SALAAM.
SHE HAS BEEN IN LABOR15 HOURS.
YOU SPEAK ENGLISH.
WE HAVE A TELEVISION
IN OUR VILLAGE.
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
YOU BROUGHT MEDICINETO OUR VILLAGE ONCE.
HOLD ON TIGHT.
WHAT'S HER NAME?
MY DAUGHTER IS NILOFER.
I AM ASAD.
AND HER HUSBAND?
THE FATHER WANTS A SON.
A GIRL CAN ACCOMPLISHGREAT THINGS
WHEN SHE'S FREE TO DO THEM.
FREEDOM...
IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE...
BUT IT MAY TAKE TIME
AND YOU DO NOT HAVE MUCH.
OOH
ALL RISE.
THIS BETTER BE GOOD.
MADAME CHAIRMAN, THIS COMMITTEEIS CALLED INTO EMERGENCY SESSION
IN LIGHT OF NEWAND TIME-SENSITIVE INFORMATION
MADAME THAT MAY INVOLVEOMMITTEEIS CALLEMILITARY ACTION. SESSION
THANK YOU, SENATOR.
BEFORE WE BEGIN,
LET ME REITERATE
THAT THIS IS A CLOSED SESSIONREGARDING NATIONAL SECURITY,
AND ALL TESTIMONYGIVEN HERE TODAY IS SEALED.
LET'S SEE...
AND ALL TESTIMONYGIVEN MR... O'TOOLE?SEALED.
YES. I'M OLIVER O'TOOLE.
THESE ARE MY COLLEAGUES,YMS. McINERNEY, O'TOOLE?SEALED.
MS. HAYWITH,MR. DORMAN.
AND I UNDERSTAND YOU COMPRISEA TASK FORCE FROM...
THE D.L.O.?
THAT IS CORRECT.
IS THIS C.I.A., F.B.I.,OR N.S.A.?
U.S.P.S.
WE WORK AT THE POST OFFICE.
THAT'S RIGHT, BOB.
THIS WAS THE IMAGE WE SAW NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO,
WHEN 12-YEAR-OLD PHOEBE AMIDON TIED A YELLOW RIBBON
AROUND THE TREE IN HER GRANDFATHER'S YARD,
AWAITING NEWS OF HER MOTHER.
LIEUTENANT RANDILYNN AMIDON IN HER WENT MISSINGS YARD,
AWAITI WHILE SERVING MOTHER. WITH AMERICAN TROOPS
IN AFGHANISTAN, NEAR THE PAKISTAN BORDER.
BUT NOW, 22 MONTHS LATER,
WITH AMIDON STILL MISSING
AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HER DISAPPEARANCE STILL SKETCHY,
AND NO ANSWERS IN SIGHT,
THIS "WELCOME BACK" RIBBON
IS A SAD REMINDER OF THE REPUTATION
LIEUTENANT AMIDON MAY NEVER RETURN HOME TO DEFEND.
I WOULD LIKETO KNOW WHAT BEARING
FOUR POSTAL EMPLOYEESFROM DENVER
HAVE ON THE STATUS
OF A MISSING AMERICAN SOLDIERIN AFGHANISTAN.
YES, WELL.
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO,
IN THE COURSE OFPERFORMING OUR DUTIES
AS POSTAL DETECTIVESIN THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE,
WE BECAME ACQUAINTED
WITH A PHOEBE AMIDON,
THE 14-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTEROF LIEUTENANT RANDILYNN AMIDON,
AS WELL AS HER GRANDFATHER,MR. HARPER FERGUSON.
WE CAME TO BELIEVE
THAT LIEUTENANT AMIDONDID NOT ABANDON HER DUTIES
THE NIGHT SHE WENT MISSING,
AND, IN FACT,SHE CONDUCTED HERSELF HEROICALLY
AND YET, UH, SADLY,
MOST LIKELY,WAS, UH, PROBABLY NOT LIVING.
AND TO THAT, OF COURSE,WE HAVE NO COMMENT.
OF COURSE.
HOWEVER, WE NOW HAVEINFORMATION TO SUGGEST
THAT LIEUTENANT AMIDONMAY WELL BE ALIVE
AND URGENTLY IN NEEDOF YOUR ASSISTANCE.
AND THAT IS BASEDON THE CONTENTS
OF THE LETTERENTLY IN NEEDWE HAVE HERE?R ASSISTANCE.
YES.
AND YOU CAME TO THIS CONCLUSIONLAST NIGHT?
YES, AND IF I MAY,I NEED TO GO BACK A FEW DAYS.
PLEASE.
YES, AND IF I MAY,I NEED LAST THURSDAY,EW DAYS.
WE WERE PREPARING TO TRAVELTO WASHINGTON, D.C.,
FOR THE NATIONALMISS SPECIAL DELIVERY PAGEANT.
IS THATA REAL THING?
I WAS FINALIZING SOME PAPERWORKBEFORE OUR TRIP...
I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVESOMETHING VERY UNIQUE
PLANNED FOR THE PAGEANT.
OH, WELL, THIS YEAR'S THEMEIS "DELIVERING INSPIRATION."
PLANNED FOAND FOR MY TALENT,
I WILL BE DOINGA DRAMATIC READING
FROM MY UNPUBLISHEDHISTORICAL ROMANCE NOVEL
FRONTIER DUCHESS.
A DRAMATIC NOVELIST!
AMAZING!BRILLIANT.
NO ONE CANCOMPETE WITH THAT.
WE'LL ALL BECROSSING OUR FINGERS
FOR YOU THIS SATURDAY.
THANK YOU, RAMON.
THAT WAS VERY NICE,
MISS RITA.
-THAT WAS VE-THANK YOU.
TIME FOR US TO GOON OUR TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C.,
TOGETHER.
-OH, YEAH, OKAY.-GOODBYE!
AS ALWAYS, MISS RITA...A PLEASURE.
OH, IT MUST BEVERY HARD TO SAY GOODBYE.
OH, NOT REALLY.
NO, NOT TO ME, MY FRIEND.
GOODBYE TO MISS RITA.
SHE WILL WIN,OF COURSE,T TO ME, MY FRIEND.
AND THEN SHE'S OFFTRAVELING THE WORLD
ON HER TRIUMPHANTGOODWILL TOUR.
JUST IMAGINE ALL THE PLACESSHE WILL GO...
ALL THE PEOPLESHE WILL MEET...
TSK, TSK, TSK.
JUST A COUPLE MORE THINGS TO SIGN,
THEN IT'S ALL YOURS.
I AM SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.
BUT AT LEASTYOUR FATHER MADE SURE
THAT YOU'D BE WELLTAKEN CARE OF.
MY BIOLOGICAL FATHER.
THAT YOU'D BE WELLTAKEN CAI NEVER KNEW HIM.
I HAVE YOUR SKINNY CARAMELMY STEAMER COMING,ER.
JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE IT.
OH, THAT'SSO SWEET, NORMAN.
WHO'S OLIVERTALKING TO?
HIS LAWYER.
HE INHERITED SO MUCH MONEY,SHE COMES TO SEE HIM NOW.
WITH ALLOF THIS MONEY,
I SUPPOSE YOU WILL WANT TO STARTTALKING ABOUT EARLY RETIREMENT.
AND QUIT THE POST OFFICE?
WELL, WHY NOT?
YOU'RE YOUNG, YOU'RE SINGLE,AND AND YOU'RE RICH.FICE?
MS. BULLOCK,
THE ONLY THINGHARVEY SCHMIDTZ GAVE ME,
BESIDES THIS INHERITANCE,CK,
WAS A PIECE OF ADVICE.
"YOU NEVER HAVE ENOUGH MONEYIF ALL YOU HAVE IS MONEY."
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, ANYWAY?
IT MEANS...
IT'S TIMETO GET BACK TO WORK.
HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR ITINERARY,MS. McINERNEY?
I'M SORRY. WHAT?
WELL, I MADECOPIES FOR ALL OF US
AND HIGHLIGHTED
[THE EVENTS PERTINENTECOPITO EACH OF US US
IN CORRESPONDING COLORS.
YOU'RE YELLOW.
YELLOW! HUH.
WE ARRIVE AT 3:56.
CHECK IN THE HOTEL AT 5:10,
ARRIVE AT THE CAPITOL GRILLAT 6:45 FOR A QUIET DINNER
BEFORE CURFEW AT 10:30.
AND TOMORROW MORNING, RITA--RIGHT HERE IN PINK--
REGISTERS FOR THE PAGEANTBEFORE AT 9:00,T 10:30.
AND YOU AND I AND NORMANLEAVE AT 9:30
TO TAKE A TOUROF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS,
FORD'S THEATER, AND, UH,THE NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM.
POSTAL MUSEUM?
UH, THINK YOU'RE READYTO GO BACK THERE?
IT'S TIME.
I'D LIKE TO GET IT OVER WITH.
OF COURSE.
AND THEN I CAN SHOW YOUAROUND MY OLD STOMPING GROUNDS.
OH. I-IS THERE A MUSEUMYOU'D LIKE TO ADD?
OR-- OR... WOULD YOU LIKEATO VISIT OLD POSTAL FRIENDS?S.
WELL, REBECCA STARKWELL
OR-WAS MY ONLY FRIENDLIKEATO VIAT THE D.C. OFFICE,NDS?S.
AND SHE'S ON HER HONEYMOON.
OH. IS THERE AN OLD BOYFRIEND
TO VISITAT THE POST OFFICE?
I'M NOT IN THE HABITOF CALLING UP OLD BOYFRIENDS.
AND EVEN IF I WERE,
HIS WORK IS...
WELL, HE'S HARDLY EVER IN TOWN.
HIS WORK IS...GREAT!
WELL, HE'S HAIT'S SETTLED THEN.
TAXI SHOULD BE ARRIVINGANY MINUTE.
ALMOST FORGOT!
WHAT?
DON'T ASK. CAN'T TELL.IT'S A SURPRISE.
AHH!
FIELD KIT!
NORMAN! WE'REGOING ON HOLIDAY.
ALL YOU NEED IS YOUR SUITCASE.
