Growth
(gunshots )
Man:
Stop!He's running towards--
Stop!
On the ground!
( man screaming )
What happened?
Here on the remote island of Kuttyhunk
globally famed as a hotbed
for scientific research...
Proverbial gold has been found
in a new breed of pearl,
genetically engineered
by the innovative scientific community
that lives and runs
this tiny island.
Scientists from around the world
as a meeting ground
for inventive minds.
Mason, famous for
controlling his image,
refused to comment
on this groundbreaking achievement.
Man:
...Ieaving this reporter wondering,if they can produce this,
what else are they capable of?
Today is day one
We believe that through
continued development
of parasitic research
we can provide humanity with a tool
that will remove the limitations
placed on us by our DNA.
to be impossible until now.
This is important.
This is monumental.
And we have distribution
in six out of the eight major
territories--
quite an achievement.
We need to think even bigger.
We need to think global.
We need to think evolution.
Look at where we started
and look how far we have come.
I should acknowledge my niece
Amanda Lane,
without whom this would not
have been possible.
Behind this curtain--
( crash )
( screaming )
Run! Run!
We've managed to control
the outbreak.
There have been fewer
than two dozen deaths.
- ( screaming )
- In the pan is a layer of ocean water.
surrounded by salt water,
I think the mainland
will remain safe for quite some time.
But we are so close.
Amanda has the antidote.
We can reverse-engineer--
I can make this work.
This is sadly
part of the process.
Man:
Oh my God!Oh my God!
Get out of here!
Let me in! Let me in!
Oh, Jesus.
( screaming )
- Sarah, hey.
- Hey.
- It's nice to put a face with the name.
- Yeah, nice to meet you.
Hi. How's everything
at the camp?
Fine, I guess.
- It's not that bad.
- What's not?
He's landsick.
Things are still moving.
Yeah, I don't feel too well either.
It is a little choppy out there.
You don't have to make
excuses for me.
- I wasn't.
- Yeah, you were.
Weird being back, huh?
A little.
I told you I'd take care of it.
No, it's good to get closure.
I'm glad you called. The compound's
kind of fallen apart over the years.
That's why I brought
my cleaning crew.
- Oh my God.
- How do you guys know each other?
Boyfriend, stepbrother, friend.
- Best friend.
- Best friend.
Should we show them
how we make out sometimes?
What? Like you guys don't want
to see us making out.
And you're Mason's niece?
He was my great uncle, yeah.
He and your mom are pretty famous
here on the island.
Jamie:
Actually, my mom died herewhen I was a kid.
But Marco got a call that Mason
had passed away and left his property.
So we're just here to clean it
and sell it.
- Is it worth a lot?
- It's worth $2 million, actually.
- No way.
- But the weirdest part is
that last month I was paying their rent
and this month they're millionaires.
- You're gonna let that go?
- I'm not saying you have to pay me--
- It's my fault.
- Justin.
No. I got sick
and they paid for me again.
He has low immunity.
It'll work out.
And we're gonna pay back
your trust fund with interest.
Awesome.
( child whispering )
Do you hear that?
She's fine, baby.
Go to sleep.
Don't worry, Mom.
I'm fine.
I'm not worried, sweetie.
Come here.
( giggling )
They're awake.
Robert.
Honey, get up.
Robert:
What?Emily.
Emily, it's gonna be okay, baby.
We're gonna get you some help.
We're fine, Dad.
( screaming )
Daddy.
This place is worth $2 million?
Okay, well, I stayed up all night
making the CD
so that when we clean we could--
Wait, you said tonight was
chill time.
But it's French '80s disco.
French '80s disco?
Jamie, I'm gonna go to my room
take off my shoes,
tickle my accordion and go to bed.
- And tomorrow we can do--
- Kristin.
Tomorrow we can do it, Jamie.
Am I right?
- No.
- I deem this weekend
you shall be with a mustache.
- No.
- It's a mustache weekend, Justin.
- Kristin.
- And it looks so perfect.
You look like a man.
Oh, do you think you could grab
my accordion?
It's too heavy for me.
Thank you.
But be careful with it.
It means a lot.
Why did you even invite her?
Because that chick would
body-block a bus for me,
and she hates
public transportation.
Come on, baby, this is me.
I just--
I want to sell this place, you know,
and have it be done.
You are in luck,
'cause I am here--
the fixer of all things.
Yeah, but I fix them though.
Did you hear anything?
No, sorry, babe.
- Slimy Toads.
- Huh?
Slimy Toads--
it's the name of our bunk.
So why don't you make your call
and then meet me there...
naked?
I like Slimy Toads.
( applause )
- Mommy.
- Jamie.
I'm so proud of you.
I like it.
How is this any different
from the last room?
Well, you're here, for one.
So?
So I'm scared to be alone, Justin.
I don't want to get hurt again.
I don't know. I get scared.
- ( screams )
- What?
I totally got you.
Bottom or top?
I like it on top.
Good. It's all yours.
No, Justin, I said
that I like it on top--
Justin:
Could you not--?I came here to get some quiet,
not to be told what to do
by some bossy boss lady.
You know, some people think
I'm fun.
Good.
F***.
Hey, excuse me.
How are you?
Do you happen to know
What the hell?
Moron.
On the TV I saw a man
selling second chance
I thought, "What kind of sucker
needs to buy self-confidence?"
in boxer briefs
Saying I realize--
Oh, this is incredible.
Gina.
No, I mean you told me
about them but--
We've got to figure out
how this is happening again
so we can stop it. Listen.
Infection, cellular lymphomatosis
fusion, reproduction.
They ingest.
They multiply and destroy.
There's no middle ground here.
Maybe it's some kind of mutation
gestating in a plant or a bug.
I mean, parasites live
just about anywhere.
A fish maybe?
No, probably not a fish,
at least not saltwater anyway.
Watch.
Watch what happens.
Here. Salt kills parasites--
their chief vulnerability.
Well, handy that we're surrounded
by salt water.
Talk to me about
Well, parasites have been
used in science
Tapeworms are utilized
to keep people thin.
Maggots are used
for exfoliation.
Parasites-- microscopic parasites
can be given a simple
set of instructions.
They then burrow into their host
and they can manipulate their DNA.
We started with shellfish,
engineering oysters
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