All language subtitles for The.Day.Of.The.Dolphin.1973.1080p.BluRay.H264.AAC-RARBG.English

Imagine...

Imagine that your life is spent

in an environment of total
physical sensation,

that every one of your senses
has been heightened to a level

that in a human being might
only be described as ecstatic.

That you are able to see,

to perceive,

with every part of your being:

Sight, hearing, taste, smell,

and every inch of your surface,

your skin is a receptor.

A continuous source of
perfectly accurate information

about the world
for miles around you.

Imagine...

That you are able to carry on
simultaneous conversations

with two members
of your species,

one right next to you

and the other one
several miles away.

Listen to the language,

intricate patterns
of clicks, whistles,

squeaks, and groans.

Sounds subtle enough to convey
complicated factual data,

complex enough, perhaps,
to deal with abstractions,

what we would call ideas.

His brain

is as big as a man's.

It processes information
about two worlds:

The world of water
in which he is born

and feeds and reproduces
and dies,

and the world of air,

in which he breathes.

He has few natural enemies.

The shark, the barracuda,

the fisherman who doesn't care
what he catches,

and certain clumsy scientists

who believe
that the easiest path

to an animal's brain
is made with a scalpel.

As tragic and senseless
as that kind of death can be,

so is his birth
a moment of inspiration.

That's why I thought I would
close my report to you today

with this piece of film,

which shows our first dolphin
born in captivity.

His tail comes out first.

That's so his spiracle,

that's the hole
in the top of his head

through which he breathes,

can come out last.

He then rushes to the surface
to the air.

Now, watch closely, because

this happens rather quickly.

There.

Well, that was Alpha's birth.

He's now almost four years old,

and we think he's very bright.

That's all, unless
there are any questions.

Dr. Terrell...

Did you say "Alpha"?

Yes, we called him Alpha
because he was the first...

The first dolphin
born at the center.

It's a little bit pretentious
perhaps,

but it's better
than spot or rover.

Actually, we call him fa.

Is Alpha still with his mother?

No, uh, Alpha's mother died
shortly after giving birth.

We don't know why.
We raised him ourselves.

My wife and associate
Margaret Anderson and I

have spent the major part
of the last four years

living with him and feeding him,
teaching him.

Teaching him what?

Well, we are concentrating
on certain experiments,

trying to learn certain things
from Alpha,

things that have to do
with, oh, measurements

of intelligence and so forth.

Uh, Dr. Terrell...

Is it possible...

I mean, like I read somewhere

that dolphins are
as intelligent as we are.

Well, that depends
on your definition

of intelligence.

His brain contains
a sonar system

that is amazingly sophisticated.

For instance it enables
him to distinguish

from enormous distances
between objects

of fractionally different sizes,

or between different kinds
of metal,

Dr. Terrell?

What about the experiments
that the military are supp...

I don't know anything
about the military.

But certainly you've heard
about the misuse of animals

like dolphins that
the government is rumored...

Just a moment, please.

I'm not a political scientist.

My degrees are in biology
and zoology

and behavioral psychology.

The government and I pay very
little attention to each other.

Well, doctor, what is it exactly

that you hope to learn
from all these studies?

I mean, what can
a dolphin teach us?

We're trying to learn

about how
his sonar system works,

about the functions
of his language,

about how he manages to maneuver

with such speed and dexterity.

Most of all,
we'd like to know why,

after millions of years
as a land animal,

his species was compelled
or decided

to return to the sea.

Um, what about
their speaking in english?

I beg your pardon?

I saw this dolphin on television

and he counted from one to eight
in english.

Really? I didn't see that.

What do you suppose it was?

Was it some kind
of trick or something?

Yes, I'd say...
Yes, just a trick.

Harold, I'm afraid we're gonna
have to skip that drink.

I've got to get back
to the island right away.

Nothing wrong, I hope.

No, nothing that can't be fixed.

Is there anything
I can do to help?

Yes, you could, uh, get the
foundation to pay those bills

at key largo for me.

I need that new equipment
right away.

Jake, I want to talk to you
about it.

Thank you so much,
that was absolutely fascinating.

- Thank you.
- As I was saying,

I'd like to talk
about some of those bills.

You're getting weekly reports,
aren't you?

Nobody's complaining.
It's just that we're wondering

about all the new
recording equipment.

Wondering what?

- What are you using it for?
- Recording, excuse me.

I see.

Harold, we're recording the
sounds the dolphins are making

and trying to develop a highly
complicated feedback system.

Look, are we going
over the budget?

Yes, you are.

Oh, then we'll try
to be more careful.

Thank you.

- That your car?
- Yeah.

Drop me off at the Marina,
will you?

