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( whales squalling )

( whales continue squalling )

( majestic theme plays )

( whales cry in distance )

( seagulls caw )

( whales squalling )

( ominous theme plays )

( motor approaches )

Hey, Nolan!

Do you see anything?

[IRISH ACCENT] Hell, I don't even see a great white flounder.

NOLAN: Shark's fin.

Ten o'clock.

And it's a whopper!

Keep it this side of the ship.

And sheer off at about 200 yards.

Gus, start pitching it some meat.

Hey, keep off! There's a diver down.

Paul, keep into the portside!

ANNIE: Look out!

Paul, hard to port!

( fires harpoon )

Any fellow dumb enough to go diving

when there's a great white--

Nice going, baby,

you maybe just cost us a quarter of a million bucks.

I what? NOLAN: 'Tis the truth.

Do you know how much an aquarium would pay

for a great white shark?

Ten thousand a foot.

And he was 25 feet, if he was a yard.

Can you believe that, Paul?

Fifty-foot he was, at least. Fifty-foot.

Hey, Nolan, he's coming back.

Climb aboard.

Paul, pour on the coal.

Stay by the side. I'll come back to get you.

( engine sputters out )

Fin at two o'clock.

Look, that idiot's in the water!

Ken, get back in the boat!

( squalling )

Jesus, what did that?

There's only one creature in the world that could do that.

A killer whale.

( squalling )

RACHEL: This is without challenge

the most powerful animal on the globe.

The killer whale.

He is a mammal with warm blood,

found in every sea.

The ancient Romans called him orca Orcinus,

Latin for "The bringer of death."

His tapered form and muscular fin make the orca

the fastest moving whale in all the oceans.

The adult male measures around 30 feet and weighs six tons.

But there have been cases where he ran to 45 feet.

Now, here's a killer whale,

in what is probably his most familiar guise.

Tamed on exhibition.

One captured as a pup and brought up with men.

Treated with kindness, there is no creature

that is a greater friend to man.

But if not...

the orca's mouth has 48 teeth set in two impressive rows.

As parents, killer whales are exemplary.

Better than most human beings.

And like human beings,

they have a profound instinct for vengeance.

Yet, the most amazing thing about these creatures

is neither their gentleness nor their violence,

but their brains.

Slides please, Ken.

Now, these three brains are of a monkey,

a human being,

and this is the brain of a killer whale.

We know very little

about the nature of the whale's intelligence,

except that it exists and is powerful.

And in some respects,

may even be superior to man.

A 4-month-old fetus,

incredibly like that of a human baby.

It even has two hands, with five fingers on each.

Whales talk.

They communicate

by a combination of pure sound

and sonar echolocation.

( whale squalls play )

The whale sounds you are now hearing contain wavelengths

that can travel, not just across one ocean basin,

but around the entire world.

This was recorded underwater

and analyzed by computers at Caltech.

It was found to contain

15 million pieces of information.

The Bible contains only four million.

What are they saying?

For that matter, do they have to say anything to communicate?

Their sonar...

would be a little like our having x-ray vision.

If we could look into one another

and instantly know if someone else was happy or sad,

indifferent, or aroused,

healthy or suffering from a tumor we could actually see,

then a human phrase like "How are you?"

would be meaningless.

What we call language,

they might call unnecessary or redundant

or retarded.

RACHEL: I didn't notice at first,

but my lectures suddenly gained a new and attentive member,

Captain Nolan.

He began to call on me after class at odd hours,

asking about the orcas and occasionally about me.

I was surprised at his ignorance of the animals.

To have fished here for so long

and to have learned so little about them amazed me.

I was also intrigued by his curiosity.

The combination made him seem vulnerable

and even attractive.

It was that or I'd been in Newfoundland for too long.

In any case, I should have known

that fishermen are rarely curious about anything at sea

unless they want to catch it or kill it.

Don't tell me you're building a holding pen.

Damn my big mouth.

I should have known when you pumped me about killer whales,

it wasn't to improve your mind

if any.

Now look, we're not going to harm him.

The lucky lad will have a long,

happy life in some aquarium.

