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Why'd you sign up for Air Observer training, Grossy? You don't like flying.

I like it.

I was just hoping something exciting would happen.

Yeah, yesterday was kind of quiet.

But today is young.

Who knows?

Mary 3 and 4, this is Air 1 Observer. We have you in view.

Looks like you have clear sailing on into Long Beach now.

I'll check with Mary for you. If there are any problems, we'll let you know.

10-4?

Mary 3, 10-4, Air 1.

Hey, who's this guy we're protecting?

Not protecting, just escorting.

He's a big motorcycle star from Budapest. They booked him for the Circus

of the Americas.

That's our circus, right?

Yeah, the one that's doing the benefit for us.

Come on, observer.

Your convoy's about three or four away.

How's the protest rally?

Everyone has four.

Everything's all right here. Tell them to come on in.

Billy.

Hey, how are you? How you doing?

Good. Good to see you. Good to see you.

Mr. Garfield, he's with the hotel.

How do you do? Welcome aboard.

Billy Curtis is the circus manager and ringmaster.

Maria Varga works in our office.

She and Janos Szabo used to be friends.

Oh, are you Hungarian?

I feel like I'm an American. I left Hungary when I was only 16.

I thought we might need an interpreter, but I understand our visitors speak

English pretty well.

Timothy Hubbard, State Department.

One bellhop.

And is that the extent of your crowd control?

That's the extent of the crowd.

Well, what's the guy with the sign?

Stop it! Stop it!

We made it.

Free and clear.

How'd we do, Birch? Uh, 610.

All right.

Oh, no.

Wait a minute.

Red light's behind us.

Rita, do your thing.

I didn't shove anybody.

I was only trying to keep Maria from being hurt. Me, you shove?

I am here to protect world-famous Janusz Szabo, a Hungarian citizen. Mr. Kovacs,

he's trying to apologize.

I mean, there's no reason to start an international incident. Not an incident.

No incident.

Just a... a happening.

Look, look, we're sorry, and if you're sorry, we're all sorry, right?

Okay?

And you came to me, my Maria. You came to meet me, yes?

What? To interpret if they needed me. I work for the highway patrol. I always

knew that if I would come to America, you would find me.

And you did the first day.

Oh, and you are so happy. I see in your eyes.

Well, when I heard you were coming... And wait until you see the circus. Did

you know that I am the star?

I fly my motorcycle through the air, defying the fires of death.

It is magnificent.

How long has it been since Budapest?

Hundred years?

No, but ten, and that's... Ah, well, what is time to us? We are written in

the stars.

Now we are together again, just as I always promised myself.

Excuse me, Maria.

The sergeant's ready to leave.

Okay.

You will see me again, Maria? Yes, say yes.

When? When will you see me?

The welcoming reception this afternoon, I guess. I'll be there. Well, then,

until then, my Mario. I'll hang up with you later. I need 50 more tickets to the

benefit. It's going to be a sellout. Now, don't worry about Janos.

We've got an ironclad contract.

I'll see it all runs smoothly. It's my job. I hope so, for my sake.

You sing the name of Hungary.

From now, you will conduct yourself with dignity, or you may be taken home.

Comrade Kovacs, I am a motorcyclist. I wanted to see the motorcycle officer in

action. And who can blame me for embracing a beautiful girl? A Hungarian.

One of the miserable dissidents could desert to the mother country.

Now that I have found her, I shall correct that little mistake.

Look at your own mistakes, young man.

There will be no more jumping around like a stupid monkey.

Kovacs, you are a policeman.

I am the son of a government minister.

Beware of your insults. There is only so much I will take from you.

Beware of your behavior, Janusz Szabo.

You have more to lose than I.

Imre, you always worry.

Anybody

know

where John is?

He's on air observer training tomorrow.

He's getting ready.

Okay. I got a call from Long Beach PD.

That getaway car on the heist this morning was stolen from the storage

yard, put back after the caper.

They had it pretty well planned, huh?

The doc superintendent might be able to give you something. Why don't you check

with him tomorrow morning, hmm? Sure.

Okay.

Boy, air observer training is really dull.

That box office robbery is the one interesting thing to happen, and right

under my nose, and I missed it.

You were there. Where'd you go?

We flew away, looking for excitement.

Hey, Ronald, if you go home pretty soon, can I buy my ride? Sure, just give me 30

seconds, okay?

Hey, uh, Maria, Ponch tells us that first love of yours is quite a

character. Janos?

Teenage infatuation.

We were political opposites, really, worlds apart, but he was cute and flashy

and crazy about motorcycles.

Still seems crazy about you.

Well, that's because I'm here. I'm sure he has a girl in every town and thinks

they all adore him.

Listen, why don't I pick you up about five, and we'll have dinner after the

party.

