Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 3, Episode 25 - Deadly Cloud - full transcript

[ Nelson On Radio ]
SEAVIEW TO FLYING SUB.
SEAVIEW TO FLYING SUB. COME IN.

I READ YOU, ADMIRAL. OVER.

WE'RE NOT PICKING UP THE CLOUD
ON OUR INSTRUMENTS.
WHAT LUCK ARE YOU HAVING?

IT'S OUT THERE,
ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ABOUT, UH,
25 MILES DEAD AHEAD.

HMM.
ALL RIGHT, CIRCLE IT.

GET RADIATION READINGS
AND FULL CAMERA COVERAGE.
START YOUR CAMERAS NOW.

CAMERAS ARE ON.
KEEP 'EM ROLLING.

BUT DON'T MAKE CONTACT
WITH THE CLOUD ITSELF.
YOU UNDERSTAND?

ANYTHING UNUSUAL HAPPENS,
YOU'LL LET ME KNOW.

WILL DO. OUT.



[ Buzzer Buzzing ]
WASHINGTON.

ARE YOU AT
THE CLOUD YET, NELSON?
YES, SIR. WE HAVE IT IN SIGHT.

YOU'RE STILL CONVINCED
THAT THIS IS THE CAUSE
OF ALL THE DISASTERS?

WELL, THERE'S NO QUESTION
ABOUT IT.

EVER SINCE THAT CLOUD
SUDDENLY APPEARED IN THE PACIFIC
THREE WEEKS AGO,

UNBELIEVABLE CATASTROPHE
HAS STRUCK THE WORLD.

WE'RE-- WE'RE BEING
TORN APART.

ALL INSTRUMENTS SHOW
THAT THE CLOUD IS THE CENTER
OF THE SHOCK WAVES.

WELL, CAPTAIN CRANE
IS CIRCLING IT
IN THE FLYING SUB RIGHT NOW.

ON THE BASIS OF HIS FINDINGS,
WE'LL TAKE ACTION.

NOW JUST REMEMBER,

WE'VE SENT A DOZEN SHIPS
AND PLANES INTO THAT CLOUD...

AND NEVER HEARD
FROM THEM AGAIN.

AND WE'VE HAD NO LUCK
PENETRATING IT WITH
OUR HEAVIEST NUCLEAR WEAPONS.



WHAT-- WHAT WAS THAT, SIR?

THAT'S ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE.

TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.

THAT'S HOW LONG OUR COMPUTERS
GIVE US BEFORE OUR PLANET
DISINTEGRATES COMPLETELY.

NOW I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE TAKEN
ONLY A SKELETON CREW...

BECAUSE THIS COULD BE
A SUICIDE MISSION.

YOU'RE OUR LAST HOPE.

GOOD LUCK.

MMM.
THANK YOU, SIR.

UNDERWATER EARTHQUAKE, ADMIRAL.
FORCE EIGHT.

IF THAT KEEPS UP--
WELL, IT'S NOT GOING TO.

AS SOON AS WE HEAR
FROM THE FLYING SUB,
WE'RE MOVING AGAINST THAT CLOUD.

[ Thunderclap ]

FS-1 TO SEAVIEW.

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

YES, LEE. WHAT IS IT?
I'M OUT OF CONTROL.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS, BUT, UH,

SOMETHING'S PULLING ME
INTO THE CLOUD.

WELL, FIGHT IT.
ONCE YOU'RE PULLED
IN THERE, YOU'LL--

I'M TRYING, ADMIRAL,
BUT I CAN'T.

I CAN'T FIGHT IT.

[ Thunderclap ]

THERE'S NO WAY
TO MANEUVER OUT.

THERE'S NO WAY
TO MANEUVER OUT!

LEE. LEE, WHAT'S HAPPENING?

[ Nelson ]
WHAT'S HAPPENING?

[ Thunderclap ]

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE--

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

SEAVIEW TO FLYING SUB.

COME IN, LEE.

COME IN.

WHAT NOW, SIR?

IF WE'RE STILL MANEUVERABLE,
WE GO UNDER THE CLOUD.

KOWALSKI, CHECK
DAMAGE CONTROL CENTER,
ON THE DOUBLE.

RIGHT, CHIEF.

EVERYTHING SEEMS A-OKAY HERE.

CHECK OUR BEARING.
MAKE SURE WE'RE STILL HEADED
STRAIGHT FOR THE CLOUD.

THEN ALL AHEAD FLANK.
AYE, AYE.

SEAVIEW TO
WASHINGTON CONTROL.

SEAVIEW TO
WASHINGTON CONTROL.

[ Man ]
YES, ADMIRAL?

WE'RE APPROACHING THE AREA
WHERE WE GO UNDER THE CLOUD.

IT MAY INTERFERE
WITH COMMUNICATIONS.

[ Man ]
HAS CAPTAIN CRANE
REPORTED HIS FINDINGS YET?

[ Nelson ] WE LOST, UH,
CONTACT WITH HIM, SIR.
[ Man ] I SEE.

ANY, UH,
CHANGE IN CONDITIONS THERE?

THEY'RE WORSENING RAPIDLY.

HALF THE MAJOR CITIES
IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
ARE IN RUINS.

