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* Wonder Woman *

* Wonder Woman *

* All the world is waiting for you *

* And the wonders that you do *

* In your satin tights, fighting for your rights *

* And the old red, white and blue *

* Wonder Woman *

* Wonder Woman *

* All of us are counting on you *

* And the power you possess *

* Putting all your might on the side of right *

* And our courage to the test *

* Wonder Woman *

* Get us out from under, Wonder Woman *

* Here to fight the force of evil *

* And your chance won't be denied *

* Woman of the hour with your super power *

* We're so glad you're on our side *

* Wonder Woman *

* Wonder Woman *

* You're a wonder, Wonder Woman *

[pop rock music]

* Love conquers all *

* So the story is told *

* Love doesn't get old *

* It gets stronger *

[crowd cheering]

* Love conquers all *

* That's not hard to believe *

* If you find it naive, you'll be *

* Elated when you try *

* Take an empty heart, fill it up with love *

* Offer it to someone new *

* When they think it's gone, have them pass it on *

* They will have as much as you *

* Love is what you make it *

* How you give and take it *

* First time out just *

[flute solo]

[high-pitched whirring]

[low, rumbling]

[boing]

[explosion]

* Love conquers all *

[pulsating whirring]

* Take as much as you need *

* You deserve it *

* Love conquers all *

* Could the west be won without love? *

* Love was there with the wagons *

* Love's what happened to dragons *

* Yes, love can handle the beast *

* Watch him fall *

* Love conquers all *

[applause]

- Hi. How are you? - Fine, thank you.

Good.

- Joe. - Hmm?

I really mean it. How are you?

[beeping]

Well, I-I could use a little more shuteye.

I guess I've the single parent syndrome.

- Where's Steve? - He's coming.

- Joe? - Yeah. Oh, hi, Steve.

[beeping]

[trilling beeping]

[buzzing]

[beeping]

(man on TV) 'Good morning, all.'

- Morning, sir. - Morning, sir.

'I'm in a little over my head here.'

'Take a look at this.'

[crowd cheering]

(Diana) 'That's Hamlin Rule.'

He calls himself the pied piper.

'I just bought his last album.'

As they say in the trade, it went gold in a week.

It was 20 with a bullet on Monday, and by Friday

'it had sold a million copies.'

And he appeared here in Washington last night.

That's right. The kids camped out all night

waiting for tickets.

(man on TV) 'During the course of that concert,'

'the entire box office receipts were..'

Ripped off?

'Exactly, Diana. $172,000.'

What's this got to do with the IADC?

(man on TV) 'The DC Police Commissioner contacted us.'

'The safe's lock was actually cut from the steel door'

'with a device or force totally unknown.'

'It could be devastating in the hands of our enemies.'

There was nothing about that in the papers.

'On my orders. The safe was opened without detonation'

'yet the entire lock mechanism was reduced'

'to a pile of steel dust. No witnesses.'

'The concert manager was there, but doesn't remember a thing.'

'I want the IADC to get to the bottom of this.'

This isn't the first time

that a Hamlin Rule concert's been ripped off.

(man on TV) 'Philadelphia last month, Boston before that.'

We'll get right on it, sir.

'I'd appreciate it. Good morning.'

- Morning, sir. - Morning, sir.

Morning. Morning, sir.

I think that Hamlin Rule

is appearing next in Los Angeles.

We'd better get reservations for the coast.

Robbery or no robbery, Hoffman, come up with the bread.

Hamlin Rule did his thing, now you do yours.

I fully intend to honor our agreement, Mr. Schwartz.

If you could give me till the end of the week I'd be grateful.

We're leaving for L.A. Friday night.

Mr. Rule lives out there

and we'd like the bucks before we split.

I assure you, Mr. Rule will receive all the moneys due him.

In cash, you dig?

If I've to play handball with a bouncing check..

...I'll bounce you.

Mr. Schwartz, I've managed this chain of theaters

for a long time

and nobody has questioned my checks.

[laughs]

Hey, that's what they all say

'just before they lay a stiff on you.'

It's simple! No cash, no concert.

[knock on door]

- Come in. - You busy?

Joe, I was hoping it was you. How about a cup of coffee?

