[Theme music]
[Music playing]
[Underwater sounds]
NARRATOR: Sometimes, loneliness can stalk a person
like a ghost, always reminding us of what we had,
and what we lost and what we can never have again.
It can take a person's hope, hide it away somewhere,
where it can never be found.
That's... that's what loneliness can do.
[Dog barking]
Great. [Dog Barking]
[Music playing]
[School bell rings]
[Grandma offscreen] Alyssa.
Yeah.
I'm going out tonight.
Order whatever you want, fries, sushi, [Laughing]
vampire blood.
Pizza boy's hot.
Not on the menu.
So who's the lucky guy tonight?
Buff Bill, Slim Jim?
Neither one.
Have fun, Grandma.
Do not call me that!
[Crowd]
[Girls talking inaudibly]
[Exhales]
[Sighs]
Do you smell that?
- Yeah. - Again.
Alyssa, that's crazy.
So?
So, if you get caught again, you're done.
[Bell rings] - Come on.
We've only got like, 30 seconds.
It's OK.
You guys go.
It's your funeral.
[Footsteps]
[Knocking] [Exhales]
[Laughing]
So, uh, Alyssa, you scored in the 95th percentile
on the CAT 6, Science, and in the 93rd percentile in English.
You are an excellent student when you're
actually attending classes.
But you know, until you make up your mind to apply yourself,
you're really wasting everybody's time,
including your own.
Please, she's been through a lot.
Her mother passed away less than a year ago.
She's never met her father.
Well, you know, the first time when
I heard all that, I was moved.
Uh, the second time, less moved.
Third time, I don't really care anymore.
So, anyway, there is a packet here with a lot
of information in it.
And that's going to explain your options to you.
It's only a suspension until the expulsion hearing.
Maybe by then, Alyssa will have, uh, decided to uh,
she's, uh... anyway, that's really all I can do until then.
[Crickets chirping]
(ANGRILY) What?
You're really starting to creep me out.
How much did your mother tell you about your father?
He was some guy she met down in the Florida Keys.
You know, he's dead. End of story.
That's him?
You mean, she had a picture of him this entire time.
They were together for three years.
These letters are all from him.
She never opened them.
They came periodically, over the years.
- You mean he's not dead? - Not technically.
You gotta be freaking kidding me.
Your mother was young and in love.
She wanted marriage and children, and he didn't.
She never told him about you.
She thought it was better to lie than to have
you wondering about a father who wasn't there.
Alyssa, she's your mother, my daughter.
She did the best she could.
Why are you sticking up for her?
You knew the whole time too.
It wasn't my decision to make.
It was hers.
You know, uh, I think it's... it's time
you two were introduced.
Are you insane?
I can't do this alone anymore.
It's not fair to either one of us.
Not fair?
I just found out that I have a father, and a mother
who lied to me my entire life.
Alyssa!
He studies dolphins in the Bahamas.
How bad can that be?
I hate dolphins.
[Dolphin chattering]
Hey. [Laughing]
[Interposing voices]
Hey!
Decker!
What are you doing here, Decker?
Get out!
Take your tourists with you.
Take it easy, man.
See how much fun they're having?
[INAUDIBLE] You don't own these dolphins, you know.
Hey!
Has he told you what kind of dolphins those are?
What?
Did he tell you those dolphins are wild shark dolphins, ma'am?
- There's no such thing. - Oh, yeah?
Yeah, you're completely safe.
Right.
Right. [Laughing] Don't listen to him, yeah?
He just joking, man.
You know why they call them shark dolphins?
Because they swim with the sharks.
Stop your crazy foolishness, man!
You can't see you're scaring the tourists, man?
[Music playing]
Hawk!
You son of a...
You just scared 10 tourists off the island, nine of whom
called the Ministry of Tourism to complain about you.
Yeah.
Well, that idiot Decker was feeding wild dolphins.
He was letting tourists swim with them.
That screws with the dolphins' heads, Coakley.
But you never said a thing about cornering the market
on wild dolphins, James.
You have two dolphins.
Study them!
- Leave the tourists be. - Yeah.
But mine are captive dolphins, Coakley.
Look, I've got to study the wild dolphins
so I can compare their sonic imaging data to the data
of the captive dolphins.
That way, when I put the two together,
I'm starting to get a clearer picture of how they communicate
for the first time, right?
Look, Coakley, when I am done here,
I am going to put you and your little island on the map.
There are three partners involved
in this venture, Hawker.
You, me, and the town committee of Smith's Point.
- Two of the three aren't happy. - Come on.
That's not fair.
You came here promising jobs, media attention,
world-class scientists living here.
Now, three years later, all we've got
is you, your two dolphins, and a set of financials data.
- Pathetic! - Oh, come on.
Coakley, those are long-term goals.
Six months, man.
I just need six months.
I can give you 24 hours.
[Laughing]
You're kidding, right?
Tomorrow, 3:00 PM.
The board will be there.
