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Below (2002)
This is almost a day behind us.
Well, who are they? Americans? Brits? Italians? It doesn't even say. Well, I think we can assume|they're friendly, Mr. Loomis. Besides, it doesn't appear|to be a suggestion, does it? What the hell? Might get a Silver Star|out of this patrol yet. Just have Coors plot it out. Gunners mate standing by, sir. Stow the weapons.|They're British. ...You can tell that from here?|...It's the sail. The krauts use white on their|lifeboats. The Brits use red. Don't they teach you that|in OCS, ensign? Afraid not, but I can recite|the submariners' motto in Latin. Radar contact... starboard|beam, seven miles out, sir. God damn it! What if they see us? Well, they're pouring on|the coal for somebody. All ahead... emergency.|Rudder to midship. Crew to battle stations. All ahead... emergency.|Rudder to midship. All crew to battle stations. All right,|do this at flank speed! I want you to grab|what's breathing on that boat and you leave|everything else behind! Stand by to board survivors. I got him! I got him! Wounded coming down. Next man, let's go. Come on! There's a warship approaching,|guys. Let's move! Move!|I ntroductions later! Ow! Ow! I'm going, okay?! Next man. Next m... What have we here? Let's pull the plug. ...Periscope depth. Periscope depth,|make your depth 65 feet. Make depth 6-5 feet. Bleed air in the boat. Bleed air in the boat. All hatches indicate closed. All vents indicate open. Pressure in the boat. Pressure in the boat. It's a two-stacker... about 3,000 tons. It's not a friendly. Possible Z-class. If it is, rear recs,|no side throwers, four 5-inch guns,|grapple hooks. Fast screws, Mr. Brice. 30 knots or better. 2-5-0 feet. Make it 2-5-0 feet. ...2-5-0 feet.|...Hard left rudder. Hard left rudder. Live to fight another day. Smart move. Three survivors... Brits...|and get this... one's a woman. Three Brits... one's a skirt. Three limeys... one's a female. Hey. Three Brits... one female. Guys, listen up. We've got three survivors...|all Brits. One's a woman, eh? Hey, look lively.|Woman onboard. Hey, Hoag, spread the news...|three tea bags, and I hear one's, uh,|bazooma. We got ourselves a filly? Ohh! Sweet holy Jesus. You're gonna wanna hear this. Hey, boys... here's the news. Front page... we got three redcoats,|and guess what. One of them's a bleeder. Aw, great.|That's all this boat needs... another piece of rotten luck. Yeah, well,|if it means you guys finally wash the butt squirt|outta your shorts, I'm all for it. So what exactly happened|to your shi... Um... your ship? Hospital ship. We were attacked two nights ago. Two nights? I'm... I'm sorry.|My brain's a bit foggy. Although I'm reasonably sure|my name's Claire Page. The rest of the details|will emerge, I'm sure. That's just a whale. It's okay, really. The sounds down here|still get to me, too. Make a hole.|Comin' through. Make a hole. Yow.|Mind your pretty toes. Best-Iookin' bad luck|I ever saw. Doesn't look good, sir. Why don't you get|those clothes off of him and see if you can get|a better look at the wounds? I can dress the wounds. Other than that, I think|it's best to leave him be. Okay. All right. Maybe I didn't make myself|clear. I saw it. It crossed the moon's reflection|just before the explosion. Yes, it was dark, but I...|I did see it. It wasn't a mine. I-It was a U-boat. What class? Type 7? Was it an older boat|or one of their newer ones? Um... Like this?|Clean at the bow? ...You know...|...No net cutter? It was just a couple of seconds.|I really couldn't say for... So you were... you were on|lookout that night, mister... Kingsley...|second mate, merchant navy. Uh, no. I was on the starboard deck|grabbing a gasper. Having a cigarette. And how many aboard your ship? About 300 patients. At least that many. Out of North Africa. Yeah, plus over 70 hands crew. So, um... You said they fired|only one torpedo? O'Dell... you better tell sonar we've got|an enemy sub in the area. Yes, sir.