Stranded in Paradise Page #5

WOW.

I'LL SHOW YOU

THE GUEST ROOM.

WHAT A VIEW.

THIS IS WHERE:

YOU'LL BE SLEEPING.

- IS THE HURRICANE--

- THE OUTERMOST EDGE, YES.

SO IT'S GONNA

GET WORSE THAN THIS?

[laughs]

OH, YES, MUCH WORSE.

THE BATHROOM IS OVER THERE.

THE TOWELS ARE:

IN THE BATHROOM.

IS THERE SOMETHING

MORE PROACTIVE:

THAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE

DOING TO PREPARE--

THERE'S TIME.

NEXT STOP, THE KITCHEN.

I'M GONNA MAKE YOU

SOME CHAMOMILE TEA.

[chuckles]

THANK YOU.

FOR EVERYTHING.

REALLY, THIS PLACE IS AMAZING.

UM...

FEELS LIKE HOME,

NOT JUST ANOTHER HOUSE.

THANK YOU.

EDGAR AND I WERE

VERY HAPPY HERE.

I LIKE TO THINK:

THAT HAPPINESS ECHOES ON.

HMM.

WHAT'S YOUR HOME LIKE?

IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE

IN A LONG TIME.

GUESS I'VE BEEN KIND

OF A VAGABOND LATELY.

TRAVEL IS GOOD:

AND IMPORTANT.

BUT SO IS HAVING A PLACE

TO COME HOME TO.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I GUESS I JUST HAVEN'T...

HAD MUCH OF A REASON

TO STAY PUT FOR A LONG TIME.

WHEN THE TIME COMES,

YOU'LL FIND ONE.

[laughs]

THE NATIONAL:

HURRICANE CENTER

HAS UPGRADED ALANA

TO A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE

WITH WINDS CAPABLE

OF 96 TO 110 MILES PER HOUR.

AND UNLESS THERE'S

SOME SORT OF MIRACLE,

ALANA WILL REACH PUERTO RICO

LATER TONIGHT.

IT'S TIME FORFRASIER.

I LOVEFRASIER.

THEY'RE STILL TALKING

ABOUT THE HURRICANE.

YES, I HEARD.

SO DON'T YOU THINK

WE SHOULD JUST LISTEN

- TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY?

- DON'T WORRY, HONEY.

YOU'LL BE SAFE.

I'VE GONE THROUGH

THESE STORMS MANY TIMES,

AND IT'S MY EXPERIENCE

THAT THEY'RE MORE FRIGHTENING

IN ANTICIPATION:

THAN IN REALITY.

SO YOU'RE NOT THE LEAST BI CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AT ALL?

OH, I'M MINDFUL

OF THE DANGER, YES,

BUT I ALSO KNOW:

THAT THERE'S NO USE

WORRYING ABOUT SOMETHING

I CAN'T CONTROL.

IF GOD WANTS THE HURRICANE

TO HIT US,

- IT'S GONNA HIT US.

- BUT--

IF IT MAKES:

YOU FEEL ANY BETTER,

THERE ARE SUPPLIES OUT BACK

NEXT TO THE GARAGE.

DO YOU KNOW HOW:

TO USE THIS THING?

WHAT, A HAMMER?

IT'S NOT A NUCLEAR TRIGGER.

YOU'D BE SURPRISED

HOW MANY CITY GIRLS

DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE

A HAMMER.

ARE YOU IMPRESSED?

- ACTUALLY, I AM, YEAH.

- YES.

FINISH PUTTING THAT UP

BEFORE WE MEET ALANA

FACE-TO-FACE.

I ACTUALLY LIKE DOING THIS.

IT'S VERY THERAPEUTIC.

[grunts]

[laughs] ANY TIME YOU WAN TO GO ON A WELL DIG,

- YOU'RE WELCOME.

- WHY? IS IT SUPER JOYFUL?

IT'S-- YEAH, IT WAS.

HAVE YOU ALWAYS DONE THAT?

