Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 3, Episode 7 - Deadly Waters - full transcript

[ Wind Gusting ]

WHAT'S HAPPENING
TOPSIDE, LEE?

THE STORM'S STILL
AT HURRICANE VELOCITY.
WHAT ABOUT THE TRAPPED DIVER?

ALL WE KNOW IS HE'S
DOWN THERE SOMEWHERE WITH
THAT WRECKED ATOMIC SUB.

ADMIRAL, WE'RE GETTING
A VIDEOPHONE CONTACT
FROM NAVAL RESCUE SHIP A37.

PIPE IT THROUGH
ON THE MONITOR.

AYE, SIR.

TURN IT ON, PHIL.

ADMIRAL NELSON,
COMMANDER FINCH HERE.
CAN YOU READ ME?

LOUD AND CLEAR, COMMANDER.
WHAT'S THE SITUATION NOW?

WELL, IT'S NOT GOOD.
THE STORM SHOWS NO SIGNS
OF LETTING UP,



AND WE CAN'T MAKE CONTACT
WITH THE TRAPPED DIVER.

YOU'RE HIS ONLY HOPE,
IF YOU CAN MAKE IT IN TIME.

WELL, WE'LL DO
THE BEST WE CAN.
I KNOW THAT.

STAN KOWALSKI'S
A GOOD MAN, ADMIRAL.

IF YOU CAN SAVE HIM,
I'LL BE PERSONALLY INDEBTED.

GOOD LUCK.
PHIL.

A RELATIVE OF YOURS,
KOWALSKI?

YES. STAN,
MY OLDER BROTHER.

A DIVING SPECIALIST
WITH THE NAVY.

BUT I... I NEVER THOUGHT
ABOUT IT BEING HIM...

THE ONE THAT'S TRAPPED.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL, UH... WE'LL GET HIM
OUT OF THERE, KOWALSKI.

THERE'S NO SIGN
OF KOWALSKI'S BROTHER, SIR.



HOW YOU DOING, LEE?
I'M GOING OUT NOW.

GIVE ME THE ELECTRO-TORCH.

SIR. GET BACK HERE OKAY,
WILL YOU?

[ Water Bubbling ]

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

WELL, I'M GETTING CLOSE
TO THE SUB, BUT I HAVEN'T
SPOTTED KOWALSKI'S BROTHER.

WELL, HE MIGHT BE
ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE HULL.

ADMIRAL?
HUH?

LISTEN TO THIS.

WHAT DO
YOU MAKE OF IT, SIR?
YOU'VE ZEROED IN ON THE SOURCE?

YES, SIR. IT'S COMING
FROM THAT SUB OUT THERE...

WHERE STAN'S TRAPPED.

SOUNDS LIKE TORPEDO TIMERS.

COULD HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED
BY WATER SEEPAGE.

LEE, GET BACK TO SEAVIEW.
THAT SUB'S TORPEDOES
ARE ABOUT TO FIRE.

NO, WAIT.
I JUST SPOTTED HIM.

WE CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER, SIR.
THOSE TORPEDOES
ARE READY TO GO NOW!

LEE, GET BACK RIGHT AWAY!
THERE'S NO MORE TIME!

[ Crane ]
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I'VE GOT HIM.

HE'S EITHER UNCONSCIOUS
OR... OR DEAD.

ALL RIGHT,
WE'RE STANDING BY.

SKIPPER'S A BRAVE MAN, SIR,

BUT IF THOSE TORPEDOES
LET LOOSE, AND THEY'RE
HOMING TORPEDOES,

THERE WON'T BE ANY SEAVIEW
FOR HIM TO RETURN TO,

EVEN IF STAN'S
STILL ALIVE.

HE'LL MAKE IT
ALL RIGHT, KOWALSKI.

[ Man ]
ADMIRAL, THE SKIPPER'S
REACHED THE HATCH.

GET READY TO MOVE OUT.
AYE, SIR.

ENGINE ROOM, STAND BY.

SIR, SKIPPER'S BACK ABOARD.

MOVE OUT FAST.
TORPEDOES ARE READY TO FIRE.
ALL AHEAD FLANK.

EVASIVE ACTION. ALL HANDS,
EMERGENCY STATIONS.
[ Man On Speaker ] AYE, SIR.

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

DAMAGE CONTROL, REPORT.

[ Man On Speaker ]
DEAD IN THE WATER, SIR.
POWER FAILURE IN ALL ENGINES.

GET REPAIR PARTIES WORKING
ON IT ON THE DOUBLE!
AYE, SIR.

IF WE DON'T HIT BOTTOM SOON,
WE'LL BE BEYOND CRUSH DEPTH.

- WE'RE IN A DEEP TRENCH AREA.
- I HOPE WE DON'T FIND OUT
HOW DEEP IT IS THE HARD WAY.

PERMISSION
TO BE RELIEVED, SIR?

I MEAN, IF WE'VE ONLY GOT
A FEW MINUTES LEFT, I'D SORT
OF LIKE TO SEE MY BROTHER.

GO AHEAD, KOWALSKI.
THANK YOU, SIR.

[ Loud Banging ]

THE PRESSURE'S GETTING TO US.

[ Moaning ]

HOW IS HE, DOC?
HE'S COMING ROUND.

