Dark Tide Page #2

- I've never seen one.

Do you have any idea

why they're called the right whale?

Because they swim on the right?

Well, they're the right whale

because they're high in oil...

and they're slow to swim.

That traditionally makes them

easy to catch.

Oh.

However, luckily for them,

they're protected now

and not so easy to catch.

Oh.

Listen. You hear that?

What does that sound like?

They don't sound like penguins.

Listen.

Sounds like your sweet mother on the loo.

What did you say?

- I said I can hear them. Can you?

- What?

Nothing.

Those are the, uh, jackass penguins.

- Oh.

- Mom, she said "ass".

Do the sharks eat the penguins?

- It happens.

- Oh, yeah?

- They eat husbands?

- Very funny.

What you have here is

the world famous Cape fur seals.

This is the largest

seal colony in the Cape.

And if you look real closely,

you just might see some little pups.

We just had a gang of them

born here recently.

There's about 10,000

of these little guys...

born here in the Cape every year.

Sadly, most of them

will never see their first birthday.

There's loads!

That's pretty. Look at it.

Shall I get a picture?

- You know what to click?

- You got it.

Sharks eat seals, right?

Yep. They sure do.

That's their favorite meal.

So where are they?

Oh, they're out there. Trust me.

This is the largest feeding ground

for sharks in the world.

So even though we can't see them,

they're out there.

Hey, great tour, by the way, huh?

- There you go.

- Those seals are so cute, really.

- Pays the bills.

- Doesn't look like it.

But you still look hot.

Hey, Tommy.

She looks hot or what?

- Yeah.

- See?

- For her age.

- Great. You're fired.

So, you're still pissed at me?

Come on.

You miss me. I miss you.

No need to play it cool.

You seeing somebody?

You mean, uh, lately?

No, it's been about a year now.

Right.

How old is she? 19?

Oh, man, this is bad news.

Bad news.

Aah.

There's a lot of water in the bilge.

You think it's the cutlass?

I don't know, Kate.

Could be the stuffing box.

Could be a seacock is leaking, I think.

Could be a what, Captain?

Did you say "seacock"?

- Why?

- Say it again. I love your accent.

What accent? I don't have an accent.

Seacock. Seacock.

- "Seacock".

- Whatever.

Anyway,

You should take the boat

out of the water and check it.

That's what I think.

Thank you.

I missed you, man.

Come here. Give me a hug.

Forward. Forward. Yeah.

Good. Come.

How's my right hand?

Away from the wall.

Okay. I got it. Oh, yeah.

Hey, I'm sorry.

For what?

For What I did.

What'd you do?

I don't know. What did I do?

Well, if you don't know that,

then there's no sense

having this conversation.

Well, you know, we all deal

with sh*t in different ways.

Yeah. I can see that.

But you're really the best.

Come on. Sea Tours?

What's that about?

You're not a tour guide.

Oh, yeah. 'Cause you're doing something

so much better, huh?

No.

But I remind you that we were supposed

to make movies together about sharks.

Remember?

We were gonna be

the first ones...

to film them mating, calving.

Looks like that didn't happen.

Sorry you're so unhappy.

- Because you are happy?

- I am happy.

No. No. You are angry.

I'm not angry. That's...

I'm not angry.

You think I'm angry, but I'm not.

You have no idea

what's wrong with me.

- That's the problem.

- I'm sorry I can't read your mind.

Why not? We're married.

You should be able to.

You walked out, not me.

You wanted me to walk out.

I wanted you to feel.

I wanted you to care about me.

I care. I care.

That's the problem.

And I always care!

But after what happened to Themba,

you became impossible to be around.

It was easy for you just

to get back out on the water.

No, no, no. That's easy for you

to feel sorry for yourself as you do.

- "It's my fault. It's my fault".

- It is my fault.

- No!

- Yes!

If it wasn't for me,

Themba would still be here.

I know that's hard

for you to understand, but it's true.

Now, if that makes me impossible,

I'm sorry.

- Excuse me.

- Whoa!

I heard about the bank.

They're gonna take the boat.

Zukie,

why don't you just

sew your mouth shut?

I just told the truth!

I'm here to help.

Push me again.

I don't need your help.

So stubborn.

- I'm not stubborn.

- Yes, you are.

No, I'm not.

I have a job offer.

A lot of money.

Enough to save the boat.

Give me your phone.

Where's my number?

It's not in there.

Erased it.

Can I have my phone, please?

Now it is.

The guy is coming in tomorrow morning.

Give me a call

if you want to meet him.

Or don't!

Kate, are you gonna call him?

Nope.

He's right. You're miserable.

You're making everyone

around you miserable.

Look in the mirror. See that?

That is a horrible,

miserable face. Yeah?

You're gonna end up

like one of those old women...

with 45 cats, smelling like wee.

- Just take the money.

- First of all, that's disgusting.

Second of all,

why are you on his side?

See this? A fuel bill.

It needs to get paid. Yeah?

See this?

It needs to get paid, okay?

As devastatingly handsome as I am,

I can't keep going out on dates with girls

saying, "Oh, we having champagne?"

I say, "No, we're having

tap water. Grab a straw".

Stop. Be quiet, okay?

- What?

- Okay?

All of that. All of that. Yeah. Uh-huh.

You were a lot cooler when you

were hanging outwith sharks.

Kiss and make up. It's time.

Like it's that easy, Zukie.

You're being too hard on Jeff.

Meet him halfway.

Can you just stop, stop,

stop, stop talking?

- Be quiet.

- We need the money, Kate.

We need the money.

- Take his offer.

- No.

- Why not?

- Because.

- Because?

- Because. That's why.

Because I said because.

Because what?

Zukie, because.

Because you're still in hiding.

My Themba lived and died

by his choices.

I've been married to that stubbornness

for over 40 years.

Believe me.

And Themba loved his work.

You know...

He died on his terms.

Not yours, and certainly not mine.

Okay?

Now go. Go see that boy

and give him a big hug for me.

Now you go.

Bye, Zukie.

Promise.

You have to get right up close,

and you have to be able

to feel them and touch them.

They have to be able

to trust you...

in order to show you

who they are...

and teach you the things

that you need to learn.

And it's important

to get out of the cage...

Wow.

That is amazing.

Look at that.

She's the only one

in the world who does it.

And lives to tell the tale.

Hey.

Hello.

Katie Mathieson, William Brady.

- Hello.

- I am honored.

What you do is quite extraordinary.

If only my acquisitions managers

had your nerve,

then I'd be a rich man,

and I could afford to get married again.

- My son Luke.

- Hi. Nice to meet you.

- And you.

- You have beautiful eyebrows, you know.

Stunning.

Oh, God.

- Really. Stunning.

- Mm-hmm.

Okay.

Sorry. I notice things like that.

It's a compliment.

Yeah. I like them, too.

Ooh. Can we turn this off?

Uh-huh.

You don't like compliments.

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