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

After the arrival of a newly elected U.S. Senator to inspect Admiral Nelson's new weapon, strange things begin to happen, culminating with the realization that everyone outside of the Seaview appears to have disappeared from the Earth.

FLYING SUB TO SEAVIEW.
COME IN, SEAVIEW.

[ Man On Speaker ]
THIS IS SEAVIEW.
GO AHEAD, ADMIRAL.

WE'RE APPROACHING
OUR COORDINATES. ESTIMATED
TIME OF ARRIVAL, 12 MINUTES.

AYE, SIR. ANY INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE SKIPPER?

TELL CAPTAIN CRANE
THAT OUR DISTINGUISHED GUEST
IS BESIDE ME.

BE SURE THAT HE GETS
A PROPER WELCOME ABOARD.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

"DISTINGUISHED GUEST"?
"PROPER WELCOME"?

THAT'S A BIT STRONG, ADMIRAL.
I MEANT THIS TO BE
A CASUAL VISIT.

[ Chuckles ]
WELL, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT, SENATOR.

WE TEND TO KEEP
A PRETTY INFORMAL SHIP.

[ Both Chuckle ]



SKIPPER.

FROM THE ADMIRAL, SIR.
OH, GOOD.

THE ADMIRAL?

HE'S GOT SENATOR DENNIS
WITH HIM. THEY'LL BE HERE
IN 10 MINUTES.

COME TO A FULL STOP
AND MAKE ALL PREPARATIONS
TO PIPE THEM ABOARD.

ALL STOP.
MAINTAIN NEUTRAL BUOYANCY.
AYE, SIR.

WILL THE SENATOR REQUIRE
SLEEPING QUARTERS?

NO. IT'S A QUICK COURTESY CALL.
HE'LL BE LEAVING
IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

DENNIS? HE'S A MEMBER
OF THE ARMED FORCES COMMITTEE,
ISN'T HE?

THAT'S RIGHT.
HE WAS JUST APPOINTED
ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

I'LL BET HE'S COMING TO LOOK
AT THE ADMIRAL'S SPECIAL BABY.

THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, CHIP.
EVERYBODY IN THE GOVERNMENT
WANTS TO SEE IT.

THINK THE ADMIRAL
WILL SHOW IT TO HIM?
WHEN HE'S GOOD AND READY.

NOT BEFORE THEN.
BETTER GET THAT DETAIL READY.
AYE, AYE.



OKAY, KOWALSKI.
THIS IS YOUR POST THE WHOLE TIME
THIS V.I.P. IS ABOARD.

NO MATTER WHAT, YOU DON'T
OPEN THE DOOR FOR HIM. GOT IT?
RIGHT, CHIEF.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S SO SPECIAL
ABOUT THIS ONE, BUT IT'S
THE CAPTAIN'S ORDERS.

I KNOW WHAT'S SO SPECIAL
ABOUT HIM.
THIS IS WILLIAM DENNIS.

WHAT, DO YOU KNOW THIS GUY
OR SOMETHING?

HE'S MY SENATOR.
DIDN'T YOU READ
ABOUT THE ELECTION?

OH, SURE. THE ELECTION. OH.
HE WON IT, DIDN'T HE?

BIGGEST UPSET
IN THE HISTORY OF OUR STATE.

CAME FROM NOWHERE.
DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE.

GOT AROUND,
MET A FEW PEOPLE AND...

[ Snaps Fingers ]
WON BY A LANDSLIDE.

OH. YEAH, I READ ABOUT IT.
JUST DON'T LET HIM
THROUGH THAT DOOR, OKAY?

OKAY.

[ Whistle Blowing ]

HI, LEE.
HI, ADMIRAL.

CHIP. GENTLEMEN.

OH, CAPTAIN CRANE, I BELIEVE.
I'M BILLY DENNIS.
WELCOME ABOARD, SENATOR.

YOU MUST BE THE EXEC.
IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE.

NICE TO KNOW ALL YOU MEN.
HOW DO YOU DO?

HOW DO YOU DO?
HOW DO YOU DO, SAILOR?

ADMIRAL, THIS MAN TELLS ME
HE'S ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS.

THAT'S QUITE
AN UNEXPECTED PLEASURE.

NOW, THEN, WHAT'S IN HERE?
THAT'S THE WORKING COMPONENTS
OF THE NEW X-4 DEVICE.

OH, WELL, I'D LIKE VERY MUCH
TO SEE THAT.

I'M... I'M SORRY, SIR.

HIS ORDERS ARE TO PERMIT
NO ONE IN THERE.

WELL, CERTAINLY THAT
DOESN'T INCLUDE ME?

I'M AFRAID IT DOES, SENATOR.
AS YOU KNOW,

THE SEAVIEW DOESN'T
COME UNDER THE AUTHORITY
OF THE ARMED SERVICES,

AND THE X-4 HASN'T YET
OFFICIALLY BEEN TURNED OVER
TO THE GOVERNMENT.

OF COURSE.
THAT'S QUITE UNDERSTANDABLE.

OH, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT, SAILOR.
YOU DO YOUR JOB WELL.

WELL, SHALL WE
CONTINUE THE TOUR?

DOWN THIS WAY.
THANK YOU, SIR.

[ Creature Growling ]

[ Growling Continues ]

[ Gunshots ]

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

WHAT HAPPENED?
PATTERSON STOPPED A SLUG.

GET HIM TO SICK BAY.
LET'S GO.

TAKE IT EASY.
WE DON'T KNOW
HOW BAD HE'S HIT.

I'M SORRY ABOUT THIS, SENATOR.
BUT WE'LL LET CAPTAIN CRANE
HANDLE IT.

KOWALSKI?

WHY DID YOU SHOOT HIM?

IT WASN'T PATTERSON.

IT... IT WAS SOMETHING
IN THE CORRIDOR.

SOMETHING TERRIBLE
COMING RIGHT AT ME.

I HAD TO SHOOT.
DON'T YOU SEE?

I HAD TO.

