01x07 - Clipped Wings

[bunniefuu]

You know what I think? I think

this whole drug shipment
we're waiting for...

Is a figment of apex's hallucinations.

Well, one thing's for real. At


hours past the e.T.A.,

and the only
thing that's jumped is my stomach.

Well, I hope everyone
knows that without councilman Ken joyner...

This park
would've been lost to developers.

Through his efforts, we have preserved

this green space where our
children can play and...

And where families can come

together in the traditional
fashion that we know.

Thank you.

Kidnapping in progress. McManus park.

\-
h

- -
no!

- No! Come on. Come on. Let's go!

Air 10, air 10,

shots fired and a
kidnapping in progress at McManus park.

You're the closest
astro unit. All other units assist.

- "All units." That's us.
- That's all police units, Frank.

There's an officer down, jafo.

We're not gonna just sit

around here when we
could be helping out.

Come here! come here!

Come on, fella. Move it! Now let's go!

--jafo, they're taking a hostage.

- There's air 10.
- air 10. This is my call.

I'll pursue the primary target.

That doesn't make sense.
We're faster. We should take the car.

It is his call. I think

we'd better go after
the jackrabbit, huh?

There they are.

We're federal officers.

Stop where you
are and release the hostage.

Release the hostage.

Repeat, we're federal officers.

If you don't
stop now, I'll be forced to sh**t.

Frank, air 10 is right underneath us.

Where the hell did he come from?

-he's caught in

our downdraft!
- Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!

We have a ship going
down. Repeat, we have a ship going down.

You all right, fella?

- Peter anson.

- Nice goin', chaney. you
nearly got us all k*lled.

Now wait a minute. You came outta

nowhere. You were supposed
to be pursuing that sedan.

Who says? This was my call. You

had no business being
within 30 miles of here!

You haven't changed,

anson. You still wanna
run the whole show.

You haven't
changed either, have you, chaney?

You're still buttin' your nose in

where it doesn't belong.
Well, this is the last time.

You mark my words.
I'm gonna have your badge for this.

Blue thunder, you're cleared to land...

As soon as air 12 has taken off.

Wind from the east, four knots.

So finally, after all
the testing and all the interviews,

the pilot for blue thunder

came down to two guys:
Me and Peter anson.

In the long run, they picked

me. And he's had it
in for me ever since.

Last I heard he was
flying choppers down in San Diego.

Did he always
have such a winning personality?

He's arrogant, vicious, vainglorious...

And devoid of any
redeeming characteristic whatsoever.

Hey, don't sugarcoat
it. How do you really feel about him?

Anson, what're you doing here?

I'm filing a formal report
on that little incident you provoked.

You're filing a report? You

were the one that almost
got us all k*lled.

Now just wait a minute. I wanna get to

the bottom of this. Did you
climb his back up there?

climb his back? what

are you talking about? He
blew me outta the sky.

- That's absurd. I did not.
- Sure.

I just dove under him
out of pure pleasure!

You were supposed
to be following the primary suspect!

-You weren't even supposed to be in

the area in the first place!
- Now both of you shut up!

There is an officer
who is bleeding on an operating table,

a county supervisor who has disappeared

into thin air... i
oughta tear you apart!

I said shut up, both of ya, and I

mean it! you got it!

Now, Frank, did
you jump sergeant anson's call?

-
yes,

but I... You jumped his call, right?

And because you did it,

it directly caused the
downing of air 10.

Yes, sir.

- What were you thinking of?
- I

was thinking I could help
that wounded cop.

And I ended up by saving
councilman joyner from being kidnapped.

Besides, the
apex assignment never went down.

Oh, yes, it did. Yeah, it went down.

It was three and a
half hours late, but it happened.

- Who bagged it?
- Nobody.

Thirty million dollars worth

of Mexican brown came
into this country...

Because there
was nobody there to stop it.

'Cause you were too busy
getting supervisor McManus kidnapped.

That's enough. Now there's been two

kidnappings the last four
days of a county official.

They're askin' for four million

dollars in ransom, and if
we don't come up with it,

they promise
to kidnap another official.

- Now just what the hell do

I tell the mayor, huh? -

come on.

