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[ Radio: Static ] [ Male Voice On Radio ] LASER BEAM.

YES, YES? COME IN. GO AHEAD.

THIS IS ARCTIC LISTENING STATION XZ-5.

COME IN!

[ Male Voice ] LASER BEAM!

LASER BEAM!

YOU MUST HAVE HEARD THAT. "LASER BEAM."

- IT'S ASKING US TO ENERGIZE THE LASER BEAM. - PROFESSOR--

THAT'S WHAT IT MUST HAVE MEANT ALL THESE HOURS. I'M GOING TO DO IT!

NO!

SVEN, THIS IS THE BIG BREAKTHROUGH.

AN ENTITY SPEAKING FROM OUTER SPACE.

IF THAT'S TRUE, WHAT DOES IT WANT? WHY SHOULD WE ENERGIZE THE BEAM?

SO IT CAN RIDE DOWN ON IT, COME TO EARTH ON IT.

WE CAN'T REFUSE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS OR WHAT IT INTENDS TO DO HERE!

IT HAS TO BE FRIENDLY. WHY ELSE WOULD IT CONTACT US?

DON'T DO IT! BREAK CONTACT! YOU CAN'T STOP ME NOW!

[ Switch Clicks ] PLEASE COME IN.

PROFESSOR, LOOK! THE DOOR!

THE BREAKTHROUGH-- IT'S COMING!

THE HEAT--

THIS IS ARCTIC LISTENING STATION XZ-5.

WE'RE BEING DESTROYED-- ATTACKED BY HEAT!

SEND HELP! WE NEED HELP!

THE HEAT! IT'S HERE!

THIS IS XZ-5!

THE HEAT! BURNING HEAT! HELP! HELP!

[ Man ] VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

ANY LUCK CONTACTING THAT LISTENING STATION?

NO, SIR. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET THROUGH TO THEM SINCE THAT LAST CRY FOR HELP.

NOW, YOU'RE SURE HE SAID THEY WERE IN TROUBLE FROM HEAT?

YES, SIR. I'M POSITIVE.

ALL RIGHT, KEEP AT IT. AYE, AYE, SIR.

HERE IT IS. NORWEGIAN SPACE LISTENING STATION XZ-5.

THAT'S ABOUT 150 MILES FROM WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.

AND PRACTICALLY ALL OF IT IS UNDER THE ARCTIC ICE CAP.

- WE'LL HAVE TO FIND SOME OPEN WATER NEAR THE STATION. - WE'D BETTER.

PREPARE TO DIVE. AYE, SIR.

PREPARE TO DIVE. [ Man On Intercom ] AYE, SIR.

DIVE. DIVE! ALL DIVE!

[ Man On Intercom ] ALL DIVE. AYE.

[ Man On Intercom ] OPEN WATER 100 FEET ABOVE, SIR.

SURFACE. SURFACE. SURFACE.

[ Man On Intercom ] SURFACE. AYE, SIR. [ Klaxon Blaring ]

KEEP IN CONTACT. ANY TROUBLE, LET US KNOW AT ONCE. WE'LL HAVE A BACKUP CREW READY.

AYE, SIR. LET'S GO, CHIEF.

AYE, AYE.

THEY'RE APPROACHING THE LISTENING STATION NOW.

WELL, WE SHOULD KNOW IN A FEW MINUTES WHAT HAPPENED.

[ Exhales ] HE'S DEAD.

WELL--

IF THERE WAS HEAT IN HERE, IT'S GONE NOW.

[ Groaning ]

BETTER GET HIM BACK TO SEAVIEW QUICK, SIR. YEAH.

SEAVIEW, THIS IS THE SKIPPER.

SEND OUT THE SNOW CAT. THERE'S A MAN ALIVE IN HERE.

ON ITS WAY, SIR.

SKIPPER, LOOK.

I'VE SEEN SOME BLOCKS OF ICE BEFORE, BUT, UH,

WHAT'S IN THERE?

IF I DIDN'T KNOW BETTER, I'D SAY IT WAS FIRE.

FOR HOURS, MAYBE EVEN FOR DAYS, I THOUGHT--

NO, I WAS CONVINCED THAT WE WERE ON THE EDGE OF MAKING CONTACT--

THE BIG BREAKTHROUGH IN SPACE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR OVER 10 YEARS.

LISTENING FOR SOME SORT OF COMMUNICATION FROM LIVING BEINGS IN OUTER SPACE, RIGHT?

JO. AT LAST I WAS SURE WE WERE IN TOUCH WITH ALIENS WHEN I HEARD THE WORDS.

THEY CAME LIKE THE SOUND OF THE WIND.

BUT SOMETIMES THEY WERE ALMOST CLEAR.

