The Flying Nun (1967–1970): Season 1, Episode 12 - Young Man with a Cornette - full transcript
Before the Reverend Mother goes off on a cruise vacation, she makes Sister Bertrille promise her that she will not not tell anyone else about her ability to fly. At the hospital pediatric wing, Sisters Bertrille and Jacqueline encounter Charlie Webster, a problem orphan who is self-absorbed and prone to telling tales. As such, he is a loner without friends and is hard for the authorities to find adoptive parents. Sister Bertrille thinks she can get through to Charlie, especially since they have the love of flying in common. Sister Bertrille does get through to Charlie. She finds out that his selfishness stems from the fact that everything he has loved has been taken away from him. However one day when they're out flying a kite, Sister Bertrille takes an unscheduled flight. As usual, Charlie tells all back at the hospital, who think he is once again lying. Much to his dismay, Sister Bertrille can't and won't support his story because of her vow to the Reverend Mother. Fearing that she has lost touch with Charlie, Sister Bertrille flies out to the cruise ship that the Reverend Mother is on for some advice. The Reverend Mother leaves it up to Sister Bertrille's better judgment. In the middle of the night, Charlie steals Sister Bertrille's cornette. The sisters put two and two together and learn from the other children that he indeed is going to try to fly, his reasoning being that he's half a light as Sister Bertrille and thus should be able to fly twice as high. What's worse is that he plans to take flight from the top of his favorite climbing tree. Sister Bertrille and the others get to him just in time. She convinces him that he won't be able to fly and that she is his friend. She also tells him the reason for not supporting his story - which she can now with the Reverend Mother's blessing - and the reason why the convent in general keeps her flying a secret. Charlie tells the others that he indeed was lying - this is the first unselfish act he has done in a long time, and begins the new phase of his childhood.
[barking]
(Jacqueline) IN THE 20 YEARS
THAT REVEREND MOTHER PLACIDO
HAD BEEN AT THE
CONVENT SAN TANCO,
NEITHER OVERWORK, ILL HEALTH,
NOR THE REPEATED
PLEAS OF DR. TAPIA
HAD EVER PERSUADED
HER TO TAKE A DAY OFF.
SISTER BERTRILLE ACCOMPLISHED
THIS MONUMENTAL FEAT
WITHOUT EVEN TRYING.
HER UNWITTING ALLY,
A BATTLE-SCARRED ALLEY CAT.
HE WAS STUCK ON THE ROOF
AND DESPERATELY
NEEDED A STEEPLEJACK,
[meows] A FIREMAN WITH A LADDER
OR A NUN WHO COULD FLY.
[wind howling]
[kids cheering]
REVEREND MOTHER,
IS THERE SOME SPECIAL PROBLEM
THAT'S BEEN BOTHERING YOU?
WHY DO YOU ASK?
2O YEARS OF KNOWING YOU.
I FLATTER MYSELF, I CAN
TELL WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU CAN'T QUITE HANDLE.
AM I RIGHT?
WELL,
I... I HAVE BEEN FACED WITH A
RATHER UNIQUE PROBLEM LATELY.
OH, BUT IT'S... IT'S
NOTHING, NOTHING THAT, UH,
GIVEN A LITTLE TIME...
W-WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO SAY?
I, UH,
BELIEVE I WILL TAKE THAT
OCEAN VOYAGE, DOCTOR.
REVEREND MOTHER, WHAT
MADE YOU SUDDENLY DECIDE
TO TAKE THE BOAT INSTEAD OF FLY?
I GET ENOUGH OF
FLYING AT HOME, DOCTOR.
(Jacqueline) THE NEXT DAY,
SISTER BERTRILLE DROVE
THE REVEREND MOTHER
[car backfiring]
INTO SAN JUAN TO CATCH THE BOAT.
WITH AN UNSCHEDULED
STOP ALONG THE WAY.
[engine choking]
[car door shuts]
OH, THAT'S THE
3RD FLAT THIS WEEK.
I THINK IT'S TRYING
TO TELL US SOMETHING.
CAN YOU FIX IT,
SISTER BERTRILLE?
[sighs] I'LL GIVE IT A WHIRL.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M LOOKING AT THE CLOCK.
IT'S THE ONLY THING IN THE
CAR THAT WORKS PROPERLY.
THAT SHOULD GIVE YOU AN
IDEA WHAT A CRAZY CAR IT IS.
WELL, I... I BELIEVE THAT
WE HAVE AMPLE TIME.
MY... MY SHIP DOESN'T SAIL
FOR ANOTHER 2 HOURS, I THINK.
YES, I KNOW, BUT I...
I'M SUPPOSED TO MEET SISTER
JACQUELINE AT THE HOSPITAL.
WE PROMISED, UH,
DR. TAPIA THAT WE'D VISIT
SOME OF THE SICK KIDS THERE.
GOOD.
[metallic clattering]
BOY, I TELL YOU, I'VE SEEN MORE
RUBBER ON AN ELASTIC BAND.
REVEREND MOTHER, DO YOU THINK
AFTER YOU GET BACK FROM YOUR MEETING,
WE COULD BUY 4 NEW TIRES?
YES, UH, SISTER BERTRILLE.
UH, WHERE WOULD
WE GET THE MONEY?
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE YOU'LL GET
LUCKY AT SHIP BINGO.
CAN I, UH,
UH, H-HELP YOU WITH...
WITH... WITH THAT?
NO, THANK YOU, REVEREND MOTHER.
I WOULDN'T WANT YOU BOARDING YOUR
SHIP LOOKING LIKE A GREASE MONKEY.
MIGHT GIVE THE
CONVENT A BAD NAME.
[sighing] THAT'S THE GOOD
THING ABOUT FLYING.
THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT IS MY CORNETTE ICING UP.
YES. UM, SISTER BERTRILLE,
I, UH, HAD A SPECIAL REASON
FOR, UH, ASKING YOU
TO DRIVE ME TODAY.
I'M THE ONLY NUN THAT
CAN CHANGE A FLAT?
THAT WAS A FORTUNATE
COINCIDENCE.
(Rev. Mother) NO,
I, UH, I WANTED TO
HAVE YOUR SOLEMN PROMISE
THAT, UH, WHILE I'M AWAY,
YOU WOULD NOT TELL ANYONE
ELSE ABOUT YOUR FLYING.
[grunts]
THINK IT OUGHT TO BE
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION, HUH?
I WOULD REST MUCH EASIER
IF YOU WOULD GIVE ME YOUR
PROMISE NOT TO TELL ANYONE.
YOU HAVE IT, REVEREND MOTHER.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO
THINK ABOUT A THING,
JUST CONCENTRATE
ON HAVING A GOOD TIME.
THANK YOU, SISTER.
NOW, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS, UH,
CHANGE THIS AND
PUT THE SPARE ON.
[tire explodes]
[air hissing] WHAT WAS THAT?
OH, I THINK IT WAS THE SPARE.
