seaQuest DSV (1993) s01e16 Episode Script
Whale Song
Scandinavian whaler.
Three hundred meters off port.
Get me closer.
Okay, that's it.
I got her.
Give me the numbers.
Hull number: four, five, alpha, seven, bravo, three, eight, zulu.
It's the Irish Ocean.
Seven minutes, 53 degrees, north latitude.
Nine minutes, five degrees, west longitude.
They had a humpback in their nets.
I should tell Max.
Let him sleep.
We'll tell him in the morning.
He doesn't sleep anymore, Gerry.
None of us do.
We're losing.
I know.
Scandinavian? Yes, sir.
Is it a kill? I'm afraid so, sir.
But we can ID the numbers.
Got them cold.
This is the third time.
We have a great case against them.
But no one cares, Wiggins.
You care.
Maybe that's not enough anymore.
Whatever it takes, sir.
You don't have to say that unless you mean it.
I do.
And Corbett? He's with me, sir.
Thank you, Wiggins.
Get some sleep.
A direct hit, sir.
We've crossed over, boys.
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.
This is a perfect orange.
Perfectly round, perfectly fresh, and perfectly Well, perfectly orange.
Fulfilling the government's suggested daily requirement for a natural vitamin C supplement perfectly.
That's not a supplement.
That's an orange, the real deal.
That's my point.
It's not.
Then what is it? It's a chemically engineered, hydroponically grown citrus-like replacement food.
I mean, just once I would like it bruised or not quite ripe.
Something, anything.
Make it taste real! Its just breakfast, Krieg.
Try the egg product.
But they're not eggs.
No cholesterol, no fat.
And no chickens.
No chickens! This boat never has to stop by a grocery store.
The crew's menu is created in the lab out of altered DNA and chemical pies.
The ice cream has a half-life of 1,400 years.
I mean, who knows what this stuff is doing to us? I like it.
Oh, yeah? Then where's your breakfast? I just got off watch.
This is dinner.
No.
No, this is a freeze-dried protein patty, a lookalike beef product.
Raising cattle was outlawed because their methane gas was deteriorating the ozone.
So some cow passes air, and I can't eat a cheeseburger? The North Seas frequently produce unpredictable weather patterns.
I've been in the Irish Ocean.
It can be rough.
But three ships lost in the last two months? What about a rogue wave? We could run some wave patterns.
Rogues don't discriminate, and the vessels involved are all whalers.
The first one, Scandinavian and two weeks later, a Japanese commercial disappeared.
And now the wreckage of an unidentified trawler washed up off the coast of Norway.
That's why the Pentagon wants to see you.
You know, this is not my end of the rope anymore.
And whaling's been illegal since the turn of the century.
So is smoking cigars in restaurants but people still do it.
We've got trade agreements with those guys, Nathan.
We're partners with Japan in the Super Collider and we don't want to compete against the Saab Space Lab.
And people are dying.
So are whales.
Sorry, Nathan.
It's an order.
A chopper will pick you up off the launch at 05:00 hours.
Nathan, bring a coat.
It's raining in Washington.
No can do, Lieutenant.
Look, that's not the answer my superiors want to hear, Chief.
Tough.
Come on, I could ring your bell on this, Bickle, but I'm a good guy, so I won't.
But you're refusing a direct order.
No, I'm not.
I'm obeying one.
No red meat, no natural eggs, and no alcohol.
Anyway, you still owe me for those interactive video headsets.
They were stolen.
Try again, Krieg.
Harmson told me you traded them for a still.
You can't brew beer out of genetically cultivated barley.
They bred the buzz out of it.
I've tried.
Look, this is a medical emergency.
Two pounds of ground beef? Come on, Bickle.
Pretend we've got a sea cow onboard in need of a transplant.
Try a 900 link-up, Krieg.
Naked women dancers, it's more your speed.
Let's keep this easy, Nathan.
We're all old friends here, aren't we? Well, not exactly.
No? Matt Smith, Jack Jones, Nathan Bridger.
I thought you guys would have met on the golf course back on Guam.
Gentlemen.
Captain.
How do you do? Captain.
Let's have a drink.
Scotch rocks with a twist, right? No, not for me.
Thank you, sir.
Come on, Nathan.
It's Frank.
Relax, have a drink.
We're off duty.
If we're off duty, then why was I flown in with a military escort? Couldn't get you a seat on the Navy shuttle bus.
You have to try this roast beef, Captain.
It's from Argentina.
They must feed the cattle something special down there.
I didn't know they were supposed to feed them anything down there.
Still going by the rule book, Nathan? I turned in my rule book, sir.
It's Frank.
Frank.
I've been very impressed with your work on seaQuest, Captain.
Thank you.
