Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 3, Episode 20 - The Mummy - full transcript

The Seaview is tasked with transporting a Mummy from New York for special secret testing. It becomes apparent very quickly not all is as it should seem, and soon a terrible threat is unleashed on the crew of Seaview.

SKIPPER, THIS IS MORTON.
[ Crane On Speaker ]
GO AHEAD, CHIP.

WE'RE JUST OFF
MANHATTAN ISLAND
AT PERISCOPE DEPTH.

TRIM SATISFACTORY.
AWAITING FURTHER ORDERS.
VERY WELL.

ADMIRAL NELSON AND I
WILL BE RIGHT THERE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

THE FLYING SUB IS CHECKED OUT
AND READY TO LAUNCH, SIR.

VERY WELL, CHIEF.
CARRY ON.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

GO AHEAD, LEE.
I'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU.
RIGHT.

ONE LAST REMINDER, CHIP.
WE'LL BE GONE NO MORE
THAN AN HOUR.

DON'T SURFACE FOR ANY REASON
DURING THAT TIME.

IT'S VITAL THAT OUR PRESENCE
IN NEW YORK IS NOT KNOWN.
ANY QUESTIONS?

NO, SIR, AND WE'LL
BE WAITING FOR YOU.
RIGHT.



STAND BY.
READY TO LAUNCH.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

UNDERWATER ALL THE WAY IN?
ALL THE WAY
TO THE PIER.

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO
ATTRACT ANY ATTENTION.

[ Morton On Speaker ]
COUNTDOWN-- FIVE, FOUR,

THREE, TWO, ONE, LAUNCH!

[ Clears Throat ]
YES, CHIEF.

ANY WORD YET, SIR?
NO. NOTHING.

WELL, THEY'VE BEEN GONE
OVER AN HOUR BY NOW.

THEY EXPECTED TO BE.
WE WON'T BE HEARING ANYTHING.

THEY'RE KEEPING
RADIO SILENCE.

WHY DID THIS OPERATION
HAVE TO BE SO HUSH-HUSH?

I GUESS THE ADMIRAL
HAD HIS REASONS.
YEAH. I GUESS SO.

ANYWAY, THEY OUGHT TO
BE BACK PRETTY SOON.

DON'T YOU THINK?
ALMOST ANY MINUTE,
I HOPE.



YES, SIR. ME TOO.

DO YOU THINK ANYONE SAW US
BRINGING IT ABOARD?

YOU BETTER--
YOU BETTER PRAY
THAT THEY DIDN'T.

ONE OF THE CURATORS
AT THE MUSEUM SAID...

THAT THE BODY IN THERE
IS OVER 3,000 YEARS OLD.

YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT.
HERE.

SECURE THIS, WILL YOU?

[ Murmurs ]

- WHAT'S THE MATTER?
- I DON'T KNOW.

NOTHING. I-I'M FINE.

HERE. I-I'LL DO THIS.
I'LL DO THIS.

YOU, UH, BETTER
STRAP YOURSELF IN.

WE'VE GOT TO
GET BACK TO SEAVIEW.

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

LEE. LEE!

[ Gasps ]

[ Exhales ]

WHAT HAPPENED?
I-- I DON'T KNOW.

SUDDENLY I GOT DIZZY.
I-- I GUESS I PASSED OUT.

WELL, WE'LL HAVE
THE DOC LOOK YOU OVER
WHEN WE GET BACK ABOARD.

I'M OKAY NOW.
IT'S-- IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE JUST
GONNA BE SURE.

SKIPPER!
I'M ALL RIGHT, CHIEF.

RON, GET HIM TO SICK BAY
AND HAVE DOC LOOK HIM OVER.

CHIEF, TAKE A DETAIL
AND UNLOAD THE CARGO
WE BROUGHT IN.

I WANT IT SAFELY STOWED
IN THE MAIN STORES LOCKER.
AYE, SIR.

