Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 3, Episode 11 - The Haunted Submarine - full transcript

OVER THERE.

NOW, THAT'S
WHERE IT CAME FROM.

AND IT WAS A MOANING SOUND,
LIKE, UH... WELL, LIKE SOMEBODY
WAS DYING OR SOMETHING.

AND IT, UH, CAME
FROM THERE, HUH?
THAT'S RIGHT.

OKAY. SO YOU THINK I'VE FLIPPED.
I KNOW WHAT I HEARD.

LOOK, KID, THESE VENTILATING
DUCTS RUN FROM ONE END OF
THE SHIP TO THE OTHER, RIGHT?

WELL, SOMETIMES THE PRESSURE
IN ONE COMPARTMENT...

WILL BE HIGHER THAN THE PRESSURE
IN ANOTHER COMPARTMENT.

CHIEF, DON'T YOU THINK
I KNOW ALL THAT?

NOW, WAIT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS,
AIR RUSHES THROUGH THE DUCTS...

AND MAKES THIS KIND
OF MOANING SOUND.



THAT'S WHAT YOU HEARD,
KOWALSKI. AIR IN THE DUCTS.

I DON'T KNOW.
IT DIDN'T SOUND LIKE THAT.

WELL, YOU GOT
A LITTLE EXCITED,
THAT'S ALL.

LET'S GO.
YOUR WATCH IS COMING UP.

OKAY. BUT I KNOW
WHAT I HEARD.
YES.

[ Man Laughing ]

[ Laughing Continues ]
SKI? WAIT FOR ME.

I TELL YOU, SKIPPER,
IT WAS SOME KIND OF A LAUGH.

A WEIRD CACKLING LAUGH.

AND DID YOU HEAR IT TOO,
KOWALSKI?

NO, SIR. NOT THEN.
I WAS ALREADY OUT
IN THE CORRIDOR.

BUT BEFORE THAT I HEARD
THIS MOANING SOUND.

THAT'S WHEN HE CALLED ME, SIR.
IT SEEMED TO COME FROM
THE VENTILATOR GRID.

KOWALSKI, YOU'RE DUE
ON THE SONAR WATCH.
AYE, SIR.



ALL RIGHT.
GO AHEAD, KOWALSKI.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I SUPPOSE THERE'S
A GOOD, LOGICAL EXPLANATION
FOR WHAT WE HEARD.

OF COURSE THERE IS.
NOW, LISTEN, CHIEF.

IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING MORE
UNUSUAL, REPORT TO ME
PERSONALLY, ALL RIGHT?

AYE, AYE, SIR.

MORE OF THOSE REPORTS?
[ Sighs ]
YEAH.

CHIP, HOW LONG HAVE WE
BEEN RUNNING SUBMERGED
THIS CRUISE?

THIS IS OUR FOURTH DAY
SUBMERGED, OUR 24th DAY AT SEA.
WHY, SIR?

I WONDER IF THE CREW
ISN'T GETTING EDGY.

MAYBE THEY NEED SHORE LEAVE.
THEY ALWAYS NEED SHORE LEAVE.
THEY'LL BE OKAY.

HMM.
[ Kowalski ]
MR. MORTON.

WHAT ARE YOU GETTING?
SURFACE SHIP.

0-1-7 DEGREES RELATIVE,
RANGE 25-DOUBLE-0 YARDS.

VERY WELL.
KEEP IT ON THE SCREEN.
RIGHT, SIR.

PROBLEMS?
I DON'T THINK SO.

A SURFACE SHIP
ALMOST DEAD AHEAD.

THAT'S FUNNY. WE HAVEN'T
BEEN TRACKING ANY SURFACE
VESSELS IN THIS AREA.

WE'VE GOT ONE NOW.

SPARKS, THERE'S A SHIP
ON THE SURFACE.

IT'S WITHIN, UH,
2,500 YARDS OF US.

- RAISE THEM AND REQUEST
AN IDENTIFICATION.
- AYE, AYE, SIR.

A LONE VESSEL 150 MILES
FROM THE NEAREST SHIPPING LANE.

WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF IT, LEE?
I DON'T KNOW.

[ Sparks On Radio ]
SKIPPER, THAT SHIP DOES NOT
RESPOND TO OUR SIGNAL.

TRY IT AGAIN. AND KEEP TRYING
UNTIL YOU GET A RESPONSE.

AYE, SIR.

BRING US UP
TO PERISCOPE DEPTH.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

TEN DEGREE UP BUBBLE.

PERISCOPE DEPTH, SIR.

TAKE A LOOK.

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

NO WONDER SPARKS
CAN'T CONTACT THEM.

THAT SHIP LOOKS
A COUPLE OF CENTURIES OLD.

I STILL WANT TO KNOW
WHO THEY ARE AND WHERE
THEY CAME FROM.

WE COULD SIGNAL THEM
WITH SEMAPHORES.

- WE'LL HAVE TO.
TAKE HER UP.
- AYE, AYE, SIR.

PREPARE TO SURFACE.