Yeah.
From "damn the torpedoes" to talking dolphins.
Science If I didn't have rank, it would have put me out of a job.
Science is the job, Frank.
At least for me.
Come on, Nathan, this isn't a fundraiser and don't tell me you don't miss some of the old run and gun.
Not since I lost my son in combat, no.
Why am I here, Frank? We've lost three UEO-allied vessels in the last two months.
Ships that were whaling illegally.
I don't care if they were floating whorehouses.
These guys are on our side.
But they were breaking UEO law.
They were blown out of the water.
An outright act of aggression.
Our intelligence tells us there's a sub cruising the North Sea apparently it's armed and active.
We want you to find the sub and then sanction with extreme prejudice.
You mean hunt them down and kill them? This is within the UEO charter.
I'm sorry.
I think you've got the wrong man.
But we've got the right boat.
Meaning what? Gentlemen? Captain.
Captain.
Sit down.
I want you to search out this submarine and destroy it.
The seaQuest's mission is search and rescue, sir.
Not this time, Captain.
With all due respect, you can't order me to do this.
No, I can't.
But every young hotshot on that boat of yours can forget about a career in my navy if you don't.
I'll make their lives miserable.
And I'll make your life miserable.
You know I will.
I'll expect an answer in 24 hours.
I'm sure you'll come to the right decision, Nate.
Captain onboard.
As you were.
Welcome back, sir.
How was Washington? Redskins lost.
Where's Lucas? I think he's sleeping, sir.
Wake him up.
Come in.
You wanted to see me? Yeah.
Are you awake? Yeah, sort of.
I was in the middle of this dream about driving some girls to the beach on a motorcycle.
I hope you were wearing your helmet.
See, that's the weird part.
I was just wearing my underwear.
I'll try and get you back to it as soon as I can.
Right.
I think you've done some terrific work for us here on seaQuest.
And there's a lot more to do.
Yes.
And I hope that this has been an experience to help you decide what you want to do with your future.
Well, this is what I want to do with my future.
Maybe and maybe it's just something you try on to see if you like.
Captain am I being fired? No.
But I'm pulling you off the seaQuest.
What? I'm sorry.
Well, look, if I've done something wrong, just tell me.
I can change.
No.
No, it's not you.
It's me.
I'm resigning.
Commander Ford is taking over temporarily and after that, I don't know if this is going to be a place you want to be.
What happened to you at the Pentagon? I can't tell you that.
It's military.
I'm your friend.
There's been a submarine in the North Seas sinking whaling ships.
They want me to hunt it down and destroy it.
But I can't do that.
I can't take sides on this issue.
But in this case aren't the means justified by the end? Machiavelli said that and wound up in prison.
I know.
Lucas, I don't know what I'm going to do about this, but for now I'm going to do nothing.
You're quitting.
Yes, I guess I am.
But, at least, I wanted you to hear it from me first.
Well, thanks for telling me.
I can't accept this, sir.
I'm afraid you'll have to.
It'll be the last order I ever give you.
Please send it to General Thomas immediately.
I've ordered a launch to take me ashore at first light.
I'll get home from there.
But this is your home, Captain.
Not anymore, Jonathan.
Request granted, Nathan.
Thank you.
Captain, I Consider it said, Chief.
Take good care of her for me, gentlemen.
Time to go, pal.
Go where? Time to go home.
Bridger sad? Yes, I am.
Go on.
Go.
You heard.
It's a small boat.
What do you think? Well, I'm not sure it's what I would do but I think that for you, you're doing the right thing.
Thanks for that.
And for everything else.
I'm going to miss you.
We've got her.
She's in range.
Fire when ready.
Fire one.
Oh, my God! We just hit a cruise ship.
The attack, labeled by the UEO as an outright act of terrorism is the fourth in the last three months.
But this is the first time a luxury liner has been targeted.
The first three ships were whaling vessels and speculation is that this tragedy may have been a case of mistaken identity.
Rescue ships are steaming toward the scene but casualties are expected to be high.
The identity of those passengers onboard have yet to be released.
Look what they've done! Other news, former president Bill Clinton has celebrated his 72nd birthday at his home in Arkansas.
Well, look who's decided to come home.
What are we going to do now, Max? I'm sorry, I don't understand the question.
We just sunk a boat full of innocent people.
Yes, I know that.
This goes way beyond activism, Max.
The whole world is going to be looking for us.
I doubt it, Wiggs.
It's unfortunate, but I doubt it.
An innocent country is invaded and two days later everyone's watching the soccer championships on television.
A passenger jet is shot down and the airline offers super-savers to Hawaii.
The headlines of the day are about busboys who win the lottery.
No.
No, it's not like that anymore.
Wiggs, it is exactly like that.
