, SIR.

[ Beeping ]

THAT WAY, ADMIRAL.
STRONG SIGNAL.

[ Beeping Continues ]

WE GOT SOMETHING.

[ Beeping Continues ]

WELL, THERE'S
OUR TRANSMITTER.
YOU GO IN FIRST.

USE YOUR EYES.
PLAY IT COOL.

I'LL BE RIGHT ON
YOUR TAIL.
YES, SIR.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, MA'AM.
I DON'T BELIEVE
I'VE SEEN YOU BEFORE.

YOU MUST BE ONE
OF OUR SUMMER STUDENTS.

WELL, I GUESS
YOU COULD SAY THAT.
YES, MA'AM.

I SEE.

GOOD EVENING, DR. PARRISH.

ADMIRAL NELSON.

KOWALSKI,
THIS IS LYDIA PARRISH,
A BRILLIANT YOUNG PHYSICIST.

SHE DID MARVELOUS WORK
ON THE CONSTRUCTION
OF DEEP CENTER.

KIND OF YOU TO REMEMBER.
BUT YOU ALWAYS WERE KIND.

WELL, I DON'T
FEEL VERY KINDLY
AT THE MOMENT, LYDIA.

YOU'VE GOT SOME
LARGE EXPLAINING TO DO.

A MEXICAN STAND-OFF,
EH, ADMIRAL?

SO IT WOULD APPEAR.
I SUGGEST YOU BOTH
TAKE YOUR PISTOLS...

AND PUT THEM
OVER THERE
ON THE COUNTER.

WELL, I SUGGEST THAT YOU PUT
THAT, UH, WH-WHATEVER IT IS
BACK IN THE DRAWER.

TIME IS
ON MY SIDE.

I CAN SIT HERE
AS LONG AS YOU WISH.

HOW DID YOU GET
MIXED UP IN THIS? I THOUGHT
YOU HAD MORE BRAINS.

YOU ALWAYS WERE
A FLATTERER.

YOU TURNED MY HEAD,
YOU KNOW.

LISTEN, THERE'S STILL TIME.
TURN OFF THAT
LOCKING RADIO BEAM.

THE MEN IN DEEP CENTER
DON'T DESERVE TO DIE.
ONE OF THEM DOES.

I WARN YOU. IF THERE'S
NO OTHER WAY OF STOPPING YOU,
I WON'T HESITATE TO KILL YOU.

NOR I YOU.

MATTER OF APPLIED PHYSICS,
ADMIRAL--

AN ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE
IS INFINITELY FASTER
THAN A BULLET.

[ Geiger Counter Clicking ]

STAY AWAY FROM ME!
AND GET OUT OF THIS ROOM!

THE RADIATION LEVEL'S
WAY BEYOND THE DANGER POINT!

GET EVERYONE ASSEMBLED
IN THE WAR ROOM!

[ Electricity Sparking ]

[ Alarm Blaring ]

[ Alarm Pulsing ]

THE REACTOR'S
COMPLETELY BERSERK.

[ Gasps ]
IT'S A MATTER
OF MINUTES NOW.

- THAT CAN'T BE TRUE.
- GENERAL, I'M NOT
A NUCLEAR EXPERT,

BUT I CAN READ
DIALS AND GAUGES.

NO WORD
FROM ADMIRAL NELSON?
NO, SIR.

YOU MUST BE WRONG,
CAPTAIN CRANE.

THE REACTOR
SHOULDN'T HAVE REACHED
CRITICAL MASS YET.

YOU MUST HAVE SOME DATA
I DON'T HAVE, GENERAL.

I THINK WE MUST
RECONCILE OURSELVES
TO THE FACTS, GENTLEMEN.

NO ONE HAS PERFORMED A MIRACLE.
WE HAVE NOT BEEN SAVED.

THE ADMIRAL'S
DOING WHAT HE CAN.
I'M SURE OF THAT.

THEN WE HAVE
A DECISION TO MAKE,
IF THERE'S TIME.

IT'S STILL POSSIBLE
THAT THIS IS AN ENEMY ACTION...

AS A PRELUDE TO
AN ALL-OUT MISSILE ATTACK.

HOWEVER, I HAVE
REASON TO BELIEVE...

THAT IT'S AN INTERNAL PLOT
TO TAKE OVER THE UNITED STATES.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
AN INTERNAL PLOT?

ADMIRAL NELSON
HAS PROOF OF SUCH A PLOT--

PLANNED AND EXECUTED
BY AMERICANS.

TRAITORS WHO WOULD DO ANYTHING
IN THEIR POWER TO GAIN POWER,

INCLUDING STARTING
A NUCLEAR WAR.

[ Chuckles ]
WHERE DID THE ADMIRAL
GET THOSE FACTS?

EVEN WORSE--

ONE OF US HERE
IN THE DEEP CENTER
IS A TRAITOR TOO.

BUT HE'S FACED
WITH A PROBLEM, BECAUSE
WHEN WE DIE, HE DIES.

THAT'S NOT SO. THE BEAM
WAS TO BE SHUT OFF BEFORE
THE REACTOR WENT CRITICAL.

I'M AFRAID YOU'RE CONSIDERED
EXPENDABLE ALONG WITH THE REST
OF US IN THIS ROOM.

- DON'T MOVE.
- WAIT A MINUTE.
LET ME SHOW YOU.

LET ME PROVE TO YOU
HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE LEFT.
NOW, LISTEN!

[ Geiger Counter Clicking ]
YOU TELL ME HOW MUCH TIME
WE HAVE LEFT!

YOU TELL ME!

GUARDS!

LOCK HIM UP.

THOSE OF YOU WHO WISH TO
MAY REMAIN HERE WITH ME UNTIL
WE HEAR FROM ADMIRAL NELSON.

