Top Gun Scenes 35-36 Summary

Scene 35

We're inside a restaurant at or near the airport. Charlie comes in.
Maverick is sitting at the bar, his hands on his head, his eyes closed. She asks if she can sit down.
Apparently, Maverick is about to leave, and hasn't even bothered to say bye to Charlie.
Big no-no, buddy.
He's heard that she got the job in Washington, and congratulates her. She wasn't going to leave without saying goodbye though.
Maverick doesn't have a ticket, and he has no idea where he's going. Charlie points this out.
She reminds him that the accident wasn't his fault, and tries to get him to see things from the right perspective.
Maverick is pretty much unreachable, and he reiterates the fact that "it's over," for him.
He's already left, mentally, Charlie points out. It's clear Maverick hasn't "learned a damn thing," she says.
She pretty much calls him a quitter, gets up, and says goodbye.

The somber music from the last few scenes is still playing as Maverick rings a doorbell. A middle-aged women lets him in.
She tells him to make himself comfortable and "Mike" will be right down. Hmmm, is this Viper's house?
Maverick looks at all the old photos on the walls. Viper comes in behind him, and immediately tells him that he flew with his (Maverick's) father.
Viper tells him that he's a lot like his father, only better, and worse. His father was one heroic dude.
Maverick's interest is piqued, and he asks Viper if his father really did do things right? Yep, Viper says.
They walk outside, and Viper gets right down to brass tacks, asking Maverick if he flies the way he does because he's trying to prove something.
The Top Gun theme starts playing.
Viper tells Maverick the truth about his father. It's classified, and it could end Viper's career, but he knows Maverick needs to hear it.
His father's jet was hit, and he could've made it back, but instead saved three other planes and then crashed.
The story was classified because the battle happened "over the wrong line on some map."
Maverick asks Viper about his options. He's reconsidered.
Viper says he has enough points to graduate the next day with his class if he wants. He can also quit.
They chat a little more, and Viper tells Maverick the truth: he feels responsible for Goose, and has a confidence problem.
He needs to learn from his mistakes.
Either way, the choice is his.
Maverick thanks him. They shake hands, and Maverick leaves.