Flightplan

OK.

Honey.

WATER DRIPS

David,... could we just sit in the courtyard for a minute?

Just a minute.

Sure.

CROWS CAW

SIGHS

WIND WHISTLES

-Mommy?

-What, sweetie?

Where's my room gonna be?

I thought we'd share a room for a while.

Would you like that?

My old room from when I was a kid. Hmm?

You need to go back to sleep, we have a big day tomorrow.

WIND MOANS

DOG BARKS

PILLS RATTLE

SIGHS

WIND HOWLS

-You doing OK, Jules?

-Uh-huh.

We're almost there, sweetie. Come on.

Mommy?

I don't wanna go out there.

WIND HOWLS

It's OK, honey. I promise.

I'm scared.

SIGHS

Hey, what if I hid you? Would that be OK?

Like on my shoulder or under my coat?

-The whole way?

-Yeah, the whole way.

BRANCHES CREAK

-What kind of food do they have?

-On the airplane?

In America? Grandma and grandpa?

The best!

-Do they have toast?

-Of course.

DOOR SLAMS / ENGINE STARTS

HUBBUB / PHONE RINGS

"Welcome to Berlin International Airport.

"Please do not leave your luggage unattended.

"Unattended luggage is subject to search by airport police."

-Danke.

-"Thank you for your cooperation."

MESSAGE IN GERMAN

Julia? Julia!

Julia! How many times do I have to tell you

not to wander away from me in public places? Huh?

-How many times!

-I was hungry.

Honey, it doesn't matter!

It doesn't matter. You scared me to...

Look, you really worried me.

-Sorry.

-SHE SIGHS

OK.

What kind of snack do you want, huh?

You want this one?

-It's so big!

-It's the biggest.

What kind is it, Mom?

It's an E474. It's brand new.

Did you make it?

You see those huge engines?

Mommy helps make 'em work.

Those men could fall!

Don't worry, honey, they're not gonna fall.

But they could.

"Flight 958. Passengers with small children proceed to Gate 8."

OK, that's us. Ready?

-Can I hold my own ticket?

-Sure.

You can carry it until we get on the plane, OK?

-SPEAKS CHINESE

-".. Alto Airlines. "

SPEAKS SPANISH

SPEAKS SWAHILI

Number 26. And... on the right-hand side.

Yeah. There we go. Right here.

SHE SIGHS

-It's my laptop!

-I don't care!

-Stop! No pushing.

-You didn't even hit me!

-Can I have more candy?

-There's no candy.

I'm holding on to it now. That's it. Here we go. We're Row 25.

Do you see what's going on with your kids?

-How will we work this out. Guys, stop!

-Why does she get everything?

-Because we like her a lot more.

-I want you to calm down, OK?

Calm down!

Enjoy your flight. Good evening. Right there.

-This way.

-Thanks.

-Hi. Welcome aboard. Right this way.

-Thank you.

-No, no, no. Not right now.

-Calm down.

ALL SPEAK ARABIC

Guys, you heard your mom. That's nice. Hey!

-Thank you. Nice.

-You're bleeding.

-Dad!

Excuse me. Ma'am.

I've got two questions for you. What are the movies?

And... how loud do these headphones go?

-Dad!

-Never quite loud enough.

-Tagged you! Dad!

-If you did that with bricks it would end faster.

-Tagged you!

Those empty seats in the back look pretty attractive.

You heard your mom. Thank you. Stop it! Guys!

-Hi, Stephanie.

-Hey, Bill.

Could be some high maintenance in Row 25.

-I heard 'em.

-People two planes away heard them.

Somebody tell the new kid it's OK to laugh about the passengers.

It's OK to hate the passengers.

They've just shut down Frankfurt.

Thank God we aren't going to Frankfurt.

We may not be going anywhere.

WATER GUSHES

"We apologise once again for the delay

"and should be taking off shortly."

REPEATS IN GERMAN

CLICKING

-Bob. Bob, what was that?

-I don't know. It's nothing to worry about.

They have to get the ice off

or the air won't pass over the wing properly.

You just sleep, honey.

And when you wake up, we'll be somewhere else.

We'll be in New York.

Daddy, too?

