Script for The Life Aquatic
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The Oubyamywe Peninsula.

A remote and fascinating region
teeming with extraordinary marine life.

We chose its mysterious waters
as the Belafonte's next destination.

In preparation
for our voyage...

the members of Team Zissou gathered at
my oceanographic observatory...

here on Pescespada Island.

This was to be our most
ambitious adventure to date...

and ultimately
a tragic one.

Our team included...

Esteban du Plantier,
chief diver...

our senior statesman,
my closest colleague for years;

Klaus Daimler, engineer-
calm, collected, German;

Vikram Ray, cameraman -
born on the Ganges;

Bobby Ogata, frogman;

Renzo Pietro,
editor, soundman;

Vladimir Wolodarsky, physicist,
original score composer;

Anne-Marie Sakowitz,
script girl;

Pele dos Santos,
safety expert;

Eleanor Zissou, my wife,
vice president of the Zissou Society.

We had also invited seven marine science
students from the University of North Alaska...

to accompany us as unpaid interns
in exchange for school credit.

October . Esteban and I explore
the blue reefs beyond the peninsula.

Fluorescent snapper
unexpectedly appear in the shallows -

extremely rare at this depth.

Where's your gun?

Steve! Steve!

- Where's Esteban?
- Is that thing rolling, Vikram?

Encounter with highly abnormal sharklike fish!

Ten meters in length,
unfamiliar dorsal features, spots all over it!

I shot it dorsally with a homing dart!

Esteban was eaten!

Check the scanning monitor!
Start tracking before it dives too deep!

- Esteban was bitten?
- Eaten!

- Is he dead?
- Esteban was eaten!

- He was swallowed whole?
- No! Chewed!

Check the scanning monitor!

He's got hydrogen psychosis.
Crazy-eye.

Steve, we think
you got crazy-eye.

- Get him out of the fucking water.
- Esteban!

- Esteban! Esteban!
- Why'd you throw it over?

- Esteban! Esteban!
- It's gone.

- Steve!
- Esteban!

Esteban! Esteban!

Esteban!

Was it a deliberate choice
never to show the jaguar shark?

No. I dropped the camera.

Why are they laughing?

Yes, what's next
for Team Zissou?

Well, that was only part one.
It's a cliffhanger.

Now I'm gonna go hunt down that shark,
or whatever it is...

and hopefully kill it.

I don't know how yet.
Maybe dynamite.

- You don't know what it is?
- Thank you.

- No. I've never seen anything
like it before in my life.
- You say it is a jaguar shark.

That's the title of your film.

It was coming right at us. I just said
the first two words that came into my head.

That's an endangered species at most.

What would be the scientific purpose
of killing it?

Revenge.

Bravo!
What fun!

I'd like to introduce you to Antonia Cook.
She's the new head of the film society.

You must be so excited.

I hope so.
You think it went okay?

No, congratulations.

- Seriously.
- Thanks.

I wish it didn't require the "seriously,"
but thank you.

Well, I just don't
think they got it.

- Steve!
- Shit turnout tonight.

- You know Larry Amin, chairman of Saudifilm.
- Oh, yeah. Hi.

- Nice to see you.
- Larry and I were just discussing
our financial predicament.

I thought it would be nice if
the three of us rode out to the party together.

Why? Does Larry have that kind of
spending bread to invest?

- The king's backing him now.
- I just got $ million
capitalization from the king.

- Can I get a shot of you with Captain Hennessey?
- Where?

Make it quick.

Hey, Steven. How's everything going
with your, uh -

- What are you calling it? Leopard... fish?
- Jaguar shark.

Jaguar shark.
Exactly. I love it.

Tell me something -
Does it actually exist?

You know, Allie,
I don't wanna give away the ending.

Good man.

Oh, here comes our girl.

You're the most ravishing creature
that I've ever seen in my life.

- Hello, Skinny.
- Hello, Eleanor.

Is that a new merit badge?

As a matter of fact, it is.

I just became a knight in Portugal.

The presidente gave
a special ball and -

Don't be nice to Allie.
He's my nemesis.

How could you
lay that slick faggot?

Well, I was in love with him
at the time.

Yeah, he's charismatic.

How are you feeling?

