Pan Am (2011–2012): Season 1, Episode 8 - Unscheduled Departure - full transcript
As the crew flies to Caracas, a dashing, wealthy passenger, Miguel, charms the stewardesses with invitations to his yacht. Meanwhile another passenger, Henry Belson, suffers a heart attack, but there is no doctor on board to help out. The only hope of saving his life is to land in nearby Haiti to seek medical help. However, Haiti is a hotbed of local political unrest, reeling from tropical storms which downed trees and affected power - including the lights on the damaged runway. Colette and Ted team up to to make the dangerous trek for medical help.
NARRATOR: Previously
on Pan Am...
Let's keep it
in New York, Ginny.
Monte Carlo was a lark.
It's likely
to be a long trip.
I'm doing what I must.
Good-bye, Kate.
How old were you
when the Nazis
occupied France?
I was three.
I'm flying.
I am in charge in the air,
and what I say
and what I do is the law.
And a sky god is born!
Hey, call it
whatever you want.
You either accept it
or you need to
get another jet.
That hurricane's
stepping on everything
heading south.
It hasn't
stepped on us yet.
Well... (CHUCKLES)
Well. Hello.
Hello.
Laura,
this is Charles Moore.
He's gonna be
navigating us down
to Venezuela today.
CHARLES: My friends
call me Chuck.
I'll let you know when
you can call me Chuck.
(BOTH CHUCKLING)
Okay. (CHUCKLES)
What happened to Sanjeev?
Vacation. Bombay.
There's an oxymoron.
(CHUCKLES)
Excuse me.
Colette!
Put your eyes
back in their sockets.
She's a waste of your time.
CHUCK: Valuables
under lock and key?
She's waiting
for Mr. Right.
She's very patient.
Hey, Bob, do you have
the latest weather maps?
Yeah.
Thank you.
Are we in
for some bad weather?
Well, it's October.
'Tis the season.
Well, if you need
any help in the cockpit,
I do have experience.
Yeah, so one lesson.
Now you're the expert?
Experts don't
appreciate it
as much as amateurs.
It loses its thrill.
Big storm brewing
between us and Caracas.
Massive even.
Have they given
this one a name yet?
We should probably
discuss this later.
Depends on the weather.
Uh, I'm forgetting
my meteorology,
but what is the
technical term for
a destructive squall
with wind speeds exceeding
73 miles per hour?
It's not a tropical storm
but a... (CHUCKLES)
(CLICKING TONGUE)
Hurricane! That's what.
Well, they must have
named it something.
Uh, it's Ginny.
Hurricane Ginny!
(CHUCKLES) Oh!
What are the odds?
What?
TED: Why do they give
hurricanes names anyway?
And a girl's name.
I mean, some poor sap
somewhere must have
really gotten burnt.
And of all
the female names
that start with a "G",
Georgia, uh,
Geraldine, Gina.
And we're flying
right into it.
Have you checked
the returns on the radar?
Oh.
Recommend we
change heading to
10 miles right of track.
Mmm. Five should do it.
You're ignoring the
cosmic signals here.
It's like the
universe is giving you
a second chance
to avoid Ginny,
and you're still
not taking it.
Where do I get her number?
God.
See, I wish I had
an ejector seat.
Hurricane Gerda.
1961 was Gerda.
Right.
Ladies and gentlemen,
we're about to experience
some rough weather.
I'm gonna
ask you to keep your
seat belts fastened.
(PLANE RATTLES)
Here comes Ginny.
I wonder which one
will be more destructive.
(LAUGHS)
Landing card.
Thank you.
Landing card.
MAN: Thank you so much.
Sorry it's such
a full flight, Miguel.
We won't have
a chance to catch up.
A situation
which must be remedied.
I'm having
a small gathering
on my boat in the gulf
tomorrow evening.
Will you
and your girlfriends
still be on layover?
Absolutely.
Then it's a date.
(WHISPERS) He keeps
his boat out at night?
Sweetie,
when Miguel says "boat,"
he's referring
to his 80-foot yacht,
and a "small gathering"
is a hundred of his
most glamorous friends.
Good evening, Mr. Belson.
How can I help you?
I was hoping
I'd get the pretty one.
Must be my lucky day.
(CHUCKLES)
Are you a diplomat
or a playboy, Mr. Belson?
(CHUCKLES) Please.
Call me Henry.
Oh, well,
only if you call me Kate.
(PLANE RATTLING)
Is this normal, Kate?
I mean, you know,
feeling like you're
in a washing machine?
(CHUCKLES)
It's as normal as
snow at Christmas.
The air
we're flying through
just changed directions,
that's all.
(COUGHING)
Let me get you some water.
No. Oh, no.
All this shaking.
You know, I might take
my second bath today.
Is this your
first time flying, Henry?
Yeah. This trip was
40 years in the making.
(SNIFFS)
Lot of mason jars
filled up with spare
change in that time.
Well,
as a seasoned traveler,
let me give you
my cure for turbulence.
Staying home?
Distraction.
Uh, well,
I knew this was
my lucky day.
You got a fellow?
Oh, not anymore.
Oh.
A beautiful redhead
broke my heart once, too.
(WHISPERS) Henry,
I wasn't the heartbreaker.
(WHISPERS) Oh,
that's hard to believe.
I guess
grief is the price
we pay for love, huh?
See that?
A quick conversation,
and the worst is over.
Well,
we're still 30,000 feet
above the earth. (CHUCKLES)
What brings you
all the way up here
after 40 years?
(STUTTERS)
Henry?
(GRUNTING)
Oh. Henry, what's wrong?
(STIFLED)
I can't breathe.
Uh, has this
happened before?
Never. (GRUNTS)
Oh! Henry.
Fuel at 19 North
will be 48,000 pounds.
I've got a heart attack.
You look okay to me.
Maggie's checking
for a doctor,
but he needs a hospital.
Well, it can't be Miami.
The hurricane just hit
the Florida coast.
Find somewhere!
If we don't land now,
this man is going to die!
Where is
the nearest airport?
(SIGHS) Are we
really doing this?
He needs a doctor.
Grab the NoTAMs.
Port-au-Prince
is the closest.
The Dominican republic
is friendlier.
No, the runway's
still ripped up from
the last hurricane.
Haiti's clear.
You realize voodoo is
an acceptable form
of medicine there.
Port-au-Prince Tower,
Clipper 203.
I think you need
to elevate his legs.
That's for back pain.
We appreciate
your concern,
but we need to
keep this area clear,
so if you could please
return to your seats?
I found the
flight service manual.
Oh, that's useless.
