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[BIRDS SQUAWKING]

[BOY] Angus, did you get it?

Get out of here.

Did you get it?

Where is it? Where'd it go?

I missed it.

Why?

How'd it get away?

Well, it didn't go down there.

Didn't go down there either.

Come on. Let's go. I'll get him next time. Yeah, you'll get him next time.

Killer chase though. The best.

Never going to see that rabbit again. No way.

It was a hare, not a rabbit.

Never see that hare again.

[WHIMPERS]

- Hey, guys. - Hi, Sara.

Hi, Angus. Come on, guys.

Where you going? Working on the boat.

It's in the barn. I haven't seen it yet.

Angus won't let anybody see it. Yeah, I will.

Great boat! When you finally gonna finish it?

Uh, I don't know.

I still gotta put the hardware on it and set the seats and stuff.

Then paint it.

- Angus! - Then you gonna take it out?

Yeah, maybe next week, if we can, if we finish.

Still gotta get a little more money from someplace.

I can give you some money, if you need it.

I think I'll be okay.

You could probably go to South America in this thing.

Yeah, we're taking it to Winter Harbor.

- By yourself? - No, with my dad. We're going next week.

How long you gonna be away? About five days.

Dad delivers supplies there twice a year.

Gonna miss some school. [SARA] That's great.

[ANGUS] So, what are we gonna be delivering?

Some propane for a couple of their float camps...

and some machine parts for their tractors.

Business is picking up, huh, Dad?

Okay, watch... watch... Shift! Shift!

Yeah, I got it. I got it.

- Keep it on the road. You're doing fine. - [GEARS GRINDING]

- Don't give it so much gas. Just ease into second. - I'm not missing much school.

- Give it some gas. - I got it. Okay.

- Angus! Angus, clutch! - Yeah, yeah, I know.

I shouldn't have hit the gas and the clutch and shifted at the same time.

- That's right. - I got it. We're okay.

We're gonna be gone four days. You get your work done before...

[GEARS GRINDING]

Angus!

Uh-oh.

Damn.

I just stacked it yesterday.

Too bad it was stacked so neat.

[DOG BARKS]

[WHIMPERS]

Good dog.

Oh, looks a little thin.

Coat's kind of rough.

Guys, it's gotta belong to someone.

I don't think so. He don't have a collar or nothin'.

He doesn't have a collar or anything.

- He hasn't got a home. - He could be lost.

Dogs don't get lost.

- We'll call the animal shelter and ask... - [WHIMPERS]

- They'll put him to sleep. - We'll ask 'em if anybody's reported a missing animal.

He probably belongs to some summer people.

Can we have this dog?

[WHIMPERS]

We'll put an ad in the paper, and we'll phone around tomorrow.

Yes!

We'll see what happens.

- But it stays outside. - He will.

He takes so long.

[BARKING] Get the ball!

Don't let the dog get it.

Oh, not the sheets!

Don't let him get away.

This is gonna be a problem.

Grab him!

Pull his face and open his mouth.

Let go of the sheet. Don't let him rip it.

[TEARING] Ripped it.

- [BARKS] - Angus said to stay here.

Paper! Collecting!

[BARKING]

No! Stop!

Angus!

Stop, dog!

What are you doing?

You told me not to let go of the rope. Good dog.

Come on. Come on.

[SILAS] Here, chicken, chicken, chicken!

[ANGUS] Yo, come here! Here, boy! Come here!

Here, chicken, chicken, chicken!

[ANGUS] Pile of feathers here!

[SILAS] No, Yellow!

- [CLUCKING] - [ANGUS] Yellow, don't! No, no, Yellow!

No! No!

Yellow! No! Don't! Yellow!

Get him, Silas!

[ANGUS] Why did you leave the gate open?

Look, I don't care how he got out.

You were in charge of that gate, and you were to make sure nothing could get in and out.

- It wasn't the dog. - I'm not saying it was. That's not the point.

We can't have a dog. I said I'd take care of him.

It's more than that, Angus. Come on.

We gotta clean up after it, buy food for it.

If we go someplace, who's gonna take care of it?

We already are someplace. We're not in the city anymore.

Look, you're already out two chickens,

a headlight, not to mention the paint for the boat.

How much is that? 130 bucks?

