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- Hello, Al.

- What do you mean by "in charge"?

- The Fishermen's Union and all that.

- We brought your boat in.

- Was that you? Thank you.

- Can I do anything in return?

- Nothing special.

South Harbor is a friendly place.

Everybody knows everybody.

Are you trying to catch

a big, live killer whale?

No...

We were for a moment,

but I've changed my mind.

Just as well,

because people are superstitious.

What do you mean?

An orca drives our fish away.

It's our livelihood.

You understand?

Is that for me?

Thanks.

"Whales and Dolphins

in Science and... "

"... Mythology. "

In celebration of the world's least

known intelligence. So it's about me.

Herman Melville believed that God

would come back to Earth as a whale.

You can't really believe all this

stuff. Forgive me laughing.

I'm not laughing at you,

but it's a bit heavy for me.

- But thanks for the book.

- You're very welcome.

When we're finished burying

the whale, I'll buy you a drink.

Thanks.

- Nolan, you got a minute?

- What do you want?

You're in a big hurry

to bury that whale.

- You think so?

- I got some good news for you.

The boatyard will fix you up

first thing in the morning.

Would you like a drink? You

didn't come here just to say that.

- We figured you'd want to know.

- That's nice of you.

But I'm not in any great hurry

to sail from South Harbor at all.

You mean you're staying

until you kill that whale?

Not at all! I'm staying -

- because I've got a broken hull and

a crew member with a busted foot.

It's got nothing to do with the whale.

Did I say something wrong?

First two boats are sunk,

now the fish are vanishing.

- All because of your whale.

- My whale?

Forget about the whale. I have.

I'll bet you'll never see him again.

An hour ago a kid saw a fin

with a nick in it.

Stationary. It's just waiting.

- Don't go to the North Point.

- Why would I?

I said, "Why would I?"

- I'll see you tonight, right?

- Wrong.

We've called the Coast Guard,

the Canadian Fisheries Board, -

- even the US Marine Mammal

Commission. They won't do anything.

They say they don't have time.

And you know for damn sure

Nolan's not gonna do anything.

Can I help you?

The men all meet.

They talk of you, and they are angry.

I understand.

They say you're a coward for not

going out and killing the whale.

- I have my reasons.

- I believe you.

You do? Why?

I see in your face fear.

Not of anything alive, -

- it is of some spirit.

I've come to warn you.

It is best you hunt this devil.

If there's any more harm done

by your whale...

Look...

Thank you for the warning.

I know what my ancestors

would have done.

They had this shaman. A skin

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