[Narrator]
THIS IS THE SALTON SEA
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
A STRANGE PHENOMENON,
IN WHICH NATURE
HAS PLACED
400 SQUARE MILES
OF SALT WATER
IN THE MIDDLE OF
AN ARID DESERT.
IN THE DESERT,
NEAR THE SHORE OF THE SEA,
THE GOVERNMENT
HAS ESTABLISHED
ONE OF ITS MOST IMPORTANT
NAVAL RESEARCH BASES.
AT THE LABORATORY
ON THE SECLUDED
SOUTH TIP OF THE BASE,
TOP-SECRET
ATOMIC EXPERIMENTS
ARE CARRIED OUT UNDER
RIGID SECURITY CONTROL.
AT THE AIRFIELD,
UNDER THE DIRECTION
OF THE
PARACHUTE TEST UNIT,
PLANES LEAVE
ON DAILY MISSIONS
FOR THE JUMP AREA
OVER THE SALTON SEA,
WHERE NAVY MEN
DIVE IN THE GOVERNMENT'S
CONTINUOUS RESEARCHING
OF PARACHUTES,
TO MEET THE
EVER-INCREASING DEMANDS
OF MODERN FLIGHT.
ON MAY 17,
IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON,
AN EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED
IN THE DESERT AREA.
ITS FORCE WAS
STRONG ENOUGH TO BE FELT
AT THE RESEARCH BASE,
EVEN THOUGH ITS EPICENTER
WAS 10 MILES AWAY
IN THE WILD ROCK
FORMATIONS 350 FEET
BELOW THE SURFACE
OF THE SALTON SEA.
HOWEVER,
LESS THAN 2 HOURS
AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE,
THE BASE WAS BACK TO
NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURE.
LT. HOLLISTER,
OF THE PARACHUTE TEST UNIT,
WAS PREPARING TO MAKE
THE LAST-SCHEDULED
JUMP OF THE DAY.
HOLLISTER WAS A VETERAN
OF OVER 300 TEST FLIGHTS.
FOR HIM, THIS WAS TO BE
ONE MORE ROUTINE JUMP.
MEANWHILE,
ON THE SALTON SEA,
CREWMEN JOHNSON
AND SANDERS
WERE HEADED OUT
TO MEET LT. HOLLISTER.
AND FOR THEM,
THIS WAS TO BE
ONE MORE ROUTINE PICKUP.
THIS IS FLUTTERBOY 2-4-2
CALLING NAVY 8-7.
YOU ARE NOW
IN SIGHT. OVER.
[Pilot]
HOLLISTER NOW
PREPARING TO JUMP.
OVER AND OUT.
HE'S DOWN.
NAVY 8-7,
THIS IS FLUTTERBOY
2-4-2. OVER.
[Pilot]
THIS IS NAVY 8-7. OVER.
HE'S IN SIGHT.
YOU'RE CLEAR TO RETURN
TO THE BASE. OVER.
ROGER. LEAVING FOR HOME.
OVER AND OUT.
FLUTTERBOY 2-4-2 CALLING
LAND RADIO 4. OVER.
LAND RADIO 4. COME IN.
[Sanders]
JUMPER LANDED SAFELY.
HE'S DOWN ABOUT
2-MILES IN,
OFF THE SOUTHEAST TIP.
THAT'S PRETTY FAR OUT.
HOPE THIS DOESN'T
TAKE ALL NIGHT.
YEAH,
I'LL CALL YOU BACK.
WHERE IS HE?
I DON'T KNOW.
HE'S GOTTA BE HERE.
I SAW HIM HIT.
HEY, LIEUTENANT!
I'M GOING DOWN
FOR HIM.
YOU SEE HIM?
NO. I'LL TRY
THE OTHER SIDE.
JOHNSON?
[Sanders]
JOHNSON!
JOHNSON!
JOHNSON!
UH.
AH!
AH!
THIS IS LAND RADIO 4
CALLING
FLUTTERBOY 2-4-2.
COME IN, PLEASE.
LAND RADIO 4
CALLING FLUTTERBOY 2-4-2.
COME IN.
COME IN,
FLUTTERBOY 2-4-2.
EL CENTRO BASE.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE,
PLEASE.
[Telephone rings]
CMDR. TWILLINGER'S
OFFICE.
HE'S ON THE OTHER LINE.
OKAY, I'LL PUT YOU ON HOLD.
LIEUTENANT,
I APPRECIATE
YOUR CALLING,
BUT THERE'S
NOTHING I CAN DO.
HE WENT AWOL,
IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT THE
CIRCUMSTANCES WERE.
I'LL HAVE TO
REFER THE CASE.
WAIT A MINUTE!
IN THE 1 WEEK
THAT I'VE BEEN HERE,
I'VE HAD A DOZEN
DIFFERENT CASES COME UP.
I DON'T DECIDE
THESE THINGS.
I'M AN INVESTIGATING OFFICER,
NOT A JUDGE.
ALL RIGHT,
I'LL SEND YOU NOTIFICATION.
I KNOW THIS GUY.
HE'S ALL RIGHT.
HE MADE A MISTAKE,
BUT--
HE SURE DID!
COMMANDER,
WYATT ON 3.
WYATT?
HE'S OUR RADIOMAN
AT THE SALTON SEA PIER.
TWILLINGER.
YES, WYATT.
HOW LONG AGO?
45 MINUTES.
NO, I'VE LOST
RADIO CONTACT.
IT'S NOT A MECHANICAL FAILURE
AT THIS END.
HAVE A BOAT STANDING BY.
I'LL BE THERE IN 5 MINUTES.
TROUBLE?
THE LAST PICKUP CREW
HASN'T REPORTED IN.
WE'LL HAVE TO GO OUT.
SALLY, WAIT UNTIL I CALL YOU.
YES, SIR.
STILL THERE, MOM?
LOOKS LIKE
IRONHEART'S
GONNA WORK LATE
AGAIN TONIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
SHOVE OFF.
I DON'T SEE WHY
THEY WEREN'T COVERED
FOR SOMETHING
LIKE THIS.
THEY JUMP CLOSE
TO 20 MEN EVERY DAY.
IT'S A GOOD SYSTEM,
NOTHING GOES WRONG.
SOMETHING WENT WRONG
THIS TIME.
A BOAT OFF
THE PORT BOW, SIR.
SHE LOOKS DESERTED.
HEAD UP ALONGSIDE.
AYE.
IT'S SANDERS.
CHECK THE WATER
FOR THE OTHER MEN.
YES, SIR.
SAM.
LOOK AT THIS.
WHAT IS IT?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU BETTER TAKE A SAMPLE.
HAVE THE LAB
RUN A TEST.
COMMANDER,
THERE'S SOMETHING
SURFACING
ON THE PORTSIDE.
IT'S HOLLISTER.
LIKE I TOLD YOU,
HE SAID HE'D
CALL ME BACK LATER
AND THAT WAS ALL.
THAT'S WHEN
YOU LOST CONTACT?
YES,
AND I CALLED THE BASE.
WHEN YOU TALKED LAST,
WAS EVERYTHING NORMAL?
YES. WE WAS JUST KIDDIN',
YOU KNOW HOW YOU GET
ON THE PHONE.
THAT'S AGAINST
REGULATIONS.
YES, SIR.
HAVE A REPORT IN MY
OFFICE IN THE MORNING.
YES, SIR.
MAY I HAVE THAT SAMPLE
WE TOOK OFF THE BOAT?
RIGHT HERE.
HOW LONG'S
THAT AUTOPSY ON HOLLISTER
GONNA TAKE?
WE'LL HAVE IT
EARLY TOMORROW.
I'LL COVER IT FOR YOU.
TAKE SOME
DIVERS
AND GO AFTER JOHNSON
IN THE MORNING.
IT'S TOO LATE
TO DIVE NOW.
OKAY.
I WANT TO TAKE THIS
TO THE LAB.
IT'S RIGHT THERE.
GO THROUGH THE MAIN DOOR
AND TURN TO YOUR RIGHT.
I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN
TO DR. ROGERS.
GOOD.
WE WON'T NEED YOU
ANYMORE, WYATT.
THANK YOU, SIR.
THAT YOUR NEW BOSS?
YEAH.
SURE IS
AN EAGER BEAVER, SIR.
YEAH,
THAT HE IS.
YOU MIGHT KNOW I'D BE
MAKING EIGHT CARBONS.
I SAID I'M ALWAYS
MAKING EIGHT CARBONS
WHEN MY FINGERS GO TO...
HELLO.
IS THIS
DR. ROGERS' OFFICE?
YES.
I'M CMDR. TWILLINGER.
I'LL TELL HIM.
I THINK YOU WERE NOTIFIED
THAT I WAS COMING.
I WAS SORRY TO HEAR
ABOUT THE ACCIDENT.
