The Incredible Hulk (1978) s01e11 Episode Script
Earthquakes Happen
TURNER: It's an earthquake! We've got to get out of here! HAMMOND: We've got to find Diane first! Get to the door! NANCY: We can expect some heavy aftershocks.
If that secondary cooling system goes, we'll have a nuclear disaster on our hands.
(ALL SCREAMING) We've lost cooling water to the reactor.
(GROWLING) NARRATOR: Dr.
David Banner.
Physician.
Scientist.
Searching for a way to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have.
Then, an accidental overdose of gamma radiation alters his body chemistry.
And now, when David Banner grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs.
The creature is driven by rage and pursued by an investigative reporter.
Mr.
McGee, don't make me angry.
You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.
The creature is wanted for a murder he didn't commit.
David Banner is believed to be dead.
And he must let the world think that he is dead, until he can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within him.
(TELEPHONE RINGING) Hello? Dr.
Patterson? Yes? Hello, this is Ted Hammond of the Nuclear Research Facility in San Tomas, California.
Oh, yes, Mr.
Hammond, how are you? I'm fine.
Fine, thank you.
Listen, about your inspection trip tomorrow No problem.
Have your letter right here.
And I'll bring the Stress Analysis Probe.
Borrowed one of the University's prototypes.
Yes.
Yes.
Fine, but You see, Doctor, the reason for the call Well A rather urgent administrative problem has come up.
Nothing serious, I hope.
No, no, it's just that Well, I think it might be better if you were to delay your trip one more day, and that would give me a chance to get free so that I could assist you personally when you arrive.
Oh, no problem, Mr.
Hammond.
Things come up.
I understand.
Fine.
Well, thank you very much, Doctor, and I'll see you in two days.
Goodbye.
Oh, it's you, Dr.
Patterson.
Hi.
My documents ready? I have them right here.
I just think it's awful the way you were robbed of all your identification.
Just can't trust people anymore.
(SIGHING) That'll be $100, please.
This morning it was $75.
Well, that was this morning.
My arthritis is kicking up.
Had to see my doctor.
You understand about those things.
Mmm-hmm.
Right? Doctor? Goodbye.
Now, wait a minute, Doctor.
I think I can get what I need without being robbed.
All right, $75.
I've given you all the information we have.
You haven't given us anything but a snow job.
You don't close down an operation and keep a skeleton crew inside just because you think there might be a slight fault.
You're sitting on top of a potential earthquake and you won't admit it.
WOMAN: (ON INTERCOM) Your identification, please.
Dr.
Robert Patterson.
Thank you, Doctor.
McGEE: Come on, Mr.
Hammond, why don't you stop dancing around with us and tell us the real story behind this new fault line hazard.
HAMMOND: Well, existence of a fault doesn't automatically ensure an earthquake.
There are faults all over California that never have quakes.
They're not usually found on top of atomic plants.
That's true, Mr.
McGee, but first let's get our definitions straight.
This is not an atomic power plant.
We're a classified research facility that happens to employ a nuclear reactor as a tool in our work.
Mr.
Hammond And as chief of Safety Engineering, I intend to prove that the facility is safe, or believe me, I'll fight to shut it down.
Is it true that Dr.
Joseph, your director, has called in a safety expert? HAMMOND: Yes.
His name is Dr.
Robert Patterson.
However, I called him in, not Dr.
Joseph.
Now, after the inspection there'll be a public press conference.
Ladies and gentlemen, that's all the time we have.
The meeting's over.
Can I help you? Yes.
My name is Dr.
Robert Patterson.
Yes, they've been expecting you, Doctor.
You follow me, please.
PAUL: Your reception will be right over there, Dr.
Patterson.
Dr.
Patterson! Dr.
Patterson, could you hold it a second? I'd like to ask you a couple of questions.
GUARD: Hey, buddy! Come back here! Dr.
Patterson, could you hold it a second? There's a couple of questions I'd like to ask.
These guys from the press, they never give you any peace.
No.
I'll have a press release as soon as I can manage it.
Yes.
Thank you.
Marsha, this is Dr.
Patterson.
He's here to see Dr.
Joseph.
Dr.
Patterson.
Hello.
Dr.
Patterson, you're a welcome sight.
I'm Ted Hammond.
I'll take you to Dr.
Joseph.
I'm pleased to meet you.
Would you sign in here, Doctor? Yes, of course.
Dr.
Patterson.
Your dosimeter.
Anyone going into one of the radiation areas has to have one of these monitoring badges.
Thank you.
HAMMOND: Dr.
Patterson, Dr.
Joseph.
Diane Joseph.
Hello.
Hello.
Mr.
Hammond's recitation of your vast experience led me to believe you'd be a much older person.
Well, if that's a compliment, I'll take it.
HAMMOND: Please do, Doctor.
There aren't many people with a background in structural stress analysis and atomic safety systems, and we need both.
What we need, Doctor, is to reassure Mr.
Hammond that my design of this facility is still safe.
HAMMOND: I'm not convinced it ever was completely safe.
You know how it is, Doctor.
Design, build, and then see if it's safe.
Mr.
Hammond.
And now with the discovery of the fault line underneath us, which may become aggravated by the lowering of the water table along the coast I can appreciate your concern.
Of course.
I'll let you get started with Dr.
Joseph.
Catch up with you in a couple of minutes.
Thank you.
(SIGHING) Sorry, Doctor.
