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Previously on Surface.

This is Dr. Laura Daughtry. Rich and Daughtry dove to the bottom of the

ocean. A pod of the new vertebrates. To prove to the world that the species

existed.

They survived, stranded at sea.

Take the backpack!

Come on, it's got the camera, don't let go of it!

We need to keep this with us!

As Miles searched for Nimrod, he was attacked.

As he lay dying, the hunt for Nim was on.

Nimrod died, and in a miracle, Miles healed overnight.

And now...

I never thought not moving would feel so good.

I never thought not moving would hurt so bad.

But we got it. I can hold that for you, man. No, no, no.

I want to hold on to it.

What are they doing there?

Big news for a small town. Coast guards are looking for you everywhere.

Hey, it's suppressed.

We got tape for you guys. We have to wait.

Wait for what? We have to be smart. You don't know how easy it is for us to look

crazy. We have to do it the right way.

Let's get a shot of them going in. Hey, back off. These guys have been through a

lot.

The NSA picked this up. The biometrics on the girl matched your watch.

Find out the hospital.

Call the Portland FBI and get them to pick these two up. What legal authority?

I'll handle the warrants.

Hey, speak to the SAC.

No one else.

I want these two in an interrogation room in under an hour. Do you understand

me? Got it.

You sure you're up for this?

I mean, you're barely a day out of the hospital. You don't need the added

stress.

I want to see him.

Okay.

Give them a minute, guys.

Sorry. I'll come back.

No, wait.

He made a sound.

A sound? I could have swore like a sneeze.

It's dead, Miles.

They check these things.

Yeah.

You're right.

I wouldn't get any closer.

It isn't like strangers.

Dr. Blum!

Dr. Blum!

You're not going to believe this.

Dr.

Blum? What? It's alive.

It woke up and jumped off.

Woke up?

Careful.

Just stay calm. You're making him angry.

Sim, nobody wants to hurt you.

Okay?

Here.

It's okay.

Try to get him in the tank.

The tank?

So you can lock him up?

Get the police over here?

Miles, this is a very important specimen.

They'll kill him.

You saw what they did at the hospital. They think Nim eats people.

I'm going to take him back to the ocean, to the wild.

What wild?

The whole eastern seaboard's developed.

There's no more wild left for him. He's safer here, where we can learn about

him. You can help us. You know more about him than anybody.

I won't let anybody take him from you, Miles. I promise.

Have you heard anything about Jackson Holden?

We launched from his trawler.

I hadn't heard about him.

Okay, well, maybe we could check the Coast Guard and see if there have been

any emergency calls. Right now, you need to worry about yourself.

Look, if I hear anything, I'll let you know, okay?

Try to sleep.

Excuse me, excuse me.

Frank, it's not in here. It's in the next room. Sure?

Yeah. Come on.

Almost punched in the face. We gotta get out of here. No, it's okay. Let's go.

Nurse Grant, Street West.

Nurse Grant, Street West.

Hey, hey, hey, look at this.

Hey, what are you doing? I'm just calling Jesse to let him know I'm home.

What? No, don't do that, Laura. Why? Just quickly. I just need to hear his

voice. Laura, what makes you think that if they follow us to this little town in

Oregon that they ain't staking out Sean's house or my sister-in-law's

already? I just need to hear his voice really quickly. Laura, you don't

understand. They're already tapping the phones.

Come on now. That's the easiest and first thing that they do.

Okay? If you call him now, you're going to be putting him in more danger than he

already is.

Rich, jeez.

Don't you need to hear your kid's voice? Yes, of course I do, but it's not an

option.

It's not an option.

Okay?

Now we've got to finish putting on these clothes, see if that ATM card works, and

just let's concentrate on the things that we do have control over, all right?

We're getting that tape in the right hands, all right? Yes.

Okay, then, come on.

Laura, you okay?

I called the Coast Guard, but I can't... I know. I'm okay.

Look, I can't let Rich know that I'm making this call.

Yeah, there are people looking for you.

What people?

They were there?

Yeah.

Uh, what about Jesse? Is he okay?

He's fine.

Sean, I'm gonna come there.

No, don't.

I don't care. I'm gonna come there. It's not safe for you, okay?

Okay.

All right, Sean, will you please give him a big kiss from me, please?

Yeah, I will.

All right.

I got 300 bucks.

All right, come on, let's go.

You should know your son has done something quite extraordinary.

Well, thank you. It's been very interesting around our house lately.

Well, it truly is an amazing animal.

