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I have never stopped [music] trying.

When I allow my scientist mind to ponder

this peculiar phenomenon that is my

life, I admit I am intrigued.

It is that intrigue that saves me from a

despair that would banish me to [music]

this hell forever. It has been some time

now since I've summoned the powers of

this swamp for my own use. And today, I

have discovered my reward.

Is it possible?

My human side is returning.

The swamp is my world. It is who I am.

It is what I am.

I was once a man. I know the evil men

do.

Do not bring your evil here. I warn you.

Beware the wrath of

Swamp Thing.

Finish up. I want to get out of here.

Mr. Russ, we ain't going to be in home

until dark.

I said I want to get out of here.

Let go me, Burl. Let go of me.

I'm getting kind of tired of you beating

up on me just cuz I'm your little

brother. You better get a move on.

Otherwise, you're going to be my dead

little brother. [laughter]

You kill me. Who's going to help you

avenge our brother's death?

Zach ain't dead. You quit saying he's

dead.

Well, he might as well be. All he can do

is lie around and drool.

Yeah,

that's all you can do. And nobody's

buried you yet. Come on.

Why don't you show yourself?

How would that make a difference?

Well,

you're just a voice to me.

A voice is all I can ever be to you.

Thanks.

I told you the guilty would receive a

fair verdict.

So you did. There's only one thing I'm

puzzled about, though. You said Arcane

was in this, too.

Why didn't the swamp come after him? Is

it possible he had a genuine change of

heart?

Not really, but I suppose this once he

might have been influenced by the better

angels of his nature.

Hello.

Is anyone there?

Hello,

Dr. Holland.

Please answer me. It's Anne Fisk. I was

here a while back.

I remember.

You are Dr. Holland, aren't you?

I'm sure it's you. It was something you

said to me before I left. It reminded me

of a conversation we had years ago when

I was in college and I asked a question

about ethics and you quoted Abraham

Lincoln.

I did some research on your whereabouts,

but everything led to a dead end. Only

one source mentioned a possible

explanation, but it was one of those

grocery store tabloids, so I didn't pay

much attention.

It said something about an accident,

a fire.

Please talk to me. Look, I'm not here to

bug you. It's just that Well,

I've read everything you've ever

written.

I tried to make it to every one of your

lectures.

I'm a fan. What can I say?

I'm also a friend

and I want to help

and

I am Alec Holland. Your information is

correct.

There was a fire.

I had been working on a genetic formula

that someone else was out to steal.

They sabotaged my lab

and I was covered with the formula

and flames.

And when I finally awoke, I discovered

that my wife had been killed by that

fire.

I'm sorry.

Is that why you live out here in the

swamp?

To forget?

No.

The accident changed me.

I'm disfigured.

I've become one with the swamp.

Some people would call me a monster.

No, you're not a monster.

You're just a man who suffered at the

hands of a monster

who probably goes by the name of Anton

Arcane, right?

Yes.

I knew that leerous jerk would be behind

all this.

Well, why didn't you go to the police or

or the newspapers?

I mean, your life has been turned upside

down and this jerk is still roaming

around.

Anne and [clears throat] punishing

Arcane will not restore my humanity.

Well, that's a real decent attitude,

doctor, but sometimes a little

punishment [music] can work wonders.

Have you tried to reverse your

condition?

It's been rather hard getting back to

the lab.

Stay.

[music] Some progress has been made.

Great. What kind?

It's difficult to explain. I've been

fused with the swamp's environment, and

it's become a source [music] of energy

for me. But it seems the less I use the

swamp's energy, the more of my human

qualities I can recapture.

Wonderful. But maybe we can accelerate

the process.

We need a lab. Huh? Fortunately, we've

got one of the best in the world right

here.

You can't go to Arcane.

Why not? He's nuts, but he's smart and

unbelievably vain. He won't even know

he's helping us.

He's a dangerous [music] man.

Not really. Mostly he's just horny.

And for [music] once, I'll use that to

my advantage.

He looks just like I remembered.

He's all gussied up and mightier than

thou. Get this. He's got a woman with

him.

It's like his girlfriend.

What a remarkably unique little thought

from such a pretty head.

Whatever made you consider the

possibility of mutating cells to take on

different forms?

Oh, to be perfectly honest, Anton, I

always thought you were the preeminent

scientist in cell alteration theory. I

remember reading in a journal that you

even developed a formula yourself a few

years ago before your work was sabotaged

by jealous competitors.

Oh, I know it's something that pains you

to talk about, but once I learned the

truth, it helped me to understand you so

much better.

Yeah, it was a heinous crime. I lost

countless years of research, nearly my

mind.

It's taken me a long time to feel like a

scientist,

to feel like

like a man again.

