Jonny Quest (1964) s01e23 Episode Script

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[KNOCKING AT DOOR]
ERIKSON: Gunar? Come in.
[DOOR OPENS]
I hear from the village
that Dr. Quest and his party
have rented a cruiser
to bring him up the
fjord, Professor Erikson.
Good. It will be an honor
to have a man of Dr. Quest's
prominence as my guest.
And he will be the first to
see what I have accomplished.
Take the car, Gunar.
Meet him at the dock.
GUNAR: Yes, sir.
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
[GRUNTS]
GUNAR: Professor
Eriksson, what has happened?
Are you all right?
Professor?! Professor,
are you all right?
Someone or something
just tried to put me
out of commission, permanently.
My glasses were knocked off.
I couldn't see who it was.
GUNAR: Here they are, sir.
Ah, that is better.
My notes are still here.
Whoever it was,
you must have scared him off.
Probably through that window.
There's nothing
out here. Nothing.
Except those ugly gargoyles.
ERIKSON: Well, we know
it can't be one of them.
DR. QUEST: I'm looking forward
to meeting Professor Eriksson.
He's a great man.
Yes. His experiments
with gravity
have certainly brought
him world fame.
Very true.
And being the
recluse that he is,
it's quite a distinction
being asked to visit
him at Raklev Castle.
Raklev Castle? Sounds spooky.
Think we should've brought
some ghost powder, Hadji?
The best way to handle ghosts
is to ignore them,
unless they are
pretty and girls.
Well, whoever
heard of a girl ghost?
I met one once in Kashmir.
A princess. Really?
Then she turned
into a water lily
and floated away.
Oh, brother.
Ah, there are many
legends about Raklev Castle.
Baron Raklev, who
built it centuries ago,
is still supposed to
wander through its corridors.
Centuries? And
he is still alive?
No, he's been
dead over 100 years.
He's buried in the
castle's private cemetery.
Private cemetery?
That castle must
have everything,
including hot and cold
running tombstone.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[CROW CAWS]
[THUDS]
[OWL HOOTING]
[KNOCKING AT DOOR]
GARGOYLE: Ivar. Ivar.
It's me, Dietrich. Dietrich.
IVAR: Come in, quick.
Before someone sees you.
Did you get Eriksson's formula?
No. No, not yet. Not yet.
Why?!
I was in the laboratory.
I took care of the professor,
but the servant heard me.
Excuses. Excuses.
I want that book,
and I want it now.
GARGOYLE: I'm
trying, Ivar. I'm trying.
But I must get the
key to the laboratory
when the professor isn't there.
And he's expecting a visitor,
an American scientist.
A Dr. Quest.
Quest?
The professor will undoubtedly
show Quest the formula.
This should be your chance.
Don't fail, Dietrich.
Don't fail this time.
I won't.
I won't. I won't.
Get back to your perch
and stay there!
Keep your eyes open.
Move at your first chance,
and get that formula.
Kill anyone that
gets in your way.
Gosh, Dad, those
cliffs look like
they're right on top of us.
This is the deepest and most
mysterious fjord in Norway,
and the narrowest.
Further ahead is the
Strondheim Glacier.
It overhangs the water too.
That's it coming into view now.
A magnificent sight.
JONNY: Wow.
HADJI: What would
happen if it ever collapsed?
Just don't be
there when it does.
Or you'll be saying hello
to your water lily,
princess ghost.
DR. QUEST: Jonny's right.
If it all fell,
it would wipe out
everything beneath it,
start a tidal wave probably
and destroy all the
villages on the banks.
Gosh.
[BARKS]
[BARKS]
JONNY: How about that, Bandit.
A welcoming
committee of one seal.
JONNY: A seal, and a periscope?
Say, Dad, can submarines
navigate these fjords?
DR. QUEST: Submarines?
What do you mean?
Well, there's a
periscope behind us.
Or at least there was one.
Probably the tail of
another seal, Jonny.
It's highly unlikely
you'd find a
submarine around here.
Well, then I saw a
highly unlikely submarine.
I didn't see
anything. Well, I did.
The fjord is treacherous.
Be careful. I am.
Do you think the cruiser saw us?
No, but we won't surface again
until we rendezvous with Ivar
at Strondheim Glacier.
EMIL: If he is successful,
many people will be
willing to pay a fortune.
