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OSCAR: Memo to the secretary. Top secret.

From Oscar Goldman, Office of Scientific Investigation.

Subject,

The Bionic Woman, Jaime Sommers.

Dear Mr. Secretary,

nobody is more aware than I am

of the millions of dollars that we've spent in making Jaime Sommers bionic.

But I wonder if it's altogether fair for us to count on her services

after all she's been through.

As you may recall, it all started

when our six million dollar Bionic Man, Steve Austin,

was reunited with Jaime, who had been his childhood sweetheart.

After a tragic accident, she became the world's first bionic woman.

She and Steve were planning to marry,

(YELPS)

but Jaime's body was rejecting her bionics.

(MONITOR FLATLlNlNG)

But Dr. Michael Marchetti wouldn't give up, even at death.

Please, Rudy, let me try!

OSCAR: Using revolutionary new cryogenic techniques, Michael did save Jaime.

(MONITOR BEEPlNG)

But when Jaime saw Steve again...

Who are you?

OSCAR: Jaime had suffered brain damage. Her memory was gone.

Steve decided it was best not to tell Jaime of their past love.

Because with Jaime's flashes of memory came pain.

(EXCLAlMlNG)

Jaime's flashes of memory and pain continued and led to near disaster

during the mission against the refinery owned by Carlton Harris.

It was Steve who finally realized

what was causing Jaime the most pain.

It's me.

What are you talking about?

I am not good for Jaime.

Well, what do we do?

Send her to Rudy's other complex at Colorado Springs.

Away from here, away from Ojai.

Away from you?

Away from me.

Bye.

Bye.

OSCAR: Mr. Secretary, as I dictate this,

Jaime is in the operating room one last time.

Doctors Marchetti and Wells feel that she's strong enough to take the risk.

If the operation is successful,

her memory will be restored.

If not...

Mr. Secretary, I'll keep you informed.

(BLEEPlNG)

(RlPPlNG)

RUDY: She's doing well.

MlCHAEL: Yeah.

What percentage of her damaged brain cells

do you figure we've regenerated?

All of them we're going to.

Yeah.

Well, at least we've restored part of her memory.

Yes.

Mixed blessings for you, right?

If she remembers Steve and their life together, you'll probably lose her.

Yeah, but at least she'll be without some of the pain she's had.

(BELL BUZZlNG)

Hi, there. Hi.

Hi, how am I doing?

You're gonna have to tell us.

What's your name?

Jaime Sommers.

Do you know us?

Oh, you're Rudy and you're Michael. But I knew that before.

Right.

Let's try going back a little further. Where'd you go to school?

Carnegie Tech.

It was Carnegie Tech, Michael, I remember.

What did you major in?

Education. I was gonna be a teacher.

I really remember this, Michael.

Okay. Easy now.

Let's try another area.

Do you remember Steve?

Oh, my bionic friend!

What do you remember about him?

He's bionic. He's cute.

What else do you remember about Steve?

Oh, we grew up together. At least, I think we did.

Yes, you did.

Jaime, do you remember your skydiving accident?

Skydiving?

I don't think I've ever been skydiving in my life, have l?

Yes, you have.

We've got to do some more testing, Michael,

to determine exactly what she can remember.

You rest, now.

Goodbye, Jaime.

(GROANS)

(PROJECTOR WHlRRlNG)

JAlME: London.

Good. If you have any pain, you tell us right away.

Stop worrying about me.

All right. Watch the screen.

Okay.

That's Wimbledon.

(CLEARS THROAT) That's Oscar.

That's Carnegie Tech. That's where I studied teaching.

That looks familiar... Oh, well, that's Ojai.

Oh, that's my parents.

That's right. Do you remember them?

Mmm-hmm. Uh...

There was an auto accident, and they died. I was 16, I think.

Yes. Do you want to stop now?

JAlME: Oh, no. I'm okay. Let's go on.

That's Steve's mom and dad, and I do know them.

They became my legal guardians after that.

That's Forest Hills.

Steve.