It's an intermission, Wiggs.
And you are either a soldier or a victim.
But now we're as bad as they are.
This is wrong.
Why? Tell me why.
Because a bomb delivered in a suitcase is less moral than one delivered by a Navy jet? I don't think so.
We are going to leave.
And do what? And turn ourselves in.
Victim or soldiers.
You've made your choice, gentlemen.
And I've made mine.
Malcolm.
Nathan! Who is he? Who's what? Now, don't take me through the tide pools on this.
You know everything that's going on underwater or you know somebody who does.
Who's been sinking these ships? I made a decision a long time ago to stay out of this game.
No one wins, so I don't play it anymore.
When it comes to people and whales, it's close, but people win.
You know who it is, don't you? So do you.
Maximilian Scully the noted oceanographer and undersea explorer was tragically lost in a boat explosion earlier this week while on expedition off the Great Barrier Reef.
Scully, most known for his work with whales and his radical tactics to preserve undersea life may have been the victim of an assassination.
Throughout his career he was the target of harsh criticism by the commercial fishing industry.
And efforts to thwart his activism had increased in recent years.
Max Scully is not dead? And it was his bomb that exploded.
He was planning to sabotage a whaler probably forgot to reset his watch when he crossed the dateline.
Have you seen him? And he doesn't look good.
His face was badly burned.
He's turned a corner, Nathan.
He wanted me to give him money to buy an old Russian Foxtrot.
Why didn't you tell me? Didn't know what he was planning to do.
I just thought Max wanted to disappear.
Like I did.
Like you have.
Like the Regulator has.
We've all reinvented ourselves.
It was his business.
It wasn't my place to tell you.
Malcolm, I spoke at this guy's funeral.
I know.
And he was very touched.
Lucas.
Lucas, where are you? I'm in here, Ben.
What are you doing? I'm a stowaway.
I had to get some socks.
Great.
Well, I brought you some food.
It's sort of food.
I'm not hungry.
Look, you can't be sneaking around the boat like that.
Bridger finds out I didn't take you up-world I'm gonna end up running a marina on Lake Chautauqua.
Bridger's never coming back.
And I don't even care.
Lucas, the Captain did what he thought was right.
But he didn't do anything! Yeah.
And sometimes that's the hardest thing to do.
Nothing.
But you can't get caught still here or I'm baked.
I'll take full responsibility.
How? I'll tell them I blackmailed you because I found out that after you took me up-world that you were going to smuggle some ground beef aboard.
You had no choice.
Do yourself a favor.
Forget law school.
And I didn't take you up-world because you're a member of this crew.
I just got to let it blow cool for a while.
Then, when everybody starts missing the Lucas-man.
I will be a hero.
How's it coming? Not good.
It's been frozen at absolute zero since it was outlawed.
Well, put it in the galley microwave.
Yeah, right.
Crew gets a whiff of this everyone will want a bite.
It's dead cow, Krieg.
And you haven't lived until you've had some.
Cooked over an open grill with melted cheese and mustard and relish on the 4th of July.
Just like my father used to make them for me when I was a kid.
Attention! All officers not on duty report to the Launch Bay.
Hands off the beef.
It's not a problem.
Captain onboard.
Request permission to come aboard, sir.
This is your boat, Captain.
No, it's not.
I resigned.
Don't you remember? You sent the letter.
I never sent the letter, sir.
That was an order, Commander.
I know, sir.
But once you wrote it, technically you were no longer a captain.
I was under no obligation to carry out the order.
What should I do with this, sir? Do with what? Thank you, sir.
Well, then make way for the Irish Ocean.
We've got a submarine to catch.
Yeah! Green player, winner.
You play me again, huh? Come on, play me again.
No, I played this thing out in Frisco but that one had two women with hooks for hands.
This damn game gives me a headache.
Besides, you owe me a beer.
Come on, ante up.
Give you a headache.
So when are you shipping out? I'm looking to crew up.
Check the board, plenty of ships going out.
Yeah, well, I need something that pays a little good, huh? What are you, a seaman? I had a first mate rating, once upon a time but the Sea Commission lifted my papers.
I harvested a little coral, some reef hugger took it personally.
I was thinking maybe the whalers would be hiring.
Where did you hear that? Where did I hear? Where did I hear that? You know, maybe I didn't hear it.
Maybe I guessed it.
Three big ones down.
Crews might be a little spooked.
I might find some work.
Yeah, dangerous work.
If that guy out there, shooting torpedoes doesn't get you wet the Sea Commission will put you in a room without windows for the rest of your life.
But they've got to catch you first, don't they? Pays good.
You gonna help me? Got a commercial fisher out of Liberia leaving at 02:00 named the Saint Renee.