|Just let me finish... Now. Do it now. Yes, sir. I'm... I'm sorry that|we couldn't save more. I... Now this... the third member|of your party, he's... One of my patients. Well, under normal|circumstances, I'd be able to drop you|at the nearest port in England, but, uh, it's a 300-mile|detour for us. So I'm sorry. It seems as though|we're stuck with each other. Oh, uh, last thing. Just try not to fraternize|with the men. Most of the men are fine, but some of them get a little|strange about having... "Strange"|as in "superstitious"? As in "strange. " "Suddenly, his heart rolled over|backwards in his chest, "and he saw this huge,|wretched thing before him. "I nstantly, its mouth widened "into a terrible|and hungry menace. Now the malediction|uttered a deep-throated sound. " ...Malediction?|...Look it up. "And its breath stank gloriously "of rotted carp|and matted gorilla skins. "Now... it slouched toward him... "not fast, but slowly... "slowly... so very slowly. " Silly boy.|Just the bulkhead shifting. What'd you think it was? The malediction? Wahh! What exactly bothers you,|O'Dell? Well, you have a ship that's sinking slow enough|to get a few lifeboats off, but the submarine|only fires one torpedo. I mean,|that's not textbook tactics. You fire upon the target|until the target is sunk. So it was their last torpedo. Yeah, but...|why not use a deck gun? O'Dell, isn't this|your first patrol? My second. Yeah. And your first was|a little shakedown run off the coast of Florida in one of those old school|boats, right? I'm just wondering if the story|didn't seem a little off. I wouldn't worry about it,|champ. They got here somehow. ...You want coffee?|...Sure. I take it black. Tell Broadway|make sure it's hot. Try to sleep. I know you're in pain,|but you must try. Please. Be quiet. Sonar contact. 220 turns per minute,|Mr. Brice. Maybe the Z-class. Maybe we didn't shake him|after all. ...Full stop!|...Full stop! Boat stands at full stop. Mr. Coors... ...flood negative.|...Flood negative. O'Dell, get on the thermograph.|Find us some cold. Conn, 5-degree gradient|at 2-7-0 feet. Cold water deflects sound waves|just in case they decide to... ...Aah! Splashes! ...Splashes!|...Splashes! God damn it!|Keep it steady! Scared you, didn't it, kid? Damage reports. Well, maybe that Z-class|just happened to be there. And maybe the phonograph|wasn't secured. But God damn. And maybe someone doesn't|want us to make it home. Miss Page claims she was in|the control room the whole time. Yeah, that's right. ...So what about the other guy?|...Kingsley? Hmph!|If that's his name. Where was he|when it all happened? I'm not sure.|Maybe he stepped out. Stepped out... or slipped out? You know, maybe we're spending|more time watching that broad than watching our backs. Who, me?|I've talked to her twice. I heard you were|bird-dogging her, O'Dell. Been running your mouth, ensign,|about boat matters? Gentlemen, gentlemen. As for the record player|going off, well, yeah, that's strange. But I don't think it calls for|a lynching party. I think we should all|just take a deep breath. ...Conn, Brice. Where'd you find it? Make a hole! Lieutenant, I was all set|to toss these pants, then I noticed this, sir. And these came from... The half-dead guy, sir. Must've been him|done that record player. Wake him up. I-I'm sorry.|I'm not quite sure... Wake the German up. Hello, "mein Kapitan". Jesus. It was me.|It was my idea. I was the one who told him|not to speak. She had him under our noses|the whole goddamn time. Aah! ...Wait!|...I'll tell you. I'll tell you everything.|His name is Ben Archerlift. He's a downed aviator.|He's a patient of mine. He's a prisoner of war,|and under the Geneva Convention, he's entitled to|humane treatment! He has a wife and family. He wants to get home|just like you or me. Everything will be all right. You should've told me. Maybe I was afraid you'd do|exactly what you've just done! You should've told me|no matter what, 'cause your little secret nearly|cost every man here his life. You had no cause. Mr. O'Dell, the woman|is confined to quarters for the duration|of the patrol. If she asks to use the toilet,|you are to bring her a bucket. Stumbo, clean up|that fuckin' mess. Fucking A-1, sir. I'll be in my berth... sleeping. I just wanted to save one. Just... one of my patients. Aaaahh! Look,|it's happened twice now. I don't think|that's an accident. Somebody is up to something. Well, just so you know, I've|walked in the wardroom before and found a steward listening|to the record player while he was cleaning up. ...Now, I wouldn't blame him...