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[ No Audible Dialogue ]

Thirty seconds and counting.

[ Brakes Screech ]

Leader to Longhorn.

Leader to Longhorn. Do you read?

Loud and clear, Leader. Right on station.

Minus 15 and counting. Secure objective.

Roger, Leader. My pleasure.

[ Airplane Approaching ]

Let's hit it.

[ Man ] Move! Out! Out!

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Women Screaming ] Up against that wall! \hUp there!

[ Gasping, Murmuring ]

Hit it! Get down there! Flat!

[ Siren Wailing ]

Leader to Longhorn. We got somebody coming in with a deposit.

I see him, Leader. I'm gonna drop down there...

and validate his parking ticket.

[ Tires Screeching ]

Good shooting, Longhorn. Stay on station till we hit checkpoint two.

All right, let's go! Go! Go! Go! Move it!

Stay down there, Grandpa, and count to 500.

[ Engine Starts ]

[ Screaming ]

Madness. Mayhem. Anarchy. That's all it amounts to.

A bunch of ordinary people-- farmers, merchants--

turned into killers and thieves.

They've actually killed people?

Three different states-- That's the theory anyway.

Except nobody's been able to prove it yet.

Captain, does this particular group have a name?

Yes. They call themselves the Posse Magistratus.

It's a fancy Latin name for "power to the officials."

Right now their goals seem to be to get control of Andraes County,

detach it completely from any state or federal regulations.

That's why this assignment came directly from Washington.

From Uncle Sam to the Big Blue.

There's been a series of very sophisticated bank robberies...

involving a World War II fighter with a beefed-up cannon,

commando teams, automatic weapons.

Washington seems to think Posse Magistratus might be involved.

Well, maybe I'm missing something here,

but why should a group like this go around robbing banks?

Well, we wish we knew. That's what's scary.

They seem to be collecting a war chest...

for something that could blow the lid off the whole country.

Oh, Miss O'Connell. Good morning.

I'm sorry I'm late, Captain. I got tied up on an overseas call.

Not at all. Your timing is perfect. I was just mentioning...

the federal government's concern.

Gentlemen, I'd like to present Miss Sarah O'Connell,

United States Attorney from Washington.

I'll save time and let you explain.

I like him better when he doesn't smile.

I am, as the captain stated, supervising prosecutor...

for the United States Attorney's office.

I'm here representing the government...

to make sure that you adhere \hto all rules of evidence.

- Excuse me. - Yes?

- It's Ms. O'Connell? - You must be Chaney-- \h\hthe pilot, Chaney.

Ah. You've done your homework, haven't you?

I just want to say, uh, on behalf of all of us,

how pleased we are that Washington saw fit...

to send such an attractive representative,

and we pledge to do our best to follow each and every decree...

set down by our forefathers in the United States constitution.

- Frank, please? - That's quite all right, \h\hCaptain.

Mr. Chaney has a sense of humor.

So do I. I think we'll get along just fine.

[ Helicopter Whirring ]

Frank, fire up and see how fast you can get over to Andraes County.

Bank was just robbed in Mesaville.

World War II fighter, commando team-- same M.O. as the Posse.

We're on our way.

[ Engine Revving ]

[ Woman On Radio ] Blue Thunder, you're cleared.

[ Wonderlove ] Blue Thunder, 02 departing.

Frank, I, uh, been meaning to ask you--

What'd you think about Ms. Supervising U.S. Attorney?

I thought she was kind of cute. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Laughs ] Oh, come on.

Cute? I saw the way you were looking at her.

Ooh, naughty! [ Laughs ]

You want to make a little bet she makes us do everything by the numbers?

Ah, me, jump through her hoop?

Hey. This is Frank Chaney you're talking to, remember? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOh. [ Laughs ]

- [ On Headset ] Blue Thunder, \h\hthis is Braddock. - Go ahead, Thunder Command.

I want you to divert toward Running Springs.