THE SPARE WENT FLAT?
I TOLD YOU IT WAS A CRAZY CAR.
BUT SISTER, HOW ON EARTH
ARE WE GOING TO GET TO
THE BOAT, TO THE HARBOR?
REVEREND MOTHER,
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING LEFT.
OUR THUMBS. THUMBS?
[pants]
UH, SISTER BERTRILLE,
UH, DO YOU THINK THAT
ANYONE WILL STOP FOR US?
I MEAN, ISN'T IT
CONSIDERED DANGEROUS
TO PICK UP HITCHHIKERS?
REVEREND MOTHER,
IF ANYONE THINKS
2 NUNS ARE GOING TO CONK THEM
OVER THE HEAD AND STEAL THEIR MONEY,
I THINK WE BETTER DO
SOMETHING TO CHANGE OUR IMAGE.
HI, I'M LOOKING FOR
SISTER JACQUELINE.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS?
SHE TOOK EVERYONE DOWN TO
THE GARDEN TO READ TO THEM.
SHE'LL BE BACK SOON. OH.
WHY DIDN'T YOU GO?
SISTER JACQUELINE'S A NICE LADY,
BUT HER TASTE IN
LITERATURE IS EXCRUCIATING.
OH, NOT YOUR MEAT, HUH?
ALSO, I'M A
DISRUPTING INFLUENCE.
I'M CHARLIE WEBSTER.
HOW DO YOU DO, CHARLIE?
I'M SISTER BERTRILLE.
YOU HAVE A SMUDGE ON YOUR FACE.
OH, WELL, I WAS
CHANGING A FLAT TIRE.
I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS
ALLOWED TO HAPPEN TO NUNS.
FLATS? DIRT.
YOU THINK WE HAVE AN
INVISIBLE SHIELD AROUND US?
I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT CATHOLIC.
OH.
HOW'D YOU BREAK YOUR ARM?
RESCUING MY KID SISTER.
HOW'D YOU DO THAT?
THREW HER OUT OF A THIRD-STORY
WINDOW. DIDN'T YOU READ ABOUT IT?
NO. I... I MUST HAVE MISSED IT.
WELL, THE BUILDING WAS ON FIRE
AND I WOKE UP,
AND I GRABBED SUSIE AND MANAGED
TO THROW HER OUT THE WINDOW.
THE FIREMEN CAUGHT HER IN ONE
OF THOSE BLANKET-LIKE THINGS.
I DON'T REMEMBER
MUCH AFTER THAT.
THE SMOKE MADE ME PASS OUT.
WOW. HOW'S YOUR SISTER NOW?
OH, SHE'S ALMOST AS GOOD AS NEW.
EXCEPT FOR A FEW MINOR BURNS.
SHE HAS THE NEXT BED TO ME.
OH.
GEE, CHARLIE, YOU SOUND
LIKE A VERY BRAVE BOY.
I BET YOUR PARENTS
ARE PROUD OF YOU.
OH, THEY DON'T
KNOW ABOUT IT YET.
THEY'RE AWAY ON
AN AFRICAN SAFARI.
[children laughing]
OH, HELLO, SISTER.
DID YOU GET THE REVEREND
MOTHER TO THE BOAT ALL RIGHT?
UH, MOST INTERESTING
RIDE SHE'S HAD IN YEARS.
OH.
HI, SUSIE, HOW ARE THE BURNS?
MY NAME'S BARBARA, SISTER,
AND I HAVE A CRACKED RIB.
SHE'S NOT YOUR SISTER?
SURE, BUT SINCE
THE FIRE... YOU KNOW.
CHARLIE, YOU
DON'T HAVE A SISTER.
I DO SO,
SHE'S A WORLD-FAMOUS
TRAPEZE ARTIST.
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO
LIE? ♪ CHARLIE IS A LIAR ♪
♪ CHARLIE IS A LIAR ♪
[children chanting] ♪ CHARLIE
IS A LIAR CHARLIE IS A LIAR ♪
[exclaiming]
NOW, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER
BIT OF SHOUTING FROM ANY OF YOU.
HI.
CHARLIE WAS JUST
TELLING ME A VERY
INTERESTING STORY ABOUT
HOW HE BROKE HIS ARM.
HE FELL OFF HIS BICYCLE, SISTER.
TALL STORY, HUH?
[speaking Spanish]
TAIL NEEDS TRIMMING.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT FLYING?
OH, ENOUGH TO GET BY.
JUDGING FROM THIS
KITE YOU'RE MAKING,
I'D SAY YOU WERE
AN EXPERT AT IT.
CHARLES LINDBERGH'S MY UNCLE.
THAT'S QUITE AN
IMAGINATION HE HAS.
UNFORTUNATELY,
SISTER JACQUELINE,
SOME PEOPLE SEE HIS
FANTASIES AS JUST PLAIN LIES.
THAT'S ONE REASON WHY
IT'S BEEN SO DIFFICULT
FINDING SOMEONE TO ADOPT HIM.
HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY PARENTS?
THEY WERE KILLED IN A CAR
ACCIDENT WHEN HE WAS 4.
UH, SINCE THEN HE'S BEEN IN
ONE FOSTER HOME AFTER ANOTHER.
IT'S NO WONDER HE PREFERS
HIS FANTASIES TO THE REAL WORLD.
BUT SURELY THAT HASN'T STOPPED
PEOPLE FROM ADOPTING HIM?
NOT THAT ALONE, NO.
ACCORDING TO THE
PSYCHOLOGIST AT THE ORPHANAGE,
HIS EXPERIENCES HAVE MADE
CHARLIE OVERLY, UH, SELF-ORIENTED.
YOU MEAN HE'S SELFISH?
YES, BUT PSYCHOLOGISTS
DON'T USE WORDS LIKE THAT.
ANYWAY, HE DOESN'T
GIVE AWAY A THING.
OH, HE SOUNDS LIKE HE
BADLY NEEDS A FRIEND.
CAN I COME BACK TOMORROW?
YOU'RE WELCOME ANYTIME, SISTER,
BUT DON'T EXPECT TOO MUCH.
HE'S VERY HARD TO REACH.
WELL, AT LEAST I HAVE
ONE THING GOING FOR ME.
WHAT'S THAT?
WE'RE BOTH CRAZY ABOUT FLYING.
CHARLIE, THAT'S THE
GREATEST KITE I'VE EVER SEEN.
IT'S OK.
OK?
ISN'T THAT KITE THE
LOVE OF YOUR LIFE?
I GUESS IT IS.
WELL, THEN WHY ARE
YOU AFRAID OF SHOWING IT?
ONCE YOU SHOW
YOU LIKE SOMETHING,
PRETTY SOON THEY TAKE IT AWAY.
OH. IS THAT WHY YOU HAVEN'T MADE
ANY FRIENDS AT THE ORPHANAGE?
BECAUSE THEY EVENTUALLY LEAVE?