I'm about to turn into a cup of coffee.

Diana, you are looking

at an unhappy victim of the generation gap.

- Your daughter Elena? - 19.

Well, I think that it's not so much a generation gap

as it is a geographical gap.

She's still at UCLA, isn't she?

I hope so. I guess so.

She called me and asked for a round-trip ticket.

I sent it, looking forward to a chance to visit.

- She was here yesterday. - You didn't tell me.

I promised to take her shopping next time she was home.

I said she was here. You could hardly call it coming home.

- You didn't see her? - Oh, I saw her.

This morning, on the monitor

when we're watching the Hamlin Rule tape.

You're kidding.

Apparently, she went straight from Dulles and spent the night

waiting to buy a ticket to see him.

Doesn't sound like Elena.

That's the only time I saw her.

She must have taken the red-eye

back to Los Angeles this morning.

I'm sorry, Joe.

Oh, Diana, she was a 3.6 student

before she fell in with that rock group.

'Now there are letters'

'from the Dean of Girls about failing grades.'

She's taken to not answering my phone calls.

And the only reason I heard from her is

because she wanted airfare.

'I don't know what to do, Diana.'

Look, Steve and I were going to the coast, right?

'Mm-hmm.'

Why don't you take his place?

I'm sure he won't mind watching the store.

That's what friends are for.

- You think so? - I think so.

Anyway, give him a chance to catch up on all that paperwork

that he loves so much.

That's great. I'll go get packed.

Okay.

[flute music]

[snaps fingers]

Little doves, hovering around my birdbath.

(Hamlin Rule) It's charming, isn't it?

You feel like a swim, Carl?

- Carl, take out your earplugs. - What?

I asked if you'd like to swim.

Oh, we got our usual interview coming up pretty soon.

Then you better get in costume.

Well, it's not until this afternoon, 2:00.

Where is the bread from the D.C. gig?

Stashed in the vault and in cash.

Right on.

Counting Boston and Philly, we got almost half a mil.

'How long we going on?'

Until we bust them out

the way they busted me out for all these years.

We're going again, huh?

And why not, Carl?

Aren't you afraid we'll get caught?

How are we going to get caught

when it's these little birdies

that are committing the robberies?

- Hmm, Carl? - Yeah.

Now get into costume, and I'll do the thinking.

Right.

[flute music]

I have an immediate appointment

with Kelly, the local IADC Chief.

Well, I'll check us into the hotel before I head out to UCLA

Forget about the hotel.

I'll take care of it after my meeting.

Okay.

- Oh, Diana? - Yes?

Tell Elena I'll be out to see her the very first chance I get.

I'll, Joe. Now, just stop borrowing trouble, okay?

Everything's gonna be fine.

I thought I'd done a good job with Elena.

She's in college, but it looks like I need the education.

Stop it, Joe.

You look like you belong in a lost-and-found department.

More lost than found, I'm afraid.

You here for the interview?

No. I'm looking for Elena Atkinson.

They told me at the university that she'd be here.

I wouldn't know Elena Atkinson if she turned up in my soup.

If I'd to keep track of every girl I'd go bananas. Excuse me.

Uh, belly dancer, yeah, you're right there.

Oh, fairy. Yeah, yeah, go right in.

See what I mean?

- What's going on? - Some kind of interview.

A chance to appear onstage with Hamlin Rule.

Uh, the girl in the golden basket

she turns into a snake.

- Well, sounds like fun. - You couldn't prove it by me.

All I know is, everybody's gotta be in costume

so, why don't you get lost, huh?

Oh, uh...okay.

Thank you.

[thunderclap]

You here for the interview?

Uh..

No, Carl, she goes around posing as Wonder Woman all the time.

You're really something else, man.

(Hamlin Rule) 'Well, let her by.'

Come in, come in.

- Come on in. - Thank you. Hi.

[Elena giggles]

Isn't he a fox?

I get the feeling that we might be the hens.

Well, you all know how it goes.

One of you is going to be chosen the girl in the golden basket.

Everywhere I play, I get a different girl.

[Hamlin Rule] 'It's like being chosen Miss Galaxy, only better'

'cause you get to hang out with me.

Now, the hard part.

Which one will it be?

