[music]
[Teresa] Hi!
It's so good to see you.
Thank you so much for coming.
Sorry, dinner should
just be in a moment.
[music]
Hi! How are you?
You look stunning.
You look amazing.
Thank you guys
so much for coming.
[music]
Hi, how are you?
Enjoying yourself?
[music]
Hi! How are you?
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
I'm so sorry for the wait.
Dinner should just be
in a couple of minutes.
[music]
Mom, main course is ready,
we really should try
to serve it soon.
-Um...
Is daddy on his way?
I don't know, he's
not answering his phone.
I'm tired of leaving
messages on his voice mail.
What is wrong with Dad?
He knew about tonight.
These are his friends too.
I don't know what's wrong
with your Dad, honey.
Okay, that's it.
I'm calling Matt.
[phone ring]
Hi sugar lips, how you doing?
Hey, Babe, can
you do me a favour?
Can you put my dad
on the phone please?
No, he's in a meeting.
I'm not going in there,
I'll get fired.
[Frank] It's up to
the shareholders now,
they're going to vote
how they're going to vote.
What can you do?
Got to live with it.
No, it's not
that straight ahead.
Someone's poisoning the well.
I only got a week to reassure
the other board members.
How am I supposed to do that
when I don't know what
the heck's going on, without
scaring everybody off?
Well the company's strong;
it'll survive no matter...
sorry Joe.
No matter if you're
still in charge or not.
What if they
start cutting it up?
Joseph, maybe it's time
to hang up the saddle, huh?
Put away the spurs?
Give somebody else the reins;
let them take it
to the next level.
You just sit at home and
collect a big fat cheque.
Sounds like a good idea.
Not for me.
I built this company
myself from nothing.
I spent years putting
this together.
What is it, Matt?
Sorry to bother you boss,
I got a phone call for Mr. J.
Tell her I left.
Ah, speaker phones,
aren't they wonderful.
Sorry sir.
Yeah.
Dad, where are you?
You're supposed to be here.
Well where do you think I am,
honey, I'm at the office, okay.
Everybody's been
here for a while.
They're about to start
eating the furniture.
Ah, listen, just go
ahead without me, okay?
Please, I'll be there
when I get there.
Hold on, Mom
wants to talk to you.
No...
How could you do this?
Everyone has been asking
for you and don't forget
that we're leaving tomorrow...
[dial tone]
Tell them to start serving.
Okay.
[music]
[Joseph] Hey, Wes.
Evening Mr. J.
Put that on account
and keep on pouring
until the time you close.
It's a little late Mr. J.
There's no way you're going
to drink a 100 bucks tonight.
If I don't you can keep
the change, all right?
Go ahead.
[music]
Shouldn't you
be in bed by now?
What you did tonight
was unforgivable.
I got problems at work.
You've got problems at home.
I'm trying to tell
you something
and you're not listening.
-I'm not listening?
You haven't heard anything
I've said in ten years.
Is everybody ready
to leave tomorrow, or what?
That's right,
just change the subject.
That's what you do, isn't it?
That's what I do
cause I don't want to fight.
Of course you
don't want to fight,
but you might actually have to.
Do you know how much
life you've missed?
Don't you like this house?
Where do you think it
all comes from anyway?
I'm paying for it.
It costs money.
Where does the money come from?
I work for it!
Work, right,
is work the reason
you stayed away until
3 A.M. this morning?
Yeah, that's right.
Yeah, that's what
I've been doing.
Probably not a really good time
to tell you this I might not
be able to go with you
and the kids up to the lodge.
I got some trouble with the
board and I need to stick around
and talk to them and make sure
everything's worked out, okay?
It's not a good time
for me to leave town.
I'm going to the lodge
with or without you.
And if it's without you,
I'm not coming back.
What time is your
sister coming in?
She's going to meet
us up at the lodge tonight.
I invited Matt to come out
and spend a few days with us.
Matt, you mean
Frank's assistant Matt?
Yeah, Mom said it was okay.
-That's fine.
I hope it's no problem.
Okay, we're
doing well on time.
Let's go.
I love strong women.
Looks like you're in
the doghouse again, Dad.
Apparently.
[music]
[Nick] Hoo hoo!
Hey, brought 'em!
Hey, Nick.
Hi, Uncle Nick.
-Good to see you.
-Oh, you too.
I think you're big enough
to call me just Nick now.
Where's your sister?
She's coming up later.
Okay.
How you doing old man?
Not as old as you.
Or as pretty.
Good to see you.
Look at all this stuff.
Who's that?
I know who that is.
-Hey, handsome.
-Hi.
You been here long?
No, not too bad,
a couple of minutes.
-Come meet my mother.
-Okay.
So I changed the locks
like you asked, and are you
planning on going flying,
I can get it ready for you.
I am, yeah,
in the morning I think.
Good idea.
[Teresa] Mom, I'd like
you to meet Matt.
Why hello,
welcome to our home.
You must be the young man
who was able to get
my husband on the
phone last night.
-Yes, Ma'am, that was me.
-Well, thank you.
And this is my Uncle Nick.
I mean just Nick.
Nick, that's right,
how're you doing?
-Nice to meet you.
-So I'm going to go get
the plane ready,
here are the keys
and I'd like to help
but I'm a little old
for the heavy lifting.