|...Unless he's... ...Hey, Champ.|...Hey. How are those hydrogen levels? It's almost 3% . Chief says we need to vent|before long. All right. We'll ride|surface tonight... 2100. Is there something else? Yeah. I just can't believe it's one|of our own hands doing this. I've been on the boat|seven weeks now, and I know most of the guys. I just don't believe|it's one of them. ...Who are you suggesting?|...I'm not suggesting anybody. You know,|it's been a rough patrol. Some men do strange things|under duress. So just keep your eyes open. Yes, sir. Bright kid, O'Dell. Get off. Get off before it's too late. Down here. I-I was awake. I wasn't dreaming.|I know I was awake. Don't let them get to you. I heard a voice. I heard it. It's nothing. Just ignore them, all right?|Claire, are you listening? ...I thought he spoke to me.|...Claire... It wasn't his voice,|but he spoke to me. Claire! ...Is this your idea of a joke?|...Claire, don't. Have you got nothing better|to do at a time of war than play games|with dead bodies?! You are on thin ice...|real thin ice. Wrap it back up... for the last time. We'll dump him|when we surface. A bit more respect for the dead|might be in order, Mr. Brice... from everybody|onboard this ship. This is a boat|you're a guest on, not a ship. Get off|before it's too late! Hoag, are you pushing him up|or feeling him up? I've got a dead kraut dick in my|face, and you're complaining? Come on, Stumbo! You need to turn around. Oh, nice try. Hoag told you, right? Turn around. So many left behind. I want... God damn it! What the hell|are you doing, Stumbo? ...Stumbo. I'm telling you, there's some|bad hoodoo on this boat. That might've worked on|the female, Stumbo, but not me. Look, fuck the brillo pad.|This ain't about her. He talked to me. Oh, wow.|...The dead guy? ...The dead kraut talked to me.|...Yeah, right. Wow. Did he talk to you|in English or German? I guess it was English. Case closed. Prepare to surface.|Prepare to surface. Be ready on all four engines.|Stand by to charge batteries. Let's go. Come on. Move it, move it. Okay, okay. The chief's gonna|skin us alive. I don't care what he said. I've just got to get out|of that room. Well... make it quick, all right? Switching to night lights. Coming up to periscope depth. Lookouts, gun crews... stand by. "1420 hours: "Took periscope photos|of German sub-pent at Lorient "before moving on|to areas north. "O. M. I. Should be happy|with results. "1550 hours: Saw multiple|shipping targets, "but passed on all. "Men getting itchy|to come home... With at least one kill. " "0840 hours:|Picked up three survivors "from the Fort James British|merchantman and hospital ship. Reportedly victims|of a German U-boat. " Some tall grass out there. Yeah, it's good skies,|though. Oh, yeah. Oh, we should be able to hit|a couple of sites, affix our position. Well done. The sextant in my cabin. Very well. Is it possible|to see the... Uh, talk to me later. Mr. Coors, are we going to be|surfacing soon, take on some fresh air? ...We're trying to.|...Any idea when that might be? What are you doing here? I-I wasn't comfortable|in my cabin, what with the blood|on the walls. You shouldn't be|in the skipper's cabin without permission. Well, I'll gladly ask him. Mr. Brice is the skipper,|isn't he? Lieutenant Brice is|the current C. O. Of the boat. You need his permission|to be anywhere besides your assigned quarters. Now... Sorry. Motormac Jenkins|to the battery room. Motormac Jenkins|to the battery room. Screws kicking over,|starboard beam! Emergency dive! Emergency dive! Dive!|Flood negative! Give me a 25-degree angle|on the bow plane! 25 on the bow plane, sir! Used to feel like|a "big" ocean, didn't it? We are running out of places|to hide. Crow, give me one sounding|for depth on "their" ping. ...Got that?|...Yes, sir. ...3... ...2... ...1. Not much there, sir. Bring in the soundheads.|Let's use it all. Aah! What was that? Don't ask me. Ask him. ...What was that?