A plane matching the description of the World War II fighter...

was spotted descending in that area.

Thirty-five degrees, 30 minutes by 120 degrees, 30 minutes.

Roger, Captain. We understand and will comply.

[ Wonderlove ] There's no sign of any aircraft, Frank.

Just a lot of farmland.

What do we got down there?

[ Wonderlove ] Even has a wind sock.

Now why would a farmer need a wind sock?

Cows don't fly--

very often.

Well, if something just flew in there, its engine will still be hot.

- Should show up \h\hon the thermograph here. - [ Beeping ]

- Hmm. - What's it look like?

Well, unless they're making cows with wings,

I'd say we got ourselves an airplane, boss.

Here we go.

[ Helicopter Approaching ]

Good morning. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hPretty fancy \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hflyin' machine.

- You own this place? - If I did, I'd sell out,

and I'd buy me a time-share on every tropical island I came across.

Is the owner around?

Yeah. That's him.

Good afternoon.

You gentlemen are wearin' badges, but I don't make the uniform.

Blue Thunder. We're chartered by the federal government.

Ah. That's a new one on me.

My name's Sheriff Tenney. Kyle C. Tenney. What can I do for you?

Well, Sheriff, you see, we're looking for a World War II fighter...

that was used in a bank robbery in Mesaville.

We came down here because there's a plane in your barn.

- Obviously \h\hit's the wrong one. - Yeah, I--

I doubt they used crop dusters in World War II.

- No, I don't suppose they did. - Well, Officer... Chaney,

a good investigator wouldn't leave...

until he'd had a firsthand look at what he came for.

Isn't that right? Right.

There she is, gentlemen, in all her glory.

It's a gutless wonder, but I couldn't run the ranch without it.

Well, it wouldn't have been much help at Iwo Jima.

At Iwo? Or Gaudalcanal or Saipan or Tinian...

or any other place they needed heavy firepower.

No, wouldn't have been much good.

[ Engine Revving ]

Blue Thunder. What a joke.

You think so, huh?

Then tell me, how did they know...

that I've got an airplane in my barn?

JAFO, I don't trust that guy.

Excuse me, Frank. [ Chuckles ]

That's the second time you called me JAFO today.

[ Chuckles ] I know. I'm sorry. I promised.

What can I say? It just kinda fits you.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h"Just Another \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFrustrated Observer." Oh, look.

I've had six, maybe seven observers, and out of the whole bunch, you're the best.

That's why I requested you when the Blue Thunder unit was formed.

Hey, I know that, Frank. And I appreciate that. Honest.

It's just that "JAFO" to me sounds like...

some alien in some '50s science-fiction movie.

You know what I'm talking about? It's like--

[ Robotic Voice ] I am JAFO. ♪ [ Imitates Theme Music ]

I come from the planet Crington to vaporize Frank Chaney.

[ Scottish Accent ] "Captain, there's a guy here \hby the name of JAFO"--

We're gonna have to put this conversation on hold, JAFO.

We just found what we're looking for.

Here he comes again-- right at us.

[ Chaney ] Hang on.

What the heck's that guy firing?

Captain was right. Bearcat used to be equipped with 20-millimeter cannon.

That guy's added firepower.

[ Chaney ] That's an ARX-80.

That thing'll blow anything out of the way. Turbo. Hang on.

Here he comes again, Frank.

[ Machine Gun Fire ]

Frank, I hate to mention this now-- I really do--

but, uh, turbo's using up our reserve fuel.

- We're just about empty. - Oh, terrific.

Chaney to Rolling Thunder.

Chaney to Rolling Thunder.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBubba, Ski. We're here, Frank.

- [ Machine Gun Fire On Radio ] - What's that?

We found the fighter. He's trying to feed us to the squirrels.

- [ Bubba On Headset ] \h\hWhere are you? - We're over the San Andreas.

We'll send you the coordinates.

I don't know if we're gonna be able to shake this guy. We're running on empty.

