Nothing But The Truth
(South China Sea - West of the Philippines)
(seaQuest DSV - Hallway)
Hitchcock: Come on, Jonathan, don't do this to me. How often do you get offered your own submarine?
Ford: It's just Bruno class. It's a sausage with a propeller.
Hitchcock: It's your own command.
Ford: Well, I'm thinkin' about it.
Hitchcock: Misgivings?
Ford: Yeah. I mean, where else am I gonna get the opportunities that I have here? Bridger allows me to be Captain a lot. And whenever anything happens, we're always the first vessel called.
Hitchcock: OK, well that's the argument for staying. But what about the other side?
Ford: It's my own command.
Krieg: (over loudspeaker) Commanders Ford and Hitchcock to the bridge, please.
(Bridge) Krieg: (as Hitchcock and Ford enter) Captain Bridger for you.
Ford: Your experiment's ready to go, sir. Only seven of us left on board, we'll join you in the aircraft carrier's control room shortly.
Bridger: (on screen) All right, very good. But first, there's a vessel from the University of the Philippines just radioed us for assistance. They've lost rudder control about a mile and a half off your port bow. Rendezvous, and bring those scientists up to the surface when you come up.
Ford: We can do that. There's room in the last launch.
Bridger: (on screen) If you're going to leave us, Commander, at least you're going out in style. You'll be remembered as the only man who got a chance to sink the seaQuest.
Ford: (to Hitchcock) You maneuver this beast by yourself?
Hitchcock: I've been waiting two years to try.
Krieg: If you stay, you're not going to sign my officer review, are you?
Ford: I'm not trying to get you drummed off seaQuest, if that's what you think.
Krieg: But that's what's going to happen.
Ford: I have the right to chose my own executive staff, Krieg. It's nothing personal.
Krieg: How else am I supposed to take it. I mean, I know you can't fault my work, so it's got to be my style, right?
Ford: Character, Krieg. You're supposed to have it, not be it.
(Hallway)
(Ford spots Lucas.)
Ford: Why aren't you in launch bay with the others?
Darwin: Lucas and Darwin stay on seaQuest.
Ford: Lucas, we can't do anything to jeopardize Bridger's experiment. Now, if he's right, and these hull siphons can automatically refloat a sinking ship, imagine how many lives can be saved, not to mention cargo.
Lucas: Yeah, but you're only flooding the passageways, right? The rooms will stay dry. If I stay in the record-
Ford: Did Bridger ask you to stay on board?
Lucas: Actually, he didn't ask me for anything.
Ford: Who cracked the program that allows us to understand fish-face here?
Lucas: I did.
Ford: You, and who else?
Lucas: This is the reason Bridger came back here in the first place. You heard him, fish-face, we have to leave the ship.
(Launch Bay)
Crocker: (into PAL) We got 'em, Commander, the University vessel is secure.
Ford: (in hallway, into PAL) Bring 'em aboard and we are outta here. Nice driving, Katie.
Hitchcock: (on bridge) I'll re-engage autopilot and meet you in launch bay.
Crocker: Welcome aboard, sir.
Colonel Schraeder: Thank you, thank you.
Crocker: Are you all right?
Schraeder: Well, we had a bit of a scare back there but we're fine, I think. There is just one thing.
(Crocker turns to be hit by gun, falls down steps, pushes button setting off alarm)
Krieg: (rushing Lucas out of launch bay) Drop the bag and go. Go!
Schraeder: Let's move it. Disable communications.
Commando #1: Communications dead, Colonel.
Ford: (in hallway, into PAL) Launch bay? Bridge?
(Bridge)
Hitchcock: Launch bay? Jonathan? Surface cruiser Quayle, if you can hear me, this is seaQuest, Lieutenant Commander Hitchcock. I have an unidentified security alarm. I am locking down all weapons, staring with sea-to-air missiles.
(Launch Bay)
Schraeder: (picks up bag) Wolenczak, find him. (to Krieg) How many others are still loose?
Krieg: No one else.
Schraeder: He's lying. Deck by deck search. If anyone else approaches this room, I want them held for interrogation. No killing. Bridge, keep schedule.
(Sea Deck)
Ford: (into PAL) Katie, can you hear me? Katie, if you can hear me, rev auxiliary engines. (sees Darwin) Darwin, have you seen the others?
