All language subtitles for The Red Tide Massacre 2022

[ominous music plays]

[screams]

[thunderclap]

[grunting]

-[thunder rumbles]
-[breathes heavily]

[gasping]

[♪]

[grunts]

[♪]

[♪]

[news jingle plays]

The red tide is here
with an evil vengeance,

polluting and infecting
Florida waterways.

Some call it a punishment
from an angry god,

while others fear
it may be the work of the devil.

The beaches are deserted,
the stench is toxic,

and the water
has been contaminated,

as if it's been cursed.

No one knows
the long-term effects
this will have on humans,

but we do know it has wreaked
death and destruction

to all maritime creatures.

Now, the plague of the red tide
has aided in the escape

of convicted cop killer
Al David.

[huffs]

[man over radio]
Keep your eyes peeled.

He's got to be
in these woods somewhere.

[tense music plays]

Guys, fan out.
He's got to be here somewhere.

As police
continue to hunt him down

before he kills
any more innocent people,

the red tide continues
to complicate their progress.

This is Rio Lee
with Channel 5 News

watching the coast for you.

-[phone rings]
-[sighs] Useless.

So much
for the element of surprise.

You gotta be kidding me.

Mom, I told you not to call me
while I'm working.

Yeah, I'll call you
as soon as my shift's done.

Unbelievable.

-[Al shouts]
-[officer exclaims]

[both grunting]

On your knees!

-[officer grunts]
-[Al huffs]

[coughs]
You don't have to do this.

-Yes, I do.
-[officer chokes]

[gasps]

But I don't want to.

[man over radio]
Officer Hobin? Where are you?

-This is your lucky day.
-[Hobin grunts]

[dogs barking]

Thanks, asshole.

[intense music plays]

Freeze!

Damn convict.

Drop it, Al.

[screams]

Where the hell did you go?

Gator bait, I guess.

[Rio] Officials have closed down
the beaches

and cut off public water access
all across our area.

Many locals fear
what the future may hold

if something isn't done
to combat this disaster.

With the increase
in water levels

from the recent discharge

and a rise in our temperatures,

the algae problem has become
an environmental emergency.

[coughing]
Oh, I'm dying out here.

Now, in a lead development
about the prison escapee
Al Louie David,

who was sentenced
last year to life without parole

for the murder
of a Miami police officer,

was shot by our own sheriff,
Tom Fuller.

We will keep you up to date
with the latest developments

on our local law enforcement
as they hunt down the fugitive.

This is Rio Lee
with Channel 5 News,

covering the coast for you.

[ominous music plays]

[coughs]
I can barely breathe out here.

This red tide's already killed

all the fish and waterfowl
in the area.

My dad wants to make sure
no people are hurt.

We've got to make sure
people stay off these beaches

-and out of the water,
you got it?
-Yeah. No problem.

You planning on becoming sheriff
when your dad retires?

No. Not in a million years.

And, Nate, have those other
lazy-ass lifeguards help you.

It's not like
they're doing anything anyways.
Get to work.

Tell them Sheriff Fuller
said so.

You got it, Tommy.

[eerie music plays]

[♪]

Smitty, you call over
to the prison.

Tell them until we find a body,
we have to assume

this fugitive is still at large.

[Smitty] Yes, sir.

I wanna bring
this son of a bitch in
dead or alive.

Tom, you know
we always get our guy.

I just don't want
another one of my men
getting hurt.

We'll get him for you.

Forgot my damn cigars.

There you go.

Thanks, Smitty.

[upbeat ukulele music plays]

-[server, indistinct]
-Yes, please.

-You got it.
-Thank you.

Hey, Tommy.
What brings you around?

I was just helping my dad
close down the beaches.

-How's it going here?
-[server sighs]

Some random customers,
but mainly locals.

It's so unnerving,
thinking about that convict
on the loose.

You know, it's easy to forget
just how dangerous

this job can be.

You know,
with all the craziness going on,

the convict, the red tide,
closing the beaches,

my dad has kept his focus
through all of it.

I don't know what I would do
if I was sheriff.

I'm super on edge.
Have you seen the pics
Nate sent the group?

[Tommy] No. Let me see.

God. Yeah, these are awful.

Kara said this is the worst
red tide she's ever seen.

Speaking of Kara,

what's going on between you two?

Things didn't work out.

Ah, so that's why
I haven't seen you

-in her most recent posts.
-Hey, you know how it is.

-I know you'll bounce back.
-Thanks.

[Tom over radio]
Tommy, the beach is swarmed
with tourists.

[sighs] Yeah, copy that.
I'm on my way.

Have some tourists
down at the beach,
so I gotta run.

-Thanks.
-Later.

Mai Tais.

Here you go. One for you.

-Thank you.
-Happy anniversary.

You're so welcome.

[ominous music plays]

[coughs]

[huffs]

[screams in pain]

[groans]

[gulls squawking]

Tommy.
You done with those signs?

Yes, sir, just like you asked.

Good job. [chuckles]

So, when are you gonna join
the department full time?

You know, me and your mother,
God rest her soul,

we always kind of thought
that you'd take my place
one day.

Dad, I'm happy to work
for the department part time,

but the dive shop
is my main focus.

Son, I'll be proud of you
no matter what you do,

but I was always hoping
that you'd work alongside me

until I retire.

You know, I feel sorry
for the merchants in this town.

Damn red tide just about put
most of them out of business.

-I'm back.
-Hey.

How's it going?

-Oh, the usual.
-Yeah?

