(Please Change General Peralta to Colonel Peralta Throughout)
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ACT ONE
FADE IN
EXT. SAN DUARTE COUNTRYSIDE - DAY
as we pan across an idyllic landscape that fans out at the
base of a volcano: a valley dotted with farmhouses, and
crisscrossed by roads that cut between geometric fields and
wild jungle. A barely audible rumbling rises and builds.
THE LANDSCAPE
begins to vibrate and then shake uncontrollably. The rumble
reaches ear-shattering intensity.
REACTION SHOTS
-- Cattle mill nervously.
-- A bird snaps its head around, then flies off.
-- A field worker stops picking the crop, looks up to
see ---
MONTAGE - THE VOLCANO - VARIOUS SHOTS
shaking violently and then erupting in a cataclysmic
explosion of smoke, fire and ash that rockets into the air.
MOLTEN LAVA
boils over the edge of the crater and cascades down the
mountainside. As the eruption continues ---
EXT. JUNGLE ROAD - DAY - K.I.T.T.
is cruising through the twisting turns in convertible mode
as he starts to climb a steep grade.
K.I.T.T.
We're exactly one mile from the San
Duarte border, Michael.
INSIDE K.I.T.T. - TRAVELING
Michael, RC3 next to him, reacting to the volcanic eruption.
RC3
Either they're greeting us with
fireworks, my man, or that mountain
just blew its top three days ahead
of schedule.
K.I.T.T.
I'm afraid the latter, RC3. Mount
Duarte last erupted in 1874. 346
people were killed, 1,892 injured
and ---
MICHAEL
Spare us the statistics, buddy, and
scan the road for volcanic debris.
Michael pushes some buttons on his console.
K.I.T.T.'S MONITOR - INTERCUT AS NEEDED
to see a schematic map of the area, and activity where the
road crosses a clearly delineated borderline.
K.I.T.T.
The road is clear but I've detected
some kind of activity up ahead.
K.I.T.T.
comes over the crest of the hill and below we see:
A BORDER CROSSING
A guard shack and crossing arm. A few cars pulled to a
stop are being examined and drivers' ID checked by six
uniformed soldiers who carry semiautomatic weapons.
RESUME INSIDE K.I.T.T.
as Michael and RC3 react with surprise and Michael brakes
to a stop atop the hill.
MICHAEL
It's no longer an open border, RC.
RC3
Yeah, they slammed the door before
we got through it.
MICHAEL
They'll be needing a new one as soon
as those vehicles clear. We have to
get Harrington out.
He pushes some buttons on his console. As K.I.T.T.'s rear
deck starts to roll back and the T-top unfolds we:
CUT TO
INT. PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE - DAY - CLOSE ON TOM HARRINGTON
Ivy League, thirty-eight, tie loosened, sleeves rolled to
his elbows, on the phone, as we widen out to reveal he is
standing in front of a large map of San Duarte that stands
in the middle of the room. The volcano and affected areas
have been indicated on it. We continue pulling back to
include the rest of this opulent room that has been trans-
formed into a volcano relief command post.
HARRINGTON
(anxious; hopeful)
You're sure? -- Thanks. That's great
news.
He hangs up; swings a look to:
PRESIDENT SOSA
fifty-five, aquiline, composed. He wears a white shirt,
tie, dark suit, talking on the phone at his desk; as he
hangs up, disgusted ---
PRESIDENT SOSA
Sounds like good news, Harrington.
HARRINGTON
(nods; relieved)
The plane got off, Mr. President. My
wife's on her way back to the States.
PRESIDENT SOSA
Thank God something's gone right. The
calls just keep coming. Not one victim
of the volcano has been evacuated yet.
HARRINGTON
I thought the Army was handling that.
PRESIDENT SOSA
(infuriated)
So did I. I presonally ordered General
Peralta to dispatch every available
vehicle to the towns most heavily ---
Sosa is interrupted by consecutive bursts from a machine
gun. He and Harrington whirl to see:
THE DOOR TO THE OFFICE
as rounds rip through the wood. It explodes open. A
Presidential security aide stumbles through it and falls
wounded to the office floor.
COLONEL PERALTA
forty-five, vicious, malevolent, uniformed, sweeps into
the office with an armed escort. Sosa moves forward chal-
lengingly.
PRESIDENT SOSA
What's going on, Colonel?! I warn
you, this is no time for disloyalty.
HARRINGTON
He's right! The volcano has killed
thousands of your countrymen. More
will die unless ---
Harrington is silenced as one of Peralta's guards cranks
off a burst that shreds the volcano relief map, knocking it
and its stand across the room.
COLONEL PERALTA
Quiet! Our President and his --
(an expletive)
-- American advisor have bungled this
national emergency! Their incompetence
has forced me to declare martial law.
Arrest them!
PRESIDENT SOSA
You're insane. You're ---
Colonel Peralta signals his men with a nod. The armed
escort moves in around Sosa and Harrington. And brusquely
shoves them toward the door.
HARRINGTON
I'm an American citizen. I demand ---
A soldier backhands Harrington across the face, silencing
him. As the two men are herded out of the room, Peralta
swings a satisfied look to his Lieutenant (who always wears
dark glasses and officer's cap, which tend to conceal his
features).
COLONEL PERALTA
That volcano was just the excuse we
needed. No one can challenge our
actions now.
CUT TO
K.I.T.T.
who is exploding down the road at high speed toward:
THE BORDER CHECKPOINT
The soldiers signal K.I.T.T. to stop; realize he isn't and
unsling their rifles. Two take up positions in the middle
of the road in front of the crossing arm. As K.I.T.T.
barrels toward them ---
RESUME INSIDE K.I.T.T.
as the six guards fire, the rounds sparking off his
windshield.
THE CROSSING ARM
proclaims SAN DUARTE BORDER - STOP. The two soldiers in
front of it dive to safety as K.I.T.T. blasts past them
and through the wooden barrier, splintering it.
RC3
As the boss would say, we're makin'
'smashing progress.'
The two soldiers scramble to their feet and start firing
again.
THE SCENE
as K.I.T.T. runs a gauntlet formed by the other soldiers.
The six of them unleash a fusillade of shots that spark off
K.I.T.T.'s shell. As he takes off down the road into San
Duarte.
OMITTED
INTERCUT - INSIDE K.I.T.T.
as he runs the gauntlet.
RC3
They don't like gate crashers down
here, do they?
MICHAEL
We can't get kicked out of this party,
RC. We've got to meet our contact
and get a fix on the situation.
RC3
I think this is called serious!
ON A JEEP
As two soldiers jump in, start the engine and take off after
K.I.T.T.
RESUME INSIDE K.I.T.T.
MICHAEL
You know, Devon was right. I
shouldn't have taken you along.
RC3
Nothing could've stopped me.
MICHAEL
Thanks RC.
K.I.T.T.
I'm picking up a vehicle in pursuit,
Michael.
MICHAEL
Let's shake it, pal!
Michael whips the steering wheel to the right.
K.I.T.T.
swerves off the road toward ---
THE RIVER
as K.I.T.T. approaches at high speed.
RESUME INSIDE K.I.T.T.
MICHAEL
Hang on, RC. Turbo boost!
Michael pushes the turbo boost button. He and RC3 are
slammed back in their seats by the sudden acceleration as:
K.I.T.T.
is racing toward the river bank and apparently headed into
the water when he suddenly rockets off the ground.
ANOTHER ANGLE - LOW
as K.I.T.T. sails through the air over the river.
OMITTED
OPPOSITE SIDE OF RIVER
K.I.T.T. lands and takes off across a field, soon
disappearing in the jungle overgrowth as ---
THE VOLCANO
continues to erupt -- smoke, fire and ash blowing into the
sky, lava boiling over the edge and down the mountainside.
