The Monster That Challenged the World Page #5

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CHECK.

[Telephone rings]

ONI, TWILLINGER.

HI.

I HAD TO COME TO TOWN

WITH SOME REPORTS

FOR THE DOCTOR.

I KNOW:

IT'S PAST DINNERTIME,

BUT IF YOU HADN'T

ALREADY EATEN, I...

YEAH, I'M STARVING.

WHERE ARE YOU?

RIGHT, I KNOW

WHERE IT IS.

I'LL BE THERE

IN 5 MINUTES.

RIGHT, GOODBYE.

I'LL CHECK WITH YOU

IN HALF AN HOUR.

OKAY.

YOU CAN TAKE MINE,

TOO, PLEASE.

YOU CERTAINLY:

DON'T EAT VERY MUCH.

I DON'T KNOW HOW

YOU KEEP GOING.

I HAD A BIG LUNCH.

THAT REMINDS ME,

I'D BETTER CHECK IN

TO BASE AGAIN.

EXCUSE ME.

[Light music]

NOTHING'S HAPPENED SO FAR,

NOTHING AT ALL.

DID YOU MAKE A WISH?

YES.

I'VE GOT A CONFESSION

TO MAKE.

I BET I KNOW:

WHAT IT IS.

YOU'RE STILL HUNGRY.

NO.

WHAT I SAID ABOUT

COMING INTO TOWN

WASN'T TRUE.

I WENT HOME AND CONNIE

FELT LIKE BEING ALONE

SO THAT MADE ME:

FEEL LONELY, TOO.

SO I DECIDED:

TO CALL YOU.

THAT'S NOT

A CONFESSION,

THAT'S A

COMPLIMENT.

YOU WANT:

A BALLPOINT PEN, SENOR ?

WHAT?

VERY CHEAP, SENOR.

8 PESOS.

BIG BARGAIN.

NO, THANKS.

SI!

NO.

MUCH INK INSIDE.

NO, THANK YOU.

SHE WILL WRITE:

2 MILLION MILES,

NO REFILLS.

HOW MUCH:

IS 8 PESOS?

65 CENTS.

ALL RIGHT, BUD.

YOU GOT:

YOURSELF A DEAL.

THANK YOU, SENOR.

HEY, KID, MY PEN!

WHAT ARE YOU:

GRINNING AT?

TWILL.

WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

THAT KID WALKED OFF

WITH MY MONEY.

YOUR FACE.

YOU'RE SO SERIOUS.

BIG BARGAIN.

YOU'RE REALLY

MUCH TOO SERIOUS.

MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.

BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'RE

LIKE THAT UNDERNEATH.

WHAT DID YOU WANT TO DO

WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE?

FIRST, I WANTED TO BE

A FIREMAN,

AND THEN:

A FOREST RANGER,

THEN I GUESS:

I WANTED TO BE A COP.

REALLY?

MM-HMM.

SENOR, LOOK,

YOU LIKE RED?

I GOT RED, WHITE, GREEN,

BLUE, RED AND WHITE,

BLACK AND WHITE,

GREEN AND RED--

BLUE AND WHITE.

NO BLUE AND WHITE.

RED, RED AND WHITE,

BLACK AND WHITE,

GREEN AND RED--

LOOK,

I'LL JUST TAKE THIS ONE.

GO ON, SCOOT. SHOO!

THANK YOU, SENOR!

WHERE WERE WE?

YOU WERE JUST GOING

TO TAKE ME HOME.

I'M AFRAID IT'S

GETTING VERY LATE.

IT'S ONLY 10:
15.

WANT TO STOP AT THE

FOUR OAKS FOR A BEER?

I TOLD BETTY I'D COME

RIGHT HOME AFTER OUR SHIFT.

SO YOU'LL BE

HALF AN HOUR LATE.

TAKE THE:

CANAL CUTOFF:

AND WE'LL BE THERE

IN 5 MINUTES.

CHECK THAT:

CAR AHEAD.

YOU BETTER TAKE A LOOK.

YEAH.

[Rustling]

WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT'S WRONG?

IT. IT WAS...

BETTER GET HIM:

TO THE HOSPITAL.