How much money do you think you're going to get for him?

Enough. Enough.

Nolan,

there's a word for you.

I know.

And I've been called it many times.

You're planning to capture and sell a fellow creature.

He's like you. He has warm blood. He breathes air.

He's a mammal, but with intelligence.

And he communicates.

Oh, he communicates, does he?

Look at me.

Tell me I'm pulling your leg and I'll give you a dollar.

No, but I'll tell you this.

You're one hell of a girl to be living in a tent,

sleeping with a tape recorder.

Did I tell you that that animal

has a right to be left alone.

No, you didn't.

But I have a notion that you're about to.

These animals are too big and too smart,

and they're made to be in constant motion.

They don't even sleep.

It's much crueler than putting a lion in a cage.

It's hardly something to screw around with.

Well, now that's a very dangerous word

to use around a fellow like me.

I mean, I might get a notion or two.

You'll never catch a killer whale.

Is there any way that I can make you give up?

Well...

there's one you might try.

But I suppose that's out of the question.

If that's what it'll take.

If you're so sure I can't catch a killer whale,

why are you so upset?

Listen, you won't catch one,

but you might butcher a couple dozen in the attempt.

Oh, that's not my style at all.

So you refuse to quit?

That's not my style either,

especially when a pretty and intelligent girl like you

tells me that I'm dumber than a fish.

Lots of bad luck.

( majestic ocean theme plays )

How many cc's of dope in the harpoons?

Well...

If the whale is twice the size of the shark,

therefore we use twice as much.

Nolan. What?

You know, killer whales are monogamous.

Monogamous. What does that mean?

They stick with one mate all their life.

Do you realize we could be busting up a happy family?

You continue what you're doing.

Bring it up when you're finished.

Killer whales ahead!

Oh, boy!

We're off to the races, boys!

Annie, bring up the doped heads.

Here, you take over.

Oh, boy! Oh, boy! Oh, boy!

Look at them. Just look at them.

We don't want to approach them

like a bull in a china shop, you understand?

Now go back now.

Here, let me take over.

( wails )

Merciful God, what's that?

ANNIE: You nicked the male.

You hit the female.

He sounds almost human.

It's not a he, it's a her. How do you know?

You can tell by the hook-shape fin.

Paul, astern.

Paul, hard to port and full ahead.

Look, she's coming back.

( wailing )

She's trying to kill herself.

Stop the engines.

Novak, come down here and help me.

Help me get this crazy fish on board.

The sling's tight.

All right, Paul.

Haul away. And when she's clear,

we'll swing her in board.

( ominous theme plays )

( squalling )

She's losing so much blood.

I know. I know. Shut up.

( wails )

( screams )

( bellows )

Mother of God.

( bellows )

( bellows )

Get her off my ship.

Damned cable's jammed the boom.

( spraying hose )

( bellows )

( whale squalls fading )

It's okay.

It's gone.

It's gone.

You flushed it over.

( rumbling )

What did we hit?

I don't know.

Charts.

Paul, check the radar.

Nothing there.

Check the depth.

Eighty-five fathoms.

The chart said the same thing.

And there isn't a shoal or a reef marked in five miles.

( gasps in pain )

Would you help me check the bearing.

( rumbling )

You know what we hit? No, what?

We didn't hit anything. It hit us.

NOLAN: Novak, check the engine room.

( faint whale squalls )

( grunts )

Paul, is that whale still alive?

God knows how, but she's breathing.

Go back to the wheel.

Novak.

Help me get her overboard. To hell with her.

One more hit like that, and he'll sink us for sure.

That's exactly why I want to get her overboard.

Come on.

Climb the boom,

cut the rope.

Okay! Hold on!

NOLAN: Novak!

Are you all right?

I'm okay. I'm okay now.

( squalls )

( Novak yells )

Novak!

Oh, my God.

( ominous theme plays )

( whale squalls in distance )

( whales squalling and wailing )

( melancholy theme plays )

Oh, my God.

Let's go. Come on. Come on, let's go.

You drive on.

I'll walk.

You're reading to the whale?

You'd never butcher a whale by accident.

It's not your style.

