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Sir? Excuse me?
Hi! Can I ask you a few questions?
Yeah, sure!
Have you ever heard of the subway shark?
Subway shark?
Yes, the subway shark.
There was some kind of story maybe,
at one point, I saw
online maybe?
Yeah, it was like a
shark in the subway,
something with...
it lives down here, or something like that?
Exactly.
Please, tell me more.
What do you know? What do you think?
Well, I mean, that would be pretty insane
if there was a shark down here,
I mean, I don't know how it would survive,
or anything like that, but,
I mean, I've heard some talk
around my friends and stuff like that
about this 'subway shark',
but I've never seen it personally.
So, the theory is,
at Coney Island, two young boys
found a two-foot-long shark on the beach,
and they actually picked it up
and took it with them because they thought
it was so beautiful,
long story short, it was found by another man,
brought on the subway,
ridiculed, and then the theory is
it was faking its death,
and now it lives on the subway tracks
and it's growing
bigger, and bigger,
and bigger!
What do you have to say about that?
That's really scary,
are we in danger?
I don't know what we should do about this.
That's a great question, are we in danger?
Well, don't you find it interesting
that they're all of a sudden starting to
clean up the tracks,
they're saying no more trash
in the subway?
There's always been trash in the subway,
it's really weird, right?
Because, the shark is growing bigger and bigger
and becoming more dangerous. - Oh, so...
okay.
Do you ever hear of anyone
going missing in New York?
Well yeah, all the time, of course.
Is it...
Are you saying that...
is it the?
No, that can't be the...
No.
Come on. - Listen- - Are you serious?
I'm just here to find out the truth.
Okay, well...
I want to know the truth now too.
Because, if there's a shark down here
in the subways,
I think that
the general public should know about it.
And,
I know there's a lot of coverups
in the government, and things like that, so,
that tracks, I suppose there would be a
giant shark in the subway.
It's so true,
there's so many coverups in the government,
and I'm here to get to the bottom of this.
Question:
have you ever been on the train and you've seen
this blurry gray fast-moving thing...
Yeah.
That's?
No, that is not...
What?
It's possible,
because you can't really see it.
- Right. - Right?
It's so fast that...
Wait...
Wait, whoa...
So, let's learn some more about you,
where are you from, actually?
Me? I don't really want to talk about
this anymore,
this is kind of scaring me, honestly.
I don't know,
this whole thing is just kind of weird to me.
No, it makes sense,
I mean, it is weird,
it is scary, you have every right to be scared.
What do you do for work,
do you do anything that makes you
have to have courage,
or what are you doing for work?
You know, I just...
I just go and just...
Right now I'm unemployed, so,
I actually, so,
I didn't want to say it,
because it's kind of just sad,
but my life is just...
right now I'm just trying to get by
and figure out how to make money here, but,
the last thing I need to worry about is
a fucking shark in the subways, you know?
Absolutely.
That's why we're going to get to
the bottom of this,
- we're going to figure it out so we can keep- - As if New Yorkers didn't have anything
else to worry about, we gotta worry about
a big ol' fucking shark.
It's typical of this city, wouldn't you say?
Yeah, there's always something new
going on, you know?
I mean, I guess that's good,
there's definitely a lot to see in the city,
so, yeah.
What would you say your favorite part
about New York City is?
I like when the sharks are in the water.
That's my favorite part of New York.
That's completely understandable,
but unfortunately that might not
be the case anymore.
So, will that stop you from going
on the subway, do you think?
[sighs]
I think you just gotta stay alert and
keep your eyes open at all times and
now that this information is getting out
because of you,
I think that
we can
be aware of this new threat
to our day-to-day lives.
Another question:
do you drink?
No.
You never drink?
No, what is...
I'm just curious if you're into drinking.
No.
No? Nothing fun?
Any fun activities that you enjoy?
Are you trying to take me out or something?
What's going on?
No, I'm just saying,
because being drunk causes you
not to be as aware.
Oh, I see, yeah.
So, as a tale of caution to the people,
we might want to say
if you're a big drinker out there,
you have to be extra cautious.
Yeah.
Definitely keep your wits about you.
Keep your senses sharp.
You never know when you're gonna have to
fend off some kind of creature now
here, even in the most unlikely of places.
Hi, I'm Sarah McFieldston,
and today we're going down
in the depths of the subway of New York City
to find out the truth about the subway shark.
We'll be speaking with real New Yorkers,
asking them the real hard questions,
finding out the truth.
