Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 3, Episode 15 - The Creature - full transcript

While on a routine scientific expedition Capt Crane encounters a strange hybrid seaweed humanoid creature. Crane is captured by the creature and the crew of Seaview launch a desperate attempt to rescue Crane before his air runs out.

ALL STOP.
MAINTAIN NEUTRAL BUOYANCY.

[ Man On Speaker ] AYE, SIR.
CAPTAIN, OUR FINDER
HAS LOCATED THE OBJECT.

RANGE: 200 YARDS,
DEAD AHEAD.

ROGER.
WE'RE READY TO SHOVE OFF.

SHALL I TRY TO CONTACT
ADMIRAL NELSON
ABOARD THE FLYING SUB?

NO, NOT YET, CHIP.
NOT UNTIL WE FIND THAT
LIFE-FORM WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

- I'LL CONTACT YOU LATER.
- AYE, SIR.

LET'S GO, CHIEF.
AYE, SIR.

[ Screeching ]

- [ Screeching ]
- [ Beeping ]

CAPTAIN, THE HULL SENSORS
ARE PICKING UP
A STRONG ELECTRICAL FIELD.



IT'S STRONG ENOUGH
FOR A RED ALERT.
YOU'D BETTER TURN BACK.

[ Screeching ]

[ Screeching ]

[ Screeching Continues ]

SKIPPER!

[ Screeching Continues ]

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

LEE, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
ELECTRICAL RED ALERT.
CAN YOU HEAR ME, LEE?

[ Screeching ]

[ Screeching Continues ]

SEAVIEW CALLING CAPTAIN CRANE.
CAN YOU HEAR US, LEE?



[ Crane On Speaker ]
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG.
I CA-- I CAN'T BREATHE. I CA--

THIS IS KOWALSKI, SIR.
THERE'S A THING OUT HERE, SIR.

WELL, IT SWALLOWED
THE SKIPPER.
WHERE ARE YOU, KOWALSKI?

IN THE MIDDLE OF SOME BOULDERS.
I'M OKAY, SIR.

BUT THE SKIPPER--
I DON'T KNOW WHAT--

IT'S STARTING
TO HEAD TOWARDS ME.

STAY WHERE YOU ARE.
HUG THE BOTTOM. WE'LL TRY
TO GET YOU OUT OF THERE.

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

SIR, THE VOLTAGE
IS BUILDING UP ON THE OUTSIDE.

THE NEEDLE'S RUNNING
CLEAR OFF THE DIAL.

SOUND GENERAL QUARTERS.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Klaxon Blaring ]

[ Screeching ]

[ Screeching Continues ]

DAMAGE CONTROL, REPORT.
[ Man On Speaker ]
MAIN TRANSFORMER'S BURNED OUT.

SLIGHT HULL DAMAGE
SECTION B-31.
ESTIMATE TIME OF REPAIR.

- THIRTY MINUTES.
- CUT THAT TIME IN HALF.

SPARKS, GIVE ME A DIRECT CHANNEL
TO ADMIRAL NELSON
IN THE FLYING SUB.

WE'VE GOT TO FIND
THAT LIFE-FORM, ADMIRAL.

WE CAN'T LET IT
GET AWAY AGAIN.
OH, WE'LL GET IT, DOCTOR.

SEAVIEW'S IN THE AREA
WHERE IT WAS LAST DETECTED.

I'M A SCIENTIST,
NOT A NAVIGATOR.

YOU'LL HAVE TO FORGIVE ME
IF I DON'T FEEL AS OPTIMISTIC
AS YOU DO.

IT'S NOT THAT DIFFICULT.
OUR ELECTRICAL SENSORS
HAVE A FIX ON IT.

IT'S ONLY A QUESTION
OF TIME--

SEAVIEW TO FS-1.
SEAVIEW TO FS-1.
COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.

WE READ YOU, CHIP.
WHAT'S THE WORD
ON THE LIFE-FORM?

