i must have dozed off.
well, i'll be on the golf course in the morning. then, if i don't have any babies to deliver--
you got something to say to me, son?.
i'll keep it to nine holes in the morning.
two hundred meters.
my god, look at the size of those tubers.
russian.
may i see it?
stolichnaya.
russian, french, italian, spanish, greek, german, a little hindu, some serbo croat and a smattering of swahili. standard pre-med background.
and a russian grandmother.
you mind if i take a look at this?
these observers were doing something. a test. i think they sank that ship on purpose to cover up their mistakes.
i did. they have no record of the wreck. the marshal goloviev is now on a tour in the baltic sea.
i want your permission to check that vodka.
let's see your tongue.
pretty good imitation of a hangover and i ought to know.
where?
take off your shirt.
i'm just going to take a tiny piece of skin to look at under the microscope. afterwards i'll give you a sedative.
no kidding? "a virus of unknown origin." come on and tell me something i don't know.  like what's going on.
he did.
here. put this on. you examine him.
for this. you don't need to be.
i don't know. i've been back and forth with narragansett naval all day, consulting with the best people in maritime medicine, the best people in viruses.
and they didn't believe the symptoms i described.
it could be a million things, something in the air, food.  but he went on that ship and so did williams.  i want to examine the crew.
i've reported the death to the company.
you seem all right.
not yet. you got any ideas?
that's a possibility. but if it was that simple why haven't the symptoms begun on you?
you're fine.
it blackens. becomes scaly.
yes. like a fish.
you have to call them back. explain that this is an emergency.
the infirmary?.
we're simply concerned about her. proximity to.
bowman?
bowman. it's doc. i'm here to help you.
hold it! rewind it.
stop it.
back it up slowly.
there.
no. i think they isolated him in genetic engineering. homo aquaticus.
danakil man?. one of our ancestors. named for the danakil alps in ethiopia.
it was when it counted a couple of million years ago when the seas came in and drove us into the water. most homo sapiens didn't make it. danakil man.  adapted.
some say that's why we're basically hairless, for less water resistance, faster swimming speeds.
why stop with just one aspect of marine life? why not incorporate the best genetic components the ocean has to offer?.
he obviously lacked something in his environment.
we've got to get him to the infirmary.
i'm going to try to remove it.
it. almost got you.
it's had a meal.
it would explain the suction- like appendages.
the monster appears to be a genetic aberration.
it has many traits of deep sea marine life. regeneration, scales, gills, even a period of dormancy.  but the fact that it remembered where the plasma was stored, or where the communication wiring was, may imply that it has some other quality.
intelligence may not be the right word.
i don't know. i'm guessing.
be careful with it.
still bothering you?
take it off and let me have a look.
looks good to me. i'll re-bandage it, though.
i'm the doctor. i have to do what's best for this crew. i need my bag.
there, good as new. just keep your paws off of it. do you have the new bandage ready?
no!