It's an entirely new species. They seem to be spreading much faster.
The worms just happened to be found where they would do the most harm.
There was a strange light and bursts of sound before the Juno went down.
Secure the station, and get back here.
Everything has to be by the book with her.
They can't be occurring independent from one another.
There must be some connection.
We found an organic substance in the brainstem of a whale.
Is the substance causing the changes in behaviour?
The wavelength of the light and the frequency of the sound are identical.
I was wrong not to trust you. I am sorry.
-Stop! -Charlie!
-No! Leave me! Let me go! -We can't go.
Leave me! No!
Sigur, it's me.
I just wanted you to know...
I can't imagine a life without you either.
...has also been devastated, with early reports suggesting
several coastal villages have been destroyed,
and more than 350 people reported missing...
...whose own lives had been irrevocably altered...
...not only here on the coast, but all around the world.
The extent of the catastrophe is still being determined.
More than 700 people are missing in Trondheim, Norway...
...population trying to move inland, away from the coasts.
Great Britain has also been devastated,
with early reports suggesting
several coastal villages have been destroyed...
Charlie?
Sigur...
It's me.
I just wanted you to know...
I can't imagine a life without you either.
Hello, Mr. Johnson? One question.
-Mr. Johnson? -Thank you.
I'm really sorry, I'm late. Can I go ahead?
I'm so sorry. Really sorry.
I'm sorry, I have to go ahead. I'm late.
Come closer. Please wait.
You can go.
If I could ask you to turn your attention to the screen:
In red, you see where the infected crabs
first came ashore in Japan.
Ma'am, can I see your badge, please?
Following the infestation of infected crabs swarming coastal areas
in South Africa, Brazil,
Morocco and India...
-How are you? -Good. It's good to see you.
From the initial point of contact,
the bacteria has infiltrated every source of water,
both man-made and natural, everywhere it was introduced.
Forty percent of the Earth's population lives on the coast.
If the swarms of crabs appear elsewhere,
we will be looking at one of the largest displacements of human beings
the world has ever seen.
-Dr. Roche? -Yes.
We have been aware of the effect
that warming of the ocean will have on rising sea levels,
and the number of people who will be displaced as a result,
as well as the effect it will have on the pathogenicity of bacteria
as well as viruses, fungi, parasites...
Yeah.
Sigur, are you watching this?
I am.
I'm gonna call you back.
Dr. Roche, so...
The emergence of a more deadly strain
is unfortunately not a surprise.
No, it's not.
But what we could not have predicted was that it would be carried ashore
by an invasion of an unknown species
which seems to have no other function
than to infect us with the bacteria it carries.
Dr. Roche.
Are you suggesting that the crabs
deliberately polluted our waterways?
I'm not suggesting it, Mr. Peak.
The data is.
Hello?
Riku, hi, it's Sigur.
I'd like to talk to Dr. Roche.
Do you think you could arrange that?
-I'll speak to her this afternoon. -Good, good.
Also, will Leon Anawak be speaking?
Or anybody from the Vancouver Island Marine Institute?
He's not on the roster. Why are you asking?
-I'd like to meet him. -When?
As soon as possible.
Do you think there's a chance?
I'll see what I can do.
You here to tell me to get inland?
This is going to get worse before it gets better.
This is our home.
I know.
I remember you out there.
Half the height you are now.
Running from waves, your mother chasing you down the beach.
I reckon you were more at home out there than you were between any four walls.
You're right.
Still am.
Yeah.
I appreciate the concern, Leon. We all do.
But until Murray Cove is gone,
most of us will be staying here.
I am proud of you, kid.
There's a comfort in knowing
you're right where you're supposed to be.
Thank you.
You really think moving inland's gonna make a difference?
Safer than the coast.
I'm with Kit on this one.
I mean... Move inland? For what?
Facing it head on, on my own terms?
Sounds better to me.
-While I'm gone, you'll... -Keep an eye on things?
Yeah, I'll do my best.
Let's just hope everything's still standing when you get back.
Do us proud, kid.
Okay, so if we go on the assumption
that the attacks were not random...
Which I don't think they are.
Right, well, that would suggest that they were strategic,
that they were part of an overall plan.
I know how it sounds,
I've racked my brain to find another explanation.
And you can't?
No.
And what's more alarming is that I think that
whoever's behind it is learning.
Learning?
The strain of bacterium we found in the lobsters
was brought ashore by the fishermen who caught them.
The infected crabs came ashore by themselves.
You understand why I decided not to mention that to the Council?
Well, as it happens, I agree with you.
As do several others.
Would you be free to meet?
-In Trondheim? -No. In Kiel.
Institute for Marine Biology.
I think you know Katharina Lehmann.
