Original subtitles

[ Explosion ]

LOOK AT THAT PRESSURE. THAT'S THE STRONGEST ERUPTION YET!

DOCTOR, GET YOUR MASK AND LUNGS. I WANT WATER SAMPLES.

IT'S TOO SOON. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S SAFE.

[ Man ] OH, NONSENSE. THESE ERUPTIONS RARELY LAST MORE THAN A MINUTE OR TWO.

IT'S VITAL WE GET THE SAMPLES IMMEDIATELY.

YOU'LL NEVER MAKE A SCIENTIST, CARA. YOU'RE TOO CAUTIOUS.

I KNOW. CAN'T HELP BEING A WOMAN.

WELL, I AM GRATEFUL FOR SMALL FAVORS.

OH, GOOD. WE'RE ALL SET.

WOULD YOU, UH, HELP HIM OUT OF THE ESCAPE HATCH, PLEASE?

DID YOU GET HIM OUT? YES, I HOPE HE'S ALL RIGHT.

HE WILL BE.

[ Man ] VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

LOOK, I'M SORRY, MISS SLOAN,

BUT WITHOUT A GREAT DEAL MORE INFORMATION, YOUR REQUEST IS IMPOSSIBLE.

I EXPECTED YOU TO SAY THAT, ADMIRAL NELSON, AND I UNDERSTAND IT.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A STRANGER.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DR. ANTHONY STERLING.

I KNOW THAT.

I ADMIRED TONY WHEN HE WORKED HERE WITH US, AND I ADMIRE HIM NOW.

BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF THE NUMBER OF REQUESTS WE HAVE EVERY DAY...

FOR THE FACILITIES OF SEAVIEW?

OF COURSE I DO. SO DOES HE. BUT THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL CASE!

THEY ALL ARE.

AND YOU'RE JUST NOT INTERESTED. I'M JUST NOT AVAILABLE!

WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO TELL HIM.

JUST GIVE HIM MY SINCERE REGRETS.

ARE YOU SURE YOU WON'T RECONSIDER? HE NEEDS HELP.

HE NEEDS YOUR HELP. I WISH I COULD GIVE IT!

[ Intercom Buzzes ] EXCUSE ME A MOMENT.

YES, WHAT IS IT?

[ Woman ] ADMIRAL, A CALL FOR YOU ON THE VIDEOPHONE VIA TEL STAR.

A DR. STERLING.

HE MUST BE CALLING FROM HIS DEEP-SEA LAB.

ALL RIGHT, PUT HIM ON. YES, SIR.

ADMIRAL, HOW ARE YOU?

FINE. YOU LOOK WELL, TONY.

WELL, SOMETIMES APPEARANCES ARE DECEIVING.

[ Cara ] IS SOMETHING WRONG? ASK HIM.

ADMIRAL, WAS THAT CARA? IS SHE WITH YOU?

SHE'S RIGHT HERE. SHE'S JUST GIVEN ME A FINE SALES PITCH.

[ Sterling ] THEN YOU ARE COMING HERE.

I CAN'T. I-I JUST EXPLAINED TO MISS SLOAN.

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO! I'M ONTO THE MOST EXCITING DISCOVERY OF THE DECADE!

ADMIRAL, LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.

HOW MUCH HAS BEEN SPENT TRYING TO PIERCE THE EARTH'S MANTLE...

SO THAT WE COULD STUDY THE CORE?

OH, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS.

YOU KNOW IT'S OF VITAL INTEREST TO US.

WELL, I'VE ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED IT!

[ Coughs ] YOU WHAT?

OH, I DIDN'T DIG IT, OF COURSE, BUT I'VE DISCOVERED IT.

A NATURAL FISSURE IN THE SEA BOTTOM, AND IT EXTENDS RIGHT DOWN TO THE CORE.

ARE YOU CERTAIN OF THIS? THERE'S-THERE'S NO MISTAKE?

NONE AT ALL. THIS FISSURE LEADS DIRECTLY TO THE EARTH'S CORE.

THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING.

I HAD NO IDEA YOU WERE ONTO ANYTHING THAT BIG. WHO'S WORKING WITH YOU?

WELL, I DID HAVE TWO ASSISTANTS.

ONE OF THEM WAS KILLED BY AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT.

I SENT THE OTHER, MISS SLOAN, TO PLEAD WITH YOU.

I'M QUITE ALONE HERE NOW, AND I NEED YOUR HELP.

YOU'VE GOT IT. I'LL PREPARE TO GET UNDER WAY IMMEDIATELY.

