It’s Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

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1. 1

   Mutant baby born in a cab during a rainy night

   During a rainy night, a woman goes into labor inside a moving cab. The driver searches for a police officer and a public phone to call an ambulance. While he is away, the baby is born and reveals itself as a mutant, and the officer shoots at it; the infant retaliates by killing the officer and the mother.

   When

   Night

   Where

   city street, in cab

2. 2

   Mutant baby's corpse found in a Catholic church

   The mutant baby's corpse is discovered inside a Catholic church the following day. It drags itself as it dies, highlighting the creature's eerie persistence and otherworldly nature.

   When

   the following day

   Where

   Catholic church

3. 3

   Courtroom plea to spare the mutant child

   In court, Stephen Jarvis pleads for his mutant son's life, arguing the mutation is a reaction to hostility and chaos around him. The baby breaks out of its cage, but Jarvis calms it, and the judge decides to spare the child and four others by quarantining them on a remote island.

   When

   During the trial

   Where

   courtroom

4. 4

   Jarvis becomes a social pariah; Ellen's life diverges

   After the trial, Jarvis becomes a social pariah, unable to work and shunned by society because of the mutation's stigma. Ellen, the baby's mother, wants to live her own life, as if the birth never happened, deepening their estrangement.

   When

   After the trial

5. 5

   Cabot and associates travel to the island to kill the babies

   Cabot and his associates travel to the remote island where the quarantined babies are kept, intending to kill them to manufacture the drug under a new label. The babies fight back, killing and consuming the entire party.

   When

   Shortly after the quarantine

   Where

   remote island

6. 6

   Five years later: expedition to study the babies

   Five years after the earlier events, Lt. Perkins recruits Jarvis to join an expedition to the island with Dr. Swenson to study the mutant babies. The voyage proves disastrous: only Jarvis and Perkins survive; Perkins deserts, and Jarvis remains a captive on the boat as the mutants head toward Cape Vale, Florida.

   When

   Five years later

   Where

   on a boat en route to Cape Vale

7. 7

   Mutants mature and a baby is born; father implied to be Jarvis's son

   During the voyage, the mutants have grown to adulthood and one has given birth to a baby, with the father implied to be Jarvis's son. The children appear to communicate telepathically and move with a shared will. Jarvis realizes he has survived thanks to the ship's crew's bodies and because his son is protecting him.

   When

   During voyage

   Where

   on the ship

8. 8

   The ship encounters another vessel; the son sacrifices his father

   The voyage leads to contact with another vessel. In a bid for survival, Jarvis's son throws his father overboard to save himself, hoping the other ship will rescue him.

   When

   During voyage

   Where

   at sea

9. 9

   Jarvis wakes captive in Cuba and is taken home

   Jarvis awakens to find himself captive in Cuba. He convinces his captors of his identity and argues that the mutant children pose a danger, persuading them to take him back home.

   When

   After being cast overboard

   Where

   Cuba

10. 10

    Mutant children reach the United States and strike and defend Ellen

    The mutant children arrive in the United States and kill several people they consider threats to themselves or Ellen. They also defend a woman who is being attacked by killing a gang of punks.

    When

    Upon arrival

    Where

    United States

11. 11

    Mutants locate Ellen and press her to take the child

    The children locate Ellen and try to persuade her to take the child. Ellen is initially reluctant, but Jarvis convinces her that the mutants act out of love and that the child needs a caregiver.

    When

    When they reach Ellen

    Where

    where Ellen is

12. 12

    Measles claim the mutant parents; Ellen and Jarvis escape with the child

    The mutants die of measles, leaving Ellen to care for the infant. The final adult mutant distracts the police, allowing Ellen and Jarvis to escape with the child. They drive away together, searching for a safe place to raise it.

    When

    End of film

    Where

    on the road