CONTACT ME AS SOON
AS YOU KNOW ANYTHING DEFINITE.

AYE, SIR.
SONAR CONTACT DEAD AHEAD.

RANGE: 300 YARDS.
BEARING AND SPEED.

0-2-0 DEGREES.
FLANK SPEED.

RIGHT ON THE NOSE FOR ENTRY
UNDER THE CLOUD, SIR.

[ Thunderclap ]

WE'RE DEAD IN THE WATER.

WHAT'S THE SONAR READING?
NEGATIVE, SIR.

WE'RE GETTING
NO BOUNCE AT ALL.
MMM.

GIVE ME A FULL
SONAR READOUT,
360 DEGREES.

AYE, SIR.

SEAVIEW TO
WASHINGTON CONTROL.

SEAVIEW TO
WASHINGTON CONTROL.

NO.
NOTHING HERE EITHER.

LET'S TRY THE NOSE.

HOW COULD THAT CLOUD
BE UNDER WATER?

MORE IMPORTANT IS THE FACT
THAT WE'RE STILL OUTSIDE.

MUST BE SOME KIND OF A BARRIER
THAT'S STOPPING US COLD.

[ Kowalski ]
CONTROL ROOM FROM ENGINEERING.
CONTROL ROOM FROM ENGINEERING.

COME IN, PLEASE.
THIS IS THE EXEC, KOWALSKI.
WHAT'S THE DAMAGE REPORT?

I CAN'T TELL YOU, SIR.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

[ Kowalski ]
EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT
A-OKAY, SIR.

I'D SAY THERE WAS
NO DAMAGE SUSTAINED AT ALL,
EXCEPT FOR ONE THING.

THERE'S NO RESPONSE
TO THE CONTROL.
THAT'S RIGHT, SIR.

YOU MIGHT SAY EVERYTHING'S
WORKING, BUT NOTHING'S WORKING.

OH, WILL YOU TELL HIM
TO GET BACK UP HERE UNLESS
HE CAN LOCATE THE TROUBLE.

NOW WE GOTTA WORK OUT
A WHOLE NEW PLAN OF ATTACK.

GET BACK UP HERE
TO YOUR DUTY STATION
IF YOU CAN'T MAKE REPAIRS.

AYE, SIR.

ANYTHING?
I'M AFRAID NOT, SIR.

WE DID LIKE YOU SAID.
WE MADE A 360-DEGREE SWEEP,
AND NOTHING.

CHECK ALL INDICATOR READINGS--
RADIATION, HEAT SENSORS,
ULTRAVIOLET, EVERYTHING.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

UH, SIR?
YEAH?

UH, WHAT ABOUT CAPTAIN CRANE?

WHAT ABOUT HIM?
WELL, WHAT WE KNOW
ABOUT THE, UH, CLOUD, UH--

WHAT DO YOU THINK HIS
CHANCES ARE?
[ Sighs ]

WHAT, UH--
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I'LL CHECK OUT
THE INSTRUMENTS, SIR.
YEAH.

[ Thunderclap ]

ADMIRAL.
IT'S THE FLYING SUB.

SHE'S COMING IN
ON OUR HOMING DEVICE.

THAT'S THE FLYING SUB,
ALL RIGHT.

FS-1 TO SEAVIEW.

FS-1 TO SEAVIEW.
DO YOU READ ME? OVER.

[ Nelson ]
COMING IN LOUD AND CLEAR, LEE.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES, UH, JUST FINE, ADMIRAL.
NO PROBLEMS.

I, UH, JUST WANTED
TO ALERT YOU THAT I'M, UH--

I'M APPROACHING
THE BERTHING AREA.
YOU'RE STILL INSIDE THE CLOUD?

YES, UM, BUT,
UH, THERE AREN'T
ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL.

GOOD. BRING HER ABOARD.
[ Crane ]
AYE, SIR.

IF WE COULDN'T
PENETRATE THAT CLOUD,
HOW'S HE GONNA GET OUT?

WE'LL WORRY ABOUT THAT IF--
IF IT HAPPENS.

NOW GET READY
TO BRING HIM ABOARD.

HOW ARE YOU, LEE?
EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

THAT'S THE CLOUD OUT THERE.
THAT'S RIGHT.

I-- I THOUGHT WE WERE
OUTSIDE THE CLOUD, NOT IN IT.

WE ARE.

I STILL DON'T KNOW
HOW YOU GOT BACK OUT, BECAUSE
THE SEAVIEW COULDN'T GET INSIDE.

EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT THEN.

- WHAT'S THE MATTER?
- I'M FINE.

LEE, ARE YOU OKAY?

WHY SHOULDN'T I BE?

THE, UH, CLOUD IS,
UH, NOTHING MORE THAN
A WHIRLWIND INSIDE.

I, UH-- THE AIR CURRENTS
PULLED ME IN.

I WAS KNOCKED OUT
BY THE BUFFETING,

AND WHEN I CAME TO, UH,
I RETURNED HERE TO THE SEAVIEW.

WELL, THERE MUST HAVE BEEN
MORE TO IT THAN THAT.

NO. MM-MMM.
NOT A THING.

