01x11 - The Island

[bunniefuu]

You're 10 minutes
late, Frank. What happened?

Uh, well, you
see, sir, I have this houseguest...

Who found it hard to believe

that I was going in to work...
on a Sunday.

- What's up?

- Your next job's
out of the country.

You leave in six
hours. Try that on your houseguest.

You'll be meeting with some official

types from Washington
here around 11:00 A.M.

But between now and then,
you have to check out your new copilot.

- My new what?

- You heard it right, Frank.
copilot.

Crew spent half the night

putting back the dual
controls in blue thunder.

-
come

on. Wait a minute. What about jafo?
How's he feel about it?

He can't know anything about
it, not till the mission's over. Sorry.

This is Frank chaney.
Frank, this is miss Terrance Burke...

On loan from the
sheriff's helicopter paramedic unit.

Did I hear that name right? Terrance?

Yeah, my father was a stubborn man.

I've got four sisters...
Michael, Egan, Pierce and Brendan.

All right, Terry. I'll go suit up,

and we'll take her up for a
fast flight check. Okay?

Yes, sir.

Terry, where'd
you learn how to fly a helicopter?

My father again. He was a marine,

an instructor
pilot at the Warwick field.

He thought every mistake I made in

the c*ck was a deliberate
attempt on his life.

The flight instructor
who trained me felt the same way.

He was half right.

Terry, blue thunder...

Is somewhere between
a helicopter and a guided m*ssile.

You think you can handle her?

yes,
sir.

- You got it?
- I got it.

This thing is
nose-heavy! Why didn't you warn me?

I wanted to
see how you could handle it.

And the torque...
it takes twice as much rudder.

Right. You brought
her under control in 75 seconds.

I'm impressed.

i'm
relieved.

I'm relieved too. You
stopped calling me "sir." Up till now,

you could've been
flying any one of a dozen choppers.

Now let's try what
you can only find in blue thunder.

- Like what?

- Like hitting speeds
close to mach 1.

- Shall we go for it?
- Me or you?

You. Only this
time, keep her nose up, not down.

Hit the switch
that says "rotor reduction."

You got it?

\-
hi

got it.

All right. I'm
gonna put us on turbo thrust.

Now, just hang on, baby.

Tell me when you want it back.

Okay, I've got it.

well,
how'd I do? Oh, you did fine. Just fine.

I'll tell ya, Terry, I'd
just like to know why I have a copilot.

You got any ideas? An idea?
Yeah. Have I been officially told? No.

Well, you have a good guess?

Well, we're going on
an assignment out of the country, right?

One of the hottest
spots in the world right now...

Is the island
of malaga in the Caribbean.

There's a medical school
there. I attended it for 18 months.

But when my scholarship wasn't renewed,

I-i had to say
good-bye to my medical ambitions.

So, obviously, you know the island.

I know a little bit about the

people and the geography,
but I'm no expert.

Do you speak the language?

Yeah. So do you.
Malaga's a former British colony.

Let's just,
uh, get back to headquarters...

And get some more answers, huh?

This is the group
leader of the mercenaries, George gruly.

This was taken 10 years ago, but

our information is that
he's changed very little.

conrad zwink. Fairly recent picture.

He likes to blow things up.

ralph slate. Small arms expert.

A k*ller.

Now, we figure
gruly has taken at least...

One other man with him to malaga.

And you're telling us their job...

Is to assassinate
Morris priest, the Prime Minister?

Yes. And if they get away with it,

it'll be the worst setback

this country has suffered
since the bay of pigs.

What if we get in a situation where

we got no choice, and we
have to waste these guys?

k*lling them isn't an acceptable

alternative. That can't
be allowed to happen.

- Well, who's backing them?

where's the money coming from?
- From the k.G.B.

- How much time do we have?

- We figure you've got
48 hours at most.

That's from the time blue
thunder takes off from the Navy cruiser.

What happens if we get captured?

