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Previously on
"the astronaut wives club"...

John: There's
an ohio senate seat

In contention
this november,

And they're ready to put
everything behind me.

Scott: I testified
at that hearing knowing

That kraft would never let me
get a gemini mission.

Is this gonna be
my final contribution

To the space program?

I know you're with other women,
and i pretend i don't care.

I don't want anyone else.

The president
has just been shot.

On a day like today,

It just feels like people
should be together.

You h-h-have to r-run
f-for office now.

[ martial music plays ]

Man: Let's have a hand!
Come on up, annie!

[ music ends ]

My n-name...
Is annie glenn.

I st-stutter.

So please welcome...

My friend rene.

[ applause ]

Rene: Another round of applause
for annie glenn!

Now, this morning,
when i was rereading my speech,

I realized that
it's been eight months

Since president kennedy
was taken from us.

Eight months
seems like a year, two.

It seems like yesterday.

And there have been
many dark days since.

Just today, we read
about the riots in harlem,

About jack ruby's trail.

But i find light in the goodness
and bravery of the people

All around us -- people
who will chart our course

Through these uncertain times.

It is my great pleasure
to introduce to you

The american hero who will lead
us into this new era --

Colonel john glenn.

[ cheering ]

[ music resumes ]

I'm sorry your hangover
got the better of you,

But don't worry,

Even though you lost a round
of golf to your wife,

You're still the first american
to go into space.

And the commander of gemini i,
which means apollo i --

Which means the moon.

I'm gonna go get changed.

Okay.
I'll make us some lemonade.

[ clubs clatter to floor ]

[ tone ringing ]

[ panting ]

[ grunts ]

Excuse me.
Hey.

I got your husband
on the line, rene.

Oh, terrific!

Scott, you should
have seen annie.

She was wonderful.

And then i decided
to toss my speech

And just speak from the heart.

And i'm sorry.
You go.

Well, just who does
he think he is?

Well, all right, i'll...
I'll be on the next flight.

Bye.

Alan, you coming?

Alan?!

[ retching ]

They can't so much tighten
a screw on that gemini capsule

Without running it
by gus first.

Mm-hmm.
Two clubs.

Down at the cape, everyone
calls it the gus-mobile.

Isn't that a hoot?!

Let's move it along, trudy.

Be nice, jo.

With annie in ohio,
she's our only fourth.

I think it's neat.

It isn't fair how they
dragged gus through the mud

After his capsule sank.
He's a good pilot.

He's a great pilot.

And the world will see
soon enough.

And if his capsule
sinks again,

Perfect gus
can just walk on water.

[ laughs ]

Where are you going?
Don't be a quitter.

I'm not.
I just know how to tell time.

It's noon.

[ gasps ]
oh!

♪ oh, mama ♪

♪ if i just had you by my side ♪

♪ i know
you'd set my soul on fire ♪

♪ i need you ♪

♪ i need you, pretty baby ♪

♪ i need you ♪

♪ yeah, i need you ♪

Ed white
breaking a sweat.

Way better
than cards.

I hope she knows
what to do with all that.

Hey, girl.
♪ to give me some lovin' ♪

♪ every, every -- ♪

You look pretty.

Morning, vern.
Hey, betty.

Trudy: As if nasa
made them in a lab.

Oh! Fan mail!

See, i told you girls
gus' star is rising.

It's true.

Ed looks like superman
and pat is just a living doll,

All big-eyed and innocent.

I got fan mail, too.

She could be
your new annie.

She's got to be better
at playing cards than you.
Oh!

What the heck?

What is it?

Some groupie
send her panties?

Deke got those once.

"you're a horrible woman,

Treating your husband
like you do.

Gus grissom
deserves much better,

And i'm gonna give it to him."
who's it from?

It doesn't say,
but i'm gonna find out.

When are you gonna have
those numbers for me, dave-o!

When do you need them?

When they're right.

End of the day, gus.
Good man.

Come on, deke.
Give me something!

I don't have time
to do your job for you.

These gemini flights are
gonna go every eight weeks.

The apollo guys
are already training.

And you're in charge!
You know who's who!

What's he on about?

John glenn is out of the space
business for good.

I need a new poster boy.

