bit. Can I bring you anything?
No, thanks.
Say, "Bye-bye, birdie."
Say, "Bye-bye." Martha. Say, "Bye-bye, birdie."
Fresh air.
Remember me?
You scared me.
What can I say? I'm a scary guy.
So, Margalo, you case the joint?
Any valuables? Come on, thrill me. Chill me.
They ain't got much.
The mom's got a ring, but it's only two carats.
All right, fine.
What else have they got?
Well, you know, not that much.
I mean, they mostly just have each other.
A moment while I vomit.
Why don't we just try somewhere else?
Because you're set up here.
They trust you. They like you.
And maybe...
...you like them.
Hey, Margalo, come on.
Don't con a conman.
Nobody else ever invited me to live with them.
Oh, really? Who found a pitiful orphan bird...
...and plucked her out of the gutter?
Who shared his food with her...
... and, I hasten to add,
taught her a trade? Who?
- You did.
- I did. Right.
Well, then, straighten up and fly right.
And remember, you are here on business.
You're not here to play around.
Come on, Falcon! When I'm on a job,
I never play around!
Are you cold?
I guess when the weather gets too cold,
you'll just fly south for the winter?
Well, to tell you the truth, I've never flown south.
It's kind of a dream of mine.
Get out of this cold, windy city,
catch that jet stream....
Fruit trees, millions of new birds to meet.
- I hear it's paradise.
- Then how come you haven't gone?
Something's always stopping me.
Something's always stopping me, too.
Everybody around here thinks
I'm too small to accomplish anything.
Hey, the way I see it, you're as big as you feel.
Yeah. Boy, I'm really glad you fell into my car.
I mean, you know... I mean I'm not
glad you fell. I just...
Want some more popcorn?
Okay.
What?
My pin.
It's fixed. How--
On my way home from school,
I drive right past where you crashed.
It was no big deal.
I mean, there was finding it...
... figuring out how the pieces fit together...
... and you know, fixing it.
And no big deal. Just...
Oh, Scottie.
... one, two, three.
Good as new.
No, Stuart, it's not.
It's much, much better.
- Stay with me.
- All the time.
Did you really think I wouldn't find out?
What are you talking about?
I'm talking about you
and your little mouse friend.
Big mistake! Never make a friend I can eat.
Now, get me that ring!
Or the mouse is lunch.
- I'll do the dishes.
- You did them last night.
For you, I'd do dishes every night.
That way, I don't have to change the baby.
She just dropped her dolly.
I'll just...
- Frederick!
- What?
- My ring. It's gone.
- What do you mean?
It's gone!
- Are you absolutely...
- Positive.
Unless...
I'll call the plumber!
What's going on?
Mom's ring went down the drain.
I can't reach it.
Hey! What about me?
I can do it. Let me go, Dad.
- Go where?
- Down the drain.
I can bring it back up. It's an
adventure.
I don't know. It's awfully dark down there.
And smelly. And cold.
But it's Mom's ring. She loves that ring.
Come on, Dad. Let me try.
Ok, now, if it gets too cold, or too scary...
... you just tell us.
Don't worry, Dad. I can handle it.
- Or yank on the string, we'll pull you up.
- Will do.
How's it so far?
Wet. There's a lot of slimy stuff
all over the walls.
- What does it look like?
- Like the inside of your nose.
- Can you see the bottom yet?
- No, just more pipe.
And everything we ate for dinner last week.
And the pipe seems to go on and on.
Well, the plumber said...
What's going on?
Is that a new top?
You know, you have such taste.
Simple elegance is what I call it.
What's on the other end of that string?
- This string?
- Yes.
Well, now, don't get excited,
but someone that you and I love...
...has volunteered to go down the drain
to get your ring.
- Stuart?
- Good guess, Mom.
Stuart? You let our son go
down the kitchen drain?
Now, Eleanor, don't be upset.
It's been well thought out. If there's
a problem, I pull on the string