03x13 - Abracadabra

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I don't think I'm going to be

able to make it in, Manning.

She's at full throttle and

I'm losing airspeed fast.

Wing ice is getting thickerevery minute.

The ice is still not working. I

have to stall and spin in any

minute. I may have to bail

out at any time. Over. Tell

him to try to make it in.

Stick with it, boss. Maybe

you can ride out the storm.

Over. I'm trying. But

I've lost so much altitude.

Over. Find out if he knows

where he is. Do you know your

position?Repeat, do you know

your position?Over.

Well, it appears I can figure

I'm over Eagle Mountain.

Over. Well, Manny, I

guess I'm going to have to

leave the old crate. Wish meluck.

I knew you'd bungle this set

up sooner or later. I

couldn't help it if Fletcher

decided to fly my runner,

told me to service the other

plane. I suppose I'm

responsible for the storm

too. All right, all rightWhat

are we gonna do?You're going

to get out to that wreck. We

can't have anyone find the

gold. And you're going to put

the de-icing unit back in the

plane. Why should I do that?

Because you should know,

federal authorities stick

their noses in every crash

where mail is involved.

Suppose someone sees me. You

have a perfect right to be

there. You're looking for

your boss, Fletcher.

Just make sure you're the

first person to reach thatplane.

Where's that brother of mine?

He's always late for

breakfast. Oh, he's probably

shaving. Thank you, Penny.

Shaving what?You men are all

alike, always sticking up for

each other. Oh, now Penny.

You know as well as I do he's

overslept again. I

wonder what his excuse will

be this time. Hello, Sky. Hi,

Cleaver. Morning, Penny. That

was quite a storm we had.

Kept me awake after night. At

least he thought up a new

one. New what?Skipus.

Hey, what's going on?Just eat

your breakfast, Mr. Rip Van

Winkle. Oh, Penny, would you

please turn on the radio?I'd

like to catch the news. Sure,

Sky. Well, what have we got

planned for today, Sky?Oh, I

thought maybe we might...

Last night's storm was the

report that a cargo plane at

Fletcher Airlines was down in

the vicinity of Eagle

Mountain. Robert Fletcher,

the pilot and owner of the

local airline, jumped from

the disabled plane and search

parties are now being

organized. Turning to the

news on the national scene,

Washington... Isn't that the

Fletcher you know, Sky?That's

right, Clever. Where are you

going?To help look for Bob

Fletcher. I'm ready. Hey,wait for me!

We're near where the news

report said Fletcher went

down. Why,

this crack will come in the

end of Fletcher Airlines.

Come in the end of him, too,

if his parachute didn't open.

We won't even think about

that. You're right, Penny.

Fletcher's worked too hard to

get his little feeder line

started. If it hadn't been

for his getting that Star

Route contract a few months

ago, he might never have made

it. Star Route?Gee, I thought

those things went out with

the Old West and mule-drawn

butt boards. They're back

again, Penny, in the air.

Small feeder lines like

Fletcher's, carrying mail and

cargo to mining and ranching

communities not serviced by

regular carrier. Hey! Look

over there, just beyond that

clump of trees!

Hang on, we're going down.

If only I could have gotten

those de-icers working. I

know I could have brought her

in. I still can't figure why

they wouldn't work. Did they

ever give you any trouble

before?Never. You know

yourself in this part of the

country. You never have to

use them unless you run into

a bad storm like I did. Well,

when they find the rat,

Clipper and I'll buzz out

there. Maybe we can find out

what went wrong. That's

enough talking for now. You

just sit back and relax.

Everything will be all right.

Yes, I guess everything will

be all right. It's gonna be

kind of tough running an

airline with one pilot, one

plane, and me laid up with

one broken leg. We'll talk

about that later. Right now,

the important thing is to get

you to a doctor. Come on,

Clipper. Help me get him over

the plane. There.

Are you sure you two kids

know what you're getting into?

It's gonna mean a lot of hard

work and long hours for both

of you. We're sure, Sky.

Besides, it's gonna be fun

running an airline. All

right, then it's all set.

Beginning tomorrow and for

the duration of the

emergency, the new offices of

Fletcher Airlines are: Skylar

King, General Manager, Penny

King, Traffic Manager, and

Clipper King, Maintenance

Superintendent. Regular

little organizer, aren't ya?

