05x19 - Lady in Green

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I've

never spent much time in school,
but I've taught ladies plenty.

It's true I hire my body out for pay.

Hey, hey.

I've gotten burned over Cheryl Teague's
blowin' up for Rockin' Welch.

But when I wind up in the hay,
it's only hay.

Hey, hey.

I might jump an open drawbridge or toss...

Okay, don't be greedy.

Don't be greedy.

Come on.

That's my friends.

Got to see my friend in the hospital.

There you are.

Morgan, what's all the fuss?

We have a problem.

A terrible problem.

Morgan, take it easy.

You don't understand.

It's the lady in green.

That's impossible.

I did my dissertation on Dupre.

I'm positive.

I'm very sorry to hear that.

The lady...

He

was just here a minute ago.

You certain about this?

Positive.

I saw him die.

There's no sign of blood anywhere.

Of course.

The m*rder*r came back, took the body
away, cleaned up.

It's perfectly clear.

Is it?

You're quite a detective.

Don't patronize me, young man.

I'm not a crank.

I happen to be the Silver Blade.

What?

The Silver Blade.

Defender of the weak.

The shining sword of justice.

Whoa!

I don't care who you are.

Put the steak knife away before I have to
confiscate it.

Have you never been to the movies?

In 1950, I was bigger than Gable.

Well, that was five years before I was
born.

Come on, put it away.

What about the m*rder I saw?

Frankly, Mr. Silver Blade, I don't believe
that you did.

Ah, here it is.

Hey, Colt, this is a very nice room.

If you like it, you stay here.

Oh, come on, Colt.

It's not really that bad.

It's easy for you to say.

It's not your knee they're carving up.

Come on, Colt.

This is arthroscopic surgery.

They make very small
incisions and then they suction

the cartilage out of the
knee through very thin tubes.

It's almost elegant.

Elegant?

Kid, this is surgery, not a new suit.

Come on, Colt.

You're not really afraid, are you?

Me afraid?

Of course not.

I mean, it's feeling a lot
better and I think just a

couple more days with some
ice packs might do the trick.

Colt, you need the surgery.

Unless you want to quit stunt work and
devote yourself full time to bell jumpers.

Then again, that might not be so easy from
a wheelchair either.

Elegant.

You're going to be back on your feet in no
time, Colt.

Hey, I'm going to get a cup of coffee.

Would you like anything?

Yeah, a second opinion.

Mr. Fiedler, you are spending entirely too
much time on your feet.

You should be resting.

I'm like in prison here.

I feel fine.

I'll be the judge of that.

Now get in bed.

Hello, Max.

Oh, hi, Chief.

And try to keep the number of visitors
down.

Johnny.

Max, what are you doing in this awful
place?

Ticker, I got to go under the knife.

That's a shame.

I need you, Max.

And what's more to the point, the Silver
Blade needs his old sidekick.

Some kind of promo thing?

I thought you weren't allowed to wear the
outfit anymore.

It's a case, Max.

Just like our movies.

The police won't act.

Without the Silver
Blade and his faithful

assistant, Max, justice
will never be served.

A case?

You mean for real?

I need to find a lady in green and solve a
m*rder.

Very sorry you can't help me.

Sorry?

Nothing.

My surgery's not for two days.

Can we get the job done by then?

We'll certainly try.

I'll get dressed.

You have to decoy that nurse.

Mr. Coleman?

I thought that... That was you.

Do you remember me?

I'm Howie Munson.

I'm a stuntman.

I worked with you on the superhero reunion
picture.

Oh, yes.

You've always been my hero.

I've been a fan of yours since I was a
little kid.

I've seen every Silver Blade picture ever
made.

You know, when they re-ran them on TV.

I think it's a crime that they won't let
you wear that costume anymore.

That's very kind.

Howie, could I ask you to do a favor for
me?

The Shining Sword of Justice is asking a
favor of me?

You name it.

My friend Max's TV is out.

Max?

The Silver Blade's faithful companion and
expert driver, Max?

The same.

I would love to meet him!

Perhaps later.

You see, we want to go to the Solarium to
watch the ball game.

And she is very strict.

