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'7-Mary-3 and 4.'

'Helicopter-5.'

'You guys would be better off'

'if you had wings on those bikes.'

- Who's the hotshot? - It's Patterson.

I wonder who's flying with him today.

Fritz.

My turn tomorrow.

I thought you hated flying.

Me? The open sky, the beautiful view?

If I could be anything else but what I am

I'd be a bird.

Yeah? An ostrich or a turkey?

An eagle, man. A regal eagle!

Did it quit on you?

It's dead as a doornail.

Oh, gee.

- Hi. - Hi.

Hi. Hi.

I don't know what's the matter with it.

Are you sure you got some gas?

The tank's full.

The battery has a full charge.

The oil pressure's fine.

The temperature's fine.

The stupid thing just won't run.

Uh, let's have a look.

Come on, you guys.

Ah, here's your problem.

Ha ha! Terrific. What is it?

- Well, it's a rotor. - Oh.

Now, there's a call box about a 100 yards back.

Now, you've got to call a tow truck.

Give them the year and make of your car.

Tell them you need a rotor for your distributor.

Oh, thanks a lot, certainly would

never have thought of that.

- Oh. - Really. Thanks very much.

- It's okay. - Have a good one.

Good luck.

'Good luck.'

See you.

Come on. Let's move.

Move it!

Lower the cable.

Let's get it hooked to that exhaust, man, okay?

I got it.

- Alright, baby. - Okay.

Ok, I'm just, uh...I'm not too far away from this box.

You'll see me. It's a red..

...it's a red Trans-Am, okay?

Thanks very much. Buh-bye.

Hi. I-I-I wasn't gone five minutes.

All I did was go down to the call box

and I came back--

Ma'am, ma'am, ma'am, please slow down.

Start at the beginning.

I just did. Look..

Come and look. Will you come and look?

Alright.

Look!

See?

It-it-it was three guys in-in a blue van. They-they just left.

They just left a minute ago. Okay. You stay right here.

We'll call for someone on the radio, alright?

Okay, it was-it was a..

it was two-it was a-a white guy and two black guys.

They were young-- about early twenties.

I didn't get the license plate.

Alright.

- Alright. - 'Unbelievable.'

- Yee-haw! - Let's go--

Oh, man! The CHP is behind us.

Just hold on. Hold on. I'm going to hang a left.

Drive!

Oh, my God.

You want to do a pattern search?

I wish we had the helicopter.

Yeah, or a regal eagle.

I'll help you carry 'em home.

Oh, no, no, no. No!

I feel guilty about letting you help me

shop in the first place.

It's for my partner's neighbor.

It's a pleasure, Carol. Really.

But you came over here to work on your car

and I'm keeping you from it.

No problem. I'm always working on that car.

Hey, Ponch.

You wanna hand me the elbow wrench?

Here. I will.

Thank you.

There we go. That should do it.

Okay. You want to start her up?

Oh, can I, please? I know how.

Alright.

Here you go, Kim.

Hey, wait a minute, you don't start a car up

without checking it out first.

What gear is it in?

Uh, park.

How about the emergency brake?

Yeah, it's set.

'Okay. Fire it up.'

Okay, honey. You can shut it off.

Hey, uh, why don't you have dinner with us?

I've got plenty.

Okay. As soon as I get cleaned up, alright?

Alright. Hey, come on.

I'm pretty handy in the kitchen, you know?

Okay.

Kim, are you coming?

In a minute, mother.

There we go.

Okay, who cleaned up all my tools?

Oh, a little green man.

Kim, you know, uh, you are kind of little

but you're not a man

and you're not green.

Thanks, Kim.

Thanks a lot for all your help, okay?

You know, um, I didn't know what an elbow wrench was

but right when you said it, I knew what you wanted

because I-I saw, like, a little elbow, you know

and I went, like, wow, that's it.

So I handed it to you.

Well, uh, maybe we're on the same wavelength.

I think it's so neat.

It's-it's almost like you know

what the other one's thinking.

