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(male announcer) Previously on Surface...

Terrance!

Terrance!

Oh, my God!

(announcer) The species turned hostile.

Hopin' you can identify the animal that did this.

An electrician got bitten yesterday

in the marsh by some critter.

(announcer) Was Nimrod the killer?

Really?

(announcer) Miles rushed to find out.

Look.

That's him.

You're not Nim.

Miles! Get out of there, man!

Oh, my God! Are you okay?

Don't tell Mom. I'm fine. Nim did that.

No, it--it wasn't Nim.

(announcer) Rich and Daughtery built a submersible

to get proof of the species.

They're breeding.

(announcer) But on the surface,

something went terribly wrong.

Oh, my God.

(Daughtery) Jackson, do you copy? We are falling way too fast!

You gotta pull us back up!

You've got to stop us!

(Rich) Hang on to something!

(announcer) They were stranded on the sea floor...

until a miraculous recovery.

We're going up!

(announcer) Now Surface continues.

Hang onto something!

Pull yourself up!

Go, go, go, go, go.

Egh!

Aah!

Ugh!

Do you see Jackson?

No! I can't see anything.

Aah! Uh-uh!

Here! Take the backpack.

Come on! It's got the camera. Don't let go of it.

Aah! Rich!

Here, grab my hand.

Aah. We gotta release it or cannonball down.

Oh, my God, it's pulling us down.

Aah. You see them?

No. Do you?

Uh-uh.

This isn't far from the launch site!

Emergency beacon! Emergency beacon!

Let's see.

Come on!

Hurry, come on! All right.

All right.

Damn it!

The contacts are corroded!

So what, it's not gonna work?

No, I don't think so.

It's 121.5 megahertz.

That's like, at least, ten years old.

It's okay, it's okay. Jackson will come.

Jackson will come.

And if he doesn't, it's okay.

It's not like he's the only one that knew we were out here.

Only Shaw. He's the only one I told.

But that's good. He's a smart guy.

Shaw's a smart guy. He'll figure it out.

Yeah, but it'll take four days

for him to even think that we're overdue.

And then another two days for rescue operations to start.

So, six day.

[shivers]

You hear that? You hear that?

You hear that, Rich? Look! Look!

Flare! Get the flare! Hey!

Over here!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Do they see us? They see it.

Hey!

He's gotta see it.

He's gonna see it.

Oh, yeah! Hey!

(Rich) He doesn't see it!

He doesn't see it.

[sobs]

Oh, no!

Oh, we got a leak.

What?

We got a--

We got a leak.

There should be a repair kit in here. Okay, okay!

Okay?

Something must have popped off that flare

and burnt through the hull.

Okay. Okay, okay.

Oh, God!

Oh, no! What?

This stupid thing's got dry rot!

What?!

Ah, son of a gun.

Oh, here's another.

Ah! Ha! Ha!

Oh, no!

Ah! Ah!

You son of a bitch!

No, don't go back in that water, Rich!

This is the Northern Pacific in mid-November--

The boat is sinking.

Rich, I'm telling you--

It's not worth-- No, you can't go in there!

You're gonna get hypothermia!

Rich, you've gotta come back!

Rich!

[yelling]

Rich, get back in the boat!

Rich, get back here!

Come on, keep swimming.

[roar]

Gimme your hand.

Come on.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Did you get it? No.

Why not!

[shivering] It's okay. It's all right.

It's all right. It's okay.

Miles, you up?

Seven minute warning if you want a ride.

Better not be in bed.

Oh, great!

Look, I know you've been pulling all-nighters

looking for Nim, Nod, or whatever--

[gasps]

His name is Nimrod.

So when did he come back?

Uh, last night.

You planning on telling mom and dad?

When the time's right.

My opinion, that's not today.

(Sylvia) Savannah!

I mean, let's not give them an excuse to stay, you know?

(Sylvia) Hey, is your brother up yet?

Yeah. He even dressed himself.

Come on, we'll miss our plane.

Okay.

You're the adult while we're gone, understand?

Yes, of course.

Okay, you and Miles have a second chance to prove

you can be on your own here, okay?

Let's not blow it.

