Pushing Tin Page #8

- Hey, Barry.

- Place looks great.

- Come on, have a seat.

See? That's an endurance contest.

Straight knockout competition.

They burn themselves with the sand

and the cactus...

...and the magnifying glass

on the nipples. But, see...

...there's no order to the torture.

But that doesn't matter because...

...it's who's gonna fall first.

It's a point or a demerit system.

But it's... That's what...

What else can it be?

It's good you're taking time off.

You look great.

You were getting tense there.

And that day you kicked

Russell in the butt...

- We can laugh about it.

- Laugh at what?

- When you kicked him.

- He put me in a thunderstorm.

Is that what you think?

He had a medical emergency on ASR

approach. He had to spin seven planes.

The guy had a heart attack.

Russell got him down.

He did a hell of a job.

Leo, it's Nick.

Yeah. Great, great. Do you have

any idea where Russell went?

Where did he go?

Operator, I'm trying to trace

a friend in Colorado.

Mr. And Mrs. Russell Bell.

Yes, Bell.

Meadow Creek, Colorado.

No, I just need the address.

You caught one!

Let me take a look.

He's a big one.

You caught Moby Dick. Good work.

Why'd you let him go?

He wasn't big enough?

He knows I caught him, and so do I.

- Don't quit on my account.

- It's too cold anyway.

I called your house and Mary said

you'd be here. She sounds good.

She said to tell you, "See? I told you

Colorado wasn't far enough."

- That's what she said.

- What are you doing here?

Do I need a reason

to see my good buddy?

My life is sh*t.

Connie left me.

She's my high school sweetheart.

15 years, I never forgot an anniversary

or her birthday. Just wedding vows.

And I miss the hell out of her.

I had two deals in one day,

in a half-hour.

One more and I'm gone.

All the way gone.

I keep trying to figure

this thing out because...

...before you, I was "The Zone."

Everyone thought I was the best.

Including me, most of the time. And...

...I could always

keep my sh*t together.

You know, control things.

Stay in control.

And I've lost it.

I've lost the reality of my reality.

And I want my wife back.

I want me back.

I got me to blame for where I am.

Maybe not.

We both played this stupid game.

- It helped my marriage and hurt yours.

- That's true.

There is a way out, but you

can't think your way out of it.

Thought is your enemy.

I gotta think less.

I had that thought, actually.

You have to let go.

Let go?

- Let go of what?

- Let go of you.

- What have you done for you lately?

- I'm not following.

- Jump in.

- On the scopes?

No, in the water.

- The river?

- Yes, jump in the river.

It's too cold for the fish, right?

You're thinking. If you jumped in,

you'd be out by now.

- What's the point?

- Jump in the river.

Jump in the river!

- In the river?

- Jump in the goddamn river!

- I'm going in!

- Good!

- It's cold!

- Jump!

- What's this gotta do with my life?

- Cleanse yourself of your sins...

...and be born again!

That kind of thing.

Bullshit, man! Bullshit!

Bullshit, bullshit!

Bullshit!

I didn't come 2000 miles

for acute hypothermia...

...and some Sunday-school lesson

out of a f***ing fortune cookie!

- Forget it!

- You want me to go in? I'll go in!

- It's too late.

- It's official! The results are in!

You're nuts, Riverdance!

I always suspected it, and now I know!

Why did you quit?

Doesn't seem your style.

I left because I was afraid

of one of two things:

Either I was gonna kill you

or a plane full of Japanese.

Well, at least I got to you.

You sure got to me.

Good luck, Bell.

You want your life back?

- Do you really want it back?

- What's it look like?

- Come on.

- Great. Fine.

Anything's better than that.

Where we going?

Let me put it this way.

You'll wish you'd jumped in the river.

All right. What do I do? Brace myself?

Should I relax? Lean in?

It's a 747 coming at you.

Clapping for Tinkerbell

won't make any difference.

- Don't you get it?

- To tightly hold on to sanity is insane.

What?

- To gain control, you gotta lose it.

- I can't hear you!

What was that you were saying?

Thank you.

Hey, how's it going, Zone?

Are you gonna stay for a while today?

Hey, that's very good news. Carry on.

He's here.

- Good to have you back.

- The rest did you some good.

- How are you?

- How you doing?

- Good to see you guys. You look good.

- You too, man.

What the f***?

- What do you want to do?

- Where do you want me?

Where do you want to be?

Approach looks fun.

I'm impressed.

Kick some ass.

- Tear them up, Zone.

- Lock and load.

Canadian 1160, reduce to 180.

Traffic at your 11:00.

- Hey, Pete.

- Hey, Zone.

- What's cooking?

- You got three in trail.

The heavy needs a turn at 10.

And the overflow's closed,

so you got a full plate.

- One too many cups of coffee.

- Right.

- Sure.

- Stay with it. I know you can do it.

- What's my name?

- What are you talking about?

Come here. What's my name?

Come on.

- No Fly Zone.

- No Fly Zone.

Not bad. Where's your money?

- I had you getting to the headset.

- And then?

Anybody got me making it?

Nobody had me making it. Tina?

I was out 5 bucks

when you left your car.

Were you?

- I had you making it.

- Thanks, Ed.

I was the last one in.

Today's your payday.

Continental 2653, turn right.

Correction:
Turn left...

...heading 28... Make that 260.

- Traffic's at 12... Make that 1:00.

- That's my boy!

Nick, I won!

American 393, welcome to my sky.

Descend and maintain 4000.

USAir 2994, turn right heading 010

to join the localizer.

No, with Felicia in Wisconsin.

But, you know, it's all behind me now.

I'm on my way back to New York...

...to pick up my things

and start my new life.

It's like I've been released

from prison. You know? I'm...

I'm free...

...and I'm independent...

...and I'm facing the future alone.

I have the kids. I'm exhilarated.

Tell me about you.

Steve and I are on our honeymoon.

- You are?

- Yes.

- That's fantastic. I'm...

- The captain would like to see you.

- He would?

- Yes.

Would you hold...?

Now, just take a seat.

We wanted you to hear this.

Control, could you repeat directions?

269, descend and maintain 3000,

heading 160...

...if Connie will have dinner with me.

Oh, jeez.

- Or you're 23rd in line for landing.

- What?

We gotta talk, Connie.

- Just press the button.

- I'm not gonna fight with you.

I wake up in an empty house,

and I hear you and the kids.

I know you're not there, but I hear you.

I can't work. I can't concentrate.

I can't sleep.

- I look at the scopes and see you.

- Could you confirm our heading?

Not until I finish.

Have dinner with me.

Nick, I'm not...

No.

Lunch at Enzo's, Thursday.

Come on, lunch at Enzo's.

Coffee?

I can't Thursday.

Friday?

- I don't know.

- "I don't know" is good. That's fine.

- I've never heard him talk like this.

- He needs you.

Please, just coffee? Give it a chance?

Return to me

Oh, my dear, I'm so lonely

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