Island Zero Page #5

Ellie recording this

a couple of nights ago.

And it happened at the waters

edge right behind our house.

Why are we only hearing

of this video now?

'Cause it was her Christmas

present, she wasn't supposed

to be using it.

What kinda camera is this?

It's a thermographic camera,

the images come from infrared

radiation. You can see

temperature differences

as little as

.07 degrees celsius.

Definitely your kid.

Here.

This is when it happens.

What the hell was that?

Could be a bear,

or a cougar.

No.

So on this camera, cold

temperatures are blue

the warm temperatures are

orange. Play it again, Ellie.

Look what attacks the deer,

what color it is.

It's cold blooded.

Amphibian?

I mean, possibly. But, even

octopuses come out

of the water to hunt. They could

stay out for as long as an hour.

So this is what killed

Arthur and Nina and Emmett.

It's cold blooded,

and it came from the water.

How far is Nina's

house from the water?

About a hundred yards.

We're closer than

that right now.

[gun clicks]

How'd you learn

to do that?

Take apart guns?

I've spent some

time around weapons.

You mean like hunting?

In a way.

Lucy won't let me

near any guns.

Good for her.

This pistol's worthless, but the

rifle and shotgun seem

to be in working order.

Are there any other

weapons on the island?

Between me and Alvis,

that's all we've got.

What about ammo? There's only

four bullets for the rifle.

Arthur used to hunt. Maybe

there something at his house.

I better get over there

before it gets dark.

You shouldn't be out

there alone. I'll go with you.

[ominous music]

If this creature

really exists,

why hasn't anyone reported it?

Well new breed of species are

discovered all the time.

Well were talking about

something that can rip

a man apart. One of these

must've washed on the shore,

somewhere.

- Not necessarily.

Could be like whale fall.

Like what?

Well when a whale dies at sea,

it doesn't wash on shore.

It sinks.

And there carcasses can end

up on abyssal zone

five-six thousand feet down.

where a complex ecosystem

feeds on the corpse.

The deep sea bed

is just littered

with the bones of whales, and

who knows what else.

Found some.

[bullets shake in box]

[music plays]

Here, look at this.

Don't run down

the battery, Ellie.

I'm just showing him

how to use it.

I've never been good

at roughing it. [chuckle]

I hate camping. Can't stand the

ocean. I always get sea sick.

How did you end up

with a marine biologist?

[soft laugh]

I interviewed him for a

Father's Day story

on single dads. One thing

led to another.

So you never met his wife?

No, Rachel had died

two years before.

Sam says Ellie looks

just like her.

It's like Rachel's ghost

is always with us.

How can I compete with that?

Now why do you

have to compete?

You can spot animals that

you'd never see with a regular

camera.

See that orange

thing up in the branches?

I think it might

be a squirrel.

So how long does the

battery last on this thing?

I charged it up yesterday,

plus I have a spare battery.

Even when it's pitch black

outside, you could still see-

What is it? Kid.

What is it?

[ominous music]

There's something coming.

Oh, my God.

[items thud]

[bangs on door]

What the hell was that?

[door creeks]

[monstrous noise]

Where is it?

Why can't we see it?

[screams]

[flesh ripping]

[screams]

[gun shot]

What the hell was that?

Sam?

They'll be back.

[ominous music]

[door creeks]

This is it.

This house is about as far from

the water as we can get.

Who lived here?

The McCarty's. After their kid

drowned they left the island.

Never came back.

A girl.

Titus, are you ready to go?

The others are already

headed up the hill.

Titus?

[dark music]

Titus?

[gasp]

[hammer on door]

Alvis?

Down at the inn, you

said they'll be back.

Like you already know

what's gonna to happen.

Have you seen one of

these things before?

I didn't see it, exactly.

But I've seen what they do.

How? When?

It was on a freighter, in the

Pacific. The Dundee.

We were in the middle of

nowhere. The dolphins had been

followin' us for days.

Then, they vanished.

The sea went calm.

We lost Bill the first night,

on night watch.

Nobody saw him go overboard, he

was just gone the next morning.

The next night, Jake was gone.

On the third ni-

On the third nigh-

What happened on

the third night?

I was in the

engine room, on duty.

When I heard the gunfire, I

thought there had been pirates

attacking us. Huh!

When I got up on deck,

there was no one left.

Blood everywhere,

on the bridge, the galley,

the crewmen's quarters.

12 men gone. I was

the only one left.

You said you saw it, Alvis.

What did you see?

Just on deck, a shimmer,

like T.V. static?

like shimmering.

Then I heard the Navy

copter coming in,

answering our distress call.

The Navy asked me

what had happened. [laughs]

I couldn't tell 'em.

I didn't know. That

was 30 years ago.

[loud bang]

There should be enough there

to tie us over for a few days.

- Where's Jesse?

- Isn't she here?

I thought she was with you.

I didn't see her, I though

she came with you.

I'll go look for her.

[stammer] I'm the one who

screwed up. I'll go with you.

I'll take the shotgun.

No, there gonna need

a weapon here.

You can take the camera. Just

watch for anything coming at us.

'Cause it's the only

way we'll see them.

Yeah.

Yeah, okay.

- Be careful.

- I'll hold down the fort.

[door opens]

Jesse?

Jesse, are you here?

[whispers] There's nothing.

It's clear.

Oh, sh*t!

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

It was a mouse.

They oughta call

the health department.

[soft laugh]

Blood.

What do you see in there?

Anything?

Nope. It's clear.

[floor board creaks]

[grunts]

[c*cks gun]

He killed Jesse.

And left her hanging

on the porch, like bait.

And they gutted her.

Why?

What are you really doing

on this island?

He's got it password

protected, Dad.

I can't get into it.

What's the password?

Guess.

What's the f***ing password?!

You might want to cooperate.

Or what? You'll shoot me?

What about the hippocratic

oath? You're a doctor.

You know what's good

about being a doctor?

After I shoot you, I can keep

you from bleeding to death.

A well placed tourniquet

should do it.

Stop, for God's sake.

What are you doing?

I'm okay with this?

You Alvis?

Got no problem.

Have we all lost our minds?

You didn't see Jesse's body,

and what they did to her.

And what he did to her.

And I need to know why.

Okay, Ellie. Go to

the bedroom.

- But, Lucy.

- Just go, please.

Shut the door.

Say good-bye to procreation.

[stammer] palmyra415.

That's the password?

No caps.

[keypad clicking]

Isn't that the

name of his novel?

[snicker]

This isn't a novel.

This is a scientific report.

"Sudden drop in fish stocks,

next event expected at latitude

43.76, Island Zero"

What's island zero?

You are.

We are. This place,

this rock.

We're sitting at ground zero

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