Darwin: Not free.
Ford: What?
Darwin: New people, attack with guns.
Ford: Where are they now?
Darwin: All places.
Commando: (from hallway) Down this way, come on. (Ford grabs re-breather and enters moon pool as commandos enter and then leave)
(Bridge)
Hitchcock: Scrambling reactor controls. All systems disabled, seaQuest is now dead in the water. (turns to see commandos forcing doors open) The bridge is compromised. I have no time for emergency surfacing procedures.
Schraeder: (commandos enter, turn off alarm) She shut everything down.
Jackson: (walks over to Hitchcock) She'll work with us.
Bowman: Don't need it. As long as there's power to make an outward link.
Schraeder: And you are?
Hitchcock: Lieutenant Commander Hitchcock, UEO, N77-38656.
Schraeder: Beyond name, rank, and serial number, Commander, what surprises have you laid into the controls? (no response) My friend can make you talk.
Hitchcock: I'll lie.
Schraeder: He can make you tell the truth.
Bowman: Routing past fused com-circuit. We'll have a secure satellite hookup in ten minutes.
(Commando puts Hitchcock by the moon pool. Ford quietly swims up and grabs her hand.)
Ford: Are you OK?
Hitchcock: Yeah. Is anyone else free?
Ford: I don't know.
Hitchcock: Soon as I get a chance, I'm in the water.
Ford: No, stay here. I want to control what they know. No matter what I do, no matter what happens, I want you to tell them the truth.
Hitchcock: Jonathan.
Ford: Even if it's classified. I need to know that you won't lie, Katie.
Jackson: Hey!
(Starts shooting into moon pool, as Ford swims off.)
Schraeder: I said no killing. Who was that?
Hitchcock: C-Commander Ford.
Bowman: (looks up Ford's record on the computer) She told the truth.
Schraeder: For now, but later on, when she thinks we're starting to trust her, she'll lie.
(Galley Supply Closet)
Krieg: How you doin' over here, Shep?
Shepard: I think it might be broken.
Krieg: All right, hang in there, will ya? You know, Chief, there was even money you didn't have any blood vessels up there. Looks like the bleeding's stopped.
Crocker: I'm seeing double, Ben.
Krieg: All right, keep an ear to the door. I'm gonna try and get us the hell outta here.
Crocker: It'd take you hours to wiggle through that air duct to the filtration housing, and even if you'd make it through, the turbine blades would just chop you to pieces.
Krieg: Last dry dock, all galley vents were routed to refrigeration.
Crocker: How the hell do you know that?
Krieg: Studied up for my officer review.
(Sea Deck)
Commando: (sees Darwin) Hey, buddy. (bends down, Ford pulls him in.)
(Bridge)
Bowman: I'm through. UEO central computer recognized our inquiry. It thinks it's talking to seaQuest.
Schraeder: It is talking to seaQuest, she just has a different captain, that's all.
Jackson: Nothing. She shut down all direct controls. This bridge is useless.
Schraeder: Just like the manual says. But what about detection capabilities? If someone tinkers in the bowels of this ship, will it still show up here?
Hitchcock: Systems check is still active.
(Sea Deck)
Ford: I want you to follow these men, tell me where they go.
Darwin: Men hurt seaQuest?
Ford: Not if we can help it. (puts commando in hyperbaric chamber)
Lucas: Commander? (Ford looks around) Down here. Commander.
Ford: Lucas! (helps Lucas up) Did anybody else get free?
Lucas: No, no, just me.
Ford: If we get back to your quarters, can you contact Bridger on the surface?
Lucas: It depends on what they've done to the ship.
Ford: OK, let's go.
(Hallway)
Ford: You all right?
Lucas: Yeah.
Ford: Let the fear work for you, Lucas, use it.
Lucas: How?
Ford: Fear makes us alert, it pumps adrenaline, slows down time.
Lucas: When I was under the grate, I, I just shut my eyes. I don't want to let you down.
Ford: You came out on your own. I'm not worried about you letting us down.
Lucas: Come on.
Commando #3: There are two of them, heading your way.
Commando #4: (on radio) Roger, I got 'em.
