Lake Placid 3

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No potty breaks.

Dude, stop the truck.

You can leave us here. It's fine.

Hey, how far is the lake?

About a mile east.

Perfect, because l need a bath.

Not that l don't love this sexy,

impulsive thing, 'cause l do.

But what are the chances

we're gonna get lost

and, you know, we're gonna die horribly?

Look, you keep talking like that

and you're gonna start lactating.

Wow. It's so beautiful here.

And real scary, huh?

Okay, fine.

Make fun of me.

But when a Wolverine comes out

and mauls you, you're gonna be sorry.

And you're naked.

You noticed.

God.

What are you laughing at, pal?

l meant to do that.

Come on.

-You laughing at me?

-Yeah.

Are you? l see.

Hey, what's that?

Come on, the water's cold. It shrinks a bit.

What? l don't hear anything.

-Hey, come on. l got an idea.

-Cool.

God, something bit me.

Yeah, right. Perhaps Wolverine.

l've never heard you be so verbal.

Take it easy, cowboy.

Now, you see,

that's what l've been talking about.

Help!

Help!

Oh, my God!

Hey, big guy. You wanna come inside?

Your mom needs some help.

-Sure, Dad.

-Okay.

Sadie!

No cell phone reception.

It's like we've gone back in time.

How can this place smell of cookies

and foot cream simultaneously?

Well, they were

two of Aunt Sadie's favorite things.

That and dropping F-bombs.

l am not gonna miss that at Thanksgiving.

-Didn't she always blame it on the dog?

-Yeah.

You know, as both your wife

and your real estate agent,

l can pretty much say with confidence

that most of this crap has gotta go.

lt's gonna be a huge job.

Yeah, but we can't bring it all back

to the house.

She was eccentric.

Really?

Yeah, a different word

popped into my mind.

You know, everything's almost exactly

how l remember it.

l mean, l never thought that...

Well, l never thought

that we'd be cleaning out her cabin, so...

l feel like l'm selling part of my childhood

with this place.

l know, honey. But it's best we stay in town.

-Can l have that?

-No.

-Yeah, sure.

-No.

-Yeah.

-Yes.

l have a pop quiz for you,

Mr. EPA Scientist. Okay?

So what kind of animal

lives in a tank like that one?

The smart money's on that lizard right there.

-What?

-ls there nothing there?

Well, that was probably my mistake,

l thought it was...

Funny!

Freak out the city girl.

Just 'cause l don't share

the Bickerman infatuation with...

What? Life? Nature?

Nature to you. Disgusting creatures to me.

All right, well, heads up for both of you,

there might be an escaped lizard

somewhere in the house.

Can we keep it?

Absolutely not. No.

Besides, you already have a pet.

Crocodiles aren't pets.

Well, they are to some people, pal.

Not if they're stuffed.

You know what?

lf we find any kind of vermin in the house,

your dad is gonna take care of it.

Dad?

ln a completely humane way, of course.

Sure. Sit down.

-Mr. Bickerman?

-Hey, Nate. Nathan. Come on in.

Sheriff Willinger.

-Hey. Susan.

-Hey.

lt's been a while.

Almost a year since Sadie passed.

l was going by, l saw your vehicle.

l thought l'd drop in and say hey.

-Yeah, of course.

-Yeah.

Takes after Sadie, huh?

Connor, could you give us a minute, please?

-Okay.

-Thanks.

Yeah, we haven't told him, so...

l don't blame you.

A boy his age, that would raise questions

you don't have answers to.

Hell, l'd like to know what your aunt

was doing feeding wild crocs.

Well, she was lonely.

l mean, l know we live in town.

We don't get out here that much. And with...

You know, ever since Connor was born,

and our jobs, it's...

Well, there's never enough time.

And now the place is for sale.

lt took a year for us to drive out here

to clean up Sadie's stuff. It's...

You know, believe me,

this isn't easy for me. We...

lf we had a choice,

we probably wouldn't even sell it.

Yeah, but it's not like we can come out here

and have a picnic

and forget about what happened.

l don't even like bringing Connor here

for a few hours.

Well, that's understandable.

l'd like you to know

that l've been all over that lake.

Back to front, top to bottom,

had a sonar rig brought in.

l can tell you, ma'am, there ain't nothing

swimming in that lake bigger than a trout.

Yeah, but you can never be sure.

-Right?

-Ma'am, when my predecessor left the job,

-the county wanted to hire somebody...

-Hey, where are you going?

...who could guarantee

that what happened here

didn't happen again, and that's me.

Now, you're gonna have to trust me.

You know? l've seen things that are

a lot worse than what happened here.

Hell, l had a 6'5'' cross-dresser

come at me with a machete.

What l'm trying to say is,

in this world it's the people

you gotta worry about, not the animals.

-l'm gonna be on my way, here.

-Sure, sure.

Thank you for coming by.

You take care, now.

All l'm saying is that if the lake is cleared,

there's no reason to sell.

Nathan, we didn't even come here

when Sadie was alive.

l know. But, l mean, no one knows better

than you how bad the market is right now.

l'm just saying, why don't we wait?

You know, test it out. We could... Please?

You know what? Fine. Okay.

We can wait until the market recovers.

-But Connor is not swimming in that lake.

-Done.

But he's not gonna make any friends

if we keep dragging him off

to the middle of nowhere.

Well...

Connor?

-Where'd he go?

-l don't know.

Come here, little guy.

l'm not gonna hurt you.

Looks like l got a pet after all. Lots of them.

Connor! Don't run off

without telling us, okay?

-Sorry.

-Come on.

We're driving back to town.

lt's 6:
00 a.m. and you're not on the trail.

-You going soft on me?

-Yeah.

-l thought you had a big day.

-l do.

Don't l at least get a ''good morning''?

Sorry. We lost another one.

The signal from the elk's radio collar

went and became erratic,

and then we lost it completely

yesterday afternoon, so...

This one is gonna be the last one.

Meaning you know

what's been happening to them?

l think it's a poacher.

l think they're bringing hunters

onto state land. l think it's a business.

And...

l hope you find your bad guy.

Good morning.

And don't forget to say goodbye

to your zoologist-in-training.

Right. Right. Hey, is Vica coming by today?

She has to take her dog to the vet.

Something about

it having another panic attack,

but l promised Connor

l would spend the day with him anyway, so...

Hey, Connor, l'm heading out the door.

You wanna say goodbye to me

before l leave? Love you.

-Goodbye? When did you get back?

-Late last night. Something came up at work

and l will tell you all about it

when l get home, okay?

-But, Dad...

-Hey, l got to go, okay?

Bye.

God! Mother of...

Next year, you are going to summer school.

You've been on there all morning.

When are you gonna be done?

Soon, honey. There are a lot of cabins

that need renting

and l have so many people counting on me.

Two hours, tops, okay? l promise.

Honey, why don't you just go play outside?

Connor?

Hey, guys.

Hey, guys.

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