I may be getting ahead of myself, but this could be bigger than the

coelacanth. The coelacanth? Well, let's just say it's a bit like finding a

unicorn. Except the name's real. Oh, it certainly is.

This is David Howell from the North Carolina Oceanographic University.

This is Dr. Hamaker from the Smithsonian in Washington.

How does it feel to make natural history?

Pretty good, I guess.

Attention Coffee City customers. All online services and color printing

discounted 20%. Hey there.

You guys need some assistance?

Yeah, actually we do. We're looking to do a couple things. We want to upload

the footage on this tape and then make a couple DVD copies of it.

Key's better with the computers.

We'll download the tape into the hard drive.

Okay. Then upload and burn from there. Cool, cool.

Just need a firewire.

Goes up in there.

What's that? Why is it doing that?

Looks like the tape got wet.

No, no, no. That should be a problem. It should be fine.

Man, what are you doing? The reel's on the taper stick.

I'm just going to tighten them up.

Okay, sorry.

We traveled a long way to get that footage.

I understand.

Oh, come on, man. This can't be happening now.

There it is.

You guys shot this?

Yeah. What we need to do is we need to get it on the web and we need as many

people to see it as possible. What are our options for that?

You mean like viral video?

Uh, yeah. Yeah, exactly.

Strange film.

That has to join. I mean, people post videos like that George Bush cartoon,

Cats with Two Tongues, stuff like that. People can get it, they can copy it, and

they can send it out to all their friends?

Yeah. Maximum eyeballs.

I mean, how do you think that Paris Hilton tape happened?

Um...

Hey,

what is that?

That brother's a new species.

Where did you find the egg?

Out in the harbor, by figure eight.

There was a whole bunch of them.

So you took it home?

And put it in our fish tank. We have some of the eggs here, but they're not

fertilized. But a lot of eggs have hatched. All swarms of them.

He thinks that may be what's responsible for the killing out at Southport.

And I got attacked by a swarm out at the electric table.

But Nim would never do that.

Nim?

Nimrod.

That's his name.

How'd you come up with that?

Actually, my friend Phil did.

We totally trained him. He's smarter than a dog.

What's this about the electrical?

He just likes it.

And salt.

He loves salt. And he obviously has some really advanced healing capabilities.

Yeah?

Yeah.

So it's kind of better if we go in one or two at a time. I think a lot of

people would spook him. Whatever you say, Miles. This is your show.

David, why don't you go in and... One more?

Mom?

Okay. So just...

Keep quiet and no sudden movements run the tank and he'll stay calm

You kept this thing in your house?

I skipped, boss.

They were gone when we got there.

She'll try to make contact with her son.

She already did.

We got something on the tap on the ex-husband.

Well, let me hear it.

I'm okay.

Look, I can't let Rich know that I'm making this call. Did you call from a

pay phone? Yeah, there were people selling for you. Probably stole them.

They were there?

Yeah. They can't be too far from the hospital.

Is he okay? Fine.

Here's 15 extra DVDs for you, and you'll go for Strange Films. Okay, and so it's

online right now?

Yeah, yeah. Oh, and I chain mailed the entire OSU history department with the

link. Really?

That's awesome.

Hey, man, you're good.

Thank you.

Sweet stack underground, baby. Okay.

Thanks. Thank you. Peace out. Y'all be good.

That was so good.

Unbelievable.

Yes.

May I please have the number in San Jose, California, Channel 6, KSOJ.

Can you help me remember this?

5550186.

Was that your reporter friend?

Come on, San Francisco.

Please. San Francisco!

I mean... Nobody stops for H-Actors anymore.

They've all seen too many crazy movies and read too many stories about all the

weirdos out there.

You know what I think? Honestly.

You want to get old school on him? I mean, I think.

Let's get old school on him.

Where

you

headed?

All set with sensors?

He'll be reading his field now.

There you go.

He's putting out about 15 volts.

Let's put in the mullet.

That's odd.

Why isn't he going after them?

Maybe he's not hungry.

Oh, that isn't it.

We've been withholding food.

Why would you do that?

I'm trying to prompt his hunting behavior.

Measure the electrical charge.

Well, you don't need to starve him. He'll zap the fish on his own. Miles, I

appreciate you being here, but I want you to stand over there, please.

What was that?

I'm pretty sure he sneezed.

I don't think he likes this.

Miles, get back. You're distracting him.

I know it's tough, but you need to let us do our work.

Bless you.

Thanks.

You're the guy that goes to Delmar Academy, right?

Oh, uh, yeah, I guess.

You got arrested or something, right?