Nice manners,
a wholesome attitude --

That counts you two out.

You got yourself a glennhole,
i see.

Well, frankly, i don't think
it's right for any man

To speak about his glennhole
while at work.

Your heart attack can't come
soon enough, slayton.

Grissom, at least tell me
we can roll out the specs

For the capsule at the big dog
and pony show next week.

The governor is gonna be there.

Yes, dunk, you'll get all your
pretty pictures in the paper.

See, cooperation.

Is that colored fellow
eddie dwight?

The one
in the training program?

Yeah, we got him
on the inspiration beat --

Talking to school kids.

I expected pressure
from above

To put him in apollo,
but nothing.

The man's been waiting
for years to get a phone call

That probably
isn't gonna come.

Captain dwight, come here.

Gus grissom.
Nice to meet you.

Can i get you to swing
by my office some time?

Just check in with my secretary,
she'll set it up.

Certainly, sir.

Great.
See you then.

Gus grissom
wants a meeting.

Maybe you're getting
your shot.

There's so much
we still don't understand

About life
right here on earth.

But sealab
is gonna change all that.

When i got to bermuda
and i went down into that sub,

Into this...This alien world
underneath the ocean,

It was just so beautiful.

Tell him about the practical
applications, scott, for nasa.

Nasa needs more scuba training,
for the space walks in gemini.

If you could just
extend my leave --

Carpenter,
i've got 15,000 employees

Working on the biggest endeavor
in human history,

And you're making googly eyes
at goldfish

While your wife here
is gallivanting
around the cornfields

Campaigning for someone who
doesn't work here anymore.

That is not anybody's business.

You're an astronaut wife,
mrs. Carpenter.

That's your business.

And you need to choose.

Are you gonna help us
get to the moon?

Or are you gonna waste
everybody's time

Singing to starfish?

[ whistles "my bonnie
lies over the ocean" ]

What the hell
are you doing?

Well, i believe my husband
is whistling

"my bonnie lies over the ocean,"
mr. Webb.

[ whistling continues ]

I think my husband's
made his decision.

Goodbye.

I've got to tell you,
it's got me a little nervous.

Gus:
Don't worry yourself.

It's nothing, bets.

It's not nothing!

Look, i can't help
that i'm a celebrity.

I...
I'm sure, uh...

Uh, those beatles
get nutso stuff

In the mail all the time.

Okay?

At least she didn't send
her underpants.

Exactly.

Could be worse.
Way worse!

Now, tell me you're not
gonna worry about it.

I'll try.

That's my girl.
I love you.

I love you, too.

She sent betty a letter?

Buddy, you're screwed.

[ chuckles ]

Screwed.

And you're sure
that this thing, the vertigo,

The vomiting,
it's never happened before?

No, like i told my wife,
i'm sure it's just a bug.

Maybe something i ate.

Well, i'd like
to do some tests.

There's a condition
called meniere's.

It's a disease
of the inner ear.

It could be very dangerous
for a person in your profession.

Thank you
for your time, doctor.

I'll give you two a moment alone
to discuss this.

[ door closes ]

I'm ready to go.
You?

This isn't the first time
this has happened, is it?

[ sighs ]

He's a private doctor.

Those tests
would be confidential.

Nasa wouldn't have to know.

There'll be no tests.

I'm not entirely sure
i was thinking.

But it felt good.

And you know what?
It still feels good.

Well, i'm glad about that,
scott, but...

Come on, rene, they're never
gonna let me go up again.

I don't know
what i'm doing here.

This whole life, it just...

It doesn't fit us anymore.

Well, is that really true?
I mean --

Sealab is an opportunity
for me

To actually put my stamp
on something.

I mean, hell,
i've already been to space.

Maybe the next frontier
is right here on earth.

There's an offer
on the table

For me to run
the whole program.

Well, that's wonderful,
scott, really, but...

What does that mean
for our lives?

We up and move again,
this time to bermuda?

What about houston
and our friends, our kids?

Honey...

We have spent way too much
of our lives apart.

This is a chance for us
to be together --

In bermuda --
just the family.

That's what
we've always wanted.

But i'm in the middle
of this campaign.

Annie needs me, and...

I made a commitment.

Of course, you did.

So go, campaign.
Help john win.

