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This is my boss,

Jonathan hart, a self-made millionaire.

He's quite a guy.

This is Mrs. H. She's gorgeous.

She's one lady who knows how to take care of herself.

By the way, my name is Max.

I take care of both of them,

which ain't easy, 'cause when they met...

It was murder.

[♪♪]

[Applause]

Go for it, honey.

You sure?

Yeah, go for it.

[Sighs]

Perfect. Perfect. [Sighs]

Thanks, dad.

We're on our way to Sarajevo, the winter Olympics.

All you have to do is skate like that in Los Angeles.

[Exhales]

There you go, the city of angels.

Sure hope one of 'em is lookin' over us now.

I just wish your mom could be with us, Susan.

She'd be so proud of ya.

I've been thinkin' about her a lot lately, dad,

but I can't remember her face so well anymore.

Well,

that was eight years ago. You were just a kid.

I remember her hands.

She had the loveliest pale hands.

Yeah.

I want you to know, dad, I'll...

I'll never forget how you and mom went without things

to give me my start.

Well, she made me promise to work your tail off.

- Well, you kept your word. - [Laughing]

Hey, what do you say we stop by the big city rink

before we go to the motel?

Great.

I've been hearing about the Los Angeles sports palace all my life.

Couldn't sleep tonight if I didn't finally get to see it.

Mmm. What a lovely lunch.

There's something about Maine lobsters.

Especially when you eat them on the west coast.

You know, I heard it said

- that seafood was good for increasing brain power. - Oh?

I heard it was good for increasing something else.

No, no, no. [Chuckles]

That's only oysters.

Maybe you're right.

Darling.

What?

You had oysters for lunch.

Yeah. I had one dozen.

I didn't have any.

I love challenges in life.

Shall we drive back by way of the zoo?

Ooh!

Sorry, honey, it's closed.

Sure doesn't seem like 20 years.

Your old man left two parts of himself inside there.

Little chip of ankle bone

and my last hope for a gold medal.

I thought you said you weren't gonna look back, dad.

So I did.

So I did, Susan.

We're here to work on the future,

starting from the moment

these doors open in the morning.

Let's go.

Hold it. There's a side entrance.

Yeah, in that alley there. Maybe that's still open.

Hey, muller, there's a couple heading your way.

Okay, I'll check it out.

Hold it!

What are you doing here?

Just looking around.

My daughter's gonna be competing here next week.

This is a police barrier. I want you to leave the area.

Now.

Yes, sir.

What was that all about?

I don't know. Some kind of security operation.

A stakeout, maybe.

Ah.

Five seconds. Stand by.

Okay.

Get out of here! Go on, get out of here!

- Who in the hell was that? - Some guy and his kid.

- Why didn't you warn me? - There wasn't time!

Damn it, they saw me.

[Exhales]

[Tires screeching]

Oh!

I'll call an ambulance!

Hello, mobile operator.

Mobile operator, this is an emergency.

We need an ambulance on zoo drive.

Watch it. Watch it.

That's right.

Yes, there's possible injury.

That's why I said I needed an ambulance!

Yeah!

- Mr. and Mrs. Hart? - [Jennifer] Yes.

I'm Dr. Larwin. We spoke on the phone.

-How do you do? -Good morning. This way, please.

How are they doing this morning?

Well, they're both out of danger,

but we could have problems with the girl.

- Oh? - The head injuries are superficial,

but there could be complications.

It's just too early to tell.

I've called in a specialist to run some tests.

This way, please.

If she needs anything,

would you please let us know?

It's thanks to you she's alive.

What's her name?

Susan. Susan wilmott.

Would you like to see her father?

Yes.

[Woman over pa] Dr. Russo.

Dr. Russo, would you report to your office, please?

Mr. Wilmott, you have some visitors.

- Hello. - Hello.

I'm Jonathan hart.

- Oh, how do you do? - This is my wife Jennifer.

- How do you do? - I'm Dan wilmott.

The paramedics told me how you pulled

me and my daughter out of the wreck.

Thanks just doesn't seem to do it.

We're glad to know you're gonna get well.

You're the figure skater.

You were national singles champion.

Yeah, some time ago.

But I'm not the one that matters here now.

Doctor, anything new on Susan?

There's no changes yet, Mr. Wilmott.

If she has to miss the national competitions here next week,

she won't be able to go to Sarajevo with the olympic team.

She's 17.

I taught her everything I know.

For ten years, she's been...

Gettin' up long before daylight

and jogging two miles to a country rink.