THERE COULDN'T BE JUST WIND
INSIDE THE CLOUD.

WHAT ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKES,
TIDAL WAVES, VOLCANOES?

HALF THE WORLD
IS BEING SHATTERED,
AND WASHINGTON SAYS...

THE CLOUD IS THE CENTER
OF ALL THE FORCE WAVES.

I DON'T CARE
WHAT WASHINGTON SAYS.

I WAS THERE, AND THERE'S
NOTHING BUT WIND AND MIST!

ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.

WHATEVER HAPPENED,
YOU'VE STILL BEEN
THROUGH A ROUGH TIME.

AS SOON AS WE GET THE FILM,
YOU BETTER GO TO YOUR CABIN
AND HAVE A REST.

FILM? WHAT FILM?

YOU-- YOU WERE TURNING
THE CAMERAS, WEREN'T YOU?

OH. YEAH, OF COURSE I WAS.
FOR A MINUTE, I FORGOT.

I'LL-- I'LL GET IT OUT
AND DEVELOP IT MYSELF.
YOU'RE SURE YOU'RE OKAY?

I'M FINE, CHIP. THANKS.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT A THING.

SOMETHING'S WRONG
WITH HIM.
NO, NO, NO.

BUT STILL, I THINK YOU BETTER GO
DOWN THERE AND GIVE HIM A HAND.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

ADMIRAL, CAN YOU AND MR. MORTON
COME HERE FOR A MINUTE, PLEASE?
WHAT IS IT, CHIEF?

WE'RE GETTING SOME DANGEROUS
READINGS ON THE HEAT SENSORS.

I THINK YOU'D BETTER
CHECK 'EM OUT.

MORE VOLCANIC ACTION.

THE ENTIRE EARTH WILL BE GONE IN
A MATTER OF HOURS IF WE DON'T--

BILL, I WANT EVERY TRANSMITTER
AND RECEIVER IN THE COUNTRY
TRYING TO CONTACT SEAVIEW.

THEY'RE OUR LAST
POSSIBLE HOPE.
YES, SIR.

GET MOVING ON IT.

YOU ARE DOING WELL.

SO FAR,
THEY SUSPECT NOTHING.

BUT THEY WILL.

WE CAN'T KEEP THIS UP
INDEFINITELY.

THERE IS NO NEED.

IN A FEW HOURS,
THEIR WORLD WILL BE GONE.

THEN WHY IS
ALL THIS NECESSARY?

THEY DO POSSESS SOME
SMALL SCIENTIFIC ATTRIBUTES...

WITH WHICH
WE ARE NOT FAMILIAR.

IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO STUDY, TO LEARN.

WE SHALL TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF IT.

VERY WELL.
IT WILL BE DONE AS YOU SAY.

BUT WHAT IF THEY DO
BEGIN TO SUSPECT?

YOU HAVE WEAPONS--

WEAPONS THEY CANNOT
COPE WITH.

EMPLOY THEM.

EVEN NOW,
THEY ARE PLANNING SOMETHING.

BEGIN YOUR WORK.

THERE IS LITTLE TIME
AND MUCH FOR YOU TO DO.

THE HEAT SENSORS
IN THE NOSE VERIFY
THE TEMPERATURE READING, SIR.

WELL, THAT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE.

IT REGISTERS 50,000 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT OUTSIDE THE SEAVIEW.

THE READINGS MUST BE CORRECT.
THE INSTRUMENTS VERIFY THEM.

WELL, THAT'S HOT ENOUGH
TO TURN ALMOST ANYTHING KNOWN
INTO FLAMING GAS.

- WE'RE STILL INTACT.
- BUT WE MUST BE PROTECTED
BY SOME KIND OF A BUFFER.

CHIEF, SEE IF YOU
CAN GET AN EXACT FIX
ON THE SOURCE OF THE HEAT.

AYE, SIR.

WELL, THE HEAT BEARING
IS 0-2-0 DEGREES.

THE CLOUD.
MMM.

[ Sharkey ] THE RANGE
IS ABOUT 3,000 YARDS, SIR.
THAT'S THE BEST I CAN READ IT.

[ Nelson ]
THAT'S APPROXIMATELY
THE CENTER OF THE CLOUD.

I THINK WE'RE BEGINNING
TO GET SOME ANSWERS.

INTENSE HEAT LIKE THIS COULD
NOT ONLY CAUSE THE EARTHQUAKES
AND VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS,

IT COULD ACTUALLY
VAPORIZE THE EARTH'S CRUST.

[ Morton ]
BUT THE FLYING SUB ONLY RAN
INTO WIND INSIDE THAT CLOUD.

I WONDER.
LEE--

LEE MUST HAVE FELT
SOME OF THAT HEAT.
THE INSTRUMENTS ARE--

BY THE WAY, WHERE IS HE?
HE SHOULD BE BACK HERE
WITH THAT FILM BY NOW.

I BETTER CHECK ON HIM.
HE DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT
WHEN HE CAME ABOARD.

YEAH.

WELL, SIR, WHAT DO
WE DO ABOUT ALL THIS--

THE CLOUD OUTSIDE, THE HEAT
AND THE THINGS HAPPENING
TOPSIDE TO THE WORLD?

