The Flying Nun (1967–1970): Season 1, Episode 18 - Tonio's Mother - full transcript

[barking]

(Jacqueline) ON THE
ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO,

THERE ARE DOZENS OF
POOR LITTLE VILLAGES

DROWSING IN THE TROPIC SUN.

NONE IS POORER OR SMALLER
OR DROWSIER THAN ESPERANZA.

ESPERANZA CAN'T AFFORD A MAYOR.

BUT FATHER DOMINIC MAKES

WHATEVER OFFICIAL
PRONOUNCEMENTS ARE REQUIRED,

WHICH ARE ALWAYS QUICKLY
ENDORSED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL

WHO ARE ALSO KNOWN
AS LOS FILOSOFOS.

OR THE 3 WISE MEN.



OR THE DO-NOTHING CLUB.

NOTHING EVER HAPPENS HERE

EXCEPT FOR AN OCCASIONAL
BAPTISM, FUNERAL OR WEDDING.

TOMORROW, AFTER 7
YEARS AS A WIDOWER,

LUIS ARMIJO IS MARRYING
MANUELA GARCIA.

EVERYONE IN
ESPERANZA IS EXCITED.

AND NO ONE MORE
THAN LUIS' SON, TONIO.

LEFT OUT OF ALL
THE GROWN-UP TALK,

HE DECIDED TO PICK A BOUQUET
OF WILD FLOWERS FOR MANUELA.

AND THAT'S WHEN IT HAPPENED.

[exclaiming]

HI. YOU KIND OF SURPRISED ME.

YOU PLAYING HIDE-AND-GO-SEEK?

OH, YOU'VE BEEN
PICKING WILD FLOWERS.



OH, THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.

FOR ME? OH, THANKS.

TONIO.

PLEASE, SAY IT AGAIN.

SAY WHAT?

MY NAME.

TONIO?

WELL, LISTEN, I... I
GUESS YOU SAW THAT...

WHAT I MEAN IS...

I KNEW SOMEDAY YOU'D
COME OUT OF THE SKY.

YOU DID?

PAPA SAID THAT WHEN YOU
WENT AWAY UP TO HEAVEN,

YOU COULDN'T EVER
COME BACK TO ME.

BUT I KNEW YOU WOULD, MAMA.

MAMA?

I'VE GOT TO TELL PAPA AND
MANUELA AND EVERYBODY.

WAIT, TONIO!

TONIO, I'M NOT YOUR MOTHER.

I... I DIDN'T COME FROM HEAVEN.

T-TONIO?

HEY, TONIO, LET'S PLAY.

I CAN'T PLAY, MY MOTHER'S BACK.

YOUR MOTHER'S BACK? SHE
CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN.

WHAT DID THE BOY SAY?

THAT HIS MOTHER JUST
CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN.

WELL, SHE PICKED
A NICE DAY FOR IT.

PAPA! PAPA! SHE
JUMPED OUT OF THE SKY.

I WAS ON THE HILL WHEN I SAW
HER COMING OUT OF A CLOUD

JUST THE WAY I KNEW SHE WOULD...

WHOA, TONIO.

WHO? WHO CAME OUT OF THE CLOUDS?

MAMA.

WELL, MANUELA HAS BEEN
HERE WITH ME ALL DAY.

SHE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN UP IN
THE CLOUDS. NO, NOT MANUELA.

MY REAL MOTHER.

YOUR MOTHER?

MY MOTHER'S COME BACK,
MANUELA, AND SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.

JUST LIKE YOU SAID, PAPA.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, TONIO? YOU
SHOULD NOT BE MAKING UP STORIES LIKE THIS.

IT ISN'T A STORY,
PAPA, I SAW HER.

WE TALKED. SHE SPOKE MY NAME.

I'M SORRY. I DON'T
KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

OH, BE GENTLE, LUIS.

IT ISN'T EASY FOR TONIO,
THE WEDDING AND ALL...

SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE THIS.

SHE'S WEARING THE SAME KIND
OF CLOTHES AND EVERYTHING.

TONIO, IT ISN'T POSSIBLE.

MAYBE YOU STARED INTO THE SUN
UNTIL YOU THOUGHT YOU SAW HER.

SHE'S THERE. COME
SEE FOR YOURSELF.

SON, TODAY WE DON'T
HAVE TIME TO GO AROUND

LOOKING FOR PEOPLE
WHO AREN'T THERE.

PLEASE, PAPA.