SHOULD BE GOOD AS NEW
IN AN HOUR OR SO.

EASY, STAN. EASY.

KID, WHAT...
WHERE AM I?

ON MY SHIP, THE SEAVIEW.
OUR SKIPPER GOT YOU OUT.

WOW!

WELL, LIKE I ALWAYS
USED TO SAY, KID.
I'M TOO MEAN TO DIE.

YOU THROW ME TO THE FISH,
AND THEY THROW ME RIGHT BACK.
[ Loud Banging ]

- WHAT WAS THAT?
- THE TORPEDOES RAN WILD FROM
THE SUB YOU WERE WORKING ON.

OUR ENGINES ARE DEAD,
AND WE'RE SINKING.

WE'RE BELOW
ESTIMATED CRUSH DEPTH.

WE'VE HIT BOTTOM.

ALL HANDS,
TAKE EMERGENCY PRECAUTIONS.

WE'RE BELOW CRUSH DEPTH.
REPEAT.

[ On Speaker ]
ALL HANDS,
TAKE EMERGENCY PRECAUTIONS.

TAKE IT EASY, HUH, STAN.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
NOW, WAIT, KID. UH...

LOOK, UH, I-I'M GONNA
COME WITH YOU, SEE?

WHAT, YOU FLIPPED OR SOMETHING?
YOU STAY RIGHT HERE.

I SAID
I'M COMING WITH YOU.

DOC!
NOW...

HOW ABOUT IT?
YOU SURE YOU'RE ALL RIGHT?

LOOK, I NEVER FELT BETTER.
[ Chuckles ]

THE WAY I FIGURE IT IS,
IF I DON'T SAY HELLO
TO THE GUY WHO SAVED ME,

WHY, I MIGHT NOT EVER
GET A CHANCE.

ALL RIGHT, PUT THESE ON.

THANKS, DOC.

LET HIM STAY WITH YOU, KOWALSKI.
MAYBE NONE OF US HAS
TOO MUCH TIME LEFT.

WHAT ABOUT IT, SPARKS?
ANY CHANCE OF REACHING
THE SURFACE?

NO, I'M AFRAID NOT, SIR.
THAT BLAST SHATTERED FOUR BANKS
OF OUTPUT CIRCUITRY.

WHAT ABOUT THOSE PORTABLE
TRANSCEIVERS?

THERE'S NOT ENOUGH POWER
AT THIS DEPTH TO REACH
THE SURFACE, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.
KEEP TRYING.
YES, SIR.

NO RADIO COMMUNICATION.
WHAT ABOUT THE TELEPHONE BUOY?

WE TRIED IT. THE STORM
SNAPPED THE CABLE.

[ Scoffs ]

ALL RIGHT. I GUESS WE'LL HAVE
TO MAKE IT ON OUR OWN.

THIS IS MY BROTHER, SIR,
STAN KOWALSKI. DO YOU WANT ME
BACK ON SONAR, SKIPPER?

NO, WE DON'T NEED IT NOW.
LAY AFT TO THE MISSILE ROOM
WITH DAMAGE CONTROL PARTY 3.

AYE, AYE, SIR.
SEE YOU, STAN.
YEAH.

YOU MUST BE CAPTAIN CRANE.
MY THANKS, CAPTAIN.
NO, FORGET IT.

I CAN'T.
IT ISN'T EVERY MAN WHO
GETS A CHANCE TO DIE TWICE.

THAT'S A STRANGE WAY
OF PUTTING IT.

I DIDN'T SAY
I WASN'T GRATEFUL, ADMIRAL.

I KNOW THE CAPTAIN STUCK
HIS NECK OUT TO SAVE ME.

ALL I MEANT WAS, IT MIGHT HAVE
BEEN BETTER IF YOU'D LET ME DIE
THE FIRST TIME.

STOP THAT KIND OF TALK.
WE'RE A LONG WAY
FROM BEING DEAD.

I'VE CHECKED OUT
THE AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEM.
COMPLETELY WRECKED.

IT'LL TAKE DOCKSIDE CREW
A WEEK TO REPAIR IT.
RIGHT, CHIP.

YOU SEE, ADMIRAL? NOW
I HAVE TO DIE ALL OVER AGAIN.

[ Scoffs ]

I, UH, KNOW YOU'VE BEEN
THROUGH A ROUGH TIME, KOWALSKI,
BUT YOU'RE STILL A SAILOR.

SO STOP CRYING!
LAY AFT TO THE MISSILE ROOM...

AND LEND A HAND WITH
DAMAGE CONTROL ON THE DOUBLE!

- AYE, AYE, SIR.
- [ Scoffs ]

LEE, LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO
ABOUT THIS MESS WE'RE IN.

HI, KID.
STAN.

YOUR, UH... YOUR ADMIRAL
DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK
MUCH OF ME.

HE LIKES HIS MEN
TO BE REAL GUNG-HO,
READY TO DIE LIKE GENTLEMEN.

HOW MUCH AIR'S LEFT?

IT'LL HOLD US FOR ABOUT,
UH, TWO HOURS.

CHIP, PREPARE THE FLYING SUB
FOR IMMEDIATE LAUNCH.

THE FLYING SUB?
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN
GET WORD TO THE SURFACE.

