Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 3, Episode 21 - Shadowman - full transcript

WELL, WE'RE AN HOUR FROM
RENDEZVOUS COORDINATES.

E.T.A. AT SPACE FLIGHT
CONTROL, UH, 1800 HOURS.

YOU STILL CONCERNED ABOUT
OUR ABILITY TO HANDLE THIS
MISSION WITH A SIX-MAN CREW?

YES. THE SEAVIEW WASN'T
DESIGNED TO BE OPERATED
BY ONLY SIX MEN.

NO. NOR WAS SHE DESIGNED
TO GUIDE INTERSTELLAR
SPACE PROBES.

AND, UH, BECAUSE
THREE LAUNCHINGS WERE
SABOTAGED ON LAND,

WE'RE ELECTED TO, UH,
TRY IT FROM THE SEA.

THAT'S RIGHT. WITH AN ABSOLUTE
MINIMUM CREW TO PREVENT
ANY POSSIBILITY OF SABOTAGE.

I'LL CHECK
THE OPERATIONAL STATUS.
DO THAT.

ENGINE ROOM, REPORT.
[ Kowalski On Speaker ]
ENGINE ROOM. A-OKAY, SIR.

REACTOR ROOM, REPORT.
[ Sharkey ]
REACTOR ROOM NORMAL, SIR.



THIS LITTLE BABY'S
FUNCTIONING LIKE A DREAMBOAT.

MASTER FLIGHT CONTROL.
CHIP, HOW'S IT GOING
DOWN THERE?

ALL INSTRUMENTATION
FUNCTIONING. CONTROL SEQUENCES
CHECKING OUT RIGHT ON THE NOSE.

[ Crane On Speaker ]
WE'LL BE REACHING THE CONTROL
STATION COORDINATES AT 1800.

NOW, UH, REMEMBER, CHIP.

ONLY YOU AND THE ADMIRAL
ARE BRIEFED
ON THE CONTROL OPERATION.

IF ANYTHING STARTS TO GO
HAYWIRE, CONTACT THE ADMIRAL
RIGHT AWAY. YOU GOT IT?

GOT IT.

THERE. YOU SEE?
EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE
ALL RIGHT.

I WISH I HAD YOUR OPTIMISM.
[ Beeping ]

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH SONAR?
I DON'T KNOW.

A STRANGE BOUNCE,
DEAD AHEAD.
MM-HMM.

RANGE?

2,000 YARDS.



I NEVER SAW ANYTHING
LIKE THAT BEFORE.

IT'S-- IT'S NOT AS THOUGH
IT'S REFLECTING THE SIGNAL.

IT'S ALMOST AS THOUGH
IT-IT WERE ABSORBING IT.
HMM.

[ Beeping Continues ]

CONTROL ROOM TO CIRCUITRY.

COME IN, PATTERSON.
[ Patterson On Speaker ]
CIRCUITRY ROOM, AYE.

[ Crane ]
ARE THERE ANY PROBLEMS
IN THE SONAR SYSTEM?

[ Patterson ]
NO INDICATIONS, SIR.
I'LL CHECK OUT THE WIRING.

ALL RIGHT. MAKE IT FAST
AND REPORT BACK.
AYE, SIR.

[ Beeping Continues ]

WHAT'S THE READING NOW?

IT'S MOVING TOWARD US
AT ABOUT THREE TIMES OUR--
OUR FLANK SPEED.

ENGINE ROOM,
CUT SPEED TO ONE-THIRD.

[ Kowalski ]
AYE, SIR.

THAT READING
JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
NO.

I-- I CAN'T TURN DOWN
THE VOLUME.

[ Beeping Continues ]

THE OBJECT'S WITHIN
300 YARDS.

ENGINE ROOM, ALL BACK FULL.
ALL BACK F--

[ Crash ]

[ Wind Howling ]

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

[ Wind Howling ]

THIS IS THE ADMIRAL.
ALL HANDS REPORT.

DAMAGE REPORT FROM ALL HANDS.
REPORT! REPORT!

FLIGHT CONTROL,
WHAT'S YOUR CONDITION?

[ Nelson ]
CHIP. CHIP,
CAN YOU HEAR ME?

CHIP.

[ Exhales ]
AH, THE INTERCOM IS OUT.

WELL, IF WE'VE BEEN DAMAGED,
WE'LL KNOW ABOUT IT
SOON ENOUGH.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW
WHAT WE HIT.

LET'S HAVE A LOOK.

NOTHING TO SEE
BUT BLACKNESS.

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
NO.

UH, THERE-- THERE SHOULD BE
SOME LIGHT FROM THE SURFACE
AT THIS DEPTH.

UH, TURN ON
THE OUTSIDE FLOODS.
ALL RIGHT.

[ Clicks ]

DID YOU TURN 'EM ON?

THE FLOODS ARE ON.
THERE SHOULD BE
SOME FLICKER OF LIGHT.

[ Sighs ]
IT DOESN'T EVEN
LOOK LIKE WATER.

WELL, YOU BETTER SUIT UP
AND, UH, HAVE A LOOK OUTSIDE.
I'LL CHECK ABOUT THE SUB.

ALL RIGHT.

[ Wind Howling ]

[ Clicks ]

[ Metal Clangs ]

YOU ALL RIGHT, CHIP?

I'M ALL RIGHT, SIR. I MUST HAVE
BEEN KNOCKED OUT FOR A MINUTE
WHEN WE HIT. WHAT WAS IT?

WE DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE DEAD ON THE BOTTOM.
LEE'S GONE OUT TO CHECK.