"Treatment is absolute rest.
"Make comfortable.
If breathing is difficult,
prop up pillows."
That's it? That's all
they expect us to do?
Told you. Useless.
Thank you.
Oh.
You're gonna be
all right, Henry.
The captain is working on
how to get you more help.
Why aren't they answering?
We should be in range by now.
Nature's way of telling you
you're making a mistake.
Port-au-Prince Tower,
Clipper 203 is a Boeing 707.
Requesting to make
an unscheduled landing
for a medical emergency.
(MAN SPEAKING FRENCH
OVER RADIO)
What the hell is that?
Are you on the
right channel?
Port-au-Prince
Tower, Clipper 203.
Do you read me?
(MAN SPEAKING FRENCH)
Why is he
speaking French?
Miss, a refill?
We're not
serving drinks, sir.
Sorry.
I had a minor collision.
Well, we, uh,
we have to land
in Port-au-Prince,
but they're only
responding in French.
Don't the
air traffic controllers
have to speak English?
Yeah.
Here. Talk to 'em.
I want you to tell
the Port-au-Prince tower
we have a passenger
onboard that will die
if we don't get him
on the ground.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
You're letting
a stewardess talk
to the Control Tower?
Do you speak French?
(CONTROLLER REPLIES IN FRENCH)
What are you
looking for?
A plan B.
The Haitians kicked out the
American military in July.
I laid eyes
on the poor bastard.
He doesn't have
time for plan A.
Shh.
(CONTROLLER SPEAKING FRENCH)
Here.
(CONTROLLER SPEAKING FRENCH)
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
What is it?
The airport is closed.
There is no one
in the tower to
help you land.
We don't need anyone.
No air traffic controller?
Shouldn't we be
aborting this landing?
Tell him that we're
starting our descent.
Request visual
for runway 10.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
We're doing a visual?
If you can't handle it,
then tell me now.
Chuck can handle it.
Can't you, Chuck?
Ladies and gentlemen,
due to a medical emergency,
we're going to make
an unscheduled landing
in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
We anticipate
only a short stop.
We'll be back
on our way to Caracas.
Cabin crew,
please prepare for landing.
I'm sorry. I'm going
to need that back.
When do you think
we'll be in Caracas?
I have family
meeting me at the airport.
Everyone, please buckle in.
Let me know if you need help.
I'm sorry.
All right.
Descending to 3,000 feet.
Still total darkness.
Let's go ahead
and get our lights on.
It's gonna be like
landing in a black hole.
Still not helping, Chuck.
We need runway lights.
They haven't come on yet?
No.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
Let's go flaps 30,
gear down before
landing checks.
Flaps at 30. Gear down.
In Haiti,
that could mean they're
looking for flashlights.
They're working on it.
Is everyone
strapped in back there?
Kate's on top of it.
Hold on.
Descend to 1,000 feet.
Descending to 1,000 feet.
Colette, tell them
we're landing now.
If they don't
want me to hit the tower,
they can give me lights.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
We may have to go around.
We'll lose
at least 20 minutes.
Captain,
you're out of limits.
Descending to 500 feet.
Stick with me, Henry.
You can do it.
We're almost there.
200 feet.
Ah, is that the runway?
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
(BUZZER SOUNDING)
Oh, the son of a bitch
snuck up on us.
We're coming in too fast.
Runway in sight.
Full flaps.
Confirm runway in sight.
Full flaps.
Aircraft at 40 feet.
20 feet.
10 feet.
(ENGINE POWERING DOWN)
(SIGHS)
(BOTH SIGHING)
I've seen
friendlier-looking
ground crews.
What if they try
to board the plane?
Well, then I'll take
the one on the right.
(COUGHING)
Do you want
some water, Henry?
Henry? Water?
No.
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
There's nothing to see.
Just relax.
We'll be taking off soon.
Where's the doctor?
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
What's he saying?
There's no phone,
no doctor.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
There's a village
not too far with a doctor.
We can bring
Mr. Belson there.
I don't think
he can travel.
We'll have to bring
the doctor to him. I'll go.
No, no.
A captain can't.
You must stay
with your plane.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
No. No jeep. Killing.
Give me all the
money you have.
Did he just
say "killing"?
One of us is
gonna have to go.
It must be me.
The doctor might
only speak French.
I might need directions.
No. No, no, no.
Colette, you don't
have to do this.
This is why we landed,
isn't it? Quickly.
All right.
Ted, you drive.
That's what
you're worried about,
my driving?
He's driven
in Haiti before.
Been driven. In a taxi.
Ted! You don't
stop for anything.
Sound advice, Captain.
(ENGINE STARTS)
I used to like
coming to Haiti.
Loved Lake Sumatra.
See the flamingos and
the man-eating crocodiles,
but I tell you,
you put one
lunatic in charge,
and the whole country
turns into crazyland.
Instead of leaving,
the American military
should have crushed
Papa Doc and his merry men
and taken over.
The whole country
would be better off.
We'd be feeding
flamingos right now.
That probably sounds
a little imperialistic
to the French, right?
You all right?
Do you always
talk this much?
Yeah, when I'm nervous.
A bit. (CHUCKLES)
(SIGHS)
You always
talk this little?
What's that?
What?
It looks familiar.
A hurricane just hit.
I'm sure there's more
than one downed tree.
We are going in circles.
Not according
to the North Star,
which is directly behind us.
I used to be
a navigator, you know?
Flamingos bite. They do.
I mean,
they're very pretty
and pink
and very quiet,
but they bite.
They break the flesh.
You know, as a child,
when there was danger,
I was taught not to speak,
not to make a sound.
Really? Why?
Ted!
Whoa!
Are they dead?
There's nothing
we can do for them.
Just keep driving.
Wait!
Americains?
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
What did she say,
and why is she getting in?
She will show us the way.
Lucille Ball? Oh.
I thought you
were gonna say
Rita Hayworth.
Oh, well, I like funny.
But with nice legs.
I bet you had your choice.
Oh, but there's always
that one, right?
That one you
let in all the way
ends up breaking your heart.
Well,
she didn't mean to.
Yeah, she fought hard,
but the cancer won,
and she left.
Blanca, my redhead.
The redhead who
broke your heart
was your wife?
Married 40 years.
Going to Venezuela
to celebrate.
That's where she was born.
(CHUCKLES)
We always meant to go
together one day,
but, you know, things...
Things.
Blanca?
Yeah.
It's a funny name
for a redhead,
isn't it? (LAUGHS)
Oh, it's beautiful.
(COUGHS)
It was not just
on the outside.
