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[ Switches Clicking ]

We'll change from vector three to vector four at exactly 10 minutes, 30 seconds.

We've been on this reach for nine minutes, 45 seconds.

Very well. Stand by to come to course 0-4-3. 0-4-3, aye.

Navigation, come to course 0-4-3. [ Man On Radio ] Aye, sir.

[ Rumbling ]

What was that?

- What's your reading, Kowalski? - I'm not getting any, sir.

It seems to be functional.

[ Rumbling ]

There it is again, Skipper. Slow to one third.

- Maneuvering, slow to one third. - Slow to one third, aye.

[ Sighs ] What do you make of it?

I don't know. I'd say it was a drive-shaft bearing if we used propellers.

It's getting worse. Mm-hmm. You'd better surface till we track this down.

Mr. Morton, prepare to--

The chronometer's running wild.

Gentlemen, I suggest you check your watches.

We must be passing through some kind of magnetic field.

That's it, isn't it? I hope that's all it is.

What else could it be? Let it rest there till we find out.

It's stopped.

Well, everything seems to be right back on schedule, doesn't it?

Yeah, I was right about the magnetic field then. We've passed through it.

I hope so. I still think we'd better surface. I agree.

Skipper.

Something's out there, dead ahead.

All back full. Hard left rudder.

- [ Growls ] - Look!

[ Growls ]

[ Roars ]

Sound general quarters.

No. Now, wait, wait.

Let's not start something we can't finish. It's backing off.

You're right.

Chip, close the collision screen.

It's moving off now, sir.

All right, keep tracking it.

If it gives any indication of moving this way again, sing out.

Yes, sir.

The minute we started backing away, it let us go.

Now it's moving off again. How do you figure it? We didn't accept its challenge.

I suppose it's feeling very important now that it's out-bluffed us.

You're right. All stop. Aye, aye.

All stop. All stop, aye.

-Resume course, ahead one third. -Resume course, ahead one third.

Resume course, ahead one third. Aye, sir.

That still doesn't explain what that is out there.

I'm taking your advice and getting to the surface. I would.

- Make all preparations to take us up. - Aye, aye, sir.

- Make all preparations to surface. - Aye, sir.

Lookouts, stand by to mount Bridge.

Blow main ballast. Planesman, 10 degree up bubble.

[ Planesman ] Ten degree up bubble, aye.

Surface. Surface.

[ Morton ] Crack main hatch. Aye, sir.

What's the weather topside?

Sixty-two degrees. Wind, 10 knots from southeast. Sea calm.

Let's have a look.

[ Crane ] What happened to the sun?

What time was it when our watches ran wild?

1430 hours-- 2:30 in the afternoon.

That's what I thought. That was less than an hour ago.

It's supposed to be in the middle of the afternoon.

There's your answer.

It's a total eclipse, that's all.

That's impossible. There isn't even a partial eclipse due in these latitudes for years.

Maybe not, but we're looking at one.

[ Shutter Clicking ]

The eclipse will be over in a few minutes.

While you're topside, take a few visual observations of the sun.

I'd like to double-check our position. Right.

Have the lab develop these.

I want eight-by-10 blowups. It's a rush job.

Aye, sir.

Sparks, any incoming messages? No, sir.

It's unusually quiet. Mm-hmm. All right, we'll fix that.

Raise the institute. I'll talk to anyone on duty in the astronomy section.

Patch the call through to my cabin, huh? Aye, sir.

Picking up anything now, Kowalski? No, sir. The board is clear.

- Good. - What was that contact, a-- [ Scoffs ] a sea serpent?

Nothing quite that believable, I'm afraid.

I'll let the crew know-- well, soon as I figure it out myself.

Carry on. Aye, sir.

I'll be in my cabin, Chip.

Chip.

Something wrong?

When did you make the last navigational check?

1400 hours, on schedule.

And we were here, right? That's right.

I just shot the sun.

I make our position here.

It would take a day's run at flank speed to get that far. There's gotta be some mistake.

There is a mistake. Let's check the satellite again.

[ Whirring ]

It shouldn't take this long.

It's working all right, but where's the answer?

"Insufficient data."

Insufficient data. How can there be insufficient data?

Either the satellite's in orbit or it isn't.