You know how much a dog is gonna cost you?

- [WHIMPERS] - Hmm?

We'll keep the dog, and I'll return the paint, if that's okay.

All right.

But, Angus, this is your dog.

It's going to be your responsibility. Is that clear?

Yeah. Okay.

Here's his collar and license, Angus, and the name tag.

- It's a good name. - Thanks.

This dog food has the special offer whistle in it, right?

Yeah, that's it. Okay, I got that stuff.

[REGISTER BEEPING, WHIRRING] Collar, license and name tag.

- [WHISTLE BLOWS] - [BARKING]

- [WHISTLE BLOWS] - [BARKING]

Come on. You gotta eat on the porch, dog. Come on.

[MAN] So, is all that search-and-rescue hardware ready to go at any time, John?

Yeah, it always is.

I sure hope it's more reliable than this washing machine.

When you making another supply run, McCormick?

Angus and I will be up the coast next week.

We wouldn't want anybody else but you looking after us.

We'll be looking out for ya. We spend a lot of time on civilian rescues.

[RADIO: ANNOUNCER] ...scattered showers...

What is this, Angus, cedar or fir?

Uh, cedar.

Cedar. Yeah.

[RADIO: ANNOUNCER] ...westerly, 10 to 15 knots...

I put a little place in here to stash stuff for camping.

Oh, yeah.

[RADIO: ANNOUNCER CONTINUES, INDISTINCT]

That's terrific.

Okay, you build a chimney...

so that the air can feed your fire underneath.

And the rocks are like a windbreak, right?

Right, but don't build them too high,

or else they'll fall over and put out your fire.

You got enough to eat, Silas?

We got a whole box, Dad.

Well, if you run out, there's always bugs.

- Bugs? - Mmm. Yeah.

Moths and dragonflies,

bees,

snails, worms, stuff like that.

It's all good.

That would taste like crap.

Well, ants taste like crap...

because there's too much acid in them,

but it's all good protein.

You can mix them with berries and stuff.

Yeah, and crush 'em first so they don't move around.

Then it's easier to swallow, and they won't squirm back up on you.

Okay, I'll see you in the morning.

- Angus, you're in charge of the fire. - Okay. See you, Dad.

See you, Mr. McCormick.

I'm gonna bring the food in. Okay.

Oh, here. Oh, yeah, yeah.

[WHIMPERING]

Figures you'd be a mooch.

Bet you don't even know how to sit.

Lie down.

Heel.

[WHIMPERS]

Okay. Okay. You've got me convinced.

[SIGHS]

I know I'm gonna regret this.

Good dog.

Okay, here's your fishing line and hooks.

I got the cook pot and the tarp and the rest of the stuff.

That's your camping kit. Yep.

Oh, and, uh,

this goes to the next boat's master.

This was your father's.

Yes, it was.

How old is this?

Sixty, 65 years old.

Still perfect.

It's perfect.

This is a really good boat, Angus.

Bet we could go all the way to China.

Where is Winter Harbor, Angus?

About 200 miles down the coast. Along here?

Well, yeah. You got the direction right, but it's down there.

Oh.

How come I can't go with you?

You gotta stay here and do the papers and help Mom with the chickens.

Still not old enough, right?

Here. Want this? It's yours. You can have it.

I can? Yeah.

It's yours. Thanks, Angus.

Let me know you caught Winter Harbor.

Yeah. It'll be three days up, two back.

And I'll call you at 7:00 every morning.

Sounds good. Hey, Angus!

It's the girl back again.

Thought I'd missed you maybe. Sorry.

It's okay. I got here.

I made you these.

Uh... thank you.

They're a little burned, but not much.

The stove kinda got out of control for a few minutes.

Yeah, they're, uh...

Thanks. Thanks anyway.

There's lots of sugar and stuff, carbohydrates in them.

If you get cold, they'll heat you up.

[ENGINE STARTS]

I... I gotta go.

I'll see you when you get back.

See you guys in a week. Okay.

Bye, Sara. Bye, honey.

See you later. Bye.

Bye, Mom. Bye, baby. Have fun.

I will.

Bye. Bye.

[JOHN] See you later. [MOM] All right, bye.

Bye, Yellow Dog.

Bye, Dad! Bye, Angus!

- Bye, guys! - Bye!