Now sergeant anson, he's
filed a formal complaint against you.

That means I gotta go
up in front of the commander, right?

Fine.

You're both dismissed. Now.

hey,
cap. How are ya, Frank?

All right. Come on in.

It's a nice place you have here. Yeah,

that's right. You haven't
been here before, have you?

no.
No, I haven't. Thanks.

Sit down. oh,

that's... i'm
fine, thanks.

Uh, you want some coffee or a drink or

something? no,
no, no. I, uh...

I'm sorry it's... it's
such a bad occasion that brings me here.

Oh.

Sounds like bad news.

Commander found you negligent

in the crash of air 10.
You're grounded, Frank.

Yeah, well, commander's had it in

for me for years...

'cause I can't be one of his nice,

toad-suckin' little boys
who follows all the rules.

You know, you don't
have the best of records, Frank.

You got a lot
of black marks against you.

You've rubbed a lot of people the

wrong way for a long time.
You understand that?

Well, now everybody
wants to jump in with both feet, huh?

Yeah, somethin' like that.

What the hell do you expect? You

wanna play this game by your
own rules all the time,

and then you don't think you're gonna

pay dues? You... you pay
dues right now, Frank.

Well, being
grounded to me is like, uh...

It's like being dead.

You're still
the best pilot I got, Frank.

- Did they tell you how
long you were busted for, Frank?

- Nope.

It's a crock. That's what it is.

The whole unit is

grounded. Blue thunder
can't operate without you.

That's not entirely true, officer.

Blue thunder unit will
continue to function.

- Say hello to your new pilot.

- Good-bye, gentlemen,
and good luck.

All right, ladies. As of


hustle our butts...

Until sergeant anson asks us not to.

You can forget Frank
chaney. From now on out, we do it by my book.

Chaney!

Chaney, I'm Perkins.
You and I are gonna partner.

oh,
that's swell.

Hey, listen. You're the one
that got busted, not me.

So if anything about
this arrangement's troubling you, tough.

Okay, let's roll. uh,

Perkins, you look like
a walking arsenal.

what is all that

gear? Latest lightweight
bulletproof... vest,

lightweight frame .38 special,

snap-off tear gas holder,
speedy loaders...

All designed to give this
officer a fighting chance in the field.

how long have you actually

been in the field?
Well, actually,

a good three months now... almost.

Just jump on
the c.R.T. And sign in, okay?

All right. Let's see
if we can get this eggbeater in the air.



wonderlove, your fire retardant gloves.

Yes, sir. I-i mean, gloves, sir.

- Computer switch on.

- Wonderlove, don't you know
not to turn that on...

Until the power is set?



it's time you learned
how to do things my way, wonderlove.

This is no
longer chaney's flying circus.

Getting hungry?

- Chaney?
- I said no 10 minutes ago.

What is that?

A copy of a case file. No kidding. I

mean, what case, and what
are you doing with it?

I checked it out from
the detectives. It's the kidnapping...

Supervisor
McManus and superintendent ludkte.

High priority. Very,
very hot. yeah,

the thing you
got busted for.

Temporarily reassigned. And I suppose

you think you're going to
solve it single-handed.

No, Perkins. I figured you'd help.

So if you see a
merry crowd of male caucasians...

Wearing Halloween masks
and carrying Uzis, sing out, Louise.

You're dreaming, chaney. Those people

will never surface until
they get their ransom money.

Well, the time for the payoff came and

went two hours ago. You
know what that means to me?

- What?
- Somebody else is gonna be hit.

Forty-five, 46...
Come on, ladies. Move it!

This is an exercise, not

a play period. Move
it, move it, move it!

- What in the
hell do you think you're doing?

- Oh, I'm sorry, sergeant.

- Here...
here let me get that for ya.

- Don't touch me!

Gentlemen, I don't know who you

think you're fooling,
but the joke is on you.

This screwup is
going in your files, and believe me,

I can get you
busted just as fast as chaney.


thank you so much, bishop Sullivan.

Your visit
here has truly been a blessing.

Ah, sister
Inez, you deserve all the credit.

It was you that took this group

of children and made them
into a choir of angels.

There he is. Now let's take him!

