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OVER THERE.

NOW, THAT'S WHERE IT CAME FROM.

AND IT WAS A MOANING SOUND, LIKE, UH... WELL, LIKE SOMEBODY WAS DYING OR SOMETHING.

AND IT, UH, CAME FROM THERE, HUH? THAT'S RIGHT.

OKAY. SO YOU THINK I'VE FLIPPED. I KNOW WHAT I HEARD.

LOOK, KID, THESE VENTILATING DUCTS RUN FROM ONE END OF THE SHIP TO THE OTHER, RIGHT?

WELL, SOMETIMES THE PRESSURE IN ONE COMPARTMENT...

WILL BE HIGHER THAN THE PRESSURE IN ANOTHER COMPARTMENT.

CHIEF, DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW ALL THAT?

NOW, WAIT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, AIR RUSHES THROUGH THE DUCTS...

AND MAKES THIS KIND OF MOANING SOUND.

THAT'S WHAT YOU HEARD, KOWALSKI. AIR IN THE DUCTS.

I DON'T KNOW. IT DIDN'T SOUND LIKE THAT.

WELL, YOU GOT A LITTLE EXCITED, THAT'S ALL.

LET'S GO. YOUR WATCH IS COMING UP.

OKAY. BUT I KNOW WHAT I HEARD. YES.

[ Man Laughing ]

[ Laughing Continues ] SKI? WAIT FOR ME.

I TELL YOU, SKIPPER, IT WAS SOME KIND OF A LAUGH.

A WEIRD CACKLING LAUGH.

AND DID YOU HEAR IT TOO, KOWALSKI?

NO, SIR. NOT THEN. I WAS ALREADY OUT IN THE CORRIDOR.

BUT BEFORE THAT I HEARD THIS MOANING SOUND.

THAT'S WHEN HE CALLED ME, SIR. IT SEEMED TO COME FROM THE VENTILATOR GRID.

KOWALSKI, YOU'RE DUE ON THE SONAR WATCH. AYE, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD, KOWALSKI. THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I SUPPOSE THERE'S A GOOD, LOGICAL EXPLANATION FOR WHAT WE HEARD.

OF COURSE THERE IS. NOW, LISTEN, CHIEF.

IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING MORE UNUSUAL, REPORT TO ME PERSONALLY, ALL RIGHT?

AYE, AYE, SIR.

MORE OF THOSE REPORTS? [ Sighs ] YEAH.

CHIP, HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN RUNNING SUBMERGED THIS CRUISE?

THIS IS OUR FOURTH DAY SUBMERGED, OUR 24th DAY AT SEA. WHY, SIR?

I WONDER IF THE CREW ISN'T GETTING EDGY.

MAYBE THEY NEED SHORE LEAVE. THEY ALWAYS NEED SHORE LEAVE. THEY'LL BE OKAY.

HMM. [ Kowalski ] MR. MORTON.

WHAT ARE YOU GETTING? SURFACE SHIP.

0-1-7 DEGREES RELATIVE, RANGE 25-DOUBLE-0 YARDS.

VERY WELL. KEEP IT ON THE SCREEN. RIGHT, SIR.

PROBLEMS? I DON'T THINK SO.

A SURFACE SHIP ALMOST DEAD AHEAD.

THAT'S FUNNY. WE HAVEN'T BEEN TRACKING ANY SURFACE VESSELS IN THIS AREA.

WE'VE GOT ONE NOW.

SPARKS, THERE'S A SHIP ON THE SURFACE.

IT'S WITHIN, UH, 2,500 YARDS OF US.

- RAISE THEM AND REQUEST AN IDENTIFICATION. - AYE, AYE, SIR.

A LONE VESSEL 150 MILES FROM THE NEAREST SHIPPING LANE.

WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF IT, LEE? I DON'T KNOW.

[ Sparks On Radio ] SKIPPER, THAT SHIP DOES NOT RESPOND TO OUR SIGNAL.

TRY IT AGAIN. AND KEEP TRYING UNTIL YOU GET A RESPONSE.

AYE, SIR.

BRING US UP TO PERISCOPE DEPTH. AYE, AYE, SIR.

TEN DEGREE UP BUBBLE.

PERISCOPE DEPTH, SIR.

TAKE A LOOK.

[ Man ] VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

NO WONDER SPARKS CAN'T CONTACT THEM.

THAT SHIP LOOKS A COUPLE OF CENTURIES OLD.

I STILL WANT TO KNOW WHO THEY ARE AND WHERE THEY CAME FROM.

WE COULD SIGNAL THEM WITH SEMAPHORES.

- WE'LL HAVE TO. TAKE HER UP. - AYE, AYE, SIR.

PREPARE TO SURFACE.

