No, get back! Back to the right!
Round the other alley!
Fasil!
If you drop your gun, we don't shoot!
Fasil!
You're all right.
It's all right. It's all right.
Turn here.
Parties on line-- seal off the alley
at the other end.
I see the suspect.
There he is.
Coming toward us.
We've got him.
Go on in to seal off the end of that street.
Go back through the alley!
All units-- stop at the beach.
Seal off the beach area.
Fasil, drop the gun!
Drop it!
We're not going to shoot!
Drop it!
I told you about that man,
Mr. Corley.
Should've let him shoot you.
British passport, American passport...
Mr. Corley?
Mm-hmm?
What exactly is this Super Bowl?
Oh, my God.
Now, what other precautions can you take, Captain?
Well, as you know,
all underground passageways will be checked and secured.
All right.
We'll place 24-hour guards
on every entrance and on every exit.
Good.
The staff is being double-checked
for security.
We're going to take every possible
precaution in the business.
Mr. Robbie,
could I speak to you for a moment, please?
Certainly.
I'd like to tell you, sir, that with Black September
there's no way you can take "every possible precaution."
They know exactly what they're going to do, why, and when.
The only way we can take every possible precaution
is to cancel the game.
Cancel the Super Bowl?
Yes, sir.
That's the most ridiculous suggestion I've ever heard.
That's like canceling Christmas.
If you do it, you might as well cancel
every athletic contest in this country.
No, he's absolutely right.
They can't cancel the Super Bowl.
Mr. Robbie, you do realize there could be
80,000 people killed in your stadium.
All right, so you don't want to cancel the game.
Well, then, you have to stop
every private plane within 300 miles.
You have to cancel every commercial flight
over Southern Florida that day.
Don't worry about it, Major.
It's already been taken care of.
What else, Mr. Robbie?
Well, there's the Goodyear blimp.
That's got to fly.
Why? What is this blimp?
What does it got... supposed to do?
It'll take the picture for television.
Officer, what else
has got to fly that day?
Well, a police helicopter has to fly.
- And his helicopter. - If it comes.
- Whose? - He'll come.
- Who? - The President.
What? The President of the United States?
Well, who the hell else?
He's a great football fan.
Wait a minute, wait a minute-- are you telling me
the President of the United States is coming here?
That's exactly what I'm saying.
I talked to him this morning.
Well, that's just too bad,
because this is one game he's going to watch on television.
Michael?
What's happened?
What's happened, Michael?
It's finished.
They took it away.
Took what away? Who?
I've been waiting to tell you.
I was waiting for you to come home.
You remember that other guy... Farley.
They want him for the Super Bowl.
He's been flying all of the playoff games
while I've been down in here on vacation.
Don't look at me like that, Dahlia.
There's nothing I could do about it.
They like him better.
His work.
One time I didn't get their shots for them in a high wind.
And I was the best blimp pilot this Navy ever had.
And then they phased out blimps.
They put me in helicopters.
I thought you'd like to see me in my uniform.
I don't want to see that, Michael.
You don't have to show me that.
Well, I...
I don't want to see it!
But this is what I was.
I wasn't kidding you when I said I was a hero.
See these?
They don't give you these for nothing, you know.
Look at this one.
And you see this one here?
It has one little star.
That means two times.
This is the Silver Star...
This really means something in this country.
This is the Silver Star.
When they give you this and they give you these,
and then they take them away from you,
they're really asking for it!
And Farley knows that.
He came over here,
and he was ashamed that he was having to replace me.
He even said, why didn't I go with him down to Florida
and-and gave me two tickets for the game.
- Dahlia... - Don't touch me!
Look...
We can try again next year.
No.
No-- yes, we can.
We can come back next season and set it up again.
No!
That's it.
It's now or never, so it's never.
We can't wait.
Well, I could've done it...
You couldn't!
I see that now.
I-I was too full of myself.
"I can handle it."
