Creature with the Atom Brain Page #6

in yellow convertible.

License number 27H4926.

Dave? Did they... Oh, no.

Proceeding south with Dr. Chet Walker

in yellow convertible.

License number 27H4926.

Smash up that car. Smash it up.

Did the car crash?

It must have.

Then both are dead.

Only one can die, Mr. Buchanan.

- Dr. Walker, you all right?

- Yeah.

Have Chief Camden rush a helicopter

to pick up Captain Harris

and take him to the city hospital.

Yes, sir.

And tell him to have Dr. Norton stand by.

Right.

Muscular movement extremely strong.

Extra-ocular reactions missing completely.

Reactions similar to those of animals

subjected to strong

amygdaloid stimulations.

Got that?

Thank you.

The X-rays of the skull.

These will bring us a few steps

closer to the solution.

Will you follow me to my office, please?

Doctor, stay here and let me know

should the patient's condition change.

Amazing.

What are the small protrusions

on end of the dark lines?

Electrodes.

As you see, they are grouped in patterns.

Every one is connected

with an amygdala circuit.

You used that word before.

What does it mean?

The small lobes projecting from

the underside of the cerebellum.

All our body movements

originate from there.

These nerves stimulate muscular impulses.

That's how the body gets

orders from the brain.

Muscular impulses?

The larynx is a muscle, isn't it?

We certainly move it

by muscular contraction.

That's why those creatures

are able to talk.

If the right stimulation activates

the amygdala circuit, they will speak.

There is no question about it.

But they're not aware

of what they're saying.

They are not aware of anything.

Those disks in front of the eyes

are selen cells.

What makes you think so?

Electric impulses produced by light.

They could very well be

transmitted back to...

Well, let me call it a receiving station.

What would that mean?

If the image on the retina

could be transmitted

then someone would be able to witness

whatever this creature is seeing on a screen.

But that's impossible.

- Look here.

- What is it?

You see? A few of the very fine wires

have been broken loose.

That's why the creature is impassive.

He's moving. He's trying to get away.

We can't get through to him.

See?

Some of the electrodes must have

been broken when he had that accident.

The oscillograph doesn't

register the impulse.

His eyes are open.

- Does he see us?

- I don't know.

Don't go closer in case the selen cells

can still transmit light images.

Maybe you can lead us to them, Dave.

Maybe you could...

it's just a hunch but I think he's trying

to return to his source of energy.

Look, see how he turns,

as if trying to find a certain direction?

Watch it!

Let him go. I'll follow him in

the helicopter that brought us.

Tell your men not to interfere

with Captain Harris if he takes a car,

-even a police car.

- Right.

Let's hope he leads us to the source

before his energy runs down completely.

Try to contact him.

If he has any energy left at all,

he will return to replenish it.

The radium in this tube, wherever he is,

this will attract him like a magnet.

Captain Harris leaving hospital area.

Patrol car 557 passed

First Street heading north. Over.

Camden! Come in, Camden!

- This is Camden.

- I can see 557.

Have your men keep out of his way.

He can only see what is

in front of him, clear?

- Over.

- Clear.

Over and out.

Take her down.

Fly about 500 yards behind 557.

Patrol car 557 passing Third Street area.

557 turned onto foothill proceeding south.

Caution them to follow and not interfere.

Will advise when 557 reaches destination.

Over.

Place located at end of Westholm

Boulevard. Notify all aid. Over and out.

Okay, set her down.

In a little while,

the police and soldiers will be here.

Come with me.

I've had enough bloodshed.

I will not let you commit any more.

Oh, yeah? Try and stop me.

A life of work.

But I'll destroy it first.

I'll bring up some incendiaries,

burn the place down.

No! There must be radium in there.

A fire would burn off

its protective lead shield.

Yes, once the radium is exposed,

the gamma rays might spread

over the entire city.

Then we can't even blow open

the door or the windows.

It would be too dangerous to try it

because of explosion.

Come in.

Come in.

Go out and kill them.

Kill them.

Look.

Good grief. Look at them.

Those are the bodies

that were stolen from the morgue.

Kill them. Kill them.

The bullets have to sever

the electrodes to stop them.

Incredible.

With the last ounce of energy remaining,

he's still trying to reach the source.

Are you all right?

Well, I wonder what we've got here.

Look at that,

a birthday present from Uncle Dave.

Isn't that pretty?

Oh, but isn't he coming?

No, no. I'm afraid he'll

have to be away for a while.

Why? I'm not mad at him anymore.

It's not that, Penny. it's business.

Look, Penny, why don't you name

your new dolly Henrietta the second?

No. I'm going to call her Dave.

Dave? Dave's a boy's name.

That's a girl doll you've got there.

I don't care.

I know.

I'll tell all my friends she's a tomboy.

Well, guess that ought to do it, huh?

All right, Penny.

See if you can blow these out now.

Here, Daddy, hold Dave for me.

All righty.

Take a deep breath now.

Get ready.

Come on, blow. Come on.

- There.

- Wonderful, Penny.

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