PRETTY NEAT PLACE
TO FLY A KITE, HUH?
YEAH,
HOW COME YOU CHOOSE THIS
PARTICULAR PLACE, CHARLIE?
THAT'S MY SECRET PLACE.
THAT'S MY TREE. I CLIMB
UP TO THE TOP BRANCH.
(Bertrille) WOW,
THAT'S PRETTY HIGH.
YOU CLIMB ALL THE WAY UP THERE?
AH, IT'S NOTHING AFTER
THE EVEREST CLIMB.
CHARLIE.
WELL, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
BUT NO OTHER HUMAN FOOT
HAS EVER TOUCHED THAT BRANCH.
AND THAT'S THE TRUTH.
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLIMB IT LATER?
UH, MAYBE SOME OTHER DAY, HUH?
ARE NUNS NOT ALLOWED
TO CLIMB TREES?
WELL, I DON'T THINK THERE'S
ANY ACTUAL LAW AGAINST IT.
IT'S JUST THAT...
WELL, THESE AREN'T VERY
GOOD TREE-CLIMBING CLOTHES.
YOU'RE NOT LIKE THE
OTHER NUNS I'VE MET.
NO? HOW'RE THEY
DIFFERENT FROM ME?
WELL, I DON'T
KNOW. SORT OF HOLY.
WELL, I'M JUST A BEGINNER.
WHY HAVE YOU BEEN COMING
TO SEE ME, EVERY DAY?
WHY DO YOU THINK?
WELL, I'VE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT THAT.
AT FIRST, I THOUGHT
YOU WERE AFTER MY SOUL.
THEN YOU DIDN'T TALK RELIGIOUS
STUFF OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO THEN I THOUGHT IT
MUST BE SOMETHING ELSE.
YOU FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT, HUH?
SURE. IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
YOU'RE JUST CRAZY ABOUT KITES.
DID YOU EVER THINK IT
MIGHT BE BECAUSE I LIKE YOU?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO
FLY HER THIS TIME?
I'D BE HONORED.
OK, IT'S ABOUT READY.
OK, CHARLIE, RUN.
OK, LET HER GO!
WHOA!
[grunts]
UH, I THINK I CAN EXPLAIN THAT.
YOU CAN FLY!
YES, BUT IT'S NOTHING TO
GET SCARED ABOUT, CHARLIE.
YOU SEE, I ONLY WEIGH 90 POUNDS
[car honking] AND THAT, COMBINED
WITH MY CORNETTE AND...
AND THESE STRONG
TRADE WINDS HERE.
WELL, I CAN FLY BUT IT'S... IT'S ALL A
MATTER OF SIMPLE AERODYNAMICS.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
I GUESS SO. DO YOU
NEED A KITE TO DO IT?
NO, IT HAS TO DO WITH MY
CORNETTE AND MY WEIGHT.
GOSH.
BUT THERE'S ONE MORE
THING, CHARLIE. NOW, I DON'T...
CHARLIE, I'VE BEEN
LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU.
DR. TAPIA'S WAITING
TO LOOK AT YOUR ARM.
NOW QUICK, INTO THE CAR.
WHAT ABOUT MY KITE?
WELL, THAT'S OK, CHARLIE, I'LL REEL IT IN
FOR YOU. SEE YOU LATER AT THE HOSPITAL
SOMETHING THE MATTER, SISTER?
YEAH, CHARLIE SAW ME TAKE
AN UNSCHEDULED FLIGHT.
I JUST HOPE I CAN TALK TO HIM
BEFORE HE TELLS ANYBODY ELSE.
[engine rumbling]
BUT SHE CAN. SHE CAN FLY.
CHARLIE, THIS TIME
YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR.
BUT IT'S ALL TRUE.
SURE, LIKE WHEN YOU SAVED
THAT LIFEGUARD FROM DROWNING.
[children laughing]
THIS IS DIFFERENT. THE WIND
GETS UNDER HER HAT AND SHE FLIES.
NOW CHARLIE, THAT'S
JUST NONSENSE.
NOBODY CAN FLY.
SISTER BERTRILLE CAN.
CHARLIE, ONE MORE WORD
AND I'LL HAVE TO SCREEN YOU OFF.
BUT IT'S ALL TRUE.
SISTER BERTRILLE WILL TELL YOU.
WON'T YOU, SISTER?
TELL THEM WHAT, CHARLIE?
THAT YOU CAN FLY.
THEY WON'T BELIEVE ME.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THIS, SISTER.
THE BOY IS OVERWROUGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU
WAITING FOR? TELL 'EM.
I... I CAN'T, CHARLIE.
I'M SORRY, I WISH I COULD.
CHARLIE?
CHARLIE.
SISTER.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
I'M GOING TO GET PERMISSION
FROM THE REVEREND MOTHER
TO RELEASE ME FROM MY
PROMISE SO I CAN TELL THEM.
BUT THE REVEREND MOTHER'S IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN. HOW WILL YOU FIND HER?
I KNOW HER CABIN NUMBER.
[wind blowing]
WATER, GIVE ME SOME WATER.
WE FINISHED ALL THE
WATER YESTERDAY.
WHY YOU KEEP ASKIN'?
I JUST WANT TO
SEE IF I'M STILL ALIVE.
[moans]
YOU'RE STILL ALIVE.
JUST TRY AND HOLD ON
A LITTLE LONGER, JOE.
HERE,
HAVE A CIGARETTE.
NO, THANKS.
I'M TRYING TO GIVE THEM UP.
JOE. JOE, LOOK!
DON'T WORRY! I'LL SEND HELP!
JOE, WHAT DID WE JUST SEE?
A NUN, FLYING.
W-WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF IT?
IT MEANS WE'RE DEAD.
BUT I FEEL JUST THE
SAME AS BEFORE.
YOU HEARD HER,
SHE'S SENDIN'
SOMEONE BACK FOR US.
YOU THINK THIS IS HEAVEN?
[sobs] I GUESS SO.
WELL, IT'S CERTAINLY NOT
ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE.
[footsteps approaching]
[speaking Spanish]
[speaking Spanish]
HI, THERE. I... I
SEEM TO BE STUCK.
SO IT SEEMS.
[speaking Spanish]
[speaking Spanish]
I'M SORRY TO JUST TO DROP IN ON...
ON YOU LIKE THIS, REVEREND MOTHER.
I... I TRIED TO PHONE, BUT
THE SHIP'S LINE WAS BUSY.
[grunts]
REVEREND MOTHER,
COULD YOU GIVE ME A TUG?
THE BLOOD IS RUSHING TO MY HEAD.
OH.
THEY'RE SURE TAKIN' THEIR
TIME ABOUT COMIN' FOR US.
WHAT'S THE HURRY, JOE?
WE GOT ALL THE TIME
IN THE WORLD NOW.
YOU KNOW SOMETHIN'?
I-I'VE BEEN THINKIN'.
