Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 2, Episode 9 - The Peacemaker - full transcript

DEPTH, CHIEF?
EIGHTY FATHOMS
KEEL TO BOTTOM, SIR.

POSITION, MR. MORTON?
176 DEGREES LONGITUDE.
EIGHTY DEGREES LATITUDE.

VERY WELL.
RIG FOR SILENT RUNNING.

RILEY, KEEP ALERT FOR
AN OPENING IN THE ICE.

I WANT TO SURFACE
IN THIS AREA.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

ADMIRAL?
[ On Speaker ]
YES, LEE?

WE'RE APPROACHING
THE TEST AREA.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

[ Riley ]
CAPTAIN.

A SPOT OF
OPEN WATER, SIR.
GOOD.

MR. MORTON,

PREPARE TO SURFACE.



WHAT'S IT LIKE?

COLD AND DESOLATE.
NOTHING BUT ICE.
WELL, LET'S GET UP THERE.

IF INTELLIGENCE KNOWS
WHAT IT'S TALKING ABOUT,

THE TEST SHOULD TAKE PLACE
IN ABOUT TWO MINUTES.

SIR.

THANKS, CHIEF.
MR. MORTON, CRACK THE HATCH.

CRACK THE HATCH.

[ Morton On Speaker ]
FORTY-FIVE SECONDS TO BLAST.
ALL RUNNING LIGHTS OFF.

DO YOU THINK THEY KNOW
WE'RE HERE?

EVEN IF THEY DID,
I DON'T THINK THEY'D CARE.

THEY WANT THE WORLD
TO KNOW ABOUT THE ARSENAL
THEY'RE BOASTING ABOUT.

HOW BIG A BLAST
DO YOU THINK IT'LL BE?

INTELLIGENCE SAYS
THE DEVICE IS ABOUT
THE SIZE OF A MILK CARTON.

WELL, IF THEY
DETONATE UNDER ICE,
I WOULDN'T EXPECT...



TO SEE ANYTHING
BUT A BIG GEYSER OF WATER.

MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE
MOVED IN CLOSER?
NO.

WE'RE 25 MILES
FROM DETONATION POINT.
THAT'S CLOSE ENOUGH.

IF WE CAN'T MONITOR
THE BLAST FROM HERE,
IT'S TOO SMALL TO BOTHER ABOUT.

FIVE SECONDS.

KEEP YOUR GOGGLES ON TIGHT.

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

ADMIRAL CONNORS,
GOOD MORNING, SIR.

HE'S EXPECTING YOU.
PLEASE COME RIGHT IN.

GOOD MORNING, BILL.
GOOD MORNING.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING,
HARRY?
FINE. FINE.

TELL ME. HAVE YOU READ THIS,
UH, INTELLIGENCE REPORT?

I KNOW IT BY HEART.

IF IT'S RIGHT,
THE BOMB HAD TO BE A LOT BIGGER
THAN INTELLIGENCE THOUGHT.

THE ONE THING WE'RE POSITIVE OF
IS THE DEVICE IS BETWEEN
12 AND 16 INCHES IN LENGTH...

AND NOT OVER FOUR INCHES
IN DIAMETER.

COME OVER HERE.

THE FIREBALL THAT WE SAW
JUST BEFORE WE PASSED OUT WAS
AT LEAST 20 MILES ACROSS.

BY THE TIME OUR EXEC
GOT TO US,

HE SAID IT HAD CLIMBED
TO 10,000 FEET AND MEASURED
AT LEAST 70 MILES ACROSS.

NOW, AN EXPLOSION THAT BIG
COULDN'T COME FROM A DEVICE
NO BIGGER THAN A MILK CARTON.

I TELL YOU IT DID.

THEN WE HAVE TO FACE THE FACT
THEY'VE DEVELOPED A PROTON BOMB.

IS IT POSSIBLE?

NOT ONLY POSSIBLE,
BUT IF THEY NOW PROCEED...

TO BUILD ONE
THE SIZE OF THIS DESK,

THEY CAN BLOW UP
THREE QUARTERS OF THE WORLD.

I CONGRATULATE YOU,
GENTLEMEN.

AT THIS MOMENT
WE ARE THE MOST POWERFUL
NATION IN THE WORLD.

TO YOU, MR. LANG,
OUR SPECIAL THANKS.

WITHOUT YOUR HIGH DEGREE
OF SKILL BROUGHT TO US
FROM AMERICA,

THIS MOMENT MIGHT NEVER
HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU, EXCELLENCY.

I HOPE YOU HAVE NO REGRETS.

IN MY COUNTRY--
IN THE UNITED STATES--

I AM DESPISED AS A DEFECTOR
AND A TRAITOR,

BUT I WOULD GLADLY
DO WHAT I DID AGAIN...