THANKS. I DON'T KNOW
HOW THAT SQUARE-RIGGER
WILL REACT TO US.

JUST STAND BY
TO TAKE US DOWN IN A HURRY
IF WE HAVE TO DUCK.

WE'LL BE READY.
ALL RIGHT.

[ Explosions ]
TAKE US DOWN FAST!

DIVE! DIVE!

[ Explosions Continue ]

[ Klaxon Blaring ]

WE'RE RIDING AT 100 FEET.
BRING HER TO A FULL STOP.

ALL STOP.

HOW'S OUR TRIM?
WE'RE RIDING AT 100 FEET,
DEAD STOP, TRIM SATISFACTORY.

ALL RIGHT. VERY WELL.

DAMAGE CONTROL,
WHAT'S OUR CONDITION?
DAMAGE CONTROL, SIR.

FULL WATER-TIGHT INTEGRITY
IN ALL COMPARTMENTS.

[ Sighs ]

THOSE MUST HAVE BEEN
OLD-FASHIONED CANNONBALLS
THEY WERE THROWING AT US.

I'LL READY THE TWO
FORWARD TORPEDO TUBES.
NOW, WHAT FOR?

- WE'LL BLAST THAT HULK
OUT OF THE WATER.
- WE'RE NOT GONNA FIRE ON HER.

SHE FIRED ON US.
I KNOW, CHIP, BUT I STILL
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HER.

[ Nelson On Speaker ]
CONTROL ROOM.
YES, ADMIRAL?

- WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE?
WHAT DID WE HIT?
- NOTHING, ADMIRAL.

SOMETHING HIT US.

WE'VE BEEN ATTACKED
BY A 200-YEAR-OLD
SQUARE-RIGGER.

A 200-YEAR-OLD S...
I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.

WHAT ARE YOU
READING NOW?

THE SHIP HASN'T MOVED,
SKIPPER. SHE'S STILL
UP THERE ON THE SURFACE.

[ Chuckles ]
HEY, LEE.

LEE? WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT'S GOING ON?

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

[ Shouting ]
CAN ANYBODY HEAR ME?

HEY, CHIP.

CHIP!

ALL HANDS, THIS IS NELSON.
REPORT YOUR CONDITION.

REPORT!

THIS-THIS-THIS...
THIS ISN'T HAPPENING.
IT CAN'T BE.

I MUST BE DREAMING.

YEAH. THAT MUST BE IT.

I... I'M NOT HERE AT ALL.

I'M ASLEEP IN MY BUNK,
DREAMING.

IT'S THE ONLY
POSSIBLE EXPLANATION.

[ Man Laughing ]

WHO IS IT?
WHERE ARE YOU?

[ Laughing Continues ]

[ Laughing Continues ]

[ Hooting, Laughing ]

CHIEF!

I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU CAN
HEAR ME EITHER, HUH?

NO, I DIDN'T THINK
YOU COULD.

WHAT IS ALL THIS?

ALL RIGHT.
WHERE ARE YOU?

SPEAK UP!

I KNOW YOU'RE IN HERE.

[ Man Laughing ]

ALL... ALL RIGHT.
I'VE HAD ENOUGH.

WHO IS IT?

IT IS A COMICAL PICTURE
YOU MAKE, STANDING THERE
WITH YOUR MOUTH OPEN.

WHERE ARE YOU?

WELL, NOW, I WARN YOU...

IF YOU DON'T SHOW YOURSELF,
I'LL OPEN FIRE.

LOOK OUT! BACK HERE.

AH, THAT'LL BE ENOUGH
OF THAT.

A SHAME IT WOULD BE TO MAR
THESE HANDSOME WALLS OF YOURS.

ALL RIGHT.
COME OUT INTO THE LIGHT
WHERE I CAN LOOK AT YOU.

A LOOK AT ME, SAYS HE.
[ Laughing ]

ARE YOU NOT AFRAID
OF THE SIGHT YOUR EYES
MIGHT BEHOLD?

- STEP OUT INTO THE LIGHT!
- UH, YOU'LL BE PUTTIN' AWAY
THAT PISTOL FIRST.

[ Man Laughing ]

WELL, SING OUT
IF SHE CHANGES POSITION.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

AS SOON AS THE ADMIRAL
COMES DOWN HERE, WE'LL FIND OUT
WHAT TO DO ABOUT THAT SHIP.

AT LEAST SHE DOESN'T
SEEM TO HAVE ANY MODERN
WEAPONS ABOARD HER.

I'VE BEEN EXPECTING HER TO
DUMP A LOAD OF DEPTH CHARGES.
SO HAVE I.

LEE. LEE!

ADMIRAL? WE THOUGHT
YOU WERE ON YOUR WAY
TO THE CONTROL ROOM.

IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

IT'S ALL RIGHT, LEE.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

NOW, WHAT IS ALL THIS
ABOUT BEING ATTACKED...

BY A 200-YEAR-OLD
SQUARE-RIGGER?

