Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, The Page #2

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I got to him. He tried to warn me.

Two people don't share

the same hallucination.

Hello, Tom. How are you?

- Thawed out?

- Jack, I'm glad you're here.

I'm having a hard time convincing

them that I'm not an idiot.

I was in Washington making my report.

I was...

What did they say about the animal? I want

to be in on any expedition going after him.

Tom, I didn't tell them about the animal.

Why not?

It should've been in the report.

I went back to Post 18. I tried

to reconstruct what happened out there.

I couldn't find a thing.

No tracks. Nothing.

Nothing?

I'm sorry. I wish

I could say I saw something.

The blizzard.

There was a blizzard, remember?

The snow must have blown over

and covered everything.

- Check me out of here.

- You are in no condition to leave.

It's imperative that you have rest.

- How can I rest?

- I've encountered this sort of thing before.

You've undergone a tremendous shock.

You've got to stay in bed.

I see. And that makes it official?

I'm afraid it does.

So long. You do what the doctor says. We'll

get together when you're on your feet.

That won't be too long.

What about that sound I heard?

In your condition, it could have been

anything. The wind. Anything.

No wind ever made a sound like that.

Captain. Captain!

Are you daft, man?

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

What's going on

in our turbulent world today?

Oh, death and politics. The comic page

is the only thing that makes sense anymore.

I take it, then, that you advise

a dose of it after each meal?

- You quote me exactly.

- Then I'm gonna take your advice exactly.

Here it is.

Say.

Look at this!

That item is right where it belongs.

On the comic page.

And that's why I came here, Dr. Elson.

I felt if you heard my story,

you'd do something.

And what is it you think I can do?

Fit out an expedition,

institute a search.

The fitting out of an expedition requires

a great deal of attention to detail.

Such as time, personnel, money.

How can you talk about details

in the face of such a discovery?

I'm not a paleontologist, and I have

a desire to know more about this animal.

I thought you'd have

such a compelling curiosity...

...that nothing would stand in your way.

Professor Nesbitt,

after waiting for 30 years...

...l'm about to undertake

my first extended holiday.

I would throw aside my plans

if I thought there was...

...the slightest chance of what your

saying being possible. It isn't.

What about that newspaper item?

If all the items of seamen reporting

monsters were placed end on end...

...it'd reach to the moon, my boy.

You mean, I'm wasting your time?

Do you realize

you're asking me to believe...

...you saw a creature that would be

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