LUCKILY, UH, THE EMERGENCY
CIRCUITS WEREN'T KNOCKED OUT
BY THE SHOCK.

NO, SIR.
ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO.
IF THE SEAVIEW CAN'T MOVE,

HOW CAN WE GET TO
CONTROL RENDEZVOUS
IN TIME FOR BLASTOFF?

WE STILL HAVE AN HOUR
AND 45 MINUTES.

I'LL GET A FIX ON CENTAURI
SPACE PROBE. YOU TRY TO RAISE
SPACE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS.

SEAVIEW FLIGHT CONTROL
TO SPACE COMMAND.

SEAVIEW FLIGHT CONTROL
TO SPACE COMMAND, CAN YOU
HEAR ME? COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.

WELL, THERE SHE IS, CHIP.
ON THE PAD, READY TO GO.

IF WE CAN CARRY OUT
OUR END OF THE MISSION,
SHE JUST MIGHT MAKE IT.

SEAVIEW FLIGHT CONTROL
TO SPACE COMMAND. COME IN,
PLEASE. DO YOU HEAR US? OVER.

IT'S NO USE, SIR.
WE CAN'T GET
THROUGH TO 'EM.

START WORKING ON
THE TRANSMITTER. I'LL SEE IF
I CAN GET SEAVIEW GOING AGAIN.

OH, UH, IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT,
MAYBE WE CAN USE
THE MAIN TRANSMITTER.

I'LL GET RIGHT ON IT.

[ Clicks ]

SEAVIEW FLIGHT CONTROL
TO SPACE COMMAND.
COME IN, PLEASE.

[ Man On Speaker ]
THIS IS SPACE COMMAND.
COME IN, SEAVIEW.

WE ARE PROCEEDING TOWARD
FLIGHT CONTROL COORDINATES
ON SCHEDULE.

ALL SYSTEMS GREEN.
SUBMARINE A-OKAY.

FROM HERE WE SEE NO REASON
WHY THE CENTAURI SPACE PROBE
CANNOT LAUNCH AS SCHEDULED.

WOULD SUGGEST
YOU START THE COUNTDOWN.

[ Switch Clicks ]

YOU KNOW, IT'S THE FIRST
TIME I EVER SAW ANYTHING
LIKE IT, SKIPPER.

NOT A SINGLE AUTOMATIC
CONTROL WORKING
IN THE ENGINE ROOM.

IT'S THE SAME ALL OVER
THE SHIP, KOWALSKI.

WELL, MAYBE WE'LL FIND OUT
WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST
WHEN WE GOT TOPSIDE.

WE'D BETTER.

ANYTHING CHANGED?
NO. JUST AS BEFORE.

WHAT ABOUT CHIP?
HE'S ALL RIGHT.

AH, GOOD.
LET'S GO, KOWALSKI.

WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY WATER.
WHAT'S THE TROUBLE?
THE CONTROLS AREN'T WORKING.

WELL, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN
FLOOD THE HATCH MANUALLY.
MMM.

WHAT ARE WE UP AGAINST?
WELL, OBVIOUSLY
WE'RE SEALED IN.

AND WE STILL DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S OUTSIDE THE HULL.

HOW ABOUT CUTTING
OUR WAY OUT WITH
THE ELECTRONIC TORCHES?

AH, NO. WE'D BE OUT OF AIR
BEFORE WE CUT THROUGH.

I HAVE AN IDEA.
GET OUT OF YOUR GEAR
AND MEET ME IN THE CONTROL ROOM.

RIGHT, SIR.

[ Man On Speaker ]
SPACE COMMAND
TO S.S.R.N. SEAVIEW.

SPACE COMMAND TO
S.S.R.N. SEAVIEW.

ARE YOU PROCEEDING ON COURSE
TO FLIGHT CONTROL STATION
AS SCHEDULED?

SEAVIEW TO SPACE COMMAND.

WE READ YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.

WE ARE STILL ON
RENDEZVOUS COURSE.

WILL ARRIVE AT COORDINATES
AT OUR E.T.A. OF 1800 HOURS.

[ Man ] ROGER, SEAVIEW.
IT IS NOW MINUS ONE HOUR
AND 32 MINUTES AND COUNTING.

ALL CIRCUITS ARE GREEN.
INSTRUMENTATION A-OKAY.

KEEP YOUR TRANSMISSION
WITH US ALIVE
FOR CONTINUOUS CONTACT.

IT IS NOW MINUS
ONE HOUR, THIRTY--

[ Wind Howling ]

[ Male Voice ]
THE TIME IS APPROACHING
WHEN ACTION MUST BE TAKEN.

YOU...

WILL HOLD YOURSELF
IN READINESS.

I AM READY NOW.

STILL TOO EARLY.

AS YET, THERE ARE ONLY
ENEMIES ABOARD THIS VESSEL.

WE HAVE NO ALLIES.

I CAN DO WHAT
MUST BE DONE BY MYSELF.

NO. WE MUST TAKE
NO CHANCES.

FIRST, WE WILL
GIVE YOU OTHERS...

WHO WILL WORK WITH YOU.

THEN, WHEN WE ARE STRONG ENOUGH,

WE SHALL PROCEED
WITH OUR PLAN.

[ Nelson On Speaker ]
CHIP, THIS IS THE ADMIRAL.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?

WHAT SHALL I DO?
ANSWER.

- [ Nelson ]
CHIP?
- BEHAVE NORMALLY.

WHEN THE TIME COMES,

YOU WILL ACT.

WHEN THE TIME COMES,

YOU WILL ACT.

[ Chuckles ]

CHIP, THIS IS THE ADMIRAL.
CHIP, DO YOU READ ME?
COME IN.