NORMAN! WE'REUH-OH.GOING ON HOLIDAY.
I KNOWIT'S A HORRIBLE THOUGHT,
VEERING OFF YOUR BLUE ITINERARYINTO MY YELLOW ITINERARY,
BUT I WAS WONDERING
IF WE COULD MAKE A TINY DETOURYON OUR WAY TO THE HOTEL?,
A DETOUR?
I WANTED TO...
DRIVE BY THE HOUSEWHERE I GREW UP,
FOR OLD TIME'S SAKE.
DRIVE BY THE HOUSEWHERE I GREW PLEASE?
OKAY!
ALL SET.LET'S DO D.C.
HAS ANYONESEEN MY CROWN?
OH! AH.
WHERE'S YOUR HOUSE?
IT'S GONE.
ARE YOU SURE THISIS THE RIGHT STREET?
OF COURSE I'M SURE.
THAT'S THE TREEI USED TO CLIMB.
THE GARDENWHERE WE PLANTED THE...
THOSE BRICKS WERE
THE FIREPLACE WHERE MY MOTHERAND I ALWAYS...
18 YEARS...
AND NOW IT'S LIKEWE WERE NEVER HERE.
DID YOUPLANT THOSE?
FOR MOTHER'S DAY.
DID YOUPLANT THOSE?
EVERY FALL, AFTER ALLTHE OTHER BLOOMS WOULD DIE,
MY MOM... MY MOMYOU[QUIWOULD TAKE THE LAST ONE,OSE?
AND PUT IN A VASE AND SAY,
MY MO"LOOK.Y MOMYOU[QIT'S THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER.?
STILL HOLDING ON."
THEN, EVERY FALL...
EVEN AFTERI WENT AWAY TO COLLEGE,TLY]
AND EVERY SEPTEMBER AFTER THAT,UNTIL SHE MOVED AWAY,
I WOULD GETAN ENVELOPE IN THE MAIL
WITH THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER
WRAPPED IN WET PAPER TOWELS,IN A PLASTIC BAG.
SHE WAS SENDINGYOU A MESSAGE.
"PAY ATTENTION
"TO THE SIMPLE, LITTLE THINGSRIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU...
...OR THEY COULD BE GONEBEFORE YOU KNOW IT."
FORGIVE ME, MR. O'TOOLE,
BUT OTHER THAN THE SAD TRUTHTHAT WE CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN,
WE'VE STILL HEARD NOTHINGTO SHED ANY LIGHT
ON THE LETTER THAT I HOLD HERE,
ADDRESSED TOTHE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
ADDRESWITH RESPECT,THE SECRETARMADAME CHAIRMAN,
UH, IT WAS STOPPING
AT THE SITE OFMS. McINERNEY'S FORMER HOME
THAT PUT US IN THE LOBBYOF THE FRANKLIN ADAMS HOTEL
AT THE EXACT MOMENTWE CROSSED PATHS
WITH PHOEBE AMIDONAND HER GRANDFATHER.
IF THAT LETTERIS WHAT WE THINK IT IS,
THEN IT'S COMPELLING USTO PAY ATTENTION TO THE DETAILS,
OR THE CHANCE TO BRINGLIEUTENANT AMIDON HOME AGAIN
WILL ALSO BE GONEBEFORE WE KNOW IT.
SO YOUR PRESENCEHERE TODAY, MR. O'TOOLE,
IS THE RESULT OFA PRIOR RELATIONSHIP
WITH PHOEBE AMIDONAND HER GRANDFATHER?
WELL, THAT,
AND THE PRIOR RELATIONSHIPOF MS. McINERNEY WITH, UH...
ACTUALLY, I'D LIKE TO TURNTHIS PART OVER TO HER NOW.
MY NAME IS SHANE McINERNEY.
I PROVIDE I.T. SERVICES
FOR THE DEAD LETTER OFFICEIN DENVER.
I USED TO WORK RIGHT HEREIN WASHINGTON
IN DIRECT LINE OPERATIONS.
WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE HOTELON THURSDAY,N
WE WERE CHECKING IN AND...
RITA WAS REGISTERING
FOR THE MISS SPECIAL DELIVERY PAGEANT.
RITA OH, WAIT.TERING
MS. McINERNEY.
MM?
UH, I WAS THINKING,
PERHAPS THIS WEEK
MIGHT PRESENTAN OPPORTUNITY FOR...
FOR... FOR AN EVENING OUT.
WE'RE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.,OLIVER.
WE'RE ALREADY SPENDINGTHE WHOLE WEEK OUT.
YES, BUT I WAS THINKING,
WEUM, YOU AND I MIGHTGHAVE DINNER TOGETHER,
JUST US, TO--
TO TALK AND...
PERHAPS I CAN OFFERSOME PERSPECTIVE
ON THE RECENT LOSSOF YOUR CHILDHOOD HOME.
YOU'RE ASKING ME...
OUT...
FOR DINNER?
YES.OUT...
YES!
I'LL PUT ITIN THE SCHEDULE.OUT...
DO THAT.
IN YELLOW.
OF COURSE.DO THAT.
NEXT... MISS OKLAHOMA!
OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!
ARE YOU OKAY?
WELL, THEY'VE GOT ME SCHEDULEDFOR MY TALENT REHEARSAL
AT THE SAME TIME I'M SUPPOSED TOGET MY NAILS DONE,
BUT IF I MOVE THE NAILS,THEN THERE'S NO TIME
FOR SOME FITTINGTHEY'VE GOT ME DOWN FOR.
OR MAYBEI SHOULDN'T DO MY NAILS.
MAYBE I SHOULDN'T REHEARSE,BUT IF I DON'T, THEN... OH!
THIS IS WORSETHAN A STAMPEDE ON SUNDAY.
NO. NO! THISIS WONDERFUL.
YOU'RE MISS...
WYOMING.
YOU'RE MISS WYOMING!
AND LOOK WHERE YOU ARE.
WELL, THAT'STHE PROBLEM!
THERE ARE MOREPEOPLE IN THIS HOTEL
THAN THERE AREIN BIG PINEY.
OH, BIG PINEY, WYOMING.POPULATION 576.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
OH, I HAVENEY, WYOMING.A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY.
I REMEMBEREVERYTHING I READ.
WELL, AS LONG ASI REMEMBER TO REMEMBER.
IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER
ANYTHING INNG ASA PLACE LIKE THIS.MBER.
I'M AFRAID,WHEN I GET UP TO SING,
THERE'LL BE SO MANYPEOPLE IN THE ROOM,
I'M AFRAID,I'LL FORGET THE WORDS.
AND THE NOTES.
AND THE SONG.
LOOK.
I DON'T HAVE TOREHEARSE TOMORROW.
WHY DON'T YOUTAKE MY TIME?
I DON'T MIND.
-REALLY?-YEAH!
MISS COLORADO.
WE'RE PRACTICALLYNEIGHBORS, RIGHT?
OKAY, MS. McINERNEY,YOU ARE ON THE EIGHTH FLOOR.
THANK YOU.
NORMAN, YOU ARE ON THE SIXTH.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
THANK YOUVERY MUCH.
OH!
IT'S PHOEBE.
HEY! WHATOH!A SURPRISE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
-FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.-HI!
HARPER.OLIVER O'TOOLE.
FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE,
WHAT ARE YOUGUYS DOING HERE?
-ARE YOU STAYING HERE?-YEAH.
WHAT ARE YOUWHERE'S RITA?ING HERE?
OH, SHE'S IN THE PAGEANT.
WE CAMETO CHEER HER ON.
AND WHAT BRINGS YOUTO THE CAPITOL?
WE CAOH, WE'RE TRYING TO GETTOSOME ANSWERS ABOUT RANDILYNN.
SEE IF THERE'SANY...
RESOLUTION.
WE HAD AN APPOINTMENT
WITH SOMEONE FROMTHE STATE DEPARTMENT TOMORROW,
BUT IT LOOKS LIKETHEY'VE HAD TO POSTPONE.
NOT AGAIN.
WELL, THAT'S A SHAME.
WELL, THAT'S WASHINGTON.
WE'VE SPENT TWO YEARS,
BUT WE ALWAYS SEEM TO KNOCKON THE WRONG DOORS.
ISN'T THERE ANYONE ELSETHAT YOU CAN MEET WITH?
MM, WE'VE RUN OUT OF IDEAS.
I'VE GOT A STANDING APPOINTMENT
WITH A DIALYSIS MACHINEBACK HOME,
SO WE CAN'T EXTEND THE TRIP.
OF COURSE.
WOULD YOU EXCUSE MEFOR JUST A MINUTE?
F COURSE.
SO, WE HAVEYOU PENCILED IN
TO JOIN USAT 9:30 TOMORROW.
EXCELLENT.
CAN'T HAVE YOUHEADING BACK
WITHOUT HAVINGAT LEAST
SOME GOOD MEMORIESIN WASHINGTON.
WITHOUT HAVINGSOUNDS LIKE A PLAN!T LEAST
OKAY, WELL, WE'LL SEEYOU GUYS TOMORROW, THEN.
-OKAY, GREAT.-BYE.
BYE.
-OKAY, GREAT.WOW.-BYE.
WHAT A COINCIDENCE, HUH?
I DON'T REALLYBELIEVE IN THEM, NORMAN.
IS THATI DON'T REALLYWHO I THINK IT IS?M, NORMAN.
[CHUYEAH! IT'S PHOEBE AMIDON.
IS THATI DON'T REALLYNO WAY!HINK IT IS?M, NORMAN.
YOU'VE CHECKED IN?
OH, YEAH,I'VE GOT MY ROOM KEY
AND MY ROOMMATE--MISS LOUISIANA.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVESOME PRETTY SERIOUS COMPETITION.
OH, I DON'T MIND.
THERE'S MORE TO LIFEAVETHAN WINNING, RIGHT?COMPETITION.
RIGHT. UM, SPEAKING OF WHICH,
I WAS THINKING THAT,BEFORE DINNER,
UM, YOU AND ICOULD--
RITA!
WE'RE GOING OUT FOR YOGURT.YOU WANNA COME?
