0:00:02 > 0:00:05Previously... Keep it in New York, Ginny. Monte Carlo was a lark.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09It's likely to be a long trip. I'm doing what I must.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10Goodbye, Kate.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13How old were you when the Nazis occupied France?
0:00:13 > 0:00:16I was three.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17I'm flying.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19I am in charge in the air,
0:00:19 > 0:00:22and what I say and what I do is the law.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24And a sky god is born!
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Hey, call it whatever you want.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28You either accept it or you need to get another jet.
0:00:28 > 0:00:33TANNOY: 'Attention, passengers on Flight 296 to London Heathrow...'
0:00:33 > 0:00:36That hurricane's stepping on everything heading south.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38It hasn't stepped on us yet. HE CHUCKLES
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Well...hello.
0:00:41 > 0:00:42Hello.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Laura, this is Charles Moore. He'll be navigating us to Venezuela today.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47CHARLES: My friends call me Chuck.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51I'll let you know when you can call me Chuck. THEY CHUCKLE
0:00:51 > 0:00:53OK. What happened to Sanjeev?
0:00:53 > 0:00:54Vacation. Bombay.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56There's an oxymoron. THEY LAUGH
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Excuse me.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Colette!
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Put your eyes back in their sockets.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04She's a waste of your time.
0:01:04 > 0:01:05CHUCK: Valuables under lock and key?
0:01:05 > 0:01:08She's waiting for Mr Right. She's very patient.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Hey, Bob, do you have the latest weather maps?
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Yeah. Thank you.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Are we in for some bad weather?
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Well, it's October. 'Tis the season.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Well, if you need any help in the cockpit,
0:01:25 > 0:01:26I do have experience.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Yeah, so one lesson, now you're the expert?
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Experts don't appreciate it as much as amateurs. It loses its thrill.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Big storm brewing between us and Caracas. Massive, even.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Have they given this one a name yet?
0:01:39 > 0:01:41We should probably discuss this later.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Depends on the weather.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Uh, I-I'm forgetting my meteorology,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48but what is the technical term for a destructive squall
0:01:48 > 0:01:50with wind speeds exceeding 73 miles per hour?
0:01:50 > 0:01:53It's not a tropical storm but a... Oh...
0:01:53 > 0:01:57HE CLICKS HIS TONGUE Hurricane! That's it! They must have named it something.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58Uh, it's Ginny.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Hurricane Ginny! Oh. What are the odds?
0:02:02 > 0:02:05What?
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Captain. Why do they give hurricanes names, anyway?
0:02:08 > 0:02:09And a girl's name!
0:02:09 > 0:02:12I mean, some poor sap somewhere must have really got burned.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15And of all the female names that start with a G -
0:02:15 > 0:02:16Georgia,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18er, Geraldine, Gina...
0:02:18 > 0:02:20and we're flying right into it.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Have you checked the returns on the radar?
0:02:22 > 0:02:23Ohh.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Recommend we change heading to ten miles right of track.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Mm, five should do it.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30You're ignoring the cosmic, er, signals here.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32The universe is giving you a second chance
0:02:32 > 0:02:35to avoid Ginny, and you're still not taking it.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Where do I get her number? BOTH LAUGH
0:02:37 > 0:02:39God. I wish I had an ejector seat.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Gerda. 1961 was Gerda. Right.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Ladies and gentlemen, we're about to experience some rough weather.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50I'll ask you to keep your seat belts fastened.
0:02:50 > 0:02:51EVERYTHING CLATTERS
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Here comes Ginny! I wonder which one will be more destructive.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56LAUGHS
0:03:02 > 0:03:03Landing card?
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Thank you.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05Landing card.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Thank you so much.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Sorry it's such a full flight, Miguel.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11We won't have a chance to catch up.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15A situation which must be remedied.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16I'm having a small gathering
0:03:16 > 0:03:19on my boat in the Gulf tomorrow evening.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Will you and your girlfriends still be on layover?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Absolutely.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27Then it's a date.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30He keeps his boat out at night?
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Sweetie, when Miguel says "boat," he's referring
0:03:33 > 0:03:35to his 80-foot yacht, and a "small gathering"
0:03:35 > 0:03:38is a hundred of his most glamorous friends.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Good evening, Mr Belson. How can I help you?
0:03:45 > 0:03:48I was hoping I'd get the pretty one. Must be my lucky day.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Are you a diplomat or a playboy, Mr Belson?