TO GIVE THE WORLD THIS CHANCE
FOR LASTING PEACE.

PERHAPS IF YOUR AMERICAN SCHOOLS
TAUGHT POLITICAL SCIENCE...

AS EFFECTIVELY AS THEY
TEACH ELECTRONICS,

YOU WOULD BETTER UNDERSTAND
WHAT I AM ABOUT TO TELL YOU.

YES.
YOU CAME TO US ON
THE NAIVE BELIEF...

THAT BY HELPING US
BECOME A MIGHTY NATION...

THE BALANCE OF POWER
IN THE WORLD WOULD BE
RESTORED AND PEACE ASSURED.

PERHAPS YOU ARE RIGHT.

WITH THIS WEAPON
IN MY COMMAND,
THERE MAY BE PEACE.

[ Chuckles ]

BUT IT WILL BE ON MY TERMS!

THIS COULD BE THE BREAK
WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR, HARRY.

EVERETT LANG,
ONE OF THE WORLD'S
OUTSTANDING NUCLEAR PHYSICISTS.

THE TRAITOR.

HE DISAPPEARED
BEHIND THE BAMBOO CURTAIN
ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.

WHAT CAN HE POSSIBLY
DO FOR US?

HE CONTACTED ONE OF
OUR PEOPLE IN CHU GUY.

SAID HE HAD IMPORTANT
INFORMATION THAT HE'D TRADE...

FOR CLEMENCY AND SAFETY
IN THE STATES.

CLEMENCY AND SAFETY.

FOR SOME REASON
THEY TRIED TO EXECUTE HIM.
HE ESCAPED.

NOW THEY'VE LEARNED HE'S ALIVE,
THEY'RE SEARCHING THE WHOLE
COUNTRY FOR HIM.

AND YOU THINK HIS INFORMATION
IS ABOUT THE PROTON BOMB.

LANG IS THE ONLY MAN OVER THERE
WHO HAS THE KNOW-HOW TO PRODUCE
SUCH A WEAPON.

IF HE GAVE THEM
THE PROTON BOMB--

WHAT'S OUR CONNECTION
WITH A MAN LIKE THAT?

HE HAS MADE SEAVIEW
A CONDITION OF HIS SURRENDER.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

HE WON'T COME OUT
ON ANY OTHER SHIP.

DID HE SAY WHY?
NO.

THE PROTON BOMB IS MORE
EFFECTIVE UNDER WATER.

NOW, IF THERE'S A BOMB,
AND IF IT'S ALREADY IN PLACE,

SEAVIEW IS THE BEST-EQUIPPED
VESSEL TO GET TO IT.

WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
IN RADIO CONTACT AT 1800 HOURS.

WE'RE AN HOUR OVERDUE.

[ Static ]

[ Rustling Outside ]

[ Knocking ]

C.F.C. 191 TO CHESTNUT BLUE.
DO YOU READ ME? OVER.

C.F.C. 191 TO CHESTNUT BLUE.
DO YOU READ ME? OVER.

WE READ YOU, C.F.C.
THIS IS CONNORS.

GO AHEAD.
THE FISH IS IN THE NET.

[ Connors ]
IS HE WITH YOU?

AFFIRMATIVE.
PUT HIM ON.

YES, ADMIRAL?
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

IS IT THE PROTON WEAPON?
IT IS.

[ Connors ]
ALL RIGHT. STAY WITH MY MEN.
WE'LL GET YOU OUT.

[ Lang ]
YES, BUT THERE'S
ONE CONDITION.

I MUST BE BROUGHT OUT
ABOARD SEAVIEW.

[ Connors ]
WE UNDERSTAND THAT.
WE'LL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS.

PUT MY MAN ON.
RIGHT.

YES, SIR?
CAN YOU GET HIM OUT?

COULD YOU MAKE RENDEZVOUS
WITH SEAVIEW?

YES, WE HAVE
A JUNK STANDING BY.

ALL RIGHT. HANG ON TO IT.
WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU WITH
THE RENDEZVOUS COORDINATES.

CAPTAIN,

I'D LIKE TO TRANSMIT
THE RENDEZVOUS COORDINATES
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I CAN'T DO THAT, ADMIRAL.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
IF THE ENEMY INTERCEPTS
THAT MESSAGE,

THEIR ENTIRE FLEET
WILL BE WAITING FOR US
AT THE RENDEZVOUS.

WE WOULDN'T STAND A CHANCE.

YOU GOT A POINT THERE.
BESIDES THAT,
LANG BETRAYED HIS COUNTRY ONCE.

HE MIGHT BE DOING IT AGAIN.

THIS WHOLE THING SOUNDS
LIKE SOME KIND OF A TRICK TO
GET SEAVIEW INTO THEIR WATERS.

ALL RIGHT, CAPTAIN.

