Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 3, Episode 24 - The Wax Men - full transcript

SLACK OFF A BIT.

THAT'S BETTER. GO ON.

WATCH YOUR END THERE.
ABOUT ANOTHER FOOT.
KEEP HER COMING.

HOLD IT.

TAKE HER AWAY.

[ Device Rattling ]

IS THIS ONE OKAY, CHIEF?
KOWALSKI, ANY METAL OR
FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THAT ONE?

NOT A THING, CHIEF.
IT'S CLEAN.

IT'S OKAY, SIR.

1438762
AS ON THE MANIFEST.
CHECK.

MR. MORTON, WOULD YOU, UH--
WOULD YOU MIND TELLING ME
SOMETHING?



WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

WELL, UH, SINCE WHEN
HAS OUR SUBMARINE BEEN TURNED
INTO A-A-A CARGO SHIP?

I WOULDN'T KNOW, CHIEF.
I JUST FOLLOW ORDERS,
SAME AS YOU.

CHIP, HOW LONG BEFORE
YOU'RE FINISHED LOADING?

IT SHOULDN'T BE
TOO LONG NOW.
SHOULD IT, CHIEF?

OH, ABOUT
30 MINUTES, SIR.
GOOD. KEEP AT IT.

HOW SOON IS LEE
DUE BACK ABOARD?

ABOUT 1800 HOURS.

LET ME KNOW
AS SOON AS HE COMES.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

ADMIRAL, MAY I-- MAY I
ASK YOU A QUESTION, SIR?

OH, YOU MEAN ABOUT, UH,
ALL THIS CARGO?

YEAH, WELL, IF IT'S
TOP SECRET, SIR--
OH, NO. NO, IT ISN'T.

IT'S, UH--
THESE ARE WAX STATUES.

SIR?



YEAH.
I DON'T BLAME YOU, CHIEF.

WE'RE TAKING THEM BACK
AS A FAVOR
TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT.

SUPPOSEDLY-- SUPPOSEDLY,

THEY CAME FROM
THE LOST CONTINENT OF ATLANTIS.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE USED IN
A BIG EXHIBITION IN WASHINGTON.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS?

OH. UH, NO, SIR.
SORRY.

I'LL BE IN MY, UH, QUARTERS
IF YOU NEED ME.

AYE, SIR.

[ Sighs ]
MR. MORTON.

MORTON HERE.

IS LEE BACK ABOARD YET?
NEGATIVE, SIR.

LOADING OPERATION COMPLETED?

AN HOUR AGO. THE CRATES
ARE STOWED AS ORDERED.

VERY WELL. MAKE ALL PREPARATIONS
TO GET UNDER WAY THE MOMENT
LEE'S BACK ABOARD.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Clicking ]

[ Mouths Words ]

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

[ Sighs ]

WOULD YOU GET A LOAD
OF THIS PLACE?

ALL FOULED UP
WITH A CARGO OF... STATUES.

WHAT A MESS WE'D BE IN
IF WE HAD TO USE OUR MISSILES.

WELL, I GUESS
THEY DON'T FIGURE ON HAVING
ANY TROUBLE THIS TRIP.

I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING,
KOWALSKI, AND YOU CAN
PASTE IT IN YOUR HAT.

WHEN YOU DON'T EXPECT TROUBLE,
THAT'S JUST WHEN YOU GET IT.

SHARKEY'S LAW.

YOU'LL SEE.
HEY.

HMM? WHAT'S THE MATTER?
LOOK AT THE CRATE.

EMPTY!

I THOUGHT YOU MADE
AN INSPECTION OF THIS PLACE!
I DID.

AND REPORTED TO MR. MORTON
THAT EVERYTHING WAS SHIPSHAPE.
WHEN I WAS HERE, IT WAS.

THERE WASN'T ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
THEN HOW DID THIS CRATE
GET OPEN?

- IT JUST DIDN'T OPEN BY ITSELF.
- YOU GOT ME.

AND WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED
TO THE STATUE INSIDE?

A STATUE DOESN'T JUST GET UP
AND WALK AWAY.

YOU DON'T THINK SOME OF THE GUYS
WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT? YOU KNOW,
FOR A GAG OR SOMETHING?

