Red Water Page #2

What do we got here?

Came in on that bateau, | seems to be in shock.

- Earl, get this boy some help. | - Yes, sir.

Come on, boy, | let's get you out of the sun.

- Where you all headed? | - Lake Verret.

- Oh, boating accident? | - Now, you see, that's the funny thing.

We got us a report of a shark attack.

Now, a shark swims only in the ocean, | so that makes it a saltwater fish.

- Yeah, that's right. | - It's mostly right.

- Mostly? | - They got one kind of shark...

...that could survive | in freshwater: Bull shark.

Well, I'll be. You learn | something new every day.

Keep it on top of the water, John.

- Okay, boys, let's shove off. | - Okay. Cast off that stern line.

I got it.

Go.

Bull shark, huh?

Smart-ass.

Hello, John.

Kelli.

This is Gene Bradley. | He works with me.

Glad to meet you. Kelli's been | singing your praises.

- Really? | - Can we talk? It's important.

We shot seismic over | Black Cove in Sector 5.

Did AVO, and the analysis showed | dramatically increasing amplitude...

...with significant | horizontal displacement.

I don't know what the hell | you're talking about, girl.

Amplitude Variation with Offset. | It's an interpretation technique...

...to indicate rock lithology | and fluid content.

It means they found | a whole bunch of natural gas.

Sector 5 is in the wildlife refuge. | Whose bright idea was that?

Mine.

- How'd you swing the lease? | - Our people tacked it on to...

...an appropriations bill | and slipped it through Congress.

Energy independence, developing | domestic resources, you know.

- How many cubic feet? | - Two to three billion.

We bring this in, Discovery | Petroleum's playing with the big boys.

Well, hats and horns.

What are you doing here, Kelli?

We've been drilling | and coming up with dusters.

We just got a bit stuck | and had to break it loose.

So we're a little befuddled.

Might have to put | that champagne on ice.

John, you're the best DD | in the business.

Once upon a time.

- Who's your tool pusher now? | - Hank Ellis.

- Hank trained me. | - He doesn't have your magic.

Oh, magic. Right.

Could you excuse us, please?

- John, I know how you feel about me. | - Do you?

All right, you want me | to say it? I'll say it.

I need you.

- Like three years ago? | - Let's not go through that.

What happened to you, huh, Kelli? | And your mighty scientific principles?

I mean, drilling in a wildlife refuge?

I make sure it's done right. | The ecosystem isn't harmed.

Pull this one, it plays Jingle Bells.

Money didn't used to mean | so much to you.

Speaking of which, | I know your situation.

I'm doing fine.

- You're gonna lose this boat. | - That's my business.

You're just hardheaded | and stubborn.

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