WORDS. WHAT KIND OF WORDS?

THEY WERE NEVER QUITE CLEAR-- RISING, FALLING.

NOTHING THAT REALLY MADE SENSE? NOTHING.

UNTIL TODAY.

THEN I HEARD IT. I KNOW I HEARD IT.

TWO WORDS-- LASER BEAM.

IT WANTED ME TO ENERGIZE THE LASER BEAM.

DID YOUR ASSISTANT HEAR THIS TOO?

NO. SVEN ONLY HEARD WHAT HE WANTED TO HEAR. HE WAS A FRIGHTENED MAN.

APPARENTLY FOR A VERY GOOD REASON. HE'S DEAD, ISN'T HE?

THERE IS NO SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS WITHOUT SACRIFICE.

I CAN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND HOW I SURVIVED.

UNLESS...

IT WANTED ME TO SURVIVE.

IT?

THAT MUST BE THE ANSWER.

ALL THOSE HOURS OF MAKING CONTACT, AND THEN THE BIG BREAKTHROUGH!

IT WANTS ME ALIVE. IT NEEDS MY HELP.

WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IT IS, DR. BERGSTROM?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT IS AN ENTITY,

AN INTELLIGENCE FROM SOMEWHERE OUT THERE.

IT IS IN TOUCH WITH US THROUGH ME. WE MUST MAKE THE BEST OF IT.

IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH YOU'RE CONVINCED IT'S A FRIENDLY INTELLIGENCE.

- I AM. - YET IT KILLED YOUR ASSISTANT AND DESTROYED YOUR LABORATORY.

ADMIRAL,

WHEN MAN GOES TO THE STARS,

AS HE EVENTUALLY WILL,

HE WILL NOT GO AS AN ENEMY-- HE WILL GO TO LEARN.

AND HE MAY ACCIDENTALLY MAKE MISTAKES.

HE MAY INADVERTENTLY ANTAGONIZE OR HURT THE ALIEN CREATURES HE ENCOUNTERS.

THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK HAPPENED AT YOUR LISTENING POST?

I DO. THAT'S WHY WE MUST GO BACK TO THE LISTENING POST TO REESTABLISH CONTACT WITH IT.

IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THIS PHENOMENON YOU DISCOVERED IS HERE ABOARD SEAVIEW RIGHT NOW.

HOW IS IT POSSIBLE?

THERE WAS NO HEAT WHEN WE RESCUED YOU, DOCTOR.

ONLY BELOW-ZERO TEMPERATURES.

AND ALL WE FOUND THERE WAS AN ODDLY-SHAPED BLOCK OF ICE.

ICE? WHAT HAS THAT TO DO WITH IT?

THIS ALIEN ENTITY WAS TREMENDOUSLY HOT.

THERE WAS SOMETHING INSIDE THAT ICE,

LIKE A-- A PULSATING GLOW THAT LOOKED LIKE FIRE.

THEN IT MUST BE IT.

WHERE IS THIS ICE? I MUST SEE IT.

[ Man On Intercom ] FIRE DETAIL, REPORT TO SECTION D-7 ON THE DOUBLE.

REPEAT. FIRE DETAIL TO SECTION D-7.

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE?

EMERGENCY INDICATORS SHOW A SHARP TEMPERATURE RISE IN D-7.

D-7? THAT'S WHERE WE STORED THE ICE BLOCK.

DOCTOR.

F-FEEL THAT HEAT.

THE ENTITY IS IN THERE. IT'S COME TO LIFE.

WE MUST TALK WITH IT, ADMIRAL.

IT STAYS BEHIND STEEL DOORS TILL WE KNOW WHAT IT IS AND HOW WE CAN CONTROL IT.

BUT IT CAME TO ME. SURELY I AM THE ONE TO SAY WHAT TO DO NEXT.

CHIEF, MOVE IN THERE WITH CO2.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

THE HEAT IS GETTING WORSE.

[ Bergstrom ] WHO ARE YOU? ANSWER US!

I AM PROFESSOR BERGSTROM! I'VE TALKED TO YOU! WHO ARE YOU?

IT'S GETTING HOTTER. CHECK THE AIR CONDITIONING.

CONTROL ROOM, GIVE US A TEMPERATURE READING ON SECTION D-7.

115 DEGREES AND RISING.

IS THE AIR CONDITIONING WORKING?

IT'S FUNCTIONING NORMALLY, BUT IT CAN'T CONTROL THAT RISE.

ALL RIGHT, CRANK IT UP. AYE, SIR.

WHAT WAS IN THAT CAKE OF ICE?

I TOLD YOU-- A HEAT BEING FROM DEEP SPACE.

WELL, WHATEVER IT WAS, IT'S CERTAINLY ABOARD.

