"[ Frequency Oscillating ]" "That's strange." "What's wrong?" "I don't know." "Ray, what do you make of that?" "Well, they look like interference waves." "That's what I thought, but we never use those frequencies." "I'll have it checked out." "This interference, is there any way it could affect Tony and Doug?" " No, I don't believe so." " Hello, this is Dr. Swain." "Will you run an immediate check on channels 1 00 to infinity?" "Yes, it's interference." "And make it quick." "[ Explosions ]" " Look!" " How did he get here?" "Dr. Ann MacGregor..." "I'm here to take you with me." "Who are you?" "Now, wait a minute." "You can't" "General!" "Hold your fire!" "[ Screaming ]" "Take him to the infirmary." "Ann" "Ann is gone." "But where?" "General, we've got to do something." "We've got to find her." "Yes, but how?" "I wish I knew." "I wish I knew where he came from." "You know, he looked as though he might've been a time traveler from the future." " Look." " What?" "Looks like one of our data cards." "Only it's made of metal- a metal I've never seen before." "Ray, do you think our computer can handle this?" "Let's try it." "I hope this doesn't jam the machine." " Anything?" " These seem to be coordinates of some kind." " It could be where he's taken Ann." " I don't know." "There's something odd about these figures." "Ray, suppose we try switching Tony and Doug to these coordinates?" " That would be too risky." " Are you suggesting we do nothing?" "No, no." "But suppose he meant us to find these coordinates?" "We'll make the switch, now." "If we do this, you realize we may never regain contact with any of them again?" "Switch them." "[ Narrator ] The Time Tunnel." "It's like nothing I've ever seen." "Well, it's got to be the distant future." "Tony." "Look." "An ancient Roman." "Pardon me, sir?" "What century are we in?" "You were transferred out of your time too." "You are Roman, aren't you?" "Can you hear me?" "Doug, he can't." "He can't see or hear." "He doesn't seem to have any sensation at all." "I know." "This whole place has a feeling about it that makes it seem unreal." "Obviously, he's from the third or fourth century... and he's a citizen of ancient Rome." "All we know is what we see." " He is Roman." " [ Man ] Notjust any Roman." "He is Marcus Tullius Cicero" "Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, writer." "It was he who upheld the principles of the ancient republic... during the civil wars which were destroying Rome." "Who are you?" "Where are you?" "I don't get it." "We're from the 20th century." "Here we are somewhere in the future." "Now, Cicero's from either the first or second century B.C." "What are we doing in the same time and place?" "Doug." "He looks medieval." "[ Man ] He is Erasmus, who lived from 1 469 A.D. to 1 536." "He studied and lectured at the University of Paris." "His wide circle of friends included Sir Thomas More of England." "He corresponded with all the most learned men ofhis day." "Erasmus." "The Renaissance scholar." "That is right." "Erasmus, the humanist theologian." "He's dead, and yet he's not dead." "[ Man ] Very good." "Both of them..." "like vegetables." "I wonder where that voice is coming from?" "Where on earth are they?" "They're not on Earth at all, I'm afraid." "Take another look at the spatial coordinates." " Another planet?" " Clear out of our solar system." " But you've got a fix." " And a fairly good one." " What about Ann?" " No sign of her yet." "Ray, have I made a blunder... sending them blindly to those coordinates?" "Honestly, I don't know, General." "If she's there, there's a chance they'll find her." "Even so, can we retrieve them?" "If this fix remains stable, yes." "But first, they've got to find her." "What are these things?" "What are their functions?" "Nothing makes sense." "[ Man ] Dr. Anthony Newman." " Dr. Douglas Phillips." " What's that?" "I could swear that voice came from in here." "You will follow the light." "Follow the light at once.!" "Well, I guess we might as well see what it's all about." " I don't get this." " I don't either." "But I doubt if we're supposed to." "Come on." "You know our names." "How?" "I know much more than you realize." "Where are we?" "We need no roofs here." "We have achieved perfect climate control." "What year are we in?" "And where is ""here"?" "A place from which you will never return." "The year is 1 91 0." "[ Chuckles ] Why, that's impossible." "I will have it stated in terms of Earth years." "[ Electronic Voice ] 8433 anno Domini." "There's your