Knight Rider (1982) s03e03 Episode Script

l see you've had extensive | plastic surgery before.
Any particular reason? My face | became too popular with the cops.
Welcome to Napa, KlTT, | where wine is king.
l was hoping you might have seen | something.
l mean, anything The only thing l remember about this | morning is that l was scared to death.
l want those diamonds.
lt's very good.
Now, how about | a glass of Châteauneuf du Pape? What? | You heard me.
Hey, what are you doing in Napa? | Well, l could ask you the same thing.
It's a longer jump | than you think, Michael.
You had to tell me that, huh? 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.
Between you and me, Bonnie l can think of at least | 10 different ways l'd rather be spending | my day off.
Wait a minute, wait a minute, | hold everything.
Make that 11.
Poor Michael Knight: | victim of the work ethic prince of the powerless.
l wouldn't go that far.
Neither would I.
| Who asked you? According to Devon the late Mrs.
Potts was a staunch | supporter of The Foundation.
No kidding.
From the looks of these cars, | staunch isn't all she was.
She must've been | worth millions.
$10 million to be precise.
Mrs.
Potts may have seemed | a bit eccentric, Michael but she had impeccable taste | in husbands.
She didn't do too badly | in diamonds, either.
The auctioneer tells me that the stones | alone should fetch about $3 million the proceeds of which have already been | earmarked to fund our various charities.
So you see why l wanted | you two here with me.
l smell public relations.
Not an altogether | unpleasant odor.
Speaking of which, | even as we speak over my left shoulder | is a gentleman with a corporate checkbook about to | purchase a small present for his wife.
Very good.
You're learning.
| Excuse me.
With a little practice, | you could be dangerous.
Have l told you lately | it's good to have you back? Come on, let's do it.
Just | remember, we do it clean.
What is this, a stickup | or a political campaign? lt's what l say it is, Lyle.
| l plan it, it's my dance.
l was told Napoleon | gave this to Joséphine.
Some men know | how to treat women, Michael.
Yes, but do you know | what happened to Napoleon? Freeze! Nobody move! Don't! Drop the belt! Get over there! | You people, over there, now! Back up! Get off, | over there! Go! You come with this, pretty? You came for the diamonds.
| Take the diamonds.
One move, and that's all that's | standing between you and the grave! Don't press your luck! | Now, just a moment.
The money from those jewels | is pledged to charity.
Tell me about it! Go ahead! Press your luck.
Come on! KlTT, meet me out front.
| ls he okay? Yes, go! Michael, what happened? | He hit Devon.
Who hit Devon? One of those | guys on the bikes, KlTT.
They had what they wanted.
| They didn't have to hit him.
Michael, there's cars | and a truck stalled ahead.
We gotta go for it, pal! Hang with them, buddy.
| They got nowhere to go.
Michael, unless | you're planning on changing my design | and yours there's absolutely no way | I can squeeze into that pipe.
KlTT, scan the drainage system, | they gotta come out somewhere.
That's true, Michael.
But right | now, they have their choice of 25 exits, covering an area | of over 100 miles.
l don't care.
| l want them, KlTT.
Whatever it takes, | l want those guys.
We did it! Didn't l tell you? Now | listen to the old pro, Charley.
You sure did, Lyle.
Now, you want my advice, | you come up to Napa with me have that doc fix you up.
| Time he's through nobody's ever gonna know | who you are.
But nobody knows who l am now.
You're | the one with the record, Lyle the one that's wanted | for breaking his parole.
There's no one on earth | looking for me.
Hey, look, all l'm saying is, you | know, you can't be too careful.
Just when you least expect it, some | punk pops up out of the woodwork and points a finger at you.
All right, come on, | let's split it up.
Why not? Done.
Hey, what are you doing? Just | listening to the old pro, Lyle.
Eliminating the only punk who | could ever point a finger at me.
Come on, Charley.
All right, KlTT, | who's next on the list? Jody Tompkins, | the model from the auction.
You sure, you don't | want some coffee? No, thanks.
As you can see, modeling | is just a means to an end.
l'm really an artist.
Recognize it? | This? Yeah, this is that vase and those flowers.
My stove and refrigerator.
Your stove | and your refrigerator.
l mean, of course, | what else could it be? You been painting long? Well, ever since l broke my leg | trying to learn how to ski which was right after l almost drowned | trying to learn how to scuba-dive.
To be truthful, it began | as a matter of survival.
