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Attention. Attention, please.

Continental Airlines announces
the departure of Flight 3…

for Los Angeles and Honolulu
at Gate 28, the blue concourse.

Global 45, Lincoln Tower.
Clear to land. Runway 2-niner.

Wind 1-5. Gusting 2-5.

Roger. Cleared to land. Runway in sight.

Lincoln Tower from Global 4-5.

I think we cut the taxiway a little
too short, and we're stuck in the snow.

Please notify company dispatch.
I think we'll need assistance.

We've got a condition four on
2-niner at Taxiway Echo. Right.

Change traffic to Runway
2-2. Two-niner's closed.

Trans World 17, I have a change.

Now taxi to Runway 2-2.
Runway 2-niner is closed. Over.

Air Canada ninety-niner,
hold short of Taxiway Bravo.

Emergency equipment will
pass to your left. Over.

Runway 2-niner closed…
account disabled aircraft.

2-2 approach. Runway 2-niner is closed.

All right. We'll stay
with 2-2 with everything.

Global 10, make a turn. Clear for takeoff.

For this food, your many blessings
and your bounteous goodness…

we give thanks to thee in the
name of… Jesus Christ!

Hello, Mel? I'm glad I caught
you before you got away.

Yeah. We just lost Runway 2-niner.

A tail sticking out into
the runway about 20 yards.

Yeah. I don't know.
It could be a long time.

All right. I'll go right out there.

Air Canada
Flight 425 from Quebec…

will arrive at Gate 24A,
the green concourse.

I'm moving up to the forward entrance.

Bakersfeld.

Mel, Tanya. How about some coffee?

- I just found something.
- I just lost something… Runway 2-niner.

Oh, no. Snow?

One of your jockeys missed
a turnoff, buried the wheels.

No one told us.

It just happened.
Flight 45. I'm on my way.

- Any casualties?
- Just me.

There's bound to be a passenger
with a $50 wrenched back.

I'd better get out there
with some release forms…

and plenty of sympathy
and understanding.

- May I ride with you?
- See you downstairs.

Good.

Mr. Bakersfeld,
white phone. Urgent.

- Bakersfeld.
- Where the hell are you?

I'm on my way to the field.
We've got an emergency.

You said you would be home at 6:00.

Now, you promised me you
wouldn't miss this dinner.

You promised that a week ago!

A week ago, I didn't know we'd
have the worst storm in six years.

You've always got some
damn excuse. I'll call you back.

Are we going to Jamaica
to have a wonderful time?

No, no. We have to get home.

Let me take that for you, ma'am.

You'll be much warmer in the
bus. I'm sorry this happened.

The captain wants you to take
off as much weight as possible,

then hook onto the nose gear
and tow it out with a tractor.

Buried like that, the nose gear
would never stand the strain.

That's what I told him.

I think we ought to use
pneumatic bags to lift the wings.

- Could take most of tomorrow.
- I want that runway cleared tonight.

Tonight?

Look. I know you're
doing everything you can,

but if I can con TWA into
giving us Patroni, will you object?

No. Joe can have all the tries he wants.

- Mr. Bakersfeld!
- Yes?

Snow Desk.

Yes, Danny?

I'm calling Patroni.
Stand by on mobile phone.

Roger.

- Hello, Joe?
- Hi, Mel. Save your breath.

Danny gave me the poop.
Tonight, I'm not available.

Joe, I need you right away. I got 14
on the ground and 18 stacked upstairs.

And I've got our five kids
stacked away at my mother's…

so that me and Marie
could be alone for a while.

Tell Marie I'm sorry to louse up
her evening. I need 2-niner badly.

Can't the Global crew handle it?

They're having a conference
now to decide what to do.

But I need somebody who
knows… a genius, like Patroni.

Hold the whipped
cream. I've just had dessert.

- All right. I'll be there.
- Good.

In the meantime,
give everybody a shovel…

and have them start digging a
10-degree incline in front of the wheels.

- Right.
- Out.

Aw, Joe.

Do you have to go to work
on a night like this?

They don't call them emergencies
anymore. They call them "Patronis."

I suppose you'll be late, huh?

I'll be back in time if I have to
pull that plane out with my teeth.

What's this you found
I should know about?

Your brother-in-law was on the
snow clearance committee today.

My boss got a copy of the report.

I can guess what it says.
"The airport"… meaning me…

"has been inefficient
in snow clearance"…

"Grossly inefficient."

"Causing flight delays, loss of revenue
to all airlines." Et cetera, et cetera.

"Signed, Captain
Vernon Demerest, Chairman."

How can he say a thing like this?

Because he's a no-good,
irresponsible louse…

who can't pass up
the opportunity to knife me.

Mobile 1,
Snow Desk. Where are you?

Coming up to the ramp.

Mel, Commissioner Ackerman wants
you at the street side of the terminal.

- Trouble.
- I'm on my way.

Close down Runway 22.

Close down Runway 22.

Keep moving, please. Keep
moving, please. Keep moving, please.

They'll break it up soon and go home…

after the TV cameras get a few shots.

A lawyer they hired yesterday
arranged for news coverage.

That's all we need.

I'd better get in touch with the other
commissioners and tell 'em about this.

Afterwards, we'll meet
in the boardroom, you and I,

and see what we can figure out
to calm those people down.

I'll call you.

Mel!

Hi, Sis. I thought Vernon
was on Flight 2 tonight.

He is.

- Sure here early enough.
- What with the weather and the traffic,

Vernon didn't want to take
a chance on being late,

but we just sailed right along.

First, I thought they were pilots
picketing you. I was all set to join them.

I heard about your report.

Besides everything else, now you're
an authority on snow clearance, huh?

- I call 'em as I see 'em.
- Then you're due for an eye check.

For your information, clearing
those runways and taxiways…

is the equivalent of 700 miles
of two-lane highway.

Well, what do you know?

And I'll bet you measured
every little foot of it all by yourself.

We've also had 10 inches
of snow in the last 24 hours.

Anchorage had twice
as much, and they're clean.

They've got twice
the equipment.

Well, then get some more.
This isn't Alaska.

You don't spend an extra
two million dollars…

for machinery you might use
once in 10 years.

You buy for the average snowfall.
Then when emergency hits,

you use what you have
and work around the clock.

Sitting behind that desk made
you think like a bookkeeper.

I didn't always fly a desk.

Well, all right, daddy. Now you tell
me all about when you were a war hero.

You flew those pursuit jobs
you could land in a parking lot.

When I'm setting down
over 200,000 pounds of 707,

I want something under my wheels
that's plenty long and mighty dry.

It'll be dry tonight, but not
too long. Two-nine is closed.

The pilot from your Flight 45
made a shortcut across the field.

- And he didn't make it.
- Well, what are you doing about it?

Well, when the snow melts
in April, we'll get it out.

What the hell do you think
I'm doing about it?

Now stop that, both of you!

Yeah. You're right. It's a waste
of time arguing with a penguin.

- Bye.
- Have a good flight, dear.

What would you want me
to bring you back from Rome?

Just yourself.

Maybe if you have the time, I
could use a pair of white gloves.

Size 6 1/2, right?

No. I'm the one who wears a size 7 1/2.

American
Airlines Flight 103 for St. Louis…

Hey, that's a good idea, Mel…
using little old ladies for skycaps.

You keep that up.
You're doing a good job.

Mel.

For my sake, be patient with him. Hmm?

How you can live with that overage
juvenile delinquent, I'll never know.

There's just the two of us. If
I left him, what would I have?

Would you have any more
if he decided to leave you?

He won't.

The moment a girl gets too serious,
he waves his wedding ring like a flag.

I'm his disaster insurance.

More like group insurance.

Thanks for caring, Mel. Don't worry.

Someday he'll come home for some other
reason than to just change his clothes.

Well, I hope so.

That's for me. Good-bye, dear.

Lufthansa
Flight 82 for Frankfurt…

Bakersfeld.

No, no. No, I'll take care of it myself.

Mm! Vern, we just don't have time.

But I have a cab waiting downstairs,
and we can make the airport in 15 minutes.

The driver doesn't mind waiting.
His meter's running, and so is mine.

But I've got to finish packing.
If you get me up to full throttle…

and then throw me into reverse,
you could damage my engine.

Look, we'll be in Rome tomorrow.
We'll have three days.

- Try a little patience.
- Or a cold shower.

Think about something else.

Oh, that I like.
You can see right through it.

- Who's in the right-hand seat tonight?
- I am.

Demoted?

No. It's a pilot-check flight.
I'm checking Anson Harris.

He's been a captain for years.
So have I, but that doesn't matter.

Somebody's gotta check you out
every six months…

just to make sure you
don't pick up any bad habits.

Such as nuzzling
stewardesses? Mm-hmm.

Does he hold on to
the control too firmly?

Or can he sort of coax them
along with just his fingers?

- But we still have to…
- Go and wash it.

And when he's stacked up and can't
get clearance to land, how does he take it?

He controls his emotions and
says "Better luck next time."

"Better luck next time."

You and your roommate
have enough china,

glasses and booze
for a round trip to Australia.

Oh, that's not all our loot. The girls
in the building have been contributing.

Grace is getting married.
We're giving her a party.

If you could hijack a 707,
you could start your own airline.

We thought of that. But
none of us has a pilot's license.

But with the kind of fringe
benefits you girls have to offer,

I could get you a crew right now.

Mel, Joe.

I'm stuck in traffic on Carlton
Road just east of Mannheim.

A tractor trailer
jackknifed and flipped over.

It's laying on its side
like a drunken dinosaur.

Joe, I need 2-niner awful bad.
Now, if you're not out in 15 minutes,

call me back and I'll get the
highway patrol to bring you in.

What else can go wrong?

I'd better get up
and check the snow desk.

- I'll be back in time for his call.
- You're not going anywhere.

You're exhausted. You've been
rushing around for three days.

I've gotta get up there.

Why do you have to
do everything yourself?

You've got an assistant. Let Mike do it.

Sit down and relax. I'll fix you
some coffee and a sandwich.

Oh. One thing you should do.

You promised to call your wife back.

- Bakersfeld residence, Libby speaking.
- This is Mr. Bakersfeld talking.

Daddy! Isn't the snow super?

- Baby, it's cool, real cool.
- Robbie, Daddy's on the phone!

- Hello, Dad.
- Hi, Robbie.

Are you coming home tonight?

