seaQuest DSV (1993) s01e20 Episode Script
Abalon
Twenty-two hours, Commander.
How does it feel? Like I'm breathing through an old pair of socks.
My air's getting pretty foul, Captain.
How deep am I? We've got you at 34,217 feet.
You're on the last level now.
We're almost home.
What does it look like down there? Looks like lonely.
I'm starting to feel kind of weird, Captain.
How's he doing? Pulse, two-ten.
Blood oxygen, 43%% of normal.
CO2's on the rise.
He could be feeling a bit drunk.
Doc says you're doing fine.
Enjoy yourself.
Go for a walk.
It's a desert down here, Nathan.
Take a camel.
Funny stuff, Bridger.
It's starting to get a little creepy down here.
Settle down.
First stage is almost over.
You settle down, pal.
I want out of here.
Captain to Nathan? Bridger to pal? What's next, insulting my parentage? It's the CO2 building up.
He's probably starting to feel a little wiggy.
This guy could do a crossword puzzle in a plane crash.
He's got the toughest psych profile on the boat.
Oh, my God.
What is it? Commander, what is it? This sucks.
I'm gone.
Override his DSL surfacing system.
No way, Captain.
I'm driving.
Ford, you come up that fast, and your head will come apart like a pizza in a windstorm.
I've got him.
Okay, Commander, breathe deep and slow.
Okay, I'm better.
I can make it, Captain.
I'm sorry.
Just remind me not to invite you to the office Christmas party.
You're an ugly drunk.
Take it slow now.
He still has a little gas in his head.
Halfway home, Commander.
Got you at 21,000 feet.
The 21st century.
Mankind has colonized the last unexplored region on Earth the ocean.
As captain of the seaQuest and its crew, we are its guardians.
For beneath the surface lies the future.
Easy, Commander, slow down.
Come on, Captain, this is a riot! I'm fine! Amazing what a good night's sleep will do, isn't it? I wouldn't know.
All right, Commander, standardized test now.
Recess is over.
You know, Captain, this thing is great.
We ought to get a couple dozen of them and start an underwater football league.
There he goes again.
Every time he gets close to the 20 hour barrier, he turns into Mr.
Potato Head.
How deep am I, Captain? Deep enough.
You're coming up.
Come on, Captain.
I want to try a handstand in this thing.
That's it.
Prepare for ascent.
@ Sounds of the rude world @ @ Heard in the day @ @ Love light and moonlight @ @ Have all passed away @ @ Shoo-ba da-bah @@ Thank you.
Bring him up before he decides to play Vegas.
We're bringing you home.
Relax, enjoy the ride.
No problemo.
How are you doing, Commander? Everything okay? Commander? Commander? Are you there? Cmdr.
Ford? Commander! Ford, what's wrong? Cmdr.
Ford, are you all right? What the hell's going on with this guy? Monitor these stats.
I'm bringing him up at speed.
Help me, Captain.
No.
No.
I can't.
Why not? Because.
How old are you? Two? Where is it? Sanger Institute.
The janitor gave me the keys.
He owes me.
For what? IRS wanted some dough.
So I broke in, tapped his file, and now he's getting a refund.
So you guys are felons? Give him a break.
He's a working stiff.
Look, I told my old man I'm staying on seaQuest this weekend.
You tell Bridger that you're staying at my place that we're studying up for some grad school courses.
Biff, that would be lying, and I always tell Capt.
Bridger the truth.
Why? Because it's the easiest thing to remember.
Truth is a flexible perception based on need, Lucas.
Julianna's gonna be there.
And Roberta told me that Julianna wants to go all the way with you.
So don't wimp out, okay? I can't lie.
So, it's a conference on the social phenomenon of post-adolescence.
Julianna's gonna be there? A mermaid? Yes, sir.
It was a "her, " sir.
It couldn't be a mermaid, Jonathan.
They don't make them.
It was a woman, sir.
She was swimming unassisted, at a depth of over 30,000 feet.
Now, she didn't have a tail or anything like that, but what would you call her? A hallucination.
Why didn't you report it Her, the first time? I don't know.
I was scared, I guess.
This was a human being.
And she was down there just swimming around breathing the water in and out, like a Okay, okay, like a hallucination.