CHIP, GET US UNDER WAY.
WHAT COURSE?

DUE EAST.
NOW GET MOVING.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

WELL?
YOU'LL LIVE.

HERE, TAKE THIS.
WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A MILD SEDATIVE.
GO ON. TAKE IT.

IT'S NOT GONNA PUT YOU TO SLEEP.
JUST RELAX YOUR NERVES A BIT.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH MY NERVES.
TAKE IT.

THAT'S BETTER.

ADMIRAL, THIS IS SICK BAY.

YES, DOC. HOW IS HE?
[ On Intercom ] PHYSICALLY,
HE'S IN EXCELLENT SHAPE.

BUT THERE IS SOME INDICATION
OF A NERVOUS DISORDER.
NOTHING SERIOUS.

BUT REST IS DEFINITELY
INDICATED.

- YOU'RE SURE ABOUT THAT?
THERE'S NOTHING SERIOUS.
- YES. QUITE SURE.

BUT I DO RECOMMEND THAT HE GO
TO BED AT ONCE AND THAT TOMORROW
HE BE PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.

ADMIRAL, I FEEL GREAT.
I'M PERFECTLY FIT FOR DUTY.

LEE, LISTEN TO ME.
UH, DOC IS HERE TO MAKE
EXACTLY THOSE DECISIONS.

NOW, SUPPOSE WE
LET HIM DO HIS JOB.

ALL RIGHT, SIR.
I'LL, UH, GO TO MY CABIN.
I'LL HIT THE SACK RIGHT NOW.

ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL SEE HOW THINGS LOOK
IN THE MORNING.

THIS IS THE ADMIRAL.
HAVE MR. MORTON REPORT
TO MY CABIN IMMEDIATELY.

[ Man On Intercom ]
AYE, AYE, SIR.

THAT'S PRETTY CLOSE
FIGURING, SIR.

EVEN IF WE RUN AT FULL SPEED
ALL THE WAY, WE CAN BARELY
MEET THE SCHEDULE ON TIME.

THEN RUN AT FULL SPEED.

CHIP, FROM NOW
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE,

YOU ARE ACTING CAPTAIN
OF THIS SHIP.

THAT'S WHY I THINK
YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND
HOW VITAL THIS MISSION IS.

AYE, SIR.
IF YOU'VE BEEN
FOLLOWING THE NEWS,

YOU KNOW THERE'S A GREAT DEAL
OF UNREST IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

IT MIGHT ERUPT
INTO A SHOOTING WAR
AT ANY MOMENT.

THAT'S WHY THE STATE DEPARTMENT
HAS ASKED US TO TAKE OVER
THIS MISSION.

THE MISSION HAS SOMETHING TO DO
WITH THE BOX YOU AND THE SKIPPER
BROUGHT ABOARD FROM NEW YORK.

IT HAS EVERYTHING
TO DO WITH IT.

THE BOX, AS YOU CALL IT,
IS A NATIONAL TREASURE...

BELONGING TO ONE
OF THE COUNTRIES INVOLVED
IN THIS CRISIS.

IF IT'S A NATIONAL TREASURE
OF THE MIDDLE EAST,
HOW DID IT GET TO NEW YORK?

IT WAS DISCOVERED
BY AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGISTS
ABOUT 70 YEARS AGO...

AND BROUGHT TO A MUSEUM
IN NEW YORK.

BUT WHEN
A NEW GOVERNMENT TOOK OVER,
THEY STARTED A CRUSADE...

TO RECOVER THEIR
NATIONAL TREASURES.

AND THE, UH, MUMMY
IS ONE OF THEM, HUH?
RIGHT.

NOW, STATE FEELS
IF IT CAN BE RETURNED
AT EXACTLY THE RIGHT MOMENT,

IT MIGHT HELP
TO PREVENT THE WAR.

AND WHEN IS EXACTLY
THE RIGHT TIME?

WHEN THE CABINET MEETS
IN EMERGENCY SESSION...