NO, I WAS AN AIR TRAFFIC

CONTROLLER FOR YEARS.

WOW, SO YOU TRAVELED A LOT.

YEAH, YOU'D THINK SO.

I COULD HAVE GONE ANYWHERE

I WANTED,

- BUT I NEVER WENT ANYWHERE.

- WHY?

MY EX-WIFE SAID

IT'S BECAUSE I WEN THROUGH LIFE ON AUTOPILOT.

IS THAT WHY:

SHE'S YOUR EX-WIFE?

[chuckles]

AMONG OTHER REASONS.

BUT SHE WAS RIGHT ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS DOING.

- NOT ANYMORE?

- NOPE.

LIFE BEGINS AT THE EDGE

OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE.

[continues hammering]

HOW DOES IT FIT?

PERFECTLY.

THANK YOU.

I SHOULD BE THANKING YOU

AND CARTER:

FOR PUTTING UP THE BOARDS.

I FEEL SAFER ALREADY.

- AH, YOU'RE TEASING ME NOW.

- YES, A LITTLE BIT.

YOU KNOW, MY FIRST STORM HERE

WAS PRETTY UNNERVING.

I CAN'T PRETEND OTHERWISE.

THIS IS YOU?

LONG, LONG TIME AGO,

IN A TOWN FAR, FAR AWAY.

- YOU'RE A MOVIE STAR.

- WAS.

NOW I'M JUS THE CAT LEASH LADY.

[laughs] SORRY ABOUT THAT.

NO. I LIKE IT.

BUT, YES, I HAD MY FAIR SHARE

OF ACTING BACK IN THE DAY.

THAT'S WHERE I ME MY LATE HUSBAND.

- EDGAR.

- YES.

HE WAS THE DIRECTOR OF

SELDON SEALS THE DEAL.

HOW LONG WERE YOU MARRIED?

48 YEARS, 7 MONTHS,

AND 2 DAYS.

OH, MY.

YOU MISS HIM.

YEAH.

BUT I WILL SEE HIM SOON.

HOPEFULLY NOT TODAY.

MM-MM.

IT'S SO HARD FOR ME

TO UNDERSTAND:

HOW CASUAL YOU ARE

ABOUT HURRICANES AND--

LIKE I SAID,

IF GOD WANTS THE STORM

TO HIT--

- IT'LL HIT.

- IT'S GONNA HIT.

[laughs]

NO USE IN INVITING WORRY.

COME, TESS.

COME SIT DOWN.

HAVE SOME TEA.

SO DID YOU MOVE:

TO PUERTO RICO TO RETIRE,

THE TWO OF YOU?

WELL, IN A MANNER

OF SPEAKING,

ALTHOUGH WE WERE BOTH

IN OUR 30s AT THE TIME.

WE LEFT HOLLYWOOD RIGH AFTER WE GOT MARRIED,

GAVE IT UP LIKE A BAD HABIT.

WHY?

IT WASN'T HOW

WE WANTED TO LIVE

OR WHO WE WANTED TO BE.

WE WENT TO HOLLYWOOD BECAUSE

OF OUR LOVE FOR FILMS,

BUT WHEN:

THAT WAS OVER, WHY STAY?

AND WHEN I INHERITED

THIS PLACE FROM MY UNCLE,

WE DECIDED TO COME

HERE PERMANENTLY.

SO YOU GAVE UP BEING FAMOUS.

SEMI-FAMOUS.

I WASN'T EXACTLY RITA MORENO.

[both laugh]

STILL A RISKY MOVE.

I LIKE TO THINK OF I AS A LEAP OF FAITH.

OF COURSE, WE DIDN'T KNOW

WHAT WE WERE GETTING INTO

WHEN WE CAME HERE,

BUT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE

TO SAY A LITTLE PRAYER

AND TRUS IN SOMETHING GREATER

THAN YOURSELF.

IF IT'S MEANT TO BE,

YOU'LL FIND A WAY.