I READ YOU, SIR. OVER.

WELL, YOU CAN SEE
I FIXED THE INTERCOM.

NOW, WHAT ABOUT YOUR
TRANSMISSION TO SPACE COMMAND?

- IT'S STILL OUT OF COMMISSION,
SIR, BUT I'M WORKING ON IT.
- MM-HMM. WELL, KEEP TRYING.

REACTOR ROOM.

- REACTOR ROOM, AYE.
- WHAT'S YOUR POWER
SITUATION, CHIEF?

REACTOR OUTPUT
IS DROPPING SHARPLY, SIR.

UH-HUH. WELL, YOU'VE TAKEN
ALL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.

I'M PUSHING IT
AS HARD AS I CAN,
BUT THERE'S NO BUILDUP.

WHAT'S YOUR FUEL LEVEL?

NINETY-EIGHT PERCENT.
IT'S LIKE SOMETHING...

IS SUCKING THE RADIATION
OUT INTO THIN AIR, SIR.

WELL, THAT COULD TURN OUT
TO BE THE ONLY EXPLANATION.
SIR?

UH, KEEP TRYING. I'M GOING TO
ASK YOU FOR A SURGE OF POWER
WITHIN TWO MINUTES.

AYE, SIR.

[ Wind Howling ]

WHAT'S THIS IDEA
YOU WERE TELLING ME ABOUT?
OH, WELL, IT'S SIMPLY THIS:

THE SEAVIEW
DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING.

IT DROVE RIGHT
INSIDE SOMETHING.

INSIDE?
MMM. YEAH.
TAKE A LOOK OUT THERE.

THERE'S NOTHING
BUT BLACKNESS OUT THERE.
NO LIGHT, NO TRANSLUCENCE.

NOW, IF WE'D MERELY
HIT SOMETHING, WE'D STILL
BE ABLE TO SEE OUTSIDE.

SO, WHAT DO WE DO?

TRY TO CUT OUR WAY OUT.

UH, LEE, CLOSE
THE CRASH WINDOW.

PATTERSON,
THIS IS THE ADMIRAL.

REROUTE ALL CIRCUITRY
SO THAT ALL THE POWER WE CAN
MUSTER GOES TO THE LASER GUN.

[ Patterson On Speaker ]
AYE, SIR.

CHIEF, I NEED
THAT EXTRA POWER NOW.

PULL THE DAMPENING RODS
IF YOU HAVE TO,

BUT GET ME EVERYTHING
YOU'VE GOT.
[ Sharkey ] YOU'LL HAVE IT, SIR.

WE'LL CHECK IT ON
THE MONITOR SCREEN.

- READY, LEE?
- READY.

[ Nelson ]
PATTERSON.

[ Patterson On Speaker ]
LASER CIRCUITRY
READY FOR FIRING, SIR.

[ Nelson ] CHIEF.
[ Sharkey ] YOU HAVE
ALL AVAILABLE POWER, SIR.

FIRE.

[ Explosion ]

WELL, LET-- LET'S SEE
WHAT KIND OF LUCK WE HAD.

I'LL OPEN
THE COLLISION SCREEN.
YEAH.

[ Wind Howling ]

DIDN'T EVEN FAZE IT.

WHATEVER'S OUT THERE
SEEMS TO ABSORB ENERGY
OF ALL KINDS.

FIRST THE, UH, SONAR BEAM,

THEN THE REACTOR,
THEN THE--

NOW, WHY THE HANDGUN?

THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK
ANY BETTER THAN THE FULL POWER
OF THE LASER BEAM.

LEE.

UH, LEE.

ANYTHING WRONG?

NOTHING'S WRONG.

YOU'VE JUST GOT TO DIE.
THAT'S ALL.

EVERYONE ON THIS SHIP'S
GOT TO DIE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU, LEE?

PUT THAT GUN DOWN.

YOU CAN'T ESCAPE.
YOU CAN'T.

THERE'S NO OTHER WAY.
LISTEN TO ME, LEE. LISTEN.

ALL RIGHT, LEE.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO KILL ME,
THERE'S NOT MUCH
I CAN DO ABOUT IT.

BUT, UH-- BUT WHY?

I DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN.
ALL I HAVE TO DO IS KILL YOU.

NOW.

THANKS. THANKS, KOWALSKI.
BUT-- YES, SIR.

BUT WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
I MEAN, THE SKIPPER
TRYING TO SHOOT YOU AND ALL.

YOU KNOW AS MUCH
ABOUT IT AS I DO.

ONE THING'S CERTAIN.
THE CAPTAIN WAS NOT HIMSELF.

THAT'S FOR SURE, SIR.

- BUT WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IT?
- GET HIM TO SICK BAY.

I'LL GIVE HIM
A TRANQUILIZING SHOT,
AND BY THAT TIME--

[ Stammers ]
[ Wind Howling ]

YOU WERE SAYING, SIR?

WOULD YOU TAKE A LOOK
OVER THERE?

- WHAT IN BLAZES IS IT, SIR?
- WELL, I THINK THAT OUR, UH,

VILLAIN HAS SHOWN HIMSELF
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

[ Kowalski ]
VILLAIN, SIR?
YEAH, WHATEVER IT IS,

IT INHABITS THE MASS
SURROUNDING US.

WHAT COULD IT BE, SIR?

I DON'T KNOW.
WHATEVER IT IS, WE'RE GONNA
HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.

WHEN I FIRE,
YOU HIT THE DECK. RIGHT?
AYE, AYE, SIR.

NOW!