[YELLOW DOG BARKS]

[SHIP'S HORN BLOWS]

[YELLOW DOG BARKING]

It's cold and gray and wet.

That's too bad. It's great here.

It'll probably clear by tonight. Mmm.

How are the guys? They're doing fine.

Good.

Well, we miss you already.

Miss you too.

- Is Silas up yet? - No, he's still in bed.

- Well, tell him I'll talk to him when we call tomorrow. - All right, I will.

Bye, kid. Bye, honey.

So we passed Uklulit. It's on to Kaiyaquat.

We should make Katella Island in about three hours.

We'll wait out the weather there before it gets dark.

[WHIMPERING]

Dad. Thanks.

Whoa!

Dad? Hmm?

It's, uh, Uquat Lighthouse, just off of Anuk Island.

So we're, like, an hour away from Katella?

Mmm, a little more. Should probably head in sooner.

[JOHN] Cormorant calling Dovito Coast Guard Radio.

[STATIC CRACKLES]

- Dovito Coast Guard Radio. - Yeah, we're right off Anuk Island,

about two hours south of Uquat Lighthouse.

We need a weather advisory for the next few hours and overnight.

[STATIC]

Dovito Coast Guard Radio.

Dovito Coast Guard Radio.

Never trust the ocean, Angus.

These swells are real big, Dad.

We should put in to land, see if we can find a safe harbor.

Ohh!

I got you. Grab the wheel.

I got it, Dad. I got it. Got it?

Dad, I gotta check my boat.

Wait till we get to shelter. Just... pull it to starboard here.

I gotta check my boat.

All right. But don't go out without your life jacket.

Yeah, okay. Got the wheel? Yeah.

Angus!

[RADIO: DISPATCHER] We have emergency beacon...

four miles southwest of Uquat Lighthouse.

Dispatching search plane.

[RADIO: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER] Rescue 456,

clear takeoff Runway 2-9, right turn.

Rescue 310, number two for departure.

[RADIO: PILOT] We have overturned hull in sight,

and there appears to be movement.

[RADIO: PILOT] Team Leader, we are returning to hospital at Dovito.

ESTIMATED TIME: 1745.

[PHONE RINGS]

Hello?

Did they find him? Not yet.

He's wearing a life jacket.

They're gonna find him.

Don't worry, honey. They're going to find him.

We'll find him, Dad.

[SHIVERING]

They'll find us soon.

They're gonna be looking for us.

Hope Dad's okay.

Matches.

Some good.

Fishing lines and hooks.

And Sara's cookies.

We might get really hungry.

I know. We are really hungry.

[BARKING]

Do you mind? Come on.

Come on, Yellow.

Come on.

Good boy.

Look, John, he's with the boat. He won't leave it. He'll stay with the boat.

If it didn't sink, we'll find it.

It's a really good boat. Angus built it with Dad.

Is that what you're saying? It's possible we might not see him?

I didn't say that.

We don't ever stop a search, McCormick, if there's any hope.

You know that.

I think we should go back to the hotel.

[SILAS] Hey, Mom, wait up.

"As he looked out over the water,

shimmering with the last rays of light,

he waited for the orcas to return.

The day the orcas came that summer, the old man died."

- Mom? - Yeah?

When you die, would you go under the ocean,

or maybe...

up into space?

Well, I think you'd go to heaven, probably.

And then you'd open your eyes and wake up again.

No, you don't open your eyes again.

It's like sleep, but...

well, different.

It's forever?

Yes, it is.

At least you can go visit people whenever you want.

"And when the little girl wept for her grandfather, her mother dried her tears.

'Don't be sad, sweet girl.

Your grandfather's spirit has gone to leap and swim with the whales.'"

Five days.

[SIGHS] We're gonna need a lot more dry wood for a signal fire.

[AIRPLANE ENGINE]

[BARKING]

Fourteen, 15.

[ANGUS'S VOICE] I know we should stay in one place,

but they haven't seen us for nine days.

They might think we're still in the boat.

We haven't caught a fish in days.

If we stay here, we're gonna starve.

The lighthouse is 15 or 20 miles away. We can get there easy.

- Dad says to always have a plan. - [WHIMPERS]

Come on, Yellow. Come on.

Come on, Yellow.

