CHiPs (1977) s01e12 Episode Script

Oh, my goodness.
- What is it? - It's a boat.
- I know it's a boat.
What's it doing here? - Oh, my God.
Are you all right? What happened? Oh, my God.
Are you all right? Ma'am, you okay? You okay? Anybody hurt? Sylvia, be quiet.
I think I'm all right.
- My hair.
My dryer.
Oh, my goodness.
- Are you all right, ma'am? Yeah.
I'm fine.
- Good God.
- Everybody's okay, right? I think I have whiplash.
- Whiplash? - Whiplash? Well, when I jumped up.
No, ma'am.
I think you're gonna be all right.
- Can I sue? - Who? Hey, L.
A.
P.
D.
Nailed that sports car.
Is everybody okay? - Yeah.
Did you call this in? - Yeah.
Okay, good.
I'll get the ladies' names.
Oh, me first.
I'm Esther - Esther.
That's E-S-T-H-E-R.
- Yeah, yeah.
- E-S-T-H-E-R.
- Okay.
Last name? - M-A-N-N - But it wasn't my fault.
Excuse me, just a minute.
It wasn't his fault.
My partner and I saw it.
It was an accident.
- N-N I- N-G-M Oh, I'm sorry.
What's your name? Oh, Larson.
Sven Larson.
Sven Larson.
See, Mr.
Lar Wordner.
Mr.
Larson here was actually the victim of a reckless driver.
It wasn't his fault.
I think I better call my attorney.
My hair dryer is still off and my hair is gonna frizzle.
Nice.
Oh, really nice.
Hardly has a ding on it.
It's a beauty, huh? I didn't think you were interested in boats.
Are you kidding? Last weekend, water-skiing.
Lake Nacimiento.
Remember? Nacimiento? - I'm an expert, Jon.
- Yeah.
An expert, huh? - Hey, Jon, look, it's for sale.
- So? "So"? Water-skiing, you, me.
What's this "you, me" stuff? "Me" can't afford this thing.
Hey, with all the damage and all, we could probably get it at a good price.
- A real bargain.
- Yeah.
Well, what do you think? We'll discuss it later, all right? Oh, my gosh.
My grandchildren.
- They're playing outside.
- In the street? I told you Looks like somebody missed their port of call, huh, fellas? Yeah.
Sure is a pretty boat.
I'd sure love to have it.
Yeah, well, I would really love it if you guys would get going.
Webb and Fritz will be here shortly, they can take care of this.
So once again, goodbye, fellas.
We're on our way, sarge.
My grandchildren.
In the street? Jon, you should've seen the ladies I was with this weekend.
Real outdoor types.
Sailing, water-skiing, swimming.
Usually I have an inkling.
I can't understand why Getraer is calling us in.
What do you mean, "inkling"? You know, feeling? But this doesn't make sense.
Yeah, inkling.
I mean, it's been a righteous week.
Not a scratch on my motor not a tear in my uniform.
Our activity's right up there, all the cites we've written have been right-on.
Plus, no court time.
Wait a minute.
I got it.
Maybe he wants to give us a promotion.
- Promotion? - Yeah.
Baker? Poncherello? Is that you? That doesn't sound like a voice who wants to promote.
Come on.
Hi, sarge.
Hi, fellas.
You wanna hold on just one minute, please? Yeah.
We have a little problem.
I have a special assignment for you.
I want you guys to go up to the weigh station at Valencia for commercial vehicle orientation.
- The scales.
- The scales.
- Yeah.
For a week.
- Thanks.
- A week? - Yeah.
Starting this morning.
This morning? Yeah, about that request - The scales are boring.
- Hey, tell me about it.
I know.
Okay.
Bye.
Thanks, sir.
I want you to pay special attention while you're there because there's been a series of truck hijackings in the area.
Everything from prime rib to color TVs have been stolen.
A lot of the stolen merchandise has been surfacing north.
They've been going through the weigh station, huh? - Yup, well, that's the possibility.
- We have to go up there now? Yeah.
There is a Sergeant Vogt who's expecting you.
Is that it? That's it.
Oh, and one more thing.
It takes more than a righteous week to get a promotion.
So keep on trucking, huh, guys? Come on, Ponch.
I'll bet there's a hundred grand worth of calculators in there.
Yeah, Vince.
The boss is gonna be real pleased.
Okay, Demick.
Now let's make our delivery, huh? I got the number here in my pocket.
If the price is right, why don't we go for it? Come on.
It's not just the boat.
I mean, it's the trailer, the launching fees, insurance Hey, we'll share expenses, huh? What do you say? Fifty-fifty? I mean, I never had a partner that's an expert.
Oh, excuse me, I mean, virtuoso.
Come on.
