02x05 - The Hunted

[bunniefuu]

If half the rumors are true, I don't
know how you manage to stay alive.

I make certain there are no witnesses.

(Dominic) What's going on here?

Just a routine security check for
your benefit as well as ours.

Why us?

There are vultures in this world, Mr. Hawke.

In my game, we play with empires.

And we mind losing very much.

Hawke. Mayday, mayday.

(Dominic) Sidewinder, o’clock!

Cate! Pull up! Climb!

ETA in minutes, Dom.

Come on, baby, you can do it,
just a little further.

[sputtering]

[alarm beeping]

Damn, there goes the port engine again.

She's been through hell.

How about a little compassion?

How about a little compression? The
number engine keeps flaming out.

She'll make it. Don't worry.

[beeping]

(Stringfellow) We made it.

(Dominic) That's it. First thing tomorrow,
we strip all armament and electric,

repair that number engine
and double-check all circuits.

How about a wash and wax
job while you're at it?

That's not a bad idea.

So long, baby, we'll be back real soon.

[clicking]

Okay.

So, what you're trying to say is
that there's no special helicopter.

Oh, yes, there is.

There is?

In your mind.

Oh I see, in my mind.

Well, at the time, you were about to
be abused by that Sheriff and his men.

Hawke, do you see my purse?
Where's my makeup bag?

Where are my earrings?

Well, I came along and you
were so gratefully relieved.

Thank you.

Okay, now, let me just try
and get this straight.

What you're trying to say
is that I just imagined

that I saw you in the biggest,
blackest, most awesomely powered,

rocket, chain-g*n, m*ssile-laden
helicopter in the whole wide world.

You got it.

You know what? It's a good
thing the cavalry didn't come.

I'd be dreaming about horses.

It's too bad that guy doesn't
like you how you are.

That guy likes me any way I are.

- Oh!
- Hey.
- Hey.

I thought you were gonna hang around
and give me a hand to clean up.

Oh! Is that my job?

How do you like that for a question?

(Stringfellow) I love it.

Yeah, you would.

You don't have a job!

I don't have enough work around here for jobs.

You are a part-time contractor, okay?

[clicking]

Okay.

Listen, I wouldn't want to take any
work away from your regular employees.

Let them do it.

Miss Gregory, I'm here to see Mr. Santini.

Right, Mr. Santini!

Mr. Santini, there's a Miss…

Gregory. This is Mr. Spandel, my assistant,
my staff. Do you have a moment?

Sure, sure. Thanks, Cate.

(Caitlin) Oh! Sure.

I'm sorry. My associate…

Stringfellow Hawke.

So, what can I do for you?

We'd like to contract all of your services

and all of your facilities for
the next days, Mr. Santini.

days?

Yours as well, Mr. Hawke.

We find everything here satisfactory.

Well, that's a big order, ma'am.

You see, we got choppers
and we got maintenance…

We can afford it.

So, what do you want us to do?

Nothing special. Just do what you do.

Fly our staff around when
we have the need for it.

In the meantime, just go to your mailbox,
pick up your check and enjoy the money.

Uh, what are these fellows doing?

Just a cursory inspection.

Oh.

Who's gonna pay for all this?

Carter Anderson III.

It's that industrialist.

Industrialist, philanthropist,
patron of the arts,

advisor to the President
on m*llitary technology.

Good old boy.

So, when do you want this done?

You'll have ample notification.

Fellas?

[clicking]

At least now I know why you never win at poker.

Now, that's how to do business.

I hope you were watching and learning.

The way I played it. Cool!

What a piece of cake.

No maintenance, no repairs, nothing.

All we have to do is wait for a telephone call

from a guy who'll probably never call. Huh?

Remember Howard Hughes with the Spruce Goose?

It doesn't bother you at all?

That she just walks here and
acts like she can buy us

like a couple of hunks of meat in a freezer?

Are you kidding?

At these prices, I'll pop for the sweaters.

No case.

Look Susan, you made a commitment.

You be there or there will be
no more jobs. You understand?

Yeah, I got to go. Bye-bye.

[groans]

Are you still serious about buying me out?