answer." "It is 8433 A.D." "The year 8433." "I had the computer translate the coordinates." " And the location?" " You were right about another planet." "They're in the planetary system of the star Canopus." "Canopus." "That's approximately a hundred light years away." "It's actually 98." "Tony and Doug are on a planet moving around that star... more than 6,000 years from now." "But look at our fix." "It's strong." "Strong enough to bring them back when they find Ann?" "Easily." "If they find her." "[ Electronic Voice ] Upon his graduation from high school in 1 954 anno Domini..." "Newman left Philadelphia for Boston... to matriculate to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on scholarship." "While at this institution, he" "[ Beeping ]" " Yes?" " Your presence is required in the dispatching chamber." "Very well." "It's incredible." " They know absolutely everything." " I know." "I don't know where we are or how we're gonna get out of here, but we've got to try." "Come on." " [ Alarm Blaring ]" " That way!" "[ Punches Landing ]" "[ Laser Firing ]" " Look out!" " [ Laser Firing ]" "It can't be that easy." "They won't give up." "Oh, what difference does it make?" "Well, where do we go next?" "Maybe they have a fix on us back at the Tunnel." "They could move us." "Yeah, they could, but I doubt it." "Watch it." "[ Laser Firing ]" "[ Man ] Throw down your weapons and surrender." "This is absurd." "Surrender now." "Of course, if you want harm to come to her" "Look, and you'll understand." "Throw down your weapons." "[ Weapons Dropping ]" "Ann." "It really is you." "How did you get here?" "Doug?" "Tony?" "I" " I was taken by force." "Kidnapped." "Well, how long have you been here?" "I don't know." "I" "I don't" " Hours, days." "They did something to me." "Drugged me." "Oh, let me go." " Let her go!" " Look, she can't harm you." "Please, let me go!" "[ Man ] Guards, release her." "[ Sobbing ] Oh, Doug!" "I don't know what I would've done without you." "It's all right." "General!" "Quick!" "They found her." " Can we transfer them all back?" " Yes." "We'll be ready to start the countdown in 20 seconds." "Let me have the microphone, please." " Ready." " Ann?" "Doug?" "Tony?" "General?" "Have you got us located?" "Yes." "Stand by." "We'll have you out of there in 30 seconds." "Maintain your present position." "Don't move." " Let her go!" " General, now!" "Now!" " Hold your position!" "Hurry it up!" " We've started the countdown." "Just don't lose that fix." " We've got them this time, General." "Fifteen seconds and counting." "Ten, nine... eight, seven... six, five, four... three, two" "One step toward any person in this complex, and you'll be shot." "Stop, or they'll shoot!" "All right, fire!" "[ Gunshots Continue ]" " The time-space converter!" " Wait!" "What have you done with her?" "I promised you no harm will come to her." " Then where is she?" "Why can't we see her?" " You will." "You will." "We wanna see her now." "All right, have it your way." "You said she was all right." "I just said she was not ready to see you." "You've done the same thing to her that you did to the others." "Nonsense." "The others are in what we call ""suspension."" "There is nothing changed about her." "Look." "I've just put her through a preliminary interrogation." "Oh, Doug!" "Oh, Doug!" "What has happened?" "Where are we?" "You're all right." "Yeah, for the time being." "Oh, Tony." "Why are you all so apprehensive?" "I plan nothing shocking or horrible for you." "Suspension is nothing to be afraid of." " [ Bell Chimes ]" " Ah, good." "Right on schedule." "Ann, did the Time Tunnel have a fix on us when you were captured?" " Yes." " Don't worry." "They'll probably switch us." "Follow me, please." "This should be interesting for you." "This place has several functions." "We call it our teleport chamber." "What's that there?" "It is our own time machine." "Simple, isn't it?" "But all truly great things are simple." " How is it controlled?" " That information is classified." "But you're about to witnesses a demonstration." "Step back, please, and watch." "This is the official time traveler attached to my project." "We call him ""Ott" because of the initials of his title" " O-T-T." "We no longer use surnames, of course." "Mission completed." " Where did you get that?" " This is the correct part." "That's all." "Thank you." "That's a space-time converter." "From our complex." "The Tunnel is useless without it." "Which is precisely why I sent for it." "Now that you're here, I don't want