Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 3, Episode 26 - Destroy Seaview! - full transcript

WELL, WE'RE GETTING
VERY CLOSE, ADMIRAL.

WELL-- HOW MUCH HIGHER
CAN THE RADIATION GO,
DR. LAND?

MMM, WE'RE ALMOST
AT PEAK LOAD NOW.

THOUGH NO ONE'S REALLY
HAD ENOUGH EXPERIENCE WITH
ZYCRON 143 TO REALLY JUDGE.

OH. NOW, THAT'S A--
THAT'S A COMFORTING THOUGHT.

THERE'S NOTHING COMFORTING
TO ME ABOUT IT.

HERE WE ARE, 1,500 FEET
BELOW THE OCEAN SURFACE.

I'VE GOT THE FEELING
WE'RE ON A FOOL'S ERRAND
THAT CAN ONLY END IN DISASTER.

IF WE DON'T GET THE ZYCRON,
IF IT FALLS INTO THE HANDS
OF SOME UNFRIENDLY POWER,

THEY'LL HAVE A WEAPON
WHICH COULD ULTIMATELY
CONTROL THE EARTH.

YES, BUT AS FAR AS WE KNOW,
DR. LAND IS THE ONLY ONE WHO
KNOWS THE ZYCRON'S DOWN HERE.



WE'VE BEEN THROUGH
ALL THIS BEFORE.

WE DO KNOW
THAT ATTACKS HAVE BEEN MADE
ON DR. LAND AND MYSELF...

AND ATTEMPTS TO SUBVERT
AND BRAINWASH THE CREW.

WE'RE ONLY WASTING TIME
DISCUSSING IT, GENTLEMEN.

THERE'S THE ELEMENT
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

I TOLD YOU IT WAS HERE,
ADMIRAL.

AN EXOTIC ELEMENT THAT CAN
PROVIDE MANKIND WITH POWER
NEVER DREAMED OF BEFORE.

IF YOU'RE RIGHT,
WE'RE LOOKING AT
ENOUGH RAW ENERGY...

TO WIPE MANKIND OFF
THE FACE OF THE EARTH.

WELL, THAT'S WHY
WE HAVE TO CONTROL IT.

[ Rumbling ]

MORE EARTHQUAKES.
WE'D BETTER NOT WASTE ANY TIME
GETTING OUR SAMPLES OUT OF HERE.

WELL, WE'RE NOT
GOING TO.

NELSON TO SEAVIEW.



NELSON TO SEAVIEW.
COME IN, PLEASE.

SEAVIEW, THIS IS NELSON.
DO YOU READ ME?

THE ZYCRON MUST BE HAVING
SOME KIND OF EFFECT
ON COMMUNICATIONS.

I'LL TRY FROM
THE LANDING AREA.

I'LL BRING BACK
THE SONIC CUTTING TOOL.

GOOD. FINE, FINE.

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

SEAVIEW CALLING
ADMIRAL NELSON.

SEAVIEW TO ADMIRAL NELSON.
COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.

SEAVIEW CALLING ADMIRAL NELSON.
DO YOU READ ME?
COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.

HAVING ANY TROUBLE, SIR?
WE CAN'T RAISE THE ADMIRAL.

IT'S BEEN OVER HALF AN HOUR
SINCE WE'VE HEARD ANYTHING
FROM DOWN THERE.

MAYBE THE RADIO BLACKS OUT
ONCE THEY GET INSIDE THE CAVE.

ALLOWING FOR THAT,
ONE OF THEM SHOULD'VE RETURNED
TO THE LANDING SPOT.

THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO
MAKE CONTACT EVERY 30 MINUTES.

YOU WANT ME TO ORDER
A RESCUE PARTY OUT, SIR?

HAVE ONE STAND BY. I'LL KEEP
TRYING TO REACH THE ADMIRAL.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

SEAVIEW TO ADMIRAL NELSON.
COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.

SEAVIEW TO ADMIRAL NELSON.
DO YOU READ ME?
COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.

[ Hissing Sound ]

[ Groaning ]

[ Explosion ]

[ Morton On Radio ]
SEAVIEW CALLING ADMIRAL NELSON.
SEAVIEW TO ADMIRAL NELSON.

COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.