Are you interested | in neo-expressionism? To be truthful, l'm more | interested in what happened at the robbery at the auction | this morning.
Look, l told the police everything | l know, which is nothing.
l was just hired to model | some jewelry, that's all.
l was hoping you might have seen | something.
l mean, anything no matter how small | or insignificant.
l'm sorry your foundation | lost those diamonds.
But the only thing l remember about this | morning is that l was scared to death.
Well, l don't blame you for that.
| Look, if anything comes to mind you can reach me | at this number.
Charley! | Hey, you okay? l am now.
Thanks for coming.
Oh, l'm sorry.
Charley, this is | Michael Knight from The Foundation | for Law and Government.
This is my fiancé, Charley | Winters.
Hi, Charley.
Jody told me about the | robbery.
lncredible! Any leads? No, no, nothing yet.
Hello? Yeah, just a minute.
Michael, it's for you.
| Excuse me.
Hello? | Michael the police have just turned up | something very interesting.
Right, Devon.
| l'll get right out there.
Well, looks like we may have | a lead after all.
That was fast.
| Anything you'd share? Yeah, a kid found | an abandoned bike in the Hillcrest Canyon area.
| He called the police.
They speculate a falling-out | amongst the thieves.
Speculate? Yeah, they found blood but | they didn't find a body.
Thanks.
Charley, you wouldn't believe | how awful it was.
l can imagine.
l just wish l didn't have | to leave so soon.
Leave? What are you talking about? Remember the real estate deal | l told you about? Well, it's gonna close | faster than l thought.
Real estate deal? Well, l'll go | with you.
Honey, this is business.
Hey, as soon as l get back, | we'll go out and tear up the town.
Charley, l don't wanna | be alone.
You won't even know | l'm there unless you want to.
Where are we going? A little | place up in the wine country called Napa.
Michael, you know | how I feel about dogs.
But perhaps this is one job | better suited for a bloodhound.
KlTT, l got complete faith | in you.
Besides, the Sheriff's Department | can't have their dogs up here for another hour yet.
Somehow, Michael, I don't look | upon that as a compliment.
My hemometer has picked up | a figure down in that ravine.
Bingo! l knew we had to find | traces of blood somewhere.
Time to part company, pal.
All right, | you distract him, and l'll do the rest.
Be careful, Michael, there's nothing | more dangerous than a wounded animal.
Michael, are you all right? Yeah, l'm just a little dusty.
I don't suppose | he has any diamonds on him.
No, KlTT, not even | a rhinestone.
But l found an airline ticket.
| Where to? Napa.
KlTT, why would a guy like | Lyle Austin be going to Napa? A good question, Michael.
He doesn't exactly seem like | a connoisseur of fine wines.
You know, he was scheduled | to leave this evening.
Let's run a check | on passenger reservations.
See if anyone's going up there who might | have served time with him in the past.
Right away.
I'm cross-checking with | the Department of Corrections now.
Negative, Michael.
There's no one scheduled to fly | to Napa over the next 24 hours who has ever served time | with Michael! Yeah, what is it? There are two names here | I'm sure you'll recognize.
Jody Tompkins | and Charley Winters? They caught a flight to Napa | less than an hour ago.
Do you think it's just | a coincidence? Yeah, but one too many.
Plot | out the fastest route to Napa.
Welcome to Napa, KlTT, | where wine is king.
Or as the French say ''Le vin est l'élixir d'amour.
'' That means | - l think l get the general drift.
Anything on Charley Winters | yet? Negative, Michael.
I ran the name through databases | in this country and abroad.
No one with that name | matches the man you describe.
It would certainly help | to have a picture of him.
Well, we'll see | what we can do, KlTT.
Michael, do you think | Jody knows any of this? l don't know, pal.
l'd like to believe not, but at | this point, l wouldn't count on it.
Looks like someone's | having some trouble up ahead.
Let's see if we can give him | a hand, huh? Oh.
Looks like you could use | some help, huh? Oh, yes, we were delivering some | food and clothing to the poor when l'm afraid we strayed a bit | too far from the straight and narrow.
Oh, l'm Brother Francis.
| Name's Michael Knight.
And that's Brother Tyrone.
| Hello.
Nice to meet you.
You'll have to forgive Brother | Tyrone.
He's taken a vow of silence.
Unfortunately, he was never | able to work without talking.
Yeah, l know how that is.
| And that's Kit.
How did you know that? Oh, but l named him, | when he was just a little ass.
I beg your pardon! Your donkey's name is Kit? | Yes.
