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Come on, Jonah, dance with me.

All right, if you won't dance with me.

I know you're kind of fun.

I've had it long enough.

From now on, you can have it yourself.

Okay, who needs you?

Big bug killer.

Go on and dust your lousy crops.

You having trouble with your two good boyfriends?

What boyfriends?

Come on, Buck, buy me a drink.

Sure, honey.

Two more, whatever the lady's been having.

Come on, baby, how about you and me

taking a break for a chance?

You are crumb baited.

Wanna dance, Iris Lee?

Sure.

I'll have one of those.

Meet Mrs. Buck Levone.

Wanted you to be the first to know.

Well, ain't you gonna congratulate me?

Me and Iris just got married in Mexico.

Thought nobody would marry me, huh?

Nobody did.

Hey, what?

Now, look, she's my wife now.

She's through chasing around with bums like you,

so keep away from me, you hear?

Now, aren't you staying home with me?

Jonas, where you going?

I didn't know what I was doing.

I didn't mean to, I was just mad.

And you walked out.

Jonas, you know I love you.

You can't leave me here married to him.

Jonas, please.

Now, let's get out of here.

What's the problem?

Get a job, Miss Valley.

Just let him try.

I heard what you told him before.

Don't get any ideas, baby.

You ain't never gonna leave me.

What happened to the window?

Looks like someone threw a brick through it.

Somebody did.

I threw it.

Mexico.

Huh?

Right through the window.

Left alone in the car for a little

while.

Come out and talk to Brick.

At her?

No, stupid, at her friend.

Score a hit?

It sure did.

Unless he had a busted head when he

got in here.

Okay, that's enough, I beat it.

Big man.

Big bug killer.

Big plane.

Got a pig pen for a house.

But you fit in it.

Yeah, wait a minute.

What's the matter with her?

Now look, if it suits me, it's good

enough for you.

I like it.

Biggest house in the valley.

I'm the biggest operator.

Biggest fleet of planes.

I like men to envy what I got.

I'm gonna enjoy watching the way they look

at you.

I've been enjoying it for years, buddy boy.

Of course, I wouldn't want them to get

too interested.

Too friendly, because then I'd bash their heads

in.

They couldn't do a thing to me about

it.

The unwritten law, remember?

I may have got started slow.

Dirty end of a lot of stinking jokes,

but I sure ended up fine, didn't I?

Got something I owe.

Even Jonas Bailey.

How about it, blushing bride?

Come on over here and give big daddy

a goodbye kiss, huh?

I don't want to spoil my breakfast.

Go on, get inside.

Don't get any ideas, baby.

Be here when I get back.

Hey, chick, come on.

Get over here.

Let's go.

Put your eyeballs back in your head.

You're messing up the windshield.

Martin Pine, Valley Stores.

Hello, Mr. Pine.

This is Iris Lee.

Oh, Iris Lee.

Congratulations.

Here you got married.

Thanks very little.

Like I always say, we all got to

go sometime.

That's right.

Say, Mr. Pine, some letters came from one

of our dusters.

Didn't leave a forwarding address.

I thought if you saw him in any

of your stores in the Valley, you might

let me know.

Well, what's his name?

Jonas Bailey.

Bailey, huh?

Sure, sure, I'd be glad to.

Thanks, Mr. Pine.

Say, Iris Lee, just happened to think you

all set over there in your new house,

in a grocery lane.

I wouldn't know if I looked.

And Buck's away.

Well, I think I know just what you

need.

Groceries.

I'll bring you a whole cupboard full of

goodies, personally.

Now that's real service.

The big boss delivering.

It's my pleasure.

I'll be around.

And say, Mr. Pine, you won't forget about

that pilot, Jonas Bailey.

The letters might be important.

Sure, I'll keep my eyes open.

I'm sure you will.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Jonas?

He's up

there.

Mister, we're looking for work on our own.

Well, welcome to nothing.

We're little men getting smaller all the time.

Go on, look at my fields.

Go on, look out.

