Last Man Club Page #4

I'm gonna wait for you outside.

Think I got something.

Do you recognize anyone

in this picture?

Yeah, well, that's will.

Oh... that's the guy

that he ran off with.

You don't mind if I hang on to

this, do you?

No, I don't have any

use for it. Take it.

How's a photograph

gonna help us?

This is a squadron number

and the name of the bomber.

Now all we need is a little

help from uncle Sam.

- Thank you, diamond Jim.

- No problem. Good luck to you.

Not bad.

Did you stay in touch with the

guys after the last reunion?

- No.

- What about Grady reeds?

You guys were close.

We were, but he wrote me a few

times, I never wrote back.

Hmm. Does he still live

in Wichita, Kansas?

- Far as I know.

- - I wanna find him.

Great. If he's not blind or drunk, maybe

he can help out with the driving.

Do these places serve booze?

I've never known

one that didn't.

This might not be a good idea.

Look, my butt is killing me.

I need to get out of this car.

What about will?

- I saw that!

- I need you to stay straight.

I'll be all right!

Will is the only person that can

make a decision about his drinking.

I knew I liked this girl.

Wh... what's this?

A Martini.

- What, you've never had one?

- I'm not much of a drinker.

Try it. It'll take the edge

off.

Mm. Mm!

Here. Take a bite.

- Oh!

- What's wrong?

I hate olives.

Well, I guess it's

an acquired taste.

I was a kid when this song

first came out.

When was the last time you

danced?

With my wife.

- How long were you guys married?

- 56 years.

Wow.

You just wear that ring

out of habit?

No. We were kids when we got married and

we didn't have money for wedding rings.

She took an extra job,

saved her money.

Sent this to me

when I was overseas.

It hasn't been off my finger

since the day I put it on.

In all that time, did you ever

cheat on her?

Real men don't cheat.

I worked in a casino

in Atlantic city,

and I'd watch men

go upstairs with their wives

and then head right downstairs

and look for a date.

I don't even think

they considered it cheating.

It was just sex for sport,

you know, like recreational.

I could never disgrace my wife

like that.

There's not a day goes by

that I don't think of her.

You're a good man, eagle.

Come on.

- What?

- Dance with me.

Who was the man in the suit?

Another black-hearted man

who only cares about his money

and, well, who he can

buy with it.

What were you doing with him?

I felt safe with him, until I

realized how dangerous he was.

God, why can't I just find

a decent man, huh?

Maybe you're looking in all

the wrong places.

Yeah.

Every once in a while

god hands us a rose.

And he handed me one

the day I met you.

That is... the nicest thing that

anyone has ever said to me.

You know, I've... been meaning

to thank you.

For what?

For showing me what a real man

can be like.

You all right?

I still hear them sometimes.

Do you?

Yeah.

Always the same faces.

I'm sorry

I didn't stay in touch.

I owe you my life.

Oh, that's ok.

Pete has cursed me every day

of his life for saving him.

It wasn't your fault.

They shouldn't have given me

a medal for it.

That's an old Stearman.

The first plane I ever flew

was a Stearman.

When's the last time you flew?

With you.

- You think you could still do it?

- Like riding a bicycle.

- Hey there.

- You need something?

- Is this your plane?

- Uh... kind of. My daddy.

Well, I would love it if these

two gentlemen over here

could take it up

for a few minutes.

Oh, I'm sure you would.

One of them a pilot?

- Yeah, they both are.

- You know what kind of plane this is?

Uh, according to them,

it's a Stearman.

- That's right.

- Well, you haven't heard the best part.

What's that gonna be, I wonder?

- How you feeling?

- Oh, never felt better.

You gotta get sober. Check into

the Va or do whatever it takes.

I'll add that to my list of

things to do before I die.

All right, boys,

you get to go up.

What are you talking about?

It's your lucky day, gentlemen.

- He's gonna let will fly the plane.

- Why not me? I'm the captain.

I'm worried about your eyesight.

- Try not to dump it, all right?

- Ok. I learned to fly in one of these.

Ok, do your flight check.

Have fun.

- Are you sure about this?

- Yeah. Pretty sure.

You know you don't have

anything to prove?

What's wrong? You afraid I might

show you up in front of Romy?

Full throttle, will.

Full throttle!

Get her up! Get her up!

We're not getting air speed!

I know!

Are you sure they know what

they're doing?

- Get it up.

- I'm trying! I'm trying!

Shut her down. Shut her down!

Oh, my god.

My father's gonna kill me!

Jesus Christ!

Are you guys ok?

Anything hurt?

- Only my pride.

- I should have flown.

You can't even drive.

- That thing's a total loss.

- I'll take care of it.

Gonna cost you a lot more than

that ten grand you gave me.

- I said I'll take care of it.

- Where's all this money coming from?

I got a little money stashed away. Right,

well, that was quite an experience.

Why don't you... why don't you

guys go take a walk, all right?

And I'll settle up

with this gentleman.

What's so funny?

- I thought they could fly.

- Did you?

Well, hey, at least no one died.

Not yet.

Ok.

So I checked it out. There's only

four of these guys left alive, right?

You got John Pernell, new Jersey.

That's the guy who's picked up Romy.

Will Hodges, Pennsylvania.

Grady reeds, Kansas.

Pete Williams in Texas.

Which means next destination...

Wichita, Kansas.

Book a flight.

Does Grady reeds live here?

He's in a retirement home.

I'm his son James.

Well, we're old friends of his

from the army air corps.

That would have been my guess

since it isn't Halloween.

- Is he well?

- He's ok, I guess.

- I haven't seen him in a couple of weeks.

- We need the address.

He's in the golden age retirement home.

It's on the other side of town.

Thanks.

Excuse me. We're looking for

Grady reeds' room.

Take hall C, room 75.

- Visiting hours are almost over.

- No, that's ok, that's ok.

- Go ahead. Y'all can go.

- All right, thank you.

Ok, will.

I'm not hungry. Go away.

Thank you.

Who the hell...?

Grady, it's eagle.

- What do you want?

- He doesn't even recognize us.

Grady, look at me. It's eagle.

- Eagle?

- Yeah.

- Is it really you?

- Yeah, and look who I brought with me.

Will. My god! Will!

What in the Sam hill blue

blazes...?

Wait a minute. I thought you

guys were dead.

Must be someone else.

Well, how did you find me?

- Your son.

- That good-for-nothin'.

- He stole my house.

- Doesn't look too lively around here.

- What do you do all day?

- Well, I mostly sit and look at books.

The rest of them watch TV all day and

grow into vegetables, but not me.

We're on our way to Galveston

to see Pete.

- You like to come with us?

- I can't.

My son put me in here. He said

I'm crazy. Do I look crazy?

- Not to me.

- Well, they won't believe me.

- I couldn't fight my way out of here.

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