Children, get back in the hall!

get
back! What do you think you're doing?

You're coming with us, grandpa. Stop!

Let's move it. Now get
in there! father! No!

Back off, sister. Come on.

Let's go!
no!

Come back here. Stop!



all units, 207
in progress. Sixth and Delaney.

All units,


Sixth and Delaney. Let's move!

what?

Attention, all units.

Kidnapping in
progress at church, sixth and Delaney.

Black, late-model
sedan, license plate 446-Ida-boy-Davis.

Blue sedan, license
plate 428-Paul-Charles-Edward.

aren't we

rolling? Of course we're
rolling, wonderlove...

As soon as I get
clearance from thunder command.

- It's an all-units call.
- As soon as I get clearance.

Until then, we keep observation.

Blue thunder, captain braddock

advises you to assist in the
pursuit of a black sedan,

license number 446-Ida-boy-Davis.

Roger, command. We have

vehicle in sight and
are assisting 12l-39!

A professional keeps
his emotions under control, wonderlove.

Yes, sir.

There they
are, right by the train tracks.

Federal officers. Stop the vehicle!

If it weren't for the

bishop, that limo would
be shrapnel by now.

- What're they doin' in there?
- Doesn't matter.

We'll have them
covered whichever way they go.

There they go.

Stop where you
are, or we'll have to open fire.

Why is the driver
firing? What about the other two?

He's a cowboy, that's
why. Maybe he'll understand this.

That'll do it. Blue
thunder to command, we have the car.

There he goes! We'll
get him later. Let's take the others.

Watch it, wonderlove.
They could be crouched down waiting

for us in the back!

-
right.

Right.

- looks like we've been had.
- Great. Just great!

Attention all units.

The bishop was
not, repeat, not in the limo.

Watch for blue sedan,
license plate 428-Paul-Charles-Edward.

- Repeat, 428...
- Here they come.

-
paul-Charles-Edward.

Is the bishop in there?

- Negative.
- Hit 'em!

Hang on, Perkins.

Freeze!

This, Perkins, is what
I call good procedure.

All right. Listen up.
You have the right to remain silent.

If you give up the right to remain

silent... cut
it, sister. Save it.

Just take me to somebody

who's got the authority
to cut a deal, huh?

Sure, pal. I know just the people.

13a-43 to rolling
thunder. Come up on TAC-1.

Hi, old buddy.
How's our favorite blue-suiter?

rolling thunder, meet me

at the sweatshop.
Code two. Roger, buddy.

- What the hell's the sweatshop?
- A place

where our friend here can
cut himself a good deal.

Bless me, father, for I have sinned.

What do you ask of me, my son?

I ask where I
go to get my money for this job.

I take it, then,
your mission was successful?

Yeah, it went down smooth.

But we were tailed by
this black chopper.

So I got rid of the boys and the

priest first, then I ditched
the limo, and I came here.

Any chance you were followed?
No, no. The chopper pilot was a yo-yo.

Locker number 174,

the downtown bus station.

I'm writing down the location for you.

Am I ever gonna find out
who you are and what this is all about?

If you do, it'll be
the last thing you know before eternity.

Forget I asked.

Stay there kneeling...

For three minutes
without moving, then leave.

The location
will be beside the poor box.

- You guys busy?
- No.

We're just working
out some of our frustrations.

What am I doin' here?
Who are these guys?

Well, you said you wanted a deal.

These two together... are
our official deal makers.

- What's this slug want?
- He

no booking, no time, no nothin'.

Why don't you and your, uh,

partner go have yourselves
a cup of coffee?

That's a good idea.

Look. Uh, I'm Martin c.

Sharp. I'm on federal
parole for robbery.

The guy that got away
is Ed lang. He's a former cell mate.

- And you work for...
- I don't know.

Ed was my contact man,

and he took his orders
from some dude that he never even saw.

Yeah, and I work
straight out of the White House.

Look, it's the truth, huh?

I mean, he calls him "Mr.

M." Whenever Ed met him,
it was in a church.

You just said he never saw him!

A confessional at Saint angeline's.

I mean, you know what those

things are like. Y-you...
You talk through a wall.

You see, Perkins,
how easy creative police work can be?

