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Wait! Don't!
Hey, I told you to stop doing that!
Oh, yeah, cos I listen to you.
What do we think of this place?
Yeah, I like this place.
Yeah? You reckon we could stay here?
Maybe.
Tide's on the move. We'd better head back.
Good one for the blog.
Oh, my God. There was something there.
There was something right there!
- Nothing there. - Something right there!
I don't see anything. There's nothing here.
- There was something right there! - Baby, there's nothing there.
I literally just saw something!
Tracy! Trace!
- Calm down. I believe you, OK? - OK.
- I believe you. - OK.
- Let's just get back, alright? - OK. OK.
Nice and calm, OK? Come on.
Come on, baby.
Luke, hurry up!
Oh, fuck.
Luke?
Luke!
No, no, no!
No!
Fuckin' awesome!
Ugh.
If you wanted a rollercoaster
we could've gone to Dreamworld.
Charlie.
Was just a couple of turns.
- And a chandelle. - Ah, shit.
You gotta be kidding me. Why?
You know what, your mess, you clean it.
Alright?
Well, technically, it wasn't my mess.
Hey, I thought you were the nurse.
Triage nurse, Charlie. Triage.
Piss bottles and puke bags are not on my radar.
He threw up on the microphone.
Well, don't put it there!
Bathroom. Come on.
Gonna have to change the plugs soon.
She's starting to run a bit rough on idle.
OK. And?
I think that's enough work for today.
Y'know, there's a couple of beers in there
with our names on 'em.
You know I'm mad at you, right?
Doesn't look like it.
So...
the bank called again today.
Mm.
I told them that you would call them back
when you landed.
Come on.
You want me to charm them into an extra few weeks' grace?
Yeah, well, I would love that
but we can't keep doing that forever.
I can.
We can't.
If we do, they're gonna cut off our line of credit
and then we can't run our business.
You can be so damn practical sometimes.
Fine, you win.
I'll call them.
Thank you.
What?
Nothing.
You ever think maybe we should get married?
Hold that thought.
Pearl Air Charter Service.
Yeah. Yeah, we do that.
I'll just have to check my... my bookings
but when were you thinking?
OK, great. I can... I can make that work.
Have you been on the website?
Great.
Great. OK.
If you could just give me your email address.
Yep.
Perfect. Well, I'll flick you a note to confirm
and we'll see you tomorrow.
- Tomorrow? - Yeah!
Hell's Reef. Lunch on the reef. The whole enchilada!
- Tomorrow? - Yeah, midday.
Hey.
It's OK. This is good.
Hey. They're here.
- That's a nice car. - Fancy.
Alright, let's go.
"Minase." I thought he was Italian.
Hi, there.
Kaz Fellows.
Welcome to the Pearl Coast, Mr Minase.
Joji, but everyone calls me "Jo."
Thank you. My wife, Michelle.
- Hi. - Hi. This is Charlie.
You two spoke on the phone yesterday.
Ah, yes, of course. Captain Charlie.
"CC." Like the chips.
- Yeah. - Nice to meet you.
- You too. - Uh, so we ready?
We're all set. Ready when you are.
- Very good. - Great.
I told you we'd make it for the 12th.
There's wonderful snorkelling out there, if you're interested.
Oh, I love it. Runs in the family.
But we don't get to the water much.
No. I'll just sit on the beach
and if there's a cold beer in my hand, I'll be happy.
Now, that I can guarantee.
Alright. Well, come on. I'll show you round.
Oh, wonderful.
We're just loading everything up.
- Watch your step right here. - Oh, thank you.
- Oh. - Oh.
You first.
- Here we go, eh? - Yeah.
Um, how long?
90 minutes cruising. Arrive in time for a late lunch.
Excellent.
I hope you're not expecting anything too rough?
I'm not a great flyer.
I make sure all my passengers have a good flight.
Is he coming?
Benny's our cook.
As long as that's all he does.
You guys good back there?
Yes, we are.
Keep your eyes open, you might see a whale.
Or a shark.
- Shark? - Great white.
You don't wanna go swimming with one of them, eh, Jo?
Benny.
Unlikely.
It's the wrong time of year.
- You sure? - Oh, yeah.
He's sure.
Charlie here trained as a marine biologist.
He was a good one.
I thought so too
until the shark took a bite out of me.
Here we go.
- Really? What happened? - Darling, please.
He may not want to talk about it, y'know.
Bring back bad memories.
No. No, no, it's fine. Doesn't worry me.