THE HEAT IS STILL RISING. WE'VE GOT TO FIND IT AND DESTROY IT.

NO! WE CAN'T!

YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT AN ALIEN BEING IS HOSTILE.

PERHAPS NOT. BUT I AM CERTAIN IT'S DANGEROUS TO HUMAN LIFE.

[ Whooshing ]

YOU! WHATEVER YOU ARE, WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS.

I AM BERGSTROM.

- CHIEF, PUT IT OUT, ON THE DOUBLE. - AYE, AYE, SIR.

WHAT HAPPENED?

IT'S GONE. YOU'VE DESTROYED IT.

WELL, I, UH, I SINCERELY HOPE SO.

BUT IT'S MURDER. YOU HAVE DELIBERATELY KILLED A CREATURE FROM ANOTHER WORLD.

IT'S ABOUT TIME. I WAS BEGINNING TO FEEL LIKE A BOILED LOBSTER.

CHIEF, SECURE THE DETAIL. AYE, AYE, SIR.

CONTROL ROOM, WHAT'S THE TEMPERATURE READING IN SECTION D-7 NOW?

THE HEAT'S DROPPING NOW DOWN TO 108.

BUT WE'RE GETTING A RISE IN TEMPERATURE AMIDSHIPS.

IT'S UP TO 120 AND STILL GOING UP.

APPARENTLY NOBODY'S BEEN MURDERED, BERGSTROM. THE HEAT'S STILL WITH US.

PINPOINT THE LOCATION AND NOTIFY, ON THE DOUBLE. AYE, SIR.

PLEASE LISTEN TO ME.

WHEN YOU LOCATE IT AGAIN, LET ME MAKE CONTACT WITH IT. I'M SURE I CAN HELP.

- CAPTAIN CRANE, THIS IS SPARKS. - GO AHEAD, SPARKS.

I'M PICKING UP A STRANGE SOUND, SIR, LIKE A VOICE LOST IN THE WIND.

THAT'S IT.

[ Sparks ] I CAN'T MAKE IT OUT CLEARLY, BUT I THINK I CAUGHT THE NAME OF "BERGSTROM."

I TOLD YOU THAT WAS IT! IT CAME TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ME!

WE'LL BE RIGHT THERE. AYE, AYE, SIR.

CHIP? HEAT AMIDSHIPS HOLDING AT 123 DEGREES.

STILL THERE, SPARKS? NO, I'M SORRY, SIR. I'M AFRAID I'VE LOST IT.

YOU CAN'T LOSE IT. GET IT BACK.

IT'S COMING THROUGH AGAIN, SIR.

[ Male Voice ] I SPEAK TO PROFESSOR BERGSTROM.

I WAS RIGHT. I AM THE CONTACT.

[ Male Voice ] COMMANDER OF STATION XZ-5,

IT IS NECESSARY THAT WE MEET TO TALK.

NO HARM WILL COME TO PROFESSOR BERGSTROM.

I WAIT. THE TEMPERATURE WILL NOT RISE ANY MORE ON YOUR SHIP.

NOT IF WE MEET.

CHIP, WHERE IS THE HEAT CENTER NOW?

THE ENGINE ROOM AREA.

IT ASKED FOR ME. I WILL GO. IT COULD BE THAT NOW WE MAKE CONTACT FACE-TO-FACE.

WITH WHAT? SMOKE? FLAME?

- I MUST GO TO IT! - NOT ALONE.

[ Male Voice ] I WAIT FOR PROFESSOR BERGSTROM.

I WAIT! TALK TO HIM.

THIS IS BERGSTROM. I'M COMING.

[ Panting ] IT'S AWFULLY HOT IN HERE, SKI. SURE IS.

THE CHIEF SAID TO CHECK OUT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS.

GIVE ME THAT METER BOX.

WHEW.

GIVE ME A CHECK ON THE PRIMARY CIRCUITS.

[ Switches Flipping ]

IT SHOULDN'T BE THIS WARM IN HERE.

YEAH. MAYBE THAT HEAT THING IS CLOSE BY.

YEAH, IT COULD BE.

IT'S NOT HERE NOW.

MAYBE WE OUGHTA GET OUTTA HERE.

RELAX, WILL YA? RELAX.

WE'VE GOT A JOB TO DO, SO--

SO LET'S DO IT.

WHAT'S YOUR READING?

I SAID, WHAT'S YOUR READING?

OH.

TROUBLE.

THE NEEDLE'S IN THE DANGER ZONE.

IT'S MOVING UP HIGHER.

YEAH. AND IT'S GETTING HOTTER IN HERE TOO.

LET'S GET OUTTA HERE.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

WE'D BETTER PULL ALL THE PRIMARY CIRCUITS FIRST. RIGHT.

