Knight Rider (1982) s01e11 Episode Script

- What's this all about? Murder? | - Murder.
It's imperative that neither of them | gets across the state line.
Can I buckle your seat belt? | Wait a minute.
Wait a minute! Who's driving the car? | KITT.
Who's KITT? I think I'm gonna be ill.
Keep this thing steady | so I can hit him! What are you doing? | Wait a minute! Knight Rider, a shadowy flight | into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist.
Michael Knight, a young loner on a crusade to champion | the cause of the innocent, the helpless, | the powerless, in a world of criminals | who operate above the law.
Hi, guys.
| Hi.
What's all this? | KITT's got a brand-new feature.
- I do? | - Yes.
You can now construct a composite drawing on your screen based on a verbal description.
As you see, | it really is a remarkable resemblance.
- Yeah.
It's pretty good.
| - I'm impressed.
You should be.
- Oh, this, uh That's your version? | - Yes.
- Frankly, there's not much hope.
| - I could say the same of your wit.
But I shan't.
Instead, let me | present you with your next case.
L I got a problem.
My dear boy, don't be so modest.
You have a wide range of problems.
I, uh I got a call | from Albuquerque.
- From whom, may I ask? | - Cheryl Burns.
She's in jail there.
| She asked if I could help her out.
You know she's a good | friend of mine.
I see.
Remember Wilton Knight saying, | "One man can make a difference.
" - Yes.
Indeed, I do.
| - Okay.
I knew there'd be no objections.
Thanks a lot.
| Just a minute.
You can have two days.
| Then I want you back on this case.
You got it.
Two days.
Bye, Bon.
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| Hi, baby.
Thank God.
Thank you for coming.
| I'm so glad to see you.
It's okay now.
| It's okay.
Oh, baby.
| What happened, huh? Michael | Michael, it's like a nightmare.
The police are convinced | that I killed my boss.
Michael, you know me.
| You know I'd never do anything, right? I know, I know.
| It's all right.
It's all right.
No, it's not all right.
No one will | believe me, and no one will listen to me.
I'll listen.
What happened? Um, we were working late | for, like, the 10th night in a row.
He was always keeping me late | for something.
So finally I asked him for a raise.
And he said if I wanted a raise, | I'd have to earn it.
Then he started pawing me.
What'd you do? I ran out of | the office.
That's what I did! The next morning, the janitor | found him with a fractured skull and my desk lamp | next to him.
Oh, God.
All right.
All right.
Where'd you go Where'd you go | right after you left the office? Um, I walked around for a while, and then | I went into a bar called the "Bent Arm.
" The Bent Arm.
| Can anybody prove you were there? Well, I talked to this guy | named Marty.
He was real nice.
He listened to me | talk about my problems for hours.
This guy Marty, he, uh | he have a last name? He tell you anything about himself? No.
Just that, | uh, he's an accountant, and he likes to gamble.
What's he look like? He's about 5'9".
He has light | brown hair thinning on top, glasses.
Kinda reminded me | of Woody Allen.
The, uh, police can't find him, huh? Tsk.
So you don't have an alibi.
Michael, I'm so scared.
This | is an awful place.
The people I know.
I know, baby, I know.
| Don't you worry, okay? What else can I do? If my lawyer can't get | the trial date pushed back, I'm finished! You're not finished.
Now, | I promise you.
I'm gonna find this guy.
And what if you don't? If I don't, I'll, um If I don't, I'll rob a bank | and I'll get tossed in here, and we'll get | a beautiful coed cell together.
- Hi, there.
| - Hi.
- What can I get you? | - Beer will be fine.
- Draft? | - Yeah.
That's perfect.
- Looks like fun, huh? | - If you like holding hands with an ape.
Uhhh, no thanks.
You know, a friend of mine | told me about this place.
Maybe you know him.
| He's an accountant.
Name's Marty.
| I don't know any Martys.
Well, he's a little guy | you know, brown hair, glasses? - I said I don't know 'im.
| - Well, that's too bad.
