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I want you to meet 2 new friends of mine.

This is Le and this is Hawke.

Hawke, what a powerful name.

Next, on Airwolf.

My Aunt Minh, she's gone.

What do you mean, "gone"? Gone where?

Fellow there said you might know this gal, help me find her.

I've never seen her.

I've seen that girl.

If she hasn't been home in a week, I don't think she's coming home.

It's a rip-off!

Where is he?

Why all the guns?

Creates a climate trust.

This is what trust is all about.

We should stay in closer touch, my friend.

Like they say, the best…

the best business calls are always personal.

You said 3.

The 3rd one just didn't work out.

Had to drop her off.

Le.

- Hi, Cate. - Hi.

- Is Uncle String here? - Hey, Half-Pint.

He's right over there.

Uncle String!

What's the matter, son?

My Aunt Minh, she's gone.

What do you mean, "gone"? Gone where?

Just gone. She never came home.

You mean last night?

Friday.

Friday?

That's a whole week.

I know something bad must've happened to her.

Uncle String, you've got to find her.

That's it?

The Firm has no reason to have her under surveillance.

Michael, come on. You know you guys always hold stuff back.

Marlene, will you excuse me?

This is what taking it all the way to the top really means.

Sorry, Hawke. That's it. That's all we've got.

This doesn't make any sense at all.

Le said her clothes, luggage, makeup, everything was still there.

Sounds like she was planning on coming back.

I know she wouldn't leave him,

unless it was against her will.

Do you think she was kidnapped?

I really don't know what to think.

When was the last time the boy saw her?

Friday morning when he left for school.

Said he came back at 4:00 and she was gone.

Did she have a car?

He said that was gone, too.

Michael, there's gotta be something more.

String, you just filed a missing persons report just 2 hours ago.

You gotta give the cops a chance to do their job.

Oh Dom, that's not good enough.

I don't care if he's Sin Jin's kid or not,

I'm the only family he's got. I gotta do someth’n.

She got any other closets?

No.

She sends a lot of stuff to the cleaner's, huh?

I don't know.

Let's go check the kitchen.

Uncle String, I want to help,

but I don't know any of these things that you asked me.

Hey, take it easy.

I didn't know what cleaners my Mother used either.

It's not like you're in charge of her.

Last Friday, I didn't come home at 4:00 like I told you I did.

I didn't come home till 6:30.

Well, she's not gone 'cause of you.

I thought she'd come back.

Listen, Le.

Wherever she is, she misses you just as much as you miss her.

Really?

You wait and see what she says when I find her.

Come on, let's check the kitchen.

Did your Mother ever write you any notes, like, "Cut the grass," or…

"Do your homework before you watch TV?"

Sometimes she'd write a note and stick it on the door of the fridge.

This is Hawke. Can I speak to Michael, please?

Yes Hawke, what is it?

Michael, could you do me a favor and check out some phone numbers for me?

Okay, what are you looking for?

Kinda look’n for one special one that just doesn't fit.

Ya’ll have to come back tomorrow.

We don't accept deliveries after 6:00.

I'm no delivery boy, I…

I'm looking for a friend.

Aren't we all.

This the number of this club?

That's one of our numbers.

Why is it unlisted?

You with the Police?

We have a very exclusive following.

The Management doesn't want just anyone dropping in.

So we change the phone numbers often, and we never list them.

There's nothing illegal about that.

I never said there was.

You're not with the Police?

I'm looking for a friend.

Pardon me.

Fellow there said you might know this gal, help me find her.

Nobody invited you to this party.

Do you know her or not?

I've never seen her.

You know, it's kinda dark in here, you might take a closer look.

If I'd seen her, I would remember.

Listen, I'm not a cop, I'm looking for a friend.

A friend?

Yeah, a friend. She's take’n care of this little boy.

She's been gone for more than a week and he's real upset.

Sad story.

I've still never seen her.

How about any of the rest of you?

I don't know her.

I really wish I could help you.

Please.

I've seen that girl.

I saw your friend with Nick Kincaid at Nick's Paradise.

What's Nick's Paradise?

It's a club, it’s not sleazy like this.

It's in Beverly Hills. Everybody goes there.

What, is that her… was she Kincaid's date or…

No, they had a fight.