You ever work without your tiara?

No.

No. Well, then I guess it's going to have to be you, huh?

Go on upstairs. I'll be up in a bit and we'll rehearse, okay?

Actually, you're too tall.

You would've been great, though for my Bicentennial gig in '76.

That's an incredible outfit. I love it. I got my eagles, too.

Nice to see you.

Now, for the rest of you, you can hang out if you want to.

Anything you want, just ask.

And I mean anything, 'cause this is where it's at.

And if that's not enough

well, I'll see you all get an autographed picture, okay?

Follow me.

[indistinct chatter]

(Hamlin Rule) 'Thank you.'

Elena?

Elena.

- Diana, hi. - Hi.

How did you..?

Dad sent you, didn't he?

No. Now, don't get all upset.

Your dad's worried about you, but he didn't send me.

- I just came on my own. - Yeah, yeah, I'm sure.

Well, tell him that..

Listen, why don't you tell him yourself?

- Is he here, too? - No, he's not here..

Diana, I thought you're my friend.

I am your friend. You know that.

Now, what are you doing in this place?

I was chosen to be the girl in the golden basket.

What's that supposed to be?

If you are a reporter, my dove, you've had it.

- How did she get in here? - I don't know.

I just walked in, and I'm not a reporter.

Then, who are you? What are you?

My name's Diana Prince, and I'm a good friend of Elena's.

She telling it like it is, Elena?

Well, more like it was.

Can't we just be alone to talk?

I'm afraid you're gonna have to buy a ticket

if you wanna see Elena.

(Hamlin Rule) 'I'm gonna make her a star.'

- Show the lady the door, Carl. - Now, wait a minute.

Why don't you just come with me, hon?

You don't really believe his star routine, do you?

Nobody cared what I believed till I found something I wanted.

I'm not going to leave, Diana.

And you can tell my father. I don't care anymore.

He cares. I care.

Oh, very touching.

But dig it, lady. Elena wants you to split.

Elena?

Mr. Rule told me to show you the door.

I can walk.

Then do it, or I'll fix it so you can't.

- I'm sure you can. - Right on.

- Elena? - Move.

- Pleasure. - Pleasure.

[flute music]

Now, lay it on me.

'Who is Diana Prince?'

She works for my father.

That's cool.

Now, what kind of horn does your father blow?

He's an agent for the IADC

'Then she's an agent, too?'

That's not cool.

[flute music]

If anything's gonna happen, it would certainly happen here.

That would make it four concert rip-offs in a row.

"Rip-offs," Joe?

[chuckles]

These are the lab reports from Washington.

There's filings from the safe. They were vibrated apart.

They caused metal fatigue and a rearrangement

of the lock's molecular structure.

Hmm. The scientific community's been working

on that for years.

Any success?

Not enough to reduce solid steel to dust.

Then who could have such a device?

As far as we know,

no foreign countries have anything approaching it yet.

I guess our only hope is that they follow the pattern.

Yeah.

Well, we'll have to set up a stakeout

at Rule's concert tonight.

Okay. I'll coordinate it with the LAPD., okay?

Oh, hold it, Diana, hold it.

- I'm sorry. I.. - What?

I'm losing my mind.

I've got an appointment with Lieutenant McMasters

about the stakeout in ten minutes. I'm sorry.

Are you holding out on me, Joe?

I guess I am, Diana.

I phoned the university a half a dozen times.

Elena won't speak with me.

I've seen her, Joe. She's okay.

- Where? - At Hamlin Rule's.

- Doing what? - She's rehearsing.

She's got some crazy idea about getting into show business.

- Well, I'm going to stop her. - How?

She's over 18, and especially in the mood you're in

you're gonna ruin everything.

'Believe me, I'll talk her out of it. I promise.'

Now, why don't you go meet your Lieutenant McMasters?

'Go ahead.'

I guess I can afford to lighten up a little bit.

- Thanks, Diana. - Sure.

- I'll keep in contact. - Okay.

[phone rings]

- Delta Theta house. - Elena Atkinson, please.

This is her roommate. Is there a message?

I'm Diana Prince. I'm a friend of her father's.

Uh, do you know where I might reach her?

I heard her talking on the phone.

