"Hurricane 2-1 to Hurricane control..." "We are 5 miles from the eye wall." "Copy that, Hurricane 2-1." " 4 miles to the hurricane eye wall!" " All right!" "Let's cut her open !" "Fox five-niner" "Hold on to your hats, folks !" "We're going inside !" "We're in the eye." "Drop the sonde and get us a reading." "Sonde away." "Sea level pressure's at 936 millibars." " How fast is she moving now ?" " 030 degrees at 14 knots." "At this rate, she'll make Miami by sundown" "Hurricane 2-1 to Hurricane control." "What is going on down there ?" "She's changed course." "No, no, no, I'm seeing something else..." "something bigger under the water." "My screen's going nuts." "I got lights... thousands of lights." " Military ?" " No !" " Hey, Mona,we're still not boarded up ?" " They should be here any minute !" " Who are they ?" " Their car broke down." "I told 'em I'd take 'em to the shelter, but they don't wanna go." "Hey, Ma'am ?" "There's a big hurricane coming." "You really don't want to be here right now." "We're supposed to meet his father in Ocala." "He's worried about him." "Hey, your Dad's gonna be fine." "I'm sure he'd want you to be safe, though." "Know what ?" "Maybe you can do me a favor." "My little buddy here needs a ride to the shelter." "Hey, think you can get him there for me ?" "Yeah ?" "Okay." "There you go." "All right, you guys should go with my partner." "Ocala's not gonna get much of this." "Your husband's gonna be fine." " Gracias." " De nada." "All right, Mona, they're with you !" "See you on the other side !" "All right!" "hop in, you guys !" "...after andrew and they dodged charlie," "So folks out here are pretty confident that they can withstand anything." "That being said, they're not taking any chances." "The owner of this gas station told me that he's had lines around the block" "Like this since yesterday." "But when I talked to the drivers of these vehicles," "They tell me that they're heading straight back home to wait it out." "Folks out here are pretty confident they can withstand anything." "But by tomorrow, they just might think again." "This is Larkin Groves reporting live from Florida City." "And we're out." "Great." "Thanks." "Get some more b-roll." "I'll be in the van... throwing up." " Yeah ?" " Hey, honey." "Hey." " Why aren't you home ?" " 'cause the I-Team never sleeps." "Well, pregnant women shouldn't be covering hurricanes." "Well, one more stop at dixon's for a little QA with the stockpilers," "And then all my nausea will be yours." "Where are you ?" "Just locking down the station before this thing makes landfall." "You talk to your brother ?" "Yeah, he's with your kids at the house." "He and Jesse got most of the plywood up, and rose put new batteries in everything, and I guess Mariel's called a lot." "Why ?" "She's their mother." "She's probably concerned." "I'm their father." "They'll be fine." " Will you come home ?" " I will" " I love you." " I love you, too." "Carlita !" "Carlita !" "Carlita !" "We are having record pressure readings." "The eye has expanded then contracted" "From 20 miles to 10 miles, then back to 20 miles..." "Carlita ?" "She won't be out here, Rose." "Rain's coming, and cats hate rain." "I saw her run out the kitchen door." "Well... maybe you should check in the shed again." "Carlita ?" " Hey !" "Where'd you guys put the beer ?" " What ?" "I saw you stacking' them cans in the pantry earlier." "Where'd you put the beer ?" " I didn't see any beer." " What ?" "Dad didn't get any more beer, Dave." "Just what was in the fridge." "Have you seen Carlita ?" "Who's Carlita ?" " My cat." " No." "Look, I'm going to the market." "I'll be back in a sec, okay ?" "Rose, could you get that for me ?" "You can't leave us, Dave." "Dad's gonna be pissed." "Why don't you call Larkin or someone ?" "Maybe she can get you some beer." "No, she won't !" "She doesn't like it when I drink." "Gee, I wonder why." "Hey..." "Hey, don't talk to me like that." "I'm your uncle." "No, you're my stepmother's brother." "Right, whatever." "Trust me, when this thing hits, you're gonna want beer." " I've been through hurricanes before." " No, not like this one, you haven't." "I've been monitoring this bad boy." "You wanna know what my people are saying?" "Not really." "They think the whole thing is a smoke screen, Jesse." "Dave, I really gotta get this stuff..." "A smoke screen cooked up by the military." "Dave !" "Mom wants to talk to you !" "You'll see." "He's still not home." "How was I ever married to this person ?" "Well, weren't you like, 11, at the time ?" " Will you take this to room 405, please ?" " Right away." "college sweethearts..." "the root of all evil." "Unbelievable." "There's a huge storm coming," "And