Lousy handful of them left.

We'll go and we'll get them.

We'll get them.

Maybe we ought to take over for you

today.

Oh, no.

I can do it myself.

I'm a good doctor.

You know, he's right.

Those are short fields.

I've got a fear of that.

I'd fly alone.

I'd do all right.

Now he can fly on a plane.

Take all those fields and dust them.

Dust themselves.

Let's get him in this truck and get

him home.

What happened?

Is he all right?

He's right to the gills, ma'am.

I'm bringing him here.

I shouldn't be bringing him home unless he's

still in.

I'm Jonas Bailey and this is my loader,

Sweet.

How do you do, ma'am?

We found him down at the strip.

You know, I always feel a little ashamed

when something like this happens.

When he's himself, he's a very fine man.

But Roy's had a lot on his mind,

trouble with...

You're not LeBron's men, are you?

No, ma'am, we're not.

Good.

I'd better get him some black coffee.

Do you know if he gets a lovely

place to...

He didn't go up.

We'll lose it then.

Today's the final.

Coffee?

No, thanks.

You hiring today, ma'am?

What?

Well, if there's a field to be dusted,

we have a plane.

Would you?

Two dollars an acre, plus dust.

Forty cents, no.

Let's just say LeBron's place is 40 cents

high.

We'll be back before he wakes up.

Oh, uh...

Lettley's field on his map?

Yes, uh-huh.

We'll get it done.

That's a pretty big field.

You'll be hungry.

Would you care to join us for dinner?

Be glad to.

Thanks again, Mr...

Bailey.

Jonas Bailey.

Bailey.

Oh, my gosh, we've lost Lettley's eye.

Well, you can quit worrying.

You won't.

If you could fly a plane on alcohol,

that guy could make the moon.

We'd better hurry if we're going to finish

those fields before sunset.

Well, well, well.

The grocery cage.

Hello there, Buck.

Congratulations.

I brought some of the things and myself

a rest out in the truck.

The delivery boy was out.

Yeah.

And you figured I was out, too, huh?

Well, let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Well, don't stand there disappointed.

Put her down.

Hey, Chick.

We got company.

Nice neighborly fella.

Delivered the stuff himself.

Of course, if he'd have come around the

back and seen my truck, maybe he wouldn't

have felt so neighborly.

Oh, no, no, no.

Iris...

Mrs. LeVon phoned in the order.

I just wanted to make sure she got

the stuff in time to cook dinner.

Her cook?

Ha!

Yeah.

Yeah, Iris does plenty of cooking, all right.

Only it ain't in the kitchen.

Yeah, Iris, Lee called you to find out

about Jonas Bailey.

He's talking through his head.

He figured the information would be worth a

little of her time.

Now, now, see here, Buck.

I kind of resent that type of accusation.

Oh, now you do.

Well, listen, lover boy.

Keep looking, see?

Only don't tell her.

I'm the one who wants to know.

Well, sure, sure, Buck.

I'll keep my eyes peeled.

Glass of iced tea, Mr. Pines?

Yes, thanks.

You do that.

Hey, Chick.

Put down that map.

That'll help the nice old man unload his

junk.

Come on.

Don't forget.

I want to know where Jonas' fields are.

Make it snappy.

Yeah, sure.

Sure, Buck.

Oh.

Well, you gotta admit, Monica.

Pop is pretty smart.

Don't be mean to me, baby.

How about a kiss?

Are you kidding?

Don't give me that routine about breakfast.

You already had it.

Yeah, but I don't want to spoil my

lunch.

Nice.

Mighty nice.

Where's Buck?

In San Diego.

He flew down for parts.

Invited a friend inside.

Planes travel pretty fast, you know.

Back from San Diego.

And not that fast.

Besides, I got something I want to tell

you.

In private?

Might make good listening.

I've been flying, too.

East of Yuma.

Spark plugs, four cases of them.

Spark plugs, big deal.

Saw something along the way.

An airplane flying off a little dust strip.

N-7-9-4-H.