HE WOULDN'T SHOOT
ONE OF HIS OWN MEN, SIR.
NOT... NOT KOWALSKI.

HE NEEDS MEDICAL HELP.
I'LL TAKE HIM
DOWN TO SICK BAY, OKAY?

I WANT TO QUESTION
HIM FIRST.
LOOK AT HIM.

CAN'T THE QUESTIONING WAIT?

HE NEEDS TO SEE THE DOC FIRST.
NOT UNTIL I FIND OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON.

POST ANOTHER MAN ON THIS WATCH
AND BRING KOWALSKI
UP TO THE NOSE.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Chuckles ]
WHAT ARE WE DOING IN HERE,
ADMIRAL?

IT'S PART OF YOUR TOUR
OF THE SEAVIEW, SENATOR.
YOU'RE JOKING, OF COURSE.

LET'S GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS.
WE BOTH KNOW WHAT IT IS I CAME
TO SEE HERE ON YOUR SUBMARINE.

THE X-4, OF COURSE.
OF COURSE.

AND APPARENTLY I'M TO BE
DENIED THAT PRIVILEGE.

NO, NOT ALTOGETHER.
NO, SIR.

IT'S TRUE I HAD TO DENY YOU
PERMISSION TO LOOK AT
THE COMPONENT ROOM.

THAT'S ALL PRETTY TECHNICAL
ANYWAY FOR ANYONE
BUT AN ENGINEER.

BUT I AM GOING TO SHOW YOU
THE MOST INTERESTING PART
OF THE DEVICE.

HERE IN THIS ROOM?
RIGHT.
HERE IN THIS ROOM.

THAT'S JUST A SIMPLE
MAP OF THE WORLD.

IT'S MORE THAN A MAP, SENATOR,
AND IT'S HARDLY SIMPLE.

THIS IS THE VIEW PANEL
OF THE X-4.
LET ME ACTIVATE IT FOR YOU.

THESE LIGHTS REPRESENT
THE PRECISE POSITION OF EVERY
NUCLEAR SUBMARINE IN THE WORLD.

[ Dennis ] IF THAT'S TRUE,
THAT'S THE MOST AMAZING THING
I'VE EVER ENCOUNTERED.

IT'S LITERALLY TRUE.
THE GREEN LIGHTS ARE OUR SUBS,

THE AMBER ARE THOSE
OF OUR ALLIES AND NEUTRALS,

AND THE OTHERS, OF COURSE,
ARE POTENTIAL HOSTILES.

ARE THESE APPROXIMATIONS
OR GUESSES,
OR CAN THEY BE VERIFIED?

WE'VE HAD OCCASION TO CHECK
THE POSITION OF OUR OWN SUBS
AND OTHERS...

AGAINST THEIR RELATIVE
POSITION ON THE CHARTS.

SO FAR, THE DEVICE
HAS BEEN 100% CORRECT.

IF YOU COULD PROVE THAT TO ME,

THIS COULD EASILY BE
THE MOST IMPORTANT WEAPON
IN OUR ENTIRE DEFENSE COMPLEX.

AND I CAN PROVE IT.
CHOOSE ANY ONE
OF THE GREEN LIGHTS.

VERY WELL.
UH, THAT ONE.
CLOSEST ONE TO HAWAII.

LATITUDE: 21 DEGREES,
59 MINUTES.

LONGITUDE: 160 DEGREES.

NOW, THAT SHOULD BE
THE THOMAS PAINE.

SPARKS, SEND A CODE 1 MESSAGE
TO THE S.S.N. THOMAS PAINE.

I REQUEST A READING
OF THEIR POSITION.
AYE, SIR.

[ Nelson ]
WE SHOULD HAVE CONFIRMATION
WITHIN MINUTES.

I THINK THAT
SHOULD PROVE MY POINT.

[ Man ]
DEPTH: 500.
TRIM SATISFACTORY.

VERY WELL.
CONTINUE TO HOLD TRIM
AT DEAD STOP.

HOLD TRIM AT DEAD STOP.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

NOW, KOWALSKI,
LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.

YOU HEARD THIS NOISE,
YOU INVESTIGATED
AND SAW WHAT?

THERE WAS THIS...

THIS THING
IN THE CORRIDOR, SIR.

IT WAS ALIVE, SIR.

IT MADE AN AWFUL NOISE, SIR,
AND THEN IT CAME AT ME.

STRAIGHT AT ME.
AND YOU FIRED?

YES, SIR.

OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT!

IT WAS AWFUL.
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED?

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

I... TH-THAT'S ALL
I CAN REMEMBER.

WAS PATTERSON IN THE CORRIDOR
AT ANY TIME?

UH, NO, SIR.

NEVER.

NOT UNTIL...

NOT UNTIL AFTER I FIRED.

AND, UH, THEN I...

I SAW HIM LYING THERE
ON THE DECK.

[ Sighs ]
AND THE THING WAS GONE THEN.

AND IT WAS JUST...

JUST PATTERSON LYING THERE.

ALL RIGHT, KOWALSKI.
I'M SENDING YOU TO SICK BAY.

THE DOCTOR WILL GIVE YOU
SOMETHING TO HELP YOU SLEEP.
THAT'S ALL. GO ON.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

OH, IT'S DIFFICULT
TO BELIEVE, ADMIRAL,

BUT IF THOSE ARE ALL
NUCLEAR SUBMARINES...
AND THEY ARE.

[ Sparks On Speaker ] ADMIRAL,
I HAVE POSITION REQUESTED FOR
THE S.S.N. THOMAS PAINE, SIR.

LET'S HAVE IT.
LATITUDE: 41 DEGREES,
59 MINUTES.

LONGITUDE: 160 DEGREES.

THANK YOU, SPARKS.

WELL, THE S.S.N. THOMAS PAINE
IS EXACTLY WHERE
YOU SAID IT WAS.

THE DEVICE REALLY DOES WORK!
WITH INFALLIBLE ACCURACY.

HAVE YOU ANY IDEA HOW MUCH
THIS CAN AFFECT OUR ENTIRE
DEFENSE POSTURE?

