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[ Laughs ]

My clasp broke.

There's some safety pins in

a shoebox in the bedroom closet.

CHRlSTlNE:

Go topless.

You are a very bad

influence on me.

Thank you.

[ Horn honks ]

[ Horn honking ]

SHERRY:
Mmm-mmm.

Lake Patrol at 2:00.

Hey, Sherry.

Herb around?

Don't know.

Might be inside.

What'd he do?

Take a leak in the lake?

The guy ran off with my

flare gun and never returned it.

Well, you have my permission

to teach that man a lesson.

[ Chuckles ]

Oh, Ted, this is Christine.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

Hey, let me know if you need

any backup.

I might take you up on that.

[ Clattering ]

-[ Grunts ] Freeze!

-[ Screams ]

I am so sorry.

I thought you were Herb.

Do I look like a Herb?

No, ma'am.

You look nothing like a Herb.

I'd appreciate it

if you could find it

in your heart to forgive me.

It's all right.

Who are you, anyway?

I'm no one.

I mean I'm Ted.

My name's Ted.

Well, Ted, I'm Donna.

You can uncover your eyes now.

It's nice to meet you, Donna.

My clasp broke.

I was looking for a safety pin.

Don't move.

Help is on the way.

Clasp, huh?

What are you gonna do

with those?

Turn, please.

[ Whistles ]

Okay.

You new around here?

Yeah.

I work with Sherry

down at Sierra.

Oh.

Uh-huh.

Okay. All set.

Thank you.

It was the least I can do.

Being that you're new

around here, I have to tell you

that it is my official duty

to give all newcomers

a special guided tour

on my boat.

-Oops.

-Oops. There you go.

Hey.

You mind if I come with?

Okay, sure. Yeah.

Suddenly

you're in this fight alone

[ Engine roaring ]

-Whoa!

-Whoa!

And the night's

the hardest time

When the doubts

run through your mind

'Cause suddenly

you find yourself

[ Engine shuts off ]

Beautiful, huh?

Thank you.

It really is.

Ted, would you oil my back?

Okay. Yeah.

-Thank you.

-Sure.

So, how'd you become

an officer of the law?

Oh, I'm not.

I'm a student.

A law student.

Or I was.

At Ohio State.

My family's from Cleveland.

Was?

Yeah, I quit my final semester.

And then I went bumming around

for a few months.

And now I'm here for a while.

Yeah, I quit high school.

Would you do

my shoulders for me?

Why'd you quit?

-Well, I was...

-I don't...

Everything was on track.

I was on my way to being

a big-shot attorney.

I had a hot law firm

all lined up.

And then I thought,

"What am I doing?

Is this what I want?"

My whole life was over

before it had begun.

I wanted to travel.

I wanted to see the world.

Eat, drink, enjoy myself.

And then I had this crazy idea

that I would look for the thing

that would make me most happy.

Would you mind

if I saw you next weekend?

-No, I swear, they do!

-[ Women giggling ]

Can you believe

we had to refuel here?

I mean, where are we?

Bedrock?

-What was the bathroom like?

-Awful.

-I love that lipstick.

-Chanel.

Remind me. As soon

as we get to New York...

I have to go straight

to Vuitton.

-Are those new earrings?

-The guy in Rome.

The guy in London.

Thank God we're out of here.

I think I need to take

a flea dip.

[ Laughter ]

We better go.

Don't forget you wanted to go

to the gift shop

and get a Toblerone.

Right.

You know what?

What?

We are as good as they are.

-We are?

-We are?

We don't have to spend our lives

working at Sierra

for some weaselly ex-bookie.

You know,

I once worked for Pan Am.

Three whole months.

Uniforms were natural fiber.

What happened?

They went bust.

So you started working

for Sierra?

I needed a job.

Nobody else was hiring.

Well, they're hiring now.

Royalty Airlines job fair.

This weekend at the

Marriot Hotel in San Francisco.

You guys,

this could be so good.

Who's in?

Oh, oh

Livin' on a prayer

Take my hand

We can make it, I swear

Oh, oh

Livin' on a prayer

Ohhh, we're halfway there

Oh, Oh

Livin' on a prayer

Take my hand

We'll make it, I swear

Oh, Oh

Livin' on a prayer

WOMAN:

This is our brochure.

If you have any questions,

feel free to ask.

"No person may serve

as a flight attendant

unless that person

has demonstrated

to the pilot in command

familiarity with

the necessary functions

to be performed in --"

Oh, my God.

You dot your l's

with little hearts?

That's so cute.

Yeah, well,

it's my trademark.

That and my hickeys.

Well, a girl's got to have

a skill.

I was excited to be interviewed

by the legendary John Whitney.

He had been with Royalty

a long time.

Hi.

I'm John Whitney.

Maybe a little too long.

This one.

Head of the Royalty flight-

attendant trainee program.

T ell me, why do you want to work

for Royalty Airlines?

I believe that I have a lot

to offer your airline.

Because the planes are...

They're so much bigger.

Oh. My gum.

Why do you want to work

for Royalty Airlines?

Oh, well...

[ Chuckles ]

I've got a lot of answers.

I just got to think

of the right one.

Take your time.

Collect. Gather. Go.

Because I'm organized

and efficient.

I worked for Sierra Airlines,

you know.

I put that down there.

Yeah, right above Hooters.

Hooters.

Right. Oh, yes.

If there is a task,

I will not stop

until I have completed it

perfectly.

Did I say "organized"?

-Got a question for you.

-Okay.

What's your tolerance level

for pain?

Physical pain.

Like, sexual pain?

Would you consider yourself

a people person?

Oh, definitely.

Big people person.

-Not just big people.

-Not just giants.

-You got it.

-Okay.

To learn and to follow through

with all the tasks.

I'm just gonna say a few words.

-Okay.

-Okay.

Didgeridoo.

Scooby Doo-Doo.

Tectonic plates.

Tectonic plates.

Dishware.

-Do you handle surprises well?

-[ Both laugh ]

Do you handle surprises well?

[ Both laugh ]

I scared you, didn't l?

No, no.

It has always been my dream

to work for the best.

And I think you guys

are the best.

That's just terrific.

You're terrific, how about?

No. This one.

It's called strabismus.

There's no business

like "strobusiness."

I get to make jokes.

Does anything frighten you?

Oh, you mean the eye?

I didn't notice.

Oh, my God.

You're kidding.

That's the way

the cookie crumbles.

But this is so unfair.

You're a better flight attendant

than we'll ever be.

I'll be fine.

I been thinking about

quitting anyway.

I'm sure gonna miss you guys.

We're gonna miss you, too.

Study hard.

And make me proud.

Congratulations

to Donna Jensen.

Getting into

the Royalty Learning Center.

[ Sighs ]

I'm nervous.

People say it's really hard.

A lot of people don't make it

past the first two weeks.

I don't want to be one of them.

Are you kidding me?

They would have never

picked you

unless they thought

you could handle it.

You're smart. You're beautiful.

You're charming.

You're gonna do great.

Wow!

You give one hell of a pep talk.

I got a lot of that back home.

My parents are big cheerleaders.

Sally always says that the

greatest asset somebody can have

is having people

who believe in them.

Who's Sally?

Your aunt?

She's kind of like a friend.

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