RADIO HEADQUARTERS.

RIGHT.

NO! MARY JEAN.

MARY JEAN.

[Gasping]

[Police radio]

IT COULD HAVE GONE

A DOZEN DIFFERENT WAYS.

EVERY HALF-MILE,

THERE'S A JUNCTION

AND THE LOCKS ROLL OPEN.

I DON'T

UNDERSTAND.

DID YOU CHECK:

ALL THE PATROLS ON THE SEA?

YES, THEY'RE CERTAIN

NOTHING GOT PAST THEM.

IT'S 23 MILES

FROM THAT SEA TO THAT CANAL,

AND THERE'S

NO CONNECTION BY WATER.

I JUST GOT A REPORT.

A FARMER 15 MILES

FROM HERE FOUND:

2 OF HIS CATTLE DEAD.

SHRIVELED UP.

HE THINKS THEY WERE

ATTACKED ABOUT:

10:
00 LAST NIGHT.

10:
00?

HOW'S THAT POSSIBLE?

WE KNOW THAT:

THE BOY AND GIRL

WERE ATTACKED:

HERE AT 10:
00.

OF COURSE.

THERE MUST BE:

AN UNDERGROUND:

RIVER THROUGH WHICH

THEY ESCAPED.

A RIVER THAT LEADS

FROM THE SEA:

TO ONE OF THE POOLS

NEAR THE CANAL AREA.

THEY LEAVE THIS:

POOL AT NIGHT,

AND COME AROUND:

THE CANALS IN:

SEARCH OF FOOD.

WE'LL HAVE TO PATROL

THE ENTIRE CANAL SYSTEM.

THERE'S 700 MILES

OF CANAL BANK:

IN THIS COUNTY ALONE.

THAT COULD TAKE US DAYS.

WE DON'T HAVE DAYS.

THE EGG AT THE LAB

WAS ALMOST HATCHING

WHEN WE GOT IT.

WE MUST FIND:

THEIR NEW NEST,

BEFORE THEY LAY:

ANY MORE EGGS.

I'LL CALL

AIR NATIONAL GUARD.

THEIR HELICOPTERS

WILL WORK WITH OURS.

WE'LL CHECK EVERY POOL

IN THIS VALLEY:

FOR THEIR SECRETION.

GOOD. BECAUSE

THE POSSIBILITY OF FINDING

ONE POOL OUT OF:

THOUSANDS IS REMOTE.

THERE'S THE CHANCE

THAT THERE MAY BE

AN OLD SURVEY MAP

THAT SHOWS WHERE

THIS UNDERGROUND RIVER

EMPTIES INTO THE POOL.

DOCTOR,

IF THERE IS SUCH A MAP,

WE'LL FIND IT.

COME ON,

WE'LL USE OUR CAR.

THIS IS HELICOPTER 2-5,

REPORTING IN.

WE HAVE COVERED:

SOUTH BASIN.

THERE IS NO SIGN

OF TARGET POOL.

BEARING:

SOUTH-SOUTHEAST.

WELL, NOW,

WE GAVE MOST:

OF OUR MAP COLLECTION

TO THE LIBRARY.

WE'VE ALREADY BEEN

TO THE LIBRARY.

WE'VE CHECKED

EVERY POSSIBLE SOURCE.

YOU'RE OUR LAST RESORT.

TOO BAD.

WE DON'T HAVE

MANY DOCUMENTS.

WE DON'T HAVE

ROOM FOR THEM.

WE PUT UP A BOND ISSUE,

PROPOSITION 14-A,

SPECIFICALLY ASKING

FOR A DOCUMENT ROOM.

HERE.

HERE WE ARE.

IS THIS:

ALL YOU HAVE?

I'M SORRY.

JUST NOT A SPECK OF ROOM.

MR. DOBBS,

THIS IS VERY:

IMPORTANT.

HAVE YOU HEARD OF AN

UNDERGROUND RIVER

OR ANCIENT WATERWAY

THAT RUNS THROUGH

THE VALLEY:

THAT WOULD EMPTY

INTO A DEEP POOL?

DEAR,

LET ME THINK.

