Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 3, Episode 19 - The Mermaid - full transcript
Captain Crane discovers and captures a real mermaid. Everyone is interested in what the specimen might reveal until its mate turns up looking for revenge.
SIR, WE JUST RECEIVED THIS
FROM THE ADMIRAL,
MARKED TOP SECRET.
VERY WELL, CHIEF.
CARRY ON.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
LEE, WE'RE GETTING MORE OF
THOSE SONAR ECHOES. APPARENTLY
ANOTHER HERD OF SEALS.
WELL, LOG EVERY ONE
WE CONTACT.
THIS IS, UH, SUPPOSED TO BE
AN ACCURATE CENSUS.
AYE, SIR.
THIS ISN'T
MY IDEA OF EXCITEMENT--
COUNTING THE NOSES OF SEALS.
IT'S A LIVING.
[ Chuckles ]
I'LL GO FORWARD
AND TAKE SOME
VISUAL READINGS.
THREE ECHOES, SIR.
MEDIUM-SIZE SEALS,
BEARING 0-1-4, RELATIVE.
THREE MORE. CHECK.
[ Whispers ]
CHIP! COME HERE!
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
LOOK.
I MUST BE SEEING THINGS.
OKAY, I SEE THE SEAL.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
WELL, THAT ISN'T WHAT I SAW
BEFORE. I'M SURE OF IT.
WHAT DID YOU SEE BEFORE?
WELL, YOU'RE GONNA THINK
I'VE GONE PSYCHO,
BUT I SAW A MERMAID.
A MERMAID?
YES!
WELL, MAYBE IT WAS
SOME, UH,
REFLECTION OF LIGHT
FROM THE SURFACE, UH--
I'M SORRY, CHIP.
GO BACK TO WORK.
AYE, SIR.
[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.
STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,
DAVID HEDISON.
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.
[ Chuckles ]
A MERMAID?
YOU ACTUALLY BELIEVE
THAT YOU SAW A MERMAID?
I-- I KNOW
HOW IT SOUNDS.
BUT I ALSO KNOW
WHAT I SAW.
ANYONE ELSE SEE IT?
WELL, I CALLED CHIP
TO TAKE A LOOK.
AND?
HE SAW A DIVING SEAL,
BUT NO MERMAID.
[ Chuckles ]
WELL, THERE YOU ARE.
LOOK, LEE.
THE MERMAID LEGEND IS AS OLD
AS SAILING ITSELF.
TAKE A SEAL OR A MANATEE,
PLUS A LITTLE BIT
OF IMAGINATION,
AND YOU HAVE
A BEAUTIFUL MERMAID.
YEAH. I KNOW ALL ABOUT THAT,
AND I THOUGHT THE SAME THING
UNTIL I SAW THIS ONE.
BUT I GOT A GOOD CLOSE LOOK,
ADMIRAL. THERE'S ABSOLUTELY
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
ALL RIGHT.
ASSUMING YOU'RE THAT CONVINCED,
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO ABOUT IT?
LET'S INVESTIGATE IT
RIGHT AWAY.
I'M SORRY. THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
BUT WHY? THE MARINE CENSUS
WE'RE TAKING ISN'T VITAL.
IT CAN WAIT.
LOOK, ADMIRAL. NOW,
ALL I'M SUGGESTING IS THAT
WE SPEND A FEW HOURS AT MOST--
NO! AND THAT IS FINAL.
VERY WELL.
I'M SORRY I TROUBLED YOU.
MMM.
WHAT DID THE ADMIRAL SAY?
I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT.
HE'S ALWAYS KEPT
AN OPEN MIND.
AND A THING LIKE THIS,
YOU'D THINK HE'D BE
A LITTLE CURIOUS.
UH, MAYBE HE HAS
MORE IMPORTANT THINGS
ON HIS MIND.
HMM. MAYBE.
WHEN ARE WE DUE
TO SURFACE AGAIN?
UH, 1400 HOURS,
ABOUT 30 MINUTES.
YEAH.
WELL, THAT WOULD BE HERE,
AT THIS ISLAND.
IT'S ABOUT 100 YARDS
OFF THE EAST COAST.
VERY WELL. IF YOU NEED ME
IN THE NEXT 15 MINUTES,
I'LL BE IN THE MISSILE ROOM.
AYE, SIR.
CHIEF.
SIR.
I WANT A RUBBER RAFT
READY TO LAUNCH
WHEN WE SURFACE.
AYE, SIR.
ANY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT?
YES. UH, BREAK OUT
ONE OF THE M-4 SEA SCOOTERS
AND PUT IT ON THE RAFT.
SEA SCOOTER, AYE.
ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?
AQUA-LUNG,
FACE MASK AND FLIPPERS.
CHECK. WHAT ABOUT
A WET SUIT, SIR?
I WON'T NEED ONE.
THE WATER'S WARM.
NOW SEE THAT IT'S DONE.
AYE, SIR.
UH, HOW MANY MEN
WILL BE GOING?
I'LL BE GOING ALONE.
EXCUSE ME, SKIPPER,
BUT, UH, THAT'S
AGAINST REGULATIONS.
NOW LOOK, CHIEF.
SUPPOSE WE FORGET
THE BOOK ON THIS ONE.
IT'S AN UNOFFICIAL TRIP.
AYE, SIR.
PREPARE TO SURFACE.
BLOW ALL TANKS
FOR 10 SECONDS.
[ Man On Speaker ]
PREPARE TO SURFACE. AYE.
SURFACE. SURFACE.
AYE, SIR.
ALL RIGHT. NOW, IT'S 1400 HOURS.
CAN YOU BE BACK HERE
AT THE SAME SPOT AT 1800?
WE'LL BE HERE. THE DECK CREW
HAS YOUR SEA SCOOTER
AND RAFT UP READY TO LAUNCH.
GOOD.
LOOK, LEE.
DON'T YOU THINK YOU'D BETTER
INFORM THE ADMIRAL ABOUT THIS?
IF HE ASKS WHERE I AM,
TELL HIM.
TELL HIM WHAT?
THAT YOU JUMPED SHIP?
I'VE GOT A LITTLE
SHORE LEAVE COMING.
SAY I DECIDED
TO TAKE IT HERE.
VERY WELL, CHIEF.
THAT'S ALL.
THANK YOU, SIR.
CHIEF, WHERE'S THE CAPTAIN?
UH, CAPTAIN CRANE, SIR?
YEAH. YOU DO KNOW
CAPTAIN CRANE,
DON'T YOU?
OH. YES, SIR.
I MEAN, UM,
YOU BETTER TALK
TO MR. MORTON, ADMIRAL.
MM-HMM. YES.
YES, I, UH-- I WILL.
CHIP.
SIR.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO RAISE LEE
ON THE INTERCOM, BUT HE DOESN'T
ANSWER. HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?
NO, SIR. NOT FOR SOME TIME.
MM-HMM. WELL, HAVE SOMEBODY FIND
HIM AND SEND HIM TO MY CABIN.
SIR, UH, THAT WON'T BE EASY.
UH, THE FACT IS
HE'S NOT ON BOARD.
MM-HMM. HUH?
WHAT THE DEVIL DO YOU MEAN
HE'S NOT ABOARD?
HE WENT ASHORE
WITH SOME SKIN-DIVING
EQUIPMENT.
[ Groans ]
I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN.
THAT, UH, MERMAID
OBSESSION OF HIS.
YES, SIR. IT SEEMS TO BE
PREYING ON HIS MIND.
WELL, HAVE SPARKS
RAISE HIM BY RADIO
AND ORDER HIM BACK HERE AT ONCE.
AYE, SIR.
ANY TROUBLE,
YOU REPORT TO ME IN MY CABIN.
YOU MEAN TO SAY
THE CAPTAIN LEFT THIS SHIP
WITHOUT A RADIO--
WITH-- WITH NO WAY
TO REACH HIM?
YES, SIR. I'M AFRAID
THAT'S THE CASE.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THERE'S NOTHING MUCH
WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT.
AT THE MOMENT.
I'LL HAVE TO
LET YOU IN ON THIS.
WHAT IS IT, SIR?
IT'S A COMMUNICATION
FROM THE OFFICE
OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO
TELL CAPTAIN CRANE ABOUT IT
AT THIS PRECISE MOMENT.
BUT SINCE HE'S OFF ON ONE OF
HIS PERSONAL VENTURES,
IT APPEARS THAT YOU'RE IT.
- YES, SIR.
- AS YOU MAY KNOW,
OUR GOVERNMENT IS, UH,
HAVING MEETINGS
WITH REPRESENTATIVES
OF ALL NUCLEAR POWERS...
TO TRY TO ARRIVE
AT A NEW DISARMAMENT TREATY.
YES, SIR. I KNOW.
A CERTAIN UNFRIENDLY
FOREIGN POWER
HAS CHOSEN THIS MOMENT...
TO PLANT A LARGE
AND EXTREMELY POWERFUL
NUCLEAR DEVICE...
