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[music playing]

♪ some people stand In the darkness ♪

♪ afraid to step Into the light ♪

♪ some people need To help somebody ♪

♪ the edge of surrender's In sight ♪

♪ don't you worry ♪

♪ it's going to be All right ♪

♪ 'cause I'm always ready ♪

♪ I won't let you Out of my sight ♪

-♪ I'll be ready ♪ -♪ I'll be ready ♪

-♪ never you fear ♪ -♪ no, don't you fear ♪

♪ I'll be ready ♪

♪ forever and always ♪

♪ I'm always here ♪

♪ 'cause I'm always ready ♪

♪ I won't let you Out of my sight ♪

♪ no ♪

-♪ I'll be ready ♪ -♪ I'll be ready ♪

-♪ never you fear ♪ -♪ no, don't you fear ♪

♪ I'll be ready ♪

♪ forever and always ♪

♪ I'm always here ♪

[music playing]

♪ there's a little place I know ♪

♪ waves of purple green and gold ♪

♪ the waters we warm, the waters nice ♪

♪ and we can try it tonight ♪ ♪ try it tonight ♪

♪ we can run we can hide ♪

♪ will you follow me ♪ ♪ until the end of all time ♪

♪ we can fly, we can ride ♪

♪ oh I know a place where ♪ ♪ the ocean it breaks in the sky ♪

♪ the ocean it breaks in the sky ♪

♪ the ocean it breaks in the sky ♪

♪ the ocean it breaks in the sky ♪

♪ we can run, we can hide ♪

♪ will you follow me ♪ ♪ until the end of all time ♪

♪ we can fly, we can ride ♪

♪ oh I know a place where ♪ ♪ the ocean it breaks in the sky ♪

♪ the ocean it breaks in the sky ♪

[cheering]

[cheering continues]

-and in third place, Mr. Rob white.

Let's hear it for him.

And second place Goes to jock hudson.

And the winner this year, From the united states Of america,

Jimmy slade!

[cheering]

-move it to the right! And check those coordinates.

Lock it in!

-[beeping] -hey! Watch it!

-sorry. We have to check For increased radiation here.

[chattering]

-42 degrees...

-okay. And that's The exact coordinates.

-excuse me. May I help you?

-could you? That would be great.

If we can just Clear this area Right in here,

Then we can finish setting up The rest of our equipment.

-uh, I'm sorry. I don't think so.

-it's okay. It's all authorized.

Here's our permit.

-okay, hang out on the beach, Don't get in any trouble,

And be back at 3:30.

-3:30? It takes An hour and a half To go to san diego.

We won't have Any time to fish.

-we'll have plenty of time To fish after my speech.

What kind of circus is this?

-I'm going to go Check this out. See you.

-I can't believe They issued you An overnight camping permit.

Why not? We're a legitimate Organization

Doing legitimate research.

[symphonic chords blaring]

Will you turn that--

[chords cease]

Why don't you Move the monitors Closer to shore

So that we don't Get any feedback?

Look, I'm sorry. Some of our members might Seem a little eccentric,

But they've had Some unique life experiences.

-what kind of experiences?

-they've been abducted From their homes

By the alien presence On this planet.

-oh. -yes. Mitch, Weren't you aware--

Weren't you aware That extra-terrestrials

Are supposed to emerge From the bay tonight?

-really? -yeah, really.

Hey, kid, You want to see something?

-yeah, sure.

-look at this scar On my leg.

They embedded crystals Into my bloodstream So they can track me.

-huh? Yeah! -wow.

-come here. Uh, miss-- -taylor.

-dr. Faye taylor. -mitch buchannon.

-doctor of what, May I ask?

-well, I received My doctorate at stanford In astrophysics,

Not "Star trek" reruns.

-look, nobody's questioning Your integrity here.

What we're trying to do Is keep the beach Safe for people.

You bring in Lots of equipment, It attracts crowds,

And that just makes Our job a little tougher.

-I can appreciate that, But the equipment Is necessary.

We've got to track And document everything That happens.

Tell me, how long Have you been a lifeguard?

-19 years. -that's a long time.

