This is the 4th chapter. I don't own the series of Helluva Boss or the game of Tomb Raider.
Explore and Survive
After they had their fill from the deer meat and having Roth explain that both Antauri and Lara are able to stay alive, he need them to regroup with him and the other survivors which they're hoping it's from the Endurance. They started to pack up and about to leave camp when Millie and Blitzo were able to find something from the forest. They turned to Antauri and Lara, which it got their attention.
"What'd you two got there?" Antauri asks.
"Well, after we got some meat, we found something that might pegs your interest." Millie answered, extends the diary. "We were able to find the diary.
"And we were wondering what you make of it, 'cause we couldn't understand shit." Blitzo adds.
Antauri grabs the diary, reading it and it made him notice that it's written by a Japanese solider, and its date back in World War 2. It's telling him about one of the Japanese soldiers being killed by a Japanese yokai known as an Oni. The white hellhound remembered about the Japanese history, which made him wonder what an Oni had to do about Yamatai.
"Hmm, it's telling us about the Japanese solider being killed by a demon known as Oni." Antauri muttered.
"What?" Blitzo asks, confused.
"Oni are demons from Japanese folklore. Legend says that an Oni are believed to live in the mountains or caves, and well-known for their superhuman strength and associated with powers, along with their evil nature manifesting in their propensity for murder and cannibalism." Antauri explains. "It was dated back in the Heian Period."
"But why would a Japanese soldier mentioned an Oni in Yamatai?" Lara asks.
"I don't know, but we won't find the answers here." Antauri said. "We gotta keep moving."
They nodded an agreement, decided to head into the forest.
"We better find a way out and soon." Moxxie stated, but they hadn't gotten far when they heard something.
"Music?" Millie said, confused.
"Who'd be playing music at a time like this?" Blitzo asks, raising his eyebrow.
"Must be someone near here." Antauri said as they follow the music.
"Hello. Hello?" Lara said softly.
"Is anyone here?!" Antauri said, a little bit louder.
There's no answer as they entered the little shack. They noticed a torch next to what appeared to be an underground tunnel.
"This could be a way through." Lara said as Antauri grabbed the torch.
A large gust of wind swept through at that moment and blew the heavy door shut. It causes Blitzo, Millie, and Moxxie to bring out their arsenals, which made them confused, and it got the white hellhound annoyed.
"Damn it!" Lara said.
"Guess there's no other option now." Antauri grumbled.
"But, what about the camp? Should we head back?" Moxxie asks.
"If you wanna get out, we're heading down." Blitzo told him, putting his gun away. "Now, quit your bitchin' and let's go!"
Then, they started down the ladder, which Antauri was first since he had the torch, followed by Lara and three imps. Once they reach down the bottom, they noticed markings at the tunnel.
"What are these markings?" Lara asks.
"Who knows? We don't have the time." Antauri replied, heading straight for the opening in front of them.
Treading through the waist-high water and ducking under the metal beam, they noticed more markings which made Lara and Antauri what they've got themselves into. They then stumbled upon an underground room where they noticed the various skulls, a bloody makeshift room, junk, and more markings.
"Oh god...this is insane." Lara said in dread.
"Damn, what stinks!" Antauri shuddered in disgust, plugging his nose. "Something died in there."
The three imps begin to smell the air, and it made them gag while covering their mouths.
"Oh fuck!" Blitzo said. "It smells like fresh meat became fucking rotten!?"
Antauri then torch the barrels and wooden beam, burning it down and clearing the path when they noticed rotten meat hanged in meat hooks and another meat lying on a wooden table with a makeshift pry axe that was sticking it. Lara and Antauri looked away in disgust because of the smell as she takes the pry axe by pulling it out. Lara decided to try it by placing the pry axe against the door, pries it open and breaking it. Moxxie then notice the gramophone which it explains about the music coming from there, but Millie screams and making her husband spook by jumping right at Blitzo, who caught him. Then, Millie laughs and pulls the mask out of her face.
"Millie!?" Moxxie shouts in annoyance which it got Antauri and Lara's attention.
"Ha! I knew you're such a puss." Blitzo said with a sly smirk. "But didn't think you'd be scared with your woman!"
Antauri couldn't help but rolled his eyes with a chuckle since neither of the three have changed a bit ever since his time in Hell with them. Lara then noticed something Millie is holding.
"Millie, may I take a look at the mask you're holding?" Lara offered, earned her attention.