And then...
Join me in paradise.

Bermuda?

Bermuda.

[ chuckles ]

[ indistinct conversations ]

A little light reading?

[ chuckles ]

Oh.

"the annals of otology,
rhinology, and laryng --"

Ugh!

I hear they're making that
into a movie

With fred macmurray
and kim novak.

[ chuckles ]
kent is at story time.

Periodicals section
and a fresh pack of smokes --

That's my weekly hour
of peace.

The girls are away at camp.

Sounds like heaven.

What are you working on?

Oh, it's nothing.

Oh, i need something to do.
Let me help.

Oh, you know, thank you,
but i didn't ask for help.

If you'll excuse me,
i have an appointment.

Ugh!
Who dealt these?

You did, jo.

Fine.

You see "my fair lady"
yet, pat?

Oh, no, ed
doesn't like musicals.

Sorry i'm late.
I need a drink.

I'll pour.
How stiff?

Stiff as the pole

Up louise shepard's backside
this afternoon.

[ laughter ]

Who else is drinking?
Pat?

Oh, no,
i don't drink in the day.

But half your life
is in the day.

Three louie shepards
coming up.

Do you realize
that deke and i

Are about
to break a record?

He's been so busy
down at the cape

That we are in the middle
of our worst dry spell

Since korea.

Sex, pat.
She's talking about sex.

Don't mind them.
We like to tease.

Are you and ed
going down to florida
for the gemini bash?

Yes.
Everyone is.

Ed's looking forward to hearing
alan shepard's speech.

[ pop music playing on radio ]

Someone die?

Not yet.

I went
to the library today.

Read about that disease.

Louise...

It's serious, alan.

You could lose your hearing.

And the vertigo?

What if you're flying?
Or you're in the capsule?

You could die.

I can always die.

I'm an astronaut.

Look at me.

Have i ever failed before
at anything?

This is different.

No, it's not.

I just...
Need a little time.

Please.
Help me do this.

You're the only one
i can trust.

You can't say a word
to anyone.

Thank you very much
for this opportunity

To talk about my future
in this program.

Good morning.
I'm ca--

Captain dwight.
I know just who you are.

Let's go this way.

I've been keeping tabs
on you in the papers.

Very inspiring.

That is awfully kind,
ma'am.

Though, truth be told,

It hasn't always felt
that way on my end.

Oh?

Perhaps this is the morning
when that turns around.

Yes.

Yep.
Captain dwight!

Glad you could make it.
Come on in.

Thank you very much
for this opportunit--

Thank you
for taking the time.

Captain dwight,
i'd like to introduce

Some friends of mine.

This is
mrs. Antoinette gibbs.

And this fine young man
is her son zavier.

Good to meet you, zavier.

Sir.

Have a seat.

You're looking at a future
astronaut, captain dwight.

When i first met him
a few years back,

He had your picture up
on the wall --

Just like
you were willie mays.

Gus? Your wife's
looking for you.

Again, with the phone calls?

Uh, no,
she's at the gate.

Uh, you'll excuse me.

Thanks, mr. Grissom.

The pleasure's mine, son.
Thanks for doing this.

We could push youngstown maybe,
but the rest can't wait.

What's wrong?
What happened?

John f-fell.

Is he okay?
How?

It was s-silly, he --

It was a freak accident.

He was trying to repair a closet
door, and somehow he...

We think it's a concussion.

The doctor says

John's just got to stay off
his feet for a few days,

But it's a bad few days for us.

Well, he's got the rally
tonight, and --

Yes, and another and another
after that.

This is week that we've got to
shore up the cleveland suburbs.

And this could be
the whole ball game.

The best thing that we can do
right now is --

Is get on the phone,
start apologizing.

Rene, it would be great

If you could call some
of the big donors personally.

Give them a little
astronaut wives sparkle.

I'm sorry, annie.

Well, what if we do it?

We could show up
to the events.

How c-- how can --
how can -- how can?

Well, you would introduce me
just like we've been doing,

And i would take it
from there.

I know the stump speech.

You got to be in solon by 6:45.

You got it.

I hope
you're hitting the books.

Uh, when i was your age,

They wouldn't let me take
physics or trigonometry.

Taught myself.

They passed you over
for apollo.