(Hallway - One Deck Lower) Lucas: He's right behind us. (Ford stops) What? He's coming.
Ford: No, he wants us to think he is. He's pushing us forward. This way. (enters room)
Commando #4: (on radio) Still haven't come past me.
Commando #3: What do you mean they didn't come past you? Work back toward me, room by room. They're here somewhere.
Commando #4: (on radio) Got it.
Commando #3: (enters room) Come out. Hands up, or I shoot. (Lucas stands up) Where's you friend? (Ford hits commando from behind, they fight)
(Room)
Commando #3: (tied up on bed) Hey, hey, kid, hey, listen to me.
Lucas: (puts tape on commando's mouth) Oh, I'm sorry, is that too tight? (pulls tape off, puts it back on) There, is that better?
(Bridge)
Jackson: Two of my men haven't checked in.
Schraeder: I thought you hand-picked the best men, Jackson. They're panicking. Where are you going?
Jackson: Hunting.
Hitchcock: What are you doing here?
Schraeder: You're in a submarine all your professional life, Commander. Do you ever sample the substance around you?
Hitchcock: Water? All the time.
Schraeder: And what do you find? The slow death of our planet -- pollution. Be good, stay alive, reap the benefits of our efforts.
Bowman: All nuclear reactors and chemical plants accounted for, Colonel. Moving on to fertilizer and paint manufacturers.
Schraeder: How long 'till you're finished?
Bowman: Half hour, max. Right on schedule.
(Galley Supply Closet)
Krieg: Ugh! Damn it! There are conduit cables I can't tear out. I'm gonna need something to saw with. Chief?
Crocker: Sorry, Lieutenant. I, I keep going in and out.
Krieg: All right. Just relax, all right. Just relax.
(Lucas's Room)
Lucas: I've reprogrammed the WSKR for laser communication. If I've routed it right, the satellite over Panama should microwave us through to Captain Bridger.
Ford: Will the commandos know about it on the bridge?
Lucas: Lasers don't make acoustical noise. They'll have to be paying very close attention.
(Bridge) Schraeder: What is that?
Hitchcock: Someone is using a WSKR to make contact outside the ship.
Schraeder: Bowman!
Bowman: Got all paper mills and lumber manufacturers. Security codes for waste plants starting to come in.
Schraeder: Trace down the source of this laser, now.
(Lucas's Room)
Bridger: (on screen) We've been trying to contact you.
Ford: That wasn't a research submersible, sir. We've been taken over by commandos of some kind.
Bridger: (on screen) What? Who are they? What do they want?
Ford: I don't know. Lucas and I are the only ones free. So far, they control the bridge.
Bridger: (on screen) All right, Commander, basics.
Ford: Identify the enemy, determine his objectives, counter his plan.
Bridger: (on screen) Good. Now, I'll have some aerial sub destroyers sent to you as soon as possible, but you realize, if they try to activate any of our long-range weapons . . .
Ford: Understood. Lucas says I can call you from anywhere on the boat with this. I'll keep you apprised.
(Bridger gives Lucas a look.)
Lucas: I'm all right, Captain.
Bridger: (on screen) You stay in your cabin, and lock the hatch. (screen goes blank)
Ford: Darwin, go to the bridge, watch Hitchcock.
Lucas: What did he mean, if they activate our weapons?
Ford: He'll have to destroy seaQuest.. See if you can tap into the security cameras, but don't do anything they can trace.
Lucas: Where are you going?
Ford: I'm gonna need some help. I've got to find Krieg and Crocker.
(Bridge)
Bowman: Got it. Laser communication originated from a WSKR hovering outside something called "mammal engineering." It's listed under the name, Wolenczak.
Hitchcock: He's just a boy.
Schraeder: Jackson, are you there? This Wolenczak is on port side of sea deck four. Go get him. Alive.
(Galley Supply Closet)
Crocker: Someone's coming.
Krieg: I'm stuck.
Crocker: (door opens, trips person entering) No, it's the Commander. It's the Commander.
Krieg: I couldn't get past the electrical conduit.
Ford: Your efforts showed up on engineering's diagnostics. That's how I found you. I've disabled three of their men. Get his uniform, tie him up. How are you guys for travel?
Krieg: Broken ribs, maybe internal bleeding; compound leg fracture; Crocker's got a concussion. How's Katie?
