[Magnum and Higgins say goodbye to Paddy at the airport]
Father Paddy McGuinness: If you're ever in Northern Ireland...
Higgins: I'll call first.
[a pause. Paddy hugs Higgins]
Father Paddy McGuinness: It's been grand seeing you.
Higgins: You too... brother.
Father Paddy McGuinness: God bless you, brother darling.
[Paddy walks to the terminal. He notices a cigarette inside an ashtray, takes it and smokes. Seeing that, Higgins sighs and Magnum smiles. Paddy turns to speak with Higgins]
Father Paddy McGuinness: You know, we ought to have a family reunion, get all of Dad's kids together. You, me, Elmo, Soo-Ling.
[Paddy walks away. Magnum inquisitively glances at Higgins, who seems embarrassed at the mention of Soo-Ling]
Magnum: Soo-Ling?
Higgins: I don't suppose you'd have the decency to drop it.
[Magnum gives Higgins a "I want to hear the whole story" look]
Higgins: [annoyed] That's what I thought.
[Magnum smiles. Higgins sighs and begins telling the story while they are walking to the exit]
Higgins: In 1928, my father was military attaché to the embassy in Peking. He was asked to escort a contingent of Episcopal nuns to Hentiy, where they were to establish a mission. Along the way, they were ambushed by Mongolian bandits led by a beautiful, raven-haired woman. She had never seen an Englishman before, and natually found my father fascinating, so fascinating that she was willing to let the nuns go on in exchange for certain... favors, so to speak. She took my father to a cliff overlooking the sea and...