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WOULD GO TO THE EVERGLADES TO

LOOK FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES TO

TAKE TO THEIR LAB AT THE

RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

I HAD HEARD THE STORIES ALL MY

LIFE, BUT MY PARENTS --

WELL, THEY TREATED THEM LIKE

THEY WERE FAIRY TALES.

WE'D SEE ANIMAL CARCASSES

DEVOURED OR TREES MANGLED, AND

ALWAYS THE SMELL, LIKE A WET DOG

OR A DEAD ANIMAL, BUT A HUNDRED

TIMES WORSE.

MY DAD WOULD ALWAYS COME UP WITH

AN EXPLANATION FOR THE THINGS WE

SAW -- FLORIDA PANTHERS,

ALLIGATORS, LIGHTNING STRIKES.

I DON'T THINK MY MOTHER WAS SO

SURE.

WHEN I WAS OLD ENOUGH, THEY'D

TAKE ME WITH THEM INTO THE

SWAMP.

ONE DAY -- AND TO THIS DAY, I

DON'T KNOW WHY -- THEY LEFT ME

BACK AT FORT LONESOME.

THEY WENT OUT TO COLLECT SAMPLES

FROM DEEP IN THE SWAMP.

THEY NEVER CAME BACK.

A COUPLE DAYS LATER, THEY FOUND

THEIR AIRBOAT ADRIFT...

WITH THAT SMELL ON IT.

I NEVER SAW THEM AGAIN.

[ CHUCKLES ]

WELL, THAT'S QUITE A STORY, SON,

BUT WHAT THE HELL'S IT GOT TO DO

WITH ANYTHING?

BIGFOOT, SASQUATCH, YETI.

IN THE EVERGLADES, IT'S THE

SKUNK APE, AN ANTEDILUVIAN

SIMIAN CREATURE WITH NO

SCIENTIFIC PROOF OF ITS

EXISTENCE -- JUST OCCASIONAL

SIGHTINGS, SOME SPARSE HAIR

SAMPLES, MAYBE A FOOTPRINT ONCE

IN A WHILE, BUT ALWAYS THA SMELL.

ONCE YOU GET A WHIFF OF IT,

YOU'LL NEVER FORGET IT.

I HAVE A FILING CABINET FULL OF

NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS OF ALL THE

SIGHTINGS.

I'VE KIND OF BEEN DOING MY OWN

RESEARCH ON THE THING EVER SINCE

MY PARENTS DISAPPEARED.

HOW WOULD A THING LIKE THA GET UP HERE?

"UP HERE"?

NOW WAIT A SECOND.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING

ABOUT?

I THINK WE NEED TO SEE THA BEACH DEBRIS AS SOON AS

POSSIBLE.

HECTOR SAYS IT'S A GOOD CAR.

IT'LL BE FINE ONCE WE GET THE

NEW ALTERNATOR.

AND WHEN'S THAT?

TOMORROW.

WHAT ABOUT JACKSONVILLE?

I CALLED THE CLUB, AND I TOLD

THEM THAT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO

MAKE IT.

AND YOU'RE CERTAIN HE CAN FIX

IT BY TOMORROW?

THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.

OKAY.

[ SIGHS ]

WHERE DO WE STAY TONIGHT?

THERE'S A MOTEL DOWN THE

BEACH WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE.

IT'S NOT TOO EXPENSIVE.

HECTOR SAY THAT, TOO?

[ CHUCKLES ]

HOW ARE WE GONNA PAY FOR ALL

THIS?

WE HAVE ENOUGH CASH FOR THE

MOTEL.

I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE CAR.

HOW MUCH IS IT GONNA BE?

I DON'T KNOW.

HECTOR SAID NOT TO WORRY ABOU IT.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

[ Laughing ] LET'S JUST CROSS

THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE COME TO IT.

COME ON. LET'S GO TO THE BEACH.

[ SIGHS ]

IT'S DEFINITELY EVERGLADES

MANGROVE TREES.

THE OKEFENOKEE HAS A DIFFEREN SPECIES.

OHH, GOD!

I AIN'T NEVER SMELLED NOTHING

LIKE THAT!

HOLD ON A SECOND.

WHAT IS IT, JOHN?

[ SNIFFS ]

NOW YOU'RE GONNA TELL ME

THAT'S FROM YOUR MONKEY.

SKUNK APE.

BOB.

IT LOOKS LIKE PRIMATE HAIR,

BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO RUN SOME

TESTS TO BE SURE.

SO, THE DEBRIS IS FROM THE

EVERGLADES.

SO WHAT?

THAT DON'T PROVE NOTHING.

I'VE SEEN SAMPLES LIKE THIS

BEFORE.

NOW, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL

HOW LONG IT'S BEEN DETACHED FROM

THE ANIMAL THAT IT CAME FROM AND

IF IT DID COME FROM THE

SKUNK APE.

HOW LONG HAS THIS DEBRIS BEEN

HERE?

WE GOT THE CALL ABOUT 18

HOURS AGO.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING

FOR SURE, BUT I WOULD GUESS THA THIS HAS COME OFF THE ANIMAL

ABOUT...8 HOURS AGO.

CAN I SET UP MY EQUIPMENT IN

YOUR OFFICE?

WELL, OF COURSE.

GREAT.

NOW, THESE TESTS ARE GONNA HAVE

TO RUN ALL NIGHT, BUT I SHOULD

BE ABLE TO FIND SOME ANSWERS IN

THE MORNING.

THINGS COULD BE WORSE.

I MEAN, A DAY AT THE BEACH IS

NOT SO BAD.

WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY NEW FANS

THIS WAY.