LUIS, IN AN HOUR WE HAVE
TO SEE FATHER DOMINIC

TO SIGN THE WEDDING PAPERS.

IF WE LEAVE NOW, WE
CAN GO WITH TONIO.

BUT WHY SHOULD
WE BE LOOKING... LUIS.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

HURRY, PAPA, HURRY.

[exclaiming]

OH, GOOD MORNING,
FATHER DOMINIC.

SISTER BERTRILLE.

SISTER.

I GUESS YOU'RE
SURPRISED TO SEE ME, HUH?

SISTER,

NOTHING YOU COULD
DO WOULD SURPRISE ME.

BUT PLEASE, THIS IS A
VERY PEACEFUL LITTLE TOWN.

[stuttering] YOU'RE NOT
STAYING HERE, ARE YOU?

OH, NO. THE REVEREND MOTHER JUST GAVE
ME PERMISSION TO COME OVER AND APOLOGIZE

FOR THAT LITTLE MIX-UP IN SAN JUAN
LAST MONTH, WHEN YOU WERE THERE.

WELL, I REALLY DIDN'T
WANT TO GO TO SAN JUAN.

BUT MY NIECE, SHE ASKED ME
TO BAPTIZE HER FIRST CHILD.

WHAT COULD I DO?

BUT SHE DID NOT WARN ME THAT YOU
WERE GOING TO BE THE GODMOTHER.

I KNOW I SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN
THE BABY ON THE MOTORCYCLE

BUT I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING
TO BAPTIZE THE WRONG BABY.

MOTORCYCLE. MOTORCYCLE. I
COULD HAVE UNDERSTOOD THAT.

BUT WHEN YOU... [birds chirping]

WHEN YOU FLEW UP TO THE...
THE ROOF OF THE CATHEDRAL...

WELL, I EXPLAINED THAT.

YES, SISTER, SO YOU DID.

BUT I'M NOT A YOUNG MAN.

I'VE LED A SHELTERED LIFE

AND I... WELL, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

EVERYTHING IS DONE NOW,
AND EVERYBODY'S HAPPY.

MY... MY GREAT-NEPHEW
HAS BEEN BAPTIZED.

MY NIECE AND HER
HUSBAND HAVE RECONCILED.

AND YOU'RE HERE FOR A
VERY SHORT VISIT, HUH?

OH, YES. YOU SEE, YOU RAN OFF IN SUCH
A HURRY THAT YOU FORGOT YOUR PIPE.

OH.

THANK YOU, SISTER. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THIS... THIS
IS MY FAVORITE ONE.

AND IT WAS VERY THOUGHTFUL
OF YOU TO TAKE SUCH A LONG TRIP

AND BRING IT TO ME AGAIN.

OF COURSE, YOU...

[exclaiming]

MAYBE SOMEBODY SAW YOU?

OH, NO.

JUST THIS LITTLE BOY ON THE HILL

BUT HE MADE IT PART OF
SOME GAME HE WAS PLAYING.

BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, PAPA.

SHE WAS RIGHT THERE.

TONIO, THERE WAS NO ONE HERE.

THERE WAS, PAPA.

SHE CAME RIGHT
DOWN OUT OF THE SKY.

AND THEN WE TALKED.

I GAVE HER FLOWERS.

MAYBE YOU WERE DREAMING.

I'VE DREAMED ABOUT MAMA MANY
TIMES, BUT THIS WAS DIFFERENT.

I WAS AWAKE AND SHE WAS HERE.

TONIO, I'M NOT GOING TO...

LUIS, UN MOMENTITO.

LISTEN, QUERIDO.

MAYBE YOU FEEL BECAUSE
I'M COMING TO STAY WITH YOU,

TAKE CARE OF YOU

THAT... THAT I'M TRYING TO
TAKE YOUR MOTHER'S PLACE.

THAT ISN'T SO.

I'M HOPING THAT YOU
CAN LOVE BOTH OF US.

I LIKE YOU, MANUELA. VERY MUCH.

BUT DON'T YOU SEE? NOW
THAT MY MOTHER'S BACK,

SHE WILL LOOK AFTER PAPA AND ME.

AND YOU WON'T HAVE
TO TAKE CARE OF US.

ENOUGH OF THIS
FOOLISHNESS NOW. BUT, PAPA...

YOU GO HOME. I DON'T WANT
TO HEAR ANY MORE OF THAT.

MAMA HAS COME BACK
AND I'LL SHOW YOU.

