The Glass Bottom Boat

Jennifer assists with Axel’s glass-bottom boat tour by wearing a mermaid costume and swimming beneath the vessel for the passengers’ amusement. This early routine shows her close connection to Axel and the sea. It also foreshadows how she will become involved with Bruce’s secret GISMO project.

Bruce’s fishing hook snags Jennifer’s mermaid costume, and he reels in the lower half, leaving her floating in the water. The accident sparks an unlikely connection between them. This encounter sets the stage for the escalating tension around the GISMO project.

Jennifer visits her new employer, an aerospace research company in Long Beach, where she works in public relations. Bruce hires her to write his biography as GISMO becomes the central secret. The professional reunion brings their personal fates into contact with the top-secret project.

At Bruce’s home, Jennifer meets electronics technician Julius Pritter and CIA agent Edgar Hill who oversees GISMO security. The meeting introduces the layered mix of personal and governmental stakes surrounding the project. Their presence foreshadows the espionage elements to come.

Left alone in a room, Julius searches for GISMO information and photographs a cryptic brainstorming note Bruce jotted. He transfers the photos to his handler, deepening the web of espionage. The note hints at Bruce’s attempts to woo Jennifer while guarding GISMO’s secrets.

Bruce drives Jennifer to Catalina; their remote-controlled boat malfunctions, ejecting Bruce and landing them in a parking lot. The incident underscores the danger surrounding the GISMO project. The accident foreshadows further peril as relationships become entangled in the spy game.

Bruce and Jennifer spend an evening with Axel and his wife, strengthening their bond. The social moment contrasts with the looming secrecy and suspicion around Jennifer. It underscores how personal relationships intersect with geopolitical intrigue.

Bruce is summoned to a meeting with Hill, security guard Homer Cripps, and PR executive Zack Molloy. General Wallace Bleecker arrives to watch over GISMO. Hill reveals leaks and notes; Cripps grows suspicious of Jennifer. The scene marks a turning point in how Jennifer will be treated as a potential spy.

Cripps overhears Jennifer talking to Axel and misreads it as further evidence of espionage. Innocent explanations for Jennifer’s other odd habits are overlooked, heightening the tension. The misunderstanding fuels the characters’ mistrust ahead of the party.

At a party hosted by Bruce, Jennifer declares her love for him. They plan to spend the night together, but Bruce is called away to another meeting with Hill, Cripps, Molloy, and General Bleecker. Jennifer overhears their discussion and learns they suspect her.

Furious, Jennifer pretends to be a spy and conducts a ruse to embarrass Molloy and Bleecker in the guest room; she also ties up Cripps to keep him from tailing her. The deception escalates the impostor spy game and strains Bruce’s trust.

Bruce locks Jennifer in the closet, but Hill reappears as a spy, frees her, and steals the GISMO formula by planting it in Jennifer’s purse. The double-cross shifts the danger from a misunderstanding to a direct theft. The stakes rise as the couple tries to recover the formula.

Hill’s confrontation escalates; Julius and Jennifer fight him off, and she flees as Bruce, Cripps, Bleecker, and Molloy race to save her. The domestic crisis becomes a national-security chase. The confrontation culminates in a showdown back at the house.

Neighbor Mabel Fenimore intervenes, delivering a decisive blow to Hill with a bedside lamp, stopping his escape. The quiet intervention disrupts the spy chase and provides a moment of relief before the final sequence. It also clears a path for Bruce and Jennifer to seek safety and resolution.

Jennifer and Bruce honeymoon aboard the boat, but a GISMO malfunction again leaves them stranded in the Catalina parking lot. The final image mirrors their earlier ordeal and reinforces their bond despite the dangers surrounding GISMO.