Jill! Jill!
Jill, what did I tell you?
- But Joe started it. - Well, it's not good for them to interact with us.
Besides, that wasn't Joe, that was Marley.
- No, it wasn't. It was Joe. - Joe is just a baby, Jill.
- He's too big to be Joe. - Check. Check the pictures.
Hey. I said into bed.
I am in bed.
Jill, what made you think that that gorilla we saw today was Joe?
- I was right, wasn't I? - Yeah.
My notes say that Joe is only six months old.
Either I got confused or Joe is a very unusual gorilla.
- I told you so. - Yeah, you did.
And Mommy's gonna write in her journal that my trusted colleague, Dr. Jill Young...
showed me the error of my ways.
Now go to sleep.
Excuse me, Doctor.
- Night, Kweli. - Good night, Jilly.
- What is it, Kweli? - You must come quickly.
- Mommy, can I come? - Stay here, sweetheart.
- But I want to go. - No, no, no, no, no, no. No.
You stay here, child.
- Poachers. - East of the village.
They're at it again.
N'Gai Zamu. Mystical monsters.
There is only one thing you should be afraid of on this mountain...
and it's staring you right in the face.
Gorilla. Fresh.
We're close.
We've gotta stop them. Everybody spread out.
- Get the baby. - Give me the bag.
Don't worry. We want you alive.
Garth!
Garth! Kill him!
Joe!
Give me the gun!
Joe? Shh! Shh! Shh! Shh!
She's got to be here somewhere.
The woman's got that damn devil with her.
But I think you might have shot her.
These people want to live like heroes. Let them die like heroes.
Oh! Oh! That little demon took off my thumb and trigger finger.
What if you shot the woman? We should help her.
No. Let's get out of here.
Yeah. That looks bad. Better get back before you bleed to death.
I will kill this little monkey. I swear I will kill him!
- You'll never play the violin again, that's for sure. - Shut up!
- Mommy! - Jill.
Mommy!
Jill.
- Mom, there were men and they... - I know. I know.
I know, darling. I know.
Are you okay, Mommy?
Oh, look who's here. Hello, Joe.
- He's scared. - I know.
Poor baby. He lost his mommy tonight.
He needs someone to protect him. Will you do that for me?
Promise me you'll protect him.
I promise.
Jill! Jill!
Come on, Joe. Come on.
- You must be Pindi. - The one and only, bro. Come.
Six men, three cars. That's everything you asked for, Mr. O'Hara.
All paid for in advance out of Pindi's own pocket.
These guys wouldn't be poachers.
I asked for experienced trackers.
These men are the best. I assure you, the very best.
Let's get this show on the road.
Hey, you've got a nice piece here. What are we hunting? Elephants?
- We're not hunting anything. - Aha. Tranquillizer darts.
I agree. Much nicer to animals than bullets.
- Your men know how to use these, right? - Oh, sure, boss.
We only have professionals here.
So, you tell me. Where are we going today?
- There. - There?
That's not such a good mountain, boss. The men don't like it very much at all.
You see, there is a legend they believe in that a creature lives there.
N'Gai Zamu, sacred guardian of Mount Pangani.
They say any man who enters his domain is never heard of again.
You know it?
How strange.
That's not, by any chance, what you're looking for, is it, boss?
Looking for a legend?
Why would I want to do that?
What are you listening to?
Sounds.
Hmm. I understand. Sounds of the jungle.
I know a guy, he can get you a CD of jungle sounds cheap.
Even cheaper if you...
Come on. Come on. Let's go.
See, boss? I told you these men were the best.
Oh!
You're a beauty.
Okay, set him free.
Why bring a cage if you're not keeping the animal?
'Cause I'm only taking this.
Yes.
Yes, but, um, I know a guy in Botswana.
He'd pay you 10,000 American dollars for that leopard.
Now, I'm willing to split with you 50-50.
Put him in the truck.
Put the cat down now.
You heard him! Put the cat down!
They never understand me.
- Excuse me, but I think it's time to leave. - Don't move!
I'm not moving, but my bowels are.
Don't run. Stay still.
Come on! He's getting away!
- Come on! We're going after him! - What do you mean, "we"?
There's no way my men will risk their lives with something like this.
I'll triple your pay.
Don't use the tranqs unless I give the signal.
Okay, when we catch up to him, I want you men to herd him towards me!
Now, one second, one second. Herd him towards us? Why?
I gotta be close to get a blood sample. Real close.
No, no, don't shoot! No!
- Whoa! - Whoa!
- They'll live. - Bet you provide a great health plan.
Look at the way he moves! Magnificent!
Watch out!
- You stupid fool! - Come on. We're gonna lose him.
Come on. Let's go!
What the hell is that guy tryin' to do?