YEAH.
QUITE A CLEAR IDEA, SENATOR.

HOW SOON ARE YOU GONNA
TURN IT OVER TO WASHINGTON?

AS SOON AS WE FINISH TESTING IT.
I'M SORRY, SENATOR,

BUT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE
TO BE MORE EXPLICIT.

HEY, THAT'S VERY STRANGE.
WHAT'S THAT?

THE LIGHT MARKING
THE THOMAS PAINE'S POSITION...
IT'S GONE OUT.

SPARKS, HAVE YOU BROKEN CONTACT
WITH THE THOMAS PAINE?

[ Sparks On Speaker ]
AFFIRMATIVE.

GET THEM BACK AT ONCE. I WANT
THEIR POSITION RECONFIRMED.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

FORGET IT, SKI.

I KNOW IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

YOU'RE... YOU'RE GONNA
BE OKAY THOUGH, AREN'T YOU?

SURE.

DOC SAYS I'LL BE UP AND AROUND
AGAIN BY TOMORROW.

YOU ALWAYS WERE A LOUSY SHOT.

YEAH.
[ Chuckles ]
LUCKY FOR YOU.

HOW COULD IT HAPPEN?
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.
HOW?

IT'S NOT AN EASY QUESTION
TO ANSWER, CHIEF.

YEAH, BUT I KNOW THESE GUYS.
I WORK WITH THEM.
I LIVE WITH THEM.

IF A KID LIKE KOWALSKI
CAN SHOOT HIS OWN BEST FRIEND,
WHAT'S GOING ON?

I'M TRYING TO GET THE ANSWERS
THE ONLY WAY I KNOW HOW.

WELL, SHOULD YOU
LEAVE THEM ALONE IN THERE
AFTER WHAT HAPPENED?

I THINK TALKING TO PATTERSON
IS THE BEST POSSIBLE THERAPY
FOR KOWALSKI.

YES, SIR.

UH, IS HE STILL, UH...

OH, I DOUBT IF HE EVER WAS.
NOT IN THE SENSE
THAT YOU IMPLY, CHIEF.

BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THAT STUFF OF
SEEING THINGS IN THE CORRIDOR
AND THEN GUNNING DOWN PATTERSON?

IT'S ALL PART OF THE PATTERN
I UNCOVERED WHEN I EXAMINED HIM.

WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT, DOC?
I MEAN, HE'LL BE OKAY, WON'T HE?

I BELIEVE SO.

HE HAD SOME SORT OF DELUSION.

PERHAPS BROUGHT ON
BY A SHOCK OF SOME SORT.

WELL, IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN,
WILL IT?

I'M NOT A BETTING MAN, BUT I'D
SAY THE CHANCES WERE SOMETHING
LIKE A MILLION-TO-ONE.

THANKS, DOC.

- ADMIRAL, THIS IS SPARKS.
- ANY LUCK, SPARKS?

NEGATIVE, SIR.
THE THOMAS PAINE DOES NOT
ACKNOWLEDGE OUR SIGNAL.

ADMIRAL, MORE OF THEM
ARE GOING OUT ALL THE TIME.

NEARLY EVERY GREEN LIGHT
ON THE BOARD.

SPARKS, SEND OUT A GENERAL CALL
TO ALL U.S. NUCLEAR SUBS.

EMERGENCY FREQUENCY.
REQUEST TOP PRIORITY RESPONSE.

- AYE, AYE, SIR.
- THEY'RE ALL GOING OUT.

ONE BY ONE,
ALL OVER THE BOARD.

[ Sighs, Stammers ]
IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
IT CAN'T BE HAPPENING.

[ Dennis ]
THEY'RE ALL GOING OUT...
EVERY LIGHT!

SENATOR, IF WE CAN
BELIEVE OUR EYES,

EVERY NUCLEAR SUBMARINE...

ALL EXCEPT SEAVIEW
AND THAT LONE SHIP...

HAS DISAPPEARED FROM
THE OCEANS OF THE WORLD.

OKAY, SECURE THE DETAIL.

WELL, CHIEF?
ENGINEERING CHECKED OUT
EVERY CIRCUIT IN THERE, SIR.

NOT A THING WRONG.
WELL, POST A WATCH.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

S.S.R.N. SEAVIEW CALLING.

PRIORITY "A" EMERGENCY.
PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE.

S.S.R.N. SEAVIEW CALLING.
EMERGENCY. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE.

IT'S NO USE.
SECURE THE CALL.

I'VE TRIED EVERY EMERGENCY
FREQUENCY ON THE BOARD, SIR.

THERE'S NO ANSWER ANYWHERE.

EVERY NUCLEAR SUBMARINE
IN THE WORLD EXCEPT THIS ONE...

VANISHED IN THE SPAN
OF A FEW SHORT MINUTES.

ENGINEERING'S FINISHED
THAT CHECK, ADMIRAL.

AND?
EVERYTHING'S WORKING.

THERE'S NO BREAKDOWN
IN THE SYSTEM.

THERE'S GOT TO BE.
IT'S THE ONLY EXPLANATION
THAT MAKES SENSE.

PARDON ME.
COULD YOU COME FORWARD WITH ME
TO THE OBSERVATION NOSE?

THERE'S SOMETHING
I'D LIKE YOU TO SEE.
EXCUSE ME.

OF COURSE,
WASHINGTON MUST BE NOTIFIED.
WELL, NATURALLY. NATURALLY.

SPARKS, RAISE THE CODE CENTER
AT THE PENTAGON.

USE THE SCRAMBLER.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

WHAT'S WRONG?
TAKE A LOOK OUT THE WINDOW.
WHAT DO YOU SEE?

NOTHING. WHAT ABOUT IT?

THAT'S JUST THE POINT.
THERE'S NOTHING THERE.

TEN MINUTES AGO,
THE WHOLE OCEAN OUTSIDE
WAS ALIVE WITH FISH.

NOW THERE'S NOTHING STIRRING.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?