Jake, that's 30 miles
in the wrong direction.

Tell him to drive fast.
I'm in a hurry.

Drive fast, he's in a hurry.

Jake, thanks
for giving the speech.

Anything for
the Franklin foundation.

It's all in the name
of good public relations.

Yeah, now you owe me a favor.

Name it.

Pay those bills.

Let's get out of here!

That's what I had in mind.

What happened, do you know?

No I was picking up the new
equipment over in key largo.

David called me,

told me to come over and get you
and bring you back.

Dammit.

Oh, don't worry, Maggie's tough.

What?

I said, Margret is tough,
she can take it.

Oh, I know, I was...
I was worried about Alpha.

Oh, yeah.

Wake me up before we get there.

Right.

- What did he say about her?
- About who?

- Maggie!
- He said she was alright.

She's fine, Jake,

Mary Ann's up at the house
with her.

Who's in there, Larry?

No, Larry is up at the house,
too.

Who's with Alpha?

No one right now.

- Well, we thought that...
- Thought what?

Everything stops just because
someone has a little accident?

What's the matter with you?

Well, I thought,
under the circumstances...

There are no circumstance,
there's to be

someone with him always.

Always,

whether he's in the tank
or in the dry room

or the control room.

Continuous monitoring,
no exceptions!

Okay?

Jake.

Jake.

Coming?

Well.

I go away
for one lousy afternoon,

the whole place falls apart,
huh?

Doesn't anybody
have anything to do?

Come on, Larry.

Don't blame Maggie, Jake,
it wasn't her fault.

I didn't say it was.

I'll be down at the tank
if you need me.

Jake, I'm really sorry.

I panicked, I was so scared,

I just forgot everything.

He wasn't trying to hurt me.

He just wanted me
to stay in the water with him.

Was he, uh, excited?

That's what, the third time
this week, huh?

Getting jealous?

Don't be a wise guy,
I'll bite your other leg.

Go on, Jake, go ahead.

I'll be alright.

He's growing up, Jake.

Yeah!

I think maybe his "ma and pa"
aren't enough for him anymore.

Listen, I want you guys
to put an intercom

between here and my house, okay?

Sure.

You all eaten?

Go ahead, I'll stay here.

There's some terrible coughing
down in tank three.

That must be patsy,
she's got a cold.

Paaa!

Well, fa.

You've had quite a day,
haven't you?

Paaa.

You seem to have some very
impressive credentials here,

Mr. mahoney.

Yes, I seem to.

I don't quite understand
what it is you want of me.

I want to visit Jacob Terrell's
marine biology center.

Why?

I'm interested
in the work he's doing.

As you see, I am a writer.

I'm thinking of doing
a series of articles

on marine research.

For whom?

Oh, that's not established.

There are a number markets.

Why don't you contact
Dr. Terrell himself?

You know that I already have.

What do you mean?

And that he said no,

and that it's taken me
several weeks

to push my way into your office
so that you can do me

this very small favor.

The fact is Dr. Terrell
does not want visitors,

strangers, at the center.

Why? Is he hiding something?

No, of course not.

Is he scared someone's
going to run off

with that good-looking
little girl he's married to?

I don't think
that's a particularly

nice thing to say, Mr. mahoney.

Forgive me, please.

I have a terrible habit

of making thoughtless
statements.

I'm dangerously unrefined.

Dangerously?

Look, let's leave it at this.

I'll take these,

and I'll leave this with you.

It's sort of a first draft

of an article I was considering.

You'll find it interesting.

It's about
the Franklin foundation.

I'd really prefer doing
something along the lines

we were discussing,

but you read it
and see what you think.

Are you a blackmaliler,
Mr. mahoney?

Good lord, no.

I'm just an average guy

with an above average curiosity.

And of course,
I makes friends easily.

Yes, I see that.

That's why I have access
to a lot of files,

information,
public, and private,

all kinds of sources.

Listen, when we get
to know each other better,

I'll tell you some things
about yourself

that'll simply astound you.

No, come on, fa.

Good boy, come on.

- Good!
- No, no, no, no, hand, hand.

Come on, fa.

Good!

No, it's not good.

Fish, fa want fish? “Yes.

Well, pa give fish, fa say hand.

Fish!

Alpha, I'm deeply disappointed
in you this morning.

You're really a pain in the ass.

Ass!

Aww, Christ!

Jake?

Jake.

Can you hear me?

Maggie?

That's right.

How's it going?

I'm thinking of selling him
and getting myself a parrot.

Jake, we have a visitor.

I'll be right down.

Pa?

No!

You can't say a simple word
like "hand."

Hand.

Beautiful, simply beautiful.

It's like being
in another world.