YOUNG LADY,
YOU'RE NOT TO
DISCUSS THAT
WITH ANYONE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
NO, OF COURSE NOT.
I'M DR. ROGERS,
COMMANDER.
TWILLINGER.
LT. CLEMENS
SAID YOU HAVE
A SUBSTANCE
TO BE ANALYZED.
I DO.
IT'S IN HERE.
COME ON,
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
WHERE DID YOU
FIND THIS?
ON THE BOAT,
NEAR THE BODY.
LT. CLEMENS TOLD ME
WHAT HAPPENED.
I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.
WE LOST 3 MEN,
SO FAR.
AT LEAST,
WE THINK IT'S 3.
WE'VE ONLY RECOVERED
2 BODIES.
HE SAID THERE WAS
SOMETHING UNNATURAL
ABOUT THE CONDITION
OF ONE OF THE BODIES.
THERE WAS.
IT WAS SHRIVELED.
SHRIVELED?
SOMETIMES
SEAWATER
DOES STRANGE THINGS
TO HUMAN FLESH.
IN THIS CASE,
I DON'T THINK SO.
WOULD YOU SAY
THAT THE WATER
IN THE SEA
COULD BE RADIOACTIVE?
COMMANDER, LET ME ANSWER
YOU IN THIS WAY.
MY 2 ASSISTANTS
DO A LOT
OF DIVING
RELATED TO OUR WORK.
I KNOW THAT.
WE DON'T TAKE ANY CHANCES
WITH RADIOACTIVITY.
OUR SEA EXPERIMENTS
HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH
WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR MEN
OR THE CONDITION
OF THAT BODY.
YOU MIGHT BE WRONG.
I'VE FOUND
THAT PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS
JUMPING TO
WILD CONCLUSIONS
CONCERNING
ATOMIC REACTION.
SCIENCE FACT AND
SCIENCE FICTION
ARE NOT THE SAME.
NOT IN THE LEAST.
JUST TAKE A FEW MINUTES.
CAN YOU MAKE IT
AS FAST AS POSSIBLE?
IT'LL ONLY TAKE
A LITTLE WHILE,
AS LONG AS I'M
NOT INTERRUPTED.
I'LL BE OUTSIDE.
GAIL, I'M RETURNING
YOUR CHILD IN THE SAME
CONDITION AS
WHEN I GOT HER. I THINK.
HI, SWEETIE.
HI, MOMMY.
EXCUSE ME.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
MAY I GO LOOK
AT THE RABBITS?
NOT TODAY, SWEETIE.
PLEASE.
HM-MMM.
MOMMY, OF ALL THOSE RABBITS,
I LIKE GRACE THE BEST.
[Gail]
YOU CAN'T SEE HER TODAY.
[Sandy]
THAT'S OKAY,
I'VE GOT A LADYBUG
TO KEEP ME COMPANY.
GAIL, WHEN WILL THE
BOYS BE FINISHED?
THEY GOT TIED UP
BECAUSE OF THE EARTHQUAKE
AND HAD TO
RESET ALL THE TESTS.
OH.
HEY.
2 MINUTES.
YOUR WIFE AND
UNBORN CHILD
ARE STARVING.
A MINUTE AND A HALF.
[Sighs]
WHAT A LIFE!
DID I EVER TELL YOU
THAT I DETEST THIS LAB?
THAT HUSBAND OF MINE
EVEN HAS
"TOP SECRET" STAMPED
IN RED INK IN THE MIDDLE
OF HIS CHEST.
HE DOES. "SECRET,
SECRET, SECRET."
YOU CAN'T
SPEED UP SCIENCE.
I GUESS NOT.
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO HOLD MY LADYBUG?
HMM?
I SAID, "WOULD YOU LIKE
TO HOLD MY LADYBUG?"
CERTAINLY.
IT'S A PRIVILEGE.
HONEY,
DON'T BOTHER HIM.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
DOESN'T SHE HAVE
PRETTY SPOTS
ON HER BACK?
YES, SHE HAS.
[Doctor]
COMMANDER?
IT'S JUST A
SIMPLE MARINE SECRETION,
ALTHOUGH THERE IS
SOMETHING THAT PUZZLES ME.
I'D LIKE TO RUN
ANOTHER SERIES
OF TESTS ON IT TOMORROW.
I'LL CALL YOU.
I'LL WAIT
FOR YOUR CALL.
YOU CAN GET ME
ON 254.
254?
THAT'S RIGHT.
MY LADYBUG.
YOU FORGOT MY LADYBUG!
MAYBE IT'S
ON THE FLOOR SOMEWHERE.
[Gail]
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
SANDY, YOU CAN FIND
ANOTHER LADYBUG.
BUT I DON'T WANT
ANOTHER ONE, MOMMY.
I TELL YOU WHAT,
WHEN I GET HOME,
I'LL SEE IF I CAN
FIND HER.
IF I DO, I'LL BRING
HER BACK, OKAY?
OKAY.
HE'S CUTE.
I GUESS SO.
DID YOU MENTION THAT
YOU WERE AVAILABLE?
SOMEHOW
IT DIDN'T COME UP.
IF I WERE YOU,
IT WOULD HAVE.
YOU'RE A CHARACTER.
READY TO GO
HOME NOW?
I GUESS SO.
I'M LEAVING NOW,
DOCTOR.
'NIGHT.
EXCUSE ME.
THAT'S OKAY.
JUST CONSIDER ME
A PIECE OF FURNITURE.
SANDY,
COME HERE.
LOOK. I'VE GOT
A SURPRISE FOR YOU.
I FOUND HER
FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
I'LL GIVE HER
A GOOD TALKING TO.
I WOULDN'T BE
TOO SEVERE ON HER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
GOODBYE.
GOODBYE.
CMDR. TWILLINGER?
THAT'S RIGHT.
NATE BROWN.
HOW DO YOU DO?
YOU KNOW JOSH PETERS,
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
WE'VE MET.
I'VE BEEN WITH THIS
OFFICE FOR 15 YEARS,
BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
HAVE YOU, JOSH?
AFRAID NOT.
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE DIE
IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
WHAT CAUSED IT?
IT'S HARD TO TELL.
A PUNCTURE WOUND,
I THINK.
BOTH BODIES
TAKEN FROM THE SEA
WERE TOTALLY DRAINED
OF BLOOD AND WATER.
WHAT WOULD
MAKE THAT HAPPEN?
I HAVE NO IDEA.
THE WOUND COULD'VE BEEN MADE
BY ANY SHARP OBJECT
AND NATURALLY
THE BODY WOULD BLEED.
BUT SIMPLE BLEEDING
WOULDN'T CAUSE THIS.
IT HAPPENED NEAR
THE RESEARCH LAB?
YES. BUT THEY SAY
THERE'S NO CONNECTION.
MAYBE.
TAKE A LOOK
AT THE MICROSCOPE.
YOU'RE LOOKING
AT A PIECE OF SKIN.
USUALLY WHEN
A BODY IS LEFT IN WATER,
THE EPIDERMAL TISSUES
BECOME SWOLLEN.
BUT THIS IS
LIKE LEATHER.
IT DOESN'T EVEN RESEMBLE
HUMAN SKIN ANYMORE.
SKIN ON A MAN
OVER 100 WOULD HAVE
3 TIMES THE AMOUNT
OF MOISTURE.
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER MAN
WE FOUND ON THE BOAT?
A STROKE.
A STROKE?
THERE'S A TECHNICAL
NAME FOR IT,
BUT THAT'S
WHAT IT AMOUNTS TO.
I DON'T
UNDERSTAND YOU.
WHAT COULD
CAUSE A STROKE
IN A MAN
THAT YOUNG?
IN THAT AGE GROUP,
ONLY 2 THINGS
COULD CAUSE A STROKE:
VIOLENT ANGER OR FEAR.
YOU CAN
RULE OUT ANGER.
HM-MMM.
IN MY OPINION,
THE MAN YOU FOUND
ON THE BOAT
WAS LITERALLY
SCARED TO DEATH.
DO YOU HAVE
ENOUGH DEPUTIES
TO POST A QUARANTINE
ON ALL THE BEACHES
UNTIL WE FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE?
YEAH. I'LL GET
RIGHT ON IT.
GOOD.
THANKS AGAIN
FOR YOUR HELP.
NOT AT ALL.
YOU BOYS
CARE FOR A SANDWICH?
GOT TUNA FISH
AND MINCED HAM ON RYE.
NO, THANKS.
IT'S NICE AND COLD.
CLOSE THE BEACH?
I GOT 22 PEOPLE
STAYING HERE.
SORRY, WE'VE GOT ORDERS.
NOTHING WE CAN DO.
THAT'S SWELL.
SO EVERYBODY
SHOULD GO HOME,
IS THAT IT?
DID YOU LOOK
AT THE TEMPERATURE TODAY?
