Snow Beast Page #3

Oh, that's a great idea.

Threaten 'em, Marci,

that always works really well, yeah.

Are you two dating?

Emmy!

Not yet.

Marci!

And you, I taught you

better than that.

You don't go blurting things out,

like that.

Come on.

I think I'm gonna go to bed.

- And I'm gonna take out the trash.

- Good idea.

What?

- You like her.

- No.

Marci is... is my...

my colleague, okay? That's all.

- And?

- And nothing.

We're colleagues, we work together,

that's it, nothing.

We're not dating.

Dad, I'm not blind.

And isn't she a little young for you.

How old to you think I am?

It doesn't matter how old you think

I am because we're not dating.

Okay, we're not dating.

Not yet.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[ROARING IN DISTANCE]

- Checking the cameras?

- Uh-uh.

- There's only a few files.

- Oh really?

Yeah, not much moving

out there.

Hey, what's this?

Right there.

I do not know.

Let's run it back.

It's just a blur.

I asked for better cameras at the

last budget and what do I get?

Just a blur.

Well, good

morning sunshine.

You're up a whole lot earlier

than I thought you'd be.

Yeah, I'm hungry.

Yeah, well that meal last night

didn't really hold any of us over.

Yeah.

So what do you say?

You wanna go with us today?

Can I drive the snowmobile?

No.

There's a good spot right up here

to put the last camera.

- You fixed it, right?

- Yeah.

Hey Dad?

Yeah, just a second Emmy.

Just a second.

How about that?

Yeah, that's...

perfect spot.

What is it?

I don't know.

Jim, can you take

a look at this?

Sure.

What've you got?

Tracks.

Tracks?

What kinda tracks?

A little big for a lynx,

isn't it?

Those, uh...

those aren't lynx.

Sweetheart, they're may be...

maybe bear.

Not really sure

what species, though.

I want you to stay close to us

the whole time, okay?

Dad.

- Just do it.

The tracks go that way.

They're hard to see.

I heard something

last night.

An animal,

large by the sound of it.

Where?

It was away

from the cabin.

It was a...

I don't know,

it was like a snarl.

A snarl?

Yeah.

It's the only way

I can describe it.

Anyway, it got me inside

real quick.

So... any truth to last night's

conversation?

Nothing beyond the idea.

Alright.

You know, every year we come

out here, I feel like a third wheel.

So when you gonna

do something?

I guess when Jim's ready.

He's not over Kim yet.

And what about Emmy?

I leave that

between Emmy and Jim.

You see there.

That, that's kind of cool.

Isn't it? I mean

you can tell...

that the litter

was here with the female.

Where did she go?

That's what we're trying

to figure out. I...

I don't know.

Maybe the uh...

maybe the mother lynx

just had to move on.

Would she have taken

her litter with her?

Well...

that depends.

I mean... sometimes,

the circumstances might be such...

that the

mother has to leave.

But she'd never do that

unless she was sure...

that they were strong enough

to take care of themselves.

She cares about them.

So...

strike two on the lynx.

Theories?

Maybe we rely on evidence.

Well, that's kinda difficult.

We don't have any evidence.

Trappers.

We can talk to the rangers,

see if they have any information.

That's legal?

Yes, it's legal to trap as long as they

follow the rules and regulations.

We actually haven't seen

the prey for the lynx.

Maybe that's the problem.

Maybe they've moved on to a

territory with a better food source.

Yeah, but what about the prey?

The snowshoe hare.

The hare population goes

up and down from year to year,

but to disappear entirely

from one season to the next?

It doesn't make any sense.

Maybe something else

is eating the snowshoe hare.

Or maybe something else

is eating the lynx.

That's good.

But the lynx is pretty high up

on the food chain, sweetie.

Well, what about those tracks?

I mean, do bears eat lynx?

Ah, a bear might eat a lynx

if it found a carcass

on the side of the road,

it might even challenge one...

if it meant survival, but...

it's wintertime.

The bears are hibernating.

Speaking of survival,

dinner's ready.

- Great.

- Yes.

Dish me up some.

I'm gonna go grab some firewood.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[GROWLS]

[GROWLING FROM

OUTSIDE]

[OTHER NOISES

OF DESTRUCTION]

[GROWLS]

[GROWLING FROM OUTSIDE]

[OTHER DESTRUCTION NOISES]

[DESTRUCTION NOISES COME

FROM OUTSIDE]

What is it?

I don't know.

Careful.

Where is it?

It's right outside.

[GROWLING OUTSIDE]

It tore up our snowmobile.

I don't see anything.

Anybody see anything?

No, should we go

check it out?

No, it's...

it's too late.

Let's do that

first thing in the morning.

Come on,

let's go back to bed.

Go back to bed.

Come on, sweetie.

Back to bed.

It's toast.

You think they'll give us

our deposit back?

Look at the spacing

of the tracks.

It sure ain't walking

on four legs.

It's walking upright.

Bears walk upright.

That far?

Maybe it felt threatened?

Yeah.

I'm gonna go to the Ranger's station,

let them know this happened.

Yeah, see if anybody else

is having trouble.

Sure, sure.

Yep.

Uh-huh.

See ya tonight, hon.

Hi there.

Hey, Gibbons.

Um...

we're up here

for our yearly research,

you know, that thing

we're always doing.

Oh, the wild cat.

Lynx.

Oh, how's it going?

Well, it could be better.

We had a visitor last night.

Uh... what kinda visitor?

I...

I don't know.

Could be a bear.

It ripped up

one of our snowmobiles...

and tossed

some garbage around.

Yeah, bears do that.

Well, assuming

it's a bear.

I wanted to see if you heard

of any other reports,

or anything going on

in the area?

Where is it you said

you're staying again?

They're up on the high road

near Jake's lane.

Come on.

What's the matter?

Camera 5 went down again.

- Thought you said you fixed it.

- I thought I did.

All the other ones look fine.

Get up.

Come on. Come on.

Alright.

Okay, let's see, and this...

and pahhh.

Yeah.

I'll go fix it.

Let's take the tranq gun.

You guys have a gun.

Yeah.

Tranq gun, tranquilizer.

Just in case.

I'll go with you.

What about Emmy?

Yeah, what about me?

Testing one, two, three.

Emmy, do you hear me?

I hear you Dad.

Thank you.

[SUSPENSEFUL

MUSIC]

Why'd you stop?

I thought

I saw something out there.

Nothing's out there.

I'm gonna go check it out.

Fine.

I'll stay with the truck.

[GROWLING]

[GROWLING]

[GROWL]

[GROWL]

Gibbons?

Gibbons?!

[GROWL]

[GROWLING]

[SCREAMS]

Can I give you

a hand with anything?

No, hopefully

it's something simple.

Emmy, you there?

Yeah, Dad.

Where else would I be?

Look, I want you to keep your eye

on the monitors..

and let me know

if you see anything, alright?

Yeah, I know, I know.

Teenagers.

Let's go already.

Hey Barry!

Barry!

Field trip's over, kid!

Barry!

[UMPH]

Barry?

This better not be

some kinda prank.

[GROWL]

[GASPS]

[GROWL]

[SCREAMS]

Okay.

How about that?

Okay, Emmy.

How about that?

Nothing.

Okay.

How about now?

Okay, Emmy.

How about now?

Okay. Now all I see

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