Island Zero Page #4

then let's leave together.

You could find a new job,

talk to the university.

- I burned that bridge.

- Right.

And besides,

I need to stay hear.

I need to finish the study.

You're chasing a phantom,

Sammy. You need to move on.

Rachel's dead. And

whatever she believed...

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have

brought her up.

Uhm...

I don't know anymore

than you do.

I can't raise the

Clara Bee on the radio,

and the phone's still out.

Well I can't raise

anybody on the VHF.

That's never happened before.

Emmett went over

to Rockland yesterday.

he'll let us know what's

going on when he gets back.

Hey, Doc. Guess who's staying

with us another night?

- Mmhmm.

- What can I get you for dinner?

Coffee and a B.L.T.

That will be without

lettuce or tomato,

fresh vegetable just ran out,

and breads not doing

so well either. [laughs]

I got about two days

worth of diesel left

from my generator.

I'm gonna have to start

cutting' down trees

just to stay warm.

- Yeah.

Folks are getting' upset.

More like thrilled.

This is the most excitement

that's happened to this island

in years.

Hey, Sam.

You're the science guy.

You got a theory on

what's goin' on here?

Maybe the undersea

cable got disrupted

dragged up in an anchor,

or something. That could

take out the power

and the phone-line.

Doesn't explain why

the ferry hasn't shown up.

[eerie music]

[radio back-feed]

Tucker island to

Gladys Wink.

[radio back-feed]

Gladys Wink, where are you?

Over.

[radio back-feed]

Emmett, please answer me.

[radio back-feed]

Emmett.

[radio back-feed]

[waves crashing]

Three days without

a single word.

We can handle the

ferry not showing up,

it's the not knowing

that bothers me.

Why hasn't the ferry come?

[imitates ghost sound]

End of the world.

[laughs]

Shut up, Reuben.

It's not funny.

Did it sink? What

if there was a disaster

we haven't heard about?

We're out of bread

and milk at home.

My kids are eating

peanut butter for breakfast.

I have a enough diesel to run

the generator for a few more

days, but when that runs

out, we're in the dark.

[snicker]

- No heat. No lights.

Instead of snickering, Reuben,

why don't you head to Rockland

and find out what's

goin' on over there?

Emmett's already on his way

back. He'll let us know

what's goin' on. [snicker]

He was supposed to

be back yesterday.

Where is he?

I don't know.

[soft cry]

[group chatter]

You really need

all them beans, Lars?

You never know.

'Cause that's the last of 'em.

You should leave some

for other folks. Who knows when

that ferry's gonna run again?

I don't see any limit posted.

Maybe there oughta be.

There's no more

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