Even Fasil could have done better.
I unload this whole operation to depend on a man
who is incapable of going through with anything.
Let alone, a project like this, but how could I have thought it?
A man without any political convictions
or beliefs!
Don't say that I couldn't have gone through with it.
I could've gone through with it.
Except for an accident, I...
There are no accidents!
Why do you talk to me like that?
That's that same psychological bullshit that I was getting
from all those psychs at the V.A.
Expect you did.
It's probably them who reported you,
after that last time
when you behaved yourself like a sick child.
You're talking just exactly like they were!
Every one of them!
Who loved these medals, and then they chaired my court-martial.
Do you understand what I went through?
Huh? Do you know that I was months a prisoner of war?
Do you know that I was months in solitary confinement
in a little 4 x 4 bamboo cell?
367 days, six years they held me!
As a prisoner of war!
And then I came back here, and my life was hell back here
because she took it away from me,
they... every single one of them took it away from me.
All those guys, too.
Yeah, I see them every Sunday.
I see them from up there, down in the mass.
Their little upturned faces
and their two little weenies and a Coke,
watching the big game, cheering the big game,
because they cheer all the good things.
They cheer the big game, and they cheer court-martials,
and they love the big event because it makes them feel big,
and I was going to give it to them big!
They'd have been talking about that goddamned game
for the next 5,000 years!
And so would Margaret, and so would the kids.
Margaret and the kids.
I don't give a damn about Margaret and the kids!
Please! Please!
Don't leave me, don't leave me.
I loved her.
My last...
Christmas in captivity,
they allowed me one letter...
from Margaret.
And in it was a photograph
of Margaret and the kids standing in front of the house.
And the shadow of the person that took the picture
was in the foreground.
And it was wide.
And it fell on their legs,
and all I could think about was, "Who took the picture?"
I spent more time looking at the shadow
than I did at my own wife or kids.
I was just going to give Margaret and the kids
something to remember me by.
I was just going to give the guy that took the picture
something to remember me by.
I was just going to give this whole son-of-a-bitching country
something to remember me by.
If they can do it to me,
why shouldn't I be able to do it to them?
You will.
I won't!
You will.
Michael, I need you.
I really need you.
- Mr. Vickers. - Yes, sir.
Dick, take her around, will you?
Tell me exactly where you get these pilots from?
Yeah, they come from an outfit called "A.N.P.A."
It's a pool of ex-service pilots that are engaged
on a freelance basis to cover,
oh, TV sporting events, advertising agency campaigns.
These A.N.P.A. pilots will be the same people
flying the blimp for the Super Bowl?
Oh, yeah, yeah.
The flight crew is assembled with the camera team
at the beginning of the football season.
They've all known each other for years, anyhow.
What about the ground crew?
Well, the ground crew
is permanently employed by Goodyear.
Yeah.
Would you like to see the flight crew people now?
- Yeah. - Yes.
Alrightey, are you ready for your test?
Mm-hmm.
Which one is Ron Simmons?
Right.
And which one is Jack Farley?
You must be a pretty well- traveled man
for your age, Captain.
I guess I've flown in most of the states.
Uh, never been overseas.
Mr. Farley, I understand, uh...
that you not only pilot blimps, but you drive speedboats.
Where in the world did you get an idea like that?
You've never driven a speedboat off Long Beach?
Vickers, is that what those eggheads
have been saying about me?
They've been pulling your leg.
I'm not a speedboat freak.
I don't even swim.
What's this all about, anyhow?
It's what is known as a security procedure, Captain.
Sorry to have taken up your time.
Nice talking to you gentlemen.
Bye, Mr. Farley.
You can see the Steelers' plane coming to the wall.
Pittsburgh Steelers-- the American Conference
champions, last year's Super Bowl...
Coach Noll, do you feel ready for the game?
We see Rocky Bleir, and there's Terry Bradshaw...
Your keys, sir.