WHERE DID THEY GO?
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

S.S.R.N. SEAVIEW CALLING.
PRIORITY "A" EMERGENCY.

PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE.
[ Switches Clicking ]

THIS IS SEAVIEW CALLING.
EMERGENCY. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE.

SIR, I CAN'T RAISE ANYBODY.

SWITCH FREQUENCIES.
SEND A GENERAL CALL
IN THE CLEAR.

I'LL SPEAK TO ANYONE
YOU CAN REACH IN WASHINGTON.
AYE, SIR. I'LL DO WHAT I CAN.

ADMIRAL, I DON'T LIKE
THE GENERAL AIR
OF THIS WHOLE BUSINESS.

THERE'S SOMETHING EERIE
ABOUT IT.
YEAH, I AGREE.

WAIT HERE FOR ME.
BUT THE WASHINGTON CALL.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK FOR IT.

CHIP, GET ME A COMMERCIAL
TELEVISION CHANNEL
ON THE VIEW SCREEN.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
THERE ARE COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
CHANNELS IN OUR RANGE.

SEVERAL. AT LEAST FOUR
AT THIS POINT. THE SIGNAL
SHOULD BE FAIRLY STRONG.

I CAN'T SEEM
TO GET ANYTHING, SIR.

WHY NOT?
THE SET'S WORKING,
AND WE'RE IN RANGE.

I DON'T KNOW.
THERE'S JUST NOTHING ON THE AIR.

[ Switch Clicking ]

I DON'T GET IT.

NO? WELL, NEITHER DO I.

NOTHING. YOUR OPERATOR
CAN'T GET ANY ANSWER
FROM WASHINGTON AT ALL.

WHAT THE DEVIL'S HAPPENED
TO YOUR RECEIVER?
I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

I'VE RUN EVERY CHECK I CAN.
I COULD SWEAR IT'S
COMPLETELY OPERATIVE.

TRY THE A.M. BANDS.
I'VE TRIED THEM.

LISTEN TO THIS.
[ Switch Clicking ]

[ No Audio ]

NOTHING.
THAT'S RIGHT, SIR.

IT'S LIKE EVERY RADIO STATION
IN THE WORLD
HAS STOPPED TRANSMITTING.

CHIP, TAKE US UP
TO PERISCOPE DEPTH.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
TAKE US UP TO 90 FEET.
[ Man ] AYE, SIR. NINETY FEET.

- WHAT DO YOU SEE?
- NOTHING.

- THIS IS A MAIN SHIPPING LANE.
- I KNOW.

NOT ONLY NO SHIPS IN SIGHT,
THERE ARE NO PLANES IN THE AIR.

NOT EVEN A BIRD.

CHIP, WHAT DO YOU GET
ON RADAR?

NOTHING, SIR.
NOT ANY KIND OF BLIP AT ALL.

WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF IT?

I WANT A MEETING
OF THESE OFFICERS
IN THE MAP ROOM AT ONCE.

SENATOR, WILL YOU PLEASE
COME WITH ME?

THERE IT IS.
ACCORDING TO THE X-4, NO NUCLEAR
SUBS EXIST IN THE SEAS.

WE CAN OBSERVE NO FISH IN
THE WATERS, NO BIRDS IN THE AIR.

OUR INSTRUMENTS
CAN DETECT NO SHIPS.

AND WE'VE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT
ANY LIVING THING,
AFLOAT OR ASHORE.

ANY COMMENT?

- HOW FAR ARE WE FROM NORFOLK?
- A LITTLE OVER TWO HOURS.

ALL RIGHT. SET A COURSE
FOR THE NAVY BASE THERE...

AND PROCEED SUBMERGED
AT FLANK SPEED.
AYE, SIR.

SENATOR, YOU AND I WILL TAKE
THE FLYING SUB
AND HEAD FOR WASHINGTON.

- CHIEF, YOU'LL COME ALONG
WITH US.
- AYE, AYE, SIR.

WITHIN THE HOUR,
WE, UH... WE SHOULD HAVE
THE ANSWER TO THIS.

THAT'S ALL, GENTLEMEN.

KEEP IN CONTACT BY RADIO.
WHEN YOU GET TO NORFOLK,

MAKE A FULL REPORT
TO THE BASE COMMANDER
AND STAND BY FOR FURTHER ORDERS.

[ Crane ] AYE, SIR.
GOOD LUCK, ADMIRAL.
AYE.

ALL RIGHT.
SIT DOWN.

ANYTHING UNUSUAL?
NOT AT ALL.

THERE'S THE FLYING SUB'S
BLIP ON SCREEN.

THEY'RE APPROACHING
THE MAINLAND NOW.
GOOD.

MR. MORTON. EXCUSE ME, SIR.
KOWALSKI, WHAT ARE YOU DOING
OUT OF SICK BAY?

REPORTING BACK TO DUTY, SIR.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?
NEVER BETTER, SKIPPER.

I'M SORRY ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED, SIR.
I... I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

DID THE DOC
GIVE YOU A DUTY SLIP?
YES, SIR.

HE SAYS I'M OKAY.

VERY WELL. TAKE OVER
THE FATHOMETER WATCH.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

KEEP AN EYE ON HIM.

THERE'S THE VIRGINIA COAST.
WE'LL LAND IN WASHINGTON
IN A FEW MINUTES.

FLYING SUB 1 TO
NATIONAL AIRPORT TOWER.
COME IN, TOWER.

COME IN, TOWER.

DON'T TELL ME WE CAN'T GET THEM.

TOWER, THIS IS FLYING SUB 1.
WE MUST HAVE LANDING CLEARANCE.

THIS IS INSANITY.
I DON'T CARE WHAT
THE SEAVIEW OPERATOR SAID.

YOUR RADIOS ARE BROKEN,
THAT'S ALL.

THAT'S EASY TO PROVE.

FLYING SUB TO SEAVIEW.
COME IN, SEAVIEW.

[ Sparks On Speaker ]
FLYING SUB 1, THIS IS SEAVIEW.
GO AHEAD.