IN ABOUT, UM, 70 HOURS.

WHY ALL THE SECRECY, SIR?

BECAUSE THERE ARE FACTIONS
THAT WOULD LIKE TO
PROVOKE THE WAR,

THAT WOULD DO ANYTHING
WITHIN THEIR POWER...

TO PREVENT US FROM
DELIVERING THIS CARGO.

DO THEY KNOW
WE HAVE IT ABOARD?

THAT'S, UH--
THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION.

IF THEY DO, IT WON'T BE LONG
BEFORE WE KNOW ABOUT IT.

CHIP, I'M DEPENDING ON YOU
TO DELIVER THIS CARGO...

AND DELIVER IT ON TIME.

THAT'S ALL.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Sighs ]
[ On Intercom ]
ADMIRAL, THIS IS MORTON.

HMM.

YES, CHIP. GO AHEAD.
I'M GOING OFF WATCH NOW.

I JUST CHECKED THE MAIN
STORES LOCKER. EVERYTHING'S
SHIPSHAPE DOWN THERE.

HMM. WHAT ABOUT
THE NAVIGATION REPORT?

RIGHT ON THE BUTTON.
ALL DEPARTMENTS REPORTING
NORMAL OPERATIONS.

ANY SPECIAL ORDERS
FOR THE NIGHT?

NO. EVERYTHING SEEMS
TO BE UNDER CONTROL.

GO TO BED,
GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT, CHIP.

HOW'S IT COMING?
ALMOST FINISHED.

I'M READY TO HIT THE SACK.
HURRY UP, WILL YOU?

WHAT'D YOU DO,
BLOW A FUSE OR SOMETHING?
NO. THEY'RE ALL RIGHT.

HAND ME THOSE PLIERS.
OKAY.

MAC.

[ Growling ]
YOU CALL THE SKIPPER.
I'LL TRY TO HOLD HIM OFF!

[ Growling Continues ]

[ Panting ]

WHAT HAPPENED?
I DON'T KNOW.

YOU MUST HAVE CAUSED
A SHORT CIRCUIT
OR SOMETHING.

NO. NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

WELL, COME ON.
LET'S GET FINISHED.

OKAY.

I'M TELLING YOU, CHIEF, I GOT IT
STRAIGHT FROM ONE OF THE GUYS
WHO HELPED UNLOAD IT.

NOW, THAT BOX IN THE MAIN
STORES LOCKER IS A MUMMY CASE,
AND THERE'S A MUMMY INSIDE IT.

A MUMMY. BIG DEAL.
HOW LONG'S IT BEEN DEAD?

I HEAR, LIKE,
UH, 3,000 YEARS.

OKAY. THEN IT'S REAL DEAD.
IT CAN'T DO US ANY HARM.

I KNOW,
BUT I'VE ALWAYS HEARD
THAT MUMMIES ARE BAD LUCK.

[ Scoffs ]
COME ON, SKI.

COME ON. DON'T TELL ME
YOU BELIEVE IN BAD LUCK.

OH, NOT EXACTLY.
I JUST DON'T LIKE TO
TAKE CHANCES, THAT'S ALL.

COME ON.
THAT'S SUPERSTITION.
FORGET IT.

NOW, IF SOMETHING'S
BEEN DEAD FOR 3,000 YEARS,
IT CAN'T HURT ANYBODY.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE TROUBLE
WITH THIS SHIP. YOU CAN'T FIND
ANY WOOD TO KNOCK ON.

[ Chuckles ]
COME ON.
LET'S HIT THE HAY.

[ Growls ]

[ Grunts ]

[ Gunshots Continue ]

[ Gunshots ]

LEE. LEE! WHAT IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT HAPPENED?

DOC.

WHAT WAS HE
SHOOTING AT?

I DON'T KNOW.
THERE'S NO SIGN
OF ANY INTRUDER.