Is the subway shark real?
Is it responsible for the deaths
of millions of innocent people?
Is it out here right now?
So, let's come down here and take a look.
See this water here?
This is where the subway shark thrives.
This is where he lives,
this is where he breathes,
and this is where he swims and grows.
Without this water
the subway shark cannot survive.
If you don't see water, you're safe.
If you see water, watch out.
Sir, excuse me,
can I ask you a few questions?
Yeah, no, sure, yeah.
We're here today to find out
if you've ever heard of the subway shark.
The subway shark...
maybe, I might have.
What are we working with here?
That there was a shark that was found
around here at Coney Island on the beach,
long story short, left by a roller coaster,
and then found and brought onto the subway.
Does this sound familiar?
Yeah, I think I might have heard that.
Yeah, I think...
You know what? I think so, yeah.
This sounds kind of familiar.
It sounds vaguely familiar.
Did you hear about the...
What's that? It's okay?
Did you hear about the story
how this shark could potentially be
the reason, the culprit,
for how many people are actually missing
here in New York City?
It could be that.
I don't know, why would you assume it was the shark?
Well, that's the thing,
people say that the shark was 'playing dead'...
- Yeah. - Acting like a possum,
you know when a possum is afraid,
and they act dead?
Uh... yeah.
- Sure. - So, the shark
was taken, was so frightened,
left on the train and then ridiculed.
Somebody put a cigarette in its mouth,
a Red Bull can next to it...
This is the possum?
This is the subway shark.
- Oh, the subway shark. Okay. - Acting.
Acting like a possum?
Being ridiculed by the people of Manhattan.
Right, well what was he, like,
walking around like 'hey,
I'm a possum'.
'What's up?'
They were like, 'you're not a-',
'you're not a possum, you're a shark'.
But he's like 'what do you mean?'
'That's crazy'.
Similar to that,
except it was more like a dead fish
kind of thing.
Oh, it was a dead fish?
So why do you...
What, did he have a...
What's with the possum?
I was making a comparison,
you know how possums sometimes play dead
when they're afraid?
Well now this is a new fact
that you're learning, so.
Honestly, I have no idea
where you're going with this.
Well, where I'm going with it is
we're trying to find out if you think
this is true, if the people of New York
have any truth or any facts
to back up this story that this shark
which was seemingly dead,
then ridiculed on a train,
and then escaped into the waters of the subway,
and is now growing and growing
by eating trash,
I mean, what do you think of this?
Yeah, I mean,
I'm sorry,
what happened to the possum, though?
Did he eat the possum?
Work it out.
There's no possum?
There's no possum, no.
It's just a shark? Okay.
What do you think of it,
what are your thoughts, is it possible? - Well, you know,
it's probably not the worst thing
that we've seen in New York City.
I don't know, maybe he should start
a political career.
I think this is a fascinating theory.
- Yeah. - Do you think the subway shark
is traveling around
under the subway
with the hopes of becoming the next mayor
of New York City? - I think it's very possible.
I think we need something a little different,
you know, we've had humans
ever since New York City was started
in 1839, I think, and...
I'm pretty sure
we need something more than just people now.
I think it's time for a big shark.
I think you're right, I think this is true.
So, you're a believer,
you're an advocate of the subway shark?
You believe that the subway shark is real?
You know what?
I am subway shark all the way, okay?
You know what? I think he should run for mayor.
Who knows, congress? President?
Yeah.
There you have it. Subway shark one,
Mayor Adams zero.
Hi, I'm Sarah McFieldston,
and I'm here today with:
Eve.
Paige.
Sharin.
And we're going to ask them a few questions
about the subway shark.
So,
today we're asking real New Yorkers
if they have ever heard of the subway shark.
Have any of you?
A few times, yeah.
A few times?
Could you give us your interpretation
of the story?
I heard that typically they go from Coney Island
to Roosevelt Island,
there is a pretty direct path for them to take.
That's the story I've heard, at least.
This is fascinating.
And have either one of you...
Can either one of you confirm this story?
I spotted one.
At Roosevelt Island.
Which is why it's my favorite place
in New York now.
It's her favorite place in New York.
How large was the shark?
With our bodies measure it, maybe?
Yeah, should we...
Like that.
Yes, the length.
It's growing,
see, the more trash it eats,
the bigger it grows.
Are you noticing that there's
more or less trash on the subway at all?
- Honestly less. - Maybe.
- So I think it's growing. - It's working.