Well, at the moment,
honey, I'm not so sure. See, I…

Say good night, girls.
Mommy wants to talk to Daddy.

Good night, Daddy.

Good night, Dad.

You hung up on me before.
Don't ever do that again.

I'm sorry, but I was rushing
to get out onto the field.

Well, all right. We don't have
time to argue about it now.

You have a dinner jacket there.
Meet me at the hotel.

I told you I can't make it.
We've got an emergency.

I have to stay here, probably all night.

You can't!

- You can't keep doing this to me.
- Listen to me, Cindy.

In the past month, you've scheduled
me for seven of those charity wingdings.

I've made four of them. That's
not a bad batting average.

I'm not a ball game where
you keep score. I'm your wife.

Then try to remember it and
think of my position for a change.

Well, that's a hell of a thing to
say. I'm only thinking about you.

This isn't just another dinner. Dad
will be there, and he wants to talk to you.

He's been talking to me for 15 years,
and I've been saying no for 15 years.

And why? It's a wonderful opportunity.

I would think that you two would
have gotten the message by now.

I'm not interested in your father's
job. I've been in aviation for 20 years.

That's what I'm trained for,
that's what I like and that's my life.

Yes. And what kind of a life?

This would give you regular hours.

We'd have a chance to be
together and with our children.

And your income would be
three times what it is now.

Sure, sure. And we can join the
country club and get a bigger house.

And what's wrong with that?

Let's get something straight.

I'll support my family, my
way on the income from my job.

And you don't give a damn
about our future!

At the moment, I'm just
trying to survive the present.

- Well, maybe you won't have to.
- What the hell does that mean?

You figure it out.

This room's empty. Why don't you have your
coffee in here and lie down for a minute?

Hey, guess what.

Miller says they just picked up a
stowaway from L.A. on Flight 86.

That makes four this month.

B.O.A.C. had one on Monday,
a 16-year-old.

If you're wondering if we had
another fight, the answer is no.

Just a continuation of the same one.

But I guess I'm just
as much to blame as she is.

She's right. I look for
excuses not to go home.

Hello, Joe? Oh, Harry.

Yes, all right. I'll be right there.

A couple of you guys
get on the nose wheel.

How deep should we go?

If we're gonna do it this way,
we need a lot more men.

All right. I'll try to
round up some for you.

Maybe there's an easier way.
Captain Demerest has a good idea.

Captain!

Why don't you tell Mr. Bakersfeld?

I've got an idea that will make
you aviation man of the year…

and Captain Benson agrees with me.

We put pneumatic jacks under
the jacking plates, and you lift her.

Then when you get her
high enough, you just fill in,

plank over and roll her up on the flat.

If every jack isn't absolutely
level, she'll slide off…

and you'll have a hole
in the wing and the fuel tank.

- I'll stick with Patroni's judgment.
- Okay, you do it the hard way.

But you better get this thing out of
here 'cause I'm not taking off on 2-2.

- You'll use what's available.

- If it's 2-2, I'm not
using noise abatement,

and I'm not cutting back
on power over those houses.

So unless you want a big fat bill for
cracked plaster and broken dishes,

you better move this thing.

Keep digging. If another pilot
comes up with an idea like that,

hand him a shovel.

Yes, Peter?

Uh, Mrs. Livingston, I've got that
stowaway Mr. Miller told you about.

Bring him in.

Hello. I'm Mrs. Ada Quonsett.

I'm Mrs. Livingston. Pleased
to… I mean, won't you sit down?

Oh, thank you, my dear. It
was a long walk from that gate.

We've got a little talking to do.
I think you better lock that door.

Well, I see you've done
this sort of thing before.

Oh, yes, my dear.

But it's against the
law. Why do you do it?

Well, you see, I'm a widow, and I
have a married daughter in New York.

Sometimes I get lonely for her
and for the grandchildren.

So I go down to the airport
in Los Angeles…

and I get on a plane
that's going to New York.

And then when I'm ready
to go home, it's vice versa.

Just like that, without a ticket?

Oh, my dear, I couldn't
possibly afford a ticket.

I just have my Social Security and the
small pension that my late husband left me.

Have you ever been a
stowaway on any other airline?

Oh, yes. But I like Trans-Global the best.

Well, it's nice to meet
a satisfied customer.

- How about Patroni?
- Highway patrol's bringing him in.

- How long before he'll be here?
- About half an hour.

Good. Now I'll have that sandwich.

I'm starving.
I haven't eaten since about…

Oh, I'm sorry. I…

No, don't go away. I'd like
you to meet Mrs. Quonsett,

the stowaway I was talking about before.

This is Mr. Bakersfeld,
general manager of the airport.

Well, how do you do?

It's a pleasure to meet
someone so important.

Pleased to meet you, ma'am.
Don't go. Come sit with us.

Have a cup of coffee and a sandwich.

Perhaps Mr. Bakersfeld could
impress upon Mrs. Quonsett…

that this isn't a very nice thing to do.

Mrs. Livingston hasn't been able to.

Yes, uh, Mrs. Quonsett.

Uh, what you've done is dishonest.

You've broken the law.

You've defrauded Trans-Global.

Don't you realize
they can prosecute you?

But they wouldn't, would they?

I don't think it would be very good
public relations for a big airline…

to prosecute a little old lady just
because she wanted to visit her daughter.

- May I have one?
- Sure.

I didn't eat much on the plane.
The beef was a little too well done.

And the salad dressing had garlic in it.

I think you should tell them, my dear,

that very often elderly
people can't tolerate garlic.

It gives them gas.

Well, I'll certainly mention it
to our chef. Thank you.

Oh, not at all.

Now, look, Mrs. Quonsett,

since you've had so much
free travel from Trans-Global,

the least you could do is tell us
how you get aboard our flights.

Well, my dear, I use many methods.

But mostly, I like to be in the airport
early enough to get me a boarding pass.

But our boarding passes
are ticket folders.

Yes, I know. I go to a counter
and I tell them I've lost mine…

and may I please have another one?

I always pick a counter where the clerks
are busy and lots of people are waiting.

They always give me one.

But it's just a blank folder. It
isn't made out as a gate pass.

I do that myself in the ladies' room.

I know from experience
just what to write.

And I carry one of these big black
pencils like the airlines use in my purse.

See?

Yes, I do. I'll keep
that if you don't mind.

Well, it's really mine.

But if you want it, I suppose
I can get another one.

So now you have a boarding pass,
Mrs. Quonsett. What then?

Well, then I go to the departure gate.

- Coffee?
- No, thank you.

And I wait till the young man
checking tickets there is busy,

and then I walk past him
and onto the plane.

You hear that, Mr. Coakley?

And no one stops you?
Not even the stewardesses?

If you get on late enough,

they're hanging up coats
and talking to the men.

I just show them my folder,
quickly, you see.

I'll keep that too.

But I'm sure you don't
always use a boarding pass.

No.

Sometimes I tell them that my son has
gone aboard, but he dropped his wallet.

I carry a man's wallet in my hand…

That works best of all.

I must say, Mrs. Quonsett, you have
everything figured out very carefully.

My late husband
taught me to be thorough.

He was a teacher of geometry.

He always said, "You
must consider every angle."

My late husband was
a lawyer and he always said,

"Watch out for sweet-looking,
innocent, little old ladies."

I'm beginning to
understand what he meant.

So you're a widow too.
Oh, I'm sorry, my dear.

But you're young
and attractive, and I'm sure…

Let's confine the conversation
to you, Mrs. Quonsett.

We're sending you back to
Los Angeles on the next flight.

Yes, my dear, I was afraid of that.

Well, I would like a cup of tea first.

So I'll go now, and you can
tell me when you want me back.

Oh, no. You're not
going anywhere alone.

Mrs. Quonsett will be on Flight 103,

and stick with her every second
until departure time.

Don't let her out of your sight.
Yes, ma'am. She'll need a ticket.

Yes, that will be a change,
won't it? I'll make out an order.

- May I please have my tea now?
- Yes. Where are you going?

Can I have it in the Commander's Club?

No, Mrs. Quonsett,
that's for members only.

But I have a card.

This card says "Mrs. Henry Jackson."

Yes. Gertrude's a friend of mine. She
always lets me use it when I'm traveling.

Well, we'll send it back to
Gertrude with a very strong letter.

We'll go this way, Mrs. Quonsett.

Good-bye.

Good-bye, ma'am.

You've been very nice. Thank you.

I don't believe it. I
just don't believe it.

And you were a big help,
giving her that V.I.P. treatment.

Deference, courtesy, sandwiches.

I'm surprised you didn't break
open a bottle of champagne.

If there had been one around, I would
have. She deserves it. She's fabulous.

- She just sat there laughing at us.
- Take it easy.

There have been stowaways ever since
the Egyptians first sailed the Red Sea.

And when they caught them,
they tossed them overboard.

The airlines won't do a thing
about it, and she knows it.

Crafty little old biddy.
Oh, come on now. Relax.

After all, she only
stole a ride, not a plane.

I know, but…

Mel, they've been pressuring me
about that transfer to San Francisco.

I think I'll take it.

The pay is better, and the
change of climate will do me good.

No snow.

Yes.

It's a beautiful city. I'll miss you.

Will you? Enough not to let me go?

I'm sorry. I had no right to say that.

You've been honest with me
from the beginning.

No false hopes, no promises.

I'm not as honest as you think.

I said I invented excuses
not to go home, and that's true.

But I didn't mention the real
reason I needed to stay here.

I tell myself I've got to try
to hold things together…

for the sake of the children.

But I'm not sure that's true or even kind.

They know what's going on, and
it's hurting them. Especially Roberta.

Then I think about my mother and father.

God knows they had
their ups and downs.

But somehow they…
Well, they worked it out.

I feel I ought to be able to do the same,

or else I've failed.

And I don't like to fail.

I don't know what to do about it.

Maybe you love your wife
more than you realize.

No, no. Not for a long time now.

The only thing we've got left in
common is the same address.

I'm not pressing you, Mel.

I wouldn't play
that kind of game with you.

But I think I'd better take
that job in San Francisco.

- Mrs. Livingston.
- Yes?

Excuse me, Mrs. Livingston,
but Customs just called.

The chief would like you to come
down. He says it's rather important.

All right.

It seems that one of our
passengers is demanding…

to speak to someone
in authority from Trans-Global.