I CAN'T

THINK OF A THING.

BUT EVERY ONCE:

IN A WHILE, SOMEBODY DIES

AND LEAVES US:

A WHOLE LOT OF DOCUMENTS

FOR OUR ROOM,

THE ONE WE DIDN'T GET,

YOU UNDERSTAND.

PROPOSITION 14-A

WAS DEFEATED.

IF YOU HEAR:

ANYTHING,

YOU CAN GET ME:

AT THE AIR BASE.

AIR BASE?

YEAH, EL CENTRO.

SURE. I ALWAYS COOPERATE

WITH THE AUTHORITIES.

YOU'LL FIND I'M A VERY

COOPERATIVE PERSON.

THANK YOU,

MR. DOBBS.

JUST CALL ON ME:

ANYTIME. NIGHT OR DAY.

GIVE ME NAVY:

INTELLIGENCE,

PLEASE.

ONI, YEAH.

LOCK 23?

LOCK 23, OKAY.

[Operator] 46, OKAY,

NOTHING SIGHTED.

WE STILL:

HAVEN'T SPOTTED

THE POOL:

WHERE THEY'VE NESTED.

WE HAVE THE ENTIRE

IRRIGATION SYSTEM

UNDER PATROL.

THE GATEKEEPERS:

AT EACH LOCK:

ARE ON 24-HOUR

GUARD.

SOMEONE IS BOUND TO SPOT

ONE OF THOSE CREATURES.

WHEN THEY DO,

WE CLOSE ALL THE LOCKS

AND HOLD IT:

TILL WE ARRIVE.

THEN WE'LL FOLLOW

IT BACK TO THE POOL.

SOUNDS LIKE:

AN EFFECTIVE PLAN.

I'LL BE IN CAPT.

MASTER'S OFFICE.

ALL RIGHT.

HOW MANY PATROLS

HAVE CHECKED IN?

THE GATEKEEPERS:

HAVE CALLED, EXCEPT 3.

SEE IF YOU CAN GET THEM.

RIGHT.

SALLY, TRY LOCKS 14,

32 AND 57.

I'LL CALL YOU

BACK LATER, MOM.

[Telephone rings]

LOCK 57.

YES, I DID TRY,

BUT THE LINE WAS TIED UP.

NO, I HAVEN'T

SEEN ANY CREATURE.

JUST PLAIN:

FOOLISHNESS.

[Splashing water]

[Children playing]

HEY, BOYS!

GET AWAY:

FROM THERE!

WE DON'T ALLOW

NO SWIMMING HERE,

YOU KNOW THAT.

GO ON, NOW.

[Children]

OKAY.

DON'T GO IN

THERE, SANDY.

WE'RE GOING

HOME NOW.

WHEN CAN WE:

GO SWIMMING AGAIN?

I DON'T KNOW, DEAR.

THEN CAN I GO LOOK

AT THE RABBITS?

NOT TODAY,

SWEETIE.

[Telephone rings]

DR. ROGERS' OFFICE.

YES, JUST A MINUTE,

I'LL READ YOU

THE FIGURES ON THAT.

THAT WAS 2-3-4-5.

YES, AND 5-4-2-3.

HELLO, GRACE.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

WE HAVE TO BE:

VERY QUIET,

BECAUSE MOMMY:

IS SO BUSY.

POOR GRACE.

YOU'RE COLD.

IF I HAD A:

NICE WARM BLANKET,

I'D PUT IT

OVER YOU.

MAYBE I CAN:

FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.

THERE.

IS THAT BETTER?

I GOTTA GO NOW.

GOODBYE.

FINE.

GOODBYE.

SANDY?

YES, MOMMY.

LET'S GO HOME.

LOCK 41, OKAY.

41, OKAY.

PROCEED EASTWARD

ON HIGHWAY 8-0.

[Man on radio]

HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING?

NOT YET. WE'LL

KEEP YOU POSTED.

WHAT TIME WERE:

THE BOY AND GIRL ATTACKED

LAST NIGHT?

9:
30 OR 10:00.

IT'S 9:
00 NOW.

YEAH, I KNOW.

[Splashing water]

MM-HMM.

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