I was researching black-tipped reef sharks
and their pack-hunting skills.
They're damn good at it.
One day, I was out on my own, first mistake
and one grabbed me from behind, spat me out.
Never saw it coming.
Second mistake, not paying attention.
Luckily, it was more of a love bite than a real chomp.
A love bite that put him in the hospital for two weeks.
Ooh, you'll love this, Joji.
Hey, few years back, a group of tourists
went on one of them shark tours...
...when a three-metre shark, great white
jumped into the back of the boat...
Scared the hell out of them.
Benny.
It's OK.
Welcome to Hell's Reef.
We made it.
Officially, it's called "Imperious Reef"
but local divers renamed it
after a pearl lugger was shipwrecked here on the reef
out there during a storm.
It's actually a crazy story.
Eight crew members were stranded here for 15 days
with no food and no water.
Only one of them survived, an...
An 18-year-old Japanese diver.
Saeki Morita.
Yeah.
My grandfather.
12th of October, 1951.
You know the story?
Every pearler knows the story.
Saeki's a bit of a legend around here.
His dying wish was to be here with his shipmates.
Shall we take a look around?
- Uh... - Yeah, yeah.
- Go, go. Here. - Oh. Thanks.
You gonna tell 'em it's a national park
and they shouldn't be doing that?
No, I'm not.
Just go help Benny, alright?
Come on, big boy.
Stunning.
I love it out here.
Me too.
Hey, you know how we were, um
talking crazy yesterday
about the idea of maybe getting married?
I think you should make an honest man out of me.
Well, I don't know if that's possible
- but if you were being seri... - Look!
God, they're beautiful.
Charlie?
Mm?
I'm pregnant.
Wow.
Yeah.
Wow!
Are you gonna say anything else?
Wow! Are you... are you OK?
I'm fine.
Is that it?
So what now?
I think that we, um...
finish this trip and then...
get married, yeah?
Are you sure?
About being pregnant or getting married?
No, about me being the father.
You're such a jerk.
I know this...
wasn't planned at all
but are you OK?
I am.
I really am.
It's a surprise, but an awesome one.
I just don't really know what we're gonna do, y'know?
With the business and money and us and a baby...
We'll be fine.
More than fine.
We'll crush it. Like we always do.
Hey!
- Charlie! - What's he carrying on about?
Kaz!
What's up, mate?
Yous two need to come with me.
Hey, Michelle.
Are you OK?
No, she's not fucking OK.
Whoa. What is it?
There.
Charlie.
Charlie!
Fuck.
Ah, shit.
We need to get them outta here, OK?
A shark attacked him?
Yeah.
- Should we tell someone? - I already did.
The coastguard are gonna handle it.
It's gotta be out there somewhere.
What?
Their boat.
She could still be alive.
And out there, she won't last very long.
She? How do you know there's anyone else?
We should leave this to the authorities.
You've got no idea where to look
and the chance of finding anything is almost zero.
- Yeah, we have to try. - I wanna get outta here.
- My charter, my call! - It's not happening, mate.
We've got 45 minutes fuel reserve
so we're gonna put our eyes on this place.
We'll be at 1,000 feet.
Anyone sees anything, we'll check it out.
I'm guessing all this shit went down yesterday
so with the tides and currents
best we can do is cover the eastern side.
There! Down there!
OK, we're going down.
Gotta take a look.
Yeah.
No.
You can't.
If you get hurt down there, who flies this plane?
Benny?
Sure.
If anything goes wrong, bang on the hull.
Loudly.
Come on, Benny.
Benny!
You OK?
Was she attacked?
Shit.
Come on, guys.
Let's get outta here.
You alright?
What's next?
Home.
Come on, Benny, move it.
Yeah. Sweet as.
What the hell was that?
Michelle. Hey. Hey, hey, hey.
- Are you OK? - Uh...
- Get her out of here! - C'mon!
Benny! Where's Benny?
- Benny! - I can't get if off!
- Ow! - Benny, get the life-raft.
OK, OK. Move. We're done.
This thing'll be on the bottom in a couple minutes.
- The seatbelt, get it. - I can't...
OK. Are you OK?
- Are you sure? - Now, Jo!
I warned you. I told you.
- Get out! - C'mon, Jo.
Mayday, mayday, mayday!
- Cessna 206 Seaplane... - Charlie!
We gotta get outta here!
Just grab whatever you can. Lifejackets, flares, wetsuits
water, whatever.
Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Cessna 206 Seaplane, 31417.