I'm right on the edge.
I don't know what comes next.

Wait here.
I'll be right back.

I just wanted
to say hello.

- Hi.
- Hey, baby.

I said I wanted to say hello.
I didn't say I wanted you to touch me.

I'm here with my wife.

Eleanor, this is Mandeeza.
Mandeeza -

Do we really wanna put me through this?

People say Eleanor is the brains
behind Team Zissou.

What is Steve?

He's the Zissou.

Steve.

This is my little nephew,
Werner.

He wanted to meet you.

- How you doing, Werner?
- He brought you a present.

A crayon pony-fish.

Wow.

Interesting specimen.

- Thanks, pal.
- You're welcome.

Steve.

You don't look too good.

How's this?

Steve, there's a bloke over there
wants a word with you.

What do you need, old man?

How many of these
do you have?

All right, look,
just forge the rest of 'em yourself.

Get out of here.

Hey, Steve! How come you're not
sittin' shivah for your friend Esteban?

What'd you say?

Who you gonna kill
in part two?

Steve! Stop!

Ow!

Larry Amin's flying back to Mecca tonight
to see if he can make the numbers work.

He should have
an answer for us in days.

Tell him we need to know by Sunday.

Why would I do that,
my darling?

To call his bluff, damn it.
To light a fire under his ass.

My darling, we haven't
made a hit documentary in nine years.

Let's not fuck
with Larry Amin.

- Doubles.
- Explain it to him, will you, Eleanor.

- Screwdriver.
- He understands.

Amin needs to make a projection
of the world grosses...

to see if he can get a tax break
and run it through his output deal.

I don't understand,
but I can tell it's bullshit.

Oh, what the hell is-

Play the black jack on the red queen.

Well, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go on
an overnight drunk...

and in days I'm gonna set out to find
the shark that ate my friend and destroy it.

Anyone that would care to join me
is more than welcome.

Captain Zissou,
I'm sorry to bother you.

- I'm Ned Plimpton.
- Okay, man.

My mother's
Katherine Plimpton.

- You're kidding.
- No.

- How is she?
- She died last month.

Sorry. Shit.

She was -

Hmm.

I've heard of you.

I don't know if it's true or not,
by the way.

- Do you?
- No, I don't.

I haven't heard from her
in years.

I guess
it's too late now.

She never contacted me,
you know.

Yes, I see.

You're supposed to be
my son, right?

I don't know.

But I did want to meet you,
just in case.

I appreciate that.

I'll be right back.
Don't go away.

Sailors

Fighting in the dance hall

Oh, man

Look at those cavemen go

It's the freakiest show

Take a look at the lawman

Beating up the wrong guy

Oh, man

Wonder if he'll ever know

He's in the best-selling show

Is there life on Mars

Sorry about that. You caught me with
one foot off the merry-go-round tonight.

Oh, that's all right. I don't wanna
take up too much of your time.

I wanna thank you
for talking to me.

- We'll find a way, mate.
- I know we will.

I just had a lovely chat
with Si Perlman.

He wants to make a big to-do
of the Oceanographic Explorer article.

Possibly give you
the front cover.

So do be nice to this girl,
Miss Winslett-Richardson, won't you?

Apparently
she worships you...

and we dearly
need the press.

Oseary, this is, uh, probably my son, Ned.
We just met.

Ah. Uh, how delightful.

Anyway, his mother just died.

Plus, we're having some problems.

I just think it'd be a very special opportunity
for all of us, especially him.

- He needs this deal.
- Okay, bring him over.

Well, he's right here.

I'm sorry. How do you do?

Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

- So, what do you do?
- I'm a pilot.

Air Kentucky.

Air Kentucky.

- Copilot, actually.
- Yeah. I don't know that one.

We hub out of Louisville.

Well, sure. There's some pretty country
in those parts. Landlocked.

I have to tell you, I've been a member
of the Zissou Society...

since I was .

Well, I'll be damned.
Look at that.

Wanna kill this?

Frankly, I'd better not.
I don't usually try grass.

Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Let me tell you about my boat.

The Belafonte was a long-range sub hunter
during the Second World War...

which we bought from the U.S. Navy
for $.

This is my mentor, Lord Mandrake.

