1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:06,759 Hi. My name is Marshall and I was an investigator for the Coast Guard 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:12,640 for over thirty years. Before I begin I'm not going to give any last 3 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:19,480 names or overly personal information for the protection of myself and those involved. As 4 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:24,320 I write this, using the first names my superior still feels like sacrilege. 5 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:30,679 However, following the events of this story, I had signed an NDA pertaining 6 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:36,159 to what was uncovered during the investigation. Given that are now staring down the 7 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:41,320 barrel of a nasty cancer diagnosis, I no longer care for my career or 8 00:00:41,399 --> 00:00:47,840 life, but I don't want to hurt anyone else in the process. Despite 9 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:53,520 the danger of disobeying a federal NDA, I feel that people deserved another truth 10 00:00:54,640 --> 00:01:02,200 about what lurks in their coastal waters. During my time as an investigator for 11 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:06,799 the Coast Guard, my days was spent stopping drug runners, hanging around the 12 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:12,280 docks, and yelling at drunk party boat captains. However, every single serviceman 13 00:01:12,519 --> 00:01:18,239 or member of law enforcement has a couple of cases which they cannot forget, 14 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:23,239 no matter how desperate they are to do so. The s s Neapoli was 15 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:30,280 one of those cases. It was nineteen ninety seven and I had been an 16 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:34,359 investigator for the Coast Guard for three years and was stationed in Portland where my 17 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:40,680 partner John and I got the call. According to our dispatch, there was 18 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:47,519 a small cruise vessel which had veered into a restricted commercial waterway. Having nothing 19 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:51,400 better to do, and not wanting to look too lazy around our superiors, 20 00:01:51,959 --> 00:01:56,000 we made our way to our small patrol boat, where we were met by 21 00:01:56,079 --> 00:02:02,799 one of the senior investigators named Eric John Marshall. You're both late, Eric 22 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:07,479 said as he stood in front of our boat with his arms crossed. I 23 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:12,120 didn't know this was going to be so serious, John said, as we 24 00:02:12,199 --> 00:02:17,240 walked towards the boat. It's always serious. Eric said as he stared daggers 25 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:22,919 at John. This search has become a high priority and we're just wasting time 26 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:28,879 standing here, so move your asses. After glaring at John for another second, 27 00:02:29,599 --> 00:02:34,639 Eric turned around and quickly made his way aboard the boat. Screw me, 28 00:02:35,319 --> 00:02:38,319 John said, as he gave me a look of dejection and annoyance. 29 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:43,520 I was really hoping this would be a quick call. I looked at John 30 00:02:43,759 --> 00:02:47,560 and gave him a shrug as I boarded this ship. During my time being 31 00:02:47,599 --> 00:02:53,280 stationed in Maine. I had heard from several of my colleagues that Eric had 32 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:58,960 a reputation for being a buy the book's hard ass. It was his way, 33 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,280 or you were just in the way, my friend Pete would tell me. 34 00:03:02,879 --> 00:03:07,680 I should have known that once Eric had become involved in the investigation, 35 00:03:07,439 --> 00:03:13,639 that this was going to be more than a routine stop. However, even 36 00:03:13,719 --> 00:03:19,680 with the knowledge of how Eric conducts his investigations, we were all unprepared for 37 00:03:19,759 --> 00:03:23,680 the turn that this case would take. It took us about twenty minutes to 38 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:28,919 get to the site of the s S Napolis. When we got there, 39 00:03:29,599 --> 00:03:34,960 we found that she had drifted into a sandbar and had gotten stock. Despite 40 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,840 this, we could hear the loud sputtering of the engine, desperately clinging on 41 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:46,080 for dear life as its rotors were being enveloped by sand. Hello, this 42 00:03:46,199 --> 00:03:51,400 is the US Coast Guard, Eric stated over our boat's pa. Turn off 43 00:03:51,439 --> 00:03:55,960 your engines and come out on top of your deck. We waited for a 44 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:01,240 minute before Eric repeated the message, This is the U. S Coast Guard. 