-Sure.
Beginning to sound like me.
Hey, Mr. J,
thanks for having me.
My pleasure, any time.
Have you spoken to Frank?
No, no, I don't expect
to either, why?
Expect to?
Yeah, Mr. J was just asking
if I was going to be speaking
to Frank today.
I don't expect to.
If you do hear from the boys
tell them that I'm not
interested in knowing anything
that's going on and in fact,
I want to be left
completely out of the loop.
Yes, sir.
Um, Teresa, will you
help Matt get situated?
He's going to be in the guest
room at the top of the stairs
and you're going to love
the view by the way.
Will you take this
up to Teresa's room?
You just get here and
you're already talking
about the office?
You know I don't think the
world is going to stop spinning
around just because you say so.
We're going to
need to get a tree.
I can take care of that.
-You got it?
-Ahha.
So Teresa tells me
that you're a pilot.
Yeah, that's my affliction.
Sounds pretty awesome.
Did your dad teach you?
No, my father
passed away years ago.
Nick taught me how to fly.
You got to be kidding me.
He's a great mechanic,
good pilot in his own right.
He's a Vietnam vet.
He said he could land
a bucket of spit,
if the runway was long enough.
-Dad, that's gross!
-That's what he said.
It's beautiful up
there in the clouds
looking down on the earth.
No problem too big,
no idea too outrageous.
Amanda's here.
Hey, Teresa!
Want to drag
that around back?
Yeah.
[Nick] I got it.
[Amanda] Oh, great, hey!
-Hi!
-I missed you.
-I missed you too.
-Where's Mom?
-She's inside.
-Let's go.
-Got a nice tree.
-Good.
-How's the
plane looking?
It's all ready.
I take better care
of that plane
than I did my ex wife.
That's why
she's your ex wife.
You got a point.
I know all about it.
I'm going through it
with Christine right now.
Maybe you're screwing her up?
Take the word of the master.
Yeah.
I was thinking about
taking her flying with me.
-Yeah.
-Get up there in the clouds
like we used to
before we got married.
Plane's ready.
But you should go soon,
I think there's a weather
system blowing in.
Okay.
[music]
[Teresa] Anybody have matches?
Look in my coat,
I have a lighter in there.
What are you
doing with a lighter?
Oh just a habit
from my Girl Scout days,
you know, be prepared.
-Where's Dad?
He's in his study
making phone calls.
That's not going to work.
You know that I gave up
my school's infamous
Christmas party to be here.
Better start treating
me like a big girl.
-Hah!
-It's nice to have a dream.
Hot cocoa, guys,
works every time.
Hot cocoa with all
the fixings.
You know, it was hot cocoa
that made Gorbachev
tear down that wall
and don't get me started
about Nixon and the Chinese.
[laughter]
History major.
Hi, I'm up at the lodge.
I'm calling all
the board members.
That's right.
I don't want anybody
to do anything
until I speak to them
face to face.
At least do that for me, okay.
What's going on Dad?
What's not going on?
Okay, what's not going on?
Ah, Mom and I
are having trouble.
Yeah, that's what I've heard.
You know I know I think that you
guys just need some alone time.
No writing and no business.
Writing?
What's that?
See Dad, you don't even know.
But I mean it's fine.
It'll give you guys
something to talk about.
Okay.
What's up with the company?
Problems, problems, problems.
Okay, okay, look, I think
I've got just what you need.
A nice cup of hot cocoa.
Okay.
Come on.
[music]
Thank you.
I'm going
flying tomorrow.
Say goodbye to your Dad,
girls, he escapes once again.
And you're coming with me.
Ha, in your dreams.
Mom, go.
It's exactly what you guys
need, some alone time.
I have plenty of
alone time, thank you.
That's for sure, but now
you need quality alone time.
She's right.
Remember before they were born,
we used to go up
there all the time.
It was nice.
-There's a reason
I stopped flying with you
after the girls were born.
In case you haven't noticed,
Mom, we're all grown up now.
Yeah, you don't have
to watch out for us any more.
That plane just
makes me nervous.
Ah, come on, Nick takes
great care of that thing.
We'll take the scenic route.
We'll go to the cabin
for a couple of hours
and come straight back.
I think it'll be
a really nice day.
I'll think about it.
[phone rings]
Excuse me for a sec, folks,
I've got to take this.
I won.
-You cheated.
-I didn't cheat.
She's the cheater, Joseph.
I just caught you.
[Teresa] Here you go my dear.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Hey boss, how're you doing?
Matty, sorry to disturb
you on your night off.
No problem, what's up?
I just want to know the
status of the Vecchio project.
The drawings are done
and they're being
processed by legal.
We talked about this
before I left.
Is there some sort of problem?
Boss?
No, no, there's
no problem at all.
That's all I wanted
to know, thanks.
So how's everything
going up there?
Beautiful country, huh?
Yeah, yeah, it's
pretty beautiful up here.
Joseph tell you about
that plane of his?
He flies it every time
he goes up there.
Yeah, yeah, he's
taking her out tomorrow.
He's like a different person
when he's talking about flying.
Hm, you going up
with him?
No, I don't think so.
I think you should go.
Anyway, that's all
I wanted to know.
Vecchio account, it's
an important one, huh?
Remember that.
Sure.
Night.
Beautiful country isn't it?
