seaQuest DSV

Season 1, Episode 5

Episode Title: Treasures of the Tonga Trench

Air Date: 1993-10-10

Overview:

As the seaQuest undergoes inspection, Lieutenant Benjamin Krieg has a close encounter with an unknown life form while in a seaCrab in the Tonga Trench. When the creature lets him go, Krieg discovers a treasure trove of mysterious glowing stones; stones that may mean big money. However, is the bigger threat to seaQuest the greed that overtakes the crew or the unknown life form?