But Captain, I saw her.
She was real.
She even smiled at me.
Did you get her phone number? Jonathan, we've never exposed anybody to this level of depth stress.
I know what I saw, Doctor.
And that's what you want in your report? It's a fact, sir.
All right, Commander.
It's your report.
Thank you.
Did you think you were a little hard on him? He's a career officer.
That's why we gave him the test.
So you don't think it's possible? Kristin.
A mermaid? Perhaps someone has moved ahead of our known technology.
I mean, Darwin, his speech, that's a breakthrough.
He's a dolphin whose sounds are translated through a computer.
If he sits down to a piano and starts playing, that'll be a breakthrough.
What are you looking for? What do you think, sir? I think you need some time off, that's what I think.
I know what I saw.
I'm going to pull you off these DSL tests.
Replace you with Hitchcock.
I've never been taken off a project in my life, sir.
It happens to everyone.
I think you need some shore leave, and I want you to take this with you.
If you need anything, anybody, you just push this and we'll be there.
I don't want to see you for 72 hours.
What am I going to do up there? I don't know.
You'll drink a few beers, look at some pretty girls, sleep in.
Give it a try.
It's not so bad.
Okay? The social phenomenon of post-adolescence.
Sanger Institute this weekend on the social phenomenon of post-adolescence.
You're up kind of late.
Yeah, I was on the computer, taking some grad school Talking about some grad school courses with Biff Pickering.
How is the Biffer? Still Biffing.
How's it going with the DSL tests? Still classified.
All the good stuff is.
I'll let you know as soon as I get clearance.
No, it's okay.
I mean, big deal, right? Yeah, it is a big deal.
Sorry.
You're just not in the loop.
Captain, there's a conference at the Sanger Institute this weekend.
I know a lot of the guys that are going.
I'd really like to attend.
What's it on? Well, the social phenomenon of post-adolescence.
Post-adolescence? I didn't know you were interested.
Yeah, sounds great.
Leave me a number where you can be reached.
Could I take the Stinger? I know how to drive it.
Okay.
Just be careful.
Good night.
Good night.
Hey, you don't knock? Relax, Ben, I've seen it.
Seen what? Beach Girls of Barcelona.
You hide these in your closet, in your cowboy boots.
What's a guy gotta do to get a little privacy on this boat? Hide stuff like that in your sock drawer.
Can I borrow some cologne? You got any? What are you doing? Running experiments on Darwin's olfactory responses? I'm going to a conference at the Sanger Institute.
Wearing cologne? What kind of conference? It's just a conference.
Why the third degree? Can't a guy just go to a conference about post-adolescent phenomenons without getting interrogated about it? What, do you think it's going to be an orgy or something? Jeez.
Is that girlfriend of yours going to be there? I don't have a girlfriend, Krieg.
And if Julianna happens to be there well, then it would just be a coincidence.
Because nobody is planning anything.
Oh.
You be careful with that stuff.
Last time I used it, I almost had to get married again.
So, is it really a conference? Okay, it's a party.
The janitor gave a friend of mine the keys.
Lucas, this doesn't sound like a good idea.
Ben, I'm already in.
If I don't go, I'll look like a wimp.
And Julianna's gonna be there.
Oh.
Well, is there anything else you want to borrow? Oh Yeah, if you got any.
Sure, I'd appreciate it.
You're not planning on doing anything stupid, are you? No.
But in case I do something stupid I want to be prepared to do something stupid.
Although, I don't think I'm ready.
Neither do I.
And you got plenty of time to be stupid.
Yeah.
But in case stupid wins I better be ready.
How old are you? Almost 17.
You know how to use one of these? I'm not that stupid.
Thanks.
Hey.
Take it slow, okay? Growing up isn't a race.
That's easy for you to say.
You've already been stupid.
There she is.
And she wants you.
I can tell.
Come on, Biff, she's not even looking at me.
You gotta go on instinct with these things.
Hey, women are something I'm good at.
She's a girl, Biff, not a hard drive.
Trust me.
Who's that? But he's taller than you are.
Thanks.
We looked everywhere for her, Father.
I'm sorry.
Mika's gone up top.