THANKS. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT SQUARE-RIGGER WILL REACT TO US.

JUST STAND BY TO TAKE US DOWN IN A HURRY IF WE HAVE TO DUCK.

WE'LL BE READY. ALL RIGHT.

[ Explosions ] TAKE US DOWN FAST!

DIVE! DIVE!

[ Explosions Continue ]

[ Klaxon Blaring ]

WE'RE RIDING AT 100 FEET. BRING HER TO A FULL STOP.

ALL STOP.

HOW'S OUR TRIM? WE'RE RIDING AT 100 FEET, DEAD STOP, TRIM SATISFACTORY.

ALL RIGHT. VERY WELL.

DAMAGE CONTROL, WHAT'S OUR CONDITION? DAMAGE CONTROL, SIR.

FULL WATER-TIGHT INTEGRITY IN ALL COMPARTMENTS.

[ Sighs ]

THOSE MUST HAVE BEEN OLD-FASHIONED CANNONBALLS THEY WERE THROWING AT US.

I'LL READY THE TWO FORWARD TORPEDO TUBES. NOW, WHAT FOR?

- WE'LL BLAST THAT HULK OUT OF THE WATER. - WE'RE NOT GONNA FIRE ON HER.

SHE FIRED ON US. I KNOW, CHIP, BUT I STILL WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HER.

[ Nelson On Speaker ] CONTROL ROOM. YES, ADMIRAL?

- WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE? WHAT DID WE HIT? - NOTHING, ADMIRAL.

SOMETHING HIT US.

WE'VE BEEN ATTACKED BY A 200-YEAR-OLD SQUARE-RIGGER.

A 200-YEAR-OLD S... I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.

WHAT ARE YOU READING NOW?

THE SHIP HASN'T MOVED, SKIPPER. SHE'S STILL UP THERE ON THE SURFACE.

[ Chuckles ] HEY, LEE.

LEE? WHAT IS THIS? WHAT'S GOING ON?

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

[ Shouting ] CAN ANYBODY HEAR ME?

HEY, CHIP.

CHIP!

ALL HANDS, THIS IS NELSON. REPORT YOUR CONDITION.

REPORT!

THIS-THIS-THIS... THIS ISN'T HAPPENING. IT CAN'T BE.

I MUST BE DREAMING.

YEAH. THAT MUST BE IT.

I... I'M NOT HERE AT ALL.

I'M ASLEEP IN MY BUNK, DREAMING.

IT'S THE ONLY POSSIBLE EXPLANATION.

[ Man Laughing ]

WHO IS IT? WHERE ARE YOU?

[ Laughing Continues ]

[ Laughing Continues ]

[ Hooting, Laughing ]

CHIEF!

I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU CAN HEAR ME EITHER, HUH?

NO, I DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD.

WHAT IS ALL THIS?

ALL RIGHT. WHERE ARE YOU?

SPEAK UP!

I KNOW YOU'RE IN HERE.

[ Man Laughing ]

ALL... ALL RIGHT. I'VE HAD ENOUGH.

WHO IS IT?

IT IS A COMICAL PICTURE YOU MAKE, STANDING THERE WITH YOUR MOUTH OPEN.

WHERE ARE YOU?

WELL, NOW, I WARN YOU...

IF YOU DON'T SHOW YOURSELF, I'LL OPEN FIRE.

LOOK OUT! BACK HERE.

AH, THAT'LL BE ENOUGH OF THAT.

A SHAME IT WOULD BE TO MAR THESE HANDSOME WALLS OF YOURS.

ALL RIGHT. COME OUT INTO THE LIGHT WHERE I CAN LOOK AT YOU.

A LOOK AT ME, SAYS HE. [ Laughing ]

ARE YOU NOT AFRAID OF THE SIGHT YOUR EYES MIGHT BEHOLD?

- STEP OUT INTO THE LIGHT! - UH, YOU'LL BE PUTTIN' AWAY THAT PISTOL FIRST.

[ Man Laughing ]

WELL, SING OUT IF SHE CHANGES POSITION. AYE, AYE, SIR.

AS SOON AS THE ADMIRAL COMES DOWN HERE, WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT THAT SHIP.

AT LEAST SHE DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY MODERN WEAPONS ABOARD HER.

I'VE BEEN EXPECTING HER TO DUMP A LOAD OF DEPTH CHARGES. SO HAVE I.

LEE. LEE!

ADMIRAL? WE THOUGHT YOU WERE ON YOUR WAY TO THE CONTROL ROOM.

IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

IT'S ALL RIGHT, LEE. I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

NOW, WHAT IS ALL THIS ABOUT BEING ATTACKED...

BY A 200-YEAR-OLD SQUARE-RIGGER?

