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(Daughtery) Previously on Surface...

(Phil) Sure your parents won't notice?

[screams]

Whoa.

I think he likes them alive.

Looks like you caught your fish.

Shut it down now!

(man) The damage to his face was extensive.

(woman) I was about to pronounce him when the nurse found

an extremely faint pulse.

Mr. Singh.

The institute's research programs

have been suspended indefinitely.

I was the one that saw it,

alone at 5,000 feet.

A new vertebrate.

(Rich) George did not drown.

(Tracy) Hon, I don't think you were in your right mind.

That thing took my brother.

I ain't leaving

till I get a look at it.

Mom, what kind of snakes are they?

(Daughtery) They're not snakes, baby. They're hagfish.

These hagfish fed on the carcass.

Daughtery, you can't be here.

I have a right to my own work

and a right to my own research

and a right to know what's down there.

This is gonna help me.

I met someone else who saw it.

It? Yeah.

The sea monster, Godzilla thing. Yes.

Come on now. This is a good thing.

It means I'm not crazy.

(Kadee) Whoo-hoo!

Let's see.

Over there--somewhere over there is Austin.

That's where I go to school.

And down there on the boat,

that is Mallory

and Garth.

Whoo! Great job, Kadee!

Look at her!

You're next.

You know, I cannot believe you guys talked me into this.

I can't believe she did it.

I'd wet my pants.

(Kadee) Whoo! Whoo-hoo!

And let's see. Over there is, um...

What is that?

What--

Mallory, turn around!

Turn around! Look out! Oh, my God!

[all cheering]

Go that way!

Look at her. She is scared to death.

Guys, watch out! Watch out!

Whoo!

[screams]

Oh, my God!

[screams]

Look out!

Oh, my God!

[scratching]

(male reporter) The Dow Jones industrial average...

(Sylvia) Is that age-appropriate behavior?

(Ron) Hmm?

All that time in a playhouse.

They're making a fort. Boys make forts.

You ready, Nim?

[banging inside]

[high-pitched whirring]

What do you think of your new home?

He digs it.

(Carolyn) You realize this is a misappropriation

of University funds.

Oh, I would've gone someplace else.

But I don't know that many people

who can bar code DNA.

Well, there's that. Yeah.

So where'd you get the sample?

(Jesse) Intestines

of a hagfish.

A hagfish

is a primitive vertebrate.

It feeds on carrion.

Really.

So what is it?

Well, it's 90% junk DNA.

10% Liopleurodon.

What's that?

Kind of a prehistoric eel.

Is that a species that exists

near the rift?

Well, it did.

Liopleurodon is extinct.

Has been for a 100 million years.

Honey, honey. What?

I found the perfect thing for us to do as a family.

Oh, that would be good. Hey, hey, girls.

Who wants to go on an adventure? We do!

We do! What kind of adventure?

It's gonna be the type of adventure

where we learn all about new animals

that are just now being discovered.

What kind of animals, Daddy?

Like the ones you saw in the ocean?

Southeastern Cryptozoology Conference.

Yeah, yeah. In Houston. Today, today.

Isn't that cool? Cryptozoology?

Yeah, yeah.

It's the, uh, it's the study of undocumented animals.

Mm-hmm.

Oh, and guess what, girls?

They're gonna teach us how to make

a plaster casting track!

You know, it's the thing you put...

Plaster casting track.

I can't believe we're having this conversation, actually.

Baby. Okay, come on.

The very least, it's a family outing, right?

Huh? Yeah.

Come on, girls!

We gotta go, go, go!

Whoo!

This is gonna be awesome! Awesome!

Great.

[bell ringing] Nim.

Got you some goldfish, Nim.

You know it's dinnertime, don't you, Nim?

There you go.

[animal squeals]

I hate it when he does that.

That is so sick.

Get one of these.

(man) Uh, you can see it's amphibian in nature...

Hey, let's go over here!

Girls, stay where I can see you.

(woman) I myself saw a marine humanoid off the Keys

swim parallel to our boat

for over 90 minutes.

She's the most rational woman you've ever met.