Wait a minute. You know, I remember running in the rain,

and Steve finding me, and I remember how it hurt.

I remember that.

Does it hurt now?

Mmm-mmm. No, not now.

That's good. Very good.

Well, can't we do some more?

No. Not yet. It's too soon.

We've got to do some more testing on your bionics, anyway.

Well I would really like to continue working on my memory.

Jaime, we want to move slowly and carefully this time.

We don't want to rush and overload you again.

You guys are afraid that I'm gonna blow another fuse, aren't you?

Bingo.

All right, I can take a hint.

(BlONlC POWERS ACTlVATlNG)

MlCHAEL: Jaime, if you can hear me, come on in.

(BlONlC POWERS ACTlVATlNG)

I heard you clear as a bell from half a mile away.

Hi.

Oh, Michael, it is so wonderful.

There's so many little things that are coming back to me.

My parents and my childhood.

And no pain?

No, not yet.

I'm glad.

RUDY: All right. Your fourth grade teacher?

(lN ENGLlSH ACCENT) Oh, well, that was Mrs. Langford.

(CHUCKLES)

Who'd you beat last year at Forest Hills?

Chris Evert.

No, it wasn't Chrissie, it was...

It was Billie Jean King. That's who it was.

Now,

describe the plane you jumped from when you had your skydiving accident.

I'm sorry, but there is absolutely nothing there.

(SlGHS)

Well, that makes it pretty clear. Your memory decreases

as we get closer to the accident that caused your bionics.

And then just sporadic flashes of memory after the accident.

Well, partial memory's better than no memory at all.

I mean, at least I don't have that pain anymore.

Well, I will simply have to take the life

and limbs that you two gave me,

and live one day at a time.

And I am thankful for that, I truly am, to both of you.

Listen, that wouldn't happen to be about me, would it?

May I read it now?

Yeah. Well, since we've apparently broken the pain barrier,

at least for the time being,

I guess you're entitled to find out a little more about who Jaime Sommers was.

Was? What is... "ls", thank you.

Is.

Okay.

Don't get up, gentlemen.

(CHUCKLES)

Was everything in that file?

No.

I left out the announcement about

Steve and her engagement.

I just don't know the right way to tell her about that.

Yeah.

(CROWD CHEERlNG)

So, that's how the pros do it, eh?

Hi. I didn't even see you come in.

Well, I'm a quiet man.

Good to see you. Thank you.

You look good. Thank you.

I understand you've been looking over your file.

Yes, that I have.

A lot of the things I remember,

but some of them are still pretty hazy.

Well, the past always will seem a little mysterious to you.

What about the present, huh? What are you gonna do?

Want to go back on the old tennis circuit, huh?

I don't think so.

I don't think it would hardly be fair.

I mean, I don't think even Jimmy Connors could return this serve.

(BlONlC POWERS ACTlVATlNG)

Wow!

(LAUGHS) I see what you mean.

What then? What are you gonna do?

Well, before I became a tennis pro,

I got a degree in education,

and I always planned on being a teacher, so, l...

What I would really like to do

is go back to Ojai,

put down some roots, and maybe find some old ones,

and try teaching again.

Mmm-hmm.

Sounds wonderful.

Good for me. But what about for you?

Me? What do you mean, me?

Well, I've got to think about your needs, too, Oscar.

I mean, you've got a pretty big investment in your bionic woman here, kiddo.

I probably cost as much as Steve did.

Well, not quite six million. I mean, your parts are smaller.

Come on, Oscar. You know what I mean.

I owe you my life.

And I'm not gonna forget that.

And whenever the OSl needs something done, I intend to help.

Jaime, after all you've been through,

I think you deserve a life of your own.

Well, I can do that, too.

I just want to help you. No.

No. The answer is no. It's over.

What is this? Am I talking to Oscar Goldman?

I mean, you're supposed to be cold-blooded bureaucrat...

Why don't you give yourself a break and let me work for you, huh?

Okay. I'll tell you what.

When you get settled up in Ojai, why, we'll decide then.