You know,
she cared about people.
She was always
volunteering for things.
Too much, I thought.
I wanted her with me,
you know? Selfish.
Very selfish.
I'm gonna
make up for that
when I get back.
Try to be more like her,
make some kind of impact.
Mmm.
I've been trying to
make an impact myself.
Keep trying.
(BOTH CHUCKLING)
COLETTE: She says
the killings have been
going on for weeks now.
The secret police
suspect everyone
to be a rebel.
The rebels suspect
everyone of working
for the dictator Papa Doc.
And here we are,
two foreigners in
a government vehicle. Swell.
Perhaps they'll be
too busy shooting at
each other to bother with us.
What about our
planeload of passengers?
(SPEAKS FRENCH)
Does it look like
I can go anywhere?
It's just a few miles.
We'll bring you right back.
And how many die here
before I get back?
We got money.
Back at the plane.
Enough to save
a lot of lives.
What makes your
passenger more important
than these people?
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
Nitroglycerin.
Put it under his tongue.
It can sometimes
stop the attack.
Now go before
anyone sees you here.
(THANKS IN FRENCH)
No, no, no, no.
Ride's over.
Tell her to get out.
No. I can't.
Why?
I already told her
she could come with us.
No. No way.
Not unless she's got
a medical degree.
Her entire family
was butchered.
(GUNSHOTS FIRING)
Ted!
TED: These gunshots
are coming from the north.
We have to go north.
Lay down!
In the back.
Don't get up,
no matter what. You, too.
We might be
driving right through
the middle of it.
You're counting.
Why are you counting?
The runway.
It's too short?
That stays out here.
How could it be too short?
Pan Am used to
land here all the time.
Hurricane left some scars.
How much is gone?
Too much for a loaded 707.
So we can't take off?
Maybe the cavalry's
on their way.
Oh, if they're the cavalry,
we're the Indians.
(CHUCKLES)
How short is it?
About 500 feet
shy of liftoff.
So we're grounded.
You think "grounded's"
a viable option?
According to that manual,
it's the only option.
These manuals are written
by engineers, not pilots.
These planes
will do a lot more
than they say they can.
They build in a pad
for a reason.
Well, we can't
afford that reason.
What's the
outside temperature?
78 degrees.
Gotta love the tropics.
But the wind speed
is 12 knots at our tail,
which negates
the temperature advantage.
I mentioned
I was a pilot, right?
Current fuel level and cargo,
we weigh in at 237,000 pounds.
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
Gonna have to
lose some weight.
Starting in 6A.
185, 140, 133.
Why are you
asking our weights?
The plane is
too heavy to take off.
I just saw the pilot
measuring the runway.
Now they're
concerned about weight?
How long have you
been flying 707s?
How long
has your captain?
He looks like he just
got out of the service.
He does look very young.
LAURA: Youngest captain
at Pan Am.
Well, he is.
So ask yourselves,
why would Pan Am,
the best
airline in the world,
promote someone so young?
Well, looking around,
I can only assume
it's because he looks
good in his uniform.
(WOMEN GASPING)
May we help you?
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
(REPLIES IN FRENCH)
They're just hungry.
They want some food.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
(SIGHS)
How did Hemingway
describe fear, Mr. Ortiz?
Was it
"Grace under pressure"?
Oh, no. I'm sorry.
That's how he
described courage.
So while she takes care
of the men with the guns,
why don't you sit down,
and I'll make you
a nice, hot cup of tea.
Where are they?
I don't know.
Henry? You awake?
Oh.
Still here.
What, uh...
What part of Venezuela
is Blanca from?
Oh.
Chuao.
Very small.
By the water.
She said everybody there
just wanted to feed you.
I've been to
Venezuela several times,
but never there.
I'd love to see it
with you, Henry.
You may have to carry me.
Oh, come on.
We'll celebrate your
anniversary together.
We'll dance the joropo.
(SIGHS)
You're very lucky
to have gone to
so many places.
(SIGHS)
Thirty-five countries
and counting.
(GRUNTS)
Best part of my job.
(SIGHS)
Which was your favorite?
(WHISPERS) Croatia.
Ah.
Yugoslavia.
It was just supposed
to be a short layover.
It was part of my job.
I didn't even want
to go there, but...
From the moment
I arrived
I felt like I was home.
Was it...
Was it beautiful?
(CHUCKLES)
It was gorgeous.
Rugged but not rough.
Strong, safe...
With this romantic side
that surprised me.
(SIGHS)
It devastated me.
Who was he?
(SIGHS)
He was my redhead.
Henry?
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
LAURA: Where's the doctor?
You're looking at 'em.
He's not coming?
He sent medicine.
(SIGHS)
Dean.
No. Absolutely not.
Dean, we can't.
We can't leave her here.
She barely escaped
with her life.
And I'm sympathetic
to that, Colette, I am,
but taking her
is not an option.
Are you hearing me?
She could be killed.
Yeah, along with
a thousand other villagers.
So let's go out,
we'll round them up,
we'll lock the doors,
and wait for someone
to take us hostage.
I'm not asking
for thousands
of villagers.
I'm asking
for one girl.
And I'm asking you
to put yourself
in my shoes.
I just landed a plane
full of passengers
who are my responsibility
on a runway that is too short
in a country
that's about to explode.
And between
you and me?
The only way
that we are taking off
is if we lose
a few thousand pounds
and there's a passenger
on this plane
that's got a guardian angel
that feels like doing
extra credit.
She doesn't
weigh much.
Oh, damn it, Colette.
I don't have the time,
the space, or the luxury
to take on strays
right now.
"Strays"?
That's how
you see orphans?
Oh, don't do that.
Don't make this about you.
How is she...
What is she? She 17?
I didn't realize there was
an expiration date.
Even if we take her,
immigration will
immediately kick her
right back.
We have to try.
Pan Am has
strict guidelines
against bringing
stowaways on board.
I'm the Captain
of this aircraft.
I believe in you,
I believe
this plane will take off,
and I believe that
once we're safely
in the air,
you will regret
leaving that girl behind.
(SNIFFLES)
I landed here
for nothing,
put all these people's lives
in danger for a dead man.
You landed here
to save a life.
There is still
the possibility of that.
She's standing
right there.
WOMAN: The man is dead.
Why are we still here?
We'll be leaving
very soon.
What are we doing now?
Refugees?
She doesn't belong
on this plane.
She's seen much worse.
Is she coming with us?
She lost all her family.
Nothing's left
for her here.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
Here. You may need this.
It gets cold up there.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
TED: Whos' this guy?
