Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 3, Episode 12 - The Plant Man - full transcript

[ Machine Whirring ]

[ Whirring Increases ]

[ Whirring Decreases ]

[ Buzzer Buzzing ]

- HYDROPONICS STATION ABLE.
WILSON SPEAKING.
- NELSON ABOARD SEAVIEW.

- HOW ARE THINGS GOING
DOWN THERE?
- FINE, ADMIRAL. FINE.

I WASN'T EXPECTING
TO HEAR FROM YOU
UNTIL TOMORROW.

- IT'S A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
- WE SHOULD BE ALONGSIDE
THE SEALAB IN ABOUT TWO HOURS.

WE MADE BETTER TIME
THAN EXPECTED.

AND, UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER
SURPRISE FOR YOU.

YES, I KNOW. MY TWIN BROTHER,
BEN, IS WITH YOU, ISN'T HE?



THAT'S RIGHT.

- HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?
- I CAN SEE HIM.

OH! UH...

- SEE HIM?
- WE'RE NOT ONLY IDENTICAL
TWINS, ADMIRAL.

WE'RE CLOSER THAN MOST.
THERE'S A CONSTANT STATE
OF TELEPATHY BETWEEN US.

HOW ARE YOU, BEN?

JOHN, HOW'S THE PROGRAM
BEEN GOING?
UNBELIEVABLY.

SOME OF OUR PLANTS
ARE SHOWING AN ALMOST
HUMAN RESPONSE TO STIMULUS.

I THINK WE'RE ON THE VERGE
OF A MAJOR SCIENTIFIC
BREAKTHROUGH.

THAT'S GREAT, JOHN.
THAT'S GREAT.
I'LL SEE YA SOON.

WELL, WE'LL CHECK THE RESULTS
WHEN WE GET THERE.

UM, CONGRATULATIONS.

I'M GOING TO THE OBSERVATION
NOSE. YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN ME?

UH, IN A FEW MOMENTS,
ADMIRAL.



I'VE A FEW REPORTS I'D LIKE
TO CHECK OVER FIRST.

OH. FINE.

[ Ben Speaking Telepathically ]
JOHN. JOHN, I'M TALKING TO YOU.

CAN YOU HEAR ME?
CAN YOU HEAR ME?

DO YOU HEAR ME, JOHN?
THIS IS BEN TALKING TO YOU.

- YES, I HEAR YOU, BEN.
- COMPLETE THE EXPERIMENT
BEFORE WE GET THERE.

COMPLETE THE EXPERIMENT
BEFORE WE GET THERE.

I CAN'T DO THAT, BEN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN.

DO AS I SAY, JOHN.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE WEAKER
THAN I AM. YOU CAN'T DEFY ME.

COMPLETE THAT EXPERIMENT
AND DO IT NOW.

DO IT NOW.

[ Machine Whirring ]

[ Whirring Increases ]

[ Whirring Increases ]
[ Electrical Crackling ]

[ Rumbling ]

[ Explosions ]

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

DO YOU REALLY THINK
THE HYDROPONICS STATION
CAN INCREASE THE GROWTH RATE...

FOR THESE EDIBLE SEA PLANTS?

I THINK THE WILSON BROTHERS
MIGHT BE ABLE TO SUPPLY
THE WORLD WITH FOOD...

FOR ANY POPULATION
EXPLOSION.

THESE EXPERIMENTS
ARE DANGEROUS THOUGH.

THE EFFECT
OF THE RADIATION...
CAPTAIN!

WE'RE PICKING UP SOMETHING
PRETTY WEIRD ON THE SONAR.

- REDUCE SPEED TO ONE-THIRD.
- AYE, AYE, SIR.

ALL HANDS,
THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.

WE'RE APPROACHING A BELT
OF TURBULENT WATER.
STAND BY FOR SHOCK WAVES.

[ Rumbling ]

DAMAGE CONTROL, REPORT.

[ Man ] MINOR HULL STRAIN
IN AFT SECTION 64.
NO OTHER DAMAGE, SIR.

RESUME SPEED.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Sighs ]
CHIP, TAKE THE CONN.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

WHAT DO YOU MAKE
OF THAT TURBULENCE?

I DON'T KNOW.

THERE WAS NO WARNING
FROM THE SEISMIC MONITOR,
ONLY THE SONAR CONTACT.

RIGHT NOW, I'D HAVE TO LOG
IT AS, UH, "CAUSE UNKNOWN."