the father of my children's out picking acorns somewhere." "Make sure everyone's out of maternity." " Yeah, hey." " Dave, sorry to bother you again" "Oh, no, it's no bother." "Rose tells me you're leaving to get beer." "Uh... no." "No, she's mistaken." "I'm staying right here with my happy apple." "Okay, that's good to hear." "I really don't think they should be left alone right now." " Frankly, I wish they were here with me." " Yeah." "Could you have russell call me when he gets there ?" "Hey, yeah, Dr Dave is on it." " Great." "Thanks, Dave." " You're welcome." "The guy's an idiot." " I got so much to do." "I just..." " Ms Mccall, for your own safety," "We're gonna have to move you to a room without a window" " So when do you get the kids again ?" " Monday after school." "Well, I'm sure they'll be fine." "That Larkin girl seems pretty responsible  at least on tv." "You guys all clear here on the south side?" "All right, my guys, you stay with me." "Stay on the same channel." "They say 6:00, but don't you believe it." "Who knows what's gonna happen?" "Everybody clear on this ?" "Hey, doc, When you coming home ?" "Ten minutes ?" "All right, I'm gonna hold you to that." "Take Krome Avenue." "The Turnpike's already closed, all right ?" "Hey, Ruthie..." "That's a really nice haircut." "Well, he's all charm today." "What are you feeding' him ?" "Me." "All right, guys, let's do it." "Do it up, man." "He's picking you up!" "Come on, Kira." "Dad, I have asked you a thousand times not to pick me up in this car." "I couldn't help it today, honey." "Eve's got me working overtime." "So... uh, how was school today ?" "We had an assembly, and..." "This dorky safety guy told us if it gets really crazy tonight," "We're supposed to get in a bathtub and sleep under a mattress." "Yeah, right." "In case the roof caves in ?" "I mean, that'll be comfortable." "The roof's not gonna cave in." "How do you know ?" "I know." " Hey, Dad !" " Hey, bud." " I got everything almost finished." " Great !" "Here, help me with this stuff." "Where's everybody ?" "Rose and Dave are in the house, but Larkin's not even back yet." " She call ?" " No !" "Hey, hey !" "I found a secret stash !" "Hey..." "Russ." " You talk to your sister ?" " No." "Russell, you're home." "Yeah, I live here." "What are you doing here, Mariel ?" "I just wanted to make sure that the kids were okay." "I just talked to Dave..." "Hey, honey." "Hey." " Everything okay ?" " Yeah, everything's good." "Oh, your hair is wet." "Did you take your cough medicine?" "Yeah." " Where's Rose?" " She's in the house." "Can I say hi ?" "You shouldn't be here now." "I just want to see my daughter." "Do you mind ?" "I'll go get her." "What ?" "Are you ever gonna trust me ?" "What are you talking about ?" "Mariel, you always do this." "Every time the kids are with me, you're always checking up." "No, I'm not." "How many times did you call today ?" "Russell, there is a hurricane coming." "I have a right to know that my children are safe." "They're our children !" "Our children, Mariel !" "I'm perfectly capable of taking care of them..." "You know what ?" "This isn't about you." "This is about the fact that I want to see my kids." " Hey !" " Stop taking everything so personally." " I just want to see my kids." "Why can't you understand that ?" "What don't you understand ?" "!" "I only see them once a weekend..." "Dad !" "Dad !" "Rose isn't here." "What do you mean ?" "We checked every room, but we can't find Rose." " You lost our daughter ?" " No, I didn't lose her." "I just got home." "Rose !" "You know what ?" "She's probably next door at the Lassards'." "Just go home, Mariel !" "I'm not going anywhere." "Go home !" "I'm waiting for her !" "We'll have her call you when she gets back !" "I'm waiting !" "She was just here five minutes ago !" "Rose !" "Rose !" " She just went looking for her cat !" " Jesse !" "Rose !" " Mariel !" "Go home !" " I'm not going anywhere, Russell !" " Why do you keep doing this, Mom ?" " Doing what ?" "Pushing everyone away !" "Why don't you just go home and worry about your new husband and leave us alone ?" "Jesse..." " Please !" " Jesse !" "Go !" "Rose !" "Carlita !" "Carlita !" "You're not holding it straight !" "I can't see what straight is !" "Just hamme r!" "That's good!" "That's good !" "Larkin !" "You okay ?" "Yeah." " Are you sure you're okay ?" " Yeah, yeah." "Oh, man, did that thing come up quick or what?" "Yeah." "The meteorologist said he thought it was gonna come further north, but..." "Where's Russell ?" "He went to find Rose." "Rosie ?" "Out there !" "Carlita !" "Carlita was here the whole time ?" "She probably snuck in when I got home." "I bet you were so scared." "We were all