CUT TO
EXT. JUNGLE ROAD - DAY
as K.I.T.T. cruises through a turn and pulls to a stop in
front of an abandoned, weather-beaten shack. Michael and
RC3 get out, move around toward K.I.T.T.'s trunk and remove
a backpack and radio transmitter.
MICHAEL
Sorry about the accommodations. It's
the only cover within satellite relay.
RC3
Hey, compared to some places I've
crashed, this is a penthouse on Lake
Shore Drive.
EXT. THE SHACK - DAY
as they move onto an open porch and set down the transmitter
and backpack on a rickety table. Michael looks around.
MICHAEL
An empty one. No sign of our
contact anywhere.
RC3
Man, you saying we drove twelve
hundred miles and got stood up? I
mean, I thought Devon said this lady
was solid.
MICHAEL
Solid as they come. We're talking
national heroine. Lisa Corrales
led the fight that put President Sosa
in power. Get hold of Devon. Maybe
he knows something.
THE TRANSMITTER - INTERCUT AS NEEDED
as RC3 folds down the front of the unit revealing the
control console of a state-of-the-art transmitter/receiver.
He flips a few switches. We hear the static of satellite
relay.
RC3
This is a signal check. Bonnie do
you read?
INTERCUT - DEVON'S FOUNDATION OFFICE
as Devon and Bonnie react and cross to the communications
console. Bonnie clicks it on.
BONNIE
Yes, loud and clear, RC.
DEVON
Michael -- are you two all right?
I've been expecting the worst. I
haven't been able to reach Harrington
at all.
MICHAEL
I'm not surprised. The army's taken
over the country.
DEVON
I'm afraid that changes things. As
someone once said -- should you or
one of your people be caught or cap-
tured, the Foundation will disavow
any knowledge of your actions.
MICHAEL
That's a distinct possibility. We're
fugitives. We ran the border an hour
ago. We're at the rendezvous point
but our contact isn't here.
DEVON
I thought that might be the case.
We were alerted to a possible change
in plans.
Devon swings a look to Bonnie, who hands him a print-out.
DEVON
According to this communique, you'll
find Miss Corrales at the State
Television Station making a
broadcast against the takeover.
MICHAEL
On my way.
DEVON
Be careful, Michael.
Devon clicks off. Michael swings a look to RC3.
MICHAEL
You, too. Anybody from our side
shows, tell 'em where I've gone.
RC3
And the other side ---
MICHAEL
Tell 'em you've never heard of
Lisa Corrales.
CUT TO
INT. TV STUDIO - DAY - CLOSE ON MONITOR
Lisa Corrales, twenty-eight, an attractive Latina in chic,
casual clothes, is talking into camera. We pull back
to reveal the monitor is the viewing screen of a TV camera
and continue back to include the cameraman and Lisa at
the news desk in front of him.
LISA
-- and even the areas most devastated
by the volcano have received no relief.
This and the closing of border by
armed troops prove a coup is underway.
She pauses in reaction to ---
RAOUL
thirty, fiery, zealous, shoulder holster, slacks, open shirt
(not fatigues), steps forward and hands her a slip of
paper. Lisa quickly peruses the message, looks back up
to camera, and, with emotional fervor, continues:
LISA
We've just received confirmation that
President Sosa and other members of
the government have been arrested.
(beat)
I urge every citizen to resist the
militarists who once again are
attempting to destroy our democracy
and impose their will on ---
She is interrupted by O.S. gunshots that come from outside
the station.
RAOUL
Come on, Lisa! Come on, we have to
get out of here!
Lisa gets out from behind the desk. She and Raoul run from
the studio.
OMITTED
EXT. TV STATION - DAY
A soldier comes down an alley and approaches a door. It
swings open. Raoul pops through it. The soldier opens
fire. Raoul dives and rolls out the door avoiding the
gunfire. He comes up in a standing position and fires his
.45, dropping the soldier. Raoul reacts to:
THREE SOLDIERS
who come into the alley in reaction to the gunfire. Raoul
runs. They pursue him down the alley, exchanging shots
with him. Raoul is hit and goes down.
ON THE SAME DOOR
as Lisa runs from the building. She confiscates a handgun
and a grenade from the soldier who was shot by Raoul. The
soldiers spot her and open fire. She dives over a low wall
taking cover, then crouches and returns the fire, and we:
CUT TO
EXT. ROAD - DAY - K.I.T.T.
barrels through a turn approaching the TV station.
INSIDE K.I.T.T.
Michael and K.I.T.T. react to the scene up ahead.
K.I.T.T.
That woman is in trouble, Michael!
MICHAEL
That woman's our contact.
Michael hits the accelerator.
OMITTED
THE SCENE
as K.I.T.T. cuts between Lisa and the soldiers. They swing
their guns in his direction and keep firing.
OMITTED
ON LISA
as K.I.T.T. screeches to a stop next to her, rounds rico-
chetting off his shell. The passenger door automatically
pops open.
MICHAEL
Come on, Lisa, come on, get in!
LISA
I'm not finished yet!
Michael is incredulous. Lisa fires a few more times.
Then, the gun clicks empty. She tosses it aside and pulls
the pin on the grenade; pops up over the wall; and tosses
it in the direction of:
PURSUING SOLDIERS
As they spot the grenade, they dive to cover away from the
explosions.
INSIDE K.I.T.T.
as Lisa jumps in next to Michael and slams the door.
Michael stomps on the gas and K.I.T.T. hightails it out of
there.
MICHAEL
That was dangerous and dumb.
LISA
(flares)
War usually is, Mr. Knight. You
don't have to remind me.
They hold a look, and we:
FREEZE FRAME
FADE OUT
END OF ACT ONE
ACT TWO
FADE IN
OMITTED
EXT. REBEL HIDEOUT - JUNGLE - DAY
Michael and Lisa are surrounded by crates of guns, ammo,
and medical supplies. In the b.g. a few of her people, (no
fatigues, no sombreros) are checking weapons. Lisa now
wears jeans, bush jacket; belt and holster; snaps a clip
into her .45 during ---
LISA
I told you, my best guess is
Mr. Harrington is alive and
imprisoned somewhere. That's all
I can give you.
MICHAEL
I was told you'd help me find him
and get him out.
LISA
I'm sorry but you have your mission
and unfortunately, I have to repeat
mine. Good luck.
MICHAEL
Hold it. Harrington could've bailed
out. But he hung in there. He went
to the wall for your country. He ---
LISA
(interrupts)
Go to the wall?! Not yet he didn't.
(off Michael's
look)
Your slang is our reality. Have you
ever seen a firing squad? A woman
put against the wall? A man so
tortured he begs to be executed?
(beat)
My parents. I was fifteen.
MICHAEL
I'm sorry.
LISA
(saddened,
accepting)
It's too late for them and for a
good man I left back at the TV
station, but not for President Sosa
and the others. I'm not turning my
back on them to save Harrington.
MICHAEL
I'm not asking you to do that.
You're up against an all-or-nothing
situation, Lisa. It's going to
take planning and team work to beat
it. Not adversaries. We pull
together -- we can break them all
out. I mean it.
Lisa studies Michael a beat considering his offer, then,
nails him with a decisive look and ---
LISA
I give the orders. You follow
them. We start at the TV station.
Raoul could still be alive.
She takes off before Michael can reply. He catches up. As
they weave between the canyon of crates:
MICHAEL
That's a long shot at best. We
should be finding out where
Harrington and the others are being
held.
LISA
With any luck, we will. Raoul has
an informer on Peralta's staff.
On Michael's reaction we go to:
ANOTHER ANGLE
as Michael and Lisa cross to K.I.T.T. and get in.
INSIDE K.I.T.T.
as Michael starts the engine and drives off.
