The Time Tunnel s01e04 Episode Script

Two American scientists are lost in the swirling maze of past and future ages during the first experiments on Americas greatest and most secret project- the Time Tunnel, Tony Newman and Doug Phillips now tumble helplessly toward a new.
fantastic adventure somewhere along the infinite corridors of time, Everything must be destroyed.
Everything.
We must leave nothing for tomorrow morning.
I will see to it.
Tasaka-san.
- Everything.
in every office.
- Hai,! How did you get in? We.
uh- We sort of came in by mistake.
- What are you doing here? Who are you? - Were tourists.
Uh.
just sightseeing.
Nobody sightsees inside theJapanese consulate.
I assure you.
We didnt know this was theJapanese consulate.
Everybody in Honolulu knows that.
The day before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
In theJapanese consulate.
Leave the consulate at once.
Please.
Try for a time lock.
quick.
before we lose them.
Power.
all units.
Were sorry to have intruded.
They are spies.
Why let them escape? Because their superiors would trace them to us and it would be dangerous to create an incident today.
- Follow them.
- Hai, - If they make one suspicious move.
kill them.
- Hai,! Wow.
Out of the lions mouth.
They must have been burning their secret codes getting ready for the attack tomorrow morning.
I wonder how far away Pearl Harbor is.
We used to drive it in 15 minutes.
My father and I.
Your father? When was that? I was living here at the time on this very day.
I was seven years old, My mom had died the year before, I was staying with my dad.
He was a lieutenant- a lieutenant commander- shore-based here at the naval station.
What happened to him? I dont know.
He was reported missing after the attack.
Never found.
dead or alive.
Doug! Whatever did happen to him hes alive now! December 6.
1941! I can see my father again.
find out what did happen to him.
maybe warn him.
Im with you.
Tony.
Wedd better get to him as soon as possible.
Where was he based? In the naval base? Wait a minute.
I remember I spent that day with.
with.
uh- with Billy Neal.
Thats right.
He was my best friend.
And later in the day my father came.
He came for dinner.
He oughta be there right now! The Neal home isnt far from the base.
I think I can find it.
Come on! - Good evening.
- Good evening.
- This is the Neal home.
isnt it? - Yes.
You are expected? No.
But we have important business with your dinner guest.
Come in.
please.
- Please wait here.
Ill tell Mrs.
Neal.
- Thank you.
Will you know him when you see him? Hell be a tall man.
And just about my age right now.
Its.
uh.
strange to hear them enjoying themselves when they have no idea whats going to happen in the morning.
This house was destroyed.
The fire bombs scored a direct hit on it.
Hello, - Im Louise Neal.
Can I help you? - Yes.
Mrs.
Neal.
Were sorry to break in on you.
but itss urgent that we speak with Commander Newman.
- Is he here? - No.
But hell be here any minute.
Hess bringing the admiral to dinner- - Is it about my husband? - No.
Forgive me for asking.
but the situation is so tense these days and my husband is an officer aboard the Enterprise.
Hed hoped to be here tonight for dinner.
but the Enterprise wontt reach Pearl Harbor until around 8:00 tomorrow morning, Im here to observe the two Americans who just arrived.
Come with me.
You can see through here.
- Who is coming? - The butler.
Ichiro.
Hes not one of us.
His sympathies are with them.
Never mind, YuKo, Ill answer it, Make sure no one else comes in here.
Hello, Louise, The admiral will be here in a little while, Hello, Louise, The admiral will be here in a little while, - Mm-hmm.
- Is little Tony behaving himself? Of course, Theyre having a wonderful time, These men have come looking for you.
Excuse me.
please.
while I go look after the children.
What can I do for you? Have we met before? Yes.
Many years ago.
That long ago? You must have been very young.
Yes.
sir.
But Ive never forgotten you.
You wanted to see me? Weve come to warn you.
sir.
If you go to the base tomorrow morning your life will be in danger.
What do you mean? Somebodys trying to kill me? Oh.
no.
Please dont ask us to explain.
We cantt.
And if we did, you wouldnt believe us, But if you do go there you might die.