Yeah,... Daddy, too.

BLOWS SOFTLY

ENGINES WHIRR

GLASS RATTLES

OK.

-You OK?

-No.

I love this part.

ENGINES ROAR

BABY WAILS

METAL CREAKS

BABY WAILS

You OK? Do you want me to get the steward?

-No?

-CHILDREN ARGUE

Hey, how would you like a whole row to yourself, huh?

-Huh?

-The last couple of rows are empty.

We could take a few seats and stretch out.

Would you like that?

RATTLING

Honey, I fell asleep. TOY SQUEAKS

SIGHS

SNORING

Hey, are you watching this movie?

-No.

-It's not too funny.

Of course, at 36,000 feet, you can't just up and walk out of the theatre.

-Did you see a little girl go by?

-No, I sure didn't.

My daughter.

-How long have we been flying?

-About three hours, maybe a little more.

SNORING

-Can I help you?

-I'm looking for my daughter.

-There's a girl in the lounge, could that be her?

-Yeah. Thank you.

No. She's six, my daughter. I was carrying her aboard.

Of course. Yes. She hasn't been up here. Sorry.

-Excuse me.

-Oh, I'm sorry.

She has sandy hair in a ponytail.

And she's probably carrying a chenille bear with one arm. SHE LAUGHS

She probably just found a couple of kids to play with.

Two Bloody Marys.

-Here you go, ma'am.

-Excuse me.

-I think you'll enjoy it.

-Excuse me.

-Sorry, please use the other aisle.

-I'm just looking for my daughter.

-Well, she can't have gone too far.

-Fine, I'll go around.

-Your juice.

-Thank you.

Thanks so much.

Pardon me.

RUMBLING

JUDDERING

PANTS

SHE GASPS Shit!

-Is something wrong?

-I'm looking for my daughter.

-Oh.

-Have you seen her by any chance?

-Walking by or...?

-I don't think so. How old is she?

-She's six.

-No, I never saw her.

Can I help you, ma'am?

BEEPING

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry to interrupt,

but it seems our aircraft is big enough to lose a child in.

Her name is Julia Pratt, six, she's wearing a navy blue jumper.

"If she's anywhere near you or playing with one of your kids,

"please press the call button now. We have an anxious mom here."

-"Thank you."

-SHE REPEATS IN GERMAN

All children should have to wear a cowbell.

BOTH LAUGH

SWITCHES TANNOY OFF

Someone must have seen her.

-Any takers?

-No. She's got to be here.

We've gotta search the plane. I don't know how to organise that.

Miss Pratt, I am sure she's perfectly OK.

No. No, she's not.

She's been through something. She's... she's not herself right now.

-Can we get the seat-belt signs on?

-We're getting ahead ourselves.

There's nine closets on this plane, four up and five down.

And nobody's checked any of them.

There's seven galleys, crew quarters, holds. Kids find places like that.

I just need... I just need the aisles clear

so I can look, OK?

OK. I'm gonna have to ask you to go back to your seat.

But I tell you what, I will go and speak to the captain

and see if he can step away from the flight deck. All right?

ALL CHATTER

-Are you in the airline business?

-Huh?

-You seem to know aircraft design.

-Yeah, I'm a propulsion engineer.

I work for Elgin Air. I mean, I... just left.

Based in Berlin?

Look, I know you're just trying to keep me calm.

But the problem is not that I'm anxious,

the problem is my daughter is missing and nobody can tell me where she is!

I'm sorry.

SHE SIGHS

-Do you have any kids?

-Do nieces count?

Yeah, almost.

They hate playing hide-and-seek with me because I always find them.

So fear not.

Did you guys see my little girl?

-You made the announcement?

-Yeah.

I didn't even know you had a kid with you. Did you, honey?

-Sorry, I didn't.

-You could help me look for her.

-Cool.

-Awesome! I'm so bored.

-Sorry, no.

-Why not?!

-Dad, she's lost!

How lost can she be, we're in a tube.

Turn around.

I'm sure the Captain will be here any minute.

Excuse me. I'll be right back.

Engineer, huh?

Yeah.

You the one who came up with the five-across seater?

-Miss Pratt.