A vast fortune for
Eriksson's formula.
EMIL: We will surface
tomorrow at dawn.
DR. QUEST: Is this the
only road to the castle?
GUNAR: Yes, doctor.
And not used often. We
have few guests, you know.
Did he say guests or ghosts?
If you can't see ghosts, Jonny,
you can always go back
to seeing submarines.
Right, Bandit?
[BARKS]
Well, I did see one.
DR. QUEST: My son
thought he saw the periscope
of a submarine in the fjord.
Would such a thing be possible?
In the fjord?
Only if the crew
were crazy, Dr. Quest.
Look, those spooky monsters.
Gargoyles, Jonny.
Originally, decorated
water spouts,
but a word now applied
to all grotesque figures
on top of cornices.
JONNY: I'd hate to
meet one in a dark forest.
HADJI: I'd hate to
meet one, period.
That old castle looks like
a great place to explore.
A dangerous place to explore.
Professor Eriksson was
attacked just this afternoon
in his laboratory.
Attacked? By whom?
We don't know. But when
one realizes the potential
of successful experiments
with the power of gravity,
it is most certain to
attract dangerous elements.
But let him tell you himself.
Shall we go in?
Get Bandit and come on, Jonny.
Right. Jump, boy.
[BARKS]
What is it, boy?
What's the matter?
JONNY: Oh, it's just a bird.
Hey, he moved! Hadji.
Look at that gargoyle. It moved.
The gargoyle moved?
Yeah. He shooed away a bird.
Oh, Jonny.
When you see
submarine periscopes
where there couldn't be any
and then see stone
gargoyles move
when you know they can't,
I think you'd better have
your eyes examined,
or your whole head!
We have a proverb
in my country, Hadji:
"Seeing's believing."
We have one in mine
too: "I'm from Missouri."
ERICKSON: I am not surprised
at these attacks on me, Dr. Quest.
The world of science is
as full of greed and envy
as any other world.
DR. QUEST: Shouldn't the
authorities be notified if they continue?
ERIKSON: I care little
who my enemies are.
Work is all that matters.
Work and results.
And speaking of results,
I will show you what
I have accomplished.
You will see the
power of the current
that runs through this bar.
[MACHINE RESONATES
HIGH-PITCHED TONE]
ERIKSON: In a moment of ego,
I named my
discovery after myself.
I call it "Erikon."
Now, watch,
as I drop this heavy ball
JONNY: Hey! It's dropping up.
DR. QUEST: Incredible.
ERIKSON: If the
ceiling hadn't stopped it
it would keep going forever.
I wish I'd known about
this when I dropped algebra.
But when I turn
off the current
[BARKS]
JONNY: Can we do it
again? ERIKSON: Certainly.
You may do it, if you wish.
JONNY: Swell. How do I work it?
ERIKSON: Take this ball
and hold it over the
Erikon current, Jonny.
[WHIMPERS]
JONNY: Like this?
ERIKSON: Right.
Now, drop it.
Bandit! He's falling
the wrong way!
ERIKSON: I will cut the power.
[TONE STOPS]
[WHIMPERS]
Catch him, Jonny.
JONNY: Got you.
[GROWLS]
What's the matter, boy?
[BARKING]
HADJI: Maybe he saw a ghost.
Well, maybe he did.
DR. QUEST: Cut it out, boys.
Do not scoff, young man.
All old castles have
their strange secrets,
haunts and hoaxes.
Well, in case anyone tries
more attacks on you, professor,
I'll sleep in your room.
I'll try to give him
a run for his money.
And we can station Bandit
outside this laboratory.
He's a genuine
ghost-watching watchdog.
Right, Bandit?
[GROWLS AND BARKS]
Thank you.
I appreciate the
offer, Mr. Bannon.
Haunts and hoaxes,
even in old castles,
often have flesh and blood
characters behind them.
Do submarine periscopes
have flesh and blood characters
behind them too, professor?
Here we go again.
Jonny thought he saw
a periscope in the fjord.
I'm sure it was only a seal.
It would take
desperate men, indeed,
to try and run a
submarine through the fjord,
with its tricky channel and
the danger of falling ice.
Falling ice? From
Strondheim Glacier.
I have a small helicopter here.
Now and then, Gunar and I
check the glacier's progress.
But to answer your
question, Jonny,
I suspect your periscope
was just another of
this strange country's
weird illusions.