What.
are you drunk? Is this some kind of a threat? Who are you? Please.
youve got to believe us.
- Were trying to save your life.
- I want the truth here.
or Imm gonna call the police.
Sir.
we know for absolute fact Japan will launch a mass air attack on Pearl Harbor tomorrow morning at 7:55, - Well.
thats impossible.
It couldntt happen.
- Sir.
it will happen.
Their fleet couldnt approach us without our knowing about it.
Japan has deployed one third of her fleet toward Indochina to make us think that her next move will be southward.
But at this very moment, the other two-thirds ofher fleet are approaching Hawaii from the north, Whats your source of information? At Annapolis you studied higher mathematics.
- Even thought ofbeing a mathematician, - How did you know that? Youre familiar with relativity mechanics.
- The concept and use of time as a real dimension.
- Yes.
And that its possible to travel in time as well as space.
Well.
maybe.
Its only a theory.
Years and years into the future.
Exactly, We come from the future, In days to come.
Commander.
every American will know the words.
Remember Pearl Harbor.
Remember what at Pearl Harbor? Remember the attack we just told you about tomorrow morning! Well.
youre not drunk so all I can assume is that youre a pair of lunatics.
Commander.
please.
youve got to- In either case.
I find your behavior highly offensive.
if not dangerous.
- Daddy.
Daddy.
- Yes? What is it.
Tony? Can Billy and me stay up later tonight? Can we.
Daddy? It seems to me its getting Kind of close to your bedtime, Please.
Dad? Just tonight? Commander Newman.
can Tony and I stay up and play? Say its okay.
Please? Please? Billy.
you know what you promised when I said Tony could sleep over tonight.
You said youd go to bed on time, But were just in the middle of a game.
You can finish your game in the morning.
Now.
both of you.
go to bed.
The kids will be in this house when its destroyed? Sir.
Theres something else.
The reason why I came to warn you.
The reason is as strange as it might seem.
I- Shall I serve dinner.
Mrs.
Neal? Not quite yet.
Yuko.
Please ask Ichiro to open the wine.
Oh.
his wife telephoned.
Shes very sick.
and he had to go.
- Oh, Im so sorry, - But I will take care of everything.
Thank you.
Yuko.
- I hope the admiral wont be long.
- You go.
Now.
look.
if youre nervous about an attack.
ship out to the States.
Dont spread panic, YuKo will show you out, This way.
please.
Lets go.
Make no sound.
Move out door.
- Whats wrong? - Wevve lost our lock on the boys.
Get them back.
Their lives are in danger.
Little Tonys too.
- TheJapanese fleet.
- On their way to Pearl Harbor.
- Cant you get back to the boys? - Imm trying.
but the fix keeps drifting.
- Have the Americans talked? - Not yet.
They only tell crazy stories nobody would believe.
I am told you refuse to cooperate.
Weve explained everything.
He doesntt believe us.
Lies! They take us for fools.
It is imperative that we establish the leak and how far it has gone.
There is no leak.
Who are you? We told him.
Were scientists.
I shall make a bargain with you.
If you tell me the truth.
I will release you in the morning and you will have saved your lives.
Youve got to believe us.
Wevve traveled through time.
More lies! - Ill make them talk.
- Wait.
We have a more efficient way to make people tell the truth a method developed by our allies.
the Germans and used successfully by their gestapo.
Start with this one.
It is called truth serum.
This is the first evening Ive been able to relax in quite a while.
Any special reason.
Admiral? We got a report this afternoon theJapanese fleet was sighted off the coast of Indochina.
That means theyre heading south.
Well.
thats very strange.
A civilian told me the same thing.
A civilian? Just a lucky guess.
He also told me theJapanese are going to attack Pearl Harbor tomorrow morning.
Another one of those doomsday prophets? I must get 10 of those predictions a day, Well.
forget it.
How about another drink? The children are sleeping at last.
- Louise.
Im sorry.
Imm going to have to leave.
- So early.
Tony? Why? Theres something I want to check on at the yard.
- All right.
Excuse me.
- Admiral.
- It was a great pleasure.
- Thank you.
- Good night.
sir.
- Good night.
