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I DON'T LIKE THAT. I DON'T LIKE ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

NEITHER DO I. THE PRESIDENT'S RIGHT. THEY NEED TO BE TOLD.

WE GO PUBLIC ON THIS THING, WE'RE DEAD.

NOBODY'S TALKING ABOUT GOING PUBLIC.

SECRET OR NOT SECRET.

WE CAN TRUST THESE PEOPLE.

I DON'T TRUST ANYBODY. THIS RUSSIAN THING

HITS THE PAPERS, THE WHOLE PROJECT

BLOWS SKY-HIGH.

LET'S WORRY ABOUT THAT WHEN IT HAPPENS.

JESUS, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.

YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S AN AMERICAN

ON THE ISLAND OF SVARDLOV, AND YOU CAN'T LOCATE HIM.

AND WHERE THE HELL IS SVARDLOV?

IT'S A SMALL ISLAND NEAR THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

EVERY COUNTRY THAT'S EVER DONE AN EXPLORATION THERE

CLAIMS IT FOR ITS OWN.

THE RUSSIANS EVEN PUT TROOPS THERE FROM TIME TO TIME.

AND NOW, YOU'RE TELLING US YOU'VE LOST THIS MAN ON SVARDLOV,

AND YOU MAY HAVE LOST HIM TO SOME RUSSIANS.

I'M TELLING YOU WE HAVE A DEVIATE PLAN.

THAT MAN IS FOUR DAYS OVERDUE AT THE PICK UP POINT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU LET US HANDLE IT?

WE DO THAT KIND OF STUFF ALL THE TIME.

THE MAN HAD TO BE A MINING ENGINEER.

SO, WHY ARE YOU TELLING US NOW?

BECAUSE IF THERE IS AN INCIDENT,

WE'LL NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET.

GENTLEMEN, IF YOU'LL FOLLOW ME.

HOW THE HELL DID WE GET OURSELVES

INTO A TRAP LIKE THIS?

I ENGINEERED THIS THING, AND I'LL TAKE THE BLAME.

WHAT IS THIS PROJECT, JIM?

THE SICILIAN PROJECT.

WE BELIEVE IT COULD BE THE ULTIMATE DEFENSE SYSTEM.

I, UH, KNOW YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH LASER TECHNOLOGY.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE INVOLVED WITH.

EACH ONE OF THOSE LIGHTS WILL BE A POWER STATION.

EACH STATION, WHEN IT'S ACTIVATED,

WILL PROJECT A BEAM, FROM GROUND TO INFINITY.

THESE BEAMS SPAN OUT AND CONNECT TO MAKE

AN INVISIBLE SCREEN LIKE A WALL,

NO MISSILE CAN PENETRATE IT.

IS THIS A THEORY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, OR DOES IT WORK?

YES, IT WORKS.

THERE'S ONLY ONE CATCH.

IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE SYSTEM,

AND MAKE IT FUNCTION, WE NEED A SELF-CONTAINED

POWER SOURCE. A LARGE ONE.

THE SUCCESS OF OUR PROJECT IS DEPENDENT UPON

OUR LOCATING A SPECIFIC MINERAL.

BYZANIUM.

BYZANIUM?

I'VE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF IT.

I'M NOT SURPRISED. VERY FEW PEOPLE HAVE.

AND YOU THINK THERE MAY BE SOME ON SVARDLOV, IS THAT IT?

THAT'S WHAT WE THINK.

SO, WE SEND A MAN IN.

WELL, LET'S HOPE YOU GET HIM OUT.

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, THE RUSSIANS PICK HIM UP,

WE'RE GOING TO BE KISSING ASS IN THE KREMLIN

FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

THIS IS UNIT 2-3...

- THE SICILIAN PROJECT, EH? - YES, CAPTAIN.

THAT'S WHAT KGB CALLS IT.

AH. WOULD YOU READ ME THAT REPORT AGAIN, PLEASE?

"AMERICANS INTERESTED IN RARE MINERALS

"MAY BE RELATED TO MILITARY OPERATIONS.

- HUH? - SICILIAN PROJECT."

WHAT COULD BE SO PRECIOUS THAT THE AMERICANS WOULD RISK

THIS KIND OF ADVENTURE.

ARE YOU A CHESS PLAYER?

I PLAYED A LITTLE WHEN I WAS A STUDENT, WHY?

YOU KNOW THE NAME "ISAAK BOLESLAWSKI"?

OF COURSE, I KNOW.

HE WAS A GREAT CHESS MAN.

MAYBE THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL.

MANY OF THE SIGNIFICANT VARIATIONS OF THE GAME

WERE CONCEIVED BY BOLESLAWSKI.

AND ONE OF THEM...

IS CALLED "THE SICILIAN DEFENSE."

ALL RIGHT, MARGANIN. THAT'LL DO FOR NOW.

WE TALK AGAIN TOMORROW.

YOU KNOW...

IF IT WASN'T FOR DIRK PITT, WE'D BE BACK AT SQUARE ONE,

AND THAT MINING ENGINEER WOULD BE STRETCHED OUT DEAD

ON A RUSSIAN ISLAND.

WHO'S DIRK PITT? ALL OF A SUDDEN,

HE'S INVOLVED IN THE SICILIAN PROJECT,

- AND I'VE NEVER HEARD OF HIM. - USED TO BE A NAVY MAN.

PUT HIS TIME IN, RETIRED EARLY,

AND SINCE THEN, HE AND I HAVE TACKLED

QUITE A FEW THINGS TOGETHER.

- HE WORKS FOR YOU? - WELL, SOMETIMES HE DOES,

SOMETIMES HE DOESN'T.

DEPENDS ON THE JOB.

LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING THAT CAN'T BE DONE,

CHANCES ARE HE'LL TAKE A CRACK AT IT.

OTHERWISE, THUMBS DOWN.

YOU MEAN, HE ONLY WORKS WHEN HE FEELS LIKE IT.

- YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. - PARDON MY EXPRESSION, ADMIRAL, BUT HE SOUNDS

LIKE A PAIN IN THE ASS.

- HEY, THERE! - WELCOME HOME!

- GLAD TO SEE YOU. - HELLO, JIM.

HEY, BRING A GURNEY OVER!

WHERE YOU GOIN'?

- THE MAN YOU BROUGHT IN-- - LATER.

HOW IS HE?

LOUSY. HE'S GOT A HOLE IN HIM THAT BIG.

WE PATCHED HIM UP BEFORE WE LEFT NORWAY,

BUT HE'S LOST A LOT OF BLOOD AND HE'S DOPED TO THE GILLS.

HE CAN STILL TALK, CAN'T HE?

I HAVE TO ASK HIM SOME QUESTIONS.

MAYBE YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND ME.

WE HAVE TO GET THIS GUY TO THE HOSPITAL

AS FAST AS WE CAN.

HEY! COME ON, EUGENE.

COME ON.

THE MINE HAD BEEN STRIPPED, HE SAID.

BUT HE WAS SURE THERE WAS BYZANIUM THERE ONCE.

THEY TOOK OUT 500 POUNDS,

MAYBE HALF A TON OF THE STUFF.

THAT MEANS THE RUSSIANS GOT 'EM.

NO, HE SAID THE MINE WAS WORKED BY AMERICANS.

HE FOUND TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT THAT HAD BEEN SHIPPED

FROM COLORADO.

AND A COPY OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS,

DATED SOME TIME IN 1911.

1911?

AND HE FOUND A CORPSE, FROZEN STIFF.

SOME ONE HAD BURNED HIS NAME INTO A BOARD AND LEFT IT

WITH THE BODY.

"HERE LIES SGT. JAKE HOBART,

"UNITED STATES ARMY.

"FROZE IN A STORM.

FEBRUARY 10TH, 1912."

ARE YOU TELLING ME THE ARMY SENT A GUY

UP THERE 70 YEARS AGO, TO GET A HALF A TON OF BYZANIUM?

I'M NOT TELLING YOU ANYTHIN'. I'M JUST REPEATING WHAT

KOPLIN TOLD ME.

YES, WASHINGTON STAR...

- HI. - HI.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

I GAVE UP ON YOU TWO HOURS AGO.

OH, I GOT HUNG UP.

SORRY.

I DON'T LIKE THE LOOK I SEE ON YOUR FACE.

YOU LOOK LIKE SOMEBODY STOLE YOUR POPSICLE.