Not well, but yes, we have spoken a few times.
The thing is...
I promised my children I'd be back.
Yeah, I know it's a lot to ask.
-When? -Tomorrow.
Okay, I'll be there.
Hey, Rahim. Leon Anawak's on his way. Could you go down and meet him?
And bring him to the lab?
-Sure. -Yeah? Thanks.
Leon Anawak?
Yes.
I'm Rahim Amir, I work with Professor Lehmann.
-Good flight? -Never flown on a private jet before.
You and me both. Please.
The cafeteria is shut, but we have coffee and sandwiches in the office
if you'd like to eat something before we get started.
You spoke to the others?
Yeah. Cécile, Leon...
-Professor Lehmann? -No.
No, I thought it better to wait for some back-up.
In recent days... weeks,
we have all seen things that should not be.
And yet are.
Populations of marine species growing at a rate so exponential,
it seems to defy biology.
Whales behaving as if possessed...
The eruption and channeling of water
from long dormant sites over vast distances...
Species infected with
mutant strains of bacteria, poisoning our water.
I believe something is behind the events we've all witnessed firsthand.
Something that has weaponized the seas against us.
If these... phenomena are in fact connected,
if they're outside the bounds of what we currently know to be true.
That they are somehow the work of
some sort of intelligent life force which wants to drive us from the ocean.
Is that what you're suggesting?
Yes.
But...
But we've hardly scratched the surface
of what might be a plausible explanation.
Professor Lehmann.
That's true, I agree.
But instinct tells me this is something else.
Leon, I'd never question the importance
of following your instinct,
or how intuition has been the impetus
for so many breakthroughs in our field.
But to abandon everything we know to be true...
and jump to such a conclusion?
Katharina, it's because
all I know to be true is no longer true that I began to look elsewhere.
And I cannot help but think that
what's happening in the sea is in some way a reaction,
a response, to what we have done to it.
Cécile, you are asking me
to unearth the foundation
on which my training, my research, my teaching,
has been built.
I can't.
I'm sorry.
I shall let you to it.
But before I do, I must warn you.
This could be a very dangerous road to be going down.
At a time like this,
with the world so unstable,
to suggest that we cannot find the truth in science
as we know and understand it,
you must realize the level of disruption
that might be unleashed onto the psyche of the world.
Professor Lehmann.
Charlie.
You really don't think there's a chance that we're right?
It's not about chances, it's about probability.
And when probability is low,
then it's wiser to proceed with caution.
-Which is not what you're doing. -We don't have time for caution.
It's easy to say that.
But right now is the time to be more careful than ever.
Your reputation is on the line. All of theirs are.
What good will that do, if...
You still need a good reputation
if you want people to listen to you.
When you believe something is true,
you pursue it, despite the risks.
-I learned that from you. -I understand your idealism.
But in my experience,
taking this kind of risk tends to end badly.
The slots are all thirty minutes.
If your proposal is selected, there is a follow-up with the council.
All supporting documentation needs to be sent in advance.
Yeah, we're working on that as we speak.
Travel is getting increasingly difficult.
I'll have my office make arrangements.
I will need the names of those accompanying you.
Cécile Roche. Leon Anawak.
Charlie Wagner.
And Rahim Amir.
And Professor Lehmann?
Unfortunately, Professor Lehmann won't be joining us.
She has a different view?
She does. Yes.
-But, Riku, I assure you... -You don't need to assure me.
Professor Lehmann's name would've added a credibility to your presentation,
but if your findings are sound, they will speak for themselves.
Thank you. Thank you, Riku.
How long have you studied under her?
Professor Lehmann?
Three years.
Two more to go.
If I want to finish my PhD.
It's probably not the best time to be making decisions about the future.
No, probably not.
When you spoke in front of the Council...
You said we were looking at
the largest displacement of human beings the world has ever seen.
I did, yes.
Do you think...
Do you think it's possible that
this intelligence doesn't actually want to destroy us?
Do you think maybe it just wants to drive us from the water
and keep us from coming back?
I would like to believe so.
I'd like to believe its intentions are defensive and not aggressive.
But you aren't sure.
Right now, no, I can't be.
None of us can, unfortunately.
But I think we have all learned
to not hold too tightly to assumptions.
There'll probably be more.
"Once we've eliminated the impossible,
whatever's left, however improbable,
must be the truth."
Who said that?
Sherlock Holmes.
I think it fits.
What is that?
Just something my mother gave to me.
May I?
Does it mean something?
When I was little, I used to ask so many questions.
I remember driving my mom crazy.
She'd limit the number of things I could ask,
so I had to be more selective.
There came a point when I was asking things she couldn't answer.
She gave me that.