WELL, YOU GOT HIM.
THAT'S FOR SURE, SIR.

I'M NOT SO SURE. IF THAT--

IF IT ABSORBS ENERGY
AS I THINK,

IT MAY JUST HAVE
DISAPPEARED AGAIN.

UH--

LET'S GET THE CAPTAIN
BACK TO SICK BAY.

COME, LEE.

HOLD IT.

WE HAVE
OTHER WORK TO DO.
AYE, SIR.

WHILE I TRY TO GET
THE SEAVIEW OPERATING,

I WANT YOU TO RIG
SOME PROTECTION FOR US
BEFORE THAT, UH--

THAT SHADOWMAN TAKES OVER
ANY MORE OF THE CREW.

NOW COME ON.
RIGHT, SIR.

IT HAS TO BE SET
FOR A NEGATIVE CHARGE.
CAN YOU MAKE IT?

NO PROBLEM, SIR.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT,
BUT I CAN SURE
PUT IT TOGETHER.

GOOD.

WELL, LET'S, UH--
LET'S HOPE IT WORKS...

BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY
GONNA NEED IT IN A FEW MINUTES.

- LOOK, HURRY IT UP, WILL YOU?
- YES, SIR.

YOU ALL RIGHT?
YES, SIR.

I, UH-- I GUESS I GOT
A LITTLE CARELESS
IN REVERSING THE POLARITY.

[ Chuckles ]
WELL, AT LEAST WE KNOW
THAT IT WORKS NOW.

IF MY THEORY'S CORRECT,
WE'LL HAVE A POWERFUL
WEAPON HERE.

WONDER IF IT'S POWERFUL ENOUGH
TO DESTROY THE SHADOWMAN.

A FULL CHARGE WOULD DESTROY
NOT ONLY HIM.

THE SEAVIEW AS WELL.

[ Wind Howling ]

YOU...

MUST TURN UP THE REACTOR.

BUT, IF A HUMAN COMES,

KILL HIM.

[ Wind Howls ]

HEY, CHIEF.
HAVE YOU SEEN
THE SKIPPER OR THE--

CHIEF, WHAT IN--

CONTROL ROOM.

CONTROL ROOM,
THIS IS PATTERSON.

CAN YOU HEAR ME, ADMIRAL?
THIS IS PATTERSON.
I HAVE TO REPORT--

ALL RIGHT, PATTERSON.
THIS IS THE ADMIRAL.
GO AHEAD.

GO AHEAD, PATTERSON.
WHAT'S YOUR REPORT?

ADMIRAL NELSON,
THIS IS CHIEF SHARKEY.

YES, CHIEF. I HEAR YOU.
WHAT IS IT?

IT'S PATTERSON, SIR.
I THINK HE'S FLIPPED.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?
HE CAME RUNNING IN HERE
LIKE I NEVER SAW HIM BEFORE.

HE TRIED TO PULL OUT THE
DAMPENING RODS. WHEN I WENT
TO STOP HIM, HE CLOBBERED ME.

WHERE IS HE NOW?
I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

BUT IF I HADN'T BEEN ABLE
TO HANDLE HIM, HE WOULD HAVE
KILLED ME FOR SURE.

ALL RIGHT. HANG ON.
AS SOON AS I CHECK WITH
COMMANDER MORTON, I'LL BE DOWN.

AYE, SIR.

HOW LONG BEFORE
YOU'RE FINISHED?
OH, 10, MAYBE 15 MINUTES, SIR.

WELL, KEEP AT IT.
WE MAY NEED THIS
A LOT SOONER THAN WE EXPECTED.

AND, UH, DON'T LET
ANYONE IN. NO ONE.

AYE, SIR.

SPACE COMMAND TO
S.S.R.N. SEAVIEW.

SPACE COMMAND
TO S.S.R.N. SEAVIEW.

ARE YOU STILL PROCEEDING
ON COURSE TO FLIGHT CONTROL
STATION AS SCHEDULED?

SEAVIEW TO SPACE COMMAND.

STILL PROCEEDING ON SCHEDULE.

WILL ARRIVE AT CONTROL
COORDINATES AS PLANNED. OVER.

ROGER, SEAVIEW.

AT ONE HOUR TO IGNITION,
WE'LL TURN OVER
ALL CONTROLS TO YOU.

ALL SYSTEMS HERE ARE GREEN.
WHAT IS YOUR STATUS? OVER.

ALL CIRCUITRY A-OKAY.
ROGER.

[ Clattering ]

IT IS NOW ONE HOUR
AND 16 MINUTES
AND COUNTING.

WE'LL EXPECT
YOUR NEXT REPORT AT 1700.

WE'LL BE PREPARED
TO RELINQUISH CONTROL.

[ Clattering ]

WHO IS IT?

[ Nelson ]
IT'S THE ADMIRAL, CHIP.

JUST A MINUTE.

WHY THAT?
WELL, I CAUGHT SOME OF
THE INTERCOM REPORTS.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.
I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE SAFER.
MM-HMM.

WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHAT'S HAPPENING
WITH SEAVIEW, SIR?

WE'VE RUN INTO SOME KIND OF
ALIEN INTELLIGENCE.

IT'S ABOARD.

AND IT'S AFFECTED CRANE.

WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT?
KOWALSKI'S WORKING ON
A PROTECTIVE DEVICE.

BUT SO FAR WE'RE HELPLESS.

WE'LL HAVE TO INFORM
FLIGHT COMMAND.

UNLESS WE GET
THAT TRANSMITTER FIXED,
WE HAVEN'T A PRAYER.

RIGHT NOW SHE'S DEADER
THAN A DODO.