-What's wrong?

SPEAKS GERMAN

-Who's she talking to?

-We are trying to solve this.

Is she all right?

Did something happen to her? She hurt herself!

Do you know where my daughter is?

What aren't you telling me?! RUMBLING Say it!

Miss Pratt,... I'm sorry but I don't think that she's here.

-What?!

-We don't...

We don't have any record of your daughter ever having been on board.

-What are you talking about?!

-That was the departure gate in Berlin.

They say that they never checked a Julia Pratt onto this plane.

Of course they did.

She was right next to me.

We were the first two on the plane. We must have walked right past you!

Ma'am, this is our passenger manifest, your daughter isn't on it.

We walked right past you!

26. Row 26.

I put her in the seat next to me. 26A.

The manifest says 26A is unoccupied. I did the head count myself.

-I checked each seat.

-So you missed one!

What does that have to do with finding her now!

Would you like to see her boarding pass?

-If you wouldn't mind.

-I put it right in my pocket.

I put both boarding passes in my pocket.

SHE PANTS

Her backpack's missing.

She couldn't have reached up by herself, she's not tall enough.

-Somebody has her.

-That's quite an assumption.

How else could her stuff disappear? Can you think of another way?

-I have to talk to the captain.

-I can't guarantee he'll see you.

People do things to little girls! Sick things!

-I need to talk to the captain!

-You will go back...

-Hey! Hey!

HUBBUB

-Back to your seat!

-Someone has my daughter! Do you understand?

Hey!

Captain, I have to speak to you! I need to speak to you!

-Captain, I need...!

-You are a threat to the safety of this aircraft.

-I'm not a threat. I...

-I'm an air marshal. Can I let go?

Agh! Yes.

Gene Carson. Are you hurt?

-I just need to see the Captain.

-I understand.

That's his call, not yours.

-KNOCKS ON DOOR

-All clear, Captain.

The departure gate had no record of her?

No, sir. I had them double check.

-And there's no boarding pass.

-There was but it was taken from me.

-You were working the entry door?

-Yes, Captain.

-Did you see the girl?

-I don't...

I don't remember either way, sir.

Sir, I did the count myself, 26A was empty.

-Did you tell him about the bear?

-The bear?

Yeah, her teddy bear.

It was under her blanket. She would never have walked away without it.

Have you had anything alcoholic to drink on this flight, Miss Pratt?

-No.

-Are you under any medication now?

I have sleeping pills with me just like every other passenger on board.

And I'm carrying Klonopin. For anxiety. I took two this morning.

I see. How long have you been on them?

-I'm not on them!

-How long?

I filled the prescription a week ago. When my husband died.

My daughter and I are bringing his body back to Long Island for burial.

There is a casket in the hold.

-The paperwork's from Kaiser Wilhelm Hospital on Hochstrasse.

-He fell.

Six days ago from the roof of our building.

Does anybody on board remember seeing her?

-Passengers in her row?

-No one has said so, sir.

There are 32 children listed and they've all been accounted for.

You were seated near her, Mr Carson, isn't that right?

-That's right.

-Did you see her?

No, I didn't.

Think about what you're suggesting, Captain.

That I imagined bringing her on board

and am now pretending to look for her.

Can you think of a reason why I would do that?

I'm not drunk, I'm not loaded, I'm not looking for attention.

There are protocols about these things.

Post 9/11, if a pilot finds he has an inaccurate manifest, he's...

A teddy bear does not constitute an inaccurate manifest.

I'm telling you that it's inaccurate! You have to search the whole plane

just like you would if it was your own child that was missing!

Julia's only six years old.

She's not in very good shape. She's scared of everything.

I had to put her under my coat today just to get her in the car.

But she did get in that car.

She got on this plane just like every other person here.

And I fell asleep, which I should never have done,

but she was right next to me.

I was holding her hand when we took off.

Please!

You've gotta help her.

HE SIGHS

Get the lights up. Get every passenger seated.

No-one in the toilets, no exception.

Look for her backpack, her boarding pass.

Check every closet, every bin.

Are there any more questions?

Thank you.

Thank you.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we apologise for the inconvenience,

"but the Captain has turned on the seat-belt sign

and requests that all passengers return to their seats."