|...Miss Page, once again, I must remind you,|do not leave your station. What did we hit just now?! The bottom. Well, how long can we afford|to stay down here? I thought you said we needed|to surface to take on... Attention all hands... off-duty personnel are expected|to be in the racks. And the smoking lamp is out. I guess we're gonna find out. Seaweed. Might be a fishing net. It's caught up,|slaps against the hull. You hear... you hear a lot|of strange things at depth. I mean, I can't even|identify 'em all. So... What am I gonna do with you? I'm sorry. I regret not telling you|about Schillings... because... well,|l-I should have realized that a submarine isn't|a good place to keep secrets. Is it? We'd been stalking|a German sub tender for a while. We finally got our shot in, cracked its back|with one torpedo. We went topside to survey the|damage, and the ship was gone. But there's a lot of debris|in the water, and Captain Winters decides|to go down and haul some in. It was the middle|of the Atlantic. He wants to do|some souvenir hunting, get something for his... I don't|know... his mantle piece. I try to talk him out of it,|and... but he's al... Anyway, he... the boat hit|an underwater obstruction, and he fell... he hit his head. And he was... he went under|before we could get to him. I heard you were asking. So he drowned. We already radioed Connecticut|with news of the accident. You know, we really,|really got off on the wrong foot, and I... So j-just feel free to move|about the forward sections of... Sorry, sir...|humidity builds up, drips out the power bus. I'll get right on it. So... would you reconsider|England... finding a port there? I'm sorry. Sorry for what? Uh, she was...|asking about Winters. What did you tell her? The story. Well, it's coming up|astern, but... I don't know what that is. Hooks!|They're using their hooks! Mr. Loomis, what do we do? What are your orders,|Mr. Brice? Mr. Loomis,|the helm is waiting! The men are waiting|for your orders, Mr. Brice! Aah! Get out! Get out! Everybody, out!|Move it out! Go! Go! Go!|Everybody, out! ...Come on!|...Get out! Get out! Get out! Get down there, Harry!|Move! Get out. O'Dell, make sure|everybody's out! ...Everybody's out, sir!|...Then close the goddamn hatch! ...Blow safety!|...Blow safety! What heading, sir?! Any goddamn heading!|Just get us out of here! You'll do better|at the board of inquiry. We're sloughing oil,|and it's bad. I don't know exactly|where it is, but it's somewhere between the|pressure hull and the sea hull. And if it's leaking here|or here, then it's dumping oil|under the main ballast, which means that every time|we surface or dive... We leave an oil slick. Well, that's how...|that's how he's been riding us. This boat "is" cursed. Figure of speech. So how do we fix it? Well, there's only one way...|from the outside in. They'll be lining up|for this job. Okay, so let's make ready|some dive gear. All right. O'Dell, pick two volunteers... Yes, sir. ...besides yourself. You want someone|to free-dive outside with you into the cold, black water,|make our way below the boat, Iocate the floodboards, and slither in between|the two hulls? That's right.|Find the leak and fix it. ...At night.|...Hang on. We're still submerged. That means the main tanks are|full of water. This is in the dark, Dell. Yeah, well, chief thinks|that with the tower flooded, it gives the boat enough weight|to stay down while we blow some air|into the main tank. Oh, well if that's|what the chief thinks. So... you're gonna go out there.|You're gonna go outside. Yes, that's right. With all these... happenings|happening. Look alive. All right. Who are the lucky bastards? Fuck, no. Set. I asked him to go.|Buddy system. ...Ooh!|...Oh, shit! You and me, O'Dell.|Forward. You guys take aft. Shit! 2330 hours. To confirm sinking|of German ship, four officers go topside... Commander Winters, myself,|Lieutenant Loomis, and Lieutenant|J. G. Stephen Coors. The night we lost|Old Man Winters... Odd time to bring that up. It's an odd place. So, how'd he bang his head|before he went over? So, how'd he bang his head|before he went over? You heard. I heard that the boat|hit something, but I never felt it down below. What?! I didn't say anything. I know,|but what were you thinking? Well... I used to hear about|these dock workers. They would get welded up|in these kind of places. And then... they were|never heard from again. Wally? You are so fucking|out-of-bounds with that shit! Let's keep moving. Forward trim tank,|it looks like. Better drive some wedges. Yeah. So anything I say...