Surface (2005) s01e11 Episode Script
Episode 11
Previously on Surface.
This is Dr.
Laura Daughtery.
Rich and Daughtery dove to the bottom of the ocean A pod of the new vertebrates.
to prove to the world that the species existed.
They survived stranded at sea.
Take the black bag! Come on, it's got the camera! Don't let go of it! We need to keep this with us.
As Miles searched for Nimrod You're not Nim! he is attacked.
As he lay dying, the hunt for Nim was on.
Oh! Hold him.
Get him back.
No, no, no, no, no.
No.
Stay back.
Nimrod died and in a miracle, Miles healed overnight.
Your wound is healed.
And now, Surface continues.
Severe dehydration, lethargic, minimally responsive and hypothermic.
Temp is 34 Celsius.
Airway is okay.
Tachycardia with a pulse of 125 and hypotensive.
I never thought not moving would feel so good.
I never thought not moving would hurt so bad.
But we got it.
I can hold that for you, ma'am.
No, no, no, no.
I wanna hold onto it.
What are they doing here? Big news for a small town.
Coast Guard's been looking for you everywhere.
Hey, it's the press.
We got a tape for you guys.
No, we have to wait.
Wait for what? We have to be smart.
Don't you know how easy it is for us to look crazy? We have to do it the right way.
Let's get a shot of them going in! Hey, hey, back off.
These guys have been through a lot.
Come on folks, back up.
The NSA picked this up.
The biometrics on the girl matched your watch list.
Find out the hospital, call the Portland FBI.
Get them to pick these two up.
On what legal authority? I'll handle the warrants.
Hey, speak to the SAC.
No one else.
I want these two in an interrogation room in under an hour.
Do you understand me? Got it.
You sure you're up for this? I mean, you're barely a day out of the hospital.
You don't need the added stress.
I wanna see him.
Okay.
Give them a minute, guys.
That should do it.
Oh, sorry.
I'll come back.
No, wait.
He made a sound.
A sound? I could've swore Like a sneeze.
It's dead, Miles.
They check these things.
Yeah, yeah.
You're right.
It's I wouldn't get any closer.
He doesn't like strangers.
Dr.
Bloom! Dr.
Bloom? You're not gonna believe this.
Dr.
Bloom! What? It's alive.
It woke up and jumped off.
Woke up? Careful.
What was that? Just stay calm.
You're making him angry.
Nim.
Nobody wants to hurt you, okay? Here.
It's okay.
Try to get him in the tank.
The tank? So you can lock him up, get the police over here? Miles, this is a very important specimen.
They'll kill him! You saw what they did at the hospital.
They think Nim eats people.
I'm gonna take him back to the ocean, to the wild.
What wild? The whole eastern seaboard's developed.
There's no more "wild" left for him.
He's safer here, where we can learn about him.
You can help us.
You know more about him than anybody.
I won't let anybody take him from you, Miles.
I promise.
Have you heard anything about Jackson Holden? We launched from his trawler.
I haven't heard about him.
Okay, well, maybe we could check the Coast Guard and see if there've been any emergency calls.
Right now, you need to worry about yourself.
Look, if I hear anything, I'll let you know, okay? Try to sleep.
Her stats look fine.
She is asking about Excuse me.
Excuse me.
But Frank, it's not in here.
It's in the next room.
You sure? I almost punched you in the face.
We gotta get out of here.
I know.
It's okay.
Okay.
Let's go.
Nurse Grant to 3 West.
Nurse Grant to 3 West, please.
There's no way we're gonna get out of here.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Look at this.
How about these, huh? Yeah, right.
Hey! What are you doing? I'm just calling Jesse to let him know I'm okay.
What? No.
Don't do that, Laura.
Why? Just quickly.
I just need to hear his voice.
Laura! What makes you think that if they followed us to this little town in Oregon that they ain't staking out Sean's house or my sister-in-law's already? I just need to hear his voice really quickly.
Laura, you don't understand.
They're already tapping the phones.
Come on, now, that's the easiest and first thing that they do, okay? If you call him now, you're gonna putting him in more danger than he already is.
Rich, jeez, I mean, don't you need to hear your kid's voice? I mean, doesn't that kill you? Yes, of course I do! But it's not an option.
It's not an option.
Okay? Now, we gotta finish putting on these clothes, see if that ATM card works and just let's concentrate on the things that we do have control over, all right? Like getting that tape into the right hands, right? Yes.
Okay then.
Come on.
Hi, Sean, it's Laura.
Laura, you okay? I called the Coast Guard, but I can't I know.
I'm I'm okay.
Look, I can't let Rich know that I'm making this call.
Yeah, there are people looking for you.
What people? They were there? Yeah.
What about Jesse? How Is he okay? He's fine.
Sean, I'm gonna come there.
No, don't.
I don't care.
I'm gonna come there.
It's not safe for you, okay? Okay.
All right, Sean, well, please give him a big kiss for me, please.
Yeah, I will.
All right.
I got 300 bucks.
All right, come on, let's go.
You should know your son has done something quite extraordinary.
Well, thank you.
It's been very interesting around our house lately.
Well, it truly is an amazing animal.
I may be getting ahead of myself, but this could be bigger than the coelacanth.
Coelacanth? Well, let's just say it's a little bit like finding a unicorn.
Except Nim's real.
Well, he certainly is.
This is David Howell from the North Carolina Oceanographic University.
This is Dr.
Hammaker, from the Smithsonian in Washington.
How does it feel to make natural history? Pretty good, I guess.
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It looks like the tape got wet.
No, no, no.
That shouldn't be a problem.
That should be fine.
Man, what are you doing? The reels on the tape are sticking.
I'm just gonna tighten them up.
Okay, sorry.
Just We traveled a long way to get that footage.
Right.
I understand.
Oh, come on, man.
This can't be happening, now.
There it is.
You guys shot this? Yeah.
What we need to do is we need to get it on the web, and we need as many people to see it as possible.
What are our options for that? You mean like viral video? Yeah, yeah.
Exactly.
Strange Film.
That's the joint.
