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[dramatic music]

- Well, how was that? - Nice run.

Sixty miles an hour for thirty minutes in this heat

is a little more than nice.

- Rudy's on the phone. - Oh.

How'd the run look on your estimates?

Great, Steve, but we're cutting the endurance test short.

Have Dr. Porter drive you to my lab.

- Why? ls something wrong? - No. Quite the opposite.

Steve, I can't wait for you to see what I've done.

The implant surgery. You did it.

[Rudy] It's only been two years since he was paralyzed

in that accident at the zoo. Now look at him.

One hundred percent success.

That's fantastic, Rudy. Congratulations.

Thanks. There's more.

We're ready to test it on a human being.

We've had the computer running for the last 48 hours

to find the ideal recipient for the implants.

The subject has to be paralyzed from the waist down

with at least 3% of the leg nerves functioning.

And paralysis must have occurred within the last four years,

and from an accident, not a disease, Steve.

Well, if the implants work, could they eventually be used

to restore the use of limbs

regardless of how they were paralyzed?

That's our hope. That's our dream.

You've found someone, haven't you?

Yeah.

He's the only one who fits the requirements perfectly, Steve.

He's got above average coordination and motor skills.

His general health is excellent.

His name is Andrew Sheffield. He lives in Kanab, Utah.

And his personality and psychological profile

is normal.

You know, he'll have the same problems I had

when you made me bionic, remember?

Well, his implants aren't the same as your bionics,

but his psychological problems will be similar, yeah.

After what you've been through, Steve,

no one would understand those problems better than you.

Right. You can help him overcome the fears

he'll have after the implant surgery.

Help him regain the confidence

and encourage him to get back on his feet again.

Okay. Let me have all the facts on the implants.

All the possibilities, good and bad.

[Man 1] It looks good at NASA One.

[Man 2] Roger. BCS arm switch is on.

[Man 1] Okay, Victor.

[Man 2] Landing rocket arm switch is on.

Here comes the throttle. Circuit breakers in.

- [Steve] We have separation. - [Man 2] Roger.

[Man 3] Inboards and outboards are on.

I'm coming forward with the side stick.

- [Man 1] All looks good. - [Man 2] Uh, roger.

[Steve] I've got a blow out, damper three!

- [Man 2] Get your pitch to 0. - [Steve] Pitch is out!

[Steve] I can't hold altitude!

[Man 2] Correction, Alpha Hold is off.

Turn selectors... Emergency!

[Steve] Flight Com, I can't hold it!

She's breaking up! She's breaking...

[explosion]

[Rudy] Steve Austin, astronaut,

a man barely alive.

[Oscar] Gentlemen, we can rebuild him.

We have the technology.

We have the capability to make the world's first bionic man.

Steve Austin will be that man.

Better than he was before.

Better, stronger, faster.

[whirring]

[theme music]

[mellow music]

- Feed it for you, mister? - No, thanks.

Say, I'm lookin' for Andrew Sheffield's house.

Do you happen to know where he lives?

Yes, but Andrew wouldn't be at home.

He'd be at the baseball game.

Practically the whole town's there.

- [woman 1] Right down the road. - Thank you, ma'am.

[crowd cheering]

I wonder if you could help me.

Uh, snow cones will be ready in a minute.

The machine broke down.

Oh, sorry to hear about that.

You don't want a snow cone, do you?

No, I was looking for someone named, uh...

[crowd cheering]

Ha-ha! Home run!

That Joe Hamilton kid's done it. Tied up score!

[crowd clamoring]

[indistinct chatter]

[Andy] Don't--don't hand me any of that jive, Joe.

I'm the umpire, I called it out, that's all there is to it.

He's out, I saw you get tagged.

The Stingers win 6 to 5. Game's over!

[clamoring]

Can you beat that?

A perfect slide by Joe Hamilton of our home team

and our own umpire calls him out.

How can you dispute the call? The umpire's right on the play.

Well, he's a good umpire. It's just he never gives

the home team an inch.

You say you were lookin' for someone?

Yeah, Andrew Sheffield.

You found him. He's the umpire.

Come on, Mr. Craig!

Get back up on that scoreboard and make it right!

[sighs]

Now for all of you who are still non-believers,

I'll show you the slide marks one more time.

Right there.

That's it. He's out.

He's a better writer than he is an umpire.

He always writes up the games for my paper.

He's a godsend to me.

I don't really know which side of the ball is up.

Would you mind telling me what you want with Andy?

Uh, it's not just idle curiosity.

I also put out the local newspaper.

Hey, you're a terrible umpire, you know that?

Face it, Joe, you just can't slide.

I--I was safe and you know it.

You know, you're gettin' old.

Have somebody else run for you next time.

- Hi. - Hey, nice goin', champ.

- You really told him. - You were right, you know.

- He missed the plate by a mile. - No, no.

About a inch and three quarters, to be exact.

Andy.

There's a fella here to see you.

Sure.

Hello, I'm Andy Sheffield.

Hello, Andy Sheffield, I'm Steve Austin.

Steve Austin.

I've heard of that na...

Hey, you were an All-American quarterback, right?

Yeah.

Yeah, in--in one game, I remember, against, uh,

against Tennessee, you recovered five fumbles

and you went for touchdowns four out of the five, right?

[laughs] Well, it's nice of you to leave out the fact

that three of the fumbles were my own.

So what's happening with you now?

I mean, I haven't seen your name with the--with the pros.

Well, I guess that was my problem, Andy.

I just couldn't hang on to the football.

Oh, come on. You would have made it big.

You were one heck of a runner.

I remember in one game against, uh, Georgia Tech,

you carried the ball for 250 yards in one game.

A record for that year.

[scoffs] What are you? Some kind of a human sports encyclopedia?

[laughs] It's my hobby.

Oh, I'm sorry. These are my, uh, my friends.

- This is my friend Judy Grant. - Hi, Judy.

And, uh, this is my sister, Valerie.