THANK YOU FOR CALLING. I'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED.

GET ME CAPTAIN CRANE. YES, SIR.

WHY, ADMIRAL, WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THOSE IMPORTANT PREVIOUS COMMITMENTS?

[ Chuckles ]

LEE, ALERT ALL OFFICERS I WANT SEAVIEW PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE SAILING.

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY, CHIEF. I GOT A GOOD LOOK AT HER.

AND ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY IS, "OOH, WELCOME ABOARD."

YOU AND THE SKIPPER BOTH, SKI.

- DID YOU SEE HIM GIVE HER THE EYE? - YEAH.

COME ON. COME ON. KNOCK IT OFF AND PLAY YOUR HANDS.

- ANTIFEMALE. - LISTEN, BUSTER,

I DIG A PRETTY CHICK JUST LIKE THE NEXT GUY, BUT ON A SHIP THEY'RE NOWHERE.

SPECIAL ATTENTION, SPECIAL QUARTERS, SPECIAL DETAILS FOR ALL HANDS.

[ Groans ] FORGET IT!

IF YOU ASK ME, HE'S SUPERSTITIOUS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, SUPERSTITIOUS?

OKAY, THEN, WHEN YOU PLAY CARDS, WHY DO YOU ALWAYS WEAR THAT SHIRT?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHAT'S THIS GOT TO DO WITH SUPERSTITION?

I WEAR IT FOR LUCK. COME ON. PLAY YOUR CARDS, WILL YA?

[ Chuckling ] [ Chuckling ]

AND THIS IS THE CREW'S MESS YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT.

AND THIS IS THE KITCHEN. THAT'S RIGHT.

ONLY, WE CALL IT THE GALLEY. I DON'T SEE ANY COOKS.

WELL, THEY'RE NOT DUE YET FOR ANOTHER HOUR. OH.

COME ON. I'LL SHOW YOU THE LAB. OKAY.

HOW'S THE GAME GOING, CHIEF? OH, FINE, SIR.

OOP! OH, PLEASE.

JUST A MINUTE, CAPTAIN. I DID WANT TO LEAVE A MESSAGE. MM-HMM.

- CHIEF? - YES, MA'AM?

COULD YOU ASK THE COOK IF HE CAN SERVE ME A SALT-FREE DIET?

- SALT-FREE? - MM-HMM.

YEAH, SURE.

I HATE TO BE A NUISANCE ABOUT IT, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME.

YOU'LL SEE TO IT, WON'T YOU? AYE, AYE, SIR.

THANK YOU. NOW, LET'S SEE THAT LAB. FINE.

[ Clicks Tongue ]

SEE WHAT I MEAN? SALT-FREE.

GIN.

[ Chuckles ] CAPTAIN, I'M IMPRESSED.

MY PARTICULAR FIELD IS CHEMISTRY, AND I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY FINER EQUIPMENT.

THE ADMIRAL CAN TAKE THE BOW FOR THAT. OH, I MIGHT HAVE GUESSED.

WOULD YOU THINK IT RUDE IF I ASKED TO BE LEFT ALONE?

I DO HAVE SOME WORK TO DO. OH, NOT AT ALL.

SEE YOU AT DINNER? I WOULDN'T MISS IT.

[ Door Closes ]

I SPOKE WITH DR. STERLING AGAIN ON THE VIDEOPHONE. IS HE ALL RIGHT?

HE SEEMED WELL. PARTICULARLY WHEN I TOLD HIM...

WE WERE PROCEEDING TO HIS LAB SUBMERGED AT TOP SPEED.

HOW QUICKLY CAN WE GET THERE?

WELL, WITH LUCK, UH, THURSDAY MORNING.

EXCUSE ME, MISS SLOAN. YOU CARE FOR SALT?

NO, THANK YOU. I NEVER USE IT.

WHAT'S OUR POSITION, CHIP?

HERE'S THE LATEST FIX FROM NAVIGATION. WE'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS, UH, SHIPWISE.

[ Exhales ] TOUCHÉ.

I NEVER SAW A WOMAN LIKE CARA SLOAN.

NOTHING ON HER MIND BUT BUSINESS.

WELL, YOU CAN'T WIN 'EM ALL.

SO FAR, MISS SLOAN, ALL I KNOW IS THAT DR. STERLING...

REALLY BELIEVES HE'S TAPPED THE EARTH'S CORE.

NOW, UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER DATA WE CAN PROCESS?

EVERYTHING I KNOW IS IN THOSE REPORTS.

THE REST IS UP TO TONY WHEN WE GET THERE.

