Do you understand?
I consider you a bad influence.
Is that so?
I don't know if you're a spy...
...or a deserter, or just simply a coward, mowbray.
- but I'm gonna find out. - oh, I see.
They took you away from the battlefront...
...to hunt for deserters and cowards. well, I'm neither.
So you can take that sassenach attitude of yours...
...back to where you came from.
You stay away from the boy. do you understand?
I'll have a bit of breakfast.
Wait, wait.
- how does she feel? - oh, respectable.
- it's a nice one. - get the net.
You've got a keeper, for sure.
I'd say it's at least a five-pounder.
- oh, my sainted mother! - what on earth is it?
- it's a monster. - it's a big fish, all right.
No, it's a monster, a creature with horns. a devil!
I told you to stay off that drink in the morning.
It's a big fish, all right.
- it's gigantic! - oh, no!
Cut the line. mother of god, cut it.
Are you mad? this is the biggest fish I've ever had on. I'm going to land it.
- it's going to sink us! - okay, okay. cut the line.
Cut the line before he drowns us.
For god's sake, hurry up. hurry up!
Did you see it?
I saw it. whatever it is.
Sir.
Now, young man, your mother has asked me to enlist you in service.
You are completely aimless, and we're gonna give you some purpose...
...make a soldier out of you, all right?
Left! left, right, left!
Left, left!
Come on, lad, hurry up. war'll be over before you finish that spud.
That's very good, angus. put your back into it, lad.
Left, right, left!
Left, left. left, right, left!
Keep peeling. I'll be back.
Very good. now, on to the next one.
I want this vehicle spotless both inside and out. right?
- you understand your orders? - yes.
You're in the army now. we have a way of addressing officers, don't we?
- yes, sir. - good man. well, carry on.
Now, edwards.
We need to lay down something for you.
We need to ensure that these grounds are unaffected by our presence...
You wally.
- right away, sir. - carry on.
Crusoe!
Where are you?
I'm sorry I've not been to see you for a while.
I haven't been able to get away until now.
Crusoe!
Where are you?
Crusoe?
Holy mackerel.
Hello, boy.
Careful, don't tip me over.
It's good to see you, boy.
Wait! don't go!
Crusoe!
This isn't so bad. it's fun, actually.
Crusoe!
What is it, churchill?
Slow down, boy. heel!
Shoo, shoo. go away. crusoe, go.
Crusoe, go! shoo!
I thought it was raining, but when I looked up, there he was.
- no. - big as a house.
- so then what happened? - I held out my hand, "now, crusoe...
...you have to promise to greet me, not eat me."
- did he greet you or eat you? - he ate me.
Yeah, right. that's why you're here.
Like a sardine.
- there was everything down there. - come on.
There was even a shipwreck.
- no. - yes.
Yeah?
And I could just see a treasure chest.
And there was money in it.
- it was too far away for me to reach. - yeah.
It was amazing.
Ma'am.
Did y... ma'am?
- did you need something, ma'am? - no. no. thank you.
For what?
For making them laugh.
Haven't heard them laugh like that in a long time, especially angus.
- he's a good lad, ma'am. - yes, he is.
I used to make him laugh like that.
Maybe you should try again.
What?
Well, just give him a wee bit more of your time.
Yes.
- mr. mowbray. - please, call me lewis.
Where'd you get your scar?
Shrapnel.
Almost took my arm off.
I was a gunner on a torpedo boat.
We were dive-bombed by a german plane, and I was firing at it.
Next thing, woke up in the hospital.
- is it still painful? - it's nothing.
I'm lucky, compared to what some people have to...
It's a good thing I didn't lose the arm.
I'd not be much of a handyman with one hand.
You know, I'd be a one-handyman. sorry.
No. I'm... I'm sorry. well...
You will tell me if it's troubling you, won't you?
- lieutenant? - yes, sir?
We had any news on this mowbray character yet?
Yes, sir. I put my report on your desk yesterday, sir.
Mowbray's as clean as a whistle, sir.
County records show him born and raised in dornoch.
Enlisted in the royal navy, 1939.
Unblemished war record.
Injured in action, august 1940, and honorably discharged.
He's something of a hero, you might say, sir.
- thank you, wormsley, that'll be all. - yes, sir.
The head on it!
And a tail like a crocodile, only bigger. wasn't it?
You've been telling that story for a week, and it changes every time.
- scales or skin? - skin.
What's your interest, jock?
- interest? - aye.
This is front-page news.
The aberdeen argus readers will want to hear of this.
Not a word of this is to get out.
But hughie, when the war's over, there could be tourists, excursions.
This could put our loch ness on the map.
I don't want it on the map. just leave things the way they are.
If there's a monster in loch ness, the world has a right to know.
Aye.
