A Rising Tide

- Experts warn that Sandy could be wider

and stronger than Irene was last year, which caused more

than fifteen billion dollars in damage...

Residents have been

cautioned to prepare for days without electricity.

- A set of storms is now expected

from Grand Falls to here in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Hey Dad.

Did you see the news?

Yeah, I'm looking at it now.

They ordered the evacuation.

Shut everything down.

Put out the second layer of sandbags,

board up the rest of the windows.

Your mom's packing a few things,

we'll stay with Uncle Marvin.

Meet you here in half an hour?

I'm prepping the fish Josh

caught off Cape May this weekend.

Well... It's gonna be a special.

- We're not going to be back for at least a couple of days,

so (sighs) toss it.

I'm gonna stay.

What?

- Josh spent a half an hour reelin' these things in.

I've been here all morning preppin'.

I'll stay, watch over the place,

to make sure nothing happens, you know?

It'll be fun.

- Look, kid, they're closing the bridges down,

if you don't come now... He's not coming?

- They always say it's going to be the worst one ever.

Irene was supposed to Bethe hundred year storm.

That was last year, nothing happened here at all.

Your mother looks concerned.

His mother is concerned.

Please, don't worry, either of you.

I'll make sure nothing happens.

Trust me.

Alright.

You call me if anything happens, okay?

- Shame you're gonna miss out on this sucker.

Be safe.

Come on, let's get in the car.

(water rushing)

Dude.

Ah, ha, ha.

Holy shit.

My recipe, not my dad's.

His menu's been the same since I was a kid.

His cooking is driving me crazy.

I want to make food that surprises

people like I did in New York.

I don't care about the money.

- And now, you're back here with the rest of us.

Hurricane party 2012!

Whoo! (cheering)

Hey, you're in college.

You like doing shots?

No.

Come on.

- Water rising in the streets

having breached many seawalls and beach areas.

Governor Christie in his press conference saying...

We're right next to the bay.

Maybe we should putout more sandbags.

Nothing's gonna happen.

Oh, so now you're a climate scientist.

Hell yes, damn right I am.

I'm good at hurricane sports.

- (laughs) As well as a food expert.

- Dude, I am whatever the hell I wanna be.

I got talent.

Atlantic City High!- Whoo!

- At least you're getting paid to cook.

I do not get paid to cook food.

I cook comfort food.- Dude, quit bitching.

You quit bitching.

(soft banging)

Ah.

Oh, my God.- Wow.

It's everywhere.

Dude, grab some more beers.

Come on, ever dance in a hurricane before?

Let go!

Go back inside.

Terry, back inside!

Ah, fuck that, it's dark in there.

Come on, this is amazing!

And if it does flood, I don't have

to work in this shit hole anymore.

To not working in a shit hole.

To not working in a shit hole!

You guys are crazy!

What if the water gets in the restaurant?

I don't care if this place floods.

I don't care if this restaurant floods.

Sam, oh, my god, stop.

You know what?

I don't care if this whole piece of shit town floods!

Sam!

Oh shit.

Ummm, dude, Sam.

Sam, the water is getting in.

Oh, no.- Oh, God.

What are we gonna do?

Shit, the sandbags.

Come on, man, come on.

Move the bags, we can stop it.

Okay.

Okay, I'm on it.

Come on, come on, come on,

Come on, pull it up.

Come on, come on, pull it up.

Pull the...- I'm trying!

Come on!

Agh!- Sam!

- Guys, it's at my shoe, what do I do?

- It's on the stairs, it's getting in.

Shit!

It's too late.

- Where have you been, we're getting backed up in there.

I just needed a minute.

Another debt notice.

A month past due.

(mellow jazz music)

Sam, how are ya?- Alright.

Good to see ya open.

Thanks.

Been a few months, actually, tell your friends.

I sure will.

How high did the water get?

Down in front it was over the chairs.

Water line up to here.

Yeah, our place was flooded.

We lost all kinds of stuff, old photographs, clothes.

We gotta re-do the whole basement.

Man.

- My cousin's place in Ocean City's just gone.

He's given up.

Movin' in trying to...

- Well, he's been there for twenty years.

Yeah, at least, since college.

Enjoy your meal, Terry.

Thank you.

A little more vinegar.

You got it.

Hey!

What is this?

It's the salmon and white wine.

No, I mean the fancy stuff.

I told you.

Simplify the presentation.

I did.

You are using an extra ingredient that

they're never gonna eat, it's gonna take forever.

Can't rush perfection.

You gotta stop it, I mean it.

You're not in New York anymore.

We're out of clams again, man.

Alright, I got it.

Dude.

Hey.

We're paying you to shuck cherry stones.

I catch you on the phone again you're gone, you hear me?

Sorry about that.

Do you have a light?

Yeah.

Thanks.

Oh, thank you, no I don't smoke.

In case the stove doesn't light.

You a cook?

Mmm-hmm.

- Well, the food is really good, compliments to the chef.

Thank you.

Who is the chef, is he well-known?

Not really.

It's me.

Oh.

There you are.

You did, didn't you?

Oh, no, that's,

that's mine.