JONNY: If you say so, sir.
Do we have to wait here
under this wall of ice?
Yes. Those are the orders.
We wait here for
Ivar and the formula.
[BANDIT GRUMBLING]
[SNIFFING]
[GROWLS]
[GRUNTING]
[BARKS]
[BARKING]
[GUNSHOTS]
Stay where you are! Don't move!
DR. QUEST: Race,
what's happening?
Something jumped me
and got the key to the safe.
It looked like a gargoyle.
I knew it. I was right.
I wish I were back in Calcutta.
Quickly. We must
get to the laboratory
by the back stairs.
JONNY: You go ahead,
we'll put out the fire.
ERIKSON: The
laboratory is down this way.
ERIKSON: The laboratory
door is open. Hurry.
Maybe he is still there.
RACE: He got away.
Well, the safe
hasn't been opened.
ERIKSON: It is gone!
The Erikon bar is gone!
IVAR: Dietrich.
Dietrich, did you
get the formula?
No, Ivar. Why not?
I got I got this instead.
The Erikon bar,
with the Erikon
current to cut off gravity.
The Erikon bar.
I can ask any sum in the
world for this and get it.
And me? What about
me? When do I get paid?
You'll be paid when
I'm ready to pay you.
Now, get back to your perch
before they find you're gone.
But what difference
does that make now?
I want my money. My money.
Don't question me, Dietrich.
Get back up on the parapet
and keep your ears open.
Hear what they say and report.
No! No!
Yes! Yes! And right now!
I want my money! Go!
I'll get back to you later!
You'll regret this!
You'll regret this!
Doctor. Doctor, I see
scratches on the sash.
Whatever it was
went out this window.
DR. QUEST: See anything outside?
RACE: No, just those gargoyles.
ERIKSON: I must get
the Erikon bar back.
Maybe the police can help.
I will call them now.
So he threatened me, huh?
I'll pay him.
I'll pay him right now.
[GUNSHOT]
[YELLS]
[THUD]
What was it, Race?
Looks like one of the gargoyles.
So I was right. The
gargoyle did move.
RACE: And not only that,
but this gargoyle's been shot.
And whatever it is,
it isn't a gargoyle.
Dietrich. Dietrich Sorensson.
He was once Norway's
greatest acrobatic dwarf.
I wonder how he
ever got involved
in a thing like this.
GUNAR: Professor! Professor!
A car is going from
the gravedigger's shack
down the road to the fjord.
It's Ivar. So he is in this too,
and probably taking
my secrets with him.
Where can he go? There
are boats at the dock.
And many inlets
and islands nearby.
You said you had a helicopter.
Behind the castle.
Come on, Race.
DR. QUEST: You boys
stay with the professor.
Yes, sir.
Hadji, if they find
that submarine I saw,
you'll be eating your words.
And you better chew them good.
[HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING]
There he is, in our cruiser.
He can't get far.
There wasn't much gas left.
But I can't land this
chopper on water either.
DR. QUEST: Look there, up ahead.
RACE: It's a
submarine, all right.
Undoubtedly waiting
to pick up Ivar.
Here comes Ivar.
Looks like he's done it.
Good. What about
that helicopter?
Just keep them
off with the rifle.
Ivar will be aboard in a minute.
[GUNSHOTS]
DR. QUEST:
They're shooting at us.
I'll move up out of range.
There's our man.
IVAR: Stop! Stop!
Stop shooting, you fools!
You stupid fools!
We're under the glacier!
IVAR: Stop shooting!
[RUMBLING]
DR. QUEST: There was
nothing we could do, professor.
I'm afraid your Erikon bar
met the same icy
fate your enemies did.
Well, I am not
the first scientist
who has had to go back
to the drawing board.
By the way,
I have a souvenir for you boys.
BOTH: A souvenir?
[WHIMPERS]
Right here. The real
gargoyle from the parapet.
Gunar found it in the
gravekeeper's shack.
Gee, thanks,
professor. Thanks a lot.
Yeah. Just what
we've always wanted.
I'm glad you like it. Goodbye.
[LAUGHS]
[BARKS]
Bandit doesn't seem to
like your little souvenir.
I'm not sure I do either.
Hey, Jonny, I
think I saw it move.
Now, let's not start that again.
[LAUGHING]
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