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It's a rip-off!

See?

Look at them yo-yos. That's the way you do it. You play the guitar on the MTV.

That ain't working.

That's the way you do it. Money for nothing and your chicks for free.

Now that ain't working. That's the way you do it. Let me tell you, them guys

ain't dumb.

Maybe get a blister on your little finger.

Maybe get a blister on your thumb.

We got to install microwave ovens. Custom kitchen delivery.

We got to move these refrigerators.

We got to move these color TVs.

That ain't working.

That's the way you do it. You better get on the MTV.

That ain't working.

That's the way you do it. Get your money for nothing and your chicks for free.

We got to install microwave ovens. Custom kitchen deliveries.

We got to move these refrigerators. We got to move these color TVs.

We've got to install microwave ovens.

Custom kitchen deliverers.

We've got to move these refrigerators.

We've got to move these color TVs.

Look at him. Look at him.

I should have learned to play the guitar.

I should have learned to play them drums.

Look at that.

And he's up there. What's that?

Why all the guns?

Create the climate trust.

This is what trust is all about.

We should stay in closer touch, my friend.

Like they say, the best.

The best business goals are always personal.

You said three.

The third one just didn't work out.

Have to drop her off.

You get your money for nothing.

And your chicks for free.

You get your money for nothing.

And your chicks for free.

Money for nothing.

And your chicks for free.

Hi, Kay. Is Uncle String here? Yeah, he's right over there.

Uncle String!

What's the matter, son?

My Aunt Min, she's gone.

What do you mean, gone? Gone where?

Just gone. She never came home.

You mean last night?

Friday.

Friday?

That's a whole week.

I know something bad must have happened to her.

Uncle String, you've got to find her.

That's it?

The firm has no reason to have her under surveillance.

Michael, come on. You know you guys always hold stuff back.

Marlene, will you excuse me?

This is what taking it all the way to the top really means.

Sorry, Hawk.

That's it. That's all we've got.

Doesn't make any sense at all.

Lee said her clothes, luggage, makeup, everything was still there.

Sounds like she was planning on coming back.

I know she wouldn't leave you unless it was against her will.

Do you think she was kidnapped?

I really don't know what to think.

When was the last time the boys saw her?

Friday morning when he left for school.

He said he came back at 4 o'clock and she was gone.

Did she have a car?

Yeah, he said that was gone, too.

Michael, there's got to be something more.

String, you just filed a missing persons report just two hours ago. You got to

give the cops a chance to do their job.

Don, that's not good enough.

I don't care if he's Sinjin's kid or not.

Probably the only family he's got. I got to do something.

She got any other closets?

No. Maybe she sends a lot of stuff to the cleaners, huh?

I don't know.

Let's go check the kitchen.

Uncle Street, I want to help.

But I don't know any of these things that you asked me.

Hey, take it easy.

I didn't know what cleaners my mother used either.

Not like you're in charge of her.

Last Friday, I didn't come home at 4 like I told you I did.

I didn't come home till 6.30.

Well, she's not gone because of you.

I thought she'd come back.

Listen to me.

Wherever she is, she misses you just as much as you miss her.

Really?

You wait and see what she says when I find her.

Let's check the kitchen.

Does your mother ever write you any notes, like cut the grass or... Do your

homework before you watch TV?

Sometimes she'd write a note and stick it on the door of the fridge.

Yeah, this is Hawk.

Speak to Michael, please.

Yes, Hawk. What is it?

Michael, will you do me a favor and check out some phone numbers for me?

OK. What are you looking for?

I'm kind of looking for one special one that just doesn't fit.

A prisoner of love Entangled in the web

Whispers in the night I'm

captured by your scent Hey, y'all have to come back tomorrow. We accept

deliveries after six.

I'm no delivery boy. I'm looking for a friend.

There we are.

What's the number of this club?

That's one of our numbers.

Why is it unlisted?

Are you with the police?

We have a very exclusive following. The management doesn't want just anyone

dropping in. So we change the phone numbers often and we never list them.

There's nothing illegal about that.

I never said there was.

You're not with the police.

I'm looking for a friend.

Pardon me.

Fellow over there said you might know this gal. Let me find her.

Nobody invited you to this party.

Do you know her or not?

I've never seen her.

It's kind of dark in here. You might take a closer look.

If I'd seen her.

I would remember.

Listen, I'm not a cop. I'm looking for a friend. A friend?