SPARKS, I'D, UH, LIKE TO SPEAK
WITH CAPTAIN CRANE.

[ On Speaker ]
CRANE HERE, ADMIRAL.
WHAT'S YOUR POSITION?

BY NOW, CAPE CHARLES
SHOULD BE ON OUR
STARBOARD BEAM.

GOOD. SO FAR,
WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ANYTHING.

WE'LL HAVE TO LAND IN WASHINGTON
WITHOUT LANDING CLEARANCE.

- ANY EXPLANATION YET?
- NONE.

LISTEN TO ME CAREFULLY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL WE LAND.

SO APPROACH NORFOLK
WITH CAUTION.

UNDERSTOOD?
UNDERSTOOD.

ALL SLOW TO ONE-THIRD.
[ Man On Speaker ]
ALL SLOW TO ONE-THIRD, AYE.

NOW WHAT?
A PROBLEM WITH THE FATHOMETER.

THIS DOESN'T CHECK OUT
AT ALL WITH THE CHART.

THIS IS ALL FOULED UP.
I KNOW.

WE LET KOWALSKI OUT OF SICK BAY
A LITTLE TOO SOON.

KOWALSKI, HOW DID YOU GET
THESE READINGS?

I CHECKED THEM
FIVE TIMES, SIR.

I GUARANTEE THEY'RE RIGHT.
HERE.

DEAD SLOW.
[ Morton ]
MANEUVERING, COME TO DEAD SLOW.

[ Man On Speaker ]
DEAD SLOW, AYE.

HIS FIGURES ARE RIGHT.
SO IS OUR CHART.

THE TWO DON'T CHECK.

COME TO PERISCOPE DEPTH.
FIVE DEGREE UP BUBBLE.

[ Man ]
UP FIVE DEGREES, AYE.
LEVEL OFF 90 FEET.

NINETY FEET, SIR.

YOU SEE SOMETHING?

IT CAN'T BE.
IT JUST ISN'T POSSIBLE.
ARE WE OFF COURSE?

ONLY A COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES.
TAKE A LOOK.

SAN FRANCISCO?

WE'RE NOT ONLY OFF COURSE,
WE'RE IN THE WRONG OCEAN.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.

OUR LAST POSITION CHECK
PUT US...

A COUPLE OF MILES
OFF THE COAST OF VIRGINIA.
THAT'S RIGHT.

THEN HOW IN THE NAME
OF COMMON SENSE CAN THAT BE
SAN FRANCISCO OUT THERE?

IT COULDN'T BE.
BUT TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.

TELL ME WHAT ELSE YOU NOTICE
ABOUT THE CITY.

- DESERTED.
- THAT'S RIGHT.

IT TIES IN WITH
ALL THE OTHER EXPERIENCES
WE'VE BEEN HAVING.

HAVE YOU GOT AN EXPLANATION?
NO.

I WANT A NEW COURSE BEARING
90 DEGREES, RELATIVE.

ALL AHEAD STANDARD
AT 90 FEET.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

ANYTHING YET?
NO, SIR.
NOT A THING.

I WANT TO RAISE FS-1.
GET ME THE ADMIRAL.
AYE, SIR.

SEAVIEW TO FS-1, COME IN.

THIS IS
S.S.R.N. SEAVIEW TO FS-1.

DO YOU READ ME?
[ Switch Clicking ]

KEEP ON IT, SPARKS.
I'VE GOT TO REACH HIM.
[ Clicking ]

IT'S THE SAME EVERYWHERE.
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

I WOULD BE PERFECTLY WILLING
TO ADMIT THAT I'M
GOING OUT OF MY MIND.

IT'S, UH...
WE ALL SEEM TO BE
IN THE SAME BOAT.

- YEAH.
- [ Footsteps Approaching ]

WE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING.
HOW ABOUT YOU?

I WENT TO MY OFFICE.
IT'S JUST THE WAY I LEFT IT.

NO SIGNIFICANT MESSAGES,
NO SIGN OF DISORDER.

JUST NOTHING.
I THINK WE SHOULD HEAD
FOR THE PENTAGON.

THERE'S BOUND TO BE
SOMETHING THERE
THAT'LL GIVE US A LEAD.

I DISAGREE.
IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME THE ENTIRE
CITY'S BEEN EVACUATED.

ONLY THE GREATEST POSSIBLE
CATASTROPHE COULD WARRANT
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

DO YOU THINK SOMETHING
TERRIBLE'S GONNA HAPPEN?

THERE ISN'T A DOUBT IN MY MIND.
WE'D BETTER MAKE TRACKS
OUTTA HERE.

- WITHOUT LEARNING
ANYTHING MORE?
- WE'VE LEARNED ENOUGH.

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER CITIES?
WHAT ABOUT NEW YORK?

I SAY WE RETURN AT ONCE
TO THE SEAVIEW.

I'M SORRY, SENATOR.
I'M GONNA HAVE A LOOK
AT NEW YORK FIRST.

ALL RIGHT.
HAVE IT YOUR WAY.

HERE ARE THE READINGS FROM
THE NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE.

WE'RE RIGHT WHERE
WE THOUGHT WE WERE
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

[ Sighs ]
OFF THE COAST OF VIRGINIA
AND HEADING NORTH.

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN LOOKING
THROUGH THE SCOPE
AND SEEING SAN FRANCISCO?

SKIPPER, I'M IN CONTACT
WITH THE ADMIRAL.

- ADMIRAL, WHERE ARE YOU?
- WE'RE IN THE FLYING SUB
APPROACHING NEW YORK CITY.

WE LANDED IN WASHINGTON.
IT'S, UH... IT'S BEEN EVACUATED.

EVACUATED? WHY?
I DON'T KNOW.

ALL I CAN TELL YOU, LEE,
IS THAT SINCE WE LEFT YOU,

WE HAVEN'T SEEN A LIVING THING...
MAN, FISH OR FOWL.