I guess pure science and pure safety never do go entirely hand in hand.
Let me show you the plans of the facility.
DIANE: Where would you like to start? Independent power generators, reactor stations, dosimetry analysis, Control Center? (TELEPHONE RINGING) DIANE: Hello? Yes.
I see.
Well, I'm tied up with Dr.
Patterson right now, but tell him I'll get right back to him as soon as we finish the inspection.
(HULK GROWLING) (GROWLING) But how can I control it? It isn't even safe to study.
How can we keep it from ever happening again? I don't know.
We could certainly try x-ray reversal.
Radiological treatment to try to counteract the gamma rays.
ELAINA: Radiological treatment to try to counteract the gamma rays.
I understand you're doing some studies on gamma ray reversal techniques? Oh, yes.
And I'd much rather be discussing them than how many fire extinguishers we have.
But right now, well, you saw Mr.
Hammond.
Yes.
The detailed laboratory plans aren't here.
I didn't think you'd need them.
The laboratories don't affect our safety.
That's true, but I would like to inspect the primary power lines, and according to the plans, they run right through the laboratories.
Right.
Well, I'd like to start my inspection.
I assume you have pass keys to all the levels.
Of course I do.
I explained that to you in my letter.
Yes.
That's how I knew to ask.
Well, that won't be necessary, Doctor, because I'll be going with you.
Well, now, look I know that you must be busy and No problem at all, Doctor.
It's my pleasure.
Shall we? As you know, our entire operation is monitored here in Master Control.
Yes.
Well, if this is typical design, I feel pretty sure we can use the auxiliary panels.
The local wall structure seems more than adequate.
Dr.
Patterson, these auxiliary panels are only used as the backup mechanism, and operate independently.
That's true, Doctor, but each system is an integral part of an overall fail-safe reliability factor, correct? Correct.
Now, I'd like to I'd like to check the construction of the adjacent walls.
The structural engineering in this area seems substantial enough to withstand an earthquake.
That's exactly what I've been telling Mr.
Hammond.
Oh, did you get Mr.
Hammond's letter regarding bringing your new Stress Analysis Probe to test the load-bearing walls? Yes, yes.
Unfortunately, the probe malfunctioned before I left.
But there's no problem, of course.
We can use conventional techniques.
All right.
I imagine you would like to examine the secondary reactor cooling system which runs down these walls right here.
Oh, yes.
Absolutely.
Doctor, would you excuse me for just a moment? Of course.
Hello, Paul? Yes.
Will you pull the security dossier on Dr.
Patterson? And meet me on Level 1.
Oh, and Paul, have Marsha page me in a minute and a half.
Code 2.
Yes, that's right.
I don't know.
I think we may have a problem with Dr.
Patterson.
Okay.
Well, how does it look? Well, everything checks out here.
I would like to continue our inspection down on Level 4.
But the ion-generator systems are on this level.
Okay.
Don't you want to take a look at those? Well, I thought we could do that on the way back.
Well, Doctor, you certainly know more than I, but wouldn't it seem a great deal more efficient if we were to check each level in order? Well, under ordinary circumstances, yes, but MARSHA: (ON PA SYSTEM) Dr.
Joseph.
Dr.
Joseph, report to Level 1.
Code 2.
Sounds urgent.
Yes, it's a critical data analysis problem.
Hopefully, it'll only take me a moment.
Wait here.
Well, why don't you just leave the keys with me and I can continue? No.
Wait for me.
I'll tell you what.
I'll just continue checking the ion generators until you get back, okay? Okay.
NANCY: Do you think Ron's observations are correct? JANET: Depends on what he's observing.
If you ask me, everything Ron does is correct.
Well, you'd certainly know a lot more about that than I would.
Yes, I certainly would.
And let's keep it that way.
Has he got a brother? No.
NANCY: How about a friend? A father? No.
(METALLIC RATTLING) Why do you want Patterson's dossier? Do I have to prove to you his qualifications are more than enough? Ted, spare me the arguments.
It's not a question of his qualifications.
Then what's your problem? His identity.
HAMMOND: What are you talking about? Has to be something in here.
Has to be.
(EXCLAIMS) What is it? Dr.
Patterson has an artificial knee and walks with a cane.
What? Where is he? Take it easy.
Take it easy.
He's on Level 3.
I have the keys.
(BEEPING) Somebody firing up the reactor? They must need a big load of extra power down in the lab.
I'll kill the tone.
LARRY: I thought Hammond wanted to keep the nuclear power plant shut down till after the safety inspections.
Probably part of the same safety inspection.
You know, checking out the systems.
Yeah.
Do we have any cream left? (MACHINERY HUMMING) Diane, you check the computer room.
Paul, you take the utility room.
I'll check the ion generators.
He's not in there.
Then check the power relay station.
I'm going down to Level 4.
Right.
(BEEPING) Do you know what you're doing? Yes.
Believe me.
Doctor, it's extremely important DIANE: What's that? What's causing that? What's happening? It's an earthquake! (ALL SCREAMING) The door! Get to the doorway! TURNER: It's an earthquake! We've got to get out of here! We've got to find Diane first! HAMMOND: Look out! Diane! The radiation chamber! Diane! LARRY: Give me a hand.
I'm going through all tracking on posts 6 through 12.
(TOLLING) Steven! Steven, check fire control for damage.
Bill, just get me a check on all systems.
Larry, I want an audio surveillance on All terminals.