And you can make your case.
And it had better be brilliant.
It will be.
Trust me. [Dolphin chattering]
No. This one?
No.
All right, all right. That one.
You win again.
Hawk!
How come I can beat you, but I can't beat Bogie?
- That's cause I let you win. - You're crazy.
You don't let me win.
You don't let anybody win.
Yeah, especially that Coakley. OK.
Here we go.
This is set. Come on.
You've got to do this before your taxi shift starts.
[Dolphin chattering]
OK. You sure?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You sure it's recording?
Man, relax.
I have it, right?
- I'm relaxed. - OK.
Spread out! OK?
Ok.
October 22, echolocation communication protocol cc 1-2.
I've placed the target object in the box here.
Neither dolphin has seen the contents of the box.
Bacall is isolated in the far pen, pen two.
And Bogie is in the near pen, the pen with the box.
Bogie is going to come across and check
out the target object.
[Dolphin chattering]
Bacall is in pen two. Here is Bogie.
Bogie is checking out with his echolocation what's in the box.
I'll communicate to Bacall, who is in pen two.
And Bacall has selected a match.
Now, let's see what's in the box.
Perfect!
All right!
Oh!
Think that will be enough?
Yeah.
It demonstrates the principle, and it's
got a pretty girl in it.
They're gonna love it.
What do you think?
[Laughing]
[Dolphin chattering]
Good work, guys.
[Macaw chirps]
[Radio playing]
All that because of Hurricane Jean last month.
Boy, she was mean.
You know, people say God is angry at us.
But let me tell you, God don't put nothing more
on you than you can bear.
How much farther is it to Smith's Point?
Oh, just about 20 minutes up the road, ma'am.
But it's going to be busy.
Tonight's Fish Fry Night.
Fish Fry Night?
What's that?
Well, it started as a fundraiser after the hurricane.
Every Wednesday, the [INAUDIBLE] has this Fish Fry Night.
They're gonna spin the potato.
We fry it, toast it.
Ever had corn fritters, child?
No.
Well, you don't know what you've been missing.
[Radio playing]
Um, do you happen to know a James Harker?
James Harker, I do not know.
But Hawk Hawker... well, that's another story.
Everybody knows him.
Sure to be at a fish fry tonight.
Everybody goes to fish... everybody
- comes to the fish fry. - Oh.
All right. Uh, let us out here.
All right, ma'am.
Thank you very much.
Yes, sir.
God, let's just find a hotel, hop in a jacuzzi,
and just grab a couple of mai tais.
Wait here.
Ok.
I'll bring all the bags.
And then I'm going to go and get myself some fish.
Ha, ha, ha.
You should try it, you know. It's nice.
[BAND PLAYING] - Cornelia!
[INAUDIBLE] here, please.
Thank you.
All for one and none for me.
Let's hear it for the turistos!
So glad they could make it to our little island, huh?
He's just giving off some steam.
Nothing to worry about, OK?
[Band playing]
[Crowd]
Hey, guys.
How are you?
Ok?
Good.
[Laughs] Having a good time?
- Having a good time? - Yeah.
[Laughs]
Cornelia, how do I look?
Eh, Cornelia?
Sayonara, guys. Sayonara.
Take care.
James?
Lucy?
It's been quite a long time.
Yeah.
Th... there's someone I'd like you to meet.
I'd like to introduce you to my granddaughter, Alyssa.
Hi, Alyssa.
You two really look quite a bit alike.
The... the truth...
Are you saying that I have a dau... well, how'd that happen?
It's called sex, dad.
[Gagging]
Excuse me a second.
[Retching]
(SARCASTICALLY) Well, that went well.
You really are his daughter.
[Retching]
Is it too late to deny it?
I'm Tamika.
You should stay with us tonight.
We can talk about this tomorrow when he's more presentable.
Thank you.
We should go.
It's a start.
[Music playing] [Waves]
[Gulls chirping]
[Dolphin chattering]
Tami.
Tami, Tami.
I had the craziest dream last night.
I dreamt I had a daughter.
[Splash]
[Coughing]
OK Come on.
Come on.
You're OK.
Come on, guys
[Breathing heavily]
[Coughing]
Let's go.
Come on.
[Coughing]
What were you doing in here?
I was just changing the music on my iPod,
and one of the dolphins just jumped up and grabbed it.
They're trained to react to hand movements.
Yeah, well, how the heck am I supposed to know that?
And where's my iPod?
[Breathing heavily]
Ok. Ok.
[Dolphin chattering]
So, uh, your little jukebox here is DOA.
Moron, naked moron.
[Music playing]
Oh, god.
Definitely not a dream.
No, definitely not.
Yeah, well, we're fresh out of soy.
Black OK?
Black's fine, James.
Thank you.
I saw Alyssa outside.
What happened?
Yeah, well, before we'd, uh, discuss the young lady,
there's something I would like to talk to you about.
By all means.
Ok.