WELL, IT'S SIMPLE.
WE GO INSIDE THE CLOUD
AND FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

WELL, SIR, THAT--
THAT'LL BE FINE, BUT, UH,

WE DID TRY THAT
ONCE BEFORE, REMEMBER?

YES, BUT WE HAVE A KEY
TO UNLOCK THAT BARRIER.

- SIR?
- HEAT-SEEKING TORPEDOES.

GO DOWN TO THE MISSILE ROOM
AND ARRANGE A SPREAD OF FOUR
FOR FIRING.

I GET IT.
THE HEAT INSIDE COULD PULL
THEM THROUGH THAT BARRIER,

COULD BUST IT
WIDE OPEN FOR US.

THAT IS THE IDEA.
NOW-- NOW GET MOVING.

RIGHT, SIR.

SIR?
MM-HMM?

UM, SIR, JUST, UH--
JUST ONE MORE THING.

ALL RIGHT.
WHAT IS IT?

WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS THING
DOES WORK AND WE DO
BUST INTO THE HEAT?

WHAT HAPPENS TO SEAVIEW?

WELL, THAT IS WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT, RIGHT?

YES, SIR, I GUESS WE WILL.

SIR.
LOOK AT THE FLYING SUB HATCH.

LEE! CHIP!

HEY.
HEY. YOU'RE GONNA...
FOLLOW ME DOWN.

I'LL TRY TO KEEP THE FLAMES AWAY
WHILE YOU GET THEM OUT, RIGHT?

[ Extinguisher Blasting ]

ALL RIGHT.
GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

[ Coughs ]
AYE, SIR.

[ Door Shuts ]

[ Groans ]

NOW, YOU'RE, UH--
YOU'RE CERTAIN THIS FILM
WASN'T BURNED IN THE FIRE?

POSITIVE. IT WAS BURNING
ON THE TABLE IN THE FLYING SUB
BEFORE THE QUAKE HIT US.

AND NO SIGN OF LEE?
NONE.

UH, PATTERSON.

YES, SIR?
CAPTAIN CRANE'S
SOMEWHERE ABOARD.

FIND HIM AND TELL HIM
TO REPORT TO ME HERE,
ON THE DOUBLE.

AYE, SIR.
UH, ANY SUGGESTION
AS TO WHERE I MIGHT START?

NO. NONE.
JUST-- JUST FIND HIM.
AYE, SIR.

- WE'VE GOT OUR POWER BACK.
- TEST THE CONTROLS.

CONTROLS ARE OPERATIVE.

UH, PATTERSON.
YES, SIR?

TRY THE, UM,
CIRCUITRY ROOM FIRST.
AYE, SIR.

WHAT THE BLAZES!

FRANCIS, YOU BETTER
WATCH IT.

NOW YOU KNOW YOU MUST HAVE
ACTIVATED THIS TORPEDO,

ONLY YOU DON'T
REMEMBER DOIN' IT.

OKAY.
SO NEXT TIME REMEMBER,

OR IT'LL BE A LONG, LONG
SHORE LEAVE FOR YOU.

[ Grunts ]

SKI.

SKI,
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW?
YOU WERE LYIN' HERE OUT COLD.

YEAH? YEAH,
I GUESS I WAS.

HEY. HEY, THAT'S RIGHT.

I WAS-- I WAS COMING ALONG
THE CORRIDOR TO CHECK
THE CIRCUITRY ROOM...

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN
THE LIGHTS WENT OUT.

- YEAH, IT MUST HAVE
BEEN THE QUAKE.
- QUAKE?

YEAH. WE WERE
TOSSED AROUND BY ONE.

IT MUST HAVE SLAMMED YOU
AGAINST THE BULKHEAD
AND KNOCKED YOU OUT.

UH, MAYBE, BUT I DON'T
REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

WELL, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
YOU'RE OKAY NOW, AREN'T YOU?

SURE. SURE.
GOOD.

COME ON WITH ME.
I GOTTA FIND THE SKIPPER.

THE ADMIRAL THINKS HE MIGHT
BE IN THE CIRCUITRY ROOM.

THE SKIPPER?
WHEN DID HE GET BACK ABOARD?

I'LL FILL YOU IN ON THE WAY.
COME ON.

NOW WHAT IN BLAZES
WAS THAT?

THAT WASN'T A QUAKE.

THAT FELT MORE LIKE
SOMEONE HORSIN' AROUND
THE SEAVIEW CONTROLS.

WE BETTER FIND THE SKIPPER.

WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE CONTROLS?
I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

IT SEEMS AS THOUGH SOMEONE
HAD TAKEN THEM OVER
FOR A MOMENT.

THEY SEEM TO BE
OPERATING ALL RIGHT NOW.

ALL RIGHT. IF THE TORPEDOES
OPEN A WAY INTO THE CLOUD,

MOVE THROUGH IT
AT FLANK SPEED, ALL RIGHT?
AYE, SIR.

MISSILE ROOM,
ARE THE TORPEDOES
READY FOR FIRING?

THE WARHEADS ARE PRIMED, SIR.
TORPEDOES READY TO BE LOADED.

[ Sharkey On Speaker ]
I COULD USE A HAND TO
GET 'EM HOME IN THE TUBES.

