Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 2, Episode 8 - Leviathan - full transcript

[ Explosion ]

LOOK AT THAT PRESSURE.
THAT'S THE STRONGEST
ERUPTION YET!

DOCTOR, GET YOUR MASK AND LUNGS.
I WANT WATER SAMPLES.

IT'S TOO SOON.
IT DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE IT'S SAFE.

[ Man ] OH, NONSENSE.
THESE ERUPTIONS RARELY LAST
MORE THAN A MINUTE OR TWO.

IT'S VITAL WE GET
THE SAMPLES IMMEDIATELY.

YOU'LL NEVER MAKE
A SCIENTIST, CARA.
YOU'RE TOO CAUTIOUS.

I KNOW. CAN'T HELP
BEING A WOMAN.

WELL, I AM GRATEFUL
FOR SMALL FAVORS.

OH, GOOD.
WE'RE ALL SET.

WOULD YOU, UH, HELP HIM OUT OF
THE ESCAPE HATCH, PLEASE?



DID YOU GET HIM OUT?
YES, I HOPE HE'S ALL RIGHT.

HE WILL BE.

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

LOOK, I'M SORRY,
MISS SLOAN,

BUT WITHOUT
A GREAT DEAL MORE INFORMATION,
YOUR REQUEST IS IMPOSSIBLE.

I EXPECTED YOU TO
SAY THAT, ADMIRAL NELSON,
AND I UNDERSTAND IT.

WE'RE NOT TALKING
ABOUT A STRANGER.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
DR. ANTHONY STERLING.

I KNOW THAT.

I ADMIRED TONY
WHEN HE WORKED HERE WITH US,
AND I ADMIRE HIM NOW.

BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
OF THE NUMBER OF REQUESTS
WE HAVE EVERY DAY...



FOR THE FACILITIES OF SEAVIEW?

OF COURSE I DO.
SO DOES HE. BUT THIS IS
A VERY SPECIAL CASE!

THEY ALL ARE.

AND YOU'RE JUST
NOT INTERESTED.
I'M JUST NOT AVAILABLE!

WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT
I'M GOING TO TELL HIM.

JUST GIVE HIM
MY SINCERE REGRETS.

ARE YOU SURE
YOU WON'T RECONSIDER?
HE NEEDS HELP.

HE NEEDS YOUR HELP.
I WISH I COULD GIVE IT!

[ Intercom Buzzes ]
EXCUSE ME A MOMENT.

YES, WHAT IS IT?

[ Woman ]
ADMIRAL, A CALL FOR YOU ON
THE VIDEOPHONE VIA TEL STAR.

A DR. STERLING.

HE MUST BE CALLING
FROM HIS DEEP-SEA LAB.

ALL RIGHT, PUT HIM ON.
YES, SIR.

ADMIRAL, HOW ARE YOU?

FINE.
YOU LOOK WELL, TONY.

WELL, SOMETIMES APPEARANCES
ARE DECEIVING.

[ Cara ]
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
ASK HIM.

ADMIRAL, WAS THAT CARA?
IS SHE WITH YOU?

SHE'S RIGHT HERE.
SHE'S JUST GIVEN ME
A FINE SALES PITCH.

[ Sterling ]
THEN YOU ARE COMING HERE.

I CAN'T.
I-I JUST EXPLAINED
TO MISS SLOAN.

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO!
I'M ONTO THE MOST EXCITING
DISCOVERY OF THE DECADE!

ADMIRAL, LET ME
ASK YOU A QUESTION.

HOW MUCH HAS BEEN
SPENT TRYING TO PIERCE
THE EARTH'S MANTLE...

SO THAT WE COULD
STUDY THE CORE?

OH, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS.

YOU KNOW IT'S OF
VITAL INTEREST TO US.

WELL, I'VE ALREADY
ACCOMPLISHED IT!

[ Coughs ]
YOU WHAT?

OH, I DIDN'T DIG IT, OF COURSE,
BUT I'VE DISCOVERED IT.

A NATURAL FISSURE IN
THE SEA BOTTOM, AND IT EXTENDS
RIGHT DOWN TO THE CORE.

ARE YOU CERTAIN OF THIS?
THERE'S-THERE'S NO MISTAKE?

NONE AT ALL.
THIS FISSURE LEADS DIRECTLY
TO THE EARTH'S CORE.

THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING.

I HAD NO IDEA YOU WERE
ONTO ANYTHING THAT BIG.
WHO'S WORKING WITH YOU?

WELL, I DID HAVE TWO ASSISTANTS.

ONE OF THEM WAS KILLED
BY AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT.

I SENT THE OTHER, MISS SLOAN,
TO PLEAD WITH YOU.

I'M QUITE ALONE HERE NOW,
AND I NEED YOUR HELP.