She was talking to another Oriental girl. I think they were sisters.

- Sister. - That's what they said.

The girl had just come in from Hong Kong or somewhere.

But Kincaid didn't like your friend being there at all.

You said she had a kid?

Well, it's her nephew, he's…

he's the same as her son.

I had a kid once.

A little girl.

Look,

Kincaid doesn't take any trouble from any of his girls,

and your friend gave him a lot of trouble.

If she hasn't been home in a week, I don't think she's come’n home.

There it is.

Nicholas Kincaid, age 38,

motion picture producer.

He does own Nick's Paradise.

Says here he lives at a very expensive address.

Expensive cars.

And he owns a Vietnam War-style Huey helicopter.

And those things go at about a million and a half, even at surplus.

What else?

There's a woman living at the same address.

Isela Arragon, Brazilian passport.

We have anything on her, Marlene?

INS has her as a Resident Alien, Fashion Designer.

Has this computer got anything more on this guy Kincaid?

I'm sorry sir, I'm not sure why he's even in this computer.

He doesn't seem to fit any of the profiles.

There.

That's why we're keeping tabs on him.

Did Minh ever say anything about her sister being an actress?

Never.

This whole thing stinks.

I've got an idea that guy Kincaid's gonna end up with a rotten fish.

Hawke, I'm beginning to see that look in your eye.

Well, can you blame him?

Besides being Half-Pint's Mother,

we could be talk’n about Sin Jin's wife here.

And who the hell knows what happened to Minh.

Minh's not coming back, is she?

Le, I don't know.

I do know that whatever's happened to her, it's not good.

Why'd she go away?

If he knew that, he'd be close to finding her.

We just have to be patient. It might take a little bit of time.

I think that Minh went look’n for some woman that she thought was her sister.

My Mother?

Maybe.

Minh said she was dead.

You'd know better than me how things were over there after the war.

Whoever told her that might just have been wrong.

I wanna help you look for them.

If I was you, I suppose I'd say the same thing. Dangerous.

I knew plenty of people like that back in Saigon.

I'm not afraid of them.

Le, nobody thinks you're afraid.

Uncle String, I wanna help.

I know I can do something.

There's just no stop’n you, is there kid?

Well, I suppose you'd be better off where I can keep my eye on you.

Then I was talk’n to some of the boys down at the airport

and they said that his bird,

and the engines, have been heavily modified.

They said it'll make 300 knots.

It's got state-of-the-art avionics.

Now, it doesn't have a weapons system,

but it could be turned into a gunship just like that.

I'd say that right now,

it's the hottest bird in private hands today.

Except for the Lady, of course.

You're not gonna believe this.

Did you audition for the part?

Listen to this.

“She removes her clothes one piece at a time,”

“as she crosses slowly from the door to the waiting bubble bath.”

That's the part they wanted to audition.

The girl doesn't even have any dialog.

I'll tell you what kind of films they're make’n.

Seems to be some question whether he actually makes these films.

He seems to have plenty of money, but nobody's sure where it comes from.

It's all drug money.

Well, he fits the profile.

He seems to do quite a lot of business in the Orient,

and through this woman Isela Arragon, has connections in South America.

You know, I could probably get to him through this chopper.

Well, however you decide to approach him,

you're gonna have one major problem.

You don't fit into his world.

Meaning?

I don't think flight jackets and jeans are gonna cut it in Kincaid's crowd.

What would you suggest, El Blanco?

I think we should fight flash with flash.

Department S is standing by.

"S" for…

"S" for Style.

All right Michael, 2 things.

No, not any white.

And outfit the kid.

He's gotta go with me.

Keep your eyes open now.

Don't worry, got your back door.

Could be an actor.

Don't you ever get enough?

Never heard of Nick Kincaid.

But he told me he owned the joint.

What can I tell you?

- Here he comes. - I see him.

You see, I was in Nam, Air Cav.

This buddy of mine told me I oughta drop by and look him up.

Said he was always around the place. Just like to buy him a drink.

What was your buddy's name?

Bartlett.

I spent a couple of years with him in the Central Highlands.

You Kincaid?

I've never heard of Bartlett.

Might not be right.

I'm not very good with names.

How about your name?

Hawke.

Stringfellow Hawke.