Diane! (WOMAN SCREAMING) Diane! Diane, get up! (HULK GROWLING) MAN: Jim! Jim! Are you all right? RON: Hey, Mike.
Do we have any damage reports yet? Get casualty reports from all levels now.
NANCY: We can expect some heavy aftershocks.
Get a search team organized.
Have them report to me.
Ron, I got the video surveillance back on.
What in the world is that? Ron.
Ron.
Take a look at this.
(SIRENS WAILING) (HELICOPTER WHIRRING) MAN: (ON LOUDSPEAKER) You people on the sidewalk, stay away from the buildings.
We are expecting more aftershocks.
Somebody help me.
Get this off me! Turner, are you all right? Get this off me! Get it off! (GROWLING) More! More! HAMMOND: Turner, get up! We're trapped here.
Diane's probably trapped in there.
Come on, Turner.
Help Paul.
We'll get out.
Turner, help Paul! (GROWLING) Diane! Diane, can you hear me? (COUGHING) (GROANING) Larry? Yeah.
Try to check out the Gamma Lab on the intercom.
Yeah.
LARRY: (ON INTERCOM) Gamma Lab, this is Control Room.
What's your status? Gamma Lab, this is Control Room.
What's your status? Is anyone down there? Gamma Lab, please report! Gamma Lab! Gamma Lab, this is Control What the hell was that? (FEEDBACK BUZZING) LARRY: Gamma Lab, this is Control Room.
Gamma Lab, please report! Gamma (DIANE MOANS) It's all right.
Is it over? Yes, I think so.
Let me check your forehead.
No! Now, just let me see your forehead.
No, don't It's all right, I am a doctor.
Diane? Ted? Paul? HAMMOND: Diane! Are you okay? I'm fine.
Paul's the only one seriously hurt.
How about you? I'm okay so far.
Is there anyone in there with you? Yes.
HAMMOND: All right.
We're gonna get you out.
You work from the inside.
Right.
I can't understand how the earthquake bent this steel door like this.
RON: Any luck reaching Gamma Lab? LARRY: Line's dead.
Then let's get to work on the reactor.
(MACHINERY HUMMING) Okay, we've got it.
HAMMOND: Come on.
I'm coming, Paul.
Just hang in there, Paul.
Straighten it out.
Wait! No, no, no, don't move it.
You might sever an artery.
I don't think you're the one to give any orders here.
Well, it's obvious that the leg is broken.
DAVID: Now, it's possible that a bone fragment could cut the artery.
Who is this guy? Marcus Welby? I don't know, but he's right about the leg.
What were you doing in there? Trying to sabotage us? No.
He was using the gamma unit.
Why? How do you feel? Got one hell of a headache.
HAMMOND: What were you trying to do? Well, when we get out of here, maybe you'll try a little jail, mister.
All right.
I'm pretty sure it's broken.
One, maybe two places in the tibia.
Could you get me a roll of that computer readout over there? And hand me some of that wire.
Quite a bit of it.
Now, when I tell you to lift, I want you to take the heel Leg.
Lift it up straight.
All right, now, it's gonna hurt.
All right? I want you to take it gently by the heel and the back of the knee.
Lift it up straight.
All right.
Yeah, I got it.
Got it? Easy, easy.
DAVID: Very gently, the heel.
All right.
The nape of the knee.
Now lift it up.
Lift straight.
TURNER: Steady.
Lower it down.
LARRY: The reactor isn't responding.
It's not shutting down.
RON: Try the backup systems.
Easy, Paul.
That's it.
This should keep the leg immobile.
At least your first-aid isn't a fake.
HAMMOND: Terrific.
The reactor's going.
What? It kicked on automatically when he hit the megavolt demand for the gamma unit.
I can't get it to shut down.
TURNER: Well, what does that mean? It won't be a problem as long as the cooling systems remain stable.
This place look very stable to you, Doctor? We've got to get out! Easy! TURNER: Somebody give me a hand.
HAMMOND: All right, let's go.
Now, wait a minute, we have to carry Paul.
(EXCLAIMS) The primary cooling system is overheating.
Design.
DIANE: Installation.
What about the emergency diverter you insisted we needed? It's not finished.
(HAMMOND EXCLAIMING) Close the door! (ALL SCREAMING) (ALARM BLARING) I got a blowout in damper number 3.
Engine pressure to zero.
Pressure's out.
I can't hold it! The primary system's gone! Try to re-route through the secondary system.
What was the time of that last search party report? That was just five minutes ago, Ron.
They cleared Level 2.
RON: How's the secondary cooling water system? It's holding up, I think.
It's hard to tell.
So much of the instrumentation's out.
Is the reactor responding to the emergency shutdown command? No.
It's still cooking.
If that secondary cooling system goes, we'll have a nuclear disaster on our hands.
You know something? We ought to take that guy and push him into the steam.
It's his fault we're trapped in here.
RON: Knock it off, Turner.
Where does that lead? The pipe alleys.
If you're thinking about going through there, forget it.
Why? Because they're high-voltage, high-current cables.
If they're broken anywhere inside, you'll be electrocuted.
Unless we kick the circuit breakers, but they're up on Level 3.
Then, you mean the current originates from above? Yes.
Well, if we were able to cut those cables there, it would kill the current in the tunnel.
Well, here's a fire axe.
DAVID: All right, let's use it! Come on, help me with the chair! Here.
We got a 50 megavolt power loss from the main battery.
Any luck with shutting down the reactor? No, not yet.