Neither you nor your vehicle has

any U.S. military connection
if you're captured.

If you get captured,

you will be in
the same bag as the mercenaries.

Somebody hired you to do a job.

Hold on just a minute.

lieutenant chaney, the
answer's very simple.[/i]

Don't... get... caught.

We're going in to
save Prime Minister priest's life.

Priest is an anti-American.

He isn't gonna welcome us
with open arms, is he?

Well, neither
priest nor his government will know.

Now, they must
not know that you're there.

This is terrific.
Is there an underground there?

Is there anybody
down there that we can call a friend?

Yes. Your ground crew
will be contacted at the malaga airport.

Any more questions?

This ship will
be back here 24 hours from now.

We'll stand
by for precisely 60 minutes.

And we'll be
back again 48 hours from now...

And again 72 hours from now.

That's it.

Don't fuss with the
hat! ski, this isn't gonna work.

Why are you such a worrier?

'Cause I'm the
one with the two g*ns under my hat.

I gotta say it again?

The metal
detector's only set for 6 feet 4.

You think they don't know that?

Welcome to
malaga, gentlemen. May I help you?

Do you have a reservation for Garrett?

Garrett?

Ah, yes, the land rover.



would you
sign here, please, Mr. Garrett?

You'll find your vehicle

in the parking lot to
the left of the exit.

enjoy

your stay. Stop! I order you to halt!

stop her!

I can't believe it. She was arrested,

tried and ex*cuted in about 20 seconds.

How are you feeling, Terrance?

\-
hscared.

Ah, well, nothin' to worry about.

Gruly and his men aren't
expectin' us. Like fish in a barrel.

Why don't you pop another look at 'em?

They don't get any prettier.

We'll save that one for ski.

Bubba says this one's for him.

Ooh!

You suppose higby is with 'em?

terrance,
my dear,

we'll just
have to assume he is with them.

Well, in 10
seconds, they'll be overdue.

Oh. How long
are you gonna stay bummed at me?

For gosh sakes, I said I was sorry.

Big deal. You almost got us k*lled.

Well, whose fault was
that? You promised to remind me...

That these people
drive on the wrong side of the road.

No, ski. I promised to remind you...

That you drive
on the wrong side of the road.

Contact. Four degrees to the left.

You sure they're pickin' up the signal?

The vector light says they are.

Then where in the hell are they?

answer your question?

You had us worried, Frank.

I hope you brought some luck

with ya. why?
What happened?

Our contact got blown
away at the airport. oh, no.

Frank, the
only alternative may be to abort.

We can't.
This is an important assignment.

Maybe the most
important assignment we've ever had.

Terry, what do you
know about the resistance movement?

Not much. The
leader's name is Winston Marley.

Well, let's start with Winston Marley.

-
okay.

But the rumor was he'd been

arrested and put in
solitary confinement.

- I know that place. it's

on the windward side.
- Get me background on him.

- Winston Marley. - Princeton.

Priest's right-hand
man until priest took power...

And proclaimed
himself a marxist-leninist.

Marley called for a free election...

And was tried
and sentenced to 20 years.

Good morning, old friend.

It pains me to see
an old comrade suffering like this.

Winston,
you've lost touch with history.

Our history.

There's a movement to

remove me. It doesn't
come from your people.

It comes from the left,

the pro-Soviet ideologues in the army.

It's true. I
want malaga to be independent...

Of the U.S. and the Soviets.

To do this, I need you.

You know the price.

A constitutional
government based on free elections.

- Agreed.
- What?

Agreed.

Not today, not tomorrow.

It isn't politically possible.

In the future, yes.

Let me issue a
statement of unity signed by you,

and I'll release you
and welcome you like a brother.

And after you've
solved your political problem,

you'll throw me back in here.

No.

Then I must be rid of you.

You will, the report will say,

be shot trying to escape.

Think it over, Winston.

You think it over.

This thing got any shocks in it?

Makes you
appreciate junior, doesn't it?