- Nice to meet you. - My pleasure.

[Joe] Hey, Andy. Hey, uh, we can't stay too long,

but I just wanted to tell you that there's no hard feelings

on your, uh, last call.

I mean, I--I know you're really tryin' hard.

And I'm sure you called it just the way you saw it.

Yeah.

Yeah, well, Mr. Fee says that I've gotta start

football practice tomorrow, so I've gotta get up pretty early.

Joe, I thought we had a date goin' tonight.

Can't we just go for a sundae? We won't stay late.

Ah, thanks, anyway.

- Hey. - Joe.

Uh, would you young ladies mind if I, uh, spoke to Andy alone?

- Oh, no. - Thank you.

You, uh, sure you wanna talk to me?

What's he here for?

I don't know.

Yeah, I figured you for a--a Dodger scout.

Out here for an early look at Joe Hamilton.

I'm afraid not, Andy. I'm from Washington.

Well, uh, what is it?

It's a little more complicated than that, Andy.

- Okay, give it to me straight. - All right.

All right.

You see, the men I work with in Washington are involved

in some very unusual scientific developments.

Now w--wait a second, I couldn't have won a scholarship.

I mean, I got Cs in Science.

[laughs] No, seriously, it, uh...

What I'm gonna tell you may sound a little far out.

Shoot. Go ahead.

Well, Andy,

we think there's an excellent chance that we can make it possible...

for you to walk again.

[laughs]

I'm goin' home to take a bath.

No, I'm sorry that you had to make

the trip from Washington for nothing.

Look, you don't understand.

There's a good possibility that he could walk again.

[laughs] Do you know how many times we've heard that?

- But this is different. - [Valerie] Yes, I know.

Hydrotherapy was different. So was chemotherapy.

So was faith healing and the 20 other different

operations and techniques we tried.

Look, we're talkin' about a new discovery by Dr. Rudy Wells,

the most brilliant scientist in this field.

Yeah, but it's still an experiment.

Why Andy? isn't there somebody else you can try it on?

We fed hundreds of factors into our computers

to come up with the ideal subject.

Andy's the one that would give the technique

the maximum chance of success.

And what are those chances?

An even chance to walk again.

Yeah, which means an even chance he won't walk.

You don't understand. I--I've seen the suffering

that he goes through as each new hope fades away.

[Steve] That's why I'm here to help him get through it

however it turns out.

Yeah, but I don't wanna put him through

another big disappointment again.

All right, Miss Sheffield. I've heard your vote.

- Now what about Andy's? - All right.

Now look here, Colonel Austin, I'm his sister

and I think I know what's best for him.

Do you? You think about it.

It's not you in that wheelchair.

You're right.

It's only fair that he hear what you've got to say.

Come on in. You can wait in the living room.

[dramatic music]

[Mr. Sheffield] Yeah, some of the guys around town

were makin' fun of me about it, but I'm telling you, Andy,

I feel it, I know it.

The Red Clay Indian burial ground

is up there and we'll find it.

[Woman 2] He never should have taken his son

up to Haunted Mountain.

[Man 4] They say he'll never walk again.

[Woman 2] Shh, he'll hear you.

[Mr. Sheffield] I'm telling you, Andy,

it's up there at Eagle's Point.

[door opens]

[knock on door]

Andy?

Hey.

What's the matter, champ?

I don't know.

It seems like every time I--I get settled down...

and I get used to this...

somebody comes along and they mess me up.

Why do they have to keep bothering me?

I know.

I--I told him I was against it,

but he still wants to talk to you about it face-to-face.

Yeah. That's what I was afraid of.

Well, I'll just send him away, that's all.

But the thing is then I'll always be wondering

if this could have been it.

- You know what I mean? - Yeah.

I know.

- Hey. - Hm?

If my legs were working again,

I could go up to Haunted Mountain

and prove to everybody dad was right.

Andy, I don't wanna hear about that mountain. Do you hear me?

Not one word.

Okay.

Colonel Austin?

Hello, Andy.

Nice collection of trophies you have here.

What's this one for?

Track. High hurdles.

I won that one over Joe Hamilton, too.

That the big guy you called out at home plate?

[Andy] Yeah, yeah.

Hard to believe, huh, that-- that I could have beaten Joe?

But I did.

I think I can give him a shot now.

W--well, you know, if I didn't walk on wheels, that is.

- This your dad? - [Andy] Yeah, yeah.

Th--that picture was taken the day

he was made foreman of the grading crew.

That was just a couple months before he died

up at Haunted Mountain.

I'm sorry.

You know all those rocks and fossils

and old Indian relics in the living room?

- Yeah, I saw them. - Yeah?

Well, he collected them all.

Hey, I see you like Frank Gifford.

[Andy] Yeah, yeah, he's my favorite athlete.

I've seen the film when he played with the New York Giants

and they won the NFL Championship about ten times.

Loved to watch him play. He just never stops charging.

Yeah, he was that way in college, too.

You know Gifford?

I've played against him a few times.

- You-- you're kidding. - [Steve] No.

Say, how would you like an autographed football?

- Yeah. - I'll see what I can do.

It's okay now.

What's okay?

I'm ready to hear your sales pitch now.

Come on.

Valerie might as well hear this, too.

[Steve] The implants are fitted around the nerves

in the spinal canal.

They're connected to a power unit

about the size of a double sugar cube.

Now one set of wires picks up the signal

coming down from the brain.

The unit just under the skin boosts the power

to stimulate the nerve to the muscles.

Is it a tough operation?

Well, I understand it's pretty complicated.

[explosion]

[horses neigh]

[Valerie] They're just blasting tree stumps

over at the McWhirter's. He gets carried away sometimes.

I guess we're used to it.

I guess you can get used to anything.

Listen, Andy, I know I'm asking you

to make a pretty tough decision, but believe me,

we wouldn't wanna do anything to hurt you.

[scoffs] Who am I kidding?

I wanna walk more than anything.

It's just that I have to be honest with myself, I think.