15 nautical miles northeast of Hell's Reef.
Do you read me? Please respond.
Charlie, we gotta get out now!
Five POBs, starboard pontoon destroyed.
We're sinking fast.
If you read me, please respond! Over!
- Get in the raft, Jo! - I'm not getting in that!
Suit yourself, but this plane's
gonna be on the bottom in a minute.
I'm not floating around with that thing out there!
Jo, please!
Like I said, your choice.
- Put the life jacket on! - Jo!
Jo, come on!
Hurry up!
Jo!
Come on, Jo!
Yes! Quick!
Come on!
Quick! Grab him!
You're gonna need a couple of stitches
but it's actually not that deep.
Sorry.
Thanks, Kaz.
You get a mayday out?
Maybe, I'm not sure.
You're kidding me.
He's not sure.
That shitbox have a safety beacon?
It's gone with the plane.
We've been attacked.
We're floating around in this piece of plastic junk
and you're not sure if anyone knows how fucked we are
or even where we are?
What about the rescue boat?
It's on its way, isn't it?
Shouldn't we wait for them? They know we're out here.
We're in the current.
By morning, we'll be 75 Ks from here.
It'll take them days to find us.
And a search plane?
It'll be dark soon.
They won't send a plane until first light.
We're way off course
and I figure 150K from shore...
150 kilometres?
Our best chance is to use the current.
It's running for us, and if we paddle with it
we could make land by tomorrow afternoon.
If we're not picked up before then.
Could we go back? To the reef?
Not an option.
Says you.
Yeah.
And what do you gotta say, mate?
Because all I've seen so far
is a bunch of pissing and moaning.
What, you got a better idea?
The current is running at five knots.
Running east, towards the coast.
Hell's Reef is over there, to the southwest.
We can't paddle against it, we won't get anywhere.
So we use it get to the coast.
They're the facts, you're the analyst.
you fucking figure it out.
What about...
it?
Maybe it'll go away.
Maybe the rising temperatures messed with its season.
Maybe the lack of fish.
So far, so good.
You saw it?
And?
About five metres.
I've seen bigger back home, though.
How's the arm?
I can paddle.
- You OK? - Yeah.
You're gonna have a little bump there
but it's actually not so bad.
Thanks.
I'll live.
Jo hates the water.
Always has.
He almost drowned when he was a kid.
I had to work on him
just to get him to come on this trip.
And this happens.
Yeah.
How'd you meet Charlie?
Uh, I was, um...
I was working at the hospital
when he was brought in after his attack.
It really just amazed me how calm he was.
Even though he had almost lost his leg.
That's Charlie for you.
Do you have kids?
No way.
I mean, I'm...
I'm just not ready yet.
I get that.
Kinda feel the same way.
Are you...
Yeah.
When are you due?
In about seven months.
How far do you think we've come?
Maybe 15 Ks.
That's good.
Yeah. Yeah, we're doing OK.
Speak up, Captain. What are you saying?
I said we've still got over 130 Ks to go.
What was that?
There.
- There. - Shark!
Jo!
Sit down, ya numbnut!
Fuck off! Leave us alone.
It's a dolphin.
Jo! Sit down.
It's a dolphin.
Oh, my God.
Fuck, Jo. You scared the hell out of me!
What?
What if you'd fallen overboard?
Yeah.
Yeah. You're right.
How many more of these do we have?
That's the last one.
You know sharks, right?
I thought I did.
And like you pointed out, I'm the investment analyst.
You know what that means? What it is I do?
I study situations.
Weigh up the odds, and then, based on the facts
I predict the outcomes.
You say you're a good marine biologist.
Well, I'm a good, very good analyst.
A clinical assessment of our situation, as I see it
is if the shark is still out there
I'd rate our chances of all surviving at...
less than 5%.
And that would be fucking optimistic.
So do you think it's gone?
- I really don't know. - Bullshit!
You said they're not normally out here
and that thing is and it's killing people!
It's not gone.
He knows it, and so does she.
- What do you want from me? - The fucking truth.
OK.
It's still out there.
And it's close.
Hey.
That's enough.
I can go a while longer.
Give me your hands.
Thank you.
Oh, shit.
Michelle?
I think I dropped the paddle.
What do you mean, you dropped it?
I-I was paddling and it just seemed
to come out of my hand. I'm so sorry.
I got it!
There!
I'm sorry. I'm...
Charlie!
Kaz! Kaz!
- No, no, no, no! - I'll be fine. I'm fine.
