Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 3, Episode 18 - The Fossil Men - full transcript

While on routine patrol the Seaview begins to hear strange noises coming from an undersea canyon. Investigating they discover the source of the noise and the power behind the destruction of a British fleet in the area 200 years before.

CAPTAIN,
THE HYDROPHONE'S PICKING UP
A STRANGE SOURCE OF SOUND.

NO IDENTIFICATION.

COULD BE A PACK OF WHALES
FEEDING ON PLANKTON, SIR.
LET'S HEAR IT.

TAKE US DOWN
ANOTHER 30 FATHOMS.

MANEUVERING,
REDUCE SPEED TO FIVE KNOTS.
DESCEND TO 200 FEET.

200 FEET.
AYE, SIR.

- CONTROL ROOM.
- YES, ADMIRAL.

- WHAT ARE WE INTO?
- WE HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED IT YET.

OH. UH, HOW MUCH
WATER BELOW US?

NINETY FEET.

ALL RIGHT, LEVEL OFF
AND COME TO A FULL STOP.



- I'LL MEET YOU
IN THE OBSERVATION NOSE.
- AYE, SIR.

ANYTHING ON THE CHARTS?

THERE'S NO INDICATION
OF ANYTHING ABNORMAL.

WELL, PERHAPS-- PERHAPS
THIS HOLDS THE ANSWER.
WHAT IS IT?

I'VE BEEN READING
SOME OLD SEA LORE
ABOUT THESE WATERS.

300 YEARS AGO,
A FLEET OF BRITISH SHIPS...

WAS DESTROYED IN THIS AREA
BY A GIGANTIC MAELSTROM.

THE SURVIVORS TOLD OF HEARING
A STRANGE ROCK-LIKE SYMPHONY
COMING UP FROM THE DEPTHS...

JUST BEFORE THEIR SHIPS
WERE SUCKED DOWN.

THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT
OF TALL SEA TALES
LIKE THAT ONE.

I KNOW, BUT THERE'S OFTEN
A HARD CORE OF FACT
BURIED IN THESE OLD FABLES.

CAPTAIN, WE'RE GETTING
A PRETTY STRANGE READING
ON SONAR.

[ Beeping ]

HEAVY TURBULENCE
APPROACHING, LEE.



ACTIVATE
COLLISION SCREEN!
AYE, SIR!

DAMAGE CONTROL, REPORT.

SEVERE RUPTURE
IN THE STABILIZERS, SIR.
REACTOR ROOM CIRCUITS ARE OUT.

HOW LONG FOR REPAIRS?

LOOKS LIKE AT LEAST
A THREE-HOUR JOB, SIR.

[ Tapping ]

[ Tapping Continues ]

SOUNDS LIKE IT'S COMING
FROM OUT THERE.

UH,
CLEAR THE SCREEN.

OPEN COLLISION SCREEN.
AYE, SIR.

[ Tapping Continues ]

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

WHAT WAS THAT?

I DON'T KNOW,
BUT WE'D BETTER FIND OUT.

CHIEF SHARKEY,
READY A DIVING PARTY...

TO GO OUT
ON A SEARCH MISSION.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

YEAH.
HEY, RICH.

KOWALSKI, RICHARDS,
GET IN YOUR DIVING GEAR
ON THE DOUBLE.

WHAT'S THE POOP?

"WHAT'S THE POOP?"
IS THAT THE WAY YOU ADDRESS
A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER?

HEY, I'M ONLY KIDDING,
SHARKEY.

RICHARDS IS A NEW MAN. CAN'T YOU
TELL HIM IF THERE'S ANYTHING
SPECIAL TO THIS MISSION?

- YOU THINK HE CAN'T HANDLE IT?
- I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S READY
FOR ANYTHING TRICKY.

- HE'D BETTER BE. YOU PASSED HIM
ON HIS FROGMAN EXAM.
- YEAH, BUT WHAT DOES THAT GOT--

- IT'S OKAY, SKI. I'M READY
FOR ANYTHING OUT THERE.
- HEAR THAT? HE'S RARIN' TO GO.

I HEAR.
BUT THIS IS HIS FIRST TRIP,
AND HE'S STILL A LITTLE GREEN.

WELL, THE ONLY WAY FOR HIM
TO SHAPE UP IS TO GET OUT THERE
AND TAKE WHATEVER COMES ALONG.

