Blue Sky Page #2

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

The car.

Is she okay?

What happened?

Mom's fine.

She's... Tired.

She needs

a little rest,

that's all.

Do you still love me, daddy?

Mm-hmm.

Do you love me?

Oh, yeah.

Do you love me?

Yes.

Do you love me?

Yes, I do.

Do you love me?

Yes, yes.

Do you love me?

Oh, yeah. Yes.

She's got

to see somebody.

You can't keep

running after her

and playing baby-sitter.

Your mom's fine.

She's spirited,

she's energetic.

Sometimes she wears

herself out with all

the traveling and moving.

Don't worry about it.

I can handle your mom.

We can all handle

each other's problems.

Dad, we didn't move here

just because of the project

you're working on.

You don't know what project I'm

working on. That's classified.

You don't know a thing about it.

Maybe you and mom want to live

in your own little world

of make-believe and secrets,

But we don't.

Her famous aunt gail

we're always hearing about-

alex.

Well, you heard mom yesterday.

The most popular girl

in richmond?

She grew up on a chicken

farm outside of norfolk.

She needs help.

She needs help arranging

the furniture and unpacking

the suitcases, miss freud.

Sit down there.

The perfect pancake.

Perfect.

Girls, I know it's hard

on you, but your mother

loves you very much.

And I know you love her.

Through all the ups and downs

I've come to realize...

That what we call love

is really the exchange

of energy over time.

It's simple quantum mechanics.

You take water, for example.

Sometimes it's water,

sometimes it's ice,

Sometimes

it's steam or vapor-

It's always the same old h2o.

It only changes it's properties.

Your mother's like that.

She's like water.

I made a decision

a long time ago just

to love her basic properties.

Little did I realize, I'd gone

nuclear fission in that water.

Get it?

Get it?

I made a pun.

I went nuclear fishin'.

It's a pun.

You're a riot, dad.

And we both know

a lot more about love now.

See you later, ladies.

- He's blind and she's crazy.

- They're perfect

for each other.

Nobody woke me up.

You know how I always like

to make breakfast the first

morning in a new house.

How are the beds?

Okay.

I'm sorry.

You're always sorry.

Well, I guess

they add up, don't they?

I'm just a sorry, sorry

excuse for a mother.

If you say so, mom.

No, you're a good mother.

You know, life hands you

a lot of surprises, alex.

I guess I must be

one of yours.

Good morning, sir.

Colonel johnson?

Yes, sir.

End of the corridor.

Major henry t. Marshall

reporting for duty, sir.

- Major marshall,

good to have you here.

- Thank you, sir.

This is my executive officer,

lt. Colonel george land.

Major, we've heard

good things about your work.

Thank you, sir.

I'll let you two

get down to business.

Sit down, sit down, major.

Your trip go okay?

Your family settling in?

Yes, sir.

They're professionals.

Good, good.

Hi there,

I'm vera johnson.

And on behalf

of the fort matthews

women's welcoming committee,

I would like to welcome you

to our little community.

Thank you.

I'm carly marshall.

Thank you so much.

Flowers.

Oh, come in. I'm sorry.

You just come right on in.

- Oh, what a beautiful

doll collection.

- Thank you.

So, you've been

stationed in hawaii?

For two years,

the last two years.

Have you ever been

in mexico or south america?

Yes.

See, my father was

in the diplomatic corps...

And of course

we traveled extensively

all over the world.

My lord, when I was

growing up I don't think

I was in the same place...

For more than six months

at a time.

Well, the officer's wives,

we're doing a show.

Ooh.

It's sort of a musical revue.

Do you need any dancers?

Thank you.

Cream and sugar?

No, thank you.

You see, we're

on point here.

We've got a nuclear test program

that's become something

of a political football.

And I just don't like to see

us getting kicked around.

Yes, sir.

I appreciate that.

I mean,

if this damn test ban

is ratified, major,

You and me are slated

to be among the first

to get our butts kicked.

As I understand it,

if the test ban is ratified,

We simply abandon atmospheric

tests and go underground.

Given some of the test results

I've been looking at, I think

that's the way to go.

Well, I can

appreciate that.

But we're a team here.

We have to present one

consistent point of view.

You understand that.

You're a soldier.

Yes, sir. I am a soldier

and my duty is science.

Well, I'm just reminding you

that we work for the army,

Not the a.E.C., congress,

or popular science.

You understand?

Yes, sir.

Good. That will be all, major.

If I hadn't gotten married,

I was going to hollywood

for a screen test.

Well, you sure are pretty enough

to be in the movies.

I took ballet too.

Did I tell you?

I just love

getting the flowers

after a performance.

Carly, these are just

the greatest bunch of gals

you'd ever want to know.

Now, they're just

all gonna make you feel

real at home. Come on.

Ladies, help has arrived.

Mom's gonna kill you.

No, she won't.

Let's play a joke on her.

What kind of joke?

We'll both go and lay down

on the living room floor

and pretend we're dead or sick.

Hello. I'm home.

Where's mom?

I don't know.

Probably at the movies.

She didn't leave a note?

Actually, school

was pretty good.

The principal

and his custodial staff

took turns raping me,

While governor wallace himself

stood there and watched

and welcomed us to alabama.

I guess that's what you'd call

southern hospitality.

Oh, daddy's home.

I missed you.

I'm glad to see you.

Sorry I'm late.

Hello, girls.

ta da

I've decided

to become a makeup artist.

My face is my easel.

Honey, you're much too fair

to wear that dark eye shadow and

much too young to wear makeup.

I told you.

Wife, I hope you got

food in those bags.

Oh, I got that and more.

We are gonna have

a party tonight.

Lookee here.

That, my dear, is for you.

Goody.

And for my sweet man.

To replace the one

that was lost in that move

to japan or germany or alaska.

Thanks, mom.

Will you teach me?

As soon as you wash

your pretty little face.

A selmer.

Thank you, sweetheart,

I've been missing a clarinet.

Did you know that your daddy

worked his way through college

playing in a band?

My daddy? No.

Major squarehead?

Oh, yeah.

I found that in a pawn

shop along with-

For alexandra.

It's 'cause you're so smart

and you see things

so clearly and-

Well, you can be

the family historian.

Thank you, mom.

It's got film

and flashbulbs and-

Well, you just pose us

and shoot away.

Mom, what did you get?

I get to make us

a indoor picnic.

All right, now we'll see

who's hot and who's not.

Play us some old bop, pop.

Come on, honey.

Dance with me.

I'll teach you how, okay?

Try this.

Everybody,

say "sh*t."

Sh*t.

Enjoy your drinks.

Alex, I've told you young ladies

do not chew gum in public.

I am not a lady,

I'm a teenager.

Teenagers keep

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