0:03:51 > 0:03:52HE CHUCKLES
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Please, dear, call me Henry.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Oh, well, only if you call me Kate.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Is this normal, Kate?
0:04:00 > 0:04:03I mean, you know, feeling like you're in a...washing machine?
0:04:03 > 0:04:05It's as normal as snow at Christmas.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09The air we're flying through just changed directions, that's all.
0:04:09 > 0:04:10HE COUGHS
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Let me get you some water.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14No. Oh, no. All this shaking...
0:04:14 > 0:04:17I'm-you know, I might take my second bath today.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Is this your first time flying, Henry?
0:04:20 > 0:04:26Yeah. This trip was, er, 40 years in the making.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27SNIFFS
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Lot of Mason jars filled up with spare change in that time.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Well, as a seasoned traveller, let me give you my cure
0:04:34 > 0:04:35for turbulence.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Staying home?
0:04:37 > 0:04:38Distraction.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Uh, well, I knew this was my lucky day.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44CHUCKLES
0:04:44 > 0:04:45You got a fella?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Oh, not anymore.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48Ohh.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52A beautiful redhead broke my heart once, too.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Henry, I wasn't the heartbreaker.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Well, that's hard to believe.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03I guess grief is the price we pay for love, huh?
0:05:06 > 0:05:07See that?
0:05:07 > 0:05:11A quick conversation, and the worst is over.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Well, we're still 30,000 feet above the Earth.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19What brings you all the way up here after 40 years?
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Ugh... Henry?
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Henry? Ohh!
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Oh. Henry, what's... what's wrong? I can't breathe!
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Uh, has this happened before?
0:05:28 > 0:05:29Never.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Aah! Oh! Henry!
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Er... Aah.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Fuel at 19 North will be 48,000 pounds.
0:05:36 > 0:05:37I've got a heart attack!
0:05:37 > 0:05:39You look OK to me.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Maggie's finding a doctor, but he needs a hospital.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45Not Miami. The hurricane just hit. KATE: Find somewhere!
0:05:45 > 0:05:47If we don't land now, this man is going to die!
0:05:58 > 0:05:59Where is the nearest airport?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Are we really doing this?
0:06:01 > 0:06:03He needs a doctor. Grab the NOTAMs.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Uh, Port-au-Prince is the closest.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Er, the Dominican Republic is friendlier.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10No, the runway's still ripped up from the last hurricane.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Haiti's clear.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14You realise voodoo is an acceptable form of medicine there.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Port-au-Prince tower, Clipper 203.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20STATIC
0:06:22 > 0:06:24I think you need to elevate his legs.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26That's for back pain.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27We appreciate your concern, >
0:06:27 > 0:06:29but we need to keep this area clear,
0:06:29 > 0:06:32so if you could please return to your seats?
0:06:32 > 0:06:34I found the flight service manual.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37That's useless. "Treatment is absolute rest.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40"Make comfortable. If breathing is difficult, prop up pillows."
0:06:40 > 0:06:42That's it?! That's all they expect us to do?
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Told you. Useless.
0:06:45 > 0:06:46Thank you.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Ohh.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50You're going to be all right, Henry.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53The captain is working on how to get you more help.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Why aren't they answering? We should be in range by now.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Nature's way of telling you you're making a mistake.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Port-au-Prince tower, Clipper 203 is a Boeing 707.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Requesting an unscheduled landing for a medical emergency.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09'L'aeroport est ferme.'
0:07:09 > 0:07:11The hell is that? Are you on the right channel?
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Port-au-Prince tower, Clipper 203. Do you read me?
0:07:15 > 0:07:16STATIC
0:07:16 > 0:07:18MAN ON RADIO SPEAKS FRENCH
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Why is he speaking French?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Miss, a refill? We're not serving drinks, sir.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Sorry. I had a minor collision.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Well, we, er, we have to land in Port-au-Prince,
0:07:36 > 0:07:38but they're only responding in French.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Don't air traffic controllers HAVE to speak English? Yeah. Talk to 'em.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Tell Port-au-Prince tower we have a passenger that will die
0:07:45 > 0:07:47if we don't get him on the ground.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Port-au-Prince, nous avons un passager mourant.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51You're letting a stewardess talk to them?
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Do you speak French? 'Vous n'avez pas l'autorisation.'
