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What?

From Britain has been seriously hit by a computer breakdown at the main air

traffic control centre. It's called a payoff that brings airports and airlines

warning that mass cancellations could mean long ways in the future. Thousands

passengers facing delays of several hours.

Hi, look, do you know whether the 193 Debrosses will get away this morning?

really sorry, all our flights branched at the moment.

Great, that's a good start, isn't it?

It's going to be one of those days.

Great. Coffee's nappled in. She's around me. You coming, hon?

Yeah, in a minute.

Relax. It won't hurt.

I promise you.

Lie back.

Now, this will kick in in about half an hour. Your forehead will start to feel a

bit tight.

How old are you? 28?

29? I'm 23.

Really?

I guess you stewardesses sunbathe a lot.

You might want to consider facial contouring next time.

Could smooth out some of those lines around your mouth. Lines?

Shut your eyes, Mo.

I'll be 200 pounds, please.

Beth.

Looks like I'm going to have to call you for authorization.

We regret to announce that due to an air traffic control breakdown, all flights

from this airport have been canceled.

Tell you what, I can think of worse places to get stranded.

I doubt you get female pilots in here, do you?

Well, one or two.

Delighted.

Hey.

Hello, John.

We might run into you somewhere down here.

One of the few ways of passing time in this town.

If we're delayed much longer, I expect they'll cancel us altogether.

Yeah.

Who's your friend?

Jason Murdoch.

And you are?

Robin Palmer.

Captain Robin Palmer.

Your diet pilot for the day.

Hello again. Any news?

Uh, John's inside, just calling the airport.

All right.

I, uh... I probably made a bit of a twat of myself, didn't I,

back at the club?

Could say that.

They'll probably never forgive me.

Probably.

Well, I'm sorry.

There's still somewhere I can make it up to.

Oh, I'm a very forgiving sort.

How do you mean?

Is that forgiving enough for you?

You've got it all wrong.

I don't think so, love.

Look, please.

We'll let the police sort this out.

You don't understand. I'm going to lose my job. Darling, there you are.

You know her?

I should think so. She's my wife.

Is there a problem?

Yes, didn't pay.

Well, why should she?

Darling, I said I would.

Oh, yes.

Yeah, that's right.

Any news about the flight, sweetheart?

No, not yet, no.

Sorry. My wife's a little bit scatterbrained sometimes.

Aren't you?

Yeah.

Why? Well, you look like you needed help.

Well, I really appreciate it.

Pleasure.

But too much public affection. We are supposed to be a married couple, after

all. I was thinking argument might be more appropriate. Far more appropriate,

sir.

Oh, dearie me.

Well, as it looks like neither of us are going anywhere for the next few hours,

how about if I take you out to lunch?

I'm not really supposed to leave the terminal.

Well, the airport hotel was a very passable furlong.

Just lunch?

You have my word as a gentleman.

And may I ask my husband's name?

Howard.

And the wife?

Lucy. All right.

Look, Casey, I've just got one call to make.

How about if I see you in the restaurant, what, ten minutes or so?

Yeah.

I think they'll send us home early.

I wish.

Nothing had to do with one in the morning tight near the back, Mug.

Dad?

Oh.

I'm really sorry.

The first time we fly fresh and this happens.

It's hardly your fault. I suppose.

This is one of the people I live with, Will O 'Brien.

Will is my father, Howard Bailey.

Hi, nice to meet you.

Look, the flight's not taken off till this afternoon at the earliest.

Do you want to come for lunch with Willoughby?

I've got a couple of calls to make.

I'll be in the hotel next door.

It's quieter there.

Anyway, I wouldn't want to play Gooseberry, would I?

I'll leave you and your friend to it.

Yeah, nice to meet you too.

You think?

Okay, I look good.

Thanks.

No point in checking out.

Cancel the flight, we're together now.

Right.

Still, there are worse places to be stuck for the night.

Yeah? Don't be like that, Leanne.

I told you before, it's over between me and Emma. This time for good.

Oh, so you think you can come running back to me?

Look, we were friends before.

Can't we be again?

I miss that.