YOU'VE GOT IT.
I'LL PREPARE TO GET
UNDER WAY IMMEDIATELY.

THANK YOU FOR CALLING.
I'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED.

GET ME CAPTAIN CRANE.
YES, SIR.

WHY, ADMIRAL, WHAT HAPPENED
TO ALL THOSE IMPORTANT
PREVIOUS COMMITMENTS?

[ Chuckles ]

LEE, ALERT ALL OFFICERS
I WANT SEAVIEW PREPARED
FOR IMMEDIATE SAILING.

I DON'T CARE
WHAT YOU SAY, CHIEF.
I GOT A GOOD LOOK AT HER.

AND ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY IS,
"OOH, WELCOME ABOARD."

YOU AND
THE SKIPPER BOTH, SKI.

- DID YOU SEE HIM
GIVE HER THE EYE?
- YEAH.

COME ON. COME ON.
KNOCK IT OFF
AND PLAY YOUR HANDS.

- ANTIFEMALE.
- LISTEN, BUSTER,

I DIG A PRETTY CHICK
JUST LIKE THE NEXT GUY,
BUT ON A SHIP THEY'RE NOWHERE.

SPECIAL ATTENTION,
SPECIAL QUARTERS, SPECIAL
DETAILS FOR ALL HANDS.

[ Groans ]
FORGET IT!

IF YOU ASK ME,
HE'S SUPERSTITIOUS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
SUPERSTITIOUS?

OKAY, THEN, WHEN YOU
PLAY CARDS, WHY DO YOU
ALWAYS WEAR THAT SHIRT?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WHAT'S THIS GOT TO DO
WITH SUPERSTITION?

I WEAR IT FOR LUCK.
COME ON. PLAY
YOUR CARDS, WILL YA?

[ Chuckling ]
[ Chuckling ]

AND THIS IS THE CREW'S MESS
YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT.

AND THIS IS THE KITCHEN.
THAT'S RIGHT.

ONLY, WE CALL IT
THE GALLEY.
I DON'T SEE ANY COOKS.

WELL, THEY'RE NOT DUE YET
FOR ANOTHER HOUR.
OH.

COME ON.
I'LL SHOW YOU THE LAB.
OKAY.

HOW'S THE GAME GOING,
CHIEF?
OH, FINE, SIR.

OOP!
OH, PLEASE.

JUST A MINUTE, CAPTAIN.
I DID WANT TO LEAVE A MESSAGE.
MM-HMM.

- CHIEF?
- YES, MA'AM?

COULD YOU ASK THE COOK
IF HE CAN SERVE ME
A SALT-FREE DIET?

- SALT-FREE?
- MM-HMM.

YEAH, SURE.

I HATE TO BE
A NUISANCE ABOUT IT,
BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME.

YOU'LL SEE TO IT,
WON'T YOU?
AYE, AYE, SIR.

THANK YOU.
NOW, LET'S SEE THAT LAB.
FINE.

[ Clicks Tongue ]

SEE WHAT I MEAN?
SALT-FREE.

GIN.

[ Chuckles ]
CAPTAIN, I'M IMPRESSED.

MY PARTICULAR FIELD
IS CHEMISTRY, AND I'VE NEVER
SEEN ANY FINER EQUIPMENT.

THE ADMIRAL CAN TAKE
THE BOW FOR THAT.
OH, I MIGHT HAVE GUESSED.

WOULD YOU THINK IT RUDE
IF I ASKED TO BE LEFT ALONE?

I DO HAVE SOME WORK TO DO.
OH, NOT AT ALL.

SEE YOU AT DINNER?
I WOULDN'T MISS IT.

[ Door Closes ]

I SPOKE WITH DR. STERLING
AGAIN ON THE VIDEOPHONE.
IS HE ALL RIGHT?

HE SEEMED WELL.
PARTICULARLY WHEN I TOLD HIM...

WE WERE PROCEEDING TO HIS LAB
SUBMERGED AT TOP SPEED.

HOW QUICKLY CAN WE GET THERE?

WELL, WITH LUCK,
UH, THURSDAY MORNING.

EXCUSE ME, MISS SLOAN.
YOU CARE FOR SALT?

NO, THANK YOU.
I NEVER USE IT.

WHAT'S OUR POSITION,
CHIP?

HERE'S THE LATEST FIX
FROM NAVIGATION. WE'RE MAKING
GOOD PROGRESS, UH, SHIPWISE.

[ Exhales ]
TOUCHÉ.

I NEVER SAW A WOMAN
LIKE CARA SLOAN.

NOTHING ON HER MIND
BUT BUSINESS.

WELL,
YOU CAN'T WIN 'EM ALL.

SO FAR, MISS SLOAN,
ALL I KNOW IS THAT
DR. STERLING...

REALLY BELIEVES HE'S TAPPED
THE EARTH'S CORE.