IF WE'RE DEAD, HOW
COME I DON'T HEAR NOTHIN'?
WHAT DID YOU EXPECT, CHIMES?
A CHOIR. LIKE IN THE MOVIES.
THERE'S ALWAYS A CHOIR.
AH, WHAT DO THEY KNOW?
LOOK, SHE'S BACK.
THEY'RE COMING FOR YOU SOON!
LOBSTER.
AND BEER.
AND PUMPKIN PIE.
MMM.
AND SANDWICHES,
CORNED BEEF ON RYE.
[grunts]
HEAVEN MUST BE
NON-DENOMINATIONAL.
MMM.
[crickets chirping]
THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE BACK.
SISTER, IT MUST BE
3:00 IN THE MORNING.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
WAITED UP FOR ME.
WELL, I WORRY WHEN
YOU FLY AT NIGHT.
SO, WHAT DID THE
REVEREND MOTHER SAY?
WELL, SHE LEFT IT UP
TO MY OWN JUDGMENT.
WHAT ELSE COULD SHE DO?
WELL, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
TELL THEM THE TRUTH.
WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
WELL, FIRST YOU'D
BETTER GET SOME SLEEP.
YOU MUST BE TIRED.
ONLY MY ARMS.
[door shuts]
BERTRILLE, YOU'LL
BE LATE FOR THE...
SISTER BERTRILLE?
MY CORNETTE'S GONE.
OH, THAT DOES IT.
WHAT DO WE DO? WE'VE
GOT TO GET TO THAT HOSPITAL.
HE'S LIABLE TO KILL HIMSELF.
HE WON'T FLY?
WELL, I DON'T THINK
SO. I'LL EXPLAIN LATER. I...
[motorcycle engine puttering]
YOU LOOK FUNNY.
LAUGH ALL YOU WANT.
YOU'LL BE SORRY WHEN YOU SEE
ME FLYING AROUND THE HOSPITAL.
(Barbara) YOU'RE GOING TO
TRY TO FLY IN THAT THING?
JUST KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED.
I ONLY WEIGH HALF AS
MUCH AS SISTER BERTRILLE,
SO I'LL FLY TWICE AS HIGH.
YOU'RE GONNA REALLY GET IT
WHEN NURSE DELGADO FINDS OUT
THAT YOU'VE BEEN
TELLING MORE LIES.
BUT I WAS TELLING THE TRUTH.
AND I'M GONNA PROVE IT TO YOU.
(Bertrille) CHARLIE,
WAIT A MINUTE.
I'M COMING UP. THERE'S
SOMETHING I WANNA TELL YOU.
I'M GONNA FLY AND
DON'T TRY TO STOP ME.
WELL, I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN
SOMETHING ABOUT THE FLYING, OK?
[gasping]
WELL, OLLIE, THIS IS ANOTHER
FINE MESS YOU'VE GOTTEN US INTO.
WHAT DID YOU WANT TO TELL ME?
CHARLIE, IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
YOU TRY TO TAKE OFF HERE AND
YOU'LL GO RIGHT INTO A NOSE-DIVE.
WHY? YOU SAID YOU FLEW
BECAUSE YOU HAD THE CORNETTE.
AND BECAUSE YOU ONLY
WEIGHED 90 POUNDS.
WELL, I'VE GOT THE CORNETTE
NOW AND I ONLY WEIGH 60 POUNDS.
CHARLIE, IT ISN'T THAT SIMPLE.
YOU SEE, I FLY BECAUSE
OF A NUMBER OF ELEMENTS.
IT HAS SOMETHING TO
DO WITH MY EXACT WEIGHT,
PLUS THE WAY IT'S DISTRIBUTED,
COMBINED WITH THE
WEIGHT OF MY CLOTHES,
COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF MY SHOES,
COMBINED WITH GOODNESS KNOWS WHAT ELSE.
AND THE WIND HAS
TO BE EXACTLY RIGHT.
I DON'T REALLY
UNDERSTAND IT MYSELF.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT WHEN YOU BRING
ALL THESE ELEMENTS TOGETHER, I FLY.
[sighs] LET'S FACE IT, CHARLIE,
YOU JUST HAVEN'T GOT THE RIGHT
FUSELAGE OR EQUIPMENT FOR THIS OPERATION.
HOW DO I KNOW YOU'RE
TELLING ME THE TRUTH?
BECAUSE I'M YOUR FRIEND.
YOU WEREN'T MY FRIEND YESTERDAY.
WELL, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
YOU SEE, I... I MADE
A SOLEMN PROMISE
TO THE MOTHER
SUPERIOR AT OUR CONVENT
THAT I WOULDN'T TELL
ANYBODY ABOUT MY FLYING.
SHE SEEMS TO THINK IT'LL ATTRACT
THOUSANDS OF CURIOSITY SEEKERS.
WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT THAT?
CHARLIE, WE HAVE JOBS
WE DO AT OUR CONVENT.
WE TEACH THE CHILDREN, WE
LOOK AFTER THE OLD PEOPLE,
WE TAKE CARE OF THE SICK,
WE TRY AND HELP THE POOR.
IF PEOPLE CAME POURING INTO
OUR CONVENT JUST TO LOOK AT ME,
WELL, IT WOULD
DISRUPT THAT WORK.
BESIDES, I HAD TO GET PERMISSION
FROM THE REVEREND MOTHER
BEFORE I COULD
BACK UP YOUR STORY.
AND DID YOU? YES.
AND IF YOU COME DOWN
THIS TREE WITH ME NOW,
I'LL TELL THEM YOU
WERE TELLING THE TRUTH.
HERE.
THANKS.
IT DIDN'T LOOK
GOOD ON ME ANYWAY.
[birds chirping]
WELL, CHARLIE, WHAT HAVE
YOU GOT TO SAY FOR YOURSELF?
UH, DOCTOR, I THINK IT'S TIME THAT
I EXPLAINED SOMETHING TO YOU.
SISTER BERTRILLE, I'D LIKE TO
DO IT MYSELF IF YOU DON'T MIND.
DOCTOR, I LIED WHEN I SAID I SAW
SISTER BERTRILLE FLY YESTERDAY.
CHARLIE!
WELL, I GUESS IT WAS JUST A
FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION.
(Dr. Tapia) I SEE.
AND WHY DID YOU STEAL SISTER
BERTRILLE'S CORNETTE AND CLIMB IN THE TREE?
I GUESS I THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE A BIG JOKE.
I KNOW, I GOT A WARPED
SENSE OF HUMOR.
CHARLIE, DO YOU REALIZE ALL
THE TROUBLE YOU'VE CAUSED?
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND IF YOU'RE
INTERESTED, I'M NOT GONNA LIE ANYMORE.
WHAT MADE YOU
DECIDE THAT, CHARLIE?
WELL, I THINK I'VE OUTGROWN IT.
I HOPE SO.
