Original subtitles

THAT'S IT. PLAY IT OUT NICE AND EASY.

WHAT'S THE DEPTH, PLEASE?

- 5-4-0 FATHOMS. - IS THAT ALL?

WE ALSO LIKE SPEED, BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF SAFETY.

HOW FAR IS HE NOW? 5-4-6 FATHOMS, SIR.

ANYTHING WRONG? SONAR'S BEEN PICKING UP ECHOES.

OF WHAT? WHALES IN FULL MIGRATION VEERING THIS WAY.

THAT COULD BE WHAT WRECKED YOUR DEEP-SEA LAB.

[ Man On Speaker ] CAPTAIN, THIS IS SONAR. WHALES APPROACHING, BEARING 0-7-0.

RANGE 5,000 YARDS AND CLOSING FAST. THAT'S CLOSE ENOUGH FOR ME.

I'M ABORTING THE DIVE. CHIEF, STOP THE WINCH. STOP ENGINE.

[ Switch Clicks ] NO, PLEASE, YOU CAN'T. ADMIRAL, YOU CAN'T!

IT'S TOO RISKY. BRING IT UP, CHIEF, FAST!

FULL REVERSE. [ Switch Clicks ]

[ Switch Clicks ]

HELLO, APPLE 1. COME IN, APPLE 1.

THE DIVE IS ABORTED. WE'RE BRINGING YOU UP.

[ Speaking In Russian ] WHAT DOES HE SAY?

HE STOPPED TALKING ENGLISH. HE'S SAYING STUFF IN RUSSIAN. I CAN'T MAKE IT OUT.

LET ME SPEAK TO HIM. NOW JUST A MINUTE, MA'AM.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, CHIEF. LET HER TALK.

[ Clicks Tongue ]

ALEXIS? KATYA. [ Speaking In Russian ]

[ Continues In Russian ]

CAPTAIN, THIS IS SONAR. THE WHALES ARE ALL AROUND US AND MOVING FAST.

A COUPLE OF THEM ARE STARTING TO DIVE.

RIG FOR POSSIBLE COLLISION. [ Nelson ] GET THAT BELL UP IN A HURRY.

RESCUE TEAM, LAY DOWN TO THE AFT MISSILE ROOM ON THE DOUBLE.

[ Glass Shatters ] [ Screams ]

[ Man ] VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

BELL IS APPROACHING THE HOOK. OPEN BELLY HATCH. PREPARE TO TAKE HER ABOARD.

RIGHT, SIR.

SKIPPER, LOOK AT THIS.

THERE'S NO NEED FOR YOU TO WATCH THIS.

OKAY, KOWALSKI. CRACK THE HATCH.

COME ON. MOVE, KOWALSKI!

TAKE IT EASY. EASY, NOW.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE? HOW LONG WILL WHAT TAKE?

TO FIX THE DAMAGE, GET READY FOR A NEW DIVE?

THIS IS NO TIME TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER DIVE.

DON'T YOU EVER EXPECT TO ACCEPT SOME RISK? ONLY WHEN NECESSARY.

THE BELL HAS TO BE REPAIRED, THEN THERE'S A PROBLEM...

OF PICKING JUST THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE DIVE.

WHEN THE BELL IS REPAIRED, I'LL GO.

MA'AM.

WHEN WILL IT BE READY? IT'S READY NOW, MA'AM--

AT LEAST IT'S READY FOR TESTING.

HOW LONG WILL THAT TAKE? GUESS YOU HAVE TO GET WITH DADDY ON THAT.

DADDY? WHO ELSE?

YOU TAKE THIS ELEVATOR DOWN TOO SOON, AND IT'S A WIPEOUT FOR ALL HANDS. DIG?

THAT YOUNG MAN-- WHAT DIALECT DOES HE SPEAK?

HIM, MA'AM? THAT'S RILEY. UH, HE'S A SURFER.

"SURF" IS ONE OF THE UNITED STATES?

WELL, YES, MA'AM. IT'S A STATE OF BEING, LIKE, WAY OUT.

I SEE.

YOU SEEM TO BE IN NEED OF AN INTERPRETER, DOCTOR.

ADMIRAL, WHY IS THERE DELAY IN TESTING?

WE'RE WAITING FOR THE WHALES TO CLEAR OUT OF THE TEST AREA.

YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO THAT WHEN THEY'RE MIGRATING THEY HAVE A ONE-TRACK MIND.

- THEY DON'T GO AROUND YOU. THEY GO RIGHT THROUGH. - HOW SOON?

WELL, THE END OF THIS WEEK AT THE EARLIEST.

