You got any petty cash on you?
Remind me to send Eleanor's parents a thank-you note on the good correspondence stock.
Okay.
This is the message we received earlier tonight...
on our answering machine at Pescespada Island.
Bill Ubell here. I'm on a pay phone.
I am still blindfolded. My arms are bound.
But a young boy has been kind enough to assist me.
There's not much chance I'll get another opportunity to call...
so I thought I would ask if...
What? No.
Well, thanks for checkin' in, Bill.
Next time maybe you could let us know where you're at.
Based on the quality of the connection...
the variety of wildlife in the background...
and the elapsed time between Mr. Ubell's capture and this message...
there's a good chance he's on one of the Ping Islands.
There used to be a four-star hotel on Little Ping.
But the entire island was destroyed by a monsoon five years ago.
It's been uninhabited ever since.
I know the place. Hotel Citroën.
Cubbie, I'd like to speak on the record for a moment.
Eleanor has always been the brains behind Team Zissou.
By the way...
are you gonna put in a good description of the command center I've set up down here?
Okay, gang. That's the plan. Set a course for Ping Island, full speed ahead.
You'll need to hire a team of mechanics to rebuild the engine first, of course.
I know. I'm saying after that.
Just because I've decided to save your neck again and help you do this rescue...
doesn't mean you've won me back.
Yes, ma'am.
Thanks.
- Is the father out of the picture? - Mm-hmm.
Actually, I was sort of terrified about having this baby.
And right now I'm not really scared of anything.
- Maybe it's my hormones. - That makes sense.
I'm going to tell you something confidentially...
which won't be mentioned again.
I'm pretty sure I'm the only person who can say this, including Steve.
Never mind how I found out. I'm a scientist.
It's the thing that puzzles me about Ned's situation.
- What is it? - Zissou shoots blanks.
Huh.
I think maybe it's because he spent half his life underwater.
Let's try track three against picture.
A treacherous reef surrounds the Ping Islands...
warning intruders to keep their distance.
Today we discover one of its victims off the coast of Ping Three.
Our colleague Alistair Hennessey and his crew are nowhere to be found.
We will land at dawn.
Not bad. We'll temp it with that, anyway.
All right. Let's go!
Oh, shit. Swamp leeches.
Everybody, check for swamp leeches, and pull them off.
Nobody else got hit? I'm the only one? What's the deal?
What a shame.
They had a bartender here, Kino, made the best rum cannonball I've ever tasted.
You ready, Vikram?
Five-six and a half.
All right. Shall we do this?
The barometer's falling. It's gonna rain in five minutes. We gotta be quick.
- Well, where are they? - Unknown. Split into two groups.
I'll take Ned, Ogata and Wolodarsky.
Thanks. Thanks a lot for not picking me.
What?
We're smack in the middle of a lightning-strike rescue op, Klaus.
- What's the deal? - I'm sick of being on "B" Squad.
Listen. You may be on "B" Squad, but you're the "B" Squad leader.
Don't you know me and Esteban always thought of you as our baby brother?
I've always thought of you two as my dads.
Please don't let anyone make fun of me for saying so.
I can't guarantee that, Klausie, but I'll try.
Can we get on with the maneuvers now?
Wolodarsky, you got something?
Not yet.
Anybody see anybody?
Empty.
- Klaus, pirates? - Zip.
I think this whole place is deserted.
Shit! We played a bum hunch.
Fuck. Okay, let's not get down on ourselves.
We still got two more Ping Islands to check out...
except I don't know if we have enough gas to do it.
Damn it, Steve.
This sucks.
I'm disappointed in myself.
My first wife, Jacqueline, and I spent our honeymoon here.
Things are pretty different now.
All right. Let's check out.
Did you get that, Vikram?
- Uh, yeah. - Good.
We'll give them the reality this time.
A washed-up old man with no friends...
no distribution deal, wife on the rocks...
people laughin' at him, feelin' sorry for himself.
Can I have a word alone with my son, please?
- Are you all right? - Not really.
By the way, I've been tryin' to think of a nickname...
that might mean the right thing.
I came up with Papa Steve.
I'm sorry I never acknowledged your existence all those years.
It won't happen again. I mean it.
You are my son to me.
Almost more so.
See, for me to meet a guy like you at this time in my life...
I don't know. Uh, it's just...
I want to communicate my feelings to you...
but... I think I might start to cry.
That's okay.
Psst!
There's something in the coat check.
Hey, Billy. You okay?
- Did you get my message? - Yeah. It was kind of garbled.
Oh.