(Dr. Tapia) OK,
EVERYBODY INTO THE JEEP.
(Bertrille) CHARLIE.
WHAT MADE YOU TELL
THEM THAT MY FLYING
WAS A FIGMENT OF
YOUR IMAGINATION?
WELL, ALL THOSE
CURIOSITY SEEKERS.
I COULDN'T LET YOU
TAKE A RAP LIKE THAT.
I'M AFRAID WE'RE GOING TO
BE A LITTLE CROWDED, SISTERS.
OH, THAT'S OK,
DOCTOR. WE'LL WALK.
(Charlie) SO LONG, SISTER.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE
FIRST UNSELFISH THING
HE'S DONE IN YEARS?
MMM-HMM. LOOKS
LIKE HE'S ON HIS WAY.
FEEL PRETTY GOOD, HUH?
4 FEET OFF THE GROUND.
AND I'M NOT EVEN
WEARING MY CORNETTE.
(Jacqueline) IN THE 20 YEARS
THAT REVEREND MOTHER PLACIDO
HAD BEEN AT THE
CONVENT SAN TANCO,
NEITHER OVERWORK, ILL HEALTH,
NOR THE REPEATED
PLEAS OF DR. TAPIA
HAD EVER PERSUADED
HER TO TAKE A DAY OFF.
SISTER BERTRILLE ACCOMPLISHED
THIS MONUMENTAL FEAT
WITHOUT EVEN TRYING.
HER UNWITTING ALLY,
A BATTLE-SCARRED ALLEY CAT.
HE WAS STUCK ON THE ROOF
AND DESPERATELY
NEEDED A STEEPLEJACK,
[meows] A FIREMAN WITH A LADDER
OR A NUN WHO COULD FLY.
[wind howling]
[kids cheering]
REVEREND MOTHER,
IS THERE SOME SPECIAL PROBLEM
THAT'S BEEN BOTHERING YOU?
WHY DO YOU ASK?
2O YEARS OF KNOWING YOU.
I FLATTER MYSELF, I CAN
TELL WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU CAN'T QUITE HANDLE.
AM I RIGHT?
WELL,
I... I HAVE BEEN FACED WITH A
RATHER UNIQUE PROBLEM LATELY.
OH, BUT IT'S... IT'S
NOTHING, NOTHING THAT, UH,
GIVEN A LITTLE TIME...
W-WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO SAY?
I, UH,
BELIEVE I WILL TAKE THAT
OCEAN VOYAGE, DOCTOR.
REVEREND MOTHER, WHAT
MADE YOU SUDDENLY DECIDE
TO TAKE THE BOAT INSTEAD OF FLY?
I GET ENOUGH OF
FLYING AT HOME, DOCTOR.
(Jacqueline) THE NEXT DAY,
SISTER BERTRILLE DROVE
THE REVEREND MOTHER
[car backfiring]
INTO SAN JUAN TO CATCH THE BOAT.
WITH AN UNSCHEDULED
STOP ALONG THE WAY.
[engine choking]
[car door shuts]
OH, THAT'S THE
3RD FLAT THIS WEEK.
I THINK IT'S TRYING
TO TELL US SOMETHING.
CAN YOU FIX IT,
SISTER BERTRILLE?
[sighs] I'LL GIVE IT A WHIRL.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M LOOKING AT THE CLOCK.
IT'S THE ONLY THING IN THE
CAR THAT WORKS PROPERLY.
THAT SHOULD GIVE YOU AN
IDEA WHAT A CRAZY CAR IT IS.
WELL, I... I BELIEVE THAT
WE HAVE AMPLE TIME.
MY... MY SHIP DOESN'T SAIL
FOR ANOTHER 2 HOURS, I THINK.
YES, I KNOW, BUT I...
I'M SUPPOSED TO MEET SISTER
JACQUELINE AT THE HOSPITAL.
WE PROMISED, UH,
DR. TAPIA THAT WE'D VISIT
SOME OF THE SICK KIDS THERE.
GOOD.
[metallic clattering]
BOY, I TELL YOU, I'VE SEEN MORE
RUBBER ON AN ELASTIC BAND.
REVEREND MOTHER, DO YOU THINK
AFTER YOU GET BACK FROM YOUR MEETING,
WE COULD BUY 4 NEW TIRES?
YES, UH, SISTER BERTRILLE.
UH, WHERE WOULD
WE GET THE MONEY?
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE YOU'LL GET
LUCKY AT SHIP BINGO.
CAN I, UH,
UH, H-HELP YOU WITH...
WITH... WITH THAT?
NO, THANK YOU, REVEREND MOTHER.
I WOULDN'T WANT YOU BOARDING YOUR
SHIP LOOKING LIKE A GREASE MONKEY.
MIGHT GIVE THE
CONVENT A BAD NAME.
[sighing] THAT'S THE GOOD
THING ABOUT FLYING.
THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT IS MY CORNETTE ICING UP.
YES. UM, SISTER BERTRILLE,
I, UH, HAD A SPECIAL REASON
FOR, UH, ASKING YOU
TO DRIVE ME TODAY.
I'M THE ONLY NUN THAT
CAN CHANGE A FLAT?
THAT WAS A FORTUNATE
COINCIDENCE.
(Rev. Mother) NO,
I, UH, I WANTED TO
HAVE YOUR SOLEMN PROMISE
THAT, UH, WHILE I'M AWAY,
YOU WOULD NOT TELL ANYONE
ELSE ABOUT YOUR FLYING.
[grunts]
THINK IT OUGHT TO BE
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION, HUH?
I WOULD REST MUCH EASIER
IF YOU WOULD GIVE ME YOUR
PROMISE NOT TO TELL ANYONE.
YOU HAVE IT, REVEREND MOTHER.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO
THINK ABOUT A THING,
JUST CONCENTRATE
ON HAVING A GOOD TIME.
THANK YOU, SISTER.
NOW, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS, UH,
CHANGE THIS AND
PUT THE SPARE ON.
[tire explodes]
[air hissing] WHAT WAS THAT?
OH, I THINK IT WAS THE SPARE.
THE SPARE WENT FLAT?
I TOLD YOU IT WAS A CRAZY CAR.
BUT SISTER, HOW ON EARTH
ARE WE GOING TO GET TO
THE BOAT, TO THE HARBOR?
REVEREND MOTHER,
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING LEFT.
OUR THUMBS. THUMBS?
[pants]
UH, SISTER BERTRILLE,
UH, DO YOU THINK THAT
ANYONE WILL STOP FOR US?
I MEAN, ISN'T IT
CONSIDERED DANGEROUS
TO PICK UP HITCHHIKERS?
REVEREND MOTHER,
IF ANYONE THINKS
2 NUNS ARE GOING TO CONK THEM
OVER THE HEAD AND STEAL THEIR MONEY,
I THINK WE BETTER DO
SOMETHING TO CHANGE OUR IMAGE.