Oscar, if I don't get an assignment from you very soon,

I'm just gonna show up and I'm gonna kick your door down.

Ah, you're just the one that can do it.

And don't you forget it.

Let's see now. Now, do you need some reservations?

Plane reservations to Ojai? Anything?

No, I called my own private pilot and he's on his way.

Oh! Steve?

No, no. Steve's dad.

Tell me one thing.

How much does she know about herself and Steve?

Well, just that they were kids,

they grew up together. That's all.

We haven't decided yet

how to tell Jaime about Steve and their plans for marriage.

Why don't you let us do it,

me and Steve's mother?

Once Jaime's in Ojai and settled a bit.

Good idea.

Jim, I want to thank you very much for everything.

My pleasure. Don't worry, we'll take care of everything.

Thank you. There she is.

Hi. Hi.

All right, now, you guys, you take care of yourself, okay?

Don't worry. We'll be all right.

All right. Bye-bye.

Goodbye.

You'll always be in my heart, Michael, you know that.

I know that.

She's just taking off.

I checked the flight plan, and they're headed for Ojai, California.

Excellent. Now, you know what to do.

Right. I'll be in touch with you from Ojai.

Well, next stop, Ojai.

(HONKlNG)

Oh, Jaime.

Hi.

Welcome home.

Oh, thank you.

(SlGHS)

We were so happy when you called us.

Well, you and Jim are truly my clearest memory.

What about Steve?

That's a rough one. There's still so many pieces missing there.

Well, maybe it'll come back in time.

Maybe.

But this place, I don't remember much about it. Did I come here a lot?

No, we just bought it three months ago.

(CHUCKLES) Oh, you could've fooled me, you know.

Come on. Oh, honey, I'm gonna show her the place.

Good.

Jim and I are finally going to take the time to do some traveling,

so we won't be here a lot.

We've always wanted to raise horses,

and when this ranch came on the market, we couldn't resist it.

You know, it's gonna be a great place to come home to.

We think so.

I sure hope I can find a place in town that I really like.

That's part of the reason I brought you out here.

Look there. That barn has an apartment over it.

At least the Health Department might call it that if it were all fixed up.

Oh, it's a mess. It's really full of junk.

But with your bionics, it should be a breeze.

It's yours if you want it.

Well, I don't feel like I could just come in here and...

Oh, now Jaime, if you really remember

what you feel about us, there's something else you should remember.

We are family.

It's so good to be home.

It's good to have you home again.

Well, what do you say?

It seems to me like you got yourself a tenant.

(BlONlC POWERS ACTlVATlNG)

Hey, here's a card from Steve in Rome.

Here, you better read it, my arms are getting too short.

"Dear Mom and Dad. Rome is beautiful.

"The people are fun and the food is good.

"But I still like Mom's pusghetti better.

"Be home soon. Give Jaime my love. Steve."

"Pusghetti"?

That's what he used to call my spaghetti when he was a little boy.

Is that a scrapbook on Steve?

HELEN: Mmm-hmm.

Can I look at it?

Well, l... Maybe it'll help me remember, you know.

Go ahead.

Is that Steve?

HELEN: He started out sort of pudgy, didn't he?

(LAUGHlNG)

Oh, but he's cute, it's okay.

Look at that.

Oh, that's Steve with his first fish.

HELEN: There's one of you.

JAlME: I remember this.

And there are the two of you together.

How much do you remember?

Boy, you know, it's strange.

I look at some of these pictures and I remember them,

and yet other ones I look at and...

I don't know, I feel warm.

But it's still like I'm looking at somebody else.

Oh, my graduation. And look at those shoes.

HELEN: (CHUCKLES) Yes.

(EXCLAlMS lN DlSGUST)

(LAUGHlNG)

What's wrong?

There's something you need to know before you turn the page.

You and Steve were much closer than you remember, Jaime.

The next page may be painful for you.

What is this...

(STUTTERS) We were gonna be married?

Mmm-hmm.