I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO SETTLE FOR THAT. AT LEAST IT WON'T BE LONG.

[ Man ] ADMIRAL, THE CAPTAIN WOULD LIKE YOU TO COME TO THE CONTROL ROOM WHEN YOU'RE FREE.

BE RIGHT THERE.

NO, SIR. I WAS STANDING BY THE WINDOW. I SAW IT.

I ONLY KNOW WHAT I SAW WITH MY OWN EYES.

WHAT IS IT? SUPPOSE YOU TELL THE ADMIRAL IN YOUR OWN WORDS, RILEY.

YES, SIR. YOU SEE, ADMIRAL, I WAS STANDING WATCH AT THE OBSERVATION HOLE.

I WAS LOOKING OUT THROUGH THE WATER WHEN THIS FAR-OUT FISH THING MAKES THE SCENE.

WHAT WAS IT?

YOU'LL THINK I'M PUTTING YOU ON, SIR. BUT IT'S FOR REAL.

IT WAS A SEA MONSTER, SIR.

[ Coughs ] I SEE.

UM, EXACTLY WHAT DID THIS, UH, SEA MONSTER LOOK LIKE?

WELL, SIR, IT WAS LIKE WAY-OUT.

IT WAS MAYBE 300 FEET LONG!

[ Exhales ] GO ON.

A LONG THIN BODY, LIKE-- LIKE A SNAKE.

AND A HEAD-- THIS IS THE PART THAT'LL BUG YA.

WITH A HEAD LIKE A DRAGON AND BIG SHARP TEETH. [ Snorts ]

- ANYTHING FROM, UH, SONAR, RADAR? - NEGATIVE.

THERE YOU ARE, RILEY. YOU COULDN'T HAVE SEEN ANYTHING, COULD YOU?

YES, SIR.

- ONLY-- - GO ON.

ONLY, I DID, SIR! AS CLEAR AS I SEE YOU NOW.

WELL, IT'S ALL THE SAME. WE GAVE HIM A SOBRIETY TEST. HE'S OKAY.

AND OBVIOUSLY HE, UH, BELIEVES WHAT HE SAID.

DON'T YOU, RILEY? YES, SIR.

WE'LL JUST SEND YOU ALONG TO SICK BAY AND HAVE THE DOC LOOK HIM OVER.

CAPTAIN, UNIDENTIFIED CONTACT, DEAD AHEAD.

[ Beeping ] WHAT DO YOU READ?

EXTREMELY LARGE OBJECT. IT'S CLOSING FAST.

ALL STOP. ALL STOP.

[ Beeping Continues ]

NOTHING.

SONAR MADE CONTACT. THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING.

YOU DON'T THINK THAT THING, UH, RILEY SAW?

OH, RILEY MIGHT HAVE SEEN SOMETHING,

BUT IT, UH-- IT CERTAINLY WASN'T WHAT HE DESCRIBED.

I DON'T GET IT.

A LOOKOUT SEES SOMETHING WITHOUT SONAR CONTACT,

AND THEN WE GET SONAR CONTACT, AND THERE'S NOTHING THERE.

[ Chuckles ] WELL, THERE HAS TO BE SOME RATIONAL EXPLANATION.

SONAR, GIVE ME A READING.

UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT STILL DEAD AHEAD AND STILL CLOSING FAST.

- ALL BACK FULL. - ALL BACK FULL.

SOUND GENERAL QUARTERS!

[ Klaxon Blaring ]

WHAT IS IT?

WHAT'S WRONG?

[ Klaxon Stops ] TEN DEGREE LEFT RUDDER.

TEN DEGREE LEFT RUDDER.

ALL STOP. ALL STOP.

HE KEEPS COMING ON. WE CAN'T SHAKE HIM. WE'VE A FIGHT ON OUR HANDS.

PREPARE FORWARD TORPEDO TUBES FOR FIRING.

PREPARE FORWARD TORPEDO TUBES FOR FIRING.

FORWARD TORPEDOES READY, SIR.

FIRING ORDER ONE, THREE, TWO, FOUR. VERY WELL. STAND BY.

LEE, WHAT IS IT? YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE. GO TO YOUR QUARTERS.

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. STAND BACK.

[ Riley ] CAPTAIN! LOOK!

[ Gurgling ]

ENGINE ROOM, FULL EMERGENCY POWER. ALL BACK FLANK.

SKIPPER, NO CONTACT.

WHAT?

WELL, LOOK FOR YOURSELF, SIR. SCOPE'S CLEAR.

