On the Beach Page #6

[ Sobbing ]

NO, YOU'VE GOT I ALL BACKWARDS.

WHAT'S THAT ?

I WAS SUPPOSED TO COMFORT YOU,

AND YOU'RE COMFORTING ME.

I'M CRYING.

EVERYBODY WAS SO AFRAID

THAT YOU MIGHT CRY.

THEY WERE ?

ISN'T THAT FUNNY ?

[ Chuckling ]

NO.

SOMETIMES I DO.

YOU BETTER GO TO BED.

MM-HMM.

BUT YOU'RE IN MY BEDROOM.

OH.

WELL... I'LL CLEAR OUT.

DWIGHT.

EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIKE ME,

WOULD YOU PLEASE HOLD ONTO ME

JUST FOR A MOMENT LONGER ?

THIS FELLOW JULIAN--

AND HERE ON SOME KIND

OF SCIENTIFIC JOB.

WHAT'S HE DO, EXACTLY ?

[ Bridie ]

I THINK PROFESSOR JORGENSON

SHOULD OUTLINE HIS PLAN...

BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION.

[ Jorgenson ]

SIMPLY STATED, OUR VIEW,

OUR STRONG OPINION, IS THIS:

DURING THE LAST WINTER

IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE,

RAIN AND SNOW MAY HAVE

WASHED THE AIR, SO TO SPEAK,

CAUSING THE RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS

TO FALL TO THE GROUND MORE

QUICKLY THAN ANTICIPATED.

BUT THE TRANSFER

OF RADIOACTIVITY TO US...

WOULD BE PROGRESSIVELY

DECREASED,

AND HUMAN LIFE COULD GO ON HERE

OR, AT LEAST, IN ANTARCTICA--

THAT'S CLEAR ENOUGH,

PROFESSOR JORGENSON.

IT'S A HOPE.

WE AGREE AND THE GOVERNMEN AGREES THAT IT'S WORTH

TRYING TO FIND OUT, ANYHOW.

HOW FAR NORTH:

COULD A VESSEL PROCEED ?

OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THA THE SUBMARINE SHOULD GO...

AS FAR NORTH IN THE PACIFIC

AS POSSIBLE,

TO POINT BARROW,

AND MAKE THE NECESSARY

RADIOACTIVITY READINGS.

THE PRIME MINISTER'S

INSTRUCTION, INCIDENTALLY,

IS THESAWFISHBE EXPOSED

TO AS FEW DANGERS AS POSSIBLE.

COMMANDER,

HOW ABOUT ICE THAT FAR NORTH ?

SHE'S NO ICEBREAKER.

WE CAN FEEL OUR WAY.

I MAKE IT OVER 13,000 MILES

ROUND TRIP.

ENOUGH POWER IN YOUR REACTOR

FOR THAT, COMMANDER ?

I UNDERSTAND THERE'S

A CONSIDERABLE STOCKPILE

OF URANIUM HERE.

ENOUGH FOR TEN TRIPS

LIKE THIS.

WISH WE HAD SOMETHING

WE COULD USE IT IN.

YOU MIGHT TRY USING I IN MY CAR.

[ Men Chuckling ]

GET A LOAD:

OF THE CHARLIE WHEELER.

MAY I BE OF ASSISTANCE ?

YES, I'M LOOKING

FOR CAPTAIN TOWERS.

I'LL TRY

TO LOCATE HIM:

FOR YOU.

PAULSON, SHOW THE LADY

TO CAPTAIN TOWERS' CABIN

ON THEMELBOURNE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'S A PLEASURE.

RIGHT THIS WAY,

PLEASE.

RELAX.

[ Wolf Whistle ]

CAPTAIN.

THERE'S, UH...

SOMEBODY TO SEE YOU.

I ASKED HER TO WAI IN YOUR STATEROOM.

OH.

HELLO.

A VERY NICE MAN:

ASKED ME TO WAIT HERE.

I DON'T THINK

HE KNEW WHAT TO DO WITH ME.

THAT'S DEBATABLE.

DID YOU--

DID YOU ASK ME TO VISI YOUR SUBMARINE ONE DAY ?

HMM... NO.

OH, I COULDN'T REMEMBER.

OH, IN THE MEANTIME,

I'VE BEEN SNOOPING.

REGULAR FISH,

THESE KIDS.

I'LL HAVE TO GET THEM

A BOAT OF THEIR OWN

ONE OF THESE DAYS.

SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU.

HERE, HAVE A CIGARETTE.

THANK YOU.

I'M GLAD YOU CAME.

OH...

I JUST BET YOU ARE.

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