Yeah, Kim, uh, you know

maybe you should help your mother with dinner, huh?

Oh, that's okay. Ponch is helping.

Well, uh, see, I wanted to bring some dessert

and I've got some ice cream upstairs

so, uh, why don't you tell her that

and I'll be there in about ten minutes.

Okay?

Okay.

'Oh.'

'I'm tired. I'm taking a nap.'

- 'Hey, hey.' - Yeah, Paul.

- 'Heads up.' - Alright.

- Paul, Tony, Sammy. - Yo.

We got an order for some wheels!

- Yeah! - Alright!

Well, I wanna get some mags..

- Okay. - ...some wires.

- Mm. Mm. - And some radials.

- Aye. - Um.

Man, that's going to take us

all day long.

Well, that's alright

if it even takes all night long!

- If that need be. - 'Hey, hey, hey.'

'Wait a minute. We're not ready.'

'Yeah, the van is still not painted.'

'That's right.'

You've got a couple of hours to paint the van.

- Oh, what! - A couple of hours?

- What? Are you mad? - Are you out of your mind?

You heard what I said!

Now, you had all morning to do what I asked.

I want the van painted in two hours

and I don't want you to come back until it's full.

Do you understand?

Yeah, we understand.

Oh, no.

- That's too much. - Um, yep.

- Come on. - Let's go.

Ok, that's it.

By the way, you got to get along without me today, Jon.

This is the big one, the day I've been waiting for.

Ponch, you don't sound so good.

Me? I'm fine.

Uh, Frank, you, uh, fly observer

with Patterson today, you know?

Uh, Bob, that's the last check-out flight.

Uh, all the rest of the roster's been up.

I've really been looking forward to this.

- Open sky, no crazy drivers. - Ponch.

What's the matter with your voice?

Nothing. My voice is fine.

You got a cold, Frank?

Oh, it's nothing. I feel great.

I don't want you to send Grossman or some substitute.

Ponch, I can't take you up in this condition.

You might pass out on me.

But it's my turn.

Not with a cold in your head. You're up tomorrow.

Bob, take Grossman.

Ponch, I hope you don't think I'm butting in.

Oh, no, no.

Okay, let's go.

Beautiful day for flyin'.

Yeah, well, uh, what happened

to that cold you said you had?

Hey, I didn't say I have a cold.

Getraer said I had a cold.

I said I feel fine.

'I see.'

Doesn't it bother you always being misunderstood?

It hurts.

But I can take it.

'All units in vicinity of 51-50 Ballantree'

report of a car stripping. Units responding, identify.

LA-15, 7-Mary-3 and 4 responding.

Oh, no, are you ready for this?

I think it's the same two guys.

Aw, man!

Well, you did it before, you can do it again.

Burn some rubber, Sammy.

Let's go.

Come on, baby. Come on.

Hey, Ponch, that's the same van

'only it's painted brown and they're using'

'the same escape route.'

Yeah, well, I'm starting to get mad at those guys.

Yeah, well, uh, could have been up in the wild blue yonder.

Yeah, well..

...I'm not that mad yet.

See you guys later.

Ba-bow!

Hey, Frank, how's the cold?

I told you it wasn't a cold.

I was just stuffed up.

Uh, we fly tomorrow, right?

Don't you worry about tomorrow, man. I'll be ready.

- Hi, mom. - Hi.

Sorry I'm late.

That's okay.

Come here.

Did you have something to eat?

Um, yeah.

A turkey pie and a tomato.

Kim, I've got to talk to you.

Oh, I can't, mom.

I'm going skating with Gary.

He's waiting for me.

'No, dear.'

Mom! Just until dark.

No, I got a call at work today

from your counselor at school.

Mr. Remby?

Yeah, Mr. Remby.

Now, he thinks..

...you're a very bright and capable young lady..

...but that you're neglecting your studies.

Mom, I study.

When?

Now, I let you enjoy your evenings

because you told me that you get

your work done before I come home.

Apparently, that's not the case.

Well, maybe I just missed an assignment or..