If the price is right.

I'll make you an offer you can't refuse.

[phone ringing]

What?

Hawke, don't hang up.

Caitlin, this is the th time.

This is not the th time I'm
calling. It's only the th.

Listen, I'm expecting calls.

You're tying up the line.

- Is Santini there?
- No.

What, is he avoidin' me?

You know he's not.

Okay, I just wanna know

why he can't hire me on this Anderson deal.

I never said he couldn't hire you.

Okay, okay. Well, the way I see it,

if he gets this deal, he's
gonna need more pilots, right?

Yeah, probably.

Okay, well, put in a good word for me.

You know, getting paid for no
work is like my favorite thing.

Yeah, I'll cite your diligence and initiative.

Don't pull my leg, Hawke.

You're always teasing me and
you never tell me anything.

Caitlin, hang up the phone.

- Oh, oh! Wait a minute.
- Mmm-mmm.

Hawke, wait. One more thing.

What?

Well, I can't start until Monday.

You know, I don't believe you.

You're begging for a job.

And you want your vacation up front.

Look, we have the whole weekend planned.

We're going sailing, a ball game, you know.

Bye.

Bye.

[jazz music playing]

Yeah!

Are you still alive?

What is it?

Robert, if you're gonna spend
another night in there, I am leaving.

That's okay, I'll lock up.

No kidding, what are you doing in there?

Surprise.

Would I disturb you?

I'm a perfectionist.

Come on, Robert, let me in.

I'm almost done!

You know,

I know what you're doing in there.

You're developing p*rn films.

You can't fool me.

You know what I'm gonna do, Robert?
I'm gonna call the police.

That's what I'm gonna do.

I gotcha!

[exclaiming]

I'll see you later.

Don't play games with me.

Oh, baby.

I'll be waiting.

I'll be waiting.

[sighs]

(Stringfellow on tape) So when
do you want this done?

[tape winding]

(Gregory) Look, you'll have ample notification.

[tape winding]

(Stringfellow) Who's gonna pay for all this?

(Gregory) Carter Anderson III.

[tape winding]

(Gregory) Carter Anderson III.

[tape winding]

(Gregory) Carter Anderson III.

(Stringfellow) Yeah, it's a picnic.

It's a great way to pocket some bread.

And use the downtime to fix Airwolf.

Now come on, stop being so stubborn.

[engine sputtering]

[alarm wailing] Damn. Number engine
stalls every time I do a right bank.

I'm trying for a re-light.

Go.

Hey!

Why take it out on the lady?

I'm not.

Okay.

So, you don't like the Anderson deal.

I don't know, just somethin’
about it feels funny.

Like what?

I mean, they walk in right out of
the blue and they hire us, right?

Nuts, bolts, light bulbs, everything.

Why us?

They got their own fleet.

Look, billionaire industrialists
do things for their own reasons.

The man can afford it.

Hey, he wants me waiting?
I'll be waiting, man.

Do I have to remind you that
all we've been doing lately

is to get our tails sh*t up for free?

I just don't like being bought.

I didn't like the way that gal
Rosalind looked right through me.

And they knew all she had
to do was up the price.

Look, just try to get along with her, okay?

She's the big man's right arm.

She's very sharp.

Besides, we can both use days of R & R.

So can this lady here.

[engine sputtering]

[alarm beeping]

I'm sorry, baby. I'm sorry.

Number engine's out again.
Let's take this thing down.

[foghorn blowing]

[birds cawing]

Yeah, I can do it.

I need them quickly.

Of course, you know I got to do
it when the place is closed.

I know.

Got to work all night. It's gonna cost.

I expect it to.

The call I got said, "Treat him good."

Did it?

You must be one big banana.

What's these tubes for? Some big deal?

Personal.

Personal?

Sure.

(man ) Right, did you get some quick
pictures of those file cabinets?

(man ) Yeah, I got pictures.

(man ) I'd take it over to
the back side if I was her.

[camera clicking]

Hey, Everett, what's going on here?

I don't know. They said it
would be all right with you.

I wasn't sure what to do.

What's going on?

Just a routine security check.

For your benefit as well as ours.