All you need is the
proper environment. Thanks, guys.

Sharp? This way.

Geez, I almost didn't make it.

Even stretching my
imagination to its fullest limit,

I find it hard to believe

that anyone would desecrate
the confessional...

By using it to plan crimes.

I find it hard to
believe anyone would kidnap your bishop.

"The flesh is weak."

Talk to me, chaney.

Sorry, Perkins,
confessions are out of my field.

You know, this would
be a good place for a secret meeting.

I can't see you at all.

Chaney? My
confession might be interesting.

You might be pleasantly surprised.

What's wrong? i think

I know who our "Mr.
m" works for.

Who? The police department.

You're crazy.

where'd you

get this? Department issue.
You know that.

Sure. It's about
the only thing they give us free.

\-
hgo!

Come on. Get the lead out! Move it!

Sergeant, do you really
think this is accomplishing anything?

Rule number one,
wonderlove: Lives are saved or lost by

split-second timing.

-
right.

Right. Right.

Braddock to blue thunder.

Anson to thunder control. Over.

return to base
immediately.

The city has decided to

authorize payment of the
ransom money. Over.

Roger your last
command. Our e.T.A.... is eight minutes.

But if it were left to me, I wouldn't

give those crooks one
damn cent of ransom. Out.

That is slower than last time by 7.2

seconds. You are not getting better.
You are getting worse.

I'll tell you what you can do

with the stopwatch, sergeant.
You can stuff it!

- What did you say?
- I think you heard him.

I think I did too.

And I'm telling you both, you

are gonna be up on charges
of insubordination.

- I think that suits me fine.
- Me too.

Anything would
be better than this chicken outfit.

That does it! I'm reporting you both.

shall we? - I'd be delighted.

I'm giving you
a direct order! Put me down!

Chaney, I don't know why
I let you talk me into things like this.

Because you owe me.

remember, I introduced

you to your wife.
That was 10 years ago.

Besides, I'm still
payin' you back for that little favor...

Usually on my day off,
when I have tickets for the Lakers game.

Ah, come on, Joe. It's important.

It always is. Last year
I missed my wedding anniversary dinner...

Because I was out in the desert

with you dusting that
abandoned plane for prints.

It worked, didn't it? We nailed

one of the biggest dope
dealers on the west coast.

Yeah? And I had to buy my

wife a fur jacket for
missing the dinner.

So, everybody came out ahead, right?

Not me. I'm
still payin' for the jacket.

\-
hah.

Besides, I don't think
we're gonna be as lucky this time.

As much as this confessional gets used,

there's probably gonna
be fingerprints all over the place.

We're not gonna come up with anything

but smudges. father
dominguez told me...

This confessional's
thoroughly cleaned every night.

And today he heard only
two or three confessions up until 2:00.

After, no one was in here

except the guy we're lookin' for.
Okay, okay.

Just let me see what I can come up

with, all right? But if I
miss this Lakers game,

I'm never gonna do you a favor

again. joe,
would I ask?

Come on.

sergeant,

there's two suitcases
full of cash in varying denominations...

Nothing larger
than a hundred dollar bill.

And just what are
we supposed to do with them, captain?

Well, you take blue
thunder and fly it to these coordinates.

When you get there, you'll get

further instructions.
On a radio frequency?

Well, he didn't say. Could be

anything. Might even be
morse code from the ground.

But when you do
get the instructions, wonderlove,

I want you to get the

information back to
us by computer input.

- Don't broadcast
anything over the airwaves. Okay?

- Yes, sir.

Captain, you realize
I'll be flying this mission...

Without my ground
support unit, Kelsey and butowski.

Yes, I'm well aware of that, sergeant.

You don't seem
particularly upset about it...

Or the fact that they
are guilty of rank insubordination.

Yes, well, I'm very
disturbed. But in the larger scheme of things,

delivering that ransom
is my number one priority right now.

That is inexcusable. They are

irresponsible, and I want
them out of this unit.

Wait. I was there. keep your

mouth shut, or
I'll have you busted too!

That's enough, sergeant!

It hasn't been a bumper

day for me, and in
case you've forgotten,

I'm in charge around here, and

there won't be anybody
busted outta this unit.

