War of the Colossal Beast Page #4

UHHH!

UNH! UH!

THE CITY COUNCIL'S

UP IN ARMS ABOUT THIS.

PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT

TO PROTECTION, YOU KNOW.

WE UNDERSTAND:

YOUR POSITION,

MR. MAYOR.

I CAME OUT:

FROM WASHINGTON:

FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE

OF STRAIGHTENING

THIS THING OUT.

NOW, WE'RE HERE

TO DECIDE WHAT'S

TO BE DONE WITH IT.

HE'S SAFE NOW,

IS HE?

WELL, HE'S TOO WEAK

TO BREAK LOOSE,

AT THE MOMENT.

[SNORING]

HE LOST:

CONSIDERABLE BLOOD

IN HIS ATTEMPT:

TO ESCAPE.

BESIDES THAT,

WE'VE TAKEN

EXTRA PRECAUTIONS

WITH HIM.

LET ME SHOW YOU.

WE KEEP A WATCH ON

HIM NIGHT AND DAY.

THOSE MANACLES WERE

SPECIALLY WROUGHT

TO STAND 10 TIMES

HIS ESTIMATED:

STRENGTH.

WE HAVE THEM:

ANCHORED IN CEMENT

WEIGHING 2 TONS

AND SOME 12 FEET

IN THE EARTH.

GUARDS HAVE BEEN

DOUBLED, AND WE KEEP

A RESERVE FORCE:

ON STANDBY DUTY.

AND THERE'S NOT MUCH

CHANCE HE'LL GIVE US

ANY MORE TROUBLE

FOR THE TIME BEING.

WELL, YOU CERTAINLY

HAVE TAKEN MEASURES,

BUT YOU CAN'T EXPECT

TO KEEP HIM HERE FOR LIFE.

HAVE YOU ANY IDEA

WHAT'LL HAPPEN

TO HIM EVENTUALLY?

WELL, THAT DEPENDS.

YOU SEE ANY HOPE

THAT HE'LL EVER IMPROVE?

WELL, I'D RATHER

HAVE YOU ASK:

DR. CARMICHAEL.

DR. CARMICHAEL.

DR. CARMICHAEL,

THE MAYOR.

HOW DO YOU DO?

AND GENERAL NELSON.

HOW DO YOU DO,

GENERAL?

WHAT CAN:

YOU TELL THEM:

ABOUT YOUR PATIENT,

DOCTOR?

WELL, THE BIG

QUESTION NOW IS:

HIS MIND.

HE MAY BE SUFFERING

FROM AMNESIA,

SHELL-SHOCK,

LOSS OF MEMORY,

WHATEVER YOU WANT

TO CALL IT.

IN THAT CASE,

WE HAVE TECHNIQUES NOW

THAT WILL BRING:

HIM OUT OF IT.

ON THE OTHER HAND,

IF HIS BRAIN TISSUE

HAS SUFFERED INJURY,

HE'LL BE

A PSYCHOPATHIC CASE

AND A MENACE:

UNTIL HE DIES.

IS THERE ANY WAY

OF TELLING?

AN EXAMINATION:

WOULD DO THAT.

HOW SOON CAN YOU

PROCEED WITH IT?

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

PLEASE, DO SO.

WE'LL DECIDE

WHAT'S TO BE DONE

WITH MANNING:

AS SOON AS WE HAVE

THE DOCTOR'S

FINDINGS.

WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED,

GENERAL.

AND I'LL CHECK

WITH YOU:

BEFORE I RETURN TO

WASHINGTON, MAJOR.

YES, SIR.

BUT I TELL YOU,

A MAN'S LIFE DEPENDS

ON THIS PLASMA.

I KNOW 10 GALLONS

IS A LOT,

BUT DR. CARMICHAEL

EXPLAINED THE CASE

TO YOU THIS MORNING.

I CAN'T SIT HERE

AND ARGUE ABOUT IT.

IT'S NEEDED RIGHT AWAY.

JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE.

DR. CARMICHAEL.

WILL YOU TALK TO THE RED

CROSS PEOPLE, PLEASE?

