The Bermuda Depths (1978 TV Movie)

Leigh McCloskey: Magnus Dens

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• Magnus Dens : [Delia is telling Magnus the legend of Jennie Haniver]  You know who she is?

  Delia : Oh, we all know her. She been with us a long time. Some see her as a little girl. Others as a young woman. And even those who say they've seen her swim like a serpent.

  Magnus Dens : What are you talking about? The girl I met lives on the island.

  Delia : [pointing to the ocean]  She lives out there!

  Magnus Dens : You mean she lives on another island?

  Delia : Oh no. Out where HE lives.

  Magnus Dens : He?

  Delia : The place you people call the triangle. That is where he lives. The other... the devil!

  Magnus Dens : Aw, come on! Not that!

• Jennie Haniver : [Jennie tries to persuade Magnus to free the turtle]  Cut the cable. Free it... please.

  Magnus Dens : [sighs]  Jennie, what are you saying? Why are you asking me this?

  Jennie Haniver : [holding his face in her hands]  Let it go... it won't harm you.

  Magnus Dens : [shaking his head to free himself]  No, I can't! Eric...

  Jennie Haniver : [interrupts]  Forget Eric! Do it for me!

  Magnus Dens : Look, Jennie... as soon as this is over, I promise you...

  Jennie Haniver : No... I made a promise. A promise I'll regret forever.

  Magnus Dens : A promise to whom?

  Jennie Haniver : Never mind. Just hold me.

  Magnus Dens : Jennie, Eric says... I made you up. That you're just in my mind. You don't exist.

  Jennie Haniver : [as she kisses him deeply]  I exist for you.

• Magnus Dens : [Magnus and Paulis are in the ruins of the Dens family home... they talk about the night Lionel died]  Tell me what happened. I'd like to know about his death.

  Dr. Paulis : Are you sure you want to know about all that?

  Magnus Dens : Yes, I'm sure.

  Dr. Paulis : [somberly]  Well, he became involved in this project and well, it just took over his life! His entire life! He worked... he worked like a fiend! And so did I. I couldn't take it... I had to get away... to the mainland. Then late one night he called me, and he said he had found a definite clue about the causes of mutation leading to gigantism in sea life, and he was going to dissect immediately. Well, I told him to wait until I got back, but well, he just went ahead. And we never found him.

  Magnus Dens : [stammering]  Well, what happened? How could that be possible, I mean, what happened to his body?

  Dr. Paulis : [low]  Are you sure you want to believe in all that?

  Magnus Dens : Please, Dr. Paulis! I want to know!

  Dr. Paulis : He was consumed by sea life... then finished.

  Magnus Dens : You mean he was eaten!

  Dr. Paulis : [enraged]  Yes, he was eaten!

• Eric : [the turtle has been caught in the net at sea]  You see the size of that thing?

  [as the net splits] 

  Eric : The net's never gonna hold!

  [he grabs the harpoon gun and runs to the bow] 

  Eric : Come on, come on!

  Magnus Dens : [tries to stop him]  Eric!

• Magnus Dens : [Magnus has almost drowned trying to swim after Jennie... she resuscitates him on the shore]  You pulled me out?

  Jennie Haniver : I was near... and you were struggling. It's very beautiful, swimming at night.

  Magnus Dens : [as he attempts to get up]  Yes, it is. I'd forgotten just how beautiful. I was born here... lived here as a little kid. That was a long, long time ago.

• Magnus Dens : [as Jennie dives back into the water after saving Magnus]  Wait! What's your name?

  Jennie Haniver : Jennie! Jennie Haniver!