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[Krista]: This is Arctic Air,
Flight 1-6-6.
We're coming up
on Great Slave Lake--
home in half an hour.
[Indian accent]:
There's nothing in India
to prepare you.
You haven't
seen winter yet.
Wait till it gets cold.
[Loud ***]
[Sputtering and hissing]
Or an engine fails.
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What's going on?
We're flying a piece
of the fossil record.
Besides that?
We're golden.
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[Krista]:
Welcome to Yellowknife.
The temperature's
a balmy 15 degrees,
and it's currently
1:30 P.M.,
local time.
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Ronnie?
Bobby Martin.
Oh, hey. Great
to finally put a face.
How was the flight
from Vancouver?
Oh, it was long.
Late. I'm sorry.
Ah, just got in myself.
Your boss has been
pumping your tires.
Tells me
you're sharp as hell.
Well, Jeremy's very kind.
Jeremy's an ***.
I should know,
I was best man
at his wedding.
The question is--
is he right about you?
Yes. He is.
Good answer.
Let's make
some money.
Jim McAllister's
meeting us at the hotel.
You're going to like him.
Bobby Martin!
You ***.
Doc. Long time.
Uh, Ronnie Dearman?
Doc Hossa.
We're old friends.
[Chuckles]:
Is that what we are?
Yeah, that's me.
We're "old friends."
Doc had a practice here,
back in the day.
Retired and bought
an old fishing camp,
up in Burgess Lake.
His dad was a legend!
The best man I ever met.
And this one
Oh, he's smart.
That's what people
keep telling me.
He had to move south,
with all that ability.
And charming?
Whew
He's got charm
for days, hey.
Just don't trust
the son of a ***.
[Bobby gasps and groans]
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A lot of old friends
like that?
[Sighs]
One or two.
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The DC-3
is a marvel of engineering!
My dad tell you that,
or did you see it
on the website?
This very plane
flew the missions
against Nazi Germany.
Yeah, and World War II
was a couple years back.
Ah, but these planes
last forever.
I came all the way from India
for a chance
to fly these planes.
Dev? You came all the way
from India
because Arctic Air
can't keep staff.
The guy before you
flew in,
took one look at Yellowknife,
and flew back out.
Most clearly,
he lacked a spirit of adventure.
[Krista laughs]
And I think
the starboard engine is fine.
[Engine bangs, sputters]
Look left.
[Alert starts blaring]
[Sputtering and rattling]
[Levers clunking]
[Chugging]
I haven't seen Doc Hossa
in 10, 12 years.
Uh-huh.
I left Yellowknife
right after High School.
Bob? Three things
I've learned--
don't explain,
don't justify,
don't look back.
This is the future.
The resource boom
is just beginning.
In 20 years,
Yellowknife
is gonna be Calgary.
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[Loreen]:
Tomorrow morning,
we have the Diamond charter--
Mel's flying that one--
plus the supply run to Deline.
That's the genny?
The town's
backup generator went down.
We'll use a DC-3.
Put Blake on it.
No can do, Mel.
We need the DC-3 to fly
a hockey team to Whitehorse.
So we'll use the other DC-3.
We've got two of 'em,
for God's sake.
[Cece]:
Well, not exactly.
We've been stripping
parts off the one
to keep, uh,
Lady Lou flying.
So, practical terms
You're telling me
we have
one and a half DC-3s?
Closer to one
and three-quarters.
Mel, Krista's got trouble.
[Krista]:
We got a fire in engine one.
I'm gonna shut it down. Over.
Copy that. So you
still got number two?
[Sputtering and chugging]
Except it's missing
like hell.
Oil pressure?
No. It seems okay.
If we're lucky,
it's two separate issues.
What's your position?
[Receiver crackles]
[Engine chugging]
Is there anywhere closer
to put down?
Great Slave Lake.
We could circle around
till December,
when it freezes over.
Let's call that
"Plan B."
And, underneath,
my sphincter is a walnut.
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Back for the wedding?
Um, partly.
So, how have you been?
I'm really great.