We may have to set down.

We're on our way. Hit it, Ski.

We got one chance left, JAFO.

A little trick I learned at boot camp-- unobtrusive observation.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWhat's that? Hiding.

This is great. Now we're a sitting target.

Ten seconds, that guy is gonna be flying up our nose.

And in 30 seconds, we'll be out of fuel.

Frank.

Frank!

Thank you, thank you. And a-one, and a-two, and a--

Longhorn to Leader. Mayday! I'm hit!

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI'm just east \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hof Eagle's Crest. Can you stay with the ship?

[ Longhorn ] Negative, Leader. I'm bailing out.

[ Wonderlove ] We gotta land, Frank. We're on empty.

Blue Thunder, are you okay?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFrank? Yeah, we're okay.

We're flying on fumes.

[ Bubba ] We saw the smoke, thought it was you.

That, fortunately, was the fighter.

Pilot bailed out. You see the chute?

There it is!

- We got it, Frank. - We've got to set down.

Take off after the pilot and nail him.

Roger and out.

He's off road. Let's get Junior.

[ Engine Starts ]

There he is.

[ Ski ] Let's go get him.

Federal officers! Hold it right there!

[ Man ] Let's go! Hurry it up!

Okay, let's get out of here!

Let's go!

[ Ignition Clicking ] \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAh, it's dead!

Blue Thunder, do you read?

Terrific. No juice at all.

[ Sizzling ]

The battery took a hit.

Shall we?

[ Exhales ]

I don't think it was just a coincidence that Bearcat came for us when it did.

JAFO, get on the data bank. See what you can find on Kyle Tenney.

The sheriff? You think he was the one who sicced that fighter on us?

Yeah.

[ Computer Whirring ]

[ Chaney ] I don't think he uses that plane just to cruise his ranch either.

[ Wonderlove ] What makes you say that?

Did you see the projections under the wing?

- Yeah. What about 'em? - Well, they looked \h\hlike gun mounts to me.

You don't need guns to look for lost cows.

Here we go.

[ Imitating Southern Accent ] Kyle C. Tenney. Ex-colonel, U.S. Army.

Served in Korea and served in Vietnam.

Came up through the ranks. Airborne paratroop battalion.

Special forces. Lots of decorations, citations.

Terrific service record. Honorable discharge.

Retired, Fort Ord, five years ago.

Military man to the core.

[ Imitates Tenney ] "Iwo. Saipan. Tinian. \hGuadalcanal.

Anyplace else they needed the firepower."

This guy sounds like he still thinks he's in the army.

Maybe he is-- his own army.

Posse Magistratus.

I have a feeling the ex-colonel's in this up to his insignia.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAll I have to do \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\his prove it. [ O'Connell ] No!

I will not ask a judge for a search warrant for Sheriff Tenney.

For one thing, no judge would grant it.

Talkin' about sight and sound surveillance on a law officer. Think about this.

What are you talking about? I told you about the gun mounts on the plane.

A plane you found by doing an unauthorized thermograph on Tenney's barn.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hThat's not by the book! I disagree with you, counselor. I'm sorry!

There was a bank robbery. I was in pursuit.

That validates the thermograph.

Now all I need is a warrant to continue the investigation.

You know what the problem is?

You have absolutely nothing to link Sheriff Tenney with any wrongdoing.

And without that probable cause,

any evidence uncovered by surveillance is inadmissible in court!

Don't you see that these people are dangerous? That they are potential killers?

That they're up to something serious, and we have to find out what it is?

Of course I realize that, and I hope you do find out what it is.

I'm not the enemy. I'm here to make this case work if it comes to trial.

Counselor, if this case comes to trial,

I hope it's not because of a murder we might have prevented.

[ Sighs ]

[ Police Radio Chatter ]

Not too good, huh?

Turned me down flat.

Well, Frank, uh, we were a little thin on this one.

All you're doing is playing a hunch here, you know?

That's right. My gut tells me these people are dangerous.