Will you explain to this man that
we're no longer living in the dark ages?

That nowadays, stores in this
country import clothes from France.

If you bothered to look, you'd
see the Bergdorf Goodman labels.

Oh, I did bother to look,
madam, rather closely.

I find the sewing of the labels
isn't up to Bergdorf's usual standard.

They're always very
professional, very neat.

As you can see,
that's a pretty sloppy job.

But I suppose everybody's having
trouble getting good help these days.

Especially the customs service.

Well, what's the matter, boy?

Is there something the matter, huh?

Oh, your collar's too tight.

Officer, about the fur and the
dresses. Perhaps I did make a mistake.

I did buy them there. And there
are some other things that I…

Sorry, madam.

Check everything else very carefully.

Inspect the linings
of the bags and the cases.

- Make a list.
- Yes, sir.

Sorry, fella.

I'd like to change that declaration.
Please, Officer. I beg of you.

My husband will be…

Madam, why don't you sit down?
This might take quite some time.

When will they ever learn?

The duty would have been about
1/10th of what the fine is going to be.

You are amazing. I never
would have suspected her.

Well, after 30 years, you kind of know.

First I look in their eyes
and then the luggage.

Thanks for coming down. Now,
may I ask you another favor?

If you want me to smuggle
anything in, the answer is no.

No.

My sister's girl, Judy Barton, is gonna be
on your number 2 flight to Rome tonight.

Can you get her a window seat?

- I'm sure of it.
- Good.

- Oh, Mrs. Livingston.
- Yes?

With this weather, do you
think it'll get off on time?

Flight 2, the Golden Argosy,
will depart for Rome on schedule.

Good. Fine. Thank you.

I thought you said
you were leaving tomorrow.

No. I said I have to start work tomorrow.

I gotta be in Milwaukee
tonight. Remember?

This isn't gonna be another one of
those "Hello, good-bye" jobs, is it?

I talked to Mr. Williams
himself. 175 a week.

Look, this is a 30-story building.

The job will last eight months at least.

I hope so.

This time, do me one favor.

If your boss says two and
two is six, agree with him.

Whatever way he wants to
do anything, th-that's my way.

Don't lose your temper.

And-And Williams said
that after the job in Milwaukee,

they're gonna build
a new building in Detroit,

and he even said they may
subcontract the excavating to me.

Be satisfied that you're working.

I am, but… You'll see.
Everything will be fine.

It's gonna be the way it used to be.

Nothing's the way it used to be.

But I'm not complaining.

You never do. How you
could stick with me after…

"For better or for worse."
I meant what I said.

It's gonna be better again. I promise.

You know, I've got
an idea. The kids aren't

gonna have to live
with your sister anymore.

- And you're gonna have money
and a nice home and clothes.

- Stop.

Stop dreaming.

Just hold on to the job.

I'll do it right this
time. I won't mess it up.

How you gonna get to Milwaukee?

The bus that leaves
in just a few minutes.

I've got enough for that,

and then I can draw an
advance on my salary tomorrow.

But I will need something
for a hotel room tonight.

If you could let me have…

All I've got is enough to
put something on the rent.

All right.

Dom. The silverware is gone.
My watch is gone.

My mother's ring. Don't pawn that.

Here. I can give the landlord
another hard luck story.

Good-bye, Dom.

Inez.

I haven't been a very good provider,
but I will be. I promise you that.

Good-bye, Inez.

I love you. I want you
to always remember that.

Bye.

- Two dollars.
- It's highway robbery.

Why the airlines don't provide
free transportation, I'll never know.

Look, mister, I don't
own the bus. I just drive it.

Two dollars, huh?
You're holding up the line.

Here, here.

Hi, Anson.

What are you doing here so early,
trying to impress your check pilot?

I thought you'd give me an "A" for effort.

No. We're using 324 tonight.

On her last flight, number two
engine gave them some trouble,

and I wanted to see
what maintenance did about it.

I hope they gave us a new one.

Yeah. They even
replaced all the wiring…

just to be on the safe side.
That's the side I like to be on.

What is it? What's the matter?

I was just thinking about the
last time you checked me out.

You marked me down for
not wearing a regulation shirt.

I was just hoping to get even.

Not a chance. Knowing
how tough you can be,

tonight I even polished my wings.

Thanks, fellas.

Tried to get some more
help for you, Joe, but no luck.

I've only got
20 men out there.

I knew you'd blow it, so I did
a little phoning from my car.

- I got 50.
- Where'd you get them from?

Braniff, Delta, Continental. We're not
like those stiffs up in the front office…

who wear ties and spend all their time
stealing passengers from each other.

Maintenance, it's like a circus.
One of us gets in trouble,

he yells, "Hey rube,"
they all come running.

Okay, let's get going. I got a
beautiful dame waiting for me at home.

We should be above this in
about 20 minutes or so. Let's hope.

- Did you forget something?
- No. Just checking the Rome weather.

It's not too cold… and sunny.

As usual, I brought the wrong
clothes. I don't have a thing to wear.

Great.

I'll have this mother out of here
by midnight. So stop worrying.

In that case, the party starts at 12:01.

I'll settle for a box of
cigars. See you later.

You keep leaning on that shovel, Jack,
you're gonna freeze solid like Lot's wife.

We wanna move this airplane
before it becomes obsolete.

The way you guys
keep heading for this bus,

looks like you got a
broad stashed in there.

Out! Everybody, out!

Doctor said I got bad
circulation. I gotta keep warm.

Attention. Attention,
please, ladies and gentlemen.

Trans-Global Airlines
regrets to announce…

that the Golden Argosy, Flight 2 to
Rome, will not depart until 11:00 p.m.

We are indeed sorry. But this is due
solely to the condition of the highways…

which is causing unavoidable
delays to ground transportation.

So those of you on Flight 2 to Rome, don't
worry. They're going to hold the plane.

Just relax. I'll get you there in time.

They could've decided that
before we left the terminal.

Making us sit here and
worry. It's inexcusable.

Go away. Your nose is running.

- No!
- Paulo, vieni qui.

… 221 for Denver.

Will all passengers holding tickets…

for Continental Flight 221 to Denver…

please report to the Continental
ticket counter…

to arrange for a complimentary dinner.

Of course, if it's not crowded, I…

Here's the ticket. It's Flight 103.

- Oh, thank you.
- Oh, no, you don't.

My, she has a suspicious nature.

Now, now
go on. You were saying that…

you preferred the flights
that aren't direct, huh?

Yes.

That's why your Flight 86 is my favorite.

St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago.

Yes, but I should think that they'd
check you at all the intermediate stops.

I pretend to be asleep.
Usually, they don't disturb me.

But this time, they caught you.

It was that man sitting next to me.

I confided in him, and he
betrayed me to the stewardess.

He was a policeman from San Diego.

I think they should make them
always wear their uniforms.

Otherwise, how's a person to know?

Hi, Mel. I was just
gonna have you paged.

I had to go out in the
field. We got trouble, Mel.

I just talked to the lawyer
for those Meadowood people.

He says, unless we stop planes from
taking off over their houses by midnight,

he's starting a damage suit first
thing in the morning for $10 million.

That's a nice round figure.
But he hasn't got a prayer.

He might not win, but he can sue.

And any legal action will only
make our public relations…

worse than they already are.

And that's something the other
commissioners and I don't want to risk.

- What do you propose to do about it?
- There's only one answer.

Shut down Runway 2-2 and cut
out the noise over Meadowood.

With 2-niner out, that means
closing down the airport completely.

Only until morning. After all, you
promised them dozens of times…

you wouldn't disturb their sleep.

I promised them we wouldn't take off over
their houses unless there was an emergency.

And I promised them something else.

In the foreseeable future, the noise
problem would not get any better.

Well, if you don't want to spend
a couple of months in court,

you better start conning them a little.

You think lying to them
is the answer, huh?

- Aw, Mel.
- There's your answer.

A modern, expanded airport.

Big and efficient enough to take
anything the designers can throw at us.

That means buying up Meadowood
and re-zoning it for industrial use…

so the noise won't make any difference.

I didn't come here to talk
about the future of aviation.

Well, you better start. And you
better start looking ahead a few years.

What are we going to do about these
jumbos that seat 500 passengers?

And how are we going to get
the people to and from the airport?

Ah, Mel, save that for the women's
clubs and the Rotary luncheons.

We've got to be practical.

Sure, sure, ignore it.
Don't stick your neck out.

Well, it's about time that you
and all the other commissioners…

began fighting for a bond issue
to finance this kind of an airport…

instead of running around
checking to see if the toilets flush.

I don't think insulting me
is going to solve anything.

So why don't we get back
to our immediate problem?

We've got to make a
decision about tonight.

I've made it. The airport's staying open.

Mel, stop being so bullheaded.
Think of the consequences.

Don't talk to me about consequences.

When Congress voted to cut
airport appropriations,

you never even sent in a letter of protest.

And where were you when the airlines
and the pilots and the rest of us…

were pleading for more airports
and better traffic control?

You were picking out the colors
in the ladies' lounge.

So now you've got your consequences.

Congested air traffic…

where Sunday pilots hold up airliners
with thousands of people aboard…

and force us to stack up planes bound
for New York as far away as Denver.

When it comes to politics, you're a child.

Two of our councilmen
live in Meadowood.

Think what they can do to us downtown.

I'm thinking of those pilots
upstairs waiting to land,

flying blind in that muck and
circling in holding patterns…

and praying to God that
some tired, overworked,

underpaid controller
in the tower…

doesn't have another plane
on the same course.

Now you can call it pigheaded.
Call it anything you want.

But as long as we're not below F.A.A.
minimums, we're not closing down.

All right, if that's the way you want it.

I'm calling the other commissioners…

and I'll let you know what
our decision is within an hour.

That's your privilege. You hired
me, and you've got the right to fire me.

But until you do,
this airport is staying open.

Do you wish to make a reservation?

No, I don't. Could you please tell me…

if there's a flight to Rome tonight?

Yes. Our Golden Argosy,
Flight 2. It departs at 10:00 p.m.

Only tonight it's delayed one
hour due to weather conditions.

Well, could you…
It's very important to me…

to find out if somebody is on that flight.

His name is D.O. Guerrero.

I'm terribly sorry. We're not
allowed to give out that information.

You don't understand. The person
I'm asking about is my husband.

Well, I-I'm sorry, but it's a company rule.

