Anaconda III Page #4

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- Where are the others?

- They're dead.

- All right.

Let's catch up with Nick and Andrei.

You'll be all right.

What have I done?

I don't know what's going on. Murdoch

called and said I should be here.

- I have no idea why he didn't call.

- Do you think it's possible?

Is what possible?

- Amanda-

- What's going on?

- Nothing.

- Oh, really.

Like you guys are here

discussing the weather.

You wanna give us a moment.

Gladly.

What?

We were discussing the possibilities

of bringing this creature down.

Oh, really?

How come I don't believe you?

You don't even know me.

I've worked with Pinkus enough

to know he's always got an agenda.

When I see someone I don't trust

talking to another I don't trust...

I don't get all warm and fuzzy

inside.

That's where the whisky

comes in, darling.

You two vipers can talk business all

you want. I'm gonna go call the Army.

Damn, you sure are hot

when you're making threats.

I'm not making any threats.

I'm gonna go call the Army.

She's hiding something big.

- Yeah, the Army.

- What do you mean?

I'm not sure

but she knows something.

- Your fault.

- My fault? I don't think so.

- I got a bad feeling about her.

- Let's find out what it is.

I may not have a fancy Ph. D.,

but I know one thing.

There ain't a snake on this planet

that can skewer people with its tail.

We weren't expecting

this much trouble.

- Really?

- What are you two discussing?

Yeah, Amanda, why don't you

tell them. What were we discussing?

A serum.

Okay. We gave it a serum.

Sort of a DNA tune- up.

Transgenics.

Snakes are the only animals

that can tolerate the new serum.

We had to find out why.

So we altered its DNA...

in an attempt to isolate the gene

that makes it immune to toxicity.

And the enormous size of the spike

in the tail is because of the drugs?

- We believe the serum is responsible.

- Well done, doctor.

Do you think I intended this?

We were developing a drug...

- that would save lives.

- I think you failed there.

No, no. We didn't fail. We were

on the cusp of a breakthrough.

But there's a reason

why I came along.

I don't like where this is going.

I don't know

how it could get any worse.

She's pregnant.

I was wrong.

- The female is about to give birth.

- When?

In less than 24 hours, if not sooner.

Normal little snakes, right?

Like the black one.

Why the hell would you allow

something like that?

For research. The offspring would put

us closer to perfecting the serum.

Serum. And just what was this serum

supposed to do besides wreak havoc?

A giant step towards the cure

for cancer and Alzheimer's disease.

Giant's the operative word here.

We can sit and argue about

this or we can do something.

In less than 24 hours

this country's gonna be overrun.

- Give me the SAT phone.

- What?

- Calling the military.

- Good call.

- You wanna do that?

- What else is there?

- Hold on. Let's hear Hammett out.

- Our mission is based on secrecy.

Call the military,

we're kissing our paycheques goodbye.

There are thousands-

No, millions of lives at stake here.

- Make that call.

- Wanna go to jail?

- I heard transgenics were illegal.

- Better 10- by- 10 than 6 feet under.

She's right. We're not equipped to

deal with this, no way to find them.

I disagree. Our chances are excellent.

I know where the snakes are.

- How?

- I shot one with a tracker.

One that can't be shed.

Besides...

wanna call in the military?

They won't be here in time.

You better be right.

- Coffee?

- Sure. Thanks.

Look...

maybe we got off

on the wrong foot.

Oh, I see. You've come here

to apologise, have you?

No. Actually, I came here

to offer you a job.

Well, then, I'd have to question

your intelligence.

Why is that?

Because you're the great white hunter

and I'm with the Ph. D., remember?

Oh... Wow...

I just hope that you're as good

as everybody says you are.

No. I'm better.

Got it.

- The old industrial park.

- Okay, let's go.

- You don't have to go.

- One of us needs to stay.

- You good with that?

- Sure.

Be our eyes. If anything changes,

let us know immediately.

Got it.

Straight ahead.

- Pinkus?

- Yeah.

Stay back and cover us, huh?

Okay.

You're almost right on top of it.

Okay... It's gotta be in here.

Now.

I go high.

- Low left.

- Low right.

One, two, three.

Oh, no.

Sofia.

Pinkus.

Pinkus, hold on.

They're coming this way.

I need backup.

Amanda's spotted the snakes.

We'll be right there.

Leave him. There's nothing we can do.

Leave him.

Sorry.

I saw them go this way.

Let me guess. They swim.

Unfortunately, very well.

This is where they went in.

- What's the temperature of that water?

- Forty, maybe 50 degrees.

Well, they're cold- blooded, so they

can only last, like, 20 or 30 minutes.

Thirty minutes.

Seven miles an hour.

Puts them on that side of the lake.

They would swim

until they found a food source.

Which means...

What?

- She's about to give birth.

- What are you saying?

The anaconda lays their young

next to an abundant food supply.

The city.

- What can we do?

- Find out where they went.

- And we keep tracking.

- Keep tracking? Are you nuts?

Half our crew is dead.

If we had called this in like Amanda...

Nobody wanted this, man.

Let me tell you a bit

about the military.

They're as reliable as a bottle of Jack

at an AA meeting.

You are full of it. You've done nothing

but get us killed.

Let me paint you a clearer picture.

In about 12 hours, this entire country

is gonna be overrun...

with baby snakes that will eat you

and everything in their paths.

Now, we can either find them and stop

them or we can call in the military.

- Call them.

- Andrei, give me the SAT phone.

Yeah, it's Hammett.

Put me through to Major Reysner.

Major, a situation has arisen

that requires your urgent assistance.

A 100- foot mutated anaconda...

has escaped a confined facility

near Baiton.

We've been tracking it for two days.

We lost five men.

Now our concern

is for the local citizens.

We need backup ASAP.

Thank you. I'll alert my team.

I'll keep the SAT phone on

and triangulate our position.

Andrei, keep it on.

Everyone happy?

Now, you got two choices.

You go home with a great

snake story or you go with me.

I intend on getting a nice new pair...

of anaconda snakeskin boots

in the morning.

Five more minutes, honey.

Your father will be home soon.

I got you.

- What do you see?

- Unnatural patterns in the bushes.

Patterns in the dirt.

Every animal's got his stamp.

You just gotta know how to find them.

Call the others.

Hammett's found the trail.

We're heading northwest.

Our coordinates are 64982

by 450938. Over.

We're heading west now.

We should intersect Fairago Road...

about 2.1 kilometres

from your location.

Assuming that you stay

on that heading.

Sounds right. Out.

Okay. Turn here.

What?

We're less than a quarter mile

from our rendezvous?

- Right.

- We have 20 minutes till they get here.

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