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Previously on Pan Am. You're always disappearing on me. Marry me. I can't

say yes now.

Bridget.

You and I finally make it to Paris.

Are you going my way? Sometimes the stars align.

I work for the U.S. government.

Pan Am stewardess can travel all around the world without suspicion.

Bridget. They wanted you to deliver this so that you would see what happens when

you don't follow orders.

What are you doing?

Why don't I sit?

Uh, no, not at all.

The new stand at my station was out.

At least they had popular mechanics.

That's good.

What's happening in the world?

The president is going to Berlin.

Right, right. First visit since the wall went up.

Have you ever been?

To Berlin?

Oh, uh, sure. I've been a bunch of... I'm going again soon.

There's this good little bookshop on Friedrichstrasse. They sell first

editions of Nietzsche.

The will to power.

The Wille zur Macht.

Terrific read.

And that's where I start?

Map Berlin, exact location.

Buy the book, bring it home.

What? Tell the clerk, I'm here to buy a book.

I'm a... I'm here... I'm here to buy a book.

Maybe work on it.

Oh, there's your star.

Berlin?

Is it as beautiful as it is in the pictures?

Can't wait to find out.

How have you flown this whole time and not gone to Germany?

It's a mystery.

That's right. You were pulled into Japan last time. Yes, I'm overdue. But today

is the day.

Good morning, Colette. Good morning.

Here we go, sir.

Ready for Germany?

That's the rumor.

Are you preparing to toast the president?

Not anything but whiskey.

I've been laying off this stuff for a while.

Are you? Yeah, and cigarettes.

I've been told that they lead to dancing.

I'm surprised you remember.

I remember I had a lot of whiskey.

And stepping on your foot.

You see me walking okay, so I guess, uh... It was a moment, Captain.

A nice moment.

But that was all.

You've never done a press charter?

I've never done a charter, period.

Can I keep the drinks flowing?

If the cigarette's wet, you'll be fine.

That's very helpful. Thank you, Captain.

Do what I can.

But he's right.

Journalists can be seasoned travelers, and seasoned travelers can be

particular. They need food they can eat with one hand, and they expect to be

treated as if their work is the most important work in the world. Your girl's

gossiping about the pilots again?

Journalists. All right, I blame them for our 24-hour layover.

That's just enough time for Kennedy to speechify a little, give the wall a good

kick. Farm boy, I pegged you as a Nixon supporter.

Ah, I'll be seen. How fashionably cynical of you.

Is he knocking the wall over?

No, he's going to kiss it. Kennedy loves the wall. He loves communists. He loves

their cigars. We have that in common. That's all you know about him, isn't it?

What do you know about him? Oh, Maggie was the precinct captain for his

campaign. Oh, so you've met him.

No, but I'm going to. You're going to meet Kennedy. That's right. When?

Tomorrow in Berlin.

Good luck with that.

Journalists. You think one of them might know the president?

Sir, would you like a paper?

A paper, sir? Can I get you anything else to drink, Mr. Manchester?

No, but you can take this away. Too salty for my taste. A simple pastry will

do.

When you get a chance, I'd love your autograph.

You are aware that I'm not a movie star or a baseball player?

I've met them.

What they have to say would not fill a column inch in the newspaper of record.

I have my pastry now.

Pastry on the way.

I

thought

you could use another pillow.

I'm sorry, what?

Oh, you're all hunched over.

Oh, thanks.

My pleasure.

I'm sorry.

Do you happen to write for The Village Voice?

I do.

Mike Ruskin.

I recognize your picture from the column.

What's a Pan Am stewardess doing reading The Voice of Bohemia?

What should I be reading? The Ladies Home Journal?

I'm Maggie.

Pleasure to meet you, Maggie.

So I take it you're covering Kennedy's speech?

The Voice thought it'd be worth the dough to send me in person.

Context, atmosphere, actual reporting.

Well, most everything is better in person, don't you think?

I do think.

Are you going?

Dying to. If I could get a good seat.

Oh, right.

Look,

I wish I could sneak you into the press section. Oh, no, no, how could you?