You don't suppose
he could be delivering
good news, do you?
The good humor
man's coming?
Or the rebels.
Any one of 'em
would love
a planeload of
American hostages to
parade around like poodles.
So that hurricane
should have cleared
Miami by now. Yeah?
It's closer.
We can lighten the load
by burning more fuel.
We're diverting.
How overweight are we?
You know
how ostriches are birds
but they can't fly?
Well, this one's going to.
I want you to start
the before start checklist,
then start the engines.
(SIGHS)
Copy that.
(CHUCKLES)
Why is she being
given a seat?
Well, she's the only
Haitian passenger
that was brave enough
to show up.
First you land us
in this hellhole
just to watch a man die,
and now you want to
smuggle refugees?
We choose who flies
on this aircraft.
What if you were sick?
Wouldn't you want us
to land for you?
I don't deal
with conjecture.
I deal in facts.
And the fact is
she is a stowaway.
She is a guest
of Pan Am.
And you are
an ignorant young girl.
Go back to your seat
and shut up.
Who is
the paying passenger here?
If you promise to go mute
for the rest of this trip,
I will see about
getting you a refund.
DEAN: (OVER PA)
Okay, everybody calm down.
(ENGINES WHIRRING)
You hear that?
So those are our engines.
We're burning off some fuel
so we can lighten our load,
and then
we'll be leaving.
But I need
everybody's help.
Do you want us
to get out and push?
(ALL LAUGHING)
I may
take you up on that,
but right now
I'm gonna need
all your personal items
removed from the plane.
That includes
your luggage.
Every pound counts.
We burn 50 pounds a minute
with all four engines running.
Yeah, we need
a lot more minutes
and we don't have 'em.
You want me to change
the laws of physics?
Oh! Hey! Stop!
Don't take another step.
I paid to have
my luggage arrive
with me in Venezuela,
and that's
where it's going.
Let me help you
with that.
You idiot.
Ah, hey.
You touch that suitcase,
you're gonna be
keeping it company
on the tarmac
when we take off.
You and Papa Doc
can have a party without us.
When I report this,
you'll be lucky to
fly crop dusters.
Nothing wrong
with crop dusters.
That's how
I learned to fly.
Go.
Thank you
for flying Pan Am.
MIGUEL: If this plane
is too heavy for luggage,
it is too heavy
for that Haitian.
WOMAN: He's right.
COLETTE:
This isn't luggage.
She's a person
who needs our help.
This redhead
needs a favor.
WOMAN: We need to
leave her here.
COLETTE: If she stays here
she'll be killed.
WOMAN: We might die
if she doesn't.
If the girl stays,
somebody goes.
Are you volunteering?
No.
Henry is.
He wanted to help people.
Tonight he gets to do that.
We leave the body,
and the girl stays.
You made
that impact, Henry.
Safe travels.
TED: That can't be good.
Ready or not,
we're leaving right now.
I'll start preflight.
DEAN: Kate! Let's go!
Prepare for takeoff!
Come on, let's go.
The wind has
increased on our tail
and the temperature
has dropped.
We can't take off.
Cut the pep talk, Chuck.
How's our fuel?
We've lost 6,000 pounds.
Add that
to our garage sale,
and we're down
to about 200,000 pounds.
Still not enough
to fit into our prom dress.
We need to
burn more fuel,
a lot more.
Well, there's no time.
Setting brakes.
Setting takeoff thrust.
Takeoff thrust set.
Captain,
it's my duty to tell you
that based on FAA
rules and regulations,
it is too dangerous
to take off.
Yeah, noted.
We've taken off
from aircraft carriers
shorter than this.
In a fighter jet.
A 707 isn't designed
to take off like this.
'Cause fighter jets
don't have four engines.
If you don't
blow an engine first.
You need me to change
your diaper, Chuck?
I mean,
you're embarrassing
the Navy here.
Ted, I'm just
trying to tell you...
It's not Ted,
it's First Officer Vanderway,
and sitting next to me
is Captain Lowrey.
He makes the decisions
on this aircraft
without any interference
from you. Am I understood?
Yes, sir.
Seats in
the upright position.
Make sure your belts
are nice and tight.
Flaps 20.
Flaps 20.
Engine 2, oil pressure 80.
Engine 3, 82.
We can't sustain
this thrust forever.
Just another minute.
Smell that?
That's the brakes
burning up.
I can fly without brakes.
Just a little while longer.
Another 30 seconds,
they're gonna be
on our tail.
Thank you for Henry.
I hope immigration
doesn't send her back.
DEAN: Cabin crew prepare
for immediate takeoff.
I may have a friend
who can help.
It's now or never.
Do it.
Releasing brakes.
Pull up. Pull up!
I see it.
Damaged runway cleared.
Take gear up.
Oh, way ahead of you.
Flaps up.
Flaps
up.
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
(SIGHS DEEPLY)
Nice job, Captain.
(SIGHS) We may
have to land again.
I think I'm having
a heart attack.
Your controls.
Ladies and gentlemen,
that was rougher
than expected.
My apologies.
But we are
climbing normally
and we'll be reaching
cruising altitude shortly.
WOMAN: Yeah!
MAN: Whoo!
COLETTE: Don't worry.
Kate is going to help you.
MAN: Miss Valois.
Please give us
a few more minutes.
Please.
I need you
to do this, Richard.
I can always count on you
for the unorthodox.
Can you do it or not?
We do have some experience
with green cards.
(SIGHS)
Please, I understand,
but we might
be able to fix this.
I'm in no mood for
one of your little games.
Just do it.
Give me a couple
of hours.
No. Not hours.
Minutes.
I guess I will have to
go over a few heads.
And a foster family.
A nice one.
She can't be here alone.
I will interrogate
them myself.
Thank you, Richard.
I owed you one.
Or several.
Yes. Goodbye.
You land
in a hostile country,
you leave the dead body
of a Pan Am passenger,
and you come back
with a 17-year-old refugee.
Which one of you
is responsible
for bringing a stowaway
on board a Pan Am aircraft?
Miss...
Valois.
Miss Valois,
come with me.
Colette,
I can't let you take
the blame for this.
I brought the girl
on board.
Is this true?
They're both
covering for me.
Ask anyone in
our New York office.
I'm the troublemaker.
Maggie,
you are such a liar.
It was my idea,
and you know it.
Laura, stop protecting me.
You know this was my idea.
They're all lying.
I already confessed.
Okay.
I think
I get the picture.
Thank you, ladies.
There you are, girls.
Power in numbers.
KATE: Debriefing.
I'm buying.
So how long are we
stranded here for?
