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-Can I use your phone?

-Yes.

535 please.

Frank, this is Al Yackey.

I'm the guy that was...

...over this morning looking at

the skymaster that was being retired.

You said I could check it out as soon as

I found a pilot to fly it to Flat Rock.

I found a guy. I'll be over in an hour

to take it off your hands.

I'll bring the guy with me.

What are you doing?

I'm taking you back to Flat Rock with me.

-I can't go.

-Why?

Because...

...l'm here now.

stop it, okay?

You don't play dumb with me

and I won't play dumb with you.

I miss him, too!

I miss him, too.

I miss him every day.

I loved him like I never loved a guy

and I don't love guys.

You don't have an excuse. You quit!

You quit. You gave up.

He never quit anything until it killed him.

That was his way. There are worse ways

and you sure found one.

-I can't live without him.

-Bullshit!

Bullshit.

That's Al coming in from san Diego.

We'll talk to him. He's a good guy.

He always sees the funny side.

Want to cut your engine.

Reminds me of a girl I knew.

How are you doing, Linda?

You'd better land and sit this one out.

And make it fast.

Walk! Don't walk!

No swimming! No entry!

It's a fact. I saw the signs.

I saw all the signs.

Exit!

Falling rocks! Jesus saves!

save water! Turn off the lights! Click.

Danger! Keep off the grass! I saw

the signs. No shoes, no shirt, no service.

Yield. Tow away. Use other door.

That's no way to live.

No wonder I'm not giving lessons in love.

Lessons in love.

I can turn a plane on a wingtip. I can stall

a plane at 1,000 feet and come up smiling.

Come up smiling.

But that don't matter a damn.

Matter a damn.

You can hear me.

-You can hear me.

-I can hear you fine.

Hey, old-timer. Just passing through?

Ted, listen to me.

How did you know my name?

Maybe crazy old hobos

are like radio stations...

...picking up voices from people

who've gone off the air.

so tune in, kid.

I want to get this through to you.

Get through to you.

With me, it was Dorinda.

Dorinda.

-When you meet the woman you love...

-The woman you love.

-Not Dorinda, the one he loves.

-Dorinda, the one you love.

After you're dead you can never...

-...go back for her.

-Go back for her.

-You can't turn around and do it right.

-Turn around. Do it right!

That's not what I mean.

What I'm trying to say is,

I've seen the signs.

No exit. No passing. No parking.

No U-turn.

I'm going back to get my Air Attack card.

Tower, find Al Yackey

and tell him Ted Baker wants to talk.

I like you this way, Ted.

You're revved up and full of moxie.

I hate you!

Charlie! somebody!

In this world, you have to go out

and get what you want. Follow me?

Rachel, slow down.

Where is she taking us?

Ted!

Don't "Follow Me"!

Ted.

I think we're being a little gullible.

It's empty.

That's my boy.

I know him.

That's my boy.

should I call the base?

We'll need a forklift again.

-You all right?

-I'm okay.

Al Yackey, please.

Yes, it's me.

No, I'm fine.

You should come down here and see

how your boys redecorated my porch.

It's your deal. I'm just renting.

Okay, I'll see you.

Hello, Dorinda.

I'm right here.

I'm sitting here...

...right beside you.

I know you can't see me...

...but...

...I can see you.

I can see your hair. It's almost in your...

That's my girl.

You're still my girl, aren't you?

I thought so.

God, I wish we'd met sooner.

I wish we'd met when we were five.

I'd have swept you right off

your three-wheeler.

You've still got a funny face.

I can't believe how much I miss you.

I miss you...

...like it was a thousand years.

I remember everything.

I remember things I'd forgotten.

Like...

...from the first second I met you...

...when you were sitting alone

in that restaurant...

...and I looked at you and I said,

"That's her."

"That's the one."

Do you remember?

I walked up to you and I said:

You're the reason I'm here.

Ted Baker. Wing 'N' Prayer.

-I don't know your name, but we met...

-Danced.

We did?

Well, not exactly.

You were dancing with everybody

and I tried to dance with you, but...

-Happy days.

-You're here again!

Are you all right?

I'll have the fence fixed, I swear.

You never told me life was so exciting.

I can explain everything.

-No, I can't.

-People always dropping in.

Why are you still here? I told you to leave.

He likes you. He doesn't like anybody.

-ls this your cat?

-Yes.

-What's his name?

-Linda Blair.

You laugh like a donkey.

I like it. I...

...used to know a donkey.

Why are you still here?

Al, do you remember Ted Baker?

Ted, this is Al Yackey.

How have you been?

I'm stupid. You guys...

You must be one of Al's pilots.

I was.

That's a nice surprise.

Isn't it?

Yes, isn't it? Indeed it is.

Yes, Baker is one of the boys.

-I am?

-Yes.

-The lad shows a lot of promise.

-I do?

Dorinda is one of the toughest

fire-fighting babes you'll ever see.

And funny.

she told a joke in mess the other day.

Milk squirted out half the nostrils on base.

One old guy laughed so hard

he passed a kidney stone...

Yes, you did, you scalawag. Don't deny it.

she killed me. I spotted.

Anyway...

...Ted Baker, what should I call you?

Baker, Ted, Teddy?

Let's get back to the base.

We've got some catching up to do.

-You can show Dorinda the ropes later.

-What ropes?

see you again, Miss Durston.

-Miss Durston. He's so well reared.

-You'll say anything, won't you?

Don't forget, you're still my girl.

Relax.

This is supposed to be fun.

You look like you're hanging in a closet.

Drop your shoulders. Drop them.

I need you to go to town for supplies.

You'll need help lifting the supplies,

so I'll send a guy with you.

Let's see.

Baker. Yes, Baker.

He's too beautiful. He's too much

twisted steel and sex appeal.

I can't be with a guy

who looks like I won him in a raffle.

A couple of drinks, a couple of laughs...

You'll have time for the short,

ugly guys later.

Hold your course. You've got to relax.

You know what I do to relax?

I sing. I hum. I whistle.

Relax your shoulders.

Both of them.

This is fun. Relax.

I have to relax.

This was a great idea.

It's not my idea.

I know, but it's still great.

On my great idea scale, I give it an eight.

-An eight? Not a ten?

-No.

No, ten is for stuff like...

...penicillin and...

...democracy.

But going to the store

to get you supplies is an eight, tops.

-Maybe even a seven and a half.

-This is getting worse by the minute.

-lt wasn't my idea.

-I know that.

"I'll tell ya, little missy, you're...

"...mighty pretty when you're angry."

so you do impressions?

Just that one.

Who was it?

Who was it?

James stewart?

You think it was Henry Fonda?

"I'll tell ya, little missy, you're...

"...mighty pretty when you're angry."

Henry Fonda.

John Wayne! Don't you know who he is?

That was John Wayne?

-Do it again.

-No.

Come on.

If I know who it is, I'll recognize it.

But Henry Fonda?

"Well, I'll tell ya something, missy...

"...you sure do look pretty

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