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Confronting Loss and Communication in Family
Nick Falzone
What is it?
[Finds Connie crying in the living room]
Connie Falzone
Sit down, Nick. I've been explaining to the kids what it means that daddy... won't be around anymore.
Nick Falzone
Hey... hey, hey Connie. Wait a minute, Connie... Connie, do you even want to hear my side of this?
[drops bouquet]
Connie Falzone
What's your side of my father dying...?
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A Message from Mary in Colorado
Nick Falzone
I called your house and Mary said you'd be out here.
[to Russell Bell]
Nick Falzone
She sounds good
Nick Falzone
Oh, she wanted I give you this message, "See, I told you Colorado wasn't far enough".
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Confrontation in a Supermarket Setting
Nick Falzone
Anything I can do?
[Nick finds Mary crying in the supermarket]
Mary Bell
No, fine.
Supermarket Boy
Is this man bothering you?
[to Mary]
Supermarket Boy
What did you say to her?
[to Nick]
Nick Falzone
Hey! Hey, go away. Go battle evil on aisle twelve!
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Miscommunication in High-Pressure Situation
Nick Falzone
I'm personally going to see to it that you go down in flames!
[to Russell Bell]
Airplane Pilot
What?
Nick Falzone
Negative, United. That was not to you. Not to you!
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The Illusion of Charm in Relationships
Mary Bell
Are there people who find you charming?
Nick Falzone
Well they pretend, cause I try real hard.
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Air Traffic Control: A High-Stakes Responsibility
Mr. Feeney
Controlling air traffic's much like conducting an orchestra.
Nick Falzone
Mr. Feeney used a metaphor. Can you say "metaphor"?
Know-It-All Schoolboy
That wasn't a metaphor. That was a simile. "Laying pipe" is a metaphor. Did you know that an air traffic controller is responsible for more lives in a shift than a surgeon is in his life? It looks like a computer game.
Nick Falzone
This is no game. You make a mistake here, there's no reset button.
Schoolboy's mother
Don't touch me.
Know-It-All Schoolboy
I hear controllers have the highest rates of depression, nervous breakdowns, heart attacks and alcoholism.
Nick Falzone
Don't forget suicide, kid.
Schoolboy's mother
He always researches our field trips. He's been online since he was 4.
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The Endurance of Human Pain
Russell Bell
Human beings can tolerate a lot of pain, you never know until it happens.
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Reflecting on Past Bowling and Alcoholism
Russell Bell
I used to bowl, when I was an alcoholic.
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Marriage and Temptation in the Workplace
Ed Clabes
I'm married.
[When the girls sit down at the table with the controllers at the diner]
Nick Falzone
And you were just about to throw yourself at him, weren't you?
[the controllers all laugh]
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Marriage and Beauty: A Cautionary Perspective
Russell Bell
If you ever want to sleep at night, don't marry a beautiful girl.
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Revelation of a Hidden Relationship
Nick Falzone
What do you need?
Mary Bell
I told Russell.
Nick Falzone
You told him what?
Mary Bell
About us.
Nick Falzone
Why did you do that? Why would you do something like that? What are you, fucking nuts? Why would you do that?Tell me why you'd do... Are you sick?
Mary Bell
Last night was a major moment in our marriage. We reached this honesty and he shared something with me that was unbelievably personal.
Nick Falzone
What?!
Mary Bell
Like I'm gonna tell you. It was important I share with him in return.
Nick Falzone
You know I gotta work with this guy? We work together!
Mary Bell
I know. It's okay. He's not upset.
Nick Falzone
Yeah, right!
Mary Bell
He's all right about it.
Nick Falzone
Bullshit! You understand? It's never all right! I'm a man! He's a man! Trust me! It's never all right. Ever! Ever!
Mary Bell
He was moved that I was so honest.
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Casual Inquiry About Leaving Plans
Tina Leary
Hangin left today, Ed?
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The Insanity of Clinging to Sanity
Nick Falzone
To hold on to sanity too tight is insane.
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Questioning Control in Aviation
Dynajet Flight Attendant
Sir, will you please sit down! The Captain is in control of the plane!
Nick Falzone
Oh, you think the Captain is in control? Now THAT would really scare me!
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A Brief Inquiry About Exit Strategy
Mary Bell
Mr. Falzone, what's the fewest number of words you can use to get out that door?
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A Lighthearted Exchange Between Pilots
Jethro (Sparta Pilot)
Sparta 753 for Newark approach.
Nick Falzone
Hey Sparta 753, is that Jethro?
