Original subtitles

Hey, Vic, Got Some Great New Bugs.

Wanna See 'Em?

Maybe Later, Rob.

Are We There Yet?

Seven Bay Island, Right Up Ahead.

Please, God, Let Him Have

A Different Car This Year. Please!

Thanks A Lot.

Grandfather!

Robbie. Ha Ha!

Oh, It's Good To See You, Doll.

Vicky, How Was The Trip?

Great.

Oh, Suzy, Suzy. Oh, Darlin'.

Wait A Minute.

What's The Matter With My Telescope?

Sorry, Grandfather. Need More Power.

Oh. Oh.

Where's Mr. Rochester And Ned?

Well, I Didn't Think We Could Get 'Em In The Car

Along With You All.

But They're Waiting For You At Home, Rob.

There You Are. Put 'Em In.

Put 'Em In. Put 'Em In.

All Right. All Right.

All Right, Everybody Aboard.

Where's Vicky?

Oh...

She's Daydreaming Again.

Vicky?

You Ready?

It's So Good To Have You Here, Honey.

Your Carriage Awaits.

Sorry.

Grandfather, What Is This?

That Is My Spare Roof.

Now, You Better Put It Up,

Because We May Have Some Rain.

Ok, Come On. In The House.

Everybody In The House.

Everyone. Here We Go. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha...

Grandfather?

Any Good Bugs In Your Garden This Year?

A Veritable Smorgasbord.

Has Anyone Called?

She Means, Has Zachary Gray Called?

Do Not.

Ned? Mr. Rochester?

Hey!

There You Guys Are.

Since When Did Mr. Rochester And Ned

Become Such Good Friends?

Well, They're Getting Older, Suzy,

And I Think They Decided It Was Silly

Wasting All That Valuable Energy

Fighting All The Time.

Hi, Mom.

Yeah, The Trip Was Great.

The Island's As Beautiful As Ever.

I Haven't. Mom, I Haven't Had Time.

I Know. I Know It Is.

Mom, I Promise.

I Will. Ok.

Look, Mom, Rob's Begging To Talk.

I Love You. Bye.

Rob, Your Turn.

Hi, Mom.

Yeah. Oh, I Had So Much Fun.

It Was Great. Yeah.

Oh, My Gosh, I Caught This Huge Centipede.

It Was, Like, 4 Inches Long.

It Was On The Boat...

The Storm Has Passed.

I Thought I'd Set This Up For Suzy.

The Rain Threw Off Suzy's Schedule.

She Has A Calendar-- No Kidding--

And It's Marked Off With Everything

She Wants To Accomplish This Summer.

That's Very Admirable.

I'm Not Even Sure What I Want To Do Tomorrow,

Let Alone The Rest Of Summer.

That's Admirable, Too.

Principles Of Physics?

A Little Light Reading Before Bed?

I Promised Mom And Dad.

There's This New, Exceptional School

At Their University.

So, Anyway, They Tested Me.

I Aced The English,

But The Math And Science...

Mm-Hmm.

Vicky, I've Got A Present For You.

Come On.

My Poems.

I Thought They Were Too Beautiful

To Stay In Those Envelopes You Sent Me.

Do You Like It?

I Love It.

It Makes Me Feel Like...

Like A Poet?

Have You Shown These To Anybody Besides Me?

Why Not?

Well, I Used To Show Mom,

But She Was, Like, "They're Nice."

And So Now, I Don't Know.

They're Probably Terrible.

They're Not Terrible.

They're Good.

They're Honest And Funny.

A Little Pain Along The Way.

You Know, Anybody That Thinks

That Growing Up Is Easy

Obviously Doesn't Remember It.

I Love My Present.

Oh!

Unh.

Are You Ok?

Yes, Yes. Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine.

Oh, It-It's My Back.

You-Your Luggage Was Rather Heavy.

Good Night, Vicky.

Good Night, Grandfather.

And I'm-- I'm Looking Forward

To Volume 2.

Clear Skies And A Full Moon.

Perfect.

Has Anybody Seen My Bugs?

Well, What Have We Here?

Hello. I'm Adam. You Must Be Vicky.

And, Uh, You Must Be Suzy.

And How Do You Know That?

Well, Your Grandfather Told Me All About You Guys.

I'm Just Here To Return His Books.

Lao-Tzu?

You're Reading Philosophy?

Yeah. Your Grandfather Has The Best Library

On The Island.

So, I Hear You're Quite A Scientist.

I'm Working On A Long-Term Project

So I Can Apply For Early Admission To M.I.T. In 2 Years.

That's Amazing. What Is It?

Astrophysics.

I'm Trying To Graph The Weight Of A Number Of Stars

By Analyzing Their Light,

And The Way It Interacts With Our Atmosphere.

How 'Bout You?

I Have An Early Admission To Harvard

Starting This Fall.

Hmm. That's Pretty Tough.

What's Your Field Of Study?

Marine Biology.

I'm Actually Working At The Marine Center.

We're Doing Research On Dolphin Communication.

Dolphins? I Love Dolphins.

Although, I've Never Met One Personally.

Yeah, I Know. They're Amazing.

We're Studying Their Differences In Echolocation,

Which Is The Ultrasonic Impulse That--

I Know What Echolocation Is.

Oh. Great.

Well, I'm Headed There Right Now, If You'd Like To Come.

Oh, And You Can Come, Too, If You Want.

Ok. Sure.

I'll Go Ask Grandfather.

Right Now We Have A Control Group Of Dolphins,

Raised In Captivity For Multiple Generations,

And Another Group Of Wild Dolphins,

And We're Studying Their Sonic Patterns,

And What We're Finding Out Is That--

Look. Here Comes Prince Thinks-He's-Charming.

Vicky Austin,

The Girl From Last Summer.

Zachary Gray,

The Guy Who Never Returns Letters.

Oh, You're Not Gonna Hold A Grudge, Are You?

Look, Besides, My Letters Are Always Boring

Compared To Yours.

You Want To Go For A Ride?

I've Got An Appointment.

With Who?

A Dolphin.

All Right.

Get It, Enid.

Come On.

There You Go.

Wow.

Did You Know That According To The Laws Of Hydrodynamics,

It's Impossible For A Dolphin To Swim As Fast As It Does.

Get It, Eeny.

Heh.

Scientists Think It Has Something To Do With Their Skin,

Which Actually Ripples With The Movement Of The Water.