For the record, I did not walk out on your daughter.
And I did not know about any kid.
Ok?
She left me.
I just want that on the table, just to start, OK?
She died, actually, in a boating accident,
off all things.
She drowned.
Alyssa was there, saw the whole thing.
Oh, I... I didn't know.
I, uh, uh, I'm sorry, Lucy.
I... I really am.
...[Inhales] Alyssa's been suspended from school.
She has a lot of problems.
I came here hoping that maybe you could help her.
How could I help?
She's your daughter.
You... you would need to find her a good school.
Whoa, Lucy.
You can't just sail in here after all these years
and dump some screwed-up, 14-year-old girl
on my doorstep.
I've done all that I can.
She needs a parent.
[Sighs]
She's an amazing girl, James, when you get to know her.
Yeah.
(SARCASTICALLY) Great.
Hello, Missy.
How are you doing?
You don't seem to be having much of a day, do you?
No.
How's my breakfast?
I want to show you something.
You just sit there and wait awhile.
Look at this.
See?
Just... just... hold it.
It's coming out!
Yeah, it's all right. It's OK.
Hold it.
Just blow on it hard enough to tickle him.
If you blow too hard, you're gonna scare him [INAUDIBLE].
Now, you see, he's singing to you.
Listen. Listen.
Listen to him.
He's singing to you.
Yes. All right.
Put it... put it to your ear.
He wants to sing to you.
(DEEP VOICE) Good morning.
[Laughing]
[Screaming]
Oh, my god!
- Sorry, I'm sorry. - Oh!
- Oh, my god! - No, no, no.
It's OK. It's OK.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Oh. Ow!
Ah. I'm sorry.
I see you've met my father.
I'm sorry, love.
You're gonna put some uh, some spray [INAUDIBLE], OK?
So see you... see you in a minute.
You want me to look at that for you?
It's fine.
I'm not going to touch it!
I just want to look!
We need some alcohol before this gets infected.
Yeah, yeah. You know.
Here you go. It's only a scratch.
She's gonna be fine.
Thank you.
- I can do this. - OK.
[Winces]
You know, so far, this place has been a real riot.
Yeah, well, I'm sorry about the dolphins
stealing your little jukebox.
It's called an iPod.
You know, if it was me, I would've thought it was funny.
Yeah, well, you didn't have to babysit for a whole year
to get one.
So, I hear you're my daughter.
I'm sorry.
Let's try that again.
Let's not.
Good idea.
Are we going to have to call an ambulance?
Oh, no. She's going to be fine.
I believe you two have met.
Yeah.
Tammi's, um... [Clears throat] Tammi's my...
Roommate with benefits?
Something like that.
What?
So, are you sure?
About what?
About Alyssa, that she's the only one?
Oh, very funny, very funny.
Look, Tammi...
No matter how many times you said you didn't want any,
I always wondered if one day, we'd have kids.
I just didn't realize if we did, she'd be half my age.
Tammi, this is not something I planned or expected.
All I'm saying is, now that she's here,
you're always going to have another day to work,
but you've only got one daughter and one me.
Just think about that.
- So, how do I look? - Great.
That good, huh?
OK, let's go get em!
[Singing inaudibly]
Ugh. Fish heads?
You mean, you actually cook those things with their heads
on?
How you going to cook fish without a head?
Hmm?
Come on, darling.
Have a bite.
- Come on. - Oh, no thanks.
[Singing]
Hey.
Why don't you and Missy go and get an old man a conch
for supper tonight, hmm?
I heard they're just laying there, waiting to be taken.
Well, that's what I heard.
You remember what your mother said?
Follow your heart.
Mmm?
GRANDMA (OFFSCREEN): Alyssa.
Yeah.
I'm going for a walk.
You wanna come?
Uh, no, I'm good.
I'll see you in a while then.
Hi.
Hey.
I'm going conching up at William's Point.
Want to come?
What's conching?
How about I show you?
We can stay, finish that cigarette first.
My mother used to bring me here when I was little.
She loved it here.
She liked to watch the tide coming in over the [INAUDIBLE].
Here. Hold this.
Ew. What is it, like a giant snail?
Exactly.
I saw another one out there.
Got it!
Come in.
The water's nice.
I didn't pack a swim suit.
You came to the Bahamas, and you didn't pack a swimsuit?
- You know who to swim, don't you? - Yeah.
I mean, I can swim, but...
That's OK.
I'll do the swimming.
You be the conch sitter.
[Splash] - A dolphin!
I just saw a dolphin!
It just jumped out of the water right there.
I've never known a dolphin to come this far in before.
Well, I didn't make it up.
He just jumped out of the water and looked at me.
Well, maybe they're just checking out the new girl.
We should go.
We've got a stop to make on the way home.
The experiment establishes that dolphins can communicate
complex, three-dimensional images
to each other via their sonar.
90% of the sounds they make are at frequencies
that we can't even hear.
Think about the implications of this.
