The V.I.P.s Page #4

Hello? Hello?

Him?

The meeting must have finished early.

You told him New York,

in your note, I mean?

Yes.

And me?

Yes.

Something tells me the next hour

is going to drag a bit.

What are we going to do with it?

Have lunch.

- Get through okay?

- Yes, thank you.

Fine.

Hello, I'd like to place an overseas call

to New York City.

Mr. Wilson, please call the nearest...

Have there been any calls

for Madam Andros?

No, sir, but there's been

an inquiry about her.

Somebody asked if her plane

had taken off.

Didn't give his name.

BOAC flight 563 from Montral...

... has been diverted to Prestwick.

Passengers from this flight

are expected to arrive at Euston station...

... at approximately 1800 hours.

Isn't there any place

we can hide in this damn airport?

Perhaps we could sneak over to Paris

by the night train.

No, Marc, we're not hiding away

or sneaking anywhere.

We've done enough of that

in the past three months.

- Now finish your food.

- No, I couldn't.

Why, this is probably

the safest place, anyway.

He can hardly make a scene in here.

Not even Paul.

Can you see the headlines?

"Andros slugs wife.

Knifes international playboy

in airport restaurant."

- Marc.

- May I have your attention, please?

If Mr...

- Can I help you, sir?

- Yeah, just the one, thanks.

Thank you.

- Hi.

- Of El-Al Space Control...

... to the airline ticket desk, please.

- Would you like a table?

- I'm looking for someone.

Oh, it's all right.

- Mr. Mangrum?

- Oh, hello, dear.

- Sit down, have something to eat.

- Oh, I couldn't.

- You want a drink?

- Oh, I'll have a bitter lemon.

You and your bitter lemon.

How'd you know I was still here?

My car radio, the 12:30 news.

"All planes still grounded."

I turned around and came straight here.

I hope you didn't mind.

No, no. Good on you, dear.

- Nobody I need more in a crisis.

- Yeah.

- Sir?

- Thanks a lot, and a bitter lemon.

Listen, I called young Fordman

in New York. I said:

"Board meeting or no board meeting,

I have to have the check covered."

- And?

- He said he couldn't do it himself.

- He's got to ask his father.

- Well, did he sound hopeful?

Oh, I don't know. You know bankers.

I know one thing, if I'm gonna

get that check covered for sure...

...l've got to get to New York.

May I have your attention, please?

Here's an announcement for all passengers

on BOAC Cunard flight 905 to Miami.

- Must be lifting.

- Will passengers proceed...

... up the central staircase

for passport control...?

This way, duchess.

I didn't expect this.

I haven't got anything ready.

I expect it can all be sorted out

quite easily.

- I haven't even paid for my lunch.

- It's already paid for.

My pills.

You must let me take my pills.

I've got two enormous purple things here

which apparently knock you out flat.

- May I take this?

- Thank you very much.

Your gloves.

Has he ever been jealous of you?

I don't think so.

In the courting days, perhaps.

Yes, come to think of it,

he was good and jealous then.

But never since.

Never?

He's never had cause to be.

- Never?

- Not once.

Not once, Marc, in 13 years.

Is that hard for you to believe?

Looking at you, it's not easy...

...but I admit I'm a bad judge,

because up to now...

...l've run my own life

on rather different lines.

Up to now?

That's what I said. That's what I meant.

Oh, Marc, you won't let me down,

will you?

Whatever happens, don't let me down.

Mind if I join you?

I'm sorry about the fog...

...but not even I can arrange

the weather to suit you.

I have a company working on that now...

...something to do

with harnessing cosmic rays...

- You've read my letter?

- Yes.

Yes, I enjoyed it very much.

It's the first practical joke

you've ever played.

I didn't know you liked them.

I love them myself, as you know.

- You remember that time on the yacht...?

- It's not a joke, Paul.

I'm leaving you for Marc.

Marc?

Oh, yes. Marc Champselle.

I'd forgotten,

that's the funniest part of it all.

It's the truth, Paul.

You might have said Joey the Clown,

I suppose...

...but Marc Champselle wasn't

at all bad.

Let me tell you

the arrangements I've made.

Gatwick hasn't closed down.

My plane will take you to Paris.

Both of us, in fact.

And tomorrow we'll go to Jamaica. That

way, you won't miss one day in the sun.

BOAC announce the departure

of their Imperial special flight...

- That'll be our call, Marc.

...BA 501 to New York.

Will passengers please

collect their hand baggage...

...have their passports ready...

- You're coming with me.

... and proceed to the top of the central

staircase for passport control.

Your call, Mr. Champselle.

So you're not traveling after all,

madam?

- Who told you that?

- I did.

A practical joke. He loves them.

- Of course I'm traveling.

- Good. Shall I show the way?

Thank you.

I think he may have a gun.

Final announcement for BOAC Imperial...

... special flight BA 501 to New York.

You're not going through that gate.

I'm not gonna let you go through.

I'll kill you first.

- Go on, Marc.

- No.

Go first.

Come.

Marc.

His face.

I'll never forget it as long as I live.

Marc.

- Bye-bye. Goodbye.

- Bye-bye. Miss you. Bye.

- May I help?

- Oh, how kind of you.

Thank you very much.

- May I sit here?

- Yes.

Thank you.

Oh, dear.

Thank you.

Oh, how dreadful.

Thank you.

- Oh, no. Conductress. Conductress.

- I don't think there's any room.

- Did someone call something?

- Yes, dear, I did.

- Will you please put this thing in the hold?

- In the hold?

Wherever you do put luggage

that isn't wanted on the voyage.

If you'd wanted this

with your other luggage...

...you should've thought of that earlier,

shouldn't you?

If that is a question to me personally, yes.

If it is a general comment

upon human behavior...

...it is an extremely unoriginal one

and hardly worth making.

Kindly dispose of this hatbox.

But I have no room.

Well, then, you must make room,

mustn't you, dear?

Silly of me to bring other hats at all.

This is the only one I ever wear.

- It's very nice.

- Oh, no, it's a brute.

But it's comfortable and it fits,

and I can wear it in the rain.

Ladies and gentlemen, would you kindly

fasten your seat belts, please?

I haven't brought a seat belt with me.

You must be sitting on it.

Oh, well, have you got one?

- Yes, I have.

- I see. What happens now?

- Now, you should have another part.

- Oh, here it is.

- That's mine, madam.

- I beg your pardon.

Let me.

- Oh, thank you.

- Oh, there we are.

- No, this way.

- I'll leave it to you.

No, you put that through there,

like that.

That through there,

and you're fastened to your chair.

I can't be expected to know that.

What are they going to do,

loop-the-loop or something?

Oh, well, I don't care anyway.

I have two enormous pills

to steady me down.

And with the two pep pills

I took this morning...

...the pep-up pills...

...l'm flying already.

Doesn't look all that much better.

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