HOW FAR ARE WE FROM
THE HYDROPONICS STATION?

- ABOUT 60 MILES.
- UH-HUH.

SPARKS, SEE IF YOU CAN
CONTACT HYDROPONICS STATION
ABLE.

AYE, SIR.
SEAVIEW TO HYDROPONICS
STATION ABLE.

SEAVIEW CALLING HYDROPONICS
STATION ABLE.

COME IN. OVER.
ADMIRAL.

HE'S NOT GOING
TO GET ANY ANSWER.
MY BROTHER IS DEAD.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

IT WAS A RADIOACTIVE EXPLOSION
AT THE HYDROPONICS STATION.

THAT'S THE TURBULENCE
WE JUST PASSED THROUGH.

OH? A GUESS?

NO, IT'S NOT A GUESS, ADMIRAL.
MY BROTHER HAS ALREADY TOLD YOU
HOW IT IS BETWEEN HIM AND ME.

EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS
TO ONE IS FELT BY THE OTHER.

YOU, UH... YOU FELT
THE BLAST YOURSELF?

YES. THE ONE THAT KILLED
MY BROTHER.

ALL RIGHT. KEEP TRYING.
YES, SIR.

SEAVIEW CALLING HYDROPONICS
STATION ABLE.

DO YOU READ ME?
DO YOU READ ME? OVER.

I'VE TOLD YOU.
IT'S NO USE, ADMIRAL.

SEAVIEW CALLING HYDROPONICS
STATION ABLE.

COME IN, PLEASE.

HYDROPONICS STATION ABLE,
THIS IS SEAVIEW CALLING.
DO YOU READ US? OVER.

DO YOU BELIEVE ME NOW,
ADMIRAL?

[ Sighs ]
KEEP TRYING.
AYE, SIR.

IT MAY BE JUST A POWER FAILURE.
THE LAB HAS
AUXILIARY POWER.

SIR, WE'VE JUST TAKEN
THESE READINGS FROM THE SENSOR
CELLS IN THE OUTER HULL.

THAT TURBULENCE WE PASSED
THROUGH WAS HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE.

THE SEALAB'S ATOMIC
REACTOR.
WELL, WE DON'T KNOW.

- I DO.
- BUT WE'RE GOING
TO FIND OUT.

PREPARE THE FLYING SUB
FOR IMMEDIATE LAUNCH.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

DO YOU WANT SHARKEY
TO GO WITH YOU?
NO, CAPTAIN.

THERE COULD BE A LETHAL
DANGER FROM THAT LAB'S
RADIATION SOURCES.

WHY RISK OTHER LIVES?
I'LL GO WITH YOU.

WITH MY BROTHER DEAD,
I'M THE ONLY MAN
WHO KNOWS THE EQUIPMENT.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.

[ Speaking Telepathically ]
JOHN. CAN YOU HEAR ME, JOHN?

LISTEN TO ME CLOSELY.
WE'RE TRYING TO ENTER
THE SEALAB.

IF WE SUCCEED,
YOU ARE TO REMAIN UNCONSCIOUS.

DO YOU HEAR ME?
YOU ARE TO REMAIN UNCONSCIOUS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, BEN?
SOMETHING WRONG?

- OH, NO. I WAS, UH, JUST
THINKING ABOUT MY BROTHER.
- AH.

I THINK YOU'LL FIND
THE SEALAB DOWN BELOW.

[ Rattling ]

WE SHOULD BE ON IT
RIGHT NOW.

YOU WERE RIGHT. IT WAS
THE ATOMIC REACTOR.

[ Grunts ]

[ Banging ]

[ Sighs ]

NELSON TO SEAVIEW.
[ Man ]
SEAVIEW, AYE.

WE'RE ALONGSIDE THE HYDROPONICS
STATION. I'M GOING TO TRY
TO BOARD IT.

AYE, SIR.

YOU... STILL SURE
YOU WANNA GO OUT THERE?

I HAVE TO GO OUT THERE,
ADMIRAL.
[ Screeching ]

ADMIRAL!

[ Screeching ]

- [ Screeches, Growls ]
- [ Banging ]

NELSON TO SEAVIEW.
[ Man ]
SEAVIEW. GO AHEAD.

WE'RE UNDER ATTACK BY...
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE SOME
KIND OF MUTATED PLANT.

IT'S ENORMOUS!
WE'RE GONNA TRY
TO BREAK LOOSE. STAND BY.

ENGINEERING, FLANK SPEED.