CAN YOU GET UP?
YES, YES.
I'M ALL RIGHT.

EASY.
OH!

THAT DIZZINESS AGAIN.

WHO WERE YOU FIRING AT?

FIRING?
THERE'S NEARLY
A FULL CLIP FIRED.

I DON'T REMEMBER
FIRING A SHOT.

BETTER GET BACK
INTO BED.

NO. I'M ALL RIGHT NOW.
SURE, SURE, YOU'RE FINE.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST LIE DOWN?

COME ON, SKIPPER.
OFF YOUR FEET.

DOC.

IS HE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?
I'M SURE HE WILL BE,
AFTER A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP.

MM-HMM. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE
AND SEE THAT HE GETS ONE.

[ Door Closes ]

[ Metal Rattling ]

[ Growls ]

[ Roars ]

GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, SIR.

EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL?

ACCORDING TO
OUR SPEED TAPES, WE'RE
MAKING EXCELLENT TIME.

[ Nelson ]
UH, WHERE DOES THIS, UH,
PUT US NOW?

JUST ABOUT HERE.
WELL,

THAT'S EVEN BETTER
THAN I HOPED.

HEY, CHIEF.

SOMETHING WRONG?

THIS IS OUR POSITION.
TAKE A LOOK.

THIS HAS GOTTA BE A MISTAKE.
HOW MANY TIMES
IS THIS COMPUTER WRONG?

AT THIS RATE,
WE SHOULD BE ABOUT HERE
THIS TIME TOMORROW MORNING.

MM-HMM.

THAT'S A GOOD THREE HOURS
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

MR. MORTON,
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE.
THERE MUST BE SOME ERROR.

SIR, HOW MANY TIMES
IS THAT COMPUTER WRONG?

LET ME SEE THAT.

HOW-- HOW--
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

I DON'T KNOW, SIR,
BUT WE'VE LOST
A GOOD 10 HOURS.

OUR POSITION NOW
IS BACK HERE.

THERE'S ONLY ONE THING
THAT CAN EXPLAIN THAT.

WHO MADE THESE SETTINGS?
I DID, SIR,
ON MR. MORTON'S ORDER.

ARE THESE THE FIGURES?
NO, SIR. NOTHING LIKE
THE ONES I USED.

HOW-- HOW DID THIS
HAPPEN, SIR?

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY,
CHIEF.

SOMEBODY DELIBERATELY
ALTERED THE SETTINGS
TO PUT US OFF COURSE.

SOMEBODY RIGHT HERE
ABOARD THIS SHIP.
ADMIRAL, THIS IS MORTON.

SPARKS HAS JUST RECEIVED
A TOP-PRIORITY MESSAGE FOR YOU
FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
AYE, SIR.

THAT'S ALL WE NEED.
BAD NEWS, SIR?

THE EMERGENCY CABINET MEETING'S
BEEN CALLED 12 HOURS SOONER.

THAT MEANS OUR DEADLINE
IS 12 HOURS EARLIER.
TWELVE HOURS!

THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO WAY
WE CAN MAKE UP
THAT AMOUNT OF TIME.

THERE'S A WAY--
THE FLYING SUB.

WHAT ABOUT THE MATTER
OF SECRECY?

WE'VE GOTTA MAKE SOME KIND
OF A SACRIFICE, AND WE CAN'T
AFFORD TO BE LATE.

NOW, GET THE FLYING SUB
READY AT ONCE.

CHIEF.

SIR.
READY THE FLYING SUB
FOR IMMEDIATE LAUNCH.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
MMM. NO.

I WAS JUST GOING TO ORDER
THE SARCOPHAGUS LOADED
ONTO THE FLYING SUB.

I KNOW, BUT I'D
RATHER YOU WAITED TILL
THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT.

ANY PARTICULAR REASON?
UH-HUH.

IF SOMEONE ABOARD THIS SHIP
IS WORKING AGAINST US,

I'D LIKE TO GIVE HIM
AS LITTLE ADVANCE INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE.