Well, you might go out to the airport.

If you can get there
before they board the flight,

you could see your
husband if he's there.

I see. Well…

If that's the only way, I suppose…

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you for calling Trans-Global.

Why didn't you tell me this before?

I tried. But we were in a hurry and…

You're sure?

Do you mean am I sure I'm pregnant,

or am I sure you're the father?

Come on, Gwen. I-I didn't…

Well, the answer to
both questions is yes.

You know I wasn't asking.
You have a perfect right to.

I want you to know something, Vern.

That there hasn't been
anyone else but you.

You see, there couldn't be.
I happen to love you.

I'm afraid I was careless.
I stopped taking the pills…

because they were
making me gain weight.

So instead of being plump, I'm pregnant.

Stop twisting your wedding ring.

I know you've got a wife.
I know you can't marry me.

I knew it in the beginning.

I won't make things difficult for you.

I'll work it out myself.

Don't be ridiculous, Gwen.

You don't think I'd walk out
and ignore the whole thing?

I'll take care of you. I'll make
sure you don't go to some butcher…

two flights up over a drug store.

I hear Sweden's the best place.

Good doctors, good
hospitals. Medically safe.

Very quick, very simple.

One minute you have it,
the next minute you don't.

There's no danger of complications.

That is, no physical complications.

I'm not so sure about the moral ones.

You have religious scruples?

No. No.

But the strangest thing happened
to me today when the doctor told me.

I mean, I've known other
girls in the same situation…

toss it off with bad jokes like,
"I've got a bun in the oven,"

or "Captain, we've got
an extra passenger on board."

I knew I'd react the same way.

Very modern, very sophisticated.

But I certainly didn't.

I was suddenly filled with
a sense of wonder and awe.

I don't want to sound
mystical or anything,

but I am carrying someone
who's part of us.

I'm not so sure I want to lose it.

And if you have the baby, then what?

Well, I suppose adoption
would be the answer.

They're very careful nowadays.
They find the right family.

They're very careful, and all the
arrangements are made beforehand.

And the records
are kept secret, you know.

And you'll never see the baby.

I suppose in time I'll be sensible,

but I've got to have time to think.

Vern, thank you for caring.

Most men would have said,
"So long, girl. Tough luck."

Not this one.

You know, I think you
really do love me a little.

It makes it harder to
decide, but easier to bear.

Couldn't believe it.

Is something wrong, Gwen?

The air vent was
stuck. The captain fixed it.

Oh.

Full throttle!

All the way!

You chickened out on me. I told
you I wanted all the power you got.

At full throttle, this plane
would be standing on its nose.

You might fly these things, but I take
'em apart and put 'em back together again.

If you had any guts, we'd
be on the runway by now.

You felt it vibrating.

Another 10 seconds, we'd
have had structural damage.

Who do you think you're talking
to, some kid that fixes bicycles?

I know every inch of the 707.

Take the wings off this, and
you could use it as a tank.

This plane is built to withstand
anything… except a bad pilot.

All right, hold it, hold it. This
kind of talk will get us nowhere.

You might tell your mechanic that I've
got over three million miles in the air.

And 2 1/2 feet in the ground. Now…

Let's stop wasting time.
What do we do now?

Well, we got to dig a lot deeper.
Put lumber under the wheels.

But the next time we try,
since he's afraid, I'll drive it out.

I'm not turning this ship over to anybody
without authorization from our chief pilot.

I phoned Kettering,
but there's no answer.

Then I guess we sit here
and wait till you get him.

No. We haven't got time.

You're not in the air now,
Captain. You're stuck on the ground.

My ground. And you're
blocking my primary runway.

I'm not using full power. It's too risky.

Then I'll make the decision. I'll
take the responsibility for the aircraft.

Mr. Patroni is licensed to taxi.
He'll take over.

He tears this ship apart, I hope
you've got eight million to pay for it.

Joe, my neck's out about 14 feet.

- You sure it'll work?
- Let's put it this way.

You promised me a box of cigars
if I pulled this off, right?

Well, what are you standing
here for? Go get 'em.

Bus from the downtown terminal
is just coming in.

Your attention, please.

Trans-Global Airlines, the Golden
Argosy, Flight 2, nonstop to Rome…

is now ready for boarding.

All passengers
holding confirmed reservations,

please proceed to Gate 33
on Concourse D.

Oh, Rome.

The Colosseum, the Sistine
Chapel, the catacombs.

My dear late husband and I
always planned to visit there.

"See Rome and die," he always said.

But he died just when we were packing.

Ah, gee, that's too bad.

Yes. So near and yet so far.

Mmm.

- Mm. Mm.
- What's wrong?

Oh, dear. Oh, dear.

- What is it, Mrs. Quonsett?
- Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm afraid I'm having one of my spells.

I'll get help. I'll call for a doctor.

Oh, it's… I'll be all right.
I-I've had these for years.

It'll-It'll pass. Oh, dear.

If I could just lie
down for a little while.

I-I s-saw a cot in the
ladies' room a little while ago.

I'll help you. Come on.

Take it easy.

Mm. Mm.

You sure you're going to be all right?
Sit down along the way if you're not.

… flight 45 from
Pittsburgh are hereby notified…

that the flight has been canceled…

due to weather conditions in Pittsburgh.

You'll be all right.
Be there in a second.

I'm much better. Much better.

Are you sure you don't
want me to call for the doctor?

Oh, no. I've been enough trouble
already. But-But don't go away.

You will stay right here, like
you did before, won't you?

Oh, certainly. I'll stay right here.

Mm. Mm. Mm.

Perhaps you're right.
You'd better get a doctor.

Of course. Right away.

But don't worry. I'll be all right.

All right, now there's an attendant
in there. She'll take care of you.

Now, I won't be a minute.

Thank you.

Uh, that is E-R-O.

And what amount policy were
you considering, Mr. Guerrero?

Uh, 150,000.

- That'll be $5.00.
- Yes.

But for 2.50 more, you
could take out 225,000.

It isn't much extra for
all that protection, is it?

No. I don't know if I have that
much left. American money.

- I exchanged all my dollars to lira.
- We accept foreign currency.

Yeah. Well, I've got that all in big bills.

Or we'll take a personal check if you like.

No. When I go to Europe, I
always leave my checkbook at home.

You know, the…
It's too much of a temptation.

Oh, wait a minute. I may have enough.

I didn't mean to push you, but
we're having a sales contest,

and I've got a chance for the prize.

Every little bit helps.

Yeah. Could you, uh,
hurry that up, please?

They've already called my flight.

It's just the first call.
You still have time.

Delta Airlines
Flight 299 for Indianapolis…

now in the final stage
of departure at Gate 14A.

But I distinctly asked for the fourth row.

Well, I'm terribly sorry, sir,
but this is the best we can do.

Well, give it to me. Give it to me.

Now, did you say this was
some kind of exchange program?

Yes. You see, the Italian girl
would be living with my folks,

and I'll be living with them.

Oh, well, that should
be quite an experience.

I'm sorry. Could you hurry, please?

There's the terminal, lady. Over there.

Just be a couple more minutes now.

Now, how about letting me
buy you a cup of coffee?

Good. Mr. Bakersfeld's in there
having dinner. We can join him.

- Let me check the counter first.
- Right.

Here you are, sir, seat
23A. Have a good flight.

Thank you.

Just two no-shows in first class, huh?

They're on their way. They've been
waiting in the Commander's Club.

Oh, no. No, I'm just a
visitor. I work downstairs.

Oh. Sorry.

Ready?

Say, did you see that man
with the attaché case just now?

No.

Well, if he were coming in
from abroad instead of going out,

I'd want to inspect it.
You think he's smuggling?

It was the way he held
the case, the look in his eye.

He tried to hand me his ticket.

- Sorry about the delay, Mr. Donovan.
- That's all right, Mike.

Excuse me, young man, my son
dropped his wallet. All his money's in it.

Madame, could you wait…
He just went on board.

Blonde hair, no hat, camel's hair
coat. I wonder if you'd be so kind…

I'm not allowed to accept a wallet
with money. See the stewardess, please.

Oh.

But, you see, if someone is smuggling,

they usually start to get nervous
when they land, not before they take off.

This guy was really shaking.

Well, if it is contraband and he's a
trembler, Italian customs will nail him.

Besides, there's not much
we can do about it at this end.

I don't know. I think somebody ought to.

Maybe you ought to tell your boss…

just in case he might want
to notify the captain.

I guess you're right. Be right back.

Atlantis
International Flight 49 for Dallas…

now boarding at Gate 19,
the red concourse.

All passengers holding
confirmed reservations,

please proceed to Gate 19,
the red concourse.

Oh, yes.

- What are you doing here?
- She got away.

She what?

Well, what she did
was… You see, we were…

I don't care how she got away.

Get on that phone and call
every airline and every gate.

I'll see if Security can round her up.

Forward Jetway's still in place.

It's your decision, Captain.

Make some noise.

- Miss Meighen?
- Yes, Captain?

- What's the delay?
- The tourist head count won't tally.

Where's the ramp supervisor?
He's back there counting.

Get him.

Continental
Flight 201 for Seattle…

The plane to Rome, has it gone yet?

- No. But you'll have to hurry.
- Which way?

Go through there and turn
right. Green concourse, Gate 33.

Thank you.

Look, pal, I know you got problems, and
so have we. How long we going to sit here?

Well, I've just ordered a ticket recheck.

We should have 81 in
tourist. It seems we got 82.

Every second we sit here, we're
burning fuel on three and four,

which you gave the okay to start.

Precious fuel that we'll
need in the air tonight.

I know, Captain, but…

Now unless this plane leaves right
now, I'm going to shut everything down,

and we'll send for fueling
to top off our tanks.

So you make up your mind.

It'll only take another
few minutes or so.

I'll tell you something else. The tower
just told us they have a temporary gap.

So if we taxi out right away,
we can take off fast.

But five minutes from now
may mean a half-hour delay.

So you take
the responsibility.

What'll we do?

Cancel the ticket recheck.
Okay, you're leaving now.

Continental
Airlines Flight 41 for Los Angeles…

now boarding at Gate 26.

May I see your ticket, please?

Thank you.

Ruth?

Cancel the ticket check. We're leaving.

Fine.

Clear to start two.

Turning two.

Okay to start one?

Braniff International
Flight 252 from Houston…

now arriving at Gate 10,
the red concourse.