We'll turn off the no seat-belt sign in a minute.

Fasten that seat belt, ma'am. Thank you.

-Give us a second, please.

-SHE SPEAKS GERMAN

-What's all the fuss about? It's not like she lost a Palm Pilot.

-THEY LAUGH

I'm not sure what they think they're gonna find.

If the captain wants them to look, they should look.

A six-year-old girl climbing into avionics?

This is really silly.

-This is procedure.

-Captain. Thanks.

SHE SIGHS

Anybody in here?

Hello.

Miss. Miss, I really need to use the restroom.

As soon as the captain's turned off the seat-belt sign, sir.

-I don't need an escort.

-I'm responsible for anything

that might become a threat to the safety of this flight.

-Stay in your seat.

-Women with imaginary children qualify.

Sir, I'm gonna have to ask you to return to your seat.

My back gets stiff if I sit too long.

-I'm sorry but the captain requested all passengers...

-Yeah, I know.

Running out of magazines up here.

JUDDERING Tell me something.

What are you gonna do when we find her? How will you explain yourself?

It's not so bad if she's lost, cos then you just look lazy.

But if somebody took her?

If a crime was committed on this flight

and you didn't do a damn thing about it, how's that gonna look?

Hey! You made your point.

BUZZING

-Katerina!

-What?

-You should have a look.

-Why? Did you see something?

-No.

It's just that I'm dying to watch you crawl through that hatch.

LAUGHS

What's the problem?

-May I help you?

-Do I know you from somewhere?

You've walked past me five times since we took off.

-Does that count?

-Are you from Berlin?

Am I being interrogated now?

-I just asked if you're from Berlin.

-No,... I'm not.

Let's go.

What was that all about?

MUTTERING

HE CLEARS THROAT

Think about what you're saying no to. It would be epic!

SHE LAUGHS You're terrible!

My daughter. You were looking for my daughter?

I need to speak to the captain again.

Can you get him on the phone for me, please?

OK, can we look in the holds now?

There is no conceivable way a child could've gained access to the holds.

-There's access from main galley two.

-The call button is too high for her.

So is the bin, but her pack is missing. She's with an adult.

What adult?! Every single passenger is accounted for!

-The manifest is inaccurate -

-It is not inaccurate!

-You've gotta search the holds now!

-I'm sorry, Miss Pratt.

I'm afraid I can't allow that. Excuse me.

Goddamn it! Are you listening?! HE SIGHS

-Wait, wait, wait. I don't think it's such a bad idea.

-What?!

It might be good to have her below deck.

She is making the passengers anxious.

-Obviously I would go down with her.

-Mr Carson,

I am responsible for the safety of every passenger on this plane.

-Even the delusional ones.

-I...

-I won't have a passenger

bouncing around with the luggage in the cargo hold!

Any turbulence and you could be injured.

And so could you, by the way, Mr Carson.

We are going to continue to search this aircraft

from the waist upwards. If we don't find anybody,

I will send two members of my crew down into the holds.

Two members of your crew came back from the attic

and they did everything up there except look for my daughter.

Miss Pratt, there are 425 passengers on this flight

who are not receiving any attention at the moment

because every one of my flight attendants

are looking for a child that none of them believe was ever on board.

If you think we could be doing more to meet your needs,

then I suggest you take it up with customer service after we land.

Captain? Can I speak to you for a moment?

Mr Carson, this woman is in your charge.

I want her to remain in the passenger cabin. Is that understood?

-Understood.

-Do excuse me.

-I know where I've seen him before.

-Hey! Hey!

I know where I've seen you before!

-What?!

-Where's my daughter?

-What are you talking about?!

I saw you across the courtyard staring into my daughter's room!

-Both of them!

-You are a lunatic!

-Where's Julia?!

-Hold it!

Back up. Have you seen these men before?

-Yes.

-No. She has not.

-I saw them last night staring into my daughter's room.

-This is crazy.

-Listen.

-Something's not right.

-Is this correct?

-I have never seen her before.

-Neither have I.

What do you expect them to say, "You got me"?!

-Shouldn't we move this to a galley?