45 00:04:01,639 --> 00:04:04,919 Turn off your engine and come out, or we will board your ship. 46 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:11,319 Eric boomed over the loud speaker, clearly annoyed at the lack of response. 47 00:04:12,719 --> 00:04:16,759 Screw this, Eric said, as he drew his pistol. Reboarding now, 48 00:04:19,399 --> 00:04:23,720 Eric had John put down our anchor, and the three of us boarded 49 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:29,240 this ship. As soon as we stepped aboard, I noticed several pile of 50 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:34,079 clothes neatly folded along the deck's edges. Maybe they went for a swim, 51 00:04:34,399 --> 00:04:42,160 John said sarcastically, as he simultaneously avoided looking at Eric enough clowning around. 52 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:46,360 Let's go turn off the engine, Eric said, as his words trailed off. 53 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:54,399 John and I both looked in the direction where Eric was staring and saw 54 00:04:54,399 --> 00:05:00,800 a limp hand holding a pistol on the ground. John to our boat and 55 00:05:00,879 --> 00:05:06,079 call this in. We have one confirmed casualty. Without saying a word, 56 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:11,839 John quickly leapt from the napolis onto our ship and made his way to the 57 00:05:11,959 --> 00:05:16,600 radio with his gun drawn. Eric motioned for me to follow him, and 58 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:23,920 we quickly breached the helm of the ship. When we got inside, we 59 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:29,000 found the heavily decomposed body of a man in his mid fifties with an exit 60 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:32,680 wound on top of his head. As Eric radio John to relay the man's 61 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:39,199 information, I stared mindlessly at the back wall of the helm, which had 62 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:45,519 become adorned with the man's dried blood and brain matter. Marshal Eric yelled, 63 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:49,000 snapping me out of my daze. Sorry, Sir, I said, as 64 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:54,639 I regained my composure and started searching the pocket of the man's pants for any 65 00:05:54,680 --> 00:06:02,879 identification. It's okay, Eric said, in a surprisingly understanding tone. Let's 66 00:06:02,879 --> 00:06:09,279 figure out who this man is and how he got here. Reaching into his 67 00:06:09,399 --> 00:06:14,319 left front pocket, I found his wallet and pulled out his ID, which 68 00:06:14,399 --> 00:06:18,560 caused a loose photo to fall in the process. Who looks like his name 69 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:26,199 was Wendell Kramer, I said as I handed Eric the man's ID. As 70 00:06:26,199 --> 00:06:30,120 I went to put the man's wallet on the table, I saw the small 71 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:34,839 photograph and picked it up. In the picture was Wendell and what appeared to 72 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:40,759 be his wife and two older children as they stood in front of the Billaggio 73 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:45,879 in Las Vegas. Looks like he had a family too, I said, 74 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:50,240 as I handed Eric the photograph. Wife and two kids. Eric said, 75 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:55,879 as he looked out the open doorway. How many bars of clothing were there? 76 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,920 Three? Sir John said, as he made his way into the hell, 77 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:04,560 stopping just short of the corpse Christ. Do you think it could have 78 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:10,079 been a murder suicide situation. John said as he looked down at the man's 79 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:14,120 body. I think that I need to see the living quarters of the ship 80 00:07:14,199 --> 00:07:17,959 first before I have any theories. Eric said as he walked past John, 81 00:07:18,839 --> 00:07:23,639 John, you're coming with me, Marshall. I want you to see if 82 00:07:23,639 --> 00:07:28,279 we missed anything in the helm. Yes, Sir I said, as Eric 83 00:07:28,319 --> 00:07:34,839 and John made their way to the deck below. As soon as Eric and 84 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:40,000 John were out of sight, I quickly ran out of the hall and threw 85 00:07:40,079 --> 00:07:44,519 up over the side of the ship. During the first three years as an 86 00:07:44,519 --> 00:07:48,480 investigator, I'd only been part of one other case involving a death, and 87 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:54,480 it had happened earlier the same day. Never before had I