You've missed more than half of them.

Now, if you don't make them up

they're not going to promote you.

Is that what you want?

Mom, I'll do better. I promise.

You bet you will, you're gonna start right now

by taking off those skates.

Mom, Gary 's waiting!

You're gonna take your skates off

and you're going to get started this afternoon.

Then you're going to work tomorrow

and Sunday!

Now, I'm gonna help you as much as I can.

All weekend?

That's not fair!

Nevertheless, that's exactly how it's gonna be.

Now, you get in that bedroom and get started now!

'Move it!'

'Yeah. Just a minute.'

Who is it?

'Carter, building custodian.'

Alright.

Hello, Mr. Carter.

This girl rang my bell looking for your apartment.

Kim.

Well, you know her, huh?

Yeah. She lives in the building across the street.

1 o'clock in the morning?

What's the problem, honey?

Uh, I have something to see you about.

Well, uh, alright.

Why don't you come in?

Well, have a seat here.

Uh, I'll get some other clothes on, alright?

Excuse me.

Um, there's nothing wrong.

Okay, uh..

...what seems to, uh

be the problem?

Well, it's about

not being able to meet you

when you got home from work.

See, I usually tell my mom

that I'm skating with Gary

and then it's really easy

but tonight she grounded me.

Yeah, for what, uh, not telling the truth?

No. It was something at school.

I guess, I haven't been doing my homework.

See, she doesn't really know about us.

Well, I mean..

...that I like to meet you after work.

Well, so what? I mean, there's nothing wrong with that.

Yeah, well..

Um..

Let's have a cup of hot chocolate, alright?

- Oh, great. - Alright.

Daddy used to make hot chocolate.

Why don't you have a seat here

and we'll fix some up, alright?

I guess daddy being killed in Vietnam was..

...well, you know..

'...real, and..'

Well, I think it made me grow up faster.

Do I seem older to you?

Uh, yeah. You seem very grown up.

Listen, uh, Kim, I want you

to make me a promise, alright?

To catch up on my homework. I promise.

Yeah, and to always tell your mother the truth

about where you're going because, uh,

if there's ever any trouble

there's no way she can help you unless

she knows where you are.

Okay.

Okay, now, one of us is gonna call your mother

then we'll drink the hot chocolate

and, uh, I'll walk you home.

But she's asleep.

And I don't want her to know.

That's not very grown up.

Now, we've traced stolen car parts

as far away as St. Louis.

They seem to only steal what they need.

Uh, they're very well organized.

Poncherello and Baker have ID'd a van

the gang may be using

so check your sheets.

Uh, be suspicious of any high-priced

high-performance automobile.

That seems to be what they're ripping off.

Okay, that's it.

Uh, Poncherello, front and center.

Rest of you, hit your beats.

Your day as a UFO, right?

UFO?

Yeah. Unwilling flying observer.

Jon, I'm not unwilling.

Believe me. I'm ready.

Uh, Frank, about your flight with Bob..

Fight? With Bob? Me? No.

No, no, no. Flight, flight, not fight.

Oh, good, because we wouldn't fight, right?

- We're friends. - I often wonder.

Up and running, huh?

Uh, Frank, uh..

...what's wrong with your hearing?

Oh, nothing, sarge. Now, come on.

please don't make a federal case about a little earache.

A little earache?

That is keeping you out of the air.

Oh, you got to be kidding.

Look, Frank, it's all academic.

That's what I was trying to tell you.

You can't fly today. The weather report's bad.

All routine flights have been canceled.

The chopper's grounded.

- Grounded? - Grounded.

Grounded.

What are you doing here? I thought you'd be gone.

Uh, without my partner? Never.

Did you know the chopper was grounded?

Well, I knew you'd come up with something.

Uh, but I don't control the weather.

Yeah, but, uh, how about the earache?

Say what?

Come on, Kimmy, eat your breakfast

and get to work.

Work?

That's the word.

Mom, you said Saturday afternoon.

No. I said I'd help you Saturday afternoon.

And I will. I promise.