Enjoy your stay.
Two on the 45, a hundred dollars each.
Damn it, Tom, I really think
it's important that I speak to him.
Yes, personally!
I-I understand perfectly what's going on,
but this isn't the time for that.
80,000 people in the stadium tomorrow.
Well, tell him.
Don't write a report about it, tell him face-to-face.
The President isn't persuaded that attending the Super Bowl
will pose a threat to his life.
I suppose there's a more important threat on his mind:
he's slipping in the polls.
82,528, to be exact.
Sir! Sir, I would like my room now!
I've never seen this lady,
I've taken a good look at her.
Take another look.
Officer, I've got a Super Bowl game going on here.
I'll be happy to call the police if I see this lady.
I've been waiting 15 minutes now--
- Yes, I will. - May I have my room, sir?!
- Thank you. - Thank you very much.
- May I have my room now! - You'll have it, sir.
Hello.
Please, has Captain Farley remembered
to place his wake-up call?
Farley. Yes.
Oh, good.
And could we have his room number?
We are sending something.
Thank you. Good night.
9:30.
Room 401.
I love you.
All right, this is the final briefing,
so pay special attention.
We'll cover our procedures for tomorrow, Sunday.
The stadium will be swept for explosives again at 4:00 a.m.
I wish to emphasize
that this must be a very thorough operation.
Special Forces teams
will also be searching every area
under and around the stadium that could possibly conceal
one or a series of bombs.
Our information is that there could be
up to a thousand pounds
of explosives.
At 1215 hours, the President's box
will be searched.
From that time on, there will be six men
continuously on duty.
At 0800 hours tomorrow, the series of snap-checks
at airports for hidden ordnance will be doubled.
A final identity check
will be made at all hotels, motels, and lodging houses.
Roadblocks will be prepared at all sides of the stadium.
At 1200 hours, the roadblocks close tight,
and no vehicles will be allowed to pass through.
Green street, 16th Avenue.
623.
Q&R. Main Ramp.
At 0500 hours, the Miami Police officers
guarding the President's box will be replaced
by the White House Secret Service detail,
which incidentally has been doubled.
At 0600 hours, the police helicopter
will be on duty, patrolling the entire stadium area.
At 0700 hours, the ground crew arrives.
They've all been cleared.
At 0730 hours, every available Miami Police officer,
plus a special detachment of 250 FBl agents,
will be on duty at the stadium.
- Brickoe. - Here.
Rows 27, Grant.
Here.
Rows 29--
Okay, I want magazines full.
Chambers empty and safeties on.
Okay, yeah.
- Yes? - Breakfast.
What?
Room service.
Just a minute, sugar.
Hiya, cutie.
Just a minute, sweetie.
I got something for you.
And we'll all go out to meet her when she comes
Yes, we'll all go out to meet her when she comes
Oh, we'll go out to meet her
Yes, we'll all got out to meet her
We'll all go out to meet her when she comes.
Your attention, please:
three, nine, five, seven.
That's three, nine, five, seven.
Hey, Cowboys!
Cowboys!
Hundred bucks now, right? The ball game's...
Okay, man, you haven't got a prayer.
You know that, don't ya?
- Hey, hey, hey, hey. - Hey, Mike Lander.
When'd you get in, good buddy?
Last night.
Hey, what are you doing in uniform, Mike?
I thought you were on vacation, man.
Well, I thought I was on vacation,
I thought I was going to get to come down here
and see the game.
Last night, the middle of the night, I get a call
from this jerk-off Farley, completely shit- faced
some broad stuck her finger right in his eye.
- You putting me on? - The poor guy.
Well, is he going to make it, or isn't he?
Hey, pal, I got the suit on. What do you think?
Man is with the doctor right now,
so the less the four of us say about it, the better.
- Now let's go. - All right.
30 to gate 7.
Let's go, Pittsburgh, let's go!
You all got to show me your passes today.