SEAVIEW TO ADMIRAL NELSON.
SEAVIEW TO ADMIRAL NELSON.
DO YOU READ ME?

COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.

[ Strained Voice ]
THIS-- THIS IS NELSON.

OVER.

WE WERE CONCERNED
ABOUT YOU, SIR, SINCE WE
LOST RADIO CONTACT.

- IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
- NEGATIVE.

- WHAT HAPPENED, SIR?
- CAVE-IN.

LEE, DR. LAND--

THEY'RE BOTH--
THEY'RE BOTH DEAD.

- ARE YOU SURE, SIR?
- YES. YES, I'M SURE.

I'M COMING UP.

ADMIRAL, CAN YOU WAIT
UNTIL WE GET DOWN THERE?

NEGATIVE. I'M COMING UP.

AS SOON AS
THE ADMIRAL'S BACK ABOARD,
GO DOWN TO THE CAVE.

THERE MIGHT BE A CHANCE
THEY'RE ALIVE.

IF NOT, MAYBE WE CAN
RECOVER THE BODIES.

AYE, SIR. COME ON.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, CHIEF.
SKIPPER DEAD.

WHO SAYS HE'S DEAD?
WELL, YOU HEARD
THE ADMIRAL YOURSELF.

THAT'S WHAT
THE ADMIRAL BELIEVES.

BUT HE DIDN'T SEE HIM DEAD,
AND NOBODY ELSE HAS EITHER!

OKAY, OKAY.
I WAS JUST SAYING
I CAN'T BELIEVE--

JUST-- JUST DON'T SAY
ANYTHING, PATTERSON.

WHEN WE GET DOWN THERE,
WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT'S WHAT.

UNTIL THEN, JUST GET
INTO YOUR GEAR AND GET SET.

SURE, CHIEF. SURE.
[ Door Opens ]

YOU READY TO SHOVE OFF,
CHIEF?

YES, SIR.
WE'RE READY TO GO JUST SOON
AS THE ADMIRAL GETS ABOARD.

HE JUST CALLED
IN THE CONTROL ROOM.
[ Water Rushing ]

HE MUST BE
COMING ABOARD NOW.

LEND A HAND AT THE ESCAPE HATCH.
THE ADMIRAL MIGHT BE HURT.
ON THE DOUBLE!

WHAT HAPPENED
DOWN THERE, SIR?

UH, IT WAS--

IT WAS AN EARTH TREMOR.

AND THE WHOLE ROOF
CAVED IN ON THEM--
TON-- TONS OF ROCK.

YOU'RE LUCKY
YOU GOT OUT, SIR.

WELL, I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE--
TO THE LANDING AREA...

TO-- TO RADIO SEAVIEW.

AND I WENT BACK
TO TRY TO DIG THEM OUT,

BUT I-IT--
IT WAS NO USE.

YOU'D BETTER
GET OUT OF THAT SUIT AND
LET THE DOC CHECK YOU OUT.

NO, I'M ALL RIGHT.
I'LL GO TO MY CABIN.

GET DOWN THERE
ON THE DOUBLE.
AYE, SIR. COME ON, PAT.

SEAVIEW TO CAPTAIN CRANE.
SEAVIEW TO CAPTAIN CRANE.

CAN YOU READ US? OVER.

WHAT FORCE WAS THAT?

JUST OVER FIVE, SIR.

IT'S HARD ENOUGH
TO CAUSE SOME HEAVY
DAMAGE DOWN BELOW.

THE DAMAGE
HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.

YES, SIR.

THIS IS NELSON.
DO YOU READ ME?

[ Man On Speaker ]
WE HEAR YOU. PROCEED.

ZYCRON DEPOSITS LOCATED
AT EXACTLY THE COORDINATES
INDICATED...

ON THE MICROFILM TAKEN
FROM DR. LAND'S LABORATORY.

ESTIMATED TOTAL WEIGHT MASS
IN EXCESS OF 100 TONS.

HAVE YOU OBTAINED SAMPLES?
YES, I HAVE A SAMPLE HERE
WITH ME ABOARD SEAVIEW.

WHAT ABOUT CAPTAIN CRANE
AND DR. LAND?

THEY'RE DEAD.
YOU ARE CERTAIN?

I'M POSITIVE.