25, 26, 27,

28, 29, 30, 31, 32,

- 33, 34, 35…
- Excuse me, please.

I'd like to find out if, uh, my husband's
on that flight that just left. I…

I'm sorry, ma'am. I'm not
allowed to give that information.

Well, he hasn't been well lately.

I just wanted to make sure he got on
board safely. His name's D.O. Guerrero.

All right.

Yes. He's aboard. We'll start from there.

19, 20, 21,

22, 23, 24,

25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.

Life rafts are located in the
ceiling storage compartments.

In addition to the doors, there are
emergency exits located over both wings.

For more information
concerning these items,

please look in the seat pocket
in front of you.

We suggest you read it
sometime during the flight.

Don't worry.

If you take one of these,
you won't get airsick at all.

Thank you, Doctor.

Global 2, Lincoln Tower.
Clear for takeoff.

Global 2, rolling.

On top at 7,000.

Clear above, visibility unlimited.

Proceeding on course.
Will report passing Cleveland.

Now there's nothing to be nervous about.

I've flown thousands of miles,
and I can tell you…

it's a lot safer than crossing a street.

… now in
the final stages of departure…

at Gate 41A, the green concourse.

Yes. She was here. I saw her go on.

- But did you see her get off?
- No.

But I'm almost certain she did.

Her son dropped his wallet,
and she went on to give it to him.

The wallet gag. She's on the plane.

Maybe that's why the
head count didn't tally.

Speaking of head counts,
have you counted yours lately?

I'm sure you've got at least two.

Should I send word to the
captain to check and verify?

Yeah, but have Flight Dispatch
call him on the company frequency…

so we can keep it private.

Our ground speed is 620 miles per hour.

We've reached our cruising
altitude of 33,000 feet.

And the temperature outside…

is a pleasant 50 degrees below zero.

Our route tonight will take
us over Toronto, Montreal,

Cape Ray, Saint John, Newfoundland,

across the Atlantic,

reaching the European coastline
just north of Lisbon…

and on into Rome on schedule.

The weather in Rome is a lot better
than what we left behind in Chicago.

If there's anything we can do to make your
flight more enjoyable, please let us know.

Thank you.

This is Global 2.

Uh, Flight 2, Cleveland.

I have a message from Lincoln.
Advise when ready to copy.

Go ahead, Cleveland. We're ready.

Uh, practically certain
you have a stowaway on board.

Caucasian, female.

Approximately five feet, 100 pounds.

Age about 70.

Wearing a brown hat
with a brown pom-pom,

tweed coat with black velvet collar.

Name… Mrs. Ada Quonsett.
Determine and confirm.

We'll check and advise.

- I don't believe it.
- Oh, I believe it.

Those penguins on the ground are idiots.

Now the guy in 21D says it's too hot.

You want a laugh?

Have you seen her?

Well, she's not in first. I've hardly
checked the tourist section yet.

Well, go back and see if
the old biddy's there, huh?

- If she is, what do I do?
- Nothing. Just come back and report.

How about that, huh?
Little old lady just walks on…

like she's walking into an elevator.

Excuse me. Mm-hmm.

There you are.

Uh, Miss.

The captain said
we'd arrive on schedule.

Oh, that means we're going
to make up for the hour's delay.

Father, with a ground
speed of 620 miles per hour…

and a distance of 4,817 miles,

it's a physical impossibility.

Your son is right. The captain was
referring to scheduled flying time.

It will be approximately seven
and a half hours from takeoff.

Oh, excuse me.

Oh, I see you've got a boyfriend.

Yes. And he's
invited me to Rome to a nightclub.

Miss. Miss.

These nuts are stale!

I'm sorry, sir. I'll try and
find you some fresher ones.

$474 and they give you stale nuts.

So you play the oboe?

My late husband played the violin.

Not professionally, but he was very good.

He once played the
"Minute Waltz" in 58 seconds.

- There you are.
- Thank you so much.

- Nuts to the man in 21D.
- You said it.

May I treat you to another sherry?

Oh, no. Really. One is all I ever…

Well, thank you. You're very kind.

She's there, all right… 23B.

That's why the head count was wrong.

What do you want me to do?

Nothing. If you start questioning her now,

there's bound to be tears and…

No. We were asked to
check and report. That's all.

They'll grab her in Rome. So until
then, why make the old girl miserable?

You know, Captain,
you're a real nice person.

I didn't know you were
so fond of old women.

- Oh, you know, I prefer the younger ones.
- Oh, so I heard.

But opportunities, you
know, don't last forever.

Pretty soon, you and I will have
to settle for the not-so-young ones.

Well, I already have for quite some time.

Yeah, that's right. You always
played it right straight down the line.

No mucking around on layovers.

Helen was a stewardess
flying DC-4s. That's how we met.

And she knew what was going on.

So when we got married, I made
her a promise. The obvious one.

I always kept it.

Well, I guess all those
kids you had helped.

Yeah. Maybe.

- How many have you got? Six?
- No, seven.

Four we planned, three we didn't.

The ones you didn't plan, uh,

did you ever consider doing anything
about 'em before they were born?

No.

Let me tell you something.
I love all seven of 'em.

But the three we didn't plan,

they turned out to be
something real special.

Detain on board…

after landing.

Release only…

to station manager, Rome.

I'm going to Flight Dispatch. I'll take it.

I'll take it for you, Mr. Weatherby.

No, thank you. I don't want it
to wind up in the ladies' room.

What about the man I
mentioned, Mr. Weatherby…

the one with the attaché case?

If Standish wants to find out
what the guy's smuggling,

let him get Italian customs to check.

I'm not going to offend
a paying passenger…

with something that's
none of our business.

I was wondering, what if
he isn't smuggling?

- What if…
- Forget it.

I'm sorry, Mrs. Livingston,
that he got mad at you.

- It was all my fault.
- Never mind. He'll get over it.

That man was one of
the last to go aboard.

So he probably was on
that bus that was late.

Reindel.

John, this is Tanya Livingston.
Do me a favor, will you?

Read me the list of passengers
on Flight 2 who came out on the bus.

Yeah. Hang on a minute.
I've got it right here.

Never mind the women. Just the men.

Okay. Rathbone, Marcus ♪.

Bonnelli, Luigi.

Guerrero, D.O.

Yates, Robert.

- She stood us up. That's all.
- I hope that's all.

You or me?

You.

Bakersfeld.

Your wife insisted that I page you.

She's waiting for you in your office.

There will be
a 45-minute delay of departure.

Thanks.

American Airlines Flight 46 to Boston…

is now scheduled to depart at 10:35.

Delta Airlines Flight 76 for Atlanta…

now departing at Gate 12,
the red concourse.

Oh, Mrs. Livingston.
I'm sorry to bother you.

One of my men just found this woman…

wandering aimlessly about the terminal.

She seems terribly upset about
something. She ought to see the doctor.

She doesn't want to. I think
what's worrying her most…

is she doesn't have any money
to get back to town.

I'd like to help, but
this kind of thing…

She let me go
through her purse.

I thought maybe I'd find a little
address book or something…

call somebody who knew her…
but there was nothing in it but this.

I thought maybe since her
husband bought a ticket on Global,

you might want to give her
bus fare to get home.

Five dollars would do it.

You just take it easy, ma'am.
Everything's going to be fine.

Guerrero.

We don't have a home anymore.
We have a waiting room…

a place where I can walk
the floor and wonder whether…

you're going to leave this damn airport
long enough to drop by for a few minutes.

Why you have to pick tonight to
come out here and fight with me…

I came here to tell you
that Roberta left home.

What do you mean left home? When?

I called from the banquet to say
good night, and I spoke to Libby.

Roberta, she said, told her that she
couldn't stand our fighting any longer,

that she couldn't stand
"the atmosphere of hate."

And that's a direct quote.

Where is she? Did Libby say?
She's at Sally Bolten's house.

She's going to spend the
night there. I spoke to her.

Cindy, we can't do this to the kids.

We've got to call a truce,
even if it's a pretense.

We've got to start
being civil to each other.

And add hypocrisy to the problem?

They'd see through that in a
minute. That's not the answer.

- Well, we've got to do something.
- You're right.

And the only answer is a divorce.

You think that will make them
feel more secure…

a broken home?

It's better to come from a
broken home than to live in one.

You may be right.

And you may be right about me too.

I suppose I'm like a
lot of men, a bigamist…

married to both a woman and a job.

And I can't be number
two wife any longer.

- Yes, Danny?
- Patroni wants a skip loader.

Get one from the parking lot. We've
got to get that plane out of there.

And, Danny, keep twenty-niner
clean, so it'll be operational.

See? That's what I mean. Those things
are more important to you than we are.

No, not more important. But at
the moment, more imperative.

It just so happens
we're in a hell of a mess.

We certainly are.

It's a big step, Cindy. You sure
you don't want to reconsider?

No. It's too late, Mel.

It's not just the girls
that I'm thinking of.

There's someone else, Mel, and
there has been for quite a while.

Someone who makes me feel
wanted occasionally.

You had no idea, had you?

Too busy to even consider the possibility.

Mel…
Mr. Bakersfeld, I'm sorry.

I didn't know you were busy.

Cindy, uh… Mrs.
Livingston, Mrs. Bakersfeld.

- How do you do?
- How do you do?

I have some information on
that man with the attaché case.

I'll talk to you about
it in a little while.

Certainly.

Are you sure? Are you really sure?

Yes.

When we tell the children,
we must do it together.

Of course. And I promise
there won't be any trouble.

You may see the girls
as often as you wish.

Thanks.

As a matter of fact, you'll
probably see them more often.

Ex-husbands always seem
to make a special effort.

Bakersfeld.

Hang on a second. Ned.

I'll be right with you.
Okay, Hank, go ahead.

Yes. Well, that's all right.
Put it in Warehouse 12.

Get the trucks out of the way. They're
not supposed to be blocking that area.

Right.

What's up, Ned? No, no, no, no.

Let the city police handle it.

Now you stay right here.
I'll just be a minute.

The downtown terminal told me they
remembered a man with an attaché case.

They must have checked in
10 men with attaché cases.

But this one held it under his arm.

And when the agent tried
to put a cabin tag on it,

he pulled away and insisted
on putting it on himself.

That's why they remembered him.
And it was Guerrero.

I can't get anything out of
his wife except a blank stare.