I go to Eisenhower.

heard about that it's pretty crazy it wasn't that crazy i mean

oh we did steal that car i guess stole a car i'm caitlin by the way miles

so why aren't you down in the critter lab with all the big brains

oh you know just uh taking a break a lot of research to do kicked you out huh

Yeah, kinda.

It's not like they're gonna let you stand in the way of a big discovery or

anything. I mean, he was my discovery.

It's all about revisionist history, dude.

No. No, no, no. Dr.

Blum and I have a deal.

Maybe you don't know Dr. Blum as well as you think you do.

Thank you so much for calling me back.

How are you? Good.

I got married.

Really? Congratulations.

That's great.

Yeah, last month.

Oh, that's really wonderful, Anne.

Listen, Anne, I have a question for you. I have this tape that I think is

potentially newsworthy, and I would really like to bring it by your office

and show it to you. OK, sure.

Great. Do you still remember how to get here? Uh, yes. Yes, I do.

Great. Well, I'll see you in a while.

We on? Yes.

All right.

We were rescued from the Coast Guard, like, you know, two days ago. Yeah. And

so here we are, basically.

Wow, it's a pretty crazy story.

Yeah, it's actually a true story, too. Yes. Oh, thank you. And, um, this other

guy, Jackson. Jackson, yes. He just vanished.

Well, yeah. Not quite sure what happened. Right, but maybe you could,

you know, get to the Coast Guard and, like, talk to them, poke around, find

out what happened to him. Well, yeah, but...

Let's take a look at your footage first. Sure.

Absolutely.

Okay, so I just have to sort of fast forward some of this because I've

documented the entire experience.

So just bear with me.

Okay.

There. There.

So tell me, what am I looking at?

It's pretty impressive, isn't it? It's a new marine vertebrate.

A new species at the bottom of the ocean. A carnivore.

So it eats?

Everything.

What is this? What am I looking at? I don't get it. It's a new species,

brother. Why is that new? Does it eat people?

Yes, yes, actually. Eating people is good. We can use that, right? The real

thing is that it's an ecological threat. So it's hairspray, but hairspray doesn't

eat people. It's different than hairspray. You're saying you were down

how deep? 5,000 feet, actually. That thing?

Not that one. It ain't your brother?

Hey, listen, nobody got down. You built your own submarine.

It's actually a bathysphere, which is a slightly different structure. So this is

my copy, right? Yes, you can keep that. And we know how to get in touch with

you? Yes, absolutely.

Have a good day. Thank you.

So we'll let you know.

Where are you going to be? We'll be at the Fairchild.

But nobody can know that.

I'm sorry.

Seriously, Anne, seriously.

Nobody can know that. He doesn't leave this room. Thank you. Thank you very

much for your time.

Right. Yeah.

So what do you think? American Nessie.

Oh, come on. The story's too good to check.

Look, I'm asking Bill. He's a science reporter, okay?

Oh, yeah.

I can use this.

Yeah.

Exaggerated rostral organ. Must give it heightened electro-sensory perception.

Media location between the eyes measuring at 6.3 centimeters.

The mouth can open real wide for taking prey.

Is he okay? The gland is here on the interior edge of the scapula. Fine

miles.

They're not moving. What we had is sedating him. It's safer that way.

Tell me what you're doing. We're just exploring his healing properties. That's

all. Dr. Bloom.

All right, come on now. You shouldn't be in here right now.

It's just a needle biopsy. He'll be fine. I should be in there with him. No,

Nim gets too riled up when you're around.

It's because he knows me. That's right.

You've bonded. You raised him. It's what we call imprinting.

And that's a bad thing I just think it would be best if you kept out of the lab

at least while we're doing research You're always doing research.

This is an important discovery.

It's not time to be selfish

Taking another break?

Yeah.

Yes, you're right.

Congratulations.

Want to see something cool?

What are you doing?

You're into critters and all that. You'll like this.

Nice, huh?

The jelly did that.

No way.

Mm-hmm.

No, sure, last summer.

Man, it rolled up on me in between sets.

Touch it.

So smooth.

I got a scar.

Not from a jellyfish, but... What is that, a bite?

Yeah.

Dog? Yeah, dog.

Since I'm off work, I think I'm going to hit the water.

Swell's picked up. Why don't you come?

I don't surf.

I could teach you.

I've taught lots of guys.

Wow.

So you're turning me down.

I guess so.

No worries.

See you around.

Hey, guys.

Hi. Guess what? What?

They're running with the peas.

Yes!

Hey, they think this thing is really fun.

Fun? No, it's not a cute piece. I mean, it's not a cat in the tree kind of

thing. So what are you saying? Are you not interested?