I KNOW IT SOUNDS STRANGE, ADMIRAL, BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

DID YOU FIND ANYTHING? THERE'S NOTHING IN THE REGISTRY LISTS.

YOU MUST HAVE MISSED IT. LET ME TAKE A LOOK. FORGET IT. YOU WON'T FIND IT.

THERE HASN'T BEEN A SQUARE-RIGGER IN COMMISSION ANYWHERE FOR A DOZEN YEARS.

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THE ONE THAT FIRED ON US?

WELL... I CAN'T YET.

WELL, IT'S STILL ON THE RADAR. TAKE A L...

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW.

IS, UM, THAT SOME KIND OF FOAM ALL OVER YOU?

YES, SIR, IT IS.

WELL, WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, SIR, I WENT TO THE AFT TOOL LOCKER TO GET THIS WRENCH.

I'M, UH, WALKING BACK IN THE CORRIDOR...

ON MY WAY BACK HERE,

AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW I'M-I'M... I'M COVERED WITH FOAM.

[ Snickering ]

- WHERE DID IT COME FROM? - I DON'T KNOW.

I NEVER KNEW WHAT HIT ME.

UH, ONE SECOND I'M DRY, THE NEXT SECOND I'M...

YOU BETTER GO BELOW AND GET CLEANED UP.

AYE, SIR.

A-ADMIRAL?

WELL, NOW, UH, HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT?

HMM?

OH. OH.

WELL, THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A, UM... A LEAK...

IN THE R-REACTOR CONTROL SYSTEM.

WELL, CHECK IT OUT, CHIP. ALL RIGHT.

NOW, UH, THAT'S JUST ONE CASE.

WE'VE HAD A WHOLE SERIES OF THEM...

CREWMEN HEARING STRANGE NOISES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WELL, IT MIGHT BE A GENERAL CASE OF JITTERS.

ADMIRAL, IT WASN'T A CASE OF JITTERS THAT FIRED A BROADSIDE AND NEARLY SANK US.

HAVE THEY, UH, MADE ANY OTHER HOSTILE MOVES?

NO, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T CARRY DEPTH CHARGES. THEY HAVE NO WAY TO REACH US.

WELL, THEN I FAIL TO SEE HOW THEY CAN HURT US. CAN YOU?

IF THEY ATTACKED US, THEY MIGHT ATTACK AN UNARMED SURFACE SHIP AND SINK IT.

- WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. - ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

HAVE SPARKS SEND OUT A GENERAL INQUIRY,

SEE IF ANYONE CAN GIVE US INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH A SHIP.

IF YOU LEARN ANYTHING, THEN CALL ME IN MY CABIN. I'LL, UH...

I'LL BE WORKING THERE.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

I, UH... I FOUND SOMETHING.

WHAT IS IT? IT'S RIGHT THERE, AROUND THE BEND.

WELL? THAT'S, UH... THAT'S WHAT SPRAYED ME, SIR.

THAT CYLINDER ON THE DECK. [ Sighs ]

CHIEF, ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE ALL RIGHT? OH, I'M FEELING FINE.

THAT IS, I WILL WHEN WE FIND OUT WHO PUT IT THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

WHAT CYLINDER?

WELL, IT'S RIGHT THERE. IT'S AS PLAIN AS THE...

WOULD YOU CARE TO POINT IT OUT, CHIEF?

WELL, IT... IT WAS THERE JUST A COUPLE OF SECONDS AGO, SIR.

YOU, UH... YOU DO BELIEVE ME, DON'T YOU?

SURE, CHIEF. LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU GO GET INTO UNIFORM?

BUT I TELL YOU, I SAW IT!

AYE, SIR.

[ Laughing ]

NOW, PLEASE.

NOW, PLEASE, NO MORE GAMES.

IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, SHOW YOURSELF AND SAY IT.

ALL RIGHT. I'M WAITING.

GOOD LAD!

AH, IT'S PROUD OF YOU I AM.

SIT DOWN, LAD. SIT DOWN AND REST YOUR WEARY BONES.

WE'VE SOME TALKIN' TO DO, YOU AND ME.

AH, THAT'S BETTER NOW, ISN'T IT? I SUPPOSE YOU'LL BE ASKIN' WHO I AM.

OH, THAT IS A REASONABLE ASSUMPTION.

IT IS A PROUD NAME I BEAR, AS YOU'LL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT.

I AM HIMSELF, THE NELSON... CAPTAIN SEAMUS O'HARA NELSON.

YOUR SERVANT, SIR.

AH, YES. CAPTAIN NELSON.

- I HAVE HEARD OF YOU. - OH, HAVE YOU NOW?

WELL, IT'S A SMALL WONDER.

YOU MADE A FORTUNE IN THE CHINA TRADE... IMPORTING TEA, WASN'T IT?