What's the problem, Harold?

You can't accept the possibility
that I just wanted to drop in?

- Drop in?
- See how you were getting along?

No.

You know, Jake,
the foundation subsidizes,

fully and partially,
an extraordinarily

eclectic group of scientists,
artists, writers,

two medical research centers,
a library,

a yearly international students
conference.

Am I boring you?

Oh, I'm sorry.
It's just the beer.

The point is, Jake,
we're sincerely interested

in the work of all these people.

We like to think
it's a cooperative venture.

Yeah?

It's not a charity!

Of course not.

Basically, it's one
gigantic tax write-off.

That's a little joke, Harold,
don't take it seriously.

The board of directors
of the Franklin foundation

is considering
withdrawing its support

for the Terrell marine center.

They're what?

I et's take a little walk.

What are you doing in there?

In where?

The figures taken
from your monthly report

seem to indicate
that you put about $200,000

into that building!

It's all itemized under
the care and feeding of one,

count 'em, one male dolphin,
Alpha, age four.

- $200,0007
- What does he eat, caviar?

Jake, I can't justify that kind
of expenditure to the board

because I don't know myself
what you're doing in there.

David.

Would you like to sit down,
Harold?

What do you know
about linguistics,

semantics, phonetics?

Very little.

Here comes lesson number one.

The first month, first year.

Alpha speaking
in his own language, of course.

The sounds are coming
from his spiracle,

not from his mouth.

The second month, second year.

Thirteen months to isolate
the clicking patterns

from the squeaks and
the whistles and the groans.

The seventh month, second year.

Our first phoneme, "ah."

Ah!

- Ah.
- Ah!

Ninth month, second year.

More phonemes,
the atoms of speech.

The second month, third year.

- Oh...
- Oh!

Fourth month, third year,

from vowels to consonants.

Fifth month, third year.

Tenth month, third year.

He's learning faster now.

Second month, fourth year.

Here comes our first morpheme.

Phoneme "p-" plus phoneme "ah"
equals...

Pal!

Pal!

This one is, uh,
sort of a collection,

made in the past few months.

We call it our "top 50."

Ball.

Swim.

Eat now.

Man.

Coat.

Car.

Friend.

Girl.

Love.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

Five.

Six.

Seven.

Eight.

Nine.

Ten.

Alpha has been
regressing a little

in the past few weeks,

so we're going
to give him a companion,

of his own species of course.

Beta.

Let's go.

Where did beta come from?

Oh, we caught her
off the Florida keys

a couple months ago,

watch her tail.

What are we gonna call her
for short, Jake? Ta?

Fa, ta, ma and pa, terrific.

I think we better try bea.

Bea for beta.

Okay, bea...

And here we go.

Whoa!

What exactly do you think
will happen?

We hope they will find each
other sexually attractive.

And if they do?

Then Alpha will be happier,

and if he's happier,
he'll learn faster.

In other words,
you're offering him a bribe

in the form of sex.

Beats the hell
out of butterfish.

Harold, would you like to watch

through the window with Maggie?

Uh-oh!

Is the hydrophone on?

Uh, yeah.

Start the tape.

Okay.

Wait till she breathes,
wait till she breathes.

Now!

Two P.M.

Alpha and beta say hello.

Now I understand.

Well, I don't want
any of this getting out.

That's the important thing.

All I've got so far is a dolphin
imitating human speech sounds

and responding
to certain verbal signals,

but if it gets out,

it's bound to be misinterpreted.

They're gonna say that

Terrell's down here
carrying on conversations

with a bunch of fish,

and the whole thing is
gonna turn into a circus.

My report will be
completely confidential.

- I'll back you up all the way.
- Thanks.

There is one favor
you could do for me.

Sure.

There's a man I know,
an old friend of mine,

his name is Curtis mahoney.

What do you want, fa?

Fish? Say it, fish?

Fa want fish now?

He's not going to say anything.

Yeah.

It's been what, two weeks?

Fifteen days.

Why?

Well, honey, if I knew that,
then I'd know

what the hell to do about it,
wouldn't I?

I'm sorry.

It's alright.

I'll tell you
what I think it is.

I think he's learning
his own language from beta.

Must be a great relief.

Fish for bea?

Come on, fa, come on.

Say "fish."

Say "ma," come on...

Fa, say something.

Come on, fa.

You know how.

Oh alright, here, take it.

Okay, bea.

Good girl, bea.

Come on.

It's love, alright.

How much longer?

What?

How much longer?

- Uh, it's hard to tell.
- Guess.

- Half an hour, maybe?
- Yes?

- Forty-five minutes.
- Forty-five.

- Could be an hour.
- Oh, Christ.