Yeah.
Perfect day for flying.
Yeah, it is.
Listen, I'm really
trying, Christine, okay.
I feel like I'm alone over here.
Is there anything you
want to talk about?
[phone rings]
Hello.
Oh, Frank, yeah, ahuh.
Well you must be getting senile.
Everything for Vecchio
is all done.
Everything's in legal.
That's right.
I'm with Christine,
just the two of us;
we're heading toward
the airport.
Okay, Frank, you call me if
anything happens, all right?
You know where I'll be.
Okay.
That's right,
just the two of us.
[Nick] Hey, good morning.
How are ya?
Hi.
What's going on,
you got some trouble?
Somebody broke in last night.
Wow, that' terrible.
-Yeah.
-Any damage?
Aw, kid's stuff.
They broke a few bottles
and spilled some beer and
broke into the candy machine.
Are you ready for this?
[music]
Look at that view.
Take your breath away or what?
I'd forgotten
how incredible it was.
I'd forgotten.
[music]
Okay, it's your call.
You see that little dot?
-Yeah.
At the end of the lake.
That's the cabin.
Want to fly straight there,
come straight back,
or take the scenic route.
It's your call.
How could anything
be more scenic than this?
You have forgotten
haven't you?
[music]
[thump]
-Let's go back.
-That was nothing.
Probably a little gust
of wind or something.
[music]
Come on, one little bump
and you go timid on me.
You used to do that
when we were kids.
We're not kids.
Now we have kids.
Honey, don't go
there, all right?
Everything up to now
has been okay.
Do you think a few
hours up in this plane
was going to make up
for years of...
[thump, beeps]
Ah, what's the matter?
[music]
Grab those control
and pull back.
What?
Pull back with me.
[gasps]
Joseph.
[groans]
[coughs]
Are you all right?
Ah, my leg.
My leg.
Oh.
Hold on, hold on.
Don't move.
[groans]
Joseph, hold on.
I got to pull it tight, okay?
-Okay.
[groans]
Wait one second.
[music]
[music]
[music]
So, what's the
problem with Mom and Dad?
Same problem,
Dad's always at work
and Mom spends all
of her time alone.
I thought that would change
once we moved out you know.
Not so far.
I got to tell you,
I'm impressed.
I didn't know you could cook.
I always could cook,
I just, I never did
because I didn't have to.
I was the baby.
Yeah, well you sure squeezed
that one for all it was worth.
Yeah, that's for sure.
Hey, do you think
Matt wants a sandwich?
We'll see.
[phone ring]
Hello.
Yes, this is Teresa Johnson.
Hey, Matt, want some lunch?
Ah, yeah, sure.
What?
What are you saying?
No!
No! No!
Matt! Matt!
Hello, yes this
is Amanda Johnson.
Yeah, I'm her sister.
She's fine, is there a problem?
[Teresa] Matt, Mom and
Dad's plane, it disappeared.
I don't know, I just got a call,
I don't know, I don't know...
[sobs]
It's okay.
They'll find them, I'm sure.
[music]
[groan]
Okay, I'm here.
My shoulder, I think
it's dislocated.
I can fix that,
but it's going to hurt.
Yeah, I know.
Okay.
-Okay.
-All right.
Make a fist.
-Okay.
Ready, I'm going
to bring it over.
Ah, all right,
all right, all right.
One, two, three.
[bones crunch, groan]
[distant airplane engine]
Who's that?
Is that a rescue plane?
Yeah.
How are you feeling?
Ha ha ha, what part of me?
My mind or my body?
Both.
Pretty ugly.
Great, cause we're
in a heck of a mess.
I'm just going to put this on.
That's for sure.
Okay, now why don't you
remind me what happened?
Well, the plane just stopped
and fell out of the sky.
Okay, what was it?
Fuel,
or an electrical problem?
Structural?
The problem wasn't structural
until we hit the water.
All right, that's important,
that's important now.
What's important
is that we figure out
what we're going to do next.
I think we should
stay right here, okay?
No one is going to spot us.
They're looking the wrong way.
They expected us to go straight
to the cabin and back.
We're on the other
side of the lake.
It'll be a long time before
they extend their search grid
out here, but...
What, what, go on?
About eight miles on
the other side of these woods
is a main highway and
if I can make it through
I can flag down a car
and bring back help.
I can make that trip.
You can't even stand up.
Yeah, watch me.
Joseph.
Whoa, whoa.
Hold on.
Try this.
All right, let's go.
Let's go.
Oh, Joseph, forget it, okay?
Just stay here, let me
get to the highway
and I will bring back help.
I'm not staying here!
I'm not staying here.
You watch me.
Listen, if I stay here
I'm just going to die.
I'd be better off
going with you.
At least I'm on the move, right?
Okay.
Let's go.
[music]
[rumble of plane]
[talk over radio]
[music]
A couple of hours after
they left I tried to reach them
on the radio to give them
a winter weather alert
but I got no response.
I tried every frequency,
I tried their cell phones.
I got Sea and Air Rescue
involved right away.
Is there bad weather coming?
Flurries, and a drop
in temperature maybe worse.
Mom and Dad aren't
dressed warm enough.
S.A.R. is out there
looking for them right now
and those guys are good.
They'll find them.
They will.
How long before the
weather starts to turn?