And if we use the songbird,

that'll give us two good

planes to operate with. Sure!

Sky can fly her and Manning

can use his regular plane.

Say, what's with this guy,

Manning?He didn't seem too

happy when he heard you were

gonna help out at theairline. Oh, I guess

Manning's all right once you

get to know him. He must be a

good pilot or Fletcher

wouldn't have kept him on.

All right, now let's get to

bed. And Clipper King, you be

sure to be up on time

tomorrow. We have to be at

the field early. All right,

all rightSay, I thought Sky

was the general manager. Oh,

Benny's right. We've all got

a lot of work ahead of us, so

I guess we should hit the

hay. I'm sleepy

anyway.

Well, Clipper, now that

you've been at it a couple of

days, are you still as

enthusiastic about working

for Fletcher Airline?Well,

this isn't exactly what I had

in mind when I took thattitle maintenance

superintendent. You know, on

these little feeder lines,

you've got a double in brass

in just about every

department. Clipper thought

running an airline was all

soaring off into the wild

blue yonder. Oh, no. Is

this the last package,

Clipper?I think so, Sky, but

I'll check. My record says

that's everything. Well,

good. Well, let's get on up

to Phoenix. Oh, are we going

to see the CAA inspector

about Fletcher's deicer?

That's right. Well, good,

let's get going. I've been

earthbound long enough. Me

too. Can I fly the songbird

part of the way?Sorry, Penny.

Someone has to stay here. The

first thing a good traffic

manager has to do is check

her way bills against her

cargo receipt. But who's

going to help me unload all

that stuff?Manning's up in

the office. Maybe he'll give

you a hand. Thanks. A woman's

work is never done.

Quiver, we better get out of

here before she comes back

here and bites both our headsoff.

Hello. Hello, Manny. I didn't

expect you back so soon.

What have you got there?It's

a de-icing actuator from

Fletcher's wrecked plane.

What do you want with that?We

thought Fletcher might be

interested in seeing it.

Investigators couldn't find

anything wrong with it.

Gremlins may be her kid. Oh,

uh, Fletcher called. He said

he'd be out of the hospital

tomorrow. Oh, that's good

news. Where's Penny?I think

she's down at the hangar

checking my cargo. And you

know how impressed she is

with her title, traffic

manager. She's only trying to

help out until Fletcher gets

back, just like the rest ofus.

Good afternoon. Well, hello,

Mr. Burke. See, I'm sorry,

but we still haven't received

that piece of mining

equipment from Nogales. Oh,

that's all right. There's no

real hurry. It's about time

for my run. I better get

started. Oh, I'll walk out

with you, Manny. King, you

and the kids are doing a fine

job for Fletcher. Thank you.

We're just doing what we can.

Well, keep up the good work,young man.

Good guy that, Mr. Burke. men

up at the mine say he's the

nicest manager they ever

worked for. Well, what's more

important?He's a good

customer of Fletcher's.

That clipper.

get the gold aboard?Sure,

sir. I put it in late last

night. Good. Juan and

Sinclair are expecting you.

And keep an eye open for the

Border Patrol. There can't be

any more slip-ups. Don't

worry. Don't worry. It was

just sheer luck we were able

to get the gold out of

Fletcher's crashed plane.

Gold! That's right. Gold.

Too bad you had to find it.

What was it doing in the

plane?That's a long story

that wouldn't bear repeating.

Bring it around to my car.

It's parked in the back ofthe hangar. What

are you gonna do with that

little wildcat?I'll take her

up to the mine. Yeah, but

she'll be missed.

Everybody'll be looking for

her. They won't find her.

Tomorrow we're blasting some

old condemned shafts and

nobody's likely to find her

under a hundred tons of rock

and dirt. Now put this back

in the plane and get started.

You're late enough already.

Hey! You made that trip

pretty fast, didn't you?I had

a tailwind helping me along.

Say, young fella, why weren't

you down there to meet me?

Well, if Penny would be

signed that phone like she

was supposed to be, I would

have been. Uh, what's she up

to?Who knows?She went down to

the hangar just before

Manning took off to check his

cargo. But that was three

hours ago. Ohh Well, she's

been working pretty hard. I

guess we can't blame her if

she takes a little time off.