I KNOW IT SOUNDS STRANGE,
ADMIRAL, BUT THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

DID YOU FIND ANYTHING?
THERE'S NOTHING
IN THE REGISTRY LISTS.

YOU MUST HAVE MISSED IT.
LET ME TAKE A LOOK.
FORGET IT. YOU WON'T FIND IT.

THERE HASN'T BEEN
A SQUARE-RIGGER IN COMMISSION
ANYWHERE FOR A DOZEN YEARS.

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THE ONE
THAT FIRED ON US?

WELL... I CAN'T YET.

WELL, IT'S STILL
ON THE RADAR.
TAKE A L...

WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOU?

THAT'S WHAT
I'D LIKE TO KNOW.

IS, UM, THAT
SOME KIND OF FOAM
ALL OVER YOU?

YES, SIR, IT IS.

WELL, WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, SIR, I WENT
TO THE AFT TOOL LOCKER
TO GET THIS WRENCH.

I'M, UH, WALKING BACK
IN THE CORRIDOR...

ON MY WAY BACK HERE,

AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW
I'M-I'M... I'M COVERED WITH FOAM.

[ Snickering ]

- WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
- I DON'T KNOW.

I NEVER KNEW WHAT HIT ME.

UH, ONE SECOND I'M DRY,
THE NEXT SECOND I'M...

YOU BETTER GO BELOW
AND GET CLEANED UP.

AYE, SIR.

A-ADMIRAL?

WELL, NOW, UH,
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT?

HMM?

OH. OH.

WELL, THERE MIGHT HAVE
BEEN A, UM... A LEAK...

IN THE R-REACTOR
CONTROL SYSTEM.

WELL, CHECK IT OUT, CHIP.
ALL RIGHT.

NOW, UH,
THAT'S JUST ONE CASE.

WE'VE HAD A WHOLE SERIES
OF THEM...

CREWMEN HEARING STRANGE NOISES
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WELL, IT MIGHT BE
A GENERAL CASE OF JITTERS.

ADMIRAL, IT WASN'T
A CASE OF JITTERS THAT FIRED
A BROADSIDE AND NEARLY SANK US.

HAVE THEY, UH, MADE
ANY OTHER HOSTILE MOVES?

NO, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE
THEY DON'T CARRY DEPTH CHARGES.
THEY HAVE NO WAY TO REACH US.

WELL, THEN I FAIL TO SEE
HOW THEY CAN HURT US.
CAN YOU?

IF THEY ATTACKED US,
THEY MIGHT ATTACK AN UNARMED
SURFACE SHIP AND SINK IT.

- WE'VE GOT TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
- ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

HAVE SPARKS SEND OUT
A GENERAL INQUIRY,

SEE IF ANYONE CAN GIVE US
INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH A SHIP.

IF YOU LEARN ANYTHING,
THEN CALL ME IN MY CABIN.
I'LL, UH...

I'LL BE WORKING THERE.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

I, UH...
I FOUND SOMETHING.

WHAT IS IT?
IT'S RIGHT THERE,
AROUND THE BEND.

WELL?
THAT'S, UH... THAT'S
WHAT SPRAYED ME, SIR.

THAT CYLINDER
ON THE DECK.
[ Sighs ]

CHIEF, ARE YOU SURE
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT?
OH, I'M FEELING FINE.

THAT IS, I WILL WHEN WE
FIND OUT WHO PUT IT THERE
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

WHAT CYLINDER?

WELL, IT'S RIGHT THERE.
IT'S AS PLAIN AS THE...

WOULD YOU CARE TO
POINT IT OUT, CHIEF?

WELL, IT... IT WAS THERE JUST
A COUPLE OF SECONDS AGO, SIR.

YOU, UH...
YOU DO BELIEVE ME,
DON'T YOU?

SURE, CHIEF.
LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU
GO GET INTO UNIFORM?

BUT I TELL YOU,
I SAW IT!

AYE, SIR.

[ Laughing ]

NOW, PLEASE.

NOW, PLEASE,
NO MORE GAMES.

IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY,
SHOW YOURSELF AND SAY IT.

ALL RIGHT. I'M WAITING.

GOOD LAD!

AH, IT'S PROUD OF YOU I AM.

SIT DOWN, LAD.
SIT DOWN AND REST
YOUR WEARY BONES.

WE'VE SOME TALKIN' TO DO,
YOU AND ME.

AH, THAT'S BETTER NOW, ISN'T IT?
I SUPPOSE YOU'LL BE
ASKIN' WHO I AM.

OH, THAT IS
A REASONABLE ASSUMPTION.

IT IS A PROUD NAME I BEAR,
AS YOU'LL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT.

I AM HIMSELF, THE NELSON...
CAPTAIN SEAMUS O'HARA NELSON.

YOUR SERVANT, SIR.

AH, YES. CAPTAIN NELSON.

- I HAVE HEARD OF YOU.
- OH, HAVE YOU NOW?

WELL, IT'S A SMALL WONDER.