It's fascinating,
I cannot believe we have two eye witnesses
to the subway shark,
this is so exciting,
we've been doing so much research,
I can't thank you both enough,
was there anything else that you wanted to say
about maybe what you do, where you live,
or this story, this big, huge story?
No, thank you for giving us the platform
to talk about it.
Absolutely, and it's very important
to talk about and I appreciate you guys
using your platform to spread awareness
about the subway shark.
[subway rattling in the distance]
[screaming in distance]
[indistinct chattering]
[screaming continues]
That's terrifying.
[silence]
Smells fishy.
You can't get too close to the tracks, people. Can't get too close to the tracks.
Allegedly, a teenage girl named Tina
was one night drinking way too much Red Bull
and standing very close to the edge of the tracks.
The story is
Tina wasn't seen again the next day.
We don't know what happened to her
but rumor is
the subway shark got her.
Too much Red Bull,
too close to the tracks...
it's too late for Tina,
but don't let it be too late for you.
[indistinct voices]
Did you hear that?
Faint echoes in the tunnel.
[child screeching]
Always stay alert.
All five senses:
sight, sound, taste, touch,
if it smells fishy, and it tastes fishy,
it's fishy.
[children's voices]
[laughter]
Interesting.
Are you getting this? See,
this line here leading directly to the tracks,
it looks as if it could be a water track,
a water line leading to the tracks,
it's interesting.
It could be a clue here.
It's interesting how it's only right here,
and we don't really see it anywhere else.
I also want to note there's
several pieces of trash here on the tracks,
and that could be a sign that
the subway shark has not come through
in several hours.
Usually the subway shark will clean up
every single piece of trash,
leading to its large size.
[subway rattling]
[indistinct chatter]
[subway whooshing past]
[brakes screeching]
This is a Manhattan bound F local train.
Do you want me to look all the way down there?
[subway car rattling]
If you'll notice, these tracks are much drier,
we're higher up now, so,
there might not be a spotting or
any signs of the subway shark, but,
I mean, you never know, and always
keep your eyes peeled.
This is Jay Street Metrotech.
So, right now we're currently in the subway,
so we can get a better idea of the size
of the subway shark.
So, keep in mind it only started
as about two feet long,
so maybe like,
that size,
but now it's believed that the subway shark
is about the size of the entirety of the train,
the width of the entirety of the train.
So,
so about three of me, arms length,
and the whole length of the train.
We're not dealing with a regular shark here,
we're dealing with something that is huge,
literally the size of this entire car.
This is the perfect jacket.
Thank you, I've had it for so long
and I still wear it sometimes,
but it's so hard for me to throw things away
because I'm always like,
this could be for a character.
So I have so much old stuff.
Like an unbelievable amount.
Yeah, this is like,
once I saw it, I was like, yes,
this is what I was looking for. - Thank you.
Sarah McFieldston here, with?
Gianna.
- Gianna, beautiful name, love that. - Thank you.
So, we're asking people, real New Yorkers today,
if they've ever heard of the subway shark.
Have you ever heard of this theory?
Never once.
Not one time.
She's never heard of it one time.
Well, the theory is
there is a shark that was thrown onto the subway
and then escaped into the tracks,
and grows and grows,
and it could be responsible for missing people.
What are your thoughts on this,
do you think it's possible?
No.
I mean, maybe with all the acid and
stuff that's down there,
but I feel like it's more realistic if you tell me
it was a subway rat that just
got too big and took over.
It's very true.
There IS water on those tracks, so,
you never know.
You don't know what's in that water.
There's...
Something's down there for sure.
And it could cause extreme growth,
because, who knows, like you said,
the acid, I think that's a great theory,
and I think we're gonna add that note
to our case.
Oh yeah, the bacteria,
there's so much.
I'm not saying it's wrong,
I'm not saying it's not possible,
but maybe a rat,
or anything else.
Absolutely, I couldn't agree more,
we never know what's going on down there.
Could be a shark, could be a rat,
but we're here to find out.
Thank you so much for being with us.
Of course, thank you guys!
So, we've actually come across
an iconic piece of art that
the subway shark himself
comes to admire and look at.
We're here at the West 4th
Washington Square mural,
where the subway shark has been spotted
many times admiring this art.
The important question is:
is he an artist?
Here is our first sighting
of a real waterfall down in the depths
of the New York City subway.
This kind of water
is exactly what we've been talking about.
The subway shark would love to get a good push,
a good thrust, down the tracks
by using this very waterfall.