Now you've been given direct orders.

They're urgent. Carry them out.

And get your tail outta here right now.

Okay, bubba. Punch
in this picture of the prints we got.

- There it is.
- What

a mess. We'll never make
anything out of that.

Hang on. We're still in the game.

Bubba, program in just the print we got

from father dominguez. Yeah,
now this print we know.

Father dominguez was the
only priest in the confessional today.

Right. Now, if we
subtract this print from the overlay,

we should get a pretty clear reading

of the print that was
put down on top of his.

- Let's see here.
-

there you go, gentlemen. That is

the fingerprint of the
person you're looking for.

Mr. m. The rest is up to you, chaney.

I have just
enough time to make the opening

tip-off of the game. Joe, thanks.
I'll call you soon.

I certainly hope not.
Bye, guys. Bye-bye.

Well, fellas,
let's head back to headquarters.

We'll cross-check this print with

police files and see which
one of our boys... is Mr. m.

The location, 117

degrees west by 32 degrees,
nine minutes north.

I know the longitude and latitude, kid.

Frank, the
captain's gonna be back any minute.

J.J., it'll just take
a while longer, and it's important.

even the captain

would understand that.
I hope you're right.

Chaney, what are you doin'
here? Kelsey, where you and ski been?

- I've been tryin' to track

you all morning.
- We've got an I.D. On Mr. m.

look, it's not your

case. He's on the force, sir.
he's with Metro.

And we've got a fingerprint. Bubba's

running a match with
police files right now.

Why won't you try
to do somethin' to help yourself?

I'm tryin' to convince everybody you

deserve to come back to blue
thunder, you disobey an order!

if I hadn't, we

wouldn't be
this close, sir! Frank.

that's it. We've got it.

punch up
an I.D. let's get his name.

Oh, my god.

-Captain, where's jafo?
- He's in blue

thunder. They're... they're
carrying the ransom.

Sir, we're not

exactly heading for the
correct destination here.

I told you to keep your mouth shut.

Air 80 to command, we're

heading south on a
bearing of 180 degrees.

Please advise
if any units spot blue thunder.

We just got
it, air 80. He's been spotted.

He flew north and now he's heading

back south. Prepare to
copy the coordinates.

Hang in there, jafo.
hang in there. I'm comin'.

Wonderlove, what are you doing?

Sending in
our position. I'm a cop, anson.

- Maybe you
forgot all about... that.

- Give me your g*n.

Now you sit still and don't

do anything you think a
grown-up cop would do,

because I am
your ticket to life, little fella.

Anything happens to
me, we go straight down 3,000 feet.

Got the picture?

Anson, listen to me.

You don't need wonderlove.

Let him go. Set down
and I'll stay clear.

No way, hotshot. Your
boy stays with me until I give the word.

All right, anson. You
win. You got us beat, and we know it.

Get lost, chaney.
I got six mil in my pocket...

And this superbird
to fly me into retirement.

Anson, I'm not here to

try to stop you. I just
wanna make a deal.

What kind of deal?

I've got another
million dollars in cash in a flight bag.

All I want for it is jafo.

And all I have
to do is pick the bag up, right?

What do you have
waiting for me down there, Sam missiles?

No tricks, anson. Believe me.

I drop the bag first,
you take off, jafo stays on the ground.

- I'd have to pick my landing site.
- Anywhere you want.

You can wait till I'm
miles away before you pick up the cash.

How do you know I'll
let the kid go if you're not around?

I don't, anson.

Like I said before,
you're holding all the cards here.

Okay, you got yourself a deal.

You see that stretch
of sand? I'll set down over there.

There's just one more thing, anson.

- What?

- I want the location of
the three hostages too.

You wanna be the hero, hmm?

Well, why don't you
just buzz by that old olympic warehouse?

Chaney to rolling
thunder. chaney to rolling thunder.

The hostages are being

held in the olympic warehouse.
Do you copy?

Olympic warehouse?
Roger, chaney. Hit it, ski.

Now drop the money
down there in that empty field.

I think I'll drop it

down your throat and watch
you gag on it, anson.

What are you talking
about? you've

been had,
my friend.

You're gonna have about 35

years in federal prison
to figure out the con.