I WISH I COULD TELL YOU.

GIVE ME THE HEADLINE.

LEAVE OUT THE NAMES AND PLACES.

CAN'T EVEN DO THAT.

THOUGHT YOU WERE A NICE, SOLID GUY.

SCHOLAR AND SCIENTIST.

HOME AT SIX. PIPES AND SLIPPERS.

NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU'VE TURNED INTO

CHARLIE CHAN.

FUNNY.

WHO SAID IT WAS FUNNY?

I THINK I JUST SOLVED FIVE YEARS OF WORK.

LET'S HAVE A DRINK.

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF A GUY NAMED DIRK PITT?

WHO?

DIRK PITT.

RING A BELL?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

WHY DO YOU ASK?

OH, I JUST MET HIM.

NOT IMPORTANT.

WELL, HALLELUJAH!

THERE'S A LITTLE LIFE IN THE OLD GUY AFTER ALL.

YOU GOTTA PUT THE WORM ON THE HOOK.

- OH! - YOU KNOW I CAN'T DO THAT PART.

WHAT KIND OF A FISHER PERSON ARE YOU?

I'M A DYNAMITE FISHER PERSON.

I JUST CAN'T PUT THE WORMY ON THE HOOKY.

HERE.

IT'S A GOOD ONE.

VERY FUNNY.

I'VE GOT A BAD CONSCIENCE.

I TOLD A FIB.

WHAT ABOUT?

ABOUT DIRK PITT.

I DO KNOW HIM.

I MET HIM WHEN I FIRST CAME TO WASHINGTON.

HE WAS WITH NAVAL INTELLIGENCE THEN.

WHY'D YOU TELL ME YOU DIDN'T KNOW HIM?

I DON'T KNOW.

I GUESS YOU TOOK ME BY SURPRISE.

I HAVEN'T HEARD HIS NAME IN A LONG TIME.

DID YOU USE TO DATE HIM?

NO, NOTHING LIKE THAT.

NO, HE WAS TOO HIGH-POWERED FOR ME.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

JUST THAT.

TAKES UP ALL THE AIR IN THE ROOM.

DIRK PITT.

WHAT KIND OF A NAME IS THAT?

SOUNDS LIKE A PIRATE.

DR. SEAGRAM!

ARE YOU DR. SEAGRAM?

I'M SUPPOSED TO BRING YOU BACK TO WASHINGTON.

ADMIRAL SANDECKER'S ORDERS.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING.

HOW DID HE KNOW WE WERE HERE?

I TOLD HIM.

BRILLIANT! WE'LL BRING HIM WITH US NEXT TIME--

THE HOBART FILES MENTION THE NAME BREWSTER.

ARTHUR BREWSTER.

CON MAN AND A MINING EXPERT.

IN 1910, HE DISCOVERED BYZANIUM ON THE ISLAND OF SVARDLOV,

AND HE TOOK IT RIGHT TO THE U.S. ARMY.

EVEN THEN, THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE MILITARY POSSIBILITIES.

SO, THEY GAVE HIM SOME MONEY AND ARMY ENGINEERS TO HELP.

AND HE HIRES A NORWEGIAN WHALER.

THE SHIP DELIVERS BREWSTER, JAKE HOBART,

AND THE REST OF THE COLORADO MINERS

TO THE ISLAND. MAKES THE DATE

TO PICK 'EM UP AFTER THEY'VE MINED THE BYZANIUM.

WHAT HAPPENS?

THE SHIP PICKED THEM UP ON SCHEDULE.

ONLY PROBLEM WAS TWO DAYS OUT OF SVARDLOV,

THEY SPOT A RUSSIAN CRUISER TAILING THEM,

BUT BREWSTER STICKS TO HIS PLAN.

AND THE WHALER DROPS HIM OFF

ON THE COAST OF SCOTLAND, NORTH OF ABERDEEN,

AND THEY START OVERLANDS.

PLAN WAS TO GET THE ORE TO SOUTH HAMPTON,

AND THEN, SEND IT HOME BY COMMERCIAL SHIP.

DID THEY MAKE IT?

THEY GAVE IT A PRETTY GOOD SHOT.

THEY HAD RUSSIAN AGENTS COMIN' OUT THEIR EARS.

THEY FOUGHT A RUNNING GUN BATTLE

ALL THE WAY FROM ABERDEEN TO SOUTH HAMPTON.

SOMEHOW, BREWSTER MADE IT. AND HE HAD THE ORE WITH HIM.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER MEN?

ALL DEAD EXCEPT ONE.

MAN CALLED SOUTHBY.

MATTER OF FACT, THE FINAL REPORT

BREWSTER SENT HOME TO THE U.S. ARMY,

ALL HE WROTE WAS, "THANK GOD FOR SOUTHBY!"

THEN WHAT?

HE PUT THE ORE IN A VAULT AND SAW IT LOWERED

INTO THE HOLD OF THE SHIP.

AND ON APRIL 10TH...

1912...

THE SHIP SAILED.

SOUTH HAMPTON TO NEW YORK?

RIGHT.

BREWSTER STARTED HOME ON THE TITANIC.

SO, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.

SPENT FIVE YEARS ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

FOR A KISS AWAY FROM THE END.

WE NEED 200 OUNCES OF A MEASLY MINERAL

WE CAN'T FIND. AND WHEN WE DO

FIND IT, WHERE IS IT?

IT'S AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.

BUT AT LEAST, WE KNOW WHERE IT IS NOW.

IT'S NOT JUST SOMEPLACE. IT'S IN ONE SPOT...

WAITING FOR US TO COME AND GET IT.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 12,500 FEET UNDER WATER.

MORE THAN TWO MILES DOWN.

WE CAN'T GET DIVERS DOWN THAT DEEP.

THAT'S RIGHT, SIR. WE CAN'T GET DIVERS

DOWN TO THE TITANIC.

WHICH LEAVES US WITH ONLY ONE CHOICE.

AND WHAT'S THAT?

WE DON'T GO TO THE MOUNTAIN. THE MOUNTAIN COMES TO US.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT...

RAISING THE TITANIC?

YEAH.

CAN IT BE DONE?

A SHIP THAT BIG, DOWN THAT DEEP?

IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE.

NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

BUT WE DID RAISE THAT NUCLEAR SUB

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

NOWHERE NEAR THE SAME SIZE.

AND ONLY A THIRD AS FAR DOWN.

ADMIRAL, I'M NOT SAYING IT'S GOING TO BE EASY.

THE ODDS ARE TERRIBLE. IT WILL COST A TON OF MONEY.

BUT IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE, SIR...

IF WE GET FULL COOPERATION

FROM THE NAVY.

WHAT IF YOU DID HAVE NAVY COOPERATION,

AND YOU COULD GET THE FUNDING?

WE'D HAVE A CHANCE.

LOTS OF PROBLEMS AND LOTS OF RISK.

WE HAVE SUBMERSIBLES THAT CAN GO DOWN THAT DEEP,

BUT WE DON'T KNOW FOR HOW LONG.

WE HAVE OTHERS IN DEVELOPMENT.

THEY CAN GO EVEN DEEPER.

BUT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN TESTED.

SO, EVERY TRIP WOULD BE A GAMBLE.

BUT, IF WE'RE LUCKY...

WE COULD MAKE NUCLEAR WARFARE

OBSOLETE.

WHAT ABOUT IT, JIM?

IT'S A BALL-BREAKER.

IT ISN'T A MARINE SALVAGE OPERATION

ANYBODY'S HEARD OF.

DIRK SAYS HE CAN HANDLE IT.

I'M WILLING TO GO TO THE PRESIDENT

AND DO MY BEST TO PUSH IT THROUGH.

SEEMS WE'RE BACK TO YOU, CAPTAIN PITT.

WELL, LIKE JIM SAID...

IT'S THE BIGGEST JOB WITH THE HIGHEST STAKES

ANYBODY EVER DREAMT OF.

HOW CAN YOU TURN IT DOWN?

HEY, DANA!

HAVE ANY TIME FOR AN OLD FRIEND?

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

MY GOD!

WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, NOTHING SURPRISES ME.

I'M...

PERFECTLY CALM AND UNDER CONTROL.

COME ON.

LET'S GO HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE.

I-- I CAN'T. I'M-I'M LATE.

I-I-I WAS JUST DROPPING SOMEBODY OFF.

GENE SEAGRAM.