I was hoping to find out where he | is these days.
I owe him some money.
Sounds like a guy who used to | come in here, but he moved out of town.
- You know where he went? | - Sorry.
I don't remember.
Did you say you wanna wrestle? Hey, Butch! This guy's next.
Butch? All right.
Hey, KITT.
There's an outgoing phone call.
| See if you can get me the number, huh? How you doing there, Butch? Yeah.
Hello, Marty? | It's Kim.
Hey.
There's another guy here | looking for you.
He says he owes you money.
No.
I didn't tell him anything.
Okay, Marty.
You take care of yourself, kid.
| Bye-bye.
You're gonna go, pally.
| You got nothin' left! - Michael, I've traced the number you requested.
| - What? His watch was talking! | I heard it! Better luck | next time, Butch.
I'll keep an eye out for your friend.
| Never mind.
Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Not a very cooperative fellow, is he? | No, he isn't.
Uh, I hate to bother you, but could you move | your truck a couple feet so I can get out? Sorry, buddy.
The city only gives me | 45 minutes for lunch, and I ain't gettin'back in that truck | until then.
You understand? Yeah, I understand.
- Yeah, KITT? | - Michael, can I be of assistance? Yeah, buddy.
| As a matter of fact, you can.
Go for it.
Hey! Hey, hey! | What's the big idea? Hey! Holy mackerel! That's city property! | You can't do that to city property! What about that phone number, huh? I traced it to an apartment building | on Mayfield Road.
Mayfield Road.
Where's that? | Claremont Bay, which is approximately 474 miles | north-northwest of our current location.
Well, then set a course | for Claremont Bay.
Michael, I'm not certain | who the call was made to.
There's no guarantee | we'll find Marty at that address.
I know.
Well, there's an old expression | I learned when I was a cop.
- What's that? | - "A lead is a lead.
" Besides, | it's a beautiful day for a drive.
KITT, we can cut a hundred miles off | this trip by going through the desert.
Let's hit it.
Is there any further information | you can provide? Sorry, buddy.
That's all I know.
Although the data is relatively sketchy, | the composite can be computed.
Well, let's see it.
Voila! - Can I go home now? | - No.
I'd really like to be | of some assistance to you.
Honest.
But, heh, I really don't think | I can be of any use to you.
I'll be the judge of that.
Look, Marty, we know all about your work | at Falcon Enterprises.
In fact, we'd like | a firsthand glance at some of that creative | bookkeeping you're so famous for.
I don't know what you're talking about.
| He's talking about selling hot merchandise, of sending stolen goods | across state lines, and lots of other good things.
Including illegal accounting.
No, no.
L I I don't know anything | about that.
Honest.
You do.
| On a stack of Bibles, right? Listen, Marty, I'm giving you a chance | to help me and to help yourself.
Now, I need those books | to make a case against your boss.
Now, if you get 'em for me, | maybe, just maybe, we can cut a deal.
L I don't know | what you're talking about.
L Wait, wait.
Just think about it.
We'll keep in touch.
Can I go now? Sure.
But if I were you, | I wouldn't leave by the front way.
I'd go out the back door.
| You know what I mean? Well, what are you waiting for? | Go on, before I change my mind.
Yeah.
Go on! What do we do now? We watch him like a hawk.
All we gotta do | is keep the pressure on him.
He's almost ready to crack | right now.
Well, he better, or we'll never | get this case to the grand jury on time.
We're here.
You sure this is the place? Michael, are you questioning | my navigating capabilities? I was just asking.
You want | apartment number 247.
Okay, buddy.
Thanks a lot.
| Hang in here.
- This shouldn't take too long.
| - I've heard that before.
Don't make a move.
Now, just | turn around and start walking.
Now, what were you doing | at Marty Keene's apartment? You know, that's the sixth time | you've asked me that question.
Well, there's gonna be a seventh time | until I get the right answer.
I told you.
I got a friend on trial for | murder.
I need Marty Keene to testify.
I heard all about that.
Now, what I want you to tell | me about is Falcon Enterprises.
