Island Zero Page #2

under the tree.

You don't want to

spoil the surprise.

What surprise?

I already know what

you and Dad got me.

You're dad doesn't.

[car approaches]

[car door closes]

Go to your room, Ellie.

Why?

Please. Just go to your room.

Hey, honey.

Sam, we need to talk.

Beverly called to me

this morning.

Mitch, it's happening again

just as we expected.

Multiple reports,

multiple fishermen.

Traps and nets are

up empty.

If you could send a few

grad students and that

exascan sonar unit.

[man talks on phone]

- They're launching a new-

- When did that happen?

They're launching a

new magazine.

There's a spot on the

MASDT for me.

We are talking about the

collapse of a major fishery.

You can't spare even

a few grad students?

[man on phone speaks]

Sam, I'm going back

to Boston.

Mitch, I'll call you back.

I tried to make it here,

I really did.

But two years on this island...

I'm suffocating.

I need to get back

to the real world.

The real world,

what does that mean?

Uhh-someplace not

surrounded by water.

Where I can work. I can't

turn down this job offer.

I can come up here

ever few weeks.

Or we can all move

back to Boston together.

I can't.

I can't leave now.

I need to be here.

What I predicted is

finally happening.

Right.

The fish are vanishing.

The ocean is dying.

The world is doomed.

And what about Ellie?

You know how hard

change is for her.

And she's finally settled in.

She loves it here.

Please don't bring

Ellie into this.

Well I have to bring

Ellie into this.

She's my daughter.

She's not mine.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I have to finish packing.

[eerie music]

Made you a

corn beef sandwich.

Thanks.

Are you, uhm-are you sure you

don't want to come with me?

Val needs me.

Some new guest might

be coming in on the ferry.

And you want to spend

every last minute with Titus.

Have a good trip, Emmett.

I'll see you Wednesday.

- Wait, Jesse?

- Yeah?

[sigh]

One thing you know about

me is I always come back.

[waves crashing]

And that's the last

patient of the day.

Oh, just in time

to catch the ferry.

Oh, uh, do you have

your sea-sick pills?

Right here in my bag.

I'll see you in March, Nina.

Have a Merry Christmas.

Oh, hey. Do you have any

plans for the holiday?

[sigh]

A glass of wine and

a good book.

I'm gonna spend it all by

myself. So that's fine with me,

[softly] Okay.

[regular voice] Bye.

Damn. The power went out.

[ominous music]

[lights flicker]

[scoffs]

[zipping]

[music continues]

[seagulls caw]

[water splashing]

[annoyed sigh]

[bell rings]

Look, I've been trying to

reach the ferry for an hour

but no one's

responding on the radio.

Our power's out and

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