My partner's name is Le.

You don't talk much, do you?

He's more into watching. Buy you a drink?

Take him over to my table, meet some of my friends, okay?

The kid holds the money?

That's more than I'd expected.

World is full of surprises.

What do you want from Kincaid?

I'm a pilot.

I'll fly anything, any place, anywhere, any time.

If the money's right.

Oh, and you think Kincaid needs a pilot?

So I've heard.

If I could find him, I'd ask him myself.

All right, let's have a drink.

Isela, my darling, I want you to meet 2 new friends of mine.

This is Le.

This is Hawke.

Hawke.

What a powerful name.

Limousine for Mr. Kincaid, please.

Oh, that was a good time, Hawke. Let's do it again some day.

Don't tell me, Lamborghini, right?

The white Rolls?

The black helicopter, over here. I'll take it myself, thanks.

Sure.

See what you mean.

Hawke, give me a call in the morning, will you?

I might need a pilot after all.

I wasn't scared, were you?

I was scared the whole time.

How'd you keep a straight face?

Come on, get across, let's go.

- You think I'm making a mistake? - What?

I said, “Do you think I'm making a mistake?”

I'll let you know after you talk to your friend Billy Bartlett.

Nick, your call from Bartlett.

Billy.

This Billy Bartlett?

Well, it's Nick Kincaid.

Good to hear from you.

It's been a long time. How you do’n?

Fine.

You still flying?

Got my own charter service.

Oh, yeah? How many choppers do you have?

Whoa, I'm impressed.

Billy, what do you know about a guy called Stringfellow Hawke?

He's a good guy, I met him in Nam.

Well, he came into the club the other night.

Oh good, I told him to look you up.

Well, he did.

What do you have to say about him?

He's a stand-up guy, hell of a pilot.

He knows what to remember, what to forget.

It's the kind of guy who'd be flying for you.

Any time.

All right Billy, nice talking to you.

Right.

I think it worked.

Well, Bartlett vouches for

Stringfellow Hawke.

What do you think?

I don't know how you do it.

I don't mean them, I mean the bird.

She is a real beauty.

Good thing.

Anybody can have a hot car. Having something like this, I think, makes you special.

So, what's my part?

Just keep her running.

Quite a deal you've got yourself here.

Girls to go, huh?

We deliver.

Any place, anytime, anything you can afford.

See, I figure it's just a matter of imagination.

Paradise is my business, you see?

I buy it, I sell it, I rent it.

Sometimes I even create it.

Who are these guys?

Who do you think they are?

How's it go’n?

I was afraid you weren't going to be able to find us.

No problem. You gave perfect directions.

Who were those guys anyway?

Well you know, rip-offs are just an occupational hazard

in this profession.

Don't worry about a thing, I'll just make a few calls, and they'll be taken care of.

Everybody back there all right?

That was great flying, old boy.

Dope deals, rip-offs, automatic weapons?

Now this is getting too dangerous.

I think we'd better just play our hand out like it is, huh kid?

But I don't like that woman.

Isela Arragon.

Do you think she could be a problem?

Is there anything we can do?

There's one thing you could do.

A complete systems check on Lady.

On the Lady? What for?

Well, with this fascination this guy has with women,

I got a hunch that our Lady is something he just couldn't resist.

Who are you, Hawke?

I'm just a guy trying to get by.

You know, when I was a little girl,

I used to watch the hawks diving through the canyons near our village.

They were so beautiful, and so graceful,

the way they would just seem to glide for hours.

Suddenly they would dive straight down at the ground.

And when they would reappear, a furry little animal would be in their claws.

Yeah, that's part of the food chain, you know.

Everybody's gotta eat.

Who is going to end up in your claws, Mr. Hawke?

Why don't you and I take a walk?

Wouldn't wanna lose my options here.

You like that, huh? They'll be here, they'll be waiting, if you want them to.

Could be worth 7 figures to you.

That's serious.

Wait for me here.

Hi there. What can we do for you?

What questions?

Every Christmas, a big Huey, with beautiful girls,

would land in wherever the hell we were at.

Bob Hope would come out and do his jokes,

and then the beautiful girls would come on stage and strut their stuff.

Then, about an hour later, they were all gone. You know how it was.