Could you run interference for me?

Yes, sir.

Super blade handshake.

That's basic.

Hi.

Are you the head nurse on this floor?

Yes.

My name is Howie Munson.

So?

Well, so my friend Colt Seavers is here.

He's in this ward and he's having knee
surgery.

Is there something wrong with your eye?

My eye?

No.

About my friend Colt, he's very particular
about the kind of food he eats.

Is he?

Yeah, and I'd like to order some special
things for him.

He'll eat what we give him.

And only what we give him.

No, Mr. Coleman, I don't think I know
anyone who fits that description.

But, Mr. Linney, you are the curator.

That's right.

I'm sure the man must have worked here.

I saw him almost every day.

You see, I feed the pigeons outside.

But you don't know his name?

No.

We never introduced ourselves.

I'm sorry, then.

I just can't help it.

The man?

He's lying.

Why do you say that?

Even if that man didn't work here, Linney
should have known who I was talking about.

He was here every day.

Let's see if we can find some evidence.

What are you doing?

Max, we're on a case.

Luckily, it's open.

Come on.

What are we looking for?

Any kind of employment records.

Hey, Chief, get a load of this.

What?

Shelly beans.

My favorite.

You still like the green ones?

Max, don't distract me.

I beg your pardon.

What are you doing in my office?

I was just waiting for you.

I just wanted to ask you one more
question.

You get out of here before I call
security.

Oh, sure.

Right now.

Come on, Grant.

Linney, I intend to find out who k*lled
that man.

That old man, he could really be a
problem.

Why?

What can he do?

He won't quit.

And sooner or later, he's going to find
out about Morgan.

Yes, that may be true.

Or you better get Alex, make sure that
doesn't happen.

Me?

Why me?

Look, I took care of Morgan.

You take care of this.

There.

How's that?

It's good.

It's fine.

So, maybe you don't feel so anxious about
your surgery now?

Well, like you said, it's no big deal.

Piece of cake.

Ah, that's the spirit.

Catch up on your reading and watch a
little TV.

Have a little bit of private time for
yourself.

You know, you guys are right.

Be nice not to have to deal with anyone.

Spend some quiet time alone.

Oh, boy, my roommate.

Finally, some company.

It's about time I was going crazy.

Hi, my name's Merle.

Merle Munlow.

My dad's real rich.

He wanted to get me a private room all for
myself.

But I figured, heck no, that wouldn't be
any fun.

Hey, what's your name?

Colt Seavers.

Colt?

Ah, that's pretty funny.

That's a kind of a horse, isn't it?

Why would anybody want to name their kid
that?

Hey, there's four of us.

You guys want to play Parcheesi?

No, thanks.

Oh, you don't like Parcheesi?

That's okay.

I got plenty of games.

I got Risk.

I got Clue.

I got Monopoly.

I love board games.

Uh, maybe a little bit later.

Thanks.

Hey, Colt, what are you in for?

Um, uh, just a little knee surgery.

Oh, that's too bad.

I hear that can be a real k*ller.

It can get a lot worse and result in
complications.

You could be wrapped up in pain for
months.

I once knew this one guy that had it.

He never walked again.

Hey, uh, Merle, how about you?

What happened?

Plastic surgery.

It was my idea.

I had a protruding jaw.

I used to bite myself all the time,
especially in my sleep.

One time I had to have five stitches in my
nose.

The surgery wasn't so bad, it didn't hurt
a bit.

The only bad part of it was I couldn't
talk.

Luckily for you, they just took the wires
out.

Have any of you seen Mr. Fiedler,
Mr. Max Fiedler?

Uh, just a second.

If it's the same Max that I know,
he just wanted to watch the ball game.

What are you talking about?

Well, he's okay.

He's in the solarium.

We don't have a solarium.

You don't?

Mr. Fiedler has a serious heart condition.

If he's doing something he shouldn't be,
it could be very dangerous.

And no special food for you, Mr. Sievers.

Huh?

Uh, I think I've been tricked.

I've got to go see the Silver Blade.

The what?

There they are.

When do we hit them?

Right now.

There you are.

Hello, Howie.

My associate, Max.