We're going whaling.
You show up, you sign on.
We ain't gonna wait for you.
Darwin.
Darwin.
You're back! Man bad.
Bridger wrong.
Yes, I know.
So do I.
What are you doing here? That's my question.
I thought I ordered you ashore.
Look, it's not Krieg's fault.
It's my own.
And if you're wondering, we made it to shore but then I made Krieg turn around and come back because I told him I was gonna run away and get a tattoo and join the Italian Navy.
All right.
All right.
SeaQuest is my home, too, you know? Yes, I know.
I guess I wasn't even in command when I gave the order.
Why'd you come back? It's not a perfect world.
And sometimes you have to do things you don't want to do.
And, because I missed you.
I missed you, too.
@ I like mine with lettuce and tomato @ @ Heinz 57 and French fried potato @ @ Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer @@ Well, good God, Nolan.
Yes, your grandfather was a great pitcher but I'm afraid you just couldn't hit your way out of the minors.
@ Cheeseburger in paradise @ @ Medium rare with mustard would be nice @ @ Not too particular, not too precise @ @ I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise @@ Entering the Irish Ocean, sir.
Sound the alert.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, great.
Ladies and gentlemen what we have here is a Russian submarine, category type Foxtrot.
Approximate length, 300 feet.
Tonnage at dive, 2,500.
She is fully armed.
Runs on diesel, so we'll be scanning for kerosene.
Mr.
Ortiz begin your sonar sweeps on all frequencies.
Let's see where this fish lives.
Aye, sir.
And then we'll go get her.
I've picked up a pod of whales on our passive sonar, sir.
Follow them.
Update Whiskers readings.
That's our bait.
Let's keep the energy up, boys and girls.
This guy's no Easter Bunny.
Chemical scan.
Traces of kerosene, sir.
Parts per million? Two parts per million.
Rotate sensitivity, three, five, niner.
Five parts, sir.
Now seven, populating at 10:00.
I'm picking up a low frequency prop noise.
Run it through our acoustical library.
See if it confirms Foxtrot.
Then come 16 degrees port.
I think this is our man.
I've got him, sir! Come starboard 20 degrees, half-speed ahead.
Split the difference.
Gonna run a downfield block here.
Aye, sir.
Arm forward lasers and torpedoes.
Arming forward lasers and torpedoes.
Inflate the outer skin with maximum ballast.
Shell protection at assault ratings.
He may take a shot at us.
What can we take at this depth? Well, we're specked at 29,000 pounds at impact.
I hope that's enough.
I thought you were in your room.
I'm scared.
So am I.
Back up Ortiz.
Let's go to alert.
Bridger! He's fired on her, sir.
Full speed ahead! Aye, Captain.
Damage report.
Second deck starboard, A-3 and 4.
We've got water.
Lock it off.
Sub's cutting and running, sir.
Good.
Crocker, take a launch over to that whaler and arrest the crew.
Aye-aye, Captain.
On my way.
Disable the sub, Commander.
Aye-aye, sir.
Come in.
Max Scully, do you read? Can you copy? He's not responding, sir.
Maybe he can't hear us.
He can hear us.
Get me a sea crab.
I'm going over there.
Alone? I can't let you do that, sir.
This time it's an order.
And besides, it's between me and him.
Take it easy, Lucas.
You, too.
You've come here to kill me, haven't you? I hope not, Max.
I knew it would be you.
I didn't.
Well, it's appropriate, isn't it? We're both on the same side, and look what they've done to us.
This one is all yours.
And what you're doing is wrong.
Yes, it's wrong, Nathan.
But if I don't do it, who will? And if not now, when? I'm a hero, and let me tell you something I've learned about heroism.
It's most often done by men who are frightened or stupid.
I don't like to think of myself as stupid, Nathan.
But I am frightened.
For you, for me, the world, my seas, the whales, everything.
So I'm willing to make the final sacrifice.
Eternal damnation? So be it.
Because that is heroism, Nathan.
Knowing there's no return, doing what you think is right, regardless.
That's why I'm here.
I know.
I'm going to have to take you back with me.
Then you're killing me, and you know it.
The choice is yours, Max.
May I have a moment with my ship, Captain? Certainly.
Oh, Nathan.
Firing torpedo number one.
You better get some sleep.
Did you kill him, sir? No.
That was his choice.
Sir! I just wanted to say thanks.
For what, sir? For disobeying my order to take Lucas ashore.
Well, technically it wasn't an order, sir.
I know.
Don't do it again.
I won't, sir.
But he's like a little brother to me.
I hope not.
What's that I smell? Smells good.
What's this? Cheeseburger, sir.
A real cheeseburger? Just like my dad used to make them.
Lieutenant, those are illegal.
