Big Miracle Page #8

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shut our mouths and let them.

Well, I'm not.

I'll be damned if I'm going to let

those Reds come in here and save the day.

It's not going to happen!

That's right.

Then those whales

are going to die.

Right there in

front of the cameras.

And when

the weeping schoolchildren

and the heartsick men and women of this

country look for someone to blame...

And they always do,

right?

They're going to ask the nice,

trustworthy lady at Greenpeace.

And I'm going

to tell them that

Ronald Reagan

killed those whales.

Goodbye legacy.

Goodbye George Bush

election.

Goodbye to everything that

you three came here to do.

Can you recommend

that to the President?

Gorby, it's Ronny.

Capitan.

Vladivostok Base to

icebreaker Admiral Arsenyev.

Stand by to receive

transmission of new orders...

Steer course to 160.

You know this could end

very badly.

The sea is freezing over.

If we don't act fast...

...we're going to be trapped

with those whales.

A theme that dominated today's

episode of the trapped whales

was

"The Russians are coming."

And now the Soviet Union

has actively joined the effort

to save the whales still

trapped in the ice off Alaska.

Tonight, there's a new twist

to this drama.

The Soviet Navy is now sending

reinforcements to help the Americans...

The stage now is set for a climax

to this long suspense story.

Everyone involved seems to be

planning for one final push

no matter what it costs.

The Soviet icebreaker

hopes to vanquish

the massive pressure ridge

at the ocean's edge.

The ship can't go

any further

as the shallow depths would

cause it to run aground.

The burden of getting

the whales to the ridge

falls to a cock-eyed coalition

of whale hunters and whale lovers

who must carve

a path in record-time

and pray

the whales follow their lead.

I think it's very courageous of the

Gipper to extend his hand to the Soviets

and let them

help out like this.

That's all.

Anyway, we got five miles of holes

to cut, so we can't waste any time.

By God, we can do it.

It's do or die!

It's bottom of the ninth!

It's fourth and goal! Right?

It's down by two and

one second on the clock!

That's what it is. It's

like, you know, one minute...

Just give him a cheer

so we can get on with it.

Exactly. Exactly.

Guardsmen,

we're on the move!

Come on! Let's go!

Come on! That's it.

It's going to be okay,

Bamm-Bamm.

The ice-smashing

cold war comrades

will arrive within a day,

but won't stay long

as the brutal

Beaufort Sea's frozen waters

will soon

become impassable.

The Red rescuers will have

just one Hail Mary shot

at breaking through

the pressure ridge.

Wait. What's happening?

What are they

upset about?

I think they're

getting ready to move.

They are moving.

Okay.

Dean, Karl, de-icers! Let's

go! As quickly as possible!

Ease back, everybody.

Do not crowd the holes!

Which one is it?

Bamm-Bamm?

Where's Bamm-Bamm?

He's not coming up.

Where is he?

He's just a baby and he's

confused. He'll come up.

Pat, I don't see him.

Just give him a minute.

I don't see him.

He's always right here.

He's down here.

Where is he?

He's gone.

What?

The other two

were protecting him,

but he could

no longer hold on.

Bamm-Bamm is dead.

No.

Come on. Come on, surface.

Come on, Bamm-Bamm.

No, he's going to come up.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

On me in three, two, one.

Adam, where you going?

He's going to come up.

Come on, Bamm-Bamm, surface.

It's our job

to report the story,

not become

emotionally involved.

Pick up the camera,

let's go!

Come on, Bamm-Bamm.

Surface.

We can't let him die.

We can't!

We should have

started earlier.

- We didn't do enough.

- No, no, no.

This is nobody's fault.

Listen, there are going

to be things that happen

that neither you or anyone

else can do anything about.

You got to stop.

Just stop fighting.

That baby is gone.

And you can't change that.

Amen.

Amen.

One of three whales trapped in

the ice near Barrow, Alaska,

has not surfaced

since yesterday.

The whale, nicknamed

Bamm-Bamm, is now presumed dead.

Rescuers say Bamm-Bamm's

mother and father

refused to leave their baby's

side, until the very end.

To the little one.

Whoa, whoa!

Miss Kramer?

Excuse me.

Ma'am, I know how much you

wanted to save that baby.

And him dying, I'd be lying if I

told you it didn't hurt like hell.

But I just want you to know

that we all give you the lion's

share of credit around here.

Because

if it weren't for you,

all three of those whales

would be dead now.

And I promise you we're

going to save the other two,

no matter what it takes.

You're not as easy

to hate as I thought.

Neither are you.

Still doesn't change

the way I feel

about you trying to open up the

Arctic Wildlife Refuge for drilling.

Young lady, it doesn't change

how I feel about it, either.

The clock continues

to tick down

as crews furiously work to

cut a path to the open ocean.

A herculean task...

Cut. Arnold, you have to

hold the camera straight.

The camera's facing the

ground. You got to keep it up.

- I'm sorry.

- Let's go again.

If the whales or the

Soviets don't arrive at the exact...

The town of

Barrow has shut down

as schoolchildren

and shopkeepers alike

answer the call to help out on

the ice in any way they can.

Those not cutting holes are

providing hot food and coffee.

...with the Soviets

racing across the sea...

...the whales are now

within a mile of the ridge.

This is hole 425!

That's over 30 holes an

hour, in one solid day.

It's incredible!

We really did it.

They could've told us

it was so big.

Maybe this wasn't

such a great idea.

Slow ahead 10 knots.

Very well.

That's big.

It hardly made a dent.

Let's go again.

Stand by.

Attention.

Attention. This is

Icebreaker Admiral Arsenyev.

The ship is going

to hit the ice again.

Everybody move away

from the ridge.

Please move back, everyone.

Fall back, men.

Fall back!

Stop engine.

They're swimming away!

It's the vibration!

Oh, no. No!

Stop!

No, no, no!

There's nowhere

left for them to go!

The old holes

are frozen over!

Come back!

We could have

structural damage.

We go again.

No. It's too dangerous.

They've been under

there too long, Rachel.

We did enough.

Full ahead.

Oh, my Lord.

That Ruskie's crazy.

Careful. Careful.

Do you see them?

Come on, you bastards, surface!

Fred.

You know what?

I'm going to miss them.

After the rescue,

everyone from the outside left

our little edge of the world

and went on

with their lives.

Mr. McGraw used his

new eco-friendly reputation

to land one of the biggest

contracts in Alaskan history

cleaning up

all that crude oil

spilled by the Exxon Valdez.

To the Valdez,

the gift that keeps on giving.

- Two out of three...

- ...Arctic whales agree.

Nothing could be nicer...

...than a Hootkin brand

De-Icer.

Karl and Dean became local

celebrities back in Minnesota

and their de-icer business

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