Married? I don't... Steve and I were gonna be married?

That's right.

Oh!

Do you remember anything?

Anything at all?

Is it painful for you?

Are you feeling any pain?

Jaime?

No, there's no pain.

It's just...

It's just so hard to believe.

I can't understand how...

I get these little wisps of memory,

but it just feels like there's something missing.

And I can't...

What is it?

I don't know.

I just don't know what it is.

(GRUNTS)

(CHUCKLES)

Think it'll do?

Looks great. Where did you find it?

At a used appliance store in town. Seems to work okay.

Here, let me get off the truck and ease it down.

No, no, that's okay.

(BlONlC POWERS ACTlVATlNG)

(LAUGHS)

You know,

it really knocks me out to see you do things like that.

Well, I'll tell you something. It's a little secret because it actually impresses me, too.

You and Steve really are something.

Oh! Hey, don't worry about it, Dad, it's okay.

I've been thinking a little bit about him myself these days.

(PHONE RlNGlNG)

Hey, first phone call on my new phone. Be right back.

Hello?

Jaime? Any luck with that school up in Ojai?

No, I struck out.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, but, you know, I think I've got something for you.

At the Air Force Base School?

Right. They've got one teaching position left.

Well, that's all I need.

Okay, who do I talk to?

Talk to Lieutenant Colonel Tom Hollaway,

Deputy Base Commander. He's awaiting your call.

Okay. That's great.

I talked with Helen last night.

I understand that you learned a few new things.

Yes, I did.

I've got somebody here, a friend of yours, who wants to talk with you.

Hold on.

Hi.

Uh, Steve? Hi.

How're you doing?

Well, pretty good.

How's Mom and Dad?

They're fine.

Are you gonna be coming out this way soon?

Yeah, in a couple of days.

I'm on my way to Thailand.

You think we could spend some time together?

There's a lot of things I'd like to talk to you about.

Sure.

Good, I'll see you soon then, huh?

Yeah.

Bye.

Goodbye.

Hi. I'm Jaime Sommers.

And I'm gonna see Lieutenant Colonel Tom Hollaway at the Base School.

Oscar Goldman had a lot of nice things to say about you, Jaime.

Oh, he's sweet.

As a matter of fact, I've been a fan of yours myself.

Saw you play last year at Forest Hills.

You want to tell me why you decided to go back to teaching?

Well, after my skydiving accident,

I wasn't quite the same,

so I just decided to settle down.

I'm sorry to hear that, but I'm afraid you're not gonna be able to do much settling

with your class.

You see, I only have one position open,

and it's not exactly the easiest.

As a matter of fact, they've managed to chew up

four substitutes in three months.

(EXCLAlMS) Sounds like it's going to be a challenge.

Yeah.

It's a class comprised of sixth, seventh, and eighth graders,

kids of our service personnel.

They travel a lot, which adds to the learning process,

but unfortunately they spend most of their time

adjusting to new schools, teachers, friends.

I think quite a few of them have tough disciplinarian fathers,

that sort of thing.

It's not gonna be easy.

I hope you've got a couple of good solid legs to stand on.

Well, as a matter of fact, I do.

Good. Can you start tomorrow?

Oh, you bet. Where can I pick up the books?

Come on, I'll show you. And how about a little tennis sometime?

Sure.

Good.

All right.

(KNOCKlNG ON DOOR)

HELEN: Anybody home?

Just us schoolteachers.

(LAUGHS) Oh! So glad about your new job.

Have you met your class yet?

No, apparently they're something you have to brace yourself for.

You can handle them. Why don't you have dinner with us tonight?

No, thanks. I'm gonna whip a little tuna salad.

And I've got a lot of studying to do.

Mmm-hmm.

Don't think I have a can opener.

Oh, I'll get you one at the house.

No, no, no, that's okay.

I mean, what are fingernails for, you know?

(BlONlC POWERS ACTlVATlNG)

(HELEN LAUGHlNG)

Incredible.

You don't happen to have an extra set of those nails, do you?