We won't, Dad.

Good. We wouldn't be taking off if,

you know, we had a choice, but you know how it is.

Really, please, you guys. Just go have fun.

At a law firm retreat?

Look, the hotel doesn't have phones, it's that swanky.

So, if you need to reach us, use our cell phones.

What's wrong with your leg?

Nothing, it just fell asleep.

Well, you should put it to bed earlier.

Come on, I don't want to have to explain

why we're the only ones to miss the flight.

So everybody okay?

Yes, Mom.

(Sylvia) Bye. All right. Don't be late for school.

(Savannah) We love you. Bye.

So, your leg's hurt, isn't it?

Where those things bit you.

I'm fine. Really.

Then why are you walking like you're 80 years old?

I'm practicing for when I am. [Nim bleating]

You know he can't stay, right?

Sip.

Hmm? No, I'm okay.

Don't be ridiculous, Rich.

Where the hell is Jackson?

I don't know. What's he gonna do?

That tether broke.

He had to assume we're dead.

He would never assume that.

Why not?

Because his ego's too big to think

that he couldn't save us.

Oh, pfff.

What, you don't--

you don't think that he's gonna come?

I don't know why he would if he thought we were dead.

I wouldn't be surprised if he went on and called up your ex

and told him we didn't make it.

Gonna be nobody mounting any kind of rescue operation.

(Daughtery) Don't talk like that. Like what?

Like my life's in the past tense.

If it wasn't for you, I'd be at home picking up Jesse--

Oh, come on, don't blame this all on me.

Why not? You're the one that brought us down to the bottom--

You knew exactly what you were getting yourself into!

Yeah, I did, and I'm gonna get myself out of it--

So quit being such a baby, and take some responsibility!

You know, I have kids too! All right? I got a wife!

I know! You're not the only one losing something here!

[sighs]

Dude, you're gimping.

What did I tell you?

Does it hurt?

Um, maybe a little.

Looks like more than little.

It's from getting bit, isn't it?

I don't know.

What else can it be? What if that thing had rabies?

What if?

You have to get shots in your stomach with a 10-inch needle.

It's not rabies.

I don't know. You look kind of sweaty.

I don't have rabies, Phil. Stop saying that.

Something's definitely wrong, homes.

[grunts]

Dude, that's infected.

You got to put something on that.

And he won't stop following me. Nim won't.

Something must've happened when he was gone.

Maybe he imprinted. Like a duck.

No, no, it's way beyond that.

He wants to sleep with me. He follows me in the shower.

Dude, we're in a locker room.

Make it clear we're talking about a lizard.

Whoa, dude, that's so disgusting.

Doesn't it hurt, bro?

Yeah.

But it's okay.

Dr. Phil on the case.

This will kill the germs.

You ready?

One...two...three.

[Miles screams]

(Rich) We did the right thing.

I don't know.

I guess.

We did.

And hey, we got what we came for, right?

The video of the species.

That definitely counts for something.

If we live.

Yeah, that's the catch, ain't it?

Ah, that damn fine print.

[whispers] Rich. Hmm?

Rich. Hmm?

Shark.

Hmm? Shark!

Where?

White shark. 20-footer.

(Rich) He's circling. That's just 'cause he's--

He's just checking us out.

No, it's circling because it's gonna strike

in about 20 minutes.

Huh?

We gotta scream.

We gotta scream as loud as we can.

You scream, I'm gonna shoot the son of a bitch.

No, that's the last flare we have.

Who cares if it's our last flare,

if it's a shark gonna eat us!

Listen to me, it's your turn to have faith in me.

Look at me. Seriously, put it down.

Put it down.

We can scream and scare it away, okay?

Okay, okay, okay. All right, all right.

What do we do?

Scream. You ready?

[both scream loudly]

Mesopotamia.

The cradle of civilization.

What does that mean?

What happened there 5,000 years ago

that changed the world, practically overnight?

Some sudden breakthrough in human intelligence?

Absolutely not.

It was an animal.

But what animal was it?

Dude, wake up.

(teacher) What allowed for the cultivation of vast acreage?

Miles. Creating food surpluses for the first time in history.

