The Time Tunnel s01e24 Episode Script

The Tunnels out of control! Theyre killing us.
! Yourre killing us.
! Whats the Tunnel trying to do? Theyre killing us! Number 2122, please respond.
Dr.
Alfred Stiles, respond.
Dr.
Alfred Stiles, Time Tunnel Control, respond.
Red alert.
! All security personnel to your stations.
! Hes dead.
This is a maximum security operation.
Repeat.
This is a maximum security operation and not a drill.
- Seal all the exits.
- Ray, look.
General! If you can hear me, help us! The Tunnels out of control.
! Youre killing us! Were getting an oscillation effect.
Itss tearing the boys to pieces.
- Try to stabilize it.
- Im trying to.
I just cant seem to- - Let me try, Ann.
- All right.
Stabilized.
Psychological conditions stabilized.
Theyre all right.
Look out! Down, everybody! Cut him off!.
- General, I see him! - Halt, or Ill kill you! - Ray! - Give up! - You dont stand a chance.
- Every exit is sealed off.
Move back, or Ill kill him! Dont! Youlll lose Doug and Tony! The Time Tunnel.
Well, he escaped into time.
Ann, activate scan.
Lets try to track him.
Ray, this notation- It mustve been made by Dr.
Stiles.
Well, this gives us a time-and-location fix on Tony and Doug.
As well as on the killer.
Look.
The Tunnel controls were fixed when he entered the Tunnel.
Ray.
Weve identified the killer as Raul Nimon.
Came to work in the complex a year ago.
- Why didnt the security check turn him up? - He had a perfect cover.
- Sir? - Yes,jiggs? Nimons security file shows he had leave of absence papers effective at 2400 hours tonight.
Have you made a thorough search of his quarters? Yes, sir.
We found microfilm and instructions from his principals.
- Theyve been turned over to Decoding for interpretation.
- Very good, Sergeant.
Ray, Ive got them.
Theyre near Grand Canyon, Arizona.
Time period: 1547.
Theres a good chance that Nimon is in the same period and location.
Do you suppose we can get through, tell them about Nimon? We can try, General.
Youd better see these.
Decode of Nimonss instructions.
Ray.
We have to evacuate the complex.
- Evacuate? - According to this Nimon was to have hidden a small nuclear device somewhere in the complex.
His orders were to destroy the Tunnel after completing his espionage.
What about Doug and Tony? We cant just leave them out there.
Weve got to think of the thousands of lives which will be lost if a bomb goes off.
Sergeant, you said his furlough was to start at midnight? - Yes, sir.
- Well, then he- - He wouldnt have set the bomb to go off until after that.
- Thatss right.
- Start the evacuation.
- No, General.
Dont you see? Our only hope is for Doug and Tony to find Nimon and get him to tell where he hid the bomb.
- He cant be far from them.
- Meanwhile, we can start our own search for the bomb.
I cant risk the lives of our personnel.
General, ask for volunteers.
- Im staying.
- And so am I.
What about all these people? Ask them, General.
May I have your attention, please? We have information that a nuclear bomb has been planted somewhere in this complex.
As yet, we dont know its location or when itss timed to go off.
We hope to secure that information but it will require certain personnel to remain at their posts despite the danger.
Any of you who choose to leave may do so now.
Start the search.
Try for contact.
Visual is very unstable.
- Can we make voice contact? - Well try.
Ann.
All right, General.
Doug? Tony? Can you hear me? Yes, General, we hear you.
Everything went haywire here.
What happened? Theres been a bomb and timing device planted in the complex.
One of our technicians- a man named Nimon.
Hes a foreign agent.
He killed Dr.
Stiles and escaped through the Tunnel.
We had a fix on you, so he might be somewhere near you.
Well, what time period are we in? We have you located at Grand Canyon, Arizona in the year 1547.
Now find Nimon.
Make him tell you where he has hidden the explosive.
Its our only chance.
Its our only chance too.
If the Time Tunnel blows up, well never get back.