There's human lives at stake.

As long as I feel that way, I've gotta do something about it.

[ Helicopter Whirring ]

Boys, I've got a terrific idea.

Listen up.

♪ [ Rock ]

[ Pool Balls Clack ]

[ Pool Balls Clack ]

Yeah? \h\h\h\hCould I have \h\h\h\ha light beer, please?

- Sissy stuff. - [ Patrons Laughing ]

I guess he's not as tough as he looks.

Different strokes for different folks.

Keep the change.

I said it's a sissy's drink, boy.

Maybe you're right.

[ Cracking ]

Yeah. That looks a lot tougher.

[ Grunting ]

What are you doing?

Hey, man! My camera!

Get out of here, you! \hGet out!

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI'd like a refill. Yes, sir.

Nice work, fella.

Thanks.

- You live around here? - Nope. Just driftin'.

Interested in a job?

Maybe.

I think you're exactly what my boss is looking for.

Come in, O'Connell.

Was that a lucky guess?

I've been tracking you since you pulled into the parking garage.

You enjoy playing spy, Chaney?

Well, that depends on who I'm spying on.

You wanted to see me.

I assume that had something to do with the professional aspects of this case.

Yes, ma'am. \hYes, ma'am.

I've been doing a little digging,

and I thought you should see what I've come up with.

In Almeria County, suspected members...

of the Posse Magistratus hold the following offices--

a sheriff, two positions on the board of supervisors,

a district court judge, and chairman of the board of education.

Now, counselor, they're following a blueprint...

to taking over power on the county level.

But there's nothing illegal about any citizen running for and being elected to an office.

Unless they were elected by stuffing ballots and payoffs.

Those allegations were investigated and rejected.

By officials who are also Posse members.

No, wait. There's more. Look at these.

[ Sighs ] The more I dig into this thing,

the more I see how far this decay has spread.

In Nebraska, an I.R.S. auditor.

In Louisiana, a state representative.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIn Kentucky, a sheriff. What are these, Chaney?

These are pictures of officials who have died in the last year...

by accident or homicide, all under suspicious circumstances.

And all of them were strong opponents...

of their states' versions of the Posse Magistratus.

I guess I haven't made myself clear.

I'm on your side. I don't like those people any more than you do.

But if there are charges to be pressed,

they have to be based on facts and not supposition.

I'm tired of knocking myself out on cases...

only to have them thrown out of court.

I'm exhausted. And I'm hungry.

And I have a lot of work to do, so you'll have to excuse me.

Uh, why don't I take you to dinner?

Because I can pick a sandwich up and eat it at my desk.

Thanks anyway.

O'Connell.

I'm gonna get that warrant out of you.

And I will come up with hard facts.

I don't doubt that for a moment, Chaney.

I think you're the kind of man who sooner or later...

manages to get exactly what he wants.

Good night.

Last operation brought us nearly $30,000.

Puts us back on good financial footing.

But we'll have a huge outlay for that new plane.

Well, in order to obtain our assault objective, that's what we need.

Assault objective? You make it sound like a training maneuver.

Exactly. All our training for the last few months...

has been directed towards this operation.

So, when we make our kill,

then we can devote all our energy to taking over the state.

[ Exhales ]

[ Shutter Clicks ]

[ Shutter Clicks ]

[ Tenney ] Hey! Hey!

What are you doing in here?

I'm lookin' for a flashlight.

I can't see that timing chain on that tractor.

This look like a toolshed?

Uh, nope. Looks like the biggest arsenal I've seen since the Marine Raiders.

Marines, huh?

Yep. Gunnery sergeant.

Well, Sergeant, you said you could fix the tractor for me.

That's what I want you to do.

Get busy. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYes, sir.

[ Door Closes ]

Uh, Sergeant?

Yes, sir?

You look familiar to me. Where'd you serve?

Well, by the time you make gunny,

you serve just about every place the marines can send a man.

I know what it is.