This is a real honor.

Who's that guy?

I don't know.

Whoever he is.

It sure ain't his lucky day.

This kid's great.

Uh, Mr. Coleman.

You lied to me.

I apologize for that.

Yeah, well, we've got to get Max back to
the hospital.

No, no, no, we can't.

We're on a case.

I'm calling it the Lady in Green.

It's for real.

Please, Mr. Coleman.

Your reflexes are excellent, Howie.

The Silver Blade could use a man like you.

...over

to him, but it was too late.

That was all he could get out before he
died.

Just this business about a Lady in Green.

Well, so that's why they tried to k*ll
you.

You were the only witness.

If the police had half your sense,
my hand wouldn't be forced like this.

Hey, I hope you're not talking about
pursuing this thing on your own.

My good man.

A perfectly innocent citizen was m*rder*d
in cold blood.

Until justice is served, the Silver Blade
will not rest.

No, cannot rest.

Ain't he something?

You know, Max and I wouldn't be averse to
some, uh, assistance.

We could deputize him.

I'm very flattered, guys, but...

this could be dangerous.

I think you really should take your case
back to the police.

Oh, I will, when I have one.

That's the problem.

If I could just prove there was actually a
victim, it would be an excellent start.

Won't you help us?

I'm convinced that that victim was a
museum employee.

If you could just help
us get into the personnel

records, well, then we
can do the rest ourselves.

You will take some of the heat off me.

And my ticker.

Just in and out, right?

And then Max goes back to the hospital?

I give you the Silver Blade's word.

I should probably have my head examined.

A deputy!

Great!

We gotta give him the ring!

Exactly my thoughts.

Your very own Silver Blade decoder ring.

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

I just don't believe it.

You couldn't hit two old men.

You're supposed to be the professional.

They had help.

This young guy, he just pushed him right
out of the way.

You gentlemen realize there's a million
dollars riding on this deal.

One million dollars.

If you let that old man
fall... Hey, don't worry.

I'll get him.

He'll do nothing of the kind.

After your bungling, I don't want to draw
any more attention to him.

Luckily, he hasn't found any evidence.

So we'll just keep going.

We'll keep a low profile and hope he
doesn't learn anything.

Yeah, but what about the lady in green?

Maybe it's not safe keeping her around.

This afternoon, after everyone's gone,
we'll move her out.

Dark clouds are gonna clear up.

Put on a happy face.

Wipe out the gloomy, mask of tragedy.

It's not your style.

And when you do
da-da-da-da And when you do

something-something
You'll put on a happy face.

Hey, you want an encore?

No, I want a hitman.

I can't help it.

I'm slap-happy.

Any minute, the nurse is gonna come in and
take my bandages off.

Does this mean you're going home?

No, not yet.

I wouldn't do that to you.

Oh, I showed the doctor pictures of Paul
Newman's eyes, Mel Gibson's nose,

Robert Redford's chin.

I wonder how they'll all look together.

I guess you know what time it is,
Mr. Munloe?

Hey, nurse, you wanna
make a date with me before I

get my bandages taken off
and become less available?

I have the feeling you'll still be
available.

Sit.

Now, try not to get your hopes up,
Mr. Munloe.

The doctor said the results may not be as
dramatic as you had wanted.

Ah, who's got their hopes up?

Watch out, David Lee Roth.

Move over, Richard Gere.

Eat your heart out, Bruce Springsteen,
because Marauder Man is here.

Sit still.

It's really not so bad.

Bad?

It's the most beautiful thing I've ever
seen.

Hold it.

We have to synchronize our watches.

Why?

I'll tell you why, Howie.

Because we always synchronize our watches.



Hack!

Let's go.

Guys, I'm sorry.

Look, the museum's closed.

Well, we gotta find a way in.

Look.

There's our way in.

Come on, Max.

Go now.

Minnie's office is down there.

Just let us know if anyone's coming.

All right, but be quick about it,
okay?

All we need is some employee records.

Come on, Max.

The old Silver Blade 8-in-1.

It cost 25 cents and a serial top 30 years
ago, and it still works like a charm.

Yeah, the only burglary tool in the world
that also tightens roller skates.