CHIEF'S RIGHT, SKI.
I GOTTA GET MY FEET WET
SOONER OR LATER.

YEAH, I GUESS SO.
AW, COME ON, SHARKEY.
TELL US WHAT THE SCORE IS.

KOWALSKI, WHEN THE CAPTAIN
GETS HERE, HE'LL TELL YOU
WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

BUT I THOUGHT
THAT MAYBE--
HERE.

GET IN YOUR DIVING GEAR
BEFORE HE DOES GET HERE,

OR YOU WILL BE
SWABBING THAT DECK
FOR THE REST OF THIS TRIP.

I-IT LOOKED LIKE A CARICATURE
OF A MAN MADE OF, UH--
MADE OF STONE.

BUT I-IT COULD HAVE BEEN
SOME KIND OF A,

UH, GROTESQUE
MARINE GROWTH.

- YOU, UH, BELIEVE THAT?
- NO.

[ Sharkey On Speaker ] CAPTAIN,
THE SPECIAL DIVING PARTY'S
READY TO TAKE OFF.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
AYE, SIR.

[ Blows ]

OKAY, SKI.
THANKS, CHIEF.

YOU ALL RIGHT,
KOWALSKI?
YES, SIR.

- RICHARDS?
- KOWALSKI CHECKED HIM OUT, SIR.

YES, SIR.
TOP GRADE.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, I'M NOT SURE,
BUT IT MAY BE ROUGH OUT THERE.

I CAN HANDLE IT, SIR.
FINE.

THERE ARE TWO THINGS
I WANT YOU TO CHECK ON.

FIRST, THE CAUSE
OF THIS TURBULENCE,

AND ANY STRANGE ROCK FORMATION
YOU MIGHT FIND.

- STRANGE ROCK FORMATION, SIR?
HOW DO YOU MEAN?
- I CAN'T BE MORE SPECIFIC.

BUT WE SPOTTED SOMETHING
THROUGH THE OBSERVATION NOSE...

THAT LOOKED LIKE SOME KIND OF
MOVING, FOSSILIZED ROCK GROWTH.

I GOT IT, SIR.
WE REPORT ANYTHING THAT LOOKS
LIKE IT DOESN'T BELONG THERE.

THAT'S
THE GENERAL IDEA.

STAY CLOSE TO KOWALSKI.
DON'T TAKE ANY CHANCES.

- YES, SIR.
- OKAY, MEN,
LET'S MOVE OUT.

THE RUDDER'S BEEN REPAIRED.
WE SHOULD HAVE
FULL POWER SHORTLY.

GOOD, GOOD.

AS SOON AS THE REACTOR'S
BACK TO NORMAL,
WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AROUND HERE.

I'D, UH-- I'D CERTAINLY
LIKE TO KNOW IF I SAW
WHAT I THINK I SAW.

[ Chuckling ]
WELL, SO WOULD I, LEE.

SEEING ISN'T NECESSARILY
BELIEVING, BUT, UH--

CAPTAIN, WE'RE PICKING UP
THOSE WEIRD NOISES AGAIN.

BRING UP THE SOUND,
PATTERSON.

[ Banging, Thumping ]

IT'S THE SAME
AS BEFORE, ADMIRAL.
UH-HUH.

WE'RE IN FOR TROUBLE.
[ Banging,
Thumping Continue ]

NOW HEAR THIS,
ALL HANDS.

SECURE ALL LOOSE GEAR.

BRACE YOURSELVES
FOR ANOTHER TIDAL ASSAULT.

YOU ALL RIGHT,
PATTERSON?

YES, SIR.
JUST SHAKEN UP A BIT.

THE SOUND IS GONE, LEE.
M-MAYBE, UH--

- [ Alarm Bell Ringing ]
- DAMAGE CONTROL, REPORT.

FIRE IN FRAME 74, SIR.
A DETAIL IS ON ITS WAY.

VERY WELL.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

- THE CIRCUITRY ROOM.
- AH, IF THE MASTER CONTROL
PANEL GOES--

[ Bell Continues Ringing ]

GET IN THERE
AND SAVE THE MASTER CONTROL!
ON THE DOUBLE!

[ Coughing ]

EASY.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON.

COME ON.
[ Coughing Continues ]

CAN'T SEE A THING.
WE'LL HAVE TO SEAL OFF
THIS SECTION AND FLOOD IT.

THERE'S ANOTHER MAN
IN THERE!