WE'RE ON THE BOTTOM, SIR.
THERE'S NO WAY TO LAUNCH IT.

THAT'S A FALSE ASSUMPTION
WE ALL MADE.

THE PROFILE ANALYSIS SCANNER
SHOWS WE'RE RESTING
ON ROCKS AMIDSHIPS,

BUT THE BOW PORTION
IS CLEAR.

IT'LL BE READY
IN FIVE MINUTES.

CHIEF, LEND A HAND
WITH THE FLYING SUB.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

WATCH IT!

BOY, YOU'RE A BIG HELP.

YOU KNOW, KOWALSKI,
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOUR BROTHER,
WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS MESS.

LAY OFF, KRUGER.
IT WASN'T HIS FAULT.

IF HE'S SUCH A BIG HERO,
LET HIM GET US OUT OF IT.
HE GOT US INTO IT!

I SAID SHUT UP.
[ Stan ]
FORGET IT, KID.

HE'S NOT A SAILOR.
HE'S A PLUMBER, AND
A SLOPPY ONE AT THAT.

YOU GOT A BIG MOUTH!
I TOLD YOU TO LAY OFF!
[ Groans ]

YOU GOT ANY FIGHTIN' TO DO,
HOW ABOUT TRYIN' ME?

ALL RIGHT, HOLD IT,
BOTH OF YOU!

THAT LIVE STEAM
HIT YOU, KID?
YEAH, A LITTLE.

WHY DON'T YOU LAY UP
TO SICK BAY AND LET
THE DOC TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

GO ON, MOVE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LUCKY.

THAT KID COULD'VE TAKEN YOU,
EVEN WITH ONE ARM.

IS IT OPERABLE?

NO POWER FOR LAUNCH, SIR.
BUT WE MIGHT
GET YOU GOING MANUALLY.

BETTER NOT USE MORE
THAN THREE-QUARTERS THRUST
ON THE ENGINE.

THE COOLING SYSTEM
WON'T TAKE IT.
COMMUNICATIONS?

YOU'LL HAVE TO USE
THE TRANSCEIVER.
MM-HMM.

HOW ABOUT MY GOING ALONG?
YOU CAN ALWAYS USE AN EXTRA
HAND IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG.

THANKS, CHIEF, BUT I
DON'T WANT THE EXTRA WEIGHT.
OH, GEEZ.

IF I MAKE IT, I'LL HAVE
THE RESCUE SHIP SEND OUT
A DIVING BELL, RIGHT?

AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Engine Starting ]

LEE, MY MOTION KNOCKED THAT
SUB LOOSE. IT'S HEADING ON
A TANGENT TOWARD SEAVIEW!

EMERGENCY! ALL HANDS,
BRACE FOR COLLISION!

CLOSE EMERGENCY DOORS.

[ Man On Speaker ]
THEY'RE JAMMED TIGHT, SKIPPER.
I CAN'T MOVE THEM.

I'M CHASING THE SUB DOWN.
I'M GONNA TRY
TO SHOVE IT ASIDE.

[ Crane On Radio ]
YOU'LL NEVER MAKE IT, ADMIRAL.

ADMIRAL, DO YOU READ ME?
GO BACK!

IT'S TOO LATE!

I'M CLOSING IN ON IT NOW.

I'M ON MY WAY BACK UP.

[ Static Humming ]

[ Clicking Switches ]

WHAT HAPPENED?

I RAN OUT OF LUCK.
ENGINE FAILURE!

[ Sighs ]

THAT ISN'T TOO BAD,
KOWALSKI.

MIGHT SMART A LITTLE,
BUT YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT
IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

DOC?
MM-HMM.

ABOUT MY BROTHER, STAN...
WHAT ABOUT HIM?

DID HE, UH, YOU KNOW...
DID HE SEEM ALL RIGHT
TO YOU?

FOR A MAN WHO WAS TRAPPED
UNDERWATER FOR SEVERAL HOURS,

A MAN WHOSE TANKS
RAN OUT OF AIR BEFORE
HE WAS HAULED ABOARD,

YES, I'D SAY
HE GOT THROUGH IT FINE.

DOES THAT ANSWER
YOUR QUESTION?

I GUESS SO. IT'S JUST THAT,
UM, IT COULDN'T HAVE AFFECTED
HIM SOME OTHER WAY, COULD IT?

YOU MEAN PSYCHOLOGICALLY?

YEAH, I GUESS
THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.

WHY? DOES HE SEEM TO BE
ACTING STRANGELY TO YOU?

KINDA DIFFERENT, I GUESS.

NOT SURPRISING.

ANYONE WHO'S BEEN THROUGH
WHAT HE WENT THROUGH IS BOUND
TO HAVE SOME TRAUMATIC SHOCK.

A THING LIKE THAT
CAN CHANGE A MAN'S
BEHAVIOR PATTERN,

EVEN CHANGE HIS PERSONALITY
TO SOME DEGREE.

IT COULD, HUH?
DEFINITELY. THERE YOU ARE.

IF IT GIVES YOU ANY TROUBLE
OR PAIN, YOU COME BACK
AND SEE ME.

THANKS, DOC.
AND ABOUT YOUR BROTHER,

I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT
TOO MUCH IF I WERE YOU.