It Also Sheds A Lot Faster Than Ours.

Go Ahead. Grab A Fish. Toss It To 'Em.

No Way.

But The Most Fascinating Thing

Is That Dolphins Were Once Land Animals,

Mammals, Like Other Creatures.

But They're Still Mammals?

Yes. Yes, They're Mammals. They're Not Fish.

They Were Actually Small Whales Who Left The Land

Sometime In Prehistory And Returned To The Sea.

As Far As I Know,

Whales And Dolphins Are The Only Creatures

To Ever Do That.

Mermaids.

Mermaids. You Know,

Half Land Creature, Half Sea Creature.

Vicky, That's Ridiculous.

Well, Actually, I've Read Theories

That Ancient Mariners Mistook Dolphins And Porpoises

For Mermaids.

That's Probably How The Myth Came To Be.

It Wasn't A Myth To Them.

They Were At Sea For Years.

They Needed There To Be Mermaids.

So, Where's Your Recording Equipment?

Oh, It's Over Here. Let Me Show You.

You See, We Have A Q1027 Hard Drive.

It Records All The Dolphin Sound Received.

Then We Digitally Process...

Hey, This One's Not Eating.

Oh, Yeah. That's Enid.

She's One Of Our Wild Dolphins.

What's The Matter, Vicky?

She's Worried About Her Calf.

How Did You Know She Was Pregnant?

I...

I Don't Know.

I Guess She Just Looks Pregnant.

All Right.

You'll Never Get Into The University School That Way.

What A Tragedy.

So, What Do You Think About Adam?

Why?

Just Curious.

I'm Not Crazy About His Research.

When You Deal With Nature,

There's Too Many Intangibles.

I'll Take Numbers, Thank You.

But You Study Stars. Don't You Consider Them

Part Of, You Know, Nature?

Do That Again.

You Look Pretty Tired. You All Right?

But I Have To.

All Right.

Hello, Enid.

Are You Feeling Better?

You Can Tell 'Em Apart Already?

Sure.

So, What Are You Doing Here?

Where's Your Sister?

She's Not Here. You Want Me To Go?

No. Actually, I Got A Lot Of Work To Do.

I Could Use The Help. Come On.

Oh, Vicky, This Is Dr. Zand.

Dr. Zand, This Is Vicky, Reverend Noonan's Granddaughter.

Nice To Meet You.

Hi.

How's Your Grandfather Doing?

He's Fine, Thanks.

Alrighty, Here You Go. This Should Fit.

Uh, We're Off To The Bay To Try Out The Echolocater.

Good Luck.

Alrighty.

Let's Go.

Dr. Zand Has Recorded

Hundreds Of Hours Of Dolphin Sounds.

We're Trying To Figure Out If They're Speaking

Some Sort Of A Language, Like Ours

Or If Their Communication Is Just,

You Know, Instinctive, Like Ants.

Ants Never Seem Like They're Having A Lot Of Fun.

Yeah, You're Right. Dolphins Do Seem To Have Fun.

Almost A Sense Of Humor,

Which Is A Sign Of Intelligence.

That Box Puts Out A Series Of Ultrasonic Impulses,

Kind Of Like A Dolphin's Call.

We've Trained Basil To Come To It In The Pens,

But Never In Open Water.

Basil?

Did You Say "Basil"?

Yeah.

That's Enid's Mate.

See, By Holding Enid In The Pens,

We Can Release Basil, And He Won't Go Far.

Dr. Zand Wants To Make Sure That We Can Call On Him

When It's Time For Her To Deliver Her Calf.

What's That?

Hey, That's Him. It Worked!

Whoa!

Beautiful.

Hey, Basil.

Wow!

Now, Be Careful With This One, Vicky, All Right?

He's A Little Wilder Than The Ones In The Pen.

He Can Be Snappish.

Can You Blame Him? You've Got His Wife Locked Up In Jail.

Whoa! You're Petting Him.

He Wants Me To.

He's Got An Itch Under His Fin.

How Did You Know That?

I Don't Know It. He Just...

Seems Like It.

Wow. I-I've Never Seen Him This Friendly.

Wait A Second. What's This?

He's Got A Fresh Scar.

Hard... Sharp...

Seaweed.

Huh?

Oh, Uh, Nothing.

Look, This Is A Net Gash. I Gotta Get Back.

Now Basil Has The Same Scar.

That's The Third One In The Last Week.

Look, It's The Drift Nets,

And The Marie Rose Is The Only One

Big Enough To Use Them.

What Do You Want Me To Do About It, Adam?

Well, We've Gotta Do Something. I Mean, They're Illegal.

How Are You So Sure It's The Marie Rose?

Look, Every Captain On This Island Is Complaining

About The Lousy Catch This Summer,

And Every Couple Of Days The Marie Rose Comes Back

Overflowing With Fish. It's Gotta Be Them.

That's Not Enough, Adam.

I'm Sorry. I Hate Drift Nets, Too, Believe Me...

But We're A Research Center, Not The Police.

There's Nothing We Can Do.

Where's My Clear Nail Polish?

See? After They're Dead,

You Put This Stuff On 'Em,

And It Preserves 'Em.

He's From The Order Coleoptera.

I'm Having A Contest With A Kid At School.

We're Seeing Who Can Collect The Most By The End Of Summer.

Why Can't You Just Collect Baseball Cards,

Like Everybody Else?

Oh, Man, That Guy's Nuts.

He Sure Is.

You Should Be More Careful.

I Should Be A Lot Of Things.

I Wrote You A Lot And Didn't Even Get A Christmas Card.

That Kinda Hurt, Zachary.

Ok, I'm Sorry.

I Was... Busy...

Getting Thrown Out Of Various

Prestigious Private Schools.

See, They, Uh,

They Got This Whole Thing About, Like,

Passing Grades.

It's Really Annoying.

That And, Uh... My Mother Died.

That's Not Funny.

I Know.

Oh, My God. You're Serious?

Last October.

Wh--I'm Sorry.

Yeah. Me, Too.

So, Hey, Uh, Forget The Kiss.

Can I At Least Have A Hug?

I Missed You, Vic.

Come On, Boy.

Get It.

Come On, Boy, Get It. Get It.

Dad'll Do Anything Not To Talk About It,

So, Uh, Instead,

He Sent Me To A Grief Counselor.