That's right. Looks to me like it isn't.

Where's the admiral? In his cabin.

[ Switch Clicks ] Sparks, what about my call?

- Sir, I can't raise the institute. - That's ridiculous.

We have a 24-hour radio watch there.

Yes, sir, but I can't get a response.

Well, then try another band.

Contact anyone you can and set up a relay.

I've tried that, sir. The equipment's operative, but I can't pick up anything--

not even commercial broadcasts.

For the past hour I haven't received a signal of any kind.

Hmm.

All right. All right, keep monitoring. Aye, aye, sir.

[ Knocking ] Come in.

Admiral, we've got a serious navigation problem on our hands. [ Chuckles ]

I'm not surprised. You've tried the satellite, of course.

That's what bothers me. We're getting no information from it.

What if I were to tell you we're completely out of communication with the rest of the world...

and have been ever since that clock business?

- I'll get the duty electrician on it. - No, no, no. Don't bother.

- Why not? - Because there's nothing wrong with the ship's radio.

What do you know that you're not telling me?

Not a thing for certain. I don't know. I could make a couple of guesses.

When I tell you what they are, you'll be convinced that I've completely lost my mind.

Try me. [ Knocking ] Well--

[ Sighs ] Come in.

Oh. Admiral.

Here are the prints. The lab broke all records making these. Oh, be careful, sir.

They're still wet. All right, fine. Thank you, Chief.

Carry on. Aye, sir.

[ Door Closes ] That creature we saw through the nose window...

has been extinct for over a million years.

Obviously there's one surviving specimen. I doubt that very much.

Now, why do you suppose that Sparks has been unable to get any messages,

even though the ship's radio is in perfect working order?

What are you driving at exactly?

This is the final proof, and I don't see any way around it.

How do you get any proof from these pictures of the sky?

[ Nelson ] Not the sky, the constellations!

They haven't appeared this way for over a million years.

Incredibly enough, that's where we are now-- a million years in the past.

You actually believe we may be lost in time,

somewhere about a million BC?

That's exactly what I believe. Just on the basis of these photographs?

It's the most convincing evidence I've ever seen.

Okay, for the sake of argument, let's say you're right.

What are we supposed to do about it? At the moment? Nothing.

And you're just going to leave it at that?

Of course not. I'm going to try every way I can to find out a solution--

if there is one.

Meanwhile, uh, you'd better not discuss this with the crew.

Don't worry. I don't want to wind up in sick bay wearing a straitjacket.

Skipper, can you come to the control room as soon as possible?

[ Clicking ] Chip, I'll be right there.

Let me know if you find a solution. Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm.

What's the trouble? We're following a blip on the radar screen.

We thought it was a plane at first. Now we're not so sure.

No plane flies that way.

The flight path's erratic, and it keeps veering this way.

[ Man On Radio ] Mr. Morton, this is the bridge lookout.

We've got visual contact with the bogey.

This is the captain. What do you see? Sir, it's a-- it's a bird.

You're on the wrong target.

Our blip indicates a much larger object.

No, sir. This thing looks as big as a jet.

Keep visual contact. I'll be right up.

[ Handset Clatters ]

[ Bird Cawing ]

Warden.

[ Cawing ]

It's heading straight for us.

[ Screeching ]

Stand by for the orders to clear the bridge.

If it comes around to attack again, don't wait for the orders.

What happened up there?

If I told you, you wouldn't believe me.

Uh, Ski,

is, uh, sonar picking up anything unusual below us?

No, sir. It's clear from keel to bottom.

Ah, good. Take her down.

Prepare to dive.

[ Man On Radio ] Clear the bridge. Clear the bridge. Lookouts below.

Bridge cleared. Main hatch secured, sir.

Dive, dive, dive.

Aye, sir.

All green, sir.

[ Alarm Wailing ]

Do you want periscope depth, sir?

No, let's give ourselves more maneuvering room. Make it 200 feet.

Aye, aye. Make depth 200 feet.

Make depth 200 feet. [ Man On Radio ] Depth 200 feet. Aye.

Blow negative to the mark. Aye, aye, sir.

Helm and planes, steady as she goes.

Depth 200 feet. Trim satisfactory. Very well.