WELL, ALL THE WIRING
SEEMS TO BE INTACT.

JUST-- JUST NO REASON
FOR IT TO BLACK OUT.

I AGREE, SIR.
THAT'S WHAT'S THROWN ME
FOR A LOOP.

MAYBE THE FAULT LIES
IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THAT'S GIVING US--

[ Sharkey On Speaker ]
ADMIRAL, THIS IS THE CHIEF.
EMERGENCY, SIR. EMERGENCY.

SOUNDS LIKE
OUR ALIEN FRIENDS
ARE AT IT AGAIN.

IT'S THE ADMIRAL, CHIEF.
WHAT IS WRONG NOW?

IT'S THE REACTOR, SIR.
SOMETHING'S HAYWIRE FOR SURE.
I THINK SHE'S GOING TO BLOW.

BE RIGHT THERE.

NOW, YOU STAY PUT
UNTIL YOU HEAR FROM ME.

AND, UH, G-GET
THE TRANSMITTER FIXED.

[ Wind Howling ]

YOU HAVE DONE WELL.

HE STILL DOES NOT SUSPECT
THAT YOU ARE ONE OF US.

THERE ARE STILL THREE
OF YOUR CREW WHO HAVE NOT
BECOME ONE WITH US.

THE ADMIRAL, KOWALSKI
AND PATTERSON.
WHATEVER THEIR NAMES.

EACH TIME I TAKE ONE OVER,
IT DEPLETES MY ENERGY.

YET, UNTIL THEY JOIN US
OR ARE DEAD,

WE CANNOT PROCEED SAFELY
WITH OUR PLAN.

WHAT IS OUR NEXT STEP?
IT HAS ALREADY BEGUN.

TWO MINUTES AFTER THE ADMIRAL
REACHES THE REACTOR ROOM,

HE AND ALL OTHERS ABOARD...

SHALL DIE.

[ Wind Howls ]

[ Knocking ]
WHO IS IT?

IT'S ME. PATTERSON.
LET ME IN. QUICK.

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND,
PATTERSON? YOU ALMOST
KILLED THE CHIEF.

NO, NO.
HE'S ONE OF THEM NOW.
COME ON. LET ME IN.

HE SHOT AT ME.

COME ON, SKI.
OPEN THE DOOR.

SKI, YOU GOTTA TELL
THE ADMIRAL.
THE CHIEF'LL KILL HIM.

COME ON, YOU BLOCKHEAD.
WARN HIM.
HE'S WALKING INTO A TRAP.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

I'LL TELL HIM
WHAT YOU SAID.

ADMIRAL, COME IN, PLEASE.
STAY WHERE YOU ARE, PATTERSON.

ADMIRAL, THIS IS KOWALSKI.
COME IN, PLEASE.
IT'S URGENT.

WHY DOESN'T HE ANSWER?

WELL, I'VE GOT TO FIND HIM.
THE CHIEF WILL KILL HIM.

PATTERSON.

ADMIRAL, COME IN.
ADMIRAL, COME IN.

CHIEF.

GET THOSE DAMPENING RODS
BACK IN QUICKLY.

I CAN'T.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
YOU CAN'T?

NO WONDER
THE REACTOR'S GOING WILD.
THERE'S NO CONTROL.

THERE CAN'T BE ANY CONTROL.

THE REACTOR'S GOING TO
BUILD TO CRITICAL MASS
AND THEN EXPLODE.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
WH-WHERE DO YOU
GET THESE IDEAS?

PULL THE REST
OF THE RODS, CHIEF.

IT'S GOING TO BLOW ANY SECOND.

WHAT HAPPENS THEN?

EVERYONE ABOARD THIS SHIP
WHO'S NOT ONE OF US
WILL BE KILLED.

THAT'S ALL
WE CAN DO FOR NOW.

COME ON.

THE ADMIRAL.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, KOWALSKI?
IT'S THE ADMIRAL, SIR.

HE LEFT HERE A FEW MINUTES AGO
FOR THE REACTOR ROOM.

THAT EXPLOSION--
I THINK IT CAME FROM THERE.

THE ADMIRAL WILL
TAKE CARE OF IT.
BUT, SIR,

HE MIGHT BE DOWN THERE
CAUGHT BY THAT BLAST.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT THAT.
IS THAT SO, SIR?

NO. HE WAS WITH ME
WHEN THE EXPLOSION HIT.

HE'S, UH, PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT.
HE'S ON HIS WAY DOWN THERE NOW.

[ Chuckles ]
I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT, SIR.

- YOU KNOW, FOR A MINUTE THERE,
I WAS AFRAID THAT SOMETHING--
- WHAT'S THIS?

I'M NOT QUITE SURE, SIR.

EXCEPT IT'S SOME KIND OF
PROTECTIVE DEVICE.

AGAINST WHAT?
THAT SHADOW THING
WE HAVE ABOARD.

- OH? HOW'S IT WORK?
- I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE THEORY
IN BACK OF IT, SIR.

THE ADMIRAL JUST TOLD ME
TO WIRE IT UP THIS WAY...

USING A REVERSE-POLARITY
ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT.

EVIDENTLY, INSTEAD OF
GIVING OUT ENERGY,
SOMEHOW IT SUCKS IT IN.

- THAT'S ALL YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?
- YES, SIR.

I'M, UH-- I'M GOOD
WITH MY HANDS, SIR,

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO
THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT,
WELL, UH,

THE ADMIRAL'S A FEW THOUSAND
LEAGUES AHEAD OF ME.

HE TOLD ME WHAT TO DO,
AND, UH, SO I DID IT.