Don't. Please.

Cancelled.

Now what?

You can always come home with me.

I own a villa at the Park Natural Complex.

Swim pools, tennis courts.

Stay the night.

It'll be fun.

I guarantee it.

Ah, um... Is there a problem?

Well, I promised Leanne Evans.

I'll spend the night with her if the flight got chopped.

She just broke up with her boyfriend, so she's a bit raw, you know? Bring her

along.

Well, I doubt she's up for a threesome.

She can swim, play tennis, ride, whatever.

Are you sure?

Ask her, but don't be too long. My ride will be here in a minute.

I am not playing doozy while you cop off with some nympho pilot.

No, they've always said they're going clubbing. Yeah, but even better than

Lee. I mean, check it out. They've got horses you can ride. They've got a

swimming pool, jacuzzi, tennis courts.

I wanted to wear it, by the way.

What's this?

Oh, just saying. Robin has invited me and Leanne to her gaff.

See if you can come. No.

You've got to screw loose, mate. Robin Palmer's a man -eater. Yeah, I'm more

than happy to be eaten by her.

You've seen the notes on it.

Thank you, God.

Yes, well, Leanne doesn't want to get mixed up in all of that.

I'll decide how I spend my spare time, thank you.

Tell Captain Palmer I'd be delighted, Jason.

One, two, three.

Hello. Hello.

Can I get your hand to this?

Yes, sir.

Oh, Jason Leanne. Thanks.

Bye, mate.

Another driver, are you?

And to my husband.

Shall we go?

Oh, hello.

I'll have a gin tea, please.

What are you having?

Um, uh, vodka, thanks. And... Oh, orange.

And a screwdriver for the lady, please.

Yeah, I thought you were going to do a runner on me, too.

Look, I've never ever done anything like that before, and I will pay you back.

Forget it, forget it.

I know your pay's atrocious.

My son's, uh, in the industry.

Threw away a perfectly decent university education, opportunities I never had,

for a job that pays nine grand a year.

Oh, well, what airlines do it?

Tell you the truth, I can never remember.

Oh, you're not that close, then.

Well, we used to be.

Cheers. Cheers.

Thank you.

Time was we did everything together.

But, well, children don't always turn out the way you'd hoped.

Anyway, it's boring talking about me.

Oh, thanks. Hang on. Oh, thanks.

Tell me something.

Why is a girl as young and beautiful as you are getting injected with rat poison

anyway? Because I have the skin of a 30 -year -old. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I heard.

Didn't it ever occur to you that that was just sales patter to get you to buy

her product?

Looking at you, right?

I'd say 19, 20.

Not a day over 21.

I'm 23.

Maybe the injections are working already.

I was watching you from the minute you went into that, chemist.

What man wouldn't?

Look, you do not need help to look stunning, Casey.

My school reports, choice of friends, my job.

My father, exactly.

And that's by the way he treats my mother.

I'm sure he has other women.

But he seems to think that you're, you know, gay.

So?

Well, most straight guys I know would rather die than have their father think

that they were gay. Why don't you put them straight?

I'll let him suffer.

He deserves it.

Right, people, listen up.

We'll be back up in about half an hour.

There's obviously a huge backlog, so they're keeping the airport open until

Impulsory overtime.

Well, if you don't like it, take it up with personnel.

And in the meantime, can you please put some clothes on? Members of the public

do not wish to see you in this state of undress.

Marco!

Where are your clothes?

Um... I don't know. Well, find them and put them on.

Why you think anybody would want to look at your ridiculous pigeon chest, I do

not know.

Look, I'm sorry, but you can't talk to me like that.

I think you'll find I just did.

Oh, Michael, don't. She's not worth it.

Chaps! What?

I want you to apologise.

Beg your pardon? There were a dozen people out there, all with their clothes

and you picked on me.

You humiliated me in front of the people I have to work with. I think you did a

pretty good job of humiliating yourself.

You've done nothing but snap at me and find fault with me all week.

You finish things between us, so what's your problem?

Excuse me?

What the hell is wrong with you?

Look at me when I'm talking to you.

Hey.