THESE AFTEREFFECTS ARE USUALLY
NOT LONG LASTING.
I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT, DOC.

THANKS AGAIN.

[ Door Opens ]

[ Sighs ]
[ Door Closes ]

IT'S NOT
AS BAD AS I THOUGHT, LEE.

THE ENGINE'S STILL OKAY,
BUT THE STABILIZATION
ELECTRODE'S BURNED OUT.

THAT DOESN'T DO YOU MUCH GOOD.
THE REPLACEMENT PARTS
ARE ABOARD THE SEAVIEW.

HOW MUCH AIR DO YOU HAVE?

ABOUT, UM, 20 MINUTES.
I'LL TRY TO GET
A REPLACEMENT TO YOU.

BUT YOU CAN'T USE
SCUBA GEAR AT THIS DEPTH.

WE HAVE STAN KOWALSKI'S
DEEP-PRESSURE SUIT ABOARD.
CHIEF.

SIR?
GET ME A STABILIZATION
ELECTRODE FROM STORES.

I WANT IT IN A WATERPROOF
DEEP-PRESSURE PACK.
AYE, SIR.

WE'VE GOT ANOTHER PROBLEM, LEE.
LOOK AT THIS RADIATION LEVEL.

HAVE YOU ZEROED IN ON IT?
AYE, SIR. IT'S COMING FROM
THAT OTHER SUBMARINE.

OH. WATER MUST HAVE GOTTEN
TO THE ATOMIC REACTORS.

IF IT KEEPS ON,
IT'LL REACH CRITICAL MASS.

WELL, I CAN'T WORRY
ABOUT IT NOW.
TAKE OVER THE CONN, CHIP.

THE ADMIRAL'S TRAPPED ON
THE FLYING SUB. HE'S ABOUT A
HUNDRED YARDS OFF THE PORT BOW.

NOW, THERE'S A CHANCE
WE CAN SAVE HIM, BUT WE'RE
GONNA NEED YOUR HELP.

- MY HELP, CAPTAIN?
- YES. SOMEBODY HAS TO TAKE
A REPLACEMENT PART OUT TO HIM.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
WHO KNOWS HOW TO USE
THE DEEP-PRESSURE SUIT.

SORRY, CAPTAIN. YOU BETTER
GET YOURSELF ANOTHER BOY.

YOU'RE KIDDING, STAN,
HUH?

HE'S KIDDING, SKIPPER.
HE'LL TAKE OUT WHATEVER
YOU WANT HIM TO TAKE OUT.

I WOULDN'T GO OUT THERE
FOR ANYTHING OR ANYBODY.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
I JUST DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

A MAN WHO'S GONE OUT
AS MANY TIMES AS YOU HAVE.

AND AFTER THIS SUB GOT IN
THIS MESS TO SAVE YOUR SKIN, AND
YOU'RE SAYING YOU WON'T GO OUT?

YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT, KID.

BROTHER OR NO BROTHER,
I OUGHTA...
HOLD IT!

HE'S GOT A RIGHT
TO HIS OWN MIND.

HERE'S THE REPLACEMENT
ELECTRODE, SKIPPER.

YOU'RE... YOU'RE NOT GONNA GO OUT
IN THAT THING, ARE YOU, SIR?
YES.

WHAT ABOUT HIM?
WELL, HE'S NOT GOING.

HE SEEMS TO HAVE
A LITTLE PROBLEM ABOUT IT.
OH, YEAH?

WELL, I GOT A LITTLE PROBLEM
ABOUT HIM!
CHIEF, FORGET IT.

JUST GIVE ME A HAND. COME ON.
BUT THAT SUIT'S... YOU DON'T
KNOW HOW TO RUN IT, SIR.

YOU JUST MAKE ONE WRONG GUESS
ON ANY ONE OF THOSE
CONNECTIONS AND...

CHIEF, THAT'S THE WAY
IT'S GONNA BE.
NOW, COME ON.

OH, MAN!

I JUST CAN'T FIGURE YOU, STAN.
YOU WITH A YELLOW STREAK...

LOOK, IT'S JUST COMMON SENSE,
KID. IF I THOUGHT I HAD
A CHANCE, WHY, I'D GO OUT.

YOU KNOW HE CAN'T OPERATE
THAT SUIT!
SO HE WANTS TO DIE A HERO?

LET HIM!

WHY, YOU SLOB!

WHAT KIND OF A JERK
ARE YOU?
A SMART ONE, CHIEF.

- THAT'S ENOUGH.
- [ Grunts ]

LOOK, YOU GET ME
A PORTABLE TRANSCEIVER.

I'LL TALK YOU
WHERE YOU WANNA GO.
I'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
GET IT, CHIEF.

OH, PLEASE, SKIPPER.
YOU CAN'T TRUST A GUY
LIKE THIS.

GET IT.

ALL RIGHT, NOW LISTEN.

THIS IS
YOUR DEPTH SENSOR.

THIS IS YOUR BALANCE
AND GRAVITY CONTROL.

THIS IS YOUR
PRESSURE CONTROL.

COMMANDER. THE RADIATION
FROM THAT ATOMIC SUB
IS GETTING WORSE.

KEEP YOUR EYE ON IT.
WHEN IT REACHES
CONDITION RED, LET ME KNOW.