THEY REFUSE TO SEND ANY

MORE PLASMA FOR GLENN.

THEY SAY WE'VE USED

TOO MUCH ALREADY.

MARK.

THIS IS MAJOR BAIRD.

MY MEN AND I WILL SEE

THAT YOU GET BACK

ALL THE BLOOD WE USE

FOR THIS CASE.

NOW, YOU SEND OVER

WHAT WE NEED IMMEDIATELY.

THANK YOU.

GOOD-BYE.

THEY'LL HAVE IT HERE

IN HALF AN HOUR.

OH, MAJOR. WAIT.

I WANT TO THANK YOU.

FORGET IT.

I'M SORRY FOR WHAT

I SAID YESTERDAY.

I KNOW YOU'VE TRIED

TO SAVE GLENN:

AS MUCH AS YOU COULD.

YOU LOOK TIRED,

JOYCE.

ISN'T IT TIME

YOU WENT HOME?

I SUPPOSE IT IS.

THERE'S AN ARMY CAR

WAITING OUTSIDE,

IF YOU'D LIKE

TO GO HOME TONIGHT.

WITH A SOLIDER:

TO SEE ME TO THE DOOR?

THIS TIME:

I'LL DO IT MYSELF.

[SNORING]

[CHAINS CLANKING]

THIS IS AN:

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH.

IT RECORDS IMPULSES

SET OFF BY DIFFERENT

PARTS OF THE BRAIN.

IT RECORDS THEM:

ON THIS PAPER,

MAKING THESE WAVY LINES.

NOW, WE'RE GOING

TO TRY TO STIMULATE

YOUR BROTHER'S MIND

WITH VARIOUS IDEAS.

IF ONE HAPPENS:

TO AROUSE A RESPONSE,

IT WILL CAUSE A TINY

ELECTRIC CURRENT

TO OCCUR IN HIS BRAIN.

AND THAT, IN TURN, WILL

BE GREATLY AMPLIFIED

BY THIS MACHINE.

SO THAT IT WILL:

REGISTER ON THIS PAPER.

WELL, WHAT WOULD

THAT TELL US?

IF HE RESPONDS:

TO ANYTHING, IT MEANS...

CURABLE AMNESIA.

IF NOT...

I UNDERSTAND.

WILL YOU GET THIS

NOW, PLEASE?

[GLENN SNORING]

THIS IS FAR ENOUGH.

DR. RICHARDSON?

HOW'S THE

EXAMINATION COMING?

COMING ALONG FINE.

I'LL BE DOWN

IN A MINUTE.

I'LL GET

THE INSTRUMENT READY.

COULD YOU:

HOOK THIS UP, PLEASE.

BILL, BRING A PROJECTOR.

SET IT UP OVER THERE.

IS THE SCREEN GOING TO BE

ALL RIGHT UP THERE, DOCTOR?

YES, THAT'S FINE.

ANY OPINION YET,

DR. RICHARDSON?

I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH

DREADFUL FACIAL INJURIES.

HOW WERE THEY SUSTAINED?

WHEN HE FELL:

FROM BOULDER DAM,

HE MUST HAVE HIT HIS

HEAD ON THE ROCKS.

OF COURSE, THE WOUNDS

WENT UNTENDED,

SO SCAR TISSUE FORMED

AS YOU SEE IT.

THE SHOCK OF SUCH

A FALL WOULD INDICATE

THE POSSIBILITY OF AMNESIA,

WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

MM-HMM.

WELL, THAT'S STANDARD.

I GET A NORMAL:

NERVOUS REACTION.

THAT'S CERTAINLY NOT

TYPICAL OF AMNESIA.

LOOKS LIKE BRAIN TRAUMA,

I'M AFRAID.

ARE YOU READY:

FOR THE ASSOCIATION TEST?

YOU READY, PHIL?

LET'S HAVE

THE FIRST SLIDE.

UHH...

GLENN MANNING!

LOOK AT THE PICTURE

IN FRONT OF YOU.

DOES IT MEAN:

ANYTHING TO YOU?

YOU WENT TO COLLEGE

THERE, MANNING.