YOU THINK IT'S OKAY

FOR US TO PANIC NOW?

- BECAUSE IT'S--

- IF YOU LIKE.

STELLA SAYS IT'S OKAY

FOR US TO PANIC NOW,

SO MAYBE WE COULD DO

SOMETHING.

NO, I SAID, "IF YOU LIKE."

YOU KNOW WHAT MY HUSBAND

AND I USED:

TO DO DURING THESE STORMS?

DANCE.

IT'S MARVELOUS

HOW A LITTLE MUSIC

CAN MAKE EVERYTHING BETTER.

[whimsical jazz plays]

CARTER.

[both chuckle]

- WOW, YOU'RE GOOD AT THIS.

- [laughs]

WAIT TILL YOU:

SEE HIM BOMBA.

CARTER, BOMBA FOR HER.

- REALLY?

- UH-HUH.

IT'S MISS

SHELLY'S SCHOOL OF DANCE.

MY MOM WANTED ME

TO BE WELL-ROUNDED.

SMART LADY.

WHAT ABOUT YOU, TESS?

OH, NO, THERE'S NO

MISS SHELLY'S FOR ME.

OH, YOU SHOULD

SEE HER BOMBA.

OH, WELL, THEN MAYBE

SHE SHOULD TAKE OVER.

- THANK YOU.

- COME ON.

- YES.

- OH, NO.

YES, YES, YES, YES.

COME ON.

[laughs]

- SORRY.

- [laughs]

[thunder rumbles]

[chuckles]

THERE YOU GO.

[rain pouring, wind howling,

creatures chirruping]

ARE YOU EVER GONNA WAN TO WEAR SHOES AGAIN?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, IT'S

A GOOD LOOK FOR YOU.

YEAH?

THANKS.

SO, UM...

WELL, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

TULSA, OKLAHOMA.

- NO, YOU'RE NOT.

- YEAH, I SURE AM.

REALLY? I NEVER WOULD

HAVE EXPECTED THAT.

WELL, I MAINLY LIVE

IN HOTELS,

BUT THAT'S WHERE I'M FROM.

SO YOU'RE HOMELESS?

[laughs]

I GUESS THAT'S

ONE WAY TO PUT IT.

YOU KNOW WHAT I FIND

VERY INTERESTING

IS YOU USED TO HAVE

A JOB, RIGHT?

THAT KEPT YOU IN ONE PLACE

ALL OF THE TIME,

AND NOW YOU HAVE

A JOB THAT KEEPS YOU TRAVELING

ALL OF THE TIME,

SO I DON'T KNOW,

IS THERE ANYTHING IN THERE

THAT'S POSSIBLY

A LITTLE BIT EXTREME

OR SOME SORT OF AVOIDANCE

OF LIFE?

THE POT ASKS THE KETTLE.

WELL, AT LEAST I KNOW I AM.

I DON'T KNOW,

MAYBE I JUST HAVEN' HAD A REASON TO STAY PU FOR A WHILE.

WELL, WHY DON' YOU LET GO, CARTER?

OH, OKAY,

JUST TO CLARIFY,

THIS WHOLE LETTING GO

DOESN'T MEAN

ABANDONING EVERYBODY

AND EVERYTHING.

I JUST-- THE LAST I CHECKED,

YOU ONLY GE ONE GO-AROUND HERE.

SO I FIGURE, IT'S A SHAME TO

JUST GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS,

YOU KNOW, OR LIVE

SOMEBODY ELSE'S DREAM.

YOU GOT TO FIND YOUR OWN.

YOU KNOW,

JUST SO YOU KNOW,

IT'S NOT THAT EASY TO JUST,

YOU KNOW,

DROP EVERYTHING AND CHANGE

YOUR WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE.

AND I THINK YOU'RE MAKING I A LITTLE HARDER THAN IT IS.

YOU JUST ASK YOURSELF,

"AM I HAPPY?"

AND IF NOT, IS THERE SOMETHING

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