YES, WE KNOW IT'S HOT.
120 AT 3:00.
SO NOBODY SWIMS.
WHAT'S WRONG
WITH THE WATER?
WE GOT A BULLETIN, MR. DAVIS.
THAT'S ALL WE KNOW!
OKAY.
[Telephone rings]
DR. ROGERS' OFFICE.
YES, COMMANDER.
JUST A MOMENT.
[Gail]
DR. ROGERS,
CMDR. TWILLINGER
ON LINE 1.
YES, COMMANDER.
YES, WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
WE HOPE TO
HAVE SOMETHING,
LATE TODAY
OR TOMORROW.
TOMORROW!
LOOK, DOCTOR,
THAT'S THE ONLY
CLUE WE'VE GOT.
I COULD HAVE SENT IT
TO SAN DIEGO BY NOW.
HOLD ON, COMMANDER,
DON'T PRESSURE US.
WE DON'T NEED IT.
I'LL CALL YOU
AS SOON AS I FINISH.
I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE.
I'VE JUST BEEN READ
THE RIOT ACT
BY OUR FRIEND
FROM NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
DON'T LET HIM
BOTHER YOU,
I'LL GIVE YOU
A CHARACTER REFERENCE.
I'M READY TO RUN
A GEIGER COUNT
ON THE STUFF
FROM LOS ALAMOS.
GOOD, GO AHEAD.
THAT'S STRANGE.
IS THAT THE STUFF
FROM THE BOAT?
YES.
WHAT'S IT REGISTER?
0.15.
AND YOUR LAST READING
ON THE SALTON SEA?
NORMAL,
0.034 CONSTANT.
THAT'S ODD. THIS IS
FROM THE SAME WATER.
WHY THE DIFFERENCE
IN THE RADIOACTIVITY?
WE'D BETTER RUN
A CHECK TEST.
HELLO, LARRY.
MRS. SIMMS.
BOB. WHAT'LL IT BE?
WE'D LIKE TO TALK
ABOUT YOUR BEACH.
ABOUT MY BEACH?
I'M GOING NOW, MA.
ALL RIGHT. JODY.
JODY!
YES.
WHO YOU
GOING OUT WITH?
YOU KNOW.
I SAID, "WHO?"
MORTY.
MORTY.
SURE,
I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN.
I GOT NOTHING AGAINST
SERVICEMEN,
BUT THAT MORTY'S
NO GOOD.
YOU HEAR THAT?
I HEAR.
MA, LOOK AT ME.
I'M A BIG GIRL NOW.
GROWN UP.
CAN'T YOU
UNDERSTAND THAT?
YOU WON'T PAY ATTENTION
TO ME ANYMORE.
THAT ISN'T
WHAT I MEAN.
I DON'T WANT
TO HURT YOU.
BUT THERE ARE TIMES
WHEN I'VE GOT TO
USE MY OWN JUDGMENT
ABOUT THINGS.
IT HAS TO BE THAT WAY.
PLEASE TRY TO UNDERSTAND.
ALL RIGHT.
JUST YOU GET HOME EARLY.
I WILL.
I GOT A
TERRIBLE HEADACHE.
[Jody]
I'M SORRY, MA.
GOODNIGHT.
YOU WERE SAYING?
ABOUT YOUR BEACH.
I'M AFRAID YOU'LL HAVE TO
CLOSE IT UP TEMPORARILY.
NO SWIMMING.
MORT?
MORT?
WHERE YOU BEEN?
MA, SHE'S--
MA WHAT?
NOTHING.
SHE'S SCREAMING
AT EVERYBODY TONIGHT.
FORGET IT.
PRETTY GIRL.
HA.
PRETTY GIRL,
WHERE'S YOUR SUIT?
UNDERNEATH, SILLY.
IT'S SURE
A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT.
DID YOU GET A LOOK
AT THAT MOON?
CATCH ME.
COME ON.
I'LL RACE YOU
TO THE FLOAT.
YOU HAVEN'T
GOT A CHANCE.
MORTY.
MORTY?
MORT.
MORT.
AH.
AH! AH!
AH!
I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT HAPPENED.
THAT BOY RAN OFF
SOMEWHERE WITH JODY.
I KNOW IT.
HE'S NO GOOD.
I WARNED HER.
I SAID,
"WHY DON'T YOU GO OUT
WITH A NICE YOUNG MAN?"
BUT NO, SHE'S JUST LIKE
HER FATHER WAS:
NO SENSE.
THE BOY DIDN'T
REPORT BACK
TO THE BASE
AT ALL LAST NIGHT.
ARE YOU SURE HE WAS
WITH YOUR DAUGHTER?
OF COURSE I'M SURE.
DID YOU SEE HIM?
I DIDN'T HAVE
TO SEE HIM.
JODY HERSELF TOLD ME
SHE WAS GOING OUT WITH HIM.
UPPITY AS YOU PLEASE.
AND AFTER ALL I'VE SACRIFICED
AND DONE FOR HER,
NOT A WORD
OF APPRECIATION.
YOU'D THINK
THAT AT LEAST SHE'D--
MAY WE TAKE
A LOOK AROUND?
NO, GO AHEAD.
HER ROOM'S IN THERE.
[Older child]
LET ME HAVE IT.
[Younger child]
NO, GIVE IT.
WAIT A MINUTE.
I DON'T CARE.
GIVE IT TO ME.
IT'S MINE,
I FOUND IT.
THERE'S SOME KIDS OUT THERE
WITH A SAILOR'S CAP.
WHAT?
SOME KIDS.
WHAT DO KIDS
GOT TO DO WITH IT?
I DON'T KNOW.
GIVE IT TO ME.
I DON'T CARE.
COME HERE.
JUST A MINUTE, SON.
LET ME TAKE
A LOOK AT THAT CAP.
DID YOU FIND
THIS CAP?
THAT BOY, FREDDY,
WAS TRYING TO
TAKE IT FROM ME.
YES.
WHERE'D YOU FIND IT?
OVER THERE.
IT DON'T BELONG
TO NOBODY.
IT DON'T BELONG
TO YOU, DOES IT?
NO, IT DOESN'T.
WILL YOU SHOW ME
WHERE YOU FOUND THIS CAP?
COME ON.
THERE.
WHAT'S THAT?
A UNIFORM
OR AT LEAS PART OF ONE.
DID YOUR DAUGHTER
AND HER BOYFRIEND
EVER SWIM HERE?
SWIM? I DON'T KNOW.
YOU DON'T THINK THEY COULD--
JODY!
JODY!
OH.
OH, BABY!
I COULD CUT OUT
MY TONGUE
FOR THE THINGS
I SAID TO YOU.
[Crying]
OH, BABY.
JOSH!
JOSH!
WHAT'S UP?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT THAT'S
THE SAME THING
WE FOUND ON
THE SIDE OF THE BOAT.
DR. ROGERS SAYS
IT'S HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE.
I BETTER CALL
AND HAVE HIM INVESTIGATE
THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA,
BEFORE SOMEBODY ELSE
IS KILLED.
MAN, IT'S COLD
DOWN THERE.
I'LL GET PRICE TO
GET YOU SOME COFFEE.
DO YOU WANT US
TO MOVE OUT AGAIN?
NO, NOT YET.
THERE'S A ROCK FORMATION
I WANT TO CHECK
WITH A GEIGER COUNTER.
AS SOON AS I FIX
MY REGULATOR.
THANKS.
ANY SIGN OF THEM?
NOTHING. THOSE KIDS
ARE PROBABLY OFF
ON A HONEYMOON.
I HOPE SO.
THAT'S IT.
THANKS.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
KEEP A SHARP EYE,
WILL YOU?
BELIEVE ME,
WE HAVEN'T SEEN A THING,
EXCEPT A FEW FISH
THE SIZE OF YOUR LEFT HAND.
FINE. JUST
BE CAREFUL.
SURE THING.
HOW ROUGH DOES
IT USUALLY GET?
IT DEPENDS
ON THE WIND.
AS A RULE,
THERE'S NOT
MUCH CURRENT.
THEN IF THE BODIES
ARE DOWN THERE,
THEY'LL BE EASY
TO FIND.
SHOULD BE. UNLESS...
UNLESS WHAT?
I'D RATHER NOT
CONJECTURE.
OKAY?
YES, SIR.
WE'VE GOT YOU
ON THE FREQUENCY.
[Johns]
RIGHT.
WE'RE STILL DESCENDING.
WHAT'S YOUR DEPTH?
[Johns]
40 FEET.
[Johns]
60 FEET. WE'RE LEVELING OFF.
GOOD. TRY A READING.
[Blake]
DOCTOR, I'M NOW CHECKING
THE ROCK FORMATION.
READING IS NORMAL.
NORMAL. GOOD.
WHAT'S THE BOTTOM LIKE?
[Blake]
DOCTOR, ABOUT THE SAME.