Feeling a little sick?

"Little" isn't exactly
the right word.

There's a bunk down below.

How often you make this run?

Now and then.

You work with the dolphins too?

Sometimes.

How many of you are there?

What?

Working at the center, how many?

Oh, few, I guess.

That's pinning it down, alright.

Terrell tell you
not to talk to me?

What?

Did he tell you
not to give me any information?

Hang on, Mr. mahoney,

we're gonna hit some swells.

Is the, um, water circulating
in the holding tank?

Yeah. Yeah.

He's been down there
almost all day, Maggie.

Mm-hm.

You want to argue with him
about it?

No, thanks.

He says he wants
Alpha and beta to know

that what's going to happen
is his doing.

I know.

Jake!

The boat's coming in.

Aw, nuts, I told Mike
to take the long way.

Hey!

Fa, give now!

Okay, listen, you guys
take Alpha and beta

and put them
in the holding tank.

I'm coming out.

Okay.

You won't be laughing long, pal.

I'm gonna have
to put these away.

Take it easy, Mr. mahoney.

I don't get it.

We're supposed to be keeping
all this Alpha stuff a secret.

And this guy comes
to write something about it.

What's the point?

Well, he's supposed
to be a friend of someone

at the foundation.

Anyway, we keep him from
seeing these two, that's all.

He'll be gone tomorrow.

Let me help you with this.

Thanks, I can do it.

I still got few ounces
of strength left.

Was the trip over
a little rough?

No, no, it was delightful.

I particularly enjoyed
the part where I threw up.

What's that building?

Well, we're trying to build
a special tank

for some experiments.

Sounds interesting.

No more so than anything else,

it's, uh, nothing special.

A special kind of tank
for nothing special.

I can hardly wait to see inside.

What magazines do you write for,
Mr. mahoney?

Any one that will accept
my material.

How long have you known
Harold demilo?

Oh, quite a while.

Did you know him at Harvard?

I think he went to Princeton.

Oh yeah, Princeton, that's right.

Well, I thought you might want
to get some rest,

maybe have something to eat,

then we'll have one of the boys
show you around.

You know what I'd
really like to do?

What?

I've really been looking forward
to seeing that dolphin of yours.

You know, what's his name,
Alpha?

You know, the one
that was born here.

Isn't that his name, Alpha?

Yes, that's his name.

I'd really love
to take a look at him.

He's right behind you.

What's he saying?

Your guess is as good as mine.

Who is he, Jake?

What's the difference?

He won't be here long enough
to give us any trouble.

What kind of trouble?

Whatever kind of trouble
you had in mind.

Well, you know he's not here

to write an article
about dolphins.

No, I don't know that.

Oh, come on.

Come on, yourself.

He's lying about being a friend
of Harold demilo's.

I don't think he even knows him.

That sort of makes Harold
a liar too, doesn't it?

That doesn't come
as any great shock to me.

You just don't trust the good
old establishment, do you?

Which good old establishment?

Well, don't you even
want to know what...

Leave it alone.

Let Mr. mahoney do his job,
whatever that is

and get out

and we'll go on
about our business.

We'll probably be ready
in a month or so,

and then we can move
one of the dolphins in

and really concentrate on them.

Which one
are you going to put in?

No special one.

Mm-hm.

He likes you.

What?

Alpha, he likes you, I said.

Oh, he likes everybody.

Everybody likes him too.

- Not everybody.
- What?

That piece missing from his fin.

Looks like somebody
chewed it off.

Oh, a shark did that probably.

A shark out in the ocean?

He did that when he was a baby.

He jumped out of the pool,
fell on his back.

The fin got infected,
we had to take a piece out.

That was before Lana got here.

That's right,
that was before I got here.

Well, thanks for the tour.

My pleasure.

Jake?

Are you awake?

Jake?

Jake's asleep, what is it?

Maggie, someone just tried
to open the door.

Where is he now?

Well, it sounded
like he went away.

There's a telephone number
on the card,

you can reach me there
if you ever need to.

I'm not sure what it is
you have in mind.

You will when the time comes.

Goodbye, Mrs. Terrell.

Goodbye, Mr. mahoney.

We're all on the same side,
you know.

He knows something's up.

What is it, fa?

What does fa want?

Jake, he's gonna try
to jump over it.

He can't broad jump.

Jesus!

It'll hold.

Will Alpha?

Alright, uh...

Leave us alone.

Pa.

Pa.

Pa.

Give.

Bea.

What?

Pa give bea.

Hm?

Fa?

Fa...

Want...

Bea.

Now.

Yes.

Pa give now.

Yes, fa wants bea.

Now.

Pa give now.

Bea now.