No, but I'll have Rudy check the parts department for you

and see what he can come up with.

Good.

I brought over some old pictures I found for you to look at.

Uh-huh. Okay, I will. Thanks.

It isn't easy, is it?

No, it's not.

How does it feel?

I look at those pictures, and I see somebody that looks like me,

and sometimes I even remember bits and pieces,

but mostly it's in my head, and not in my heart.

Especially when it comes to Steve.

Can I say something, just between you and l, Helen?

Sure.

I care an awful lot about Steve,

but I just don't know where my heart is.

I understand.

It's so frustrating to be confused.

It really is.

Well, there's one thing not to be confused about.

I almost had you for my daughter-in-law,

and nothing could have made me happier.

But back when you were growing up,

even before you lost your parents,

I always thought of you as my daughter.

And I always will, Jaime.

So you see,

I win either way.

Hi, Jaime?

Hi.

Welcome aboard. I'm Karen Stone.

Hi, Karen Stone.

You know, I was new here last year,

but now I'm an old hand,

so if you need any help at all, just give me a holler.

Thank you.

And it might be sooner than you think.

You know they gave you the dirty dozen?

I know. Are they really as bad as they said?

Not really, they're just into pre-adolescence,

so they're a little more outspoken than some of the other classes.

And, of course, you're the new teacher,

so you've just gotta be put through the mill.

Of course.

(STUDENTS LAUGHlNG) Shh! Be quiet.

(SCHOOL BELL RlNGlNG)

My class has come. Bye-bye.

Goodbye.

(STUDENTS GlGGLlNG)

(lNDlSTlNCT CHATTER)

Come on, you guys. Sit up straight and be quiet.

Good morning. I'm Miss Sommers.

We know you.

Well, good.

I'll get to know your names as quickly as I can.

You had to quit tennis, huh?

(STUDENTS LAUGHlNG)

Yeah, but that's a long story,

I'll tell you about it sometime.

Now, I don't know what kind of a routine you're used to,

but I've written my plans for the classroom organization on the board...

(ALL LAUGHlNG)

Well, I thought I wrote it on the board. Just one moment, please.

How'd you do that so fast?

All right, I would like each of you to copy off the section that applies to you.

See, I've got sixth, seventh and eighth...

Who did that?

Nobody did that, huh?

(STUDENTS LAUGHlNG)

Would you please hand me that telephone book?

Thank you.

I guess you know what a rotten reputation this class has.

(ALL CHUCKLlNG)

The other teachers have all sorts of terrific little names for you.

I guess you can be a pretty rough and rowdy bunch, huh?

That's okay. I don't mind that 'cause

just shows me you've got a lot of spirit and I like that.

However, I am not just another substitute.

I am here to stay.

And if we're gonna get along, you're gonna learn a little bit about respect.

Now, some teachers feel that the best way to get respect from their students

is to threaten them.

(BlONlC POWERS ACTlVATlNG)

I don't like to make threats, because most of the time,

they're not really carried out, you know.

And I've always felt

that the best way of teaching was the gentle approach.

I feel that respect for a teacher should grow naturally

through friendship and through trust.

And I expect you to be able to develop

and understand all this and have that kind of respect for me.

(BlONlC POWERS ACTlVATlNG)

Boy, this broad is spooky.

I know.

I'll make you a deal.

I won't call you a service brat and you don't call me a broad.

Wow, how'd she hear that?

I have very good hearing.

All right. Let's break up the regimentation here a little bit.

I want everybody to move their desks in a circle

so we can all see each other a little better.

Now, once we get the desks moved,

I want each of you to write an autobiography

because I want to know everything there is to know

about each and every one of you.

So think about that while you're moving your desks.

Come on. Move it!

Get going.

Jaime, how was your first day?

Oh, it was fun.

Well, I'm sure you'll be fine.

Listen, the Control Tower called my office.

Colonel Austin radioed that he's over San Antonio.

He'll be landing here in about an hour and a half.

Okay. Good. I'll come back and meet him.

Say, are you two...