WE'RE GOING DOWN AGAIN.
IT LOOKS LIKE
THERE MAY BE
SOME KIND OF CAVE
OUT UNDER US.
HOW DEEP ARE YOU?
[Johns]
80 FEET.
STILL DROPPING.
THAT'S MOST UNUSUAL.
WHY?
WE'VE BEEN OVER
THIS AREA A DOZEN TIMES,
THE MAXIMUM DEPTH
IS 65 FEET.
DON'T TAKE ANY CHANCES.
[Johns]
DON'T WORRY.
[Johns]
97 FEET.
100.
125.
WE'VE LEVELED OFF
AGAIN.
I THINK WE'RE
AT THE BOTTOM
OF SOME KIND OF
HUGE CAVERN.
WE SEE SOME KIND
OF PECULIAR OBJECT AHEAD.
HANG ON.
[Blake]
DOCTOR, I GET A
READING OF 1.038.
WHAT IS IT?
[Blake]
I'M NOT SURE.
SOME KIND
OF MARINE GROWTH, I THINK.
CIRCULAR. ABOUT 6 FEET.
ALMOST TRANSPARENT.
WE'LL TRY TO CUT IT LOOSE.
I'LL SEND DOWN A NET.
LOWER THE NET, BOYS.
[Johns]
OKAY. TAKE IT UP.
IS EVERYTHING
ALL RIGHT?
[Johns]
NO PROBLEMS.
WE'RE STILL LOOKING.
HOLD OFF AND COME
UP TILL WE CHECK
WHAT'S IN THE NET.
[Johns]
OKAY.
[Johns]
WE'VE FOUND THE GIRL.
CAN YOU GET HER UP QUICKLY?
[Johns]
IT'LL ONLY TAKE A MINUTE.
OKAY, BUT DON'T
TAKE ANY LONGER.
[Blake]
MY TANK.
WHAT' S WRONG?
[Johns]
BLAKE'S TANK IS CAUGHT
IN THE UNDERGROWTH.
DO YOU NEED
ANY HELP?
NO, WE'RE OKAY.
[Growling]
OH!
JOHNS!
JOHNS!
ANSWER ME, JOHNS!
[Johns]
I'M OKAY. IT GOT BLAKE.
WHAT'RE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
[Johns]
I'M COMING UP. GET HELP.
OH, MY GOD.
WHAT HAPPENED?
OH, MY GOD.
HIS BODY.
HE DIED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
I COULDN'T HELP HIM.
I'VE GOT TO GO BACK.
TALK SENSE.
WHAT'S DOWN THERE?
I DON'T KNOW,
I NEVER SAW
ANYTHING LIKE IT.
LIKE WHAT?
A CREATURE.
A GIANT CREATURE.
YOU'RE NOT GOING
BACK DOWN THERE.
TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF ME,
I 'VE GOT TO KILL IT!
I SAID, "YOU'RE NOT
GOING BACK DOWN!"
STAY OUT OF THIS,
I'LL TAKE CARE OF HIM.
THERE'S NO TIME
FOR HYSTERICS.
WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING?
I DON'T KNOW.
WAS THERE JUST ONE
OF THESE CREATURES?
I THINK SO.
THERE WAS A CAVE,
OUTSIDE
THAT THING.
AN EGG.
THAT MUST BE
ONE OF ITS EGGS.
BEHIND YOU!
THE EYE.
GET THE EYE!
[Creature screams]
KEEP THOSE
DEPTH CHARGES MOVING.
HURRY UP, BOYS,
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.
THE COMMANDER WANTS TO LEAVE
IN 5 MINUTES.
THE PENTAGON IS SENDING
ADMIRAL GREENHOUSE
FOR THE CONFERENCE.
GOOD. WE'RE
KEEPING THE EGG
IN THE LAB
UNDER OBSERVATION.
WE SHOULD KNOW
MORE ABOUT IT BY THEN.
I ISSUED
A PRESS RELEASE SAYING
THE NAVY
IS CONDUCTING ROUTINE TESTS
WITH UNDERWATER
EXPLOSIVES.
THAT SHOULD COVER US
FOR THE MOMENT.
NO SENSE
IN STARTING A PANIC.
[Clemens]
EXCUSE ME, SIR.
THEY'RE ABOUT
FINISHED LOADING.
YOU WANT TO
TAKE A LOOK?
BE ABOUT 5 MINUTES,
DOCTOR. EXCUSE ME.
WOULD YOU
SIGN THESE?
DID YOU GET
A HOLD OF CONNIE?
NO, BUT I LEFT WORD FOR
HER TO COME DOWN HERE.
THANK YOU.
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS,
LET US KNOW.
THE CHIEF OF STAFF
HAS AUTHORIZED
FULL COOPERATION.
WE'LL SEE YOU
IN THE MORNING.
THANK YOU, CAPTAIN.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
DID MARS
FINALLY INVADE US?
ANOTHER SECRET?
WHERE'S GEORGE?
WHERE'S GEORGE?
CONNIE,
I COULDN'T HELP IT.
WHERE'S GEORGE?
WHAT'S HAPPENED
TO MY HUSBAND?
CONNIE, STEP IN HERE
WITH ME FOR A MOMENT.
WHERE'S DR. ROGERS?
HE'S IN THE
RADIO SHACK.
HE'S WITH CONNIE.
OH.
WE'RE ABOUT READY
TO SHOVE OFF.
LEAVE THEM ALONE,
PLEASE.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M FINE.
I DON'T THINK
YOU ARE.
WHAT'S WRONG?
I SHOULD BE
WITH CONNIE,
TELLING HER HOW
YOU GET OVER IT.
THE TROUBLE IS,
YOU DON'T.
I MEAN,
I DIDN'T.
WOULD YOU LIKE
A CIGARETTE?
NO, THANK YOU.
WHEN TOM
WAS KILLED,
THEY SAID ALL
THOSE THINGS TO ME.
TOM?
MY HUSBAND.
I'M SORRY,
I DIDN'T KNOW.
IT'S FUNNY,
YOU GO AROUND FOR DAYS
AND YOU DON'T
BELIEVE IT.
YOU THINK
IT CAN'T BE TRUE.
AND ONE OF THOSE DAYS
YOU GET TO THINKING,
"IT IS TRUE.
HE ISN'T COMING HOME."
AND YOU SAY IT OUT LOUD,
"HE ISN'T COMING HOME."
DON'T LISTEN TO ME,
I'M OVER IT NOW.
IT WAS 2 YEARS AGO.
I COULDN'T GO IN THERE
WITH CONNIE.
NOT RIGHT NOW.
WHAT DID
YOUR HUSBAND DO?
HE WAS A PILOT.
HE WAS STATIONED
IN SAN DIEGO.
SANDY AND I MOVED
HERE AFTERWARDS.
IT TAKES
A GREAT DEAL OF COURAGE
TO START OVER.
I HAD A LOT OF HAPPINESS,
A LOT OF THINGS
TO THINK ABOUT
AND REMEMBER.
AND I HAD SANDY.
I COULDN'T FALL APART.
I GUESS NOT.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
YOU'RE EASY TO TALK TO,
AND I DIDN'T THINK
YOU WOULD BE.
GAIL.
YES, DOCTOR.
WOULD YOU TAKE CARE
OF CONNIE, PLEASE?
OF COURSE.
WE'RE WAITING FOR YOU,
DOCTOR. HOW IS SHE?
SHE'S RESTING.
SHE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
GOOD.
MEN,
DR. ROGERS HAS
SOME FINAL
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR YOU.
EVERYTHING
THAT'S HAPPENED,
OR THAT WILL HAPPEN
ON THIS EXPEDITION,
IS CLASSIFIED
"TOP SECRET." IS THAT CLEAR?
WE'VE CRIPPLED
AND MAY HAVE KILLED
THIS GIANT CREATURE.
TO MAKE SURE IT'S DEAD,
WE'RE GOING
TO SATURATE THE AREA
WITH DEPTH CHARGES.
BUT OUR MOST
IMPORTANT JOB
IS TO FIND
ALL ITS EGGS.
ONCE THEY'RE LOCATED,
DR. JOHNS WILL MAKE
A QUICK SURVEY OF THEM
AND THEN THEY MUST
BE TOTALLY DESTROYED.
CMDR. TWILLINGER
WILL BE IN CHARGE
OF THE UNDERWATER
DEMOLITION.
I GUESS
THAT'S ALL.
ALL RIGHT, MEN.
LET'S GO.
BELIEVE ME,
IT'S BEST FOR YOU
TO STAY HERE TONIGHT.
I'VE GOT
PLENTY OF ROOM.
[Explosion]
WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
COME ON.
[Doctor]
WHAT YOU SEE HERE
IS THE FORMATION
INSIDE THE EGG SAC
WE FOUND NEAR THE
CREATURE'S LAIR.
