Captains of the Clouds Page #4

- The wind will die down.

- Maybe the rain will stop. Go on.

- Okay.

Oh, hello, Mr. Nolan. Hello, Murphy.

- Hello, give me the fire warden's tower.

- Hello, MacLean. Where's Dutton?

Under the bed. Where do you think?

- Hasn't he returned from Mercer?

- Shut up. Hank? MacLean.

Have you seen any sign of Johnny's plane?

Keep watching, will you?

Yeah? When?

Well, why didn't you call me?

All right, all right.

- He just passed Number 3.

- That's good.

- Get those smoke fires going.

- What, in this rain?

He's gotta know the direction of the wind.

Wave your hat or point your finger. Go on.

Hello? Hello? Oh, come on, come on.

- Is Dutton in any real danger?

- Oh, no.

A half a ton of nitro behind him,

a storm around him, no radio...

...and almost out of gas,

so you know he's doing fine.

Oh, operator, operator...

Where have you been?

Oh, well, get me Number 2.

And call me back.

Yeah?

No, no, not yet.

I brought the money

for the season's work.

There. That make you feel better?

When a man is missing in a storm,

it looks like his number's up...

...the sight of money

always makes me feel good.

Yeah? Well, keep trying, stupid.

- If you just sign this receipt...

- You sign it, I can't write.

- Mr. MacLean...

- Pipe down.

Really, Mr. MacLean,

as superintendent, I demand a little...

Shut up!

There's a plane circling overhead.

It must be Johnny. I'm going to the lake.

Oh, never mind that call, baby.

He made it. He made it, safe and sound.

Of course he made it.

What were you worried about?

You worked up enough lather

to shave all of Montreal.

Mr. MacLean, if you'll be kind enough

to sign this receipt.

Why, certainly.

This is the kiss-off, isn't it?

Except to take me to Number 5

and the engineer to Number 6.

- We'll get you there as soon as it clears.

- Thanks.

It's been a very pleasant association.

Simply divine.

Well, what like a trip had you?

What kind of a trip did you have?

- It's damp out or haven't you noticed?

- I wasn't paying attention.

You weren't paying attention?

You mean, you made me stay on that

while you were here burning up that phone?

- I thought I saw Nolan leaving.

- He brought up the winter's graft, there.

Oh, real money. Look at that.

Four thousand a piece.

There's yours, Tiny. Brian.

Better count it.

Just right. I suppose

you're gonna start that airline?

- Nothing can stop me now.

- Except one thing.

Somebody's gotta take Nolan

down to Number 5...

...somebody else has to ferry

that engineer down to Number 6.

- That's simple. Let's cut for it.

- Right.

- Two low men, huh?

- All right.

I'll get the cards here.

- Go ahead.

- Ready?

- That does it.

- You're it.

I'm off in the morning.

If you want me, I'll be the drunkest man

in the biggest hotel in Ottawa.

Me too, if I ever get a chance

to get out of here.

Come on, boys, I'm about to pour.

I'll have some

of Mother Murphy's coffee.

Sure it'll take the chill out of your bones

as well as the skin off your teeth.

You wouldn't like

to stick around for a wedding?

- Whose?

- Mine.

Great for me,

but I doubt if his nibs will.

If he had his choice between whiskeys

and weddings, he'd take the whiskeys.

I'm gonna fly up to Lac Vert Sunday

to marry Emily.

- You're gonna marry Emily, huh?

- Yep.

What happens to the airline?

I'll pick up my brand-new secondhand

planes in Ottawa on the honeymoon.

- You marry Emily and...

- Will you pass the cow, please?

- Yeah.

- Thanks.

"Marry Emily and" what?

Marry Emily, and you'll have

no more airline than a jackrabbit.

Now, how much airline

can a jackrabbit have?

What is this, a rib?

No, no, this is no rib. I wish it was.

I know what this airline means to you.

I've seen you think and plan it out

all winter long.

I've watched you risk your neck a hundred

times to get the $4000 to start it with.

- So what?

- So what?

Give Emily a whack at 4 grand and it'll go

for gimcracks and fancy dresses.

- Everything but the airline. She'll see to it.

- You've said enough.

- Haven't said...

- Shut up.

- He was trying to warn you, maybe, Johnny.

- You stay out of this.

Everybody knows about it but you.

I thought you'd get on to yourself,

sucker.

- You know, she's nothing but a...

- Get up.

- You mean that?

- Get up!

That was no pleasure,

but he's too big to fool with.

Give him a jolt of whiskey.

That was a business-like shellacking.

That won't stop him from marrying her.

No? Well, there is one other way.

Brian!

Take your time, sweet.

Johnny's coming down here

Sunday to marry you.

Does that make you happy?

Well, here it is.

I'm going into town to buy myself

$4000 worth of lights...

...and fun and horrible hangovers.

Wanna come along?

Hello, Dad.

- Where's Emily?

- She's gone.

- Gone?

- She left this morning.

Went with your friend MacLean.

- MacLean?

- Yes.

- Have a drink.

- Where did they go?

- The spit of her mother, she is.

- Where did they go?

- She's not worth the following.

- Tell me where?

To Ottawa.

You're lucky to get a room in this town.

Everything's jammed to the doors.

Army officers and so on.

Nix. Nix. You got a gallery.

That's all right. There isn't much

I haven't seen.

The show is over

as far as you're concerned.

Okay, mister. I'm not that interested.

Every time you open your mouth,

you lose a dime off your tip.

- One more crack and I'd owe you money.

- That's right.

Oh, Brian, all these beautiful things.

I need some nutrition

and you need something to slow you down.

Room service.

Say, will you send us some ice, please?

I'm gonna unpack

and change my clothes.

And setups for eight.

Yes. Thank you.

- You have Brian MacLean registered here?

- I'll see, sir.

- M-A-C-L-E-A-N.

- Yes, sir.

- Mr. MacLean is in 278, sir.

- Thanks.

Come in.

Hi, Johnny.

Where is she?

Room service, please.

Make that setups for 12, will you?

Yeah.

Oh, sweet, there's a drink coming up.

Brian.

Brian.

- Change. You're going back with me.

- You leave me alone.

I'm not going back. We're married.

- Are you hurt?

- No.

I'm all right.

- I'll get the doctor.

- Oh, don't bother. He didn't hurt me.

Punching is something else he can't do.

Where's the party?

Why, we wouldn't think

of starting without you. Step right in.

Thanks.

Have you contributed, young man?

Anything you care to give.

Twenty-five ought to be enough

to get drunk on.

Bet this is the first time

anyone gave you an airline.

Well, I...

Well, hasn't anybody seen

Mr. MacLean yet?

Well, it seems mighty funny to me.

Where have you been?

Out.

I've been calling the police station,

hospitals, everywhere.

I've got a right to know

where you've been.

I've been looking for Johnny.

What did you want? Another beating?

I was gonna explain to him

why I married you.

Why did you

if you're gonna treat me like this?

So Johnny couldn't.

You'd have put Johnny

behind the eight ball, kept him there.

You couldn't do that to me.

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