Hey.

Malcolm, someone might come in for God's sake.

Stop that.

What's wrong?

Are you ill?

Talk to me.

I'm pregnant.

Is it...

You're happy now?

It's yours.

It certainly is.

Okay, how about we get changed, quit the gym, and then a game of tennis?

Oh,

crap it, Penny.

Don't worry, I've got an excellent service.

Boris Peck himself has told me.

I can show you if you struggle.

Hey, you never told me that you're married.

Relax. Why do you think I wanted your friend to come along?

Well, she keeps hands on you, so I have all the time in the world.

Here we are.

Jacuzzi and pals are in here. See you by the pool.

Double fare, eh?

Oh, well.

Forget it.

I'm on the floor again, am I?

Tell you what, though, these cold Spanish floors are no good for my thin

All right.

Head to toe. That's my final offer.

Oh.

Jay, don't you think it's a bit odd?

I mean...

You're supposed to be on a dirty weekend with her.

And then it turns out her husband's along for the ride.

And now they're sticking us in a double bed.

I just think it's a bit weird.

Well, maybe they've got one of those open relationship things.

Anyway, check these out.

Hey!

This is the life, eh?

Gorgeous, isn't it?

But, um, you didn't need to wear swimwear.

What?

Oh, everyone's relaxed about that sort of thing, yeah?

Are you not coming in, Leanne?

The water is lovely.

I'm just fine, thanks.

Dinner tonight will be a barbecue.

Our guests arrive around seven.

Yeah. Yeah, we have a get -together with some select local friends at the

weekend. And before that, see tennis.

Right on time.

This is our tennis pro, Felipe.

Hey. Hola a todos.

Hey.

Leanne doesn't like tennis.

I do now.

I'm a bloody ball boy.

I'm sorry.

Five is not a good number. I think we'll swap in a minute.

You can partner my wife and I will take your delightful girlfriend.

She's not my girlfriend. We're just friends.

Just friends?

You surprised me.

Oh, bugger.

8173 -1830.

Steel. Yeah, I had booked to have a procedure today, but I work at the

and we've actually had quite a few problems.

Janice, I had to talk to you.

Sorry, can I call you back?

What about?

You know what?

Marco, we're due to fly.

Not for three hours.

Meet me at the coffee bar in the terminal building, the one by the

got nothing to say to you.

I'm this baby's father.

So?

Excuse me, everybody.

Say you'll meet me, I will tell them all right here, right now.

I have something to announce.

Don't you dare.

And the announcement concerns Janice here.

Say you'll meet me, last chance.

All right.

All right.

Janice has agreed to apologise in front of you all for what she said to me

earlier.

What I said earlier was rude and

I'm sorry.

Bastard.

Oh, Michael, my hero!

Come off it, Will.

Did your dad always put you in this bad omen?

Oh, Dad, shit, I'd completely forgotten.

If there's a son, I presume there's a wife.

Yes. Look, my wife has her charity work and I have my business.

And you're round the golf.

To tell you the truth, we don't have that much in common anymore.

Oh.

You mean she doesn't understand you.

Yeah, well, something like that.

I bet you've heard that line a few times, eh? Yeah, just a few.

And what about you?

Married? A boyfriend?

No.

Part -time sex slave?

Not even that.

Blimey, what a terrible way.

Thank you.

Look, maybe we can meet up again when you're next off duty.

I don't think that's a good idea.

Oh.

So that's it then, eh?

End of a brief encounter.

Oh, bugger. My flight's been rescheduled to 6th Thursday.

Well, if we've got another three hours... You know, there is a wonderful

necklace in the window of that boutique in the lobby.

You've already bought me a facelift and treated me to an expensive lunch. That's

my money.

Let me enjoy spending it.

You look nice.

What?

I'm waiting.

No Starkey, Jason, comment?

We'd better get downstairs, don't we?

A special pot, just to get things off with a swing. Thank you.

Oh,

that is quality.

What did you put in there? Aviation fuel?

Good stuff.

Jason, would you like to help me bring the salad out?

What if an old man comes in? Doesn't that bother you? You won't.

