01x03 - Arms Race

[bunniefuu]

Did you know that the desert spider...

Does a mating dance for hours...

Before she's ready to couple?

How much longer...

Are we gonna do this?

It's way past lunchtime.

I'm... I'm starvin'.

We've been out here three hours.

Don't you ever get hungry?

You're like one of them

lizards or somethin'.
You don't feel nothin'.

I don't get
how come we're standin' here...

When the feds are on our
backs and we gotta move the stuff out.

At least can you tell
me how much longer we're gonna stay here?

What?

There it is... the spider's mate.

I never understand
what you're talkin' about.

After the mating
dance, if the spider is lucky,

she attracts a mate.

In this case,

the Sunday
flier who's just happened along.

And then,

maddened by the
thought of that ultimate coupling,

the creature races
headlong toward her unsuspecting mate...

Still innocent...

Oblivious to the
frenzied needs of the driven spider.

And there, in a
blinding moment of supreme ecstasy,

they couple.

terrible!

Three people wiped out

in a senseless attack
on a private plane.

Random, unprovoked violence.

- Are we on the case?

- I wish we could be, but
it's a private affair.

Apex has us on something else.

oh, there you

are. Got here as fast as we could.
What's this all about?

Come in. You'll
find out. Not you. Thank you.

Chaney, this is agent rawls and

bollinger of customs.
hello.

- Hello.

- You know a woman
named Agatha mills?

Why?

Our inspectors picked
her up a little over two hours ago...

Carrying a suitcase
through customs that was full of cash.

Three million dollars... undeclared.

She dropped your name.
Said you used to be pals in Vietnam.

- We thought you might help us.
- I know aggie,

but I haven't
seen her in over 10 years.

We thought you
might pick her brain a little.

Yeah, we're willing to bargain. She

can work off her beef by
giving us the pickup man.

We just thought you'd have a

little more influence,
if you know what I mean.

Yeah, I know what you
mean. Keep my personal life outta this.

I'd use my mother's personal

life if it would take us
where this money's going.

We think it's
going to Harold longstreet.

Longstreet's been
shipping weapons into kinahwe to fuel...

A local revolution
being run by a colonel amafi.

this is amafi

with longstreet.
Excuse me.

Amafi's a particularly
vicious example of a military dictator.

This is the remains of
a village in kinahwe after amafi hit it.

- There's gonna be a bloodbath.
- [

[ bollinger ] We've been
after longstreet for months,

but it's like chasing Houdini.

We think we've got him

boxed... suddenly he
isn't there anymore.

We wanna know who's
picking up the three million dollars.

We go with
that guy, we get longstreet.

What do ya say, chaney?

You got it.

Engineering, call 2010.

- Hello, aggie.
- Hello, Frank.

It's been a long time.

what's
goin' on? I'm in trouble.

-
i

know.

That's why I mentioned your

name. I just didn't know
who else to turn to.

Hey. Tell me about it.

I've been stuck
in the mideast ever since 'nam.

sh**ting pictures, freelancing.

I've been earning enough to live,

but not enough to leave.

This was your ticket out?

I didn't even know
what was in the bag. I swear it!

I was just supposed
to deliver it to a contact here.

No questions,
no answers. oh,

come on, aggie!
don't play with me.

You're not a kid. You

must've known this
wasn't on the up-and-up.

I guess i didn't wanna know.

Aggie, uh...

I-if you deliver the bag...

So the feds can
find out who's on the other end, uh,

you might be
able to make a deal with them.

I'm scared, Frank!

I'll be there too.

I'm not gonna let you down. I promise.

I remember when I used to be with you.

I always felt so safe,

so protected.

I'd forgotten what that feeling was...

Till now.

Let's check all systems, jafo.

Roger. Uh, veri-Mike's on.

100-to-one zoom, activated.

How long we been up here, jafo?

Uh, almost 45 minutes.

You figure
her contact got a little hinky?

I don't know.

Chaney to
rolling thunder. Come in, guys.

Bubba to blue thunder. We're here.

Thirty-nine. Nothin' happenin' so far.

- What in the world is that sound?
- Forty.

is ski still at it? - Forty-one.

what do
ya think, bubba? Forty-two.

You think he's
gonna lose the 10 pounds by Friday?

- not without surgery he's not. -

with 80 bucks
ridin' on it, you never know.

Uh-oh. There she goes.

- Do you have the
time of day for this longitude? -

I have greenwich
mean time, if that's sufficient.

you forgot your suitcase.

Thanks for bringin' it.

I've got a good enough
shot of him to identigraph right now,

if his picture's
in the f.B.I. Computer.

You know what I'm talking about.