Talk about a needle in a haystack.
He could be within a hundred yards of us, and wed never find him.
What if we let him find us? - What do you mean, draw him to us? - Sure.
- How? - I dont know.
Smoke.
Fire.
Were slipping out of phase.
I cantt hold Nimon in that time period.
- Gone.
- They transferred him.
Im still on Nimon, but hess moved in time.
Can you send Tony and Doug after him? We can try, General.
Get ready to transfer.
- Whenever youre ready.
- On my signal.
Now.
Stand where you are.
Do not move.
This is a warning.
Do not move, or you will be killed.
You are under arrest.
Follow.
I want all nonessential personnel evacuated.
- What about the bomb? - 200 volunteers looking for it, sir.
Good.
The big question is, when is it timed to go off? It was the generals feeling it couldntt be before midnight, when Nimonsss furlough began.
Jiggs, is there any way in which he could reasonably have planned to leave before his furlough began? No, sir.
He couldnt pass through the outer gate before then.
Hed also have to allow time to get out of the area and far enough away to avoid fallout.
- Say, uh, about three hours? - Yes, sir, that figures.
Then the bomb is probably timed to go off around 3:00 a.
m.
Oh, Id say pretty close to it.
- I want search reports every 15 minutes.
- Yes, sir.
- Any luck? - Not since we lifted them out of the 16th century.
- Any idea where they landed? - Well, our fix was on Nimon.
We advanced him in time, but I have no idea how far.
All we can do is keep scanning and hope we pick them up again.
They are workers.
It is part of our city.
It looks like an enormous beehive.
Move on.
I am a member of the ultimate human society.
In this society, I am a soldier.
Has anyone else like us come here? I will do the questioning.
You may call me Vokar.
What are your names? Where do you come from? - Im Douglas Phillips.
- Imm Anthony Newman.
We came through time from the 20th century.
You have arrived in the most glorious era of mans existence.
What year is this? How do you reckon time? Do not trouble yourself with these matters.
You will be given suitable work and quarters.
This audience is ended.
The most glorious era in mans existence.
Some glory.
Some era.
Whatever the era, the question is, is Nimon here too? Who are you? I am Worker Z24A1.
Whats this? - Food for two for the eight-day work periods.
- Food? It is the diet ordered by the masters.
- It will sustain life and energy.
- Who are the masters? They are the rulers of this complex.
They are all-wise.
It is my purpose to serve them.
Who else lives here besides the masters? The workers and soldiers.
Have you ever seen anyone that looked different? Someone like us.
One like you, dressed like you, has been among us for many years.
Years? That cant be Nimon.
Maybe weve gone through a time warp.
Where is this man? - I am forbidden to speak about him.
- Wait.
Youve got to help us find him.
- If we dont, were in trouble.
- What is trouble? It means something terrible will happen to people we love unless we find this man.
- What is love? - Tony, she doesnt relate to us in any way.
She doesnt relate to anything.
Your parents.
- Your father and mother- do you love them? - What is mother? Well, you had to have parents.
How were you born? - Born? You mean how I came to be? - Yes.
My genes were selected from the population control reservoir and treated by the masters to make me fit for my duties in the complex.
Were the others in the complex treated the same way? Yes, except for the masters.
They were always the masters.
They are all-wise.
It is my purpose to serve them.
Theyre like bees.
They work for the welfare of the hive.
You know, before a bees eggs are hatched theyre treated to produce workers, soldiers or queens- Just like these people.
Come.
A master has summoned you.
- Nimon! - Tony, watch it! Nimon, tell us where you put the bomb.
Well try to get word back.
Take it easy.
Well get to him.
Youre familiar with these components? Yes, weve used this type of equipment before.
So Master Worker Nimon informed me.
Our good Nimon feels hes overworked.
Your good Nimon is a murderer.
We are not concerned about crimes committed in other times and other places.
You will reconcile your differences with Master imon and give him assistance.
And what if we refuse? Will they die, Magister? Theyve suffered pain, but theyrre not damaged.