AYE, SIR.

GET HIM TO SICK BAY.

DAMAGE CONTROL, WE'RE STARTING
TO LOSE MEN FROM THE BAD AIR.

TRY ANYTHING TO GET THAT
PURIFICATION SYSTEM WORKING.
[ Man On Speaker ] AYE, SIR.

SIR, THIS IS CHIEF SHARKEY.
SKIPPER JUST LEFT THE SEAVIEW
THROUGH THE ESCAPE HATCH.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
CAPTAIN CRANE'S GONE OUT?
WHERE'S STAN KOWALSKI?

IT'S A LONG STORY, SIR, BUT
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO TALK THE
SKIPPER OVER TO THE FLYING SUB.

REQUEST PERMISSION
TO USE CONTROL ROOM MONITOR.

YOU HAVE IT.
LAY UP HERE ON THE DOUBLE.
AYE, SIR.

ACTIVATE NOSE CAMERA.
PIPE IT THROUGH ON THE
CONTROL ROOM MONITOR'S SCREEN.

[ Man On Speaker ]
AYE, SIR.

WHAT'S GOING ON, CHIEF?
YOU KNOW THE SKIPPER, SIR.

WHEN THIS JERK WOULDN'T GO OUT,
HE PICKED UP ALL THE MARBLES.

COMMANDER, YOU BETTER
GET THAT THING ON.

TURN IT ON.

THE NOSE CAMERA
WILL PICK UP CAPTAIN CRANE
WHEN HE CLEARS THE BOW.

YOU CAN GIVE HIM
BETTER DIRECTIONS
WITH A VISUAL SIGHTING.

I KNOW MY JOB,
COMMANDER.

YOU'RE HIS BROTHER, KOWALSKI.
YOU BETTER SEE THAT
HE DOES HIS JOB.

THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.
CAN YOU READ ME?
LOUD AND CLEAR.

I CAN SEE YOU NOW.
ALL RIGHT, TAKE IT EASY.

NOW TURN YOUR PRESSURE KNOB
FULL LEFT BEFORE
YOUR SUIT COLLAPSES.

[ Stan On Radio ]
NOW USE YOUR MIDDLE KNOB TO
ADJUST YOUR CENTER OF GRAVITY.

YOU'RE BUILDING UP TOO MUCH
INSIDE PRESSURE IN THE SUIT.

TOO MUCH!
YOU'LL BLOW UP!

THAT'S IT.

[ Crane On Radio ]
ADMIRAL, I'M ON MY WAY
WITH THE ELECTRODES.

I READ YOU, LEE.

YOU'RE BEING A REAL
FINE HERO SO FAR, CAPTAIN.

BUT IF YOU DON'T ADJUST
YOUR DEPTH SENSOR,
YOU'RE NEVER GONNA MAKE IT.

WHICH KNOB IS IT?
I'M LOSING CONTROL.

THE TOP ONE.
NO, THE TOP ONE!

[ Stan Over Radio ]
THAT'S IT.

[ Banging ]

THESE OUGHTA DO THE TRICK.

THANKS, LEE. I'LL BE ON MY WAY
TO THE SURFACE IN TWO MINUTES.

THAT'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE
TO GET BACK TO SEAVIEW
BEFORE I START MY ENGINES.

RIGHT. GOOD LUCK.

- [ Loud Banging ]
- WHAT WAS THAT?

HULL PLATES BUCKLING.
WATCH THE CAPTAIN!

WE'RE CRACKING UP. WE'RE...
WE'RE GONNA CRACK UP.

GET THE CAPTAIN BACK.

CAPTAIN, YOU'RE-YOU'RE...
YOU'RE GETTING TOO MUCH
INSIDE PRESSURE!

USE THE HELIUM VALVE!

- [ Shouting ]
WHICH VALVE? WHICH ONE IS IT?
- IT'S THE... IT'S THE...

IT'S... IT'S...
WE'RE BREAKING UP!

STAN, THE SKIPPER!
HE'LL DIE OUT THERE!

[ Shouting ]
WHICH VALVE?
WHICH ONE IS IT?

GET BACK THERE!

LOOK, KID, I CAN'T.
WE'RE BREAKING UP.
WE'RE GONNA DROWN!

LOOK! I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S BEEN EATING YOU,
BUT I DO KNOW ONE THING.

YOU'RE GONNA GET THE SKIPPER
BACK ALIVE. NOW MOVE!

TALK HIM BACK. TALK!

CAP... CAPTAIN. CAPTAIN!

[ Stan On Radio ]
THERE'S A HELIUM VALVE
LOCATED INSIDE THE BELT.

ACTIVATE IT.
ACTIVATE IT!

PREMIX YOUR AIR SUPPLY
WITH THE OTHER CONTROLS
IN THE BELT.

[ Wheezing ]

HAVE... HAVING A LITTLE...
A LITTLE TROUBLE
GETTING MY BREATH BACK.

YES, SIR.

WE'RE ALL HAVING
A LITTLE TROUBLE.

COME ON.
GET THIS OFF.

[ Clicking Switch ]

NELSON TO SEAVIEW.

LEE? LEE?

LEE, THE ADMIRAL.

GO AHEAD, ADMIRAL.

