Skink—No Surrender

Richard is waiting on a Florida beach for his cousin, Malley. He becomes concerned when she doesn’t show up to search for turtle nests with him. When Malley doesn’t answer her phone, Richard walks to what he believes is a new turtle nest and lies on the sand to relax. A breathing sound startles him. Richard believes the sound is coming from an animal and could be dangerous, so he leaves.

However, curiosity gets the better of Richard. He returns to the nest and finds a straw sticking from the ground. When he removes the straw, the nest erupts as a large, older man emerges from the sand. Richard tries to tell the man that it’s illegal to disturb turtle nests, but it becomes clear that the nest was a disguise. The man tells Richard that he’s staking out a turtle egg thief. Before leaving the beach, Richard asks the man to keep an eye out for Malley. The man introduces himself as Clint Tyree. Richard searches for the name online and finds that Clint Tyree is thought to be dead. Richard confronts Clint, who changes the subject to Malley. As the man considers the missing cousin, he pops out his false left eye.