Yeah, a friend. She's taking care of this little boy.

She's been gone for more than a week and he's a little upset.

Sad story.

I've still never seen her.

How about the rest of you?

I don't know her.

I really wish I could help you.

Good to me.

Good to me.

And I don't really see why it's hard to be good to me.

What's your plan?

You can't be good to me.

What can I feel?

I surely cannot see.

Why you can't be good to me?

If it is not real, I do not wish to see.

Why can't you be good to me?

You better be good.

Hey, good to me.

Please. I've seen that girl.

I saw your friend with Nick Kincaid at Nick's Paradise.

What's Nick's Paradise?

It's a club. It's not sleazy like this. It's in Beverly Hills. Everybody goes

there.

Was she Kincaid's dater? No.

They had a fight.

She was talking to another Oriental girl. I think they were sisters.

Sister? That's what they said.

The girl had just come in from Hong Kong or somewhere.

But Kincaid didn't like your friend being there at all.

You said she had a kid?

Well, it's her nephew.

He's the same as her son.

I had a kid once.

A little girl.

Look, Kincaid doesn't take any trouble from any of his girls, and your friend

gave him a lot of trouble.

If she hasn't been home in a week, I don't think she's coming home.

Kincade, age 38, motion picture producer. He does own Nick's Paradise.

He lives at a very expensive address, expensive cars, and he owns a Vietnam

War-style Huey helicopter.

Phew. And those things go at about a million and a half, even a surplus.

What else?

There's a woman living at the same address.

Isola Aragon, Brazilian passport.

We have anything on her, Marlene?

INS has her as a resident alien fashion designer.

Has this computer got anything more than this guy, Kincaid?

I'm sorry, sir. I'm not sure why he's even in this computer. It doesn't seem

to fit any of the profiles.

There.

That's why we're keeping tabs on him.

Did Min ever say anything about her sister being an actress?

Never.

This whole thing stinks.

Better not, or that guy Kincaid's gonna end up the rotten fish.

Paul, I'm beginning to see that look in your eye.

Well, can you blame him?

Besides being Half-Pint's mother, we could be talking about St. John's wife

here. And who the hell knows what happened to Min?

Min's not coming back, is she?

Lee, I don't know.

I do know that whatever's happened to her is not good.

Why'd she go away?

Hey, if he knew that, he'd be close to finding her.

We just have to be patient. It might take a little bit of time.

I think that Min went looking for some woman that she thought was her sister.

My mother?

Maybe.

Min said she was dead.

You'd know better than me.

How things were over there after the war.

Whoever told her that might just have been wrong.

I want to help you look for them.

If I was you, I suppose I'd say the same thing.

Dangerous. I knew plenty of people like that back in Saigon.

I'm not afraid of them.

Nobody thinks you're afraid.

Uncle String, I want to help. I know I can do something.

There's just no stopping you, is there, kid?

I suppose you'd be better off if I could keep my eye on you.

Then I was talking to some of the boys down at the airport, and they said that

his bird and the engines have been heavily modified.

They said it'll make 300 knots.

It's got state-of-the-art avionics.

Now, it doesn't have a weapon system, but it could be turned into a gunship

just like that.

I'd say that right now, it's the hottest bird in private hands today.

Except for the lady, of course.

You're not gonna believe this.

Did you audition for the part?

Listen to this.

She removes her clothes one piece at a time as she crosses slowly from the door

to the waiting bubble bath.

The girl doesn't even have any dialogue.

I'll tell you what kind of films we're making.

There seems to be some question whether he actually makes these films.

He seems to have plenty of money, but nobody's sure where it comes from.

Yeah.

It's all drug money.

Money fits the profile.

He seems to do quite a lot of business in the Orient.

And through this woman, Isla Aragon has connections in South America.

You know, I, uh...

Probably get to him if it's chopper.

Well, however you decide to approach him, you're gonna have one major

problem. You don't fit into his world.

Meaning? I don't think flight jackets and jeans are gonna cut it in Kincaid's

crowd.

Oh.

What would you suggest, El Blanco?

I think we should fight flash with flash.

Department S is standing by.

S for? S for style.

All right, Michael.

Two things.

No, not any white.

Outfit the kid.

He's gonna go with me.

You are an obsession I cannot sleep I am possession

I'll open at your feet There's no balance No equality

Be still I will not accept defeat I will have you

Yes, I will have you. Keep your eyes open now.