I don't know, late this
afternoon, early evening.
But I came out because
I wanted to tell you myself
and make sure that
you're all right.
Thank you.
I've got to get back.
I'll make sure that
you're kept up to date
and if you need
anything, call me.
Who are you calling?
I have to alert the company.
Look, there could
be a lawsuit here.
Oh stop it Matt.
Listen, all I'm saying...
Hey boss.
You know, I don't get
what you see in him.
Who else should
we be calling?
What should we do?
We should call the relatives.
I guess we're going
to have to at some point.
Frank wants to talk to you.
Hi Frank, no, it's Amanda.
Amanda, I am so sorry
for you and your sister.
Matt just told me what happened
and I just want to assure you
that we'll do anything
we can to help.
Thanks Frank,
we'll let you know.
And I'll personally make sure
that your company holdings
are protected after the merger.
My Dad can
protect our holdings.
Yes, I'm sorry, I misspoke.
Maybe I should come out there.
No, Frank, you don't
have to do that.
Well, it's only a couple of
hours drive, I could be there...
You really don't
have to do that.
I'll have my Dad call you
when we get him home.
Yeah, it's me boss.
I never liked Frank.
He says there's
a merger coming up.
Not without
Daddy there isn't.
When news of this
gets out the reporters
are going to start calling.
-Oh! I'm sorry.
-Are you okay?
Ah, I'm just tired.
Okay.
We should stop.
It's only eight miles.
We can make eight miles.
You know what, we're losing
the light and it's almost...
I lost my watch.
This is a good place
to stop for the night, okay?
What makes it so good?
I don't want to stop.
Joseph, come on, all right,
we're not going to get
to the road tonight and you look
terrible and you need to rest.
I don't feel so good.
Eight miles you know,
is not an easy walk
under the best of circumstances.
And you my love, are not
at your best right now.
So how far do you
think we've come?
Not far enough.
Do you want some water?
Yeah.
I'm tired.
I don't feel good.
I think I'm going
to get some sleep.
Don't go to sleep,
talk to me.
Talk about what?
I don't know.
Whatever you want.
What's on your mind?
You might not like it.
Ha, try me.
Somebody's trying
to rip me off.
Somebody's trying
to cheat me out.
That's not going to happen.
Why do you think that?
I don't know.
A lot of secret meetings,
lies, innuendo, you name it.
I'm surrounded by it.
Lots of money too,
lots of money,
that's what it's all about
in the end, right?
I don't trust anybody.
I know what's going on.
You know, if I don't
make it out of here,
it'll be a lucky break
for those guys.
Hey, don't talk
like that, okay?
No one's going to die out here.
I've held on to
this long enough.
I'm afraid dinner's going
to be a little skimpy,
but here, you can eat
this one tonight
and the next one tomorrow.
Ah, no I can't.
I don't really feel good.
You know what?
You have no idea what it takes
to build a company like that.
Do you know what kind of
sacrifices a person has to make
to get that kind of success?
Yeah, sacrificing
your family.
That's the way you see it?
Anything worth having,
anything worthwhile,
takes a lot of sacrifice, okay?
A lot.
I guess that just
depends on your priorities.
I got my priorities!
You and the girls, those are
my three priorities, okay?
I gave you the life
that you expected.
It's a darn good one too.
Wow, yeah, you built
a heck of a company.
Now we have money, and cars
and go on nice vacations.
Why do you make it
sound like something bad.
Joseph, we have everything,
but we have lost each other.
You don't understand me.
I don't know you.
[rustling of branches]
Did you hear that?
No, I didn't
hear nothing.
I've been hearing
it all afternoon.
Ah, forget about it.
Okay, listen, I'm going
to try and make us
a little shelter
before it gets dark.
I'm sorry I haven't
been very supportive
of you these last few years.
I can't believe
you just said that.
That was nice because I didn't
make it very easy for you.
I was starting to feel like
the bad guy around here.
I'm going to put some
more wood on the fire.
Okay.
Hey! Get!
Go on, get out of here!
[snarl]
Go!
[music]
Will you hold me?
Yeah.
[music]
Is your shoulder okay?
Yeah.
[music]
[Teresa] I hope Mom likes
the blouse I got her.
She will.
She will, she will.
Matt The police are here.
[talk over radio]
[car doors closing]
We believe your parents
never made it to the cabin.
We had a man out there and he
reported that it looked like
no one had been there
for a long time.
Maybe they got lost
in the woods back there.
He searched the woods behind
the cabin with similar results.
There's no tracks or signs
of anyone being there
within the last 24 hours.
We're sorry, but we believe
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson's plane
had a catastrophic failure
and went down in the lake.
But you're just guessing.
You haven't found the plane
so you don't really
know what happened.
They're probably floating
out there right now,
waiting to be rescued.
You can't quit!
They're not quitting ma'am.
This is just a progress report.
[Lawson] Before we suspended
operations sonar hit upon
a large shape about
60 feet under the water.
And that shape and size is
consistent with the fuselage
of a small plane.
-No!
What do you mean consistent,
you don't know what it is?
We're sending divers
in to investigate tomorrow,
but for now the prognosis
is not encouraging.
We're very sorry.
[Officer] I apologize, but
I have to ask a few questions.
The plane was in the
care of Nicholas Stanley.