So, how are you adjusting
to life

on the dead coast of Florida?

Dead coast?
Why would you say that?

-'Cause it's boring
and full of old people.
-Aw.

And the only place
we can hang out

is this sports bar
called Buffalo Chix.

-Buffalo Chix?
-Yeah. [laughs]

Huh. Okay.

It is a good time though.
About all we got. [laughs]

All right. I'll think about it.

[phone rings]

-Newsroom, this is Jenna.
-[man, indistinct]

One moment, please.
It's for you.

-Rio Lee.
-[man, indistinct]

-Hi, Joe.
-[Joe, indistinct]

-Yeah.
-[indistinct]

-I'll be right there.
-Cool.

-Bye.
-Okay.

It's Joe, he says the cop killer
might still be alive.

Oh.

So, I need to go.

-Okay.
-I'll see you.

-Keep me updated.
-I will.

[sighs]

[Tom]
Tom, what we're gonna do is

get a couple of boys down here,
we're gonna drag the bottom.

Why don't we have
the dive team take a look?

That stuff in the water

is killing everything
that goes in there.

So, I'm not putting
any of my men in the water.

Don't go getting
any ideas, okay?

Yes, sir. Come on, Smitty.

[Rio] Sheriff Fuller?

Sheriff Fuller?

Any information
on the whereabouts
of the escapee?

Officially, Ms. Lee,

he was shot earlier today
escaping,

and he fell in the water.

-Was he killed?
-Ms. Lee, Ms. Lee.

The public needs to know

if there's a killer
on the loose.

No comment.

-Did you get that?
-Yeah.

Listen, can I give you
some advice?

-Yeah, sure.
-You're new around here.

Things are done a little bit
differently than in LA.
I can tell you one thing.

I personally
wouldn't be pissing off
Sheriff Fuller if I were you.

He kind of runs this town.

-[woman] Ms. Lee.
-Hi.

-Oh, you can call me Rio.
-Sorry to bother you.

-Um, I'm Summer.
-Hi, Summer.

My Uncle Charlie thinks
you should know

what's really happening.

Something's going on?

Yeah, well...

my uncle,
he's the local skunk ape expert,

and he has a warning.

About what?

He thinks
there's more trouble coming.

-Uh, and he told you this?
-Yeah.

Could you ask him to call me
at the station

if he wants to chat?

-Uh, I can, but...
-But?

...my Uncle Charlie,
just know he means well.

-Let's set up a shot.
-Okay.

Um...

[Joe] Are you ready?

Um, yeah.

-[Joe] You okay?
-Yeah. [laughs] Yeah.

-Okay.
-Let's go.

-[camera beeps]
-[Joe] Three, two.

I'm out here on the waterfront,
where just last night

convicted cop killer
and prison escapee

Al Louie David was shot
by our own sheriff, Tom Fuller.

Unfortunately, the body
has yet to be recovered,

and officials are getting ready
to search the waters.

The sheriff's department
will be on high alert

until the body has been found.

[rock music plays]

Frickin' Christ.

Trash can frickin' right there.

God, what kind of bull...

Better job than working
at the library

and sitting on my ass all day.

Frickin' pick their own crap.

Hate it.

[sighs]
This job's frickin' killin' me.

God-- [chokes]

[officer over radio]
What's the description
of[indistinct]?

-[police siren blares]
-[indistinct]

What do you think, Tom?

I don't even know
what could do that, Sheriff.

Ladies, come here.

-You found the body?
-Yes, sir.

-Yes. Yes, sir.
-What are your names?

-I'm Shelby Fan.
-I'm Amber.

And did you recognize this man?

-No.
-No, sir. Uh...

We thought he was just
homeless and sleeping,

and then we saw
the blood and then I just--

And we realized
he was not sleeping,

-and we just started screaming.
-Okay, all right.

Hobin, get their information,
take a statement, will you?

You got it, Sheriff. Ladies.

-Oh, Jesus.
-Sheriff?

-Rio Lee, Channel 5.
-Ms. Lee, not now.

Are you not ready
to make a statement?

I'm not ready for your bullshit.

I'm in the middle
of a homicide investigation.

Sheriff, the people deserve
to know what's going on.

[man] It is the skunk ape.

Sir, who are you?

I'm Charlie.

And what is the skunk ape?

Well, you-- you Northerners,
you call it Bigfoot.

Down here near the 'Glades,
we call 'em skunk apes.

'Cause they stink.

Do you have proof?

-Of what?
-The skunk ape, sir.

Tommy, get him
the hell out of here.

-What did I do?
-You're gonna end up in detox.

[Charlie] Hey, man,
I didn't do nothing.

[Tommy] Sure, Charlie,
get out of here, okay?

There's no skunk ape.

[rock music plays]

Ooh.

It's hot as hell out here,
Bobby.

Damn.

What do you think, man?

-Smells out here.
-Hell, yeah, it does.

Well, I heard a skunk ape
killed a guy over at the beach.

-[Bobby] Who told you that?
-My sister.

She was over there at the beach,

heard a bunch of deputies
talking.

Hell, I hope not.

They don't exist,
you goofy bastard. [laughs]

Now, let me get this sample
so we can get out of here.

I am burning up.

[eerie music plays]

That ought to do it.

-[water splashes]
-[Bobby screams]

Bobby?

Bobby, stop playing.

Bobby, come on now.
This ain't the time, son.

We got work to do.

[♪]

The hell?

Are you okay, man?

You-- you-- you need some help?