YES. YES.

HE'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU.

YOU NEVER THOUGHT ANYBODY WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME,

INCLUDING YOURSELF.

I WAS RIGHT.

YOU LOOK TERRIFIC.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SO DO YOU.

I-I THOUGHT YOU LEFT WASHINGTON.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

FOOLIN' AROUND.

DON'T GIVE ME THAT. YOU WERE GONNA FIX

THE WORLD.

YEAH... THAT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO.

I DISCOVERED THEY HAD ME OUTNUMBERED.

NOT YOU.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

YOU CAN BELIEVE IT.

WELL, I-- I GOTTA GO.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GOOD-BYE.

TAKE CARE.

GOOD-BYE.

FUNNY...

YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE A SCIENTIST.

WHAT'S A SCIENTIST SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE?

I DON'T KNOW,

BUT IF I SAW YOU WALKIN' DOWN THE STREET

I MIGHT TAKE YOU FOR A...

COUNTRY CLUB TENNIS PRO.

I'D NEVER TAKE YOU FOR A SCIENTIST.

WELL, THAT MAKES US EVEN. I WOULDN'T TAKE YOU

FOR A PIRATE.

HERE HE COMES.

THAT DIDN'T TAKE LONG.

NO.

IT NEVER TAKES LONG TO SAY "NO."

NO, AND IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG TO SAY

"YES" EITHER.

YEAH, WELL... WE'LL SEE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, ADMIRAL.

WE'RE IN BUSINESS.

DIRK?

DIRK PITT!

HEY! GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

- HOW YOU DOIN'? - FINE.

DON'T TRY TO HIDE BEHIND THAT SMUG.

I'D KNOW YOU ANYPLACE.

I'M JUST KEEPIN' WARM.

WELL, THEY WARNED ME YOU WERE THE BOSS

OF THIS OPERATION.

HAS HE TOLD YOU WHAT WE'RE AFTER THIS TIME?

UH, NOT YET. SILENT SAM.

WELL, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I LIKE THAT.

I'LL GET US THERE. I'LL KEEP THE COFFEE HOT.

AND YOU TWO CAN HANDLE THE TRICKY STUFF.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THERE'S GONNA BE SOME TRICKY STUFF?

WELL, THERE HAS TO BE.

NOBODY HIRES YOU FOR YOUR GOOD LOOKS.

OH, SORRY. UM...

THIS IS DR. SEAGRAM.

CAPTAIN JOE BURKE. AND, UH...

THAT'S CHIEF WALKER.

- GOOD TO MEET YOU. - HI, DOCTOR.

QUITE AN OPERATION HERE.

WELL, WE GOT SOME NICE TOYS.

I WAS THINKING...

I MAY BE ABLE TO SPEED THINGS UP

BY FEEDING ALL OF THE NAVY'S NAVIGATIONAL, METEOROLOGICAL DATA

INTO MY COMPUTER BANKS.

WELL, NOW, THAT SOUNDS, UH, VERY INTERESTING.

GOOD. YOU, UH,

CAN REACH ME THROUGH ADMIRAL SANDECKER'S OFFICE.

FINE. FINE.

NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I'VE GOT THREE DAYS WORK

TO DO FOR LUNCH.

SEE YOU LATER, DIRK. I'LL SEE YOU.

SO LONG. TAKE IT EASY.

UH, LET'S GET A COUPLE OF THINGS STRAIGHT.

UM...

THIS IS CAPTAIN BURKE'S OPERATION.

AND HE'S AN EXTREMELY COMPETENT NAVY OFFICER.

I DON'T THINK HE NEEDS YOUR HELP.

AS FOR ME, I TOOK THIS JOB ON TWO CONDITIONS.

ONE, THAT I HANDLE THE SALVAGE END OF IT MY WAY.

AND TWO, THAT YOU STAY OUT OF MY HAIR.

- WILL YOU REMEMBER THAT? - IF YOU'RE TRYIN'

TO MAKE ME SORE, PITT, IT WON'T WORK.

THIS PROJECT IS TOO IMPORTANT.

GOOD. LET'S KEEP THAT IN MIND.

THE ROYAL MAIL SHIP, TITANIC.

WHERE IS SHE NOW?

AND HOW DO WE GET HER UP?

THAT'S OUR PROBLEM.

THIS WAS HER COURSE, THIS ORANGE LINE.

A SOUTHWESTERLY TRACK FROM SOUTH HAMPTON...

TO HER FINAL RADIOED POSITION.

LATITUDE 41 DEGREES, 46 MINUTES NORTH.

LONGITUDE 50 DEGREES, 15 MINUTES WEST.

IT'S WHERE SHE SANK.

DIDN'T THE TWO RESCUE SHIPS REPORT CONFLICTING POSITIONS?

THAT'S RIGHT.

UH, YOU CAN SEE IT MORE CLEARLY HERE

IN THIS ENLARGEMENT.

THE TITANIC THOUGHT SHE WAS HERE.

CARPATHIA HAD HER HERE.

AND MOUNT TEMPLE HERE.

SO, THIS WILL BE OUR STARTING POINT,

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS TRIANGLE.

SO, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WE'RE IN THE BALLPARK.

THE TROUBLE IS, SIR, IT COULD WIND UP BEING

A DAMN BIG BALLPARK.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO MILES UNDER WATER,

MAYBE MORE.

EVERYTHING AT THAT DEPTH IS A MYSTERY.

THAT HOLD COULD'VE WOUND UP A COUPLE OF MILES FROM

WHERE SHE DISAPPEARED.

OR TEN.

LET'S HOPE NOT.

DR. SILVERSTEIN'S GROUP WILL BE HANDLING

THE LOCATION PROBLEMS.

OUR SUBMERSIBLES WILL WORK IN CONCENTRIC CIRCLES

AROUND THAT POINT AS TARGETED.

LET ME, UH, EMPHASIZE AGAIN

THE IMPORTANCE OF SECURITY.

ONLY THOSE WHO NEED TO KNOW

HAVE BEEN BRIEFED ON THIS OPERATION.

YOU'LL BE OPERATING UNDER THE DIRECT CONTROL

OF THE C.N.O. HERE.

THROUGH SINKLAND FLEET.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?

ADMIRAL?

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GENTLEMEN.

THAT'S ALL.

UH, WE GOT ALL THE STUFF FROM THE WHITE STAR LINE.

ENGINEERING DRAWINGS AND A COMPLETE STRUCTURAL

DESIGN FOR THE TITANIC.

GOOD. HOW ABOUT A CREW LIST?

YEAH, WE GOT THAT TOO. AND I THINK, MAYBE,

WE LUCKED OUT. ONE OF THE SURVIVORS

IS A MAN NAMED BIGALOW.

HE WAS A JUNIOR THIRD OFFICER

IN CHARGE OF CARGO. AND HE'S LIVING...

IN ENGLAND, SOMEPLACE IN CORNWALL.

IT'S AN ODD THING, YOU KNOW.

I HAD A FEW SHIPS SHOT OUT FROM UNDER ME.

MORE THAN MY SHARE.

THREE IN THE 1914-18 FRACAS.

AND TWO IN '39-'45.

BUT ALL ANYBODY EVER ASKS ME ABOUT

IS THE TITANIC.

AND NOW, I'M DOING THE SAME THING.

AND YOU'RE LUCKY YOU CAME TO THE RIGHT MAN.

AS I SAID...

IT WAS CARGO HOLD #9,

D-DAY, ON THE FOURTH SIDE.

YOU'RE SURE OF THAT LOCATION?

NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

WE ALL SAW THAT HOLD WHEN IT WAS LOADED ABOARD.

AND WE SAW THE PASSENGER WHO OWNED IT.

NOT LIKELY TO FORGET HIM.

BUSHY BEARD AND EYES LIKE A FOX.

EVEN IF HE HADN'T PUT A GUN AT ME

THE WAY HE DID, I'D REMEMBER HIM, ALL RIGHT.

THE GUN BUSINESS. YOU SAY, THAT HAPPENED

WHEN THE TITANIC WAS ALREADY GOIN' DOWN?

LIFEBOATS IN THE WATER,

ONLY HALF LOADED, I SAY.

PEOPLE SCRAMBLING ALL OVER.

IT WAS PATHETIC.

I WAS ON MY WAY UP

TO THE BOAT DECK TO GIVE A HAND,

WHEN THIS CRAZY LITTLE FELLOW

SHOVES A GUN IN MY FACE.