As you can see, this is just adding up,
facts after facts after facts,
the subway shark
could actually be real and living
in this very water.
So, I'm Sarah McFieldston here,
and I'm here with:
Jonah.
Ethan.
Jonah and Ethan.
So, have you heard of the subway shark?
Oh, of course. Yeah.
Terrified. Absolutely terrified.
See, here we have two eye witnesses,
have you seen it?
Never.
Only in the summer.
You've seen it in the summer,
where were you when you spotted
the subway shark?
Here. I was in this station.
Do you find this traumatizing,
to be back here where the sighting was?
This is my first time in this station since.
And give us an idea of how you're feeling.
Traumatized.
Absolutely traumatized, and I don't blame you,
I don't blame you at all.
What is your version of the story,
what have you heard about the subway shark?
Well, okay, so, I saw its fin
on the other side of the tracks right here,
just sticking out,
I couldn't tell if it was a shark or a dolphin,
but I choose to assume it was a shark
'cause other people have said it was a shark,
and that has lead me to be terrified
of the shark.
Absolutely, this is a horrific account.
And we need to be on the look out as New Yorkers,
and what about you, do you have a version of
this story that you've heard?
Oh, I've just heard it eats a lot of rats.
This is a new thing that we're learning.
And we're gonna add this to our list of clues.
Thank you so much for sharing your story,
I know it's difficult to share this kind of
traumatic story, especially being in the location.
Thank you both so much.
It feels good to get it off my chest.
Absolutely, thank you both.
So, we're in the very station
where a young boy named Stevie
actually had a very close encounter
with the subway shark,
and I'm gonna tell you that story right now.
So, Stevie got his first MetroCard,
and he was so excited,
and he was waving around that MetroCard,
and he was proud of that MetroCard,
and he was a proud New Yorker
to hold that MetroCard,
and then all of a sudden
he reaches up
and he waves the card in the air
near the platform, near the edge of the platform,
and all of a sudden,
whoosh!
The subway shark comes and grabs the MetroCard
and heads off in the other direction.
And then Stevie was traumatized,
never to purchase another MetroCard ever again.
Hi, excuse me, can I ask you a few questions?
- Okay. - We're doing a documentary on
a very pressing topic which is the subway shark,
have you ever heard the story of the subway shark?
I think I've heard of a subway shark.
I think I have.
She has.
So you have, so, if you don't mind,
could you share your personal
thoughts on the story?
You know, remember when
it was raining really hard,
and the subways were fuckin' flooded?
Well, I think that was the subway shark.
So you think the subway shark could have
overflowed the subways?
Yeah. Oh, for sure.
He's big.
And I say that's extremely plausible actually,
because the subway shark is big enough
to flood the subway.
I'm fleeing from here.
I don't know, I don't want to see the subway shark,
I don't really know what he looks like, but,
do you like my hat?
It's kind of like a shark.
Right?
Interesting.
It is very much like a shark.
Hm.
I'm really scared of
the subway shark now though.
Maybe he won't hurt me if I'm wearing this.
I do feel protected with this woman here,
I'm not gonna lie.
Thank you so much for sharing your account.
Thank you, nice to meet you!
Thank you, absolutely.
Excuse me, sir?
Can I ask you a few questions about a...
Yeah, what's up?
We're asking real New Yorkers about
the subway shark, have you...
You know the subway shark?
Yes, of course we know the subway shark.
I'm out looking for it right now.
So...
I'm out here almost every Sunday
just trying to find the darn thing.
It's dangerous enough out here as it is, but,
this shark thing now?
Gotta do something.
It's awful, it's really awful,
so we're also trying to get to the bottom of it,
so would you share any
developments that you've had so far?
Well,
I haven't found the thing yet,
but what I've heard is it's generally
really hard to find,
I mean it's not like it's out, really,
not that I've heard, attacking people yet,
but it could.
What's your method,
so, how do you go about,
do you have some kind of bait,
or what is your method?
I'm just trying to be as sneaky as possible,
I mean, I don't want to get hurt.
I mean, I'm out here looking for it,
but I'm scared, honestly,
I really don't want to get hurt or anything.
If you could describe the
personality of the subway shark,
how would you describe it?
Don't get on this guy's bad side.
It's dangerous.
So he has a temper?
Yeah.
And if you could describe his face,
and his features, how would you describe that
to the general public?
Well,
he's probably got just dark, soulless eyes,
just evil.