It's as if I could email you a digital image of this cup
without the use of a computer.
Think about it.
We've been looking for words.
Dolphin words?
Forget about words.
Who needs words when you can paint images with sounds.
It's a totally alternative way of communication,
just as complex, maybe even more complex than our own system
of language.
It's a theory, unproven.
Well, if it were proven, we wouldn't
need to test it, right?
Well, for starters, this isn't even a double-blind trial.
You knew what was in that box.
Now how do we know that you didn't
unconsciously cue the animal?
You remember Clever Hans, the counting horse?
I mean, you have heard of Clever Hans.
Yeah, yeah, I remember him.
I did not cue the dolphin.
Who the hell is she?
I'm sure you've heard of Elizabeth Glinton.
She's worked in senior position...
Oh, yes.
I know who she is.
"The dolphin's brain more closely resembles that
of a hedgehog than a human."
That's a direct quote, I believe.
It's from one of her articles.
You got something against hedgehogs?
I have something against the comparison, and you.
Oh, my.
What's she doing here anyway?
I'm here as a consultant.
[Laughs] Consulting about what?
The feasibility of expanding your little facility here
to something more economically viable,
to attract, to entertain.
Tourists?
You can't do that!
That's going to ruin my research!
Well, James, there's always been
an economic imperative here.
I don't think Coakley has kept that a secret from you.
So why don't you work with me?
I'm sure we can come up with a way to generate some income
and produce those jobs that you promised and haven't
been able to deliver.
Will you excuse me?
Here you go, kid.
Maybe your mom can show you how to use this thing.
Hey, Hawker!
What?
I just wanted to let you know that um,
I'm willing to play nice if you are.
What in the hell does that mean?
It means I won't trash your research if you don't
trash what I'm trying to do.
No, thanks.
Oh, come on now.
You've had your shot.
Let me have mine.
The hell I will.
Come on, lady.
- I'll give you a hand. - Thank you.
Need directions to the airport?
No, actually.
Looks like I'm gonna be here for awhile.
Sayonara.
[Engine starting] - Thank you.
[Music playing]
[Kids shouting]
Ooh.
It's a biggie.
No thanks.
You take it.
This is called [INAUDIBLE].
They say [INAUDIBLE].
All the days of your life, you know.
And this does keep an old mind young and strong,
imagine what it'll do for me. [Laughs] Mmm, mmm, mmm.
Hmm, I saw this young lady at the fish fry.
Uh, this is Alyssa, Hawk's daughter.
I wasn't aware our man Hawk had a daughter.
Yeah, well, neither was he.
Hmm.
Yeah, well, child, you is special.
Because you know, it ain't right for a man his age to be running
around without any children, especially
when he have a young lady like Tami here to keep his bed warm.
[Laughing] You is a blessing.
I see you've been talking to my daddy.
Child, you know us too well. You?
Well, what you waiting for?
All right.
Now she's a real conchy Joe!
What's a conchy Joe?
It's a white person who is from here
or has been here a long time, like your dad.
Even if you're a girl?
Well, in your case, we could make you a conchy Jane.
Jane?
Come on. Eat up.
I want to introduce you to someone.
Be careful.
Yummy!
Are all these from the hurricane last month?
Last month and the one before.
Seems crazy to live here.
Does it?
Well, you guys have earthquakes and three-way shootings.
I reckon every place has got something.
Come on.
I want to show you the town where I grew up.
Hey. Hey, dear.
Hi.
So, um, this is Smith's Point.
I grew up here.
[Music playing]
Hey, [INAUDIBLE].
- There we are. - Thanks.
All right then, lady.
Hey, mama.
Brought you some fresh flowers.
Just been to our favorite place.
Sure was nice there.
Water was clear and warm, just like it used to be.
Oh, and let me introduce you to someone.
This is Alyssa.
I think you'd like her even if she is a little pale.
Has she been gone a long time?
Since I was 10.
My dad sent me to live in England.
I came back.
I missed home.
My mom was a swimmer.
I mean, every day, ever since I could remember, she'd swim.
In the pool, in the ocean.
I used to go with her.
Said I swim like a fish.
How could someone like that drown?
I don't know.
[Music playing]
They know that they aren't the only children now,
making them nervous.
They want to be wanted.
They're fine.
Yeah.
What about you, hmm?
I'm fine.
All right, honey.
[Dolphin chattering]
[FLOOR CREAKS] - What?
I just wanted to see what you do down here.
Yeah, well, I work.
I work.
- Well, that's it? - Yeah.
I listen.
I listen, and they talk.
- How? - OK.
[Clacking keys]
[Dolphin chattering]
Wow.
- That's really cool. - Yeah.
Yeah, it's cool.
OK, that's it.
You don't want me here, do you?
Yeah, well, I'm kinda busy right now.
There's lots going on.
No.
I mean, you don't want me here with you.
Look.
Can... can we talk about this later?
No. We can't.
Well, what do you want me to say?