Of course we're interested, Ann. I just, I'm saying it's not a fun... Perfect.

I'm going to get a crew here in about an hour.

What? Okay. So, right away. Yeah. We'll put you in the ballroom. It'll be great.

And we'll have your video streaming online.

Oh, we actually got it streaming on a website already.

At MSNBC.com?

You wanted eyes on this?

Yeah. You're going to get it.

That's cool. Great.

We could really use a laptop.

You think you could get your hands on one?

We might need some clothes to change into. No problem.

Anything you need.

There's just one more thing.

I was just off the phone with the Coast Guard.

They found your friend's boat.

Really?

Where? Off the coast of Long Beach.

They emailed these photos.

Long Beach? That's thousands of miles away.

They said it looks like there was a struggle.

Yeah, I mean, these are shell casings here.

They don't know.

Sorry, what do you mean they don't know?

Where is he?

He wasn't on board.

All they found was a boat.

Phil. Genius.

Phil?

Who's Phil?

What are you doing here?

I have a surprise for you.

Come on.

I can't go anywhere.

I'm grounded for another six months.

If my folks come home and I'm not here... Come on.

Back in the day, you stole a car, remember?

Go get your stuff.

Go on.

I don't know where I live, anyways.

I snaked your work file.

Oh, you're like a total criminal, huh?

You're the one that's on work release.

No, oh, community service.

Oh.

Hey, check what else I snaked.

I thought maybe we could go see a lizard after hours.

No pencil necks.

Cool.

You can hold on tighter.

Hey, honey, listen. I was thinking, science chic or business casual?

Uh, yeah, that one's nice.

I like that.

You know what? You're right. This color isn't right for you anyway.

You know what?

I forgot your name, but we're going to need a couple chairs here if you get a

chance. You see, Dr.

Daughtry, she should be sitting over here.

No, no, actually, I think one's good. Thank you.

We've got to get another chair.

I just... Rich. Yeah?

Even after all that we've been through together, we still have two very

different takes on this thing, and I don't want to confuse people.

Confused people.

What's that supposed to mean?

It's television, you know?

And I guess there's an image and a credibility to project that

is... I see.

So what are you saying? That I'm going to get up there and make us look crazy?

Rich, don't get mad. I'm not mad. I'm not. Who's mad? I'm not mad.

We were down there in that thing. I told you we were going to be all right. It

was all part of the plan, didn't I?

Didn't I? And it was. And we made it out. Okay. Just fine. I know.

That's true. That is true. The only reason we got those tapes is because of

what I did.

Man, I know that's true.

Okay, then what are you doing? What are you talking about? I mean... Rich, we

have a videotape of a sea monster.

It's really not the most believable thing to begin with.

And I think that to put a scientist out there, it gives it a more credible face.

Alright.

Alright, I'm here. I'm ready.

Folks, let's clear it out, okay?

Where is, uh, Dr. Doctor?

Go on, go get him, Doc.

Hi.

Hi, how are you? I'm Dr. Doctor.

Okay, right, here we go.

To the top of the countdown now, and we conclude with an amazing rescue at sea.

I know, I know, amazing rescues at sea are a dime a dozen. But how about saving

two people bailing out from what amounts to a backyard submarine, and then it

gets interesting.

The wild tale of what lies beneath from our correspondent Bill Withrow in San

Francisco.

Sea monsters have been a part of our storytelling tradition since man first

set sail on the open seas.

They're the stuff of legends, tall tales, myth.

Or are they?

Humans have explored less than 10% of our oceans.

There's an entire world deep beneath the sea, a world far larger than our own.

Could this world be inhabited by giant unseen predators?

One woman from Sausalito, California believes such creatures are in

existence. She says she has the evidence to prove it. That looks natural.

I had to do it like three times because I kept looking at the camera.

It's okay.

Three days ago, Dr. Daughtry and a friend were pulled from the icy waters

of the North Pacific after a harrowing deepwater dive.

A dive where she claims to have captured video footage of something in the deep.

Something that threatens our very existence.

Quite an adventure, huh? Yeah.

How did you get that video footage?

Two colleagues and I built a bathysphere out of salvage material.

Now, a bathysphere is a small submersible with no propulsion. That's

right. That's right. It's tethered to a steel cable and then simply lowered

down. And in your case, about a mile.

That's right. We sailed out to where we presume the animals were gathering, and

we went down there and made a videotape. It sounds so simple, and yet you almost

died in the process.

Yeah. Shortly after we had an encounter with a pod of the creatures, our cable

snapped.