-Why should I move?

I didn't do anything. I've never even seen this woman before.

-Where'd you take my little girl?!

-Aren't you listening?!

I have never seen her!

-COUGHING

-I don't trust them.

Not that it's any of your concern,

but I was at the Hilton last night, in Tiergarten, on business.

We both were. And neither of us left the hotel.

Would you like to see our bill?

It's a bit unorthodox, but, erm,... if you wouldn't mind.

When I travel with my children, I have an eye on them at all times.

I don't lose them and blame somebody else.

-Satisfied?

-A bill doesn't prove anything.

MUTTERING

-Satisfied?

-Don't let him talk to you like that!

-Let's go.

-No. Where's my daughter?

-I spent the night watching a movie!

-What have you done with her?!

-Come here! Come here!

-Where's my daughter?

Get a handle on this lady, will ya?

-HE GRUNTS

-It's OK. I'm OK.

-That the lady with the kid?

-Yeah.

Anyone else... have any questions for me?

Then you'll have to find a few other Arabs to harass.

-Son of a bitch!

-Sir! We'll take our seats now.

All of us! All right?

I can cuff you! I can confine you to your seat!

-Why would you want to cuff me?

-Sorry.

-Had a seven-year-old hold his pee any longer.

-Almost wet himself.

OK, you think those men were surveilling you last night?

-Yes.

-To kidnap your daughter

-and stash her in the hold until we land?

-Yes.

Mind if I ask an obvious question?

Why wouldn't they take her from your apartment?

Why take her on an airplane with no means of escape?

-I don't know.

-And, let's not forget,

her name isn't on the manifest. How could two passengers pull that off?

Obviously, somebody from the crew's involved.

Jesus! Think about what you're asking me to do.

You're asking me to approach two Arabs on an airplane

-and accuse them of a criminal conspiracy.

-They've got my daughter!

Fine! Let's arrest both of them! Just answer me one more question.

Why would anyone wanna take your daughter?

What makes her so special? What makes you so special?

I know the plane.

That's what this is all about. They picked me.

-They picked you? For what?

-I think they're hijacking the plane.

-I think my daughter's a hostage.

-You know what?

Your husband's death is starting to make more sense.

Couple more hours and even I'm ready to jump.

He fell.

-David fell.

-Sure he did.

"Thank you for your patience. We have turned off the seat-belt sign."

-What's he doing?!

-Finally!

REPEATS MESSAGE IN GERMAN What's he doing?!

16-inch screens, right?

CHATTER

-Hey!

-Excuse me!

What are you doing? Are we done looking? Is that it?

-Come with me.

-I'm not going anywhere.

We will not discuss this in the cabin.

-Where's my daughter? Where is she?!

-She's dead! Goddamn it!

SHE SIGHS You found her?

No, I didn't find her, Miss Pratt.

This is from Kaiser Wilhelm Hospital on Hochstrasse.

That's where your husband was pronounced dead, is that correct?

Yes.

Your daughter was also taken there.

No. She wasn't there when it happened, she was with the nanny.

Miss Pratt, according to the director at the morgue there,

your daughter, Julia, died of internal injuries at 2.36 pm.

He took her with him off that roof,... didn't he?

No! Julia wasn't even there. She was at the park!

She was at the park! She wasn't even there!

She wasn't even there!

SHE GASPS

You're crazy! You're all crazy!

-She was never on board.

-No! I carried her on board.

Miss Pratt, I can't tell you how sorry I am.

-She must be so scared!

-But my main responsibility...

My main responsibility is the safety of these passengers.

And I can't allow anyone, no matter how tragic their circumstances,

-to jeopardise that.

-She doesn't know where she is.

Our air marshal is going to escort you back to your seat.

Mr Carson.

Would you take her back to her seat now.

MUTTERING

-Hey!

-What's she doing?!

-Stop her!

-Somebody's gotta handle this!

-Grab her!

How are you feeling?

Are you in pain?

We can get you some aspirin, if you want.

Kids, turn around. Turn around.

-Mom!

-Turn around.

The captain thought you might want to talk with me.

I'm a therapist. My seat's just a few rows up.

And I asked if I might be able to help.

