Original subtitles

WELL, WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE, ADMIRAL.

WELL-- HOW MUCH HIGHER CAN THE RADIATION GO, DR. LAND?

MMM, WE'RE ALMOST AT PEAK LOAD NOW.

THOUGH NO ONE'S REALLY HAD ENOUGH EXPERIENCE WITH ZYCRON 143 TO REALLY JUDGE.

OH. NOW, THAT'S A-- THAT'S A COMFORTING THOUGHT.

THERE'S NOTHING COMFORTING TO ME ABOUT IT.

HERE WE ARE, 1,500 FEET BELOW THE OCEAN SURFACE.

I'VE GOT THE FEELING WE'RE ON A FOOL'S ERRAND THAT CAN ONLY END IN DISASTER.

IF WE DON'T GET THE ZYCRON, IF IT FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF SOME UNFRIENDLY POWER,

THEY'LL HAVE A WEAPON WHICH COULD ULTIMATELY CONTROL THE EARTH.

YES, BUT AS FAR AS WE KNOW, DR. LAND IS THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS THE ZYCRON'S DOWN HERE.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH ALL THIS BEFORE.

WE DO KNOW THAT ATTACKS HAVE BEEN MADE ON DR. LAND AND MYSELF...

AND ATTEMPTS TO SUBVERT AND BRAINWASH THE CREW.

WE'RE ONLY WASTING TIME DISCUSSING IT, GENTLEMEN.

THERE'S THE ELEMENT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

I TOLD YOU IT WAS HERE, ADMIRAL.

AN EXOTIC ELEMENT THAT CAN PROVIDE MANKIND WITH POWER NEVER DREAMED OF BEFORE.

IF YOU'RE RIGHT, WE'RE LOOKING AT ENOUGH RAW ENERGY...

TO WIPE MANKIND OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH.

WELL, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO CONTROL IT.

[ Rumbling ]

MORE EARTHQUAKES. WE'D BETTER NOT WASTE ANY TIME GETTING OUR SAMPLES OUT OF HERE.

WELL, WE'RE NOT GOING TO.

NELSON TO SEAVIEW.

NELSON TO SEAVIEW. COME IN, PLEASE.

SEAVIEW, THIS IS NELSON. DO YOU READ ME?

THE ZYCRON MUST BE HAVING SOME KIND OF EFFECT ON COMMUNICATIONS.

I'LL TRY FROM THE LANDING AREA.

I'LL BRING BACK THE SONIC CUTTING TOOL.

GOOD. FINE, FINE.

[ Man ] VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

SEAVIEW CALLING ADMIRAL NELSON.

SEAVIEW TO ADMIRAL NELSON. COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.

SEAVIEW CALLING ADMIRAL NELSON. DO YOU READ ME? COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.

HAVING ANY TROUBLE, SIR? WE CAN'T RAISE THE ADMIRAL.

IT'S BEEN OVER HALF AN HOUR SINCE WE'VE HEARD ANYTHING FROM DOWN THERE.

MAYBE THE RADIO BLACKS OUT ONCE THEY GET INSIDE THE CAVE.

ALLOWING FOR THAT, ONE OF THEM SHOULD'VE RETURNED TO THE LANDING SPOT.

THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO MAKE CONTACT EVERY 30 MINUTES.

YOU WANT ME TO ORDER A RESCUE PARTY OUT, SIR?

HAVE ONE STAND BY. I'LL KEEP TRYING TO REACH THE ADMIRAL. AYE, AYE, SIR.

SEAVIEW TO ADMIRAL NELSON. COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.

SEAVIEW TO ADMIRAL NELSON. DO YOU READ ME? COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.

[ Hissing Sound ]

[ Groaning ]

[ Explosion ]

[ Morton On Radio ] SEAVIEW CALLING ADMIRAL NELSON. SEAVIEW TO ADMIRAL NELSON.

COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.

SEAVIEW TO ADMIRAL NELSON. SEAVIEW TO ADMIRAL NELSON. DO YOU READ ME?

COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.

[ Strained Voice ] THIS-- THIS IS NELSON.

OVER.

WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT YOU, SIR, SINCE WE LOST RADIO CONTACT.

- IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT? - NEGATIVE.

- WHAT HAPPENED, SIR? - CAVE-IN.

LEE, DR. LAND--

THEY'RE BOTH-- THEY'RE BOTH DEAD.

- ARE YOU SURE, SIR? - YES. YES, I'M SURE.

I'M COMING UP.

ADMIRAL, CAN YOU WAIT UNTIL WE GET DOWN THERE?

NEGATIVE. I'M COMING UP.

AS SOON AS THE ADMIRAL'S BACK ABOARD, GO DOWN TO THE CAVE.

THERE MIGHT BE A CHANCE THEY'RE ALIVE.

IF NOT, MAYBE WE CAN RECOVER THE BODIES.

AYE, SIR. COME ON.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, CHIEF. SKIPPER DEAD.

WHO SAYS HE'S DEAD? WELL, YOU HEARD THE ADMIRAL YOURSELF.

THAT'S WHAT THE ADMIRAL BELIEVES.

BUT HE DIDN'T SEE HIM DEAD, AND NOBODY ELSE HAS EITHER!

OKAY, OKAY. I WAS JUST SAYING I CAN'T BELIEVE--

JUST-- JUST DON'T SAY ANYTHING, PATTERSON.

WHEN WE GET DOWN THERE, WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT'S WHAT.

UNTIL THEN, JUST GET INTO YOUR GEAR AND GET SET.

SURE, CHIEF. SURE. [ Door Opens ]

YOU READY TO SHOVE OFF, CHIEF?

YES, SIR. WE'RE READY TO GO JUST SOON AS THE ADMIRAL GETS ABOARD.

HE JUST CALLED IN THE CONTROL ROOM. [ Water Rushing ]

HE MUST BE COMING ABOARD NOW.

LEND A HAND AT THE ESCAPE HATCH. THE ADMIRAL MIGHT BE HURT. ON THE DOUBLE!

WHAT HAPPENED DOWN THERE, SIR?

UH, IT WAS--

IT WAS AN EARTH TREMOR.

AND THE WHOLE ROOF CAVED IN ON THEM-- TON-- TONS OF ROCK.

YOU'RE LUCKY YOU GOT OUT, SIR.

WELL, I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE-- TO THE LANDING AREA...

TO-- TO RADIO SEAVIEW.

AND I WENT BACK TO TRY TO DIG THEM OUT,

BUT I-IT-- IT WAS NO USE.

YOU'D BETTER GET OUT OF THAT SUIT AND LET THE DOC CHECK YOU OUT.

NO, I'M ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO TO MY CABIN.

GET DOWN THERE ON THE DOUBLE. AYE, SIR. COME ON, PAT.

SEAVIEW TO CAPTAIN CRANE. SEAVIEW TO CAPTAIN CRANE.

CAN YOU READ US? OVER.

WHAT FORCE WAS THAT?

JUST OVER FIVE, SIR.

IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME HEAVY DAMAGE DOWN BELOW.

THE DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.

YES, SIR.

THIS IS NELSON. DO YOU READ ME?

[ Man On Speaker ] WE HEAR YOU. PROCEED.

ZYCRON DEPOSITS LOCATED AT EXACTLY THE COORDINATES INDICATED...

ON THE MICROFILM TAKEN FROM DR. LAND'S LABORATORY.

ESTIMATED TOTAL WEIGHT MASS IN EXCESS OF 100 TONS.

HAVE YOU OBTAINED SAMPLES? YES, I HAVE A SAMPLE HERE WITH ME ABOARD SEAVIEW.

WHAT ABOUT CAPTAIN CRANE AND DR. LAND?

THEY'RE DEAD. YOU ARE CERTAIN?

I'M POSITIVE.

GOOD. WHAT'S THE PRESENT LOCATION OF SEAVIEW?