How was the relationship between
Mr. Stanley and your parents?
He's a long time
friend of the family.
We call him Uncle Nick.
What makes you think Nick
did something to the plane?
Well, like Warrant
Officer Lawson indicated,
the plane suffered
a sudden failure.
There was no radio
communications, they didn't
send a S.O.S. and the plane
just suddenly disappeared.
Now as far as you know,
is there anyone you can think of
who'd want to do
your parents harm?
No, of course not.
Our parents are out there
waiting to be rescued.
That's all I know.
[Lawson] Yes, ma'am,
we will resume our search
patterns at first light
and we'll let you know
what our divers find.
We're very sorry.
If you think
of anything else,
please let us know.
[music]
How you
doing back there?
Coming along.
That's a heck
of a black eye you've got.
How's your vision?
My vision's fine.
Would you keep going.
You don't look
fine, how's your head?
I got a splitting headache
if you really want to know.
Listen to me, you
don't look fine, okay?
It's already afternoon
and I don't even think
we're half way there.
You're not going to leave
me here, that's for sure.
It's only going
to be for a few hours.
I can move much
faster by myself.
It's going to take you
the rest of the afternoon
to get up the hill.
If I don't make
it back in time,
I'm going to lose everything.
Is that all you think about?
If you die out here, what good
is that darn company of yours?
That company is mine.
It's me.
I built that company,
my own sacrifice.
If I'm going to lose it all
I might as well be dead.
What about us?
Your family,
people that love you,
don't we count for anything?
That's not what I'm saying.
You put words in my mouth.
What kind of a provider would
I be if I just let this thing
that I sacrificed everybody's
life for slip away?
I'm not going to have
anything taken from me.
I'm not going to be
made a failure.
Don't talk to me like that.
And if you do fail, it's not
going to be because someone
stole your precious company.
[music]
[Amanda] Hello,
this is Amanda Johnson.
Yeah,
are you sure?
Okay, thank you.
It was a canoe.
The shape they found at the
bottom of the lake was a canoe.
That means
they're still alive.
For Pete sakes,
can you just get a grip?
What?
Hey, I'm all for hope,
really I am, but one of you
is going to have to act like an
adult and face the facts here.
Yeah, the facts are that they
haven't found the plane crashed
or otherwise, which means our
parents could still be alive.
The facts are that their
plane suddenly disappeared
over an open body of water.
If they survived the crash,
they've been exposed to cold,
weather for two days with
no food, no water or shelter.
Those are facts.
Well you know if that's what
you think then to heck with you.
You know, maybe you
don't need to be here.
You're being ridiculous,
I'm just trying to help you.
I don't need or
want your help, okay?
Why don't you just go home?
You're throwing me out?
What did you
see in him again?
He used to be cute.
[music]
[Recording] You've reached
the office of Frank Martin.
Please leave a message
after the tone.
[buzz of phone]
Frank I know,
I know, but timing is everything
and the time is now.
Look, all I'm saying
is that we get together
and resolve this so we can
take it to the next phase.
Okay, first thing tomorrow.
I'll call the others.
[music]
[Amanda] The cabin's here.
What if they
made it to shore?
Then they're
in the wilderness.
Good thing Mom remembers
her Girl Scouts.
-How ya doing?
-I don't know.
Oh yeah, how come?
Well because
it just occurred to me
that in this situation,
given the circumstances,
it's completely possible...
Yeah, I know, we could
actually die out here.
Here let me help you.
-Yeah.
Wouldn't it be ironic after
all these years of being at
each other's throats, if we
died in each other's arms?
I haven't been able
to think about anything
the last couple of hours
except the kids.
Yeah, well, they're
the two biggest reasons
that we have to stay
alive out here.
There's whole sections
of their lives I can't even
remember, Christmas maybe,
10 or 12 years ago.
Ha ha, I guess I remember
being able to buy them
everything they had
on their wish lists,
nothing much after that.
More than 12 years ago.
I remember they insisted that
you be the one that teach them
how to ride their bikes
because Daddy was a pilot.
I don't remember that at all.
That's because that was
the year that your company
started taking off and
you started spending
all your time at the office.
I taught them how to ride.
I don't have much memory
of them as teenagers.
I tell you one thing,
I remember every hour
I spent in that office,
every deal I ever made,
every client I ever had,
every contract I signed.
Right about now, I'd give it up.
Just one memory of them,
riding around on their bikes
or maybe Amanda
in her prom dress.
I guess I missed that one too.
You missed a lot.
Yep.
But now is not
the time to give up.
Okay we still have
a long life ahead of us
if we just keep going.
[chuckle]
What's so funny?
[chuckles]
Come on.
[chuckle]
I'm funny, I'm funny,
[chuckle]
thinking about you being timid.
Guess I was all
wrong about that.
Just the opposite, aren't you?
You say that
to all the women
you're stranded on
mountain tops with.
I've never been
stranded on a mountain top
with a woman before,
let alone one that's smart
and wise, good looking as you.
Stop, you're
going to make me cry.
Where have you been hiding
all these years?
I don't know, working,
trying to make everybody happy.
Amanda says I should ask
you about your writing.
Oh,
it's just something
I've been working on.
I sent my first manuscript
into a publishing house.
You wrote a book.
Yeah.
Wow, no kidding, wow.