Where?

Kind of hard to explain.

I haven't got a map and...

Did you see Jonas Bailey?

Yeah.

I saw him.

Pretty nice chick, but Buck isn't going to

like you.

I don't figure he needs to find out.

Where's Jonas Scotties plane?

How far?

Like I said, it's a little hard to

tell exactly where without a map to point

to.

Do you have one with you?

There's still one inside.

What do you think?

Amazing.

You're pretty.

I mean, you're even prettier than I thought.

Thank you.

How'd you do with the bugs?

I'm afraid the bugs aren't speaking to me.

Thanks a lot, Mrs. Dillon, but my partner

has eyes for Salinas, and, well, I guess

I'll tag along with him.

Well, good.

I can tell my husband we've just hired

a top-testing team, then.

You know, it seems Hopeville has something after

all.

I told Sweet about our Dr. Christian Carter.

He's the best in the state.

He wants to stay.

That's great.

Is it serious, Mr. Bailey?

Sweet's trouble, I mean.

I don't know.

Well, a couple more operations, he might be

able to pilot again.

A flying accident?

A man was trapped in a plane wrecked

up above Tahoe.

Sweet circled till he found the guy, and

then the ship stalled out and he crashed

into the trees.

Even with his head cracked open and cut

up pretty bad, he...

Well, Sweet dragged the guy out.

You?

Yeah.

I thought so.

Well, see you for dinner?

Mechanic I found down here?

Yeah.

She also told me you're for hiring on.

Aren't you?

Well, Dillon's fields aren't the greatest, but it's

a start.

Hey, you know, before I met you, I

had an OX Traveler.

Terrific airplane, but no matter how hard you

clamped down on those controls, it kept you

on from side to side.

All the time, searching, always searching.

You know something?

You're just like that old airplane.

You're searching for something, you never seem to

be able to find it.

Well, one day that old Traveler stopped searching.

Came in straight as an arrow.

That rudder cable was locked.

Washed it out flat from the boondock.

I know you, Jonas.

You won't touch her.

But it's just being around and smiling and

talking and looking at her.

You think that's going to be enough?

You ain't heading for the boondocks, are you,

Jonas?

Not this trip, Sweden.

Hope I didn't take you too far out

again.

Where is everybody?

Is it to do it yourself, boss?

Bartender's out back.

Guess there's no sense in this little girl

staying thirsty.

My name's Miles Colby.

I, uh, I'm Hopeville's combination bartender, bachelor, and

croppist.

I work for Buck Levone.

Well, what do you know?

First draft out of the box.

Yeah, how's that?

Well, I'm down here to do an article

about crop dusters.

How they work, how they live.

Well, uh, suppose we start on that living

part.

What do you have?

What would you like to give me?

Just our story.

You know, if I'd have known letters looked

like you, I would have read more books.

Really?

Really.

Just to that newspaper that sent you down

here.

Another drink and I'll forget who sent me.

Besides, I've got to find a place to

stay.

Well, that's easy.

Right across the square.

I'll get you the nicest room in the

place.

I couldn't put you to all that trouble.

No trouble.

No trouble at all.

Besides, you've got to have a place to

interview me.

Uh, don't you?

Well, I did come down here to do

a story.

Fine.

Let's go.

Step right in, ma'am.

I'll take that.

Get me some ice and soda quick, huh?

Yes, sir.

I told you to keep your mouth shut.

I didn't say nothing to her.

I didn't even say anything to her.

I don't know where Bailey is.

You've got to believe me.

Neighbors say your little truck come driving by

my place today.

Sure, I come driving down your road.

I've got a business to run.

But you was there when I come by.

I've been in San Diego till an hour

ago.

You've got to believe me.

Your truck was there.

It was parked out in the alley by

the back.

Please believe me.

At 11, huh?

Yeah.

OK, now you forget all about this.

Yeah.

I don't want it passed around.

Sure.

Sure.

Maybe she's just gone away for the day

or something.

Any luck?

Yeah, plenty.