WANTED TO GO TO CARGO HOLD #9.

AND IF WOULDN'T TAKE HIM,

HE'D SHOOT ME IN MY TRACKS.

THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.

WELL...

I WAS A YOUNG FELLOW THEN.

WANTED TO LIVE AS LONG AS I COULD.

SO, I TOOK HIM.

AS IT TURNED OUT...

#9 WAS THE ONLY HOLD NOT ALREADY FLOODED.

ONCE HE GOT IN THERE,

SPOTTED WHAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR,

HE WAS HAPPY.

WHEN I HAVE NIGHTMARES ABOUT THAT LOVELY SHIP

GOING DOWN, I ALWAYS SEE

THAT CRAZY OLD MAN WITH A GUN.

THAT WAS THE LAST TIME

YOU SAW HIM, DOWN THERE IN THE HOLD?

THAT'S RIGHT. UH, HE-HE WOULDN'T LEAVE.

HE WENT UP TO THAT VAULT OF HIS...

OH, A HUGE THING.

EIGHT FOOT SQUARED.

AND PETTED IT AS IF IT WAS A DOG.

MUTTERING TO HIMSELF.

AND YOU REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS HE SAID?

THE SAME THING, OVER AND OVER.

"THANK GOD FOR...

SOUTHBY!"

"THANK GOD FOR SOUTHBY!"

THIS MUST BE A PRETTY QUIET LIFE FOR A MAN LIKE YOU.

GOD HELP A MAN WHO CAN'T LIVE BY HIMSELF.

WE ALL END UP IN A SINGLE BED,

SOONER OR LATER.

HI! THERE HE IS THEN!

THE PROPRIETOR HIMSELF.

I'D ALMOST GIVEN UP.

UH, WHAT'LL YOU HAVE? A WHISKEY OR A NICE

- PINT OF BITTER? - JUST A MOMENT, SARAH.

THIS IS SARAH MARTINDALE.

A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE,

OF BEAUTY, AND A WARM HEART.

AND THIS IS CAPT. PITT OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

RETIRED, LIKE MYSELF.

RETIRED MIGHTY EARLY.

IF I MIGHT SAY SO--

KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF HIM, SARAH.

AND GIVE US TWO LARGE PINK GINS.

FULL MEASURE. AND DON'T SKIMP

- THE ANGOSTURA. - ALL RIGHT.

SARAH TALKS, PITT,

BUT THE FACT IS

SHE'S FRIGHTENED SILLY OF MEN.

THOSE OF US, WHO KNOW HER BEST,

SUSPECT SHE'S STILL A MAIDEN.

OH, MY GOD!

THE MAN'S GONE OFF!

UH, COME ONTO THE QUARTER DECK.

THIS IS MY...

TITANIC COLLECTION.

ALL THAT'S LEFT OF HER EXCEPT MEMORIES.

WHAT A LOVELY THING SHE WAS.

STANDING AS HIGH IN THE WATER

AS ONE OF YOUR SKYSCRAPERS.

LONGER THAN TWO RUGBY FIELDS.

AND FURNISHINGS TO MATCH

THE FINEST MANSIONS IN ENGLAND.

SHE WAS ONE OF A KIND.

NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

AND GOD HIMSELF, THEY SAID,

COULDN'T SINK HER.

THEN, IN TWO HOURS, SHE WAS GONE.

AND 15 HUNDRED SOULS WITH HER.

I TOOK THE PENNANT OFF HER BEFORE SHE WENT DOWN.

IF YOU MANAGE TO BRING HER UP AGAIN...

MAYBE YOU WOULD PUT IT BACK...

WHERE THIS BELONGS.

CONTROL, THIS IS DEEP QUEST, AT EIGHT THOUSAND FEET.

SEARCHING SECTION 22.

VISIBILITY IS FAIR.

NEGATIVE CONTACTS.

OUT.

THIS IS TURTLE. DEPTH 92 HUNDRED FEET.

NO CONTACTS. OUT.

THIS IS STARFISH AT TEN THOUSAND FEET,

CONDUCTING SONAR SEARCH, SECTION 24.

NO CONTACTS.

DEPTH?

11,420.

TWO THOUSAND POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH.

ONE OF THESE DAYS THIS WATER'S GONNA

SQUASH US LIKE A BUG.

WHAT IS YOU BITCHIN' ABOUT, BERGER?

I GOT PLENTY OF REASONS TO BITCH.

CRUISIN' AROUND DOWN HERE IN THIS TIN CAN.

LOOKIN' FOR WHAT?

WE'RE LOOKIN' FOR WHATEVER'S DOWN HERE.

HEY GUYS, HATE TO SPOIL YOUR FUN, BUT WE'RE GOING UP.

- FEDS COMING IN. - WELL, GOOD.

MAYBE WE CAN FIND OUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKIN' FOR.

WAY OF WIND IS COMING FROM 220 DEGREES,

AT 18 KNOTS.

ROGER, 220 AT 18 KNOTS.

HELO THREE, YOU'RE CLEARED.

ANYTHING HAPPENING DOWN THERE?

NO, NOTHING YET.

WHICH BRINGS UP A POINT.

I THINK THE SUB CREWS SHOULD BE TOLD

WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

HELP HER OUT.

YEAH, SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA TO ME.

UH, WHY DON'T WE HOLD A BRIEFING, UH,

THIS AFTERNOON?

WE HAVE A VISITOR.

- YOU NOTICED? - YEAH.

I SPOTTED THE RUSSIAN FLAG AS WE WERE COMIN' IN.

LOOKS LIKE A MARINE RESEARCH VESSEL.

I MEAN, HAS IT ONLY GOT, MAYBE, HALF A DOZEN

GUN CREWS ABOARD?

NO, THEY'RE JUST NOSING AROUND.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

NOT YET ANYWAY.

DEEP QUEST, THIS IS STARFISH.

WE HAVE SONAR CONTACT IN SECTION 26,

DEPTH 12,700 FEET.

REQUEST PERMISSION TO INVESTIGATE.

THIS IS DEEP QUEST. NEGATIVE.

MAINTAIN PRESENT DEPTH.

YOU'RE ONLY CERTIFIED TO 12 THOUSAND FEET.

WE'LL CHECK IT OUT.

THIS IS TURTLE. DEPTH, 11,400 FEET.

SEARCH OF SECTION 36 COMPLETE...

...THIS IS DEEP QUEST. REQUEST TO CONDUCT

SONAR SEARCH, SECTION 33,

MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 12 THOUSAND FEET.

THIS IS STARFISH.

ROGER. OUT.

THIS IS STARFISH APPROACHING

12 THOUSAND FEET.

CONTINUING SONAR SEARCH.

OVER.

THIS IS CONTROL.

DO NOT EXCEED 12 THOUSAND FOOT DEPTH LIMIT.

OUT.

LIEUTENANT!

CONTROL, THIS IS STARFISH.

BRIDGE TO CONTROL.

BRIDGE, AYE.

THE STARFISH REPORTS SHE'S FLOODING.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET MORE INFORMATION.

- RELEASE THE BATTERY PODS. - BATTERY PODS AWAY.

CONTROL, THIS IS STARFISH.

WE'RE FLOODING. TRYING TO SURFACE.

THIS IS STARFISH. WE'RE FLOODING.

TRYING TO SURFACE. OVER.

STARFISH.

CONTROL, THIS IS STARFISH!

IT'S GONE DEAF!

STARFISH.

STARFISH, THIS IS CONTROL!

DAMN IT!

WE LOST CONTACT.

- WHERE'S THE TURTLE? - IN THE WATER.

11 THOUSAND FEET, HEADING FOR THE STARFISH POSITION.

THIS IS TURTLE. WE HAVE STARFISH

AND VISUAL CONTACT.

SHE'S GOIN' DOWN FAST. THEY'VE GOTTA LOSE SOME WEIGHT.

WE'VE TAKEN ON TOO MUCH WATER.

HIT THE PANIC SWITCH. RELEASE THE SPHERE.

- RELEASE THE DAMN THING! - I'M TRYING!

CONTROL, THE STARFISH JUST IMPLODED.

REQUEST PERMISSION TO SURFACE.

YEAH, CO--

YEAH.

COME ON UP.

DR. SILVERSTEIN AND I HAVE COMPLETELY REWORKED THE DATA.