NEITHER HAVE WE,
INCLUDING IN THE CITY
OF SAN FRANCISCO.

HMM? SAN FRANCISCO?

HOW... HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

WE SAW IT.
OR THOUGHT WE SAW IT.

BUT INSTRUMENTATION TELLS US
WE'RE STILL IN ATLANTIC WATERS.

[ Laughing ]
WELL, I'M SURE YOU ARE, LEE.

ALTHOUGH THERE'S
PRECIOUS LITTLE ELSE
I AM SURE OF.

EXCEPT THAT WE'VE GOT
TO FIND OUT
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

- WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO?
- HEAD FOR NEW YORK HARBOR
AT FLANK SPEED.

- WE'LL MEET YOU THERE.
- AYE, SIR.

CHIP, STAY ON THIS HEADING,
AND BRING US UP TO FLANK SPEED.

MANEUVERING,
COME TO ALL AHEAD FLANK.
ALL AHEAD FLANK. AYE, SIR.

KOWALSKI, COME WITH ME.
AYE, SIR.

RON, TAKE OVER.

KOWALSKI, WHEN YOU WERE
ON GUARD OUTSIDE
THE COMPONENTS ROOM,

WHAT YOU SAW IN THE CORRIDOR
JUST WASN'T THERE.

- YOU REALIZE THAT, DON'T YOU?
- I DO NOW. YES, SIR.

THE DOC EXPLAINED IT WAS
SOME KIND OF NERVOUS COLLAPSE.

ALL RIGHT.
NOW, HAVING BEEN THROUGH IT ONCE
AND KNOWING IT WASN'T TRUE,

DO YOU THINK YOU
COULD BE FOOLED AGAIN?

NO, SIR, I COULDN'T.

NO, I DON'T THINK
YOU COULD EITHER.
AND I HAVE TO FIND OUT.

WILL YOU GIVE IT A TRY?

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT ME
TO DO, SKIPPER.

THAT'S NOT AN ORDER.
I KNOW, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE ON COURSE
AND RUNNING AT FLANK.
VERY WELL.

CHIP, I WANT CORRIDOR "A"
PLACED OFF-LIMITS TO ALL
PERSONNEL FOR THE NEXT HOUR.

THE SAME ORDER
APPLIES TO THE CORRIDOR
ADJACENT TO MY QUARTERS.

SEE THAT IT'S DONE.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
ALL RIGHT.

NEW YORK LOOKS
NORMAL ENOUGH.

OF COURSE,
IT'S HARD TO TELL MUCH
AT THIS ALTITUDE.

[ Dennis ]
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

RECONNOITER A LITTLE LOWER,

THEN SET HER DOWN
ON THE EAST RIVER
AND GO ASHORE.

HANG ON.

KOWALSKI, THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.

KOWALSKI HERE, SIR.
EVERYTHING SECURE THERE?

- SO FAR, SIR.
- VERY WELL.

STAND WATCH FOR 15 MINUTES,
THEN REPORT TO ME IN MY CABIN.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Scraping ]

[ Scraping ]

KOWALSKI?

KOWALSKI?

[ Growling ]

KOWALSKI!

HUH? NOT A PERSON IN SIGHT.

THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO KNOW.
LET'S GET BACK
TO YOUR SUBMARINE AT ONCE.

WITHOUT MORE INVESTIGATION?
NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

NELSON, BE REASONABLE.
SOME TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE
HAS STRUCK THE EARTH.

THE SOONER WE SURROUND OURSELVES
WITH THE PROTECTION
OF THE SEAVIEW,

THE BETTER OUR CHANCES
OF SURVIVAL.

I'M SORRY, SENATOR.
WE HAVE TO FIND OUT
WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING.

I'M NOT LEAVING HERE WITHOUT
LANDING ON MANHATTAN,
AND THAT'S FINAL!

EASY, CAPTAIN. EASY.

[ Exhales Forcefully ]

HOW DID YOU
GET ME OUT OF THERE?

KOWALSKI REPORTED
TO YOUR CABIN AS ORDERED.

WHEN HE KNOCKED ON THE DOOR,
THE FIRING BEGAN FROM INSIDE.

KOWALSKI ALERTED ME,
AND I CAME RUNNING.

DID YOU SEE IT?

- THAT THING. DID YOU SEE IT?
- THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THERE.

- MY CABIN DOOR WAS BROKEN IN.
- WE FOUND YOUR DOOR CLOSED
AND LOCKED FROM THE INSIDE.

[ Sighs ]

THAT'S WHAT I
WAS TRYING TO PROVE.

NOW I KNOW WHAT KOWALSKI
MUST'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH.

IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED
TO KOWALSKI, SIR?

YES.

HE MUST'VE BEEN GOING
THROUGH THE SAME THING.

[ Sighs ]
I'M ALL RIGHT.
I WANT TO GET UP.

YOU'VE HAD QUITE A TRAUMA.
NO, I'M ALL RIGHT.

[ On Speaker ]
CAPTAIN, THIS IS SPARKS. I HAVE
ADMIRAL NELSON ON THE SCRAMBLER.

TAKE IT SLOW.
ALL RIGHT.

SPARKS, ASK HIM TO HOLD.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
AYE, SIR.

RECONSIDER, ADMIRAL.
IF WE GO ASHORE,
WE'RE ASKING FOR IT.

LET'S GET BACK TO THE SEAVIEW
WHILE WE CAN.
WE'RE STAYING WITH MY PLAN.

SPARKS, IS CAPTAIN CRANE THERE?
JUST COMING IN, SIR.
STAND BY.

- YES, ADMIRAL.
- WE'VE LANDED IN NEW YORK.
IT LOOKS DESERTED TOO.

WE'RE ABOUT TO GO ASHORE.
THE MOMENT YOU GET HERE,

I WANT YOU TO FORM
A STRONG SHORE PARTY...
AT LEAST HALF THE CREW.

LAND THEM ON MANHATTAN
AND THEN SPREAD OUT
TO MAKE A THOROUGH SEARCH.