IT'S STANDING BY DIRECTLY OVER THE ENTRANCE TO THE UNDERWATER CAVE.

VERY WELL.

GIVE US EXACT DATA AS TO LOCATION OF ZYCRON DEPOSIT,

DEPTH OF CAVE ENTRANCE AND ANYTHING ELSE PERTINENT TO OUR OBTAINING IT.

DEPTH OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE CAVE IS 1,522 FEET.

THE LOCATION IS EXACTLY THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE...

INDICATED ON OUR CHARTS.

SEAVIEW IS HOVERING AT A DEPTH, KEEL TO BOTTOM, OF 800 FEET.

MR. MORTON, THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON HERE YOU OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT.

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE, SPARKS?

SOME SORT OF A SIGNAL BAND OUTSIDE OUR NORMAL FREQUENCIES.

[ Clicking, Whirring ] FROM THE INTENSITY, I GUESS IT TO BE A SCRAMBLE DEVICE.

THE ONLY THING IS,

IT'S COMING FROM SOMEWHERE ON THE SEAVIEW.

ARE YOU SURE IT'S NOT A HIGH-FREQUENCY LEAK IN OUR OWN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM?

NO. COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE.

THEN WE'LL JUST HAVE TO TRACK IT DOWN.

KOWALSKI? YES, SIR?

RUN THIS SIGNAL ANALYZER THROUGHOUT THE SHIP.

LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE SIGNAL, REPORT BACK TO ME.

AYE, SIR. [ Beeping ]

[ Beeping Continues ]

FROM THE EXPERIMENTS WITH DR. LAND...

AND MY OWN CURSORY EXAMINATION OF THE SAMPLE I HAVE,

THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT THAT ZYCRON 143...

HAS THE GREATEST ENERGY POTENTIAL OF ANY ELEMENT EVER DISCOVERED BY MAN.

[ Beeping Continues ]

[ High-pitched Beeping ]

[ Beeping Pitch Grows Higher ]

IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT THE SEAVIEW NEVER RETURN WITH THE INFORMATION IT HAS.

STAND BY.

I'M GETTING A SIGNAL-- INTERCEPT WARNING.

[ Knocking ] [ Kowalski ] ADMIRAL?

ADMIRAL NELSON, ARE YOU IN THERE, SIR?

WHAT IS IT, KOWALSKI? I, UH--

COME IN. COME IN.

WELL, UH, I, UH-- I TRACED A RADIO TRANSMISSION TO THIS CABIN, SIR.

[ Chuckling ] A RADIO TRANSMISSION? YES, SIR.

SPARKS HAS BEEN PICKING UP SOME KIND OF WEIRD SIGNAL,

AND MR. MORTON ASKED ME TO TRACK IT DOWN.

OH. OH, AND SO YOUR, UH,

SIGNAL ANALYZER LED YOU HERE?

YES, SIR. I KNOW IT SOUNDS SCREWY, BUT, UM, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

UH-HUH. WELL, TRY IT AGAIN.

[ Beeping ]

[ Switch Clicks, Beeping Stops ]

UH, I'M, UH-- I'M SORRY, ADMIRAL.

I-- I DON'T KNOW WHY I--

I'M, UH, SO SORRY, ADMIRAL. NOW, WAIT. WAIT, WAIT.

IF THERE'S SOME STRANGE SIGNAL COMING FROM THE SEAVIEW, WE HAVE TO LOCATE IT.

- NOW, SEARCH MY CABIN. - SEARCH THE-- YOUR CABIN, SIR?

YES. YES, OF COURSE.

THERE MIGHT BE SOME DEVICE PLANTED IN HERE.

WE'VE GOTTA FIND IT.

NOW, LET ME SEE. LET ME SEE.

THE ONLY NEW THING HERE IS THAT ATTACHÉ CASE.

I BROUGHT IT ABOARD WHEN I PICKED UP DR. LAND. LET'S HAVE A LOOK.

