ACT ONE FADE IN EXT. CITY STREETS - DAY - STOCK An ambulance streaks through the streets, siren blaring and red lights flashing. INT. AMBULANCE - DAY - FAVORING BECKY PHILLIPS age ten, a bright-eyed, perky child who is not feeling well, but pretending to enjoy her ride in an ambulance despite the fact that she's the patient. She's on an IV, has a cannula in her nose and is coughing slightly. Her mother, Laura, rides next to her and tries to keep her daughter calm, but her own veneer of composure is none too solid. BECKY Mom, we just ran a red light! LAURA Ambulances can do that, honey. How do you feel? BECKY I feel better now. Honest. Next to them, a Paramedic radios information ahead to the hospital. PARAMEDIC ...Vital signs stable, she's conscious and alert, her temperature's elevated. We've drawn blood for cross match. Have three units of O-Negative standing by. BECKY Am I going to need transfusions again? LAURA (almost cracking) Yes, honey. BECKY It's worse this time, isn't it? Laura's look tells the truth. LAURA Everything's going to be okay. CUT TO EXT. STREET - DAY as K.I.T.T. races through. EXT. HEALTH CLUB/GYM K.I.T.T. screeches to a halt in front of a small aerobics/ nautilus style gym. We see April standing on the front steps, dressed in leotard, tights, and leg warmers under her topcoat. She's carrying a fashionable tote bag. She hurries to the car, gets in. They pull away in a hurry. INT. TRANS AM - DAY APRIL What happened? MICHAEL They're not sure. She got sick on vacation and the medicine they gave her isn't working. . APRIL (upset) It was their first vacation in.... MICHAEL Hey, she's tough...She's your niece, isn't she? She'll make it. APRIL How's Laura? MICHAEL She was pretty torn up when she called Devon. APRIL Since her husband died, Becky's been her whole life.... MICHAEL Take it easy, April. They're both gonna need you. APRIL And look at me...I didn't even take time to change. MICHAEL You look fine. EXT. HOSPITAL - DAY The Trans Am pulls up. K.I.T.T. Tell Becky I'm pulling for her. APRIL I will, Kitt. Michael and April race for the entrance. INT. HOSPITAL - DAY Devon is waiting with Laura, who is visibly shaken at the trauma her daughter is going through. April hurries to her sister, and embraces her warmly. Michael lingers with Devon for a moment. MICHAEL How's she doing? DEVON Not too well, I'm afraid. They move to the women. LAURA Michael -- Thanks for being here. MICHAEL That's what families are for. LAURA She's been asking for you and Kitt. MICHAEL He's right outside. They look up as Dr. Kiley approaches. DR. KILEY It's pneumonia. Somebody prescribed an antibiotic without knowing her history of aplastic anemia, and it's wiping out her white cells and bone marrow. Right now she couldn't even fight off a common cold. DEVON Which means what, exactly? DR. KILEY There could be other complications. In thirty-six to forty-eight hours we might have to do a marrow trans- plant. LAURA (recoiling) Transplant?! DR. KILEY It's always been an option. But, I'm afraid that this time, there may be no alternative. LAURA (desperate) Then let me be the donor. DR. KILEY Mrs. Phillips, the records indicate that Becky was adopted. MICHAEL What about one of us? DR. KILEY We'll do tissue typing on all of you. Meanwhile, we're trying for a computer match-up. It's a compli- cated process, and the computers aren't always aware of the urgency of our human needs. It's going to take time. On their looks: CUT TO INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY Becky is propped up in a hospital bed. The cannula and IV are still in evidence as is monitoring equipment. The door swings ajar and Michael and April enter. APRIL Hi, sweetheart. BECKY Aunt April! Michael! Hi! She still has a slight cough. BECKY We rode in an ambulance. We ran a red light! MICHAEL Was it faster than Kitt? BECKY Well, maybe. But not as nice. Is he here? Michael gestures grandly, pulls up his sleeve, and addresses his comlink. MICHAEL (into comlink) Somebody here wants to talk to you. He puts the comlink close to Becky. K.I.T.T.'S VOICE