I'm getting used to it, OK?
Actually, actually, it's not bad.
Ok.
[Music playing]
I read the letters you wrote to mom.
Those letters weren't yours to read.
Do you have any idea what a crappy father
you're turning out to be?
Just give it a little time.
Just give it some attention.
I am giving it attention.
Not half as much as your work.
You seem to think this is easy. It's not!
Yeah, well most fathers figure it out.
Yeah, well, I am not most fathers!
OK? I'm not.
Look, I cannot be someone else in 48 hours.
Cause you at least have had a little practice
at being a daughter!
You know, losing Mom was bad enough.
Finding out my consolation prize is you is proof
positive that God hates me.
Wait.
[Dolphin chattering]
What are you looking at?
[Dolphin chattering]
Hey?
Alyssa!
She's gone.
[Music playing]
[Muffled underwater sounds]
[Dolphin chattering]
Come on.
It's all right.
Come here.
It's all right.
[Dolphin chattering]
Fine.
Go ahead and leave me like everybody else!
(HAWK OFFSCREEN) Alyssa!
DANIEL (OFFSCREEN): Alyssa!
HAWK (OFFSCREEN): Alyssa!
DANIEL (OFFSCREEN): Alyssa!
HAWK (OFFSCREEN): Alyssa!
DANIEL (OFFSCREEN): Alyssa!
Is that you, girl?
HAWK (OFFSCREEN): Alyssa?
DANIEL (OFFSCREEN): Oh, man.
HAWK (OFFSCREEN): You got her?
DANIEL (OFFSCREEN): Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
(BREATHING HEAVILY) Oh, my god.
Look at this kid, Danny.
Here. Hold this.
OK, honey.
DANIEL (OFFSCREEN): Easy now.
Easy.
Come on, baby.
[Groans]
Take it easy. Take it easy.
Yeah. Yeah.
- Easy there, kid. [Groans] - Watch her head.
- You got her? - I got her.
Yeah, I got her.
Thanks, Danny.
[Dolphin chattering]
Well, I'd say you look about as bad as I feel.
But I'm not sure whether that would make you any more
- receptive to an apology. - Go away.
[Sighs]
Look, I, uh... the thing is I... fact is, you're right.
I'm rude.
I'm stubborn.
- ...and selfish. - That too.
Alyssa, I'm sorry.
I really am.
Look, your mother was smart enough to realize
what a lousy dad I'd be.
And maybe she was right.
But I loved her, Alyssa.
I loved her a lot.
And, uh, I want to love you too.
I just don't know how to yet.
Do you have any idea how big of a jerk you are?
Huh.
Yeah.
Good.
Here.
Put one of those on.
It's about time you start earning your keep around here.
Come in.
You're going to help me walk the dolphins.
Walk the dolphins?
[Music playing]
HAWK (OFFSCREEN): Come on, guys.
That's as far as we go.
ALYSSA (OFFSCREEN): Why don't they just swim away?
HAWK (OFFSCREEN): Well, this is home.
They're used to living with us.
They're not wild anymore.
We're their family now.
They're really smart, aren't they?
[Chuckling]
Right.
And I would contest that these animals are at least
as smart as any other human on the planet... Coakley,
for example.
Principal McGowan.
Elizabeth Glinton.
Trevor Mason.
Who's Trevor Mason?
Nobody important.
Oh, yeah?
Oh, I get it.
You pretend to hate him, but you really like him.
That's how women work, isn't it?
No.
Oh yes, it is.
[Chuckles]
Hey, guys.
[Dolphin chattering]
[Sighs]
(Hawk Offscreen) Come on. Come on.
Let me show you something.
Hi, Dan-o.
Hey.
[Clacking keyboard]
Here we go.
- Coakley called. - Yeah?
Said he wants to see right away.
Well, isn't that sweet of him? He must miss me.
Well, you can tell him he can take a hike.
I'm hanging with my daughter.
He said if you don't come, he's giving you 72
hours to vacate the premises.
What?
That's without Bogey and Bacall.
But he can't do that.
I think you better call your attorney.
No, no, no, no.
We don't need an attorney here.
I can do this myself.
Let me do it.
I'll be back in 20 minutes.
- Well, can I come? - No, honey.
I don't think this is a place for kids.
What.
You don't think I'll understand?
OK, point taken.
You can come.
OK, I'll go get dressed.
Yup.
You go.
- I'll bring her. - Yeah?
Yeah.
10 minutes, yeah?
HAWK (OFFSCREEN): 10 minutes.
(Daniel offscreen) [Sighs]
What's going on?
I'm getting our things together so we can leave.
You can't do that to me.
We just got here.
It's the same old thing, Alyssa.
Last night, you were passed out on the beach.
I was mad.
It was stupid, OK? Please?
It was your idea.
It was a good idea.
You don't have to stay if you don't want to.
Just give it a month.
If it doesn't work, I'll know.
I'll come home.
[Music playing]
I love you, you know.