NOW, UH, IS THERE
ANY OTHER DATA
WE CAN PROCESS?

EVERYTHING I KNOW
IS IN THOSE REPORTS.

THE REST IS UP TO TONY
WHEN WE GET THERE.

I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO
SETTLE FOR THAT.
AT LEAST IT WON'T BE LONG.

[ Man ] ADMIRAL, THE CAPTAIN
WOULD LIKE YOU TO COME TO THE
CONTROL ROOM WHEN YOU'RE FREE.

BE RIGHT THERE.

NO, SIR. I WAS
STANDING BY THE WINDOW.
I SAW IT.

I ONLY KNOW WHAT I SAW
WITH MY OWN EYES.

WHAT IS IT?
SUPPOSE YOU TELL THE ADMIRAL
IN YOUR OWN WORDS, RILEY.

YES, SIR. YOU SEE, ADMIRAL,
I WAS STANDING WATCH
AT THE OBSERVATION HOLE.

I WAS LOOKING OUT THROUGH
THE WATER WHEN THIS FAR-OUT
FISH THING MAKES THE SCENE.

WHAT WAS IT?

YOU'LL THINK
I'M PUTTING YOU ON, SIR.
BUT IT'S FOR REAL.

IT WAS A SEA MONSTER, SIR.

[ Coughs ]
I SEE.

UM, EXACTLY WHAT DID THIS,
UH, SEA MONSTER LOOK LIKE?

WELL, SIR,
IT WAS LIKE WAY-OUT.

IT WAS MAYBE
300 FEET LONG!

[ Exhales ]
GO ON.

A LONG THIN BODY, LIKE--
LIKE A SNAKE.

AND A HEAD--
THIS IS THE PART
THAT'LL BUG YA.

WITH A HEAD LIKE A DRAGON
AND BIG SHARP TEETH.
[ Snorts ]

- ANYTHING FROM, UH,
SONAR, RADAR?
- NEGATIVE.

THERE YOU ARE, RILEY.
YOU COULDN'T HAVE SEEN ANYTHING,
COULD YOU?

YES, SIR.

- ONLY--
- GO ON.

ONLY, I DID, SIR!
AS CLEAR AS I SEE YOU NOW.

WELL, IT'S ALL THE SAME.
WE GAVE HIM A SOBRIETY TEST.
HE'S OKAY.

AND OBVIOUSLY HE, UH,
BELIEVES WHAT HE SAID.

DON'T YOU, RILEY?
YES, SIR.

WE'LL JUST SEND
YOU ALONG TO SICK BAY AND
HAVE THE DOC LOOK HIM OVER.

CAPTAIN, UNIDENTIFIED
CONTACT, DEAD AHEAD.

[ Beeping ]
WHAT DO YOU READ?

EXTREMELY LARGE OBJECT.
IT'S CLOSING FAST.

ALL STOP.
ALL STOP.

[ Beeping Continues ]

NOTHING.

SONAR MADE CONTACT.
THERE'S GOT TO BE
SOMETHING.

YOU DON'T THINK THAT THING,
UH, RILEY SAW?

OH, RILEY MIGHT HAVE
SEEN SOMETHING,

BUT IT, UH-- IT CERTAINLY
WASN'T WHAT HE DESCRIBED.

I DON'T GET IT.

A LOOKOUT SEES SOMETHING
WITHOUT SONAR CONTACT,

AND THEN WE GET
SONAR CONTACT, AND
THERE'S NOTHING THERE.

[ Chuckles ]
WELL, THERE HAS TO BE
SOME RATIONAL EXPLANATION.

SONAR, GIVE ME A READING.

UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
STILL DEAD AHEAD
AND STILL CLOSING FAST.

- ALL BACK FULL.
- ALL BACK FULL.

SOUND GENERAL QUARTERS!

[ Klaxon Blaring ]

WHAT IS IT?

WHAT'S WRONG?

[ Klaxon Stops ]
TEN DEGREE LEFT RUDDER.

TEN DEGREE LEFT RUDDER.

ALL STOP.
ALL STOP.

HE KEEPS COMING ON.
WE CAN'T SHAKE HIM.
WE'VE A FIGHT ON OUR HANDS.

PREPARE FORWARD TORPEDO TUBES
FOR FIRING.

PREPARE FORWARD TORPEDO TUBES
FOR FIRING.

FORWARD TORPEDOES
READY, SIR.

FIRING ORDER
ONE, THREE, TWO, FOUR.
VERY WELL. STAND BY.

LEE, WHAT IS IT?
YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE.
GO TO YOUR QUARTERS.

I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
STAND BACK.

[ Riley ]
CAPTAIN! LOOK!

[ Gurgling ]

ENGINE ROOM,
FULL EMERGENCY POWER.
ALL BACK FLANK.

SKIPPER, NO CONTACT.