He's dead now.

The sauna...

was designed by an engineer
from the Chinese space program...

and we keep a Swedish masseuse
on staff.

Here's where we do all our different
science projects and experiments and so on.

This is the kitchen...

which contains probably some of the most
technologically advanced equipment on the ship.

Eleanor put together a top-notch
research library for us...

with a complete first-edition
set of The Life Aquatic companion series.

We process our own rushes...

and keep a cutting room onboard
so we can do an assembly while shooting.

- I can't find them!
- Once again, please.

This is the observation bubble...

which I thought up
in a dream, actually.

Two albino scouts
swim with the ship.

They're supposedly
very intelligent...

although I've never
seen any evidence of it.

Here is the engine room.

The bearing casings aren't
supposed to look like that...

but we can't afford
to fix them this year.

Topside we've got the bridge,
the minisub, an old chopper...

and all kinds of radar and sonar
and underwater movie gadgets.

What happened to Jacqueline?

She didn't really love me.

Lord Mandrake.

It's wonderful.

- Very lifelike.
- I'm not crazy about it.

This guy's
a big-time asshole.

We were roommates
at the academy.

He used to be
married to Eleanor.

He hogs up
all the grant money.

You think you'll want to change your name?

- Ned?
- No, not the Ned part.

Unless you want to.

I meant your last name.
I thought you might like to let me give you mine.

- Ned Zissou.
- Ned Zissou. Exactly.

Or, if you want to,
you can change the first part too.

I would have named you Kingsley,
if I'd had a say in it.

Kingsley.

I don't know.
Maybe I'll stick with Ned for now.

Sure.
That's okay.

Anyway, I'll order you
some correspondence stock.

What are you doing? I ordered the wine.
Pour it over here, please.

He doesn't know
anything about wine.

Are those assholes
talking about me?

Eh?

People say when someone
says something like that about you...

it's because
they're jealous.

But it still hurts.

It hurts bad.

That man was damn rude.
He can go straight to hell.

How did she die,
by the way, your mother?

She took her own life.

She took sleeping pills.

Why would she do that?

Well, she was in
a great deal of pain, you know.

Oh.

I see. Yeah.

You know, my best friend
just got killed. Esteban.

Yeah, I know.

The old man.

Let's go to my island.

Well, I, uh - I have to be back
in Kentucky on Thursday.

Thursday?

Okay.
That's okay.

Your cat's dead.

What?
Which one?

Marmalade.
I'm sorry.

What happened?

A rattlesnake bit it
in the throat.

Goddamn it, Eleanor,
why do you have to say it like that?

You couldn't try to break it
a little bit nicer?

She's a rich bitch,
you know.

She was raised by maids.

Her parents
paid for this island...

and two of
my worst movies.

People say she's the brains
behind Team Zissou.

People say a lot of things.

What kind of cat was it?

Who gives a shit?

I think it was a tabby.

Ned, wanna come inside,
we'll make up a room for you?

Steve, that reporter called.

Ned, wake up.

- Yes?
- I'm on the echo box.

Push the red button to answer. Throw on your slop
and meet me on the beach in minutes.

The white button? Okay.

Action!

Only twice before have I had
the good fortune to observe a rubber tide...

that rare occurrence when hundreds
of electric jellyfish...

spontaneously wash
onto a beachhead at once.

Bobby Ogata brings exactly this
to our attention tonight.

Steve, what produces
this effect of illumination?

Is there a chemical
inside the organism?

No, Ned.

Actually, it's the reflection of the moonlight
on their outer membranes.

That's a very good,
uh, ad-lib.

Klaus, come over here
and get a two-shot of me and Ned.

Ned, come in here.

Would you
like to join my crew?

- Would I like to -
- I want you on Team Zissou.

- I don't think I can do that.
- Why not?

Well, it's not my field.

- I don't have the background for it.
- No one here does.

Klaus used to be
a bus driver.

Wolodarsky was a high school
substitute teacher.

We're a pack of strays.
Don't you get it?

Steve, I'm not even
that strong a swimmer.

The answer's yes.

Well, it's got to be.

I'll order you a red cap
and a Speedo. Cut.

Klaus, why aren't you rolling?