You look like that old football player--

A linebacker. Butowski. That's it.

Some people say there's a slight resemblance.

That guy was the meanest things on two legs.

They said he had a temper wouldn't quit.

Said he'd run over his own grandmother just to make a tackle.

He got a lot of bad press. He's really a nice guy.

- Butowski, a nice guy? - Yeah.

[ Laughs ] A nice guy. Come off it.

[ Laughs ]

I do not have a bad temper!

[ Police Radio Chatter ]

[ Chaney ] This is incredible.

This guy's got enough firepower for a small country.

Great work, guys. Ooh. This should do it.

One of you gentlemen make out the case report.

You wanna make out that report? \h\h\h\hNo, man. You make it out.

You were where the action was.

Hey.

I'm lookin' for a report form.

If you'd clean up that mess, you might find it.

This isn't a mess. It's just lived in.

Yeah, by a bunch of pack rats.

Look, you keep your desk the way you want it.

I'll keep mine the way I want it. Okay?

Okay, but while we're at it, I want to tell you,

that last punch you threw in the bar was absolutely unnecessary.

Yeah. I know.

Now Ski said he overheard them talking about making an assault, making a kill.

With that kind of weaponry, that could be some mean action.

Now, Captain, I know if we arrest him now, he'd be out on bail in hours.

So if we're gonna find out what the Posse is up to, we've got to let them play it through...

with me right on his tail. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIt's a dangerous game, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFrank.

Sir, look, whatever they're up to, it's gonna happen fast-- real fast.

Ski thinks Tenney might have recognized him.

Now since Ski has vanished, Tenney's bound to suspect something.

That's why I need that search warrant, to find out what they're up to.

You're right, Chaney. I'll call a judge and get your warrant.

Um-- You know something, counselor?

Sooner or later, I knew you'd see it my way.

Like I said, so did I.

[ Missiles Approaching ]

[ Whistle Blowing ]

All right, men, bring it in-- on the double.

You're lookin' sharp--

real sharp.

There's not police force or a National Guard unit that can stop us.

I guess you all know we're ready.

[ Chaney ] Put us on whisper mode, JAFO.

[ Hushed Whirring ]

[ Chaney ] There they are.

Well, we'll just take her down behind this ridge.

Activate the veri-mikes.

Put on the record mode. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Wonderlove ] \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRoger.

[ Beeping ]

[ Tenney ] We'll rendezvous at checkpoint Juliette at 0900 hours.

In 1600 hours, we'll be done.

We'll have made the world sit up and take notice. [ Static Crackling ]

Well, whatever it is they're up to, it's happening today.

We're too close to power lines.

We should clear that ridge if we want to get a direct pickup.

No. We can't get any closer. They're bound to spot us.

Let me try to shift position.

This is our chance...

to show our enemies that there's no place where they can ever be safe.

You know the procedure for infiltration.

You know what to wear and how to conceal your weapons.

You-- [ Static Crackling ]

...highly vulnerable when--

And our gutless friend, Councilman Zakarian-- [ Static Crackling ]

[ Wonderlove ] I can't get it clean. Too much static.

...will have to have police protection.

[ Static Crackling ] ...will be in the middle of his speech in MacArthur Park.

They're planning to assassinate one of L.A.'s city councilmen.

[ Sighs ] I just got through to the councilman.

He won't listen to me, the chief of police, or his advisers.

He's going ahead with the speech on schedule.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hThat shouldn't come \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\has a surprise. No.

The F.B.I.'s on the landline. They want to know the status of Blue Thunder.

Tell them we've been cleared to assist our commanders at APEX.

We're waiting for validation on a tactical alert from Metro. That ought to hold 'em.

I got here as soon as I could. What happened?

Well, everything's coming to a head.

Seems the Posse's gonna try to assassinate City Councilman Zakarian.

- Why? - Who knows? He's giving \h\ha speech on equal rights,

he's as liberal as you can get, and he hates the Posse Magistratus.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWell, can you \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hprotect him? He won't cooperate.