Well, you won't see any flies | on me.
Yeah, it's the car.
Dear Lord, a talking car? Will miracles never cease? Well, perhaps it's a sign, | Brother Tyrone.
Michael, I suggest we give | them a hand and be on our way.
Yeah, right.
Hey, KlTT! | Send a grappling hook.
If you don't mind, | I believe he's talking to me.
Oh, my.
lt even drives itself.
Which is more than I can say | for Big Ears over there.
What is that sign, | ''Monastery of the Grape''? Oh, that's us.
Perhaps you've tasted some | of our wine, Monk's Cellar? Oh, we make a perfectly | delightful cabernet.
Or at least we used to until our | winemaker, Brother Julianno Perhaps we will again someday.
| The good Lord willing.
l'm sure you will, Brother.
| You ready, KlTT? Ready, Michael.
Something definitely has to be done | about this.
Michael, just keep that overgrown dog | away from my tires.
After we right the wagon, we'll | tow it back on the road for you.
And the sooner the better.
| Bless you, both of you! Brother Tyrone, | l'm sure it's a sign.
Brother Julianno's going to be | back with us soon.
Soon.
Come on, he's waiting.
| All right, all right.
This way.
lnside your cage, | Brother Julianno.
lnside.
Go on.
We'll make the eyes | a little rounder.
Raise him up, please, | Nurse Jones.
And, yes, narrow | the bridge of your nose raise your cheekbones, and | even alter your fingertips.
ln time, you'll forget there | ever was a Charley Winters.
lsn't that right, Nurse Jones? | Charley who? And how much is this | gonna cost me? l usually charge according to | what my patients can afford.
From what l've heard, | you can afford quite a bit.
Oh, now, wait a minute, don't | believe everything you hear.
l had to split 50-50 | with my partner.
Your partner was shot under | mysterious circumstances and picked up | before he got his cut.
Which gives you even more reason | for wanting to become someone else in case he ever gets out | and comes looking for you.
All right.
So what are we talking about? You stole around $3 million in | diamond jewelry.
l like round figures.
Ten percent is a nice round | figure.
That's $300,000.
A small price to be born again without | having to listen to a lot of sermons.
Of course, that includes a new lD, | passport, credit cards, and all the other little necessities | of modern-day life.
When can we get started? l don't take Blue Cross, | Charley, but l do take white ice.
You come back here | with $300,000 in diamonds and you've got yourself | a new face.
Now don't tell me.
The lnn! | You recognize it? Right.
Are you kidding? | What else could it be? There's the inn, | l mean Wait a minute! You missed the left front | window.
You're right.
There.
| Perfect.
Hey, what are you doing in Napa? | Well, l could ask you the same thing.
Charley had some business to take care | of, so l decided to keep him company.
What kind of business is he | into, anyway? Real estate.
He works for the Boulder Land | Development Company.
Ever hear of it? No, no, can't say that l have.
Charley's one of their | top men.
Bet he is.
How long have you | known Charley? We're getting married | in a couple of months.
That's not what l asked.
Four weeks, all right? | Four weeks? Charley's a good man | and he loves me.
And more importantly, | l love him.
Charley! How'd the meeting go? You know me, l had them | in the palm of my hand.
That's my Charley.
| Look who's here.
l see.
| Hi.
Anything we can do for you? No, no, l'm just following up | on that diamond robbery.
ln that case, l think you | should stop bothering Jody.
Charley, he's- | She's been through enough.
What she needs now | is a little R and R.
So if you don't mind | No.
No, l don't mind at all.
Besides, she's not | the one l'm interested in.
lt's you.
Michael, according to Charley's vital | signs, I'd say you definitely hit a nerve.
Did you get a photo scan | of him, KlTT? Does that answer | your question? I'm running it through | my Image Data Bank now.
Good work.
Care to take one last look | at yourself before we begin? l've seen enough of myself.
| Let's just do it.
That's the spirit.
Now, the drug should be | taking effect.
l want you to begin | counting backwards from 100.
Ninety-nine, ninety-eight ninety-seven, ninety seven Just a minute.
All right, | all right, all right.
Hey, what do you want? The diamonds.
| What diamonds? The diamonds l'm gonna retire | on.
Now, where'd he hide them? l don't know | what you're talking about.
l want those diamonds, | and l want them now.
Sorry it took so long to get | a make on Charley Winters.
With his past, l'm sure | it wasn't easy.
Now, let's find out | what Jody can tell us.