Same thing again after school every day of her life.

Then...

I fall asleep and drive off the road.

Well, try not to worry, Mr. Wilmott.

Just get well.

And if Susan gets better,

and, uh, if the doctor says she can skate again,

I think we could find her another coach.

We want to do whatever we can to help.

You people, I don't know...

I guess they don't call it the city of angels for nothing.

[Man] "Dramatic rescue.

"Skating star, father dragged from blazing wreck.

If they recover in time for the competition

and see you at the rink...

You think I'm gonna let that happen, Mr. Landon?

They may already have told the police what they saw.

You're an attorney.

What would you make of it?

No break-in, nothing taken.

You'd probably think it was some kind of a security exercise

or maybe an alarm had gone off accidentally.

You're too damn casual, torkensen.

I hired you, just you, to kill Blake stockwell,

a man that's threatening to destroy me.

Now suddenly there are two others involved. Why?

Stockwell's a United States senator

guarded by U.S. marshals.

In order for me to get out of that rink alive

after the hit,

I need some cover.

Who the hell are these men?

Muller is a security guard at the rink.

He gets me inside and keeps the alley clear.

Spangberg will be at the window across the street

to pick off anybody that might come after me.

You haven't told me how you propose

to deal with those two witnesses.

You haven't read the rest of the story.

Dan wilmott's badly hurt,

and he won't be out of the hospital

until long after the competition.

And I'll take care of the little girl.

Okay?

The sooner the better.

You know, it's too bad.

Solving our personal problems, Landon,

could cost america a gold medal.

That's not very patriotic.

I can't hear you! I can't hear you!

I know, I know. Relax, Susan.

Relax. We're going to take care of you.

It'll be all right.

The tests are conclusive.

It's worse than we thought.

There is damage to the auditory nerve on the left side

and conductive loss on the right.

Can it be corrected with an operation?

We'll have to make further tests.

But for right now, Susan is stone deaf.

She can't compete if she can't hear

the music she's skating to.

No, she can't.

We appreciate your cooperation, Dr. Larwin.

You know, we may be wasting our time, Mr. Hart.

The specialist examined Susan again last night

and tried every conventional type of hearing aid.

- I know and, uh... - [Doorbell rings]

none of them succeeded.

- Her father called me. - [Dr. Larwin] And you talked him into this experiment?

It happened, uh, that Jonathan hart industries' audio division

has developed a miniature amplifier.

- [Max] Come on in. - I thought it was worth taking a shot.

Mr. H.

Hello, frank.

- How are you? - Mr. Hart.

- You know my wife Jennifer. - Yes. How are you?

- This is Dr. Larwin. - Doctor.

And this is Susan wilmott.

Hello, Susan.

I'm here to try to help you.

Well, here it is.

The latest in our technology.

That's all it is?

It increases the signal over 50 times.

Based on a revolutionary principle.

It's still in development.

Well, it's extremely unfortunate

that both the ears have been affected.

On the left side,

some of the cells in the auditory nerve have been damaged.

We're doing some tests

because there is a possibility

that an operation could restore some of the hearing.

Meanwhile,

if Susan could hear,

at least the beat of the music,

she could compete.

It would be nice if she could hear

the cheer of the crowd as well.

Well, I've rigged up a mold to fit inside her ear.

There's a microphone inside

that converts sound waves into electrical impulses,

feeds it to an amplifier over here,

which then takes it to a receiver

and converts those electrical impulses back into sound waves.

It should bridge the nerve damage.

Susan, I'm going to place this inside your ear.

Okay?

There's still some bruising here.

This may hurt just a little bit.

Here we go.

[Muffled] How does that feel?

Susan, can you hear me?

It works!

I can hear!

Not very well, but...

[muffled] Hold on just one second.

Is this...

[Clearly audible] A little more comfortable?

Oh, yes. That's much better.

Oh, okay, Susan, stand up.

Walk over here.

Come on, take it easy now.

Okay, turn around slowly and go back to your seat.

No dizziness?

No!

But you sound really weird. It's all fuzzy.

Try the music, frank.

Uh, yes, sir.

[Tape recorder clicks]

[♪♪]

[Music muffled]

It comes and goes.

She may be having a little trouble with the treble range.

Uh, I'll give a little more bass.

[Music more clearly audible]

I've got it! I've got it! It's, um...

"Somewhere, my love."

There's no pain, no discomfort?

I feel great.

I'm sure your father will be glad to hear that.

Say something to me.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

Ah! You can hear?