Ski, if you get a contact of any kind,

notify me at once. Aye, aye, sir.

Lee.

What's this all about?

I, uh-- I wish I could tell you. Uh--

Just-- Just wait a little.

[ Rumbling ]

Just like the last time.

Admiral, did you feel that?

Of course. If it follows the same pattern, there should be another jolt in a second.

Looks like the pattern's repeating itself.

Eh, doesn't make sense.

I'll join you in the control room, and--

Are you getting it too?

Getting what? Flickering lights.

There's, uh-- There's nothing wrong with the lights.

How's the ship's chronometer behaving?

Well, it's perfectly normal. What's going on up there?

Stand by. I'll be right there.

It's night, and this-- this is Santa Barbara.

My office at the institute.

But i-it can't be.

How did I get here? [ Man Chuckling ]

[ Footsteps Scuffling ] Who's that?

Come out where I can see you. [ Chuckling Continues ]

Now, let's take this one step at a time.

Um--

Who are you?

My name is Pem.

You may call me, simply, Mr. Pem.

Mm-hmm. Mr. Pem.

And how the devil did you get here?

No, no. You had it right the first time.

What you want to know is how you the devil... you got here.

Well-- Uh-huh.

Security? This is Nelson. Will you send a couple of men to my office immediately?

That was a complete waste of time. Oh, was it?

My security officers will be here to arrest you in a few minutes.

On the contrary. Your guards will never arrive unless I permit it.

[ Laughs ] Permit it, huh?

You-- You, um, overvaluate your power.

Oh, no. Merely a factual assessment.

Tell me, Admiral. As a military man, what is the most potent of all weapons?

That's obviously a rhetorical question. I suggest that you answer it.

[ Laughs ] The control of time, of course.

As it happens, I have complete mastery...

over that elusive facet of existence--

which automatically makes me, by my reckoning,

the most powerful individual that ever lived.

[ Laughing ]

You know, I have met egomaniacs before,

but this--

I don't enjoy laughter at my expense.

How did you expect me to react to a statement like that, huh?

I see your point.

It's a difficult concept for the human mind to grasp.

I must give you another demonstration.

Well, you'd better hurry, because my men are on their way.

You really believe that, don't you? Well, no matter.

Would you be good enough to open that door?

Hmm, why not?

Would you be good enough to describe what you see on the other side of the door?

It's a hallway, of course.

Really? Look again.

What kind of a trick is this?

No trick at all-- at least not in the sense you mean.

Look again and prove it to yourself.

Go on. Look.

[ Sighs, Clicks Tongue ] The admiral's gone.

Gone? He's not in his cabin.

There's no sign of him anywhere. You were just talking to him on the intercom.

I heard you. Chief.

Sir? Get a man to relieve Kowalski on sonar.

I want you two men for a special project.

May I ask, Skipper, what kind of project? Find Admiral Nelson.

Find him? That's right.

He's disappeared. Now carry on.

I see you're impressed. Good.

Now look again and tell me what you see.

You're fond of ordering people around, aren't you?

Well, that's hardly surprising,

since I can easily carry out any sort of threat I might care to make.

But that's neither here nor there.

I intend to make a believer of you, Admiral.

So, please look again.

I guarantee you'll be amazed at what I can do.

[ Scoffs ]

All right, I'm seeing Seaview underwater.

The effect is very real,

but I don't see what you're proving.

Patience. You'll understand in a moment. Watch.

[ Roaring ]

The sea creature-- Yeah, I remember that.

Wait and watch.

What-What's is this? Why are you showing me this?

Just watch.

What's the condition of the reactors? [ Sharkey ] Secure, sir.

Will stand by to answer bells. Missile Room--

[ Scoffs ] Now I'm watching myself. This is absolutely impossible.

A man can't be in two places at the same time.

Of course not. But who said it was the same time?

Let's continue.

You know that you're completely and utterly mad. Am I indeed?

Incidentally, I have stopped time for the moment so that you won't miss anything.

Now watch.

- What's your situation, Chief? - Not too bad. No casualties.

Skipper, what happened? I'll give you a full briefing later.

Ballast tanks are okay. Air supply's normal.

Uh-huh. Very well. All right. We can move.

I'll take her up. No, hold it, Chip.

