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She was determined

to find out

what happened to Silly

in the water that day.

Doctor?

Please.

I feel it,

I know something's wrong.

As the head

of the island's founding family,

he was sworn to silence.

Your imagination is

something to behold, Rose.

You should be putting her

to better use than this.

If you care anything for her,

and anything for me at all...

if you still care at all,

you must promise...

Look out for her.

Please, John.

You have my word.

Yeah, I know...

Silly, come here.

The years

of worry had taken their toll.

Rose grew ill from a fever

that had swept the island.

No matter...

what happens to Momma...

promise me...

you'll stay out

of the water.

Promise me, Silly.

I promise.

Silly filled her sleepless

nights wandering the island shore,

an outsider with

no one to understand her.

No one but the sea.

Day after day,

year after year,

Silly immersed herself

in the ways of her island.

Soon she had

all but forgotten

the mysterious image

she had seen so long ago.

Silly had a way with

the sea like none other.

She was strong and salty

and smarter than any of them,

and a welcome

addition on the wharf

on account of

her agreeable disposition.

Oh Peat...

Put your eyes back in

your goddamn fat chowder head.

Then one day,

something happened

that even Silly

could not explain.

The fish simply...

disappeared.

Are the tides taking

them out to sea?

I would take a thousand tides,

a thousand years to...

- clear out that bay.

It's happening again.

The curse.

Ba... What curse?

Oh...

It's just old

island lore, Silly.

Nothing for you

to worry about now.

Curse...

What kind of a ridiculous

story is this?

You expect people

to believe in curses?

You want me to stop?

Fine with me...

No.

The fish were gone,

and the villagers held

a secret meeting in the church.

Something had to be done.

It's the only way

to get the fish back, Stone.

You know that!

Three founding

families, Stone.

That's the way

it's has always been.

That's right!

If we don't do something soon,

they'll be gone forever!

There are other ways

for this island to survive.

You must leave Silly alone.

Jesus!

Till now, Silly had been

respectful of her mother's wish

to stay out of the water.

But now,

it was her 16th birthday,

she was old enough

to do what she wanted.

She had to find out

what was out there...

- Franny?

- Dr. Stone...

Silly stole your boat.

She's got her on the beach.

I saw her put it in the water.

She's over there!

Go on!

Come back here.

No! Leave me alone!

Leave me alone!

No!

Come on!

Let me go!

Silly!

Come on!

Come now, Silly.

The boat drifted out

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