Who's Baker and who's Poncherello? Guess who? Hi, I'm Frank Poncherello but friends call me Ponch.
Okay.
Yeah.
I'm Jon Baker.
I'm v ogt.
Welcome.
The TV allows us to monitor our incoming traffic.
Directly in front of us are the scales.
The inside lane is for loaded trucks, the outside for empty rigs.
The gross weight carried by each axle cannot be over 20,000 pounds.
The front steering axle shall not exceed 12,500 pounds except in livestock trucks, tow trucks, dump trucks, buses cranes, concrete trucks, trucks with a fifth wheel, and so on.
And then the weight can be 20,000 pounds.
Now, here is where we read the scales.
Boy, those are hard to read.
Comes easy with practice.
I still think we should have a ski boat of our own, you know.
Lake Nacimiento.
Yeah, maybe you're right, Ponch.
- At least we'd meet some new girls? - Oh, yeah.
Why don't you call the guy and see how much he wants? Hey, partner, now you're saying something.
Got it right here.
Sven, old buddy? This is Frank Poncherello, remember? With the C.
H.
P.
Oh, no.
No, there's nothing wrong.
I was just interested in buying your boat.
I see.
Really? Well, sorry to bother you.
Thank you.
He already sold it, huh? Yep.
About an hour ago.
Some other highway patrolman bought it.
Yeah, I bought it, all right.
- Boy, she sure is a beaut, sarge.
- Yeah, she sure is.
I got a lot of work to do on her before she's shipshape.
But, you know, that shouldn't be a problem.
- But you'll still have a lot of fun with it.
- Yeah, you bet I am.
And now, the air brakes.
We hook up his brakes to our system and read them on this gauge.
Hey, you.
Crawl under.
Right, sarge.
When the brakes are on, check the clearance.
Attention.
A red two-axle loaded with PVC just passed the scales.
- Hey, aren't you gonna go after him? - I can't.
I'm strapped.
I must remain by the scales while they're open.
Besides, we're short-handed.
Hey, we'll go.
Okay.
But don't take all day, we got lots of work here.
Come on, Ponch.
Hey, what's the problem? I wasn't speeding.
You missed the scales back there.
- Hey, I've been driving since - Your driver's license and registration, please? - Sure, officer.
There you go.
Thank you.
Hey, mister, your load is loose.
It can't be.
I cinched those straps myself.
Is that The Troubled World? I would appreciate it if you would at least acknowledge that.
Listen, can you tell me, did Carrie go back to Bob? No, after Carrie had the baby Baby? But I thought Bob couldn't.
No, the doctor was wrong.
- No.
- Yeah.
And Bob split with that chick, Ann.
- The stewardess? - Right.
But Judy got wind of this.
Don't tell me she left her boyfriend? Yeah.
Well, you know, right after that, her career went right down the tubes.
- Oh, no.
Really? - Yeah.
Okay, Fred.
You're getting cited for two violations.
One for watching TV, which is against the v ehicle code while you're driving.
The other one is for missing the scales.
Well, they say good things come in pairs.
I tell you what.
They could come in threes if you don't follow us to the scales to check out your load.
Hey, wait a minute, officers.
Now, I told you I cinched each and every one of these straps by myself.
Like I said, I cinched each and every strap myself.
- Yeah.
But, sir, you can't go to - Look I know exactly what I'm doing.
All you got And I thought this assignment was gonna be boring.
Yeah.
I wonder if we can get a bite to eat somewhere.
- Well, what do you think? - Let's go.
- Hey, what's the matter, Ponch? - Getraer.
I just know he bought my boat.
- What do you mean, your boat? - It could've been mine.
I mean, ours.
What are you doing? I'm gonna call him.
I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind.
Do you think that's wise? Hey, this is not a C.
H.
P.
Matter, it's personal.
Don't worry, I'll handle it with finesse.
"Finesse, virtuoso, inkling"? - Hey, Getraer here.
- Sarge, this is Ponch.
Frank.
How's everything going up at the weigh station, huh? Well, it's no playground up here.
Are you getting oriented in commercial vehicles? Oh, yeah.
Vogt is relentless.
Listen, not to change the subject, but can I ask you a question? Yeah, sure.
Go ahead.
Did you or did you not buy that ski boat right out from under me? - Out from under you? - Yeah.
Honest, Frank, I didn't know you were serious about boats.
Are you kidding? Hey, I'm a fish, and if I'm out of water too long I have a problem breathing.
- Really, Frank? I just didn't know you were serious.
Well, I just wanted to let you know that I thought that was a cheap shot.
Take it easy, Ponch, easy.
Let me talk to him.
Hello, sarge.
Yeah.
No, this is Jon.
Hey, he didn't mean it.
I mean, he was Yeah.
I know, right.