Found out what I wanted to know.

What now?

Back to the house.

Ain't you going to do anything about it?

Sure, later.

Right now, there's something else I've got to

take care of first.

Get in, Albrecht.

Drink's ready, honey.

I like to be comfortable when I work.

Now give me the whole scoop.

How do you like your work?

Is it dangerous?

Dangerous?

All I know is flying.

We pay the highest insurance rates of anybody

I know.

Lost five pilots last month.

Those crates we take up should have been

thrown in the junk piles years ago.

Well, if that's the case, then why do

you take those planes up?

Like I said, all I know is flying.

Besides, the money's good.

Real good.

You know, if you last long enough, you

can have a lot of fun spending it.

I've got more questions.

You know,

it's 3.15. I've got to start flying

in an hour.

What about this boss of yours?

What kind of a man is he?

Le Bon?

I don't know.

I guess he's a good pilot.

Man, is he mean.

When it comes to women, he's really mixed

up.

Mixed up?

Yeah, women just don't take to him.

I don't know what eats him up, too.

You know what I mean if you ever

saw him.

He's single, huh?

Not anymore.

I heard he got married.

Some tramp.

I can't figure it.

Any girl who'd marry him must really be

a mess.

He probably won't let her out of the

house for anyone to see.

You know, I think if a guy ever

got to her, he'd kill him.

Really?

Yeah, he's nuts.

Find the guy and he'd beat his brains

out.

Makes it kind of hard on you then,

doesn't it?

What do you mean?

Surprise.

I'm Buck Le Bon's new wife.

Maybe I'll tell him and maybe I won't.

All depends on you.

What are you talking about?

I didn't know you were Le Bon's wife

and you know it.

Won't make any difference to Buck.

Like you said, he'd beat your brains out.

There's a pilot around here, Jonas Bailey.

Find out about him.

Where he is, what he's doing, and if

there's a girl.

And I want to know quick.

What if I don't?

You lose more than your job.

Now get out.

Hi.

Hi.

Why don't you tell me you needed something?

Sweet and I were driving in to see

the doc.

We could have picked him up for you.

Roy wouldn't think of it.

He's much too happy to have you two

with us.

He didn't want to bother you with mere

shopping chores.

You know, he wants very badly for you

to stay.

You know, I don't know what we're going

to do when the season's over and you

leave.

And I suppose you will.

This is the pride of our fair city.

Holtville Park.

Sure we see what they've got to be

so proud about?

The Garden of Versailles, but it's green and

it's peaceful.

I always have the feeling when I'm in

a park, like, like suddenly the world's stopped.

Gives you a chance to look at yourself.

Like, like when you're up there flying.

It gives you time to be alone and

think.

Think about where you're heading and why.

You know, Roy has always been afraid when

he's been alone.

And I guess most of the time he

has been alone.

I was very young when Roy came into

my life.

Uniform, decorations, excitement.

I never met anyone like him.

When did he start drinking?

Our wedding night.

Oh, he had had drinks before, but never

like that.

He was sorry.

He always is.

And then little by little, drink by drink,

his confidence, self-respect, his future kept slipping

away.

Why did you...

Oh, don't misunderstand.

Roy's a kind man.

He's good and gentle, thoughtful, and he needs

me.

I guess that's what I've been searching for,

to be.

Of course, it's an ever-present question with

the doctor whether to tell the patient the

whole truth, but...

You don't think I have much of a

chance, do you, Doc?

I'm afraid not.

Doctor, I feel that I can tell you

the truth.

Let me have it.

I'm sorry to say this, but you'll be

blind within two months.

You're in no condition to drive.

Is there someone I can call to take

you home?

There's somebody to drive me home.

Are you sure he's there?

Jonas?

Yeah, he's always there.

I'll see you, Doc.

Another double.

Hello, Jonas.

I wanted to talk to you.

Forget it.

Please, Jonas, at least listen to what I

have to say.

Just give me one more chance.

It won't work, Harris.