IN THE SEA
OFF OUR CALIFORNIA COAST.
WHY, SIR?
WELL, THE REASON
IS FAIRLY OBVIOUS,
I SHOULD THINK.
IT'S A WEAPON THAT CAN BE
DETONATED BY A RADIO SIGNAL.
AND START WORLD WAR III?
THEIR PURPOSE IS A LOT MORE
DEVIOUS THAN THAT, CHIP.
THE MERE PRESENCE
OF THIS BOMB OFF OUR COAST...
IS ENOUGH TO UPSET
THE DELICATE BALANCE
OF NUCLEAR POWER IN THE WORLD.
WELL, IF WE KNOW ALL THAT,
ADMIRAL, WHY DON'T WE
FIND THE BOMB AND DISARM IT?
THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT WE PLAN TO DO,
BUT IT'S NOT THAT EASY.
WHY NOT, SIR? WITH OUR
DETECTION GEAR, WE COULD
SPOT IT IN A MATTER OF HOURS.
YES. YES, YES. IF-- IF IT WERE
A CONVENTIONAL WEAPON.
BUT IT'S NOT.
THIS WEAPON IS EQUIPPED SO THAT
IT'S IMMUNE FROM DETECTION
FROM ANY KNOWN SEARCH DEVICES.
WELL, THAT IS A PROBLEM.
HOW LONG HAVE WE GOT?
TILL THE CONFERENCE
OFFICIALLY OPENS.
THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO
FIND AND NEUTRALIZE IT
WITHIN THREE HOURS.
THIS IS THE SPOT
WHERE YOU DROPPED HIM.
YES, SIR. HE ASKED ME
TO BE BACK THERE
AT 1800 HOURS.
WELL, I WANT YOU THERE NOW.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
HMM.
TWENTY TO 30 MINUTES.
ORDER THE CHANGE OF COURSE.
AYE, SIR.
NAVIGATION,
COME TO COURSE 2-1-3.
PROCEED AT FLANK SPEED.
[ Man On Speaker ]
AYE, AYE, SIR.
MANEUVERING,
SLOW TO ONE-THIRD.
[ Man On Speaker ]
ONE-THIRD, AYE.
IS THIS THE RENDEZVOUS POINT?
YES, SIR,
BUT WE'RE A GOOD
TWO HOURS EARLY.
ALL RIGHT. TAKE US UP
AND GET A SHORE PARTY READY.
I WANT CRANE FOUND...
AND BROUGHT TO MY CABIN
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
PREPARE TO SURFACE.
FULL UP BUBBLE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
SURFACE. SURFACE.
SURFACE, AYE.
MR. MORTON. IT'S THE SKIPPER.
GET A LOAD OF THE FISH
HE CAUGHT.
WHAT DID HE CATCH,
A DOLPHIN?
I HOPE IT'S A DOLPHIN.
CHIEF, SECURE
THE SHORE PARTY, AND, UH,
HAVE THEM STAND BY TO HELP
THE SKIPPER WITH HIS CATCH.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
MR. MORTON,
YOU REPORTED THE CAPTAIN
BACK ABOARD.
HE IS, SIR.
HE'S BEEN BACK
ABOUT 20 MINUTES.
WELL, THEN WHY HASN'T HE
REPORTED TO MY CABIN?
I GAVE HIM YOUR MESSAGE, SIR.
HE JUST NODDED. IT WAS LIKE
HE JUST HALF HEARD ME.
I HATE TO SAY THIS, SIR,
BUT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG
WITH THE SKIPPER.
MM-HMM. YOU MAY BE RIGHT, CHIP.
I-- I'VE NEVER KNOWN HIM
TO ACT LIKE THIS.
- WHERE IS HE NOW?
- LOCKED IN THE SHIP'S LAB.
THE LAB? WHAT--
WHAT'S HE DOING IN THERE?
I DON'T KNOW, SIR,
BUT HE TOOK THAT BIG FISH
HE CAUGHT DOWN THERE.
A FISH?
UH, HE BROUGHT IT BACK ABOARD,
WRAPPED IN A SEABAG.
IT LOOKED LIKE A DOLPHIN
BY THE SHAPE OF ITS TAIL.
DO YOU WANT ME TO GO DOWN THERE
AND BRING HIM UP TO YOUR CABIN?
NO. NO, THANK YOU.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
HI, SKI.
CHIEF.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
NOTHING. HASN'T BEEN A PEEP
OUT OF HIM SINCE HE, UH,
LOCKED HIMSELF IN THE LAB
AND ORDERED ME TO STAND GUARD.
- MAYBE I OUGHT TO
SEE IF HE'S OKAY.
- I'M SORRY, CHIEF,
BUT THE LAB'S OFF LIMITS
TO ALL HANDS.
OKAY. ONLY, UH,
HOW CAN WE BE SURE
THE SKIPPER'S ALL RIGHT?
HE'LL CALL OUT
IF HE NEEDS ANYTHING.
YEAH. I GUESS SO.
- SKI, ABOUT
THAT FISH HE CAUGHT--
- MM-HMM. WHAT ABOUT IT?
WELL, I WAS LISTENING
TO SOME OF THE GUYS ON THE DECK
DETAIL-- THEY HELPED HIM ABOARD.
AND, UH, THEY, UH--
THEY DON'T THINK
IT'S A FISH AT ALL.
NO? WHAT DO THEY
THINK IT IS?
SOME KIND OF MERMAID.
MERMAID?
[ Laughs ]
OH, COME ON.
- DON'T TELL ME YOU BELIEVE
SCUTTLEBUTT LIKE THAT.
- WHO, ME?
OF COURSE NOT.
THAT'S WHAT I TOLD THEM.
STUPID, RIGHT?
YEAH. WELL, LISTEN, UH,
IF HE NEEDS ANYTHING,
JUST CALL ME.
OKAY, CHIEF.
UH, IS THE CAPTAIN
IN THERE?
YES, SIR.
LEE. THIS IS NELSON.
OPEN THE DOOR.
COME IN.
LEE, WHAT IS
WRONG WITH YOU?
NOTHING'S WRONG, ADMIRAL.
I'VE JUST MADE
THE GREATEST DISCOVERY
IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF THE SEA.
LOOK.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
I, UH--
I ADMIT IT'S
THE MOST AMAZING THING
I'VE EVER SEEN.
IT CAN'T BE REAL.
SHE LOOKS REAL ENOUGH TO ME.
[ Nelson ]
HOW DID YOU CAPTURE HER?
WITH TRANQUILIZERS.
SHE'S STILL UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THEM.
THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
I'D LIKE TO ASK, BUT THERE'S
NO TIME FOR THAT AT THE MOMENT.
YOU BETTER READ THIS.
WELL, GO AHEAD.
GO AHEAD. READ IT.
VERY WELL. I READ IT.
WELL?
I FOLLOWED HER
FOR A LONG TIME.
SHE LED ME TO A GROTTO
WHERE THERE WAS
A WHOLE COLONY OF THEM.
THAT'S WHEN I CAPTURED HER.
THE TRANQUILIZER
MADE IT POSSIBLE, OF COURSE.
WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?
THERE'S NO WAY OF KNOWING
HOW SHE'LL REACT TO THE DRUG.
I REALIZE THAT.
YOU HAVEN'T HEARD
A WORD I SAID.
I DON'T THINK IT COULD
POSSIBLY HURT HER.
DO YOU, ADMIRAL?
NOW LISTEN TO ME.
PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER!
LISTEN!
AT ANY RATE,
WE'LL SOON KNOW.
YOU STAY ON GUARD HERE,
KOWALSKI.
NOBODY'S TO ENTER OR LEAVE
WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.
WELL, SIR, UH,
DOES THAT INCLUDE THE SKIPPER?
ESPECIALLY THE SKIPPER.
NOW CARRY ON.
[ Screeching ]
[ Screeching ]
HELP! HELP!
[ Screeching ]
[ Screeching ]
[ Screeching Continues ]
ADMIRAL!
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT HAPPENED, SIR?
CHIEF.
O-ORGANIZE
A DETAIL ARMED WITH
TRANQUILIZING WEAPONS.
I WANT THAT THING
TAKEN ALIVE.
AYE, SIR.
- WHAT THING, SIR?
- HMM? UH--
THAT THING THAT--
THAT KILLED THOMPSON.
[ Sighs ]
I SUPPOSE IT'S CONNECTED
SOMEHOW WITH THAT...
SPECIMEN THAT CAPTAIN CRANE
HAS IN THE LAB.
SEARCHING FOR IT,
TRYING TO-- TRYING TO
FIND IT PERHAPS.
I'M GOING TO THE LAB NOW.
NOW GET THE DETAIL
ORGANIZED IMMEDIATELY.
AYE, SIR.
SMITTY! HANK! HOLD IT.
YOU WANT US, CHIEF?
YE--
WELL, I CALLED YOU,
DIDN'T I?