But if we were to join forces on this

project and succeed in developing this

procedure,

think of the fame and fortune that would

be ours. We could be the toast of the

scientific community.

My pulse quickens at the thought of it.

He's all teeth and smiles, but I want to

puke when I think what he did to Zach.

What kind of revenge is bad enough for a

man like that?

Well, from the looks of him, he'd

probably go berserk if we just must up

his hair.

Come on, little.

Yeah,

may I?

Please. You

I'm so glad you called me. I wasn't sure

how you felt about me after what

happened the last time you were here.

You mean with Carter Lar Ro?

Yes, but he was a bit of a scoundrel,

but he's also your mentor.

I thought you might perhaps hold a

grudge against me after exposing his

evil ways.

On the contrary, Anton, I owe you for

opening my eyes.

What a lovely,

lovely pair of eye.

Suddenly occurred to me that you

probably don't hear much music out here.

Well, except for maybe the insects.

But they don't know Beethoven.

Well, if they do, I think we have a

circus act on our hands.

I read in [music] an interview that you

listen to classical music in the lab.

Moonlight Sonata was your [music]

favorite?

Yes.

Dr. Holland,

will you dance with me?

I can't. No, I don't want to.

It's all right. You don't have to come

out. You could stay where you are.

But that doesn't mean we can't dance.

You're a wonderful dance partner,

doctor.

You haven't stepped on [music] my feet

even once.

It's good to see you again, Dr. Holland.

That lying, conniving, manipulative

tart.

Bloody women. She doesn't care about

cell mutation or rejuvenation. She just

wants to turn that asparagus sprig back

into a man. And she wants me to help her

do it. Bloody nerve. Can't believe I

didn't see through her plan. It's just

like something I do.

What are you going to do about it?

Exactly what she wants. Except when I

finish with that new fangled [music]

formula, Dr. Alec Holland will be lucky

if he's still a vegetable. Come along.

Keys, Graeme,

you fool.

Evening, Doc.

Nice night, ain't it?

Look,

I can assure you two gentlemen, I don't

know anyone called Zach, and I certainly

don't know either of you two. Oh,

you wouldn't remember us cuz we escaped

before we ended up in your lab.

Escaped

from Death Row?

Oh, yes. They were part of the little

deal you made with the warden, Dr.

Arcane. You know, buying death row

prisoners for your studies.

Thank you, Graeme.

And one of those studies turned Zach

into a vegetable.

He was better off on death row.

Wait a minute. You're the Caleb

brothers, the ones who slaughtered a

family of five on Thanksgiving. And

you're a little upset because a science

experiment went slightly arai.

Yeah, we found a little something to

make us a little less upset.

Got your skin and knife met.

Certainly you don't believe I

intentionally set out to heart your dear

brother. It wasn't my fault. Someone

spoiled the experiment.

But if you really want revenge and

killing me won't achieve it. You see,

there were others involved.

Who?

Tell me if I hurt you.

I I can withstand any amount of pain

that involves a rescue from this fate.

Oh my god, look at this.

It's almost like magic. [music]

Like laughter and Beethoven.

Perhaps it's the company I'm keeping.

stop.

And [clears throat]

it's all a lie. I didn't have anything

to do with your brother. This man alone

is responsible for all the evil done to

the people in this town.

Oh, my darling, such harsh words for

your favorite collaborator in cell

mutation. The man with whom you wish to

be the toast of the scientific

community.

I never worked with this man. I barely

know him.

That ain't the way you two looked at

dinner tonight. Of course.

If you don't like him so much, maybe you

and me could be friends.

Hey,

enough talking.

It's time we get on with this.

So, what are you two gentlemen going to

do with us? Chop us up, dip us in acid,

skin us alive, and throw our bodies in

the

swamp. He was going to say swamp. It's

as hell on earth, isn't it, Anton?

what you got against the swamp, Mr.

Wizard.

Why don't you tell him?

There's nothing to tell.

It's a wonderful place. I love it.

Brother, go get something real heavy.

We're going to take our friends here for

some fun in their favorite place.

Anne, where are you? I know you're

[music] in danger.

Look, I say, could we discuss this? But

your brother, Zach,

here you are, wise guy, and they're just

waiting for you. Gators, maneing cats,

and who knows what else, huh?

It's my human side. It's preventing me

from knowing what to do.

Gosh, I hate gators.

What the hell was that?

Heat.

Heat.

DON'T DO THAT.

GET IT.

Scenic gate is grim.

Are you kidding? Why do I have to go

first?

Oh, shut up and keep hopping.

Bloody swamp.

Alec,

your arm. Why?

The swamp has reclaimed me for now.

But being human is not worth losing you.

I would rather live as a monster if

that's the choice.

I'll find a cure. We'll find a cure. I

promise you.

Heat. Heat.

Heat. Heat.