Hey! Hey!
I can't see him. He's gone, long gone.
No, no, he's coming out on the other side of those trees. We gotta get in front of him.
There he is!
What's he...
Get down!
Did you see that? Did you see what he did?
Yes. Yes.
He picked up the chain. Did you see the intelligence?
Yes, I saw the intelligence! He almost took my head off!
- Hurry up, bro. Let's go. - Get these men down the mountain and bandaged up.
- You're not coming with us? - Are you kidding?
Crazy American. Okay!
Joe! Joe!
- Joe! - Help!
Joe, stop!
Hey, can you get him to put me down?
Joe, drop him.
- Where am I? - The infirmary.
You've been unconscious for an entire night.
- You're lucky to be alive. - I don't feel very lucky.
You crashed your vehicle. It's waiting for you outside.
You're an injury behind.
The kicker was getting dropped on my head by N'Gai Zamu.
Oh, you think that's funny? You oughta try it.
N'Gai Zamu is just a legend, my friend.
No, he's a giant gorilla with a mean backhand.
Wait. There was a woman.
- A woman. - Out in the jungle.
A beautiful woman. She saved my life.
I think it would be wise for you to see a doctor in Kimanjay.
I took the liberty of calling one for you.
- Don't need one. - But he's expecting you.
If you can drive, I think it's best that you leave today.
Our visitor must be feeling better. He should leave the infirmary by today.
Looks like he already has.
He's walking so soon? Joe should've dropped him harder.
He's not a poacher, Jill.
The man works for animal conservancy in California.
He can't be trusted. He's an outsider.
He said he was saved yesterday by... by a woman.
A beautiful woman.
And what did you tell him?
What can I tell him, Jill? The man knows what he saw. He's not a fool.
Hey, big guy. How are ya? Hmm?
What were you doin' stompin' around, lookin' for trouble yesterday, huh?
You're not supposed to let people see you, remember?
Don't do that again, okay? Please.
You wanna play? Okay.
You ready?
One, two...
three, four, five...
six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
Ready or not, here I come.
Joe!
Where are you, big fella? I'm coming to get you.
Oh, my.
I wonder where Joe can be.
Come out, wherever you are.
I found you!
Yes. Yes, I did.
Yeah. Tryin' to hide from me.
You wanna go and find me? Okay.
Close your eyes.
Ready? Go.
Come on, Joe.
Nice monkey.
Joe.
Joe, it's okay.
Joe, run. Get out of here.
Thanks. Hide-and-seek's not really my game.
Anything broken?
No. No, I think I'm... Hey, thanks.
- I think it's okay. - Oh, good.
- I think it's still working. - Oh, great.
- I can fix that for you. - No, wait...
Hey, w-where you goin'? W- W-Wait a minute!
Hey, hold on a second. What's the problem?
You. You're the problem.
This is the second time I've saved you from being killed.
Next time I'm just gonna watch. You understand?
Okay. A-All right. You saved me, and I'm grateful.
Thank you, Miss Young.
I know who you are. You're Ruth Young's daughter.
Did she know about Joe? Did she have a theory on him?
How did you keep him a secret all these years?
By keeping people like you off this mountain.
People like me? I- I wanna help you.
You go back to where you came from and tell them what you saw...
this place will be crawling with people.
That's gonna happen anyway. Look, I'm not the only one who saw him.
An animal as rare as Joe means big money.
It's gonna be tough trying to protect him here. Maybe impossible.
Here is where he lives. He doesn't have a choice.
That's not true. The people I work for could take care of Joe.
They have the facilities.
A cage? That's just what Joe needs.
No, no, not a cage. A preserve.
A place where he'll be free... free from poachers, land developers.
- A place he'll be safe. - But he won't be free.
How long do you think he can stay free here?
The next people who come are gonna be coming to hunt Joe down.
Quite an impressive facility you have here, Mr. Strasser.
- Thank you. - Tell me.
Why is it that you keep such a low profile about this wonderful place?
Our only interest is the well-being of our animals.
Well, I think I've come to the right place for Morris.
I'm sure you have.
He's grown out of his habitat and...
well, our zoo just doesn't have the budget to do anything about it.
- That's why he needs a new home. - That's the telephone for you, Mr. Strasser. It's urgent.
- Will you excuse me, Mr. Anderson? - Sure.
I'll be back.
Garth, see what the market is for the organs of this lovely panda.
- Ooh, big fella. We should get a lot. - Strasser.
It's about time. Do you know how long I've been waiting?
- What do you want, Pindi? - Not what I want, boss. What you want.
How about a giant gorilla?
- Talk. - As big as three men.
- Two thousand pounds, at least. - You've been drinking, haven't you?
