Killer Whale (2026) Movie Script
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Killer Whales or Orcas
are the ocean's top predators,
growing up to 32 feet and
weighing up to 5 tons.
Social and highly intelligent,
they hunt everything from fish
to whales
and have highly
evolved problem-solving skills.
At World of Orca, Ceto has been
our superstar for 20 years,
engaging with humans
and living a stress-free life.
Your ticket supports
orca conservation
and Ceto's well-being.
It's Ceto's world!
Killer Whales or Orcas
are the ocean's top predators ,
growing up to 32 feet...
-All right, that's me done.
-You go.
If I stay here much longer,
I'm going to go insane.
-I'll lock up.
-Chelsea, you've done
nights all week.
-She's just not the same
since they lost the calf.
-What, Poseidon?
-Yeah.
-They say he died.
-That's what they always say.
She knows.
You can tell.
It's like...
...it's like...
she's waiting.
-Okay, well,
don't stay out too late.
-Okay.
-Bye.
-Bye.
Ceto!
Come on, baby.
Ceto!
Where are you, baby?
Come on, baby.
Ceto.
Come here, baby.
Ceto.
Where are you?
Working hard or...
...or hardly working?
Oh my God.
Oh, Chad, you scared
the crap out of me.
I'm sorry.
How did you even get in here?
Uh, well, a magician
never tells, you know that.
You left the back door unlocked,
Maddie, you gotta lock the door.
I know, I do that every time.
Anyone could walk in here.
Steal you, I don't know.
Was Trish still
at the grad party?
Oh, yeah. Trish was there.
She, uh, graced us part-timers
with her PhD presence.
She was busy, though.
Some biotech tutorial.
They were six
tequila shots deep.
That's a lot. She's tiny.
She's small, but mighty.
She wasn't mad that I...
took the last-minute shift
here instead?
No. No, I, uh...
I covered for you.
Said you're at home
practicing your cello.
Thanks.
You practice your cello, right?
I should be practicing.
I ahh...
I got you a little something
for our graduation.
-Oh my God.
-Uh, it's...
No, you didn't have to do that.
I technically
graduate next week.
I have my final performance
and stuff still.
It's, uh...
I don't know, it's kind of
a good luck charm.
Uh, not that you need it.
I mean, you're final piece
is gonna kill it.
I didn't know cello or orca
or...
If you don't like it,
uh, we can--
No, no. I love it.
Something to, uh,
remember me by.
-Oh, come on.
-Once some hot-shot orchestra
whisks you away
around the world.
And leave this all behind?
Never.
Oh, that's cute.
Hey, what's with the gun?
- Phones on the counter.
- Hey.
-Please.
-Sure, sure, sure.
Please don't hurt him,
-please don't hurt him.
Hey, we can talk about this man.
-We don't need to--
-You sit!
Move. You, open cash register.
Let's go.
It's okay.
Please, please,
-don't hurt anybody.
-Fill it!
Let's go.
- Come on.
- Here, here, here.
Hey, is that real?
Hey, don't even think about it.
-Chad!
-Shut up!
Give it.
- Ain't got all day!
- I'm sorry. I'm trying.
Here, here, here.
Fuck!
Chad!
Oh my God, Chad!
Chad!
Okay. Stay, stay here.
Hey!
Thanks for answering, bitch.
Hi.
I can't believe you're here.
Yeah, it's, uh,
it's been a year.
Wow, how... how are you?
Well, you know,
if you'd answer your phone,
Maddie, you would know that.
-Hmm.
-Yeah, I'm sorry.
-Yeah.
-I've just been a little busy.
I know.
-It's good to see you.
-It's good to see you.
-I miss you.
-I miss you, too.
It's so good to see your face,
but I am running out the door.
I'm late for work.
Okay,
well, um, how do you...
feel about calling in sick for,
like, I don't know, seven days?
Why?
Because it's booked,
and it's paid for,
and we've only been talking
about this trip for, like, ever.
And it's gonna be fun,
and you don't look
nearly excited enough
about an adventure.
What are those?
Uh, hearing aid batteries.
Great. Uh, well, I'm not taking
no for an answer,
so are you packing or am I?
Okay, then.
I'll take this.
Bet I can find your passport.
Jesus, is this
your grandmother's?
Look, Trish, um, things have
-just kind of changed for me.
-Oh God!
Since we've been talking
about this trip forever and--
Ah.
Told ya.
It's gonna be fun, Maddie.
You heard of that word?
It's gonna be hot and humid.
Cute.
You'll need a bikini.
Do you own a bikini?
Hello?
Maddie?
Maddie.
Hey...
Hey, we're fighters...
right?
We always have been.
What other choice do we have?
It that an inspirational quote
from one of your reels.
So you do watch my posts.
You know it.
Hey, isn't it that... your
cello?
It is dusty, and the end pin...
it's broken.
Yeah.
I guess I just really
haven't been playing music
so much these days.
Okay, well, we better fix that.
Hmm?
Okay.
Well, why don't you go make
yourself useful and...
like, drink the rest of my milk
or throw away
a take-out box or something.
Is that a yes?
- Yes.
- Yes!
- Thank you.
- Thanks.
Toast time.
-You still remember this?
-Oh, it's been so long.
May your beer always be cold.
- Boys be hot.
- Mm-hmm.
Come hell or high water.
It's you and me.
- No matter what!
- No matter what!
-Bitch, you remembered it.
-Hmm.
- A whole decade later.
- And it still holds up.
It does still hold up. Yeah.
-Cheese.
-Cheese.
You're so pretty.
No, no, no, please,
please don't post it.
I'll be fired.
I'm serious. Please.
-Oops.
-Trish!
- I'm kidding.
- Oh my God.
But we should get you fired.
Because, you know,
socials is a gold mine.
I'm never going to be
a poor girl ever again.
That's for sure.
Is that thing waterproof?
What do you think?
I hope so.
Thank you.
Trish, not that
I'm not grateful
that you brought me here,
because I'm really,
really grateful.
But why are you spending
your hard-earned money on this?