It used to be you'd come within a

hundred feet of me, and I...

Not anymore.

I know about Mrs. Dillon.

But it doesn't matter.

She couldn't even begin to love me the

way I just did.

You're right about that.

She's different than you.

Not as exciting, maybe, but...

With someone like her, you could always be

sure.

I can be like her, Jonas.

I could be anything you want me to

be.

You couldn't change, even if you tried.

Jonas, I just can't let you go.

You just can't walk out on me.

I know how you feel.

I know what it's like to want something

you can't have.

We're working with Tep tomorrow.

Tep?

Well, that's short for Tetraethylchloroformazine.

Are these for the Tep job?

Yeah.

You know, Roy's never worked with a hot

chemical before.

Is Jonas good?

Oh, he's the best in the state.

Never got a whiff of it.

You know, you get any of that stuff

any place on your body, it really turns

your lights out.

You will see that Roy's all right, won't

you, sweet?

Don't worry, Mrs. Dillon.

A little later, I'm going down to the

canal and get some glue weeds.

It's a system of my own.

I rub it all over.

It shrinks the seams.

Don't you worry.

Neither one of our clouds will be exposed

tomorrow.

Well, I...

I just thought I'd drop by.

I was a little worried Jonas not being

home and all.

He is coming back, isn't he, sweet?

Sure.

Through asparagus season.

You know, Mrs. Dillon, dirt and much gets

him down.

He can handle just about everything.

Thanks, sweet.

Yeah, he can handle everything.

Except that tramp, Iris Lee.

And, Miles.

Yeah?

I've got just one more little chore for

you to do, and then you're off the

hook.

What's that?

I want you to go to Dillon and

tell him what you saw.

What?

You heard me.

And don't leave anything out.

Maybe you'd better add a little, just to

make it look good.

That's a pretty low trick.

I can't tell a man about his wife

and another guy.

Well, I can.

And if you don't tell Dillon, I'll tell

Buck Levone.

Bye.

Hiya, sweet.

I'm sorry I hung up this afternoon.

But, well, I, uh...

I saw Iris.

Down here?

You're not going to get hooked up with

that dame again, are you?

After knowing Lynn, after seeing what a woman

can be, I'd rather wrap our plane around

a tree than...

Look, what are we talking about Iris for?

How did you make out of the docks?

Okay.

Well, come on, tell me, are you going

to make pilot again?

Sure.

Not so good, huh?

Yeah, but it's only temporary, isn't it?

Well, come on, sweet, level with me.

Doc says I'm going to be blind in

two months.

What?

Yeah, but...

What about an operation?

There must have been similar cases.

They all failed.

We'll find a doc that won't fail.

There's got to be someone somewhere, and we'll

find them.

The best.

I got them right now.

What?

It isn't so bad.

I can still load for you.

You always said I could get those bags

after you blindfolded.

As for the other...

Oh, you can be my eyes.

After all, I've seen just about everything.

Honest, Jonas.

I don't mind going blind.

I'm going down to get some glue.

Sweet.

Oh, now, come on, I can handle it.

After all, I still work here, don't I?

You better get some rest.

Jonas?

Yeah, Molly.

I'm back.

How did you get in here?

I'm your husband, remember?

Didn't think Daddy could find you, did you?

Now, let me tell you something.

We're going to have us a honeymoon.

A real long one.

That better be a good one.

On the way, we're going to make a

stop.

We're going to visit a friend of yours.

Now, come on, Molly.

Get your things.

Come on.

We're going on a honeymoon.

I don't like coming around telling you this

kind of stuff.

Sorry.

What have you been doing, picking posies for

your master?

Cutting some weed to rub on the seams.

We're working with hot dust tomorrow, Buck.

Yeah?

I got a pretty hot cargo myself.

Iris Lee.

That's fine.

Been having fun?

You mean laughing at me?

You've all been laughing at me.

Well, I hope you enjoyed it, because I'm

putting an end to it right now.

I wanted Jonas first, but you'll do for

a start, eh?

