Original subtitles

OFFICER TO THE DECK.

MISSILE ROOM, THIS IS ADMIRAL NELSON. REPLY IMMEDIATELY.

[ Garbled Squeaking ]

ENGINE ROOM! [ Hatch Closes ]

[ Clatters ]

WHO SLAMMED THAT DECK HATCH? ANSWER ME!

OPEN THIS HATCH!

OPEN IT! [ Grunts ]

OPEN IT!

[ Man ] VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

[ Garbled Squeaking ]

S.S.R.N. SEAVIEW CALLING.

S.S.R.N. SEAVIEW TO COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY! COME IN!

WHY DON'T YOU ANSWER? THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!

[ Garbled Squeaking On Speaker ]

ALL RIGHT, WHO IS IT?

WHO IS IT? ANSWER ME!

TURN OUT! HIT THE DECK, ALL...

- WHO'S THAT? - HMM?

[ Straining ] OH, IT'S YOU, SIR.

CHIEF SHARKEY, WHAT THE DEVIL ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WAITING FOR YOU AS ORDERED, ADMIRAL.

OH. AS ORDERED?

- WHOSE ORDERS? - YOURS, SIR.

LOOK, I GAVE NO SUCH ORDER.

I BEG YOUR PARDON, ADMIRAL, BUT YOU SURE DID.

YOU TOLD ME TO REPORT HERE AT 2100 HOURS AND WAIT FOR YOU.

AND I'VE BEEN WAITING NOW FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS.

MM-HMM. AND THE CREW?

THEY'RE ALL ON SHORE LEAVE, AS ORDERED.

ALL OF THEM? YES, SIR.

THAT'S... THAT'S WHAT YOU ORDERED, WASN'T IT?

WELL, YES. YES, YES, OF COURSE.

UH, EXCUSE ME, ADMIRAL,

BUT, UH... BUT IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG?

WELL, I DON'T... I DON'T KNOW, CHIEF.

[ Scoffs ] NO, NO, NO. CERTAINLY NOT.

[ Garbled Squeaking ]

[ Sighs ]

SO, UM, EVERYONE ELSE IS ON SHORE LEAVE EXCEPT YOU, CHIEF?

YES, SIR.

EVERYONE EXCEPT, UH, ME AND CAPTAIN CRANE.

CRANE.

WHERE IS CAPTAIN CRANE? I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

YOU MUST KNOW! HE'S SOMEWHERE ABOARD THIS SHIP, ISN'T HE?

I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYBODY UNTIL YOU CAME IN.

GIVE ME YOUR GUN. MY GUN, SIR?

HAND IT OVER. I HAVEN'T GOT A GUN.

ALL RIGHT, GIVE ME THE KEY TO THE ARMS LOCKER. BUT, SIR...

COME ON. COME ON.

- WHERE ARE THE WEAPONS? - THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYIN' TO TELL YOU, ADMIRAL.

YOU ORDERED ALL WEAPONS REMOVED FROM THIS SHIP. I NEVER GAVE SUCH AN ORDER!

[ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ] THERE'LL BE GUNS IN THE ARMS LOCKER IN THE CONTROL ROOM.

WE'LL PICK 'EM UP THERE. YOU COME WITH ME.

SHARKEY! I SAID COME WITH ME.

AYE, SIR.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW. I MEAN, SUPPOSE THE SKIPPER IS ABOARD.

WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH A GUN? BECAUSE...

- [ Garbled Squeaking ] - BECAUSE I NEED ONE! ARE YOU QUESTIONING MY ORDERS?

NO, SIR. WELL, THEN, COME ON.

[ Banging ]

- WHAT WAS THAT? - SOUNDED LIKE A DOOR. CAME FROM DOWN THERE.

- CRANE. - IT MUST BE. NOBODY ELSE COULD BE ABOARD.

WAIT. WE'LL HAVE TO FIND ME A WEAPON.

IF IT IS CRANE, DON'T TELL HIM WHERE I AM. YOU UNDERSTAND? DON'T TELL HIM!

AYE, AYE, SIR. REPORT TO ME IN THE CONTROL ROOM.

[ Grunts ] WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOARD?

[ Sighs ] JUST, UH...

JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS, SKIPPER. WHOSE ORDERS?

[ Sighs ]

ADMIRAL NELSON'S. I THOUGHT SO.

- YOU'RE WORKING FOR HIM, AREN'T YOU? - [ Sighs ]

I, UH... I THOUGHT WE ALL ARE. AREN'T WE?

I'M NOT.

NOW, LISTEN, SKIPPER, IF YOU HAVE ANY DIFFERENCES WITH THE ADMIRAL,

I'M SURE YOU CAN SIT DOWN AND TALK TO HIM ABOUT IT.

I STILL HAVEN'T DECIDED HOW YOU FIT INTO THIS YET.

ME EITHER. [ Sighs ]

WHERE IS HE? [ Sighs ]

I, UH... I COULDN'T SAY, SIR.

THEN YOU'VE ALREADY THROWN IN WITH HIM, RIGHT?

NOW, LOOK. SKIPPER, ALL I KNOW IS YOU'RE HUNTING THE ADMIRAL, AND YOU'VE GOT A GUN.

- WHY? - [ Garbled Squeaking ]

WHY?

- I'VE GOT TO FIND HIM AND KILL HIM. - KILL THE ADMIRAL?

BELIEVE ME, I DON'T WANT TO. BUT THERE'S NO OTHER WAY.

WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? I'VE GOT TO!

BEFORE HE KILLS ME!

SIR! I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU DO IT!

YOU CAN'T STOP ME, CHIEF!

[ Door Closes ]

- [ Whispered ] CHIEF! - ADMIRAL.

UH, I'VE GOT TO GET YOU OFF THIS SHIP, SIR.

YOU'VE SEEN CRANE. WHERE IS HE?

NEVER MIND. WE GOT TO FIND A WAY... WHERE IS HE?

BELOW SOMEWHERE.

SIR, HE'S GOT A GUN. UH-HUH. A GUN. I THOUGHT SO.

HE CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT ONCE YOU'RE OFF THE SHIP AND ON THE DOCK. COME ON.

WE CAN'T GET OFF!

I'VE TRIED. ALL THE HATCHES ARE LOCKED.

WE COULD FORCE THE DECK HATCH, SIR.

WORKING TOGETHER WE CAN DO IT! COME ON!

[ Crane On Speaker ] ADMIRAL.

ADMIRAL?

ADMIRAL, THIS IS CRANE.

WHERE'S IT COMING FROM, SIR?

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY. HE COULD BE IN ANY COMPARTMENT ON THE SHIP.

I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME.

ARE YOU AFRAID TO ANSWER?

PLEASE DON'T ANSWER HIM, SIR. [ Sighs ]

I HEAR YOU. [ Crane ] GOOD.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW I'VE GOT A GUN.

- THAT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME. - IT'S THE ONLY GUN ABOARD. I'M GONNA KILL YOU.

WHERE ARE YOU, LEE? WHERE ARE YOU?

HOW MUCH MORE CONVINCING DO YOU NEED, SIR?

WILL YOU LET ME TRY TO GET YOU OFF THIS SHIP? COME ON. PLEASE.

[ Garbled Squeaking ]

THE MISSILE ROOM ARMS LOCKER... THERE'S CERTAIN TO BE GUNS THERE, PLENTY OF THEM.

WILL YOU LISTEN TO ME... I'VE HEARD ENOUGH! I'M GONNA FIND ME A GUN!

[ Garbled Squeaking ]

NO, SKIPPER!

[ Groans ] ADMIRAL?

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

OH, IT'S YOU.

TAKE IT EASY.

WE BETTER FIX THAT SHOULDER. CAN YOU STAND?

YEAH. I THINK SO.

[ Grunting ]

TAKE IT EASY NOW, SIR. IF I CAN GET YOU TOPSIDE, WE'LL FORCE THE DECK HATCH.

NO. A GUN. I NEED A GUN!

SURE, SURE, A GUN. AFTER WE GET ASHORE, OKAY? NOW!

[ Woman On Speaker ] GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN.

ALL PREPARATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR SAILING. WE ARE NOW PUTTING OUT TO SEA.