Jethro (Sparta Pilot)
Yeehaw!
Nick Falzone
How's my favorite redneck?
Jethro (Sparta Pilot)
Falzone, are you mocking me, son?
Nick Falzone
Yes, before you run out of cornpone or whatever you use for fuel.
Jethro (Sparta Pilot)
Shoot, we wouldn't waste good moonshine to fly one of these shit-boxes. Now are you going to give me a vector or am I going to have to find New York by the smell?
Nick Falzone
Oh, all right. Sparta 753 turn left heading zero-zeven-zero, maintain two-thousand till localizer. Cleared ILS runway four.
Jethro (Sparta Pilot)
ILS runway four. Hey let's have dinner some time control. I want to see if you are as ugly as you sound.
Nick Falzone
OK, as long as I can find a place where we don't need shoes. Now will your pig be dinning with you or will you be sleeping alone?
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Efficiency in Air Traffic Management
TRACON Manager
I know he brings em in steep, and tight. But he gets the job done. He pushes tin.
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Miscommunication Among Air Traffic Controllers
Ed Clabes
Dammit! I left a *note*, to use alternate climbouts today. Who's on departure?
Tina Leary
Uh, I dunno it's probably Harrison?
Ed Clabes
Harrison, that asshole! I'll make sure every seven forty-seven leaving New York tomorrow night blows shingles off his roof!
Tina Leary
Well, at least it drowns out Falzone.
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Struggling with Sobriety in Chaos
Mary Bell
I am way too sober for this.
[Listening to Nick ramble on about their affair]
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A Tall Tale About Wake Turbulence
Ron Hewitt
Hey Russell, we hear this story, they say you stood on a runway in New Mexico and let a 747 part your hair with wake turbulence. That happen?
Russell Bell
No.
Ron Hewitt
That's what we thought.
Russell Bell
No, that was in ].
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Barry Plotkin
You really did that?
Russell Bell
Yeah!
Barry Plotkin
Why?
Russell Bell
Well, I guess my life was a little short on excitement. Of course, all that's changed tonight.
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The Perils of Overthinking
Russell Bell
Thought is the enemy.
Nick Falzone
I know. I've been thinking too much. I had that thought actually.
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Questioning Control in Aviation
Nick Falzone
Oh, you really think the pilot is controlling this plane? That would really scare me.
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Air Traffic Control Tensions Rise
Leo Morton
Ed, can you take that Delta?
Ed Clabes
No, I can't take the Delta, my airspace is finite.
Barry Plotkin
Uh-oh, Ed's going down the drain.
Ed Clabes
I am NOT going down the drain.
Barry Plotkin
Oh yes you are. It happens every time you use the term "finite.
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Music and Memories in Conversation
Nick Falzone
Your singing was beautiful.
Mary Bell
My father. He was a professional singer, among other things.
Nick Falzone
What are you listening to?
Mary Bell
French tapes.
Nick Falzone
You're learning French?
Mary Bell
I like to learn new things.
Nick Falzone
Me too.
Mary Bell
You speak it?
Nick Falzone
French? Me? No.
Mary Bell
I've always wanted to learn, though. They say it's the language of love. I'm not sure how much I love it. But... That is nice. If you're interested, I'll loan you these when I'm finished.
Mary Bell
I'm so sorry...
[After she has gone to bed with Nick]
Nick Falzone
Why?
Mary Bell
I wasn't talking to you.
Nick Falzone
Who were you talking to?
Mary Bell
God, I guess! I read that when a person does not trust another person, it's because they, themselves...
Nick Falzone
They themselves what?
Mary Bell
Are you turning this around so it's about me? Is it, Nick? Is this about you?
Nick Falzone
What are you talking about?
Mary Bell
You look me in the eye, and tell me you've never cheated on me.
Nick Falzone
Come on. You want me to, I'm gonna be sick. I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be sick. This is not okay.
Mary Bell
You are an asshole! Capital A-S-H...
Nick Falzone
Stop hitting me!
Mary Bell
Asshole! O-L-E!
Nick Falzone
The captain, here. Shortly, we'll be descending. The cabin crew will complete, I know it's too early to ask you to forgive me. But do you think you could someday imagine starting to think about it? I just want you to know that if the situation were reversed, in my heart I'd forgive you.
Mary Bell
There's nothing to forgive.
Nick Falzone
What do you mean?
Mary Bell
Wanna know why? Because I did it too. Russell et moi. We did the deed. Le grand of freaky-frick. We went all over the house. We went upside down. We went sideways. We should have worn helmets.
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