[Laughs] That's terrific, baby.

That's terrific.

That's the only thing that really matters.

I'm ready to go back to work now.

I'm sorry, honey. I'm sorry. We've got some problems.

We lost all the equipment in the crash.

I'm stuck here. I don't know what we're gonna do.

-[Knocking] -It's the harts. Come in here, folks.

She has her hearing back. Did you get that news?

We know.

Uh, we have an idea, with your permission.

Susan could come and stay with us,

and I think we could solve the problem about the equipment.

And, daddy, Mr. Hart is gonna have his people

make up a new record tape for me.

All I have to do is tell him the recordings I use,

and I can start training tomorrow.

Hold it! Hold it! Who's gonna coach you?

Uh, we have a friend.

A professional.

Has to be somebody good.

I think that you will approve.

Tai babilonia and Randy gardner?

[Chuckles] Come on.

Bravo!

Hi, you guys. It's great to see you again.

Wonderful to see you. You look great.

- These are for you. - Thank you. How lovely.

That's what we were about to say.

And this is Susan.

Jennifer's told me all about you on the phone.

Well, you two are terrific. [Chuckles]

Thank you. You know, your dad's a great hero of mine.

Mine too.

I'm gonna try and get his gold for him.

Well, be here at 8:00 tomorrow morning

to show me your routines.

That would be wonderful.

Great. Why don't you go back and find the officials

and register for the competition?

Okay. Thanks.

- You're welcome. - We'll see you later.

Bye-bye.

That device that we've put in her ear

is only temporary.

The other one is completely useless.

You know, it may affect her concentration,

maybe her equilibrium.

If anyone could help her, you can.

Well, one thing we know, the girl's got guts.

She sure does.

- It gets real cold, doesn't it, huh? - Uh-huh!

I got a call last night

to open up for the wilmott girl,

8:00 this morning.

Who's coming with her?

How do I know? They've got the place to themselves.

Hockey practice don't start till 11:00.

I'll be there in 15 minutes.

Let me in by the side door.

[Jonathan] Good morning.

[Jennifer] Good morning.

[Tai] Good morning, Jennifer. Hi, Jonathan.

[Jonathan] Sorry to get you up so early.

It's all right. I've already spent an hour

working out with Randy at the gym.

- Hi, yes. - [Jonathan] I guess, uh, skaters are like fighters.

[Tai] But we get our bruises in different places.

[All chuckling]

All right?

Are you ready?

Well, ready as I'll ever be.

- Wanna give it a try? - Let's try this out.

[Chuckles] All right.

You just give us a signal,

- and we'll put it on. - Okay. Great.

[♪♪]

[Audio distorting]

- Maybe you ought to go out there. - Okay.

Fine, Susan. Just take it easy.

Watch this flying camel.

Feel like trying it again with the music?

Yeah.

Jonathan, can you rewind the tape, please?

Come on.

- Darling! - Oh...

[Groans]

How is it?

Oh, it's getting better.

We examined that mask thoroughly,

and the only fingerprints on it were yours.

Well, that's probably because I grabbed it,

don't you think, lieutenant?

Then you must have seen his face, right?

No, I'm sorry. He hit me before I, uh,

before I saw his face.

Well, a man in your position

is bound to incur a great deal of envy,

maybe even in somebody you don't know.

[Sighs] Is there anything else you can tell me?

[Susan] Um, lieutenant,

I'm not sure if this has anything to do

with what happened this morning,

but the day dad and I had our accident,

we went by the rink.

Um, it was closed,

but there was something going on there.

The police had a barrier up across the alley,

and a security guard stopped us

and told us to move on.

What day was that?

Um, it was Monday.

I'll check into it.

Well, I'd better get going on this.

I want to thank you all very much for your help.

Uh, and by the way, Mr. Hart,

I'm gonna assign a couple of men bodyguard duty

until we find out a little bit more about all this.

- Okay? - Thanks.

Don't slam the door, Max.

Sure, Mr. H. On your tiptoes, freeway.

I can jog to the rink tomorrow,

now that I know the way.

Oh, I'll be fine, Susan, thanks.

Are you going back there?

Well, I'll have police protection.

You heard what the lieutenant said.

Mm-mm. Correction.

We'll have police protection.

I knew it.

[Jennifer chuckles] [Jonathan] I knew it.

Two strikes, torkensen.

It was the damn mask. It spoiled my aim.

And you let Jonathan hart snatch it off your face.

I told you I knocked him cold,

but he may have seen my face.