YOU MADE A FORTUNE
IN THE CHINA TRADE...
IMPORTING TEA, WASN'T IT?

AYE. AYE, TEA...
TEA IT WAS...

AND OTHER HEATHEN OBJECTS.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT ME, LAD?

WELL, THAT YOU ARE, UH,
MY WEALTHIEST ANCESTOR...

AND... AND YOU DIED AT SEA...

IN THE YEAR 1822.

WE'LL NOT BE SPEAKING
ABOUT THAT. IT IS NOT ONE
OF ME HAPPIEST RECOLLECTIONS.

STILL AND ALL,
I HAVE NOT DONE BADLY,
YOU'LL ADMIT,

IN SPITE OF THAT
ONE UNHAPPY CIRCUMSTANCE
YOU SPEAK OF.

BUT ENOUGH OF ME.
IT'S YOU I WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

YOU'VE MORE THAN A BIT OF SALT
IN YOUR VEINS, LAD,

AND YOU GOT IT
FROM NOBODY STRANGE.

ALL RIGHT. I LOVE THE SEA,
BUT YOU DIDN'T COME HERE
TO TELL ME THAT.

AND THAT'S A FACT.

WHAT I CAME FOR...
WAS YOU.

ME? NOW, WHAT
DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

WHAT DO I MEAN?
I MEAN WHAT I SAY.

YOU'RE COMING WITH ME NOW,
AWAY FROM THIS SHIP
AND ONTO ME OWN.

WELL, THANKS FOR THE INVITATION,
BUT I'M AFRAID I MUST
RESPECTFULLY DECLINE.

OH, DECLINE, IS IT?

BUT YOU HAVE NOT
THE RIGHT TO DECLINE, LAD.

IT WAS NOT
AN INVITATION I ISSUED.
IT WAS A COMMAND.

OH. A COMMAND.

WELL, IN THAT CASE,
I DON'T DECLINE.
I REFUSE.

[ Laughing ]

EH-HEH.
[ Sniffing ]

[ Coughing ]
OH, A PINCH OF SNUFF?

- NO, I NEVER TAKE IT.
- AYE. YOU SHOULD, LAD.
YOU SHOULD.

A FINE THING IT IS
FOR CLEARING THE HEAD.

SO, YOU REFUSE
TO COME WITH ME?

DO YOU REALIZE
WHAT YOU'D BE MISSING?
NO. AND I DON'T CARE.

"DON'T CARE," SAYS HE.
I'LL TELL YOU THE SAME.

YOU AND ME, LAD,
WE COULD LIVE A LIFE THE LIKES
OF WHICH YOU NEVER DREAMED OF...

BAWDY, BRAWLING LIFE
IT'D BE.

SAILING FAST ON THE OPEN SEA
WITH A SPANKING BREEZE
OFF OUR QUARTER,

THE SHARP SALT AIR
IN OUR LUNGS.

THEN EVERY NOW AND AGAIN,
WE'D TOUCH PORT,

AND THE SPARKS
WOULD FLY FOR FAIR!

[ Laughing ]
AH, THE THINGS
I COULD TEACH YOU, LAD.

THE THINGS THOSE EYES
OF YOURS COULD SEE.

WELL, I HAVE WORK TO DO HERE
AND LITTLE ENOUGH TIME TO DO IT.

TIME, IS IT? TIME.

TIME IS A ZERO, A NOTHING.

I'M OFFERING YOU
IMMORTALITY.

HOW? BY KILLING ME?

WELL, THERE WOULD BE
CERTAIN FORMALITIES INVOLVED,

BUT THINK
OF THE REWARDS, LAD.

I AM THINKING OF THEM.
MY ANSWER'S STILL THE SAME.

THANK YOU, BUT, UH, NO.

AND WHAT WOULD YOU
BE DOING HERE, NOW?

THE WORK I'VE
DEVOTED MY LIFE TO,
HERE, ON MY SHIP.

OH! YOUR SHIP, HUH?
SO THAT'S IT.

WELL, WE SHALL SEE
ABOUT THAT, ME FINE LAD.

INDEED.
INDEED, WE SHALL SEE.

[ Sighs ]

LEE, WE CHECKED OUT
THE REACTOR CONTROL SYSTEM.

IT WASN'T RESPONSIBLE
FOR WHAT HAPPENED
TO CHIEF SHARKEY.

VERY WELL, CHIP.
BUT WHAT WAS?

[ Chuckles ]
I WISH I KNEW.

[ Kowalski ]
SKIPPER.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

SHE MOVED.
ALMOST DIRECTLY
OVERHEAD, SIR.

I DON'T LIKE THIS, CHIP.
IT COULD BE A COINCIDENCE.

WITHOUT DETECTION GEAR,
SHE'D HAVE NO IDEA
WHERE WE ARE.

MAYBE SO, BUT WHO SAYS SHE'S
WITHOUT DETECTION GEAR?

RIG FOR DEPTH CHARGES!
RIG FOR DEPTH CHARGES!

WE'RE GONNA HIT BOTTOM.
BRACE FOR CRASH.

