Sea Change Page #4

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and big long ass pointy teeth.

Look, people are kind of

obsessed with them here.

Seawalkers are an urban legend

parents used to use

to keep the kids

off this shore.

Let's just go.

Last one to get wet

is the wet frigid prune.

[gulps]

- Whoo!

- 'Whoo!'

- 'Faster!'

- Whoo!

Whoo!

[chuckling]

What's the matter?

Scared?

I don't feel anything anymore.

[music continues]

(Cece)

'Hey!'

Be that as it may

as a life guard,

it's my moral obligation

to provide you

with a floatation device.

- Thanks!

- 'Guys, hurry up!'

Oh-oh oh-oh

[laughing]

[indistinct chattering]

Oh-oh oh-oh

Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh

[indistinct chatter]

[gasps]

Keep laughing, but everyone

is afraid of something.

Not me.

Lemme guess. Spiders?

[chuckles]

- Heights?

- Nope.

Mm, I know.

Hounds.

Failure.

[gasps]

- Not funny!

- That wasn't me.

Let's go back in.

[Miranda screams]

Miranda!

TJ!

Miranda!

[intense music]

[music continues]

[gasps]

[coughs]

(TJ)

'Miranda!'

Miranda!

What happened?

Leo. He saved me.

He was, he was just here.

[instrumental music]

Keep it.

You're still shivering.

Sure you're okay?

Aside from my damaged pride,

all good.

I'm so sorry, Miranda.

Should've never let you go

in the water.

Let me?

TJ, I'm a big girl.

I make my own bad decisions.

You're sure Leo was there?

I mean, no one else saw him.

- Positive.

- I mean, that's weird, right?

The waves and the fogs

just came out of nowhere.

And Leo saves you

and just disappears?

TJ..

Ah, it's nothing.

Just drunk...and stupid.

That make two of us.

[music continues]

Thanks for walking me home.

[exhales sharply]

[water gurgling]

[eerie music]

[gasps]

[instrumental music]

The call's getting stronger.

No.

We need to go

to the caves tonight.

We're almost out of time

to be on land.

You ever hear about

one of the heirs..

...hearin' it?

The call? What kinda question

is that?

(Finley)

'You heard

anything interesting?'

Uh-oh!

I feel a lecture comin'.

They're doin' an autopsy

on Kit Morgan.

They're gonna know

it wasn't a shark.

Who cares?

Let 'em try to figure out

what kind of an animal

does that to a body.

(Leo)

There wasn't supposed

to be a body.

Don't you get it?

They're gonna comb Surin Beach.

And they won't stop until

they find somethin' to blame.

She had a knife.

It's harder than we thought.

You dragged my sister into this?

I wanted to help.

I needed someone with balls

to back me up.

Leo, you know exactly

why that girl had to go.

You just didn't wanna

have to be the one to do it.

So come on, brother,

cheer up.

She's dead.

We should be celebrating.

Right?

[instrumental music]

Right.

- Leo..

- Just deal with the body.

Okay?

[intense music]

[knock on door]

I'm here to I.D.

my cousin's body.

Sheriff Colley said

your mom would be coming.

Yeah, well, this isn't

the kinda thing she does.

This is the kinda thing

she makes me do.

So can we

get it over with, please?

[intense music]

It's this way.

(Dave)

Are you sure you don't wanna

wait for you mom or dad?

It's pretty bad.

[music continues]

[inhales deeply]

That's Kit.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

I just wanted to make sure

she was really dead.

She's entitled to

half of Nana Morgan's estate.

Should I g-get you something?

Water, somethin'?

No. I'm fine.

Do you need anything else?

[music continues]

[retching]

[coughs]

[indistinct chatter]

[music continues]

[music continues]

"Seawalker's kiss?"

[door creaks]

[door opens]

[instrumental music]

Deputy Dave?

Oh, my god!

[gasping]

[smoke alarm blaring]

Help!

Somebody help me!

Help me!

Help!

[coughs]

[instrumental music]

(Ginny)

'Fire! There's a fire!

'Somebody help me!'

'Let me out!'

Ginny?

(Ginny)

'Help me!'

[fire alarm blaring]

Ginny!

Ginny!

Help!

Ginny, are you okay?

Okay, we have to go this way.

[explosion]

[sobbing]

[grunts]

Come on. Go, go, go.

(Ginny)

I'm telling you,

someone was in there.

(female #1)

You're still in shock.

It's been a long week

for you and your family.

I heard something and then

there was smoke and fire

'and all the doors

were locked.'

Nothing on this island

is up to code.

And that building is

a 100 years old.

I'd be surprised

if there wasn't a wiring issue.

(Amelia)

'Miranda!'

- Are you alright?

- I'm fine.

- Are you hurt?

- Amelia, I'm fine.

[exhales]

[instrumental music]

[sobbing]

[music continues]

[eerie whispers]

[instrumental music]

(Amelia)

'Miranda?'

How are you feeling?

The EMT said you might wake up

feeling a little wheezy.

- From the smoke.

- I'm okay.

You know, maybe we should

visit the mainland ER.

We-we could still take

the afternoon ferry--

Seriously, I'm good.

I..

I don't know

if I can ever forgive you

for abandoning me.

But I wanna try.

[music continues]

Thank you.

Is this a seawalker?

Yeah. It's been

in the family for ages.

Can you tell me about them?

Y-you wanna know

about island folklore?

People keep talking

about seawalkers.

I'm...just curious.

Okay, sure.

Uh, what do you wanna know?

I heard they can pass

themselves off as human.

So the legend says.

From what I remember, they can

only stay on land so long

before they have to go back

with the tides.

There's a call to remind them.

Supposedly,

if they ignore it

they run out of air

and it kills them.

Unless they steal the breath

from a human's lungs.

The seawalker's kiss.

Yeah, people call it that

because from a distance..

...it looks romantic.

(Miranda)

What happens to the person

who gets kissed?

They die.

So people say.

But I think you're safe.

It's just a legend.

You want some coffee?

[music continues]

[seagulls squawking]

Hey.

What are you doin' here?

I wanted to thank you

for saving me

the other night.

You ran away so fast,

I didn't get a chance to.

Yeah. No problem.

How did you see me?

The waves were like

ten feet tall.

Just luck...I guess.

I gotta get back to work.

I saw your eyes..

...in the water.

I should hope so.

They're right here

on my face.

They were glowing.

Like, full on,

"X-Men" mutant glowing.

Next time you go swimming,

lay off the tequila.

I wasn't drunk when I saw

your scars on the beach.

Where'd they go?

[instrumental music]

You're welcome

for saving your life.

You need to go.

Fine.

What you doing?

Going back in the water.

You can't swim.

- So teach me.

- No.

Fine.

Crazy 'cause I know

I wanna jump

Crazy 'cause the feeling

keeps me high

Crazy 'cause we all

might die

In a dark sky night love

In a dark sky night

Crazy 'cause I know

that I'm alive

Disappointed?

A little, yeah.

What did I see

the other night?

Come on in.

You're shiverin'.

[doorbell rings]

- Miranda?

- No. She isn't here.

I took care

of the police report.

Oh, God! Thank you.

You're a good friend.

Don't pretend

this was an act of kindness.

I hope it was worth it.

Here.

Thanks.

[instrumental music]

- Stop looking.

- I'm not.

So, uh, how come you've never

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