AYE. AYE, TEA... TEA IT WAS...

AND OTHER HEATHEN OBJECTS.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ME, LAD?

WELL, THAT YOU ARE, UH, MY WEALTHIEST ANCESTOR...

AND... AND YOU DIED AT SEA...

IN THE YEAR 1822.

WE'LL NOT BE SPEAKING ABOUT THAT. IT IS NOT ONE OF ME HAPPIEST RECOLLECTIONS.

STILL AND ALL, I HAVE NOT DONE BADLY, YOU'LL ADMIT,

IN SPITE OF THAT ONE UNHAPPY CIRCUMSTANCE YOU SPEAK OF.

BUT ENOUGH OF ME. IT'S YOU I WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

YOU'VE MORE THAN A BIT OF SALT IN YOUR VEINS, LAD,

AND YOU GOT IT FROM NOBODY STRANGE.

ALL RIGHT. I LOVE THE SEA, BUT YOU DIDN'T COME HERE TO TELL ME THAT.

AND THAT'S A FACT.

WHAT I CAME FOR... WAS YOU.

ME? NOW, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

WHAT DO I MEAN? I MEAN WHAT I SAY.

YOU'RE COMING WITH ME NOW, AWAY FROM THIS SHIP AND ONTO ME OWN.

WELL, THANKS FOR THE INVITATION, BUT I'M AFRAID I MUST RESPECTFULLY DECLINE.

OH, DECLINE, IS IT?

BUT YOU HAVE NOT THE RIGHT TO DECLINE, LAD.

IT WAS NOT AN INVITATION I ISSUED. IT WAS A COMMAND.

OH. A COMMAND.

WELL, IN THAT CASE, I DON'T DECLINE. I REFUSE.

[ Laughing ]

EH-HEH. [ Sniffing ]

[ Coughing ] OH, A PINCH OF SNUFF?

- NO, I NEVER TAKE IT. - AYE. YOU SHOULD, LAD. YOU SHOULD.

A FINE THING IT IS FOR CLEARING THE HEAD.

SO, YOU REFUSE TO COME WITH ME?

DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'D BE MISSING? NO. AND I DON'T CARE.

"DON'T CARE," SAYS HE. I'LL TELL YOU THE SAME.

YOU AND ME, LAD, WE COULD LIVE A LIFE THE LIKES OF WHICH YOU NEVER DREAMED OF...

BAWDY, BRAWLING LIFE IT'D BE.

SAILING FAST ON THE OPEN SEA WITH A SPANKING BREEZE OFF OUR QUARTER,

THE SHARP SALT AIR IN OUR LUNGS.

THEN EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, WE'D TOUCH PORT,

AND THE SPARKS WOULD FLY FOR FAIR!

[ Laughing ] AH, THE THINGS I COULD TEACH YOU, LAD.

THE THINGS THOSE EYES OF YOURS COULD SEE.

WELL, I HAVE WORK TO DO HERE AND LITTLE ENOUGH TIME TO DO IT.

TIME, IS IT? TIME.

TIME IS A ZERO, A NOTHING.

I'M OFFERING YOU IMMORTALITY.

HOW? BY KILLING ME?

WELL, THERE WOULD BE CERTAIN FORMALITIES INVOLVED,

BUT THINK OF THE REWARDS, LAD.

I AM THINKING OF THEM. MY ANSWER'S STILL THE SAME.

THANK YOU, BUT, UH, NO.

AND WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING HERE, NOW?

THE WORK I'VE DEVOTED MY LIFE TO, HERE, ON MY SHIP.

OH! YOUR SHIP, HUH? SO THAT'S IT.

WELL, WE SHALL SEE ABOUT THAT, ME FINE LAD.

INDEED. INDEED, WE SHALL SEE.

[ Sighs ]

LEE, WE CHECKED OUT THE REACTOR CONTROL SYSTEM.

IT WASN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO CHIEF SHARKEY.

VERY WELL, CHIP. BUT WHAT WAS?

[ Chuckles ] I WISH I KNEW.

[ Kowalski ] SKIPPER.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

SHE MOVED. ALMOST DIRECTLY OVERHEAD, SIR.

I DON'T LIKE THIS, CHIP. IT COULD BE A COINCIDENCE.

WITHOUT DETECTION GEAR, SHE'D HAVE NO IDEA WHERE WE ARE.

MAYBE SO, BUT WHO SAYS SHE'S WITHOUT DETECTION GEAR?

RIG FOR DEPTH CHARGES! RIG FOR DEPTH CHARGES!

WE'RE GONNA HIT BOTTOM. BRACE FOR CRASH.

I WANT A FULL DAMAGE REPORT FROM ALL HANDS. GET RIGHT ON IT.