WE'RE OFF DUTY.
WELL, YOU'RE BOTH BACK
ON DUTY AS OF RIGHT NOW,
AND YOU BOTH HAVE VOLUNTEERED
FOR EXTRA-HAZARDOUS DUTY.
WHAT'S THE HAZARD?
WELL, IT'S SOME KIND OF
CREATURE THAT'S FROM THE SEA,
AND THE ADMIRAL WANTS US
TO BRING IT BACK ALIVE.
ALIVE?
YEAH. THAT'S, UH--
THAT'S IF WE CAN.
COME ON.
LET'S GET
THE TRANQUILIZER GUNS
LOADED AND READY.
ANY IDEA WHERE
HE COULD BE HIDING, CHIEF?
NO. WE'LL COVER
THE CIRCUITRY ROOM
AND THE REACTOR AREA.
[ Screeching ]
[ Screeching ]
[ Screeching Continues ]
[ Screeching Continues ]
[ Indistinct ]
YOU OKAY, SMITTY?
I-- I THINK SO.
OH, MAN.
THAT THING IS WILD.
NOW HEAR THIS.
THIS IS CHIEF SHARKEY
TO ALL CREWMEN.
STAY CLEAR OF THE CORRIDORS
IN THE MISSILE ROOM AREA.
REPEAT.
STAY CLEAR OF THE CORRIDORS
IN THE MISSILE ROOM AREA.
[ Growls ]
IS CAPTAIN CRANE STILL IN THERE?
YES, SIR. NOBODY'S TRIED
TO COME OUT OR GO IN.
HMM. VERY WELL.
[ Screeching ]
ENGINEERING, WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE GENERATOR?
ENGINEERING. ENG--
ENGINEERING!
ENGINEERING!
WE'VE LOST ALL POWER.
WE'RE GOING DOWN.
LEE. LEE.
LEE.
CONTROL ROOM, REPORT.
CONTROL ROOM.
[ Groans ]
OH, WHAT HAPPENED?
I'M NOT SURE,
BUT WE'RE ON THE BOTTOM.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YES, SIR.
I MUST HAVE HIT MY HEAD
WHEN I FELL.
UH-HUH.
CAPTAIN CRANE'S BEEN KNOCKED
OUT. SEE HE GETS TO SICK BAY.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
[ Kowalski ]
SKIPPER?
OPEN UP, SIR.
LAY DOWN TO THE MAIN GENERATOR
AND GIVE ME A FULL REPORT.
FIND THE DUTY ELECTRICIAN
AT THE MASTER CONTROL ROOM,
AND TELL HIM I WANT TO
SEE HIM UP HERE ON THE DOUBLE.
CHECK WITH THE CHIEF ENGINEER
AND GET ME A DAMAGE ESTIMATE.
WHERE IS CHIEF SHARKEY?
ON HIS WAY TO THE CIRCUITRY ROOM
WITH A DAMAGE CONTROL PARTY.
BUT I ORDERED HIM
TO FORM A SEARCH PARTY.
I HAD TO CHANGE THAT ORDER
WHEN WE LOST POWER
AND COMMUNICATIONS.
THERE'S NOT MUCH
WE CAN DO NOW BUT WAIT.
WE CAN'T WAIT.
THERE IS A CREATURE
LOOSE ON THIS SHIP.
COME WITH ME, CHIP.
ALL RIGHT. GET IN THERE
AND CHECK IT OUT.
PHIL, GIVE ME A HAND
WITH THIS, WILL YA?
IT'S STUCK.
YOU TWO GUYS
KEEP WORKING ON THIS DOOR.
I GOTTA REPORT THIS TOPSIDE.
[ Door Slams ]
HEY!
[ Screams ]
OH, MAN. DON'T DO THAT.
I'M JUMPY ENOUGH ALREADY.
YOU'RE JUMPY?
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT
TO BE JUMPY ABOUT?
WHAT JUST HAPPENED
OUTSIDE THE LAB.
CAPTAIN CRANE'S DOWN THERE,
AND I THINK HE MIGHT BE HURT.
I WAS GOING IN TO HELP HIM,
WHEN, BAM, THE DOOR CLOSED IN
MY FACE AND I COULDN'T GET IN.
IT CLOSED JUST LIKE THAT
WITHOUT ANYBODY DOING ANYTHING?
WELL, GUESS IT SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE
WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY.
NOT TO ME. COME ON.
CHIEF, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.
YOU SAY THERE'S NO WAY
TO EXPLAIN...
HOW THE DOOR
TO THE CIRCUITRY ROOM
CLOSED AND LOCKED ITSELF.
THERE JUST WASN'T
ANYBODY THERE, SIR. I TRIED
TO FIGURE IT OUT, BUT I CAN'T.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN
THE RESULT OF A SLIGHT
SHIFT IN OUR POSITION--
A SETTLING TO THE BOTTOM
THAT COULD HAVE CLOSED THE DOOR
AND JAMMED IT SHUT.
-I GUESS SO, BUT I DOUBT IT.
-A THING LIKE THAT MIGHT HAPPEN
ONCE AT EXACTLY THE RIGHT TIME,
BUT KOWALSKI TELLS
THE IDENTICAL STORY.
THAT'S RIGHT, SIR.
AND I HEARD THE CLICK
OF THE LOCK.
HMM.
THEN HOW DO YOU
EXPLAIN IT, SIR?
I DON'T.
AT LEAST NOT ALL OF IT.
EXCUSE ME. HADN'T WE BETTER
GET TO THE LAB AND SEE WHAT'S
HAPPENED TO THE SKIPPER?
WE WILL, KOWALSKI. WE WILL.
BUT FIRST THINGS FIRST. CHIEF.
SIR.
BREAK OUT FOUR STUN GUNS.
MEET US AT THE DOOR OF THE
CIRCUITRY ROOM ON THE DOUBLE.
AYE, SIR.
OKAY, SIR.
WE CAN OPEN THE DOOR
ANY TIME YOU GIVE THE WORD.
NOT-- NOT YET.
WE'LL-- WE'LL WAIT
FOR THE STUN GUNS.
SIR.
GIVE ME ONE OF THOSE,
AND PASS THE OTHERS OUT.
OH, YES.
THE REST OF YOU
STAY CLEAR OF THE DOOR.
[ Screeching ]
GET IT OUT
AND STRAP IT DOWN.
YOU DID THIS TO MY MIND,
DIDN'T YOU?
I'M BEGINNING
TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING AGAIN.
THAT FALL MUST HAVE
KNOCKED SOME SENSE INTO ME.
[ Nelson On Speaker ]
NORMAL POWER IS NOW RESTORED.
ALL HANDS WILL TURN TO
WHILE WE MAKE EVERY EFFORT...
TO GET THIS SHIP OFF THE BOTTOM
AND BACK UNDER CONTROL.
ALL RIGHT.
I WAS WRONG.
I HAD NO RIGHT
TO CAPTURE YOU.
BUT DON'T MAKE
THE REST OF THESE MEN
PAY FOR MY MISTAKE.
LOOK.
I'LL MAKE A DEAL WITH YOU.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
A DEAL.
I'LL SET YOU FREE.
I'LL LET YOU GO BACK
TO WHERE I FOUND YOU.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO
DO SOMETHING FOR ME.
YOU DO UNDERSTAND ME,
DON'T YOU?
SOMEONE HAS PLACED A BOMB
ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.
IF IT EVER GOES OFF,
YOU'LL BE KILLED--
YOU AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS
IN THE GROTTO.
NOW, WE'VE GOT TO
FIND THAT BOMB
AND DISARM IT.
BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP.
NOW, IF I LET YOU GO,
WILL YOU FIND IT FOR ME?
JUST-- JUST LEAD US TO IT.
WE'LL DO THE REST.
IS IT OKAY NOW, SIR?
YEAH. YEAH.
I THINK IT'S ALL RIGHT.
[ Morton On Speaker ]
ADMIRAL NELSON, THIS IS MORTON.
I'M BACK IN THE CONTROL ROOM.
VERY WELL, CHIP.
WE CAN LIFT OFF
THE BOTTOM NOW, SIR.
ALL RIGHT.
TAKE HER UP.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
NOW LET'S LOOK AFTER
THE CAPTAIN, HUH?
I THOUGHT YOU SAID
IT WAS LOCKED.
IT WAS.
I SWEAR IT WAS LOCKED.
YOU MEN WAIT OUT HERE.
[ Screeching ]
[ Screeching Continues ]
[ Screeching Continues ]
[ Screeching Continues ]
[ Screeching Continues ]
LEE, YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH. I'M FINE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
OH.
[ Groans ]
IT-- IT CAME THROUGH
THE WALL AND--
[ Screeching ]
[ Screeching ]
THE MONSTER'S
IN CORRIDOR B-23.
THE MONSTER
IS IN CORRIDOR B--
[ Explosion ]
[ Alarm Ringing ]
EXPLOSION AND FIRE, SHIP'S LAB.