I mean, I can accept the fact...

that I'll never be able to walk again.

But I don't know if I can accept almost walking again.

You see, the last time...

Last time I didn't whistle a merry tune for months.

I don't know. The whole thing sounds so great.

Maybe that's the problem. It's too much to be real.

[explosion]

[horses neighing]

[dramatic music]

[bull bellows]

The fence is down. The bull can get at the horses.

[bull bellows]

[horses neighing]

[bull bellows]

Hey!

Get! Get! Get back!

Hey!

Get back! Get--get back there!

Get back!

There's some fence poles on top of the lean-to!

[bull bellows]

Oh, y--you just ran over 100 yards in about four seconds.

No, it just seemed like four seconds.

What about those high jumps?

That fence is about 5 feet high.

And that lean-to is at least 12 feet high.

- How did you do it? - How could you have done that?

What are you?

I'm just like you, Andy, a human being.

Except I have some electronic and mechanical parts.

Y--you mean your right arm and your legs?

And my left eye.

That's incredible.

[Steve] it was all done courtesy of the government.

So it's what they call top secret.

You can't tell anyone.

You were injured in an accident, too, like Andy.

I had to have all these replaced.

That's why you said you could help him through the operation,

'cause you've been through it yourself.

If I had the operation,

would my legs be a strong as yours?

I'm afraid not, Andy. They'll be normal strength.

And--and the whole thing would be top secret, right?

No one will know about your implants.

It sure would be nice to kick a can down the street again,

wouldn't it?

Are you sure you wanna go ahead with it?

Yeah.

- Okay. - Okay, Steve.

Okay, Andy.

Careful now.

Now hold it, hold it. Put the REA unit in Room B.

No, no, no, no. No.

Cromar Mack 2 in the operating room.

How do you like our little hospital?

Oh, it will do just fine.

I wanna thank you for allowing us to work here.

Well, my pleasure, Dr. Wells.

Tell you the truth, some of this equipment

scares the heck out of me.

My scrub nurse will be flabbergasted.

I'll show you how everything works.

Uh...

is there some place we can talk in private?

Well, you were, uh, talking about whether to use

our scrub nurse or yours.

Well, I'm sure your scrub nurse is competent. She'll be fine.

Dr. Penny, no one besides you is to know about the implants.

Now, if anybody asks any questions,

anything at all about it,

say something like it's a new spinal surgical technique.

- I understand. - Now, is surgery scheduled?

- 6:30 tomorrow morning. - Good.

I think we should go over Andy's medical history.

If you don't mind, it will be quieter if we do it here.

That's a good idea.

[mellow music]

[Mr. Sheffield] Up at Eagle's point.

That's where I'll bet the cave is, Andy.

[Andy] I can't wait for us to find it

to show everybody you're right.

It's good to know that someone believes in you, Andy.

- You ready? - [Andy] I'm ready.

[rumbling]

[intense music]

[Andy] Daddy. Daddy, I'm slipping.

[heavy breathing] Where are you?

Where'd you go?

Dad, where are you?

- My legs! My legs! - Andy. Andy, wake up.

- Wake up, Andy. - My legs!

It was just a dream.

Are you alright now?

Yeah.

I'm okay.

I'm gonna be right outside the door the rest of the night.

Now, you just yell if you need anything.

That's better than a nightlight.

Get some sleep. You got a big day tomorrow.

- Okay. - Goodnight.

Thanks.

- Sorry I'm late. - Oh, that's okay.

- Would you like some coffee? - Oh, sure. Fine.

- How's Andy? - Oh, he's just fine.

He had a little nightmare though about his father,

falling, his legs.

Yeah.

Last time he was in this hospital

was when he was rushed here from the accident

that paralyzed him.

You know, I know a little bit about the accident,

but I'd really like to know the whole story.

Oh, wow.

How can I start?

Well...

start at the beginning.

Well, uh...

for hundreds of years,

the Indians around here have told tales

about the Red Clay tribe,

who were the first rulers of the Southwest.

Supposedly, their burial ground

was in the mountains around Kanab

although it's never been found.

Of course, nobody believed that story.

But my father...

God bless him,

thought for sure that the burial ground

was up on Haunted Mountain.

That's the mountain I passed on the way in.

Yeah.

One day an old college professor told dad

that if evidence of the Red Clay tribe was found,

it could prove to be the missing link between the Indians

in North and South America.

So from that day on,

my dad climbed it every chance he got...

until everybody in town...

started calling him...

Mr. Happy Hunting Ground.

But my dad still kept searching that mountain.

That's when Andy was hurt, when he went up

on the mountain with his dad?

[Valerie] Yeah.

My dad slipped on some loose rock

and Andy tried to hold him.

They both fell.

There was a horrible rockslide.

When they found my father, he was...

dead and Andy was paralyzed.

Most people thought that was a...

pretty awful price to pay for...

a crazy dream.

But it was an accident, Valerie. An accident.

[sobs] I know.

You know, I--I'm really glad you're here to...

help us through this.

All right, now move it over.

Careful now. We don't want a dislocation.

- Yes, sir. - Let's grab the ball.

Turn him.

[dramatic music]

[Dr. Penny] The muscle's contracted.

[Rudy] Fine.

Give me a couple of Kelly hemostats.

[Man 1] This is NASA One calling ten seconds now.

[Steve] Ten seconds. Roger.

Zero, five, four, three,

two, one, launch.

[Man 2] Okay, Steve. Check your dampers, old buddy.

[Steve] They're not locked in too well.

[indistinct radio chatter]

Oh, she's really oscillating now.

[Man 2] Check your circuit breakers.

[Man 3] Put your lights on and get out.

[Steve] No, I can handle it.

[Man 2] Don't take any chances, Steve.

- [Steve] No sweat. - [Man 2] Move away out there.

- [Man 2] Give him some room. - [Man 3] Control, say that again.

[Man 2] Launch.

[explosion]

[ECG monitor beeping]

The vital signs are stable.