How ya doin'?

I'd love it if
he'd stand there one minute longer.

Look, I brought the
suitcase. Don't I deserve some...

I'm getting an I.D. Now.

benjamin kelty.
Five foot 10. 170 pounds.

as*ault with a deadly weapon,

armed robbery.

Kidnapping, conspiracy, fraud,

smuggling
arms across interstate highways.

Uh-oh. Looks
like we hit the jackpot here.

he's a federal
fugitive on an arms deal. Mmm.

- Armed and dangerous.
- wanted for a g*n beef.

Sounds like we might
be getting closer to longstreet.

give
it to me. Transaction's over.

Thirty-five, 36, 37, 38...

Chaney to rolling
thunder. Chaney to rolling thunder.

41, 42, 43...

- We've got the girl, Frank.
- Good. We'll stay on the cash.

Let's go. Come on. Let's go, ski!

Z-66 to blue thunder. Come in, chaney.

Go, z-66. This is blue thunder.

We're on the suspect.
I've got a positive I.D. He's hot.

Yeah, we know.
Ben kelty. Transportation chief.

Supplies trucks and drivers for moving

contraband.

wanted for taking a
hijacked arms shipment into Mexico.

Very good, chaney.
You can peel off now.

We'll take it
from here. Wa... wait a minute!

We're in on this.
Why should we take a hike now?

This is a very heavy-duty bust.

We do not wanna blow it now.

Thank you for your help.

We aim to serve.

Frank, you're not doing
what I think you're doing, are you?

I don't like guys
like that telling me what to do.

Put us back on whisper mode, jafo.

This must be the place.

The feds are here in
force. I see four or five unmarked cars.

Z-66. Deploy
to all sides of this factory.

We'll cover
the west entrance. Roger that.

If this guy
longstreet's as slippery as they say,

this is all goin' down too easy.

Z-28, z-30, take the north.

Don't like it.

I think the feds
are gonna try some macho bust.

I tell ya. Sometimes these guys...

Are long on
firepower and short on brains.

Sounds like a girl I used to date.

Whoa! Them doggies
is movin' outta the startin' gate.



hang on, jafo. They're
gonna need help. Even to make the busts.

Federal officers.

Stop your truck
and exit with your hands up.

Stop your truck or
you won't have a truck left to stop.

Look!
that's it. we got 'em.

Get out! break it up!

I thought I
told you to butt out, chaney.

Lf I

had, you'd be up to your
radiator with this truck.

- Oh, yeah? Well,
we got 'em. that's what counts.

- Yeah?

Where's the moneyman? Kelty?

Keep moving. Come on. You! Over there!

He's not here, rawls.

ken, we got two
men down back at the warehouse.

They took a hit from a stun grenade.

The man they were
on got away. Don't you get it?

You were
suckered, and you took the bait.

You got a truckload of g*ns.

Kelty and the money are gone.

So are our chances
of tailing him to his connection.

No wonder you
never came close to longstreet.

That's your idea of a game plan?

That's the
stupidest thing I ever heard of.

You've had your chance, and you

blew it. You missed kelty.
You missed longstreet.

While we were out
chasin' our tails yesterday afternoon,

two truckloads of heavy arms were

hijacked off a dock in San Pedro.
You blew that too.

Look, chaney.
You fly, we investigate. Okay?

that plan of yours sounds

like the keystone kops.

Just like your bust yesterday, huh?

Somehow I
feel like I'm wasting my time.

Look, captain.
I've got a snitch that owes me.

And I know he can get me to kelty.

Then we can Duke ski and
bubba into the operation.

You're on loan
to us, flyboy. We call the shots!

Not exactly, rawls.

Blue thunder
unit reports directly to apex.

Apex has
assigned us to handle this problem.

Thanks for your help, but you're out.

Frank, proceed with your plan.

yes, sir.

That's it?
That's where kelty's staying?

- that's what my snitch says.
- Let's see if he's right.

Yeah. All right,
boys. Wish me luck, huh?

yeah.

Good afternoon,

and welcome to "name that star"

contest, where you can
win fabulous prizes.

Can you name one of these famous stars?

Good evening, a most unusual m*rder.

Some people say I'm a monster.

I want to drink your blood.

Rick, Rick. Help me, Rick.

Don't let them hurt me, Rick.

This isn't any contest.

- You're tryin'
to get me to buy somethin'. -

yeah! Whoo!

Not bad, kid.
You do a pretty good John Wayne.

This is kelty's
voice recorded in the park.

I have greenwich
mean time, if that's sufficient.

Here's the phone conversation.

This isn't any contest.

- - by jove, I think we've got it.

Let's just have a listen.

