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whole months to having her daddy home.

- Now -

- That's the worst possible moment?

What could be worse

than disappointing a little girl?

Disappointing a big girl.

Julie?

[Laughing]

Really tough, old buddy.

[Laughing]

Oh, really tough.

[Laughing]

Skipper, I thought

you were going to Washington.

I did.Just got back. Reef, I want you to meet

a couple of our passengers.

Sir Ian Hunt and Dr. Clifford Kent.

My exec, Commander Richard Holloway.

- Glad to know you, sir.

- How do you do?

- Dr. Kent. Met you before.

- Yes indeed, Commander.

You gentlemen are going with us.

What for?

We'll discuss that later. Roberts.

- Have Chief Griffin report to me

as soon as the crew's aboard.

- Yes, sir.

- Watkins.

- Yes, sir.

- Will you show these gentlemen to their quarters?

- Aye, aye, sir. This way.

Well. Sorry we had to

cut your leave short.

- Yeah.

- Come at the wrong time?

Yeah.

Will do.

- Oh, it's you.

- Yeah.

Griff, what's the scoop? Hauled out in

the middle of the night, all leaves canceled.

We going to war, or what?

Don't you worry, Chester. When the skipper wants

you to know what's going on, he'll tell ya. Okay?

- I don't like it. I mean, this is all mighty funny.

- Ah, isn't it, though?

Suppose you get aboard anyway.

- I don't like it.

- What did you say?

I like it. I like it.

Hey.

Well, skipper, I think I'll stow my gear.

- Well, Reef, I got some bad news for ya.

- Oh, yeah?

- You're gonna have to share quarters this trip.

- Who with?

- Dr. Neilsen.

- Dr. Neilsen? When did that happen?

- Huh?

- Oh, it's all right. We're old friends.

Dave, stand by to shove off

as soon as Griff reports the crew aboard.

Right, skipper.

Well, looks like we're gonna

share quarters, skipper.

Been a long -

Carl.

You?

Oh, of course. I should have suspected

when I heard that ''doctor.''

- I thought it was your father.

- It was supposed to be.

- Dad had a heart attack two days ago.

- He what?

It was mild. He'll be all right.

But it was out of the question his coming along.

And they thought you could

replace the skipper, huh?

There was no choice.

Dad and I developed

the Lungfish together.

Except for him,

I'm the only one qualified to dive in it.

- You could have trained somebody else.

- Not in two days.

Look, do you think I wanted to come?

If it didn't mean so much to Dad, proving his

depth explorer, I certainly wouldn't be here.

That I can believe.

[Narrator] The Tiger Shark left

her dock at Bremerton at 0335 hours...

the morning of May 1 1...

on what was to prove the strangest,

most fearful voyage ever made by a submarine...

atomic or otherwise.

Simultaneously with

the Shark's departure...

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