FIRE DETAIL, ON THE DOUBLE.
[ Alarm Continues ]
[ Alarm Stops ]
[ Screeches ]
HERE'S A RADIO PICTURE
WE JUST RECEIVED FROM O.N.I.
NOW MEMORIZE IT.
THIS IS THE DEVICE
WE'RE SEARCHING FOR.
HOW ACCURATE IS THIS?
ACCORDING TO THEM,
100%.
SEEMS TO BE
A HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED MODEL.
IT IS. THAT'S WHY IT'S ALMOST
IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE.
AND WE'VE GOT TO FIND IT.
WE WILL.
MAYBE THEY THINK
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND,
BUT I'VE GOT PROFESSIONAL HELP
THEY NEVER COUNTED ON.
[ Chuckles ]
LOOK. LOOK, YOU--
YOU CAN'T COUNT ON HER.
- NOW, EVEN IF MERMAIDS EXIST--
- "IF"? YOU SAW ONE
WITH YOUR OWN EYES.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
THEY EXIST. BUT--
BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW
THAT THEY CAN CARRY OUT ORDERS--
OR EVEN UNDERSTAND THEM?
OH, JUST CALL IT INTUITION.
I THINK THEY DO.
HMM. DID YOU ACTUALLY
TALK WITH THE ONE YOU CAUGHT?
WELL, NO. NOT EXACTLY.
BUT-- BUT--
THEN HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT
SHE CAN OR-- OR WILL HELP?
[ Sighs ]
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER WAY
OF LOCATING AN UNLOCATABLE BOMB?
NO. NO, I HAVEN'T.
HEY.
WELL, THERE'S YOUR ANSWER.
SHE'LL LEAD US TO THE BOMB.
OKAY. YOU WIN.
FOLLOW AT DEAD SLOW.
AYE, SIR.
ALL RIGHT. YOU'VE ALL BEEN
BRIEFED. ANY QUESTIONS,
LET'S HAVE 'EM NOW.
JUST REMEMBER, KOWALSKI.
STAY OUT OF SIGHT
UNTIL I CALL YOU BY RADIO.
- I UNDERSTAND, SIR.
- AND BOTH OF YOU REMEMBER,
IF YOU DO FIND THE BOMB,
DON'T APPROACH IT UNTIL
THESE THREE MEN...
HAVE HAD A CHANCE
TO NEUTRALIZE THE CONTROLS
WITH THEIR EQUIPMENT.
AFTER THAT, YOU CAN
DISARM IT IN PERFECT SAFETY.
OKAY, SKIPPER.
YOU'RE ALL SET.
GOOD LUCK.
ALL RIGHT, ADMIRAL.
[ Water Gurgling ]
KOWALSKI, I FOUND IT.
CAN YOU SEE ME?
I READ YOU, SKIPPER,
BUT YOU'RE NOT
IN VISUAL RANGE YET.
[ Crane On Speaker ]
YOU CAN'T BE FAR BEHIND ME.
KEEP MOVING.
WHERE'S THE SECOND DIVING PARTY?
DO YOU READ ME?
[ Man ] AYE, SIR. WE'RE HEADING
YOUR WAY WITH THE EQUIPMENT
TO NEUTRALIZE THE BOMB.
ADMIRAL, LOOK.
THE MONITOR.
THAT THING IS HEADING
STRAIGHT FOR THOSE DIVERS.
[ Screeching ]
[ Screeching Continues ]
CHIP, DO YOU HAVE
THAT THING IN VISUAL RANGE?
I SEE HIM. HE'S HEADED
FOR THE SKIPPER
AND KOWALSKI.
- CAN YOU REACH IT
WITH A LASER?
- I THINK SO.
[ Nelson ]
THEN BLAST IT NOW.
[ Electricity Crackling ]
[ Screeching ]
I GOT HIM.
GOOD WORK, CHIP.
ARE WE PATCHED IN
ON THE CAPTAIN'S LINE?
AFFIRMATIVE.
YOU CAN TALK TO HIM
ANY TIME YOU'RE READY.
THIS IS NELSON, LEE.
DO YOU READ ME?
[ Crane ]
LOUD AND CLEAR.
KOWALSKI'S WITH ME.
WE'RE WAITING FOR THE DIVERS
TO NEUTRALIZE THE BOMB.
WE'RE GOING DOWN
FOR A CLOSER LOOK
WHILE WE'RE WAITING.
[ Crane ]
THERE IT IS, KOWALSKI.
WHAT ARE THE LIGHTS?
[ Crane ]
I DON'T KNOW.
LET'S GET CLOSER.
THE LIGHTS ARE TV SENSORS.
THE BOMB IS RIGGED
TO EXPLODE IF IT'S
APPROACHED THE WRONG WAY.
NOW, WHAT ABOUT
THE OTHER DIVERS? REPORT.
[ Man ]
SECOND DIVING PARTY
REPORTING, SIR.
[ Nelson ]
YOU ALL RIGHT?
NO, SIR.
OUR INSTRUMENTS ARE SMASHED,
AND WE CAN'T
NEUTRALIZE THE BOMB.
WELL, LOOKS LIKE
WE'LL HAVE TO...
GUIDE THEM IN FROM HERE.
CAN YOU DO IT, SIR?
WE'LL SOON FIND OUT,
WON'T WE?
UH, LEE,
THE DIVING PARTY CAN'T
NEUTRALIZE THE BOMB.
YOU'LL HAVE TO DO IT
FOLLOWING MY INSTRUCTIONS.
LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.
OUR LIVES DEPEND...
ON YOUR FOLLOWING
DIRECTIONS TO THE LETTER.
[ Crane ]
WE UNDERSTAND.
[ Nelson ]
YOU'LL SEE SOME FLASHERS.
THEY'RE INTENDED
TO SCARE AWAY FISH.
[ Electronic Humming ]
WHAT WAS THAT, SIR?
TAKE IT EASY. EASY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
NOW, DON'T BE ALARMED
AT THE SOUND.
IT'S A HIGH-FREQUENCY SIGNAL,
ALSO TO SCARE AWAY FISH.
[ Crane ]
IT ALMOST SCARED US AWAY.
WE'RE CLOSE TO THE BOMB NOW.
ALL RIGHT THEN.
STOP. NO CLOSER.
YOU, UM-- YOU'LL SEE SOME
UPRIGHTS AROUND THE BOMB.
[ Crane ]
YES. WE SEE THEM.
ALL RIGHT. THEY'RE EQUIPPED
WITH ELECTRIC EYES.
IF YOU INTERRUPT THE BEAM,
YOU'LL EXPLODE THE BOMB.
[ Crane ] THAT'S RIGHT,
KOWALSKI. USE THE MIRROR
TO REFLECT THE BEAM.
[ Kowalski ]
OKAY, SKIPPER. SWIM THROUGH.
[ Nelson ]
WATCH WHERE YOU STAND.
THERE ARE MINES EVERYWHERE.
[ Crane ]
YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.
BE CAREFUL
NOT TO TRIP THE MINES.
ONE FALSE MOVE
AND WE'RE ALL DEAD.
NOW THE DELICATE PART.
YOU'LL NEED
YOUR CRESCENT WRENCH...
TO RELEASE THE LOCK
ON THE SIDE OF THE BOMB.
DO YOU SEE IT?
[ Crane ]
YES. WE SEE IT.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW GO AHEAD.
BUT-- BUT CAREFULLY.
VERY,
VERY CAREFULLY.
[ Crane ]
IF THAT HAD EVER
TOUCHED THE MINE--
[ Kowalski ]
YES, SIR. I KNOW.
[ Nelson ]
LEE.
WHEN KOWALSKI
TURNS THE LUG,
REMOVE THE UNIT.
[ Kowalski ]
I'M READY.
PULL IT STRAIGHT UP AND OUT.
IF IT TOUCHES THE SIDES,
IT'S ALL OVER.
[ Kowalski ]
I'M READY, SIR.
[ Crane ] READY.
[ Kowalski ]
NOW, SKIPPER.
EASY NOW. EASY.
[ Crane ]
IT'S OUT.
WHAT DO WE DO WITH IT NOW?
DROP IT
AND COME BACK ABOARD.
THE BOMB'S DISARMED!
IT'S FOR YOU.
FROM O.N.I.
AN OFFICIAL "WELL DONE."
I HAVE A FEELING
IT'S ADDRESSED
TO THE WRONG PERSON.
OH, YOU'RE, UH,
STILL THINKING
ABOUT THE MERMAID, HUH?
HMM. I'M BEGINNING
TO WONDER
IF WE EVER SAW HER.
THE WAY MY MIND
WAS WORKING
FOR A WHILE, I JUST--
OH. OH, WELL, WE-- WE SAW HER.
THAT'S HOW THEY SEEM TO
AFFECT MORTALS.