But if you're looking for atmosphere, you should let me and my girlfriend show

you around Berlin.

Ich bin hier.

You've come to buy a book?

You speak German.

Here's a tip. The more you sound like a barking dog, the more they'll understand

you.

Do you need a landing card?

Ah, yes.

I understand the communists are hanging red banners on the Brandenburg Gate.

God forbid they allow us a peek at East Germany.

Seems a little paranoid.

Welcome to Germany.

Welcome to Germany.

Welcome to Germany.

Thank you for flying Pan Am.

Don't make any plans for tomorrow morning. We have a date on the

Kaferstendamm. What's that? I have no idea, but my new friend Mike wants to

go.

It's like the Madison Avenue of Berlin.

You want to come?

Oh, I would love to, but I'm meeting in front of my own. Oh, okay. Well, then,

do you want to meet up for the president's speech?

Absolutely. It's a date.

You okay?

I'm fine.

Thank you.

You sure?

No.

I owe you an apology.

I didn't mean to embarrass you. What are they going to do?

Are they going to kick us out of the country or leave it?

It was a terrible mistake.

The party or the singing?

Coming to Berlin.

Looks like somebody had a little too much fun in Berlin.

Uh, veni, vidi, vici.

Well, I came and I saw.

Definitely didn't conquer.

And no one feels sorry for you. It wasn't pity. I was looking for.

No kidding.

I'm just gonna go fly the plane now.

Where is Maggie?

Oh, she's not gonna make it. What do you mean she's not gonna make it? Is she all

right?

Yes. No.

No, she's sick.

Stomach problem. I mean, headache.

But I saw her in the concourse ten minutes ago.

Right. Well, she ate something bad and it just, it hit her.

Bratwurst, I think. I thought you said she had a headache.

Okay, I don't understand.

Where is Maggie?

Right now?

Yes, sir.

Today, in the world of freedom... I know.

Seven hours.

I certainly hope you enjoyed your time in Berlin.

And I don't mind speaking for myself and our entire flight crew when I say that

this was quite a day for us.

That'll be one for the history books.

What?

You're voting for Kennedy in 64, aren't you?

I'm going to kill Maggie.

Time for us to start watering down drinks.

And plan on how we are going to kill Maggie.

Are you girls having a party back here?

Where's Twitter's shirt on a plane full of drunk journalists?

Oh, Maggie stuck it to me, too. She stole my cigars.

See,

right there. He said, I'm a Berliner. No, in German, a Berliner is a jelly

donut. He did not say, I'm a jelly donut. Check a German dictionary.

Hey, before you go, I just gotta ask. What?

Did Maggie pull it off?

It's like the 4th of July.

On another planet.

This is another planet.

Deutschland uber alles.

The edge of a new frontier.

Are you quoting him now? No.

Kennedy. You're in love with him, aren't you?

Ask what you can do for your country.

I know what I can't do.

Get your seats in the press section.

What if I slip you into first class on the way home?

Can we do that?

Extra roast beef, unlimited liquor.

Come on, Michael.

What's it going to take?

Besides that.

It's Mike. And you're not press.

Who cares?

Just say that I am.

I'll help you with your article.

With the new frontier, hopes and dreams, and the village voice.

What do you need?

The smart, counter-cultural, anti-establishment take?

Smart would help.

So, Kennedy will come to Berlin to make a speech, sure, but it's not like he's

knocking down the wall.

Wait, Maggie, you don't really think that.

No, but his readers might.

And it's not like you can go wrong telling people exactly what they want to

hear. So you're a politician now?

I'm whatever I need to be.

The line about knocking it over?

I can maybe use that.

I have it, okay? I have your book. Get in the car.

I was

supposed to buy this book in the

store. I know. I couldn't fix the drop.

What happened?

Stasi, the secret police.

They infiltrated my network.

The Stasi are in West Berlin?

They were just at our hostel.

They know who I am.

I know your car.

Pull over.

Wait, wait, wait.

What are you doing?

Come back.

Come on.

Now what?

Now what?

Where do we go?

You're asking me? You're CIA, right?