[ Nelson ] I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.
THEY HAVE TO BE READY TO FIRE
IN FIVE MINUTES.

[ Sharkey ]
AYE, SIR.

SIR, THE ADMIRAL SAID
HE WANTS YOU TO REPORT
TO THE CONTROL ROOM RIGHT AWAY.

- DID HE SAY WHY?
- NO, SIR.

JUST THAT IT WAS URGENT.

ALL RIGHT.
YOU TWO MEN COME WITH ME.
WE'RE GOING TO THE MISSILE ROOM.

BUT, SIR, THE ADMIRAL
SAID HE WANTED YOU
TO GO TO THE CONTROL ROOM.

I SAID TO THE MISSILE ROOM,
SAILOR.

- LET'S GO.
- AYE, SIR.

[ Crane ]
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING THERE, CHIEF?

OH, SIR, JUST FOLLOWING
THE ADMIRAL'S ORDERS.

HE WANTS
THESE TORPEDOES LOADED.

BELAY IT.

- SIR?
- I SAID BELAY IT.

WE'RE NOT GONNA FIRE
THOSE TORPEDOES.

ARE YOU COUNTERMANDING
MY ORDERS?

THAT'S RIGHT.

THE TORPEDOES ARE NOT
GOING TO BE FIRED.

WELL, WE'LL DISCUSS THIS LATER.
YOU JOIN MR. MORTON
IN THE CONTROL ROOM.

THERE'S NOTHING TO DISCUSS.
I'VE MADE THE DECISION.

THE TORPEDOES
WILL NOT BE FIRED.

[ Chuckles ]

CHIEF, YOU'LL PLACE
THE CAPTAIN UNDER ARREST.
ESCORT HIM TO HIS QUARTERS.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

IF YOU WILL
COME WITH ME, SIR.

IF YOU WILL GO WITH ME TO YOUR
QUARTERS, SIR, I'M SURE WE CAN--

PATTERSON! KOWALSKI!

HOLD IT!
HOLD IT.

WHO ARE YOU?

COMMANDER LEE CRANE,

CAPTAIN OF THIS SHIP.

NO.

NO, WHOEVER YOU ARE,
YOU'RE NOT LEE CRANE.

WHAT YOU BELIEVE
DOESN'T MATTER.

YOU'RE HELPLESS.
YOU CAN'T ESCAPE US.

US, HUH?

MUST HAVE
COME FROM THAT CLOUD.

BUT WHATEVER YOU ARE,
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO STOP US
FROM FIRING THOSE TORPEDOES.

[ Gunshot ]

GET OUT.

GET OUT BEFORE I KILL YOU.

[ Door Closes ]

MR. MORTON,
THERE'S AN EMERGENCY
IN THE MISSILE ROOM.

WHAT HAPPENED?

UH, IT'S THE, UH--
THE SKIPPER, SIR.

CAPTAIN CRANE--
HE, UH-- HE--

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH THE CAPTAIN?

WHY, HE, UM, UH--

WELL, THAT IS, UH,
THERE WAS SOMETHING
GOING ON THAT, UM--

UH--
WHAT WAS THE SOMETHING
THAT WAS GOING ON?

WHAT KIND OF EMERGENCY?
COME ON. TELL ME.

I'M NOT SURE, SIR. I--

PATTERSON,
WHAT HAPPENED DOWN THERE?
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?

UH, I-- I-- I CAN'T
REMEMBER NOW EITHER, SIR.

UH, I KNOW WE WERE
HURRYING UP HERE.

UH, I'M SORRY, SIR.

ALL I KNOW IS THAT IS WAS
SOMETHING IMPORTANT,

BUT I JUST CAN'T
SEEM TO REMEMBER.

GET ARMS FROM THE LOCKER,
ON THE DOUBLE.

WE'LL FIND OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE.

MISSILE ROOM, THIS IS THE EXEC.
WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE?
ACKNOWLEDGE, PLEASE.

MISSILE ROOM, ACKNOWLEDGE.
WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE?
OVER.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S-- LET'S GO.

[ Grunts ]

ADMIRAL?

MR. MORTON, THIS IS THE CHIEF.
WE'VE GOT AN EMERGENCY DOWN HERE
IN THE MISSILE ROOM.

YOU'D BETTER GET
HERE FAST, SIR.

CHIEF, WE HEARD YOU
ON THE WAY.
OH.

SKI, PATTERSON, WH--

WHERE'S THE ADMIRAL
AND CAPTAIN CRANE?

I DON'T KNOW, SIR.
I JUST-- I JUST CAME TO,
AND I--

ALL RIGHT. UNTIL WE FIND THEM,
LET'S PROCEED AS SCHEDULED.

GET THOSE TORPEDOES LOADED.
WE'RE STILL GONNA TRY TO BLAST
INTO THAT CLOUD.

AYE, SIR.

AND WHAT HAPPENED TO
NUMBER TWO TORPEDO?

I, UH--
I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

I-- I JUST--
I JUST DON'T KNOW.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S--
LET'S GET 'EM LOADED.
AYE, SIR.

WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT IS THIS PLACE?

ANYBODY HERE?