Don't worry. Got your back door. I will have you.

Not but mine.

Oh, I but mine.

I will protect you and capture you.

You are an obsession.

You're my obsession.

Could be nothing.

Don't you ever get enough?

Never heard of Nick Kincaid.

Really? Tell me he owned a joint.

What can I tell you?

Yeah.

You see, I was not in her cab. It was a buddy of mine.

Told me I ought to drop by and look him up.

Said he was always around the place.

Just like a buy him a drink.

What was that about his name?

Bartlett.

I spent a couple years with her in Central Highland.

You can, Kate.

I've never heard of her.

Might not be right.

I'm not very good with names.

How about your name?

Hawk.

Springfellow Hawk.

My partner's name is Lee.

You don't talk much, do you?

He's more into watching.

Why you drink?

Take him over to my table and meet some of my friends, okay?

Kid owes the money?

That's more than I'd expected.

The world is full of surprises.

What do you want from Kincaid?

I'm a pilot.

I'll fly anything, any place, anywhere, anytime.

If the money's right.

You think Kincaid needs a pilot?

So I've heard.

If I could find him, I'd ask him myself.

All right, let's have a drink.

Shut up, my darling. I want you to meet two new friends of mine. This is Lee.

This is Hawk.

Hawk.

What a powerful name.

Limousine for Mr. Kincaid, please.

That was a good time, Hawk. Let's do it again someday.

Don't tell me.

Lamborghini, right?

No, no, no.

The... The white rolls?

There's a black helicopter over here. I'll take it myself.

Sure.

See what you mean.

Hawk, give me a call in the morning, will you? I might need a pilot after

all.

I was scared the whole time.

I just keep a straight face.

Come on, get across the scope.

You think I'm making a mistake?

What?

I said, do you think I'm making a mistake?

I'll let you know if you talk to your friend, Billy Bartlett.

Nick, your call from Bartlett. Oh, yeah.

Billy.

This is Billy Bartlett.

Well, this is Nick Kincaid.

Good to hear from you.

Yeah, it's been a long time. How you doing?

Fine. You still flying?

Got my own charter service.

Oh, yeah?

How many choppers do you have?

Whoa. I'm impressed.

Billy, what do you know about a guy called Stringfellow Hawk?

He's a good guy. I met him in Nam.

Well, he came into the club the other night.

Oh, good. I told him to look you up. Well, he did.

What do you have to say about him?

He's a stand-up guy, a hell of a pilot. He knows what to remember, what to

forget.

He's the kind of guy who'd be flying for you.

Anytime. Yeah.

All right, Billy, nice talking to you.

Right.

I think it worked.

Well, Bartlett vouches for a string for a hawk.

What do you think?

Well, I don't know how you do it. I don't mean them. I mean the bird.

Having something like this, I think, makes you special.

So what's my part?

Just keep on running.

What a deal you got yourself here. Oh, yeah?

Girls to go, huh?

We deliver.

Any place, any time, anything you can afford.

See, I figure it's just a matter of imagination.

Paradise is my business, you see.

I buy it, I sell it, I rent it.

Sometimes I even create it.

I was afraid you weren't going to be able to find us.

No problem.

You gave perfect direction.

Who are those guys anyway?

Well, you know, rip-offs are just an occupational hazard at this point.

calls and they'll be taken care of everybody back all right what's great

flying old boy

dope

deals ripoffs automatic weapons now this is getting too dangerous maybe we better

just play our hand out like it is huh kid yeah but i don't like that woman

he's still a aragon

You think she could be a problem?

Is there anything we can do?

There's one thing you could do.

A complete systems check on the lady.

On the lady? What for?

Well, with this fascination this guy has with women, I got a hunch that our lady

is something he just couldn't resist.

Who are you, Hawk?

I'm just a guy.

I had to get by.

You know, when I was a little girl, I used to watch the hawks diving through

the canyons near our village.

They were so beautiful and so graceful, the way they would just seem to glide

for hours.

Suddenly, they would dive straight down at the ground, and when they would

reappear...

A furry little animal would be in their claws.

Yeah, it's part of the food chain, you know.

Nobody's got to eat.

Who is going to end up in your claws, Mr. Hawk?

Why don't you and I take a walk?

I wouldn't want to lose my options here.

You like that, huh?