Zavier!

"ebony" said that you were
gonna go to the moon,

But you didn't get picked
for gemini or apollo.

Apollo isn't the end
of the space program.

I keep plugging away,
keep to my training.

You've been watching tv.

You've seen the riots
in harlem.

All 'cause some police killed
a kid my age for nothing.

They're never gonna send up

Someone who looks
like you and me.

Not another word, zavier.

I have to apologize
on behalf of my son.

It seems he has much to learn
beyond trigonometry.

It's been good to meet you.

Zavier!
That man is trying --

Don't you give up on him.

We'll see, mama.

Where's betty?

But i am mrs. Grissom.
Tell them.

Tell them i'm your wife.
I love you, gus!

I need to see
my handsome gus.

I love him so much.

You guys weren't even there.

We didn't need to be.

Come on, gus, it is funny.

I mean, you been
down here years,

And you haven't
taken a single bite

Out of one
of those cape cookies,

And don't you know, the one
that takes a liking to you

Is the craziest cookie
in the jar!

Exactly.
She picked me.

Well, i hate
to do this to you,

But the american taxpayers

Have invested too much money
in your scrawny ass.

You're getting a secret service
detail, starting today.

Oh, come on!

You know
she's not a real threat!

Hey, betty's letter,
we could look the other way.

But her showing up here,
it's out of my hands.

Handsome gus.

[ applause ]

Rene: And that's why i couldn't
be more proud to stand here

And help elect john glenn
to represent you in washington.

[ cheering ]

Next question.

Woman: Mrs. Carpenter,
you'll forgive me,

But why are spending
so much money

Sending men like
your husbands into space

When we have so many needs
down here on the earth?

[ crowd murmuring ]

When president kennedy
set our sights on the moon,

He did more than
set a national goal.

He helped us to dream.

And we watched men -- good men,
brave men, yes -- but just men,

Men from small towns
like cambridge, ohio,

And boulder, colorado.

And we watched these men
take to the stars.

And we begin to dream.

We know that there are worlds
out there yet to explore

And new lives that we can lead.

[ sighs ]

Lives we haven't
even imagined yet.

[ applause ]

[ playing "fly me to the moon" ]

Are you as tired
of these things as i am?

All part of the job.

We put on the dress, we smile,
we listen to some band

Play "fly me to the moon"
for the 40,000th time.

Pat!
You look terrific!

You, too, jo.

Ed.
Hi, trudy.

This is all so thrilling.

We'll see you for cards
on tuesday?

Mm-hmm.

Have a wonderful night.

I love this song.

Oh!

Of course you do.

Pat!
You play cards with them?

Dish!
What are they really like?

They're absolutely lovely.

Ed, if i can borrow you

And mrs. White
for just a minute?

I would like to introduce you
to the governor.

Absolutely.
Excuse us.

I guess he found the guy
who's gonna fill his glennhole.

[ chuckles ]

Thank you.

For getting the car?

It's nothing.

For believing in me.

[ music continues ]

Gus, don't look now, but
do you see that man at the door?

How can he see
if he's not supposed to look?

Zip it, gordo.
I saw that guy at the airport.

I think he's secret service,
and he's staring right at me.

Marge, that's the same guy,
right?

Hmm.

Looks like the ice queen's
carriage finally arrived.

[ indistinct conversations ]

Annie:
We were born to do this.

We'd make
a great presidential ticket.

Per-perfect!

Vice president doesn't
s-say anything anyway.

[ laughs ]

You know,
i was thinking, annie,

I would make a good
press secretary,

Say for the new junior senator
from ohio.

Maybe that newspaper man
didn't take me seriously,

But i know i can write,

And i think
i know a thing or two

About navigating
an interview.

Well,
l-let's talk with john.

I'll leave you to it.

Could you give us
some privacy, please, rene?

Of course.

Jim:
At the end of the month,

Alongside his gemini partner
astronaut tom stafford,

This man will lead us into the
next great age of exploration,

On the first manned
gemini flight.

Please welcome alan shepard.

[ applause ]

Thank you.
Uh...

Before our ranger vii probe
crashed into the moon --

All according to plan,
don't worry.

[ laughter ]

It sent back this photo
and thousands more.