GOOD. WHAT'S THE PRESENT
LOCATION OF SEAVIEW?

IT'S STANDING BY
DIRECTLY OVER THE ENTRANCE
TO THE UNDERWATER CAVE.

VERY WELL.

GIVE US EXACT DATA AS TO
LOCATION OF ZYCRON DEPOSIT,

DEPTH OF CAVE ENTRANCE
AND ANYTHING ELSE PERTINENT
TO OUR OBTAINING IT.

DEPTH OF THE ENTRANCE
TO THE CAVE IS 1,522 FEET.

THE LOCATION IS EXACTLY
THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE...

INDICATED ON OUR CHARTS.

SEAVIEW IS HOVERING AT A DEPTH,
KEEL TO BOTTOM, OF 800 FEET.

MR. MORTON, THERE'S
SOMETHING GOING ON HERE
YOU OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT.

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE, SPARKS?

SOME SORT OF A SIGNAL BAND
OUTSIDE OUR NORMAL FREQUENCIES.

[ Clicking, Whirring ]
FROM THE INTENSITY, I GUESS IT
TO BE A SCRAMBLE DEVICE.

THE ONLY THING IS,

IT'S COMING FROM SOMEWHERE
ON THE SEAVIEW.

ARE YOU SURE IT'S NOT
A HIGH-FREQUENCY LEAK IN
OUR OWN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM?

NO. COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE.

THEN WE'LL JUST
HAVE TO TRACK IT DOWN.

KOWALSKI?
YES, SIR?

RUN THIS SIGNAL ANALYZER
THROUGHOUT THE SHIP.

LOCATE THE SOURCE
OF THE SIGNAL,
REPORT BACK TO ME.

AYE, SIR.
[ Beeping ]

[ Beeping Continues ]

FROM THE EXPERIMENTS
WITH DR. LAND...

AND MY OWN CURSORY EXAMINATION
OF THE SAMPLE I HAVE,

THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT
THAT ZYCRON 143...

HAS THE GREATEST
ENERGY POTENTIAL OF ANY ELEMENT
EVER DISCOVERED BY MAN.

[ Beeping Continues ]

[ High-pitched Beeping ]

[ Beeping Pitch Grows Higher ]

IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT
THE SEAVIEW NEVER RETURN
WITH THE INFORMATION IT HAS.

STAND BY.

I'M GETTING A SIGNAL--
INTERCEPT WARNING.

[ Knocking ]
[ Kowalski ]
ADMIRAL?

ADMIRAL NELSON,
ARE YOU IN THERE, SIR?

WHAT IS IT, KOWALSKI?
I, UH--

COME IN. COME IN.

WELL, UH, I, UH--
I TRACED A RADIO TRANSMISSION
TO THIS CABIN, SIR.

[ Chuckling ]
A RADIO TRANSMISSION?
YES, SIR.

SPARKS HAS BEEN PICKING UP
SOME KIND OF WEIRD SIGNAL,

AND MR. MORTON ASKED ME
TO TRACK IT DOWN.

OH. OH, AND SO YOUR, UH,

SIGNAL ANALYZER LED YOU HERE?

YES, SIR.
I KNOW IT SOUNDS SCREWY, BUT,
UM, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

UH-HUH.
WELL, TRY IT AGAIN.

[ Beeping ]

[ Switch Clicks,
Beeping Stops ]

UH, I'M, UH--
I'M SORRY, ADMIRAL.

I-- I DON'T KNOW WHY I--

I'M, UH, SO SORRY,
ADMIRAL.
NOW, WAIT. WAIT, WAIT.

IF THERE'S SOME STRANGE SIGNAL
COMING FROM THE SEAVIEW,
WE HAVE TO LOCATE IT.

- NOW, SEARCH MY CABIN.
- SEARCH THE-- YOUR CABIN, SIR?

YES. YES, OF COURSE.

THERE MIGHT BE SOME DEVICE
PLANTED IN HERE.

WE'VE GOTTA FIND IT.

NOW, LET ME SEE.
LET ME SEE.

THE ONLY NEW THING HERE
IS THAT ATTACHÉ CASE.

I BROUGHT IT ABOARD
WHEN I PICKED UP DR. LAND.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK.