"Huh? Oh, sure. Is there something worth with the mask?" Millie asks when she extends it, as Lara grabs it and analyze it.
"Actually, it's much worth it. But to let you know, it's not just any mask, it's called a Hannya Mask. This traditional noh mask represents a hateful woman to guise a demon." Lara explains, turns the mask and noticed a paint. "There are traces of white paint on the inside. Whoever used this mask was of noble birth."
"Either that, or probably one of the Geishan concubines." Antauri guessed.
"Well, much as we're playing 'Guessing' and Millie scares the shit out of Mox, but should we be focusing on getting out of this shithole?!" Blitzo suggested.
They then do that when Lara pries another door open with the makeshift prying axe. Making through the waist-high water again while going through the crack, leading them to a dead end and another ladder that lead them out of an underground tunnel.
"Okay, how do we do this?" Lara asks quietly.
"One of us have to climb up and look ahead in case if there's someone guarding." Antauri suggests, turning to Blitzo. "Blitz, you'll climb up first. We need to see if someone's up there and kill them, or if there's an exit."
"Well, you ask the right guy for the job." Blitzo said with a smirk. "Just get to the ladder, and I'm going for the kill."
Antauri rolled his eyes, placing his hands against the wall as Blitzo climbs on his shoulder and grabs the ladder while climbing up.
"Is he always like that?" Lara asks, crossing her arms.
"You'll get used to it." Antauri replied.
Blitzo climbs up to the top, pulling out his flintlock pistol while keeping his guard up. He then noticed an exit as he quickly turns back, looking down.
"Find anything?" Lara questions.
"Yep, our ticket out of the shithole!" Blitzo answered. "Climb on up!"
"Okay, one at a time." Lara suggests as Millie climbs up on Antauri, followed by Moxxie.
Lara climbs up next, and the white hellhound came last as they made it up, heading out of the bunker and made it outside.
"Hold on, let me find out."
"Sam?" Lara said, extinguishes the torch as she and Antauri, who turns into a human, followed the voice.
"You guys hide, we don't you three get spotted." Antauri warns the imps quickly, which Blitzo, Millie, and Moxxie replied with a nod as they hide into the bushes while quietly following them.
"We're on the southwest side. They'll need to follow the path..." The unknown male voice said. "It's a bit of a climb."
"Did you get that?" Sam asks.
"Got it." The of voice of Reyes said through the radio.
"We have a fire. Look for the smoke." Sam said.
"We're on our way." Reyes replied before the transmission ends.
As Lara and Antauri rounded into the camp, they spotted Sam with a male neither of them seeing. Antauri noticed something about the man, seeing that he's been a survivor longed than him, Sam, and Lara. However, he felt something dangerous also, which he's going to keep his guard up if that man tries anything.
"Lara! Carl! You made it!" Sam said, noticing them first.
"Sam, thank goodness..."
"Um, surprise!" Sam said with certainty when Lara and Antauri (Carl) trailed off, seeing a man got to his feet. "It's okay, he's one of us."
Antauri (Carl) highly doubts that, but three imps are watching the conversation while not being seen.
"Sorry if I startled you. This place would make anyone a little jumpy." A man said which the white hellhound agrees with him. "We just spoke to your crew, they're on their way."
"Look, he bandaged my foot." Sam stated, motioning to her injured foot.
"It was the least I could do." The man replied, waving it off, but almost an afterthought. "My manners, I'm sorry, I'm Mathias. A teacher by trade."
Though, Antauri (Carl) made no move on accepting his handshake, but Lara reluctantly accepts.
"Not really cut out for island life, I'm afraid." Mathias added as Lara and Antauri (Carl) walk passed him.
"Sweetie, you look exhausted. Sit down." Sam points out, motioning her to sit.
"Yeah." Lara replied, sitting on one side of the fire while Antauri (Carl) leaned against a rock nearby.
"Sam here was just telling me about the Sun Queen." Mathias said.
"Right, Himiko!" Sam replied enthusiastically.
"Can you tell me more? I'm intrigued." Mathias suggests, turning to Sam.
As Sam told the story of Himiko, Antauri (Carl) noticed Lara is dozing in and out of sleep, and the next thing he knew, he'd dozed off himself. Suddenly, a large roar of thunder jolted both of them awake.
"Sam? Mathias?" Lara called, noticed both Sam and Mathias are now missing.
"Shit! How could this have happened?! We were right there with them!" Antauri cursed.