I swear to God, boss, I saw him with my own two eyes. He's... He's huge!
Don't waste my time, Pindi.
Hello? Boss?
Two-thousand pound gorilla. He's crazy.
Stupid girl. What do you think you are doing? Huh?
I found this in the forest this morning.
Thought maybe you dropped it and might want it back!
Poaching's illegal! Get off this mountain.
Jill.
Jill, I need to talk to you. Jill...
Murderer.
Your mother slept in this bed. She worked at this desk.
She died in this jungle. Do you plan to do everything just like her?
My mother would've been proud of what I did today.
Proud? Of this foolishness out there? Proud of you risking your life?
She risked hers. Why shouldn't I risk mine?
Kweli, I'm just trying to keep a promise here, and I promised to take care of Joe.
And I will do everything it takes to stop those poachers.
You cannot stop them.
Even she could not stop them.
The other gorillas, they have moved south to safer lands. Joe stays behind.
They won't accept him. Joe needs me.
The danger here is building for both of you.
I feel it, and so do you.
I know what the American is offering, Jill.
Consider it. That's all I ask.
- Leaving? - Yeah, I'm heading up into the mountains.
See if I can throw some of those dirtbags off Joe's trail.
- Think it will work? - Not for long.
I'm just tryin' to buy you some time.
I suggest you get Joe as deep into the jungle as you can, as fast as you can.
- Okay. - Okay what?
- Okay, we'll go with you. - We?
Me and Joe, we'll go with you to that, that place of yours in California.
- You sure about this? - No, I'm absolutely not sure about this.
- But I'll do this on one condition. - Name it.
- I'm in charge of Joe. - Done.
- "Done"? - Done.
- Just like that? - Just...
- You're not very trusting, are you? - No, I'm not.
It must be tough for you, then, trying to measure me up...
- trying to decide if I'm full of it or... - Or just a fool?
I guess we'll just have to figure it out as we go along.
Look, what do you want me to say? You'll be in charge of Joe. Okay?
Come on. We'll shake on it.
I don't shake. That's not how we make pacts around here.
All right, how do you make pacts around here?
You have to endure a bite from a Makiki spider.
- A what? - You'll have a high fever, hallucinations.
You'll say things, lots of things. I'll hear what's in your heart.
Then, if your intentions prove true, then we have a pact.
Spider bite and hallucinations?
That's right.
Then you'll trust me to take you and Joe to California with me?
Absolutely.
Well, what do you say?
I say that's the biggest load of crap I ever heard in my whole life.
Maybe you're not a fool after all.
Get your things together fast.
We're gettin' out of here as soon as we can.
Makiki spider.
I don't know what else to do, Joe.
I just want you to be safe.
- You think he's okay back there? - He's doing fine.
Okay.
I'm sorry. I'm just a little tense.
You think he's okay back there?
- I think he's okay back there. - Good.
So this is L.A., huh? Everything looks the same.
- How do you know where you are? - It's easy.
The ocean's that way, the mountains are that way...
Mexico's that way and Canada's that-a-way.
You don't have to worry about the rest. You'll never see it through the smog.
Maybe you'd better check and see if Joe's okay back there.
Mom! M-Mom!
Main gate to Dr. Banks. They're pulling up now.
I copy that. Okay, everybody! Elvis is in the building!
- He's big! - Did you see him?
- The fun begins. - You hear that, Harry? They smell him.
Who, Gregg or the gorilla?
All right, I'm a little confused, O'Hara, because you phoned us...
- to say you're bringing back a 2,000-pound animal... - Hello, Harry. Hiya, gorgeous.
- Welcome back, Gregg. - But security tells me...
you requested no fire hoses and no restraints of any kind. So what...
- Come on, let me introduce you to somebody. - Well, how are we supposed to control this animal?
With a giant rolled-up newspaper?
- Jill Young, - Hi. - I'd like you to meet Dr. Harry Ruben, who runs the place.
- Nice to meet you. - Hi. - And Dr. Cecily Banks...
- who makes sure he doesn't screw it up. - Hi. Nice to meet you both. - Hi. Hi.
Hold on, big guy. I'm comin'.
I think he's ready to come out.
Harry, I think it's time you met Joe.
I know it looks small, but this is just the entrance.
- He has the entire hill to roam. - Okay.
Jack, Vern, what, are we gonna have to hose you guys down too?
- Come on, get the sedatives ready. - No, no, no.
- We don't need any of that. He... That... - Miss Young, don't worry. We know what we're doing here.
- But what... I... - The best way to handle... - Hey, hey, wh... Hold on.
Harry, you and I had an agreement. The lady's in charge of Joe.
- Well, how is she gonna handle... - Easy, tiger. Come on.
Calm down. Come on.
- Okay, guys, I got it. - All right.