What can I do?

Well, you can stop looking at me as if I'm the crazy one.

Well, I must say I'm amazed

that she swam up here against the wind and the tide.

She didn't swim.

Her mate pushed her.

He what?

Didn't you anchor your boat in here last night?

I did. Just out there.

He followed you.

He what?

He followed you.

MAN: She speaks you the truth.

She knows it from the university.

I know it from my ancestors.

Well, I'm delighted to hear that.

Who the hell are you?

I am Jacob Umilak.

I teach at a tribal school in the north.

Oh, nice to meet you.

You're the man who did this?

Guilty.

Well, I must be off now.

Nolan, please listen to him.

Why?

We know from our fathers

that they once tried to kill a whale like that

and hardly wounded it.

It is known that the whale capsized the boat

and chewed up both the hunters who manned it.

It is known that these whales have great memory.

And even after many numbers of years pass,

they always remember the human being

who had tried to harm them.

Oh, rubbish.

( chuckles )

He saw you, Nolan.

He saw you on the deck of the boat.

If I were you I would stay far from his territory.

I might just do that.

You'll give up?

I might just do that too.

( church organ plays )

MINISTER: Rest eternal grant him, O Lord.

And let light perpetual shine upon him.

Amen.

That was nice, Reverend.

Thanks.

Now, would you--?

Would you give this in his name to the Seamen's Fund?

You see, he didn't have any family.

All right. Thank you.

There's, uh, something I'd like to ask you, Reverend.

Yes?

Would you wait for me outside, Paul?

You're Irish?

Yes, I can't lose the accent.

I've been here 16 years.

Laborers are a dime a dozen at home.

But I came over here

and I worked for my uncle in his boat.

And he died and he left me the boat, mortgaged.

And he left me Gus.

Dear old Gus.

You know,

he taught me everything I know,

which is precious little.

I can understand how badly you must feel about his death.

Well, he was a fisherman,

and fishermen like to die at sea.

He'd a fear of dying in an old home

with pipes and tubes stuck out of him.

You know what I mean?

But, uh...

to die like this is--

Don't take it too much to heart.

What's done is done.

Right.

All right.

Um, Reverend.

What I-- What I was meaning to ask you like...

...can you commit a sin against an animal?

Oh, you can commit a sin against a blade of grass.

Sins are really against oneself...

...you understand?

I do.

I do.

Thank you, Reverend.

Thanks for the tie.

Mm. I'm glad the pants fit.

( chuckles weakly )

MAN: Excuse me.

Nolan, isn't it? Yeah.

I'm Al Swain. I'm in charge here.

Hello, Al.

What--? What do you mean you're in charge?

You know, the Fisherman's Union and all that.

We brought your boat in the yard.

Oh, it was you.

Listen, thank you. Thank you very much.

Look, is there anything I can do in return?

No, nothing special. It's just--

It's just that South Harbor's

a friendly little place, that's all.

Everybody knows everybody and his business.

Just like yours, trying to catch a big, live killer whale, no?

No.

No.

Well, we were for a moment,

but now I've changed my mind.

Well, that's probably just as well.

There's a few people around here

superstitious about that sort of thing.

Superstitious? I don't know what you mean.

You see, an orca hanging around here

any length of time drives our fish away.

That's our livelihood.

You understand.

( ominous theme plays )

( indistinct shouting )

( indistinct shouting )

( winch whirring and people chattering )

Get that for me?

Mm-hm.

Thanks.

"Whales and Dolphins in Science and...

"Mythology.

In celebration of the world's least known intelligence."

Must be a book about me.

"Herman Melville believed if God returns to this planet,

he'll come back as a whale."

Ah, come on,

you can't really believe all this stuff, can you?

Forgive me laughing now. I'm not laughing at you.

But all this stuff is a bit heavy for me to digest.

But thanks for the book.

You're very welcome.

When we're finished burying the old whale,

I'm going to give a wake in my house.

And I'll buy you a drink. Will you come?

Thanks.

SWAIN: Nolan, you got a minute?

NOLAN: Yeah, what do you want?

You're in a pretty big hurry

to bury that whale there, aren't you?