WE FOUND IT, ALL RIGHT.
IT'S GROWN TO GIGANTIC SIZE.

IT APPARENTLY ENGULFED LEE
AND THREW AN ELECTRIC BOLT
AT THE SEAVIEW...

WHICH BLEW OUR TRANSFORMERS
AND DROVE US TO THE BOTTOM.

- WHAT DAMAGE TO SEAVIEW?
- WE'RE DEAD IN THE WATER,
OTHERWISE OKAY.

WHAT ARE THE LAST COORDINATES
ON CRANE AND KOWALSKI?

L-54, C-42, VECTOR SEVEN.

ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL GO AFTER THEM.

LOOK.

IT'S GROWN--
A THOUSAND TIMES BIGGER
THAN THE SPECIMEN IN MY LAB.

YEAH. THAT'S QUITE A THING
YOU CREATED...

AND THEN RELEASED AT SEA.

YES. BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS
THAT IT IS LIFE, ADMIRAL.

LIFE CREATED FROM THE SUBSTANCE
OF THE SEA.

[ Nelson ]
LEE. IT MUST HAVE RELEASED HIM.

[ Screeching ]

[ Screeching Continues ]

KOWALSKI, NELSON.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?

YES, SIR.
I'VE GOT THE SKIPPER HERE,
BUT HE'S UNCONSCIOUS.

THAT THING OUT THERE--

WE'LL GET THE STORY LATER.
NOW LISTEN.

I'M GONNA MANEUVER
THE FLYING SUB BETWEEN YOU
AND THAT-- WHATEVER IT IS.

YOU GET READY TO BOARD
THROUGH THE ESCAPE HATCH.
GOT IT?

AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Screeching Continues ]

[ Screeching Continues ]

OPEN THE DECK HATCH.
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.

GET 'EM UP HERE FAST.

[ Screeching ]

HATCH CLOSED.
ALL ABOARD.

ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE MOVING OUT.

[ Screeching Continues ]

- HOW IS HE?
- HE'S NOT BREATHING.

WELL, USE THE RESUSCITATOR.

PULSE FAINT, ERRATIC.

FLYING SUB TO SEAVIEW.
COME IN.
[ Morton ] WE READ YOU, ADMIRAL.

[ Nelson ]
WE PICKED UP CRANE AND KOWALSKI.

[ Morton On Speaker ]
ARE THEY ALL RIGHT?
LEE'S IN BAD SHAPE.

HAVE DOC STAND BY WITH BREATHING
APPARATUS WHEN WE GET ABOARD.

[ Morton On Speaker ]
AYE, SIR.

- HE STOPPED BREATHING.
- MORE OXYGEN.

CHIEF.

[ Breathing ]

I THOUGHT I'D LOST HIM.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S HAPPENED.

I DON'T NEED TO UNDERSTAND.
JUST AS LONG AS HE'S ALIVE.

LET'S GET HIM
TO SICK BAY.
AYE, SIR.

KOWALSKI.
EXCUSE ME, DOCTOR.

ADMIRAL, HADN'T WE BETTER
GET OUR EQUIPMENT
TO THE LABORATORY?

THERE'S MUCH TO BE DONE.

CHIP, ESTABLISH A CRUISING
CIRCLE OVER THAT THING
AS SOON AS WE GET UNDER WAY.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
AND ACTIVATE
ALL SENSING EQUIPMENT--

RADAR, SONAR,
RADIATION DETECTORS,
ELECTRIC SENSORS, THE WORKS.

I WANT TO KNOW IN ADVANCE
WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO.
AYE, SIR.

[ Clears Throat ]
SKIPPER'S A VERY SICK
MAN, SIR.

AH, HE'LL MAKE IT.
HE'LL MAKE IT.