{\an1\pos[306,408]}yeah?
Good morning, contest winner.

We understand that
you provide trucks and trailers...

For notorious gunrunners like...

Harold p. Longstreet.

What we'd like to know is...

How does a person get into
such an exciting line of work like that?

Why don't you guys
clear out before there's trouble?

That's why.

That... and a warrant for your arrest.

That wasn't
very nice. you

have the right to
remain silent.

Rawls called us keystone kops, huh?

Do you wish to
give up the right to speak...

To an attorney and
have him present during questioning?

Uh-huh. like we said,

we'd like a job with longstreet.

maybe you

can help us get it.
Yeah.

It's beautiful up here. Yeah, it is.

I feel like I'm
miles away from everything...

From problems and pain.

Well, your
problems are almost over, aggie.

I know.

You've all been so wonderful to me.

Looks like the charges

against me will be dropped.
yeah.

What will you do now?

Well, I've got an aunt in Montana.

Oh, yeah? That's wonderful.

A good place to breathe

some fresh air and kinda
think things through.

- I'd like that address.

- You know, my only regret
in all this is...

Having to say good-bye to you again.

But at least I have the
satisfaction of knowing I helped you.

That you wrapped up this whole mess.

Well...

Well, it is finished, isn't it?

No, it isn't. The
arms bust we made was just a sham.

The guy we're after's still
out there and he's up to something big.

But the ball game isn't over yet.

Well, if there's
anything I remember about Frank chaney,

it's that once
he sets his sights on something,

he doesn't stop until he gets it.

I just wish it was still me.

What fascinates me is...

That it was not the great

deductive minds of the
federal government...

That saw through my decoy.

It was a helicopter pilot

who holds the rank of
ordinary policeman.

Frank chaney is anything but ordinary.

I don't like him nipping at my ankles.

And just what
do you plan to do about it?

My dear, we
have a marvelous relationship,

largely based
on your willingness not to pry.

Please,

let's not
upset that fragile balance now.

In for a dime, in for a dollar.

Or, rather, a million dollars.

That's what you'll take away from this.

Agatha, my darling,

do you realize
how rare it is to find a mate...

With which one can
establish a perfect equilibrium?

I supply you with material goods,

and you supply me with the...

Instincts of the desert spider.

I have absolutely
no idea what you're talking about.

That's why it's so perfect.

Did you have to
get a strawberry sundae? Seven.

Forty-eight.

Strawberry's my favorite.

\-
hforty-nine.

Nobody's gonna drop 10
pounds doin' sit-ups.

Fifty... fifty-one.

Even if I lose this bet,

it's worth


so hard.

\-
hfifty-three.

Fifty-four.

\
h\-h

you guys workin' here or

what? help
you, sir?

- Fill her up?
- Are these the guys?

They tell me
you guys are good with engines.

You can drive and
you're lookin' to make some real money.

The answer to
all the above, sir, is yes.

Okay. Pack enough gear for a

week. Somebody'll pick
you up inside an hour.

Hello? Astro command center.

Yeah, hold on. Frank, phone.

Chaney here.
frank, it's aggie.

I'm scared, Frank. They found me.

Aggie, who found you?

I don't know
for sure. It was a phone message.

He said I could make myself

some more money if I
would take a package...

To the end of
highway 48 in the Lucerne valley.

A truck convoy would pick it up.

- Where are you?
- At the bus station.

I'm leaving
town, Frank. i'm too scared.

I just wanted you to
have the information in case it helped.

Aggie, please, don't leave. We

can protect you.
i've gotta go.

Frank, don't
worry about me. I'll be okay.

In fact, I'll be just fine.

Ski, I just got information

about a truck pickup
in the Lucerne valley.

You know anything yet? Yeah. We're

in and we're gonna be
picked up in about an hour.

Sounds like
this is it... the arms shipment.

Can you plant a
directional finder on a truck?

Negative. It's not functioning

and we just don't have
time to fix it now.

That's okay. I got the location.

We'll have a roadblock
ready and waiting.

Uh, this isn't the minors, Frank.

These guys won't take time

to ask questions if
something goes wrong.

It won't. We'll be
on you like an eagle on a June bug.

Well, this is the end of highway 48.

We should've
spotted that convoy by now.

I sure don't
like the idea of bubba and ski...

being caught in the middle

- of that rattlesnake nest.
- I know. Look.

4y-2.

Blue thunder to 4y-2.
Blue thunder to 4y-2. Come in, sheriff.

- 4y-2. You see
any sign of 'em yet, thunder?

- Negative. Not a sign.

We're, uh, ready and

waitin'. Just let us
know when you spot 'em.