The hell?

The hell, man? [huffs]

[grunts]

[chokes]

[breathes heavily]

[♪]

We need some answers, Tommy.

I don't want state
stepping on my toes.

Yes, sir. Understood.

-[Smitty] Here you go, Sheriff.
-All right.

Tommy, you take this sample
over to the bio lab
at the university.

-See if Kara
can tell us anything.
-On my way.

But you be careful
with Kara now.

You know she's trying
to set her hooks in you, boy.

Yes, sir.

Probably a good idea
that boy got married.

I don't know, Sheriff.
Still just a kid.

-[woman] These are
also major traces.
-[man chuckles]

Oh.

Hey, Tommy.

Bring me
my heart transplant, honey?

Why, do you need one?

Hmm. No.

I don't get any beauty sleep
these days

thanks to this red tide crap.

Alex and I have been busting
our butts

trying to figure it out.

Well, I don't mean
to drop this off on you,

but the sheriff needs some
answers with this new sample.

I can't wait to examine it.

The stuff I've seen
under the microscope

is so weird, so hyperactive.

It reminds me of sperm

or some other kind of
invading organism that--

it wants to inhabit
some other kind of organism.

[laughs] Damn, Alex.

Are-- are you saying
this could invade a human being?

I wouldn't hastily
disregard that theory.

We don't know enough
about it yet.

It seems to me
that maybe its thrust

is to populate the land and sea
with its own kind.

A mutant form of human being
that has

characteristics
of marine life.

Okay, come off it, Alex.

We're here to talk facts
in this laboratory,

not some wild
pseudo-scientific conjecture.

Lots of ideas that used to
belong in the realm of sci-fi

and now part of our reality.

And we even take them
for granted.

Well, we don't get paid

-to indulge
in flights of fancy.
-[Alex] Hmm.

So, let's get busy
in the real world, Alex.

Thank you.

Question.

Okay, yeah.

Why do you always refer
to your dad as the sheriff?

'Cause he is.

No, it's just, like,

you have to be so official?

That didn't always
seem to bother you.

-Sometimes.
-[laughs] Hey. Careful now.

I could have you arrested
for assaulting a deputy.

Oh, so your dad did get you
to sign on full time?

[laughs]

-Seeing anyone?
-[sighs]

No.

You?

No.

Well, if you're not doing
anything,

some of us are headed
to the sports bar tonight.

Oh, I don't know,
I'm gonna have to pull

another shift
for the sheriff, hmm--
-Oh.

-My dad.
-A lot of people don't realize

that human blood
has the same chemistry
as seawater.

We don't have gills,
but we carry the ocean
inside of us.

Alex is a fountain
of obscure info.

I'm just saying,

all creatures
came from the ocean.

Maybe we're trying
to return to it.

Let me know
if you guys find anything.

Yep.

You gotcha.

Back to it.

[sighs] What are you?

[Alex clears throat]

[news jingle plays]

As you can see behind me,
Sheriff Fuller
has set up roadblocks

all across the area
in an attempt to apprehend
whoever is responsible

for the recent attacks.

The sheriff's department
maintains

that the prison escapee,
Al Louie David,

has yet to be connected
to the recent murders

of several men in our area.

-[helicopter whirrs]
-[ominous music plays]

[♪]

[patrons chattering]

Hey there.

-[chuckles] Tommy.
-Yeah. You remember.

Yeah. Yeah, I remember.

-How-- how are you?
-I'm-- I'm doing well.

-How are you?
-I'm good.

I-- this is my first time here,

-so I'm just--
-Really?

This is my favorite bar.

-I'm in the right place then.
-[Tommy] Yes.

I am. Yeah. Wow.

Uh, did you come here
with someone?

Uh, no. I'm here by myself.
I... [laughs]

My production assistant
told me I should come here
and meet people

instead of stay at home
all the time.

-So... [laughs]
-Want to grab a table?

-Let's do it.
-Yeah.

-Yeah. Sure.
-Cool.

-Here, after you.
-Thank you.

Thanks.

I'm glad that you're getting out

to experience
some of the local flavor.

Yes, I am.
It's popping, isn't it?

-Yeah. This is a fun place.
-[laughs]

-Nice little energy.
-Yeah.

You know what?
When I was younger,
I actually used to sneak in here

-before I was 21.
-I bet you did.

-I did.
-[laughs]
But your secret is safe with me.

-I got you.
-Thank you.

-Hey, guys.
-Hi.

-I'm Terri. Nice to meet you.
-Hi, Terri.

Would any of you care
for our world famous
tiki tiki rum punch?

-Um...
-Yes.

Yeah, we'll do the punch.

I'll grab you guys two of those.

We are doing a special
on gator tail this evening.

It's cooked in our secret sauce.

-Give us a second.
-Yeah, okay.

-I'll be back
with your drinks in a flash.
-Okay.

-Gator tail.
-Have you ever had gator tail?

No, and I don't think I will
anytime soon.

-Yeah.
-[laughs] Hmm.

-Um...
-Fair enough.

...yeah, I'll think about it.
[laughs]

I'm actually surprised
to see you here.

-Really? Why?
-Yeah.

I figured you'd be on patrol
or something.

Oh, well,
if it were up to my dad,

then I would be.

-Oh, I didn't know
your dad is Sheriff Fuller.
-Oh, yeah. Yeah.

My dad is the current sheriff,
and my grandfather,
Thomas Fuller Sr.,

-was actually the sheriff
when I was born.
-Huh.