WHAT?

WELL, LOOK FOR YOURSELF, SIR.
SCOPE'S CLEAR.

[ Exhales ]

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!

WELL?
WHAT DO YOU SAY, KOWALSKI?

EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT.
WE'VE CHECKED OUT THE ENTIRE
SONAR AND RADAR SYSTEMS...

FROM ANTENNAS ON DOWN,
AND EVERYTHING
IS SHIPSHAPE.

VERY WELL.
SECURE THE DETAIL.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
COME ON, SKI.

NOTHING?
NOTHING.

EVERY INSTRUMENT
WORKS PERFECTLY.

MAYBE WE NEED A MASS
EYE EXAMINATION.
[ Sighs ]

YOU MAY HAVE
A POINT THERE, CHIP.

YOU DETEST
WHAT YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN,
DON'T YOU, ADMIRAL?

DETEST IS THE WRONG WORD.

I-I WORRY ABOUT THINGS
I CAN'T EXPLAIN,

BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE THINGS
THAT CAN HURT YOU.

THERE'S A PERFECTLY LOGICAL
EXPLANATION FOR ALL OF THIS,
IF WE CAN JUST FIND IT.

I'M SURE THERE IS,
BUT WHAT IS IT?

AN ORDINARILY COMPETENT SEAMAN
COMES TO ME...

WITH SOME FANTASTIC STORY
ABOUT SEA MONSTERS.

TOTALLY UNSUPPORTED.
NO RADAR, NO SONAR CONTACT.

BUT THERE WAS CONTACT
WITH THE OTHER SIGHTING.

AND WE ALL SAW
THE GIANT SQUID.

YES, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED.
I MEAN NOTHING PHYSICALLY
HAPPENED TO THE SUBMARINE.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT BOTHERS ME.
THAT AND THE FACT THAT THE SQUID
VANISHED WITHOUT ANY TRACE.

[ Crane ]
ADMIRAL?
YES, LEE?

UNIDENTIFIED SONAR CONTACT.

[ Chuckles ]
BE RIGHT THERE.

WELL, HERE WE GO AGAIN.

[ Beeping ]

NOW I WANTED YOU
TO SEE THIS FOR YOURSELF.

AM I BLIND OR IS THAT
A POSITIVE CONTACT?

THAT IS A POSITIVE CONTACT.

BUT THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE.

I TOOK A LOOK OUT THE NOSE.
NOTHING!

I ACTIVATED BOTH THE NOSE
AND THE SAIL CAMERA.
STILL NOTHING!

BUT LOOK AT THAT READING.
I CAN'T MAKE OUT ANY OF IT.

LET'S HAVE ANOTHER LOOK
AT THE SAIL CAMERA.

ACTIVATE SAIL CAMERA.

NO. HOLD IT!

CAPTAIN, IT'S GONE.

IT'S THERE!
LOOK AT THE MONITOR!

NO CONTACT.

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG
WITH SONAR, OBVIOUSLY.

IT'S JUST BEEN CHECKED OUT.
IT'S WORKING PERFECTLY.

NO CONTACT.
IT'S ALMOST AS TH--

[ Sighs ]
[ Clicks Tongue ]

SECURE SAIL CAMERA.

WELL, GENTLEMEN,
THOSE ARE THE FACTS.

I CAN'T EXPLAIN THEM,
BUT, UH,

IF ANY OF YOU
HAVE ANY IDEAS,
I'LL BE GLAD TO LISTEN.

ABOUT ALL I CAN DO IS
REVIEW THE STEPS WE'VE TAKEN.

NOW, FIRST OF ALL,
WE'VE CHECKED AND RECHECKED
ALL DETECTION GEAR.

THERE ARE NO MALFUNCTIONS.
CHIP.

WE'VE DOUBLED THE WATCH
ON SONAR AND RADAR AND CUT
OUR FORWARD SPEED TO TWO-THIRDS.

I'VE ALSO ORDERED
ROUND-THE-CLOCK LOOKOUTS
POSTED IN THE NOSE.

BUT BEYOND THAT,
WELL, FRANKLY, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO.

NEITHER DO I.
THANK YOU.

ADMIRAL?
HMM?

I, UH--
I HAVE A FEELING
YOU'RE HOLDING BACK ON US.

NO, UH, NOT REALLY, LEE.

I HAVE A THEORY, BUT,
UH, IT'S A LITTLE WILD
TO TALK ABOUT JUST YET.

LET'S WAIT A WHILE.

RILEY?
KEEP A SHARP EYE OUT.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE?

AFTER WHAT'S HAPPENED,
I HATE TO SAY THIS,
BUT LOOK AT THE SCOPE.

BLIPS.
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

THERE WASN'T ANY QUESTION
LAST TIME EITHER.

KEEP A FIX ON IT.

GUESS WHAT.