[ Exhales ]

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!

WELL? WHAT DO YOU SAY, KOWALSKI?

EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT. WE'VE CHECKED OUT THE ENTIRE SONAR AND RADAR SYSTEMS...

FROM ANTENNAS ON DOWN, AND EVERYTHING IS SHIPSHAPE.

VERY WELL. SECURE THE DETAIL.

AYE, AYE, SIR. COME ON, SKI.

NOTHING? NOTHING.

EVERY INSTRUMENT WORKS PERFECTLY.

MAYBE WE NEED A MASS EYE EXAMINATION. [ Sighs ]

YOU MAY HAVE A POINT THERE, CHIP.

YOU DETEST WHAT YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN, DON'T YOU, ADMIRAL?

DETEST IS THE WRONG WORD.

I-I WORRY ABOUT THINGS I CAN'T EXPLAIN,

BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT CAN HURT YOU.

THERE'S A PERFECTLY LOGICAL EXPLANATION FOR ALL OF THIS, IF WE CAN JUST FIND IT.

I'M SURE THERE IS, BUT WHAT IS IT?

AN ORDINARILY COMPETENT SEAMAN COMES TO ME...

WITH SOME FANTASTIC STORY ABOUT SEA MONSTERS.

TOTALLY UNSUPPORTED. NO RADAR, NO SONAR CONTACT.

BUT THERE WAS CONTACT WITH THE OTHER SIGHTING.

AND WE ALL SAW THE GIANT SQUID.

YES, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I MEAN NOTHING PHYSICALLY HAPPENED TO THE SUBMARINE.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT BOTHERS ME. THAT AND THE FACT THAT THE SQUID VANISHED WITHOUT ANY TRACE.

[ Crane ] ADMIRAL? YES, LEE?

UNIDENTIFIED SONAR CONTACT.

[ Chuckles ] BE RIGHT THERE.

WELL, HERE WE GO AGAIN.

[ Beeping ]

NOW I WANTED YOU TO SEE THIS FOR YOURSELF.

AM I BLIND OR IS THAT A POSITIVE CONTACT?

THAT IS A POSITIVE CONTACT.

BUT THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE.

I TOOK A LOOK OUT THE NOSE. NOTHING!

I ACTIVATED BOTH THE NOSE AND THE SAIL CAMERA. STILL NOTHING!

BUT LOOK AT THAT READING. I CAN'T MAKE OUT ANY OF IT.

LET'S HAVE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE SAIL CAMERA.

ACTIVATE SAIL CAMERA.

NO. HOLD IT!

CAPTAIN, IT'S GONE.

IT'S THERE! LOOK AT THE MONITOR!

NO CONTACT.

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH SONAR, OBVIOUSLY.

IT'S JUST BEEN CHECKED OUT. IT'S WORKING PERFECTLY.

NO CONTACT. IT'S ALMOST AS TH--

[ Sighs ] [ Clicks Tongue ]

SECURE SAIL CAMERA.

WELL, GENTLEMEN, THOSE ARE THE FACTS.

I CAN'T EXPLAIN THEM, BUT, UH,

IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS, I'LL BE GLAD TO LISTEN.

ABOUT ALL I CAN DO IS REVIEW THE STEPS WE'VE TAKEN.

NOW, FIRST OF ALL, WE'VE CHECKED AND RECHECKED ALL DETECTION GEAR.

THERE ARE NO MALFUNCTIONS. CHIP.

WE'VE DOUBLED THE WATCH ON SONAR AND RADAR AND CUT OUR FORWARD SPEED TO TWO-THIRDS.

I'VE ALSO ORDERED ROUND-THE-CLOCK LOOKOUTS POSTED IN THE NOSE.

BUT BEYOND THAT, WELL, FRANKLY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO.

NEITHER DO I. THANK YOU.

ADMIRAL? HMM?

I, UH-- I HAVE A FEELING YOU'RE HOLDING BACK ON US.

NO, UH, NOT REALLY, LEE.

I HAVE A THEORY, BUT, UH, IT'S A LITTLE WILD TO TALK ABOUT JUST YET.

LET'S WAIT A WHILE.

RILEY? KEEP A SHARP EYE OUT.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE?

AFTER WHAT'S HAPPENED, I HATE TO SAY THIS, BUT LOOK AT THE SCOPE.

BLIPS. NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

THERE WASN'T ANY QUESTION LAST TIME EITHER.

KEEP A FIX ON IT.

GUESS WHAT.

SONAR'S GOT ANOTHER CONTACT.