MR. MORTON.
CAN YOU COME DOWN
TO THE FLYING SUB?

SIMPSON. HE'S DEAD.

SIMPSON.

I'M VERY SORRY
TO HEAR ABOUT THAT.
HOW'D IT HAPPEN?

I DON'T KNOW, SIR,
BUT WE'RE INVESTIGATING IT.
AND THE WRECKED CONTROLS?

THEY'RE STILL BEING REPAIRED,
BUT THERE'S NO TELLING
HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE.

WE'LL NEVER MAKE
THAT DEADLINE NOW.
NO.

I AGREE.
[ Crane ]
I DON'T.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
ON YOUR FEET?

I WAS GETTING
A LITTLE TIRED
OF BEING USELESS.

I THOUGHT I COULD HELP.
LOOKS LIKE YOU COULD
USE A LITTLE.

I'M AFRAID IT'S NO USE, LEE.
WE'RE MORE THAN 24 HOURS
OFF SCHEDULE.

THE FLYING SUB'S LAID UP.
THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN
MAKE THAT DEADLINE.

- HE'S RIGHT, LEE.
WE CAN'T MAKE IT.
- I THINK WE CAN.

- IT'LL BE CLOSE,
BUT THERE'S A CHANCE.
- HOW?

BY RUNNING AT FLANK SPEED
THE REST OF THE WAY.

OH. WE CAN'T DO THAT.
THE ENGINES WOULD
NEVER TAKE IT.

WE'VE NEVER RUN HALF
THAT LONG AT FLANK SPEED.
NO.

THEN IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE
ABOUT TO SET A NEW RECORD.

THAT IS, IF I'M STILL
IN COMMAND OF THE SHIP.

YES, YOU, UH--
YOU ARE.

ENGINEERING.
[ Man On Speaker ]
ENGINEERING, AYE.

THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.
COME TO FLANK SPEED.

HOLD HER WIDE OPEN
UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

CHIP, HOW DID WE GET
SO FAR OFF COURSE?

SOMEBODY TAMPERED WITH
THE AUTOMATIC NAVIGATOR.

AND SO FAR WE, UH--
WE DON'T KNOW WHO.

MASTER-AT-ARMS.
[ On Speaker ]
SECURITY, AYE.

I WANT ARMED GUARDS POSTED
AT ALL VITAL AREAS IN THE SHIP.

MAINTAIN
AROUND-THE-CLOCK DETAILS.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

WELL,

WELCOME BACK TO DUTY.

EVENING, SIR.
GOOD EVENING. EVERYTHING
ALL RIGHT IN THIS SECTION?

SO FAR, SO GOOD.
YOU FEELING ANY BETTER, SIR?
I'M FEELING FINE.

JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE GUARDS
STAY ON THEIR TOES, ALL RIGHT?
YOU CAN COUNT ON THAT.

VERY WELL. CARRY ON.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

I'LL TAKE OVER NOW.

[ Exhales ]

[ Creaking ]

[ Growls ]

[ Growls ]

[ Groaning ]

[ Roaring ]
[ Gunshots Continue ]

[ Growling ]

[ Alarm Ringing ]

MAIN STORES.
THAT'S KOWALSKI.

[ Ringing Continues ]

IT'S KOWALSKI, SIR.

WELL, HE'S ALIVE.

THIS IS CHIEF SHARKEY.

GET SOME CORPSMEN DOWN
TO THE MAIN STORAGE LOCKER,
ON THE DOUBLE.

[ On Speaker ] AYE, AYE.
HIS BREATHING AND PULSE
ARE NORMAL.

I THINK HE'S
GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
NO! DON'T MOVE HIM NOW.

AYE, SIR.

WHO COULD HAVE
ATTACKED HIM?

WHO?

WHO OR WHAT?

[ Clattering ]

FIRE DETAIL!
GET ON THOSE FIRES!