IMPOSSIBLE! DR. MARKHOVA, WE'RE SCIENTISTS. WE'RE NOT GUINEA PIGS.

WE DON'T ASK A MAN TO LAY HIS LIFE ON THE LINE...

UNLESS EVERY AVOIDABLE RISK HAS BEEN ELIMINATED.

PERHAPS IN YOUR COUNTRY-- NOT IN MINE.

YOU HAVE MY SYMPATHY.

[ Chuckles ] I DON'T WANT YOUR SYMPATHY,

ONLY COOPERATION.

ONCE BEFORE I WENT OVER YOUR HEAD TO MY GOVERNMENT, AND YOURS.

I'M READY TO DO IT AGAIN.

DOCTOR, YOU'VE SEEN THE RESULTS OF ONE COLLISION WITH THE WHALE.

IF YOU'D BEEN A LITTLE MORE PATIENT THEN, YOUR COLLEAGUE WOULD STILL BE ALIVE.

ALEXIS WAS MORE THAN A COLLEAGUE.

HE WAS MY VERY GOOD FRIEND.

THIS IS A JOINT PROJECT.

AT THE COST OF HOW MANY MORE LIVES?

WHAT WILL BE THE COST IN LIVES ONE DAY IF WE DON'T GO BACK NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE?

BUT BE REALISTIC, DOCTOR. A FEW MORE DAYS, AND WE MAY DO IT SAFELY.

A FEW MORE DAYS? HUNDREDS OF MIGRATING WHALES WILL HAVE PASSED THROUGH THIS AREA.

I DOUBT VERY MUCH IF THERE'D BE ENOUGH LEFT OF OUR LABORATORY TO PUT INTO A TEACUP!

WE MUST SALVAGE WHAT WE CAN AT ANY COST.

IF YOU ARE TOO TENDERHEARTED TO RISK A MAN, I SHALL GO MYSELF. [ Tools Clattering ]

HEY, KOWALSKI, WOULD YOU VOLUNTEER TO GO DOWN IN THIS THING AS IT STANDS?

SIR?

ARE YOU ASKING ME OR... TELLING ME?

NO, JUST ASKING.

Y-YES, SIR. I WOULD.

ALL RIGHT. YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF A PILOT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NO, NO. NOT HIM.

ME.

THE GREAT SPERM WHALE--

EQUIPPED BY NATURE WITH A HOMING DEVICE...

THAT MAKES YOUR SONAR LOOK LIKE A PRIMITIVE CHILD'S TOY.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO LEARN HOW IT FUNCTIONS...

AND HOW TO ADAPT LESSONS FOR USE EITHER IN SUBMARINES...

OR FOR THE AUTOMATIC HARVESTING OF GIANT UNDERWATER CROPS.

DOESN'T THAT EXCITE YOU AT ALL?

YOU KNOW PERFECTLY WELL THAT IT DOES.

PERHAPS YOU RESENT SHARING THIS WORK WITH MY COUNTRY.

OH, IT MAY BE THAT, UM,

AS YET WE DON'T NEED IT QUITE AS DESPERATELY AS YOU DO.

YOU CALL YOURSELF A SCIENTIST.

WHY, EVEN THIS SUBMARINE OF YOURS IS NOTHING BUT A HORSE AND BUGGY...

COMPARED TO WHAT COULD BE ACHIEVED WITHIN A FEW YEARS...

IF BUREAUCRATIC DUNDERHEADS LIKE YOURSELF...

WEREN'T ALWAYS SHIVERING ABOUT THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF A HUMAN LIFE.

WELL, CALL IT A WEAKNESS IF YOU LIKE, BUT...

WE HAPPEN TO BELIEVE THAT EVERY LIFE IS IMPORTANT.

ADMIRAL, THIS IS A WAR WE ARE FIGHTING--

A WAR TO KEEP UP WITH THE POPULATION EXPLOSION BEFORE IT WIPES US ALL OFF THE MAP.

DR. MARKHOVA, I'VE BEEN FIGHTING THIS, UH, "WAR" OF YOURS AT LEAST AS LONG AS YOU HAVE.

BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT EACH TIME THERE'S AN ACCIDENT OR A CASUALTY...

IT SETS US BACK FAR MORE THAN IF WE'D WAITED UNTIL IT WAS SAFE TO PROCEED.

[ Morton On Speaker ] ADMIRAL, THIS IS THE EXEC. ALL SYSTEMS READY TO LOWER AWAY.

- READY? - ANYTIME YOU ARE.