But, hey, money is hard to come by these days, but I'm sure we can render it.
Oh, sure, of course.
All right, it's a deal.
Okay, talk to you then.
What's a deal? - You got a boat.
- I do? We do.
You mean Getraer actually sold us the boat? Well, not exactly.
I mean, we're partners.
A third each.
Partners with Getraer? You gotta be kidding, Jon.
Ponch, come on.
You can save money, okay? Oh, man.
That's like going to the sea with Captain Bligh.
What do you wanna do, sell your share? Sell? No way.
Never.
Okay, then.
We're partners, the three of us.
Come on.
Are you really police officers? No, Beverly, no.
That's okay.
Yeah, we really are.
Have you ever heard of green slime? No, Beverly.
Don't.
Oh, that's okay.
That's okay.
No, I never heard of green slime.
Then put out your hand.
Okay.
Oh, no.
Fifteen, 6 Mary White, go ahead.
Okay, you just steered yourself into jail.
Now get out.
All West L.
A.
Units, for information, a brush fire on the right shoulder.
Okay, hot dog, the race is over and you lost.
Now turn around.
Frank.
Frank, you wanna rub her down fore and aft below the freeboard before you put the resin on, huh? Do you mind repeating that? Clean the boat.
I thought you said you worked around boats a lot, huh? Yeah, Ponch.
I thought you were the expert.
Remember, Lake Nacimiento.
No.
Frank.
Frank.
Frank.
Below the freeboard.
- Oh, yeah.
Sorry.
Below the freeboard.
- Yeah.
Below.
You hear any more about the hijacking, sarge? Yeah.
There were a few more rip-offs last week.
The hijackers seem to be putting their emphasis on those ocean land-type containers.
They seem to be a professional bunch.
We can't seem to get a lead on them.
So keep your eyes peeled.
Okay.
This is gonna be a top-notch vessel once we get her into shape.
She's got good lines a good sound bottom, and an engine that won't quit.
Sounds like Stella at Dispatch.
Yeah, look, once you get those plugs changed, check out the points - and see if the bilge pump's hooked up.
- Aye, aye, captain.
"Captain.
" Yeah, I like that.
It reminds me of my Navy days.
Yeah but you were only a Third Class Petty Officer.
Yeah, well my time was up before they gave me my promotion.
Hey, Frank.
- Yeah? - Come here.
You said you worked around fiberglass and boats before, huh? Yeah.
Well, sort of.
Yeah, well, why don't you patch this hole up, huh? - Oh, sure.
No problem.
- But be careful.
That resin sets fast.
Yeah, I know.
I know.
Well how do they look? Oh, they're gonna be fine.
Okay.
Let's have a look at the bow, huh? - Okay, sarge.
- All right.
- Okay, it's hooked up.
- Good.
Hey.
Take it easy, will you? - Oh, sorry, sarge.
- Yeah.
Now Look get the engine back together, and then we'll start it up, all right? Yeah, okay captain.
Hey, Ralph, that one's a good 3000 over.
Metro Cargo to Inspection Shed.
Lane three.
Ponch here.
Yeah.
Metro Cargo is 3000 over in the rear.
Check it out, will you? Will do, sarge.
Come on, Baker.
We got a hot one.
Hi, may I see your papers, please? Computer equipment? That's pretty expensive stuff to be out of balance by 3000 pounds.
You know, you bust an axle, you can lose it all.
Guess we made a mistake in hooking her up.
We're running behind schedule.
You know how it is.
Yeah, but you're gonna have to adjust that fifth wheel.
Do we have to do it right here? Hey, keep it down.
Anything you say, officer.
Okay, pull it over there and when we're done we'll check out your brake and equipment list.
Okay.
Blue Balsam Fruit rig, pull into lane one for inspection.
We better go over the list before they come back.
Yeah.
We wouldn't want them to think that we were just learning.
No.
Okay, we gotta check their stop lamps, identification sign, driver's log.
Hey, pal, can you come here and give me a hand? Thanks.
Emergency warning device, air governor, and the low pressure thing again - Speaking about lists - Yeah? We don't wanna forget anything.
We got skis, trunks, extra gas, suntan oil, ski rope, soda, and lip balm.
Take it easy, Vince.
Inspectors right behind us.
Hey, where are those guys? They're supposed to be balancing the load.
Come on.
- Hey, what happened to you? - Somebody clobbered me.
My rig, where is it? Hey, Jon, the hijackers.
Those guys did look a little hinky.
Let's check it out.
- Are you sure you're okay? - I'm all right.
Okay.
Come on, Ponch.
- What's going on? - It's the hijackers.
Newhall, this is 15, 7 Mary 3.
Attention all units be on the lookout for a stolen blue tractor-trailer rig identified as Balsam Fruit Coop heading north on I-5.