YOU'LL NOTICE THE SHELL
IS BEGINNING TO HARDEN.
THERE'S QUITE A BIT
OF DEFINITION IN THE HEAD.
UNTIL OUR STUDIES
ARE COMPLETED,
WE'RE KEEPING IT ALIVE
BY CONTROLLED
WATER TEMPERATURE.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT
THE THERMOSTAT READS
38 DEGREES EXACTLY.
IS THERE ANY DANGER
THAT THE EGG MIGHT HATCH?
NO, THE TEMPERATURE
IS LOW ENOUGH
TO KEEP IT FROM HATCHING.
AS LONG AS THIS KNOB IS SET
SO THE TEMPERATURE
REMAINS CONSTANT,
THERE'LL BE NO PROBLEM.
I SEE.
GENTLEMEN, WE BELIEVE
THAT THIS CREATURE
IS OF THE
SAME FAMILY AS
THE HISTORICALLY
DOCUMENTED KRAKEN.
A GIANT SEA BEAST
THAT WAS THE DIREC ANCESTOR OF THE MODERN
WATER MOLLUSK.
I'VE HAD SOME FILM
OF COMMON MOLLUSKS
FLOWN IN
FROM SAN DIEGO.
I'D LIKE YOU
TO COMPARE IT
WITH THE CREATURE
THAT ATTACKED US.
DR. JOHNS?
YES.
RIGHT THIS WAY, PLEASE.
SHERIFF, WOULD YOU
CUT THE LIGHTS, PLEASE?
[Doctor]
AS MOST OF YOU KNOW,
THE MOLLUSK FAMILY
IS COMPRISED OF ANIMALS
WITH A SOFT BODY
USUALLY COVERED
BY A HARD SHELL.
THIS IS
GONAXIS KIBWEZIENSIS.
IT'S ONE HALF INCH
IN DIAMETER.
YOU'LL NOTE THE SIMILARITIES
BETWEEN IT
AND THE GIANT CREATURE
IN THE SALTON SEA.
FOR EXAMPLE,
THE GONAXIS HAS
A PREDATORY NATURE.
IT ATTACKS OTHER
LIVING CREATURES,
WILL DEVOUR THEM,
EAT THEIR FLESH.
THE LARGER IT IS,
THE LARGER ITS APPETITE.
THIS IS A BRANCH
OF THE GONAXIS,
THE EUGLANDIA.
IT SHREDS THE FLESH
OF ITS VICTIM
WITH SCISSOR-LIKE TEETH.
SOME SPECIES SUCK OUT
THE BODY FLUIDS
IN MUCH
THE SAME MANNER
AS THE CREATURE
WITH WHICH WE'RE DEALING.
AS I MENTIONED,
MOST OF THESE CREATURES
LIVE ENTIRELY
IN THE WATER.
BUT IT'S NOT UNUSUAL
TO FIND THEM ON LAND,
SEARCHING FOR FOOD.
THE SAME THING
IS TRUE OF OUR KRAKEN.
THESE MOLLUSKS
ARE ONLY
RECENTLY HATCHED,
YET THEY'RE AS LARGE
AS THE ADULT.
THE REASON BEING
THAT THEY DEVELOPED
TO FULL GROWTH
WITHIN THE EGG SAC.
FROM THE INSTANT
THEY'RE BORN,
THEY'RE HUNGRY.
THAT BUBBLY SECRETION
YOU SEE
IS FORMED
IN THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
IT ACTS AS
A DEFENSIVE WEAPON.
INCIDENTALLY,
IT'S CHEMICALLY SIMILAR TO
THE SECRETION
WE FOUND ON THE BOAT.
THAT'LL GIVE
YOU AN IDEA.
IT'S INTERESTING,
BUT WHAT'S THE POINT?
THE CREATURE
WAS KILLED
AND ALL THE EGGS
WERE DESTROYED.
THAT'S RIGHT,
BUT WE'RE NOT SURE
WE DESTROYED
ALL THE OTHER
CREATURES.
DO YOU THINK THAT
MORE THAN ONE
HAS DEVELOPED?
WE'RE SURE OF IT.
FROM THE NUMBER
OF SHELLS
IN THESE
PHOTOGRAPHS,
I'D SAY THERE
ARE AT LEAST 10
OF THESE
GIANT CREATURES,
EACH ONE
WITH THE CAPACITY
TO LAY
SEVERAL THOUSAND
EGGS IN ITS
LIFE CYCLE.
THERE WAS
A CAVE HERE
WHICH WE SEALED
WITH EXPLOSIVES
AND PROBABLY TRAPPED
THE REST OF THEM INSIDE.
WE HAVE TO BE SURE,
DOCTOR.
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE,
BECAUSE THE MOUTH
OF THAT CAVE
IS COVERED WITH
TONS OF ROCK.
IF ANY
DID ESCAPE,
IT WILL HAVE TO SURFACE
SOONER OR LATER.
IT WON'T FIND
ENOUGH FOOD
IN THE SALTON SEA,
IT'LL GET HUNGRY.
WE CAN KEEP
A 24-HOUR
BEACH PATROL.
YES, I THINK
THAT'S IMPERATIVE.
BUT OUR REAL DANGER
DOESN'T LIE AT THE SEA.
LET'S REMEMBER
THAT THESE CREATURES
CAN TRAVEL
OVERLAND, TOO.
A FEW MILES
FROM HERE
IS THE ALL-AMERICAN
CANAL SYSTEM,
WHICH IRRIGATES
THE ENTIRE IMPERIAL VALLEY
AND THEN IN TIME
EMPTIES INTO THE GULF.
I DON'T WANT
TO ALARM YOU UNDULY,
BUT IF JUST ONE
OF THESE CREATURES LIVED
AND GOT BY
THE PATROLS,
INTO THE CANAL SYSTEM
AND MULTIPLIED,
THE SPECIES COULD THREATEN
THE ENTIRE WORLD.
FIRST, DEVOURING ALL LIFE
IN THE OCEANS
AND THEN,
FORAGING ON LAND.
CAN YOU IMAGINE
AN ARMY OF THESE THINGS
DESCENDING ON ONE
OF OUR CITIES?
WHAT CAUSED IT?
WHERE'D THEY COME FROM?
WE DON'T KNOW,
WE CAN ONLY GUESS.
PERHAPS YOU SAW
THIS ARTICLE HERE IN LIFE.
A FEW MILES
FROM HERE,
THIS LAKEBED EXISTED
IN A DRY STATE,
VOID OF LIFE
FOR MANY YEARS.
THEN A FLASH FLOOD FILLED IT
WITH ABOUT 2 FEET OF WATER.
IN A FEW DAYS,
THERE WERE MILLIONS
OF SHRIMP IN THAT LAKE.
THEY HATCHED FROM
DORMANT EGGS
THAT WERE THERE
FOR CENTURIES.
I BELIEVE THE SAME THING
HAPPENED HERE.
I THINK THA A POCKET OF EGGS
FROM THIS
PREHISTORIC SPECIES
WAS TRAPPED HERE,
BELOW THE BOTTOM
OF THE SALTON SEA.
SUPPOSE AN EARTHQUAKE
CAUSED A FISSURE TO OPEN
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA,
ALLOWING WATER
TO SEEP DOWN
TO THIS POCKET.
BECAUSE THIS WATER WAS
SLIGHTLY RADIOACTIVE,
AND BECAUSE THE EGGS
HAD A CAPACITY
TO ABSORB THIS
RADIOACTIVITY,
THEY FOUND
AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WAS
PERFECT IN WHICH
TO HATCH AND GROW.
THEN A MORE
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE
WIDENED THE FISSURE,
ALLOWING THESE CREATURES
TO ESCAPE INTO THE SEA.
I'D LIKE TO ALERT
THE CIVILIAN DEFENSE.
MR. PATTERSON, THERE
ARE 100,000 PEOPLE
IN THIS VALLEY.
A MOVE LIKE THAT WOULD
LEAD TO HYSTERIA.
I SUPPOSE
THAT'S TRUE.
I THINK WE SHOULD
SET UP A JOINT PATROL
AROUND THE SEA,
COMBINE YOUR STAFF
WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
SET UP A HEADQUARTERS
AT THE AIR BASE
AND COORDINATE
FROM THERE.
DOES THAT SOUND
PRACTICAL TO YOU?
YES, SIR.
HOW ABOUT YOUR
OFFICE, SHERIFF?
SOUNDS FINE TO ME.
I'M DUE TO REPORT BACK
TO JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.
I'LL TELL THEM THAT
EVEN IF THERE ARE
SOME SURVIVING
CREATURES,
THERE'S STILL
NO NATIONAL DANGER.
UNLESS, AS YOU SAID,
SOME ESCAPE
FROM THE SEA INTO
THE ALL-AMERICAN CANAL.
THAT'S CORRECT.
