The Hunt for Red October Page #2

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warheads off the coats of Florida.

This thing could park 200 warheads

off Washington or New York-

- and no one would know anything

about it until it was all over.

- Are you all right, Captain?

- Yes.

It's just, to die from something

as petty as slipping on tea...

It was an accident.

You'll feel better when we put in.

- Put in?

- Return to base.

- We have no political officer.

- This is a Soviet combat vessel.

We do not cancel operations

because of accidents.

Seaman, come here.

Come here.

- Your name?

- Cook's Assistant Loginov.

I want you and the doctor

to witness this.

I'm removing the Political Offcer's

missile key and keeping it myself.

We should report this

to Red Fleet Command.

That's impossible.

Our orders are for radio silence.

- That's all, Loginov.

- This is most unnerving.

The reason for having two missile keys

is so that no one man may...

- May what?

- May arm the missiles.

- Perhaps I should keep the key.

- That'll be all, Doctor.

When I address the crew,

then you will understand.

Petrov, I will try to forget your

comments when I present my report.

Thank you, sir.

Holding steady on 310.

- Have you got a make on it?

- The computer is chewing on it.

It sounds like a Typhoon.

- Did I miss something on the boards?

- Sub plant hasn't said anything.

- How many Typhoons are listed?

- Six

Call this guy Typhoon 7.

Work in a little closer.

- Won't he hear us?

- Not if we stay in his baffles.

Come in behind his propeller

and he's deaf as a post.

- Any sonar contacts?

- No, the sonar is clear.

- Do we have any surface contacts?

- No, the scope is clear.

Good. Then it's time I explain

our orders to the crew.

Comrades, this is your captain.

It is an honour to speak to you-

- while sailing in our motherland's

most recent achievement

Once more,

we play our dangerous game.

A game of chess, against our old

adversary, the American Navy.

For 40 years your fathers before you,

you played this game well

But today the game is different

We have the advantage

It reminds me of the heady days

of Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin.

The world trembled

at the sound of our rockets.

It will tremble again

at the sound of our silence.

The order is:
Engage the silent drive.

Ballast control, open outer doors.

Engage caterpillar

and secure main engines.

Doors opening.

Our own fleet doesn't know

our full potential.

They will test us

But they will embarrass themselves

We'll leave our fleet behind

We will pass through

the American patrols.

We'll lay off their largest city

and listen to their rock and roll. -

- while we conduct missile drills.

When we are finished, the only

sound they will hear is our laughter.

Then we will sail to Havana

for sunshine and comradeship

- Cryogenic plant coming on line.

- A great day. We sail into history.

Caterpillar engaging.

Caterpillar engaging.

- What happened?

- I don't know.

Full rudder left.

Navigator, new course: 250.

Course:
250.

Sonar contact. Port quarter.

- American, Los Angeles class.

- American!

Course:
310.

- Is the American turning to follow us?

- No, he is continuing on his course.

- He is continuing north-west.

- He can't hear us.

And the singing?

Let them sing.

What are you talking about

Check again.

The sonar is working.

The Russian disappeared.

One minute he was steady,

then he was gone.

- And I thought I heard...

- Heard what?

I thought I heard singing, sir.

- Singing?

- Yes, sir.

Good morning sir.

Good morning sir.

Good morning, sir.

Good morning, sir.

I hope you had a lovely evening.

A little chilly this morning.

There's a letter from Marko Ramius.

Marko!

Yes?

No, this is Dr Ryan.

- What happened?

- This is no longer research.

I got a line on those doors.

You know what they are?

- A silent propulsion system.

- How did you know that?

The sub captain radioed in. The thing

disappeared right in front of him.

That's only the half of it.

- You got your ID?

- This is unbelievable.

The Kirov, the Kiev, the Minsk.

- Their whole fleet.

- That's right.

- Where are we going?

- Briefing for Jeffrey Pelt.

The President's Security Advisor.

Most of the Joint Chiefs will be there.

- Who is giving the briefing?

- You are.

All the slides are laid out for you.

All you've got to do...

Look, no one understands

this material better than you.

Give him a run down of the sub

and the stuff in your hand.

When he ask direct questions,

give him direct answers.

Tell him what you think. Come on.

The last 24 hours have seen some

extraordinary Soviet naval activity.

The first ship to sail

was the Red October. -

- in reference

to the October revolution of 1917.

A variant of the Typhoon class,

she's 650 feet long -

- and 32,000 tons

submerged displacement.

We believe that these doors

enclose a unique propulsion system.

A magneto-hydrodynamic drive,

or caterpillar. -

- that would enable the sub

to run virtually silent.

It is possible that this new drive system

allowed Capt. Ramius...

Do we have his picture available?

...to elude our attack-boat boat Dallas

which was trailing Red October.

It is also possible

that this drive system -

- could render the Red October

undetectable to our warning nets.

Would you characterize this

as a first-strike weapon?

That is a possibility.

It is designed to approach by stealth

and armed with nuclear warheads.

- Damn thing was made to start a war.

- Proceed, Mr. Ryan.

After the Dallas lost contact,

there were additional sailings.

From Polijarny, Leningrad

and from the Mediterranean.

There's are now some 58 nuclear subs

headed at high speed into the Atlantic.

This afternoon's satellite pass

over Polijarny found heat blooms -

- indicating that the Kirov, the Minsk

and 20 other ships were ready to sail.

This constitutes the bulk

of the Soviet surface fleet.

The data supports

no conclusions as yet.

Absence of activity in the Pacific

suggests that this is just an exercise.

Suppose this is a move against NATO

I have some very sensitive information.

It must not leave this room.

Before sailing, Ramius sent a letter

to Admiral Yuri Padorin.

He's chairman of

the Red Fleet Northern Directorate.

That's her uncle, Ramius' wife.

Padorin is her uncle.

Padorin immediately demanded

a meeting with Premler Chenyenko.

Within minutes of that meeting,

orders were given to find Red October-

- and sink her.

- Sink her?

- They've got a madman on their hands.

Within 500 miles off the coats,

we'll have only two minutes' warning.

- Today's the 23rd, isn't it?

- Yeah.

You son of a b*tch.

You son of a b*tch!

Do you wish to add something

to our discussion, Dr Ryan?

Well, perhaps there's another

possibility we might consider.

Ramius might be trying to defect.

- Do you mean to suggest...?

- Proceed.

Ramius trained

most of their officer corps.

He could select men

willing to help him.

He's not Russian.

He's Lithuanian.

He was raised by his grandfather.

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