Newhall, this is 78 Adam.
I have that Balsam Fruit tractor-trailer in sight exiting I-5 north at Klondike.
Newhall, 7 Mary 3 and 4 in pursuit of stolen Balsam tractor-trailer now exiting I-5 and proceeding west on Klondike.
7 Mary 3 and 4 in pursuit of stolen rig at Klondike, west of I-5.
Hang on.
- Make a run for it.
- Where are we gonna run? Hey, get out of the truck and put your hands on your head.
Turn around.
Okay, back up.
Come on, back up.
That's good.
Get down on your knees.
Cross your legs.
Okay, Ponch.
- Put your right hand back.
- Put your right hand back.
Officer, there's a car over the bank with some people inside.
There's a car over the bank with some people inside.
- Where at? - Down here.
Come on.
Okay.
Take these.
We'll be a minute.
Help us, please.
Please hurry.
Help us.
Help us, please.
- Hurry.
- Calm yourself.
Relax.
Try and calm yourself.
Help us, please.
- There's a little baby in there too, Ponch.
- Please help me.
We're gonna have to get some rope or something.
- I got some in the camper.
- Go get it.
- Help us.
- Let's take the chain.
- Easy, don't tug on that.
It's gonna go.
- Please hurry.
We'll be there in a minute, ma'am.
Oh, no.
We're gonna have to go down the side some way.
I go, Jon.
You're gonna have to go down the car.
All right.
Gotta get that kid out.
Please, please hurry.
- Cover me, partner.
- Okay, Ponch.
You got it back there? Please, please hurry.
Please hurry! Wait.
Wait a minute, Ponch! Slow yourself down in there.
Please hurry.
Help us.
Help us.
What do we got? We got a mother and a child down there.
I don't know.
Ponch is going on in.
Get the child out, I'll get the sheriff's rescue.
Okay.
L.
A.
78 S1, roll one sheriff's rescue unit to my location.
- Please help.
Please.
- Ma'am, hand me the child, please.
Come on.
- Hang on.
- Come on, little lady.
- I got you.
It's gonna be all right.
- Just hang on.
Give him a hand.
I'll take this.
- You got it? - Yeah.
I got it.
I'm gonna go help him a little.
Hang on, Ponch.
Okay, take it easy.
You're doing real well.
Okay, come on.
Put your arms around my neck, all right? That's a girl.
- Hold on.
That's a girl.
- You're doing okay.
There we go.
Ma'am, listen to me.
I want you to take this and tie it around your waist.
I can't move.
I can't do it.
Yes, you can.
Everything is gonna be all right.
- Take this and tie it around your waist.
- No, just leave me here.
Leave me alone.
Listen, I'm not gonna leave you alone.
- Please just leave me here.
- You got a child up there.
- Think of your child.
- Please.
- Okay, sarge.
- Okay, Baker.
All right.
Take it slow.
No.
Just leave me here, please.
Loose chain.
Great.
I'm coming, Ponch.
Go slow.
Just leave me here.
Baker.
Please calm yourself.
We'll get you out.
We'll get you out.
Please.
Give me a little more slack.
Here she comes.
- What have you got? - Bring it in.
We got three of them out there.
That lady's giving a little trouble.
We'll get our gear, give a hand.
- Be right back.
- Hold on.
She's a little hysterical.
Okay.
Get the bottom.
Okay.
All right, you're okay.
- Can't believe I panicked.
- You're okay.
You wanna walk her down to the car? Thank you.
I'm sorry I'm sorry I gave you such a hard time.
I really am.
Mommy.
Mommy.
Come on.
Mommy's okay.
It's all right.
It's all right.
Fifteen S6 just came through.
The runway's clear.
Gentlemen it appears that among other things the two of you have become very good commercial-vehicle officers.
Well, we had a good teacher.
I was thinking that maybe you could put in for permanent duty work with me full-time.
No, thanks, sarge, but we'll stick to the road.
Yeah, thanks a lot.
But two wheels are enough, you know.
Baker, Poncherello Ponch.
Thanks a lot, sarge.
Okay, sarge, we got it.
Sure glad you were in the Navy, because you did a great job of fixing her up.
- She's in pristine condition now.
- "Pristine"? Yeah, it looks terrific.
Yeah, thanks, guys.
Oh, I gave her a name.
- You did? - Yeah.
- What is it? - Joe and Friends.
Good, huh? Hey, unequivocal, sarge.
Unequivocal.
- Can we get this thing loaded? - Yeah, get in.
Start her up.
I'll cast off.
Oh, Frank.
Just stuff something in there, come on.
I'll get it.
Don't worry, sarge.
I'll plug it up.
- Hand the stuff out.
Hand it out.
- Come on.
Skis, skis.