I WANT A FULL DAMAGE REPORT
FROM ALL HANDS.
GET RIGHT ON IT.

HOW BADLY ARE WE HURT?
I DON'T KNOW YET.

[ Explosion ]

I KNEW THERE WAS
SOMETHING PHONY ABOUT
THAT SQUARE-RIGGER.

SHE'S CARRYING
DEPTH CHARGES.
THAT'S NOT ALL SHE'S CARRYING.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

OH. N-NOTHING. NOTHING.

MISSILE ROOM,
THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.
MISSILE ROOM, AYE.

- IS THAT YOU, CHIEF?
- YES, SIR. I'M DOWN HERE
CHECKING THE DAMAGE.

- ARE WE ABLE TO FIRE MISSILES?
- YES. TUBES ARE CLEAR, FIRING
MECHANISMS ARE OPERATIVE.

GOOD. LOAD ALL FORWARD TUBES
WITH MS-1s AND STAND BY TO FIRE.

AYE, SIR.

- WHAT'S THE MATTER?
- YOU CAN'T SINK THAT SHIP.

WHY NOT?
IT'S DOING EVERYTHING
IT CAN TO SINK US.

I DIDN'T SAY YOU SHOULDN'T.
I SAID YOU CAN'T.

WITH FOUR
HEAT-SEEKING TORPEDOES,
WE'LL BLOW IT SKY-HIGH.

WELL, DON'T COUNT ON IT.

ALL RIGHT, MEN.
START LOADING.

ANY CHANGE
IN THE POSITION
OF THE SQUARE-RIGGER?

NO, SIR. THERE SHE IS,
RIDING ON THE SURFACE
DIRECTLY ABOVE US.

WE'VE BEEN PRETTY LUCKY, LEE.
NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
ALL CONTROLS OPERATIVE.

GOOD.
SHALL I GET US
UNDER WAY?

NO. NOT UNTIL WE SINK
THAT SHIP UP THERE.

MISSILE ROOM TO CONTROL.
FORWARD TUBES LOADED
AND READY FOR FIRING.

VERY WELL.
STAND BY TO FIRE.

FIRING ORDER WILL BE
ONE, THREE, TWO, FOUR.

ONE, THREE, TWO, FOUR.
AYE, SIR. STANDING BY.

FIRE ONE.

[ Sharkey ]
ONE FIRED.

- FIRE THREE!
- [ Torpedo Launches ]

THREE FIRED.
FIRE TWO!

- TWO FIRED.
- FIRE FOUR.

- [ Torpedo Launches ]
- FOUR FIRED.

SECURE FIRING.
AYE, SIR.

CHIP, COUNT DOWN
FROM 10. MARK.

TEN, NINE, EIGHT,

SEVEN, SIX,

FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO...
HANG ON, ADMIRAL.

IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS
YOU'LL...

[ Captain Nelson Laughing ]

I THOUGHT YOU'D BE HERE.

HMM. A HARD MAN YOU ARE
TO CONVINCE, LAD.

BUT 'TIS A NELSON TRAIT,
AND A FINE ONE, TOO,
TAKE IT FOR ALL IN ALL.

SUPPOSE YOU TELL ME
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

WHAT KIND OF PARLOR TRICKS
ARE YOU PLAYING?

PARLOR TRICKS, IS IT?

AND YOU AN EYEWITNESS
TO THE GREATEST PHENOMENON...

THAT ANY LIVING SOUL
HAS BEEN PRIVILEGED TO SHARE.

WHY, LAD,
THIS HAS BEEN THE DREAM
OF MANY A LIVELY MIND.

YOU'RE HERE
WATCHING TIME STAND STILL,

CAUGHT IN A NET BETWIXT
ONE SECOND AND THE NEXT.

AH. THINK OF IT, LAD...

THE MASTERY OF TIME,
MAN'S GREATEST ENEMY.

IN THE SPAN
OF A HEARTBEAT,

A MAN WITH THIS GIFT CAN
ACCOMPLISH A LIFETIME OF WORK.

AND THIS GIFT IS YOURS,

IF YOU HAVE A WILL
TO HAVE IT FOR YOUR OWN.

HMM. IN EXCHANGE FOR WHAT?

THE SAME TERMS
AS I TOLD YOU BEFORE...
JOIN FORCES.

COME ABOARD MY SHIP. WE'LL ROAM
THE LENGTH AND BREADTH
OF ALL THE SEVEN SEAS.

DON'T YOU SEE, LAD?

I'M OFFERING YOU
IMMORTALITY.

AND A TRULY WONDROUS THING
IT CAN BE TOO.

- AND WHAT ABOUT MY MEN?
- LET 'EM SINK TO THE BOTTOM
AND FORGET THEM.

THEY MATTER NOTHING TO ME,
NOR WILL THEY TO YOU...

ONCE YOU PUT YOUR HAND
IN MINE.

WHAT DO YOU SAY NOW, HUH?
I OFFER YOU ME HAND.

WILL YOU NOT TAKE IT?
NO.