DAVID: What do you think? DIANE: Should be safe now.
HAMMOND: Safe as it's gonna get.
Hurry up! Hurry up! Come on! DAVID: Turn him around.
Easy! Easy! Pick him up.
DIANE: We made it.
TURNER: Not yet.
We still got to get out of here.
Which way? Down there.
(RUMBLING) (ALL EXCLAIMING) (WOMAN SHRIEKING) Is everybody okay? (ALARM BLARING) Oh, my God! What is that? We've lost cooling water to the reactor.
How soon before the core begins to melt down? Fifteen minutes or less.
Mr.
Mayor, you'd better begin an emergency evacuation.
Immediately.
MAN: (ON LOUDSPEAKER) Attention! Attention! All residents of San Tomas, please continue to evacuate the town and the surrounding area immediately.
Use routes 7, 23 and Avoid route 24 West as there is an imminent danger of radiation leakage from the Nuclear Research Facility.
Attention! Attention! (PAUL GROANING) TURNER: So when that core melts down, it'll eat right through the bottom of the reactor.
Right? Yes.
And this whole place fills with radiation.
That's right.
HAMMOND: Here's the intersection.
Turner, check up there.
Yeah, okay.
Okay.
It's blocked.
So is this one.
Man, I could really kill you for starting that reactor! I could really kill you.
That would give us one less pair of hands to help dig, wouldn't it? Diane, you two try your luck in that one.
Turner, follow me.
NANCY: The search party says that all access to Level 4 is cut off.
How about the emergency water valve? We're trying.
LARRY: Nothing.
Let's double team the C-39 circuit.
On my mark.
Three, two, one, mark.
(BEEPING) I think we tripped it.
Yeah.
(METALLIC RUMBLING) They're trying to turn the emergency valve on.
(WATER TRICKLING) You mean it's right down there? DIANE: It's only a trickle.
It's not gonna do us any good.
Not enough power.
The emergency generator is overloaded.
Right.
Why did they stop? Motor probably jammed.
(ALARM BLARING) What is that? Final alarm.
It means we have five minutes.
Five minutes? (ALARM BEEPING RAPIDLY) Now, what does that one mean? The faster the tone, the less time we've got.
(METALLIC RUMBLING) I think they're trying the valve again.
Come on, you can make it.
I know you can make it.
Come on! TURNER: It's opening.
It is.
It's opening.
I can hear it.
(RUMBLING STOPS) They've stopped again.
I'm afraid it's burned out.
(ALARM BEEPING FASTER) Well, what are they going to do now? If they're smart, they'll start evacuation procedures.
Well, what about us? They're just gonna leave us here? What choice do they have? (ALARM BEEPING SHRILLY) Everybody look for a A pipe.
Maybe a straight steel bar.
Anything that came down in the earthquake.
Something that could be a lever.
It's no use, Ron, that motor's got to be burned up.
Make a sweep of this level.
Get everybody out of here.
I'm gonna try this valve one more time.
We've got to get out of here.
Look, there may be people alive down there! For only three more minutes.
Three more minutes.
TURNER: And if we do get through this, how do we know we can get that valve opened? (GRUNTING) We don't.
TURNER: (GRUNTING) Now, it's coming.
(ALL GRUNTING) All right, everybody, now! All right! All right, how far down the tunnel is it to the valve? DIANE: About 50 feet.
HAMMOND: Come on, Turner.
Up ahead, past the red light.
But even if they open the valve, there's no electrical power to the pump.
We don't need power.
The cooling water is gravity-fed from an outside storage tank.
Does that mean we can follow the pipe to the outside? I wish it were that simple.
Following the water pipe only leads to a wall of reinforced concrete.
All right.
They're doing it.
(ALL SCREAMING) (ALARM BLARING) HAMMOND: Look out! Steam blow-back.
Reactor's too hot! What about When the cooling water hit it, it blew right through the valve fitting.
DIANE: What about him? I don't know.
I have to open the valve all the way to cool off the reactor.
The steam could blow back and kill him! LARRY: Ron, we've only got one minute left.
Ron! It's hopeless! Come on.
(EXCLAIMING) (VALVE RATTLING) (WATER ROARING) TURNER: The water is on! That's the water, isn't it? HAMMOND: Yes.
(HULK GROWLING) TURNER: What's happening? HAMMOND: Steam pressure must be cracking the wall.
DIANE: We can get out this way! MAN: Attention! Attention! All residents of San Tomas may now return to the city.
All residents of San Tomas may now return to the city.
Route 24 is no longer hazardous.
The danger has passed.
Route 24 is no longer hazardous.
The nuclear facility is safe.
The nuclear reactor is cooling down? HAMMOND: Yes, the danger is over.
Are there any plans to rebuild the facility? That's rather a premature question.
But when we do, I I assure you we'll be working more closely with the safety engineer.
TURNER: Turner.
Turner is my name.
Man, I'll tell you, for a while down there it didn't look real good.
I never gave up hope, though.
Never? Mmm-mmm.
We understand that somebody spotted a large hulking creature down there.
Could you describe Come on, Jack! We're trying to cover a real story here.
Could there have been any sabotage in this? No.
Not likely.
Well, we understand that there was somebody down there.
An imposter? Saboteur? Yes, there was someone there.
I don't believe he was a saboteur.
Well, what was he doing? He was trying to use the gamma ray inversion equipment.
Did he succeed? No.