You sure you got everything under control?
Yeah. Come on.
- You sure she knows what she's doing? - She knows.
You want me to come in there and get you?
There you go. Come on.
Come look at your new home.
Come on. There you go.
Come on, Joe. Come on. Come on.
Hey, come on, Vern. What am I paying you for? Get some pictures.
- All right. - And get me in there too.
You know, for perspective.
Okay. It's okay, Joe.
Hey. Hey, Joe, come on. Nothing happened.
You're not scared of those people, are you?
I promise nothing will happen to you, okay?
- Come on, Joe. - Come on, Joe. Come on.
Okay, there you go. Yeah, you big guy.
Come on, Joe.
There you go. Come on, big guy.
Come on.
- I think he's gonna be fine. - I'm glad.
Jack, let's move that platform out of there, okay?
- Oh, no. I'm going back in there with him. - Oh, no, no, I'm sorry. We can't allow that.
You see, we don't have insurance to cover anyone in there who's not an employee.
- You're not serious. - But... But I'm supposed to be in charge of Joe.
Yes, you are, and I'm in charge of this facility.
Let's go. Take it up.
Okay, swing it up.
"And I'm in charge of this facility. " I mean, who does he think he is?
I bet that man has never spent one night outside in his entire life.
Probably not.
Well, here are your new deluxe accommodations.
I should be out there with Joe, not here, not in this...
this cage.
Look, I know how you feel. It's not exactly my idea of home, sweet home either.
But at least you're close to Joe.
- Doin' a lot better. - Oh. - Where's Gregg?
Talk to you later. I-I don't know. You know, he collected his paycheck.
He's probably in some jungle by now looking for giant sheep.
Well, I think he should be here. I mean, this is his discovery.
Excuse me. Gregg's expertise is crashing Humvees.
It's not explaining primate behavior to the chairman of the conservancy board.
You know what I think, Harry? I think you're jealous.
I'm crippled with envy, yes.
I mean, you know, just once I wanted to go into the field and find a new species.
- You know? Anything. A mollusk. - Here we go.
- Huh. - Harry. Dr. Banks. - Hi.
So, let's go see him.
See, the gorillas in the Pangani carry this recessive gene that pops up every four or five generations...
- Huh. - With this rare form of gigantism.
And that's where the legend comes from.
But I knew it was more than a legend, so I followed my gut instinct.
I just had a hunch that this thing was true.
- Pretty damn sharp, Harry. - All right, here we are.
- Pretty cool, huh? - My, my, I should say so.
- Where is he? - Um...
Uh, Joe!
Come here, Joe!
Come here, boy!
Gorillas. There's never one around when you need 'em.
- Even for the chairman of the board. - Well, I came here to see him.
You know what? Maybe... Maybe... You know what? I'll feed him.
- That'll... That'll get him to come out. - Um, Harry...
No, no, no. No, no. Don't worry. I know what I'm doing.
Elliot, you stay here. I'm gonna go open the gate. Okay?
Silver, brown, blond, white. There are nine different colors to choose from.
And naturally, Ron, you have to ask things like toxicity. Uh, is it safe?
This product has been tested for ten years.
It's not just a colored spray, like some of you might be thinking.
It's just a plain, ordinary cosmetic, and it just washes out in the evening.
- I was coming to get you. - What's that noise?
The security alarm in Joe's habitat. Come on!
- Joe... Joe... - What's happening? - He's been... He's going crazy!
Open the gate!
Open it! Open it!
- Hold it! Don't shoot! - No!
Oh, God.
- Harry, it's okay. - It doesn't feel okay.
Listen to me. Just jump out from behind the trees.
No... No, I'd rather not.
Just jump out and say, "You found me. "
Well, he knows he's found me! That's the problem!
Harry, do what she says.
You found me!
Oh, God! He's playing with him.
Harry, he's playing with you.
- Hide-and-seek. - What?
Shh. Watch.
Joe! Where are you?
Now, where could Joe be? Here he is!
- Feeding time over, Harry? - You wanted me to find you, didn't you? - Very funny.
Good thing Joe didn't want to play doctor.
Look at you, all happy. Huh, Joe? That makes me so happy.
- Harry. - You know what? That never happened before.
- Th... It was weird, wasn't it, the way... - Put that girl in charge of the gorilla.
Elliot, she has no scientific training.
That ape is the best fund-raising tool this conservancy has ever had.
He's happy, I'm happy.
So you really think that she's gonna be able to, you know...
- Put her on the payroll, Harry. - Okay.
- Did you see that? Did you see that? - I saw it.
- He was playing hide-and-seek with him! - It's great.
Oh, my God! You were right. He likes it here.
Oh, my God! On his second day, he's playing! He likes it here!