ALL RIGHT,
TAKE IT EASY.
COME ON!

IT'S OUT, CHIEF.

HOW ARE THE MEN?
THEY SWALLOWED SOME SMOKE,
BUT THEY'RE BOTH OKAY NOW.

BOY, WHAT A MESS.
HOW BAD IS IT?

WELL, SOME OF THE WIRES
ARE SHORTED OUT.
THAT'S THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE.

BUT LUCKILY
THERE'S NO SERIOUS FIRE.

- IS IT OPERATIONAL?
- COULD BE IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

CHIEF, PUT A DETAIL
ON THIS PANEL.

AYE, AYE, SKIPPER.
I'LL HAVE IT LOOKING
LIKE NEW IN A JIFFY.

[ Morton On Speaker ]
CONTROL ROOM
CALLING THE CAPTAIN.

- YES, CHIP. WHAT IS IT?
- MISSILE ROOM REPORTS ONE DIVER
RETURNING, ONE MISSING.

WE'RE ON OUR WAY.
AYE, SIR.

WHAT HAPPENED,
KOWALSKI?
WHERE'S RICHARDS?

WE WERE SWIMMING ALONG,
KEEPING CLOSE TOGETHER.

ALL OF A SUDDEN
SOME GIANT BUBBLES HIT US.

I BATTLED MY WAY OUT
AND LOOKED AROUND FOR RICHARDS,
BUT HE DISAPPEARED.

- NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?
- NO, SIR. HE JUST DISAPPEARED.

MAYBE HE PANICKED.
IT'S HIS FIRST MISSION, SIR.

-DO YOU THINK HE LOST HIS NERVE?
-NOT RICHARDS, SIR.
I'D STAKE MY LIFE ON IT.

DID YOU HEAR ANYTHING?
ANY STRANGE NOISES?

YES, SIR.
A CLICKING KIND OF NOISE.

LIKE-- LIKE ROCKS
HITTING TOGETHER.

- DID YOU SEE ANYTHING?
- NO, SIR. I SWAM AROUND
LOOKING FOR RICHARDS.

I-- I COULDN'T SPOT A THING.

THE TURBULENCE WRECKED MY RADIO,
SO I FIGURED I'D BETTER
GET BACK AND REPORT.

GET THE FLYING SUB READY.
I'M GOING OUT
TO LOOK FOR RICHARDS.

CHIEF,
YOU COME WITH ME.
AYE, SIR.

SIR, I'D LIKE TO
GO BACK OUT AGAIN
AND LOOK FOR RICHARDS.

GET BACK ON DUTY, KOWALSKI.
WE'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE.
AYE, SIR.

PREPARE THE FLYING SUB
FOR IMMEDIATE LAUNCH.

AND SEND OUT
ANOTHER DIVING PARTY
TO LOOK FOR RICHARDS.

AYE, SIR.

NO SIGN OF HIM YET,
SIR.

WELL, KEEP LOOKING, CHIEF.
HE'S OUT THERE SOMEWHERE.

STAY ON 'EM TIGHT,
PATTERSON.

[ Man On Speaker ]
CAPTAIN, RICHARDS IS BACK.

HOW IS HE?
DOESN'T LOOK SO GOOD , SIR.
HE'S PRETTY BEAT UP.

GET HIM DOWN TO SICK BAY.
I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.
AYE, SIR.

SPARKS, PATCH ME THROUGH
TO THE FLYING SUB.

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

WHAT IS IT, LEE?
ADMIRAL, RICHARDS
IS BACK ABOARD.

GOOD. GOOD.
HOW IS HE?

I'M GOING DOWN TO THE SICK BAY
TO CHECK HIM OUT.
ALL RIGHT, KEEP ME INFORMED.

- I'M GONNA HAVE
A LOOK AROUND OUT HERE.
- AYE, SIR.

CHIP, KEEP A CLOSE TAB
ON THE FLYING SUB.

WE DON'T WANT
TO LOSE THEM NOW.

[ Banging, Thumping,
Faint ]

- YOU HEAR ANYTHING?
- I'M NOT QUITE SURE, SIR.

WELL, I'M GONNA HAVE
ANOTHER SWING AROUND.
TURN UP THE HYDROPHONE FULL.

[ Hydrophone:
Banging, Thumping Continue ]

TURN IT DOWN!

LOOK THERE, SIR.

HMM.

