Knight Rider (1982) s04e15 Episode Script

KITT, Henderson's dead.
I got | someone going down the back stairs.
One second he was | on my scanner the next he was gone.
Austin believes | he's a true sorcerer.
He's coming at us head-on.
Michael, he was in a straight | jacket inside a sealed bag and then in chains.
Where's Devon? | Where is he? He's inside the tank.
Dying.
Knight Rider a shadowy flight into the | dangerous world of a man who does not exist.
Michael Knight, | a young Ioner on a crusade to champion | the cause of the innocent the helpless, the powerless in a world of criminals | who operate above the law.
Magic shows | are for kids, RC.
I don't know how I let you | talk me into this.
You are going to thank me.
I mean, this Templeton dude | is outrageous.
the incomparable, | the amazing Templeton! It's him.
| Who? It's him.
Templeton? | You know that dude? Yeah, I met him on the tennis | courts today playing pick-up doubles.
He's really He's got a great backhand.
And now, | may I have a volunteer from this | illustrious gathering? Someone with a car | in the parking lot? Over here.
Very well.
This young lady.
Would you follow | my assistant? And for the most | charming young lady a red rose.
It whispers of passion.
The white rose breathes of love.
Oh, the red rose is a demon.
But the white rose is a dove.
Until later.
Looks like he wants to | play singles this time.
Hey, you're kind of hung up | on this guy.
The handkerchief.
And I think I have | one more article.
Yes, here it is and And who might claim this? And as you can see the car is now | perfectly empty.
Plot me the most direct course | to the airport and I'll get Henderson.
| Done, Michael.
Shall I park myself? | Yeah, please.
Oh, yeah.
Patch into | the airlines' computer.
I want to make sure | he's got a reservation.
That's already been | taken care of.
You're the greatest.
Lower the curtain, now! Watch closely.
| This won't take long.
Sorry to interrupt, | Mr.
Henderson but Devon wants you | to fly back immediately.
Oh, what's the problem? There's been a legal snag | with the Curtis Foundation.
I'll need a little time | to pack my things, Michael.
I'll meet you at your room | in about, say, 10 minutes.
Anything wrong? Devon wants me back.
| Some problem with the bequest.
I'm changing the sequence.
| We'll do the escape next.
Take it up.
And now my friends, if I may have | two volunteers from the audience.
Two gentlemen.
And if you would tie him | at the top.
Splendid.
And place him | on the table.
And manacle him.
Now, if you'll stand aside, | gentlemen.
The Table of Death | is prepared.
The countdown will begin the | instant I light this candle.
The Amazing Templeton will have | exactly three minutes to escape before it burns | through the rope and the spikes plummet | onto the table.
I better go get Henderson.
See you guys later.
My God! What are you doing here? lmprovising.
Your last-minute | change of plans makes it necessary.
Two minutes.
Henderson! Did you see anyone? A man.
He went that way! KITT, Henderson's dead.
I got | someone going down the back stairs.
On my way, Michael.
I have him on my scanners.
Keep on him! It's a dead end.
One second he was | on my scanner the next he was gone.
KITT, the only way | out of here was past you.
I'm sorry, Michael, | there was no one.
I really thought you'd gone | too far this time.
Always keep them guessing, | my dear.
Always keep them guessing.
I'm stunned, Michael.
I don't know what to say.
Devon, the police think | he surprised a burglar when he went back | to his room to pack.
And you agree? There were no | unusual circumstances? Well, there was one thing.
When I chased this guy | he vanished into thin air.
Why? Because of the four | Curtis Bequest trustees Henderson was the second in | recent months to die unexpectedly.
That's too much | of a coincidence.
Devon, I know this is not | foremost in our minds but the deadline is near.
Now, considering Max | didn't sign those papers can just you and I | award the grants? Yes, of course, lan.
I thought you were aware | that power of attorney reverted to | the surviving trustees.
I'll be on the next plane.
I'll let you know | the time of my flight.
You know, Bonnie, one minute we | had this guy on our scanners and the next minute | he was gone.
Check KITT's systems, | will you? A malfunction in any number | of them could have that effect.
You know electronics, Doc? Dr.
Browning developed | many of KITT's systems, RC.