Maggie?

Maggie!

Maggie!

How's it look?

It's okay.

A section came loose
from one of the pipes.

I reattached it.

Does it look like
anything's been at it?

No, I don't think so.

You mean, like a shark?

Yeah.

Think they could handle one
if it got in?

I don't know.

I don't think it's worth
a chance of trying.

What would they do?

Well, they could always
yell for help.

- Man, it's weird.
- Think so?

You don't?

I mean, I stand there
and watch you talking to them

and listening.

I know it's happening,
but its weird.

It's like we're
all having a dream,

or some sort of
psychotic fantasy.

Don't you feel
something like that?

Well, I'll tell you,

since Alpha started speaking,

I've had a feeling I haven't had
since I was your age.

What's that?

That there are
infinite possibilities.

Jake?

It's the foundation.

Mr. de Milo.

Maggie and I have
talked about this thing

and we both feel
that all of you should know

as much as we do about it.

So here's what's happened.

It seems Mr. mahoney
knows about Alpha and beta.

How much about 'em?

All about them.

And apparently he's ready

to publish all his information

on the work
we've been doing here.

How in hell did he find out?

We don't know.

But you can imagine how, well,

disappointed the people
at the foundation are

that we kept them
in the dark too.

Oh, boy...

Mm-hm, well,

the point is it looks like
we are going to be forced

to come out
with the information first

to keep this whole thing
from turning

into some kind of freak show.

That's exactly what I
didn't want to have happen.

I had hoped we'd have more time.

- But...
- We don't.

We don't.

They're sneaking up on us.

Jake, it's not that bad.

It's not that good.

The world has to find out
about this sooner or later,

that's all part of it.

What's all this work been for?

I don't know any longer.

Jesus, you're acting
like a baby.

Oh, you don't understand.

The hell I don't understand.

You're just pissed off
because the world

is coming in here
and interfering

with your little kingdom,

all those people
who carry whatever disease

you think the outside world has.

It is a disease.

Well, I hope you're not
the only doctor around

when the epidemic hits.

It's a disease, and it can kill
Alpha and beta.

And how's it going to do that?

By turning them
into valuable properties.

And putting their pictures on
t-shirts and cereal boxes,

by signing them up
with record companies,

by naming a restaurant chain
after them,

Christ, I don't know.

They'll end up with
a high priced agent

and a salt water swimming pool
in Beverly Hills.

Jake, if they're going
to be exploited,

who's responsible?

You taught them our language.

Why?

To become like you?

Maybe I was wrong.

It's a hell of a time
to come to that conclusion.

We should have become like them.

I ike what?

Like what they are.

Instinct, and energy.

Then let them go.

Send them back to the sea.

I'm afraid it's too late.

They wouldn't know
what to do or where to go.

We've changed them.

I'll be back in a little while.

I wonder if we could hear
that again Dr. Terrell.

Yes, sir. Fa, say again.

Man is good.

Why does he believe that,
do you suppose?

"Man is good?"

Ask him.

May 1?

Fa...

Fa.

Why is man good?

Smooth.

I didn't get that, I'm afraid.

Smooth, he says
we're smooth as he is.

He likes the way we feel.

Ah, so, it is less
a philosophical judgment

than a physiological one.

Well, to Alpha,
smoothness is pleasure,

and pleasure is good.

I think that's
a reasonable beginning

for a philosophy, don't you?

Isn't a shark also smooth?

Does that make him good?

What about the shark?

What does he say?

I'm afraid he doesn't
understand what you're saying.

Your accent makes it
difficult for him.

- Fa...
- Fal

is a shark good?

You have to understand that
Alpha has never seen a shark.

Beta undoubtedly has.

I'm sorry.

Fa, here now.

Let me see whether I can
clear this thing up.

To some, the hypothesis
that a shark...

Ah, excuse me, sir,
but you're using words

that aren't in their vocabulary.

They wouldn't understand
the hypothetical.

As far as they're concerned
a thing either is or it isn't,

there are no ifs.

All right,
let's try it this way.

Now...

There is a shark in this tank.

Son of a bitch,

I told you there's no hypoth...

Jake!

Fa!

Fa!

Fa, bring bea here now.

Wait a minute, Mike.

Let's see if Alpha will do it.

Good fa, good.

No shark here.

- No shark.
- No shark.

Man said things not.

What, uh, what is it,
what does that mean?

He's calling you a liar.

He is, is he?

Well, that's what he said.

I'm being called a liar
by a goddamn fish?

There's always a first time,

and he's not a fish,
he's a mammal.

You seem to be having trouble

understanding what
I've been telling you.

I'm going to make this simple
as I possibly can.

Don't say anything more, okay?