THAT VOICE... WHO IS IT? [ Alarm Blaring ]

[ Alarm Stops ] THOSE ARE THE ENGINES! WE'RE GETTING UNDER WAY!

IT'S CRANE! I'VE GOT TO STOP HIM!

[ Grunts ]

[ Groaning ]

I'VE GOT TO GET THAT BULLET OUT, SIR.

AND... IT'S GONNA HURT. ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD.

[ Coughing ]

HOW DOES THE ARM FEEL, ADMIRAL?

[ Grunts ] OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

[ Scoffs ] THANKS, CHIEF.

NOW WE HAVE TO FIX YOU UP WITH A SLING.

[ Grunts ] FORGET THE SLING.

I GOTTA KEEP THAT ARM QUIET SO THAT IT CAN HEAL.

WE GOTTA PUT A SLING ON IT. I SAID NO!

IT'D MAKE TOO GOOD A TARGET.

LISTEN, ADMIRAL. WE... WE JUST GOTTA STOP PLAYING GAMES, YOU KNOW?

I GOTTA GET YOU ASHORE, AND RIGHT NOW!

[ Scoffs ] WE CAN'T GET OFF THIS SHIP. WE'RE AT SEA, CHIEF!

CRANE. CRANE DID IT!

HE DID IT!

WHAT FOR? WHY?

I DON'T KNOW WHY, EXCEPT THAT HE'S TRYING TO KILL ME.

OH, MAN, I MUST BE GOING PSYCHO.

NOTHING MAKES ANY SENSE ANYMORE.

WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HERE?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, CHIEF.

IT'LL SOON BE OVER...

ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

[ Woman On Speaker ] AND NOW, GENTLEMEN,

IF YOU WILL STAND BY YOUR POSTS, WE'LL BEGIN OUR DIVE.

WE'RE TAKING HER DOWN TO 90 FEET.

[ Woman On Speaker ] WE ARE NOW AT 90 FEET.

TRIM: SATISFACTORY. THE SMOKING LAMP IS LIT.

WHAT IS THAT WOMAN'S VOICE? WHO IS IT?

NOBODY, SIR. THAT'S THE NEW TAPE WARNING SYSTEM.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU KNOW, SIR. INSTEAD OF BELLS AND KLAXON, WE GOT A SEXY GIRL'S VOICE.

SOMEBODY IN WASHINGTON FIGURED IT'D GET MORE ATTENTION FROM THE MEN.

THE NEW TAPE. DON'T YOU REMEMBER? WE PUT IT IN A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.

AH. AND I SUPPOSE I GAVE THE ORDER FOR IT.

YES, SIR. AH. WELL, I'M SORRY. I MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN.

[ Woman On Speaker ] THE SPECIAL SEA DETAIL IS SECURE, GENTLEMEN.

WE ARE NOW PROCEEDING AT ALL AHEAD STANDARD.

I GOT IT. WE CAN GET OFF ON THE FLYING SUB, BUT WE GOTTA HURRY.

I'M GONNA SETTLE WITH CRANE FIRST.

NOW, LISTEN! ONCE YOU GET ASHORE YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT.

BUT RIGHT NOW, I GOTTA GET YOU OFF THIS SUB!

COME ON! OW!

I'M SORRY, SIR. YOU CAN COURT-MARTIAL ME LATER.

BUT RIGHT NOW, I GOTTA GET YOU ASHORE.

HMM. COME ON.

COME ON.

[ Garbled Squeaking ]

[ Woman On Speaker ] GENTLEMEN, I HAVE A WARNING FOR THE FLYING SUB COCKPIT.

PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THE CONTROLS.

YOU SEE, THE CONTROLS HAVE BEEN RIGGED TO EXPLODE ON CONTACT.

IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO LAUNCH THE FLYING SUB AT THIS TIME.

I REPEAT. DO NOT TOUCH THE CONTROLS.

YOU MUST EVACUATE THE COCKPIT AT ONCE.

THANK YOU.

[ Garbled Squeaking ]

[ Scoffs ]

IT WON'T BUDGE, SIR. OF COURSE NOT.

FORGET ABOUT THE CONTROLS. THEY'RE ON AUTOMATIC SETTING.

CRANE RIGGED THAT EXPLOSION ON THE FLYING SUB TO KILL ME.