(Dominic) Hey, hey, hold it here. Hold it.

These are my personal business files.

Congratulations, Mr. Santini.

We've decided to hire you.

Mr. Anderson's enemies are now your enemies.

You close those files. Now!

Close ‘em.

We're partners, Mr. Santini.
We have no secrets.

The negatives will be b*rned as
soon as the data has checked out.

Hey, just like he said. Put ‘em away.

Do it.

I said, put the files away, now.

In the interim, you and your employees

are to have no contact with any outside sources.

The hell you say.

Get the boss lady on the phone right now.

She's out.

You can handle this. I'm gonna go
find out what's really going on.

So while he's finding out,
you guys wait outside.

Come on.

(woman with an Italian accent)
So, you tell me, eh?

There's a good chance that Santini's
gonna put you on full time?

(Caitlin) Oh, I think this new
contract's just about decided for him.

Uh-huh. What kind of a job is it?

Oh, it's very hush-hush.

See, we fly these heavyweight business people

to st-class parties and meetin’s.

I think there's a big one comin’ up.

- (woman) Oh, yeah?
- (Caitlin) Yeah.

So, you're gonna get a regular check, huh?

Oh, like clockwork.

Brava! I'm happy for you.

Thanks.

So now, that means you're gonna
be able to pay your bill, no?

Any day.

By the way, you have any trouble
catching this boy of yours,

I know all the tricks. You come talk to me.

What is it, Mr. Hawke?

I came here to tell you that we've decided

not to accept your most generous offer.

What happened, Tony?

He was upset with our security check.

When I hire on as a chauffeur

and people start looking for bugs
and bombs, I get real nervous.

That's standard procedure.

Look, you either level with me

or we're out.

(man on speaker) Let him in.

I can handle this, sir.

Let him in. I'll handle it.

Follow me, please, Mr. Hawke.

Do you like Van Gogh, Mr. Hawke?

Very much.

I also know a Cézanne from a Van Gogh.

Is it your habit to invite people
into your home to test them?

When I want to check out the quality
of my investigative reporter, yes.

And?

You also prefer fish to beef.

I'm afraid it's my fault.

I thought you'd be so delighted with our deal,

you wouldn't mind the security check.

You assume too much.

That's the trouble with us zealots, Mr. Hawke.

We sometimes forget that not
everyone shares our opinion

that our lives are as valuable
as we think they are.

Brussels, full priority.

They're asking too much.

They now know we want it. That's our fault.

Pay their price.

Who's trying to k*ll you, Mr. Anderson?

Mr. Hawke, I know you play cards.

I know that you don't mind losing.

That's because you only
bet what you can afford.

In my game, we play with empires.

And we mind losing very much.

So, you're telling me the stakes are very high.

There are states in this
country with corporations

that are closed down or closing down.

-odd thousand workers are unemployed,

or about to be unemployed.

I've invested several hundreds of
millions of dollars, Mr. Hawke.

You see, I've got this idea.

Rehabilitate the factories, or build new ones.

Put Americans back to work on a
competitive basis internationally.

And yes, you bet, make a
bundle, if I can, doing it.

You see, that's the better
idea that built America.

So, who would try to stop you?

There are vultures in this world, Mr.
Hawke, in case you haven't noticed,

making billions on these failures,

feeding on those corpses.

They tried to k*ll him times.

(Anderson) One day this month,
at a private ceremony,

I'll sign the final papers with
government, labor and local businessmen.

Once that ceremony concludes, the deal is set.

So, you want me to get you
there and back in one piece?

Exactly.

Are you with us?

I'm very impressed by what
you have to say, Mr. Anderson.

The big-business power play,

unemployment, hungry families.

A whole corner of the United
States going down the drain.

All we need is color slides.

I'm glad you understand.

Oh, I do.

I've also had you checked out.

And you are everything they say you are.

But what I have not heard

is why us?

Or why Airwolf?

Airwolf?

Or Archangel?

Mr. Hawke, we both deal
with contacts in high places.

Why wasn't this mentioned before?

Sometimes, the less said, the better.

I'm well covered on the ground.