Miles.

Are you with us?

Guess an animal, dude. Any animal.

Lizard.

Try an ox.

Miles, stand up.

Oh.

[groans]

(teacher) What's that on your leg?

I don't know.

Come up here so I can get a look at it.

Now.

Um, I'm fine. Really.

(Miles) It's...it's nothing.

(teacher) Miles, get up here now.

I want you to go to the infirmary.

[loud thud]

So, when's the party?

What party?

There is no party.

With your parents out of town?

Are you kidding me?

You know, my house is not a frat

for you and your Neanderthal friends

every time my parents go out of town.

Yes, it is.

Oh, Savannah,

they want you in the office.

Something about your brother.

Shocker.

Miles?

Miles?

Savannah, thank God.

You look terrible. Are you okay?

He's been trying to convince me that he is, but he's not.

I am okay.

No, you're not. Miles, sit down.

Put the thermometer back in your mouth.

I was beginning to worry

that I wouldn't get a family member at all.

I tried six different numbers for your parents--

They're out of town.

Home alone. So your brother said.

I'm almost 18, Mrs. Bowen.

Fine, then you're in charge.

103.

You are not going anywhere.

Okay, so be the bigger sister and talk some sense into him.

Tell him to lie down and take it easy.

Let me see the flesh wound.

Savannah, I--

Let me see it.

I don't think--

Don't.

Show me.

All right. Here.

(Miles) I really think it's not that big of a deal.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

It got bigger.

Would someone like to tell me what caused this?

Savannah?

She doesn't know.

Let me talk to my brother for a second.

Thank you.

Miles.

I'm okay.

I cannot believe you did not tell mom and dad.

You were the one who said don't tell 'em.

Yeah, that Nim came back. I didn't know you had gangrene.

Miles?

Promise you won't tell anybody. Miles, stop it.

[mumbles] Miles?

Stop it. Stop it!

Stop it! Miles!

Miles? Mrs. Bowen, come help!

Raymond? Raymond call an ambulance.

Miles? Miles!

(Daughtery) You know, I think it's gone.

I think the shark's gone.

I think we scared it away, you know?

Well, that's good.

I just hope it was us who did it.

Yeah.

Hey, don't splash around like that.

No, it's okay.

Hey.

[grunts]

What do you want with that?

It's a bunch of seaweed.

No, it's Chondrus crispus.

It's edible seaweed.

Ugh.

You want some?

No.

I'm all right.

Come on, it's really not that bad.

You should eat.

I'm good. I ain't that hungry.

Hey, I thought Cajuns would eat anything.

[groans]

I tell you, I think it's gonna be another cold one tonight.

26 hours--26 hours, and still no Jackson.

This ocean should be crawling with rescue vehicles.

I think something happened to him.

He's tachypneic.

His respiration's at 44 and shallow.

BP's at 132 over 94.

What's his name?

Miles Barnett.

(Savannah) He's my brother.

Miles? You wanna tell me how you're feeling?

Miles.

What's his temperature?

We didn't get a read.

Our unit broke, but he's burning up.

When did this start?

A couple hours ago. In school.

(Savannah) Please do something.

(male doctor) He's seizing.

(female doctor) Let's get a lumbar puncture.

What's the temperature?

108 point 3.

(female doctor) Get him in there! Go, go, go, go.

Get set. One, two, three.

What is he doing?

We've gotta get his temperature down.

(Savannah) Don't hurt him.

Please Miss, just stay back,

We're doing everything we--

Stop it!

(Savannah) Get out of my way!

N-Nim!

(Miles) Nim!

Help me!

(Miles) Help!

Help!

Hey, Miles. Miles, it's okay.

It's okay. I'm here.

Somebody help me.

No, it's okay. It's okay.

It's okay. Shh.

Dried blood.

We got something here.

Shell casings.

About a dozen.

Must've been a hell of a fight.

Hey. Hey.

You're having a nightmare.

Mmm, it's so cold.

I know. It's killing me.

[both moan]

You know, there is something that we could be doing

to keep us a little warmer.

What?

What?

We could spoon.

Uh, I think that under the circumstances,

my wife would understand.