I can see that.
Well, if there's anything
you need,
just give me a shout.
I'll be here till late.
Same here.
I'm room 357.
I know.
Um, friend
from High School.
Uh-huh. Wedding?
A family thing.
It won't get in the way.
[Man wolf-whistles]
Look at you-- in
a thousand-dollar suit.
If I didn't know better,
I'd figure you were somebody.
Jim McAllister!
[Both laughing]
Bobby-friggin'-Martin!
Oh! Good to see you.
Hell, yeah, it is!
Ronnie Dearman.
Jim McAllister.
- Nice to meet you.
- Pleasure.
His old man?
Greatest northern pilot
ever flew. Huh?
The two of us
are with him,
flying to Inuvik,
new year's Eve.
Must've been -60.
And it gets colder every time
you tell this story.
And, one engine dies.
Don't like that,
but it's okay.
And then
the other engine dies.
And we're like--
"aa-aa-aah!"
And he dips down
under the cloud,
and we see the runway.
Just one problem
We're down here.
Runway's
up-valley, here--
"spirit world,
here we come!"
Then he sees
the oil company's
landing strip,
all lit up.
Puts that plane down,
grab his bottle of whiskey
Frozen solid.
He couldn't even
have a damn drink!
Man, he was pissed.
Silas Martin.
God rest his soul.
You know, him and Mel built
the airline, Arctic Air.
And Mel Ivarson is the guy
who's gonna fly us to
the exploration site tomorrow.
Yeah. We've met.
What really
matters here
Geologist's report,
came in this morning.
Gentlemen
This is the one
you dream about.
[Report flaps down]
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Yellowknife tower
to Arctic Air Flight 3-7-4,
you are clear to land.
Over.
[Krista]: Copy that.
[Dev]: A hundred.
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[Exhales intensely]
[Laughs]
I did not doubt.
Not even for a second.
Dev you're a damned liar!
[Laughs]
[Both sigh and chuckle]
The girl
can fly a plane.
Now, who do I kill?
It's powder blue.
It's "French blue," babe,
and we're not changing
the bridesmaids' dresses.
And you were supposed
to do this last month.
You need socks.
[To sales staff]:
Excuse me--
[mutters]:
Once the wedding's over,
I get my nuts back.
[Clerk]: Yes, sir.
[Sighs]: Yeah, right.
[Cell phone ringing]
Oh, crap.
What?
Mel.
[Mel]: What the hell
were you thinking?
I ask
because I'm intrigued.
You sign out a plane
that loses both its engines?
Mel
I'm talking to numb-nuts.
Well, you know
what I'm thinking?
I'm thinking--
there's a greyhound,
leaving in half an hour,
and I bet
you can be on it.
Mel, why don't you let me
figure out what happened first?
It may not be Kirby's fault.
You're right.
It's your fault, too.
Cece wasn't even there!
Cece is
head of maintenance,
and the pilot has
ultimate responsibility
for the mission.
"Oh, good job flying, Krista."
"Oh, gee, dad, thanks.
Glad you noticed."
The hell I'm fired.
I friggin' quit!
This friggin' company
and friggin' Yellowknife!
My whole life,
stuck in this armhole ***-pit--
and the friggin' horse
you rode in on!
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You fired
my niece's fiance?
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"Chief Kitsilano"
himself.
Welcome home.
The prodigal son
returns.
So, how's life in the gleaming
office towers of Vancouver?
You can't fire Kirby.
Fire anyone I want.
Come work for me sometime,
I'll show you.
He's marrying my niece
Saturday.
This way,
he gets the day off.
Look, I still own
part of the company.
My dad's shares, 25%,
so that means
I get a say in--
Sure, that's how it works.
Every decade you drop in,
and tell me
how to run the business.
And I'm saying--
You and Ronnie Dearman, eh?
I'm flying you up
to Dollarton Ridge tomorrow--
Don't change the subject.
So, the two of you can
screw poor Jim McAllister
out of his diamond find.
Jim's an old friend of mine.
That's what
makes it so putrid.