[ Both Coughing ]

[ Coughing Continues ]

YOU OKAY?

YEAH.

LET'S-- LET'S GET OUTTA HERE. I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND.

[ Coughing Continues ]

GET DOWN.

I'M BURNING UP.

I CAN'T TAKE ANY MORE OF THIS HEAT. EASY, PAT, EASY.

WE'LL GET OUT OF THIS SOMEHOW.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? IT'S GOT US BLOCKED.

[ Coughs ] I'LL GET SOME HELP.

AAH! AAH!

[ Coughs ]

HURRY UP, SKI!

HOLD ON! I'M COMING!

WE GOT A CHANCE TO GET OUT OF HERE.

THIS INSULATION'LL PROTECT US.

THAT THING'LL BURN US TO A CRISP. IT'S OUR ONLY CHANCE.

IF WE STAY HERE, WE'RE DEAD. WE'RE DEAD IF WE GO.

SNAP OUT OF IT!

NOW GET BEHIND ME AND HOLD ON.

[ Coughing Continues ]

WE CAN'T MAKE IT. WE'LL FRY!

NOW LISTEN, BUDDY, AND LISTEN GOOD, OR YOU'RE DEAD!

WHEN I SAY WE GO, WE GO, AND FAST!

IT'S OUR ONLY CHANCE.

OKAY. OKAY.

NOW TAKE A DEEP BREATH. [ Inhales ]

ALL RIGHT, NOW, LET'S GO.

LET'S GET OUTTA HERE!

[ Coughing Continues ]

THE ENGINE ROOM, SIR. IT'S THE ENGINE-- ENGINE ROOM--

BURNS AND HEAT PROSTRATION.

SICK BAY, THIS IS THE CAPTAIN.

THERE ARE TWO MEN HURT AT THE INTERSECTION OF CORRIDORS 17 AND 18.

GET SOME STRETCHERS DOWN HERE FAST.

LET'S GET THE ENGINE ROOM!

WHAT KIND OF A CREATURE COULD HAVE MADE PRINTS LIKE THIS?

ARE YOU CONVINCED NOW, CAPTAIN?

ALL RIGHT, I KNOW WE'RE FACED WITH SOMETHING...

THAT COULD DESTROY THE SEAVIEW AND ALL OF US.

IT'S ALREADY CUT DOWN KOWALSKI AND MALLOY. SO WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

JUST WHAT IT ASKS. WE'LL TALK TO IT.

WE CAN'T GO IN THERE WITHOUT SOMETHING TO FIGHT IT WITH,

SOME PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND CO2.

IT HAS NOTHING TO GAIN FROM ATTACKING THE THREE OF US.

LET'S HEAR WHAT IT HAS TO SAY. YES, ADMIRAL.

I ASKED FOR PROFESSOR BERGSTROM OF STATION XZ-5.

- I'M HERE. - WITH OTHERS.

THEY ARE YOUR FRIENDS TOO.

- WE'RE ALL YOUR FRIENDS. - PROVE IT.

DO AS I ASK.

- WHAT DO YOU ASK? - IT IS SIMPLE.

BUT WHO SPEAKS?

I'M ADMIRAL NELSON, AND THIS IS THE CAPTAIN OF THE SEAVIEW, COMMANDER CRANE.

WE HAVE HEARD YOUR WORDS ACROSS SPACE.

WHO'S WE?

I AM NOT HERE TO WASTE WORDS ON EXPLANATION,

BUT SINCE YOU ARE HERE WE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR PRESENCE.

YOU HAVE VAST POWER ABOARD THIS SHIP.

USE IT. W-WHAT POWER?

YOU WILL EMPLOY THE NUCLEAR REACTOR...

TO BLAST A THERMAL HEAT RAY UNDER THE ICE PACK,

DIRECTLY BENEATH THE HUT...

WHICH WAS ARCTIC LISTENING STATION XZ-5.

THE RAY WILL CARRY A HEAT BLAST...

OF 3,000 DEGREES CENTIGRADE.

THREE THOUSAND DEGREES? IT'D TAKE AT LEAST TWO HOURS TO BUILD UP THAT AMOUNT OF HEAT.

IN THAT CASE, I GIVE YOU TWO HOURS.

NO MORE.

THEN YOU WILL DIRECT THE BLAST BENEATH THE HUT. THAT IS AN ORDER.

OH.

WELL, WE DON'T TAKE ORDERS.

AND WHY DO YOU ASK US TO SEND THAT BLAST?

WE DO NOT GIVE REASONS.

SUFFICE THAT THEY ARE GOOD.

SEND THE BLAST IN TWO HOURS.

MEANWHILE, THE HEAT WILL RISE ABOARD YOUR SHIP,

SLOWLY BUT INEVITABLY.