I mean, people post videos like that George Bush cartoon, cats with two tongues, stuff like that.
People can get it, they can copy it, and they can send it out to all their friends? Yeah.
Maximum eyeballs.
I mean, how do you think that Paris Hilton tape happened? Hey, what is that? That, brother, is a new species.
Where did you find the egg? Out in the harbor, by Figure Eight.
There was a whole bunch of them.
So you took it home.
And put it in our fish tank.
We have some of the eggs here, but they're not fertilized.
But a lot of eggs have hatched.
Whole swarms of them.
He thinks that may be what's responsible for the killing out at Southport.
And I got attacked by a swarm, out at the electric cable.
But Nim would never do that.
Nim? Nimrod.
That's his name.
How did you come up with that? Actually my friend Phil did.
I mean, we totally trained him.
He's smarter than a dog.
What's this about the electrical? I He just likes it.
And salt.
He loves salt.
And he obviously has some really advanced healing capabilities.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So, it's kind of better if we go in one or two at a time.
I think a lot of people would spook him.
Whatever you say, Miles.
This is your show.
David, why don't you go in and one more? Mom? Okay, so just keep quiet and no sudden movements around the tank and he'll stay calm.
You kept this thing in your house? They skipped, boss.
They were gone when we got there.
She'll try to make contact with her son.
She already did.
We got something off the tap on the ex-husband.
Well, let me hear it.
Hi, Sean, it's Laura.
Laura, are you okay? I called the Coast Guard, but I can't I know.
I'm I'm okay.
Look, I can't let Rich know that I'm making this call.
She called from a pay phone? Yeah, well, there are people looking for you.
A cell.
Probably stolen.
What people? They were there? Yeah.
They can't be too far from the hospital.
Is he okay? He's fine.
Here's 15 extra DVDs for you.
And you're a go for Strange Film.
Okay, so, it's online right now? Yeah, yeah.
Oh, and I chain mailed the entire OSU history department with the link, so Really? That's awesome.
Hey, man, you're good, huh? Appreciate it.
Thank you.
Sleestak underground, baby.
Okay.
Thanks.
Thank you.
Peace out.
Y'all be good.
Laura.
Oh, my God.
Oh, this is so good.
Unbelievable.
Yes.
May I please have the number in San Jose, California, Channel 6, KSOJ.
Can you help me remember this? 5-5-5-0-1-8-6.
Mmm-hmm.
Who's that, your reporter friend? Come on, San Francisco.
Please.
San Francisco! They didn't take it.
I mean Nobody stops for hitchhikers anymore.
They've all seen too many crazy movies and read too many stories about all the weirdoes out there.
You know what I think? Huh? Honestly? You're gonna get old school on them.
I mean, I think Let's get old school on them, come on.
Where you headed? Hi.
San Francisco.
All right.
All set with sensors? Should be reading his field now.
There you go.
He's putting out about 15 volts.
Let's put in the mullet.
That's odd.
Why isn't he going after them? Maybe he's not hungry.
No, that isn't it.
We've been withholding food.
Why would you do that? We're trying to prompt his hunting behavior and measure the electrical charge.
Well, you don't need to starve him.
He'll zap the fish on his own.
Miles, I appreciate you being here.
But I want you to stand over there, please.
What was that? I'm pretty sure he sneezed.
I don't think he likes this.
Miles, get back, you're distracting him.
I know it's tough, but you need to let us do our work.
Bless you.
Thanks.
You're the guy that goes to Del Mar Academy, right? Oh, yeah.
I guess.
You got arrested or something, right? I go to Eisenhower.
I heard about that.
Pretty crazy.
It wasn't that crazy.
I mean, well, we did steal a car, I guess.
Stole a car? I'm Caitlin, by the way.
Miles.
So, why aren't you down in the critter lab with all the big brains? Oh, you know, just taking a break.
Lot of research to do.
Kicked you out, huh? Yeah, kinda.
It's not like they're gonna let you stand in the way of their big discovery or anything.
I mean, he was my discovery.
It's all about revisionist history, dude.
No.
No, no, no.
Dr.
Bloom and I have a deal.
Maybe you don't know Dr.
Bloom as well as you think you do.
This is good.
Okay.
Hello? Hi, Laura, it's Ann Tracy.
Hey, Ann! Hi, how Yeah, thank you so much for calling me back.
How are you? Good.
I got married.
Really, congratulations.
That's great.
Yeah, last month.
Oh, that's really wonderful, Ann.
Listen, Ann, I I have a question for you.
I have this tape that I think is potentially newsworthy and I would really like to bring it by your office and show it to you.
Okay, sure.
Great.
Do you still remember how to get here? Yes.
Yes, I do.
Great.
Well, I'll see you in a while.
Are we on? Yes.
All right.
We were rescued from the Coast Guard, like, you know, two days ago.
Yeah.
And so here we are, I mean, basically.
Wow.
That's a pretty crazy story.
Yeah.
It's actually a true story, too.
Yes.
Oh, thank you.
And this other guy, Jackson.
Jackson, yes.
He just vanished? Well, yes.
We're not sure what happened.
Right, but maybe you could, you know, get to the Coast Guard and like, talk to them, poke around, find out what happened to him? Well, yeah, but let's take a look at your footage first.
Sure.
Sure.
Absolutely.
Okay, so, I just have to sort of fast forward some of this 'cause I've documented the entire experience.
Mmm-hmm.
So just bear with me.
Okay.
There, there.
This is Dr.
Laura Daughtery and Rich Connelly.
So tell me, what am I looking at? It's pretty impressive, isn't it? It's a new marine vertebrate.
A new species at the bottom of the ocean.
A carnivore.
So it eats Everything.
What is this? What am I looking at? I don't get it.
It's a new species, Bret.
Why is that news? Does it eat people? Yes.
Yes, actually.
Eating people is good.
We can use that, right? But the real thing is that it's an ecological threat.
And I think So is hairspray.
But hairspray doesn't eat people.
It's different than hairspray.
You're saying you were down how deep 5,000 feet, actually.