Why not?
Hmm?
Thanks.
To the perfect escape?
- To the perfect escape.
- Yeah.
- I'm going to do it!
Hello!
- Oh, hello.
- You scared us.
What about a flower
may help you feel better?
-Oh, that's so sweet.
-It's so beautiful for you.
- Thanks.
- It's good for you.
Here you go.
Oh, thank you. Oh, too much.
Here, you take it.
No, no, no, no, no. Keep it.
- Very kind.
- But...
- do you think we could have...
- Very kind.
...the whales instead?
- Of course.
- Mummy whale
and, uh, baby whale.
-Yes, you can.
-Thank you so much.
Why?
Maybe it's a clue.
- A clue?
- Mm-hmm.
To what?
The subject of your final piece.
-Yes.
-You and, uh, Chad's
favorite whale.
What was her name?
Ceto.
Maybe...
we came all the way here so that
you could, uh,
meet an old friend.
Trish.
What?
It's all you and Chad
ever talked about.
-You're joking.
-What do you mean? What's wrong?
Maddie.
Um, you can have
the mummy whale.
- Thank you.
- I'm going to deal
with my grumpy friend. Hey!
Hey!
I thought you would love this.
No, Trish.
- Why?
- Trish, I love you,
but I'm not paying to endorse
to see Ceto in captivity.
And her baby died two years ago
in that awful tank of pneumonia
or so they said.
It was obviously a lot.
But we came...
...all the way out here
from the other side
of the world,
to see Ceto in person.
Like you and Chad,
never could before.
Yes, because they were
in the wild.
Which is where
they're meant to be,
not confined to a fish tank.
Okay. You know what? I...
I totally misread the situation.
You're... you're right.
We... we can do something else.
Anything else. Okay just.
Just enjoy our holiday.
Can we please...
Okay.
Okay, fine.
- What do you want to do?
- Yes!
Uh, two things to do.
We start with the alcohol.
And then,
we'll see where we land.
So,
paddle-boarding lessons?
- What do you think? Yeah.
- Paddle boarding lessons?
It's easy,
you know, you'll figure it out.
- Yeah, but you know...
- Here you go.
Maddie!
- Hey.
- This is Josh.
I'm trying to get him to give us
some paddle boarding lessons
'cause staying upright
is not really my forte, so...
Hey, uh, that place is a dump.
And I prefer
to see them out there.
-Where they belong.
-Exactly.
Out in the wild.
Where they're meant to be,
not confined to some fish tank.
Exactly. And that whale there?
Sad life.
- So sad.
- You know, 20 years alone
in that tank.
- Hmm. I know.
- And then she gets injured.
Can't do any of the...
the little show tricks.
- Yeah, yeah.
- So they breed her.
- And then her baby dies.
- Poseidon.
- "Or dies." Yeah.
- Yeah.
See, I think
they stole the baby.
And that's how Ceto got that
nasty scar across her face.
That's crazy.
I think the exact same thing.
Mm-hmm. Greedy arseholes
profiting her from pain.
Ah, says he,
displaying the brochure.
Fair point. Here, look.
Oh!
Wow, way to stick it to the man.
Oh, you want to
stick it to the man, huh?
- Sure.
- Great.
We'll just kick back.
Wait for nightfall to come.
And then we go
show them what's up.
What do you think?
-I love that idea.
-I don't.
Great.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Okay, okay. So, maybe, maybe
the booze and the pills
weren't the best idea.
Give it back.
Are we doing this?
Hey, you are not
financially endorsing this.
- I'm not.
- You're not.
You're just coming to say hi.
-Just say hi.
-It's going to be fun.
-Just say hi.
-It's going to be so much fun.
Okay, I'll say hi.
Oh.
Shh.
Go, go, go, go.
No, this way.
You have to be quiet.
Wait up guys!
Put me down.
- Woah, woah, woah.
- Oh, oh my God!
Hold on.
Let's go!
Okay.
Okay, come on, come on.
I don't know guys.
What if seeing her in person
is worse than--
She's not going to fit
in your suitcase.
At least you get
to have a moment with her.
Go see the whale.
Okay. Go. See the whale.
Hi.
What have they done to you?
I'm so sorry, Ceto.
I'm sorry
you're trapped in there.
Trish!
Josh!
Busy!
- He's fine, leave him alone.
Oh my God!
You guys, guys. We have to go.
We have to go now.
-Hey!
-Maddie!
I... I saw, there was...
there was a body in the tank.
-Hey! What are you doing here?
-Oh! Go, go, go, go.
-Go!
- Hey!
Go, go, go!
- Let's go!
- Hurry, hurry. Go, go, go, go.
- Stop!
- Go, go, go!
Wait!
You, stop! Wait.
Come in.
- What?
- The cleaner.
The cleaner.
-In Ceto's tank.
- Again?!
-Yeah.
- Get rid of that damn fish!
Shh.
Good morning.
-Hi. Hi!
-Hi.
Hi.
We have...
a surprise for you.
Thanks. But, I've had
enough surprises for one trip.
Trish, I'm good.
No, no, no, no.
Please, trust me. You're...
you're going to love it.
I promise.
- Thank you.
- Thanks.
Trish. Trish?
This is amazing.
What's it called?
Well, I could tell you.
But then I have to kill you.
I don't understand.
How come nobody's here but us?
Apparently
a bunch of stuff happened,
a couple years ago.
And no one ever
really came back since.
The locals say it's cursed.
But I say
it's a great hangover cure.
I hope so.
Is that thing glued to her hand?
Yep.
Along with 850,000 followers.
Is it what she does
for a living?
Well, till I finish my thesis
on the use
of immune modification
through gene editing
to combat stem cell damage.
Yeah.
-Right. Well, okay.
-Yeah.
Okay, well, I didn't
understand a lot of those words.
What I do know is
I think you've had a little
- too much screen time today.
- Excuse me! Excuse me.
Give me back my phone.
Relax.
It'll be safe. It'll be
right here in the jet ski.
You've bring your phone, right?
