Inside 'The Terminal' Page #7

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of Dry Roasted Peanuts in his bag?

So?

What do you make of that?

I'd make peanut butter, I guess.

We know that he's planning to go

to the Ramada Inn on Lexington.

Has he told you why he's in New York?

No.

- Has he told you where he lives?

- No. We just met at the airport.

All I know is that he's a building

contractor, living out of a suitcase.

That's it.

- He's a contractor?

- Yeah.

That's what he said?

Amelia. I'm just curious.

You are the kind of woman

who can get any guy she wants.

Why Viktor Navorski?

That's something a guy like you

could never understand.

I guess you missed your flight again.

Or maybe you have a bad travel agent.

Please. Sit.

It's OK, Viktor. All men lie.

- At least you're not very good at it.

- I did not lie.

You told me you were delayed.

You never said it was for nine months.

Maybe you see the man

the way you want see the man.

So what am I seeing?

Who are you?

- I...

- Unacceptable?

Yes. Yes.

You want to hear the funny part?

I broke up with him.

I was coming here to tell you

he's out of my life.

I'm free. I got tired of waiting.

At least we have that in common.

Amelia, you know what Napoleon

give to Josephine when he win Bavaria?

No.

I show you.

Please. Please.

Sit. Please.

That was gift.

Napoleon to Josephine.

One thousand fountains.

You built this for me?

Please. Sit. Don't get wet.

Come on.

Oh...

It no work.

It should shoot,

big water up to ceiling.

Just tell me the truth.

Did you escape from an institution?

Are you a criminal?

You're living here, Viktor.

You're living at Gate 67.

I just want to know why.

Here. I show you.

My father.

Viktor, please tell me

your father isn't in that peanut can.

This is jazz.

My father, Dimitar Asenov Navorski,

see this photograph

in Hungarian newspaper 1958.

He say he look at photograph

for seven days.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...

Who are they?

Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie,

Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins,

Art Blakey, Max Kaminsky.

After looking at photograph

for seven days, my father has idea.

He begin to write letters to club,

Lickety Split, Snookie's Sugar Bowl.

He ask the nuns to write English.

Hundreds letters.

And then he wait.

He wait month, week, year.

My father wait 40 year.

And they all sign names.

One by one.

They all write their name

and send it to my father.

All but not one.

Benny Golson.

Saxophone.

My father die before Benny Golson

write his name and send to my father.

So I make him promise.

I keep promise.

I promise I will go New York,

find Benny Golson,

have him write name to put in can.

And you've been living here

so you could do this for your father?

Maybe I think he do it for me.

You say you are waiting for something.

And I say to you,

"Yes, yes. We all wait".

What are you waiting for?

You. I wait for you.

What?

The war is over.

... the right-wing military coup

that ousted President Vagobagin...

All right, everybody.

Let's raise your glasses.

Let's have a toast to my friend,

Viktor "The Goat".

May he never lose his country again.

Krakozhia!

Amelia! You here early!

Hello. Amelia, look.

Peace, peace in the war.

The war, peace. Come.

See, the war,

the war Krakozhia is over.

Peace. The war is over.

- You know my friend in Washington.

- Yes, yes.

He has a lot of connections. Here.

It's a pass, Viktor.

A one-day travel emergency visa

with your name on it.

- Wha... Visa?

- Yes.

- From your friend?

- Yeah.

Just go to New York, find that last name

and put it in the can.

- I go New York?

- Yes.

I go New York!

Amelia, you come with.

You come with me to New York.

Your friend do this for me?

Why he do this for me?

He did it for me.

I told you to stay away from me, Viktor.

But you didn't understand.

- I think you were confused.

- No, I confused about everything.

I not confused... Not this. Not this.

I'm sorry. I'm running late.

Amelia. Why you go? Why you go?

You know what Napoleon

gave Josephine as a wedding present?

It was a gold locket.

And on the inside,

he made an inscription.

"Destiny".

Destiny.

... rejoice in the streets

as well as in their local taverns.

The Krakozhian flag waved goodbye

from high atop the parliament buildings.

It is a clear sign of the power...

- Hey, baby.

- Hi.

I missed you.

Come on.

Next.

Viktor.

Hello, Delores.

How I am today?

What do you have here?

What do you have here?

Oh, no. It's not signed.

What?

This is a one-day emergency travel visa.

To validate authenticity, it needs

to be signed by the supervising officer.

Dixon?

Yes.

Dixon.

The war in my country is over.

Yeah. I know. Congratulations.

It's strange, isn't it, Viktor?

When you wait so long for one thing?

One tiny moment.

I had that moment today, too.

You see this badge?

This badge means that I was made

CBP Field Commissioner.

It means that my authority over the

security of this airport is absolute.

Your ticket and your passport.

It's time for you to go home.

Officer Waylin, please show

Mr. Navorski into the terminal

and make sure

he does not miss his flight.

Goodbye, Viktor, and good luck.

I think I want go New York City.

Don't make this difficult, Viktor.

I no more "unacceptable".

- I told you this is over.

- I go New York.

Are you sure you want to do that?

I go New York City now.

Part of my job is to get rid of

undesirables, and there are quite a few.

Like this guy, Joe Mulroy.

I think you know him.

He's been here for 20 years, but he's

been running an after-hour poker game.

Bringing in liquor and marijuana.

Poor guy's going to lose his pension.

And I think he has kids, too.

Yep.

And then there's this guy, Enrique Cruz.

I think you also know Enrique.

Enrique has been letting people

into the food preparation area.

That's a major security breach.

The poor guy, I think he's a newlywed.

But I'm going to have to let him go.

And then there's Gupta Rajan.

He's a janitor.

But he's wanted for assaulting

a police officer back in India in 1979.

I'll have to deport him.

I will go home.

- I'm sorry. What did you say?

- I will go home.

Leave them alone. I will go.

- Today.

- Yes.

If you don't get on that plane,

they're all gone.

- Do you understand?

- Yes.

OK. Good.

Your attention please.

Immediate boarding, gate B-20, for

flight number 309 Air Canada to Ottawa.

I don't believe you.

- Viktor, you don't have to do this.

- You can fight these guys.

- We'll help you.

- Viktor, come on. I owe you so much.

- Please let me help you.

- This is your friend talking.

We're all your friends.

We're your family now.

Gupta.

Goodbye.

You try to fool us.

You make us to think you would walk out,

that you will fight with them.

Why don't you fight?

- The war is over.

- Then go. Get lost.

Get lost. Go home

and tell them you never made it.

You come this close to America,

but you don't have the courage

to go from here to here.

You are a coward.

The plane is on time.

You are a coward.

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