Nasty-looking thing.
- Evil and nasty-looking.
Well, you know what to be on the lookout for.
We are here to support you in your search,
if there's anything that people could do
to support you in your search, in this tale,
what could they do?
Well,
if you...
if you're up for it,
come find me and we'll try and
do it together.
Protect everyone.
There's always strength in unity,
and we are united
in the search to find the subway shark,
thank you so much!
Well, it's been good talking with you.
And absolutely, what was your name?
My name's Ian.
Ian, thank you Ian, have a great night,
it was great talking to you, thank you.
- Thank you. - Sarah McFieldston here,
and I'm here with:
Sarah Olivia.
Emma.
And Margaret.
And I'm going to ask real life New Yorkers
about the subway shark.
So, ladies,
have you heard of the subway shark?
I can't say that I have.
Never in my life.
No, I haven't.
This is amazing.
So, let me share with you some information:
the shark was found on Coney Island,
released onto the subway,
I'm skipping a lot of the story here,
but released onto the subway
and then somehow wrangled its way
onto the tracks and into the water,
and has grown by eating the trash
and now has captured and possibly allegedly killed
millions of New Yorkers.
What are your immediate reactions?
What are we going to do about this?
Is it also eating the rats,
in which case, maybe it's okay.
If it's eating the trash, are we okay with it?
All fabulous questions by fabulous New Yorkers.
We're actually trying to get to the
bottom of that,
there have been other rat theories,
how do you feel if the subway shark is
cleaning up the subways, and eating rats,
should we let it stay?
Is it the new rat czar then?
Maybe?
I just feel like everyone always
complains about the rats,
and this is an ecological solution.
If we have another option, sure,
we'll take another option,
but if not, the shark is a great option.
Absolutely.
I couldn't agree more,
I think these were great insights,
and I really appreciate you
answering my questions. Thank you, ladies.
Hi, what's your name?
Hey there. Anna.
Hi Anna, so, I'm very curious,
have you ever heard of the subway shark?
No.
Do you mind if I share some
information with you?
Sure, go ahead.
So, the subway shark actually
travels along the water lines of the subway,
eating the trash and growing larger and larger,
allegedly possibly maybe
killing millions of New Yorkers,
cleaning up the subways and eating rats.
What do you think? What is your first reaction?
That's great. I think that's really good,
cleaner subway stations, so I think it's good.
It seems to be a common thread that most
New Yorkers really want the subway cleaned up,
no matter what extreme measures it takes.
Would you say that knowing now
about the subway shark,
you are more afraid to take the subway?
No.
Would you say you're
a marine person,
you're a lover of the aquatic animals?
I actually am. I do love animals, so...
I mean, all of them.
And do you have a favorite aquatic animal?
I think a dolphin. Yeah.
Similar to the shark.
Very similar.
And quite intelligent.
Thank you so much for answering my questions,
is there anything else that you would say
to the people about subway shark?
To just let it do its job,
it just wants to eat and if it's cleaning up,
just let it do it.
Absolutely,
I couldn't agree more,
I appreciate your insight, thank you so much,
have a good night, thank you.
Excuse me, sir?
Hi, can I ask you a few questions? - Hi.
Yeah, sure.
Okay great, so,
have you ever heard
of the subway shark?
I have, yes.
You have?
If you don't mind, can you give us your own
personal account of the subway shark,
what you've heard?
Yeah, so,
as someone who is on the internet, on Twitter,
the subway shark has been trending,
and I followed it a little bit,
but I don't really know,
I've seen the memes,
but I don't know the full story.
I love that. You know, we haven't talked about the memes,
we also haven't talked about the fact that
'subway shark' is a bit of a tongue twister.
It is, yes.
It's a lot of esses.
It is. So what is the favorite meme
that you've seen so far with the subway shark,
maybe you could describe it?
Yeah,
I really like the one where
it's like the twin towers but they're both
the sharks, the subway sharks,
that are falling.
I actually have seen that.
Yeah, it's very
upsetting.
It is upsetting.
And it's taking the internet by storm.
The subway shark twin towers meme.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
It's almost a commentary on how
numb everyone is to tragedy, in a way.
I love your interpretation of that.
I really do.
So, if you could describe the visceral experience
of being down here on the subway right now,
what would it be?
Fear.
I think there's a lot of fear,
everyone's afraid, nobody wants to talk about it.
Everyone's just tired of everything and
the shark just
doesn't help.