On The Sixth Visit,

She Came To The Brilliant Conclusion

That I Was Deeply Sad

Because My Mother Had Died.

I Said, "Wow, They Pay You For This?"

But, Hey, Uh,

Look, It's Boring Talking About Me.

I Want To Hear About You.

What Have You Been Doing With Yourself

Since Last Summer?

I Don't Know.

Last Summer's Starting To Seem Like 1,000 Years Ago.

Well, I'm Glad You're Back.

No!

I'm Taking Flying Lessons, You Know.

From This Guy With A Plane

On The Other Side Of The Island.

Really? Flying? That's Incredible.

How 'Bout I Take You Up?

My Parents Are Not Gonna Let Me Fly In A Plane

With You At The Wheel.

You Know, Vicky, That's The One Problem With You.

You Don't Dare To Do The Things You Know You Want To.

What?

Rob?

Rob?!

Rob!

Rob, Where Are You?

Rob!

Robbie!

Vicky!

Robbie, Where Are You?!

Rob?

Rob? Robbie, Where Are You?

Vicky, Where Is He?

Rob!

Rob?! Rob!

Somebody Help Me.

Rob!

Rob!

Uhh...

Rob!

Are You Ok?

Yeah. I Just Got Tired,

And The Water Was Pulling Me Out, And I Sort Of--

Vicky?

How'd I Get Back Here?

Vicky, You Know, You--

You've Been Deep In Thought The Last Couple Of Days.

Is Something On Your Mind?

I Guess.

Vicky.

Well, Welcome Back.

Hi, Harbor Master.

Good, Good.

Reverend.

Now, It's Good To See You Out And About.

Doing Ok?

Splendid. Splendid, Dan. Thank You.

Thank You.

Any Chance That...

You Care To Tell Me What It Is?

Grandfather, Would You Think I Was Crazy

If I Told You--

I Think I Know What Adam's Dolphins Are Thinking...

Feeling.

Like They're Talking To Me,

Only, They're Not.

...And I Knew Rob Was In Trouble.

And It Wasn't Actual Words Or Anything.

It Was Just A Feeling...

In My Mind...

And In, Like, My Heart.

Basil Wanted To Tell Me He Was Rescuing Rob.

And The Other Day At The Marine Research Center,

I Knew Enid Was Worried About Her Baby.

I'm Not Making This Up.

Oh, I Believe You.

Oh, I Believe It.

Oh, I--

You Know, Vicky,

People Have So Many Different Ways Of Hearing Things.

Your Grandmother, Cara--

When Your Mother Was A Baby,

She Heard The Baby Cry

Before The Baby Cried.

Oh, Cara-- She Was Sensitive

In So Many Wonderful Ways.

But Why Me?

Well, You've Got Some Of Her Genes,

And Maybe The Dolphins Trust You.

Maybe It's Because You're A Poet.

Whatever It Is,

Darling, Take It As A Compliment.

Come On. Let's Go.

Grandfather,

Why Is Everyone Asking You How You're Feeling?

Darling, When You're 81,

People Are Amazed That You're Walking,

Talking, And Taking Nourishment.

Come On. Let's Go.

It's Just So Weird.

I Mean, Every Time I Get Kicked Out Of A School,

He's--He's So Furious,

He Doesn't Even Speak For A Week.

Then The Next Thing You Know, He Buys Me A Car Or A Boat.

Does He Ever Talk About Your Mother?

Not A Chance.

I Mean, Business, Golf, The Stock Market,

No Problem.

I Think He's More Messed Up Than I Am.

I Forgot How Good You Are For Me, Vic,

How Much I Like Being With You.

Hey, Vicky.

Hi.

Um, Adam Ennington, Zachary Gray.

I Didn't Get A Chance

To Introduce You Yesterday.

Thomas Gray's Son?

That's What It Says On My Birth Certificate.

But He's Been Known To Deny It.

Your Father's Company Is Using Drift Nets On The Marie Rose

To Supply His Cannery.

All Right, I Give Up. What's A Drift Net?

They're Called Walls Of Death.

They Stretch Out For Miles Underwater,

And They Catch Everything And Anything

That Comes By.

They End Up Catching Dolphins,

Even Though The Fishermen Don't Want Them.

So, What's The Problem?

They Can Just Throw 'Em Back.

They're Dead By Then.

Dolphins Have To Come Up To Breathe,

But The Nets Hold Them Down, And They Drown.

That's Why They're Illegal.

Well, Then, Why Are You Telling Me?

Go To The Cops.

Does You Father Really Use These, Zachary?

Have You Become A Dolphin Hugger, Vic?

Maybe.

Ok, Then. Uh, Anything For A Lady.

We'll Check It Out Tonight.

Come On.

So, Uh, Who's Dudley Doright?

Just A Friend.

Look, Uh, Guys,

My Dad Isn't Gonna Love Me

Sneakin' Aboard His Ship

With A Couple Of Greenpeacers,

So, Um...

You Know, Stay Here And Keep A Lookout, Will You, Vic?

Sure.

So, Uh, You Known Vicky Long?

Oh, No. Just A Few Days,

But She Seems Great.

Let Me See. Help Me With This.

Who's Out There?

Uh, It's... Zachary Gray, Captain.

What You Doin' Out Here, Zachary?

Oh, I'm Just, Uh, Just Showin' Some Friends Around.

Hey, Adam.

Yeah.

You Ready To Go, Buddy?

Yeah.

Well, Good Night, Captain.

Yeah. Thanks, Captain.

Good Night, Boys.

I Saw A Float Under The Tarp.

It's Drift Net, All Right.

Well, That Wasn't Exactly The Way

I'd Planned On Ending The Evening.

And What Had You Planned?

Come On,

You've Missed Me A Little, Haven't You?

Yeah. A Little.

Good Night.

Good Night, Vic.

Dream About Me, Ok?

And According To The Maritime Preservation Act

Of 1994--

Ok, Adam. Ok. You Convinced Me.

When The Marie Rose Gets Back In Port,

I'll Take A Look.

I Know, But Sometimes--

Ok...

Happy?

Stop It, Rob. Get It Away From Me.

It's Just A--

No. Ew, It's Ugly.

No, It's Pretty.

Get It Away!

Come On. Come On.

Get It Away.

Keep Close.

Gross! Gross!

Come On, Suzy.