If it were up to my dad,
then I would take over for him
someday.

You don't sound too excited
about that. [laughs]

Well, I run a dive shop.

A dive shop.

I typically teach diving
on the side,

but since
nobody can get in the water,

-I had to close up the shop.
-Oh.

Well, how did you get into
all of that?

It's goofy, but my grandfather
would force me to watch

those old Bond movies with him,

and there's this one
called Thunderball

where there's this cool
underwater sequence

with all these divers,
and they've got spear guns

-and--
-Oh, okay.

This is gonna sound
really random,

but I've always wanted to learn
how to spearfish.

-Really?
-Yes. I know.

But... [laughs]
...they don't have
much of that where I'm from,

-so...
-Where's that?

LA.

-Hmm.
-Yeah. Orange County.

LA.

So, why'd you become a reporter

and end up out here?

Um, well,
I wanted to become a reporter

since I can remember.

My mom wanted
to become a reporter,

uh, but her plans changed
a little bit

when she immigrated here
to the States,

but, um, yeah,

she always wanted me
to go for my dreams,

you know, do what I want.

And so, when I got
an offer out here,

I figured it's sunny
and it's by the water,

so why not?

-And, um, now I'm here.
-That's great.

-Yeah.
-It's good to have you here.

Thanks.

-Hey, Tommy.
-Hey there.

You know, I'm actually
so glad to be running into you.

I just got back from the lab.

Alex and I have been working
on that sample,

and hopefully we'll get you
some results tomorrow.

Oh, well, thank you.
I appreciate it.

Okay. Catch you later.

Anything you can tell me,
or is it hush-hush?

Anything I tell you,

I'd have to get approved
by my dad.

[sighs] Okay.
No headline for me.

-Sorry. Yeah.
-Okay. No problem.

-Here are your drinks.
-Oh. Perfect.

Thank you.

But, uh, drinks are on me.

-Ah. [laughs]
-And dinner, if you would like.

-I'd love it.
-Perfect.

And maybe some shots later?

Bring it on. [laughs]

-Cheers.
-Cheers.

-Well, thank you for the drinks.
-Of course.

Hey, we should really
do this again sometime.

Yeah, um, you have my number,

so you can make that happen.

I will give you a call.

-Sounds good.
-Yeah.

-I will talk to you later, then.
-All right.

Drive safe. Bye.

[sighs]

-Hey.
-Sh-- holy shit, Kara.

-Scared the shit out of me.
-[laughs] Sorry.

Um, sorry I interrupted
your date.

Oh, it wasn't a date-date.

Uh, well, a few of us
are headed to the diner.

Do you want to come?

Uh, you know what?

I'm good. Thanks, though.

You sure? Just grab a coffee?

Yeah, uh, I'm good.

Okay.

Well, I guess
I'll see you around.

All right. See you.

[eerie music plays]

[faint rattling]

-[Terri screams]
-[roars]

[breathes heavily]

Korfman told me
you're running out

of refrigerator space.

What does that mean?

Well, what does that mean?

Sheriff Fuller.

Are you ready to connect
these killings to Al David?

I'm not gonna comment
on an open investigation.

Sir, there are two men missing
and already several dead.

And we are following
up on every lead.

Are you implying there may be
more than one killer?

I'll leave speculation
to the press.

Lawmen only deal in facts.

Just facts. Excuse me.

Sir, are there
any more suspects?

[♪]

[knocking on door]

-Oh, hi.
-Hi.

-Summer, right?
-Yes. Yeah.

-Please have a seat.
-Thank you.

-Did you want water or coffee?
-No, thank you.

-Are you good?
-Yeah, I'm good.

I'm actually surprised
to see you here.

Uh, what can I do for you?

Um, I thought I'd fill you in
about my Uncle Charlie.

Yeah. Um,
does he really know something

about these killings?

Um, the thing is,
he thinks he does.

He has a tendency
to blame everything bad
that happens around here

on the so-called skunk ape.

And do you believe him?
Do you think he's right?

[sighs] Well,
there's this local legend

that says when the blood moon
meets the red tide,

the only thing that will satisfy
the land is blood.

And that-- that all ties
into this skunk ape mythology?

Yes, but in his mind,
it's certainly not a myth.

So, the skunk ape is like
Florida's version of Bigfoot.

-Right?
-Mm-hmm.

I would just do some research.

Okay.

[Summer] Okay.

[fast-paced music plays]

Skunk ape.

Skunk ape.

It's known as a swamp thing.

"Lore: the Bigfoot."

Red tide.

Blood moon.

[♪]

Wings night at 7:00?

7:00?

All right.

[typing]

I'm in.

Okay.

[rock music plays]

What was I doing? Okay.

Red tide curse.

[crickets chirping]

[♪]

Tammy, I gotta take a piss.

Buddy, don't forget
to take your boots off

before you get back in the tent.

[tense music playing]

[screams]

Tammy!

[Buddy screams]

[roaring]

Where are my alcoholics?

[audience cheering, applauding]

Are you all ready

for our annual
chicken wing eating contest?

[audience cheering]

Oh, no, no, no.
I didn't hear you.

I said, "Are you ready?"

[audience cheering]

Contestants,

the winner will win this here...

trophy.

It's been in this bar
since we first opened,

and we ain't never cleaned it.

That trophy's been mine
for the past three years.

And these three ladies
ain't getting it.

-Let's get this thing started.
-[audience cheering]

-[all] Three, two, one.
-[all applauding]

Look, they're -- they're
doing it, they're eating 'em.