|stays here... this side of the hull. Yeah. Yeah. There were survivors|from the sinking. ...Brice and Loomis even, uh... even tried to fish a few out, but... Winters had other ideas, and, uh... he ordered a gunnery party|topside. Well, three of us had a problem with machine-gunning|those men right in the water, I mean,|even if they were German. There was an argument. It got kind of heated. Well, why didn't you tell us?! I guess, uh... I guess we were trying|to protect him... felt Winters was|a pretty good C. O., even if he could be a tough|son of a bitch sometimes. For his reputation...|you know, his family's sake. Yeah, yeah, okay, but... I still don't see|how he hit his head. Slippery metal. Bad footing. Accidents happen, right? Where the hell did|that come from?! Near or aft? Crew, sound off! Get them out of there!|Get them out!! O'Dell! Sound off, O'Dell! ...Oh!|...Sir! Fuck, was that you? The light! We gotta get him out. Come on, guys. ...How are we gonna... Did you see that? What happened, guys?! Come on!|What happened out there?! ...Talk to me.|...Don't touch me. Did you fix it? Which one of you boys|was screaming out there? ...Are we a man down?|...Don't touch me! ...Are we a man down?!|...Shut up! Who was screaming?! Come on, grow some dicks|and shut up! Now, where is Mr. O... Coors... where's Coors? You tell me that's him. That's gotta be Coors.|He's still alive, right? Sir... that is the one person|I can guarantee it's not. Don't touch me.|Don't touch me! ...Don't! Don't!|...Hey, easy. Easy, Stumbo.|Easy, easy. ...Easy, easy.|...Was that a "B"... dash, dot, dot, dot? I didn't hear a "B." Dot, dash..."A"...|thought I heard an "A." No, that's not morse. It's just some shit|got caught up on the bow planes. Now it's smacking up against... "C"...you hear a "C"? Dash, dot, dash, dot...|definitely a "C." It's hull sounds. You guys are getting lathered up|about hull sounds. Now, would somebody please tell|us what happened to Mr. Coors? "Back"...B-A-C-K. He's back. And where'd you get|the "K" from? Dash, dot, dash...|while you were talking. Hey, champ, you can stay|the hell out of this. ...And the rest of you...|...Enough, already, enough! I n the wardroom, 5 minutes. Keep your mouths shut|till we debrief. Did you finish the job? Yes, sir, absolutely. Right, Wally? Wally? Oh, yeah, I'm finished. All right, so, look,|if the weather is good, we surface tonight,|we recharge the batteries. We pour on the diesel,|keep pushing for the barn. Our barn? Mr. Brice, southern English|port's gonna be more than two days away. Two days away, Mr. Brice! Kingsley here is a navigational|officer. He knows the way. I know all the ports,|the depths, where the submarine nets are,|the mine fields. Yeah, and have|the R. A. F. Bomb us because they mistake us|for a hostile boat... okay. There are safety corridors|that we can use... Considered and rejected,|thank you. Mr. Brice, both our periscopes|are down, our sonar is gone. We are blind and nearly deaf. Our men are in a bad way, and now we've lost|two of our senior officers. Welcome to the war, O'Dell. This has nothing to do|with the war. Just how much longer|can we not say what we're all thinking? No one wants to be the first? Fine. Allow me. This submarine is haun... When I want your opinion,|Miss Page, I'll give it to you. I am not one of your men that|you can just dismiss, Mr. Brice! I don't believe|we're alone down here, and I know some of you think|the same way. Unless we find|a safe harbor soon, we're all going to end up like|your friend Mr. Coors. The loss of Lieutenant Coors|is unfortunate. It fails to affect our plans. Attention all hands...|it's daylight now. I expect to surface... at 1900, recharge the batteries, and proceed on base course|back to Connecticut. ...That is all. You're 10 seconds away|from finding out what the penalty is|for mutiny at sea, 'cause that's how long|it's gonna take me to open the armory|and reload that sidearm. Now, do either of you|care to say anything else that might further agitate|this crew or me? Mr. O'Dell? Yeah, I didn't think so. We just knock the nose around|a little bit, we're back on base,|so make it 2-8-5. Make it 2-8-5 true. 2-8-5 true, sir. Heading home, boys.|Sound good? ...Yes, sir.|...Sounds good, sir. Hey, you're oversteering.|Mind your rudder. She's getting|some resistance, sir. Chief of boat to control.