Original subtitles

FLIGHT COM: It looks good at NASA One.

B- 52 >PILOT: Roger.

BCS Arm switch is on.

FLIGHT COM: Okay, Victor.

B-52 PILOT: Landing Rocket Arm switch is on. Here comes the throttle.

Circuit breakers in.

STEVE: We have separation.

B-52 PILOT: Inboard and outboards are on.

I'm comin' forward with the side stick.

FLIGHT COM: Looks good.

PILOT: Ah, Roger.

STEVE: I've got a blowout in damper three.

SR-71 PILOT: Get your pitch to zero.

STEVE: Pitch is out. I can't hold altitude!

B-52 PILOT: Correction. Alpha Hold is oil“. Threat selector is emergency.

STEVE: Flight Com. I can't hold it! She's breaking up! She's breaking...

ANNOUNCER: Steve Austin. Astronaut.

A man barely alive.

Gentlemen, we can rebuild him.

We have the technology.

We have the capability to make the world's first bionic man.

Steve Austin will be that man.

Better than he was before.

Better, stronger, faster.

(MAIN TITLE THEME)

Morning, Mr. Carruthers.

Well, it ain't Mr. Carruthers no more.

It's Sheriff Carruthers.

Well, when that happen?

Oh, about a month ago.

Ole Charlie Tinker got too old.

So folks figured they should have a young man for the job.

Well, you still rent boats, don't you?

Yep.

Rent boats, check licenses.

Nothin's changed, 'cept I'm a little more suspicious now of folks than I used to be.

Well, naturally.

Say, I'm gonna need some lures. You got any extra?

In that box on the stump there, Steve.

Careful!

You're gonna bleed like a stuck pig!

No, I... uh... I got thick skin.

Well, I'll be darned.

Say, which boat shall I take?

Be a fool to take any boat this morning.

The fish ain't biting none.

Oh?

Lotta' folks been out, a lotta folks been back in.

Nary a nibble.

Well, I want to give it a try.

Kind of wanted some fish for breakfast, you know?

Hmph! A little walk on the moon and you get awful high faloutin!

What did you say?

Oh, I said take any boat there you want, Steve.

Thanks!

Fish ain't bitin', you can't catch fish.

Fish for breakfast. Huh!

That'll be the day.

(BIONIC EYE SOUND EFFECT)

(COMICAL MUSIC)

(BIONIC EYE SOUND EFFECT)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(PHONE BUZZING)

Yes, Miss Johnson.

SECRETARY: Colonel Austin is here.

The Colonel?

Have him come in.

Steve.

Well, Oscar.

What are you doing here?

You're supposed to be on a fishing trip for a week.

Well, I got bored.

Well, that's fine, next time you want a holiday, I'll let you have it...

as long as you're only gone for one day.

I knew you'd say something like that.

What's the matter with your voice?

Oh, I caught a cold up at the lake, I'm just a little hoarse.

Say, Oscar, how about dinner?

Oh, I got a late meeting up on the Hill. How about tomorrow night?

Sure.

Say, what's the Omega Project?

Well, that's one of my projects I thought you didn't need to know about.

Why?

Well, if half of the rumor I heard is true, I'd like to see it.

But I would like to know who told you about it.

(PHONE BUZZES)

Excuse me.

I know, Miss Johnson, I'm due up on the Hill in...

In five minutes, sir.

Thank you.

I've got to go.

Oh, Oscar?

Hmm?

I'll do that. You're late.

All right, top shelf, lock the safe.

I'll see you tomorrow night for dinner.

Take care of that cold.

Right.

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

I told you it was a waste of time to try to catch anything this morning.

I know the fish in this lake like the back of my h...

Oh, yeah?

You catch all them so fast?

Yeah, you want to join me for breakfast?

I already ate.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Are you staying, Colonel Austin?

It's time for me to leave.

Yes, Miss Johnson, but don't worry, I'll lock up behind me.

Fine. Good night, Colonel.

Good night, Miss Johnson.

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

Steve!

Have you been here all night?

All night?

You've got your same clothes on.

Oh, these, well, they were handy. I got up early.

You better be careful, Steve, you're gonna lose your spiffy image.