ADMIRAL, SHOULD BE THERE
IN HALF AN HOUR.

HOLD ON. I'LL USE
THE AFTER JETS, SEE IF
WE CAN BURN OUR WAY OUT.

[ Growling ]

[ Growling ]
SEAVIEW.

SEAVIEW, AYE.
WE'RE CLEAR.

PREPARE THE DOCKING AREA.
WE'RE STARTING BACK.
AYE, SIR.

- [ Growls ]
- [ Rattling ]

[ Roaring ]

FLYING SUB,
DO YOU READ ME?

SEAVIEW TO FLYING SUB.
COME IN. OVER.

[ Sighs ]
ALL RIGHT, SPARKS.
STAY WITH IT.

WE SHOULD BE GETTING CLOSE.
TAKE THE CONN.

I'LL BE IN THE NOSE.
AYE, SIR.

WE JUST PICKED UP
THE FLYING SUB'S
AUTOMATIC HOMING SIGNAL.

WE'RE LOCKED ON IT.
I'M METERING THE RANGE.
THEY'RE LESS THAN 500 YARDS.

REDUCE SPEED TO ONE-THIRD
AND STAND BY TO REVERSE
ENGINES.

AYE.

REDUCE SPEED
TO ONE-THIRD.

- ALL STOP!
- ALL STOP. MAINTAIN
NEUTRAL BUOYANCY.

[ Coughing ]

BOY, WHAT HAPPENED?
[ Breathing Heavily ]

WE'RE IMPACTED
ON THE OCEAN BOTTOM.

IS THE POWER GONE?
[ Grunts ]

YEAH.

EMERGENCY CIRCUITS
MAY BE WORKING.

[ Breathing Heavily ]

NELSON TO SEAVIEW.
DO YOU READ ME?

NELSON TO SEAVIEW.
COME IN.

CAPTAIN, THIS IS SPARKS.
I'M MAKING CONTACT
WITH THE ADMIRAL.

ADMIRAL, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

[ Laughing ]
FI... FINE.

SHAKEN UP A LITTLE BIT.

CONTROLS AND POWER GONE,
BUT OTHERWISE OKAY.

NOT WITH THAT CREATURE
OUT THERE YOU'RE NOT.

LOOK, H-HOW CLOSE CAN YOU
BRING SEAVIEW TO OUR POSITION?

WE CAN'T GET WITHIN
A HUNDRED YARDS OF YOU.

[ Groans ]
YOU'VE GOT A LASER BEAM
ABOARD THE SEAVIEW.

WHY NOT HAVE CRANE
BLAST THAT THING WITH IT?

IF-IF... IF WE BREAK
IT UP WITH A LASER,

EVERY PIECE OF IT THAT REMAINS
MIGHT BE ABLE TO...
TO REGENERATE ITSELF.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
THIS PLANT CAN REPRODUCE
BY DIVISION?

WELL, WHAT MAKES YOU
THINK THAT IT CAN'T?

- JUST HOW DO YOU PROPOSE
TO GET US OUT OF HERE?
- YOU WORKED WITH YOUR BROTHER.

- NOW, WHAT IDEAS HAVE YOU GOT?
- ONE... BLAST IT TO BITS.

[ Groaning ]

LEE.
AYE, SIR.

UH, PREPARE TO USE
THE SEAVIEW AS A RAM.

WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO KEEP
THIS PLANT OCCUPIED
LONG ENOUGH...

FOR US TO MAKE A BREAK
FOR IT IN SCUBA GEAR.

RIGHT. WE'LL HAVE
A RESCUE PARTY STANDING BY.

CLOSE THE COLLISION DOORS.

THERE'S THE TARGET.
ZERO IN ON IT
AT FLANK SPEED.

AYE, AYE.
ADMIRAL.

WE'RE MOVING IN AT FLANK SPEED.
I'LL CALL OUT THE RANGE
TO YOU AS WE MOVE IN.

STAND BY.

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
WHEN THE SEAVIEW
RAMS INTO THAT THING?

I DON'T KNOW.

LET'S GET INTO
THE WET SUITS.

RIGHT ONE DEGREE
AND HOLD STEADY.

AYE, SIR.
ONE DEGREE RIGHT
AND STEADY.

ATTENTION, ALL HANDS.
BRACE YOURSELVES
FOR COLLISION.

RANGE: 200.

100.

[ Roaring ]

REVERSE ENGINES!
ALL BACK FULL!

[ Roaring ]

[ Roaring ]

ADMIRAL, YOU'RE MOMENTARILY
CLEAR OF THE PLANT.

