03x18 - Knight & Knerd

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Here he comes, Mac.

Use the g*n.

There's no earthly material that the new split-particle beam can't melt down.

So this is gonna cut us into the diamond vault, huh?

Welcome aboard.

Wherever l can help.

Assuming one couldn't prefer being called a nerd why does he act like one?

How much extra protection is this gonna give us anyway?

Ten seconds, Michael.

He's heading straight for us.

He'll never make it.

Michael, we're burning up.

Knight Rider, a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist.

Michael Knight, a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent the helpless, the powerless in a world of criminals who operate above the law.

Come on, give me something.

Shh.

They'll hear you.

Oh, smile.

You know, according to Who's Who, Thomas Raymond loves fishing.

l hate fishing.

lt's catching fish l love.

This is five or ten pounds, l can tell.

Are you getting this, huh?

Recording this for posterity?

Oh, l was.

l just ran out of film.

That's all right because l just lost a fish.

Geophysicist, chemist, musician, artisan.

Thomas Raymond is quite a Renaissance man.

You could look a touch impressed, Michael.

Sorry, pal.

Devon seemed concerned.

l guess a little bit rubbed off on me.

My sensors indicate a woman screaming, Michael.

All right, let's move it.

No! Ali, run! Ali! Run! No! Run now! Please run! This is the area, Michael.

Get a visual on that car, will you?

Give me a hard copy on Hawk Man, will you, buddy?

This Dr.

Raymond?

Yes, it is.

l'm not getting any vitals.

Double check, will you?

I'm sorry, Michael.

You said you recognized this.

Yes, it's an antique.

Used by a group of Oriental mercenaries called Takishi.

''The Hammer Hawk.

'' Of course it's been extinct for over 300 years.

Well, l think they just opened up a new franchise because those guys in the canyon definitely knew what they were doing.

Anything on Hawk Face's lD yet?

I'm still accessing data, Michael.

What about the car leaving the scene?

It's registered to Ali Raymond.

Dr.

Raymond's daughter?

Yes.

Then access her address.

Maybe she can fill in some blank spots.

Right away.

Oh, Michael, before you go, there's someone l want you to meet.

Here?

Here.

A very bright young chap, a Knight lndustries fellow.

ln fact, our board of directors feels that one day he may be one of us.

l just don't understand it.

My beautiful Wedgwood service.

Elliott was just trying to show me how to brew tea by computer.

Sorry.

Normally, it's mega-efficient.

Precise tea-steeping time is broken down into minute fractions.

Just like the teapot.

Just like the teapot.

That's funny.

Hilarious.

Michael Knight, allow me to introduce Elliott Sykes.

That's Elliott with two ''L's'' and two ''T's''.

Like in latitudinal.

Nice to meet you.

Michael, in spite of Elliott's obvious youth he's already an authority on Dr.

Raymond's field of nuclear magnetic resonance.

And l'm sure that he will prove a great help to us.

Eventually.

Right.

Welcome aboard.

Wherever l can help.

Rain or shine, sleet or snow- Yeah, l got you.

Thanks very much, Elliott.

Smile.

One day he may be one of us.

Not much to look at.

Usually, when a man loses his life over a stone it's for a diamond or a ruby.

This crystal has a beauty all its own.

Even if you don't see it.

Ever hear of a thermal laser?

Sound like a high-rent sun lamp.

You're a real genius, Mac.

Look, lasers focus light.

Thermal lasers focus heat.

That was Dr.

Raymond's great discovery, his life's work.

And that's what this baby's for?

You got it.

But Raymond got paranoid.

He worried about it falling into the wrong hands.

So this is gonna cut us into the diamond vault, huh?

Like a hot Kn*fe through butter.

Watch this.

That's it?

l could do more damage with my bare hands.

Something's wrong.

You're damn right something's wrong.

We're hitting that vault tomorrow.

And l k*lled a man over this Buck Rogers gizmo that doesn't work.

lt works.

lt worked for Raymond, and it'll work for me.

l promise you.

This crystal's been cut in two.

That's all there was.

That's it.

That old fox.

l underestimated him.

He's hidden the other half, Mac.

And l want you to find it.

l don't care what it takes.

Michael, this Elliott Sykes has quite an impressive academic record.

You don't say.

Yes, I do.

He was the youngest student ever to enter Caltech graduating magna cum laude.

Not to mention earning a Phi Beta Kappa Key along the way.

Oh, you're right.

That's quite impressive.

But there is one piece of information that keeps appearing, Michael that I don't quite understand.