ever seen the 88 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:59,560 effects of advanced decomposition on a dead body, nor had I ever smelled the 89 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:05,680 blending of the sea water and advanced rock before. After composing myself, I 90 00:08:05,759 --> 00:08:13,120 made my way back into the helm and started searching for any evidence. As 91 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:16,600 I looked back at the wall behind the dead body, I noticed that there 92 00:08:16,639 --> 00:08:22,319 had been a small circular glare of light at head level. Turning around, 93 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:28,959 I saw a VHS camera propped up onto a shelf. Sir I think I 94 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:33,360 found a camera, I said over the radio as I picked it up and 95 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:39,639 pressed the inject button. There's a tape inside of it too. Thank you 96 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:43,120 for the update, Marshal, Eric said, come down below and bring the 97 00:08:43,159 --> 00:08:50,120 camera with you. Without any hesitation, I put the tape back in the 98 00:08:50,159 --> 00:08:56,720 camera and made my way down the stairs to the living quarters. John and 99 00:08:56,919 --> 00:09:01,000 Eric were sitting down at a table in a small kitchen. Did you find 100 00:09:01,039 --> 00:09:05,240 anything down here, I said, as I sat next to John and put 101 00:09:05,279 --> 00:09:11,639 the camera on the table. Nothing to give any probable cause, but we 102 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:16,440 did find four suitcases belonging to two women and two men, Eric said as 103 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:22,639 he put two new double A batteries into the camera. He also found batteries, 104 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:26,799 John said, as Eric quickly smiled before going back to his cold gaze. 105 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:31,639 Are we going to watch the tape? I asked as Eric turned the 106 00:09:31,639 --> 00:09:37,120 camera on, causing it to sound It started jingle. Of course, it's 107 00:09:37,159 --> 00:09:41,559 evidence and we have nothing else to go off of. Eric said as he 108 00:09:41,639 --> 00:09:46,720 checked the time, and the recording looks like there's about an hour's worth of 109 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:52,720 footage on her John and I sat in anticipation as Eric put the camera back 110 00:09:52,759 --> 00:09:58,519 on the table and hit play on the VHS recorder. The first clips started 111 00:09:58,519 --> 00:10:01,519 off with a woman were in a black and white striped bikini sunbathing on the 112 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:05,720 deck of the ship, while two people could be heard having a splash fight 113 00:10:05,799 --> 00:10:11,200 in the water. Hi, everyone, the man said, as he zoomed 114 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:16,879 in on the sunbathing woman. Here is my beautiful and not at all cranky 115 00:10:16,919 --> 00:10:20,919 Clara. Oh Wendell, stop that, the woman said playfully as she sat 116 00:10:22,039 --> 00:10:26,559 up. And this is my not at all annoying husband. Ooh burn, 117 00:10:28,279 --> 00:10:33,639 the man said, laughing. Dad, I'm hungry, yelled a boy in 118 00:10:33,639 --> 00:10:37,559 his mid teens as he climbed the ladder to the deck, and can we 119 00:10:37,639 --> 00:10:43,039 please not have pork chops again? A younger girl chimed in. The man 120 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:46,519 then turned the camera to face himself, revealing himself to be the same man 121 00:10:46,799 --> 00:10:52,679 that we found in the helm. Being a parent is such a rewarding experience, 122 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:58,080 Wendell said sarcastically, as he was sprayed with water. Hey cut that 123 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:05,679 out. The video then cut to black before starting clip two. Hey, 124 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:09,679 assholes, the boy from before said. As soon as the second clip began, 125 00:11:09,519 --> 00:11:15,080 Today, I'm going to be pranking my dad by pushing him overboard like 126 00:11:15,159 --> 00:11:18,240 hell you are, Connor, Wendell said as he grabbed the camera. You 127 00:11:18,279 --> 00:11:22,960 couldn't trick me if you tried. Yeah, Connor, you'd have to be 128 00:11:22,039 --> 00:11:26,919 smart to do that, the young girl said as she walked by the camera 129 00:11:26,039 --> 00:11:31,919 to sit at the kitchen table. Screw you, Sam Connor said in an 130 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:37,919 annoyed tone. Hey be nice to your sister, Wendell said sternly. Ah, 131 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:43,000 fine, Connor said as he sat down. Dinner's ready, Clara, 132 00:11:43,639 --> 00:11:48,279 Wendell called out, before giving an annoyed look to the camera. The camera 133 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:54,240 then went black