HOW DO YOU SUGGEST
WE RENDEZVOUS
WITH THAT JUNK?

ADMIRAL, YOU AND I WILL
AGREE ON A RENDEZVOUS.

I'LL GO IN
AND I'LL BRING LANG OUT.

NOW, ONCE WE REACH THE OPEN SEA,
I'LL GUIDE THE JUNK TO SEAVIEW.

BUT YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE
TO GET OUT, CAPTAIN.
THAT'S TRUE.

BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, LEE.
PREPARE FOR IMMEDIATE DEPARTURE.

YES, SIR.

WE'RE COMING
OVER THE COAST.

THAT'S CHU GUY HARBOR
OFF TO THE RIGHT THERE.

I CAN'T MAKE
MORE THAN ONE PASS.

WE'RE PROBABLY ON
THEIR RADAR ALREADY.

SO, UH,
LOOK FOR A SOFT SPOT.

TRY TO STAY
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS,
WILL YOU, ADMIRAL?

I DON'T WANT
TOO LONG A WALK.

THERE'S A PLOWED FIELD.
IT LOOKS DESERTED.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT.

GET READY TO JUMP.

I'LL MAKE MY LETDOWN
IN A LONG TURN,

COME BACK OVER AT ABOUT
A THOUSAND FEET.

- READY?
- SAY THE WORD.

ON MY COUNT OF FIVE.
AND, UH,

GOOD LUCK, LEE.

ONE, TWO, THREE,
FOUR, FIVE.

[ Speaking Foreign Language ]

SO FAR, SO GOOD.

DON'T WORRY.
YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS.

WE'RE WITH
THE RESISTANCE MOVEMENT.

I DON'T MIND TELLING YOU
I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU.

I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU,
CAPTAIN.

YOU MUST BE EVERETT LANG.
YES, I AM.

WOULD YOU MIND HELPING ME
OUT OF THIS RIG?

MY LEGS HAVE BEEN
NUMB FOR HOURS.

START MASSAGING THEM.

WE MUST GET
STARTED BY DAWN.

OH, THAT'S IT.

- HOW BIG IS THE BOMB?
- BIG ENOUGH TO DESTROY
MOST OF THE EARTH.

WHERE IS IT?

OFF THE COAST ABOUT 400 MILES
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

- WILL YOU TAKE US TO IT?
- YES, I'LL TAKE YOU TO IT.

THAT'S WHY I INSISTED
SEAVIEW TAKE ME OUT.

HOW CAN WE
FIND THE JUNK?

THIS SHOP IS DIRECTLY
OVER THE WATER.

WE HAVE A SMALL BOAT BELOW.

YOU WILL DRESS AS FISHERMEN,
AND WE'LL ROW OUT TO THE JUNK.

FINE.

OH.

THANK YOU.

LET'S GET UNDER WAY
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, CHIP.
AYE, SIR.

UH, STEER COURSE
1-7-5 DEGREES.

WE'RE HEADED FOR RENDEZVOUS
JUST OUT OF THEIR
TERRITORIAL WATERS.

HERE ARE THE COORDINATES.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

GOOD LUCK, COMMANDER.
THANK YOU.

[ Speaking Foreign Language ]

IS HE OUR CAPTAIN?
NOTORIOUS SMUGGLER.

CAN HE BE TRUSTED?
PROBABLY NOT.

BUT HE WILL DO ANYTHING
IF HE'S PAID WELL ENOUGH.

WELL, LET'S HOPE
HE'S WELL PAID FOR THIS.

1,000 HONG KONG DOLLARS.

THAT'S ONLY
180 AMERICAN DOLLARS.

DON'T YOU THINK
I'M WORTH MORE THAN THAT?
IT IS ENOUGH.

[ Ship Engine Starts ]

I'M BEGINNING TO LIKE
YOUR CAPTAIN. HE DOESN'T
RELY ON SAIL, DOES HE?

THIS IS ONE OF THE FASTEST
JUNKS IN THE CHINA SEA.

YES, IT HAD BETTER BE.

[ Sighs ]

DOWN SCOPE.
SPOT ANYTHING, SIR?

NO.
THEY'RE PROBABLY STOPPING EVERY
JUNK THAT LEAVES THEIR HARBOR.

THAT'S WHAT I'M AFRAID OF.

SU YIN, TAKE A LOOK.

I THINK WE'VE PICKED UP
A PATROL BOAT.

YOU'RE RIGHT.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR US.

I KNEW THESE FOOLS
COULDN'T BE TRUSTED.

I WILL TELL THE CAPTAIN
TO TRY AND OUTRUN IT
TO RENDEZVOUS WITH THE SEAVIEW.

NO. WE CAN'T LEAD THEM
TO THE SEAVIEW.