We've gotta surface so we can double-check the outer hull.

Something troubling you, Admiral.

I must be... dreaming or drugged.

What's it doing? Moving off.

I think this is our chance to get away. Are the divers back aboard?

No, sir. We can't get any response from them.

We can't afford to wait much longer. If it turns and attacks again, we're finished.

Seaview to divers. Come in, Kowalski.

Kowalski, do you read me?

I'll give the order to blow ballast.

Chief.

Yes, sir?

We're going up. But, sir, the diving party--

They don't answer, and we've waited as long as we can.

Skipper, give me 10 minutes. I'll take out a search party.

I'm sorry, Chief. I'm afraid they're not coming back.

Aye, sir.

Okay, get your thumbs out of your mouths and police-up this area! Come on! Jump!

[ Rapping ] Hey, wait a minute. Hold it. Hold it.

[ Rapping Continues ]

Skipper, this is Sharkey. Emergency!

What is it? There's a signal on the hull. Don't blow ballast yet, sir.

Chip, belay that order to blow ballast.

- I'll be right down. Open the hatch. - Aye, aye, sir.

Come on. Open that hatch!

You all right? You're not hurt? We're both all right.

[ Kowalski ] What was that thing that attacked us? It nearly killed us out there.

That's something from the past. Something I lived through once more than two years ago.

I do not intend to live through it again.

Well, I trust you've at least learned one small lesson, Admiral.

I hope you'll admit now that what I've been telling you isn't just an idle boast.

What are you, a hypnotist? Is this some kind of an elaborate hallucination?

Admiral, you're not thinking clearly.

Otherwise you'd realize this is not an illusion. It is reality.

How else could you explain your presence here,

when split seconds before you were on your submarine a thousand miles away?

Well--

Well, there-there must be some plausible explanation.

There most certainly is. Only you stubbornly refuse to accept it.

Oh, you mean, your control of time? No, I'm sorry. You haven't convinced me of that.

You've only shown me things from the past-- things that you could have found out.

It's your future you want, is it?

How pathetically familiar.

Well, I can't let you see that.

It wouldn't be fair to let it.

I wouldn't put you through such a horrible experience more than once.

You've, uh, obviously planned something unpleasant for me.

Yes, indeed.

You're really serious about this.

Very serious.

At last you believe me.

I've never shot a man in cold blood before,

but I'm ready to make an exception in your case.

I guess you need another demonstration.

With no trouble at all, I could send you back a million years in time and leave you there.

- Is that what you want? - If you try, I'll shoot. I mean that.

Oh, I hope so. I detest idle threats.

Why don't you pull the trigger?

Admiral, don't tell me you are not capable of carrying out your threats!

Because I am.

As you see, my control of time is complete.

There's nothing left for you to do, Admiral,

but resign yourself to the inevitable.

Nothing. Man, if you can think of another place to search, tell me.

I don't get it. The admiral's gotta be aboard. There are no wet suits that are missing.

The flying sub is still in its berth. Okay, then where is he?

I don't know. Let's take a look in his cabin.

His cabin? [ Scoffs ] Chief, the skipper checked there.

That's why he ordered the search.

Do you have any better ideas? Okay. The admiral's cabin.

But we won't find him there. Yeah, I know.

Oh, please. Let's not go all through that again.

The result would be exactly the same.

I just wanted to be sure that the gun was really there.

You don't still doubt my power? Oh, no, no.

I think it's remarkable. Uh, what is your source of energy?

Why do you ask? Well, come now.

I know of only one theoretical way to affect time-- acceleration.

Oh, you're not quite so dense as I suspected.

And to accomplish what you've already demonstrated would require acceleration,

oh, many times greater than the speed of light.

Go on. You're beginning to interest me.

Now, such tremendous acceleration...

would require an almost unlimited supply of energy.

Where does it come from? Do you really expect me to tell you?

I doubt if you'll be able to resist the temptation.

I confess it. I misjudged your mind.

You're really fairly intelligent.

This is my secret.

An old-fashioned pocket watch?

I made it in the form of a timepiece. It seemed appropriate.

[ Sighs ] Mr. Pem, you have been lying to me.

Now, nothing that small could produce the energy you require.

It isn't an energy producer. It's an energy booster.