- Yes, I have my phone.
- Thank God.
My state-of-the-art
-waterproof wrapping.
-Oh, Maddie.
You were a dad in your
past life, you know that?
Thanks, I think.
All right, you two.
Tide's coming up
so we're gonna to get
this jet ski over the sand
and then you and I are going
to go for the ride of your life.
And...
I think I have something
a little more your speed.
Hey!
Oh!
Trish?
Josh?
Trish!
Trish, come on!
-Are you okay?
-Yeah.
What the hell was that?
I don't know.
I'm gonna check on the engine.
Josh!
-Josh?
-Josh!
-Josh! Come on!
-Josh, come on! Come on.
Josh!
-Josh!
-Josh?
Oh my God.
Josh!
- Josh! Come on!
- Come on!
-Josh, come on! Come on!
-Come on! Come on!
Come here, come on!
Josh, come on, come on!
Come on, come on, come on!
Come on!
Josh!
Josh!
Oh my God!
Josh!
Oh my God.
What do we do?
Let's just try to get
to some dry land.
Dry land. Dry land.
-There, see those rocks?
-Yeah. Yep.
Let's get to those rocks
- and then we'll find a way out.
- Yeah.
-Okay.
-Slow and steady.
Let's don't alert,
whatever is down there.
-Slow and steady.
-Yeah.
It's working, it's working.
It's working.
-Go!
-Go, go, go!
Go!
Come on.
Go! Come on!
Come on! Go!
Come on!
No!
Oh my God. What did you do?
I didn't do anything.
She did.
Ceto.
Maddie. Maddie? Maddie!
-Holy shit.
-Shit.
Hold on! Hold on!
Hold on! Hold on!
We have to jump off.
What?
Either way, we're going to get
washed off.
So we have to jump off
so we can get a head start.
Okay?
You want us to get
back in the water?
What other choice do we have?
Come here. Come here.
-It's okay.
-Okay.
On three.
Two.
Three.
Oh no! Batteries.
Oh my God!
Go! Trish, swim!
Go, Trish, go!
Trish, swim!
Go!
God!
Maddie, you didn't jump!
I couldn't!
Catch my bag!
Quick! Grab it Trish.
Hurry! Hurry, before it sinks!
Hurry!
Okay.
I got it. I got it.
Okay.
The second that she surfaces,
Maddie, you jump.
Okay?
You jump.
I'm ready!
Go now! Go, Maddie!
Come on, come on, come on! Now!
Go Maddie, come on!
Don't look back.
Come on, Maddie. Come on!
Swim, swim, swim, come on!
Come on, Maddie! Go, go, go!
Maddie, come on, come on!
Come here to me!
Maddie! Come on, come on!
Come on, come on!
Come on!
Oh! You're okay. You're okay.
-Holy--
Oh my God, Trish, your leg.
Oh.
God! Ow!
Okay, okay, okay.
Okay, hold on, hold on, hold on.
Okay.
Here.
Yeah, try that.
God!
Fuck!
Fuck.
Here, here.
Okay.
-Okay.
-Just do it fast.
-Okay.
-Just really quickly.
-Okay.
Okay.
-Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Wait, wait, wait.
-Okay. Okay.
Look at me.
One.
Two.
Three! I'm so--
I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Are you okay?
-Yeah.
-Ow! What, what?
-Maddie, Maddie, Maddie.
Your foot.
-Oh my God, ow!
-Let me see it.
-Ow!
It hurts like a bitch!
-Okay, stay still, stay still,
stay still, stay still.
Come here.
Okay.
- Stay still.
- Okay.
- How the hell
did Ceto get in here?
-I don't know.
I don't know.
I mean, I don't think
that they would have just...
just dumped her in here.
-Wait, didn't you say
you saw a man
in her tank last night?
-Were you being serious?
-Yeah.
But I don't know
that she for sure did that.
You don't know that she didn't.
-It just doesn't make any sense.
Orcas have never,
ever killed a human in the wild.
The only time they've
ever killed anybody
is when they have
been trapped in captivity.
Oh my God.
She thinks she's still trapped
in captivity.
-And now we're trapped
in here with her.
Oh, Trish.
Someone will come.
Someone will come.
Ceto sank the damn jet ski.
Now, all I've got is this.
Lunch.
And breakfast.
And, last night's dinner.
Hmm.
And probably tonight's dinner.
- Better than nothing.
- That's true.
Did you bring water or anything?
-No. And everything else I had
washed away back there.
Even my hearing aid batteries.
-Oh, shit.
-Yeah.
-Yeah, I dropped everything.
Your phone, your...
-Oh my God.
-What?
Your stupid dad bag.
-What about my stupid dad bag?
-Your stupid dad bag.
Oh my God.
Oh, Maddie.
You beautiful dork.
This is good, this is good,
this is good.
Trish, I haven't seen you this
excited about a sandwich bag
since Mitchell Hope stole my
turkey club in the fifth grade.
- You mean
that Mitchell Hopeless
after I kicked him in the dick?
And he cried
all the way to the sixth grade.
He deserved it.
We let this thing
swelter in the sun.
Eventually.
We're gonna get water.
-Holy shit.
-Or sandwich bag sweat.
Trish, you're a genius.
-Science.
-Oh my God.
How long is that going to take?
Four to six hours.
Give or take.
- Hey!
- Hey!
-Somebody help!
-Somebody help us!
Please!
-Do you see anything? Huh?
Maddie.
Did you see anything? Huh?
-Nothing.
Maddie. Maddie, look.
Maddie.
-Hey!
-Hey!
-Over here!
-Help us!
-Turn your boat over here!
-Over here!
-Help!
-Please!
- Turn around!
- Please!
-Don't go!
-Here!
Come back! Come back! Over here!
Come back!
Help us!
Please!
Come back!
Please.
-Why is she doing this to us?
-I don't know.
I can't say I blame her, though.
We've been trapped
in here a day.
She's been trapped in
a fish tank for nearly 20 years.
It's no wonder she hates humans.
To her in here...
we're no different.
-What are you saying?
