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This is Nelson. Heard about my Pentagon call.

MAN: Just came on the wire, sir.

Well, put them on.

(PHONE BUZZING)

Yes, Admiral. We were expecting your call.

I just got your message from the code room.

Now then, I... One moment.

Would you wait outside?

Now then, if you believe that Seaview may be attacked during this mission,

I propose we abort it. Get the device to Pearl Harbor by some other means.

Sorry, Admiral. That would reveal that we've broken their code.

The mission must proceed as scheduled.

Even though you believe that one of my key personnel may be an imposter.

We've sure of it. Almost as sure he's Captain Crane.

Well, in that case, at least let me relieve Crane of his command

for this one voyage.

No dice. And for the same reason. The code.

In other words, you people want me to deliver a device

vital to our defense with a Captain aboard who may be himself

or may be an imposter.

Exactly.

And you're not to tip your hand by any direct questioning of Crane.

Oh, no, no, no. What the devil can I do?

No one knows Crane better than you do.

If he's an imposter, force him into cracking.

I'm sorry to impose a situation like this on you, Admiral,

but it's absolutely necessary.

I'm to take it, then, that this is an official order.

You are.

Very well, I'll do my best.

And I want it put in the record that I do so under protest.

So noted.

Oh.

Good luck. Thanks.

You idiots!

All right, follow me.

(NARRATOR READING)

NARRATOR: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

Where's Chief Sharkey?

He hasn't reported aboard yet, sir.

Well, we're within minutes of sailing.

I know, sir. I've called the institute gate.

They said he's somewhere on the grounds.

You better have the guards search the complex for him.

Aye, aye.

Ah! Look at that. There he is.

You're late, Chief. You better have a good reason.

Aye, sir, I have.

What's all this?

Well, sir. I was on my way over here, and... Well, sir, I had an accident.

Hmm. How'd it happen?

Oh, it's all my fault. I was in a hurry, came around a corner,

bumped into a couple of guys,

and then I had to go to the infirmary and get some stitches.

Are you fit for duty?

Oh, yes, sir, I...

There's certainly nothing to worry about.

Good. I'll tell skipper we're ready to sail.

Yes, sir.

Sure you're all right, Chief? This is gonna be a hard crew.

Oh, yes, sir, I've been looking forward to this.

With the Admiral's permission?

Oh, yeah.

All hands accounted for. Ready when you are, sir.

Very well, Chip. Put out to sea.

Aye, aye.

Now, hear this. All hands, prepare to get underway.

Special sea detail. Make ready to cast off.

Chip, once we're at sea, report to my cabin with Chief Sharkey.

I want to talk to you.

CHIP: Aye, aye, sir.

What was that all about?

(SIGHS) He acted as though I weren't here.

Well, come on. Get us underway.

Aye, aye.

Admiral, you mean that Washington believes

that one of us on board is a phony?

That's right, Chief.

Then as far as you know it could be me or Chief Sharkey.

Well, yes, yes, you're both suspects.

I don't get it, sir. If there's a chance that either one of us is a fink,

why tell us?

Captain Crane is the prime suspect.

I need your help to try to check him out.

In other words,

in spite of the fact that Sharkey and I are suspects,

you want us to help you break down Lee Crane.

Mmm.

But only because I have no choice.

I'll be keeping an eye on you. No one is off the hot seat

until the real imposter is turned up.

You know, sir, if Mr. Morton or I is the guy you're looking for,

you've given us warning.

Well, don't worry. I'm gonna get you on the spot

where you could put your own neck into the noose.

Am I ordered to cooperate?

You are.

Then I suppose it goes for me, too.

Correct.

Now, sit down. I'm going to outline a plan that I hope will take care of Lee.

Uh...

Unless either one of you would care to end the problem right now.

By confessing.

Well?

He gave me the course he wants us to set.

He already gave me a course.

Well, then this must be a new one.

It is. Why would he give it to you?

He said it was important. He didn't want to have a foul-up.

I see.

I'm just repeating what I was told.

Don't worry about it, Chip.

And next time you see the Admiral, tell him I carried out his orders.

Aye, aye.

Lee.

Yeah?

Nothing. I'll check all stations before we dive.

We're at 90 feet. Drum's satisfactory, sir.

LEE: Very well.

Did you set the course I ordered?

I took care of it myself.

Good. Good.

You set this course yourself?

What's wrong with it?

Nothing. Nothing at all. Except that it's not the course I gave you.

May I see that?