Where is he now? I don't know.
He may have been killed in the explosion of steam that blew down the wall.
If it hadn't been for him, none of us would be alive.
If that secondary cooling system goes, we'll have a nuclear disaster on our hands.
(ALL SCREAMING) We've lost cooling water to the reactor.
(GROWLING) NARRATOR: Dr.
David Banner.
Physician.
Scientist.
Searching for a way to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have.
Then, an accidental overdose of gamma radiation alters his body chemistry.
And now, when David Banner grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs.
The creature is driven by rage and pursued by an investigative reporter.
Mr.
McGee, don't make me angry.
You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.
The creature is wanted for a murder he didn't commit.
David Banner is believed to be dead.
And he must let the world think that he is dead, until he can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within him.
(TELEPHONE RINGING) Hello? Dr.
Patterson? Yes? Hello, this is Ted Hammond of the Nuclear Research Facility in San Tomas, California.
Oh, yes, Mr.
Hammond, how are you? I'm fine.
Fine, thank you.
Listen, about your inspection trip tomorrow No problem.
Have your letter right here.
And I'll bring the Stress Analysis Probe.
Borrowed one of the University's prototypes.
Yes.
Yes.
Fine, but You see, Doctor, the reason for the call Well A rather urgent administrative problem has come up.
Nothing serious, I hope.
No, no, it's just that Well, I think it might be better if you were to delay your trip one more day, and that would give me a chance to get free so that I could assist you personally when you arrive.
Oh, no problem, Mr.
Hammond.
Things come up.
I understand.
Fine.
Well, thank you very much, Doctor, and I'll see you in two days.
Goodbye.
Oh, it's you, Dr.
Patterson.
Hi.
My documents ready? I have them right here.
I just think it's awful the way you were robbed of all your identification.
Just can't trust people anymore.
(SIGHING) That'll be $100, please.
This morning it was $75.
Well, that was this morning.
My arthritis is kicking up.
Had to see my doctor.
You understand about those things.
Mmm-hmm.
Right? Doctor? Goodbye.
Now, wait a minute, Doctor.
I think I can get what I need without being robbed.
All right, $75.
I've given you all the information we have.
You haven't given us anything but a snow job.
You don't close down an operation and keep a skeleton crew inside just because you think there might be a slight fault.
You're sitting on top of a potential earthquake and you won't admit it.
WOMAN: (ON INTERCOM) Your identification, please.
Dr.
Robert Patterson.
Thank you, Doctor.
McGEE: Come on, Mr.
Hammond, why don't you stop dancing around with us and tell us the real story behind this new fault line hazard.
HAMMOND: Well, existence of a fault doesn't automatically ensure an earthquake.
There are faults all over California that never have quakes.
They're not usually found on top of atomic plants.
That's true, Mr.
McGee, but first let's get our definitions straight.
This is not an atomic power plant.
We're a classified research facility that happens to employ a nuclear reactor as a tool in our work.
Mr.
Hammond And as chief of Safety Engineering, I intend to prove that the facility is safe, or believe me, I'll fight to shut it down.
Is it true that Dr.
Joseph, your director, has called in a safety expert? HAMMOND: Yes.
His name is Dr.
Robert Patterson.
However, I called him in, not Dr.
Joseph.
Now, after the inspection there'll be a public press conference.
Ladies and gentlemen, that's all the time we have.
The meeting's over.
Can I help you? Yes.
My name is Dr.
Robert Patterson.
Yes, they've been expecting you, Doctor.
You follow me, please.
PAUL: Your reception will be right over there, Dr.
Patterson.
Dr.
Patterson! Dr.
Patterson, could you hold it a second? I'd like to ask you a couple of questions.
GUARD: Hey, buddy! Come back here! Dr.
Patterson, could you hold it a second? There's a couple of questions I'd like to ask.
These guys from the press, they never give you any peace.
No.
I'll have a press release as soon as I can manage it.
Yes.
Thank you.
Marsha, this is Dr.
Patterson.
He's here to see Dr.
Joseph.
Dr.
Patterson.
Hello.
Dr.
Patterson, you're a welcome sight.
I'm Ted Hammond.
I'll take you to Dr.
Joseph.
I'm pleased to meet you.
Would you sign in here, Doctor? Yes, of course.
Dr.
Patterson.
Your dosimeter.
Anyone going into one of the radiation areas has to have one of these monitoring badges.
Thank you.
HAMMOND: Dr.
Patterson, Dr.
Joseph.
Diane Joseph.
Hello.
Hello.
Mr.
Hammond's recitation of your vast experience led me to believe you'd be a much older person.
Well, if that's a compliment, I'll take it.
HAMMOND: Please do, Doctor.
There aren't many people with a background in structural stress analysis and atomic safety systems, and we need both.
What we need, Doctor, is to reassure Mr.
Hammond that my design of this facility is still safe.
HAMMOND: I'm not convinced it ever was completely safe.
You know how it is, Doctor.
Design, build, and then see if it's safe.
Mr.
Hammond.
And now with the discovery of the fault line underneath us, which may become aggravated by the lowering of the water table along the coast I can appreciate your concern.
Of course.
I'll let you get started with Dr.
Joseph.
Catch up with you in a couple of minutes.
Thank you.
(SIGHING) Sorry, Doctor.
I guess pure science and pure safety never do go entirely hand in hand.
Let me show you the plans of the facility.