WE'LL RENDEZVOUS
AT THE U.N.
RIGHT, SIR.

NO, YOU CAN'T RISK
YOUR SUBMARINE THAT WAY.

I DIDN'T GET
THAT LAST PART, SIR.

I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

JUST CARRY OUT
THE ORDER I GAVE YOU.
RIGHT, SIR.

I'M AFRAID YOU'RE GONNA
REGRET THAT ORDER, ADMIRAL.

SHALL WE, UH, GO ASHORE?

IS THIS OUR POSITION?

AS OF APPROXIMATELY
FIVE MINUTES AGO.
WE'RE MAKING FANTASTIC TIME.

THEN WE SHOULD BE
OFF NEW YORK HARBOR
IN A LITTLE OVER TWO HOURS.

JUST ABOUT.
ALL RIGHT.

ORGANIZE A SHORE PARTY.
AT LEAST 50 MEN. SEVENTY
IF YOU CAN SPARE THEM.

SEE THAT
THEY'RE ISSUED ARMS.
WHAT'S UP?

THE ADMIRAL BELIEVES THAT
NEW YORK'S DESERTED TOO.

WHEN WE GET THERE,
WE'RE GONNA COMB THE ISLAND.

[ Man ]
SKIPPER, SONAR CONTACT.
LARGE MOVING OBJECT DEAD AHEAD.

SLOW TO ONE-THIRD.

MANEUVERING,
SLOW TO ONE-THIRD.

[ Man On Speaker ]
ONE-THIRD, AYE.
HARD RIGHT RUDDER.

HARD RIGHT RUDDER.
AYE, SIR.

IT'S MOVING
RIGHT WITH US.

ALL STOP.
ALL STOP.

ALL STOP, AYE.
WHAT IS THAT THING?

CHIP, TAKE OVER,
WILL YOU?

CHIP!

WHAT DO YOU SEE?
LOOK...

I AM LOOKING.

I... I SAW IT.

JUST NOW.

I-IT WAS AN...
ENORMOUS OCTOPUS.

IT... IT COULDN'T HAVE
DISAPPEARED THAT FAST.

MAYBE IT WAS NEVER THERE.

[ Shuddering ]

AND THAT'S
WHAT I'M AFRAID OF.

BUT SONAR...
I HEARD THE CONTACT,
SAW THE READING.

SO DID YOU.
IT WAS A FALSE READING.

COULD'VE BEEN CAUSED
BY A THERMAL LAYER.
I SAW IT, CHIP! I SAW IT!

WE COULD BE GETTING
ELECTRONIC FEEDBACK
FROM THE X-4.

SHALL I HAVE ENGINEERING
CHECK IT OUT?

LEE, ARE YOU OKAY?

I FEEL LIKE I'M LOSING MY MIND.

DO YOU WANT THE DOC
TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT YOU?

NO, I...

THAT'S IT.

- OF COURSE.
- WHAT?

THE X-4.

- THAT'S OUR PROBLEM... THE X-4.
- HOW DO YOU FIGURE THAT?

EVER SINCE THE ADMIRAL ACTIVATED
THAT DEVICE, WE'VE BEEN HAVING
TROUBLE. DON'T YOU SEE?

THERE'S PROBABLY SOME KIND
OF A...

AN EMISSION COMING FROM IT
THAT'S BEEN AFFECTING US.

PROBABLY ACTING
DIRECTLY ON THE BRAIN!

THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT.
NOW, CHIP,
LISTEN TO ME CAREFULLY.

I WANT YOU TO GET
THE DETAILS FROM ENGINEERING.

DISMANTLE THE X-4...
THE WHOLE THING!

- LOOK, LEE...
- DON'T QUESTION ME!

WE'RE GOING TO SURFACE,

PUT THE X-4 ON A RAFT
AND SET IT ADRIFT.

IS THAT CLEAR?

YES, SIR.
IT'S CLEAR.

WELL, I HOPE
YOU'VE SEEN ENOUGH.
I HAVE.

ME TOO, SIR.
WELL, I HAVEN'T.

[ Soft Clanking ]

NO.

I DON'T MIND SAYING IT
HAD ME GOING FOR A MOMENT.

[ Applause ]

THAT DOES IT, SIR.
LET'S... LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

AH. YOU'VE BEEN READING
MY MIND, CHIEF.

WHERE'S THE SENATOR?
WELL, HE'S GONE.

WITH OR WITHOUT HIM,
WE'RE GETTING BACK
TO THE FLYING SUB ON THE DOUBLE.

RIGHT.

LEE, WE'RE ON THE SURFACE.

AS SOON AS THE ENGINEERING
DETAIL DISMANTLES THE DEVICE,
WE'RE READY TO SET IT ADRIFT.

VERY WELL.
[ Doctor On Speaker ]
CAPTAIN CRANE, THIS IS SICK BAY.

YES, DOC. GO AHEAD.
CAN YOU COME DOWN HERE?

THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
TAKE THE CONN, CHIP.

DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT
THE X-4 UNTIL I GET BACK.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

I JUST DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO MAKE OF IT.

MAYBE YOU CAN COME UP
WITH AN EXPLANATION.
A RADIO?

ARE YOU SURE?
LOOK FOR YOURSELF.

HI, SKIPPER.
HI.

HOW YOU COMING ALONG?
OH, JUST FINE, SIR.

DOC SAYS I CAN GO
ON UNRESTRICTED DUTY
IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

OH, GOOD.
WHERE'D YOU GET THE RADIO?

I HAD ONE OF THE CORPSMAN
GET IT FROM MY LOCKER.

IT SURE HELPS PASS THE TIME.
YEAH. DO YOU MIND?

NO, SIR.
HELP YOURSELF.

[ No Audio ]

UH, DO YOU MIND, UH,
TELLING ME HOW THIS
PASSES THE TIME?

- SIR?
- IT ISN'T WORKING.

WELL, I-I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

[ No Audio ]

- THERE'S A NEWS BROADCAST ON
RIGHT NOW, SIR.
- THERE'S NOTHING ON.

