"Previously on surface sure your parents won't notice?" "Whoa." "I think he likes them alive." "Looks like you caught your fish." "Shut this down now!" "the damage to his face was extensive." "I was about to pronounce him when the nurse found an extremely faint pulse." "Mr. Singh." "The institute'sresearch programs have been suspendedindefinitely." "I was the one that saw it,alone at 5,000 feet." "A new vertebrate." "george did not drown." "hon,I don't think you were in your right mind." "That thing took my brother." "I ain't leaving till I get a look at it." "Mom,what kind of snakes are they?" "they're not snakes,baby.They're hagfish." "These hagfish fed on the carcass." "Doctor,you can't be here." "I have a rightto my own work and a rightto my own research and a right to knowwhat's down there." "This is gonna help me." "I met someone elsewho saw it." " It?" " Yeah." " The sea monster,godzilla thing." " Yes." "Come on now.This is a good thing." "It means I'm not crazy." "Let's see.Over there somewhere over there is austin." "That's where I go to school." "And down there on the boat,that is mallory and garth." "Whoo!" "Great job,kadee!" " Look at her!" "good job" " You're next." "You know,I cannot believeyou guys talked me into this." "I can't believeshe did it." "I'd wet my pants." "And let's see.Over there is,um... what is that?" "What" "mallory,turn around!" "Turn around!" "Look out!" "Oh,my god!" "Go that way!" " Look at her." " She is scared to death." "Guys,watch out!" "Watch out!" "Oh,my god!" "Look out!" "Oh,my god!" "Wilmington,North Carolina" "is that age-appropriate behavior?" "All that time in a playhouse." "They're making a fort." "Boys make forts." "You ready,nim?" "What do you think of your new home?" "He digs it." "Berkeley,California you realize this is a misappropriation of university funds." "Oh,I would've gone someplace else." "But I don't know that many people who can bar code dna." " Well,there's that." " Yeah." " So where'd you get the sample?" " intestines of a hagfish." "A hagfish is a primitive vertebrate." " It feeds on carrion." " Really." " So what is it?" " Well,it's 90% junk dna." "10% liopleurodon." " What's that?" " Kind of a prehistoric eel." "Is that a species that exists near the rift?" "Well,it did." "Liopleurodon is extinct." "Has been for a 100 million years." "New Iberia,Louisiana" " Honey,honey." " What?" "I found the perfect thing for us to do as a family." " Oh,that would be good." " Hey,hey,girls." " Who wants to go on an adventure?" " We do!" "We do!" "What kind of adventure?" "It's gonna be the type of adventure where we learn all about new animals that are just now being discovered." "What kind of animals,daddy?" "Like the ones you saw in the ocean?" "Southeastern cryptozoology conference." "Yeah,yeah.In houston." "Today,today.Isn't that cool?" " Cryptozoology?" " Yeah,yeah." "It's the,uh,it's the study of undocumented animals." "Oh,and guess what,girls?" "They're gonna teach us how to make a plaster casting track!" " You know,it's the thing you put..." " plaster casting track." "I can't believe we're having this conversation,actually." "Baby." "Okay,come on." "The very least,it's a family outing,right?" "Yeah." "Come on,girls!" "We gotta go,go,go!" "This is gonna be awesome!" "Awesome!" "Great." "Nim." "Got you some goldfish,nim." "You know it's dinnertime,don't you,nim?" "There you go." "I hate itwhen he does that." "That is so sick." "Southeastern Cryptozoology Conference Houston Texas" "Get one of these." "uh,you can see it's amphibianin nature... hey,let's goover here!" "Girls,stay whereI can see you." "I myself saw a marine humanoid off the keys swim parallel to our boat for over 90 minutes." "She's the most rational womanyou've ever met." "And till this day, she's got a weekend thatshe just can't account for." "211 men of the uss topeka are still unaccounted for, despite the governmentcover-up that they lostthe sub." "Did you take that?" "May 