OH! UM...
WE'RE GOING OUT FOR YOGURT.YEAH! NNA COME?
BYE, GUYS!
SHE SEEMS HAPPY.
YES. SHE DOES.
I SUPPOSE IT'S JUSTTHE THREE OF US FOR DINNER.APPY.
YEAH. YEAH.
WHERE ISE IT'S JUSTMS. McINERNEY?S FOR DINNER.APPY.
HI. IT'S SHANE.
I'M IN TOWNAT THE FRANKLIN ADAMS AND...
STEVE, I-I NEED TO SEE YOU.
I'D LIKE ANOTHER ARNOLD PALMER.
A LITTLE MORE ARNOLD THAN PALMERTHIS TIME, PLEASE.
WHY DO THEY PUTTINY UMBRELLAS IN DRINKS?
WHY NOT TINY CARS?
OR TINY CATS?
SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND?
I JUST KEEP THINKING ABOUTPHOEBE COMING ALL THE WAY HERE
TO FIND OUT IF ANYONE KNOWSWHAT HAPPENED TO HER MOTHER.
EVERYTHING ELSE JUST SEEMS SO...TRIVIAL COMPARED TO THAT.
THE MISS SPECIAL DELIVERYPAGEANT
IS PERHAPS NOT AN EVENTOF GREAT IMPORT
THE MISS SPECIAL DELIVERYTO THE WORLD AT LARGE, NORMAN,
BUT THE WORLDIS A TERRIBLY COMPLICATED PLACE,
AND SO MUCH OF IT CAN BE UGLY.
THAT'S WHY WHAT IS GENTLEAND BEAUTIFUL
AND JOYFULIS WORTH FIGHTING TO PRESERVE.
AND IT'S ALSO WHY WE HONORTHOSE WHO FIGHT.
AND JOYFULIS WORTH FIGHTING TO PRESEYEAH.
AND IT'S ALSO WHY WE HONORSO, NORMAN... WHO FIGHT.
WHAT'S INTHE ENVELOPE? HMM?
WELL, IT'S A SURPRISE F--
WELL, I A SURPRISE F--
MS. McINERNEY.
HELLO, BEAUTIFUL!
-OOH!-OH--
LOOK AT YOU!
WHOO. LOOK AT YOU...
LOOK AI GOT YOUR CALL.
YES, AND I THOUGHTYOU WERE GOING TO
LOOK AI GCALL ME BACK.
I WAS JUSTHOUGHTRIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. TO
I COULDN'T WAIT,SO I STAKED OUT YOUR HOTEL,
FIGURED YOU'D SHOW UPOUGHTRIGHSOONER OR LATER.NER. TO
YES, WELL, GOOD TIMING.
UH, STEVE MAREK,
THESE ARE MY CO-WORKERS--
MY BOSS, ACTUALLY...
OLIVER O'TOOLE
AND NORMAN DORMAN.
DENVER D.L.O., RIGHT?
YES.
I HEARD ABOUT YOU GUYS.YOU DO GREAT WORK.
OH, THANK YOU.
I HEAND WHAT IS ITGUYS.YOU DO FOR THE POST OFFICE?
OLIVER, NORMAN,WOULD IT BE OKAY
IF I BEGGED OFFOF DINNER TONIGHT? UM...
STEVE AND I HAVE...
IF I BEGGED OFFOSOME CATCHING UP TO DO.
I CAN SEE THAT.
BUT PERHAPSWE COULD MEET LATER?
LATER?
TONIGHT?BUT PERHAPSA-AFTER MR. MAREK?T LATER?
FOR A NIGHTCAP?IN THE LOUNGE?
YES. ALL RIGHT.
NORMAN.
SHALL WE DINE?
NORMAN.YES. DINING.
STARVING.
MR. MAREK.
SO THATWAS OLIVER O'TOOLE?
YES.
SO THATWAS DOES HE KNOW?E?
NO.
BUT AFTER TONIGHT...
WE MAY HAVE TO TELL HIM.
BUFTER TONIGHT...
AND ONE, TWO, THREE...
OH! THE PIZZA!
OH!
HI.
HI. IT'S NORMAN.
HI, NORMAN!
HE'S CUTE.
THANK YOU!
UH, RITA,SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
OH, YOU'RE NOT! WE WERE JUSTSITTING AROUND AND STUFF.
I-I DIDN'T KNOWTHAT YOU PLAYED THAT.
WELL, MY PARENTSWERE FLOWER CHILDREN.
RIGHT.
I WAS BORNUNDER THE PEPSI CHALLENGE TENT
IN SEDONA, REMEMBER?
WAS THERESOMETHING YOU NEEDED?
OH. UH...
NO.
AWW.
SEE YA TOMORROW.
OKAY.
SLEEP TIGHT!
BYE, NORMAN!
AW, HE LOOKS LIKEA TEDDY BEAR!
I THINKTHAT WAS OUR SONG.
WE NEVER HAD A SONG.
WE SHOULD HAVE HAD ONE.
SO WHY'DYOU LEAVE D.C.?
TO GET AWAY FROM YOU.
MM. OUCH.
I ALWAYS KNOW WHEREI STAND WITH YOU.
BUT I NEVER KNEWWHERE I STOOD WITH YOU, STEVE.
AND THEN I FINALLY REALIZEDTHAT'S BAD FOR RELATIONSHIPS.
BUT IT'S WHAT MAKES YOUSO GOOD AT YOUR JOB.
BETRAYED BY MY OWN EXCELLENCE.
AND YOUR HUMILITY.
BUT YOU CAME BACK.
ON VACATION.
I WASN'T GOING TO CALL YOU.
BUT NOW...
I GUESS I NEED YOU.
GOOD.
I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
AM I... EARLY?
NO. NO, I WAS JUST LEAVING.
HOW WAS DINNER?
FINE, THANK YOU.
OKAY.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW?
OKAY.
TOMORROW?
OLIVER.
I WILL JUSTADJUST MY ITINERARY
TO REFLECTTHAT YOU WILL NOT
BE JOINING US
FOR OUR TOURIN THE MORNING.
NO, I WILL.I'M COMING.
WE JUST HAVE TO ADJUSTOUR PLANS FOR THE AFTERNOON.
I COULDN'T BEAR
TO SEE HOW DISAPPOINTED PHOEBEAND HER GRANDFATHER WERE.
SHE'S LOST HER MOTHER,
HE'S LOST A DAUGHTER...
AND I GUESS...
AFTER SEEING--
OR NOT SEEING MY HOUSE TODAY--
I JUST FELT LIKE,AT LEAST-- AT LEAST, WITH THEM,
MAYBE--
MAYBE THEREWAS SOMETHING THAT I COULD DO,
MAYBE I COULD...
HELP THEMIN SOME WAY.
WELL, THAT'S ADMIRABLE,
BUT I'M AFRAIDP THEMLIEUTENANT AMIDON'S SITUATION.
DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE PURVIEW
OF THE UNITED STATESHEMLIEUTENPOSTAL SYSTEM.ITUATION.
I DON'T SEE HOW YOU OR I
OR YOUR FRIEND, STEVE,CAN HOPE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
I DON'T SWELL...YOU OR I
YOU OR I CAN'T, BUT...
OLIVER, I HAVEN'T BEEN
COMPLETELY HONEST WITH YOUABOUT STEVE.
HE'S NOT EXACTLY
WITH THE POST OFFICE.
SO, MS. McINERNEY,
IT WAS YOU WHO MADE THE INITIALCONTACT WITH AGENT MAREK?
YES.EY,
AND IT'S NOT SOMETHINGTHAT I DID LIGHTLY,
BUT NOW I'M GLAD THAT I DID.
SIR, CAN I ASSUMETHAT YOU ARE AGENT MAREK?
YES, I AM, SENATOR.
AND HASTHE TESTIMONY
YOU'VE HEARD SO FARBEEN ACCURATE?
YES, MA'AM.
ALL RIGHT.CONTINUE, MS. McINERNEY.
THANK YOU.
WELL, NEEDLESS TO SAY,
THIS WAS ALL NEWSTO MR. O'TOOLE.
THE CLANDESTINESERVICES?
ONE OF THEM. YES.
YOU... YOU DATED A SPY?
AN INTELLIGENCE ANALYST.
OFFICER.
AGENT.
KIND OF A SPY, YEAH.
YOU LIED TO ME.
I DIDN'T LIE TO YOU.
I LIKE TO THINKTHAT YOU WERE ON
A NEED-TO-KNOW BASIS,AND NOW YOU NEED TO KNOW.OU.
AND WHAT ELSEDO I NEED TO KNOW, HMM?
THAT STEVE HAS AGREEDTO MEET WITH HARPER AND PHOEBE
IF WE TAKE THEMTO THE PENTAGON TOMORROW.
IT SEEMS HE'DAGREE TO ANYTHING
IF IT MEANT RE-IGNITINGTHE FLAMES OF...
YOU KNOW, WHATEVER,WITH YOU.
FIRST OF ALL, OLIVER,
MY FLAMESARE NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
AND SECOND,YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE HIM,
BUT HE'S A GOOD MAN,
AND WHATEVER HE MAY HAVEMEANT TO ME IN THE PAST,
ALL HE MEANS NOWIS A CHANCE TO HELP PHOEBE.
REALLY.
MR. O'TOOLE,
I AM DUE AT THE SENATEWAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
IN AN HOUR.
I AM DUE AT THE SENATENOW, CAN I BEGIN TO HOPE
THAT THERE IS A WAY OR A MEANINGWITH THIS STORY OF YOURS?
HMM?
OH, ABSOLUTELY.
-THE NEXT DAY---HI!
...WE TOOK PHOEBE
AND HER GRANDFATHER TO THE NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM,
WHERE RITA AND THE OTHER CONTESTANTS
WERE MAKING AN APPEARANCE
AND I WAS...
WELL, I WAS ON SOMETHING OF A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY.
YOU SEEM...
DEEP IN THOUGHT.
THREE YEARS AGO,
I, UH, STOOD ON THIS VERY SPOTWITH MY WIFE...