I don't know, Tom.

It's okay. Just checking.

Bye-bye.

(TlRES SCREECHlNG)

Help! It's gonna explode!

(COUGHlNG)

It's gonna explode. My leg. I can't move my leg.

(GROANlNG)

(BlONlC POWERS ACTlVATlNG)

Can you walk?

No. The pain. Don't move me.

All right. I'm gonna go for help, okay?

Okay. I'll be back.

Okay.

(SlREN WAlLlNG)

Down this way here.

Oh, now he's right...

He was right...

Look, are you sure this was where you left him?

I mean, there's nobody out here.

Well, he was right here.

Well, maybe somebody beat us back here and took him to the hospital.

No, the guy couldn't even move.

Okay, lady, then where is he?

I don't know where he is.

SAYERS: You wouldn't believe what she did to get me out of that car after Johnny hit me.

Good. Yes, Miss Sommers is quite a unique young woman.

I think it's time I went to Ojai.

We have quite a few surprises in store for her.

No, Oscar, it was the strangest thing.

They still haven't found a trace of him.

Jaime, I'll look into it.

And let me know if anything else happens that's unusual, huh?

Okay, I've gotta run now, Oscar, 'cause Steve's plane is landing.

So, well, I'll see you soon. Okay. Bye-bye.

Hello, Vaughn.

Oh, it's so good to be back in Ojai.

Even though you don't remember all of it?

Oh, yeah, even then.

You know, I got to see your mom's old scrapbook.

We really did grow up together.

(LAUGHS) Yeah. Do you remember any of it?

Well, I've been trying real hard.

How did you and I first meet?

Well, it was my first day in the third grade,

and you dared me to eat one of everything in the cafeteria.

Did l? Did you?

Yeah, I tried and I got pretty sick.

And I got even with you right here on this swing.

Yeah? What'd you do? Stick a frog down my back?

(CLEARS THROAT) No, it was a lizard.

Ew! That's an awful thing to do!

(BlONlC POWERS ACTlVATlNG)

Why did you hide this from me?

I was afraid it might bring back your memories and your pain.

Does it?

No. Not anymore.

Somehow it's a lot easier for me to face all those things now,

what we were to each other and our engagement.

You know about that?

Yeah.

Oh, it must have been so awful for you,

trying to keep all that bottled up inside of you.

I really appreciate everything that you have done for me, Steve.

And I appreciate

what we must have shared.

But I don't feel those feelings now.

I can't remember what it was like to be in love with you.

I understand.

I mean, knowing you now I can understand how we got to be so close.

And maybe in time we can be that close again.

I guess what I'm trying to ask you is if

this can be a whole new beginning for us.

How long will you be in Thailand?

Just until I can convince Oscar that the mission's completed.

It won't be long if I know your son, Helen.

Well, the sooner he's home again, the better we'll all like it.

Bye, Son. Goodbye, Dad.

Goodbye, dear.

Goodbye, Mom. Are you coming, Oscar?

I'll be along. I've got a little business here, Steve.

Okay.

You will come home and see me, won't you?

Oh, you can count on it.

We'll join you in a minute.

Want to talk with you.

What's wrong, Oscar?

Well, I'm a little concerned about something, Jaime.

I can see that. Well, what is it?

Jaime, it might be dangerous for you living here in Ojai.

Dangerous? What are you talking about?

That accident, that accident you just saw,

may not have been an accident.

Someone may be trying to kill you.

Me?

Who? We don't know.

But we think it might be safer for you to be away from here.

Jaime, I want you to plan on...

Oscar, wait a minute, now. I came back to Ojai

to put down some roots, and to teach, and to make my life.

Now I can't run away from all of that just because you're suspicious.

All right, let me ask you something.

Say there's another accident, only this time you're in the middle of it.

Do you think you can handle it?

Yes.

It's easy to say, huh?

I can't leave here, Oscar.

Sooner or later, I'm gonna have to make a stand for myself,

and I may as well do it right now.

I'll be in, in a minute. Don't worry.