Take them to their quarters.
We will discuss this matter with them again.
Perhaps we should kill them.
They could be dangerous.
For the present, theyre of some value.
Use them as you will.
Later on, we shall see.
What hit us? A first-stage reminder of your purpose.
- The magister was merciful.
- Merciful? I dont understand about Nimon.
How long has he been here? He came to us 10 years ago.
Then it was a time warp.
He got here 10 years ahead of us.
- He has won great favor with the masters.
- Why? Because he is building the mechanism for them.
What mechanism? For time travel? You must not ask questions.
Now I must go.
- Were going with you.
- No, you cannot.
- You are prisoners.
- We like you.
We dont wanna see you hurt, so dontt try to stop us.
- Come on, Tony.
- No! You will be injured.
What are you talking about? - A force field.
- You cannot pass through it.
But you do.
How? I have a key.
You didnt have to warn us.
Why did you? Because I like you.
One more question before you go.
Why do the masters want a time machine? - It is important to them.
- Why is it important? It is necessary to spread the glory of our civilization throughout all time and bring new power to the masters.
Now let me go.
To spread the glory of our civilization.
If the ray gun and that force field are any indication of their weaponry they might succeed.
They want us to help them help Nimon.
Youll cooperate if you know whatss good for you.
Whats the matter? o welcome for a man of your own time? I wouldnt do that.
The punishment would be terrible.
Lets hear what he has to say, Tony.
What are you getting out of all this, Nimon? The joy of working for the masters.
Dont you realize the only escape from this place is through time? That can be arranged as soon as our Time Tunnel gets a fix on us.
Your Time Tunnel was blown to atoms almost a million years ago.
Thats right, gentlemen.
You are now in one million A.
D and I am the only one who can return you to your own time.
Think about it.
Wait.
How do you know that your bombs exploded? There was no time to find it.
It was set to explode at 3:05 on the morning that I left.
Ive tried everything.
I cantt locate them.
What area have you been scanning? Everything within a thousand years of the last fix.
That break in the power system gave us a surge.
- Try farther ahead.
- How far? - No limit.
- What is it? Whats the matter? - Were having trouble locating them.
- Wevve only got two hours! Maybe less! Too many lives are involved.
Well abandon the complex in two hours.
Ray, Im getting a response.
You changed your minds and decided to work with me.
- Only because we have to.
- Youre very sensible.
Now, as you can see, we will soon have our own Time Tunnel.
- Youre making good use of your stolen formula.
- Imm a good technician.
Nobody in our time recognized my talent.
Someone thought enough of you to hire you as a spy.
Oh, you know about that.
But espionage is a profession unworthy of my ability.
Here, I have found a truly advanced culture.
If theyre so advanced, how is it they haventt developed time travel by now? In a million years, a thousand civilizations can rise and fall.
Time travel was a lost art to them.
What sort of period preceded this one? We are not here for a lesson in history.
Im conducting my first experiment today.
You mean youre using humans for an experiment? Animals have been extinct for over 100,000 years.
One makes do with whatever is available.
Nimon, you cant use her.
Dont upset yourselves.
Her genes are defective.
So one way or the other, she has to be destroyed.
Why not in the name of science? - You cold-blooded killer.
- Vokar.
Youve had one reminder.
You know what it does.
Dont ask for more.
Watch.
Get out of here! After her.
She must not get away.
He is not harmed, only stunned.
Youd better keep in mind that I enjoy protection.
Vokars sole duty is to see that nothing interteres with my work.
Using her as a human guinea pig.
We shouldnt have tried it.
She hasnt a chance.
Well, we couldnt let them kill her.
Were gonna just have to forget about her, Tony.
Our main target is Nimon right now.
We have to find a way to get to him- and fast.
- Whats stopping us? Come on.
- Tony, wait a minute! Are you all right? The force field- I forgot about it.
The key that girl carried- If we could only figure out what principle it used.
The field is obviously magnetic.
Itd have to be their version of a degaussing device.