MICHAEL
Back to the TV station, pal. Keep
your scanners peeled.
K.I.T.T.
Very well, Michael.
Lisa reacts to K.I.T.T. a beat, before ---
LISA
(gaining
confidence)
This car just might make the
difference.
MICHAEL
(feigns he's
crushed)
Well, so much for speeches about
us, and team work, and pulling
together.
She smiles appealingly; almost vulnerably, revealing a side
we haven't seen. Michael returns it, and we:
CUT TO
EXT. CAPITOL - DAY - TO ESTABLISH
INT. TV ROOM - DAY
Technicians are setting up TV cameras, lights, and props, as
General Peralta reads a dispatch; reacts angrily to the
Lieutenant who delivered it.
GENERAL PERALTA
That black car runs a border check-
point, and no one stops it?!
LIEUTENANT
We tried, General. But our rounds
bounced off and then it -- it leaped
the river.
GENERAL PERALTA
(slowly, fuming)
Leaped the river ---
LIEUTENANT
(nods uneasily)
The same vehicle also rescued
Lisa Corrales at the television
station.
GENERAL PERALTA
(interrupting)
Track this super car down! Take the
driver alive.
He reacts to a technician positioning the TV lights.
GENERAL PERALTA
No, no, more to the side. I want
an aura to appear around me.
Peralta turns his attention back to the Lieutenant.
GENERAL PERALTA
This subversive is just the
propaganda we need. Conclusive
proof outside agitators have
infiltrated the country. Get him.
The Lieutenant turns on a heel and exits. Peralta crosses
to the TV camera and looks into the eyepiece. Then swings
a look to the cameraman for ---
GENERAL PERALTA
Make sure everyone can see the flag
and the photographs of my family.
The cameraman nods and goes back to setting up. Peralta
settles in the chair behind the desk trying it out and we:
CUT TO
EXT. JUNGLE ROAD - DAY
as K.I.T.T. comes through a series of turns.
K.I.T.T.
My scanners have just detected a
truck approaching, Michael.
INSIDE K.I.T.T.
as Michael and Lisa react.
MICHAEL
Ours or theirs?
K.I.T.T.
It's a two-and-a-half-ton 6x6. The
same type used to move troops.
Michael pushes some buttons on his console.
MICHAEL
Prepare for evasive action.
Lisa reacts as a truck barrels through a turn up ahead.
LISA
No, no wait. I know that truck.
It's Martinez. He's one of us.
Pull over.
K.I.T.T.
pulls to a stop. Lisa gets out and flags down the truck.
Michael joins her as the truck lumbers to a stop next to
them. Martinez, a grizzled old freedom fighter gets out.
MARTINEZ
Lisa?! I found Raoul on the road!
Michael and Lisa hurry to the truck and check out Raoul in
the cab. His shirt is stained with blood. He is weakened
but conscious.
LISA
Raoul, I thought they killed you.
RAOUL
So did the soldiers. I slipped away
from the station after they left.
MICHAEL
That shoulder needs some work. Let's
get out of here.
Lisa and Michael cross toward K.I.T.T. Martinez gets
behind the wheel of the truck next to, and we:
CUT TO
OMITTED
EXT. REBEL HIDEOUT - JUNGLE - CLOSE ON RAOUL
being bandaged with adhesive tape by Lisa. We widen to
include, Michael, Lisa and Raoul, who is talking on a
field phone.
RAOUL
Yes, yes -- you're sure. Good work.
(hangs up)
My source is positive. Harrington,
President Sosa and the others are
being held in the Capitol prison.
MICHAEL
First thing we do is find a way in.
RAOUL
A way in? We can't even get there
from here. The road is blocked with
lava and debris.
LISA
Then, we're beaten before we start.
MICHAEL
No we're not. The way to beat that
volcano is parked right outside.
RAOUL
(derisively)
In a car?
LISA
I've seen it in action, Raoul. It's
the best chance we have.
RAOUL
There isn't another like it in the
district. There are patrols and
road blocks everywhere. It will
stand out even more than he will.
MICHAEL
Not if we camouflage it. All we
have to do is make it look like a
local vehicle.
MARTINEZ
(sparking to it)
I know just what you mean,
Mr. Knight. Leave it to me.
(to Lisa)
What we did that time in Forstaza ---
Michael swings him a look. Lisa smiles knowingly. Martinez
breaks into a wiley smile and nods and we:
CUT TO
OMITTED
EXT. SAN DUARTE COUNTRYSIDE - MORNING
as the sun comes up and bathes the landscape in an orange
glow.
EXT. REBEL HIDEOUT - JUNGLE - DAY
K.I.T.T. is being camouflaged by Martinez and his men who
are tying battered suitcases and household items atop his
roof and hood. One of them has a brush and bucket of muddy
water and is "painting" K.I.T.T.
Martinez lashes an old tire over his grille, then crosses,
opens K.I.T.T.'s door, and gestures. As Michael (Levi
jacket, T-shirt, worn jeans), Lisa and Raoul get in:
MICHAEL
What do you think Kitt?
K.I.T.T.
This is even more humiliating than
the time I went under cover in the
auto wrecking yard.
MICHAEL
Come on, pal. You have to admit
this beats masquerading as a crushed
junker.
Michael starts the engine and pulls K.I.T.T. out of the
hideout. As he accelerates down the road, we:
CUT TO
EXT. MILITARY ROADBLOCK - DAY
Soldiers are checking every vehicle -- frisking passengers
for weapons, opening trunks, looking underneath cars.
ANOTHER ANGLE - K.I.T.T.
barely recognizable in his guise as he approaches.
INSIDE K.I.T.T.
Michael behind the wheel, Lisa (hair back, sunglasses)
next to him. Raoul in the back seat.
MICHAEL
Time for the sound track and special
effects, pal.
Michael pushes some buttons on his console.
ON K.I.T.T.'S DASH
as enharmonic synthesizer lights up.
RESUME K.I.T.T.
as he starts to backfire and smoke, developing a little
wobble as he rolls to a stop. A soldier crosses to what
appears to be an overloaded rattletrap of a car.
RESUME INSIDE K.I.T.T.
LISA
Let me handle him.
The Soldier arrives and leans down to the window.
SOLDIER
Where are you going?
LISA
To stay with relatives in Arangia.
SOLDIER
(considers,
nods)
The route through the Capitol is
closed you'll have to detour at ---
He pauses as something catches his eye. He studies
Lisa's face for a beat.
SOLDIER
What is your name?
LISA
Lizabetta Corazon.
SOLDIER
Remove your sunglasses.
Lisa hesitates. The Soldier is distracted for a beat by
the scream of a woman who is pulled forcibly by the
soldiers from another vehicle at the checkpoint.
RESUME INSIDE K.I.T.T.
as Raoul leans forward and whispers:
RAOUL
Do it or he'll be even more suspicious.
The Soldier turns his attention back to Lisa. She removes
the sunglasses. The Soldier studies her face with uncer-
tainty; then crosses to another guard and gestures to
K.I.T.T. while they talk.
LISA
He recognized me. What are we going
to do?
MICHAEL
They want Lisa Corrales. They can
have her. You with me pal?
Lisa and Raoul exchange anxious glances. Michael
pushes some buttons on his console.
K.I.T.T.
Ready when you are.
K.I.T.T.'S CONSOLE
as enharmonic synthesizer lights up and K.I.T.T.'s voice
box activates. Through a filter, we hear:
K.I.T.T.
Attention all military units.
Lisa Corrales has been spotted in
a black T-top on the river road.
CLOSE ON A WALKIE-TALKIE
that hangs from the Soldier's ammo belt, as it comes to
life. During the following we widen to include the two
soldiers.
K.I.T.T.