THEN I SUGGEST
YOU CARRY ON.

RIGHT, SIR.

WHAT HAPPENED, SIR?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH
THE REACTOR?
IT'S RUNNING WILD, SIR.

BUT THAT EXPLOSION BEFORE--
IT MUST HAVE GONE
TO CRITICAL MASS AND BLOWN.

THAT WAS EXACTLY
WHAT IT DID.
BUT THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE, SIR.

IF THAT REACTOR HAD EXPLODED,
WE WOULDN'T BE HERE.

NEITHER WOULD SEAVIEW
OR HALF THE LAND AREA
FOR-- FOR MILES AROUND.

WELL, I DON'T GET IT, SIR.
YOU SAID IT WENT CRITICAL.

IT'S THAT-- THAT MASS
OUTSIDE OF SEAVIEW.

IT ABSORBED ENOUGH
OF THE ENERGY TO PREVENT IT
FROM GOING FULL BLAST.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET IT
UNDER CONTROL.

[ Shadowman ]
YOU ONLY WASTE YOUR TIME
AND EFFORTS, HUMANS.

THERE'S NO HOPE
FOR ANY OF YOU.

WE OF THE STAR GALAXY
KNOWN TO YOU AS CENTAURI...

SHALL SEE TO THAT.

CENTAURI?
SIR, ISN'T THAT WHERE--

THAT'S RIGHT.
THE TARGET FOR OUR FIRST
INTERSTELLAR PROBE.

BUT IF YOU'RE FROM CENTAURI,
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?

OUR SPACE PROBE WAS,
UH-- WAS INTENDED
AS A FRIENDLY ACT.

WE DO NOT BELIEVE YOU.

OUR SHIPS HAVE
OBSERVED YOUR EARTH
FOR MANY CENTURIES NOW.

WE HAVE SEEN
YOUR MAN-MADE DISASTERS,

YOUR CARELESS DESTRUCTION,
YOUR WARS.

WE WANT NONE OF THESE...

TO INFECT OUR PEACEFUL
CIVILIZATION.

PEACEFUL?

WELL, YOUR, UH, ACTIONS
SO FAR HAVEN'T BEEN
WHAT I'D CALL PEACEFUL.

YOU'VE ALREADY SABOTAGED
THREE ATTEMPTS
TO LAUNCH THE PROBE.

WE ACT ONLY IN SELF-DEFENSE.

WE KNOW NOW...

THAT IN YOUR MIND ALONE...

LIES THE SECRET...

OF HOW WE MAY DESTROY
THE SPACE PROBE.

WHEN WE HAVE THAT KNOWLEDGE,

ONE BY ONE,
YOU SHALL KILL EACH OTHER.

THEN WE SHALL DESTROY...

YOUR INTERSTELLAR
SPACE PROBE.

WE SHALL RETURN...

TO OUR HOMES.

NOW IT IS YOUR TURN...

TO BECOME ONE OF US.

PATTERSON.

- CLOSE THE DAMPENING RODS.
- BUT WE'LL LOSE ALL OUR POWER.

SHOVE THEM IN.
AYE, SIR.

AND HURRY.

LET ME TACKLE HIM, SIR,
AND GET AWAY IF YOU CAN.

STAND BACK.
LET HIM TAKE ME, SIR.

I SAID STAND BACK!

WELL, I SURE THOUGHT
THAT THING HAD YOU THEN, SIR.

WELL, MY-- MY THOUGHTS
WERE LEANING
IN THE SAME DIRECTION.

WHAT HAPPENED, SIR?
WHY DID IT DISAPPEAR THAT WAY?

WELL, WHEN THE REACTOR
SHUT DOWN, IT LOST
ITS SOURCE OF ENERGY.

DOES THAT MEAN
WE DESTROYED IT?
NO. NO, I-- I DON'T THINK SO.

I THINK IT'LL BE BACK
AS SOON AS IT BUILDS UP
ITS STRENGTH AGAIN.

BUT THIS TIME WE'LL BE
READY. COME ON.

YOU SURE THE ADMIRAL'S
ALL RIGHT, SIR?

I TOLD YOU HE WAS.
HE'S ONLY BEEN GONE
ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

I KNOW, SIR. I KNOW.
BUT, UH,

WITH THE SKIPPER BEING AN ENEMY
AND THE CHIEF RUNNING WILD,
AND PATTERSON WAS JUST HERE--

THE ADMIRAL CAN
TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF.

DON'T YOU THINK ONE OF US
SHOULD CHECK UP ON HIM?

ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME
MY DUTY, KOWALSKI?

NO, SIR.

THEN GET ON WITH
YOUR WORK AND LET ME SEE
EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE.

WHY AREN'T YOU
IN FLIGHT CONTROL?

AS YOU KNOW, SIR,
IT'S STILL NOT
OPERATIONAL.

AND WHILE YOU WERE BUSY
WITH THE REACTOR, I THOUGHT
I'D BETTER GIVE KOWALSKI A HAND.

BUT, SIR, I THOUGHT YOU SAID
THAT YOU WERE WITH--

HE'S ALREADY
COMPLETED ONE OF THESE.
MAYBE YOU'D, UH,

BETTER LOOK IT OVER
BEFORE HE FINISHES
THE SECOND.

WELL, THIS MAY BE
OUR BEST HOPE...

AGAINST THE ALIEN
AND OUR OWN MEN.

OUR MEN?

YEAH. SHARKEY.
SHARKEY'S BEEN TAKEN OVER
ALONG WITH CRANE.