Dinner Is Served.

Grandfather, Look At This Stick Bug.

It's Huge!

That's Wonderful, Rob.

I Think It's Disgusting.

Ha Ha. Vicky,

While You Were Down At The Beach,

A Present Came For You.

Hey!

"Love, Zachary." How Nice.

What Did Adam Send You,

A Bucket Of Fish?

For Someone So Smart,

Why Are You So Immature Sometimes?

I Just Don't Understand The Whole Dating Thing.

I'm Not Dating Adam.

You Know What I Mean.

Going From One Guy To The Next

Till You Find The One You Really Like.

Part Of The Whole Adventure Of Life, Suzy.

Anything As Illogical As Dating

Is Such A Waste Of Time And Energy.

When I Get Older,

I'm Just Gonna Find The One Guy I Really Like,

And, You Know, That'll Be It.

How Romantic.

I'm Never Gonna Date. Girls Are Gross.

You're Walking Around With A Jar Full Of Dead Bugs,

And Girls Are Gross?

So, Um, This Guy You Pick Out,

What If He Doesn't Like You Back?

Don't Be Ridiculous.

Hello.

More Books.

Adam. Heh Heh.

Care To Join Us For Dinner?

Yeah, Sure.

It's The Only Decent Meal I Ever Get, Anyway.

Shall We?

Well, I Grew Up In St. Louis, You Know,

So I Never Even Saw An Ocean

Until My Parents Took Me To Florida

When I Was 10.

Is That When You Saw Your First Dolphin?

Yeah. Yeah, It Was.

But, Uh, You Know, It Wasn't In A Tank

Or A Theme Park Or Anything.

I Was Actually In The Ocean,

And All Of A Sudden I See All These Fins Coming At Me.

I Thought It Was Sharks.

So I Panicked, And I Stayed Very Still.

And Then They Came Closer And Closer, You Know?

And All Of A Sudden, One Of 'Em Just

Leaps Out Of The Water

Without Any Effort, Like It Had Wings.

I Didn't Know Much At The Time,

But I Knew Sharks Couldn't Do Anything Like That.

So I Relaxed A Little Bit

As The Whole Pod Just Glided Past Me.

I Remember I Reached Out With Both My Hands,

Feeling Them.

So Smooth And Graceful.

They Formed A Ring Around Me

And Just Kept Circling.

And Then, Just As Quickly, They Were Gone.

Anyway,

I Knew Right Then That I Wanted To Study Them.

That Must Have Been So Beautiful.

Yeah. Yeah, It Was,

But It Was Kind Of A Strange Experience

To Base A Life Decision On.

Why?

Well, Vicky, I'm Not Convinced About Anything

Unless I Can Prove It.

But You Borrow Philosophy Books

From My Grandfather,

And Nobody Can Prove That Stuff, Either.

Vicky...

Maybe The Dolphins Were Trying To Communicate With You,

Touch You.

I'm Just Saying,

If A Beautiful Thing Happens To You,

You Don't Have To--

I Don't Know, Get Out A Calculator And Figure It Out.

Well, I'm A Scientist, Vicky, All Right?

That's What Scientists Do. We Figure Things Out.

Hello?

Dan.

Hey.

Am I Interrupting Anything?

Please Do.

Thank You.

I Was There When The Marie Rose Pulled In.

The Captain Let Me Look All Around,

Which He Didn't Have To Do.

It's Not Like I Had A Search Warrant Or Anything.

And?

Adam, There Are No Drift Nets On That Boat.

But We Saw Them.

Look, He Knew We Were Onto Him, And He Hid Them.

Look, Even If I Did Find Them,

Really, There's Nothing I Can Do.

The Law Says You Have To Actually

Catch Them Using A Drift Net To Prosecute.

So You're Not Gonna Do Anything?

Is That What You're Telling Me?

You're Gonna Sit By And Let Dolphins

Keep Getting Slaughtered?

Thanks. Thanks A Lot.

Adam!

Adam!

Hope I Didn't Cause Too Much Trouble.

Dan, You're Just Doing Your Job.

All Right, Then. Good Night.

Good Night.

Vicky, You Know, I Don't Think

Adam Has Ever Met Anybody

Who Challenges Him Like You Do.

Oh, I Can't Figure Him Out.

He Cares So Much, But He Sees So Little.

If I Were A Dolphin, We'd Get Along Just Fine.

The Stars Are Beautiful Tonight.

Yeah.

Suzy's Got Another.

A Real Beauty, Too. Wanna See It?

No, No. I Don't Look Through Telescopes Much Anymore, Vicky.

Uh, It Takes Away All The Magic...

And I'll Promise You That Suzy Knows

The Name Of That Star, The Weight, All The Details...

And That's Good.

That's Her Passion, But Sometimes, I...

Sometimes I Wish She'd Just Sit Back

And Enjoy The Beauty Of It.

They Are Beautiful.

But You Know The Amazing Thing About It?

That Star Of Suzy's Could Have Burned Out Thousands Of Years Ago,

But The Light Still Keeps Coming,

And So What You Think You're Looking At

Isn't Necessarily The Whole Truth,

And That Applies To People, You Know? Adam.

No, No, No. It's Possible

That Adam's Real Light Hasn't Reached You Yet,

And That Doesn't Mean It's Not There.

Come With Me. I Wanna--I Wanna Show You Something.

Henry Vaughan. 17th Century.

You Like That Century, Don't You?

Yes, Yes. That Was--

That Was A Good One.

Ah...

Listen.

"I Saw Eternity The Other Night,

"Like A Great Ring Of Pure And Endless Light,

"All Calm As It Was Bright;

And Round Beneath It, Time In Hours, Days, Years..."

"Driv'n By The Spheres

"Like A Vast Shadow Mov'd;

In Which The World And All Her Train Were Hurl'd."

It's Beautiful. It's Deep.

Yeah, Yeah. The 17th Century Was Very Deep.

Sweetie, Read On. I Think You'll Enjoy It.

I'm Gonna Get These-- These Old Bones To Bed.

Good Night, Darling.

Thanks For Letting Me Know.

That's Right, Sir. Thank You. Bye.

I Hear You Visited The Marie Rose

With Some Friends The Other Night.

Yeah, They Like Boats.

You Like The Way We Live, Don't You, Zachary?

The Cars, The Houses, Especially This One?