Really? And they're all | working perfectly.
We had the guy trapped | in a dead end alley, too.
This looks more and more | like a well-planned escape.
I think Devon's | onto something.
Michael, how could it be | a premeditated killing? Henderson wasn't supposed to | be in his room.
A lot of people saw him | leave the cabaret.
Maybe one of them followed.
| RC? According to the usherettes, | nobody else left during the show.
There was one person | who left.
Oh, you lost me.
Who? Templeton.
Templeton? Michael, he was in a straight | jacket inside a sealed bag and then in chains.
You yourself just said that the | police thought it was a burglary.
I think maybe you've | malfunctioned this time.
Whoa! What did I say? The magic word.
| Templeton.
Bonnie's having lunch with him.
Oh.
Yes? No, that's not how I work.
| You decide who.
I pick when and where.
That degree of risk | doubles my fee.
Yes, I've got it.
KITT, ultra scan.
There's got to be | another way out of here.
I'm still reading negative | on all systems.
Maybe Bonnie was right.
| Maybe we did malfunction.
Wait, I've just found | a concealed fire door.
Probably covered over when they | gave the hotel a face-lift, huh? Where is it? In the left-hand corner.
Bet you it still works.
I still don't know | why I missed it last night.
Don't worry about it.
You weren't analyzing | for structure you were analyzing | for personnel.
Feel a draft here.
Abracadabra.
See you later.
And How did you do that? Okay, look.
Show me how | you did that all right? All right, hold the left | hand out like this.
Okay.
Now, fingers in front, | thumb in the back.
Yeah.
| Cards are bent and you come | around like this Okay.
All right.
Now | you bend your fingers throw and catch | with the right hand.
One motion.
| One motion.
All right.
| Bend your fingers Bend your fingers.
Throw And what do we have here? Okay.
Remind me never | to play cards with you.
Hiding cards everywhere.
Up to some of your old tricks, | Templeton? Michael.
Sorry to intrude.
But I found a hidden door | in the alley where I lost Henderson's | murderer last night.
What a coincidence.
| It led me right here.
This is a very old hotel, | Mr.
Knight.
Its basement is a maze | that leads to many places.
Now, Miss Barstow and I were | about to leave for our luncheon.
So, if you'll please | get to the point? I'll show it to you.
This is the hood you use | in your act, is it not? Indeed, I'm afraid it is.
The killer left it behind | last night.
Perhaps I should have said, | one of them.
You see, Michael? Anyone | could have taken that hood.
Oh, I assure you, Mr.
Knight, | I'm working on it but, to date, being in | two places at one time is a state of being | that has eluded me.
Shall we? Oh, interesting little toy but not to my taste.
You be a good girl | and wait in the car, huh? I got to go back in | and pay the bill.
But who will I talk to? Listen to the radio.
Just don't wear out | the battery, huh? I wore your battery out | a long time ago.
This is the car for me.
Tough.
Sleek.
Sexy.
Thanks.
| You're not so bad yourself.
Hey! Hey! You must've left your | car phone off the hook.
Where you calling from? From within | my central terminal brimming with the freshest | software, megabytes.
Oh.
Whoever you are, | you sure sound sexy.
I'd love to see | what you look like.
Actually, | I'm right under your nose.
I'll bet you're tall | and dark and handsome.
I'm definitely | dark and handsome.
I'm only tall when I'm | climbing a steep incline.
Excuse me.
| Are you Templeton's assistant? Yes, I'm Nancy Martston.
Hi, Nancy.
My name | is Michael Knight.
Hi.
I caught the show last night.
| Whoo! It was terrific.
I was wondering if you could answer some | questions about how Templeton does it.
I'm sorry, | I grew up in this world but I never really | got into it.
I spend most of my time | working on my MBA.
I'm just helping out my dad.
Your dad? | Mmm-hmm.
If you're | Templeton's daughter then his youth | is his greatest illusion.
No, no, my dad's | over there somewhere.
His name's Ariel.
He's | the one you should talk to.
He taught Templeton everything | he knows.
Just a second.
Dad! Can you come here | a second? Yes? Dad, come here.
This is Michael Knight and | he has some questions for you.