OR, UNTIL WE...

REACH THE POINT
OF NO RETURN.

THE EFFECTS OF THE WEAPON
I JUST USED WILL WEAR OFF
IN A FEW HOURS.

THE PAIN WILL SUBSIDE
MORE RAPIDLY.
[ Scoffs ] MM-HMM.

WELL, ADMIRAL,

DID YOU ENJOY PLAYING SPY,
AND BUCKING FOR HERO,
FIRST CLASS?

I'LL NEVER
UNDERSTAND THE--

THE TWISTED MIND...

THAT MAKES YOU THINK
WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS RIGHT.

IT'S AN AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION DEVICE,
GENERAL.

SOMEONE IS
KEEPING INFORMED ON
THE ADMIRAL'S WHEREABOUTS.

THERE.
YOU VANISHED COMPLETELY.

IT'S GONE.
THE LOCATION SIGNAL
FROM THE ADMIRAL STOPPED.

READY THE MINI-SUB.
I'M GOING ASHORE.

AT LEAST THIS HASN'T
SENT OUT A SIGNAL.

HE'S STILL ALIVE.

[ Switch Clicks ]

[ Beeping ]

[ Beeping Continues ]

[ Gunshot ]

[ Gunshot ]

[ Switch Clicks ]

[ Beeping ]

[ Switch Clicks ]

[ Gunshot ]

[ Gunshots ]

[ Beeping ]

[ Beeping ]

WELL, ADMIRAL,
WHAT'S YOUR GUESS?

HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU
THINK THEY HAVE LEFT
IN DEEP CENTER?

IT'S ALL YOU CAN DO TO WAIT,
ISN'T IT, GENERAL?

AN AUTHENTIC
AMERICAN HERO.

THE MAN ON THE WHITE HORSE.

HISTORY WILL RECORD ME
AS A PATRIOT.

[ Chuckles ]
MMM. RIGHT UP THERE
WITH BENEDICT ARNOLD.

DOCTOR PARRISH,
I ALMOST FORGOT.

UH, UNDER THE JACKET,
IN THE SHIRT.

I SEE.

ANOTHER TRACKING INSTRUMENT--

THIS ONE PICKING
UP YOUR HEARTBEAT...

AND TRANSMITTING IT,
ADMIRAL.

NOW YOUR FRIENDS ARE
GOING TO THINK YOU'RE DEAD.

GOOD-BYE, ADMIRAL.
I'M RETURNING TO WASHINGTON.

DR. PARRISH,
I LEAVE MATTERS HERE
IN YOUR HANDS.

EXCELLENT WORK.
[ Door Closes ]

RELAX, ADMIRAL.
YOU DID ALL YOU COULD.

THIS MINIATURIZED TRANSMITTER
REALLY INTERESTS ME.

I MAY BE ABLE TO
ADAPT IT FOR OUR USE.

KEEP 'EM COVERED,
KOWALSKI.

SORRY, DOCTOR.
I SHOULD HAVE WARNED YOU
IT WAS BOOBY-TRAPPED.

I'M GONNA TRY TO KILL
THAT TRANSMITTER.
RIGHT, ADMIRAL.

[ Beeping ]

[ Beeping Continues ]

[ Beeping Rate Increases ]

[ Tires Screeching ]

OH, SIR.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

I GOT A MEDAL
FROM A FIVE-STAR GENERAL.
WHERE'S THE ADMIRAL?

THE ADMIRAL'S DEAD.
WHAT?

AND THE MEN WHO KILLED HIM
ARE IN THERE.

COME IN, GENTLEMEN.

- YOU'LL NEVER TURN IT OFF
ON TIME, ADMIRAL.
- THERE'S A LOCKING DEVICE.

THE TRANSISTOR'S FINISHED.
WHERE'S HOBSON?

TOO LATE, ADMIRAL.
TOO LATE.

CAPTAIN CRANE, I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING
THAT YOU'VE TRIED TO DO.

JUST, UM--
JUST WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH.

THANKS ANYWAY.

I DEMAND TO SPEAK
TO THE VICE PRESIDENT!
HIGHEST PRIORITY!

AS THE NEW PRESIDENT,
HE MUST ORDER AN IMMEDIATE
NUCLEAR STRIKE.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT
YOUR INSTRUCTIONS!

THIS IS A MATTER
OF NATIONAL SURVIVAL.
IT IS INDEED, GENERAL.

GET OUT OF HERE.
THIS IS A TIME FOR ACTION.
THE PRESIDENT IS DEAD.

THE PRESIDENT IS
VERY MUCH ALIVE, GENERAL.

COMMUNICATIONS ENDED.
THE REACTOR--

WITH THE BEAM TRANSMITTER
SMASHED, THE REACTOR'S
UNDER CONTROL AGAIN.

AS FOR COMMUNICATIONS,
I JUST SPOKE WITH THE PRESIDENT.

HE ORDERED ME TO, UH,

PUT YOU UNDER ARREST.

THANKS FROM THE PRESIDENT.

I THINK YOU SHOULD POST IT
FOR ALL THE CREW.
THEY DESERVE IT.

I WILL.

APPARENTLY EVERYTHING'S
BACK TO NORMAL AFTER
A RATHER HARROWING EXPERIENCE.

YOU KNOW,
THE PRESIDENT TOOK IT
VERY WELL.

HE SAYS A MAN LEARNS
A GREAT DEAL...

SITTING ON TOP
OF AN ARMED NUCLEAR BOMB
FOR 24 HOURS.

MMM. I CAN THINK OF
A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT PEOPLE
IN THIS WORLD OF OURS...

WHO WOULD PROFIT ENORMOUSLY
FROM THE SAME EXPERIENCE.