Why couldn't you just let me sleep a little bit longer?

Because I want you to finish your math homework

do your book report, and get that history paper done

by the time I get home.

I might as well be in jail.

Young lady, it just so happens

I lost a good deal of sleep myself, last night

and it wasn't from traipsing around the neighborhood

making a nuisance of myself.

Jon doesn't think I'm a nuisance.

Whatever Jon says doesn't cut any ice around here.

This is my home, and you're gonna abide by my rules..

...till you're old enough to get out.

Alright, I'll get out!

Oh, Kimmy!

Here.

Don't be silly.

Oh, do you work and eat your breakfast.

I got to go, Kimmy.

'Units in the vicinity of 51-50 Ballantree'

'report of a possible car-stripping.'

'Units responding, identify.'

LA-15, 7-Mary-3 and 4, uh

we'll handle. Responding from Armada and Davy.

'10-4, 7-Mary-3 and 4.'

Oh, man! I wish we had the big van.

I wish we had Sammy here.

We should have waited for him.

This sucker would have been long gone.

Come on, move it!

Watch out!

Hey! You guys alright?

Come on. Give me your hand.

Now, get up on here.

'Hey, listen, you didn't have to come all the way'

'with me just to get my basketball shoes.'

No, I called us in on a 10-7-8.

Uh, lunch? I mean, you're gonna eat my cooking?

Why not? It is free.

Kim, uh..

My mother threw me out.

Oh, now, come on. We both know--

She did.

And if you try to take me back

I'm going to scream all the way

and then I'll leave again

and then you'll never find me.

Alright, come on.

Well, she took her favorite dress

and, uh..

...she took some books and, uh, a few personal things.

So if you-if you see her, could you please call me?

Yeah, and kind of look around, okay?

Yeah. Thank you.

Oh.

'Hi.'

- Is it Kimmy? - Easy. Everything's cool.

Yeah, she's fine. She's at my place.

Oh, thank God.

Come on in.

The way she sees it, she ran away.

She's supposed to be here doing her homework.

I-I just got in, so I've been calling

everybody that I could think of.

I don't know what to do.

Listen, I thought you had everything under control

last night when I brought Kimmy home.

I did. I really did.

I thought I did, anyway.

I mean, I was lady cool.

I was charming and, uh, calm

and then I went to sleep and I, uh, couldn't sleep

so I got madder and madder

and then this morning I woke up

and I said some hideousthings to her.

Yeah, um, that's understandable.

Yeah, maybe to you, but, uh, not to her.

Anyway, she had a good lunch with us.

Jon can heat soup like you wouldn't believe.

Carol, listen, uh

I want you to give me an honest answer.

Okay.

Can you trust me to, uh..

...deal with her without your help?

You mean, my not interfering.

That's what you mean?

Right. Yeah.

Yeah, well, I trust you.

I really do. I do trust you.

Okay, you stay here and, uh, leave her alone

and this time, be ready for her when she comes home.

Thanks a lot.

- I really appreciate it. - Alright.

- Thanks. - Yeah.

Bye. See you.

Well, what are you gonna do?

Shatter some illusions. That's for sure.

You're the knight in shining armor, man.

At Kimmy's age, that's pretty heavy, you know?

Yeah, but I mean, how do I live up to it

and then let her down without hurting her?

Sometimes I wish I had some of that

Poncherello school of charm.

Hey, you do pretty good when you're trying.

Come on, let's go.

Yeah, I'll try, but, uh

in case I need some reinforcement

maybe you'll drop by to see me.

'You got it.'

Pull over.

Pull over!

My wife is gonna kill me.

- It'll be okay. - No. Oh, you don't know.

My wife's really going to be upset about this.

'Again, I shouldn't have picked you up.'

'She told me never to pick up hitchhikers.'

'Settle down. It's okay.'

- 'No, I'm getting it.' - 'It'll be okay.'

- 'Don't worry about it.' - This is Mr. Affelrod.

He's the nicest man. Our bus broke down.

And he just stopped to help.