IT WILL NOT DROP UNTIL YOU FIRE THE BLAST.

IF THE BLAST IS NOT FIRED, YOUR SHIP AND ALL ABOARD WILL DIE.

YOU, WHATEVER YOU ARE, I AM BERGSTROM.

YOU HAVE NOT TALKED TO ME.

I HAVE TALKED WITH THE ADMIRAL. IT IS SUFFICIENT.

TWO HOURS.

I REPEAT, WE DON'T TAKE ORDERS...

WITHOUT REASON.

IS THAT REASON ENOUGH, ADMIRAL?

TWO HOURS, OR YOU ALL DIE!

- ENGINE ROOM TEMPERATURE. - 124 DEGREES.

- AT LEAST THAT THING'S KEEPING THE TEMPERATURE DOWN. - NOT IN THE REST OF THE SHIP.

IT'S 117 DEGREES HERE IN THE CONTROL ROOM, 136 IN SECTION F-2,

138 IN F-3.

THERE ARE MEN IN F-3. GET THEM OUT OF THERE, AND TURN THE AIR CONDITIONING UP FULL.

SECTION F-3, THIS IS THE EXEC.

EVACUATE YOUR MEN INTO G-9.

AIR CONDITIONING SECTION, GO TO FULL EMERGENCY.

ADMIRAL, THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON YOUR SUBMARINE IS 132 DEGREES.

AT THE PRESENT RATE OF RISE, IN TWO HOURS EVERY MAN ON BOARD WILL BE DEAD.

IF YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT WE GIVE IN AND SEND A HEAT BLAST UNDER THE ICE, THE ANSWER IS NO!

- LEE, ANY HELP FROM THE COMPUTER? - NONE.

ALL THE KNOWN DATAS HAVE BEEN FED INTO IT, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

- CAN'T EVEN GIVE US A HINT ABOUT THAT THING. - BUT YOU CAN'T FIGHT IT.

EITHER YOU SEND THAT THERMAL BLAST UNDER THE ICE, OR WE ALL DIE.

ANY CONTACT WITH WASHINGTON? I CAN'T MAKE CONTACT WITH ANYONE, SIR.

WHAT ABOUT THE EMERGENCY CIRCUITS?

EVERYTHING'S OUT. THAT HEAT MUST HAVE DAMAGED THE TRANSMITTER BOXES.

MMM. HOW LONG TO MAKE REPAIRS?

WELL, POSSIBLY THREE HOURS.

BUT THEY'RE DOWN IN SECTION F-3. ADMIRAL.

WOULD YOU COME HERE, PLEASE.

THE HEAT'S MOVING INTO THE REACTOR ROOM.

IT'S 142 DEGREES IN THERE AND RISING.

WE MAY HAVE TO ABANDON SHIP. OH, NO, NO, NO. THAT'S NO GOOD, LEE.

WE'RE NOT EQUIPPED TO SURVIVE IN THE ICE PACKS.

UNLESS HELP CAME FAST, WE'D BE FROZEN INSTEAD OF ROASTED.

AND HOW ARE YOU GONNA GET HELP? THE RADIO'S BEYOND REPAIR.

ADMIRAL, WHY FIGHT...

WHEN YOU COULD COLLABORATE?

YOU MEAN, SEND THAT BLAST UNDER THE ICE, HUH?

WHAT CAN YOU LOSE? THERE'S NO ONE OUT THERE. WHO CAN IT HURT?

I STILL SAY THAT WHATEVER IS ON BOARD THIS SHIP IS NOT BELLIGERENT...

AND CAME TO ME OF ITS OWN FREE WILL.

APPARENTLY WITH A DESIRE TO BURN US ALL TO A CRISP.

- I DO NOT BELIEVE IT. - WELL, I DO.

GIVE IT A CHANCE. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THINGS MAN HAS NEVER KNOWN BEFORE.

THE TRUE MEANING OF THE STARS.

CONTACT WITH INTELLIGENCE FROM DEEPEST SPACE. WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE WE MAY LEARN.

I'D LIKE TO LEARN WHY IT WANTS A NUCLEAR BLAST UNDER THE ICE.

- BLAST THE ICE, YOU'LL HAVE YOUR ANSWER. - YEAH, ONE ANSWER.

THERE MUST BE A REASON WHY IT NEEDS HEAT,

AND WHY IT'S PUTTING PRESSURE ON US INSTEAD OF DESTROYING US.

NO, YOU ARE WRONG. I KNOW THAT THIS THING IS INVINCIBLE.

INVINCIBLE?

I WONDER.

IT WAS TRAPPED IN THE ICE, PERHAPS DYING OF COLD.