again. As I watched these clips, I couldn't help but 134 00:11:54,320 --> 00:12:00,200 think about the man whose lifeless body is lying directly over our head. Yeah, 135 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:07,279 it doesn't get any easier, Eric said what I said as I snapped 136 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:11,720 back to reality. This is the first time I've had to go through footage 137 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:16,039 like this, Eric said, as he gave me a sad look. Seeing 138 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:20,879 someone's ghost, their memories, the life they've left behind. Just try not 139 00:12:20,919 --> 00:12:24,639 to get too caught up in it. Remember, we need to be here 140 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:28,679 for them so they can rest knowing someone was able to tell their story. 141 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:33,639 Thanks, Sir, I said, as I looked down at my hands. 142 00:12:37,159 --> 00:12:41,600 Eric nodded and clicked play on the camera, which started up clip three. 143 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:46,879 In this clip, it was now nighttime and the family was staring at something 144 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:54,279 off in the distance. Wendell, do you have the camera ready, Clara 145 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:58,440 said, in nervous excitement. You have to film this. I just turned 146 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:03,840 it on. I'm right behind you, Wendell said as he approached his wife 147 00:13:03,879 --> 00:13:09,080 and kids. As he got behind them, the camera showed four blue orbs 148 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:15,279 of light hovering over the ocean. What are those things, Dad Connor asked 149 00:13:15,399 --> 00:13:20,120 as he turned to face the camera. I I don't have any idea, 150 00:13:20,159 --> 00:13:24,320 buddy, Wendell said, as he zoomed in on one of the orbs. 151 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:28,799 When he did, you could see that the orb was pulsating, as if 152 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:35,440 to mimic the water below. Wendel, I don't like this, Clara said 153 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:41,320 nervously. Yeah, that's all. Go downstairs and play some board games, 154 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:48,000 Wendell said, with clearly fake enthusiasm. As Wendell started to put the camera 155 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:52,879 down, he quickly froze. Suddenly, a faint sound could be heard off 156 00:13:52,919 --> 00:14:00,039 in the distance. Is that singing? John said as he leaned towards the 157 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:05,519 camera speaker. Come on, kids, let's get downstairs. Wendell said, 158 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:09,879 in a more concerned tone than before. The camera once again cut to black, 159 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:16,799 leaving us in pure disbelief. You all heard that, right, John 160 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:22,600 said, as he quickly looked at Eric than me. Yeah, yeah, 161 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:26,639 I think I heard something, I said before being cut off by Eric. 162 00:14:26,559 --> 00:14:31,600 I didn't hear anything, Eric said as he pressed play on the camera. 163 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:37,639 Let's just keep watching, Dad, get the camera quick. You need to 164 00:14:37,679 --> 00:14:43,399 see this, Samu yelled from the top deck. Windovin ran up the stairs 165 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:48,679 to see that the bright lights were much closer. Now, what the hell, 166 00:14:48,399 --> 00:14:56,440 Wendell muttered under his breath as he stared at the pulsating orbs. The 167 00:14:56,559 --> 00:15:01,559 singing from the third clip had become much more audible. John then paused the 168 00:15:01,639 --> 00:15:07,159 recording and turned to face Eric. See don't you hear the singing? John 169 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:13,679 exclaimed, The orbs are harmonizing. Eric said nothing and press play on the 170 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:20,000 camera. The clip continued with Wendell filming the orbs. Suddenly, the song 171 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:31,000 that was being's sung began to shift whend Clara Connor Sam the orbs sang. 172 00:15:31,519 --> 00:15:37,159 As they sang, it sounded as if they were producing multiple octaves of sound 173 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:43,600 at once, producing a rolling sound of harmonies had a perfect pitch. As 174 00:15:43,639 --> 00:15:46,720 we listened to the track through the VHS, I felt the hairs on my 175 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:52,960 arm begin to stand up. Sam, honey, and let's go to bed. 176 00:15:52,519 --> 00:15:58,000 It's late, Wendell said, as he started to walk towards his daughter. 