ALL RIGHT. OPEN IT. UH, SIR, I'D JUST AS SOON TAKE THIS--

NO, NO, NO. GO AHEAD. TEST IT WITH YOUR ANALYZER.

[ Beeping ]

[ Explosion ]

NELSON TO MISSION COMMUNICATIONS.

GO AHEAD.

THAT WAS A CREWMAN. THEY'RE PICKING UP OUR TRANSMISSION.

I'VE STOPPED HIM FROM REPORTING,

BUT, LOOK-- LOOK, I'VE GOT TO GET OFF THIS SUBMARINE.

NOT BEFORE YOU'VE COMPLETED YOUR MISSION.

YOU DO REMEMBER WHAT IT IS, DON'T YOU?

OF COURSE. OF COURSE I REMEMBER.

DESTROY SEAVIEW.

WELL, THERE IT IS.

YEAH. DOESN'T LOOK TOO GOOD FOR THE SKIPPER, DOES IT?

WE'LL NEVER KNOW UNTIL WE FIND OUT, RIGHT? YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S DIG IN. MMM.

[ Explosion ]

LOOKS LIKE THAT WALL'S GONNA COME DOWN! LOOK OUT!

MR. MORTON? I'VE LOST THAT STRANGE SIGNAL AGAIN.

MY BOARD INDICATES KOWALSKI WAS CLOSING IN ON IT WITH THE ANALYZER.

GUARD THE FREQUENCY. IT MAY COME ON AGAIN. AYE, SIR.

THIS IS THE EXEC. KOWALSKI, REPORT TO THE CONTROL ROOM ON THE DOUBLE.

[ On Speaker ] REPORT TO THE CONTROL ROOM ON THE DOUBLE.

REPEAT: THIS IS THE EXEC.

REPORT TO THE CONTROL ROOM AT ONCE.

REPORT TO THE CONTROL ROOM AT ONCE.

REPEAT: KOWALSKI, REPORT TO THE CONTROL ROOM.

REPORT TO THE CONTROL ROOM ON THE DOUBLE.

THAT WASN'T TOO BAD.

YEAH. WE'RE STILL ALIVE.

YEAH. NOW LET'S GET TO WORK. RIGHT.

RIGHT.

GET THAT LIGHT UP HERE. RIGHT.

WATCH IT. YEAH.

I GOT IT.

LET ME HAVE THAT LAMP.

THIS-- YEAH.

THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME KIND OF OPEN SPACE BEHIND THERE.

HERE. I'LL HOLD IT, SIR.

SKIPPER! SKIPPER!

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

SKIPPER! IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, WE'RE DIGGING OUR WAY THROUGH TO YOU.

SKIPPER! SKIPPER!

- CHIEF. CHIEF. - HE'S IN THERE, CHIEF. I CAN HEAR HIM.

COOL IT, PATTERSON.

SKIPPER, WHAT'S THE SETUP IN THERE?

CAN YOU TELL ME? [ Sighs ]

I-- I'M ALL RIGHT.

I--

I'M, UH--

I'M JUST SHAKEN UP A LITTLE, UH,

BUT, UH,

I-I CAN-- I CAN MOVE ALL RIGHT.

SKIPPER, KEEP TALKING!

DR. LA--

DR. LAND'S IN A BAD WAY.

THE EXPLOSION NEARLY KILLED HIM.

THE ADMIRAL SET IT OFF.

THE ADMIRAL? THAT'S RIGHT.

NOW GET TO THE RADIO...

AND TELL MR. MORTON THAT I WANT THE ADMIRAL CONFINED TO HIS QUARTERS...

UNTIL I GET BACK ON BOARD.

BUT, SIR, THE ADMIRAL-- TELL HIM.

NOW, MOVE.

AYE, SIR.

HEY, YOU BETTER TAKE THE LIGHT. OH. YEAH.

SHARKEY TO SEAVIEW. SHARKEY TO SEAVIEW.

COME IN, PLEASE. COME IN.