BREAK INTO A CARGO THAT
WE'RE SHIPPING FOR THE STATE
DEPARTMENT? ARE YOU KIDDING?

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
THEN YOU TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I'M SURE GONNA
FIND OUT.

KOWALSKI, COME OVER HERE.

KOWALSKI!

THAT'S A-- THAT'S
A STATUE FROM ATLANTIS?

[ Scoffs ]
I TOLD YOU SOMEBODY
WAS PULLING A GAG.

OKAY, LET'S GET IT
BACK IN THE CRATE.

OH, MAN,
THIS THING'S HEAVY.

YEAH, IT SURE IS.

YOU CAN'T CLOSE IT UP.
THE BOARD'S BUSTED.

FORGET IT. LET'S-- LET'S GO.
I GOTTA REPORT THIS.

[ Door Closing, Locking ]

OH, ADMIRAL, SIR.
CAN I TALK TO YOU
FOR A MOMENT, SIR?

I, UH, DON'T LIKE
TO BOTHER YOU, BUT
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

IT, UH--
IT'S ABOUT THE, UH--

THOSE, UH, CARGO OF CRATES
IN THE MISSILE ROOM.

UH, YOU KNOW,
THE STATUES.

AND, UH, I--

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH HIM?

COME ON.

MR. MORTON.

MORTON, HERE.

WE'VE GOT TO GET UNDER WAY.
ISN'T CRANE BACK YET?

NEGATIVE, SIR.
[ On Speaker ]
ALL RIGHT. KEEP ME POSTED.

AYE, AYE.

YES, WHAT IS IT?

WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT KIND OF A MASQUERADE IS--

WELL, SPEAK UP.
WHO ARE YOU?

[ Gun Fires ]

[ Body Thuds ]

VERY NICE.

I COULDN'T HAVE DONE
BETTER MYSELF.

OVER THERE.

SIT DOWN.

GOOD. GOOD.

NOW, GO TO WORK.

CHIP,
WHERE'S THE DECK WATCH?

THERE'S NO ONE TOPSIDE.
NO ONE AT ALL.

ANYBODY COULD HAVE
WALKED ABOARD.

NOW, WHAT'S THE MATTER?
DON'T YOU HEAR ME?

CHIP, WHAT'S HAPPENED TO YOU?

CHIEF!

CHIEF.

KOWALSKI?

CAN'T... ANY OF YOU
HEAR ME?

LET ME SEE THAT CHART.

WHO TOLD YOU
TO PLOT THIS COURSE?

MR. MORTON, YOU'RE
RELIEVED OF DUTY.

GET TO YOUR QUARTERS.

YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID.
GET TO YOUR QUARTERS.

[ Clown ]
WELCOME ABOARD,
CAPTAIN CRANE.

I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER
JOIN US.

CHIP.

PUT DOWN THAT GUN.

I DON'T WANT
TO SHOOT YOU, CHIP.

BUT SO HELP ME,
IF YOU DON'T PUT
THAT GUN DOWN, I WILL.

ADMIRAL.

SOMETHING'S WRONG
WITH THE CREW.

ALL OF THEM.

[ On Radio ]
THEY, UH--

THEY ACT LIKE ZOMBIES.

[ Mouths Words ]

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG
WITH THE CREW.

"NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CREW"?
GO DOWN TO THE CONTROL ROOM
AND TAKE A LOOK.

IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH,

WHO'S THAT LITTLE MAN
RUNNING AROUND THE SHIP
DRESSED LIKE A CLOWN?

[ Mouths Words ]

[ Nelson ]
THERE IS NO SUCH MAN ABOARD.

[ Crane ]
I SAW HIM! HE'S OBVIOUSLY
A MANIAC. HE TRIED TO KILL ME!

[ Mouths Words ]

THERE IS NO SUCH MAN ABOARD.

ADMIRAL.

ADMIRAL.

[ Water Rushing ]

WE'RE UNDER WAY.

DID YOU GIVE THE ORDER?

DID YOU GIVE THAT ORDER?

CONTROL ROOM,
THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.

WHO GAVE THE ORDER TO SAIL?

[ On Speaker ]
CONTROL ROOM!
REPORT AT ONCE!

MAKE ALL PREPARATIONS
TO DIVE.

THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.

[ On Speaker ]
BELAY THAT ORDER.
DIVE.

[ On Speaker ]
DIVE! DIVE!

[ Klaxon Blaring ]

CAPTAIN CRANE.

[ On Speaker ]
CAN YOU HEAR ME?

CAPTAIN CRANE,
CAN YOU HEAR ME?

I HEAR YOU!

- WHERE ARE YOU?
- I'M IN THE CONTROL ROOM.

I WOULD APPRECIATE IT
IF YOU WOULD COME DOWN HERE
AND GIVE YOURSELF UP.

[ Scoffs ]

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I'M IN COMMAND OF THIS SHIP.

ON THE CONTRARY,
I AM IN FULL COMMAND.

YOU ARE MY PRISONER.

YOU ARE ALONE,
CAPTAIN CRANE.

ARE YOU STILL THERE,
CAPTAIN?

I'M HERE.

SPLENDID.

THEN LET'S STOP WASTING ANY MORE
OF YOUR TIME AND MINE.

COME DOWN HERE
AND GIVE YOURSELF UP.

[ Chuckles ]
CAPTAIN, DON'T COUNT
ON ANY HELP FROM YOUR CREW.

I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN ENOUGH
BY NOW TO KNOW THEY'LL BE OF
NO FURTHER SERVICE TO YOU.

ATTENTION, ALL HANDS.

[ On Speaker ]
THIS IS THE CAPTAIN SPEAKING.

SOMEONE IS TRYING
TO TAKE OVER OUR SHIP,

AND WE'RE ALL IN GREAT DANGER.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
OF YOU CAN HEAR ME...

OR HOW MANY OF YOU
ARE LEFT,

BUT WE'VE GOT TO WORK TOGETHER,
ALL OF US.

NOW GET YOUR HANDS ON WHATEVER
WEAPONS YOU CAN FIND...

AND REPORT TO ME
IN THE MISSILE ROOM
ON THE DOUBLE.

WE'RE TAKING BACK OUR SHIP.

DIDN'T YOU MEN HEAR MY ORDER
TO REPORT TO THE MISSILE ROOM?

ON YOUR FEET!

DO YOU HEAR ME?
GET UP!

CHIEF.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT NOW?

I NEED YOUR HELP.

ALL RIGHT,
STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

DON'T MOVE ANY CLOSER.

I'M WARNING YOU.

I'LL USE THIS
IF I HAVE TO.

NOW STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

[ Clicking ]

[ Clown Laughing ]

OH, I ADMIRE YOU, CAPTAIN.

YOU PUT UP
AN EXCELLENT FIGHT.

USELESS NOW, OF COURSE.

WHO ARE YOU?

I WAS A CIRCUS CLOWN,
UNTIL NOW.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?

THEY SAY EVEN THE BEST PLANS
CONTAIN A FLAW...

WHICH MIGHT SOMETIMES
PROVE FATAL.

HAPPILY,
THIS IS AN EXCEPTION.

TRUE, BECAUSE YOU WERE NOT
ON BOARD WHEN I FIRST CAME,

I NEGLECTED TO
PROVIDE FOR YOU.

BUT NOW I AM IN A POSITION TO
CORRECT THAT LITTLE OVERSIGHT.

HOW DID YOU GET ABOARD?

IN, UH-- IN ONE
OF THESE STATUE CRATES?

[ Chuckles ]
THERE ARE NO STATUES ON BOARD.

I'VE TAKEN THEM ALL
FROM UNDER THE NOSES
OF THE AUTHORITIES.

THE CARGO YOU SO CAREFULLY
STOWED AWAY ON YOUR SHIP...

WAS WAX DUMMIES.

YOU'RE TALKING IN RIDDLES.
NOW JUST SPEAK PLAINLY.
SAY WHAT YOU MEAN.

BY ALL MEANS, CAPTAIN.

I, LIKE YOU, ADMIRE PLAIN TALK.
IT SAVES SO MUCH TIME.

SO, CAPTAIN, TO BE BLUNT,
I PROPOSE TO KILL YOU...

NOW.

STOP HIM!

STOP HIM!
DON'T LET HIM GET AWAY!

FIND HIM! STOP HIM!

