White Nights

Pilot:
[over the P.A] Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please? This is the Captain speaking. We have developed electrical problems, and we have to land immediately. There is a Soviet military airfield about 75 miles from here...

Anne Wyatt:
[half asleep] Where are we? Are we landing?

[Kolya runs to the lavatory to destroy his identity papers]

Anne Wyatt:
Where are you going?

Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko:
What do you mean? We're landing in Russia!

Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko:
Please inform American embassy that I am here. I am an American citizen.

Colonel Chaiko:
What you call yourself is of no concern to us. Here, you're just a criminal.

Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko:
The world will demand that you hand me over.

Colonel Chaiko:
The world. The world is overjoyed that we allowed a plane to land. We saved hundreds of lives. Only four people died.

Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko:
Who? What were the names?

Colonel Chaiko:
Don't worry. Don't worry. Your promoter was not hurt. I sent her home, along with the others. I'll explain your condition to her.

Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko:
My condition? What condition? I demand that you let me out of here!

Colonel Chaiko:
You demand? Rodchenko, I always admired you as a dancer. You're a great dancer.

Colonel Chaiko:
Modern man is so confused, Raymond. Finally, it's much better to work in the theater... than in a mine.

Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko:
It wouldn't be right ...

Galina Ivanova:
Right? You knew what was right?

Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko:
I was suffocating here! You knew it!

Galina Ivanova:
When they told me you had defected to the West, they couldn't believe that you would leave without telling me. I couldn't believe it either.

Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko:
I'm sorry.

Galina Ivanova:
They took away my passport. For four years I wasn't allowed to travel.And for three years, they would take me to the big house to answer their questions. Every day, the same, stupid questions!

Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko:
You answered well. You're an important person, with power. I hear you drive a Mercedes now.

Galina Ivanova:
And what do you ride, Kolya? A donkey? Yes, I rebuilt my life! I was supposed to throw everything away so that you could live in Disneyland?

Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko:
I see. You and your wife, you worke in the theater. And you live here... in Siberia.

Raymond Greenwood:
It's just temporary.

Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko:
[dryly] Of course. Nobody is here permanently.

Raymond Greenwood:
Don't do this! He's just a goddamn dancer!

Colonel Chaiko:
Yes, I agree, not worth her life, is he? Vshtay!

Captain Kirigin:
Colonel, there's something I think you should hear

Colonel Chaiko:
[beat] Later. I'm busy.

Captain Kirigin:
But sir ...

Colonel Chaiko:
[raising his voice] Captain Kirigin, can't you see I'm busy?

Captain Kirigin:
[smiles knowingly at Raymond] Very well, Colonel. [beat] Later.