Ford: She's all right. Take this weapon, get to med bay, lock yourselves in until I send for you.
(Ward Room)
Bridger: (on screen) Let me tell you what we found out. They're using the seaQuest to raid security codes to sensitive industrial plants throughout the confederations. There's no telling what damage they can do.
Ford: Captain, I'm going to carry out the original plan -- flood the boat and send it to the bottom.
Bridger: (on screen) Go on.
Ford: Well, I figure if we can throw them off their game, get 'em runnin' scared, maybe we can regain control.
Bridger: (on screen) Good plan. Do it.
(Bridge)
Schraeder: They've ended communications with the surface. Find that kid. Where are we?
Bowman: I've got the whole wish list, Colonel. As soon as I use seaQuest's computers to unscramble these security codes, we're outta here.
(When his back is turned she quickly scrambles the computer.)
Schraeder: What's happening?
Bowman: She's erasing the computer's memory.
Schraeder: How bad?
Bowman: She's got the cipher file's automatic mode. We'll have to do all these codes manually. That's going to add another half an hour at least.
Schraeder: Start with the nukes and the chems and work back. Chain her to the rail. (to Hitchcock) Stupid. Stupid.
(Sea Deck)
Ford: These guys didn't just pick this day by accident, they knew we'd be a skeleton crew.
Krieg: They looked pretty damn professional coming through the launch bay.
Crocker: They aren't going to panic that easy, I can tell you that much.
Ford: Unless they're submariners, when water starts flooding in, they'll freak.
Krieg: Won't the hull siphons kick in and refloat the ship?
Ford: Not if we disable them.
Commando: (os) Freeze! Don't move!
Lucas: (os) Somebody help! Stop it, I'm not doing anything, come on.
(Ford goes to see what's happening and watches as Lucas is taken captive.)
Jackson: Take him to the bridge, find out what he knows, what he's done.
Lucas: (dragged off) Let go of me.
(Lucas's Room)
Krieg: What are we looking for?
Ford: I don't know, message from Lucas. (picks up screen)
(Bridger's Room)
Ford: That code on Lucas's monitor was the old man's circuitry ID number.
Krieg: This thing always gives me the willies.
Professor Martinson: Commander Ford, as the ranking officer aboard seaQuest, I recognize your authority to access my program.
Ford: Captain, Lucas left a message for us with Professor Martinson, I thought you should see it with us.
Bridger: (on screen) Where is Lucas now?
Ford: He's on the bridge with Hitchcock.
Bridger: (on screen) Proceed.
Professor Martinson: Before Lucas was interrupted, he was feeding images from the bridge into my video enhancer. I direct you to the other monitor. UEO personnel scan, active search. Colonel Schraeder, recently retired from the UEO's environmental enforcement division.
Bridger: (on screen) All of the security codes that they've stolen are from industrial polluters, grade six and above.
Ford: Blackmail?
Bridger: (on screen) We don't know yet. Check in on intervals. (screen goes black)
Krieg: Woah, Chief.
Crocker: Yeah, right here, right here.
Krieg: We've gotta get him to med bay.
Crocker: No, I, I go with you guys.
Ford: I won't turn it down. Are you strong enough to get up into the electrical wiring?
Crocker: Just tell me what you need, Commander.
Ford: Scramble launch bay, but good. When they think they're opening the pressure seal, I want the toilets to flush.
Crocker: Got it. Make the toilets flush. (leaves)
Ford: We won't count on him. You up for some trouble?
Krieg: Always.
Ford: I've got to shut down the hull siphons, and then open the Mag-lev sea valve. I need some time.
Krieg: I can play fox to the hounds. (Ford leaves) (to Prof. Martinson) So, uh, can I ask you a favor?
(Bridge)
Schraeder: Where's this signal coming from?
Lucas: Looks like somewhere in the science section.
Hitchcock: The Captain's quarters.
Lucas: (looks at Hitchcock in shock) Commander.
Schraeder: Move aft, B deck, starboard side.
(Hallway - Outside Bridger's Room)
Professor Martinson: (commando walks by and into room) . . . this is one of the major reasons why I'll end by saying, I don't think so, young man. (Krieg closes and locks door)
Continued