Maybe you can make her talk. Please try.

I have a horrible feeling.
All right, bring her in.

Mrs. Guerrero…

… please
come to the courtesy phone…

at the terminal information counter.

She's gone.

Hold it. Yes, sir?

You remember the woman that
you turned over to Mrs. Livingston?

She's given us the slip. She's
probably still in the terminal.

- You've got to find her, Ned.
- We'll sure try.

- Will you round up my boys?
- We'll announce from here.

You do it. I'll call the insurance counter.

- What's the security code tonight?
- "Lester Mainwaring."

Attention, please. Attention, please.

Mr. Lester Mainwaring's party.

Mr. Mainwaring requests that
all members of his travel group…

report immediately
to the main terminal entrance.

To the main terminal entrance.

Yes. Here it is, Mr. Bakersfeld.

D.O. Guerrero. It's for 225,000.

Yes, I remember him.

Yes, sir, he was a little nervous.

Well, aside from that, did you
notice anything unusual about him?

Well, just one thing.

For somebody going to Europe,
he didn't seem to have much money.

He paid me with six one-dollar
bills and the rest in change.

Mostly nickels and dimes. It
seemed to be just about all he had.

Thanks.

You've been so busy. We just
haven't had a chance to chat.

I'm Ada Quonsett.

How do you do?

What's your name, sir?

Guerrero.

Guerrero? That's Spanish, isn't it?

Yes. But way back.

You look more Irish.

So did my mother.

I've been fascinated by that figuring
you've been doing on the map.

I said to Mr. Davidson
I was sure you'd win.

The contest.

The one that comes
the closest to guessing

our time of arrival
wins a sightseeing trip.

Oh. No. I-I didn't know.

No, I just do this as sort of a hobby.

I like to see if I can calculate
where we are all the time.

Now that's…

If you'll excuse me, I
think I'll take a little nap.

"Approach with extreme caution.
His seat assignment is 23A."

Have the dispatcher send it the way he sent
the other one, on the company frequency.

Probably New York. They're
out of the Cleveland area by now.

How do we know the man is
not just an ordinary eccentric?

Maybe all he's got in there
are some important papers.

I don't think so.

I wish I did. I have a
niece aboard that flight.

All right, suppose he has got a bomb.

They've been up there for over
an hour. Why hasn't he let it go?

I don't know. Maybe he's waiting
until they get out over the ocean.

The Atlantic doesn't leave traces.

We just found the Guerrero woman.

One of my men is bringing her up.

Hold that call. We may
have something to add.

I'll call you right back.

Now they say it's too cold.

Oh, he has fainting spells.

So when he feels one coming on,
he takes a whiff of oxygen.

Sometimes it helps.

Don't let him kid you.

It's an F.A.A. regulation.

Over 25,000, if one of us
leaves the flight deck,

the other one must go on oxygen.

- It's just a precaution.
- Thanks.

Why didn't you ring? I
could have brought you that.

Up there, I'd have to be formal.

Up there, I-I couldn't tell
you, uh, how sorry I am.

- How do you feel?
- I feel great, Vern.

No fainting spells. No craving
for pickles. No morning sickness.

It's funny. I didn't think
you were the kind of a guy…

who would worry about a thing like this.

Neither did I. You know,
before, you said…

that you thought I loved you just a little.

You were wrong. I…

I love you a lot more than just a little.

I didn't know he was going to Rome.

He said he was going to Milwaukee.

Here, Inez, take another sip of this.

But this was in your purse.
You must have known.

It just came tonight. Special.

I only saw it after he left.

Does your husband
have business in Italy?

What is your husband's business?

Oh, he's, uh… He-He was…

He did excavations for-for buildings.

You said "was." He's not
in that business anymore?

Things went wrong.

- Financial trouble?
- Yes.

Bad trouble?

Broke? In debt?

Then how did he get
the money for his ticket?

I think, uh,

he pawned my mother's wedding ring.

When I looked tonight
in the case, it was empty.

He… He just…

- can't seem to hold a job lately.
- Why not?

He gets in arguments.
They fire him. It's his temper.

He's been like that ever
since he got out of the hospital.

- What sort of hospital?
- Army hospital.

Yes, but, uh, I mean, what
was he in the hospital for?

He, uh, was sick.

A mental patient?

Mrs. Guerrero, what did
your husband do in the army?

He was a demolition expert.

And I suppose, in his excavation
work, he used explosives?

He…

- He, um…
- You were about to say something.

His last job, they fired him.

Something was missing.
Some dynamite.

What we need's an unlisted number.

This is Global 2.

Global 2, New York. We have
an important message for you.

Advise when ready to copy.

Okay, New York, go ahead.

Strong probability…

Repeat. Strong probability exists…

that passenger D.O. Guerrero,

seat assignment 23A,

may have an explosive device
in attaché-type briefcase.

Passenger purchased
excessive insurance,

mentally disturbed and desperate.

Approach with extreme caution.

Yeah, that's right. Tell 'em another
section of 3-by-12s laid crosswise.

Will do.

They need you?

No, not yet. It won't be
ready to drive out for a half hour.

Ingram knows what to do
in the meantime.

So we know the kook is
sittin' in 23A. That's here.

That's right. What's your opinion?

My opinion is they should get the
hell back here as fast as they can.

If he should let it go,

is there any chance the plane
could stand the explosion?

Well, we got one break.
He's not sittin' in an aisle seat.

So first, it'll blow out a hunk
of the fuselage right here.

What kind of structural damage
will that cause?

Luckily, there's nothing
but skin on the sides.

All the control cables run along here.

So if it's not too big a
hole, she might still fly.

But the sudden decompression at 30,000
feet is somethin' you gotta see to believe.

He'll get sucked out, won't he?

So will anybody sitting next to him.

Until that pressure equalizes,

everything within 20 feet of him
that's not nailed down or strapped in…

is gonna get sucked right out that hole.

Is it that powerful? Are you sure?

Yeah, I'm sure.

When I was a mechanic in the air force,

I was being transferred
on a MATS plane.

At 20,000 feet, one of
the windows shattered.

The guy sitting next to me
was about 170 pounds.

He went through that little space…

like a hunk of hamburger
goin' down a disposal.

And right after him… coats,
pillows, blankets, cups, saucers.

Yeah, I'm sure.

Takes about three seconds, doesn't it?

Three, four, five. Depends
on the size of the hole.

Everything fogs up just
like that. And then watch out.

At that altitude, you can't breathe.

So unless they get on oxygen
in 45 seconds, it's good-bye.

We'll turn back.

But I'm gonna make a wide, slow turn.

That way, the passengers
might not notice.

Toronto Center, this is Global 2.

Seem to have a problem here.

Request clearance back
to Lincoln at a lower altitude.

Roger, Global 2. Turn left, heading 2-7-0.

Descend and maintain flight level 2-8-0.

Are you declaring an emergency?

Possible emergency. Might
have a disturbed passenger.

There's no mistake. He's in 23A.

He fits the description perfectly.

- When did you see him?
- When I was spotting Mrs. Quonsett.

He's sitting right next to her.

Did you notice the attaché case?

It's on his lap, and he won't put it down.

Ruth told me that when
she was serving the snacks,

he wouldn't use the pull-down table.

He insisted on putting
his tray on top of his case.

Sounds as if that's where he's got it.

Then he must have some kind of
trigger on the outside of the case.

Is anyone sitting on the
other side of the old lady?

A man.

Then I'd have to lean over two people.

I couldn't surprise him like that.

Okay if I go back and take a look?

Yeah. Not too close a look.
He might suspect something.

Well, I'll…

I'll do one of those smiling
"Good evening" walk-throughs.

And if anybody catches the fact
that we're turning around,

I'll give 'em some double-talk.

Toronto Center, Global 2.
Starting to turn.

Would like to make it wide and gradual.

Global 2, wide turn approved.

We'll alert other sectors to your problem.

So delay serving dinner.

Put every bottle, cup, glass and
everything else away and lock it up.

Right. Be careful, Vern.

I'll tell the girls in tourist.

Captain.

Oh. Oh, Captain.

Our son has a question to ask you.

Schuyler, here's our captain.

Before, Virgo and Leo
were right there, sir.

Now I'm beginning to see
Ursa Minor and Cassiopeia.

We must be turning around.

Why, you have a young navigator here.

Well, I'll tell you, son.

Due to a setsel wind,

DISTOR's vectored us into
a 360 tunsun of slower traffic.

Now, we'll maintain this borton hold…

until we get a fortamagnus
clearance from MALNAKS.

Oh. Yes, of course.

What did he mean by that, Son?

Never mind, Father. I'll tell you later.

- Enjoying your trip?
- Very much.

I was just telling my wife
how smooth it is.

A little while ago, I put
my drink on the armrest,

and there wasn't even a
ripple… didn't lose a drop.

Good evening.

- Hi, girls. Slumming,
- Captain?

No, we've got some
bumpy weather ahead.

So don't serve dinner for a while, huh?

- Keep everything in the drawers.
- Okay.

Doug, are you getting
plane-to-ground direct

Affirmative.

They've turned around
and started a slow descent.

- What's the frequency?
- 132.0.

I'm sorry to have to put this on you.

But if I go back there a second
time, he might get suspicious.

Don't worry. I think I can handle it.

Excuse me, madam.
May I see your ticket?

My ticket? That nice young
man at the gate took it.

No, he wouldn't do that.

If it was a round-trip ticket, you'd
still have the return-flight coupon.

If it was a one-way, you'd still have
the ticket stub and boarding folder.

You're English, aren't you?

I knew it the moment you started to talk.

You make our language
sound so delightful.

My late husband used to say…

Never mind what he
said. What about your ticket?

Well, I'll certainly look,
my dear, but I'm sure…

Why don't you stop wasting
my time, Mrs. Quonsett?

You are Mrs. Ada Quonsett, aren't you?

Since you're aware of who I am,

there's no use denying it, is there?

If there's some misunderstanding,
perhaps I can help.

There's no misunderstanding.
Are you traveling with this lady?

- No.
- Then it's none of your business, sir.

This woman is a stowaway.

Are we going to turn back?

You're not that important.

When we land in Rome, you'll
be handed over to the authorities.

Now come with me. The captain
has to make a report on you.

But first, he'd like to see you.
Would you let this lady out, please?

The captain wants to see me?
And he doesn't like to be kept waiting.

