I.A.D.C Headquarters - Washington, D.C.
Diana Prince
[LYNDA CARTER]
and
Steve Trevor, Jr.
[LYLE WAGGONER]
are instructed to pose as wealthy tourists on a tropical island to
investigate the strange disappearance of
Lt. Commander Robert Mansfield
[LARRY GOLDEN]
over the Bermuda Triangle. There have been so many unexplained
tragedies it has become known as the Devil's Triangle. The feeling
is that the "accidents" are created by
Raymond Manta
[CHARLES CIOFFI]
to stop Operation Sea Harvest -an advanced nuclear breeder test
station located at Longitude 30º 22' degrees, latitude 64º 47'
degrees. Ray Manta is the head of a group called I.C.O.P.E. or the
International Confederation of the Power Elite. As the location is
pointed out on a map, Diana is troubled. The President states that
the location is chosen because there are not inhabited islands in
the area, but Diana knows that this location is only a few miles
away from her home of Paradise Island. |
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In the privacy of her home, she whirls into Wonder Woman in
front of a Grecian mirror and the image of her mother,
the Queen
[BEATRICE STRAIGHT],
appears. Her uneasiness is well-founded as she tells her mother she ix
being sent on a mission to arrest an international criminal, a weapons
dealer named Raymond Manta, who is operating within the Bermuda
Triangle. If he is captured, America will build a nuclear experimental
facility only a few miles from Paradise Island. This could destroy the
island! The Queen reminds Wonder Woman that even though the Amazons have
lived there for thousands of years, she had sworn allegiance to her new
friends and cannot go back on her pledge. |
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The Queen: "You wanted to speak with me Diana?" |
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Wonder Woman: "Yes, Mother, I have to speak with you. I'm being sent
on a mission to arrest an international criminal named Raymond Manta." |
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The Queen:
"Well, that's part of your duty, isn't it? And you have the power of
Wonder Woman to accomplish it." |
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Wonder Woman: "Yes, but he's operating within the Bermuda Triangle.
And if we stop him, America will build a nuclear experimental facility
only a few miles from Paradise Island. They feel it's the perfect place
because there's no one there to hurt." |
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The Queen:
"Of course, they don't know of us." |
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Wonder Woman: "And if there was an accident, then Paradise Island
would be destroyed." |
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The Queen:
"You went out into the outer world to help protect it. And joined the
agency as the best means to accomplish that end." |
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• Wonder Woman:
"Yes." |
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• The Queen:
"You have sworn allegiance to your new friends." |
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• Wonder Woman:
"Yes." |
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The Queen:
"You cannot go back on your pledge. It would be unworthy of you. Amazons
have lived on Paradise Island for thousands of years at one with the
land and the universe. And now my daughter is faced with a choice: to
betray her word which would destroy her or to do what she must, which
could destroy us." |
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Wonder Woman: "No one is wiser than you, Mother. There must be a
way!" |
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The Queen:
"Alas, my wisdom does not extend to worldly dilemmas. In times of
trouble I can only turn to Amazonian philosophy. 'When you see the heart
of darkness you will begin to perceive the light' " |
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• Wonder Woman:
"I'm not sure that I understand." |
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The Queen:
"In time, all will be clear to you." |
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With Steve piloting the plane, he and Diana are discussing what
an unscrupulous person Manta is and how dangerous his organization is,
when they are hit suddenly with invisible sound waves. Steve loses
control of the plane and they bail out, landing in the jungle area of
Manta's island. |
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A plan must be put into effect immediately -to find Mansfield and
escape. A sound of a jeep is heard in the background, and they follow it
to a complex where there is much military activity. The guards are
preoccupied with work as Steve slips into the radio snack and manages to
strip wires together that send out constant signals as a location "fix." |
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They suddenly spot Mansfield, and Diana is horrified at his
appearance; he looks like a Vietnam POW. They manage to steal two
uniforms and, disguised as officers, they request a jeep on the
pretense they have to drive Stansfield into the jungle. Their escape
is almost executed when Manta recognizes them. They are captured and
brought before Manta. |
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Manta states that he wants to run the Triangle and gets rid of
all obstacles, including Project Sea Harvest. His biggest obstacle is
IADC; and as he starts questioning them about the agency, an alarm is
sounded. A Radarman informs Manta that an unidentified vessel is
heading into the Triangle. Diana is elated. She knows that Atkinson
received the signals and has sent a ship to rescue them.
Unfortunately, Manta realizes this also. He activates an electronic
sub called Sting Ray, a computerized underwater weapon capable of
enormous destructive power
in the air and sea. |
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For refusing to answer Manta's questions about IADC, Diana and
Steve are thrown in jail. Diana, realizing she must get out, starts
screaming to the jail guard to take her to Manta. She will confess to
anything and tell him anything he wants to know. As the guard is
escorting her, she grabs him, flings him aside, whirls into Wonder
Woman, and heads for the dock. There she whirls into a costume no one
has ever seen - Underwater Woman, complete with belt, bracelets and
lasso. She dives into the water and rids the area of mines. |
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Her next battle is with the Sting Ray, which is on a collision
course with the rescue ship. She destroys the Sting Ray and surfaces,
clenching her upraised hands to a triumphant fist. |
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Manta stares in disbelief. He grabs Steve and heads for the
jungle. Searching frantically, Wonder Woman locates the men. She
captures Manta, frees Steve and Lt. Mansfield. Using the excuse she
must find Diana, she leaves Steve in charge and within a few minutes
and out of their sight, Wonder Woman whirls back into Diana. |
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Back at headquarters, Diana, Steve, and Atkinson are pleased
with their accomplishment. Mansfield is in the hospital doing well;
Manta is in jail. But, the happiest is Diana. The government has
abandoned the experimental program in the Bermuda Triangle. Paradise
Island and the Amazons are, once again, safe from the outer world.
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The President:
"Congratulations on your escape. This is a replay of the explosion you
witnessed from the deck of the destroyer Jefferson. Because of the
resulting fissures in the ocean floor we've been forced to abandon our
experimental program in the Bermuda Triangle. Aside from that, it was an
excellent job all around." |
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• Diana Prince:
"Thank you, sir." |
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Steve Trevor:
"Thank you sir. We all had a little help from Wonder Woman." |
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The President:
"As we'd say down home, you can't beat her with a switch." |
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Steve Trevor:
"I'll go along with that, sir." |
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The President:
"Well, I just wanted to welcome you all back home." |
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Steve Trevor:
"Thank you, sir." |
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• Diana Prince:
"Thank you, sir." |
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Joe Atkinson:
"Thank you, sir." |
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The President:
"Carry on." |
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Steve Trevor:
"Yes, sir." |
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• Diana Prince:
"Yes, sir." |
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Joe Atkinson:
"Yes, sir." |
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- A
few moments later, as they walk out of the Security Room... |
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Joe Atkinson:
"I'm delighted to inform you that... Lt. Cmdr. Mansfield is in the
hospital and doing fine. And that Manta is in jail where he belongs... I
would have led the operation but he wouldn't let me." |
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