HOW BADLY ARE WE HURT? I DON'T KNOW YET.

[ Explosion ]

I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING PHONY ABOUT THAT SQUARE-RIGGER.

SHE'S CARRYING DEPTH CHARGES. THAT'S NOT ALL SHE'S CARRYING.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

OH. N-NOTHING. NOTHING.

MISSILE ROOM, THIS IS THE CAPTAIN. MISSILE ROOM, AYE.

- IS THAT YOU, CHIEF? - YES, SIR. I'M DOWN HERE CHECKING THE DAMAGE.

- ARE WE ABLE TO FIRE MISSILES? - YES. TUBES ARE CLEAR, FIRING MECHANISMS ARE OPERATIVE.

GOOD. LOAD ALL FORWARD TUBES WITH MS-1s AND STAND BY TO FIRE.

AYE, SIR.

- WHAT'S THE MATTER? - YOU CAN'T SINK THAT SHIP.

WHY NOT? IT'S DOING EVERYTHING IT CAN TO SINK US.

I DIDN'T SAY YOU SHOULDN'T. I SAID YOU CAN'T.

WITH FOUR HEAT-SEEKING TORPEDOES, WE'LL BLOW IT SKY-HIGH.

WELL, DON'T COUNT ON IT.

ALL RIGHT, MEN. START LOADING.

ANY CHANGE IN THE POSITION OF THE SQUARE-RIGGER?

NO, SIR. THERE SHE IS, RIDING ON THE SURFACE DIRECTLY ABOVE US.

WE'VE BEEN PRETTY LUCKY, LEE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. ALL CONTROLS OPERATIVE.

GOOD. SHALL I GET US UNDER WAY?

NO. NOT UNTIL WE SINK THAT SHIP UP THERE.

MISSILE ROOM TO CONTROL. FORWARD TUBES LOADED AND READY FOR FIRING.

VERY WELL. STAND BY TO FIRE.

FIRING ORDER WILL BE ONE, THREE, TWO, FOUR.

ONE, THREE, TWO, FOUR. AYE, SIR. STANDING BY.

FIRE ONE.

[ Sharkey ] ONE FIRED.

- FIRE THREE! - [ Torpedo Launches ]

THREE FIRED. FIRE TWO!

- TWO FIRED. - FIRE FOUR.

- [ Torpedo Launches ] - FOUR FIRED.

SECURE FIRING. AYE, SIR.

CHIP, COUNT DOWN FROM 10. MARK.

TEN, NINE, EIGHT,

SEVEN, SIX,

FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO... HANG ON, ADMIRAL.

IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS YOU'LL...

[ Captain Nelson Laughing ]

I THOUGHT YOU'D BE HERE.

HMM. A HARD MAN YOU ARE TO CONVINCE, LAD.

BUT 'TIS A NELSON TRAIT, AND A FINE ONE, TOO, TAKE IT FOR ALL IN ALL.

SUPPOSE YOU TELL ME WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

WHAT KIND OF PARLOR TRICKS ARE YOU PLAYING?

PARLOR TRICKS, IS IT?

AND YOU AN EYEWITNESS TO THE GREATEST PHENOMENON...

THAT ANY LIVING SOUL HAS BEEN PRIVILEGED TO SHARE.

WHY, LAD, THIS HAS BEEN THE DREAM OF MANY A LIVELY MIND.

YOU'RE HERE WATCHING TIME STAND STILL,

CAUGHT IN A NET BETWIXT ONE SECOND AND THE NEXT.

AH. THINK OF IT, LAD...

THE MASTERY OF TIME, MAN'S GREATEST ENEMY.

IN THE SPAN OF A HEARTBEAT,

A MAN WITH THIS GIFT CAN ACCOMPLISH A LIFETIME OF WORK.

AND THIS GIFT IS YOURS,

IF YOU HAVE A WILL TO HAVE IT FOR YOUR OWN.

HMM. IN EXCHANGE FOR WHAT?

THE SAME TERMS AS I TOLD YOU BEFORE... JOIN FORCES.

COME ABOARD MY SHIP. WE'LL ROAM THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF ALL THE SEVEN SEAS.

DON'T YOU SEE, LAD?

I'M OFFERING YOU IMMORTALITY.

AND A TRULY WONDROUS THING IT CAN BE TOO.

- AND WHAT ABOUT MY MEN? - LET 'EM SINK TO THE BOTTOM AND FORGET THEM.

THEY MATTER NOTHING TO ME, NOR WILL THEY TO YOU...

ONCE YOU PUT YOUR HAND IN MINE.

WHAT DO YOU SAY NOW, HUH? I OFFER YOU ME HAND.

WILL YOU NOT TAKE IT? NO.

I MAKE YOU AN OFFER IN GOOD FAITH, AND YOU REFUSE IT AS LIGHTLY AS ALL THAT.