And till this day,

she's got a weekend that she just can't account for.

(man) 211 men of the USS Topeka are still unaccounted for,

despite the government cover-up

that they lost the sub.

Did you take that?

May 17, 2002.

20 miles off Mobile.

Made a sound I would not want to hear twice in my life.

I can see by your interest

that, uh, you've had an encounter.

Uh...

Well, as a matter of fact--

Late May, maybe June?

Late May.

How long were you in contact?

One, maybe two minutes.

See the lights?

Dozens.

That's a first.

Do you mind if I make a record of your experience?

Um, I absolutely mind.

Any side effects since the encounter?

Yeah.

I mean, I've been having some, uh,

episodes.

You know, like panic attacks.

Of course you have.

It's the only sane response to the insane.

Mom. What is it, honey?

There are dinosaurs in the Bible.

You know, I've had similar panic attacks.

I have some recurring nightmares.

Rich.

Baby, hang on a second.

I'm talking about something real important here.

We are leaving.

Honey, we just got here. Now.

So how long were you a prisoner?

What?

A prisoner in the aquatic city.

(Cirko) You're in perfect health.

Recovery's total, best we can tell.

When can I see my kids?

Lee's okay'd a phone call in time.

But I want to keep you under observation

for a few more weeks.

Never thought I'd be the one under the microscope.

Excuse me for interrupting.

There's been a new sighting in Texas.

The Gulf?

No. 300 miles inland.

(Lee) 14 confirmed casualties.

AP's reporting that the lake collapsed into a sinkhole.

So far it's getting traction.

For now.

Relax.

Containment's my specialty.

Have we sent anyone below?

The heat is too intense to send someone down.

But we are working on an R.O.V.

This extends the range estimate.

Yeah, to land.

for Aleksander Cirko.

I am in the possession of some very compelling evidence

that I feel certain he will be interested in discussing.

Please call me before 5:00 p.m.

or my next call will be the Berrong Institute.

See if that gets a reaction.

What's a "final notice"?

Oh.

[cell phone rings]

Hello.

It's Aleksander Cirko.

Meet me at the Sausalito waterfront

tomorrow at 9:00.

That the reaction?

Yeah.

[knock at door]

One-handing it again, kiddo?

Huh? [chuckles]

What are you doing?

Eels?

So, biology paper?

Well, they have these special cells

that all polarize at the same time.

And, well, the eel becomes like a battery.

It's just-- Sounds pretty interesting.

Do you know of any other, um, animals

besides the electric eel that shock?

Other than your mother? No.

Ah.

I love you, son.

I love you too.

Well, off drugs, out of prison,

that's all I ask.

Anybody pregnant?

Just kidding.

What about fireflies?

Fireflies?

Other electric animals. They glow, right?

[chuckles] Good night.

Fireflies?

Well, hon,

I learned a lot more about cryptozoology

than I ever thought I was gonna.

Amen.

Yeah, it could've been a lot worse though, you know.

How is that?

Well, I could've been a prisoner in the aquatic city.

Man, those people were crazy, weren't they?

Hoo.

Hey.

You know what I was thinking?

Maybe we should take the girls to the Gulf

this weekend.

Be good for them to get out

and have some fun.

I don't know if I'm ready

to go back in the water just yet, babe.

Do you think we should go see someone?

No. That won't help.

Don't be so hardheaded.

I am hardheaded.

Then help me understand.

[sighs]

I don't understand.

That's the problem.

Okay.

Come on, Cirko.

You tell me 9:00. I get a sitter for 9:00.

I'm here at 9:00.

[helicopter blades whirring]

(Cirko) I was surprised to hear from you.

Yeah, well, I guess I took a chance

and assumed that underneath all the hardware,

you might still be dedicated to open science.

Where would you get an idea like that?

I have a dog-eared copy

of Sudden Evolution on my bookshelf.

Here's a sample of the extinct genetic material.

And yet here it is.

Suggests to me that this animal

is anything but what, extinct.

The sea contains many mysteries, Doctor.

An underwater volcano.

A big one, I think.