THIS IS THE CHIEF, MR. MORTON. IT'S URGENT. IF YOU READ ME, COME IN, PLEASE. OVER.

THIS IS MORTON, CHIEF. WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE?

FIRST, ABOUT THE SKIPPER. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN HIM OUT YET, BUT, UH, HE'S ALIVE.

IS HE BADLY HURT? WELL, ENOUGH, SIR.

HE AND DR. LAND COULD BE OKAY ONCE WE GET THEM OUT, BUT THAT'S NOT WHY I'M CONTACTING YOU.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

IT'S ABOUT THE ADMIRAL, SIR. WELL, WHAT ABOUT HIM?

CAPTAIN CRANE WANTS YOU TO PUT HIM UNDER ARREST.

ARREST THE ADMIRAL? DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, SHARKEY?

YES, SIR, I SURE DO, BUT THOSE ARE THE SKIPPER'S ORDERS.

ARREST HIM AND CONFINE HIM TO QUARTERS.

THIS IS NO TIME FOR BAD JOKES, CHIEF.

SIR, I SURE WISH IT WAS A JOKE, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH THE ADMIRAL.

HE BLEW UP THE TUNNEL AND TRIED TO KILL THE SKIPPER AND DR. LAND. HE'S DANGEROUS.

THE SKIPPER WANTS HIM KEPT HARMLESS UNTIL WE FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG.

ALL RIGHT, SHARKEY.

GET BACK AND RESCUE THE CAPTAIN AND DR. LAND.

TELL HIM I'LL HANDLE THINGS AT THIS END.

AYE, SIR. OVER AND OUT.

HANLEY, ROGERS. GET ARMS FOR THE THREE OF US AND MEET ME IN CORRIDOR D-7.

WE'LL HAVE TO FIND THE ADMIRAL.

ADMIRAL.

ADMIRAL? IF YOU'RE IN THERE, OPEN UP.

IT'S MORTON. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

HE'S ALIVE. GET HIM TO SICK BAY.

NOW HEAR THIS: ALL HANDS, THIS IS THE EXEC.

ADMIRAL NELSON IS SOMEWHERE ON BOARD. HE'S... ILL.

I WANT HIM SEIZED AND CONFINED TO QUARTERS.

REPEAT: ADMIRAL NELSON IS TO BE SEIZED AND CONFINED TO QUARTERS.

WARNING: HE MAY BE ARMED AND HE MAY BE DANGEROUS.

HE MAY BE ARMED AND HE MAY BE DANGEROUS.

KEEP AWAY FROM THAT INTERCOM.

[ Shouts ]

[ Hissing Sound ]

WHAT'S HAPPENING, PATTERSON?

SKIPPER'S OUT LIKE A LIGHT AGAIN, CHIEF.

[ Loud Rumbling ]

LET'S GET 'EM OUT OF THERE!

THIS IS NELSON.

ADDITIONAL DATA ON THE STATUS OF SEAVIEW.

[ On Speaker ] PROCEED.

NERVE GAS METHOLIN "X" HAS BEEN USED ABOARD.

THE ENTIRE CREW IS IMMOBILIZED,

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SHARKEY AND CREWMAN PATTERSON.

WHY ARE THEY EXCEPTIONS?

THEY'VE GONE TO THE UNDERWATER CAVE TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO CRANE.

WE ARE SENDING ONE OF OUR SUBMARINES TO THE AREA WITH A LANDING PARTY.

PATTERSON AND SHARKEY WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF. WHAT IS YOUR NEXT STEP?

WELL, THE DESTRUCTION OF SEAVIEW.

YOUR PLAN? NOW, WAIT, WAIT.

YOUR SUBMARINE WILL BE STANDING BY FOR ME?

IT WILL.

THEN I'LL JUST LET THE REACTOR RUN WILD.

THERE'LL BE NOTHING LEFT OF SEAVIEW BUT-- BUT NUCLEAR DUST.

OUT.

[ Humming ]

[ Humming: Different Tone ]

I'LL TRY TO BRING HIM TO WITH AN ANTI-RADIATION SHOT.