It's in the air that I'm most
vulnerable. That's why Airwolf.

What do you say?

You do it by my plan, my way.

I'm the only one that knows.

And I decide when, where and if

any special equipment is to be used.

That's ridiculous.

You drive a hard bargain.

I intend to stay alive.

Welcome aboard.

I'm glad we'll be working together.

If there's anything you need, just let me know.

I certainly will.

That's it. All done.

It's good work.

You know, I took a big chance
sneaking in here after hours.

My money thanks you.

Yeah, well, it ain't thanking me that much.

We agreed on a price.

The job was bigger than I thought.

Okay,

what do you want?

Consider my situation.

You got my tubes.

I mean, I've done of them for you already.

I say to myself, "What
are they for, plumbing?"

I could be in big trouble.

Look, we're professionals. I heard about you.

If half the rumors are true, I don't
know how you manage to stay alive.

I make certain there are no
witnesses to my existence.

That's pretty good. You'd have to
k*ll a hell of a lot of people.

How much?

Double.

(Stringfellow) Come on, Dom, do
me a favor. Just give me a listen.

String, this is very sensitive.

I just wanna play devil's advocate.

String, if I don't get this fuel control unit

in sync,

Airwolf will go into a stall
every time we make a turn

and she'll just tear herself
apart. You know that.

One minute.

One minute.

All right.

Now, they say that they want us and Airwolf

because they're afraid of being sh*t down.

Well, it makes sense.

But that's what they say.

I've got an idea maybe they wanna steal her.

Oh, you know what worrying is gonna do for you.

Get you a lifetime full of bills.

Besides, what would Carter Anderson
want with a machine like Airwolf?

Copy it.

Hey, there's lots of high-dollar
guys could afford the basic unit.

[grunts dismissively]

I think you need glasses.

I got glasses. I can't help if
they keep making things smaller.

It's Cate.

Aha!

Hey! What's that?

What's what?

Well, that.

Now, you see what it is.

Well, that's why I'm asking. Where's it from?

[clearing throat]

(Caitlin) Huh?

Hey Cate, what happened to the boating?

Well, we went. It got clouded over.

The guy or the sky?

Yeah. Hey listen, I came back to
find out if I'm on full time, or…

Is that a fuel control unit?

Yes.

Yes, it's a fuel control unit?

Oh yes, you're on full time.

- I am?
- Yeah.

days. And we get paid for downtime.

So, enjoy.

Paid days off?

Paid medical expenses and everything.

Great. Gee, that's…

- Hey! Welcome me aboard.
- Welcome.

Thanks, Mr. Santini, Hawke.

You know what?

- What?
- Listen.

Since you've got the time off,

I think you ought to go out and celebrate.

Hey, is that an electronic fuel control unit?

What ship is it for?

Bye-bye, Caitlin.

Say goodbye, Cate.

(Caitlin) Goodbye, Cate.

[sighs]

Hi.

Hi.

[groans]

You know, I love you.

A lot.

Here.

What's this?

Open it, see.

You treat your employees too well.

Only the ones I love.

You know, I've been giving this
question about selling out to you

a lot of thought.

And I have a better offer.

The business and me

at no cost to you.

Anyone help you decide that?

No one.

I told you not to discuss me with anyone yet.

- Honey, I haven't told a soul.
- Mmm-hmm.

And if I was to say anything, they'd say

that I was acting out my adolescence, you know?

I mean, I have to tell my Mother,
of course, and my sister.

Of course.

[g*n spitting]

We had the greatest day, In the
morning, we went swimming.

And then in the afternoon,
we went to a baseball game.

And at night we went dancing.

What else can I say?

So, what did you do for the rest of the day?

It should be right over
that crest there at : .

(Caitlin) Oh, Hawke? There was a
fortune teller at the bar last night

and she said something very important
was gonna happen in my life.

I think it already has.

You're gonna be flying Carter Anderson III.

I am?

There it is.

Yeah, Dom and I are gonna fly backup, escort.

Wow, just like that, I fly him.

Well, you're the one that's multi-engine rated.

Well sure, but I mean, that's
a pretty heavy first at-bat.

