Jim Whitlock
Background
Dr. Jim Whitlock is a medical researcher for Aquatica Research. He is in a relationship with Janice Higgins.
During the events of Deep Blue Sea (1999) played by Stellan Skarsgard
Dr. Susan McAlester puts in a disc titled The Effects of Shortfin Mako Shark Brain Complex 1VB on Degenerated Human Brain Cells into the computer and Jim complains that they are skipping three rounds of trials, but Susan tells him they have no choice. Brenda Kerns asks for Susan to come to the surface level over the PA system and the crew has a surprise birthday party for her. Janice tells Russell Franklin they have been using a hormone to increase the female generation 2 Aquatica Shark's brain to five times its normal size. Russell then tells her and Jim that he is amazed they have been able to accomplish everything without any genetic tampering. Susan takes Russell to the lab with Janice, Tom Scoggins and Jim while Carter Blake wrangles the female gen 2 Aquatica Shark and the others watch his progress on a monitor system. They watch as the Aquatica Sharks synchronize an attack and swim backwards when Carter points his rifle at them. One by one the Aquatica Sharks destroy the cameras. Carter manages to wrangle the female gen 2 Aquatica Shark by setting a trap and brings her to the wet lab. Brain cells are taken from the Aquatica Shark and added to inactive brain cells, which causes the inactive brain cells to start working again. Russell congratulates Susan and as Jim is standing near the Aquatica Shark, it attacks him and bites off his arm. The Aquatica Shark starts to break free and before Carter can shoot it, Susan releases it. Carter calls Brenda and tells her they need paramedics. A Helicopter Pilot and Helicopter Co-Pilot arrive at Aquatica and Helicopter Winch Operator drops a line down to Jim's gurney. As Jim and the gurney are being lifted towards the helicopter, the winch line gets stuck and then drops Jim into the water. He is grabbed by a Aquatica Shark and dragged, which causes the helicopter to crash into the radio tower killing everyone in the helicopter and Brenda. Russell sees Jim being pushed towards the wet lab windows by an Aquatica Shark which then tosses Jim into the glass, causing it to break from the impact.