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

I DON'T KNOW,
BUT I'M GOING TOPSIDE
TO FIND OUT.

TAKE CARE OF HIM
TILL THE CORPSMEN GET HERE.
AYE, SIR.

I WANT A FULL REPORT ON ALL
DAMAGE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AND GET ME A CASUALTY LIST.

[ Man On Speaker ]
AYE, AYE, SIR.

NOW HEAR THIS.

WE'RE ON THE BOTTOM,
BUT WE'VE BEEN LUCKY.

THE DEPTH IS UNDER 500 FEET.
THAT MEANS DIVERS
CAN WORK OUTSIDE.

WE HAVE EVERY CHANCE IN THE
WORLD OF PATCHING UP THE HULL
AND GETTING OUT OF HERE,

SO TURN TO
AND POLICE UP THE PLACE.

[ Coughing ]

[ Coughing ]

LEE! LEE.
TAKE CARE OF THE CAPTAIN.

THERE'S AN INJURED MAN
IN THE NEXT CORRIDOR AND ONE
IN THE MAIN STORES LOCKER.

UH-- GET THEM ALL
TO SICK BAY!

OKAY, MEN.
ON THE DOUBLE.

HOW BAD IS IT?
WE'VE GOT A CRACK IN
THE OUTER HULL AT FRAME 14.

THE INNER HULL'S
STILL HOLDING,
SO WE'RE TIGHT AND DRY.

CAN WE GET
A DIVING PARTY ON IT?
I'VE ALREADY GIVEN THE ORDER.

GOOD. GOOD.
I'M GOING TO SICK BAY.

WE'VE GOT OURSELVES QUITE
A CASUALTY LIST, HMM?

WELL, CARRY ON.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

MR. MORTON,
THIS IS CHIEF SHARKEY.

GO AHEAD, CHIEF.

THE DIVING PARTY'S ON ITS WAY
OUT TO MAKE REPAIRS
ON THE HULL, SIR.

VERY WELL.
KEEP ME INFORMED.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

IT'S A PRETTY STRANGE GROUP
OF CASUALTIES YOU SENT ME.

STRANGE?
STRANGE IN WHAT WAY?

WELL, BLAIR-- HE'S THE MAN
WHO WAS STANDING GUARD
AT THE CIRCUITRY ROOM.

HE HAS A BAD BRUISE
ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK.

BACK OF HIS NECK?
HOW COULD HE GET THAT
IN A FALL?

HE COULDN'T.
THAT'S WHAT'S SO STRANGE.

LOOKS TO ME
LIKE SOMEONE HIT HIM.
HOW IS HE NOW?

AS SOON AS HE GETS RID
OF THAT HEADACHE,
HE'LL BE READY FOR DUTY.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD.
NOW, UH, KOWALSKI.

THAT'S ANOTHER
STRANGE CASE.

IF HE HAD A BROKEN ARM,
I'D KNOW HOW TO TREAT HIM.

BUT I CAN'T FIND
ANYTHING WRONG EXCEPT
A PURE SHOCK SYNDROME.

THAT'S THE SAME DIAGNOSIS
YOU MADE ABOUT CAPTAIN CRANE.
THAT'S RIGHT.

THE CASES SEEM
TO BE IDENTICAL.

HOW ARE THEY NOW?

THEY'RE BOTH COMING OUT
OF IT NICELY.

NOTHING WRONG WITH EITHER ONE
THAT A GOOD, SOUND NIGHT'S
SLEEP WON'T CURE.

LOOK, YOU SAID THAT BEFORE
ABOUT CAPTAIN CRANE,
AND THIS IS HIS THIRD ATTACK.

YES, I KNOW.

AS I SAID, A BROKEN ARM
WOULD BE MUCH SIMPLER.
ALL RIGHT.

AS SOON AS THE CAPTAIN'S
ON HIS FEET, HAVE HIM
COME DOWN TO MY OFFICE.