CHIP, HOW CLOSE ARE WE TO THE UNDERSEA LAB?

FATHOMETER READING, 9-3-0, STRAIGHT DOWN.

VERY WELL. FILL THE AIR LOCK. PRESSURE, 1.5 ATMOSPHERES.

PRESSURE, 1.5 ATMOSPHERES. AYE, SIR. [ Mike Settles In Cradle ]

EVER BEEN IN A BATHYSPHERE UNDERWATER? ALEXIS WAS THE ADVENTUROUS ONE.

I WAS STRICTLY LAB AND TEST TUBE.

BUT FROM NOW ON I'LL BE BOTH.

WELL, YOU HAVE TO REALIZE, WE'LL BE DOWN THERE AT LEAST THREE AND A HALF HOURS.

ONCE WE'RE DOWN, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, THERE'S NO QUICK WAY WE CAN GET BACK TO THE SURFACE.

YOU HAVE TIME TO BACK OUT.

[ No Audible Sound Effects ]

[ Dial Ratcheting ]

WATER!

- [ Ratcheting Continues ] - AH, YOU SHOULD USE AN UMBRELLA.

LEAKING.

NO. THE, UM, PRESSURE ON THE OUTSIDE...

IS SQUEEZING THE TWO HALVES TOGETHER SO TIGHTLY...

IT'S FORCING ALL THE REMAINING MOISTURE OUT OF THE JOINTS.

OF COURSE, IF THE PRESSURE SHOULD INCREASE BEYOND A CERTAIN POINT, UM--

[ Dial Ratchets ]

THEY'RE OUT OF VISUAL RANGE NOW. PICK IT UP ON SONAR. AYE, AYE, SIR.

SWEEP RADIUS, ONE MILE. REPORT ANYTHING LARGE ENOUGH TO MAKE EVEN A SMUDGE ON THE SCREEN.

YOU UNDERSTAND? YES, SIR.

AS SOON AS HE REPORTS A BLIP, YOU TRY AND PICK IT UP ON VISUAL.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

CAN YOU GO ANY LOWER?

UH-HUH.

[ Morton On Speaker ] SEAVIEW CALLING APPLE 1. URGENT. REPEAT, URGENT.

- GO AHEAD, SEAVIEW. - WE'RE PICKING UP A BLIP ON SONAR.

- COULD BE A WHALE, A BIG ONE. - HOW CLOSE?

LESS THAN A MILE.

HEADED WHICH WAY? STRAIGHT AT YOU FROM THE LOOKS OF IT.

-WELL, KEEP TRACKING IT. -AYE, SIR, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE TRAVELING AT A FANTASTIC SPEED.

HOW FAST?

WHAT'S ITS SPEED? [ Panel Beeping, Rising Tones ]

ESTIMATED 50 KNOTS, SIR.

I KNOW THIS SOUNDS UNBELIEVABLE, ADMIRAL, BUT IT'S AN ESTIMATED 50 KNOTS.

I BELIEVE YOU. HAUL US BACK UP. NO. ONLY ONE MORE MINUTE.

- I MUST HAVE A FULL REPORT ON THE DAMAGE. - ANOTHER TIME.

THERE WON'T BE ANOTHER TIME. YOU KNOW THERE WON'T. ANOTHER DAY, AND ALL THIS WILL BE DESTROYED.

SORRY. [ Switches Click ]

SEAVIEW TO APPLE 1. WHALE WITHIN 900 YARDS AND CLOSING FAST.

- ADMIRAL. - YES, LEE.

I'M GOING TO EXPEL A HUNDRED GALLONS OF SHARK REPELLENT.

NOW IT WON'T SCARE HIM OFF, BUT IT MAY BLIND HIM JUST LONG ENOUGH TO MISS YOU.

WELL, YOU BETTER WAIT TILL HE GETS CLOSE. RIGHT.

DEPTH, 4-1-0. KEEP HER STEADY. [ Man ] AYE, AYE, SIR.

MISSILE ROOM, THIS IS THE CAPTAIN. CHIEF SHARKEY HERE, CAPTAIN.

LOAD 100 GALLONS OF SHARK REPELLENT, NUMBER THREE TUBE.

EXPEL ON SIGNAL. AYE, AYE, SIR.

READY TO EXPEL, SKIPPER.

- RIGHT. LET IT GO. - GO.

BRACE YOURSELF.

[ Katya Screams ] [ Clattering ]

[ Machinery Squealing ]

[ Cable Continues Whipping ]

[ Clattering Continues ]

CRASH DIVE. SET A PURSUIT COURSE AND OVERHAUL THAT WHALE. AYE, SIR.