There's no need to
treat her like a criminal.

That's exactly what she is.

Imagine
shoving an old lady like that.

I've never seen anything
like it in my whole life.

I can't believe she's a stowaway.

Mrs. Quonsett, I'm Captain
Demerest. This is Captain Harris.

Would you come forward
as far as you can?

Oh, Captain…

Please sit down, Mrs. Quonsett.

I'm sorry to be a trouble to you.

But I was on my way to New York
to visit my poor daughter who's…

Then why'd you get on this flight?

Because, according to the schedule,

the next flight back from Rome is
to New York, and it's your number 5.

I thought they'd want
to get rid of me quickly,

so they'd put me on that plane.

Mrs. Quonsett, if you
help us, I promise you…

you'll get to take trips
to New York first class.

Oh. Thank you.

But how can I help?

Mrs. Quonsett, now,

whatever happened back there
just now, you can forget.

That's not the reason
you were brought here.

Mrs. Quonsett, I hope I didn't hurt you.

No, no… Not much.

Ma'am, are you frightened easily?

No.

I get nervous sometimes,
but not as much as I used to.

When you get older, there
isn't a lot left to be frightened of.

Good. All right, now,
you listen very carefully.

Global
2, this is Toronto Center.

Your position is 15 miles east
of Kleinburg intersection.

Say altitude. Level at 2-8-0.

Request continued slow descent.

Roger, Global
2. What altitude do you wish?

Request flight level 2-1-0.

Roger.
Continue slow descent.

Maintain flight level 2-1-0.

Mel, I just talked
to the other commissioners,

and they all agree with me.

So as not to have any more trouble
with the Meadowood residents,

I'm instructing you to shut
the airport down until 7:00 a.m.

Read this… dispatch we just sent.

The plane's on its way back here.

You still want us to shut down?

Under the circumstances, I, uh… I…

Global 2, this is Toronto
Center. Continue slow descent.

Whatever she's done, you
don't have to be so rough.

Please don't interfere.

Ask the captain to reconsider.

I don't want to be handed
over to the Italian police.

You should have thought of
that before. Now get in your seat.

All I ask is to be sent back.

Please don't hand me over
in a foreign country.

Can't you see the lady's upset?

I told you to keep out of this.
Now sit down and be quiet!

You hurt me! You hurt me!

Stop it! You're hysterical!

Help me! Please help me!

- Help me!
- No. No!

- No! No!
- That's his personal property!

You've got no right to take that from him!

No! No!

You stay where you are!

Don't try to get any closer.

Guerrero, listen to me. Do you hear me?

Listen. They know
about you on the ground.

Your insurance is no good.

It's canceled. It's worthless.

No one has ever gotten away
with a thing like this.

No one has ever collected a penny.

You won't help your family.
You'll only hurt 'em.

You'll kill yourself for nothing
if you explode that bomb.

Stay where you are!

Your family will be hounded and blamed.

Listen to me. Think.

Guerrero, let these people
sit down, and we'll talk.

I promise, until you're ready,
no one will come close.

Sit down.

Guerrero, you know now
that you've failed.

The only way you can help your family…

is to give me that case.

Give me the case.

If you do, I promise that no
one on this plane will hurt you.

Grab him! He's got a bomb!

— Get him
outta there! Get him outta there!

Get on oxygen!

Mayday! Mayday!

Trans-Global 2. Decompression.

Making emergency descent.

Request 1-0-thousand.

Roger. Descend
and maintain 1-0-thousand.

Report your intentions when ready.

Global 2, Toronto Center.

We're level at 1-0-thousand.

Returning to heading 2-7-0.

We have damage due to
explosion. Extent unknown.

Turn on all the heat you've got.

Can we maintain control?

Well, the rudder's heavy and
the stabilizer trim won't respond,

but at least the tail didn't fall off.

- Where'd he pull the trigger?
- In the starboard can.

Go back and check the damage
and report by inter phone.

According to the manifest,
there's three doctors aboard.

Let's hope they're not dentists.
They're probably pitching in already.

Get anybody else that can help.

And find out about Gwen.

I'm so cold. I'm so terribly cold.

Put him on the walk-around.
I'm gonna cut off the oxygen.

You all can breathe normally now.

Take off your mask if you
like. Fasten your seat belt.

Fasten your seat belts!

Here you go.

You can breathe normally.
You can take off the mask.

Fasten your seat belt.
Fasten your seat belt.

Anything I can do to help?
Yeah. Come on, Sergeant.

Are you all right, dear?

Can we get a blanket? We need
a blanket. Fasten your seat belts.

Can we get a blanket?

Stewardess, if there's any
brandy on board, pass it out.

Pardon me. Doctor? Yes, Sister?

Press that hard.

- May we have a blanket?
- Are you all right?

- May I help you?
- No, I'm all right, thank you.

Take care of that man behind me.

- How is her pulse, Sister?
- Weak.

I have some adrenaline and syringes
in my bag. Would you prepare a shot?

Okay.

Will it hold?

Yeah, as soon as I get
this blanket wedged in here.

Joan.

As soon as they're patched
up, move them all forward.

Stow the center armrests.
Put four people in three seats.

Right.

Go ahead.

The hole is about three to four feet.

What about control surfaces?
Can you see anything?

Possible damage to rudder power.

And it looks like we have
stabilizer problems.

Most of the blast, thank
God, went sideways.

- Can we stay in the air an hour?
- Hard to tell.

There's a tear in the ceiling
from the top of the hole…

all the way over to the port side.

You think there's a rupture
in the outer skin?

I don't know. Could be.

What about the passengers?

I can't say
anything definite yet.

I checked the structural damage first.

But what I did see was
less than I expected.

Some cuts and bruises
and shock and puking.

Medical help good. I'm going
to cut off the passenger oxygen.

How's Gwen?

Pretty bad shape. The
doctor's working on her.

I'll report when I can.

Sounds like the break
is just this side of the tail.

Better set down as
fast as we can, if we can.

Right.

Toronto Center, Global 2.

Have structural damage.

Would like to land
nearest available airport.

Global 2, Toronto Center.

Everything east of Lincoln
on your course is closed…

due to weather or field conditions.

However, if you are declaring
an emergency, Detroit possible.

They report five inches of snow over ice,

but they will try to clear.

Request Detroit stand by in
case of any change in condition.

We'll try for Lincoln.

Roger, Global 2.
You are leaving my area.

Contact Cleveland Center, 117.5.

Good luck.

Roger, Toronto.

Cleveland Center, Global 2
on your frequency.

Global 2, this is Cleveland
Center radar contact.

Turn right, heading 2-8-0.
Maintain 1-0-thousand.

Lincoln weather… sky obscured,

visibility one mile in blowing snow.

Runway 2-niner still closed.

But we have control damage…

which makes landing
on 2-niner imperative.

Repeat. Imperative.
Roger, Global 2.

We'll relay your condition and request.

Keep monitoring, Bert. I'll be in
Mobile 1. Any change, call me.

Global 2,
this is Cleveland Center.

All eyeglasses off! All right, sir?

Eyeglasses off. All eyeglasses off!

Take off your eyeglasses…

and return your seats
to their upright position.

Take off your eyeglasses…

and return your seats
to their upright position.

What's more, the captain
deliberately struck me across the face!

Unless you shut up, the second officer…

is going to do exactly the same thing.

Is there anything I can do to help?

Yes, Father.

I'm putting you in charge of praying.

If that's an order, you're
about 30 minutes too late, son.

Ladies and gentlemen,
this is Captain Demerest.

I want to thank you for moving
forward in such an orderly manner.

I think it'll be a little
warmer for you this way,

and also it'll help us in
controlling the plane during landing.

You know we've all
had trouble… bad trouble.

I won't attempt to minimize it.

But we've all gone through
an experience…

that none of us has ever had before.

Thank God, we have come through.

We have the airplane under control.

We estimate landing
in about 25 minutes.

I won't try to kid you. We still
have a few problems ahead of us.

There are two thoughts
that should comfort you.

First, you're in one of the
best-constructed planes that there is.

Second, well, tonight, instead
of one experienced captain,

you have two…
Captain Harris and myself.

Between us, we have more flying years…

than we sometimes like to think about.

I'm gonna give you
something for the pain,

but don't move your head.

Later on, Second Officer Jordan will
give you instructions on landing procedure.

Please do exactly as he says and…

I promise you we'll all come
through this together safely.

Thank you.

It'll be all right.

Global 2, Cleveland Center.

Lincoln advises Runway
2-niner still closed.

They are attempting
to clear, but failing that,

plan landing on 2-2.

Roger.

- Want me to take over for a while?
- Yeah, thanks.

Ground, Mobile 1.

Yes, Mel.

Tell the chief to take a position
between Runway 2-niner and 2-2…

so they can move either way.

- We'll notify which runway later.
- Roger.

Turn left, heading 2-0-5.

At pilot's discretion,
descend and maintain 6,000.

Report leaving 1-0-thousand.

Global 2 turning left, heading 2-0-5.

Leaving 1-0-thousand now.

Mr. Jordan said you wanted
to see me again, Captain.

We radioed ahead, and they'll
have all the equipment you asked for.

Good. You'd better call again.

See if the airport doctor can have
an ophthalmic surgeon standing by.

- For Miss Meighen?
- Yes.

Besides the other injuries I mentioned,

I'm afraid her right eye has splinters.

Whether they're wood or
metal, I have no way of knowing.

Her left eye, as far as
I can tell, is unharmed.

Of course, it's too early
to draw conclusions.

Modern ophthalmic surgery
can do extraordinary things.

I'd better get back
to her and see if I…

Doctor.

Gwen… Miss Meighen.

She… She… She's pregnant.

Does that make a difference?
I have no way of knowing.

The pregnancy can't be
very far advanced.

No, it isn't.

The mother wasn't deprived of oxygen
long enough to do harm to the child.

No one was.

If there are no abdominal
injuries, and she survives,

chances are fair to good that
the baby should be born normally.

Global 2 leaving 8,000.

Advise Lincoln doctor to have
ophthalmic surgeon available.

Roger, Global 2. Will notify.

I'll take over now.

Vern, I guess you know
how badly I feel about Gwen.

What's between you two,
that's none of my business.

But if there's anything
I can do as a friend…

You already have.

Mobile 1, Ground Control.

Yes, Doug. This is Mel.

Cleveland just handed off
Flight 2 to Chicago Center.

