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02x04 - The Rainbird

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Sky King". Aired: September 16, 1951 – March 8, 1959.*
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Cattle rancher King usually captured criminals and spies and found lost hikers, though he did so with the use of his airplane, the Songbird.

02x04 - The Rainbird

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glad you could take the time to come out

and pay us a little visit Mitch we

haven't seen much of it these past few

weeks nope they've been keeping me

pretty busy in Grover sky but I guess

we've got things under control now I

could use a little

vacation don't tell me that Mitch

remember the last time you said that

then you went out and brought in Pete

Conroy for that payroll holdup that did

you more good than any

vacation boy he sure was a tough one I

sure thought I was a goner that time did

you ever tell Davey about that Sky no I

didn't but I don't think davyd be too

interested what do you mean of course he

would hey Davey Davey yes sir did you

say something to me I just asked if

you'd like to hear how something Sky

taught me got me out of a heap of

trouble with a real tough g*nman of

course sir I'd like to hear about that

very much I imagine Sky could help

anyone out he's very

strong strength isn't everything young

fellow watch come on Sky show him that

Judo trick you taught me I'll be Pete

Conroy all right draw your g*n just one

thing Sky take it easy with you I may

need this hand tomorrow you see Davey in

a situation like this sometimes strength

doesn't count for very much if I was to

try to draw on the sheriff now I'd be

dead before my hand hit my holster so

the thing to do is to catch your man off

guard like this see yes guy I see that's

pretty smart but I don't think I'll ever

have to use a trick like that I don't

think many scientists carry

g*ns okay

baby maybe you'll never need it but uh

it's a good thing to know anyway how

about a cup of coffee Mitch no thanks

Sky I've got to be getting back to

Grover I want to call my brother over in

Center City may have to take a run down

there and see him hi Sheriff did I hear

you say you were going over to Center

City oh well that's good cuz maybe

you'll do me a favor if I give you a

piece of material would you stop in

Martins and get me three yards of it be

glad to Penny but it may not be

necessary for me to go over I may be

able to clear up the whole situation

just talking to Bob on the phone wait a

minute Penny what is it Mitch the

election he certainly doesn't think

he'll have any trouble getting in does

he he's plenty worried Sky the way he

talked to me he doesn't think you'd get

in what do you mean I thought the whole

town was back of Bob they should be he's

made a fine district attorney the best

oh it's not the whole

town do you remember that new mine

they've opened up just outside of Center

City sure the copperhead I thought that

would be a good thing for the town bring

in More Money More small business yep

done that all right but it's also

brought in a lot of new people and some

of those people aren't the kind that are

good for a town what do you mean

gambling Bob is sure it's a g*ng from

the East they see a chance to clean up

with all this new money around town but

if Bob knows all this well surely he can

take steps to see that what they want to

happen doesn't happen can't he isn't

that easy Penny this Eastern mob is

smart and they seem to know what Bob's

boys are going to do before he does

Bob's pretty well known around Center

City and he can't get close enough to

him to see exactly what it is they're up

to I

see that bunch is as smart as Bob says

he's got good reason to worry yeah Bob

also said something about a whispering

Campaign which isn't doing him any good

either a whispering campaign don't ask

me Bob only mentioned it and then

wouldn't say another word about it look

you think it'll do any good if I was to

take a run over there this afternoon the

song Bird's all set to go it'll take us

less than an hour to get there I don't

know what I could do but maybe if I talk

to Bob I might come up with an idea I

know Bob would appreciate that Sky he

sets a lot of store by you Sky if you go

to Center City can I go too center city

is an awful big place and maybe I can

well well Davey so you're beginning to

take an interest in what's going going

on that's nice to hear well it's not

that what I mean it's it's not that but

in C City maybe I could find okay Davey

you don't have to explain that settles

it Mitch the three of us will leave here

right after lunch maybe we can show

those boys from the East a tricker to

and while you're doing that I'll be at

Martin's getting myself some material to

make the most super dress for the party

Saturday night come on let's have an

early lunch so so we can leave right

afterwards

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so that's it sky as I said I don't have