Lady Green.

This was it.

Huh?

It's him.

Morgan.

Edward.

Assistant curator.

French art.

That Lenny was lying.

Max, are you all right?

I'm fine, I'm fine.

The important thing is, we got it.

The Silver Blade rides again!

Shh!

We found the victim's file.

Yeah, well, I found a little something
myself.

This painting is a forgery.

I studied art history at
Oberlin, and I remembered

that Dupre is famous for
his loose brush strokes.

This is way too perfect.

You can hardly see the brushwork.

What's that got to do with the price of
tea in China?

Take a look at the title.

La Dame... What?

La Dame.

The lady.

The lady in green.

Someone must have switched this for the
original.

And Morgan realized it.

Unfortunately, he made it known to the
wrong man.

He told the curator, Lenny.

We better vamoosh.

It's them.

They're waiting for us.

Let's

go.

Come on, guys.

Faster, let's go!

That

old man would be trouble.

As

long as we get away.

They're gaining on us.

Too bad we don't have the silver rocket
anymore.

This guy can really drive.

We'll see about that.

I never should have let you guys talk me
into this.

If you focus more on your driving and less
on recriminations, we'd get through this.

This is a one-way street.

Look out!

This is a one-way street.

He

drives almost as well as you.

Hébert, it's humiliating to put you
through this.

Hébert, it's humiliating to put you
through this.

Please, Charles, don't apologize.

It is my job.

It's an outrage.

The picture was authenticated two months
ago when the exhibit arrived from France.

I can't believe that you'd place any stock
in their ridiculous story.

Just following orders, Mr. Lenny.

If you had nothing to hide, why did you
send your g*ons after us?

Fantasy, pure fantasy.

Oh, are you sure he can spot a fake?

Are you kidding?

That's Hébert Faure, America's leading
authority on Baroque art.

A beautiful forgery.

Forgery?

Monsieur, this is Duprez, la Dame en
verre.

What are you talking about?

Just look at the brush strokes.

They're too smooth.

This isn't the picture that was here
yesterday.

This is the real thing.

This is the real thing.

Perhaps this will put an end to all this
nonsense.

Hey, I swear, there was a forgery here.

He must have switched them back.

Really, I don't have to take this.

Forget the painting.

What about the m*rder victim?

Mr. Coleman, we've already been through
this.

There has been no body, no name.

Yes, there is.

Edward Morgan, he works in the museum.

He did until he discovered the forgery and
was m*rder*d.

I think we've established the fact that
there is no forgery.

We have, and as far as I'm concerned,
there's been no m*rder.

Mr. Linney, I apologize for the
inconvenience.

If you want to press
charges... No, no, no charges.

I'd just like a little peace and quiet
around here.

And, Mr. Coleman, if you and your fellow
crime-busters don't stop harassing Mr.

Linney and wasting my time, I'm going to
run you in.

Mr. Linney, is that understood?

Young man... He understands.

I want to say one thing to you.

The Silver Blade and his deputies won't
rest until justice is served.

Right, Max.

Mr. Coleman, I'm afraid this case of yours
is over.

I'm surprised at you, Howie.

You know that picture was a fake.

Yeah, but it isn't now, and we can't prove
a thing.

Are you giving up?

No, I guess not.

We should be going into surgery soon,
and we've got to get back to the hospital.

Come on, Max.

Max and I have something to talk over.

I'll bring him back.

Is that a promise?

Howie, you're talking to the Silver Blade.

Um, listen, Howie, I've got my car right
over there.

I'll make sure he gets back.

All right.

I'm really sorry, Mr. Coleman.

It just didn't work out.

Okay, my car's right over there.

Grant, maybe that cop was right.

Maybe our day has come and gone.

Oh, rubbish.

So we had a reverse.

We've had reverses before.

We'll recover, just like in our movies.

Wait a minute.

That's it.

What?

Silver Blade and the Mask of Death.

We solved that when I realized
that the inert gas would be

replaced with poison gas,
k*lling everyone in the dirigible.

Yeah, I remember.

You found the poison tanks that the webmen
were gonna substitute for the real ones.

Max, don't you see?