SONAR'S GOT ANOTHER CONTACT.

WE CAN'T IGNORE IT.
I JUST SAW IT
ON THE SCOPE MYSELF.

REMEMBER
THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF?

WE ALERT THIS CREW
ONE MORE TIME, AND THEY'LL
ALL PUT IN FOR SICK LEAVE.

[ Sighs ]

ADMIRAL, THIS IS CRANE.
YES, LEE?

I'M SORRY. WE NEED YOU AGAIN
IN THE CONTROL ROOM.
MORE OF SAME.

VERY WELL.
[ Sighs ]

[ Riley ]
SKIPPER, THIS IS
THE BOW LOOKOUT.

WE'VE SPOTTED SOMETHING
BEARING 0-1-0.

IT CHECKS.

IS IT OUT THERE,
OR ISN'T IT?

IT'S THERE, ALL RIGHT.
BIG AS A HOUSE.

COMING RIGHT TOWARD US.

HARD LEFT RUDDER.

FLANK SPEED!

WE CAN'T SHAKE HIM.
HE'S VEERING TOWARD US
AT FULL SPEED.

HE'S GONNA HIT.
GET BACK!

CLOSE CRASH DOORS.
RIG FOR COLLISION.

- SONAR?
- ALL CLEAR!

THERE'S NOTHING
OUT THERE.

THAT DOES IT.
WE'RE RAVING MAD.
[ Laughing ]

YOU KNOW, LEE?
YOU MAY BE RIGHT.

SO, OBVIOUSLY,
WHEN FANTASTIC CREATURES...

BEGIN TO APPEAR AND DISAPPEAR
IN A MATTER OF SECONDS,

AND THE PATTERN REPEATS ITSELF
TIME AFTER TIME, THERE'S ONLY
ONE POSSIBLE SOLUTION.

THEY WEREN'T THERE AT ALL.

BUT WHAT ABOUT OUR SONAR
CONTACTS? MACHINES DON'T
HAVE VIVID IMAGINATIONS.

YES, BUT MEN DO,
AND WE HAVE TO INTERPRET
WHAT THE MACHINES TELL US.

IN SHORT, WE'RE ALL VICTIMS
OF MASS HALLUCINATIONS.

WELL, THAT'S HARD TO BUY.

YOU FIND IT EASIER TO BUY
WHAT WE'VE JUST SEEN?
NO, OF COURSE NOT.

ADMIRAL, I'VE BEEN LISTENING
TO ALL THIS VERY CAREFULLY,
AND I THINK YOU'RE 100% RIGHT.

YOU'LL NOTICE AS WE APPROACH
THE AREA OF THE UNDERSEA LAB,

THE HALLUCINATIONS
GROW STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT.

YOU IMPLY A CONNECTION.
YES, I DO.

I SUGGEST YOU CONTACT
DR. STERLING.
HE'LL VERIFY MY THEORY.

SPARKS,
THIS IS THE ADMIRAL.

RAISE DR. STERLING
IN THE DEEP-SEA LAB.

I'LL TALK TO HIM ON
THE CONTROL ROOM MONITOR.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

ADMIRAL, I AGREE UTTERLY
WITH CARA.

THESE HALLUCINATIONS PHENOMENA
SEEM TO OCCUR FREQUENTLY
IN THIS AREA.

IS THERE ANY CONNECTION
WITH THAT, UH, EARTH FISSURE
YOU DISCOVERED?

OH, DEFINITELY.
THAT'S ONE OF THE AREAS
IN WHICH I NEED YOUR HELP.

WE MUST DETERMINE WHAT GASES
OR RADIOACTIVE EMISSIONS
PRODUCE THIS RESULT.

HOW SOON CAN YOU REACH ME?

SOMETIME TODAY WE SHOULD BE
IN POSITION TO LAUNCH THE FLYING
SUB AND GET TO YOUR LAB.

- GOOD.
- ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, TONY?
YOU LOOK TIRED.

WELL, UH, A GREAT DEAL
HAS HAPPENED SINCE YOU LEFT.

I'LL, UH, TELL YOU EVERYTHING
WHEN YOU GET HERE.

ALL RIGHT.
BUT TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

ADMIRAL, WOULD YOU
COME ALONE IN THE FLYING SUB?
DON'T BRING ANYONE BUT CARA.

ALL RIGHT. BUT I'D LIKE
TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS
HALLUCINATION PHENOMENON.

BUT, THERE'S NOTHING MORE
TO TELL NOW. IT INCREASES
AS YOU APPROACH THE FISSURE.

I CAN'T TALK ANY LONGER.
I'LL WAIT HERE FOR YOUR ARRIVAL.

GOOD-BYE.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT HIM.
HE DOESN'T LOOK WELL.

ALL RIGHT. YOU'LL BE WITH HIM
IN A LITTLE WHILE.