177 00:15:58,559 --> 00:16:03,559 Sam, having either not heard her father or did not care to listen 178 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:08,039 to him, stayed perfectly still as she continued to stare into the orbs floating 179 00:16:08,159 --> 00:16:15,240 ten feet above her head. Sam Window yelled, snapping Sam out of the 180 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:22,039 days Dad. Sam muttered groggily, it's okay, baby, Window said, 181 00:16:22,279 --> 00:16:26,080 clearly shaken by what had just transpired. Let's get you to bed. You 182 00:16:26,159 --> 00:16:33,559 were asleep. Walking again, the clip went to black, and John pressed 183 00:16:33,559 --> 00:16:37,720 the play button with no hesitation. Eric and I looked at each other as 184 00:16:37,759 --> 00:16:44,840 the clip began. Clara Connor, Sam Window called out as he left his 185 00:16:44,919 --> 00:16:49,440 bed and entered the living quarters. All around him, the sound from earlier 186 00:16:49,519 --> 00:16:55,159 had gotten loud, to the point of causing the VHS's microphone to start clipping. 187 00:16:56,320 --> 00:17:00,559 The blue light given off by the orbs had surrounded the boat, rays 188 00:17:00,559 --> 00:17:04,480 of blue light to cast throughout the cabin. As Wendell panned the camera around 189 00:17:04,519 --> 00:17:11,480 the room, he heard the faint sounds of talking above deck. Hold on, 190 00:17:11,599 --> 00:17:15,279 I'm coming, Window yelled, as he ran up the stairs. As 191 00:17:15,279 --> 00:17:18,279 soon as he reached the top deck and turned to face the bow of the 192 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:26,079 ship, he instantly froze. Clara, Connor and Sam were standing completely nude 193 00:17:26,319 --> 00:17:30,200 and facing the ocean. What the hell is going on? Window yelled? 194 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:38,400 As he made his way towards his family. He stopped and screamed as four 195 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:44,559 creatures began to rise in front of his family. As the skinless humanoids began 196 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:48,880 to tower over the three, they began to unhinge their jaws and produced two 197 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:56,240 black tentacles, which emitted the same light blue glow as the orbs. The 198 00:17:56,240 --> 00:18:00,759 three of us and Wendell watched in horror as three of the creature pressed their 199 00:18:00,799 --> 00:18:07,160 tentacles over Clara, Connor and Sam's faces. As their tentacles latched onto their 200 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:11,839 faces, they appeared to suck away at their skin. Stay away from my 201 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:18,079 family, who freaks, Wendell cried out. As soon as he spoke, 202 00:18:18,519 --> 00:18:22,200 the fourth creature began to shuffle towards him, walking as though their legs did 203 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:27,960 not match their autonomy. Wendell began to slowly back away as the creature made 204 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:33,440 a break towards him. The sudden speed of the creature caused me to flinch. 205 00:18:33,039 --> 00:18:40,440 As Eric sat stoically and John sat transfixed. Wendell quickly rushed to the 206 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:45,519 helm and slammed the door shut just as the creature was about to grab him. 207 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:48,759 Damn it, damn it, what are those things? Wendell muttered as 208 00:18:48,759 --> 00:18:55,200 he tried to catch his breath while he locked the door. After a minute 209 00:18:55,240 --> 00:19:00,599 of composing himself, Wendell pointed the camera towards the window and walked off to 210 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:04,440 the left side of the screen. From the hatch, we watched as the 211 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:11,720 formerly skinless creatures started to take on facial features from the family members, becoming 212 00:19:11,839 --> 00:19:17,480 twisted versions of the loving family we had seen on TV. The placement of 213 00:19:17,519 --> 00:19:22,400 hair and the creature's heads were matted and off center. Their mouths, which 214 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:26,400 were still unhinged, looked crooked and broken, and the creatures bulged from the 215 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:33,160 skin they adorned like a tight fitting suit. As soon as Wendell came back 216 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:38,519 on screen and looked out the window, he vomited at the abomination before recoiling 217 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:45,880 due to a loud banging sound from the other side of the door. Wendell 218 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:51,079 looked up in horror as the face of the skinless creatures suddenly appeared from the 219 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:55,920 other side of the hatch window. It smiled at Wendell as it began to 220 00:19:55,960 --> 00:20:02,440 bang its head furiously against the door. Take this, Wendell screamed as he 221 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:07,640 drew a pistol and vited three shots to the door. As the shots rang 222 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:11,920 out, a deafening scream of pain could be heard from the other side of 223 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:17,640 the door. HA got you, Wendell cheered as he looked out the window. 