Have you heard anything about Jackson Holden?
We launched from his trawler.
I haven't heard about him.
Okay, well, maybe we could check the Coast Guard
and see if there have been any emergency...
Right now, you need to worry about yourself.
Look... if I hear anything,
I'll let you know, okay?
Try to sleep.
Excuse me. Excuse me.
Okay.
I almost punched you in the face.
We gotta get out of here, Rich.
No, it's okay. Let's go, come on.
There's no way we're gonna get out of here.
Okay.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Look at this. How 'bout these, huh?
Yeah, right?
Hey, what are you doing?
I'm just calling Jesse to let him know I'm okay.
What? No! Don't do that, Laura.
Why? Just quickly.
I just need to hear his voice.
Laura, what makes you think that if they followed us
to this little town in Oregon
that they ain't stakin' out Sean's house
or my sister-in-law's already?
I need to hear his voice really quickly.
Laura, I understand that,
but they're already tapping the phones.
Come on, now, that's the easiest
and first thing that they do, okay?
If you call him now, you're gonna be putting him
in more danger than he already is.
But I mean, Rich, Jesus,
I mean, don't you need to hear your kid's voice?
Yes, of course I do! But that's not an option!
It's not an option. Okay?
Now we gotta finish putting on these clothes,
see if that ATM card works,
and just let's concentrate on the things
that we do have control over, all right?
Like getting that tape in the right hands, right?
Yes. Okay, then, come on.
Hello?
Hi, Sean, it's Laura.
Laura, are you okay?
I called the Coast Guard, and I didn't...
I know, I know.
I'm... I'm okay.
I don't Rich to know I'm making this call.
There are people looking for you.
They could be listening.
What people? Wh-wh... they were there?
Yes.
Uh... what about Jesse? Is he okay?
He's fine.
Sean, I'm gonna come there.
No, don't.
I don't care. I'm gonna come there.
I think it's safer for us if you don't come.
Okay.
All right, Sean, well,
please give him a... a big kiss for me, please.
I will, and take care.
Be safe.
All right, I got 300 bucks.
All right, come on. Let's go.
You should know your son has done something
quite extraordinary.
Well, thank you.
It's been very interesting around our house lately.
Well, it truly is an amazing animal.
I may be getting ahead of myself,
but this could be bigger than the coelacanth.
The coelacanth?
Well, let's just say it's a bit like finding a unicorn.
Oh. Except... Nim's real.
Well, he certainly is.
This is David Howell
from the North Carolina Oceanographic University.
And this is Dr. Hammaker
from the Smithsonian in Washington.
How does it feel to make natural history?
Pretty good, I guess.
This week's Copy City special
is two-for-one on all laser print orders.
That's right, two for one on all color...
Hey there. Hi.
You guys need some assistance?
Yeah, actually, we do.
We're looking to do a couple things.
We want to upload the footage on this tape,
and then make a couple of DVD copies of it.
Keith's better with the computers.
Keith.
We'll download the tape into the hard drive.
Okay. Then upload and burn from there.
Cool, cool.
Just need a firewire.
See? Goes up in there.
Great.
What's that?
Why is it doing that?
Hmm.
Let's see.
Looks like the tape got wet.
No, no, no. That shouldn't be a problem.
It should be fine. Yeah.
Man, what are you doing?
The reels on the tape are sticking.
I'm just gonna tighten them up.
Okay, sorry. Just...
We traveled a long way to get that footage.
I understand.
Okay.
Oh, come on, man. This can't be happening now.
There it is.
You guys shot this? Yeah.
What we need to do is get it on the web
and we need as many people to see it as possible.
What are our options for that?
You mean like viral video?
Yeah, yeah, exactly.
Strange-Film. That's the joint.
I mean, people post videos like that George Bush cartoon,
cats with two tongues, stuff like that.
People can get it, they can copy it,
and they can send it out to all their friends?
Yeah, maximum eyeballs.
I mean, how do you think the Paris Hilton tape happened?
Um...
Hey, what is that?
Where did you find the egg?
Out in the harbor, by Figure Eight.
There was a whole bunch of them.
So you took it home.
And put it in our fish tank.
We have some of the eggs here, but they're not fertilized.
But a lot of eggs have hatched.
Whole swarms of them.
He thinks that may be what's responsible
for the killing out at Southport.
And I got attacked by a swarm of them,
out at the electric cable.
But Nim would never do that.
Nim?