Say,It seems it takes Manning

a half hour longer to fly the

Southern run. Oh, but he's

not the pilot you are, Sky.

Thanks for the compliment,

Clifford. But

it's only on the Southern run

that it takes him longer. On

all the others, he maintains

about the same schedule I do.

I'll ask him about that. Or

maybe we're looking for

trouble. Forget about it.

Well, what's on the schedule

for tomorrow?Oh, we got three

new orders, Sky.

Is Manny's playing all right,

Clipper?Maybe he knows where

Penny is. Could be. We'll

ask him. He's a half hourlate again.

How'd it go, Manny?Fine.

Routine all the way. Then how

come you're a half hour late

again today?Look, Sonny, this

clock isn't a jet. Oh,

clipper. By the way, Manny,

if you happen to know where

Penny is, she hasn't been

around here all afternoon.

No, she wasn't around when I

took off. I... See you

tomorrow. Well,

as usual, our primadonna

pilot has left his cargo forme to unload.

Take Pepper.

Look here. Desert with skeetI

wonder where Manning picked

this up. Doesn't a lot of

that grow in Mexico?This

plant's been pulled up by the

roofs. There's still dirt

clinging to them. Still

green, too. I thought all the

airstrips Manning landed on

were clear. They are, and he

didn't say anything about

making a forced landing. Oh,

he acted kind of nervous when

we asked him about Penny,too. Isn't

this Penny's?Yeah, that's the

listed cargo Manny took on

today's run. But Manning said

Penny wasn't around. Yes, I

know. I'll bet Manning knows

where Penny is. It's very

possible, Clipper. But if

Penny's in danger, we've got

to move very carefully. What

are we gonna do?First, we

better notify the sheriff

that Penny's disappeared.

Then we're going to do some

investigating on our own.

There's a contour map in the

office I want to check. If I

find what I'm looking for,

you and I are taking an

unscheduled flight earlytomorrow morning.

There's Rivera's Peak.

Now we'll follow this river

down to this wide level area

just across the Mexican

border. I still don't see how

you expect to find where

Mesquite grows by looking in

a contour map. Well, the map

won't show us where the

mesquite grows, but it will

show us where there are any

wide level areas a plane

could land. Oh, and you'll

figure that's where Manning

got entangled in his landing

gear. But what a little

proof. Well, if Manning has

been landing across the

border, there's a good chance

he's mixed up in some kind of

smuggling. Been watching the

time?Oh, yeah. It's been just

seven minutes since we turned

off our course. Well, in five

minutes, we'll know whether

my figuring is right or not.

Five minutes are up, Sky.

Should be around here

somewhere. There's what we're

looking for, that large open

area down there. It wouldn't

be too hard to set a plane

down in there. No, it

wouldn't. And that's what

Manning has been doing. I

see. Twelve minutes to fly

out here, twelve minutes to

get back on course, and with

landings and takeoffs,

there's the half hour that

Manning's late all the time.

We're going down for a closerlook.

Sure a deserted place?Not

completely. Hey, we better

get out of here. If they're

part of the smuggling ring,

that's the worst thing we can

do. They've seen us. Now all

we can do is bluff it

through. Clipper, keep down

and out of sight.

Hello?I had a little trouble

finding this spot. Yeah?

Manning's directions were a

little vague. Well, just

where do you fit in this deal

at?Manning sent me?

Where'd this plane come from?

I've never seen it before. We

got it to replace the one

that was wrecked. Oh, we

wasn't expecting the gold on

this afternoon, but I guess

it doesn't matter who brings

it, so long as it gets here.

Well, get it.

I only fly the plane. You're

as lazy as Manning. Juan, you

get it. I see.

I didn't bring the gold this

trip. What do you mean you

didn't bring it?Well, then

what are you doing here?Say,

what gives with all thisdouble talk?Well,

Manning just wanted me to see

if I could find this place.

It's too dangerous dodging

border patrol planes to send

anyone down here on a

pleasure trip. You know, I

think maybe the senor, he

don't tell the truth. There's

no maybes about it. You

better start making sense,

mister, before one makes

coyote bait out of you. A

little nice shy, senor.

Well, I guess we got a couple

ofCustomers from the Mexican

authorities. We'll tie him up

and radio the border patrol.

I'll get some rope out of theplane.