No, no. Yes, I mean, I'm just... I was just supposed to buy this book and bring

it back to New York.

I'm a courier.

So am I.

I'm just a translator.

I crossed the border with an East German journalist for this speech.

This is my third assignment.

This is my second.

We have to keep moving.

I can't go back. If they find me, they'll kill me.

Okay. You get out of town. A bus, a train. Let's go there.

Berlin is surrounded by East Germany.

Uh, uh, the embassy.

We can get you to the U.S. embassy.

There is no embassy.

No, no, no, I mean, uh, the mission.

You, you go to the U.S. mission. If you go there, you can defect.

Your president is here.

No, East German will keep our security.

That's them.

The secret police.

Why didn't you keep the taxi you came in? There are no taxis. I had to walk.

There will be a bus here in, like, five minutes. How many people are going to

this speech?

Um, some random number between 100,000 and a million.

Is that your expert opinion?

Crowd counts are meaningless.

Tell you what, you pick the number, I'll print it.

100,002.

I'm not very ambitious.

Uh-huh.

Oh, before I forget... Thank you.

It's my pleasure, Maggie, really.

But I didn't have a choice, did I?

Of course you did, Michael.

What's that?

That's the president's itinerary.

Do you have one? That village voice, remember?

Hey.

Hi there.

Did you just pickpocket me? No. Yes.

Artful Dodger, meet George Manchester.

Oh, we've already met. Maggie Ryan, from your flight over?

The stewardess. Maggie's a little obsessed with the president.

Well, there's a party for him at the U.S. Mission.

Need a date?

Yeah, I just got you a press pass.

It's invitation only.

Maybe if I bring a couple girls, like getting into a nightclub in the city?

That would work?

There's certain things about Kennedy that are not to be shared with a

civilian population.

Come on.

The other girls, would they be stewardesses?

Her cover has been blown.

She has no other options. She needs to defect.

She wants to defect.

17 million East Germans want to defect. That's what the wall is for.

But she works for our side. As a low-level courier. I am a low-level

courier. We're not going to risk our entire East German operation for someone

who can be replaced by a 15-year-old with a bicycle.

Is that what you think of me?

Let it go Miss Cameron.

She could be killed.

That's not your problem.

What did he say?

He's working on something.

Hey there.

Hey Captain.

You been outside yet?

It's a madhouse.

That's a fancy envelope.

That's a fancy party.

Got to do the old grip and grant at the U.S. mission. You know, butter up some

German government officials so Pan Am can expand their Berlin hub.

I never understand why rich folk love to make small talk with people they're

never going to meet again.

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend.

Oh, no, you didn't. Your ancestors probably danced at Versailles.

No. Come on, what were they, barons, counts, dukes?

No, I don't know. Or just that you're the great-great-great-granddaughter of

Louis? No, no, I didn't have any family.

None?

So how old were you when the Nazis occupied France?

I was three.

But I don't think about it most of the time.

Everyone lost people.

We were all the same.

I was in a special place.

Kate, are you there?

We have to leave now if we want to see the speech.

Laura, I'm sorry. You're going to have to go without me.

What? Why?

Would you?

Yeah, just hold on a second.

You should go.

Hello. Isn't it time to leave?

Colette, you should go.

No, I'm staying with you. Is Laura with you?

No, go.

Or they'll know something's wrong.

Kate?

Uh, yes, we're coming right down.

Okay, um, you wait here, and I'll be back as soon as I can.

What kind of something?

Harry? Laura, I'm coming now.

I'm sorry, what?

What kind of something are they working on?

Um, I don't know. He didn't say.

Did they teach you to lie?

Because you're not very good at it.

We'll stay together if we lose each other.

This is nuts.

Which way should we go?

I can see your shirt.

Ted, do you think all the streets are this way?

Ted, what are you doing?

Scouting. You look like Gene Kelly.

Good thing it's not raining.

Good thing he's not singing.

You want the bad news or the bad news? Can't you see Americana?

What? Americana.

Oh, yes, we're American. We're leaving, Oik. We're leaving the Americana.

Kennedy. Thank you. Thank you. Can you see me?

Can you see me now?

