Mystery! Action! Adventure! Peril! Comedy! This script by Dennis Spooner has it all and is a lot of fun.
While returning from a routine patrol, Matt discovers wreckage that turns out to be a part of the missing ship TA2 that disappeared 48 years ago (back in 2014!). In the hopes that Col. Denton may have survived the wreck, the XL5 goes to a nearby ice planet to investigate.
When Venus fails to respond to a radio call, Steve and Matt investigate and discover her jet mobile parked outside a deep crevice! They use the vehicles to fly down into the crevice, discovering it gets warmer and warmer the more they go down.
Once inside they investigate a cave and are overcome by some sort of fumes. Next thing you know the crew of the XL5 are tied up with deadly icicles hanging over their heads. The resident aliens fear they have come to take away their King and put them to the "test of truth". If they are lying, an icicle will fall down and impale them! As corny as that seems, it works and the sequence is very suspenseful. In fact other than having a wee too many Zoony scenes, I thought it all worked and made for a great Fireball adventure.
While returning from a routine patrol, Matt discovers wreckage that turns out to be a part of the missing ship TA2 that disappeared 48 years ago (back in 2014!). In the hopes that Col. Denton may have survived the wreck, the XL5 goes to a nearby ice planet to investigate.
When Venus fails to respond to a radio call, Steve and Matt investigate and discover her jet mobile parked outside a deep crevice! They use the vehicles to fly down into the crevice, discovering it gets warmer and warmer the more they go down.
Once inside they investigate a cave and are overcome by some sort of fumes. Next thing you know the crew of the XL5 are tied up with deadly icicles hanging over their heads. The resident aliens fear they have come to take away their King and put them to the "test of truth". If they are lying, an icicle will fall down and impale them! As corny as that seems, it works and the sequence is very suspenseful. In fact other than having a wee too many Zoony scenes, I thought it all worked and made for a great Fireball adventure.