17,2002." "20 miles off mobile." "Made a sound I would not wantto hear twice in my life." "I can seeby your interest that,uh,you've hadan encounter." " well,as a matter of fact-- - late may,maybe june?" "Late may.How longwere you in contact?" "One,maybe two minutes." "See the lights?" " Dozens." " That's a first." "Do you mind if I make a recordof your experience?" "Um,I absolutely mind." "Any side effectssince the encounter?" "Yeah.I mean,I've been havingsome,uh, episodes." " You know,likepanic attacks." " Of course you have." "It's the only sane responseto the insane." " Mom." " What is it,honey?" "There are dinosaursin the bible." "You know,I've had similar panic attacks." "I have some recurring nightmares." " Rich." " Baby,hang on a second." "I'm talking about somethingreal important here." "We are leaving." " Honey,we just got here." " Now." "So how longwere you a prisoner?" "What?" "A prisonerin the aquatic city." "Port Arthur,U.S. Navy Base Bangor Maine you're in perfect health." "Recovery's total,best we can tell." " When can I seemy kids?" " Lee's okay'da phone call in time." "But I want to keep youunder observation for a few more weeks." "Never thought I'd be the oneunder the microscope." "Excuse me for interrupting.There's been a new sightingin texas." " The gulf?" " No. 300 miles inland." "Lake Travis,Texas" "14 confirmed casualties." "Ap's reporting that the lakecollapsed into a sinkhole." " So farit's getting traction." " For now." "Relax." "Containment'smy specialty." "Have we sentanyone below?" "The heat is too intenseto send someone down." "But we are workingon an R.O.V." "This extendsthe range estimate." "Yeah,to land." "this messenage for aleksander cirko." "(Sausalito California)" "I am in the possession of somevery compelling evidence that I feel certain he will beinterested in discussing." "Please call mebefore 5:00 P.M." "Or my next call will bethe berrong institute." "See if that getsa reaction." "What's a "final notice"?" "Oh." " Hello." " It's aleksander cirko." "Meet me at the sausalito waterfront tomorrow at 9:00." "That the reaction?" "Yeah." "One-handing itagain,kiddo?" "Huh?" "What are you doing?" "Eels?" "So,biology paper?" "Well,they havethese special cells that all polarizeat the same time." "And,well,the eel becomeslike a battery." " It's just-- - sounds pretty interesting." "Do you know of any other,um,animals besides the electric eelthat shock?" "Other than your mother?" "No." "I love you,son." "I love you too." "Well,off drugs,out of prison,that's all I ask." "Anybody pregnant?" "Just kidding." " What about fireflies?" " Fireflies?" "Other electric animals.They glow,right?" "Good night." "Fireflies?" "Well,hon," "I learned a lot moreabout cryptozoology than I ever thoughtI was gonna." "Amen." "Yeah,it could've beena lot worse though,you know." "How is that?" "Well,I could've beena prisoner in the aquatic city." "Man,those peoplewere crazy,weren't they?" "You knowwhat I was thinking?" "Maybe we should takethe girls to the gulf this weekend." "Be good for themto get out and have some fun." "I don't knowif I'm ready to go back in the waterjust yet,babe." "Do you think we shouldgo see someone?" "No." "That won't help." "Don't beso hardheaded." "I am hardheaded." "Then help me understand." "I don't understand." "That's the problem." "Okay." "Come on,cirko." "You tell me 9:" "00.I get a sitter for 9:00." "I'm here at 9:00." "I was surprised to hear from you." "Yeah,well,I guessI took a chance and assumed that underneathall the hardware, you might still be dedicatedto open science." "Where would you getan idea like that?" "I have a dog-eared copy of sudden evolution on my bookshelf." "Here's a sampleof the extinct genetic material." "And yet here it is." "Suggests to methat this animal is anything but what,extinct." "The sea containsmany mysteries,doctor." " An underwater volcano." " A big one,I think." "Enough to annihilateall marine life for 100 miles." "This is where you