It killed his brother, Bret.
What? Wait, wait, wait.
That thing? Not that one.
It ate your brother? Hey, listen, nobody got You built your own submarine? It's actually a bathysphere, which is a slightly different structure All right, so, this is my copy, right? Yes, you can keep that.
And we know how to get in touch with you? Yes.
Absolutely.
Have a good day.
Thank you.
So, we'll let you know.
Yes.
Where are you gonna be? We'll be at The Fairchild.
Okay.
But nobody can know that.
Mum's the word.
Right, but seriously, Ann? Seriously.
Nobody can know that.
It doesn't leave this room.
Okay, thank you.
Thank you very much for your time.
Mmm-hmm.
Right, yeah.
So, what do you think? American Nessie.
Oh, come on, this story's too good to check.
Look, I'm asking Bill.
He's the science reporter, okay? Oh, yeah, I can use this.
Yeah.
Exaggerated rostral organ must give it heightened electro-sensory perception.
Medial location between the eyes measuring at 6.
3 centimeters.
The mouth can open real wide for taking prey.
Is he okay? The gland is here, on the anterior edge of the scapula.
He's fine, Miles.
But he's not moving.
We had to sedate him.
It's safer that way.
Tell me what you're doing.
We're just exploring his healing properties, that's all.
Dr.
Bloom.
Come on, now.
You shouldn't be in here right now.
It's just a needle biopsy.
He'll be fine.
I should be in there with him.
No, Nim gets too riled up when you're around.
That's because he knows me.
That's right, you've bonded, you've raised him.
It's what we call imprinting.
And that's a bad thing? No, I just think it would be best if you kept out of the lab.
At least while we're doing research.
But you're always doing research.
This is an important discovery.
It's not time to be selfish.
Taking another break? Yeah, guess you were right.
Congratulations.
Wanna see something cool? What are you doing? You're into critters and all that, you'll like this.
Nice, huh? The jelly did that.
No way.
Mmm-hmm.
North shore last summer.
Man-of-war rolled up on me in between sets.
Touch it.
It's all smooth.
I've got a scar.
Not from a jellyfish, but What is that, a bite? Yeah.
Dog? Yeah.
Dog.
Cool.
Well, since I'm off work, I think I'm gonna hit the water.
Swell's picked up.
Why don't you come? I don't surf.
I could teach you.
I've taught lots of guys.
Wow, so you're turning me down? I guess so.
No worries.
See you around.
There she is.
Hey, guys.
Hi.
Guess what? What? They're running with the piece.
Yes! Hey, they think this thing is really fun.
Fun? No, it's not a cute piece.
I mean it's not It's not a "cat in a tree" kind of thing.
So, what are you saying, are you not interested? Of course we're interested, Ann.
I'm just I'm saying it's not a fun Perfect.
I'm going to get a crew here in about an hour.
What? Okay, so, right away? Yeah.
We'll put you in the ballroom.
It'll be great.
And we'll have your video streaming online.
Oh, we've actually got it streaming on a website already.
At MSNBC.
com? You wanted eyes on this? Yeah! You're gonna get it.
That's cool.
Great.
Hey, we could really use a laptop.
Do you think you could get your hands on one? We might need some clothes to change into.
No problem.
Anything you need.
There's just one more thing.
I was just off the phone with the Coast Guard.
They found your friend's boat.
Really? Where? Off the coast of Long Beach.
They e-mailed these photos.
Long Beach.
That's 1,000 miles away.
California, isn't it? They said it looks like there was a struggle.
Yeah, I mean, these are shell casings here.
Is he They don't know.
Sorry.
What do you mean, they don't know? How Where is he? He wasn't on board.
All they found was the boat.
Phil.
Genius.
Phil? Who's Phil? What are you doing here? I have a surprise for you.
Come on.
I can't go anywhere.
I'm grounded for, like, another six months.
If my folks come home and I'm not here Come on.
Back in the day you stole a car, remember? Go get your stuff.
Go on.
How did you know where I live anyways? I sneaked your work file.
Oh, you're like a total criminal, huh? You're the one that's on work release.
No.
Oh, community service.
Oh.
Hey, check what else I sneaked.
I thought maybe we could go see your lizard after hours.
No pencilnecks.
Cool.
You can hold on tighter.
Hey, honey, listen.
I was thinking, science chic or business casual? Yeah.
That one.
That one's nice.
I like that.
You know what? You're right.
This color isn't right for you anyway.
Hey, you know what I forgot your name.
But we're gonna need a couple chairs here, if you get a chance.
Now, you see Dr.
Daughtery, she should be sitting over here.
No, no, actually, we're I think I think one's good.
Thank you.
What? Come here.
We've got to get another chair.
I just Rich? Yeah? Even after all that we've been through together, we still have two very different takes on this thing.
And I don't wanna I don't wanna confuse people.
Confuse people? What's that supposed to mean? It's television, you know? And I guess there's an image, and a credibility to project that is I see.
So what are you saying? That I'm gonna get up there and make us look crazy? Rich don't get mad.
I'm only trying to I'm not mad.
Who's mad? I'm not mad.
We were down there in that thing, I told you we were gonna be all right, and it was all part of the plan, didn't I? Didn't I? And it was.
And we made it out.
Okay, just fine.
I know.
That's true.
That is Look, the only reason we got those tapes is because of what I did.
Yeah, I know that's true.
Okay, then.
What are you doing? What are we talking about? I mean Rich, we have a videotape of a sea monster.
It's really not the most believable thing to begin with.
And I think that to put a scientist out there, it gives it a more credible face.
All right.
All right I'm here and I'm ready.
Folks, let's clear it out, okay? Where is Dr.
Daughtery? Go on.
Go get 'em, Doc.
Hi.
Hi.
How are you? Okay, Rich, here we go.
To the top of the countdown, now, and we conclude with an amazing rescue at sea.
I know, I know, amazing rescues at sea are a dime a dozen.
But how about saving two people bailing out from what amounts to a backyard submarine? And then it gets interesting.