THAT SEEMS TO BE
THE SOURCE OF THE SOUND.

- FLYING SUB TO SEAVIEW.
- WE READ YOU, ADMIRAL.
GO AHEAD.

WE'VE LOCATED
THE SOURCE OF THE SOUND.
IT'S COMING FROM A CAVE.

WE'RE GOING IN TO EXPLORE,
SO TRACK US ALL THE WAY.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
WE HAVE YOU CLEAR AND SHARP.

[ Panting, Trembling ]

EASY. TAKE IT EASY.
JUST RELAX.
PLEASE--

ST-- STAY AWAY.
EASY.

[ Coughing ]
YOU'RE GONNA BE
ALL RIGHT.

[ Stammering,
Groaning ]

WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?
APPARENTLY HE'S HAD
SOME KIND OF TERRIBLE SHOCK.

SHOCK?

YES.

ALL I CAN MAKE OUT
IS THAT HE WAS ATTACKED BY
SOMETHING WEIRD, MONSTROUS.

WHAT'S THIS?
RICHARDS WAS CLUTCHING THAT
WHEN HE WAS BROUGHT IN HERE.

LOOKS LIKE, UH,
SOME KIND OF...

FOSSILIZED GROWTH.

WE'LL ANALYZE IT LATER.
I'D BETTER BRING THE ADMIRAL
UP TO DATE.

LET ME KNOW
WHEN HE WAKES UP.

HE MAY HAVE SOME ANSWERS.
I'LL KEEP YOU
INFORMED, CAPTAIN.

WE'RE PICKING UP SPEED.

STRONG
UNDERWATER CURRENT.

ALL ENGINES ARE BACK FULL,
BUT I STILL CAN'T HOLD IT.
TURN ON EMERGENCY POWER.

IT'S JAMMED!
I CAN'T GET IT LOOSE!

EMERGENCY POWER ON, SIR.

WELL, AT LEAST--
AT LEAST WE'RE HOLDING OUR OWN.

HOW COULD YOU LOSE 'EM,
PATTERSON?

I DON'T
UNDERSTAND IT, SIR.

ONE MINUTE THEY WERE THERE,
SHARP AND CLEAR,
AND THEN NOTHING.

STAY WITH THEM.
THEY GOTTA BE THERE SOMEWHERE.
SOMETHING WRONG?

WE LOST CONTACT
WITH THE ADMIRAL.

- WHAT HAPPENED?
- DON'T KNOW.

OUR TRACKING CONTROLS
INDICATE THE FLYING SUB
MAY HAVE EXPLODED.

[ Coughs ]

YOU ALL RIGHT?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME, SIR.
I-- OOH.

I'M--
I'M ALL MUSCLE.
UH-HUH. GOOD.

YOU TRY TO CONTACT SEAVIEW.
I'LL CHECK THE DAMAGE.

AYE, SIR.

FS-1 CALLING SEAVIEW.

COME IN, SEAVIEW.

CALLING SEAVIEW!
FORGET IT,
CHIEF.

HOW BAD, SIR?
NOT TOO BAD. WE MIGHT
BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF HERE.

YEAH, BUT, UH,

WHERE ARE WE?

LOOKS LIKE
WE'RE IN SOME KIND OF
UNDERWATER GROTTO.

LET'S BREAK OUT THE RAFT
AND SEE, HUH?

COME ON.
AYE, SIR.

LOVELY SPOT FOR A MASSACRE.

YEAH.

NOT MUCH CHANCE OF SURVIVAL
AROUND HERE. I DON'T SEE
A SIGN OF ANYTHING EDIBLE.

SIR?

LOOK AT THIS.
FOUND IT BEHIND THE ROCK.

HMM.
FLINTLOCK, HUH?

ABOUT 17th CENTURY,
I'D SAY.

300 YEARS OLD.
HOW DID IT GET HERE?

THE SAME WAY WE DID.

I, UH-- I DIDN'T KNOW
IT WAS, UH--

"IT WAS LOADED."
THAT IS ONE OF
THE SADDEST PHRASES.

OH, UH-- UH,

THE ROCK IS MOVING.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
THE ROCK'S MOVING?
THE ROCK-- IT'S MOVING.

ANY CONTACT?
NOT A THING, SIR.

HOW'S RICHARDS?
HE'S STILL
UNCONSCIOUS.

DOC WILL CALL
WHEN HE COMES AROUND.