There has to have been two paintings.

When Linney caught on to us, he replaced
the fake with the real one.

So all we have to do is to find the fake
and we've got him.

Well, what about the restraining order?

The Silver Blade lives by his own rules.

Right, Chief.

Hey, I thought you two were right behind
me.

Jody, we have one more thing to do.

Now you can help.

Now wait a minute.

You promised, Howie.

It won't take long.

Max, you go to the back.

Nobody's coming.

And come back here and we'll meet in 20
minutes.

Right, Chief.

Uh, hold on now.

I don't have to be a part of this.

Why should I go along with this?

All right, all right.

I'll make you a deputy.

Raise your right hand.

And then when I was 11, my mom and dad got
me a dog.

His name was Ted.

I really liked him a lot.

He was an Airedale.

Maybe a collie.

Something like that.

Anyway, he got into this bad habit of
trying to bite the tires on moving cars.

Then when I was 12, one day he caught one.

He held his grip for darn near a mile.

Then when I was 14... Lunchtime?

Oh, it's about time.

I'm banished.

Me too.

Surgery sure makes you hungry.

Hey, what's for lunch?

Prime rib, Yorkshire pudding,
creamed corn, spinach

souffle, and lemon
meringue pie for dessert.

Oh, boy, I love hospital food.

This isn't.

Your father thought
it would be nice if your

last meal in the
hospital was brought in.

I was against it, but the doctor saw no
reason why not.

Good old dad.

Hey, Colt, you want a share?

Sure, if it's medium rare.

It sure is.

Here, help yourself.

Mr. Seavers, you have a pre-op menu
prescribed by the hospital dietician.

What does that mean?

You're being operated on this afternoon.

No solids.

What would I get?

Beef bouillon.

That's it?

Tea for dessert.

Pass.

Suit yourself.

Hey, hey, I'll take that.

Beef bouillon's my favorite.

Sometimes they eat the cubes all by
themselves.

You can get rid of that stuff.

Joseph, I told you everything would work
out.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

There you are, my beautiful impostor.

We'll be closing in just a few minutes.

I want you to make the switch as soon as
we crate up the Dupre exhibit for storage.

We're all set.

I'll take the truck to fill it up with
gas.

As soon as he returns, we'll get moving.

We'll take highway 5 straight down to
Mexico and collect our money.

Well.

What have we got here?

Let go of me, you big palooka.

Still any luck?

You'll never get away with this.

No?

I suppose you're gonna stop us.

No, not me.

The Silver Blade.

You crazy little man.

Tie him up for now.

We'll get rid of him on the way down to
Mexico.

We should have synchronized our watches.

Synchronized or not, he's late.

Let's go look for him.

Get over here.

Don't move.

Mr. Linney?

She's all locked up.

That is a drum.

Fine.

I'll lock up back here when we're through.

Okay.

Have a good evening.

Thank you.

That's all.

Damn it, Alex.

Be careful.

Those paintings are priceless.

Sorry, Mr. Linney.

I've got to get better help.

Right.

See you later.

Now forget him.

Come on.

We've got to get this on the truck.

Come here.

Easy, easy.

That's the original.

Don't worry.

We'll handle her with care.

A million dollars' worth of care.

Don't worry, Max.

The silver blade will never let you down.

All the time you're waking up,
you kept saying, Marie, Marie.

Who's that?

Your mom?

See?

The surgery wasn't so bad after all.

No.

This itching is driving me nuts.

Yeah, and it'll probably get a lot worse.

You know what's good for that?

Lemon juice.

I read that someplace.

Maybe you should squeeze a lemon down your
leg.

Oh, kid.

This is just what the doctor ordered.

Mr. Manlo, your mother sent this.

A lot of junk.

She was always my biggest fan.

Mr. Seavers, what are you doing?

Scratching.

Get that thing out of there.

Do you want to get an infection?

She's right, Colt.

Can't eat.

Can't scratch.

What kind of a hotel is this?

We do what we can for our patient's
comfort.

Yeah, I think this place is great.

I'm gonna come back for a whole run of
elective surgeries.

Mr. Manlo, your father called.