I'M BRINGING A RESCUE PARTY
DOWN IF YOU NEED FURTHER
ASSISTANCE. OVER AND OUT.

YOU DON'T REALLY THINK
YOU CAN STOP THAT THING
WITH AN ULTRASONIC GUN, DO YA?

WELL, I'M GONNA TRY. NOW
WHEN I LEAVE, YOU WAIT ABOUT
10 SECONDS, THEN FOLLOW.

BE SURE TO DOG
THE TOPSIDE AIR LOCK.

IF THE PLANT ATTACKS,
I'LL TRY TO DRAW IT OFF SO
YOU CAN JOIN THE RESCUE PARTY.

UNDERSTOOD?

BEN, YOU'RE HEADING
TOWARD THE SEALAB.
COME BACK.

CAN YOU HEAR ME, BEN?
YOU'RE SWIMMING
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

[ Roaring ]

[ Roars ]

[ Roaring ]

JOHN. JOHN, IT'S BEN.

WAKE UP. WAKE UP.

BEN?

- WHAT HAPPENED?
- YOU DID IT.

YOU CREATED A PLANT CREATURE,
JUST AS I KNEW YOU COULD.

NOW, WHERE IS
THE PORTABLE CONTROL UNIT?

THE PLANT CREATURE?

OH, THE RADIATION
DESTROYED IT.
IT WRECKED THE LAB.

NO, IT DIDN'T DESTROY IT.
IT CREATED THE GIANT MUTANT
THAT I'VE BEEN AFTER.

IT'S OUT THERE IN THE SEA
RIGHT NOW. NOW, WHERE IS
THE CONTROL UNIT?

THE CONTROL UNIT?
UH, WHAT DO YOU WANT
THAT FOR?

THE CREATURE
HAS TO BE DESTROYED.

NOT UNTIL I'VE MADE A HUNDRED
LIKE HIM... A THOUSAND...

AN ARMY OF THEM
MARCHING AT MY COMMAND.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

- THE CONTROL UNIT.
- THIS EXPERIMENT
WAS FOR PLANT FOOD.

IT WAS A SCIENTIFIC
DEVELOPMENT.
IT STILL CAN BE.

- IT STILL CAN!
- YOU'RE A FOOL, JOHN.
YOU ALWAYS WERE.

FOOD FOR PEOPLE
WAS JUST A COVER FOR ME.

IF I CAN CONTROL GROWTH,
I CAN CONTROL EVERYTHING.

NOW, WHERE IS
THE CONTROL UNIT?

[ Sighs ]

IT'S IN THE PROTECTIVE
INSTRUMENT LOCKER.

[ Electronic Whirring ]

[ Growling ]

[ Gun: High-pitched Screech ]

[ Growling ]

[ Growling ]

[ Growling ]

[ Growling ]

ADMIRAL, YOU ALL RIGHT?
OKAY, LEE.

WHAT ABOUT BEN WILSON?

THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM,
HE WAS HEADING TO THE SEALAB.

I'LL HAVE KOWALSKI
GIVE YOU A HAND
BACK TO THE SEAVIEW.

NO, I'M ALL RIGHT.
I'LL GET BACK BY MYSELF.

NOW, YOU AND THE CHIEF
GET TO THE SEALAB
AND BEN WILSON.

KOWALSKI, COLLECT ANY OF THIS
YOU CAN FIND.

I WANT EVERY PIECE BROUGHT
ABOARD THE SEAVIEW.

AYE, SIR.

NO, BEN.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

- YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
- THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE WRONG.

I CAN TAKE ALMOST LIFELESS,
INSENSATE VEGETABLE MATTER...

AND CHANGE IT INTO
A LIVING THING...

THE FIRST OF MANY THAT WILL
ANSWER MY COMMANDS.

YOU'RE FORGETTING
WHY THIS LAB WAS BUILT,

WHY I CAME HERE
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I'M FORGETTING NOTHING. JUST
BECAUSE YOU'RE A DELUDED FOOL...
[ Banging ]

[ Grunts ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE,
BEN?

MY BROTHER'S ALIVE.

CHIEF, TAKE A LOOK.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

YOU WERE POSITIVE
HE WAS DEAD.

I FELT HIS HEART
START TO BEAT AGAIN.
SKIPPER!

HE'S ALIVE ALL RIGHT,
BUT JUST BARELY.

I THINK WE'D BETTER
GET HIM BACK TO THE SEAVIEW
IN A HURRY.