KEEP WORKING ON THESE. I WANT
ONE FOR EACH OF US. GET FOUR
LASER GUNS FROM ORDNANCE.

THE COMMANDER AND I
WILL BE IN FLIGHT CONTROL.
AYE, SIR.

ADMIRAL.
HMM?

ABOUT THOSE LASER GUNS.
WHAT ABOUT 'EM?

WOULD YOU REALLY USE THEM
TO KILL CRANE AND THE CHIEF?

YES. YES.
YES, I WOULD.

SIR?

THE ADMIRAL--
HE SENT ME DOWN HERE--
WE KNOW WHY HE SENT YOU.

WELL, IF THAT'S
THE CASE, SIR, I'LL--

I'LL JUST TELL HIM
THAT YOU HAVE EVERYTHING
UNDER CONTROL.

YES. WHY DON'T YOU
DO THAT?
YES, SIR. I-- I WILL, SIR.

THAT LEAVES THE ADMIRAL
AND KOWALSKI.

NOW WE'LL FIND OUT
HOW TO DESTROY
THE SPACE PROBE.

THE ADMIRAL WILL TELL US.

AND WHEN HE DOES?

HE'LL DIE.

DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

SIMPLY NO REASON
WHY WE CAN'T MAKE CONTACT.

THERE HAS TO BE ONE.
YEAH, BUT WHY? WHY?

EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT.
ALL SYSTEMS ARE NORMAL.

THE POWER SUPPLY
IS INDEPENDENT, FUNCTIONING.

SO WHY CAN'T WE--
[ Clicks ]

[ Man On Speaker ] I DO NOT
UNDERSTAND WHY YOU HAVE NOT
RESPONDED TO OUR SIGNALS.

REPEAT. SPACE COMMAND
TO S.S.R.N. SEAVIEW.
COME IN, PLEASE.

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU HAVE NOT
RESPONDED TO OUR SIGNALS.

THERE THEY ARE.
THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING
WRONG WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION.

NO. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION.

WHAT'S WRONG IS IN THIS ROOM.

WELL, HOW COULD IT BE?
WE'VE CHECKED OUT THE CIRCUITRY
HALF A DOZEN TIMES.

COME OFF IT, CHIP.
IT'S NOT THE CIRCUITRY.
IT'S YOU.

- NOW YOU KNOW.
- I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
A LONG TIME AGO...

THE FIRST MAN THEY'D
TRY TO TAKE OVER...

WOULD BE THE ONE
AT INTERSTELLAR CONTROL.

- THAT KNOWLEDGE COMES
TOO LATE.
- I DON'T THINK SO.

[ Switch Clicks ]

FLIGHT COMMAND,
THIS IS SEAVIEW.

REPEAT. FLIGHT COMMAND,
THIS IS SEAVIEW.

RED ALERT. RED ALERT.

WE READ YOU, SEAVIEW.
GIVE US ALERT STATUS. OVER.

WELL.

READ ME CAREFULLY,
FLIGHT COMMAND.

- SEAVIEW HAS BEEN
TAKEN OVER BY--
- [ Gunshot ]

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG
WITH YOUR TRANSMISSION,
SEAVIEW. TRY AGAIN.

GIVE US ALERT
STATUS QUICKEST.

REPEAT. TRY AGAIN.

GIVE US ALERT STATUS.

[ Wind Howls ]

YOU HAVE DONE WELL.

THE END OF OUR MISSION HERE
IS NOW IN SIGHT.

AS SOON AS WE HAVE TAKEN OVER
THE MIND OF YOUR ADMIRAL,

SUCCESS WILL BE OURS.

[ Electronic Quavering ]

[ Quavering Stops ]

SEA-- SEAVIEW
TO FLIGHT COMMAND.

SEAVIEW TO FLIGHT COMMAND.

DO YOU READ ME? OVER.

THIS IS SPACE COMMAND.
WHAT'S GOING ON THERE,
SEAVIEW?

WHAT IS YOUR RED ALERT? OVER.
LOOK. WE-- WE'VE BEEN
INVADED BY ALIENS.

THEY'VE-- THEY'VE
TAKEN OVER THE SUBMARINE
AND MOST OF MY CREW.

YOU'LL HAVE TO HANDLE
THE FLIGHT CONTROLS.
NEGATIVE.

ON THE BASIS OF EARLIER REPORTS,
WE HAVE ALLOWED AUTOMATIC
TURNOVER OF CONTROLS TO YOU.

WE'RE AT 47 MINUTES
AND COUNTING.

LOOK, YOU CAN'T LET
IGNITION CONTINUE. IF YOU DO,
THEY'LL DESTRUCT FROM HERE.

YOU'LL HAVE TO STOP THEM,
SEAVIEW.

IF THERE'S ANY DESTRUCT
ON THIS FLIGHT, WE MAY VERY
WELL LOSE THE RACE TO THE STARS.

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
WE'RE HELPLESS HERE.
THERE'S NO WAY--

ADMIRAL.

WHAT'S BEEN
GOING ON HERE, SIR?
[ Groaning ]

THE ALIEN-- IT TOOK
ALL OF THEM OVER.

SAY, YOU'VE BEEN HURT, SIR.
BETTER LET ME
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
THE BULLETPROOF VEST
SAVED ME.

AND YOUR, UH, GADGET
DROVE THE ALIEN AWAY.

- THEN IT WORKED.
- JUST AS IT DID
WITH THE REACTOR.

INSTEAD OF DRAINING THE ENERGY
OUT OF ME, IT DID IT TO HIM.

BUT HE'LL BE BACK.
NOW LET'S FIND PATTERSON
AND GO TO THE MISSILE ROOM.