DO YOU HEAR ME?

WHERE AM I?

[ Man ]
YOU ARE WITH US, EARTHLING.

YOU ARE HERE IN OUR DOMAIN.

WHERE ARE YOU? I-- I--

I AM HERE BESIDE YOU.

WHY DON'T YOU MAKE YOURSELF
VISIBLE TO ME?

I AM VISIBLE.

IT IS ONLY YOUR EYES
THAT DO NOT WISH TO SEE.

BUT THAT IS
EASILY CORRECTED.

IF YOU WANT TO SEE,
MERELY LOOK.

AH, SO... THAT'S WHAT
YOU LOOK LIKE.

NOT REALLY,

BUT IT IS AS CLOSE
TO WHAT WE ARE...

AS HUMAN MINDS
CAN STAND.

ALL RIGHT.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE--
YOU'RE ALIEN.

OBVIOUSLY, THE CLOUD
IS OF YOUR MAKING.

AND JUST AS OBVIOUSLY,
YOU INTEND TO DESTROY THE EARTH.

WELL, WHY-- WHY ARE YOU
SO CONSIDERATE OF MY FEELINGS?

YOU ARE AN UNUSUALLY
INTERESTING SPECIMEN OF HUMAN,

AS ARE THE OTHERS WITH YOU.

WE WISH TO MAKE A STUDY...

BEFORE YOUR FINAL DISPOSAL.

THANK YOU. THAT'S--
THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU.

IN THE MEANTIME,
YOU'RE DESTROYING THE EARTH...

UNLESS YOU STOP
WHATEVER IT IS YOU'RE DOING.

THAT IS UNFORTUNATE...
FOR YOU.

JUST-- JUST WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
BUT WHY?

LOOK.

THAT IS THE WORLD
WE COME FROM.

SO WE ARE DOING TO YOU--

EXTRACTING THE METALS
FROM YOUR EARTH...

WITH THE FORCES
INSIDE THIS CLOUD.

TILL THE EARTH DISINTEGRATES.
PERHAPS.

- UNLESS WE STOP YOU.
- STILL PREPARED TO DEFY US...

EVEN THOUGH
THE CAUSE IS HOPELESS.

WELL, WE'RE STILL ALIVE,

AND SEAVIEW STILL EXISTS.

AND I SHALL
RETURN YOU TO HER.

IT WILL BE AMUSING TO WATCH
YOUR FUTILE ATTEMPTS...

TO DO BATTLE WITH
THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE.

WAIT. WAIT. UM--

YES?

UH, LEE CRANE--
THAT MAN YOU CHANGED
INTO, WELL, SOMETHING--

WHERE IS HE?
HE IS HERE WITH US.

WE ARE MAKING A STUDY OF HIM,

LEARNING WHAT PASSES FOR THOUGHT
PROCESS IN THE HUMAN MIND.

WHY NOT, UH,
SEND HIM BACK WITH ME?

WHY SHOULD WE?

YOU-- YOU HAVE
NO NEED FOR HIM.

AT LEAST, UH--
AT LEAST YOU MIGHT
LET US ALL DIE TOGETHER.

I WILL CONSIDER.

THIS IS THE ADMIRAL.

ALL HANDS REPORT
TO THE CONTROL ROOM.

[ On Speaker ]
REPEAT. ALL HANDS
REPORT TO THE CONTROL ROOM.

NOW HEAR THIS.
THIS IS NELSON.

I WANT ALL PERSONNEL ABOARD
TO REPORT TO ME AT ONCE
IN THE CONTROL ROOM.

ALL PERSONNEL ABOARD,
REPORT TO ME AT ONCE
IN THE CONTROL ROOM.

ADMIRAL.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE ANYWAY?

WELL, THAT'S
A GOOD QUESTION, LEE.

IF YOU ARE LEE.

- IF I AM?
- WHERE DID YOU
JUST COME FROM?

FROM THE FLYING SUB,
OF COURSE.

YOU-- YOU SENT ME TO GET
THE FILM I TOOK OF THE CLOUD.
REMEMBER?

OH, YES.
YES, I REMEMBER.

I REMEMBER A LOT
OF OTHER THINGS AS WELL.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW
WHERE YOU CAME FROM
AND EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE.

BELIEVE ME, ADMIRAL, I DON'T
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

CHIP SAID
YOU'D COME DOWN HERE,

AND, UH, I WANTED
TO TALK TO YOU.

[ Buttons Clicking ]

[ Crane ]
WHY IS THE CHIEF
LOADING THE TORPEDOES?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, CHIEF?

JUST FOLLOWING
THE ADMIRAL'S ORDERS.

HE WANTS
THESE TORPEDOES LOADED.

BELAY IT.
SIR?

I SAID BELAY IT.
WE'RE NOT GONNA FIRE
THOSE TORPEDOES.

ARE YOU-- ARE YOU
COUNTERMANDING MY ORDERS?

THAT'S RIGHT.
THE TORPEDOES ARE NOT
GOING TO BE FIRED.

NOT UNTIL THE AUTOMATIC TIMING
DEVICES ARE LOCKED INTO PLACE.

ALL RIGHT, MEN.
GET THEM LOADED.