0:07:54 > 0:07:56What are you looking for? A plan B.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Haiti kicked out the American military in July.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01I laid eyes on the poor bastard. He doesn't have time for plan A.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Shh! 'L'aeroport est ferme pour la nuit.'
0:08:03 > 0:08:06'Il n'y a personne a la tour de controle pour vous guider.'
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Il doit y avoir quelqu'un! C'est une urgence.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11What is it? The airport is closed.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13There is no-one to help you land. We don't need anyone.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16No air traffic control? Shouldn't we abort the landing?
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Tell him we're starting our descent. Request visual for Runway 10.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22BUCKLES CLICK ...visuelle pour la piste dix.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23We're doing a visual?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25If you can't handle it, tell me now.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Chuck can handle it. Can't you, Chuck?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Ladies and gentlemen, due to a medical emergency,
0:08:34 > 0:08:38we're going to make an unscheduled landing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41We anticipate only a short stop, we'll be on our way to Caracas.
0:08:41 > 0:08:42Cabin crew, prepare for landing.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Er, I'm sorry. I'm going to need that back.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50When do you think we'll be in Caracas?
0:08:50 > 0:08:52I have family meeting me at the airport.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57Everyone, please buckle in. Let me know if you need help.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58I'm sorry.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06All right. Descending to 3,000 feet.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Still total darkness.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Let's go ahead and get our lights on.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14It's going to be like landing in a black hole.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Still not helping, Chuck. We need runway lights.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18They haven't come on yet? No.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Let's go flaps 30, gear down before landing checks.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Flaps at 30. Gear down.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29In Haiti, that could mean they're looking for flashlights.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32They're working on it.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Is everyone strapped in back there? Kate's on top of it.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Hold on.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39OK...
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Descend to 1,000 feet.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Descending to 1,000 feet.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Colette, we're landing. If they don't want me to hit the tower, get me light.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Nous allon d'atterrir. Ou sont les lumieres?
0:09:48 > 0:09:51We have to go around. We'll lose 20 minutes. You're out of limits.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Descending to 500 feet.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57ROARING
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Stay with me, Henry. You can do it.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03We're almost there.
0:10:03 > 0:10:04200 feet.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Ah, is that the runway?
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Oh, the son of a bitch snuck up on us. We're coming in too fast.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Runway in sight. Full flaps.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Confirm runway in sight. Full flaps.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Aircraft at 40 feet.
0:10:24 > 0:10:2620 feet.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27Ten feet.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59THEY BOTH PANT
0:11:03 > 0:11:04BOTH SIGH
0:11:18 > 0:11:21CAR ENGINE ROARS
0:11:28 > 0:11:30I've seen friendlier-looking ground crews.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33What if they try to board the plane?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Well, then I'll take the one on the right.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43HE COUGHS
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Do you want some water, Henry?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Henry. Water?
0:11:47 > 0:11:48No.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54There's nothing to see. Just relax.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56We'll be taking off soon.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Where's the doctor?
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Docteur? Les lignes sont coupees.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Il n'y a plus d'electricite sur l'ile.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12What's he saying?
0:12:12 > 0:12:14There's no phone, no doctor.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Nous avons un homme tres malade a bord. Ou trouver un docteur?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Petionville est le village le plus pres avec un docteur,
0:12:20 > 0:12:21mais les routes sont trop dangereuses.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23C'est une tuerie.
0:12:23 > 0:12:24There's a village not too far with a doctor.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27We can bring Mr Belson there. I don't think he can travel.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29We'll bring the doctor to him. I'll go.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32No, no. A captain can't. You must stay with your plane.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Um, j'ai besoin de votre Jeep.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37No. No Jeep. Killing.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Give me all the money you have.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Did he just say "killing"?
0:12:46 > 0:12:48One of us is going to have to go.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51It must be me. The doctor might only speak French.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53I might need directions.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00No, no, no.
0:13:00 > 0:13:01You don't have to do this.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05This is why we landed, isn't it? Quickly.
0:13:05 > 0:13:06All right. Ted, you drive.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09That's what you're worried about, my driving?
0:13:09 > 0:13:10He's driven in Haiti before.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Been driven. In a taxi.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Ted. You don't stop for anything.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20Sound advice, captain.