I'll bring you back.

Oh, Ted!

Come on, come on, come on.

has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect but we have

never had to put a wall up to keep our people in to prevent them from leaving

us no city that has been deceived

for 18 years that still lives with the vitality

and the force and the hope and the determination of the city of West

Berlin.

While the war is the most obvious and vivid demonstration of

the failures of the communist system,

for all the world to see, we take no satisfaction in it, for it

is an offense not only against history, bought an offense against humanity,

separating families, dividing husbands and wives and brothers and

sisters, and dividing a people who wish to be joined together.

Kate!

Where is everyone?

I don't know. When are they getting back? I don't know. Will you stand still

a second?

What do you want? We're going to a party for Kennedy.

Why?

Because he's the president?

I just want to shake his hand.

It's at the U.S. Embassy.

The mission.

Kennedy loves stewardesses.

I figure if we go as a group, we have a pretty good chance of getting in.

Uh, we fly out tonight. Uh, we should all go in our uniforms.

What? No!

I'm not wearing my work clothes to meet Jack Kennedy.

You said that he likes stewardesses. No, this is my plan. You are not going to...

Maggie, he likes stewardesses.

Let's show him stewardesses.

We're Pan Am.

And who can turn down Pat Ann?

See if you can convince the others.

Okay. I found someone who smuggled me across the border.

Does he have papers for you?

I'll be hiding in his trunk.

No. I can't stay here. It's a terrible plan. I have no choice.

Yes, you do.

I can get you out.

Oh. There's been a change.

Perfect. We really are alike.

I don't know if she's for work.

There's only one way to find out.

Let's take her for a test spin.

Kate!

Smile. Hello.

Is this the friend you were visiting?

Yes, this is Greta Mueller out of the Berlin Hub.

Greta, this is my sister Laura and our friend Colette.

Pleasure.

Arriving or departing?

Athens. Later.

Oh. Oh, guess what? Maggie's bringing us to a party for Kennedy at the U.S.

mission. Tell Colette that she has to come. You have to come.

You loved his speech.

I did.

Well, I saw you crying while listening to it.

No, I wanted to catch a nap before we fly out. A nap?

This is history. The time we met the president in Berlin.

He's not my president.

The truth is, is we need you.

The bigger the group, the better chance we have of getting in.

You're all going?

Yes. Oh, and Maggie wants us to wear our uniforms.

Oh, uh, I think the dry cleaning ate mine.

Oh, no.

Do you have a spare jacket?

How did the hotel lose your shoes, too?

I just left them outside my door for a shine.

So much for German efficiency.

All right, they're checking guests at the door. Put on your best Pan Am,

girls.

Excuse us. Sorry.

And shoulder can see.

Okay, as soon as you get in, we'll find you a case officer or a State Department

official. But remember, you're having fun, so smile. Sorry to catch you

waiting. The crowd's worse than New York.

We're here as representatives of One Trip and the airline, Pan Am. Name?

P-A-N-A-M.

Stewardesses. How did you make it past the front gate?

Ich bin ein Berliner, right?

Excuse me.

So, did you grow up here in Berlin?

Have you been to this building before?

Mm-hmm. My uncle used to deliver bread here before they divided Berlin.

I came with him sometimes.

What was it then?

The headquarters for the German Luftwaffe.

Air Force.

So... Do you know if there's a side door or a back entrance or something?

What did your parents do during the war?

What do you mean?

Are they okay?

Did they survive?

Yes.

How?

What did they do?

Colette.

If you don't like to talk about the war, would you deliver bread here to the

Luftwaffe? We had a family bakery, that's all.

They delivered bread to the Nazis.

Colette.

There's Dean.

Dean, over here.

Hey, girls.

We're with him.

Dean, we came to meet you.

I'm sorry about that.

George Manchester.

He knows everyone and hates communists.

I can't do this part with you.

But tell them that you're an East German acid who needs protection.

And he can get you to the right people.

I'm shaking.

You have gotten this far.

Thank you.

Okay.

Smile.

Thank you.

Dean, have you seen the president?

I haven't. I only got a brief glimpse.