- Could I have a word with you, please?
- Why aren't you getting this?

That was
a goddamn tearjerker.

- Why did you cut it, man?
- Because the sound is going to be shit.

He doesn't even know how
to hold a boom.

He doesn't know diddly-jack
about what we're doing.

Don't cut
unless I say "cut."

I've never seen
so many electric jellyfish in all my life!

Those are
Vietcong man-of-wars.

Oh, shit.
She's right.

I guess we'll have to
loop that line.

- Where'd you come from? You look pregnant.
- I am pregnant.

I'm not even going to ask what you men
are doing out here in your matching pajamas.

We're producing a film,
as a matter of fact. Who are you?

I'm Jane Winslett-Richardson.

- I'm the reporter from
the Oceanographic Explorer.
- Oh, yeah, sure.

- How'd you get out here?
- I hired some drunk in a fishing boat.

That would take four hours.
Why would you do that?

Because no one picked me up
at the f-ing airport!

Jesus Christ, Klaus.

One of my guys
was supposed to do that.

How long have you been working
with Zissou?

Uh, approximately-

Only minutes, actually.
I was hired during the scene on the beach.

He's Steve's son, supposedly.

You are? No, you're not.
He doesn't have one.

Well, we're not % sure about that yet.
We just met yesterday.

- Not this one, Klaus.
- Hmm?

You heard me.
Not this one.

Okay.

- First thing in the morning, huh?
- Just print everything?

- Yeah. Tell 'em to push it a stop and a half.
- Okay.

What are you
gonna do with him?

Who? Ned?

What do you mean?

I don't understand
the question.

I offered him a spot
on the Belafonte.

He didn't take it, did he?

Of course he took it.

We're gonna put him
on the map, Eleanor.

We're gonna throw him
a life preserver.

I believe in this boy!

Why?

Because
he looks up to me.

Yes, sir.

And McKinnon's willing to
take over my shuttle flights.

That's right.

Well, I just feel I need to
see this thing through, sir.

Thank you
for understanding.

I'll check in with the Louisville office
again next month.

"Any strong impression...

"since I had not, as they say...

"enough 'power of observation'...

"to isolate their sense of color.

"For a long time afterwards,
whenever I thought of her...

"the memory of those bright eyes
would at once present itself to me...

"as a vivid azure...

"since her complexion was fair.

"So much so that, perhaps if her eyes had
not been quite so black...

"which was what struck one most forcibly
on first meeting her...

"I should not have been, as I was...

so especially enamored
of their imagined blue -"

Hold it.

That's poetry?

No. It's a six-volume novel.

Oh, I see. You're gonna read
that whole thing to yourself out loud?

I'm not reading it to myself.
I'm reading it to him.

When did you learn
Zissou was your father?

- Does it freak you out for me to ask that?
- No, it doesn't.

But it's a difficult question.
I sorta pieced it together over the years.

Well, how did he
first contact you?

He didn't. I went looking for him
last month, after my mother died.

She had ovarian cancer
that spread to her stomach and liver.

She took her own life.

Oh.

Well, good night, I guess.

Good night.

You mind if I stay
and listen for a little while?

Okay.

Do you want me to catch you up
in the story?

No. I'll be able to figure it out.

I'll just catch as catch can.

They made these for about...

three and a half years
before they terminated my sponsorship.

Wow.
These are great.

- May I turn this on?
- Fire one.

So, what happened,
in your opinion?

What are you
talking about?

Don't you think the public perception of
your work has altered in the last five years?

That's your first question?
I thought this was supposed to be a puff piece.

Should we come back to it?

- Yeah.
- Okay.

Is it true that this is
going to be your last voyage?

Wow.
No comment.

Who told you that?

No, goddamn it.
I'm - I'm only .

How about we start out
with some stock dialogue?

You know, favorite color- blue.
Favorite food - sardines.

How do you feel about part one
of your new film?

Why? How do you feel
about part one of my new film?

- Well, I'm honest, so -
- Just say it.

I thought aspects of it
seemed slightly fake.

- Wolodarsky?
- I'll take five, Steve.

How 'bout taking five?

Did it seem fake...

when my best friend was bitten in half
right in front of me...

then eaten alive,
screaming?