I'VE GOT THE FEELING RICHARDS
IS THE KEY TO WHATEVER'S
HAPPENED TO THE ADMIRAL.

HOLD IT A MINUTE,
CHIEF.

WE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO TALK TO IT.

WE'RE HERE AS FRIENDS.
YOU UNDERSTAND? FRIENDS.

PEACE!
WE COME IN PEACE!

IT'S LIKE TALKING
TO A BRICK WALL.

[ Gunshot ]

IT'S NO GOOD, SIR.

[ Gunshot ]

HOW YOU FEELING, BUDDY?
HUH?

DOC SAID YOU HAD
SOME KIND OF SHOCK.
BUT YOU'RE OKAY NOW.

AREN'T YOU?
SHOCK?

YEAH, SHOCK. SH--

I'M FINE.
LEAVE ME ALONE.

OKAY.
[ Grunts ]

GO AWAY.
GO AWAY!

TAKE IT EASY.
YOU'RE GONNA BE
ALL RIGHT.

HEY, DOC, YOU'D BETTER
TAKE A LOOK AT RICHARDS.

WHY? I CHECKED HIM
THOROUGHLY BEFORE.

HE'S ACTING PECULIAR.
MAYBE HE'S GOT
A FEVER OR SOMETHING.

SURE. I'LL CHECK HIM
IN A MINUTE OR TWO.

THANKS, DOC.
I'LL GET BACK ON DUTY.

TELL HIM I'LL DROP BY
TO SEE HIM LATER.

EASY.

EASY!
TAKE IT EASY, RICHARDS!

TAKE IT EASY, BOY.
EASY!

[ Tapping ]

YOU ARE SAFE.
THEY WILL NOT HARM YOU
WHILE I AM HERE.

LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF.

CAPTAIN JACOB WREN
OF THE SUBMARINE TROILUS...

AT YOUR SERVICE.

I'M ADMIRAL NELSON
OF THE S.S.N.R.--

CAP-- CAPTAIN WREN?

BUT THE TROILUS
WENT DOWN 30 YEARS AGO.

QUITE. I MANAGED TO SURVIVE,
THANKS TO THE ROCK MEN.

OH. WELL, JUST
WHAT ARE THEY, CAPTAIN?

THEY WERE JUST LIKE YOU AND ME
ABOUT A QUARTER OF
A MILLION YEARS AGO.

YOU MEAN,
THEY WERE HUMAN?

INDEED,
BEFORE THEY WERE TRAPPED HERE
BY A CATACLYSMIC ERUPTION.

STRANGE FORCES FROM THE MAGMA
DEEP IN THE EARTH CHANGED THEM
INTO WHAT YOU SEE NOW.

MUTANTS.
EXACTLY.

AS I AM BECOMING,
AS YOU TWO WILL BECOME,

IF YOU DECIDE
TO STAY WITH US.

THANKS ANYWAY, BUT NO, THANKS.
UH, WE GOTTA GET BACK
TO THE SHIP. RIGHT, SIR?

RIGHT.
WAIT.

YOU HAVE FREEDOM OF CHOICE.
DID WE NOT ALLOW
THE OTHER ONE TO RETURN?

- OH, YOU MEAN RICHARDS.
- SO HE GAVE HIS NAME.

- WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?
- MERELY QUESTIONED HIM,
ADMIRAL.

OUR PEOPLE ARE CURIOUS
ABOUT MANY THINGS.

ESPECIALLY SUBMARINES
THAT CAN TRAVEL TO THE SURFACE.
[ Tapping ]

AH. YOU HAVE ARRIVED
AT A PROPITIOUS MOMENT.

IF YOU WISH TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT MY FOSSIL PEOPLE,
PLEASE ACCOMPANY ME.

WELL--
[ Grunts ]

THE HOUR
OF THE RITUAL FIRE--

THE TIME WHEN,
IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING,
OUR PEOPLE ARE BORN.

WATCH CLOSELY.

[ Tapping ]

WE HAVE BEEN WASHING OUT
THE IMPURITIES
OF THE HUMAN RACE.

AFTER THIS LAST IMMERSION,
HE WILL BE LIKE THE OTHERS.

HE WILL SOON BE IMPERVIOUS
TO THE ILLS OF THE FLESH.

THAT IS THE GIFT
I OFFER YOU GENTLEMEN--
A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH.