IT'S THE ONLY CHANCE
TO SAVE HIS LIFE.
WHERE'S YOUR RADIO?

THERE.

SEALAB CALLING SEAVIEW.

SEALAB CALLING SEAVIEW.

THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.
CAN YOU READ ME?

[ Whirring ]

SEALAB CALLING SEAVIEW.

CAN YOU READ ME, SPARKS?
OVER.

[ Morton ] LOOKING AT THAT STUFF
NOW, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE
IT CAME FROM THAT MONSTER.

YEAH. SEEMS HARMLESS
ENOUGH.

YOU THINK THERE'S A CHANCE
OF THERE BEING ANY OTHER
MUTANTS ALIVE OUT THERE?

WELL, YOU KNOW THAT
PLANT ORGANISMS CAN
REGENERATE IN MANY WAYS.

STILL, I HOPE THAT
THIS STUFF NEVER BECOMES
AS PROLIFIC AS SEAWEED.

THIS IS SPARKS, ADMIRAL.
THE CAPTAIN'S IN CONTACT
WITH US FROM THE SEALAB.

HMM.

PIPE HIM THROUGH.
[ Sparks ]
GO AHEAD, CAPTAIN.

[ Crane ] WE'RE AT THE SEALAB.
JOHN WILSON'S STILL ALIVE,
BUT HE'S BADLY HURT.

WE'LL TRY TO TAKE HIM OFF
IN THE MINI-SUB.

KOWALSKI'S THE MAN
FOR THAT.
AYE, SIR.

LEE, WE'RE SENDING
THE MINI-SUB. THERE'S
EXTRA SCUBA GEAR ABOARD.

IS BEN WILSON THERE?
YES, HE IS.

WHAT ABOUT THE LAB?
WELL, THE, UH... THE EXPLOSION
DIDN'T HELP IT ANY,

BUT IT SEEMS AIRTIGHT ENOUGH,
AND THE RADIATION LEVEL
ISN'T TOO HIGH.

ALL RIGHT. HAVE BEN WILSON
HELP YOU. I WANT TO RETRIEVE...

ALL THE NOTES, INSTRUMENTATION...
EVERYTHING CONNECTED
WITH THIS EXPERIMENT.

RIGHT, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, BEN.
LET'S GET TO WORK.
ANYTHING YOU SAY.

OKAY, CHIEF, LET'S GET OUTTA
THIS GEAR AND GET TO WORK,
ALL RIGHT?

AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Speaking Telepathically ]
REMAIN UNCONSCIOUS, JOHN, TILL
YOU'RE BACK ABOARD THE SEAVIEW.

DON'T WORRY. YOU'LL BE SAVED.

AS FOR THE OTHERS, I'M AFRAID
THEY'LL ALL HAVE TO DIE.

LET'S GO.
[ Grunts ]

GET HIM BACK TO SICK BAY
ON THE DOUBLE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

ARE ALL THE NOTES
AND TAPES PACKED TOGETHER?
IN THIS LOCKER.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, UH, WHAT ABOUT THIS?

WELL, THIS IS JUST
AN ORDINARY BIT OF SEA LIFE.

UH, MY BROTHER'S
EXPERIMENTATIONS
WITH THIS PROVED USELESS.

WE'D BETTER TAKE IT ALONG.
THE ADMIRAL MIGHT
WANT TO SEE IT.

- ALL RIGHT.
- SKIPPER, THE MINI-SUB IS ON
ITS WAY BACK TO THE SEAVIEW.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MAKE
A LAST MINUTE CHECK AND THEN
WE CAN SHOVE OFF.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

HOW'S HE DOING,
KOWALSKI?

DOC CAN'T QUITE
FIGURE HIM OUT, SIR.

HIS, UH, RADIATION COUNT'S
NOT TOO HIGH,

AND THERE'S NO SURFACE
CUTS OR BRUISES OF ANY KIND.

MM-HMM. WELL, THAT'S
POSSIBLY CAUSED BY THE SHOCK
OF THE EXPLOSION.

YEAH, DOC SAID SOMETHING
LIKE THAT.

WELL, HOPEFULLY, HE'LL
BE ALL RIGHT AGAIN.

- LET'S GET BACK ON DUTY.
- AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Speaking Telepathically ]
JOHN, THIS IS BEN.

I WANT YOU TO WAKE UP.
I WANT YOU TO WAKE UP.

LISTEN TO ME
AND LISTEN CAREFULLY.