EXPOUNDING ON THE EARLY DAYSOF THE PONY EXPRESS.
I TURNED AROUND AND, UH...
SHE WASN'T THERE.
I STOOD HERE WAITING AND WAITINGUNTIL THEY CLOSED,
BUT, BY THEN,
I STOOSHE'D ALREADY LEFT MEITINGAND CAUGHT A PLANE TO PARIS.
THAT MUST HAVE BEENVERY PAINFUL.
WHY DID YOU COME BACK HERETODAY?
CLOSURE.
YOU REMIND ME OF RANDILYNN.
WHEN SHE WAS...NOT EVEN TWO,
SHE COULD BARELY TALK,BUT SHE COULD WALK.
WE COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH HER.
ONE DAY, I TURNED AROUNDAND SHE WAS GONE,
THEN I HEARD THIS HUGE BANG.
I WENT RUNNING INTO THE BEDROOMAND THERE SHE IS,
ON THE FLOOR, SOBBING.
I SAID,"HONEY, WHAT HAPPENED?"
WELL, SHE WAS CRYING SO HARD,SHE COULDN'T TELL ME,
SO SHE-- SHE CLIMBED UP"HONEYON THE BEDPENED?"
AND ROLLED OFF AGAINJUST TO SHOW ME.
THAT KID...
SHE WAS ALWAYS GOING BACK
TO THE MOST PAINFUL PLACESIN HER LIFE
TO MAKE SOME SENSESHE WAS ALOF THE PAIN.ACK
ALL FOUR VERSES?
YEAH. AND IFTHAT DIDN'T WORK,
SHE'D DO EVERY VERSE
OF THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER, TOO.
WOW. THATIS PRETTY PATRIOTIC.
SHE WAS.
HEY! PHOEBE!HOW ARE YOU?
-I'M GOOD.-HOW'S LIB?
-SHE'S GETTING FAT.-OH!
I MADE THE NEIGHBORSPROMISE TO WALK HER
TWICE A DAYWHILE WE WERE GONE.
I LOVE YOUR CROWN.
OH, THANK YOU!
I HAVE TOWEAR IT EVERYWHERE.E YOUR CROWN.
PHOTO SHOOTS, INTERVIEWS,
EVEN A LECTUREON SPORTSMANSHIP
BY LAST YEAR'SMISS SPECIAL HANDLING...
WHAT'S THAT?
OH, IT'S LIKEMISS CONGENIALITY, ONLY POSTAL.
ANYWAYS,
I AM FREE AS A BIRDFOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
GREAT, UH, BECAUSE
I HAVE SOMETHING BACKAT THE HOTEL THAT--
PHOEBE! BECAUSE
I HAVE SOMETHING BACKHAT--
[SAFTER LUNCH,E! BECAUSE
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE YOUAND YOUR GRANDFATHER
TO MEET A FRIEND OF MINE.
I CAN'T PROMISE ANYTHING, BUT...
MS. McINERNEY.
GRANDPA!ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
GRANDPA?
I THINK HE JUSTOVERDID IT A BIT,
BUT WE'LL HAVE HIMCHECKED OUT JUST IN CASE.
THANKS, NORMAN.
GET SOME REST, HARPER.
WELL, I GUESSIT'S UP TO US
TO KEEPTHAT APPOINTMENT.
WHAT APPOINTMENT?
SO YOU ATTENDEDTHIS MEETING YESTERDAY
AS WELL, MS. HAYWORTH?MENT?
UH, IT'S "HAYWITH,"WITH AN "I".
OH.
YES, I DID.
I HAD A FREE AFTERNOON OFF,SO I WENT ALONG.
AND I AM VERY GLAD THAT I DID.
I THINK.
AM I IN TROUBLE?
JUST GIVE US THE FACTS,MS. HAYWITH.
OH, OKAY.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL,
I HAD TO LEAVE MY CROWNAT THE DOOR.
OH...
I FEEL SO NAKEDWITHOUT IT.
HERE HE COMES.
OH.
OHI DID SOME DIGGING.
I GOT AHOLD OF THE FILE--
IT'S AN ACTIVE, WORKING CASE.
NOW, WE NEVER GIVE UPON OUR OWN,
NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES,
BUT, AFTER READING THROUGH THIS,WE MIGHT BE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
SO YOU DON'T BELIEVESHE WAS KILLED IN THE MISSION?
LOOK, I CAN'T READ YOUINTO THE FILE,
BUT I CAN SAY THAT,AS OF SIX MONTHS AGO,
I PERSONALLY BELIEVELIEUTENANT AMIDON WAS ALIVE
AND BEING HELDSOMEWHERE NEAR PAKISTAN.
LIKELY BY THE INSURGENTSTHAT ATTACKED HER TEAM
WHEN SHE DISAPPEARED.
THEN YOU THINKSHE WAS CAPTURED?
OFF THE RECORD?
GO ON, PLEASE.
WELL,LIEUTENANT AMIDON WAS A MEDIC.
SHE TRAINED FORTHE CULTURAL SUPPORT TEAMS,
WHO INTERFACE WITH THE AFGHANS,
COLLECTED INTELLIGENCE.
SEE, THE MALE SOLDIERS
COULDN'T TALK TO AFGHAN WOMEN,
BUT THE FEMALE SOLDIERS COULD.
WHAT SEEMED LIKE SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY--
GOING OFF-BASE, CONSORTING WITH THE LOCALS--
HAD ACTUALLY BEEN COVERTLY SANCTIONED BY THE ARMY.
SEE, WE CAN'T ALWAYSANSWER ALLEGATIONS
WITHOUT PUTTINGOTHER PEOPLE IN DANGER,
SO THE WHOLE TRUTHABOUT LIEUTENANT AMIDON
IS, REALLY, YET TO BE TOLD.
IS SHE ALIVE, STEVE?
SHE WENT BACKFOR TWO OF OUR OWN,
WHO WERE CUT DOWNIN A FIREFIGHT.
NOW, THE INSURGENTSHAD WITHDRAWN,
BUT THEY WAITED, AS THEY DO,
FOR THE RESCUE TEAMTO COME BACK FOR THE WOUNDED.
AND THENTHEY AMBUSHED THEM?
HANG IN THERE, COSTAS!YOU HEAR ME?
WE'RE GONNA GET YOU OUT OF HERE!
EVAC!
MOVE OUT! MOVE OUT!
RANDI!
GET UP! RANDILYNN!
AND THEN SHE WAS WOUNDED?
AND CAPTURED.
BUT NOT BY ANY CENTRAL GROUP,
OTHERWISE WE WOULD'VEKNOWN MORE BY NOW.
THERE WAS A RESCUE ATTEMPTLAST YEAR.
AFTER THAT,
IT APPEARSTHAT SHE WAS MOVED.
THE DRONES HAVEN'T BEEN ABLETO FIND HER.
WE FOLLOWED UP ON A SIGHTING,BUT THAT DIDN'T PAN OUT.
THEN THERE'S THIS LETTER,WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT
HAVE BEEN WRITTENBY LIEUTENANT AMIDON,
THBUT THAT'S GONNA TAKER,SOME TIME TO CONFIRM.
I'M SORRY,DID YOU SAY A LETTER?
A LETTER. YEAH.
A POINT OFCLARIFICATION,
PLEASE, MADAME CHAIRMAN.
MS. HAYWITH,HAVE WE FINALLY
COME TO THE REASON FORTHIS HEARING THIS MORNING?
YOU MEAN THE LETTER?
YES.
OH, YES. THAT'S WHENYMR. MAREK SHOWED US THE LETTER.
WELL, HE ACTUALLYDIDN'T SHOW US THE LETTER,
THAT WAS THE PROBLEM.
THAT'S WHENI DID THE BAD THING.
GO ON.
THIS ARRIVEDALMOST TWO WEEKS AGO
FROM AFGHANISTAN,
MADE ITS WAY TO US.
IT'S NOT IN AN ENVELOPE.
IT'S ALL JERRY-RIGGED TOGETHERWITH TAPE,
IT'S IT'S ADDRESSEDLOPE.
IT'S ALL JERRY-RIGGED TOGETHER"F-E-E-B."
"BY THE AMERICAN SECRETARYOF THE MILITARY EMBASSY,
"WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A.,
"BY THE AMERICAN SECRETARYOFFROM SOLDIER FEMALE.",
NOW, THE HANDWRITINGON THE OUTSIDE IS DIFFERENT
FROM THE INSIDE.
NOLIEUTENANT AMIDONGONMAY HAVE WRITTEN THIS,ENT
BUT SOMEBODY ELSE MAILED ITAND ROUTED IT THROUGH KABUL.
KABUL HAS MAIL?
AH. YOU'D BE SURPRISED.
THEY HAVE QUITE AN EFFICIENTPOSTAL SYSTEM IN AFGHANISTAN.
AH. YOU'D BE SUR: OH.
TAND WITH ALL THE CELLPHONESPOSTAL SYAND LAPTOPSHANISTAN.
BEING HACKED SO OFTENOUT THERE,
THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A GOOD WAY
TO GET A MESSAGE THROUGHUNMONITORED.
I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED THAT
MAIL IS STILL THE GOLD STANDARDOF HUMAN COMMUNICATION.
I HAVE ALWARIGHT.NTAINED THAT
THE PROBLEM IS,
I MEAN,EXCEPT FOR SOMETHING IN HERET
ABOUT THE FOURTH OF JULY,
IT ALL REALLY JUST APPEARSTO BE GIBBERISH.
BUT THAT'S WHAT WE DOEVERY DAY--
WE FIGURE OUT LETTERSTHAT DON'T MAKE SENSE.
LET'S SEE.
OH, I-I CAN'T LET YOUTHAT LOOK AT THAT.NSE.
OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, STEVE.WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE!
OHIT'S CLASSIFIED.YOUI'VE SHOWN YOU TOO MUCH ALREADY.