I just came by to see if you wanted to go to breakfast.

Oh, I'd love to. I've got a heavy morning, I can't.

Say, Oscar, what about the Omega Project?

What's the rush, pal?

Well, you know, once I get curious...

Well, there's no reason why you can't see it.

How about this afternoon?

Well, that would be great.

Fine, I'll meet you at the project at 3:00.

Check with my secretary and she'll give the...

What's going on here? Where's your car?

Oh, mine's in the shop. This is a loaner.

Well, that figures, the way you jet jockeys drive.

Yeah.

I'll see you at 3:00.

Right.

(GRUNTS)

Where is he?

He's in the washroom.

Washroom, thank you.

Hey, man! What're you doing here?!

Relax, Breezy.

How'd you know I was here?

Don't get cute.

Don't get excited.

I just came to see Molly. That's all.

Look, when I tell you to lay low, I mean it.

Yeah, yeah, okay.

What happened?

It's just a cut.

It's stopped bleeding, finally.

Did you get anything yet? What have you been doing?

What have I been doin'?

I spent the night in Oscar Goldman's office...

with his private safe unlocked, that's all.

You're kidding.

Yeah, and this afternoon Goldman's taking me to see the Omega Project.

Man, that's great.

Look, what did you do with the film that you shot last night?

Locked in the glove box of my car.

Well, let's go and get it.

Hey, how you gonna take film of the Omega Project...

without anybody seeing you do it?

Well, you haven't seen what the man supplied, huh?

Take a close look at the second button on my jacket.

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

Hey, that's really somethin'.

Yeah, I can film wherever I can turn.

Well, let's go!

Hey, Freddie?

See you later. Okay.

Yeah, tell Molly I'll call her, huh?

Sure thing.

Hey, Breezy...

Yeah.

There's only one problem I can see...

is that if Steve Austin should phone or come back into town early.

Hey, don't worry about a thing.

Steve Austin's being taken care of.

How's the fishing?

Well, it's not bad.

Where's the old man that rents boats?

He's gone to lunch, he'll be back in a little bit.

Lew, check the boat, last time I took it, it had a broken oar.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

What's going on here, Steve?

Well, your darn guys tried to kill me.

You have a place in your jail to lock 'em up for awhile?

Sure thing.

Ain't had nobody in there since I been sheriff.

Give me a hand.

Let's lock 'em up.

CARRUTHERS: Come on, you!

Get up there, you!

Am I late? A little.

This is it.

This deserted store?

We picked a spot like this here in the city to attract less attention.

(DEVICE BUZZES)

It's all right, Jim, he's with us.

Yes, sir.

OSCAR: This is our latest laser technology.

We're particularly interested in holograms at this point.

I'll get somebody to show you around.

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

Miss Johnson?

Why, Colonel Austin.

Is Oscar in? I'd like to see him.

Well, didn't you meet him?

Meet him where?

At the address I gave you half an hour ago.

Miss Johnson, I wasn't here a half hour ago.

Yes, you were.

I gave it to you myself.

Well, give me that address again, quickly.

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

Thanks, Jim.

Goodbye, Mr. Goldman.

Well, Colonel, your curiosity satisfied?

Yeah, completely.

Good.

Come on, I'll buy you a drink.

(HORN HONKS)

Who is he, Oscar?

Dead man that looks like me?

What was he after?

OSCAR: Fantastic.

Absolutely fantastic.

DOCTOR: If you look very closely, you can see the alterations they made.

Lips, cheekbone, nose...

Hmm.

It's really an amazing job of plastic surgery.

I feel like I'm looking at myself in the mirror.

Can you tell how long ago the work was done on him, Doc?

Everything's healed.

I'd say it was done about... at least six weeks ago.

They must have been watching you close, Steve.

Then when you went on vacation, they moved in.

Yeah, so did those two goons up at the lake.

I'm having them transferred down to a jail here.

Well, I doubt if you get much out of them.

Let's go back to the office.

Tom, thanks a lot.

OSCAR: I left him alone last night.

Here...

and this was wide open.

Well, that's great.

I trust you with anything, Steve.

I thought he was you.

Oscar, surely the voice was different?

Well, he was a little hoarse, but that was all that was different.