WE HAVEN'T HAD RADIO RECEPTION
ABOARD THIS SHIP
SINCE BEFORE YOU WERE SHOT.

THERE'S NOTHING ON.

[ Chuckles ]
WELL, SIR, I'M LISTENING TO IT.

WHY, THEY EVEN JUST GOT THROUGH
TALKING ABOUT SENATOR DENNIS
AND HIS INSPECTION TRIPS.

CAN'T YOU HEAR IT?

NO.

PATTERSON?
YES, SIR?

WHERE DID YOU
MEET SENATOR DENNIS
WHEN HE CAME ABOARD?

- I DIDN'T, SIR.
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU DIDN'T?

I WAS REPACKING ONE OF
THE AUXILIARY BALLAST PUMPS WHEN
HE PASSED THROUGH MY SECTION.

I HAD GREASE ALL OVER ME.

YOU KNOW, I MUST BE THE ONLY
GUY ON THE CREW WHO DIDN'T GET
TO SHAKE HANDS WITH HIM.

IN FACT, I NEVER EVEN
GOT A LOOK AT THE GUY.

THANKS.
UH, TAKE IT EASY, PATTERSON.

THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.

THE SPECIAL ENGINEERING DETAIL
WILL BELAY ITS ORDERS.

THE X-4 WILL BE REASSEMBLED
AND RESTORED
TO FULL WORKING ORDER AT ONCE.

[ Man On Speaker ]
AYE, SIR.

[ Footsteps Approaching ]

SIR, LOOK.

DEMOLITION RIG.

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, CHIEF.
I'LL TAKE YOUR WEAPONS,
GENTLEMEN.

DROP THE BELTS ON THE DECK.

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?

FAR FROM IT.

I'VE BEEN IN COMPLETE CONTROL
NOT ONLY OF MY MIND
BUT OF YOURS.

IT BEGAN THE MOMENT
I STEPPED ABOARD
YOUR SUBMARINE.

OH, OF COURSE.

THAT EXPLAINS WHAT'S BEEN
HAPPENING TO ALL OF US.

SOME ADVANCED FORM
OF MASS HYPNOSIS, ISN'T IT?

IT'S A PRIMITIVE WAY
OF DESCRIBING THE MOST
UNDERRATED FORCE IN EXISTENCE.

I CAN EXERT COMPLETE CONTROL
OVER THE SENSES
OF ANYBODY I MEET...

WHETHER I'M PRESENT OR NOT.

IT TAKES A SKILLED EXPERT,
OF COURSE. AT THE MOMENT,

I BELIEVE I MAY BE
THE MOST SKILLED IN THE WORLD.

OH, I DON'T DOUBT IT.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU MEAN, ALL THE STUFF
WE SAW WASN'T THERE AT ALL,

ONLY WE THOUGHT IT WAS
ON ACCOUNT OF HIM?

SOMETHING LIKE THAT, CHIEF.

OH, WELL,
I-I DON'T GET THIS AT ALL.

IT'S NOT NECESSARY THAT YOU DO.
JUST SIT DOWN
IN THE CHAIR, PLEASE.

THIS IS, UH...
THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK.

IT'S ALREADY WORKED.
WHEN BOTH OF YOU
ARE STRAPPED IN,

I'M GONNA
SET THE FUSE AND GET OUT.

THE FLYING SUB WILL BLOW UP,
AND YOUR DEATHS WILL OBVIOUSLY
BE THE RESULT OF A CRASH.

I'M NOT GONNA
SIT HERE LIKE A PIGEON.
OH, BUT YOU ARE.

[ Gunshot ]

YOU'RE... VERY LUCKY, NELSON.

YOU WERE AFTER THE X-4,
OF COURSE.

OF COURSE.
AND I ALMOST HAD IT.

YOU'RE LOSING YOUR HOLD
OVER US NOW.

YOU CAN'T MAKE ME SEE
WHAT ISN'T THERE ANYMORE.

NOT ANYMORE.

YOU'RE... FREE.

FREE.

POTENTIALLY THE MOST POWERFUL
WEAPON IN THE WORLD, LEE.

I IMAGINE WASHINGTON'S
DELIGHTED NOW THAT YOU'RE
GONNA TURN IT OVER TO THEM.

- HMM?
- I SAID, "I GUESS WASHINGTON
MUST BE DELIGHTED"...

I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT THE X-4.
I WAS REFERRING TO
MASS HYPNOSIS.

SENATOR DENNIS WAS THE GREATEST
MASTER OF IT I'VE EVER KNOWN.

HE, UH... HE COULD'VE BEEN
ELECTED PRESIDENT EVENTUALLY.

DO YOU REALLY THINK
THAT WAS HIS PLAN?
I THINK IT WAS PART OF IT.

I THINK HE HAD, UH, A FANATICAL
EGO, LIKE, UH... LIKE ALL
WOULD-BE WORLD CONQUERORS,

ONLY INSTEAD OF OVERT FORCE,
HE WAS GOING TO USE
THIS POWER OF HIS.

AND HE HAD ME READY
TO SHIP OUT THE X-4.

A SUGGESTION HE PLANTED
JUST BEFORE HE LEFT THE SHIP.

WHAT WAS HE GONNA DO WITH IT?
WELL, IT'S HARD TO SAY
WITH A MIND LIKE THAT.

PERHAPS HE PLANNED THE BIGGEST
DEFENSE SCANDAL IN HISTORY.

YOU KNOW, SOMETHING BIG ENOUGH
TO GIVE HIM HIS
FIRST STEP TO POWER.

- IT WOULD NEVER HAVE WORKED.
- WELL, IT'S ACADEMIC NOW.

WASHINGTON HAS DECIDED
TO KEEP THE SECRET.

THERE'LL BE A STATE FUNERAL,
OF COURSE,

AND I'M AFRAID THAT
YOU AND I WILL HAVE TO ATTEND.

ADMIRAL, IN THIS CASE,
I DON'T THINK I'LL MIND.