WELL, NOT TO PUTTOO FINE A POINT ON THIS,
THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED
TO THE SECRETARY,BUT SOMEONE NAMED "F-E-E-B,"
WHICH I SUBMIT IS SOMEONE'SIDEA OF HOW TO SPELL "PHOEBE,"
AND, THEREFORE,STILL HAS YET TO BE DELIVERED
WHICH I SUBMIT IS SOMEONE'SIDTO ITS INTENDED RECIPIENT,,"
AND, THEREFORE,FALLS CLEARLY UNDER
THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITEDSTATES POSTAL SERVICE.
AND, THEREFORE,FAIS HE KIDDING?DER
I'M SORRY, HE'S NOT.
WELL, THAT'SJUST NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
THERE'S TOO MUCH ANALYSIS AHEAD.
THERE'S HANDWRITING,DNA, CRYPTOGRAPHY.
YOU THINKIT'S A CODED MESSAGE?
I HOPE SO,OTHERWISE, LIKE I SAID,
IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
I KNOW.
I MEAN... I BET!
WE SHOULD GO!
I HAVE A BIG TAP DANCE[RITNUMBER TO LEARN TONIGHT.
STEVE...
I THINK I SHOULD TELL YOU THATRITA HAS A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY
AND THERE'SA PRETTY GOOD CHANCE
THAT SHE CAN REMEMBER EVERYTHINGTHAT LETTER SAID.
AH, GIVE OR TAKE A FEWWORDS HERE AND THERE.
YOUR THUMB WASCOVERING SOME OF IT.
SORRY.
WELL, LET'S JUST PRETENDI DIDN'T HEAR THAT.
FAIR ENOUGH.
IF YOU COME UPWITH ANYTHING,
I'D LIKETO HEAR ABOUT IT.
I DIDN'T KNOWTHE "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
WAS SO CLANDESTINE.
YOU'D BE SURPRISED.
DON'T FORGET YOUR CROWN.
OH, RIGHT.
WOW.A REAL SPY. STEVE?
ANALYST.
A MINOR COG IN THE WHEEL.
HOW IS HARPER?
OH, WELL, I WANTEDTO TAKE HIM TO SEE A DOCTOR,
BUT HE INSISTED ON GOING BACKTO THE HOTEL WITH PHOEBE.
HARPER'S A TOUGH GUY,BUT HE COULD USE SOME GOOD NEWS.
BUT HE INSITHEN WE NEED TOACKTO THE HOFIND HIM SOME, HMM?
HARPER'S A TOUGH GUY,BUT HE COULWELL, HOW? GOOD NEWS.
WE ONLY HAD ONE... COG.
WE ARE AN ELITE POSTALTASK FORCE, NORMAN.
WIDE POWERSOF POSTAL DISCRETION.
I THINK IT'S TIMEWE USED THEM.
OKAY, THERE WASONLY SIX LINES.
THE FIRST ONE WAS, UM,"THE DAY WILL END FAST."
AND THEN"THE BIRTHDAY OF LIBERTY,"
WHICH IS THE FOURTH OF JULY CLUETHAT STEVE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
GO ON.
WHICH IS THEN THERE WASJULY CLUETHAT THIS WEIRD THING--ABOUT.
"RETURN TO THE FOUR-POSTER."
WHAT?
SOME KIND OFARMY POST, MAYBE?
HMM.
THEN THERE WAS, LET ME SEE,
"SONG 5-9-1-6"
AND "PROVERBIAL 1-8-1-0."
ANYTHING ELSE?
NO, JUST HALF A WORD OR TWO.
"GRIM FEET."
NO, JUST HALF A GRIM FEET?O.
THAT'S WHAT IT SAID.
THAT'S THE PART WHEREHIS THUMB WAS COVERING IT.
STEVE'S RIGHT.NONE OF THIS MAKES ANY SENSE.
EVERYTHING SEEMS LIKESOME SORT OF CLUE,
SO IT MUST MEAN SOMETHINGNONE OF TTO SOMEONE.NY SENSE.
EVERYTHING SEEMS LIKESOME SMM-HMM.CLUE,
WELL, IF IT WASADDRESSED TO PHOEBE,
SHOULDN'T SHE KNOWWHAT IT MEANS?
SOMEONE ELSEWROTE THAT ON THE ENVELOPE,
AND I WOULD HATETO GIVE PHOEBE FALSE HOPE
IF WE DON'T HAVE TO.
WE ARE PROFESSIONALS.
WE SHOULD BE ABLETO BREAK THIS CODE.
I HATE TO SAY THIS,
BUT I REALLY DO NEED
TO LEARN TO TAP DANCE,BUT I PROMISE YOU,
WHILE MY FEET ARE TAPPING,MY MIND WILL BE THINKING.
DO YOU WANNA COME, NORMAN?
WHILE MY FEET ARE TAPPING,MY MIND OH, SURE!HINKING.
OKAY.
UM, WHAT WASTHAT LAST CLUE AGAIN?
IT WAS A PARTIAL."GRIM FEET."
UM, WHAT WASTHAT LAST CLUE AGAIN?
WE MAY BE IN OVERRTIAL.OUR HEADS HERE, OLIVER.
I MEAN,
THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVEIS THE FOURTH OF JULY CLUE.
THE FOURTH HAS COME AND GONE.
IF THAT DAY IS IMPORTANT,THEN THIS COULD ALL BE TOO LATE.
YEAH!
MISS LOUISIANA,SLIDE YOU OVER HERE...
SO MUCH HARDERTHAN YOU'D THINK!
YEAH. EVERYBODY'SOUT OF STEP BUT YOU.
HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOUTHINK ARE GONNA BE THERE?
OH, LIKE 500.
I CAN'T SINGIN FRONT OF 500 PEOPLE!
OH, YOU'LL BE OKAY.OH, LIKE 500.
IN RITA'S BOOK,
FRONTIER DUCHESS,
RENITA HAS TO SING "MOON RIVER"
WHILE SITTINGON TOP OF A WURLITZER ORGAN
RENIN THE LAST CHANCE SALOONER"
WHILE A BUNCH OF COWBOYSEAT PISTACHIOS.
BUT SHE KNOWSTHAT IT'LL INSPIRE MR. D'LORMAN
BEFORE THE BIG SHOOT-OUT,
SO SHE DOES IT.
WOW! I WANNAREAD THAT BOOK.
OKAY, LADIES,LET'S GO BACK TO FIFTH POSITION.
FIFTH?
MY DOGS AREBARKIN' SO BAD,
I CAN'T GET BACKTO FIRST.FIFTH?
"MY DOGS ARE BARKING."
DON'T YOU JUST LOVE HER?
-"MY DOGS-YEAH.ARKING."
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT...
"MY DOGS"?
"DOG.OGS"?
DOGS? DOGS!
LIBERTY! LET'S GO!
S GO!
"LIBERTY"?
YES, MA'AM.
RANDILYNN WASN'T TALKINGABOUT THE FOURTH OF JULY.
SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT LIB.
THEIR DOG'S NAMEIS "LIBERTY."
ARE YOU TELLING ME
THAT THIS COMMITTEE CONVENEDA SPECIAL EMERGENCY SESSION
BECAUSE OF THE BIRTHDATEARE YOU OF SOMEONE'S PET?
THE BIRTHDATE OFPHOEBE AMIDON'S GERMAN SHEPHERD
IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE,ARE YOU MADAME CHAIRMAN.?
IT TURNED OUT TO BETHE CODE-BREAKER,
THE ROSETTA STONE...
AND THE KEY TO SAVINGRANDILYNN AMIDON'S LIFE.
"THE DAY WILL END FAST,"
"THE BIRTHDAY OF LIBERTY,"
"RETURN TO THE FOUR-POSTER,"
"SONG 5-9-1-6."
"PROVERBIAL 1-8-1-0,"
AND "GRIM FEET."
GRIM... FEET.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNSLEPT IN THIS HOTEL
AFTER HIS ELECTION,
BEFORE HE MOVED INTOTHE WHITE HOUSE IN 1860.
I WONDER WHAT THEY CALLEDTHE LINCOLN BEDROOM
BEFORE IT WASTHE LINCOLN BEDROOM.
HUH.
MAY I USE THIS?
GUESS WHAT!
ROOM 1201, PLEASE.
OLIVER.
HARPER.OLIVER O'TOOLE.
WHEN YOU TOLD METHAT STORY
ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTERFALLING OFF THE BED.
UH, WAS ITA FOUR-POSTER BED?
AND ASK HIM WHENLIBERTY'S BIRTHDAY IS!
HARPER, UH, I BELIEVEWE NEED TO TALK.
WELL, I'M GLAD
SOMEBODY'S GOING TOSLEEP TONIGHT.
SOMEBODY'S GOING TOSLEEP TONIGHWELL, SO...
HARPER,WHEN RANDILYNN FELL OUT
OF THAT FOUR-POSTER BED,
HARPER,WHEN SHE WAS TWO.LL OUT
DO YOU THINKOF SHE REMEMBERS THAT?D,
HARPER,IT WAS A FAMILY JOKE, YES.
AND YOU'RE SURE
[OTHAT PHOEBE'S PUPPYIT WAS WAS BORN ON JULY 21st?
YEAH, CAN'T FORGET THAT.
DO THE WORDS "GRIM FEET"PUPPYMEAN ANYTHING TO YOU? JULY 21st?
GRIM FEET?
DO THE WORDS "GRIM FEET"PUPPYMEAN ANYTHING TNO.OU? JULY 21st?
AND HOW ABOUT"THE DAY WILL END FAST"?
FAST,"IN A HURRY,"
OR FAST AS IN "NOT EATING"?
HMM! GOOD POINT.
UM, "PROVERBIAL SONG"?
PROVERBIAL...
OH, MY GOODNESS.
RITA, WE NEED A BIBLE.
THERE'S ONEIN THE DRAWER THERE.
PROVERBS AND SONG--"SONG" IS THE MODERN VERSION
THERE'S ONEOF THE WORD "PSALM."THERE.
THANK YOU.
SIR, IS YOUR DAUGHTERA WOMAN OF FAITH?
OH, YES.
SIR, IS YSHE EVEN TAUGHTA SOME BIBLE STUDY AT THE BASE.
SO SHE KNOWSHER BIBLE? YES.
OH, CHAPTER AND VERSE.