0:13:20 > 0:13:21SHE MOUTHS
0:13:23 > 0:13:26ENGINE STARTS
0:13:45 > 0:13:48I used to like coming to Haiti. Loved Lake Sumatra.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51See the flamingos and the man-eating crocodiles,
0:13:51 > 0:13:53but I tell you, you put one lunatic in charge,
0:13:53 > 0:13:55the country turns into Crazyland.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Instead of leaving, the American military
0:13:57 > 0:14:00should have crushed Papa Doc and his merry men and taken over.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02The whole country would be better off.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04We'd be feeding flamingos right now.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08I mean, that probably sounds imperialistic to the French, right?
0:14:08 > 0:14:09Am I right?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Do you always talk this much?
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Yeah, when I'm nervous. A bit.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16You always talk this little?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18What's that? What?
0:14:18 > 0:14:19It looks familiar.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Well, er, a hurricane just hit.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23I'm sure there's more than one downed tree.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24No, we are going circles.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28Not according to the north star, which is directly behind us.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30I used to be a navigator, you know?
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Flamingos bite. They do.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37I mean, they're-they're very pretty and-and pink and very quiet,
0:14:37 > 0:14:39but they bite. They break the flesh.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41You know, as a child, when there was danger,
0:14:41 > 0:14:43I was taught not to speak, not to make a sound.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Really. Why?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Ted! Whoa!
0:14:47 > 0:14:49BRAKES SQUEAL
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Are they dead?
0:14:56 > 0:14:59There's nothing we can do for them. Just keep driving.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04Wait!
0:15:05 > 0:15:06Americains?
0:15:19 > 0:15:23What did she say, and why is she getting in?
0:15:23 > 0:15:26She will show us the way.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Lucille Ball?
0:15:38 > 0:15:42Oh. I thought you were going to say...Rita Hayworth.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Oh, well, I like funny.
0:15:44 > 0:15:45THEY BOTH CHUCKLE
0:15:45 > 0:15:47But with nice legs.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49I bet you had your choice.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Oh, but there's always that one, right?
0:15:52 > 0:15:55That one you let in all the way, ends up breaking your heart.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Well, she didn't mean to.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Yeah, she fought hard,
0:16:02 > 0:16:04but the cancer won,
0:16:04 > 0:16:06and she left.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Blanca - my redhead.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11The redhead who broke your heart was your wife?
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Married 40 years.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Going to Venezuela to celebrate.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19That's where she was born.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21HE CHUCKLES
0:16:21 > 0:16:26We always meant to go together one day,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28but, you know, things...
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Things.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Blanca?
0:16:32 > 0:16:33Yeah.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36It's a funny name for a redhead, isn't it?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Oh, it's beautiful.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40HE COUGHS Oh.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42It was not just on the outside.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46You know, she, er, cared about people.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49She was always volunteering for things. Too much, I thought.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51I wanted her with me, you know. Selfish.
0:16:51 > 0:16:52Mm-hmm.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Very selfish.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59I'm going to make up for that when I get back...
0:16:59 > 0:17:01try to be more like her.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Make some kind of...impact.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09Mm. I've been trying to make an impact myself.
0:17:11 > 0:17:12Keep trying.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14THUNDER CRACKLES
0:17:14 > 0:17:16THEY BOTH CHUCKLE
0:17:19 > 0:17:22She says the killings have been going on for weeks now.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25The secret police suspect everyone to be a rebel.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27The rebels suspect everyone of working for Papa Doc.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30And we're two foreigners in a government vehicle. Swell(!)
0:17:30 > 0:17:33They'll be too busy shooting each other to bother with us.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35TED: What about our passengers?
0:17:35 > 0:17:38SHE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:17:40 > 0:17:41TED: Doctor?
0:17:41 > 0:17:44THUNDER RUMBLES
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Does it look like I can go anywhere?
0:17:47 > 0:17:50It's just a few miles. We'll bring you right back.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52How many die here before I get back?
0:17:52 > 0:17:56We got money. Back at the plane. Enough to save a lot of lives.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02What makes your passenger more important than these people?
0:18:02 > 0:18:05THUNDER RUMBLES
0:18:08 > 0:18:10THEY SPEAK IN FRENCH
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Nitroglycerine.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49Put it under his tongue. It can sometimes stop the attack.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50Now go before anyone sees you here.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Merci.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57THUNDER CRACKS
0:18:58 > 0:19:00No, no, no, no. Ride's over. Tell her to get out.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02No. I can't. Why?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05I already told her she could come with us.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07No. No way. Not unless she's got a medical degree.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Her entire family was butchered.