IN THE LONG RUN, I SUPPOSE
IT'S BETTER IF WE KEEP
TELLING OURSELVES THAT, UH,
THEY'RE A MYTH.
FROM THE ADMIRAL,
MARKED TOP SECRET.
VERY WELL, CHIEF.
CARRY ON.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
LEE, WE'RE GETTING MORE OF
THOSE SONAR ECHOES. APPARENTLY
ANOTHER HERD OF SEALS.
WELL, LOG EVERY ONE
WE CONTACT.
THIS IS, UH, SUPPOSED TO BE
AN ACCURATE CENSUS.
AYE, SIR.
THIS ISN'T
MY IDEA OF EXCITEMENT--
COUNTING THE NOSES OF SEALS.
IT'S A LIVING.
[ Chuckles ]
I'LL GO FORWARD
AND TAKE SOME
VISUAL READINGS.
THREE ECHOES, SIR.
MEDIUM-SIZE SEALS,
BEARING 0-1-4, RELATIVE.
THREE MORE. CHECK.
[ Whispers ]
CHIP! COME HERE!
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
LOOK.
I MUST BE SEEING THINGS.
OKAY, I SEE THE SEAL.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
WELL, THAT ISN'T WHAT I SAW
BEFORE. I'M SURE OF IT.
WHAT DID YOU SEE BEFORE?
WELL, YOU'RE GONNA THINK
I'VE GONE PSYCHO,
BUT I SAW A MERMAID.
A MERMAID?
YES!
WELL, MAYBE IT WAS
SOME, UH,
REFLECTION OF LIGHT
FROM THE SURFACE, UH--
I'M SORRY, CHIP.
GO BACK TO WORK.
AYE, SIR.
[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.
STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,
DAVID HEDISON.
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.
[ Chuckles ]
A MERMAID?
YOU ACTUALLY BELIEVE
THAT YOU SAW A MERMAID?
I-- I KNOW
HOW IT SOUNDS.
BUT I ALSO KNOW
WHAT I SAW.
ANYONE ELSE SEE IT?
WELL, I CALLED CHIP
TO TAKE A LOOK.
AND?
HE SAW A DIVING SEAL,
BUT NO MERMAID.
[ Chuckles ]
WELL, THERE YOU ARE.
LOOK, LEE.
THE MERMAID LEGEND IS AS OLD
AS SAILING ITSELF.
TAKE A SEAL OR A MANATEE,
PLUS A LITTLE BIT
OF IMAGINATION,
AND YOU HAVE
A BEAUTIFUL MERMAID.
YEAH. I KNOW ALL ABOUT THAT,
AND I THOUGHT THE SAME THING
UNTIL I SAW THIS ONE.
BUT I GOT A GOOD CLOSE LOOK,
ADMIRAL. THERE'S ABSOLUTELY
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
ALL RIGHT.
ASSUMING YOU'RE THAT CONVINCED,
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO ABOUT IT?
LET'S INVESTIGATE IT
RIGHT AWAY.
I'M SORRY. THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
BUT WHY? THE MARINE CENSUS
WE'RE TAKING ISN'T VITAL.
IT CAN WAIT.
LOOK, ADMIRAL. NOW,
ALL I'M SUGGESTING IS THAT
WE SPEND A FEW HOURS AT MOST--
NO! AND THAT IS FINAL.
VERY WELL.
I'M SORRY I TROUBLED YOU.
MMM.
WHAT DID THE ADMIRAL SAY?
I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT.
HE'S ALWAYS KEPT
AN OPEN MIND.
AND A THING LIKE THIS,
YOU'D THINK HE'D BE
A LITTLE CURIOUS.
UH, MAYBE HE HAS
MORE IMPORTANT THINGS
ON HIS MIND.
HMM. MAYBE.
WHEN ARE WE DUE
TO SURFACE AGAIN?
UH, 1400 HOURS,
ABOUT 30 MINUTES.
YEAH.
WELL, THAT WOULD BE HERE,
AT THIS ISLAND.
IT'S ABOUT 100 YARDS
OFF THE EAST COAST.
VERY WELL. IF YOU NEED ME
IN THE NEXT 15 MINUTES,
I'LL BE IN THE MISSILE ROOM.
AYE, SIR.
CHIEF.
SIR.
I WANT A RUBBER RAFT
READY TO LAUNCH
WHEN WE SURFACE.
AYE, SIR.
ANY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT?
YES. UH, BREAK OUT
ONE OF THE M-4 SEA SCOOTERS
AND PUT IT ON THE RAFT.
SEA SCOOTER, AYE.
ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?
AQUA-LUNG,
FACE MASK AND FLIPPERS.
CHECK. WHAT ABOUT
A WET SUIT, SIR?
I WON'T NEED ONE.
THE WATER'S WARM.
NOW SEE THAT IT'S DONE.
AYE, SIR.
UH, HOW MANY MEN
WILL BE GOING?
I'LL BE GOING ALONE.
EXCUSE ME, SKIPPER,
BUT, UH, THAT'S
AGAINST REGULATIONS.
NOW LOOK, CHIEF.
SUPPOSE WE FORGET
THE BOOK ON THIS ONE.
IT'S AN UNOFFICIAL TRIP.
AYE, SIR.
PREPARE TO SURFACE.
BLOW ALL TANKS
FOR 10 SECONDS.
[ Man On Speaker ]
PREPARE TO SURFACE. AYE.
SURFACE. SURFACE.
AYE, SIR.
ALL RIGHT. NOW, IT'S 1400 HOURS.
CAN YOU BE BACK HERE
AT THE SAME SPOT AT 1800?
WE'LL BE HERE. THE DECK CREW
HAS YOUR SEA SCOOTER
AND RAFT UP READY TO LAUNCH.
GOOD.
LOOK, LEE.
DON'T YOU THINK YOU'D BETTER
INFORM THE ADMIRAL ABOUT THIS?
IF HE ASKS WHERE I AM,
TELL HIM.
TELL HIM WHAT?
THAT YOU JUMPED SHIP?
I'VE GOT A LITTLE
SHORE LEAVE COMING.
SAY I DECIDED
TO TAKE IT HERE.
VERY WELL, CHIEF.
THAT'S ALL.
THANK YOU, SIR.
CHIEF, WHERE'S THE CAPTAIN?
UH, CAPTAIN CRANE, SIR?
YEAH. YOU DO KNOW
CAPTAIN CRANE,
DON'T YOU?
OH. YES, SIR.
I MEAN, UM,
YOU BETTER TALK
TO MR. MORTON, ADMIRAL.
MM-HMM. YES.
YES, I, UH-- I WILL.
CHIP.
SIR.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO RAISE LEE
ON THE INTERCOM, BUT HE DOESN'T
ANSWER. HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?
NO, SIR. NOT FOR SOME TIME.
MM-HMM. WELL, HAVE SOMEBODY FIND
HIM AND SEND HIM TO MY CABIN.
SIR, UH, THAT WON'T BE EASY.
UH, THE FACT IS
HE'S NOT ON BOARD.
MM-HMM. HUH?
WHAT THE DEVIL DO YOU MEAN
HE'S NOT ABOARD?
HE WENT ASHORE
WITH SOME SKIN-DIVING
EQUIPMENT.
[ Groans ]
I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN.
THAT, UH, MERMAID
OBSESSION OF HIS.
YES, SIR. IT SEEMS TO BE
PREYING ON HIS MIND.
WELL, HAVE SPARKS
RAISE HIM BY RADIO
AND ORDER HIM BACK HERE AT ONCE.
AYE, SIR.
ANY TROUBLE,
YOU REPORT TO ME IN MY CABIN.
YOU MEAN TO SAY
THE CAPTAIN LEFT THIS SHIP
WITHOUT A RADIO--
WITH-- WITH NO WAY
TO REACH HIM?
YES, SIR. I'M AFRAID
THAT'S THE CASE.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THERE'S NOTHING MUCH
WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT.
AT THE MOMENT.
I'LL HAVE TO
LET YOU IN ON THIS.
WHAT IS IT, SIR?
IT'S A COMMUNICATION
FROM THE OFFICE
OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO
TELL CAPTAIN CRANE ABOUT IT
AT THIS PRECISE MOMENT.
BUT SINCE HE'S OFF ON ONE OF
HIS PERSONAL VENTURES,
IT APPEARS THAT YOU'RE IT.
- YES, SIR.
- AS YOU MAY KNOW,
OUR GOVERNMENT IS, UH,
HAVING MEETINGS
WITH REPRESENTATIVES
OF ALL NUCLEAR POWERS...
TO TRY TO ARRIVE
AT A NEW DISARMAMENT TREATY.
YES, SIR. I KNOW.
A CERTAIN UNFRIENDLY
FOREIGN POWER
HAS CHOSEN THIS MOMENT...
TO PLANT A LARGE
AND EXTREMELY POWERFUL
NUCLEAR DEVICE...
IN THE SEA
OFF OUR CALIFORNIA COAST.