[ Zipper Zipping ] GET THE EXEC TO SEND HELP DOWN, ON THE DOUBLE!

RIGHT.

SEAVIEW, THIS IS PATTERSON. SEAVIEW, THIS IS PATTERSON. CAN YOU READ ME? OVER.

SEAVIEW, THIS IS PATTERSON.

[ On Speaker ] CAN YOU HEAR US UP THERE?

WE NEED HELP AND WE NEED IT BAD.

CAN YOU HEAR US? ACKNOWLEDGE.

CAN'T GET THROUGH, CHIEF.

NOT A PEEP OUT OF 'EM UP THERE.

WE GOTTA GET 'EM ABOARD SOME WAY.

GET THE DIVING OUTFITS ON 'EM. MAYBE THE TWO OF US CAN--

HEY, CHIEF. THEY SENT DOWN A RESCUE PARTY.

HOLD IT. THEY'RE NOT OURS.

THEY'RE NOT WHAT?

THEY'RE NOT OURS.

LET'S GET 'EM.

NO. WE HAVE ORDERS TO TAKE THEM BACK WITH US.

[ Loud Rumbling ]

FIRST WE'VE GOTTA FIND THAT ZYCRON DEPOSIT...

BEFORE THIS WHOLE PLACE COMES DOWN ON US.

DON, YOU STAY HERE. YOU'RE ON ALERT FOR COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE SUBMARINE.

YOU, COME WITH ME.

ALL RIGHT. COME ON, SCOTT. LET'S GO.

[ Beeping ]

[ Stops ]

THIS IS NELSON. WHAT IS YOUR STATUS?

THE REACTOR IS BUILDING TOWARD EXPLOSION.

I'M PREPARING TO LEAVE FOR SUBMARINE RENDEZVOUS.

THE SUBMARINE'S RUDDER CONTROLS WERE DAMAGED BY AN UNDERWATER QUAKE.

IT CAN'T REACH RENDEZVOUS COORDINATES FOR 30 MINUTES.

REMAIN ABOARD UNTIL FURTHER NOTIFICATION.

BUT-- LOOK, THE REACTOR'S GOING TO BLOW IN ABOUT 25 MINUTES!

YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED YOUR MISSION. OH, NO. NO.

BUT, UH, WE HAD A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING THAT--

WHATEVER UNDERSTANDING YOU HAVE HAS BEEN IMPLANTED BY OUR TECHNIQUES.

YOU WILL OBEY ORDERS WITHOUT QUALIFICATION. IS THAT CLEAR?

YES. WE WILL CONTACT YOU LATER. OUT.

[ Sighs ]

WE'VE SEEN ENOUGH FOR OUR REPORT.

LET'S GET BACK TO THE LANDING AREA. RIGHT.

[ Static Crackling ]

[ Sighs ]

COME ON, CHIEF. COME ON. WAKE UP. COME ON.

WHAT'S-- WHAT'S GOIN' ON? OH, SKIPPER.

WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT--

OH!

THOSE DIVERS, THEY WEREN'T OURS.

THEY MUST'VE GOTTEN PATTERSON AND ME WITH THEIR STUN GUNS.

I GOT ONE OF 'EM. YOU MEAN-- YOU MEAN THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE?

THERE WERE THREE, ALL TOLD.

THEY MUST'VE GONE THROUGH THE TUNNEL.

WE'D BETTER BE READY FOR THEM.

WHAT ABOUT DR. LAND AND PATTERSON, SIR?

PATTERSON WILL BE ALL RIGHT.

AS FAR AS DR. LAND GOES, HIS ONLY CHANCE IS FOR US TO GET HIM ABOARD SEAVIEW.

- STILL NO WORD, HUH? - NOTHING.

I TRIED TO GET THEM WHILE YOU WERE OUT. NOTHING.

I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT PATTERSON.

I GUESS THE ONLY HOPE FOR ALL OF US IS TO GET ON THOSE SUITS AND BACK ON SEAVIEW.