I'VE REPLACED THE ELECTRODE,
BUT THE, UH... THE ENGINE
STILL WON'T START.

HANG ON.

PHIL.

THE THRUST TUBES ARE STUCK
IN THE SILT. YOU'LL NEVER GET IT
STARTED TILL THEY'RE CLEARED!

[ Chuckles ]
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

UH, LISTEN. UH...

FIRE A LASER BEAM.

A NEAR MISS MIGHT BLOW
THE SILT AWAY FROM THE TUBES.

A TOO NEAR A MISS
WILL BLOW YOU
TO SMITHEREENS.

[ Nelson On Radio ]
NOW THERE'S NO CHOICE.
NOW BLAST AWAY.

RIGHT. PHIL.

YOU'RE CUTTING IT
AWFULLY CLOSE, LEE.
IT'S GOT TO BE CLOSE.

[ Explosion ]

YOU'VE HIT
THE FLYING SUB!
IT'S GONE!

NO. NO, THERE IT IS.

[ Static Humming ]

I CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE SURFACE.
ENGINE'S ACTING UP VERY BADLY.

I'VE GOT JUST ENOUGH POWER
TO GET BACK TO SEAVIEW.

CHIEF.
SIR.

READY THE FLYING SUB BERTH.
THE ADMIRAL'S COMING
BACK ABOARD.

SO HE COULDN'T MAKE IT
TO THE SURFACE?
NO.

WHAT'S YOUR LATEST
INSPECTION REPORT?

WELL, SIR, IT COULD BE
A LOT WORSE.

OH, THE REPAIR PARTIES
HAVEN'T HAD ANY LUCK WITH
THE PUMP ROOM OR THE ENGINES,

AND, UH, WE CAN'T
PURIFY THE AIR YET.

BUT, UH, WE DON'T HAVE
ANY MORE NEW LEAKS.

NOT TO MENTION THE FACT
THAT OUR AIR SUPPLY
IS JUST ABOUT GONE,

HULL'S BEING CRUSHED,
RADIATION FROM THE SUNKEN SUB
IS REACHING CRITICAL POINT.

WELL, I FORGOT TO MENTION
THOSE, UH, LITTLE THINGS.

I BETTER PIPE
THE ADMIRAL ABOARD.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, LEE?

WELL, LET'S HOPE
THE ADMIRAL HAS
A FEW IDEAS.

I'LL SEE WHAT'S WRONG
WITH HER, SIR.
DON'T BOTHER, CHIEF.

IT CAN'T BE REPAIRED IN TIME.
WE'RE NOT GONNA TRY TO FIX
THINGS WE KNOW CAN'T WORK.

WE'RE GONNA USE SOMETHING
THAT'S OPERATING PERFECTLY.
WHAT'S THAT?

FOLLOW ME.
YOU TOO, CHIEF.

TAKE OVER THE CONN, CHIP.
AYE.

WHAT DOES HE MEAN
WE'RE GONNA USE SOMETHING
THAT'S WORKING PERFECTLY?

WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
THAT'S EVEN WORKING.
COME ON. LET'S GO.

I WANT THESE AIR TANKS FILLED.
NOT JUST WORKING PRESSURE,
BUT ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

YOU GONNA BLOW THE SUIT UP,
AND THEN SEND IT TO THE SURFACE?

THAT'S RIGHT. WITH ENOUGH
INSIDE PRESSURE, IT'LL REACH
THE SURFACE IN MINUTES.

EVEN IF IT DOES,
AN EMPTY DIVING SUIT
CAN'T LEAD ANYONE DOWN TO US.

I DIDN'T SAY
IT WAS GONNA BE EMPTY.
WHERE'S KOWALSKI'S BROTHER?

YOU'RE NOT THINKING
OF TRYING TO SEND HIM UP,
ARE YOU?

NO, I'M GOING.

YOU'RE GONNA WHAT?

UH, I... I'M SORRY, SIR.
I DIDN'T MEAN IT THAT WAY.

BUT FOR YOU TO GO UP
IN THIS THING,
YOU DON'T STAND A CHANCE!

WHAT KIND OF A CHANCE
HAVE WE GOT HERE, CHIEF?

A LOT BETTER THAN YOU'LL HAVE.
I DON'T THINK SO, NOT WITH
STAN KOWALSKI TO HELP ME.

OH, MAN! HE'S WORSE
THAN NO HELP AT ALL.

HE ALMOST GOT THE SKIPPER
KILLED BLOWING HIS STACK
WHEN A STEAM PIPE WENT.

I KNOW ALL
THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST IT!
NOW, WHERE CAN I FIND HIM?

HE'S IN THE CIRCUITRY ROOM.

[ Sighs ]

SKI.

SKI, HE'S NOT GONNA
BE ANY HELP,
TURNING YELLOW LIKE THAT.

- SHUT UP, KRUGER!
- MAYBE I DON'T FEEL
LIKE SHUTTING UP!

MAYBE I FIGURE LIKE
THE REST OF THE CREW.

HE GOT US INTO THIS MESS,
AND THE GUTLESS WONDER
JUST SITS THERE.

I SAID SHUT UP.
LOOK AT HIM, SITTIN', BREATHING
AIR THAT BELONGS TO US.