I think you're a fake.

And I think
you're a phony...

and a bad reporter.

How does that feel?

Now tell me something.

Does this seem fake?

How dare you?

This entire article
was my idea.

- No one else gives a shit.
- What about Si Perlman?

Are you joking?
He's not even covering my expenses.

You're taking something
out on me.

Oh, stop crying.

What's the deal here?

I was only trying
to defend myself.

Well, you did
a great job.

I'm sure you'll make a terrific father.

So, you really think
you're a Zissou.

I don't know.

Well, you traveled a long way
for "I don't know," sonny.

That's true.
But it's important to me.

Yeah? Well, there are a lot of things that
are important to some people around here, sonny.

- Klaus, don't call me "sonny."
- And one more thing.

It's the Steve Zissou show,
not the Ned show.

- You hear me?
- Yes, I do.

- Klaus!
- Ja?

If you ever touch me again,
I will kick your goddamn teeth out.

Is that understood?

Not if I don't
see you first, sonny.

We gotta watch ourselves
around this Jane character.

Don't tell her
anything personal.

If you're not sure about something,
change the subject...

and look for me.

This bull dyke's got
something against us.

I don't think she's a lesbian.
She's pregnant.

Bull dykes can get pregnant.

Anyway, I'd back out now,
but we need the press.

See you in the morning.

- Steve.
- Hmm?

When'd you first
hear about me?

About five years ago.

I... read it in an article
about myself.

Did you believe it?

It was in the paper.
I assumed they checked their facts.

Why didn't you
contact me?

Because I hate fathers
and I never wanted to be one.

I forgot.
Your correspondence stock came in.

Hi, Ross. Started today.

I'll forward some pages to you
through the copy department.

You're probably right, though.

What am I doing here?

I miss you, and -

Oh, God,
I don't know, Ross.

Where are you?

Listen, I'm not
leaving this message.

Don't even know why
I'm still pregnant.

Script girl uses these
for continuity.

- Here.
- Oh, no, no, no.

No exceptions.
Everyone gets one.

Anne-Marie! Do the interns get glocks?

No. They all share one.

Take it, Ned.

- Steve!
- What?

Whack on the echo box.

Zissou here.

Steve, Oseary Drakoulias on line two.

- Yeah?
- I spoke with Larry Amin.

And it's a pass.

In other words,
you fucked us!

Let's not cast stones
at one another, my boy.

- Do you hear me, damn it? Do you?
- No, I don't!

- I told you how to play it!
- Oh, bloody hell! Listen here, mate!

Can I interrupt
for a moment?

Who the blazes is that?

It's me, Ned.

Maybe this is nothing.
Maybe it's something.

I don't know your problems.

I don't know.

But I just inherited
$.

Would that amount
make any difference?

What sort of expression
is the lad wearing on his face?

Can you fly a chopper?

I have. I'm certainly not licensed
in any way, shape or form.

Great. Let's go.

When was this whirlybird
last serviced?

I don't know. Klaus is supposed to
check it every six months.

You're back
on the water, boys.

The wire transfer came straight through
from Kentucky.

Jackman and Wordsley are going to
gap-finance the rest.

But we have a few hooks on it,
so take a pew for a spell.

Number one, the bank want a drug screen
for everyone on the crew...

before they'll forward
the money.

- A piss test?
- Yes, a piss test.

Two, a stooge
from the bond company...

will be riding everywhere during
the whole shoot to keep you on budget.

- Who's the stooge?
- A chap by the name of Bill Ubell.

And there's not a damn thing
you can do about that, Steve.

Three, you must swear-
legally swear-

that you'll not kill that shark, or whatever it is,
if it actually exists.

I'm going to fight it, but I'll let it live.
What about my dynamite?

Phillip, dynamite.
I'm off to Zurich. Follow me, chaps.

Mr. Ubell,
I'd like you to know...

Steve Zissou
and our equity partner Ned.

I hope you're not gonna
bust our chops, Bill.

Why would I do that?

Because you're a bond company stooge.

I'm also a human being.

All right. I take that back.

Yeah.

Let's have
some "teamsmanship."

Ho!

- One, two, three.
- Come on.

One, two, three.