This is the course you gave me.

You still have the figures I sent down?

Over here.

(SIGHS) All right.

Well, let's assume that this time it was an honest mistake.

Now, will you be good enough to bring us to the correct course?

If you need help,

don't hesitate to ask for it. Just call me in my cabin.

How's that cut?

Oh. It's fine, sir. Most of the time I don't even know it's there.

Have the doc check it out for you.

Don't want to get an infection.

It's fine, sir. Don't worry about it. Really.

(SIGHS)

Something wrong, Admiral?

Right now I'm not feeling very proud of myself.

You mean that little stuff we pulled on Captain.

That was part of your whole idea, wasn't it, sir?

Yes, yes, it is, but I still don't like it.

Yes, sir.

Do we go on with this, sir?

Mmm. We go on.

Well, in that case,

I have another little thing I'd like to try, if it's okay with you, sir.

Yeah. It's all right.

And after that...

All right, all right, all right, but take them one at a time.

Now, if you don't mind, Chief.

Aye, sir.

I understand, sir.

Chip.

Yes?

I plotted the right course, I know it.

Forget it, Lee. Everybody makes mistakes.

This was no mistake.

Well, you checked the paper, didn't you?

Well, somebody switched papers. That's got to be it.

The question is, why?

If you want my advice, you put the whole thing out of your mind.

It's all over.

Yeah. I suppose you're right.

Now, Chief. Sir?

You just came from the Admiral's cabin, did you?

Yes, sir.

What did he want?

It was mostly of a personal nature, sir.

He did ask me to give you a message.

Well?

About the navigation mistake?

Go on.

The Admiral says it isn't necessary for you to enter it in the log.

Oh, he did? Yes, sir.

Why didn't he tell me that in person?

I couldn't say, sir.

Very well. Go to your station.

Aye, sir.

(MACHINE BEEPING)

KOWALSKI: Skipper.

I had a flash contact, sir.

LEE: The board's clear now.

KOWALSKI: The reading only lasted a couple of seconds.

Was it long enough to identify?

I'm not sure, sir, but it profiled like another sub.

Did you get a bearing?

Yes, sir. It was on a collision course.

Twenty degrees right rudder.

Twenty degree right. Aye, sir.

Getting anything?

No, sir. Not a thing.

Are you sure about that first reading?

No, sir. Not positive. Except there was something there.

All stop.

OPERATOR: All stop, aye.

Break for silent running. Break for silent running.

Aye, sir.

Nothing. Keep a close check.

Aye, sir.

Secure silent running. OPERATOR: Aye, sir.

Resume course's speed.

Aye, aye, sir.

What do you think, Lee?

I don't know.

A thermal layer sometimes gives you a false reading like that.

That's probably the explanation.

Yeah, could be. At least I hope so.

What's going on?

We had a flash contact on sonar.

I'm still trying to check it out.

Everything looks normal to me.

Kowalski, have you had any unusual readings?

No, sir. Just that one.

How long did it last?

Only a few seconds, sir.

The board's been clear ever since.

I see. On the basis of that one reading,

you saw fit to put us through all those maneuvers?

There's always the chance it was a true reading.

Oh. Yes, yes. Thousand-to-one chance.

Admiral, I don't believe in taking unnecessary risks.

NELSON: You should also know by now,

there's such a thing as being overly cautious.

LEE: If there's any chance we're being stalked

by another submarine, I want to know it.

Lee, come here.

I think it's time that we had a frank talk.

About what, Admiral?

About you.

Ever since this crew's began, I've been observing.

Now, you've been tense and nervous.

I wasn't aware of it.

Now, if there's any personal problem that's bothering you,

I wish you'd tell me about it.

There's nothing wrong with me. Absolutely nothing.

Mmm-hmm.

Very well. The offer still stands. Carry on.

He's a little concerned about you, isn't he?

I can't figure it out, can you?

Well?

You want it straight?

Yes!

The fact is, the Admiral has got a point, in a way.

What are you talking about?

You haven't been yourself exactly.

In what way?

Like the Admiral says, nothing definite. Just an attitude.

Sort of on edge all the time.

Now, don't be ridiculous.

(OVER RADIO) Skipper, this is Chief Sharkey.

Yes, Chief. Where are you?

In the circuitry room, sir.

Your station's here. Who gave you permission to go down there?

You did, sir. You ordered me down here.

I gave you no such order.

Now, get back to the control room on the double!

Lee.

What's the matter?