Enough to annihilate all marine life

for 100 miles.

This is where you first encountered it.

The exact latitude.

Well, that can't be a coincidence.

I'm sure it isn't.

I wanted you to see this.

To see that there are consequences here

beyond any you may have imagined.

Consequences that make the normal method

of collaborations impossible.

Is that a threat?

I wish it weren't.

Hey, Frodo.

What are you gonna do

about my jewelry box you broke?

Nothing.

Hmm. I don't think Sylvia's gonna be down

with your little goblin gulag.

If you tell Mom about Nim, it'll be war.

Don't threaten me.

The party. Greg.

Valentine's? Yeah.

It's all on the table.

Why do you care about that disgusting thing so much?

And why do you care about your pom-pom squad?

Because it's meaningful.

Because it represents accomplishment.

Yeah? So will Nim.

Yeah. I'd like to see that on an application to Duke.

Extracurriculars? Raised big lizard.

You're a lock, buddy.

Not everyone cares about going to Duke.

Yeah, and what do you care about, Miles?

Komodo dragons, wizards, creatures from another planet?

What do you have against Komodo dragons?

You are hopeless.

Why don't you just file for unemployment now

and get a jump on it.

You know what your problem is?

Please enlighten me.

You don't have a sense of wonder.

You get that off a greeting card?

Well, at least I-I still have some kid in me.

Yeah, I can see that.

You're heading towards a playhouse!

[growls]

(Daughtery) Please, Hector, listen to me.

A new vertebrate has emerged

and Cirko and his people are denying access.

Alex Cirko? Yeah, Alex Cirko.

Nobody's heard from him in 15 years.

Well, now he's back and he's confiscated my research.

So you had an encounter with the species? Yes.

And it almost destroyed a 50-ton submersible.

And where's the submersible?

I told you. The Mystic is confiscated.

They probably took it down to the San Juan--

They confiscated it?

Wait. Hang on a sec--

Look. Here's a sample. Look.

Go ahead, look at it.

You prove me wrong.

Uh, you know, I want to help you.

I really do.

But it's just gonna be tough

in light of this whole plagiarism thing.

You don't know?

Know what?

I got a phone call this morning from Bessemet in Hawaii.

And according to him,

three paragraphs of your thesis were lifted verbatim.

That's absurd.

He made it sound pretty airtight.

Your degree's under review.

Plagiarism, until it's resolved,

there's not much I can do.

This is all part of it.

Part of what?

Part of what?

Hon.

Hmm.

You're gonna be late on your first day back.

Hmm? Oh, gosh.

Go, go.

So I don't like to fraternize with plagiarists,

so I have to ask.

Yeah, I did it. I lifted it all.

Hey, I understand.

I wrote my thesis on caffeine pills and white wine.

I get the temptation.

Come on, this is serious.

They framed me, Carolyn.

Okay, I know. Relax.

This is past due, you know.

Yeah, well, that's what happens

when you get a divorce and lose your job.

So get a new one.

Who--who--who's gonna hire me?

It doesn't even matter that I'm innocent.

Right now, I'm unemployable. I have rent to pay-- Okay, okay.

Let's just assume that everything

you've told me is true.

That there's an extinct sea monster in the ocean.

The government doesn't want people to know about it.

And they're gonna do what they have to

to keep a lid on it.

And they don't fight fair. So why should you?

Sometime--if she doesn't want to do something,

she won't-- she won't do it.

(man) She's generally not aggressive towards people.

But if they have a dog...

[dogs yelping]

(man) She's a powerful breed.

You have to learn a technique

that allows the brain to snap out of it...

Hey there. What are you watching?

Show about training dogs.

We don't have a dog, Miles.

I'm trying to watch here.

(man) Doesn't mean you have to live like that forever.

Owners change.

Dog is not gonna be able to change on his own.

Whoever is around Emily has to represent

authority figure.

That's the only way we can correct the problem

when she makes a mistake.

Good to see you again, Rich.

Rich, I'm so sorry.

Thank you.

Welcome back.

I'm so sorry about your brother.

Sorry, Rich. Thank you.