[GLENN GROANS]

BETTER TRY ANOTHER,

WE'RE NOT GETTING

ANY RESPONSE.

[GLENN GROANS]

LOOK AGAIN, MANNING.

LOOK AT THIS SHIP.

IT BROUGHT YOU:

BACK TO THIS COUNTRY

AFTER YOUR SERVICE

IN KOREA.

[GLENN GROANS]

TRY ANOTHER.

LOOK AT THIS,

MANNING.

LOOK AT THIS FACE.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE IT?

UNH...

DOES THIS MAN MEAN

ANYTHING TO YOU?

HMM...

LOOK AT IT, MANNING!

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

IT'S YOUR FACE!

WHAT DO YOU:

THINK, DOCTOR?

I DON'T SEE

ANY USE CONTINUING.

HE DOESN'T

SEEM TO RESPOND.

LET ME TRY, PLEASE.

YOU MUST REMEMBER,

GLENN. TRY.

YOUR CHILDHOOD.

REMEMBER YOUR:

BICYCLE, GLENN?

IT WAS RED, AND

IT HAD A LIGHT ON IT.

OH, WE HAD FUN

WHEN WE WERE KIDS,

DIDN'T WE, GLENN?

YOUR FIRST:

HIGH SCHOOL DATE,

WHEN DAD LET YOU

TAKE THE CAR,

YOU WERE SO PROUD.

OH, YOU MUST

REMEMBER, GLENN.

[GLENN GROANING]

PLEASE, GLENN, PLEASE,

TRY TO REMEMBER.

AAH! AAH!

AAH!

GLENN!

AAH!

[GLENN SCREAMING]

GLENN!

AAH!

[SIGHS]

GET YOUR ORDERS?

THEY'RE SHIPPING HIM

OUT TOMORROW MORNING.

THE NAVY HAS A SHIP

READY TO TAKE HIM

TO THE ISLAND.

IT'S A SMALL ONE ABOUT

60 MILES OFF THE COAST.

THAT DOESN'T LEAVE

US MUCH TIME.

IT'LL TAKE ALL NIGH TO GET HIM READY.

TOLD JOYCE YET?

NO.

YOU'D BETTER.

SHE'S AT HER HOTEL.

I'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE

IN ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR.

[GLENN GROANING]

HE'LL BE

WELL PROVIDED FOR.

AN AIRLIFT:

IS BEING SET UP,

AND FOOD WILL BE

PARACHUTED DOWN TO HIM.

HE'LL BE SUPPLIED

WITH EVERYTHING HE NEEDS.

JUST THE SAME,

IT'S HORRIBLE.

THERE'S NO PLACE

IN THE CIVILIZED WORLD

FOR A CREATURE THAT BIG.

YOU SEE WHAT'S

HAPPENED TO HIM.

HE'LL BE HAPPIER

BY HIMSELF.

OH, I SUPPOSE I SHOULD

AGREE WITH YOU, BUT...

I CAN'T HELP FEELING

TERRIBLY SORRY FOR HIM.

LOOK AT IT THIS WAY,

GLENN HAS BECOME

A TOTAL STRANGER TO YOU.

HE'S NOT YOUR

BROTHER ANYMORE,

BUT A...MONSTER.

WITH THE INSTINCTS

OF A WILD BEAST.

AND THERE'S NOTHING

YOU AND I, OR ANYONE ELSE

CAN EVER DO THAT

WILL CHANGE HIM BACK

TO WHAT HE ONCE WAS.

[CHAIN SNAPPING]

[GROANING]

WILL HE BE ALONE

ON THIS ISLAND?

THE NAVY WILL LAND AN

INSPECTION PARTY EVERY MONTH.

I'D LIKE TO GO

WITH THEM, IF I CAN.

I THOUGHT YOU WOULD.

SO IT'S BEEN ARRANGED FOR.

GOOD NIGHT, JOYCE.

OH, WAIT.

I KNOW YOU'VE

DONE EVERYTHING:

YOU CAN FOR HIM,

MARK.

AND FOR ME.

THANK YOU.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

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