COME ON, PATTERSON! WAKE UP. COME ON, PATTERSON! WAKE UP! WAKE UP!

HE'S COMING TO.

I GUESS THAT DOES IT FOR NOW, SIR.

LET'S GET DR. LAND INTO HIS SUIT.

WE'VE GOTTA GET BACK TO THE SEAVIEW FAST. AYE, SIR.

[ Coughing ]

[ Beeping ]

THIS IS NELSON. COME IN. WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT STATUS?

THE REACTOR'S BUILDING TO CRITICAL MASS.

EXPLOSION IN ABOUT, UH, NINE MINUTES.

WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE AN ATTEMPT TO STOP IT.

BUT WHY? THERE'S NOBODY ABOARD WHO COULD DO THAT.

NO, BUT WE'VE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT OUR LANDING PARTY.

IF THE SEAVIEW CREW MANAGED TO DEFEAT THEM,

THEY MAY BE ON THEIR WAY BACK TO THE SUBMARINE.

THEY'D NEVER BE ABLE TO STOP ME.

SEE TO IT THAT THEY DON'T. YOUR TASK STILL REMAINS THE SAME.

WELL, IT'S AS GOOD AS DONE. OUT.

[ Crane ] JUST A LITTLE FURTHER. HANG ON.

SKIPPER.

HE'S ALIVE.

WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?

I THINK WE'RE BOTH GUESSING THE SAME THING.

THE ADMIRAL, HUH? SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH HIM.

I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT HE TRIED TO KILL DR. LAND AND ME.

BRAIN-- BRAINWASHED.

"BRAINWASHED"? HOW? WHEN?

HE WAS...

24 HOURS LATE FOR HIS MEETING WITH ME.

BEFORE HE BROUGHT YOU ABOARD?

THEY MUST HAVE... GOT HIM,

BRAINWASHED HIM.

AND THEY MUST'VE--

WELL, SIR, IF HE'S ABOARD, AND THE REST OF THE CREW IS LIKE THIS, WE JUST--

I KNOW, I KNOW. WE'VE GOT TO GET DR. LAND TO THE DECONTAMINATION CHAMBER.

CHIEF, YOU AND I ARE GONNA CHECK EVERY SQUARE INCH OF THIS SHIP--

[ On Speaker ] LEE. LEE, THIS IS NELSON.

THERE'S AN OLD SAYING, LEE, YOU KNOW,

ABOUT LEAPING FROM THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE DONE BY COMING BACK ABOARD.

ADMIRAL.

ADMIRAL, IT'S LEE. LISTEN TO ME.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE DONE OR, UH, WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO YOU,

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO STOP RIGHT NOW.

ADMIRAL? LET ME TALK TO YOU.

THAT'S ALL I ASK.

JUST LET ME TALK TO YOU.

THERE'S NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT.

I'VE PULLED THE RODS ON THE REACTOR. IT'S GOING WILD.

IN A FEW MINUTES, IT'LL REACH CRITICAL MASS.

AND ALL OF US HERE WILL BE PART OF THE CLOUD OF DUST...

THAT WAS SEAVIEW.

HE COULDN'T DO IT, SKIPPER. HE JUST-- HE JUST COULDN'T DO IT.

[ Explosion ]

WELL, WE'RE STILL HERE, SKIPPER.

IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN THE REACTOR. BUT IT WAS.

FORTUNATELY, THE SAFETY VALVES...

VENTED MOST OF THE EXPLOSION INTO THE SEA.

BUT THE MAIN FORCE IS STILL BUILDING.

LOOK, I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE REACTOR.

YOU GET DR. LAND INTO THE DECONTAMINATION CHAMBER. AYE, SIR.

OH. WHAT ABOUT THE ADMIRAL?

WE'LL FACE THAT WHEN WE RUN INTO HIM.

HOW, SIR?

IF WE HAVE TO, WE'LL KILL HIM.

AYE, SIR.