PREPARE TO DIVE!

WE'RE AT FLANK SPEED NOW AND CATCHING UP. CAN WE PUT A TORPEDO IN HIM?

NO. IF WE KILL THE WHALE, THEY'RE FINISHED TOO.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE THEY'RE STILL ALIVE. THEY COULDN'T BE.

WHY NOT? THE BELL'S WATERTIGHT, ISN'T IT?

THEY'VE GOT OXYGEN. THERE'S STILL A CHANCE-- A GOOD ONE.

HE KNOWS WE'RE AFTER HIM. HE'S TRYING AN EVASIVE ACTION.

ALL RIGHT, STAY WITH HIM. NO MATTER WHAT HE TRIES, YOU KEEP ON HIS TAIL.

I'M GOING TO THE MISSILE ROOM. AYE, AYE, SIR.

RANGE, 8-7-0. 8-7-0.

NUMBER TWO, DELAYED ACTION. READY TO LOAD, SIR.

LOAD THE WARHEAD WITH 500 C.C.'s OF ANODYNE. RIGHT HERE.

NO, WAIT. MAKE IT THREE-QUARTER STRENGTH. I DON'T WANNA PARALYZE THE WHALE COMPLETELY.

HE'D SINK LIKE A ROCK, AND WE'D NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN. AYE, AYE, SIR.

THREE-QUARTER STRENGTH IT IS. RILEY, LOAD THE WARHEAD.

SKIPPER, BUT HOW DO WE GET THE ADMIRAL OUT OF THERE?

WE GO IN AFTER HIM. HOW ELSE?

WELL, YOU SEE, KOWALSKI--

MAN, THAT'LL MAKE RIDING A HOT TUBE SEEM LIKE KID STUFF.

RANGE, 75 YARDS AND CLOSING FAST.

AT 50 YARDS GIVE ORDERS TO FIRE. RIGHT.

RANGE, 65 YARDS.

FIFTY-FIVE YARDS. RANGE, 50 YARDS.

FORTY-EIGHT, 45--

NOW!

FIRE TWO. [ Torpedo Hissing ]

[ Whale Bellowing ]

WHAT HAPPENED?

- WHERE ARE WE NOW? - WELL, WE-- WE SEEM TO BE IN-- IN A--

A SORT OF, UH, STATE OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSION.

WHERE'S MY CAMERA?

OH, LOOK AT THIS. BLUNDERER!

YEAH, I-- I SEEM TO BE A LITTLE BIT OUT OF PRACTICE.

I WANT TO GET BACK TO THE SUB AT ONCE.

I WILL MAKE A NEW DIVE THIS AFTERNOON-- THIS TIME WITH AN EXPERIENCED PILOT.

I, UM-- I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN.

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

FRANKLY, I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE TO DO AT THE MOMENT.

WE HAVE JUST ENOUGH AIR LEFT FOR 92 MINUTES.

THAT SHOULD LAST US EASILY TILL WE GET BACK, IF WE START RIGHT NOW.

[ Sighs ] DR. MARKHOVA, DO YOU--

DO YOU HAVE THE, UH, SLIGHTEST IDEA OF WHERE WE ARE?

[ Switch Clicks ]

[ Gasps ] IMPOSSIBLE.

THERE IS NO WHALE NOW IN EXISTENCE BIG ENOUGH TO SWALLOW THIS.

[ Switch Clicks ] THE ARCHAEOCETI.

LONG AGO EXTINCT.

WELL, TO REVIVE A TIRED OLD JOKE--

YOU KNOW IT, AND I KNOW IT, BUT, UH, PERHAPS HE DOESN'T.

AFTER ALL, OUR ANCESTORS WEREN'T SKEPTICAL ABOUT THE STORY OF JONAH.

THEY KNEW THAT THERE WERE FISH BIG ENOUGH TO SWALLOW A MAN.

ANCIENT HISTORY. MYTHS.

SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO TAUNT YOU WITH A BOOK YOU'VE NEVER READ.

THE BIBLE? I'VE READ IT. I AM NOT IGNORANT.

JONAH, OF COURSE, WAS A VERY POOR SAILOR,

THOUGH, PERHAPS, HE WOULD HAVE MADE A GOOD ADMIRAL.

[ Chuckles, Laughing ]

HOW DO WE GET OUT? WE CAN'T SIT HERE AND WAIT!

UH, A FEW MOMENTS AGO, THE-- THE WHALE SUDDENLY QUIETED DOWN.