(man) Mr. Wilson, you still there?

Hi.

I'm sorry to put you on hold....

Dude, he's gonna spark,

knock you out, and eat your face.

Not if I don't challenge him.

He thinks we're his pack.

And there's a pecking order.

If he thinks he's higher than me,

then he'll challenge me with aggressive behavior.

[Nim howls]

Savannah, do you know where Miles had my tools?

I think I saw him out by the playhouse.

With tools come responsibility.

Miles, how many times have we been through this, huh?

He's a proud breed.

I just have to teach him who's the master.

Yeah.

[screeching]

[high-pitched whirring]

Whoa.

Miles.

Hi, Phil.

Hey.

There it is.

There what is, Dad?

My toolbox.

When we borrow things,

We put them back.

Sorry, Pop.

I want to see my tools back in their proper location

from now on, okay?

No problem.

(man) Yes, Ma'am. Yes, Ma'am.

We'll be more than happy to take care of that for you.

Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

Your policy is definitely strong right now.

And the deductible is very high, so that's good.

Yes, Ma'am, I can look at it right now.

Um, give me just a second, okay...

(George) [hauntingly] Hey, Rich.

Rich.

(man) Rich!

You're spilling, man.

What are you doing up?

(Miles) Nothing.

[exhales]

How did you respond to Daughtery?

She's been contained.

Your specialty.

I have some experience with whistle-blowers.

Talk would only make her more determined.

So you ruin her career.

She has a son, you know.

Let's get to the debrief.

This footage was shot last night

inside the sinkhole in Texas.

The Navy robot was outfitted to withstand heat

up to 800 degrees.

How far did it get?

43, 44 miles.

All the way to the magma.

That's when the R.O.V. melted.

But not before it sent back this.

Why don't they burn up in the heat?

Perhaps it's home.

You mean that this is their habitat?

Maybe the species isn't a sudden evolutionary mutation.

Maybe they've been down there in the earth

the whole time.

(Cirko) The secretion's ability to recuperate is remarkable.

In addition to facilitating Dr. Singh's recovery,

we've documented it,

restoring diseased cells at a nuclear level.

No matter how we regulated the temperature,

we were losing the sample.

Yeah. This image has been slowed down

so you can see the deterioration.

Millions of cells per second.

It would've been gone

by dawn.

We had no choice

but to freeze it.

Imagine the possibilities, Davis.

A new era of medicine.

Maybe the end of disease.

You know your problem, Doctor?

You're an optimist.

Hi, I'm looking for Wayne Johnson.

You got him.

Hi, I'm Dr. Laura Daughtery. Hi. Affiliation?

Monterey Oceanographic.

Look, I was interested in getting a recording

from one of your hydrophones a week or so back.

Yeah, what for?

I was on a dive the other weekend

sponsored by the institute,

and we came across an animal that, quite frankly,

I couldn't identify.

[sighs]

Well, I got over 500 hydrophones from Reykjavik

all the way to the Cape of Good Hope.

So without specific coordinates--

46, 15 North.

129, 53 West.

That's near the San Juan de Fuca.

Yes, sir. Yes, it is.

What date?

September 19th.

September 19th.

Hmm.

Two guys came in here yesterday

looking for the exact same thing.

You should be dead.

Extensive facial contusions, massive blood loss.

And look at you.

I'm a miracle.

There are no miracles

in science.

Somehow the species produces

a collagen-binding membrane glycoprotein.

This allows them to survive

such a hostile environment.

Alex.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

Nothing.

(Daughtery) Who the--who are these guys?

Both of them are civilians.

But they had D.O.D. credentials,

and a subpoena to confiscate the material.

So they seized the sound file?

From the mic you're talking about, yeah.

So--so what's the range on these mics?

500 miles, give or take.

So could I pull the sound file from the next mic up the chain?

Say, like, that one?

Do you know how loud an animal would have to be

in order to be audible

underwater...

from a hundred miles away?

You haven't heard the animal I'm looking for.

[ambient rumbling]

(Jesse) [playfully] My head fell off...

It's like a needle in a haystack.