I was, was I?

Well, I've got some good news for you.

The boatyard's giving you priority.

They're hauling your Bumpo

up for fixing first thing tomorrow.

Oh.

Would you like a drink?

Well, you didn't drive out all this way

just to tell me that.

We figured you'd want to know.

Well, now that's--

That's nice of you,

but actually...

I'm not in any great hurry

to sail away from South Harbor at all.

You mean you're staying around till you kill that whale?

( scoffs )

Kill the whale? Not at all.

I'm staying around because

I've paid a month's rent on my house,

plus the fact I've got a crew member with a busted foot.

It's got nothing to do with the whale at all.

Did I say something wrong?

First, two boats are sunk,

now the fish have vanished from the fishing grounds,

and it's all because of your whale.

My whale?

Al, will you forget about the whale?

I've forgotten about him already,

and I'll bet you you'll never see him around here again.

An hour ago a kid saw a fin off the North Point.

A fin with a nick in it.

Stationary.

Just waiting.

Don't go down to the North Point, Nolan.

Why would I? Just don't.

He's far more dangerous than-- Look, I said, why would I?!

Now, why would I?

I'll see you tonight, right?

Wrong.

( water ripples )

( water ripples )

( squalls )

( whale squalls )

( indistinct chattering )

SWAIN: All right, now, we've called the Coast Guard,

the Canadian Fisheries Research Board,

even the Marine Mammal Commission in the United States.

They all say they have no authority

to do anything about that animal...

( Swain in distance ): or they have no time to do anything.

And you know for damn sure

that Nolan's not going to do anything.

Now, who does that leave, huh? Us!

Can I help you?

You know, the men all meet.

They talk of you and they are angry.

I understand.

They say you are a coward

for not to go out and kill this whale.

I have my reasons.

I believe you.

You do?

Why?

I see in your face fear,

but it is not anything alive.

It is of some spirit, I think.

I come only to warn you,

perhaps it is best to go hunt this devil

no matter what your reasons are.

If there is any more harm done to this town by your whale--

My whale?

Look.

Thank you for the warning.

I know what my ancestors would have done.

What? They have the shaman

sew a small skin whale

and stuff it with the livers of birds.

They make piss-water on it

and throw it into the sea with some words.

If all has been done right,

the monster's spirit flies out of his mouth, and he is dead.

Well,

maybe I should ask you to try that for me.

The world has changed.

Even our gods dance to a new song.

I thank you.

Where's that? Oh, yes.

"They can communicate like humans."

That's exactly what she said.

Hey, Paul!

It says here in the book that whales--

( ominous theme plays )

It's a pretty good likeness, Nolan.

Especially the head.

What's the matter with the head?

And what the hell are you doing down here?

I couldn't resist seeing

what you wanted my camping gear for.

Well, now you know. Scram.

Don't tell me that that scarecrow

is going to keep him off.

I'm smarter than that. I hope to bring him in.

You hope it will bring him in?

Right. Like last night.

( laughs )

Nolan, you really are the dumbest,

maddest man I've ever met.

That's what I get for putting you onto books.

What are you going to do now?

Are you going to hypnotize him?

No, not exactly.

I came down here to shoot him.

Bang, bang.

One though each eye.

But then...

I put myself into his position.

And I thought that-- He won't show.

Why not? Why do you think he sunk

the other boats in the harbor and not yours?

Well, now I must admit that--

That rather puzzled me.

He deliberately left you your boat

because he wants to fight you on the sea.

I won't do that.

I refuse.

In fact, I won't fight him at all.

But you'll murder him.

You'll stand here safe on the jetty

and shoot him through the eye.

But you're not a man, you're an animal.

It's creatures like you science should be observing.

Why don't you go somewhere else for your excitement?

Excite--?!

Excitement?!

Is that all it means to you?

I'm thinking more of that whale than you are.

With a gun.

I brought this gun to shoot him. Yes.

Yes, I did,

but I knew when I came to do it,

I couldn't do it.

So I got to thinking, and I thought, well, if what--

If what you say is right, that whales can communicate,

well, then I thought I'd--

I thought I'd look at him, right in the eye...