He's got some macho thing about not being intimidated by--

Captain, he's gonna be at the park in 12 minutes.

\h\h\h\hI'd like to get airborne. Go ahead, all of you.

Don't do anything till we get confirmation from Metro, okay? Come on with me.

Let's lock it up.

The councilman's being a hero again, so I guess it's up to us.

Frank, I think there's something you ought to hear.

[ Engine Revving ]

[ Wonderlove ] Frank, I've been fooling around with that tape we got...

of our friend Mr. Tenney this morning,

trying to separate out some of that static, and it's a lot clearer now.

And I think we're going to the wrong place to protect the wrong person.

What? Come again. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hListen-- Listen to this.

This is what we heard when we were watching their maneuvers.

[ Tenney's Voice ] ...will be highly vulnerable when they're being--

[ Static Crackling ]

And our gutless friend, Councilman Zakarian--

[ Static Crackling ] \h\h\h\h...will have to have \h\h\h\hpolice protection.

[ Static Crackling ]

...will be in the middle of his speech in MacArthur Park.

Okay? Now I'll separate the digital response...

with the A.P.O. microprocessor, which I think is a better method...

than the custom micro code for each application, right?

Well, of course. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOkay.

And you will see there is a difference.

[ Tenney's Voice ] You also know that the governors...

will be highly vulnerable when they're making their speeches at the Queen Mary.

And our gutless friend Councilman Zakarian,

whether he likes it or not, will have to have police protection.

So right at the time of our assault,

he'll be in the middle of his speech in MacArthur Park.

Making their speeches at the Queen Mary?

I don't think he was talking about the councilman.

My God. Punch into the city's event calendar.

Find out if anything special's going on at the Queen Mary. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Typing ]

Authorization just came down for a tactical alert.

Metro's sending three SWAT teams and a hundred men.

Blue Thunder, this is Command. Do you read, Blue Thunder?

Captain, listen to me. JAFO's just been piecing something together,

and I think we're covering the wrong target.

[ Man ] Now, ladies and gentlemen of the press,

before we tour the Queen Mary, it will be my pleasure...

to introduce you \hto the governors.

But before I do that, I'd like to thank...

this wonderful high school band.

They're a fine group of fine young people.

Let's give them a hand.

[ Crowd Applauding ]

Gentlemen, you're about to become a part of history.

Lock and load.

[ Braddock ] Chaney, what am I supposed to do?

Metro's got a hundred men scrambling to MacArthur Park,

and you're trying to tell me you think the hit's going down someplace else?

The tape mentioned \hthe Queen Mary.

The governors of three western states are there right now.

Every one of them has spoken out against paramilitary groups like Tenney's.

Suddenly you're an expert on political science, huh?

All I'm asking is that you let me take a look.

[ Sighs ]

All right, Frank, but you hold your course till I clear this with APEX.

You know we can't do anything without their authorization.

Sure, I will.

[ Chaney ] Chaney to Rolling Thunder.

Chaney to Rolling Thunder. Come in.

Yo, Frank.

I want you to divert. I repeat-- I want you to divert.

I think the hit's gonna be at the Queen Mary.

Put it down to the floor and keep it there all the way.

[ Laughs ] Music to my ears.

[ Laughs ]

- [ Squeals ] - [ Engine Revving ]

Can you step on it, man? I can feel it in my bones. He's gonna blitz somebody.

[ Siren Wailing ]

[ Man ] Now, ladies and gentlemen,

in a few short moments, it's going to be my pleasure...

to introduce you \hto the governors...

of three very important western states.

Each of these governors-- \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLet's move out.

is here today because of a deep personal concern...

about the deterioration of maritime commerce.

Now every man, woman and child here...

knows that our westward expansion was due...

to great fleets-- sailing ships.

[ Siren Wailing ]

[ Chaney ] Well, JAFO, there's the Queen Mary.

