Crimson Tide Page #4

I'll see to it, sir.

By the way, it was Marichek's

Not the fire.

Dismissed.

[Sighs]

One, two, three, four.

Back. Back.

One, two. One, two.

- You okay?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

Does it make any sense to you to start

a drill in the middle of a fire?

- Fire was out, wasn't it?

- Yeah, and a man died too.

- Not 'cause of what the captain did.

- What?

Not 'cause of what

the captain did.

Weps...

a fire is a serious threat

to the ship.

- Now where was he? Why didn't

he check it out first, huh?

- That's his style.

- He's a hard-ass.

- So what?

So you wanna fight him,

go ahead.

You wanna get along, you gotta get

to understand him a little bit.

Two schools of thought here.

To him, you're Annapolis...

Harvard, expert on theory,

well-versed in world affairs.

Ha!

He's had his head up his ass

drivin' ships for the last 25 years.

He's probably

a little paranoid about that.

I mean, Navy's all he's got.

Navy and that little rat-dog of his.

That's why his wife left him.

So what are you saying?

I'm just sayin' watch out.

Give him a little room.

Let him get to know you.

You do pants too?

Conn/Radio:

Receiving emergency action message.

Recommend alert one.

Recommend alert one!

Alert one! Alert one!

Incoming emergency action message!

Alert one! Alert one!

Incoming EAM.

[Zimmer] Captain.

Captain has asked me to brief you...

on the emergency action message

we just received.

As you know,

before we got underway...

the Russian army was in position

and circling the rebel camps...

and Radchenko started making extravagant

threats should anyone move in on him...

that he would launch

his land-based nuclear weapons

at the United States and at Japan.

The only safeguard was that the Russian

government controlled the launch codes.

Intel now indicates that those

launch codes have been compromised.

U.S. Military forces have been

directed to set DEFCON three.

The last time we hit

this state of emergency...

was 32-and-a-half years ago

during the Cuban missile crisis.

So this is what it's all about,

gentlemen. It's what we train for.

Captain.

The NCA has determined that...

should our satellites detect

rebel missiles being fueled...

which means they could be

launched in just over one hour...

we'll be compelled to act.

Now given our patrol sector

here in the Emperor Sea Mounts...

it seems clear that our friends

in the Pentagon...

are setting us up for

a potential preemptive strike.

It's important

to remain focused.

Keep your men informed.

Any questions?

Dismissed.

- We lost that frying unit, and then...

- [Glass Shattering]

- We can't get the same capacity in...

- [Men Shouting]

- [Glass Shattering]

- Hey, man!

I'm gonna f*** you up!

Get out! Get...

Get out of here, man! Get him out!

Motherf***er!

- F***in' piece of sh*t.

- Bennefield, you crazy, man?

- Rivetti, what's up?

- I'm sorry, sir.

- It's just a difference of

opinion that got out of hand.

- What about?

It's really too silly to talk about,

sir. I'd rather just forget about...

I don't give a damn about

what you'd rather forget about.

Why were you two fighting?

I said that the Kirby Silver Surfer

was the only real Silver Surfer...

and that the Moebius Silver Surfer

was sh*t.

And Bennefield's

a big Moebius fan, and...

It just got out of hand.

I pushed him; he pushed me.

- I lost my head, sir. I'm sorry.

- Rivetti, you're a supervisor.

You can get a commission like that.

I know it, sir.

You're 100% right.

- It'll never happen again.

- It better not happen again.

I see this kind of nonsense,

I'm gonna write you up. You understand?

- Do you understand?

- Yes, sir.

You have to set an example

even in the face of stupidity.

Everybody that reads comic books

knows that Kirby Silver Surfer

is the only true Silver Surfer.

- Now am I right or wrong?

- [Chuckling] You're right, sir.

- All right. Get out of here.

- Yes, sir.

- Captain.

- How can I help you?

Test results

from the missile drill.

This the best

they can do?

No, sir, but that's

what they did.

I want this down to five minutes.

Train on it.

Yes, sir.

Tell your buddy Weps

we're gonna do it again.

We're gonna keep on doin' it

until he gets it right.

Damn.

Feels like the whole crew

needs a kick in the ass.

Or a pat on the back, sir.

I just witnessed a fight down in

crew's mess. No big deal, but...

I think the men are a little on edge

with all we're going through.

- Morale seems to be a bit low.

- [Chuckling]

Well, you seem to have

the pulse of the men.

Thank you, sir.

May I have your

attention, please?

Summer's here and

the time is right

- Mr. Hunter has informed me...

- For dancin' in the street

that morale may be a bit low...

that you may be a bit...

- On edge.

- On edge.

So I suggest this:

Any crew member who feels

he can't handle the situation...

can leave the ship right now.

Gentlemen, we're at DEFCON three.

War is imminent.

This is the captain.

That is all.

Very inspiring, sir.

Come on, Bear.

Come on. Come on.

[Beep]

Sup?

Come here.

You hear that?

[Beeping]

I've got a broadband contact

bearing 047.

Assigning tracker sierra in ATF.

Conn/Sonar:
We have a possible

submerged submarine bearing 047.

Designate contact: Master 28.

Sonar/Conn:
Aye.

Man battle stations torpedo.

- Rig for ultraquiet.

- Make tubes one and four fully ready.

Make tubes one and four fully ready.

Aye, sir.

[Alarm Ringing]

[P.A.]

Man battle stations torpedo.

[Alarm Continues]

- All right, what do you got?

- Sir, we have

a possible submerged submarine...

bearing 049,

designate master 28.

- [Beeping]

- Best depth for evasion, sir,

is 831 feet to avoid that sub.

Lieutenant Mahoney,

this is the captain.

Increase your speed to standard.

Come left to course 270.

Make your depth

- You find out who that is.

- Aye, sir.

- Who are you, sweetheart?

- Helm, all ahead standard.

Dive. Make your depth

Aye, sir.

[Beeping]

Conn/Radio:
Receiving emergency

action message! Recommend alert one.

- Recommend alert one.

- Recommend alert one.

Alert one! Alert one!

Incoming emergency action message.

Captain, we have a properly formatted

emergency action message...

from National Command Authority

for strategic missile launch, Captain.

- I concur, sir.

- Get the authenticator.

Chief of the watch,

secure for battle stations torpedo.

Man battle stations missile

for strategic launch.

Secure for battle stations torpedo.

- Man battle stations missile...

- Sir, request permission

to authenticate.

Permission granted.

Authenticate.

"Bravo, Echo, Echo,

Charlie...

Alpha, Tango, Alpha."

"Bravo, Echo, Echo, Charlie...

Alpha, Tango, Alpha."

- Message is authentic, sir.

- I concur, sir.

- I concur, sir.

- Message is authentic.

Sir, your captain's

missile key.

This is the captain. Set condition 1Sq

for strategic missile launch.

- [Turns Radio Down]

- Spin up missiles 1 - 5 and 20 - 24.

The release of nuclear weapons

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