We're going to show you our passes today.
All right, let me see 'em now.
Get 'em up. Get 'em up.
Don't you recognize me?
Oh, yeah, you're looking good.
Now where's your pass?
You got it. All right.
Okay, let it roll, men. Thank you.
Oh, thanks.
Captain Lander.
Vickers, how are you?
Yeah, wh-where's Farley?
Out on the town last night.
Got a little shit-faced.
The less said about it, the better.
I'm glad you're back.
How's the weather?
Intermittent clouds.
Hey, let's finish stripping the ship.
Sam, you do a crew check? Okay.
Clear aft?
Clear.
Clear right?
Clear right.
Stand by.
Trip.
Take it aft.
Good afternoon, football fans.
The National Football League welcomes you
to Miami's Orange Bowl
and the championship of professional football
between the American Conference Champion Pittsburgh Steelers
and their coach, Chuck Noll.
and the National Conference champion Dallas Cowboys
and their coach, Tom Landry.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, the starting defensive lineup
for the AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers
for the Super Bowl.
Defensive front four,
the famed Steel Curtain.
Now the Steeler linebackers.
On the outside, number 59 is Jack Ham.
On the other side, 34, the captain, Andy Russell.
In the middle linebacker position, number 58
is Jack Lambert.
Left cornerback, number 24...
Bring in the man.
The President's helicopter can be seen
coming over the stadium now.
It'll only be a matter of seconds before it touches down.
CBS will try to get you as close as possible.
And now coach Chuck Noll
and the rest of the AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers.
Now the Super Bowl starting offensive lineup
for the Dallas Cowboys.
This is the first Super Bowl attended by the President.
Right guard, number 61...
And number 70, right tackle, Rayfield Wright.
Now to the Cowboys' three receivers.
Number 84 is the tight end, Jean Fugett.
And wide receiver, number 83, Golden Richards.
...Drew Pearson.
Now the Dallas backfield.
And quarterback, number 12, Roger Staubach.
Number 26...
Go Cowboys! Go! Go! Go!
Number 44, Robert Newhouse.
And coach Tom Landry
and the rest of the NFC Champion Dallas Cowboys.
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.
And now ladies and gentlemen, to honor America,
we proudly present our national anthem
as sung by Mr. Tom Sullivan and the cast of Up With People.
Oh, say, can you see
By the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight's last gleaming
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
Through the perilous...
...red glare
The bombs bursting in air...
For the land of the free
And the home of the brave.
Right now, Dallas has won the toss.
Deep for Dallas...
Front, please.
Santos, take this up to 401.
...with a very strong wind at his back,
Roy Gerela of the Pittsburgh Steelers ready to kick off
in the biggest football game there is, the Super Bowl.
Pat Summerall with Tom Brookshier, and Tom,
you could feel the pressure building up all week.
So here we go.
Super Bowl is underway.
Knocked out of bounds at the 44.
First and ten, Dallas.
Gerela with the tackle.
Roy Gerela finally got him out of bounds
as Dallas breaks in Pittsburgh territory.
They are in good shape, Tom.
A gain of about two yards.
Five-yard loss.
Third down and 13.
Say, Ron?
Can you go back and get me a Coke, please?
Yeah, that sounds like a good idea.
While I'm back there,
I think I'll pull an envelope inspection.
Watch the mic wire.
Gotcha.
Hey, Mike, what the hell's going on?
What's the matter?
The port engine's trailing smoke.
Hey, Lander, we got fire!
Hey, hey, hey, just everybody relax.
It's nothing Vickers can't take care of.
Yeah, but Vickers can't take care of it.
Vickers ain't up here.
Did you call him yet?
Yes, I called him,
and I told him we were coming in.
...back to the 25, Henderson on the tackle.
First and ten, Pittsburgh.
Why do they keep all these lights on?
Television wants them.
Remember how they set off that telephone
in the ship's cabin?
Mm.
