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Previously on Arctic Air
Did you see who killed Johnny?
Bobby Martin shot him.
It's always good
to see you, Russell.
Not particularly.
Bobby Martin's a dead man.
So there's nothing here then?
Petra, I'm with Krista.
I'm going to Bali.
When are you coming back?
I don't know.
Look, Krista, I
Goodbye, Bobby.
Originally Aired January 7, 2014
The sunsets
are unbelievable.
The sun's this huge red ball,
and it just plunges.
Then it comes up
again like thunder.
What?
"On the road to Mandalay
where the flying fishes play
and the sun comes up
like thunder
out of China
'cross the bay."
Where do you come up
with these things?
I went to high school.
So did I.
Forget it.
Different era.
Dinosaurs roamed.
And I wasn't in Mandalay.
I was in Bali.
I know that, sweetheart.
Promise me
this won't get all weird.
No going "Om"
or tinkling cymbals?
Don't worry.
You were over there
for three months.
People come back with notions.
Okay. Can we just
Yeah.
Irene
Mom
You lived life
on your own terms.
It took me a long time
my whole life,
to stop resenting that.
But I get it now, I do.
And I love you.
Welcome back, beautiful.
I wish the circumstances
Well, you know.
And we live in our children,
don't we?
The two of us,
we got lucky there.
That it?
Good night, Irene.
I can't believe
you just said that.
She'd understand.
I am so glad you're home.
So am I.
Krista!
Welcome home!
You two talked yet?
What's there to say?
Come on, Dev,
it's our last day,
and you haven't
been swimming once.
Okay, whoa, whoa, whoa,
this is insane.
Okay, Dev, man up.
Be Scandinavian!
It is the north.
It is may.
One two
There could be heart attacks!
Three!
And shrinkage!
Oh, my God!
That's my foot!
I'm just kidding.
Scandinavians are
crazy people, I swear.
How did I end up with
a Scandinavian in my life?
Oh
I thought you were
worried about shrinkage.
Apparently, this is
not such an issue.
There are bugs, though.
I defy them.
By the sun,
I would say 8:30.
Close.
Am I?
What?
No, no, no, no
Don't think
you're a Mountain man
just because you have
a few bug-bites on your bum.
But we're already late
at the pick-up site.
We told Blake
we'd be there by 9:00
Dev!
Can you turn around?
The current is getting
a little stronger.
I can see this, Astrid.
We are in the same boat.
And after a week,
I am getting the hang
of paddling it.
What is it?
Uh nothing.
It's just a stitch.
It's nothing.
We can stop to rest,
if you want.
Dev, can you pay attention?
Astrid, there are rapids ahead.
Okay, just stay calm.
We can make it through.
You listen to me and
you do what I tell you.
Astrid, they are
bigger than you think.
Okay, steer to
the left channel.
I'm trying!
Paddle harder, Dev,
we can make it!
Astrid!
Steer away from the rocks.
Paddle harder, Dev!
- Astrid!
- Dev!
Dev! Dev!
Phew.
Oh
Three months in paradise
and you came back?
Well
The money ran out.
And it was time.
Looks like the company
survived without me.
Oh, we limped along.
But enough about that,
I want to hear about Bali.
Sun, sand, wild tantric sex.
Well, I have
some pictures of beaches.
Close enough?
Oh, look at you.
Krista Ivarson, free spirit.
It's a different world
over there.
Well, well!
The prodigal daughter returns.
Cece
She was just about to tell us
about wild tantric sex.
What? No, I wasn't.
I'd love to
stick around for that,
but I've got an engine
I'm working on.
Oh, Marie wants to have you
over for dinner, though,
soon as you get settled.
You bet.
Whoa
Who's Mr. Puka Shells?
Uh, okay, he's a friend.
Can I have a friend
who looks like that?
Oh, and Blake just radioed.
He flew over the pick-up site,
no sign of Dev and Astrid.
Oh, they decided to take
a week-long trip
down the Deh-Cho.