Well, the basic laws of physics havent changed, even in a million years.
What can we work with? Tony.
! Doug.
! Its Ray! It couldnt have exploded yet.
Go ahead.
We hear you.
We have you fixed in one million A.
D.
- Is Nimon in your time period? - Yes.
Have you learned anything about the bomb? Its set to go off at 3:05 a.
m.
your time.
Where did imon hide it? We dont know yet.
Can you transfer us? Were building up power to make a try.
Well, how long will it take? - About 10 minutes, General.
- About 10 minutes.
- Can you get to imon? - No.
Were locked in by a force field.
Youve got to get out of that force field.
Make him talk! Can you pick all three of us up? Tony, well try a transfer, but I dontt know what time period youllll be moved to.
It doesnt matter.
Anyplace is better than this.
- Well try to find him.
Can you track us? - Yes.
Weve got to get through that force field.
Well, all we need is a coil of wire and, uh, a wooden dowel.
But wood- Its probably not used anymore.
Any kind of nonconductor would do.
- I doubt that this is a conductor.
- Youre probably right.
Now all we need is something that is one.
Everything around here seems to be made out of some kind of molded plastic.
How about that light? They probably use solar energy conducted by radio waves.
A radio wave needs some kind of a receiver.
Look.
Ive never seen this kind of material before.
Well, well figure it out later.
At least itss a conductor.
I hope so.
Well, lets hope it works.
What are you doing here? Theyll catch you for sure.
You saved me.
I have come to save you.
Wheres Nimon? Werre trying to find him.
Still in the teleport room.
I can show you a way to reach it past the guards.
What do you want? You could be killed for coming here.
You tell us where you planted that bomb.
Vokar.
! Wheres that bomb? Ill kill you myself!.
I have them.
- Are we up to power to make the transfer? - We need one more minute.
- Vokar! - We will soon be there! - Tell us where you hid the bomb.
- Vokar! Theyre breaking in.
So help me, Nimon, either you tell me where that bomb is or youll die before the people in the Time Tunnel.
All right.
All right, I will.
Ray, hurry! Ann? - Ready.
- Ten seconds.
Nine, eight seven, six five, four three, two, one.
Zero.
- No reaction.
- Try it in series.
Transferred.
Tony and Doug are in limbo.
- What about Nimon? - Nimon too.
- A fourth.
Theres someone else too.
- Are they together? Yes, I think so.
The transfer was simultaneous.
- Almost simultaneous.
- Ive lost them.
o.
I still have an indication.
All three, and the fourth too.
Theyre going back in time.
Back.
Back.
What? - Whats wrong? - I have an extra signal.
Five people were transferred.
Theyve stopped.
I have a time fix.
One million.
One million B.
C.
The Pliocene period.
B.
C.
? Why, thats as far back in time as they were forward.
- Ann, cant you get a visual contact? - Imm trying.
Well, if they dont find out where that bomb is hidden within an hour were all as good as dead.
Ive been clawing my way through this jungle for hours.
They mustve seen the whole thing on telecontrol and switched us.
But where? This place is like some gigantic hothouse.
Maybe its- Maybe itss an island.
Man, right now, Id settle for the Amazon as long as it was the 168 Amazon.
- What- - Come on! Id say wevve gone back a million years before our time.
I hope the Tunnel transferred Nimon too.
Well, Ann said they had enough power to transfer all three of us.
But if weve lost him, wevve lost our only chance to save the Tunnel.
You know, Tony, we might be the only humans alive on Earth.
Maybe Nimon might have come down right near us.
Lets hope so.
Come on.
You havent got time.
Call off the search.
- But Doug and Tony- - Im sorry.
Evacuate all volunteer personnel to the shelters.
Okay, guards, secure.
All out, on the double! - The rest of the complex will be clear in 10 minutes, sir.
- Good.
That was an order.
All personnel out.
That means you.
I guess were all waiting for you to leave, sir and Dr.
Swain and Dr.
MacGregor.
General, were getting a location.
Yes, for all five of them.