WHY, SIR?
WELL, THE REASON
IS FAIRLY OBVIOUS,
I SHOULD THINK.
IT'S A WEAPON THAT CAN BE
DETONATED BY A RADIO SIGNAL.
AND START WORLD WAR III?
THEIR PURPOSE IS A LOT MORE
DEVIOUS THAN THAT, CHIP.
THE MERE PRESENCE
OF THIS BOMB OFF OUR COAST...
IS ENOUGH TO UPSET
THE DELICATE BALANCE
OF NUCLEAR POWER IN THE WORLD.
WELL, IF WE KNOW ALL THAT,
ADMIRAL, WHY DON'T WE
FIND THE BOMB AND DISARM IT?
THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT WE PLAN TO DO,
BUT IT'S NOT THAT EASY.
WHY NOT, SIR? WITH OUR
DETECTION GEAR, WE COULD
SPOT IT IN A MATTER OF HOURS.
YES. YES, YES. IF-- IF IT WERE
A CONVENTIONAL WEAPON.
BUT IT'S NOT.
THIS WEAPON IS EQUIPPED SO THAT
IT'S IMMUNE FROM DETECTION
FROM ANY KNOWN SEARCH DEVICES.
WELL, THAT IS A PROBLEM.
HOW LONG HAVE WE GOT?
TILL THE CONFERENCE
OFFICIALLY OPENS.
THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO
FIND AND NEUTRALIZE IT
WITHIN THREE HOURS.
THIS IS THE SPOT
WHERE YOU DROPPED HIM.
YES, SIR. HE ASKED ME
TO BE BACK THERE
AT 1800 HOURS.
WELL, I WANT YOU THERE NOW.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
HMM.
TWENTY TO 30 MINUTES.
ORDER THE CHANGE OF COURSE.
AYE, SIR.
NAVIGATION,
COME TO COURSE 2-1-3.
PROCEED AT FLANK SPEED.
[ Man On Speaker ]
AYE, AYE, SIR.
MANEUVERING,
SLOW TO ONE-THIRD.
[ Man On Speaker ]
ONE-THIRD, AYE.
IS THIS THE RENDEZVOUS POINT?
YES, SIR,
BUT WE'RE A GOOD
TWO HOURS EARLY.
ALL RIGHT. TAKE US UP
AND GET A SHORE PARTY READY.
I WANT CRANE FOUND...
AND BROUGHT TO MY CABIN
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
PREPARE TO SURFACE.
FULL UP BUBBLE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
SURFACE. SURFACE.
SURFACE, AYE.
MR. MORTON. IT'S THE SKIPPER.
GET A LOAD OF THE FISH
HE CAUGHT.
WHAT DID HE CATCH,
A DOLPHIN?
I HOPE IT'S A DOLPHIN.
CHIEF, SECURE
THE SHORE PARTY, AND, UH,
HAVE THEM STAND BY TO HELP
THE SKIPPER WITH HIS CATCH.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
MR. MORTON,
YOU REPORTED THE CAPTAIN
BACK ABOARD.
HE IS, SIR.
HE'S BEEN BACK
ABOUT 20 MINUTES.
WELL, THEN WHY HASN'T HE
REPORTED TO MY CABIN?
I GAVE HIM YOUR MESSAGE, SIR.
HE JUST NODDED. IT WAS LIKE
HE JUST HALF HEARD ME.
I HATE TO SAY THIS, SIR,
BUT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG
WITH THE SKIPPER.
MM-HMM. YOU MAY BE RIGHT, CHIP.
I-- I'VE NEVER KNOWN HIM
TO ACT LIKE THIS.
- WHERE IS HE NOW?
- LOCKED IN THE SHIP'S LAB.
THE LAB? WHAT--
WHAT'S HE DOING IN THERE?
I DON'T KNOW, SIR,
BUT HE TOOK THAT BIG FISH
HE CAUGHT DOWN THERE.
A FISH?
UH, HE BROUGHT IT BACK ABOARD,
WRAPPED IN A SEABAG.
IT LOOKED LIKE A DOLPHIN
BY THE SHAPE OF ITS TAIL.
DO YOU WANT ME TO GO DOWN THERE
AND BRING HIM UP TO YOUR CABIN?
NO. NO, THANK YOU.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
HI, SKI.
CHIEF.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
NOTHING. HASN'T BEEN A PEEP
OUT OF HIM SINCE HE, UH,
LOCKED HIMSELF IN THE LAB
AND ORDERED ME TO STAND GUARD.
- MAYBE I OUGHT TO
SEE IF HE'S OKAY.
- I'M SORRY, CHIEF,
BUT THE LAB'S OFF LIMITS
TO ALL HANDS.
OKAY. ONLY, UH,
HOW CAN WE BE SURE
THE SKIPPER'S ALL RIGHT?
HE'LL CALL OUT
IF HE NEEDS ANYTHING.
YEAH. I GUESS SO.
- SKI, ABOUT
THAT FISH HE CAUGHT--
- MM-HMM. WHAT ABOUT IT?
WELL, I WAS LISTENING
TO SOME OF THE GUYS ON THE DECK
DETAIL-- THEY HELPED HIM ABOARD.
AND, UH, THEY, UH--
THEY DON'T THINK
IT'S A FISH AT ALL.
NO? WHAT DO THEY
THINK IT IS?
SOME KIND OF MERMAID.
MERMAID?
[ Laughs ]
OH, COME ON.
- DON'T TELL ME YOU BELIEVE
SCUTTLEBUTT LIKE THAT.
- WHO, ME?
OF COURSE NOT.
THAT'S WHAT I TOLD THEM.
STUPID, RIGHT?
YEAH. WELL, LISTEN, UH,
IF HE NEEDS ANYTHING,
JUST CALL ME.
OKAY, CHIEF.
UH, IS THE CAPTAIN
IN THERE?
YES, SIR.
LEE. THIS IS NELSON.
OPEN THE DOOR.
COME IN.
LEE, WHAT IS
WRONG WITH YOU?
NOTHING'S WRONG, ADMIRAL.
I'VE JUST MADE
THE GREATEST DISCOVERY
IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF THE SEA.
LOOK.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
I, UH--
I ADMIT IT'S
THE MOST AMAZING THING
I'VE EVER SEEN.
IT CAN'T BE REAL.
SHE LOOKS REAL ENOUGH TO ME.
[ Nelson ]
HOW DID YOU CAPTURE HER?
WITH TRANQUILIZERS.
SHE'S STILL UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THEM.
THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
I'D LIKE TO ASK, BUT THERE'S
NO TIME FOR THAT AT THE MOMENT.
YOU BETTER READ THIS.
WELL, GO AHEAD.
GO AHEAD. READ IT.
VERY WELL. I READ IT.
WELL?
I FOLLOWED HER
FOR A LONG TIME.
SHE LED ME TO A GROTTO
WHERE THERE WAS
A WHOLE COLONY OF THEM.
THAT'S WHEN I CAPTURED HER.
THE TRANQUILIZER
MADE IT POSSIBLE, OF COURSE.
WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?
THERE'S NO WAY OF KNOWING
HOW SHE'LL REACT TO THE DRUG.
I REALIZE THAT.
YOU HAVEN'T HEARD
A WORD I SAID.
I DON'T THINK IT COULD
POSSIBLY HURT HER.
DO YOU, ADMIRAL?
NOW LISTEN TO ME.
PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER!
LISTEN!
AT ANY RATE,
WE'LL SOON KNOW.
YOU STAY ON GUARD HERE,
KOWALSKI.
NOBODY'S TO ENTER OR LEAVE
WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.
WELL, SIR, UH,
DOES THAT INCLUDE THE SKIPPER?
ESPECIALLY THE SKIPPER.
NOW CARRY ON.
[ Screeching ]
[ Screeching ]
HELP! HELP!
[ Screeching ]
[ Screeching ]
[ Screeching Continues ]
ADMIRAL!
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT HAPPENED, SIR?
CHIEF.
O-ORGANIZE
A DETAIL ARMED WITH
TRANQUILIZING WEAPONS.
I WANT THAT THING
TAKEN ALIVE.
AYE, SIR.
- WHAT THING, SIR?
- HMM? UH--
THAT THING THAT--
THAT KILLED THOMPSON.
[ Sighs ]
I SUPPOSE IT'S CONNECTED
SOMEHOW WITH THAT...
SPECIMEN THAT CAPTAIN CRANE
HAS IN THE LAB.
SEARCHING FOR IT,
TRYING TO-- TRYING TO
FIND IT PERHAPS.
I'M GOING TO THE LAB NOW.
NOW GET THE DETAIL
ORGANIZED IMMEDIATELY.
AYE, SIR.
SMITTY! HANK! HOLD IT.
YOU WANT US, CHIEF?
YE--
WELL, I CALLED YOU,
DIDN'T I?
WE'RE OFF DUTY.