WE CAN'T RISK
SEAVIEW BEING HIT,

AND WE CAN'T REVEAL
THE UNITED STATES'
INVOLVEMENT IN THIS.

AND I SAY YOU CAN'T RISK
MY GETTING CAUGHT AGAIN.

I'LL DO WHAT I THINK
IS BEST, MR. LANG.

TELL THE CAPTAIN.

[ Speaking Foreign Language ]

[ Captain Speaking
Foreign Language ]

WHAT'S HE GONNA DO?

HE WILL CHANGE COURSE
AND TRAVEL IN A DIRECTION
AWAY FROM SEAVIEW.

OKAY.

THAT'S SHORT.

THE NEXT ONE WILL BE LONG,
AND THEN WE'RE IN TROUBLE.
[ Cannon fires ]

TELL THE CAPTAIN
TO GO ZIGZAG THIS CRATE.

I'LL TRY TO DISCOURAGE
THEM WITH THIS.
GO AHEAD.

LANG, GIVE ME A HAND
WITH THIS, WILL YA?

HE WILL DO AS YOU ASK.

HE'S LAYING BACK
OUT OF RANGE.

THAT WAY HE CAN
LOB SHELLS AT US ALL DAY.

WHAT CAN WE DO?

YOU STARTED THIS GAME.
YOU BETTER FINISH IT.

IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS
TO MAKE, LANG, MAKE THEM!

I'LL TRY MORE ELEVATION
IN THE HOPE WE GET LUCKY.

[ Su Yin Screams ]

SU YIN.
[ Groans ]

THERE... IS NOTHING...
YOU CAN DO FOR ME.

YOU MUST GET OFF
THIS BOAT NOW.

THE CAPTAIN WILL TURN YOU IN
TO SAVE HIMSELF.

SWIM.
SWIM TO SEAVIEW.

[ Groans ]
GET AWAY.

[ Shudders ]
SWIM TO SEAVIEW.

GET AWAY.

I BEG... YOU.

COME ON.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

THERE'S NOTHING
WE CAN DO FOR HER.

[ Cannon Fires ]

[ Lang ]
COME ON.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!

[ Grunts ]

GET ON.

STILL NO SIGN OF 'EM.

WE'LL GIVE 'EM
ANOTHER HOUR.

CHIP,
KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED.

AYE, SIR.
SIR.

ADMIRAL.

WE HAVE THEM
IN THE SCOPE NOW, SIR.

SHARKEY, GET A DIVING PARTY
OUT THERE TO HELP 'EM ABOARD.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
CHIP, CRACK THE SURFACE
AT THE CONN.

PREPARE TO SURFACE.

[ Lang ]
WHEN WE REACH
THE VICINITY OF THE BOMB,

ADMIRAL NELSON AND I
WILL DIVE DOWN AND DEACTIVATE
THE DEVICES THAT PROTECT IT.

THEN WE'LL BRING IT ABOARD
SEAVIEW AND DEACTIVATE
THE BOMB ITSELF.

- DO YOU AGREE
WITH LANG'S PLAN, HARRY?
- COMPLETELY.

THEN PROCEED.
AND, LANG,

THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF
HAS SAID HE WILL
ENSURE YOUR SAFETY.

I'D PREFER HIM TO EXPRESS
HIS GRATITUDE IN A VASTLY
MORE IMPORTANT WAY.

- HOW?
- BY DISARMING.

BY DESTROYING
YOUR WEAPONS.

BY TAKING A STEP BACK FROM
THE BRINK OF A HOLOCAUST.

THE WORLD
DISARMAMENT CONGRESS...

IS WORKING TOWARD THAT END
RIGHT NOW, LANG.

AT A SNAIL'S PACE.
EVERYONE MUST DISARM.

[ Connors ]
THEY WILL IN TIME.

MEANWHILE, THE GREATEST THREAT
TO WORLD PEACE IS LYING
OUT THERE UNDER THE SEA.

WHEN WE RECOVER THE BOMB
I WILL CONTACT YOU.

VERY WELL.

GOOD LUCK.

WHAT'S OUR POSITION?

ADMIRAL, WE'RE FIVE MINUTES
FROM THE AREA.

[ On Speaker ]
ADVISE YOUR INSTRUCTIONS.
VERY WELL.

WHEN YOU REACH THE SITE,

BEGIN YOUR SONAR
SEARCH PATTERN.

WHEN YOU'VE PINPOINTED THE BOMB,
HOLD ON THE SURFACE.

AYE, SIR.

I'D LIKE TO BE BRIEFED, LANG.
RIGHT.

THE BOMB IS ON THE OCEAN FLOOR
ABOUT 500 FEET BENEATH
THE SURFACE.

WELL, WHY DIDN'T THEY PLACE IT
LOWER, IN ONE OF THE GREAT
TRENCHES, FOR EXAMPLE?