firstencountered it." " The exact latitude." " Well,that can't bea coincidence." "I'm sure it isn'T." "I wanted you to see this." "To see that there areconsequences here beyond anyyou may have imagined." "Consequences that makethe normal method of collaborationsimpossible." " Is that a threat?" " I wish it weren'T." "Hey,frodo." "What are you gonna do about my jewelry boxyou broke?" "Nothing." "I don't think sylvia'sgonna be down with your littlegoblin gulag." "If you tell mom about nim,it'll be war." "Don't threaten me." "The party." "Greg." "Valentine's?" "Yeah." "It's all on the table." "Why do you care about thatdisgusting thing so much?" "And why do you careabout your pom-pom squad?" "Because it's meaningful.Because it represents accomplishment." "Yeah?" "So will nim." "Yeah." "I'd like to see thaton an application to duke." "Extracurriculars?" "Raised big lizard." "You're a lock,buddy." "Not everyone caresabout going to duke." "Yeah,and what do youcare about,miles?" "Komodo dragons,wizards,creatures from another planet?" " What do you have against komodo dragons?" " You are hopeless." "Why don't you just filefor unemployment now and get a jump on it." " You know whatyour problem is?" " Please enlighten me." " You don't have a senseof wonder." " You get that offa greeting card?" "Well,at least I-I still havesome kid in me." "Yeah,I can see that.You're heading towardsa playhouse!" "please,hector,listen to me." "(Berrong Institute of Oceanography)" "A new vertebratehas emerged and cirko and his peopleare denying access." " Alex cirko?" " Yeah,alex cirko." "Nobody's heard from himin 15 years." "Well,now he's back and he'sconfiscated my research." " So you had an encounter with the species?" " Yes." "And it almost destroyeda 50-ton submersible." " And where'sthe submersible?" " I told you.The mystic is confiscated." "They probably took it downto the san juan-- they confiscated it?" "Wait." "Hang on a sec-- look." "Here's a sample.Look.Go ahead,look at it." "You prove me wrong." "Uh,you know,I want to help you.I really do." "But it's justgonna be tough in light of this wholeplagiarism thing." " You don't know?" " Know what?" "I got a phone call this morningfrom bessemet in hawaii." "And according to him, three paragraphs of your thesiswere lifted verbatim." "That's absurd." "He made it soundpretty airtight." "Your degree's under review." "Plagiarism,until it's resolved,there's not muchI can do." "This is all part of it." "Part of what?" "Part of what?" "hon." "You're gonna be lateon your first day back." " Hmm?" "Oh,gosh." " Go,go." "So I don't like to fraternizewith plagiarists,so I have to ask." "Yeah,I did it.I lifted it all." "Hey,I understand." "I wrote my thesis oncaffeine pills and white wine." " I get the temptation." " Come on,this is serious." " They framed me,carolyn." " Okay,I know." "Relax." "This is past due,you know." "Yeah,well,that's what happens when you get a divorceand lose your job." "So get a new one." "Who--who--who's gonnahire me?" "It doesn't even matterthat I'm innocent." "Right now,I'm unemployable." " I have rent to pay-- - okay,okay." "Let's just assumethat everything you've told me is true." "That there's an extinctsea monster in the ocean." "The government doesn't wantpeople to know about it." "And they're gonna dowhat they have to to keep a lid on it." "And they don't fight fair.So why should you?" "Sometime--if she doesn'twant to do something, she won't she won't do it." "she's generally not aggressive towards people." "But if they have a dog... she's a powerful breed." "You have to learn a technique that allows the brain to snap out of it... hey there.What are you watching?" "Show about training dogs." "We don't havea dog,miles." "I'm trying to watch here." "doesn't mean you have to live like that forever." "Owners change." "Dog is not gonna be able to change on his own." "Whoever is around emily has to represent authority figure." "That's the only way we can correct the