Can't get to the lighthouse this way.

We'll find another way.

[AIRPLANE ENGINE]

Wait!

Wait!

Wait!

I'm sorry, Mr. McCormick, but we've only got enough fuel to get back to base.

We'll find him.

[CRYING]

[WHIMPERS]

It's okay, Yellow.

We're gonna be okay. We're gonna make it.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[ANIMALS HOWLING IN DISTANCE]

[HOWLING CONTINUES]

[BARKING]

[GROWLING]

[BARKING]

Yellow!

- Yellow! - [GROWLING CONTINUES]

- [BARKING CONTINUES] - [SNARLING]

Yellow!

[SNARLING CONTINUES]

Yellow!

- [BARKING] - [SNARLING]

[WOLF WHIMPERS]

[WHINING]

Good boy. Good dog. [THUNDER CONTINUES]

[GRUMBLES]

[PANTING]

[HUFFING]

[WHINING]

[BARKS] Shh, shh, shh, shh.

We got him.

Wait. Wait. Wait a second. Just leave it.

I got him! I got him.

[ENGINE HUMMING]

[BELL DINGING]

It was found some distance from the wreck site,

and it may not be his.

It's his. He's on the shore.

You know, we've crossed and recrossed the shore many times.

McCormick's right. I think he's on shore.

Don't worry. We're not stopping.

[SIGHS]

[BIRD SQUAWKS]

Are we going the right way?

Are we going back the way we came, or...

I don't know.

Maybe you should lead.

[MOANING]

- You got six senses, right? - [BARKS]

- Go home. - [WHIMPERS]

You gotta keep...

your legs and your feet protected.

Your legs are gonna be okay. You got fur.

[RADIO: PILOT] Rescue 4 to Base.

We've spotted some debris on shore. Could be a campsite.

We're going in for a closer look.

Good boy.

It's gonna be okay. We'll find him.

How about a grilled chicken sandwich...

with mayonnaise and lettuce and tomato?

And a vanilla milk shake... [CHUCKLES]

Two vanilla milk shakes.

Some mashed potatoes and...

No, French fries.

Macaroni and cheese.

I haven't had macaroni and cheese in a while.

Fifteen days is a long time.

It's been four since we started on land, and the weather hasn't been that great.

But he's real good in the bush, John.

Yeah, McCormick's taught him a lot of things.

But we don't actually know that he went inland.

So, how long are you gonna keep looking?

As long as there's a reasonable expectation...

We've got a reasonable expectation that you're gonna keep looking for a long time.

Uh, Kath, he didn't mean...

They're not going to stop looking.

I didn't say that, Katherine.

Look, I'm sorry, but...

very often we can't find entire aircraft down in the trees.

I mean, eventually, we find them, but...

Well, you know,

come with me for a couple of hours.

I'll show you what I mean.

[CAWS]

[CAWING]

[BARKING] [CAWING CONTINUES]

[BARKING CONTINUES]

Here. It's berries and roots.

Come on. It's got protein and fat and stuff. Come on.

Come on. Here. Here. Come on.

[GRUMBLES] Yellow, come on.

[YELLOW WHIMPERING]

[PAPER RUSTLING]

How far do you think he would, uh, get inland?

About a mile a day? No, more than that.

Twice that.

Okay.

[RAIN FALLING]

He thinks maybe we should go back soon.

You know, there's nothin' else...

that both of us can do that one of us can't.

It's been 17 days.

John Gale's a realist. I don't want to go back.

[BIRDS CAWING]

[CAWING CONTINUES]

[WHINING]

[BARKING]

You want to go that way?

Okay. We can go that way.

[BARKING]

[GRUNTS]

[BARKING CONTINUES] [GRUNTS]

[WHIMPERING]

[WHIMPERING]

[PANTING]

[BIRD SQUAWKING]

What do you think, Yellow?

It's a building or something.

Now, how are we gonna do this one?

Come on, Yellow. Come on.

Good boy, Yellow. Come on.

Keep going.

[WATER DRIPPING]

Take off everything wet, get dry and warm,

and stop hypothermia before it starts to lower your body temperature.

[GROWLS]

[WHINING]

- [YELPING] - Yellow! Yellow!

Get back here!

Yellow! [BARKING, GROWLING]

[BOBCAT GROWLS]

Yellow, leave it!