ALL RIGHT. OPEN IT.
UH, SIR, I'D JUST
AS SOON TAKE THIS--

NO, NO, NO. GO AHEAD.
TEST IT WITH YOUR ANALYZER.

[ Beeping ]

[ Explosion ]

NELSON TO
MISSION COMMUNICATIONS.

GO AHEAD.

THAT WAS A CREWMAN.
THEY'RE PICKING UP
OUR TRANSMISSION.

I'VE STOPPED HIM
FROM REPORTING,

BUT, LOOK-- LOOK,
I'VE GOT TO GET OFF
THIS SUBMARINE.

NOT BEFORE YOU'VE
COMPLETED YOUR MISSION.

YOU DO REMEMBER
WHAT IT IS, DON'T YOU?

OF COURSE.
OF COURSE I REMEMBER.

DESTROY SEAVIEW.

WELL, THERE IT IS.

YEAH. DOESN'T LOOK TOO GOOD
FOR THE SKIPPER, DOES IT?

WE'LL NEVER KNOW
UNTIL WE FIND OUT, RIGHT?
YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S DIG IN.
MMM.

[ Explosion ]

LOOKS LIKE THAT WALL'S
GONNA COME DOWN! LOOK OUT!

MR. MORTON? I'VE LOST
THAT STRANGE SIGNAL AGAIN.

MY BOARD INDICATES KOWALSKI
WAS CLOSING IN ON IT
WITH THE ANALYZER.

GUARD THE FREQUENCY.
IT MAY COME ON AGAIN.
AYE, SIR.

THIS IS THE EXEC. KOWALSKI,
REPORT TO THE CONTROL ROOM
ON THE DOUBLE.

[ On Speaker ]
REPORT TO THE CONTROL ROOM
ON THE DOUBLE.

REPEAT:
THIS IS THE EXEC.

REPORT TO THE CONTROL ROOM
AT ONCE.

REPORT TO
THE CONTROL ROOM AT ONCE.

REPEAT: KOWALSKI,
REPORT TO THE CONTROL ROOM.

REPORT TO THE CONTROL ROOM
ON THE DOUBLE.

THAT WASN'T TOO BAD.

YEAH.
WE'RE STILL ALIVE.

YEAH.
NOW LET'S GET TO WORK.
RIGHT.

RIGHT.

GET THAT LIGHT UP HERE.
RIGHT.

WATCH IT.
YEAH.

I GOT IT.

LET ME HAVE THAT LAMP.

THIS-- YEAH.

THERE SEEMS TO BE
SOME KIND OF OPEN SPACE
BEHIND THERE.

HERE.
I'LL HOLD IT, SIR.

SKIPPER! SKIPPER!

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

SKIPPER! IF YOU CAN HEAR ME,
WE'RE DIGGING OUR WAY
THROUGH TO YOU.

SKIPPER! SKIPPER!

- CHIEF. CHIEF.
- HE'S IN THERE, CHIEF.
I CAN HEAR HIM.

COOL IT, PATTERSON.

SKIPPER, WHAT'S
THE SETUP IN THERE?

CAN YOU TELL ME?
[ Sighs ]

I-- I'M ALL RIGHT.

I--

I'M, UH--

I'M JUST SHAKEN UP
A LITTLE, UH,

BUT, UH,

I-I CAN--
I CAN MOVE ALL RIGHT.

SKIPPER, KEEP TALKING!

DR. LA--

DR. LAND'S IN A BAD WAY.

THE EXPLOSION
NEARLY KILLED HIM.

THE ADMIRAL SET IT OFF.

THE ADMIRAL?
THAT'S RIGHT.

NOW GET TO THE RADIO...

AND TELL MR. MORTON
THAT I WANT THE ADMIRAL
CONFINED TO HIS QUARTERS...

UNTIL I GET BACK ON BOARD.

BUT, SIR, THE ADMIRAL--
TELL HIM.

NOW, MOVE.

AYE, SIR.

HEY, YOU BETTER
TAKE THE LIGHT.
OH. YEAH.

SHARKEY TO SEAVIEW.
SHARKEY TO SEAVIEW.

COME IN, PLEASE.
COME IN.

THIS IS THE CHIEF, MR. MORTON.
IT'S URGENT. IF YOU READ ME,
COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.