|Chief of boat to control room. All right, belay that.|Belay that. I said belay that! ...Oh!|...Oh! Rudder at midship, sir. Um, some...|kind of hydraulic failure. Oh, Christ. Must have overshot|our heading by... 170 degrees. Oh, good. A gun.|Yeah, I needed a gun. I'll put that|with the prizes. Okay, I got feathers, crosses,|and strip-show icons... Rudder malfunction. When we tried to shut down|the props, no dice. Wouldn't respond. We're on a runaway boat,|fellas. Now, can any of you top that? Well...|I had a strange thought. Take a number. Yeah, but this one's|real creep-show stuff. What if, when we took on|that kraut ship... ...we didn't sink 'em? What if... they sank us? Oh, that's a good twist. I don't get it. Might explain how that|dead kraut talked to Stumbo. I don't get it. And the controls...|that they froze up. No, they... they rusted up. That's because we're at the...|the bottom of the ocean. Flooded out. Of course, I'm not sure what all|that pounding was about. Those are rescue divers...|pounding on the hull. Only it's too late. Shit, I get it. Hydrogen from the batteries... Hydrogen from the batteries... CO2, ozone|from the electrical shorts... that's what we're breathing|right now. Like those deep-sea divers|that don't get enough oxygen... head starts playing tricks|on 'em. We got mechanical problems,|that's all, okay? We always got|mechanical problems. Now, please... will you pinch this shit off? ...Unless...|...Oh... It happened|during the depth charging. Remember that one? Rolled right down our deck. So exactly how far|from England are we? Can I ask why you're asking? No. Right. Uh, what's our heading? 0-9-5. Right. Uh... May I ask why you're asking? Just in case the boat|can't make it back home... for whatever reason. What do you suggest|we do about it, chief? Come on.|Enough of the guessing games. ...Pressure blinding the shafts.|...No, I don't think that's it. Just lay it out for us, chief. What about the I. M. O. Pumps? I. M. O. Pumps check out.|I don't think it's that either. The rudder has a dedicated line|from here to the stern. If we tap into there|somewhere aft, I think we should regain|our steering. But where are you gonna tap in? That's the thing. The line goes right through|the battery room. That's a little dicey, isn't it,|without venting first? Just threading up|new hydraulics, no welding. Well, where are we at, anyway? 13 percent down. ...13 percent hydrogen?|...Keep your voice down. Look, I don't know any other|way to regain control... Fuck if I know. All right, but you gotta|make sure you're sealed off, 'cause we don't want a repeat|of the "Hindenburg" here. Let's keep this quiet. As if it's a bloody|mechanical problem. Fore door sealed. After door sealed. What's happened here, hmm? What is this? Go to the galley.|Get a cup of coffee. Oh, no, I'm fine, sir.|Really. You're falling asleep, champ. ...I'll watch your bubble.|...Yes, sir. Lieutenant, a word? Lieutenant, a word? ...Not now.|...No, Mr. Loomis. We need to speak right now. That is a whale, right? What else would it be? Come on. Let's get that rudder working. Now, maybe this is|just a coincidence. I know Lieutenant Coors|wasn't too sure about the last star fix. But it sure seems like|we're going right back to where|we sunk that German ship. Clear the compartment. Everybody, give us 5 minutes. Go! All right.|We're almost all set. Just repressurizing the line, see if we can't put the brakes|on this little joyride. I'll reset the bus. Shit! Hey, guys,|we lost power up here. Shut that goddamn door before I shut it|with your goddamn face! What are you saying, O'Dell? It's not a coincidence? Somebody put us on this course? I'm just asking a question. Let me ask one. Where were "you"|when the rudder went over? Huh? This course heads back|to England, and I've noticed you've had|a hard-on for anything English. So where were you, O'Dell? Back of the boat... messing with|the rudder assembly? Or did you get some motormac... That is the craziest thing|I have ever heard! Not as crazy|as what you're saying! I'm tired|of this hoodoo horseshit! It is "not"|what you think it is! It is not even remotely|"fucking" possible! Okay?! After room,|get the chief to pick up. Hoag! Maneuvering room, respond. Anybody, contact control. ...Mr. Loomis, where's our crew? It's warm. Loomis... I-I, um... Go ahead. I'm gonna change up my scrub. Keep looking.