I'LL FIND HER, THEN YOU'LL SEE.

IT WILL BE FINE, MANUELA.

HE LOVES YOU.

OF COURSE HE DOES.

IT WILL BE FINE.

HEY, TONIO, CATCH.

I CAN'T PLAY, PABLO. I'VE
GOT TO FIND MY MOTHER.

YOU DON'T HAVE A MOTHER.

YES, I DO. SHE CAME
DOWN OUT OF THE SKY.

OUT OF THE SKY? THIS MORNING.

YOU'RE A LIAR. I AM NOT.

OUT OF THE SKY. HUH. YOU HEAR?

HIS MOTHER FLIES OUT
OF THE SKY LIKE A BIRD.

HIS MOTHER'S A BIRD.

[cawing]

DON'T YOU SAY THAT
ABOUT MY MOTHER.

(Pablo) YOUR MOTHER'S A
BIRD! YOUR MOTHER'S A BIRD!

(Tonio) SHUT UP ABOUT MY MOTHER!

MY MOTHER'S NO BIRD.

HEY, YOU GUYS! HEY!

CUT IT OUT!

(Pablo) YOUR MOTHER'S A BIRD.

SHE'S NO BIRD.

YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED
OF YOURSELF, FIGHTING.

I'M SORRY, BUT HE SAID
A BAD THING ABOUT YOU.

ABOUT ME?

(Tonio) AND HE CALLED ME A LIAR.

(Pablo) YOU ARE A LIAR.

YOU DID COME OUT OF
THE SKY, DIDN'T YOU?

WELL, I... TELL HIM. PLEASE?

WELL, ACTUALLY, FELLAS,
HE IS TELLING THE TRUTH.

SHE THINKS SHE'S A BIRD, TOO.

DON'T SAY THAT.

(Bertrille) HEY, HEY,
NOW, TONIO. HEY!

TONIO, IT LOOKS LIKE I'M
GONNA HAVE TO TAKE YOU HOME.

YES, THEN PAPA AND
MANUELA WILL BELIEVE ME.

TONIO ARMIJO THINKS THAT THE
NUN FLEW DOWN FROM THE SKY.

THAT IS STRANGE.

EVEN MORE STRANGE,
THE NUN THINKS SO, TOO.

PAPA. MANUELA.

THEY WILL BE HERE SOON.

WHY DON'T YOU SIT
DOWN AND REST, MAMA?

THANK YOU, TONIO.

BEFORE THEY DO COME BACK

THERE'S SOMETHING YOU AND I
HAVE TO STRAIGHTEN OUT FIRST.

SI, MAMA?

NOW, IT'S TRUE, YOU DID
SEE ME COME OF THE SKY.

JUST THE WAY I KNEW YOU WOULD.

BUT BECAUSE YOU
WANTED TO BELIEVE THAT...

SOMETIMES WHEN I LOOKED
UP, I THOUGHT I SAW YOU.

BUT ALWAYS BEFORE,
IT WAS JUST A CLOUD.

TONIO, DO YOU
KNOW WHAT A NUN IS?

YOU'VE NEVER SEEN A NUN?

WELL, THIS IS A NUN'S HABIT.

I KNEW YOU'D BE
DRESSED ALL IN WHITE,

LIKE IN THE PICTURE.

THIS IS YOUR MOTHER?

SI. IT IS YOU.

TONIO, NOW YOU'VE
GOT TO LISTEN TO ME.

YES, MAMA.

I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU MUST
HAVE MISSED YOUR MOTHER

AND HONESTLY, I WOULDN'T
DO ANYTHING TO HURT YOU.

GO ON, MAMA, I DON'T MIND.

I'VE HEARD PABLO'S
MAMA SAY THAT TO HIM

AND THEN AFTER, SHE
HUGS HIM AND KISSES HIM.

TONIO.

PLEASE DON'T CRY.

WE SHOULD BE HAPPY.

I'VE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY.

[exclaiming]

LOOK AT YOUR HANDS.

WHY, THEY'RE A DISGRACE.

AND YOUR FACE IS ALL SMUDGED.

I WILL WASH THEM, MAMA,

AND THEN YOU CAN
SCRUB BEHIND MY EARS.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES CHILDREN
WHO HAVE LOST THEIR MOTHERS,

THEY HAVE SUCH IDEAS.

BUT I WILL SAY A WORD TO TONIO.

♪ [Bertrille singing]
FATHER, LISTEN.