What, you just signed on and
you're complaining already?

No, Mr. Santini, I'm thrilled. Honest, I am.

We better play it kind of like a shell game.

peas as diversion,

and one for real, Anderson.

You guys are worried, aren't you?

Goodbye, Edna.

[band playing polka music]

♪ And when you hear the engines harping ♪

♪ And the props begin to whine ♪

♪ Then you know the Army Air Corps ♪

♪ ls on the f*ring line ♪

♪ Oh, when the lights go on again ♪

♪ All over the world ♪

Drinks on the line, ladies and gentlemen.

I saw her. Let's get down to business.

Listen, we'll have the choppers.

Myself, Dom, and Caitlin.

She'll only know that she's gonna
pick up somebody from the airport.

Thank you, Barbara.

What do you think? You feel like dancin’?

I haven't danced in years.

Neither have I.

All the more reason.

Come on, let's go.

Up you go.

[slow jazz music playing]

(Stringfellow) Check out
Caitlin and her new boyfriend.

Boyfriend? That's kind of
an old-fashioned term.

Yeah.

It's kind of an old-fashioned place.

I like the sound of it.

Kind of like old shoes.

Yeah well, so who's your boyfriend?

I don't have one.

What's the matter? Against corporate policy?

You'd be surprised.

When are you leaving?
I wanna know. I must know.

I'm possessed with knowing about you.

I take off Wednesday at : .

I'll be back by the end of the week.

Think you can survive?

Wednesday.

Hurts already.

(Stringfellow) We're all
set, gentlemen. Let's go.

[beeping]

(Dominic) Ready, String. All set.

(Stringfellow) Let's go.

(Caitlin) Ready, Hawke.

She's got to be right in front of us.

Heading .

(Caitlin) Hawke, come in. Mayday, mayday.

Caitlin.

Come in, Caitlin.

Hawke, he's here.

It's a Corsair. I'm at
Angels and he's pursuing.

I got you. I hear you, Caitlin.

Head for the deck and take evasive
action. I'm right behind you.

You did it.

Once is lucky. You hold on.

He just missed her with a rocket, String.

It's a Corsair, all right. Looks
like wing-mounted sidewinders.

(Stringfellow) There he is.

(Dominic) Cut him off this side!

Cate, now!

[engine sputtering]

[beeping]

Not now, baby, or we're all sittin' ducks.

He's on us.

Manual restart.

He got one off at us. Dropping a sunburst.

Hey, the sunburst got one. But he's got more.

Compression stall.

(Dominic) Gonna restart, brace for ignition.

Sidewinder, o’clock!

don't have enough power.

Climb for ignition! Climb for ignition!

Pull up! Climb!

(Stringfellow) He's coming back.

[engine sputtering]

[beeping]

[groans] Not now!

Rocket coming.

- (Stringfellow) Sunburst!
- (Dominic) Sunburst.

[alarm beeping]

[clicking]

It's empty.

It was enough.

I'll see you, Cate.

It was a good show, fellas.

Robert!?

[expl*si*n]

[cello playing]

I couldn't do a thing with her.

You told her she had the rest
of her life ahead of her?

I told her.

Did you tell her

that he fooled us, too?

Hey, let's face it.

My batting average is lousy,

even with women who are in a good mood.

[sighs]

[plucking cello]

Don't bother hitting me with the
psychology. Your friend just tried.

Hey, I just came here to play.

I'm through, Hawke.

I'm through with people, with life,
with work, with everything. That's it.

[plays funeral march]

I'm gonna get on a plane,

and I'm gonna just keep on
going till the money runs out.

Then I'm gonna walk.

I'm never gonna stop long enough
to get involved with anybody.

[plays melodramatic tune]

You think I'm running away.
That's what you really think.

[plays upbeat tune]

You came to my rescue again, didn't you?

You know, we really like having you around.

But it wasn't us.

Now, wait a minute. You wait just a minute.

Do you mean that you're gonna sit there
and tell me that I just imagined…

Well, that I didn't see…

That there's no big, black
helicopter? Now, can you do that?

I think she's feeling better.

[playing William Tell overture]