Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told

DELTA, BRAVO, REPORT.

VICTOR 5.

CHOPPER'S ALL YOURS.

IT'S NASTY OUT THERE.

YOU'D BETTER WATCHYOUR SIX.

I NEED YOU TOMAIL THIS FOR ME.ASTY OUT THERE.

HOLD ON. WAIT.

I NEED YOU TOIS THAT WHOMAIL THIS FOR ME.AI THINK IT IS?

YEAH.

LET'S GO!

MOVE OUT! MOVE OUT!

PREPARE FOR LIFT-OFF.

: HEY, PHOEBE!

THAT CRUMMY RIBBON'SFALLING APART.

GIVE IT UP ALREADY!

COME ON, LIB, LET'S GO BACK INSIDE.

GOOD MORNING.

MORNING.

DID YOU HAVEA NICE WEEKEND?

OH, YES, VERY NICE.

AND YOU?

YES. I DID.

WELL, GOOD!

GOOD.

SO, WHAT HAVEYOU GOT THERE?

OH, OLIVER SENT ME TO GET THISFROM THE TERMINAL ANNEX.

OH. WELL, THEY LOOKPRETTY TERMINAL.

MOST OF THEM ARE JUSTCRUMBLING TO ASHES.

WELL, THIS IS A JOBY LOOKFOR THE POSTABLES, RIGHT?

RIGHT!

I MEAN,

WE REALLY DO MAKEA GOOD TEAM, DON'T WE?

"WE," AS IN YOU AND OLIVERAND SHANE AND--

UH-OH!

IT'S SHANE'SBIRTHDAY TODAY.

OH, RIGHT.

I FORGOT TO GETHER A PRESENT.

HEY! MAYBE WE COULDGO IN ON SOMETHING...

TOGETHER.

OH, WE COULD DO THAT. WE COULDGO IN ON SOMETHING...

OR-- OR WITH OLIVER.ETHER.

OLIVER LIKES TO GO INON... STUFF, RIGHT?

OR-- OR WITH OLIVERIGHT.R.

NOW, IN THE COURSEOF YOUR ORIENTATION

AS POSTAL TRAINEES,

HAS ANYONE EXPLAINED TO YOUOF YOUR ORIENTATION

THE CONCEPTOF THE "DEAD LETTER" YET?

SEE, I FEELIT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT--

OH!

TWO OF MY COLLEAGUESRIGHT HERE!

THIS IS RITA AND NORMAN.

WHAT'S THIS?

THIS ISOH, THAT'SNORMAN.A "DARK OF NIGHT AWARD"

FOR POSTAL SERVICE

GOING ABOVE AND BEYONDTHE CALL OF DUTY.

THIS WAS AWARDEDTO MY GRANDFATHER,

A GREAT MAN, CHESTER STANLEY O'TOOLE.

THERE'S BEEN AN O'TOOLE

AIN THE POSTAL SERVICECHESTERSINCE 1787.TOOLE.

OLIVER'S GREAT-GREAT-GRANDFATHER

WAS A PONY EXPRESS RIDER.

"MAD DOG O'TOOLE." I HAVE HIS WHIP

AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

AS LONG ASTHERE'S BEEN A POST OFFICE,

THERE HAS BEEN AN O'TOOLEDELIVERING MAIL.

EVEN THESE?

YES. YES! HAS BEEN AN O'TOOLEEVEN THE FIRE-DAMAGED.L.

NOW, IT ISA VERY BUSY MONDAY.

LET'S SEE YOU OFFTO PASSPORTS, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HI.- THANK YOU.

BYE!

AND, AS I MENTIONED, DON'T FORGET TO WRITE.

HOW DID ALL THESEGET BURNED?

THEY WERE DAMAGED

WHILE IN THE CAREOF A FORMER POSTAL CARRIER,

WHO IS NOW A FORMER SMOKERAS WELL.

CAN'T BELIEVEI'M GONNA SAY THIS,

BUT THESE ACTUALLYSEEM IMPOSSIBLE.

WITH GODAND THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE,

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, NORMAN.

NOW, JUST AS SOON ASMS. MCINERNEY ARRIVES,

WHICH SHOULD BEJUST ABOUT...

NOW...

JUST ABOUT...