[groans]

[all chanting] Monk, Monk, Monk!

Monk, Monk, Monk, Monk,
Monk, Monk, Monk, Monk.

See, he's the best.
He's the best in the town.

We'll see if he can keep it up.

-Gonna keep doing that?
-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[both laughing]

Ooh! Monk's gonna do it.

-[Rio] Monk?
-Yeah.

He did it! [cheers]

[audience applauding]

[Emcee] All right, the winner

and still champion, Monk Weaver.

Yeah, I'm the best, number one.
I'm the best.

I'm better than all of you.
Yeah! Yeah!

Hey, hey, Monk. Congratulations.

-Anything you want to say?
-Yeah.

I love chicken,
but this here, this is a cock.

Get out of the way.

All right,
we've got to cut him off.

-Yeah, I win! Yeah. Yeah!
-[Emcee] Everybody give it up.

So now you've seen
a chicken-eating contest.

-I have.
-Yeah.

-I can check that off my list.
-Uh-huh.

You're competing next year,
right?

-I am, in fact.
-Good. Good, yeah.

-I think you can take it.
-I can, yeah.

-I like chicken.
-Yeah, the trophy's yours.

[both laughing]

Rio, I really like
spending time with you.

-As do I.
-[Tommy laughs]

Although your dad does think
I'm a really annoying reporter.

-No, no.
-[Rio laughs]

He just has to put
on a show as the sheriff.

Trust me,
he actually really likes you.

-Really?
-Yeah.

-I don't know.
-Who couldn't like you?

-Come on.
-Well.

I-- I promise you, he likes you.

Okay.

Monk Weaver, you are one
of the last winners.

[groans] Get your ass back
to your mama's trailer

before you shit your pants.

[monster panting]

Damn, you are one ugly son of--

[roars]

[body thudding]

[roaring]

[sirens wailing]

[Tom] Charlie,
you stand right there.

-Now, who told you about this?
-I told you.

Charlie, I have known you
my whole damn life,

and you've never stopped
talking this stupid nonsense.

-You really don't believe
in the skunk ape anymore?
-Not since Boy Scouts.

Now, listen to me,
if you don't stop playing around
with this skunk ape,

I'm gonna take you down,
they're gonna lock you up

for 72 hours so you can dry out.

Then we'll see what's coming out
of that crazy head of yours.

I'm telling you,
the skunk ape is real.

-It's a local legend, Charlie.
-No.

What legend did this?

Well, when did you get drunk
and do that?

[Rio] Yes, we just met.

He literally
just dropped me off.

I don't know.

How am I sup-- I'm sure he does.

[laughs]

Uh, yeah, so, well,

he has a dive shop,

and he's
a part-time sheriff's deputy.

It's getting late.

Yes, it's almost 12:00.

I'll call you tomorrow.

Yes, I will call you tomorrow,
I promise.

Okay. I love you.

Bye.

[sighs]

[line ringing]

[ringtone chiming]

[crickets chirping]

Yeah, Tommy.

Hey, Dad.
You still at the sports bar?

Well, I'm trying
to figure things out here.

Doing my job, right?

The guys still there with you?

-Hang on.
-Dad?

Hello?

[tense music playing]

-Dad?
-Tommy, I-- I got to go.

Hello? You there?

[heavy breathing]

[roaring]

[breathes heavily]

[ringtone chiming]

[line ringing]

Come on,
pick up your phone, Dad.

Pick up the phone. [sighs]

[leaves crunching]

-[voice mail] Please
leave a message after the tone.
-[beeping]

Dad, if you get this,
I'm heading back to the bar.

Don't do anything stupid.
I'm on my way.

[engine revving]

[sighs]

I'm taking you
back to prison, Al,

and you're gonna die
in the hole.

Just like the damn convict
you are.

[leaves crunching]

[flashlight switch clicking]

-[monster roaring]
-[Tom grunting]

[gunshots]

[Tom screaming]

[bodies thudding]

[grunts]

[panting]

[grunts]

[groans]

[groans]

[car approaching]

-[engine stops]
-Dad! Dad!

-[grunts]
-I'm going to call for help.

Send an ambulance
to Buffalo Chix.

The sheriff is down.

Hold on, Dad. Help is coming.

[Tom panting]

-It's okay.
-Tommy, Tommy, listen to me.

Listen to me.

I-- I put four--

four bullets into him,

and nothing.

I-- I don't know what it is.

I don't know what it is.

It's not human, son.

-What?
-Tommy, it's not--

[breathes heavily]

Tommy,

you got to be strong.

Be careful, son.

Save the town.

No, no. No, Dad, no.

Stay with me, Dad, it's okay.
It's gonna be okay.

Help! Help!

Dad, stay with me, please.

Please, don't go.

[crying]

[panting]

[growling]

[Rio] Tommy.

I'm so sorry.

How are you?

I don't know.

I can't imagine what you
must be feeling right now.

Is there anything I can do
for you, or get you?

No.

What are you gonna do?

I'm gonna kill him.

I heard they tracked him
to the intercoastal highway.

-I'm gonna find him.
-No.

I need you to stay safe, okay?

You cannot go outside at night
till this is all over.

Okay.

Here.

Take this.

I can't let
anything happen to you.

I'm gonna find him.

[♪]

Alex, come here.
Come take a look at this.

-Is that the sample?
-Yeah.

[Alex grunts]

Look at that.

It's like the toxic algae spores

are slowly consuming
the human DNA.