OH, BULLSHIT! I HEARD THAT STORY

A DOZEN TIMES.

WHILE YOU'RE BUSY HERE, SCREWIN' AROUND

WITH YOUR COMPUTERS, WE'VE BEEN OUT THERE

FIVE WEEKS. WE HAVE FOUND NOTHING!

MEANWHILE, I JUST LOST THREE MEN.

I THINK THEY FOUND THE ANSWER NOW, DIRK.

GO ON.

THE NEW PROJECTION'S BASED ON A THEORY

THAT ALL THE REPORTED POSITIONS

WERE SLIGHTLY OFF, AND MOST IMPORTANT,

WE FAILED TO TAKE

INTO ACCOUNT THE SMOKE STACK

THAT CRACKED OFF AS THE TITANIC

WENT DOWN.

WE BUILT A SCALE MODEL OF THE TITANIC,

PERFECTLY WEIGHTED AND BALANCED,

IN EXACT PROPORTION.

IN TWO HUNDRED EXPERIMENTS, THE TRAJECTORY OF THE DESCENT

VARY BY MORE THAN ONE TENTH OF ONE DEGREE.

AND IT LANDED EXACTLY WHERE

YOUR SUBMERSIBLES HAVE BEEN LOOKING.

THEN, WE DID IT WITHOUT THE SMOKE STACK.

AND WE HIT A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT POSITION.

FOUR HUNDRED TIMES WE REPEATED THIS PROCESS,

AND EVERY TIME IT LANDED WITHIN INCHES OF THE SAME SPOT.

EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

BINGO.

AS WE READ IT, THE TITANIC IS ALMOST TEN MILES SOUTHEAST

- OF WHERE WE-- - TEN MILES?

THAT'S RIGHT. WE'VE GOT TO MOVE THE ENTIRE SALVAGE OPERATION

INTO THIS NEW LOCATION.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY, GENE.

YOU CAN'T LEAPFROG OVER TEN MILES OF OCEAN.

FOR ALL WE KNOW, THE TITANIC COULD

BE DEAD CENTER IN THE AREA

WE'RE BYPASSING.

IF IT IS, WE'LL FIND IT AS WE WORK OUR WAY BACK.

- FIND IT AS WE WORK-- - WE'VE GOTTA TAKE THE GAMBLE.

WE CAN'T DO ANY WORSE THAN WE'RE DOING.

I KNOW I'M RIGHT ABOUT THIS NEW POSITION.

I'M SURE OF IT.

I HOPE SO.

ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS UNDER WATER, AND THOSE

SUBMERSIBLE CREWS WILL COME AFTER YOU

WITH A HARPOON.

LOOKS LIKE WE PANNED OVER SOMETHING METALLIC.

METAL DETECTOR, WHEN THEY DO THAT.

OKAY. STAY ON HER. GIVE HER SOME SPACE.

THERE. BUT IT'S JUST LOWER.

ROGER. AND WE'LL HOVER HERE.

- WAIT A MINUTE. - WHAT? YOU FOUND SOMETHING?

YEAH, I THINK SO. IT'S ABOUT THREE O'CLOCK.

SEE THAT FUNNY SHAPE THERE?

LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING WEDGED BETWEEN TWO ROCKS.

OKAY. STAND BY THE MANIPULATOR.

HERE WE COME.

GOD.

LOOKS LIKE SOME KIND OF A HORN.

- MAY I, DR. VOGEL? - YES, JUST BE CAREFUL.

PRESENTED TO GRAHAM FARLEY BY THE GRATEFUL MANAGEMENT

OF THE WHITE STAR LINE.

NOW, THE WHITE STAR DID SOME CHECKING THROUGH THE RECORDS,

AND IT TURNS OUT THAT GRAHAM FARLEY WAS A MUSICIAN

FOR THREE YEARS ON A SHIP CALLED THE OLYMPIC.

THEN HE WAS TRANSFERRED.

GRAHAM FARLEY WAS THE CORNET PLAYER

IN THE TITANIC'S ORCHESTRA.

- ARE YOU SURE OF THAT? - NO QUESTION.

NO QUESTION. IT'S ALL DOCUMENTED.

THAT MEANS WE'RE LOOKING IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

AT LEAST, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.

IT ALSO MEANS THE TITANIC

MUST BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

WAIT A MINUTE. DON'T BREAK OUT THE CHAMPAGNE YET.

IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,

BUT WE'RE NOT LOOKIN' FOR CORNETS.

WE'RE LOOKIN' FOR A SHIP 900 FEET LONG.

WE STILL CAN'T FIND HER.

WHERE THE HELL IS SHE?

SHE DISAPPEAR?

VERY DISTURBING.

ARE THESE SOURCES TOTALLY RELIABLE?

- ABSOLUTELY. - IS SUCH A DEFENSE SYSTEM

POSSIBLE?

WE PUT THAT QUESTION TO OUR MILITARY SCIENTIST

IN MOSCOW.

THEY SAY IT IS FEASIBLE,

BUT IT WOULD TAKE A VERY STRONG, POWER SOURCE.

AND YOU SAY THAT POWER SOURCE

LIES IN THE CARGO HOLD OF THE TITANIC?

ALL SIGNS POINT TO THAT. I BELIEVE IT.

BRIDGE RADIO.

BRIDGE, AYE.

YES, SIR, CAPTAIN. BRINGING UP THAT

INTERFERENCE AGAIN ON VHF.

ROGER. YOU TAPING IT?

YES, SIR. THERE'S NOT MUCH PATTERN TO IT.

IT SOUNDS LIKE STATIC. IT'S ONLY ON LOW FREQUENCY.

KEEP ON IT.

CALL ME BACK WHEN IT STOPS.

AYE AYE, SIR.

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

WE'RE PICKING UP SOME KIND OF STRANGE

INTERFERENCE AT NIGHT. SCHENECTADY AND CARPENTER

HEAR IT TOO, BUT NOT AS LOUD AS WE DO.

THEY'RE GOING CRAZY ON THE SEA CLIFF.

FOUND SOMETHING.

- WHAT? - THEY DON'T KNOW

BUT THEY'RE GETTING BIG BOUNDS IN THE SONAR.

SEA CLIFF, THIS IS PITT. WHAT'S UP?

THIS IS SEA CLIFF.

I THINK WE'RE SMELLING SOMETHING.

OUR METAL DETECTOR'S GOING BANANAS.

GOOD. STAY ON IT. WE'RE COMIN' OVER.

SEA CLIFF, THIS IS DEEP QUEST.

WE HAVE YOU IN SIGHT AT NINE O'CLOCK.

THIS IS SEA CLIFF. ROGER. DO YOU HAVE

SONAR CONTACT WITH TARGET?

ROGER. COMIN' IN STRONG AND GETTIN' STRONGER.

VERY DEEP. MUST BE DEAD AHEAD.

BOHANNON, CAN YOU MAKE IT OUT?

WELL, WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S GOT ABOUT TEN LAYERS

OF SEA CRITTERS ON IT.

IT'S A SMOKE STACK, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE.

AH.

BULL'S-EYE.

LOOKS LIKE SEAGRAM WAS RIGHT FOR ONCE.

CONTROL, THIS IS DEEP QUEST.

WE JUST SPOTTED A SMOKE STACK.

MARK OUR POSITION.

THIS IS CONTROL.

ROGER. POSITION MARKED.

OUT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK, MAYBE, WE'RE GONNA GET LUCKY.

SEA CLIFF, ANYTHING OVER THERE?

- NEGATIVE. - UH, KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.

LET'S STAY ON THIS COURSE.

WHAT WE GOT ON THE METAL DETECTOR?

NOTHING AHEAD.

WAIT A MINUTE.

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

STRAIGHT DROP. NOWHERE.

CONTROL, THIS IS DEEP QUEST.

THE OCEAN FLOOR JUST DISAPPEARED.

UH, WE'RE GOIN' DOWN 'TIL WE CAN FIND IT AGAIN.

YOU GENTLEMEN THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING?

SHE'S DOWN IN THIS HOLE. NO WONDER WE COULDN'T FIND HER.

HEY.

WE'VE GOT SOMETHIN'.

DEEP QUEST, THIS IS THE SEA CLIFF.

LOOK AT THAT!

WE'RE GETTING STRONG SIGNALS ON ALL OUR EQUIPMENT.

ROGER. SO ARE WE.