Astrid and Dev?
Dev is a northern man now.
By August,
he'll be wearing buckskin.
Okay, don't mock.
People are allowed to change.
Uh, I've got a scheduling mess
I've got to clean up,
so, um, I'm going to
catch up with you later.
Hey.
Sorry that we didn't get
a chance to talk last night.
Well, that wasn't
the right time.
Maybe we could
I'm sorry about your mom.
Thanks.
But you guys had
some time together?
Yeah. Yeah, in Bali.
She left a couple of months ago
for Seattle,
and then last week
I got the news
she was in the hospice.
That must have been
really tough.
When I got there,
she was just sitting
in the garden.
Two days later, she was gone.
Just
slipped away.
I was holding her hand.
It was actually
kind of beautiful.
Welcome home.
You stupid bureaucrats!
The friggin' government!
They're suspending
my pilot's licence.
No, I do not want to press
"six" for further options.
Press "zero,"
you'll get a human being.
At a government office?
Good luck.
This says you jeopardized
the lives of passengers
by flying without
a qualified crew.
That's ridiculous.
A charter flight to Inuvik.
March 16th.
A bantam hockey team?
Connor's team,
the hockey tournament.
I was on that flight.
Well, according to this,
so was Blake.
Blake was co-pilot.
We had three
highly qualified pilots
on that flight.
Well, two qualified pilots,
and you.
Okay, but he's right.
I mean, this doesn't
make any sense.
Yes, hello, this is
Mel Ivarson, Arctic Air.
I'm calling because I
Arctic Air.
No, don't put me on hold
Hello?
We'll figure it out.
I went back over
the pick-up site a second time.
No sign of Dev and Astrid.
When were they due?
First thing this morning.
Any chance you went
to the wrong location?
No, but there's a chance
that they did.
I'll fly along the river a ways,
in case they're farther up.
Maybe they got onto
a tributary?
Krista, that you?
Hey, Blake.
Welcome home.
When I get back,
I'll buy you a drink.
I want to hear
all about your trip.
You got it.
Listen, I've got enough fuel
to fly upriver
another half hour or so,
then I got to start my run.
Copy.
The Deh-Cho's
crazy high right now.
The melt came early.
Climate change.
Still, they're only
a few hours overdue.
It's way too soon to panic.
He's right.
They probably just
lost track of a day.
Well, Dev, maybe.
But Astrid?
She's a walking egg-timer.
So they've been
up there for a week.
Now they're on Indian time.
Hey!
Did you get someone
on the phone?
A flight attendant.
Excuse me?
Three licensed pilots
on the plane,
but no licensed attendant.
A passenger flight
requires a flight attendant.
And just as the waters are
about to close over my head,
there you are,
knifing towards me
like a great white shark!
Or something more Swedish.
Like a viking long-boat.
I need to work out
where we are, Dev.
We're on dry land.
This is an excellent start.
We passed the pick-up point.
How is that possible?
Astrid, we're fine.
Dev, we have no GPS,
we have no radio,
we have no rifle,
we have no canoe.
We do not know where we are!
So please
do not give me cheerful!
It could be worse
People die like this, Dev!
They won't bother you.
What?
The wolves.
I have been assured
by many northerners
The stitch in your side?
I feel like
I'm going to throw up.
Okay.
Maybe those berries you found.
Okay.
So this is my fault, too?
Now I have poisoned you.
Okay, Dev, never mind, okay?
No, please,
get it off your chest.
First, I caused this whole mess
by dumping the canoe.
You might have told me
you can't swim.
Of course I can swim.
I can swim very adequately
In shallower water.
Oh, super helpful.
It's not my fault
my head sinks.
Dev, I don't want to
fight with you, okay?
I'm sorry I snapped, okay?
And you're right,
we're going to be fine.
We just have to stay calm
and we have to
find out where we are.
Dev?
There's something out there.
Yes, wolves, okay?
Shh!
Not wolves.
Something else.
Like what?
Something large.