Fine.

All right. We can make it fit now.

That's beautiful work, Dr. Wells.

Thank you, doctor.

Ready for the implants.

[dramatic music]

[Rudy] That does it.

They fit beautifully.

All right, close him up.

[sighs] Now all we have to do is hope they work.

[Rudy] Everything's stable?

[Dr. Melville] Yes, he's coming out of it.

Did I have the operation?

You sure did, and it went sensationally.

- Is he telling the truth? - You bet.

Val? Val?

Yeah, I'm right here, Andy.

You know, if you weren't my sister, I'd kiss you.

- Don't be silly. I love you. - [Rudy] Andy, now, get ready.

If the implants are working,

the adapters are gonna pick it up

and it's gonna show it on the monitor.

Here's hopin' for.

Turn it on.

[turns on monitor]

[flicks switch]

Are you sure the monitor's functioning?

- I think so. - You think so?

Didn't you check it?

It should be picking up a signal.

The implants are working.

- Unless they aren't working. - They are. I know they are.

There's something in this room interfering with the monitor.

Oh, I--it's the clock.

No, it has to pick up some transmission.

- How about the radio? - It's off.

[music on radio]

The volume was turned down, but the radio is on.

Andy, that's a very bad habit.

[turns off radio]

[rhythmic beeping on monitor]

[laughing]

[all laughing]

- Wha--what is it? - Doc, pull the monitor up.

Take a look, Andy.

That's your legs talkin'. They're awake.

[joyous music]

[laughing]

[laughing]

[Vernon] Colonel Austin.

It's a shame about that operation.

Shame?

We were all pulling for Andy, you know that, but, uh--

- But what, Mr. Craig? - It's been three weeks.

You're fishing, Mr. Craig. Nice try.

Oh, and I put all those references books you asked for

in a box, and I'll bring'em over to the hospital

later on today.

Andy, did you hear me?

I said I took all your international rule books

and threw them in Salt Lake.

[chuckles] Thanks.

Judy, are you a good dancer?

What do you mean?

I--I don't like to have my toes stepped on.

And, uh, sometimes I swing my partner too hard,

but I lead well.

Were you operated on for your legs or for your head?

Judy, we're going to the dance. I'm asking you for a date.

What dance?

The big summer dance and barbecue

down at Desavick's Lake.

You and me are goin' and dancing.

Andy, that's only a couple of weeks away.

I know it's short notice.

But if no one else has asked you yet,

then I'm asking you. How about that?

- And I'm accepting. - Great.

What the heck did you do with my reference books?

[dramatic music]

Look at my legs.

- What is it? - My--my legs.

My legs.

- Well, it's about time. - What's that mean?

Means it's time you learned how to walk.

[dramatic music]

I want you to put pressure on your legs.

Muscles are there. Just use'em.

- No, I can't. - Why?

[exhales] What do you mean why? I just can't do it.

Andy, we've been at this for eight days.

Now you should have been supporting your weight

by the second day. Now come on, try it.

- I can't do it! - Yes, you can.

You just won't. Now I want you to stand up on your own.

I told you, I can't do it.

Ah, Steve, I--I don't think it's a good idea to push him.

Look, you came here to watch, remember?

Not talk.

Now look, he is my brother.

Tomorrow at 11 :00, you and I work outside, alone.

Now, Steve, it...

[dramatic music]

[Oscar] Now, Steve, you just got to give it the right impulses.

Think hard. You can move those legs.

Try, Steve, try.

It's all in your mind, Steve. Just keep trying.

- Okay, let's try it again. - I have tried.

It doesn't seem to work.

Well, we'll keep trying until it does.

Now come on.

- Easy. - [Joe] Hey, Andy.

How are you doing?

- Hi, Joe. - Hey, how are you?

- Hey, looks like fun. - Oh, yeah. It is.

[Andy] You should try it sometimes, you know.

[Colleen] Hey, Valerie tells me one of these days

you'll probably be walking.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Then you'll be twice as good an umpire as you were.

Umpire? Oh, no. I'm gonna go out on the baseball team,

and the--the football team, and the tennis team.

You name it. Just like before.

Yeah, that's the way to talk, Andy.

You--you forget, don't you?

- Forget what? - All those trophies I won.

I won them beating you.

[Joe] Oh, yeah, I remember. Andy had some good days.

[Andy] Some good days?

Don't you remember before the accident,

I beat you in everything. Everything!

- I still would be beating you-- - Hey, that was then.

I mean, now is that, uh,

you'll probably be able to walk someday.

Now I'm the best athlete around here.

And now is me leaving this town

next year on a football scholarship.

No, no, no, buster. That's not where now is.

I'll show you what now is. This is now!

[dramatic music]

[Andy breathing heavily]

You did good, buddy.

It's nothing to be ashamed of.

The best athlete around, huh?

You just wait, Joe. You just wait.

Someday, believe me,

you'll be feeling me at your heels.

Believe me, I'm gonna pass you by.

That's the spirit.

Colleen, come on, let's go. We're gonna be late for, uh,

dance committee.

Bye-bye, Andrew.

Three steps, Andy. You took three steps.

I'm afraid.

- Yeah, but you walked. - I fell down.

You'll probably fall down again and again and again.

But somehow you got your legs to work.

[sighs]

You told Joe and Colleen to come here today, didn't you?

- Well, maybe. - Thanks a lot.

Thanks.

Okay, let's try it again.

[joyous music]

Steve, where's Andy?

Didn't he show up for those tests?

No.

Well, he took a ten second shower,

got dressed and raced out of here for the hospital.

At least that's where he said he was going.

Well, it's no big deal, but I--I've got

to get back to my lab tonight.

I can have Dr. Melville run the tests tomorrow.

Yeah. I wonder why he lied about it.

You think maybe we've been crowding him too much?

Pressuring him?

You know, he hasn't had much time alone since...

you know, since the surgery.

I think it's something else, Rudy.

