Baywatch (1989–2001): Season 3, Episode 14 - Strangers Among Us - full transcript

A group of frantic UFO experts, led by the attractive Dr. Faye Taylor, arrive at Baywatch and set up monitoring equipment on the beach in the expectation of an arrival by extraterrestrials arising from the ocean much to Mitch and Stephanie's chagrin, while Hobie and C.J. join in on the activities. Meanwhile, surfer Jimmy Slade arrives back at Baywatch after a surfing competition in South Africa to rekindle his romance with Summer, unaware that one of his three surfboards harbor valuable diamonds that a couple of ruthless smugglers want.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ SOME PEOPLE STAND
IN THE DARKNESS ♪

♪ AFRAID TO STEP
INTO THE LIGHT ♪

♪ SOME PEOPLE NEED
TO HELP SOMEBODY ♪

♪ THE EDGE OF SURRENDER'S
IN SIGHT ♪

♪ DON'T YOU WORRY ♪

♪ IT'S GOING TO BE
ALL RIGHT ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I'M ALWAYS READY ♪

♪ I WON'T LET YOU
OUT OF MY SIGHT ♪

-♪ I'LL BE READY ♪
-♪ I'LL BE READY ♪

-♪ NEVER YOU FEAR ♪
-♪ NO, DON'T YOU FEAR ♪



♪ I'LL BE READY ♪

♪ FOREVER AND ALWAYS ♪

♪ I'M ALWAYS HERE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I'M ALWAYS READY ♪

♪ I WON'T LET YOU
OUT OF MY SIGHT ♪

♪ NO ♪

-♪ I'LL BE READY ♪
-♪ I'LL BE READY ♪

-♪ NEVER YOU FEAR ♪
-♪ NO, DON'T YOU FEAR ♪

♪ I'LL BE READY ♪

♪ FOREVER AND ALWAYS ♪

♪ I'M ALWAYS HERE ♪

[MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ THERE'S A LITTLE PLACE I KNOW ♪

♪ WAVES OF PURPLE GREEN AND GOLD ♪



♪ THE WATERS WE WARM, THE WATERS NICE ♪

♪ AND WE CAN TRY IT TONIGHT ♪
♪ TRY IT TONIGHT ♪

♪ WE CAN RUN WE CAN HIDE ♪

♪ WILL YOU FOLLOW ME ♪
♪ UNTIL THE END OF ALL TIME ♪

♪ WE CAN FLY, WE CAN RIDE ♪

♪ OH I KNOW A PLACE WHERE ♪
♪ THE OCEAN IT BREAKS IN THE SKY ♪

♪ THE OCEAN IT BREAKS IN THE SKY ♪

♪ THE OCEAN IT BREAKS IN THE SKY ♪

♪ THE OCEAN IT BREAKS IN THE SKY ♪

♪ WE CAN RUN, WE CAN HIDE ♪

♪ WILL YOU FOLLOW ME ♪
♪ UNTIL THE END OF ALL TIME ♪

♪ WE CAN FLY, WE CAN RIDE ♪

♪ OH I KNOW A PLACE WHERE ♪
♪ THE OCEAN IT BREAKS IN THE SKY ♪

♪ THE OCEAN IT BREAKS IN THE SKY ♪

[CHEERING]

[CHEERING CONTINUES]

-AND IN THIRD PLACE,
MR. ROB WHITE.

LET'S HEAR IT FOR HIM.

AND SECOND PLACE
GOES TO JOCK HUDSON.

AND THE WINNER THIS YEAR,
FROM THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA,

JIMMY SLADE!

[CHEERING]

-MOVE IT TO THE RIGHT!
AND CHECK THOSE COORDINATES.

LOCK IT IN!

-[BEEPING]
-HEY! WATCH IT!

-SORRY. WE HAVE TO CHECK
FOR INCREASED RADIATION HERE.

[CHATTERING]

-42 DEGREES...

-OKAY. AND THAT'S
THE EXACT COORDINATES.

-EXCUSE ME.
MAY I HELP YOU?

-COULD YOU?
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

IF WE CAN JUST
CLEAR THIS AREA
RIGHT IN HERE,

THEN WE CAN FINISH SETTING UP
THE REST OF OUR EQUIPMENT.