HE MAY JUST HAVE GONE TO SLEEP, BUT, ON THE OTHER HAND,

SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE PUT HIM TO SLEEP.

EVEN IF THEY HAVE PUT HIM OUT FOR A MOMENT, HOW WILL YOUR MEN GET US OUT OF HERE...

BEFORE THE AIR GAUGE HITS ZERO?

NOW THIS IS A CROSS SECTION OF THE WHALE'S ANATOMY.

DO WE GO RIGHT INTO HIM, SIR-- PAST THOSE TEETH?

THAT'S RIGHT. RIGHT IN HERE.

MAN, THAT'S WILD.

SIR, ARE JUST THE THREE OF US ENOUGH?

OH, I THINK SO, KOWALSKI-- YOU, RILEY AND MYSELF.

[ Clears Throat, No Audible Dialogue ] HMM.

[ Sonarman ] LARGE WHALE, DEAD AHEAD. COLLISION COURSE.

[ Morton ] EVASIVE ACTION. HARD LEFT RUDDER.

MAN, DIG THAT FISH!

[ Crane ] BRACE YOURSELVES!

[ Heavy Impact ]

[ Both Sputtering, Coughing ]

HARD RIGHT! PULL AHEAD! [ Man On Speaker ] ALL SYSTEMS ON EMERGENCY POWER.

STEADY AS YOU GO.

HADN'T WE BETTER KEEP DODGING? NO. KEEP ON HIS TAIL.

I'M TRYIN' TO BEACH HIM. IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE SURE HE WON'T SINK.

MISSILE ROOM, THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.

TUBE NUMBER FOUR. STAND BY TO FIRE.

FIRE FOUR!

HE'S DOWN ON THE LEDGE, QUIET AS A BABY.

HARD RIGHT RUDDER. COME ABOUT IN A FULL 360-DEGREE TURN.

IS THE CABLE IN POSITION? YES, SIR. A TITANIUM CABLE WITH A FIVE-INCH HOOK.

YOU'LL FIND IT RIGHT NEXT TO THE AIR LOCK OUTSIDE. IT'S, UH--

IT'S LIGHT, BUT, UH-- BUT GOOD AND STRONG, SIR. GOOD.

[ Man On Speaker ] ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL.

HAVE A MAN STAND BY THE WINCH WITH A FIRE HOSE...

JUST IN CASE THE FRICTION ON THE CABLE HEATS IT UP TOO FAST.

WE'LL HANDLE EVERYTHING ON THIS END, SIR. YOU READY?

AYE, SIR. LET'S GO, SKIPPER.

WHAT'S THE PRESSURE ON THE AIR LOCK? 1.47.

VERY WELL.

WE HAVE PERFECT TRIM. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SWIM RIGHT INTO THE JAWS.

WELL, LET'S HOPE THEY STAY OPEN.

I'D HATE TO TRY AND CUT OUR WAY THROUGH A 15-FOOT WALL OF BONE AND BLUBBER.

SIR, EXCUSE ME, BUT COULDN'T WE KEEP HIS JAWS PROPPED OPEN...

WITH A COUPLE OF THOSE FIVE-INCH STEEL GIRDERS WE GOT STORED FOR COLLISION REPAIR?

NO, HE'D SNAP ONE OF THOSE LIKE A TOOTHPICK.

NOW ONCE WE'RE INSIDE, IF YOU SEE HIM TIGHTEN HIS JAWS, FIRE ANOTHER CHARGE OF ANESTHETIC.

- HALF-STRENGTH? - HALF-STRENGTH, JUST BEHIND THE SKULL. YOU GOT IT?

RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET TO WORK.

SIR?

JUST DON'T YOU WORRY, SIR. [ Hands Clasp Loudly ]

AND YOU TWO,

JUST, UH-- JUST BRING BACK THESE SUITS IN ONE PIECE, YOU UNDERSTAND?

ALL RIGHT, CHIEF.

TAKE CARE NOW.

[ Air Lock Hissing ]

DIVING PARTY IN THE WATER. THEY HAVE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE WHALE NOW.

YOU STILL HAVE CONTACT, SPARKS? IT'S GETTING FAINTER.

THE SKIPPER SAID THEY'VE JUST ENTERED THE WHALE'S JAWS.

DON'T LOSE CONTACT. I'LL DO MY BEST.

[ Heart Beating In Distance ]

[ Air Rushing Rhythmically ]

[ Vocalizing ]

STOW THE KNIFE!

MISSILE ROOM, TUBE FOUR.

- 500 C.C.'s ANODYNE, HALF CHARGE. PREPARE TO FIRE. - READY ON FOUR.