All I require is a large source of energy and this.

This will boost the output by a factor of a hundred thousand or more.

Hmm. You know you're a fool, Mr. Pem?

Ah, admittedly, you're a genius, but you're still a fool.

How can you say that after all I've shown you?

Well, you said you're going to kill me. And then what?

And why should you care once you're dead? The truth is, you have no plan.

Oh, you have some vague idea about taking over Seaview...

and using it as a portable source of nuclear energy.

But how are you going to use it? That's no concern of yours.

But it could be. It could be. Look, you've made a fantastic discovery.

But you haven't the slightest idea in the world of how to capitalize on it.

And I suppose you do. Yes. Yes, I do.

Well, I'm not interested in any grandiose schemes for the benefit of humanity.

Uh, who said anything about humanity?

Is it possible you are not as altruistic as I had supposed?

You'll never make it on your own, Mr. Pem. You have no sense of planning.

Power, to be useful, has to be applied.

But if I worked with you-- I took care of the direction and the planning--

It'd be a different story.

Well, it is true. I... loathe red tape.

Don't you see, Mr. Pem? You and I, working together as partners,

could-- could have the whole world at our feet.

You would be a partner? Yeah.

Junior partner. All right--

if, uh, you agree.

[ Both Chuckling ]

You know darned well he's not in here, Chief. We should have reported to the skipper.

Yeah. Come on.

Don't you, uh, believe in knocking?

I'm sorry, sir. We didn't think you were in here.

The fact is, sir, the skipper--

Oh. Oh, this is my guest, Mr. Pem.

You tell Captain Crane I am coming up to the control room to talk to him.

Aye, sir. Come on, Ski.

Who was that character?

I never saw him before in my life.

Me either.

Come on. We gotta report to the skipper.

Hey, wait. Wait, wait.

There's something really fouled up around here.

You were standing hatch-wise before we sailed, right? That's right.

And I was checking rosters. I didn't see this guy. Did you?

No. No, I didn't. I'd sure remember a face like that. How'd he get aboard then?

You got me. But he must be quite a swimmer.

Man, we're a thousand miles from port. Come on.

We didn't pick up anybody at sea. He must've gotten aboard before we sailed.

Look, don't bat your brains out over it. The admiral seems to know all about it.

Yeah, well, that's the part that worries me most.

Come on, Chief. Our orders are to report to the Skipper.

Now, I don't know about you, but I'm gonna follow them.

Still no report from Kowalski and the chief? No, sir.

[ Sighs ] I just don't understand it.

- The, uh, admiral says he'll be right down to see you, sir. - Where'd you find him?

The last place we looked-- his cabin.

You'd better tell him the rest of it, Chief.

The rest of what, Kowalski? Come on. Speak up.

Well, um, there was a civilian up there with him.

A civilian? Out here in the middle of the ocean?

It's true, sir. Guy's a kind of a weirdo with the funniest look in his eye.

Yes, sir. We both saw him.

Very well. You and Kowalski resume your posts.

Aye, sir. Kowalski, have your relief stand down.

Lee.

I want you to meet Mr. Pem.

I know this is a surprise, but I'll explain it to you later.

- I'm going to show him around the ship. - Uh, very well, sir.

Um, this way, Mr. Pem.

Oh, uh, Lee-- Lee, there's just one thing.

Would you go down to frame 35 and see that everything is shut down in that area?

Uh, excuse me, Admiral. Did you say frame 35?

Yes. Yes, I did.

Uh, 35. I'll take care of it immediately.

Good.

Well, let's go on, Mr. Pem.

Frame 35-- That's the reactor.

I know. Well, he ordered it shut down.

That means no power in our engines. That'll put us on the bottom.

It's got something to do with that stranger, whoever he is.

That's why he didn't mention the reactor by name.

Are you actually going to carry out that order? To the letter, Chip.

Take the conn.

And, uh, up this way, sir.

But that seems to be taking you back to the control room.

Uh, that's right. You mean, the tour is over?

Oh, in this section, yes. But there's more to see on the upper level.

But you haven't shown me the only thing I'm really interested in.

Oh, you mean, the reactor? Where is it? I insist you take me there at once.

Oh, why so anxious, Mr. Pem? You know very well why. Time is growing short.