EASE OVER THIS WAY.

THE METAL DETECTOR'S JUMPED OFF IT'S TRACK.

DEEP QUEST, THIS IS THE SEA CLIFF.

I THINK WE'RE ON TO SOMETHING.

DEAD AHEAD.

ROGER. YOU SURE ARE.

HANG IN THERE.

I THINK WE HIT THE JACKPOT.

HOLY CHRIST.

ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN?

NO QUESTION. A DIRECT REPORT TO OUR SHIP STANDING BY THERE.

ALL RIGHT. HERE IS WHAT WE'LL DO.

SEE THAT THE PRESS GETS THE STORY.

ONLY ONE PAPER.

AND MAKE SURE ADMIRAL SANDECKER'S

NAME IS PROMINENT IN THE LIST OF FACTS.

JUST THE TITANIC STORY?

NO.

THE BYZANIUM TOO.

LET'S SEE WHAT KIND OF EXPLANATION

THEY COME UP WITH, HUH?

YES, SIR.

THIS STORY FROM TODAY'S WASHINGTON STAR.

THE TITANIC, WHICH SANK ON HER MAIDEN VOYAGE

APRIL 14TH 1912, HAS BEEN FOUND.

OVER TWO MILES DOWN,

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ATLANTIC.

NO OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS YET,

BUT ONE THING IS CERTAIN.

THE IMAGINATIONS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WILL BE STIMULATED.

IN WORLD HISTORY, THERE IS ONLY ONE TITANIC.

RUMORS PERSIST THAT THE NAVY PLANS TO RAISE HER.

WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS?

WE DON'T KNOW. BUT WE UNDERSTAND

THERE IS A DEFENSE PLAN CALLED THE SICILIAN PROJECT,

AND A LITTLE KNOWN MINERAL, MORE POWERFUL THAN URANIUM,

WITH THE UNUSUAL NAME OF BYZANIUM.

THIS IS SANDER VANOCUR IN WASHINGTON.

OF COURSE, I WROTE THAT STORY.

WHY SHOULDN'T I?

THE INFORMATION CAME IN, AND I WROTE IT UP.

THAT'S MY JOB.

WHAT ABOUT MY JOB?

LOOKS LIKE I GAVE YOU THE INFORMATION.

EVERYBODY IN HERE IS GOING TO THINK THAT.

WHO CARES WHAT ANYBODY THINKS?

YOU KNOW YOU DIDN'T TELL ME ANYTHING,

AND SO DO I. I DIDN'T EVEN

CONNECT IT WITH YOU. I STILL DON'T KNOW

WHAT YOU'RE UP TO.

YOU'RE TRYING TO TELL ME THIS STORY JUST FLEW IN

- THROUGH THE WINDOW? - NO, I AM NOT TELLING YOU THAT.

I HAVE LOTS OF SOURCES.

THAT'S WHAT I MEAN. WHO TOLD YOU?

I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT. I WON'T TELL YOU THAT.

- AND YOU KNOW IT. - DANA, YOU HAVE TO.

IT'S CRITICAL. IF THERE'S A LEAK, WE HAVE TO STOP IT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY "A LEAK?"

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THE HELL YOU DON'T. IT WAS A SECRET.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TELLING YOU. NOBODY KNEW ABOUT IT.

HARDLY ANYBODY KNEW ABOUT IT.

IT HAS TO BE SOMEBODY ON THE INSIDE WHO TOLD YOU.

BUSBY? HUH?

NICHOLSON?

HOW ABOUT YOUR OLD FRIEND, PITT?

DID HE TELL YOU?

SO, THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS REALLY ABOUT.

- IT'S ABOUT PITT. - OH, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE.

IT IS, AND YOU KNOW IT.

YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR AN EXCUSE TO UNLOAD ON ME

EVER SINCE YOU MET HIM. EVER SINCE YOU--

- I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT HIM! - THE HELL YOU DON'T.

- YOU CAN'T GET HIM OUT OF YOUR HEAD. - WHAT?

SO, LET'S JUST GET IT STRAIGHT

ONCE AND FOR ALL.

I LIVED WITH HIM FOR TWO YEARS,

AND I WAS CRAZY ABOUT HIM.

THAT'S TERRIFIC. THAT'S JUST TERRIFIC.

IF YOU WERE SO DAMN CRAZY ABOUT HIM, WHY DIDN'T YOU

STAY WITH HIM?

BECAUSE I WAS STUPID.

OH.

I'M SORRY!

I'M SORRY! I DIDN'T MEAN IT!

OH.

YES, SIR.

SIR, AFTER ALL THIS TIME,

WON'T THE TITANIC BE RUSTED AWAY

- TO NOTHING? - UH, WE DON'T THINK SO.

AT A DEPTH OF MORE THAN TWO MILES,

THERE'S LESS OXYGEN.

WATER IS MUCH COLDER. AND THERE ARE FEWER

DESTRUCTIVE MARINE ORGANISMS.

SHE MAY BE SURPRISINGLY SOUND.

YES.

THE TITANIC. SHE SANK BECAUSE THE ICE RIPPED

A HUGE HOLE IN HER HULL.

NOW, HOW IS SHE SUPPOSED TO FLOAT

WITH THE HOLE STILL THERE?

WELL, SHE CAN'T.

SO, WE'RE GOING TO PATCH IT WITH SPECIAL METAL PLATES.

AND TO MAKE HER BUOYANT...

WE'RE GOING TO FILL HER LOWER COMPARTMENTS

WITH SYNTACTIC FOAM.

RIGHT HERE. PUMPED IN...

THROUGH HOSES PLACED IN POSITION

BY OUR SUBMERSIBLE CREWS.

AS THE FOAM GOES IN, THE WATER IN THE HULL

IS FORCED OUT, GIVING US 22,000 TONS OF LIFT.

SIR, WILL ALL THIS FOAM BRING THE TITANIC TO THE SURFACE?

UH, NO. WE'RE GOING TO NEED ADDITIONAL LIFT.

NOW, THIS WILL BE SUPPLIED BY THESE TANKS FILLED WITH

HYDRAZINE GAS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE,

AND ANCHORED TO THE TITANIC'S HULL.

AS SO.

THEN, EXPLOSIVE CHARGES WILL BE PLACED ON THE SEA BOTTOM

AROUND THE HULL. AND WHEN THEY ARE DETONATED,

THE HULL WILL BE JARRED LOOSE FROM THE BOTTOM SUCTION,

AND THE TITANIC WILL COME TO THE SURFACE.

UH, IF AND WHEN YOU RAISE IT, THEN WHAT?

THEN WE WILL HOLD ANOTHER PRESS CONFERENCE.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN'T TELL US

SOMETHING ABOUT THIS MINERAL, BYZANIUM?

I MEAN, HOW DOES IT FIT INTO THIS WHOLE OPERATION?

ALL RIGHT. I'VE GIVEN YOU ALL THE INFORMATION I HAVE ON THAT.

YOU KNOW, THEY SAY IT'S MORE POWERFUL

THAN PLUTONIUM. IS THAT TRUE?

I HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENT ON THAT.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE SICILIAN PROJECT?

IS IT REALLY A CODE NAME FOR THE DEFENSE SYSTEM,

OR A SUPER BOMB WITH THE BIGGEST WARHEAD YET?

- NO COMMENT. - IS IT TRUE THAT

BYZANIUM COULD FUEL A BOMB A THOUSAND TIMES MORE

POWERFUL THAN THE BOMBS OF HIROSHIMA?

LOOK, THAT'S IT, GENTLEMEN. I HAVE

GIVEN YOU EVERYTHING I CAN FOR NOW.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, VINNY?

DOESN'T SOUND LIKE ANY CODE I EVER HEARD.

AND YOU KNOW, THE TAPE WE MADE HAD A MUCH HIGHER INTENSITY

THAN THE ONES THEY RECORDED ON SCHENECTADY AND CARPENTER.

YEAH, IT MAKES YOU THINK THAT THE SIGNAL, WHATEVER IT IS,

ORIGINATES HERE, ON THE DENVER.

DAMN SURE, IT DOES.

ANY WORD FROM NAVAL INTELLIGENCE?

WELL, SANDECKER SAYS HE'LL HAVE A REPORT

BY TOMORROW.

ADMIRAL, HOW'S IT GOING?

GOOD MORNING, ADMIRAL.