HI, I'M LOOKING FOR
SISTER JACQUELINE.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS?
SHE TOOK EVERYONE DOWN TO
THE GARDEN TO READ TO THEM.
SHE'LL BE BACK SOON. OH.
WHY DIDN'T YOU GO?
SISTER JACQUELINE'S A NICE LADY,
BUT HER TASTE IN
LITERATURE IS EXCRUCIATING.
OH, NOT YOUR MEAT, HUH?
ALSO, I'M A
DISRUPTING INFLUENCE.
I'M CHARLIE WEBSTER.
HOW DO YOU DO, CHARLIE?
I'M SISTER BERTRILLE.
YOU HAVE A SMUDGE ON YOUR FACE.
OH, WELL, I WAS
CHANGING A FLAT TIRE.
I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS
ALLOWED TO HAPPEN TO NUNS.
FLATS? DIRT.
YOU THINK WE HAVE AN
INVISIBLE SHIELD AROUND US?
I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT CATHOLIC.
OH.
HOW'D YOU BREAK YOUR ARM?
RESCUING MY KID SISTER.
HOW'D YOU DO THAT?
THREW HER OUT OF A THIRD-STORY
WINDOW. DIDN'T YOU READ ABOUT IT?
NO. I... I MUST HAVE MISSED IT.
WELL, THE BUILDING WAS ON FIRE
AND I WOKE UP,
AND I GRABBED SUSIE AND MANAGED
TO THROW HER OUT THE WINDOW.
THE FIREMEN CAUGHT HER IN ONE
OF THOSE BLANKET-LIKE THINGS.
I DON'T REMEMBER
MUCH AFTER THAT.
THE SMOKE MADE ME PASS OUT.
WOW. HOW'S YOUR SISTER NOW?
OH, SHE'S ALMOST AS GOOD AS NEW.
EXCEPT FOR A FEW MINOR BURNS.
SHE HAS THE NEXT BED TO ME.
OH.
GEE, CHARLIE, YOU SOUND
LIKE A VERY BRAVE BOY.
I BET YOUR PARENTS
ARE PROUD OF YOU.
OH, THEY DON'T
KNOW ABOUT IT YET.
THEY'RE AWAY ON
AN AFRICAN SAFARI.
[children laughing]
OH, HELLO, SISTER.
DID YOU GET THE REVEREND
MOTHER TO THE BOAT ALL RIGHT?
UH, MOST INTERESTING
RIDE SHE'S HAD IN YEARS.
OH.
HI, SUSIE, HOW ARE THE BURNS?
MY NAME'S BARBARA, SISTER,
AND I HAVE A CRACKED RIB.
SHE'S NOT YOUR SISTER?
SURE, BUT SINCE
THE FIRE... YOU KNOW.
CHARLIE, YOU
DON'T HAVE A SISTER.
I DO SO,
SHE'S A WORLD-FAMOUS
TRAPEZE ARTIST.
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO
LIE? ♪ CHARLIE IS A LIAR ♪
♪ CHARLIE IS A LIAR ♪
[children chanting] ♪ CHARLIE
IS A LIAR CHARLIE IS A LIAR ♪
[exclaiming]
NOW, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER
BIT OF SHOUTING FROM ANY OF YOU.
HI.
CHARLIE WAS JUST
TELLING ME A VERY
INTERESTING STORY ABOUT
HOW HE BROKE HIS ARM.
HE FELL OFF HIS BICYCLE, SISTER.
TALL STORY, HUH?
[speaking Spanish]
TAIL NEEDS TRIMMING.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT FLYING?
OH, ENOUGH TO GET BY.
JUDGING FROM THIS
KITE YOU'RE MAKING,
I'D SAY YOU WERE
AN EXPERT AT IT.
CHARLES LINDBERGH'S MY UNCLE.
THAT'S QUITE AN
IMAGINATION HE HAS.
UNFORTUNATELY,
SISTER JACQUELINE,
SOME PEOPLE SEE HIS
FANTASIES AS JUST PLAIN LIES.
THAT'S ONE REASON WHY
IT'S BEEN SO DIFFICULT
FINDING SOMEONE TO ADOPT HIM.
HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY PARENTS?
THEY WERE KILLED IN A CAR
ACCIDENT WHEN HE WAS 4.
UH, SINCE THEN HE'S BEEN IN
ONE FOSTER HOME AFTER ANOTHER.
IT'S NO WONDER HE PREFERS
HIS FANTASIES TO THE REAL WORLD.
BUT SURELY THAT HASN'T STOPPED
PEOPLE FROM ADOPTING HIM?
NOT THAT ALONE, NO.
ACCORDING TO THE
PSYCHOLOGIST AT THE ORPHANAGE,
HIS EXPERIENCES HAVE MADE
CHARLIE OVERLY, UH, SELF-ORIENTED.
YOU MEAN HE'S SELFISH?
YES, BUT PSYCHOLOGISTS
DON'T USE WORDS LIKE THAT.
ANYWAY, HE DOESN'T
GIVE AWAY A THING.
OH, HE SOUNDS LIKE HE
BADLY NEEDS A FRIEND.
CAN I COME BACK TOMORROW?
YOU'RE WELCOME ANYTIME, SISTER,
BUT DON'T EXPECT TOO MUCH.
HE'S VERY HARD TO REACH.
WELL, AT LEAST I HAVE
ONE THING GOING FOR ME.
WHAT'S THAT?
WE'RE BOTH CRAZY ABOUT FLYING.
CHARLIE, THAT'S THE
GREATEST KITE I'VE EVER SEEN.
IT'S OK.
OK?
ISN'T THAT KITE THE
LOVE OF YOUR LIFE?
I GUESS IT IS.
WELL, THEN WHY ARE
YOU AFRAID OF SHOWING IT?
ONCE YOU SHOW
YOU LIKE SOMETHING,
PRETTY SOON THEY TAKE IT AWAY.
OH. IS THAT WHY YOU HAVEN'T MADE
ANY FRIENDS AT THE ORPHANAGE?
BECAUSE THEY EVENTUALLY LEAVE?
PRETTY NEAT PLACE
TO FLY A KITE, HUH?
YEAH,
HOW COME YOU CHOOSE THIS
PARTICULAR PLACE, CHARLIE?
THAT'S MY SECRET PLACE.
THAT'S MY TREE. I CLIMB
UP TO THE TOP BRANCH.
(Bertrille) WOW,
THAT'S PRETTY HIGH.
YOU CLIMB ALL THE WAY UP THERE?
AH, IT'S NOTHING AFTER
THE EVEREST CLIMB.
CHARLIE.
WELL, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
BUT NO OTHER HUMAN FOOT
HAS EVER TOUCHED THAT BRANCH.
AND THAT'S THE TRUTH.
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLIMB IT LATER?
UH, MAYBE SOME OTHER DAY, HUH?
ARE NUNS NOT ALLOWED
TO CLIMB TREES?