She said it was a symbol.
For the unknown.
Of course it was just for me, to ease my mind.
Did it work?
For a while.
But...
I don't think I'm the kind of person who could accept the unknown.
Neither am I.
Enough?
Yes.
Why whales?
Grew up on the ocean,
in British Columbia.
It's part of the culture there.
I think most people remember being kids,
in boats, on the beach,
seeing the burst of an orca's spray or the flick of a grey's fluke.
I saw an orca, when I was in the Shetlands.
I kept going back out for a couple of days,
hoping to see it again, but I never did.
They're a lot shyer than most people think.
What?
Professor Lehmann hates it
when we talk about animals like people.
But we all do it.
I don't think people realize how similar they are to us.
They'll travel weeks, months,
to meet a whale whose song they heard.
The devotion to each other.
I don't see how you can perceive it as anything but fascinating.
As beautiful.
To recap, Dr. Johanson,
and please tell me if I don't get this straight.
You and your team believe
that the catastrophes of the past weeks are more than linked.
That new species of marine life,
bivalves, crustaceans, to name a few, have mutated
to carry out deliberate attacks on humanity?
That's correct.
And that certain species of whales have been altered
on a chemical and biological level,
prompting them to act with total aggression,
with no regard for their own well-being
or even survival.
To push us inland,
to make coastline of every country around the world uninhabitable.
And all of this,
all of it,
is the work of an...
An intelligence.
Such as an alien intelligence?
I didn't say alien.
We have many intelligent species on this planet, Dr. Johanson.
We do.
But we believe that this intelligence surpasses
anything we've seen in other species,
perhaps even our own.
What we are seeing,
the alteration of existing species,
the creation of new ones,
is far beyond anything that we are able to do.
Perhaps will ever be able to do.
Can we assume, Dr. Johanson,
that you have considered other, less original ideas?
I have.
I think we all have.
Many times.
A lab experiment gone wrong.
Decaying nuclear waste containers
leaking radioactive material into the ocean.
A hostile state.
Bio-terrorists genetically modifying species
to use in a coordinated attack...
As many as I'm sure you've asked yourself.
And if you've come up with some plausible, less original idea
that explains all the phenomena that we have witnessed,
then please tell us.
Because we have not.
Nor, by the presentations we've heard so far, has anyone else.
And this new intelligence,
could I ask what you are calling it, or them?
For the time being, I have taken to calling them the "Yrr."
-The Yrr? -Correct.
How would you proceed in the event that we consider your thesis?
I would suggest, as a first step, we try to establish contact.
-Contact? -With the Yrr.
And if you were able to contact them, Dr. Johanson,
what would you say?
What I would say to any invading force
that I stood no chance in combatting:
I'd ask them to stop.
And do everything I could
to try to come to terms.
One final question, Dr. Johanson.
You're on the faculty of Trondheim University?
I am currently on sabbatical.
And you have been consulting for Hovedstad Energy.
Correct.
Which financed your research?
They financed the trip during which we discovered the Sirsoe methanicola.
Are there other sources of funding?
The Mifune Foundation has offered to cover our travel and accommodation.
But you haven't received any support
from the institutions
with which you and your colleagues are associated.
No.
Not at the moment, no.
If there are no other questions?
Thank you, Dr. Johanson.
Thank you all.
Y'all do come up with some interesting stuff.
Alicia did promise it would be worth the trip.
And she did not disappoint.
Sam looked into the sound we picked up when we tagged the whale.
They're all variations of rhythms,
clicks, scratches,
all the same pitch and frequency.
All earmarks of a language.
The question is what kind of language?
I trawled through our records.
ERIEL keeps logs of sounds
that originate from the Earth as well as the galaxy.
We picked up the same signal.
From space?
Much more close to home.
Antarctica and the Arctic Ocean.
Now I'm checking with colleagues at other organizations around the world
to see if they've picked up anything similar.
-What do you think? -About the Yrr?
I think...
I wouldn't be much of an astrophysicist if I didn't think it were possible.
And if I asked, would you join us?
What would you say?
The team we have, we all know the water,
but none of us could do what you do...
Would I join you?
Yes, I would.
Thank you for coming.
Mr. Mifune, your six-fifteen.
Dr. Johanson.
Fifteen-minute slots, huh?
You must be a busy man.
Fifteen-minute slots so my meetings stay on point.
Over the years I have come to realize
that time management is as valuable a skill as any.
It allows me to spend time on the things
I'm truly passionate about.
I'm sorry to hear the council did not approve your mission.
So am I. Although I can't say that I'm surprised.
You may not have convinced them,
but you have convinced me, Dr. Johanson.
I have made my fortune off the planet's gifts.
Including its oceans.