[ Chuckles ] But you're the only man in the world that shouldn't bother about that, huh?

Patterson, I'm gonna shut down the reactor.

Shut it down, sir? That's right.

And once I do, it's to stay shut down until you get a direct order from me.

Is that clear? Aye, sir.

Now, I want to be dead sure. No one's to restart it without me.

And if anyone tries, anyone at all, you stop them--

with your life if you have to. Aye, sir.

[ Thudding ]

What was that? Well, I wouldn't be surprised if that were engine trouble.

[ Man On Radio ] Control Room, this the engine room. This is the exec. Go ahead.

Sir, we've lost all power in the engines. We can't give you any forward speed at all.

Very well.

Mr. Morton.

Without-- Without forward speed, can we hold our depth?

I doubt it. There's no time to adjust the trim. Well, then we'll hit bottom.

Shouldn't the skipper be informed about this?

No need for that. He's the one who cut the power.

Brace yourselves. We're going to hit.

[ Groans ]

[ Crashing ]

You tricked me. That's right.

Did you shut down the reactor?

- You'll find out soon enough. - Indeed I will.

How did I get here?

Pem?

Pem! You have underestimated me again.

When I ask a question, I expect an answer.

Have you shut down the reactor?

Where are you? Answer me.

This is your last warning. Answer!

[ Gasps ]

Are you hurt, sir?

The reactor-- I have to start it up again. That's it.

I have to start it again. I'm sorry, sir.

No one is to touch the reactor without direct orders from-- Get out of my way!

Skipper, this is Patterson. We need help!

[ Grunting, Groaning ]

Sharkey. He's gone berserk. Shoot!

- Get away from there, Admiral. I'm warning you! - Shoot now!

Mm-hmm! Are you ready to answer me now, Admiral?

All right. All right.

I did order... the reactor shut down.

Thank you. I shall return the favor immediately.

Um, you're having trouble with your power, Mr. Pem?

You've used it up.

You need more power.

With the reactor shut down, there's, uh--

there's no way that you can get it.

That, uh-- That device of yours is worthless now.

Why don't you just hand it over?

Never. You'll-- You'll never get this away from me! Hmph!

Come back! You can't get away! Come back!

[ Sighs ]

- Chief Sharkey. - Yes, Admiral?

A civilian is somewhere in the lower corridors. Send an armed party to find him.

Meanwhile, meet me in corridor A-2 on the double.

Aye, sir.

Lee.

If you're still at frame 35, stay there.

Stand guard at the door until I join you.

You sent for me, sir? Take that sign down. I'll be right back.

Aye, sir.

- Have you got a dime? - A dime?

- A-- A dime. - Uh, yeah, yeah. I think so.

Right here. Oh, good.

What are you doing? Oh, give-- give me a hand here, will ya?

Uh, here. Here's your dime. Okay.

Hey, Chief. Put this sign up in its place.

I'll take that, Chief. Aye, sir.

[ Hatch Door Opening ]

All done, sir. Anything else? Good. Thanks, Chief.

Sir. Join the search party.

If you find Mr. Pem, bring him here. Aye, sir.

You know, Lee, I think that you and I--

Don't move, either one of you.

Don't make any attempt to interfere.

I am going to restart the reactor now.

I shall once more possess limitless power.

The first thing I intend to do is dissolve our partnership, Admiral,

by sending you so far back in time, you'll never be heard from again.

Oh, no. Don't go in that room with a power booster.

Bon voyage, Admiral.

But why let him go? Wait, wait.

[ Sighs ] Answer your question?

[ Coughing ]

That's all that's left of his great discovery.

[ Watch Clatters ] In a way it's too bad, isn't it?

I'm not so sure. All the cards were stacked in his favor. He very nearly beat us.

You must've known what would happen when you had the chief...

switch the reactor room sign to the circuitry room.

Well, of course. All our electrical power is concentrated there.

And with a power booster that multiplied the voltage several thousand times,

the... result was inevitable.

Poor fella. He was probably the greatest genius of all time--

yet, fundamentally, he was remarkably stupid.

Mmm-hmm.

[ Watch Clatters ] What do you want to do with this?

Oh, throw it away. It's no good to anyone now. Hmm!