0:19:09 > 0:19:10GUNSHOTS
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Ted!
0:19:12 > 0:19:14TED: Those shots came from the north.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15We have to go north. Down.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Don't get up, no matter what. You, too.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20We might be driving right through the middle of it.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23GUNFIRE
0:19:30 > 0:19:33WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY
0:19:33 > 0:19:36You're counting. Why are you counting?
0:19:41 > 0:19:44The runway - it's too short?
0:19:44 > 0:19:46That stays out here.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48How could it be too short?
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Pan Am used to land here all the time.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53SIGHS
0:19:57 > 0:20:01The hurricane left some scars.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03How much is gone?
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Too much for a loaded 707.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09So we can't take off?
0:20:26 > 0:20:29JEEP APPROACHES
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Maybe the cavalry's on their way.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35If they're the cavalry, we're the Indians.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37CHUCKLES
0:20:37 > 0:20:39How short is it?
0:20:39 > 0:20:42About 500 feet shy of lift off.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44So we're grounded.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46You think "grounded" is a viable option?
0:20:46 > 0:20:48According to that manual, it's the only option.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52These manuals are written by engineers, not pilots.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54These planes will do a lot more than they say they can.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56They build in a pad for a reason.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Well, we can't afford that reason.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00ENGINE STARTS
0:21:00 > 0:21:02What's the outside temperature?
0:21:02 > 0:21:0378 degrees.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Gotta love the tropics.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10But the wind speed is 12 knots at our tail,
0:21:10 > 0:21:12which negates the temperature advantage.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14I mentioned I was a pilot, right?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17CHUCKLES: Current fuel level and cargo,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20we weigh in at 237,000 lbs.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22EXHALES DEEPLY
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Gonna have to lose some weight.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31Starting in 6a - 185, 140, 133.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32Why are you asking our weights?
0:21:32 > 0:21:33The plane is too heavy to take off.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35I just saw the pilot measuring the runway.
0:21:35 > 0:21:36Now they're concerned about weight?
0:21:36 > 0:21:38How long have you been flying 707s?
0:21:38 > 0:21:39How long has your captain?
0:21:39 > 0:21:42He looks like he just got out of the service.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43He does look very young.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45LAURA: Youngest captain at Pan Am.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Well, he is.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50So ask yourselves, why would Pan Am,
0:21:50 > 0:21:53the best airline in the world, promote someone so young?
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Well, looking around, I can only assume
0:21:56 > 0:21:58it's because he looks good in his uniform.
0:21:58 > 0:21:59WOMEN GASP
0:21:59 > 0:22:03MURMURING
0:22:09 > 0:22:12May we help you?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Avez-vous de la nourriture?
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Nous n'avons pas mange depuis deux jours.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18Bien sur.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20They're just hungry. They want some food.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Je vais vous preparer des assiettes.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34SIGHS
0:22:34 > 0:22:39How did Hemingway describe fear, Mr Ortiz?
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Was it "grace under pressure"?
0:22:41 > 0:22:45Oh, no. I'm sorry. That's how he described courage.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48So while she takes care of the men with the guns,
0:22:48 > 0:22:52why don't you sit down...
0:22:52 > 0:22:55and I'll make you a nice, hot cup of tea.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Where are they?
0:23:00 > 0:23:02I don't know.
0:23:03 > 0:23:04BOWL CLINKS
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Henry. You awake?
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Oh.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Still here.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18What, er...
0:23:18 > 0:23:21What part of Venezuela is Blanca from?
0:23:21 > 0:23:22Oh...
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Chuao.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Very small.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30By the water.
0:23:30 > 0:23:36She said everybody there just wanted to feed you.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39I've been to Venezuela several times, but never there.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42I'd love to see it with you, Henry.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44You may have to carry me.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Oh, come on. We'll celebrate your anniversary together.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49We'll dance the Joropo.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54SIGHS: Well, you're...
0:23:54 > 0:24:00You're very lucky to... have gone to so many places.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02SIGHS
0:24:02 > 0:24:0435 countries and counting.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06GRUNTS
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Best part of my job.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11SIGHS
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Which was your favourite?
0:24:17 > 0:24:19WHISPERS: Croatia.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Ahh.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Yugoslavia.
0:24:25 > 0:24:26CHUCKLES
0:24:26 > 0:24:29It was just supposed to be a short layover.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32It was part of my job. I didn't even want to go there, but...