Nimrod.
That's his name.
How'd you come up with that?
Actually, my friend Phil did.
We totally trained him.
He's smarter than a dog.
What's this about the electrical?
I... He just likes it.
And salt. He loves salt.
And he obviously has some really advanced
healing capabilities.
Yeah.
So it's kind of better
if we go in one or two at a time.
I think, uh, a lot of people would spook him.
Whatever you say, Miles.
This is your show.
David, why don't you go in and... one more?
Uh, Mom?
Okay.
So just... keep quiet and, uh,
no sudden movements around the tank,
and he'll stay calm.
Just grab a fish.
Whoa.
Yeah.
Whew, you kept this thing in your house?
They skipped, boss.
They were gone when we got there.
She'll try to make contact with her son.
She already did.
We got something on the tap on the ex-husband.
Well, let me hear it.
Hello?
Hi, Sean, it's Laura.
Laura, are you okay?
I called the Coast Guard, and I didn't...
I know, I know. I'm... I'm okay.
I don't want Rich to know...
They called from a pay phone?
Cell.
Probably stolen.
Get people in the area.
They can't be too far from the hospital.
Here's 15 extra DVDs for you,
and you'll go for Strange-Film.
Okay, and so it's online right now?
Yeah, yeah.
Oh, and I chain-mailed
the entire OSU history department with the link,
Really? So you're good.
That's awesome.
Hey, man, you're good.
Huh? Appreciate it.
Sleestak underground, baby.
Thanks, thank you.
Peace out. Y'all be good.
Laura.
Oh, my God.
I'm starving.
Oh, this is so good.
Mmm, unbelievable.
Mmm.
Yes, may I please have the number
in San Jose, California...
Channel 6, KSOJ.
Mmm, can you help me remember this?
555-0186.
Mmm-mmm. Who is that, your reporter friend?
Now all we've got to do is get to San Francisco.
Hey.
Hey!
Ah, you...
They didn't take it.
I mean, what is...
Nobody stops for hitchhikers anymore.
They all seen too many crazy movies
and read too many stories about all the weirdoes out there.
You know what I think? Huh?
Honestly?
You wanna get old school on 'em.
I mean, I think.
Let's get old school on 'em. Come on.
All right, here we go.
Hi... hi, hi, hi, hi.
Rich!
Hi! San Francisco?
All set with sensors?
Should be reading his field... now.
There you go.
He's putting out about 15 volts.
Let's put in the mullet.
That's odd. Why isn't he going after them?
Maybe he's not hungry.
Well, that isn't it.
We've been withholding food.
Why would you do that?
We're trying to prompt his hunting behavior,
and measure the electrical charge.
Well, you don't need to starve him.
He'll zap the fish on his own.
Miles, I appreciate you being here,
but I want you to stand over there, please.
What was that?
Pretty sure he sneezed.
Yeah, I don't think he likes this.
Miles, get back, you're distracting him.
Go.
Thank you, have a good day.
You too.
Bless you.
Uh, thanks.
You're the guy that goes to Del Mar Academy, right?
Uh, yeah... I guess.
You got arrested or something, right?
I go to Eisenhower.
I heard about that. It's... pretty crazy.
Well, it wasn't that crazy.
I mean, well, we did steal that car, I guess.
Stole a car?
I'm Caitlin, by the way.
Miles.
So, why aren't you down in the critter lab
with all the big brains?
Oh, you know, I just, uh, taking a break.
Lot of research to do.
Kicked you out, huh?
Yeah, kinda.
It's not like they're gonna let you stand in the way
of their big discovery or anything.
I mean, he was my discovery.
It's all about revisionist history, dude.
No, no, no, no.
Dr. Blum and I have a deal.
Maybe you don't know Dr. Blum
as well as you think you do.
That's good!
Hello? Hi, Laura. It's Ann Tracy.
Hey, Ann, hi, how...
Yeah, thank you so much for calling me back.
How are you?
Good, got married.
Really? Congratulations. That's... that's great.
Last month.
Oh, that's really wonderful, Ann.
Uh, listen, Ann, I... I have a question for you.
I have this tape that I think is potentially newsworthy.
And, um, I would really like to bring it by your office
and show it to you.
Okay, sure.
Great!
Do you still remember how to get here?
Yes, yes, I do.
See you soon.
We on? Yes.
All right.
We were rescued from the coast guard, like, you know,
two days ago.
And so here we are, I mean, basically.