They were like birds from paradise.

That's where I got the idea.

Awful high-dollar bird just to have parties.

Well now, that's how it started.

Now the girls are just used as bonuses to be thrown around.

Who says it never snows in Hollywood land?

Well, I never mix business with business.

So, you're gonna take the Huey across the border.

It's the smuggler's lady.

Tell me more.

What you did today impressed me.

And I have the biggest score yet coming up, so…

I thought you might wanna co-pilot for me.

7 figures just to ride in the left seat.

It's a new connection.

I think it's time I took you to meet the real smuggler's lady.

And if they're still on your tail…

This is the smuggler's lady, my friend.

I'm impressed.

Buy's set for tomorrow at dawn.

String, you can't involve Airwolf in a drug deal. Now, you can't.

Dom, the Lady is my only surefire bait.

Well, you can't go alone, I mean that's just…

Right, it's just too dangerous.

Well, I'm going with you, aren't I?

No, son.

I've gotta play this one out on my own.

Yes?

It's a good thing I continued to check on Hawke.

Vargas has been telling me something very interesting.

This guy Hawke, he's been asking a lot of questions about some girl.

And you know the girl he means.

I didn't tell him anything.

But that girl you gave me, that Lynn,

she told him the girl had been with you.

That's how he got to us.

I think he's a Fed.

That would explain why Bartlett vouched for him.

The DEA, or somebody, got to Bartlett.

Well, you see, that doesn't change anything.

Well, it does to me. I want some insurance.

I want to be there all right.

Well now, you suit yourselves, but I'm gonna tell you then,

by sun-up, Hawke is gonna be dead.

And then we have that beautiful bird all to ourselves.

Where's Kincaid?

He said he'd be here.

He told me he'd be with you.

Maybe he's stuck in traffic.

Maybe he's not coming.

Pretty impressive.

I would've given you a demonstration, I just didn't wanna wake the neighbors.

How thoughtful.

Now, what's this all about?

Well, remember when I told you about the fact that rip-offs were

an occupational hazard in this profession?

You got the money, he's got the dope.

But you got that beautiful bird.

And you'll have a hell of a time taking her.

Won't be as tough as you think.

You okay, Half-Pint?

Your partner here didn't make it to school this morning.

You let him go.

I'll do whatever you want.

You're gonna do that anyway.

What did you do to Minh?

You wanna know?

Hey Kincaid, he's just a kid.

See, she came to the club one day,

she looked for her sister. Her sister wasn't there.

But that didn't stop her.

She told all the other girls in the club

they didn't have to do what I said. I couldn't have that.

So, I just took her in this beautiful bird right here.

We flew about 50 miles out to sea

and then, I just sort of dropped her…

Get in there.

Michael, you got him.

Let me go, Hawke!

Not a chance, you're stay’n with me.

And I'm going with you.

Well, I'm sure glad you guys always do what I ask you to do.

Can we lose him?

I'm not gonna try to lose him.

I think I'm gonna fight him.

Are you crazy?

I think we can take him.

Where is he, Dom?

I have him on radar.

I just got him now.

Give me combat mode.

Combat mode.

You haven't got a chance, Kincaid.

Turn that bird around.

Listen to him.

You know what's gonna happen if we give it up?

Well, it is better than being dead.

That's the same thing.

Kincaid, give it up. You saw what this ship can do.

The Police just confirmed Minh's death.

Kincaid made an example of her.

I'm sorry, Hawke.

It'd be a lot harder not know’n.

Let it go, kid.

She's gone.

No, no Dom, I wasn't think’n of me.

I know. But he's a tough little guy.

He'll be okay.

I just know what he's been think’n.

You know Hawke, in spite of everything that's happened,

there's no real proof that he's Sin Jin's son.

It just doesn't make any difference, Michael.

That damn war.

Never knew who the enemy was, never knew who your friends were.

Now we don't know who our children are.

I was so scared for you.

They were no match for the Lady.

Then I could've gone with you?

Next time.

Come on Marlene, there must be something

out here that desperately needs our attention.

You know, Half-Pint,

maybe you'd think about coming live’n with me.

Make you part of the family, like Caitlin and Dom here.

But what if your brother comes back?

And as it turns out, he's not my Dad.

I'll be your Dad.