Crimson Tide Page #8

- Sir.

- Mr. Zimmer.

- [Zimmer] Ready, sir.

Let's get on with it.

- [Barking]

- [Weps] Stand guard.

All you people,

return to your stations!

- Mr. Rivetti.

- Sir?

- Follow me, please.

- Yes, sir.

[Man C*cks Pistol]

Is there a problem, sir?

These are the keys

to the entire submarine.

Conn/Weapons:

Russian missiles...

will have launch capability

in 21 minutes.

Who's in charge here?

Sh*t!

Me, sir. Oh, f***.

- How long is it gonna take?

- I don't know, sir.

- Do you know what's going on here?

- Yes, sir.

No, I don't think you do.

Let me explain it to you.

If we launch and we're wrong...

what's left of Russia

is gonna launch at us.

There will be a nuclear holocaust

beyond imagination.

So it's all about knowing,

Mr. Vossler.

We have to know whether or not our order

to launch has been recalled or not.

The only way we're gonna know is if

you fix that radio. You understand me?

Yes, sir.

You ever watch Star Trek?

- Yeah, I seen Star Trek.

- Star Trek. You know, Star Trek.

The USS Enterprise. All right.

You remember when the Klingons

were gonna blow up the Enterprise?

And Captain Kirk calls down to Scotty,

"Scotty, I gotta have more power."

- He needs more, more warp speed. Yeah.

- Warp speed. Exactly.

Well, I'm Captain Kirk.

You're Scotty. I need more power.

If you do not get this radio up,

a billion people are gonna die.

It's up to you. I know that's a shitty

deal, but you got it. Can you handle it?

Scotty?

Aye, Captain.

You got anything?

- No, Vossler.

- Then get on it.

- I have the conn.

- [Mahoney] X.O. Has the conn.

Chief of the boat,

make your depth 75 feet.

Continue up

to periscope depth.

- Belay that order!

- [Pistols Cocking]

Any officers or chiefs feel you've been

unjustly caught up in this thing...

you stand with me now.

[Sighs]

Sir, propulsion

has been restored.

All flooding

has been contained.

All communications

are still down.

Take him away.

Lock him up

in the officers' mess.

Of all the people.

Weps, return to missile control.

Mr. Zimmer, you stay with me.

- Aye, aye, sir.

- The rest of you,

return to your stations.

Inform your men directly

that the captain is in command.

- I have the conn.

- Captain has the conn.

Diving officer,

make your depth 150 feet.

- At 150 feet. Aye, sir.

- 1MC.

[Radioman] Aye, sir.

May I have

your attention, please.

Crew of the USS Alabama...

attempted mutiny has been put down.

We'll maintain security alert.

Authorized movement

only in two-man teams.

In the absence

of further radio communication...

on orders from

the National Command Center...

we'll achieve launch depth

as quickly as we can...

for strategic missile launch.

We all know what this means.

It's not something

one would wish for...

but we have the obligation

under authenticated orders...

issued by our Commander-ln-Chief

to prevent the attack on our country.

Russian missiles will have

launch capability in 15 minutes.

Set condition 1Sq.

Spin up missiles 1 - 5...

and 20 - 24

for strategic missile launch.

The use of nuclear weapons

has been authorized.

This is the captain.

Mr. Zimmer is the new X.O.

Set condition 1Sq.

Spin up missiles

for strategic launch.

The use of nuclear weapons

has been authorized.

This is the X.O.

Weapons/Conn:

Confirm target package

SLBM 64741/2...

for missiles 1 - 5

and 20 - 24.

- Target package confirmation, sir.

- This is the captain.

Conn/Weapons:

Confirm target package

SLBM 64741/2...

for missiles 1 - 5

and 20 - 24.

Aye, sir.

Look, it's not a mutiny.

I did everything by the book.

It's not about the book.

If the Russians are gonna launch

and we do nothing, who's gonna stop 'em?

Half of me is glad the captain

came back. He could be right, you know.

No orders are valid, Cob,

if they're wrong.

- We don't know if they're wrong.

- That's true. We don't know.

That's why we have

to find out first.

What if Radchenko surrendered

and it's over? Hmm?

We launch. They see us.

They launch.

Our birds pass each other

in the air. Boom!

- What do you got?

- Nuclear war.

Nuclear holocaust.

- What are you doing down here?

- Jesus, I was just going to the bath...

Rivetti, nobody moves alone!

Come on. You know the drill.

- What, Bennefield, I need

an escort to take a sh*t?

- Shut up!

Now I'm gonna call Control.

You stay right there.

- F*** that.

- I mean it, man.

Okay, Moebius,

open the door.

- You broke my nose, man.

- Shut up, fat boy.

- Mr. Rivetti, I'm impressed.

- I never liked him, sir.

Rivetti, go to laundry. Get four sets

of coveralls and four caps.

- [Rivetti] Aye, sir.

- Just relax.

Davis. Can I talk

to you a second?

Come on.

- Everybody ready?

- Let's do it.

- We're with you, sir.

- Let's go.

- Approaching launch depth.

- Very well.

Make your depth 150 feet.

Zero bubble.

Commence hovering.

Zero bubble.

Commence hovering. Aye, sir.

Conn/Weapons:
Estimated time

to weapons system 1Sq:

Three minutes,

Conn/Weapons:
Russian missiles will have

launch capability in 12 minutes.

Opening missile hatches.

[Phone Rings]

- Weps.

- Weps, this is Hunter. Listen to me.

- Where are you?

- Don't worry about where I am.

You cannot proceed. We got other ships

out there that can handle this.

You can't be influenced by the captain

or anybody else. Make up your own mind.

- [Clock Beeps]

- Conn/Weapons:

Estimated time to missile launch:

Three minutes and counting, sir.

Weps, Weps, listen.

Don't do this.

Don't do this.

Once you launch, they cannot come back.

They cannot come back, Weps.

And you know the repercussions

if we're wrong, goddamn it!

Weps, if we fire now, we'll be firing

while we're blind and crippled.

You understand me?

- Where the f*** are you?

- Do not remove that firing trigger!

Do not open the safe, Weps!

It's up to you!

You're the only one that knows

the combination! It's up to you, Weps!

It's up to you.

[Line Disconnects]

Mind your f***in' panel!

- You guys ready?

- Just about, sir.

[Ringing Phone]

Radio/X. O:
Vossler?

X.O. /Radio:
Sir...

- I don't know, sir.

- Vossler, calm down. Just calm down.

- Take a deep breath. Are you calm?

- Yeah, sort of.

Get the radio fixed, Vossler.

I could have built one by now.

How long is it gonna take you?

I don't know.

Well, how much time

do you need?

[Line Disconnects]

Sh*t!

Let's go.

Missile tubes 1 - 5

and 20 - 24 at 1Sq, sir.

[Panel Beeping]

Ship is hovering on automatic.

Dive is at 1Sq, Captain.

Missiles at 1Sq.

Ready to launch, sir.

[Panel Beeping]

[Flipping Buttons]

Sir, weapons system is at 1Sq.

- Missiles are ready for launch, sir.

- Very well.

- Weapons.

- Aye, sir.

Weapons/Conn:

Remove the tactical firing trigger.

[Panel Beeping]

[Beeping Continues]

- 1MC.

- Aye, sir.

Weapons, this is the captain.

Unlock the tactical

firing trigger.

[Beeping Continues]

Weps?

Missiles are ready

to launch, man.

[Beeping Continues]

Sir.

Sh*t.

Mr. Zimmer...

no one is to touch this key.

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