It's the first real look
at a place

People have always dreamed
of visiting.

And in this room are the men
who are going to do it.

[ applause ]

[ whispering ]

Now they're whispering.

You know what?

I'm getting
to the bottom of this.

[ chokes ]

[ clears throat ]

Looks like the service
is about to be secret no more.

[ chuckles ]

What? Oh!

Rene:
Well, i don't understand.

I thought lyle said that
john just needed some rest.

The concussion's w-worse
than the doc-tor thought.

It will take m-months
to recover.

What about the election
and the campaign?

Well, we could keep going,
just like we did today.

We could buy john
some more time.

Maybe he'll get better.

Rene...

This i-is our life.

Now you could go back
to y-yours.

Why are you dragging me
out here?

I wanted to talk
to those men.

Because you're right.

They are secret service,

And they've been assigned to me
just to keep me safe.

It's nothing to worry about,
it's just a formality.

Keep you safe from who?

From whoever sent
that letter.

From the --
the crazed fan.

But what about the beatles?
You said...

[ sighs ]
you know her, don't you?

Now i'd like to introduce you
to something...

[ tone ringing ]

[ clears throat ]

Now i'd like to introduce you
to something

We like to call the gus-mobile.

[ laughter ]

Once...Up there...

We'll, uh...

Excuse me.

[ crowd gasps ]

Alan? Alan?

Alan, you okay?

Alan, you okay?

[ distorted ]
do you want a doctor?

Betty!

Bets, come on.

They're sending me up.

They're giving me
alan's flight.

He's seeing some specialist,

But they have to continue
with the mission

If they're gonna stick
to the timeline.

Bets,
it's not just gemini.

I might be
the first man on the moon.

Well...

Congratulations.
You got alan's flight.

But guess what.
I'm not louise.

It'll be good to be home,
right?

[ chuckles ]

[ sighs ]

[ chuckles ]

I know the guys are gonna
give me a hard time.

Some astronaut, huh?

You're n-not an astronaut,
and you're not a senator.

Wh-what are we gonna do?

Well, you know,
you'd be surprised

How much use there is
for a washed-up hero.

Hey, i'm serious, annie.
I get offers all the time.

Corporate boards, endorsements,
business opportunities.

In fact, i just got asked
to sit down

With the guys
are r.C. Cola.

There's a v.P. Job opening up
right in houston.

Y-you don-don't have
any experience.

Running
a soda-pop company?

I didn't have any experience
orbiting earth, either.

[ sighs ]

Trust me.

I'm gonna find us
something terrific.

Scott:
It's gonna be great.

The kids are gonna flip

When they feel how warm
the ocean is.

I got something for you.

Tickets?

Scott.

Well, these are
for this weekend.

Scott, how am i supposed --

Come see for yourself.

Get excited
about our new life together.

And then you can come back here,
you can pack up the house

And get the kids squared away
for the move.

Sounds good, doesn't it?

Scott...

When i was out there
campaigning, i felt like

I had been standing on
a darkened stage my whole life,

And then suddenly,
someone turned on the light.

What are you saying?

I'm saying that you could go
to bermuda...

And i could stay here.

And we would visit,
of course,

But you would have your work,
and i would have --

Your what?
The campaign is over.

You didn't want to work
for that creep at the paper.

[ scoffs ]

I just need some time.

I've got a plane to catch.

You've got your tickets...
And a decision to make.

I've made mine.

[ door opens ]

Alan!

Wait. Please.

What did they say?

Whatever happened,
we can get through this.

Get through this?
It's meniere's.

There's no cure.

I'm never going up again.

Not to the moon,
not in one of trudy's planes.

I can't fly.

Let me drive you home.

I'm just gonna walk.
Thanks.

Alan!

[ country music playing ]

Hey, buddy, you all right?

Good, thanks.

Hey, you're alan shepard.

Yep.
I'm alan shepard.

Flash!

Come on, flash!
Come have a beer with us.

I'm good, thanks.

I just spent five weeks straight
in a mud pit,

Pulling chains.

This guy spends
five minutes in space,

And now you're too good
to have a beer with us?

No, i don't want
any trouble.

It's a little late
for that.

[ glass shatters ]

[ grunts ]

Man: Mess him up!