She mentioned something about the Elura Recording Studio.

'That's-That's the last I heard.'

Well, okay. Thank you very much.

Bye-bye.

May I, uh, please speak to the manager?

My name's Diana Prince.

- Have you an appointment? - No.

There's a Miss Prince here to see you.

Yes, sir. I will.

He's in studio B.

Down the hall, last door on your right.

- Last door on my right. - Right.

[clears throat]

(Hamlin Rule) 'Hello.'

Please sit down.

'I said to sit down, please.'

What is this?

I said sit down.

Right.

Okay, let me out of here.

In time, Diana, in time.

- 'Sit down.' - No.

'I asked you to sit down!'

[flutemusic]

How about a little rock 'n' roll, Diana Prince?

Nothing like a little bubblegum to relax the bod.

[pop music]

Who are you?

Hey, can't you get out of that secret agent bag?

I'll crack the whip, and you

'take the trip.'

Now, why has the IADC sent you here?

She's going to need a little time.

Carl, wait outside and make sure no one comes in here.

Right.

I am going to give Diana Prince..

...a little class in music appreciation.

And to make sure you pay attention.

Life is a rip-off, Diana.

The golden rule backwards.

If I didn't do it to you, you'd do it to me.

Later.

[thunderclap]

[screeching]

It's you again.

- Are you the real Wonder Woman? - Don't make me prove it.

- Where's the Prince chick? - She spun away.

I'd worry about myself if I were you.

Let's just see how...how strong you really are, lady.

Easy, now.

Take it easy.

That's one way to use your head.

Floor plans to the Cleft Concert Hall.

So, the only real lead is this floor plan

and it came from Wonder Woman.

Engineering says it's the floor plan

of the Cleft Concert Hall where Hamlin Rule is appearing.

Now, Joe, each time the box office

of a Hamlin Rule concert's been robbed,

he's been onstage during the robbery.

The only common elements present

during each of those concerts is, uh, let's see, Carl

Hamlin Rule himself, and fans.

'Female fans.'

That doesn't narrow it down much.

I know that look, Diana. You're onto something.

Something, I just don't know what.

I wish Elena wasn't one of those female fans.

Maybe you ought to go out to the university

and give it another try, Joe.

- You think so? - I think so.

Okay.

Just about all Carl could do with his head was fill this hat.

I could have painted a sign on his forehead "Out to lunch."

He was a good friend of yours, wasn't he, Mr. Rule?

Mr. Rule? Come on, call me Ham.

Okay, Ham.

But he was your friend?

He needed a name tag to find his way home at night.

He was as useless as those hummingbirds out there.

Oh, but they love you.

You're their idol.

This year.

And next year...somebody else.

But as long as they're here, you can bet I'm going to use them.

- How? - Well, that is where..

...you come in, Elena.

From now on, you're taking Carl's place.

Your bodyguard?

No. I can get any brainless bicep to do that.

You majored in business administration, didn't you?

Yeah. I still do.

Well, you've graduated.

Hamlin Cum Laude, School of Hard Rock.

You'll be my financial advisor.

Um, but I thought I was supposed to be the girl in the golden..

No, forget about show business.

The real money is behind the scenes, the box office.

Come on, I'll show you.

Follow me.

Okay..

[humming]

[laughs]

Now that is box office power.

I don't understand.

You don't understand. Just sit down. Okay.

You don't under.. Music, sound.

[pop music]

The most powerful weapon in the world.

And they talk about charm to soothe the savage beast.

Scientists have been working on this for years

but it took Hamlin Rule to perfect it.

But why do you need something that destroys things?

Your songs are about love and happiness.

That's for the squares. Onstage, they get what they paid for.

Everybody gets what they want, Elena, but me.

What do you want?

Everything, Elena. That's all.

Everything.

But you owe something to your fans

honesty, something.

I owe them nothing. They owe me!

I'm sorry. I think I'd better be going.

I'm sorry, I think you're my business manager.

Remember?

And one more thing you are controlled by my music

part of my repertoire.

You will remember what I want you to remember,

and you will forget.. And like that.

You're no different than any other chicks that hang out here

except your father's a government agent.

Now, can you dig it?