They sprinted down to the flight of small steps just next to camp, but upon reaching the ground, the white hellhound was caught by surprise hearing Lara crying out in pain. Whirling toward her, he saw her leg got caught in a bear trap. To make matters worse, they heard the howling of wolves coming their way.
"Shit!" Antauri cursed.
"Take the bow!" Lara commanded, holding the makeshift bow to him.
With no other options, he too it and with a surprising accuracy, he took down three wolves that tried to attack them. Finally, the other crew members came to their assistance.
"Over here!" The voice of Reyes called them, making Lara and Antauri (Carl) look up to see her in the pathway.
"Reyes!" Lara called her.
"I found Lara and Carl." Reyes said when Jonah, Alex, Grim, and Dr. Whitman came stumbling in behind her as she walks over to Lara's side. "Let go!"
She then shot a trap, making it go slack a bit around Lara's leg. Jonah then pried it open the rest of the way so she can pull her foot free.
"It's good to see you both." Jonah said as Antauri (Carl) hauled Lara to her feet.
"I'm so glad you're here. Is Sam with you?" Lara asked.
"She was with you." Jonah said, confused.
"She's here with a man named Mathias." Antauri (Carl) told him, with Lara using him as a support. "But we both passed out. When we woke up, they're gone."
"You girls shouldn't go wandering off!" Grim told her.
"We need to find them." Lara said.
"Uh, w-wait. What about Roth?" Dr. Twitman protests which Reyes knows he was making a valid point.
"Okay, let's split up." Reyes said with a suggestion. "One of us go with Lara and Carl and meet up with Roth, the rest of us should fan out and look for Sam."
"I'll go with them." Alex offered.
"No, no...let, let me." Dr. Whitman stepped in, which Antauri (Carl) isn't convinced while Reyes became skeptical.
"You know how to use one of these?" Reyes asked, offered her a gun.
"It's...it's been a while. It's-It's all coming back to me." Dr. Whitman stuttered.
"Oh, for fucks sake. I know how to use it. Let me." Antauri (Carl) said in annoyance as he stepped towards Reyes, holding his hand to take the gun and she handed it over.
"Get to Roth. We'll find Sam and this Mathias guy." Alex said as they turn to leave.
The three imps were watching the whole thing, and noticed how much Lara is in pain because of the bear trap. Lara turned and stumbled with a pained groan as she leaned on her bow for support.
"You going to be okay?" Dr. Whitman asked.
"Yes. I probably just need to rest for a few minutes." Lara answered.
Antauri (Carl) slung her arm around his shoulders as he helped her back up to camp. While he sat and got her sat down as well, Dr. Whitman came up to them.
"You two sit, uh...you sit here...I'll, uh..." Dr. Whitman said, clearing his throat before finishing his sentence. "I'll check up ahead."
"Okay." Lara replied, but Antauri (Carl) remained silent, not acknowledging him as Dr. Whitman went ahead.
Lara then starts writing on her journal, Blitzo, Millie, and Moxxie came out of the bushes, walking up to them.
"You two really need to rest, it's been over 24 hours." Moxxie said.
"We can't, not when we get out of this island." Antauri told him. "But did you guys know where Sam and Mathias were heading?"
The three imps glanced each other for a few seconds, shrugs as they turned back to the white hellhound.
"Sorry, we were busy trying not to get wet in the middle of the rain, again." Blitzo told him, annoyed. "Which it's really hard not to."
"Here, let me take a look at your leg." Millie offers when she turned to Lara, who accepts as she looks at it. "From the looks of it, that bear trap did a number on your leg. I think a splint could work."
And with that, Millie begins working on her leg by using two pieces of branches and torn cloth to wrap Lara's leg.
"While she's working on your leg, we manage to find something." Blitzo said, extends the three journals, a letter, and two masks.
Antauri goes through three journals, which he began to notice it was Sam's diaries. He then reads the first one, reading about Sam felt excited about the expedition with him and Lara in Yamatai when she remembered of her grandmother telling her about the history of the island and Himiko. Then, he reads another one that was about Lara having doubts about the expedition and getting to the Dragon's Triangle, which they've already got the ideas about how it ends. He reads a third journal that was about Sam having a hard time with Dr. Whitman, which it didn't surprise him a bit. He then reads the third journal, which happens to be about Dr. Twitman lost his fortune for the expedition, about to lose his wife and planning to come back on top.