More questions? I told the last fellow | from the Humane Society that the tigers are never drugged, | they get plenty of exercise and the doves are perfectly happy | - Oh, no.
What I wanted to know about | was the spike machine.
If it's specially constructed | so that Templeton stays inside or can he get out | and then come back in after the spikes | are withdrawn? You're not the first | to wonder.
It's a brilliant escape, | isn't it? It's a supreme expression | of Austin's genius.
But one magician can never reveal the | mystique de mode of another.
It's an unwritten code.
A pact among sorcerers with unspeakable | consequences if it is broken.
Why do you want to know? Let's just say | I'm a fan.
By the way, the escape act went | right down to the wire last night.
Did it take longer than usual? No, no, it didn't.
| It was all part of the act.
But Austin did move it | up all of a sudden.
Yes.
Yeah.
| It's usually his finale.
Somebody else's, too.
You sound so classy.
I can just picture you | decked out in black tie.
Try black top.
KITT, pick me up.
We have to meet Devon | at the airport.
Hey, where you goin'? You'll have to excuse me, | but duty calls.
Wait! How about a phone number? It's on my license plate.
You suspect Austin Templeton, | the magician? Yeah, I do, Devon.
| More and more.
I don't understand.
What would he have to gain by | the deaths of the Curtis Trustees? I don't know.
But with | $50 million at stake I'm sure he's | thought of an angle.
Devon, who was the last | trustee to die unexpectedly? A gentleman in Tucson, Arizona | named Jason DeSylva.
Let's see if Templeton | played Tucson recently.
He performed there | during the month of July.
July 18th.
It's a day I'll never forget | as long as I live.
Pop the trunk, KITT.
Thank you.
See you later, pal.
Wait for me | in the parking lot, KITT.
KITT, I need you.
On my way.
Michael- | I know.
Be careful.
Piece of cake.
Try to get an ID | on the driver.
It's impossible at this range, | Michael.
What's the matter | with that guy? He's taken a wrong turn and he's | going to get us all a ticket.
Where did all the mourners go? All right! | He's coming back at us! No, that isn't | the hearse we're- You maniac! Can't you see | this is a funeral? Sorry.
I tried to warn you.
Just keep scanning.
There he is! He's coming at us head-on.
Hit the CO2, pal! No need to, Michael.
No vital signs? None whatsoever.
As a matter of fact, there's | no one in that vehicle.
What? Cover the back alley.
No sign of him, Michael.
This is becoming a | daily event, Mr.
Knight.
And it's going to continue until | I prove you killed Henderson.
I thought you'd gotten that | out of your system.
Getting out of things | is your specialty.
Straightjackets, | chains, a flaming hearse.
You do have a vivid | imagination, Mr.
Knight.
You think I can | get out of anything.
Not solitary | confinement.
Hey, Nancy, can I | talk to you for a minute.
Sure, | soon as I finish this.
You'd better be careful, | she's bad.
You better | stand back.
Yeah.
It's okay, | I'm allergic to cats.
Especially big cats.
That's a mean tiger | to use in a magic act.
No, we're using | the other tiger this week.
This one's in heat.
And take my word for it, you never | want to get close to a tigress in heat.
Really? I thought that | was the whole idea.
It's an interesting one.
Yeah, I agree.
You didn't happen to see Templeton | go into his dressing room in the last five | or ten minutes, did you? No, I haven't | seen him at all.
I've been here | for over an hour.
Nancy, I'm looking for the | props he uses in the escape.
Well, they're taken away and | stored after each performance.
Austin doesn't like anyone | messing with his props.
Yeah, I'll bet.
Do you know where | they're kept? No.
Except for it's not here | because they go by truck.
But you could ask my dad, | he might know.
Great, thanks.
| Sure, bye.
Hi, baby.
No, I'm afraid | I can't tell you that.
I don't understand.
You just told me they were | taken to a warehouse but you won't tell me | where it is.
I told you | I can't betray him.
Like all those who have sold | their souls to the devil Austin Templeton must be | left to destroy himself.
You really believe that? What I believe | isn't important.
Austin believes | he's a true sorcerer.
And if you're going | to catch him, Mr.
Knight you'll have to catch him | in the act, so to speak.