I've never heard of Falcon Enterprises.
Now, I'm not trying to | cause you trouble, believe me.
Well, you are causing trouble, | whether you want to or not.
- What's going on here, anyway? | - Well, that's on a need-to-know basis.
Look.
All I need is to get Marty Keene to | Albuquerque to testify.
Then he's all yours.
I'm out of your hair.
You know, | I really wish I could help you.
But, see, you and I want the same man.
Now, in this town, | I'm bigger than you are, so guess who gets what he wants? You're making a real big mistake.
No! You're making a big mistake when you think | you can waltz in here and do as you please! You got it? Look at me! Now, I hope that look means "yes.
" Get him out of here.
Come on.
Hello, Marty.
Hi, Mr.
Farlan.
Oh, now, | what is with the "Mr.
Farlan"? I told you to call me Al.
Right, Al.
They said you wanted to talk to me.
| What can I do for you, Marty? Uh, well, you know, as you know, I've been working here | for some time, Mr.
Farlan, and I think I've done a pretty good job | of making this operation look legit.
Are you serious? You've been a genius.
I'll tell you what.
| To appreciate your services, I'm gonna give you a 10% raise.
Oh.
Well, that's | that's very generous of you, Mr Ooh.
A-Al.
Al.
But, uh, I was thinking more along the lines | of a little time off.
Oh.
How much time | would you like? How about the rest of my life? Marty, don't make jokes with me.
I need you to do those books.
| You know that.
Mr.
Farlan, I | I think the pressure's getting to me.
My nerves can't handle it.
| What if I make a mistake? Then we're all gonna be in a fix! | Now, Marty, you underestimate yourself.
You're just under a little | too much pressure.
That's all.
As soon as | we clear out this inventory, I'm gonna send you to Acapulco, | all expenses paid.
Until then, you just relax.
Everything's gonna be fine.
- Picking up any sign of him yet, KITT? | - Not as yet, Michael.
Perhaps we're barking up the wrong tree, | as they say.
No.
Lieutenant Dickerson | mentioned Falcon Enterprises.
There's gotta be some connection | between here and Marty Keene.
Michael, I think I've made | a positive identification.
- Where do you see him? | - Coming out the side door.
I think we found our man.
Wonder where he's going? | I'll be right back.
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| All right.
! You're looking good.
! Ha ha.
! Excuse me.
| You're Marty Keene, aren't you? Hey.
Will you | Will you guys leave me alone? I'm just a little guy.
| I don't know a thing.
Marty, I just wanna talk to you for a | minute.
Well, I don't want to talk to you.
Marty, just a minute.
| Come on! I just want to talk to you! - Ohh! | - Nice catch.
You know, I have a really hard time | understanding people like you, Knight.
Why? I'm just trying to keep | an innocent lady out of jail.
I told you to stay away | from Marty Keene.
Yeah, well, you never | gave me a very good reason.
I don't have to give you a reason, friend.
Let's just say that my department has put too | much time and effort into this investigation to have it all go down the tubes | because of some self-appointed hero.
! Now, are you getting my drift, | Mr.
Knight? Yeah.
I get your drift.
You do what you | have to do.
I'll do what I have to do.
Fine! Fine.
Because from this moment on, my men have | orders to lock you up if you interfere.
- Yeah, I'll remember that.
| - Yeah.
You see you do.
Nice catch.
Michael, wouldn't it be more advantageous to go | to the local D.
A.
And arrange for extradition? I don't think so, KITT.
| It'd take too long.
But perhaps he'd overrule | Lieutenant Dickerson and allow us to transport Marty | back to Albuquerque.
Remember what Dickerson said? | This is his turf; he calls the shots.
I don't see that man | giving us any help at all.
In that case, | my microwave jammers are ready.
All right.
Showtime! Dink, call somebody to come down | and check this out.
This is ridiculous.
Here comes our call, Michael.
Standard Power Company.
Yeah.
Listen, could you get a guy over to Falcon | Enterprises, 1322 Crescent, as soon as possible? We got some kind of a power | foul-up over here.