HALLUCINATIONS?

NO, NO.
YOU MEAN TO SAY THAT WE'VE
ALL BEEN SEEING THINGS?

THAT'S THE SCAM, CHIEF.
RIGHT, RILEY?

RIGHT.
I GOT THE SCUTTLEBUTT
STRAIGHT FROM SICK BAY.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU GOT IT
STRAIGHT FROM THE ADMIRAL.

SEEING THINGS?
MAN, I HAVEN'T MADE
THAT SCENE IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

OH, NO? WHAT ABOUT THE TIME
RIGHT AFTER THAT THREE-DAY BINGE
IN SAN DIEGO?

OH, THAT WAS DIFFERENT.

AS YOU WERE.
AS YOU WERE.

OH, STU, GET THE CAPTAIN
A CUP OF COFFEE.

[ Sighs ]

WELL, I SUPPOSE BY NOW
YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT
THE HALLUCINATION THEORY.

WHO?
US, SKIPPER?

CHIEF, YOU WERE IN CHARGE
OF LOADING STORAGE
FOR THIS VOYAGE, WEREN'T YOU?

SOMETHING WRONG, SIR?
I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT.

WAS THERE ANYTHING UNUSUAL
ABOUT THE FOOD WE PUT ABOARD?

NO, SIR.
EVERYTHING WAS S.O.P.

HOW ABOUT THE WATER?
HAVE WE DESALINIZED
ANY FROM THIS AREA?

NO, SIR. OUR WATER TANKS
WERE FULL WHEN WE SHOVED OFF.
WE HAVEN'T NEEDED ANY.

[ Clicks Tongue ]
WHY, SIR?
WHAT'S WRONG?

[ Sighs ] THE THEORY IS
THAT THE HALLUCINATIONS ARE
CAUSED BY SOME KIND OF, UH,

GAS OR RADIATION
FROM THESE PARTICULAR WATERS.

I DON'T BUY THAT.
THIS SUB HAS, UH--
WHAT DO THEY CALL THAT?

A SELF-CONTAINED, UH--
SELF-CONTAINED ENVIRONMENT.

RIGHT, SIR. WE COULD BE FLOATING
IN PURE GIN, AND IT WOULDN'T
AFFECT US IN HERE.

THAT'S WHY I
HAD TO QUESTION YOU
ABOUT THE STORAGE.

THE ONLY WAY WE COULD BE
AFFECTED BY A HALLUCINOGEN--

THAT IS, BY A DRUG WHICH
MAKES US SEE THINGS-- WOULD BE
RIGHT HERE ABOARD THE SHIP.

WELL, IT'S NOTHING
WE BROUGHT ABOARD, SIR.

OKAY, CHIEF.
THANKS.

FLYING SUB'S ALL CHECKED OUT,
SIR. READY TO LAUNCH
WHENEVER YOU ARE.

THANKS, CHIP.
HERE, PUT THIS ON.

IS THIS NECESSARY?
IT HAS A BUILT-IN LIFE JACKET.

IF WE'RE FORCED DOWN
IN THE FLYING SUB,
IT'LL KEEP YOU AFLOAT.

NOW HERE'S A CHART
MARKING THE POSITION OF
DR. STERLING'S DEEP-SEA LAB.

- FINE.
- [ Sighs ]

SOMETHING WE SHOULD KNOW
BEFORE WE GO, LEE?

WELL, UH, I HAVE TO
MAKE THIS REPORT.

MORE SONAR BLIPS.

MORE BLIPS.
WHAT IS IT THIS TIME?

WELL, AS A MATTER OF FACT,
THE SONAR HAS
HUNDREDS OF CONTACTS.

LARGE MOVING OBJECTS
ON ALL SIDES.

MORE HALLUCINATIONS.
I'M AFRAID SO.
ANY VISUAL CONTACT?

NO. NOT THAT IT MATTERS
IF WE CAN'T
BELIEVE OUR EYES.

IT'S A CURIOUS SITUATION
WHEN YOU CAN'T TRUST
YOUR OWN SENSES.

MAYBE IT'S JUST
AS WELL YOU CAN'T.
TAKE A LOOK OUT THERE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LAUNCH
THE FLYING SUB IN THAT, ARE YOU?

WHAT DOES IT MATTER WHAT WE SEE
OUT THERE, AS LONG AS IT'S A
PRODUCT OF OUR OWN IMAGINATIONS?

LADY HAS A POINT, LEE.

YOU SEE, ALL MY TRAINING
HAS BEEN TO REACT TO WHAT I SEE.

IT, UH--
IT ISN'T EASY TO IGNORE.

YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN THINGS
JUST AS FANTASTIC
AS WHAT'S OUT THERE.

YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE UNDER
ATTACK. NOTHING HAPPENED.