But why? She wanted to see it.
There's nothing to see.
I can't let what's happening up there happen down here.
This is the new world.
It's alive.
Living.
What's left up there is dying.
Find her.
Please.
But what if she won't come home? Mika's life is down here with us, Kaman.
Or she can choose to have no life at all.
You don't own me, Lucas.
There's a concept that went out with flare pants.
You don't.
Who said I did? You did.
No, I just asked who that goon was with the perfect hair.
He's not a goon.
Oh, okay.
A geek.
What do you guys think of the party? That bad, huh? And you have the perfect hair.
No, I don't.
And you were all over him.
I kissed him on the cheek.
Yeah, well, what's next? He's my older brother, Lucas.
It was the only way my parents would let me come here for the weekend.
And I wanted to be with you.
Oh.
So you don't have to be jealous.
I wasn't jealous.
Sure.
I was disappointed.
You won't be.
I promise.
Hey, great catch today.
You don't want to hear about it.
You guys got a ballet company in town? Oh, sure, next to the opera house.
This is a beach town, pal.
We got surfer girls and sun block.
What the hell, make it a beer.
Do you know her? No.
But you're a sailor on leave, right? Take her to the ballet.
Hello.
I mean, it was underwater at 30,000 feet, but that was me down there.
You don't understand.
This is wrong.
I have to go.
Wait.
I was That's a hell of a technique.
Would you wait a second? I just want to talk to you! Wait! Come on.
Please! Hey, leave her alone! No! Let her go! I'm picking up an emergency signal from Ford, sir.
But I can't make voice contact.
Get me a location.
Aye.
All right, prepare the launch.
Let's go.
Yes, sir.
Vector us in, Lieutenant.
That's Ford.
You sure it's his, Cap? Who else would put the date in when they started to wear them? Why don't you two start a search down current, and I'll stay here.
Aye, Cap.
Where did you come from? I live in the sea.
It's true.
Yes, it is.
The man you saw.
The man you saw in the ocean he's my friend.
Will you help us find him? Will you help us? But he'll make me stay there.
No.
I don't think so.
I don't think so.
Metropolis.
Fritz Lang's wonderful film about the future.
Do you know it? Afraid I must have missed that one.
Oh, unfortunate.
The man was a visionary.
I'm sorry you found us.
I think you've got that backwards.
You found me.
And you found Mika.
Do they balance beach balls on their noses, too? The new breed of men.
They spend their lives in paradise, while you charge about the oceans of the world in your wonderful boat, trying to keep the peace and feed the starving.
That's not the way it was meant to be, Cmdr.
Ford.
How do you know who I am? This is my world.
I know everything.
Water is so much more than you people think it is, Jonathan.
It's the natural conductor of life, information, and energy.
Coursing through its currents are all the memories and futures of man.
His poetry, his honor, and his loss.
It is the lifeblood of this planet.
And just like the blood in your body, it knows everything about its own.
Who are you? My children call me Abalon.
When I lived above, I was known as Franklin Wise.
Dr.
Franklin Wise? The same.
I've studied your work.
I'm not surprised.
You were trying to develop a way to breathe underwater.
You had some success with rats, as I remember.
And people.
Well, two of them died from the experiments.
There may have been more.
And how many dead astronauts circle the globe? You tell me.
You died in 1953.
My work was outlawed.
I had no choice.
What are you going to do with me? You can leave, if you like.
How? Well, we could turn you into a fish.
Something the matter? No.
Nothing.
Don't you like it in here? I kind of feel like I'm getting a tooth pulled.
Is this the first time? No, I had a bicuspid yanked out when I got braces.
No, I meant You know.
This.
Is it yours? Me, too.
No offense.
I really like you.
I'm a little nervous.
Roberta says you're supposed to be nervous.
That's a part of it.
Nervous and scared.
That's why it's so special.
Oh.
I think we just need to relax.
Yeah.
Okay, who's the host? Who's in charge here? Is there a problem here, Officer? Yeah.
Dr.
Biff Pickering.
How can I be of help? A doctor? Of what, pimples? I'm conducting research on the phenomenon of post-adolescence.
We're conducting research on breaking and entering and disturbing the peace, Doc.
You got a dad? Yeah.