- FIRE FOUR! - [ Torpedo Hisses ]

[ Whale Vocalizing ]

[ Vocalizing Continues ]

[ Nelson Mutters ] [ Clattering ]

[ Vocalizing Continues ]

[ Clattering Stops ]

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YOU'RE HURT.

AH, JUST A WHACK ON THE HEAD. I'LL SURVIVE.

[ Breathing Raggedly ] AIR. NO AIR!

THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF OXYGEN YET.

I CAN'T BREATHE. THE GAUGE IS WRONG!

AH, IT'S A CONSTRICTION OF THE WINDPIPE. YOU'RE PLAIN SCARED.

HERE. TAKE A COUPLE OF SWALLOWS OF THIS. [ Whimpering ]

HERE. SWALLOW THAT. [ Gulps ]

MMM. THANK YOU.

WE'VE GOTTA-- WE GOTTA COME TO A DECISION NOW.

FOR WHAT? HOW TO DIE?

THERE ARE TWO POSSIBILITIES.

WE COULD USE THE ROCKET LAUNCHER TO TRY TO BLAST OUR WAY OUT OF HERE--

WE CAN? THEN WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

FOR THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT, 'CAUSE THE ODDS WOULD BE ABOUT 10-TO-ONE AGAINST US.

10-TO-ONE, PERCENTAGES, STATISTICS--

EVEN WITH YOUR LIFE HANGING BY A THREAD-- [ Chuckles ]

ADMIRAL, YOU ARE THE PERFECT BUREAUCRAT.

KATYA MARKHOVA, DO YOU-- DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW DEEP WE ARE? WELL, I DON'T.

EVEN IF WE BLASTED THE BELL OUT OF HERE WITH THE GRENADE LAUNCHER, WE'D STILL...

HAVE TO FIGHT OUR WAY OUT, THEN WE'D HAVE TO TRY TO SWIM TO THE SURFACE.

IF WE'RE TOO DEEP, WE'LL BE CRUSHED.

WHAT'S OUR OTHER CHOICE? WELL, WE COULD DISCHARGE THE PETROLEUM IN THE BALLAST TANKS.

PERHAPS THAT MIGHT IRRITATE THE WHALE'S STOMACH ENOUGH SO THAT HE'D TRY TO DISGORGE US--

THE WAY, UM-- THE WAY THE GREAT FISH DID TO JONAH AFTER THREE DAYS.

I DON'T WANT TO PIN MY LIFE ON THE ACCURACY OF A FAIRY TALE.

WELL, ACTUALLY, UH, JONAH WASN'T THE ONLY MAN TO EVER MAKE IT BACK FROM THE BELLY OF A WHALE.

MORE FAIRY TALES. NO, NO, NO. THIS IS A PRETTY WELL DOCUMENTED CASE...

ABOUT AN ENGLISH SAILOR NAMED JAMES BARTLEY.

NOW, HE SPENT 24 HOURS IN THE STOMACH OF A SPERM WHALE BACK IN, UM-- IN 1891.

AND HE GOT OUT ALIVE--

BLEACHED WHITE AS A BONE AND QUITE MAD.

CHARMING. WELL, WHICH IS IT TO BE?

NEITHER ONE. FOR THE MOMENT, I PREFER TO WAIT.

FOR WHAT? FOR CAPTAIN CRANE TO COME...

AND SEND A SQUAD OF VOLUNTEERS RIGHT INTO THE JAWS OF A WHALE?

WELL, WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST THAT WE DO, BAIL OUT?

LAUNCH THE EXPLOSIVE. HAVE DONE WITH IT.

BUT I'M AFRAID THAT IF WE LAUNCH THE EXPLOSIVE,

WE MIGHT KILL ANYONE ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE US.

YOU TOLD ME,

YOUR PEOPLE BELIEVE EVERY LIFE IS PRECIOUS.

THEN WHY SHOULD THEY RISK A SINGLE LIFE FOR OURS?

YES. THAT'S JUST THE POINT. IT'S BECAUSE EVERY LIFE IS IMPORTANT...

THAT THEY'LL RISK ANYTHING TO TRY TO SAVE US.

HAVE YOU REESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT WITH THE CAPTAIN?

WE WERE READING EACH OTHER FIVE BY FIVE TILL THE WHALE CLOSED HIS JAWS.

I GUESS THOSE RADIO SIGNALS GOT SMOTHERED IN ALL THE TONS OF BLUBBER.

KEEP TRYING. YES, SIR.