THIS IS MORTON, CHIEF.
WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE?

FIRST, ABOUT THE SKIPPER.
WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN HIM OUT YET,
BUT, UH, HE'S ALIVE.

IS HE BADLY HURT?
WELL, ENOUGH, SIR.

HE AND DR. LAND COULD BE OKAY
ONCE WE GET THEM OUT, BUT THAT'S
NOT WHY I'M CONTACTING YOU.

WHAT'S THAT
SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

IT'S ABOUT THE ADMIRAL, SIR.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT HIM?

CAPTAIN CRANE WANTS YOU
TO PUT HIM UNDER ARREST.

ARREST THE ADMIRAL?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING, SHARKEY?

YES, SIR, I SURE DO,
BUT THOSE ARE
THE SKIPPER'S ORDERS.

ARREST HIM
AND CONFINE HIM TO QUARTERS.

THIS IS NO TIME
FOR BAD JOKES, CHIEF.

SIR, I SURE WISH IT WAS A JOKE,
BUT THERE'S SOMETHING'S WRONG
WITH THE ADMIRAL.

HE BLEW UP THE TUNNEL
AND TRIED TO KILL THE SKIPPER
AND DR. LAND. HE'S DANGEROUS.

THE SKIPPER WANTS HIM
KEPT HARMLESS UNTIL WE
FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG.

ALL RIGHT, SHARKEY.

GET BACK AND RESCUE
THE CAPTAIN AND DR. LAND.

TELL HIM
I'LL HANDLE THINGS
AT THIS END.

AYE, SIR. OVER AND OUT.

HANLEY, ROGERS.
GET ARMS FOR THE THREE OF US
AND MEET ME IN CORRIDOR D-7.

WE'LL HAVE TO
FIND THE ADMIRAL.

ADMIRAL.

ADMIRAL?
IF YOU'RE IN THERE,
OPEN UP.

IT'S MORTON.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

HE'S ALIVE.
GET HIM TO SICK BAY.

NOW HEAR THIS:
ALL HANDS, THIS IS THE EXEC.

ADMIRAL NELSON
IS SOMEWHERE ON BOARD.
HE'S... ILL.

I WANT HIM SEIZED
AND CONFINED TO QUARTERS.

REPEAT: ADMIRAL NELSON
IS TO BE SEIZED
AND CONFINED TO QUARTERS.

WARNING: HE MAY BE ARMED
AND HE MAY BE DANGEROUS.

HE MAY BE ARMED
AND HE MAY BE DANGEROUS.

KEEP AWAY
FROM THAT INTERCOM.

[ Shouts ]

[ Hissing Sound ]

WHAT'S HAPPENING,
PATTERSON?

SKIPPER'S OUT
LIKE A LIGHT AGAIN, CHIEF.

[ Loud Rumbling ]

LET'S GET 'EM
OUT OF THERE!

THIS IS NELSON.

ADDITIONAL DATA
ON THE STATUS OF SEAVIEW.

[ On Speaker ]
PROCEED.

NERVE GAS METHOLIN "X"
HAS BEEN USED ABOARD.

THE ENTIRE CREW
IS IMMOBILIZED,

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SHARKEY
AND CREWMAN PATTERSON.

WHY ARE THEY
EXCEPTIONS?

THEY'VE GONE TO THE UNDERWATER
CAVE TO TRY TO FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED TO CRANE.

WE ARE SENDING ONE OF
OUR SUBMARINES TO THE AREA
WITH A LANDING PARTY.

PATTERSON AND SHARKEY
WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF.
WHAT IS YOUR NEXT STEP?

WELL, THE DESTRUCTION
OF SEAVIEW.

YOUR PLAN?
NOW, WAIT, WAIT.

YOUR SUBMARINE WILL BE
STANDING BY FOR ME?

IT WILL.

THEN I'LL JUST LET
THE REACTOR RUN WILD.

THERE'LL BE NOTHING
LEFT OF SEAVIEW BUT--
BUT NUCLEAR DUST.

OUT.

[ Humming ]

[ Humming:
Different Tone ]

I'LL TRY TO BRING HIM TO
WITH AN ANTI-RADIATION SHOT.

[ Zipper Zipping ]
GET THE EXEC TO SEND HELP
DOWN, ON THE DOUBLE!