HOWARD MARKER. WHAT'S IT SAY ABOUT HIM?

MARKER, HE'S ALL RIGHT.

- YEAH? - GOT A GOOD RECORD.

HE, UH, SERVED IN THE CIVILIAN TECHNICIAN

IN VIETNAM. GOT CAPTURED.

SPENT TWO YEARS IN A PRISON CAMP,

AND ANOTHER YEAR IN JAPAN TO GET OVER THAT.

MARRIED A JAPANESE GIRL.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS.

ONLY SHE WASN'T JAPANESE.

SHE GREW UP IN NAM DINH.

HER FAMILY'S STILL LIVING IN HAI PHONG,

AND HER BROTHER'S IN THE NORTH VIETNAM

ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

HOW THE HELL DID WE MISS THAT ONE?

IT WAS PAINTED OVER.

WE WERE SUPPOSED TO MISS IT.

Dislodge hydrazine tanks.

AND THEY FINALLY LET YOU COME DOWN WITH US.

THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER MAKE IT.

NEITHER DID I.

THERE'S NO TIME LIKE THE FIRST TIME.

HOW IT LOOK TO YOU?

NOTHING LIKE I EXPECTED.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT ONE.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

IT'S HUNG UP ON THE STACK.

WE'RE GONNA NEED HELP.

TRY DEEP QUEST.

UH, DEEP QUEST, THIS IS TURTLE.

WE NEED SOME HELP WITH THIS HYDRAZINE TANK.

IT'S HUNG UP ON THE STACK.

THIS IS DEEP QUEST. CAN DO. BE RIGHT THERE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT. GET THE MANIPULATORS READY.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS DEEP QUEST. WE'RE HOOKED UP.

THIS IS TURTLE. YOU PULL, WE'LL PUSH.

IT'S MOVING.

IT FEELS LIKE IT'S STUCK ON SOMETHING.

IT'S GONNA CRUSH THE DEEP QUEST.

STALL THE MANIPULATOR.

SON OF A BITCH! THEY GOT THEMSELVES

HOOKED INTO THAT SKYLIGHT.

COME ON, BABY.

YOU PRETTY LITTLE THING.

GET YOUR DADDY OUT OF THIS.

COME ON.

INDICATES ELECTRICAL FIRE ON THE LEFT.

BATTERY ACID.

PUT YOUR MASKS ON.

WE'RE ON TOO STEEP OF AN ANGLE.

ACID'S RUNNING OUT OF THE EMERGENCY BATTERIES.

HALF THE POWER OFF THE PANEL.

UH, HELP ME BREAK OUT THESE BATTLE LANTERNS.

KNOCK OFF THE POWER.

WE'RE GOING UP.

BOHANNON, MOVE ON OVER HERE AND STAND BY DEEP QUEST.

ROGER. WE'RE ON OUR WAY.

- HOW'S IT LOOK DOWN THERE? - NO GOOD.

SEAGRAM PICKED A LOUSY DAY TO GO SIGHT SEEIN'.

HE'S A SCIENTIST. WHO THE HELL

AUTHORIZED HIM FOR SUBMERSIBLES?

I DID.

- HOW BAD IS IT? - WELL, THEY GOT

THEMSELVES JAMMED INTO THAT SKYLIGHT

LIKE A CORK IN A BOTTLE.

WE'RE FIGHTING TIME.

THEY LOST ALMOST ALL BATTERY POWER.

AND THEY'RE GONNA BE RUNNIN' OUT OF AIR.

LUCKY IF THEY GOT SIX HOURS LEFT.

WHAT ARE THE CHOICES?

NO CHOICES.

WE CAN'T CUT LOOSE THAT SUBMERSIBLE.

WE GOTTA BRING UP THE TITANIC.

IN SIX HOURS? HOW DO WE DO THAT?

TARGET DATE'S TWO WEEKS AWAY.

OUR TARGET DATE JUST GOT CHANGED.

HERE'S WHAT WE GOTTA DO.

80 CHARGES, EACH ONE CONTAINING A HUNDRED

POUNDS OF EXPLOSIVES.

AT THESE KEY POINTS UNDER THE HULL.

- WHY ARE YOU SHAKIN' YOU HEAD? - SHAKING MY HEAD?

I'M SHAKING ALL OVER. THOSE CHARGES ARE DOUBLE

- WHAT WE PLANNED. - IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG,

WE LOSE FOUR MEN. BUT IF WE DON'T

BRING 'EM UP, WE LOSE THEM ANYWAY.

THEY GOT TWO CHANCES TO DIE

AND ONE TO LIVE.

ALL RIGHT. NOW, WE'RE GONNA DETONATE

THE STARBOARD CHARGE FIRST.

EIGHT SECONDS LATER, FIRST ONE ON THE PORT SIDE,

ANOTHER EIGHT SECONDS, WE'RE BACK TO STARBOARD.

WE ALTERNATE THE EXPLOSIONS ALL THE WAY DOWN THE HULL,

SO AS WE SET UP A ROCKING MOTION

LIKE YOU DO WITH A CAR THAT'S STUCK IN THE MUD.

WAIT A MINUTE. WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER TO

PUT AN EXTRA LARGE CHARGE RIGHT UNDER THE BOW?

THAT WAY WE COULD JOLT IT LOOSE.

TOO DANGEROUS. THIS WAY, WE START

THE RIGHT MOVEMENT WITH LESS RISK FOR THE MEN.

CARBON DIOXIDE'S BUILDING UP.

CAN WE GET SOME MORE AIR?

NO, WE CANNOT.

I'M HOLDING IT DOWN SO WE CAN CONSERVE ON ENERGY.

GENTLEMEN, THE LESS WE TALK, THE LONGER WE'VE GOT.

EXACTLY.

EVERYBODY, JUST SIT DOWN.

RELAX.

OKAY, ARM IT.

CONTROL, THIS IS SEA CLIFF.

EXPLOSIVES SECURE.

ALL CLEAR.

ROGER.

CONTROL, THIS IS TURTLE.

ALL CHARGES SECURE.

SEA CLIFF, TURTLE, THIS IS CONTROL.

GET THE HELL OUTTA THERE.

MOVIN' OUT.

THIS IS TURTLE.

E.T.A. ON SURFACE 13:05.

WE'RE LEAVING THE TITANIC.

START THE COUNTDOWN.

START THE COUNTDOWN. AYE AYE, SIR.

ALL STATIONS, T MINUS 50.

ACTIVATING THE HYDRAZINE GENERATORS.

ALL HANDS MAN SALVAGE STATIONS.

TWELVE...ELEVEN...TEN...

NINE...EIGHT...SEVEN...

SIX...FIVE...FOUR...

THREE...TWO...ONE

MARK.

HOLY CHRIST. WHAT WAS THAT?

THEY'RE TRYING TO BLAST US LOOSE.

CAN THEY DO IT?

THEY'RE GONNA BLOW THE HELL OUTTA THIS SUB.

IT'S JUST LAYIN' THERE. MOVE, YOU BASTARD! MOVE!

WHAT THE HELL'S GOIN' ON?

LATE HITS. THE LAST TWO CHARGES

JUST WENT OFF.

I THINK IT'S HAPPENING. SOMETHING'S MOVING DOWN THERE!

THAT HAPPENED, PITT, YOU SON OF A BITCH.

IT'S INCREDIBLE.

THERE SHE IS.

YEAH.

BUT WHERE THE HELL IS THE DEEP QUEST?

EXPLOSIVES MUST'VE JARRED HER LOOSE.

THERE SHE IS!

WE CAN'T BUDGE IT, SIR.

THIS HATCH COVER'S JUST AS JAMMED AS THE OTHERS.

NO, YOU'RE GONNA NEED DYNAMITE TO GET AFTER THAT MESS.

YEAH. JUST FORGET IT.

KEEP THE PUMPS RUNNING.

WE GOTTA WAIT 'TIL WE COAST TO NEW YORK

FOR THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT.

WHAT'S HAPPENIN'? WHERE'S THE CARPENTER GOIN'?

THERE WAS A DISTRESS CALL. THERE'S A FREIGHTER IN TROUBLE.

WE'RE IN TROUBLE, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE.

- WE NEED THAT SHIP. - YOU CAN'T IGNORE

- A DISTRESS CALL. - YOU WANNA TALK

ABOUT DISTRESS? WE GOT NAVY WEATHER

FORECASTING A FORCE 12 STORM.