I love you, too.
Ok.
As you can see, we've added more pens which
means we'll be bringing in more dolphins
once the facility is up and running.
And we've already purchased six more.
Um, we'll be adding bleachers, a small cafe,
and enough parking for two tour buses at the same time.
How am I supposed to do my research in a place like this?
It's impossible.
James, what you're doing here is junk science.
Junk science?
Perhaps I was being too diplomatic.
I should've said third-rate junk science.
And you're dreaming if you think it's going to have any impact.
I am on the verge of something huge here.
Research here in this situation is not a luxury
this island can afford.
It's just not on the menu, James.
Who is she?
This is my daughter.
Elizabeth will be taking over day-to-day operation effective
immediately.
I will consider your resignation,
should you choose to submit it.
...[Gasps] What about... I'm not a damned employee.
I'm... I'm a partner.
Yes, you are a partner.
And Coakley is a partner.
And the town committee is a partner.
You're a minority partner.
You are not going to do this.
Come on, Alyssa.
[Inhales]
Dad, wait up.
Dad, Coakley can't speak for the town of Smith's Point.
Coakley is an elected official.
The town of Smith's Point has a voice in this, right?
Coakley does what he wants.
There has to be a vote.
Tell him you want a vote.
Yeah, you're right.
You're absolutely right.
There has to be a vote.
Let's go back in there.
Now, these pens will be made of concrete as opposed to wood.
Will that affect the dolphins' sonar?
No, not at all.
They'll be fine.
Coakley, I want a vote.
Oh, come on, Hawk.
No, no, no. You're a third.
I'm a third.
The town's a third.
You say you got the town's committee on your side.
Prove it. I want a vote.
Fine, Hawker I'll call a town committee
meeting tomorrow at 3:00 PM.
Good.
I think you're underestimating this town.
I think you overestimate yourself.
Come on, Alyssa.
[Music playing]
I heard you and your dad had quite a day.
Come on, child.
Come and sit with me. Come.
Come.
So how do the fish see the bait?
With their nose.
He's out there somewhere.
Who?
Your friend.
You know, years ago, everyone around here
was a fisherman, their nets right along this shore.
Then the fish... the dolphin drove the fish into the nets.
When they were finished, the people shared
the catch with the dolphins.
Was that a legend or something?
Uh-huh.
It's happening like that right now around the village.
There's a village in Brazil, place in Mozambique,
and Africa, and other places as well.
But they don't fish like that around here no more.
Do you think that the dolphins can really talk?
I mean, really talk?
What do you think?
I think they can.
We just don't know how to listen well.
There we go.
[CHUCKLES] I want to show you something.
Have a look at that.
It's an eye.
It's a dolphin's eye.
My grandfather made it.
He was one of the fishermen I told you about.
It's beautiful.
He believed that dolphins can see in ways that we can't,
and that they'll help you if you just
open up your heart to them.
[Music playing]
[Dolphin chattering]
You're here!
[Dolphin chattering]
Come here.
[Laughing] Come here.
You must be a girl.
A boy would never play so hard to get.
What's your name?
[Dolphin chattering]
Can I call you Rasca?
[Dolphin chattering]
Rasca, it is.
Good girl.
[Laughs]
[DOLPHIN CHATTERING] Oh.
You're so beautiful.
Look at you.
[Laughing]
Oh, little show-off.
Look at you.
You're so pretty.
[Clacking keyboard]
All right, Hawk.
Have something to eat.
Yeah, yeah.
Later, later.
Boy, worry don't nourish nobody.
Man, have something to eat.
All God's children got to eat.
Where's my daughter?
I saw her up at William's Point.
Who's she with?
A friend.
A friend?
Yeah.
Girl?
No.
A boy?
No.
Ok.
I'm going up there.
Hawk!
Good girl.
Yeah. Oh!
[Dolphin chattering]
Come on.
Go on!
Yeah.
Good girl. Come on.
Come on!
Alyssa!
Get out of the water!
It's OK, Dad.
She's my friend.
It's a wild dolphin, Alyssa. Get out!
[Dolphin chattering]
Get out of the water.
Rasca! Rasca!
Alyssa! Alyssa!
Alyssa, wild dolphins who leave their pod and seek out humans
are psychologically unstable.
They become attached to their human friends.
They don't want them to leave the water.
They don't want to be alone.
Then they become aggressive, and somebody gets hurt.
You don't know that!
Yes, I do.
This behavior's been documented 21 times.
Look. Here's a... I wrote this.
Look, read it.
It's bad for the dolphin, Alyssa.
I don't want to read your stupid articles.
She doesn't have anybody but me!
Yeah, And that's not right.
Look, out there, somewhere in the ocean,
right, there's a pod of dolphins that she
is going to connect with.
But how is she going to do that if you don't let her go?
Why can't she just come live with Bogie and Bacall?
Well, that's just not possible.
Bogie and Bacall... They're happy here.