Still? Still.
Sorry.
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Three hundred meters off port.
Get me closer.
Okay, that's it.
I got her.
Give me the numbers.
Hull number: four, five, alpha, seven, bravo, three, eight, zulu.
It's the Irish Ocean.
Seven minutes, 53 degrees, north latitude.
Nine minutes, five degrees, west longitude.
They had a humpback in their nets.
I should tell Max.
Let him sleep.
We'll tell him in the morning.
He doesn't sleep anymore, Gerry.
None of us do.
We're losing.
I know.
Scandinavian? Yes, sir.
Is it a kill? I'm afraid so, sir.
But we can ID the numbers.
Got them cold.
This is the third time.
We have a great case against them.
But no one cares, Wiggins.
You care.
Maybe that's not enough anymore.
Whatever it takes, sir.
You don't have to say that unless you mean it.
I do.
And Corbett? He's with me, sir.
Thank you, Wiggins.
Get some sleep.
A direct hit, sir.
We've crossed over, boys.
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.
This is a perfect orange.
Perfectly round, perfectly fresh, and perfectly Well, perfectly orange.
Fulfilling the government's suggested daily requirement for a natural vitamin C supplement perfectly.
That's not a supplement.
That's an orange, the real deal.
That's my point.
It's not.
Then what is it? It's a chemically engineered, hydroponically grown citrus-like replacement food.
I mean, just once I would like it bruised or not quite ripe.
Something, anything.
Make it taste real! Its just breakfast, Krieg.
Try the egg product.
But they're not eggs.
No cholesterol, no fat.
And no chickens.
No chickens! This boat never has to stop by a grocery store.
The crew's menu is created in the lab out of altered DNA and chemical pies.
The ice cream has a half-life of 1,400 years.
I mean, who knows what this stuff is doing to us? I like it.
Oh, yeah? Then where's your breakfast? I just got off watch.
This is dinner.
No.
No, this is a freeze-dried protein patty, a lookalike beef product.
Raising cattle was outlawed because their methane gas was deteriorating the ozone.
So some cow passes air, and I can't eat a cheeseburger? The North Seas frequently produce unpredictable weather patterns.
I've been in the Irish Ocean.
It can be rough.
But three ships lost in the last two months? What about a rogue wave? We could run some wave patterns.
Rogues don't discriminate, and the vessels involved are all whalers.
The first one, Scandinavian and two weeks later, a Japanese commercial disappeared.
And now the wreckage of an unidentified trawler washed up off the coast of Norway.
That's why the Pentagon wants to see you.
You know, this is not my end of the rope anymore.
And whaling's been illegal since the turn of the century.
So is smoking cigars in restaurants but people still do it.
We've got trade agreements with those guys, Nathan.
We're partners with Japan in the Super Collider and we don't want to compete against the Saab Space Lab.
And people are dying.
So are whales.
Sorry, Nathan.
It's an order.
A chopper will pick you up off the launch at 05:00 hours.
Nathan, bring a coat.
It's raining in Washington.
No can do, Lieutenant.
Look, that's not the answer my superiors want to hear, Chief.
Tough.
Come on, I could ring your bell on this, Bickle, but I'm a good guy, so I won't.
But you're refusing a direct order.
No, I'm not.
I'm obeying one.
No red meat, no natural eggs, and no alcohol.
Anyway, you still owe me for those interactive video headsets.
They were stolen.
Try again, Krieg.
Harmson told me you traded them for a still.
You can't brew beer out of genetically cultivated barley.
They bred the buzz out of it.
I've tried.
Look, this is a medical emergency.
Two pounds of ground beef? Come on, Bickle.
Pretend we've got a sea cow onboard in need of a transplant.
Try a 900 link-up, Krieg.
Naked women dancers, it's more your speed.
Let's keep this easy, Nathan.
We're all old friends here, aren't we? Well, not exactly.
No? Matt Smith, Jack Jones, Nathan Bridger.
I thought you guys would have met on the golf course back on Guam.
Gentlemen.
Captain.
How do you do? Captain.
Let's have a drink.
Scotch rocks with a twist, right? No, not for me.
Thank you, sir.
Come on, Nathan.
It's Frank.
Relax, have a drink.
We're off duty.
If we're off duty, then why was I flown in with a military escort? Couldn't get you a seat on the Navy shuttle bus.
You have to try this roast beef, Captain.
It's from Argentina.
They must feed the cattle something special down there.
I didn't know they were supposed to feed them anything down there.
Still going by the rule book, Nathan? I turned in my rule book, sir.
It's Frank.
Frank.
I've been very impressed with your work on seaQuest, Captain.
Thank you.
Yeah.
From "damn the torpedoes" to talking dolphins.