WELL, I DON'T THINK THERE'S
ANY ACTUAL LAW AGAINST IT.
IT'S JUST THAT...
WELL, THESE AREN'T VERY
GOOD TREE-CLIMBING CLOTHES.
YOU'RE NOT LIKE THE
OTHER NUNS I'VE MET.
NO? HOW'RE THEY
DIFFERENT FROM ME?
WELL, I DON'T
KNOW. SORT OF HOLY.
WELL, I'M JUST A BEGINNER.
WHY HAVE YOU BEEN COMING
TO SEE ME, EVERY DAY?
WHY DO YOU THINK?
WELL, I'VE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT THAT.
AT FIRST, I THOUGHT
YOU WERE AFTER MY SOUL.
THEN YOU DIDN'T TALK RELIGIOUS
STUFF OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO THEN I THOUGHT IT
MUST BE SOMETHING ELSE.
YOU FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT, HUH?
SURE. IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
YOU'RE JUST CRAZY ABOUT KITES.
DID YOU EVER THINK IT
MIGHT BE BECAUSE I LIKE YOU?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO
FLY HER THIS TIME?
I'D BE HONORED.
OK, IT'S ABOUT READY.
OK, CHARLIE, RUN.
OK, LET HER GO!
WHOA!
[grunts]
UH, I THINK I CAN EXPLAIN THAT.
YOU CAN FLY!
YES, BUT IT'S NOTHING TO
GET SCARED ABOUT, CHARLIE.
YOU SEE, I ONLY WEIGH 90 POUNDS
[car honking] AND THAT, COMBINED
WITH MY CORNETTE AND...
AND THESE STRONG
TRADE WINDS HERE.
WELL, I CAN FLY BUT IT'S... IT'S ALL A
MATTER OF SIMPLE AERODYNAMICS.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
I GUESS SO. DO YOU
NEED A KITE TO DO IT?
NO, IT HAS TO DO WITH MY
CORNETTE AND MY WEIGHT.
GOSH.
BUT THERE'S ONE MORE
THING, CHARLIE. NOW, I DON'T...
CHARLIE, I'VE BEEN
LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU.
DR. TAPIA'S WAITING
TO LOOK AT YOUR ARM.
NOW QUICK, INTO THE CAR.
WHAT ABOUT MY KITE?
WELL, THAT'S OK, CHARLIE, I'LL REEL IT IN
FOR YOU. SEE YOU LATER AT THE HOSPITAL
SOMETHING THE MATTER, SISTER?
YEAH, CHARLIE SAW ME TAKE
AN UNSCHEDULED FLIGHT.
I JUST HOPE I CAN TALK TO HIM
BEFORE HE TELLS ANYBODY ELSE.
[engine rumbling]
BUT SHE CAN. SHE CAN FLY.
CHARLIE, THIS TIME
YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR.
BUT IT'S ALL TRUE.
SURE, LIKE WHEN YOU SAVED
THAT LIFEGUARD FROM DROWNING.
[children laughing]
THIS IS DIFFERENT. THE WIND
GETS UNDER HER HAT AND SHE FLIES.
NOW CHARLIE, THAT'S
JUST NONSENSE.
NOBODY CAN FLY.
SISTER BERTRILLE CAN.
CHARLIE, ONE MORE WORD
AND I'LL HAVE TO SCREEN YOU OFF.
BUT IT'S ALL TRUE.
SISTER BERTRILLE WILL TELL YOU.
WON'T YOU, SISTER?
TELL THEM WHAT, CHARLIE?
THAT YOU CAN FLY.
THEY WON'T BELIEVE ME.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THIS, SISTER.
THE BOY IS OVERWROUGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU
WAITING FOR? TELL 'EM.
I... I CAN'T, CHARLIE.
I'M SORRY, I WISH I COULD.
CHARLIE?
CHARLIE.
SISTER.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
I'M GOING TO GET PERMISSION
FROM THE REVEREND MOTHER
TO RELEASE ME FROM MY
PROMISE SO I CAN TELL THEM.
BUT THE REVEREND MOTHER'S IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN. HOW WILL YOU FIND HER?
I KNOW HER CABIN NUMBER.
[wind blowing]
WATER, GIVE ME SOME WATER.
WE FINISHED ALL THE
WATER YESTERDAY.
WHY YOU KEEP ASKIN'?
I JUST WANT TO
SEE IF I'M STILL ALIVE.
[moans]
YOU'RE STILL ALIVE.
JUST TRY AND HOLD ON
A LITTLE LONGER, JOE.
HERE,
HAVE A CIGARETTE.
NO, THANKS.
I'M TRYING TO GIVE THEM UP.
JOE. JOE, LOOK!
DON'T WORRY! I'LL SEND HELP!
JOE, WHAT DID WE JUST SEE?
A NUN, FLYING.
W-WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF IT?
IT MEANS WE'RE DEAD.
BUT I FEEL JUST THE
SAME AS BEFORE.
YOU HEARD HER,
SHE'S SENDIN'
SOMEONE BACK FOR US.
YOU THINK THIS IS HEAVEN?
[sobs] I GUESS SO.
WELL, IT'S CERTAINLY NOT
ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE.
[footsteps approaching]
[speaking Spanish]
[speaking Spanish]
HI, THERE. I... I
SEEM TO BE STUCK.
SO IT SEEMS.
[speaking Spanish]
[speaking Spanish]
I'M SORRY TO JUST TO DROP IN ON...
ON YOU LIKE THIS, REVEREND MOTHER.
I... I TRIED TO PHONE, BUT
THE SHIP'S LINE WAS BUSY.
[grunts]
REVEREND MOTHER,
COULD YOU GIVE ME A TUG?
THE BLOOD IS RUSHING TO MY HEAD.
OH.
THEY'RE SURE TAKIN' THEIR
TIME ABOUT COMIN' FOR US.
WHAT'S THE HURRY, JOE?
WE GOT ALL THE TIME
IN THE WORLD NOW.
YOU KNOW SOMETHIN'?
I-I'VE BEEN THINKIN'.
IF WE'RE DEAD, HOW
COME I DON'T HEAR NOTHIN'?
WHAT DID YOU EXPECT, CHIMES?
A CHOIR. LIKE IN THE MOVIES.
THERE'S ALWAYS A CHOIR.
AH, WHAT DO THEY KNOW?
LOOK, SHE'S BACK.
THEY'RE COMING FOR YOU SOON!
LOBSTER.
AND BEER.
AND PUMPKIN PIE.
MMM.
AND SANDWICHES,
CORNED BEEF ON RYE.
[grunts]
HEAVEN MUST BE
NON-DENOMINATIONAL.
MMM.
[crickets chirping]
THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE BACK.
SISTER, IT MUST BE
3:00 IN THE MORNING.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
WAITED UP FOR ME.
WELL, I WORRY WHEN
YOU FLY AT NIGHT.
SO, WHAT DID THE
REVEREND MOTHER SAY?
