He heads to the airport to fly back to LA when he discovers that it's snowing out. So with the weather getting worse and his flight delayed, he heads off the airport bar to drown his disappointment in a scotch or three. But as time goes by and it turns out that the only person who will actually get off the ground is Buddy, our hero decides that the moral thing to do would be to give Greg his ticket and join Mimi for a romp in her hotel room.
Airplane crashes are an underutilized plot device.
They're effective, but in most circumstances just too pat. Fortunately, this is not most circumstances. Roos' script is taut and powerful. We follow Buddy as he wrestles with the intense guilt brought on by the crash, mostly through use of alcoholic beverages. What makes this film special are the same things makes all great films special.