Okay, yeah, that's good, fine. Under the circumstances--

Okay.

Put your hand on.

[shivers]

Hey.

Yeah? Look.

You see?

Kind of makes you feel a little small, don't it?

Yeah, it does.

(Rich) What do you think they're doing?

I don't know.

Communicating?

Some sort of migratory ritual or something.

I don't know

what the apocalypse is supposed to look like,

but I imagine it looking something like that.

Mom, Dad.

I've been leaving messages everywhere I can think of.

Um...

Miles is sick.

Really sick.

(Savannah) He's in the hospital, and, um, you have to come home.

I guess your cells are off or whatever, but, um...

I sure hope you get this.

So, um, call.

Okay, call.

Any luck?

No.

We're moving your brother to ICU.

What? What's wrong with him?

Well, that's the problem. We don't know exactly.

The precise medical term is

a fever of unknown origin.

No, I told you the origin. That bite on his leg.

The lesions on his leg have none of the indicators

of an animal bite.

There's no tissue tearing. No punctures--

No, I told you.

And no infection.

His white counts are normal. His labs are clean.

Whatever's causing that fever,

is not a normal inflammatory response.

The only diagnostic issue we found

is a severe electrolyte imbalance.

I'm gonna be real honest with you.

I am at a loss here.

With a fever that high...

What?

Your brother's life is in danger.

Is there anything you can think of

to give us some context?

What if I showed you one like the thing that bit Miles?

Would that help?

I hate the rain.

I hate it. Yeah.

It's strange, but...

it reminds me of my grandmother.

Oh.

Every time I visited her, it was always raining out.

She was a horrible woman, and she was very vain

and manipulative.

I remember this one time, she--

she was watching over me and it was raining,

and we went to the store right as it was closing.

And all of the lights were being turned off.

And we were rushing through the store.

And all of a sudden she started just trashing my mother.

Saying that my mother wasn't worthy of my father.

She was a horrible woman to say that to such a little kid.

And I didn't really understand at the time.

[both scream]

[gasping]

Rich!

I'm here! Swim to the boat!

Come on.

Get the bag! The bag has the camera in it!

We can't lose it!

Ugh!

I got it!

Come on!

Come on!

[loud screeching]

[roaring]

Come on! Swim!

Swim! It's comin'!

Come on.

Get up here.

Grab on. Grab on.

[screeching]

Nim?

Nim?

Nim?

Nim?

[sighs]

Nim?

Nimmy?

Nim?

Nim?

Nim!

Nim! Come back! Come back!

Nim?

Nim, come back!

Nim?

[screams]

Who let you in?

I knocked. How's Miles?

Not good.

I gotta find Nimrod.

I didn't know you knew his name.

Nimmy? Nim?

Just so you know, Miles doesn't really call him like that.

Why don't you tell me how, Phil, huh?

I don't know. You gotta ask Miles.

I thought you both were like--

No, that's Miles. He has the ESP.

I don't think he needs to call him.

[phone rings]

Find him.

Mom, Dad?

No, I'm sorry, this is Paul Blum from over at the aquarium.

(Blum) Is Miles there? No.

Well, he wasn't at work today,

I just wanted to check and see if everything's okay.

Miles is in the hospital.

Why?

(Savannah) They don't have any idea.

Something bit him when he was in the water.

Wait a minute. I'm sorry. I don't understand.

Are you telling me Miles was bitten?

[cage slams shut] Got him!

I gotta go.

Ooh, what--what's going on?

Just stay there. Just stay there.

What are you doing? I'm just gonna redistribute the weight.

No, no, don't get off the raft.

I'm not getting off. I'm just redistributing.

Get some more over here to you.

There you go. There you go.

There you go.

Laura. Look.

Eggs.

She was just protecting her eggs.

Let's get the hell out of here.

No, stay here. They work as a shield.

Huh? They might keep us from getting killed.

[both shivering]

Take it easy. We're right here.

Mom? No, honey, it's not your mother.

She'll be here soon.

Tell her--

Tell her that it wasn't Nim's fault.

Wasn't whose fault?

Nim.

It wasn't Nim's fault.