I don't see Charley's car | anywhere, Michael.
KlTT, scan her room.
Michael, there's definitely | two people inside.
l was hoping Jody | would be alone.
Sure would make it a lot easier telling | her what we found out about her fiancé.
Come any closer | and she's dead.
l hear you.
Move.
Just don't hurt her.
Jody, be cool.
| You'll be all right.
You drive.
| Yes, but not very well.
That wasn't a question, | get in there and drive.
All right, KlTT, | let's get them.
All right.
We can't let him | see us, buddy.
Another project for Bonnie.
: | find a way to make me invisible.
Can't you drive any faster? l told | you, l can hardly drive at all.
This could be | our chance, KlTT.
Michael, surely there's | a more conventional way.
All right, pal.
Here we go.
All right, l'll see you | later, pal.
It's a longer jump than you think, | Michael.
You had to tell me that, huh? Thanks for the lift.
You're fantastic.
| l have my good days.
Hey, KlTT, let's take him in | and see what he can tell us, huh? This is great.
l mean, this is just | what we needed, the man who never was.
He's got fake lDs, fake credit | cards, fake driver's license even his fingerprints | don't belong to him.
lt's obvious he's been given | a totally new identity.
Yeah, the question is, | who was he? Maybe KlTT can tell us with the three-dimensional lnteractive | Graphics Plotter l just installed.
Well, that sounds very | impressive, but what does it do? See for yourself.
KlTT? It's obvious our friend here has | undergone extensive plastic surgery so I'll simply use the IGP | to break down his new face and then activate my Linear | Predictive Graphics Routine to give us a 3-D reconstruction | of his previous face.
You're remarkable, KlTT.
Of course, that goes for you, | too, Bonnie.
Thank you very much.
And now I'll search | my Image Data Bank.
Does the name Eric Sanders | mean anything to you? The condemned murderer who | escaped from death row last year? They've been looking for him | everywhere.
Wait a minute.
That's it.
lf Charley Winters is our man, that's why | he went to Napa.
To buy a new identity.
Where in Napa does one go | to buy such a thing, Michael? That's a very good question.
When l find out the answer, | you'll be the first to know.
Michael, you don't know | Charley's a thief.
The police searched that room inside | out and they couldn't find any diamonds.
Which only means Charley | must've taken them with him.
l do know one thing, | he is not who he says he is.
What do you mean? | His real name's James Benson.
Over the years he's had | a half a dozen aliases.
Before he crashed into the big | time, he was a con artist and there was always | a pretty woman involved.
Jody, he was engaged | to three of them.
l don't believe you.
| l think you do.
You told me yourself it was more | important for you to love him than it was for him | to love you.
Maybe you suspected | he didn't love you as much and that he was only | using you.
That's a lie! Then where is he? l told you, he went to go look | at some land in Rosa Linda.
The Boulder Land Development Company | doesn't exist.
l checked it out.
He loves me, Michael.
| l'm sure of it.
Look, maybe he says he does but l'm telling you, it's not | the kind of love you want or the kind of love | that you need.
Now, do you have any | idea where he is? No.
When you got to Napa, | what did you do? We checked in here.
After that? Now, come on, | think.
lt could be important.
We went to this winery.
| Which winery? The Monk's Cellar.
What did | you do when you got there? We went to where you | taste the wine and Charley did something | kind of strange.
What? He asked for a glass | of Châteauneuf du Pape.
A French wine in a California | winery? l told you it was strange.
All right, what happened after | that? He sent me on the tour and when l came back he was | there waiting.
All right.
Are you going to be okay? Yeah, what can happen with this private | security guard following me around? Absolutely nothing.
| That's exactly what l want.
Thanks.
lt'll have to look like | the police are hot on my tail.
l got it! We invent a crime, | feed it to the wire services.
As you wish, Michael.
| Let's see.
I think you fit | the embezzler mode.
Thanks a lot, pal, but l was thinking | of something a little more violent.
Let's see.
That's it! Armed robbery.
Michael, I'm sorry.
But armed | robbery just isn't you.
I still think embezzling- KlTT, if l'm gonna pull it | off, l gotta go for broke here! Whatever you say, | Public Enemy Number One.
l'm also gonna need some front | money.
My guess is about $100,000.
Michael, you know how Devon feels | about money.
Front or any other kind.
Just get him.
lt's our only chance | of getting those diamonds back, KlTT.
lt's very good.
Now how about | a glass of Châteauneuf du Pape.
What? You heard me, Brother.