scared, Rose." "Rose, look at me." "You know never to leave the house without telling somebody where you're going." "I didn't know where I was going." "Daddy ?" "Did you see the lights ?" "No." "What lights ?" "In the sky." "I saw a bunch of colored lights." "It's probably another power line." "I'm sure they're down everywhere." "I love you." "Love you, too, Daddy." "Rose !" "Hey, Rose." "Here you go." "You got that one ?" " Are all the phones out ?" " Yep." "Not one tower held." "Got no electricity or water, neither." "Everything's gone." "Governor's already declared most of dade county a disaster area." " Russell !" "God." " Hey." "What happened ?" "Where were you ?" "It's okay, honey." "We're all okay." "Right ?" "Yeah." "Dad !" "Hey !" "Oh, gosh, good to see you." " You all right ?" " Yeah, I'm good." "Good" "Hey, where'd you find that cat ?" "She was in Dad's truck the whole time." " Oh, man." "I'm glad you found her, Rose." " Hey, you're alive." " Hey, us, too." " Good" "Well, what happened ?" "We lost a little roof there ?" "Yeah, windows blew out, too." "The place is completely soaked." "Hi, Rosie." "I am so glad to see you." " Could I feed carlita ?" " Yeah" "I think I know where there's a can of cat food." "Think I know where there's a can of everything." "Hey, be careful in there." "Wow" " We're all okay." "That's all that matters, huh ?" " Yeah." "Where were you ?" "I called and called." "Hey, what's he doing here ?" "Jesse, can you give us a second ?" "Why ?" "What's wrong ?" " Mariel didn't make it home last night." " What ?" "Tom called on your radio this morning." "He said that the last time he spoke to her, she had just left here," "And he said she was very upset." "All right, look, I'm sure she's just stuck somewhere." "You know, like we were." "Yeah." "It's okay." " I'd say good morning, but..." " Good morning,Tom." "Did you have words with your mother last night, son ?" "This isn't his fault." "I didn't say it was." "Did you tell your Mom to leave last night, Jesse ?" "I told her to leave." "That might not have been the wisest idea, huh ?" "Sheriff Underlay ?" "Come in, Underlay." "Underlay, come in, please." "Yeah, come back." "Come in." "Hey." "Jesse, it's not your fault." " He's just upset." " Yeah." "It's just my mom, you know ?" "She's always so worried that something bad's gonna happen that she ends up..." "Making it happen." "Sucks." "Did you check the plate ?" "Check the plate." " It's a match." " 10-4." "They found the car." "Don't worry, Rosie." "We're gonna get this all cleaned up." "Did they find mommy yet ?" "Not yet, but I'm sure they will." "Yeah, I'm sure they will, too." "Yeah." "So Kira's gonna come with me." "Okay ?" "And we're gonna be back around 3." " You got that, Dave ?" " Yeah." "Listen, I'm telling you," "You want a good story, you go down to the abandoned Air force base." "There's all kinds of secret projects going on there." "I really gotta go, Dave." "Right." "Bye, Rosie." "Bye." "Bye, Rose." " Bye." " See ya." "Don't you worry, kiddo." "I'm gonna have this roof fixed for you in no time." "You ever fix roofs before ?" "Yeah, sure, after Andrew, I did it for a living." "What do you do now ?" "I'm kind of between jobs right now." "What was your last job ?" "Well, I managed an apartment building with my girlfriend, but..." "She kicked me out, so..." "You're here." "Yeah." "Did you see the lights ?" "What lights ?" "I saw a bunch of lights In the sky last night." "Dad thought they were sparks," "But they were much bigger." "Really ?" "Where'd you see them ?" "Landing in the water." "Landing ?" "What, uh..." "What kind of shape were they ?" "Mom !" "Mariel !" "I don't understand why she would leave the car." "She probably felt safer in here." "These melaleuca trees are pretty tough." "Why some people, you people," "Want to spend millions trying to get rid of them, I don't understand." "They're killing the park." "They take 15 acres a day." "Survival of the fittest." "Dad !" "Dad !" "Dad !" "Mariel !" "Mare ?" "Come on, baby." "Come on." "Come on, baby." "Come on." "Okay." "Okay." "Okay, it's okay." "It's okay." "Mom ?" "It's Jesse, honey." "It's Jesse." "Jesse." "Hey, mom." "Call the hospital, tell them we're coming." "Tell them we're coming." "Tell them we're coming." "Look she's gonna be alright." "I hope so." "I wonder what happened to her clothes." "It's hard to describe the emotion here, Peter." "I've talked to so many people who've lost everything." "Yet the overwhelming feeling seems to be hopeful." "Families who's home were less damaged" "Were opening their doors to their neighbors," "Helping them with their childrens, just helping them any way they can." "It's a nice reminder that even in the most difficult times," "The human spirit remains strong." "This is Larkin Groves reporting live from Florida city." "We're clear and we're out." " Great." " Good job." "If your family isn't out here by tomorrow, call me." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "I'd like to be on TV someday." "Oh yeah ?" "Why ?" "I don't know maybe 'cause you can help people." "You know, like, when my mom died, I really couldn't believe it, you know." "Until I saw the story on the news." "Even though all these reporters were going on about how terrible it was," "You know, two seconds later, they were laughing and talking about the weather." "So in a way, it made me feel better." "I'm not sure That's such a good thing." "Me either." "No, but my dad says television's important" "Because it distracts people from the truth." "Like with this hurricane," "I mean, you know, it's terrible, but on the news it'll just be a story." "And at first the reporters will be serious about it," "But after awhile they'll be laughing and making jokes," "And then everyone will be distracted from what's really going on." "What is really going on ?" "The truth." "Where are my kids ?" "You know where they are." "They're at Russell's." "I want to see them." "We're gonna have 'em back on monday." "I want to see them now." "Mare ?" "Hi, baby." "Thanks, Ruth." "We'll take it from here." "Thank you, Ruth." "How you feeling, sweetie ?" "I was telling the mayor that we felt that a quarantine might be in order," "At least for the first few weeks." "Do you really think it's necessary, Mariel ?" "We're so cut off as it is." "We have no idea what's been let loose here, mayor." "The I. C.U. is badly damaged." "We're got hundreds of people missing." "The water may be contaminated." "Better safe than sorry." "I'll have to clear it with the council." "Of course." "You do." "Whatever you have to do." "All right, all right." "Let's go home." "We're done here." "What's happening to me ?" "You sure you saw the lights out here ?" "Yeah." "We're a long way from home." "So ?" "Must have been a hell of a lot of lights." "There were." "What's that ?" "What ?" "Right there, that shiny thing." "Oh, hey, hey, sit down." "Want to get bit ?" "Bit by what ?" "A gator, goofball." "A gator won't bite you ?" "No, they're afraid of me." "What is it ?" "I don't know." "Could be a piece of a boat." "Which part ?" "I can't tell ya, but..." "Whatever it is, it's stuck down there good." "Why won't a gator bite you ?" "Dave ?" "Dave ?" "Uh, yeah." "Let's get outta here, huh ?" "Thanks for letting me go back to my house, dad." "This is your house." "I mean my real house." " Hey, Bud." "How you doing ?" " Hey, Tom." " Hey." " What's going on ?" "Here she comes." "Hello, honey." "Slide that kitty right in the backseat here." "Let your brother help you out there." "All right." "It's very good of you to let them come with us, Russell." "Her mom really appreciates it." "Thanks." " How's she doing ?" " She's good, fine." "By tomorrow, I think she'll be better than ever." "Good." "Here you go, honey." "All right," "I love you, Rosabelle." "I love you, too, Daddy." "Okay." "Here, put your seat belt on." "Jess, tell your mom I hope she feels better." "Yeah." "Okay, have fun." "Thanks, dad." "We'll talk soon." "Hey, Tom, there's still a little something I'm confused about." "What's that ?" "Well, just, you said last time you spoke with mariel," "She was just leaving here ?" "That's right." "We lost cell service pretty early yesterday." "How'd she get through to you ?" "Must have stopped and used a pay phone." "Thanks." "Father Scanlon, just a few questions, please." "How many hours were you in the water, sir ?" "Excuse me, can we just get a word, sir?" "The E.M.T. said that you were there for 16 hours." " Is that true, sir ?" " Did you ever lose your faith ?" "I have to go." "Father jeffrey scanlon," "Obviously distraught after a terrible night in the everglades." "Lifted from the water by paramedics seemingly in amazing health, actually." "Let's go back to you in the studio." "Poor guy." "That's the second time I've seen that look today." "Mariel ?" "Yeah." "Completely disoriented," "No clothes." "How do you spend all night in a hurricane and not have a mark on you ?" "You did." "Hi." "Russ, can I see you for a second ?" "Yeah, you sure can." "You took Rose out on an airboat today ?" "Yeah, I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "I knew there was something weird about this hurricane, Russ," "And I thought it was cover for the military, but I was wrong." "Whoa !" "Jeez !" "What is that ?" "You tell me." "It's a skeleton." "Yeah," "And the other stuff ?" "Where'd you find this ?" "In the water about 2 miles