I've been to the university three times, Diana.

Twice she wouldn't see me, now she's not even on campus.

I'm at the end of my rope.

You think she's still at Rule's?

I think so, yes.

I'm going out to that house.

Joe, wait. Trust me, nothing has happened to Elena.

But she will be at the concert tonight.

Onstage? Yes, I think so.

If I get there early, I'll talk her out of it, trust me,

I promise, everything will work itself out.

It isn't any easier being a parent

than it is being a teenager.

The girls are ready.

Do they know what they're supposed to do?

I don't want to go.

Not too cool, Elena.

I spent a lot of time programming you and the others.

A little traveling music

might take away that stubborn streak.

[flute music]

I don't know how to use this.

It's part of the program.

I've already taught you. You just don't know it yet.

You're don't have to kill anyone Elena. It's not even a real gun.

It's just that Wonder Woman is hanging around

if she wants to make one of her guest shots,

I've devised a little something to give her an encore.

[chuckling]

It'll be a gas.

* Love conquers all *

* So the story is told..*

* ...We get stronger *

* Love conquers all *

* That's not all we believe..*

* You'll believe it when you try *

* Take an empty heart, fill it up with love *

* Offer it to someone new *

* When they think it's gone, have them pass it on..*

(Diana) 'We're standing by, Joe.'

Do you read me?

It's all clear so far.

I'll let you know as soon as something goes down.

Roger.

* I'm not just faking *

* You don't have to be taught *

[humming]

Something's at the door.

Joe?

Joe, do you read me?

Better get in there.

I'll call for a backup.

Alright.

McMasters.

[flute music]

[thunderclap]

Hold it.

Freeze right there.

[boinging]

[crowd cheering]

[door creaking]

Okay, just hold it.

[coughing]

Mr. Atkinson, are you alright?

I'm alright.

I heard...I heard something from the corridor. I..

- Here, sit down. - Thank you.

I went towards the door.

- Oh, Wonder Woman. - What happened?

When I went towards the door, it was like an earthquake..

It all happened so quick, I can't remember.

They were all girls, masked.

I-I didn't.. I-I just couldn't...I..

The musical pattern obviously affects your memory.

But what kind of weapon is it?

There you go, ladies.

Here you go. One for you..

You got one, one for you.

And thanks, really.

Thanks to all of you.

Hang in there.

Love you.

That may be the last group of girls I'll be needing.

- What do you mean? - Hmm? You.

- You've solved my problems. - Me?

There's no reason to program and deprogram those birds.

I'm glad you've decided to give up this madness.

"Refined" is the word, Elena.

You handled things so well last night,

I'm going to see if you can take over completely from now on.

- I don't want to. - Oh, but you will.

I guess it's time for a stronger serenade.

[intense music]

Well, now we know what disintegrated those locks.

You sure you don't want half this sandwich, Joe?

No, thanks, Diana. My stomach wouldn't take it.

We also know there were four people involved.

All masked.

Not much to go on.

Well, I'm still convinced

that there's a tie-in somewhere with Hamlin Rule.

It's just too coincidental.

What is it, Officer?

I'm not sure. Maybe you'd better take a look at it.

It was found on the floor near the safe.

It has an inscription on it.

Oh?

"Elena, happy 16th. Love, Dad."

Oh, Joe.

Joe, this bracelet could have been planted.

It could have fallen from her wrist during the robbery.

It doesn't add up, Joe.

Unless you believe she was in on the Philadelphia, the Boston

and the Washington jobs, too. And she was in school.

How do I know she was in school? Okay, let's look at it this way.

How could Elena get hold of a sound device like that

unless she was brainwashed?

That's a thought.

Anyone outside the police and IADC know about the bracelet?

I could hold release on anything until you give me the word.

- How much time have we got? - How much you need?

Enough to pay a visit on Mr. Hamlin Rule.

You got it.

[trance music]

[nasty chuckle]

Joe, wait a minute.

I think it's better if I talk to him alone.

- I wanna go, Diana. - Joe, listen to me.

I know that you're a very professional man,

but do you honestly think it's wise?

You're right, Diana.

I guess I'm just a father after all, huh?

Don't apologize for being human.

Now, listen, don't worry about me.