We are scientists on a government-sponsored project for the exploration of time.
You know you can trust me.
Why do you keep pretending that you come from the future? I do.
Thats how I know about your plans.
What else do you know? Your next move.
after Pearl Harbor will be the Philippines.
and then Guam.
- How could you know that? - It is history.
Then perhaps you can tell me- Will our attack on Pearl Harbor be successful? Yes, It will be the decisive action of the war? No.
Then what will be the decisive action? Hiroshima.
Hiroshima? In Japan? Then who will lose? You.
Impossible.
We cant lose.
Were getting nowhere with this one.
Try the other one.
He told you the truth about us.
about where the war will end.
Do you want me to tell you about the atomic bomb? Tom.
I just sat down with the admiral.
He told me hed gotten a report on the main Japanese fleet.
- About a third of the fleet.
- Off Indochina? Uh.
heading south.
The appraisal is thats their next move- south.
Yeah.
thats what the admiral said.
Well, it maKes sense, What do we have from Washington? Same appraisal.
No alert.
Tom.
will you authenticate that Indochina report for me? Why? Whats all the sweat about? Just do it.
will ya? Just do it for me.
Okay? Okay.
if itll get that gut-busted look off your face.
Can you get it? It.
uh.
it may take some time.
Yeah.
Ill wait.
How did you get into my office? The Tunnel.
Time Tunnel.
Nonsense.
Were getting nowhere.
Who sent you here? The United States government.
Ah.
Then you are a secret agent.
No.
Then why are you here? What is your immediate objective? My father.
My father and the children.
All this talk of time tunnels and children- meaningless babble.
We gave you a glimpse into the future but you wont accept it because it destroys your dream of world empire.
Its a trick.
Your government has found a way to brainwash its agents.
Have you told anyone else about our surprise attack? Yes.
Yes.
We told Commander Newman.
- Is this true? - Yes.
- But he didnt believe them.
- How can you be sure of that? And you let him get away? Find that man- Commander Newman.
Silence him.
No.
No.
he thought we were drunk or crazy.
Hes no danger to you.
You would be wiser to be concerned for yourself.
Shall I finish them? Your discovery of our surprise attack is of such critical importance that I must report it to Tokyo.
Guard them.
Hello? Yes.
Mrs.
Ichiro? Is anything wrong? No.
Ichiro isnt here.
He left early.
He told Yuko that you were ill and he had to go home.
Well.
at least Im glad yourre not ill.
Im sure helll be home soon.
No.
no need to apologize.
Good night.
- What do you want here? - Wheres Commander Newman? Hes not here.
He left hours ago.
Who are you? - I told you hes not here.
- I have checked at his home and other places.
He must still be in this house.
- That hall leads to other rooms? - To the childrens rooms and my- Stop.
or Ill shoot you.
If you go near those children.
Ill kill you.
Im going to call the police.
Operator.
give me the police.
No.
no.
no.
Put me through to the navy yard.
Well- No.
dont call the police.
Louise.
I think I know what its about.
Itss an intelligence matter.
Dont worry.
Illl- Illll send a marine guard to your house.
Okay.
Good-bye.
Thank you.
Thats the way it really was.
The way it really is, Theyre taking off for the attack.
Ray.
youre locked on the enemy fleet.
Weve got to find Doug and Tony.
They may be dead.
I know.
Ann.
Im doing everything I can.
Intensify the probe.
The Neal house and little Tony.
Thank heavens hes all right.
Get rid of that sound! - Clear the focus.
- This is the best we can do.
We cant just leave them to be murdered or killed in the bombing.
Is the time fix good enough to try for a transfer? - Anyplace is better than where they are now.
- No.
With a drifting fix like this.
in trying we might kill them ourselves.
Weve got to take the chance! Whats the matter.
General? Little Tony- hes gonna sleep over in the Neal house.
Well.
I know.
but its our Tony we have to get out.
Oh.
no.
it cant be.
- It cant.
- What? What.
you mean if little Tony is killed.
our Tony might cease to exist? Theoretically.
The logical fact is that little Tony must have escaped.
- Tony lived to grow up.
- Logical.