I don't know you.

So many of my patients come to me after a loss.

To grieve.

Sometimes, it's... it's just stopping.

Allowing the pain to come.

Your husband, David,... can you tell me about him?

I don't know you.

Was he very unhappy?

Yes.

He was unhappy.

I didn't know. He... He didn't talk about it like that.

I understand.

Last night,...

..I walked through the city...

..and he was with me.

He was there.

Was Julia there, too?

No. She was waiting for me at home.

She was happy to see you?

She said she couldn't sleep.

So I got into bed with her.

And lay there...

..until she closed her eyes.

When something's too... overwhelming,

too painful,... we deny it.

We choose to believe something else.

So you can take a walk with David

and get on a plane with Julia.

-GROANS SOFTLY

-It feels better than the truth.

-So much better.

-Yes.

Yes, of course.

But it's impossible to move on if we haven't accepted,

If we haven't grieved.

Sometimes it helps to think of an image.

You could imagine

your husband and daughter on an island, a beautiful place.

They'll always be there.

And you can swim to them any time you need to.

DISTANT You must let them be there without you.

Do you understand?

Am I allowed to go to the restroom?

I... I, er... I just need to be alone.

And I don't... I don't know where else to go.

This is a very good idea.

She needs a moment on her own.

Is she any kind of threat to herself?

No, no. No, no, of course not.

-Do we take her belt and shoelaces?

-No, she's going to be fine.

She's going to be fine. Aren't you?

You're going to be fine.

-LOW CHATTER

-Oh, man!

-Excuse me.

-Uh-huh.

-Pardon me.

-Excuse me.

-Sure.

I'll be waiting right here.

GROANS

SHE GASPS

KNOCKING

Hey!

-HE KNOCKS ON DOOR

-Hey!

I'll be right out. SPEAKS ARABIC

RUMBLING

YELLING

-SCREAMS

-Daddy!

ALL SCREAM

All right, everyone, please place the mask over your nose and mouth.

-Breathe normally.

-They're tangled!

Sir, please take your seat.

There is no need to panic. Just sit down.

-I don't wanna die!

-Please give me your attention.

No need to panic. Place the mask over your nose and mouth

-and use the straps to tighten it.

-ALL SCREAM

This happens all the time.

YELLING

ALL SCREAM

-Stay calm!

-HUBBUB

-No way!

-It's a minor power outage.

-BABY WAILS

-It's OK. It's OK. Keep breathing.

-Stay back in your seat, sir.

-SCREAMING

Stay in your seat, ma'am. Fasten your seat belt.

Everyone, back down! Sit down in your seat!

-There is nothing to see!

-What did you do to the lights?

-What are you doing?!

-ALL SHOUT

-Let go!

-Everybody back off!

-Get your hands off me!

-Let me go! Sir!

-Back off. Back off.

Where is she? You don't need a mask, we haven't lost pressure.

Where is she?!

HE PANTS

Julia!

Julia!

Julia! Are you in there?!

Julia!

RUMBLING

Julia.

RUMBLING

Julia? KEYPAD BEEPS

SHE GROANS

KEYPAD BEEPS I'm right here, baby. Hold on.

You just wait. Mommy's here, baby.

RUMBLING

No! SHE SOBS No!

No!

Oh, David!

SHE SOBS Honey!

I'm so scared! I'm so scared, honey!

SHE SOBS

I can't... I can't find the baby.

I don't know where she is. And no one will help me.

No-one's gonna help me.

-They didn't even see her.

-Turn around.

Don't!

-I... I'm not done looking yet.

-Yeah, you are. Let's go.

What's he doing? There's two hours left.

We're descending. That's what pilots do with out of control passengers.

Fine. We land, we can clear the airplane, and I can keep searching.

-I haven't checked avionics or the crew quarters.

-They've been searched.

I haven't searched them!

"You may have noticed we have begun to descend.

"We will be making an unscheduled stop.

"We'd like to apologise for any delay this might cause."

-Dad!

-I don't know. Sit down. Put your seat belt on.

-Here she comes.

-It's OK.

How come there's only one coffin down there? Huh?

If my daughter had died with my husband,

I'd be flying two coffins home, wouldn't I? Wouldn't I?!