SO, ARE WE JUST
GOING TO WAIT AROUND,

BECAUSE YOU REFUSE TO ADMIT
THAT THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE?

WE'LL LAUNCH THE SUB.

ADMIRAL?

I-- I KNOW THEY AREN'T THERE,
BUT THEY'RE STARTING
TO MOVE AWAY.

[ Admiral Chuckles ]

[ Sighs ]
I'LL KEEP IN TOUCH.
STAY IN THIS AREA.

GOOD LUCK.

CHECKLIST COMPLETE.
READY FOR LAUNCH
WHEN YOU GIVE THE WORD.

NO VISUAL CONTACT
WITH THE BIG FISH NOW.

PATTERN SEEMS TO BE
THE SAME AS ALL
THE OTHER ILLUSIONS.

THEY SEEM TO BE ALL AROUND US
ONE MINUTE, AND THE NEXT,
THERE'S NO SIGN OF THEM.

IT'S NOT QUITE THE SAME
THIS TIME.

SONAR STILL REPORTS
MULTIPLE CONTACTS AT
A SLIGHTLY GREATER RANGE.

DO YOU WANT TO PROCEED
WITH THE LAUNCH?

WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH
HALLUCINATIONS, YOU CAN HARDLY
EXPECT TO FIND LOGIC.

NO FURTHER VISUAL CONTACT?

[ Crane ]
NEGATIVE.

[ Sighs ]
PROCEED WITH THE LAUNCH.

STAND BY TO LAUNCH.
LAUNCH!

WE'LL BE AT THE COORDINATES
IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

THEN WE'LL SUBMERGE
AND BOARD THE DEEP-SEA LAB.

KOWALSKI, STAY ALERT.

REAL OR NOT, I WANT TO KNOW
WHETHER THOSE FISH COME BACK.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

WE'RE OVER THE AREA.
I'LL NOTIFY TONY.

DEEP-SEA LAB. DEEP-SEA LAB,
THIS IS THE FLYING SUB.

ADMIRAL, LOOK THERE.

[ Explosions ]

THAT'S WHERE THE FISSURE IS
THAT TONY DISCOVERED.

IT ERUPTS THAT WAY
EVERY SO OFTEN,
JUST LIKE OLD FAITHFUL.

HANG ON.

ADMIRAL NELSON.

DON'T TELL ME
THIS IS HALLUCINATION.

NOW YOU KNOW WHAT
HAS BEEN HAPPENING.

I CAUSED THE VISIONS--
AN HALLUCINOGEN
IN YOUR SALT SUPPLY.

BUT WHY?

SO WHEN YOU SAW THE REAL GIANT
FISH, YOU'D JUST ACCEPT THEM
AS ANOTHER VISION.

THEN OUR SONAR
WAS ACCURATE ALL THE TIME,

BUT OUR MINDS UNDER MASS
HALLUCINATION MISINTERPRETED
OUR OWN INSTRUMENTS.

IS THAT RIGHT?

THERE IS SO MUCH TO EXPLAIN.

NATURALLY, IT WAS NECESSARY
FOR ME TO SWIM OUT INTO THOSE
WATERS FOR HOURS AT A TIME,

INVESTIGATING THE FISSURE.

APPARENTLY, THERE IS
SOME EMISSION FROM
THE EARTH'S CORE...

THAT PRODUCES
UNCONTROLLABLE GROWTH.

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN IT?

I CAN'T.

I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE
THIS STRANGE EMISSION.

BUT YOU'VE SEEN WHAT IT HAS DONE
TO MARINE LIFE AND NOW TO ME.

I'LL DO EVERYTHING I CAN
TO HELP, OF COURSE.

BUT FIRST OF ALL, I'VE GOT TO
TRY TO SEAL UP THAT FISSURE.

I'M CALLING SEAVIEW.
[ Sterling ]
NO!

YOU MUST NOT ORDER
YOUR SUBMARINE TO
CLOSE OFF THE FISSURE!

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? THIS IS
THE DISCOVERY OF AN AGE! HE WAS
AFRAID THAT'S WHAT YOU'D DO.

THAT'S WHY HE SENT ME TO GET YOU
WITHOUT TELLING YOU
TOO MUCH DETAIL.

YOU DID
A FINE JOB OF THAT.
SORRY.

I'LL HELP YOU TRY TO REVERSE
THE GROWTH PROCESS,

BUT ONLY AFTER WE'VE
ELIMINATED THE CAUSE.

I WON'T LET YOU DO IT.

I'M SORRY, TONY.
ADMIRAL, DON'T!

GET AWAY FROM THERE!

[ Radio Whistles ]

SKIPPER, THEY'RE
ALL AROUND US, SIR.

EVERYWHERE.
NOTHING BUT CONTACTS.

CAN'T WE GET OUT OF HERE?
I THINK WE'D BETTER.
ALL AHEAD ONE-THIRD.