IF WE HADN'T BROUGHT IT ABOARD--

MAYBE THAT'S THE ANSWER-- COLD.

IF WE FLOOD THE ENGINE ROOM WITH ARCTIC WATER--

I WILL NOT LET YOU KILL IT! I HAVE GIVEN 10 YEARS OF MY LIFE.

HEAT'S RISING AGAIN. IT'S 123 DEGREES IN HERE.

UP TO 149 DEGREES IN THE REACTOR ROOM.

FLOOD THE ENGINE ROOM. NOW! RIGHT AWAY!

149 DEGREES IN THE ENGINE ROOM.

WHAT WOULD YOU GUESS IT WOULD BE IN ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF?

HOT ENOUGH TO MELT SOME CONTROLS AND SET OFF A CHAIN REACTION. MM-HMM. EXACTLY.

ADMIRAL, THIS IS CRANE.

THE FLOODING CONTROLS AND CIRCUITRY ARE WELDED TIGHT BY THE HEAT.

I'LL GO INTO THE ENGINE ROOM WITH CO2 EQUIPMENT AND ACTIVATE FROM THERE.

[ Nelson ] RIGHT, LEE. GO TO IT.

GET TWO MORE OF THESE READY. I'LL GET THE SPECIAL RIG.

[ Thud ]

THEY'RE TRYING TO KILL YOU.

HOW WOULD THEY KILL ME?

THEY WANT TO FLOOD THIS ROOM WITH THE ICY SEA WATERS.

ICY SEA WATERS?

BUT YOU CAME TO ME-- TO ME-- SO I STOPPED THEM.

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM ME?

OH, YOU CAN TEACH ME SO MUCH.

THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE.

I WANT TO LEARN.

BUT WE CAN ALL LEARN.

THEY TOO, IF YOU WILL JUST MEET US HALFWAY.

TELL ME ONE THING SO THEY WILL HELP, NOT HINDER.

WHY DO YOU ASK FOR THE BLAST UNDER THE ICE?

WE DO NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS.

OH, BUT YOU WANT THEM TO DO WHAT YOU SAY.

THEY WILL DO WHAT I SAY.

SO WILL YOU. I WANT TO.

YOU WILL. YOU WILL WORK WITH US BECAUSE YOU WISH TO LEARN.

AND WILL WE TEACH.

BUT FIRST, TELL THEM TO SEND THAT BLAST UNDER THE ICE.

THEY HAVE HARDLY AN HOUR LEFT.

I CAN'T FORCE THEM. YOU WILL FIND A WAY.

IF YOU FAIL, EVERYBODY ON THIS SHIP DIES.

LISTEN, THERE ARE OVER 100 MEN ABOARD.

WE ARE NO LONGER INTERESTED IN DISCUSSION.

DO AS YOU ARE BID! GO!

IT'S 128 HERE IN THE CONTROL ROOM,

147 IN THE ENGINE ROOM, AND 163 IN THE REACTOR ROOM.

UH-HUH.

[ On Intercom ] ADMIRAL, THIS IS CRANE.

YES, LEE?

FIND BERGSTROM AND THROW HIM IN THE BRIG. WHAT HAPPENED?

HE ATTACKED ME AND KNOCKED ME OUT. DID YOU FLOOD THE ENGINE ROOM?

NO. HE GOT ME ON THE WAY. I'M HEADING THERE NOW.

I'LL JOIN YOU.

THERE IS NO HURRY, ADMIRAL.

YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

PUT THAT GUN DOWN.

ORDER THE BLAST. HEAT THE REACTOR AND ORDER THE BLAST.

[ Gunshot ]

[ Gasps ] YOU ARE WRONG!

YOU CAN'T FIGHT SOMETHING BIGGER THAN YOU ARE! ORDER THE BLAST!

- TAKE HIM TO THE RESTRAINT WARD AND LOCK HIM UP. - YOU ARE WRONG!

YOU WILL DIE. WE WILL ALL DIE! I KNOW!

I KNOW! NOW, FIRE-- FIRE THE BLAST!

[ Groans ] I KNOW WE WILL DIE!

FIRE IT!

TAKE THE CONN. I'LL BE IN THE ENGINE ROOM. AYE.

YOU PLAY THE STREAM ON IT. I'LL TRY TO GET TO THE FLOODING CONTROLS.

ALL SET. LET'S GO.

FOOLS! DID YOU THINK YOU COULD DESTROY ME?

YOUR TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

DO AS I SAY, OR YOU YOURSELVES...

SHALL ALL BE DESTROYED-- DESTROYED-- DESTROYED--

GENERAL HEAT LEVEL'S 146.

HEAT AMIDSHIPS AND THE ENGINE ROOM'S 163.

THE REACTOR ROOM-- 184.