What's that, buddy?

In several interviews, he's referred to as a nerd.

What does that mean?

Well, a nerd is A nerd is kind of a term of affection.

It sounds more like an affliction.

Well, you might just have a point there, buddy.

l'm sorry, l'm really not open for business today.

My name is Michael Knight.

l'm with The Foundation.

l was the one who was coming to see your father yesterday.

Keeping busy helps.

You see, l know.

When my dad d*ed l went out and sh*t baskets for five hours straight.

When l finished, l was too tired to think, or feel, or anything.

At least for a little while.

When the men att*cked, he told me to run.

l feel like such a coward.

Hey, hey.

You are not a coward.

He just didn't want to see you hurt.

Thanks.

Oh, listen, l could use some coffee.

You want some?

l'd love some.

Thanks.

Your father called The Foundation for some help.

Do you have any idea why?

No.

All l know is something was bothering him ever since a woman dropped by to see him last week.

Some kind of old romance?

He wouldn't say.

You have any idea what your father was working on?

No.

He was always very secretive about his work.

But he was taking some time off.

Really all he was working on was his fishing playing the electric guitar, making jewelry.

Michael, I've just identified Hawk Face.

He's custodian of a temple downtown.

Terrific, l'm on my way.

Standard Foundation equipment?

Yeah, this little gadget comes with the job.

Are you sure you're gonna be all right by yourself?

l won't be all right until l find out who k*lled my father.

That's why l'm here.

Now you hang in there.

l'll be in touch, okay?

His name is Fuji Hakito.

Given he's a Takishi, might I suggest caution?

My middle name, partner, my middle name.

Sayonara.

All right, call Devon.

Have him notify the police to pick up Hakito and little his friend here.

Right away, Michael.

How's the interrogation coming?

Well, according to Sgt.

Paul, it's not.

This is an absolutely ghastly way to serve tea, isn't it?

By the way, have you ever heard of ''sei-jo''?

''Sei-jo''?

Sounds like something from a sushi bar.

We should be so lucky.

Apparently it's the Takishi version of omert?

, the vow of silence.

The vow of silence.

Oh, that's terrific.

We got an ancient warrior clan here alive and well and living high on the hog.

l had KlTT check out Hakito's piggy banks.

This guy has got more in CDs than you make in one year.

lf you're suggesting l should change my occupation, l'm not interested.

There must be more to this than meets the eye.

l agree.

The question is what?

You're right, this tea is ghastly.

The way it works is by reorganizing particles of light into their most efficient matrix.

l couldn't have said it better myself.

Elliott is going to demonstrate Dr.

Raymond's principle of split-particle radiation.

lt's not all that complicated, really.

The light we see is only one percent of the total available spectrum.

Watch.

This convex focal lens was one of Dr.

Raymond's early innovations.

The smoke crystal, as it's sometimes called has the ability to increase light penetration 100-fold.

My cricket trophy.

We won the cricket championship that year.

l've had this for decades.

Gee, what decade was that?

Never mind.

Ah, well, we are having so much fun that l really hate to leave.

But l got to check out a little place called Mac Gifford's Body Boutique.

lt turns out Hakito taught there.

Oh, yeah, by the way, if Ali calls tell her l'm gonna stop by this afternoon.

l want to keep an eye on her till l get a fix on what's involved here.

Oh, yeah, and, Devon on the way l'll keep an eye out for a trophy repair shop.

Michael, there's one thing about Elliott I don't understand.

What's that?

Assuming one couldn't prefer being called a nerd why does he act like one?

l don't think he's acting.

l'll be right back.

Meanwhile, get me everything you can on this Mac Gifford.

Certainly, Michael.

Now tell me that doesn't feel good.

The only thing that's gonna make me feel good is to find the other half of that black crystal.

lf Raymond's daughter doesn't have it, she'll know where it is.

Either way, we're gonna find it.

Now relax.

That's it.

Now visualize all the tension leaving your body.

But II love you, Sheila.

Love?

What do you know about love?

Excuse me?

You here for aerobics?

Only if you'll give private lessons.

Sorry to disappoint you l'm just the receptionist.

Well, that's even better.

Maybe you can tell me about your martial arts instructors.

ln particular a man by the name of Hakito.

Sorry.

Mr.

Gifford handles those things personally.

Mr.

Gifford.

ls he in there?

Yes, but that's only for Karate Club members.

Black belts.

Black belts.

Good.

Then you can't stop me.

l gotta make that call.

l'll be right back.