How long did that take?
Four years.
Gez.
Maybe you'll let me
read it sometime.
Maybe.
You think that's funny.
I guess you'll never
forgive me, right?
I can always forgive you.
That's my problem.
I love you.
I've loved you all my life
and I will always love you.
But when you started spending
so much time at the office
I realized how much
this love is damaging me.
I started to write
just to find myself again.
I have to tell you something.
Joseph Go ahead.
I've had divorce
papers drawn up
and they're ready to be signed.
I'll never love anybody
the way I love you.
Maybe I'll find someone who
wants to be a part of my life.
Wow.
Maybe you could have waited
until after Christmas
to tell me that.
I was going to wait
until after Christmas
but things changed.
[music]
[Christine] I'm going
to put some more wood on.
[Joseph] Okay.
[snarl]
[gasp]
[music]
[Joseph] Arrrgh!
[Christine] Joseph! Joseph!
Get off him!
Get out of here, go!
Go!
[music]
[phone ring]
Matt, what's up?
I just got back
into the city.
Oh yeah, any more news
on Joseph and Christine?
No, nothing yet.
It's been three days.
They were probable
k*lled in the crash.
Is that what
the police are saying?
No, they haven't yet,
but you know,
it's what everyone thinks,
except for Teresa and Amanda.
Well that's certainly
understandable,
I mean they are their
parents after all.
So, what's on your mind?
We need to talk, Frank.
Sure, can't do
that right now.
Listen Matt, this has been
a shock for everybody.
It's a terrible tragedy.
But Johnson Global Manufacturing
may have caught a break here.
Dawning of a new day Matt
and if everything goes
the way it's supposed to,
there's going to be
a place for those people
that help make it happen.
Why don't you get some rest
and we'll talk soon, okay?
[music]
[laughter]
[Frank] Ladies,
gentlemen.
Frank.
-Welcome to the future.
[TV Reporter] In an odd
turn of events, Johnson Global
Manufacturing is experiencing
a period of expl*sive growth
even though Johnson and
his wife are still missing
three days after crashing
into Victory Lake.
Sea and Air Rescue has been
unable to resume their search
this morning because of
poor weather conditions.
Joining us on the line right now
is Warrant Officer Rick Lawson,
a representative
of Sea and Air Rescue.
We thank you for coming
on and talking with us
this morning, Rick.
What do you think their
chances of survival...
[glass breaking]
Are you all right?
What if we're too late?
No, no Teresa,
don't even think it.
We're going to find
them in time,
maybe just in time, but in time.
It's been three days!
I don't care, three days,
30 days, I don't care.
As far as I'm concerned
they still exist
outside the laws of nature.
[sobs]
Sea and Air are going
to start flying again
as soon as the weather
clears a little.
But the nights
have been so cold.
But it warms up
again in the day.
We can't give up, Teres.
We can't give up on them.
I'm convinced that they made
to land and we have to be
ready to take care of them
when they're found.
I'm not strong like you.
I'm not strong,
but I just, I can't think
about it right now.
There's too much
other stuff to...
As soon as this is all over,
I'm going to sit
and have myself a good cry.
A real emotional meltdown,
it's going to be
a heck of a show.
But not now.
Do you know what today is?
It's Christmas day.
Then today's the day
we find Mom and Dad.
[knock on door]
Nick Hi, how are you?
Everybody is looking, hi,
in the wrong place.
I've been thinking about this.
If they had engine failure
in the middle of the lake
they wouldn't have been able
to glide to the shore
and we would have found
debris or an oil slick
or something by now,
we've found nothing.
Your Dad loves to fly,
there's no way he would have
flown in a straight line
from there to there
and then straight back again.
He told Mom that he was going
to take her on the scenic route.
He said that?
The scenic route?
Yeah.
Why didn't I think of that?
When he was younger, he didn't
like to fly across the lake
either, he always wanted
to be close to the shore.
So he wouldn't fly across
the lake, he would go around
the edge and he'd call that
'taking the scenic route'.
Why aren't Air Rescue
searching on land?
Because they think
he went in a straight line,
I mean, it's logical.
What do you want to do?
Well, I think we should
start looking for them.
Let's do it.
Let's go.
[music]
[music]
[wolf snarls]
[music]
[snarls]
[music]
[snarl]
Get! Go on!
Get, get, get!
[whimper]
[music]
Joseph.
Joseph, Joseph, wake up.
Where am I?
-Wake up.
-What happened to me?
Listen to me.
-What happened,
where am I?
-We have to go, okay?
I had a crazy dream.
I dreamed there was a whole
bunch of wolves.
Joseph, that wasn't a dream,
okay, listen, listen to me,
listen, no, no, no, please,
Joseph, listen to me, okay?
We have to get out of here.
We're going to be rescued
but we just have to stay alive
long enough, please, Joseph.
[music]
This is going to hurt,
I'm sorry.
[sizzle, moan]
[groan]
Christine I'm sorry.
Joseph, Joseph, listen to me.
I forgive you, I forgive you
so you better stay alive and
you better not die out here
because it'll break
your daughters' hearts.
It'll break mine too.
Joseph!
[wolf growl]
[music]
[music]
See anything?
Nothing yet.
No.
Keep your eye out for any
kind of debris on the water.
[music]
[music]
Okay you
don't mess with me!