WELL, YOU'RE BOTH BACK
ON DUTY AS OF RIGHT NOW,
AND YOU BOTH HAVE VOLUNTEERED
FOR EXTRA-HAZARDOUS DUTY.
WHAT'S THE HAZARD?
WELL, IT'S SOME KIND OF
CREATURE THAT'S FROM THE SEA,
AND THE ADMIRAL WANTS US
TO BRING IT BACK ALIVE.
ALIVE?
YEAH. THAT'S, UH--
THAT'S IF WE CAN.
COME ON.
LET'S GET
THE TRANQUILIZER GUNS
LOADED AND READY.
ANY IDEA WHERE
HE COULD BE HIDING, CHIEF?
NO. WE'LL COVER
THE CIRCUITRY ROOM
AND THE REACTOR AREA.
[ Screeching ]
[ Screeching ]
[ Screeching Continues ]
[ Screeching Continues ]
[ Indistinct ]
YOU OKAY, SMITTY?
I-- I THINK SO.
OH, MAN.
THAT THING IS WILD.
NOW HEAR THIS.
THIS IS CHIEF SHARKEY
TO ALL CREWMEN.
STAY CLEAR OF THE CORRIDORS
IN THE MISSILE ROOM AREA.
REPEAT.
STAY CLEAR OF THE CORRIDORS
IN THE MISSILE ROOM AREA.
[ Growls ]
IS CAPTAIN CRANE STILL IN THERE?
YES, SIR. NOBODY'S TRIED
TO COME OUT OR GO IN.
HMM. VERY WELL.
[ Screeching ]
ENGINEERING, WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE GENERATOR?
ENGINEERING. ENG--
ENGINEERING!
ENGINEERING!
WE'VE LOST ALL POWER.
WE'RE GOING DOWN.
LEE. LEE.
LEE.
CONTROL ROOM, REPORT.
CONTROL ROOM.
[ Groans ]
OH, WHAT HAPPENED?
I'M NOT SURE,
BUT WE'RE ON THE BOTTOM.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YES, SIR.
I MUST HAVE HIT MY HEAD
WHEN I FELL.
UH-HUH.
CAPTAIN CRANE'S BEEN KNOCKED
OUT. SEE HE GETS TO SICK BAY.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
[ Kowalski ]
SKIPPER?
OPEN UP, SIR.
LAY DOWN TO THE MAIN GENERATOR
AND GIVE ME A FULL REPORT.
FIND THE DUTY ELECTRICIAN
AT THE MASTER CONTROL ROOM,
AND TELL HIM I WANT TO
SEE HIM UP HERE ON THE DOUBLE.
CHECK WITH THE CHIEF ENGINEER
AND GET ME A DAMAGE ESTIMATE.
WHERE IS CHIEF SHARKEY?
ON HIS WAY TO THE CIRCUITRY ROOM
WITH A DAMAGE CONTROL PARTY.
BUT I ORDERED HIM
TO FORM A SEARCH PARTY.
I HAD TO CHANGE THAT ORDER
WHEN WE LOST POWER
AND COMMUNICATIONS.
THERE'S NOT MUCH
WE CAN DO NOW BUT WAIT.
WE CAN'T WAIT.
THERE IS A CREATURE
LOOSE ON THIS SHIP.
COME WITH ME, CHIP.
ALL RIGHT. GET IN THERE
AND CHECK IT OUT.
PHIL, GIVE ME A HAND
WITH THIS, WILL YA?
IT'S STUCK.
YOU TWO GUYS
KEEP WORKING ON THIS DOOR.
I GOTTA REPORT THIS TOPSIDE.
[ Door Slams ]
HEY!
[ Screams ]
OH, MAN. DON'T DO THAT.
I'M JUMPY ENOUGH ALREADY.
YOU'RE JUMPY?
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT
TO BE JUMPY ABOUT?
WHAT JUST HAPPENED
OUTSIDE THE LAB.
CAPTAIN CRANE'S DOWN THERE,
AND I THINK HE MIGHT BE HURT.
I WAS GOING IN TO HELP HIM,
WHEN, BAM, THE DOOR CLOSED IN
MY FACE AND I COULDN'T GET IN.
IT CLOSED JUST LIKE THAT
WITHOUT ANYBODY DOING ANYTHING?
WELL, GUESS IT SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE
WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY.
NOT TO ME. COME ON.
CHIEF, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.
YOU SAY THERE'S NO WAY
TO EXPLAIN...
HOW THE DOOR
TO THE CIRCUITRY ROOM
CLOSED AND LOCKED ITSELF.
THERE JUST WASN'T
ANYBODY THERE, SIR. I TRIED
TO FIGURE IT OUT, BUT I CAN'T.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN
THE RESULT OF A SLIGHT
SHIFT IN OUR POSITION--
A SETTLING TO THE BOTTOM
THAT COULD HAVE CLOSED THE DOOR
AND JAMMED IT SHUT.
-I GUESS SO, BUT I DOUBT IT.
-A THING LIKE THAT MIGHT HAPPEN
ONCE AT EXACTLY THE RIGHT TIME,
BUT KOWALSKI TELLS
THE IDENTICAL STORY.
THAT'S RIGHT, SIR.
AND I HEARD THE CLICK
OF THE LOCK.
HMM.
THEN HOW DO YOU
EXPLAIN IT, SIR?
I DON'T.
AT LEAST NOT ALL OF IT.
EXCUSE ME. HADN'T WE BETTER
GET TO THE LAB AND SEE WHAT'S
HAPPENED TO THE SKIPPER?
WE WILL, KOWALSKI. WE WILL.
BUT FIRST THINGS FIRST. CHIEF.
SIR.
BREAK OUT FOUR STUN GUNS.
MEET US AT THE DOOR OF THE
CIRCUITRY ROOM ON THE DOUBLE.
AYE, SIR.
OKAY, SIR.
WE CAN OPEN THE DOOR
ANY TIME YOU GIVE THE WORD.
NOT-- NOT YET.
WE'LL-- WE'LL WAIT
FOR THE STUN GUNS.
SIR.
GIVE ME ONE OF THOSE,
AND PASS THE OTHERS OUT.
OH, YES.
THE REST OF YOU
STAY CLEAR OF THE DOOR.
[ Screeching ]
GET IT OUT
AND STRAP IT DOWN.
YOU DID THIS TO MY MIND,
DIDN'T YOU?
I'M BEGINNING
TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING AGAIN.
THAT FALL MUST HAVE
KNOCKED SOME SENSE INTO ME.
[ Nelson On Speaker ]
NORMAL POWER IS NOW RESTORED.
ALL HANDS WILL TURN TO
WHILE WE MAKE EVERY EFFORT...
TO GET THIS SHIP OFF THE BOTTOM
AND BACK UNDER CONTROL.
ALL RIGHT.
I WAS WRONG.
I HAD NO RIGHT
TO CAPTURE YOU.
BUT DON'T MAKE
THE REST OF THESE MEN
PAY FOR MY MISTAKE.
LOOK.
I'LL MAKE A DEAL WITH YOU.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
A DEAL.
I'LL SET YOU FREE.
I'LL LET YOU GO BACK
TO WHERE I FOUND YOU.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO
DO SOMETHING FOR ME.
YOU DO UNDERSTAND ME,
DON'T YOU?
SOMEONE HAS PLACED A BOMB
ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.
IF IT EVER GOES OFF,
YOU'LL BE KILLED--
YOU AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS
IN THE GROTTO.
NOW, WE'VE GOT TO
FIND THAT BOMB
AND DISARM IT.
BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP.
NOW, IF I LET YOU GO,
WILL YOU FIND IT FOR ME?
JUST-- JUST LEAD US TO IT.
WE'LL DO THE REST.
IS IT OKAY NOW, SIR?
YEAH. YEAH.
I THINK IT'S ALL RIGHT.
[ Morton On Speaker ]
ADMIRAL NELSON, THIS IS MORTON.
I'M BACK IN THE CONTROL ROOM.
VERY WELL, CHIP.
WE CAN LIFT OFF
THE BOTTOM NOW, SIR.
ALL RIGHT.
TAKE HER UP.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
NOW LET'S LOOK AFTER
THE CAPTAIN, HUH?
I THOUGHT YOU SAID
IT WAS LOCKED.
IT WAS.
I SWEAR IT WAS LOCKED.
YOU MEN WAIT OUT HERE.
[ Screeching ]
[ Screeching Continues ]
[ Screeching Continues ]
[ Screeching Continues ]
[ Screeching Continues ]
LEE, YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH. I'M FINE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
OH.
[ Groans ]
IT-- IT CAME THROUGH
THE WALL AND--
[ Screeching ]
[ Screeching ]
THE MONSTER'S
IN CORRIDOR B-23.
THE MONSTER
IS IN CORRIDOR B--
[ Explosion ]
[ Alarm Ringing ]
EXPLOSION AND FIRE, SHIP'S LAB.
FIRE DETAIL, ON THE DOUBLE.