RIGHT.

SEAVIEW, THIS IS PATTERSON.
SEAVIEW, THIS IS PATTERSON.
CAN YOU READ ME? OVER.

SEAVIEW, THIS IS PATTERSON.

[ On Speaker ]
CAN YOU HEAR US UP THERE?

WE NEED HELP
AND WE NEED IT BAD.

CAN YOU HEAR US?
ACKNOWLEDGE.

CAN'T GET THROUGH,
CHIEF.

NOT A PEEP
OUT OF 'EM UP THERE.

WE GOTTA GET 'EM
ABOARD SOME WAY.

GET THE DIVING OUTFITS ON 'EM.
MAYBE THE TWO OF US CAN--

HEY, CHIEF.
THEY SENT DOWN
A RESCUE PARTY.

HOLD IT.
THEY'RE NOT OURS.

THEY'RE NOT WHAT?

THEY'RE NOT OURS.

LET'S GET 'EM.

NO. WE HAVE ORDERS
TO TAKE THEM BACK WITH US.

[ Loud Rumbling ]

FIRST WE'VE GOTTA FIND
THAT ZYCRON DEPOSIT...

BEFORE THIS WHOLE PLACE
COMES DOWN ON US.

DON, YOU STAY HERE. YOU'RE
ON ALERT FOR COMMUNICATIONS
FROM THE SUBMARINE.

YOU, COME WITH ME.

ALL RIGHT.
COME ON, SCOTT.
LET'S GO.

[ Beeping ]

[ Stops ]

THIS IS NELSON.
WHAT IS YOUR STATUS?

THE REACTOR IS BUILDING
TOWARD EXPLOSION.

I'M PREPARING TO LEAVE
FOR SUBMARINE RENDEZVOUS.

THE SUBMARINE'S
RUDDER CONTROLS WERE DAMAGED
BY AN UNDERWATER QUAKE.

IT CAN'T REACH RENDEZVOUS
COORDINATES FOR 30 MINUTES.

REMAIN ABOARD UNTIL
FURTHER NOTIFICATION.

BUT-- LOOK, THE REACTOR'S
GOING TO BLOW
IN ABOUT 25 MINUTES!

YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED
YOUR MISSION.
OH, NO. NO.

BUT, UH, WE HAD A CLEAR
UNDERSTANDING THAT--

WHATEVER UNDERSTANDING
YOU HAVE HAS BEEN IMPLANTED
BY OUR TECHNIQUES.

YOU WILL OBEY ORDERS
WITHOUT QUALIFICATION.
IS THAT CLEAR?

YES.
WE WILL CONTACT YOU
LATER. OUT.

[ Sighs ]

WE'VE SEEN ENOUGH
FOR OUR REPORT.

LET'S GET BACK
TO THE LANDING AREA.
RIGHT.

[ Static Crackling ]

[ Sighs ]

COME ON, CHIEF.
COME ON. WAKE UP.
COME ON.

WHAT'S-- WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
OH, SKIPPER.

WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT--

OH!

THOSE DIVERS,
THEY WEREN'T OURS.

THEY MUST'VE
GOTTEN PATTERSON AND ME
WITH THEIR STUN GUNS.

I GOT ONE OF 'EM.
YOU MEAN-- YOU MEAN
THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE?

THERE WERE THREE,
ALL TOLD.

THEY MUST'VE GONE
THROUGH THE TUNNEL.

WE'D BETTER
BE READY FOR THEM.

WHAT ABOUT DR. LAND
AND PATTERSON, SIR?

PATTERSON WILL
BE ALL RIGHT.

AS FAR AS DR. LAND GOES,
HIS ONLY CHANCE IS FOR US
TO GET HIM ABOARD SEAVIEW.

- STILL NO WORD, HUH?
- NOTHING.

I TRIED TO GET THEM
WHILE YOU WERE OUT.
NOTHING.

I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO
ABOUT PATTERSON.

I GUESS THE ONLY HOPE FOR ALL
OF US IS TO GET ON THOSE SUITS
AND BACK ON SEAVIEW.

COME ON, PATTERSON! WAKE UP.
COME ON, PATTERSON!
WAKE UP! WAKE UP!

HE'S COMING TO.