Aaah!
[snarl]
Go away!
[music]
Amanda Look! Down there,
right on the beach.
-Where?
Right down there,
do you see it?
I think that's them!
Oh, we found them.
[music]
They're close.
They're close.
[music]
[shouts]
[snarls]
Joseph!
[music]
Look!
Smoke, dead ahead.
[music]
Go away!
Get!
[growls]
Ha ha!
We got them!
[music]
[wolf whimpers]
[music]
Mom!
Nick Yeah!
[music]
[music]
[Teresa] Dad! Mom!
Mom, how's Dad?
Are you okay?
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.
[music]
[phone ring]
[TV Reporter] The incredible
story of the harrowing rescue
of businessman Joseph Johnson
and his wife Christine
after crashing their plane
into Victory Lake they spent
the next two days trudging
through rugged wilderness
until they were discovered
by a rescue party.
A large section of the plane's
fuselage has been recovered
and an investigation
is under way
to determine the cause
of the crash.
[cell phone beeps]
[music]
Frank Matt!
Just the man I wanted to see.
Hop in.
Hi Frank, I'm not
getting in your car.
You'll k*ll me.
Why would I want to do that?
Here.
What's this?
Your Christmas bonus.
See, there's nothing
to be afraid of.
Ha, look, why don't you tell me
what you think is going on,
I'll set you straight
and we'll go from there.
Okay, I'll tell
you what I think.
I think you told me to get
on that plane because you knew
something was going to happen
and I was the only person
that could tie you to it.
And the only reason why you
set me up with Teresa Johnson
was to spy on Joseph and
tell you when he was flying
which I did, like an idiot.
[chuckle] Matt,
you're losing your mind.
I just thought the plane
experience would be enjoyable.
Look, if something happened here
and I'm not saying that it did,
but if it did, you're in it
up to your eyeballs.
No, no, I had no idea
what you were planning.
Well, that's your
story and if I were you
I'd stick to it but nobody's
going to believe you.
And just between you and me,
I can reach out and
touch you anytime I want.
Well, we'll just see
whose story they believe.
Don't be stupid.
Hey, so Dad's still
in surgery for his leg
but they say he's
looking really good.
Good.
How's Mom?
Sleeping, but
she moans sometimes.
Yeah, well with the shape
Dad was in I'm surprised
she got them as far as she did.
And fought off a pack
of wolves to boot.
Go Mom.
Where's Joseph?
Hey, Mom, just relax,
everything's okay.
You just got to stay in bed.
[Amanda] How are you feeling?
[Teresa] Can we
get you anything?
Is he doing okay?
[Teresa and Amanda]
Yeah, he's fine.
[Amanda] They said they're
going to let us know soon.
Your Dad was
just incredibly brave.
What about you, Mom,
I mean you were pretty
brave yourself.
No, no, it was
your father, you know,
he didn't give up
so I didn't give up.
Why would a perfectly good
plane just fall out of the sky?
[music]
Inspector.
You might want to take
a look at this.
See, it's sheared off here.
[music]
[Reporter] Can you tell us
Mr. Johnson's status?
Mr. Johnson is out of danger.
His surgery was successful.
We are keeping him in the I.C.U.
for another 24 to 48 hours
for observation.
Mrs. Johnson's injuries
were less serious
and she's resting comfortably.
Thank you.
That's all for now.
[Reporter] Miss Johnson,
do you have anything to say?
[Reporter] Zoom in on her.
We're really happy to have
them home, everybody's fine.
My Dad still looks a little
scary, but he's going to be
all right and Mom never gave up.
[Reporter] How did it feel to
find them on Christmas morning
after two days of not knowing
if they alive or dead?
It was the best Christmas
present we could ever get.
Thank you.
[multiple voices]
[Teresa] You did good, young
lady, that wasn't so bad.
Amanda No, it wasn't so bad,
I was kind of nervous though,
I've never done that before.
[Teresa] Really, you did good.
You did good.
[laughs]
So, I think Mom's
getting released.
Oh, great, we can
finally go home.
Mom, what's going on?
The FAA did a preliminary
inspection of the wreck
and they believe
it was sabotage.
Somebody tried
to k*ll Mom and Dad?
They tried honey,
but they didn't succeed.
As I was telling you,
Joseph's been really troubled
the last few months
and I'm so sorry
that I didn't realize
how serious it was.
What did he say was going on?
Just that someone was
talking to board members,
making secret deals and promises
and that the plan was to push
Joseph out and then sell the
company to corporate raiders.
Well, who was doing that?
No one can say
because they signed
confidentiality agreements.
But somebody
tried to k*ll you.
Those agreements can't
possible stand up.
Have you asked Frank?
Who's Frank?
Frank Martin is Joseph's
business partner
and he can't talk either.
I'm okay.
Matt's not
answering his phone.
-Who's Matt.
-He's my boyfriend.
Matt's also
Frank's assistant.
He was vacationing with us
when the accident happened.
Has this information
been released yet?
The FAA has not yet
finished its investigation
so these findings are inclusive.
Would it be possible to keep
it under wraps for a little
while, because Joseph is in no
shape to hear this kind of news.
That would give us a few days
to find out who's responsible.
At length,
the truth will out.
The Merchant of Venice.
Brainiac.