You noticed that?

He said he had a cold.

But aside from that he sounded just like you.

When you came back from the moon, you made a lot of speeches.

Most of them were recorded.

I think he studied those tapes, these interviews.

Yeah, I guess so.

Did you check to see what else is missing?

I don't think he took anything else.

We found this on his body.

He must have photographed whatever he wanted in this room.

And he had plenty of time today to get rid of the film.

Whoever sent him in here has already got the film.

And whoever that is, we've got to find before he peddles those films.

Now...

This is what we've got on him.

The fingerprints identified our imposter as one John Dine...

D-l-N-E.

He was well educated, the captain of the boxing team at Princeton.

After college, he tried a professional boxing career, with limited success... glass jaw.

We have no known address on him since... four years ago.

Our men are trying to locate one now.

What about friends?

He has a girlfriend called Molly Franklin...

no known address on her, either.

Well, Oscar, we gotta find out who this guy was operating for.

We have one clue, Steve. We found a coat found in his car.

Checked the label, the store, it was purchased about three days ago.

So?

Inside the coat pocket we found this matchbook.

The Melody Club, on Turner Street.

The chances are this Dine was in there within the past three days.

It's slim, but it's the only lead we have.

You know, Oscar, if this guy could pass himself off as me...

why couldn't I pass myself off as him?

Right.

That's the only chance we have of finding the man who has that film.

I'll be in touch.

Hey, hello again. What'll it be?

The usual.

Yeah, well, I'm sorry, friend, I can't remember everything.

Ah, beer.

A beer is fine. Okay.

There you go.

Hiya, baby...

I have a break coming up in about five minutes.

So why don't you go grab that table over by the fireplace and wait for me?

Sure.

Better get it quick.

MOLLY: There you go.

Hello, Breezy?

Freddie.

He's back again.

He just walked in.

Okay.

I'm real glad to see you, honey.

I didn't think you'd be back in so soon.

Well, I got lonesome.

Aw, I'm glad.

Hey, is there anything I can get you, Molly?

Uh... just a cup of coffee when you get time.

Okay, sure.

Hey, what's with the beer?

What's the matter?

You never drink beer.

You always said it was bad for the weight.

Well, that's when I was in training. I was thirsty for something cold.

With what you're making, you should order Champagne.

Yeah. Yeah.

Will, uh... Will it be over soon, Johnny?

I mean, can we really take off like you said?

Sure, sure we can.

Yeah.

Thanks, Grace.

You know, Molly, uh...

What, baby?

Well, I been a little worried about you.

Why? What do you mean?

Well, I'm afraid you might tell somebody about this job I'm on, what I've been up to.

Sweetie, why would I do that?

I don't know, it just bothers me.

I'm afraid I maybe told you too much.

What are you talkin' about?

Hey, all you told me was...

you were gonna make a lot of dough to pretend you were somebody else.

What's wrong with that?

Now you see? It's that memory of yours.

Now you don't remember what I said and what I didn't say.

You might let something slip.

Johnny, I don't know anything else.

How could I let something slip?

Well, I told you who hired me.

Oh, you did not.

You didn't say a word about that.

Sure I did at one time or another.

Well, you didn't.

You might have told your manager, but you didn't tell me.

Hey, that's it. I bet you told Jasper.

Jasper...

Yeah, yeah, maybe that's it.

Yeah, you tell him lots of things you never tell me.

Yeah, well, I gotta talk to Jasper.

He's got a new phone number. You wouldn't happen to know it, would you?

New number, who cares?

He's never home anyway. He's always at the gym.

The one over on Third?

You're kidding? The one you always trained at.

Murphy's.

Oh, Murphy's, yeah.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah.

All right, chickee, come on, take a walk.

Why don't you get lost, punk.

You better do what he says, Molly. We can talk later.

Well, |...

BREEZY: Come on!

Come on, move!

You might have been a big man in the ring, Breezy...

but to me, you're just a punk.

Move! Yeah.

Well?

Well.

We told you to stay out of this joint.

And we told you to stay away from that chick!

Look, Breezy, I'm a big boy now, I can pick my own entertainment.

I warned you, Dine.

We told you once the face was changed, you had to lay low...

and what do you do? You see that chick!