WELL, FOR ONE THING,
THEY WANTED TO BE ABLE
TO RECOVER IT.

ALSO, NONE OF
THE GREAT TRENCHES
IS IN THE RIGHT LOCATION.

YOU MEAN THAT THE TRENCHES
ARE ALL TOO CLOSE TO THEM.

THE BOMB'S AREA OF EFFECT
DEPENDS UPON WHERE
IT IS DETONATED.

NOW, FOR EXAMPLE,

IF, UH, IT WERE TRIGGERED
JUST 100 MILES TO THE EAST,

NO PLACE ON EARTH
WOULD BE SPARED.

HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY HELP THEM
TO CONSTRUCT A WEAPON LIKE THIS?

THEY WERE A WEAK POWER.

THEY WERE PREACHING
ALL THE RIGHT THINGS.

THEY HATED WAR.

THEY DEPLORED
NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

AND YOU BELIEVED THAT?

I THOUGHT IF THEY HAD POWER,
THEY WOULD ALSO HAVE THE WISDOM
TO FORCE THE WORLD TO DISARM.

I TELL YOU,
YOU'RE NOT ONLY A TRAITOR,

YOU'RE--
YOU'RE STUPID AS WELL!

NOT ONE MAN, NOT--
NOT ONE INDIVIDUAL,

NOT ONE NATION SHOULD EVER
HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL
OVER THE ENTIRE EARTH!

[ Door Opens ]

WE'VE LOCATED
THE BOMB, ADMIRAL.
IT'S DIRECTLY BENEATH US.

SEAVIEW CAN COME
WITHIN 200 FEET OF IT.

ANY CLOSER AND THE SENSORS
WILL PICK UP THE HULL
AND TRIGGER THE BOMB.

TAKE HER DOWN
TO 300 FEET, LEE.

AND, CAPTAIN, BE VERY CAREFUL
NOT TO GET ANY CLOSER.

THE BOMB IS SURROUNDED
WITH SELF-ACTIVATING
SEEKING TORPEDOES...

THAT WILL FIRE ON ANY METALLIC
OBJECT THAT COMES WITHIN RANGE.

TAKE HER DOWN SLOWLY,
MR. MORTON.

HOLD AT 300 FEET.
[ On Speaker ]
AYE, SIR.

ADMIRAL, ARE YOU CERTAIN
THAT THE ANTIMAGNETIC PAINT...

WILL COMPLETELY COVER
ANY METAL ON OUR DIVING GEAR?

ABSOLUTELY.
THE METAL SENSORS WON'T
FIND US. LET'S SUIT UP.

- WE'RE CLEAR OF THE BOAT, LEE.
CAN YOU READ US?
- LOUD AND CLEAR, ADMIRAL.

THERE IT IS.

THOSE LIGHTS ARE
THE TV SENSORS.

THEY MONITOR EVERYTHING
THAT COMES CLOSER THAN 150 FEET.

THEN THEY'RE ABOUT
TO PICK US UP.

IF THEY DO,
WE'LL NEVER KNOW IT.

THOSE LITTLE BLACK OBJECTS
ON THE OCEAN FLOOR ARE
SENSOR-DETONATED MINES.

FIFTY-ONE.

YOU'RE IN RANGE
OF THE SENSORS,
ADMIRAL.

[ Ticking ]

[ High-Pitched Whine
On Speaker ]
WHAT'S THAT?

HIGH FREQUENCY SOUND
TO REPEL THE FISH.

[ Whine Stops ]

NO, ADMIRAL.
KEEP OUT OF RANGE
OF THOSE UPRIGHTS.

IF YOU PASS THEM,
THE ELECTRIC EYES
WILL SET OFF THE MINES.

- THAT'S WHY YOU BROUGHT
THE MIRROR?
- RIGHT.

OKAY, SWIM THROUGH.

WATCH WHERE YOU STAND, ADMIRAL.
THERE ARE MINES EVERYWHERE.

I CAN SEE THAT.

GOOD CATCH.

IF IT HAD LANDED ON
ONE OF THOSE MINES--

I CAN IMAGINE.

ADMIRAL, WHEN I TURN THIS,
REMOVE THAT UNIT.

RIGHT.

YOU MUST PULL IT
STRAIGHT OUT.

IT MUST NOT TOUCH
THE SIDES OF THE BOMB,
OR IT WILL BE ALL OVER.

I UNDERSTAND.

ALL RIGHT.
TAKE IT OUT.

GENTLY.

GENTLY, ADMIRAL.

OKAY.

YOU CAN DROP IT.

THE MINES AND ALL THE SENSORS
ARE DEACTIVATED NOW.

LET'S GET IT
ABOARD SEAVIEW.
LEE.

YES, ADMIRAL?
[ On Speaker ]
SEND DOWN THE CABLE.

