The Ninth Day, Saturday, 11 December Summary

Tyler explains his plan to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. On the Red October, the reactor scare continues, as the officers suggest sabotage. The USS New Jersey, a battleship, approaches the Soviet Navy and calculates the weapons and strategies to be employed against the enemy. Meanwhile, an underwater rescue vehicle is loaded onto an outgoing plane in North Carolina. A Soviet fighter pilot tries to sneak up on the Americans but is caught and sent back to his ship. The top members of the Politburo meet in a secret underground room. In this meeting, it is revealed that a spy, disguised as the cook, is on the Red October, ready to destroy the ship if something bad happened. At the White House, the President and the Russian ambassador meet. The President reveals that they have located a damaged Russian...