Stranded?
Have you been
to Palm Beach?
Colette?
Are you coming?
Right behind you.
Okay.
Just consider
yourself fortunate
that Mr. Trippe
seems to hold you
in such high regard.
Quite an evening.
Really?
Did I miss something?
Some bad weather.
on Pan Am...
Let's keep it
in New York, Ginny.
Monte Carlo was a lark.
It's likely
to be a long trip.
I'm doing what I must.
Good-bye, Kate.
How old were you
when the Nazis
occupied France?
I was three.
I'm flying.
I am in charge in the air,
and what I say
and what I do is the law.
And a sky god is born!
Hey, call it
whatever you want.
You either accept it
or you need to
get another jet.
That hurricane's
stepping on everything
heading south.
It hasn't
stepped on us yet.
Well... (CHUCKLES)
Well. Hello.
Hello.
Laura,
this is Charles Moore.
He's gonna be
navigating us down
to Venezuela today.
CHARLES: My friends
call me Chuck.
I'll let you know when
you can call me Chuck.
(BOTH CHUCKLING)
Okay. (CHUCKLES)
What happened to Sanjeev?
Vacation. Bombay.
There's an oxymoron.
(CHUCKLES)
Excuse me.
Colette!
Put your eyes
back in their sockets.
She's a waste of your time.
CHUCK: Valuables
under lock and key?
She's waiting
for Mr. Right.
She's very patient.
Hey, Bob, do you have
the latest weather maps?
Yeah.
Thank you.
Are we in
for some bad weather?
Well, it's October.
'Tis the season.
Well, if you need
any help in the cockpit,
I do have experience.
Yeah, so one lesson.
Now you're the expert?
Experts don't
appreciate it
as much as amateurs.
It loses its thrill.
Big storm brewing
between us and Caracas.
Massive even.
Have they given
this one a name yet?
We should probably
discuss this later.
Depends on the weather.
Uh, I'm forgetting
my meteorology,
but what is the
technical term for
a destructive squall
with wind speeds exceeding
73 miles per hour?
It's not a tropical storm
but a... (CHUCKLES)
(CLICKING TONGUE)
Hurricane! That's what.
Well, they must have
named it something.
Uh, it's Ginny.
Hurricane Ginny!
(CHUCKLES) Oh!
What are the odds?
What?
TED: Why do they give
hurricanes names anyway?
And a girl's name.
I mean, some poor sap
somewhere must have
really gotten burnt.
And of all
the female names
that start with a "G",
Georgia, uh,
Geraldine, Gina.
And we're flying
right into it.
Have you checked
the returns on the radar?
Oh.
Recommend we
change heading to
10 miles right of track.
Mmm. Five should do it.
You're ignoring the
cosmic signals here.
It's like the
universe is giving you
a second chance
to avoid Ginny,
and you're still
not taking it.
Where do I get her number?
God.
See, I wish I had
an ejector seat.
Hurricane Gerda.
1961 was Gerda.
Right.
Ladies and gentlemen,
we're about to experience
some rough weather.
I'm gonna
ask you to keep your
seat belts fastened.
(PLANE RATTLES)
Here comes Ginny.
I wonder which one
will be more destructive.
(LAUGHS)
Landing card.
Thank you.
Landing card.
MAN: Thank you so much.
Sorry it's such
a full flight, Miguel.
We won't have
a chance to catch up.
A situation
which must be remedied.
I'm having
a small gathering
on my boat in the gulf
tomorrow evening.
Will you
and your girlfriends
still be on layover?
Absolutely.
Then it's a date.
(WHISPERS) He keeps
his boat out at night?
Sweetie,
when Miguel says "boat,"
he's referring
to his 80-foot yacht,
and a "small gathering"
is a hundred of his
most glamorous friends.
Good evening, Mr. Belson.
How can I help you?
I was hoping
I'd get the pretty one.
Must be my lucky day.
(CHUCKLES)
Are you a diplomat
or a playboy, Mr. Belson?
(CHUCKLES) Please.
Call me Henry.
Oh, well,
only if you call me Kate.
(PLANE RATTLING)
Is this normal, Kate?
I mean, you know,
feeling like you're
in a washing machine?
(CHUCKLES)
It's as normal as
snow at Christmas.
The air
we're flying through
just changed directions,
that's all.
(COUGHING)
Let me get you some water.
No. Oh, no.
All this shaking.
You know, I might take
my second bath today.
Is this your
first time flying, Henry?
Yeah. This trip was
40 years in the making.
(SNIFFS)
Lot of mason jars
filled up with spare
change in that time.
Well,
as a seasoned traveler,
let me give you
my cure for turbulence.
Staying home?
Distraction.
Uh, well,
I knew this was
my lucky day.
You got a fellow?
Oh, not anymore.
Oh.
A beautiful redhead
broke my heart once, too.
(WHISPERS) Henry,
I wasn't the heartbreaker.
(WHISPERS) Oh,
that's hard to believe.
I guess
grief is the price
we pay for love, huh?
See that?
A quick conversation,
and the worst is over.
Well,
we're still 30,000 feet
above the earth. (CHUCKLES)
What brings you
all the way up here
after 40 years?
(STUTTERS)
Henry?
(GRUNTING)
Oh. Henry, what's wrong?
(STIFLED)
I can't breathe.
Uh, has this
happened before?
Never. (GRUNTS)
Oh! Henry.
Fuel at 19 North
will be 48,000 pounds.
I've got a heart attack.
You look okay to me.
Maggie's checking
for a doctor,
but he needs a hospital.
Well, it can't be Miami.
The hurricane just hit
the Florida coast.
Find somewhere!
If we don't land now,
this man is going to die!
Where is
the nearest airport?
(SIGHS) Are we
really doing this?
He needs a doctor.
Grab the NoTAMs.
Port-au-Prince
is the closest.
The Dominican republic
is friendlier.
No, the runway's
still ripped up from
the last hurricane.
Haiti's clear.
You realize voodoo is
an acceptable form
of medicine there.
Port-au-Prince Tower,
Clipper 203.
I think you need
to elevate his legs.
That's for back pain.
We appreciate
your concern,
but we need to
keep this area clear,
so if you could please
return to your seats?
I found the
flight service manual.
Oh, that's useless.
"Treatment is absolute rest.
"Make comfortable.
If breathing is difficult,
prop up pillows."
That's it? That's all
they expect us to do?
Told you. Useless.
Thank you.
Oh.
You're gonna be
all right, Henry.
The captain is working on
how to get you more help.
Why aren't they answering?
We should be in range by now.