What do you mean?

I don't know exactly, but, uh, something going on with him.

I can see it in his eyes every now and then.

Like what?

[sighs] I don't know.

I've asked him about it,

uh, asked him what's bothering him,

he doesn't wanna talk about it.

Or at least not yet.

[dramatic music]

[horn honking]

Come on, Andy. I'm late for my chores now.

[Mr. Sheffield] That's where the Red Clay burial cave

must be, Andy, up at Eagle's Point.

I'll be back.

[rocks rumbling]

I'll be back.

[Andy] Hi.

Not bad for your first day in town, huh?

I don't believe it.

It is the weirdest feeling to see myself,

a reflection in the store window standing up.

You know, every time I wanna move,

I keep feeling I have to do this.

Andy, I got something for you.

Twenty copies.

That ought to be enough for your grandchildren.

- Do you believe this? - Well, you earned it, Andy.

Thanks a lot, Vernon. Appreciate it.

Not a bad-looking picture to have on the front page.

Hi.

Glad to see you out of that chair, Andy.

Hey, thanks a lot, Mr. Wheeler.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

[Andy] I can't believe this.

"Kanab Boy Walks Once More."

Hi.

Nice having you walk around town again, Andy.

- Oh, well, thank you, ma'am. - Thank you.

Oh, thank you.

I appreciate it, Mrs. Berry wood.

- Thank you. - Thanks a lot.

- Real nice town you got here. - Yeah.

Hey, you got one more gift comin' tomorrow.

What's that?

Oh, that autographed football I promised you.

Fantastic. Thanks.

[Gifford] There you are, Andy. Would you like a couple more?

A couple more?

Well, I figure three Giffords will be worth

one O.J. Simpson.

Hey, Andy, why don't you go loosen up?

Maybe we can talk Frank into showing you

some basics techniques of football.

Yeah, yeah. Sure.

Uh, would you hold this for me, Steve?

- Sure. - Thanks.

Thanks for coming, Frank.

You know, you sure couldn't tell

he was in a wheelchair a few weeks ago.

Yeah. Rudy did a miracle.

What I wanna see is how well his legs are working.

Good idea. Hey, Steve, uh, do you still

have those superpowers you were telling me about?

Wait a minute, Frank. That's supposed to be

between you and I.

I gotta tell you, Howard was putting me on about a week ago

braggin' about he knew everything about everything

and, uh, I almost told him.

Now that's what I need is for Cosell to know about it.

- [chuckles] I didn't. - [Andy] Come on, you guys.

Okay, Andy, if Steve hasn't forgotten,

he's gonna show us some broken-field running.

And the important thing now is to watch the way

he shifts the ball from one arm to the other.

Keeps it away from the tacklers and it's really important.

I got it.

Okay, I'll pretend like I'm feeling a punt.

Why don't you guys be the hands coming down the field?

Okay, good idea. Now, Andy, one another thing on this.

Don't commit yourself to either direction

because if you do, he's gonna cut inside...

[whistles] six points.

- Right. - Spread out.

Okay, give it a try.

All right, I'll take my best shot.

[Gifford] Here he comes, Andy.

Don't let him outside now. Don't let him outside.

Come on, Steve. That isn't fair.

I had to do something.

You guys looked like you're out for blood.

Anyway, Andy, that's broken-field running

- except for the bionics. - Oh.

Why don't you give it a try?

Okay.

Okay, that's far enough.

Okay, now, Andy, remember how Steve switched the ball

from one arm to other. Okay now.

[intense music]

[laughs]

That's pretty good acting. Nice of you to let him by.

- I wasn't acting. - You're kidding.

No. That's one of the finest moves

anyone has ever put on me.

- Why? Is that a problem? - It could be.

That's perfect, Andy, just perfect.

- Thanks. - I've seen your offense.

- How about your defense? - Yeah, I'll run a few patterns.

- You try to cover me, huh? - All right.

I'll run a curl pattern, Frank. Overthrow me.

I wanna see how well his legs are.

Let's see how high he can jump.

Gotcha.

Hut one, hut two, hut three.

Not exactly normal power in those legs, Andy.

They don't feel any different.

Andy, you must have jumped 6 feet.

- What does that mean? - Oh, nothin' to worry about.

We'll see how they react the rest of the day.

Come on, Andy. Let's throw a few.

[Steve] So it's just a normal adjustment.

Even the super jumping.

Well, it looks like it, Steve.

The computer projected the possibility,

the leg nerves might react erratically to the implants

during this period.

He doesn't have any pain, does he?

[Steve] No, no pain.

Well, that's the only thing we have to watch for.

Now his legs are normal now, huh?

- No other problems? - Well, he seems fine now.

Okay, but I wanna know if it happens again, Steve.

- All right. - All right, I'll keep you posted.

Ask him about the football.

Oh, by the way, he's been practicing football.

Is it all right to keep it up?

Sure. No reason not to.

Great. He'll love to hear that.

- Talk to you later. - I'll check you later.

Come on.

Do you like those, Andy?

- Yeah. Yeah, I do. - Good.

I asked you to come by because I wanna give you a present.

I'll go get a pair that fits.

I--I just wanna tell you

I think you've done a great job working with Andy.

Thank you. But Andy did all the work.

Don't believe a word he says.

[chuckles] Now about those shoes, what's your size?

- Uh, about a 9. - Very good.

Sit down, I'll be right back.

Well, you're in luck.

We have one pair of 9s left.

There you go.

Ah, how does that feel?

Feels a little tight.

Oh.

Well, uh, try walking around in it.

Sounds so funny to hear somebody say that to me.

They still feel a little tight.

Let me see a second.

Seems to be enough room for the toes.

Wiggle them around a little.

[rips]

[dramatic music]

I'm, uh, terribly sorry.

This has never happened before.

Uh, but--but it is old stock.

E--evidently, the--the canvas must have rotted away.

Oh, that's okay, Mr. Palmer.

We'll, uh, pick up the shoes some other time.