Wow, that's a pretty crazy story.
Yeah, it's actually a true story too.
Oh, thank you. And this other guy, Jackson?
Jackson, yes. He just vanished?
Not quite sure what happened.
Right, but maybe you could, you know, get to the coast guard
and, like, talk to them, poke around,
find out what happened to him.
Well, yeah, but let's take a look at your footage first.
Sure, sure. Absolutely.
Okay, so I just have to sort of fast forward some of this.
'Cause I've documented the entire experience.
So just bear with me.
Where are they?
There. There.
So tell me, what am I looking at?
It's pretty impressive, isn't it?
It's, um, it's a new marine vertebrate.
New species at the bottom of the ocean.
A carnivore. So it eats...
Everything.
What is this? What am I looking at?
I don't get it. It's a new species, Bret.
Why is that news? Uh, does it eat people?
Um, yes, yes, actually... Eating people is good.
We can use that, right?
The real thing is that it's an ecological threat.
So's hairspray, but hairspray doesn't eat people.
It's different than hairspray.
You're saying you were down how deep?
5,000 feet, actually.
It killed his brother, Bret.
What?
- That thing? - Not that one.
It ate your brother? Why didn't you tell me that?
You built your own submarine.
That's actually a bathysphere,
which is a slightly different structure.
So this is my copy? Yes, you keep that.
And we know how to get in touch with you?
Yes, absolutely.
Have a good day.
So we'll let you know. Um, where are you gonna be?
We'll be at the Fairchild.
But nobody can know that, 'cause...
Mum's the word. Right, but seriously, Ann.
Seriously, nobody can know that.
It doesn't leave this room.
Thank you, thank you very much for your time.
Just think about...
Right, yeah.
So what do you think?
American Nessie.
Oh, come on, the story's too good to check.
Look, I'm asking Bill. He's a science reporter, okay?
Oh, yeah, I can use this.
Yeah.
Is he okay?
The gland is here
on the anterior edge of the scapula.
He's fine, Miles.
But he's not moving. We had to sedate him.
It's safer that way. Hold him still.
Tell me what you're doing! We're just exploring his healing properties, that's all.
Dr. Blum...
Come on, now, you shouldn't be in here right now.
It's just a needle biopsy.
He'll be fine.
I should be in there with him.
No, Nim gets too riled up when you're around.
That's 'cause he knows me. That's right.
You've bonded, you raised him.
It's what we call imprinting.
And that's a bad thing?
I just think it would be best if you kept out of the lab.
At least while we're doing research. You're always doing research!
This is an important discovery.
It's not time to be selfish.
Taking another break?
Yeah. Guess you were right.
Congratulations.
Wanna see something cool?
What are you doing?
You're into critters and all that.
You'll like this.
Nice, huh?
A jelly did that.
No way. Mmm-hmm.
North shore last summer.
Man-o'-War rolled up on me in-between sets.
Touch it. It's all smooth.
I got a scar.
Not from a jellyfish, but...
What is that, a bite?
Yeah.
Dog?
Yeah, dog.
Cool.
Well, since I'm off work,
I think I'm gonna hit the water.
Swells picked up.
Why don't you come?
Um, I don't surf.
I could teach you.
I've taught lots of guys.
Wow... so you're turning me down.
I guess so.
No worries.
See you around.
Oh, here she is.
Hey, guys. Hey, Ann.
Hi. Guess what?
What? They're running with the piece.
Yes.
Hey, they think this thing is really fun.
Fun? No, it's not. It's not a cute piece.
I mean, it's not a cat in the tree kinda thing.
So what are you saying? Are you not interested?
Of course we're interested, Ann.
I'm saying it's not a funny... Perfect.
I'm gonna get a crew here in about an hour.
Wha... okay. So right away?
Yeah, we'll put you in the ballroom, it'll be great.
And we'll have your video streaming online.
Oh, we actually got it streaming on a website already.
At msnbc.com?
You wanted eyes on this. Yeah.
You're gonna get it. Great.
Hey, we could really use a laptop.
You think you could get your hands on one?
I might need some clothes to change into.
No problem. Anything you need.
There's just one more thing.
I was just off the phone with the coast guard.
They found your friend's boat.
Really? Where?
Off the coast of Long Beach.
They emailed these photos.
Long Beach, that's... 1,000 miles away.
That's California, isn't it?
They said it looks like there was a struggle.
Yeah, I mean, these are shell casings here.