AYE, SIR.
LAUNCH THE CABLE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

OKAY, LEE,
TAKE HER UP.

SLOW.

NOW ALL WE'VE GOT
TO WORRY ABOUT
IS DISARMING IT.

[ Ticking Continues ]

GIVE ME THE NEEDLE-NOSE PLIER.

THE SMALL ONE!
[ Pliers Clatter ]

I NEED A SMALL ONE.

GIVE ME
THE INSULATOR-WIRE CUTTERS.

[ Ticking Continues ]

I'VE JUST CUT THE REMOTE
TRIGGERING MECHANISM.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT COULD
HAVE DONE IT, LANG.
THAT'S TRUE.

AH, I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT
WITHOUT SEAVIEW.

THERE.
THERE, IT'S DONE.

NOW NO ONE IN THE WORLD
CAN DETONATE THAT BOMB
EXCEPT ME.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
IT'S QUITE SIMPLE.

I HAVEN'T DISARMED THE BOMB.
I'VE SIMPLY MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE
FOR ANYONE ELSE TO SET IT OFF.

THIS BUTTON MAKES ME,
EVERETT LANG,

THE MOST POWERFUL MAN
IN THE WORLD.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WHAT-- WHAT DO YOU
HOPE TO GAIN?

WE'VE BEEN ON THE BRINK
LONG ENOUGH.

I'M GOING TO FORCE THE WORLD
TO TAKE A STEP AWAY FROM WAR.

DON'T MAKE ME PRESS
THIS BUTTON, CAPTAIN!

GIVE ME MY CHANCE TO RESTORE
THE WORLD TO SANITY.

MR. LANG, RIGHT NOW IN ZURICH,
THE WORLD DISARMAMENT CONGRESS--

AND HOW LONG
WILL IT TAKE THEM?
TWO YEARS, 10, A HUNDRED?

WELL, WHATEVER IT TAKES,

THE SECURITY AND SAFETY OF EVERY
NATION HAS TO BE SAFEGUARDED.

AND IF YOU PRESS THAT BUTTON,
ALL YOU'D DO IS GIVE THE ENEMY
THE POWER TO CONTROL THE WORLD.

ADMIRAL NELSON, I TOLD YOU,
IF THIS BOMB WERE MOVED
100 MILES TO THE EAST...

INTO A DIFFERENT WIND
AND CURRENT PATTERN,

EVERY PLACE ON THE EARTH
WOULD BE DESTROYED.

CAPTAIN.

CAPTAIN, TAKE YOUR SUBMARINE
TO THESE COORDINATES.

AT FULL SPEED,
WE SHOULD BE THERE IN EXACTLY
ONE HOUR AND 46 MINUTES.

PROCEED, CAPTAIN.

WELL, DO AS HE SAYS, LEE.
HE HAS ALL THE CARDS.

I'M GLAD YOU REALIZE THAT,
ADMIRAL.

BRING THAT CHAIR OVER HERE.
DO IT.

DO AS I SAY!
I'LL GIVE THE ORDERS
AROUND HERE!

DON'T DO IT, CHIEF.
[ Chuckles ]

JUST WHEEL IT OVER
NICE AND EASY, HUH?

NOW, ADMIRAL,

I HAVE SOME ORDERS FOR YOU.

HE DEMANDS THAT
THE WORLD DISARMAMENT CONGRESS
SURRENDER ITS POWERS TO HIM.

IT'S OUT OF THE QUESTION.
YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I
HIS DEMANDS WILL BE REJECTED.

BILL, THEY'VE GOT TO PRETEND
TO GO ALONG WITH HIM.

THAT'LL GIVE US TIME TO FIGURE
A WAY OF DISARMING THE BOMB.

[ Sighs ]
I'LL TRY TO FIND A WAY.

YOU'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY,
AND FAST.

WELL, ADMIRAL,
IN JUST 30 SECONDS
WE WILL KNOW, HUH?

THEY, UH--
THEY NEED MORE TIME
TO MAKE A DECISION.

THE TIME FOR DECISION IS NOW.
TURN ON THE VIDEOPHONE, PLEASE.

[ Lang ]
MR. CHAIRMAN.

HAS THE WORLD DISARMAMENT
CONGRESS MADE ITS DECISION?

I'M WAITING.

- WE HAVE.
- AND WHAT IS THAT DECISION?

THE MEMBER NATIONS HAVE
APPOINTED YOU PRESIDENT PRO TEM
OF THE CONGRESS...

AND HAVE UNANIMOUSLY AGREED
TO ABIDE BY YOUR RULINGS.

AT LAST.

WE'RE ABOUT TO MOVE BACK
FROM THE BRINK.
[ Chuckles ]

I'VE DONE IT.
[ Chuckles ]

SUBMARINE SEAVIEW IS
THE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD,

AND MAN'S DESTINY
IS MINE TO SHAPE.