WE CAN'T IGNORE IT. I JUST SAW IT ON THE SCOPE MYSELF.

REMEMBER THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF?

WE ALERT THIS CREW ONE MORE TIME, AND THEY'LL ALL PUT IN FOR SICK LEAVE.

[ Sighs ]

ADMIRAL, THIS IS CRANE. YES, LEE?

I'M SORRY. WE NEED YOU AGAIN IN THE CONTROL ROOM. MORE OF SAME.

VERY WELL. [ Sighs ]

[ Riley ] SKIPPER, THIS IS THE BOW LOOKOUT.

WE'VE SPOTTED SOMETHING BEARING 0-1-0.

IT CHECKS.

IS IT OUT THERE, OR ISN'T IT?

IT'S THERE, ALL RIGHT. BIG AS A HOUSE.

COMING RIGHT TOWARD US.

HARD LEFT RUDDER.

FLANK SPEED!

WE CAN'T SHAKE HIM. HE'S VEERING TOWARD US AT FULL SPEED.

HE'S GONNA HIT. GET BACK!

CLOSE CRASH DOORS. RIG FOR COLLISION.

- SONAR? - ALL CLEAR!

THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE.

THAT DOES IT. WE'RE RAVING MAD. [ Laughing ]

YOU KNOW, LEE? YOU MAY BE RIGHT.

SO, OBVIOUSLY, WHEN FANTASTIC CREATURES...

BEGIN TO APPEAR AND DISAPPEAR IN A MATTER OF SECONDS,

AND THE PATTERN REPEATS ITSELF TIME AFTER TIME, THERE'S ONLY ONE POSSIBLE SOLUTION.

THEY WEREN'T THERE AT ALL.

BUT WHAT ABOUT OUR SONAR CONTACTS? MACHINES DON'T HAVE VIVID IMAGINATIONS.

YES, BUT MEN DO, AND WE HAVE TO INTERPRET WHAT THE MACHINES TELL US.

IN SHORT, WE'RE ALL VICTIMS OF MASS HALLUCINATIONS.

WELL, THAT'S HARD TO BUY.

YOU FIND IT EASIER TO BUY WHAT WE'VE JUST SEEN? NO, OF COURSE NOT.

ADMIRAL, I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO ALL THIS VERY CAREFULLY, AND I THINK YOU'RE 100% RIGHT.

YOU'LL NOTICE AS WE APPROACH THE AREA OF THE UNDERSEA LAB,

THE HALLUCINATIONS GROW STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT.

YOU IMPLY A CONNECTION. YES, I DO.

I SUGGEST YOU CONTACT DR. STERLING. HE'LL VERIFY MY THEORY.

SPARKS, THIS IS THE ADMIRAL.

RAISE DR. STERLING IN THE DEEP-SEA LAB.

I'LL TALK TO HIM ON THE CONTROL ROOM MONITOR. AYE, AYE, SIR.

ADMIRAL, I AGREE UTTERLY WITH CARA.

THESE HALLUCINATIONS PHENOMENA SEEM TO OCCUR FREQUENTLY IN THIS AREA.

IS THERE ANY CONNECTION WITH THAT, UH, EARTH FISSURE YOU DISCOVERED?

OH, DEFINITELY. THAT'S ONE OF THE AREAS IN WHICH I NEED YOUR HELP.

WE MUST DETERMINE WHAT GASES OR RADIOACTIVE EMISSIONS PRODUCE THIS RESULT.

HOW SOON CAN YOU REACH ME?

SOMETIME TODAY WE SHOULD BE IN POSITION TO LAUNCH THE FLYING SUB AND GET TO YOUR LAB.

- GOOD. - ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, TONY? YOU LOOK TIRED.

WELL, UH, A GREAT DEAL HAS HAPPENED SINCE YOU LEFT.

I'LL, UH, TELL YOU EVERYTHING WHEN YOU GET HERE.

ALL RIGHT. BUT TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

ADMIRAL, WOULD YOU COME ALONE IN THE FLYING SUB? DON'T BRING ANYONE BUT CARA.

ALL RIGHT. BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS HALLUCINATION PHENOMENON.

BUT, THERE'S NOTHING MORE TO TELL NOW. IT INCREASES AS YOU APPROACH THE FISSURE.

I CAN'T TALK ANY LONGER. I'LL WAIT HERE FOR YOUR ARRIVAL.

GOOD-BYE.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT HIM. HE DOESN'T LOOK WELL.

ALL RIGHT. YOU'LL BE WITH HIM IN A LITTLE WHILE.

HALLUCINATIONS?