Nature's way of telling you
you're making a mistake.
Port-au-Prince Tower,
Clipper 203 is a Boeing 707.
Requesting to make
an unscheduled landing
for a medical emergency.
(MAN SPEAKING FRENCH
OVER RADIO)
What the hell is that?
Are you on the
right channel?
Port-au-Prince
Tower, Clipper 203.
Do you read me?
(MAN SPEAKING FRENCH)
Why is he
speaking French?
Miss, a refill?
We're not
serving drinks, sir.
Sorry.
I had a minor collision.
Well, we, uh,
we have to land
in Port-au-Prince,
but they're only
responding in French.
Don't the
air traffic controllers
have to speak English?
Yeah.
Here. Talk to 'em.
I want you to tell
the Port-au-Prince tower
we have a passenger
onboard that will die
if we don't get him
on the ground.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
You're letting
a stewardess talk
to the Control Tower?
Do you speak French?
(CONTROLLER REPLIES IN FRENCH)
What are you
looking for?
A plan B.
The Haitians kicked out the
American military in July.
I laid eyes
on the poor bastard.
He doesn't have
time for plan A.
Shh.
(CONTROLLER SPEAKING FRENCH)
Here.
(CONTROLLER SPEAKING FRENCH)
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
What is it?
The airport is closed.
There is no one
in the tower to
help you land.
We don't need anyone.
No air traffic controller?
Shouldn't we be
aborting this landing?
Tell him that we're
starting our descent.
Request visual
for runway 10.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
We're doing a visual?
If you can't handle it,
then tell me now.
Chuck can handle it.
Can't you, Chuck?
Ladies and gentlemen,
due to a medical emergency,
we're going to make
an unscheduled landing
in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
We anticipate
only a short stop.
We'll be back
on our way to Caracas.
Cabin crew,
please prepare for landing.
I'm sorry. I'm going
to need that back.
When do you think
we'll be in Caracas?
I have family
meeting me at the airport.
Everyone, please buckle in.
Let me know if you need help.
I'm sorry.
All right.
Descending to 3,000 feet.
Still total darkness.
Let's go ahead
and get our lights on.
It's gonna be like
landing in a black hole.
Still not helping, Chuck.
We need runway lights.
They haven't come on yet?
No.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
Let's go flaps 30,
gear down before
landing checks.
Flaps at 30. Gear down.
In Haiti,
that could mean they're
looking for flashlights.
They're working on it.
Is everyone
strapped in back there?
Kate's on top of it.
Hold on.
Descend to 1,000 feet.
Descending to 1,000 feet.
Colette, tell them
we're landing now.
If they don't
want me to hit the tower,
they can give me lights.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
We may have to go around.
We'll lose
at least 20 minutes.
Captain,
you're out of limits.
Descending to 500 feet.
Stick with me, Henry.
You can do it.
We're almost there.
200 feet.
Ah, is that the runway?
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
(BUZZER SOUNDING)
Oh, the son of a bitch
snuck up on us.
We're coming in too fast.
Runway in sight.
Full flaps.
Confirm runway in sight.
Full flaps.
Aircraft at 40 feet.
20 feet.
10 feet.
(ENGINE POWERING DOWN)
(SIGHS)
(BOTH SIGHING)
I've seen
friendlier-looking
ground crews.
What if they try
to board the plane?
Well, then I'll take
the one on the right.
(COUGHING)
Do you want
some water, Henry?
Henry? Water?
No.
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
There's nothing to see.
Just relax.
We'll be taking off soon.
Where's the doctor?
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
What's he saying?
There's no phone,
no doctor.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
There's a village
not too far with a doctor.
We can bring
Mr. Belson there.
I don't think
he can travel.
We'll have to bring
the doctor to him. I'll go.
No, no.
A captain can't.
You must stay
with your plane.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
No. No jeep. Killing.
Give me all the
money you have.
Did he just
say "killing"?
One of us is
gonna have to go.
It must be me.
The doctor might
only speak French.
I might need directions.
No. No, no, no.
Colette, you don't
have to do this.
This is why we landed,
isn't it? Quickly.
All right.
Ted, you drive.
That's what
you're worried about,
my driving?
He's driven
in Haiti before.
Been driven. In a taxi.
Ted! You don't
stop for anything.
Sound advice, Captain.
(ENGINE STARTS)
I used to like
coming to Haiti.
Loved Lake Sumatra.
See the flamingos and
the man-eating crocodiles,
but I tell you,
you put one
lunatic in charge,
and the whole country
turns into crazyland.
Instead of leaving,
the American military
should have crushed
Papa Doc and his merry men
and taken over.
The whole country
would be better off.
We'd be feeding
flamingos right now.
That probably sounds
a little imperialistic
to the French, right?
You all right?
Do you always
talk this much?
Yeah, when I'm nervous.
A bit. (CHUCKLES)
(SIGHS)
You always
talk this little?
What's that?
What?
It looks familiar.
A hurricane just hit.
I'm sure there's more
than one downed tree.
We are going in circles.
Not according
to the North Star,
which is directly behind us.
I used to be
a navigator, you know?
Flamingos bite. They do.
I mean,
they're very pretty
and pink
and very quiet,
but they bite.
They break the flesh.
You know, as a child,
when there was danger,
I was taught not to speak,
not to make a sound.
Really? Why?
Ted!
Whoa!
Are they dead?
There's nothing
we can do for them.
Just keep driving.
Wait!
Americains?
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
What did she say,
and why is she getting in?
She will show us the way.
Lucille Ball? Oh.
I thought you
were gonna say
Rita Hayworth.
Oh, well, I like funny.
But with nice legs.
I bet you had your choice.
Oh, but there's always
that one, right?
That one you
let in all the way
ends up breaking your heart.
Well,
she didn't mean to.
Yeah, she fought hard,
but the cancer won,
and she left.
Blanca, my redhead.
The redhead who
broke your heart
was your wife?
Married 40 years.
Going to Venezuela
to celebrate.
That's where she was born.
(CHUCKLES)
We always meant to go
together one day,
but, you know, things...
Things.
Blanca?
Yeah.
It's a funny name
for a redhead,
isn't it? (LAUGHS)
Oh, it's beautiful.
(COUGHS)
It was not just
on the outside.
You know,
she cared about people.
She was always
volunteering for things.
Too much, I thought.
I wanted her with me,
you know? Selfish.
Very selfish.
I'm gonna
make up for that
when I get back.
Try to be more like her,
make some kind of impact.
Mmm.
I've been trying to
make an impact myself.
Keep trying.