DIANE: Where would you like to start? Independent power generators, reactor stations, dosimetry analysis, Control Center? (TELEPHONE RINGING) DIANE: Hello? Yes.
I see.
Well, I'm tied up with Dr.
Patterson right now, but tell him I'll get right back to him as soon as we finish the inspection.
(HULK GROWLING) (GROWLING) But how can I control it? It isn't even safe to study.
How can we keep it from ever happening again? I don't know.
We could certainly try x-ray reversal.
Radiological treatment to try to counteract the gamma rays.
ELAINA: Radiological treatment to try to counteract the gamma rays.
I understand you're doing some studies on gamma ray reversal techniques? Oh, yes.
And I'd much rather be discussing them than how many fire extinguishers we have.
But right now, well, you saw Mr.
Hammond.
Yes.
The detailed laboratory plans aren't here.
I didn't think you'd need them.
The laboratories don't affect our safety.
That's true, but I would like to inspect the primary power lines, and according to the plans, they run right through the laboratories.
Right.
Well, I'd like to start my inspection.
I assume you have pass keys to all the levels.
Of course I do.
I explained that to you in my letter.
Yes.
That's how I knew to ask.
Well, that won't be necessary, Doctor, because I'll be going with you.
Well, now, look I know that you must be busy and No problem at all, Doctor.
It's my pleasure.
Shall we? As you know, our entire operation is monitored here in Master Control.
Yes.
Well, if this is typical design, I feel pretty sure we can use the auxiliary panels.
The local wall structure seems more than adequate.
Dr.
Patterson, these auxiliary panels are only used as the backup mechanism, and operate independently.
That's true, Doctor, but each system is an integral part of an overall fail-safe reliability factor, correct? Correct.
Now, I'd like to I'd like to check the construction of the adjacent walls.
The structural engineering in this area seems substantial enough to withstand an earthquake.
That's exactly what I've been telling Mr.
Hammond.
Oh, did you get Mr.
Hammond's letter regarding bringing your new Stress Analysis Probe to test the load-bearing walls? Yes, yes.
Unfortunately, the probe malfunctioned before I left.
But there's no problem, of course.
We can use conventional techniques.
All right.
I imagine you would like to examine the secondary reactor cooling system which runs down these walls right here.
Oh, yes.
Absolutely.
Doctor, would you excuse me for just a moment? Of course.
Hello, Paul? Yes.
Will you pull the security dossier on Dr.
Patterson? And meet me on Level 1.
Oh, and Paul, have Marsha page me in a minute and a half.
Code 2.
Yes, that's right.
I don't know.
I think we may have a problem with Dr.
Patterson.
Okay.
Well, how does it look? Well, everything checks out here.
I would like to continue our inspection down on Level 4.
But the ion-generator systems are on this level.
Okay.
Don't you want to take a look at those? Well, I thought we could do that on the way back.
Well, Doctor, you certainly know more than I, but wouldn't it seem a great deal more efficient if we were to check each level in order? Well, under ordinary circumstances, yes, but MARSHA: (ON PA SYSTEM) Dr.
Joseph.
Dr.
Joseph, report to Level 1.
Code 2.
Sounds urgent.
Yes, it's a critical data analysis problem.
Hopefully, it'll only take me a moment.
Wait here.
Well, why don't you just leave the keys with me and I can continue? No.
Wait for me.
I'll tell you what.
I'll just continue checking the ion generators until you get back, okay? Okay.
NANCY: Do you think Ron's observations are correct? JANET: Depends on what he's observing.
If you ask me, everything Ron does is correct.
Well, you'd certainly know a lot more about that than I would.
Yes, I certainly would.
And let's keep it that way.
Has he got a brother? No.
NANCY: How about a friend? A father? No.
(METALLIC RATTLING) Why do you want Patterson's dossier? Do I have to prove to you his qualifications are more than enough? Ted, spare me the arguments.
It's not a question of his qualifications.
Then what's your problem? His identity.
HAMMOND: What are you talking about? Has to be something in here.
Has to be.
(EXCLAIMS) What is it? Dr.
Patterson has an artificial knee and walks with a cane.
What? Where is he? Take it easy.
Take it easy.
He's on Level 3.
I have the keys.
(BEEPING) Somebody firing up the reactor? They must need a big load of extra power down in the lab.
I'll kill the tone.
LARRY: I thought Hammond wanted to keep the nuclear power plant shut down till after the safety inspections.
Probably part of the same safety inspection.
You know, checking out the systems.
Yeah.
Do we have any cream left? (MACHINERY HUMMING) Diane, you check the computer room.
Paul, you take the utility room.
I'll check the ion generators.
He's not in there.
Then check the power relay station.
I'm going down to Level 4.
Right.
(BEEPING) Do you know what you're doing? Yes.
Believe me.
Doctor, it's extremely important DIANE: What's that? What's causing that? What's happening? It's an earthquake! (ALL SCREAMING) The door! Get to the doorway! TURNER: It's an earthquake! We've got to get out of here! We've got to find Diane first! HAMMOND: Look out! Diane! The radiation chamber! Diane! LARRY: Give me a hand.
I'm going through all tracking on posts 6 through 12.
(TOLLING) Steven! Steven, check fire control for damage.
Bill, just get me a check on all systems.
Larry, I want an audio surveillance on All terminals.
Diane! (WOMAN SCREAMING) Diane! Diane, get up! (HULK GROWLING) MAN: Jim! Jim! Are you all right? RON: Hey, Mike.