That was fast.

l never thought you could be so tender.

Careful.

l'm beginning to visualize more than tension leaving my body.

l can't wait to return the favor.

Me, neither.

Hey.

What do you think you're doing?

Relieving tension.

My name is Michael Knight.

l'm a friend of Fuji Hakito's.

Yeah?

Well, then you should know he's not here.

l do.

That's why l am.

Used to work out with him.

l'm looking for a new martial arts club to join.

Well, this is private.

But just out of curiosity, what belt are you?

Ah, put it this way, l've beaten a Takishi.

A Hammer Hawk?

To my knowledge, they d*ed out years ago.

And from what l've heard bragging wasn't part of the Takishi code.

They had to withstand a test of raw nerves to even be considered.

Try me.

You know, the Takishi believed that the superior warrior could look in the eyes of death five times and never waver.

Five's my lucky number.

Had enough?

Just getting warmed up.

Four down.

One to go.

And for the last, you must close your eyes.

According to the Takishi code, that would scare away all pretenders.

For someone who just claimed the Takishi had d*ed out you're sure doing your best to keep the tradition alive.

You can always quit.

KlTT?

Michael, watch out.

His vital signs are increasing rapidly.

You moved.

You should have told me the Takishis had a height requirement.

Don't get the wrong idea, Knight.

You bailed out first and my man adjusted.

Yeah, right.

We'll try it again some time, huh?

ln my gym.

He could be trouble.

Wrong tense, Mac.

He is trouble.

Thanks.

Why, that Mac has all the luck, huh?

That Angel Brown, she's almost as pretty as you.

Angel Brown?

You must mean Vanessa Sutton.

Vanessa Sutton.

l must have been thinking of her eyes.

l'll catch you later.

You do that.

We're on a roll, partner.

This place is Takishi Central.

And this guy Gifford is in it up to his shurikens.

That's odd, Michael.

He's a very respectable man.

Decorated Green Beret, karate champion.

And this club is very successful.

Why would he risk it?

l don't know.

But if l'm any judge of manhood it has something to do with a beautiful lady named Vanessa Sutton.

See what you've got on her, will you?

Right away, Michael.

I've completed the check, Michael.

There are 11 Vanessa Suttons in my data bank.

Run them by me, buddy.

Vanessa Abigail Sutton.

KlTT, she's 90 years old.

Go on.

Very well.

Vanessa B.

Sutton.

Great legs, but l pass.

Vanessa Mary Sutton.

Ah, there's little Miss Massage.

Intelligent as well as beautiful, Michael.

She has a Ph.

D.

in geophysics.

Just like Dr.

Raymond.

Let's head over to Ali's and see if that's the woman who visited her father.

Who are you?

Me?

You.

Me?

Yes.

l'm Elliott Sykes.

l work with The Foundation.

The Foundation?

The Foundation for Law and Government?

Yes.

Michael and l are on the case together.

What were you doing creeping around here like that?

l almost took your head off.

l'm sorry, l just didn't want to disturb you in case you were working.

See, Michael's concerned about you and l just thought l'd drop by and l was just trying to be considerate.

l guess l overdid it.

lt's all right.

No, it's not.

l'm always doing nerdy things like that.

l've really got to stop.

Hey, don't be so hard on yourself.

How were you to know l'd be so jumpy?

Thanks for letting me off the hook.

Listen, l'd invite you in, but l'm already late for a sh**t.

l perfectly understand.

Michael confided you were trying to keep as busy as possible.

However, l was hoping l could get your father's notes letters, anything that might give us a clue to what he was working on.

l thought maybe we could brainstorm.

Well, how about l let you go through his things so then, by the time you're finished, l'll be back and we can brainstorm then.

We can?

Hey, that's a nice shirt.

ls that new?

No, l wear it all the time.

You do?

You got me.

Don't worry, l'll handle this.

Back! Back! Back, l'm warning you.

You'll never get away with this.

Don't worry, Ali.

l'm a Foundation man.

We never sleep.

We never eat.

Put her in the back.

l got them! l got them! Oh, no! Ali! Michael! Michael! lt's Ali! They've got her! She's in that four-wheeler! KlTT, pick them up on your scanner and get me a map overlay.

Right away, Michael.

He's closing on us.

Use the g*n.

But it's not calibrated yet.

Use it! Aim it at the tires! Okay, go! I'm sorry, Michael but they've disabled my right front tire.

I've never experienced anything like it.

l hope they don't hurt Ali, Michael.