RIGHT.

MR. MORTON, DIVING PARTY'S
BACK ABOARD, SIR.

WHAT'S THE REPORT?

HULL PATCHED.
WE CAN GET OFF THE BOTTOM
ANY TIME YOU SAY, SIR.

THAT'S FINE.
TELL THEM WELL DONE.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Man On Speaker ]
CONTROL ROOM.

THE FLYING SUB REPAIR PARTY'S
COMPLETED ITS WORK, AND
THE CRAFT IS READY FOR SERVICE.

VERY WELL.
SECURE THE DETAIL.
AYE, SIR.

ADMIRAL, THIS IS MORTON.
[ On Speaker ]
GO AHEAD, CHIP.

IT SEEMS OUR LUCK
IS BEGINNING TO CHANGE, SIR.

REPAIR WORK'S COMPLETED
AND WE CAN GET UNDER WAY.
GOOD. TAKE US UP.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
MANEUVERING, MAKE ALL
PREPARATIONS TO SURFACE.

[ Man On Speaker ]
AYE, SIR.

[ Exhales ]

I HAD NO IDEA
ALL THAT HAPPENED.

I WAS CHECKING THE GUARD DETAILS
WHEN I SUDDENLY BLACKED OUT.

THE NEXT THING I KNEW,
I WOKE UP IN SICK BAY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK'S
WRONG WITH ME, ADMIRAL?

I DON'T KNOW, LEE.
NEITHER DOES DOC.

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO
TAKE ANY MORE CHANCES
WITH YOUR HEALTH.

THAT'S WHY I'M
RELIEVING YOU OF ALL DUTY
UNTIL WE REACH PORT.

THAT'S NOT NECESSARY.
I'M ALL RIGHT NOW.

I SAID I DON'T WANT
TO TAKE ANY MORE CHANCES.

YOU, UH-- YOU THINK I'M
GONNA HAVE ANOTHER ATTACK,
DON'T YOU?

WELL, IT'S A POSSIBILITY.

LOOK, I WANT YOU TO GET
A GOOD REST, THAT'S ALL.

WHAT ABOUT THE MISSION?
I'M NOT CONCERNED
ABOUT COMPLETING IT.

NOT CONCERNED?

YOU TOLD ME YOURSELF THERE
ISN'T A PRAYER OF REACHING PORT
BEFORE THE DEADLINE.

I HAVE NO INTENTION
OF REACHING IT BY THEN.

- I'M TAKING THE SARCOPHAGUS
IN THE FLYING SUB.
- WHAT ABOUT YOUR ORDERS?

I HAVE AN OKAY
TO CHANGE THEM.

THEY WOULD HAVE PREFERRED
A, UH-- A LESS SPECTACULAR WAY,

BUT ANY METHOD'S
BETTER THAN NONE.

I'LL FLY OUT
TOMORROW MORNING.
I SEE.

SO THERE'S REALLY NO REASON
WHY YOU CAN'T TAKE THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS OFF.

NOW, DO ME A FAVOR,
WILL YOU? GET SOME REST.

RIGHT.

CONTROL ROOM,
THIS IS NELSON.

YES, ADMIRAL.

I'M IN THE OBSERVATION NOSE.
WHY ARE THE CRASH DOORS CLOSED?

ENGINEERING RECOMMENDED IT UNTIL
WE COULD FIND OUT HOW WEAKENED
THE FORWARD FRAMES ARE.

DO YOU WANT ME
TO OPEN THEM?
NO.

THAT'S NOT NECESSARY.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

IS HE BADLY HURT?
NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

HE'S GOT A BEAUTIFUL
BRUISE ON HIS CHEEK.
WHAT HAPPENED?

H-HE, UH, HAD ANOTHER ONE
OF HIS ATTACKS.

HE MUST HAVE FALLEN.

WELL, WE'LL GET HIM UP
TO SICK BAY.