WELL, YEAH, BUT -- BUT, YOU

KNOW, MAYBE WE'LL GET TAN FOR

OUR SHOWS NOW.

OH, NOW, CATS AND KITTENS, I

KNOW YOU GOT THOSE SPADES AND

SHOVELS IN YOUR HANDS HALFWAY

TO CHINA, BUT DIG THIS -- I LOOKS LIKE THE BIG WIND.

FLORIDA IS BRACING FOR ANOTHER

HIT FROM HURRICANE DOROTHY.

NOW, THE WEATHER MAN'S SAYING

THE STORM HAS REVERSED DIRECTION

AND IS TURNING BACK TO HIT THE

SUNSHINE STATE A SECOND TIME.

SO, LISTEN UP SURFERS -- IF YOU

THINK YOU BRAVE, GET OUT YOUR

CAVE AND CATCH THAT GLORY WAVE.

GREAT, A HURRICANE -- JUS WHAT WE NEED.

IT'LL BE OKAY, THEODORA.

IT'S WAY DOWN IN SOUTH FLORIDA.

IT'LL BE GONE BY THE TIME WE GE THERE.

[ SURF MUSIC PLAYING ]

I KNEW SOMETHING LIKE THIS

WOULD HAPPEN.

NOTHING COMES EASY.

[ LAUGHS ] I DON'T KNOW.

YOU CERTAINLY ARE ATTRACTING ALL

THE AVAILABLE MEN STRAIGHT TO

YOU.

IT'S LIKE -- LIKE FLIES TO RAW

MEAT.

UGH! THAT'S DISGUSTING.

THE SCIENTIST GUY -- HE WAS

EYEING YOU THE ENTIRE WAY IN THE

CAR.

I WAS WATCHING HIM FROM THE BACK

SEAT.

I THOUGHT HE WAS CUTE.

MM-HMM.

TAKE HIM.

HECTOR?

I MEAN, HE WAS FRIENDLY WITH

YOU.

HE'S ALL YOURS.

HEY, MAYBE THE SCIENTIST GUY

IS STAYING HERE.

I'LL CALL THE FRONT DESK.

UH, DON'T DO THAT.

WHAT'S IT GONNA HURT?

THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO DO

HERE.

NOT IN THE MOOD, JODY.

YES, YES, I'M LOOKING FOR A

GUEST -- JOHN SOMETHING --

PATTERSON.

I'M GOING FOR A WALK.

OHH -- OH, I'M SORRY.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

I'LL --

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

I'LL CHECK BACK LATER.

[ RECEIVER HANGS UP ]

THAT WASN'T VERY NICE.

WHAT? SHE PUSHED ME.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET HER

TO HAVE SOME FUN.

YOU KNOW HOW SHE IS WITH

GUYS.

SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO COME OUT OF

THIS ON HER OWN.

FINE. LET HER STAY IN HER

SHELL FOR LIKE FIVE MORE YEARS.

[ SCOFFS ]

LET'S GET SOME MORE BEER.

[ SCOFFS ]

LET'S GET SOME MORE BEER.

[ GROWLING ]

AAH! AAH!

AAH!

OH! GOD.

HEY, HEY, IT'S ME.

IT'S ME.

I HEAR-- I HEARD SOMEONE

SCREAM.

IT WAS REALLY CLOSE.

YEAH, I HEARD IT, TOO.

CAME OUT TO SEE IF I COULD HELP.

CAN WE GET JUST GET OUT OF

HERE?

THERE'S A PHONE AT THE

GARAGE.

WE CAN CALL THE POLICE.

OKAY.

ON THE BEACH.

I DON'T KNOW.

UM, NOT FAR FROM THE MOTEL.

START AT THE STATE PARK,

WHERE THE MARSH MEETS THE BEACH.

BOB'S ON HIS WAY TO CHECK IT OU NOW.

I'LL TAKE THEODORA TO THE

MOTEL.

I'LL BE BACK IN 15 MINUTES.

CALL ME, AND I CAN HELP --

YOU GO BACK TO THE MOTEL AND

STAY PUT.

LET THE POLICE TAKE CARE OF

THIS.

SHERIFF --

[ RECEIVER SLAMS ]

OW!

[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]

THE POLICE ARE CHECKING I OUT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT WAS?

I-I DON'T KNOW.

ARE YOU STAYING AT THE

MERRIVILLE MOTEL?

YEAH.

CAN I WALK YOU BACK?

I'M OKAY.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

I'M OKAY NOW.

WELL, A-A-ACTUALLY, I'M

STAYING THERE MYSELF, SO --

I MEAN, WE COULD WALK

SEPARATELY, BUT THERE'S REALLY

ONLY THIS ONE ROAD.

I COULD TAKE THIS SIDE, YOU

COULD TAKE THE OTHER, AND WE

COULD AVOID EYE CONTACT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

LET'S JUST GO.

[ WAVES CRASHING ]

WE'VE BEEN PLAYING TOGETHER

ALMOST FOUR YEARS.

CAROL AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS

SINCE 7th GRADE.

WE THINK THAT IF THE SHANGRI-LAS

CAN HAVE A HIT, WHY CAN'T WE?

YOU'RE REALLY SERIOUS ABOU THIS.

PEOPLE HAVE TO BELIEVE IN

SOMETHING.

I BELIEVE WE CAN MAKE A LIVING

PLAYING MUSIC.

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'D BE

DOING IF YOU WEREN'T A MUSICIAN?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

THERE'S ISN'T ANYTHING ELSE --

ANYTHING ELSE THAT I WOULD

RATHER BE.

I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT --

THAT WE'LL MAKE IT.

AND IF YOU DON'T?

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