He--he's not the one who bit me.

Okay, okay, okay.

He didn't do it.

I'm gonna get you something so you can rest.

Tell her!

Okay, okay, okay.

Excuse me, could you please get Dr. Kellino for me?

She's with a patient right now.

Okay, well then, can you tell her that I have it?

I'm sorry, who are you?

My name is Savannah Barnett. My brother is Miles. Savannah.

I'm Paul Blum.

Mr. Blum. Please come with me quickly.

I have one like the thing that bit Miles.

Miles is keeping one of these things?

For weeks. He didn't want anyo--

to know.

[sighs]

[both shivering]

We're gonna die.

Don't say that. No.

Hey, what are you doin'?

What are you doin'?

You see that light?

Look at that. You see that?

Look at that light!

The eggs! Someone's gonna see us from the light from the eggs.

(Dr. Kellino) So this animal thing, whatever it is,

that's now loose in my hospital,

is responsible for two attacks?

That's great.

Is there a reason why local E.R.s weren't notified?

We were just beginning to investigate.

So what's the story with this other victim?

That guy from Southport.

The attack was fatal.

Get security.

Tell them we've got an animal loose in ICU.

Stay back.

[monitor tone]

[gasps]

Get a crash cart in here, he's going flatline!

(Savannah) Miles!

[doctors scream]

[tone continues]

Hey! Hey!

Hey!

Viz is really limited, I--

Wait, hold that, I got somethin'.

I got somethin', it's--

[stammering]

We got a flare! We got a flare.

Not a vessel, it's some kind of green light.

Are you seein' this? It's hard to tell what I'm seeing.

Please, do it. Please, do it.

Hey!

Hey!

All right, Command,

I'm gonna take it down, get a closer look, over.

He sees us! He's coming. He's coming.

He's coming! Look! Look at him!

[laughs]

All right, I got 'em. Look.

There's two of 'em, at least, a guy and a girl.

Call the radio. Get the rescue gear out.

Roger that.

Hey!

(Rich) Over here!

Hey!

[both celebrating]

[laughs and sobs]

It's over.

Hey!

No! No, wait!

What the hell was that?

I don't know, but I am backin' off. Backin' off.

Wait! You can't leave us! Wait!

Please don't! Please! Hey!

Charge to 200.

Charged.

Clear!

300.

So where is it?

I don't know.

You don't know?

It--it went this way.

Charged. Clear!

[flatline tone continues]

360.

(security guard) That's just terrific.

No, no, no. No gun.

I just want you to stand guard till I can get a tranq gun.

Charged. Clear!

[flatline tone continues]

[sobs]

There it is.

Now stay back. It's dangerous.

No gun. Please, I'm asking you.

Don't.

You're worried about an animal.

We got a building full of patients here now.

Stand back.

(security guard) Please.

Where's that epi? We need those meds!

[all shouting]

[gunshot]

Where is he?

Where's Nim? Where is he?

[all shouting]

No, no, Miles, Miles. It's okay. It's okay.

Where is he?

Somebody help, please!

(doctor) We need him to calm down.

Where is he?

No, no. It's okay.

No. No.

No, no, no, no!

No, stay back.

(Dr. Kellino) No, stay back.

Oh, my God.

Your wound has healed.

Nim healed you, didn't he?

Please. Hey, hey, hey, hey! Wake up!

Come on, wake up!

Come on, he's coming back.

He's coming back, all right.

Come on, you just gotta hang in there.

That's it! Come on!

Hey, hey, come on! Get up here! He's coming.

Yes! Here! Please!

No!

Hey, down here, you son of a bitch!

What are you waiting for? We're dying!

Hey!

Come on! Hey!

You keep doing that, we're both gonna die!

Now, wake up! Fight!

(Rich) Kick!

Come on! This is it!

This is it! Kick it!

Kick! Kick!

[mumbling]

This is humidified air.

It's gonna help regulate your core temperature.

In the meantime, let me get this out of the way for you.

[both moan]

We need to keep this with us.

We got it. We got the proof.

The camera's still dry.

I told you we'd make it.

Huh.

You just gotta have... a little faith.