I'LL BE IN
TOUCH WITH YOU,
COMMANDER.
CALL ME IF
ANYTHING DEVELOPS.
VERY GOOD, SIR.
GOOD DAY,
GENTLEMEN.
GOOD DAY.
GOOD DAY.
THE GOVERNOR
ADVISED ME TO OFFER YOU
ANY ASSISTANCE
YOU MAY NEED.
WE APPRECIATE THAT
VERY MUCH, THANK YOU.
YES, DOCTOR.
I THINK WE'D BETTER
MEET IN MY OFFICE
TO SET THIS UP.
OKAY.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
GAIL, HOW'S CONNIE?
ALL RIGHT.
SHE'S STAYING WITH ME
FOR A WHILE.
GOOD.
I FEEL KIND OF
EMBARRASSED TODAY,
COMMANDER.
WHY?
THE PERSONAL THINGS
I SAID YESTERDAY,
I HOPE I DIDN'T
EMBARRASS YOU.
YOU DIDN'T.
I DON'T USUALLY
CARRY ON THAT WAY.
YOU OUGHT TO,
AT LEAST ONCE
IN A WHILE.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY BACK
TO THE BASE NOW,
AND WE HAVE
TO EAT SOMETIME.
WHAT I MEAN IS,
WHY DON'T YOU LET ME
TAKE YOU TO
DINNER TONIGHT?
I FOUND A WONDERFUL PLACE
TO EAT IN MEXICALI.
THANK YOU, BUT I
CAN'T LEAVE CONNIE.
I MEAN,
I SHOULDN'T.
OKAY.
I'M AWFULLY
SORRY.
IF YOU SHOULD
CHANGE YOUR MIND...
I NEVER DO.
IF YOU SHOULD,
THE NUMBER'S 254.
YOU ALREADY
HAVE IT.
SO I HAVE.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
[Sheriff]
ANYTHING HAPPENING?
NOTHING.
NOTHING BUT MOONLIGHT.
WALLACE AND HANSON
WILL REPLACE YOU AT 10:00.
[Scottie]
THANKS.
OKAY.
THAT ABOUT TIES IT UP.
THIS REMINDS ME
OF LAST YEAR.
WE HAD A STAKEOUT
ON A FEDERAL BANK
FOR 3 MONTHS.
WHAT HAPPENED?
NOT A THING.
YOU SURE YOU
WON'T COME HOME
AND TAKE POTLUCK?
JENNY WOULDN'T MIND.
MUCH.
NO, COME ON!
NO, I'LL GET SOMETHING
FROM THE CAFETERIA.
OKAY, SEE YOU LATER.
YOU BET.
THIS IS JUST
LIKE THAT
FEDERAL BANK STAKEOUT
LAST YEAR.
THE ONLY TROUBLE IS,
NOTHING EVER HAPPENS.
NO, MOM.
I DON'T KNOW.
YES, I'LL HURRY.
NO, I DON'T KNOW
HOW LATE.
THIS IS WALKER,
SECTION 5 NORTH. ALL CLEAR.
CHECK.
[Telephone rings]
ONI, TWILLINGER.
HI.
I HAD TO COME TO TOWN
WITH SOME REPORTS
FOR THE DOCTOR.
I KNOW
IT'S PAST DINNERTIME,
BUT IF YOU HADN'T
ALREADY EATEN, I...
YEAH, I'M STARVING.
WHERE ARE YOU?
RIGHT, I KNOW
WHERE IT IS.
I'LL BE THERE
IN 5 MINUTES.
RIGHT, GOODBYE.
I'LL CHECK WITH YOU
IN HALF AN HOUR.
OKAY.
YOU CAN TAKE MINE,
TOO, PLEASE.
YOU CERTAINLY
DON'T EAT VERY MUCH.
I DON'T KNOW HOW
YOU KEEP GOING.
I HAD A BIG LUNCH.
THAT REMINDS ME,
I'D BETTER CHECK IN
TO BASE AGAIN.
EXCUSE ME.
[Light music]
NOTHING'S HAPPENED SO FAR,
NOTHING AT ALL.
DID YOU MAKE A WISH?
YES.
I'VE GOT A CONFESSION
TO MAKE.
I BET I KNOW
WHAT IT IS.
YOU'RE STILL HUNGRY.
NO.
WHAT I SAID ABOUT
COMING INTO TOWN
WASN'T TRUE.
I WENT HOME AND CONNIE
FELT LIKE BEING ALONE
SO THAT MADE ME
FEEL LONELY, TOO.
SO I DECIDED
TO CALL YOU.
THAT'S NOT
A CONFESSION,
THAT'S A
COMPLIMENT.
YOU WANT
A BALLPOINT PEN, SENOR ?
WHAT?
VERY CHEAP, SENOR.
8 PESOS.
BIG BARGAIN.
NO, THANKS.
SI!
NO.
MUCH INK INSIDE.
NO, THANK YOU.
SHE WILL WRITE
2 MILLION MILES,
NO REFILLS.
HOW MUCH
IS 8 PESOS?
65 CENTS.
ALL RIGHT, BUD.
YOU GOT
YOURSELF A DEAL.
THANK YOU, SENOR.
HEY, KID, MY PEN!
WHAT ARE YOU
GRINNING AT?
TWILL.
WHAT'S SO FUNNY?
THAT KID WALKED OFF
WITH MY MONEY.
YOUR FACE.
YOU'RE SO SERIOUS.
BIG BARGAIN.
YOU'RE REALLY
MUCH TOO SERIOUS.
MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.
BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'RE
LIKE THAT UNDERNEATH.
WHAT DID YOU WANT TO DO
WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE?
FIRST, I WANTED TO BE
A FIREMAN,
AND THEN
A FOREST RANGER,
THEN I GUESS
I WANTED TO BE A COP.
REALLY?
MM-HMM.
SENOR, LOOK,
YOU LIKE RED?
I GOT RED, WHITE, GREEN,
BLUE, RED AND WHITE,
BLACK AND WHITE,
GREEN AND RED--
BLUE AND WHITE.
NO BLUE AND WHITE.
RED, RED AND WHITE,
BLACK AND WHITE,
GREEN AND RED--
LOOK,
I'LL JUST TAKE THIS ONE.
GO ON, SCOOT. SHOO!
THANK YOU, SENOR!
WHERE WERE WE?
YOU WERE JUST GOING
TO TAKE ME HOME.
I'M AFRAID IT'S
GETTING VERY LATE.
IT'S ONLY 10:15.
WANT TO STOP AT THE
FOUR OAKS FOR A BEER?
I TOLD BETTY I'D COME
RIGHT HOME AFTER OUR SHIFT.
SO YOU'LL BE
HALF AN HOUR LATE.
TAKE THE
CANAL CUTOFF
AND WE'LL BE THERE
IN 5 MINUTES.
CHECK THAT
CAR AHEAD.
YOU BETTER TAKE A LOOK.
YEAH.
[Rustling]
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT'S WRONG?
IT. IT WAS...
BETTER GET HIM
TO THE HOSPITAL.
RADIO HEADQUARTERS.
RIGHT.
NO! MARY JEAN.
MARY JEAN.
[Gasping]
[Police radio]
IT COULD HAVE GONE
A DOZEN DIFFERENT WAYS.
EVERY HALF-MILE,
THERE'S A JUNCTION
AND THE LOCKS ROLL OPEN.
I DON'T
UNDERSTAND.
DID YOU CHECK
ALL THE PATROLS ON THE SEA?
YES, THEY'RE CERTAIN
NOTHING GOT PAST THEM.
IT'S 23 MILES
FROM THAT SEA TO THAT CANAL,
AND THERE'S
NO CONNECTION BY WATER.
I JUST GOT A REPORT.
A FARMER 15 MILES
FROM HERE FOUND
2 OF HIS CATTLE DEAD.
SHRIVELED UP.
HE THINKS THEY WERE
ATTACKED ABOUT
10:00 LAST NIGHT.
10:00?
HOW'S THAT POSSIBLE?
WE KNOW THAT
THE BOY AND GIRL
WERE ATTACKED
HERE AT 10:00.
OF COURSE.
THERE MUST BE
AN UNDERGROUND
RIVER THROUGH WHICH
THEY ESCAPED.
A RIVER THAT LEADS
FROM THE SEA
TO ONE OF THE POOLS
NEAR THE CANAL AREA.
THEY LEAVE THIS
POOL AT NIGHT,
AND COME AROUND
THE CANALS IN
SEARCH OF FOOD.
WE'LL HAVE TO PATROL
THE ENTIRE CANAL SYSTEM.
THERE'S 700 MILES
OF CANAL BANK
IN THIS COUNTY ALONE.
THAT COULD TAKE US DAYS.
WE DON'T HAVE DAYS.
THE EGG AT THE LAB
WAS ALMOST HATCHING
WHEN WE GOT IT.
WE MUST FIND
THEIR NEW NEST,
BEFORE THEY LAY
ANY MORE EGGS.
I'LL CALL
AIR NATIONAL GUARD.
THEIR HELICOPTERS
WILL WORK WITH OURS.
WE'LL CHECK EVERY POOL
IN THIS VALLEY
FOR THEIR SECRETION.
GOOD. BECAUSE
THE POSSIBILITY OF FINDING
ONE POOL OUT OF
THOUSANDS IS REMOTE.
THERE'S THE CHANCE
THAT THERE MAY BE
AN OLD SURVEY MAP
THAT SHOWS WHERE
THIS UNDERGROUND RIVER
EMPTIES INTO THE POOL.
DOCTOR,
IF THERE IS SUCH A MAP,
WE'LL FIND IT.
COME ON,
WE'LL USE OUR CAR.
THIS IS HELICOPTER 2-5,
REPORTING IN.
WE HAVE COVERED
SOUTH BASIN.
THERE IS NO SIGN
OF TARGET POOL.
BEARING
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST.
WELL, NOW,
WE GAVE MOST
OF OUR MAP COLLECTION
TO THE LIBRARY.
WE'VE ALREADY BEEN
TO THE LIBRARY.
WE'VE CHECKED
EVERY POSSIBLE SOURCE.
YOU'RE OUR LAST RESORT.
TOO BAD.
WE DON'T HAVE
MANY DOCUMENTS.
WE DON'T HAVE
ROOM FOR THEM.
WE PUT UP A BOND ISSUE,
PROPOSITION 14-A,
SPECIFICALLY ASKING
FOR A DOCUMENT ROOM.
HERE.
HERE WE ARE.
IS THIS
ALL YOU HAVE?
I'M SORRY.
JUST NOT A SPECK OF ROOM.
MR. DOBBS,
THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT.
HAVE YOU HEARD OF AN
UNDERGROUND RIVER
OR ANCIENT WATERWAY
THAT RUNS THROUGH
THE VALLEY
THAT WOULD EMPTY
INTO A DEEP POOL?
DEAR,
LET ME THINK.
I CAN'T
THINK OF A THING.
BUT EVERY ONCE
IN A WHILE, SOMEBODY DIES
AND LEAVES US
A WHOLE LOT OF DOCUMENTS
FOR OUR ROOM,
THE ONE WE DIDN'T GET,
YOU UNDERSTAND.
PROPOSITION 14-A
WAS DEFEATED.
IF YOU HEAR
ANYTHING,
YOU CAN GET ME
AT THE AIR BASE.
AIR BASE?
YEAH, EL CENTRO.
SURE. I ALWAYS COOPERATE
WITH THE AUTHORITIES.
YOU'LL FIND I'M A VERY
COOPERATIVE PERSON.
THANK YOU,
MR. DOBBS.
JUST CALL ON ME
ANYTIME. NIGHT OR DAY.
GIVE ME NAVY
INTELLIGENCE,
PLEASE.
ONI, YEAH.
LOCK 23?
LOCK 23, OKAY.
[Operator] 46, OKAY,
NOTHING SIGHTED.
WE STILL
HAVEN'T SPOTTED
THE POOL
WHERE THEY'VE NESTED.
WE HAVE THE ENTIRE
IRRIGATION SYSTEM
UNDER PATROL.
THE GATEKEEPERS
AT EACH LOCK
ARE ON 24-HOUR
GUARD.
SOMEONE IS BOUND TO SPOT
ONE OF THOSE CREATURES.
WHEN THEY DO,
WE CLOSE ALL THE LOCKS
AND HOLD IT
TILL WE ARRIVE.
THEN WE'LL FOLLOW
IT BACK TO THE POOL.
SOUNDS LIKE
AN EFFECTIVE PLAN.
I'LL BE IN CAPT.
MASTER'S OFFICE.
ALL RIGHT.
HOW MANY PATROLS
HAVE CHECKED IN?
THE GATEKEEPERS
HAVE CALLED, EXCEPT 3.
SEE IF YOU CAN GET THEM.
RIGHT.
SALLY, TRY LOCKS 14,
32 AND 57.
I'LL CALL YOU
BACK LATER, MOM.
[Telephone rings]
LOCK 57.
YES, I DID TRY,
BUT THE LINE WAS TIED UP.
NO, I HAVEN'T
SEEN ANY CREATURE.
JUST PLAIN
FOOLISHNESS.
[Splashing water]
[Children playing]
HEY, BOYS!
GET AWAY
FROM THERE!
WE DON'T ALLOW
NO SWIMMING HERE,
YOU KNOW THAT.
GO ON, NOW.
[Children]
OKAY.
DON'T GO IN
THERE, SANDY.
WE'RE GOING
HOME NOW.
WHEN CAN WE
GO SWIMMING AGAIN?
I DON'T KNOW, DEAR.
THEN CAN I GO LOOK
AT THE RABBITS?
NOT TODAY,
SWEETIE.
[Telephone rings]
DR. ROGERS' OFFICE.
YES, JUST A MINUTE,
I'LL READ YOU
THE FIGURES ON THAT.
THAT WAS 2-3-4-5.
YES, AND 5-4-2-3.
HELLO, GRACE.
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
WE HAVE TO BE
VERY QUIET,
BECAUSE MOMMY
IS SO BUSY.
POOR GRACE.
YOU'RE COLD.
IF I HAD A
NICE WARM BLANKET,
I'D PUT IT
OVER YOU.
MAYBE I CAN
FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
THERE.
IS THAT BETTER?
I GOTTA GO NOW.
GOODBYE.
FINE.
GOODBYE.
SANDY?
YES, MOMMY.
LET'S GO HOME.
LOCK 41, OKAY.
41, OKAY.
PROCEED EASTWARD
ON HIGHWAY 8-0.
[Man on radio]
HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING?
NOT YET. WE'LL
KEEP YOU POSTED.
WHAT TIME WERE
THE BOY AND GIRL ATTACKED
LAST NIGHT?
9:30 OR 10:00.
IT'S 9:00 NOW.
YEAH, I KNOW.
[Splashing water]
MM-HMM.
HEY, YOU KIDS!
DON'T TRY
TO HIDE FROM ME.
HEY, YOU KIDS!
HEY, YOU KIDS!
[Splashing water]
[Screams]
[Telephone rings]
[Ring]
STILL NO ANSWER.
WHEN DID YOU
LAST TALK TO HIM?
AT 8:00.
DO WE HAVE A CAR
IN THAT AREA?
THERE'S ONE
WITHIN HALF A MILE.
YOU BETTER CALL IT.
GET MOAR AND WALKER
IN CAR 14.
RIGHT.
THIS IS CONTROL OPERATIONS
CALLING CAR 14.
THIS IS WALKER, CAR 14.
WHAT'VE YOU GOT?
[Man on radio]
PROCEED TO
CANAL JUNCTION 57.
REPEAT. PROCEED TO
CANAL JUNCTION 5-7.
RIGHT.
[Police siren]
MY GOD. I'LL CALL IN.
[Moar]
THIS IS CAR 14 CALLING
CONTROL OPERATIONS.
OVER.
COME IN, CAR 14.
[Moar]
TELL JOSH WE FOUND
THE GATEKEEPER DEAD,
JUST LIKE THE OTHERS.
HAVE THEM STAY THERE.
RADIO ALL THE PATROLS.
ROGER.
CLOSE EVERYTHING
THAT LEADS TO LOCK 57.
WE'LL TRY TO HOLD IT
LONG ENOUGH TO FOLLOW IT.
RIGHT. SALLY,
GIVE ME A LINE.
COMMANDER!
COULD I HELP YOU?
I'M HERE TO SEE
CMDR. TWILLINGER.
WILL HE BE BACK?
NOT FOR SOME TIME.
YOU JUST MISSED HIM.
I KNOW. WELL.
IS THERE ANYTHING
I COULD DO?
NO.
I THINK MAYBE I BETTER WAIT.
IF IT'S ALL RIGHT?
HE MAY BE GONE
FOR HOURS, MR....
DOBBS.
LEWIS CLARK DOBBS.
MR. DOBBS.
WELL.
I'LL WAIT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
CLOSE THE LOCKS SOUTH
FROM JUNCTURE 302 TO 23.
RIGHT. AND KEEP THEM CLOSED
TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME.
[Creature screams]
I CALLED IN THE MINUTE
I HEARD THAT NOISE.
I THOUGHT TO MYSELF,
"SOMETHING'S BREAKING
OUT THERE.
"THERE'S SURE
SOMETHING BREAKING."
SO I COME OUT
TO SEE WHAT IT WAS.
AND THERE IT WAS.
WHY WEREN'T YOU
OUT HERE?
THE LOCK HAS
AN EMERGENCY RELEASE.
YOU COULD'VE
STOPPED IT.
LISTEN, COMMANDER,
I WAS ONLY DOING
WHAT THEY TOLD ME.
I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WANTED TO FOLLOW IT.
YOU DIDN'T?
THANKS, ANYWAY.
I KNOW HOW
YOU FEEL,
BUT IT WASN'T
HIS FAULT.
TWILL?
YEAH?
WHAT DO WE
DO NOW?
WAIT FOR
ANOTHER ONE.
COME ON,
LET'S GO BACK.
COMMANDER.
LEWIS CLARK DOBBS.
HELLO, MR. DOBBS.
WHAT IS IT?
IT'S PROBABLY NOT
ANYTHING AT ALL.
I SEE.
HOW'S IT COMING,
SAILOR?
THE SAME, SIR.
NOTHING?
NO, SIR.
YOU SAID I WAS IMPORTANT,
YOU KNOW,
ABOUT THE MAP.
YEAH?
A VERY STRANGE
THING HAPPENED.
I WAS LOOKING
FOR THESE PAPERS.
ACTUALLY,
I WAS LOOKING
FOR THIS
PETITION.
WE'RE CAMPAIGNING AGAIN
FOR PROPOSITION 14-A,
THE ONE THA WAS DEFEATED,
AND THERE WAS
THIS FOLDER.
AND IN
THE FOLDER,
THERE WAS
THIS MAP.
I REMEMBERED IT
BECAUSE MRS. DE
FAUNA DE PORTO
HAD ASKED ME
TO TAKE CARE OF IT,
AND THEN SHE
PASSED ON.
I TOLD YOU ABOUT IT,
DIDN'T I?
A VERY
GREAT LOSS.
YOU SEE, THE DE
FAUNA DE PORTO FAMILY
SETTLED THIS VALLEY.
A MOST
DISTINGUISHED FAMILY.
IS THIS A RIVER?
NO. BUT THE INDIANS
DUG WELLS ALONG THERE,
APPARENTLY.
HERE.
IT SAYS HERE,
IN SPANISH,
OF COURSE,
"THE WELLS OF LIFE."
I READ 18
FOREIGN LANGUAGES.
CLEM!
SIR?
ANY BOYS WORKING
IN THE PHOTO LAB?
NOT NOW.
GET THEM DOWN THERE
RIGHT NOW.
I WANT THIS BLOWN UP
AND GRAPHED.
ORDER ME A HELICOPTER
AT DAWN
AND NOTIFY
DR. ROGERS.
RIGHT.
DROP US DOWN
A LITTLE.
THAT'S THE ONE.
HOW DO YOU
WANT TO PROCEED?
WE RADIO
FOR EQUIPMENT,
THEN DIVE AND
DESTROY THEM.
CHANCES ARE
THEY'RE DORMANT NOW,
BUT ANY SOUND
MAY ATTRACT THEM.
SO SET YOUR CHARGES
AND GET OUT.
RIGHT.
ARE YOU READY?
ARE YOU?
I THINK SO.
DOCTOR, YOUR LAB'S
ON THE MOBILE PHONE.
THANK YOU.
YES, GAIL.
I SENT YOU THOSE
CYLINDERS YOU ASKED FOR.
THEY SHOULD BE
THERE IN 10 MINUTES.
THANK YOU.
WE MAY NEED THEM.
HOLD ON A MINUTE.
GAIL?
YES, TWILL.
[Twill]
HI!
IS EVERYTHING
ALL RIGHT?
ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT?
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
DON'T WORRY.
I'LL CALL
YOU LATER.
[Gail]
OKAY. TWILL?
YEAH?
TAKE CARE.
I ALWAYS DO.
GOODBYE.
I'LL TAKE IT.
I HAVE YOU ON
THE FREQUENCY.
[Twill]
WE'RE MOVING THROUGH
A DENSE GROWTH.
CAN'T TELL
WHAT'S AHEAD FROM HERE.
[Twill]
WE'VE REACHED THE BOTTOM.
WE'VE FOUND THEM.
ANY PROBLEMS?
[Twill]
NO,
I THINK
WE CAN GET THEM ALL.
IT TOOK YOU
3 MINUTES TO GET DOWN.
ALLOW YOURSELVES
2 MINUTES LEEWAY.
[Twill]
WILL DO.
[Twill]
WE SET THE FIRST CHARGE.
[Johns]
THE PIN ON MY LAST CHARGE
IS STUCK.
TWILL,
JOHNS IS IN TROUBLE.
YOU'RE 30 SECONDS
PAST SAFE TIME.
START UP.
YOU'RE 42 SECONDS
PAST SAFE TIME.
START UP.
ARE YOU
ON YOUR WAY UP?
[Twill]
JUST A SECOND.
[Twill]
WE'RE ON OUR WAY UP.
YOU HAVE 25 SECONDS.
COME ON.
LET'S HELP PULL THEM UP.
HURRY UP.
YOU FELLOWS
ALL RIGHT?
UH-HUH.
UH-HUH.
[Explosion]
I WANNA MAKE A CHECK
IN HALF AN HOUR,
WHEN THE
SEDIMENT CLEARS.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M SORRY ABOU WHAT HAPPENED
DOWN THERE.
YOU DON'T
HAVE TO BE.
I MADE A MISTAKE.
WHEN I SIGNALED YOU,
I WAS SURE THE
PIN WAS LOOSE.
FORGET IT,
ANYONE'S ENTITLED
TO AN
HONEST MISTAKE.
ANYWAY,
YOU SAVED MY NECK.
THANKS.
EXCUSE ME,
I'VE GOT A
PHONE CALL TO MAKE.
IT'S A GREAT RELIEF
KNOWING
WE GOT THEM ALL.
YEAH.
YOU KNOW,
I GUESS I WAS WRONG
ABOUT THAT GUY.
THE COMMANDER TAKES
A BIT OF KNOWING.
MOBILE OPERATOR.
GIVE ME DR. ROGERS' OFFICE.
THE NAVY LAB,
SALTON SEA, 2-2-1.
JOHNS IS GOING TO
STAY TO LOAD UP.
WOULD YOU MIND
DROPPING ME AT THE LAB?
SURE, JUMP IN.
I CALLED GAIL AT THE LAB,
BUT THE LINE WAS BUSY.
OH, REALLY?
THEY'RE ALL DOWN
AT THE POOL, SIR.
YES, I WILL.
HI, HONEY.
[Sandy]
HI, MOMMY.
I GOT DRESSED
BY MYSELF.
AND A GOOD JOB
YOU DID, TOO.
HAVE YOU HAD
YOUR ORANGE JUICE?
YES.
WE'LL HAVE BREAKFAST
IN A LITTLE WHILE.
WHY DON'T YOU
GO PLAY?
[Telephone rings]
DR. ROGERS' OFFICE.
I'M SORRY,
HE'S NOT HERE NOW.
I CAN TAKE A MESSAGE
IF YOU WISH.
YES, CAPTAIN.
I'M SORRY, HE WAS CALLED AWAY.
GRACE?
[Creature roars]
AH!
MOMMY!
SANDY!
HONEY, STAY
WHERE YOU ARE!
MOMMY!
[Growling]
MOMMY!
DON'T MOVE!
IT'S ALL RIGHT,
HONEY.
SOMEONE WILL COME
SOON AND HELP US.
MOBILE OPERATOR.
COULD YOU TRY
THE NAVY LAB AGAIN?
SALTON SEA, 2-2-1.
THAT'S RIGHT.
STILL BUSY.
WANT TO STOP AND
GET SOME BREAKFAST?
NO, THANKS.
I HAD TOAST AND COFFEE
WHEN I GOT UP.
BUT IF YOU
WANT TO STOP--
NO, I CAN WAIT.
[Growling]
SANDY.
DO YOU SEE
THAT WINDOW?
YES.
CAN YOU GET
UP THERE?
TRY!
I CAN'T.
TRY!
I CAN'T!
OH, GOD.
I WANT YOU TO
CLOSE YOUR EYES.
I WANT YOU TO
CLOSE YOUR EYES
AND PUT YOUR HEAD
RIGHT THERE.
DON'T OPEN THEM
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
GOOD MORNING,
COMMANDER. DOCTOR.
GO AHEAD.
GAIL!
DOCTOR!
GET HELP!
GET HELP!
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES.
NOW LISTEN,
WHEN I HOLLER
COME OUT OF THERE.
NOW! ALL RIGHT.
NOW!.
[Creature screams]
HERE, TAKE
IT EASY NOW.
YOU'RE STILL SHAKEN.
YES, I AM.
BUT I FEEL
ALL RIGHT NOW.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
I THINK
I'M ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE JUST
FINE, HONEY.
YOU KNOW
SOMETHING?
YOU CAN GO
SWIMMING AGAIN.
CAN I?
YES, MA'AM,
YOU CAN.