[ Sighs ] ADMIRAL, HE MUST HAVE HEARD THE WARNING OVER THE P.A.!

HE KNOWS WHERE YOU ARE NOW. HE'LL BE COMING AFTER YOU!

I KNOW. AND I'VE GOT TO BE READY FOR HIM.

I TRIED TO TELL YOU THIS. EXCEPT FOR HIS, THERE ARE NO GUNS ON THIS SHIP. NONE!

WELL, I KNOW WHERE THERE'S ONE.

[ Sighs ] WHERE?

THE SAFE IN MY CABIN.

[ Woman On Speaker ] CAPTAIN CRANE, ADMIRAL NELSON IS YOUR ENEMY.

HE IS COMING TO KILL YOU.

YOU MUST KILL HIM FIRST. BE READY, CAPTAIN.

KILL HIM FIRST OR YOU, YOURSELF, WILL DIE.

[ Garbled Squeaking ]

[ Woman On Speaker ] GENTLEMEN, OUR SENSORS INDICATE...

THE PRESENCE OF A LOADED AUTOMATIC PISTOL IN THE ADMIRAL'S CABIN.

[ Gunshot ]

ADMIRAL, WHAT HAPPENED?

[ Sharkey ] SKIPPER!

YOU KILLED HIM. YOU HEAR? YOU KILLED HIM!

WHY? HE'S DEAD?

WHY DID YOU SHOOT HIM? HUH?

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO SHOOT HIM. WE COULD'VE FOUND SOME WAY TO WORK THIS THING OUT, BUT NO!

NO, YOU COULDN'T WAIT TO PULL THAT TRIGGER, COULD YOU?

- COULD YOU? - I HAD TO. DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

ALL I UNDERSTAND IS THAT IT WAS A FRIEND, AND YOU SHOT HIM.

AND I HOPE THEY THROW THE BOOK AT YOU!

- IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE! - SELF... HE HAD NOTHING.

NO GUN. NOT A THING TO DEFEND HIMSELF WITH!

- THEY CAN'T CONVICT ME! - OH, MAN, THEY'RE GONNA TRY!

THEY'RE GONNA SURE TRY!

OKAY. JUST GIVE ME THAT.

GIMME THAT!

I... I... I'M SO TIRED, CHIEF, I...

COME ON. LET'S GO.

COME ON.

I'M LOCKING YOU UP, SIR.

[ Sighs ]

ADMIRAL! OPEN UP. HE'S GONE.

ADMIRAL! LISTEN, HE'S NOT HERE! [ Banging ]

ADMIRAL!

IT WAS A PRETTY CLOSE CALL, SIR.

YOUR GUN. WHERE DID YOU GET IT?

IT'S THE SKIPPER'S.

GOOD, GOOD. BUT HOW DID YOU GET IT?

I TRICKED HIM. I, UH... I TOLD HIM YOU WERE DEAD.

[ Chuckles ] THAT WAS VERY CLEVER OF YOU, CHIEF.

- WHERE IS HE NOW? - LOCKED IN YOUR CABIN, SIR.

[ Laughs ] CONGRATULATIONS.

UH, I'M KEEPING IT, SIR.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? HAND IT OVER. DON'T...

DON'T COME ANY CLOSER, SIR.

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?

OH, WELL, I WISH I KNEW, SIR.

BUT, UH, UNTIL I FIND OUT, I'M GONNA KEEP YOU AND THE SKIPPER APART.

NOW, I'M GONNA HAVE TO LOCK YOU UP TOO, SIR.

[ Scoffs, Chuckles ]

WELL, HOW'S THAT GONNA HELP YOU?

THE RADIO'S OUT. THE FLYING SUB CAN'T BE LAUNCHED.

NOW, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, RIDE AROUND THIS SUBMARINE TILL YOU HIT THE... THE CHINA COAST?

I-I'LL FIGURE THAT OUT LATER, SIR.

CAN YOU TURN THIS SHIP AROUND AND HEAD IT BACK TO PORT?

NO, SIR.

WELL, I CAN.

BUT FIRST, I HAVE TO GET TO THE ENGINE ROOM AND BYPASS THE AUTOMATIC SETTINGS.