- There's no con.
- There's also no money, sucker.

You're gonna find out

what I do to people who
lie to me, chaney.

What are you
gonna do, sh**t me down, hotshot?

That's exactly what I had in mind.

What's wrong? Why isn't it firing?

What's the matter with
this sighting device?

Frank! frank, I knocked him out!

Wh-what do I do now?

Jafo, hit the s.A.S.
Button... the automatic pilot.

There's the olympic warehouse.

We gotta take
'em by surprise. Blitz that door!

Call the paramedics.
I'll check the place out.

Hey, ski, everything is

cool here. I'm gonna
go check the hostages.

Oh. Good to see you.
thank heavens you're here.

Jafo, listen to me very carefully.

Keep your right hand on the cyclic,

your left hand on the
collective, both feet on the pedals.

This ain't bad.

Now the collective makes you

go up and down, and the
cyclic makes you turn.

We're gonna set
this baby down at kitfield airport.

You'll have a nice,
long, big runway all to yourself.

I've already contacted kitfield tower.

Blue thunder, this
is kitfield. We have you in sight.

how

do you read? Read you
loud and clear, tower.

How am I? loud
and clear. and don't worry.

You're cleared
to land, and we're rolling

out every piece of emergency
equipment we can find.

Emergency equipment? Whoa.

Wh-who said anything about
emergency equipment?

Frank, I thought we
were gonna leave this on autopilot?

Wonderlove, there's
just one small problem:

There's no landing mode on autopilot.

You're gonna have to
bring her in yourself.

Me? No, no. No,
Frank, I... I work the computer.

- Wonderlove does not...
- Not fly blue thunder. No, I...

The only thing I ever flew in

my life was a paper
airplane, and it crashed.

Ah, it's okay, jafo.
You can do it. Come on.

Come on. We'll
take a few flying lessons on the way.

you
ready? This is not happening.

It's easy. it's a piece a cake.

Just disengage
the autopilot and the s.A.S.

Left pedal! Left pedal!

This is not easy. this is not easy.

It looks easy when
you do it, but this is not easy.

Come on. You're a born pilot.

And... oh!

The collective. Pull

up on the collective!
You're descending too fast!

Tell me somethin' I don't know.

Very good. Very good.

Now, let's try a
lesson known as "stopping our descent."

We're talkin' about

landing here? Oh, you're
catching on fast.

Now just
gently pull up on the collective.

Remember to keep
your nose straight with the pedals.

That's it.

Ease off! Ease off!
We wanna stop it, not go into orbit.

Attaboy, wonderlove. attaboy.

I now pronounce you admiral
of the air. Because guess what, buddy.

Look down. We're almost home.

Listen carefully.
Now don't touch anything.

All you have to do...

Is keep your pedal

centered so you're
square with the runway.

Just keep it exactly like
you've got it, and she'll fly herself.

That's easy for you to say.

Push down on
the collective. Push it down.

Oh, good show.

If you gentlemen
wouldn't mind escorting my prisoner.

I'm sure you'll find
he's had a bit of a rough flight. Ha.

you did it!

Well, uh, just say the word.

I'll... I'll drop it by the office.
Ha-ha!

whoa.

it's okay,

buddy. Yeah. Did I really
land blue thunder?

You're home free.


frank!

we
missed you. All right.

hey,
guys. All right, my man.

whoa!
Check it out.

Look at this cake.
Come on. Let's dig into it.

Welcome back, Frank. I guess
you heard about the preliminary hearing.

Anson admitted he set up that

whole phony accident
just to get you busted.

Yes, sir, I did.
[

[ Perkins ]
chaney.

I'm glad you're
back with your outfit, but I...

Just wanted you
to know it was great ridin' with ya.

Same here, Perkins.

Couldn't have had a better partner.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Officer Perkins,
federal officer wonderlove.

- Hi.
- Hi.

You know somethin',
jafo? Perkins here handles a c.R.T....

Better than anybody I've ever seen.

No kidding? You're into computers, huh?

excuse me. I

just got this m-19 series
microprocessor. It's great.

Maybe, um... maybe you
could come over sometime, and we could, uh,

do some, uh, programming.