|Gotta be somebody. All right.|All right, chief. ...We found you.|...Don't... Can you feel anything... your legs, your toes,|anything at all? ...Don't...|...Come on. try to stop me. You're gonna pull through. Especially... ...you. Time to go.|Battery's still working. What happened? What happened? Sparks... the hydrogen. Everybody... everybody's... Loomis... Loomis? ...Sir! Sir!|...Get out of my way! ...Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.|...Get the fuck off me! Loomis! ...Loom... He's here. Did he even have... air? Not a bloody foot. Come on, Stumbo.|Keep trying. We gotta release that air.|Come on. One more. Come on, Stumbo. It's like it's welded. All I know is what Coors|told me. And apparently... Captain Winters wanted to shoot|the German survivors. Mr. Brice and Mr. Loomis and Mr.... Mr. Coors...|wanted to help. Apparently Captain Winters|lost the argument. Well, that's interesting. But it's not what I heard...|from Mr. Brice. Lieutenant? Are you sure he came back here? Looking for me? I, uh... Just... reporting, sir,|that the heating is down. And, uh...|the bow's levers are stuck. Stumbo's working on it|right now. And that we show|90 pounds of compressed air still left in the system,|and I... wasn't sure if you wanted to use that|when we tried to surface or use it now|so we can breathe. Shinola. Sir? Running out of shinola, too. We also wanted to ask you|about Captain Winters... whether there was anything|you could tell us about what happened that night that might help us|to understand... Don't pretend you don't know. Just don't pretend anymore. Well, wasn't that awkward? Maybe Hoag was right.|Maybe we already bought it. If not the depth charge,|then... the hydrogen. If not the hydrogen, then... maybe the cold. And if not that, then we got a big evil spirit|batting cleanup. ...Jesus Christ.|...Come on, Stumbo. There should only be|so many ways a guy can die. Listen to me.|CO2 hangs low. It starts from the floor up,|and I need you right now... ...No, no.|...to get up on your feet. ...Maybe I just need to...|...Stumbo. Stumbo! ...Let me try.|...We already bought it. Come on, Stumbo. Head up. ...Over and over...|...I need you to sit up. ...over and over again.|...Look at me. Now look at me.|Look at me. ...Good. Feel that? Well, you're alive, then,|aren't you? You fuckin'... ...Stumbo...|...Whoa, hey, hey, hey! Hey! ...Take it easy! Hey!|...Relax, man! Stumbo! Isn't there a winch or a pulley or maybe a come-along|in a bowsman's locker? ...Yeah.|...Can't we use that? You know what he's|talking about, Stumbo? ...Yeah.|...Well, come on. Come... we need it. Come on.|Show... show me, Stumbo. We've got to get it.|Okay, come on. Come on. So, tell me|why three officers would conspire to kill|their captain and cover it up. That's what you're thinking,|isn't it? What if I am? I can see I'm not the only one. Loomis was up|for a major citation. And Brice was ready|for his own command. He was from a naval family.|He went to Annapolis. Coors had this beautiful girl|waiting for him back in Boston that he was always|talking about, Claire. These guys had everything|to live for. By that reasoning...|they had everything to lose. Are we missing somebody? Wallace... Wallace? ...No! ...No! No!|...Shh! ...No-o-o!|...It's just us. It's just... us. ...Now, listen... We're running out of plays|in the playbook. Do you have... any idea|why the boat is going back or how we can get control|of it? I've been checking the|literature on this subject. And the thing we know|about maledictions is... Maledictions? Look it up. Maledictions don't issue|from Heaven or Hell but from some unresolved place|in between. I n fact, there's a great... Wallace...|we're running out of air. Suffice to say... the malediction needs|satisfaction in order to escape|its netherworld. And if you had to guess... what would satisfy|our malediction? Old Man Winters never|got a chance to go down with the ship,|did he? Wallace, leave yours here. We gotta dig up|some more light. Okay, listen, uh... Just... Just promise me|you'll stay on your feet, okay? "Don't pretend..." "Don't pretend|you don't... know. " 2230 hours: Sight target believed to be|German sub tender. Winters orders flank speed|to close target and gain a firing angle. 