How long do you think it would take enough heat
from these lights to generate
a thermostatically-controlled bomb in here?
I don't know.
I did that once, you know, in Tel Aviv.
We checked the junction boxes.
There's a guard on the main bus panel.
Well, I think these people could enjoy this game well enough
in the sunshine, don't you, Mr. Corley?
Bradshaw to Grossman for the TD.
I think it's getting worse.
You think too much.
We have some banquet rooms on this side over here.
Santos, turn that down.
And I thought I told you to take that to 401.
I did. There was a "do not disturb" sign on the door.
It's for Captain Farley,
but he's flying the Goodyear blimp in the game today.
Put it up there,
and don't forget to bring back the passkey.
Time-out, Cowboys.
Agent Franco, come in, please. Agent Franco, come in, please.
Franco here.
This is Corley. Give me Kabakov.
Kabakov here.
Major? Major, it's the blimp.
We have a confirmed report that Farley the pilot
has been found murdered in his hotel room.
Bradshaw...
- Slo-mo A... - Excuse me.
Excuse me, could any of you gentlemen
please tell me where the blimp is?
Who let this man get in here?
Would you tell me what happened to the blimp?
Would you mind leaving, please?
Sir, I just want to know what has happened to the blimp.
Bob, will you get the guy out of here?
Would you mind?
Ready, set. Take it. Set.
We've got 75 million people...
Is this man in control of it?
Get him out of here!
We've got 75 million people...
Let me tell you that there are 85,000 Americans
who will be murdered
if I don't know where this blimp is!
The blimp has a mechanical problem.
It's gone back to its base.
- Would you mind leaving? - Thank you, sir, thank you.
90 seconds. Okay, thank you, Terry.
And one.
Hey, the blimp!
Holy...!
Hello, ma'am.
What have you got?
Television equipment.
Okay, Mike.
Why didn't you call in?
I did call in.
But what happened?
What do you mean, what happened?
Can't you see the goddamn thing smoking?
Yes, I can see that, but what happened?
Two air lines broken.
What does the panel indicate?
The panel indicates it's in the red.
Vickers?
Telephone.
Network. Urgent!
Take over.
Get to the blimp!
Get out there now!
Vickers here.
What?
Jenkins?
Jenkins, have your crew help unhook the trailer
and get that onto the gondola.
Come back, everybody.
And help him unhook the trailer.
- What is that? - You won't believe this.
They want this new thing underneath here,
and they want it now.
The network wants it. Vickers is in there arguing with them.
How much weight is that thing?
It weighs 1200 pounds, so get all those sandbags off.
Come on.
All right, all right!
Jesus!
This is costing 175,000 bucks a minute.
Hold this.
Get it under there.
- Get those sandbags off. - It'll never fly.
All right,
the locks are on-- come on, come on!
I refuse to...
Get rid of all that television stuff.
We're on our way.
What are you doing?!
Are you out of your mind?
Touchdown Dallas.
Cover me, cover me.
Oh!
My God, here it comes.
We're still too heavy!
Get him out of here.
We'll never get it off.
Keep firing.
The helicopter!
Get him out.
Got a high-powered rifle
and a submachine gun in the trunk.
The backup fuse.
Take it, run it through those two doors,
and tie it to the dome snap.
All right. We're going to shoot the goddamn thing down.
Can't shoot it down.
It's filled with helium.
We are going to kill the pilot.
If anything happens to me or happens to this,
you use this on the backup fuse.
Here comes the police copter.
There.
This is the police.
Return to base immediately.
Return to base immediately!
Bring this in on the left side of it!
Get us some more time.
Cover me.
Sam!
Touchdown, Pittsburgh.
Take her down, now!
I think I got both of them!
But it's still going on!
What about this cargo hook?!
Can we hook it up?
We sure in the hell can try.
Steady!
Down!
Go, Dallas!
Pull her up.
Try to hold it!
Up!