NO, NO. YOU MEAN TO SAY THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN SEEING THINGS?

THAT'S THE SCAM, CHIEF. RIGHT, RILEY?

RIGHT. I GOT THE SCUTTLEBUTT STRAIGHT FROM SICK BAY.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU GOT IT STRAIGHT FROM THE ADMIRAL.

SEEING THINGS? MAN, I HAVEN'T MADE THAT SCENE IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

OH, NO? WHAT ABOUT THE TIME RIGHT AFTER THAT THREE-DAY BINGE IN SAN DIEGO?

OH, THAT WAS DIFFERENT.

AS YOU WERE. AS YOU WERE.

OH, STU, GET THE CAPTAIN A CUP OF COFFEE.

[ Sighs ]

WELL, I SUPPOSE BY NOW YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT THE HALLUCINATION THEORY.

WHO? US, SKIPPER?

CHIEF, YOU WERE IN CHARGE OF LOADING STORAGE FOR THIS VOYAGE, WEREN'T YOU?

SOMETHING WRONG, SIR? I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT.

WAS THERE ANYTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE FOOD WE PUT ABOARD?

NO, SIR. EVERYTHING WAS S.O.P.

HOW ABOUT THE WATER? HAVE WE DESALINIZED ANY FROM THIS AREA?

NO, SIR. OUR WATER TANKS WERE FULL WHEN WE SHOVED OFF. WE HAVEN'T NEEDED ANY.

[ Clicks Tongue ] WHY, SIR? WHAT'S WRONG?

[ Sighs ] THE THEORY IS THAT THE HALLUCINATIONS ARE CAUSED BY SOME KIND OF, UH,

GAS OR RADIATION FROM THESE PARTICULAR WATERS.

I DON'T BUY THAT. THIS SUB HAS, UH-- WHAT DO THEY CALL THAT?

A SELF-CONTAINED, UH-- SELF-CONTAINED ENVIRONMENT.

RIGHT, SIR. WE COULD BE FLOATING IN PURE GIN, AND IT WOULDN'T AFFECT US IN HERE.

THAT'S WHY I HAD TO QUESTION YOU ABOUT THE STORAGE.

THE ONLY WAY WE COULD BE AFFECTED BY A HALLUCINOGEN--

THAT IS, BY A DRUG WHICH MAKES US SEE THINGS-- WOULD BE RIGHT HERE ABOARD THE SHIP.

WELL, IT'S NOTHING WE BROUGHT ABOARD, SIR.

OKAY, CHIEF. THANKS.

FLYING SUB'S ALL CHECKED OUT, SIR. READY TO LAUNCH WHENEVER YOU ARE.

THANKS, CHIP. HERE, PUT THIS ON.

IS THIS NECESSARY? IT HAS A BUILT-IN LIFE JACKET.

IF WE'RE FORCED DOWN IN THE FLYING SUB, IT'LL KEEP YOU AFLOAT.

NOW HERE'S A CHART MARKING THE POSITION OF DR. STERLING'S DEEP-SEA LAB.

- FINE. - [ Sighs ]

SOMETHING WE SHOULD KNOW BEFORE WE GO, LEE?

WELL, UH, I HAVE TO MAKE THIS REPORT.

MORE SONAR BLIPS.

MORE BLIPS. WHAT IS IT THIS TIME?

WELL, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE SONAR HAS HUNDREDS OF CONTACTS.

LARGE MOVING OBJECTS ON ALL SIDES.

MORE HALLUCINATIONS. I'M AFRAID SO. ANY VISUAL CONTACT?

NO. NOT THAT IT MATTERS IF WE CAN'T BELIEVE OUR EYES.

IT'S A CURIOUS SITUATION WHEN YOU CAN'T TRUST YOUR OWN SENSES.

MAYBE IT'S JUST AS WELL YOU CAN'T. TAKE A LOOK OUT THERE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LAUNCH THE FLYING SUB IN THAT, ARE YOU?

WHAT DOES IT MATTER WHAT WE SEE OUT THERE, AS LONG AS IT'S A PRODUCT OF OUR OWN IMAGINATIONS?

LADY HAS A POINT, LEE.

YOU SEE, ALL MY TRAINING HAS BEEN TO REACT TO WHAT I SEE.

IT, UH-- IT ISN'T EASY TO IGNORE.

YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN THINGS JUST AS FANTASTIC AS WHAT'S OUT THERE.

YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE UNDER ATTACK. NOTHING HAPPENED.

SO, ARE WE JUST GOING TO WAIT AROUND,

BECAUSE YOU REFUSE TO ADMIT THAT THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE?