your Tunnel taking you back..." " before I'm through with you." " What are you going to do now?" " Probably kill us." " By no means." "I must have you alive." "I need you for my project." " And just what is this project of yours?" " Later." "Take them to their quarters." "All right." "As fast as possible then." " Right." " Well?" "We have the replacements in stock, General, but" " But what?" " Well, with a full crash program... the testing, the adjusting, the tuning will take at least 1 0 days." " Ten days?" "For one part?" " Well, it's hardly an ordinary part." "The time-spatial conversion unit... is the most important single component in the entire operation." " You'll have to do it faster than that." " But I doubt if we can." "But in 1 0 days, Ann, Tony and Doug will be- be beyond reach." "We'll never recover them then." "Never!" "[ Sighs ]" "We've got to do something." "There must be some way to escape." "What about their time machine?" " Do you have any idea how to operate it?" " No." "I doubt that we could even get to it." "What's this project of his?" "What did he call it?" "Suspension?" "What could that be?" "I don't know, but I have an idea... we're going to find out, and soon." "Now what?" "Now, what in the world do you suppose they are?" "I don't know." "[ Man ] By now,you have received your dinner." "I hope you enjoy it." " Dinner?" " Where did that come from?" " He talks through walls." " Not through the walls, Dr. Newman." "Through space." "I can receive your voice communication." "over any distance." " I find it most convenient." "Don't you?" " Very." "About the dinner" " I want you to consume it for your own good." " Those cubes?" " I apologize for the form." "On this planet, we have no organic food." "These nutrient cubes are made expressly for our guests." "He's lying." "It's impossible for any animal form to exist without food of some sort." "Not at all." "We do." "We've had to make a biological adaptation." "Theoretically, it's possible." "Plants get their nourishment from the sun." "Maybe they do too." "Exactly." "Not from the sunlight, of course." "Our star's Canopus, not Sol." "Instead of sunlight, it is Canopian light." "But the principle is the same." "Now, eat your dinner and come to my office." "What do you think?" " We'll take them." " Tony, how do we know what's in them?" "We don't." "But we do know he can hear us." "And if we don't take them willingly... he'll find another way to get them down us, won't he?" "Tony, you're right." "And besides, we could use the nourishment." "Are you two- For all we know, they could be poison." "Well, we'll just have to take that chance." "Oh, Tony, please!" "Ann, trust me." "They don't taste too bad." "All right, I'll take mine then." "There now." "That wasn't so bad, was it?" "A very wise decision." "Now, please come to my office at once." "[ No Audible Dialogue ]" "There's a guard stationed at both ends." "You take this one." "I'll take that one." "He's gone." "[ Cube Clatters ]" " All right, let's go, Ann." " Drop them." "Drop them!" "[ Weapons Drop ]" "Move!" "I've been waiting for you." "Why the weapon?" "They did not obey your order." "I'm sorry you make us use force on you." "It'd be so much simpler if you submitted to our will." "You don't give us much choice." "That's true, isn't it?" "All right, that's all." "I'm going to answer your question about our project." "You'll find the concept fascinating." "One of our subjects." "We've just extracted from him the sum total of his personality." "His memory, his knowledge, his motivation- everything." "And that's your project?" "We are gathering for the first time... the full and complete data on every phase of the history of the planet Earth." "We'vejust completed our work on the subject." "We now have comprehensive information... on the psychology of tyrants." "Fascinating." "You might even recognize the subject." "He was retrieved from a bunker in Berlin... an instant before he attempted suicide." "Why are you doing this to us?" "Everything you know and sense and feel... will also remain forever in our data files." "You should be pleased." "Actually, it's a practical form of immortality." "He's a madman." "There's a very thin hairline between madness and genius." "Make everything ready for the next subject." "Why us?" "We're not geniuses." "No, and we're not historical figures." "This project of yours, it doesn't need us." "You underestimate yourselves." "The first men in history to travel through time." "Your information can be invaluable." "What