Do we have any damage reports yet? Get casualty reports from all levels now.
NANCY: We can expect some heavy aftershocks.
Get a search team organized.
Have them report to me.
Ron, I got the video surveillance back on.
What in the world is that? Ron.
Ron.
Take a look at this.
(SIRENS WAILING) (HELICOPTER WHIRRING) MAN: (ON LOUDSPEAKER) You people on the sidewalk, stay away from the buildings.
We are expecting more aftershocks.
Somebody help me.
Get this off me! Turner, are you all right? Get this off me! Get it off! (GROWLING) More! More! HAMMOND: Turner, get up! We're trapped here.
Diane's probably trapped in there.
Come on, Turner.
Help Paul.
We'll get out.
Turner, help Paul! (GROWLING) Diane! Diane, can you hear me? (COUGHING) (GROANING) Larry? Yeah.
Try to check out the Gamma Lab on the intercom.
Yeah.
LARRY: (ON INTERCOM) Gamma Lab, this is Control Room.
What's your status? Gamma Lab, this is Control Room.
What's your status? Is anyone down there? Gamma Lab, please report! Gamma Lab! Gamma Lab, this is Control What the hell was that? (FEEDBACK BUZZING) LARRY: Gamma Lab, this is Control Room.
Gamma Lab, please report! Gamma (DIANE MOANS) It's all right.
Is it over? Yes, I think so.
Let me check your forehead.
No! Now, just let me see your forehead.
No, don't It's all right, I am a doctor.
Diane? Ted? Paul? HAMMOND: Diane! Are you okay? I'm fine.
Paul's the only one seriously hurt.
How about you? I'm okay so far.
Is there anyone in there with you? Yes.
HAMMOND: All right.
We're gonna get you out.
You work from the inside.
Right.
I can't understand how the earthquake bent this steel door like this.
RON: Any luck reaching Gamma Lab? LARRY: Line's dead.
Then let's get to work on the reactor.
(MACHINERY HUMMING) Okay, we've got it.
HAMMOND: Come on.
I'm coming, Paul.
Just hang in there, Paul.
Straighten it out.
Wait! No, no, no, don't move it.
You might sever an artery.
I don't think you're the one to give any orders here.
Well, it's obvious that the leg is broken.
DAVID: Now, it's possible that a bone fragment could cut the artery.
Who is this guy? Marcus Welby? I don't know, but he's right about the leg.
What were you doing in there? Trying to sabotage us? No.
He was using the gamma unit.
Why? How do you feel? Got one hell of a headache.
HAMMOND: What were you trying to do? Well, when we get out of here, maybe you'll try a little jail, mister.
All right.
I'm pretty sure it's broken.
One, maybe two places in the tibia.
Could you get me a roll of that computer readout over there? And hand me some of that wire.
Quite a bit of it.
Now, when I tell you to lift, I want you to take the heel Leg.
Lift it up straight.
All right, now, it's gonna hurt.
All right? I want you to take it gently by the heel and the back of the knee.
Lift it up straight.
All right.
Yeah, I got it.
Got it? Easy, easy.
DAVID: Very gently, the heel.
All right.
The nape of the knee.
Now lift it up.
Lift straight.
TURNER: Steady.
Lower it down.
LARRY: The reactor isn't responding.
It's not shutting down.
RON: Try the backup systems.
Easy, Paul.
That's it.
This should keep the leg immobile.
At least your first-aid isn't a fake.
HAMMOND: Terrific.
The reactor's going.
What? It kicked on automatically when he hit the megavolt demand for the gamma unit.
I can't get it to shut down.
TURNER: Well, what does that mean? It won't be a problem as long as the cooling systems remain stable.
This place look very stable to you, Doctor? We've got to get out! Easy! TURNER: Somebody give me a hand.
HAMMOND: All right, let's go.
Now, wait a minute, we have to carry Paul.
(EXCLAIMS) The primary cooling system is overheating.
Design.
DIANE: Installation.
What about the emergency diverter you insisted we needed? It's not finished.
(HAMMOND EXCLAIMING) Close the door! (ALL SCREAMING) (ALARM BLARING) I got a blowout in damper number 3.
Engine pressure to zero.
Pressure's out.
I can't hold it! The primary system's gone! Try to re-route through the secondary system.
What was the time of that last search party report? That was just five minutes ago, Ron.
They cleared Level 2.
RON: How's the secondary cooling water system? It's holding up, I think.
It's hard to tell.
So much of the instrumentation's out.
Is the reactor responding to the emergency shutdown command? No.
It's still cooking.
If that secondary cooling system goes, we'll have a nuclear disaster on our hands.
You know something? We ought to take that guy and push him into the steam.
It's his fault we're trapped in here.
RON: Knock it off, Turner.
Where does that lead? The pipe alleys.
If you're thinking about going through there, forget it.
Why? Because they're high-voltage, high-current cables.
If they're broken anywhere inside, you'll be electrocuted.
Unless we kick the circuit breakers, but they're up on Level 3.
Then, you mean the current originates from above? Yes.
Well, if we were able to cut those cables there, it would kill the current in the tunnel.
Well, here's a fire axe.
DAVID: All right, let's use it! Come on, help me with the chair! Here.
We got a 50 megavolt power loss from the main battery.
Any luck with shutting down the reactor? No, not yet.
DAVID: What do you think? DIANE: Should be safe now.
HAMMOND: Safe as it's gonna get.