YOU PLAN TO DO THAT TO US,
WHETHER WE WANT TO OR NOT.
WHY DO YOU WANT TO DO IT? WHY?

WHY, ADMIRAL?

[ Tapping ]
BECAUSE I,
CAPTAIN JACOB WREN,

WILL LEAD MY PEOPLE
BACK TO EARTH,
TO THE PROMISED LAND.

WE SHALL TAKE OVER.
IT IS OUR HERITAGE.

I NEED YOUR SUBMARINE,
YOUR MEN, YOUR MISSILES.

WELL, YOU'LL NEVER
GET THE SEAVIEW.

YOUR PROUD SUBMARINE
LIES HELPLESS,
DEFENSELESS OUT THERE,

READY TO BE TAKEN OVER
AT MY COMMAND,

WITH ALL ITS
SOPHISTICATED WEAPONRY.

- YOU CAN'T FIRE THOSE MISSILES.
- OUR FIRING PROCEDURES
ARE TOP SECRET.

YOU KNOW THAT, WREN.
OF COURSE, ADMIRAL.

I ALSO KNOW THAT THE COMPLETE
OPERATIONAL DATA IS SAFELY
TUCKED AWAY IN YOUR CABIN.

- RICHARDS.
- UH-HUH.

HAND ME
A SCREWDRIVER.

RICH! STOP IT!

DAMAGE CONTROL--

SKIPPER!

HE'S IN THE CIRCUITRY ROOM.
HE ATTACKED US.
HE'S LIKE A MADMAN!

SLOW DOWN.
WHO ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

MY BUDDY, SIR.
RICHARDS.

- WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?
- I DON'T KNOW, SKIPPER.
HE'S JUST GONE BERSERK.

WE'D BETTER GET TO HIM
BEFORE HE BREAKS UP
THE SHIP!

SPARKS, TAKE THE CONN!

HAVE YOU DECIDED
TO JOIN US, ADMIRAL,
HELP US RETURN TO THE SURFACE?

YOU CAN'T GO BACK THERE NOW.
YOU'RE ALL MUTANTS. YOU'D DIE!
NO, ADMIRAL.

WE ARE THE STRONG ONES,
AND I SHALL RULE YOU ALL.

YOU BOTH WILL SOON
TAKE YOUR FIRST DIP
IN THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE.

I SHALL ASSEMBLE
THE COUNCIL.

[ Tapping ]

SIR?
WE GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE.

I COULDN'T AGREE MORE,
CHIEF.

RICHIE?

THAT
IS RICHARDS?

COME AWAY
FROM THAT PANEL.

COME ON, RICHARDS.
YOU KNOW US.

TAKE IT EASY, RICH!
TAKE IT EASY!

COME ON, BUDDY.
LET'S GO BACK TO SICK BAY.

GO.
COME ON.

GO. GO QUICKLY,
WHILE YOU CAN.

COME ON, KOWALSKI.
MOVE OUT.

CAN'T WE DO ANYTHING
TO HELP HIM, SKIPPER?

HE'S PAST BEING HELPED.
WE'VE GOT TO HELP OURSELVES
BEFORE HE DESTROYS THE SHIP.

WHAT ABOUT
EXPLOSIVES?
IT'S TOO DANGEROUS.

GET A PORTABLE
FORCE FIELD.
RIGHT, SIR.

[ Banging ]

HEY, CHIEF,
I GOT AN IDEA.

HMM?

KEEP HIM BUSY!

FIRE!

[ Beeping ]

IT HARDLY
FAZED HIM.

WE'LL NEED SOMETHING
STRONGER TO STOP HIM.
THE SONIC MACHINE.

THAT WEAPON'S STILL IN
THE EXPERIMENTAL STAGE. IT
COULD BLAST THE SEAVIEW APART.

WE DON'T HAVE
MUCH CHOICE.
HOLD HIM HERE.

RIGHT, SIR.

[ Splash ]

[ Both Coughing ]

COME ON, CHIEF.
WE'RE NOT OUT OF THIS YET.

LET'S SHOVE OFF.

[ Growling ]
OH! ADMIRAL!

THERE IS NO ESCAPE,
ADMIRAL!

YOU SHALL SEE!

FULL EMERGENCY POWER!
YES, SIR!

SIR, THEY'RE ON
THE DIVING PLANES.

PLUG THE CONDUIT
INTO THE POWER SYSTEM.
MAYBE WE CAN SHOCK THEM OFF.

WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH JUICE LEFT.
WELL, WILL YOU TRY?

- HURRY IT UP, CHIEF.
- OKAY, SIR, IT'S LINKED UP.

HANG ON!

IT'S TOO MUCH OF A GAMBLE.
THOSE SOUND WAVES ARE
STILL HIGHLY UNSTABLE.

I KNOW. BUT IF WE HIT
THE RIGHT VIBRATION LEVEL,
IT SHOULD KNOCK HIM OUT.

NOW, PUT THIS OVER THERE
ON THE TOOL CHEST.

THE WRONG INTENSITY
COULD EXPLODE THE HULL.
I KNOW.

I'LL BRING IT UP VERY SLOWLY
AND JUST HOPE FOR THE BEST.
COME ON.

HERE GOES.

[ Click ]

[ Pulsating ]

[ Stops ]
IT DOESN'T WORK.

[ Exhales ]

I'LL TURN IT UP HIGHER.
FORGET IT. WE'LL TRY
SOMETHING ELSE.

[ Pulsating Resumes ]

IT SHOULD WORK.
[ Clicking ]

[ High-pitched Tone ]

[ Exhales ]

IT WORKS.

SKIPPER,
I COULDN'T HOLD HIM.

HE SMASHED THE MACHINE
AND HE'S HEADED
FOR THE MISSILE ROOM.

NOW HEAR THIS.

ALL CREWMEN
WILL AVOID THE CORRIDORS
LEADING TO THE MISSILE ROOM.

AVOID ALL CORRIDORS
IN MISSILE ROOM AREA.

DOG THE HATCH.
QUICK.

[ High-pitched Tone ]

IS HE DEAD?
I CAN'T TELL.

- CONTROL ROOM TO CAPTAIN.
CONTROL ROOM TO CAPTAIN.
- THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.

WE'VE PICKED UP THE FLYING SUB
APPROACHING BERTHING AREA, SIR.
CONFIRMED BY RADIO CONTACT.

WE'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

LET'S LOCK HIM
IN THE STORAGE ROOM.
COME ON.

KOWALSKI, STAND GUARD
WITH THE SONIC MACHINE.

IF THERE'S ANY TROUBLE,
CALL ME IN THE CONTROL ROOM.
AYE, SIR.

WE THOUGHT YOU WERE LOST.
WHAT HAPPENED?
LATER.

HOW SOON
TO GET UNDER WAY?
ABOUT HALF AN HOUR.

IT MAY BE TOO LATE.
TOO LATE FOR WHAT?

THE FOSSIL MEN BELOW US.
THEY MAY NOT LET US
GET UNDER WAY.

FOSSILS?
THAT'S WHAT RICHARDS
CHANGED INTO.

SOMETHING'S HAPPENED TO HIM.
WE KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT THAT SOMETHING IS.

BETTER HURRY REPAIRS
BEFORE--
[ Banging, Thumping ]

SOUNDS LIKE
THEY GOT HERE ALREADY.
UNLESS IT'S RICHARDS.

WE'D BETTER FIND OUT.
TAKE THE CONN, CHIP.

[ Banging, Thumping ]

[ Banging,
Thumping Continue ]

THEN IT WASN'T RICHARDS.
NO, SIR. HASN'T BEEN
A PEEP OUT OF HIM.

[ Banging,
Thumping Continue ]

THERE IT GOES AGAIN.
THOSE ROCK MEN MUST BE ABOARD.

THE MISSILE ROOM.
THEY COULD HAVE GOTTEN IN
THROUGH THE ESCAPE HATCH.

WE'LL SEAL OFF
THE CORRIDORS.
DON'T BOTHER, ADMIRAL.

KOWALSKI,
THE SOUND MACHINE.

YOU SEE, ADMIRAL,
THERE IS NO ESCAPE
FOR YOU NOW.

THIS IS WHAT
YOU SHALL NOW ALL BECOME.

[ Tapping ]

GENTLEMEN, I OFFER YOU
ONE LAST CHANCE
TO SURRENDER PEACEFULLY.

- OFFER REFUSED.
- AS YOU WISH.

[ Tapping ]

LET'S TAKE 'EM, CHIEF.

[ High-frequency Tone ]
HOW HIGH IS IT TUNED?

- 90,000 DECIBELS.
- SET IT AT CRITICAL.