Someone else who can identify you.

I can't risk that.

We go for broke...

Hart and the wilmott girl.

No more foul-ups.

It's your neck, too, torkensen.

Can we get to the setup?

[Clears throat]

At the end of the competition,

senator stockwell will make the presentations

right here.

For once, he'll be on his own...

No bodyguards packed around.

Lots of excitement, confusion, fans.

I'll be right there.

That's when I make the hit.

- Hi. - Hi, Susan.

Feelin' okay today?

Oh, yeah, I feel great.

Here, you can use this.

- It gets cold. - Oh!

- Ah, thanks, Max. - Great.

- Perfect. - Some hot chocolate.

-This is the ticket. Thanks. -[Chuckles]

Oh, this is great.

Now...

- See you later. - What does this remind you of?

It reminds me of Friday night at the ice rink.

- You had one, too? - Yep.

My favorite place in town.

That's where we used to go to, uh,

- look at the girls. - [Chuckles]

- Ours was called the reindeer rink. - Oh.

That's where we used to go to look at the boys.

- [Giggling] - Ah.

Skating,

the most romantic sport in the world.

- Did you rent your skates? - Nope.

- You bought them? - I borrowed them.

I didn't have any money at the time,

and besides, my feet were still growing.

Ah.

- Here's lookin' at you. - [Chuckles]

- Hi, you guys. - Hi.

- Say, you want a sip of this? - Oh, thank you.

More of your protégés?

Midge and Henry stockwell.

- Ah. - Oh, yes.

- The senator's kids? - Right.

Hot favorites in the pairs.

They're good.

- Thank you. - Oh, sure.

I'll see you guys later.

Look how the youth come leaping,

lightly up they spring.

Catullus.

Old Roman figure skater. [Chuckles]

What, did you learn that on Friday night?

You bet.

And a few other classy moves.

[Chuckles] I'm sure.

You liked that catullus thing, didn't you? Huh?

Okay, Susan, I'd like to see your compulsories first.

And we use the video to study your bad habits.

So go warm up,

and cue me when you're ready, okay?

All right.

Great position on your lift, midge.

- Oh, thanks. - Thanks.

Come on, I want you to meet some friends of mine.

Jonathan and Jennifer, midge and Henry stockwell.

- How do you do? - Very nice to meet you.

- You were wonderful. - Thank you.

- Your father must be very proud of you. - You know him?

Yes, we do. We've met him.

He's coming to the competition.

In fact, he's giving the presentations.

Oh, wouldn't that be something,

- to get a medal from your own father? - Yes.

Oh, look at that.

You've done a great job, tai.

Thank you.

You know what? My memory's coming back.

Good. Maybe the effects of the concussion

- are wearing off. - I think so.

I can remember the accident now,

some of it anyway, and it wasn't my fault.

I knew that, dad. You didn't fall asleep.

How do you think it happened?

A car came up on my left real fast

and forced me off to the right.

Good, you're all here.

I have wonderful news, especially for you.

I got a second opinion.

Another specialist examined all of your x-rays

and all of your test readings.

He's convinced that an operation

can restore at least 80% of your hearing

- in your right ear. - Oh! Ex...

-[Jennifer] Oh, that's great. -That is great.

- Excuse me, doctor. - Go ahead.

Well, you can have the operation

right after the competition.

Well, the competition is a problem.

[Jonathan] What do you mean?

Any further impact to the head,

such as a fall on the ice,

could mean permanent deafness.

I'm afraid the competition is out of the question.

Excuse me.

The doctor's right, baby. You can't risk that.

Yes, I can, dad.

I have to,

for all the people who've helped me...

And for myself.

These are very beautiful flowers.

It's very thoughtful of you.

[Dan] Yes. Thank you, Jonathan.

I didn't send them. Did you?

No. I thought you did.

Maybe there's a card.

I don't know who else would send me flowers.

[Clock ticking]

Get her out of here.

- What? - Get her out!

Come on.

According to the hospital volunteer,

the man who brought the flowers weighed about 170 pounds

and was around 35, 36 years of age.

Now, could that fit the description

of the gunman inside the rink?

Yes, I'd say he's about the same size.

She also said he had a rather prominent scar

on his left cheek.

The man dad and I saw outside the rink

had a scar on his cheek.

That Monday?

By the way, there's no record

of any police activity whatsoever

near the sports palace that day.

More coffee, Mr. H?

I'm alright, thanks, Max.

Well, I, uh, guess that you want me

to skip going to the competition.