Now we'll have to arrange a

little surprise for Mr. Manning.

Well, do you really think you

can get Manning to tell us

where Penny is?To save his

own skin, I think he will.

Well, where could Manning be

buying this gold?He can't buy

it. All the gold mined in

this country must be sold at

the Treasury Department at a

fixed price of $35 an ounce.

Well, then, whoever he's

getting it from must be mixed

up in a smuggling business.

In a very profitable

business, too. On the black

market, gold very often

brings as much as $100 an

ounce. Well, gee, an

operation like this on a big

scale could endanger our

whole economy. As well as

being the means for certain

foreign powers to finance

their aggressive aim.

Manning, come on.

Manny?I want to talk to you.

Can't wait till I get back,

I'll be late. You're gonna be

later. But don't worry about

keeping your friends across

the border waiting. What's

this kid talking about?Just

what he said. Your smuggling

game is washed up. But right

now, I want to know where

Penny is. No, I don't know

what you're talking about.

Manny?If anything happens to

Penny, you'll have me to

answer to as well as the law.

Look, I don't know anything

about the girl now. I've got

to fly my run. All right.

'Cause you're going to have a

passenger. Who?Me.

Pull the wheel blocks,

Clipper. Head for Los AldosPeak.

gets pretty cold when you get

up over 7,000 feet. I don't

know what you're trying to

prove, King. Whatever it is,

it doesn't make sense to me.

Who said I was trying toprove anything?

Better take her up another

thousand feet. These

mountains are pretty high

around here. Are you crazy?

We're picking up ice on our

wings already, look.

Turn on the de-icers.

The icers aren't working. No,

and I'll tell you why. You're

carrying gold where the

actuator should be. Yes, your

friends below the border let

that slip out. But we'll see

just how much good your gold

is going to do you now. If

anything happens to this

plane, King, just remember

you're flying in at two. I'll

worry about that. Take her up

another thousand feet. You

gotta get us both k*lled. If

we lose any more airspeed,

we're gonna spin in.

What if we do?What about that

sh**t?What am I supposed to

do?If you want to save your

neck, you'll do a little

talking. Where's Penny?Or do

we have to go higher?

Oh, Manning, have you made-up

your mind?All right, all

right, all right, let's go

down. Where's Penny?

Berg's got her up at the

Crescent Mine. Berg?Yeah, he

plans to get rid of her today

when they do some blasting.

Look,I didn't want to get

mixed up in any murders. You

better pray we get back in

time. I'll take over now.

Yes, Manny. The de-icers

work. Clipper and I replaced

your gold with the actuator.

All right, Clipper, Roger!

Hello, what are you doing up

this way?We came to get

Penny. Penny?Yeah. What's she

be doing here?Park?You know

all about you and Manny. If

you don't want a m*rder

charge out of the smuggling,

you'll tell us where Pennyis.

Start talking. She's in shaft

number four. We may be too

late. They're blasting in

that area now. I hope for

your sake that she's all

right. Pepper, you stay here.

Not with Penny in that shaft.

This is the quickest way. You

made plenty sure nobody find

her, didn't you?

look like these rotten

timbers will hold out muchlonger come on

Penny you all right I guess

so untie your feet Clipper

you think you'll be able to

stand all right oh I think

I'll be okay as soon as I get

the circulation back into my

legs hey let him go Clipper

well get away from one of the

other shafts right now it's

more important for us to get

out of here before the whole

mountain comes down on itself

Is there anything we can do?

I'm afraid not. You

all right,

Penny?Yeah. Come on. $27,

$42, $83.43. Now add that up.

Wow, what an efficient

organization Fletcher

Airlines has become in my

head. Hell swear. Of course,

it must be pretty dull around

here without any smugglers to

match whiskey. Oh, that's

nice to see you. Don't be so

modest. The government's

plenty grateful to you for

what you've done. Hey,

what's going on here?Clipper

and Penny have a surprise for

you. They were going to wait

until you got back to work,

but I'm afraid they're going

to pop if they don't tell youpretty soon.

Here. The

reward money made the down

payment. It's to replace the

one that was wrecked. Oh, but

that was your money. You

earned it. The smugglers cost

you your play, and it's only

fair that you'd help buy a

new one. Oh, but... No

arguments now. We've talked

it over. It's a unanimousdecision.