All units respond and pursue. I
repeat, Lisa Corrales has been
identified as a passenger in the
black T-top that ---
The soldiers scramble for their Jeep and take off down
the intersecting road.
RESUME INSIDE K.I.T.T.
as Michael tromps on the accelerator and K.I.T.T. takes off
backfiring and smoking past the unmanned roadblock and heads
down the road.
MICHAEL
Way to go!
K.I.T.T.
Thank you, Michael. The first
chance we get, I'd like to stop and
shed this excess baggage.
MICHAEL
Soon as we put some miles between us
and that checkpoint.
RAOUL
The more the better.
LISA
Don't worry. Nothing can stop us now!
They all exchange looks of uncertainty when in the distance,
they see:
VARIOUS SHOTS - THE VOLCANO
as it erupts in a cataclysmic explosion of lava and debris
sending columns of flame and smoke shooting into the air.
CUT TO
INT. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE - DAY
the Lieutenant and a uniformed guard bring Harrington into
the office. General Peralta is seated behind the desk.
GENERAL PERALTA
Sit down.
HARRINGTON
What do you want? What is this?
Peralta hands him a typewritten speech.
GENERAL PERALTA
A speech you'll make right after
mine -- agreeing democracy was an
experiment that didn't work.
Harrington peruses it, his anger growing.
HARRINGTON
Nothing could make me say this.
He throws the sheet on the desk. Peralta smiles confidently
and nods to the Lieutenant. He crosses to:
A DOOR TO AN ANTEROOM
The Lieutenant opens it revealing Harrington's wife
Laurette. Armed guards restrain her from moving forward.
HARRINGTON
reacts and rushes toward her. His chest slams into the
flat side of a rifle stock that stops him abruptly and
blocks his way.
HARRINGTON
Laurette! My God, they told me you
made your flight -- I ---
Harrington bites off his words as the soldier slams the door
to the anteroom, blocking Laurette from view. Harrington
whirls angrily to Peralta who smirks.
GENERAL PERALTA
Evidently, you were misinformed.
They didn't teach you how to handle
this at Yale, did they?
HARRINGTON
If you hurt her. If you ---
Peralta stops him with a lethal stare. He holds out the
typewritten speech. Harrington hesitates a beat then
snatches it defeatedly from his hand and we:
CUT TO
EXT. THE ROAD - DAY
K.I.T.T., without the camouflage of crates, suitcases etc,
barrels down the narrow, concrete ribbon.
K.I.T.T.
It's good to be my old self and on
the open road again.
MICHAEL
Enjoy it while you can. It's not
going to last.
ANOTHER ANGLE - A FORK IN THE ROAD
A sign proclaims DETOUR. Michael maneuvers K.I.T.T. around
the sign and takes off down the fork labeled CAPITOL. Smoke
from the volcano billows in the distance.
POINT OF VIEW THROUGH WINDSHIELD
The smoke starts streaming past and then a blizzard of ash
and flaming debris pelts the glass.
INSIDE K.I.T.T.
LISA
Michael, we have no idea what we're
heading into.
MICHAEL
Let's find out. Scan up ahead, pal.
Michael pushes some buttons on his console.
K.I.T.T.'S MONITOR - INTERCUT AS NEEDED
to see the road and an animated schematic of lava that
expands across, obliterating it.
RESUME INSIDE K.I.T.T.
RAOUL
This is insane. We'll be buried
alive. How are we going to get
through that?!
MICHAEL
We go over it or we go through it.
Give me a reading Kitt.
K.I.T.T.
The lava is too spread out to
turbo-boost.
MICHAEL
We'll need all the speed we can
get. Hang on.
Michael tromps on the accelerator. He, Lisa and Raoul are
slammed back in their seats.
OMITTED
K.I.T.T.'S SPEEDOMETER
keeps climbing.
THE ROAD
red hot lava billowing across it, smoke curling to the sky,
as K.I.T.T. approaches and blasts into the lava.
K.I.T.T.'S NOSE COWLING
cuts through the molten mass like the prow of a ship.
VARIOUS SHOTS
as K.I.T.T. plows through the flaming, smoking mass,
bulldozing the lava out of his way.
INTERCUT INSIDE K.I.T.T.
as the orange glow of the lava plays across the faces of
Michael, Lisa and Raoul.
THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FLOW
as K.I.T.T. blasts free and takes off down the road.
RESUME INSIDE K.I.T.T.
as Raoul and Lisa react with relief and amazement.
RAOUL
Unbelievable ---
LISA
I told you we'd make it.
MICHAEL
Somebody else I want to tell.
Michael pushes some buttons on his console.
CUT TO
CLOSE ON RC3'S TRANSMITTER
as we widen to reveal RC3, hands atop his head, surrounded
by three rebels with guns. One of them is Martinez.
RC3
Come on, you guys, we're on the same
side. I ---
RC3 bites off the sentence. As the radio crackles to life
the rebels tense and whirl to the radio in reaction.
INTERCUT - MICHAEL IN K.I.T.T.
MICHAEL
(filtered;
static)
RC? RC it's Michael. Am I coming
through? RC?
MARTINEZ
Not a word.
RC3
You ask him, man. Ask him, he'll
tell you.
Martinez cocks his weapon threateningly, indicating RC3
should be quiet. RC3 stabs a finger at the transmitter's
talk switch.
RC3
I read you, Michael.
RC3's finger comes off the switch as Martinez grabs RC3;
pulls him back throwing him to the ground.
MARTINEZ
Quiet!
MICHAEL
(filtered)
Relay to Devon I've made contact. We
just got past the volcano and we're
going after Harrington. I'll ---
The transmission cuts out as the leader fires a blast from
his automatic rifle.
RC3
flinches; recovers; looks to see:
THE TRANSMITTER
a smoking, sparkling hulk riddled by machine gun fire.
RESUME INSIDE K.I.T.T.
MICHAEL
RC? Come in, RC. Come in.
(beat;
to others)
Something went wrong with the
transmission.
Michael clicks off. K.I.T.T. keeps barreling down the
road.
RESUME RC3
RC3's captors drag him to his feet and we:
CUT TO
OMITTED
EXT. ROAD - DAY
as we pan across and pick up K.I.T.T. approaching.
MICHAEL
How's it coming, pal?
K.I.T.T.
Just about finished, Michael.
LISA
There it is. Turn into that truck
yard.
K.I.T.T.
swings off the road and heads toward:
A TRUCK YARD
as Michael pulls to a stop concealing K.I.T.T.
INSIDE K.I.T.T.
as K.I.T.T.'s tray opens and delivers a plastic-encased ID
card that says UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT and displays
Michael's name and photo. Michael examines the ID with
satisfaction.
MICHAEL
Looks official enough. That ought
to get me in.
LISA
Getting you out is what concerns me.
RAOUL
Yes, nothing is official enough for
the military. What do you expect to
achieve by going in the front door?
MICHAEL
At worst, I get to check the place
out. At best, I'll scare Peralta
into letting 'em all go. Stay here.
Michael slips out of K.I.T.T. Lisa and Raoul exchange
uncertain looks and we:
CUT TO
EXT. CAPITOL - DAY - CLOSE ON MICHAEL'S ID
being examined by the Guard at the entrance kiosk. We
widen as he looks up and shakes no to Michael.
GUARD
The General isn't seeing anyone.
MICHAEL
(points
to ID)
See that? United States Government.
He indicates the Guard's rifle, uniform, and an Army truck
parked nearby, during ---
MICHAEL
Guns, uniforms, trucks --
(pokes
Guard's
belly)
-- food -- all from the U.S.A. If I
were you, I'd let the General decide
if he wants to go naked and hungry.