Boy, I'm tellin' ya, you

couldn't even get away
from a semi in this.

I'll tell ya what.
If we gotta make a fast getaway,

I don't have a can

opener to get you in
or out of this thing.

There they are, right on schedule.

Okay, rookie, let's see if

you can scare up a reading
on the thermograph.

Only three heat
sources inside in the southwest corner.

Yeah, well,
let's just hope it's Marley.

Okay, bub, let's
see that rocket arm of yours.

Well, here goes nothin'.

You throw like my mother.

i've
seen your mom.

she
would've had

it in
the mess hall.

Over here!

- Why do we
always have to be the decoys?

- Ours is not to reason why.

Ours is but to do or
die. don't finish that sentence!

Marley? Stand back away from the door.

All right, let's go.

-
who

are you?

There is no time to explain. Let's go!

Take off. We'll
keep them plenty occupied.

You're on the wrong side again!

All right, you've convinced me...

You're not acting for
our self-appointed Prime Minister.

But I still
don't trust you. Why should I?

Mr. Marley, we just risked
our lives breaking you out of prison.

What's that worth in your trust

department? Depends on
why you broke me out.

Did you know Sonia

maynard? She worked for
the malaga airlines.

Why do you use the
past tense? What's happened to Sonia?

She was gonna help us.
She was k*lled by the military police.

Help you? help you to do what?

Save Morris priest's life.

Only hours ago,
Morris priest threatened to k*ll me.

Now you're about to
ask me to help you keep him alive?

Mr. Marley, somewhere on this island,

there is a
squad of American mercenaries...

Who were hired and sent
here to assassinate your Prime Minister.

Ah. So you're here...

To stop American nationals
from assassinating our Prime Minister.

That would be quite
an embarrassment, wouldn't it?

- Yes, it would.
- Who hired them?

K.G.B. American
intelligence believes that...

Priest is in danger
of being ousted by his own army...

And a pro-Soviet faction taking over.

Now, how's that for a scenario?

americans assassinate your

prime minister. Meanwhile...

We gotta get
outta here! half

the damn army's
on our tail.

is there a safe place

you can find us to hide?
Yes. We have an encampment.

And the answer to
your first question is also yes.

Yes, I'll help
you save that yahoo's life.

But I need something from you.

Someone to go to the
capital and get my adjutant... Celine.

She knows where all our supporters are.

We're on tourist
visas. We can go in there safely enough.

Good, good. Then we have a deal.

There's a bar called
the sugar mill on George street.

Move it!

And you're telling me
that Marley eluded an entire platoon?

The helicopter... it's a gunship.

- And nobody seems
to know where it came from.

- Get general Hannah.

With an awesome machine like this,

lieutenant, how could you
possibly need my help?

'Cause our orders are to

get them off the island
alive and talking.

♪

They don't look too friendly.
relax. We fit right in.

That's easy for you to say.

Now you know how
I felt at your sister's wedding.

-
thank

you. It's my pleasure.

Maybe you can
help me. I'm lookin' for Celine.

Celine? Who gave you that name?

Hey, yankee!

go home!

The dude's talkin' to you, yank.

What you gonna do about it?

-


well? I'm thinking.

Hey, not you. You, yankee!

Go home, man!

- Is he talkin' to me?
- Yeah, he's talkin' to you.

Go home, yankee! Huh?

You callin' me a yankee?

You! Yay-o. Yankee!

Hey, man, you're crazy.

- I'm from Texas.
- you an American?

Yeah, I'm an American.

Then you a yankee, man! Go home!

You know what?
You're one ignorant dude.

You call me ignorant, man?

You call me ignorant?

We're not gonna be
able to talk our way outta this one.

I'll take the table on

my side, you take the
table on your side.

Just think of it as an eight-man line.

This eight-man
line are all holding beer bottles.

- They're also small.
- Small?

- Hut, hut.
- Come on!

Where you say you from, man?

Texas. Beaumont, Texas.