Be right there.
Keep your micro-jam going, | okay, KITT? Be back in a little while.
| Don't blow a fuse, huh? On the contrary, | the sensation is quite intoxicating.
Well, try and stay sober | until I get back.
Oh, uh, the outlet's | on the wall over there.
Hey.
Wait a minute.
| You're the guy from the gym! Hey! What do you want with me? Just sit | down.
I wanna ask you a couple of questions.
Marty, you met a girl in Albuquerque.
A bar called the Bent Arm.
| Her name was Cheryl.
Right? | Pretty smile.
Brunette.
- Yeah.
W-What's this all about? | - Murder.
Murder? Dink, what has that repairman | got to do in Marty's office? Beats the hell outta me.
Gee, I I'd like to help you, but I don't think Mr.
Farlan | would let me go with you.
- Why not? | - Well, because.
What kind of business | is Falcon Enterprises, anyway? Hey! Hey, you can't | look at that.
Why not, Marty? Is that why the cops are onto you? We better take care of them | while we have the chance.
L I don't think | this is such a good idea.
It's all right.
| Trust me.
Come on.
Come on! All right.
Shut the door.
| Shut the door.
Go! Go, go! KITT, get in here fast.
| We need your help.
KITT.
Get in here on the double, buddy.
| I need you.
What took you so long? | I came as quickly as I could.
KITT, Marty's gone.
| Let's get out of here.
Look at this place! | It's a disaster area.
Well, there's no sign of Marty.
| What about the other guy? Oh, there's no way | I was gonna catch him.
We gotta find Marty before | he gets to the cops and spills his guts.
Now, look, | nobody disappears into thin air.
Well, I don't care! Now you listen.
It's imperative that | neither of them gets across the state line under any circumstances.
All right.
Okay.
| You keep me posted.
What happens now? We gotta find Marty before Farlan does.
Come on.
Well, to be honest, | uh, no, not really.
Well, then, what do you want? Maybe you can help me out.
| I'm looking for a friend of mine.
Maybe you know him.
| Uh, Marty Keene.
Oh, sure.
| Marty's my special project.
In a couple of months, that | pussycat's gonna be a real tiger.
You have an idea where I might find him? Sorry.
He was here, but he left.
Is there some special place he goes to? Well, I really wouldn't know.
| We're not that close.
All right.
Thanks a lot.
You can come out now, Marty.
I don't want you | to get too sunburned.
Oh! You poor thing! Devon, things aren't going | as well as I expected.
I may need an extra day or two.
Well, it's perfectly all right with me.
However, at this point, | time is a luxury you can't afford.
What do you mean? I'vejust received a | telephone call from Cheryl's attorney.
The judge has refused them | a continuance.
I'm afraid Cheryl | goes on trial tomorrow.
Oh, no.
Come on, KITT.
| We gotta find him.
He ain't here, Boss.
No-good little twerp.
I give him a chance to make more money than he's ever | made in his life, and this is the way he thanks me.
You want me | to trash this place? No.
We better get out of here.
He may have | the cops on us already no-good fink! Boy, am I dumb.
| Where are we going? Back to Marty's apartment.
Michael, | my analysis of human behavior suggests that the last place | Marty would hide is his own residence.
Perhaps you'd care to explain the logic | behind your decision.
KITT, it's more like reverse logic.
Nobody would expect Marty | to hole up in his own apartment.
So maybe Marty figures | nobody will bother checking there.
I'd have to say that's a long shot.
Maybe, but right about now, | it's the only shot we got.
Nothin'.
Well, there goes our case, | right down the toilet.
Maybe the blues | turned up something.
Knight's car | is awfully hard to miss.
Yeah.
Well, I hope so.
Okay, KITT.
I'm gonna need | a boost about 25 feet up.
Certainly, Michael.
- Ahhh.
Thanks, KITT.
| - Don't mention it.
Oh, uh, sorry.
| I, uh, forgot my key.
Oh! Wait a minute.
| You're not getting away this time.