♪ TILL THE BREAK OF DAY ♪

♪ YOU'LL SEE THE WORLD INSIDE ♪

♪ YOUR PILLOW ♪

♪ JUST AS SOON AS I TURN OUT ♪

♪ THE LIGHT ♪

♪ ALL YOU HAVE TO DO ♪

♪ IS CLOSE YOUR SLEEPY EYES ♪

♪ AND SAY THE MAGIC WORDS ♪

♪ GOOD NIGHT ♪

OH, HI. YOU MUST
BE TONIO'S FATHER.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M SISTER BERTRILLE.

YOU LOOK LIKE... I KNOW.

TONIO THINKS I'M HIS MOTHER.

YOU HAVEN'T TOLD HIM
WHO YOU REALLY ARE?

SHH.

WHY HAVEN'T YOU TOLD HIM?

I WANTED TO.

I... I SHOULD HAVE.
I JUST COULDN'T.

WELL, WHY NOT?

WELL, IT SEEMS TO MEAN SO MUCH
TO HIM TO KNOW HIS MOTHER LOVES HIM

THE SAME WAY HE'S LOVED
HER ALL THESE YEARS.

I COULDN'T FIND THE
RIGHT WAY TO TAKE AWAY

SOMETHING SO PRECIOUS TO HIM.

YES, BUT HIS MOTHER IS DEAD.

AFTER TOMORROW,
MANUELA WILL BE HIS MOTHER.

I DIDN'T REALIZE.

OH, THIS HAS GONE TOO FAR.

I'M GONNA SET TONIO
STRAIGHT. LUIS, NO.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
NO? TONIO CAN'T GO ON THINKING

SHE'S HIS MOTHER. SHE'S A NUN.

BUT SHE'S RIGHT.

WHAT TONIO FEELS ABOUT HIS
MOTHER IS VERY PRECIOUS TO HIM.

YOU MUST TAKE THE TIME, LUIS,

TO FIND THE RIGHT
WAY TO TELL HIM

OR THIS CAN BE A HURT THAT
HE WILL CARRY ALL HIS LIFE.

DON'T YOU THINK SO, FATHER?

WE MUST SLOWLY TRY TO
DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE BOY.

YEAH, BUT WHAT
ABOUT THE WEDDING?

WHAT ABOUT US?

WHAT'S BEST FOR
TONIO IS BEST FOR US.

MANUELA, WAIT.

SISTER, WHY DIDN'T
YOU MAIL ME MY PIPE?

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME
MORE TEA, FATHER?

MMM-MMM. NO, NO, THANK YOU.

I'VE JUST GOT TO FIND A WAY
TO TELL TONIO THE TRUTH.

THE TRUTH?

YOU'RE GOING TO TELL
HIM THAT YOU'RE A NUN

FROM CONVENT SAN TANCO?

THAT YOU FLY LIKE AN AIRPLANE?

WELL, THEN, TONIO WILL TELL
THIS TO THE PEOPLE OF ESPERANZA.

ALL OF THEM?

YES, SISTER. THE
WHOLE TOWN WILL KNOW.

AND THEN THE NEWS WILL
TRAVEL TO THE NEXT TOWN,

AND THE NEXT.

NO, SISTER. I'M
AFRAID YOU HAVE TO...

YOU HAVE TO FIND SOME
OTHER WAY TO HELP TONIO.

FATHER, WILL YOU
PLEASE TALK TO MANUELA?

ALL OF A SUDDEN, SHE DECIDED WE
SHOULD NOT GET MARRIED TOMORROW

BECAUSE OF THIS
IDEA THAT TONIO HAS.

SHE WON'T EVEN
LISTEN TO ME ANYMORE.

ALL RIGHT, I WILL TRY
TO REASON WITH HER.

BUT WHY SOMETHING LIKE
THIS SHOULD HAPPEN NOW?

WE'LL WORK IT OUT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, SISTER.

I THOUGHT THAT NUNS WENT
AROUND HELPING PEOPLE.

I'M SORRY.

WHY ARE WOMEN SO COMPLICATED?

LOOK, I LOVE MANUELA,
AND MANUELA LOVES ME.

TONIO NEEDS A MOTHER
AND I NEED A WIFE.

MANUELA WANTS A HUSBAND, SO...

SO WE'RE NOT GETTING MARRIED.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

PAPA. PAPA, MAMA.

TONIO.