Haven't you ever seen Anything unexplainable,

Like bright lights Across the horizon

Or a cylindrical fog On a hot august morning?

-I've seen a lot Of unusual things, But they're all explainable.

-did you feel that sonic boom That came across the ocean

And swept the sand About three days ago?

-hey, yeah, remember? You said you thought You felt an earthquake.

-there was no earthquake Recorded that day.

It was a skyquake

Caused by An unknown aircraft Above the ocean.

-look, I got to get Back to work.

Mitch? Mitch?

Care to volunteer For the alien patrol tonight?

-I would love to,

But hobie and I Are on our way to san diego,

And I'm giving a speech At a lifeguard association,

So I can't be here tonight.

-oh, I can take A double shift. No problem.

-got you covered.

-c.J., don't tell me, But you're a charter Member of this group.

-no, but I have read Two of dr. Taylor's books.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

I caught your lecture In pasadena. It was great.

-I'm c.J. -I'm faye.

-I'm leaving. -I'm staying.

-no way. -c.J.!

-let him stay. I'll watch him. -okay?

-that's what I'm afraid of.

-dad, this will be An experience.

Your speech will be a bore.

-fine. Why don't you stay?

Maybe the aliens Will abduct you,

And you can drive them crazy.

-take care of him. -all right!

-[grunting] -ow!

-oh! Ow!

-continental airlines Flight 16

From sydney to honolulu

With connecting service To los angeles

Is now re-boarding Business first passengers.

-well, our all-american boy Cleared customs in hawaii.

They didn't even open His board bag.

-he has at least Three boards in that bag.

You did mark the one With the diamonds

The way we decided, Didn't you?

-no.

It's marked, but actually In a way I decided.

The male black widow Has to protect himself, lila,

If he wants to live in luxury After he's delivered

The goods to his female.

-I don't trust you Either, dirk.

Maybe that's why We're such good partners.

-I brought you Something special.

-it's on the top of my bag.

-you didn't have to do that.

-oh, it's okay, I wanted to--

For watching my van And picking me up.

Being a bud.

-yeah, I guess That's all I am, All right, your bud.

-what? -nothing.

It's a great t-shirt. Thanks, slade.

[playing symphonic chords]

-hey! Hey!

-can they really Hear you up there? -oh, of course they can.

But they're not up in the sky, Not at the moment, anyway.

At the moment, They're under the ocean.

-yeah, that's where Their base is.

Or that's the theory, Anyway.

-oh, theory, my eye. They're down there, All right.

You betcha. I ought to know,

I've been down there With them,

And I can't wait to go back.

-well, I've been down there With my dad tons of times.

-I've never seen them. -hey.

Don't you suppose A species of space alien

Who can defy The laws of physics

Could somehow manage To keep themselves hidden

From your doggy-paddling Little behind?

-I guess.

-yeah, there's underwater Canyons down there

That must drop 30,000 feet.

Nobody knows What's down there.

I do.

[playing symphonic chords]

-excuse me. Excuse me!

Is this music Really necessary?

Go tell him To hold the music.

I'll tell him when.

[music continues]

You know, I didn't believe any Of this stuff either.

[music stops]

Till I was hired by the navy To work with submarine crews

Who reported Underwater sightings That nobody could explain.

-but I'm sure You were able to.

-after my investigations, yes.

Of course, The navy wouldn't Acknowledge my findings.

-oh? I wonder why.

-because they don't want The public to know What they know,

At least not yet.

-well, what are They waiting for?

-for people like you To accept the fact That we're not alone.

-so what you Going to do now?

-I'm pretty jet-lagged.

I think I'm going to Get some sleep on the beach.

-why don't you hang out In the shade under tower 20?

-nobody's in it today. -cool.

-what are buds for?

-switch the boards And let's get out of here.

-this is too easy.

-a good plan should be. Come on, let's go.

-hey, slade! You're back!

I bet they crushed you At cape horn.

-ow, that hurts. -don't be such a baby.

-well, be careful. -ooh, matt, you okay?

-yeah, I'll be okay.

Sorry the guy got away With one of your boards.

-what do you mean? They were all there.