Do you hear it?
No.
What is it?
There are grizzly bears.
Dev, it's coming closer.
It's a man.
Stop!
Stop right there!
Don't worry.
If I wanted you dead,
you'd have stopped twitching
I try and roll
with the punches
but the punches
keep rolling with me
Thanks.
So
What was it like seeing Krista?
She's good.
Seems like she had
an amazing trip.
That's not what I asked.
You guys aren't going to try
and work things out?
We broke up three months ago.
I didn't like it,
but it was the right decision.
Look, why are we even talking
about this right now?
A flight attendant?
What kind of
regulation is that?
A government regulation.
How'd they even know
you didn't have one?
Seems they have
their ways, Cece.
Apparently, they have eyes.
You should go down there.
Raise some hell.
Tomorrow morning.
Just make sure you don't turn
a 30-day suspension
into three months in jail.
Nearly 40 years
I've been a pilot.
How did we get so old?
I'm sorry about Irene.
I mean,
not that I could
stand the woman.
Well, neither could
you half the time.
Just saying.
She lived her life
the way she wanted to.
So have you.
Have I?
I said, "Wake up, mama
shake that
Safe home.
You know, you could
stop by my place.
Connor's sleeping over
at a friend's.
I'm not sure
tonight really works.
Fine.
I mean, I appreciate
the offer, but
It's not like
I'm flinging myself.
I won't do that.
Of course not.
Especially not with you.
All I'm saying is that, um
It's been good,
spending time together,
the three of us.
It means a lot to Connor.
Well, it means a lot
to me, too.
And, obviously, he wonders
where this is going.
So do I.
Friday night.
What about it?
I'll take you guys
out to dinner
after your shift.
Okay.
And then after that,
we'll see
if we can figure this out.
I'll see you Friday.
Kimbo.
Three months.
Sorry?
Since Johnny Mac died.
Remember him?
Good friend of mine.
You see, he walked
into the woods one day,
and never came back.
I don't know what
you're talking about.
Yeah, I think you do.
Take care of yourself.
So, how long
have you been up here, TJ?
I came up after the thaw
to clear my head, right?
And it's good.
It's good up here.
I usually do better
when I'm not around people.
Came up from where?
What's that?
Where are you from?
Doesn't matter where I'm from.
It doesn't?
People always want to know
What's your name,
where do you live?
I'm T.J. I'm here.
What more do you need?
Nothing.
We're just
really glad you found us.
Uh, wait, we've turned
away from the river.
Yeah.
But that's where
our pickup-point is.
We're not going there.
My camp's way closer.
Your camp?
I wouldn't take just anyone,
but I think
you're probably okay.
Uh, thank you,
but we should stick
with our plan.
I've got a good set up.
Food, shower, a sat phone.
You can call your friends.
Ah, that sounds great.
Astrid
Shh!
Come on.
And then after
you've done that,
I want you to start
switching out
the front plugs
on the number two engine.
You think you can handle it?
Oh, I bet I can
recognize a spark plug.
Well, wait till
you have to do it
in an open field at 50 below.
You gotta start somewhere.
So, Caitlin?
Since when?
She started apprenticing
about a month ago.
Seems to have a knack for it.
Kind of reminds me of me,
about 40 years ago.
After everything
Caitlin's been through,
it's good to see her
doing so well.
Hmm, I guess she is.
Well, what, Tommy's
not on the scene?
He dumped her and took off.
She doesn't even know why.
And of course,
there's her brother
No word?
No body, if that's
what you mean.
Nelson's dead.
We have to assume.
But Caitlin keeps hoping.
There's nothing
wrong with hope.
Yeah, it's denial
that scares me.
By the way, I printed off
the supply contracts
you asked for.
Ah, thank you.
I'm going to go over
those with Mel.
Get myself back up to speed.
Since when are you interested
in the business side of things?
Well, maybe I've been
doing some thinking
Balinese death mask.
Ah, just the thing
you want to hang
on the wall of an airline.
So
Is he in all of your pictures?
Who's that?
Mr. Puka Shells.
His name is Tag.
And?
And he's a friend
I met in Bali.
Obviously. Who is he?
He travels a lot.
And he's Tag.
And yes, if that's
what you're asking.
Seriously?
It was intense
and amazing, and
that is all I'm going
to say about that.
Shut. Up.
These only seem
to go back to April.
Oh, no, you don't.
Details.
Can you get me the March
contracts, please?
Does Bobby know?
About what?
Uh she wants to look
at the contracts
- for the last few months.
- Yeah.
Suit yourself.
Look, Blake's on his way back.
And he flew over
the pick-up
site again.
Dev and Astrid?
You could
decapitate a moose
with that thing.
Dev, he's making lunch.
He has a gun.
So did we,
until we dumped the canoe.
Okay, everyone has
a rifle up here, Dev.
It's for the bears.
We don't know anything
about this man.
He's not good
with people, okay?
So what?
Neither am I.
Who says he even has a camp?
And if he does, who knows
what we'd find there?
What are you expecting?
The heads of other hikers,
stuck on stakes?
Astrid,
look at the size of him.
He's strong, okay?
He knows what
he's doing out here.
Is that what's bothering you?
Of course not.
I'll bet his head
doesn't sink either.
I didn't mean that.
I think perhaps you did.
Dev
You okay?
She has food poisoning.
Maybe the flu.
No, it's more than that.
I flew over the river again
this morning.
There's no sign of them.
We need to call
search and rescue.
I just did.
There's nothing
they can do right now.
They've been missing
for more than a day.
There's a plane
down in northern Ontario.
All available resources
are already committed.
This is ridiculous.
This is the north. If you're
gonna get lost, book ahead.
We can notify the airlines.
Ask them to keep an eye out.
Call in anyone who's off-duty,
let's put planes in the air.
It is possible
I just missed them.
I was on my own
Dev and Astrid are my friends.
I'm flying up.
I'll come with you.
Two pairs of eyes.
I've had training.
I've taken first aid, too,
but I don't stick my hands
in people's underwear.
You are hurting her.
- You still have your appendix?
- Yeah.
It's not appendicitis.
It is the berries.
I've had an attack once before.
The doctor said,
that if it came back,
I would have to have it removed.
What?
You mind?
Yes, yes, yes!
She minds very much!
That's enough!
That's enough!
I'm just trying to help!
Stop it, both of you!
What did I tell you?
He's a lunatic.
Dev, you pushed him.
Because he attacked me!
TJ!
If we stay here,
he's going to kill us.
I don't deny it,
I just don't see the point.
Of safety regulation?
Of this one.
I've been flying for 40 years.
So you keep saying.
And I have never had
a passenger die
because no one
handed out muffins.
- Mr. Ivarson
- It's Mel.
Gordon, I've known you
since you were eight.
I watched you play hockey
against my daughter.
Not your game,
nothing to be ashamed of.
I knew your dad.
Mr. Ivarson,
are you actually saying
you see no reason
for flight attendants?
I'm saying I've been a pilot
since before you were born.
I'm still here.
You know why that is?
I'm sure I can guess.
Because I know what I'm doing.
Yes, you're a legend.
I've landed
single-engine planes
in 50-knot crosswinds.
I've flown snowblind
in blizzards.
Yes, that's really
not the type of flying
we're talking about right now.
True.
The world changes.
We're over
the pick-up site, heading north.
No sign of them?
Nothing.
I'll keep you posted.
Copy that.
It is so beautiful.
And so huge.
I wasn't sure
you were coming back.
This is my home.
Well, you're full of surprises.
Starting with the way you left.
And then when
it got to be one month,
and then two months?
Well, it's a whole new world.
New experiences.
New people?
Yeah, sure.
I made new friends.
And I had a bunch
of stuff to work out.
I missed you.
I wasn't going to say that,
but it's the truth.
Down there.
Against the riverbank.
That's a canoe!
But where are Dev and Astrid?
Why did you never tell me
about your appendix?
Why would I tell you
about my organs, Dev?
Dev, stop, stop, stop.
- Astrid. Astrid
- I can't do this.
We can't stay.
He may be following.
You have to go for help.
Go where?
Astrid, there's no one
out here but T.J.
You have to find his camp.
He said he has a sat phone.
We don't even know
if it exists.
He said it's north
of here, okay?
There has to be a trail.
I'm not leaving you alone.
Then my appendix will rupture
and I will die, Dev!
Okay?
So, deep breaths.
Deep breaths, Dev, okay?
Look around.
Look around, you have to
be able to find me again.
What are you suggesting,
a trail of breadcrumbs?
Just go.
You have to find his camp,
you have use his sat phone.
Okay? Please.
I can't
- Go. Go!
- I can't.
Dev, go.
It looks like they went over
in a stretch of rapids
just downstream.
Are you sure it's their canoe?
Yeah, it was stored
in my backyard.
I saw it every day
for six months.
Okay, give me your coordinates.
I'll get the other
planes out to you.
It's beginning to look like
I heard.
We're sending our entire staff
on a search and rescue?
Problem with that?
Just one.
Are we planning to send anyone
who knows what they're doing?
Blake did
some search and rescue flying
a few years back, in Manitoba.
And who else?
Some more
first-aid stuff.
We're going to need blankets.
You're planning
a sleep-over?
If someone's hurt,
you gotta keep 'em warm.
Well, little Jimmy McAllister.
So, uh, Mel just called.
Dev's a good friend, and, uh
You got room for one more?
You ever done this before?
Yeah, some.
I fought fires in Alberta.
Welcome aboard, buddy.
Thanks, man.
Well, what's the plan here?
Get this eggbeater in the air,
or give 'em time to walk home?
Oh oh, thank you.
Oh, thank you, thank you.
Oh, my God.
Dev?
I was just trying to help.
I was attacked.
I know, I know, Dev was
People turn on you,
every time.
Where is he?
Close.
He'll be back any minute.
He left you here, didn't he?
He left you alone.
Those are my friends,
they're looking for me.
They're going the wrong way.
They're looking
along the river.
No one's ever
going to find you here.
I'll get you there.
Come on.
I notified search and rescue
about the canoe.
They'll try to divert
some resources,
but it won't be until tomorrow,
at the earliest.
Roger that.
We're 10 minutes north
of the pickup site,
heading southeast.
But it's rough terrain
down there.
Blake's headed your way
in the chopper.
I'll let him know where you are.
I should be flying
a damned plane,
instead of
poking pins in a map.
We need to keep track
of the ground we've searched.
I flew over that stretch
of river last week.
It's as high
as I've ever seen it,
and as fast.
Loreen!
Dev's on the line.
Dev, are you guys okay?
No, we are not!
I am alive,
at least until T.J. Gets back.
Who?
I found his camp.
But Astrid's appendix
is about to explode!
Dev, can you tell me
where you are?
He's about 10 minutes
northwest of you.
He wasn't making
complete sense,
but he says
Astrid is not on the river.
Give me the coordinates.
We're on our way.
Oh, they've seen us!
They're coming back!
I have to get out in the open.
We have to get
closer to the river!
We have to be more visible!
What are you doing?
It's too steep!
Astrid!
Astrid!
Hey, can you hear me?
Krista?
Who the hell?
Astrid, oh, my God.
She's on a ledge,
maybe five metres
below the cliff top.
How does she look?
- Is she moving?
- Negative.
We could land on the river,
but there'd be no way
to get to her.
You guys need the helicopter.
Blake's got to be close enough.
Blake, this is Arctic Air.
Juliett-Alpha-Delta.
Can you hear this?
Yeah, loud and clear, Bobby.
Go ahead.
We hear it's appendicitis,
but first, we've got to find
a way to reach her.
Can I land the chopper
on top of the cliff?
Not a chance.
Then we lower someone.
Me?
Are you out of
your friggin' minds?
It's gonna take all of us.
Bobby, we're gonna
need you guys
to land on the river.
We'll put down on the bank,
and then everyone goes up
together in the chopper.
Wait, why everyone?
Enough people
hauling on the rope.
Just picked up
Bobby and Krista.
We have a visual on Astrid.
Copy that.
You can't just tie someone
to the end of a rope
like a fishing lure.
You got a better idea?
We need winches.
Proper hoisting gear.
Well, this is all we got.
Hold it steady!
Doing what I can.
We've got winds
coming down the valley.
Good to go!
I should be
doing this.
No.
If she keeps this up,
I want you to sit on her.
I'm just the mechanic, man.
Ready?
We got you, buddy.
- He's down!
- Got it!
Cece, go back and help.
- Krista, you're my eyes.
- On it!
Come on, come on.
Whoa, there, big fella!
Hold it steady!
Doing my best!
Okay, bring 'er up!
Bring 'er up!
Go! Go!
Steady. Steady
Go, go, go!
Don't you worry.
My friends don't die.
Come on, Bobby!
Wind's getting worse.
We've got to get Bobby
off that ledge.
He's not clipped on!
Yeah! Yeah!
Get us to a drop point!
Yes! Yes!
He has done it!
He is the man!
And Bobby's hanging onto
the rope with one hand,
like he's a kid flying a kite.
I totally thought
we'd lost him.
Dev just called
from the hospital.
Astrid came through
surgery just fine.
You look all right, too, Cece.
Hey.
Well, I won't be flying
for a month anyway.
What? They suspended you?
Don't ask.
Hmm.
You did okay, kid.
Most half-baked rescue
I ever heard of,
but it worked.
I want to set up
a search and rescue.
Here at Arctic Air.
When did you get
this bright idea?
Today.
I want to start making
a difference, dad,
and this is one way to do that.
It's a way
to bankrupt the company.
- Have any idea what that would involve?
- Some.
Equipment, training,
modifications to aircraft?
Try seven figures,
just for start-up.
Well, I will figure out
a way to fund it.
Not your call.
It's my company.
Well, that's something else
we need to talk about.
If I'm going to stick around,
full partners.
I had a lot of time
to think about my life
while I was in Bali
What's important to me,
and where I'm going.
What exactly
are you asking for?
Half your authority.
Dream on.
I'm serious.
So am I.
You want to take this on?
That's what I'm saying.
Then you don't get
half my authority.
You get all of it.
Excuse me?
I started this company
because I wanted to fly planes.
And what have I been
doing instead?
Sitting behind a desk,
mud-wrestling
with bureaucrats.
The two of you.
Figure out a way
to run it between you.
And good friggin' luck.
You and me?
Apparently.
Holy smokes.
Hey, you.
Jumping out of helicopters?
I was improvising a solution.
You were being a jerk.
And you were really great.
Look, I still don't
understand about what happened.
You know, at the airport
before you left.
Bobby
And I was thinking
I met somebody
while I was in Bali.
Okay.
Yeah, we'd broken up,
and things happen
when you're travelling
He's coming here.
I just wanted you
to hear it from me.
Krista?
Hey!
Oh, my God.
It's Mr. Puka Shells.
Already?
I thought you were going to
visit your family.
I've been to Portland
a zillion times.
I wanted to see you.
Uh everybody,
this is Tag.
He's
A friend of mine.
This a bad time?
N-no.
No, it isn't.
I can leave and come back.
No, I'm
I'm really glad to see you.
The guy
murdered Johnny Mac.
You don't know that.
The Tommy kid saw it!
He told Bruce Ward.
Yeah, and neither one of them
ever told a lie.
And what about you, huh?
My own brother
wit a frickin' baseball bat?
You were about
to shoot the guy, in public.
Look, maybe he did it.
And maybe the opportunity
will come.
But if it does,
we're going to do it smart.