You gave him the order.

What?

You ordered him to the circuitry room.

I heard you. Ask any man here. We all heard you.

Skipper, are you still there?

Skipper!

Have you all lost your minds?

Skipper, can you read me? This is very important.

The whole life-support system has failed.

How long's the air been out?

Since you sent me down here, sir. About five minutes.

Better do something fast.

Why don't you get a repair crew in there?

I did, sir. They can't locate the trouble.

I'll be right there. Take over.

Now, where's the trouble?

It seems to be in here, sir. The air revitalization controls.

The sign's been moved. It should be over here.

Skipper, wait.

What?

You're working on the wrong controls.

The sign's wrong. I know what I'm doing.

No!

Would you get your hands off me?

Skipper, I know what I'm talking about.

If you re-plug, you will bypass the circuit breakers.

You get out of my way.

Believe me, sir. You will start a fire.

I said, move!

Fire in the circuitry room! Fire in the circuitry room!

How's it going?

He's coming out. He'll be all right.

Good. What about the fire?

I'll check again.

That's enough. I'm okay.

Easy, sir. Easy.

Give him another whiff of oxygen.

The air's out all over the ship. It's gotta be fixed.

I'll handle that. Now, go ahead, Kowalski.

I'm sorry, sir.

(COUGHING)

Fire's out, sir.

You're sure you're okay, skip?

The system's working again.

The Admiral fixed it.

How did the fire start?

When I tried to fix the air revitalization console,

the whole thing exploded.

You're sure you were working on the right console?

Of course I'm sure.

As a matter of fact, somebody went through some trouble

to confuse the panels.

In what way?

The air revitalization sign was switched.

Oh! Really?

Chief. You were in there. What do you know about that?

This puts me in an uncomfortable spot, sir.

Go ahead, Chief. Tell him.

Yes, sir.

Well, sir, the skipper did say something about a sign having been switched.

I tried to stop him, but he wouldn't listen.

I know those consoles with or without signs.

And you maintain that the sign was switched.

I know it was. Here, I'll show you.

Well?

It's been switched back again, I swear it.

All right, Lee. Let's get out of here now.

You don't believe me, do you?

I think you've had more than enough smoking alarms. Now, out, out!

Chief, where's Mr. Morton?

Gone up to the control room, sir.

Chief, I want a word with you.

Aye, sir.

I'm going topside.

What do you know about that sign in there?

Only that you said it had been switched, sir.

It was switched.

I wouldn't know anything about that, skipper.

You saw where it was, and where it is now.

Yes, sir. Where it's always been.

You're lying.

No, sir.

Very well. I'm gonna find a way to prove my point,

and when I do, you'll regret it.

Control Room, this is the Captain.

This is Morton in Control.

We've got smoke all throughout the ventilation system.

You will surface at once and scrub the air.

CHIP: Aye, aye, sir.

Prepare to surface! Prepare to surface!

Hold it, Chip.

We don't surface.

Delay that.

I've got some work to do,

so if Captain Crane should come looking for me...

You'll be in your cabin.

Right.

Anything further, Kowalski?

No, sir. The board's clear.

Why aren't we coming to the surface?

I haven't given the order yet, sir.

I see. You understood the order I gave you?

Yes, sir. I was ready to carry it out.

Then do it. Now.

CHIP: I can't.

You don't debate orders, you obey them. Now move.

Your order was countermanded by the Admiral.

The Admiral, huh?

Where is he?

In his cabin.

I've had it. Up to here.

Admiral!

Oh. Come in.

You countermanded my direct order to surface.

I did.

I want this ship on the surface.

And I want it where it is right now.

On the surface, I can scrub the ship of smoke in 10 minutes.

Down here, my men will be breathing in that stuff for another 12 hours.

Enough!

I remind you where this stuff, what you call it, came from.

A fire which you started by your own stupidity.

This isn't the time to settle that argument.

All I want right now is to get the ship to the surface.

You know, Lee, I'm worried about you. I really am.

I've been seriously considering...

Don't start that again.

For some reason you've been on my back ever since we've left port,

and I've had a plateful of it.

And precisely what do you intend to do about it?

Right now, I'm taking this ship to the surface, and I warn you,

don't try to stop me.

And if I do?

Admiral Nelson, you listen to me, and you listen good.

I'm still Captain of this ship,

and I'm responsible for the lives of everyone aboard.

Oh, that can be changed.