-UH, I'M SORRY.
I DON'T THINK SO.

-IT'S OKAY.
IT'S ALL AUTHORIZED.

HERE'S OUR PERMIT.

-OKAY, HANG OUT ON THE BEACH,
DON'T GET IN ANY TROUBLE,

AND BE BACK AT 3:30.

-3:30? IT TAKES
AN HOUR AND A HALF
TO GO TO SAN DIEGO.

WE WON'T HAVE
ANY TIME TO FISH.

-WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME
TO FISH AFTER MY SPEECH.

WHAT KIND OF CIRCUS IS THIS?

-I'M GOING TO GO
CHECK THIS OUT. SEE YOU.

-I CAN'T BELIEVE
THEY ISSUED YOU
AN OVERNIGHT CAMPING PERMIT.

WHY NOT?
WE'RE A LEGITIMATE
ORGANIZATION

DOING LEGITIMATE RESEARCH.

[SYMPHONIC CHORDS BLARING]

WILL YOU TURN THAT--

[CHORDS CEASE]

WHY DON'T YOU
MOVE THE MONITORS
CLOSER TO SHORE

SO THAT WE DON'T
GET ANY FEEDBACK?

LOOK, I'M SORRY.
SOME OF OUR MEMBERS MIGHT
SEEM A LITTLE ECCENTRIC,

BUT THEY'VE HAD
SOME UNIQUE LIFE EXPERIENCES.

-WHAT KIND OF EXPERIENCES?

-THEY'VE BEEN ABDUCTED
FROM THEIR HOMES

BY THE ALIEN PRESENCE
ON THIS PLANET.

-OH.
-YES. MITCH,
WEREN'T YOU AWARE--

WEREN'T YOU AWARE
THAT EXTRA-TERRESTRIALS

ARE SUPPOSED TO EMERGE
FROM THE BAY TONIGHT?

-REALLY?
-YEAH, REALLY.

HEY, KID,
YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING?

-YEAH, SURE.

-LOOK AT THIS SCAR
ON MY LEG.

THEY EMBEDDED CRYSTALS
INTO MY BLOODSTREAM
SO THEY CAN TRACK ME.

-HUH? YEAH!
-WOW.

-COME HERE. UH, MISS--
-TAYLOR.

-DR. FAYE TAYLOR.
-MITCH BUCHANNON.

-DOCTOR OF WHAT,
MAY I ASK?

-WELL, I RECEIVED
MY DOCTORATE AT STANFORD
IN ASTROPHYSICS,

NOT "STAR TREK" RERUNS.

-LOOK, NOBODY'S QUESTIONING
YOUR INTEGRITY HERE.

WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO
IS KEEP THE BEACH
SAFE FOR PEOPLE.

YOU BRING IN
LOTS OF EQUIPMENT,
IT ATTRACTS CROWDS,

AND THAT JUST MAKES
OUR JOB A LITTLE TOUGHER.

-I CAN APPRECIATE THAT,
BUT THE EQUIPMENT
IS NECESSARY.

WE'VE GOT TO TRACK
AND DOCUMENT EVERYTHING
THAT HAPPENS.

TELL ME, HOW LONG
HAVE YOU BEEN A LIFEGUARD?

-19 YEARS.
-THAT'S A LONG TIME.

HAVEN'T YOU EVER SEEN
ANYTHING UNEXPLAINABLE,

LIKE BRIGHT LIGHTS
ACROSS THE HORIZON

OR A CYLINDRICAL FOG
ON A HOT AUGUST MORNING?

-I'VE SEEN A LOT
OF UNUSUAL THINGS,
BUT THEY'RE ALL EXPLAINABLE.

-DID YOU FEEL THAT SONIC BOOM
THAT CAME ACROSS THE OCEAN

AND SWEPT THE SAND
ABOUT THREE DAYS AGO?

-HEY, YEAH, REMEMBER?
YOU SAID YOU THOUGHT
YOU FELT AN EARTHQUAKE.

-THERE WAS NO EARTHQUAKE
RECORDED THAT DAY.

IT WAS A SKYQUAKE

CAUSED BY
AN UNKNOWN AIRCRAFT
ABOVE THE OCEAN.

-LOOK, I GOT TO GET
BACK TO WORK.

