The Concorde... Airport '79

(DRAMATlC lNSTRUMENTAL MUSlC)

More coffee?

May I have another coffee, please?

l'll help you.

Yes!

l was surprised to see your name on the crew list this morning.

Life is full of surprises.

You still take it black?

Mmm-hmm.

l heard you retired.

For a short time. l've changed my mind.

l'm glad you did.

ls there anything else you need, Captain?

lt is still amazing to me.

Only three hours and a half ago we were in Paris.

The world seems so small.

Thank you, Dulles.

They want us to park on 23.

There's going to be a ceremony

when Federation officially takes ownership of the plane.

Tell them we'll be right there.

Concorde Flight 28, you're clear for landing.

(OVER RADlO) Roger, Dulles.

Holy Christ.

What is over the runways, Dulles?

Full power. Go around. Gear up!

Gear up.

Oh, my God ! What's happening?

The three balloonists, two men and a young woman,

members of the radical environmentalist group, Airpeace,

surrendered to Virginia State Police.

The Concorde flight 28 was en route from Paris.

The airplane was recently purchased by Federation World Airlines,

making it America's first supersonic commercial carrier.

A spokesman for the airline said

that today's incident would not change their plans

to make a pre-Olympic goodwill flight to Moscow on the Concorde tomorrow.

ln other news, Harrison lndustries today

unveiled its highly secret Buzzard Project.

Science editor Jeffrey Marks was

at Harrison lndustries' Maryland test facility

for this special report.

Since 1974, Harrison lndustries

has been developing for the Air Force

the Buzzard Attack Drone,

the newest weapon in the United States arsenal.

A radio-controlled, unmanned target plane

is being sent out over the ocean.

Conceived of by Dr. Kevin Harrison,

chairman of Harrison lndustries,

the Buzzard was designed by Harrison's chief designer, Willie Halpern.

Capable of speeds that exceed twice the speed of sound,

the attack drone has an interception range of over 1,000 miles

and a hitherto unheard of rate of successful kills close to 100%.

Guided by television cameras set into its nose

and an on-board computer system,

the Buzzard shows its muscle.

Once locked to its prey,

the super-fast bird electronically homes in on its target.

At Harrison lndustries' test facility,

this is Jeffrey Marks for Nightly News.

Testing of the drone will continue at

the Harrison facility at daybreak tomorrow.

ln a related story, the prestigious

United States Science Foundation

has named Dr. Kevin Harrison as their Man of the Year

for his achievements in advancing aerospace technology.

Dr. Harrison, 43, chairman of the conglomerate Harrison lndustries,

was graduated from Harvard with a doctorate in physics.

Dr. Harrison lives in Washington

with his wife and three children.

Members of the Russian Olympic team

concluded a weeklong goodwill tour

at the Cole Fieldhouse at the University of Maryland this afternoon.

As a continuing feature leading to our exclusive coverage

of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow,

Robert Palmer gives us this special look at these fine athletes.

Sport has always been a tapestry of contrasts,

a never-ending variety of movement.

The epitome of grace, Alicia Rogov,

was the all-round women's gymnastics gold medal winner

in Munich and Montreal.

She'll be trying for an unprecedented third gold medal in Moscow.

Just another facet of the 22nd Olympiad.

This is Robert Palmer for Nightly News.

Can I interview you for American television?

Are you crazy? What are you doing here?

My viewers want the whole story. lt's up close and personal.

l will scream if you don't leave!

Please, do not scream.

l'm just gonna ask you a few questions.

How does it feel to be a national hero?

Would you look right into the camera?

Ladies and gentlemen, we're talking today with Miss Alicia. . . Rogov!

Thanks.

Come on, American. lnterview me.

All right, Miss Rogov.

Tell us why it's so important for you to win three gold medals.

You're 24. lsn't that a little old for competition?

Old? I want to show everyone,

you don't have to be 15 with a figure like boy to win gold medal.

Anything else, Mr. Reporter?

Whatever happened to the shy young woman

l met four years ago in Montreal?

She grew up and fell in love.

Nelli !

Alicia!

Please! Very soon the bus is leaving for the hotel.

What? Something amuses you.

The bubbles. They tickle in strange places.

l want you to put all your strange places into nice, dry clothes.

Now.

She's gone, Robert.

Robert!

Robert Palmer!

Thanks for the interview.

Come back here, Robert Palmer.

Thanks, Walter.

Any time, Joe.

l won't, Paul.

l know. Just friends.

You don't know how much you hurt me when you left.

l never wanted to hurt you.

lt doesn't take very much.

lsabelle, can I tell you something very personal?

Mmm-hmm.

Your hair is in my French fries.

l won't let you hurt me again.

Hold on ! l'm coming !

l'm coming !

Who is it?

Miss Whelan? My name is Carl Parker.

l'm the assistant sales director for Harrison lndustries.

We met at an open house you had here for the World Hunger Council.

l need your help.

l'm sorry.

l would've called, but your number's not listed.

No, it's all right. Please, come in.

Well, I only have a minute.

Miss Whelan, you're an important person. You have influence.

Now, they'll listen to you.

l don't understand. What is the problem?

l have information that Harrison lndustries,

through their overseas operations,

have been making illegal sales of arms for the last 15 years.

Harrison lndustries?

Weapons were sold to the North Vietnamese during our war there.

Weapons that killed a lot of our men.

Come on. That's ridiculous. No!

They've secretly sold arms to Cuba, to Syria and Uganda,

arsenals to terrorist groups.

Can you prove any of this?

l have the documents that detail the sales.

l've locked them away in a safe place.

l gave my wife the key and l've asked her

to deliver them to you tomorrow morning.

l'm leaving for Paris in the morning.

Now if these documents exist, we can go see them now.

No! They have people looking for me. l have to leave town.

Now let me just go up and get changed, and I can be right. . .

But you don't understand !

Mr. Parker?

Hello? Hello! Hello, operator!

Help! Help me! Please, somebody, help!

Help me! Please!

Please! Help me!

Help me! Please!

Captain Metrand?

Captain Metrand, Joe Patroni.

Oh. l'm gonna be flying with ya. Just wanted to say hello.

l'm sorry, Captain. l went to bed early.

Oh, I didn't mean to disturb you.

Get some sleep and we'll talk tomorrow.

Good night to you, too, honey!

l've heard a lot about you, Captain.

So I knew that terrific perfume wasn't yours.

Oh. . .

Carl was a friend of mine.

He worked for me for almost 20 years. This is unbelievable.

l was standing right next to him.

One minute he's talking to me. Then. . .

Oh, God ! lt was horrible!

Kevin, he said there were documents.

Documents that proved that Harrison lndustries

has been making illegal arms sales.

You would have to approve those sales.

Documents?

What did Carl think he was doing?

Somebody in my organization must be trying to blackmail me.

l just can't understand how Carl got involved.

He always seemed like such a decent, kind man.

Why would your own people want to blackmail you?

Because big business is like that kid's game, King of the Mountain.

When you're on top, somebody always wants to knock you on your ass.

Are you saying you've never made illegal arms sales?

Maggie, l'm a very rich man.

l have everything in life I could ever want.

Why would I jeopardize that by doing something so incredibly stupid?

Blow your nose.

Sweet Maggie.