YEAH. DO THAT.
AND, UH, GIVE HIM
A SEDATIVE, WILL YOU?

A STIFF ONE.
ENOUGH TO KNOCK HIM OUT
FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS.

ALL RIGHT, MEN.
LET'S GET HIM UP
TO SICK BAY.

[ Creaking ]

[ Growling ]

[ Panting ]

[ Pounding ]

[ Growling ]

[ Growling Continues ]

YOU'RE SURE NOW?
THIS IS OUR EXACT POSITION?

I JUST CHECKED IT OUT, SIR.
AS YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF,
WE CAN'T POSSIBLY MAKE IT NOW.

OH, YES, WE CAN.
I'M GOING IN THE FLYING SUB.
WHEN, SIR?

AS SOON AS IT'S READY
FOR LAUNCH. SEE TO IT.
AYE, AYE.

ADMIRAL!

WHAT IS IT?
WHAT'S THE MATTER, CHIEF?

THAT-- THAT-- THAT THING.
I-I-IT'S ALIVE, SIR.

GET HOLD
OF YOURSELF, CHIEF.
NO, LET HIM TALK.

IT KEPT COMING AFTER ME, SIR.
IT'S ON ITS WAY UP HERE.

SOUND GENERAL QUARTERS.
CLOSE ALL CORRIDORS.

BATTLE STATIONS!
BATTLE STATIONS!

[ Klaxon Blaring ]
THE WATERTIGHT DOORS
WILL SLOW IT DOWN.

IT WON'T DO ANY GOOD.
IT'LL TAKE AN ATOM BOMB
TO STOP IT.

ATOM BOMB, HMM?

YOU HAVE AN IDEA THERE,
CHIEF.

- NOW, WHERE IS IT?
HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE?
- I DON'T KNOW, BUT NOT MUCH.

IT JUST KEPT COMING
AFTER ME, SIR.
UH-HUH.

REACTOR ROOM.
EMERGENCY.
REACTOR ROOM, AYE.

THIS IS NELSON.
LISTEN CAREFULLY.
WE'RE COMING RIGHT DOWN THERE.

STAND BY TO CHANNEL THE ENTIRE
OUTPUT OF THE REACTOR THROUGH
THE STARBOARD HULL CABLE.

ALL OF IT.
AYE, SIR. STANDING BY.

CHIP, BREAK OUT A COIL OF
NUMBER 4 CABLE AND MEET ME AT
THE DOOR OF THE REACTOR ROOM.

AYE, AYE.
COME ON.

[ Growling ]

[ Roaring ]

CHECK OUT THE REACTOR.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

CHIP, HURRY UP
WITH THE CABLE.

SHE'S ALL SET, SIR.

[ Growling ]

[ Gunshots ]

HURRY UP, CHIP!
YOU MEN, GET BACK.

[ Growling ]

NOW!

[ Groaning ]

THAT'S ENOUGH, CHIEF!

WELL, WE WON'T HAVE
ANY MORE TROUBLE
WITH THIS.

PUT IT BACK IN
THE SARCOPHAGUS AND STOW IT
ABOARD THE FLYING SUB.

ONE SACRED SARCOPHAGUS--
SIGNED FOR, SEALED, DELIVERED.

I THINK THE CRISIS
IS OVER.

CONGRATULATIONS.
I'M AFRAID I WASN'T
MUCH HELP.

IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT.
HEY. HOW-HOW DO YOU FEEL?

MUCH BETTER, THANKS,
AT LEAST FOR THE TIME BEING.

BUT IF I GET ANOTHER ATTACK--

YOU WON'T.
WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF IT.

IT MUST HAVE, UM, EXERTED
SOME SORT OF CONTROL
OVER MY MIND.

- AH, DEFINITELY.
- HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN IT?

[ Chuckles ]

YOU KNOW, LEE, I THINK
THERE ARE SOME THINGS...

THAT ARE BETTER LEFT
UNEXPLAINED, HUH?