The Private Schools You Occasionally Attend,

You Like These Things, Don't You?

Well, In Order To Maintain Our Lifestyle,

We Need To Maintain Our Businesses,

10 Ships And The Largest Independent Cannery On The East Coast,

The Business My Father Started,

The Business I Have Worked Hard To Build Up,

And A Business I Will Not See You Destroy.

Does Our Business Use Drift Nets?

Zachary, Toughen Up.

I Am Sick Of Watchin' You Mope Around

Like Some Kind Of 4-Year-Old.

Bring Her Over, Frank.

Hold Her Steady.

If She Delivers Breech, She Could Die.

What's Happening?

It's Enid.

She's Having A Difficult Delivery.

Give Me The Hypodermic.

No!

She Doesn't Want To Be Sedated.

She Needs To Be Alert.

Vicky, Get Out Of Here.

Wait.

Basil's Here.

She Wants Him With Her.

Over There.

Oh, Man, I Forgot To Call Him.

It Doesn't Matter. He Knows. Let Him In.

It's Ok. Relax.

Hey, Buddy.

Here He Comes.

Ok, Now Back Off.

She Wants Him To Help Her. That's Their Way.

The Baby's Coming Now.

Yes.

Vicky, What Just Happened?

I Gotta Go.

Vicky.

Vicky, Wait! Vicky!

Vicky, Where Are You Going?

Home.

You Communicated With Her, Didn't You?

I'm Going Home.

No, You Did.

You Know, There Was Something The First Time When You Met Enid

And Again With Basil In The Bay,

But I Didn't Think Anything About It,

But Now I See.

You Communicated Telepathically, Didn't You?

Let Go Of The Bike.

Didn't You? Didn't You?

I Don't Know, And I Don't Wanna Talk About It.

But, Vicky, Don't You See?

This Could Prove That Dolphins

Don't Only Communicate Vocally Or Instinctively, But Telepathically.

I Don't Care.

Why Are You So Upset?

I Mean, There Have Been Cases Of Children

Who Have A Certain Level Of Sensitivity--

Children?

Yes. Of Course,

We've Never Given It Much Credence Because--

Is That What You Think I Am, A Child?

Vicky, I Didn't Mean--

I Am Not Your Case, And I Am Not A Child.

Now I'm Going Home.

Vicky, I'm Sorry. I...

Yes.

Hi.

Hi.

Uh...

Suzy Told Me I Might Find You Here.

What Ya Writin'?

Nothing. What Do You Want?

Look...

I'm Sorry If I Made You Feel Like A Freak Yesterday.

And A Child. Don't Forget That Part.

I Know, But You Wouldn't Let Me Finish.

Vicki, There Is Tons Of Scientific Data Out There That--

Is That All You Ever Talk About, Data?

Well, I've Got News For You, Adam.

I Don't Know Why I Can Do This.

It's Not Like I Hear Specific Words Or Anything.

I Don't Speak Dolphin.

It's Just A Feeling, And It Kinda Scares Me, Ok?

I Know. If You Would Just Let Us Study You, Maybe We--

I Don't Wanna Be Studied Like One Of Rob's Bugs Or Something...

And I...

And What?

And I Don't Think I Want It Explained.

I Really Think There Are Things In This World

That We're Not Meant To Understand.

Forget It.

Vicky, I'm--

I'm Sorry, All Right?

Look, Ok, Ok, Ok. Look...

I Didn't Mean To Make You Feel Uncomfortable Yesterday.

All Right? I Was...

What Adam? You Were What?

Jealous, Ok?

I Was Jealous. That's All.

I Mean, I Have Studied Them For Years.

I Could Write My Thesis Tomorrow If They Would Let Me,

But I Can't Do What You Can, Vicky,

And I Would Give Anything, Anything To Be Able To.

Why, So They Could Help You Write Your Thesis?

Well, Yeah. I Mean, I Have A Ton Of Questions For Them, But...

All Right, Now, I'm Gonna Sound Like A Freak,

And--And--And Don't Laugh.

At The End Of The Summer...

I'd Really Like To Say Good-Bye To Them,

You Know, Just...

Just Let 'Em Know How Much I'm Gonna Miss Them.

Well, Come On. You Said You Weren't Gonna Laugh.

It's Not That, Honest.

It's Just...

You Sounded Kinda Human Just Then,

And It Threw Me, That's All.

So We're Friends Again?

Yeah, Sure. Friends.

Cool. All Right, Well,

I've Gotta Get Back To Work.

See Ya.

See Ya.

Hey, Suzy...

Were You Serious About What You Said The Other Day?

About Just Finding A Guy And, Boom, Knowing He's The One?

Well, I Don't Know If It'll Actually Go "Boom" Or Not.

Come On, I'm Serious. Help Me Out Here.

I'm The Younger Sister.

Why Are You Asking Me?

'Cause You're The Genius.

Not About Boys. Is It Adam?

Zachary?

Well, Who Do You Like Being With More?

I Don't Know.

Adam Is So...

Confident,

So Sure Of What He's Gonna Do With His Life...

And Zachary's Like Being Out In A Storm:

Exciting And Frightening At The Same Time.

Uh-Huh. Well, Uh,

Let's Weigh The Evidence Scientifically.

If You're Going Strictly On Physical Attributes,

Zach Would Get My Vote.

Adam's Nicer And Smarter, But Marine Biologists

Smell Like Fish And Formaldehyde All The Time.

Of Course, Adam Has A Plan For His Life.

Zachary Doesn't, But With All That Money, Who Needs It?

If I Were You, I'd Make A List.

Pros And Cons For Both Of Them

With Appropriate Plus And Minus Points

For Degrees Of Importance. Then Add 'Em Up.

Thanks, Suzy.

Glad To Be Of Help.

And Here We Go.

Thanks.

So...

I Heard You And Adam

Sicked The Cops On My Old Man.

Good For You.

You Guys Still Fighting?

Oh, We Never Fight, Vic.

You See, Uh, In Order To Fight,

You Actually Have To Talk To Each Other.

You Know, Uh, When I Was Growin' Up,

My Parents Were Always Weird

Because They Never Got Divorced,

Which Was Mostly Because They Thought

It Would Be Too Inconvenient...

But When I Met Your Parents Last Summer,

I Mean, Not Only Are They Not Divorced,

But They Seem Like They Loved Each Other.

They Do.