ADMIRAL NELSON HAS SOME CUTTINGS
FROM THE DESTROYED MUTANT
SOMEWHERE ABOARD THE SEAVIEW.

I WANT YOU TO FIND THEM
AND PLACE THEM IN THE REACTOR.

DO YOU HEAR ME?
I WANT YOU TO PUT THOSE CUTTINGS
IN THE REACTOR ROOM.

I WON'T DO IT.
I'M NOT GOING TO HELP YOU,
BEN.

YOU WILL DO IT.
YOU CAN'T HELP YOURSELF.
GET RID OF THE CORPSMAN.

GET RID OF HIM!

FIND ME THE DOCTOR.
I NEED HIM QUICKLY.

THE DOCTOR!

BEN! COME ON.
WE'RE ALL SET. LET'S GO.

THERE'S ANOTHER PIECE OF
EQUIPMENT IN HERE THAT HAS
TO BE REMOVED FROM ITS PANELING.

- WILL YOU TWO HELP ME?
- FIGURES.
ABSENTMINDED PROFESSOR.

LET'S GIVE HIM A HAND.
YES, SIR.

WHAT IS IT?

OPEN THE DOOR!

BEN, OPEN THE DOOR!

BEN!

OPEN THE DOOR!

[ Whirring ]

[ Stops ]

[ Squeaking ]

[ Breathing Heavily ]

[ Ben: Telepathically ]
STOP! STOP WHERE YOU ARE!

TAKE THOSE SPECIMENS
TO THE REACTOR ROOM.

BEN, I CAN'T.
I CAN'T.

THEY'LL TURN INTO MONSTERS.
YOU HAVE TO, JOHN.

YOU KNOW I CAN
READ YOUR MIND AND CONTROL IT
NO MATTER WHERE I AM.

YOU MUST OBEY ME.
YOU MUST OBEY ME.

YOU MUST OBEY ME.

[ Clanging ]

WILSON, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE? YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE IN SICK BAY.

OH, WELL, I'M...
I'M FEELING MUCH
BETTER. THANK YOU.

ACTUALLY, I CAME HERE
LOOKING FOR YOU. I WANTED
TO DISCUSS THE EXPERIMENTS.

THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME LATER.
NO, THERE ISN'T TIME.
I'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOU NOW.

THE FIRST THING
ON THE AGENDA IS TO GET
YOU BACK TO HEALTH. COME ON.

[ Ben ] STOP HIM, JOHN.
STOP HIM.
[ Groans ]

WHAT IS IT?
OH, I JUST SUDDENLY
FELT A LITTLE WEAK.

[ Shattering ]

WHATEVER HE USED TO LOCK IT,
IT'S BEGINNING TO GIVE.

SKIPPER, I THINK
WE CAN SHAKE IT LOOSE.

[ Clattering ]
THAT DID IT.

OKAY. LET'S GO.

[ Growling ]

[ Roaring ]

[ Roaring ]
SHUT IT!

[ Growling ]

THAT WAS CLOSE, SKIPPER.

WHAT DO WE...
WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

JUST HOPE THAT THING
OUT THERE GOES AWAY?

WISH I HAD
A BETTER SUGGESTION.

SEAVIEW TO HYDROPONICS
STATION ABLE.

SKIPPER, THIS IS SPARKS.
CAN YOU READ ME?

CAN YOU READ ME? OVER.

THERE'S NO RESPONSE, SIR.
I CAN'T REACH CAPTAIN CRANE
AT THE SEALAB.

ALL RIGHT. KEEP TRYING.
AYE, SIR.

MISSILE ROOM TO CONTROL.
MR. BEN WILSON'S JUST
COME ABOARD FROM THE SEALAB.

ARE CAPTAIN CRANE
AND CHIEF SHARKEY WITH HIM?
NO, SIR.

HE SAYS THEY'RE STILL BACK
AT THE SEALAB RETRIEVING
SOME INSTRUMENTATION.

ASK MR. WILSON TO REPORT
HERE AS SOON AS HE'S
OUT OF HIS GEAR.

AYE, SIR.

ADMIRAL, THIS IS THE EXEC.

I THINK YOU'D BETTER QUESTION
BEN WILSON UP HERE CONCERNING
CHIEF SHARKEY AND THE SKIPPER.

CAN YOU HEAR ME, SIR?

ADMIRAL, REQUEST YOUR PRESENCE
IN THE CONTROL ROOM.