YOU'LL BE REGRETTING THIS, MY LAD.

REGRETTING IT DEEPLY AND WITH ALL YOUR HEART.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL REGRET IT. BUT MY DECISION IS FINAL.

HMPH! IS IT NOW?

[ Laughing ]

STILL AND ALL, YOU ARE OF MY BLOOD,

AND I CAN'T FIND IT IN MY HEART TO DESTROY YOU...

WITHOUT GIVING YOU ONE LAST CHANCE...

TO REPENT AND MEND YOUR WAYS.

YOU'VE TRIED TWICE TO DESTROY US, AND YOU'VE FAILED BOTH TIMES.

WE'RE STRONGER THAN YOU ARE, AND YOU KNOW IT.

I WAS TOYING WITH YOU, LIKE A CAT WITH A MOUSE! BUT I'LL TOY NO MORE.

ONE HOUR YOU HAVE TO COME TO YOUR SENSES.

ONE HOUR, AND THEN YOU AND YOUR WHOLE BLASTED CREW WILL GO TO A WATERY GRAVE,

AND NO POWER ON EARTH CAN SAVE YOU!

ONE HOUR, ME FINE BOYO, AND NO MORE.

ONE, ZERO. HEAR THE EXPLOSION THAT BLOWS THAT SHIP TO BITS!

- I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING. - I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

OUR HS-1s NEVER MISS. THEY CAN'T MISS.

WELL, APPARENTLY THESE DID.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I'VE GOT SOME IMPORTANT WORK TO DO AND VERY LITTLE TIME TO DO IT IN.

BY THE WAY, LEE, YOU CAN RAISE US FROM THE BOTTOM NOW.

WE WON'T BE ATTACKED AGAIN FOR, UH... FOR A WHILE.

CHIEF, WHAT HAPPENED DOWN HERE?

I DON'T KNOW, SIR. I'M JUST CHECKING IT.

YOU REALIZE, OF COURSE, YOUR TORPEDOES MISSED THE TARGET.

Y... YES, SIR. I KNOW. I DIDN'T HEAR AN EXPLOSION. YES, SIR.

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN IT?

ALL I KNOW, SIR, IS IF ONE OF THESE BABIES IS FIRED, IT'S GOT TO HIT.

FOUR WERE FIRED WITH NO HITS.

WELL, THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY THAT CAN HAPPEN.

THERE WAS NO TARGET UP THERE.

BUT THERE WAS. WE'RE STILL TRACKING IT.

THERE'S JUST NO WAY TO EXPLAIN IT, SIR.

ARE YOU SURE THOSE TUBES DIDN'T MISFIRE?

THAT I CAN GUARANTEE. I HEARD EVERY ONE OF THEM WHEN THEY WERE LAUNCHED.

YOU CAN'T MISTAKE THAT SOUND, MR. MORTON.

ANY TORPEDO MAN WILL TELL YOU THAT.

[ Clicking, Torpedoes Launching ]

TRACKING TAPES INDICATE ALL FOUR WERE RELEASED AND HEADED DIRECTLY FOR THE TARGET.

SEE THAT, SIR? I TOLD YOU.

I THINK I'LL JUST HAVE A LOOK AT THOSE TUBES.

YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO CHECK, MR, MORTON. THOSE TUBES ARE EMPTY.

YOU SAW FOR YOURSELF ON THE TRACKING TAPES. HMM.

DEPTH 1-5-0 AND HOLDING TRIM SATISFACTORY.

ALL AHEAD STANDARD. ALL AHEAD STANDARD.

WELL, WE'RE OFF THE BOTTOM. THE ADMIRAL KNEW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

HOW COULD HE KNOW? HOW COULD HE?

IT'S ALMOST AS IF HE COULD SEE INTO THE FUTURE.

[ Sighs ] I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S RIGHT, SPARKS. I'LL REPEAT IT FOR YOU.

MARITIME MUSEUM, BOSTON, MASS.

REQUEST ALL POSSIBLE INFORMATION...

ON THE CAREER OF CAPTAIN SEAMUS O'HARA NELSON,

WHO DIED AT SEA IN THE YEAR 1822.

IT'S EXTREMELY URGENT. SEND ME A DECODED REPLY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE IT.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Knocking ] COME IN.

ADMIRAL, CAN I, UH, SEE YOU FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES?

OH. SURE, CHIEF. COME IN. SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU, SIR.

SIR, I, UH... I'VE BEEN WONDERING.

HMM. CIGARETTE?

THANK YOU, SIR.

A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU, AND, UH... MM-HMM.

LIGHT? THANK YOU, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY.

ALL I DO KNOW IS THAT SOMETHING PECULIAR'S GOING ON AROUND HERE.