- And you?
- Chicago.

Why don't we open a beer,

and you can tell us about
those places, huh?

Big, strong guys.

Tell me about Chicago, huh?

So tell me again,
who gave you the name Celine?

Saint Vincent.

I am Celine.

Fighter units 27 and 28.

Last reported sighting of helicopter...

61 degrees, 38 minutes south...

By 12 degrees, five minutes east.

General Hannah's orders: sh**t it down.

- Run! Everyone into the shelter!
- Take cover!

Quickly! Take cover!
arm

yourselves!
arm

yourselves!

Get into position!

Better tell 'em who
we are before they start sh**ting.

Say hello.

it's
Winston Marley!

Hold your fire! It's Winston Marley!

Hold your fire!

It is Winston!

Hello, old friend.

It's good to see you.
Everything's looking so good.

- Terry!
- Helen!

Terry! I can't believe it's you.

i
can't either.

what
are you doing here? That's my question.

What are you
doing here? helen,

this is lieutenant
Frank chaney.

He broke your
friend Winston out of prison.

How do you do?
Terry and I broke him out.

Helen was my teacher at the med school.

And Terry was the
very best student I've ever had.

There have also been reports

of a group of men that
no one seems to know.

They've been seen
right here at castlereigh woods.

The road to the Prime Minister's

residence leads to it
right through there.

- Any idea how many men?
- I think there's four.

When do you
think bubba and ski will be here?

If all goes well, two or three hours.

We're gonna have
to get a better look from the air.

You think that's safe in broad

daylight?
no.

But we don't have much
choice. We can't lose any more time.

So we'll just fly
low and hide if we see any planes.

Check 10:00.

That's it. The road to
the Prime Minister's country residence.

When I was here, the
word was priest never left the place.

If he did leave,
is that the only road he could use?

If he's going to
the capital or to the airport, yes.

Terry, I just saw something
in the trees near the edge of the road.

Sun gleaming on metal. Hit

the veri-Mikes, see
what you can pick up.

You think they saw us?

Are you kidding?
They were two miles away.

It's like
standing right over their shoulders.

i'd estimate the
distance at 6,000 feet. Right.

Easy. Easy.

Wait a minute. Those are land mines.

We've gotta reach bubba and ski.

How much farther?
about an hour.

And, please, be quiet.
We're coming to a road check.

I'm gonna tell them you're deaf.

They won't believe you're a

tourist, and your accent
would get you shot.

What accent?

Show your identification.

We're visitin' my auntie.

I must inspect your truck.

Take off!

You drive like my partner.

good
driver, eh? He's a maniac!

At 3:00, a jeep
full of soldiers chasing a truck.

- Bubba's in the truck!-

You're a self-starter,
terrance Burke.

Nice havin' ya aboard. well,

when I'm scared, i
look for things to do.

And I'm scared.
They aren't firing blanks down there.

Neither are we.

-
who's

that? That's our guardian angel.

Hey, Frank, way to go, man! Way to go!

You can slow down now.

Hey, mama, slow down!

you
slow down.

I'm in a hurry, man!
And I'm not your mama!

Bubba, will you
tell this crazy woman to slow down?

I don't believe...

Well, we found gruly mining
the road to the Prime Minister's house.

So now we know where and how

they plan to hit him. We
just don't know when.

- I know when.
- What?

The Cuban
ambassador is flying in at 3:00.

Priest is going
to meet him at the airport.

Terry, give 'em the map.

Show 'em the location.
We gotta get goin'.

They're on this road right
here. Look for a huge breadfruit tree.

i
know where it is. Good.

Lady, you are not driving.

You know how to
get to where we're going to, yankee?

How do you get four
professional K*llers off this island...

Without k*lling them?

Ski, show her the tranquilizer g*ns.

[ Beeping

[] I'm picking up a plane on radar.

There's two of them!

Okay, Terrance,
let's do the brave thing here, huh?

Let's find a nice place to hide.