0:24:32 > 0:24:35from the moment I arrived...
0:24:35 > 0:24:37I felt like I was home.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Was it...
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Was it beautiful?
0:24:41 > 0:24:42CHUCKLES
0:24:42 > 0:24:45It was gorgeous.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Rugged but not rough.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51Strong, safe...
0:24:51 > 0:24:56with this romantic side that surprised me...
0:24:56 > 0:24:59SIGHS: ..devastated me.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02WHISPERS: Who was he?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04SIGHS
0:25:05 > 0:25:07He was my redhead.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17Henry?
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Henry?
0:25:23 > 0:25:24Henry?
0:25:26 > 0:25:29JEEP APPROACHES
0:25:32 > 0:25:35OK, ladies. Let's go.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51LAURA: where's the doctor?
0:25:51 > 0:25:52You're looking at 'em.
0:25:52 > 0:25:53He's not coming? He sent medicine.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59SIGHS
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Dean.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26No. Absolutely not.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29Dean, we can't. We can't leave her here.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31She barely escaped with her life.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33And I'm sympathetic to that, Colette, I am,
0:26:33 > 0:26:35but taking her is not an option.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Are you hearing me? She could be killed.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Along with a thousand other villagers.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41So let's round them up,
0:26:41 > 0:26:43lock the doors, and wait for someone to take us hostage.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46I'm not asking for thousands of villagers.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48I'm asking for one girl.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51And I'm asking you to put yourself in my shoes.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53I just landed a plane full of passengers
0:26:53 > 0:26:56who are my responsibility on a runway that is too short
0:26:56 > 0:26:58in a country that's about to explode.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01And between you and me? The only way we are taking off
0:27:01 > 0:27:03is if we lose a few thousand pounds
0:27:03 > 0:27:05and there's a passenger on this plane
0:27:05 > 0:27:08that's got a guardian angel that feels like doing extra credit.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10She doesn't weigh much.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11Oh, damn it, Colette.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14I don't have the time, the space, or the luxury
0:27:14 > 0:27:16to take on strays right now.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17"Strays"?
0:27:17 > 0:27:19That's how you see orphans?
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Oh, don't do that. Don't make this about you.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25How is she...what is she? She 17?
0:27:25 > 0:27:27I didn't realise there was an expiration date.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28Even if we take her,
0:27:28 > 0:27:31immigration will immediately kick her right back.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33We have to try.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Pan Am has...has strict guidelines
0:27:37 > 0:27:40against bringing stowaways on board.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43I'm the captain of this aircraft.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47I believe in you,
0:27:47 > 0:27:50I believe this plane will take off,
0:27:50 > 0:27:54and I believe that once we're safely in the air,
0:27:54 > 0:27:58you will regret leaving that girl behind.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02SNIFFS
0:28:02 > 0:28:05I landed here for nothing,
0:28:05 > 0:28:08put all these people's lives in danger for a dead man.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14You landed here to save a life.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17There is still the possibility of that.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22She's standing right there.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41WOMAN: The man is dead. Why are we still here?
0:28:41 > 0:28:43We'll be leaving very soon.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46What are we doing now? Refugees?
0:28:46 > 0:28:48She doesn't belong on this plane.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53She's seen much worse.
0:28:56 > 0:28:57Is she coming with us?
0:28:57 > 0:29:00She lost all her family.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Nothing's left for her here.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Here. You may need this. It gets cold up there.
0:29:21 > 0:29:22Who's this guy?
0:29:22 > 0:29:25You don't suppose he could be delivering good news, do you?
0:29:25 > 0:29:27The good humour man's coming?
0:29:30 > 0:29:32Or the rebels. Any one of 'em would love
0:29:32 > 0:29:35a planeload of American hostages to parade around like poodles.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38So that hurricane should have cleared Miami by now. Yeah?
0:29:38 > 0:29:41It's closer. We can lighten the load by burning more fuel.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43We're diverting.
0:29:43 > 0:29:44How overweight are we?
0:29:44 > 0:29:47You know how ostriches are birds but they can't fly?
0:29:47 > 0:29:48This one's going to.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52Start the before start checklist, then start the engines.
0:29:52 > 0:29:53SIGHS: Copy that.
0:29:53 > 0:29:54CHUCKLES
0:29:54 > 0:29:56why is she being given a seat?
