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Thursday, June 6, 2002

Henry, Rose, and Paul are on their way to Mexico City.  They stopped in Dallas and transferred to another plane, where Henry is sitting across the aisle and behind Rose and Paul.  Paul tells Rose that they only have an hour until they land in Mexico City.  Rose complains that she's sick from the turbulence.  Paul, sweet man that he is, offers to go get her some club soda.  "Aren't you glad I tracked you down?" asks Paul, and Rose agrees.  As soon as Paul leaves, Henry comes over and sits down, asking, "Is this seat taken?"  He's been trying to get her attention ever since they left Oakdale.  Rose says that unless he can tell her something about her Pop, she has nothing to say to him.  Henry warns Rose to get rid of her boyfriend.  Rose corrects him that Paul is her fiancée, they're engaged.  "How sweet," says Henry sarcastically.  But unless she wants to marry a corpse, she better get rid of him, and fast!

Rose tells Henry that she's had it up to her eyeballs with his threats.  Henry warns her that Cooley is a loose cannon, and the guy he's working with is worse.  He'd kill Paul and her "dear old Pap" if he had to.  Rose says she won't do it, and Henry comments that he hopes Paul packed a dark suit.  But shoes don't matter because you can't see someone's feet in a coffin.  Rose says that she couldn't get rid of Paul even if she wanted to.  Henry says she could, and suggests using her motion sickness pills to put him to sleep for a little while.  "You want me to drug the love of my life?" asks Rose.  Henry tells her to think of it as giving him 40 winks now so that he's able to spend the next 40 years with her.

Paul comes back and tells Henry to get out of his seat.  Henry says he only came to borrow the in flight magazine, because the crossword puzzle in his was already done.  "Toodles, kids," he says as he goes back to his seat across the aisle.

Paul asks Rose if she's feeling better, and she assures him that the club soda did the trick.  Paul says he's going to get some sleep, and not to worry about anything.  He closes his eyes, and Rose looks over at Henry.  She takes two motion sickness pills and crushes them, then puts them in Paul's juice.  She promises him that she'll never let anything happen to him.  He wakes up and drinks his juice, then goes back to sleep.

Paul is sleeping soundly when the plane lands.  Henry tells Rose they have to leave now so she should sing Paul a lullaby.  Rose says she can't just leave him there, it's not right.  "It's better than being filleted like a flounder by Cooley and company," observes Henry.  Rose says that she's not going to listen to Henry, she's going to stay right there with Paul.  "Fine, stay with sleeping beauty," says Henry.  But he asks her to think about what it will be like to marry him without her father there to walk her down the aisle.  Rose agrees to leave, but promises to make Henry's life a living hell as soon as Joe is safe.  "Whatever," says Henry, and the two exit the plane.

Meanwhile, back in Oakdale, Margo and Co. have figured out that Henry, Rose, and Paul must be on their way to Avanya, the capital of a small Communist island country in the Caribbean.  The photo of Rose's grandparents the Carpenters (not to be confused with the 70s singing duo) has some Spanish words and "Avanya" written on the back of it.

Today’s episode was directed by Ellen Wheeler and written by Judy Tate.

Transcripts from ATWTweekly

[ Onboard a Plane to Mexico ]
>> Paul: We have about an hour till we get to Mexico City.
>> Rose: Oh. Tell it to my belly. I don't how I'll keep zigging when the rest of me keeps zagging and zigging and zagging.
>> Paul: You a little airsick?
>> Rose: Oh, I think I lost my stomach somewhere over the Rio Grande.
>> Paul: I'll go up to the galley and get you some club soda. How about that?
>> Rose: You'd do that for me?
>> Paul: Of course.
>> Rose: My mama would call you "Dolce." That means sweet.
>> Paul: Aren't you glad I pushed myself into this mess?
>> Rose: Yeah, I am.
>> Paul: Okay.
>> Rose: Thanks. No, no, that seat is -- ah -- taken.
>> Henry: I've been trying to get your attention since we left Oakdale.
>> Rose: Until you tell me how we're gonna get my pop out of the mess you got him into, I got nothin' to say to you.
>> Henry: Rose, you have got to unload boyfriend up there, okay?
>> Rose: Oh, please, no. No way. And he's not my boyfriend. He's my fiancé. Can you pronounce that? We're engaged.
>> Henry: Oh, that's sweet. Unless you wanna be engaged to a corpse, listen to me and get rid of him fast.