PROVERBS,CHAPTER 18, VERSE 10.
PSALMS 59:16...
THEY BOTH TALK ABOUT...
OH, WOW!
OLIVER--"THE DAY WILL END FAST."
I THINK I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS.
OH! HERE WE GO.
"THE NAME OF THE LORDI THINIS A HIGH TOWER. MEANS.
THE JUST RUN TO IT,AND ARE SAFE."
I NEED TO CALL STEVE.
WHO'S STEVE?
WELL, HE'S NOT
WITH THE DEPARTMENTOF AGRICULTURE.EVE?
MR. O'TOOLE AND HIS TEAMCONTACTED ME LAST NIGHT, NOT
THEY SUGGESTED
THE LETTERWAS SOME FORM OF ESCAPE PLAN
AND THEY MADEA RATHER PERSUASIVE CASE.
THBUT NOTRWAS SOA CONCLUSIVE ONE. PLAN
NO. BUT I FELT THERE WASENOUGH INFORMATION
TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION,
ESPECIALLY CONSIDERINGTHE DEADLINE.
TWELL, GO AHEAD, MR. O'TOOLE.,
MAKE YOUR CASE.
ACTUALLY, I'D LIKE TOTURN THAT OVER
TO MY COLLEAGUE,MR. DORMAN.
ACTUALLY, I'D LIKE TOTHANK YOU, MR. O'TOOLE.
UH, AS MS. HAYWITH EXPLAINED,THE SECOND CLUE,
"THE BIRTHDAY OF LIBERTY"IS IN REFERENCE TO JULY 21st,
WHICH HAPPENS TO BE TOMORROWAND, NOT COINCIDENTALLY,
IS ALSO THE BIRTHDATEOF THE AMIDON FAMILY DOG.
AND THAT DATE IS SOME SORT OF"KEY" TO THE CODE, YOU SAY?
YES, WHEN PAIREDWITH THE FIRST CLUE--
"THE DAY WILL END FAST."
YIN AFGHANISTAN,AND AROUND THE WORLD,
THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADANIS OBSERVED, UH,
WITH PRAYER, ACTS OF CHARITY,AND FASTING.
THIS YEAR, THOSE 30 DAYSOF FASTING ENDED
WITH A TRADITIONAL FESTIVALOF FAST-BREAKING FOUR DAYS AGO,
THIAND WE SUGGEST THATYSOTHAT IS THE DAY
THAT LIEUTENANT AMIDONCHOSE TO ESCAPE.
IT IS TIME.
IF SHE'S ACTUALLY ESCAPED,
IT'S LIKELY SHE HAD HELPFROM A LOCAL,
SOMEONE WILLINGIF STO RISK THEIR LIFE,ED,
IT'S LIKELY SHE HAD HELPMOST LIKELY A PASHTUN--
THEY HAVE A GREAT RESPECT
FOR THEIR TRADITIONSAND HOSPITALITY AND CHARITY.
EVEN SO,
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE,
BECAUSE THE PUNISHMENTFOR HELPING AN AMERICAN
IT'S HIS DEATH.AGINE,
ASSUMING SHE DIDESCAPE FOUR DAYS AGO,
WHERE IS SHE GOING?
WELL, THAT'S THE THIRD CLUE."RETURN TO THE FOUR-POSTER."
A REFERENCETO AN AMIDON FAMILY JOKE--
WELL, A FOUR-POSTER BEDCLUE."RWHERE SHE FELL AS A CHILD"
AND RETURNEDTO RE-ENACT HER FALL.
WHICH WOULD SUGGESTTHE VILLAGE OF DARAKHT,
IT WAS THE SITEOF THE ORIGINAL FIREFIGHT
AND THE LOCATION WHERELIEUTENANT AMIDON WAS SEEN LAST,
FALLING OUT OF A HELICOPTER.
ACCORDINGTO MR. MAREK,
DARAKHT ALSO HASA DISTINCTIVE HIGH TOWER,
AND TWICE IN HER LETTER,IN CLUES FOUR AND FIVE,
RANDILYNN REFERSTO A BIBLICAL TOWER OR FORTRESS
AS A PLACE OF SAFETYAND REFUGE.
WHEREVER SHE IS,
WE KNOW SHE WASN'T TRAINEDIN NAVIGATION
OR ADVANCED SURVIVAL.
HOW CAN SHE POSSIBLYMAKE HER WAY BACK TO DARAKHT?
LIEUTENANT AMIDON
IS THE DAUGHTEROF AN AIR FORCE CAPTAIN.
HER HUSBANDWAS KILLED IN ACTION IN KABUL.
SHE IS AN AMERICAN SOLDIER,
BUT SHE IS ALSOAN AMERICAN MOTHER,
AND NOTHING IS GONNA KEEPA WOMAN LIKE THAT
FROM DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO FIND HER WAY BACKTO HER LITTLE GIRL.
FROM DOING WEVER IT TAKES
WE CANNOT GO ON.
THERE ISA ROADBLOCK AHEAD.
COME.
IT'S TOO DANGEROUS
FOR YOU TO STAYIN THE TRUCK.
I MUST GO ONIT'S TBEFORE THEY FIND YOU.
IT'S OKAY.
I MUST GO ONIT'S TBWAIT FOR ME THERE.U.
I WILL TRY AND RETURN TOMORROWAND TAKE YOU TO DARAKHT.
I AM SORRY.
I HAVE ONLY A LITTLE FOODTO LEAVE WITH YOU.
PLEASE, NO.
I HAVE ONLY A LITTLE FOODYOU TAKE IT.AVE WITH YOU.
YOU'VE DONESO MUCH ALREADY.
NO. THE FAST IS OVER.
WE MUST ALL CELEBRATE.
THANK YOU.
IF I AM NOT BACK IN TWO DAYS,
PLEASE KNOW THAT I HAVE TRIED,BUT I COULD NOT,
THEN YOU MUST WALKTHE REST OF THE WAY.
ALWAYS KEEP THE MOUNTAINSON YOUR RIGHT,
AND AT NIGHT,
ALWAYS KEETHE BRIGHTEST STARON YOOVER THAT PEAK.
IT IS VERY DANGEROUS...BUT GOD IS GOOD.
YES.
BUT PEOPLE, NOT ALWAYS.
I THINK WE ARE.
BUT YOU... AND ME.WAYS.
I THIWE ARE.
HOLD ON TIGHT.
AH!
OH!
THE LETTERWRITTEN BY LIEUTENANT AMIDON
IS, IN FACT, A ROADMAPFOR A RESCUE MISSION
THE LETTERWRTHAT BEGAN FOUR DAYS AGO,N
AND WE HOPEWILL END TOMORROW
IN A RENDEZVOUSWITH AMERICAN TROOPS
IN THE VERY SAME PLACEWHERE SHE WAS FIRST CAPTURED--
THE "HIGH TOWER"IN THE VILLAGE OF DARAKHT,
AS INDICATED BY THE CLUESSHE GAVE US.
FIVE OUT OF SIXSO-CALLED CLUES, MR. O'TOOLE.
YES, WELL, UH,
THE LAST CLUEWAS PARTIALLY OBSCURED
WHEN MS. HAYWITH[GLANCED AT THE LETTER,,
BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE OUTTHE WORDS "GRIM FEET."
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST[GLANTHE OPPORTUNITYER,,
BUT SHE WTO INSPECT MAKE OUTTHETHE ACTUAL LETTER."
IN ORDER TO DECODETHE FINAL CLUE.
MS. HAYWITH IS FORTUNATE
SHE HASN'T BEEN INDICTEDFOR READING AND DISSEMINATING
THE INFORMATIONSHE HAS ALREADY SEEN.
AND MR. MAREK MAY VERY WELLBE DISCIPLINED FOR ALLOWING HER,
OR ANY OF YOU,
TO EVEN BECOME AWAREOF ITS EXISTENCE.
WHATEVER "GRIM FEET" MAY MEAN,
THAT IS A MATTER
FOR OUR OWN INTELLIGENCE SERVICETO DETERMINE.
BUT THERE ISN'T TIME!
SHE TOOK A HUGE CHANCESENDING THAT LETTER.
AND HERE WE ARE,MAYBE THE ONLY PEOPLE
WHO COULD SOLVE THAT MESSAGEIN TIME TO SAVE HER.
WHY WOULD A SOLDIERHOPING FOR RESCUE
WHO COUPURPOSELY WRITEESSAGEINSOMETHING OBSCURE.
AND RUN THE CHANCETHAT IT WOULDN'T BE DECODED?
TO PROTECT ANYONECOMING TO HELP HER.
HAVING SPENT QUITE A BITEOF TIME IN THE MILITARY,CODED?
MADAME CHAIRMAN,
I CAN ATTEST
THAT LIEUTENANT AMIDONWOULD KNOW
THAT SHOULD SOMEONE INTERCEPTA MORE SPECIFIC LETTER,
THAT THEY COULD SIMPLY ALLOW HERTO REACH HER RENDEZVOUS POINT
AND THEN WAIT TO AMBUSHTHE ENTIRE RESCUE PARTY.
IT'S WHAT HAPPENEDTHE NIGHT SHE WAS CAPTURED.
SHE WOULDN'TALLOW IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
WE'LL TAKEA FIVE-MINUTE BREAK.
I CAN'T GOTO PRISON, NORMAN.
I THINK SHE WAS JUSTSAYING THAT YOU COULD,
BUT YOU WON'T.
THAT'S WHAT I GOTOUT OF IT, ANYWAYS.
I MEAN, IFANYONE'S IN TROUBLE,
IT'S PROBABLYTHAT STEVE GUY.
I HAD YOU VETTED.
IT'S WHAT WE DOAROUND HERE.
AS IT TURNS OUT,
YOU'RE WHAT WE CALL"A SOLID CITIZEN."
OH, WELL, I TAKE THATAS A COMPLIMENT.
I'M COMING TO SUSPECT
THAT PERHAPS YOU ARE ONE,AS WELL.
MAYBE SHANE HAS GOOD TASTE.
HMM.
I MUST CONFESS, AT FIRST,I WAS, UM...