- Are you telling me to...
- I'm telling you to shut up.

Ben!

Sit down.

Why didn't the sonar
of the dolphin

tell him that there was
not a shark here?

It probably did,
but they trust us

more than they do
their own instincts.

They've never
been lied to before.

Maybe we could ask some
less emotional questions.

I think that would be
an excellent idea.

How far can he swim
without breath?

- Fa?
- Fal

how far can you swim?

One day.

One day.

Yes, but how fast?

Well, Alpha conceives
of distance in terms of time.

He can swim without stopping
for one day.

At what speed?

I would estimate,
with maximum energy,

between 20 and 30 knots.

Dr. Terrell, if, as you say,

Alpha is teaching beta to speak,

are you suggesting that,

if you were to set Alpha free,

he might pass on this facility
to others of his kind?

We might have a whole ocean full
of english speaking dolphins?

No, I'm not, uh,

he'd revert to his, uh,

normal system of communication.

Speaking our language
is very difficult for him.

Why is he doing it then?
What motivates him?

He does it for me.

Why?

Why does fa speak?

Fa speak.

Yes, why fa speak?

Fa speak pa.

Why does fa speak to pa?

Fa love...

Pa.

- They're leaving.
- Hm?

They're going to the plane.

Oh.

I hope somehow you can
convey our appreciation

to the little fellows
themselves.

I'll try to...

What is it?

They've set up some sort
of press conference.

They want me to go
over there right away.

- Oh.
- I'm terribly sorry,

I thought all that
had been explained to you

before we got here.

I'm afraid there isn't room
for everyone on the plane.

Why don't you get
whatever you need

and Harold will
go with you in your boat

and explain it all
to you on the way over.

I'll come with you.

That would be delightful.

Yes, of course,
we'd love to have you.

Make sure they don't go
over the nets again.

And don't leave them alone,
understand?

Don't worry, Jake.

I'll get on the radio
and ask for some advice.

Don't go away.

Who is this, uh,
mahoney, Harold?

Why did you send for him?

I don't really know who he is.

He's got a lot of pull with
the people in the government.

He put some pressure on us.

I'm sorry I couldn't
tell you about it before.

I didn't know how much he knew.

I would have told you if I did.

I hope you believe me, Jake.

Yeah.

It doesn't matter.

Why doesn't it?

Tomorrow I'll say it all myself.

Let the press
find out who mahoney is

and what the foundation's
afraid of.

They want a press conference,

I'll give them
a press conference.

Hello?

I can't hear you.

What?

Jake, yeah, it's me.

What's going on?

Yeah, that's better.

Go ahead.

But Jake...

No...

I'm not arguing wi...

I said, I'm not
arguing with you,

I just don't understand why...

Okay, I got it.

Yeah, I'm sure.

We'll do it, don't worry.

I said, don't worry.

Do you want to tell
maryanne anything about...

Jake.

Hello?

Jake.

I don't get it.

No? Do you have any...

Oh, I don't like those.

No?

It's a quarter after 12...

It is?

Oh, it's almost time for lunch.

Jake.

I'm going to give them
about five more minutes.

Then what are you going to do?

I may set fire to her desk.

Dr. Terrell.

I'm so sorry.

Please sit down.

I'm Mrs. Rome,

Mr. Simon's executive secretary.

You're Mrs. Terrell, aren't you?

- It's so nice to meet you.
- Who is Mr. Simon?

Oh, don't you know Mr. Simon?

The fact of the matter is

that there has been one
of those unforeseeable events.

Which one?

Which what?

Which one of those
unforeseeable events?

I see what you mean.

But, seriously, the director
has been taken ill.

We haven't received word yet

on exactly what
his condition is.

He's been taken to the hospital.

We're... we're all keeping
our fingers crossed.

Where is Mr. demilo?

Mr. demilo?

Mr. Harold demilo.

Mr. demilo is at the hospital

with the director of course.

- Of course.
- I have been asked

to apologize to you
for the inconvenience.

And to tell you
that the director

will contact you at your center

as soon as he is able.

- Well, what if he's not able?
- How do you mean?

What happens if he is
not able to contact me?

Well, I'm sure he will,
sooner or later.

Mrs. Rome, you'll forgive me
if I seem unsympathetic,

but there was a reason
for my coming here today.

Now I've left my work,
I've had a boat trip.

I've spent a reasonably
sleepless night in a motel

without any air conditioning

- and very little air...
- I'm so sorry.

Dr. Terrell would like to know

what happened
to the press conference?

Oh, we've had to cancel
all of today's events.

As a matter of fact, everything
for the rest of the week

until we're further informed.

I just wish you could see
the list of things

that we've had on our schedule.