Who can be logical about something we know so little about? Or theres the possibility if our Tony dies in 1941.
little Tony might cease to exist.
- Weve got to get them both out! - Their lives are interlocked.
Weve got to improve the time fix.
Itll be too late.
Too late.
Only an hour and 15 minutes left.
Tasaka should have been able to contact Tokyo by now.
If only my father had believed me or if wed had a chance to talk to Mrs.
Neal.
I have just received an answer from Tokyo.
Its being decoded now.
Hold on.
Kill them! Hai, - Communications.
Anderson.
- Is Commander Newman there.
please? He just stepped out.
Hell be back in a few minutes.
Is there anything I can do? No.
Just tell him that Louise Neal called and- and everything seems to be all right.
Ive sent the marine back to the base.
Would you want the commander to call you back.
maam? No.
Ill be seeing him later this morning.
Thank you.
Good-bye.
Ah.
You just missed a call from Mrs.
Neal.
She says everythings all right.
Any new confirmation come in about theJapanese fleet? No.
Looks like you got yourself all worked up over nothing.
Report from the radar room? Yeah.
Theyre all going off for breakfast.
and Imm going to follow their example.
Look.
its going to be a nice.
quiet.
peaceful Sunday morning.
So why dont we all just relax and enjoy it.
TheJapanese are going to attack in less than half an hour.
- We cant just stand here and let this happen.
- Jerry.
it did happen.
- Theyre all going to be killed! - That was in 1941.
This isnt just a picture.
- This is the real thing happening.
isnt it? - Thatss right.
Were looking back into time to whatss happening.
Then lets try to do something about it.
Jerry.
someday youll realize that all men have to live with their past.
It cant be changed, Keep knocking.
Somebodys got to answer.
- Yes? - Its an emergency.
Mrs.
Neal.
Weve got to talk to you.
Oh.
Yes.
last night.
Come in.
please.
- Whats the matter? - Youvve got to get out.
AJapanese air attack is on the way.
Theyll be here in 30 minutes.
This house is in the target area.
You and the children go up to the mountain.
Thats what you came to tell the commander last night? - Yes.
- Thats why he hurried back to the base.
Still.
its strange.
his sending you to tell me.
Please.
Mrs.
Neal.
believe us.
We havent a minute to waste.
I can prove that were telling you the truth, - Where is your maid? - Well.
she didnt come to work this morning.
- She wont, - No.
because shess a spy.
She doesnt want to be around when the bombs start falling.
My husbands ship is headed right into it.
Ill get the children.
- Mommy,! - Billy.
um- Were going to go on a picnic.
- Now.
wont that be fun? - A picnic? But only if you dress as fast as a fireman and go tell Tony.
But.
Mommy.
Im trying to tell you- Tonyss gone.
- Gone? Where? - I dont Know, He got out ofbed a little while ago, Said he thought he heard his daddy talking.
Then he ran out the back way.
Billy.
did.
uh- did Tony say where he was going? No.
Wheres the picnic going to be? Are you coming? I know a good place on the mountain for a picnic.
Hes gone.
Weve only got 25 minutes left.
Well.
weve got to find him.
- Mom.
wheres the picnic going to be? - Up on the mountain.
You get dressed.
Dont waste any more time.
Welll find him.
- All right.
- Hes got to be around here somewhere.
But where? Where did I go that morning? - In the garden? - You look in the garden.
Ill look through the house.
Come on! - No luck.
- Not a sign of him.
Weve only got a few minutes left.
- Cant you remember where you might have gone? - Ivve been trying.
I canttt! Surely on that morning.
of all mornings.
you must remember something.
Surely on that morning.
of all mornings.
you must remember something.
No.
I- Youve got to remember! We cantt leave without the boy.
Without you, It must have been the shock of the bombing.
It wiped out everything.
All I can remember is- is running and running.
You must have been outside the door.
You must have heard what was said about the coming attack.
I ran to warn my father.
Well.
thats it! - Wheres he going? - Hess going to catch little Tony.
Oh.
thank goodness.
Tony! Tony! - Tony.
- Who are you? My name is- is Tony too.
I know where youre going.