You know what? I don't know. And I don't care.

You scared the shit out of 400 passengers who didn't plan on

-spending the night in Newfoundland!

-My daughter's alive. You know it.

-You know she's on this plane.

-Then why didn't anybody see her?

Please. Look, there's not that many places left to search.

I just need the plane deboarded when we land.

You're gonna be arrested when we land.

LOW CHATTER

CHATTER STOPS

You gonna hold on to her this time, huh?

-Look.

-About time.

-Unbelievable.

ALL APPLAUD

Thanks, man.

Finally.

Should've just shot her.

Just be glad he was on board.

If you let them arrest me,... she's gone forever.

And there'll be no one to save her.

Please! I'm begging you!

RUMBLING

Ma'am?

Sir.

I need to talk to the captain for a moment.

-Can you sit here until I get back?

-We're descending. All passengers...

It's a security matter She won't be any trouble.

LOW CHATTER

Put your headphones on. Both of you.

Are you hurt?

No.

Did you eat anything?

-What part of the plane did you search?

-I'm sorry?

When we had the crew search for my daughter. Where were you?

I'm very sorry for your loss, ma'am.

BEEPING

-What does she want?

-50 million. Transferred into that account.

Or they blow up the plane.

-They?

-She has an accomplice on board. She won't say who it is.

That's who's holding the detonator.

They want the plane deboarded, passengers then crew

And they want a G3 fuelled and waiting.

-So all that searching was just...

-She's disturbed.

She used her husband's coffin to get explosives on board.

And as for the little girl? I don't know.

Maybe she killed them both.

-I want to speak to her.

-She doesn't want that.

She was explicit on that point. No approaches by any of the crew.

Now, listen. Listen.

I don't get the feeling that she wants to hurt anyone.

I never heard of a hijacker letting passengers deboard before.

My recommendation is that you ask the airline to wire the money.

Notify me when the transfer's been made.

OK?

Let's keep her thinking she's in control.

We'll land, we'll get everyone deboarded,...

..then we take her down.

Mr Carson?

What are you doing?

-I am not sitting there any more.

-You're what?

-Gene, she knows.

-Shh. What does she know?

She knows the kid's in avionics and that I'm a part of this.

-The second you went -

-Did she say anything to you about avionics?

-No.

-Did you?

-No.

-Then why are you panicking?

Everything's working out like we wanted, even better.

She has half the plane believing we have Arab terrorists on board.

-It's priceless.

-She's putting it together.

What difference does it make? She'll be dead ten minutes after we land.

They're gonna find her with a bullet hole through her head

and a detonator in her hand.

Hasn't this all been explained to you a thousand times?

The only piece of evidence that matters is about this high.

Her name is Julia and she is gonna get vaporised.

Now, it is all working! Get it together!

-HE SIGHS

-OK, look. If something goes wrong when we land...

Mr Carson? The Captain would like you to call.

-HE SIGHS

-Thank you.

-Yes, Captain?

-"The money's been wired."

-"I have a confirmation number. You have a pen?"

-I do.

Go ahead.

"The Captain has turned on the seat-belt sign

"as we prepare for our final descent.

"Return your seat to its upright position."

Thank you. I can handle it from here.

I don't understand.

Cuffs are for people who pose a threat. Right?

We're putting down in Goose Bay, Newfoundland.

The FBI is en route.

I've notified them that we have a missing-person situation on board.

They'll clear the plane

and every passenger on board will be detained and questioned.

Two agents will come on board and... help us look for her.

-And what about the crew?

-Hmm?

Will they be detained and questioned?

You have no idea how happy I'm gonna be to hand this case over.

-Thank you.

-Mm-hm.

Where the hell are we?

Wow! Sit back.

ENGINES ROAR

TYRES SCREECH

"All units. Suspect will be escorted off the plane by a flight marshal.

"Victor One standing by to provide transport."

BEEPING

Just keep quiet. You don't want to antagonise anybody.

These people will expect you to be arrested by now.

CHATTER

Touch me again, you're dead meat!

-Hey!

-Go. Move.

CHATTER

OK. The crew's gonna deboard now.