They'll be here. They'll be waiting if you want them to.

Could be worth seven figures to you.

That's serious.

Every Christmas, A big Huey with beautiful girls would land in wherever

the hell we were at.

Bob Hope would come out and do his jokes, and then the beautiful girls

would come on stage and strut their stuff.

Then about an hour later, they were all gone. You know how it was?

They were like birds from paradise.

That's where I got the idea.

Awful high-dollar bird just to have parties.

Well, now, that's how it started. Now the girls are just used as bonuses to be

thrown around.

Who says it never snows in Hollywood, man?

I never mix business with business.

So you're gonna take the Huey across the border?

It's the smuggler's lady.

Tell me more.

What you did today impressed me.

And I have the biggest score yet coming up, so... I thought you might want to co

-pilot for me.

Seven figures just to ride in the left seat.

Yeah.

It's a new connection.

I think it's time I took you to meet the real smuggler lady.

except they're still in the tail.

This is the smuggler's lady, my friend.

I'm impressed.

Buy a set for tomorrow at dawn.

String, you can't involve Airwolf in a drug deal. Now you can't.

Dom, the lady is my only surefire bait.

Well, you can't go alone.

I mean, that's just... Right. It's just too dangerous.

Well, I'm going with you, aren't I?

No, son.

I've got to play this one on my own.

It's a good thing I continued to check on Hawk. Vargas has been telling me

something very interesting.

This guy, Hawk, he's been asking a lot of questions about some girl.

And you know the girl he means.

I didn't tell him anything, but that girl you gave me, that Lynn, she told

him the girl had been with you.

That's how he got to us.

I think he's a fed.

That would explain why Bartlett vouched for him. The DEA or somebody got to

Bartlett.

Well, you see, that doesn't change anything.

Well, it does to me. I want some insurance.

I want to be there, all right.

Well, now, you suit yourselves, but I'm going to tell you that if I sign up,

Hawk is going to be dead.

Where's Kincaid?

Said he'd be here.

He told me he'd be with you.

Maybe he's stuck in traffic.

Maybe he's not coming

Pretty impressive.

You know, I would have given you a demonstration. I just didn't want to

wake the neighbors.

How thoughtful.

Now, what's this all about?

Well, remember when I told you about the fact that rip-offs were an occupational

hazard in this profession?

You got the money, he's got the dope.

Ha! But you got that beautiful bird.

And you have a hell of a time taking it.

Won't be as tough as you think.

And

he's

up there. What's that?

Hawaiian noise.

You okay, Half-Pint?

Your partner here didn't make it to school this morning.

You let him go.

I'll do whatever you want.

You're going to do that anyway.

What did you do to me?

You want to know?

Hey, Kincaid, he's just a kid.

See, she came to the club one day.

She looked for her sister. Her sister wasn't there.

But that didn't stop her.

She told all the other girls in the club.

They didn't have to do what I said. I couldn't have that.

So I just took on this beautiful bird out here.

We flew about 50 miles out to sea, and then I just sort of dropped early on.

And I'm going with you. Well, I should let you guys always do what I ask for.

Can we lose him?

I'm not going to try to lose him.

I think I'm going to fight him.

Are you crazy?

I think we can take him.

Where is he now?

I have him on radar.

Yeah, he's got him.

You haven't got a chance, Kincaid. Turn that bird around.

Listen to him.

You know what's going to happen if we give it up?

Well, it is better than being dead.

That's the same thing.

Hey, give it up. You saw it, this shit.

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

The police just confirmed Min's death.

Kincaid made an example of her.

I'm sorry, Hawk.

It'd be a lot harder not knowing.

Let it go, kid.

She's gone.

I wasn't thinking of me. I know, but he's a tough little guy.

He'll be okay.

Yeah.

I just know what he's been thinking.

You know, Hawk, in spite of everything that's happened, there's no real...

Proof that he's Sinjin's son.

It just doesn't make any difference, Michael.

Yeah, that damn war.

Never knew who the enemy was, never knew who your friends were.

Now we don't know who our children are.

I was so scared for you.

Hey,

they were no match for the lady.

Then I could have gone with you?

Next time.

Come on, Marlene, there must be something out here that desperately

needs our attention.

You know, Half-Pint, maybe you'd think about coming and living with me.

Make you part of the family, like Keith and the dog.

But... What if your brother comes back and as it turns out he's not my dad