Then change it! But until you do,

until you formally relieve me of my command,

until you kick me off the ship,

that I don't want another order of mine countermanded!

I hope I've made myself clear!

Mr. Morton, I've got the con.

Prepare to surface. OPERATOR: Aye, sir.

LEE: Blow forward tanks.

OPERATOR: Aye, sir.

LEE: Ten degree, up-bubble.

Ten degree, up-bubble.

Aye.

Surface. Surface.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Yes?

You sent for me, sir?

Right, Chip.

Needless to say, I think that you went a little bit too far

with that last experiment.

I hardly have to tell you that a fire on a submarine

can end in total disaster.

I know that, sir.

That's why I wondered at the time why you ordered it.

Well, I didn't order it. You mean you had nothing to do with it?

Nothing, sir.

Oh, God. Then it must've been Sharkey. I should've guessed.

He has a tendency to get carried away at times.

Yes, he certainly does.

Mmm-hmm.

Well, find him and get him up here.

And tell him that, in my opinion, Captain Crane is himself.

He's not an imposter.

Aye, aye, sir.

Patterson!

(COUGHING)

Open the door.

Skipper, the door's jammed.

It's not jammed, someone locked it.

Why would anyone want to do that?

If I knew, it would clear up a lot of unanswered questions.

Sabotage?

Exactly. But why?

We're carrying a top-secret defense weapon aboard.

Somebody's trying to get their hands on it.

Who could it be, skipper? There's only our regular crew on board.

I know. That's exactly what's bothering me.

I know what you mean, skipper.

Here, I'll tell you what. Put these in the door. Take this.

(COUGHS)

All right, plug it in.

(DEVICE BEEPING)

You think it's gonna work?

Let's go. Now, wait a minute.

Don't say a word about this to anyone.

Yes, sir.

All right. Get back on duty.

I'm officially reporting to you, sir,

that we have a saboteur on board.

A saboteur? Yes, sir.

But who is it?

I don't know yet.

You know, that's a pretty serious charge.

You would have to explain it.

Someone set fire to a box of explosives in the arms locker.

When I went in to investigate, I was locked in.

You have any proof of this?

You can check out my story with Patterson.

That's very good, Lee. Very good.

Anything else?

No, sir. A saboteur loose in the ship is quite enough.

Well, I suggest you try to find him, all right?

I've already ordered the search.

(COUGHS)

Sparks. Yes, Admiral.

Have Mr. Morton call me on the private line.

Yes, sir.

(PHONE BUZZING)

Yes?

Chip? Chip, I'm positive that Lee is in the clear.

I didn't have any definite proof before, but I do now.

No, no, no. Don't tell him about the plot.

I'll tell him myself when he's, you know,

not quite so upset.

Besides, I don't want any change in his attitude or ours

to tip-off the real saboteur.

Very well. Carry on.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Come in.

Mr. Morton said you wanted to see me, sir.

Yes, Chief.

I think that you're letting your imagination run just a little bit wild.

How do you mean?

Well, when I ordered you to test Captain Crane,

I didn't mean at the expense of wrecking Seaview.

Sir, I guess the circuitry room explosion did get out of hand.

I didn't mean to cause that much damage.

Yeah, that was rather risky, but I'm talking about the arms locker.

The arms locker?

Yeah, when you started the fire in there,

and then locked the Captain and Patterson inside.

You could've blown up the whole ship!

So help me, Admiral, I didn't do that!

After the mess in the circuitry room,

I wasn't gonna fool around with something dangerous,

especially the arms locker!

You mean it wasn't you?

Absolutely not!

(SIGHS)

Well, whoever it was, he certainly cleared the Captain.

Um...

How do you figure that, sir?

Well, if Lee Crane were the imposter,

he would've started the fire, not put it out.

Oh. Yes, I see what you mean.

Well, what do we do now?

We've eliminated one man. All we have is 124 to go.

Admiral Nelson, this is Crane.

The ship's scrubbed of smoke. Now, what are your orders?

Why ask me? On this ship, the Captain gives the orders.

KOWALSKI: Skipper.

(MACHINE BEEPING)

Contact, sir. No doubt about it this time.

It's a sub, all right. Headed this way.

What's wrong?

Torpedo, skipper, coming fast.

(EXPLOSION)

Sound General Quarters.

Stand General Quarters.

General Quarters, General Quarters.

All hands, man your battle stations.

General Quarters.

(SIREN WAILING)

(GROANING)

OPERATOR 1: Compartment 10, battle stations manned and ready.