How would your friend feel about living in a pen?
Why don't you understand?
We talk to each other.
We understand each other.
You're the one who researches it.
But you just don't understand it?
Alyssa, you're going to have to trust me.
Wild dolphins have to stay that way.
I forbid you from having any more contact with that dolphin!
You what?
Look, I know this is hard for you to understand.
But believe me, I promise you, someday you will understand it.
No! I will never understand you!
Damn. Damn.
I don't think I can do this.
TAMIKA (OFFSCREEN): We can.
What do you want?
I, uh, wanted to give you this.
COAKLEY (OFFSCREEN): And so, imagine just
down the street, a magnet that will draw perhaps
over 1,000 people a week.
1,000 people that would be free to roam in the town,
and buy a nice, cold beer right here in this establishment.
Or perhaps one of your delicious Cobb salad, eh, Cornelia?
Oh they'd be welcome.
I'd even sell them some of my famous peas and grits.
[Laughing]
COAKLEY (OFFSCREEN): Precisely!
Your turn, Mr. Hawker.
[Clears throat]
So, now we all think that our kind of intelligence
is the only kind of intelligence that exists.
But is it?
Just because we can manipulate the environment,
build things... cars, buildings, ships,
planes... doesn't mean that that's the only intelligence
that exists, right?
Now, imagine if we were totally suited to our environment,
like dolphins, don't you think it's possible,
I mean, just possible that our intelligence
would have evolved differently?
It would have revealed itself in a different way?
I mean, they don't need to build cars or drive them.
And it's not their lack of intelligence
that's blocking us.
It's our lack of imagination that's stopping us
from understanding these creatures who
are as intelligent as us, if not more so,
judging by what's going on in this room here today, huh?
You want to know what the bottom line is?
You don't have to go to the moon to find ET.
He's right here living in the oceans of the earth.
And I am this far away from proving it.
But you would destroy all of that for a tourist attraction?
Yeah, yeah, Hawk, but a tourist show that make real money, man.
You see, that's real money.
I make all of this today.
No, man.
Yes, all of this from the tourists who want
swim with the dolphins. [APPLAUSE]
- Now you're talking! - You understand?
I mean, if they want a dolphin show,
you give them a dolphin show.
If they want a dolphin show, that means we can
fix the potholes in my roads.
Right, Mr. [INAUDIBLE]?
Now you're talking.
Hey, and you tell me your truck broke down the other day
when you fell in the pothole.
All the time, man, all the time.
Huh? I tell you, man.
And we could buy homes.
I mean, we could live good!
[APPLAUSE] Huh?
Live good!
You don't know what you'd be losing.
You're right, Hawk.
We don't know what we'd be losing.
But, you know what?
We know what we'll be gaining! Money!
[Applause] [Interposing voices]
[INAUDIBLE]
That's right!
Money!
We'll be gaining money!
All those in favor of approval of the dolphin park,
- say "aye!". - Hey, wait a minute!
- Wait a minute! - Yeah!
Yeah!
Aye, aye, aye. Come on, let's go.
Yeah, drinks on me! Come on.
Let's go! Let's go!
[Applause]
Who wants some drinks?
Drinks are on the house, everybody.
[Music playing]
[Dolphin chattering]
HAWK (OFFSCREEN): Look.
I'd give them everything except the dolphins and the boat.
Ok?
According to this, the dolphins belong to the venture,
not to you.
That's bullshit.
They're mine.
I own them.
There may be a way.
Yeah?
Upon dissolution of the partnership,
you can get the dolphins back, but only if all debts are paid.
Are all debts paid?
[SIGHS] - Nope.
$92,415.
Do you have that kind of money?
[Chuckles]
No.
How about assets?
Your house?
- Belongs to the partnership. - Anything.
[Ship creaking]
Come on, Decker.
She's your [INAUDIBLE].
I don't know, Hawk man.
I mean, how much do you still owe the bank on this?
About $100 grand, more or less.
But she's worth $250.
Boy, I'll tell you what I'd do for you.
I'll give you $130.
What?
That's ridiculous.
I need 90 clear.
That's only 30 after I've paid back the loan.
Man, is it really worth all this
for a couple of lousy dolphins?
Yes, Decker, it is.
Well, sorry, man.
I can't help you.
What was he doing here?
I asked him to buy the boat.
What?
- Why? - Look.
I don't want Bogie and Bacall to be in some circus.
I just won't have it, OK?
So you're selling the boat.
I'm buying the dolphins!
Where will we take them?
Where will we live?
Let's worry about that when it happens, OK?
And Alyssa?
You're trying to sell off her inheritance?
Right.
I never looked at it like that.
Right.
Well, you might want to start looking at it like that.
[Dolphin chattering]
Hi, Dad.
Hi.
Here's your letters.
Hey, you didn't open them.
What can I say?
You really pissed me off. [Chuckles]
You know, I asked Mom once about you.
You know what she said?