THE DOC'S WORKING ON HIM WITH
THE RESUSCITATOR AND HYPOS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT SO FAR--

WHAT I MEAN TO SAY, SIR,
IS IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE
NEEDED--

LIKE BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS,
THINGS LIKE THAT--

I'D APPRECIATE IT
IF YOU'D GIVE ME FIRST CALL.

I'LL KEEP IT IN MIND, CHIEF.
MEANWHILE, THERE'S SOME LUGGAGE
AND EQUIPMENT IN THE FLYING SUB.

TEND TO IT, WILL YOU?
THE EQUIPMENT GOES TO THE LAB,
THE LUGGAGE TO CABIN NUMBER ONE.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
AND YOU,
COME WITH ME.

ADMIRAL, I'M CONCERNED--
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT CREATURE.

IT MAY NEED ATTENTION.

[ Sighs ]
IS THAT YOUR, UH, FIRST CONCERN?

WELL, SHOULDN'T IT BE?

AFTER ALL THE YEARS I'VE SPENT,
AT LAST ACHIEVING SUCCESS,

CREATING LIFE
FROM THE SUBSTANCE OF THE SEA,
THE VERY PURPOSE OF OUR WORK.

SHOULDN'T MY FIRST CONCERN
BE FOR THE EXPERIMENT?

SICK BAY, THIS IS NELSON.
[ Doctor ]
YES, ADMIRAL.

ANY CHANGE
IN THE CAPTAIN'S CONDITION?

NONE. STILL UNCONSCIOUS,
STILL CRITICAL.

ALL RIGHT.
KEEP ME POSTED.

IF HE DIES, I'M GOING TO
HOLD YOU DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE.

THAT IS NONSENSE, ADMIRAL.
THERE IS RISK IN EVERY
IMPORTANT BREAKTHROUGH.

THE FIRST SPACE FLIGHT.
THE FIRST SUBMARINE.

WE HAVE TO ACCEPT RISK.
SURELY YOU AGREE TO THAT.

BUT CRANE'S CONDITION IS
THE RESULT OF A STUPID RISK...

YOU TOOK WHEN YOU RELEASED
THAT THING INTO THE SEA.

I TELL YOU, IT WAS
THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP.

LIFE HAD BEEN CREATED.
IT HAD TO BE DEVELOPED
IN ITS OWN NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

BUT NOT WITHOUT PROPER
SCIENTIFIC CONTROLS!

AND LOOK AT IT NOW.
IT'S HUGE.

WITH ENOUGH SHOCKING POWER
TO BATTER SEAVIEW TO THE BOTTOM.

AND IT'S STILL GROWING.
AND I'M GOING TO DESTROY IT.

MISSILE ROOM.
NO! I WON'T
LET YOU DO THAT.

ADMIRAL, THIS IS DOC.
BETTER COME TO SICK BAY
ON THE DOUBLE.

I'M SORRY.

[ Breathing ]

PULSE NORMAL.
BREATHING NORMAL.

[ Nelson ]
BUT HE'S STILL IN A COMA.

YES. EXACTLY AS BEFORE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

AND I CAN'T PROMISE THAT
HE WON'T DIE AT ANY MOMENT.

[ Morton On Speaker ]
ADMIRAL, WILL YOU COME
TO THE CONTROL ROOM, PLEASE?

BE RIGHT THERE.

MEET ME IN THE LAB
IN A FEW MINUTES
AND BRING YOUR NOTES.

- WHICH NOTES DO YOU WANT?
- SPECIFICALLY THOSE SHOWING
THE MOMENT...

WHEN LIFE BEGAN
IN THE CREATURE.

- THEY MAY BE
OF SOME HELP TO LEE.
- I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT I HAVE.

I FEEL LARGELY RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE CAPTAIN'S CONDITION,
DOCTOR.

PERHAPS THERE'S
SOMETHING I CAN DO.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT WOULD BE.

I HAVE A SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE
OF HIS CONDITION.
SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE?

YES. IT IS REALLY THE ANSWER
TO THE ADMIRAL'S QUESTION...