Roger.

Does that look good to you, Frank?

That doesn't look good to me.

-
[

[ chaney ]

\-
hholy...

What kind of planes are those?

Kamikazes, it looks like.

What in the hell
do those guys think they're doing?

Frank, check
this out. Engine heat registers,

but there's no pilot.

It's radio-controlled. it's a drone.

If it hits us, we're

dead. no
kiddin', d*ck Tracy.

Now, say your
prayers, Mr. chopper pilot.

Let's see if we
can spot the guy who controlled

the drone.

-


Frank, we're too low on fuel. We'll

barely make it to kinfield
for more as it is,

and it's

the
closest airport.

Blue thunder to 4y-2. We've been

a little busy, sheriff.
Any sign of that convoy?

Negative, blue
thunder. They never showed up.

I'm not surprised. I think we've been

had again.

this time at
the fine hand of a fair lady.

Right over there! Pull 'em in there!

Line 'em up!

That's it. Let's go! Let's go!

Right next to that one.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Let's go. Get 'em opened up!

Oh, man, I don't like this.

Where was the
roadblock Frank told us about?

Forget about
the roadblock. Where was Frank?

All right, there's a tack

room around back. You
can stow your gear.

Right, uh... say,
uh, whose spread is this anyway?

Hey, pal. You're paid
to drive trucks, not ask questions.

Ski,

what we gotta do is
find a way to fix that transponder...

And hope somebody picks up the

signal. hey,
look at that.

Is that who I think it is?

That's exactly who
you think it is. And you know what?

We've all been had.

Frank.

It doesn't help to
stay here and lose a night's sleep.

I couldn't sleep now, sir. Not...

Not with, uh, bubba and ski

out there not knowing
what's happened to them.

I know. But...

Now look, the watch commander...
He'll call if we get any communication.

I know, sir. It'll be all right.

I'd be doin' the same thing.

Good night. good night, sir.

Uh, hold it, please.

\-
hshh!

shh, yourself.

Bingo... tool supply.

I just hope they got a soldering iron.

Let's check it out.

All right. can you fix it now?

Yeah. I hope so.

If I can't,
we're never gonna get outta here.

Looks like we found the mother lode.

Why don't you
go check out the other trucks.

i'll plant this thing

and let's get outta here.
All right.

easy.

You're looking for weapons?

Well, you found one...

On the wrong end.

And where's
your partner? The short guy?

\-
hshort

guy?

Truck's full of a*mo. They put a

b*llet in there, they'll find
pieces of us on the moon!

-
let's

go!

Stop shootin',
damn it! You're gonna blow us up!

If I were you,
sport, I'd stay right there.

How could we argue with
someone who has good taste in his shoes?

Over there! Behind the trucks!

We could be in trouble.

\-
hcome

on.
this

way.

Freeze! Or you're both dead men.

Mr. saver,

let's show
these gentlemen our hospitality.

- Put them in the sauna.
- That's very nice of you, sir.

Oh, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

By tomorrow at
noon, it'll be 130 degrees in there.

Move out, turkey!

Frank? Frank.

Hmm? Yeah. one

of our patrols
radioed in.

They got a signal on the

frequency you're looking
for, then lost it.

They get a fix? yeah,

here are the
rough coordinates.

hey!
Jafo! What?

let's
go! Let's go! Is it bubba and ski?

Would you get your
helmet first? yeah,

helmet. give me that.
Thank you.

Is it them? is it bubba and ski?

I hope so, jafo. i hope so.

Okay, Frank.
We're at the coordinates...

The patrol chopper
gave us when he heard the signal.

We're gettin' nothin'.

All right.

We'll fly a course
due east, then fly crisscrosses.

Maybe we'll come within range.

I must say, you
look enormously pleased with yourself.

There is a great

satisfaction in outwitting
a clever opponent.

Your Mr. chaney is intuitively
bright. I've enjoyed sparring with him.

But the time has come

when we must stop playing
and get to work.

-
[

[ sighs ] These trucks are due
in galveston in three days...

And in kinahwe in a week.

and
then my million dollars?

Yes, my dear.
And then your million dollars.

you're
gonna owe me

80
bucks, you know. You're crazy.

The way I'm
sweating, I probably lost 20 pounds.

that
wasn't the bet. What wasn't?

Last week you
weighed yourself in at 8:00 at night.

You bet that by 8:00

tonight you'd be 10 pounds less.
so?

So how you figure we're gonna get

back to the scales by 8:00 tonight?
You lose.

If I can get these ropes

loose, I just might
make it back by 8:00.

No sign of civilization anywhere.

Uh-oh. We just hit radar.

Somebody
doesn't want surprise visitors.