To say he's sending a driver to pick you
up around four o'clock.

I suggest you get packed.

Thanks, I'll be ready.

Hey, Colt, you gonna miss me?

Merle, I can't begin to tell you.

Howie, thank goodness I found you.

What's the matter, Mr. Coleman?

Where's Max?

They've got him at the museum.

What?

You promised to bring him back.

You too.

It's my fault.

We just had to find that forgery.

What forgery?

Come on, Howie, we've got to try to find
him.

Sounds neat.

Can I come too?

No.

Hey, kid, I don't know
what's going on, but

it sounds like you
should call the police.

Well, I can't.

They'd just arrest me.

Well, you want me to come along?

I'm okay on a crutch.

You aren't going anywhere.

Will somebody at least tell me what's
going on?

There's no time.

I'll have to fill you in later.

Well, let's go.

Hey, Colt, I'm glad you didn't go.

There's a lot of things I want to talk to
you about before I leave.

But no sign of Max.

Let's take a look in here.

You got your eight and one?

Of course.

If anything happens to Max because of me,
I don't think I could live with myself.

There's got to be an alarm.

It's probably silent.

Yeah, I figure we've got about three
minutes to find something.

Come on.

Wait a minute.

Look at this.

This.

Come on.

That's code.

That's silver blade code.

It is?

Sure.

Don't you recognize it?

Of course.

Where's that decoder ring you gave me?

I don't believe this.

C is I.

Three becomes five is

S.

I5S.

I5S.

Correct.

I don't get it.

That truck we saw.

Interstate 5 South.

Max must be in that truck and probably the
picture, too.

We should call the police.

The police?

After what happened, they just throw us in
jail.

Well, what are we gonna do?

I mean, they've got a half an hour start.

We can't get there in a car.

We could in a chopper, but there's no time
to rent one.

We could get one from the studio,
but we'll need Colt to do it.

I hope he's up to traveling.

Come on.

It should be easy to spot.

I'm full

of you to help us.

I am indebted to you.

I'll take her down for a look.

That's it.

The truck from the museum.

Are you sure?

Positive.

We've got to stop them.

Not until we're sure Max is in there.

We've got to get inside.

I'll tell you how.

There's a hatch on top of that box.

Colt, you're brilliant.

Hold her steady.

I'll do my best.

Kid, that hatch should just come right
off.

Gotcha.

Mr. Coleman, what are you doing?

Wait a minute, Mr. Coleman.

Mr. Coleman.

You better go with him.

I can't believe it.

It's the old man and his friend.

I'll get you out of here.

Easy.

This is where we're going to lose them.

In those trees up ahead.

I can't see the road.

Mobile

operator, this is chopper one.

What's the matter?

I want to call the highway patrol.

Tell them what happened.

So?

I don't know where to begin.

Let's go.

Thank you very much.

Goodbye.

Max has weathered the surgery perfectly.

He's in the recovery room.

That's wonderful.

I want to be there when he wakes.

I just wish I could find the words to
express my appreciation.

Max and I are two terrific guys.

Just two old men who want to make the
world a better place.

I'll say he succeeded.

I mean, that painting's on its way back to
France with the rest of the exhibit.

Yeah, keep up the good work.

Thank you.

Uh, Mr. Coleman?

Goodbye.

How does it feel to be out of the
hospital?

Oh, great.

Maybe now I can get a little rest.

Could you believe that Merle guy?

He was different, but I think he was nice
enough.

What do you mean nice?

You didn't bunk with him.

He drove me crazy.

He was that bad?

Oh, he never stopped talking.

I mean, the only time he shut up was when
he was sleeping.

It's the biggest relief of my life is to
be away from that guy.

Hey, Colt, you home?

It's me, Merle.

How you doing?

Boy, am I glad to see you.

Hey, it's a nice place you got here.

Merle, what are you doing here?

My dad kicked me out of the house.

He said it was time for me to leave the
nest.

Boy, it's a good thing I got friends,
huh?

Merle, you're not
planning on... Don't worry.

You can have this.

I will be a good boy.

Well, you're not going back to your own
home, are you?

Hey, you're in the first class,
aren't you?