Science If I didn't have rank, it would have put me out of a job.
Science is the job, Frank.
At least for me.
Come on, Nathan, this isn't a fundraiser and don't tell me you don't miss some of the old run and gun.
Not since I lost my son in combat, no.
Why am I here, Frank? We've lost three UEO-allied vessels in the last two months.
Ships that were whaling illegally.
I don't care if they were floating whorehouses.
These guys are on our side.
But they were breaking UEO law.
They were blown out of the water.
An outright act of aggression.
Our intelligence tells us there's a sub cruising the North Sea apparently it's armed and active.
We want you to find the sub and then sanction with extreme prejudice.
You mean hunt them down and kill them? This is within the UEO charter.
I'm sorry.
I think you've got the wrong man.
But we've got the right boat.
Meaning what? Gentlemen? Captain.
Captain.
Sit down.
I want you to search out this submarine and destroy it.
The seaQuest's mission is search and rescue, sir.
Not this time, Captain.
With all due respect, you can't order me to do this.
No, I can't.
But every young hotshot on that boat of yours can forget about a career in my navy if you don't.
I'll make their lives miserable.
And I'll make your life miserable.
You know I will.
I'll expect an answer in 24 hours.
I'm sure you'll come to the right decision, Nate.
Captain onboard.
As you were.
Welcome back, sir.
How was Washington? Redskins lost.
Where's Lucas? I think he's sleeping, sir.
Wake him up.
Come in.
You wanted to see me? Yeah.
Are you awake? Yeah, sort of.
I was in the middle of this dream about driving some girls to the beach on a motorcycle.
I hope you were wearing your helmet.
See, that's the weird part.
I was just wearing my underwear.
I'll try and get you back to it as soon as I can.
Right.
I think you've done some terrific work for us here on seaQuest.
And there's a lot more to do.
Yes.
And I hope that this has been an experience to help you decide what you want to do with your future.
Well, this is what I want to do with my future.
Maybe and maybe it's just something you try on to see if you like.
Captain am I being fired? No.
But I'm pulling you off the seaQuest.
What? I'm sorry.
Well, look, if I've done something wrong, just tell me.
I can change.
No.
No, it's not you.
It's me.
I'm resigning.
Commander Ford is taking over temporarily and after that, I don't know if this is going to be a place you want to be.
What happened to you at the Pentagon? I can't tell you that.
It's military.
I'm your friend.
There's been a submarine in the North Seas sinking whaling ships.
They want me to hunt it down and destroy it.
But I can't do that.
I can't take sides on this issue.
But in this case aren't the means justified by the end? Machiavelli said that and wound up in prison.
I know.
Lucas, I don't know what I'm going to do about this, but for now I'm going to do nothing.
You're quitting.
Yes, I guess I am.
But, at least, I wanted you to hear it from me first.
Well, thanks for telling me.
I can't accept this, sir.
I'm afraid you'll have to.
It'll be the last order I ever give you.
Please send it to General Thomas immediately.
I've ordered a launch to take me ashore at first light.
I'll get home from there.
But this is your home, Captain.
Not anymore, Jonathan.
Request granted, Nathan.
Thank you.
Captain, I Consider it said, Chief.
Take good care of her for me, gentlemen.
Time to go, pal.
Go where? Time to go home.
Bridger sad? Yes, I am.
Go on.
Go.
You heard.
It's a small boat.
What do you think? Well, I'm not sure it's what I would do but I think that for you, you're doing the right thing.
Thanks for that.
And for everything else.
I'm going to miss you.
We've got her.
She's in range.
Fire when ready.
Fire one.
Oh, my God! We just hit a cruise ship.
The attack, labeled by the UEO as an outright act of terrorism is the fourth in the last three months.
But this is the first time a luxury liner has been targeted.
The first three ships were whaling vessels and speculation is that this tragedy may have been a case of mistaken identity.
Rescue ships are steaming toward the scene but casualties are expected to be high.
The identity of those passengers onboard have yet to be released.
Look what they've done! Other news, former president Bill Clinton has celebrated his 72nd birthday at his home in Arkansas.
Well, look who's decided to come home.
What are we going to do now, Max? I'm sorry, I don't understand the question.
We just sunk a boat full of innocent people.
Yes, I know that.
This goes way beyond activism, Max.
The whole world is going to be looking for us.
I doubt it, Wiggs.
It's unfortunate, but I doubt it.
An innocent country is invaded and two days later everyone's watching the soccer championships on television.
A passenger jet is shot down and the airline offers super-savers to Hawaii.
The headlines of the day are about busboys who win the lottery.
No.
No, it's not like that anymore.
Wiggs, it is exactly like that.
It's an intermission, Wiggs.