And I believe it's my duty to repay the favor,
by doing all I can to undo the damage we have done,
and limit the damage done in the future.
Which is why I would like to fund a new venture.
If you are prepared to accept my support.
I would like to back your mission.
I, like you,
wish to know if what you say is true.
Does this "Yrr" exist?
I didn't think this day would come.
I... doubt any of us did.
But now that it has, it's up to you to decide
whether or not you want to go through with it.
Samantha, Alicia: We've just met.
But the high regards with which Leon speaks of you,
and of course what I know about your work,
I have no doubt
that your joining us would be of great benefit to our mission.
We sail in forty-eight hours.
Once on board, there'll be a complete communication black-out.
This is to protect the security of our mission,
and whatever we discover.
So, those of you who can go home
and make it back by the time we sail,
well, this could be your last chance to say goodbye.
Because there are no guarantees.
I can't guarantee the success of the mission.
There are no guarantees
that we will make it back alive, so...
Those of you who feel that you do not want to carry forward,
I think I speak for everyone when I say I understand.
I understand,
and it will in no way reflect poorly on your character.
But for those who do,
I'll see you at the airport.
Excuse me?
I think I'm going to call it a night. It's been a long day.
Thank you.
Charlie, I...
You're not coming.
I wish I could.
I wish I were like you, but I'm not.
Of course you are. What are you talking about?
The mission will not succeed or fail based on my input.
But it may without yours.
I'm going to go home.
I'm going to meet Max and head down to Mom and Dad
and see my new niece
and ride it out with them.
And you can come and tell me about it
when you get back.
It's Mom.
I didn't mean to wake you.
Alicia.
It's a shame that it took this long
for you to get invited to a proper conference.
My conferences are proper.
Wait, you never get to stay in hotels like this.
Good thing you didn't marry me for the perks.
That would have proven very disappointing if I did.
Look, it's Mom.
Stop talking nonsense...
Mom, what are you doing...
You didn't say you were coming.
I thought you were coming back last week.
I'm sorry, I had to stay in Geneva a few days longer.
-I spoke to Dr. Coletti. -There's nothing to worry about.
Yes, I know, but...
It's a simple procedure.
A couple days' rest and I'll be fine.
You should have someone in the house, just until I get back.
You're not staying?
I have to go on a research mission to the Arctic Ocean.
The Arctic Ocean? You want to go out in the ocean? Now?
It's my job.
You come back to tell me not to worry, then give me a reason to worry.
Since when do you need a reason? You worry all the time.
Of course I do. I'm your mother.
This running around, all over the world...
-Alicia, this is not living. -I'm living my way, Mom.
Not yours. That doesn't mean it's wrong.
I want you to be happy.
To do whatever gives you joy.
But I also want time to speak to my daughter,
I want her to tell me about her life.
Next visit, I promise.
But for now, can we just enjoy our time together?
Cook? Listen to music?
Yes, but I'm cooking.
-And picking the music. -Okay.
If you say no, I won't...
Do you really think I'm gonna say no?
Sam, who do you take me for?
I don't know what will happen out there.
You don't know what'll happen here, either.
You know what I mean.
Sam, this is something that goes beyond what you or I want.
Will you be proven right?
Who knows?
But you're doing your part to find an answer.
And God knows we need answers right now.
Hey.
And I will be here,
waiting for you, when you get back.
I made a list of the people I deal with at the bank.
My lawyer has a copy of my will.
Okay.
She set up a trust for the children.
You're an executor alongside her.
Okay, fine, yeah.
I wrote down the name and number of their doctor,
she has a list of all their immunizations.
And the names of their teachers.
And...
I promised Isabelle we would take a trip for her birthday,
if she improved her grades...
-Why don't we do this later? -No, we need to do this now.
Why?
Because I can't leave without knowing
that if something happens, they'll be taken care of.
-You don't have to go. -I do.
No, stay. We're safe here.
If we are right, if there is something out there,
and we don't figure out a way to get it to stop,
nowhere will be safe, for anyone.
I hardly know them.
I don't know what they like, what they don't like.
Who their friends are,
what they do when they're alone. I mean...
We never talk,
all we do is dance around each other, afraid to say the wrong thing.
They're still getting to know themselves at this age.
You'll catch up.
You know that.
I know.
What time do you need to leave?
First thing in the morning.
-I leave these with me. -Okay.
Thank you.
Well, I think we'd better play that game.
Okay.
-Who has first go? -I do.
-I did double five. -Okay.
I have first go, I always have first go.
No, you're last.
Sigur, it's me.
I just wanted you to know...
I can't imagine a life without you either.
Sigur, it's me.
I just wanted you to know...
I can't imagine a life without you either.
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