"These are Sam's journal. The first one was about her coming with us on the expedition and history about Yamatai. The second is...well, you get the ideas of how it went about the Dragon's Triangle. The third one is about Sam having a hard time with Dr. Whitman, no surprise considered how much a pain in the ass he's bee." Antauri explains which Lara and three imps nod with an agreement. "And as for the third one, this is Dr. Twitman's journal."
That got the three imps laughed a bit while Lara just chuckled a little.
"Anyway, this is about him about to lose his wife and how he'll use us for the expedition." Antauri adds, which made Lara disappointed. "I can't believe you use to admire that moron."
"Lovely." Lara muttered, then looks at the two masks. "Anyway, this mask you guys found is called a Female Noh Mask. This mask is where Japanese actors could tilt their heads up and down to make the rigid mask express different emotions."
"Okay, that's pretty weird to wear that." Blitzo states, raising his eyebrow.
"Well, it's Japanese, they wore masks for acting." Antauri said with a shrug.
"The third mask is called Oni Noh Mask; this mask was used in the traditional Japanese Noh theatre. It represents an oni." Lara adds but noticed a tag at the bottom of the mask. "A price tag? Looks like this one is a replica."
"A fake, great." Antauri said sarcastically, grabs the mask and throws it to Blitzo. "You guys can keep it as a souvenir if you like."
"Nice, free mask. You got a deal." Blitzo said with delight, then places an Oni Mask on his coat pocket.
"There, that should do it." Millie said, finished wrapping the leg.
"Thank you." Lara said.
"We were able to find something that pegs your interest." Millie told them. "We found some kind of a tomb at the cave."
"A tomb?" Lara repeats.
"Yeah, maybe you guys can get the discovery about that tomb." Moxxie answered.
"Lara! Carl! Up here, I found something!" The voice of Dr. Whitman called which it got their attention.
"Guess finding a tomb will have to wait." Antauri (Carl) said as he and Lara stands up. "You guys hide somewhere, Dr. Twitman is calling us."
They then hide somewhere, but not without snickering a bit since the white hellhound mentioned Dr. Whitman.
"I don't like the sound of that." Lara said wearily.
"You and me both." Antauri (Carl) agrees as they set off to find Dr. Whitman.
"Just...just head up the hill. Look for the large gate!" Dr. Whitman shouts.
While crossing the bridge, they discovered more wolves that inhabited the area. Lara uses her bow to shoot them down, and Antauri (Carl) fires his gun while finishing them with a knife.
"He could've at least warned us about those wolves." Antauri (Carl) grumbled.
"It's all clear, you two. Come on up!" Dr. Whitman called them.
"It is now, jackass." Antauri (Carl) snarked as they pressed on toward Dr. Whitman.
"Fascinating...two distinct styles." Dr. Whitman murmured when they approached.
It was then they took notice of the markings on the structure in front of them, much like the ones they'd seen in the underground bunker and a cave.
"These are fascinating." Dr. Whitman said as they stopped at the top steps.
'We heard you for the first time, Twitman.' Antauri (Carl) thought bitterly as they studied the markings.
"I've seen these before." Lara said, remembered about the markings. "They must be ritualistic."
"This female image is particularly interesting." Dr. Whitman continued, pointing out the image.
Lara put her hand up on it but pulled it away as he and Antauri (Carl) saw faint traces of the paint.
"Still fresh." Antauri (Carl) remarked. "These were made recently."
"By those islanders, no doubt." Dr. Whitman added, walking toward the wheel. "Judging by the wrecks out there, they were once like us...survivors...Remarkable!"
"Yes, well, let's hope we don't become murderers too." Lara replied.
"Mr. Croft, see if you can work the other one." Dr. Whitman basically ordered, pointing to the wheel similar to the one he's currently positioned.
Antauri (Carl) glared before taking his position at the other wheel, but noticed something he needed.
"The handle is missing." Antauri (Carl) said.
"Here, try the axe." Lara said, offering him a makeshift pry axe.
Sticking the handle in place, Antauri (Carl) gave it an experimental push, but felt the handle crack on his hand.
"It won't take the force. We need something sturdier." Antauri (Carl) points out.
"Must be something around here we can use." Dr. Whitman remarked before turning back to the markings.
"I know. Maybe there's some stuff in the salvage boxes lying around to make it stronger." Lara suggested, earned a nod from the white hellhound.
"Sounds like a best bet." Antauri (Carl) agrees. "But we should look at the tomb they're talking about. Dr. Twitman is going to be at it for a while."