Well, it's a perfect day for it.
This is awfully nice of you, but you don't have to.
No, I want you and the children to see the important work that we're doing.
If it's a mammal, it can't stay underwater for six hours.
Mammal, my arse. it's a monster, it can do what it wants.
You just be ready. this photograph will make us all rich.
Aye, aye.
Well, the first thing we did was to cut an access road...
...all the way to the top of the hill.
All the way up to the location. see?
Sir!
I know we've been an inconvenience for you since we've been here.
But I think you'll be impressed by what I'm about to show you.
This location, obviously, has been strategically chosen...
...for the long-range views.
Moray firth in the east, loch lochy in the west.
- now follow me. - thank you.
Now, here she is...
...our pride and joy.
Now, before we fire up victoria...
That's what we call her.
- I need you three to remain here on the perimeter.
And you might wanna cover your ears. she packs a hell of a punch.
- come on. block your ears. - we will be firing down the loch.
Let's see what sort of splash she makes.
All right, men. walker.
- the loch? no, he can't do that. - what on earth?
I should have told you, there's a creature there.
A water horse. he could get hurt.
What? stop this nonsense and let them do their work.
- no, captain hamilton. you mustn't! - angus! angus!
We're to remain over here.
Mother, please listen. he hatched from an egg. I saved his life.
- that is enough. - mother, it's true.
He's telling the truth. you have to believe...
- no! stop! - fire!
Fire!
Very good.
What happened?
Did they kill crusoe? that can't be the end.
No, no, no.
But it was the beginning of the end.
Poor angus was beside himself for his creature.
He got into terrible trouble.
- no! don't! - hey! you!
- no! don't! - control yourself, boy.
Did I or did I not tell you to wait over there?!
Angus, this is not the place for us. can someone drive us home, please?
- certainly. corbin. - yes, sir.
- kirstie. - anne.
The boy needs discipline, anne.
The captain lost all respect in anne's eyes that day.
All right, corbin.
That creature'll never surface after that bombardment. puddocks.
- you bloody pests! - aye.
And he blew a big hole in jock's plans for fame and jimmy's for fortune.
- to the left! - jimmy mcgarry was a man...
...not to be lightly parted from a pound or a penny.
- to the right! - he had seen the monster...
...and he was determined the rest of the world should see it too.
- get out of the picture. - aye, go!
Off you go.
- we have got it. - we're going to be rich. rich.
You can come in now, you daft buggers.
Everyone had a tale to tell about the monster.
Everyone except poor angus.
He was sent to bed at 6 every night for a month.
Even his goody-two-shoes sister...
...could not convince their mother of the truth.
And no one had laid sight of crusoe...
...since the bombardment...
...until that fateful night.
Blimey, that's it.
- what's it? - the monster.
That's just what I saw.
If it's out there, I'll catch it.
Let's go hunting, boys.
- angus. - kirstie?
This is lewis' idea.
If you tell mummy I let you out, I'll deny it. do you understand?
Now everyone's talking about seeing the beast.
You have to get him to hide better or something.
Crusoe!
Crusoe! come!
Try again.
Crusoe! come!
Crusoe! easy, boy, it's me!
- lewis, what's happened to him? - he's gone wild, lad.
No. you're wrong.
You'll see.
Angus, be careful.
Easy, boy.
I'm your friend.
No, angus!
It was your idea to put him in the wild. you said it would be best for him.
I didn't know that they'd shoot at him.
This is your fault.
Will it work?
Soft spot. back of the neck.
Consider it dead.
Did you shoot that plane down?
What?
The plane you were shooting at when you got hurt.
Well, it's not something I brag about.
Why not?
- crusoe. - angus.
You hear that?
It's churchill.
I think he's onto something. good dog!
It's that dog. he'll tell everyone where crusoe is.
- wormsley, over there. in that cove. - I'll take her in.
Kill the engine.
Where's he gone?
Churchill?
Oi, churchill!
Maybe he's just chasing a rabbit or something.
That's not it.
Someone kill it! kill it!
Mayday! mayday! we're on the loch. and we're under attack!
- where is he? - there it is, port side.
Shoot it! shoot it!
Turn the boat around.
Where is it? where is it?
Anne.
Look, i...
I don't wish to carry on like this. I apologize for my actions on the hill.
No, no. we should apologize.
Angus should never have behaved in such an inappropriate fashion.
- sir! - I do...
Sir! we just had a call from the loch. we're under attack.
- what? - we're under attack, sir.
- get me a sub. this could be it! - right.
- bring my jeep around to the front. - yes, sir.
You take the children into the cellar. wormsley?
Kirstie, angus, downstairs now!
- angus is... he's not here. - what?
- he's gone down to the loch. - oh, my god.