ALL RIGHT, MEN, LEND A HAND.
LET'S RAM THESE FISH HOME.

ADMIRAL, UH, DO YOU WANT
TO TRACK THEM FROM HERE?

NO, I WANT TO CHECK
ALL AVAILABLE INSTRUMENTS...

WHEN THE TORPEDOES
IMPACT ON THE CLOUD.

CONTACT ME IN THE CONTROL ROOM
WHEN YOU'RE READY TO FIRE.
AYE, SIR.

ARE-- ARE YOU SURE...

THERE WAS NO TIME LAPSE
AFTER I LEFT HERE?

WELL, NOT MORE THAN
A FEW MINUTES, NO, SIR.

UH-HUH.
AND NOTHING HAPPENED, HUH?

NOTHING UNUSUAL,
NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY
UNTIL I GOT BACK?

NO, SIR. I FELT DIZZY
FOR A MINUTE THERE,

BUT THAT MUST'VE BEEN BECAUSE
OF THE UNDERWATER QUAKES.

BUT THAT'S ALL.
UH-HUH. UH-HUH.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?
IS SOMETHING STRANGE GOING ON?

WELL, IT'S MORE THAN STRANGE.

I THINK THAT WE ARE BEING--

[ Crane On Speaker ]
TORPEDOES ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
READY TO FIRE, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, STAND BY
TO FIRE ON COMMAND.

NOW, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO
IF THE TORPEDOES BREAK THROUGH
THE CLOUD BARRIER.

MOVE US INTO THE CENTER
OF THAT THING AT FLANK SPEED.

AYE, SIR.
ALL SET.

FIRE ONE AND THREE.

[ Torpedoes Whooshing ]

FIRE TWO AND FOUR.

[ Torpedoes Whooshing ]

WELL DONE. WE NOW HAVE
THEIR WEAPONS FOR STUDY.

GIVE THEM EXACTLY
20 MORE MINUTES.

THEN THE FORCES DESTROYING
THE EARTH WILL BE IRREVERSIBLE.

AT THAT TIME,
YOU WILL ALSO DESTROY THEM.

I WILL.

GET ME A FULL REPORT
ON THAT ONE, BILL--

FORCE, AREA INVOLVED,
EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.

YES, SIR.

GIVE ME THAT LAST
DAMAGE REPORT.

ALL DETAILS COMPLETE.

AND THE LATEST ESTIMATE
AS TO THE TIME LIMITATION OF
THE PROBABILITY OF OUR SURVIVAL.

WHAT ABOUT THE SEAVIEW?

LET ME HAVE AN IMMEDIATE
ANSWER, PLEASE.

COME IN! COME IN!

ALL RIGHT NOW,
STAND BY FOR ORDERS...

AND KEEP US POSTED
IMMEDIATELY ON ANY CHANGE
IN THE SITUATION.

RIGHT.

HERE'S THE LATEST
FIGURES, SIR.

YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS,
DON'T YOU?
YES, SIR.

AT THE RATE THE DAMAGE
IS BUILDING,

THE INCREASE IN FORCE OF
OUR OWN NATURAL DISASTERS--

THIRTY MINUTES.
THAT'S WHAT THIS WHOLE THING
BOILS DOWN TO.

THIRTY MINUTES AND THEN
THE WORLD, AS YOU AND I KNOW IT,
WILL BE DESTROYED.

WHAT ABOUT THE SEAVIEW, SIR?
ANY HOPE THERE?

ANY WORD FROM HER?
HOW CAN THERE BE?

WE CAN'T EVEN GET IN TOUCH
WITH OUR OWN COMMUNICATIONS
PEOPLE ANYMORE.

HOW CAN THEY REACH
THE SEAVIEW?
AS FOR HOPE--

WELL, I GUESS
THAT'S OUR ANSWER.

THERE CAN BE
NO MORE HOPE.

MISSILE ROOM.
MISSILE ROOM, THIS IS THE EXEC.

THE ADMIRAL'S BADLY HURT.

[ On Speaker ]
I NEED HELP UP HERE.
ACKNOWLEDGE.

ACKNOWLEDGE!

CHIP, WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE ADMIRAL?

WHEN THE TORPEDOES WENT OFF,
HE WAS RAMMED INTO THE WIRING
OVER THERE.

MUST BE ACUTE
ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

THEN WHY AREN'T YOU
TAKING CARE OF HIM?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE?

HIS ORDERS WERE TO ENTER
THE CLOUD AT FLANK SPEED
IF WE BLASTED THE BARRIER.

- WE DID, AND WE ARE.
- I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.

I'LL TRY TO HELP HIM.

WHAT WAS HE GOING TO DO IF--
IF WE GOT INTO THE CLOUD?

HE MUST HAVE HAD
SOME IDEA IN MIND,
BUT HE DIDN'T BRIEF ME ON IT.

- TRY TO BRING HIM AROUND, AND
WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT IT WAS.
- I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

LEE, I JUST THOUGHT
THE MISSILES-- IF WE CAN--

- WHAT ARE YOU--
- STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

DON'T TOUCH ME!

METAL.

YOU'RE NOT CRANE.
YOU'RE A THING FROM THAT CLOUD.