I don't know, it's just another thing that
everyone's afraid to talk about, but,
I'm not, I think we should be talking about it.
I appreciate you
using your platform and speaking out
on this very important issue,
and I want to bring to light
some more information,
perhaps you could share with us
the truth of the subway shark,
what do you think
the subway shark's truth is?
Well,
I think the subway shark just
wants to exist, and it wants to be seen and
I think when we keep pretending
like nothing's happening,
the subway shark,
we're not giving it what it wants.
I think we need to acknowledge it,
I think we need to
acknowledge that it's there,
and that he exists and
he has the right to exist,
and we have the right to coexist with the shark
and I think if we all
just acknowledge that it exists,
maybe it will go away and live in peace
as it used to back in the day.
You know?
Absolutely, great take.
So, maybe I can ask you
a more controversial question.
Sure, yes.
- If you're comfortable answering. - Okay.
Do you feel it is okay
to capture the subway shark,
kill it,
or should we let it roam free then?
I think we need to let the subway shark be free.
I know, hot take, but I think we really do,
and it exists, it's part of nature,
we're part of nature,
we didn't create the world,
we just showed up here one day
just like the shark did
and I think that it's only fair that
we also let the shark be and
let him coexist like those bumper stickers,
you know?
Absolutely, I love this take,
it's giving me a whole new perspective.
I'm on the hunt here to
present the truth of the subway shark,
and to find out if it truly does exist,
and are you, would you say,
a believer in the subway shark then?
I am, I do believe,
I think it's hiding right now,
but I do believe,
I believe in the facts and
the reporting that I've seen,
I do believe.
Yeah.
Absolutely.
There you are, ladies and gentlemen,
another subway shark believer.
So, this is actually what we call a 'safe zone'.
There's tracks above us, tracks below us,
and no way the subway shark can get to us.
It's completely safe, there's no water,
and no access to the water above or below.
So, a lot of people hang out here,
they feel safe here,
a lot of people live here,
and it seems to be a good, safe,
warm place to stay away from the subway shark.
What do you think of that?
Thank god.
I think we all need a place like that.
We all do need a place like that.
Excellent insight, I'm so glad you stuck around.
Thank you.
So, we're gonna explore the space a little bit.
Come on.
So, as you could see it's a long, narrow way,
and all of these grates here
will protect us, and protect the people,
and protect real life New Yorkers
from the subway shark.
Do you feel safer in this space?
I do, there's something about
these green poles, and this fluorescent lighting.
I feel at peace.
It does bring peace,
because we know we're safe
and we're protected from the subway shark.
[indistinct chatter]
As you can see,
there's very bright lights behind me
in the shape of octagons,
and you may think nothing of these lights
when you're just here in the station,
but the theory is
these deter the subway shark.
He's frightened by bright lights
as you can imagine,
he's a deep sea creature,
and these, apparently, were installed
to deter his terror.
The more you know.
I'm here in Union Square with:
Jack Wheeler.
Jack Wheeler,
so Jack,
do you know the story of the subway shark?
I can't say I do.
Alright, so, let me share
some information with you.
Especially for your own safety.
So, the subway shark was actually found
on the beaches of Coney Island by two kids,
they thought it was so cool,
they were playing with it for a while,
tossing it back and forth,
eventually, of course, as kids do,
they got bored with it,
they dropped it in front of some roller coaster
and some guy found it
thinking it was just stunning, just beautiful.
So he said, I'm gonna take this home with me,
he takes this two foot long shark,
supposedly dead, onto the train,
and halfway there he's like,
this is probably not a good idea,
I'm not gonna take it home with me,
so he just leaves it on the floor of the train,
and, of course New Yorkers did
what New Yorkers do,
and they started messing with it,
put a little cigarette in its mouth,
put a little, you know, Red Bull can next to it,
and they actually took a MetroCard apparently
and put it in one of the fins.
So, the theory is,
the subway shark wasn't actually dead,
it was actually playing dead
because it was terrified,
and it wiggled its way
off of the subway, onto the tracks,
into the water, and has been eating garbage
and growing ever since.
And now when you see
that big blurry swish in front of the train,
when you're on the train,
it's actually the subway shark.
Really? Alright, well, that's news to me, but,
I've heard of alligators,
but sharks, it's a new thing.
Absolutely, so I'm glad we were able to
get this news to you,
and now, hearing this story,
and the whole idea behind subway shark,
do you think this could be something that's real?
It's possible.