SEE, PAPA, I TOLD YOU
MAMA HAD COME BACK,

AND SHE'S JUST LIKE YOU SAID.

TONIO, IF YOU... YOU HAVEN'T HAD
YOUR LUNCH, HAVE YOU, SENOR ARMIJO?

I DON'T WANT ANY LUNCH...
I CAN FIX YOU SOME.

I CAN FIX MY OWN LUNCH.

NO, PAPA. THAT'S MAMA'S
JOB, AND I WILL HELP HER.

COME ON, MAMA.

WOULD YOU LIKE ANYTHING
ELSE, SENOR ARMIJO?

NO, THANK YOU.

[doorbell ringing] I'LL GET IT.

NO, I'LL GET IT.

MAMA, WHY DO YOU CALL
PAPA "SENOR ARMIJO"?

SHOULDN'T YOU CALL
HIM BY HIS FIRST NAME?

WELL, IT'S JUST THAT, UH,

I WANT TO SHOW HOW MUCH
RESPECT I HAVE FOR HIM.

YEAH.

SO, OUR WEDDING GIFT ISN'T GOOD
ENOUGH FOR THE GREAT LUIS ARMIJO.

WEDDING GIFT? WHAT WEDDING GIFT?

IN BETTER TIMES, MEN WOULD
HAVE FOUGHT DUELS FOR LESS.

JULIO, WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT? THIS.

AND YOU WEREN'T MAN
ENOUGH TO INSULT US IN PERSON.

YOU SENT YOUR BOY TO
FLING OUR GIFTS IN OUR FACES.

MY BOY?

YOUR BOY.

JULIO, WAIT A MINUTE. TONIO!

SI, PAPA.

TONIO, DID YOU TAKE BACK THIS
WEDDING GIFT TO SENOR REYES?

SI, PAPA. I TOOK ALL
THE PRESENTS BACK.

ALL OF THEM?

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT ME TO,

SINCE THERE ISN'T
GOING TO BE A WEDDING.

LUIS, YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO MARRY MANUELA?

OF COURSE I... WHAT ARE YOU...

MAMA'S BACK. MAMA.

TONIO, NO.

SEE?

[speaking Spanish]

TONIO, WHAT ARE YOU...

JULIO, WAIT.

TONIO SAYS IT'S HIS MOTHER.
YOU READY FOR THAT?

RETURNED OUR WEDDING
GIFTS WHEN THERE'S NO WEDDING.

[speaking Spanish]

WILL YOU GO PLEASE GO SOMEWHERE?

DO SOMETHING.

I'M GONNA TRY TO
EXPLAIN TO MY FRIENDS,

THEN I'M GOING TO GO TO MY SHOP.

I'M GOING TO HAMMER
AND SAW AND GLUE

AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME.

[mumbling]

THANK YOU, MAMA.

NOW I WANT TO BUY YOU SOMETHING.

OH, NO, TONIO,

I DON'T WANT YOU TO WASTE
YOUR MONEY ON ANYTHING FOR ME.

BUT PABLO AND THE OTHER BOYS

BUY PRESENTS FOR THEIR MOTHERS.

PERHAPS... PLEASE, MAMA.

OK. YOU WAIT HERE
SO IT'LL BE A SURPRISE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, SISTER.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

YOU ARE A NUN?

YES, I'M A NOVICE AT
THE CONVENT SAN TANCO.

HERE, MAMA.

I DID NOT LET SENORA
CHAPA WRAP THEM,

BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO WEAR THEM.

EARRINGS.

DON'T YOU LIKE THEM, MAMA?

OH, THEY'RE... I'VE NEVER
HAD A NICER PRESENT.

AREN'T YOU GOING TO PUT THEM ON?

PLEASE, MAMA?

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

LET'S GO SHOW PAPA.

OH, IF THAT LITTLE NOVICE

IS EVER GOING TO BECOME A NUN,

SHE WILL HAVE TO TRY
VERY, VERY MUCH HARDER.

OH, HELLO, FATHER. WHERE'S PAPA?

YOUR FATHER'S AT THE SHOP.

[stuttering] SISTER, WHAT...

OH.

EARRINGS. TONIO GAVE THEM TO ME.

AREN'T THEY PRETTY, FATHER?

AH, YES. VERY INTERESTING.

NOW, TONIO, I WOULD LIKE A
WORD WITH THE LADY, ALONE, EH?

SI, FATHER.

SISTER, THE... OH, YEAH.

