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MYSTERIOUS TALES
OF UNSOLVED MURDER CASES,

SUSPICIOUS ATTACKS

THAT COULD BE EXPLAINED
BY AN UNDERWATER CREATURE

ALWAYS CATCH MY EYE.

AND RECENTLY, I CAME ACROSS
A VERY STRANGE CASE INDEED.

Wade: IN 2011
ON A BEACH IN MEXICO,

FIVE FISHERMAN WASHED UP DEAD.

THE ARTICLE STATES THAT

THE CORPSES WERE BADLY BEATEN
WITH HORRIFIC BRUISES.

IT SOUNDS TERRIBLE,

BUT IN A COUNTRY RAVAGED
BY DRUG WARS,

FINDING MUTILATED BODIES
IS NOT NECESSARILY UNUSUAL.

IT'S WHAT COMES NEXT THAT
HAS REALLY GRABBED MY ATTENTION.

IT WASN'T THE POLICE,
BUT A MARINE BIOLOGIST

WHO WAS CALLED IN
TO INVESTIGATE

BECAUSE ACCORDING TO
THE REPORT,

THE FINGER OF SUSPICION
DOESN'T POINT TO A HUMAN,

BUT TO A DEADLY SEA CREATURE.

MY NAME IS JEREMY WADE,

AND I NORMALLY INVESTIGATE
CASES OF RIVER MONSTERS...

FISH ON! FISH ON!

...FRESHWATER KILLERS

THAT PLAGUE THE RIVERS
AND LAKES OF OUR PLANET.

THIS THING REALLY IS
A RIVER MONSTER.

MYSTERIES OF THE SEA
ARE OUTSIDE MY COMFORT ZONE,

BUT THIS STORY
ABOUT FISHERMAN ATTACKED

BY A MYSTERIOUS SEA CREATURE
IS SO INTRIGUING,

I CAN'T IGNORE IT.

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**

I'M INVESTIGATING
A CHILLING STORY

ABOUT FIVE DEAD FISHERMEN

WASHED UP ON A BEACH
IN MEXICO'S SEA OF CORTEZ.

ONE OF THE KEY CLUES

IS THAT THE BODIES WERE
COVERED IN STRANGE WOUNDS.

THE LOCAL MARINE BIOLOGIST
WAS CONVINCED

THAT THEY WERE
THE WORK OF AN ANIMAL.

THE MARINE PREDATOR THAT ALWAYS
SPRINGS TO MIND IS A SHARK.

BUT SHARKS
LEAVE A CLEAR SIGNATURE,

A WOUND WITH THE DISTINCT CURVE

OF A SHARK'S JAW.

TO GET TO THE BOTTOM
OF THIS CASE,

I NEED SOME DETAILS
ABOUT THOSE MYSTERIOUS WOUNDS.

BUT I CAN'T TRACK DOWN

THE MARINE BIOLOGIST
IN THE ARTICLE.

MM-HMM.

NOBODY'S HEARD OF HIM.

I'M BEGINNING TO HAVE DOUBTS
ABOUT THIS STORY.

BUT I HAVE UNEARTHED
OTHER STRANGE REPORTS

OF FISHERMEN ATTACKED
BY MYSTERIOUS CREATURES

IN THE SEA OF CORTEZ.

THIS ONE TALKS
ABOUT TWO MEXICAN FISHERMEN

DRAGGED FROM THEIR BOATS
AND CHEWED SO BADLY,

THEIR BODIES
COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED,

EVEN BY THEIR OWN FAMILIES.

AND ANOTHER ONE ABOUT A MAN
WHO FELL OVERBOARD.

AS HE REACHED UP FOR HELP,
HE WAS PULLED TO THE DEPTHS,

NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN.

FINDING SUCH SIMILAR STORIES

IN ONE LOCATION
CAN'T BE A COINCIDENCE.

I NEED TO GET ON THE GROUND
TO INVESTIGATE.

MEXICO'S BAJA PENINSULA
IS A REMOTE STRIP OF LAND

SEPARATED FROM THE MAINLAND
BY THE NOTORIOUS SEA OF CORTEZ.

THESE INFAMOUS WATERS HAVE
A DARK HISTORY OF VIOLENCE,

STORIES OF HIDDEN COVES

WHERE SPANISH PIRATES
BURIED THEIR TREASURE,

AND WHERE DRUG CARTELS STILL
BURY THEIR VICTIMS.

SANTA ROSALíA IS ONE
OF THE FEW POPULATED AREAS,

A REMOTE FISHING COMMUNITY.

I ASK AROUND TO SEE IF ANYONE
KNOWS ABOUT THE ATTACKS.

I'M TOLD I NEED TO GO
TO THE BEACH AT SUNSET

TO SPEAK TO THE LOCALS

BEFORE THEY HEAD OUT
NIGHT FISHING.

OKAY, GRACIAS.

BUENOS NOCHES.
-BUENOS NOCHES.

[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]

I ASK ABOUT
THE FIVE DEAD BODIES.

THEY SAY THEY'RE NOT AWARE
OF THE CASE.

BUT THEY DO HAVE
OTHER STORIES

OF FISHERMEN
WHO WERE ATTACKED AT SEA,

INCLUDING ONE ABOUT A MAN LEFT
COVERED IN UNUSUAL BITE MARKS.

[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]

THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE STORIES

THAT BROUGHT ME HERE
AND ADDS TO MY SUSPICION THAT

THERE'S AN ELUSIVE PREDATOR
IN THESE WATERS.

[ CONTINUES SPEAKING SPANISH ]

BUT WHEN I ASK
WHERE I CAN FIND THIS MAN,

I'M TOLD
HE COMMITTED SUICIDE.

[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]

I'M TOO LATE FOR THAT VICTIM.

BUT THE FISHERMEN TELL ME
THE ATTACKS HAPPENED

IN DEEP TRENCHES
OFF THE COAST.

THE SEA OF CORTEZ SITS ON
A SERIES OF MAJOR FAULT LINES

AND WAS FORMED WHEN THE EARTH'S
TECTONIC PLATES RIPPED APART.

UNDER THE SURFACE ARE
UNDERWATER CANYONS

WITH DEPTHS REACHING
THOUSANDS OF FEET.

THE NEXT MORNING, I HIRE A BOAT
TO TAKE ME OUT TO SEA.

I NEED TO GET MY LINE
IN THE WATER

TO FIND OUT WHAT IS REALLY
OUT THERE.

**

AS WE APPROACH THE DEEP WATERS,

I START TO SEE
AN ABUNDANCE OF LIFE.