0:29:56 > 0:29:59She's the only Haitian passenger brave enough to show up.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01First you land us in this hellhole
0:30:01 > 0:30:03just to watch a man die, and now you want to smuggle refugees?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05We choose who flies on this aircraft.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07What if you were sick? Wouldn't you want us to land for you?
0:30:07 > 0:30:10I don't deal with conjecture. I deal in facts.
0:30:10 > 0:30:11And the fact is she is a stowaway.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13She is a guest of Pan Am.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15And you are an ignorant young girl.
0:30:15 > 0:30:16Go back to your seat and shut up.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Who is the paying passenger here?
0:30:18 > 0:30:20If you promise to go mute for the rest of this trip,
0:30:20 > 0:30:22I will see about getting you a refund.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24ON TANNOY: Everybody calm down.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26ENGINES WHIRRING
0:30:26 > 0:30:29You hear that? So those are our engines.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32We're burning off some fuel so we can lighten our load,
0:30:32 > 0:30:34and then we'll be leaving.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37APPLAUSE
0:30:37 > 0:30:39But I need everybody's help.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Do you want us to get out and push?
0:30:41 > 0:30:42LAUGHTER
0:30:42 > 0:30:44I may take you up on that, but right now
0:30:44 > 0:30:47I'm gonna need all your personal items removed from the plane.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51That includes your luggage. Every pound counts.
0:30:51 > 0:30:52SIGHS
0:30:52 > 0:30:54INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
0:30:54 > 0:30:57We burn 50 pounds a minute with all four engines running.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00We need a lot more minutes and we don't have 'em.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02You want me to change the laws of physics?
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Oh. Hey. Stop! Don't take another step.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08I paid to have my luggage arrive with me in Venezuela,
0:31:08 > 0:31:09and that's where it's going.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Let me help you with that.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16You idiot.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Ah-ah-hey. You touch that suitcase,
0:31:18 > 0:31:21you're gonna be keeping it company on the tarmac when we take off.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23You and Papa Doc can have a party without us.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26When I report this, you'll be lucky to fly crop dusters.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29Nothing wrong with crop dusters. That's how I learned to fly.
0:31:29 > 0:31:30Go.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Thank you for flying Pan Am.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56MIGUEL: If this plane is too heavy for luggage,
0:31:56 > 0:31:57it is too heavy for that Haitian.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59WOMAN: He's right.
0:31:59 > 0:32:00COLETTE: This isn't luggage.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03She's a person who needs our help.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05This redhead needs a favour.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07WOMAN: We need to leave her here.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09COLETTE: If she stays, she'll be killed.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11We might die if she doesn't.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13If the girl stays, somebody goes.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Are you volunteering?
0:32:16 > 0:32:18No.
0:32:18 > 0:32:19Henry is.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23He wanted to help people. Tonight he gets to do that.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26We leave the body, and the girl stays.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34ENGINES WHIRRING
0:32:34 > 0:32:37You made that impact, Henry.
0:32:39 > 0:32:40Safe travels.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44TED: That can't be good.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Ready or not, we're leaving right now.
0:32:46 > 0:32:47I'll start preflight.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51DEAN: Kate. Let's go! Prepare for take off!
0:32:55 > 0:32:56CLICKS SWITCHES
0:32:56 > 0:32:58The wind has increased on our tail
0:32:58 > 0:33:00and the temperature has dropped. We can't take off.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Cut the pep talk, Chuck.
0:33:04 > 0:33:05Where's our fuel?
0:33:05 > 0:33:07We've lost 6,000 pounds.
0:33:07 > 0:33:08Add that to our garage sale,
0:33:08 > 0:33:10and we're down to about 200,000 pounds.
0:33:10 > 0:33:11Still not enough to fit into our prom dress.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13We need to burn more fuel, a lot more.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Well, there's no time. Setting brakes.
0:33:15 > 0:33:16CLICK
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Setting take off thrust.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Take off thrust set.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Captain, it's my duty to tell you
0:33:22 > 0:33:23that based on FAA Rules and regulations,
0:33:23 > 0:33:25it is too dangerous to take off.
0:33:25 > 0:33:26Yeah, noted.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28We've taken off from aircraft carriers shorter than this.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30In a fighter jet. A 707 isn't designed to take off like this.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Fighter jets don't have four engines.
0:33:32 > 0:33:33If you don't blow an engine first.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35You need me to change your diaper, Chuck?