Relax. Enjoy yourself.

Do you do this often?

What? Well, get Brooks back here, sleep with him behind your husband's back.

Is it a problem for you?

Because if it is, you're free to go.

Oh, I'm just curious.

Good.

Actually, Felipe's getting me one.

Oh, suit yourself.

Hey, there's a bowl in there, right? Everyone lobs their keys in there when

get here, and then I reckon later on they draw lots to see who goes with who.

Ew! Yeah, it's minging, isn't it? Well, good luck to them.

Fortunately, I know who I'm picking.

Thank you.

Will you like a walk?

The evening's very beautiful.

Lee, hold on. I need one of my own.

Jay, you've got Robin.

She's the reason we came here. Remember?

They didn't tell me it was a wife -swapping party.

I didn't know you were such an old -fashioned boy.

Relax. Everyone does it nowadays.

See that guy over there?

Magistrate.

And her? Works for the local tourist office.

Well, I'm very happy for them, but what the hell am I doing here?

That's entirely up to you.

No one has to do anything they don't want to do.

Be a shame, though.

I was looking forward to behaving very badly with you.

Look, are we going to do this or not?

Do you know what?

Not. No offence or anything, but thanks for the party. Just a bit too freaky for

me. I won't do any more work about, well, any of this, all right?

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

It's just... You're so beautiful.

And I'm not used to, you know... It's all right.

Isn't that your... Yeah.

What are you going to answer? It'll be my son wondering where I am.

Yeah.

I want to stay lost for a little bit longer.

Dad, it's me.

Where are you? Have you gone home?

The flight's been rescheduled for 6 .30. Can you call me, please?

Bye.

Do you want a coffee?

No, I just want to get this sorted out.

What is it you want from me, Marco?

I don't understand how this happened.

We were careful.

Not careful enough, apparently.

I'll pay.

I lost my father for a loan.

He's here somewhere in the airport.

Pay for what?

You know.

Oh, an abortion.

You can't say it.

Just a word.

You want me to have an abortion.

It's not like we have a relationship anymore.

You'd have to give up your job.

Why can't you just admit it?

You're terrified of being tied down by some child as a result of a quick shag

with a woman practically old enough to be your mother.

That's not true.

God, you've got a low opinion of me. Spare me, please. I've been here before.

That pilot you told me about.

But I'm not him.

I want to do the right thing. There's nothing for you to do. It's my problem

I'll solve it.

Marco, I'm sorry for putting you through this. I shouldn't have mentioned it.

Don't worry about it.

Don't be too nice to me.

Why? Because I won't want to go.

And you know I have to.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

But not for a while.

Why don't you have a look in the minibar?

See if there's any champagne.

OK.

Oh, er, KC?

Yeah?

I've got a little idea.

You find it hard watching somebody laugh with another person?

Come again?

Leon with Philippe. You find it hard?

No. She's free to do what she wants.

It's only sex, after all.

I don't get it, right? You just watched your wife get off with some random

bloke. Me.

And you don't care.

First time, I wanted to kill the other guy.

Then her. The feeling is that overpowering. Primal.

But a part of me got also excited, you know?

Almost like an adrenaline rush.

When you learn to go along with those kinds of feelings, it makes you

More of a man.

You may be, but not me, mate.

Hey! I thought we were going... Do you turn if you want to?

I'm staying here.

If one of us looks like a weirdo's watching you, that's what this is.

Have you been watching me? Perhaps you prefer that I turn you over my dead

This has got nothing to do with you, sonny.

Hey, relax.

Everyone does it.

Well, I don't do it.

How can you know until you've tried it?

It can really satisfy a leader.

Let me tap into your primal urges.

You keep your primal tap to yourself or I'll twist it off.

Yeah, you want to watch someone?

Try your missus, mate.

She'll be upstairs with 16 blokes by now.

This is my home, cabin boy. I do what I please here.

And if you don't like it, then fuck off to your gay gay in France.

Right.

We're still looking at delays of between two and four hours

here.

How can he just have disappeared off the face of the earth?

I don't know, maybe he took Eurostar. Probably get him there quicker.

