Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Page #10

- So do I, honey.

I'll be thinking of you tonight.

I'll sit in front of the tree and

turn the radio on to Christmas carols

and just think of you.

Thank you. And thank you, scouts.

I mean, all the fellows would

like to thank you very much,

for everything.

Lieutenant, my father has

asked me to present this to you.

It has been in our family

since the fifteenth century.

Father begs me to tell you

that beauty belongs to beauty,

and asks that you honor him

by presenting it to your wife.

Oh, thank you. Thank you.

I didn't know that you

knew about Ellen, my wife.

You spoke of her a number of times.

It says, "This is an American

hero who has bombed Japan.

"Whenever he goes among the people of China,

"let him be accorded respect and honor. "

He has just come from Kow Chai.

Another one of your crews has been captured

and the Japanese are

moving in this direction.

I think Lawson will be able

to travel in a couple of days.

There's nothing wrong with me,

Doc. I can travel right now.

I'm afraid a couple of days will be too long.

This is Wang Tsung.

He has walked all the way from

his native village of Kow Chai.

And he begs the honor of presenting

gifts to his American Allies.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

He felt a lot worse than I did.

There, I can get along pretty well already.

I should say very well for

your first day out of bed.

I guess, I'll have to

be a little more careful.

I don't ever want anybody to see me do that.

I don't want anybody to

see me till I get a new leg.

Lieutenant White, word just came.

The American plane will pick you up in

Changchow tomorrow afternoon at 5:00.

Wonderful.

He says if we don't hurry, the

Japanese may get there first.

- When are you leaving?

- We're going to stay here.

We're quite used to it, you know.

- Here. This may come in handy.

- Thank you.

You and Mr. Parker have done so much for us,

and we'll never forget it.

- Goodbye, Lawson.

- Goodbye.

- Good luck.

- Thank you, sir.

- Goodbye. God bless you.

- Goodbye. Thank you.

My father wishes me to tell you that

you have honored us with your visit

and that he will offer prayers

for your safe return to America.

Isn't he coming along with us?

Father feels that he

must stay with his people.

They will need him here.

Goodbye, sir.

- Goodbye, Doctor.

- Goodbye, sir.

- Goodbye, Doc, and thanks for everything.

- I hope, sir, that we may meet again.

That goes double, Doc.

Goodbye, Doctor, and thank you.

Thank you.

If you ever come to the States,

Doctor, look me up, will you?

I'll be in the Portland telephone directory.

- With pleasure.

- Goodbye, Doctor.

I have one sorrow, Lieutenant,

that we did not have the

medicine to ease your pain.

- You saved my life, Doc.

- I hope someday you will come back to us.

We'll be back, maybe not us ourselves

but a lot of guys like us.

And I'd like to be with them.

- Because you're our kind of people.

- Thank you, sir, and goodbye.

- Hello.

- Hello.

- Go ahead, sit down.

- Thank you.

I know how you feel. Take it for a while.

Thanks.

Smell that?

That's America. That's the USA.

Every time I make a trip back,

she smells better and better.

Yeah.

- I think I know what you mean.

- I'm from Pittsburgh.

I know it may seem screwy to you, but

it seems to me as if I can

smell some of that coal smoke

right off the old Monongahela

River. That sound crazy?

No. I'm from California and

I can smell orange blossoms.

Oh, it couldn't be, that's too

far. It must come from Florida.

Oh, if you want flavor, you've

got to have a California orange,

but for smelling, Florida's just as good.

Hello. Yes.

What's that?

- Just a minute. Ellen.

- Yes?

Ellen, Washington on the phone.

Hello?

Yes, this is Mrs. Lawson.

Hello, Colonel. I mean General Doolittle.

Oh, yes, I'm fine, thank you.

No, not a bit excited, General.

Oh, he's back, Mother. Ted's back. He's back.

Oh yes, General, how is he?

Oh, yes.

I understand.

Of course, I do.

Yes, I'll be ready.

I know, I know.

Oh, that's so nice of you, General.

Yes, thank you. Oh, yes, thank you, General.

Thank you.

Just cry, darling.

Cry it out.

He got in this morning, Mother.

General Doolittle just saw him, so it's true.

General Doolittle's sending

a plane ticket for me.

Ted doesn't want to see me.

He doesn't want to see me

because he's lost his leg

and he doesn't even want

me to know it's happened

till he gets a new leg

and learns how to use it.

As if it would make any difference.

As if anything would make any

difference to me as long as he's alive.

Oh, I'm going to see

him, I'm going to see him.

Well,

that means we have to get

your clothes ready in a hurry.

Have my things come back

from the cleaners yet?

Let's see, I'll take this suit.

And my blue coat. He always liked it best.

I can't take any of these things. I

can't take any of my pretty clothes.

They don't fit me anymore.

Do you think Ted's going to pay any attention

to what kind of clothes

you wear or how you look?

He always did.

Oh, Mother, I'm scared.

There's nothing to be frightened about.

Lots of people lose a leg or arm

- and continue living perfectly normal lives.

- I'm not scared about Ted.

- I'm scared about me.

- About you?

Well, you see, most husbands and wives

are together while things are changing.

Husbands get used to things like

that because, well, they're around.

Ted's been gone all this time and

when he went away, I was so slim.

All the time he's been gone, he's

been thinking of me like that.

Ted loves you Ellen, and you love him.

That's why neither of you is going

to notice any change when you meet.

- Do you think so, Mother?

- I know so.

All the same, if I held my coat like this

when I walk into the room,

don't you think it would hide me,

just a little?

Hello, Lawson. How're you feeling?

- Pretty good, sir.

- You look fine.

Thank you, sir.

- Won't you sit down, sir?

- Yeah, thanks.

- Well, got any plans?

- About what, sir?

Well, about the future. Have you

decided what you're going to do?

Not particularly, sir.

I always wanted to be

an aeronautical engineer.

I suppose I'll start studying again

after they muster me out.

Who said they'd muster you out?

Well, I won't be much

use to anybody with a...

What are you talking about?

Do you think we'd let a man of

your experience get away from us?

- Well, that's fine, sir. Thank you.

- Don't thank me.

I just happened to think

of something, Lawson.

Yes, sir?

What about your wife?

Does she knew you're back?

- No, sir.

- Why not?

Well, I thought I'd wait till I get

my new leg and my scars fixed up.

It won't be so much of

a shock to her that way.

Shock? What kind of a

girl did you marry, anyway?

She's okay, sir. She's a fine girl.

Well then, she deserves to know.

She deserves to see you too.

No, no, sir. If you don't

mind, I'd rather wait.

When I see Ellen again, I'm

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