I MAKE YOU AN OFFER IN GOOD
FAITH, AND YOU REFUSE IT
AS LIGHTLY AS ALL THAT.

YOU'LL BE REGRETTING THIS,
MY LAD.

REGRETTING IT DEEPLY
AND WITH ALL YOUR HEART.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL REGRET IT.
BUT MY DECISION IS FINAL.

HMPH! IS IT NOW?

[ Laughing ]

STILL AND ALL,
YOU ARE OF MY BLOOD,

AND I CAN'T FIND IT
IN MY HEART TO DESTROY YOU...

WITHOUT GIVING YOU
ONE LAST CHANCE...

TO REPENT
AND MEND YOUR WAYS.

YOU'VE TRIED TWICE
TO DESTROY US, AND YOU'VE
FAILED BOTH TIMES.

WE'RE STRONGER THAN YOU ARE,
AND YOU KNOW IT.

I WAS TOYING WITH YOU,
LIKE A CAT WITH A MOUSE!
BUT I'LL TOY NO MORE.

ONE HOUR YOU HAVE
TO COME TO YOUR SENSES.

ONE HOUR, AND THEN YOU
AND YOUR WHOLE BLASTED CREW
WILL GO TO A WATERY GRAVE,

AND NO POWER ON EARTH
CAN SAVE YOU!

ONE HOUR, ME FINE BOYO,
AND NO MORE.

ONE, ZERO.
HEAR THE EXPLOSION THAT
BLOWS THAT SHIP TO BITS!

- I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING.
- I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

OUR HS-1s NEVER MISS.
THEY CAN'T MISS.

WELL, APPARENTLY
THESE DID.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I'VE GOT
SOME IMPORTANT WORK TO DO AND
VERY LITTLE TIME TO DO IT IN.

BY THE WAY, LEE, YOU CAN
RAISE US FROM THE BOTTOM NOW.

WE WON'T BE ATTACKED AGAIN
FOR, UH... FOR A WHILE.

CHIEF, WHAT HAPPENED
DOWN HERE?

I DON'T KNOW, SIR.
I'M JUST CHECKING IT.

YOU REALIZE, OF COURSE,
YOUR TORPEDOES MISSED
THE TARGET.

Y... YES, SIR. I KNOW.
I DIDN'T HEAR AN EXPLOSION.
YES, SIR.

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN IT?

ALL I KNOW, SIR,
IS IF ONE OF THESE BABIES
IS FIRED, IT'S GOT TO HIT.

FOUR WERE FIRED
WITH NO HITS.

WELL,
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
THAT CAN HAPPEN.

THERE WAS NO TARGET
UP THERE.

BUT THERE WAS.
WE'RE STILL TRACKING IT.

THERE'S JUST NO WAY
TO EXPLAIN IT, SIR.

ARE YOU SURE THOSE TUBES
DIDN'T MISFIRE?

THAT I CAN GUARANTEE.
I HEARD EVERY ONE OF THEM
WHEN THEY WERE LAUNCHED.

YOU CAN'T MISTAKE
THAT SOUND, MR. MORTON.

ANY TORPEDO MAN
WILL TELL YOU THAT.

[ Clicking,
Torpedoes Launching ]

TRACKING TAPES INDICATE
ALL FOUR WERE RELEASED AND
HEADED DIRECTLY FOR THE TARGET.

SEE THAT, SIR?
I TOLD YOU.

I THINK I'LL JUST HAVE
A LOOK AT THOSE TUBES.

YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE
TO CHECK, MR, MORTON.
THOSE TUBES ARE EMPTY.

YOU SAW FOR YOURSELF
ON THE TRACKING TAPES.
HMM.

DEPTH 1-5-0
AND HOLDING TRIM
SATISFACTORY.

ALL AHEAD STANDARD.
ALL AHEAD STANDARD.

WELL, WE'RE OFF THE BOTTOM.
THE ADMIRAL KNEW WHAT HE
WAS TALKING ABOUT.

HOW COULD HE KNOW?
HOW COULD HE?

IT'S ALMOST
AS IF HE COULD SEE
INTO THE FUTURE.

[ Sighs ]
I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S RIGHT, SPARKS.
I'LL REPEAT IT FOR YOU.

MARITIME MUSEUM,
BOSTON, MASS.

REQUEST ALL POSSIBLE
INFORMATION...

ON THE CAREER OF CAPTAIN
SEAMUS O'HARA NELSON,

WHO DIED AT SEA
IN THE YEAR 1822.

IT'S EXTREMELY URGENT.
SEND ME A DECODED REPLY
AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE IT.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Knocking ]
COME IN.

ADMIRAL, CAN I, UH, SEE YOU
FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES?

OH. SURE, CHIEF.
COME IN. SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU, SIR.

SIR, I, UH...
I'VE BEEN WONDERING.

HMM. CIGARETTE?

THANK YOU, SIR.

A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS I'D
LIKE TO ASK YOU, AND, UH...
MM-HMM.