Why would he leave his bags checked in?

I told you, I don't know. I'm going to stop pacing up and down so I'm going to

have to shoot you.

We'll be back here by nine. If he's still on the missing persons list, then

we'll report it to the police or something.

God, I love you. Oh, Howard, I'm going to have to go. I'm going to be late for

my flight.

Howard?

Howard?

Howard, you're really squashing me now.

Howard, wake up!

Good evening.

I'm flying a few rows back on the way.

Okay.

Here you go, Tony. Cheers.

Hi, Will, it's me.

I'm in the airport hotel and I'm in really big trouble.

I think I might have fucked somebody to death.

Great.

If I had a can, I could walk back and fill it up.

Back to where?

I never saw a petrol station.

No service.

Try yours.

Back at the hotel charging.

Do you know what I'd feel for?

A nice table down there on the beach.

You and me.

A bottle of wine.

A plate of calamari and chips.

Well, that's all we've got, I'm afraid.

Boy Scout, you've made me. Well, I didn't know I was a contestant on

did I?

Quit complaining, you big girl.

I'm about to make you the best thing you've ever eaten.

Yeah, just a few minutes.

Enough time for a dick.

That's probably freezing in there, isn't it?

Oh, stop being a wuss!

I think I might have left a message.

You tried ringing your mother?

In the Sahara Desert, a book club have gone to sleep under the stars with the

Bedouins. Oh, my God.

What?

Here, listen to this. Press 2 and listen.

I'm in really big trouble.

I think I might have fucked somebody to death.

Bloody hell.

Sure troubles any perspective, doesn't it?

I'd better ring her.

You're going to have to come with me.

No, I'm not.

There's no way I'm dealing with a hysterical female of my own.

Oh, dang.

I'm going to miss this for the world.

I'm going to go pick all those bananas.

Not what I expected, but not bad.

Jay, this must have gone off on a trip.

What? I mean, what just happened.

It doesn't mean anything.

It's just a spare of the moment thing.

That's weird.

What do you want?

Paul, I mean...

I'm not.

Things like that happen sometimes.

I thought it was wonderful.

You've been hours.

I've been going out of my mind.

Right, we got here as quick as we could.

Who's we?

Mark, we were just going to get some tea.

So they're actually dead, your, um, Roger Hux. No, no, they're doing some

on him now.

Right, so you're in the clear. Let's get out of here. Come on.

Well, no!

No, someone's got to be here when he wakes up. They can't get a hold of his

family.

Is that him there?

Take a look.

Oh, sweet Jesus.

What? Oh, my God, what?

Casey, I don't know how to tell you this, but... Hi.

Put you by the coffee?

Yeah, that's great, Michael. Can you... Just a couple of minutes. Casey's a bit

upset.

Yeah.

That guy, I know who it is.

What do you mean?

Who shagged Michael's father?

You're going to have to tell him for me. What?

Listen, so not my problem.

OK.

Well, I could just say that I found him in the lobby. I mean, he doesn't have to

know that I actually... I've already let him hear your phone message.

Oh, you idiot!

What?

Pot? Kettle? Do you get what I'm saying here?

Sooner or later, his mobile phone is going to ring.

And it's either going to be the police at the hospital informing him what

happened. Now, if he doesn't hear it for a month... Please, Will.

I will never ask anything of you ever again, please.

How is she?

How's the bloke?

Yeah, he's fine.

I mean, he's had a heart attack, but not a bad one. They're doing... tests.

Michael, do you want to sit down? I've got some news for you. That's not very

good.

Hello, Will. It's me. I think I've fucked someone to death.

That someone was my father.

He could have died. I didn't know.

You knew he was married.

He told me that his wife didn't... For Christ's sake, I don't want to know what

he told you about my mother.

I can't believe this is happening.

You're my friend.

My landlady, for God's sake.

What's over and done with?

I'll move my stuff out when I get back tonight.

But you don't have to do that.

I have to do?

You're better than a hooker, Casey.

I don't want to spend another night on the same roof as you.

Now, can you both just go, please?