a shred of evidence against this g*ng

but when you've been district attorney

as long as I have you get to smell

something cookie even though you can't

see the

sto I

see MIT said something about

a whispering campaign what about that

Bob oh that these boys don't seem to

take any chances they've started a rumor

around town that this makes me a bad

choice for da after all how can a man

who may Keel over any minute expect to

stay in

office you mean anyone is paying

attention to that I don't believe it

people will believe anything if it's

done right why I'm even getting pitting

looks from my own men

wait a minute Bob I think you're wrong

there I told you you're taking on too

much about your leg there isn't anything

in this town you can't lick thanks

Miller I wish I could agree with you if

I could only get something on this

mob I can't even get close to

them maybe I could give you a hand there

they don't know me I could wander around

town and see what I could find out well

i' sure appreciate that sky but one

thing remember these boys play rough and

they're smart I'll remember Bob well I

guess we'll be going let you get some

work done come on Davy just a minute Sky

may I ask you a question sir sure ask

away Davey well the reason I wanted to

come here with sky is that well I want

to do a new experiment and I haven't got

the chemicals I need is there a place

here in town where I could get them well

what I mean is that well it's not that

I'm not interested in here well I

understand Davey yes I think there's a

store for you about three blocks down

the street they've only been open a

couple of months but I imagine they have

what you want thanks sir it's all right

with you Sky I'll go now I'll meet you

back at the hotel okay baby but don't be

too

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long excuse me sir oh yeah kid what do

you want I'm doing an experiment and I

need some flowers of sulfur do you carry

it flowers of sulfur what does a kid

like you want with that no don't tell me

if you're going to blow up your mother's

kitchen I don't want to know about it

how much do you want that's just it I

don't know I thought if I could tell you

what I'm doing you

could just a minute kid I've got to

answer the phone I'll be right

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back

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put that phone down I want to talk to

you Harvey what are you doing here

thought you were in Granite City I was

and I'd still be there only the boss

told me to get over here and see if I

couldn't straighten out something you

lunkheads mixed up mixed up what do you

mean we're doing fine yeah come you

can't find a way for us to get that

equipment into town without the da

getting wise look Marty like I told the

boss this stuff takes time the da here

is Nobody's Fool we started a whispering

campaign about him and it's just

beginning to pay off yeah well the boss

thinks he's waited long enough we moving

that gambling equipment in tonight

tonight you can't the he's on to us he's

having every road watched and he's

double the guard on The Ringer Road

station I know that smart guy we've got

that fixed too he can watch all he wants

and he you won't find anything we're

flying the stuff in flying it in flying

it into where that's where you come in

you've got to find us a safe place to

land before tonight what do you mean

before tonight where do you think I'm

going

to wait a minute wait a

minute I've got it my place here what

are you crazy or something no my place

outside of town I had to rent a place to

live in and was the only thing I could

find it's a big white house about 10 mil

north of town golf course on your left

as you're flying North there's a lake

across the road on your right you can't

miss it tell the pilot to circle the

house three times and I'll have a white

bed sprad on the lawn so they'll know

they've got the right place then they

can land on the golf course yeah that's

better okay expect the plane anytime

after 6:00

tonight and if anything goes wrong I'll

be back only next time I won't be so

friendly so better make sure nothing

goes

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wrong Hey kid where are

you guess he got tired of waiting and

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left sky sky I just found out something