MITCH? MITCH?

CARE TO VOLUNTEER
FOR THE ALIEN PATROL TONIGHT?

-I WOULD LOVE TO,

BUT HOBIE AND I
ARE ON OUR WAY TO SAN DIEGO,

AND I'M GIVING A SPEECH
AT A LIFEGUARD ASSOCIATION,

SO I CAN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.

-OH, I CAN TAKE
A DOUBLE SHIFT.
NO PROBLEM.

-GOT YOU COVERED.

-C.J., DON'T TELL ME,
BUT YOU'RE A CHARTER
MEMBER OF THIS GROUP.

-NO, BUT I HAVE READ
TWO OF DR. TAYLOR'S BOOKS.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.

I CAUGHT YOUR LECTURE
IN PASADENA.
IT WAS GREAT.

-I'M C.J.
-I'M FAYE.

-I'M LEAVING.
-I'M STAYING.

-NO WAY.
-C.J.!

-LET HIM STAY.
I'LL WATCH HIM.
-OKAY?

-THAT'S WHAT I'M AFRAID OF.

-DAD, THIS WILL BE
AN EXPERIENCE.

YOUR SPEECH WILL BE A BORE.

-FINE. WHY DON'T YOU STAY?

MAYBE THE ALIENS
WILL ABDUCT YOU,

AND YOU CAN DRIVE THEM CRAZY.

-TAKE CARE OF HIM.
-ALL RIGHT!

-[GRUNTING]
-OW!

-OH! OW!

-CONTINENTAL AIRLINES
FLIGHT 16

FROM SYDNEY TO HONOLULU

WITH CONNECTING SERVICE
TO LOS ANGELES

IS NOW RE-BOARDING
BUSINESS FIRST PASSENGERS.

-WELL, OUR ALL-AMERICAN BOY
CLEARED CUSTOMS IN HAWAII.

THEY DIDN'T EVEN OPEN
HIS BOARD BAG.

-HE HAS AT LEAST
THREE BOARDS IN THAT BAG.

YOU DID MARK THE ONE
WITH THE DIAMONDS

THE WAY WE DECIDED,
DIDN'T YOU?

-NO.

IT'S MARKED, BUT ACTUALLY
IN A WAY I DECIDED.

THE MALE BLACK WIDOW
HAS TO PROTECT HIMSELF, LILA,

IF HE WANTS TO LIVE IN LUXURY
AFTER HE'S DELIVERED

THE GOODS TO HIS FEMALE.

-I DON'T TRUST YOU
EITHER, DIRK.

MAYBE THAT'S WHY
WE'RE SUCH GOOD PARTNERS.

-I BROUGHT YOU
SOMETHING SPECIAL.

-IT'S ON THE TOP OF MY BAG.

-YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

-OH, IT'S OKAY,
I WANTED TO--

FOR WATCHING MY VAN
AND PICKING ME UP.

BEING A BUD.

-YEAH, I GUESS
THAT'S ALL I AM,
ALL RIGHT, YOUR BUD.

-WHAT?
-NOTHING.

IT'S A GREAT T-SHIRT.
THANKS, SLADE.

[PLAYING SYMPHONIC CHORDS]

-HEY! HEY!

-CAN THEY REALLY
HEAR YOU UP THERE?
-OH, OF COURSE THEY CAN.

BUT THEY'RE NOT UP IN THE SKY,
NOT AT THE MOMENT, ANYWAY.

AT THE MOMENT,
THEY'RE UNDER THE OCEAN.

-YEAH, THAT'S WHERE
THEIR BASE IS.

OR THAT'S THE THEORY,
ANYWAY.

-OH, THEORY, MY EYE.
THEY'RE DOWN THERE,
ALL RIGHT.

YOU BETCHA.
I OUGHT TO KNOW,

I'VE BEEN DOWN THERE
WITH THEM,

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK.

-WELL, I'VE BEEN DOWN THERE
WITH MY DAD TONS OF TIMES.

-I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM.
-HEY.

DON'T YOU SUPPOSE
A SPECIES OF SPACE ALIEN

WHO CAN DEFY
THE LAWS OF PHYSICS

COULD SOMEHOW MANAGE
TO KEEP THEMSELVES HIDDEN

FROM YOUR DOGGY-PADDLING
LITTLE BEHIND?