A glass | of Châteauneuf du Pape.
And as icing on the cake, l can | give you a slight break in your nose.
lt's quite popular these days.
Something wrong, Doc? l see you've had extensive | plastic surgery before.
Any particular reason? Yeah, well, my face became | too popular with the cops.
l know the feeling.
Well, what do you think? What do you think? | lt's definitely you.
Then let's get on with it.
| Good.
Now about the fee.
How much did you say you got | from that armored truck hit? $1.
1 million.
That's strange.
Because when | my people checked you out they told me it was | more like $1.
5 million.
Yeah, well, after the first | million, who's counting, huh? Well, l'm glad you feel that | way, because l want $150,000.
Dr.
Fellows, l got $100,000 | in here.
Take it or leave it.
| ln that case, l'll take it.
When do we get started? | Within the hour.
Just make yourself at home.
Black 9 on the red 10.
| Get lost.
You have no right | to keep me prisoner like this.
Take it up with your | congressman, Brother Julianno.
Get in there.
Afternoon, Brother.
Anything wrong, Charley? Looks like you've seen | a ghost.
Not yet, Nurse Jones, | but he'll be one soon.
Get me Dr.
Fellows.
This is totally humiliating.
''Pursuit Mode.
'' ''Turbo Boost.
'' ''Eject'' button? Oh.
Truly the design of | a supreme being.
KlTT, l found Charley's room.
What about the diamonds? I'm looking for them now.
| Is Brother Francis with you? I have Brother Francis and Brother Tyrone | here with me.
What did you get | on Dr.
Fellows? He was kicked out of | the American Institute of Plastic Surgery | almost a year ago.
That's when he showed up at | The Monastery of the Grape with an offer of | financial assistance.
You see, the monastery | had hit upon hard times.
But we had no idea he was | going to be using the winery | as a front for his pardon the pun, illegal operations.
| Why didn't you go to the police? Because they're holding our | winemaker Brother Julianno, hostage.
They said they'd hurt him | if we tried to get help.
l saw Brother Julianno.
| He's okay.
Bingo.
KlTT, | l found the diamonds.
I knew you could do it, | Michael.
Okay, l'm gonna take off and | see if l can find Charley now.
Be careful, Michael.
I don't know why, | but I've grown accustomed to your face.
Truly, truly a miracle! Bell ringing time already? | See if he's got my diamonds! Charley! l wish l could say | it's an improvement.
KlTT, if you don't hear from | me in 30 seconds, come get me.
Make that 10.
| That shot won't last long.
Get him into surgery.
Is there another way | into Dr.
Fellows' office? Only if you like going | through solid brick walls.
It's not my favorite pastime, but it | sure beats socializing with a donkey! Let's find out how much this | foundation knows about us.
That's it! Glory, hallelujah! Now that's the way | to break a vow of silence! Michael.
Michael.
Michael.
Michael.
What is that thing? | Thanks, pal.
Brother Julianno.
What is it now? Come on, l'm a friend.
Oh, God God bless you, | my son! KlTT, have Devon notify the police | to round up Fellows and the others.
Come on, get in.
Meet me outside.
| Right.
Bless you, my son.
And | nail that sucker.
Amen! Let him blow off | some steam, pal.
He's not going anywhere, and he'll be a | whole lot easier to handle once he does.
All right, take over, KlTT.
l'm gonna go | for a little swim.
All right, get Devon.
We gotta raise | some money for that charity, huh? My, this is a fine cabernet! | Pity you can't have some, KlTT.
I don't need artificial stimulants | to make me feel good, Devon.
Bless you.
Oh, well, cheers anyway.
As you know, l'm not much of a | speechmaker, l'd just like to say thank you for your help | and God bless you.
That was a beautiful speech, | Brother Tyrone.
Cheers.
| Hear, hear.
Who asked you? Brothers, we have work to do.
Our thanks to you all.
| Bye-bye.
All right, see you.
Oh, Jody, l almost forgot.
| Great news.
Devon has agreed to buy two of | your paintings.
Haven't you, Devon? Agreed? Oh, insisted | is more like it.
Thanks.
And, Michael, to show you my appreciation | to you, l painted your portrait.
l can hardly wait.
Whoa.
That is fantastic.
| l also painted one of Kit.
Jody, you shouldn't have.
Although | I have been told I have nice lines.
Why don't you show KlTT? On second thought, Devon, maybe | some wine is exactly what I need.
And, Michael, keep that thing | away from me.