IF THIS KEEPS UP,

WE'LL EITHER HAVE TO FIRE THAT BLAST OR ABANDON SEAVIEW.

WHAT IF THERE ARE MORE OF THEM OUT THERE FROZEN IN THE ICE, AS THIS ONE WAS,

NEEDING THE HEAT FROM A NUCLEAR BLAST TO BRING THEM TO LIFE?

IF YOU'RE RIGHT, WHAT CAN WE DO?

GO BACK TO THE HUT.

TAKE THE SNOW CAT AND AN M-74 TIME BOMB AND SET IT TO BLAST THE ENTIRE AREA.

WELL, WITH AN M-74 WE COULD BE IN TROUBLE TOO.

YEAH, WELL, WHEN YOU GET BACK,

WE'LL ABANDON SHIP, FLOOD THE SEAVIEW AS WE LEAVE.

N-NOW, MOVE FAST! ANOTHER HALF HOUR, AND WE'RE ALL FINISHED.

[ Humming ]

YOU ARE HERE.

YOU ARE HERE. I'VE DONE WHAT I CAN.

I WANT TO HELP, BUT NOBODY LISTENS.

TWO MEN HAVE LEFT THIS CRAFT. THEY GO TO THE HUT.

IN THE INTERESTS OF INTERPLANETARY ACCORD,

YOU MUST FOLLOW AND DESTROY THEM.

BUT I CAN'T LEAVE THE SHIP WITHOUT BEING SEEN. I CAN'T EVEN GET OUT OF HERE.

WE CAN TEACH, AND YOU CAN LEARN.

INVISIBILITY-- IT IS AN ELEMENT WHICH YOU WILL EXPERIENCE.

- HOW DO YOU MEAN? - LOOK AT YOURSELF.

GET OUT! GET OUT NOW!

[ Bergstrom ] YES. YES, I'LL GO.

READY TO GO, SIR. THE BOMB IS SECURE ON THE SNOW CAT.

I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU TO HURRY.

NONE OF US CAN STAND MUCH MORE HEAT.

WE'LL GET IT DONE AND GET BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

[ Hatch Slams ]

ALL RIGHT, BACK TO YOUR POSTS.

[ Footsteps ]

[ Hatch Opens ]

HUH.

THE ADMIRAL SAID THERE MIGHT BE MORE OF 'EM OUT HERE.

IF THEY'VE COME IN ON A LASER BEAM,

THEN THE HEAT OF THE NUCLEAR BLAST UNDER THE ICE COULD BRING THEM TO LIFE.

SO WE'LL BLOW 'EM BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM.

CHIEF, COME ON.

AYE, SIR.

WE'LL NEED ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR TO GET SEAVIEW OUT OF HERE.

WE'LL GET IT TO BLOW AT, UH, 2:45.

IT'S 2:15 NOW. AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Hinges Creaking ]

JUST THE WIND.

OKAY, COME ON. LET'S GO. [ Bergstrom ] NO!

WHO'S THERE?

DR. BERGSTROM.

WHERE ARE YOU?

OVER HERE.

WHERE?

[ Crane ] BERGSTROM! WHERE ARE YOU?

[ Groans ]

[ Sharkey ] HE'S OVER THERE SOMEWHERE.

[ Sharkey Grunting ] I GOT HIM!

[ Groans ]

[ Sharkey ] HE GOT AWAY!

[ Gunshot ]

I HIT HIM.

[ Hinges Creak ]

THAT'S NOT THE WIND. HE'S GONE.

[ Beeping ]

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE. AYE, SIR.

[ Exhales ]

IT'S DESERTED.

THIS HEAT.

YOU CAN TOUCH IT.

[ Crane ] YOU CAN SEE IT.

WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE, SIR.

THAT THING'LL FRY US.

ADMIRAL.

DO YOU HEAR ME? DO YOU HEAR ME, ADMIRAL?

THIS IS CRANE.

- WHERE ARE YOU, LEE? - IN THE CONTROL ROOM.

GET OUT OF THERE. THE THING WENT FORWARD. IT COULD BE STANDING RIGHT ALONGSIDE OF YOU.

WE CAN SEE IT.

WE'RE IN THE MISSILE ROOM. GET DOWN HERE FAST. WE'RE ON OUR WAY.

COME ON!

I DON'T HAVE TO BRIEF YOU ABOUT THIS.

ALL HATCHES, ALL ESCAPE ROUTES ARE INOPERABLE BECAUSE OF HEAT.

YOU HAVE TO CUT THROUGH THE UPPER ESCAPE HATCH...

BEFORE WE ALL DIE OF HEAT.

THE ONLY CUTTING GEAR WE HAVE DOWN HERE IS THIS TORCH, SIR.