Hurry up! Hurry up! Come on! DAVID: Turn him around.
Easy! Easy! Pick him up.
DIANE: We made it.
TURNER: Not yet.
We still got to get out of here.
Which way? Down there.
(RUMBLING) (ALL EXCLAIMING) (WOMAN SHRIEKING) Is everybody okay? (ALARM BLARING) Oh, my God! What is that? We've lost cooling water to the reactor.
How soon before the core begins to melt down? Fifteen minutes or less.
Mr.
Mayor, you'd better begin an emergency evacuation.
Immediately.
MAN: (ON LOUDSPEAKER) Attention! Attention! All residents of San Tomas, please continue to evacuate the town and the surrounding area immediately.
Use routes 7, 23 and Avoid route 24 West as there is an imminent danger of radiation leakage from the Nuclear Research Facility.
Attention! Attention! (PAUL GROANING) TURNER: So when that core melts down, it'll eat right through the bottom of the reactor.
Right? Yes.
And this whole place fills with radiation.
That's right.
HAMMOND: Here's the intersection.
Turner, check up there.
Yeah, okay.
Okay.
It's blocked.
So is this one.
Man, I could really kill you for starting that reactor! I could really kill you.
That would give us one less pair of hands to help dig, wouldn't it? Diane, you two try your luck in that one.
Turner, follow me.
NANCY: The search party says that all access to Level 4 is cut off.
How about the emergency water valve? We're trying.
LARRY: Nothing.
Let's double team the C-39 circuit.
On my mark.
Three, two, one, mark.
(BEEPING) I think we tripped it.
Yeah.
(METALLIC RUMBLING) They're trying to turn the emergency valve on.
(WATER TRICKLING) You mean it's right down there? DIANE: It's only a trickle.
It's not gonna do us any good.
Not enough power.
The emergency generator is overloaded.
Right.
Why did they stop? Motor probably jammed.
(ALARM BLARING) What is that? Final alarm.
It means we have five minutes.
Five minutes? (ALARM BEEPING RAPIDLY) Now, what does that one mean? The faster the tone, the less time we've got.
(METALLIC RUMBLING) I think they're trying the valve again.
Come on, you can make it.
I know you can make it.
Come on! TURNER: It's opening.
It is.
It's opening.
I can hear it.
(RUMBLING STOPS) They've stopped again.
I'm afraid it's burned out.
(ALARM BEEPING FASTER) Well, what are they going to do now? If they're smart, they'll start evacuation procedures.
Well, what about us? They're just gonna leave us here? What choice do they have? (ALARM BEEPING SHRILLY) Everybody look for a A pipe.
Maybe a straight steel bar.
Anything that came down in the earthquake.
Something that could be a lever.
It's no use, Ron, that motor's got to be burned up.
Make a sweep of this level.
Get everybody out of here.
I'm gonna try this valve one more time.
We've got to get out of here.
Look, there may be people alive down there! For only three more minutes.
Three more minutes.
TURNER: And if we do get through this, how do we know we can get that valve opened? (GRUNTING) We don't.
TURNER: (GRUNTING) Now, it's coming.
(ALL GRUNTING) All right, everybody, now! All right! All right, how far down the tunnel is it to the valve? DIANE: About 50 feet.
HAMMOND: Come on, Turner.
Up ahead, past the red light.
But even if they open the valve, there's no electrical power to the pump.
We don't need power.
The cooling water is gravity-fed from an outside storage tank.
Does that mean we can follow the pipe to the outside? I wish it were that simple.
Following the water pipe only leads to a wall of reinforced concrete.
All right.
They're doing it.
(ALL SCREAMING) (ALARM BLARING) HAMMOND: Look out! Steam blow-back.
Reactor's too hot! What about When the cooling water hit it, it blew right through the valve fitting.
DIANE: What about him? I don't know.
I have to open the valve all the way to cool off the reactor.
The steam could blow back and kill him! LARRY: Ron, we've only got one minute left.
Ron! It's hopeless! Come on.
(EXCLAIMING) (VALVE RATTLING) (WATER ROARING) TURNER: The water is on! That's the water, isn't it? HAMMOND: Yes.
(HULK GROWLING) TURNER: What's happening? HAMMOND: Steam pressure must be cracking the wall.
DIANE: We can get out this way! MAN: Attention! Attention! All residents of San Tomas may now return to the city.
All residents of San Tomas may now return to the city.
Route 24 is no longer hazardous.
The danger has passed.
Route 24 is no longer hazardous.
The nuclear facility is safe.
The nuclear reactor is cooling down? HAMMOND: Yes, the danger is over.
Are there any plans to rebuild the facility? That's rather a premature question.
But when we do, I I assure you we'll be working more closely with the safety engineer.
TURNER: Turner.
Turner is my name.
Man, I'll tell you, for a while down there it didn't look real good.
I never gave up hope, though.
Never? Mmm-mmm.
We understand that somebody spotted a large hulking creature down there.
Could you describe Come on, Jack! We're trying to cover a real story here.
Could there have been any sabotage in this? No.
Not likely.
Well, we understand that there was somebody down there.
An imposter? Saboteur? Yes, there was someone there.
I don't believe he was a saboteur.
Well, what was he doing? He was trying to use the gamma ray inversion equipment.
Did he succeed? No.
Where is he now? I don't know.
He may have been killed in the explosion of steam that blew down the wall.
If it hadn't been for him, none of us would be alive.