wrong with want to know what's the

matter didn't they have what you wanted

at the store listen Sky while I was in

the store another man came in and he

told the owner the boss wasn't waiting

any longer he was going to fly the

gambling equipment in tonight da are not

he sounded like a tough gangster what

else the man was from Granite City he

told the owner of the store the boss was

fed up with waiting he was going to fly

the stuff in

tonight I sounds like that Eastern g*ng

where are they taking it did you find

out yes guy it's a White House 10 miles

out of town on the left there's a golf

course and on the right there's a lake

and he told them to expect it anytime

after

6:00 6:00 that doesn't give us too much

time write a note for Penny will you

right hello uh get me the District

Attorney's office please tell her we're

going out for a little while what are

you going to do we're going to give Bob

the pleasure of putting these men where

they belong we'll be the boys from

Granite City and while they're greeting

us the DA's men will move in on them

from the ground hello may I speak to the

district attorney Please Mr Sky King oh

hello Sky sorry Bob isn't here right now

can I do anything for you do you know

what time it'll be back no I don't know

when it'll be back is there anything I

can do Miller I just found out where the

crooks are landing their gambling

equipment they're bringing it in from

Granite City I

see well I think the best plan would be

for you to fly out there if the sheriff

comes in one the next 10 minutes I'll

take him out with me

right bye

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bye

Joe I hear you having company

tonight yeah we have some news for you

too Sky King's found out about your

little setup and he's flying out to the

house

yeah yeah that'd be nice A little

reception

committee we'll see to it that you make

it a nice warm

reception

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[Applause]

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right see anything yet Davey no Sky not

yet do you think Penny got her note will

she worry well I don't think so you know

she was busy for

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dinner Skye what would have happened if

I hadn't overheard that conversation

today I don't know Davey but the way

this g*ng works I don't think Center

City would be too nice a place to live

in in a little while could a g*ng really

take over a whole city like that Sky

they not only could Davey they have by

two years ago glan city is one of the

nicest towns you could find anywhere now

well we'll see what we can do to keep it

from happening here in Center City CU

you got a plan Sky well we'll find the

place first and see if the sheriff's men

have had time to get out there when we

land the sheriff and move in while a

g*ng comes out to meet us wait Sky I see

the house right down

there well you're right Davy that must

be it see any sign of the sheriff that's

just it I've been watching the road and

there's been nothing coming or going

just one truck what are we going to do

since there's no sign of the sheriff we

better just fly on and make a big swing

around and try again wait Sky I see the

white bed spread down there you must

think we're the plane from Granite City

that settles it we can't wait for the

sheriff now we've got to go down or

they'll know something's wrong but

suppose they no time to suppose anything

Davy we'll try to stall him until the

sheriff gets here hang on I'm going

down well he fell for it he's coming in

for a landing now the rest is up to us

and it won't be healthy for any of us if

we l this up ah quit worrying Joe this

is going to be a cinch I make like a py

see the plane lands I walk up nice and

friendly like I wave and Sky can't think

she's got us fool yeah while ma is

giving him a welcome to the city I sneak

around the tail of the plane and cover

him from the back okay but remember if

anything goes wrong I'll be covering the

lot of

you here they come make it look

good

see any sign up bavy no Sky not a thing

wait a minute here comes somebody now

he's waving and he smiling Sky well we

better get out let's hope we can stall

him till the sheriff gets

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here hi hey you're early we Wen