THERE'S SOME BIG OL' SEA LIONS
ON THIS, UH, ROCK HERE.

NOW THEY MIGHT LOOK
A LITTLE BIT CUDDLY

AND COMICAL OUT OF WATER...
[ SEA LIONS BARKING ]

...BUT THEY ARE ACTUALLY
VERY EFFICIENT PREDATORS.

THEY'VE BASICALLY GOT TEETH
RATHER LIKE A DOG.

LIKE SHARKS, SEA LIONS WOULD
LEAVE VERY DISTINCTIVE MARKS

AND CERTAINLY NOT
THE UNUSUAL WOUNDS

I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT.

BUT THE FACT REMAINS,

THE FISHERMEN HERE HAVE BEEN
ATTACKED BY SOMETHING

THAT LIVES BENEATH THE SURFACE.

THIS IS WHAT I'M GONNA PUT
ON THE END OF THE LINE.

THIS MIMICS SMALL FISH
IN THE WATER.

I'M USING WIRE
BECAUSE THE CHANCES ARE ANYTHING

THAT GOES AFTER A SMALL FISH
IS GONNA HAVE TEETH.

SO LET'S CLIP THAT ON HERE.

THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S READY TO GO IN.

WE MOTOR AT SPEED,

SO MY LURES MOVE LIKE
SMALL FISH FLEEING A PREDATOR.

ALL RIGHT. ALL SET.

NOW WE JUST, UH,
WE JUST WAIT AND WATCH.

BUT I DON'T HAVE TO WAIT LONG.

OH, YEAH.

**

SO LIFT.

WIND DOWN.

LIFT.

WIND DOWN.

IT DOESN'T FEEL VERY BIG,
WHATEVER IT IS.

THIS ISN'T A FISH THAT'S
CAPABLE OF ATTACKING A HUMAN,

BUT IT'S A PROMISING SIGN.

SKIPJACK TUNA AND, UH,

THESE ARE PERFECT MEALS
FOR ANYTHING LARGER.

AND THE FACT
THAT THESE ARE AROUND --

I MEAN, IT'S A BIT
LIKE, YOU KNOW,

IF THE ZEBRAS ARE AROUND,

YOU KNOW THE LIONS
ARE GONNA BE THERE SOMEWHERE.

I WONDER IF I CAN USE
THIS MEAL-SIZED FISH

TO MY ADVANTAGE
AND UP MY GAME.

I'M NOW FISHING
WITH ONE OF THESE, UH,

SKIPJACKS AS BAIT.

WITH A WHOLE SKIPJACK TUNA
ON THE END OF MY LINE,

I'M HOPING TO ATTRACT
A MUCH BIGGER PREDATOR.

OH!

THIS ROD JUST SPRUNG BACK.

DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THERE'S
ANYTHING ON THERE.

THIS IS WEIRD. THIS IS WEIRD.

THAT WAS DEFINITELY A BITE,

BUT THE TUNA AND THE END
OF MY LEADER ARE GONE.

SOMETHING HAS JUST BITTEN
THROUGH A PIECE OF WIRE.

ANYTHING THAT CAN BITE
THROUGH WIRE

MUST HAVE SOME SERIOUS TEETH.

THERE'S CLEARLY
A BIG PREDATOR DOWN THERE.

WELL, I'M NOT GONNA FIND OUT
WHAT THAT WAS

BECAUSE, UH, IT'S GONE.

BUT I THINK, UH,
NOTHING FOR IT REALLY

BUT TO GET THIS LINE IN AGAIN.

WITH ANOTHER WHOLE SKIPJACK
AS A BAIT,

I'M HOPING TO LURE
THE CULPRIT BACK.

OH, THERE WE GO.
I SAW THAT ONE SURFACE.

SAW THAT SURFACE.

THIS TIME, IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S STILL THERE.

WE USED THE POWER
OF THE ENGINE TO SET THE HOOK.

GO! GO, GO, GO, GO,
GO, GO GO!

[ ENGINE REVS ]
OH!

**

**

Wade: I'M IN THE SEA OF CORTEZ
IN MEXICO

INVESTIGATING MYSTERIOUS
ATTACKS ON FISHERMEN,

UNUSUAL BITES,

AND NIGHTMARE ENCOUNTERS.

I'M SEARCHING THE WATER,
TRYING TO LURE IN A PREDATOR.

AND I'M USING
A WHOLE 4-POUND FISH AS BAIT.

SOMETHING HAS JUST BITTEN
THROUGH A PIECE OF WIRE.

MY METAL LEADER
HAS ALREADY BEEN BITTEN OFF,

SO I KNOW THERE'S SOME KIND
OF POWERFUL PREDATOR OUT THERE.

OH, YEAH.

GO! GO, GO, GO, GO,
GO, GO, GO!

[ ENGINE REVS ]

WITH A NEW LINE IN THE WATER,
WHATEVER'S DOWN THERE

HAS LATCHED ON
TO AN ENTIRE SKIPJACK TUNA.

NOTHING JUMPING YET.

BUT, UH, WHATEVER IT WAS CAME UP
ON THE SURFACE

BEFORE IT MADE THAT FINAL HIT.

THERE'S SOMETHING.
IT'S OFF. IS IT OFF?

UM, THERE'S NOTHING THERE.

SOMETHING HAS JUST, UH,
TORN THE, YOU KNOW, FISH.

TORN ITS HEAD OFF, BASICALLY.

THE FACT THAT NOTHING ACTUALLY
JUMPED OUT OF THE WATER,

THE FACT THAT THIS HAS JUST
BEEN CUT PRETTY CLEANLY

OFF THE REST OF THE BODY...

UM, IT'S CUT THROUGH FLESH.

IT'S ALSO CUT THROUGH
THE -- THE BACKBONE.

AND IT'S CUT THROUGH
THE GILL PLATE HERE.

SO THAT SPEAKS VERY MUCH
OF SHARP TEETH.

AND WITH THAT SORTA SHAPE THERE,
IT'S LIKE A SIGNATURE.

AND THE SIGNATURE SAYS
VERY CLEARLY SHARK OF SOME SORT.

THIS WOULD EXPLAIN
MY BITTEN OFF LEADER.

BUT I DON'T THINK
THIS HELPS MY INVESTIGATION.

GREAT WHITES,
HAMMERHEADS, AND MAKOS

ARE ALL NATIVE TO THESE WATERS.

BUT I'VE ALREADY
RULED OUT SHARKS

BECAUSE THEIR BITE MARKS
ARE SO DISTINCT.