The Guard thinks a beat; picks up the phone and we:
CUT TO
INT. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE - DAY
Peralta is at his desk, handwriting revisions on a typed
copy of the speech he is going to make. Michael is ushered
inside by the Lieutenant and a guard.
COLONEL PERALTA
I extended you this courtesy,
Mr. Knight, because we buy your
government's products -- not its
imperialist propaganda.
MICHAEL
I'm counting on it. You've arrested
one of our citizens, your President
and members of the government. My
mission is to secure their release.
COLONEL PERALTA
Typical American arrogance. You
should know better than to even ask.
MICHAEL
One call to Washington and the gravy
train doesn't stop here any more.
Michael snatches Peralta's text from the desk; tosses it
back down.
MICHAEL
Make a speech about that.
Peralta is stopped by Michael's reply. He studies him a
beat, calculating, then nods in decision.
COLONEL PERALTA
I'll give you Harrington.
Michael shakes no; picks up the phone on the desk.
MICHAEL
I want a line to Washington, DC.
Peralta pushes down the button disconnecting the phone.
COLONEL PERALTA
Maybe we can work something out. I
mean ---
REVERSE
The door to the office flies open. Peralta and Michael
whirl to see Raoul enter and level a gun at Michael, who's
belted hard by this turn of events.
RAOUL
He's not who he says he is. He's
with the opposition.
SCENE
GENERAL PERALTA
(stunned, flares)
What?! Why did you let him get this
far?!
RAOUL
I never thought he would. And it
would've cost me my cover to stop
him sooner.
MICHAEL
It's going to cost you a lot more
than that. I promise.
GENERAL PERALTA
Idle threats are no match for the
firing squad, Mr. Knight.
Peralta nods. The Lieutenant and guard move in around
Michael, and we:
FREEZE FRAME
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN
EXT. CAPITOL - DAY - TO ESTABLISH
INT. CAPITOL PRISON - CELL - DAY
as the door to the cell area opens and Michael is shoved
through it by the Lieutenant and guard. They manhandle him
past Harrington and Sosa's cells and throw him hard into a
cell opposite them. After they leave ---
HARRINGTON
Michael?! Michael, what happened?
You okay?
Michael pulls himself to his feet; nods, disgusted.
MICHAEL
Yeah, but I won't be much help to
you in here.
HARRINGTON
Can we use your comlink to get a
message to Devon? Let the world
know what's really going on.
MICHAEL
(shakes no)
I've lost my relay station. Kitt's
compac doesn't have the range.
PRESIDENT SOSA
(despondently)
What good would it do, anyway?
Peralta would claim it's an orderly
transition of government and there's
no way to disprove it.
HARRINGTON
(becoming unsettled)
He's right, Michael. We were --
counting on you. I mean, they have
my wife. They ---
MICHAEL
(interrupting)
Take it easy. We'll deal with it.
Something I've got to do first.
(comlink)
Kitt? We have a problem. Talk to
me.
INTERCUT - LISA AND K.I.T.T.
concealed in the truck yard. We see a stake bed truck
parked in the b.g.
K.I.T.T.
Go ahead, Michael.
MICHAEL
I'm in a cell in the Capitol prison.
You and Lisa have to get out of
there now!
LISA
What about Raoul? He went to cover
you. We can't leave without him.
MICHAEL
He's a traitor. He's the one who
blew my cover. He'll be coming for
you and Kitt next.
LISA
That's ridiculous. I don't believe
you. He ---
MICHAEL
(interrupting)
No time to argue! Kitt, get out of
there and find a place to hide. A
clever one.
K.I.T.T.
Right away, Michael.
(beat)
I think I see a way to do both at
the same time.
Lisa looks puzzled. Michael wonders and we:
CUT TO
EXT. ROAD - DAY
as a personnel carrier filled with troops barrels through a
turn and heads down a straightaway.
ON RAOUL
He stands outside on the running board next to the driver
and gestures as he shouts.
RAOUL
Just around the next turn! Hurry!
The driver tromps on the accelerator. The truck accelerates
down road into the turn.
ANOTHER ANGLE
as the truck comes out of the turn and pulls into the truck
yard where Michael concealed K.I.T.T. The troops pile out.
RAOUL
Between those trucks!
Raoul and the troops move in, guns ready.
RAOUL'S POINT OF VIEW - THE TRUCKS
as he cautiously moves between them -- no sign of K.I.T.T.
anywhere.
RAOUL
is baffled, can't believe it.
RAOUL
That car -- it was right there.
CUT TO
THE ROAD - THE STAKE BED TRUCK
the bed now covered with a tarp and old tires, drives
slowly down the road. We reveal Lisa seated next to
the driver.
CLOSE ON THE OLD TIRES
that are stacked on the tailgate to see K.I.T.T.'s scanner
pulsing behind them.
K.I.T.T.
(to himself)
I never thought I'd see the day.
The truck disappears down the road, and we:
CUT TO
INT. CAPITOL PRISON - DAY
as the Lieutenant and guard arrive and unlock the doors to
Michael and Harrington's cells.
LIEUTENANT
It will soon be time, gentlemen. I
hope neither of you suffers from
stage fright.
Michael burns the Lieutenant with a look in reply. As
Harrington and Michael leave their cells, the Lieutenant
stops Michael; grasps his wrist; nods to the comlink.
LIEUTENANT
No personal effects. Remove it.
Michael hesitates a beat, then takes off the comlink and
drops it into the Lieutenant's palm. As the guard leads
Michael off ---
THE LIEUTENANT
hangs back examining the comlink. He smiles admiringly and
straps it on his wrist before following them.
CUT TO
EXT. REBEL HIDEOUT - ZOO - DAY
as a truck drives between the tents, vehicles, crates of
weapons, ammo, supplies and comes to a stop. RC3 is yanked
from the cab by Martinez and the three rebels who captured
him, and shoved toward Lisa.
MARTINEZ
We found him at the shack with a
transmitter.
LISA
What were you doing there?
RC3
Manning a relay station. I told
these guys I came into the country
with Michael Knight to meet you but
they ---
LISA
(interrupting)
Prove it.
RC3
Come on. How else would I know
about him? I couldn't make this up.
LISA
You wouldn't have to. Half the
country knows of him by now.
MARTINEZ
Leave this infiltrator to us. We'll
find out what he's up to.
Martinez and his men move in threateningly around RC3.
K.I.T.T.
Excuse me? Excuse me, but ---
Everyone turns to the source of the voice.
THE STAKE BED TRUCK
as K.I.T.T.'s Voice continues to come from beneath the
tarp and tires.
K.I.T.T.
-- I know him. He's telling the
truth.
The group hurries after RC3 who runs to the flatbed.
RC3
Kitt? Am I glad to hear your
voice. What are you doing under
there. Where's Michael?
RC3 pushes a few of the old tires aside fully revealing
K.I.T.T.'s scanner.
K.I.T.T.
I'm afraid he's been arrested.
RC3
He's what? Man, we've got to do
something.
(to Lisa)
Comes down to you and me, lady. You
better think up some ideas how we
break him out. Cause you don't
stand a chance without him.
LISA
Assuming you're right, we'd have to
get someone inside to make this work.
RC3
Okay then let's do it.
LISA
Easier said than done.
RC3
There's a way. I know a scam we can
pull off.
Lisa and the others respond with a skeptical rumble.
K.I.T.T.
If I may, I suggest you hear him
out, Lisa. RC3 is extremely
resourceful when it comes to
'scamming.'
LISA
I'll bet. But I'll be the one who
decides.
As RC3 starts to lay out his plan, we:
CUT TO
INT. TV ROOM - DAY - CLOSE ON HARRINGTON
as he speaks into camera; working to hide his disgust.
We pull back to include a podium, TV camera, sound
equipment etc. Peralta sits behind the desk listening,
smiling triumphantly. Raoul stands in the b.g.