Whatever or whoever that is,

is gonna be
completely consumed very soon.

-[line ringing]
-[Tommy] Hello?

Tommy? Tommy, yeah, it's me.

You're never going
to believe this.

Alex might have been right.

Hell, yeah, I am.

[♪]

[news jingle plays]

So, ma'am, you were saying
in your opinion,

you think the skunk ape is real?

Absolutely.

Um, in fact, my sister had a--
um, a whatchamacallit.

-Um, an encounter with one.
-An encounter.

It almost sounds
like an encounter

with a space alien or something.

Well, maybe it did come
from outer space.

I mean, might-- it-- it has
orange fur,

long, sharp teeth.

Um, it has claws.

I mean, my sister's seen it,
and it tore her dress up.

And then it stumbled
over a cooler full of beer

and she got away.

Thank goodness she got away.

Do you think with the increase
in the mean water temperature

and the higher levels
of fertilizer runoff

that the spores have the ability

to morph other organisms
into a plant-based life-form?

That is a problem
if it's happening.

We need to find out.
But h-- how?

We need random samples.

Get a better idea
of the levels of the red tide.

-Okay.
-Okay, you go
to the backwater areas.

I will collect samples
near the beach.

Oh, bring your camera.

It'll give me an excuse
to use my kayak.

You be careful.

I don't need you
getting poisoned,

much less become gator bait.

Don't worry about me.

I'm a fifth generation
Floridian.

Kayaking is in my bones, baby.

How would it have come
from outer space though?

I feel like it doesn't look
like your typical alien.

Um, well, I can assure you
of that real easy.

I mean, my sister said
that the skunk ape is derived

from a pet that was left behind
by the space aliens,

like, millions
and millions of years ago.

In fact, after it mated
with gorillas or something,

it turned mean and vicious.

So bring pepper spray.

-Gorillas?
-Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

Let's all remember
our pepper spray.

Thank you so much
for your story today.

[♪]

[camera beeping,
shutter clicking]

[bubbling]

It's worse than we thought.
It's everywhere.

God--

-[monster roaring]
-[Alex screaming]

[Tommy] Charlie!

Well, well.
What brings you down here?

Charlie, why do you keep
blaming the skunk ape?

It's a killer.

Charlie, if it were real,

you would be dead.

What do you mean?

My dad told me
that you and Harley
made up getting attacked

by the skunk
ape to promote your business.

-It attacked me.
-Personally,
I don't give a shit.

Now, tell me what you think
really happened to my dad.

[phone vibrating]

Hold on.

Hello?

What?

I'll be right there.

-That's it?
-This is all we got.

Okay. Get back out there.

Find Alex's body
before the state comes in
and shuts us down.

You got it, Tommy.

I really hope
we find something on this.

-Kara?
-[Kara] Here it is.

I can barely think
and hold myself together.

This is what Alex and I found.

Human and algae DNA
have mutated together.

Have you ever seen this before?

Only in one
of those bad horror films.

Okay, let's keep this under
wraps until we know more.

And I'm sorry about Alex.

Thank you.

I got to go.

[♪]

[car door closes]

Hello.

Hello?

Hi.

-Hello.
-Hold your freaking horses.

-Hi.
-What?

Hi. I'm Rio Lee.

-I'm with Channel 5.
-Oh, I know who you are.

-Oh, great.
-Where's the camera?

It's just me today.

Oh.

All right, well,

what can I do you for,
little lady?

Your niece, Summer,

she said that you might be
willing to speak with me.

And with
the sheriff's murder last night,

I was hoping you might have
some useful information for me.

Well, then, Charles Roscoe Smith
at your service.

Mr. Smith.

Charlie.

Charlie.

Charlie, um, I just--

I really need to ask you
about the skunk ape

and why you really believe
it's real,

and if you believe
it killed all those people.

Oh, I know it's real.

'Cause I was attacked.

Shit.

[grunting]

[skunk ape growling]

[Charlie screaming]

-[camera shutter clicking]
-[skunk ape roars]

I mean, that-- that's
an incredible story, Charlie.

You don't believe me.

I would just need evidence
of when, where.

You reporters are all alike.

If the truth ain't what
you want it to be, it's a lie.

Well, you'll believe me

when the skunk ape
comes after you.

[♪]

Found a body.

All right, good work.

Let's get a team,
let's pull it out.

[♪]

Oh, cool,
we got the place to ourselves.

Perfect.

This will be fun.

It'll be good to get
some outdoor time

with all the beaches closed.

Yeah, I know.

-Let's try over here.
-Okay.

[both laughing]

-[glasses clinking]
-[both gasping]

-Thank you.
-My pleasure.

[both laughing]

Oh, my gosh.

-Cheers.
-Cheers.

Mm. So the red tide, huh?

Yeah.

Do you think it's serious enough
to close down the beaches?

Just 'cause
they closed the beaches

-doesn't mean it's serious.
-Yeah.

As long as we're together,
I'm happy.

[both chuckling]

[man sighs]

-I love you, babe.
-I love you.

-[screaming]
-[monster roaring]

[♪]

[Rio]
We have a string of missing men,

we have several perfect murders,
including our sheriff now.

And I'm sent to interview
the local skunk ape expert.

Please, what is next,
to the Tooth Fairy's dentist?

Oh, well, hey,
if it's Dwayne
"The Rock" Johnson,

I wouldn't be opposed.

Just saying.

I see what you did there.

[both chuckling]

-Oh, this is so stupid.
-It's gonna be okay.