...and I'd tell him that the killing

of his wife and his child

was a terrible accident,

that I didn't mean it. I didn't mean it.

I'd tell him that I was sorry.

And I hoped he'd forgive me.

( ominous theme plays )

I understand what that whale is feeling

because... Because the same thing happened to me.

My wife was pregnant.

She was driving to the hospital alone.

A drunken driver

came down the wrong side of the road and hit her.

He killed her

and he killed my baby.

( sirens wail in distance )

Okay, that's good enough.

Now get that thing into the water.

( lounge music plays )

( phone rings )

Yeah?

MAN: The town's working all night to fix your boat.

What?

She'll be ready and fueled to sail

on the tide at 6:15.

Who is it?

You hunt him at dawn,

or your girl's busted leg won't seem like nothing.

Swain? Is that you, Swain?

Never mind who it is.

Just take some good advice, huh?

( receiver clicks )

Well, that decides it.

Paul, put away that crutch. Come here.

You're leaving.

Well, what about the boat?

Don't worry. I'll take care of that.

Where the hell did I put that phone number?

Well, what's the matter now?

I'll explain to you later.

Aye. Got any money? Not a cent.

Take that. Go down and fill up the truck with petrol.

I'd hate to tell my mother.

Tell your mother what?

That I was run out of town by a fish.

You can't blame them, really.

If I was in their position, I'd feel exactly the same way.

( dialing )

( phone rings )

Hello.

NOLAN: Hello, Rachel. I'm going after him.

After who? What time is it, anyway?

Him. Him. The whale.

Are you awake?

Oh, I am now.

I'm sorry.

I just felt I wanted to tell you before I left.

It's what the villagers want. It's what the whale wants.

What the whale wants?

Yes. Yes. It's what the whale wants.

Nolan.

Nolan, I think I ought to explain something to you.

I don't know what this creature wants.

You don't know what he wants.

The villagers don't know. Nobody knows.

But if he's anything like a human being,

whatever he wants isn't necessarily what he should have.

Yes, but you said that I could--

Look, forget what I said.

I thought you were an insensitive boor

and I exaggerated to make a point.

Well, I was wrong.

You're a sensitive boor.

Now, do I take that as a compliment?

Well, take it any way you like.

I'll take that as a compliment.

I'll see you around. I'm off at dawn.

Nolan.

Nolan, don't you dare hang up on me.

I wasn't.

Look,

what about--?

Well, what about Paul? What about Annie's leg?

Oh, that's the point, don't you see?

They're taking the truck and going inland.

You mean you're going alone?

Well, if I don't, I'm af--

I'm afraid of what they might do to Paul and Anne.

Besides, it's me that animal wants out there.

Nolan, you're crazy.

Ah, maybe you're right.

Suppose you're right.

If a human being were crazed with grief,

would you do anything he wanted?

No.

No, you'd try to protect him against himself, wouldn't you?

Yes.

And, Nolan,

who do you think you owe more to,

the villagers or that animal?

Well, all right, then.

All right, then I won't go.

You really mean that?

I do.

You'll call me in the morning?

I will. I will.

Promise?

I promise.

Well, good night, then.

( ominous theme plays )

Nolan.

Yeah. Are you going out too?

I'm just going to the garage to pack up some gear.

Take me with you, huh?

What is it?

Come on. What's the matter?

Ah, come on.

Come on. I'll tell you what.

Come over here.

Sit down there and rest that leg,

because you've got a long, bumpy ride.

That's a good girl.

Hey there. You wanna fill her up and check the hood?

I'll get the air.

We're all out.

Of air?

Air, gas, oil, anything.

Look, who are you fooling?

I just saw you put some gas in that car, bud.

If you try the bus station,

you'll find there are no tickets for you either.

What's the idea?

Tell Nolan that he must accept with his mind

what he already knows in his heart.

There is no way out but to the sea.

The whale's gone. There is no whale.

He is not gone.

He hides and waits in a sea cave.

The monster's message to us is clear.

We must send him Nolan,

or he will torment this village without mercy.

