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The tourist head count won't tally.

Where's the ramp supervisor?

- He's back there, counting.

- Get him.

The plane to Rome, is it gone?

- No. But you'll have to hurry.

- Which way?

Go to the waiting room and turn right.

Green concourse, Gate 33.

Thank you.

Look, I know you got problems,

and so have we

but how long we gonna sit here?

I've ordered a ticket recheck.

We should have 81 in tourist.

It seems we've got 82.

Every second we sit here,

we're burning fuel on three and four

which you gave the okay to start.

Precious fuel we'll need

in the air tonight.

I know, captain...

Unless this plane leaves now

I'm gonna shut down and we'll send

for fuelling to top off our tanks.

So you make up your mind.

It'll only take another

few minutes or so.

And 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 do 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.

Commander, start two.

Turning two.

Okay to start one?

Braniff International Flight 252

from Houston

now arriving at Gate 10,

the Red Concourse.

23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

31, 32, 33, 34, 35...

Excuse me, please.

I'd like to find out if my husband's

on that flight that just left.

I'm sorry, ma'am. I'm not allowed

to give that information.

He hasn't been well.

I just wanted to make sure

he got on safely.

His name's D.O. Guerrero.

All right.

Yes. He's aboard.

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 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 Two, Lincoln Tower,

clear for takeoff.

Global Two, rolling.

On top at 7.000. Clear above.

Visibility unlimited.

Proceeding on course.

We'll 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.

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 to give it to him.

Your 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?

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.

The temperature outside

is a pleasant 50 degrees below zero.

Our route tonight

will take us over Toronto

Montreal, Cape Ray,

St. 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 Two.

Flight Two, Cleveland.

I have a message from Lincoln.

Advise when ready to copy.

Go ahead, Cleveland. We're ready.

We're practically certain

you have a stowaway on board.

Caucasian, female

approximately 5 feet, 100 pounds

age about 70

wearing a brown hat

with a brown pompom

tweed coat with black velvet collar.

Name, mrs. Ada Quonsett.

Determine and confirm.

Will check and advise.

- I don't believe it.

- But I believe it.

Those penguins on the ground

are idiots.

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

You want a laugh?

Have you seen her?

She's not in first. I've hardly checked

the tourist section yet.

Go back and see

if the old biddy's there?

If she is, what do I do?

Nothing.

Just come back and report.

How about that?

Little old lady just walks on like

she's walking into an elevator.

There you are.

Miss, the captain said

we'd arrive on schedule...

That means we're gonna 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'll be approximately seven

and a half hours from take off.

Excuse me.

I see you've got a boyfriend.

Yes, and he's invited me

to Rome to a nightclub.

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.

Nuts to the man in 21-D.

You said it.

May I treat you to another sherry?

No. One is all I ever... Well, thank you.

You're very kind.

She's there, all right, 23-B.

That's why the head count was wrong.

What do you want me to do?

Nothing.

If you start questioning her,

there's bound to be tears...

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.

I prefer the younger ones.

So I heard.

But opportunities don't last forever.

Pretty soon, you and I'll have to settle

for the not so young ones.

I already have for quite some time.

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.

She knew what was going on,

so when we got married

I made her a promise, the obvious one.

I've always kept it.

I guess all those kids you had helped.

Maybe.

How many have you got, six?

No, seven. Four we planned.

Three we didn't.

The ones you didn't plan,

did you ever consider

doing anything about them

before they were born?

No.

Let me tell you something.

I love all seven of them.

But the three we didn't plan...

boy, 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?

The one with the attach 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.

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