If I do get into trouble, I'll yell. Very loud.

- You do that. - Okay.

Help me.

please...somebody.

[thunderclap]

Please...help me.

[beeping]

Elena.

[footsteps approach]

Okay, back off, lady. Get lost!

Not without her.

Hold it.

Unless you want me to use this thing.

Why have you been robbing your own concerts?

That bread belonged to me.

Now, move. Move!

[beeping continues]

[clicking switches]

[trance music]

Atkinson to all units. I'm going in.

[instrumental music]

You call yourself the Pied Piper.

Well, the real Pied Piper led children from danger.

Why would you lead children into danger?

'You were given a gift'

'the ability to make people happy with your music.'

Instead, you took that gift

and used it to make children steal for you. Why?

When I was first coming up,

I used to play for nothing on sidewalks.

Then, after that, the producers, the publishers

and all the parasites, they took credit for my music

and most of the money!

I had three gold albums, no gold in the bank! It was the pits!

You think, you were given this gift this incredible talent

simply to make money?

What's money compared to the happiness that you gave?

And still give.

You write lovely poems and set them to beautiful music.

The mention of your name can fill an entire concert hall.

They don't get in for free. They pay.

It's the promoters that go to fat city.

'I go to Hamlin, and Hamlin's the other side of the tracks.'

'I'm some Pied Piper.'

Take a look around you, Hamlin.

This is hardly the other side of the tracks.

I'm stealing from thieves to pay creditors.

Just because those men stole from you doesn't make it right.

It doesn't make it right what you did to Elena, those girls

they loved you and probably still do.

Leave me alone, please.

I can leave you alone, Hamlin,

but can you be alone with yourself?

I don't need anybody.

That's not what you write. That's not what you play.

I don't think it's what you believe.

I don't know what I believe anymore.

Anyway...no one cares.

No one really cares.

I care, Hamlin.

I really do.

After what I did to you?

How can you?

Because you give what's in your heart.

Elena.

Well, there's no price tag on that.

Can't you see how foolish you've been?

Mr. Atkinson, the IADC does know the power

of this young man's weapon the one that I destroyed?

Of course. Otherwise, we wouldn't be here.

Then they must certainly know that Hamlin Rule

only took that of which he felt he'd been cheated.

I don't follow you, Wonder Woman.

Well, he could have used his musical device to rob a bank

or sold it to a foreign country.

He might have used it to knock off the mint, Dad.

RULE: It's too late.

It's too late.

DIANA: It's never too late, Hamlin.

What those men did was wrong but what you did was wrong, too.

And what do they say about two wrongs, Dad?

It's not my job to judge, Elena.

Hey, I'm Hamlin Rule.

I'm too hip to deal with any clichés about two wrongs.

I mean, I can't.

It's not cool.

I mean, what, what are you..

...two bummers, to bring down..

...two bad scenes..

...don't, uh..

...don't make it cool.

Two bad scenes

just...make..

...a fool.

That's not bad.

Where's that old guitar of mine?

[guitar music]

He may have a long time to write this hit.

Daddy?

Maybe he'll write this one for charity, Mr. Atkinson.

So you planted that bracelet

hoping it would be found?

What are you trying to do, become a secret agent?

You're a stubborn little brat.

Maybe I should join the IADC.

Hey, Joe, I wonder where she got that stubborn streak.

Stubborn? Me?

Yeah. Hamlin Rule told me how stubborn I was.

I must have gotten it from somewhere.

That's one thing we agree on.

You know, I just don't understand him.

I think that he just wasn't content with his gift for music.

Onstage, he had an audience in the palm of his hand

but he wanted their minds, too.

And their money. Don't forget that part.

I'll find it hard to forgive him for what he did to my daughter.

I wouldn't be hard on him, He was just a far-out Pied Piper

who went a little too far.

The first thing a judge will do is order a psychiatric

observation period for the guy.

I think you're right.

[flute music]

And Hamlin Rule thought hecould play the flute.

* Wonder Woman *

* Here to fight the force of evil *

* And your chance won't be denied *

* Woman of the hour with your super power *

* We're so glad you're on our side! *

* Wonder Woman! *

* You're a wonder, Wonder Woman! *