CAN YOU HEAR ME, SIR?
CAN YOU HEAR ME?

PHIL. FIND THE ADMIRAL.
I NEED HIM UP HERE
ON THE DOUBLE.

CHECK THE LAB
AND HIS CABIN.

[ Rumbling ]

REACTOR ROOM! WHAT'S WRONG
WITH THE RADIATION PILE?

I'M GETTING A DANGEROUS COUNT!
[ Rumbling ]

DAMAGE CONTROL! SEND A TEAM
TO THE REACTOR ROOM
ON THE DOUBLE!

THE REACTOR ROOM
ON THE DOUBLE!

[ Rumbling ]

[ Growling ]

[ Growling ]

[ Growling ]

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
SKIPPER, BUT TO ME
THIS STOREROOM...

IS NO COOL, WINDSWEPT
BEACH RIGHT NOW.

WELL, WE, UH...
WE HAVEN'T GOT
TOO MUCH AIR LEFT.

BUT AS LONG AS THAT...
THAT PLANT'S OUT THERE,
THERE'S NOT MUCH...

[ Shattering ]

WHAT DO YOU THINK
IT'S DOING?

YOUR GUESS
IS AS GOOD AS MINE.

[ Crashing ]

SKIPPER,
IF IT'S MOVED AWAY
FROM THE DOOR,

MAYBE WE CAN MAKE IT
TO THE ACCESS HATCH.

YEAH, THAT'S JUST
WHAT I WAS THINKING.

[ Clattering ]

[ Snorts ]

WHAT IS THAT STUFF,
SKIPPER?

SULFURIC ACID SOLUTION.

BATTERY ACID!
WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?

NOW GET READY
TO OPEN THE DOOR.
I GET IT, SKIPPER.

WE OPEN THE DOOR, DOUSE
THAT THING WITH THE ACID,

THEN WE MAKE A BREAK
FOR OUR SCUBA GEAR
AND THE ACCESS HATCH, RIGHT?

RIGHT.
NOW UNDOG IT,
SLOW AND QUIET.

READY?
GO AHEAD.

[ Growling ]

[ Screeching ]

[ Groaning ]

CHIP, THIS IS NELSON.

FIND JOHN WILSON.
CONFINE HIM TO SICK BAY
UNDER GUARD.

AYE, SIR.
[ Screeching, Roaring ]

WHAT THE BLAZES
IS GOING ON HERE?

I'VE TRIED TO NOTIFY YOU, SIR.
THERE'S AN EMERGENCY
IN THE REACTOR ROOM.

SOMEHOW A PLANT CREATURE
GOT IN THERE.
RADIATION'S OUT OF CONTROL.

ALREADY ONE CREWMAN'S
BEEN KILLED.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ABOUT IT?

AN ARMED DETAIL
IS ON ITS WAY THERE NOW.
DON'T USE LASER GUNS!

BUT THAT'S WHAT THE CAPTAIN
USED TO DISINTEGRATE
THE FIRST ONE.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE
IN THIS TROUBLE NOW.

IF YOU BLAST THAT THING
NEAR THE REACTOR, EVERY BIT
WILL GROW INTO A GIANT MUTANT.

AYE, SIR.
WE'LL TRY TO CONTAIN IT
BY SOME OTHER MEANS.

BUT THERE'S MORE.
WELL, WHAT ELSE?

APPARENTLY THE THING HAS
ALREADY DIVIDED ITSELF.

THERE'S ANOTHER PLANT CREATURE
LOOSE ABOARD THE SHIP.

SECURE ALL WATERTIGHT DOORS.
CLEAR ALL PASSAGEWAYS.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Screeching, Growling ]

[ Growling ]

JOHN!

- YOU'VE BEEN DOING VERY WELL.
- WELL?

YOU CALL CREATING
THESE MONSTERS, ALMOST
DESTROYING THE SEAVIEW,

TURNING A GREAT EXPERIMENT
INTO A DEADLY,
DESTRUCTIVE FORCE...

YOU CALL THAT DOING WELL?

YES, I DO, INDEED.

IT'S PROVES TO ME...
OR TO US...

THAT WE CAN CREATE
AND CONTROL PLANT GROWTH.

ALL IT'S PROVED IS THAT YOU
CAN CREATE MONSTERS.

- THEN DESTROY THEM.
- DESTROY THEM?

GO TO THE ARMORY,
GET A LASER GUN...

AND BLAST THAT PLANT
IN THE REACTOR ROOM
OUT OF EXISTENCE.