-what are you talking about?

-I had three boards And I still have them.

-where are they? -they're in the locker room.

-stephanie said I could put all My stuff down there

Until all the locks On the van got changed.

-I told you if you left The keys on the tire

Someone was Going to steal them.

-wait, wait, wait. This does not add up.

You said you had Three boards?

I saw some guy Steal one of them.

And you still have three? -look, brody.

You hit your head. Don't try to do Anything strenuous...

Like think.

Hey, summer, If I hotwire my van,

3can I park at Your mom's trailer tonight?

-oh, sure. She's out of town For the weekend,

But I think It would be okay.

-cool. Thanks.

Hey, matt. I'm going to go surfing. You want to come?

-I can't. I volunteered to work The beach tonight.

-we're expecting aliens.

-but are they expecting you?

-hey, summer, Maybe if you're there When I drop off my van,

-we could do something? -oh, sure. I love you.

-"I love you?" -what?

-you just said to slade, "I love you."

-I said I'd love to.

-no, no, no, no, no. You said I love you.

-I did not. -summer, I heard you.

-you know, matt, You better have a doctor Look at your head,

Because that fall Has affected your Entire brain.

-last chance to go To san diego.

Sure you don't want to go?

-have a good time. -all right.

-the sea has spoken.

They're here! They're here!

I'm coming.

[crowd chattering]

Take me.

Take me as your link To humankind!

Take me! Yes! Take me!

Take me. Yes! Yes!

[crowd shouting]

-what's happening? -stay here.

-it's them! -no, it's not. It's a churn hole.

Call it in.

-come back! It's not them!

-this is what I was afraid of. -that's not them!

Come back! That's not them!

-parker from baywatch In front of Baywatch headquarters

Requesting emergency backup.

-hitting the water. -[siren]

[laughing]

-take the can.

-okay. -okay.

-I'm all right.

-take the can.

-visitors, Where are you taking me?

-I'm taking you to the beach.

-to them.

-you sure this is The right board? -no.

I told you, The marker was on the fin.

-well, did you check it Before it broke?

-I barely had time To get the board out

Of the freaking case Before that kid showed up.

-where are the diamonds? -relax.

They're still in one Of slade's other boards. I'll get them.

-no, I'll get them. You can't afford to show Your face on the beach again.

-hi. -hi.

-I'm sorry to interrupt Your surfing. -no, that's okay.

-my name is rebbecca tyler.

-jimmy slade.

-I know who you are.

I've seen your picture In my nephew's surf magazines.

He absolutely worships you.

-I haven't even Turned pro yet.

Is this the surfboard That you use for competition/

-one of them.

Are you all right?

-well, It's my nephew, richie.

He has this dream about Riding the big waves with you.

But it's only a dream.

He's got bone marrow cancer.

-wow. I'm sorry.

-look, I know This is a lot to ask,

But I would be Willing to pay whatever It is that you want

For this surfboard.

If richie could At least hold the board

That jimmy slade rode on,

Then at least he would have Part of his dream.

-well, this is An old board anyways.

Why don't you just take it?

-are you sure?

I've got money in my purse.

-no, it's okay. You don't have to pay for it.

Just give it To richie from me.

-oh, jimmy. Thank you.

You are a champ.

Thank you.

-where are they?

-well, you must have Got the wrong board this time.

-it's got a notch On the fin right there.

-boards get banged up. This one isn't it.

-give me that. Give me that.

-hey, slade.

-hey, slade. Nice run. Way to go.

[music playing]

♪ more than I can see ♪

♪ more than I can know ♪

♪ so much mystery ♪

♪ beneath the surface flows ♪

♪ I know there's so much more for me ♪

♪ I know there's so much more to see ♪

♪ I know that it's inside of me ♪

♪ I know that you will set it free ♪

♪ set it free ♪

♪ you see in me a light ♪

♪ where all I see is night ♪

♪ you see a spark in me ♪

♪ just waiting to ignite ♪

♪I know there's so much more for me ♪

♪ I know there's so much more to see ♪

♪ I know that it's inside of me ♪

♪ I know that you will ♪

♪ set it free ♪

♪ set it free ♪

♪ set it free ♪

♪ set it free ♪

[knock on door]

-summer, are you here?