[ Vocalizing ]

[ Vocalizing Continues ]

[ Kowalski Whimpering ]

- NO! PUT THE KNIFE AWAY. - HE'LL BE SQUEEZED TO DEATH!

ANOTHER PAIN REACTION LIKE THE LAST ONE AND WE'LL ALL BE DEAD.

[ Whimpering ]

[ Whimpering Continues ]

WAIT A MINUTE. I'LL USE THE SHORTWAVE UNIT.

ULTRASONIC WAVES-- IT'LL RELAX THE MUSCULAR CONSTRICTION.

[ Electrical Buzzing ]

QUICK, NOW! [ Buzzing Stops ]

[ Strains ]

NOW WAIT HERE.

WHATEVER HAPPENS, DON'T MAKE A MOVE FOR AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES,

EITHER OF YOU, UNLESS I SIGNAL.

OKAY.

TWENTY-TWO MINUTES LEFT.

SO IT WOULD SEEM. AND STILL NO SIGN.

WHAT SORT OF A SIGN WERE YOU EXPECTING?

TOO BAD YOUR "BOOK OF JONAH"...

WASN'T MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT THE PROCEDURE EMPLOYED.

OH, BUT IT IS. IT'S, UH-- IT'S QUITE SPECIFIC.

REALLY?

HE SIMPLY AND, UM, WELL, QUITE SENSIBLY, I SUPPOSE,

ADDRESSED HIMSELF TO THE AUTHOR OF HIS TEMPORARY MISFORTUNE.

UM, "FOR THOU HAS CAST ME I-INTO THE DEPTH, INTO THE HEART OF THE SEAS.

I WENT DOWN TO THE BOTTOMS OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE"-- UM,

"THE EARTH WITH HER BARS CLOSED UPON ME FOREVER.

YET HAST THOU BROUGHT UP MY LIFE FROM THE PIT."

OF COURSE, ALL WE HAVE IS HIS SIDE OF THE STORY.

WELL, HE WAS CALLED JONAH BEN AMITTAI, "THE SON OF THE TRUTHFUL ONE."

HE MUST HAVE BEEN PRETTY GOOD AT HIS JOB, OTHERWISE THE--

THE LORD WOULDN'T HAVE SENT HIM TO TRY TO SAVE THE CORRUPT CITY OF NINEVEH--

JUST AS YOU WENT DOWN TO "THE HEART OF THE SEAS" TO TRY TO SAVE YOUR LABORATORY.

- AND I WILL SAVE IT! - [ Mechanism Starts Ticking ]

[ Ticking Stops ]

NOW YOU'VE DONE IT!

WE GOT 16 MINUTES OF AIR LEFT-- 16 MINUTES TO GET THIS THING FIXED.

[ Rattling Mechanism Panel ]

I CAN'T GET MY FOOT LOOSE!

I'LL CUT YOU LOOSE! YOU HEARD WHAT THE CAPTAIN SAID. PUT THAT KNIFE AWAY!

THE CAPTAIN AIN'T HERE NOW. BETTER WAIT TILL HE COMES BACK.

COOL IT! YOU WANNA MAKE THIS A REAL FLAKE-OUT?

YOU WANNA DIE HERE? YOU HURT THAT WHALE, AND EVERYBODY'S GONNA DIE!

[ Whale Vocalizing ] DON'T! DON'T!

[ Vocalizing Continues ]

THE ADMIRAL HAS 13 MORE MINUTES OF OXYGEN LEFT... IF HE'S STILL ALIVE.

ANY CONTACT WITH THE CAPTAIN? NO, SIR.

KEEP TRYING.

ANOTHER 10 OR 12 MINUTES AND THEY MIGHT AS WELL TURN BACK...

IF THEY CAN.

THE BELL'S UP AHEAD PAST THAT VALVE.

WHAT HAPPENED? MY FOOT. I CAN'T GET IT LOOSE.

MAYBE THAT ULTRASONIC--

[ No Audible Sound Effect ]

WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT? I DON'T KNOW.

I'LL HAVE TO USE SOMETHING ELSE-- TRY TO FORCE A REACTION.

BUT YOU SAID-- WE'LL HAVE TO RISK IT. YOU BETTER BRACE YOURSELVES.

THE PAIN'S APT TO MAKE HIM DO SOME VIOLENT THINGS INSIDE AND OUT.

- [ Electrical Discharge ] - [ Bellowing ]

[ Electrical Discharge ] [ Bellowing Continues ]

[ Bellowing Continues ]

[ Clattering ]

I DROPPED THE CABLE!

[ Riley ] THE HOOK DUG IN. IT'S OKAY.