KILL HIM!
DON'T LET HIM GET AWAY!

[ Footsteps ]

[ Door Closes ]

[ Door Opens ]

YOU'RE HERE SOMEWHERE.
NOW COME OUT AND SHOW YOURSELF.

CAPTAIN,
I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL.

YOU'VE BEEN VERY CLEVER
TO ELUDE US THIS WAY,

BUT YOU'LL BE THE FIRST
TO ADMIT IT CAN'T GO ON
MUCH LONGER.

THE DEAL--

SURRENDER YOURSELF TO ME
AND I WILL GIVE YOU YOUR LIFE.

BE REASONABLE.
I'M REALLY TRYING TO HELP YOU.

YOU'RE A FOOL, CAPTAIN.

AND THERE'LL BE NO MERCY
FOR YOU NOW, NONE!

THE NEXT TIME
I SET EYES ON YOU,
YOU ARE DEAD, CAPTAIN CRANE.

DEAD.

SKIPPER, WAIT UP.
KOWALSKI.

IT'S ME ALL RIGHT, SKIPPER.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.

THAT'S FAR ENOUGH.
DON'T COME ANY CLOSER.

I'M OKAY, SKIPPER.
I SWEAR.

I'M NOT ARMED.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I WANT TO SAVE YOU.

I'M NOT LIKE THE OTHERS.

[ On Radio ]
THE CLOWN DOESN'T KNOW IT,
BUT I'M MYSELF.

I MAY LOOK DIFFERENT
AND SOUND DIFFERENT,

BUT I CAN HELP YOU.
HOW?

THEY'RE TRYING TO KILL YOU.

DON'T YOU THINK
I KNOW THAT?

SOONER OR LATER
THEY'LL GET YOU.
UNLESS I GET THEM FIRST.

ALL RIGHT,
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
YOU'LL NEVER GET THEM, SIR.

YOU CAN'T DO IT.
SO WHAT AM I
SUPPOSED TO DO?

SURRENDER
AND LET THEM KILL ME?

OF COURSE NOT.

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO GET AWAY.
GET OFF THIS SHIP.

HOW, WITH THE WHOLE CREW
AFTER ME?

ALL OF YOU TRYING
TO KILL ME.
NOT ME, SKIPPER.

I'M STILL YOUR FRIEND.

I'M GOING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.
YOU ARE?

THERE'S A WAY OFF THIS SHIP,
BUT YOU MUST ACT QUICKLY.

HOW?
GO TO THE MISSILE ROOM.

THERE'S DIVING GEAR THERE.

"GO TO THE MISSILE ROOM."
I'VE JUST BEEN
TO THE MISSILE ROOM.

GO QUICKLY.

THE MISSILE ROOM
IS EMPTY NOW.

IT'S YOUR ONLY HOPE.

I'LL TAKE YOU THERE.
KOWALSKI.

AFTER WHAT I'VE
JUST BEEN THROUGH,

I WON'T FOLLOW ANYBODY
ANYWHERE.

[ Kowalski ]
SUIT YOURSELF, SKIPPER.

BUT BELIEVE ME,
YOU'D BETTER GET OUT OF HERE.

THE MISSILE ROOM
IS YOUR ONLY HOPE.

THE FLYING SUB.

[ Flipping Switches ]

[ Air Hissing ]

[ Groaning ]

WAX.

[ Clicking ]

HOLD IT!

LEE!

I-I WAS JUST LOOKING--
DON'T TAKE ANOTHER STEP.

WHAT-- WHAT IS
THE MATTER WITH YOU?

I'M WARNING YOU,
DON'T TAKE ANOTHER STEP!

UH, LEE, WILL YOU
PUT THE TORCH AWAY, HUH?

[ Shouting ]
HAS EVERYBODY ABOARD
THIS SHIP LOST THEIR MINDS?

YOU SEEM TO BE
YOURSELF AGAIN.

WELL, OF COURSE
I'M MYSELF!

WELL, THAT'S BETTER.

[ Sighs, Coughs ]

IF-- IF YOU KNEW WHAT
I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH.

- OR DO YOU?
- WELL, SUPPOSE YOU
TELL ME ABOUT IT.

HAVEN'T YOU SEEN HIM?
WHO?