And you are either a soldier or a victim.
But now we're as bad as they are.
This is wrong.
Why? Tell me why.
Because a bomb delivered in a suitcase is less moral than one delivered by a Navy jet? I don't think so.
We are going to leave.
And do what? And turn ourselves in.
Victim or soldiers.
You've made your choice, gentlemen.
And I've made mine.
Malcolm.
Nathan! Who is he? Who's what? Now, don't take me through the tide pools on this.
You know everything that's going on underwater or you know somebody who does.
Who's been sinking these ships? I made a decision a long time ago to stay out of this game.
No one wins, so I don't play it anymore.
When it comes to people and whales, it's close, but people win.
You know who it is, don't you? So do you.
Maximilian Scully the noted oceanographer and undersea explorer was tragically lost in a boat explosion earlier this week while on expedition off the Great Barrier Reef.
Scully, most known for his work with whales and his radical tactics to preserve undersea life may have been the victim of an assassination.
Throughout his career he was the target of harsh criticism by the commercial fishing industry.
And efforts to thwart his activism had increased in recent years.
Max Scully is not dead? And it was his bomb that exploded.
He was planning to sabotage a whaler probably forgot to reset his watch when he crossed the dateline.
Have you seen him? And he doesn't look good.
His face was badly burned.
He's turned a corner, Nathan.
He wanted me to give him money to buy an old Russian Foxtrot.
Why didn't you tell me? Didn't know what he was planning to do.
I just thought Max wanted to disappear.
Like I did.
Like you have.
Like the Regulator has.
We've all reinvented ourselves.
It was his business.
It wasn't my place to tell you.
Malcolm, I spoke at this guy's funeral.
I know.
And he was very touched.
Lucas.
Lucas, where are you? I'm in here, Ben.
What are you doing? I'm a stowaway.
I had to get some socks.
Great.
Well, I brought you some food.
It's sort of food.
I'm not hungry.
Look, you can't be sneaking around the boat like that.
Bridger finds out I didn't take you up-world I'm gonna end up running a marina on Lake Chautauqua.
Bridger's never coming back.
And I don't even care.
Lucas, the Captain did what he thought was right.
But he didn't do anything! Yeah.
And sometimes that's the hardest thing to do.
Nothing.
But you can't get caught still here or I'm baked.
I'll take full responsibility.
How? I'll tell them I blackmailed you because I found out that after you took me up-world that you were going to smuggle some ground beef aboard.
You had no choice.
Do yourself a favor.
Forget law school.
And I didn't take you up-world because you're a member of this crew.
I just got to let it blow cool for a while.
Then, when everybody starts missing the Lucas-man.
I will be a hero.
How's it coming? Not good.
It's been frozen at absolute zero since it was outlawed.
Well, put it in the galley microwave.
Yeah, right.
Crew gets a whiff of this everyone will want a bite.
It's dead cow, Krieg.
And you haven't lived until you've had some.
Cooked over an open grill with melted cheese and mustard and relish on the 4th of July.
Just like my father used to make them for me when I was a kid.
Attention! All officers not on duty report to the Launch Bay.
Hands off the beef.
It's not a problem.
Captain onboard.
Request permission to come aboard, sir.
This is your boat, Captain.
No, it's not.
I resigned.
Don't you remember? You sent the letter.
I never sent the letter, sir.
That was an order, Commander.
I know, sir.
But once you wrote it, technically you were no longer a captain.
I was under no obligation to carry out the order.
What should I do with this, sir? Do with what? Thank you, sir.
Well, then make way for the Irish Ocean.
We've got a submarine to catch.
Yeah! Green player, winner.
You play me again, huh? Come on, play me again.
No, I played this thing out in Frisco but that one had two women with hooks for hands.
This damn game gives me a headache.
Besides, you owe me a beer.
Come on, ante up.
Give you a headache.
So when are you shipping out? I'm looking to crew up.
Check the board, plenty of ships going out.
Yeah, well, I need something that pays a little good, huh? What are you, a seaman? I had a first mate rating, once upon a time but the Sea Commission lifted my papers.
I harvested a little coral, some reef hugger took it personally.
I was thinking maybe the whalers would be hiring.
Where did you hear that? Where did I hear? Where did I hear that? You know, maybe I didn't hear it.
Maybe I guessed it.
Three big ones down.
Crews might be a little spooked.
I might find some work.
Yeah, dangerous work.
If that guy out there, shooting torpedoes doesn't get you wet the Sea Commission will put you in a room without windows for the rest of your life.
But they've got to catch you first, don't they? Pays good.
You gonna help me? Got a commercial fisher out of Liberia leaving at 02:00 named the Saint Renee.
We're going whaling.
You show up, you sign on.