- [BARKING CONTINUES] - [BOBCAT SNARLING]

[SNARLS]

[YELPS]

Come on.

[SNARLS]

[BARKING]

Arm.

Silas, come on. Help me out here.

Get the rest of your stuff ready.

Honey?

[CRYING]

Honey, listen to me. Listen to me.

Now, look,

you're not doing him any good standing here falling apart,

now, are you?

No.

[SNIFFLES]

Okay?

Okay.

If it's a building, there might be some food.

[BARKS]

Nothin'.

No food.

Nothin'.

[ANGUS'S VOICE] A logging road.

It's gotta lead somewhere.

We gotta get to it.

Yellow?

[RUSTLING]

[WATER RUSHING]

[BIRD SCREECHES]

[WOOD GROANING]

[BARKING]

[BARKING CONTINUES]

Come on, Yellow.

Come on. Come on.

[GASPS]

[WHINING]

It's okay.

[WOOD GROANING]

Come on.

Come on.

[WOOD GROANS]

[WHINES]

It's okay.

We're gonna make it across.

Come back!

[ENGINE HUMS]

[BEEPING]

Search Master.

They found him.

[WOMAN ON RADIO] Rescue 310, airborne. Estimate a 9323.

About a mile east of the tower. Upstream.

The winds up there will be blowing at 50 knots.

Man is out the door.

Come on.

Commence five...

Three,

two,

one.

Steady.

Stay where you are!

Let me come to you! Don't move.

Left. Left.

Steady.

Okay, stay still. Grab ahold of me.

You gotta get my dog.

I'll come back down for him, son. Don't you worry.

- [YELPS] - Yellow!

Yellow!

- We lost the dog. - We'll come back for him.

Yellow!

You gotta get my dog! We'll get your dog, buddy.

Don't you worry. We'll get your dog.

[WHINING]

Winds gusting to 70 knots. I can't stay here.

Okay. Let's get out of here.

[WOMAN] Rescue 310.

Estimating hospital pad 2-0-3-0-Zulu.

[WHIMPERING]

[GASPING]

They found him!

They found him. [SOBBING]

They found him.

He's right in here.

Hey there. Hey, guys.

Hi, sweetie.

Mmm.

- How you doing? - Pretty good.

- Hey, Si. - Hey.

I love you, Dad.

[KISSING]

Careful. Sorry.

Hey. It's okay. [SNIFFLING]

[PATTING]

I lost him, Dad. I lost Yellow.

Don't worry, Angus. They're still lookin' for him.

Why can't they find him?

They almost didn't find you.

I want you to try and get some sleep.

Things will look better in the morning.

I don't want to go to school tomorrow.

I'll tell you what. Let's give it a try.

If it doesn't work out, you can take a few more days off.

Okay?

Okay.

Okay.

So did you eat any of the cookies?

Yeah, I had a couple.

They were good.

I'm gonna make you some more.

Yeah, well, you know, maybe next week if you want to or something.

Really? Sure.

Nobody wants to say it, but you really are a hero, you know.

My dog's the hero.

He is too.

[JOHN] We've looked for more than three weeks now,

and I'm really sorry we couldn't find him.

It's a... It's a budget issue, you know.

A search like that costs 200,000 a week.

They'll spend that much on a boy, but...

Oh, I understand, John. What you've done is more than we could ask for.

I'll tell you one thing, he was a great dog.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

[WHISTLE ECHOES]

Dad?

He didn't know.

He was trying to protect me. He didn't know they were trying to save me.

I should've grabbed him or something.

I could've pulled him up by his collar.

There's nothing you could've done, Angus. You know that.

Don't you?

[KEYBOARD CLACKING]

[PRINTER WHIRRING]

[BELLS JANGLING]

[ENGINE STARTS]

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

[WHISTLE ECHOES]

What if some farmer gets him or something? Then he'll take care of him.

Yeah.

Your mother's right. You have to have a dog.

Are you okay?

I'm okay, yeah.

I gotta go.

See you tomorrow.

[BLOWS]

[ECHOES]

[BLOWS]

[ECHOES]

[DISTANT BARKING]

Look.

It's Yellow! It's Yellow! He's back!

[WHINES]

Yellow! Yellow!