THAT'S 150,000 DECIBELS, SIR.
YOU'LL BLOW THE SHIP APART.

CHIEF,
YOU'VE SEEN THAT GROTTO.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Tapping ]

[ Tapping ]

- NOW!
- [ High-frequency Tone ]

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE UP?
YOU KNOW YOU'RE BEATEN.

THE BATTLE'S
ONLY BEGUN, ADMIRAL.

[ Tapping ]

GET HIM!
[ High-frequency Tone ]

IT'S NO GOOD.
GET PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
SKI.
ALL RIGHT.

[ Tapping ]

[ Switches Clicking ]

WREN, LISTEN TO ME.

[ On Speaker ]
YOU'RE NOT COMPLETELY
FOSSILIZED YET.

WHY NOT GIVE UP?
WE'LL SEE THAT YOU GET
EVERY MEDICAL ATTENTION WE CAN.

FOR WHAT, ADMIRAL?
TO CURE ME?

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
I WISH TO BE CURED? THIS WAY,
I CAN BECOME IMMORTAL.

WITH RICHARDS'S HELP,
I'VE SET THESE MISSILES.

THEY'RE PROGRAMMED
TO DESTROY YOUR COUNTRY.

TURN OVER THE SUBMARINE,
OR I'LL FIRE THEM.

SOUNDS LIKE
HE MEANS IT.
HE DOES.

I'M WAITING FOR
YOUR ANSWER, ADMIRAL.
WHAT IS YOUR DECISION?

I'LL TRY TO STALL HIM.
YOU TRY TO GET INTO THE MISSILE
ROOM THROUGH THE AIR DUCTS.

KEEP HIM BUSY.
MAYBE I CAN PULL THE TEETH
ON THOSE TIMERS.

GET BACK OUT OF SIGHT
WITH THAT SOUND MACHINE.
AYE, SIR.

YOUR TIME IS UP, ADMIRAL.
I'M GOING TO FIRE.

WAIT, WAIT.

IF I AGREE,
EXACTLY WHAT ARE YOUR TERMS?

UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.

IF YOU WISH TO BE
GIVEN YOUR ORDERS,
YOU MAY COME IN HERE ALONE.

AGREED.

NOW, ADMIRAL,
YOU WILL ESCORT RICHARDS
TO THE CONTROL ROOM...

AND TURN THE OPERATION
OF THE SEAVIEW OVER TO HIM.

AS SOON AS YOU
SHUT DOWN THE TIMERS.

NOT SO FAST, ADMIRAL.
DO AS I ASK FIRST.

BUT, UH, RICHARDS, UH--

RICHARDS ISN'T QUALIFIED
TO OPERATE THE SEAVIEW.

NO FURTHER ARGUMENTS,
ADMIRAL. GO!

KOWALSKI!

[ High-frequency Tone ]

YOU HAVE GAINED NOTHING
BUT DEATH NOW, ADMIRAL.

I BROUGHT THE PENTATHOLATE.
IT'LL WORK BEST ON THIS HATCH.
ALL RIGHT, SET IT.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
SKI, GIVE ME A HAND.

[ Thumping ]
READY, SIR.

YOU ALL RIGHT,
LEE?
WHAT BLEW?

PROPULSION FUEL
FROM THE LAST MISSILE.
YOU DISARMED THE OTHERS.

WHERE'S WREN?
HE WAS STANDING
RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BLAST.

I DON'T KNOW
HOW BADLY HE GOT IT.

[ Footsteps ]

I AM NOT ALONE, ADMIRAL!
THE OTHERS ARE COMING!
THEY WILL FOLLOW ME!

[ High-frequency Tone ]

CHIEF, PREPARE TORPEDOES
FOR IMMEDIATE LAUNCH.

- I'M GOING TO CLOSE
THAT GROTTO FOREVER.
- AYE, AYE, SIR.

"THEN THE POUNDING CAME,
THE TERRIBLE POUNDING,

"AS IF THE HEART
OF SATAN HIMSELF
WAS BEATING,

AN EVIL HYMNAL OF THE ROCKS
AS A BAND OF DEVILS
SOUNDED FROM THE DEEP."

AND THAT'S ALL.

I SUPPOSE THAT'S
WHAT IT SOUNDED LIKE TO
THE SAILING MEN 300 YEARS AGO.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING, LEE?
THEY WEREN'T TOO FAR WRONG.