ALL AHEAD ONE-THIRD.
WE'VE GOT SOLID CONTACTS
DIRECTLY OFF OUR BOW.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S SEE HOW REAL THEY ARE.

[ Clicks Tongue ]

RIG FOR COLLISION.

HARD RIGHT RUDDER!
TAKE FULL EVASIVE ACTION!

[ Sighs ]
THOSE THINGS OUT THERE
ARE FOR REAL!

[ Grimaces ]

[ Crying ]

WHERE IS HE?

WHERE IS HE?

- HE'S GONE.
- GONE?

AFTER HE HIT YOU,
HE STARTED TO GET WORSE.

OH, HE WAS GROWING LARGER AND
LARGER RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES.

IT WAS A HORRIBLE THING TO SEE!
[ Sobbing ]

I'VE GOT TO KNOW.
WHERE DID HE GO?

[ Sobbing ]
WHERE DID HE GO?

[ Sighs ]

[ Grunts ]

KEEP TRYING.

ANY LUCK?
NO, WE'VE LOST ALL CONTACT
WITH THE ADMIRAL.

SET A COURSE
FOR THE DEEP-SEA LAB.
I JUST DID.

SKIPPER, SONAR CONTACT.

HOW MANY THIS TIME?

JUST ONE.

EITHER THIS EQUIPMENT'S BROKEN,
OR IT'S THE BIGGEST OBJECT
WE'VE EVER SPOTTED.

CHIP, ALERT
ALL WEAPONS SYSTEMS.

THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO FIGHT.
YES, SIR.

IT'S NO USE.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

WELL, COME ON.

YOU'RE COMING WITH ME
IF I HAVE TO CARRY YOU!

PASS THESE UP TO ME.
I'LL OPEN THE HATCH.

- CARA!
- I'M SORRY, ADMIRAL.

I'M STAYING HERE
WHERE I BELONG.
NOW GO WHILE YOU CAN!

I'M NOT LEAVING HERE
WITHOUT YOU!

I'VE GOT TO STAY HERE.
HE NEEDS MY HELP!

YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING
FOR HIM NOW!

HE'S PAST HELP!
NO!

HIS NOTES ARE STILL HERE.
I'LL FIND A WAY!

I'M THE ONLY ONE
WHO CAN HELP HIM.
I'M THE ONLY ONE HE TRUSTS.

CARA, LEAVE WHILE YOU CAN!

NOT AS LONG AS THERE'S
A CHANCE OF SAVING HIM!

ADMIRAL, WILL YOU
GET OUT OF HERE, PLEASE?

I'M GOING BACK
TO SEAVIEW FOR HELP.

BUT I'LL BE BACK!

[ Engine Starts ]

[ Crane ]
ALL STOP. ALL STOP!

ALL WEAPONS SYSTEMS
READY FOR FIRING.
CHIP, TAKE A LOOK.

NOTHING COULD BE
THAT BIG!

SEAVIEW, DO YOU READ ME?

SKIPPER!

FORWARD TORPEDO ROOM.
READY TO FIRE!

[ Man ]
FORWARD TORPEDO ROOM.
READY TO FIRE.

FIRE ONE!
[ Torpedo Fires ]

SEAVIEW,
THIS-THIS IS NELSON.
COME IN!

FIRE TWO!

SPARKS! SPARKS,
I-I DON'T READ YOU!

IF YOU HEAR ME,
PIPE THIS THROUGH THE SHIP.

FIRE THREE!

[ Torpedo Fires ]
FIRE FOUR!

LEE, BRING THE REACTORS UP.
GIVE 'EM A FULL CHARGE! FAST!

[ Thud ]

REACTORS UP FULL!
SEND A CHARGE
THROUGH THE HULL!

[ Sighs ]

NELSON TO SEAVIEW.
YOU'RE IN THE CLEAR.

STAND BY TO PICK ME UP.
I'M COMING BACK ABOARD.

ENGINE ROOM,
ALL AHEAD FLANK.

THE UNCONTROLLED GROWTH
OBVIOUSLY AFFECTED HIS MIND
AS WELL AS HIS BODY.

WHAT ABOUT CARA?
DO YOU SUPPOSE
HER MIND WAS AFFECTED TOO?

WELL, IN A WAY,
BY SOMETHING MUCH MORE POWERFUL
THAN ANY HALLUCINOGEN.

SHE WAS IN LOVE
WITH STERLING.

WELL, WE SEALED UP
THE EARTH'S FISSURE.

THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE GIANTS
GROWING IN THESE WATERS--
REAL OR IMAGINARY.

LEE, WOULD YOU
PASS THE SALT?

YOU WANT TO
LIVE DANGEROUSLY?

UH, ON SECOND THOUGHT,
FORGET IT.