- Yes, right. - Thank you.

Sorry.

[dramatic music]

Kick it as hard as you can, Andy!

I'll get it!

That was a 100-yard punt if it was a foot.

Steve, what's going on with his legs?

Ah, it's just a flare up of excess power.

Rudy says it's probably just the nerves

adjusting to the power pack.

Oh, well, then it's nothing to worry about.

Not if he hasn't had any pain.

Ow!

[dramatic music]

[exhales]

[electronic whirring]

[exhales]

Feel all right, kid? You don't wanna overdo it.

- No, I feel great. - No pain in the legs?

Nope, no pain.

That was really quite a punt.

I owe it all to great coaching.

[laughs] Well done.

I--I--I tell you, it's the most

extraordinary thing I've ever seen.

I--I--told him, I said wiggle your toes, and zowie!

Something strange is going on around here.

- You're kidding. - No. [laughs]

It's about time you learned how to drive.

- You were old enough last year. - Oh, great.

Well, come on, young fella, step in

and let's start with fundamentals.

- All right. - Here, Steve, come on.

[Savannah] Okay.

Let's change places now, Andy.

I'm the Driver's Ed teacher over at the high school.

Mailman during the summer to make ends meet.

Things have gotten so hard, I started up

my own Driver's Ed business when school let out.

- That sounds like a good idea. - Oh, yeah.

I think I might even continue it part-time after school starts.

Can I start her up now?

Yeah, sure. You got the fundamentals.

Just slow and easy.

Slow and easy. Okay.

First.

We just don't wanna end up on the moon.

- [chuckles] Steve's been there. - What'd you say?

I said Steve's been to the moon, you know.

Oh, watch out!

[tires screech]

[Savannah] What in tarnation?

- What did you do? - I don't know.

I just braked like I was supposed to.

What are you? Some sort of Superman?

Now wait a minute. This wasn't his fault.

Look at the floorboard. Looks like tin foil.

Oh, you're crazy. It's solid steel.

Wait, I'll show you.

There.

It looks like it was all rusted through.

It's a wonder the whole truck hadn't fallen apart.

I am sorry.

Your sister paid for the whole ten lessons.

I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll give you two extra ones.

You know us. Automatic transmission,

hill parking, all that sort of thing.

Thanks.

[dramatic music]

Are you positive his legs are that strong?

No, there's no mistake this time.

He put his foot right through a piece of heavy metal.

Does the super strength last?

[Steve] Well, it seems to be sporadic,

but each time it happens, his strength increases.

You better have Dr. Melville test Andy's legs right away.

I had Dr. Melville test him.

At this moment, his legs are five times normal strength.

Five times.

I'll be in Kanab in the morning.

All right, but just get here as quickly as possible.

[Vernon] Oh, come on, Bill, have I ever asked you

a favor once since college?

Yeah, but I'm getting the professional Washington runaround.

Yeah, now I understand most of it.

There's just one part that I'm stuck on.

Of course.

Of course, I'll keep it to myself.

Now let me tell you what I've deciphered so far.

There's that O, that stands for OSI.

I've done plenty of research on them.

Yeah, then there's a bunch of numbers.

That's the catalog number of the equipment.

It's not important we know what it is.

Then there's a G, that's for government.

An ME, yeah, that's for medical equipment.

Yeah, but then there's a B.

Yeah, I--I can't figure that out.

What is it?

Bionics? I never heard of it.

Yeah, can you fill me in a little?

[dramatic music]

[Rudy] There it is, Steve.

It's a normal 16-year-old boy

with legs six times normal strength.

Then I was right. The strength is increasing.

- Right. - Any idea where it will stop?

No, not at the moment.

Andy, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you

to come back to Washington with me.

Why?

Well, we have better facilities there.

I'd like to study the problem.

Are you sure it is a problem?

Andy, I know you're enjoying this increase of strength,

but it could create other problems.

Like what?

Well, the implant power pack for one.

It could malfunction because of an overload.

You mean I could lose my strength in my legs?

Well, uh, it's a possibility. I'm only guessing.

I'll know more when we take some tests.

Can't the tests just--just wait a while?

I don't wanna risk it, Andy.

Is there a chance that you'll find out

that the implants will fail?

Yeah. There's always that chance.

Then can't it wait a while? Please, Dr. Wells.

There are three things I wanna do first.

Andy, are they really that important to you?

Yeah, they are to me.

You see, I promised Judy

I'd take her to the dance this afternoon.

And I'm playing in a football game

against Joe Hamilton tomorrow morning.

You said three things.

Uh, yeah, I--I only meant two.

What do you say, Rudy?

I'll be with him all the time.

- Have you had any pain? - No, no. None whatsoever.

Well, the increase in strength is harmless in itself

unless it causes pain.

Then we'll know there's a dangerous overload

which must be taken care of immediately.

So, Andy, if I let you go to the dance

and play in the game,

do you promise to report if there's any pain?

- Even the slightest twinge? - I promise.

Okay. Then you have until noon tomorrow.

Thanks.

[joyous music]

[Steve] Oh.

[Andy] Thank you.

[honking]

[chuckles]

- Hey, buddy. - [Andy] Hi.

Hey, I hope I didn't scare you.

No.

Hey, looks like we're gonna have a good, uh,

audience to watch us dance, huh?

Well, I don't know what you mean by audience,

because I'm gonna be dancing, too.

Oh, yeah? That's--that's great.

You just don't get it through your head

that I'm okay now, do you?

Look, I'm really glad to see that you're walking.

I'm not only walking,

I'm playing in the game tomorrow.

Hey, that's a tackle game, Andy.

Yeah, I know.

It's been a long time since you played tackle ball, Andy.

I know. Four years to be exact.

Okay.

Uh, Colleen, Colleen, uh...

can I have the first slow dance?

Okay.

Sure, Andrew.

[Man 5] Honor me a square!