0:33:35 > 0:33:36I mean, you're embarrassing the navy here.
0:33:36 > 0:33:37Ted, I'm just trying to tell you -
0:33:37 > 0:33:39It's not Ted, it's First Officer Vanderway,
0:33:39 > 0:33:40and sitting next to me is Captain Lowrey.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42He makes the decisions on this aircraft
0:33:42 > 0:33:44without any interference from you. Am I understood?
0:33:44 > 0:33:45Yes, sir.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Seats in the upright position.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Make sure your belts are nice and tight.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58DEAN: Flaps at 20.
0:33:58 > 0:33:59Flaps 20.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Engine 2, oil pressure 80. Engine 3, 82.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05We can't sustain this thrust forever. Just another minute.
0:34:05 > 0:34:06Smell that? That's the brakes burning up.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09I can fly without brakes. Just a little while longer.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Another 30 seconds, they're gonna be on our tail.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Thank you for Henry.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17I hope immigration doesn't send her back.
0:34:17 > 0:34:18TONES CHIME
0:34:18 > 0:34:21DEAN: Cabin crew, prepare for immediate takeoff.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24I may have a friend who can help.
0:34:24 > 0:34:25It's now or never. Do it.
0:34:28 > 0:34:29Releasing brakes.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Pull up. Pull up!
0:34:39 > 0:34:41I see it.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Oh...
0:34:47 > 0:34:48Damaged runway cleared.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Take gear up. Oh, way ahead of you.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Flaps up.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53Flaps...
0:34:53 > 0:34:55up.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57EXHALES DEEPLY
0:34:57 > 0:34:59SIGHS DEEPLY
0:35:03 > 0:35:04Nice job, captain.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06You may have to land again.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08I think I'm having a heart attack.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Your controls.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14CLICK
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Ladies and gentlemen,
0:35:17 > 0:35:20that was rougher than expected - my apologies -
0:35:20 > 0:35:21but we are climbing normally.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23We should be reaching cruising altitude shortly.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25WOMAN: Yay! MAN: Whoo!
0:35:33 > 0:35:36INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
0:35:38 > 0:35:39MAN: Miss Benoit?
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Please give us a few more minutes. Please.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43I need you to do this, Richard.
0:35:43 > 0:35:44I can always
0:35:44 > 0:35:46count on you for the unorthodox.
0:35:46 > 0:35:47Can you do it or not?
0:35:47 > 0:35:50We do have some experience with green cards.
0:35:50 > 0:35:51SIGHS: Please, I understand,
0:35:51 > 0:35:54but we might be able to fix this.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56I'm in no mood for one of your little games.
0:35:56 > 0:35:57Just do it.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Give me a couple of hours.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01No. Not hours. Minutes.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04I guess I will have to go over a few heads.
0:36:04 > 0:36:05And a foster family.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07A nice one.
0:36:07 > 0:36:08She can't be here alone.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10I will interrogate them myself.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Thank you, Richard.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14I owed you one...
0:36:14 > 0:36:16or several.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35MAN: You land in a hostile country,
0:36:35 > 0:36:38you leave the dead body of a Pan Am passenger,
0:36:38 > 0:36:42and you come back with a 17-year-old refugee.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Which one of you is responsible
0:36:44 > 0:36:48for bringing a stowaway on board a Pan Am aircraft?
0:36:48 > 0:36:49Miss...
0:36:49 > 0:36:50Valois.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Miss Valois, come with me.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Colette, I can't let you take the blame for this.
0:36:55 > 0:36:56I brought the girl on board.
0:36:56 > 0:36:57Is this true?
0:36:57 > 0:37:00They're both covering for me.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Ask anyone in our New York office. I'm the troublemaker.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07Maggie, you are such a liar. It was my idea, and you know it.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11Laura, stop protecting me. You know this was my idea.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14They're all lying. I already confessed.
0:37:15 > 0:37:16OK.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18I think I get the picture.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Thank you, ladies.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25There you are, girls. Power in numbers.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Debriefing? I'm buying.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30So how long are we stranded here for?
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Stranded? Have you been to Palm Beach?
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Colette. Are you coming?
0:37:35 > 0:37:36Right behind you.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38OK.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40MAN: Just consider yourself fortunate
0:37:40 > 0:37:43that Mr Trippe seems to hold you in such high regard.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Quite an evening.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Really? Did I miss something?
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Some bad weather.
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