Is he, um...
They don't know.
Uh, sorry, you mean they don't know...
Where is he?
He wasn't on board. All they found was a boat.
Phil. Genius.
Phil?
Who's Phil?
Wh-what are you doing here?
I have a surprise for you. Come on.
I... I can't go anywhere.
I'm grounded for, like, another six months.
If my folks come home and I'm not here... Come on.
Back in the day, you stole a car, remember?
Go get your stuff.
Go on.
All right.
How'd you know where I live, anyways?
I snaked your work file.
Well, you're like a total criminal, huh?
You're the one that's on work release.
No... oh, community service.
Hey, check what else I snaked.
I thought maybe we could go see your lizard after hours,
no pencilnecks.
Cool.
You can hold on tighter.
Hey, honey, listen, I was thinking:
science chic, or business casual?
Uh, yeah, that one's nice. I like that.
You know what? You're right.
This color isn't right for you anyway.
Okay.
You know what? Um...
I forgot your name,
but we're gonna need a couple chairs here.
See, Laura, you know, Dr. Daughtery,
she should be sitting over here facing me.
Un, no, no actually. We're... I think...
I think one's good. Thank you.
What? Come here.
We gotta get another chair. What do you mean?
Um, I just, um... Rich.
Yeah?
Even after all that we've been through together,
we still have two very different takes on this thing.
And, um, I don't wanna confuse people.
Confuse people?
What's that supposed to mean?
It's television, you know?
And, um, I guess there's an image and a credibility
to project... that... is...
I see.
So what are you saying, that, uh...
I'm gonna get up there and make us look crazy?
Rich, don't get mad. I'm only trying... I'm not mad.
Who's mad? I'm not mad.
We were down there in that thing,
and I told you we were gonna be all right.
It was all part of the plan, didn't I?
Yeah. And it was. And we made it out.
Okay. Just fine. I know. That's true.
That is... The only reason we got those tapes
is because of what I did.
And I know that's true.
Okay, then what're you doing? What are you talking about?
Rich, we have a videotape of a sea monster.
It's really not the most believable thing to begin with.
And I think that to put a scientist out there,
it gives it a more credible face.
All right.
All right, I'm here. And I'm ready.
Folks, let's clear it out, okay?
Where is Dr. Daughtery?
Go on, go get 'em, doc. Um...
Okay, this is it. This is our big piece.
To the top of the countdown now,
and we conclude with an amazing rescue at sea.
I know, I know, amazing rescues at sea are a dime a dozen.
How about saving two people bailing out
from what amounts to a backyard submarine?
And then it gets interesting.
The wild tale of what lies beneath
from our correspondent Bill Withrow in San Francisco.
Sea monsters have been a part of our storytelling tradition
since man first set sail on the open seas.
They are the stuff of legends.
Tall tales, myth.
Or are they?
Humans have explored less than 10% of our oceans.
There's an entire world deep beneath the sea.
A world far larger than our own.
Could this world be inhabited by giant unseen predators?
One woman from Sausalito, California
believes such creatures are in existence.
And she says she has the evidence to prove it.
That looks natural.
Yeah, I, um, had to...
I had to do it, like, three times,
'cause I kept looking at the camera. It's okay.
Three days ago, Dr. Daughtery and a friend
were pulled from the icy waters of the North Pacific
after a harrowing deep water dive.
A dive where she claims to have captured video footage
of something in the deep.
Something that threatens
our very existence.
Quite an adventure, huh? Yeah.
How did you get that video footage?
Uh, Two colleagues and I built a bathysphere
out of salvage material.
Now bathysphere is a small submersible with no propulsion.
That's right. That's right.
It's tethered to a steel cable
and then simply lowered down.
And in your case, about a mile?
Almost a mile.
That's right.
We sailed out to where we presumed
the animals were gathering.
And we went down there and made a videotape.
It sounds so simple, and yet you almost died in the process.
Yeah, uh, shortly after we had an encounter
with a pod of the creatures.
Uh, our cable snapped.
And, um,
we were stranded on the sea floor.
Yeah, you look good. Thanks.
I really didn't think that we would make it out alive.
Yeah?
But she did make it back.
Back from a watery grave with video footage
of a new, amazing species
in what she describes as a mating ritual.
Now what you are about to see
has not been edited in any way.
Is it a sea monster?
Judge for yourself.
This is doctor Laura Daughtery and Rich Connelly
4,000 feet below the surface,
amidst a pod of the new vertebrates.