And we know for sure that you've been seein' that rummy manager of yours, too.

Jasper's my friend.

And she's my girl.

What do you want me to be, a hermit?

Yes, be a hermit, until the job 's finished.

You're talking different.

Well, you learn to talk like Steve Austin. It's kind of hard to forget.

Hmm, all right.

What about the Omega Project?

I got in, I saw it, took pictures.

I've got 'em right here.

Then hand them over!

Uh-uh. What do you mean, uh-uh?

Look, these films are hot.

I can make a fortune selling these back to the government.

This is no time for a Shakedown, Dine!

Look, you just get in touch with the top brass, set up a meeting.

I'll negotiate the deal myself.

Well, it may take me a while to get in touch with the Man.

Well, you better make it fast, I'll be over at Murphy's.

Boy, you are living dangerous, pal.

Look, Breezy, in case you hadn't got the idea...

I'm tired of takin' orders.

Yeah, Breezy. Put me through to him.

(PHONE RINGING)

Yes?

We got trouble.

Yeah, it's Dine, he's acting crazy.

Says he wants more dough.

Well, what about the pictures of the Omega Project?

Well, he's got 'em with him.

I mean, that's what he needs the dough for.

Hold on a minute.

Do you think Breezy can be trusted?

Listen, take Dine to the lumber yard.

And I'll deal with him there.

That's exactly where I'd kill him if I was you, Mr. LaSalle.

I'll have him there as soon as possible.

Mmm-hm.

That's right, Oscar. Breezy.

I think his first name is Ben.

I saw him in the ring several years ago.

I remember him. He was a very good middleweight.

Anyway, he said he'd contact me.

I'm going over to see what Dine's manager knows.

It all fits in, Steve. Fight managers, ex-boxers.

The two men that attacked you at the lake were ex-pugs.

Well, then, I guess we'll find our answers at Murphy's gym.

OSCAR: Watch your step, pal.

STEVE: I will, don't worry.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Hey, buddy. Huh?

Looking for a guy named Jasper.

Ed Jasper?

Sure, I just seen him a minute ago.

There he is, over there.

WEIGHTLIFTER: The guy leaning against the ropes.

Thanks.

Hello, Ed.

Johnny!

Still ain't used to that face.

Neither am I.

What are you doin' around here? I thought you hadda lay low?

I wanna talk to you.

Sure.

Not around here. Come on.

Somethin' wrong, Johnny?

Sort of.

Ah, Johnny...

I wish you hadn't gotten mixed up in this whole thing in the first place.

I warned you not to, you remember?

I could get you lots of club fights...

not big in the way of money, but enough and no risk.

Look, Ed, I'm into this thing now. I gotta stay in.

This thing, is it the kind of thing you can talk about?

I'm holding out for more money.

I'm afraid my friends aren't gonna like that.

Johnny, that's no way to push Breezy around.

Is Breezy the top man?

You don't know that?

Breezy's the only one I ever dealt with.

But I can handle him.

Since when?

You fought him twice, he beat you twice.

Anyway, he's murder when it comes to money. You know that, Johnny.

Yeah.

Who does Breezy work for?

Who's got the bread?

He used to strong arm for La Salle...

he's done some pushing for Klugman...

now sometimes he does odd jobs for Murphy around here.

You never know whose payroll he's on.

Yeah.

Look, Johnny, take my advice.

I don't want to see you get hurt.

Don't press Breezy.

Let him be the winner.

Hey, don't worry, Ed.

Come on, let's get out of here.

Hey, Breezy. How are you?

Ed.

I heard you were gonna work out here tonight?

Yeah, that's right.

But right now I got business with your boy here.

You mind taking a walk, Ed?

Sure, sure.

Take it easy, Johnny.

Is he in with you on this?

No, he just wanted to borrow some money for a change.

I see.

Well, I talked to the Man.

And he's willing to meet with you and make a deal.

Well, that's what I thought.

My car is outside.

He's waiting for you in there.

Aren't you coming?

No, I'll wait for you here.

(BIONIC EYE SOUND EFFECT)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(GUNSHOTS)

(GRUNTS)

(SCREAMS)

(GUNSHOT)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(WHISTLING THROUGH AIR)

Ow!