[Exhales]

Well, that would make more sense.

Well, I can't hide for the rest of my life.

Sooner or later, I'm gonna have to walk out that front door,

and whoever it is is going to be waiting for me.

Better make it later.

We...

Could just watch it on television.

We could.

But Susan's taking quite a risk by going out on the ice, and, uh,

I don't think we should watch that on the box.

We'll be there to, uh, root her in, lieutenant.

All right.

I'll send an escort car.

Thanks.

[Police radio chatter]

Mr. Hart, Mrs. Hart, nice to see you.

Oh, hello, senator. How are you, sir?

- Fine, thanks. - You know my wife?

- Yes, of course. - Senator.

I am so excited.

I've a personal stake in this, you know.

Yes, we met them. They're terrific.

Thank you.

- Bye-bye, sir. - Bye-bye.

- Good luck. - Thank you.

Counselor?

I didn't expect to see you.

At least not until I got you

in front of my investigating committee.

Invitation I can hardly refuse, senator.

You and your committee have spent a lot of time

and taxpayer's money hounding me.

We'll see about that in Washington.

[Announcer] Now we come

to the free-skating program for pairs.

Remember, ladies and gentlemen,

the winners will be selected

- for the U.S. olympic team. - Who's that?

Kyle Landon, the attorney.

Stockwell's committee subpoenaed him.

He's got ties to the mob.

- Oh. - He'll go down for sure.

Okay. All set.

[Announcer] And now the final pair,

midge and Henry stockwell.

♪♪

[Applause]

[Applause]

[Indistinct]

The stockwells' scores are...

- [Announcer reading] - [Cheering]

Ladies and gentlemen,

last to skate in the ladies' singles,

from linden valley, California,

- Susan wilmott. - [Applause]

Susan's currently tied for first place

with Marianna desoto of San Diego.

[♪♪]

[Audience gasping]

[Mouthing]

♪♪ [Music muffled]

[Applause]

[Indistinct]

[Whistling, cheering]

Susan.

[Announcer] Susan's marks for technical... Are you all right?

Are you all right?

Mr. Hart, I saw the man

who was in the car the day of the accident.

He's in a policeman's uniform.

I think he recognized me. He ducked out of sight.

Maybe it wasn't me.

Maybe it was Susan he was after all the time.

Check the side entrance to the alley.

Move!

[Announcer] ...The last free-skating performance,

miss Susan wilmott.

[Applause]

She can't go out there.

He's liable to take a shot at her.

Wait a minute. If she doesn't go back out there,

the gunman will know he's been spotted.

He might panic, and a lot of people could get hurt.

[Applause]

You can't go out there.

Mr. Hart, this is my only chance!

I've worked all my life for this!

This is my one goal!

I've waited for this a long time.

And my dad's waited even longer.

[Applause]

[Cheering]

[♪♪]

[Applause]

[Indistinct]

Susan's scores are...

[Announcer reading]

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

the awards ceremony.

To make the presentation,

please welcome senator Blake stockwell.

[Cheering]

Senator, I'm sure your committee

would like to talk to that man.

But for right now,

the police will keep him on ice for you.

- Darling. - Mm.

Thank you.

I don't care how they score it,

you're a perfect 10.

[Jonathan] Oh, boy! [Jennifer] Now, wait a minute!

All right. [Chuckles]

Oh, this is great!

- Having fun? - Uh-huh.

But why is the place so empty?

I rented it.

-You rented it? -Mm-hmm. For the afternoon.

Sort of, uh, for a little celebration.

Aw! What kind of a celebration?

Dr. Larwin called me at the office,

and Susan's operation is completely successful.

Oh, that's wonderful.

She'll be hearing sweet music at Sarajevo.

- Oh, that's great. - The American national anthem.

- Yeah. Now, take it easy, take it easy. - Oh, oh, oh, oh.

It's been a long time now. Take it easy.

Yeah.

[Barks]

You know, I've dreamt about this.

- Yeah? - Mm-hmm.

[Laughs] On Friday nights?

Right. Being at the old ice rink,

all by myself,

with a beautiful girl, all by myself.

- Ah. - Uh-huh. Whoa.

Oh. Don't get...

Don't get too ambitious now. Wait a minute.

What could be more romantic?

No, no, wait! Ooh! Oh! Whoa.

Stop! Oh!

Oh, well.

[Laughs]

[Barks]

How's your back?

Ah! Let's see.

- [Grunts] - What?

Still works.

- [Laughs] - Mm.