-I'm just saying
that I empathize.
That's all.
Oh my God.
Oh my God.
Oh my God.
Okay. I'm gonna get it.
Okay.
-Maddie.
-I'm okay, I'm okay.
Okay.
Yeah.
I got it.
- Anybody!
- Help us!
Help!
No one is coming.
- Trish.
- No one is coming.
-Maddie.
Maddie.
-Hey.
What's wrong?
-I need to talk to you.
I need to tell you something.
- Oh my God.
It worked.
It worked.
Sandwich bag sweat.
Here.
What were you gonna say?
-I, uh...
Maddie,
why did you stop playing?
-Ever since Chad, um...
I don't know.
-You know it's never too late,
right?
Maybe you could
go back to school.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Maybe.
- Yeah.
We could graduate together
like we always said we would.
- I'm gonna be, um...
Like a dorky undergrad student,
so...
I doubt you'd really want to
hang out with me much anyway,
you know?
True.
Then again, you didn't
really mind hanging out
with the kid from
the wrong side of the tracks,
for all those years.
I felt like such a freak.
But you made me feel so normal.
I always thought I could pay
you back one day, you know?
Take you someplace nice.
Once I'd paid off all my...
placement debt.
And here we are.
-Trish, we have been there for
each other since we were kids.
You were always there
for me, too.
And we're gonna be there
for each other now,
and we are going
to get through this.
We're gonna get
through this, okay?
-Yeah.
-Ow.
Wait, Trish,
did you say that you...
you paid off
your placement debt?
Oh my God, that's amazing.
How?
-Socials.
Goldmine.
-I am so proud of you.
-Yeah.
Man, I don't know
about you, but I am...
starving.
You think we could try and
catch a fish with this thing?
-I have a better idea.
Revenge.
Maybe whatever I stepped
on yesterday is edible.
-Yeah, that's a good idea.
Maddie.
Maddie!
Maddie!
Come on, come on, come on!
Come back.
Come on!
Come on!
Are you okay? Are you okay?
Oh my God.
Ah!
- Here.
Maddie. Don't.
That's Chad's
cremation stone box
-Maybe this can help.
It's okay.
May your beer always be cold.
-May your boys always be hot.
-Come hell or high water.
-It is you and me.
No matter what.
-No matter what.
Cheers.
Maybe it's time.
Maybe it's the only time.
I love you so much.
Thank you for loving me.
I miss you.
I miss you a lot.
I love you so much.
I wish I could've
said that to you.
-He loved you more
than anything, Maddie.
- Yeah.
-I'll never stop
thinking about that night.
I never should have
brought you here.
-Don't say that.
Couldn't have known.
-I was trying to make things...
better.
But I only made them worse.
- Hey.
Trish, it's not your fault.
Listen to me.
Trish you're my best friend,
and I'm telling you...
There's no way
that you could have known.
And there's...
there's no one else that
I'd rather be stuck on this,
shitty, shitty rock with.
-I'm not your best friend.
A best friend wouldn't do
what I've done to you.
-Trish what are you
talking about?
-I needed money
for my placement at Brown.
You were never
supposed to be there,
you were supposed
to be at home studying.
She wasn't mad that I took
the last-minute shift
here instead?
-No, I covered for you.
Said you're at home
practicing your cello.
- The guy was
someone I used to work with and
we were gonna go half.
He left me a voicemail,
but it was too late.
He was never meant
to bring a gun!
So I left.
I left you.
You have to know
that every day when I wake up,
every night when I go to sleep,
all I can...
all I can think about is how
I wish I could go back in time
and pick up that call.
Maddie, you have to believe me.
You have to believe me.
Maddie.
I'm so sorry...
I'm sorry
for everything that you've lost.
-No, don't! Don't say lost.
I did not lose anything.
You stole it from me.
-Why do you think
I couldn't be there for you
when you needed me most?
You know, I couldn't,
I... I couldn't look at you.
I couldn't... I couldn't face
what I did to you.
Okay, and now you've lost
the love of your life.
You've lost... You've lost
music, you've lost your
hearing--
-Don't touch me!
You don't get to sit here
and comfort me.
You don't get to sit here
and say sorry.
- I know, I know.
I'm so sorry I did that to you.
-You deserve
every single second of guilt.
-I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
-Good.
- I'm so sorry.
Maddie.
Maddie.
Maddie?
Maddie, are you okay?
Maddie.
Maddie, we're not
gonna last much longer
if we stay on this rock.
We have to get off.
Our best bet at survival
is the perimeter.
I'll swim to the sand...
the furthest point.
You swim to that rock,
it's the closest.
From there, you have the best
chance of making the perimeter.
You know, maybe she'll...
she'll be too confused
to chase either of us.
Or maybe not.
Okay.
All right, I'm gonna do it.
-Trish! Tr... Trish!
Trish?
What the hell are you doing?
-Making it right.
-No! No, Trish,
you don't have to do that!
No, Trish, it's okay!
It's okay, come back!
Come on, swim back!
It's okay, you can swim back!
Trish!
Please, Trish! Swim! Go!
Swim! Go!
Trish! Go!
Oh my God. Hey, help!
-Stop!
-Hey!
Hey!
- Help us!
Hey!
Down here! Hey!
-Stop!
Turn around!
-Please come back, please!
Stop it! Turn around!
-Stop the plane! Not again!
Stop it please!
- Oh my God.
- Stop!
-Come back!
-Oh my God, Trish!
-Stop the plane.
-Please get out
- of the water, Trish!
- Come back!
-Stop the plane!
-Get out of the fucking water!
No Trish, no!
Stop the fucking plane!
Oh my God, please.
Oh my God, Trish.
Trish please, no!
Trish, no, please!
No, Trish!
Please don't leave me!
Please don't leave me, Trish!
Please don't leave me here.
You're trapped too.
At least you tried to fight.
Okay.
It's you and me.
No matter what.
Is that thing waterproof?
- What do you think?
Maddie.
We're fighters. Right?
We always have been.
What other choice did we have?