She said you were a dreamer of catastrophic proportions.
What are you thinking now you've
met the great catastrophe?
I know how much you care about them.
Tami cares about them too, and so do I.
- You do? - Yeah.
[Dolphin chattering]
[Siren wailing]
[Dolphin chattering]
- What was that? - I don't know.
Let's check it out.
[Siren wailing]
What are they doing here?
Did Coakley send you, huh?
Tell him he's too late.
I don't think so, Hawker.
[Dolphin chattering]
Hold it right there, Coakley.
You have no right.
Well, as a matter of fact, James, he does.
This is an article of transfer signed
by a judge in Port Lucaya.
And it assigns all assets of the partnership,
including the dolphins, to the majority partner.
And that would be Mr. Coakley here.
[Dolphin chattering]
As much as it pains me to say it,
you are hereby evicted, Hawker.
[Dolphin chattering]
I got to get my lawyer to take a look at this.
Call him. We'll wait.
[Whistles]
[Dolphin chattering]
Man!
Goodness! It's Alyssa.
Wow!
I'm sorry, Hawker.
There's nothing I can do.
[Music playing]
HAWK (OFFSCREEN): Come on, Coakley.
You can't do this.
Those dolphins are...
Gone.
What the hell are you up to, Hawker?
He let them go!
No, he didn't.
I did.
Alyssa, what have you done?
You know they can't survive in the wild.
[Sighs] Dad, yes they can.
Rasca will help them.
Don't worry, Dad.
I can bring them back whenever I want.
But some things are going to have to change.
I love you, Dad!
I don't believe it.
[Dolphin chattering]
Oh, nice. [INAUDIBLE] Wait. Here we go.
Dad, they don't need that.
They're fine.
And so it is my idea that we expand the research facility
and make it a place where people come... not to watch
the dolphins perform, but to study them
and interact with them in a protected environment.
Because I know now that we can all learn from them,
not just intellectually, but spiritually.
And if we open ourselves to them,
they can reach our hearts, as well as our minds.
And that people would come from all over for a chance, not just
to touch the dolphins, but to be touched by them
and to experience a communication that goes deeper
than just science can measure.
[Applause]
[Cheers]
Hey, hey, hey.
I say we give Conchy Jane a chance, eh?
What'd you say? All right?
[APPLAUSE] All right.
Hey!
Hold up, hold up!
Guess what?
- Drinks on Hawk this time. - Hey!
[Interposing voices] [Applause]
You guys can touch him. [INAUDIBLE].
There you go. Gently.
DECKER (OFFSCREEN): Alyssa made good on her plans,
with Rasca's help, of course.
[DOLPHIN CHATTERING] - Look at me.
Look. [DOLPHIN CHATTERING]
[Applause]
DECKER (OFFSCREEN): Hawk still works as hard as ever,
chasing his dream.
And he's getting closer every day.
But along the way, he found an unexpected treasure.
And now, she's his best friend.
And they've healed each other and made each whole in a way
that, well, only we fathers and our daughters can understand.
And as for the other members of our family,
well, they're doing fine.
I think they're just waiting for us to learn to listen right.
And who knows?
Maybe someday we will.
We just have to keep our hearts open to them and to each other.
[Music playing]
[Theme music]
[Music playing]
Started today. Good day.
First day she ever smoked.
She's now a smoker.
[INAUDIBLE]
We're gonna practice one real fast on rehearsal, right?
Wow, man.
Like this... hold it like this.
Hold it away from you.
Notice she doesn't bring it to her lips.
She's just, um, playing with it.
And the drinking scene was water,
in case anyone's curious. OK.
So now we gotta go [INAUDIBLE].
[INAUDIBLE] take one, [INAUDIBLE].
[Coughing] It's one cigarette. [INAUDIBLE].
MAN (OFFSCREEN): No, not now.
[Sneezes]
There it is. [INAUDIBLE]
Ok?
Ok. Ok.
These are real conchs.
Check it out!
There's like a little creature inside.
And he wraps himself around in there.
Can you see?
And they're kind of like squishy.
Ugh, kinda gross.
It's like snail of the sea.
Would you like some conch?
Don't... [INAUDIBLE] so they're still connected,
right? [INAUDIBLE].
That is [INAUDIBLE].
[Screaming]
Oh, my god.
Actually, it was not bad, you now.
My first time, and I already ate three.
Conch's [INAUDIBLE].
I loved it.
It's crunchy, one of the nicest things I've ever eaten.
Hey, we're finally done shooting the movie.
And it's really sad and everything.
We finished yesterday, and I'm back here to uh,
feed the dolphins.
Want some?
[INAUDIBLE].
Altogether it's like 20 people. [INAUDIBLE].
These are all the bad fish.
If they have a break in their skin, a popped eye,
anything like that, you gotta throw them out.
Look at him now. [INAUDIBLE].
This is Cocoon.
This is [INAUDIBLE] mommy. [INAUDIBLE]
Good boy.