♪ All jump up and never come down ♪

♪ Swing your honey go round and round ♪

♪ Any old way but upside down ♪

♪ Now bow to the partners corners all ♪

♪ Circle to the left go round the hall ♪

♪ Circle to the left ♪

I didn't know you square-danced.

Neither did I.

♪ Walk all around the left-hand ladies ♪

♪ Seesaw around and bring a little toe ♪

♪ Now turn the corner and up the calico ♪

♪ And then you walk back into a right... ♪

♪ Go hand over hand and heel over heel ♪

♪ Around the ring and around the wheel ♪

♪ Then you make your own left and little... ♪

♪ Take that cow and calmly ♪

♪ Promenade to the back and make a ring ♪

♪ Circle and a great big ring and circle to the left ♪

♪ Any old couple in the circle ♪

♪ Down to the same again get a pair in the middle ♪

♪ Swing her Andy swing that girl ♪

♪ Swing that pretty girl round and round ♪

♪ Any old way but upside down ♪

♪ Swing her high and swing her low ♪

♪ Keep on swinging that calico ♪

♪ Swing her high and swing her again ♪

♪ Swing her round and round the bend ♪

♪ The more you swing the better you'll look ♪

♪ Swing those pretty girls round and round and keep them going ♪

♪ Swing them high and swing them low ♪

♪ Keep on swinging that calico ♪

♪ Keep them going around you go ♪

♪ Swing them high and swing them low... ♪

[Man 5] And now, a waltz.

[waltz music]

Hi.

You promised me the first slow dance.

Oh, that's right, Andrew.

I have danced with five men and now this.

I'm in my eighth heaven.

What happened to seven?

Oh, there was too many people there.

[laughs]

Well, can I have the next dance too?

Oh, I'm really flattered, Andrew,

but I think one will do it.

What do you mean?

Mm, I just wanted to make Joe jealous.

I mean, I know he likes me.

Never hurts to keep a guy on his toes.

Yeah. Yeah.

Listen, uh, thanks for the dance, okay?

Hey.

Are you a Taurus?

I don't know. I must be.

You see,

I once thought I had a crush on you.

It would serve me right if you danced every dance

with somebody else, you know.

[indistinct chatter]

[applause]

[waltz music]

I wish I could go back to Washington with Andy,

but there just isn't anybody who could handle the horses.

- We'll take good care of him. - I know you will.

Now he'll probably be back in about a week.

Will you be coming back with him?

I don't know.

I really shouldn't let you hold me so close.

Why?

'Cause I'm getting used to it

and things don't last.

How was she?

Like dancing with a tube of toothpaste.

You still want me to dance with somebody else?

No, no.

Matter of fact, after all these years of knowing you...

I think I'm beginning to appreciate you.

Looks great, huh?

[indistinct chatter]

[electronic whirring]

Andy, what is it?

[dramatic music]

Do your legs hurt, Andy?

[inhales] No, no. Uh...

it's just these, you know, these tight-fitting shoes.

- How you doing, Andy? - Uh, uh, great.

Uh, everything's great, Steve. Thank you.

Good. Good.

What were you doing up at Haunted Mountain?

Uh, h--how did you know about that?

Chris said he saw you when he came back from his uncle's.

Well, what-- what were you doing?

Never mind.

But, Andy, that mountain's dangerous.

You shouldn't go there after what happened--

I told you to be--be quiet.

Uh, excuse me. Vernon says he needs to talk to you.

- Vernon? Where is he? - He's there.

What is it, Vernon?

I, uh, thought you ought to see this

before the paper comes out tomorrow.

I--I can't believe that you'd do this to Andy.

In a way, it's more important than my friendship with Andy.

Do you realize what you'll do by releasing this information?

It's news, Val. Big news.

I just thought I'd give you a fair warning.

Well.

You can publish that if you want to,

but give Andy a break.

How can I do that?

We're leaving for Washington

right after the football game tomorrow.

Hold off printing that story until the day after tomorrow,

so Andy can get out of town before you label him a freak.

I guess I could do that.

[Valerie] I'm gonna have to tell him, Steve.

When I heard about it, I couldn't believe it.

Try to understand, Andy.

- I thought we were friends. - We are.

I--I mean, I wrote all those sports articles

for your paper for no charge.

And when I was walking down the street,

you gave me all those copies that day.

I--I don't understand, Vernon.

Look, Andy, it's got nothing to do with you personally.

Oh, are you crazy or something?

Do you know how long it took for Dr. Wells,

Steve, and hundreds of other people to work

to the point where I can walk again?

Now that's fine, but they're making you into a robot.

You don't know what you're talking about!

These are my legs! Mine!

All they did was get them working again!

It's news, Andy.

[dramatic music]

[crash]

Well, I thought I'd find you here.

You see what he did?

You know what he's gonna put in his paper?

Yeah, I heard all about it. Let's go.

- Well, what do you mean? - Come on, let's go.

[sobs] It's--it's just like before.

What do you mean, pal?

Vernon-- Vernon and his newspaper.

See, my father...

My father told Vernon...

where the burial grounds of the Red Clay tribe were

on Haunted Mountain.

So when my dad and I went up there...

the accident happened.

He was killed.

It killed my father.

Vernon made it seem...

like it was my father's fault...

that he was killed and I was hurt.

- Vernon is an insensitive man. - That's right. That's right.

Believe me, I'm gonna make him eat his words.

All right.

But right now you've got a football game to play, remember?

Let's go.

[indistinct chatter]

Okay, we got six men on each side.

- Let's flip the coin. - Yeah, what do you want?

- Heads. - Okay.

- All right, okay. Tails. - We'll receive the ball.

Come on, let's go.

[indistinct chatter]

[whistle blows]

Ready?

[crowd cheering]

[grunts]

[upbeat music]

[whistle blows]

Oh, that's the way, Andy! That's the way!

[crowd cheering]

- How's it going? - Oh, it's fine.

He's doing great.

Hut!

[crowd cheering]

[cheering]

[crowd cheering]

[whistle blows]

Hey, that was dumb luck, buster.