I intend to.
That's twice you've | been positive it was Austin and proven wrong, Michael.
No one else could've | pulled off a stunt like that.
That hearse | was an inferno.
Maybe it's time to start | looking somewhere else.
Not until I'm certain there's no way Templeton could have left | the cabaret during his Table of Death act.
Either his alibi holds up | or it doesn't hold up.
I agree with you, Michael.
In the meantime, Dr.
Browning and I | have $50 million in grants to award.
Shall we, lan? lt'll just take me some time | to get my papers together.
How about over dinner? Of course.
I have some Foundation | matters to attend to.
Join me when you can.
Keep an eye on 'em, RC.
You going to check out | that Table of Death? No, he trucks it out | after every performance.
I assume you have | a plan in mind.
Yeah, I'm going to check out | his act again tonight.
I'm gonna take | KITT with me.
I could use an observer | in the audience.
Oh, I'll be there.
Well, hello, there.
Creep! Please, it's KITT.
He's gone again! What is the matter with you? You | afraid to face me or something? On the contrary.
I'm always delighted to take | in your ample personality.
What's the big idea | taking off like that? I had other priorities.
Like your wife? I'm not married.
Or maybe your girlfriend? No, I don't have | one of those, either.
Did you say | you're not married? That's right.
Why not? You might say I haven't yet | met my match.
Well, what kind of match | are you looking for? Oh, something | very stylish preferably in red, loaded | with sophisticated software total artificial intelligence, | fully padded seat removable top with an adaptive | megabyte system that can interface | for hours.
You animal! What kind of a girl | do you think I am? What did I say? You nearly gave me | a heart attack.
That would have been | a very costly mistake.
I lose $5 million | if I kill the wrong trustee.
We both lose $5 million | until you kill the right one.
You're supposed | to be the best.
Why isn't | Devon Miles dead? What happened? What happened? I planned and executed the escape | of the century this afternoon.
That's what happened.
It was brilliant.
Beyond your | wildest conception.
It was Hades | brought to life.
And no one was there | to see it except Michael Knight.
Miles would be dead if it | weren't for him and that car.
I'll have to | deal with them first.
That won't be easy.
That car contains | state-of-the-art technology.
And Knight plans to | use it tonight to disprove your alibi.
That is a problem.
And perhaps also | the solution.
I'm not sure | I understand what you mean.
Remember, lan, I'm not | only a master assassin but a truly master magician | as well.
capable of | hanging an opponent not only with | a piece of rope but with | his own logic.
Knight is very capable of | hanging you, believe me.
Hanging both of us, lan.
I'm going to need | your help this time.
And now, | may I have a volunteer from this | illustrious gathering? Someone with a car | in the parking lot.
Right here.
Mr.
Knight.
I must tell you | that this gentleman and I met earlier today but he is in no way | part of my act.
You can say that.
As a matter of fact, he's | something of a magician himself.
Okay, pal, you're on.
Now, Mr.
Knight, if you | would please check your car make sure that it is empty | and the doors are locked.
It is empty and | the doors are locked.
Yes, if you'd kindly | step over to the side.
What are you doing here? Austin thought it would | be fun if I was in the act.
Yeah, well, let's see if he's still | laughing after KITT analyzes it.
Now, watch closely ladies and | gentlemen, this won't take long.
This is very undignified.
Did your scanners | pick up how he did it? No, I'm afraid not.
Thank you.
This is getting us | nowhere, lan.
These are all reputable companies | and you've vetoed all of them.
And for good reason.
Now, here's my list.
lan, everyone in the | business community knows that these are | inactive corporations.
Shells producing nothing.
Surely you're can't be | serious? Oh, but I am.
You see, I'm getting | a considerable fee for awarding 40 of | the $50 million to them.
You're retaining | $10 million? Is that what you meant | - Devon, there is a gun in here.
And if I take my hand | off the handle it will go off.
| Do you understand? What do you want? Send RC on an errand.
Reginald.
Be a good chap and fetch the Rigg | Electronics file from the semi, would you? It's on my desk.
Sure thing, boss.
You two ought to be okay for a | few minutes and I'll be right back.
Are you reading this, KITT? I started scanning | the Table of Death the instant | Templeton got into it.