TAKIN' AWAY AIR THAT MEANS
OUR LIVES. MAYBE I AIN'T
GONNA LET HIM DO IT.

MAYBE I'M GONNA
GIVE IT TO HIM RIGHT NOW.

[ Groans ]

KRUGER. COME ON.
SNAP OUT OF IT.

YOU OKAY?
YEAH, I GUESS SO.

SOMETHING WRONG,
KOWALSKI?
NO, SIR.

KRUGER HERE GOT
A LITTLE DIZZY. KINDA BUMPED
HIS HEAD FOR A MINUTE.

THAT'S WHAT IT WAS, SIR.
BAD AIR, I GUESS.
UH-HUH.

EVERYTHING LOOKS
UNDER CONTROL HERE.

YOU BETTER GET DOWN TO THE
PUMP ROOM AND GIVE THEM A HAND.
AYE, SIR.

I SAID THE PUMP ROOM.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

KOWALSKI, I NEED YOUR HELP.

YOU MUST BE KIDDING,
ADMIRAL.
NOBODY'S KIDDING HERE NOW.

I NEED YOUR HELP,
AND YOU'RE GONNA GIVE IT TO ME.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
I CAN DO FOR YOU?

YOU CAN GET ME TO THE SURFACE
IN THAT DIVING SUIT OF YOURS.

YOU'RE GONNA TRY AND REACH
THE SURFACE IN MY PRESSURE SUIT?

- THAT'S RIGHT.
- IT CAN'T BE DONE.

WELL, I'M GOING, KOWALSKI,
WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR HELP.

IF I DON'T, YOU AND EVERYBODY
ABOARD WILL BE DEAD
WITHIN 15 MINUTES.

NOW, ARE YOU GONNA HELP, OR
JUST GONNA STAND THERE WRAPPED
IN SELF-PITY UNTIL YOU DIE?

LOOK, THAT SUIT'S STILL
IN THE EXPERIMENTAL STAGE.
YOU'LL NEVER MAKE IT!

I'M STILL GONNA TRY.
THE ODDS ARE
1,000-TO-1!

- ROUGHLY. ROUGHLY.
- I DON'T GET IT.

WHAT KIND OF MAN ARE YOU
ANYWAY? AREN'T YOU SCARED?

WHAT'S THAT GOT
TO DO WITH IT?

I DON'T KNOW.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT...

THAT MEN THAT RISK THEIR LIVES
DON'T KNOW WHAT FEAR IS?

[ Sighs ]
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE
WHO'S BEEN SCARED, KOWALSKI.

BUT CERTAIN THINGS
HAVE TO BE DONE,
AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM!

[ Loud Banging ]

THAT FRIGHTENED YOU, DIDN'T IT?
WELL, IT FRIGHTENS ME TOO,

BUT NOT ENOUGH TO STOP ME FROM
TRYING TO REACH THE SURFACE.

NOW LET'S GO!

ADMIRAL! LOOK OUT, ADMIRAL!

[ Crashing ]

[ Morton On Speaker ]
CAPTAIN, AFT HULL SECTION B24
JUST COLLAPSED.

DAMAGE CONTROL REPORTS
RAPID FLOODING.

ALL AVAILABLE HANDS,
LAY AFT TO HULL SECTION B24,
ON THE DOUBLE. CHIEF.

SIR.
LEND THE REPAIR PARTY
A HAND.

GET THAT FLOODING UNDER CONTROL.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
WHAT ABOUT THE ADMIRAL?

IF WE CAN'T STOP THE FLOODING,
HE WON'T HAVE A CHANCE TO TRY
FOR THE SURFACE. COME ON.

IT'S NO GOOD, ADMIRAL.
GET OUT. GET OUT!

I TOLD YOU, IT'S NO GOOD!
PLEASE, GET OUT!

I'M GONNA LIFT THIS OFF YOU.
NOW MOVE OUT THE MINUTE I DO.

- YOU CAN'T PULL IT.
- SHUT UP! GET READY.

[ Grunting ]
NOW!
ALL RIGHT.

ADMIRAL, I... I WANNA THANK YOU.
I MEAN, IF YOU HADN'T
LIFTED THAT THING...

FORGET IT.
LET'S GET TO THE SUIT.

LOOK, SIR. LOOK,
THE WAY YOUR HANDS ARE BURNT,
YOU CAN'T GO UP NOW.

YOU'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO CONTROL
THOSE VALVES. NEVER!

I'M GOING UP.
IT'S UP TO YOU WHETHER
YOU WANT TO HELP OR NOT.

ADMIRAL!

CHIEF, THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.
WHAT'S THE REPORT ON
THE COLLAPSED HULL SECTION?

[ On Speaker ]
WE'VE LOST A COUPLE OF MEN,
BUT WE'RE HOLDING OUR OWN.

ALL RIGHT. KEEP WORKING.
AYE, SIR.

ADMIRAL, THIS IS LEE.
DO YOU READ ME?

ADMIRAL!

CIRCUITY ROOM FROM CONTROL.
ADMIRAL, DO YOU READ ME?
CAN YOU HEAR ME DOWN THERE?

- COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE BLOWN.
- [ Sighs ]

THEY'RE OPERATING ALL RIGHT
IN THE OTHER COMPARTMENTS.
WHY DOESN'T HE ANSWER?