[ Onboard a Plane to Mexico ]
>> Rose: You know, I have had it up to my eyeballs with you tellin' me how people I love are gonna get killed.
>> Henry: My partner is a loose cannon, Rose. That, unfortunately, is the good news. The bad news is that he's working with this guy. And this guy will kill your fiancé. if he continues to interfere. Not to mention what he'll do to dear old pop.
>> Rose: No. I am not givin' Paul the gate. He's staying here with me. Get used to it.
>> Henry: Suit yourself. Speaking of which, I hope Paul packed a nice, dark suit. You don't have to worry about the shoes, 'cause they never see the feet of the deceased.
>> Rose: Enough, okay? Enough! I couldn't get rid of Paul, even if I wanted to. So that's it.
>> Henry: Sure you could.
>> Rose: How am I gonna do that? Oh -- I tell you, this plane ride is worse than the Cyclone at Coney Island. Oh, my God.
>> Henry: Why don't you use those?
>> Rose: These things? No, they just -- they don't do anything. They don't help. They just make you sleep.
>> Henry: I'm talking about Paul Why don't you slip a few motion sickness pills into his OJ? He'll sleep like a baby. We can get off the plane. He'll never know we left.
>> Rose: I'm supposed to drug the love of my life and leave him here on the plane? I don't think so, no.
>> Henry: Why don't you think of it this way? You give Paul 40 winks so that he can stay alive to be with you for another 40 years. Hmm?
>> Paul: Hey, Henry. Good to see you. I got an idea for you. How about you get the hell out of my seat?
>> Henry: Yes, sir. What a you two? Bookends? You know what? I was just over here. I was trying to get her in-flight magazine because the crossword puzzle in mine has been done. So thank you, thank you. Toodles, kids.
>> Paul: Here you go. Sip this slowly. It'll make you feel better.
>> Rose: You're too good to me.
>> Paul: No such thing. So what'd he really want?
>> Rose: Oh, he just -- he wanted to tell me what's gonna happen when we get off the -- I'm so sick, you know. I barely understood what he said.
>> Paul: Hey, you're gonna be fine. Trust me. So will Joe
>> Rose: I don't know what I would do without you, really.
>> Paul: See? See, that's another thing you'll never have to worry about again.

[ Onboard a Plane to Mexico ]

>> Paul: Feeling any better?

>> Rose: Oh, yeah. This club soda really did the trick. Thank you.

>> Paul: Too bad we have to circle.

>> Rose: I just wanna get my pop back, have it be over with.

>> Paul: Hey, we're gonna find your pop, and everything's gonna be fine. Okay?

>> Rose: Keep saying that until I stop shaking, please.

>> Paul: Babe, you mind if I shut my eyes for a bit? I didn't get much sleep last night.

>> Rose: Go ahead. Go ahead.

>> Paul: Hey, don't worry about a thing. I'm not gonna let anything happen to you.

>> Rose: I'll never let anything happen to you. Don't you worry, Paul.

>> Paul: What's that?

>> Rose: Nothing. Just yammering. You know, yammering. Sorry to wake you up. Why don't you -- it's getting a little bumpy. Why don't you finish this up, and then you can go back to sleep. Okay? Yeah, finish up.

>> Paul: Thank you.

[ Onboard a Plane to Mexico ]
>> Flight Attendant: Welcome to Mexico City,
the final destination of Flight 202. Please remember to take
your belongings from the overhead compartments.
Have a wonderful stay. [ Speaking in Spanish ]
>> Henry: We have to leave, Rose.
>> Rose: I cannot just leave him here like this. What if I gave him too many pills?
>> Henry: You gave him two, Rose. Now sing him a lullaby. The clean-up crew can deal with him. He'll be fine.
>> Rose: I can't believe you talked me into this, doing this to Paul This is not right.
>> Henry: Well, it's better than him being filleted like a flounder by Cooley and company, isn't it? Do you want to save your dad or not?
>> Rose: All right.
>> Henry: Now, Rose.
>> Rose: I cannot believe I'm taking orders from a schlemiel like you. You know what? Forget it. That's it. I'm staying here. I'm just staying right here with Paul I'm not going anywhere.

[ Onboard a Plane to Mexico ]
>> Henry: Fine. Stay here with sleeping beauty. I can't drag you off the plane without calling attention to myself. But I want you to think about how it's going to be marrying your beloved without old pop to give you away. No last dance with daddy at the reception.
>> Rose: Oh, okay. I'm telling you right now, once we get pop back, I'm gonna make your life a livin' hell.
>> Henry: Okay, whatever.
>> Rose: [ to a passed out Paul ] I love you. I'm sorry. I'll make this up to you, I promise.

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