south of everglades city." " What, did rose see it ?" " No, no, no, no, no," "I dropped her off, and I went back to get it." "Well, take it to the police, Dave." "No way, Russ." "They'll just cover it up." "You think they want people to know that we have an extraterrestrial in our midst ?" "What ?" " Are you drunk ?" " No, I'm not drunk, Russell." "Look at this thing." "It's got spikes poking through its head and its neck." "Like it just had the life sucked right out of it." "Dave, this is a person." "I know." "He may have had a family." "I mean, we need to find out who he is and what really happened to him." "I know, and we will, we will, but on our own." "I want to go back there tonight," "And I want you to come with me." " No, Dave." " Come on, Russ." "Come on, come on, come on." "You've been studying weird plants and animals your whole life." "I show you the work of one E.B.E." "A what ?" "An extraterrestrial biological entity." "Dave, will you stop ?" "There are no aliens." "Then will you tell me what's going on here ?" "I don't know." "Maybe a sea creature." "We weren't in the ocean." "All right, Dave." "I'll admit this is interesting," "But I'm not gonna go out there with you tonight." "Come on, Russ, come on !" "Look, I know that you don't care about aliens," "But I know that you care about your wife and kids." "So do I." "And..." "I don't want them to end up like this guy." "Russ, I have to do something tonight, and I'm asking you please to come with me." "Were you really worried about me ?" "Yeah, I was." "Dad said you were." "I was worried about you, too." "Know what, sweetie ?" "I think you gotta go to sleep now." "Will you take me to school tomorrow ?" "There's not gonna be any school for awhile, honey." "Will a hurricane come again tonight ?" "No." "Mommy ?" "You smell different." "What am I looking for ?" "Lights." "In the sky ?" "No, in the water." "Rosie said that when they landed, they didn't go out." "They didn't go out ?" "No." "That's what made me so suspicious." "You ever been out this way before ?" "Yeah, after the '96 plane crash." "A lot of park people were called in for search and rescue." "Oh, my god." "That might be what I found today." "No, Dave, you found an alien." "No, no, no, not that." "I found a piece of metal in the water today." "I bet it's from that plane." "Well, maybe the martians shot it down." "What's that ?" "Hey, hey !" "Hey, right there." "Look." "Look." "Did you see that ?" "There it is again." "Right there." "Straight ahead, Straight ahead." "Slow down." "What do you say now ?" "A fish." "A jellyfish, maybe." "Yeah, come on." "All right, if that's a fish, where's the light coming from?" "Bioluminescence." "Bio what ?" "It's a life light." "A lot of fish have it to identify other members of the species," "So they can mate or..." "Scare away predators..." "Or attract prey." "Dave, I wouldn't do that." "I don't think..." "Dave !" "Dave !" "Oh, my god !" "That was no fish !" "That was no fish !" "Are you all right ?" "Are you all right ?" " I think my leg's broken." " What ?" "My leg's..." "Be careful." "Emergency supply centers are being set up all over the county," "And volunteers are desperately needed, so if you think you can help out," "Please, call the number you'll be seeing on our screen" "Or come down here to the homestead hospital" "And speak to one of these aid workers." "Now we understand you have a family member in there, Larkin ?" "Yes, that's right." "My brother Dave got into a bit of a wrestling match with an alligator last night." "Did you tell 'em a gator did this ?" "For now, it's the most plausible explanation." "Russ," "It was an E.B.E." "Extraterrestrial biological entity ?" "That's a dumb name for an alien." "Good morning, Gentlemen." "Good morning." "Heard you had a little accident last night." "Mind if I take a peek ?" "Be my guest." "Gently, please." "How you feeling, Mare ?" "Oh, much better." "Thanks." "Kids okay ?" "Oh, yeah, they're great." "Rose decided it would be a good idea to give her cat a bath this morning," "Which didn't go over too well," "And Kira made Jesse breakfast," "Which I thought was really sweet." "I understand you ordered full quarantine for the area." "Yeah, I think it's best." "With everything that's been stirred up," "We just don't know what's out there right now." "Oh, you got that right." "Well..." "You're a very lucky man." "How do you figure ?" "Judging from the size of these teeth marks," "That gator could have swallowed you whole." "What makes you so sure it was a gator ?" "What else could it be ?" "You're feeling better now, aren't you ?" "Yeah." "The first days are the toughest," "But you're gonna be okay." "Baby steps, honey." "Baby steps."