Lara agreed as they meet up the three imps at the cave, entering inside. Antauri (Carl) fires his gun at the lantern as it falls down to the wooden barrels and wood beam, burning it down and clearing the path. They then make their way to the waist-high water when then noticed an old American plane crashed on top of the trees and one of them got wrapped in some cloth.
Lara fires her bow at the lantern, causing it to burn the cloth and a tree when the plane starts tilting a bit, making a ramp.
"This might work as a ramp." Lara said as they tread up to the ledge and into the wing while jumping to the cliff. Blitzo grabs the lantern and notices a cloth that's wrapped around the tree, throwing it as it burns the tree which made the plane split and the end of the plane is tilted high than the other.
"Hm, we need to make it higher." Blitzo said with a ponder.
They then tread on to the next, scrambled themselves up a high wall, and the white hellhound fires his gun at the lantern to burn a hanging torch. He then ran up to the crate and jump into the wood, causing it to tilt and the torch flying down to the wooden barrels while the cloth burns the tree. The front of the plane was then crashed into the ground and the end is turned while the tail is pointing up.
"That did it." Antauri (Carl) said, letting go and lands on the ground.
"Hold on, there's just one more thing." Blitzo said with a smirk, then turns to Millie who's on the other side with a lantern on her hands. "Mills, do it."
Millie then throws the lantern as far as she can, and it breaks it and burned the wooden crates.
"Now, it's ready." Blitzo said as they ran out of the cliff, jumping onto the old plane, and climbing on the tail. They then jump up to the structure, noticing a chest inside as they open it which made Lara and the others slightly gasp when they saw treasure. Millie suggested on taking a picture for their first expedition as she takes the picture of Antauri and Lara next to the treasure and she, Blitzo, and Moxxie at the front while standing on one knee against the stairs.
Soon as they're doing raiding the tomb, they decided to head to camp after finding what they need for the makeshift pry axe. They went back to Dr. Twitman.
"Alright, Mr. Croft? Shall we give it a go then?" Dr. Whitman offered.
"Let's just get this over with." Antauri (Carl) growled, really wanted to kill him.
"Whenever you're ready!" Dr. Whitman said as they resume their positions and opened the gate.
The gate only remained up for the moment, which neither of them saw three imps quickly went through as they quickly ducked inside.
"That female figure on the gate." Dr. Whitman said, started walking and looking at the markings. "Given the ages of the symbols, it could be the Sun Queen.
"Himiko?" Antauri (Carl) guessed as he lights the torch.
"Are you sure you're not channeling Sam, Dr. Whitman?" Lara questioned.
"Well, there's no doubt, Himiko had power." Dr. Whitman scoffs. "Some say shamanistic. Elemental!"
"A woman wields that much power and sooner or later it gets called witchcraft!" Lara said with a sigh which the white hellhound silently agrees.
"We shouldn't discount anything, even what may seem to us, irrational." Dr. Whitman remarked. "We still have much to learn about the world."
"You sound like our father." Lara said.
"It could be one hell of a story, Lara." Dr. Whitman said.
"Not if we don't live to tell it." Lara remarked.
'And where we find on this kingdom is dangerous.' Antauri (Carl) mentally thought.
"Did you say something?" Lara asks, glanced at him curiously.
'Shit!' Antauri mentally cursed, makes a quick answer. "It's nothing."
They then walked upon another shrine in that moment. This one depicted the statue of a seemingly important woman.
"Incredible! It is Himiko!" Dr. Whitman said with a shit-eating grin.
"But look, the bowl, the candles." Lara said softly. "Why is she still being worshipped?"
"This island, it must've once been part of Yamatai!" Dr. Whitman said which both Lara and Antauri are shocked. "You were right, Lara!"
"The lost kingdom!" Lara said with a gasp.
"We found it after all." Antauri (Carl) remarked, looking around.
"It's like finding Atlantis!" Dr. Whitman stated.
"But this is real, Dr. Whitman. We're not standing on a myth." Lara objected.
"No, we're standing on a gold mine!" Dr. Whitman exclaims.
Too late did Antauri (Carl) notice the movement in the trees behind them.
"Come, quickly, your friends are hurt." The man said with a thick Russian accent.
"Yes, probably by them!" Lara points out quietly.
"Get back!" Antauri (Carl) ordered, drawing his gun.
"They can't be trusted!" Lara whispered to Dr. Whitman.
Antauri (Carl) glanced around, noticed another man with a vantage point on them not far away. The three imps are watching from a far distance, and noticing Lara and Antauri are about to be in trouble.