[ Clattering Continues ]

[ Katya ] BLAST US OUT OF HERE. NOW, WHILE WE'RE STILL ALIVE!

WE'VE ONLY GOT SEVEN MORE MINUTES, RILEY.

CAN YOU FREE THAT HOOK? CAN'T BUDGE IT. TOO MUCH TENSION.

IT WON'T HELP TO GET BACK TO THE BELL IF WE CAN'T HOOK IT UP. NOW KEEP TRYING!

[ Clicks Tongue ]

CAN'T YOU DO IT ANY QUICKER?

SIX MINUTES LEFT TO GO.

WOULDN'T IT TAKE US ALMOST THAT LONG TO REACH THE SURFACE?

YEAH, IF WE'RE BLOWN FREE, IF WE CAN MANAGE TO SCRAMBLE OUT OF THE BELL...

AND IF WE'RE NOT TOO DEEP TO FIGHT OUR WAY BACK TO THE SURFACE.

- AND IF WE ARE TOO DEEP? - YOU BETTER FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF JONAH.

WHAT'S THAT? PRAY... HARD.

WILL IT WORK NOW? KEEP AWAY!

DO YOU WANT TO WAIT UNTIL WE'RE OUT OF OXYGEN?

FRANKLY, I'M STILL WILLING TO GAMBLE THERE'S SOMEONE OUT THERE TRYING TO GET TO US--

SOMEONE WHO'D BE KILLED IF WE FIRE THIS TOO SOON.

- GOT IT, SKIPPER! - GOOD. FOLLOW ME.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BLAST OUR WAY OUT AFTER ALL. JUST HOPE WE CAN MAKE IT.

THE EXPLOSION SHOULD BLOW US FREE FROM THE WHALE...

THE WAY AN EJECTOR SEAT DOES IN A JET AIRPLANE.

JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T BLOW OUT THESE PORTHOLES TOO.

I SUPPOSE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RESCUE PARTY--

WELL, IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT NOW.

[ Mechanism Starts Ticking ]

ADMIRAL. YEAH?

[ Ticking Continues ] THE MAN WHO DIED IN THIS BELL-- ALEXIS--

NEXT MONTH WE WERE TO BE MARRIED.

BEFORE HE WENT DOWN, HE SAID TO ME-- ALMOST HIS LAST WORDS--

PEOPLE LIKE US, LIKE YOU--

WE SHOULD BE FRIENDS.

[ Ticking Continues ] NOW TAKE A-- TAKE A DEEP, DEEP BREATH.

WHEN I COUNT TO THREE, HOLD IT AS LONG AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN.

ONE, TWO, TH--

- [ Chuckles ] - [ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Ticking Stops ]

GET IN! QUICK!

[ Vocalizing ]

LET OUT THE CABLE... FAST! DON'T LOCK THE DRUM UNTIL HE'S HAD 2,000 FEET OF CABLE.

[ Crane ] DID YOU GET THE CABLE ATTACHED? AYE, AYE, SIR!

GET A HOSE IN HERE!

ALL RIGHT. LOCK THE WINCH. LOCK IT! [ Machinery Seizes Up ]

DO WE FOLLOW HIM, MR. MORTON? NO.

WE'LL TRY TO REEL HIM IN AND HOPE HE DOESN'T BREAK THE CABLE.

START REELING IN THE CABLE AT THREE FEET PER SECOND. CALL ME IF YOU FEEL HIM FIGHTING IT.

AYE, AYE, SIR. REEL IN THREE FEET PER SECOND.

[ Machinery Hesitating ] HE'S STARTING TO FIGHT IT.

KEEP REELING HIM IN.

CAN YOU REEL HIM IN, CHIEF? I DON'T KNOW, SIR. HE'S FIGHTING IT PRETTY HARD.

KEEP PULLING HIM IN. YES, SIR.

[ Machinery Hesitates, Resumes ]

SLOW IT! THEY MAY BE OUT.

CHIP TELLS ME WE'VE BEEN GETTING ALL SORTS OF RADIO CALLS FROM THE PRESS SERVICES.

THEY WANNA KNOW ALL ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE DOWN THERE.

THAT'S RIGHT, MA'AM-- PARTICULARLY YOUR IMPRESSIONS.

MY IMPRESSIONS WERE RECORDED LONG AGO. RECORDED?

"I WENT DOWN TO THE BOTTOMS OF THE MOUNTAINS.

THE EARTH WITH HER BARS CLOSED UPON ME FOREVER."

"YET HAST THOU BROUGHT UP MY LIFE FROM THE PIT."