2315: Loomis checks|target profile against I. D. Iog, matching it to target, and|I personally verify the match. 2320: Single torpedo fired|from number-4 tube. Heard the strike, followed by|collapsing bulkheads. 2330 hours: To confirm sinking|of German ship, four officers go topside... Commander Winters,|myself, Lieutenant Loomis, and Lieutenant|J. G. Stephen Coors. "Many bodies in the water. " "Ship burning on the horizon. " What are you doing in here? Go. A German ship... of the type|Brice said you sunk. My ship...|the Fort James hospital ship. So what you're saying is... that the submarine|Kingsley saw... the one|he thought was German... Wasn't. So it was an accident? Not when he left us|in the water to die. Not when he heard the cries|for help in English. You actually believe that Captain Winters would|just leave... Help! Help me! No. Captain Winters wanted to|pick up the survivors. That means... Help! Who mis-I. D. 'd the ship? Who had everything to lose? Either the battery has|finally crapped out, or... Or maybe we're here. Come on.|Let's get some air going. ...All right. Come on, everybody, pull!|Come on! Come on! Pull! Fuck me. This is it. ...Oh!|...God, I hate being right. ...Pull! Kingsley. Oh, Jesus, God,|we're going down. It's going up. It's going up! ...Okay. All right. Wallace, see if you can work the|radar, get a sweep of the area. Stumbo, see if you can crack|this hatch. Use a crowbar. Drain the tower.|See if we can get out that way. If not, we gotta go out|the forward... Oh, God. Hey, fellas...|we have contact. On SJ radar...|4, 000 yards, starboard beam. It's the same one?|It's the same kraut ship? ...Are we being choosy?|...All right. Uh, Wallace, raise the antenna. Issue a radio challenge|on the Ariel-6. Get the ship I. D. 'd|as of right now. Well done, Mr. O'Dell. But I'm feeling|much better now. You were saying? We have a contact. That may be an opportunity. An opportunity? To abandon ship. Well, I don't know that|that's a friendly out there. Well, neither do I. But it seems better to scuttle|now and take our chances with a surface vessel,|even if it is German. Scuttle and tell Connecticut|what? We sunk one of their|finest fleet submarines because we lost a few men|carrying out our mission? A few men, sir? Contact at 2,500 yards. Might cross the stern. We'll wait... right here. Wallace... no matter what|Mr. Brice says, I want you to go|to the radio shack and establish a voice contact|with that ship immediately. You are not the skipper|of this ship, Mr. O'Dell! And neither are you, sir! Rain squall. With a little luck, they|won't see us in all this... ...weather. Here! Please! We're over here! Please! Help, please! Help! On your starboard side! It's really not safe up here,|Miss Page. We're going below now! Aah! Bury everybody|and bury the truth... is that it, Brice?! Like this. This is how I go. If that's your plan... get on with it,|you fucking coward! Stumbo, man the ports.|Get ready to scuttle this boat! Just leave! They'll blame it on a U-boat! Just get out of here!|They'll never fuckin' know! Any more advice for me, champ? 500 yards and closing! Looks like we're definitely|gonna lose some paint on this one, sir! I kept looking for some way|just... just to... take it back, to make it end right... some way without|dishonoring Winters. I was gonna wear this uniform|back to port. Now... What should I do, Miss Page? You give me the light|so that I can signal for help. I don't... God, I don't know! I just figured out|why he didn't kill me, too. He didn't have to. Aah! Hey! Over here! Come back! Come back. Well, you weren't the first|woman that ever slapped me, and you won't be the last. But that was a good thing|you done for me back there. Well done, Miss Page. Well done, Mr. Stumbo. Dead but not buried, I see. Pardon me? Your vessel. So, what would you say|if you had to explain it all? Does seem rather unlikely now,|doesn't it? Have you thought that... that maybe|when Captain Winters died, he just... died, and that was it? And the rest... And the rest... I don't know. You say whatever|you have to say, ensign. I'll always believe we were|brought back here for a reason. |
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