Attaboy. Attaboy. Here he is.

Here he is. Come on.
You okay, Ned? You okay?

All right. All right.
Give him some room. He's okay.

He just drank
a little too much water.

How you shooting this, Vikram?
Wide open?

Uh, light, ..

As always,
even in the most challenging circumstances...

the members of Team Zissou
find ways to keep morale high.

Wait. Hold it.

Is that a distress bark?

Is something wounded out there?

We quickly locate the source of the mysterious cry.

What is she, Steve?

A wild snow mongoose.

We thought they were extinct.

Her ankle's broken.

- Ogata.
- Yeah?

Run and get some hot milk
and put these guys in the incubator.

We radio for the emergency transport
of our rare, beautiful new friends.

That's what
it used to be like.

Had Ned's heart stopped beating
before you pulled him out of the water?

Had Ned's heart
stopped beating...

before we pulled him
out of the water?

Yes. But we got him
started again pretty quickly.

Don't go on this voyage
right now, Steve.

One of you's already dead,
after all.

Who?

Oh, you mean Esteban?

Thanks for
bringing that up.

Who's gonna tell us the Latin names
of all the fishes and everything?

You know I can't remember all that shit.

Please stop, Eleanor.
Eleanor, stop.

- Why are you leaving?
- Because I don't want to be
part of whatever's gonna happen.

Nobody knows
what's going to happen.

- And then we film it. That's the whole concept.
- That's how we've always done it.

I can't believe
you took that boy's money.

He's an investor.

He's my sidekick.

The sugar crabs are back.

They're early this year.

I've never seen them mating
before the solstice.

Is that mating?

Good-bye, Steve.

Don't say that,
even if it's true.

Don't say that.
It's too painful.

What do you
want me to say?

Say bon voyage.

Bon voyage.

Kingsley "Ned" Zissou, .

Junior-grade diving tech,
executive producer.

Energetic, spirited, youthful.

Normally we would
track the jaguar shark...

with a scanning monitor
we keep on board the Belafonte.

But its power tubes have seized up
and blown a gasket.

We now proceed...

to an advanced system
located on a colleague's offshore facility.

This will be Team Zissou's next stop.

See, Renzo?
This is what I'm talking about.

A relationship subplot.

There's chemistry
between us, you know.

Huh?

- Here's a quote.
- Wait up. Who from?

"Zissou has an almost magical connection...

"to the life of the sea.

"He speaks its language fluently.

I've never met
a boy like that in all my life."

Lord Mandrake.

- You should have opened with that one.
- He was your mentor-

Hey, intern?
Get me a Campari, will ya?

On the rocks?

Wanna go up
in my balloon?

I like her hairdo.

Me too.
But Steve called her first.

I'm sorry I made you cry the other day.

Oh, that's okay.

It's not completely
your fault, anyway.

I'm going through
some personal problems.

Really? What do you got?

Well, I'm five months pregnant.

My editor's the father.
He's married.

But not to me.

Wow.
That's a rough ticket.

You know, my first wife
left me when I was your age.

- What's "Deep Search"?
- My submarine.

I had this exact
image of you...

tacked up on the wall above my aquarium
all through primary school.

Oh, yeah? You mean the official photograph,
where I'm doing this?

- That's the one.
- Mm-hmm.

Well, maybe it's just me,
but I don't feel like that person.

I never did.

Here's to you
Nicola and Bart

Rest forever
here in our hearts

The last and final
moment is yours

Why did you abandon Ned?

I didn't.
I never even met him.

What kind of piece
are you writing, cubbie?

Are you gonna screw us
on this deal?

I hope not.

Here's to you
Nicola and Bart

You really think it's cool to hit the sauce
when you've got a bun in the oven?

Pele, bring us back down, please.

Is your triumph

I don't have a problem
with objective reporting.

What I have a problem with
is some wombat...

coming on my boat
trying to railroad me.

See if you can get one of these dolphins
to swim under the hull...

and give us a look.

Nah. Either they can't hear us,
or they don't understand.

Son of a bitch,
I'm sick of these dolphins.

Quiet out there tonight.

Can you hear
the jack-whales singing?

Beautiful. I wonder
what they're saying.