A LITTLE MAN
DRESSED AS A CLOWN.
HE'S BEHIND IT ALL!

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I'M WONDERING
IF I'M DELIRIOUS, OR...

IF THIS IS ALL REAL.

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH
A NIGHTMARE OF MY OWN.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN
ALL THIS TIME?
I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT SURE.

IT'S ALL HAZY.

I REMEMBER WAKING
FROM A DEEP SLEEP.
WHEN?

JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO,
IN THE MISSILE ROOM.

THE FIRST THING I REMEMBER
IS STABBING PAINS
IN MY TEMPLES.

AND THEN THERE'S A SENSATION
OF GREAT HEAT.

- HEAT?
- YEAH, YEAH.
AND THEN I WAS AWAKE.

AT FIRST-- AT FIRST I THOUGHT
I WAS IN A COFFIN.

AND THEN I RECOGNIZED
THE CRATE.

SOMEBODY HAD PUT ME INTO
ONE OF THOSE CRATES!

THEN YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN
GOING ON ON THE SHIP?

NOTHING. NOTHING.
NOW WHAT IS ALL THIS
NONSENSE ABOUT A CLOWN?

IT'S NOT NONSENSE, ADMIRAL.
HE'S TAKEN OVER THE SHIP.

HE'S TURNED THE WHOLE CREW
INTO-INTO WAX DUMMIES!

WELL, THAT-- THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

I KNOW IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, ADMIRAL,
BUT HE'S DONE IT.
AND WE'RE IN GREAT DANGER.

WELL, THEN WE'LL JUST HAVE TO
REGAIN CONTROL OF OUR SHIP.
NOW GIVE ME THE FACTS.

I WILL. BUT FIRST,
HOW CAN WE-- HOW CAN WE RAISE
THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SHIP?

WELL, HOW MUCH AND HOW FAST?
AS HOT AS WE CAN GET IT
AND STILL LIVE.

IT'S GOT TO BE DONE NOW.

THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO THAT
IS TO SHOOT A NUCLEAR CHARGE
THROUGH THE HULL.

CAN WE GET TO
THE REACTOR ROOM?
WITH THIS WE CAN.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT.

WELL, FROM WHAT YOU'VE
TOLD ME, THIS SHOULD DO IT.
THAT'S RIGHT.

[ Hum Resonating ]

[ Exhales ]

WARM ENOUGH FOR YOU?
[ Chuckles ]

THAT'S ENOUGH, ADMIRAL.
THAT SHOULD DO IT.
YEAH.

IF THAT DOESN'T DO IT,
NOTHING WILL.

ALL RIGHT, LEE,
LET'S GET HIM.

MR. MORTON!
WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?

I--

SKI. COME ON.
[ Groaning ]

TAKE IT EASY, KID.
YOU'LL BE OKAY.

ALL THOSE CRATES--
THE WHOLE CREW
MUST BE HERE.

COME ON.
GIVE ME A HAND.

WHERE'S THAT, UH--
WHERE'S THAT LITTLE MAN?

THAT CLOWN YOU WERE
TELLING ME ABOUT.
I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I'M-- I'M SURE HE MUST
BE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

[ Explosions ]

[ Explosions Stop ]

WHAT DO YOU MAKE
OF THEM?

WE'LL HAVE THEM ANALYZED,
OF COURSE, BUT I'M SURE
IT WAS HIS OWN INVENTION.

HE WAS COMPLETELY MAD,
WASN'T HE?
MAD?

[ Chuckles ]
CERTAINLY. BUT I BELIEVE
HE WAS AN AUTHENTIC GENIUS.

HIS PLAN MUST HAVE BEEN TO
CAPTURE THE BEST MINDS IN THE
WORLD-- SINGLY OR IN GROUPS--

AND USE THEM IN SOME
MAD GRAB FOR POWER.
THEN WHY THE SEAVIEW?

THAT WAS THE KEY TO HIS PLAN--
A SHIP IN WHICH HE COULD WANDER
AROUND THE WORLD SECRETLY...

COLLECTING HIS SPECIMENS.

AND THE MEN? US?

OH, GUINEA PIGS, I'M AFRAID.
JUST, UH-- JUST GUINEA PIGS.