HARRINGTON
-- In seconding General Peralta's
remarks, not only did the government
fail to respond to this national
emergency, but also, if not for the
General's decisive action many more
lives would have been lost to the
volcano.
Harrington pauses; flicks an anxious, remorseful look to:
MICHAEL
frustrated, angry, standing to one side flanked by the
Lieutenant and guard. He knows what's coming and nods to
Harrington with understanding.
HARRINGTON
This and the fact that the Sosa
Government has proven to be vulnerable
to outside agitators forces me to
support martial law at this time.
Harrington steps back from the podium joining Michael.
The technician points at Peralta indicating he's on ---
GENERAL PERALTA
In conclusion, my fellow citizens,
should any of you doubt the presence
of subversive elements ---
The Lieutenant and guard grab Michael and march him in
front of the camera.
CUT TO
INT. BAR - DAY - CLOSE ON A TV SET
to see Michael shoved into view and held there. During the
following we pull back to reveal the bar is packed with a
rowdy group of soldiers and civilians watching the TV.
GENERAL PERALTA
(continuing)
-- this man -- Michael Knight
covertly crossed our border and
entered the capitol with forces
sworn to destroy this nation.
ANOTHER ANGLE - RC3 AND LISA
in the crush of soldiers and civilians.
GENERAL PERALTA
We have sentenced this American
agitator to be executed by firing
squad for crimes against the state.
RC3 can't believe what he's just heard. He and Lisa
exchange anxious looks. He leans to her for ---
RC3
No time for mistakes, make it good.
Lisa nods, takes a breath.
ANOTHER ANGLE
as Lisa swings a fetching look to a soldier next to her;
smiles seductively. He brightens; wraps an arm around
her. She flares; angrily shoves him away and shouts ---
LISA
Hey! Keep your hands to yourself!
The soldier retreats, puzzled, innocent. RC3 steps
forward, grabs his shoulder and spins him around.
ON RC3
as he realizes the guy is larger than life and he's staring
at his belt buckle. RC3 sucks it up and launches his
"attack."
RC3
What's wrong with you, buddy?! Don't
you know a lady when you see one?
RC3 shoves a palm into the soldier's chest repeatedly
during:
RC3
Don't you? Huh?! Huh?! Hey I
asked you a question man!
RC3 finally shoves the soldier backwards onto others at the
bar. They throw him back at RC3 who ducks a punch and
clips him a shot. They exchange a few blows before:
A GROUP OF SOLDIERS
descend on RC3 and restrain him. One snaps his arm up
behind him in a hammerlock. As they drag him away passing
Lisa we are on:
RC3'S HAMMERLOCKED ARM
as he makes a thumbs-up fist to her behind his back.
LISA
secretly returns it and we:
CUT TO
EXT. CAPITOL - NIGHT - TO ESTABLISH
INT. MICHAEL'S CELL - NIGHT
as Michael, President Sosa and Harrington talk through the
bars of the cells.
MICHAEL
They took my comlink. I can't relay
messages to Devon. We've got to
figure a way to buy some time and
figure a way out of here.
HARRINGTON
Perhaps we could make some kind of
deal? Give them some information?
PRESIDENT SOSA
It's worth trying. General Peralta
is extremely paranoid. If he thinks
there's a secret he doesn't know ---
MICHAEL
(interrupting)
Forget it. He'd agree to the deal;
get the information and kill you
anyway. No, we have to ---
Michael bites off the sentence as:
THE DOOR TO THE CELL AREA
opens. The Lieutenant and a prison guard carrying a
dinner tray enter, leaving the door open. We see a
prisoner, mopping the floor in the adjacent squad room.
He starts whistling a happy tune (that we have to get
cleared). The Lieutenant lays back supervising, as ---
THE PRISON GUARD
crosses to President Sosa's cell and shoves a tin plate of
slop and a chunk of bread through a slot in the door. As
he steps toward Harrington's:
MICHAEL
reacts to the whistling; cranes to see through the doorway.
MICHAEL'S POINT OF VIEW - THE PRISONER
swings a look to Michael revealing it's RC3, whistling and
mopping.
RESUME MICHAEL
He hides his reaction as the guard arrives at his cell
and shoves the plate of slop and bread through the slot.
Michael purposely drops the plate. It hits the floor. The
slop splattering everywhere. The Lieutenant flares, and
crosses to the cell.
LIEUTENANT
Clumsy idiot!
ANOTHER ANGLE - RC3
hurries into the cell area with his mop in one hand; lunges
forward sending a punch through the bars at Michael with
the other. Finally grabs him by the collar; shakes him
angrily during ---
RC3
Be careful, man. You think I got
nothing else to do but clean up
after you?!!
(to Lieutenant)
I'll have this taken care of in a
minute.
LIEUTENANT
(nods, pleased)
Keep this up, you'll be assigned to
trustee detail permanently.
The Lieutenant glowers at Michael, then heads into the
squad room. RC3 and Michael talk in whispers.
MICHAEL
I don't know what you're up to RC
but it could cost you your life.
RC3
That's what Lisa said. I only
figured a way in. I was hoping
you'd have the answer to get us out.
MICHAEL
I don't.
This stops RC3 cold for a beat. Then ---
RC3
You're going to the wall at dawn.
You saying we're going to let them
kill you?
Michael ponders a beat; nods.
MICHAEL
Maybe.
RC3 looks at him like he's lost touch with reality.
Michael gestures, they huddle, and we:
CUT TO
EXT. CAPITOL - MORNING - TO ESTABLISH
INT. SQUAD ROOM - DAY
The Lieutenant is alone. Six rifles are laid out before
him on a table. He checks the action of one; lays it down
and is removing rounds of ammunition from a box when RC3
comes into the room with his mop and pail. As he swabs the
floor working his way toward the Lieutenant.
RC3
You sure got a lot of rifles there.
LIEUTENANT
They're for the firing squad.
(pointedly)
I suggest you don't make a habit of
attacking our soldiers.
RC3
Hey, nothing personal. Martial
law's the best thing to hit San
Duarte since blended margaritas.
The Lieutenant nods, pleased.
ANOTHER ANGLE
RC3 swings the mop like a baseball bat, clobbering the
Lieutenant across the chest. He tumbles over backwards.
As he tries to get to his feet RC3 decks him with a
roundhouse right. He drops like a felled tree and stays
down.
RC3
I hate blended margaritas.
RC3 crouches down over the Lieutenant to move him aside and
we:
CUT TO
EXT. BALCONY - DAY
as Raoul brings Harrington onto the balcony that overlooks
a courtyard, joining General Peralta. Harrington burns
them with a look. They direct his attention down to:
THE COURTYARD
where a six-member firing squad stands at attention. The
Lieutenant stands Michael in front of some stacked bales of
hay opposite the firing squad. The Lieutenant offers him a
blindfold.
MICHAEL
(shakes no;
angrily)
When you kill a man in cold blood
you should at least have the guts to
look him in the eye.
Michael burns the Lieutenant with a look.
ANOTHER ANGLE - FIRING SQUAD
as the Lieutenant crosses and takes up a position at one
end of the line of marksman.
LIEUTENANT
Inspection arms!
CLOSE ON RIFLES
The members of the firing squad bring their rifles up
across their bodies and snap open the breeches. The
Lieutenant moves down the line placing a round in each
chamber. When he gets to the opposite end, he glances
up to:
THE BALCONY
where Harrington stands in disbelief and frustration next
to Raoul and Peralta who smiles thinly and nods.
RESUME THE SCENE
as the Lieutenant calls out:
LIEUTENANT
Ready!
The marksman close the breeches and bring their weapons up
into firing position.
LIEUTENANT
Aim!
The firing squad sights in on:
MICHAEL
staring his executioners down.