Why me?

I never had no beef with you, Buck.

You're a friend of Jonas, ain't you?

Sure, but that's enough for me.

You quitting already?

That's only a teaser.

Now you're going to get the main course.

Stay away from me, Buck.

It's good.

It's good.

Wouldn't be no fun if you didn't give

me a fight.

You're crazy.

You're just dirty crazy.

Just so you know, it's coming.

I'm going to beat your face if you

ain't going to be able to laugh at

nobody again.

Stay away from me.

Stay back.

Stay back!

Stay away from me!

He was coming at me.

I didn't mean to do it, but he

was going to kill me.

Not quite.

My husband and I were out for a

drive.

You flagged us down, tried to pull me

out of the car, and when he resisted,

you put a stake through him.

No.

And after two lousy years, I finally got

Jonas on the hook.

Thanks to you, his best friend.

Now drag him over to the canal.

No, Iris.

All right, let's go to the cops.

No, I couldn't.

I couldn't tell a story straight.

I'd get all mixed up.

Then drag.

And when you finish, come back.

You can drive me home, Father.

Huh?

Drag.

Jonas.

Jonas, wake up.

I got to talk to you.

Sweet.

Jonas, I'm tired.

I don't even remember going to sleep.

But wake up.

This is serious.

It's going to be fun today, though.

This is the first field we've gotten away

from Lavone.

You're never going to have to worry about

Lavone anymore.

How do you figure?

I killed him.

What are you saying?

I was down at the strip.

I was getting some glue.

He showed up and he was mean and

ugly.

I was trying to protect myself.

He hit you first.

Yeah, and I had the tie-down stake

in my hand and I slipped against it.

Good.

Then it was self-defense.

There's nothing to worry about.

Was anyone else there?

Yeah.

Iris Lee.

Some witness.

Well, she made me stay with her.

I sat up all night and just laughed

and cried.

And she got drunk and...

Why?

You know why.

It's not a kind of you.

Listen, sweet.

The story is, you were too scared to

go to the police and make a report.

Do you understand?

What about Iris?

I'll take care of her.

Now, you wait right here.

Don't leave until I get back.

Jonas.

Roy carried on all night.

When I tried to talk to him this

morning, he said he didn't blame me and

he drove away.

Blame you?

For what?

I don't know.

Someone talked to him and...

We better get out to the airport right

away.

Mr. Frayling?

I'm sorry.

I did everything I could, but...

How's Lynn?

I just gave her a sedative.

A doctor in a small town, Mr. Bailey,

is more than just a doctor.

He's father, friend, advisor.

I've done all these things to Lynn.

I've known her since she was a little

girl.

She told me about you.

She feels responsible for her husband's death.

But she isn't.

I know.

And she'll know in time.

I hope so, doctor.

Bye, honey.

Is that any way to speak to the

girl you're going to marry?

We could fight you, maybe win.

It was self-defense and you know it.

Really?

With a man that'll go to pieces on

the witness stand?

Who admits hating Buck?

Admits fighting with him?

And actually running the spike's ruin?

You wouldn't want me to testify against your

friend.

Especially knowing what little Iris Lee can do

to an all-male jury.

He might get off lucky.

Maybe they'll just lock him up in an

institution.

I got you, Jonas.

Now, can't you stay a couple of hours?

Iris Lee wants to go to Vegas.

I wonder what kind of a wedding present

Mrs. Dillon will give us.

It'll probably be in perfect taste.

What do you know?

I heard what happened to Roy.

I told you I didn't mind going.

If I can't see the world, I don't

want any part of it.

It's all yours.

With Iris Lee, it's no good for you

either.

It's like I used to before I got

scared.

I'm going to wind it up doing five

vertical slow rolls.

Remember how we used to kid each other

about that?

You know, nobody can do five vertical slow

rolls.

I'm sorry, Jonas.

But You! What happned!

Where is, Jonas!

Then, I stay with him.

Jonas!

Transcription and translation by kasamaruti/GM JUL 2025