Let's just hope they consider her insurance until they get what they're after.

You've no hint of what that might be?

No, l don't.

But whatever it is, it's worth k*lling for.

lt's all my fault.

l could have stopped that guy from taking Ali.

Elliott you did your best.

Sometimes, it takes a lot more than heart.

Yeah, it takes strength and courage.

The two things l can never put on my r?

sum?

.

Yeah, you were just a little bit overmatched.

l wish l had the same excuse.

Believe me, you do, Michael.

That beam melted poor KlTT's tire like it was a piece of ordinary rubber.

Yes, and it was most embarrassing.

Yeah, we'll get them next time, buddy.

Don't be too sure.

Thanks to Dr.

Raymond's diaries, we know he developed the black crystal.

They've got it.

Yes, that's the frightening part.

There's no earthly material that the new split-particle beam can't melt down.

lf you're trying to scare me off, Devon, forget it.

Right now, l got to find Ali, and l got a good idea where to start.

Bonnie?

KlTT's ready.

l want to go with you.

For Ali's sake.

You really like her, don't you?

Well, sure.

You gotta aim high, reach for the top.

Even if you end up with a nosebleed.

All right, then, for her sake, you stay here, you put your head together with Bonnie and try and figure out a way that's gonna give KlTT and me a fighting chance.

Okay, pal?

Pal?

You mean that?

With a capital ''P.

'' Good luck, Michael.

Hello?

No, l'm sorry, he just left.

Just a minute.

Devon, it's about Ali.

Tape it and trace it.

Hello?

Don't waste time on a trace, Miles.

We won't be long.

Who is this?

Gifford?

Never mind.

lf Knight wants Ali Raymond, he can have her back.

We'll release her in the Mars Canyon area sometime this afternoon.

She's given us all we need.

Don't be ridiculous.

We know who you are.

You must give it up.

Save it.

And you send Knight alone.

If we see any police with him, you'll scrape her off the canyon rocks.

You got it?

That canyon is a very large area.

Now where exactly- No.

l almost had it when they hung up.

Damn.

He swallowed the bait.

Perfect.

One last dry run.

Let's go test it out.

What do you expect to find at Gifford's gym?

Gifford's a hotdog.

A hotdog?

Yeah, he's a hotdog.

He does everything in a big way.

Guys like that are always sloppy.

So you think he left something that will lead us to Ali?

My money's on it.

Michael, we have an emergency on our hands.

We just had a call from Gifford.

Let me guess, $100,000, huh?

$200,000?

No.

What they really want, Michael, is you.

Me?

Yes.

They insist that they will only release Ali to you.

That's a trap.

l'm sure of it.

That's why l want you back here right away.

We'll order a police aerial surveillance over Mars Canyon, and when they come out- No way.

I'm going after her, Devon.

Against the thermal laser?

lt's su1c1de.

Now, Bonnie and Elliott are close to completing an insulating solution for KlTT.

But without that- Devon, they will k*ll her.

lf the police helicopters stay high enough- Devon, read my lips.

: they will k*ll her.

Now, I'm going after her.

You can't, Michael, you can't! Look, if I go in there with KITT, there's a good chance I can get her out alive.

Now, if I don't show, you can write her off just like her father.

That's guaranteed.

Michael, don't do it.

Don't do it, please.

What's that?

Devon, you're fading on me.

Listen to reason, don't do it! Oh, no.

Transmission's going bad here.

I can't hear you, I'll have to talk to you later.

You wish me luck, huh?

Good luck, Michael.

Elliott.

Elliott.

Elliott, what are you doing?

You'll k*ll yourself.

This is Mars Canyon, Michael.

All right, silent mode, pal.

This is where Gifford's boy said they'd Hold it.

All right, scan the van.

Let's see what's inside.

The van's frame is reinforced with lead, Michael.

My scanner can't penetrate it.

All right, you stay here.

l'm going to take a closer look.

But, Michael lf Ali's inside and they see us, they may hurt her.

l'll have a better chance sneaking up alone.

All right, but if there is any trouble, you let me know.

Believe me, you'll be the first to know.

Here he comes, Mac.

Michael, to your right.

Elliott! Ali.

Hey, hey, what're you doing?

Get in there! KlTT, l need your help, buddy.

I'm on my way.

There goes our last hurdle, Mac.

The cops.

l don't believe it.

Get us out of here.

Michael?

Michael?

Are you okay?

l'm all right.

KlTT?

KlTT?

Michael?

Michael.

l'm all right.