That's Wild, And I Mean,

You And Your Family Talk About Just Everything,

And You Go To Church, And You Say Grace.

I Mean, I Don't Know Anyone Else Who Does That Kind Of Stuff,

And Even Though You Do All Of That,

You're Still Real.

Thank You?

He's Right Here.

Oh, Uh,

I Forgot To Tell You I Have A Surprise Guest.

Hi.

It's Ok.

I Invited Him This Time.

Ok, I'm--I'm Here. What's This All About?

So This Is How He Avoided The Harbor Master The Other Day.

About A Mile Out, This Little Boat Gives Them The Nets,

And, Uh, Since You Two Are Playin' The Hardy Boys,

I Thought, "Well, With My Compliments."

Look, I'm Sorry, You Guys.

These Aren't Enough, All Right?

We Have To Actually Catch Them Using The Drift Nets

To Do Anything.

Well, Uh, Maybe That Can Be Arranged.

Ok, Well, Look,

This Is Boring. Let's--Let's Go Dancing.

Dancing? Where?

Uh, We'll Take My Boat. We'll Zip Over To The Mainland.

I Know This Club That's Totally Insane.

Ok, But, Uh, I Can't Be Back Too Late.

Adam, Come On.

Yeah, Adam, Uh, Come On.

No, I--I Don't Dance.

Sure You Do. Everybody Dances.

Well, Not Me.

Well, Come On. We Can't Wait All Night.

Come On. I'll Teach You.

No. No, You Go. You Have Fun.

Ok.

Vicky. Hey, Vicky.

Vicky!

What Are You Doin'?

Writing. What Are You Doin'?

So Is Your Offer Still Good?

What Offer?

You Know, Teach Me How To Dance.

That's It. Don't Think So Much.

Just Go With The Music.

♪ Give Me Salvation ♪

You, Uh, You Write A Lot, Don't You?

I Guess.

So, What Is It You Write About All The Time?

Just Stuff, You Know.

Your, Uh...

Your Grandfather Says You Write Poetry.

Oh?

Maybe.

♪ Wherever You Are ♪

♪ I See My Girl... ♪

Come On.

♪ I'll See You In My Dreams ♪

♪ Wherever I Go... ♪

Sorry.

You Talk With Grandfather A Lot?

Uh, Yeah.

Yeah, I Did, Before You Guys Got Here.

Mostly About The Books I Borrowed.

He's, Uh...

He's A Great Guy.

And He's A Pretty Good Cook, Too.

He Had To Learn When He Was A Missionary.

I Didn't Know He Was A Missionary.

Yeah, Well, He Used To Have A Huge Church

In Boston.

They Used To Broadcast His Sermons

On The Radio And Everything.

Wow.

Yeah, I Know. Pretty Amazing.

He Traveled All Over The World,

And Then He Found This Island.

♪ Your Being Here In My Heart ♪

Ok. Now It's Your Turn To Lead.

♪ Whenever I'm Near... ♪

Just Do Whatever You Want, And I'll Follow.

♪ It's More Than I Can Bear ♪

♪ Now I Won't Cry ♪

♪ I'll Just Close My Eyes... ♪

There. That's Not So Bad, Is It?

Yeah. Yeah, That's Not So Bad.

♪ Your Kiss And Your Touch ♪

♪ I'll Never Forget ♪

♪ 'Cause You're As Close As My Very Next Breath ♪

♪ Here In My Heart There's A Picture Of Us ♪

♪ Together Forever Unfading And Unbroken ♪

♪ Wherever You Are, You'll Uncover Me ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Forevermore... ♪

I Better Get Back.

Yeah.

Me, Too.

Look, I Really Do Need Your Help

On My Dolphin Research.

You're The Breakthrough I've Been Waiting For, Vicky.

Will You Help Me Tomorrow?

Sure. I'll Help You If I Can.

You Can.

Well, Uh, Thanks.

Good Night.

Good Night.

Wow.

There They Go. Free.

Now What?

Now's Where You Come In.

Now What I Want You To Do Is Call Them.

I Can't.

No, I Think You Can.

You See, The Same Way That Your Mind Is Open

To Receive What They Say,

I Think You Can Reach Out And Call Them.

But What If They Don't Come?

Well, If They Don't Come, They Don't Come.

You Know, You Don't Have To Succeed,

You Just Have To Try.

Ok.

Did You Do It?

Yeah, I Think So.

Why Do You Think They Did It?

Who?

The Dolphins.

Why Do You Think They Returned To The Sea?

I Don't Know.

And You Know, The Part That Gets Me The Most

Is That If You Look At Their Flippers,

They're Really Paws.. Fingers...

Made Over With Skin.

Guess When They Returned To The Sea,

They Had To Give Up Their Hands.

Wow.

With No Hands, There'd Be No Writing.

Yeah. No Writing, No Music,

No Art.

Do You Think When They Went Back To The Sea,

They Had To Choose To Give Up Their Hands?

That There Was Something So Worth It

They Were Willing To?

I Don't Know.

Maybe.

Hey, Look!

Ha Ha Ha Ha.

Here. Tell Them To Do Something With Your Mind.

Go On. Tell 'Em.

Th-Th-That Was Amazing! What Did You Tell Them?

I Told Them To Do A Flip.

Oh. Well, Do It Again.

Ha Ha! That's Amazing. Do It Again.

No. He's Bored With That.

He Wants You To Play With Him.

Ha Ha Ha Ha.

Ha Ha Ha. Whoa! Ha Ha Ha! Yeah!

Ha Ha Ha!

Here, Talk To 'Em, Vicky.

Ask 'Em A Question.

Like What?

Well, Ask Them About What We Talked About Before,

Why They Returned To The Sea.

Ok.

Vicky?

Vicky?

Vicky! Vicky!

Aah!

Vicky.

Vicky, Are You All Right?

What Happened?

I Don't Know.

You--You Shouted And Then Just

Calmly Walked Back To Shore And Sat Down.

Are You Ok?

Yeah... Yeah.

Where'd Enid And Basil Go?

They Left Back To The Ocean.

What Happened?

They Tried To Answer My Question,

But... I Don't Think I Could Understand It.

It Was Like A Light...

Stars Swirling Around Each Other.

I Don't Know, Adam,

But The Dolphins Are Absolutely Connected With Everything.

Their Thoughts Are Totally Open To Each Other.

They Have No Secrets.