I'll shoot!

You're eating my head!

Ah!

Did you hear it?

No.

What's it matter anyways?

A wild recording means Mommy could get a grant

or a job or...

Pay the power bill?

Today's gonna be a good day.

No hearing voices.

Just regular day for us regular folks.

Hmm?

Yup.

Just a day in the life.

Okay. Go make yourself useful.

[water dripping]

[thunder crashes]

[rain pouring]

Looks like we're in for one, huh?

Hi. I heard you were hiring.

You have some restaurant experience?

It's how I paid my way through graduate school.

Yes. I see.

Doctor Daughtery.

You certainly are qualified.

It's $4.25 an hour plus tips.

When do I start?

[thunder rumbles]

[thunder crashes]

(George) [hauntingly] Rich.

Rich.

Rich.

(Sylvia) All right, Miles, it's your turn to say grace.

Heavenly Father,

please bless this food to the nourishment of our bodies. Amen.

I think it would be nice if you said something meaningful

during the blessing.

Dear God,

thank you for giving me the opportunities

that you have.

Thank you for my loved one...

ones.

I'm trying not to get frustrated,

even though I know most kids would have given up by now.

I know that through consistency

and repetition,

through positive reinforcement

and not rewarding bad behavior

that you'll take care of everything.

Because deep down I know that

there's something good in everybody

and it just has to be given a chance.

Amen.

Amen. Amen.

Thank you, Miles.

Okay, that was creepy.

Savannah.

What?

Hey, I applaud the effort--

[explosion]

Miles. Miles!

Miles.

Jeez.

Everyone get back inside.

Just get back inside!

Miles. Miles, come here!

Miles.

Miles, we gotta get back inside, buddy.

Miles, come on.

Let's get inside before we get struck.

Come on. Come on.

Miles! Back inside. Back inside.

Come on!

Rich.

Honey? Honey.

What happened?

Something...

wonderful.

What?

Rich.

Honey, look at me. Look at me.

My brother, George, he's still alive.

He's talking to me.

Hey. You went for the heat.

It's okay.

It's okay, little buddy.

Did you do it?

Did you make the lightning flatten Savannah's playhouse?

Did you?

12 hours, 16 bucks.

[ambient rumbling]

So much for my thesis.

[low, methodic rumbling]

Wrong bandwidth.

I have you on the wrong bandwidth.

[low, methodic rumbling]

[low, deep growling]

Cirko. It's Laura Daughtery.

I need you to listen to this.

Okay, hear this.

[deep growling]

Do you hear that sound?

That is the species. I have it on tape.

(Lee) You shouldn't be calling.

Who is this?

I believe Dr. Cirko gave you some advice

about pursuing this, Dr. Daughtery.

Is that what you call it?

"Advice"?

Is that what you call framing someone for plagiarism,

taking their career away from them?

When are you guys gonna realize that I am in it?

I am not going anywhere. I have proof.

I have evidence of a new life form on tape.

I have proof. [phone hangs up]

[dial tone hums]

[low, deep growling]

Imagine a perfectly evolved animal, Mr. Lee.

One that has ability to heal itself instantaneously.

And you've replicated the results

under controlled conditions?

Wasn't this proof enough?

Nothing. Not a scratch.

Such a species might well be invincible.

Impervious to physical harm.

Quite fascinating.

I'm not sure I share your enthusiasm.

Wadham's report came in.

Complete thermogram of the entire San Juan de Fuca plate.

Significant thermal hairline deterioration

across the Northern Pacific.

The ocean's heating up.

Yes.

They dig, they release heat.

The question, Mr. Lee, is how much?

Old Faithful erupts more frequently

than any of the other big geysers,

although it's not the largest

or the most regular geyser in the park.

The average interval between eruptions

is 91 minutes. [rumbling]

Each eruption will expel

between 3700

and 8400 gallons of boiling water,

and reach heights of 106 to 184 feet.

[loud rumbling]

Although the interval between eruptions

has lengthened due to vandalism and earthquakes...

Old Faithful is still

as predictable

as it was a century ago.