LIGHT?
THANK YOU, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY.

ALL I DO KNOW IS
THAT SOMETHING PECULIAR'S
GOING ON AROUND HERE.

THAT'S A FAIR STATEMENT.
GO ON.

THE THING IS, SIR, IF ANYONE HAS
ANY ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS,
I FIGURE IT'S YOU.

I WISH IT WERE.
BUT I'M AFRAID THE SHOE'S
ON THE OTHER FOOT.

FRANCIS?

I'D LIKE YOU
TO, UH... TO ANSWER
A QUESTION FOR ME.

YES, SIR.
ANYTHING I CAN.

SUPPOSE SOMEONE
OFFERED YOU SOMETHING...

THAT COULD PROVE
MORE VALUABLE TO YOU
THAN YOUR WILDEST DREAMS,

AND ALL YOU HAD TO DO TO GET IT
WAS ACCEPT THE OFFER.

- OH?
- MMM.

BUT, FRANCIS,
IF YOU ACCEPT THE OFFER,
YOU MIGHT BE HURTING SOMEONE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,
HURTING PRACTICALLY EVERYONE
WHO MEANS ANYTHING TO YOU.

THEN I JUST
WOULDN'T DO IT.

BUT IT'S NOT QUITE
AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

IF YOU REFUSE,

YOU COULD BE ENDANGERING
THE LIVES OF THOSE VERY PEOPLE
YOU DIDN'T WANT TO HURT.

WHAT THEN?

WELL, THAT'S KIND
OF DIFFERENT, SIR, BUT...

HMM? GO ON.

WELL, MAYBE THIS SOUNDS
A LITTLE CORNY,

BUT THE WAY I SEE IT,

IF YOU FELT THAT TAKING
THIS THING... WHATEVER IT IS...
WASN'T RIGHT,

THEN I JUST WOULDN'T TAKE IT
NO MATTER WHAT.

A MAN'S GOTTA TAKE A STAND
SOMEPLACE, SIR.

MM-HMM.

THANKS, CHIEF.

BY THE WAY, WHAT ABOUT
THAT QUESTION OF YOURS?

THAT'S ALL RIGHT, SIR.

SOME OTHER TIME.
HMM.

IT'S STILL THERE, HUH?
YES, SIR.

SHE SEEMS TO MOVE
RIGHT ALONG WITH US.

NOW, HOW CAN A SAILING SHIP
GO THIS FAST?

IT CAN'T,
AND YET IT OBVIOUSLY IS.

LEE, SPARKS JUST HANDED ME THIS.
IT'S A DECODED MESSAGE
FOR THE ADMIRAL.

SHALL I TAKE IT UP TO HIM?
IT'S MARKED CONFIDENTIAL.

NO, CHIP.
I'LL TAKE IT UP MYSELF.

- THE OLD DEVIL.
- WHAT?

HMM?
OH, NOTHING, LEE. NOTHING.

ADMIRAL, EXACTLY
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW...

ABOUT ALL THE THINGS
THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING
TO US?

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
I KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M SURE
YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT IT
THAN YOU'RE TELLING.

DO YOU THINK I'M ENGAGED
IN SOME KIND OF A PLOT
TO DESTROY US ALL?

NO, OF COURSE NOT, BUT YOU DO
HAVE SOME INFORMATION.

AND FOR THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP,
I'VE GOT TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

I'M SORRY. I WISH
I COULD TELL YOU MORE,
BUT I CAN'T.

- THAT MESSAGE IS PART OF IT,
ISN'T IT? I'D LIKE TO SEE IT.
- IT'S A CONFIDENTIAL MATTER.

CAN YOU GIVE ME YOUR WORD
THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP?

- NO. NO, I CAN'T.
- THEN I'VE GOT TO READ IT.

I'M SORRY.
I CAN'T SHOW IT TO YOU.

I'M WARNING YOU,
ADMIRAL...

IF YOU'RE HOLDING BACK
ANYTHING THAT ENDANGERS
THIS SHIP,

I'LL HAVE TO
TAKE STEPS OF MY OWN.

I UNDERSTAND.
I DON'T BLAME YOU.

BUT I NEED A LITTLE TIME
BEFORE YOU TAKE THOSE STEPS.
BELIEVE ME, LEE, THIS IS VITAL.

ALL RIGHT.
HOW MUCH TIME?

ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

I'LL BE BACK
IN 10 MINUTES.

[ Clattering ]

CHIP? WHAT WAS THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

ENGINE ROOM,
THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.
ENGINE ROOM, AYE.

IS THERE, UH, ANY INDICATION
OF TROUBLE DOWN THERE?

NEGATIVE, SKIPPER.
VERY WELL.

IT COULDN'T BE
ANYTHING SERIOUS, LEE.

REACTOR ROOM,
REPORT YOUR CONDITION
TO THE CONTROL ROOM.

REACTOR ROOM, SIR.
CONDITION NORMAL.
ALL UNITS FUNCTIONING.