That Seems Kind Of Scary, Don't You Think?

At First, But Then, There's This Incredible Freedom In No Secrets.

You Can't Help But Be Who You Are.

That's Why It Was Worth It To Them To Return.

No Secrets.

Hey, Vic.

What Are You Doing Here?

It's Time.

Time For What?

To Catch The Bad Guy.

We'll Stay Back Far Enough

So They Don't Know We're Following,

But The Minute The Marie Rose

Starts Dropping The Nets,

We Zoom Up And Get 'Em On Video.

Ha. I'm Sure It'll End Up On Tv.

What About Adam?

Hey, Just Because I Invited Him To Dinner The Other Night

Doesn't Mean I Want Him Around All The Time.

Today's Adventure Is Just You And Me, Vic.

So Why Did You Invite Him?

To Give Him The Evidence.

All Right, All Right.

Curiosity.

About What?

The Competition.

Why Is Everything A Competition With Guys?

It's In The Genes.

We Can't Help It.

So, That Adam Is Pretty Serious, Huh?

I Guess.

You Guess?

It's Like Hanging Out With An Old Man.

Why Are You Obsessing About Adam?

I'm Not Obsessing. I'm Just Making An Observation.

He's Kind Of Dull, That's All.

He's Not Dull.

Want To Have Some Fun?

What Are You Doing?

Didn't You Ever Play Chicken, Vic?

No, And I Don't Want To Start Now.

Look Out!

Stop It, Zachary.

Don't Worry. We'll Be Fine.

Make Way!

Stop It, Zachary! I Mean It!

Hey!

Ha Ha Ha Ha!

I Told You.

Take Me Back.

What--Vic, I--

Now!

Vicky, Come On. Let Me Explain.

Explain What?

That You Want To Kill Yourself?

Come On. It Was Just Fun.

I Was Under Control.

No, You Weren't.

Look, Zachary, I'm Sorry Your Mother Died,

And I'm Sorry You're Having Problems With Your Father.

You Have Too Much Going For You

To Do This Stupid Stuff.

Vicky, All Right. I'm Sorry.

I Just-- Look, I Don't Know.

I Was...

I Don't Know. I Was Showing Off Or Something.

Yeah. Ok.

I Really Like You, You Know?

Start Trying To Like Yourself.

Grandfather.

Oh, Cara. Ha Ha. I--I Fell.

It's Me, Grandfather, Vicky.

Here.

I Woke Up, And You--

You Weren't There, Cara,

And I Tried To Get My Medicine,

And, Ha Ha, I Fell.

I'm Not Grandmother. I'm Vicky.

Grandmother's Gone.

Oh.

Oh, Vicky, You're Right.

Y-Yes, Vicky.

Oh, Yes, I...

I-I'm Sorry.

No, I...

Oh. Heh Heh. I--I...

I Miss Her So Much.

I Know. We Should Call A Doctor.

No, No, No, No.

I Just Need My Medicine.

It's On The Floor. You See It?

Thank You.

"For Pain. Take As Needed"?

Yes.

Grandfather--

I Need A Glass Of Water.

Would You, Please?

Oh.

I Love Watching A Storm.

They Grow Nearer.

You Know, That's One Of The Wonderful Things About Living Here.

You Can Watch So Many Things Evolve.

Grandfather?

Yeah?

I Want You To Look At Me Right In The Eye

And Answer A Question.

Oh.

Are You All Right? Your Health?

Superb.

For 81.

Please Answer My Question.

Darling, Darling, Darling.

I Know This Hasn't Been A Easy Summer For You.

I Know That,

But Maybe It's Time To Face Some Facts.

You See, I'm Not A Young Man Anymore.

But--

No, I'm An Old Man, Darling.

And I'm Enjoying Every Minute Of It.

Grandfather, What Exactly Is The Matter With You?

Leukemia.

Are You Sure?

No Doubt.

Do Mom And Dad Know?

I'm Going To Tell Them As Soon As They Arrive, Dear,

And I Wouldn't Have Burdened You With It, Darling,

But You... You Insisted.

But Nothing Can Happen To You.

I Don't Want It To.

No, No, No, No.

You're The Only Person Who Understands Me.

Oh, You'll Meet Another, I Promise,

Many, Many More...

Through Your Poetry.

Vicky, Come With Me. I Want You To Read Me Something.

Vicky, Death Is As Natural As--

As That Storm Out There.

How Can I Fear What God Has In Store For Me?

I Trust Him Completely.

Believe Me, It's Very Comforting.

Come Here, Dear.

In Fact, You Wrote Something That's Very Comforting.

Here. Please. Read That.

Read That To Me.

"The Universe Is Part Of This One Cry

"In This Strange Land Where All Are Born To Die.

"Each Tree And Leaf And Star

Show How The Universe Is Part Of This One Cry."

"That Every Life Is Noted And Is Cherished

"And Nothing Loved Is Ever Lost...

Or Perished."

You Understand.

Grandfather?

Grandfather?

How Do You Want Your Eggs This Morning?

Ha Ha Ha Ha.

Ha Ha Ha.

Kick It!

Here You Go, Rob.

Come On.

I Tried To Write You Something Last Night,

A... Poem.

Really?

Yeah. Yeah, But It Was Pretty Bad, Though.

I Ended Up Throwing It Away.

I Don't Know. Everything I Write

Comes Out Like A Research Paper.

You Shouldn't Have Thrown It Out.

Oh, Look Who's Talking.

You Don't Show Anybody Your Stuff, Either.

Yeah, Well...

What Is It?

Vicky?

What Is It?

The Drift Net,

It's Got Enid.

Look, We Have To Call The Harbor Master.

And Say What?

That We Know Where A Dolphin Is Trapped In A Drift Net

Because Its Mate Told Us So Telepathically?

Ok, So, What Do We Do?

I Know Somebody Else With A Boat.

Hello?

Vicky, Uh, No.

I'm Just Spending Some Quality Time With My Dad.

He's Gonna Be Working On His Yacht All Day

For His Business Pals.

Hey, Bill, You Look Great.

What?

Ok, Where's The Stuck Fish?

It's A Dolphin, And It's Trapped In A Drift Net.

Look, Whatever. I'm Here To Help.

Let's Go.

So How Do We Get There?

Follow Him.

Zachary, Where Are You Going?

Get Back Up Here.

Not Today, Dad.