THAT'S A FAIR STATEMENT. GO ON.

THE THING IS, SIR, IF ANYONE HAS ANY ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS, I FIGURE IT'S YOU.

I WISH IT WERE. BUT I'M AFRAID THE SHOE'S ON THE OTHER FOOT.

FRANCIS?

I'D LIKE YOU TO, UH... TO ANSWER A QUESTION FOR ME.

YES, SIR. ANYTHING I CAN.

SUPPOSE SOMEONE OFFERED YOU SOMETHING...

THAT COULD PROVE MORE VALUABLE TO YOU THAN YOUR WILDEST DREAMS,

AND ALL YOU HAD TO DO TO GET IT WAS ACCEPT THE OFFER.

- OH? - MMM.

BUT, FRANCIS, IF YOU ACCEPT THE OFFER, YOU MIGHT BE HURTING SOMEONE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, HURTING PRACTICALLY EVERYONE WHO MEANS ANYTHING TO YOU.

THEN I JUST WOULDN'T DO IT.

BUT IT'S NOT QUITE AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

IF YOU REFUSE,

YOU COULD BE ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF THOSE VERY PEOPLE YOU DIDN'T WANT TO HURT.

WHAT THEN?

WELL, THAT'S KIND OF DIFFERENT, SIR, BUT...

HMM? GO ON.

WELL, MAYBE THIS SOUNDS A LITTLE CORNY,

BUT THE WAY I SEE IT,

IF YOU FELT THAT TAKING THIS THING... WHATEVER IT IS... WASN'T RIGHT,

THEN I JUST WOULDN'T TAKE IT NO MATTER WHAT.

A MAN'S GOTTA TAKE A STAND SOMEPLACE, SIR.

MM-HMM.

THANKS, CHIEF.

BY THE WAY, WHAT ABOUT THAT QUESTION OF YOURS?

THAT'S ALL RIGHT, SIR.

SOME OTHER TIME. HMM.

IT'S STILL THERE, HUH? YES, SIR.

SHE SEEMS TO MOVE RIGHT ALONG WITH US.

NOW, HOW CAN A SAILING SHIP GO THIS FAST?

IT CAN'T, AND YET IT OBVIOUSLY IS.

LEE, SPARKS JUST HANDED ME THIS. IT'S A DECODED MESSAGE FOR THE ADMIRAL.

SHALL I TAKE IT UP TO HIM? IT'S MARKED CONFIDENTIAL.

NO, CHIP. I'LL TAKE IT UP MYSELF.

- THE OLD DEVIL. - WHAT?

HMM? OH, NOTHING, LEE. NOTHING.

ADMIRAL, EXACTLY HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW...

ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING TO US?

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M SURE YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT IT THAN YOU'RE TELLING.

DO YOU THINK I'M ENGAGED IN SOME KIND OF A PLOT TO DESTROY US ALL?

NO, OF COURSE NOT, BUT YOU DO HAVE SOME INFORMATION.

AND FOR THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP, I'VE GOT TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

I'M SORRY. I WISH I COULD TELL YOU MORE, BUT I CAN'T.

- THAT MESSAGE IS PART OF IT, ISN'T IT? I'D LIKE TO SEE IT. - IT'S A CONFIDENTIAL MATTER.

CAN YOU GIVE ME YOUR WORD THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP?

- NO. NO, I CAN'T. - THEN I'VE GOT TO READ IT.

I'M SORRY. I CAN'T SHOW IT TO YOU.

I'M WARNING YOU, ADMIRAL...

IF YOU'RE HOLDING BACK ANYTHING THAT ENDANGERS THIS SHIP,

I'LL HAVE TO TAKE STEPS OF MY OWN.

I UNDERSTAND. I DON'T BLAME YOU.

BUT I NEED A LITTLE TIME BEFORE YOU TAKE THOSE STEPS. BELIEVE ME, LEE, THIS IS VITAL.

ALL RIGHT. HOW MUCH TIME?

ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

I'LL BE BACK IN 10 MINUTES.

[ Clattering ]

CHIP? WHAT WAS THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

ENGINE ROOM, THIS IS THE CAPTAIN. ENGINE ROOM, AYE.

IS THERE, UH, ANY INDICATION OF TROUBLE DOWN THERE?

NEGATIVE, SKIPPER. VERY WELL.

IT COULDN'T BE ANYTHING SERIOUS, LEE.

REACTOR ROOM, REPORT YOUR CONDITION TO THE CONTROL ROOM.

REACTOR ROOM, SIR. CONDITION NORMAL. ALL UNITS FUNCTIONING.

VERY WELL. KEEP ME ADVISED.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

SOMETHING'S WRONG.