Well, that was the sludge tanker
over there, but -

There you go. That's them.

By the way, would you mind if I made a few
modifications to the Team Zissou insignia?

- I have some ideas -
- You mean the patch?

Yes. The insignia.

Yeah. It's probably
kinda dated, isn't it?

Sure. Take a crack at it.
Make it a little trendier.

All right.

Are you finding
what you were looking for...

out here with me?

I hope so.

I wrote you a letter
about years ago.

You mean, like,
a fan letter?

Did I write you back?

I try to answer as many personally as I can.

"Dear Ned Plimpton...

"First, in answer
to your question, always.

"Second, thank you very much
for naming your bug after me.

"My wife tells me
it is actually a type of gnat.

"You strike me as a very special boy
and a key member of the Zissou Society.

"I wish I could come visit you in Kentucky
and assist you with your work.

"I remember your mother.

"Take care of yourself, Ned Plimpton.
You've served well.

Your friend, Capt. Steve Zissou.
Dictated, but not read. "

Yeah, more or less
standard boilerplate, I guess.

There's some real high-tech gear...

inside this deal,
believe me.

First we go downstairs
and turn on that tracking system.

Then, as long as the batteries
on that homing dart haven't gone down -

- Who locked us out?
- No one. We're trespassing.

Steve, are we allowed in here?

It's a scientific community, man.

Captain, I am required by law...

to notify the bank
of any illegal activities.

Just do what you've gotta do
to cover your ass, Bill.

I got it.

Fuck! They wired it!

Klaus, go down and get me
some cable snippers.

This is Captain Hennessey.

You have trespassed
on a private facility.

The coast guard
is being alerted via satellite.

Again, this is Captain Hennessey.
Immediately leave the prem-

Okay, action.

Well, look who's
back in town.

You've traveled over miles
since we last heard from you.

This son of a bitch is heading for
the South Pacific.

Turn on your tape recorder, cubbie.

- Is it the jaguar shark?
- On the record, yes.

Cut. Print both takes, Vikram.

Was I...
just in the film?

Yeah. You're gonna
have to sign a release.

But you've actually
located the shark?

You'd better bet your fuckin' ass we did.

All right, everybody,
we got about to minutes...

before the coast guard
gets here to arrest us.

I want you all to get Hennessey's
best gear onto the Belafonte in .

- You're gonna steal his stuff?
- Nah, we'll get it back to him.

Interns, let's see some hustle.

Uh, what is this, Pele?

I don't know.
Uh, the map?

- Steve!
- Uh-huh?

Do you know that you just charted us
on a course through unprotected waters?

Yeah.
We're taking the shortcut.

But it's outside I.M.U.jurisdiction.
There isn't any protection.

I know, honey.
Look at the map.

We go your way,
that's about four inches.

We go my way, it's an inch and a half.
You wanna pay for the extra gas?

What kind of system is this?

It's the Bernstein Nines.
They just upgraded last summer.

The Nines are out already?

- Does this do cappuccino?
- Ja.

Wait a second.
Steve, this isn't the procedure.

One of the interns just fell down
the stairs with the main tracking processor.

Just make sure
we steal the backup.

Are you listening to me? Eleanor told me
that under no circumstances-

Shut up before
you jinx us, Anne-Marie.

- You catching anything?
- Mm-mmm.

Hook this up
and make me a latte.

You know, cubbie's
kind of a sucker-maker...

but she's got some moves.

I agree.

If she wasn't a bull dyke,
I think I might have a bit of a thing for her.

As you can see...

if the creature continues
its current migratory route...

our paths should converge
in less than four days.

I wanna get there in three.
Ogata, can we -

Vladimir, what's this blip right over here?

I don't know.
I've been trying to figure that out.

We might have them both mixed up,
or it could be the other way around.

But we're gonna be right on top of it
first thing in the morning.

Hmm.

- Good eye, Ned.
- Thank you.

Should we investigate it?

Yeah. Let's make a quick dive at : a.m.,
and we'll scope out the phantom signal.

- It's probably just one of
Hennessey's research turtles.
- Yes.

But I wanna be
back on the road by lunch.

Do me a favor.

Next time you get a hot idea
in front of the reporter...

whisper it
in