ABOUT HOW THE LIFE FORCE
CAME INTO THE CREATURE.

NOW IF YOU WILL WATCH
THE CAPTAIN... CLOSELY.

YOU SEE, DOCTOR,
THE LIFE FORCE COMES FROM ME.

I'M PART OF THE CREATURE.

I BECAME THAT WHEN
I TOUCHED IT ACCIDENTALLY.

AND NOW CAPTAIN CRANE
IS PART OF IT TOO.

AND NOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE
PART OF IT, DOCTOR.

AAH.

YOU WILL BE ALL RIGHT.

BUT YOU ARE NOW
ONE OF US,

AND YOU WILL DO AS I TELL YOU.

- I AM ONE OF YOU.
- THAT'S RIGHT.

THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
THERE'LL BE MANY OTHERS.

UNBELIEVABLE, SIR.

THE SCANNER INDICATES
THE MONSTER HAS DOUBLED
IN SIZE AGAIN.

MMM. IN JUST A FEW HOURS.

SHOULDN'T WE KILL IT NOW
BEFORE IT GROWS ANY BIGGER?

WELL, IT HAS TO BE
DESTROYED.

[ Crane ]
WHAT HAS TO BE
DESTROYED, ADMIRAL?

THIS, UH-- LEE!
WELL, I THOUGHT THAT--

[ All Laughing ]

- WELL, THIS IS WONDERFUL.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
- I FEEL FINE.

- BUT I-I--
- I JUST CAME TO FEELING
PERFECTLY NORMAL.

THE DOCTOR SAID
THERE WAS NO REASON
I SHOULDN'T RETURN TO WORK.

I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
WELL, WELCOME BACK ABOARD.

THANKS, ADMIRAL.

SO, UH, THIS IS
THE BIG PROBLEM.
AND IT'S A VERY SERIOUS ONE.

- SURELY YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO DESTROY IT.
- WE HAVE TO.

I APPEAL TO YOU, CAPTAIN.
WOULD YOU DESTROY IT?

NO, I WOULDN'T.
DEFINITELY NOT, ADMIRAL.

BUT YOU MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE
KNOWS HOW DANGEROUS IT IS.

I DO. I DO, ADMIRAL.
BUT IT'S STILL TOO IMPORTANT
TO DESTROY RIGHT NOW.

THERE YOU ARE.
YOUR OWN CAPTAIN AGREES WITH ME.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL TRY TO TRANQUILIZE IT.

TAKE A SAMPLE OF THE TISSUE.
WE'LL HAVE THAT TO STUDY
WHILE WE DESTROY THE MAIN BODY.

SOUNDS REASONABLE.
I'D AGREE TO THAT.

HEY, CHIP, RIG THE FLYING SUB
FOR TRANQUILIZER USE, AND THEN
PREPARE FOR IMMEDIATE LAUNCH.

AYE, SIR.

I'LL, UH, CHECK
ON THE INSTRUMENTS BELOW.
MMM.

IT SHOULD BE COMING
INTO VIEW BEFORE LONG.

THIS IS THE FLYING SUB.
COME IN, SEAVIEW.

WE READ YOU, ADMIRAL.

DO YOU HAVE US
ON YOUR SCREENS?
YOU AND THE CREATURE.

YOU ARE 2,000 YARDS APART
AND CLOSING.

MM-HMM.
UH, VOLTAGE INDICATION?

- INCREASING.
- THERE IT IS.

STAND BY TO FIRE
TRANQUILIZING MISSILES.

MISSILES READY, SIR.
STANDING BY.

SEAVIEW,
WE'RE GOING IN.

TAKE US IN CLOSE.

TAKE US AS CLOSE
AS NECESSARY.

[ Screeching ]

ONE HIT.
TWO HITS.

[ Groaning ]

[ Groaning ]

SEAVIEW,
WE'RE RIGHT OVER IT.