Trish.
Okay.
Come on, come on, come on.
No, no, no.
No, no, no. Come on.
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Killer Whales or Orcas
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growing up to 32 feet and
weighing up to 5 tons.
Social and highly intelligent,
they hunt everything from fish
to whales
and have highly
evolved problem-solving skills.
At World of Orca, Ceto has been
our superstar for 20 years,
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and living a stress-free life.
Your ticket supports
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Killer Whales or Orcas
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-All right, that's me done.
-You go.
If I stay here much longer,
I'm going to go insane.
-I'll lock up.
-Chelsea, you've done
nights all week.
-She's just not the same
since they lost the calf.
-What, Poseidon?
-Yeah.
-They say he died.
-That's what they always say.
She knows.
You can tell.
It's like...
...it's like...
she's waiting.
-Okay, well,
don't stay out too late.
-Okay.
-Bye.
-Bye.
Ceto!
Come on, baby.
Ceto!
Where are you, baby?
Come on, baby.
Ceto.
Come here, baby.
Ceto.
Where are you?
Working hard or...
...or hardly working?
Oh my God.
Oh, Chad, you scared
the crap out of me.
I'm sorry.
How did you even get in here?
Uh, well, a magician
never tells, you know that.
You left the back door unlocked,
Maddie, you gotta lock the door.
I know, I do that every time.
Anyone could walk in here.
Steal you, I don't know.
Was Trish still
at the grad party?
Oh, yeah. Trish was there.
She, uh, graced us part-timers
with her PhD presence.
She was busy, though.
Some biotech tutorial.
They were six
tequila shots deep.
That's a lot. She's tiny.
She's small, but mighty.
She wasn't mad that I...
took the last-minute shift
here instead?
No. No, I, uh...
I covered for you.
Said you're at home
practicing your cello.
Thanks.
You practice your cello, right?
I should be practicing.
I ahh...
I got you a little something
for our graduation.
-Oh my God.
-Uh, it's...
No, you didn't have to do that.
I technically
graduate next week.
I have my final performance
and stuff still.
It's, uh...
I don't know, it's kind of
a good luck charm.
Uh, not that you need it.
I mean, you're final piece
is gonna kill it.
I didn't know cello or orca
or...
If you don't like it,
uh, we can--
No, no. I love it.
Something to, uh,
remember me by.
-Oh, come on.
-Once some hot-shot orchestra
whisks you away
around the world.
And leave this all behind?
Never.
Oh, that's cute.
Hey, what's with the gun?
- Phones on the counter.
- Hey.
-Please.
-Sure, sure, sure.
Please don't hurt him,
-please don't hurt him.
Hey, we can talk about this man.
-We don't need to--
-You sit!
Move. You, open cash register.
Let's go.
It's okay.
Please, please,
-don't hurt anybody.
-Fill it!
Let's go.
- Come on.
- Here, here, here.
Hey, is that real?
Hey, don't even think about it.
-Chad!
-Shut up!
Give it.
- Ain't got all day!
- I'm sorry. I'm trying.
Here, here, here.
Fuck!
Chad!
Oh my God, Chad!
Chad!
Okay. Stay, stay here.
Hey!
Thanks for answering, bitch.
Hi.
I can't believe you're here.
Yeah, it's, uh,
it's been a year.
Wow, how... how are you?
Well, you know,
if you'd answer your phone,
Maddie, you would know that.
-Hmm.
-Yeah, I'm sorry.
-Yeah.
-I've just been a little busy.
I know.
-It's good to see you.
-It's good to see you.
-I miss you.
-I miss you, too.
It's so good to see your face,
but I am running out the door.
I'm late for work.
Okay,
well, um, how do you...
feel about calling in sick for,
like, I don't know, seven days?
Why?
Because it's booked,
and it's paid for,
and we've only been talking
about this trip for, like, ever.
And it's gonna be fun,
and you don't look
nearly excited enough
about an adventure.
What are those?
Uh, hearing aid batteries.
Great. Uh, well, I'm not taking
no for an answer,
so are you packing or am I?
Okay, then.
I'll take this.
Bet I can find your passport.
Jesus, is this
your grandmother's?
Look, Trish, um, things have
-just kind of changed for me.
-Oh God!
Since we've been talking
about this trip forever and--
Ah.
Told ya.
It's gonna be fun, Maddie.
You heard of that word?
It's gonna be hot and humid.
Cute.
You'll need a bikini.
Do you own a bikini?
Hello?
Maddie?
Maddie.
Hey...
Hey, we're fighters...
right?
We always have been.
What other choice do we have?
It that an inspirational quote
from one of your reels.
So you do watch my posts.
You know it.
Hey, isn't it that... your
cello?
It is dusty, and the end pin...
it's broken.
Yeah.
I guess I just really
haven't been playing music
so much these days.
Okay, well, we better fix that.
Hmm?
Okay.
Well, why don't you go make
yourself useful and...
like, drink the rest of my milk
or throw away
a take-out box or something.
Is that a yes?
- Yes.
- Yes!
- Thank you.
- Thanks.
Toast time.
-You still remember this?
-Oh, it's been so long.
May your beer always be cold.
- Boys be hot.
- Mm-hmm.
Come hell or high water.
It's you and me.
- No matter what!
- No matter what!
-Bitch, you remembered it.
-Hmm.
- A whole decade later.
- And it still holds up.
It does still hold up. Yeah.
-Cheese.
-Cheese.
You're so pretty.
No, no, no, please,
please don't post it.
I'll be fired.
I'm serious. Please.
-Oops.
-Trish!
- I'm kidding.
- Oh my God.
But we should get you fired.
Because, you know,
socials is a gold mine.
I'm never going to be
a poor girl ever again.
That's for sure.
Is that thing waterproof?
What do you think?
I hope so.
Thank you.
Trish, not that
I'm not grateful
that you brought me here,
because I'm really,
really grateful.
But why are you spending
your hard-earned money on this?
Why not?
Hmm?
Thanks.
To the perfect escape?
- To the perfect escape.