AS SOON AS YOU GET DR. LAND IN THE CHAMBER, PATTERSON WILL STAY ON GUARD.

I'LL MEET YOU IN THE CONTROL ROOM.

WHAT IF YOU NEED HELP WITH THE REACTOR, SKIPPER?

IF I CAN'T HANDLE IT, NONE OF US WILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO. AYE, SIR.

[ Gunshots ]

THE ADMIRAL, SIR?

GET GOING WITH DR. LAND. AYE, SIR.

NOW, COME ON.

COME ON.

SIR, MAYBE I COULD-- WELL, WITH THE ADMIRAL BEING LIKE HE IS--

YOU'VE GOT YOUR ORDERS. GET GOING. AYE, SIR.

[ Gunshot ]

CHIEF, STAY AWAY FROM THERE.

SIR-- SIR, THE REACTOR'S GONNA GO.

WE'VE GOTTA GET IN THERE AND SHUT IT DOWN.

NO. NO, NOBODY IS GOING TO SHUT IT DOWN. JUST STAY AWAY FROM THE HATCH.

I CAN'T, SIR. I-- I GOTTA GET IN THERE.

I JUST CAN'T LET THE SEAVIEW GO UP IN SMOKE. OH, SHE'S GOING UP ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE RECEIVED MY ORDERS-- DESTROY SEAVIEW-- AND I'M GOING TO CARRY THEM OUT.

PLEASE, SIR, I-- I--

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DID TO YOU OR WHY YOU'RE ACTING THIS WAY,

BUT I GOTTA GET IN THERE AND SHUT THAT REACTOR DOWN,

EVEN IF I HAVE TO KILL YOU.

SIR.

THIS IS THE END, CHIEF, FOR YOU, FOR ME AND THE SEAVIEW.

ADMIRAL?

IS HE DEAD?

I GAVE HIM A LOW-VOLTAGE SHOCK TREATMENT.

IT COULD CURE HIM.

OR KILL HIM?

[ Explosions Continue ]

PATTERSON, GIVE ME A HAND.

LEE! LEE, YOU CAN'T!

IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT NOW!

NOW, HOW DID ALL THIS HAPPEN? WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?

"HOW DID ALL THIS HAPPEN?" YOU CAN TELL ME ABOUT IT LATER.

IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW.

THE REACTION SHORTED OUT, AND THE SEAVIEW IS HERSELF AGAIN.

A LITTLE PIECE OF ROCK, A BIT OF MINERAL,

YET WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS, MEN COULD DEVASTATE THE EARTH...

OR, PERHAPS, ONE DAY FIND THE LIMITS OF OUTER SPACE.

LET'S HOPE IT'S NOT OBLIVION WE FIND WITH IT.

[ Chuckles ] AMEN.

I HAD MY OWN LITTLE TASTE OF PERSONAL OBLIVION BECAUSE OF THIS.

DE-- DESTROY SEAVIEW.

THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE. YOU WERE A FORTUNATE MAN, ADMIRAL.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE YOU LONG ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE BRAINWASH TO BE ANYTHING BUT TEMPORARY.

THAT'S WHY THE SHOCK EFFECT OF THE LASER COULD REVERSE IT.

IT CAME CLOSE ENOUGH TO BEING PERMANENT FOR ALL OF US, BELIEVE ME.

SIR? THIS JUST CAME IN FROM WASHINGTON.

THANKS, CHIEF. OH, H-HOW'S THE, UH--

OH, FINE, JUST FINE, SIR. I'LL BE BACK ON FULL DUTY IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

DON'T GIVE IT ANOTHER THOUGHT.

I'LL GIVE IT, UH, MANY THOUGHTS, CHIEF.

WELL, THEY KNOW THE NATION RESPONSIBLE.

THERE'LL BE SOME DIPLOMATIC DISCUSSION,

SOME VERBAL WRIST SLAPPING AT THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL.

AND THE WORLD AND SEAVIEW WILL SAIL INTO THE FUTURE AS THOUGH NOTHING EVER HAPPENED.