Still scared? [

[ Burke ] scared?
No. I'm terrified.

Okay, let's get started.

How much of a
diplomatic insult could it possibly be...

If you ask him
to meet you at the residence?

To the Cubans, a great insult.

And my not going to the airport would

reveal a weakness that I
can't afford to reveal.

Slate, give me the
brush. yes, sir.

Check. Okay, get goin'. Let's go.

Get outta here.



it isn't fish in a barrel now.

Let's give bubba a hand, shall we?

Terry, what the
hell are you doing? Stay away...

You're gonna have to make

it to the boat on your own.
Terry's been hit.

I've gotta get her back to camp.

got
your gloves on yet? Ready.

Gonna need your help.

Okay. Come on over there.

Now what I want you to do is I

want you to press your
fingers here and here.

And not too hard. Not too hard.

There. Good.

Okay.

She's lost a lot
of blood, but she missed the bone.

Now, you're not gonna try
a foolish stunt like that again, are ya?

I wish we could've met in Venice.

Venice? yeah.
it's in California.

i

live there. It's been
pretty nice right here.

Yeah, but I don't live here.

Hey, what's the
matter? Your lips locked or what?

Come on! We gotta go!

This is a nice little island.

Come back when
we get things straightened out.

Bye, Celine.

Let's go. We're late.

All right?

\-
hthanks.

Okay.

All right?

\-
hyes.

Don't you move.
that's a good idea, chaney.

Thanks, Helen.
I always knew you were good.

Anytime, Terry. once
is enough, i think.

Helen, thanks for everything.

Oh, I'm not
letting you off that easily,

- lieutenant.

- \
-hoh?

We've got people on our
side, but all the g*ns are on the other side.

Someone has been pouring

millions of dollars' worth
of arms into malaga.

It could be the Soviets,

could be the Cubans. We
don't know for sure.

But you could help.

i'm
sorry, I can't.

Our orders are to get
the job done and get out fast. I know.

But this is something
that you could do on the way out, fast.

This is an arms depot.
It's heavily guarded.

We can't get to it. But blue thunder...

I said I'm sorry. i can't.

We came here to keep the

peace, fight other
Americans, not malagans.

I really am sorry.

So am I.

Frank.

- Don't talk.
- I'd better talk. -00.

I suspect that the
sweet bird isn't exactly invisible.

They're probably working on that.

Terrance, we've
got ourselves a big problem.

We didn't come here to k*ll anybody.

Gonna try to outmaneuver 'em.

We can't use the big cannon.

Well, we just got one hope.

Try to use a ram
shot and knock out his engine.

Playin' hide-and-seek.

There it is.

there's
what?

- The arms depot.
- How do you know?

Cause the map Helen
showed me made it pretty clear.

If you're asking for advice, hit it.

Of course,
I'm wounded and out of my mind.

Well, I think
we're both out of our minds.

Scratch one arms depot.

Well, I guess
that makes you a local hero.

Someday they'll
put a statue of you in the park.

Yeah, that's me. Frank
chaney... the pigeon's best friend.

Are you sure commander
harter's on board? yes, sir.

We did a fantastic
job, and he's keeping us waiting.

He's in the code room, ma'am.

Are you sure you don't

want our medic to take
a look at that wound?

No, thanks.

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.

I had some
well-chosen words of praise...

That somehow
don't seem appropriate right now.

In fact, someone...
And I mean someone...

Wants you to stop
in Washington on your way home...

For some really appropriate words.

Commander, something's
happened, hasn't it? Can you tell us what it is?

Yes. I got permission to tell you.

Certain k.G.B.-Supported
elements in the malagan army...

Have put Prime Minister priest under

house arrest and have taken
over the government.

A formal request
for our assistance has been made.

Now, if gruly and his
men had been able to do their job,

the option for us
to help out wouldn't have been open.

That's why you people

will be making a quiet
visit to Washington.

- Congratulations.
- Thank you, sir.