This whole damned town's loony.

Please, tell your captain I am not his enemy.

I would sail as one of the crew.

I could help him.

With me or without me,

he has no choice but to fight.

( faint, indistinct whale cries )

( whale cries repeat )

( whale cries grow louder )

Nolan!

What's the matter?

I can't get up. My leg.

( yells )

Are you all right, Annie?

ANNIE: I can't move! NOLAN: Paul...

get the lamp by the door.

Shine it on Annie.

ANNIE: I can't hold on.

( yells )

PAUL: Annie!

NOLAN: Catch this, Annie.

Hold me.

Pull.

Pull! That's it.

( screams )

PAUL: Annie!

( sirens wail )

( indistinct chatter over police radio )

MAN OVER RADIO: Stand by. Stand by.

MAN 2 OVER RADIO: Standing by.

( suspenseful theme plays )

You revengeful son of a bitch.

You win.

You want revenge?!

Well, you'll have it!

I'll come out and fight you!

I'll fight you,

you revengeful son of a bitch!

You win!

Do you hear me?!

You win!

( majestic, dramatic theme plays )

RACHEL: So Nolan's effort to spare his crew had failed.

Both the town and the orca had seen to that.

I had insisted on leaving South Harbor with them.

I told myself that somehow I was responsible

for Nolan's state of mind.

That I had filled his head with romantic notions

about a whale capable not only of profound grief,

which I believed,

but also of calculated and vindictive actions,

which I found hard to believe, despite all that had happened.

Maybe I hoped the voyage would show me another way

to interpret the animal.

It seemed a peculiar kind of human perversity

to assume that because the whale

had an intelligence close to ours,

it would also have our most primitive

and ugly emotion,

vengeance.

At this point I was sure of only one thing,

that his grief had made the orca wildly unpredictable,

and I felt an obligation to protect both it and Nolan

from the consequences of that insanity.

Nolan, however, seemed sure of what was going to happen next,

and that frightened me more than anything else.

He set our course for the exact locale

where he had killed the whale's mate.

Nolan was certain the creature

would want to catch up with him there.

( mumbles )

KEN: Excuse me.

Well, shouldn't somebody be up on the lookout?

He's not ready, yet.

That's your gun.

Oil the patch and work it through the barrel.

I don't actually shoot whales.

If he should get me, then you'll have to shoot him.

Self-defense like.

Since when have you seriously

considered that he might get you?

I've never seriously considered.

I said "if."

PAUL: It's him.

Well, it's not bloody Neptune.

That's his first contact.

How should I steer?

I'm right. This is exactly what I thought.

I'll climb the lookout for a better angle if he comes up.

Where are you going with that gun?

What are you talking about?

It's me he wants to fight.

Put down that gun.

Steady as she goes!

Stand by for a depth charge!

You can't let off dynamite!

What do you want me to do? Dive overboard

so you can record the sounds of my being swallowed?

Don't! Don't! Get your hands off!

( coughing )

Will you get your head in?

Jesus, here he comes!

( bellows )

( whale blows air )

What the hell is he up to?

He wants us to follow him.

Umilak!

Change course! Starboard!

Are you all right?

Yes, I'm fine.

Well, I don't know whether to scold you

or to thank you.

But what's done is done.

( squalls )

( yells )

RACHEL: Ken!

( squalls )

( whale squalls over device )

What's he telling you?

Well, now...

"You are me," he said.

"I'm you," he said.

"You are my drunk driver,"

he said.

You know they're going to want us to turn back now.

It's too late for me.

I'll take it over from Paul.

( squalling continues )

Okay, Paul, I'll take her.

I wouldn't have believed it hadn't I seen it,

but that course just threaded us through the Cabot Strait

to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Like he had radar. Sonar, actually.

Did Nolan radio back what happened to Ken?

I don't know.

I guess he didn't,

because if he did we would've been ordered back into port.

You know, you're getting to be about as crazy as he is, Rachel.

Turn in now, Paul.

Try not to dream.

( suspenseful theme plays )

He's dead on.

Dead on what?

The Strait of Bell Isle.

Open seas.