How about we call him? Come on.
That's it.
Party's over.
Let's not do this, okay? We're not ready.
I know.
Thank you, Lucas.
What the hell are you doing with my sister? Whoa.
Uh nothing.
Didn't look like nothing.
It's true.
We were doing nothing.
I wanted to do something, but Lucas wanted to do nothing.
No, no.
Look, it's my fault.
It was a mistake, and we know that now.
And I'm sorry.
Just get your coat, okay? I'm gonna take you home.
And if I was you, I'd get the hell out of here before I twist your head off.
I'm gone.
Look Don't even think about it, Ace.
Bye.
Primitive gills were grafted to their backs and then their body tissues were completely saturated in highly oxygenated water.
They were able to survive for approximately 24 hours.
Of course, these are just the initial experiments done in the 1940s before animal experimentation was outlawed.
This is Dr.
Franklin Wise.
Genetically speaking, Mika's father.
He headed up the project originally, until his credentials were pulled.
Apparently he tried the experiment on humans and there were some fatalities.
According to our records, he committed suicide in 1953.
Come left 16 degrees.
Back off power.
Coming left 16 degrees.
Reverse thrust.
Go gentle, 10%%.
Reverse thrust, 10%%.
We don't want to dent the fenders.
We can't get her off the rocks, sir.
Full astern at 50%%.
Metabolism has slowed to 17%%.
Prepare the water, please.
I'm picking up communication, sir.
All right, put it up.
Welcome to Abalon.
Thank you.
I'm Capt.
Bridger of the seaQuest.
I know who you are, Capt.
Nathan Hale Bridger.
We've come for our commander.
And you have my daughter.
Thank you for bringing her home.
O'Neill, get him back.
He's got a communication block on, sir.
Will you take us? Yes.
This guy ought to fire his interior decorator.
Yeah, tell me about it.
Please.
This is my child.
I was so worried about you, Mika.
I think you know me, Captain.
I'm still alive.
Does that surprise you? All of this surprises me.
Faking my suicide was a card trick.
Makes you about 135 years old, doesn't it? I expect to live another hundred years.
I find the high ion content and the low temperatures at this depth prevent decay possibly even death.
It's given me time to perfect my work.
And as you can see, I've created my own children.
I've made them pure so they can thrive in the bounty of the oceans.
But this time, they'll take care of their world.
Respect it.
This is the future, Nathan.
You're welcome to share it with us.
Where is Cmdr.
Ford? Mika.
You will stay with us? No.
But this is your home.
I want my commander.
Oh, God.
Hold it! Kaman! No! Let them go.
Mika's made her choice.
Goodbye, Mika.
It doesn't have to be this way.
Oh, yes, Captain.
Yes, it does.
I know you'll be coming back, Capt.
Nathan Hale Bridger.
Or others will.
Great! Yes, Officer? Do you know a Lucas Wolenczak? Yes.
What's wrong? I just pulled him over for reckless operation of a sub-surface vehicle.
The only Lucas Wolenczak I know is attending a conference at the Sanger Institute.
It's me, Captain.
How do you feel? Better.
I know what you did for me.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Any idea what you're gonna do next? I'm not sure.
I've never been a real person before.
But Capt.
Bridger told me that if I needed any help you would all be here for me.
We will.
Do you think there's any chance that we might be able to go out sometime? I don't think so.
Why not? Is there something about me you don't like? No.
I think I could like you a lot.
What is it, then? Have you ever been to the ballet? What do you say I take you sometime? I'm sorry, Captain.
It's okay.
No lecture? No.
Not for anything as dumb as this.
Just don't do it again.
I won't.
Give me the keys to the Stinger.
Here.
This yours? Not exactly.
You can keep it, if you want.
I used to carry one of these in my wallet when I was 16.
Carried it for years.
Why don't you carry this in your wallet? Thank you.
You're welcome.
Hello, I'm Bob Ballard from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
The deepest point on Earth is called Challenger Deep.
It's situated off the island of Guam in 35,810 feet of water.
The pressure at this depth is approximately eight tons per square inch.
In 1960, two people inside the bathyscaphe Trieste set the world's deep-diving record when they returned safely from this great depth.