(BOTH CHUCKLING)
COLETTE: She says
the killings have been
going on for weeks now.
The secret police
suspect everyone
to be a rebel.
The rebels suspect
everyone of working
for the dictator Papa Doc.
And here we are,
two foreigners in
a government vehicle. Swell.
Perhaps they'll be
too busy shooting at
each other to bother with us.
What about our
planeload of passengers?
(SPEAKS FRENCH)
Does it look like
I can go anywhere?
It's just a few miles.
We'll bring you right back.
And how many die here
before I get back?
We got money.
Back at the plane.
Enough to save
a lot of lives.
What makes your
passenger more important
than these people?
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
Nitroglycerin.
Put it under his tongue.
It can sometimes
stop the attack.
Now go before
anyone sees you here.
(THANKS IN FRENCH)
No, no, no, no.
Ride's over.
Tell her to get out.
No. I can't.
Why?
I already told her
she could come with us.
No. No way.
Not unless she's got
a medical degree.
Her entire family
was butchered.
(GUNSHOTS FIRING)
Ted!
TED: These gunshots
are coming from the north.
We have to go north.
Lay down!
In the back.
Don't get up,
no matter what. You, too.
We might be
driving right through
the middle of it.
You're counting.
Why are you counting?
The runway.
It's too short?
That stays out here.
How could it be too short?
Pan Am used to
land here all the time.
Hurricane left some scars.
How much is gone?
Too much for a loaded 707.
So we can't take off?
Maybe the cavalry's
on their way.
Oh, if they're the cavalry,
we're the Indians.
(CHUCKLES)
How short is it?
About 500 feet
shy of liftoff.
So we're grounded.
You think "grounded's"
a viable option?
According to that manual,
it's the only option.
These manuals are written
by engineers, not pilots.
These planes
will do a lot more
than they say they can.
They build in a pad
for a reason.
Well, we can't
afford that reason.
What's the
outside temperature?
78 degrees.
Gotta love the tropics.
But the wind speed
is 12 knots at our tail,
which negates
the temperature advantage.
I mentioned
I was a pilot, right?
Current fuel level and cargo,
we weigh in at 237,000 pounds.
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
Gonna have to
lose some weight.
Starting in 6A.
185, 140, 133.
Why are you
asking our weights?
The plane is
too heavy to take off.
I just saw the pilot
measuring the runway.
Now they're
concerned about weight?
How long have you
been flying 707s?
How long
has your captain?
He looks like he just
got out of the service.
He does look very young.
LAURA: Youngest captain
at Pan Am.
Well, he is.
So ask yourselves,
why would Pan Am,
the best
airline in the world,
promote someone so young?
Well, looking around,
I can only assume
it's because he looks
good in his uniform.
(WOMEN GASPING)
May we help you?
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
(REPLIES IN FRENCH)
They're just hungry.
They want some food.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
(SIGHS)
How did Hemingway
describe fear, Mr. Ortiz?
Was it
"Grace under pressure"?
Oh, no. I'm sorry.
That's how he
described courage.
So while she takes care
of the men with the guns,
why don't you sit down,
and I'll make you
a nice, hot cup of tea.
Where are they?
I don't know.
Henry? You awake?
Oh.
Still here.
What, uh...
What part of Venezuela
is Blanca from?
Oh.
Chuao.
Very small.
By the water.
She said everybody there
just wanted to feed you.
I've been to
Venezuela several times,
but never there.
I'd love to see it
with you, Henry.
You may have to carry me.
Oh, come on.
We'll celebrate your
anniversary together.
We'll dance the joropo.
(SIGHS)
You're very lucky
to have gone to
so many places.
(SIGHS)
Thirty-five countries
and counting.
(GRUNTS)
Best part of my job.
(SIGHS)
Which was your favorite?
(WHISPERS) Croatia.
Ah.
Yugoslavia.
It was just supposed
to be a short layover.
It was part of my job.
I didn't even want
to go there, but...
From the moment
I arrived
I felt like I was home.
Was it...
Was it beautiful?
(CHUCKLES)
It was gorgeous.
Rugged but not rough.
Strong, safe...
With this romantic side
that surprised me.
(SIGHS)
It devastated me.
Who was he?
(SIGHS)
He was my redhead.
Henry?
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
LAURA: Where's the doctor?
You're looking at 'em.
He's not coming?
He sent medicine.
(SIGHS)
Dean.
No. Absolutely not.
Dean, we can't.
We can't leave her here.
She barely escaped
with her life.
And I'm sympathetic
to that, Colette, I am,
but taking her
is not an option.
Are you hearing me?
She could be killed.
Yeah, along with
a thousand other villagers.
So let's go out,
we'll round them up,
we'll lock the doors,
and wait for someone
to take us hostage.
I'm not asking
for thousands
of villagers.
I'm asking
for one girl.
And I'm asking you
to put yourself
in my shoes.
I just landed a plane
full of passengers
who are my responsibility
on a runway that is too short
in a country
that's about to explode.
And between
you and me?
The only way
that we are taking off
is if we lose
a few thousand pounds
and there's a passenger
on this plane
that's got a guardian angel
that feels like doing
extra credit.
She doesn't
weigh much.
Oh, damn it, Colette.
I don't have the time,
the space, or the luxury
to take on strays
right now.
"Strays"?
That's how
you see orphans?
Oh, don't do that.
Don't make this about you.
How is she...
What is she? She 17?
I didn't realize there was
an expiration date.
Even if we take her,
immigration will
immediately kick her
right back.
We have to try.
Pan Am has
strict guidelines
against bringing
stowaways on board.
I'm the Captain
of this aircraft.
I believe in you,
I believe
this plane will take off,
and I believe that
once we're safely
in the air,
you will regret
leaving that girl behind.
(SNIFFLES)
I landed here
for nothing,
put all these people's lives
in danger for a dead man.
You landed here
to save a life.
There is still
the possibility of that.
She's standing
right there.
WOMAN: The man is dead.
Why are we still here?
We'll be leaving
very soon.
What are we doing now?
Refugees?
She doesn't belong
on this plane.
She's seen much worse.
Is she coming with us?
She lost all her family.
Nothing's left
for her here.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
Here. You may need this.
It gets cold up there.
(SPEAKING FRENCH)
TED: Whos' this guy?
You don't suppose
he could be delivering
good news, do you?
The good humor
man's coming?
Or the rebels.
Any one of 'em
would love
a planeload of
American hostages to
parade around like poodles.
So that hurricane
should have cleared
Miami by now. Yeah?
It's closer.
We can lighten the load
by burning more fuel.