Hey, who knows?
Maybe it's a good lead.

Well, we'll see about that.

Oh, thank you.

Take a look.

-Oh, wow.
-Mm-hmm.

I will get started
on these right away.

Thank you.
What would I do without you?

[Jenna] I know.

[snoring]

You ain't the skunk ape!

-[monster roaring]
-[Charlie grunting]

[siren wailing]

-Hey, Shelby, what's up?
-Have I got intel for you.

Can you see
that truck over there?

-You mean Harley's?
-Mm-hmm.

-Guess what's in the back seat?
-What?

A skunk ape costume.

Ah, the mythical
Florida Bigfoot.

Bingo. It was all a hoax.

Just to draw attention
to Charlie's museum.

-Of course it has.
-I want to wring his neck.

I'm gonna talk to Charlie.

And make sure he pays his tab.

Thank you.

[♪]

[indistinct radio chatter]

[Hobin] Okay, we all know
what's at stake here.

And the brutal killing
of our beloved sheriff

has rocked
this entire community.

And we can't let it stand,

and we can't let it
deter us from our duty.

And that is
to take this monster out.

It's payback time.

That was great, Hobin.

Tommy.

[Tommy sighs]

This is a photo
from the last victim's camera.

[growls]

I want this bastard caught.

[growls]

[dog baying]

Not next week, not tomorrow.

I want his head
on a platter today.

All you deputies,
you're from here,

just like me.

And now I sure as hell
don't want a team of outsiders

coming in to do our job.

The way I see it
is we've got about 24 hours...

until the governor sends in
some of his state boys.

So...

let's go save our town.

Let's do it.

[Smitty] Oh, I think
I got something here.

[Tommy] Yeah, what is it?

Nothing. All right, Tommy.

♪ Let me tell you something

♪ You're everything to me

♪ And you don't owe him
Nothing ♪

Where are you going?

♪ This is where I want to be

I'll be back.

Hurry back.

♪ I don't need nothing

♪ This is where I want to be

[indistinct lyrics]

-[man grunts]
-[monster growls]

[woman] Honey, can you pass me
my towel, please?

[humming]

-[monster growling]
-[woman screaming]

[monster growling]

-I know. Wait, really?
-Yes.

I thought you were
talking about--

-[screaming]
-Oh, my God.

-[all laughing]
-Dude.

You guys find
any oysters out there or what?

Oysters? No.

No oysters,
but it is a nice distraction.

I mean,
especially after, you know.

Well, we saw a dead body.

-Yeah, that must be crazy.
-Yeah.

I mean, like,
are we even safe here?

[man] Well, we're lifeguards.

Would you be any safer?

I don't know,
but, like, what about the signs?

-Who do you think put 'em up?
-[Shelby laughs]

Yeah, you're looking at it.

-Okay.
-You're all right.

I think
that I'm gonna go for a walk.

What, like, right now?

Yeah, like, right now.

-Really?
-[Amber] Mm-hmm.

Yeah, right now.

Yeah, really, really.

-Go, go, go.
-Wait up.

-Dude's, like, an idiot.
-Runs like a lifeguard.

I don't know
why he doesn't get it.

-Very Baywatch.
-Yeah. That's right.

We're gonna have so much fun.

-Aren't we?
-Aren't we?

Well, are we having fun
right now?

-I hope so.
-Well, that's a good sign.

-On a scale from one to ten.
-11.

-You?
-Eight.

Anyway...

-[Amber laughing] Keep up.
-Okay, okay, fine.

Come on, keep up. Come on.

-Okay, wait, wait.
-No, no, keep up.

-[Nate] Okay, look--
-Keep up.

-[monster growling]
-[Amber screaming]

[Amber crying]

-[monster roaring]
-[Nate screaming]

[gasping]

[monster roaring]

[screams]

[grunts]

Hey, leave him alone!

[screaming]

[footsteps approaching]

[panting]

Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Shelby, Shelby, Shelby, Shelby.

-What happened?
-Everyone's dead.

What?

They tried to fight it,
and it killed them.

-Nate?
-Yeah. And Amber and Colby.

I'm so sorry.
This shit has got to stop.

You don't know
if it can be stopped.

It has to. Where did it go?

Okay.

You go get in the car
and wait there.

-Go, now!
-[Shelby cries]

Oh, God, Nate. Nate.

Damn it.

It's Tommy here.
I found Nate. He's dead.

I'm gonna to keep searching.

[panting]

I can't believe
my dad and Nate are both dead.

We're gonna get him, Tommy.

I hope the crime scene boys
find something.

-Any answers from Kara yet?
-No.

The prison delivered this.
They found it in Al's cell.

What now?

He has her address.

-Rio's?
-He knows where she lives.

[♪]

[growling]

[snarling]

Come on, Rio,
pick up, pick up, pick up.

-[phone ringing]
-[Rio screaming]

[monster roaring]

Rio, answer your phone.

-[Rio screaming]
-[monster roaring]

-[voice mail] Please
leave a message after the tone.
-Damn it.

-[phone beeping]
-Rio, he knows where you live.
He's coming for you.

If you hear this,
please get to safety, okay?

-[monster roaring]
-[Rio screaming]

I love you.

[Rio panting]

-[growling]
-[Rio screams]

[screams]

-[tires screech]
-Hey! Hey!

-[monster roars]
-Get off of her!

Rio, run! Go!

[Tommy screams, grunts]

[screams]

-Die, you bastard. [grunts]
-[monster grunting, roaring]

Die! [grunts]

[pants]

Are you okay?