Look, he's out of money,
and he needs partners
to get to the next level,
and Ronnie Dearman
does resource exploration.
I know what Ronnie Dearman does.
I know some people
he's done it to.
My company puts up venture capital.
if it all checks out
I'll pull the deal together,
everyone winds.
Bobby? Don't climb into bed with
Ronnie Dearman,
then tell me you're ***.
You can't fire my niece's fiancee.
I didn't fire him,
he quit
before I had a chance.
[Sighs]
He now fires everyone.
Doesn't mean anything.
It sure meant
something to Kirby.
He's fired me, twice,
and I'm his daughter.
Look
He's been under some strain.
I'll talk to him.
Uh, Krista?
It's good to see you.
[Chuckles]
[Slaps his arm]
Probably catch up with you
at the wedding.
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Dad?
Dad!
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[Announcement crackles]:
Dr. Benson,
to the nurses' station--
Dr. Benson.
Has this happened before?
No, not like that.
A couple of dizzy spells.
Chest pains?
Uh, more like tightness.
Once in a while.
I'm going to
schedule some tests.
I-I didn't get much sleep
last night
A-a-and then I got busy
and forgot to eat.
Let's not-- let's not
make a big deal of this.
I'm gonna get you in
as soon as I can.
[Man]: Excuse me. Doctor?
What [sighs]
What did she say?
She figures it's the flu.
Are you serious?
Yeah. Well,
I'm a little run-down,
got a little light-headed.
Get some rest,
eat some roughage,
good as new.
Well, that's great
And, um, no one else
saw me go down?
Relax, dad.
As far as the staff knows,
you're still bullet-proof.
So, I'm gonna
drive you home.
No, I need
to get my truck.
[Laughs]:
No. You don't.
You're not going to
be flying either,
at least
not for a few days.
The doctor never said--
you said it yourself.
Pfft. The hell I did.
I said, "not to come over
all Disney on you,"
"because God knows
we don't do that,
"but you're kind of
important to me,
so I don't want you passing out
at 5,000 feet."
And you said,
"hey, gee, pumpkin, I promise."
[Scoffs]:
"Pumpkin"? Judas Priest.
You scared the crap
out of me.
Yeah? Well, then,
we're even.
You scared me, too.
[Indistinct announcement
crackles]
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[Mel grunts]
[Dinnerware clinking,
organizers chatting]
So, we got 500 left
of these, right? Ugh.
Hey!
Uncle Bobby!
You made it!
Of course! How often does
my niece get married, huh?
Just this once, so far.
Hey!
[All laughing]
- Hey!
- Hi, sis.
[Speaks inuits native language]
Well, you are staying
with us.
We're a bit crowded,
but we'll find you a bed.
Nah. No, it's okay.
Where's your bags?
I already booked myself
at the frontier hotel,
I figured that you had
enough to deal with here.
Plus, I've got some business
stuff to deal with
while I'm here.
[Phone ringing]
Uh, yeah. He says
he's gonna call you back.
[Phone beeps off]
"Business stuff"?
I promise,
it won't get in the way.
My daughter's getting married,
Bobby!
I know, and I wouldn't
miss it for the world.
Mm-mwah!
Don't be late!
All right.
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Tell Jeremy
the geologist's report
came in strong.
[Knocking at door]
Yeah.
I'm running some numbers,
and we're gonna fly
to the exploration site
this morning.
[Knocking]
Yep. Hey, somebody's
knocking at the door.
Maybe Jeremy
could give me a call?
Krista.
Hi.
You got a minute?
You've been working out.
Well, this-- this is not
the greatest time.
Change of plans.
Mel's staying home.
I'm gonna be flying you guys
today.
And you came all the way here
to tell me that?
Uh no.
There's some other things.
Uh
About my dad, kind of
Okay, well,
let's go downstairs,
and we could grab some coffee.
[Shower starts running]
[Krista chuckles]
Oh!
Am I interrupting?
[Bathroom door opens]
Bobby?
Hey, Krista!
Candi! Hi!
Toss me my bag?
