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Waterspouts reported

in the area.

Full Gale warnings

have been posted.

[Baby whimpering]

Pa, what about Pete?

[Thunderclap]

My fish house!

It's on fire!

My fish house is on fire!

Mr. Abrams!

If it's not there,

what do we do?

Build it again.

That's right, son.

Let's find out.

It's still there!

Pete?

Pete?

Isn't it beautiful?

You sure are.

Thanks for not crying.

Pa, taken him

with us,

pa, we should have.

You haven't even

looked for him.

Maybe he's

under the house.

Let's go see.

Oh!

[Squawking]

Well, let's

take a look.

Old hurricane Pete.

You get him

untangled, son,

he'll be all right.

Maybe we'd better

look inside.

Pete, you old...

You gave me all

that trouble last night,

and you're gone, you old...

Sandy,

your house is ok!

I thought

I'd come and see.

Yeah,

but this bird isn't.

Hey, it's Pete!

Yeah, and just as big

a pest as ever.

Hi, Mr. ricks.

It's kind

of damp inside,

but it's

not too bad.

You going to see

about the boat?

Right now. Want

to come along?

Yeah.

Sure.

Come on.

Pa, she's wrecked.

No, not wrecked,

just swamped,

but there might

be some damage.

Here, son.

You bail out

the dinghy

while I take

a look here.

A shark!

Where?

Over there!

It's a dolphin.

You hurt or scared?

Just scared,

I guess.

Good. You better

start bailing.

Mr. l.C. Porett's going to have

to help me get the boat out.

Drive shaft's broken.

Lay to, northern star.

Lay to, baby.

Anytime your Jack is

ready, Mr. l.C. Porett.

Aye, aye, Porter.

1/3 ahead,

northern star.

1/3 ahead.

Easy as you go.

Gee, it's

so pretty up here.

Look!

There he is again!

Pa?

Ever see anything

like that before?

Most dolphins do like

that every now and then.

Little right rudder,

northern star.

Do they really,

Mr. ricks?

Well, there are lots

of stories about dolphins.

One old one that

Nick velakis...

That Nick tells about

a Greek poet named arion,

who lived some

3,000 years ago.

Once when he was sailing home

to Greece from sicily,

robbers took his money

and threw him overboard.

Well, a dolphin who was

following the ship swam to him,

lifted him up and carried him

safely to shore.

You believe that, pa?

Well, I believe dolphins

are very special animals.

Animals?

Sure. A dolphin

isn't a fish.

They breathe air

and have eyelids

and have babies,

just like people.

The dolphin jumped

right out of the dinghy?

Like a bucking

bronco.

No, like a dolphin.

I was yelling,

"shark! Shark!"

[Knock on door]

Oh, hello, sid.

Would you like

a cup of...

What is it?

Porter, I thought

you ought to know.

He was your friend.

Nick velakis?

We found his boat,

but not his body,

and we searched

all day.

"He is not dead.

"He doth not sleep.

"He hath awakened

from the dream of life.

He has outsoared

the shadow of our night."

Unto almighty God,

we commend the soul

of Nick velakis,

who might not have

been of our faith,

but was in spirit

a brother to us all.

We commit his body

to the deep.

Amen.

Nick velakis was

killed by the sea,

but he wasn't

defeated by it.

His life and his living

came from it.

When the red tide came

and took the fish away,

he kept looking for

new places to find them

as food for all of us.

Nick, I'll keep

searching.

In there, young man.

Put it in there.

Oh, Porter,

knew I'd catch you

on the way back.

Sorry I couldn't attend,

but the living

come first.

Lou germain sent you

a wire from ocala.

He...Well,

read it yourself.

It's really to you.

Thanks, hettie.

Come, now,

a little bigger...

I wonder what's

on Lou's mind.

Sandy, my father's on

his way with my cousin.

Is he bringing

his new boat?

Uh-huh. We'll

all go fishing.

Ok.

Sandy, you've got

a lot of chores and

repair work at home.

Yes, sir. See you

later. Fishing.

It's nice of Lou germain

to offer to help.

Truth is,

I was going to

ask him.

It's going to take

a good $300 worth

of credit--

a new drive shaft,

engine parts,

a new plank.

Pa, have you thought again

about doing what Lou did?

Go onto the mainland,

I mean.

Open

a boat agency,

or some inland job

we talked about?

At least there would

be no red plague

or hurricanes.

There might be

other things.

I guess.

Well, if you're going

to truck the boat into

ocala in the morning,

let's go to bed.

Would you want to live

on the mainland?

I just don't know

anymore.

Leave those till

morning, sweetheart.

Oh. I don't want

to forget this.

Do you expect him

to get all those chores

done before you get back?

He ought to.

I'll be gone at least

a couple of weeks.

[Squawking]

Dang you, Pete.

Don't you think

this is heavy enough?

Beat it.

Mom?

Mom, could

I please--

thanks, ma.

Tired?

Dragging tired.

I think you've done

enough for one day.

[Boat horn honks]

It's Kim

and her father.

They've come for me.

Ma, can I go?

Of course.

Hi, Sandy.

Hi, Kim.

Dad, this is

Sandy ricks.

Coming with us?

Oh, yes. Sir.

With the red plague

and the hurricane

is there any fish out there?

Oh, yes, sir.

If you know

the spots.

You're the pilot.

Cast off the line.

The plague hasn't

left very many fish,

but sometimes

there's one or two.

Sandy, you remember,

I told you my cousin

was coming with dad.

Bill jamison,

Sandy ricks.

Ah!

Come on, Sandy.

Be careful.

Hey, let's

go find bill.

[Dolphin screaming]

He's hurt.

What was it?

A dolphin.

Go get your pa.

Over there a little bit.

Sandy!

Doc barnett will know

what to do.

He's taken care of

just about everybody.

It's

a slight concussion,

but he's going

to be all right.

Sandy, I can't

thank you enough.

If bill's ok,

could we go back

to silver cove now?

Silver cove?

What for?

That dolphin, sir.

It has a spear in its side.

What could we do

for it?

My pa taught me

to put a dog or a cat

or any animal

out of its pain,

especially a dolphin,

because they beach

themselves before they die.

But, Sandy,

I've got to call

bill's mother

and tell her

what happened.

She may want me to

take bill in to see

the family doctor.

It won't

take long, dad!

Please, sir?

Dad?

Kim, it's not that

I don't want to.

Bill's mother would

never forgive me.

Please!

Sandy!

Ma!

Ma!

Ma!

[C*cks gun]

[Uncocks gun]

[Dolphin screeches]

[Screech]

[Moan]

Hey, go ahead.

You're free.

I cut you loose.

Swim!

Are you hurt that bad?

Please move!

Just a flipper

or something?

I can't leave you here

to die.

Can't you move at all?

[Screech]

[Moaning]

[Squawking]

Sandy?

Hi.

Where did you go?

Nowhere.

What did you do?

Nothing.

Supper will be

ready in a minute.

Didn't you go out

with Kim and her father?

Oh, sure, mom.

Well, that's nice.

Mom?

Yes?

Mom...

Sandy, you been

up to something?

Oh, no, ma,

only...

Sandy, what?

I've got an 8-foot

dying dolphin

in the fish pen.

An 8-foot dolphin?

You know how long

that cabinet is?

About 8 feet.

Now, you go wash up

for supper.

Sandy, I think

I'll have a look.

Sandy!

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