Join me on the next exciting adventure of seaQuest DSV.
How does it feel? Like I'm breathing through an old pair of socks.
My air's getting pretty foul, Captain.
How deep am I? We've got you at 34,217 feet.
You're on the last level now.
We're almost home.
What does it look like down there? Looks like lonely.
I'm starting to feel kind of weird, Captain.
How's he doing? Pulse, two-ten.
Blood oxygen, 43%% of normal.
CO2's on the rise.
He could be feeling a bit drunk.
Doc says you're doing fine.
Enjoy yourself.
Go for a walk.
It's a desert down here, Nathan.
Take a camel.
Funny stuff, Bridger.
It's starting to get a little creepy down here.
Settle down.
First stage is almost over.
You settle down, pal.
I want out of here.
Captain to Nathan? Bridger to pal? What's next, insulting my parentage? It's the CO2 building up.
He's probably starting to feel a little wiggy.
This guy could do a crossword puzzle in a plane crash.
He's got the toughest psych profile on the boat.
Oh, my God.
What is it? Commander, what is it? This sucks.
I'm gone.
Override his DSL surfacing system.
No way, Captain.
I'm driving.
Ford, you come up that fast, and your head will come apart like a pizza in a windstorm.
I've got him.
Okay, Commander, breathe deep and slow.
Okay, I'm better.
I can make it, Captain.
I'm sorry.
Just remind me not to invite you to the office Christmas party.
You're an ugly drunk.
Take it slow now.
He still has a little gas in his head.
Halfway home, Commander.
Got you at 21,000 feet.
The 21st century.
Mankind has colonized the last unexplored region on Earth the ocean.
As captain of the seaQuest and its crew, we are its guardians.
For beneath the surface lies the future.
Easy, Commander, slow down.
Come on, Captain, this is a riot! I'm fine! Amazing what a good night's sleep will do, isn't it? I wouldn't know.
All right, Commander, standardized test now.
Recess is over.
You know, Captain, this thing is great.
We ought to get a couple dozen of them and start an underwater football league.
There he goes again.
Every time he gets close to the 20 hour barrier, he turns into Mr.
Potato Head.
How deep am I, Captain? Deep enough.
You're coming up.
Come on, Captain.
I want to try a handstand in this thing.
That's it.
Prepare for ascent.
@ Sounds of the rude world @ @ Heard in the day @ @ Love light and moonlight @ @ Have all passed away @ @ Shoo-ba da-bah @@ Thank you.
Bring him up before he decides to play Vegas.
We're bringing you home.
Relax, enjoy the ride.
No problemo.
How are you doing, Commander? Everything okay? Commander? Commander? Are you there? Cmdr.
Ford? Commander! Ford, what's wrong? Cmdr.
Ford, are you all right? What the hell's going on with this guy? Monitor these stats.
I'm bringing him up at speed.
Help me, Captain.
No.
No.
I can't.
Why not? Because.
How old are you? Two? Where is it? Sanger Institute.
The janitor gave me the keys.
He owes me.
For what? IRS wanted some dough.
So I broke in, tapped his file, and now he's getting a refund.
So you guys are felons? Give him a break.
He's a working stiff.
Look, I told my old man I'm staying on seaQuest this weekend.
You tell Bridger that you're staying at my place that we're studying up for some grad school courses.
Biff, that would be lying, and I always tell Capt.
Bridger the truth.
Why? Because it's the easiest thing to remember.
Truth is a flexible perception based on need, Lucas.
Julianna's gonna be there.
And Roberta told me that Julianna wants to go all the way with you.
So don't wimp out, okay? I can't lie.
So, it's a conference on the social phenomenon of post-adolescence.
Julianna's gonna be there? A mermaid? Yes, sir.
It was a "her, " sir.
It couldn't be a mermaid, Jonathan.
They don't make them.
It was a woman, sir.
She was swimming unassisted, at a depth of over 30,000 feet.
Now, she didn't have a tail or anything like that, but what would you call her? A hallucination.
Why didn't you report it Her, the first time? I don't know.
I was scared, I guess.
This was a human being.
And she was down there just swimming around breathing the water in and out, like a Okay, okay, like a hallucination.
But Captain, I saw her.