I CAN'T IMAGINE
A SHARK'S JAW LEAVING

THE UNUSUAL BRUISES AND WOUNDS
I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT.

MY INVESTIGATION SEEMS TO BE
GOING NOWHERE FAST

WHEN ONE OF MY REELS
STARTS SCREAMING.

YEAH. GO.

[ ENGINE REVS ]

OH!
[ THUD ]

-REEL, REEL, REEL, REEL, REEL.
-REEL, REEL.

GET IT, GET IT, GET IT.

OH! WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

NO SLACK, NO SLACK, NO SLACK,
NO SLACK, NO SLACK, NO SLACK,

NO SLACK.

WE'RE ON THE BRAID NOW.

WE'RE OFF THE NYLON.
AND IT'S RUNNING.

IT'S JUST RUNNING,
RUNNING, RUNNING.

RIGHT.

NICE. CAN FEEL HIM.
OH, THERE IT IS, THERE IT IS.

IT'S 40, 50 YARDS OFF.

IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO THE BOAT.

SO A STRIPED MARLIN, THIS, UH,

SEE THE STRIPE --
VERTICAL STRIPES ON THE BODY.

FOR A HUMBLE NOVICE
TO SEA FISHING,

THIS IS A LANDMARK CATCH.

MARLIN ARE TRULY ICONIC FISH.

AND IT'S THE FIRST TIME

I'VE EVEN SEEN
A STRIPED MARLIN.

YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S GOOD.

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

SO...

RIGHT.
WE'VE GOT VERY LITTLE TIME.

WE GOTTA GET THIS BACK
IN THE WATER QUICKLY.

THIS IS A STRIPED MARLIN.

UH, YOU CAN SEE THE STRIPES,

NOT SO CLEARLY NOW,
VERTICALLY ON THE BODY.

UM, BUT, YOU KNOW,

THIS THING, EVERYTHING TELLS YOU
IT'S JUST BUILT FOR SPEED.

WITH A BODY AS STREAMLINED
AS A SPACESHIP,

THE MARLIN IS ONE OF
THE FASTEST FISH IN THE OCEAN,

REACHING SPEEDS OF
UP TO 50 MILES AN HOUR.

ITS SWORDLIKE BILL
IS USED FOR HUNTING.

WHEN IT ATTACKS SHOALS OF FISH,
THIS WEAPON STUNS THE PREY.

LOOK AT THOSE EYES.
THOSE ARE BIG EYES.

ONE VERY INTERESTING THING

ABOUT THIS FISH
IS FISH ARE COLD-BLOODED.

BUT THIS PARTICULAR FISH,
IT HAS HEATING FOR ITS EYES.

A SPECIALLY ADAPTED MUSCLE
PROVIDES HEAT ENERGY TO THE EYE

AND ENABLES THE MARLIN
TO CAPTURE LIGHT MORE QUICKLY.

LIKE A HIGH-SPEED CAMERA,
THIS SUPERPOWERED VISION

TURNS A BLUR OF FAST MOVING
PREY INTO A CLEAR TARGET.

TIME TO GO BACK. OKAY.

THESE NATURAL-BORN KILLERS
ARE PRECISION MARKSMEN,

PERFECTLY ADAPTED
TO THE FAST PACE OF THE OCEAN.

UH, WELL, THEN, THAT IS A BIG
PREDATORY FISH.

FISHERMEN PULLING IN
BIG MARLIN

HAVE BEEN SPEARED
BY THAT LETHAL BILL.

BUT THESE WERE
ACCIDENTAL ENCOUNTERS,

LEAVING A SINGLE,
DISTINCTIVE WOUND.

THE STORIES I'VE HEARD
SPEAK OF MULTIPLE WOUNDS.

I'M LOOKING FOR AN ANIMAL
CAPABLE OF A SUSTAINED ATTACK,

A PERSISTENT SERIAL KILLER

OR PERHAPS
A PACK OF PREDATORS.

I'M STARTING TO WONDER

IF I'M ONLY
SKIMMING THE SURFACE

OF WHAT'S DOWN THERE.

I'M QUITE LITERALLY
OUT OF MY DEPTH.

REGULARLY, THE DEPTH SOUNDER
IS PICKING UP 1,000 FEET.

THERE ARE TIMES, EVEN,
WHEN THAT CAN'T FIND THE BOTTOM.

AND, UM,
THIS IS JUST SO DIFFERENT

FROM THE KIND OF FISHING
THAT I NORMALLY DO.

I'M USED TO FISHING RIVERS
AND LAKES THAT ARE TENS,

OR AT MOST HUNDREDS
OF FEET DEEP.

BUT THIS IS A VAST OCEAN.

EVEN MORE
THAN MY USUAL INVESTIGATIONS,

FINDING A KILLER OUT HERE

IS LIKE LOOKING
FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK.

AS WE HEAD BACK, I WONDER
IF I NEED A NEW APPROACH.

BACK IN SANTA ROSALíA,
COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN

ARE BRINGING IN
THEIR DAILY CATCH.

WHEREVER I AM IN THE WORLD,

THE FISHING DOCKS
CAN PROVIDE VITAL CLUES,

A ROGUES GALLERY
OF POTENTIAL SUSPECTS.

PERHAPS HERE I'LL FIND EVIDENCE
OF OTHER BIG PREDATORS

THAT PROWL THESE WATERS.

THESE ARE MACKEREL FEATHERS,
THEY'RE USED TO CATCH MACKEREL.

UM, WHICH THEY'RE JUST UNLOADING
FROM THIS BARREL HERE.

OH. GRACIAS.

OOH. LOOK AT THE SIZE
OF THE EYE ON THIS FISH.

THIS IS WHAT GOES FOR

THOSE BRIGHTLY
COLORED MACKEREL FEATHERS THERE.

VERY NICE MEAL-SIZED FISH, THIS.

BUT, UM, NO QUESTION OF THIS
BEING A MAN-EATER, REALLY.

QUITE A FEW
NICE YELLOWTAIL COMING IN,

THEY ARE OF COURSE
PREDATORY FISH,

UM, VERY MUSCULAR THEY ARE.

BUT NO WAY ARE THEY ANY DANGER
TO ANYBODY IN THE WATER.

OVER THE YEARS, MY MANY TRIPS
TO DOCKS LIKE THIS

HAVE GIVEN ME
A BIT OF A SIXTH SENSE.

AND I'M REALIZING THERE IS
SOMETHING MISSING HERE.

THE ONE THING THAT HAS STRUCK
ME IS ALL THIS OUT HERE

IS PERFECT SHARK HABITAT,

BUT NO SHARKS WHATSOEVER
COMING IN.

AND I HAVE TO SAY,

I'M JUST FINDING THAT
A LITTLE BIT PUZZLING.

I HAVE DEFINITELY SEEN EVIDENCE
OF SHARKS IN THESE WATERS.

AND SHARK MEAT
CAN BE HIGHLY PROFITABLE.

SO I'D EXPECT TO SEE THEM
BEING BROUGHT IN HERE.

THE FACT THAT NOBODY
IS CATCHING THEM IS SURPRISING.

AS WITH ANY INVESTIGATION,

AN ABSENCE OF EVIDENCE
CAN BE SIGNIFICANT.

AND WHEN I ASK WHY THEY DON'T
FISH FOR SHARK, ONE MAN,

WHO DOESN'T WANT TO BE FILMED,
GIVES ME AN INTRIGUING LEAD.

[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]

SO I'VE JUST
BEEN TALKING TO SOMEONE

WHO SAYS IF I REALLY WANT
TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE,

THERE'S A PLACE I NEED TO SEE.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT
CLOAK AND DAGGER.

BUT, UM, NO, HE WAS VERY CLEAR
THAT I NEED TO SEE THIS PLACE.

HE DESCRIBED A LOCATION
FURTHER DOWN THE COAST

WHICH HE REFERRED TO AS
A CEMENTERIO,

A CEMETERY.

**

THE DIRECTIONS LEAD ME DOWN
A REMOTE DIRT TRACK,

AND THE LANDSCAPE BECOMES
MORE BARREN.

AND AS I GET CLOSER...

YOU CAN SEE LOTS
OF VULTURES UP AHEAD.

...I SPOT SIGNS OF DEATH.

THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON HERE.

**

**

Wade: I'M ON THE HUNT
FOR A SEA CREATURE

THAT HAS BEEN ATTACKING
FISHERMEN

OFF MEXICO'S BAJA PENINSULA,

A FEARSOME PREDATOR

THAT INFLICTS
UNUSUAL BITE MARKS.

MY SEARCH FOR CLUES
TO THE IDENTITY OF THE BEAST

HAS LED ME TO A LOCATION
DESCRIBED AS A CEMENTERIO.

AT FIRST, IT DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE THERE'S MUCH HERE.

THIS LOOKS LIKE
JUST THE KINDA PLACE

WHERE PEOPLE, UM...
THROW DEAD FISH.

WHICH, I SUPPOSE, YOU COULD CALL
A "CEMETERY" OF SORTS.

SO THIS IS...
UH, I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT'S THAT? THAT'S A PARROTFISH
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

HMM.

THERE'S A STRONG STENCH
OF DEAD FLESH.

BUT I'M STILL WONDERING
WHY I'VE BEEN SENT HERE,

WHEN SOMETHING CATCHES MY EYE.

THIS IS DIFFERENT. THIS IS
SOMETHING DIFFERENT HERE.

[ INSECTS BUZZING ]

SUDDENLY, I'M SURROUNDED
BY CORPSES.

UH, THIS IS A SHARK.

OH, AND I'M ALMOST
STEPPING ON SOMETHING HERE.

I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY
ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.

THERE'S THE PELVIC FINS,
AND THERE'S ONE OF THE CLASPERS.

SO THIS WAS A MALE SHARK.

AND, UH, THIS IS...

I'M ASSUMING THIS IS
FROM THE SAME INDIVIDUAL.

THIS IS PART OF THE TAIL.
THIS IS QUITE A LARGE...

QUITE A LARGE SHARK, AND FRESH.

THERE'S SOMETHING OVER HERE.

THAT'S A HAMMERHEAD.

THINGS ARE SUDDENLY STARTING
TO ADD UP,

AND THIS CREEPY LOCATION
IS BEGINNING TO MAKE SENSE.

UGH.

SO THIS IS QUITE INTERESTING.

NO SHARKS COMING IN AT THE PORT,
WHEN I WAS THERE.

AND ALSO PEOPLE VERY CLEARLY
SAYING NOBODY'S CATCHING SHARKS.

BUT SOMEBODY IS.

AND THE FACT THAT THEY'RE HERE
ON THIS DESERTED BEACH,

NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOWN,
SUGGESTS THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW,

A BIT ON THE SHADY SIDE,
SHALL WE SAY?

WELL, I'M GUESSING THERE'S
A LOCAL BAN ON SHARK FISHING.

AND THEY'RE BEING CAUGHT
ILLEGALLY.

IN MY EXPERIENCE,
FISHING BANS ARE PUT IN PLACE

WHEN AN ANIMAL
IS IN SERIOUS DECLINE.

THIS MAY BE A CLUE
FOR MY INVESTIGATION.

NATURE HATES A VACUUM.

AND IF THE NORMAL TOP PREDATORS
ARE BEING REMOVED,

THAT COULD ALLOW
SOMETHING ELSE TO TAKE OVER.

AND PERHAPS THAT CREATURE
IS BEHIND THE ATTACKS

I'VE HEARD ABOUT.

I'VE SEEN A SITUATION
LIKE THIS BEFORE.

IN THE U.S., THE ALLIGATOR GAR
IS AN APEX PREDATOR

WHOSE NUMBERS
HAVE BEEN SEVERELY DEPLETED.

COMIN' OVER. [ GRUNTS ]

AND THIS DECLINE

HAS CONTRIBUTED
TO A HORRIFIC INVASION.

WITH NOTHING
TO CONTROL THEIR NUMBERS,

INVASIVE ASIAN CARP

HAVE TAKEN OVER
WHOLE STRETCHES OF RIVER

IN THE MIDWEST,

AND ARE THREATENING DISASTER
IN THE GREAT LAKES.

THERE'S UP TO 13 TONS
OF THESE FISH

FOR EVERY MILE ON THE RIVER.

AND I'M WONDERING
IF A SIMILAR THING

COULD BE HAPPENING HERE
IN MEXICO,

A NEW PREDATOR FILLING THE VOID
AND WREAKING HAVOC,

PERHAPS SOMETHING MUCH MORE
TERRIFYING THAN SHARKS.

I NEED SOME LOCAL INTEL

TO FIND OUT EXACTLY
WHAT'S GOING ON.

FRANCISCO HAS LIVED
ON THIS STRETCH OF COAST

ALL HIS LIFE.

¿Y CUANDO LOS TIBURONES?

MUCHO, MUCHO, MUCHO.

HE TELLS ME
THAT WHEN HE WAS YOUNG,

THE SEA WAS FULL OF SHARKS.

[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]

BUT PEOPLE QUICKLY REALIZED

THAT SHARK MEAT
WAS VERY VALUABLE.

[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]

FISHERMEN HERE STARTED
CATCHING THEM EN MASSE

TO SELL FOR SHARK FIN SOUP,

SOMETIMES USING DYNAMITE
TO BRING IN HUNDREDS AT ONCE.

THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.
THAT'S, UM...

THAT'S CONFIRMED THE SUSPICIONS
THAT I WAS HAVING.

THE -- THE SHARK
HERE ARE IN DECLINE.

THEY SAY IT'S A FEW DECADES
SINCE THE, YOU KNOW, TH--

TH-- THERE WAS ANY NUMBER
OF SHARKS AROUND.

AND, YES,
THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE

THAT'S MOVED IN AND TAKEN OVER.

SOMETHING THEY CALL
EL DIABLO ROJO,

TRANSLATES AS "THE RED DEVIL,"
SOUNDS VERY MELODRAMATIC.

AND THEY'VE GIVEN ME THE ADDRESS

OF A FISHERMAN
WHO KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THEM.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

I MAY HAVE MY FIRST
CONCRETE LEAD --

THE NAME OF A DEVIL-LIKE BEAST

AND A MAN
WHO CAN TELL ME ABOUT THEM.

IS THIS DIABLO ROJO

THE SEA CREATURE
THAT I'M LOOKING FOR,

THE FEARSOME ANIMAL

THAT HAS BEEN
TERRORIZING THESE WATERS?

**

THE ANSWER RIGHT AFTER THIS.

Wade: I ASKED...

THE ANSWER -- COWS.

IN THE U.S., 20 PEOPLE
ARE KILLED EVERY YEAR BY COWS,

MOSTLY WORKERS ON CATTLE FARMS.

THAT'S MORE THAN THREE TIMES

THE NUMBER KILLED EVERY YEAR
BY SNAKES

AND 20 TIMES THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE KILLED BY SHARKS.

**

I'M IN MEXICO, HUNTING
FOR A MYSTERIOUS SEA CREATURE,

THE PERPETRATOR
OF NIGHTMARE ATTACKS,

DISTINGUISHED
BY STRANGE BITE MARKS.

I FOUND OUT THAT A SEVERE
DECLINE IN SHARKS HAS

CONTRIBUTED TO A NEW PREDATOR
TAKING THEIR PLACE,

SOMETHING THE LOCALS CALL
EL DIABLO ROJO,

"THE RED DEVIL."

COULD THIS BE THE NIGHTMARE
BEAST I'M LOOKING FOR?

I'M JUST TRYING TO PUZZLE OUT
THE POSSIBLE IDENTITY

OF THIS DIABLO ROJO,

THIS, UH, RED DEVIL
THAT I'VE JUST BEEN TOLD ABOUT.

NOW, CLEARLY SOMETHING
PRETTY TERRIFYING.

OTHERWISE, WHY WOULD YOU GIVE IT
SUCH A DRAMATIC NAME?

I'VE NEVER HEARD
OF A RED DEVIL BEFORE,

BUT I HAVE COME ACROSS
THE TERM "DEVIL FISH."

THE GRAY WHALE
WAS NICKNAMED DEVIL FISH

BECAUSE OF ITS VIOLENT BEHAVIOR
WHEN HARPOONED.

BUT ALTHOUGH GRAY WHALES
ARE BIG,

AND THEY ARE FOUND HERE,
THEY'RE NOT REALLY PREDATORS.

I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD ATTACK
MULTIPLE FISHERMEN

OR INFLICT MYSTERIOUS WOUNDS.

AND ANOTHER POSSIBILITY
IS THE DEVIL RAY.

MANTA RAYS ARE SOMETIMES
CALLED "DEVIL FISH."

AND THAT'S DOWN TO THE PECULIAR
ANATOMY OF THEIR HEADS.

THEY HAVE THESE PROJECTIONS,
WHICH LOOK LIKE HORNS.

THERE ARE CASES OF RAYS
PLAGUING THE WATER

WHEN SHARKS GO INTO DECLINE.

AND MANTA RAYS ARE NATIVE
TO THE SEA OF CORTEZ.

AND THEY ARE CAST AS VILLAINS
IN SOME LEGENDS,

TALES OF THEM CIRCLING BOATS
AND ATTACKING PEARL DIVERS.

BUT RAYS ARE FILTER FEEDERS.

THEY DON'T HAVE THE ANATOMY
TO CAUSE THE UNUSUAL BITE MARKS

I'VE HEARD ABOUT.

ANOTHER THING THAT'S SOMETIMES
KNOWN AS A DEVIL FISH

IS THE KRAKEN.

THIS IS A MYTHICAL, GIANT SQUID

THAT LIVES DEEP DOWN
IN THE OCEAN.

UM, AND THEY SAY IT COMES UP

AND IT DRAGS DOWN SHIPS.

THESE HIGHLY INTELLIGENT
BEASTS,

ARMED WITH BARBED TENTACLES,
ARE CREATURES OF MYTHOLOGY.

BUT I WONDER IF THERE'S
A REAL CREATURE

THAT MIGHT HAVE INSPIRED
THIS MYTH.

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

I'VE TRACKED DOWN THE ADDRESS
GIVEN TO ME BY THE MEN

AT THE SHARK GRAVEYARD.

IT'S THE HOME
OF A FISHERMAN NAMED RAFAEL.

¿USTED, UH, ES, UH,
PESCADOR DE DIABLO ROJO?

-Sí, Sí.
-HMM.

Wade: HE SAYS THAT
WHEN THE RED DEVILS

FIRST APPEARED IN THESE WATERS,

HE DECIDED
TO TRY FISHING FOR THEM.

BUT IT WAS NO EASY MISSION.

¿ESTE DIABLO ROJO, UH,
ES UN ANIMAL, UH, PELIGROSO?

Sí...
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]

NOW HE GREW UP HERE.
YOU KNOW, HE'S SEEN SHARKS.

HE'S SWUM WITH SHARKS, UH,
NO PROBLEM AT ALL.

BUT HE'S TELLING ME THAT,
THIS ANIMAL, THE DIABLO ROJO,

IS EXTREMELY, UH, DANGEROUS.

[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]

HE TELLS ME ABOUT ONE OF
HIS EARLY DEVIL-HUNTING TRIPS

AS A YOUNG MAN.

IT'S 11:00 AT NIGHT.

HE'S GOT HIS CHILDREN
WITH HIM IN A BOAT.

HE LOSES HIS FISHING LURE.

BUT CLOSE TO WHERE
HE'S ANCHORED,

THERE'S ANOTHER BOAT
WITH A SPARE LURE.

RATHER THAN ACTUALLY PADDLE
TO THE OTHER BOAT,

HE JUST JUMPED IN THE WATER.

HE KNEW THERE WERE RED DEVILS
DOWN THERE,

BUT HE DIDN'T THINK
THEY WOULD HURT HIM.

HE WAS WRONG.

THEY ATTACKED HIM
FROM EVERY DIRECTION.

HE FELT THE FLESH TEARING
FROM HIS STOMACH AND NECK

AS THEY STARTED
TO DRAG HIM DOWN.

HIS CHILDREN MANAGED
TO PULL HIM BACK

INTO THE BOAT,
COVERED IN BLOOD.

HE SAID IF HE HADN'T BEEN ABLE
TO GET OUT OF THE WATER,

THAT WOULD'VE BEEN IT.
HE'D HAVE BEEN FINISHED.

THERE WAS MANY, UM, YOU KNOW,
NO -- NO WAY OF GIVING A NUMBER.

BUT HE SAYS THIS IS --

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT,
WHEN YOU -- WHEN YOU HOOK ONE,

AND YOU BRING IT INTO THE BOAT,
THEY'LL BECOME CANNIBALISTIC.

UH, IF ONE IS STRUGGLING
ON A LINE,

OTHERS WILL COME IN
AND DEVOUR THAT.

HE SAYS IT'S ALMOST LIKE, UH,
A PIRANHA FEEDING FRENZY.

NOW THE THING ABOUT PIRANHAS,
FROM MY EXPERIENCE,

IS IF A PIRANHA BITES YOU,

THEY LEAVE
A VERY CLEAR SIGNATURE.

SO I'M --
I'M JUST CURIOUS, YOU KNOW,

IF HE'S GOT, UM, ANY MEMENTOS
OF THAT PARTICULAR INCIDENT.

[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]

-[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
-MUCHOS. OKAY.

THE ATTACK HAPPENED
MORE THAN 40 YEARS AGO,

BUT HE STILL HAS SCARS.

[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]

THIS ONE REMINDS ME
OF SOMETHING I'VE SEEN BEFORE.

THE ONLY THING THAT I'VE SEEN,
IN MY EXPERIENCE,

THAT'S ANYTHING LIKE THAT, UH,
IS CAUSED BY A PUFFERFISH.

RAFAEL'S SCAR IS TOO BIG
TO BE CAUSED

BY THE BEAK OF A PUFFERFISH.

BUT IT IS A VERY UNUSUAL WOUND,

WHICH CERTAINLY TIES IN

WITH THE OTHER ATTACK STORIES
I'VE HEARD.

THE OTHER SEA CREATURE
THAT HAS A BEAK IS A SQUID.

¿QUE TIPO DE -- DE ANIMAL?
¿UH, TIENE TENTáCULOS?

I ASK WHETHER THIS ANIMAL
HAS TENTACLES.

-Sí, Sí.
-¿ES UNA...

CALAMAR,
CALAMAR, DIABLO ROJO.

HE CONFIRMS. IT'S A SQUID.

HE GAVE ME A WEIGHT, SOMETHING
LIKE 70 OR 80 POUNDS.

THAT'S GOT TO BE AN ANIMAL,
I DON'T KNOW, 4, 5 FOOT LONG.

BUT FROM WHAT HE'S SAYING,
YOU KNOW,

WE'RE NOT TALKING
SOLITARY ANIMALS.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
A SQUID FEEDING FRENZY.

I'VE NEVER FISHED
FOR SQUID BEFORE

AND I'M EAGER TO FIND OUT
HOW TO DO IT.

WHEN HE SHOWS ME
THE LURE HE USES,

IT LOOKS MORE LIKE

AN INSTRUMENT
OF MEDIEVAL TORTURE

THAN ANYTHING I'VE EVER
PUT ON A LINE.

AND THIS IS THE LURE.
THIS IS THE JIG.

HE SAYS THIS IS LUMINOUS.

THE SQUID ARE ATTRACTED
TO THE GLOW,

AND THEIR TENTACLES
BECOME CAUGHT ON THE SPIKES.

THESE MARKS HERE
ARE CAUSED BY THE --

THE BEAK OF THE --
OF THE SQUID.

HE -- HE MAKES THESE UP
HIMSELF.

HE -- HE SORTA MAKES THEM
FROM BITS OF OTHER LURES.

AND HE SAYS YOU OFTEN FISH
WITH THESE VERY DEEP,

UM, GETTING ON FOR
1,000 FEET.

I ASK HIM IF HE CAN TAKE ME
HUNTING FOR THESE DEVILS,

BUT HE SAYS
I'M A FEW YEARS TOO LATE.

-[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
-AS SUDDENLY

AS THESE LARGE, PREDATORY SQUID
INVADED THESE WATERS,

THEY HAVE NOW
MYSTERIOUSLY MOVED ON.

THERE'S SOMETHING
PARTICULARLY CHILLING

ABOUT A BEAST
THAT IS HERE ONE MINUTE

AND GONE THE NEXT.

BUT NOW THAT RAFAEL
HAS HELPED ME IDENTIFY

THESE ELUSIVE PACK HUNTERS,

I'M MORE DETERMINED THAN EVER
TO TRACK THEM DOWN.

THERE ARE MANY SPECIES
OF SQUID,

BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE
THAT MATCHES THE SIZE

THAT RAFAEL DESCRIBED
OF 4 OR 5 FEET --

THE HUMBOLDT SQUID.

THEY'RE CERTAINLY
THE RIGHT COLOR

TO BE CALLED A RED DEVIL.

AND THEY HAVE A BEAK MADE
OF ONE OF

THE HARDEST NATURAL SUBSTANCES
ON THE PLANET,

WITH A BITE FORCE OF A LION.

AND I COME ACROSS STORIES OF
HUMBOLDT SQUID ATTACKING DIVERS

THAT ADD TO MY SUSPICIONS

THAT THESE ARE THE ANIMALS
I'M LOOKING FOR.

ANOTHER ONE CAME RIGHT UP
BEHIND ME, GRABBED MY HAND

AND YANKED BACK SO HARD

THAT IT DISLOCATED
MY RIGHT SHOULDER.

THAT'S HOW BAD
THESE SQUID CAN BE.

Wade: THERE ARE INCIDENCES
OF HUMBOLDT SQUID ATTACKS

IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST.

IT WAS SO TERRIFYING
BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST...

THE THOUGHT
OF BEING EATING BY SOMETHING

IS JUST, LIKE, SOMETHING
OUT OF A HORROR MOVIE.

Wade: AND HUNDREDS OF
HUMBOLDT SQUIDS SIGHTINGS

FROM CALIFORNIA TO ALASKA.

BUT AS IN MEXICO,

THE SQUID SEEM TO DISAPPEAR
AS QUICKLY AS THEY ARRIVE.

WITH THESE ANIMALS HAVING

SUCH A VAST
AND SEEMINGLY RANDOM TERRITORY,

PINNING THEM DOWN
WON'T BE EASY.

THE REASON
THEY'RE CALLED HUMBOLDT SQUID

IS BECAUSE THEY COME
FROM THE HUMBOLDT CURRENT,

WHICH IS WAY DOWN HERE
IN SOUTH AMERICA.

IT RUNS ALONG THE COAST
OF CHILE AND PERU.

AND I'VE JUST COME
ACROSS SOME PICTURES

OF SOME VERY LARGE
HUMBOLDT SQUID

FROM A PLACE
CALLED PAITA IN PERU.

SO I THINK I REALLY HAVE
TO CHECK THIS PLACE OUT.

IT LOOKS LIKE
THESE ALIEN ANIMALS

ARE BEING CAUGHT IN PERU
RIGHT NOW.

FINALLY, I FEEL LIKE
I'M CLOSING IN

ON THE NOTORIOUS DIABLO ROJO.

HERE WE GO.

**

**

Wade: I'M ON THE HUNT
FOR A NOTORIOUS SEA CREATURE

THAT'S CAPABLE OF
INFLICTING HORRIFIC WOUNDS.

[ MAN GRUNTING ]

I'VE NARROWED MY SEARCH
TO A BEAST SO TERRIBLE

THAT MEXICAN FISHERMEN
NAMED IT THE "RED DEVIL,"

WHICH I'VE IDENTIFIED
AS THE HUMBOLDT SQUID.

THESE ULTRA-PREDATORY SQUID
MOVE LIKE A PLAGUE.

I WAS TOLD
THEY HAVE NOW LEFT MEXICO,

BUT I'VE TRACED THEM
3,000 MILES SOUTH

TO THEIR HOME TERRITORY --

THE HUMBOLDT CURRENT

OFF THE PACIFIC COAST
OF SOUTH AMERICA.

**

I'VE COME TO
A REMOTE PERUVIAN FISHING TOWN

CALLED PAITA,
A BUSTLING PORT

AND A FAR CRY FROM THE
SMALL-SCALE FISHING INDUSTRY

I LEFT BEHIND IN MEXICO.

CLEARLY, SQUID HAVE MADE
A MARK HERE.

**

¿UH, SEÑORA,
ESTE PARA QUé?

Woman: CALAMAR GIGANTE.

¿CALAMAR GIGANTE?

RIGHT, THIS IS A SERIOUS
SQUID LURE.

IT'S DEFINITELY A SQUID LURE,
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.

BUT IT'S VERY HEAVY DUTY.

MUCH, UH, MORE ROBUST
THAN THE ONE I SAW IN MEXICO.

I MEAN, THESE ARE MADE
OUT OF THICK STEEL.

IT'S NOT JUST WIRE.

AND I'M GUESSING THAT'S...

WELL...

THIS IS DESIGNED FOR S--
ANIMALS OF A SERIOUS SIZE.

I NEED TO GET FISHING.

THE FISHING INDUSTRY HERE

IS ONE OF THE OLDEST
IN THE WORLD,

DATING BACK
TO BEFORE THE INCAS.

HOLA. UH, BUENAS --
BUENAS -- BUENAS TARDES.

WITH OVER 700 MARINE SPECIES,
PERU IS STILL

ONE OF THE WORLD'S
LEADING FISHING NATIONS.

YEAH.
THERE'S A LOT OF BOATS HERE.

THIS REALLY, YOU KNOW,
TAKES YOU BACK.

YOU JUST DON'T SEE THIS KIND
OF PLACE AT ALL

VERY MUCH IN THE WORLD NOW.

¿ESTE?

I'M TAKEN TO A COMMERCIAL
SQUID FISHING VESSEL,

WHOSE SEASONED CREW IS OUT
ON THESE WATERS YEAR-ROUND.

MY CHANCES OF TRACKING DOWN
HUMBOLDT SQUID

ARE LOOKING GOOD.

**

WE HEAD OUT INTO
THE VAST PACIFIC OCEAN.

TO FIND THE SQUID,
WE NEED DEEP WATER,

AND WE HAVE TO TRAVEL FOR DAYS.

AS ALL SIGNS OF LAND DISAPPEAR,

I RAPIDLY LOSE
MY SENSE OF DIRECTION.

IT BECOMES SICKENINGLY APPARENT

THAT THIS IS A FAR CRY

FROM THE RIVERS AND LAKES
THAT I'M USED TO.

WE'VE ALL BEEN ILL
ON THIS TRIP,

UH, NOT JUST THE FILM CREW.

THE, YOU KNOW,
THE BOAT CREW AS WELL.

I THOUGHT THE CAPTAIN
HAD BEEN OKAY.

APPARENTLY THE CAPTAIN'S
BEEN ILL.

AS THE DAYS AND NIGHTS BLUR,
WE CONTINUE FURTHER OUT TO SEA,

AND THERE'S NO RESPITE.

THE RELENTLESS SWAY
OF THE BOAT IS INESCAPABLE.

AS SOON
AS YOU ACTUALLY GO INSIDE,

YOU DON'T HAVE THAT REFERENCE
POINT OF THE HORIZON.

UNLESS YOU SHUT YOUR EYES,

YEAH, YOU START FEELING ILL
VERY QUICKLY.

EVEN THE SEA-HARDENED FISHERMEN
WHO DO THIS FOR A LIVING

STRUGGLE WITH THE TORTUROUS
PITCH OF THE BOAT.

BUT FOR THESE MEN
TO GO TO SUCH EFFORTS

TO FIND THESE SQUID,

THE CATCH MUST BE WORTH
THE STRUGGLE TO GET HERE.

FINALLY, AFTER WHAT SEEMS LIKE
AN ENDLESS JOURNEY,

I'M TOLD WE'RE FLOATING ABOVE
SQUID TERRITORY.

THERE'S NO WAY
OF REACHING THE BOTTOM,

SO WE DEPLOY A DRIFT ANCHOR
TO STEADY THE BOAT,

AND WE GET OUR LINES OUT.

HERE WE GO.

THE TECHNIQUE IS BASIC --

JUST HAND LINES
AND THAT VICIOUS JIG

COATED IN PHOSPHORESCENT PAINT
SO IT GLOWS IN THE DARK DEPTHS.

THIS GHOSTLY LIGHT, COMBINED
WITH A SCRAP OF DEAD FISH

AND THE JIG'S MOVEMENT,

SHOULD TRIGGER THE SQUIDS'
NATURAL PREDATORY INSTINCT.

I'M SLIGHTLY, UM, CONCERNED
ABOUT THE SIDE OF THE BOAT HERE.

I MEAN, NO DOUBT IT'S ALL
IN THE NAME OF EFFICIENCY

SO YOU CAN PULL SQUID
OVER EASILY, BUT, UM,

THAT'S ACTUALLY LOWER
THAN MY KNEE.

SO I'M THINKING
IF THE BOAT'S TIPPING A BIT,

IF THE SURFACE IS SLIPPERY,
I CAN IMAGINE

IT WOULD BE VERY EASY
TO GO OVER THE SIDE.

WHEN RAFAEL, THE FISHERMAN
I MET IN MEXICO,

GOT IN THE WATER WITH SQUID,

IT WAS ONLY SECONDS
BEFORE THEY ATTACKED.

AND THE FISHERMEN HERE WARN ME
THAT WHEN MEN FALL OVERBOARD,

THE SQUID CONVERGE
AND DRAG THEM DOWN.

AND GENERALLY,
THEY'RE NOT SEEN AGAIN.

HERE WE GO.

AH.

WHOA!

**

**

Wade: I'M IN PERU, HOPING TO
CATCH A HUMBOLDT SQUID,

TO DETERMINE
WHETHER IT IS, IN FACT,

CAPABLE OF ATTACKING
AND KILLING FISHERMEN.

HERE WE GO.

AFTER 3 LONG DAYS OUT AT SEA,

I FINALLY HAVE SOMETHING BIG
ON THE END OF MY LINE.

I THINK I CAN SEE IT.

THERE IT IS.

THIS FEELS BIG.

OKAY.

THE WRITHING PREDATOR FIRES INK
AS A DEFENSE MECHANISM.

OKAY. COME HERE, BOY.
HERE WE GO.

IT'S JUST FLASHING
DIFFERENT COLORS HERE.

OUT OF THE WATER,
THIS SQUID'S COLOR

FLASHES FROM A DEVIL-LIKE RED
TO INKY BLACK.

SO THIS THE BEAST.

THIS IS A HUMBOLDT SQUID.

UH, AND JUST
WHAT A WEIRD ANIMAL IT IS.

YOU HAVE THE MOUTH
IN THE MIDDLE THERE

SURROUNDED BY TENTACLES.

AND THEN INSIDE THERE,
YOU CAN SEE THE BEAK.

I HAVE NO DOUBT

THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE SCAR
ON RAFAEL'S SHOULDER

AND IS THE BRUTAL WEAPON
BEHIND THE OTHER UNUSUAL WOUNDS

I HEARD ABOUT.

IT'S THE KEY PIECE OF EVIDENCE

THAT TIES
ALL MY STORIES TOGETHER.

AND THEY HAVE MORE
WEIRD ANATOMY.

THIS IS THE SIPHON.

THIS IS WHAT
IT SQUIRTS INK OUT OF.

THESE BIZARRE-LOOKING PREDATORS

ARE LIKE SOMETHING
OUT OF A HORROR MOVIE,

AN ALIEN ANIMAL
TOTALLY UNLIKE ANY FISH

I HAVE EVER CAUGHT.

QUITE AN IMPRESSIVE BEAST.
GOING BACK.

THIS SQUID IS A DECENT SIZE,

BUT I'M TOLD
THEY GROW TWICE AS LONG,

PERHAPS EIGHT TIMES THE WEIGHT.

AND THERE'S SOMETHING EVEN MORE
TERRIFYING ABOUT THESE ANIMALS.

WITHIN SECONDS,
ANOTHER LINE GOES.

AND THEY KEEP COMING.

AH. HERE WE GO.

COMING OUT OF THERE.

OI!

LUCKILY THAT WASN'T INK.

UGH!

THERE'S LOTS DOWN HERE.

THESE CANNIBALISTIC DEVILS
RISE FROM THE DEPTHS

TO ATTACK OTHER SQUID
STRUGGLING ON THE FISHING JIGS.

I'M TOLD THEY HUNT IN PACKS
OF MORE THAN 1,000.

THEN, AS SUDDENLY
AS THEY FIRST APPEARED...

...THEY'RE GONE.

BUT I'M LEFT IN NO DOUBT

THAT THESE ARE
THE VERY SAME DIABLO ROJO

THAT INVADED MEXICO.

AND THEY ARE DEFINITELY
THE ANIMAL

THAT HAS BEEN ATTACKING DIVERS
IN THE U.S.

GRABBED MY HAND
AND THEN YANKED IT BACK...

Wade: BUT WHAT ABOUT
THE FIVE DEAD BODIES

THAT STARTED
THIS WHOLE INVESTIGATION?

SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO TRACK
DOWN THE MARINE BIOLOGIST

OR FIND ANY HARD EVIDENCE,

I NOW SUSPECT
THAT STORY WAS A HOAX.

BUT I THINK
THIS IS A RARE CASE

WHERE REALITY
IS WORSE THAN FICTION.

ALTHOUGH THE STORY
THAT LAUNCHED ME

ON THIS INVESTIGATION
TURNED OUT TO BE MADE UP,

THE CREATURE THAT I FOUND
IN THE END...WELL,

IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU JUST
COULDN'T MAKE UP.

IT IS A LITTLE TOO EASY

TO IMAGINE FALLING
INTO THE WATER,

TWO OR THREE OF THEM
GRAB HOLD OF YOU

AND TAKE YOU DOWN TO THE DEPTHS.

ANYONE KILLED BY HUMBOLDT SQUID
WOULDN'T WASH UP ON A BEACH.

THEY WOULD DISAPPEAR
WITHOUT A TRACE.

FOR ME, THE THING THAT'S REALLY
CREEPY ABOUT THEM IS THE FACT

THAT THEY'RE HERE ONE MINUTE,
GONE THE NEXT,

AND THEY CAN JUST POP UP
SOMEWHERE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

THIS IS A SPECIES

THAT TRAVELED 3,000 MILES
FROM PERU TO MEXICO.

WHERE IS IT GOING
TO TURN UP NEXT?

WHO KNOWS? IT MIGHT BE COMING
TO A BEACH NEAR YOU.

**