expecting you for another half hour I

know uh I I'm Sam Benson from

headquarters back East the weather

report in Grand City wasn't too good so

we decided to come in earlier glad you

were alerted alerted that's rich well

you might say we was elated or what's

with the kid I didn't know we took him

that young Dy oh he may be a bit young

but Davey's done some good work for us

but with all that heavy equipment we uh

had to travel light I ain't going to

worry about the kid and I ain't going to

worry about you eat a Sky King take a

look behind you one false move and a boy

gets it first don't move d

our friend means what he

says all right sir okay you two head for

that garage up there and don't try

anything funny my friend Charlie here is

a very impatient man he shoots first and

thinks about it

afterwards Skye I've got an idea take it

easy Davy no matter what I do no matter

how I act don't be surprised baby do

just as they say don't antagonize them

they're K*llers shut up you two this

ain't no social Gathering do just as

they say

Davy well well just look at the company

we've got Welcome to our city Sky King

Sky he's the man from the chemical place

that's right kid sorry King but I don't

think the da will get your message you

see Miller's a friend of mine and he

called me and told me about this little

visit of yours out here so now wise guy

inside move sky isn't there anything you

can do Can't you stop

I'm afraid there's nothing I can do

Davey we better do as they say all right

Sky what I said don't be surprised C the

jabber now get inside and be quick about

it Charlie's trigger finger is getting

itchy

well that ought to hold the law for a

while okay Mac you take over here

Charlie and I will go back to the house

and call Granite City for instructions

what about the Kid Joe hadn't we ought

to tie him up too what's the matter Max

scared of a little kid look at

him oh he wants his mommy and that's

what you're scared of m a big strong man

like

you Davey Davey

don't Sky I'm

scared I want to go back to the ranch I

want to go

home I want to go back to the ranch you

satisfied Ma you think you can handle

the kid I guess so I thought he had a

little more spunk okay come on Charlie

let's go back to the house right tell

him a bedtime story ma maybe he'll stop

balling

stop your crying Davey it won't do any

good besides you're making a fool of

yourself I can't help it's

good I'm scared I I want to go back to

the ranch oh he wants to leave his uncle

ma what's the matter I'm not treating

you right boy come on over here I said

come on over here I want to talk to you

do as he says Davey don't antagonize him

any more than you have to go ahead Davey

he won't hurt you that's right I won't

hurt

you that's better keep out of the line

of fire that's the first rule never get

between this g*n and a man being watched

how old are you Davey 9 no I'm 12 12 the

way you was crying I didn't think you

could be over nine I can't help crying

I'm scared what up this show you

something kid when that catch is on this

g*n can't go off that

better nobody can hurt you now but if I

was

to why you you I wouldn't try anything

foolish I really wouldn't I know how to

sh**t this g*n and I will if I have to

he means it m got your knife with you

Davey yes if I hold it will you open it

I'll try here little bit more this way

son that's it there we

go you'll have to tell me where to cut

Sky I'm sorry but I may cut you it's the

only way I could think of you did fine

baby all right Put The Knife down a

little bit to your left little bit

further back the other way all right

cut that's it Davey keep going little

more I'm not hurting you am I SC no go

ahead little bit

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more nice work

Davey all right ma now it's your turn

what are you going to do you'll never

get away I'll yell the house down what

makes you think we're leaving okay Davey

tie him

up that's it Sky I don't think he can

get loose that's fine Davy and now Mac I

want to see what kind of an actor you

are I want you to call Charlie get him

down here I'll give you 3 seconds to

change your mind or a b*llet from this

will change CH it for you okay okay

Charlie Charlie come in here a minute I

want to talk to you okay okay I'm

coming so what's all the shouting

about watch

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out that was wonderful what a

fight well thanks Davey well I guess

that about winds it up in here while I

watch these three you go call Bob and

tell him what happened okay

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Sky District Attorney's Office yes hello

Davey

what no no I haven't heard a word wait a

minute meler I to talk to

you

where okay I've got it we'll be out in

15 minutes right

Davey I guess I don't have to tell you

what that telephone call was about we're

going to take a little ride out of town

and while we're getting to your friend's

house I think you'll do a little

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talking

well that should help take care of your

situation around here to say nothing of

that whispering campaign and I had to go

and miss all the fun honestly I could

hate myself for not being there it

wasn't much fun Penny and fortunately

Davey remembered his Judo that's right

Davey you're a real hero he sure is

Penny and all that gambling equipment we

took when the g*ng's plane landed late

is going to make mighty good

evidence would you like to stay in

Center City as one of my assistants

Davey thank you very much sir but I

don't think

so what's the matter son you look

worried well it's not that sky but could

I ask you a question sir ask away Davey

I'll answer any question you want well

sir since we got all the men and and

well Joe was one of them well

do you think his chemical shop will

still be open I'd still like to get some

flowers of

soda baby boy I'll tell you if that shop

is closed I will personally open it and

buy you the biggest bunch of flowers of

sulfur you can

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