OH. SORRY.

UH...

NOW.

WHERE IS SHE?

HMM.

MORNING!

HEY, HAZEL.

WHERE DIDTHAT SWING COME FROM?

IT WAS AN EARLY BIRTHDAY GIFT.

FROM...?

IT WAS AN NEVER MIND! DAY GIFT.

MM-HMM...

WELL, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

YOU GOT A CARDFROM YOUR MOTHER

AND YOUR INSURANCECOMPANY AND...

WHO IS STEVE?

I'LL TAKE THOSE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOODBYE, HAZEL.

SAVE ME SOME CAKE!

STEVE.

WOW.

OH, WOW.THAT'S AMAZING!

IT'S A NEWCHEMICAL SOLUTION

I'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

WHAT DO WE HAVESO FAR, NORMAN?

NOT MUCH, JUST A FEWWORDS HERE AND THERE,

LIKE "HERE,"

AND "THERE."

I THINK I HAVE A PIECEOF A PHONE NUMBER HERE.

PUT IT OVER THERE.

OH, WELL, LET ME JUSTCLEAR ALL THIS OFF.

WHAT IS ALL THIS? IT LOOKS LIKE...

SAND?

WHAT IS ALLYEAH. IT FELLIT LOOKS LIOUT OF THE...

IT FELL OUTOF THE ENVELOPE!

OH!

IT FELL OUTI HAVE A COUSINOF THE ENVELOPEWHO'S A GEOLOGIST

AND THE LAST WORDIN SOIL.

ANOTHER COUSIN?

CORNELL. YEAH, HE WROTEA SCIENTIFIC BESTSELLER--

"SANDS OF MANY LANDS."

OH, WELL, MAKEL. YEAH, HE WROTETHE CALL, NORMAN.IC BESTSELLER--

HUH.

HMM.

AH. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

: THANK YOU! I'M SORRY I'M LATE.

IT WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFULSPRING MORNING

I JUST COULDN'T BEARTO LEAVE MY FRONT PORCH.

WELL, IT IS A GREAT DAYTO BE... OLDER.

I JUST COULDN'T BEARTHANK YOU, NORMAN.ONT PORCH.

IN HONOR OFYOUR BIRTHDAY

I JUWE'D LIKE YOU TO BETHANK YOU, OUR GUEST THIS EVENING

FOR DINNER ATTHE MAILBOX GRILLE.

IT'S THE MONDAY NIGHTPRIME RIB POSTAL SPECIAL.

I'D LOVE THAT.

IT'S THE MONDAY NIGHTPRIME WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?

THESE ARETHE BURNED LETTERS

THAT WE RECOVEREDFROM THE TERMINAL ANNEX.

AND HARDLY ANY OF THEMCAN BE SALVAGED.

WE HAVE ONE THAT HASN'TCOMPLETELY CRUMBLED,

BUT ALL WE HAVE ANY OF THEMARE A FEW WORDS, ALVAGED.

A PARTIAL DATE, T HASN'TAND SOME NUMBERS.ED,

BUT ALLWELL, WE'VE STARTEDMARE A FEWITH LESS. RIGHT?

I'LL JUST GET MY LAPTOPAND WE'LL--

OH, NO.

OH... NO...

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!

EXCUSE ME!

AHEM.THAT'S... MINE.

THAT'S MY CARD.

OH! I THOUGHT IT FELLOFF A CART. HERE.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY... SHANE?

YES.

YEAH.- THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.YES.

REALLY?

COULD YOU DIRECT METO THE D.L.O.?

OH, SURE! THAT'S MY DEPARTMENT.

COULD YOU DIRECT MEOH.THE D.L.O.?

DOES OLIVER O'TOOLESTILL WORK THERE?

OH, YES.HE'S RIGHT IN THROUGH--

WELL, THAT WAS... OLIVER.

IT'S OKAY.

COULD YOU JUSTGIVE HIM A MESSAGE?

OF COURSE.

TELL HIM...

TELL HIM HIS DADNEEDS TO TALK TO HIM.

HIS... UM...

THAT'S...

THAT'S YOU?

YEAH.- AH! THAT'S...

I'LL GIVE YOU MY NUMBER.

YEAH.UM...- AH! THAT'S...