Oh.

-I need some help Adjusting these antennas. -[symphonic chords playing]

-I'm out of here. -you know what Their problem is?

They need a new tune.

-they need a new Belief system.

-hey, if we're not Here tomorrow, You know where we went.

-oh, yeah?

Can I have your motorcycle?

-no way.

[shower running]

-matt?

Is that you?

Matt.

Aah! No, no!

Matt! Matt!

Matt! Matt!

[grunting]

-where's the surfboard? -it isn't in here. It's the wrong one.

-that leaves only one. Where is it?

-slade. He must Have it with him.

-where? -I don't know.

His girlfriend's.

-she lives in a trailer park Somewhere around here. I checked her out.

-stephanie, are you okay?

-yeah.

-come on. I got to call The cops, okay?

-okay.

Okay.

-slade?

-"Summer, I came by, But you were sleeping.

You looked so beautiful, I didn't want to wake you up.

Hope you had beautiful dreams. See you tomorrow. Slade."

[crowd chattering]

-not one seismic quiver.

-we stayed awake all night And they didn't even show up.

-that doesn't mean They won't be here, hobie.

Maybe our calculations Were off,

Or maybe they just Have something better to do.

-does that mean You're going to come back?

-you bet. I'll be back here Every night until they show up.

Persistence. That's what research Is all about.

-yeah, Scientific exploration Sure is tiring.

-thank you.

-hey, matt. I saw the police tape. What happened?

-the guy I caught Breaking into your van?

He and a girl Broke in here last night.

They were looking For your board again.

-my board? Why?

-the police just Faxed us these mugshots.

Her name is lila franks.

-she's the one I gave my board to yesterday.

Said it was for her nephew. He was real sick.

-she's an International jewel thief.

They say she's here To fence $5 million Worth of stolen diamonds.

Now is 3 minus 1 Equals 3 starting to add up?

-no, man. I don't get it.

Are you saying She's trying to Smuggle diamonds

Inside one of my boards?

-no. Inside one Made to look like yours.

She hasn't found it yet.

-slade, where's Your other board?

-I left it at summer's.

[knock on door]

-slade! Let's go To breakfast and--

Oh, sorry. I thought you were Somebody else.

-is there something I can do for you? -yes.

As a matter of fact, There is.

-it's still busy.

-let me use your bike. -I'll take you there.

-I'll call the police.

-I would have Been here sooner,

But I didn't realize Malibu has three trailer parks.

You have no idea What I had to go through To find you.

[sighing]

Look at how light Erupts inside it.

It's like the surface Of the sun.

You see?

[gas hissing]

I'm sorry you had to Get in the middle Of this, okay?

-there she is.

[hissing]

-slade! Steer!

[gas hissing]

[sirens approaching]

-hold it right there!

[engine idling]

[grunting]

-no, no. Don't them. They're my mom's scarves.

-sorry.

-don't you ever leave again In the morning

Without saying anything.

-what? I wrote you a note.

-I know. It was so beautiful.

-now this is kinky.

-you okay? -yes.

2-hey, hobie. -hey.

Where's your dad?

-he went down on the beach.

Said he had to go Talk to dr. Taylor.

-spot anything Unusual out there?

-actually, yes.

There was an unusually Large group of dolphins

Circling your shore.

They're very Sensitive creatures.

-so are children.

-your son believes In possibilities, Mr. Buchannon.

Most children do.

The shame is Most adults don't.

-what makes you Such a believer?

-I don't know.

I used to think It was all the data,

All the facts I'd collected.

But it's deeper than that.

I'd rather believe in my heart That there's someone out there

That might help get This planet back on course

Then believe That there isn't.

-what if--

-what if that Someone out there

Really doesn't give A damn about us?

And what if they're Really into it For themselves?

-then we should definitely Find that out, shouldn't we?

-are you sure You don't want Any hot chocolate?

-look. -[thunder]

-what was that?

-where'd dr. Taylor go?

[thunder]

Whoa.

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