Jesus.
These pirates are monsters.
Well, yeah, but remember I shot one of their guys in the neck last week and killed him...
so I think we're okay too.
Where's Cody?
Cody?
Steven. Are you rescuing me?
Fold.
Klaus! Bring the dynamite!
They're in there after all. Run! Go!
Move! Now!
Vikram got some great footage of your boat out there. I guess it's totaled, huh?
Perhaps, but we're extremely well insured.
I'll probably come out ahead in the end.
Although we'll obviously have to crew up from scratch next time.
They made soup out of my research turtles.
Ogata, give some first aid to Pelé.
Klausie, Ned-o...
dig in here, and hold these rustlers off...
while I call in the rendezvous.
We'll meet on the beach.
You're "A" Squad.
Renzo. Renzo. Renzo. Anybody. Hello. Hello.
This gizmo's out of juice.
Thanks.
No. Captain.
That's Cedric. He's a friend.
Merci, Cedric.
Remind me. We'll send him a red cap and a Speedo.
Wolodarsky, go get the keys to that fishing boat, and throw them in the water.
No, wait. They might have another set. Just blow it up.
Hey, Ned. It looks like we recovered your inheritance.
Klausie.
That's it. I'm retired.
Oh, no. We forgot Cody. We gotta go back.
Good-bye, Cody.
See, this represents the Belafonte.
And here's Pescespada Island.
And that circle represents friendship.
And the "K" here stands for Klaus.
Where's your symbol, Ned?
Oh, I didn't want to impose myself.
Klaus is right. The flag needs a Ned symbol.
Ah, I suppose we could put an "N" on the side of that octopus.
What's that stand for over there?
That's Esteban.
Well, it was workin' okay until late last night...
but now the whole tracking system's gone completely on the fritz.
Screw it. We'll sell it for scrap along with the boat and the submarines.
I'm goin' home.
Let's take up the whirlybird and see what we find out there anyway.
I got a feelin' we can spot this fish from 111 feet up.
Ned, I don't know if I ever even saw the bastard.
I have $275,000 invested in this damn production.
Somethin' ate Esteban, didn't it?
Now lead!
Right?
Right? Ho!
#See the dwarfs and see the giants #
Ho.
# Which one would you choose to be #
#And if you can't get that together #
#Here's the answer Here's the key #
# You can freeze like a 30 century man #
- #Like a 30 century man # - What's that?
A letter from Jane.
What does she say?
Nothin' to speak of.
Thank you for putting me on the flag, Ned.
Of course, Klaus. It was my pleasure.
Yeah, but you stitched me onto the dolphin...
and I want you to know how much that means to me.
- Well, I'm very pleased you liked it. - Y-You're not listening.
I didn't just like it.
- You understand? - Yes, I do.
- Thank you, Klaus. - #Play it cool #
#Like a 30 century man #
#Be a 30 century man ##
I've still got yours, of course.
My what?
Dear Captain Zissou.
I am 12 years old and live in Jawbone, Kentucky.
A creek runs behind our house where I live with my mother.
She met you once some years ago...
and I collect and catalog amphibians, reptiles and insects.
I don't know what this one is called, so I named it myself.
You are probably my one of, if not the, favorite person I've ever studied.
I plan to be either, "A," an oceanographer...
"B," an architect, "C," a pilot.
Thank you very much for your good work.
Sincerely, Ned Plimpton, Blue Star Cadet, Zissou Society.
P.S. Do you ever wish you could breathe underwater?
I still wish I could breathe underwater.
Me too, Ned.
- Fluorescent snapper! - What?
Really? What's that?
A good sign. The last time we saw that big shitkicker, he...
Somethin' popped up there, didn't it?
I heard a pin snap loose in the rotator mechanism.
This is gonna hurt.
Ned!
- Ned! - Hey, Stevesy.
Are you okay?
I think I'm okay.
What happened? Did we hit something?
Most likely not.
I think maybe the pushrod failed.
I'm sorry, Ned. I should've scrapped this chopper 10 years ago.
You know, maybe I should've autorotated...
and performed a high bank through our descent.
We might've crashed a little softer.
Probably wouldn't have made any difference though.
Oh.
#Should I try to hide #
# The way I feel inside #
#My heart for you #
# Would you say that you #
- Jedidiah said to the Israelites... - # Would try to love me too #
#In your mind could you ever be #
#Really close to me #
#I can tell the way you smile #
#If I feel that I could be certain then #
#I would say the things I want to say tonight #
- #But till I can see # - All hands bury the dead.