RESUME THE SCENE
as the Lieutenant barks ---
LIEUTENANT
Fire!
The marksmen squeeze their triggers.
VARIOUS SHOTS - THE RIFLES
fire the rounds at:
MICHAEL
as the rounds find their mark and he falls against the
wall and slumps to the ground.
LONG SHOT - THE SCENE
The Lieutenant crosses to Michael; pulls a forty-five to
administer the coup de grace. The screen goes black an
instant before the weapon fires.
FADE OUT
END OF ACT THREE
ACT FOUR
FADE IN
EXT. BALCONY - DAY
Harrington is apparently stunned. Raoul enjoying his
discomfort. Peralta nods to the Lieutenant below.
EXT. COURTYARD - DAY
The Lieutenant salutes Peralta, Raoul and Harrington leave
the balcony. The Lieutenant turns Michael's body over
revealing three spots of blood on his shirt. Then turns
to the firing squad.
LIEUTENANT
Squad dismissed.
The firing squad begins to disperse.
LIEUTENANT
He's an American. The body will be
shipped to the States. Carry him
inside.
He indicates the Sergeant and Corporal. As they cross to
Michael, we go to:
INT. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE - DAY
Raoul is ushering Harrington to the door. He pulls an arm
free; turns back to Peralta ---
HARRINGTON
I want to see my wife.
GENERAL PERALTA
After your next speech -- in which
you'll report justice here is swift
and humane.
HARRINGTON
(flares)
No speeches until I know you animals
haven't hurt her!
Raoul grabs Harrington threateningly.
GENERAL PERALTA
(irritated)
At the moment she's sitting comfort-
ably in her own bedroom. Don't force
me to cage her!
Peralta gestures angrily with his head to Raoul. Harrington
hides a smile as Raoul brusquely shoves him out of the
office.
CUT TO
INT. SQUAD ROOM - DAY
The Lieutenant supervises as Michael's body is carried in
by the Sergeant and Corporal and dumped on a table. The
other members of the firing squad have placed their weapons
in the rack and are exiting. The Lieutenant points to
Michael's boots.
LIEUTENANT
Take his boots.
ANOTHER ANGLE
as the Corporal crosses to Michael and bends down to remove
the boots. Michael rears back his leg and shoves a foot
into his chest, knocking him backwards.
MICHAEL
You got 'em!
Michael leaps up from the bunk and goes after the startled
Corporal with a karate blow ---
THE SERGEANT
pulls a handgun. The Lieutenant knocks it from his hand,
spins him around and puts him away with a lightning-fast
punch.
THE SCENE
As Michael finishes off the Corporal, the Lieutenant
removes his sunglasses and officer's cap revealing RC3 in
the uniform. RC3 and Michael exchange their traditional
thumbs up, then drag the unconscious soldiers behind a desk
to conceal them.
RC3
You see this guy's face when you came
back to life? Like he just ran into
a miracle.
MICHAEL
At the moment I'd settle for my
comlink. Where'd you park that
Lieutenant?
RC3 opens a closet and drags out the Lieutenant. He's
bound and gagged and in his underwear. As Michael
retrieves his comlink from his wrist and puts it on:
MICHAEL
Now that Peralta thinks I'm being
crated for shipment, we can make
some moves.
He clicks on his comlink; raises it to his mouth ---
MICHAEL
Kitt, this is Michael. Kitt? You
tuned in out there buddy?
REBEL HIDEOUT - ZOO - ON K.I.T.T.'S SCANNER
visible beneath the tarp and old tires on the truck. It
pulses faster as it picks up Michael's comlink signal.
K.I.T.T.
(relieved;
excited)
Michael?! Michael, of course I am.
INTERCUT - K.I.T.T.'S VOICE BOX
K.I.T.T.
(continuing)
I've been monitoring your channel
round the clock. Where are you?
MICHAEL
With RC. We're out of jail but
still in prison so to speak.
K.I.T.T.
How can I help you?
MICHAEL
Bring Lisa and her people to the
Capitol. Contact me as soon as
you're all here and ready to move.
K.I.T.T.
My pleasure. I'm quite tired of
literally being undercover.
As Michael and RC3 grab some rope and start tying up the two
soldiers, Michael indicates the "blood" on his shirt.
MICHAEL
By the way, RC, what'd you use for
blood?
RC3
Believe me, you don't want to know.
They hold a look and we are ---
INSIDE K.I.T.T. - VARIOUS SHOTS
as he auto-starts, shifts into drive, and depresses his
accelerator, burning rubber.
EXT. REBEL HIDEOUT - ZOO - DAY
as Lisa, Martinez and others react to the noise and
whirl around toward:
THE STAKE BED TRUCK
The tarp and old tires that conceal K.I.T.T. explode as he
rockets from beneath them.
K.I.T.T.
sails through the air and lands, screeching to a stop next
to Lisa, Martinez and the assembled group of freedom
fighters.
LISA
What's going on, Kitt? What
happened?
K.I.T.T.
I'll explain on the way. Follow me!
Lisa swings an uncertain look to Martinez.
MARTINEZ
He's gotten us this far.
LISA
Okay, Kitt. We're behind you!
Lisa gets into K.I.T.T.'s passenger seat. He takes off.
Martinez and the rest of the group grab their weapons; pile
into Martinez' truck and the other vehicles and move out
after K.I.T.T., and we:
RESUME MICHAEL AND RC3
as they finish tying up and gagging the two soldiers. They
start to cross toward the door to the cell area when they
hear approaching footsteps.
MICHAEL
presses himself against the wall, behind the door and points
to RC3's hat and sunglasses.
RC3
gets the message and dons the hat and glasses and plays
Lieutenant just as the door to the squad room opens and
Harrington enters, followed by Raoul, who holds a .45 on
him.
RC3
I'll take him.
As Raoul shoves Harrington toward RC3, Michael springs from
behind the door, spins Raoul around and bashes him with a
powerful right cross that sends Raoul reeling backward.
Michael goes after him; connects with another punch that
propels him toward:
THE OPEN DOOR
as Raoul tumbles from the squad room into the entrance
hallway, Michael slams and locks the door behind him.
Michael grabs a ring of keys from the desk. He, Harrington
and RC3 hurry into the cell area beyond.
INT. ENTRANCE HALLWAY - DAY - RAOUL
scrambles to his feet, crosses to an intercom on the wall;
clicks it on. A Klaxon starts whomping.
RAOUL
Attention! Attention all personnel!!
OMITTED
INT. CELL AREA - DAY
Michael, Harrington and RC3 are opening cell doors freeing
President Sosa and other prisoners. They react to Raoul's
voice reverberating off the stone walls.
RAOUL (V.O.)
(continuing)
Knight's escaped! Knight's escaped!
He's freeing the others!
INT. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE - DAY
As Colonel Peralta barks into his intercom.
COLONEL PERALTA
Sound a general alert! Seal off the
city!
The guard hurries from the office and we:
RESUME CELL AREA
The last of the prisoners are being freed. Michael's
comlink comes alive with ---
K.I.T.T.
Michael? We're here, Michael.
MICHAEL
I hear you, pal. Timing couldn't be
better let me tell you.
INTERCUT - INSIDE K.I.T.T. - TRAVELING
parked just down the road toward the entrance to the Capitol.
The other vehicles and rebels on foot following.
LISA
That sounds like trouble, Michael.
MICHAEL
Nothing we can't handle now.
President Sosa, Harrington and the
others are with me. Just one more
person to account for.
Michael swings a look to Harrington for ---
MICHAEL
You find out where they're holding
your wife?
HARRINGTON
(nods emphatically)
Our living quarters in the main
building.
MICHAEL
Go with him, RC. Wait till Kitt
breaks in and distracts 'em to make
your move.
