Shark Lake Page #2

I just wouldn't

bet on it.

So I should interrogate all the

neighborhood dogs instead?

Stats would support that.

Hey, good luck.

Oh, you little hooligan.

Shh! Carly's asleep.

This dog is gonna

be the death of me!

Oh.

Should we be worried

about this bear?

It's not a bear.

Has Carly mentioned

anything to you about

her dad recently?

I'd tell you if she did.

- So she hasn't?

You know he's...

I know. He's going to

see her sooner or later.

Later.

I have a great idea.

Let's make a

fire and then...

Ugh!

Are you okay?

Should we go back?

I'm so sorry that I

distracted you.

Let me see how I

can make it up.

Warmer in the water.

What was that?

What was what?

I just felt something.

I don't know.

I did, too.

No, I'm serious.

Dude, Anthony, if you're

messing with me right now,

I'm gonna kick your ass.

Hey, its okay.

If you're not ready

then we can just wait.

Aghhh!

Ahhhh!

If I'm the one

that gets the bear,

Lindsay's totally

gonna take me back.

Especially when she reads

about me in the newspaper.

Lindsay can't read.

Oh, I'll be on

the news, too.

Think they'll let me

mount the bear head

on the wall?

Dude, these are

tranquilizer guns.

All I'm saying is...

I talked to the dogs.

It was a bear after all.

You were wrong.

No, I'm not.

Your killer's

definitely not a bear.

This has been a terrible

tragedy for the victims,

and our thoughts and

prayers are with

their families.

Jesus, he's not picking up.

Pick up your phone, Lewis!

I do want to commend the

Department of Conservation

and Natural Resources for

their quick apprehension

of a black bear.

It is a male approximately

five hundred pounds

and now the people

of Nevada don't have

to worry anymore

about being harmed.

How big was the bear?

Uhh, five hundred pounds...

everybody, get out

of the water!

We got him! It's

under control!

No, it's not!

Get 'em out now!

Hernandez!

Get em out!

Oh sh*t!

Tell him what you told me.

Okay well, see...

Most sharks, if you

drop them in a lake,

they'll absorb too much

fresh water relative to

their body solvents

basically causing them

to drown from

the inside out.

But bull sharks, bull

sharks are very special.

They're unique in that

they have the ability to

regulate their kidneys

to suit the salinity

of the water

they're in.

This type of variable

osmoregulaiton is only

seen in a small

percentage of sharks.

It's not possible.

Who's ever heard of

a shark in a lake?

Bulls have been known

to swim way up the

Mississippi River.

They've been spotted

in Lake Michigan.

A whole bunch of

them swimming happily

in Lake Nicaragua.

Well, how long can it

last in that without having

saltfus... ozmo...

whatchamacallit kills it?

Bullsharks won't expire due

to the lack of salinity.

In English?

It will live and thrive

until somebody removes it

or kills it.

We don't have a river that

connects to the Pacific

so professor, how did

it get into my lake?

That's a good question.

If I had to guess, I'd say...

- Somebody put it there.

Are you ready for

your big swim meet?

Don't be nervous!

You need to go right now.

I'm sorry.

Just um...

Just tell her that uh...

Just tell her I stopped

by to talk to her, alright?

I'll tell her.

Sheriff, can you

confirm its a shark?

As I'm sure you

all know by now,

there was another accident...

on the lake this morning.

We don't have a ton

to go by just yet,

but we are taking

every precaution here.

We are temporarily

closing the beaches,

and urn, we are asking

everyone to stay out

of the water until we can

confirm that it's safe.

The headline here is

that we're on it!

And soon everything

will be back to normal.

Trust me.

I love you, and I'll

always protect you.

You know that right?

Mmm-hmm.

It's not that he's, he's...

Look, I have to say this,

and I'm not trying to

scare you, but if he

comes up to you somewhere,

and he's not going to,

but if he does,

you just have to

go find an adult.

Grandma, me, or your

teacher. Right away.

Does that make sense?

But he's not bad, right?

My dad?

He's made some mistakes.

But no, honey, he's not bad.

Morning, clint.

Don, could you not

eat on my couch.

I'll send my maid over.

You know, lately my wife has

been on this vegan kick.

I gotta get my

meat where I can.

So, how you been, clint?

Fine.

Well, good for you.

I wish I could say the

same about myself.

I've been stressed

Have you been

following the news?

Not particularly.

Well, apparently there's

something in the lake.

And guess what?

It's mine.

I'm not interested.

Well, it's not a matter of

your interet level, Clint.

We had a deal and your about

five years late on your rent.

No, Don,

I paid for it.

And I feel for you,

but when I buy something,

I expect to get it.

And if I start letting things

slide and calling it even,

this puts me in a very

precarious position.

So I tell you

what I'm gonna do...

I am gonna come

back here tomorrow

and you are gonna give

me one of two things...

My money or my shark.

Clint, you're my only friend

who's really good at finding

these animals.

I mean, most of my other

friends, they're just good at

finding uh, people.

She's cute.

You touch her and I

kill everyone you know.

She's very sweet.

GO fish and I give

this back to you.

I'll even let you use my boat.

You have a day.

Oh, just remember to

wash it when you're done.

A shark?

I need that restraining

order, today.

Not now Hernandez.

I also don't believe a

shark will respond

to a restraining order,

but don't worry lovely,

he'll respond to me.

Garreth Ross.

Good for you.

Host of fish

fried on the BBC.

Never heard of it.

I catch these monsters

for a living, hun,

and I'll catch yours

for the great low price

of allowing me to film it.

We'll cut in some interviews

with concerned citizenry,

add a little dun-dun,

dun-dun. Dun-dun.

Catch the bastard and be out of

your knickers by nightfall.

Unless, of course,

you have other ideas.

I'll leave you to it.

Tell that guy to take his

camera and shove it up his

arrogant ass.

People died here.

We're not making a reality

TV show out of this.

Look, he's done it before.

Lewis!

You know, for some reason

everybody else around here

calls me Sheriff.

What's your point?

You wanna know the reason

why we're letting this guy

catch the shark?

Because he knows how

to catch the shark.

He's done it before.

That ass clown

doesn't care.

Stop! You're down

lifegaurding now.

Okay? It's out

of your hands.

What about Clint Gray?

Seriously? We're

bringing that up now?

It can't wait.

Have you noticed we're in the

middle of a sh*t storm?

He came over to my house.

I don't care.

- Lewis!

We're done.

This big. Extraordinary!

Celebratory cocktails

this evening, officer?

I'll take that

as a maybe.

Wait, I shouldn't

smile, should I?

Or should I?

Just be emotionally

honest, darling.

How do the events of the past

twenty-four hours make you feel?

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