Avalanche

Oh, I have a reservation.

For Caroline Brace.

I don't see it here.

Would you try Shelby please?

- Oh right, so who are you, Shelby or Brace?

- Brace until I married Shelby and then Shelby again,

Brace again after the divorce.

I don't feel like Shelby anymore.

- Okay I'll change the reservation to Brace.

- Thank you. - That's right,

I'll take care of that for you.

Please show Miss Brace to fourth floor.

Caroline!

Caroline!

He's over there.

Oh Caroline, darling!

Oh.

Did David ask you here? - Yes.

He didn't tell you?

- Oh no that boy never tells his mother anything

except goodnight.

Are you gonna get back together?

Oh, you had to ask.

Let me see, I have to think about that one.

Don't think.

What is this, some obscene proposal?

- There's a lot of ground to cover, it's all we--

This person is called McDade.

- Hello. - It's nice to meet you.

He works here.

I always forget what your job is.

Bookkeeper.

Excuse me, you really should-- - He's a bookkeeper.

Hardly a VIP escorting the great man's mother around.

No offense, McDade.

I like you. - Thank you.

There's a lot of ground we have to cover.

- Let the heart guide the head, McDade.

And have you got a fella?

Two or three.

- Holy cow, are you gonna turn into a swinger?

- (chuckles) Am I, let's see, could be.

How is the great man?

Up to his ass in celebrity.

- Hey Gary, what brings you to this opening?

You said you were gonna quit competition.

What decided you to turn pro?

- I just want to be part of this whole fantastic thing

going on here.

- We assume that Mr Shelby-- - Hey Gary.

- Very attractive? - Well she certainly help.

Besides, I've never done the Golinda before.

- Try the suicide jump? - Sure, why not?

What about you, Bruce?

Are you gonna break that downhill record of yours tomorrow?

- It wasn't part of the deal but I'll do my best for you.

- Bruce, from the beginning you seem to thrive on risk.

Have you ever known fear?

Well I never thought about it.

I ski like I breathe or talk or make love.

- Oh, kinda makes me wonder what you do best.

Boy, I'll say.

He's established a record of that.

- How are you? - Bruce!

You look fantastic!

Oh thank you.

Kathy, come and get in the picture.

Come on! - Hey Kathy come on.

- You go ahead. - How you doing?

A little nervous? - A little.

- Wow, I can dig that, let me tell you.

- That skier is too fast for Tina.

- How do you girls feel about? - Well I admit,

I do have my eye on the Show Me Awards.

- I just wanna do the best I can.

It's terrific to see you.

The two of you together.

- Hello dear. - How are you today?

Fine, sir.

- Mother, you and McDade have a full schedule,

there's an awful lot to see around here.

- Can't we sit together awhile and have a drink and talk?

- I would like to have some time with Caroline.

Come on, McDade.

Thanks for the tour.

See ya.

Hi.

Looking so good.

Hold the elevator!

- You're looking well, maybe a little tired.

- Excuse me, Mr. Shelby? - Yeah.

- Any chance of us getting the shot of the Shelby trophy?

- Sure, get all the boys together, meet me in my office.

Excuse me.

- Come on, there's something I wanna show you.

- Susan. - Yes David?

Mr. Shelby?

This is Mrs. Shelby.

How do you do?

How do you do?

Susan Maxwell, my secretary.

Uh-huh.

- Oh, did you get ahold of Marty Brenner?

- Not yet. - Try again.

I just did.

- Well keep on trying. - Okay!

David.

It's just incredible what you've done.

All of it, incredible.

Yeah (sighs).

Took a lot of time, a lot of effort.

You know.

Through the whole thing I used to think a lot about

how we used to lie around on Houston Street

and talk a lot.

Quiet elegance.

Planet, remember?

Well.

Well.

I guess you got it.

Oh, hell, Caroline.

Okay.

You registered as Brace. - Yes?

It's who I am.

- I wanted to change it back to Caroline Shelby.

You can't do that.

You could.

I wanna talk.

I don't even know what I wanna talk about,

I mean, can we just talk? - Sure.

This is the big one.

Four years ago I came out here and I saw that mountain

out there and I knew, I'm climbing it.

I opened up this magnificent country for myself

and for anybody who wants to join me.

I fought like a son of a bitch.

I fought the bank, I fought the government.

I fought even my own corporation.

Hell, I built an empire for them.

And then the environmentalists,

they say I'm destroying the environment.

Come here, come here, let me show you something.

Here.

Look out here.

Does this look like I'm destroying?

I'm creating a beautiful life here.

It's a good thing that's happening.

What's wrong, then?

- One of the planning commissioners I had to deal with

is under investigation.

- What, about this? - Oh no.

There's some other corporate connections.

Yeah, and?

- (sighs) Well, I bought some of this land

from one of those corporations.

- Isn't that a matter of public record?

Yes, and so is a

sizeable contribution I made toward his senatorial campaign.

Hello?

Well keep trying.

Damn it!

So what are you gonna do?

- I'm gonna take you to lunch, I don't wanna talk

about this mess, you're here, I...

I love that you're here.

I love you.

- Lunch, huh? - Right.

And, how is your life,

are you still working for Harper's Bazaar?

- Vogue-- - Oh yes I mean Vogue.

Hello.

Right, send them in.

Press.

I'm David Shelby.

Mr. Cavelli.

- I know, she's a little off center,

like she wasn't twirler last year.

She's getting it together.

Thatta girl, Kathy!

You all right, Kathy?

Need anything?

It doesn't mean anything at all.

It's all right, it's okay.

No Leo, it's not.

I always do that to myself.

When I saw her.

Yes, she'll get to you.

You forgot how beautiful you are.

Love yourself.

And when you're doing that spin,

you'll find your center and you'll let go.

And don't let anything in the world guide you

off your center.

- So miners are digging for silver in the 1880s,

and the mountain avalanched.

Buried everybody.

No one's dared touch it since.