-I GUESS.

-YEAH, THERE'S UNDERWATER
CANYONS DOWN THERE

THAT MUST DROP 30,000 FEET.

NOBODY KNOWS
WHAT'S DOWN THERE.

I DO.

[PLAYING SYMPHONIC CHORDS]

-EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME!

IS THIS MUSIC
REALLY NECESSARY?

GO TELL HIM
TO HOLD THE MUSIC.

I'LL TELL HIM WHEN.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

YOU KNOW,
I DIDN'T BELIEVE ANY
OF THIS STUFF EITHER.

[MUSIC STOPS]

TILL I WAS HIRED BY THE NAVY
TO WORK WITH SUBMARINE CREWS

WHO REPORTED
UNDERWATER SIGHTINGS
THAT NOBODY COULD EXPLAIN.

-BUT I'M SURE
YOU WERE ABLE TO.

-AFTER MY INVESTIGATIONS, YES.

OF COURSE,
THE NAVY WOULDN'T
ACKNOWLEDGE MY FINDINGS.

-OH? I WONDER WHY.

-BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT
THE PUBLIC TO KNOW
WHAT THEY KNOW,

AT LEAST NOT YET.

-WELL, WHAT ARE
THEY WAITING FOR?

-FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU
TO ACCEPT THE FACT
THAT WE'RE NOT ALONE.

-SO WHAT YOU
GOING TO DO NOW?

-I'M PRETTY JET-LAGGED.

I THINK I'M GOING TO
GET SOME SLEEP ON THE BEACH.

-WHY DON'T YOU HANG OUT
IN THE SHADE UNDER TOWER 20?

-NOBODY'S IN IT TODAY.
-COOL.

-WHAT ARE BUDS FOR?

-SWITCH THE BOARDS
AND LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

-THIS IS TOO EASY.

-A GOOD PLAN SHOULD BE.
COME ON, LET'S GO.

-HEY, SLADE!
YOU'RE BACK!

I BET THEY CRUSHED YOU
AT CAPE HORN.

-OW, THAT HURTS.
-DON'T BE SUCH A BABY.

-WELL, BE CAREFUL.
-OOH, MATT, YOU OKAY?

-YEAH, I'LL BE OKAY.

SORRY THE GUY GOT AWAY
WITH ONE OF YOUR BOARDS.

-WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
THEY WERE ALL THERE.

-WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

-I HAD THREE BOARDS
AND I STILL HAVE THEM.

-WHERE ARE THEY?
-THEY'RE IN THE LOCKER ROOM.

-STEPHANIE SAID
I COULD PUT ALL
MY STUFF DOWN THERE

UNTIL ALL THE LOCKS
ON THE VAN GOT CHANGED.

-I TOLD YOU IF YOU LEFT
THE KEYS ON THE TIRE

SOMEONE WAS
GOING TO STEAL THEM.

-WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
THIS DOES NOT ADD UP.

YOU SAID YOU HAD
THREE BOARDS?

I SAW SOME GUY
STEAL ONE OF THEM.

AND YOU STILL HAVE THREE?
-LOOK, BRODY.

YOU HIT YOUR HEAD.
DON'T TRY TO DO
ANYTHING STRENUOUS...

LIKE THINK.

HEY, SUMMER,
IF I HOTWIRE MY VAN,

3CAN I PARK AT
YOUR MOM'S TRAILER TONIGHT?

-OH, SURE.
SHE'S OUT OF TOWN
FOR THE WEEKEND,

BUT I THINK
IT WOULD BE OKAY.

-COOL. THANKS.

HEY, MATT.
I'M GOING TO GO SURFING.
YOU WANT TO COME?

-I CAN'T.
I VOLUNTEERED TO WORK
THE BEACH TONIGHT.

-WE'RE EXPECTING ALIENS.

-BUT ARE THEY EXPECTING YOU?

-HEY, SUMMER,
MAYBE IF YOU'RE THERE
WHEN I DROP OFF MY VAN,

-WE COULD DO SOMETHING?
-OH, SURE. I LOVE YOU.

-"I LOVE YOU?"
-WHAT?

-YOU JUST SAID TO SLADE,
"I LOVE YOU."

-I SAID I'D LOVE TO.

-NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
YOU SAID I LOVE YOU.

-I DID NOT.
-SUMMER, I HEARD YOU.

-YOU KNOW, MATT,
YOU BETTER HAVE A DOCTOR
LOOK AT YOUR HEAD,

BECAUSE THAT FALL
HAS AFFECTED YOUR
ENTIRE BRAIN.

-LAST CHANCE TO GO
TO SAN DIEGO.

SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO GO?

-HAVE A GOOD TIME.
-ALL RIGHT.

-THE SEA HAS SPOKEN.

THEY'RE HERE! THEY'RE HERE!

I'M COMING.

[CROWD CHATTERING]

TAKE ME.

TAKE ME AS YOUR LINK
TO HUMANKIND!

TAKE ME! YES!
TAKE ME!

TAKE ME. YES! YES!

[CROWD SHOUTING]

-WHAT'S HAPPENING?
-STAY HERE.

-IT'S THEM!
-NO, IT'S NOT.
IT'S A CHURN HOLE.

CALL IT IN.

-COME BACK!
IT'S NOT THEM!

-THIS IS WHAT I WAS AFRAID OF.
-THAT'S NOT THEM!

COME BACK!
THAT'S NOT THEM!

-PARKER FROM BAYWATCH
IN FRONT OF
BAYWATCH HEADQUARTERS

REQUESTING EMERGENCY BACKUP.

-HITTING THE WATER.
-[SIREN]

[LAUGHING]

-TAKE THE CAN.

-OKAY.
-OKAY.

-I'M ALL RIGHT.

-TAKE THE CAN.

-VISITORS,
WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME?

-I'M TAKING YOU TO THE BEACH.

-TO THEM.

-YOU SURE THIS IS
THE RIGHT BOARD?
-NO.

I TOLD YOU,
THE MARKER WAS ON THE FIN.

-WELL, DID YOU CHECK IT
BEFORE IT BROKE?

-I BARELY HAD TIME
TO GET THE BOARD OUT

OF THE FREAKING CASE
BEFORE THAT KID SHOWED UP.

-WHERE ARE THE DIAMONDS?
-RELAX.

THEY'RE STILL IN ONE
OF SLADE'S OTHER BOARDS.
I'LL GET THEM.

-NO, I'LL GET THEM.
YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO SHOW
YOUR FACE ON THE BEACH AGAIN.

-HI.
-HI.

-I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT
YOUR SURFING.
-NO, THAT'S OKAY.

-MY NAME IS REBBECCA TYLER.

-JIMMY SLADE.

-I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

I'VE SEEN YOUR PICTURE
IN MY NEPHEW'S SURF MAGAZINES.

HE ABSOLUTELY WORSHIPS YOU.

-I HAVEN'T EVEN
TURNED PRO YET.

IS THIS THE SURFBOARD
THAT YOU USE FOR COMPETITION/

-ONE OF THEM.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

-WELL,
IT'S MY NEPHEW, RICHIE.

HE HAS THIS DREAM ABOUT
RIDING THE BIG WAVES WITH YOU.

BUT IT'S ONLY A DREAM.

HE'S GOT BONE MARROW CANCER.

-WOW. I'M SORRY.

-LOOK, I KNOW
THIS IS A LOT TO ASK,

BUT I WOULD BE
WILLING TO PAY WHATEVER
IT IS THAT YOU WANT

FOR THIS SURFBOARD.

IF RICHIE COULD
AT LEAST HOLD THE BOARD

THAT JIMMY SLADE RODE ON,

THEN AT LEAST HE WOULD HAVE
PART OF HIS DREAM.

-WELL, THIS IS
AN OLD BOARD ANYWAYS.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST TAKE IT?

-ARE YOU SURE?

I'VE GOT MONEY IN MY PURSE.

-NO, IT'S OKAY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

JUST GIVE IT
TO RICHIE FROM ME.

-OH, JIMMY.
THANK YOU.

YOU ARE A CHAMP.

THANK YOU.

-WHERE ARE THEY?

-WELL, YOU MUST HAVE
GOT THE WRONG BOARD THIS TIME.

-IT'S GOT A NOTCH
ON THE FIN RIGHT THERE.

-BOARDS GET BANGED UP.
THIS ONE ISN'T IT.