I GUESS THAT DOES IT
FOR NOW, SIR.

LET'S GET DR. LAND
INTO HIS SUIT.

WE'VE GOTTA GET BACK
TO THE SEAVIEW FAST.
AYE, SIR.

[ Coughing ]

[ Beeping ]

THIS IS NELSON. COME IN.
WHAT IS YOUR
CURRENT STATUS?

THE REACTOR'S BUILDING
TO CRITICAL MASS.

EXPLOSION IN ABOUT, UH,
NINE MINUTES.

WE ARE CONCERNED
THAT THERE MAY BE
AN ATTEMPT TO STOP IT.

BUT WHY?
THERE'S NOBODY ABOARD
WHO COULD DO THAT.

NO, BUT WE'VE BEEN
UNABLE TO CONTACT
OUR LANDING PARTY.

IF THE SEAVIEW CREW
MANAGED TO DEFEAT THEM,

THEY MAY BE ON THEIR WAY BACK
TO THE SUBMARINE.

THEY'D NEVER BE ABLE
TO STOP ME.

SEE TO IT THAT THEY DON'T.
YOUR TASK STILL REMAINS
THE SAME.

WELL, IT'S AS GOOD AS DONE.
OUT.

[ Crane ]
JUST A LITTLE FURTHER.
HANG ON.

SKIPPER.

HE'S ALIVE.

WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?

I THINK WE'RE BOTH
GUESSING THE SAME THING.

THE ADMIRAL, HUH?
SOMETHING'S WRONG
WITH HIM.

I DON'T KNOW WHY,
BUT HE TRIED TO KILL
DR. LAND AND ME.

BRAIN--
BRAINWASHED.

"BRAINWASHED"?
HOW? WHEN?

HE WAS...

24 HOURS LATE
FOR HIS MEETING WITH ME.

BEFORE HE
BROUGHT YOU ABOARD?

THEY MUST HAVE... GOT HIM,

BRAINWASHED HIM.

AND THEY MUST'VE--

WELL, SIR, IF HE'S ABOARD,
AND THE REST OF THE CREW
IS LIKE THIS, WE JUST--

I KNOW, I KNOW.
WE'VE GOT TO GET DR. LAND TO
THE DECONTAMINATION CHAMBER.

CHIEF, YOU AND I ARE GONNA
CHECK EVERY SQUARE INCH
OF THIS SHIP--

[ On Speaker ]
LEE. LEE, THIS IS NELSON.

THERE'S AN OLD SAYING,
LEE, YOU KNOW,

ABOUT LEAPING
FROM THE FRYING PAN
INTO THE FIRE.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE DONE
BY COMING BACK ABOARD.

ADMIRAL.

ADMIRAL, IT'S LEE.
LISTEN TO ME.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'VE DONE OR, UH,
WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO YOU,

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO STOP
RIGHT NOW.

ADMIRAL?
LET ME TALK TO YOU.

THAT'S ALL I ASK.

JUST LET ME TALK TO YOU.

THERE'S NOTHING
TO TALK ABOUT.

I'VE PULLED THE RODS
ON THE REACTOR.
IT'S GOING WILD.

IN A FEW MINUTES,
IT'LL REACH CRITICAL MASS.

AND ALL OF US HERE WILL BE
PART OF THE CLOUD OF DUST...

THAT WAS SEAVIEW.

HE COULDN'T DO IT, SKIPPER.
HE JUST-- HE JUST
COULDN'T DO IT.

[ Explosion ]

WELL, WE'RE STILL HERE,
SKIPPER.

IT COULDN'T HAVE
BEEN THE REACTOR.
BUT IT WAS.

FORTUNATELY,
THE SAFETY VALVES...

VENTED MOST
OF THE EXPLOSION
INTO THE SEA.

BUT THE MAIN FORCE
IS STILL BUILDING.

LOOK, I'LL TAKE CARE
OF THE REACTOR.

YOU GET DR. LAND INTO
THE DECONTAMINATION CHAMBER.
AYE, SIR.

OH. WHAT ABOUT
THE ADMIRAL?

WE'LL FACE THAT
WHEN WE RUN INTO HIM.

HOW, SIR?

IF WE HAVE TO,
WE'LL KILL HIM.

AYE, SIR.