The wild tale of what lies beneath from our correspondent, Bill Withrow, in San Francisco.
Sea monsters have been a part of our storytelling tradition since man first set sail on the open seas.
They are the stuff of legends, tall tales, myth.
Or are they? Humans have explored less than 10% of our oceans.
There's an entire world deep beneath the sea, a world far larger than our own.
Could this world be inhabited by giant unseen predators? One woman from Sausalito, California believes such creatures are in existence and she says she has the evidence to prove it.
That looks natural.
Yeah, I I had to I had to do it, like, three times 'cause I kept looking at the camera.
It's okay.
Three days ago Dr.
Daughtery and a friend were pulled from the icy waters of the North Pacific after a harrowing deep water dive.
A dive where she claims to have captured video footage of something in the deep.
Something that threatens our very existence.
Quite an adventure, huh? Yeah.
How did you get that video footage? Two colleagues and I built a bathysphere out of salvaged material.
Now, bathysphere is a small submersible, with no propulsion? That's right, that's right.
It's tethered to a steel cable and then simply lowered down.
Right.
And in your case, about a mile.
We that's right.
We sailed out to where we presumed the animals were gathering and we went down there and made a videotape.
It sounds so simple.
And yet you almost died in the process.
Yeah, shortly after we had an encounter with a pod of the creatures.
Our cable snapped.
And we were stranded on the sea floor.
Hey, you look good.
Thanks.
I really didn't think that we would make it out alive.
Yeah? But she did make it back.
Back from a watery grave with video footage of a new, amazing species in what she describes as a mating ritual.
Now, what you are about to see has not been edited in any way.
Is it a sea monster? Judge for yourself.
This is Dr.
Laura Daughtery and Rich Connelly, 4,000 feet below the surface, amidst a pod of the new vertebrates.
Their lengths range from 100 feet to 175.
This tape has been examined by our video experts.
They say it's unaltered, the genuine article.
And furthermore, they say these things are real.
Absolutely.
There you go.
That's what I'm talking about.
Yeah.
That's what I'm saying.
Genuine article, huh? So what are they? Where are they from? I can't actually speak of its origin, but I can tell you that it is a new species, it is a new marine vertebrate.
And a 175 feet? The ones that I observed, yes.
Here's a question.
Do you think it could be a leftover dinosaur? Partly.
Explain that.
I was able to obtain tissue samples.
And we compared its DNA to various other fossil records.
Mmm-hmm.
And we found it was very similar to something called a Liopleuridon.
An extinct animal.
Presumed extinct, yes.
We found them.
A hotel near Nob Hill.
Want us to bring them in? We brought Dr.
Daughtery's video to Robert Vanderwal We're past that.
at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association to see what he had to say.
Very intriguing.
Oh, man, this doesn't look good.
I've met Dr.
Vanderwal before.
He's an excellent scientist.
I think the idea of the leviathan, the kraken, is very powerful in the human psyche.
It's an exciting idea, it sells.
We like a good monster story.
Exactly.
But that's all it is, a story.
This guy's a jerk.
If there were huge sea monsters running around out there, don't you think we would have seen some kind of evidence by now? I address this.
I address this.
Evidence, Dr.
Daughtery says, she's seen first hand.
These creatures will have a profound impact on food supplies, shipping, natural resources, international relations.
Within six months, we will be on the brink of an ecological and an eventual humanitarian disaster.
What do you say to that? I say consider the source.
What is that supposed to mean? By that he means Dr.
Daughtery's standing in the academic community.
Her PhD in Marine Biology from the University of Hawaii was rescinded after charges she plagiarized her thesis.
Charges she denies.
I have the proof.
They have to discredit me somehow.
By planting this material in your thesis? That's part of the cover-up.
That might make you appear as a conspiracy nut.
I realize that it might be difficult for people to trust me.
But trust your eyes.
My eyes see an unemployed woman with Flash animation software.
Trust your eyes, Keith.
Either way, I'm canceling my trip to Belize.
Hate to be eaten on my birthday.
Just don't go swimming below 5,000 feet and you'll be fine, Bill.
Be with us tomorrow night when our special live guest will probably be the Jersey Devil.
Good night and good luck.
Are you sure this is okay? I thought you liked to live dangerously.
Yeah.
Just not when I'm on probation.
It'll be okay.
Here.
Hold this while I change.
A little bit higher.
No peeking.
I'm not.
Aren't you supposed to be? My hands are so totally pruned.
Let me see yours.
Yours aren't wrinkled at all.
Weird.
Well, I hope this was fun for you two.
Dr.
Bloom Dad, I can explain.
Dad? Caitlin, not one more word.
Get him out of there.
Nim, get over here.
Miles, I thought you were smarter than this.
You wouldn't let me see him.
So you broke in.
Endangered his safety, your safety, potentially contaminated the habitat.
Do you know what it costs to drain and clean this tank? I'm sorry, Miles, but I think it would be best for everyone if you stopped coming to the aquarium.
Yeah, it's a real good thing we decided to play that science angle 'cause, boy, you get my face on camera and just the credibility goes right out the window.
You know, what, Rich, man, I didn't know they were gonna make it like an infotainment piece.
How was I supposed to I don't know, but it was like Shark Week.
Oh, man.
Nobody's going to take it seriously now.
Hey.
What? Look at this.
Look.
You see that counter? Oh, my God.
I mean, are you kidding? And look, they got forums and everything.
Huh? It's getting out there.
It's getting out there.
Come on, get on.
I'll take you home.
No, thanks.
Look, I'm sorry, all right? It's not like I knew he was gonna be there.
It's not your fault.
When he cools off, I'll talk to him about your pet.
This is what no one gets.
He's not my pet.
Okay, he's the missing link or whatever.
Forget it.
You sure you don't want a ride? It's not that far.
I can walk.
Okay.
Maybe I'll see you tomorrow.
I don't know.
I can't go back.
Who is it? Front desk.
I have a fax here for you.
Rich, are you expecting a fax or something? Huh? What? I said, are you expecting a fax? No, not me.
This is Dr.
Laura Daughtery.
