Island Zero Page #3

the world's vanished,

and we're on our own.

At least no one will starve.

They could always go fishing.

Good luck catching anything.

Boat's will be out of

diesel soon.

All the fish have vanished.

What?

Yeah, no one's picked

anything up in weeks.

No lobsters, no fish.

What's goin' on out there?

It's a question I'm

trying' to answer.

I wrote a paper on the

phenomenon a few years ago.

Sudden Unexplained

Collapse of a fishery.

SUC Fish for short.

[soft chuckle]

It sounds funny,

but it's a tragedy.

So this is not

a new phenomenon?

There was a theory proposed,

that maybe there are apex

predators we haven't

identified yet.

This is your theory?

My wife's.

I though Lucy was

a journalist?

Lucy and I aren't married.

My wife, Rachel. She was a

Marine Biologist like me.

Was?

Four years ago she

was lost at sea.

We found her research

boat adrift with no aboard.

I'm sorry, Sam.

Yeah, she died doing

what she loved.

That's the one thing

I keep telling myself.

It's like the only

way I can...

I lost someone, too.

So I understand.

There you go. Four stitches.

[soft chuckle]

I'm no plastic surgeon,

so you may end up with a scar.

I'm lucky you happened

to be on the island.

Well, I would love

to get off this island.

What if the ferry

doesn't come?

We all descend into

mass cannibalism.

[soft laugh]

- No, listen. I'm serious.

Look at them, they're scared

and they're at each

others throats.

Who's gonna keep order?

[knock on door]

Uh, Sam. There's a problem

down in the dock and

they need you.

[ominous music]

That Emmett's boat?

Yeah. Only problem is

there's no sign of Emmett.

I found it on the

shores over there.

Radioed Lars and Author.

We went searching on the water

but we couldn't find any sign

of Emmett or his body anywhere.

The day he left, Jess

packed him a sandwich,

it's still in his duffle bag.

He never ate it.

I don't think he ever made

it to the mainland.

Maybe he hit a wave?

Knocked him down.

Sam. There's blood here.

[ominous music]

He went overboard.

Yeah. It's what

it looks like.

Trouble is, the morning Emmett

left, the water was glass.

There were no waves.

What is that?

I don't know.

Looks organic.

[sniffs] Smells organic.

It's like the sea.

He was such a smart kid.

Lived his life on the water.

I don't understand it,

how could he-

how could he go overboard?

The ocean takes

ever the careful ones.

- [deep exhales] Oh, Jesse.

- What?

[inaudible]

[group chatter]

So Emmett never made

it to the mainland.

And we still don' know

where the damn ferry is.

Well there's gotta

be a logical explanation.

You keep saying, Sam.

But what is the explanation?

Why isn't anyone

tryin' to reach us?

Has the whole world

forgotten we're here?

Someone needs to go across and

find out what the problem is.

Emmett already tried,

look what happened.

Look, my generator's dead.

My power's off.

If you're goin' Lars,

I comin' too.

My kids and I are

comin', too. We've had enough.

Hold on, then.

My boat's no big enough.

Well I got enough fuel

to get across the water,

I can carry some of you.

But Lars, you and I

should go out together.

Keep an eye on each other,

in case one of us

get's into trouble.

Lee's runnin' out of

his heart pill. He needs to go.

- I called dibs first.

- People! People!

We can't fit the

whole island in two boats.

Some of you are gonna

have to stay here.

Why don't you all

just draw lots?

[group mutters]

It's the only

fair thing to do.

Are you kiddin'?

There's gotta be priorities.

Sick folks, first.

Then woman and children.

Hey, what is this?

The Titanic?

I need to get off

this island, too.

Not more than my

children do.

If you want to go to the

mainland, be on the pier

at 3 o'clock. We'll figure out

then who gets to go on board.

Looks like there won't

be any room for us.

Well, let me check with

Arthur. His boat's up

on the north shore. Maybe he

can get you across.

[ominous music]

[muffled argument]

At least I can

count on you.

[leaves rustle]

[argument continues]

I'm not trying to-

[ominous noise]

[crow caws]

[ominous music]

We'll be okay, Ellie.

Whatever happens between

me and Lucy, you and I...

we'll manage.

Just the two of us.

- It is 'cause of me?

- What?

- The reason Lucy's leaving?

- No. No.

This is between

me and Lucy.

If anyone's at fault, it's me.

'Cause of the fish?

The fish?

She say's that's all

you think about.

"Where are the fish?" Dad,

who cares about the stupid fish?

No one but you.

[sigh]

- Your mom did.

You know, when you were

six years old, we took you

to the Boston Aquarium,

and you wouldn't leave.

You stuck to that jellyfish

tank tighter than a limpet.

- Remember that?

- Yeah.

We stayed there three hours.

The truth is you mom didn't

want to leave you there. She

was like a fish, herself.

Never happy out of water.

She would have loved it here.

Not like Lucy.

No.

Lucy's different.

You can wait here? I'm just

gonna go talk to Arthur.

And I'll be right back.

[birds cawing]

Arthur!

Arthur! Arthur!

You in there?

Jesus!

Ugh. Dinner.

What?

I'm guessing his last

meal was dinner.

Specifically pork and beans.

I can see the remains here in

the stomach which would place

time of death some

time last evening.

Would have been soon after

he ate because this is

- still pretty much undigested.

- Jesus.

You're a biologist.

Haven't you dissected animals?

Yeah, but this animal

shook my hand last week.

And hello. We have a capsule.

Blue. Arthur was taking

Cardizem. A blue capsule.

Who the hell would

have done this?

Just sliced him up and

thrown him on the rocks.

I can't imagine anyone on

this island killing Arthur.

I'm not sure

this was murder.

His intestines looked like they

were ripped apart, not sliced.

Do you have any

bears on the island?

A bear would have to

swim 40 miles to get here.

What do you think

happened to him?

I don't know.

Clearly there was a struggle.

There's blood everywhere.

Let's take a look

at that blue substance.

Where did you find it, again?

On the axe blade. It looked

like the same stuff

we found on Emmett's boat.

- Blood cells.

- Are you sure?

But those are blue. I've

never seen blood that color.

I have. It's an

adaptation to cold water.

In stead of hemoglobin,

some marine animals

have blood with hemocyanin.

It's copper based. They could

survive sub-freezing

temperatures all the

way down to Antarctica.

Marine animals?

The water. Everyone

should stay off the water!

We need to stop those boats!

It's too late. Lars and

Reuben left an hour ago.

Who went with them?

[ominous music]

Most of the island.

[radio back-feed]

Tucker island calling Anya.

Anya, are you there? Over.

[radio back-feed]

Lars, are you there?

[radio back-feed]

Lars, are you there?

[radio back-feed]

They should still

be in radio range.

Lars, come in. Over.

[radio back-feed]

Do you really want them

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