WELL, THAT'LL HAVE TO DO.

ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD. AND KEEP IN TOUCH.

ACTIVATE, PHIL.

[ Pressurized Water Rushing ]

AT LEAST WE CAN FLOOD THAT.

LET'S JUST HOPE THEY CAN CUT THROUGH THE HATCH.

[ Nelson ] SECURE THE HATCH.

WE'VE GOT TO ABANDON SHIP.

I HAVE DIVERS IN THE HATCH TRYING TO BURN THEIR WAY OUT.

[ Crane ] A HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE.

WITH THAT KIND OF HEAT, HOW LONG CAN WE LAST?

[ On Intercom ] SIR, THIS IS ANDERSON IN THE ESCAPE HATCH.

THERE'S NOT A PRAYER OF CUTTING THROUGH UP HERE.

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE, ANDERSON?

THE ESCAPE HATCH IS WELDED TO THE ENTIRE DECK SECTION, SIR.

WE HAVE TO CUT THROUGH FIVE FEET OF SOLID STEEL TO GET OUT.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL BRING YOU BACK IN.

PHIL. AYE, SIR.

HOW-- HOW LONG BEFORE THE BOMB BLOWS?

EIGHT MINUTES.

WELL, I'D SAY IT'S A TOSS-UP.

WHICH GETS US FIRST, THE HEAT OR THE BOMB?

[ Footsteps ]

WE'RE ALL FINISHED, YOU KNOW.

FINISHED? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

THEY'VE SET A TIME BOMB.

IT WILL BLOW AT QUARTER TO 3:00.

EVERYBODY DIES,

INCLUDING...

THOSE OTHERS LIKE YOU OUT THERE.

SO YOU FAILED TO STOP THEM.

I TRIED. THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH!

YOU HAVE LOST YOUR USEFULNESS. WE DO NOT NEED YOU.

SO I MUST DIE.

BURN LIKE THE OTHERS. IS THAT IT?

WELL?

YOU CAN DIE TOO.

THERE MUST BE A WAY.

WHAT IS IT?

I SPEAK TO THE COMMANDERS--

THE ADMIRAL, THE CAPTAIN.

SEND OUT MEN NOW!

DEACTIVATE THAT BOMB!

DEACTIVATE THAT BOMB! AND IF WE DON'T?

IF YOU DON'T, THIS CRAFT WILL BOIL AND BURST WITHIN MINUTES.

WELL, WE'VE GOT SIX MINUTES BEFORE THE BOMB GOES.

IT'S BOILING IN HERE.

[ Grunting ]

I SPEAK AGAIN TO THE COMMANDERS OF THIS SHIP.

YOU HAVE MY ORDERS.

THE HEAT WILL CONTINUE TO RISE.

SEND OUT MEN NOW TO STOP THAT BOMB. [ Chuckles ]

ARE YOU DOING AS I BID YOU?

SEND OUT MEN!

[ Gasps ]

ADMIRAL.

THIS IS BERGSTROM.

BERGSTROM?

LISTEN--

LISTEN-- YES, BERGSTROM?

THE THING CAN DIE.

COLD WILL KILL IT.

IS THERE FREEZING EQUIPMENT ON BOARD?

LIQUID OXYGEN.

ADMIRAL.

LISTEN TO ME.

I--

[ Screaming ]

EVEN WITH THESE, WE'D BURN TO DEATH BEFORE WE'D GET TO THE CONTROL ROOM.

WELL, GET PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

NO ANSWER. YOU WILL NOT ANSWER.

THEN THE ANSWER IS WITH ME.

YOU WILL BOIL. DIE!

DIE!

COLD!

COLD.

SO COLD.

WE'VE GOT IT.

IT'S OVER.

THE HEAT'S FALLING.

IT'S NOT OVER. THE BOMB.

GET US OUT OF HERE, LEE, IF WE'RE STILL MANEUVERABLE. AND IF WE STILL HAVE A CREW.

PREPARE TO DIVE.

[ Man On Intercom ] PREPARE TO DIVE. AYE.

DIVE! DIVE!

[ Man On Intercom ] DIVE! DIVE! [ Klaxon Blaring ]

[ Switch Flips ]

WELL, I THINK WE MADE IT.

[ Exhales ]

LET'S USE THE AUTOMATIC PILOT.

HE'S DEAD.

WELL, BETTER GET THINGS BACK TO NORMAL.

NOW HEAR THIS.

ALL HANDS REPORT TO DUTY STATIONS.

ALL HANDS TO DUTY STATIONS.

[ Exhales ]

YOU KNOW SOMETHING, ADMIRAL?

IT'S COLD IN HERE. [ Laughs ]

LET'S BE THANKFUL FOR ALL SMALL FAVORS, LEE.