As it is, I'm afraid
we'll just have to tread water

until we receive
further instructions.

Maggie.

May I tell the director
that you asked after him?

Only if he lives.

I can't get through.

Why not?

Some kind of interference.

I didn't make that call.

But David was talking
to you, Jake.

No, he wasn't.

Well, he was talking
to somebody.

Well, either he thought
he was talking to Jake or...

Or he lied.

Now tell me again,

the stretchers
came from the boat.

Yeah.

They were brought off the yacht
by a couple of men.

You don't remember
seeing any name

on that boat, Larry?

Go on.

Maryanne and I helped David

get Alpha and beta
into the stretchers.

Didn't they put up a fight?
Didn't they do anything?

What?

We told them that
you were on the yacht.

You lied to them.

Whose bright idea was that?

David's.

That's right.

I don't think
there's anything more

that we can do tonight, Jake.

Do you?

I mean the phone is out.

What do you think?

No.

I mean, uh,

yes, you're right,
there's nothing we can do.

Jake.

Let's take a walk outside.

We can cook something out there.

Okay, okay.

What are we all whispering for?

That thing's inside the house.

There may be others.

So what?
How far can it transmit?

Maybe to a booster
somewhere on the island?

Who put the intercom
in your house?

David. When?

Just before we put
Alpha and beta together.

You and Jake have been
on the air for six months!

I think I'd like to kill him.

It's just possible that
it's not David's fault.

I mean that he was fooled
along with the rest of us.

His name's not David.

It's William,
c for Charles, Conklin.

Trained in the Navy
as a demolitions man.

While he was stationed
at San Diego,

he decided
to supplement his income

by bringing a couple of pounds
of heroin across the border.

Jesus.

They gave him 15 to 20 years
at hard labor

of which he did
about eight months.

Who got him out?

The guys you work for.

What the hell
are you talking about?

I don't work for them.

Oh, really?

I always thought you work
for the people that pay you.

That's not fair.

Lady, I never said it was fair.

Who do you work for,
Mr. mahoney,

assuming that's your real name?

I work for the guys that pay me

to watch the guys that pay you.

And then there are, I imagine,

some guys that are paid
to watch me.

That's some business you're in.

Yeah, it works toward
a full employment economy.

Watchers watching watchers.

With us at the end.

No, you're watching
the dolphins.

Where are they?

The dolphins?

I would guess
they're on that yacht.

What are they gonna do
with them?

That's the part we don't know.

What we do know is
that they've been working

on this thing since you started

teaching your friend Alpha
to talk.

How do we stop them?

From doing what?

That's the point.

At the moment,
assuming we could find them,

we could get them
on the unique charge

of kidnapping
a bottlenose dolphin.

I'm not even sure it's a crime.

So you're just
going to sit here?

You're not going to do anything?

Look, number one,

the boat we came in
has been scuttled

in about 20 feet of water.

Number two... who's we?

Uh, there's a Mr. stone,
a friend of mine.

I think I'd better start
trying to find him.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

If it's true, as you say,

that the Franklin foundation
got David...

- William.
- All right,

got the son of a bitch
out of jail,

then that implies
that they must have

some very powerful connections.

- That's what it implies.
- I mean with the government.

Yes, you might call them
a part of the government.

Well, what government
do you work for?

What government have you got?

What the hell
is that supposed to mean?

Dr. Terrell,

there are two
or three million people

working for the government,

and that's not including
the military.

Did you think
that e pluribus unum

was engraved on anything
other than our small change?

Or haven't you been
living on this planet?

Then how did you get
Harold demilo

to let you come down here
in the first place?

That was easy.

I let on that I knew
about David... William,

and that I'd be willing
to keep it a secret

if he let me look around.

And then there were
a couple of other things.

Like what?

Like the fact that
I had information

concerning demilo's activities
as a homosexual.

Which would have come
as a hell of a shock

to his wife and kids.

You're a real charmer,
Mr. mahoney.

You must be very proud
of your work.

Go ahead, answer it.

Yes?

Jake?

Where are they, Harold?

Jake, I don't want you
to say anything.

The phone will only be
operative for a few minutes.

I want you to know that
the "equipment" we borrowed

is in fine shape

and will be returned
to you very soon

if nothing interferes with it.

Don't leave the island, Jake.

Do you understand?

Yes.

Mike,

get the boat ready.

Jake, you can't leave,

not while they've got
Alpha and beta.

I can't, but one of you can.

And do what?

Call some newspapers,
tell them what's happened.

You're going to call
the New York times

and tell them that a group
of respectable businessmen

stole some talking dolphins
from you?

Something like that, why not?