SHARKEY AND THE DOCTOR
WILL IMPLANT PROBES
AND TAKE SAMPLES.

I DON'T KNOW HOW EFFECTIVE
THAT TRANQUILIZING DRUG'S
GOING TO BE,

SO MONITOR THIS THING
EVERY SECOND.

[ Morton On Speaker ]
AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Footsteps ]

TAKE THE CONN.
I'LL HANDLE THIS.

BUT, LEE,
I KNOW THE SETUP.
I KNOW YOU DO, CHIP.

BUT TAKE THE CONN.
I'LL HANDLE IT.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

I'M FEELING FINE, DOC.
THANKS. JUST A LITTLE TIRED.

I MAY NEED SOME HELP FROM YOU
IN 10 OR 15 MINUTES.

I'LL BE HERE, CAPTAIN.

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

THE CREATURE'S
OVER TO OUR RIGHT.

WE'RE-- WE'RE GOING
TO APPROACH FROM THE FLANK.

DR. KING?

I'M RIGHT BESIDE
CHIEF SHARKEY.

EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL.
WE'LL ONLY BE A MOMENT.

ONE PROBE PLANTED.

I'LL TAKE THE SAMPLE.

SEAVIEW,
WHAT'S YOUR VOLTAGE READING?

THE READING'S STEADY, ADMIRAL.
IT'S HOLDING AT THE SAFE LEVEL.

LEE, IS THAT YOU?

YES, ADMIRAL. I'VE TAKEN OVER.
EVERYTHING'S UNDER CONTROL NOW.

MMM.

SHARKEY, HURRY IT UP.

SECOND PROBE PLANTED.

DR. KING?

RETURNING TO FLYING SUB,
ADMIRAL.

LEE, WHAT'S YOUR READING
ON THE SEAVIEW?

QUIET AND SAFE.

[ Sharkey On Speaker ]
THIS IS THE CHIEF, SIR.
READY TO COME ABOARD.

GET THIS OFF ME.

[ Indistinct ]

[ Explosion ]

CIRCUITS ARE GONE.

[ Screeching ]

[ Screeching Continues ]

[ Screeching Continues ]

CLOSE THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS.
WE MAY STILL HAVE A CHANCE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

CIRCUITS CLOSED, SIR.

NOW HANG ON.
WE'RE GONNA BLAST OUT.

[ Screeching ]

[ Explosion ]

[ Screeching Continues ]

WE'RE FREE.

LEE, WHAT'S HAPPENING
TO ALL OF YOU?

AND KING?

IT'S THE CREATURE, ADMIRAL.
WE BELONG TO IT.

YOU WILL TOO, AND SO WILL
THE WHOLE CREW EVENTUALLY.

HOLD IT!

SHARKEY, GET THEIR GUNS.
DR. KING, OVER THERE.

ALL RIGHT.
NOW JUST WHAT IS THIS?

IT'S THE SAME THING
THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
TO YOU, ADMIRAL.

THERE'S NO ESCAPE FOR YOU.
OR FOR ANYONE.

BUT WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO DO?

TO GROW, TO EXPAND,

TO TAKE.

TO BE THE WHOLE WORLD,
ALL OF LIFE.

I THINK I UNDERSTAND. BUT, LEE,
I'M GOING TO DESTROY THIS THING.

AND YOU TOO, IF NECESSARY.
CHIP, LOCK 'EM UP.

ALL SECURE, SIR.
MMM.

YOU'VE GOT THE WATCH.
KEEP AWAY FROM THEM.

OBSERVE MAXIMUM SECURITY
RULES AT ALL TIMES.

AYE, SIR.

WE DON'T KNOW
HOW MANY OF THE CREW
HAVE BEEN TAKEN OVER.

WOULDN'T THEY ALL
BE TOGETHER?
LET'S HOPE SO.