- I gotta hurry.
- Dont worry about your father.
He means as much to me as he does to you.
- But hes my father.
- I know.
I know.
Now I want you to do something for me.
Hurry back and go with Billy.
But dont tell him what we know about the attack.
It might frighten him.
Remember now.
Im trusting you.
Ill get to your father.
Anyway.
I can run faster than you.
Promise? I promise.
The others are dressed and ready.
Tony.
you go with him.
What about you? Hes going to save my father.
Come on.
Look at the planes.
I bet its maneuvers.
Lets hurry.
children.
as fast as we can.
Youll be all right now.
Just keep on going.
- Theres something I have to do.
- All right.
Take care.
Hurry.
Hurry.
children.
Ive done all I can from here.
- What about theJapanese consulate? - Thats my next move.
Hey.
I-Im looking for- Have you seen Commander Newman? Communications.
You can cut through there.
Take everything down to the car.
Careful with that radio.
Well need it to contact the submarine.
The American spy! And sailors! Coming in! Lieutenant.
thats their car.
Theyrre inside.
Come on! Move back in there! Theyre the ones.
Hess the chief.
- Take them.
- Ive got to get back to the base right away.
- Take their car.
- Right.
Hes alive,! Tony! I came as quick as I could.
Wed better be ready to transfer them.
Calling Enterprise,! Calling Enterprise,! Calling Enterprise, Keep calling.
We have to stop her from coming into Pearl.
Calling Enterprise, - Its a dud.
- No.
- Its still ticking.
- It has a delayed-action fuse.
Itll go off in a few minutes.
maybe seconds.
- Take your hands off the controls! - What are you doing? - Weve got to do something! - What? How? We could relocate that bomb in another time zone.
It may kill innocent people in another time zone! Doug and Tony are heading for that room.
Theyll be killed when that bomb explodes! Where has it gone? We cant spare the time to find out.
We must stay with Doug and Tony.
Its the bomb,! Send it somewhere else! We cant.
Itss locked in automatic.
- Ill disarm it.
I know how.
- We can hold it only 90 seconds.
- Then it returns automatically.
- It may explode in less than 90 seconds.
All personnel leave immediately! And.
guards.
seal off the control area from the rest of the complex.
Ann.
you go along with them.
You too.
Ray.
- Ill stay here and helpJerry.
- Illl try to hold it a little longer.
Ill help you.
Ray.
Ray.
can you hold the time lock a little longer? Were almost finished, Did you disarm it? I dont know.
Imm not sure.
We were trying to reach the Enterprise warn her to turn back.
Well send a message.
If its still in commission.
No.
its my job.
Ill do it for you.
sir.
- Lie still.
Ill get help.
- Yourre bleeding.
Save your strength.
This is what Ive been saving my strength for.
The switch- Hello? Hello.
Enterprise, Hello.
This is Pearl Harbor.
We read you.
Pearl Harbor.
Come in.
We are under attack.
This is not a maneuver.
I repeat- this is not a maneuver.
Turn back.
Roger.
They got it.
They got it.
You said you knew me a long time ago and that youve always remembered.
My name is- is Tony Newman.
Tony Newman.
I know you.
I know you as well as I know my own son.
I- I am your son.
Its good to know my little boy will survive.
Come on.
Theres nothing else we can do here.
Nothing.
Theres nothing left.
Thats why my father was never found.
We cant wait.
Wevve got to transfer them before theyrrre killed.
Their chances of surviving a transfer are better than living through that bombing.
Try it.
Little Tonys all right, Youre drifting.
Try to get back to Doug and Tony.
Well try for a time lock.
Doug? There! Fire! Tony.
Tony,! Tony, Tony! Over here! Am I glad to see you.
Buckskins? Were gonna need them too.
Come on.
Keep low.
Whos trying to hunt us down? Looks like we got caught in the middle of a battle.
There are troops all over.
- What kind of troops? - I dont know.
From the looks of these trees and these buckskins we could be somewhere in the southern United States.
Where and when? Were gonna have to find a better place to hide until we get our bearings.
Lets go.
Over there! Get after them! Theyre heading toward the American line!