Another couple of minutes, the plane'll be all yours.

-Where you going?

-I need to talk to him.

You gotta make sure nothing gets taken off the plane, OK?

Food carts, trash cans. The plane must stay sealed.

Well,... I don't really have the option to say no. Do I?

OK. Let's sit down.

-Captain.

-Damn it!

-Captain!

Captain.

All set for deboarding.

Captain, look, I know I broke the law and I know I disrupted your flight.

-But we'll find my daughter.

-The crew can deboard now.

We'll find my daughter and you're gonna owe her an apology.

Enough!

Miss Pratt, your money has been wired, just as you asked.

A G3 is waiting, just as you asked.

We can do without the pretence of the missing child now.

-What are you talking about?!

-Wait here. I'll get them.

-Get who?

-The agents. Wait here.

HELICOPTER WHIRRS

"Subject is zero-fifty metres."

Carson!

You get off the plane when I say you get off the plane!

-You wanna play? Let's play.

-I want my daughter.

Deboard the crew and we'll talk about it.

Or you can go back there and tell them that I'm the hijacker.

Maybe they'll believe you.

Maybe I'll tell them what you have in your pocket.

Go ahead. The first one to go will be your daughter.

-Will that be all?

-No. Give him your gun.

-Godspeed, Mr Carson.

-Thank you, Captain.

-I think you and I need to talk.

-Me, too!

HE GROANS

HE GROANS

SHE GASPS

Where is she?

Where'd you put her?!

She's in avionics, isn't she? Isn't she?!

Agh!

Stay here!

SHE PANTS

HE GROANS

GUNSHOTS

SHE GASPS

HE GROANS

Listen,... it's over.

Nobody is coming to help you. You're the crazy lady.

So why don't you just come outta there?

-Nobody has to die.

-COCKS GUN

My husband didn't jump off that building!

And he didn't fall off it, either!

You're taking things too personally.

We needed a coffin because they aren't X-rayed.

We needed a credible hijacker.

One who knew the plane. Those are the breaks.

CLATTERING

CLUNKING

THUMPING

DOOR CREAKS

HE GROANS

HE GROANS

You really wanna kill a little girl? Huh?

He wouldn't mind, I know that.

The harder this gets, the more he seems to enjoy himself.

But what about you? Huh?

What about you? You wanna kill my little girl?

HE GROANS

Agh! Agh!

Julia! HE PANTS

"All units, we have movement on the ground."

-"Is that our suspect?"

-"Negative on that. No."

Julia!

Honey, can you hear me?

Oh, God! What did they do to you?!

Agh!

OK. Your husband didn't fall off the roof, he flew off!

Come on! Come on out.

Nobody's coming for ya. You know why?

Because nobody cares.

People think what I tell them to think. That's how authority works.

We picked her up, shoved her into the food bin,

and nobody even looked up.

You understand what I'm saying? Nobody cares about Julia.

All right, it's over. Let's finish it. All right.

We'll be safe back here, honey.

Agh!

What are you gonna do? Huh? You gonna blow us up?!

No. Just you.

BEEPING

Agh!

-SCREAMING

-"We have detonation."

Good Lord! She did it

-SCREAMING

-Dispatch, this is FBI Ground One.

All units back to outer markers.

METAL CREAKS

-My God! She's...

-What is she holding?

She's holding her... daughter.

Her daughter.

SIREN WAILS

All ground units to inner perimeters. Let's go, people! Go!

SIRENS WAIL

HELICOPTER WHIRRS

SIGHS

She looks like you.

Yeah. There's a little bit of her dad in there, too.

I'm... I'm sorry.

Miss Pratt? Our office in Berlin has detained the morgue director.

-They'd like you to ID a picture of him.

-Can it wait?

Sure.

The van's here, ma'am. Whenever you're ready.

She's so sweet.

Hon, look.

I told you there was a little girl.

-She saved her little girl.

-She never gave up.

-Mommy?

-Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hi, honey.

-Mommy?

-Yeah, I'm right here.

Mommy's right here, baby.

-Are we there yet?

-SHE LAUGHS

Not yet, but almost.

SHE SIGHS

Hop on up.

ENGINE STARTS