problem when she makes a mistake." "Good to see youagain,rich." " Rich,I'm so sorry.Welcome back." " Thank you." "I'm so sorryabout your brother." " Sorry,rich." " Thank you." "mr." "Wilson,you still there?" "Hi." "I'm sorry to put you on hold.... dude,he's gonna spark,knock you out,and eat your face." "Not if I don'tchallenge him." "He thinks we're his pack." "And there's a pecking order." "If he thinks he's higherthan me, then he'll challenge mewith aggressive behavior." "Savannah,do you knowwhere miles had my tools?" "I think I saw him outby the playhouse." "With toolscome responsibility." "Miles,how many timeshave we been through this,huh?" "He's a proud breed." "I just have to teach himwho's the master." "Yeah." "Whoa." "Miles." " Hi,phil." " Hey." "There it is." " There what is,dad?" " My toolbox." "When we borrow things,we put them back." "Sorry,pop." "I want to see my toolsback in their proper location from now on,okay?" "No problem." "yes,ma'am." "Yes,ma'am." "We'll be more than happy to take care of that for you." "Your policy is definitely strong right now." "And the deductibleis very high,so that's good." "Yes,ma'am,I can look at it right now." "Um,give me just a second,okay..." "Hey,rich." "Rich." "rich!" "You're spilling,man." "you saw one in the gulf?" "huge 200 ft.lit up like a firefly" "where did you see it?" "What are you doing up?" "nothing." "How did you respondto daughtery?" "She's been contained." "Your specialty." "I have some experiencewith whistle-blowers." "Talk would only make hermore determined." "So you ruin her career." "She has a son,you know." "Let's get to the debrief." "This footage was shotlast night inside the sinkholein texas." "The navy robot was outfittedto withstand heat up to 800 degrees." " How far did it get?" " 43,44 miles." "All the wayto the magma." "That's whenthe R.O.V. Melted." "But not beforeit sent back this." "Why don't they burn upin the heat?" "Perhaps it's home." "You mean that this istheir habitat?" "Maybe the species isn'ta sudden evolutionary mutation." "Maybe they've beendown there in the earth the whole time." "is remarkable." "In addition to facilitating dr." "Singh's recovery, we've documented it, restoring diseased cellsat a nuclear level." "No matter how we regulatedthe temperature,we were losingthe sample." "Yeah." "This image has beenslowed down so you can seethe deterioration." "Millions of cells per second." "It would've been gone by dawn." "We had no choice but to freeze it." "Imagine the possibilities,davis." "A new era of medicine." "Maybe the endof disease." "You knowyour problem,doctor?" "You're an optimist." "National Oceanographic Sound Survey" "Hi,I'm lookingfor wayne johnson." " You got him." " Hi,I'm dr." "Laura daughtery." " Hi." "Affiliation?" "Monterey oceanographic." "Look,I was interestedin getting a recording from one of your hydrophonesa week or so back." "Yeah,what for?" "I was on a divethe other weekend sponsored by the institute, and we came across an animalthat,quite frankly,I couldn't identify." "Well,I got over 500 hydrophonesfrom reykjavik all the way tothe cape of good hope." "So withoutspecific coordinates-- 46,15 north.129,53 west." " That's near the san juande fuca." " Yes,sir." "Yes,it is." " What date?" " September 19th." "September 19th." "Two guys came in here yesterday looking for the exactsame thing." "You should be dead." "Extensive facial contusions,massive blood loss." " And look at you." " I'm a miracle." "There are no miracles in science." "Somehow the speciesproduces a collagen-bindingmembrane glycoprotein." "This allows them to survive such a hostile environment." "Alex." "What are you doing?" "Nothing." "Nothing." "who the--who are these guys?" "Both of themare civilians." "But they had D.O.D.Credentials, and a subpoena to confiscatethe material." "So they seized the sound file?" "From the mic you'retalking about,yeah." "So so what's the rangeon these mics?" "500 miles,give or take." "So could