-[Rio cries]
-[Tommy pants]

[news jingle plays]

As the water clears,
some sense of normalcy returns

to this pristine area.

We can only imagine
the kind of horrors
the future will hold

if we continue to ignore
the warnings of Mother Nature.

The clock is ticking
on our window

to act on climate change.

This is Rio Lee,
watching the coast for you.

-[Joe] We're done.
-Was that okay?

-Nice job. Getting the word out.
-Perfect.

[quiet, solemn music plays]

Tom, not only did you
bring me on the force,

introduced me to the two loves
of my life,

my wife and cigars.

Rest in peace, buddy.

Sheriff Fuller
wasn't just our leader.

He was our friend.

We're gonna miss him.

Tommy.

First of all,
I want to thank every one of you

for your kind words and support.

My father loved this town.

Maybe even more
than he loved his cigars.

My mom,
she always hated the smell.

After she died...

he raised me
the best that he could.

He even supported my decision
to open up the dive shop

instead of following
in the family footsteps.

He did, however, convince me

to become
an auxiliary sheriff deputy.

Probably to keep his eyes on me.

But also to instill in me
the values of duty

and responsibility.

Sheriff Fuller was beloved

by every member
of this community.

Just like his dad,

Sheriff Tommy Fuller Sr.

My dad's last words to me were,

"Tommy, you gotta save our town.

Remember, it is our home."

I miss you, Dad.

And I'll always remember.

[♪]

[Korfman] Ah, thanks, Smitty.

Smitty.

[♪]

[upbeat music plays]

Good evening, everybody,
I'm Rio Lee

with tonight's top headlines.

Florida is bracing for an influx
of spring breakers,

as well as tourists.

Florida's economy
is bouncing back

after an especially long haul
of the red tide.

And we have Jenna
on the ground for you

with a special story
about a bakery

that has come back
after burning down.

We have Jenna
on the ground for you.

Thanks, Rio.

I'm standing in front

of Sweet Magnolia Bakery which,

after tragically
burning down last year,

has fully reopened
just in time for the season's
wave of tourists.

Our town is slowly returning

to what some people say
is a new normal

in the wake
of the Red Tide Monster's
reign of terror.

I'm Jenna, covering the latest
from the field.

Back to you, Rio.

[rock music plays]

[♪]

Good morning.

["Never Gonna Leave You"
by Allie Kay Band]

♪ Morning comes
And there's a choice to make ♪

♪ To the sound of
Our heartbeats ♪

♪ Starting to break

♪ Sing along
To the riverboat gunshot ♪

♪ And keep on running
And give it all we got ♪

...introduced me to my wife,
my loves of my life.

-Ah, fuck it. [clears throat]
-[director] Okay, do it again.

♪ And all those photographs
Of memories ♪

♪ I think it's time we run away
From what we've seen ♪

♪ Count all the stars
That have disappeared ♪

♪ Well, that's a start
And the radio's all I hear ♪

♪ You said you're never gonna
Leave me ♪

♪ The fire burning in
Our hearts ♪

♪ Will keep us alive

♪ I said
It's not gonna be that easy ♪

♪ At least we know inside
That hope will never die ♪

♪ A sad response
Put on the radio ♪

♪ We sing along
As we drive on down that road ♪

♪ Tattoos and music
Is how we survive ♪

♪ But I think cigarettes
Is how we're all gonna die ♪

♪ You said you're never gonna
Leave me ♪

♪ The fire burning in
Our hearts ♪

♪ Will keep us alive

♪ I said
It's not gonna be that easy ♪

♪ At least we know inside
That hope will never die ♪

♪ The wall is crashing down

♪ We all scream out of town

♪ I see the evidence
Holding onto me ♪

♪ You tell the truth and lies

♪ Your justice can't deny

♪ That's why I was running

♪ And I left him on the road

♪ You said you're never gonna
Leave me ♪

♪ The fire burning in
Our hearts ♪

♪ Will keep us alive

♪ I said
It's not gonna be that easy ♪

♪ At least we know inside
That hope will never die ♪

♪ You said you're never gonna
Leave me ♪

♪ The fire burning in
Our hearts ♪

♪ Will keep us alive

♪ I said
It's not gonna be that easy ♪

♪ I'm never gonna leave you

♪ At least we know inside
That hope will never die ♪

["Psycho Boyfriend"
by Allie Kay Band playing]

♪ Start to get you
On a Friday night ♪

♪ 'Cause he's the one
Gonna treat me right ♪

♪ Standing here
Waiting for you ♪

♪ In the shadows
Where you[indistinct lyrics] ♪

♪ Don't wanna hear you scream

♪ Killing hard,
But killing me ♪

♪ It doesn't matter
If you're a girl or boy ♪

♪ I'm fading, I'm his toy

♪ He's got you messing
around with me ♪

♪ You found yourself
In a[indistinct lyrics] ♪

♪ Say your prayers
Before you go to bed ♪

♪ 'Cause you might just
Wake up dead ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa,
Psycho boyfriend ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa,
Psycho boyfriend ♪

♪ Black hair, black eyes

♪ A little jacket pocket
Full of knives ♪

♪ In the basement,
Oh, he and I go ♪

♪ The voices tell him
Where to go ♪

♪ A vicious heart
Full of revenge ♪

♪ He may be odd
But he will cut you even ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa,
Psycho boyfriend ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa,
Psycho boyfriend ♪

[♪]