Wed better keep moving.
We gotta find Nimon.
Help! - Help.
! - Its Nimon.
Help me! Help me! Help me get out of here! - If he dies, theres no chance of saving the Tunnel.
- I know.
Please, help me get out of here! Now, listen to me, Nimon.
Well try to get you out of there.
If we do, youve gotta tell us where you hid that bomb or well be stuck here for the rest of our lives.
All right.
Ill tell you anything.
Just get me out of here! Ann, were losing it! Give me your hand.
I cant get him up.
Help.
! Get me out ofhere.
! Here.
Tie this to that tree.
Hurry up.
Help me.
All right, Nimon, now grab that vine.
Easy now.
All right.
Easy.
Easy! Ive got him.
Ann! Swain, can you hear us? Weve got Nimon! Were running out of time.
I cant.
Imm trying to locate them, but I canttt.
Stabilize.
Youve got them! Tony, Doug, we have you! - Weve got Nimon! - All right.
Wevve only got a few minutes.
Tell em where you hid the bomb.
All right, all right.
Ill tell you where it is.
Its forbidden to speak except on command of the masters.
You are all under arrest.
I think weve lost our last chance.
- Youve got to tell us! - Nimon, another word, and you die.
Now, we will all go to the masters.
The masters are two million years from here.
And if he doesnt tell us what we have to know well all die right here.
The masters will not permit it.
They cant do anything about it, Vokar.
The masters can do anything! Come.
We must leave.
How can we make him understand? We cant.
Hes conditioned by a million years of heredity.
- Hes still human.
- His humanity was bred out of him, Doug.
Move! You fool! Where do you think youre taking us? To where the masters expect us to be.
- And where is that? - It is that place where I arrived.
Come! Well, its time for all of us to go to the shelters.
Theres no hope.
- jiggs, uh- - Yes, sir.
All right, ladies and gentlemen, lets go.
Come on.
Letss go.
Come on.
Quickly, please.
Come on.
Lets go on through here.
Ann? Ray? No, General.
Please.
Five minutes.
Thats cutting it to a hairline, but- Nimon! Come back! There are three studs on the barrel.
Pressing the third one kills instantly.
Why dont you kill? It is your right.
- No man has a right to kill.
- It would be better.
I think I have broken my leg.
I would rather be killed quickly than left here alone.
I wont leave you.
Illl help you, and wellll find the others.
Why are you doing this? I am not your responsibility.
No, but you are a man.
Or at least you were many years ago.
I do not understand.
Well, lets just say I dontt like the idea of leaving you here to die.
What does it mean- to like? Its a feeling.
A feeling that gives you pleasure.
Come on.
Lets go.
Vokar, it didnt feel broken to me.
I think its only a bad sprain.
See if you can put some weight on it.
Hang on.
I think I can reach you.
Zee! Doug, get back! The grounds giving way! - You all right? - A beehive.
A giant beehive.
Our city is patterned on the cells of these extinct insects.
Extinct? Bees.
A swarm of bees returning here to the hive.
Ray, we only have three or four minutes left.
Im getting a response.
Were locked on it.
Activate! Tony, Doug, do you hear us? Yes, we hear you! Did Nimon tell you where he planted the bomb? We dont have enough time.
Theress only a few minutes left.
Tell us! You tell us where you put it! Give him an answer.
I like him.
Theyll never find the bomb.
But theress a time fuse.
It looks like an ordinary bus bar.
Inside the phase synchronizer console! Just made it.
But will Tony and Doug? Whats that awful sound? Tony, Doug, we found it.
The complex is safe.
Theyre caught in a giant beehive.
Weve got to get them out now! We cant transfer them all at once.
- Then split your transmissions.
- Well, we can try.
Now the second.
Can you make a transfer for Nimon? No.
The American Civil War.
Come on! Fermo, Cesare.
Fermo.
All right, men, lets get out of here! You too! Major, over here! Help, Major! We need a doctor.
Hes beyond any hope this world can give him now.
Hess dead.