NOW, IF YOU INSIST ON KEEPING ME COVERED, YOU CAN COME ALONG.

THIS WON'T TAKE LONG.

CHIEF, UH, HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN ABOARD?

A COUPLE OF HOURS, SIR. WHY?

I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED...

BEFORE I CAME ABOARD THIS SHIP TONIGHT.

NOTHING?

WELL, YOU REMEMBERED ME.

[ Scoffs ] AND YOU SURE REMEMBER THE SKIPPER.

WELL, I-I CAN REMEMBER PEOPLE.

IT'S... IT'S ALL THOSE ORDERS YOU SAID I GAVE.

UH, THE SHORE LEAVE, THE NEW TAPES.

I-I DON'T REMEMBER ANY OF IT. N-NOT A THING.

ALL I COULD REMEMBER WAS THAT CRANE WAS GOING TO KILL ME...

UNLESS I KILLED HIM FIRST.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU AND THE SKIPPER WERE THE BEST OF FRIENDS.

NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, EVERYTHING'S, UH, OUT OF CONTROL.

HUH. OUT OF CONTROL.

AND I'M SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

CONTROL.

WHY DOES THAT RING A BELL? CONTROL...

[ Garbled Squeaking ]

[ Clanks ]

IS IT ALL FIXED? UH, NOT YET. GET ME A PAIR OF DIKES.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Woman On Speaker ] GENTLEMEN, THERE HAS JUST BEEN A CHANGE OF COURSE.

AS A RESULT OF AN EXPERT MANUAL ADJUSTMENT IN THE ENGINE ROOM,

WE ARE NOW HEADED BACK TO HOME PORT.

THANK YOU.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T FINISHED.

I'M NOT. HAND 'EM OVER.

[ Gunshot ]

[ Woman On Speaker ] GENTLEMEN, YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE.

TWO UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS ARE NOW IN THE VENTILATING SYSTEM.

THIS IS UNSAFE. THEY ARE REQUESTED TO VACATE IT IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Clatters ]

[ Woman On Speaker ] THERE IS AN EMERGENCY IN THE VENTILATING SYSTEM...

CAUSED BY THE RELEASE OF A LETHAL GAS.

ALL AIRTIGHT DOORS ARE BEING SEALED AND LOCKED IN COMPARTMENT "F" THROUGH "K."

DO NOT ENTER THESE SEALED COMPARTMENTS.

REPEATING. THE GAS IS LETHAL. THANK YOU.

[ Gasping ]

[ Groans ]

[ Gun Clatters ]

[ Straining ]

[ Coughing ]

[ Coughing Continues ]

[ Coughing Continues ]

[ Coughing Continues ]

- CHIEF. - SKIP...

SKIPPER... SKIPPER, LET ME OUT.

WHY SHOULD I? YOU LIED TO ME!

I... I HAD TO. I HAD TO KEEP YOU FROM KILLING THE ADMIRAL.

IT'S TOO BAD IT DIDN'T WORK.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN? - THIS TIME HE'S REALLY DEAD.

OH, NO.

[ Exhales ]

[ Groans ] OH, NO.

[ Grunts ]

[ Ax Clatters ]

[ Woman On Speaker ] GENTLEMEN, A DECK HATCH HAS BEEN OPENED IN THE MIDSHIPS STORES LOCKER.

IT IS BEING AUTOMATICALLY RE-CLOSED AND SEALED...

UNTIL THE BLOWER SYSTEM CLEARS THE SECTION OF RESIDUAL LETHAL GAS.

ALL PERSONNEL ARE REQUESTED TO AVOID THE MIDSHIPS AREA...

UNTIL THE AIR HAS BEEN CLEANSED.

THANK YOU.

ADMIRAL. ADMIRAL?

ADMIRAL. ADMIRAL!

ADMIRAL?

ADMIRAL, THIS IS CRANE.

I... I TH... I THOUGHT YOU'D BE CALLING.

- WHAT DO YOU WANT? - WHERE ARE YOU?

YOU EXPECT ME TO TELL YOU THAT?

I'LL FIND YOU IF I HAVE TO SEARCH THE WHOLE SHIP!