WELL, SHE LEFT IT UP
TO MY OWN JUDGMENT.
WHAT ELSE COULD SHE DO?
WELL, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
TELL THEM THE TRUTH.
WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
WELL, FIRST YOU'D
BETTER GET SOME SLEEP.
YOU MUST BE TIRED.
ONLY MY ARMS.
[door shuts]
BERTRILLE, YOU'LL
BE LATE FOR THE...
SISTER BERTRILLE?
MY CORNETTE'S GONE.
OH, THAT DOES IT.
WHAT DO WE DO? WE'VE
GOT TO GET TO THAT HOSPITAL.
HE'S LIABLE TO KILL HIMSELF.
HE WON'T FLY?
WELL, I DON'T THINK
SO. I'LL EXPLAIN LATER. I...
[motorcycle engine puttering]
YOU LOOK FUNNY.
LAUGH ALL YOU WANT.
YOU'LL BE SORRY WHEN YOU SEE
ME FLYING AROUND THE HOSPITAL.
(Barbara) YOU'RE GOING TO
TRY TO FLY IN THAT THING?
JUST KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED.
I ONLY WEIGH HALF AS
MUCH AS SISTER BERTRILLE,
SO I'LL FLY TWICE AS HIGH.
YOU'RE GONNA REALLY GET IT
WHEN NURSE DELGADO FINDS OUT
THAT YOU'VE BEEN
TELLING MORE LIES.
BUT I WAS TELLING THE TRUTH.
AND I'M GONNA PROVE IT TO YOU.
(Bertrille) CHARLIE,
WAIT A MINUTE.
I'M COMING UP. THERE'S
SOMETHING I WANNA TELL YOU.
I'M GONNA FLY AND
DON'T TRY TO STOP ME.
WELL, I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN
SOMETHING ABOUT THE FLYING, OK?
[gasping]
WELL, OLLIE, THIS IS ANOTHER
FINE MESS YOU'VE GOTTEN US INTO.
WHAT DID YOU WANT TO TELL ME?
CHARLIE, IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
YOU TRY TO TAKE OFF HERE AND
YOU'LL GO RIGHT INTO A NOSE-DIVE.
WHY? YOU SAID YOU FLEW
BECAUSE YOU HAD THE CORNETTE.
AND BECAUSE YOU ONLY
WEIGHED 90 POUNDS.
WELL, I'VE GOT THE CORNETTE
NOW AND I ONLY WEIGH 60 POUNDS.
CHARLIE, IT ISN'T THAT SIMPLE.
YOU SEE, I FLY BECAUSE
OF A NUMBER OF ELEMENTS.
IT HAS SOMETHING TO
DO WITH MY EXACT WEIGHT,
PLUS THE WAY IT'S DISTRIBUTED,
COMBINED WITH THE
WEIGHT OF MY CLOTHES,
COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF MY SHOES,
COMBINED WITH GOODNESS KNOWS WHAT ELSE.
AND THE WIND HAS
TO BE EXACTLY RIGHT.
I DON'T REALLY
UNDERSTAND IT MYSELF.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT WHEN YOU BRING
ALL THESE ELEMENTS TOGETHER, I FLY.
[sighs] LET'S FACE IT, CHARLIE,
YOU JUST HAVEN'T GOT THE RIGHT
FUSELAGE OR EQUIPMENT FOR THIS OPERATION.
HOW DO I KNOW YOU'RE
TELLING ME THE TRUTH?
BECAUSE I'M YOUR FRIEND.
YOU WEREN'T MY FRIEND YESTERDAY.
WELL, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
YOU SEE, I... I MADE
A SOLEMN PROMISE
TO THE MOTHER
SUPERIOR AT OUR CONVENT
THAT I WOULDN'T TELL
ANYBODY ABOUT MY FLYING.
SHE SEEMS TO THINK IT'LL ATTRACT
THOUSANDS OF CURIOSITY SEEKERS.
WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT THAT?
CHARLIE, WE HAVE JOBS
WE DO AT OUR CONVENT.
WE TEACH THE CHILDREN, WE
LOOK AFTER THE OLD PEOPLE,
WE TAKE CARE OF THE SICK,
WE TRY AND HELP THE POOR.
IF PEOPLE CAME POURING INTO
OUR CONVENT JUST TO LOOK AT ME,
WELL, IT WOULD
DISRUPT THAT WORK.
BESIDES, I HAD TO GET PERMISSION
FROM THE REVEREND MOTHER
BEFORE I COULD
BACK UP YOUR STORY.
AND DID YOU? YES.
AND IF YOU COME DOWN
THIS TREE WITH ME NOW,
I'LL TELL THEM YOU
WERE TELLING THE TRUTH.
HERE.
THANKS.
IT DIDN'T LOOK
GOOD ON ME ANYWAY.
[birds chirping]
WELL, CHARLIE, WHAT HAVE
YOU GOT TO SAY FOR YOURSELF?
UH, DOCTOR, I THINK IT'S TIME THAT
I EXPLAINED SOMETHING TO YOU.
SISTER BERTRILLE, I'D LIKE TO
DO IT MYSELF IF YOU DON'T MIND.
DOCTOR, I LIED WHEN I SAID I SAW
SISTER BERTRILLE FLY YESTERDAY.
CHARLIE!
WELL, I GUESS IT WAS JUST A
FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION.
(Dr. Tapia) I SEE.
AND WHY DID YOU STEAL SISTER
BERTRILLE'S CORNETTE AND CLIMB IN THE TREE?
I GUESS I THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE A BIG JOKE.
I KNOW, I GOT A WARPED
SENSE OF HUMOR.
CHARLIE, DO YOU REALIZE ALL
THE TROUBLE YOU'VE CAUSED?
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND IF YOU'RE
INTERESTED, I'M NOT GONNA LIE ANYMORE.
WHAT MADE YOU
DECIDE THAT, CHARLIE?
WELL, I THINK I'VE OUTGROWN IT.
I HOPE SO.
(Dr. Tapia) OK,
EVERYBODY INTO THE JEEP.
(Bertrille) CHARLIE.
WHAT MADE YOU TELL
THEM THAT MY FLYING
WAS A FIGMENT OF
YOUR IMAGINATION?
WELL, ALL THOSE
CURIOSITY SEEKERS.
I COULDN'T LET YOU
TAKE A RAP LIKE THAT.
I'M AFRAID WE'RE GOING TO
BE A LITTLE CROWDED, SISTERS.
OH, THAT'S OK,
DOCTOR. WE'LL WALK.
(Charlie) SO LONG, SISTER.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE
FIRST UNSELFISH THING
HE'S DONE IN YEARS?
MMM-HMM. LOOKS
LIKE HE'S ON HIS WAY.
FEEL PRETTY GOOD, HUH?
4 FEET OFF THE GROUND.
AND I'M NOT EVEN
WEARING MY CORNETTE.