Rich and Daughtery dove to the bottom of the ocean A pod of the new vertebrates.
to prove to the world that the species existed.
They survived stranded at sea.
Take the black bag! Come on, it's got the camera! Don't let go of it! We need to keep this with us.
As Miles searched for Nimrod You're not Nim! he is attacked.
As he lay dying, the hunt for Nim was on.
Oh! Hold him.
Get him back.
No, no, no, no, no.
No.
Stay back.
Nimrod died and in a miracle, Miles healed overnight.
Your wound is healed.
And now, Surface continues.
Severe dehydration, lethargic, minimally responsive and hypothermic.
Temp is 34 Celsius.
Airway is okay.
Tachycardia with a pulse of 125 and hypotensive.
I never thought not moving would feel so good.
I never thought not moving would hurt so bad.
But we got it.
I can hold that for you, ma'am.
No, no, no, no.
I wanna hold onto it.
What are they doing here? Big news for a small town.
Coast Guard's been looking for you everywhere.
Hey, it's the press.
We got a tape for you guys.
No, we have to wait.
Wait for what? We have to be smart.
Don't you know how easy it is for us to look crazy? We have to do it the right way.
Let's get a shot of them going in! Hey, hey, back off.
These guys have been through a lot.
Come on folks, back up.
The NSA picked this up.
The biometrics on the girl matched your watch list.
Find out the hospital, call the Portland FBI.
Get them to pick these two up.
On what legal authority? I'll handle the warrants.
Hey, speak to the SAC.
No one else.
I want these two in an interrogation room in under an hour.
Do you understand me? Got it.
You sure you're up for this? I mean, you're barely a day out of the hospital.
You don't need the added stress.
I wanna see him.
Okay.
Give them a minute, guys.
That should do it.
Oh, sorry.
I'll come back.
No, wait.
He made a sound.
A sound? I could've swore Like a sneeze.
It's dead, Miles.
They check these things.
Yeah, yeah.
You're right.
It's I wouldn't get any closer.
He doesn't like strangers.
Dr.
Bloom! Dr.
Bloom? You're not gonna believe this.
Dr.
Bloom! What? It's alive.
It woke up and jumped off.
Woke up? Careful.
What was that? Just stay calm.
You're making him angry.
Nim.
Nobody wants to hurt you, okay? Here.
It's okay.
Try to get him in the tank.
The tank? So you can lock him up, get the police over here? Miles, this is a very important specimen.
They'll kill him! You saw what they did at the hospital.
They think Nim eats people.
I'm gonna take him back to the ocean, to the wild.
What wild? The whole eastern seaboard's developed.
There's no more "wild" left for him.
He's safer here, where we can learn about him.
You can help us.
You know more about him than anybody.
I won't let anybody take him from you, Miles.
I promise.
Have you heard anything about Jackson Holden? We launched from his trawler.
I haven't heard about him.
Okay, well, maybe we could check the Coast Guard and see if there've been any emergency calls.
Right now, you need to worry about yourself.
Look, if I hear anything, I'll let you know, okay? Try to sleep.
Her stats look fine.
She is asking about Excuse me.
Excuse me.
But Frank, it's not in here.
It's in the next room.
You sure? I almost punched you in the face.
We gotta get out of here.
I know.
It's okay.
Okay.
Let's go.
Nurse Grant to 3 West.
Nurse Grant to 3 West, please.
There's no way we're gonna get out of here.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Look at this.
How about these, huh? Yeah, right.
Hey! What are you doing? I'm just calling Jesse to let him know I'm okay.
What? No.
Don't do that, Laura.
Why? Just quickly.
I just need to hear his voice.
Laura! What makes you think that if they followed us to this little town in Oregon that they ain't staking out Sean's house or my sister-in-law's already? I just need to hear his voice really quickly.
Laura, you don't understand.
They're already tapping the phones.
Come on, now, that's the easiest and first thing that they do, okay? If you call him now, you're gonna putting him in more danger than he already is.
Rich, jeez, I mean, don't you need to hear your kid's voice? I mean, doesn't that kill you? Yes, of course I do! But it's not an option.
It's not an option.
Okay? Now, we gotta finish putting on these clothes, see if that ATM card works and just let's concentrate on the things that we do have control over, all right? Like getting that tape into the right hands, right? Yes.
Okay then.
Come on.
Hi, Sean, it's Laura.
Laura, you okay? I called the Coast Guard, but I can't I know.
I'm I'm okay.
Look, I can't let Rich know that I'm making this call.
Yeah, there are people looking for you.
What people? They were there? Yeah.
What about Jesse? How Is he okay? He's fine.
Sean, I'm gonna come there.
No, don't.
I don't care.
I'm gonna come there.
It's not safe for you, okay? Okay.
All right, Sean, well, please give him a big kiss for me, please.
Yeah, I will.
All right.
I got 300 bucks.
All right, come on, let's go.
You should know your son has done something quite extraordinary.
Well, thank you.
It's been very interesting around our house lately.
Well, it truly is an amazing animal.
I may be getting ahead of myself, but this could be bigger than the coelacanth.
Coelacanth? Well, let's just say it's a little bit like finding a unicorn.
Except Nim's real.
Well, he certainly is.
This is David Howell from the North Carolina Oceanographic University.
This is Dr.
Hammaker, from the Smithsonian in Washington.
How does it feel to make natural history? Pretty good, I guess.
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We're looking to do a couple things.
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Keith's better with the computers.
We'll download the tape onto the hard drive.
Okay.
Then upload and burn from there.
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Just need a firewire.
Goes up in there.
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It looks like the tape got wet.
No, no, no.
That shouldn't be a problem.
That should be fine.
Man, what are you doing? The reels on the tape are sticking.
I'm just gonna tighten them up.
Okay, sorry.
Just We traveled a long way to get that footage.
Right.
I understand.
Oh, come on, man.
This can't be happening, now.
There it is.
You guys shot this? Yeah.
What we need to do is we need to get it on the web, and we need as many people to see it as possible.
What are our options for that? You mean like viral video? Yeah, yeah.