[ Breathing Shakily ] WELL, DON'T BOTHER.

YOU'LL FIND ME IN THE CONTROL ROOM.

[ Mike Clatters ]

[ Muttering ] FIND ME IN THE CONTROL ROOM.

CONTROL. CONTROL.

CONTROL.

[ Chuckles ] HEY. LEE! LEE!

LEE, L-LISTEN TO ME.

I'VE GOT THE ANSWER. THAT-THAT-THAT THING I COULDN'T REMEMBER.

NOW... NOW, LISTEN TO ME.

IN EVERY SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENT,

THERE HAS TO BE ONE ELEMENT THAT'S NOT AFFECTED.

NOW, THAT ELEMENT IS CALLED THE CONTROL.

[ Chuckles ] WELL, DON'T YOU SEE?

WE... WE'RE THE SUBJECTS, YOU AND I.

AND CHIEF SHARKEY IS... IS THE CONTROL.

WELL, I-I... IT'S AN EXPERIMENT. IT'S AN EXPERIMENT.

AND, UH, WELL, SOMEHOW IT WENT ALL WRONG!

EX... EXPERIMENT. I GOTTA GET THE TAPES.

THE TAPES! THE TAPES!

LEE, D-DID YOU HEAR THAT? [ Coughing ]

DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?

IT'S AN EXPERIMENT.

SEE, THOSE BURST TRANSMISSIONS WERE ALL A PART OF IT.

THEY'RE SUBLIMINAL INSTRUCTIONS TO KILL ONE ANOTHER.

IGNORE THEM, LEE!

DID YOU... DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

WELL, ANSWER ME.

WHY DON'T YOU ANSWER ME?

UH... UH, LEE?

LEE?

LEE?

[ Gasps ] LEE.

[ Door Opens ]

ADMIRAL.

DID... [ Exhales ]

D-DIDN'T YOU HEAR... HEAR ME ON THE P.A.?

WE... WE GOT, UH... WE GOT CAUGHT UP IN OUR OWN EXPERIMENT.

- I'M GONNA KILL YOU, ADMIRAL. - LOOK...

LOOK. UH, LOOK. TRY... TRY TO THINK ABOUT IT, LEE.

TRY TO THINK ABOUT IT. THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU CAN REMEMBER.

YOU CAN REMEMBER. I DID! NOW, LOOK. LEE! WHEN...

LEE, REMEMBER. REMEMBER THE TAPES?

TRY TO REMEMBER! LEE!

[ Grunting ]

[ Grunting ]

[ Clattering ]

[ Shouts ]

[ Shouts ]

[ Muttering ] THE EXPERIMENT. GOTTA END THE EXPERIMENT.

[ Panting ]

WHERE'S THAT TAPE? THAT TAPE!

[ Case Clattering ] [ Woman On Speaker ] THE EXPERIMENT IS OVER.

YOU WILL IGNORE ALL PAST SUBLIMINAL IMPRESSIONS.

THE EXPERIMENT IS OVER. THANK YOU.

AND TO THINK I VOLUNTEERED FOR IT. [ Scoffs ]

ALL THREE OF US DID.

THE GOVERNMENT WAS TRYING TO TEST THE EFFECT OF SUBLIMINAL IMPRESSIONS...

ON MEN UNDER LIFE-OR-DEATH STRESS.

THEY KNEW IT WOULD HAVE AN AMNESIA EFFECT ON US,

BUT, UH, IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO AFFECT SHARKEY.

WELL, NO, SIR, I STILL CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.

THERE I WAS CHANGING TAPES, AND I, UH... I DIDN'T REMEMBER IT.

THOSE WERE BURST TRANSMISSIONS, OF COURSE...

A VOICE SPEEDED UP SO FAST, ONLY OUR SUBCONSCIOUS MINDS GOT THE MESSAGE.

AND THAT SAME VOICE... SOMETIMES WE HEARD IT AT NORMAL SPEED.

THAT WAS THE AUTOMATIC WARNING SYSTEM.

WITHOUT THAT, ONE OF US WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD BY NOW.

WELL, SIR, LIKE THEY ALWAYS WARNED ME... NEVER VOLUNTEER.

- AMEN. - [ Chuckles ]