SUSPICIOUS OF YOUR MOTIVESFOR HELPING US.
I MUSTLOOK, I KNOW FIRST,IT SOUNDS KIND OF CORNY,
BUT I STILL BELIEVEIN ALL THAT STUFF
WE USED TO SINGWHEN WE WERE KIDS--
THE GRAND OLD FLAG,AMBER WAVES OF GRAIN,
"THE HALLS OF MONTEZUMA."
THE GRAND OLD FLAG,: EXCUSE ME, GENTLEMEN.
HATE TO INTERRUPT,BUT THEY'RE GOING BACK IN.
WE WERE JUST, UH,DISCUSSING PATRIOTISM.
PHOEBE WASTELLING ME YESTERDAY
HER MOM WAS SO PATRIOTIC THAT,INSTEAD OF LULLABIES,
SHE'D SING ALL THE VERSESTO "THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER"
AND "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL"EVERY NIGHT.
ALL THE VERSES?
IT IS THE CONCLUSIONOF THIS COMMITTEE,
THAT ALTHOUGH YOU FOLKS
HAVE PAINTEDA VERY ENTERTAINING STORY,
WE ARE UNWILLINGTO SEE AMERICAN TROOPS
PUT IN HARM'S WAY AT THIS TIME
FOR A RESCUE MISSION
BASED ON A LOOSE INTERPRETATION
OF FIVE SO-CALLED CLUESIN A LETTER.
MADAME CHAIRMAN--
IF YOU CAN'T TELL USWHAT "GRIM FEET" MEANS,
MR. O'TOOLE,
IT RENDERS THE RESTOF YOUR CONJECTURES USELESS.
A FEW DATES AND A REFERENCETO AN OLD OUTPOST WITH A TOWER
IS NO INDICATIONOF INTENT TO ESCAPE.
-BUT WE HAVE IT!-MR. O'TOOLE--
IF MR. MAREKWOULD JUST CONFIRM
THE COMPLETE PHRASEIN THAT LETTER--
THE WORDS ENDING IN GRIM FEET--WE CAN GIVE YOU
LIEUTENANT AMIDON'SPROMISE TO ESCAPE.
YOU'VE SHARED ENOUGH ALREADY,MR. MAREK.
DO NOT RESPOND.
STEVE, THE CLUETHAT RITA COULDN'T READ--
WAS IT "PILGRIM FEET?"
THE TRUTH, NOW, PLEASE.
ANSWER THAT,MR. MAREK...
AND YOU MAY LIVE TO REGRET IT.
ONLY IF HE'S WRONG,MADAME CHAIRMAN.
MR. MAREK... THAT LAST CLUE--
WAS IT "PILGRIM FEET?"
YES.
RANDILYNN AMIDON...
RANDILYNN AMIDONSANG EVERY VERSE
OF "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL"EVERY NIGHT
AS A LULLABYTO HER LITTLE GIRL.
OF "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL"EVERY VERSE, INCLUDING,
"OH, BEAUTIFULFOR PILGRIM FEET
"WHOSE STERN IMPASSIONED STRESSA THOROUGHFARE FOR FREEDOM
BEAT CROSS THE WILDERNESS."
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
RANDILYNN AMIDON IS SOMEWHEREIN AFGHANISTAN TONIGHT,
BEATING A THOROUGHFAREACROSS THE WILDERNESS
IN SEARCH OF THAT TOWER,
IN SEARCH OF EVERYTHINGWE STAND FOR,
IN SEARCH-- IN SEARCH OF
THE FREEDOMTHAT SHE WAS WILLING TO DIE FOR.
AND SOMEWHERENEAR THAT SAME WILDERNESS
IS A BAND OF HER BROTHERS
WITH THE COURAGETO DIE FOR HER, FOR US,
TO BRING RANDILYNN HOME...
IF YOU WILL JUSTHAVE THE COURAGE TO SEND THEM.
HAVE YOU HEARDANYTHING?
NOTHING.
I WISH WE COULD
TELL HARPER AND PHOEBEWHAT WAS GOING ON.
YOU KNOWWE'RE SWORN TO SECRECY, NORMAN.
HOW IS HE?
HE'S FINE.
WE'LL ALL BE ONTHE SAME FLIGHT TOMORROW.
WE EVEN MADE PLANS TOGET TOGETHER IN DENVER.
THINK WE'LL HAVE ANYTHINGTO TELL THEM BY THEN?
I DON'T IMAGINEWE'LL EVER HEAR
WHAT THE COMMITTEEDECIDES TO DO--
UNLESS, UH...UNLESS THE NEWS IS GOOD.
BUT FOR NOW, HOWEVER,
WE MUST TURN TO THE PRESENT.
VERY BEST OF LUCK, RITA.
OH, THANK YOU.
YES, AND HAVE FUN!
I WILL.
I THINK...
YOU MIGHT HAVE A FRIEND
THAT NEEDS TO BEI THREMINDED OF THAT.
OH! OH, MY GOODNESS.
OKAY. I BETTER GET GOING, GUYS.
UH, I'LL SEE: OH! OH, MYYOU LATER.
UM... RITA?
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
NORMAN?YOU ALL RIGHT?
I HAVE A PRESENTFOR RITA.
I JUST WANTED HERTO KNOW...
I HAVE A PRESENTFOR IF SHE WINS,
SHE'LL BE GONEFOR A WHOLE YEAR,
TRAVELING AROUND,PRESENTGIVING SPEECHES...E WINS,
SHAKING HANDS WITH PEOPLE,
OTHER PEOPLE...
ARE YOU AFRAIDSHE'LL FORGET...
US?HER PEOPLE...
THERE ARE A LOT MORE THINGSON THIS EARTH
THAN BEINGMISS SPECIAL DELIVERY, YOU KNOW.
I THINK, ARE A LOT MORE THINGSAFTER THIS WEEK,S EARTH
WE ALL KNOW THAT,EINGNORMAN.ECIAL DELIVERY, YOU KNOW.
OH, NORMAN,THANK GOODNESS!
WE'VE MISSED THE BUS
AND MINDY'S HAVINGA LITTLE TROUBLE WALKING...
FORWARD.
OH!
SO ARE THEY GOING TOCHARGE YOU WITH ANYTHING?
PROBABLY NOT.
BUT IF I DO GET ARRESTED,YOU'LL BAIL ME OUT, RIGHT?
I HEARD THAT OLIVERCAME INTO A GOOD SUM OF MONEY.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
OH, NEVER MIND.
I DON'T THINK ALL THAT MONEY'SGONNA CHANGE HIM, THOUGH.
WELL, THAT'S TOO BAD.
I WAS HOPING YOU WERE GOING TOGIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE.
AH.
WELL, THERE'SNOTHING ACTUALLY OFFICIAL
BETWEEN--
...BETWEENOLIVER AND ME.
BUT UNOFFICIALLY?
STEVE, WE'RE FRIENDS.
AND A SOLID FRIENDSHIPIS A GOOD WAY
TO START ANYTHING.
YOU WERE ALWAYSSO UNAVAILABLE,
FOR THAT-- WITH ALL THAT"AGRICULTURAL" WORK
THAT TOOK YOU AWAYALL THE TIME.
I'M BACK.I LIVE HERE NOW.
IT'S NOT ABOUTWHERE YOU LIVE, STEVE.
HOME IS MORE THANJUST AN ADDRESS.
IT'S...
IT'S ROSES THAT YOU STICK AROUNDTO WATCH GROW.
IT'S A PORCH SWING...
AND...
TAKING THE TIME TO SWING ON IT.
I CAN GET YOU A PORCH SWING.
I CAN GET YO PORCH SWING.
I'VE ALREADY GOT ONE.
MR. MAREK.
YEAH.HEY, OLIVER.
YOU, UH...HEARD ANY NEWS?
WELL...
OF COURSE.
YOU CAN NEITHERCONFIRM NOR DENY.
I CAN NEITHERCONFIRM NOR DENY
YOU CAN NTHAT, BASED ONCONFIRM A RECOMMENDATION
FROM THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEEFOR MILITARY ACTIONS,
YOU CAN NTHAT, BASED ONCONTHE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED
A PLAN FORA SPECIAL OPERATIONS MISSION
THAT COMMENCED AT 1600 HOURSWASHINGTON TIME
WITH THE OBJECTIVE
OF RECOVERINGA LIEUTENANT RANDILYNN AMIDON.
SO IT'S A GO?
THAT'S RIGHT, JENNIFER.
WE ARE HEREIN THE NATION'S CAPITOL
AS HISTORY IS BEING MADEBY DENVER'S OWN RITA HAYWITH,
THE FIRST COLORADOMISS SPECIAL DELIVERY
TO MAKE ITTO THE FINAL TALENT COMPETITION
THE FIRST COLORADOFOR THE NATIONAL CROWN.
TAKE A DEEP BREATHAND TRUST ME, MINDY.
I SWEAR, THERE ARE NOT500 PEOPLE OUT THERE
DEEP BREATHHOW... MANY...ME, MINDY.
I SWEAR, THERE ARE NOTARE... THERE?UT THERE
473?
OH! IT'S OKAY, MINDY!
JUST THINKABOUT BIG PINEY.
JUST PRETENDYOU'RE SINGING
JUST THINKTO YOUR FRIENDS,
AND YOUR NEIGHBORS,AND, UH...E SINGING
JUST THINKAND YOUR LIVESTOCK.
WE SHOULD TAKE OUR SEATS.
I CAN'T SIT.
I KEEP THINKINGABOUT THE MISSION.
WHAT TIME IS IT?
EIGHT.
IT'S HAPPENING.
NOW, IN JUST A FEW MINUTES,
SHE WILL STEP OUT
ONTO THAT STAGE
AND HOPEFULLY INTOTHE HEARTS OF THE JUDGES,
AND THEN PERHAPS, TOMORROW,INTO THE HEADLINES.
WE'LL HAVE THOSE FINAL RESULTSFOR YOU
TONIGHT AT 11:00.
AND WE'RE BACK.
AND NEXT,IN THE TALENT COMPETITION,
MISS LOUISIANA,PEGGY RHODES.