I've Got Something That's Actually Important To Do.

It's Not Much Further.

All Right, I Give Up.

How Does She Know That?

It's The Marie Rose.

She's About A Mile Out With Her Nets Out.

Look, If They Start Pulling In The Drift Nets,

Enid's Dead.

Zachary, Hand Me Your Cell Phone.

We've Got To Call The Harbor Master.

But, Vicky, I Thought You Said

He Wouldn't Listen To Us.

You Said He'd Think We Were Crazy.

I Know Somebody He'll Believe.

Hello?

Suzy, It's Vicky.

Vicky, Where Are You?

What Are You Doing?

Here, I'll Take That, Darling.

Hello, Vicky. What Is It?

Grandfather? I Need A Favor.

All Right, Pull Her Up.

Ok, Bring Her In.

There She Is.

They're Pulling In The Net!

How Long Do We Have?

The Drift Nets Are Miles Long.

We Have A Few Minutes Before They Get Here.

We Have To Save Her.

Vicky!

I'll Call You As Soon As I Know Anything.

Dan, Dan!

I Was Thinking, Could I Ride Along?

You Sure You Up For This, Reverend?

I Never Felt Better.

Ok.

Ok, Come On.

Vicky!

She's Too Tangled Up.

I Can't Get Her Out.

What Are You Doing?

I've Got To Cut Her Loose.

She's Tired. She Can't Last Much Longer.

Just Talk To Her, Vic, All Right? Tell Her To Hold On.

Hold On, Enid.

Hold On.

Hold On.

Captain.

A Boat.

Out At The Net.

That's Mr. Gray's Kid.

What's He Doing Out Here?

Should We Stop Drawing In The Net?

No. No, This Could Be Trouble.

You Keep It Coming.

Hold On, Enid.

Well, Can You Get It?

Not Yet.

This Is Pretty Tough Stuff. I Will, Though.

You're Getting It.

You've Almost Got It.

I Almost Got It.

It's Ok. Hang On.

We're Almost There.

Come On, Enid. Please.

It's Coming!

You Got It. You Got It.

Ha Ha Ha Ha.

Adam!

Adam?

Wait! The Net!

Adam!

Vic, Gimme Your Hand.

Watch Out.

Are You In?

Yeah.

Adam!

Adam!

Come On, Guys. Come On.

Man, Don't Do That To Me.

Hand Me The Binoculars, Will You, Rev?

What Is It?

We Got 'Em, Rev.

Caught In The Act.

Hey, Look.

And There's Somebody With Him.

Get Mr. Gray On The Phone.

He Is Not Gonna Be Happy.

Look!

Ha Ha Ha!

It's Grandfather.

Hey, Captain! You're Busted!

Yes! Ha Ha!

Ha Ha Ha.

They Spoke To You, Didn't They?

The Dolphins.

Yeah.

Just Once.

Just For A Second. They, Uh...

They Told Me To Hold On,

That I Had More To Do.

I'm Glad.

Vicky!

What Happened?

Vicky, What Happened? What Happened?

Yeah.

Grandfather!

Grandfather!

Children, Wait A Minute.

Vicky Will Tell You What Happened,

But I-I'm Gonna Get A Nap.

I Have To Take A Nap.

Vicky, What's Going On?

What Happened?

Ok, Ok. Calm Down, Guys. Wait A Second.

Grandfather, Would You Like Some Tea?

V-V-Victoria?

Ohh, Ohh.

Grandfather?

Come Here.

I'll Call An Ambulance.

No, Darling. Come Here. Come Here.

Come Here.

It's... It's My Time. Dear. I Know.

You Never Should Have Been Out There Today.

This Is All My Fault.

You Don't Know What You Did For Me.

You Gave Me One Of The Greatest Days Of My Life.

Let Me Call A Doctor.

No, Dear, No, No.

Come Here. Come Here, Closer.

Closer.

I Want To Tell You Something That's...

That's... Important.

You Have A Light, Vicky,

A Wonderful Gift.

You Have A Special Voice.

Don't Ever Hide It.

The World Needs All The Beauty It Can Get, Darling.

Share It With Everyone.

Share It.

Promise Me.

I Promise.

Don't... Don't Ever Be Afraid, Dear,

To Show The Very Special...

Person That You Are.

Don't Ever, Ever Be Af...

Suzy?

The Ferry's In.

Your Parents Should Be Here Any Minute.

Thanks.

Vicky?

Think That There Could Be A Planet Somewhere

Where Nobody Has Any Eyes?

Could Be, I Guess.

Well, If Nobody Had Any Eyes,

They'd Get Along All Right Without Them,

Wouldn't They?

Sure.

They'd Compensate With Hearing And Smell And Touch, I Guess.

But They Wouldn't Know What Anything Looked Like.

No, It Wouldn't Be Possible.

I Was Thinking.

When The People On The Planet With No Eyes Die,

Turn To Planets Where There Are Eyes.

Maybe.

So Maybe When We Die,

We'll Get Something New, Too,

Something As Important As Being Able To See,

But Since We Don't Know What It Is,

Nobody Could Tell Us About It Now

Any More Than We Could Explain Seeing

To The People On The Planet With No Eyes.

I Think You're Right, Rob.

Vicky, Come Here.

Ok, Kids, Here We Go.

Yeah, Thanks For Everything, Dan.

My Pleasure.

You Got Great Kids.

Ok, Guys. Get All Of It.

Hey, Vicky.

Thanks For Letting Me Read 'Em.

They're Great.

Thanks, But, Um, You're Prejudiced.

Yeah, Maybe,

But, Uh, I Still Think They're Great.

I've Decided To Show Them

To The Lit Magazine At School.

What, The Old School Or The New School?

I Talked To Mom.

I'm Not Going To The New School.

I Don't Belong There.

I Have To Go.

You're Gonna Be A Great Artist, Vicky.

And You're Gonna Be A Great Scientist.

You Know, Your Grandfather Always Said

That Art And Science Are Really One.

Good-Bye.

I'll Write.

Good.

So Will I.

I Saw Eternity The Other Night,

Like A Great Ring Of Pure And Endless Light,

All Calm, As It Was Bright,

And 'Round Beneath It,

Time, In Hours, Days, Years,

Driv'n By The Spheres Like A Vast Shadow Mov'd

In Which The World, And All Her Train Were Hurl'd.