- Driver's license, please. - Uh, Rams.

You're the cheerleaders for the LA Rams, huh?

- Yeah. - Right!

We're doin' a benefit this afternoon.

We just have to get there.

They're absolutely countin' on us.

Listen, uh, your vehicle is overloaded, uh

I'm gonna let you go with a warning and, uh, 12 girls.

- No, we cannot, 12 girls. - 'No.'

'Okay, wait a minute. Hold it!'

Hey! Please, quiet!

See, you can only take 12 passengers because

any more than that is going to interfere

with your driving, alright?

Alright. Uh, it's not my fault.

Alright, you girls, uh, decide

who's gonna go in the car with me

and I'll get in the car and wait for you.

Uh, how many?

- Twenty. - 'About twenty.'

Twenty.

Twenty.

Two cruisers should do it, Jon.

Why don't you call in for transportation?

Me call?

Yeah, man. It's my turn for traffic control.

Uh, alright, uh, ladies, uh, please.

'Twelve of you now in the bus, please.'

- 'Alright, now.' - Bye! Bye! Bye!

Please.

Uh, girls, please!

'You're creating a hazard here.'

Hey, Ponch.

I thought it was your turn at traffic control.

You control your kind of traffic, I'll control mine.

Yeah.

Hi.

Hmm.

Man, you look terrific today. You know that?

Thanks.

- What do you want? - Want?

I don't want anything. That was a compliment.

Then why do I feel like you want something, Ponch?

Oh, you feel that way because you don't know me.

I know you, Ponch.

Not well enough.

Well enough.

Sindy..

...I got a problem. I need you.

Only one?

Look, it's serious.

We all know you don't date cops

but couldn't you be a nice cop's lady

just for tonight?

I'm sorry. I guess, you know

I'm not that good an actress, Ponch.

Oh, come on, Sindy.

It's not for me. It's for Jon.

Well, it's not even for Jon.

We're trying to help this little girl.

Please?

I'll fix you anything you want for supper.

Just tell me when you're hungry.

Hey, this is really great, Kim.

You must have been doing your homework all afternoon.

Are you glad I'm here?

Uh..

Yeah, well, uh..

I think you've, uh, made

the best of yourself today and, uh..

...you know I'd be happy about that, wherever you were.

You know, you don't have any slippers?

- Slippers? - Yeah.

I thought it would be so neat if, you know

I could have your slippers waiting by your chair

when you got home from work

like, like..

...well, you know.

Like a storybook, Kim.

Right!

It's so fun.

Um, it's probably Ponch.

Excuse me.

Sweetheart!

Uh, hi, uh..

The cleaner lost your silk shirt

'and I know how you love it'

'so I made him find it.'

'That's why we're late.'

Kim, you look terrific today.

'He says that to all the girls.'

Uh, oh, Kim, this is Sindy.

Hi, I've heard the nicest things about you from Ponch.

'But if Jon says you're neat..'

'...then you're neat.'

The table!

Jon, you are such a doll.

'But you didn't think of candles.'

- I did. - Oh.

Well, figures. It's a lady's touch.

Uh, why don't we see what's for dinner, okay?

- I-I better go. - Kim, wait a minute.

We, uh, I-I want to talk to you, alright?

Listen, uh, Kim wanted to fix dinner.

Would you guys mind putting that in my bedroom for me?

- Sure. - Sure.

Listen..

...I know you and your mother said a lot of things

that you're both sorry for.

Listen, I know what she is.

Why'd you have to talk to her about me?

Well, I just had to tell her where you are and, uh..

...that-that you're safe.

Like she cares. She hasn't even called.

Yeah, wait a minute. I told her not to call.

I just, I felt that you needed the time

to be alone and, uh..

I wanted to make sure that everything was

cool between us.

Well, is-is it?

I don't know. Is it?

What I'm trying to say, I guess, is, uh

if you need a guy, a guy to rap to..

...I'm your guy, alright?

And listen now, you get your mother's permission

and you can use this apartment and make yourself welcome

just like it's your own home, alright?