I'm having the same problem | I had with the tiger.
No scan at all? That's correct.
My systems are | going haywire for some reason.
Let's go, pal.
Bonnie's gonna meet us at the semi | and run a check on your scanners.
No! Simba! No! Heel! Heel! KITT? KITT? Michael, where are you? I'm in deep trouble.
Why didn't you warn me | about the tiger? I don't know.
My scanners | didn't detect her presence.
So I noticed.
What do you know | about tigers? Not much I'm afraid.
Now is a good time | to learn.
Can you synthesize the | mating call of a male tiger? I'll check | my anharmonic data bank.
Yeah.
Sounds like | KITT's doing the job.
I may be able to reproduce | the tiger's mating call but after that, | she's on her own.
Go away! Shoo! Look, we'll get help.
In the meantime, | just keep her happy.
Keep her happy? The only thing | that works is Mozart.
The Eine kleine Nachtmusik.
It really | calms her down.
Do you hear that? Thank you.
| At least the tiger has taste.
There's a good kitty.
Michael's here.
I thought you were keeping an | eye on Devon and Dr.
Browning? I was.
Devon sent me | to get a file.
When I got back to the | restaurant, both of them were gone.
I can't find them | anywhere.
I don't like this, Michael.
| What are we going to do? For openers, | check out KITT's scanners.
I think I'm going | to be needing them.
None of his sensory | circuits are damaged.
Which leaves his program.
I'm checking it now.
He's been revised.
His scanners | have been deactivated.
Bonnie, only two people | can change that.
You and Dr.
Browning.
That means | Dr.
Browning's got Devon.
Michael, I blew it.
| I'm sorry.
It's all right.
It's not your | fault, I'm going to need your help.
What we need | is a place to start.
I know.
That we've got.
Out of the car.
Welcome, Mr.
Miles.
I understand your Foundation | is heavily involved in research of all kinds.
I don't see what research | has to do with any of this.
Oh, you'll have to | give your life to it.
I want the location | of that warehouse.
Come on, Dad.
Two people have been killed | and more are going to die.
This isn't going to vanish | in a puff of smoke.
I'm telling you, we're talking about two | greedy killers who are gonna stop at nothing.
Nancy.
Okay, plot me a course | Super Pursuit Mode.
The warehouse is at the end | of this street, Michael.
Okay, back to cruise.
As I said, all in the spirit | of research, Mr.
Miles.
You see, | in this escape the audience must believe | that I'm drowning.
After watching you die my performance will be | frighteningly authentic.
Austin, | I don't like this.
Let's get it over with, | quickly.
It's one thing to | order an execution quite another to | witness it, isn't it, lan? Who's in there, KITT? Three men.
My metal scan indicates one | of them is bound in chains.
That's our move.
| You cover the back, RC.
You got it.
You want to | crash through that door? Piece of cake, Michael.
Devon? A valiant attempt, Mr.
Knight.
But all for naught.
Where's Devon? | Where is he? He's inside the tank.
Dying.
I need some help | with this lock.
Okay, got it.
Get him up! | Get him up! You okay? Right as rain, | my dear fellow.
Oh, blast.
| I've ruined my suit.
Bless you.
Thinking of getting | into the act? No, thank you, Michael.
I've had enough magic | to last me a lifetime.
Very amusing.
But hardly mystifying.
Then maybe | I can dazzle you with the help of | a simple handkerchief.
Be my guest.
Ladies and gentlemen, the famous | Michael Knight.
As you can see nothing on this side.
| Nothing on this side.
Watch this.
| One, two, three.
Voil?.
Where'd you learn to do that? Very good.
For you.
I think I'm the one that should | be making the peace offering.
I mean, not even a master illusionist | should make you doubt your friends.
Don't worry about it.
That character even had me | under his spell for a while.
But two can play | the magic game.
I believe | that's three, Michael.
Counting your assistant.
Yeah, you've got to give KITT | his moment in the spotlight, too.
You know, | you're right, RC.
KITT, | since Templeton is history we've got an unemployed | tiger on our hands.
On second thought, Michael I think the only magic I'll | perform is a disappearing act.
Whoa! KITT? KITT!