tom slowly regains consciousness, blinking his eyes. he hears.
the sheriff, phil, wayne and karen stand outside the cell. tom is inside, on the cot. he touches the cut on his forehead.
tom hears boat engines start up and move away. he lays back down on the cot, listening to the rain.
tom hears the sound and opens his eyes -- what the hell is that?
tom sits up, swinging his legs over the side of the cot. he reacts, looks down. his pov
tom looks over, stunned, to see.  the door
the water level inside is rising fast. it hits the wall sockets and there's a spit of sparks, then all the desk lamps go dark. light still comes from overhead fluorescent panels. tom sees.
tom looks through the cell bars at wooden chairs bobbing in the water. the sheriff's desk lifts up, starts floating. tom gets an idea. he takes his belt off.
tom holds one end of the belt and tosses the rest of it at.