I pull the sound filefrom the next mic up the chain?" "Say,like,that one?" "Do you know how loud an animalwould have to be in order to be audible underwater... from a hundred miles away?" "You haven't heard the animalI'm looking for." "My head fell off... it's like a needlein a haystack." "I'll shoot!" "You're eating my head!" " Did you hear it?" " No." "What's it matteranyways?" "A wild recordingmeans mommy could get a grant or a job or... pay the power bill?" "Today's gonna bea good day." "No hearing voices." "Just regular dayfor us regular folks." "Yup.Just a day in the life." "Okay.Go make yourself useful." "Looks likewe're in for one,huh?" "Hi." "I heardyou were hiring." "You have some restaurantexperience?" "It's how I paid my waythrough graduate school." "Yes." "I see.Doctor daughtery." "You certainly are qualified." "It's $4.25 an hourplus tips." "When do I start?" "Rich. rich." "all right,miles,it's your turn to say grace." "Heavenly father,please bless this food to thenourishment of our bodies.Amen." "I think it would be niceif you said something meaningful during the blessing." "Dear god, thank you for giving methe opportunities that you have." "Thank youfor my loved one... ones." "I'm trying notto get frustrated, even though I know most kidswould have given up by now." "I knowthat through consistency and repetition, throughpositive reinforcement and not rewardingbad behavior that you'll take careof everything." "Because deep downI know that there's something goodin everybody and it just hasto be given a chance." " Amen." " Amen." "Amen." " Thank you,miles." " Okay,that was creepy." " Savannah." " What?" "Hey,I applaud the effort" "Miles." "Miles!" "Miles." "Jeez." "oh,my god the playhouse everyone get back inside.Just get back inside!" "Miles.Miles,come here!" "Miles." "Miles,we gotta get back inside,buddy." "Miles,come on." "Let's get insidebefore we get struck." "Come on." "Come on." "Rich." "Honey?" "Honey." "What happened?" "Something... wonderful." "What?" "Rich." "Honey,look at me.Look at me." "My brother,george,he's still alive." "He's talking to me." "Hey." "You went for the heat." "It's okay." "It's okay,little buddy." "Did you do it?" "Did you make the lightningflatten savannah's playhouse?" "Did you?" "12 hours,16 bucks." "So much for my thesis." "Wrong bandwidth." "I have you onthe wrong bandwidth." "Cirko.It's laura daughtery." "I need you to listen to this.Okay,hear this." "Do you hear that sound?" "That is the species.I have it on tape." "you shouldn't be calling." "Who is this?" "I believe dr." "Cirko gave yousome advice about pursuing this,dr." "Daughtery." "Is that what you call it?"Advice"?" "Is that what you call framingsomeone for plagiarism, taking their careeraway from them?" "When are you guys gonna realizethat I am in it?" "I am not going anywhere." "I have proof." "I have evidenceof a new life form on tape." "Imagine a perfectlyevolved animal,mr." "Lee." "One that has ability to healitself instantaneously." "And you've replicatedthe results under controlledconditions?" "Wasn't this proof enough?" "Nothing." "Not a scratch." "Such a speciesmight well be invincible." "Imperviousto physical harm." "Quite fascinating." "I'm not sure I share your enthusiasm." "Wadham's report came in." "Complete thermogram of theentire san juan de fuca plate." "Significant thermalhairline deterioration across the northern pacific." " The ocean's heating up." " Yes." "They dig,they release heat." "The question,mr." "Lee,is how much?" "Old faithfulerupts more frequently than any of the otherbig geysers, although it's not the largest or the most regular geyserin the park." "The average intervalbetween eruptions is 91 minutes." "Each eruption will expel between 3700 and 8400 gallons of boiling water, and reach heightsof 106 to 184 feet." "Although the intervalbetween eruptions has lengthened dueto vandalism and earthquakes... old faithful is still as predictable as it was a century ago."