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What's the matter?

Who am I kidding?

I'm never gonna fly a 747.

Headed right

for Royalty Express.

Probably wind up in Cleveland.

Christine, stop being so hard

on yourself.

-You just have to concentrate.

-That's easy for you to say.

You're headed for New York

and London.

I am not smarter than you, okay?

Who cares, anyway,

what to do in a water landing?

They don't land

in the damn water.

They crash.

People always say that

everyone's good at something.

That everyone has

some sort of hidden skill.

What if I don't?

What if there's nothing

that I'm good at?

What about your hickeys?

Yeah.

Oh. Come on.

Would you stop

beating yourself up?

You are gonna get through this.

Here's what we're gonna do.

Dry those little eyes.

Where'd you get these?

Oh, from Sally Weston's house.

There's a whole bunch of them.

Aren't they cool?

You stole them?

No.

They're guest soap.

We were guests.

They were there for us.

Yeah, to use, you know?

Not to take.

Come on.

Everybody does it.

It's no big deal.

Excuse me.

Didn't you read chapter 7?

-Chapter 7.

-Employment and ethics.

If you get caught

stealing anything,

you will get fired like that.

You're not mad at me, are you?

No.

Yes!

[ Bell rings ]

Time's up.

Pencils down.

Books closed.

Remember to write

your identification number

on the front of the exam booklet

and pass it forward.

So, how'd you do?

New York, here I come.

[ Applause ]

SALLY:

Thank you.

Thanks so much for listening.

Thank you.

Can I get my picture with you?

I would love that.

Where do you want to do it?

-Okay.

-Can you get the "R" in it?

Say "Royalty."

Repeat after me.

First-class international.

DONNA:

First-class international.

WOMAN:
Cincinnati.

That's not that bad.

MAN:

Miami! I got Miami!

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God!

I can't believe it!

[ Cheering, laughter ]

Hey, Donna!

I got New York.

[ Laughs ]

There must be some mistake.

Ms. Jensen, try and take this

news with the poise and grace

that one associates

with Royalty Airlines.

We expect our employees to

behave in a professional manner

and to handle setbacks

with integrity.

Screw integrity!

I am not going back to commuter!

DONNA:

Oh, my God.

I can't believe

this is happening.

This cannot be happening.

JOHN:
Royalty Express,

although commuter,

is still a member

of the Royalty family, okay?

It's not my destiny.

I want my destiny.

Well, I'm sorry.

But you'll be eligible

to reapply after one year.

One year?

I was the best in my class.

You were there.

I've seen it a hundred times.

You peaked too soon.

I don't understand.

How do I explain this?

You're what we

in the trainee business call

a "peak-too-sooner."

Yeah.

It happens.

I aced that test.

I want to see it.

-That's not procedure.

-Call Sally Weston.

-She'll tell you.

-Sally Weston.

Although an excellent mentor,

she has no authority

in these matters.

-That is bullshit.

-Want to know what's bullshit?

Eye exams!

That's what's bullshit!

I wanted my destiny, too,

you know!

I wanted to be

a flight attendant, but no!

There's a sh*t stick out there

called procedure, Ms. Jensen!

And I'm here to tell you

that everyone gets hit

with the sh*t stick!

Eye exam! Eye exam!

Eye exam!

[ Breathing heavily ]

Forgive me.

[ Chuckles ]

Dr. Tim at the center says

when I get like this,

I need to refocus.

So just give me a second, okay?

[ Bell rings ]

[ Chanting softly ]

[ Exhales deeply ]

Better. Okay.

Look, you can fly

Royalty Express for a year,

or you can leave the airline.

Where am I going?

Let me have a look here.

Welcome to Cleveland

Hopkins lnternational Airport.

Remain seated until the aircraft

has come to a complete stop

and the captain has turned off

the "fasten seat belt" sign.

We know you have a choice

when you travel.

We thank you for choosing

Royalty Express.

I don't know if I mentioned it.

I'm glad I'm working with you.

In Cleveland!

Don't you love it?

Terminal Tower.

Lake Erie.

It's like Paris,

except everybody speaks English

and they're 30 pounds

overweight.

We are gonna look so thin.

WOMAN:
When you meet someone

in the daytime,

you can greet them with

"Bonjour!"

DONNA:
Bonjour!

-Bonjour!

-Bonjour!

If you are talking to a man,

you usually add "monsieur. "

Bonjour, monsieur.

Bonjour, monsieur.

-Bonjour, monsieur.

-Bonjour, monsieur.

Good afternoon.

Welcome aboard

Royalty Express flight 27.

Two in the rear

and two in the front.

-Cheese sandwich for you?

-Thanks.

Cheese.

We have one cheese left.

-Bologna or cheese?

-Whatever.

Can I take this chair?

Sure.

-Hey!

-What?

You told me to take it.

Ted!

Hey, Donna.

Oh, my God!

I'm great.

Oh. You didn't ask me

how I was.

No, but now that you told me.

What are you doing

in Cleveland?

I live here.

Around the corner. Yeah.

This is Royalty's hub.

Well, express.

You're kidding.

MARY:
Ted.

Oh, one sec.

That's my partner, Mary.

Hello.

Hi.

Wow.

She's pretty.

Oh, no.

My school partner.

Oh.

I'm in law school.

Oh, my God!

That is so great.

It's unbelievable, huh?

So I've got one year

in Cleveland.

Then I can reapply.

I've been here for six weeks,

and it's not so bad.

Well, you're basically

halfway there

if you're just really,

really bad at math.

So, why'd you go back

to law school?

I had dinner

with this incredible woman

who was charging after

her dreams and not hiding out.

I thought to myself,

"l could do that."

So I'm here now for a year.

It's flying by.

I really miss my family,

which is uncool.

So please don't tell anybody

I told you.

I promise.

Okay, here's how I look at it.

Cleveland is like this

great, big, giant waiting room.

All we have to do

is put in our year

and somebody's gonna call

our name.

Cleveland's like this great,

big dentist's office,

and we're next on the list.

Exactly.

Now all we have to do

is think about something

to occupy our time.

Mm-hmm.

Hmm.

For once in my life,

I have someone who needs me

Someone I've needed so long

For once, unafraid,

I can go where life leads me

Somehow

I know I'll be strong

For once, I can touch

What my heart

used to dream of

Sometimes, just when

you brace yourself

for a really bumpy flight,

it's amazing how the skies

can suddenly clear.

But between my busy schedule

and the extra job Ted took

to pay for school,

I spent too many nights

ordering pizza

and watching TNT.

[ Knock on door ]

Just a minute.

Small cheese pizza

with everything.

$8 even.

Just call me a sucker

for a man in uniform.

I cannot believe

we got this route.

Oh, my God.

A real business class?

[ Laughs ]

And guess what I get to do

in half an hour.

-Bake cookies.

-Oh, my God.

You are so not

Royalty Express material.

I can't believe on a test

you're as bad as me.

You studied like crazy.

Get out of here.

The more I think

about that test,

the more convinced I am

that something got screwed up.

I might hire a lawyer

to check into it.

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