(comlink)
Okay pal. On my cue.
K.I.T.T.
Standing by Michael.
The group crosses to a door that leads outside.
OMITTED
EXT. PRISON - DAY - SIDE DOOR
that is around the corner and out of view of the courtyard.
The group comes through the door from inside the prison.
MICHAEL
(comlink)
Now!
K.I.T.T.
kicks into gear and peels out, quickly building speed.
LISA
is slammed back in the passenger seat, reacts to what she
sees.
LISA
Madre dios!!
POINT OF VIEW THROUGH K.I.T.T.'S WINDSHIELD
as he heads straight for the barricade that closes off the
entrance to the compound.
OMITTED
K.I.T.T.
approaches at high speed, and smashes into the barricade.
REVERSE ANGLE - BARRICADE
as K.I.T.T. comes blasting through in an explosion of flying
debris and rockets into the courtyard, rounds spark off his
shell as ---
TROOPS
open fire from various positions.
OMITTED
RESUME SMASHED BARRICADE
as Martinez leads the cheering freedom fighters through the
opening K.I.T.T. blasted through it. They're firing their
weapons, at the retreating soldiers.
RESUME SIDE DOOR OF PRISON
MICHAEL
(shouts)
Go!
RC3 and Harrington dash across towards the main building.
Michael barks into his comlink.
MICHAEL
We're around the corner, pal. Come
get us!
K.I.T.T.
roars to life and takes off across the courtyard.
RESUME SIDE DOOR OF PRISON
as K.I.T.T. comes around the corner from the courtyard. He
screeches to a stop next to Michael and President Sosa.
Lisa gets out of K.I.T.T. She and President Sosa embrace.
MICHAEL
Good to see you, pal!
K.I.T.T.
You too Michael.
PRESIDENT SOSA
It's time to reclaim our government.
LISA
They'll never stop us now.
(turns to
Michael)
Thanks to you. Your work is finished.
MICHAEL
(shakes no)
Not until I'm certain Peralta and
Raoul have a chance to 'go to the
wall' for their country.
Lisa smiles and nods.
LISA
I'll stay here with President Sosa.
Michael takes off toward the main building.
OMITTED
INT. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE - DAY
Peralta is stuffing the contents of a wall safe into a large
briefcase when Michael explodes into the office. Peralta
reaches for a .45 on the desk next to him. Michael kicks
it from his hand and grabs him by the collar.
MICHAEL
Where's Raoul?! Where is he?!
COLONEL PERALTA
I don't know! He's gone.
ANOTHER ANGLE
Peralta pulls free; throws a punch at Michael and turns to
run for the door. Michael stops him and connects with a
right cross. Peralta tumbles backwards and hits the
floor. He stays where he falls, out cold. Michael exits
the office still in search of Raoul.
OMITTED
RC3, HARRINGTON AND MRS. HARRINGTON
as they emerge from a building into the courtyard crossing
toward K.I.T.T., they are startled as Raoul jumps out from
behind a building with a gun.
RAOUL
Far as you go!
They freeze as he crosses to them, moving his gun from one
to the other during ---
RAOUL
Who will be first? You? Maybe you?
LISA
No, Raoul, no!
He freezes when he hears the voice that comes from behind
him. He starts to turn to look back at:
OMITTED
LISA
holding her .45 on Raoul.
LISA
Don't turn around. Just toss your
weapon aside.
Raoul hesitates a beat, then whirls suddenly and fires.
The round whizzes past as Lisa drops to one knee. She
is about to blast Raoul but holds her fire when:
MICHAEL
comes out of the building, knocks Raoul's gun from his hand
and stands in Lisa's line of fire.
LISA
Step away from him.
MICHAEL
No. He's entitled to a fair trial.
That's what you've been fighting for,
Lisa. That's what democracy is
all about. It's up to you and
President Sosa to make sure the
people know the truth. And this is
where you start.
Lisa digests Michael's words for a tense beat. She and
Sosa exchange a nod. She lowers her weapon. Martinez and
his men move in around Raoul.
MICHAEL
(nods; smiles)
Now, I'm finished.
HARRINGTON
And ours is back on track.
Michael questions him with a look. Harrington's arm is
around his wife's waist, he pulls her closer to him. A
look between them.
HARRINGTON
We're staying.
MICHAEL
(nods;
impressed,
supportive)
Good luck to all of you.
LISA
You'll need some too. The Army still
controls the countryside. It won't
be easy for you to get past them.
MICHAEL
(gestures
to K.I.T.T.)
We'll just go out the same way we
came in.
They hold a look and then embrace. When they break, Michael
and RC3 get in and drive off and we:
CUT TO
MONTAGE - INTERCUT - THE VOLCANO
as it rockets smoke, flame and debris into the sky and
molten lava bubbles over the edge of the crater and down
the mountainside.
TV ROOM - PRESIDENT SOSA
is at the desk, speaking to camera.
PRESIDENT SOSA
Once again a few traitorous
individuals in the military have
attempted to take over our country
and enslave our citizens.
INTERCUT - LISA
standing to one side, watching proudly.
CLOSE ON A TV SCREEN
President Sosa seated at his desk, Lisa standing at his
side, as he delivers a TV address to the nation.
We pull back to reveal we are inside the bar we were in
with RC3 and Lisa earlier. The crowd of civilians
listening intently to Sosa's words.
PRESIDENT SOSA
(continuing)
And once again we have overcome
their tyranny and preserved our
democracy and the freedoms we all
cherish so dearly. To those who
have fought so valiantly -- who have
given of themselves in this noble
cause ---
As President Sosa continues, we:
CUT TO
K.I.T.T.
approaches the lava flow; transforms into Super Pursuit
Mode; accelerates at high speed; blasts into the lava;
plows through the molten mass and exits to freedom.
INSIDE K.I.T.T.
Michael and RC3 cheer, we:
FREEZE FRAME
FADE OUT
END OF ACT FOUR
TAG
FADE IN
EXT. ROAD - DAY - STOCK
The Foundation semi barrels along.
K.I.T.T.
Michael and RC3 inside, approaches and rockets up the ramp.
INT. SEMI
as K.I.T.T. pulls in from the road and pulls to a stop. He
pops down his doors and Michael and RC3 rush out to a warm
reunion with Devon and Bonnie.
DEVON
Welcome home. For a while, you
really had us worried.
MICHAEL
They had us a little worried, too,
Devon.
DEVON
Well, I'm sure the government of San
Duarte will soon be back to normal.
K.I.T.T.
Which is more than I can say for
myself.
DEVON
Come now, Kitt, your systems are
programmed to deal with every
eventuality.
K.I.T.T.
Not with being smothered by a
mountain of furniture and spare
tires; nor the volcanic ash that's
still clogging my intake vents.
RC3
Bonnie, you think he's getting his
point across.
BONNIE
Yes, loud and clear, RC.
MICHAEL
You see, Devon, Kitt's shell got a
little scuffed. Now he's indulging
in a little --
(choosing
the word)
-- grousing.
K.I.T.T.
I do not grouse, Michael. I'm simply
pointing out that I bore the brunt of
the dirty work.
MICHAEL
Hey, pal, I'm the one who faced the
firing squad.
RC3
With a little help from the Lieutenant
here. I mean, I went to the matt with
a guy the size of a phone booth.
DEVON
Funny how this grousing can get
around.
MICHAEL
Well, that's what it's all about,
isn't it?
(off their
looks)
The democratic process; freedom of
speech; the right to speak out ---
K.I.T.T.
My very thoughts, Michael. I mean,
considering the situation as it were,
I ---
MICHAEL
(continuing;
over)
And -- the right to tune out.
Off everyone's laughter ---
FREEZE FRAME
FADE OUT
THE END