He's taking us out of the Gulf

onto the coast of Labrador.

I have a funny feeling in me bones

this is the last lap

and there's no way out north.

UMILAK: Have you ever seen polar ice, Nolan?

It can crush a boat like this in a second.

Well, ice cuts both ways.

And he'll have to crash right up through it

to find air.

Ah, this whale is not as smart as I thought he was.

( majestic theme playing softly )

You goddamn crazy fish,

come back and ram us if you're going to!

Oh, here, take it easy. Take it easy.

You're doing exactly what he wants you to do.

You see, he normally follows his victim for about

a week, two weeks, before he hits him.

Here, read it, page 77.

He's trying to drive us crazy.

Well, he's already done a damn good job on you.

We've checked the fuel tanks and done some calculations.

There's not enough to take us home.

Well, we can pull up at a gasoline station

and get a couple of gallons.

Damn it, no more wisecracks.

We don't have diesel oil to get home.

Well, now...

there's a radar station northwest of Sea Horse Point.

So when the time comes you can send an SOS.

They'll send a helicopter and lift you out.

Lift us out? What about you?

Me?

( whale squalls over device )

RACHEL: With the growing cold had come a growing quiet...

from the crew, from Nolan, from everything.

It was numbing like the chill in the air

and as palpable as the ice.

And always the orca moved north

and always we followed.

We didn't speak about Ken's death

or what we planned to do.

All Nolan said was, we were hooked,

the orca was reeling us in, and that was it.

But we were low on fuel...

and Nolan seemed to give no thought

to fight or flight or anything.

The creature led, Nolan followed.

If there were any other purpose to what we were doing,

only the orca knew it.

PAUL: My God, engines astern! Engines astern!

What the hell are you doing?

What does it look like?

I'm swinging this lifeboat out where it's ready.

But outboard it can get carried away.

Well, we'll take that chance.

Get up there behind that light,

swing it around and find me a clear way.

Go on at night with these bergs around?

Are you joking?

I said find me a passage!

Nolan.

You're tired.

Get some sleep.

I'll take care of him.

Nolan was right, I think.

About what? The boat.

It's more secure if it's inboard.

Well, that's what makes horse races.

( squalls )

( yells )

No!

No!

Oh, no.

Come, I'll warm you.

Do you remember?

Some time ago...

you asked me...

how much I'd make from the whale.

Do you remember that?

( chuckles weakly )

All I wanted...

was enough money to pay off the mortgage on the boat.

Go back to Ireland.

America never suited me.

Now look what I've done.

Look what I've done.

Three people dead.

Innocent girl maimed for life.

God forgive me.

( sighs )

Tomorrow will be the day.

( wind whistling )

He loved his family more than I loved mine.

I won't be needing this.

It's going to be a fair fight...

on equal terms.

I'm taking over.

We're going back...

now.

Nolan, there's an iceberg coming... towards us.

It's moving sideways against the current.

Umilak,

start the engines.

Get me the harpoon.

He has to come up for air.

Go on, go on.

SOS. SOS.

We'll leave our signal on automatic.

Thank you.

Stand back now.

( whale cries )

( rumbling )

RACHEL: Umilak!

( yells )

RACHEL: Umilak.

Nolan!

Go on. Go on. Go on.

Come on.

Nolan!

( grunts )

Behind you!

Here...

catch!

( air vent hissing )

( squalls )

( squalls )

What in hell are you?!

Jesus! Shoot!

( yells )

Nolan!

( whimpers )

( majestic, dramatic theme playing )

( helicopter blades whirring )

( majestic ocean theme plays )

I will bring the sun through darkened clouds ♪

And I will live with you Rainbows for your eyes ♪

Rainbows for your eyes ♪

My lovely one ♪

We are one ♪

"We are one," cried my love ♪

Let me lead you where moonlit waters fall ♪

Shadows softly call, my love ♪

We are one ♪

We are one ♪

"We are one," cried my love ♪

Let me lead you through the stillness of the night ♪

Deliver dawn's first light, my love ♪

We are one ♪

We are one ♪

We are one ♪

We ♪

Are ♪

One ♪