 Dr Paulis tells him the woman must have been joking with him, as "Jennie Haniver" is the name given to a sea creature of local folklore.But Delia later tells him the full legend; Jennie Haniver was a beautiful, vain woman who bargained with a mysterious god to save her from a violent storm at sea, and was granted eternal life at the cost of becoming a sea creature who can never again live on land.The next morning, the police brings in Eric to examine enormous tracks on the beach.