We ain't gonna wait for you.
Darwin.
Darwin.
You're back! Man bad.
Bridger wrong.
Yes, I know.
So do I.
What are you doing here? That's my question.
I thought I ordered you ashore.
Look, it's not Krieg's fault.
It's my own.
And if you're wondering, we made it to shore but then I made Krieg turn around and come back because I told him I was gonna run away and get a tattoo and join the Italian Navy.
All right.
All right.
SeaQuest is my home, too, you know? Yes, I know.
I guess I wasn't even in command when I gave the order.
Why'd you come back? It's not a perfect world.
And sometimes you have to do things you don't want to do.
And, because I missed you.
I missed you, too.
@ I like mine with lettuce and tomato @ @ Heinz 57 and French fried potato @ @ Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer @@ Well, good God, Nolan.
Yes, your grandfather was a great pitcher but I'm afraid you just couldn't hit your way out of the minors.
@ Cheeseburger in paradise @ @ Medium rare with mustard would be nice @ @ Not too particular, not too precise @ @ I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise @@ Entering the Irish Ocean, sir.
Sound the alert.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, great.
Ladies and gentlemen what we have here is a Russian submarine, category type Foxtrot.
Approximate length, 300 feet.
Tonnage at dive, 2,500.
She is fully armed.
Runs on diesel, so we'll be scanning for kerosene.
Mr.
Ortiz begin your sonar sweeps on all frequencies.
Let's see where this fish lives.
Aye, sir.
And then we'll go get her.
I've picked up a pod of whales on our passive sonar, sir.
Follow them.
Update Whiskers readings.
That's our bait.
Let's keep the energy up, boys and girls.
This guy's no Easter Bunny.
Chemical scan.
Traces of kerosene, sir.
Parts per million? Two parts per million.
Rotate sensitivity, three, five, niner.
Five parts, sir.
Now seven, populating at 10:00.
I'm picking up a low frequency prop noise.
Run it through our acoustical library.
See if it confirms Foxtrot.
Then come 16 degrees port.
I think this is our man.
I've got him, sir! Come starboard 20 degrees, half-speed ahead.
Split the difference.
Gonna run a downfield block here.
Aye, sir.
Arm forward lasers and torpedoes.
Arming forward lasers and torpedoes.
Inflate the outer skin with maximum ballast.
Shell protection at assault ratings.
He may take a shot at us.
What can we take at this depth? Well, we're specked at 29,000 pounds at impact.
I hope that's enough.
I thought you were in your room.
I'm scared.
So am I.
Back up Ortiz.
Let's go to alert.
Bridger! He's fired on her, sir.
Full speed ahead! Aye, Captain.
Damage report.
Second deck starboard, A-3 and 4.
We've got water.
Lock it off.
Sub's cutting and running, sir.
Good.
Crocker, take a launch over to that whaler and arrest the crew.
Aye-aye, Captain.
On my way.
Disable the sub, Commander.
Aye-aye, sir.
Come in.
Max Scully, do you read? Can you copy? He's not responding, sir.
Maybe he can't hear us.
He can hear us.
Get me a sea crab.
I'm going over there.
Alone? I can't let you do that, sir.
This time it's an order.
And besides, it's between me and him.
Take it easy, Lucas.
You, too.
You've come here to kill me, haven't you? I hope not, Max.
I knew it would be you.
I didn't.
Well, it's appropriate, isn't it? We're both on the same side, and look what they've done to us.
This one is all yours.
And what you're doing is wrong.
Yes, it's wrong, Nathan.
But if I don't do it, who will? And if not now, when? I'm a hero, and let me tell you something I've learned about heroism.
It's most often done by men who are frightened or stupid.
I don't like to think of myself as stupid, Nathan.
But I am frightened.
For you, for me, the world, my seas, the whales, everything.
So I'm willing to make the final sacrifice.
Eternal damnation? So be it.
Because that is heroism, Nathan.
Knowing there's no return, doing what you think is right, regardless.
That's why I'm here.
I know.
I'm going to have to take you back with me.
Then you're killing me, and you know it.
The choice is yours, Max.
May I have a moment with my ship, Captain? Certainly.
Oh, Nathan.
Firing torpedo number one.
You better get some sleep.
Did you kill him, sir? No.
That was his choice.
Sir! I just wanted to say thanks.
For what, sir? For disobeying my order to take Lucas ashore.
Well, technically it wasn't an order, sir.
I know.
Don't do it again.
I won't, sir.
But he's like a little brother to me.
I hope not.
What's that I smell? Smells good.
What's this? Cheeseburger, sir.
A real cheeseburger? Just like my dad used to make them.
Lieutenant, those are illegal.
Still? Still.
Sorry.
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