No.

No, Oscar, I want another crack at Breezy.

He's at the gym.

No, he's trying to kill you!

We'll just pick him up and try to sweat the truth out of him.

Oscar, the minute you have him picked up...

whoever he's working for will get the word.

He'll get rid of those films fast.

Well, we'll just have to risk that.

This time I'll get Breezy to take me to his boss.

Steve!

There's no time to argue, Oscar.

Don't forget to send a patrol car to have these two bums picked up.

Steve!

(DIAL TONE)

You shouldn't be doing this, Johnny.

It'll be all right, Ed.

Breezy told me you had some kind of an accident.

Like you were dead.

Breezy made a mistake.

He's still got that left hook.

It's the one that put you away... two times.

I can handle him this time.

I still say you're crazy, Johnny.

Last time, he spotted you 20 pounds.

You're no match for him.

Well, maybe before I didn't want to win.

This time I do.

Surprised to see me?

Yeah, I sure am.

Take a break, pal.

I want to work out with the hot shot here.

You're a dead man, Dine.

You're gonna take me to your boss.

No.

I'm gonna mess up that brand new face of yours again.

Then I'm gonna snuff you out.

Any time you're ready.

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

Ugh...!

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

Take me to the Man now, huh?

You hear me?

Right.

Johnny, you were sensational!

Where'd you get that right?

It came with the face.

This is Marcus.

They're here.

Don't worry.

Wherever they go, I'll be right behind them.

Okay, I'll let you know.

Hi, Breezy.

Hi, Sam, is La Salle in?

Yeah. He's still up in the office.

Thank you.

(KNOCKS ON DOOR)

Come in.

Dine.

Yeah.

I got away from your boys at the lumber yard.

All right, so you're here...

and you want to negotiate, right?

Right.

Well, so do I.

I had these earlier films developed and they're magnificent...

so, I'm now willing to pay a little more for the Omega stuff.

You don't have to pay him one cent, Mr. La Salle.

Breezy, put that away.

I said I'd negotiate with him.

What I'm tryin' to tell you is, this ain't Dine.

What?

Dine had a real bad cut on his right arm this morning.

This cat ain't even got a scratch on him.

He must be the real Steve Austin.

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

Get that phone and get some of the guys up here from the locker room.

I'll get the guard!

(PHONE RINGS)

Yeah?

Yes, sir, I understand, Mr. La Salle.

GUARD: Hold it right there!

Turn around and march.

Catch!

MAN: There he is!

Get him!

Don't let him get away! Get him!

La Salle wants him alive!

Get him!

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(SCREAMS)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

Thanks for the phone call, Marcus!

They're in there but the doors are locked.

Well, we gotta get in there, pal.

I'll find away.

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

Wait!

Wait! I'm one of the good guys.

Well, give me a hand!

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

OFFICER ♪1: All right, get on your feet!

Let's go, get your hands up!

Come on, you're under arrest!

Let's go, on your feet! Come on!

Let's go, move it!

Steve!

I've been coming to the fights here for years...

this was some of the best action I've ever seen.

Oh, you two don't know each other.

Steve Austin... Marcus Grayson.

How you doing, Marcus?

I can't complain, Steve.

And when I got out of college, I got this mysterious phone call...

saying I should come to Washington.

Where'd you first meet Oscar?

In a park or a deserted warehouse?

Behind the bowling alley.

That sounds like Oscar.

Tell me this, Steve...

I've done some boxing and I can take a pretty good punch...

but that right hand of yours.

What is it made of? Iron?

Not exactly... but you're close.

Man, I believe it.

Hey, Oscar?

OSCAR: Huh?

Did you find the film?

On it's way to the shredder.

Well, back to the office.

Marcus, thanks a lot.

Thanks for your help, Marcus.

Anytime you feel like becoming a professional boxer...

let me know, I sure would like 10%.

You got it.

See ya'!

He's quite a man, isn't he?

Are you Steve Austin?

What?

After what's happened this week...

how am I ever gonna be sure that it's you?

Well, I got an idea.

Every time I come into the office, you can kick me in the shins.

And if I yell, it's not me.

(END THEME MUSIC)