224 00:20:18,519 --> 00:20:22,680 As soon as he saw the scene outside, his pride had quickly soured 225 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:29,079 the dismay as he began to sob. I don't know how to live without 226 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:33,720 you, Wendell said as he stared down the pistol. I'm so sorry everyone. 227 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:40,279 I love you so so much. For anyone who finds this, my 228 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:45,640 coordinates is forty three point six to minus sixty nine point seven. If you 229 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:52,039 see blue orbs over the water, run. As soon as he said this, 230 00:20:52,559 --> 00:20:56,920 Wendell picked up the camera and placed it on the shelf beside the door, 231 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:00,480 out of sight of the camera. The sound of the engine wrong to 232 00:21:00,559 --> 00:21:07,000 life can be heard as a single gunshot exploded to the mic, leaving just 233 00:21:07,079 --> 00:21:11,759 the sound of the singing from behind the door. Suddenly, after several minutes, 234 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:17,640 the sound of banging resumed and a loud crash was heard off camera. 235 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:23,759 After several moments of shuffling, the creature that was behind the door appeared and 236 00:21:23,839 --> 00:21:30,519 stared directly at the camera, causing John to let out a blood curdling scream. 237 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:34,440 What the hell? John screamed as he shot out of his chair. 238 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:41,200 The sudden reaction caused Erek and I to flinch as John began pacing around the 239 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:48,200 cabin. John, are you okay, Eric asked as he got up hits 240 00:21:48,319 --> 00:21:52,759 face. John screamed, HiT's damn face. I know. I don't think 241 00:21:52,759 --> 00:21:56,839 I'll ever be able to un see that skinless freak. I said, what 242 00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:00,839 the hell are you talking about? John said, as he stopped pacing and 243 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:07,079 stared at me. The creature, I said, in a confused tone. 244 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:11,839 It didn't have skin and was all muscle and tendon. It had my face, 245 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:18,200 Marshal, you didn't see my face, John pleaded, It smiled at 246 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:22,759 me with my own damn face. Eric shot a glance at John before giving 247 00:22:22,799 --> 00:22:27,720 me a worried look, grabbed the camera. We need to leave now, 248 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:33,960 Eric said, But it had my face, Sir, John muttered between fits 249 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:41,160 of crying. Now let's go, Eric yelled. Eric stormed out of the 250 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:45,960 cabin as I helped an inconsolable John up the stairs and onto our boat. 251 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:52,559 The right back from the s s. Napolis was tense in silence between John's 252 00:22:52,599 --> 00:22:56,920 constant whimpering. As soon as we made it back to dark two members of 253 00:22:56,960 --> 00:23:03,000 the Coastguard were waiting to escort on to our field office. As I was 254 00:23:03,039 --> 00:23:06,559 about to get off the ship, Eric put his arm out to stop me. 255 00:23:07,079 --> 00:23:11,480 Sir, I said, before being cut off. What I'm about to 256 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:18,000 tell you is extremely important, so I need you to listen, Eric said, 257 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:21,440 as he looked around to make sure no one else was in airshot. 