THE RUSSIANS ARE LOOKIN' DOWN OUR THROATS.

WE'RE ON A SHIP, NEVER LEARNED HOW TO DO ANYTHIN' BUT SINK.

THAT'S DISTRESS.

FROM THE RUSSIAN SHIP. THEY'RE ASKING FOR PERMISSION

TO SEND A MAN OVER HERE., A CAPTAIN PREVLOV.

WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?

WELL, UH, THERE OPTING TO GIVE US A HAND,

IN CASE THE WEATHER GETS BAD.

PERMISSION GRANTED. CAPTAIN PREVLOV CAN COME ABOARD.

YES, SIR.

ADMIRAL, ARE YOU SURE WE WANT TO DO THIS?

WHY NOT?

WE MIGHT AS WELL LISTEN TO WHAT HE'S GOT TO SAY.

WELCOME TO THE TITANIC, CAPTAIN.

OUR TIME IS PRECIOUS,

SO I WILL COME STRAIGHT TO THE POINT.

WE ARE OFFERING YOU

THE SAFETY OF OUR SHIP.

MY HELICOPTER CAN CARRY TEN MEN AT A TIME.

GEE, THAT'S VERY NICE OF YOU.

UH, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TITANIC

IF WE ACCEPT YOUR OFFER?

AN EMPTY SHIP IN AN OPEN SEA.

WHAT'S THE RUSSIAN WORD FOR PIRACY?

NO, IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF PIRACY.

IT IS THE INTERNATIONAL LAW OF MARINE SALVAGE.

THE HELL IT IS.

WE KNOW ABOUT THE BYZANIUM.

STOLEN FROM THE MINE ON RUSSIAN TERRITORY.

YOU MUST TRUST ME, GENTLEMEN, WHEN I TELL YOU THAT WE ARE

DETERMINED TO TAKE BACK WHAT IS MORALLY AND LEGALLY

OURS.

MIKHAIL KURKOV IS A TORPEDO SHIP.

IF HER CAPTAIN HAS NO SIGNAL FROM ME

EIGHT MINUTES FROM NOW,

HE WILL SINK THIS SHIP THAT WE ARE STANDING ON.

WHAT IF YOU DO GET THE BYZANIUM?

THEN WHAT? IT'S WORTHLESS IF YOU DON'T--

OUR SICILIAN DEFENSE SYSTEM? NO, IT'S NOT WORTHLESS AT ALL.

IT THIS BYZANIUM WILL PRODUCE

A SUPERIOR WEAPON, THEN RUSSIA MUST

HAVE IT TO GUARANTEE THE SECURITY OF HER PEOPLE.

WE ARM OURSELVES

ONLY...

AS A DETERRENT TO WAR.

CLOCK KEEPS ON TICKING, GENTLEMEN.

ALL RIGHT, PREVLOV. I'LL MAKE IT FAST.

WE KNEW YOU WERE COMING ABOARD

HERE TODAY, AND WE KNEW WHAT YOUR PITCH WOULD BE EXACTLY.

DIRK?

THIS IS PITT. BRING ON THE SURPRISE PACKAGE.

COME ON. I'LL PROVE IT TO YOU.

LIKE I SAID, YOU DON'T HAVE

MUCH CHOICE, CAPTAIN.

I SEE.

GENTLEMEN, UM...

THAT'S DONE IT.

NO WATER. SEALED TIGHT.

WATCH IT!

AND HERE LIES ARTHUR BREWSTER.

SUNK WITH THE TITANIC.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET THOSE BOXES OUT OF THERE

AND GET 'EM OPENED UP.

JUST LIKE THE OTHERS.

GRAVEL.

DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

A DEAD MAN

AND SEVEN BOXES OF GRAVEL.

ARTHUR BREWSTER'S PAPERS.

OH, LISTEN. WE KNOW THE BYZANIUM EXISTED.

WE KNOW BREWSTER HAD IT.

IT'S GOTTA BE SOMEPLACE.

WE WORKED, SWEAT. COME UP WITH NOTHING.

THREE MEN DEAD.

THE WHOLE SICILIAN PROJECT TOSSED ON THE JUNK PILE.

HOW THE HELL DID WE BLOW THIS THING?

THERE MUST BE SOME KIND OF AN ANSWER,

BUT I'LL BE DAMNED IF I KNOW WHAT IT IS.

YOU KNOW, I'M JUST AS DISAPPOINTED

AS YOU ARE, GENE.

I HATE TO QUIT ON ANYTHING,

BUT SOMETIMES, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.

LOOK, UH...

MAKES YOU FEEL ANY BETTER...

I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING I DIDN'T WANT TO ADMIT,

EVEN TO MYSELF.

IF WE'D FOUND THE BYZANIUM,

I'M NOT SURE WE COULD'VE

HUNG ON TO IT.

I DON'T THINK WE COULD'VE TAGGED IT

FOR DEFENSE ONLY AND MADE IT STICK.

WE GOT THE PRESIDENT'S ASSURANCE OF THAT.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. BUT...

PRESIDENTS DON'T STAY IN OFFICE FOREVER.

AND EVEN IF THEY DID, CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

WELL, IT MEANS THAT, UH...

THE GOVERNMENT FALLS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

OR SOMEWHERE.

THEY START BOMBING PAKISTAN

OR SOMEWHERE ELSE.

IT AFFECTS ALL OF US.

WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH THE SICILIAN PROJECT?

NOTHING.

MAYBE.

I'M JUST SAYING THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD,

IN SOME THINK TANK...

RIGHT NOW...

THEY'RE FIGURING OUT A WAY...

TO BUILD A BYZANIUM BOMB.

AW, GEEZ.

WHY, IF YOU KNEW THAT...

IN GOD'S NAME, WHY DID YOU

GO ALONG WITH THIS WHOLE OPERATION?

BECAUSE I BELIEVED IN WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO.

AND IF IT DIDN'T WORK DEFENSIVELY...

IF SOMEBODY WAS GOING TO MAKE A BYZANIUM BOMB...

I WANTED IT TO BE US.

JESUS CHRIST!

HE THINKS JUST LIKE YOU DO.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT KIND OF THINKING.

YOU'RE BOTH A COUPLE OF CYNICS. YOU THINK THIS IS SOME KIND

OF LOUSY GAME.

IF I FELT THE WAY SANDECKER DOES,

I WOULDN'T HAVE STARTED THE DAMN PROJECT

IN THE FIRST PLACE!

I'M GLAD WE DIDN'T FIND THE STUFF!

ARE YOU?

OKAY.

BUT I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU WRIGGLE

OFF THE HOOK SO EASY...

SEAGRAM.

NOT NOW.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

IT'S A POSTCARD.

I SAW IT.

THAT'S RIGHT. AN ENGLISH POSTCARD.

WE ALL SAW IT.

BREWSTER MUST HAVE BOUGHT IT, STUCK IT IN HIS BRIEFCASE

AND NEVER MAILED IT.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE FINE PRINT

ON THE BACK.

COME ON, READ IT.

UH...

"TYPICAL COUNTRY CHURCH IN GRAVEYARD, IN COUNTY

"OF HAMPSHIRE, NEAR THE VILLAGE

OF SOUTHBURY."

SOUTHBY.

20 MILES FROM SOUTH HAMPTON.

WE WERE WRONG.

WE SAID IT WAS A MAN, BUT IT'S A PLACE.

"THANK GOD, FOR SOUTHBY."

AH, THIS IS THE ONE.

JAKE HOBART.

I'LL GO GET THE SHOVEL.

EXCUSE ME.

JACK POT.

YEAH.

GENE.

DON'T YOU WANT US TO DIG IT UP?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU'LL HAVE TO ASK DR. SEAGRAM THAT QUESTION.

IT'S YOUR DECISION, GENE.

WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.

DON'T YOU WANT US TO DIG IT UP?

NO.

WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

UH...

I KNEW A GIRL ONCE.

I'LL BET YOU DID.

YEARS LATER, I RAN INTO HER AGAIN.

SHE SAYS, "WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD."

WHAT'D YOU SAY?

I SAID, THEY HAD ME OUTNUMBERED.

IS THAT MY LESSON FOR THE DAY?

NO MORE LESSONS.

NO MORE LECTURES.

YOU MEAN, SCHOOL'S OUT?

YES. YOU JUST GRADUATED. HOW'S THAT FEEL?