Man #2: Get him!

Hey!

[ doorbell rings,
knock on door ]

Hi. Things are
a little tense in here.

A lot of opinions.
Come in.

We really don't need
to talk about this.

That's never
stopped us before.

If gordo and i got past it,
you two will.

Well, gus didn't do
what gordo did.

He didn't do anything.

He l-loves you s-so much.

Besides, the only thing
that matters

Is what happens in the home.
Right, pat?

Oh, i'm...
I'm not sure i...

Rene, you're being
awfully quiet.

Trudy: No one wants to hear
what she has to say.

Her life is perfect.

Jo:
We'll miss you like crazy,

But a tropical island
sounds like paradise.

No more back and forth
to florida.

No more nasa.
Family all together.

Well, why can't we all
be together here?

Scott's going to be underwater
for months at a time.

The -- the men l-lead,
we follow.

It's w-what we signed up for.

To being a wife.

[ car door closes ]

Thank you for coming.

I didn't know
who else to call.

[ car door closes ]

[ grunting ]

You've got an unhappy patient
in there.

Might want to bunk
with the girls tonight.

Thank you.

I'm sorry i've been...
How i've been.

I was just...

You were right to call me.

You can always call.

[ door opens, closes ]

Scott: Go!
Go, go!

And keep an eye out
for candy, please.

[ gulls squawking ]

So there's one last stop
on the tour.

This is for you...

So you can write...
Dream...

A room of your own.

Take your time.
I'll check on the kids.

Rene...
I'm glad you came.

Gus!

You come home to your wife,
gus grissom.

I sure will.

[ engine turns over ]

Man: With the first manned
gemini mission days away,

Astronauts gus grissom
and john young

Head to the cape
for flight preparations.

[ upbeat music playing ]

♪ beware of the tall men
up on the vine ♪

[ indistinct conversations ]

♪ he'll tell you he loves you ♪

A few more, mrs. Young.

You can smile, barbara.

Our husbands know
exactly what they're doing.

Plus, they're riding
in the gus-mobile.

Beautiful!
Just like that.

[ shutter clicking ]

There you are.

Why aren't you watching outside
with everyone?

It said they're never
sending him to space.

Jfk wanted dwight
on the moon.

But jfk's dead now.

Oh, i see, yeah.

I told you, mama.

We feel awful
about the circumstances,

But we are glad
to have you back.

[ chuckles ]

And you're a much better
card player than pat white.

[ laughs ]

Don't even get me started
on trudy.

John couldn't make
the trip?

W-w -- he wanted
to r-rest up.

He -- he starts the col--
cola company on monday.

He m-- he misses
as-astronaut life.

Me, too.

Oh!

[ static ]

You can't find the launch?

We're in the middle
of the ocean.

♪ whoo, whoo ♪

♪ whoo, whoo ♪

♪ i'll dive in deeper ♪

♪ deeper for you ♪

♪ down to the bottom ♪

♪ 10,000 emerald pools ♪

Yeah!

♪ down to the bottom ♪

♪ 10,000 emerald pools ♪

It felt good
keeping alan's secret.

Like we were
sharing something.

It's going to be hard...

Being married
to a grounded astronaut.

It is.

♪ no way ♪

♪ underwater ♪

♪ time is standing still ♪

♪ you're the treasure ♪

I know that look.

Ed's going up next,
and you're terrified.

Terrified?
I'm thrilled.

Thrilled?

That's what
you're going with?

You can be scared,
you know?

You're allowed.
We all are.

This astronaut-wife stuff
toughens you up.

But you'll get through it.
You'll see.

♪ all i need is you ♪

♪ it can never pull me away ♪

♪ hey ♪

Gus is up there
right now.

How does it make you feel,

Knowing that
you're earthbound

Like the rest
of us mortals?

Fine.

When i was up there

Looking at the earth
through the window,

I felt joy.

And then i came back

And i got yelled at
by chris kraft.

And i went to kristen's
dance recital, so...

And jay's football games.

And you know what?

That joy is the same.

And i am fine.

But you're not.

I've never been
to space, scott.

I don't know
what's out there.

So what are you gonna do?

I'm gonna find out.

♪ you're all i need to breathe ♪

♪ all i need is you ♪