- Yeah.
- I'm going to do it!
Hello!
- Oh, hello.
- You scared us.
What about a flower
may help you feel better?
-Oh, that's so sweet.
-It's so beautiful for you.
- Thanks.
- It's good for you.
Here you go.
Oh, thank you. Oh, too much.
Here, you take it.
No, no, no, no, no. Keep it.
- Very kind.
- But...
- do you think we could have...
- Very kind.
...the whales instead?
- Of course.
- Mummy whale
and, uh, baby whale.
-Yes, you can.
-Thank you so much.
Why?
Maybe it's a clue.
- A clue?
- Mm-hmm.
To what?
The subject of your final piece.
-Yes.
-You and, uh, Chad's
favorite whale.
What was her name?
Ceto.
Maybe...
we came all the way here so that
you could, uh,
meet an old friend.
Trish.
What?
It's all you and Chad
ever talked about.
-You're joking.
-What do you mean? What's wrong?
Maddie.
Um, you can have
the mummy whale.
- Thank you.
- I'm going to deal
with my grumpy friend. Hey!
Hey!
I thought you would love this.
No, Trish.
- Why?
- Trish, I love you,
but I'm not paying to endorse
to see Ceto in captivity.
And her baby died two years ago
in that awful tank of pneumonia
or so they said.
It was obviously a lot.
But we came...
...all the way out here
from the other side
of the world,
to see Ceto in person.
Like you and Chad,
never could before.
Yes, because they were
in the wild.
Which is where
they're meant to be,
not confined to a fish tank.
Okay. You know what? I...
I totally misread the situation.
You're... you're right.
We... we can do something else.
Anything else. Okay just.
Just enjoy our holiday.
Can we please...
Okay.
Okay, fine.
- What do you want to do?
- Yes!
Uh, two things to do.
We start with the alcohol.
And then,
we'll see where we land.
So,
paddle-boarding lessons?
- What do you think? Yeah.
- Paddle boarding lessons?
It's easy,
you know, you'll figure it out.
- Yeah, but you know...
- Here you go.
Maddie!
- Hey.
- This is Josh.
I'm trying to get him to give us
some paddle boarding lessons
'cause staying upright
is not really my forte, so...
Hey, uh, that place is a dump.
And I prefer
to see them out there.
-Where they belong.
-Exactly.
Out in the wild.
Where they're meant to be,
not confined to some fish tank.
Exactly. And that whale there?
Sad life.
- So sad.
- You know, 20 years alone
in that tank.
- Hmm. I know.
- And then she gets injured.
Can't do any of the...
the little show tricks.
- Yeah, yeah.
- So they breed her.
- And then her baby dies.
- Poseidon.
- "Or dies." Yeah.
- Yeah.
See, I think
they stole the baby.
And that's how Ceto got that
nasty scar across her face.
That's crazy.
I think the exact same thing.
Mm-hmm. Greedy arseholes
profiting her from pain.
Ah, says he,
displaying the brochure.
Fair point. Here, look.
Oh!
Wow, way to stick it to the man.
Oh, you want to
stick it to the man, huh?
- Sure.
- Great.
We'll just kick back.
Wait for nightfall to come.
And then we go
show them what's up.
What do you think?
-I love that idea.
-I don't.
Great.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Okay, okay. So, maybe, maybe
the booze and the pills
weren't the best idea.
Give it back.
Are we doing this?
Hey, you are not
financially endorsing this.
- I'm not.
- You're not.
You're just coming to say hi.
-Just say hi.
-It's going to be fun.
-Just say hi.
-It's going to be so much fun.
Okay, I'll say hi.
Oh.
Shh.
Go, go, go, go.
No, this way.
You have to be quiet.
Wait up guys!
Put me down.
- Woah, woah, woah.
- Oh, oh my God!
Hold on.
Let's go!
Okay.
Okay, come on, come on.
I don't know guys.
What if seeing her in person
is worse than--
She's not going to fit
in your suitcase.
At least you get
to have a moment with her.
Go see the whale.
Okay. Go. See the whale.
Hi.
What have they done to you?
I'm so sorry, Ceto.
I'm sorry
you're trapped in there.
Trish!
Josh!
Busy!
- He's fine, leave him alone.
Oh my God!
You guys, guys. We have to go.
We have to go now.
-Hey!
-Maddie!
I... I saw, there was...
there was a body in the tank.
-Hey! What are you doing here?
-Oh! Go, go, go, go.
-Go!
- Hey!
Go, go, go!
- Let's go!
- Hurry, hurry. Go, go, go, go.
- Stop!
- Go, go, go!
Wait!
You, stop! Wait.
Come in.
- What?
- The cleaner.
The cleaner.
-In Ceto's tank.
- Again?!
-Yeah.
- Get rid of that damn fish!
Shh.
Good morning.
-Hi. Hi!
-Hi.
Hi.
We have...
a surprise for you.
Thanks. But, I've had
enough surprises for one trip.
Trish, I'm good.
No, no, no, no.
Please, trust me. You're...
you're going to love it.
I promise.
- Thank you.
- Thanks.
Trish. Trish?
This is amazing.
What's it called?
Well, I could tell you.
But then I have to kill you.
I don't understand.
How come nobody's here but us?
Apparently
a bunch of stuff happened,
a couple years ago.
And no one ever
really came back since.
The locals say it's cursed.
But I say
it's a great hangover cure.
I hope so.
Is that thing glued to her hand?
Yep.
Along with 850,000 followers.
Is it what she does
for a living?
Well, till I finish my thesis
on the use
of immune modification
through gene editing
to combat stem cell damage.
Yeah.
-Right. Well, okay.
-Yeah.
Okay, well, I didn't
understand a lot of those words.
What I do know is
I think you've had a little
- too much screen time today.
- Excuse me! Excuse me.
Give me back my phone.
Relax.
It'll be safe. It'll be
right here in the jet ski.
You've bring your phone, right?
- Yes, I have my phone.
- Thank God.
My state-of-the-art
-waterproof wrapping.
-Oh, Maddie.