MEANWHILE, I WANT
ALL THE CRITICAL AREAS
SEALED OFF--

THE MISSILE, THE CONTROL,
THE ENGINE, REACTOR ROOMS--

ALL DOORS CLOSED
AND DOUBLE LOCKED.
AYE, SIR.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO USE
TO DESTROY THE CREATURE?
TORPEDOES?

I CAN'T DECIDE THAT
TILL I'VE EXAMINED
THESE TISSUE SAMPLES.

WE'LL BE IN THE LAB.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

NOW HEAR THIS. MISSILE ROOM,
ENGINE ROOM, REACTOR ROOM.

ALL DOORS LOCKED UNDER
CONDITION ONE SECURITY.
NO ONE TO ENTER OR LEAVE.

LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT THAT
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.
ALL RIGHT.

ADMIRAL,
THE CREATURE'S MOVING.

COURSE 0-4-5, SPEED 19 KNOTS.
AND IT'S GROWING.
IT'S GROWING FAST.

GIVE ME A PROJECTION
OF THAT FROM THE COMPUTER--

ULTIMATE SIZE, DESTINATION
AND ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Nelson ] IT SEEMS TO BE
A SYSTEM OF ELECTRICAL
GENERATING AND STORAGE CELLS.

IT'S LIKE NOTHING
I'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE.

THE SYSTEM OF THE ELECTRIC EEL
RAISED TO THE MILLIONTH POWER.

YEAH, BUT HOW DOES IT
TAKE OVER PEOPLE?

HOW DOES IT TAKE--
HOW DO I KNOW?

HUMAN BEINGS ARE ACTIVATED
BY MINUTE ELECTRICAL IMPULSES.

THERE MUST BE SOME KIND
OF A RELATIONSHIP.

[ Morton On Speaker ]
ADMIRAL, I HAVE THAT PROJECTION.

OH. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S HAVE IT.

THE DESTINATION OF THE CREATURE
IS THE PACIFIC COAST.

ITS SIZE WHEN IT GETS THERE
IS ALMOST THE SIZE OF A CITY.

ITS ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL--
THE NUMBERS RUN OFF THE PAPER.

BUT IT COULD DESTROY
A CITY SIX TIMES THE SIZE
OF SAN FRANCISCO.

ARM ATOMIC WARHEADS.
CLOSE TO TORPEDO RANGE.

STAND BY
FOR FIRING INSTRUCTIONS.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

LOAD ATOMIC WARHEAD
TORPEDOES ONE THROUGH FOUR.

[ Man ]
AYE, SIR.

LOAD TWO.

NO. NO. I-- I WON'T.

I WON'T.

TORPEDOES ARMED AND READY,
SIR. RANGE: 2,000 YARDS.

- FIRE ONE.
- FIRE ONE!

- FIRE TWO.
- FIRE TWO!

[ Screeching ]

[ Beeping ]

ADMIRAL,
I DON'T BELIEVE IT, SIR,

BUT THOSE TORPEDOES STRUCK HOME
AND NEVER EVEN EXPLODED.

WHAT DO WE DO NOW, SIR?

[ Scoffs ]
[ Sighs ]

I DON'T KNOW, CHIP. I--
I REALLY DON'T KNOW.

NOW USE 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO.

BUT REMEMBER, WE WANT
TO CONTROL THE SEAVIEW,
NOT DESTROY IT.

LET'S GO.

OKAY, HOOK IT UP.

THE ADMIRAL'S IN THE LAB.
I'M GONNA GET ANOTHER TORCH
AND START CUTTING IN THERE.

RIGHT.
GIVE ME A HAND, RAY.

ADMIRAL, THE PRISONERS
HAVE BROKEN OUT OF THE BRIG.

THEY'RE AT THE MID-SHIP
PASSAGEWAY DOOR, TRYING TO BURN
THEIR WAY INTO THE CONTROL ROOM.

THEY'RE TRYING TO BURN
THEIR WAY INTO THE LAB TOO.

WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE TIME.
IF THEY DO GET IN THERE, SHOOT.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

MISSILE ROOM,
THIS IS NELSON. COME IN.

MISSILE ROOM.
PATTERSON.

ARE YOU SECURE?
RIGHT NOW I AM, SIR.

BUT SOMETHING OR SOMEBODY'S
TRYING TO BREAK IN...
USING METAL CUTTERS.

USE THE EMERGENCY POWER CUTOFFS.
THEY'LL SHIFT TO PORTABLE
CUTTING GEAR, AND THAT'S SLOWER.

AYE, SIR.

THEY CUT THE POWER.
RIG THE EMERGENCY BATTERIES.
ON THE DOUBLE!

CHIEF, GIVE ME A HAND, WILL YOU?
PUT THE RHEOSTAT OVER THERE.

AYE, SIR.

WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN BATTERY CELLS
CONNECTED IN SERIES...

ARE HIT WITH MORE POWER
THAN THEY CAN HANDLE?

- THEY BURN OUT.
- THAT'S RIGHT.

I THINK WE CAN FIGHT
THIS THING'S POWER WITH
MORE POWER AND SHORT IT OUT.

TURN ON THE RHEOSTAT.

[ Electricity Pulsing ]

WELL, THAT'S GREAT.

BUT HOW ARE YOU GONNA SHORT OUT
A THING AS BIG AS THAT
OUT THERE?

WE'LL PUT CHARGE POWER
INTO THE HULL
OF THE FLYING SUB.

HAVE WE GOT
THAT KIND OF POWER?

TWO A-33 ATOMIC
POWER GENERATOR PACKS.

THEY'RE IN THE MISSILE ROOM.
ADMIRAL, THAT'S NOT
GONNA BE POWERFUL ENOUGH.

IT WILL BE IF I FLY
DIRECTLY INTO ITS HEART.

MISSILE ROOM?

MISSILE ROOM.
PATTERSON.
WHAT'S YOUR CONDITION?

THEY'RE STILL TRYING
TO CUT THROUGH THE HATCH,
BUT THAT STEEL'S PRETTY TOUGH.

ALL RIGHT.
BREAK OUT TWO A-33 ATOMIC
POWER GENERATOR PACKS,

GET INTO SCUBA GEAR
AND SWIM UNDER THE SEAVIEW
TO THE FLYING SUB.

HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE, SIR?
I'VE GOT A COUPLE
OF GAS GRENADES HERE--

- [ Nelson On Speaker ]
FORGET IT AND GET STARTED!
- AYE, SIR.

HURRY UP, KOWALSKI.
YOU'VE GOTTA GET IN THERE
AND STOP THE ADMIRAL...

BEFORE HE GETS AWAY
ON THE FLYING SUB.

I'M GOING AFT.

[ Gunshot ]

THREE MORE MINUTES, DOC,
AND WE'LL BE THROUGH.

THE QUESTION IS
HOW ARE WE GONNA
GET OUT OF HERE?

BOY, WE COULD SURE USE
THOSE GAS GRENADES.

YEAH.

THIS SHOULD GIVE THEM
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

PUT ON THE GLOVES,
CHIEF.
AYE, SIR.

[ Mutters ]

THAT'S FULL POWER,
SO BE CAREFUL.

READY?
FIRE AT WILL.

GO AHEAD, SIR.
I'LL HANDLE 'EM.

MAKE SURE PATTERSON
MEETS ME ABOARD THE FLYING SUB.
I NEED THOSE POWER PACKS.

WILL DO.

PATTERSON,
THIS IS THE EXEC.

ALL SET HERE, COMMANDER.

THE ADMIRAL'S
READY FOR LAUNCH.

TAKE THOSE POWER PACKS
OUT OF THE AIR LOCK AND PUT 'EM
IN THE DECK HATCH OF THE FS-1.

I'M ON MY WAY, SIR.