Ah.
- Mm-hmm!
- Bag
Um--
oh. Uh, oh
This?
[Shower continues running]
- Thanks.
- Yeah.
[Bobby exhales slowly]
Candi Lussier?
Yeah, we bumped into
each other.
Everyone "bumps" into Candi
Player.
Well, why would you care,
anyway?
Pfft.
I couldn't give a rat's ***.
Hey. This thing
about your dad?
Uh, never mind.
I'll see you later.
[Cell phone rings]
[Door shuts]
Jeremy?
Oh, Deanna? Hey.
What's going on?
- Hey.
- Oh, hey.
Apparently
he's "lost sight" of who he is.
He needs to "get away"
and clear his head.
Kirby actually
said this?
He sent a text.
[Sighing]
Hey. Don't worry.
We'll find him.
[Sobs]:
Don't even bother.
Hey, sometimes, guys get
freaked out about this.
What does this have
to do with you, anyway?
We're family.
[Scoffs]: Yeah.
Every couple of years,
you turn up.
I mean, fine, great,
it's always
nice to see you,
but don't act like
you're part of this.
[Window whirring]
[Resumes crying]
He's disappeared.
Probably
in a bar somewhere.
You need
to go find him.
The hell I do.
You're the one
who did this.
Kirby did this.
I'm asking
for Hailey's sake.
If he can't manage
to grow a pair,
she's better off
without him.
You know, you can truly
be a son of a ***.
It's not always easy
being right.
[Propellers chugging nearby]
Hey.
Hey. Good to go?
Before we do that
If I decide to make an offer,
then we both know McAllister's
not gonna like the terms,
so I'll need you
to bring him around.
Jim's an old friend of mine.
He's a small-timer.
And he trusts you.
I didn't know
we were choosing sides.
Sure you did.
It's just business, Bob.
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[Boisterous chatter
over blaring music]
[Rig worker]: So, buddy here's
moving to Brazil, right?
Brazil or Mexico, I don't know.
Whichever's warmer.
But first
He's gonna
kick the crap out of
some *** who fired him.
That'd be me.
[Starts laughing]
Buddy?
Your ***'s here!
[Kirby groans groggily]
[]
When we were kids,
there was nothing but snow,
this time of year.
Climate change.
Best thing that ever
happened to the north.
Friend of yours?
Every degree
the temperature rises
makes it that much easier
to get at the resources.
Well, that's one way
to look at it.
What's the other?
I think it has to do
with a way of life.
Sure.
Bad time to be
a polar bear.
Kind of sucks for
the first nations, too.
Sweetheart,
it always sucks
for the first nations.
Ask the man
sitting beside you.
That's why Bob went South
in the first place.
Am I right?
Went to university,
got an MBA
[Slaps Bob's back]
made something
of himself.
[Turbulence rattles craft]
We expecting weather?
We'll miss
the worst of it,
but it's supposed to
get wild further North.
[Clicks switch]
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[Engine chugging]
[Men chuckling]
I pulled an engine
from the other DC-3.
A bit of duct tape
and baling twine,
but it should her
there and back again.
Don't pay you
enough, do I?
Nope.
We could talk about that.
Hey, grab some rampies.
Let's get
that generator loaded.
Who's the pilot?
I just put Blake on
the supply run to Fort Smith.
Dev!
The weather's gonna
be a problem.
There's a freak storm
moving in up there.
Supposed to hit Deline
by late afternoon.
We can be
on the ground by then.
"We"?
I understand you came here
to fly planes.
Yes, sir!
I'm your co-pilot.
And I'll need a flight engineer
on this one, too.
Get Kirby loaded.
- Kirby?
- In my truck.
You want me to
Pilot?
[Giggles quietly]
[Cheers under his breath]
[]
[Mumbles groggily]
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[Mel]: Deline, this is
Arctic Air, Flight 7-1-4.
Do you read?
[Rudy]: Copy that, Mel.
What's your position?
We're South of you,
about 35 miles.
How's it looking on the ground?
Ceiling's down to 200 feet,
and visibility's half a mile.
So what do you think?
Depends.
Have you got
my barbecue chips?
Rudy
Would I come to Deline
without your chips?
Hell, then
Give 'er a shot.
[Turbulence rattles craft]
[Gear clattering]
Maybe I'll take it from here.
Okey-doke.
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[McAllister]:
Found secondary deposits
down that way,
up-ice,
left by the glacier.
Found the pipe,
three kilometers north.
Crater's about
two clicks ahead.
Kimberlite pipe,
with a surface
of half a hectare.
Indicator minerals,
all present.
Olivine, chromite,
ecologitic garnet.
I mean [chuckles]
The only thing we need to do now
is drill.
And all that takes
is money.
[]
It'd take half a million
just to find out
if the diamonds are here.
That still wouldn't prove
they were accessible.
We're talking
pocket change,
compared to
the potential payoff.
That's easy
for you to say, Jim.
They'd be my pockets.
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[Winds howling]
Rudy!
Sure wasn't expecting
to see you folks today.
They said that
you needed a generator.
Gonna let my friends
freeze in the dark?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
First things first.
[Chips rustling]
[Gasps]
Thank God for Arctic Air.
Hoo-hoo.
[Rudy]: Oh, yeah.
Girl's having problems
with the pregnancy.
We called for a Medevac
to fly her
to the hospital in YK,
but they're grounded
up North.
How you doin', kiddo?
You do this to her?
Geez, I hope so
She's my wife.
Attaboy.
Let's get
those engines tented,
before they freeze up solid.
We're going to
need to refuel.
Ran into headwinds,
burned more than I counted on.
Can't help you there.
We're out of av-gas.
Rudy
That old
piston-pounder, Mel.
Nobody else still
flies those things.
Look, I'll phone around
in the morning.
Why the hell
are you still here?
Where the hell are we?
North of Brazil!
Move!
[Winds howling
over tarmac]
Looks like we're
staying the night.
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[Water splashing]
The earth talks to me.
That's the only way
I can put it.
It sounds crazy,
but ask any prospector.
Hey, the earth
talks to me, too.
'Course, mainly
it says stuff about moose.
This is real--
that's why
I came to you--
so we can do this
together, partners.
Jim, my company
does venture capital.
All I can do is bring
money to the table.
That's what I need.
I'm into this
for a 100k already.
Every cent
I don't even have.
Well, Dearman is the key.
He's the one
who does mining exploration.
I'm not so sure
he's keen on this.
Well, he's just being
a little cautious.
And I'm not so sure
I'm keen on him.
Why?
[Chair creaks]
What I'm saying
If we do this deal
with Dearman,
we're looking out
for each other, right?
Jim, it's business.
It's not
a question of friendship.
Do you have my back?
[Stammers and chuckles]
Yes. I do.
That's what
I needed to hear.
[McAllister chuckles
as they clink cups]
[McAllister pats Bobby's back]
[]
[Bobby sighs]
Ronnie Dearman
is a reptile.
But, of course,
you know that, right?
No. I don't know that.
Glad-hands his friends,
screws their wives,
tells his kids "nothing
matters more than family."
All that
in one trip?
From the first five seconds.
The rest of the trip was just
Icing on the snake.
He runs the most dynamic
mid-level exploration company
in Calgary,
and he's expanding
his operations in the North,
which could,
by the way,
mean new business
for Arctic Air.
Yeah.
You said you wanted
to talk me
about something.
Did I?
This morning,
when you came to my room?
Oh, yeah. Uh
Actually, I was just following
the trail of women's underwear.
That's just where it led.
I could do your back
for you.
[Laughs]
Are you kidding?
Oh! [Chortles]
So not gonna happen.
Not tonight, not ever.
What?
[Still laughing]
Think back.
High School.
The one girl who wouldn't
go to bed with you,
no matter how hard you tried?
Except the once.
That never happened.
After dry grad?
I had been drinking,
and it was totally stupid.
And only a ***
would remember.
Ouch!
All right.
[Bobby sighs]
We're screwing it up.
All of us this!
I always thought that
we were too far away.
You know? Too big.
Whatever was happening
everywhere else,
up here would be okay.
[Distant owl hoots]
[]
The baby's in there
backwards, right,
and they're worried
it's too big for her, too.
You okay?
[Gasping]: Sure.
They've got av-gas
in Wrigley.
You could take a detour
on your way home.
What's our
weather forecast?
Ah, should be a little window,
but there's another front
on the way.
We'd better get wheels up
while we have a chance.
[Door clanks open]
Generator's unloaded.
Clear the ice
off the wings.
We leave in 20 minutes.
Yeah, but the wind's
picking up again.
Girl
Needs a hospital,
and that's
what a man does.
Makes a commitment!
Stands by it.
Does his job.
Hailey isn't pregnant.
Take the damn point!
Great, big
brass ones
That clank.
Come on!
Let's go, go, go!
Before the weather closes in.
[Winds gusting]
[Door thumps closed]
We're still on the ground.
They decided
they wanted
to hike back up
to the site.
No worries.
You got an E.T.A.?
Not yet.
What's the weather doing?
Mm.
[Keys clacking]
You should have clear sailing.
Problems are all further North.
I'm a little concerned
about your dad.
What are you talking about?
He's flying down
from Deline this morning.
They're right
in the worst of it.
My dad flew to Deline?
[Craft rattling
in heavy turbulence]
[Theresa crying out]
[]
[Breathing anxiously]
Snow and lightning
in the same day?
Welcome to the North.
[]
[Crying out]
[Hull clattering]
[]
I think
the baby's coming!
Tell her she's got
to hold on.
[Theresa crying out]
Maybe you should
tell her.
[Lightning crashing]
Deline, this is Arctic Air
Flight 7-1-4.
Do you read?
[Rudy]: Copy that.
Where are you?
[Breaking up]: We're
50 miles due South.
Hitting
heavy electrical activity.
Mel, it's worse ahead of you.
You are flying into
one hell of a mess.
I'd recommend
you turn back.
And the girl's
gone into labor.
If we don't
set this thing down,
she's gonna--
[Line breaks up]
Mel?
[Crackling]
Mel, I'm losing you.
Recommend you turn back, now!
Do you read me?
[Crackling]
Mel? Do you read me? Over.
[Static worsens]
[]
Breathe
[Theresa breathes deeply]
It'll be okay!
Just hang in there
a little longer.
[Hull crashing]
We gotta
put this thing down!
She's not gonna make it
to Wrigley.
This keeps up,
we're not gonna
make Wrigley.
Then what are we gonna do?
[Sobbing]: I don't want to have
my baby on a plane!
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[Rudy]: I just had
the one contact
from him, Krista.
And nothing since?
Negative.
They were in the middle
of an electrical storm.
I thought maybe he'd turn back,
when he heard about
the weather in Wrigley.
If he had turned
back to Deline,
he would be there
by now.
Then, obviously,
he was going somewhere else.
Look, on board radios
don't have much range.
I'm a pilot, Bobby!
I know how aircraft radios work.
Did anybody called Wrigley?
They haven't
heard anything, either.
[Dearman]: Bob, come on!
Let's go, buddy.
I'll meet up
with you guys later.
What did Rudy say?
Exactly.
He was low on fuel,
and there was some sort of
medical emergency.
So what?
The girl goes into labor?
He would want
the nearest doctor.
[Keys clacking]
There's a health centre
in Norman Wells,
but that's
further North.
The last we know for sure,
he was 50 miles South of Deline.
That was about an hour ago.
Where could he be,
by now?
[Keys clacking]
There's really nothing.
[Cece]: Burgess Lake?
Doc Hossa has
a fishing camp at Burgess Lake!
Doc Hossa?
He's crazy.
He's a doctor.
Besides, there's
nowhere to land.
[Cece]: No, as a matter
of fact, there is.
Used to be, anyway.
The guy who owned
the place before Hossa
built a sandstrip.
[Bobby]: Big enough
to land a DC-3?
Depends on who's flyin'.
Mel could land
in a bowling alley.
Yeah, sure.
He's 10 feet tall,
he's going to live forever.
When the sun goes supernova
at the end of the world,
there'll be the cockroaches
and Mel-bloody-Ivarson!
You want to tell me
what's going on?
He collapsed, two days ago,
and I had to take him
to the hospital.
There's something wrong
with his heart.
He told you that?
No, no. He lied
through his teeth,
so I called a friend
who works at the hospital.
They've scheduled him
for a bunch of cardio
tests, next week.
[Sat-phone rings]
[Phone beeps on]
[Bobby]: Hello?
Bobby? I got ahold of Hossa's
daughter, Petra, at the lodge.
And?
They haven't heard
from him.
Look. We'd better notify
Arctic search-and-rescue.
[Sighs]: Okay.
I'll keep you posted.
[Dial tone humming]
We'll find him.
Like we found your dad?
Flew off
into the clear blue sky,
and no one ever
found a trace.
I know.
I live with that
every day of my life.
But not today.
[Map rustles]
Last anyone
heard from him,
he was here.
Okay, burgess lake
is down here,
and we're straight
up over here,
maybe 80 miles.
We can be there
in under an hour.
What if you're wrong?
You trying to
tell an Indian
that he doesn't
know how to track?
[]
[Roars]: Hey!
Still no word from him, Bobby.
I've tried to raise him
on the radio, but nothing.
Try again.
Bobby, if Mel was headed
this way,
I don't think he made it.
He was low on fuel
when he left Deline.
Say he was trying
for Burgess Lake,
and then
he came up short?
There's nowhere else
to land.
No, look--
It's right on the same route
that he was trying.
What is?
There was an old
uranium operation, years ago.
They had
a landing strip.
I went there
with my dad once.
It's not on the map.
Look, if I know it's there,
then so does Mel.
[]
There was this little lake,
I remember that.
Come on, Bobby.
There are thousands
of lakes up here!
Krista, we're close.
[Radio crackles]:
Mayday.
[Line crackling badly]:
Mayday. Mayday.
This is Arctic Air 7-1-4.
Can anyone read?
[Theresa crying out]
[Krista]: Dad?
[Bobby]:
Where are you?
*** Creek!
Where the hell are you?
Down there!
I told you so.
[Props chugging]
All right.
We got you!
Is everyone okay?
We're living the dream.
Just get that damn bird
down here!
[]
[Bobby]: We picked them up
from the old mine site.
We should be reaching the lodge
in five minutes.
We'll be ready.
How's the girl?
Baby is on the way!
Tell Doc I hope to hell
he's still got game!
[Engine approaching outdoors]
They're here, dad!
[]
[Voices carrying nearby]
[Theresa cries out in labour]
[Others talking,
faint and indistinct]
[Stairs creaking]
How's it looking?
She's a fighter.
We're doing
everything we can.
[Dishes clatter]
How's Connor?
He's great.
He's in Tuk this weekend,
with his dad.
Ah. His "dad."
[Running water]
David is his father.
Connor doesn't even
know who you are.
It's going to stay
that way.
[Bobby sighs]
Holy crap.
You and her?
Uh-huh.
It was long ago.
[Laughs]:
And I'm the ***?
What?
Look-- look it.
This isn't
about Hailey.
I already
told her that.
You texted her!
[Chuckles nervously]:
My whole friggin' life, okay?
Yellowknife.
The only friggin' place
I've ever been.
The only girl
I've ever been with.
Mel is right.
Mel kidnapped me.
Kirby! Just man up!
Or do everyone a favour,
and get lost.
Yeah?
Which one did you do?
[]
One thing
I asked you to do.
One thing!
And you wouldn't do it.
I didn't want you to worry.
No, you don't want to deal with
this. That's what this is about.
Listen, Krista--
No, you listen!
I am not going to hang around
and watch you drop down dead,
with a DC-3
strapped to your ***.
If that is your
plan, count me out.
I swear to God,
I'm gone.
[Theresa cries out
from the lodge]
[Theresa wailing in pain]
[Theresa]: Ow! Oh
[Muffled discussion
and weary laughter]
[Infant cries]
[All laughing]
[Baby's cries grow louder]
[Laughter continues]
It is a most auspicious boy!
Yes!
They're going to
name him "Melvin."
[Baby Melvin bawling]
"Melvin!"
How 'bout that?
[All laughing]
Melvin.
[]
For what it's worth
If I'd known
Petra was pregnant,
I would've stayed.
[Scoffs]: Yeah?
Well, you could've
come back
when you found out.
I offered and she said no.
Well, you want a manly hug?
All is forgiven,
let bygones be bygones?
No.
[]
[Gregarious chatter
over bar's blasting music]
It's a structured
three-stage investment.
Ron puts in a hundred "K"
and takes a 40% equity stake.
Then the equity stake
goes up each time.
Well, sure,
as I take on more risk.
And I end up
with almost nothing.
Bob can
walk you through it.
What do you think?
[Sighs heavily]
[]
[Loudly]: Walk away.
What?
The deal stinks.
It's even worse
than I was expecting,
you little pissant!
Look, I can help you
find different partners.
You're finished.
You just did yourself
out of a career, chief!
You know what?
Don't call me that!
I will make it
my personal mission.
I'll see you bumming coins
outside the liquor store.
That's a promise,
Geronimo!
You will never, ever--
[crashes heavily
to floor]
[Patron]: Whoa!
[Bobby winces]
Was that a good idea?
It's debatable.
[Groans groggily]
[Thud]
Nice shot, though.
[Laughs]: Yeah.
Thanks.
And I just want to say,
you know
Few bumps on the road, hey?
[Laughter]
But here I am.
Here
We are, and
She's just so friggin'
beautiful, isn't she?
[The guests gush and applaud]
Look it.
The bar's open.
Grab a drink,
and just
Y'know, give 'er.
[Laughter and cheers]
[Guests begin clinking glasses
with their spoons]
[]
[Sighs]
I remember
when you left here.
You were gonna
get an education
and come back
and help the community.
Yeah.
But you finally
helped somebody.
[]
[Clink]
Wow. You clean up
pretty good.
[]
Thank you.
I don't suppose
we dance, do we?
I doubt it very much.
Well
they said that the dessert is safe,
was a little big gun-shoot
after the jellied
moose-nose appetizer.
Um, I don't know
if you two have met.
Bobby Martin,
this is Blake Laviolette.
He's one of our pilots.
He came on board last fall.
Good to
meet you, man.
I've heard the stories.
Which ones?
[Chuckling]
Okay, I'm gonna go
grab a drink.
Can I get you anything?
I will come with you, actually.
[]
My daughter's porkin' him.
They think they're
keeping it secret,
which is a joke.
Can't keep anything
secret in this town.
So how are you doing?
I'm good.
Mel, you know,
as an old friend,
and as someone who owns
a piece of Arctic Air
How is it going?
Just told you.
I'm fine.
Okay.
But if
you're ever feeling
you could use
some help
From you?
Yeah, I might be
sticking around
for a while, you know.
Helping out
with the family,
that sort of thing.
[Cell phone ringing]
Not gonna answer it?
My boss!
I think I know
what he wants
to talk about.
[Chuckles]
Ronnie Dearman, eh?
Boom. [Chuckling]
So, did you hear it
from the bartender,
or from the stripper?
Dentist.
Seriously?
Three teeth.
[Bobby laughs]
Mel?
Yesterday,
helping that girl out,
flying all over
hell and gone--
that was good.
Yeah. That was good.
[Dev]: So, there we are--
in the middle of nowhere.
She's about to give birth,
oh, my God,
it is looking bleak--
[pounding table]:
but we do not give up.
[Roars]: No, by God!
Mel Ivarson and I
will not be defeated!
For we are men of the North!
We fly aeroplanes
that defeated Hitler,
and we have
the testicles that clank!
[Laughter]