Wonderful. See you later.

Bye.

Ladies and gentlemen, can I have your attention, please? Just a few words of

thanks. First to Billy Curtis, who's staging a special performance of the

circus for us.

And especially to our visitors from Hungary.

Our station, the Los Angeles Central of the CHP, is acting as host unit for the

benefit this year.

We're here to say that we are very proud and happy to welcome Janos Sabo on his

first American tour.

And to extend the thanks of every highway patrolman in the Los Angeles

area to Janos, to his escort, Emory Kovacs, and to the whole crew that

travels with them.

Please, enjoy a cocktail. The buffet will be served in about 20 minutes.

Pardon us for a moment, Marika.

I must talk to you. Meet me outside the hotel in three minutes.

This benefit performance.

The Department of Police has ordered that all the money should be taken from

the circus.

No orders, Mr. Kovacs.

Billy Curtis has been a friend of ours for years. He's giving the money. It was

his idea.

Isn't that nice?

I borrowed keys from Imre Kovacs.

Come.

Now what is this?

A quiet place for us to sit and make our plans.

Yes?

This is too much.

You remember the night on Margaret Island?

Play for my Marika, I said, Gypsy.

Let her know how deep is my love.

You kissed me.

Chansky, we were children.

Ah, and now I'm an important man back home. My apartment is one of the finest

in all of Budapest.

You shall see, for now you must come back and share it with me. Back to

Budapest.

I will marry you, if you wish.

Janos. I'm an American now. I wouldn't go back to Hungary with you even if I

were in love with you.

And if you ever read any of my letters, you know I'm not.

Why did you stop writing me?

Because you never once answered.

But you knew what was in my heart.

Ah, I hear the meaning of your words.

You will know that I am right when you have done as I say.

Hey, John, stop it. Ah, my Marika. Hans!

Ah, Marika, no.

What are you doing?

Hotel Kovacs, Hubbard.

Breaker, breaker, any PD unit in the vicinity of the Queen Mary?

This is CHP officer John Baker, badge number A712.

We have a possible kidnap suspect in the parking lot driving a black 1980

Cadillac limousine. Place on your seatbelt, Monica.

With you by my side, I cannot run the devil himself.

Oh, please.

Oh, he's good. Watch it. Shut up!

takes his girl out for a ride. Now, why all the fuss and bop?

Oh,

that Maria had nothing to do with stealing that car.

Well, if this man did, it's GTA and he's my prisoner. No, no, no. Hungarian

citizen. Diplomatic immunity.

That's for the courts to decide.

Wait a minute. This whole thing may be a mistake. Now, who has charge of the car

keys? I charge entirely.

Hungarian state police, right?

Now, you wouldn't leave the keys laying around so someone might steal them.

Janusz has the keys, so maybe you gave him permission to borrow them.

Borrow? Yes, excellent.

Absolutely. Borrow, yes.

See, this is nothing, nothing. Just simply a little bull and teacup, huh?

China shop.

No one is pressing charges.

See, well, then, see, Janusz is going to bed right now.

Until I see you again, Marian.

My very first diplomatic coup.

Hurry up. Yeah.

You know, I think we're getting too much attention.

I didn't see anything on the TV today.

Well, look, attention's not going to hurt us as long as we keep it moving

fast. Right.

Let's see where it is.

Here.

Only an inch and a half in the local paper.

Hey, they gave us a name, guys.

Box office bandits, quote, unquote.

Now, how did I find this obscure little article in the Long Beach newspaper?

I didn't. The captain kindly called it to my attention.

What's the rap on us?

How do you know there's a rap? Woman's intuition or police work?

Is there a difference?

The story is entitled CHP Goulash. It implies that we were so preoccupied with

escorting Yano Sabo that we let the box office bandits escape.

Hey, Long Beach PD took that over. I was monitoring the transmission.

John backed off at their request.

Yeah, but we are taking the rap.

I would like us to be on the alert for these yahoos.

Do our best to vindicate the patrol.

Get the captain off your back.

Now, Berixa, that is woman's intuition.

Now, for all together, I'll explain.

We are standing in one of two engine rooms aboard.

Each one housed two complete 40,000 horsepower steam turbine engines.

All four working together produced almost as much thrust as a modern 747

jetliner. Our boilers heated water to steam.

Steam was pumped through large pipes into turbines that would spin at 1,000

to 1,500 revolutions per minute, moving the ship through the water at 28 and a

half knots or 33 miles per minute. Hey, come down right now.

Going for men's room, we may.

You, definitely.

Yes. Now,

you follow me. Close the door now. You follow me. Come on. Come on.

He's dead?

An unknown disturbance on an ITA bus northbound on Hoover. Next stop, Union

at 1202.

Identify and respond.

LA-15, Air One can assist on the ITA call.

7-Atom is requesting you at Anaheim Stadium on a box office banded to 11.

10-4, LA. Looks like Anaheim wins again.

What's the problem?

I asked some nutburger, jumped out of the bus and ran into the park with a

female passenger.

I think it was Janos and Maria.

If you don't love me, why did you run from the bus with me?

I ran because I was mortified.

And you lied for me last night to the police.

Maria, come to your senses. Of course you love me.

Janos, go back to your people before you're caught.

And stay away from me, okay? I never want to see you again.

Yes, you do you do

You will

The

strange

thing is that this is where I was coming to this park

My father, he died in 1956 during the street fighting in Budapest.

And my mother, before she died, she used to take me for walks in the park and

would talk about my father, how things had been, perhaps someday coming to

America.

So whenever I have a problem, I come to a park to think it out.

Janusz didn't know it, but today I needed to think about him.

Why don't we sit down?

You know, when you think of the chances he's taken, Just to be with you. Maybe

he really is in love with you.

Panch, the man is urgent, crazy, and it scares me.

What is it? Why did you call?

What's wrong?

Come on.

I don't know what to tell you, Mr. Kovacs. We've been over the ship top to

bottom, stem to stern three times. Yes.

Somehow he left the ship.

But he'll return. He wants to hear applause.

You know, be a big star.

But he'll return.

And when... Kovacs,

where is Janos?

Janos? What do you mean? You mean Janos Shadow?

Has he returned to the ship?

Returned? From where?

from here. She is marvelous.

Never have I seen anything so incredible.

The ship, the harbor, the city.

Imre, you must come up here.

Go on, bring your camera.

I was looking for the men's room, and when I come out, the ship, she is so

big, I am lost.

Llanos, we got witnesses.

This is a free country, yes, but no man is free here to steal a truck.

Cause a traffic pileup, menace a public bus, and laugh it off.

Amazing.

There is a fellow anywhere who could be mistaken for me.

Oh, knock it off.

Do you think we're stupid enough to buy this tacky charade? We're not.

Now, my government has ordered me to see that things go smoothly for your people,

but I can't. Not with this clown running loose.

Please, please.

Leave me.

You talk.

Please. Maybe we can work something out.

What if they guarantee to pay for damages and compensations and lock him

up under guard under house arrest? My terms exactly.

You make him prisoner?

Your prisoner. You're guaranteed.

I mean, before he gets in serious trouble or maybe even gets himself

killed.

I got it.

It's okay.

Excuse me, where's the bathroom?

The jazz concert. The M.O. is always the same. A booth doing over-the-counter

cash sales, getaway in a stolen car, and they abandon the vehicle before we can

find it.

Since the Queen Mary, they struck five times.

Tourist attractions, well-publicized, all in the same general area. And I bet

you have a list of the coming events.

Celebrity tennis, a charity rodeo, and the circus.

Now, I'm on air observer duty tomorrow. If I can keep it in the Long Beach area

long enough... I can even direct a foot chase from the air if John and the guys

don't get him before they abandon the car. Is John in on your cockamamie plan?

That's not my cockamamie plan. It's his cockamamie plan. We're thinking that if

they hit the circus booth, and if we're there, well, it'd be like, well, uh...

Poetic justice.

For the security of our benefit performance.

I could give the other events to the Long Beach PD, and I guess I could

extend the protective custody to the Hungarians.

Hey, I didn't say I would. I said I could.

Oh.

All right, all right. I will, if the captain says I can.

All right, thank you, Sarge. You guys did something else. He's not a bad guy.

No, he's not too shabby.

Thanks.

Okay, you guys take your positions. I'll be in contact with you from up there,

all right?

Hey, Kovacs tells me he's always been this wild.

Now, he wouldn't try any of these shenanigans in Budapest. He wouldn't

dare. Yeah, he's like a kid in a candy store. I mean, picking out on freedom no

matter what. Yeah, well, I hope somebody makes him understand the freedom to

behave. I hate to lose him.

For your benefit, that's a lot of money to refund.

But, uh, do I recognize that guy?

Oh, Emmett Kelly, Jr. Hey, Emmett, come on over here. Come here.

Emmett Kelly, Jr.

John Baker Highway Patrol.

Emmett, I won't arrest you if you promise to be good.

That's good.

Stakeout Air One observer, we're going to have to set down to refuel.

We'll call you as soon as we're back in the air.

Air One, this is Stakeout. No action here yet. 10-4 on your last

transmission.

7 David in position.

Roger. Stand by.

Run! Run!

Run!

It's taking it. It's going down.

Move in. Turner, you block the exit.

You stay here. I'm going to investigate.

I'm okay, I'm okay. Okay, I'll call the paramedics.

Hey, Turner, hold your position.

10-4.

Hey, clear the area.

Come on, get back.

Let's drop.

Don't say escape from us. He escaped from you, and you were supposed to keep

him locked up. John, he had to be free to rehearse.

And who was supposed to keep him under control? I, I, I. It's my

responsibility, I admit.

But now I need help. He must be found.

What if he isn't, Billy? What does it do to you?

I'm afraid that shoots down a benefit show.

I'm going to need about three days in order to square away from the schedule

of performances.

Can we count on your cooperation if he comes back to you?

I am in a delicate position.

Janusz is the son of a government official. I am a government official.

Kovacs, he broke our laws.

He came that close to seriously hurting someone.

Now, either you agree that he belongs to us until our respective state

departments can work it out, or I'm going to recommend in the strongest

possible terms that you both be sent back to Hungary.

I'm sorry, Billy. He's no good to you, acting this way.

Well, I didn't say that I was not going to cooperate with you. Thank you.

Well, what if he is trying to see again this Maria Varga? He'll find her with a

police officer who will arrest him.

We can stop by your apartment, get whatever you need now, if you like.

Seems like it's an awful imposition, Bonnie.

Listen, everybody knows I have an extra bedroom.

And if I didn't take you in while Janos was on the loose, I'd have to explain it

to Punch.

And to John.

To Berixa.

To Turner.

To Grossman.

To Sergeant Couture. Okay.

I will feel a lot safer, and that's the truth.

Good.

Thank you.

085 Yellow Island, Nora. Last seen westbound Washington from the station.

Victim is a female, white, CHP employee.

Suspect is a male, Hungarian national.

The thing to do is to marry you first before we go back to Budapest.

Janos, this is insane. All you're doing is making me hate you. Ah, passion, my

marica. Love will conquer hate.

We'll be married in Mexico, and when I return with you as my wife, everyone

will forgive me. We'll never get to Mexico. They know this car. They're

after us already.

Ah, yes, I know.

But soon we will find a way to leave this car.

Check them out.

LA Air 1, we have an 1183 Shelby from Vernon.

A speeder westbound Shelby. Vehicle is screen color.

2 feet 207 GTA.

Units in position respond on channel 2.

Air 1-15 Mary 3, Vernon southbound from Maxwell.

7 Adam, northbound 405 from Pico.

Air 1 advising Mary 3 as the primary unit.

7 David for backup, all other units 10-22.

Until further.

John's closer, but not close enough.

Stay with the guy.

He's all root.

That's Hungarian for crazy.

Hey, what's the matter with you?

What are you doing?

Shut up!

Hey, hey, what are you doing?

John, he's commanding a truck southbound Masana Road.

All right, 3, 10, 4, everyone.

Get low and come up behind him. I'm going to jump in the truck.

You're what?

You're out of your mind. You're talking about him being crazy.

Bob, he's going to kill that man.

If you jump, you'll kill yourself.

I'm going to make a pass at him.

No!

He'll panic and lose him to somebody or two.

Come on, please, get down there.

All right, I'm going to give you one pass, but don't jump unless I say go.

Did you see that? That was incredible!

I don't- I don't believe!

Did you really do that?

That was my-

That was incredible.

That was stupendous. That was a wonderful thing you did.

You are stupendous. You are wonderful. You are ruled

by a man who is brave enough to do such a thing as you did. I, Gianno Soppo, am

proud to be arrested.

Just a minute.

What do you think you're doing?

That's something I always wanted to do, and I had a couple days off, so I... So

you're gonna do the act?

No way, partner.

Pudge, widows and orphans. We promised them the fire of death. Now, if somebody

doesn't do it, we're gonna lose the whole benefit show.

John, you can't, man. It's insane.

Oh, a guy who jumps from airplanes calls me insane?

Okay, I know it's for the widows and orphans.

But you're gonna kill yourself tomorrow in front of thousands.

Ah, don't be silly. That's why I'm out here practicing. If I don't make it, I

won't do the show.

I did explain to them that I can't get Janos released, and they explained to

Officer Baker that the stunts are hazardous.

Now, I don't want Baker to think that I'm a thinker because I'm reporting to

you. What's going on? Robert, will you shut up?

I thought he might want me to check out the motor before he did the job. Hold

on. Shut up, huh?

Did I miss it? I just heard about it. Did I miss it?

I missed it.

Grossman, you'll see it tomorrow.

Hey, your benefit show is going to be a huge success.

Kovacs, if we're lucky enough to get Janos back, I think he's going to be

less trouble.

Yes, yes, yes.

Thank you to Highway Patrol California, which I now declare to be honorary

Hungarian police.

And to Poncherello and Mr.

Baker, I officially pronounce you Eruld. Yes?

Just a little Hungarian joke.