There are things for years
that we thought weren't real
and there were real, so, I mean,
don't rule anything out.
They thought that giant squids were fake
and then they were real, you know?
Absolutely,
it's especially true with things
in the ocean, right?
We don't even know what goes on.
Yeah, exactly, so, yeah,
there's a lot of undiscovered species,
subway shark, that's the next big thing, right?
Do you think this will deter you
from taking the subway?
Well, I think that this is a form of
population control,
if I can do my part in that, why not?
Absolutely,
thank you so much for sharing,
and hopefully you can stay safe out there.
Yeah, that's for sure.
That was the subway shark! That was it!
Breaking news!
You just saw the subway shark?
I just saw the subway shark,
it was right there, I was waiting for the subway,
and I saw it, and it just zoomed right past me.
This is absolutely breaking news,
this is what we've been trying to
see and do the whole entire day.
Please, give us an exact account
of what you just saw.
I cant even,
I can't even imagine, it was just so fast,
it was all a blur.
It was the most incredible thing
I've ever seen, though.
How did you know about the subway shark?
I heard about it on the news.
I saw your forecast about it.
Wow, that's amazing!
So, what was the most fascinating thing
that you saw on my broadcast?
Hm.
The subway shark!
Right, the subway shark, so,
was it the same size as the train?
A little bit bigger.
It was larger, but faster.
So, how are you feeling now
that you think you saw it,
are you afraid to get on the next train?
No, I'm excited.
I would like to ride on THAT train!
I would like it to take me wherever it's going.
Absolutely, well, we have a brave
courageous man here,
down in the subway of New York City,
so, now that we've seen the subway shark,
would you say that confirms the theory?
I believe so.
I believe it one hundred percent confirms it.
It has to confirm it.
It has to!
I mean, I'm not on any psychedelics or anything,
I'm not tripping, I know what I saw.
I saw a fucking shark.
And even if you were on psychedelics,
I would still believe you,
because I think that you've described it so well,
would you say there was some kind of a scent?
Hm, I don't recall a scent,
everything just hit me so fast.
It was just too fast.
Too much for my mind to process.
It's like seeing God.
Seeing God.
You hear that?
It's like seeing God!
This brave, courageous man
saw the subway shark,
and he felt like he saw God.
I felt like I saw a guy.
Would you say your life
flashed before your eyes?
Yeah,
it's like I was The Flash or something.
Breaking news.
The subway shark has been spotted,
thank you so much for sharing your account.
No problem, anytime.
I'm glad I could be a help.
Thank you.
Wow.
Seeing God.
I think that just about sums it up.
What a crazy day,
we got so much new information,
we've learned so much,
we spread the word,
and we just wrapped in such a
amazing ending, with a sighting,
a real sighting of the actual subway shark!
I have been working my whole career for this,
and I'm so glad to bring you along,
I hope that you'll stay safe out there,
and remember this story,
and remember what you've seen.
Excuse me, hi,
can I ask you a few questions?
Uh, sure.
So, thank you, I appreciate it,
have you ever heard of the subway shark?
Ugh.
That was an interesting reaction.
Ugh, I don't really like to talk about it,
why did you pick me out of the crowd?
I've just been asking random New Yorkers
about their experience and their knowledge
of the subway shark,
and trying to find it,
and we actually just spoke to somebody
who had a first-hand account,
and actually just witnessed the subway shark,
and it was just incredible and frightening
all at the same time.
Yeah, I don't know,
I tend to be kind of reluctant talking about it,
because,
it's just my uncle.
There's no shark.
Wait, it's your uncle?
Yeah, this is super embarrassing, but,
he's this large man, he's a little crazy,
people know him as the 'tracksuit guy',
or 'subway shark',
I just call him crazy uncle Larry.
He wears a tracksuit,
he runs down the subway tracks,
he likes the water,
he says it gives him traction.
Wait,
so, your uncle,
is wearing a gray tracksuit and running
back and forth on the tracks and is
the real subway shark?
I don't know if he calls himself a shark,
he actually, he'd probably take that as a
compliment if I tell him people
gave him that nickname.
He probably prefers it over 'crazy uncle Larry'.
'Crazy uncle Larry'?
Yeah.
And you're a hundred percent sure?
Yeah.
I'm almost speechless, your uncle Larry has been
terrorizing people all over Manhattan,
is he a kidnapper?
No,
he's not a big fan of children.