We've got to get you to a hospital.

They got Ali and Elliott.

The hospital will have to wait, pal.

Bonnie, how much extra protection is this thermal absorption layer going to give us anyway?

Ten seconds, Michael.

No more, no less.

Ten seconds?

That's not a whole lot, is it?

Well, let's just say it's better than nothing.

Considering the power of Dr.

Raymond's crystal you're lucky to be here with us at all.

We're lucky, too.

Thanks, Devon.

Everybody's lucky but Elliott and Ali.

l feel like we're going backwards here.

Did you find anything in Dr.

Raymond's diaries?

Oh, yes.

You were right about her visiting him shortly before his m*rder.

Now look here, Michael.

There's something you didn't know.

Vanessa Sutton was his assistant on the black crystal project.

No kidding.

That explains a lot.

Look here.

An address with V.

M.

S.

alongside it.

Vanessa Mary Sutton.

Only, as you see, it's dated two years ago.

Look, l'll bet her house was under a different name.

That's why we haven't been able to locate her.

l'm sure that's right.

Thanks, Devon.

Bonnie, KlTT ready?

lf l said no, would you leave him here?

Absolutely.

Michael, remember ten seconds.

Don't worry, l'm sure KlTT will remind me.

That, Michael, is one thing you can count on.

You ready?

Let's go over the plan one more time.

Ali, l think l'm getting somewhere.

That's my pocket, Elliott.

Sorry.

l just can't see.

Here, give me the glass.

Let me try.

This is hopeless.

Don't give up, Ali.

At least we're in this together.

Yeah, l'm glad, really.

l just wish it was under different circumstances.

You do?

You mean l don't turn you off?

l know l'm not much to look at, but- Elliott, listen, you've got a beautiful heart.

And a beautiful mind.

l'm a photographer, l know.

You can't always see that with your eye but it always shows up in the picture.

Boy if l could just find out what they were up to, maybe Wait a minute.

Ali, bounce with me.

Bounce?

According to my calculations There aren't any questions?

Let's get to the diamond exchange.

I'm going to check on those kids first.

Hey, l got it! Shh.

l got it.

l got it.

Don't hurt them.

lf something goes wrong, they could be our ace in the hole.

Elliott, that was beautiful! You kissed me.

Let's get out of here.

You kissed me.

Come on.

Computerized ignition.

Will you just go?

Mac! What happened?

What do you think happened?

They got away.

l'm going after them.

Mac, no.

ln a half hour the diamond exchange will be swarming with people.

Now, come on, let's go.

KlTT.

I see them, Michael.

What happened?

Are you okay?

We're okay now, thanks to Elliott.

Where's Vanessa and Gifford?

After diamonds.

l heard them say something about an exchange.

The diamond exchange downtown, Michael.

All right, that fits.

Elliott, you take Ali to safety.

l'm coming with you.

l'm a Foundation man, too.

Elliott, come here.

Come here.

Elliott, a real Foundation man would never leave a lady in danger alone.

You're right.

Okay, but call if you need me.

You got my word on it.

Did you take care of the security guard?

Don't worry, he won't give us any problem.

All right, then let's get over there.

Hold it.

l don't believe it.

What do we have to do to get rid of that guy?

This.

Should we get closer?

No, no, let's stay right here.

This time it's at 100% capacity.

Michael, she's getting ready to fire.

All right, set your timer.

Remember, Michael- l know.

Ten seconds.

He's heading straight for us.

He'll never make it.

No?

Well, he's doing a damn good job of it.

Something's wrong.

Michael, we're burning up.

How long?

Five, Michael.

Let's bail out of here.

Right.

Less than two seconds and we incinerate.

One second.

They're out, buddy.

Let's hit the g*n.

l'll get Gifford.

You get the others.

Nice going, buddy.

Now you guys are going to feel some real heat.

Right, KlTT?

What do you think?

l like it.

She likes it.

Right on.

You know, when all the pros and cons are weighed l may have no choice, but to give Elliott a positive evaluation.

l think that's very fair.

Of course, a recommendation may cause the board to inflict him on us again.

Huh?

Anytime.

Really?

Come on, Michael.

You're right.

You're absolutely right.

l think this whole experience has changed him.

lt has?

Some.

Ah, care to try your luck, Michael?

Sure, l'm pretty lucky.

l'm gonna go take a ride with Elliott.

Okay.

Hey, KlTT, you got a little buddy over here.

KlTT, meet KNERD.

KNERD?

lf you got it, flaunt it.

Good grief.