Are you prepared
to give your interview

- in a padded cell?
- We have tapes

- of Alpha speaking.
- You wanna bet?

Hang on.

Lets be careful of what we say.

We may be broadcasting
from in here too.

Hello.

Is everything all right?

You feeling good?

That's good?

We'll see pa tomorrow.

See pa.. Light.

Was he a good friend?

Pretty good.

I'm sorry.

Yeah.

Well, he shouldn't
have come down here.

He should have waited for me,
he made a mistake.

It won't happen again.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

Five.

Six.

Seven.

Eight.

Nine.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

Boom.

They'll kill them.

Hm?

They'll kill them, won't they?

Yes, of course they will.

Why?

They've killed a man.

Do you think they're
going to get sentimental

about a dolphin?

But, Jake, why?

What would be the point
of killing them?

Alpha can talk.

We taught him, remember?

He's a witness.

Come, fa.

Come.

Fa.

Come here.

Fa want pa.

What's the matter?

Want pa.

He wants Terrell.

Pa is waiting for fa.

Man say things not.

Pa's here.

No!

Get that goddamn animal
in here, will ya?

Get back, get out of his sight.

Get beta up on deck.

If we have her,
he won't go anywhere.

Fa!

We can't wait any longer.

Let's get going.

Let's get out of here.

I think you got him.

You better hope so, mister.

But it doesn't matter.

When this day is over,

we're going to go back
to Terrell's place

and have one hell
of a dolphin hunt.

Holy mother of god!

Terrell.

I ook at this.

That's Andrews bay.

How far is it?

Oh, two, two-and-a-half hours.

You ever been there?

A lot of rich people go there.

Catch fish that they don't eat,

they get natives to bait
the hook for them...

Its very exclusive, no?

Yeah, well,
millionaires and movie stars,

- retired gangsters.
- Presidents?

Yeah, so?

So I'm imagining an animal

getting through a protected area

that a man or a boat
couldn't penetrate.

- So what?
- Jake?

Maggie!

How does he know
where the yacht went?

He can taste it.

He's following the trail
in the water.

We can't do it, Jake.

We haven't got enough power.

We're just slowing him down.

Well, how about
lightening the load?

Ha! You wanna swim
alongside for awhile?

Well, we don't need him, do we?

He's your friend, you wanna
throw him over the side?

He's still dead, isn't he?

Cut the engine.

Fal

fa, come!

Fa!

Listen, fa.

Can you find bea?

Find bea!

Find bea.

Stop bea.

The thing on bea's back,

- the thing...
- Ball!

Yes, the ball
on bea's back is not good.

Not good.

The ball will hurt man.

Ball is play.

No.

The ball is not play.

The ball kills, the ball is bad.

Fa say bea not.

Yes.

Fa stop bea now.

Now!

Let's get to a phone or a radio.

We cant,
Alpha's taken us out too far.

We've only got enough gas
to get back.

What do we do, Jake?

There's nothing we can do,
we're finished.

Bea want fa?

First bea find boat.

Put ball under boat,
then come back, see fa.

Bea find boat now!

Oh, shit.

Here comes something!

Fa, where is the ball?

What did bea do with the ball?

Ball is not.

Did fa stop bea?

Stop bea.

Listen, fa.

The boat, where is the boat?

Not!

Which one, which boat?

Two boats, fa, two.

Say to pa the boat that is not.

Boat is not.

Fa, where is the boat
with David?

Not.

That's the one.

Fa, where is David?

Not.

And the other men.

Where are they?

Not.

Jesus.

They're all dead.

Jake, we've gotta
get out of here.

They'll be coming.

They're all dead.

There'll be others.
They'll come for them.

Alpha, listen to pa.

Fa love pa.

Yes, pa knows.

Listen, Alpha,
some men will come here.

Men who are not good.

Fa and bea must go.

Fa stay with pa.

No.

Fa and bea go now.

Pa not love fa?

Yes, pa loves fa and bea,

ma loves fa and bea.

Fa love ma.

Everybody loves everybody,
now, for Christ's sake,

let's get the hell out of here!

Listen, fa.

Pa and ma go to land.

Fa and bea go to water.

Fa not see man, not talk to man.

Fa talk.

Not talk!

Swim, eat, play, not talk!

So long, folks.

Fa.

Men come now.

Men are bad.

Men will hurt ma.

Men hurt pa.

Hurt pa.

Yes.

Fa go now, men not hurt pa.

Men hurt pa.

Yes.

Fa go now.

Ma loves fa.

Stop it, Maggie, let them go.

Ma loves bea.

See, pa, like!

No!

No like!

Pa is not!

Pa.

Don't turn around, keep going.

Pa.

Pal