Very interesting,
I'm almost speechless,
your uncle Larry has taken over
the tracks and the waters of the subway
and is posing as a terrifying,
trash-eating,
swimming shark, this is fascinating,
so how do you feel about this whole thing,
I know you said he was crazy, but,
does the family encourage it,
are you trying to get him help?
We're not trying to get him help,
we're not trying to encourage it,
I kind of hate the fact that y'all are
glamorizing it, you know what I mean?
Because I feel like
pun intended, he's running with it.
I get that.
Like, he loves it.
It's kind of annoying because then it makes it
even harder to make excuses not to invite him
to family parties, right,
because now he's started wearing the gray suit
to the birthdays and
I'm not a fan,
you know?
I don't know.
I don't think he wants help,
I think he's actually enjoying this
and having a lot of fun.
Well, I admire him for that.
Do you wave to him when you see this?
I do not,
I actually kind of run away,
probably faster than the 'subway shark' does.
Fascinating,
I can't thank you enough for sharing
your story with us,
and uncovering this incredible
new piece of information.
Well,
I guess that almost ends our search,
so, the subway shark is actually
Uncle Larry.
Yeah.
[indistinct voice of intercom]
I honestly don't know what to believe,
if it's the subway shark or if it's Uncle Larry,
but I'm going to keep searching,
and I'm going to keep trying to get to
the bottom of this, regardless of if it is
Uncle Larry, or if it is the subway shark,
because New Yorkers,
they deserve to know the truth, so,
I'm not gonna give up.
And I'm gonna keep on
trying to find out the truth.
So, stick with me
as we try to figure out the truth
of the subway shark.
And then your name?
This is Sarah McFieldston,
saying
sayonara.
Okay, one more.
Just 'signing off'.
Signing off? Okay.
Just trying it.
This is Sarah McFieldston,
just signing off.
For now.
This is Sarah McFieldston,
just signing off
for now.
The film you have just seen
was inspired by true events.
There really was a subway shark...
In the summer of 2013, some young kids
and their parents found a dead shark
on the sands of Coney Island,
and took some pictures with it.
Then, some 20-somethings happened upon the shark,
and ran off with it.
The 20-somethings eventually
got bored of the shark,
and dumped it by a roller coaster,
where some guy stumbled upon it,
found it beautiful,
and decided to take it home with him
on the N train.
He then thought better of taking it home,
and instead just left it on the floor
of the subway car.
Other passengers then posed it with a cigarette
in its mouth, an empty Red Bull next to it,
and a MetroCard by its fin.
Pictures taken of this went viral.
The shark was discarded by MTA workers
before its species could ever
properly be identified,
though it was most likely a dogfish shark,
which are virtually harmless to humans.
On the floor of that subway car,
that shark became art in a disrespectful way.
The purpose of this film was for
the subway shark to become art
in a respectful way.
We hope you had fun with it.
Rest in peace, Subway Shark!
[minor key rock]
♪ Crossing the line ♪
♪ broken and strange ♪
♪ Thoughts intertwine ♪
♪ coke-induced rage ♪
♪ It's all figured out ♪
♪ our fists fly ♪
♪ you are tongue-tied ♪
♪ our friendship is ♪
♪ dead underground ♪
♪ Soaked in your ♪
♪ tainted blood ♪
♪ your disease paralyzes ♪
♪ the movement begins ♪
♪ I died where you dragged me ♪
♪ We should be ♪
♪ buried alive ♪
♪ Disconnect the megaphone ♪
♪ you don't need anyone ♪
♪ to feel all alone ♪
♪ What makes you feel good? ♪
♪ Living a lie ♪
♪ Spend time on nothing ♪
♪ coming inside ♪
♪ Crossed all the wires ♪
♪ corroded with age ♪
♪ Removed all the signs ♪
♪ torn out the page ♪
♪ It's wigging me out ♪
♪ the shifts I've endured life ♪
♪ to no end go further ♪
♪ to drown ♪
♪ Cloaked in your faded love ♪
♪ ill at ease with the spiders ♪
♪ cocoon our way down ♪
♪ I died when you drugged me ♪
♪ I should be buried alive ♪
♪ Disconnect the megaphone ♪
♪ you don't need anyone ♪
♪ to feel all alone ♪
♪ What makes you feel good? ♪
♪ Living a lie ♪
♪ Spend time on nothing ♪
♪ coming inside ♪
♪ What makes you feel good? ♪
♪ Living a lie ♪
♪ Spend time on nothing at all ♪
♪ Coming inside, yeah ♪
[music fades]