Dangerous When Wet Page #7

Ain't nature grand?

Ain't nature grand?

Down yonder, where the best begins

How grand can nature be?

Pa.

- Although our hair is turning gray

- Although our hair is turning gray

We understand

Ain't nature grand?

- We're growing younger every day

- We're growing younger every day

- Ain't nature grand to me?

- Ain't nature grand to me?

Ladies and gentlemen,

may I have your attention, please?

We've just received the all-clear signal

from the English coast.

Everything seems to be right.

The weather, the water and the visibility.

You'd better get ready to move off

because we start at approximately 4 a.m.

- Suzie. Suzie, come here quick.

- Pierre.

- Pierre.

- Go upstairs.

- lf Katy's awake, tell her to go to sleep.

- Sleep? She isn't even home yet.

- What do you mean? Where'd she go?

- How should I know? On a picnic.

- A picnic at night?

- With Andre.

And... A picnic, picnic, picnic.

Where would a Frenchman go on a picnic?

- Try his house.

- His what?

His house, the Chateau Lanet.

Do you have any idea what time it is?

No. I'm not interested.

Don't you think your family will worry?

They know I can take care of myself.

Andre, Andre.

- Katy.

- What are you doing here?

- What are you doing?

- Now, just a minute.

You better go get our clothes on.

And don't tell me that's his mother's.

- Don't force me to throw you.

- You and what army?

- Andre, Windy, stop it.

- Katy!

- What?

- You've been drinking.

- Vitamins.

- Why, you no...

- Filling her with a lot of champagne.

- Liquapep!

Liqua... That's poison.

- Look here, you're obviously excited.

- I'm hysterical.

She's gotta swim

at 4:
00 tomorrow morning.

All right, so I have to swim the channel

tomorrow mo... Tomorrow morning?

- You can't do it. You're in no condition.

- I can't.

- Whose fault is that?

- Listen to me.

- Take me home.

- Come on, honey.

- But, Katy.

- Andre.

- Andre.

- Oh, Mama.

Katy, Katy, it is Mama.

Oh, I'm so sorry...

It is now two minutes to 4.

Attention, all swimmers.

Attention, please. For your information,

the press boat is waiting offshore...

...and will follow your progress

to the other side.

Trainers...

May we once again caution

all trainers...

... to stay as close as possible

to their swimmers.

It is very dark beyond the breakwater and

will be for the first two hours of the swim.

Au revoir, everybody.

Good luck to you.

- Good luck, Gigi.

- I see you in Dover.

- Good luck.

- It is now one minute to 4.

Please take up your starting positions

on the beach.

At the starting gun, all swimmers

will enter the water.

I repeat, do not touch your rowboat or

your trainer, or you will be disqualified.

When you reach Dover,

you must wade ashore unaided.

If you are in trouble, signal for help

and you will be rescued.

There's a hospital boat standing by.

There is now 21 seconds left, 20...

- You all set, honey?

- All set.

We'll see you out there.

Here, Ma, take this.

Come on, Pa, to the boat.

- 15, 14...

Goodbye, Katy.

- Good luck, sis.

- Don't worry.

- 11, 10...

... nine, eight, seven...

... six, five, four, three, two.

The swimmers

are now entering the water.

Some of them are wading in reluctantly.

Others are striking out

boldly towards their waiting rowboats.

All of them anxious to cross

that chill, bleak 20 miles of water...

... that lies between them and their goal.

This is gonna be a very long, slow pull.

We'd better get aboard the charter boat.

Wouldn't you like to come with me?

I'm following the race too.

- Why, you're so kind. Please.

- Let's go.

I can see the French girl now,

Gigi Mignon.

She's starting out with a nice, steady,

even stroke.

And there's the American entry,

Katy Higgins.

She's moving very quickly in there.

They're all in now,

picking up their rowboats...

... and heading for the open sea.

Two full hours of darkness lie ahead.

That's it.

The sun's coming up,

we're getting our first look.

They've been in the water two and a half

hours and have covered four miles.

Still a bit chilly here

but the sea's calm.

Thank you very much.

I can't tell you who's who.

One of the swimmers is right out in front.

- Do you know who that is?

- No.

Let's see.

Apparently, it's the Norwegian entrant.

I don't see any of the women swimmers.

Oh, wait, look. It's the...

Yes, it's the French girl.

In the lead in the Women's Division,

with the English girl, 2nd...

...the American girl, 3rd.

How do you feel, honey?

- What?

- How are you feeling?

I'm cold.

Do you want something to eat?

Oh, no, not yet. What have we done?

Four miles.

Only 16 more to go.

- You're doing fine, honey.

- Come on, let's go.

Take it easier.

One, two, three, four, five, six.

One, two, three...

Well, we're in mid-channel now,

halfway to the coast of England...

...at a little after 12 noon.

I notice quite a few of the swimmers

are stopping to take on nourishment.

I suppose you might call it luncheon.

Not so fast. Drink it slowly.

We've just received a rather nasty report

from the weather bureau.

A fog bank is forming off the Dover coast,

moving east.

It's expected we'll meet it

in about two hours.

We've seen very little of these swimmers

for the last hour or so.

But we just had a report

that the plucky little English girl...

... has been taken out of the water.

However, here's one bright note...

... we seem to be getting a breeze again.

Hope it clears things up.

Keep contact with your swimmers.

We'll be out of this soon.

That gentle breeze is turning

into a blow out here.

At least we can see again

which is some comfort.

The American girl is now

leading the French girl.

They've been in the water

more than 14 hours.

It looks from here

as if the French girl's tiring very badly.

Katy.

Katy...

What's the matter?

Good luck.

Come on.

- No, I can't.

- Sure you can.

No.

You will do it for me.

They're signaling

for the hospital ship now.

Oh, what a pity, what a shame.

She put up such a magnificent show,

really grand show.

Don't... Don't look, Katy.

She'll be all right. Don't look.

Katy, come on. She'll be all right,

I tell you.

She needs something warm to drink.

John.

Come here. Take over.

Get as close as you can.

Here's the hot broth.

Katy. Katy.

Andre.

How do you feel?

Not so good.

Okay, wait a minute.

Oh, yes, good.

I would like to stay with you

the rest of the day. All right?

Oh, I'd like that.

Yes.

Okay, get going.

Let's go.

These swimmers aren't getting much help

from the weatherman today.

The sun's going down now,

the sea keeps rising.

It's over 16 hours now,

uphill all the way.

I see the American girl out there.

Katy Higgins.

She's swimming steadily but obviously

feeling the effects of the heavy sea.

There's very little daylight left now.

We started in the dark...

...and it looks as if we'll finish

in the dark.

The pilot boat informs us that we're just

one mile off the Dover coast now.

One mile.

It may turn out to be the longest

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