Come on, Kaz.
She's almost there, she's almost there.
Just there...
Come on, Kaz, come on.
Come on, Kaz.
Son of a bitch.
Kaz! Kaz! Come on, Kaz, move it!
Come on, Kaz! Move it!
Move, Kaz!
Quickly!
Up, up, up!
Here, put these on. They'll keep you warm.
Thanks.
Here, let me help you with that...
Take your hands off my wife!
- Back off. - What'd you say?
Hey, Benny.
I said take that rod out of your arse
and use it to paddle.
Benny!
What the fuck is wrong with you?
Benny! Benny!
- Benny... - Where is he? Benny!
- Benny, come on! - Come on.
Benny, Benny, come on!
- Steady. Nice. - Ow, my arm!
- Come on! - Hey, look at me.
- Come on, Benny. - Come on, right here.
Right here. Look at me, Benny. Come on.
- Almost there. - Got you.
Come on!
Come on, almost there.
Gimme your hand.
Come on, mate.
Let's get you in.
Benny! No!
- Fucking idiot! - Don't, don't, don't.
- You fucking... - Don't, don't!
He's not worth it.
Benny.
I had him.
I had his hand.
If I could've just held onto him a little bit longer
- I think I could have... - Stop. Stop.
It wasn't your fault.
Hey, Michelle.
Just one mouthful.
Thanks.
If could get close enough...
Its brain's small, set between the eyes
in the middle of the skull
which is pretty much unprotected.
If got this in the right place
it might work.
You'd have to be really close.
That's the tricky bit.
That's a terrible idea, Charlie.
I didn't say it was a good plan.
Please.
Jo.
Here.
Have a rest.
Thank you.
Charlie!
Get back to the raft, everyone get the fuck outta the water!
Jo!
Move, Jo. Move!
- Move! - Hurry up!
Jo, no!
- Move, Jo. Move! - Move it!
Jo! Jo!
Jo! Swim!
Just swim! Swim to us now.
Jo!
Come on, let's go!
Jo! No!
No! No!
Easy. Easy. Easy, Michelle. Easy.
He's gone.
Kaz? Hey, Kaz?
Kaz, look at me. Hey, look at me.
I'm OK!
Jo... Jo! He...
He's alive, he's... he's alive. He's... come on, Jo!
Jo! Quickly!
Jo, Jo! Quickly, quickly...
Jo, it's OK. We're gonna get him.
Please...
Jo!
Help me.
Please.
Jo! No!
No...
Please take care of him, Grandpa.
Michelle?
Michelle.
We can't give up.
We have to keep trying.
We can still survive, OK?
Like my grandfather did.
Yeah.
OK.
It punctured the raft.
We're losing air.
If we do nothing, we die.
But if we keep this bloody thing moving
there's still a chance that we can make it home.
Why don't you both just rest a while?
No, it's OK. We can keep going.
Kaz, just rest a while
the current's taking us the right way.
I'm fine.
Just take a breather, sweetheart.
We're doing OK.
Oh, shit.
- Charlie? - It's alright, keep still.
If it comes close enough, I might have half a chance.
It's alright. Keep still.
Where is it?
I...
Where is it?
I can't see it.
Goddammit!
- Charlie, what? What? - Oh, fuck!
They're hunting in packs!
I love you.
Where is it?
In the middle, in the middle.
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright.
The shore.
I can see the shore.
Oh, my God. We're gonna make it!
Charlie!
We did it, Charlie. We did it!
Alright, c'mon, let's go.
Oh, fuck.
What do we do? We're sinking.
Charlie, this raft is not gonna make it to shore.
Charlie!
What are you doing? Charlie!
You girls are gonna make a run for it.
Whatever happens, just don't look back.
Just get to shore. Just get yourselves out of here.
Charlie, no. No!
Together.
We do this together, OK?
I was supposed to look after you.
Together.
Always together.
OK.
Right, here.
You get one in its mouth or in its eye
and I'll go for the brain.
Take one out, then we'll go for the other, OK?
OK, you swim. Just get to the land.
You ready?
Yeah.
Come on, you fucking pricks, come on!
Michelle! Swim!
Now! Swim!
Come on!
Now!
Charlie!
No!
Kaz!
Oh, my God. Come here, come here!
Kaz!
Where's Charlie?
Michelle!
Kaz!
Shit.
Michelle!
When I tell you to
swim to the shore as fast as you can.
You?
I'll be right behind you.
Now! Go now!
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