AS SOON AS YOU GET DR. LAND
IN THE CHAMBER, PATTERSON
WILL STAY ON GUARD.

I'LL MEET YOU
IN THE CONTROL ROOM.

WHAT IF YOU NEED HELP
WITH THE REACTOR, SKIPPER?

IF I CAN'T HANDLE IT,
NONE OF US WILL HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.
AYE, SIR.

[ Gunshots ]

THE ADMIRAL, SIR?

GET GOING
WITH DR. LAND.
AYE, SIR.

NOW, COME ON.

COME ON.

SIR, MAYBE I COULD--
WELL, WITH THE ADMIRAL
BEING LIKE HE IS--

YOU'VE GOT YOUR ORDERS.
GET GOING.
AYE, SIR.

[ Gunshot ]

CHIEF, STAY AWAY
FROM THERE.

SIR-- SIR, THE REACTOR'S
GONNA GO.

WE'VE GOTTA GET IN THERE
AND SHUT IT DOWN.

NO. NO, NOBODY
IS GOING TO SHUT IT DOWN.
JUST STAY AWAY FROM THE HATCH.

I CAN'T, SIR.
I-- I GOTTA GET IN THERE.

I JUST CAN'T LET
THE SEAVIEW GO UP IN SMOKE.
OH, SHE'S GOING UP ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE RECEIVED MY ORDERS--
DESTROY SEAVIEW-- AND I'M
GOING TO CARRY THEM OUT.

PLEASE, SIR, I-- I--

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THEY DID TO YOU OR WHY
YOU'RE ACTING THIS WAY,

BUT I GOTTA GET IN THERE
AND SHUT THAT REACTOR DOWN,

EVEN IF I HAVE TO KILL YOU.

SIR.

THIS IS THE END, CHIEF,
FOR YOU, FOR ME
AND THE SEAVIEW.

ADMIRAL?

IS HE DEAD?

I GAVE HIM A LOW-VOLTAGE
SHOCK TREATMENT.

IT COULD CURE HIM.

OR KILL HIM?

[ Explosions Continue ]

PATTERSON,
GIVE ME A HAND.

LEE!
LEE, YOU CAN'T!

IT'S TOO LATE
FOR THAT NOW!

NOW, HOW DID
ALL THIS HAPPEN?
WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?

"HOW DID ALL THIS HAPPEN?"
YOU CAN TELL ME
ABOUT IT LATER.

IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW.

THE REACTION SHORTED OUT,
AND THE SEAVIEW
IS HERSELF AGAIN.

A LITTLE PIECE OF ROCK,
A BIT OF MINERAL,

YET WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
MEN COULD DEVASTATE THE EARTH...

OR, PERHAPS, ONE DAY
FIND THE LIMITS
OF OUTER SPACE.

LET'S HOPE
IT'S NOT OBLIVION
WE FIND WITH IT.

[ Chuckles ]
AMEN.

I HAD MY OWN LITTLE TASTE
OF PERSONAL OBLIVION
BECAUSE OF THIS.

DE-- DESTROY SEAVIEW.

THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
YOU WERE A FORTUNATE MAN,
ADMIRAL.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE YOU LONG ENOUGH
TO ALLOW THE BRAINWASH TO BE
ANYTHING BUT TEMPORARY.

THAT'S WHY THE SHOCK EFFECT
OF THE LASER COULD REVERSE IT.

IT CAME CLOSE ENOUGH
TO BEING PERMANENT
FOR ALL OF US, BELIEVE ME.

SIR? THIS JUST CAME IN
FROM WASHINGTON.

THANKS, CHIEF.
OH, H-HOW'S THE, UH--

OH, FINE, JUST FINE, SIR.
I'LL BE BACK ON FULL DUTY
IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

DON'T GIVE IT
ANOTHER THOUGHT.

I'LL GIVE IT, UH,
MANY THOUGHTS, CHIEF.

WELL, THEY KNOW
THE NATION RESPONSIBLE.

THERE'LL BE SOME
DIPLOMATIC DISCUSSION,

SOME VERBAL WRIST SLAPPING
AT THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL.

AND THE WORLD AND SEAVIEW WILL
SAIL INTO THE FUTURE AS THOUGH
NOTHING EVER HAPPENED.