Governor's press conference is-- What the--

Hey, streamer plane's cuttin' it pretty close.

I'm taking her over past the port bough so we can take a closer look.

I'm going on whisper mode. Hit the veri-mikes.

[ Beeping ]

[ Wonderlove ] Veri-mikes activated.

Looks pretty normal down there.

Try the zoom. Scan every possible place a person could hide.

[ Beeping ]

Well, that's not always the result of advancing technology, my friends.

Sometimes it's the fault of poor management.

[ Man #2 Laughing ] [ Man #1 Continues, Indistinct ]

It's them.

There's no way they're gonna stop us now.

You see anything yet?

Nothing that looks like it doesn't belong.

[ Beeping ]

Those clowns-- the clowns over there. That's them!

Okay, Thunder, APEX has cleared you for the Queen Mary. Do you read?

We're already here, Captain. It's going down. It's going down.

[ Chaney On P.A. ] Everybody take cover! Everybody down!

- Here comes \h\hBubba and Ski. - [ Siren Wailing ]

- Open fire! - [ People Screaming ]

Come on! Come on! Get down! Behind the van!

[ Gunfire Continues ]

- We can't shoot. - I know.

[ Chaney ] That plane-- it's dropped its streamer.

[ Wonderlove ] That's not all it's doing.

[ Machine Gun Fire ]

I might have known they'd have one of their friends up here.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWhere's Frank? [ Machine Gun Fire ]

I think he's got his hands full.

[ Chaney ] JAFO, get us on a frequency so we can talk to that plane.

Streamer plane 114-Victor, you are under federal arrest.

Repeat-- You are under federal arrest.

You are to land immediately at the nearest airstrip. Acknowledge, 114-Victor.

If you fire upon us again, you will be shot down.

[ Longhorn ] No way, Blue Thunder.

[ Wonderlove ] He's coming back around, Frank.

[ Machine Gun Fire ]

[ Chaney ] 114 Victor, this is your last warning.

If you do not comply, I will be forced to fire and disable your plane.

[ Longhorn ] You and what air force?

He's not gonna listen.

[ Wonderlove ] You got him.

[ Chaney ] He's ditching.

JAFO, contact the Coast Guard to pick him up.

Now to clean up the rest of the garbage down there.

[ Tires Squealing ]

[ Tires Screeching ]

Now just stay right there, Sheriff.

I can fire 6,000 rounds faster than you can say "Iwo Jima."

[ Gun Clatters On Ground ]

Now let's get 'em up, boys.

Hey, JAFO, that's the fourth cup of coffee...

you've poured yourself in the last five minutes.

Oh, great. Now you guys are gonna start calling me JAFO too?

That-- That's perfect. Thank you.

Well, it kinda fits, little buddy.

Listen. Want a little advice about it, kid?

Don't bother. Nobody scores with J.J. Nobody.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNobody? [ Mouths Word ]

Why? \h\h\h\hThat's a mystery \h\h\h\hin the Astro Division.

Well, at least I won't have to worry about what we're gonna name our first child.

\h\h\h\h[ Laughs ] Oh. Hello.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHello. Hi.

Could I have a word with you? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSure.

Why don't you step in my office?

[ Imitates Sizzling ] \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSay.

\h\h\h\h[ Ski Laughs ] Do you take this lovely woman to be your lawful--

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hChaney! [ Laughing ]

I-I'm not sure where to begin.

Uh, I guess I'd just like to say congratulations.

And thank you. You performed a tremendous service today.

It's all in a day's work, ma'am. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDon't be flip. Please.

I mean it.

I'll admit, I had my doubts about you at first,

but if you weren't exactly the kind of man you are,

there'd be a lot of innocent people dead right now.

I'm just glad we got there in time. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYeah.

Um-- I just want to say thank you.

It's been very nice working with you.

Counselor, you know I play hunches.

And I've got a strong hunch we haven't seen the last of each other--

not by a long shot.