WE'LL LAUNCH THE SUB.

ADMIRAL?

I-- I KNOW THEY AREN'T THERE, BUT THEY'RE STARTING TO MOVE AWAY.

[ Admiral Chuckles ]

[ Sighs ] I'LL KEEP IN TOUCH. STAY IN THIS AREA.

GOOD LUCK.

CHECKLIST COMPLETE. READY FOR LAUNCH WHEN YOU GIVE THE WORD.

NO VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE BIG FISH NOW.

PATTERN SEEMS TO BE THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER ILLUSIONS.

THEY SEEM TO BE ALL AROUND US ONE MINUTE, AND THE NEXT, THERE'S NO SIGN OF THEM.

IT'S NOT QUITE THE SAME THIS TIME.

SONAR STILL REPORTS MULTIPLE CONTACTS AT A SLIGHTLY GREATER RANGE.

DO YOU WANT TO PROCEED WITH THE LAUNCH?

WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH HALLUCINATIONS, YOU CAN HARDLY EXPECT TO FIND LOGIC.

NO FURTHER VISUAL CONTACT?

[ Crane ] NEGATIVE.

[ Sighs ] PROCEED WITH THE LAUNCH.

STAND BY TO LAUNCH. LAUNCH!

WE'LL BE AT THE COORDINATES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

THEN WE'LL SUBMERGE AND BOARD THE DEEP-SEA LAB.

KOWALSKI, STAY ALERT.

REAL OR NOT, I WANT TO KNOW WHETHER THOSE FISH COME BACK. AYE, AYE, SIR.

WE'RE OVER THE AREA. I'LL NOTIFY TONY.

DEEP-SEA LAB. DEEP-SEA LAB, THIS IS THE FLYING SUB.

ADMIRAL, LOOK THERE.

[ Explosions ]

THAT'S WHERE THE FISSURE IS THAT TONY DISCOVERED.

IT ERUPTS THAT WAY EVERY SO OFTEN, JUST LIKE OLD FAITHFUL.

HANG ON.

ADMIRAL NELSON.

DON'T TELL ME THIS IS HALLUCINATION.

NOW YOU KNOW WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING.

I CAUSED THE VISIONS-- AN HALLUCINOGEN IN YOUR SALT SUPPLY.

BUT WHY?

SO WHEN YOU SAW THE REAL GIANT FISH, YOU'D JUST ACCEPT THEM AS ANOTHER VISION.

THEN OUR SONAR WAS ACCURATE ALL THE TIME,

BUT OUR MINDS UNDER MASS HALLUCINATION MISINTERPRETED OUR OWN INSTRUMENTS.

IS THAT RIGHT?

THERE IS SO MUCH TO EXPLAIN.

NATURALLY, IT WAS NECESSARY FOR ME TO SWIM OUT INTO THOSE WATERS FOR HOURS AT A TIME,

INVESTIGATING THE FISSURE.

APPARENTLY, THERE IS SOME EMISSION FROM THE EARTH'S CORE...

THAT PRODUCES UNCONTROLLABLE GROWTH.

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN IT?

I CAN'T.

I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE THIS STRANGE EMISSION.

BUT YOU'VE SEEN WHAT IT HAS DONE TO MARINE LIFE AND NOW TO ME.

I'LL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO HELP, OF COURSE.

BUT FIRST OF ALL, I'VE GOT TO TRY TO SEAL UP THAT FISSURE.

I'M CALLING SEAVIEW. [ Sterling ] NO!

YOU MUST NOT ORDER YOUR SUBMARINE TO CLOSE OFF THE FISSURE!

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? THIS IS THE DISCOVERY OF AN AGE! HE WAS AFRAID THAT'S WHAT YOU'D DO.

THAT'S WHY HE SENT ME TO GET YOU WITHOUT TELLING YOU TOO MUCH DETAIL.

YOU DID A FINE JOB OF THAT. SORRY.

I'LL HELP YOU TRY TO REVERSE THE GROWTH PROCESS,

BUT ONLY AFTER WE'VE ELIMINATED THE CAUSE.

I WON'T LET YOU DO IT.

I'M SORRY, TONY. ADMIRAL, DON'T!

GET AWAY FROM THERE!

[ Radio Whistles ]

SKIPPER, THEY'RE ALL AROUND US, SIR.

EVERYWHERE. NOTHING BUT CONTACTS.

CAN'T WE GET OUT OF HERE? I THINK WE'D BETTER. ALL AHEAD ONE-THIRD.