# That you'd really care for me #
#I will dream #
# That someday you'll be really close to me #
#I can tell the way you smile #
#If I feel that I could be certain then #
#I would say the things I want to say tonight #
#But till I can see #
# That you'd really care for me #
#I'll keep tryin' to hide the way I feel inside ##
#When I live my dream #
This is the first time Eleanor's ever cried in front of me as long as I've known her.
Except for once when she got her arm caught in the deck winch.
Is this my espresso machine?
Wh-What is... How did you get my espresso machine?
Well, uh...
we fuckin' stole it, man.
Allie, why don't you go powder your nose. I need to talk to your ex-wife.
We've never made great husbands, have we?
Of course, I have a good excuse. I'm part gay.
Supposedly everyone is.
I never told you this, but I was hoping...
we might get the chance to adopt Ned.
I think he would've wanted it that way.
- Would you have gone along with me on that? - He was 30, Steve.
- But I'd have considered it. - Thanks, Eleanor.
We're a dying breed.
Yeah.
I guess we were all right while we lasted though, weren't we?
Oh, we were like glory's gate, my darling.
We were like that bloody shark of yours.
We swam with the, um, uh...
Oh, goddamn it. I had it on the plane.
What was I gonna say? Ah, well.
- It's good to see you. - How's your passport status?
Much better, thank you. I'm back down to X-4.
Tell me. Who knocked up the reporter?
I don't know.
By the way, thanks for showing me the first draft.
You read it. What did you think?
Well, I was a little embarrassed at first.
Obviously people are gonna think I'm a showboat and a little bit of a prick.
But then I realized...
that's me.
I said those things. I did those things.
I can live with that.
You're a good writer, Jane.
It's the f-ing cover.
That-a-girl.
Excuse me.
I'm sorry to interrupt...
but we just got the scanning monitor back up...
and it looks like the jaguar shark, or whatever it is that we're tracking...
is in a trench on the far side of the reef.
What the hell is going on in here?
Cheap wiring.
Anybody feel like going for a ride?
"Ned's Theme. " Take one.
I hooked a rhinestone bluefin on a rope to give him something to eat.
Is that one of mine?
I think one of my research turtles survived.
Looks good.
Is that him?
That's him, Klaus.
Are we... Are we safe in here?
I doubt it.
You still want to blow him up?
No. We're out of dynamite anyway.
It is beautiful, Steve.
Yeah, it's pretty good, isn't it?
I wonder if it remembers me.
In 12 years he'll be 11 and a half.
That was my favorite age.
Like this?
Just like that.
You do it too.
We complete the adventure...
but another number of our crew has been lost.
This one was my son.
Also our equity partner.
We start the voyage home in our wounded vessel.
- Ho. - Ho.
This is an adventure.
#Ah, yeah #
# Oh, yeah #
#I'm up on the 11th floor and I'm watching the cruisers below #
#He's down on the street and he's trying hard to pull sister Flo #
# Oh, my heart's in the basement My weekend's at an all-time low #
# 'Cause she's hoping to score so I can't see her letting him go #
# Walk out of her heart Walk out of her mind #
#I've lost her #
#She's so swishy in her satin and tat #
#In her frock coat and bippity-boppity hat #
# Oh, God I could do better than that #
# Oh, yeah #
#She's an old-time ambassador of sweet-talking night-walking games #
#And she's known in the darkest clubs for pushing ahead of the dames #
#If she says she can do it then she can do it #
#She don't make false claims #
#But she's a queen and such are queens #
# That your laughter is sucked in their brains #
#Now she's leading him on and she'll lay him right down #
# Yeah, she's leading him on and she'll lay him right down #
#But it could have been me Yes, it could have been me #
# Why didn't I say Why didn't I say #
#No, no, no #
#She's so swishy in her satin and tat #
#In her frock coat and bippity-boppity hat #
# Oh, God I could do better than that #
#So I lay down a while and I gaze at my hotel wall #
# Oh, the cot is so cold it don't feel like no bed at all #
# Yeah, I lay down a while and look at my hotel wall #
#And he's down on the street #
#So I throw both his bags down the hall #
#And I'm phoning a cab 'cause my stomach feels small #
# There's a taste in my mouth and it's no taste at all #
#It could have been me Oh, yeah, it could have been me #
# Why didn't I say #
# Why didn't I say No, no, no #
#She's so swishy in her satin and tat #
#In her frock coat and bippity-boppity hat #
# Oh, God I could do better than that #
# You betcha #
# Oh, yeah #
# Uh-huh #
#Mmm ##