Exactly.
Strange Film.
That's the joint.
I mean, people post videos like that George Bush cartoon, cats with two tongues, stuff like that.
People can get it, they can copy it, and they can send it out to all their friends? Yeah.
Maximum eyeballs.
I mean, how do you think that Paris Hilton tape happened? Hey, what is that? That, brother, is a new species.
Where did you find the egg? Out in the harbor, by Figure Eight.
There was a whole bunch of them.
So you took it home.
And put it in our fish tank.
We have some of the eggs here, but they're not fertilized.
But a lot of eggs have hatched.
Whole swarms of them.
He thinks that may be what's responsible for the killing out at Southport.
And I got attacked by a swarm, out at the electric cable.
But Nim would never do that.
Nim? Nimrod.
That's his name.
How did you come up with that? Actually my friend Phil did.
I mean, we totally trained him.
He's smarter than a dog.
What's this about the electrical? I He just likes it.
And salt.
He loves salt.
And he obviously has some really advanced healing capabilities.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So, it's kind of better if we go in one or two at a time.
I think a lot of people would spook him.
Whatever you say, Miles.
This is your show.
David, why don't you go in and one more? Mom? Okay, so just keep quiet and no sudden movements around the tank and he'll stay calm.
You kept this thing in your house? They skipped, boss.
They were gone when we got there.
She'll try to make contact with her son.
She already did.
We got something off the tap on the ex-husband.
Well, let me hear it.
Hi, Sean, it's Laura.
Laura, are you okay? I called the Coast Guard, but I can't I know.
I'm I'm okay.
Look, I can't let Rich know that I'm making this call.
She called from a pay phone? Yeah, well, there are people looking for you.
A cell.
Probably stolen.
What people? They were there? Yeah.
They can't be too far from the hospital.
Is he okay? He's fine.
Here's 15 extra DVDs for you.
And you're a go for Strange Film.
Okay, so, it's online right now? Yeah, yeah.
Oh, and I chain mailed the entire OSU history department with the link, so Really? That's awesome.
Hey, man, you're good, huh? Appreciate it.
Thank you.
Sleestak underground, baby.
Okay.
Thanks.
Thank you.
Peace out.
Y'all be good.
Laura.
Oh, my God.
Oh, this is so good.
Unbelievable.
Yes.
May I please have the number in San Jose, California, Channel 6, KSOJ.
Can you help me remember this? 5-5-5-0-1-8-6.
Mmm-hmm.
Who's that, your reporter friend? Come on, San Francisco.
Please.
San Francisco! They didn't take it.
I mean Nobody stops for hitchhikers anymore.
They've all seen too many crazy movies and read too many stories about all the weirdoes out there.
You know what I think? Huh? Honestly? You're gonna get old school on them.
I mean, I think Let's get old school on them, come on.
Where you headed? Hi.
San Francisco.
All right.
All set with sensors? Should be reading his field now.
There you go.
He's putting out about 15 volts.
Let's put in the mullet.
That's odd.
Why isn't he going after them? Maybe he's not hungry.
No, that isn't it.
We've been withholding food.
Why would you do that? We're trying to prompt his hunting behavior and measure the electrical charge.
Well, you don't need to starve him.
He'll zap the fish on his own.
Miles, I appreciate you being here.
But I want you to stand over there, please.
What was that? I'm pretty sure he sneezed.
I don't think he likes this.
Miles, get back, you're distracting him.
I know it's tough, but you need to let us do our work.
Bless you.
Thanks.
You're the guy that goes to Del Mar Academy, right? Oh, yeah.
I guess.
You got arrested or something, right? I go to Eisenhower.
I heard about that.
Pretty crazy.
It wasn't that crazy.
I mean, well, we did steal a car, I guess.
Stole a car? I'm Caitlin, by the way.
Miles.
So, why aren't you down in the critter lab with all the big brains? Oh, you know, just taking a break.
Lot of research to do.
Kicked you out, huh? Yeah, kinda.
It's not like they're gonna let you stand in the way of their big discovery or anything.
I mean, he was my discovery.
It's all about revisionist history, dude.
No.
No, no, no.
Dr.
Bloom and I have a deal.
Maybe you don't know Dr.
Bloom as well as you think you do.
This is good.
Okay.
Hello? Hi, Laura, it's Ann Tracy.
Hey, Ann! Hi, how Yeah, thank you so much for calling me back.
How are you? Good.
I got married.
Really, congratulations.
That's great.
Yeah, last month.
Oh, that's really wonderful, Ann.
Listen, Ann, I I have a question for you.
I have this tape that I think is potentially newsworthy and I would really like to bring it by your office and show it to you.
Okay, sure.
Great.
Do you still remember how to get here? Yes.
Yes, I do.
Great.
Well, I'll see you in a while.
Are we on? Yes.
All right.
We were rescued from the Coast Guard, like, you know, two days ago.
Yeah.
And so here we are, I mean, basically.
Wow.
That's a pretty crazy story.
Yeah.
It's actually a true story, too.
Yes.
Oh, thank you.
And this other guy, Jackson.
Jackson, yes.
He just vanished? Well, yes.
We're not sure what happened.
Right, but maybe you could, you know, get to the Coast Guard and like, talk to them, poke around, find out what happened to him? Well, yeah, but let's take a look at your footage first.
Sure.
Sure.
Absolutely.
Okay, so, I just have to sort of fast forward some of this 'cause I've documented the entire experience.
Mmm-hmm.
So just bear with me.
Okay.
There, there.
This is Dr.
Laura Daughtery and Rich Connelly.
So tell me, what am I looking at? It's pretty impressive, isn't it? It's a new marine vertebrate.
A new species at the bottom of the ocean.
A carnivore.
So it eats Everything.
What is this? What am I looking at? I don't get it.
It's a new species, Bret.
Why is that news? Does it eat people? Yes.
Yes, actually.
Eating people is good.
We can use that, right? But the real thing is that it's an ecological threat.
And I think So is hairspray.
But hairspray doesn't eat people.
It's different than hairspray.