about her?" "She's only a technician." " Why did you kidnap her?" " She was bait to bring you here." "All right." "Then she's done her job." "Let her go." "Yes." "She's useless to you." "I think not." "She could also prove to be an interesting subject." "No, we shall continue according to plan." "I'm afraid, right now, we've run out of time." "Nothing more can be done till morning." "You should be feeling quite drowsy at this time." " Why?" " The cubes." "They're drugs." "Exactly." "Nothing to harm you, of course." "Just something to make you sleep quite peacefully." " And then?" "In the morning, you will still be sleeping quietly... at which time..." "you will be immortalized." "My congratulations." "What happens to you... at nightfall?" "Why, we rest, naturally." "You told us that you get your nourishment and energy from the sun." "No, not the sun." "Canopus." "But come to the point." "Time is short." "Well, then you're like plants." "When it gets dark, you go dormant." "It shouldn't matter to you." "By that time, you'll all be asleep." " You were dishonest with me." " Yes." "And you were dishonest with us." "You told us that that was nourishment." "Now when it gets dark, you'll be helpless." "You do as we say, or we'll destroy your whole project." " Quick." "What do you want?" " First, the space-time conversion unit." "Second, the instructions to your time machine so that we can get out of here." "No, never!" "Tony!" " Do you think he reached the alarm?" " I don't know." "If it hadn't been for the force field, I'd have stopped him." "[ Door Opens ]" "It's all right." "They can't hurt us now." "The converter-we've got to find it." "They could've put it somewhere in this room, but where?" "I know." "Now, this desk seems to control everything in this room." "Maybe we could figure it out." "It's all right, Ann." "He can't hurt you now." "[ Sighs ] I've never seen controls like this." " Try some of these buttons." " No.!" "Tony, don't." "You don't know what they'll activate." " Hey." " What is it?" "Did you find something?" "I don't know." "Maybe." "It looks like a form of heat-sensor cell." " [ Whirring ]" " Look out!" "Anything?" " Nothing." " It's empty." "We've got to find that part!" "How much time do we have left?" "That's the big question." "It all depends on the rotating speed of this planet." "Well, at least we won't be interrupted until it gets light again." "Let's get to work." "The minute it gets light again, we won't have a chance." "Well, look, the intervals between light and dark... should be relatively equivalent, right?" "No, not necessarily." "For all we know... this place might be located near one of the poles of this planet." "Then night could last a matter of minutes." "All right, listen." "Tony, you and I'll split up and look for the missing part." "Ann, will you go in there and see if you can make... any kind of sense out of that system of theirs?" "Don't worry." "You'll be safe enough until the light comes back." "All right." "I'll try." "If I could just get it open." "He waved his hand... obviously interrupting a beam somewhere." "All right, Ann, go to work on that machine." " I'll search in there." "You cover this room." " Okay." "[ Gasps ]" "[ Whirring ]" "No, no." "Retest." "Computer banks." "Microsecond." "Nanosecond." "Tunnel, you're off by a billionth." "Over again." "Testing." "One second." "Millisecond." "Microsecond." "Nanosecond." "No,you're off again." "[ Sighs ]" "I've never felt so utterly helpless in my life." "We're doing everything we can, General." "It just takes time to tune the replacement unit." "All right, once more." "Towers." "Testing for time scale." "In seconds." "[ Gasps ]" "Oh." "You have no idea what you just did to me." "I'm sorry." "I didn't mean to interrupt your concentration." " Did you have any luck?" " Not much, I'm afraid." "You?" "Nothing." "No sign of that missing part yet." "What's that?" "Well, I'm not sure." "You know, there are no labels... no power levels, nothing at all... to designate any control functions." " Except maybe plates like this." " Let me see that." "They're attached to the machine by some sort of magnetic force." "They're easy enough to remove." "You know, these punch holes... reminds me of a..." "data processing card." "Of course, Doug." "Only metal." "Indestructible." " Let's show that to Tony." " Right." "Tony." "Stop and think." "All the time we've been here, do you remember seeing any writing?" "Anything printed?" "Signs, whatever." "Now that you mention it, no." "Maybe they don't