We're diverting.
How overweight are we?
You know
how ostriches are birds
but they can't fly?
Well, this one's going to.
I want you to start
the before start checklist,
then start the engines.
(SIGHS)
Copy that.
(CHUCKLES)
Why is she being
given a seat?
Well, she's the only
Haitian passenger
that was brave enough
to show up.
First you land us
in this hellhole
just to watch a man die,
and now you want to
smuggle refugees?
We choose who flies
on this aircraft.
What if you were sick?
Wouldn't you want us
to land for you?
I don't deal
with conjecture.
I deal in facts.
And the fact is
she is a stowaway.
She is a guest
of Pan Am.
And you are
an ignorant young girl.
Go back to your seat
and shut up.
Who is
the paying passenger here?
If you promise to go mute
for the rest of this trip,
I will see about
getting you a refund.
DEAN: (OVER PA)
Okay, everybody calm down.
(ENGINES WHIRRING)
You hear that?
So those are our engines.
We're burning off some fuel
so we can lighten our load,
and then
we'll be leaving.
But I need
everybody's help.
Do you want us
to get out and push?
(ALL LAUGHING)
I may
take you up on that,
but right now
I'm gonna need
all your personal items
removed from the plane.
That includes
your luggage.
Every pound counts.
We burn 50 pounds a minute
with all four engines running.
Yeah, we need
a lot more minutes
and we don't have 'em.
You want me to change
the laws of physics?
Oh! Hey! Stop!
Don't take another step.
I paid to have
my luggage arrive
with me in Venezuela,
and that's
where it's going.
Let me help you
with that.
You idiot.
Ah, hey.
You touch that suitcase,
you're gonna be
keeping it company
on the tarmac
when we take off.
You and Papa Doc
can have a party without us.
When I report this,
you'll be lucky to
fly crop dusters.
Nothing wrong
with crop dusters.
That's how
I learned to fly.
Go.
Thank you
for flying Pan Am.
MIGUEL: If this plane
is too heavy for luggage,
it is too heavy
for that Haitian.
WOMAN: He's right.
COLETTE:
This isn't luggage.
She's a person
who needs our help.
This redhead
needs a favor.
WOMAN: We need to
leave her here.
COLETTE: If she stays here
she'll be killed.
WOMAN: We might die
if she doesn't.
If the girl stays,
somebody goes.
Are you volunteering?
No.
Henry is.
He wanted to help people.
Tonight he gets to do that.
We leave the body,
and the girl stays.
You made
that impact, Henry.
Safe travels.
TED: That can't be good.
Ready or not,
we're leaving right now.
I'll start preflight.
DEAN: Kate! Let's go!
Prepare for takeoff!
Come on, let's go.
The wind has
increased on our tail
and the temperature
has dropped.
We can't take off.
Cut the pep talk, Chuck.
How's our fuel?
We've lost 6,000 pounds.
Add that
to our garage sale,
and we're down
to about 200,000 pounds.
Still not enough
to fit into our prom dress.
We need to
burn more fuel,
a lot more.
Well, there's no time.
Setting brakes.
Setting takeoff thrust.
Takeoff thrust set.
Captain,
it's my duty to tell you
that based on FAA
rules and regulations,
it is too dangerous
to take off.
Yeah, noted.
We've taken off
from aircraft carriers
shorter than this.
In a fighter jet.
A 707 isn't designed
to take off like this.
'Cause fighter jets
don't have four engines.
If you don't
blow an engine first.
You need me to change
your diaper, Chuck?
I mean,
you're embarrassing
the Navy here.
Ted, I'm just
trying to tell you...
It's not Ted,
it's First Officer Vanderway,
and sitting next to me
is Captain Lowrey.
He makes the decisions
on this aircraft
without any interference
from you. Am I understood?
Yes, sir.
Seats in
the upright position.
Make sure your belts
are nice and tight.
Flaps 20.
Flaps 20.
Engine 2, oil pressure 80.
Engine 3, 82.
We can't sustain
this thrust forever.
Just another minute.
Smell that?
That's the brakes
burning up.
I can fly without brakes.
Just a little while longer.
Another 30 seconds,
they're gonna be
on our tail.
Thank you for Henry.
I hope immigration
doesn't send her back.
DEAN: Cabin crew prepare
for immediate takeoff.
I may have a friend
who can help.
It's now or never.
Do it.
Releasing brakes.
Pull up. Pull up!
I see it.
Damaged runway cleared.
Take gear up.
Oh, way ahead of you.
Flaps up.
Flaps
up.
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
(SIGHS DEEPLY)
Nice job, Captain.
(SIGHS) We may
have to land again.
I think I'm having
a heart attack.
Your controls.
Ladies and gentlemen,
that was rougher
than expected.
My apologies.
But we are
climbing normally
and we'll be reaching
cruising altitude shortly.
WOMAN: Yeah!
MAN: Whoo!
COLETTE: Don't worry.
Kate is going to help you.
MAN: Miss Valois.
Please give us
a few more minutes.
Please.
I need you
to do this, Richard.
I can always count on you
for the unorthodox.
Can you do it or not?
We do have some experience
with green cards.
(SIGHS)
Please, I understand,
but we might
be able to fix this.
I'm in no mood for
one of your little games.
Just do it.
Give me a couple
of hours.
No. Not hours.
Minutes.
I guess I will have to
go over a few heads.
And a foster family.
A nice one.
She can't be here alone.
I will interrogate
them myself.
Thank you, Richard.
I owed you one.
Or several.
Yes. Goodbye.
You land
in a hostile country,
you leave the dead body
of a Pan Am passenger,
and you come back
with a 17-year-old refugee.
Which one of you
is responsible
for bringing a stowaway
on board a Pan Am aircraft?
Miss...
Valois.
Miss Valois,
come with me.
Colette,
I can't let you take
the blame for this.
I brought the girl
on board.
Is this true?
They're both
covering for me.
Ask anyone in
our New York office.
I'm the troublemaker.
Maggie,
you are such a liar.
It was my idea,
and you know it.
Laura, stop protecting me.
You know this was my idea.
They're all lying.
I already confessed.
Okay.
I think
I get the picture.
Thank you, ladies.
There you are, girls.
Power in numbers.
KATE: Debriefing.
I'm buying.
So how long are we
stranded here for?
Stranded?
Have you been
to Palm Beach?
Colette?
Are you coming?
Right behind you.
Okay.
Just consider
yourself fortunate
that Mr. Trippe
seems to hold you
in such high regard.
Quite an evening.
Really?
Did I miss something?
Some bad weather.