She was real.
She even smiled at me.
Did you get her phone number? Jonathan, we've never exposed anybody to this level of depth stress.
I know what I saw, Doctor.
And that's what you want in your report? It's a fact, sir.
All right, Commander.
It's your report.
Thank you.
Did you think you were a little hard on him? He's a career officer.
That's why we gave him the test.
So you don't think it's possible? Kristin.
A mermaid? Perhaps someone has moved ahead of our known technology.
I mean, Darwin, his speech, that's a breakthrough.
He's a dolphin whose sounds are translated through a computer.
If he sits down to a piano and starts playing, that'll be a breakthrough.
What are you looking for? What do you think, sir? I think you need some time off, that's what I think.
I know what I saw.
I'm going to pull you off these DSL tests.
Replace you with Hitchcock.
I've never been taken off a project in my life, sir.
It happens to everyone.
I think you need some shore leave, and I want you to take this with you.
If you need anything, anybody, you just push this and we'll be there.
I don't want to see you for 72 hours.
What am I going to do up there? I don't know.
You'll drink a few beers, look at some pretty girls, sleep in.
Give it a try.
It's not so bad.
Okay? The social phenomenon of post-adolescence.
Sanger Institute this weekend on the social phenomenon of post-adolescence.
You're up kind of late.
Yeah, I was on the computer, taking some grad school Talking about some grad school courses with Biff Pickering.
How is the Biffer? Still Biffing.
How's it going with the DSL tests? Still classified.
All the good stuff is.
I'll let you know as soon as I get clearance.
No, it's okay.
I mean, big deal, right? Yeah, it is a big deal.
Sorry.
You're just not in the loop.
Captain, there's a conference at the Sanger Institute this weekend.
I know a lot of the guys that are going.
I'd really like to attend.
What's it on? Well, the social phenomenon of post-adolescence.
Post-adolescence? I didn't know you were interested.
Yeah, sounds great.
Leave me a number where you can be reached.
Could I take the Stinger? I know how to drive it.
Okay.
Just be careful.
Good night.
Good night.
Hey, you don't knock? Relax, Ben, I've seen it.
Seen what? Beach Girls of Barcelona.
You hide these in your closet, in your cowboy boots.
What's a guy gotta do to get a little privacy on this boat? Hide stuff like that in your sock drawer.
Can I borrow some cologne? You got any? What are you doing? Running experiments on Darwin's olfactory responses? I'm going to a conference at the Sanger Institute.
Wearing cologne? What kind of conference? It's just a conference.
Why the third degree? Can't a guy just go to a conference about post-adolescent phenomenons without getting interrogated about it? What, do you think it's going to be an orgy or something? Jeez.
Is that girlfriend of yours going to be there? I don't have a girlfriend, Krieg.
And if Julianna happens to be there well, then it would just be a coincidence.
Because nobody is planning anything.
Oh.
You be careful with that stuff.
Last time I used it, I almost had to get married again.
So, is it really a conference? Okay, it's a party.
The janitor gave a friend of mine the keys.
Lucas, this doesn't sound like a good idea.
Ben, I'm already in.
If I don't go, I'll look like a wimp.
And Julianna's gonna be there.
Oh.
Well, is there anything else you want to borrow? Oh Yeah, if you got any.
Sure, I'd appreciate it.
You're not planning on doing anything stupid, are you? No.
But in case I do something stupid I want to be prepared to do something stupid.
Although, I don't think I'm ready.
Neither do I.
And you got plenty of time to be stupid.
Yeah.
But in case stupid wins I better be ready.
How old are you? Almost 17.
You know how to use one of these? I'm not that stupid.
Thanks.
Hey.
Take it slow, okay? Growing up isn't a race.
That's easy for you to say.
You've already been stupid.
There she is.
And she wants you.
I can tell.
Come on, Biff, she's not even looking at me.
You gotta go on instinct with these things.
Hey, women are something I'm good at.
She's a girl, Biff, not a hard drive.
Trust me.
Who's that? But he's taller than you are.
Thanks.
We looked everywhere for her, Father.
I'm sorry.
Mika's gone up top.
But why? She wanted to see it.
There's nothing to see.