ALL AHEAD ONE-THIRD. WE'VE GOT SOLID CONTACTS DIRECTLY OFF OUR BOW.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE HOW REAL THEY ARE.

[ Clicks Tongue ]

RIG FOR COLLISION.

HARD RIGHT RUDDER! TAKE FULL EVASIVE ACTION!

[ Sighs ] THOSE THINGS OUT THERE ARE FOR REAL!

[ Grimaces ]

[ Crying ]

WHERE IS HE?

WHERE IS HE?

- HE'S GONE. - GONE?

AFTER HE HIT YOU, HE STARTED TO GET WORSE.

OH, HE WAS GROWING LARGER AND LARGER RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES.

IT WAS A HORRIBLE THING TO SEE! [ Sobbing ]

I'VE GOT TO KNOW. WHERE DID HE GO?

[ Sobbing ] WHERE DID HE GO?

[ Sighs ]

[ Grunts ]

KEEP TRYING.

ANY LUCK? NO, WE'VE LOST ALL CONTACT WITH THE ADMIRAL.

SET A COURSE FOR THE DEEP-SEA LAB. I JUST DID.

SKIPPER, SONAR CONTACT.

HOW MANY THIS TIME?

JUST ONE.

EITHER THIS EQUIPMENT'S BROKEN, OR IT'S THE BIGGEST OBJECT WE'VE EVER SPOTTED.

CHIP, ALERT ALL WEAPONS SYSTEMS.

THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGHT. YES, SIR.

IT'S NO USE. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

WELL, COME ON.

YOU'RE COMING WITH ME IF I HAVE TO CARRY YOU!

PASS THESE UP TO ME. I'LL OPEN THE HATCH.

- CARA! - I'M SORRY, ADMIRAL.

I'M STAYING HERE WHERE I BELONG. NOW GO WHILE YOU CAN!

I'M NOT LEAVING HERE WITHOUT YOU!

I'VE GOT TO STAY HERE. HE NEEDS MY HELP!

YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR HIM NOW!

HE'S PAST HELP! NO!

HIS NOTES ARE STILL HERE. I'LL FIND A WAY!

I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN HELP HIM. I'M THE ONLY ONE HE TRUSTS.

CARA, LEAVE WHILE YOU CAN!

NOT AS LONG AS THERE'S A CHANCE OF SAVING HIM!

ADMIRAL, WILL YOU GET OUT OF HERE, PLEASE?

I'M GOING BACK TO SEAVIEW FOR HELP.

BUT I'LL BE BACK!

[ Engine Starts ]

[ Crane ] ALL STOP. ALL STOP!

ALL WEAPONS SYSTEMS READY FOR FIRING. CHIP, TAKE A LOOK.

NOTHING COULD BE THAT BIG!

SEAVIEW, DO YOU READ ME?

SKIPPER!

FORWARD TORPEDO ROOM. READY TO FIRE!

[ Man ] FORWARD TORPEDO ROOM. READY TO FIRE.

FIRE ONE! [ Torpedo Fires ]

SEAVIEW, THIS-THIS IS NELSON. COME IN!

FIRE TWO!

SPARKS! SPARKS, I-I DON'T READ YOU!

IF YOU HEAR ME, PIPE THIS THROUGH THE SHIP.

FIRE THREE!

[ Torpedo Fires ] FIRE FOUR!

LEE, BRING THE REACTORS UP. GIVE 'EM A FULL CHARGE! FAST!

[ Thud ]

REACTORS UP FULL! SEND A CHARGE THROUGH THE HULL!

[ Sighs ]

NELSON TO SEAVIEW. YOU'RE IN THE CLEAR.

STAND BY TO PICK ME UP. I'M COMING BACK ABOARD.

ENGINE ROOM, ALL AHEAD FLANK.

THE UNCONTROLLED GROWTH OBVIOUSLY AFFECTED HIS MIND AS WELL AS HIS BODY.

WHAT ABOUT CARA? DO YOU SUPPOSE HER MIND WAS AFFECTED TOO?

WELL, IN A WAY, BY SOMETHING MUCH MORE POWERFUL THAN ANY HALLUCINOGEN.

SHE WAS IN LOVE WITH STERLING.

WELL, WE SEALED UP THE EARTH'S FISSURE.

THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE GIANTS GROWING IN THESE WATERS-- REAL OR IMAGINARY.

LEE, WOULD YOU PASS THE SALT?

YOU WANT TO LIVE DANGEROUSLY?

UH, ON SECOND THOUGHT, FORGET IT.