I've got a fix on it.
We can follow it right to the origin.

Of course, they can follow us too.

Well, in that case,
we'll just go in low, under the radar.

I won't be long, sweetie. Mr.

Longstreet, we picked up
an aircraft on our radar.

How far away?
i don't know, sir.

It dropped below our coverage.
My guess is they picked up our signal.

blast.
It's Frank chaney.

I guess you
haven't outwitted him yet, my dear.

He's still nipping at your

heels. i
like that.

An intriguing
adversary makes me become very creative.

Heads or tails?

You call it.

Heads.

Tails.

You. Your moment of glory has arrived.

Frank, from the way you're flying,

I definitely get the feeling

you're not gonna wait for
the sheriff's backup.

Jafo, we have no idea

what might be going on
with bubba and ski.

I'm not about to wait for ground units.

- You gotta figure they're gonna

be armed and waiting for us.
- Yep. You sure do.

In fact, there's
the welcoming committee now.

Oh, it looks
like another one of their drones.

Didn't they
learn their lesson the last time?

- hit it with the zoom lens. -

oh, my god! It's bubba!

The plane's
loaded with dynamite, Frank.

And it's gonna go
right for us, just like the last one.

Only this time, we can't sh**t it down.

Here it comes!

Frank!

- Enable the sighting system.

- What for? You can't
sh**t the plane down.

No kiddin', d*ck Tracy. But

we can try to sh**t off
bubba's handcuffs...

- With the auxiliary firepower.
- You wanna run that by bubba first?

I don't want to, but
I will. Get him on the veri-Mike.

- - bubba, can you read me?

Yo, Frank! Get me outta here, man!

I will, but I'll need your help.

What can I do? There
aren't any controls on this thing!

I know. Just do as I tell you.

- Anything you say.
just get me outta here!

- Okay, hold up your cuffs.

and I'll

sh**t them off.
You crazy?

No way!

Bubba, it's your
only chance. Now hold up your cuffs.

We have to get you out of that plane.

Trust me.

Whoo! You did it! You
cut the handcuffs! You are a genius.

Was there ever any doubt?

Okay, now we can get you out of there.

Get the rocket
launcher! Bring down that chopper!

Uh-oh. We got company.

It's a heat-seeker.
We got no place to hide.

Send out a signal flare.
who are we signaling?

God. Just do it!

Looks like we've been jilted.

I hope it's a dynamic relationship.

Damn!

One more time.

We're back, bubba.

Bubba, take out the radio controls.

There should be a bunch
of wires under the instrument panel.

- I think I got it.
- Good. Now comes the tough part.

You're getting tiresome, Mr. chaney.

We don't have much time, bubba,

before the plane goes into a dive.

Bubba, listen to me.

I'm gonna stay just above you.

I want you to climb out...
Grab hold of the skid of the chopper.

- Say what?
- Just grab hold of the skid.

We'll lift you out and set you down.

Hey, man. I
ain't no bird! I can't do that!

You have no choice.

Now, please, grab hold of it.

We're running out of time.

Come on!

Come on, bubba. You can do it.

Grab hold. Come on.

Come on, bubba.

One more try.

Steady now.

There you go.

Oh... ohhhh!

There goes longstreet.

-
yeah.

Let me at that guy!

That's how we do it in the NFL, sport.

Jafo,

look who's here.

Somebody oughta
stop her. That's reckless driving.

Hold it right there!

I'm sorry, aggie.

I liked it better when we were friends.

Man! I've been dreamin' of this!

Well, come on, big guy. Dig in!

You deserve it. 'Cause
you won your bet the hard way. Whoo!

yeah, by two lousy ounces.

Well, come on, ski man. Wallow in all

that them there tomato sauces
and cheeses. Mmm, mmm!

And while you're at it, think

about all the things
you can buy with, uh,

bubba's 80 bucks.

Hey! A party during working

hours. mmm.
Oh...

Sorry, sir, but we've
been off duty now for... 10 minutes.

Well, I guess that means you

folks forgot to reset
your watches last night.

We lost daylight savings today.

How's the old diet goin', ski?

Well, you folks can
make this time up next week, huh?

Thanks a lot.

Mm-hmm.

- Back on the scales.
- What?

- The scales!

- What are you talkin' about?
the bet's over. Come on.

Not until 8:00
tonight, it's not. Back on the scales.

Uh-oh.

I gotta see this.

Don't worry. You can do it.

You can do it.

You can do it.

Excuse me.

well, well, well.

Two ounces over, huh?

Oh, get serious, man.
I just got done eatin' all that pizza.

I know.

And I hope it was worth the 80 bucks.