-GIVE ME THAT.
GIVE ME THAT.

-HEY, SLADE.

-HEY, SLADE.
NICE RUN. WAY TO GO.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ MORE THAN I CAN SEE ♪

♪ MORE THAN I CAN KNOW ♪

♪ SO MUCH MYSTERY ♪

♪ BENEATH THE SURFACE FLOWS ♪

♪ I KNOW THERE'S SO MUCH MORE FOR ME ♪

♪ I KNOW THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO SEE ♪

♪ I KNOW THAT IT'S INSIDE OF ME ♪

♪ I KNOW THAT YOU WILL SET IT FREE ♪

♪ SET IT FREE ♪

♪ YOU SEE IN ME A LIGHT ♪

♪ WHERE ALL I SEE IS NIGHT ♪

♪ YOU SEE A SPARK IN ME ♪

♪ JUST WAITING TO IGNITE ♪

♪I KNOW THERE'S SO MUCH MORE FOR ME ♪

♪ I KNOW THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO SEE ♪

♪ I KNOW THAT IT'S INSIDE OF ME ♪

♪ I KNOW THAT YOU WILL ♪

♪ SET IT FREE ♪

♪ SET IT FREE ♪

♪ SET IT FREE ♪

♪ SET IT FREE ♪

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

-SUMMER, ARE YOU HERE?

OH.

-I NEED SOME HELP
ADJUSTING THESE ANTENNAS.
-[SYMPHONIC CHORDS PLAYING]

-I'M OUT OF HERE.
-YOU KNOW WHAT
THEIR PROBLEM IS?

THEY NEED A NEW TUNE.

-THEY NEED A NEW
BELIEF SYSTEM.

-HEY, IF WE'RE NOT
HERE TOMORROW,
YOU KNOW WHERE WE WENT.

-OH, YEAH?

CAN I HAVE YOUR MOTORCYCLE?

-NO WAY.

[SHOWER RUNNING]

-MATT?

IS THAT YOU?

MATT.

AAH! NO, NO!

MATT! MATT!

MATT! MATT!

[GRUNTING]

-WHERE'S THE SURFBOARD?
-IT ISN'T IN HERE.
IT'S THE WRONG ONE.

-THAT LEAVES ONLY ONE.
WHERE IS IT?

-SLADE. HE MUST
HAVE IT WITH HIM.

-WHERE?
-I DON'T KNOW.

HIS GIRLFRIEND'S.

-SHE LIVES IN A TRAILER PARK
SOMEWHERE AROUND HERE.
I CHECKED HER OUT.

-STEPHANIE, ARE YOU OKAY?

-YEAH.

-COME ON.
I GOT TO CALL
THE COPS, OKAY?

-OKAY.

OKAY.

-SLADE?

-"SUMMER, I CAME BY,
BUT YOU WERE SLEEPING.

YOU LOOKED SO BEAUTIFUL,
I DIDN'T WANT TO WAKE YOU UP.

HOPE YOU HAD BEAUTIFUL DREAMS.
SEE YOU TOMORROW. SLADE."

[CROWD CHATTERING]

-NOT ONE SEISMIC QUIVER.

-WE STAYED AWAKE ALL NIGHT
AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN SHOW UP.

-THAT DOESN'T MEAN
THEY WON'T BE HERE, HOBIE.

MAYBE OUR CALCULATIONS
WERE OFF,

OR MAYBE THEY JUST
HAVE SOMETHING BETTER TO DO.

-DOES THAT MEAN
YOU'RE GOING TO COME BACK?

-YOU BET. I'LL BE BACK HERE
EVERY NIGHT UNTIL THEY SHOW UP.

PERSISTENCE.
THAT'S WHAT RESEARCH
IS ALL ABOUT.

-YEAH,
SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION
SURE IS TIRING.

-THANK YOU.

-HEY, MATT.
I SAW THE POLICE TAPE.
WHAT HAPPENED?

-THE GUY I CAUGHT
BREAKING INTO YOUR VAN?

HE AND A GIRL
BROKE IN HERE LAST NIGHT.

THEY WERE LOOKING
FOR YOUR BOARD AGAIN.

-MY BOARD? WHY?

-THE POLICE JUST
FAXED US THESE MUGSHOTS.