Where is he?

He's come and gone.

Apparently he had a whole circuit lined up. What?

I'm sure he would have loved to meet you, but he's got a lot going on.

When did he leave?

Just now, a minute ago. Which way did he go?

Maggie, I'm not in charge here.

Can't go out this way. Hold these!

New

friends

or old friends?

Yeah, Colette, this is, uh... Röntgen, the German Aviation Authority.

And Peter Newberry, U.S. State Department.

Ah, the international Pan Am stewardess. That is me.

Guten Tag.

Guten Abend.

Didn't you say you were flying out tonight?

Ah, it's a special occasion. A glass of champagne is not going to hurt. No, it's

a very special occasion.

Noch einen bitte.

Ich muss meinen Kummerchen trinken.

You speak German very well.

I was forced to learn when I was a child.

But that is water under the bridge, now that the Germans and Americans are best

friends. We do share a common enemy.

Convenient, is it not?

It's politics, right?

Politics? No, it's a miracle.

One clever speech by your president and the whole nation is instantly absolved.

Excuse us, gentlemen. We need to prep for our flight. I'm sorry.

Did I spoil your party? I meant congratulations.

I'm sorry.

Let me make it up to you.

Deutschland, Deutschland, über alles, über

alles in der Welt. Wenn

es schätzt zu Schutz und Trutze,

brüderlich zu sein.

I thought I was clear on the phone.

You were.

I just didn't agree.

Well, it's not your place to disagree. You do what you're told.

So you're saying you just follow orders?

Yes. You're actually saying that here?

This is how wars are won.

Do you have any idea how many people have risked their lives so that you

could carry that book?

I know that she did.

And I know that she was going to be killed for trying to help us. How do you

know she wasn't lying? She wasn't.

I just heard my president promise to two million people in this city that we

wouldn't abandon them. You brought an East German spy to an American consulate

in your uniform.

I know what I did.

And I take full responsibility for... Miss Cameron, you have no idea what

you've done.

Nor what it takes to keep a cold war cold.

You should be proud. You got so close.

Close is nothing.

Close is meaningless.

You got into the press section. You got into the mission. You can tell the boys

that. I don't care what the pilots think. That's not why I... What is that?

That is Air Force One.

It's still here.

He's still here.

What are you doing?

Cover for me. I'm not going to make our flight.

What? I'm going to meet him right here, right now.

Wait, what do I tell everyone?

Make something up. Something German.

Wait, have you seen Ted?

Where's Ted?

Why? He has something I need.

You're not on this flight.

What are you doing here, miss?

My name is Maggie Ryan.

I worked on Kennedy's campaign.

I logged more hours than any other volunteer, and as a reward, I was

supposed to meet him. But I took a bathroom break when the deputy field

director came for two minutes. And suddenly, Marsha Phillips was going

instead of me, even though she only did half the hours I did.

I just... I just want to thank him for making me realize that... Each of us can

make a difference.

I just want to shake his hand.

You've certainly got a lot of enthusiasm.

Thank you.

But you haven't been vetted.

I'm a Pan Am stewardess! They vetted me!

I got him cigars!

Cubans! His favorite!

What?

Cubans! His favorite!

Tell me your name again.

Maggie Ryan.

Okay.

Wait here.

Welcome to New York.

Thank you for flying Pan Am.

Thank you.

June, New York.

Can't beat that humidity.

Really not as entertaining as you thought it would be?

I took a shot.

Can you blame me? I mean, look at you.

Let me take you to breakfast and apologize.

Good night, Mr.

Vandery. Yeah.

Yeah, good night.

You know, you're different from other girls.

Thank you.

Hi. Hi.

You want to share a cab home?

Oh, I have a couple things to wrap up at operations.

It's okay if I meet you there? Sure.

When the Nazis took over, my parents made plans to flee.

They dropped me off with a neighbor and promised they'd come back to get me.

But they never did.

Never could.

And the people who brought us into that apartment were so warm and magnanimous.

Your president tried so hard to live their shame.

But they should feel shame.

I came to Germany to forgive.

And I don't know how to stop.