[mellow music]

Oh, what? Now, I suppose you're gonna play sick and quit?

Come on.

- How'd I do? - Oh, that was fantastic, Andy.

- Just fantastic. - Great going, Andy.

- Thanks. - It was a beautiful run, Andy.

Hey, don't get lost after the game.

We got a plane to catch to Washington, you know.

- Yeah, but, Steve-- - I'm sorry, Andy.

But that's the way it's gotta be.

[sighs] Okay. I guess you're right.

[whistle blows]

Mal, go on in for me, all right?

- Me? - Yeah, you.

- You kiddin'? - [Andy] No, I'm serious.

Now, listen, uh, if anybody asks you where I went,

tell'em, uh...

Well, tell'em I went home, all right?

But, Andy... I'm not that good.

- Please do it for me? - Okay, Andy.

Great. Thanks.

[dramatic music]

[whistle blows]

[crowd cheering]

Hi, Rick! You going up towards Haunted Mountain?

You bet. I'm going right by there. Hop in.

[dramatic music]

[Mr. Sheffield] I'm telling you, Andy, it's up there at Eagle's Point.

Hike!

[crowd cheering]

If Andy doesn't get back in the game, well...

Uh...

[Man] Hut!

[whistle blows]

[crowd cheering]

Mal, hey, did Andy ask you to substitute for him?

Yeah, I told him we shouldn't have, but--

- Where did he go? - He said he was going home.

Thanks, Mal.

- Andy's gone home. - Home?

But that's impossible. We would have seen him.

- Our house is over there. - Where else could he have gone?

He could have gone to Haunted Mountain.

- He was there a few days ago. - Oh, my God.

- Are you sure, Judy? - I'm pretty sure.

Something else I think I better tell you.

I think he was having some pain at the dance.

- In his legs? - Uh-huh.

He said it was just tight shoes, but I'm sure it was his legs.

I'm gonna head up to Haunted Mountain.

You get the county sheriff.

Have him get a helicopter up there and start searching for Andy.

Right.

[intense music]

[Rudy] Just try to get to him

before those implants backfire, Steve.

They could do a lot of damage.

Now I'll get things set up here.

Bye.

Notify Dr. Mellville and Penny

to prepare for emergency surgery for Andy Sheffield.

I'm afraid we're gonna need it.

[dramatic music]

[beeping]

[Mr. Sheffield] Eagle's Point, that's where it must be, Andy.

Eagle's Point.

[rumbling]

[beeping]

[panting]

Dad couldn't have been wrong.

I've gotta get up there.

I gotta get up to Eagle's Point.

[panting]

[electronic whirring]

[dramatic music]

I gotta find it!

[electronic whirring]

[echoes] Andy!

[electronic whirring]

[grunts]

[electronic whirring]

[dramatic music]

[Mr. Sheffield] I know it's there.

I just know it's there.

[panting]

[Mr. Sheffield] It's a sacred place, Andy,

where the Indians bury their dead.

There must be caves up there.

[dramatic music]

[panting]

[panting]

[Mr. Sheffield] That's what the Red Clay tribe did, Andy.

They covered their burial cave with trees

so the spirit of the wind couldn't find it.

[dramatic music]

Andy!

[Andy] Steve.

[panting]

It's all right, Andy. It's all right.

You're safe now. I'll take you home.

Steve...

Your legs have given out on you, haven't they, Andy?

My father was right. He was right.

Look. Look!

[mysterious music]

Here it was all that time.

Hidden from everybody.

The burial ground to the Red Clay Indians.

My father was right!

He was right, Andy.

[dramatic music]

[ECG monitor beeping]

-[Rudy] How are his vital signs? - He--he's shocky.

Give him the blood.

[sobbing]

I... I never knew. I...

I never knew that he still needed

to prove so much to the town that dad was right.

Well, he's done it and it's over.

He's gonna be able to walk, isn't he, Steve?

I don't know.

But you promised that if the implants worked--

Valerie, there was no way of anticipating

the effects of the overload.

Now Andy was supposed to tell us the moment he felt any pain.

He didn't do that. His legs collapsed.

Now, I don't know whether Rudy can save

the implant nerve connections or not.

But, Steve...

His condition is stable. The legs are neutralized.

He's gonna be all right.

Here are some extra copies.

Gotta keep those grandchildren informed.

Oh, and as far as that other story goes, uh--

Thanks, Vernon.

Uh, Steve told me you're not gonna print it.

Oh, nothing to thank me for.

- Vernon? - Hm?

Don't go.

Thanks, Andy.

- Hey, happy birthday, Andy. - Hey, Joe, thanks.

That's some headline, isn't it?

Yeah, it sure is.

When can you tell the public about the implants?

Well, not until we can make them work on someone besides Andy.

May take several years.

I... hear that you're leaving tomorrow.

Now where do you hear these things?

Everybody knows everything about everybody in this town.

Well, Dr. Melville's going.

A--and a friend of mine who's having

her appendix out tomorrow called and...

said she saw them packing up a lot of the equipment.

Not all the equipment.

We're leaving some of it with Dr. Penny.

He has to work with Andy.

And, uh, well, I might just stay around a little longer.

[laughs] Oh.

I hate to interrupt the hug, but I have something for you.

It's beautiful, Mrs. Moapa.

Hey, gang! The cake's here!

[all cheering]

Well, we've already sang "Happy Birthday"

since we thought that the cake was never gonna get here.

So [laughs] why don't we light the candles

and, A--Andy, you make a wish.

Uh, don't light the candles yet.

Steve, can I get out of this now?

Sure, you've had your five hours' rest for the day.

[joyous music]

Come on, let's light the candles.

[Andy] Uh, please, please don't.

You see, then I'll have to blow them out.

And when you blow out candles,

then you have to make a wish.

I can't wish for anything more than I have here right now.

[sighs] So let's just eat the cake, okay?

[cheering]

[theme music]