[ On Speaker ]
CAPTAIN, THIS IS STAN KOWALSKI.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?

YES. WHERE'S THE ADMIRAL?
WE'RE IN THE MISSILE ROOM.

THE ADMIRAL'S SUITED UP, READY
TO GO OUT THE ESCAPE HATCH.

YOU'LL NEED HELP DOWN THERE.
I'LL, UH... I'LL SEND DOWN
A PARTY.

NO TIME, SIR.
THE ADMIRAL'S IN
THE ESCAPE HATCH NOW.

AND I'M SENDING HIM ON HIS WAY.
UH, HOLD
UNTIL I GET THERE.

[ Water Rushing ]
YOU HEAR ME? HOLD...

KOWALSKI!

TAKE OVER. I'M GONNA FIND OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON.

ADMIRAL, THIS IS CRANE.
ADMIRAL, DO YOU READ ME?

I HEARD IT OVER THE P.A.,
SKIPPER.

THE ADMIRAL'S GONE UP?
THAT'S RIGHT.

- NO STAN, HUH?
- NO STAN.

THE ADMIRAL'S GONE.
I CAN'T RAISE HIM
ON THE TRANSCEIVER,

AND THERE'S NO SIGN
OF STAN KOWALSKI.

SPARKS, SEE IF YOU CAN PICK UP
THE ADMIRAL ON THE SAIL CAMERA.
PIPE IT THROUGH TO THE MONITOR.

AYE, SIR.
PHIL.

WHERE IS HE?
HE'S GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.

ADMIRAL, COME IN.

ADMIRAL.

THERE HE IS, SIR.

- SO FAR, IT LOOKS LIKE
HE MIGHT MAKE IT.
- KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.

HE'S IN TROUBLE.

IT'S THE AIR TANKS.

THE TANKS HAVE BLOWN UP!

PHIL, TURN IT...
TURN IT OFF.

IT DIDN'T
HAVE TO HAPPEN.

IF STAN KOWALSKI
HAD DONE WHAT HE...

I'M SORRY, KOWALSKI.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, SIR.

I... I JUST CAN'T FIGURE IT.

LOOKS LIKE THAT'S IT, LEE.

WE'LL, UH...
WE'LL KEEP TRYING, CHIP.

NOW HEAR THIS.
WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF WORK PARTIES,

ALL HANDS LIE ON THE DECK.

NO UNNECESSARY MOVING
OR TALKING.

[ Footsteps Approaching ]

SEEING A GHOST, LEE?

YOUR... YOUR SUIT.
I SAW IT EXPLODE.

- NO. THAT WAS STAN KOWALSKI.
- KOWALSKI?

HE WOULDN'T LET ME GO UP
WITH THESE HANDS. HE SAID
I COULDN'T HANDLE THE VALVES.

- THAT WOULDN'T STOP YOU.
- [ Chuckles ]
MAYBE NOT.

BUT THAT SPANNER WRENCH
HE HIT ME WITH CERTAINLY DID.

WHAT WAS IT, ADMIRAL?

SELF-SACRIFICE?
A PANIC ESCAPE?

IF HIS TANKS BLEW UP,
WE'LL NEVER KNOW.

BUT I'D LIKE TO THINK
THAT HE WAS TRYING
TO MAKE UP FOR THE...

[ Banging ]

THE TOPSIDE HATCH.

WE KNOW THAT SOUND.
IT'S A DIVING BELL
SETTLING INTO PLACE.

BLOW THE TOP HATCH.
GO ON. BLOW IT.

[ Hatch Opening ]

KOWALSKI. WE SAW
YOUR TANKS BLOW UP.

ONLY ONE, SIR. IT BLEW ME
ABOUT 50 FEET STARBOARD,
BUT I MADE IT.

- THAT RESCUE SHIP'S
DIVING BELL IS TOPSIDE?
- YES, SIR.

IT'LL TAKE A WHILE,
BUT IF WE CAN HOLD OUT,
WE CAN GET THE CREW OUT.

ALL RIGHT, MEN.
UP THE LADDER.

ALL HANDS, LAY FORWARD
TO THE CONTROL ROOM.
NO EXCEPTIONS. ON THE DOUBLE.

ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S ALL THIS TRIP.

[ Hatch Closing ]

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE THE LAST.
LET'S GET ABOARD.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Alarm Ringing ]

THE RADIATION
FROM THAT ATOMIC SUB...
IT'S GONNA BLOW ANY SECOND.

LET'S GO.

[ Ringing Continues ]

[ Sighs ]

FIFTY FEET LOWER
AND WE WOULD HAVE HAD IT.

BUT WE'RE ALL RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL BE ON THE SURFACE
IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

I GUESS THE SEAVIEW
IS DONE FOR, LOST.

NO, NOT AT ALL.
WE CAN GET A PARTY
OF DIVERS DOWN THERE...

TO START IMMEDIATE
SALVAGE OPERATIONS.

A JOB LIKE THAT, ADMIRAL,
YOU'RE GONNA NEED SOME
PRETTY GOOD MEN.

I KNOW JUST THE GUY
TO LEAD THEM... ME.

COME OFF IT, STAN.
YOU'RE IN NO SHAPE.

KID, I NEVER FELT
BETTER IN MY LIFE.