Strange Angel

- It was no - Gone with the Wind.

That's for sure.

People need a little romance.

Am I right?

Richie?

I-I didn't see it.

You're kidding. No.

Everyone saw that one.

You ask me, Dorothy was playing all of them guys.

Especially the lion.

I know girls like that.

They get three, four guys

wrapped around their fingers at a time.

My roommates the type. Angie.

She's not home.

She works nights.

Meters running, buddy.

I should be getting home.

I fly to Washington D.C. tomorrow.

I have to pack and prepare.

Hmm, well, all right.

You give my regards to Mr. Roosevelt.

Good night.

Nice move, Casanova.

Where the hell have you been all night?

What are you doing here?

I came by...

Goddamn it.

Are you okay?

- Do you want to just... - Let me.

You were using the wrong key.

I stayed up late last night thinking

about why Mesulam would've sent you instead of me.

I have security clearance from the propeller team.

Doesn't matter what the reason is.

Fortunately, I have a solution.

- What is this? - The proposal.

Our proposal.

Everything you would ever need to know

about the potential of rocketry is in those pages.

Take it, study it.

It'll be just like I'm right there with you.

Mesulam said that they were interested

- in a more practical appli... - Mesulam is limited.

Okay? His vision, I mean.

Don't forget, he was about to let you

trade in your entire future

- for fucking propellers. - All I'm saying

Is maybe we should hear what they want,

before we start talking talking about moon colonies.

I told you what they want.

Christ, I told them what they want.

If you'd been there, you would have seen

Braxtons face light up.

Look, I understand, you're in a difficult situation.

It's not fair.

You're a gifted scientist, Richard,

and I'll have words with anyone who says otherwise.

But lets face it: talking to people...

is not your strong suit.

That's not a criticism, it's a fact.

But that's why you have me.

And I promise you, this proposal

is gonna get you through this.

These are not men of imagination.

They're soldiers, bureaucrats.

Exactly, which is why it's not enough to explain rocketry.

You have to bend them to your will.

You can do it, you just have to believe you can.

Belief has nothing to do with it.

The-the data speaks for itself.

Oh, boy.

You think it's too late for me to buy a ticket

and come with you?

I'm kidding. You think I have that kind of dough?

At least I'll be with you in spirit.

It's hard to believe you're actually gonna fly.

I can't very well drive to D.C.

I don't even own a car.

Well, I think it's... fantastic.

In fact, it's a hell of a thing.

Here we go. Omelet de Parsons.

You should try it.

It tastes better than it looks.

I'm not hungry.

Are you gonna keep this up forever?

- Please don't do that. - Do what?

Act like I'm the one who's being unreasonable.

You can't ask me to stop going, not now.

Not when our dreams are so close

to finally becoming a reality.

You know, if Richard succeeds,

you'll be under more scrutiny.

I'm told the military is very careful

about what sort of people they work with.

I'm not entirely sure

I understand what you mean by that.

I think you understand perfectly.

What do I have to do for you to forgive me?

There are some things you can't forgive.

That could be Richard. I have to take it.

Don't go. Okay? Please.

Hello?

No, I can hear you.

I understand. One moment.

It's Murphy. His cars broke down.

He needs a ride to work.

Should I tell him no?

No, you should go.

They've got me working a double shift.

I'm gonna be home late.

Okay.

Where the hell have you been?

I don't know, but there's a shitload of water.

Jack...

Jack, are you with me?

I'm right here.

I-I think I might...

I was thinking maybe I ought to take a swim.

No. Now, you listen to me.

Hey.

Ernest, are you still there?

Can-can you bring a light?

What?

Ernest.

I'm at Point Dume.

Ernest. Ernest.

- Here you go. - Thanks, sweetheart.

You're welcome.

First time?

No.

It's all right, son.

I can always spot a greenhorn.

If you ask me, this whole enterprise is unnatural.

Were thumbing our noses at the Almighty himself.

Hurtling through the sky in tin coffins.

Black magic's what it is.

Actually, there's nothing magical about it.

A propeller creates lift, in a forward direction...

We call this thrust.

The rotary motion through the air

creates a difference in pressure between the

front and back surfaces of the blades and...

I thought I was scared my first time!

Son, they're gonna identify your body

by the shit in your britches!

Hi, uh, Pueblo Powder Company, Saugus, please?

Hi. This is Susan Parsons.

I need to speak to my husband, Jack Parsons.

It's an emergency.

I see.

Uh, um, yes.

Uh, his mother is-is quite ill.

It's... it's possible he went to the hospital to see her.

Yes, uh, so am I.

He should've called to inform you.

Please don't hold it against him,

she really is quite sick.

Come in.

What is it?

Well, you look as if you've seen the devil himself.

It's Jack.

What's he done now?

Susan?

He's hurt himself at work.

I need to go collect him.

Well, why didn't you just say so?

You had me worried it was something far worse.

Go, if you must.

Thank you for understanding.

Ernest?

Ernest?!

Ernest?!

Ernest?!

Ernest?!

Jack Parsons!

Come, brother, be baptized with me!

I need your help.

Button me up?

Id ask if you felt it too, but I don't have to ask.

It's remarkable.

I dare say there's a potency in you now

that wasn't there before.

There is.

I take it you're making progress

with Frater J.P.s scientist friend?

You know what it is to be adored, don't you?

How it feels.

You of all people must know.

Love is the essential

- companion to our will... - No, not love.

I'm not talking about love.

I'm talking about...

worship.

To look in the eyes of another and see their...

it's... fear, isn't it?

MARISOL...

You don't know your power until you see it reflected.

Do not be misled by this illumination.

Pursue your will unfettered.