You're saying you were down how deep 5,000 feet, actually.
It killed his brother, Bret.
What? Wait, wait, wait.
That thing? Not that one.
It ate your brother? Hey, listen, nobody got You built your own submarine? It's actually a bathysphere, which is a slightly different structure All right, so, this is my copy, right? Yes, you can keep that.
And we know how to get in touch with you? Yes.
Absolutely.
Have a good day.
Thank you.
So, we'll let you know.
Yes.
Where are you gonna be? We'll be at The Fairchild.
Okay.
But nobody can know that.
Mum's the word.
Right, but seriously, Ann? Seriously.
Nobody can know that.
It doesn't leave this room.
Okay, thank you.
Thank you very much for your time.
Mmm-hmm.
Right, yeah.
So, what do you think? American Nessie.
Oh, come on, this story's too good to check.
Look, I'm asking Bill.
He's the science reporter, okay? Oh, yeah, I can use this.
Yeah.
Exaggerated rostral organ must give it heightened electro-sensory perception.
Medial location between the eyes measuring at 6.
3 centimeters.
The mouth can open real wide for taking prey.
Is he okay? The gland is here, on the anterior edge of the scapula.
He's fine, Miles.
But he's not moving.
We had to sedate him.
It's safer that way.
Tell me what you're doing.
We're just exploring his healing properties, that's all.
Dr.
Bloom.
Come on, now.
You shouldn't be in here right now.
It's just a needle biopsy.
He'll be fine.
I should be in there with him.
No, Nim gets too riled up when you're around.
That's because he knows me.
That's right, you've bonded, you've raised him.
It's what we call imprinting.
And that's a bad thing? No, I just think it would be best if you kept out of the lab.
At least while we're doing research.
But you're always doing research.
This is an important discovery.
It's not time to be selfish.
Taking another break? Yeah, guess you were right.
Congratulations.
Wanna see something cool? What are you doing? You're into critters and all that, you'll like this.
Nice, huh? The jelly did that.
No way.
Mmm-hmm.
North shore last summer.
Man-of-war rolled up on me in between sets.
Touch it.
It's all smooth.
I've got a scar.
Not from a jellyfish, but What is that, a bite? Yeah.
Dog? Yeah.
Dog.
Cool.
Well, since I'm off work, I think I'm gonna hit the water.
Swell's picked up.
Why don't you come? I don't surf.
I could teach you.
I've taught lots of guys.
Wow, so you're turning me down? I guess so.
No worries.
See you around.
There she is.
Hey, guys.
Hi.
Guess what? What? They're running with the piece.
Yes! Hey, they think this thing is really fun.
Fun? No, it's not a cute piece.
I mean it's not It's not a "cat in a tree" kind of thing.
So, what are you saying, are you not interested? Of course we're interested, Ann.
I'm just I'm saying it's not a fun Perfect.
I'm going to get a crew here in about an hour.
What? Okay, so, right away? Yeah.
We'll put you in the ballroom.
It'll be great.
And we'll have your video streaming online.
Oh, we've actually got it streaming on a website already.
At MSNBC.
com? You wanted eyes on this? Yeah! You're gonna get it.
That's cool.
Great.
Hey, we could really use a laptop.
Do you think you could get your hands on one? We might need some clothes to change into.
No problem.
Anything you need.
There's just one more thing.
I was just off the phone with the Coast Guard.
They found your friend's boat.
Really? Where? Off the coast of Long Beach.
They e-mailed these photos.
Long Beach.
That's 1,000 miles away.
California, isn't it? They said it looks like there was a struggle.
Yeah, I mean, these are shell casings here.
Is he They don't know.
Sorry.
What do you mean, they don't know? How Where is he? He wasn't on board.
All they found was the boat.
Phil.
Genius.
Phil? Who's Phil? What are you doing here? I have a surprise for you.
Come on.
I can't go anywhere.
I'm grounded for, like, another six months.
If my folks come home and I'm not here Come on.
Back in the day you stole a car, remember? Go get your stuff.
Go on.
How did you know where I live anyways? I sneaked your work file.
Oh, you're like a total criminal, huh? You're the one that's on work release.
No.
Oh, community service.
Oh.
Hey, check what else I sneaked.
I thought maybe we could go see your lizard after hours.
No pencilnecks.
Cool.
You can hold on tighter.
Hey, honey, listen.
I was thinking, science chic or business casual? Yeah.
That one.
That one's nice.
I like that.
You know what? You're right.
This color isn't right for you anyway.
Hey, you know what I forgot your name.
But we're gonna need a couple chairs here, if you get a chance.
Now, you see Dr.
Daughtery, she should be sitting over here.
No, no, actually, we're I think I think one's good.
Thank you.
What? Come here.
We've got to get another chair.
I just Rich? Yeah? Even after all that we've been through together, we still have two very different takes on this thing.
And I don't wanna I don't wanna confuse people.
Confuse people? What's that supposed to mean? It's television, you know? And I guess there's an image, and a credibility to project that is I see.
So what are you saying? That I'm gonna get up there and make us look crazy? Rich don't get mad.
I'm only trying to I'm not mad.
Who's mad? I'm not mad.
We were down there in that thing, I told you we were gonna be all right, and it was all part of the plan, didn't I? Didn't I? And it was.
And we made it out.
Okay, just fine.
I know.
That's true.
That is Look, the only reason we got those tapes is because of what I did.
Yeah, I know that's true.
Okay, then.
What are you doing? What are we talking about? I mean Rich, we have a videotape of a sea monster.
It's really not the most believable thing to begin with.
And I think that to put a scientist out there, it gives it a more credible face.
All right.
All right I'm here and I'm ready.
Folks, let's clear it out, okay? Where is Dr.
Daughtery? Go on.
Go get 'em, Doc.
Hi.
Hi.
How are you? Okay, Rich, here we go.
To the top of the countdown, now, and we conclude with an amazing rescue at sea.
I know, I know, amazing rescues at sea are a dime a dozen.
But how about saving two people bailing out from what amounts to a backyard submarine? And then it gets interesting.
The wild tale of what lies beneath from our correspondent, Bill Withrow, in San Francisco.
Sea monsters have been a part of our storytelling tradition since man first set sail on the open seas.
They are the stuff of legends, tall tales, myth.
Or are they? Humans have explored less than 10% of our oceans.
There's an entire world deep beneath the sea, a world far larger than our own.
Could this world be inhabited by giant unseen predators? One woman from Sausalito, California believes such creatures are in existence and she says she has the evidence to prove it.
That looks natural.
Yeah, I I had to I had to do it, like, three times 'cause I kept looking at the camera.
It's okay.
Three days ago Dr.
Daughtery and a friend were pulled from the icy waters of the North Pacific after a harrowing deep water dive.
A dive where she claims to have captured video footage of something in the deep.
Something that threatens our very existence.
Quite an adventure, huh? Yeah.
How did you get that video footage? Two colleagues and I built a bathysphere out of salvaged material.
Now, bathysphere is a small submersible, with no propulsion? That's right, that's right.
It's tethered to a steel cable and then simply lowered down.
Right.
And in your case, about a mile.
We that's right.
We sailed out to where we presumed the animals were gathering and we went down there and made a videotape.
It sounds so simple.
And yet you almost died in the process.
Yeah, shortly after we had an encounter with a pod of the creatures.
Our cable snapped.
And we were stranded on the sea floor.
Hey, you look good.
Thanks.
I really didn't think that we would make it out alive.
Yeah? But she did make it back.
Back from a watery grave with video footage of a new, amazing species in what she describes as a mating ritual.
Now, what you are about to see has not been edited in any way.
Is it a sea monster? Judge for yourself.
This is Dr.
Laura Daughtery and Rich Connelly, 4,000 feet below the surface, amidst a pod of the new vertebrates.
Their lengths range from 100 feet to 175.
This tape has been examined by our video experts.
They say it's unaltered, the genuine article.
And furthermore, they say these things are real.
Absolutely.
There you go.
That's what I'm talking about.
Yeah.
That's what I'm saying.
Genuine article, huh? So what are they? Where are they from? I can't actually speak of its origin, but I can tell you that it is a new species, it is a new marine vertebrate.
And a 175 feet? The ones that I observed, yes.
Here's a question.
Do you think it could be a leftover dinosaur? Partly.
Explain that.
I was able to obtain tissue samples.
And we compared its DNA to various other fossil records.
Mmm-hmm.
And we found it was very similar to something called a Liopleuridon.
An extinct animal.
Presumed extinct, yes.
We found them.
A hotel near Nob Hill.
Want us to bring them in? We brought Dr.
Daughtery's video to Robert Vanderwal We're past that.
at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association to see what he had to say.
Very intriguing.
Oh, man, this doesn't look good.
I've met Dr.
Vanderwal before.
He's an excellent scientist.
I think the idea of the leviathan, the kraken, is very powerful in the human psyche.
It's an exciting idea, it sells.
We like a good monster story.
Exactly.
But that's all it is, a story.
This guy's a jerk.
If there were huge sea monsters running around out there, don't you think we would have seen some kind of evidence by now? I address this.
I address this.
Evidence, Dr.
Daughtery says, she's seen first hand.
These creatures will have a profound impact on food supplies, shipping, natural resources, international relations.
Within six months, we will be on the brink of an ecological and an eventual humanitarian disaster.
What do you say to that? I say consider the source.
What is that supposed to mean? By that he means Dr.
Daughtery's standing in the academic community.
Her PhD in Marine Biology from the University of Hawaii was rescinded after charges she plagiarized her thesis.
Charges she denies.
I have the proof.
They have to discredit me somehow.
By planting this material in your thesis? That's part of the cover-up.
That might make you appear as a conspiracy nut.
I realize that it might be difficult for people to trust me.
But trust your eyes.
My eyes see an unemployed woman with Flash animation software.
Trust your eyes, Keith.
Either way, I'm canceling my trip to Belize.
Hate to be eaten on my birthday.
Just don't go swimming below 5,000 feet and you'll be fine, Bill.
Be with us tomorrow night when our special live guest will probably be the Jersey Devil.
Good night and good luck.
Are you sure this is okay? I thought you liked to live dangerously.
Yeah.
Just not when I'm on probation.
It'll be okay.
Here.
Hold this while I change.
A little bit higher.
No peeking.
I'm not.
Aren't you supposed to be? My hands are so totally pruned.
Let me see yours.
Yours aren't wrinkled at all.
Weird.
Well, I hope this was fun for you two.
Dr.
Bloom Dad, I can explain.
Dad? Caitlin, not one more word.
Get him out of there.
Nim, get over here.
Miles, I thought you were smarter than this.
You wouldn't let me see him.
So you broke in.
Endangered his safety, your safety, potentially contaminated the habitat.
Do you know what it costs to drain and clean this tank? I'm sorry, Miles, but I think it would be best for everyone if you stopped coming to the aquarium.
Yeah, it's a real good thing we decided to play that science angle 'cause, boy, you get my face on camera and just the credibility goes right out the window.
You know, what, Rich, man, I didn't know they were gonna make it like an infotainment piece.
How was I supposed to I don't know, but it was like Shark Week.
Oh, man.
Nobody's going to take it seriously now.
Hey.
What? Look at this.
Look.
You see that counter? Oh, my God.
I mean, are you kidding? And look, they got forums and everything.
Huh? It's getting out there.
It's getting out there.
Come on, get on.
I'll take you home.
No, thanks.
Look, I'm sorry, all right? It's not like I knew he was gonna be there.
It's not your fault.
When he cools off, I'll talk to him about your pet.
This is what no one gets.
He's not my pet.
Okay, he's the missing link or whatever.
Forget it.
You sure you don't want a ride? It's not that far.
I can walk.
Okay.
Maybe I'll see you tomorrow.
I don't know.
I can't go back.
Who is it? Front desk.
I have a fax here for you.
Rich, are you expecting a fax or something? Huh? What? I said, are you expecting a fax? No, not me.