258 00:23:22,599 --> 00:23:26,880 Of course, Sir, what is it? I asked. You didn't see 259 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:33,599 anything today, Eric whispered. Of course, Sir, I won't tell anyone, 260 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:40,119 I replied. Eric just shook his head and stared at me. Even 261 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:44,640 if you saw something, you never saw anything, You never heard anything, 262 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:51,759 You know nothing. Eric continued. I'm only telling you this because I have 263 00:23:51,839 --> 00:23:59,079 no choice. For those creatures you saw are sirens like from the Odyssey, 264 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:07,440 similar Eric said, as he became slightly more relaxed. We pray on those 265 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:11,839 who allow themselves to be open to their calls. As soon as you leave 266 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:15,079 here, listen to your favorite album, or do something to rid yourself of 267 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:22,039 the mark. What about John, I asked as I watched them struggle to 268 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:26,480 walk with his escorts. Watch over him, make sure he doesn't do anything 269 00:24:26,519 --> 00:24:32,799 stupid, and hope that God's grace is in his favor. Eric said, 270 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:37,000 as he pulled out a cigar and lit it. Now go, You're dismissed, 271 00:24:37,839 --> 00:24:41,839 yes, Sir I said, as they gave a salute and walked back 272 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:51,079 to the office. For the next couple of hours, I took Eric's advice 273 00:24:51,279 --> 00:24:56,200 and listened to some music and watch a late night Celtics game on TV with 274 00:24:56,200 --> 00:25:00,920 my friend Pete and some other colleagues. Bound missed another two point shot. 275 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:08,200 Eric burst into the office, whereas Marshall. He yelled, I'm right here, 276 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:11,839 Sir I said, wearily, as the guys who are watching the game 277 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:18,640 with me tried to distance themselves. Follow me now, he yelled as he 278 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:23,519 slammed the door and stood in the room confused for a second before grabbing my 279 00:25:23,559 --> 00:25:30,160 coat and rushing for the door. Poor guy, he said as I rushed 280 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:34,160 out of the room. As soon as I left the office and Marshall was 281 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:40,400 waiting for me holding an M sixteen. We have a serious issue, Marshall, 282 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:45,079 Eric said, as he handed me the keys to the boat. What's 283 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:49,400 wrong, I asked nervously as I eyed the assault rifle. John stole one 284 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:53,720 of our boats, and I think I know where it's going, Eric said, 285 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:59,160 as he began to briskly walk to the boat. Where is he going? 286 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:03,200 I asked, as I tried to catch up the coordinates in that video. 287 00:26:03,759 --> 00:26:07,519 He's going back to the site where the incident happened, Eric said, 288 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:11,839 as he picked up his pace. Why would he do that? He was 289 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:18,480 terrified of those things, I asked. As we neared the boat. Just 290 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:22,319 as we were about to board the boat, Eric turned to look at me 291 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:27,799 because he never listens. Marshall. He embraced the song, and now they 292 00:26:27,839 --> 00:26:33,359 have a hold on him. Eric and I then boarded the ship and sped 293 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:38,880 off into the night towards where Wendell had reported the incident. By the time 294 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:42,839 we arrived near the location, it had been about an hour since we had 295 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:48,440 left the dock. Ahead of us, we saw the footlights of a ship 296 00:26:48,519 --> 00:26:52,839 in the distance, and to my horror, a bright blue orb hovering in 297 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:59,200 the sky. Damn, he might already be too late, Eric said as 298 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:03,599 he turned the safety off the sixteen. What's the plan, sir, I 299 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:08,000 asked as the floodlights came closer. We save John if we can, and 300 00:27:08,039 --> 00:27:12,640 I shoot anything that's not human. Eric said as he pulled air plugs from 301 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:18,359 his pocket and handed them to me. As we approached the side of the 302 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:22,759 boat, I saw John standing on the bow, nude and staring at the 303 00:27:22,799 --> 00:27:27,039 sky, while the orb above him was singing, just as it had in 304 00:27:27,079 --> 00:27:36,359 the video. John, John, John, John, What the hell are 305 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:41,359 you doing? Eric eld. John didn't respond, John. If you don't 306 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:45,440 answer me, I'm going to