[ Kicks Object ]

DROP THOSE THINGS.
I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU.

STAY BACK. STAY--
STAY BACK.

DON'T YOU SEE, CHIEF?
I'M YOUR FRIEND.

I'LL MAKE YOU ONE OF US.
NO.

NOW, LET ME HAVE THEM.

NO. NO. NO.
[ Panting ]

DROP YOUR HANDS.
DROP THEM!

VERY GOOD, CHIEF.
VERY GOOD.

NOW... GIVE THEM TO ME.

ALL RIGHT.

PATTERSON,
I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE
TO INSTALL THE POWER PACKS.

PUT ONE OF 'EM HERE.
NOW YOU PUT ONE--

WHAT IS IT?

I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT, ADMIRAL.
I DIDN'T WANT TO.

DO WHAT?

WELL, SPEAK UP, PATTERSON.
WHAT IS IT YOU DIDN'T
WANT TO DO?

THE CAPTAIN WAS
HOLDING OPEN THE HATCH.

I HAD TO HIT HIM...
WITH A WRENCH.

I THINK I KILLED HIM.

YOU DID WHAT I WOULD HAVE
DONE IF NECESSARY.

- LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.
- YES, SIR.

PUT ONE OF THE PACKS HERE
AND ONE HERE.

THAT SHOULD GIVE US
MAXIMUM POWER.

ANY QUESTIONS?
NO, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

COME IN, CHIP.
[ Morton On Speaker ]
AYE, SIR.

WHAT'S YOUR SITUATION?
STILL SECURE, SIR.
YOU READY TO LAUNCH, SIR?

PATTERSON'S ATTACHING
THE POWER PACKS TO THE HULL--
[ Splashing ]

OH, HERE HE IS NOW.
WE'LL BE READY FOR LAUNCH
IN A MINUTE.

AYE, SIR.
WE'LL FOLLOW BEHIND YOU
AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE.

OVER AND OUT.
RIGHT.

[ Exhales ]
PATTERSON,
GET OUT OF YOUR GEAR...

AND GIVE ME A HAND
WITH THE CONTROLS.

HURRY.

CAN'T DO IT, ADMIRAL.
WE'RE PART OF IT NOW.

[ Gasping ]
NO, LEE!

[ Grunting ]

CHIP, WE HAVE
THE TARGET IN VIEW.
WE'RE GOING IN.

WE HAVE YOU ON SCREEN, SIR.
WE'LL TRY TO FOLLOW YOU IN
AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE.

THANKS.

LOOK AT THAT!

BRACE YOURSELF.

DON'T DO IT, ADMIRAL.
IF YOU KILL IT, YOU KILL ME TOO.

AND THE OTHERS.
[ Scoffs ]

HANG ON.

[ Screeching ]

ADMIRAL, DO YOU READ ME?

[ Screeching ]

ADMIRAL,
DO YOU READ ME, SIR?

- [ Screeching ]
- ADMIRAL?

AM I ALL RIGHT?
YOU'RE FINE.

- WHAT ABOUT DR. KING?
- HE'S DEAD.

DO YOU, UH, THINK
HE WOULD'VE BEEN NORMAL
AGAIN IF HE'D LIVED?

HE WAS NEVER NORMAL
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

IF HE WERE NORMAL,
HE NEVER WOULD'VE USED
THE CREATURE THE WAY HE DID.

ARE YOU SURE
I'M ALL RIGHT?
YES.

LIKE THE REST OF US, THE CONTROL
THE CREATURE HAD OVER YOU
VANISHED WHEN IT WAS DESTROYED.

IT'S A GOOD THING TOO.
IF IT HADN'T, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT WE'D HAVE DONE.

THE ADMIRAL WOULD'VE
THOUGHT OF SOMETHING.

OH, COME ON.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
[ Laughing ]

SICK BAY IS NO PLACE
FOR A WELL MAN.
ADMIRAL, IT'S A PLEASURE.