THE TERMS OF
THE CAPITULATION ARE SIMPLE.

EACH NATION HAS 24 HOURS
IN WHICH TO DESTROY ITS WEAPONS.

NOW I LEAVE IT TO THE WORLD
DISARMAMENT CONGRESS TO DECIDE
HOW THIS IS TO BE DONE...

AND HOW EACH NATION IS TO PROVE
TO EACH OTHER AND TO ME THAT
THIS HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED!

YOU HAVE 24 HOURS
AND NOT ONE SECOND MORE
BEFORE I PUSH THIS BUTTON.

NOW TURN IT OFF.
I'M NOT INTERESTED IN HEARING
HOW IT CAN'T BE DONE.

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
THERE IS NO WAY.

WELL, THEY FOUND A WAY TO ARM.
NOW LET THEM FIND A WAY
TO DISARM!

IF THEY CAN'T,
THEN THE WORLD
IS DOOMED ANYWAY!

WHY PROLONG THE AGONY?

ADMIRAL,
I WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE.

I DON'T WANT TO WORRY
ABOUT ONE OF YOU TRYING
TO TAKE THIS AWAY FROM ME.

LANG, EVERYBODY PRAYS FOR
DISARMAMENT AND THE END OF WAR,

BUT IT CAN'T BE ACHIEVED
THIS WAY.

YOU'RE PLACING
EVERY NATION IN JEOPARDY
INSTEAD OF SAVING IT.

WELL, I'VE TRIED
ALL THE OTHER WAYS.

AND NOW I'M TALKING TO THEM
IN THE ONLY LANGUAGE THAT
THEY UNDERSTAND,

AND THAT IS
THE LANGUAGE OF POWER.

YOU'LL SEE.
I'M RIGHT.

WHAT'S HE DOIN'
IN THERE?

SITTING WITH HIS FINGER
ON THE BUTTON,
WAITING TO PUSH IT.

WANNA KNOW
SOMETHING, RILEY?
HE WON'T DO IT.

I WOULDN'T
BET ON THAT, CHIEF.
I WOULD.

HE'S LIKE ONE OF THOSE
CHARACTERS WHO SITS ON THE LEDGE
AND THREATENS TO JUMP.

THEY WANT THE WHOLE WORLD
TO KNOW ABOUT IT, RIGHT?

BUT THEY LISTEN
WHEN PEOPLE TALK TO THEM,

TAKE CIGARETTES FROM 'EM,
EVEN FOOD, AND YOU KNOW WHY?

BECAUSE DEEP INSIDE OF THEM
THEY WANT SOMEBODY...

SOMEHOW TO REACH 'EM
AND TALK THEM OUT OF IT.

YEAH, I REMEMBER A CASE
LIKE THAT ONCE. A GUY STOOD
ON A LEDGE FOR TWO DAYS.

RIGHT, RIGHT.
AND WHAT HAPPENED?

HE FINALLY JUMPED.

THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN
IN A MILLION YEARS.

I TELL YA,
THAT GUY IS BLUFFING IN THERE!

I DON'T KNOW, CHIEF.
HE LOOKED TO ME LIKE
HE MEANT BUSINESS.

OH, WHAT DO YOU--
YOU THINK HE'D BLOW HIMSELF UP
JUST TO PROVE A POINT?

I DON'T CARE
IF HE JUST BLEW HIMSELF UP.
IT'S US I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

I'M GONNA CALL HIS BLUFF.

I'M SORRY.
I'VE GOT MY ORDERS.
YOU CAN'T GO IN THERE.

WELL, I'M CHANGING YOUR ORDERS.
WE'LL GO IN TOGETHER.

YOU TALK TO HIM,
AND I'LL SLIP AROUND
BEHIND HIM AND JUMP HIM.

HE'LL PUSH THE BUTTON.
I TELL YA, HE WON'T!

BUT THE LONGER WE LET HIM
STEW IN THERE BY HIMSELF,

THE BIGGER THE ODDS ARE
THAT HE'LL DO SOMETHING NUTTY.

LISTEN. HEY.
HEY, STU, COME ON.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, HUH?

OKAY. THIS BETTER BE
THE RIGHT THING.

RILEY, GET YOUR HANDS
OFF THAT HATCH!

WHAT THE DEVIL DO YOU
THINK YOU'RE DOING?

I TOLD HIM TO OPEN UP,
MR. MORTON. I'M GOING IN THERE
AFTER THAT JOKER.

YOU ARE NOT!
YOU WANT THIS SHIP BLOWN
TO KINGDOM COME?

NO, SIR, BUT THIS IS
THE ONLY WAY I CAN STOP HIM.