use writing anymore." "Just maybe these have replaced it." "Of course, Doug." "That's gotta be it." "Do you remember when he was calculating the date?" "He put something like this into the side of his desk, and a voice gave him an answer." "Where?" "Yeah." "Here's a slot." "Try it." "[ Electronic Voice ] Warning." "Only one person may be dispatched at a time." "Any number may return." "You were right." "Instructions." "And the rest are in there." "I'll be able to figure out the transmission process now." "We'd better hurry." "We don't know how much time we have left." "All right." " [ Door Opens ]" " Doug!" "Shh!" "[ Exhales ] Oh!" "How long will it take to get that machine in operation?" " I don't know." "I need those instructions in there." " Come on." "I thought they were all asleep." "Ott's an exception." "He was carrying something on his hip." "It must be his power source." "Maybe because of his time travel work." "But he's gotta have a dormant period." "No human organism can stay active indefinitely." "Well, he's active now, and that's all that matters." " He could come busting in here at any second." " Come on." "You got it?" " I think so." " [ Door Opens ]" "Get back." " He's gone." " Yes, but where?" "That's the question." "Come on." "Let's see if you have the right instructions." "Tony, when we play them back, he'll hear it." "We're gonna have to take that chance." "Come on." "[ Electronic Voice ] Spatial coordinates, planetary system Sol." "Planet:" "Earth." "Continent:" "North America." "Target:" "Time Tunnel Complex." "It's still set for our Time Tunnel." "To activate, stand on dais." "Depress red transmittal button." " That's all I have to know." " All right, Ann." "Now, you go in there and send yourself back to the Time Tunnel." " Well, what about you two?" " Listen, only one at a time can go." "You're first." "Suppose something happens." "Suppose you can't follow me." "Doug" "Now, listen, Ott's due back in here at any second." " Now, come on." "Let's get going." " Oh." "No, wait, wait!" "The medallion." "Get the medallion he's wearing." " What for?" " It's a weapon." " A weapon?" "How do you know?" " Ott used it when he kidnapped me." "Killed one of our guards." "You think he's still protected by that force field?" "I doubt it." "I think it's some kind of emanation." "As long as he's dormant, it must be too." "It's all right." "He aimed it and twisted it someway." " I'm sure I can work it." " All right." "Let's get going." "No!" "Wait, please." "The converter." "We've got to find it." "If something goes wrong in there and you can't follow me" "The Tunnel can bring you back if we have the converter." "We must find it." "Are you searching for this?" "I could've killed you then." "Don't any of you try to approach me!" " What are you gonna do?" " My instructions are to keep you alive if possible." "It is your choice whether or not I kill you here and now." "And if you do keep us alive, we become permanent guinea pigs." " Is that right?" " That is correct." "How long do you plan to keep us standing here?" "Only until it becomes light again." "I am told you are potentially useful to us." "If it were left to me, I would rather kill all of you right now and be done with it." "Is it getting light, or is it my imagination?" "Ann, take this and send yourself back." "Hurry." "Oh, Tony." "They'll be waking up soon." "We've got to try to hold them off until she gets safely away." "Tony, look out." "You make one move, and you're a dead man." "Freeze!" "Put your weapons on the table." "All right." "Now back away." "Come on!" "All right, Tony." "Let's get out of here." "Hurry, Ann!" "Press it!" "Ann!" " Ann!" " Oh, General." "I've got it." "I've got the converter." "Make ready for an immediate switch." "We've got to get them out of there now!" "Right." "Disconnect test equipment." "Disconnect power." "Tunnel power units!" "Computers!" "Go ahead." "Activate all units." "Ray, activate controls." "We've got it." "We've got it!" "Make the switch." "Immobilizer, quickly." "That one first." "Don't let him use the weapon!" "[ Gunfire ] -[ Shouting ]" " British and Arabs fighting." " Middle East or North Africa." "Judging from their clothing and weapons..." "I'd say it was late 1 9th or early 20th century." "Well, whatever the time or place, it's desert." "We'd better help ourself to some water and weapons." "Come on." "What is that?" "Whoever he is, he's got company." "Who are you?" "What are you doing here?" "What we are does not matter." "We are here to destroy you."