My daughters are
beautiful and smart.
[laugh]
Oh gosh.
Be careful.
I guess that's it
for you and Matt, huh?
Yeah, it's so over.
Amanda helped me
give him the boot.
Yeah, you should
have seen his face.
Good, he deserved that.
Guess I'll be
buying a new plane.
Okay, but um...
Next week.
[laughter]
I'm not coming up
in it with you.
Yeah, how about both
you guys don't go up.
Yeah, really.
I'm taking the whole family.
No.
Ha, ha.
Hey Dad, do you know what?
You haven't said anything
about the company
since we got here.
I'm not thinking about
the company, I'm only
thinking about my family,
the people that I love,
the people that mean something.
It's nice to have
everybody here together.
I'm being discharged today
and I'm going to go home
with Teresa but Amanda's
going to stay at the lodge
until you're ready
to travel, okay?
Okay.
I'll call you later.
All right.
Bye Daddy.
[Joseph] Bye sweetie.
[Amanda] I'll call you.
-Okay.
See you later, sweetie.
Bye.
[Christine] Now let's
find out who is
stealing Joseph's company.
Go Mom!
[whir of paper shredder]
[Secretary] Mr. Martin,
Mr. Johnson is calling
you again.
Um, just tell him
I'm busy right now,
but I'll get back to him
as soon as I can.
[Secretary] But he's
calling from the hospital.
You heard what I said.
[Secretary] All right,
Mr. Martin.
[whir of paper shredder]
[music]
[Christine] What's going on?
[Teresa] Some friends
wanted to welcome you home.
[Christine] Teresa, surprise!
[music]
[Nick] Come in,
come in, come in.
Welcome home.
[Christine] Oh, thank you.
Your girls have been
so wise and so strong
and they've handle
this so beautifully.
[Christine] I know,
I'm so proud of them.
[Nick] So am I.
But, there's a few people
back here, that are
dying to see you.
Just dropped by.
[multiple voices]
Nick, have you seen Matt?
No, I haven't.
[chatter]
Thanks so much for coming.
[mingled voices]
Joseph's so sorry he can't
be here but he'll be here
in a few days when he
gets out of the hospital.
But anyway, oh food, wine,
I want some!
Oh, did you organize this?
[Nick] I had nothing
to do with it.
I'm so touched, thank you.
Oh golly.
[knock on window]
Why are you sitting out here?
Get in.
Are you living in your car?
This is, this is disgusting.
You know that...
Seriously Matt, what
is the matter with you?
It's so great
that you're here.
Thanks for having me.
Listen, we were so relieved
that you two are okay.
We really feared the worst.
Yeah, we're really
glad you're home.
Well I appreciate
you being here.
Sit down.
I wanted to ask you,
what's going on at the company?
It's all Joseph
could talk about.
Somebody's been trying
to push Joseph out
by rigging the board.
Joseph held them
together as best he could
but he couldn't find out
who the money people were.
And believe me, there
was a substantial amount
of money on the table.
When you two disappeared
and were presumed lost,
the board got steamrolled
into a vote.
And I'm afraid it
went against Joseph.
He's lost control
of the company.
You're kidding.
To who?
I can't say, we all had to
sign very strict confidentiality
agreements to participate or
we would have been locked out.
Listen, it's not
official yet, but
we think that the plane
was tampered with.
Somebody tried to k*ll us.
[Nick] And this agreement
wouldn't hold up in court.
[Matt] Fine.
[Teresa] All right,
tell them what you told me.
I think Frank knew
something was going to happen
to the plane before it did.
I'm calling the cops.
How did Frank know we
were going flying that day?
He told him.
He was keeping an eye on Dad
and reporting back to Frank.
No, that is
completely unfair.
It wasn't like that.
I didn't know that anything
was happening until...
Until when?
[Teresa] Frank told him
to go flying with you
and then the plane crashed.
That's really all I need.
It was Frank who
engineered the showdown
at Johnson Global Manufacturing.
Police are on their way.
I'm out of here.
Christine No.
You're going to tell
the police what you know.
In your dreams.
Whoa whoa whoa!
Sit down.
Yeah.
[music]
[music]
[music]
Hey, hey, whoa whoa!
[music]
That's him.
[distant music and voices]
[music and voices]
[clink clink clink]
My wonderful family and all
of our very good friends have
no idea how much it means to us
to have everybody here together.
This last year has brought
some changes into our family
and we have a lot
to be thankful for.
To mention a few, our daughter
Teresa has joined my company
and, our company,
[laughs]
and has become quite
the businesswoman.
The brains of the family,
Amanda, has received
a scholarship and will
be studying in Rome.
Thank you.
My great friend, master
mechanic, and ace pilot Nick,
has become smitten and engaged.
Good luck, Nick!
[laughs]
My lovely wife Christine has
finished her latest manuscript
about the Christmas crash
up in Victory Lake.
Most importantly, the last year
has brought Christine and I
back together and we'd like
to rededicate ourselves
to each other right here
in front of all the people
that we love the most.
[applause]
Thank you all for being here.
I just want to say
that one year ago,
this family was all but dead and
it took a near fatal plane crash
to bring us back to life
and to teach us
that the most important
gift of all is family.
So Merry Christmas!
All Merry Christmas!
[music]
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Christmas Crash (2009)
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