Their lengths range from 100 feet to 175.
This tape has been examined by our video experts.
They say it's unaltered.
The genuine article.
And furthermore,
they say these things are real.
Absolutely.
There you go, that's what I'm talking about.
That's what I'm saying. Genuine article, huh?
What are they? Where are they from?
I... I can't actually speak of its origin,
But I can tell you that it is a new species.
It is a new marine vertebrate.
And 175 feet?
The ones that I observed, yes.
Here's a question, do you think it could be a leftover dinosaur?
Partly. Explain that.
I was able to obtain tissue samples.
And we compared its DNA
to various other fossil records.
And we found that it is very similar
to something called a Liopleuridon.
An extinct animal.
Presumed extinct. Yes.
We found them.
A hotel near Nob Hill. Want us to bring 'em in?
We brought Dr. Daughtery's video to Robert Vanderwal...
We're past that.
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association,
to see what he had to say.
Very intriguing.
Oh, man, this doesn't look good.
I've met Vanderwal before.
He's an excellent scientist.
You're not buying it?
I think the idea of a Leviathan, the Kraken,
is very powerful in the human psyche.
It's an exciting idea.
It sells.
We like a good monster story.
Exactly.
But that's all it is, a story.
This guy's a jerk.
If there were huge sea monsters
running around out there, don't you think we'd have seen
some kind of evidence by now?
I address this. I address this.
Evidence Dr. Daughtery says she's seen first hand.
These creatures will have a profound impact
on food supplies, shipping, natural resources.
Uh, international relations.
Within six months, we will be on the brink
of an ecological and an eventual humanitarian disaster.
What do you say to that?
I say consider the source.
What is that supposed to mean?
By that he means Dr. Daughtery's standing
in the academic community.
Her PhD in marine biology from the University of Hawaii
was rescinded after charges she plagiarized her thesis.
Charges she denies.
I have the proof.
They have to discredit me somehow.
By planting this material in your thesis?
That's part of the cover-up.
That might make you appear as a conspiracy nut.
I realize that it might be difficult
for people to trust me.
But, uh, trust your eyes.
My eyes see an unemployed woman with flash animation software.
Trust your eyes, Keith.
Either way, I'm canceling my trip to Belize.
Hate to be eaten on my birthday.
Just don't go swimming below 5,000 feet,
and you'll be fine, Bill.
Be with us tomorrow night, when our special live guests
will probably be the Jersey Devil.
Good night,
and good luck.
Are you sure this is okay?
I thought you liked to live dangerously.
Yeah, just... Not when I'm on probation.
It'll be okay.
Here... hold this while I change.
A little bit higher.
No peeking.
I... I'm not.
Aren't you supposed to be?
My hands are so totally pruned.
Let me see yours.
Yours aren't wrinkled at all.
Weird.
Dr. Blum...
Dad, I can explain.
"Dad"?
Caitlin, not one more word.
Get him out of there.
Nim, get over here.
Miles, I thought you were smarter than this.
You wouldn't let me see him.
So you broke in,
Endangered his safety, your safety.
Potentially contaminated the habitat.
You know what it costs to drain and clean this tank?
I'm sorry, Miles.
I think it'd be best for everyone
if you stopped coming to the aquarium.
Yeah, it's a real good thing
we decided to play that science angle,
'cause, boy, you get my face on camera
and, just, the credibility goes right out the window.
You know what, Rich, man?
I didn't know they were gonna make it, like,
an info-tainment piece.
How am I supposed to...
I don't know, but it was like shark week.
Oh, man.
Nobody's gonna take it seriously now.
Hey.
What?
Look at this. Look.
I mean, what...
You see that counter?
Oh, my God.
I mean... you kiddin'?
And look... they got forms and everything.
Huh?
It's gettin' out there.
Come on, get on.
I'll take you home.
No thanks.
Look, I'm sorry, all right?
It's not like I knew he was gonna be there.
It's not your fault.
When he cools off, I'll talk to him
about your pet.
This is what no one gets.
He's not my pet.
Okay, he's the missing link or whatever.
Forget it.
You sure you don't want a ride?
It's not that far. I can walk.
Okay. Maybe I'll see you tomorrow.
I don't know. I can't go back.
Who is it?
Front desk. I have a fax here for you.
Uh...
Rich, are you expecting a fax or something?
Huh?
What?
I said are you expecting a fax?
No, not me.