Casey, go and suit yourself up the cab, OK? Get yourself home, I'll stay here

with Michael.

I can't believe, right, we are flying in four hours' time.

Oh, moan, moan, moan.

Get a shower, couple of hours, keep your eyes wide.

Tell the grandkids, innit?

Well, maybe not.

John! John!

What are you doing in my room?

You're back.

Thank God, I was so worried about you.

I know I shouldn't be asking this, but I know all about Robin Palmer and her

mates.

Thanks for telling me. I tried.

Well, I escaped with my virtue intact, if that's what you want to know.

And if you don't mind, I've had a knacker in 24 hours. I just want a

my bed.

Alone. Look, I just want to say one thing.

I've been thinking about it most of the night.

And I just want to say it.

I didn't behave well with you.

I know.

I just seem to get myself into these methods with women.

Is that what you think?

Don't be sarcastic. It doesn't suit you.

When Emma got pregnant, I thought you'd understand. You've got a child.

Babies change things.

You can be a father to a baby without having to be involved with a mother.

Yeah, but now there is no baby. We wouldn't have broken up but for that.

Leanne, we were good together.

He told your mother.

Couldn't get hold of her.

Sitting in a desert with her bloody camels and those Arab toy boys, is she?

Do you know?

Did they tell you what happened?

Just that you collapsed.

Someone found you in the Hilton.

Yeah, well... I was having lunch there, you know.

Just to kill some time.

I started getting these pains in my chest. The doctors say they're going to

release you tomorrow.

After we've done some more tests.

I'll take you home.

You don't have to do that.

I'm going to move back in for a while.

If that's okay.

What happened?

You ever tip with your boyfriend?

No, Dad, Will is just a friend.

Yeah, well, it's the last time I fly with your pansy airline.

I don't care how many free airmiles I get.

Back to BA for me.

I'm flying again at lunchtime. I'll be going.

You could wait another ten minutes.

Please, son.

Please.

Last night I was on the beach watching the sunset and thinking,

If only Leanne could see this.

I did.

Yeah, well, I wish she could have seen it with me.

I wish she could have been there drinking wine, laughing, telling me some

your smutty jokes.

I'm looking unbelievably fuckable.

I knew it.

You just want a shag.

No.

I want to start again with you.

As if none of this crap had ever happened.

I want to see how far we can go.

This could be the best chance either of us ever get.

Due to failure through British Air Force into chaos, airlines are finally

starting to get back on schedule.

Passengers on some flights are still expected to land.

Marco, you're late.

You can't possibly fly with a suitcase that big.

I'm moving house.

What are you doing here?

Who shaved this morning?

You know you shouldn't be flying.

Not in your... Shut up!

Go shave. Be back here in five minutes.

Or I'll page a stand -by.

What is it? I'm trying to get some sleep in here.

I have to talk to you.

What, now?

Right now.

Something I need to tell you about.

About me and you.

Can I come in?

Well, actually, now's not a good time.

If it's important, I can go.

I could be leaving in half an hour anyway.

No, you're right.

It's all right, I didn't realise.

Don't mean to interrupt.

It's all right. I'll see you downstairs.

Dry yourself off. You're going to catch your death.

Tell me, Marco, cabin checks, please.

Quickly.

You're supposed to tell the airline you're pregnant.

There's no need.

What do you mean?

Hello. Good morning, sir. Thank you.

Can we help you with that hand luggage, Mark? Would you like to keep this junk

in your hand?

Please.

just have your attention now for the next few moments while we run through a

short demonstration of the safety features on board this 737 -200.

There are six exits.

Two at the front of the plane, two over the wings, and two at the rear.

That's what you wanted, isn't it? But I thought we'd talk first. There are

lights in the ground that will guide you to your nearest exit.

How could you do that? I did what I had to do. That's life, Marco.

Grill up, deal with it.

In the unlikely event that's all we're going to know.

Where's Marco?

Marco?

Marco? Marco? Marco?

Marco? Marco?

Marco? Marco? Marco?

Hail the joy and hail the fun. Now it's time for me to get on top

of the world.

Got the world in my hands and I'm

feeling.