You mean, I can..

I can, like, cook here

do the housework

and-and then

just go home and sleep?

You mean, you'd rather do the housework

than roller-skating?

Huh?

You know, you should enjoy your youth

while you can, alright?

We're okay. Thanks a lot.

'Well, Ponch is here.'

'And Sindy.'

'That's Jon's girlfriend.'

And Jon says that I can do all the cooking

and that Sindy can help.

And then, Jon will walk me home.

11 o'clock?

Okay, 10 o'clock.

Okay. Bye, mom.

I love you.

- I can stay! - Great.

- Alright, what's for dinner? - Let's eat.

- Spaghetti? - Yeah, spaghetti.

- Okay. - 'Spaghetti. Okay.'

Ponch, about your cold and congestion

try rosehip tea.

Natural ascorbic acid does wonders. Believe me.

Grossie, I have no cold. I have no congestion.

I'm in perfect physical health.

Poncherello.

Except for the pain in my stomach.

I'm glad to hear you're in great physical condition.

Uh, didn't you hear the last part?

Uh, no.

This really the first time you've been up in a helicopter?

No, just this type.

Please watch where you're goin'.

So it isn't me you hate, after all.

I don't hate anyone. I have no hate in my body.

I go to church. I love my country and my mother.

But you're terrified of flying.

I am not!

Get it through your head, Bob.

I love flying.

There's one thing I'm terrified of.

- And what's that? - Crashing.

Hey, can we go low? There's a van down there I recognize.

Helicopter-5.

Any unit in the vicinity of Magnum and Laurel.

H-5, this is 7-Mary-3, westbound on Sepulveda.

'15, 7-Mary-3. This is helicopter-5.'

We got a possible GTA, two vehicles involved

'on magnum, east of Laurel.'

Number one is a light blue Mercedes

Number two, a brown '76 Chevy van.

The same van, Jon, the same van!

He's heading into the hills. Can't we get any lower?

- We're gonna lose him! - Hold on.

Get closer. Can't you?

Bob, if he gets into the canyons

we're gonna lose him for sure.

Can't you put this thing down in front of him?

- He'll have to stop. - Or hit us!

- No, thanks! - Maybe just above his head.

Scare him enough to slow him down.

I can't without clearance, Ponch.

They wouldn't give me clearance for a stunt like that.

You wouldn't know it if you got it!

Hey, are you crazy?

Report me if you want to.

But that guy tried to kill me and Jon.

I want that guy!

I thought you were terrified of crashing.

So don't crash!

We're not gonna lose him.

Right on top of him!

We got him!

Alright. Alright!

Hold tight. That's right.

I got it now!

Yeah, but, uh, really, for someone who doesn't like flying

and doesn't want to admit it..

Hey, I think Ponch did a heck of a job.

- I second that. - Couldn't agree more.

Yeah, he really toughed it out. I gotta hand it to him.

Uh, but, uh, don't quote me on it. I'll deny it.

- Hey, Ponch. - Don't go.

- Hey, we got-- - Uh, hey, guys.

We're running out of daylight, right, so see you later.

Well, listen, what I wanted to tell you is actually--

No, no, no, honest.

We gotta put our chopper away

and then off to the airport. Good-bye.

- Ponch, come on. - Hold it, Frank.

- Frank. - Well, Ponch.

Wait a minute.

- Hey Frank. - Hold it, Frank.

- Hold it. - What? What?

To the airport? For what?

My flying lesson. What else?

Bob's gonna teach me to fly.

- To fly? - You? You're kidding.

Hey, listen, Ponch, what I wanted to say to you--

Hey, Jon, tomorrow, okay? I ain't got no time.

See you later.

Come on, girls.

- Hi! - Hi! How are you?

- Hi. How are you? - Listen, uh, sarge?

We got an extra ticket.

And an extra girl. Are you free?

I don't think my wife would think so.

I'm what you'd call a caged bird.

Ah.

But, you know, uh, I think

our regal eagle out there, uh

turned out to be a dumb cluck.