You were a dad in your
past life, you know that?
Thanks, I think.
All right, you two.
Tide's coming up
so we're gonna to get
this jet ski over the sand
and then you and I are going
to go for the ride of your life.
And...
I think I have something
a little more your speed.
Hey!
Oh!
Trish?
Josh?
Trish!
Trish, come on!
-Are you okay?
-Yeah.
What the hell was that?
I don't know.
I'm gonna check on the engine.
Josh!
-Josh?
-Josh!
-Josh! Come on!
-Josh, come on! Come on.
Josh!
-Josh!
-Josh?
Oh my God.
Josh!
- Josh! Come on!
- Come on!
-Josh, come on! Come on!
-Come on! Come on!
Come here, come on!
Josh, come on, come on!
Come on, come on, come on!
Come on!
Josh!
Josh!
Oh my God!
Josh!
Oh my God.
What do we do?
Let's just try to get
to some dry land.
Dry land. Dry land.
-There, see those rocks?
-Yeah. Yep.
Let's get to those rocks
- and then we'll find a way out.
- Yeah.
-Okay.
-Slow and steady.
Let's don't alert,
whatever is down there.
-Slow and steady.
-Yeah.
It's working, it's working.
It's working.
-Go!
-Go, go, go!
Go!
Come on.
Go! Come on!
Come on! Go!
Come on!
No!
Oh my God. What did you do?
I didn't do anything.
She did.
Ceto.
Maddie. Maddie? Maddie!
-Holy shit.
-Shit.
Hold on! Hold on!
Hold on! Hold on!
We have to jump off.
What?
Either way, we're going to get
washed off.
So we have to jump off
so we can get a head start.
Okay?
You want us to get
back in the water?
What other choice do we have?
Come here. Come here.
-It's okay.
-Okay.
On three.
Two.
Three.
Oh no! Batteries.
Oh my God!
Go! Trish, swim!
Go, Trish, go!
Trish, swim!
Go!
God!
Maddie, you didn't jump!
I couldn't!
Catch my bag!
Quick! Grab it Trish.
Hurry! Hurry, before it sinks!
Hurry!
Okay.
I got it. I got it.
Okay.
The second that she surfaces,
Maddie, you jump.
Okay?
You jump.
I'm ready!
Go now! Go, Maddie!
Come on, come on, come on! Now!
Go Maddie, come on!
Don't look back.
Come on, Maddie. Come on!
Swim, swim, swim, come on!
Come on, Maddie! Go, go, go!
Maddie, come on, come on!
Come here to me!
Maddie! Come on, come on!
Come on, come on!
Come on!
Oh! You're okay. You're okay.
-Holy--
Oh my God, Trish, your leg.
Oh.
God! Ow!
Okay, okay, okay.
Okay, hold on, hold on, hold on.
Okay.
Here.
Yeah, try that.
God!
Fuck!
Fuck.
Here, here.
Okay.
-Okay.
-Just do it fast.
-Okay.
-Just really quickly.
-Okay.
Okay.
-Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Wait, wait, wait.
-Okay. Okay.
Look at me.
One.
Two.
Three! I'm so--
I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Are you okay?
-Yeah.
-Ow! What, what?
-Maddie, Maddie, Maddie.
Your foot.
-Oh my God, ow!
-Let me see it.
-Ow!
It hurts like a bitch!
-Okay, stay still, stay still,
stay still, stay still.
Come here.
Okay.
- Stay still.
- Okay.
- How the hell
did Ceto get in here?
-I don't know.
I don't know.
I mean, I don't think
that they would have just...
just dumped her in here.
-Wait, didn't you say
you saw a man
in her tank last night?
-Were you being serious?
-Yeah.
But I don't know
that she for sure did that.
You don't know that she didn't.
-It just doesn't make any sense.
Orcas have never,
ever killed a human in the wild.
The only time they've
ever killed anybody
is when they have
been trapped in captivity.
Oh my God.
She thinks she's still trapped
in captivity.
-And now we're trapped
in here with her.
Oh, Trish.
Someone will come.
Someone will come.
Ceto sank the damn jet ski.
Now, all I've got is this.
Lunch.
And breakfast.
And, last night's dinner.
Hmm.
And probably tonight's dinner.
- Better than nothing.
- That's true.
Did you bring water or anything?
-No. And everything else I had
washed away back there.
Even my hearing aid batteries.
-Oh, shit.
-Yeah.
-Yeah, I dropped everything.
Your phone, your...
-Oh my God.
-What?
Your stupid dad bag.
-What about my stupid dad bag?
-Your stupid dad bag.
Oh my God.
Oh, Maddie.
You beautiful dork.
This is good, this is good,
this is good.
Trish, I haven't seen you this
excited about a sandwich bag
since Mitchell Hope stole my
turkey club in the fifth grade.
- You mean
that Mitchell Hopeless
after I kicked him in the dick?
And he cried
all the way to the sixth grade.
He deserved it.
We let this thing
swelter in the sun.
Eventually.
We're gonna get water.
-Holy shit.
-Or sandwich bag sweat.
Trish, you're a genius.
-Science.
-Oh my God.
How long is that going to take?
Four to six hours.
Give or take.
- Hey!
- Hey!
-Somebody help!
-Somebody help us!
Please!
-Do you see anything? Huh?
Maddie.
Did you see anything? Huh?
-Nothing.
Maddie. Maddie, look.
Maddie.
-Hey!
-Hey!
-Over here!
-Help us!
-Turn your boat over here!
-Over here!
-Help!
-Please!
- Turn around!
- Please!
-Don't go!
-Here!
Come back! Come back! Over here!
Come back!
Help us!
Please!
Come back!
Please.
-Why is she doing this to us?
-I don't know.
I can't say I blame her, though.
We've been trapped
in here a day.
She's been trapped in
a fish tank for nearly 20 years.
It's no wonder she hates humans.
To her in here...
we're no different.
-What are you saying?
-I'm just saying
that I empathize.
That's all.
Oh my God.
Oh my God.
Oh my God.