GET ENGINEERING TO CHECK THE MAIN CIRCUITRY. AYE, AYE.

BLOW MAIN TANKS. FULL UP ANGLE ON ALL PLANES!

SURFACE! SURFACE! CAN YOU HOLD TRIM?

I DOUBT IT.

WE'RE LOSING POWER ALL OVER THE SHIP! WE'RE GOING DOWN!

ENGINEERING! ENGINEERING!

[ Captain Nelson Laughing ]

[ Laughing Continues ]

ALL RIGHT. SHOW YOURSELF.

AH, IT'S DOOMSDAY FOR YOU NOW, LAD,

UNLESS YOU'VE HAD A CHANGE OF HEART.

CAPTAIN NELSON, YOU ARE A FRAUD.

HUH? FRAUD, IS IT?

I'LL SHOW YOU THE MEANING OF POWER, MY FINE LAD, AND IT'S A LESSON YOU WON'T BE LIKING.

- I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT. - NOW, HOLD ON. YOU'VE BEEN LYING TO ME.

ALL THOSE FINE WORDS ABOUT TWO SEAFARING MEN ADVENTURING AROUND THE WORLD.

THEY WERE LIES... NOTHING BUT LIES.

LIES? LIES INDEED!

I CAN CRUSH YOU WITH A TWIST OF MY HAND, AND I'LL DO IT...

TO YOU OR TO ANY MAN WHO CALLS HIMSELF A LIAR!

THEN I SUGGEST YOU READ THIS.

[ Chuckling ]

SO YOUR FINE AND NOBLE SENSIBILITIES WERE SHOCKED,

WERE THEY NOW?

[ Sniffing, Coughing ]

BLOODY SHAME, THAT!

MY NOBLE ANCESTOR.

YOU DIDN'T MAKE YOUR FORTUNE TRADING TEA. YOU MADE IT TRADING SLAVES!

AND WHO ARE YOU TO BE SITTING IN JUDGMENT OF WHAT MEN DO?

SURE, I TOOK MY MONEY WHERE I FOUND IT, AND A FINE FAT FORTUNE IT WAS TOO!

YOU WERE THE WORST KIND OF SCUM, CAPTAIN... A SLAVE TRADER!

YOU'RE PAYING FOR IT NOW, AREN'T YOU? DOOMED TO SAIL THE SAME OCEAN YOU DISGRACED.

HOW DARE YOU TALK TO ME LIKE THAT, YOUR OWN ANCESTOR?

A MAN THAT OFFERED YOU HIS HAND IN FRIENDSHIP.

FRIENDSHIP?

YOU DIDN'T WANT MY FRIENDSHIP. YOU WANTED A SCAPEGOAT.

SOMEONE OF YOUR OWN BLOOD TO SERVE OUT THE REST OF YOUR PENANCE...

SO YOU COULD FIND PEACE AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.

THAT'S WHAT YOU NEEDED ME FOR. THAT AND NOTHING ELSE!

I'LL HEAR NO MORE! I'LL HEAR NO MORE OF THIS.

GO AHEAD, CAPTAIN. DO YOUR WORST.

KILL US ALL, ADD ANOTHER PAGE TO YOUR LIST OF CRIMES.

AH, BUT, LAD, YOU KNOW I COULDN'T DO THAT WITHOUT YOUR HELP.

YOU'RE A WISER MAN THAN I KNEW.

WHAT YOU SAID WAS TRUE ENOUGH.

WITH YOU DOING MY PENANCE FOR ME, I COULD HAVE BEEN TRULY FREE AGAIN.

ALTHOUGH THE THINGS THAT I PROMISED YOU...

THE SAILING AND THE BRAWLING AND ALL THAT... THAT DID SOUND WONDERFUL GOOD, DIDN'T IT?

YEAH? [ Chuckling ]

IF THINGS HAD BEEN JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT...

AND NO PENANCE TO BE PAID, MIND YOU,

AH, WE COULD HAVE HAD A TIME FOR OURSELVES, LAD, YOU AND ME.

WE TRULY COULD.

BUT THEN... [ Chuckles ]

ANOTHER DAY.

SKIPPER, IT'S GONE.

THE BLIP'S DISAPPEARED.

IT'S GONE.

IT'S NOT UP THERE ANYMORE. I'M NOT SURPRISED.

[ Sighs ] WHAT'S GOING ON?

ONE MINUTE WE'RE COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL, DIVING FOR THE BOTTOM,

AND THE NEXT MINUTE, EVERYTHING'S WORKING AND WE'RE ON AN EVEN KEEL.

THAT'S, UH, REMARKABLE, ISN'T IT?

WHAT'S THAT?

JUST AN OLD SNUFF BOX.

ADMIRAL, IS THERE, UH, SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THIS YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME?