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Chopper, get ahead.

Next on Airwolf.

You're going to like the new operation, Chester.

You tricked me into running that forest in one.

There's money in that pot.

There's not a soul in sight.

Let's take her in.

We've got to stop him. He's the one who killed my uncle.

Kevin.

Caitlin, help.

I'm trying, Kevin.

Hurry.

Force him down.

You're not too late to enter your pies and cakes in the baking contest.

Yep, right up. There's always room for one more.

There's nothing to worry about. Bring the wife and kids. Safe as a buggy ride.

Don't forget, it's all for charity. Yes, sirree.

That's a modern day bicycle up there.

That was close.

Yeah, we gave him a stiff one in that flyby, Dom. Let's go back and check it

out. You're the teacher.

Uncle Chester. I was about to do a slide roll when out of nowhere this incredible

chopper... I've seen plenty and so have them people over there. I had to give

back 60 bucks worth of tickets.

And you, young lady, that's the last time you're ever going up in one of

those things. Dad, that's not fair.

Kevin was always in control, even when he was flying with his feet.

No more.

Dammit, boy, we would have taken in well over $200 today, and half of that would

have been ours.

That showboat of yours is going to get you in serious trouble someday.

But if you only saw what I saw up there. I don't want to hear it.

I'll get you next time.

Do you have any idea why I paid down on this place?

Yeah, sure. It's like you said.

You can't barnstorm all year long, son. You gotta have a place to hold up in

come wintertime.

Yeah. A person needs a permanent place, but that's not the real reason.

The real reason is you.

I ain't done right by you, son.

Sure you have. What are you talking about?

Nobody's had a better life than us.

Barnstorming, air shows, county fairs. Anywhere the wind blows is all right for

an old air gypsy like me.

That's why I'm telling you, flying ain't everything.

Wait a minute. That's not... Just hold on. Don't disturb me.

Flying ain't everything.

People are.

And you're going to have to start paying attention.

Well, what kind of attention?

Kev, you are the best damn natural-born pilot I ever saw in my life.

It's a God-given gift.

You sure as hell didn't get it from me.

Well, you're twice the pilot I am now or ever was.

You're the best.

But along with that comes responsibility, too.

First, the safety of the people's lives that's in your hands.

Yearster, you violated that trust, and that's why I'm grounding you.

For what? You can't tell me what to do. Your wings are clipped until I say

otherwise. Now take this in the back and soak this unit one more time.

Hanson Helicopter.

Sure, I know the name.

Yeah, you tell O'Donnell the answer's the same now as it was then.

It's a flat no and no discussion.

Oh, he's coming out?

That's fine.

Then I'll tell him in person.

Look, Unc, I'm sorry about all that stuff before.

And I thought about what you said and everything.

Well, I'm not saying this because you grounded me or anything.

And, uh, well, I'll be more careful next time.

Mm-hmm.

So, uh, we think I can still take the chopper up to Pine Lake this weekend,

huh?

Boy, you're good at a lot of things.

But when it comes to being a con artist, you're Texas League all the way.

Now, you get your sorry butt into town, pick up the lug nuts at the express

office. Yeah, but you said at least two weeks minimum on those.

Humor me.

I'm an old man.

I need to talk.

Well, if it's about this weekend, I think I can still pull it off. My Uncle

Ted... Kevin, you're not letting me talk.

My father says that I can't go out with you anymore.

What, because of that little stunt at the church fair?

Not just that, Kevin.

He thinks you're too wild and too reckless.

And what do you think?

That you're too wild and too reckless.

But I still like you anyway.

A lot.

Come on, you know, I never do any stunt lists. I've practiced it at least a

hundred times before.

Let me talk to your father, all right?

Winner.

Hey, we gotta get going.

Call me?

Oh, he's so cute.

Oh, no, I'll call you.

Our generators are just fine for a few light bulbs, but I need a precise cycle

to fix that radar image.

Can't fix it, huh?

Not here.

And we're really blind flying at turbo speed without it.

Well, how about back at the hangar? Could you fix it there?

Sheesh, piece of cake.

In and out overnight.

Let's hope so.

You've come a long way, Chester.

Yes, sir.

A long ways from those days down in the Yucatan.

No thanks to you, Jake.

I never told you it was going to be a party. No, you never told me about the

Mexican brown either, did you?

There's money in that powder.

There was then, and there is now.

Look, you tricked me into running that poison once.

I ain't about to do it again.

You know where the door is?

Ah, would you look at that.

You weren't so choosy in the old days.

Some good times after the war.

Crossing the border for a load of cigarettes is one thing, but drugs,

heroin, that's another.

I draw the line.

You're going to like the new operation, Chester.

We've moved on to bigger and better things.

Two years, you can retire to a Swiss lake.

Then a man your age should be thinking about that.

You ain't hearing me, Jake.

The answer's no.

It wasn't a question.

You know too much about us, Chester.

And I never leave loose ends.

So give me your final answer.

So long, Jake.

So long, Chester.

I'll take care of you. You'll be all right.

It's okay.

Come on!

Hurry!

Help him!

Come on, help him!

This looks like a gunshot wound.

There's nothing I can do. He's gone.

Sorry.

Is there anyone left inside?

Is there anyone left in there?

They killed him. They did it.

I was so worried about you.

The police were here. Everybody's been looking for you.

After what happened, nobody can blame you, Kevin.

You have to turn yourself in.

I can't!

I gotta find the ones who did this.

But you don't even know anything about them.

Maybe I do know something about them.

Kevin, talk to my father. He'll know what to do.

Winter, come down here. I want you to see something. I've got to go.

And just remember, if you hear bad things about me... Just come back.

Thanks for the ride.

Before my time, kid, better go see Dominic Santini down at Santini Air.

He's been around since the Wright Brothers.

Thank you, sir.

Excuse me, sir. Yeah, what do you want?

I just, uh... Well, come on, son, speak up. How can you when your bill are in

like that?

You about to get this thing fixed? Well, I'm working on it.

Tom! What now?

Tom, I've got that ad executive on the phone. He wants a third chopper, you

know, to give this aerial ballet the size it requires for his product.

What product?

It's a bathtub detergent.

My money. And now he wants three choppers plus a stearman.

What does he think I am, an airline?

Dom, I think this guy wants to talk to you.

I'll just come back when you're not so busy.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, come on back later when I'm not so busy.

Thanks, bud. Hey, hold on.

Hey, Dom, what if he's a messenger bringing you a dividend check for those

olive oil futures you bought last year, huh?

Now, why'd you have to say that, huh?

You know, you have a real talent.

For reminding me of things that I don't want to be reminded of.

Don't mind these two. They just get started like that in the morning. Now,

what can we do for you?

Well, I was looking for any of these men here.

Hmm.

What?

Oh, the old sky weighs in.

Had a great times there after the war.

Now, was that the Spanish-American or the Boer War?

What are you looking for these guys for?

My uncle worked with them once.

He wanted me to look them up.

Oh.

Sorry, kid. I can't help you. What did your uncle want you to look them up for?

A job.

I could use some work.

Yeah, well, good luck, kid.

Thanks.

That kid looks like he hasn't eaten for a week.

Yeah.

Hey, son.

They could probably use some help around here.

Huh?

The maintenance man didn't show up, you know.

Maintenance man?

Yeah.

We, uh, use the office to help out. A few things like that, you think you can

handle it?

Well, come on. I'll show you where everything is.

Now, get him started, will you? Yeah.

Now, look, String, I got a soft spot just like the next guy.

But we are not running a handout service for every kid that comes down the pike.

Well, if he earns it, it's not a handout.

Uh-huh.

Besides, if I know you, he'll earn it.

Uh,

don't forget to get those iron filings down there by that workbench.

I already got them.

All right, drop what you're doing and come on over here.

There you go.

Now wrap yourself around that.

Hey, this is pretty special.

It's not every day the boss makes lunch.

You can say that again.

Mamma mia.

Hello, Bert.

Santini. You did get my message.

Oh, yes, sir. I've been meaning to answer it, and I'll tell you, I came up

with something.

We can use two choppers. No, no, no, darling.

You're off concept.

Three. When Wiley jumps from the first copter, I want to have two others up

there for maximum film coverage.

He's gonna jump?

Wiley's our product spokesman.

It's in his contract.

We have a contract, too, don't we, Dom?

Three. Three helicopters.

And I'll get you some local talent.

I know he can be a little difficult, but such an artist.

He's too good for commercials. He really is.

Is she serious?

Of course.

And I am the next Olivier.

Mr. Santini.

Oh, yeah, I owe you for that cleaning.

Here's, uh, ten bucks, all right?

Oh, that's fine, Mr. Santini.

Have you ever seen one of these before?

Yeah, but, uh, I guess Stringer know more about them than I do.

Now, come on, Kate, let's clean up, huh? Here you are, Jay.

We used to see plenty of these over in Nam, but they're pretty rare in

commercial use.

There's one company that uses them from time to time.

Well, you know the name of that company?

Nah.

I can't say I do.

You got a place to stay tonight?

Yeah, sure.

Why don't you take that thing home with you?

Bring it back with you in the morning when you come to work.

In the morning?

Yeah, things are getting kind of hectic around here. We could get an extra hand.

See you all tomorrow. Yeah, good night.

You know, I used to know a kid like him once.

Yeah?

Who?

Stringfellow Hawk. Who else?

It's primo work.

Great.

Well, let's see it.

You got an eight-round magazine, and there's a trigger on the stick.

OK.

Oh, yeah.

It's good.

And after a little encounter with that police chopper the other day, I like the

extra protection.

Yes, sir.

These are dangerous times we live in.

My little conversion piece is getting to be a real popular item.

Coffee and rolls.

Hey, hey.

You know, if we can get those commercial shots by dusk, we could sneak our lady

in here tonight.

No moon.

All right.

All right.

Morning, Mr. Santini, Mr. Hawk.

Hey, Kevin.

Got some rolls and coffee over here if you want some.

No, thanks.

I already had a big breakfast.

You're not going to believe it. Not one name on this list is available. I mean,

every pilot from Cupertino to Oxnard is either working or out of town.

If I don't have a pilot by 1 o'clock, that Burt guy's going to be all over me

like a $3 suit.

Say, Mr.

Santini, I can fly.

Yeah, you can fly.

You can what?

Fly.

Helicopters. I'm a licensed pilot.

Got airspeed, altimeter, fuel tanks one and two, turn and bank,

and artificial horizon indicator.

I know you can go up and down.

I'm trying to prove, Kevin.

I guess I did get a little carried away, didn't I?

you can fly i'm just trying to figure out if you can handle responsibility or

not i'll be careful i swear i won't do anything i won't even budge one little

inch unless you're mr santini tells me to i promise

All right, Wiley, you're a clown.

Now sell it to me. I want it all.

Sorry, we're taking a little detour, Mr. Beecham.

Kevin, what's going on up there?

You're supposed to wait for us to get in position for the finale.

Where's he going?

Oh, Kevin?

Ha-ha, that good old boy. Well, he's going up there to double-check your

safety system, that's all.

In that right street.

You get him back here this instant, or you and your guys are off the job.

check our six o'clock he's overtaking us

considering our cargo i think i'll open her up

Thanks, kid.

That was the most real thing I've done in years.

All right, Kevin, what the hell happened up there? You just cost us our jobs. I'm

sorry. I didn't mean to lose a job for you.

I'll pay you back.

Every penny.

I don't know how, but I will.

As soon as I... As soon as what?

I wish I could tell you.

But I can't.

I just can't.

Son, I want you to go home.

And you think about this.

You've got three friends here.

And we talk to you straight.

And we expect you to talk to us straight.

Okay?

That kid's been hurt real bad, Hawk.

Somewhere.

Somehow.

Now, stay as close to my bird.

as possible, so we will show only one image on that tower radar, will you?

Dom, I'll be two inches off your tail. And watch my wake turbulence or we'll

have more than a radar overhaul, you understand?

All right.

That nice tower.

This is 4-4 Charlie.

I'm 5 miles out. Request a lockheed approach to Santini Air. Over.

4-4 Charlie, you are cleared to land.

The wind is from the northeast.

10 knots.

Use runway 4. Over and out.

Checking out heat sources.

There's not a soul in sight, Dominic.

See you out front.

You know, Kevin, if you'd told us a little sooner, it'd been a whole lot

easier on you.

Yeah, well, I was afraid you'd call the police, and then they'd try and stop me

from finding who did it.

You know, you're going to have to learn that you can't do everything alone.

It's just what my uncle said.

Let's check it out.

You got that book?

This can't be that tough.

Even we got a big brother.

Good morning, Hawk.

We've processed your request.

Only three companies import that particular model of helicopter.

The only one servicing your area is Blue Stone Flight Service.

It's an upscale shuttle for executives and movie people.

The kind of company Santini wishes you were running.

Big deal.

The FBI has had Bluestone under surveillance for drug trafficking for

some time. They've been using a UH-1J.

That's a rare one, gentlemen.

Uh, mind if I ask why you're interested in Bluestone?

We're really not sure yet.

But if anything else comes across your computer, you give us a call, okay?

Bluestone Aviation?

Well, that's just a couple miles down the road. I could go down there right

now and check it out.

No, no, no. Wait a minute.

As long as you're working on my time, I'm not gonna have you walking around

into I don't know what.

Look, we'll finish the repairs, and we'll all go down there together.

Fine. I have an idea. Why don't you finish the repairs, and I'll take those

film canisters back to the ad agency?

Good idea.

Kevin, why don't you go with her?

And don't worry.

We'll get to the bottom of all this.

Come on.

You mean you're a real cop?

Yeah, and a damn good one, too, even if they seem to forget it.

Okay.

Okay, you're my backup on this.

If I'm not back in ten minutes, you use this.

Okay.

We're very booked up for the next few months. Perhaps if you could be more

specific about the kind of service you require.

I'd like to take a party of six to Big Bear for the weekend for a business

meeting.

Let me get my group rate carrier chart. I'll have this figured for you in a

flash.

You're not the law.

That's what you think.

In about three minutes, this place is going to be crawling with blue shirts.

Somehow I doubt that.

Anyway, three minutes, we won't be here.

We got to stop him. He's the one who killed my uncle.

You killed him. I know you did. Kevin. You did. You tried to tell me.

Put them both in the transport.

But Jake, the delivery.

Yeah.

Well, we'll just have to drop them off along the way.

Yeah.

Galen and Kevin never showed up at that ad agency.

Oh, no.

You don't think they went over to Bluestone.

Let's get over there.

Radar has one listed 10 miles out. Okay, I see you. I'm on my way.

Schecter, what's going on over there?

Schecter! There's no response.

He's got the controls.

See that?

How's he flying?

We tied his hands.

What are we going to do?

We're going to force him down. That's what we're going to do.

All right, listen, kid. I know you can hear me over the speaker.

I want you to put that chopper down where I tell you.

You can go to hell.

Oh, here's a little warning, kid.

One more time, kid.

Put her down, or I'll finish her now.

chopper for cover i can't get out well you better do something quick kevin's

bird is losing power fast

something's

wrong kate i can't keep altitude come on you gotta help me i can't control

What a hot-shot kid you're getting there. Think you can handle him?

Oh, I think we'll make out just fine.

They ought to give him a medal for breaking up that drug ring.

And you did a nice piece of flying, too. Only next time, I'd like to see you do

it with your hands.

Untied.

Thanks, you guys.

Thanks for everything.

Your uncle would have been real proud of you.

Bye-bye.

Think we'll ever see him again?

Come on, come on, come on. We got work to do. Let's go.

Ah, who knows?

Next hundred years, we might get another one of those toilet bowl detergent

commercials.