Okay. I'm gonna get it.
Okay.
-Maddie.
-I'm okay, I'm okay.
Okay.
Yeah.
I got it.
- Anybody!
- Help us!
Help!
No one is coming.
- Trish.
- No one is coming.
-Maddie.
Maddie.
-Hey.
What's wrong?
-I need to talk to you.
I need to tell you something.
- Oh my God.
It worked.
It worked.
Sandwich bag sweat.
Here.
What were you gonna say?
-I, uh...
Maddie,
why did you stop playing?
-Ever since Chad, um...
I don't know.
-You know it's never too late,
right?
Maybe you could
go back to school.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Maybe.
- Yeah.
We could graduate together
like we always said we would.
- I'm gonna be, um...
Like a dorky undergrad student,
so...
I doubt you'd really want to
hang out with me much anyway,
you know?
True.
Then again, you didn't
really mind hanging out
with the kid from
the wrong side of the tracks,
for all those years.
I felt like such a freak.
But you made me feel so normal.
I always thought I could pay
you back one day, you know?
Take you someplace nice.
Once I'd paid off all my...
placement debt.
And here we are.
-Trish, we have been there for
each other since we were kids.
You were always there
for me, too.
And we're gonna be there
for each other now,
and we are going
to get through this.
We're gonna get
through this, okay?
-Yeah.
-Ow.
Wait, Trish,
did you say that you...
you paid off
your placement debt?
Oh my God, that's amazing.
How?
-Socials.
Goldmine.
-I am so proud of you.
-Yeah.
Man, I don't know
about you, but I am...
starving.
You think we could try and
catch a fish with this thing?
-I have a better idea.
Revenge.
Maybe whatever I stepped
on yesterday is edible.
-Yeah, that's a good idea.
Maddie.
Maddie!
Maddie!
Come on, come on, come on!
Come back.
Come on!
Come on!
Are you okay? Are you okay?
Oh my God.
Ah!
- Here.
Maddie. Don't.
That's Chad's
cremation stone box
-Maybe this can help.
It's okay.
May your beer always be cold.
-May your boys always be hot.
-Come hell or high water.
-It is you and me.
No matter what.
-No matter what.
Cheers.
Maybe it's time.
Maybe it's the only time.
I love you so much.
Thank you for loving me.
I miss you.
I miss you a lot.
I love you so much.
I wish I could've
said that to you.
-He loved you more
than anything, Maddie.
- Yeah.
-I'll never stop
thinking about that night.
I never should have
brought you here.
-Don't say that.
Couldn't have known.
-I was trying to make things...
better.
But I only made them worse.
- Hey.
Trish, it's not your fault.
Listen to me.
Trish you're my best friend,
and I'm telling you...
There's no way
that you could have known.
And there's...
there's no one else that
I'd rather be stuck on this,
shitty, shitty rock with.
-I'm not your best friend.
A best friend wouldn't do
what I've done to you.
-Trish what are you
talking about?
-I needed money
for my placement at Brown.
You were never
supposed to be there,
you were supposed
to be at home studying.
She wasn't mad that I took
the last-minute shift
here instead?
-No, I covered for you.
Said you're at home
practicing your cello.
- The guy was
someone I used to work with and
we were gonna go half.
He left me a voicemail,
but it was too late.
He was never meant
to bring a gun!
So I left.
I left you.
You have to know
that every day when I wake up,
every night when I go to sleep,
all I can...
all I can think about is how
I wish I could go back in time
and pick up that call.
Maddie, you have to believe me.
You have to believe me.
Maddie.
I'm so sorry...
I'm sorry
for everything that you've lost.
-No, don't! Don't say lost.
I did not lose anything.
You stole it from me.
-Why do you think
I couldn't be there for you
when you needed me most?
You know, I couldn't,
I... I couldn't look at you.
I couldn't... I couldn't face
what I did to you.
Okay, and now you've lost
the love of your life.
You've lost... You've lost
music, you've lost your
hearing--
-Don't touch me!
You don't get to sit here
and comfort me.
You don't get to sit here
and say sorry.
- I know, I know.
I'm so sorry I did that to you.
-You deserve
every single second of guilt.
-I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
-Good.
- I'm so sorry.
Maddie.
Maddie.
Maddie?
Maddie, are you okay?
Maddie.
Maddie, we're not
gonna last much longer
if we stay on this rock.
We have to get off.
Our best bet at survival
is the perimeter.
I'll swim to the sand...
the furthest point.
You swim to that rock,
it's the closest.
From there, you have the best
chance of making the perimeter.
You know, maybe she'll...
she'll be too confused
to chase either of us.
Or maybe not.
Okay.
All right, I'm gonna do it.
-Trish! Tr... Trish!
Trish?
What the hell are you doing?
-Making it right.
-No! No, Trish,
you don't have to do that!
No, Trish, it's okay!
It's okay, come back!
Come on, swim back!
It's okay, you can swim back!
Trish!
Please, Trish! Swim! Go!
Swim! Go!
Trish! Go!
Oh my God. Hey, help!
-Stop!
-Hey!
Hey!
- Help us!
Hey!
Down here! Hey!
-Stop!
Turn around!
-Please come back, please!
Stop it! Turn around!
-Stop the plane! Not again!
Stop it please!
- Oh my God.
- Stop!
-Come back!
-Oh my God, Trish!
-Stop the plane.
-Please get out
- of the water, Trish!
- Come back!
-Stop the plane!
-Get out of the fucking water!
No Trish, no!
Stop the fucking plane!
Oh my God, please.
Oh my God, Trish.
Trish please, no!
Trish, no, please!
No, Trish!
Please don't leave me!
Please don't leave me, Trish!
Please don't leave me here.
You're trapped too.
At least you tried to fight.
Okay.
It's you and me.
No matter what.
Is that thing waterproof?
- What do you think?
Maddie.
We're fighters. Right?
We always have been.
What other choice did we have?
Trish.
Okay.
Come on, come on, come on.
No, no, no.
No, no, no. Come on.
[poignant music continues