MANUELA IS LEAVING.

LEAVING ESPERANZA?

YES. SHE'S PACKING TO CATCH
THE 3:30 BUS TO SAN JUAN.

BUT THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

AND IT'S ALL MY FAULT.
FATHER, WE CAN'T LET HER GO.

I COULDN'T STOP HER. BUT I WILL.

I'M AFRAID YOU WON'T
CHANGE HER MIND, SISTER.

IT'S FOR THE BEST, SISTER.

BUT HOW COULD ANYTHING
THAT SEPARATES 3 PEOPLE

THAT LOVE EACH
OTHER BE FOR THE BEST?

OH, I SHOULD HAVE NEVER
COME TO ESPERANZA.

NO, YOU MUSTN'T BLAME YOURSELF.

IT ISN'T ANYTHING YOU'VE
DONE THAT MAKES ME KNOW

I... I CANNOT STAY.

IT'S TONIO'S FEELING
FOR HIS MOTHER.

BUT YOU MUST HAVE
ALWAYS KNOWN HOW HE FELT.

WELL, I'VE KNOWN.

BUT, SISTER, AREN'T WE
ALL A LITTLE BIT LIKE TONIO?

WHEN WE WANT
SOMETHING SO VERY MUCH,

WE MAKE IT HAPPEN.

HE BROUGHT HIS
MOTHER BACK IN YOU.

I THOUGHT HE WAS
READY TO ACCEPT ME.

ONCE OR TWICE,

HE SEEMED TO REACH OUT TO ME.

AND HE WILL AGAIN.

OH, MANUELA, HE
KNOWS YOU LOVE HIM.

I DO LOVE HIM

AND I NEVER WANTED TO
TAKE HIS MOTHER'S PLACE.

ALL I EVER ASKED

WAS TO BE A MOTHER
TO HIM, IN MY OWN WAY.

AND YOU CAN BE.

NO, I DON'T BELIEVE
THAT, SISTER.

NOT NOW.

TODAY, I SAW THE TRUTH.

THERE WILL NEVER BE ROOM
FOR ME IN TONIO'S HEART.

BUT YOU'RE WRONG.

THERE'S ALL THE
ROOM IN THE WORLD.

WHY, HE REACHED OUT TO
YOU BEFORE, AND HE WILL AGAIN.

ONLY YOU WON'T BE HERE.
YOU'LL BE IN SAN JUAN.

[bus engine starting]

OH, MANUELA, I THINK I CAN PROVE
YOU'RE WRONG. WILL YOU LET ME TRY?

[bus horn honking]

THE BUS IS LEAVING.

MANUELA, DON'T YOU
WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH?

[birds chirping]

WHY DID YOU BRING ME HERE, MAMA?

WELL, TONIO, I'LL TELL YOU.

I WANTED TO BE ALONE WITH YOU.

YOU SEE,

TONIO, THE TIME HAS
COME TO SAY GOODBYE.

GOODBYE?

YES.

I-I'M SORRY. I HAVE TO GO.

I'VE ALREADY STAYED LONGER
THAN I WAS SUPPOSED TO.

WHEN WILL YOU BE BACK?

I CAN NEVER COME BACK.

YOU DON'T WANT TO
BE MY MAMA ANYMORE?

IT'S NOT THAT.

IT'S JUST... IT'S JUST
THAT I DON'T BELONG HERE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, MAMA?

YOU HAVE YOUR PAPA AND MANUELA.

MANUELA IS NICE,

VERY NICE, BUT
SHE'S NOT MY MOTHER.

BUT, TONIO,

IN HER OWN WAY, SHE LOVES YOU
AS MUCH AS ANY MOTHER COULD.

NO, MAMA, PLEASE.
DON'T LEAVE ME.

I HAVE TO.

WHY DID YOU COME BACK AT ALL?

WELL, IT WAS MEANT TO BE.

YOU SEE, TONIO,

WHEN A MOTHER CAN'T TAKE
CARE OF HER LITTLE BOY ANYMORE,

SHE NEEDS TO KNOW
HE HAS SOMEONE ELSE

WHO LOVES HIM AND
LOOKS AFTER HIM.

AND YOU DO, TONIO.

I WON'T BE ABLE TO
KEEP THESE EARRINGS.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING THEM TO ME.

GOODBYE.

I LEAVE YOU WITH MY LOVE.

TONIO.

TONIO.

MAMA.

OH, TONIO.

[speaking Spanish]