I can't let what's happening up there happen down here.
This is the new world.
It's alive.
Living.
What's left up there is dying.
Find her.
Please.
But what if she won't come home? Mika's life is down here with us, Kaman.
Or she can choose to have no life at all.
You don't own me, Lucas.
There's a concept that went out with flare pants.
You don't.
Who said I did? You did.
No, I just asked who that goon was with the perfect hair.
He's not a goon.
Oh, okay.
A geek.
What do you guys think of the party? That bad, huh? And you have the perfect hair.
No, I don't.
And you were all over him.
I kissed him on the cheek.
Yeah, well, what's next? He's my older brother, Lucas.
It was the only way my parents would let me come here for the weekend.
And I wanted to be with you.
Oh.
So you don't have to be jealous.
I wasn't jealous.
Sure.
I was disappointed.
You won't be.
I promise.
Hey, great catch today.
You don't want to hear about it.
You guys got a ballet company in town? Oh, sure, next to the opera house.
This is a beach town, pal.
We got surfer girls and sun block.
What the hell, make it a beer.
Do you know her? No.
But you're a sailor on leave, right? Take her to the ballet.
Hello.
I mean, it was underwater at 30,000 feet, but that was me down there.
You don't understand.
This is wrong.
I have to go.
Wait.
I was That's a hell of a technique.
Would you wait a second? I just want to talk to you! Wait! Come on.
Please! Hey, leave her alone! No! Let her go! I'm picking up an emergency signal from Ford, sir.
But I can't make voice contact.
Get me a location.
Aye.
All right, prepare the launch.
Let's go.
Yes, sir.
Vector us in, Lieutenant.
That's Ford.
You sure it's his, Cap? Who else would put the date in when they started to wear them? Why don't you two start a search down current, and I'll stay here.
Aye, Cap.
Where did you come from? I live in the sea.
It's true.
Yes, it is.
The man you saw.
The man you saw in the ocean he's my friend.
Will you help us find him? Will you help us? But he'll make me stay there.
No.
I don't think so.
I don't think so.
Metropolis.
Fritz Lang's wonderful film about the future.
Do you know it? Afraid I must have missed that one.
Oh, unfortunate.
The man was a visionary.
I'm sorry you found us.
I think you've got that backwards.
You found me.
And you found Mika.
Do they balance beach balls on their noses, too? The new breed of men.
They spend their lives in paradise, while you charge about the oceans of the world in your wonderful boat, trying to keep the peace and feed the starving.
That's not the way it was meant to be, Cmdr.
Ford.
How do you know who I am? This is my world.
I know everything.
Water is so much more than you people think it is, Jonathan.
It's the natural conductor of life, information, and energy.
Coursing through its currents are all the memories and futures of man.
His poetry, his honor, and his loss.
It is the lifeblood of this planet.
And just like the blood in your body, it knows everything about its own.
Who are you? My children call me Abalon.
When I lived above, I was known as Franklin Wise.
Dr.
Franklin Wise? The same.
I've studied your work.
I'm not surprised.
You were trying to develop a way to breathe underwater.
You had some success with rats, as I remember.
And people.
Well, two of them died from the experiments.
There may have been more.
And how many dead astronauts circle the globe? You tell me.
You died in 1953.
My work was outlawed.
I had no choice.
What are you going to do with me? You can leave, if you like.
How? Well, we could turn you into a fish.
Something the matter? No.
Nothing.
Don't you like it in here? I kind of feel like I'm getting a tooth pulled.
Is this the first time? No, I had a bicuspid yanked out when I got braces.
No, I meant You know.
This.
Is it yours? Me, too.
No offense.
I really like you.
I'm a little nervous.
Roberta says you're supposed to be nervous.
That's a part of it.
Nervous and scared.
That's why it's so special.
Oh.
I think we just need to relax.
Yeah.
Okay, who's the host? Who's in charge here? Is there a problem here, Officer? Yeah.
Dr.
Biff Pickering.
How can I be of help? A doctor? Of what, pimples? I'm conducting research on the phenomenon of post-adolescence.
We're conducting research on breaking and entering and disturbing the peace, Doc.
You got a dad? Yeah.
How about we call him? Come on.
That's it.