VERY WELL.
KEEP ME ADVISED.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

SOMETHING'S WRONG.

GET ENGINEERING TO CHECK
THE MAIN CIRCUITRY.
AYE, AYE.

BLOW MAIN TANKS.
FULL UP ANGLE ON ALL PLANES!

SURFACE! SURFACE!
CAN YOU HOLD TRIM?

I DOUBT IT.

WE'RE LOSING POWER
ALL OVER THE SHIP!
WE'RE GOING DOWN!

ENGINEERING!
ENGINEERING!

[ Captain Nelson Laughing ]

[ Laughing Continues ]

ALL RIGHT.
SHOW YOURSELF.

AH, IT'S DOOMSDAY
FOR YOU NOW, LAD,

UNLESS YOU'VE HAD
A CHANGE OF HEART.

CAPTAIN NELSON,
YOU ARE A FRAUD.

HUH? FRAUD, IS IT?

I'LL SHOW YOU THE MEANING
OF POWER, MY FINE LAD, AND IT'S
A LESSON YOU WON'T BE LIKING.

- I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT.
- NOW, HOLD ON.
YOU'VE BEEN LYING TO ME.

ALL THOSE FINE WORDS
ABOUT TWO SEAFARING MEN
ADVENTURING AROUND THE WORLD.

THEY WERE LIES...
NOTHING BUT LIES.

LIES? LIES INDEED!

I CAN CRUSH YOU
WITH A TWIST OF MY HAND,
AND I'LL DO IT...

TO YOU OR TO ANY MAN
WHO CALLS HIMSELF A LIAR!

THEN I SUGGEST
YOU READ THIS.

[ Chuckling ]

SO YOUR FINE AND NOBLE
SENSIBILITIES WERE SHOCKED,

WERE THEY NOW?

[ Sniffing, Coughing ]

BLOODY SHAME, THAT!

MY NOBLE ANCESTOR.

YOU DIDN'T MAKE
YOUR FORTUNE TRADING TEA.
YOU MADE IT TRADING SLAVES!

AND WHO ARE YOU
TO BE SITTING IN JUDGMENT
OF WHAT MEN DO?

SURE, I TOOK MY MONEY
WHERE I FOUND IT, AND A FINE
FAT FORTUNE IT WAS TOO!

YOU WERE THE WORST KIND
OF SCUM, CAPTAIN...
A SLAVE TRADER!

YOU'RE PAYING FOR IT NOW,
AREN'T YOU? DOOMED TO SAIL
THE SAME OCEAN YOU DISGRACED.

HOW DARE YOU TALK
TO ME LIKE THAT,
YOUR OWN ANCESTOR?

A MAN THAT OFFERED YOU
HIS HAND IN FRIENDSHIP.

FRIENDSHIP?

YOU DIDN'T WANT
MY FRIENDSHIP.
YOU WANTED A SCAPEGOAT.

SOMEONE OF YOUR OWN BLOOD
TO SERVE OUT THE REST
OF YOUR PENANCE...

SO YOU COULD FIND PEACE
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.

THAT'S WHAT
YOU NEEDED ME FOR.
THAT AND NOTHING ELSE!

I'LL HEAR NO MORE!
I'LL HEAR NO MORE OF THIS.

GO AHEAD, CAPTAIN.
DO YOUR WORST.

KILL US ALL,
ADD ANOTHER PAGE
TO YOUR LIST OF CRIMES.

AH, BUT, LAD, YOU KNOW
I COULDN'T DO THAT
WITHOUT YOUR HELP.

YOU'RE A WISER MAN
THAN I KNEW.

WHAT YOU SAID
WAS TRUE ENOUGH.

WITH YOU DOING MY PENANCE
FOR ME, I COULD HAVE BEEN
TRULY FREE AGAIN.

ALTHOUGH THE THINGS
THAT I PROMISED YOU...

THE SAILING AND THE BRAWLING
AND ALL THAT... THAT DID SOUND
WONDERFUL GOOD, DIDN'T IT?

YEAH?
[ Chuckling ]

IF THINGS HAD BEEN
JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT...

AND NO PENANCE TO BE PAID,
MIND YOU,

AH, WE COULD HAVE HAD
A TIME FOR OURSELVES, LAD,
YOU AND ME.

WE TRULY COULD.

BUT THEN... [ Chuckles ]

ANOTHER DAY.

SKIPPER, IT'S GONE.

THE BLIP'S
DISAPPEARED.

IT'S GONE.

IT'S NOT UP THERE
ANYMORE.
I'M NOT SURPRISED.

[ Sighs ]
WHAT'S GOING ON?

ONE MINUTE WE'RE
COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL,
DIVING FOR THE BOTTOM,

AND THE NEXT MINUTE,
EVERYTHING'S WORKING
AND WE'RE ON AN EVEN KEEL.

THAT'S, UH, REMARKABLE,
ISN'T IT?

WHAT'S THAT?

JUST AN OLD SNUFF BOX.

ADMIRAL, IS THERE, UH,
SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THIS
YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME?