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I got the last two. Your turn. Channel 16.

Channel 16. Yeah, okay.

I say again, Channel 16.

This is the occupational hazard. Standing by on 16.

Okay,

thanks.

Damn. I hate having to use the engine.

Well, if we tried sailing against this current, we'd be tacking back and forth

till Christmas. Be grateful for the engine.

I don't want to be grateful.

Spoiled, and I want my way. You are spoiled.

No thanks to you.

The underappreciated one.

Terribly.

That's

the

end of Pilot.

Come here, you.

That was fun.

You want to do it again?

Why don't you get some sleep? I'll take it for a while.

Okay. 3 -3, I'll do it.

10 -4, Captain Love.

Camp Lattery Point reports calm seas, winds out of the northeast at 5 knots

visibility clear. I say again, calm seas, winds out of the northeast.

Anything?

Take that.

Report to Anzali. This is beyond occupational hazard. Mayday, mayday,

Our position is...

Come on, come on.

Everything's here.

Let's go.

Tell me this isn't happening. It is. It happened.

No, it's yours.

Get it. Get it.

What was what?

That bump.

And that noise right there, like something scraping on the rubber.

Probably something from the boat. There's lots of flotsam. Don't spook

What's that smell?

Ammonia?

Maybe we spilled something.

Looks all right.

Hey, careful.

I wonder what was... Elizabeth?

Elizabeth!

Hi.

Dana Hadley's here.

See you tonight.

I thought I'd make rigatoni parmigiano for dinner tonight. How's that sound?

Sounds like macaroni and cheese to me.

It's a beautiful day, honey. You get there just as fast on a bike, you know.

don't say.

Really. You know, when I was a kid... When I was a kid, we didn't have cars at

Graves Point. We used to take our bicycles everywhere.

Those were the glory days, Dana.

Yeah, when men were men.

And little girls used to listen to their daddies.

Ah.

That'd be a good day, Whip.

I can feel it.

That'd be it, Whip.

Where'd you sail in from, Lieutenant?

What?

Very last station.

San Diego.

Oh.

What did you get on the wrong side of, sir?

Excuse me?

Ah, to get shipped out of here.

What makes you say that?

Well, great point.

Ain't exactly where the action is.

I put in for the transfer.

I wanted to come.

So, what's your situation, Lieutenant?

The fray's not a snowball's chance to blow. Rest safe with you, Ensign Raines.

Yes, sir. Then shut up, keep your eyes on the instrument panel, and get us to

where we need to go.

We're fishing a boneyard, pal.

Yeah, well, we'll do better on the next pad.

Yeah, the old days, we used to catch enough in a day to pay for the whole

Mackerel and tuna used to fight each other jumping into the boat.

You know, Whip, we could always talk.

Not every day, just once a week. No, we're not going to trap.

Everybody else does it. They don't get caught. We're not everybody else.

Trap fishing's illegal for a reason, remember?

Yeah, I know, I know.

People stop trapping, this net would be full.

Yeah, it was just a suggestion.

Things will pick up.

Charter season's just around the corner.

Don't remind me.

What's with the

acrobatic? I just say hello to a couple of friends.

Wonder where he's going.

Probably nowhere.

Just logging time.

I'm reading you rainy.

What's going on?

Mr. Dalton, this is Lieutenant Marcus, United States Coast Guard.

Hello, Lieutenant.

We have a proposition for you.

Looks like a Poseidon.

Brand new off the line.

Could be worth a couple of grand.

Told you it was going to be a good day.

They're running low on juice up here, Wim. Watch every recon back at Randolph

Cove.

Okay, Rainey. Have a couple of colons waiting for us.

They picked up the front end of a Mayday last night in Port Angeles, but the

signal cut out before they could get any bearings.

If it wasn't for the EPIRB, he never would have found them.

The sharks got them? There'd be bite marks. The cells would be collapsed.

Then what?

There's the low board, huh? They might have been rescued. Nobody notified

anyone? Nobody turned off the EPIRB? No, what's funny, Whippet, is there's ore

locks, but there's no ore.

Yeah, that's weird.

So maybe what happened was that they put the raft in and then it drifted away

before they could get into it. Yeah?

So what happened to the boat? There weren't any storms last night or

Ammonia? From what?

No idea.

So what's going to be the disposition of this raft, Lieutenant?

Disposition? Well, the custom on Gary's point is if you salvage something from

the ocean, you get to keep it.

Oh, uh, well, I didn't know... Oh, no.

Who invited these guys?

Well, my orders were to contact the harbormaster.

You one of those people that always follow orders, Lieutenant?

Afternoon, folks.

What can we do for you, Jameson?

Whip, I understand you picked up a raft.

Who told you that? Don't jerk us around, Dalton. I can see the damn raft from

here. I'm Lieutenant Marcus. Are you the harbor master?

No, ma 'am. I'm his personal assistant, and I've been authorized to requisition

the raft.

What for? We found it on open sea.

You know the rules, Whip.

Look, tell Scotto to buy his own raft. He's got the money. Come on, Whip. Just

give me the raft.

Of course, I don't know what state it was in when you found it or what kind of

damage it sustained in your efforts to retrieve it.

Come on, Mike.

Let's give these guys the harbormaster's wrath.

Come on, Whip. You can't be serious. Come on. I don't want to do this by

Hey, cut it out, Whip.

Take it easy. Take it easy. What's Graves going to say?

The better question is, what are we going to say?

Come on, Rainy. Give me that.

One, two, three.

Thanks for the cooperation, Whip.

Have a nice day.

What a jerk.

He's not so bad.

Well, not Jameson.

Graves. Next time you need a gopher, ladies, get somebody else.

Come on. Let's hose it down.

What, do you expect me to violate Coast Guard regulations?

Lie to the harbormaster?

Well, harbormaster is really just an honorary title, sir.

Skyler Graves has expanded its scope. It's got a lot of people angry around

here. I'm sure Mr. Graves has his reasons.

Yeah. He figures as long as the island's got his name on it, he may as well own

as much of it as he can.

So, we all done?

Yeah, we're done. Go home to your wife.

Hey, by the way, how's Nell doing?

Oh, she's good, Webb.

Out to here.

You guys doing all right, money wife? Yeah, we're fine.

You know, you need anything, Oz, you got to do? No, we're okay.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Same time, same place.

Yep.

How's the big city treat you, Mr. Gray?

Oh, mental, mental. Can't complain.

Old Charles is being modest. Like he shot a 78.

Is that right?

Good for you, Scott.

Yeah, you know how it is.

Every now and again, things just sort of fall into place.

He didn't really shoot a 78.

And then some.

It can't be a bird. It'd have to be the size of a house. Maybe the bones. Could

have busted off a necklace or something when they were trying to drag it into

the boat. That's part of the task. No. It's a claw.

Here.

Send it to this guy.

He'll tell you what it is.

Who's this?

My cousin.

He works at the Portland Zoo.

He'll tell you what it is.

Thanks, Corbin.

See you guys. Yeah.

Hey, stick around, Taylor.

I'm buying you a drink.

Don't tempt me, man.

No, I gotta go home.

Dana's making me rigatoni parmesan.

Oh, cute.

Cute.

You just don't want to watch a woman crying her bear.

What are you crying about?

The one that got away.

Which one?

You.

The one that met her.

I gotta go, Maeve.

I'll see you.

Yeah.

Okay, but why not?

Mike, you're great with your hands. You don't have to... Because I'm not a

carpenter. I'm a fisherman.

I know that, but Cheryl says the money is really good. I want to work for the

redevelopment court.

Putting up luxury houses for tourists.

I know, but we've got to do something because... Hey, haven't I always taken

care of you?

Of course you have.

So stop worrying.

You're going to disturb little Billy.

Andrea.

Looks like Lucas Chavez. What's he doing out here?

Charter season hasn't started yet.

Yes.

Afternoon, Lucas.

Jeez, Quip.

Scared me half to death sneaking up like that.

What are you doing here, Lucas?

Oh, uh, you know.

Who's Bowie?

Oh, uh, I don't know. I just ran across it myself.

Well, why don't we haul it up, take a look?

Oh, I already looked.

It's nothing. It's just an old buoy.

Weren't any traps attached to it, were there?

Traps? No!

No traps.

You know something, Lucas?

You don't lie very good.

See how many fish the bastard killed.

There's a trap.

Who busted that?

Doesn't look like it was busted. If it was busted, all the strands would be

frizzy. These are factory tight.

Looks like it was bit. Cleaned through.

Nothing down there bites through steel.

What the hell did this?

Hi, can I help you?

Yes, I'm Lieutenant Marcus with the... The U .S. Coast Guard.

Yeah.

Is Mr. Dalton here?

Yeah, he is. Come on in.

Okay.

Get him.

Good evening, Lieutenant.

Mr. Dalton, how are you? I'm fine.

What brings you out here?

That salvage operation you assisted with the other day, the Poseidon, I need

your signature for my report.

It's just a formality.

Got a pen?

You don't want to read it first?

You told the truth, didn't you?

Of course.

By the way, I like to dive.

It's one of the reasons why I'm here in Graves Point. I want to explore the

local shipwrecks.

And when I started asking around, people said that you were the man to see, that

you know everything there is to know about the waters and what's in them, and

that you and your boat are for hire.

People said all that, huh?

Yeah.

Did they steer me wrong?

Depends.

How experienced are you?

I'm a Coast Guard diver, Mr. Dalton. I can handle just about anything.

I don't know.

Currents around Graves Point are pretty strong.

Okay.

I see.

Well, you should just know that I could match you die for dive any day of the

week.

Thanks anyway.

How's Saturday sound?

Saturday sounds great.

Hey, listen, about that raft.

Oh, yeah, I am sorry. You close with the Coast Guard ever figure out what

happened? Yes, it was a yacht called Occupational Hazard out of San

Two people went down, a Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, and as near as we can construct

it, the boat developed a leak somehow, so... They still should have had plenty

of time to get in their raft.

Yeah, but they didn't.

It still feels pretty strange that they would turn the EPIRB on before getting

in. What are you getting at? I don't know, but I'd love to have another look

that inflatable.

Is that possible?

I'm not sure.

I'll take it up with the harbor mess.

I'll let you know on Saturday.

Well, I look forward to it.

Good night.

Good night. All right, see you.

How much fish

can a fisherman catch if a fisherman can catch fish?

Lots of fish. And a mermaid, too, if a fisherman can catch fish.

Try and find those traps, Prince Valiant. Just try and find those.

Hello?

Mr. Dahl? Yeah. This is John Astorbrook from the Portland Zoo, Corbin Jake's

cousin.

Oh, yeah. Hi, how are you?

Good, thanks.

Listen, this claw you sent us, we've studied it here, and, well, we don't

what it is, but it sure isn't mammalian. In fact, we're almost positive it came

from the sea.

You're sure?

Yeah, from a marine animal of some sort.

Yeah, Mr. Dalton, you still there?

Uh, yeah, I'm here.

Yeah, look, if you don't mind, we'd like to send it to Herbert Talley.

Herbert Talley?

Yeah, he's a marine biologist. One of the best. We'd like him to take a look

it. Well, sure. Go right ahead.

I'll send it today.

Good luck. Thanks.

You too.

Thank you.

I thought I was going under for sure. Come on.

A whale?

Swear to God.

Sure wasn't a bottle of whiskey, Lucas.

Whales shy away from running motors.

Especially ones as noisy as yours, Lucas.

Yeah, but this one didn't.

Passed right under my boat. I'm lucky to be alive.

So, I guess you're buying tonight.

With what?

Lost all my fish to Whip Dalton.

You just wait.

Any day now, one of those software developers with a 10 ,000 square foot

in Skylar Cove is going to walk into that store, take one look at me, and

it'll be all over. Hadley, that is so lame.

A girl can't dream?

How did half a century of feminism manage to pack you back? Everything

by. I live in Grace Point.

Well, get smart and leave.

No, thanks. You run off to college if you want, and I'll take my chances here.

Speaking of, I just got a catalog from the University of Arizona in Tucson

yesterday.

Other than the Santa Cruz River, they don't have...

A body of water bigger than like a rain gutter within a hundred mile radius

there.

Oh, my God.

Look over there.

You're gorgeous.

If you say so.

Honest to God, Dana, sometimes I think you don't like boys. No, Hadley, it's

just that I don't like every boy.

Hey, you guys.

Hi. You need some help?

Are you out of your mind?

I get first dates.

Yeah.

I want to take a look at that Poseidon I salvaged last week.

Poseidon? The inflatable.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah, I remember that now.

Yeah, we scuttled it. You scuttled it? Yeah.

It was damaged beyond repair.

Which surprised me, actually. You're usually a little bit more subtle than

God, you're an unbelievable jerk.

And you come here to insult me, Whip.

I'm hurt.

Nothing hurts you, Skyler.

You own half the island. The town charter gives you control of the harbor.

Nothing touches you, does it?

You're wrong.

Privilege brings with it responsibilities.

Big ones. I suppose preserving the integrity of Gray's Point in one of

Look, my plans for this island might not be your cup of tea, but I happen to be

very, very proud of what the Redevelopment Corporation is doing here.

helping to transform a dying community into a thriving one. That's smooth,

Skyler. Very smooth. That kind of talk impress your investors?

I don't know. Why don't you ask them?

Oh, I'm sure it does.

Along with the Harvard degree and the $200 lunches.

What, I'm supposed to feel guilty because I didn't drop out of school and

broke like you did?

Please, Graves.

You and your family couldn't go broke if you tried. You know, I wish your Ivy

League buddies could have seen you in grammar school. You remember how the big

kids were always trying to beat you up on the playground?

You wouldn't have made it out alive if this poor, dumb fisherman hadn't been

there every day to save your ass.

Yeah, well, we're not in grammar school anymore, Whip.

You're right Skyler. We're not but you're still the same old little creep

always were it makes me sick what you're doing to our island I'm sure it does,

but I'll bet your daughter's happy to have a job

Hey,

Daddy, Daddy, Daddy. Hold on. Come here, guys.

Daddy, this is Spike, and this is Chowder. Whip, my man.

It's a pleasure and an honor.

Spike Sanders, and this is Chowder. How you doing?

Hi. They just flew in from Baja, Daddy. They're on a shipwreck tour.

Yeah, planned out, fellas.

Trying to catch all the big ones.

Dana and Hadley said you're the local dive guy.

Did they? Yeah, but they want somebody to show them to the... What do you call

that thing? The Burnham?

Yeah. The Admiral Burnham? Graves Point's finding.

That's a deep dive.

Yeah, we know.

She starts at 190 feet and angles down a slope to 300. We know. We researched

it. You know, the currents out there are real bad, fella.

Only the most experienced divers have any business going anywhere near her.

Yeah, that's us. But we're advanced open water, so... Oh.

Well, good luck, then.

Nice to meet you. Enjoy your stay in Grace Point.

One second. Wait. Dad, they want to hire you to take them to the burner.

We'll pay. Good money.

I'm not interested.

500 a day.

I don't want the job, guys.

Thanks for the offer. All right, then. A thousand.

Look, we have a lot of great wrecks in Graves Point. There's the Carolina

Merchant, the Eloise. Really good 40, 50 -foot dives. I'd be happy to take you

to any or all of them at a fair daily rate.

But I'm not going to take you to the Admiral Burnham.

I'm sorry.

They're gone.

It's a lie.

I've never been so embarrassed in my whole life. Oh, Dana.

Would you like to strike oil or something today, Daddy? The last time I

we could use a thousand bucks. It would have been blood money. Those kids are in

way over their heads. Yeah, yeah. You're always right about everything, aren't

you?

There is you Lucas Kevin Yeah

We got a proposition

for you, yeah

You gotta see something, Dr. Talley.

Can it wait, Christopher?

I don't think so.

All right, then.

What's so important?

Where did you get this?

The Portland Zoo.

They got it from a fisherman in Grave Point.

Is it what I think it is? Yes.

Wow.

Architeuthis ducks.

They got themselves a giant squid.

Oh, it's great.

Okay? Thanks.

Yeah.

That was better than you said.

Nice, huh? Oh, yeah.

20 years ago, a good day to catch around here was 1 ,000 pounds of mackerel and

1 ,000 of tuna.

Okay. But we got to go back soon.

And all because of drop fishing?

Whole generations of fish are being wiped out, and they're not coming back.

Oh, no.

My great -grandfather built the house we live in. My family's been fishing for

their living in these waters ever since.

I'm the last in line, me and Dana.

We used to be a community of fishermen.

Now Skylar Graves has turned everybody into trinket salesmen, busboys.

I'm going to go pull the anchor in.

Okay.

Oh, oh, oh.

Oh, take it, take it, take it, take it.

Hello.

I'm sorry, who?

Oh, yeah, okay, hold on one second.

That's for you.

Hello. Mr. Dalton, this is Herbert Talley. I'm glad I've finally been able

reach you.

Oh, yeah, the marine biologist.

Correct. You've made an extraordinary discovery, Mr. Dalton.

I have. What's that?

The claw.

Do you have any idea what it is?

Not a clue.

I've sent you a package. Did you receive it? Uh, yeah, I just got it. Good. Look

over the contents. They explain everything.

In the meantime, I'm on my way. I'll be there in a few days.

You're coming to Graves Point?

Oh, yeah.

I wouldn't miss this for the world.

What's that all about?

I'm not sure.

It's different every time. So is it going to be Strawberry Swirl?

Or is it going to be the macadamia nut, baby? Butter pecan.

Butter pecan.

All right, fine. I will get you butter pecan. What?

Feel.

Wow.

Somebody's feeling really frisky today.

Yeah, that's my little Billy. He can't wait to get out and take on the world.

Andrea.

Billy, I thought we agreed on this thing. No. What have you heard of a girl

named Billy?

Billie Holiday.

Billie Jean King. I'm serious now.

What, is he kicking again?

No. Look.

What is it?

Looks like a whale.

Looks like somebody took a chainsaw to it.

Yeah, somebody or something.

What the hell attacks a whale?

Rain? Lieutenant.

Hey, let me give you a hand with that.

No, I'm okay.

How was your dive yesterday?

Good.

Except that there was a strange eel or something that almost ran away with the

anchor. So what took you out to the Carolina Merchant?

Guess she likes you.

How long has he been divorced?

He's not. His wife Charlotte died about ten years ago.

Oh.

How about you, Lieutenant?

Ever been married?

No.

Ever been close?

Yes, once.

Let me guess.

Didn't like the Coast Guard, right?

That's how it's been with me. Actually, he was in the Guard, too.

Oh, double trouble.

Yeah, you got it.

He was great at saving sinking ships.

Except our own.

Man.

Yeah, pretty amazing, huh?

This is a young whale. Doesn't have its full ration of fat. Yeah, I know. I

thought the jawbone. What do you think got him?

A propeller?

No. I don't think so.

The Humboldt's ability to camouflage itself is one of its most potent

A guy named Talley sent me the tape.

What kind of squid is that?

Humboldt.

I never knew they got that big.

But you're not telling me a Humboldt squid killed that whale.

Not a Humboldt.

Not even a pack of Humboldts.

What? How about a squid ten times that size?

Get out of here. Ten times that size? That'd have to be 50, 60 feet long. What

if there was a squid that big? Can you imagine the damage it would do?

Yeah, but... Look, something took out the griffin's raft. That was no

And what about Lucas' traps?

Something bit right through that cable. Steel cable.

Take a look at this.

This came off the griffin's raft.

Imagine a squid with tentacles 30 feet long, covered in these things.

A giant squid that's just as fast and just as mean as those humbles. Come on,

you're messing with me. A squid that big can't be real.

I think it is real, Mike.

I think it's real, and I think it's here.

Better put a tape on that camera this time, man. I don't want to forget today.

swear that was you. That was you.

Hell, man.

You guys know where it's going?

What, today or life in general? I don't know. I'll go check it out.

You sure you can find it?

Piece of cake.

Great. Great.

Debutants.

You sure it's burning?

Yeah, I'm sure.

The buoy marked it because of the current. What are we waiting for? Hey,

now, now, now, listen up. You swim on the surface up to the buoy. And you wait

there until you're ready. And then you fire from the bottom, following along

buoy line.

Then you got precious little time down there, so don't waste it.

We know.

See you in ten minutes.

Hey, seven minutes.

Okay. One, two, three.

I'll see you at Burnham. See you there.

Yeah, hot shot.

Thank you.

Thank you.

U .S .C .G. 4, this is Privateer, over.

U .S .C .G. 4, Privateer.

Get past it, Whiplash.

You boys look like you're in an awful big hurry.

Gotta be careful there, Whip.

This is the 90s Coast Guard. We're not just boys anymore.

I'm sorry, Lieutenant. I didn't know you were aboard.

What's your rush, Rainey? We've got a weird mayday.

Divers down, sea monsters.

My hunch is we've got a couple of college kids high on something.

Give me your heading.

I was on the raft.

Yeah, there's an ammonia smell, too.

Tally says that's a giant squid's calling card. He says its flesh is

with ammonium ion.

Whip, about this theory of yours... It's not a theory.

What's going on?

A couple of divers were killed this morning out at the Burnham.

Divers? What happened to them?

The violent deaths of two scuba divers off the coast of Graves Point have this

island community in an uproar.

The debris collected at the site contained strange markings and the odor

ammonia, leading some experts to speculate that this might be the work of

giant squid.

Other experts reject that theory, saying that it is improbable such a creature

would venture so close to land... How's Hadley? Calmed down a bit.

I think I shouldn't play with both of them.

I guess you were right about that dive.

Oh, honey.

I couldn't have predicted that this would happen.

Yeah, but they should have listened to you.

What is that?

I forget. Want me to check the can?

No. Use my imagination.

You okay?

Yeah.

Take the fuck down.

Look, just take it easy, okay? Come on, man. Let us in. I'm sorry, pal. No press

allowed in the hall.

I told

you, no press. The scientific name for them is

Architeuthis duck.

The deal is that no one's ever really seen a giant squid.

Not alive, anyway.

A few dead ones have beat, but that's about it.

The biggest carcass ever found was 45 feet long, but no one seems to know

exactly how big these things can get.

They live in very deep water.

The giant squid is what's called an adventitious eater, which means that

whenever its food supply is gone, it will eat whatever it can find.

Now, those of us who fish around here know how damn few fish there are for

anything to eat, let alone a creature the size of this thing. And it must be

hungry because it killed a sperm whale.

And sperm whales are its only natural enemy.

And now it's attacking us.

So how can we get rid of this thing, Whip?

I don't think we can.

Look, no one's ever even been able to catch a giant squid, and they sure as

haven't killed one.

So what are we going to do?

My advice is to leave it alone.

The way I figure it, it's just passing through.

It doesn't live here. We'd have seen signs of it before now.

I think it'll move on eventually.

And how long's eventually?

I don't know.

This is bull.

You think nobody's ever seen one of these things. Well, I have.

It swam right under my boat.

And I think we can kill it. How are you going to do that, Lucas?

I'll make some depth charges and turn this sucker into cat food.

Great. And kill what's left of the fish in the process?

Who cares?

Anything's better than sitting around waiting for this thing to go away

eventually. Good plan.

Okay, Lucas, look. You go out and try and kill it. But just so you understand

exactly what it is you're dealing with, besides its eight huge tentacles, this

thing has two whips. Each one is probably as long as this room and three

feet thick.

Those whips are covered with suction cups the size of this notebook.

In the center of each cup is a claw as big as my fist and razor sharp.

The squid grabs and impales its prey with those whips and drags it towards

beak, shredding the flesh as it goes. And these things can shred a hundred

tuna in five seconds.

Its beak is like an eagle's, only it's about 50 times bigger and it can bite

through steel.

And you make a mistake trying to kill this thing and it gets to you first,

it did the griffins and those two divers.

You pray to God that those whips kill you before you get to that beak.

Look, it's payday, folks. We trap fished our waters clean.

The squid's natural source of food is gone. It's got nothing to eat, so it's

going after us.

We've got no right to kill it. It's not a monster.

It's just a hungry animal trying to survive.

Okay, thank you, Whip.

Appreciate your input. Much food for thought there.

Okay, the island council, in conjunction with Commander Wallingford and the

Coast Guard, will be meeting as soon as possible to decide on a course of

action. In the meantime, the notice to mariners will remain in effect.

Now, nobody should go into the water on the open sea unless absolutely

necessary, especially near the Burnham.

Now, I want you to rest assured that we're going to do everything we can to

a lid on this thing.

Last thing we want to do is turn Graves Point into a media event.

As far as tomorrow's Founders Day celebration is concerned, we had

canceling it, but we decided not to.

I think this is a time for all of us to pull together as a community and,

well... Gosh, I hope you'll all be there. We've cooked up some fun stuff

you. There'll be some dancing, lots of great food.

But sorry, folks, no calamari.

Come on.

I'll meet you outside.

Okay.

You think you convinced them?

I doubt it.

You convinced me.

You going to that party tomorrow?

Oh, yeah.

We go every year.

Oh, good.

I'll see you then.

Well,

I think Whit's right.

May, I think we should do what he says.

What if it doesn't go away? Word gets out about this, maybe we'll have even

tourists. But if they can't go in the water, then... It'll go away.

The credit card people called again today.

Yes.

What do they want?

They're canceling the cards, Michael.

That's crazy.

I'll call them tomorrow.

Straighten it out.

You said you were going to call them last week.

I forgot.

Don't worry. We'll work it out. No big deal.

You know, you were very persuasive tonight.

You're actually a heck of a public speaker.

Do you really mean what you were saying?

Sure. Because, you know, frankly, Lucas, I agree with you.

I mean, what Dalton made a point, I think, about leaving the squid alone.

He's just afraid of it. Frankly, I don't think we can afford to do that.

People are investing a lot of money in Graves Point.

And a problem like this, it makes investors skittish.

I think if there's a way for us to eliminate this problem, I think we

it.

Well, I can blast the beast out, like I said, but it costs some money.

Oh, don't worry about that.

Redevelopment Corp will underwrite everything.

How long do you think it would take you to put a thing like this together?

Get started tomorrow, probably go out the day after. Wow, that's great.

You're a real take -charge guy, Lucas.

How come we haven't done business together before?

Beats hell out of me.

Me too.

Humboldts are ravenous feeders.

as the quantity.

Once a Humboldt has discovered a bountiful supply of food, a happy

ground, if you will, it stays until all available prey is depleted.

So, in our search for Humboldts, we first evaluate the underwater ecology.

Oh, come on. You look incredible.

Girl, you're going to break somebody's heart.

Hadley, whose heart? I know every boy in town. Oh, it's a party.

Crazy things happen at parties.

Are you sure you want to go?

I mean, with Spike and Chowder and everything?

Dana, I have to get on with my life. You know, when you get right down to it. I

don't know yesterday.

It's only today.

I'll be right back.

Good afternoon. Is this the Dalton resident?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, he is.

And you are his daughter, I assume.

Daddy, Dr. Tal is here.

Good guy.

He is?

Yeah, he's not there.

Is that what you're wearing?

Yes, it is.

It's kind of skimpy, isn't it?

It's going to be cold later.

Well, then, I'll just have to find somebody to keep me warm, won't I?

You sure he's expecting it? Yes, I spoke to him over the phone.

Hello. Oh, Mr. Dalton, Herbert Talley.

Delighted to see you.

This is my associate, Christopher Lane. Nice to meet you. You too.

Glad you're here, Dr. Talley. We've just arrived. We came right over.

I heard about the divers.

Tragic. Yeah, people around here are pretty shook up.

Oh, but I see that I should have called. You and your young friends are

preparing to go out somewhere? Oh, God, it's Founders Day. Every year they have

this big party.

Dana, why don't you and Hadley go on over to the park? I'll come by later.

got a million questions for you. Maybe we should go to the party, too, Doctor.

bet there'll be people there we need to meet.

Good point. You'd be more than welcome.

Well, we rented a car. Why don't you ride over with us? You can ask me all

questions you like. Great.

What a beautiful spot you have here, Mr. Dalton.

I've lived on this bay all my life.

The fishing's been better.

He's adorable.

Remember, I saw him first.

Well, who likes boys all of a sudden?

Shut up.

Anyways, right, this doctor gives me three minutes to live, and I say, hey,

there anything you can do for me? And he says, well, yeah, maybe buy you an egg.

The best barbecue around.

You're ready in about 15 minutes.

How are

you today?

Good.

Here we go.

Hello. May we join you, folks?

Yeah, of course.

Allow me to introduce Dr.

Herbert Talley.

Man, welcome. My pleasure.

Look who's here.

Well, it's the bully scout.

I gotta go.

I

thought

this was a party.

I mean, what's with everybody?

Great point.

How long can he stay in the air without refueling? Oh, at least two hours.

Later. But if you're lucky, you get the right weather conditions, it can last a

long time.

Hey, you want to dance?

Yeah, sure.

Excuse me, gentlemen.

Don't suppose you'd like to?

Yeah.

Do you, Dan?

Only if it's a slow one.

When I looked in your eyes Take out the blankets and bring it all out.

Come on, buddy, we'll miss all the fun.

It's Founder's Day.

Gotta go, Chance.

Come on, sweetheart. Here you go. Off you go.

Come on, we don't want to miss the game, do we? Come on, you can see him later.

You know we'll be waiting for you. See you, Chance.

I hope you're hungry. Bye, Chance.

Come on, you'll be okay.

Don't worry.

No, too fast.

Really?

Thank you. Thank you.

Commander Wallingford was telling me about your remarks at the town meeting

about leaving Architeuthis alone.

Wise advice.

Well, after reading all the stuff you sent me, I didn't see how we had much

choice. Dr. Talley, have you ever seen a giant squid before? Once, off the coast

of Newfoundland, but only for a moment.

Hoping to see this one?

If I can.

From a safe distance, I have some sense of self -preservation.

Hey, everybody having a good time?

Dr. Talley, I'd like you to meet Skyler Graves.

A member of the founding family?

Guilty as charged.

All right, nothing but a bunch of smugglers.

Hey, hey, enterprising businessman.

Would you care for a drink?

Sure, iced tea.

So, how do you like our growing Graves point?

Very much.

It's going to get bigger.

Does she dive?

Not. What?

In your sweetheart.

She's not my new sweetheart. I hardly know her.

But she dives, right?

Yeah. She's a good diver.

Figures.

She's so much like Charlotte.

Yeah. I guess. A little.

Seeing you with her, I don't feel so bad. Some things are meant to be, and,

well, some things aren't.

What can I tell you? I have a restless heart.

Your heart isn't restless, Whiff. It's as steady as they come.

I follow it.

You should

have him as long as you want. He's your man.

Good man for the job.

Catherine? No.

Catherine?

Hey, hey, wait up. I'm going to quit.

I am going to quit.

What's the matter? What happened?

Tally needs a Coast Guard liaison for underwater study, and Wallingford

Henderson. Who's Henderson?

That guy at the table. He doesn't know anything about communication cables or

sonar or anything else. He probably doesn't even know how to dive, you know?

he's a man, and that's what's important.

You're kidding.

You know, I really thought that this would be different here. I thought that

least my credentials would count for something.

Well, this is stupid. You're a great diver. Tally would be lucky to have you.

Wallingford doesn't care.

Well, he should care.

Oh, come on, Whip. The Coast Guard isn't any different than the rest of the

world. A woman has to work twice as hard as a man just to be treated like an

equal, and then they hate you for it.

Still want your iced tea?

I'm sorry to unload on you.

Oh, that's all right.

Look, let me talk to Tally. I'll tell him when I... No, this is not your

problem. I know, but I don't want to see you get railroaded. Yeah, I'm used to

it.

Wish I could help.

I'm sorry?

No, it's, um... It's me.

I'm not looking for anything right now. Okay. I'm within a really...

long relationship that didn't work out very well. It's my mistake.

It's okay.

I mean, I'm not looking for anything either, really.

I just haven't felt like it. I don't want to go through this again.

I can't handle it, you understand?

You poor thing. I had too much, but it was too good.

Where's Chance?

Huh? I don't know.

He's not there.

Chance!

Chance!

Chance!

Chance!

Chance! Chance!

Chance?

Chance!

Is he there?

Is he hurt? There you are.

What have you been up to, huh?

old is he? Don't know.

I'm not sure you should be dating guys his age.

Daddy, we're not dating.

Where's he from?

Tell you what, tell you what, when you tell me what you and Catherine were

wandering off yesterday alone together, I'll tell you about Christopher, okay?

There's nothing to tell.

Really? I thought you guys were like hitting it off.

So did I.

Well, maybe you can answer, John.

You giving me advice now?

Sorry. No,

look, uh, I don't understand women.

Maybe I should have a woman's advice.

That's a first.

What?

You noticing I'm a woman?

Oh, I've noticed.

I'm just not crazy about the idea.

You're gonna make it really hard for me to leave this place, aren't you?

Probably.

Careful with that. Remember what's in them.

Okay, Lucas.

Where's Grace?

How should I know?

He's coming, ain't he? You've got to be kidding.

Oh, yeah.

Must have some really important golf game.

Before I forget, Grace wanted me to give you a half payment in advance.

Unless, of course, you're having second thoughts.

Second thoughts? No.

No second thoughts.

No one could blame you for being afraid.

Afraid?

Who said anything about afraid?

No one.

Lieutenant?

Brains? I noticed you not on the emergency roster the last couple of

That's because I haven't signed on.

Have I ever told you about the time I -86 I shot a bird?

A real theatrical, let me tell you. I mean, the bird had a problem with a fuel

line. Anyway, I'm bringing you back to base.

And I stalled the engine.

Well, two million bucks, the hardware flushed and gone right down the ocean.

But you know what I did?

The very next day, got back another chopper and I flew again.

Well, I couldn't mess up any bigger than I already had, right? You trying to

buck me up, Raines?

Yeah, I guess I am.

You off duty?

Yeah. Can I buy you a beer?

That'd be great.

Oh, and by the way, Raines, you might want to cover up that love bruise you

there.

Thank you. And how is Hadley?

Enthusiastic.

Dr. Talley?

Dr. Talley, this is Lieutenant... What's your name?

Henderson. Yeah, well, brace yourself.

This is pretty foul.

I'm sure I can handle it.

Good.

I'll be on the launch. You can leave me, Dr. Talley.

Definitely Architeuthis.

Definitely.

What exactly are we looking for?

Something big.

We know so little about Architeuthis. How big they grow, how old they get, and

why they sometimes strand and wash up dead.

Hi.

Anybody hungry?

Yeah, we could eat.

Okay, I'll make you guys some sandwiches. Let me help.

That's all right. She knows how to make sandwiches.

That boy's been at sea too long.

Great.

Here, squid, squid, squid, squid, squiddy, come on. Hey, you guys, let's

Here, squid.

Come on, smell that.

These things are right.

Pass me the entree.

Here. Great.

Here's one right here.

Here you go.

Don't. Don't.

You might come in. I don't care.

Let's eat.

Look out!

Make it clear.

Get ready.

Get ready!

Do it!

We're set!

Why don't you get to our side?

Wait!

I don't know.

We got it, Lucas.

Look.

Slow them down.

Look, look. They're coming up too fast. Look, look.

They're too high.

Let's get out of here.

We did it.

We did it!

Yeah.

Calvin's calling from his boat.

Lucas? Grave.

Excellent.

Excellent! I'll meet you at the dock.

The beast is dead, Jameson.

The beast that couldn't be killed?

Well, what do you know?

Bring it up. Bring it up. Up.

Whoa.

Whoa. Good, good.

Holy. Quit.

Okay.

Okay. Please quit.

They killed it? For certain?

That's the report.

I don't believe it.

Father, on behalf of the Graves Point Merchants Association, we'd like to

you for your foresight, ingenuity, and chutzpah in getting rid of the beast and

keeping Graves Point off the map. To show our appreciation for your sterling

effort, we are proud to present you with this extremely modest token of our

appreciation.

Step aside, Arnie. There's a new Terminator in town.

Oh, my God.

I don't know what to say.

Skyler, KJAB News. Do you have a comment for us today, please? Oh, no, no. I

don't have anything prepared now. I can't, no. But thank you. This is great.

Thanks, guys.

Well,

morning, gentlemen. We just came from where you're keeping the squid, Skyler.

They wouldn't let us in.

That's right.

Squid is off limits. I would like an opportunity to examine the carcass.

Ah, well, I'm afraid that won't be possible.

Look, Dr. Talley knows more about this thing than anyone alive.

I know that.

And I'd like to accommodate him, but unfortunately, the carcass is no longer

under my control. Why is that?

Somebody made me a very generous offer.

You sold it?

Yeah, to Theland, Texas, in Houston. Their director, Osborne Manning.

Yeah, you know him?

Dr. Talley and I have not had the pleasure.

I'm flattered that you've heard of me, though. I'm a great admirer of yours,

Talley. Mr.

Manning. And you, you must be Skyler Graves. That's right. How are you? When

you get in? Just now.

Have we heard correctly, Mr. Manning? Has Mr. Graves sold you the remains of

Arcatufis? Yeah, that's true. And he was tough, too. Not only did he charge me

top dollar for it, but for the next... But for the next two years, every

resident of Graves Point that visits Sealand, Texas, gets a free pass.

I want to wring that little jerk's neck.

What's done is done. I'll talk to Mr. Manning once he's settled. Perhaps he'll

allow me to look at the beast.

In the meantime, you are familiar with the local waters, right?

Sure. Could you take me to where the beast was killed?

The Burnham? Uh -huh.

Yeah. If I can't examine Architeuthis, at least I can explore its habitat.

4745, Mike. I'm going to have to put that on account, Angie. Sorry, Mike.

had no more credit.

But you guys have always extended my credit.

I'm sorry. It's got to be cash.

Lieutenant Marcus is here, Commander.

Yeah. Send her in.

Lieutenant.

At ease, Lieutenant. Please sit down.

I called you in, Lieutenant, because Dr. Talley would like to send a submersible

down, see if we can find where the squid was last seen near the Burnham. That

sounds like an interesting expedition, sir.

Yeah, yeah.

Anyway, they'll be videotaping the whole thing, and who knows what top -secret

toys they might come across. So we need somebody on board just to keep an eye on

things. I'm sure Lieutenant Henderson will enjoy the ride.

On the contrary, Lieutenant Henderson has expressed a certain lack of

for the mission.

Well, I'm sure one of the other men will jump at the opportunity, sir.

All right, Lieutenant.

If he don't assign you to tally in the first place, I was a horse who'd ask not

to. Could I get that in writing, sir?

No, but you can't report to the Triton at 0600 hours tomorrow.

Have a ball down there, Lieutenant.

Thank you, sir.

I intend to.

The ammonia that you smell is coming from a squid. Apparently, he produces

gallons of it. It's what keeps him afloat.

Have you measured him? 37 feet, 7 inches.

And the weight?

2 ,000 pounds.

Wow.

Tell me, how long do you think it took it to reach that size?

Well, you know, that's the most fascinating thing about this, Skyler.

preliminary examination of the reproductive organs, we figure this here

no more than three months old.

Three months?

He's still a baby.

How big do these things get?

Big.

Kind of makes you wonder, don't it?

What? Well, if what we have here is a baby, where's his mama?

I was always turned on by the ocean.

20 ,000 Leaves Under the Sea was my favorite movie when I was a kid.

I got the video when I was about 10. I must have seen it a hundred times.

I've never seen it.

It's the best.

Captain Nemo was my hero. I wanted to be him when I grew up. And now you are

him. Not exactly, but close.

I wish I could take you down with us tomorrow.

Oh, my God, no way. Why?

No, I'd be too scared.

Come on. No, I'm too scared.

Why doesn't Dr. Talia go down with us?

Submersible.

Submersible. Sorry.

No, that's okay.

Actually, it's pretty funny. He can't stand being in small and closed spaces.

He's like claustrophobic? Big time.

Which is great for me. I get to go down on his plate.

So when you're through here, exploring and everything, where will you go next?

I don't know.

Maybe I'll stay here.

Why would you do that?

Why do you think?

Christopher, we've only known each other like a few days, you know?

Really? Seems like we've known each other our whole lives.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

We'll drop 100 feet a minute.

Now, you said the slope bottoms out at 3 ,000 feet, right?

Thereabouts. So it'll take us half hour to hit bottom. So how long will we stay

down? Well, after four hours if you want to.

You'll be sure and bundle up. It gets real cold down there.

Hey, Jack, let me help you with that thing.

Looks a little cramped in there.

Yeah, it should be fun.

So, um, about the other day, Webb.

Sir Dalton, we have a little problem.

Mr. Graves has requested Mr. Jameson be given a seat on the submersible.

What for?

To ensure that proper procedures are observed, that the integrity of the

waters is respected, etc., etc.

Graves has no authority over your boat. No, but Commander Wallingford does. Mr.

Graves spoke to him this morning, and he has ordered Mr. Jameson to be given a

seat under Sir Merciful. But there are only three seats, and we must have

Christopher and Ebbets aboard, so... Commander Wallingford has ordered you to

relinquish your seat to Mr. Jameson.

I'm sorry, man. Believe me, I do not want to go down in that thing.

Shoving off, Chris. You're right there.

What's this?

St. Christopher's medal.

Oh.

What are you, faint now?

According to my mother.

Oh, gosh.

Won't you be needing this more than me right now?

Nothing but superstition.

Besides, you're the one who needs it. You'd be battling tourists all day.

What if I get a cramp?

Don't. There's three here, sir.

Roger that.

I need a new job.

The submersible is radio linked to the surface.

There's a video camera outside and a camera inside, and one on deck, as you

see.

Are you ready, Mr. Ebbets?

Lower submersible.

Launcher hooked.

They're on their way

Hold

on

to your hats fellas

Everything all right, Mr. Ebbets?

A -OK, Chief.

Just looking for that drop bolt you told me about.

You're almost on it.

Right you are.

Hang on again, guys.

Let's see what's out there.

What exactly are we looking for?

Some sign that Architeuthis was here.

Hagfish, maybe? What are hagfish?

Half vulture, half snake.

They like to feed on carcasses that big guys leave behind.

Ugliest little thug that you ever saw. Great.

How does it look, Christopher?

We're not seeing very much.

Me neither. It's pretty quiet down here.

Should we go down deeper?

By all means.

Is it always so cold?

We won't be down here much longer.

This is very

strange.

What is? The ocean should be teeming with fish at that depth. The monitor

be alive with fish.

You all right? I'm freezing.

We should head back out.

What was that?

What was what?

I don't know.

Something.

I didn't see anything.

There.

My God.

Christopher!

What did you...

What happened? Above you.

Get us out of here. Get us out of here.

We laid out the plan, changed three sectors. Big job.

And the guy says to me, well, are you sure you need the marina?

And I said, no.

Then again, we don't necessarily need roofs on the houses either.

I mean, he took my point, if you know what I mean.

This is for you.

What the hell are you doing?

If you'd have showed us the squid, you idiot, we'd have known it was the wrong

one. We had evidence of its size. We knew how big it was supposed to be. What

are you talking about? I hold you responsible for what happened today.

What happened? It's all on the tape, Skyler. Take a look at it. Take a good

at it. Take a look at the terror in Jameson's eyes the second before he

I'm sorry. Excuse me.

Okay, Marcus, what the hell do you... Why don't you order me off that sub?

This is neither the time nor the place for us to be... Why did you send an

innocent man to his death? I didn't know I was sending anybody to his death. Who

runs this post? Skylar Graves? Graves Point is a very small community,

Lieutenant. It is in the Coast Guard's interest to be on good terms with our

neighbors.

I don't care for Skylar Graves anymore and the next man, but he is a force to

reckoned with around here. And yesterday it seemed like a simple enough matter

to put Jameson on the sub and keep Graves happy.

Now, that was a bad decision on my part.

I got to live with it.

But I'm not sorry I made it.

I'm glad you weren't on the sub.

I'm just trying to do my job, sir.

I know. I know.

I know what you're going through.

I don't think so.

I'm sorry to disturb you.

Dana?

Give me money.

I'm sorry I'm not hungry.

I just feel like I'm going to die, you know?

I just feel like I'm going to die.

I know, sweetheart.

You're probably going to feel like this for a long time, but not forever.

Well, I'll never stop feeling this. I mean, I won't ever forget it.

No, you won't forget.

You'll never forget it.

But it'll get better.

I promise you it'll get better.

I really loved him.

Don't tell me.

I didn't know him long enough to get enough ideas.

I wasn't going to say that.

I was going to say that I know he loved you too.

me that you won't go out there.

Go out where?

You were right.

When you said that we should just leave that thing alone, please just promise me

that you won't go out there.

Who said anything about going? Just promise me.

Okay.

I promise.

Well, how big is it?

What difference does it make how big it is?

You killed one, you can kill another.

Here, demolish that sub.

It's because they were caught off guard.

You'll be prepared.

Maybe Dalton's right.

Maybe we do start to leave this thing alone.

Yeah, maybe he is. But I'm not in business with Whip Dalton.

Am I in business with you?

Well, I don't know.

Bigger squid, cost more kill.

I'll pay for extra manpower if you need it.

But you're still bound to our original agreement.

You killed the wrong squid.

Now, wait just a damn minute. No, you wait a minute. You get out there and you

finish the job you started, or I'm going to confiscate your boat. You can't do

that. You've been trap fishing, Lucas.

You know what the penalty for that is. No, no, no, I have not been trap

No, no, no. I can take your boat. I can shut your whole damn business down if I

want to.

Yeah.

All right, I'll go back out.

Tomorrow?

I need to make more charges.

Okay, fine.

Sorry to hear about Jameson.

He was a good man.

Well, you can avenge his death, Lucas.

You'll be a hero.

I keep seeing their faces.

I can't believe it.

Don't, Catherine.

Jameson didn't even want to go. He didn't want to go.

Don't do this.

Don't second -guess it, okay?

It's the fee.

That's all.

My wife,

Charlotte, drowned out here about ten years ago.

Right off the point.

She used to like to go out after dinner in her boat. She had this little

sailboat. It was her way of relaxing, you know, her chance to be alone.

Well, anyway, this evening...

A sudden wind came up, which is not unusual. I mean, gales come up all the

around here.

But Charlotte wouldn't have been surprised by the weather.

I mean, she had a great instinct for the sea.

She was too good a sailor.

I've always figured that she was just enjoying her sail too much, you know?

She didn't want to come back in.

She probably took the storm as a personal challenge.

Anyway, she, uh...

She stayed out there too long.

We found parts of her sailboat, but we never found her.

There's no answers, Catherine.

It's the sea, that's all.

You just learned to live with it.

I'm not kidding, Les. We're pregnant. I mean, I don't care. I'll do anything.

It doesn't matter. Scrape paint, wash windows, whatever.

I've got nothing for you, Mike. I've laid off most of my steady guys.

It's hard to attract customers when your boats are grounded.

Yeah, I know. The privateer's grounded, too.

You try the redevelopment corps. A lot of my guys hired out as day labor on the

housing site.

Yeah, I checked there. The jobs are all gone.

If it doesn't clear out pretty soon, we're all going up.

Here.

Until things pick up.

I don't need a handout, Les.

I need a job.

Hey, Mike, wait. Look.

I wouldn't do it.

But if you're really strapped...

I

thought I'd find you here.

He looked tired.

How's Dana?

She's doing okay.

He slept most of the day.

Were you able to get a hold of Christopher's family?

They're already here.

Not much they can do.

Collecting things.

I still haven't completely grasped what has happened.

Christopher was a fine young man.

Did you hear?

Graves' mercenaries are going out tomorrow and try to kill Architeuthis.

That's insane.

The one that's out there is at least three times as big as the one they

That's a hell of an appetite to feed. But it's no longer merely hungry.

Its attack on the submersible was an act of vengeance.

Vengeance? It was unprovoked. What are you talking about? We were invading its

territory. And the contents of the submersible were far too inaccessible.

Architeuthis was interested in only one thing down there.

It wanted a kill.

Look, Tally.

You know a lot more about this thing than I do.

But this just doesn't make any sense.

I mean, an animal will attack if it's cornered. It'll fight to protect its

young, but it doesn't carry a grudge.

I once saw a German shepherd run across four lanes of traffic to attack a man

who had struck its owner years earlier.

A man he hadn't seen since.

Well, we're not talking about a dog.

No, but Architeutus is known to be a vengeful beast.

The one that I nearly captured off Newfoundland turned around... and

the very net it had just escaped from.

Any other creature, maritime or otherwise, would have run for its life.

And here, my God, its child has been murdered.

How can it not want vengeance?

Well, if that's the case, then Lucas is an even bigger fool than I thought for

going back out there.

Do you still think we should leave Architeuthis alone?

Yeah.

Don't you?

I don't know.

You guys. Excuse us for not wanting to get killed, Lucas.

Scranton, Farmer, Bates, they're not afraid. That thing killed seven people

the last week. That's seven we know of. And a whale.

All in the water. We're not going in the water.

Come on, there's good money in this.

I'll take up your offer, Lucas.

I'll... I'll help you kill the beast.

Welcome aboard, mate.

They ought to think you weren't coming.

Give Stratton a hand with those charges over there.

Where's Farmer and Bates?

Hiding under their beds.

So it's just the three of us?

Three's plenty.

Besides, it means double pay for you.

Look, are you sure? Because if you're going to stand there all day, you're

to get some work done.

Then the check clears the bank.

You already bought it? Well, if gracious men can bring it in.

Isn't one enough?

Oh, but this one's a lot bigger, Doc.

I'm just sorry they have to kill it. Can you imagine what one of them things

would be like in captivity?

Damn, that'd be something.

Mr. Manning, you can't capture a giant squid. And even if you could, how would

you transport it? Where would you house it?

I don't know.

But those are what I call good problems.

You're a very ambitious man, Mr. Manning. Well, I have to be. I mean, you

at least heard of Sealand, Texas. Hardly anybody else has.

We're barely second rate.

These maps of Houston, we ain't even on. But before I'm done with her, Sealand,

Texas is going to be a world -class aquarium and marine museum.

And the carcass of a giant squid would be a significant addition to your

collection. And so would one of the world's foremost marine biologists.

You've lost me, Mr. Manning.

How'd you like to be chairman of the board at Sealand, Texas, Dr. Talley?

Well, I sit already on several boards, and frankly, my time is very precious.

Resign from them.

I'll double whatever it is they're all paying you.

I'm a very rich man, Dr. Talley.

I could travel the world, do whatever I want, live like a sheik, but I

personally would like to do something more with my life than just piss it

and that something is Sealand, Texas.

Now, I have the remains of a giant squid.

Come nightfall, I could have two of them, and I want the world's leading

man on my team.

And everything has a price.

You'll have unlimited access to the carcass.

Or should I say carcasses?

You toss your bait over, you wait for me to spot the squid, and then you drop

your charges.

What if the squid comes up under the bow?

Well, I'll turn the boat around.

You just hold your station and wait for my signal.

It's a no -brainer.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

What's wrong?

Come on. You worthless piece of... Hey,

Mike.

I bet you never thought you'd be working for me.

I can't wait to tell Whip I got myself a new mate.

I'm not your mate, Lucas.

This is a one -shot deal.

Sure is.

Until the next time you need a job.

Yes, sir.

I wish we could see you now.

Daddy?

Oh, honey, did I wake you up?

What are you doing?

Cooking.

Beef stew.

Why are you cooking beef stew for breakfast?

Honey, it's almost dinner time. You've been sleeping all day.

Why aren't you fishing or something?

Boats are grounded because of the squid.

You want some help?

No, I'm fine.

It's got to be delicious.

Jump.

soon, Lucas.

Why don't we come back tomorrow?

Branton's right. Pretty soon we won't be able to see anything.

We don't have to see anything.

We got the fish final.

There we go.

Great. What do you need bay leaves for?

I'm making stew for Dana.

Hey, where do you want these?

In the corner.

You fellas find a new line of work?

Hey, we're happy to have any kind of work. Hey, Whit, we're keeping our

crossed for Mike.

For Mike?

Yeah, hope they make out all right.

What are you talking about?

Well, you don't know.

Know what?

There you go.

Hold it!

Quit drowning here, Lucas!

Get the little ring!

I don't give a damn whether you do have the best finder. I can't see three feet

in front of me.

No, we're staying here.

Hey!

What are you doing, Lucas?

Nothing!

USCG, Graves Point Base, this is the vessel Privateer, over.

This is USCG, Graves Point, to Privateer.

You are breaking up, please say again.

USCG, Graves Point Base, this is the vessel Privateer, over.

My leg.

The chip of my leg.

He's

coming

down!

Mr. Graves, how many men were on that boat? No comment. Is it true that they

were acting under your order? No comment. I heard there were three. Is

true? Why won't you comment on the man on the boat? You didn't have time to

somebody out to die. Send yourself, Graves. I said let him through. There

other boats that are connecting to this. Mr. Graves. Would you care to comment

on that?

No.

He just got here.

He's scrubbing up right now.

What took him so long?

He was camping with his kids.

Camping?

Mike is barely alive and he's camping?

We've been waiting all night. He's camping.

Sit down.

Look, now, the doctor's here. He's the best we have.

And he's going to fix Mike up.

Well, he damn well better.

Yeah, thanks.

Is that your mother?

Yeah.

Yeah. She was very beautiful.

Yeah, she was.

I never really knew her very well. I was just seven when she died, so... That

must have been rough.

Yeah, that was rough.

I think it was even harder for my dad, though, you know.

I remember the day that she died.

She had asked him to go out on the sailboat with her, right?

And he'd been, like, he'd been fishing all day or something.

I don't know what it was, but he didn't go.

Like, ever since then, he's kind of blamed himself, you know, for...

I mean, he feels like if he would have been with her, then he would have saved

her.

That's not true.

They both would have died.

I wish you could have known my mom. She'd probably really like you.

I'm sure I would have really liked her, too.

So you want to hear something really selfish?

I keep praying that Mike's going to be okay, right?

Not for Mike, not for Nell.

Just because if he isn't all right, then Daddy will have to go out there and try

to kill that squid.

Well, your father has more sense than that.

Oh, you see, when my mom died, there wasn't one thing he could do about it.

So I don't think he's gonna let that happen again.

Mike's gonna be okay.

Yeah, I hope so.

Why is it taking so long?

He was beat up pretty bad, honey.

If something was wrong, they would tell us, right?

Yes.

Of course they would.

What was he doing out there with Lucas now?

What the hell was he doing?

Money.

We've been hurting.

Bad. He pretends like we're not, but we are.

Well, why didn't you tell me?

I figured you knew.

Mrs. Newcomb?

Pulled through great.

It couldn't have gone better.

Well, did... He's in one piece.

We saved his leg. Oh, thank God.

We were able to repair the vascular damage, the nerve and tendon trauma, but

there is some spinal bruising, some swelling. What does that mean? Well, it

means until the swelling goes down and we have a chance to evaluate the damage,

we're not going to really know whether or not... Is he going to be able to

Will he be able to stretch a single into a double and slide into a second? I

don't know.

Look, could we go see him?

Not to talk to him.

Not until tomorrow.

But we have set up a cart in his room for you tonight.

Thanks, Doc.

Go see him.

Go stay with Mike.

Okay. I'll see you tomorrow.

All right, that'll do it.

Good.

Dr. Talley, it's time for the amateurs to step aside.

What do you mean? I mean, we've got one pissed -off animal, and it ain't going

away all by itself. We need somebody who knows what the hell he's doing to get

out there and eliminate the damn thing.

Who? You and me, Talley, you and me. Are you an able sea man, Mr. Manning? I've

done some sailing, yeah.

Not good enough, not even remotely.

Only an exceptionally... Kill and cunning sailor could even dare to mount

attack on Archie Toothless. All right, we'll hire somebody. There's got to be

somebody around to do the job. Somebody won't do.

Surely what's happened has convinced you of that.

I can think of only one man.

You better be worried.

Another.

Don't worry.

Go home with me.

Want to do something crazy?

What?

Come with me.

Are you going where I think you're going?

They're packing it up soon.

If we don't get the seat now, we'll have to go to Houston. You don't want to do

that, Hadley, okay? I've seen the damage. For God's sake, it's dead.

Well, I can't. It's a sealed area.

Wait in the car if you want.

I'll be back in a few minutes.

Hadley?

Where?

Oh, God.

How is he?

What are you doing here?

Dana let me in, and I don't know. I thought you might need someone to talk

Go home, Catherine.

Well, why don't you just sit down, and we can have a cup of coffee?

Go home. Go.

I don't want you here now.

Go home.

Dad? You should be in bed. Go to bed, Dana.

Come on, let's go.

What are you doing? I want to see what it feels like.

Come on, Hadley. We've seen it already. I think we should go.

Don't think it's too much.

I told you to seal the area.

If he grazes down the pool right now, I don't know when he'd be back. At the

pool? Right.

Roger, keep me in mind. Look at something that big get in here.

Think it'll come back?

I don't know.

Coming to shore like this, it's incredible.

Completely unprecedented.

Oh, great.

Now, none of our waters are safe.

Got to close the beaches?

That would be wise.

We got to stop this thing.

Can it be stopped?

Maybe. I'm not completely convinced, but if we had all the necessary elements...

What? What do you need? Money is no object.

It's highly probable that our most important elements can't be bought.

Everything has a price, Charlie.

You said so yourself.

Not everything, Mr. Manning. Not everything.

We've got to talk to you, Whip.

Go ahead.

Perhaps we could come inside?

What is it you need?

The thing came ashore last night. It attacked a young woman at the saltwater

pool.

What? It's out of control, Whip. We've got to stop it. You've tried that

already, remember, Skyler?

There may be another way, Whip. Besides blowing it out of the water with

barrels? I hope so.

We'd like to mount an expedition, and we'd like you to lead it.

No, thanks.

Told you it was just a damn waste of time.

We'll pay whatever it takes, Whip. The whole town's willing to chip in. Just

name your price.

I'm not interested, Les. Damn it, Whip, you have to.

I'm sorry. I'm not interested.

I didn't think you'd turn it down.

Me neither.

Catherine?

Dana, what are you doing here?

Nothing. Do you have a minute?

Uh, yeah, sure.

I feel really bad about what happened last night.

It wasn't your fault. I shouldn't have been there in the first place.

No, no, no. I mean, I've never seen my dad act like that before, you know?

No? No.

No, and I know that he didn't mean what he said. I mean, I know that.

I just really think he needs you, Catherine.

Look, Dana, I like your dad.

But, um, you really don't need to concern yourself about this, okay?

Catherine, for what it's worth, um... I know that he's not like that.

Really. I think he's, like, really upset about Mike right now, you know? He

blames himself for what happened.

Thanks to me, he can't do anything about it.

So... I know Dad is not perfect.

I know that.

It's just that when I get enough money for college, I'm leaving.

He won't have anybody.

So will you give him another chance?

Please.

You really love your dad, don't you?

Yeah, I do.

And he's a pretty lucky guy.

So will you give him another chance?

I don't know.

We'll see. All right.

Okay? Mm -hmm.

Hey, the whip man.

Look at you, you lazy ass. Anything to get out of work, huh? Yeah, what work?

Very funny.

Look, I brought you some of those science fiction magazines you're always

reading. And some candy bars because of this terrible hospital food.

It's not so bad.

Oh, you're sicker than I thought.

I'm awful glad you showed up here today.

Yeah, well, I'll tell you what.

Next time we'll swap places, what do you say?

That son of a bitch isn't going away with it.

It came after us for no reason.

And it's smart, too. It's like it attacked us and knew what it was doing.

You gotta find a way to stop it, Whip. You hear me? You gotta find a way to

chill it. You have to lay back and relax.

Whip, he's gotta get some rest.

Hey, look, uh, you just worry about getting better, all right? That's all

gotta worry about.

If you guys need anything, you let me know.

It's gonna be fine.

I'll see you, Mike.

When I leave here, Whip, I'm walking out.

Beach is closed.

Oh, hi, Dana.

Hi, Lex.

Why are you closing the beach?

Squid, just being careful.

Well, do you mind if I just kind of hang out here in the sand away from the

water? Yeah, it should be okay.

Thanks. You know, people are real disappointed in your dad, Dana.

What? I told him what with Mike and everything. Who can blame him?

People are calling him a coward.

Well, that's ridiculous.

Daddy's not afraid of anything.

That's what I said. There's no way Whip Dalton's a coward.

People are just so damn worked up.

Why are they calling him a coward?

Well, we asked him. We begged him to go out after that squid, and he told us to

take a hike. So either he doesn't give a damn, or he's too scared to do anything

about it. My father's not scared of anything.

Then he doesn't give a damn.

Les, I can't believe you're saying that.

That is so untrue. You know that that's untrue. You know that he's not afraid,

and you know that he cares very much.

I don't know what I know anymore.

I don't know anything.

I got more of these to put up.

Take care of yourself.

Daddy.

Hey, honey, where you been?

Is that true?

Is what true?

Less than everybody come and talk to you about telling a squid.

Yeah. I told him no.

Do you think it can be killed?

I don't know. Maybe.

Yes or no?

There's a chance.

Do you know they're all calling you a coward?

A what? That doesn't matter to me.

Yeah, well, it matters to me.

It matters to me a lot.

When they said you didn't even care, and we know that's not true.

So you know what?

Mom wouldn't have backed down from this fight.

Christopher wouldn't have either.

And I just don't see why you should have to, just because of the promise you

made to me.

Most of the attacks have occurred near the Burnham. Well, yeah, but now it

come up anywhere. This is our best bet right here. We must take the offensive.

can't just sit around waiting for her to come to us.

You guys actually have a plan?

Or are you just going to go out and try your luck?

We have a plan.

Will it work?

We don't know.

We hope so.

You still want my help?

We sure do.

I got two conditions.

What are they?

One,

we use my boat.

Not a problem. Done. Two, he comes with us.

What? If I'm going to put my ass on the line, so are you.

Oh, that's... That's ridiculous. You don't go.

I don't go.

Okay.

Fine.

Let's go fishing.

This is what we use to catch the big boys.

Your tiger shark, your great white.

Now, you'll notice...

This cylinder is hollow.

It's filled with whatever will spark the quarry's interest.

Usually it's a chemical simulating the breeding attractant of whatever species

that we're after. In this case, a chunk of junior.

These hooks are attached to these eyelets. There's little holes right

eyelet. The attractant seeps out of the cylinder, goes out through the holes,

creates a spore, and then goes on for miles.

Can we control the cylinder?

Yes, it's attached to a cable. What if the squid's able to reach the cable?

She'll rip it in half.

Not this cable. It was designed for NASA. It's the toughest thing there is.

whip this baby over the side. We run her close to the surface.

We use the fish finder to monitor things. If it looks like that the cable

danger, we reel it in.

Well, listen, I got to tell you guys, I don't like this plan.

I really don't. How do we keep the beast from attacking the boat?

The hull of the privateer will be equipped with this.

What's that?

It transmits the sonar signal of a mature sperm whale. Once it's on, the

privateer might as well be a whale.

The squid won't come near us. Wait a minute, this thing killed a whale. An

infant. She wouldn't dare attack a whale the size of the privateer. Okay, we

lure her to the surface with Junior.

Then what?

Architeuthis will make contact with the lure, become entangled on the hooks. And

we'll winch her in. We're talking two, three thousand pounds here.

No, no, we're not going to winch her up all the way out of the water.

Just close enough so that I can hit her with this.

We're going to harpoon it?

This canister will be filled with cyanide.

You a good shot?

I am.

But we'll have several canisters standing by just in case.

Each canister contains enough poison to kill ten elephants.

The spear is so sharp it can pierce through steel.

What if she shakes it off?

That's the beauty of it. The way the spear and the canister are designed, any

violent movement on the part of Architeuthis, the cyanide is injected

quickly.

We'll take her out.

Don't you worry.

Listen, I'm telling you guys right now, you got too many steps here.

Any one step goes wrong, and we're screwed, big time.

This plan is not going to work, fellas. It is not going to work.

It will work.

It'll damn well work.

Now, I'm telling you, we've got to step back here, look at this thing

objectively for a minute, and maybe we can come up with something a lot better.

I can be ready to go tomorrow. How about you?

Absolutely.

Tomorrow?

Well, did anybody check the weather? Because I heard it might rain.

I'm preparing an appropriate press release.

What about the wind, though? I heard it was going to be really windy.

I'm sorry to just drop by on you.

Yeah.

Could I come in?

Would you like a drink or something?

No, thanks.

I'm fine.

I was out of line last night, Catherine.

I'm a big girl.

I was upset about Mike. I... I just want to apologize.

Okay.

I'm going to go out tomorrow and try and kill the squid.

Yeah, I know. It's all anybody's talking about.

I didn't want to go without... Without... Without what?

Why don't you tell me when you get back tomorrow?

Oh, it's you. I saw the lights on. Everything all right?

Yeah, great, great. I'm just double -checking, thanks.

You need any help? No, no, no, no. I'm just finishing up. You go on to bed.

Well, good night then.

Good night.

They're here.

Looks like it's going to be a clear day.

Yeah. Yeah.

So I'll have dinner ready when you get home. What would you like? How about

world -famous rigatoni parmesan?

Macaroni and cheese, yeah.

Damn it, you're going to have to take 7 16ths off that shim. Now secure this

winch right in the center of the stern there, here.

Morning, gentlemen.

Good morning.

You guys sure bring a lot of stuff.

Yeah, that's right.

Is Graves here yet? Not yet.

Somebody else is, though.

No, absolutely not. Tally and Manning are going to have their hands full.

going to be piloting the boat. Now who's going to watch the fish finder and then

give you a hand? Graves.

Give me a break.

Look, you're not going, Catherine.

You wanted to tell me something last night.

What was it?

What? I told you that you could tell me later when you came back, but I want to

know now.

I was going to tell you... I love you.

And what kind of woman do you think it is you love?

See, I'm not the kind of woman who stands by and lets her man run off

Well, I'm sorry, but you don't have any choice in this.

No, you don't have any choice.

What's this?

If I'm not aboard the privateer today, the Coast Guard will ground her by force

if necessary.

When did you and Wallingford cook this up? This morning.

He owed me a favor.

Look, Catherine, we could both be killed out there.

I don't want to be the one who's left on shore.

You know what that's about, don't you, Whip?

All right.

We have work to do now.

Whip?

What?

In case you haven't noticed, I love you, too.

Easy. Easy.

Why so much fuel?

Because I don't want to run out of juice in the middle of the deal.

He's here.

I was starting to wonder if you were going to show up.

Reporting for duty, Captain Dalton.

All right, look, don't touch anything and stay out of everybody's way.

Hey, you coming too?

You bet.

Good. At least there'll be some pretty scenery to look at.

You are now entering another dimension.

So scout around and be patient, because you never know what could be hopping or

flying towards you from around the next corner.

These people have gods for everything, so say a prayer to their gods.

How much longer do you think it'll be?

Maybe the sound of the engine is scaring it off.

We're going to just sit and drift for a while. See what happens. Why not?

Maybe we ought to just pack it in.

You reckon maybe she moved on? I don't think so.

Her last two attacks have been at night. She knows we're more vulnerable then.

She might very well be waiting for cover of darkness.

Oh, come on. This thing isn't that smart.

You still don't understand what it is that we're up against, do you, Mr.

I understand that it's night now, and your brilliant squid is nowhere around.

Whip!

All right, you got control of the boat.

Keep a hold of the throng.

Get out of the way, Skyler.

This is it, fellas.

I did this!

I did this!

Oh my god.

I didn't believe this would work.

Come on.

We've got to put some lines on this thing.

Hot tail jelly.

What was that?

I don't know.

We may have just blown the engine.

So what's the problem?

Valter's got.

We got no compression.

Can it be repaired?

Not without a rebuilt engine.

Well, we're just gonna have to radio Graves Point, tell them to get their

on out here. Not tonight.

I gotta order parts.

We'll have to wait till dawn, have someone tow us in.

Well, we can't do that.

Why? You afraid your squid's gonna go bad by morning?

It ain't dead.

Excuse me?

It's sedated.

What? I tranquilized it.

See, that stuff inside them canisters, it wasn't cyanide.

It was phenobarbital. I slipped her a big Mickey.

What are you talking about? I've made arrangements to send it back to Houston.

I'm going to put it on display.

It's going to be incredible.

You unbelievable fool. Don't you start with me, Tally.

It's right there in front of your face. This is a once -in -a -lifetime

opportunity. You have any idea of the kind of danger you put us all in? Did

bring those cyanide canisters with you?

No.

Oh, my God.

How long will the phenobarbital last?

Well, that should last about 12 hours. Should? Well, extrapolating from our

experience of mother animals, I've calculated any number of... In other

you don't have any idea, do you? What are you going to do?

Cut the lines. No, wait, wait. Unless you'd like to swim out there yourself

pry them off. You can't do that. We might lose her. Listen to me.

We're going to be floating here with this thing whether we're tied to it or

If it wakes up, I prefer it didn't drag us under with it. How about you?

How long is that whale sonar good for? It won't run down.

My boat, Manning. I make all the decisions on my boat.

Here, Doc.

They're on their way.

Good. If they're on their way, is this really necessary?

First grade.

If we got out of this alive, you should know I have no intention of serving on

your board. Oh, come on, Tally.

Don't be such a damn saint.

Thank you.

Now what, Captain?

Nothing.

We wait and hope that sonar works.

Pray to God the Coast Guard hauls that.

What are

you

doing? Load another canister in case she comes back.

I got the flares.

Oh, I hope they're still good.

They'll work.

be useless again. Well, I'm not just gonna sit here and do nothing.