Party's over.
Let's not do this, okay? We're not ready.
I know.
Thank you, Lucas.
What the hell are you doing with my sister? Whoa.
Uh nothing.
Didn't look like nothing.
It's true.
We were doing nothing.
I wanted to do something, but Lucas wanted to do nothing.
No, no.
Look, it's my fault.
It was a mistake, and we know that now.
And I'm sorry.
Just get your coat, okay? I'm gonna take you home.
And if I was you, I'd get the hell out of here before I twist your head off.
I'm gone.
Look Don't even think about it, Ace.
Bye.
Primitive gills were grafted to their backs and then their body tissues were completely saturated in highly oxygenated water.
They were able to survive for approximately 24 hours.
Of course, these are just the initial experiments done in the 1940s before animal experimentation was outlawed.
This is Dr.
Franklin Wise.
Genetically speaking, Mika's father.
He headed up the project originally, until his credentials were pulled.
Apparently he tried the experiment on humans and there were some fatalities.
According to our records, he committed suicide in 1953.
Come left 16 degrees.
Back off power.
Coming left 16 degrees.
Reverse thrust.
Go gentle, 10%%.
Reverse thrust, 10%%.
We don't want to dent the fenders.
We can't get her off the rocks, sir.
Full astern at 50%%.
Metabolism has slowed to 17%%.
Prepare the water, please.
I'm picking up communication, sir.
All right, put it up.
Welcome to Abalon.
Thank you.
I'm Capt.
Bridger of the seaQuest.
I know who you are, Capt.
Nathan Hale Bridger.
We've come for our commander.
And you have my daughter.
Thank you for bringing her home.
O'Neill, get him back.
He's got a communication block on, sir.
Will you take us? Yes.
This guy ought to fire his interior decorator.
Yeah, tell me about it.
Please.
This is my child.
I was so worried about you, Mika.
I think you know me, Captain.
I'm still alive.
Does that surprise you? All of this surprises me.
Faking my suicide was a card trick.
Makes you about 135 years old, doesn't it? I expect to live another hundred years.
I find the high ion content and the low temperatures at this depth prevent decay possibly even death.
It's given me time to perfect my work.
And as you can see, I've created my own children.
I've made them pure so they can thrive in the bounty of the oceans.
But this time, they'll take care of their world.
Respect it.
This is the future, Nathan.
You're welcome to share it with us.
Where is Cmdr.
Ford? Mika.
You will stay with us? No.
But this is your home.
I want my commander.
Oh, God.
Hold it! Kaman! No! Let them go.
Mika's made her choice.
Goodbye, Mika.
It doesn't have to be this way.
Oh, yes, Captain.
Yes, it does.
I know you'll be coming back, Capt.
Nathan Hale Bridger.
Or others will.
Great! Yes, Officer? Do you know a Lucas Wolenczak? Yes.
What's wrong? I just pulled him over for reckless operation of a sub-surface vehicle.
The only Lucas Wolenczak I know is attending a conference at the Sanger Institute.
It's me, Captain.
How do you feel? Better.
I know what you did for me.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Any idea what you're gonna do next? I'm not sure.
I've never been a real person before.
But Capt.
Bridger told me that if I needed any help you would all be here for me.
We will.
Do you think there's any chance that we might be able to go out sometime? I don't think so.
Why not? Is there something about me you don't like? No.
I think I could like you a lot.
What is it, then? Have you ever been to the ballet? What do you say I take you sometime? I'm sorry, Captain.
It's okay.
No lecture? No.
Not for anything as dumb as this.
Just don't do it again.
I won't.
Give me the keys to the Stinger.
Here.
This yours? Not exactly.
You can keep it, if you want.
I used to carry one of these in my wallet when I was 16.
Carried it for years.
Why don't you carry this in your wallet? Thank you.
You're welcome.
Hello, I'm Bob Ballard from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
The deepest point on Earth is called Challenger Deep.
It's situated off the island of Guam in 35,810 feet of water.
The pressure at this depth is approximately eight tons per square inch.
In 1960, two people inside the bathyscaphe Trieste set the world's deep-diving record when they returned safely from this great depth.
Join me on the next exciting adventure of seaQuest DSV.