You okay? You sure? All right.
I just wanna | ask you a few questions.
Marty, how'd you get involved with | Falcon Enterprises in the first place? L I took the job, | 'cause I owed a lot of money.
I didn't know | it was a fencing operation.
Honest! When I saw what was going on, I | tried to quit, but Mr.
Farlan wouldn't let me! It's okay.
It's okay.
Come here.
| Calm down.
Just sit down, relax.
I'll get you out of this mess, but you've gotta come back to | Albuquerque with me and testify.
I'll do anything anything | to get out of this jam.
Great.
Soon as we steal your | accounting books, we're outta here.
What? Are you crazy? Not me! No way! | You got no choice, Marty.
We gotta get the evidence on your boss, or | the police are never gonna let us leave town.
Cheryl's trial starts tomorrow | morning.
But that's illegal.
That's why the police can't break in | and steal 'em.
We can.
There's one thing | you still don't seem to understand.
- What? | - I'm a coward.
We'll-We'll never make it.
| It's gonna be daylight pretty soon.
You're right.
| Better get crackin'.
KITT, when we go in, if we're not | back in one hour, call the police, huh? Be careful, Michael.
| Aren't I always? You don't want me | to answer that question.
Who you talking to? Oh, uh, I'll explain later.
Are you a ventriloquist? Okay.
Come on, | come on, come on.
I got it.
I got it.
It's all | right.
Okay.
Shh! Shh! Shh.
Shh.
I'm up.
I'm up.
| Okay.
Here I go.
Come on, Marty! Quick.
Come on.
Come on.
Whoa.
Damn.
KITT? KITT? Is everything all right? | No! Well, I'm sorry.
Sorry.
| It's all right.
Forget it.
Michael, I've been spotted | by one of the guards.
Michael? What the How'd it do that? Mr.
Farlan, you better get over here.
| Something funny's going on? Oh, no, no, no, no.
| I can't go through with it.
Sure you can.
| No, no, no.
I'm too nervous.
Come here.
Shh.
Calm down, | Marty.
Wh-What are we doing here? Just sit down here, okay? Close your eyes.
| What for? I'm gonna take you out of this | environment.
Close your eyes.
Okay, now picture yourself | on a sailboat off the coast of No, no.
No, not a sailboat.
| I'd get seasick.
Don't be negative.
| You're not getting seasick.
You're on a sailboat close your eyes | off the coast of a tropical island.
You're with your favorite girl, the girl | of your dreams.
Who's that? Alice Melkin.
Alice Melkin.
She's lying on the bow | of the boat, swaying to and fro.
She's beautiful.
She's beautiful.
| Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
You're rubbing hot oil all over | her shoulders, back and forth.
Oh, boy.
It's a beautiful day.
| The hot sun makes everything romantic.
Yeah.
Ohh.
She turns to | you.
She says, "I love you.
" Here.
This is all we need.
Grab 'em.
| Okay.
Are we going now? Okay.
Shh.
Let's go.
Come on.
Get going, pal.
| It's light outside.
Stay low and don't | trip over anything.
Well, well.
| How very nice of you to drop by.
Mr.
Farlan, this isn't what it looks like.
Aw, knock it off, Marty.
You're not | gonna weasel your way out of it this time.
I imagine the cops will give you | a very nice bonus for that set of books.
I'm not working for the police.
Oh, no? That's too bad.
| I hear they give very good funerals.
Now, if you don't mind, | I believe you have my property.
This is the police! You are surrounded! Throw down your weapons | and put your hands over your heads! Okay, go.
I told you it moved by itself! | Get in, Marty! Great timing, KITT.
Get the guards on the phone! Quick! Can I buckle your seat belt? Wait a minute.
Wait a minute! | Who's driving the car? KITT.
Who's KITT? | Don't worry about it.
I am worried about it! | I am worried about it! Drive the car! - What is all this stuff? | - It's a computer, Marty.
Yeah, but h-how does it | manage to drive itself? It just does.
Yeah.
And I suppose it talks too.