board this boat and haul you off myself, 307 00:27:45,279 --> 00:27:51,400 Eric yeld as he prepared to disembark. Just as Eric was about to board 308 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:56,960 John's boat, the creature started to crawl from the water onto his boat. 309 00:27:57,079 --> 00:28:03,920 Standing before John was one of the eight feet tall skinless sirens. Oh damn, 310 00:28:04,559 --> 00:28:11,039 Eric said as he raised his rifle. Before he could shoot the creature, 311 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:15,359 John turned around and fired two shots from his revolver at Eric, hitting 312 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:19,799 him in the shoulder. As Eric laid bleeding on the floor of our boat. 313 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:26,960 John turned back towards the creature as his tentacles exploded from his face and 314 00:28:26,119 --> 00:28:33,599 latched onto John's skin. As the creature began to harvest John's skin, John 315 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:41,279 started to moan with delight. Not wanting to see John consumed, I grabbed 316 00:28:41,319 --> 00:28:44,720 a medical kit from the helm of our boat and rushed over to Eric to 317 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:49,079 stabilize his wounds. Don't worry about me, son, Eric said, between 318 00:28:49,079 --> 00:28:56,440 gritted teeth, you need to take that thing out. I nodded and carefully 319 00:28:56,480 --> 00:29:02,279 grabbed the M sixteen from beside Eric I had in my hands. I quickly 320 00:29:02,319 --> 00:29:07,599 spun around and fired several shots of the creature. The creature turned around to 321 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:11,359 look at me, and I saw that half of its face now resembled my 322 00:29:11,480 --> 00:29:18,039 partner John, while the other half still was primarily muscle. It snarled at 323 00:29:18,039 --> 00:29:23,319 me, showing off its various rows of different sized teeth. When I was 324 00:29:23,359 --> 00:29:29,240 able to see this creature up close, I realized that it looked like it 325 00:29:29,279 --> 00:29:34,079 was made of human beings stacked upon each other. Its legs had different joints 326 00:29:34,119 --> 00:29:38,880 and knees that did not function. Its hands had tens of fingers that didn't 327 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:45,720 move. Its face had several jaws and mouths of various sizes moving in unison. 328 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:52,079 It was as if it was a Russian nesting doll of flesh and bone. 329 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:56,359 After a moment of staring me down, the creature lunged for me. 330 00:29:56,759 --> 00:30:02,559 I quickly sprayed the rest of the magazine into the creature. As I did, 331 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:07,680 thousands of teeth and bone exploded from his face and torso, and the 332 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:12,759 creature fell forward into the sea. Staring back at John, I saw him 333 00:30:12,799 --> 00:30:18,319 gasping on the floor of his boat, drenched in blood and missing several layers 334 00:30:18,359 --> 00:30:22,000 of muscle and flesh from his face. As he turned to look at me, 335 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:27,599 he smiled before the creature, which I thought I had killed, grabbed 336 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:33,359 him by the legs and dragged him below the surface of the water. Having 337 00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:37,720 no bullets left, I watched in horror as the man I had worked with 338 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:45,319 for the last three years was dragged down to a watery hell. After a 339 00:30:45,359 --> 00:30:52,160 moment of standing defeated and utterly dumbfounded, I made my way over to Eric 340 00:30:52,599 --> 00:30:56,599 and handed him the rifle. You did, good, son, he said, 341 00:30:56,680 --> 00:31:03,839 as he lit another cigar. But John's dead, I replied, barely 342 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:08,200 able to hold back tears. You did what you could, Eric said, 343 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:18,319 between puffs, Now let's get the hell out of here. I wish I 344 00:31:18,359 --> 00:31:22,519 could say that I became Rambow and hunted down the creature that killed my friend, 345 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:27,279 But I didn't. I knew that John was a dead man as soon 346 00:31:27,319 --> 00:31:33,759 as he set sail for those damned creatures. But every day I think about 347 00:31:33,799 --> 00:31:37,960 all the ways I could have stopped him. Eric and I would go on 348 00:31:37,079 --> 00:31:42,720 to work together on many unexplainable cases after this one, but those are all 349 00:31:42,799 --> 00:31:49,000 stories for another day. For now, as a former Coast Guard investigator, 350 00:31:51,039 --> 00:31:56,079 if you see blue orbs in the sky and the open ocean, run like 351 00:31:56,160 --> 00:32:01,519 hell and don't ever listen to their song.