We were stranded on the seafloor. Yeah, you look good.

Thanks. I really didn't think that we would make it out alive.

Yeah.

But she did make it back. Back from a watery grave with video footage of a new

amazing species.

And what she describes as a mating ritual.

Now, what you're about to see has not been edited in any way.

Is it the sea monster?

Judge for yourself.

This is Dr.

Laura Daughtry and Rich Connolly.

4,000 feet below the surface amidst a pod of the new vertebrates. Their

lengths range from 100 feet to 175.

This tape has been examined by our video experts.

They say it's unaltered, the genuine article, and furthermore, They say these

things are real.

Absolutely. There you go. That's what I'm talking about.

G-U-I-N article, huh?

Where are they from?

I can't actually speak of its origin, but I can tell you that it is a new

species. It is a new marine vertebrate. And 175 feet?

The ones that I observed, yes. Here's a question. Do you think it could be a

leftover dinosaur?

Partly. Explain that.

I was able to obtain tissue samples, and we compared its DNA.

to various other fossil records. And we found that it was very similar to

something called a Lioblerodon. An extinct animal.

Presumed extinct, yes.

We found them in a hotel near Nob Hill.

Want us to bring them in?

We brought Dr. Daughtry's video to Robert VanderWaal... We're past that.

...and the Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association to see what he had to say.

Very intriguing.

Oh, man, this doesn't look good. I've met Vanderbilt before. He's an excellent

scientist.

I think the idea of the Leviathan, the Kraken, is very powerful in the human

psyche. It's an exciting idea itself.

We like a good monster story.

Exactly. But that's all it is, a story.

This guy's a jerk.

There were huge sea monsters running around out there. Don't you think we'd

have seen some kind of evidence by now?

I address this. I address this. Evidence Dr. Daughtry says she's seen firsthand.

These creatures will...

have a profound impact on food supplies, shipping, natural resources,

international relations.

Within six months, we will be on the brink of an ecological and an eventual

humanitarian disaster.

What do you say to that?

I say consider the source.

What was that supposed to mean?

By that, he means Dr. Daughtry's standing in the academic community.

Her PhD in marine biology from the University of Hawaii was rescinded after

charges she plagiarized her thesis.

Charges she denies.

I have the proof.

They have to discredit me somehow.

By planting this material in your thesis.

That's part of the cover-up. That might make you appear as a conspiracy nut. I

realize that it might be difficult for people to trust me, but trust your eyes.

My eyes see an unemployed woman with flash animation software.

Trust your eyes, Keith.

Either way, I'm canceling my trip to Belize. He took the email number of

today. Just don't go swimming below 5,000 feet and you'll be fine, Bill.

Be with us tomorrow night when our special live guest will probably be the

Jersey Devil.

Good night and good luck.

Are you sure this is okay?

I thought you liked to live dangerously.

Yeah, just not when I'm on probation.

It'll be okay.

Here.

Hold this while I change.

A little bit higher.

No peeking.

I'm not...

supposed to be?

My hands are so totally pruned.

Unseared.

Ears aren't wrinkled at all.

Weird.

Well, I hope this was fun for you two.

Dr. Bloom... Dad, I can explain.

Dad? Caitlin, one more word.

Get him out of there.

No, get over here.

Miles, I thought you were smarter than this.

You wouldn't let me see him. So you broke in, endangered his safety, your

safety, potentially contaminated the habitat.

You know what it costs to drain and clean this tank?

I'm sorry, Miles. I think it'd be best for every one of you stopped coming to

the aquarium.

Yeah, it's a real good thing we decided to play that science angle, because the

way you get my face on camera and just the credibility goes right out the

window. You know what, Richmond?

I didn't know they were going to make it like an infotainment piece.

How am I supposed to... I don't know, but it was like shark week.

Nobody's going to take it seriously now.

Hey. What?

Look at this.

Look.

See that counter?

Oh, my God.

I mean, you kidding?

And look, they got forums and everything.

Huh?

It's getting out there.

It's getting out there.

I'll take you home.

No, thanks.

Look, I'm sorry, all right?

It's not like I knew he was going to be there.

It's not your fault.

When he cools off, I'll talk to him about your pet.

This is what no one gets.

He's not my pet.

Okay, he's the missing link or whatever.

I get it.

You sure you don't want to ride?

It's not that far. I can walk.

Okay.

Maybe I'll see you tomorrow.

I don't know.

I can't go back

Who is it?

Ron Dash, I have a fax here for you.

Rich, are you expecting a fax or something?

Huh? What?

I said, are you expecting a fax?

No, not me.