ALL THAT WOULD DO WOULD BE TO
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF THEM.

YOU KNOW THE EFFECT RADIATION
WOULD HAVE ON EVERY
BIT OF PLANT MATERIAL.

YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT,
JOHN.

NO.

[ Telepathically ]
GO TO THE ARMORY
AND GET A LASER GUN.

BLAST THE PLANT IN
THE REACTOR ROOM.

GET THE GUN, JOHN.

GET THE GUN.

GET THE GUN.

WHEN DID YOU
GET BACK ABOARD?
JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO.

KOWALSKI BRIEFED US
ABOUT THIS.

[ Sighs ] MORE OF BEN
WILSON'S WORK? HUH?
BEN WILSON?

HE CREATED ONE OF THESE
IN THE SEALAB.

THAT'S WHAT TOOK US SO LONG
GETTING BACK. WE'LL HAVE
TO GO BACK AND GET IT LATER.

WE'VE GOT TO FIND
SOME WAY TO KILL THESE THINGS.

ADMIRAL, THE RADIATION READINGS
IN THE CONTROL ROOM ARE REACHING
DANGEROUSLY HIGH LEVELS.

SEAVIEW WON'T BE ABLE
TO TAKE MUCH MORE, SIR.
PLEASE ADVISE.

WE'LL TRY TO TAKE CARE
OF THIS MUTANT.

- WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER ONE?
- LAST SEEN HEADED DOWN
PASSAGEWAY "C," SECTION 47.

[ Blows ]

[ Growling ]

[ Electrical Whirring ]

[ Screeching ]

[ Whirring ]

[ Soft Growling ]

- [ Growling Stops ]
- [ Whirring Stops ]

[ Whirring Begins Again ]

- HE DOES ANSWER
YOUR CONTROL.
- NATURALLY.

HE DOES WHATEVER
I WANT HIM TO DO.

NOW THAT YOU KNOW THAT
FOR CERTAIN, WHAT DO YOU
INTEND TO DO?

AFTER YOU USE THAT GUN
TO BREAK UP THE MUTANT
IN THE REACTOR ROOM,

I'M GONNA TAKE OVER
CONTROL OF THEM
AND THE SEAVIEW.

- YOU CAN'T DO THAT, BEN.
- I CAN'T, EH?

[ Laughs ]
WATCH.

[ Whirring ]

- [ Growling ]
- [ Blasting ]

THAT'S NOT GONNA
DO YOU ANY GOOD.

I'LL BRING THEM
TO LIFE!

WITHOUT RADIATION,
THEY'RE DEAD, AND I'M NOT GOING
TO LET YOU GO ON WITH THIS.

[ Telepathically ]
TAKE THAT GUN AND FIRE IT AT
THE MUTANT IN THE REACTOR ROOM.

TAKE THAT GUN
AND FIRE IT AT THE MUTANT!

YOU WILL FIRE IT, JOHN.
FIRE IT!

[ Blasting ]

[ Gasps ]

[ Growling ]

SHALL WE GIVE IT
A TRY?
WELL, WE HAVE TO.

RADIATION COUNT IS
HEADING TOWARD BLAST.

ALL RIGHT. OPEN THE HATCH
AND GET AWAY FROM THERE FAST.

[ Growling ]

[ Growling ]

- STOP FIRING!
- [ Growls ]

IT'S STARTING TO MOVE OUT.

[ Growls ]

[ Spraying ]

[ Coughing ]
YOU ALL RIGHT?

FINE. FINE, EXCEPT FOR
A LITTLE FROSTBITE.

CHIEF, OPEN THE DOOR.

CHIEF, THE REACTOR.
QUICK.

KOWALSKI.
AYE.

WELL, WE FOUND
A BETTER WEAPON, LEE.
WE FOUND ITS FREEZING POINT.

ADMIRAL, THIS IS MORTON.
RADIATION COUNT DROPPING
RAPIDLY.

CONTROLS STARTING
TO RESPOND.

THAT'S GOOD NEWS, CHIP.
ANY WORD FROM
THE WILSON BROTHERS?

NO SIGN OF BEN.
JOHN WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS
IN THE MISSILE ROOM.

DOC REPORTS FROM SICK BAY
HE'S COMING AROUND FINE.

OH, GOOD. WELL, I'M SURE
HE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL US
WHERE BEN IS.

WELL, UH,

BLOW BALLAST,
ALL AHEAD, ONE-THIRD.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

LET'S START FOR HOME.