"Sir, what do we do? They're going to kill him!" Moxxie said quietly, but Blitzo watches silently.
"Let's just wait and see what's next." Blitzo ordered.
"We still have a gun." Antauri (Carl) said softly over to his shoulder.
"We don't want any trouble." Dr. Whitman said.
"No!" Lara said to him.
"Whitman, shut up!" Antauri (Carl) snapped.
"We'll come." Dr. Whitman continued.
"Nooo!" Lara continued.
"Whitman!" Antauri (Carl) hissed.
"But I insist that afterwards, you take us to whoever's in charge!" Dr. Whitman finished.
"Whitman, you idiot!" Antauri (Carl) growled.
"What are you doing?" Lara cried.
"Be quiet!" Dr. Whitman said, snatching the gun from the white hellhounds' hands.
That got the three imps really angry at Dr. Whitman's action.
"No!" Lara and Antauri (Carl) exclaims in unison.
"I'm handling this!" Dr. Whitman told them, putting the gun to the ground.
"You're making it worse, you motherfucker!" Antauri (Carl) snarled angrily.
Lara drew her bow, but was tackled from behind by another one of their men. Two more jumped Antauri (Carl) and subdued him quickly as he struggled in vain to get free. Both Antauri (Carl) and Lara were both tied in binds.
"No...please!" Dr. Whitman pleads, horrified by the turn of events.
"Get off!" Lara yelled.
"I gonna fucking kill you, Whitman!" Antauri (Carl) snarled.
"Just...just go along with them, both of you...Do...do whatever they say." Dr. Whitman pleads as the Russians, which one of them places the bow around him, dragged them up on their feet.
Antauri growled and Lara panted as one of their captors spoke in Russian, then escorting them away.
The three imps came out of their hiding spots, watching the Russians taking Antauri and Lara somewhere. And thanks to Dr. Whitman and his stupidity, they're now captured.
"Oh, that Dr. Fuckman is definitely on my 'Shit List'!" Blitzo growled angrily, pulling out his flintlock. "New plan, once we find Antauri and Lara, let's give those bitches hell!?"
And with that, the three imps then followed the Russians to find their campsite and give them something they'll never forget.
That's it for the 4th chapter. Here are the journals and a letter.
Sam: Family Story
I can't believe we're actually on an expedition to find the homeland of my ancestors. Ever since I told Lara and Carl the story of Himiko years ago, she's been hunting for its location. I never really gave it much thought, that any of this could actually be a real history. My grandmother used to tell me the story like it was a memory...Many thousands of years ago, Queen Himiko ruled the land of Yamatai. The sun rose at Himiko's command and she ruled everything its ray touched, from the mountains to the sea and beyond. But one day, Yamatai simply disappeared without a trace, forgotten in time.
Sam: Feelings of Unease
Lara's having a crisis of confidence, so for her sake, I'll keep up a happy face. But something about this expedition has been making me nervous. I have butterflies in my stomach. As we sail closer to the Dragon's Triangle, I'm starting to feel nauseous. And this isn't the excited kinda nerves. What the hell is wrong with me? I should be excited. This trip is going to be awesome. I just need to shake off this feeling. Maybe I can convince Lara to take a break and have a drink with me.
Sam: Filmmaker
Whitman is such a drama queen. I can't believe the hissy fit he threw during the filler shoot. I mean, this is his job, right? It's not like he's offering anything to the actual research part of this expedition. Once we find Yamatai and the cameras are rolling, he'll calm down. He might be a total pain in the ass, but he knows how to work a scene. I just need to do my job and keep my cool. Lara doesn't know it, but I've been shooting footage of her too. I really want to make sure she gets the credit she deserves. And besides, she looks great on film. I think she's a natural. That's probably going to drive Whitman out of his mind with jealousy. But by the time he finds out, we'll be enjoying the premiere in Telluride!
Whitman: Don't Leave Me
Darling, think! Think before filing those papers. I've sunk the last of my fortune into this expedition. But it's all going to come back tenfold. If you divorce me now, you won't see a penny of it. You've been with me since I was nothing. You know what I'm capable of achieving. I haven't lost my touch, I'm just at a low point right now, don't you see? I'm on to something here. Lara, you remember her. My young protege...she had real data to back up her theories, but she doesn't have my savvy. It's going to be my name on the discovery and my face in front of the cameras. If this all pans out, the show will be huge! If you want to leave me then, I promise I won't fight you. But please...just wait on it. I can't have this kind of publicity muddling my image. Please!