On a variety of subjects.
| What do you care to discuss, Mr.
Keene? You're not a ventriloquist.
| Never said I was.
Hey.
Hey.
| What are you doing? Punching up radar scan.
| What's their distance, KITT? Approximately 400 yards.
Shouldn't we accelerate | or do you want them to catch us? No, buddy.
I just want them | to think they can catch us.
Michael, I'm not sure I understand.
We've got the books.
| Why don't we just go to the police? That's the next step.
See if | you can pick up police frequency.
I wanna talk to | Lieutenant Dickerson.
Yeah.
This is Dickerson.
Lieutenant, | this is Michael Knight.
Knight? How did you | get a police frequency? I'll explain later, but I got Marty Keene | and all the books from Falcon Enterprises.
Where do you | want 'em delivered? All right, Knight.
What kind | of stunt are you up to now? I'm not trying to pull any stunt, | Lieutenant.
I'm just trying to help.
I'll be at the end of Highland Road.
Okay? | You got it.
You think he's on the level? There's only | one way to find out.
Unit 17, Unit 12, respond to a 4-16, | east end of Highland Road by the docks.
Repeat.
East end of Highland Road | by the docks.
Hang on, Marty! They're shooting at us! It's okay, Marty.
| KITT's bulletproof.
Wow.
Hold on.
! Whoop.
! Whoa.
! Will you try to keep this thing steady | so I can hit him? I get the feeling all the bullets in | the world aren't gonna stop that car.
- What's the matter now? | - There's something I gotta tell you.
I get carsick.
What do you mean you get carsick? Well, sometimes if-if, you know, the car is moving, | and there's a lot of motion, I Just hang in there, Marty.
| Just hang in.
Ohhh! Pretty great, huh? Here he comes.
Michael, I'm picking up an obstruction | a half a mile ahead.
That should be Dickerson.
What are you doing? | Just sit tight.
You'll see.
Look.
That truck up ahead.
Marty, when I count to three, hold your | breath.
What are you doing? Wait a minute! One, two, three! All right.
Let's go.
Come on.
| And spread 'em.
Spread 'em.
Come on.
Come on! | Spread 'em.
Okay.
You're under arrest, Farlan.
Under | arrest? For what? You've got nothing on us! That's not true.
We've got all the | evidence we need to put you away.
You got all the evidence you need, | Lieutenant, right there.
Uh, thanks, Knight.
Uh, I guess | I was a little rough on you, huh? Well, maybe a little.
Uh, I'm sorry, kid.
Uh, I guess it's just part of my style.
I just wanted to thank you | for everything you did.
Oh, let's go, Marty.
Come on.
| You're part of this package too.
Wait a minute.
Yeah.
Wait a minute, | Lieutenant.
This was all Marty's idea.
If it weren't for him, | you wouldn't have the books.
He's willing to help put your | boss away.
Aren't you, Marty? Yeah.
A-Absolutely.
Really? On one condition, that is.
And what might that condition be? You let | him come back to Albuquerque to testify.
I can live with that.
| Thank you.
Let's go, Marty.
I'll have him back | before you know it.
Okay.
You look beautiful.
| Thank you.
How does it feel to be free | again? Absolutely wonderful.
This had to be the most frightening | experience of my life.
Yeah, well, it's okay now, huh? | Besides, they found the real murderer.
Mm-hmm.
I'll never be able to thank you | for believing in me.
It's okay.
Uh, hey.
What about me? Oh, well, thank you too, Marty.
- I hope you learned a lesson.
| - Oh, boy.
You better believe it.
From now on, I'm sticking to the track.
I have better luck with the ponies.
Hey.
Do you know | who's running tomorrow? I want you.
| Oh.
Uh, hi there, Butch.
Mm.
Let's go.
| Yeah.
Ah.
Right up here.
| KITT.
KITT! You can talk to your watch | all you want this time.
I know you're a | ventriloquist.
You ready now? You ready! Go! | Aaaah! Michael Knight, | a lone crusader in a dangerous world, the world of the Knight Rider.