Very well.

OPERATOR 2: Missile Room, battle stations manned and ready.

Very well.

OPERATOR 3: Engine Room, all stations manned and ready.

Very well.

It's a little too late to find him now.

Find who?

The saboteur, of course.

What are you talking about?

Don't you know yet?

Know what?

There was a tip from Washington.

There's supposed to be a saboteur on board,

impersonating someone in the ship's company.

Why wasn't I told at once?

The Admiral thought it was you!

Me?

(SIGHS)

So that explains what's been happening to me.

(BEEPING)

What are you doing down here?

I'm checking out the flank, setting the course.

Checking it for a getaway?

You can't possibly be serious.

I'm dead serious. Were you preparing to launch it?

No, no. Quite the contrary.

I'm trying to prevent anybody from launching it.

Why?

Well, in case we're under attack again,

a saboteur might want to get away while he can.

How do I know you weren't preparing to do just that?

You can't believe that, Lee.

You believed it of me.

Who've you been talking to? Ah. Ah. Chip. Chip Morton.

What difference does it make?

All right, if you suspect me,

you go right ahead and try to launch this vehicle.

Go on, try it.

(SIGHS)

I'm sorry. I had to be sure.

Well, so did I.

We didn't seem to have much mutual trust left, did we?

Come on. After you.

Well, that cuts out one avenue of escape. Carry on, Lee.

OPERATOR: All stations manned and ready, sir.

Very well. All stations manned and ready, sir.

Do you have a fix, Kowalski?

Yes, sir. A good one. Now stay with it.

Aye, aye, sir.

Sparks, raise the commander of that sub.

Aye, sir.

Now, whether he answers or not,

tell him he can't penetrate our defense shields.

He's got 60 seconds to reply, or we'll blow him out of the water.

Any questions? No, sir.

This is SSRN Seaview calling.

Missile Room is standing by, ready to fire on your orders.

Very well. Where's the Chief?

He never manned his battle station.

I've been too busy to check.

Well, check now. I want him located.

SPARKS: I repeat, you are warned that your torpedoes cannot,

repeat, cannot reach our hull.

We have a radar fix on you.

I repeat, you are warned that your torpedoes cannot reach our hull.

We have a radar fix on you...

(GROANS)

Oh.

This is Chief Sharkey. This is an emergency.

This is Chief Sharkey. This is an emergency!

(GROANS)

Nelson Institute to SSRN Seaview.

Come in, Seaview.

SSRN Seaview, this is Chief Sharkey from the Nelson Institute.

Come in.

Sparks, this is Sharkey, listen. This is a first-class emergency.

If you are in radio silence, break it.

Sparks, do you hear me? Get the skipper to listen!

Sparks!

Easy, easy.

I'm all right, sir.

What happened?

All I know is that somebody clobbered me.

Next thing I know, you were standing there.

No idea who it was?

No, sir.

But I've got a score to settle with somebody.

I know. We all do, but first of all, doc has to check you out.

I'm feeling fine, Admiral. I'm all right.

Sure, sure. Let's not take any chances now. Come on.

Chip, have the missile room stand by for my order to fire.

Aye, aye, sir.

Skipper.

That sub's moving off the flank.

I guess they got the message.

OPERATOR: Jet bandits on radar, approaching fast.

Could be bombers.

Crash dive.

Clear the bridge, secure all hatches.

OPERATOR: All green, sir.

Dive, dive, dive!

Blow negative full. OPERATOR: Aye, sir.

Patterson, pull down elevation.

Hard right rudder. Full 180-degree turn.

180 degree, aye.

All ahead flank.

OPERATOR: All ahead flank, aye.

That's good maneuvering. We'll shake them now.

Thanks. I hope so.

(BEEPING)

We've lost them.

Check sickbay on Spark's condition,

and have a search party round up the Chief

and bring him here for questioning.

Aye, aye.

(RUMBLING)

Good, hold her there. Steady as she goes.

How could they have spotted us again?

(SIGHS)

Something must've tipped off our position.

Mmm-hmm.

Or someone.

Well, the pieces all fit.

Our prisoner is an agent, of course, planted aboard with a helpless

and very skillful plastic surgery.

Now, his mission was to either get this device for his people, or destroy us.

Yeah, he nearly did. Is Sharkey all right?

He's fine. He's waiting for us back at the Institute.

And the high command is waiting for us.

We better set a course for Pearl Harbor.

Well, with a little smoother sailing this time. I trust.

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