WHAT DO WE DO
ABOUT THEM, SIR?

WELL, I'M GONNA RISK
LEAVING THEM HERE...

WHILE I MAKE
ONE MORE ATTEMPT TO
GET RID OF THE ALIEN.

THIS HAS BURNED OUT.
DID YOU MAKE ANY MORE
OF THESE?

THAT'S WHAT I CAME HERE TO TELL
YOU, SIR. THERE ARE NO MORE.
HERE. HELP ME OUT OF THIS.

WHY NOT?
WELL, I NEEDED MINIATURIZED
BATTERIES, SIR.

AND WHEN I GOT TO
ELECTRICAL STORES,
I-- I FOUND THEM ALL WRECKED.

AH. OH. AH.

THIS--

WE'LL JUST HAVE TO--
WE'LL JUST HAVE TO
CARRY ON WITHOUT 'EM.

HOW IS HE?
HE'S BADLY HURT, SIR.

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN CARRY
HIM TO THE MISSILE ROOM?
AYE, AYE, SIR.

WHERE DID THEY GO?
TOWARDS THE MISSILE ROOM.

WE'VE STILL GOT
A CHANCE TO GET THEM
BEFORE THEY MAKE IT.

THERE'S NO TIME LEFT
TO TAKE CHANCES.

WE'LL ARM OURSELVES
WITH ALL THE WEAPONS
WE NEED.

THEN WE'LL BE SURE
THEY CAN'T ESCAPE.

PUT HIM DOWN
OVER THERE.
RIGHT, SIR.

HOW IS HE?
WELL, HE MIGHT HAVE
A FIGHTING CHANCE, SIR.

IF I COULD MOVE THOSE TORPEDOES
INTO THE TUBES, WE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO BLAST OUR WAY OUT.

THEY'RE ARMED WITH NUCLEAR
WARHEADS, AREN'T THEY, SIR?

RIGHT.
BUT WE'RE SURROUNDED BY THAT
SHADOW SPACESHIP, SIR.

THERE'S NOWHERE FOR THOSE
FISH TO GO. THEY'LL EXPLODE
RIGHT OUTSIDE SEAVIEW.

WELL, THAT-- THAT IS
THE WHOLE IDEA.

A NUCLEAR EXPLOSION
THAT CLOSE?

EVEN IF WE DESTROY THEM
AND THEIR SHIP,
WE'LL ALL GO WITH IT.

IT'S A VERY DISTINCT
POSSIBILITY. NOW YOU JUST
TAKE CARE OF PATTERSON, HUH?

AYE, AYE, SIR.

WE SHOULD HAVE
EVERYTHING WE NEED
TO DO WHAT IS NECESSARY.

DO WE HAVE TO KILL
NELSON AND THE OTHERS?

THEY SAY WE'VE GOT TO
KILL EVERYONE.

WHAT ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION
OF THE SPACE PROBE?

IF WE KILL ADMIRAL NELSON,
WE'LL LOSE THE KNOWLEDGE
IN HIS BRAIN.

THE ADMIRAL IS NOW
CONSIDERED TO BE
TOO DANGEROUS.

WE'RE ORDERED NOT TO
TAKE ANY CHANCES.

HE'S GOT TO DIE
BEFORE THE PROBE
IS LAUNCHED.

HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE?

LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES.

[ Grunts ]

HEY, KOWALSKI.
GIVE ME A HAND.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Clattering ]

THAT'S CAPTAIN CRANE
AND THE OTHERS.

LET'S HOPE
THE DOOR STOPS 'EM.
COME ON. RUN IT HOME.

IT'LL TAKE A LITTLE WHILE
TO SET THE FIRING MECHANISM.

IF THEY TRY TO GET IN,
HOLD 'EM OFF.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

AND GET PATTERSON
OUT OF FIRING RANGE.
RIGHT, SIR.

[ Wind Howling ]

WELL, THAT DOES IT.
THEY'RE SET TO FIRE.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL
BRACE YOURSELF IN THE SLIGHT
HOPE THAT WE COULD--

OH, NO.

KOWALSKI.

HE'S ONE OF US NOW.

GET READY.
WE'LL GO IN AND HELP HIM.

IT SHOULD BE EVIDENT NOW
THAT YOUR POSITION
IS HOPELESS.

JOIN US AND YOU WILL SHARE
IN OUR BENEFITS.

REFUSE, THEN YOUR ONLY
ALTERNATIVE IS DEATH.

- NOT QUITE.
- I HAVE ONE RESOURCE LEFT.

[ Explosion ]

[ Groans ]

[ Clears Throat ]

WHAT HAPPENED?
A NIGHTMARE.

A LONG, LONG NIGHTMARE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I'LL EXPLAIN IT
TO YOU LATER, LEE.

WHAT ABOUT THAT
SHADOWMAN, SIR?
HE'S DEAD.

UH, DESTROYED BY
THE NUCLEAR ENERGY
IN THE WARHEAD.

WE SURVIVED BECAUSE
THEIR SPACESHIP
ABSORBED SO MUCH OF IT.

UH, CHIEF.
YEAH.

SEE HOW FAST
YOU CAN GET POWER UP.
AYE, SIR.

CHIP, CONTACT
FLIGHT CENTER.

BRIEF THEM ON WHAT
WE FOUND OUT ABOUT
THE CENTAURI ALIENS...

AND GET THE INTERSTELLAR
PROBE ON THE WAY.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

UH, PATTERSON TO
SICK BAY AND, UH--

[ Chuckles ]

TAKE CHARGE, CAPTAIN.