I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE
OR WHAT YOU REALLY ARE,

BUT YOU TAKE ONE MORE STEP,
AND I'LL BLAST YOU.

YOU WITH YOUR PUNY WEAPONS.

DO YOU THINK
YOU CAN HURT ME?

YOU ALL RIGHT, SIR?
[ Groans ]

[ Groaning ]
YES, SIR.

DID THE--
DID THE TORPEDOES WORK?

WE'RE INSIDE THE CLOUD,
BUT WE'RE DEAD
IN THE WATER AGAIN.

LEE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.

WELL, NOT LEE EXACTLY,
THAT IS. UH--

YEAH, I KNOW. I KNOW.
I KNOW. HE'S ONE OF 'EM.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?

HE TRIED TO WIPE MY MIND CLEAR
OF WHAT THEY DID BEFORE,
BUT IT-- IT DIDN'T WORK.

WHERE IS HE NOW?

WELL, HE GOT AWAY.
THE LASER GUN HURT HIM,
BUT IT DIDN'T STOP HIM.

FIND HIM. ARM YOURSELF
WITH ANYTHING YOU CAN,
BUT FIND THE MAN AND STOP HIM.

- WHAT'RE YOU GONNA DO NOW?
- I'M GONNA FIRE EVERY MISSILE
ABOARD INTO THAT CLOUD.

[ Sharkey On Speaker ]
CONTROL ROOM,
THIS IS THE CHIEF.

WE NEED SOME HELP DOWN HERE
IN THE MISSILE ROOM.

CONTROL ROOM,
CAN YOU READ ME?

WE NEED SOME HELP DOWN HERE.
PATTERSON IS HURT. COME IN!

[ On Speaker ]
COME IN!

CHIEF, THIS IS THE EXEC.
THE ADMIRAL'S ON HIS WAY
DOWN THERE NOW.

[ Morton On Speaker ]
STAND BY TO FIRE MISSILES.

STAND BY TO FIRE MISSILES.
[ Sharkey On Speaker ]
AYE, SIR.

HOW'S THE WING, KID?

IT'LL DO.

WELL, IT BETTER.
YOU HEARD THE EXEC.

COME ON.
LET'S GET TO THOSE MISSILES.

GET THAT FIRE OUT!

THE AUTOMATIC
FIRING MECHANISM'S
ALL BURNT OUT.

ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL FIRE 'EM MANUALLY.

COME ON.
LET'S GET TO WORK.
AYE, SIR.

WELL,
THAT BETTER DO IT.

FEED THE POWER, CHIEF.
AYE, SIR.

WAIT, WAIT.

THERE ARE 25,000
VOLTS IN THAT.

DON'T WORRY, SIR.
I'LL HANDLE IT AS CAREFULLY
AS MY GRANDMOTHER'S EGG BASKET.

UH-HUH.

UH, ANOTHER
UNDERWATER QUAKE, SIR.

YES, WELL,
THERE'S NO TIME LEFT.
WILL YOU PUT THE PLUG IN?

AYE, SIR.

READINGS ARE ALL GREEN, SIR.
MISSILES READY TO FIRE.

KOWALSKI, SET DELAYED ACTION
TIMING FOR ONE MINUTE.

YES, SIR.

ALL SET, SIR.

FIRE.

[ Missiles Whooshing ]

SIR.
HMM?

BEING THIS CLOSE TO
A NUCLEAR DETONATION, I, UH--

WHAT I MEAN, SIR, IS, UH,

THOSE MISSILES AREN'T
EXACTLY CAP GUNS.

[ Sharkey ]
I GUESS WE'VE ALL HAD IT.

LET'S JUST HOPE
THE EARTH HASN'T.

YEAH, WELL, WE BUST UP
THE CLOUD PEOPLE,

I SUPPOSE IT'LL BE,
WELL, WELL WORTH IT.

YOU HAVEN'T YET,
AND YOU WON'T.

WE ONLY LET YOU
LIVE THIS LONG
TO LEARN YOUR NUCLEAR SECRETS,

SUCH AS IN
YOUR MISSILES.

WHERE I COME FROM,
SUCH THINGS DON'T EXIST.

BUT NOW THAT I KNOW IT,

I'LL REVERSE THE POWER
THROUGH YOUR NUCLEAR CONTROLS.

[ Coughs ]

GUESS IT
DIDN'T WORK SO GOOD.
WE'RE STILL ALIVE.

[ Coughs ]

OH, IT WORKED
ALL RIGHT, CHIEF.

LOOK. LOOK OVER THERE.

WHAT-- WHAT IS THAT?

WELL, WHAT AM I
DOING HERE?

THE LAST THING I REMEMBER
WAS FLYING INTO THAT, UH--
INTO THAT CLOUD.

WELL, WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE?

OH, OH, UH, NOTHING MUCH.

YOU'VE JUST FLOWN OUT
OF IT AGAIN, AND IT'S GONE.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S FIND CHIP
AND GET UNDER WAY.

WE GOT A LONG REPORT
TO MAKE TO WASHINGTON.
I, UM--

[ Chuckles ]
I WONDER HOW MUCH OF IT
THEY'RE GONNA BELIEVE.

[ Chuckles ]