[ Alarm Continues ]
[ Alarm Stops ]
[ Screeches ]
HERE'S A RADIO PICTURE
WE JUST RECEIVED FROM O.N.I.
NOW MEMORIZE IT.
THIS IS THE DEVICE
WE'RE SEARCHING FOR.
HOW ACCURATE IS THIS?
ACCORDING TO THEM,
100%.
SEEMS TO BE
A HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED MODEL.
IT IS. THAT'S WHY IT'S ALMOST
IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE.
AND WE'VE GOT TO FIND IT.
WE WILL.
MAYBE THEY THINK
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND,
BUT I'VE GOT PROFESSIONAL HELP
THEY NEVER COUNTED ON.
[ Chuckles ]
LOOK. LOOK, YOU--
YOU CAN'T COUNT ON HER.
- NOW, EVEN IF MERMAIDS EXIST--
- "IF"? YOU SAW ONE
WITH YOUR OWN EYES.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
THEY EXIST. BUT--
BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW
THAT THEY CAN CARRY OUT ORDERS--
OR EVEN UNDERSTAND THEM?
OH, JUST CALL IT INTUITION.
I THINK THEY DO.
HMM. DID YOU ACTUALLY
TALK WITH THE ONE YOU CAUGHT?
WELL, NO. NOT EXACTLY.
BUT-- BUT--
THEN HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT
SHE CAN OR-- OR WILL HELP?
[ Sighs ]
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER WAY
OF LOCATING AN UNLOCATABLE BOMB?
NO. NO, I HAVEN'T.
HEY.
WELL, THERE'S YOUR ANSWER.
SHE'LL LEAD US TO THE BOMB.
OKAY. YOU WIN.
FOLLOW AT DEAD SLOW.
AYE, SIR.
ALL RIGHT. YOU'VE ALL BEEN
BRIEFED. ANY QUESTIONS,
LET'S HAVE 'EM NOW.
JUST REMEMBER, KOWALSKI.
STAY OUT OF SIGHT
UNTIL I CALL YOU BY RADIO.
- I UNDERSTAND, SIR.
- AND BOTH OF YOU REMEMBER,
IF YOU DO FIND THE BOMB,
DON'T APPROACH IT UNTIL
THESE THREE MEN...
HAVE HAD A CHANCE
TO NEUTRALIZE THE CONTROLS
WITH THEIR EQUIPMENT.
AFTER THAT, YOU CAN
DISARM IT IN PERFECT SAFETY.
OKAY, SKIPPER.
YOU'RE ALL SET.
GOOD LUCK.
ALL RIGHT, ADMIRAL.
[ Water Gurgling ]
KOWALSKI, I FOUND IT.
CAN YOU SEE ME?
I READ YOU, SKIPPER,
BUT YOU'RE NOT
IN VISUAL RANGE YET.
[ Crane On Speaker ]
YOU CAN'T BE FAR BEHIND ME.
KEEP MOVING.
WHERE'S THE SECOND DIVING PARTY?
DO YOU READ ME?
[ Man ] AYE, SIR. WE'RE HEADING
YOUR WAY WITH THE EQUIPMENT
TO NEUTRALIZE THE BOMB.
ADMIRAL, LOOK.
THE MONITOR.
THAT THING IS HEADING
STRAIGHT FOR THOSE DIVERS.
[ Screeching ]
[ Screeching Continues ]
CHIP, DO YOU HAVE
THAT THING IN VISUAL RANGE?
I SEE HIM. HE'S HEADED
FOR THE SKIPPER
AND KOWALSKI.
- CAN YOU REACH IT
WITH A LASER?
- I THINK SO.
[ Nelson ]
THEN BLAST IT NOW.
[ Electricity Crackling ]
[ Screeching ]
I GOT HIM.
GOOD WORK, CHIP.
ARE WE PATCHED IN
ON THE CAPTAIN'S LINE?
AFFIRMATIVE.
YOU CAN TALK TO HIM
ANY TIME YOU'RE READY.
THIS IS NELSON, LEE.
DO YOU READ ME?
[ Crane ]
LOUD AND CLEAR.
KOWALSKI'S WITH ME.
WE'RE WAITING FOR THE DIVERS
TO NEUTRALIZE THE BOMB.
WE'RE GOING DOWN
FOR A CLOSER LOOK
WHILE WE'RE WAITING.
[ Crane ]
THERE IT IS, KOWALSKI.
WHAT ARE THE LIGHTS?
[ Crane ]
I DON'T KNOW.
LET'S GET CLOSER.
THE LIGHTS ARE TV SENSORS.
THE BOMB IS RIGGED
TO EXPLODE IF IT'S
APPROACHED THE WRONG WAY.
NOW, WHAT ABOUT
THE OTHER DIVERS? REPORT.
[ Man ]
SECOND DIVING PARTY
REPORTING, SIR.
[ Nelson ]
YOU ALL RIGHT?
NO, SIR.
OUR INSTRUMENTS ARE SMASHED,
AND WE CAN'T
NEUTRALIZE THE BOMB.
WELL, LOOKS LIKE
WE'LL HAVE TO...
GUIDE THEM IN FROM HERE.
CAN YOU DO IT, SIR?
WE'LL SOON FIND OUT,
WON'T WE?
UH, LEE,
THE DIVING PARTY CAN'T
NEUTRALIZE THE BOMB.
YOU'LL HAVE TO DO IT
FOLLOWING MY INSTRUCTIONS.
LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.
OUR LIVES DEPEND...
ON YOUR FOLLOWING
DIRECTIONS TO THE LETTER.
[ Crane ]
WE UNDERSTAND.
[ Nelson ]
YOU'LL SEE SOME FLASHERS.
THEY'RE INTENDED
TO SCARE AWAY FISH.
[ Electronic Humming ]
WHAT WAS THAT, SIR?
TAKE IT EASY. EASY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
NOW, DON'T BE ALARMED
AT THE SOUND.
IT'S A HIGH-FREQUENCY SIGNAL,
ALSO TO SCARE AWAY FISH.
[ Crane ]
IT ALMOST SCARED US AWAY.
WE'RE CLOSE TO THE BOMB NOW.
ALL RIGHT THEN.
STOP. NO CLOSER.
YOU, UM-- YOU'LL SEE SOME
UPRIGHTS AROUND THE BOMB.
[ Crane ]
YES. WE SEE THEM.
ALL RIGHT. THEY'RE EQUIPPED
WITH ELECTRIC EYES.
IF YOU INTERRUPT THE BEAM,
YOU'LL EXPLODE THE BOMB.
[ Crane ] THAT'S RIGHT,
KOWALSKI. USE THE MIRROR
TO REFLECT THE BEAM.
[ Kowalski ]
OKAY, SKIPPER. SWIM THROUGH.
[ Nelson ]
WATCH WHERE YOU STAND.
THERE ARE MINES EVERYWHERE.
[ Crane ]
YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.
BE CAREFUL
NOT TO TRIP THE MINES.
ONE FALSE MOVE
AND WE'RE ALL DEAD.
NOW THE DELICATE PART.
YOU'LL NEED
YOUR CRESCENT WRENCH...
TO RELEASE THE LOCK
ON THE SIDE OF THE BOMB.
DO YOU SEE IT?
[ Crane ]
YES. WE SEE IT.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW GO AHEAD.
BUT-- BUT CAREFULLY.
VERY,
VERY CAREFULLY.
[ Crane ]
IF THAT HAD EVER
TOUCHED THE MINE--
[ Kowalski ]
YES, SIR. I KNOW.
[ Nelson ]
LEE.
WHEN KOWALSKI
TURNS THE LUG,
REMOVE THE UNIT.
[ Kowalski ]
I'M READY.
PULL IT STRAIGHT UP AND OUT.
IF IT TOUCHES THE SIDES,
IT'S ALL OVER.
[ Kowalski ]
I'M READY, SIR.
[ Crane ] READY.
[ Kowalski ]
NOW, SKIPPER.
EASY NOW. EASY.
[ Crane ]
IT'S OUT.
WHAT DO WE DO WITH IT NOW?
DROP IT
AND COME BACK ABOARD.
THE BOMB'S DISARMED!
IT'S FOR YOU.
FROM O.N.I.
AN OFFICIAL "WELL DONE."
I HAVE A FEELING
IT'S ADDRESSED
TO THE WRONG PERSON.
OH, YOU'RE, UH,
STILL THINKING
ABOUT THE MERMAID, HUH?
HMM. I'M BEGINNING
TO WONDER
IF WE EVER SAW HER.
THE WAY MY MIND
WAS WORKING
FOR A WHILE, I JUST--
OH. OH, WELL, WE-- WE SAW HER.
THAT'S HOW THEY SEEM TO
AFFECT MORTALS.
IN THE LONG RUN, I SUPPOSE
IT'S BETTER IF WE KEEP
TELLING OURSELVES THAT, UH,
THEY'RE A MYTH.