Come quickly. hurry, downstairs. go, go, go.
- this is not a drill. - yes, sir.
Clyde, bring the car round to the front of the house straightaway.
- I can't let you. it's too dangerous. - he's my son. you try to stop me.
Go away from me!
Go away. go away from me!
Oh, my god. please.
No. no, please!
- crusoe! - go the other way. turn around.
Please! go.
Crusoe! stop! put him down!
- oh, go away! - stop it!
- crusoe! stop! - angus, no!
Crusoe!
No!
- somebody! get off me! help. - crusoe?
Angus? can you hear me?
Come on, lad. come on, son. come on, angus, breathe.
Come on!
If you have any magic in you at all, use it on this lad, I'm begging you.
Put the gunners on high alert, understand?
Any sign of an enemy vessel, you fire at will.
- but, sir... - no. you fire at will!
Come on. come on, lad.
Come on. breathe, angus.
Come on, get some good scottish air in those lungs.
Stay with me, angus. stay with me, lad.
Come on. come on, lad, breathe. come on.
Come on, lad. come on, we should go now.
Know something? this old workshop is the place I'll miss the most.
You'll look after it for me?
And I'll bet you grow into these by the time I get back.
You keep them well-polished.
We'll have none of that.
You're the man of the house now. I need you to be strong and sure.
All right, dad. strong and sure.
Aye. that's my boy.
That's it. that's it. good lad. that's it.
Good boy.
Crusoe?
That's a good water horse.
- thanks. oh, god. - captain hamilton!
Angus!
- he's all right. - angus, what happened?
- you got to kill it. - what's happening?
- I was only trying to save crusoe. - who's crusoe?
- wouldn't believe me if I told you. - it's a sea monster.
It was just there...
- what are you talking about? - I swear it. he was just there.
A sea monster? are you telling me this has all been about a sea monster?
What is going on here?
Has everyone gone mad?! a sea monster?
There is no monster.
There's just you with your bloody gun!
And you.
Filling his head with tales of sea creatures and magic?
There's no monster. and there's no magic.
- mother... - there's just...
There's just this war, and death...
...and people acting insane.
What's wrong with everyone?
Angus?
- yes, mum. I tried to tell you. - yes, you did.
His name's crusoe. I raised him, right out of an egg.
Angus, be careful!
It's all right. he's my friend. he's peaceful, really.
He's not peaceful at all, sir. the damn thing tried to eat me.
Crusoe! get out of here!
Crusoe, come!
Crusoe!
- oh, my god. - crusoe, come!
Good boy.
- come on. over here. - no!
Angus!
Angus! angus!
Faster, crusoe! we have to get to the net!
The sea. he's trying to get crusoe out to sea.
Victoria base, come in.
You have to do something. you have to stop them.
All the radios are down. we have to get to the net.
All ammunition up here. on the double!
Help!
No! no.
You were in the royal navy. that's right?
- aye, sir. - think you can handle this tub?
I see the channel. now head to sea, boy, as fast as you can.
- come on, keep it moving. - I see something.
The rain's too heavy to make it out clearly. it looks like a periscope.
Good god, it is. a german sub. prepare to fire.
Fire!
Go under, crusoe. we have to go under!
- there! - where?
- over there! can you see them? - I can't see him.
- rapp! situation report? - sir.
One of our own torpedo boats is in pursuit of the target.
They're on the run. don't let them get to the sea. raise the nets!
Faster, crusoe!
Go, crusoe! go!
What are we going to do?
- angus! - over here!
Angus!
- let him go! - do as he says!
Go on, boy!
Angus, let him go!
Let go, angus!
Let go!
You're the best friend I've ever had.
I'll never forget you.
No, crusoe! you can't stay here! go and hide in the loch.
Crusoe, go!
Don't you hear me, you bloody fool? do as I say.
Go!
Come on!
- come on, angus. - you're nearly there.
- come on. - come on, lad.
Now give me your hand. give me your hand, boy. come on.
Get him in the boat.
That's it. good lad.
Where is he? where'd he go?
There he is!
- he's gonna jump the net! - it's too high!
He'll never make it.
You did it, crusoe! well done, boy!
He'll not be coming back, will he?
I think he's meant to be on his own, dear.
Not crusoe. I meant...
...daddy.
No, love. he'll not.
- look! look, angus! up here. - up here!
- you have to come quickly. - look!
Come on, quickly.
Some say the creature comes back from time to time...
...looking for his friend.
Some claim to have seen it over the years.
But the boy never saw it again.
That's a wonderful story.
Aye. and all true, every word of it.
Thank you...
Angus.
Angus macmorrow is the name.
He was so sweet. I know it's true.
- it's a great story, but it's not true. - you are so cynical.
William?
William!
William...
...where are you?