RITA?
NORMAN!
I JUST WANTED TO SAY--
WELL, I, UM, WANTEDNTO GIVE YOU SOMETHING
BEFORE YOU GO ON.
TSK! OH!THANK YOU, NORMAN.
I SENT CHAPTER 14OFRENITA HAYWEATHER
INTO THEPOSTAL LIVING QUARTERLY
AND THEY PRINTED IT!
THIS IS A COPYOF THEIR NEXT EDITION.
YOU'RE A PUBLISHEDWRITER, RITA!
SEE? UM, THEY WANTED A PHOTO,
SO I SENT THAT PICTURETHAT I TOOK
AT LAST YEAR'SSAFETY INSPECTION.
I HAD TO PHOTOSHOP ITA LITTLE. OH!
AND YOU GETA YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION
AND A CHECK FOR $500!
NORMAN...WH-WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
OH, I JUST THOUGHT,IN CASE YOU WIN,
I DIDN'T WANTYOU TO FORGET
OH, I JUSTTHAT YOU'REIN CASE YA GREAT WRITER,
I DIDN'T WANTAND A POSTABLE.O FORGET
AND YOU'RE MY, UM...
YOU'RE MY--
BUT I CAN'T WIN NOW.
I CAN'T COMPETEWITHOUT A TALENT,
AND Y-Y-YOU JUST GOTMY TALENT DISQUALIFIED.
WHAT?
"NO CONTESTANTSHALL PERFORM
"USING A TALENT
FOR WHICH SHE HAS RECEIVEDPREVIOUS COMPENSATION."
BUT--
I'M IN PRINT!
AND THEY'VE PAID ME.
I'M NOT AN AMATEUR ANYMORE.
NORMAN...WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
NORMAN, THIS IS A DISASTER.
CAN'T YOU SEE?
ARE WE HAVINGOUR FIRST FIGHT?
MISS WYOMING-- MINDY MALONEY!
GO ON, MINDY!
YOU CAN DO IT! GO!
NO, NO, NO, NO!
EVERYTHING IS FALLING APART.
I'M SORRY, RITA.I'M SO SORRY.
N-- IT'S OKAY, NORMAN.EVERYTHINNEVER MIND.G APART.
IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
UM, UH...
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN-- HEH.
MY FRIENDAND CO-CONTESTANT, MINDY,
JUST NEEDS...SHE JUST NEEDS A MOMENT.
THIS YEAR'S THEMEIS "DELIVERING INSPIRATION"
AND... WELL, LET'S FACE IT,
SOMETIMES, INSPIRATIONTAKES A LITTLE... TIME.
AND... WELLSO...'S FACE IT,
I THOUGHTI WOULD GO FIRST.
YOU KNOW, FOR MY TALENT,
I WAS GOING TO DO
A DRAMATIC READINGFROM MY UNPUBLISHED NOVEL,
FRONTIER DUCHESS,
BUT IT TURNS OUTTHAT I'M...
WELL, I'M PUBLISHED AFTER ALL...
WHICH IS REALLY TOO BAD,
BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THE PART
WHERE A MYSTERIOUSCATTLE-BEARING MR. D'LORMAN
GIVES HERBECHIS TRUSTY STEED, ZEPHYR,RT
WHERE A MYSTERIOUSCATTTO PULL HER WAGON!ORMAN
YOU KNOW, AT FIRST,SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND
WHY HE WOULD GIVE AWAYHIS FAVORITE HORSE LIKE THAT,
BUT THEN SHE REALIZESHE DID IT BECAUSE,
NO MATTER WHERE SHE WENT,
ZEPHYR WOULD ALWAYSFIND THE WAY HOME.
WHICH IS REALLY HIS WAYOF SAYING
THAT HE IS IN LOVE WITH HER!
OH...
HE'S IN LOVE WITH HER?
OH!
OH, THAT'S SO COOL!
SO COOL!
OH! YOU READY? OKAY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...
MISS WYOMING
LIS READY TO SING NOW..
AND FOR MY NEW TALENT,I...
WELL, I GUESS WE'RE JUST GONNAHAVE TO DO THIS TOGETHER.
PEGGY, CAN I BORROWYOUR GUITAR?
THANKS.
YOU STILLHAVE A SHOT, MINDY.
TAKE IT.
AND THE WORLD
THERE SHE IS!
MISS SPECIAL DELIVERY!
ONLY BECAUSE OFTHIS LADY RIGHT HERE.
MISS SPECIAL HANDLING!
OH! NO.
THANK YOU, RITA.
OH, MINDY.YOU DESERVE IT!
THE WAY YOU SANG...RITA.
WELL...
THE WAY YOU'LL NEVER KNOW
HOW MUCH SOME OF USWELNEEDED TO HEAR IT TONIGHT.
WELL, I GUESSI'LL BE SEEING YOU.
YOU REALLY ARE "SPECIAL,"RITA.
OH, THANK YOU.
I'M SO SORRYFOR EVERYTHING.
I REALLY DON'T KNOWWHAT I WAS THINKING.
I'M SO SORRYOH...FOR EVERYTHING.
WELL, I THINK
YOU WERE THINKING THAT...
YOU LOVE ME?
YEAH. I WAS DEFINITELYTHINKING THAT!
YEAH. I WAS DEFINITELYOH--
AWW.
-I'LL---MM-HMM.
OKAY.
YEAH.
WE'LL GET IT.
WHEN YOU ASKED ME
TO HAVE DINNER WITH YOUIN WASHINGTON,
I WAS HOPING FORA LITTLE MORE.
YOU KNOW, CHIPSAND POTATO SALAD
I WAS HOPING FORA LITO GO WITH THE SANDWICH.
I WAS HOPING FORA LITO GO WITH THEI OWE YOU ONE.
YOU OWE MENOTHING, OLIVER.
WHATEVER HAPPENS NOW,
YOU GAVE ME SOMETHING TODAYTHAT I'LL NEVER FORGET.
WHATEVER HAPPENOW,
A LITTLE HOPEFOR THIS WORLD AGAIN.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
I USED TO KNOW ALL THE VERSESTO THAT SONG, TOO.
MM.
"THINE ALABASTER CITIES GLEAM,
UNDIMMED BY HUMAN TEARS."
HARPER TOLD ME
THAT PHOEBE PUTS UPA GOOD FRONT,
BUT...
SHE STILL CRIES HERSELFTO SLEEP
ALMOST EVERY NIGHT.
OLIVER, WHEN I THINK
ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENINGOVER THERE RIGHT NOW,
I JUST HOPE WE DIDTHE RIGHT THING.
ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENINGOVER THERE RIOH, I THINK WE DID.
I THINK...
WE WERE CALLED
TO BE A PART OF...
A LOT OF LITTLE MIRACLES
THAT HAD TO HAPPENTO GET THIS FAR.
WELL, NOW WE JUSTNEED ONE MORE.
"IN THE MORNING,
I WILL SING OF YOUR MERCY..."
"FOR YOU ARE MY FORTRESS,
"MY REFUGE,
"FOR "MY HIGH TOWERTRESS,
IN TIMES OF TROUBLE."
DELTA BRAVO, WE HAVE EYES ON SOUL SISTER.
I REPEAT. WE HAVE SOUL SISTER.
WHERE'S OUR TAXI GOING?
OH, YOU WON'TBE NEEDING IT.
YOU MUST BE PHOEBE.
YEAH.
HELLO, SIR.
STEVEN MAREK.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
FORMER AIR FORCE?
-YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT.-I THOUGHT YOU AND PHOEBE--
...WOULD LIKE TO SEEWHAT ARMY RANGERS
ARE FLYING AROUND IN-I THOUGTHESE DAYS.PHOEBE--
MOM!
MOMMY!
OH, MAMA!
OHAMA!
-HI, DADDY!-OH! OH...
WE'RE HEADINGTO THE AIRPORT,
WITH ONE STOPON THE WAY.
WE'RE HEADINGTO THE AIRPORT
WHAT'S THIS?
UH...
THIS ISTHE FIRST ACQUISITION
BY THE NEWLY-FORMEDO'TOOLE FOUNDATION.
YOU BOUGHT THIS LOT?
I DID.
AND YOU'RE BUILDINGYOU BOURETIREMENT HOMES?
OH... ALL SORTSOF THINGS.
MAYBE A... SCHOOL
OR A LIBRARYIN AFGHANISTAN.
WE'RE STARTING SMALL.
I ASSUME YOU CAN USEYOUR COMPUTER TO TRACK DOWN
THE ORIGINAL BLUEPRINTSFOR YOUR ANCESTRAL HOME?
PROBABLY!
IT WAS A PRETTY SMALL HOUSE,THOUGH.
OH.
WELL, WE'LL JUSTMAKE IT BIGGER.
THERE'LL BE A PORCH...
UH, AND A SWING,TOF COURSE.IGGER.
ROSES.
OH, THAT REMINDS ME.
AHEM.
OH, THAT REMINDS ME.WHAT'S THIS?
IS IT...
I TOOK A CUTTING FROMYOUR ROSEBUSH OVER THERE.
IF YOU TAKE IT HOME,PLANT IT,
NEXT YEAR,YOU'LL HAVE THE...
FIRST ROSE OF SUMMER.
YES.
ARE WE ALLSUPPOSED TO MOVE HERE?
NOT FOR A LONG TIMEYET, NORMAN.
WE ALL HAVE A LOT LEFT TO DO.BESIDES...
IT'S NICE TO HAVE SOMETHINGTO LOOK FORWARD TO, HMM?
WOW, SHANE! IT'S SO COOL--
YOUR FIRST HOUSEWILL BE YOUR LAST HOUSE.
AH, THE GREAT CIRCLE OF LIFE.
CAN I HAVE A WORKSHOP?AND A LABORATORY?
MAYBE A LITTLE...
MINI-ANTI-MATTER CYCLOTRONIN THE GARAGE?
NO, NORMAN.BE A LITTLE...
NO CYCLOTRON.
IT'S TIME TO GO.
WHAT A FAMILY.
THE FEW...
THE PROUD...
THE POSTAL.