The transmissions from the
aircraft aren't exactly regulation.

The captain's blowing a fuse.

I'd like to monitor. What's the frequency?

117.1.

We need
answers, not questions.

Are you guys sleeping down there?

Why aren't we getting
any action? We need help.

Global 2, this is the Chicago
Center watch supervisor.

Please understand we're
doing everything we can.

We're holding other traffic
and giving you priority.

What type of approach do you wish?

Chicago Supervisor, listen carefully.

Any approach is no damn good
if it ends on Runway 2-2.

We need 2-niner.

We've got an unserviceable
stabilizer trim,

doubtful rudder control
and structural damage.

If we're brought in on 2-2,

there'll be a broken airplane
and a lot of dead people.

So you call Lincoln, mister,
and turn the screws.

And tell that Lincoln airport manager…

to get off his penguin butt
and clear that runway.

Snow Desk, Mobile 1.

This is Snow Desk. Go ahead, Mel.

Danny, listen carefully.
Break the conga line.

Send the heavy plows across
to Runway 2-niner.

They're to head for stuck
airplane and await instructions.

Roger.

Conga Leader, Snow Desk.

That's it. On this side, get it as
close under the wheel as possible.

Give it a whack on the other side.

Keep monitoring Chicago
Center and Ground Control.

If you hear anything I
should know, honk the horn.

Right.

- What's with the plows?
- If you can't move this plane, they will.

Shove an undamaged airplane with
snowplows? Mel, are you out of your mind?

- No, but I'm out of runways.
- Think of what this baby costs.

I'm thinking of that planeload of people.

This runway's the only hope they've got.

If those snowplows
rip it apart, you're gonna

have chunks of fuselage
all over the runway.

I know, I know. But it's
a chance I've got to take.

Okay.

But you keep those
Dinky Toys out of my hair

and away from this
airplane for 15 minutes.

Maybe less. I'll drive it out.

Joe, let's get one thing straight.

When the tower tells us we're
running out of time, that's it.

There'll be no arguments.

The plows will move on
my order.

Get everybody and everything
out of the way! We're startin' up!

And get me somebody
that's cockpit qualified.

All right, everybody, we're clearin' out!

And Chicago Center expects
to hand over in 12 minutes.

After that, our approach control will
have the flight for eight to 10 minutes.

They figure touchdown at 1:28.

That's less time than we figured.

They also said the choice of
runway will have to be made…

no later than five minutes before landing.

After that, they'll be
committed. They can't turn them.

- What'll we do now?
- We get out of the way and wait.

Holding 6,000 on heading 2-0-5.

What's the status on Runway 2-niner?

- No change.
- We'll keep you advised. Roger.

Mobile 1, Snow Desk.

- Go ahead, Danny.
- The equipment in position.

Standing by, ready to move.

Roger, but be clear about one thing.

If the plows go in, I'll give
the order. No one else.

Right. Better you than me.

They'll do a real hatchet job
on that plane.

Then afterwards, the owners
will do the same to you.

Maybe if the owners were on the
plane, they might agree with me.

Roger. Standing by.

Mobile 1, Ground Control.

The center estimates hand-off to
Lincoln Approach Control at 1-7.

This gives you 11 minutes
to make a decision.

I'll need to be kept informed of
exact status of approaching flight.

Can we hold this frequency clear?

Affirmative. We've already moved
regular traffic to another frequency.

Can you also put stuck 707 on
same frequency so I can monitor?

Roger.

May I speak directly to Patroni?

That's okay.

Approach Control,
who's taking the hand off?

Frank has east arrivals.

Continental 73, due to emergency,

continue to hold at Joliet.

Maintain 8,000.

The center will hand off
Global 2 in three minutes.

He's all yours. Stick with it.

We'll take everything else off your hands.

I'll give you the runway
as soon as we know.

Right.

Okay, son, let's get goin'.

Ready to start. Pressurize.

Light on number three.

Thirty miles east of the airport,

contact Lincoln Approach
Control, 1-1-8.niner.

- Good luck.
- Roger.

Lincoln Approach, Global 2.

Global 2, Lincoln Approach Control.

We're still hoping for Runway 2-niner.

We should know in three to five minutes.

Roger, Lincoln. Keep us advised.

Global 2, 25 miles east of outer marker.

Turn right, heading 2-6-0.

Begin descent at your
discretion to 2,000.

Hold it, Doug. Don't commit
that flight to Runway 2-2.

There'll be a change in
2-niner's status any moment now.

Roger.

Snow Desk, Mobile 1.

- Go ahead, Mel.
- Start the plows.

Roger.

Conga Leader, Snow Desk. Move.

Joe, this is Mel.

There's no more time.
Stop all engines and get out.

Repeat. Stop all engines.

Mr. Patroni, she won't take much more.

Well, anyway, she's gonna get it.

Joe, the plows are moving!
Shut down and hold on!

Joe Patroni, do you read me?
Acknowledge!

Joe, shut down!

Mr. Patroni, don't you
hear? We have to shut down!

I can't hear a thing. There's too much
noise. Hold on. We're goin' for broke!

The instruction book
said that was impossible.

That's one nice thing about the 707.

It can do everything but read.

Light up 2-niner.

Obstructing aircraft
removed from Runway 2-niner.

I'm inspecting for debris.
Roger. Standing by.

Runway 2-niner clear and open.

Global 2, turn right, heading 2-8-5.

Runway 2-niner is now open.

Roger, Lincoln. You've
just freed the slaves again.

Request P.A.R. approach.

Global 2, roger.

This will be a precision radar
approach to Runway 2-niner.

Stand by. We'll pick you up
on the other scope.

- How's it handling?
- Ah, real sluggish.

What was that?

A bump! Now shut up and move over.

One bounce, we might
leave the whole tail behind.

Get down! Keep your
arms under the pillows!

We're landing at Lincoln!

Landing! Get down!

We're gonna crash!
We're gonna be killed!

We're all gonna be…

Maintain heading 2-8-5.

Position, eight miles from the airport.

Final approach turn in one mile.

Maintain 2,000 feet.

You need not acknowledge
further transmissions.

Global 2, turn right, heading 2-niner-5.

Approaching glide path in one mile.

You're clear to land Runway 2-niner.

Wind 3-0-0 degrees, 3-0, gusting 3-5.

Now intercepting glide path.
Begin normal rate of descent.

On course.

If no transmissions are received
for five seconds on final,

abandon the radar approach and
make straight-in I.L.S. Approach.

Now six miles from touchdown.

Course and glide path good.

Now drifting left. Turn
further right, heading 3-0-5.

Slightly high on glide path.
Adjust your descent.

Keep your head down.

Passing five miles from touchdown.

Going through glide path.
Adjust your descent.

Now 100 feet low. Ease your aircraft up.

Four miles from touchdown.
Turn left, heading 3-0-1.

Returning to glide path.

Now on glide path. Check
wheels down and locked.

Cleared to land.

Three miles from touchdown.
Course good.

Slightly low on glide path.
Ease it up a little.

Surface wind gusting to 3-5 knots.

Two miles from touchdown.
Course good.

Glide path good. Looks okay.

Advise when approach lights in sight.

We've got the lights.

Roger. Good luck.

- Checklist complete?
- Checklist complete.

- I may need your help with the rudder.
- Right.

Right rudder.

Okay with you if Jordan watches
the right side for a minute?

I'll be right back.

Global 2, welcome home.

Do you need a tow or can you taxi? Over.

Global 2, I say again, do you
need a tow or can you taxi?

We can taxi.

- How is she, Doctor?
- I think she's gonna be all right.

- Can I speak to her?
- Go ahead.

Gwen? It's Vern.

Can you hear me? If you can
hear me, squeeze my hand.

Hold on.

You're gonna be all right.
We're gonna make it.

Please do not
obstruct the tourist step way.

Open the gate. Get that down here!

Quit shoving!

Mel!

They're down. Everything's fine.

- I was home watching television and…
- I know.

A news agency picked up the
Mayday call and flashed it all over.

They're all right.

All passengers will
deplane through the first-class Jetway.

- Let me through.
- Don't push!

Will you all stand back,
please? Thank you.

- I'd like to get a statement.
- I'll have a statement for you later.

You can talk to the captain too.

Please stand back, people.
This is too important. Please.

- We need a wheelchair.
- A wheelchair.

I'm Mrs. Demerest. Is Captain…

- They're coming off the tourist Jetway.
- Thank you.

Pardon me.

Move back. Let these folks through.

Ned, get these people
over against the railing.

Step back, folks.

Those of you who are not
helping, please step back.

Please sit
down in this medical area.

It's all over now, madam.
Sit down right here.

Sit down right in here, please.
We'll notify your families.

Judy! Oh, thank God!

Stay in this area.

Over here.

Charlie!

Please stay in this area,
ladies and gentlemen.

- A doctor will be coming through.
- Oh, madam.

Oh, I'm sorry, but that's my coat.

I'm sorry too.

Come on, let's move back here.
Let's move back, please.

Hey. Hey!

I thought
he was gonna kill my father!

Get that lady a chair.

I'm so sorry!

He didn't mean it!

He… He… He didn't mean it.

Oh, I'm sorry!

- I'm so sorry.
- Inez.

- I'm Dr. Nash, airport physician.
- How do you do? I'm Dr. Compagno.

It's one of the stewardesses.
She has splinters in the right eye.

They may have penetrated.
There's an ambulance waiting.

I'll take her right to the hospital. I
have an ophthalmic surgeon standing by.

Any other complications?

She has a fracture
of the lower right arm.

They'll probably use a general for that.

But before they decide on
which type of anesthesia,

you'd better tell them
that she's pregnant.

Here she comes.

It's all right, Captain.
We'll take care of her.

I'm going to the hospital with her.

Nice goin', sweetheart.

Remind me to send a
thank-you note to Mr. Boeing.

Good morning. First class or economy?

First class.

You know,

it was much more fun the other way.

I'm too keyed up to sleep.

What about some breakfast?

Sounds like a good
idea. Where should we go?

Your apartment.

Well, you've been bragging
about your scrambled eggs.

It's time I found out just
how good they really are.

Mr. Bakersfeld. Maintenance just called.

The big snowblower's got damage.

Mike wants you to
take a look and make a

decision whether to work
overtime to repair 'em.

- Tell him to take care of it himself.
- Yes, sir.