ONE MORE MOVE TOWARD THAT HATCH
AND YOU'RE UNDER ARREST!
IS THAT CLEAR, MISTER?

AYE, SIR.
I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL,
CHIEF.

WE'D ALL LIKE TO GET OUR HANDS
AROUND LANG'S THROAT.

BUT THIS ISN'T
THE WAY TO DO IT.

YOU KNOW
A BETTER WAY, SIR?

THE ADMIRAL'S WORKING
ON IT RIGHT NOW.
HE'LL COME UP WITH SOMETHING.

AYE, SIR.

HOW IS HE?
WIDE AWAKE.

CONFIDENT THAT IN A FEW HOURS
THERE'LL BE NO MORE NUCLEAR
WEAPONS LEFT ON EARTH.

HAVE YOU FOUND ANY WAY
TO STOP HIM?

WE'RE GONNA MAKE HIM
PUSH THAT BUTTON.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
- WELL, LOOK HERE.

NOW, THE BLAST WON'T
BE INSTANTANEOUS.

WHEN HE PRESSES
THE BUTTON,

THIS IGNITION ROD HAS TO
BURN THROUGH THE CONTAINER
TO DETONATE THE BOMB.

AND IN THAT INTERVAL,
WE DISARM THE BOMB.

RIGHT.
HOW LONG WILL WE HAVE?

WELL, IT'S A MATTER OF MINUTES,
PERHAPS SECONDS.

WE'LL HAVE TO OPERATE
WITH SPLIT-SECOND PRECISION.
THERE'S NO MARGIN FOR ERROR.

[ Crane On Speaker ]
RILEY.

RILEY, THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.
LAY DOWN TO CORRIDOR 4
ON THE DOUBLE.

WE BETTER GET STARTED.

WHEN I GIVE YOU THE SIGNAL,
YOU GET THOSE TOOLS TO ME
AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

YES, SIR.
NOW, YOUR MEN
KNOW WHAT TO DO.

AYE, SIR.
THERE WON'T BE ANY SLIPUPS.
THERE BETTER NOT BE.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO.

WHAT IS IT, ADMIRAL?
WE STILL HAVE SEVERAL HOURS
BEFORE WE HEAR.

WE'VE WAITED AS LONG AS
WE'RE GOING TO WAIT, LANG.

BUT WE STILL HAVEN'T HEARD.
I KNOW THEY'LL DO IT, NELSON.

I-- I KNOW
THEY'LL DO IT.
THEY'VE REJECTED YOUR DEMANDS.

WELL, THEY CAN'T.
I MEAN, DO THEY THINK
I'M BLUFFING?

DON'T THEY KNOW
THAT I'LL PRESS THIS?

- GIVE IT TO ME, LANG.
- NO!

[ Klaxon Blaring ]

[ Klaxon Ends ]

YOU'LL NEVER BE ABLE
TO STOP IT, NELSON.

HOLD HIM!

THREE SECONDS
TO SPARE, ADMIRAL.

IF THE IGNITION ROD DOESN'T
BURN THROUGH THAT BLOCK,
WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

IT'S CUTTING
THROUGH THE BLOCK.
THERE'S NO WAY TO STOP IT.

I TOLD YOU, NELSON.
I TOLD YOU THAT.

GIVE ME A HAND.
LET'S GET THESE
PROTON CYLINDERS OUT.

[ Coughs ]
WE'LL HAVE TO GUT IT
AND LAUNCH THE SHELL.

[ Coughs ]
IF WE CAN GET CLEAR,

WE'LL BE ABLE TO SURVIVE
THE DETONATOR BLAST.

THERE, THAT'S THE LAST ONE.
LET'S MOVE IT TO THE ESCAPE
HATCH AND FLOOD IT.

ALL RIGHT, YOU MEN,
GIVE US A HAND!

COLLAPSE THOSE STANCHIONS
QUICK!

FLOOD IT.

[ Water Rushing ]

LAUNCH!

[ Hisses ]

NOW LET'S GET
OUT OF HERE, LEE.

ENGINE ROOM, ALL AHEAD.
EMERGENCY.

ALL SHE'S GOT!

WHAT'S THE, UH,
DAMAGE REPORT?

WELL, SHE'S A LITTLE LOOSE
IN SOME OF HER JOINTS.

WE BETTER STAY ON THE SURFACE
ON THE WAY BACK.
MM-HMM.

THIS IS STRANGE.

IN THE NAME OF PEACE,
LANG TRIED TO DESTROY THE WORLD.

WELL, I--
I JUST HOPE THAT
WHEN HE'S ON TRIAL,

THEY PUT HIM AWAY
NOT FOR HIS MOTIVES
BUT FOR HIS METHODS.

HMM, YOU'RE RIGHT.

PEACE, BUT NOT AT ANY PRICE.

[ Chuckles ]
EXACTLY.