HER NAME IS LILA FRANKS.

-SHE'S THE ONE
I GAVE MY BOARD TO YESTERDAY.

SAID IT WAS FOR HER NEPHEW.
HE WAS REAL SICK.

-SHE'S AN
INTERNATIONAL JEWEL THIEF.

THEY SAY SHE'S HERE
TO FENCE $5 MILLION
WORTH OF STOLEN DIAMONDS.

NOW IS 3 MINUS 1
EQUALS 3 STARTING TO ADD UP?

-NO, MAN.
I DON'T GET IT.

ARE YOU SAYING
SHE'S TRYING TO
SMUGGLE DIAMONDS

INSIDE ONE OF MY BOARDS?

-NO. INSIDE ONE
MADE TO LOOK LIKE YOURS.

SHE HASN'T FOUND IT YET.

-SLADE, WHERE'S
YOUR OTHER BOARD?

-I LEFT IT AT SUMMER'S.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

-SLADE! LET'S GO
TO BREAKFAST AND--

OH, SORRY.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE
SOMEBODY ELSE.

-IS THERE SOMETHING
I CAN DO FOR YOU?
-YES.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,
THERE IS.

-IT'S STILL BUSY.

-LET ME USE YOUR BIKE.
-I'LL TAKE YOU THERE.

-I'LL CALL THE POLICE.

-I WOULD HAVE
BEEN HERE SOONER,

BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE
MALIBU HAS THREE TRAILER PARKS.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT I HAD TO GO THROUGH
TO FIND YOU.

[SIGHING]

LOOK AT HOW LIGHT
ERUPTS INSIDE IT.

IT'S LIKE THE SURFACE
OF THE SUN.

YOU SEE?

[GAS HISSING]

I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO
GET IN THE MIDDLE
OF THIS, OKAY?

-THERE SHE IS.

[HISSING]

-SLADE! STEER!

[GAS HISSING]

[SIRENS APPROACHING]

-HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!

[ENGINE IDLING]

[GRUNTING]

-NO, NO. DON'T THEM.
THEY'RE MY MOM'S SCARVES.

-SORRY.

-DON'T YOU EVER LEAVE AGAIN
IN THE MORNING

WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING.

-WHAT? I WROTE YOU A NOTE.

-I KNOW.
IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.

-NOW THIS IS KINKY.

-YOU OKAY?
-YES.

2-HEY, HOBIE.
-HEY.

WHERE'S YOUR DAD?

-HE WENT DOWN ON THE BEACH.

SAID HE HAD TO GO
TALK TO DR. TAYLOR.

-SPOT ANYTHING
UNUSUAL OUT THERE?

-ACTUALLY, YES.

THERE WAS AN UNUSUALLY
LARGE GROUP OF DOLPHINS

CIRCLING YOUR SHORE.

THEY'RE VERY
SENSITIVE CREATURES.

-SO ARE CHILDREN.

-YOUR SON BELIEVES
IN POSSIBILITIES,
MR. BUCHANNON.

MOST CHILDREN DO.

THE SHAME IS
MOST ADULTS DON'T.

-WHAT MAKES YOU
SUCH A BELIEVER?

-I DON'T KNOW.

I USED TO THINK
IT WAS ALL THE DATA,

ALL THE FACTS
I'D COLLECTED.

BUT IT'S DEEPER THAN THAT.

I'D RATHER BELIEVE IN MY HEART
THAT THERE'S SOMEONE OUT THERE

THAT MIGHT HELP GET
THIS PLANET BACK ON COURSE

THEN BELIEVE
THAT THERE ISN'T.

-WHAT IF--

-WHAT IF THAT
SOMEONE OUT THERE

REALLY DOESN'T GIVE
A DAMN ABOUT US?

AND WHAT IF THEY'RE
REALLY INTO IT
FOR THEMSELVES?

-THEN WE SHOULD DEFINITELY
FIND THAT OUT, SHOULDN'T WE?

-ARE YOU SURE
YOU DON'T WANT
ANY HOT CHOCOLATE?

-LOOK.
-[THUNDER]

-WHAT WAS THAT?

-WHERE'D DR. TAYLOR GO?

[THUNDER]

WHOA.

[MUSIC PLAYING]