Becky? Can you hear me? It's... it's... (with a little embarrassment) It's Black Beauty. BECKY (smiling now) Shh. That's our secret. K.I.T.T.'S VOICE (audibly relieved) It's good to hear your voice. How are you feeling? BECKY (into comlink) Well...I get a little spinny. K.I.T.T.'S VOICE You just rest and get better so you can come riding with us again. BECKY (into comlink) All right. The door opens and Devon gestures Michael outside. MICHAEL Be right back, Becky. He exits with Devon. April reacts, concerned, turns back to Becky with a forced smile. BECKY Aunt April, how come you're wearing those clothes? INT. CORRIDOR - DAY as Michael and Devon join Dr. Kiley in the hall. MICHAEL What is it? DR. KILEY Our computer's down. We can't get through to I.R.M.A. DEVON Irma? DR. KILEY Interstate Research and Medical Assistance. Our data base. DEVON How long? DR. KILEY Whatever time it takes. MICHAEL We haven't got time!..Doctor Kiley, do you have hard copy on Becky's condition? EXT. HOSPITAL PARKING LOT - DAY Michael is just reaching K.I.T.T.'s parking space. He carries hospital records. K.I.T.T. Michael, I wish there were something I could do. MICHAEL There is, Kitt. He climbs into the car. INT. TRANS AM - DAY Michael pushes a few buttons and feeds a print-out into K.I.T.T.'s dash. MICHAEL This is Becky's file. We need to contact a computer named I.R.M.A. that has the records on suitable donors. K.I.T.T. I.R.M.A.? Say no more. INSERT - K.I.T.T.'S DASH We see the dash blink and whirr into action. Appropriate graphics appear on the monitors. A very dry, dehumanized, female computer voice addresses K.I.T.T. and Michael. I.R.M.A. This is the synthesized voice of Interstate Research and Medical Assistance. Welcome to I.R.M.A. Indicate desired information. BACK TO SCENE MICHAEL Whew! Get a load of that voice. I.R.M.A. Please repeat. K.I.T.T. Never mind. This is Knight Industries Two Thousand requesting donor match for bone marrow transplant. I'm transmitting tissue typing data now. A pause. I.R.M.A. Receiving data. Check sums correct. Accessing data files: bone marrow transplant. Scanning data for donor type match. Standby for data transfer. K.I.T.T. Thank you. (beat; to Michael) I don't know why they can't give those machines a little more.... MICHAEL Pizazz? K.I.T.T. Exactly. MICHAEL She's just not your type, Kitt. INT. HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM - DAY April and Laura sit close together. Devon paces. April offers quiet consolation. LAURA Forty-eight hours.... APRIL At least two days, Laura...That's a long time. Michael enters, joins them. DEVON Any luck? MICHAEL Yes and no. She's a rare tissue type. But there were three suit- able donors in the computer. LAURA Good...! MICHAEL Not so good, Laura. One of them is dead. Another is out of the country, and can't be reached. APRIL And the third? MICHAEL We have a name and an address, but there's no phone listed. LAURA What can we do? MICHAEL It's only a few hundred miles. I'm out of here right now. Tell Becky I love her. He exits. DEVON (softly) Godspeed, Michael. CUT TO EXT. HIGHWAY - VARIOUS SHOTS OF K.I.T.T. - STOCK tracing a black line across the heartland, with music up under. K.I.T.T. (V.O.) So even though Becky is adopted, she's still April's niece. MICHAEL (V.O.) That's right. K.I.T.T. (V.O.) This business of family seems pretty complicated, Michael. INT. TRANS AM - DAY - DRIVING Michael sits at the wheel. MICHAEL It can be...See, family doesn't just mean who you're related to. Family is the people who love you and care about you. It doesn't matter how you know each other. Some friends are like family. K.I.T.T. I'm afraid I still find it a bit confusing. MICHAEL Well, take Devon and April and you and me. We're a family, aren't we? K.I.T.T. (pause) By your definition, yes. MICHAEL See what I mean? K.I.T.T. Thank you, Michael. EXT. COUNTRYSIDE - DAY - ON K.I.T.T. - DRIVING as they rocket toward their destination. EXT. STREETS OF CEDAR CITY - DAY The Trans Am tools up the block in a modest, tough neighbor- hood. It's not barrio, but it's not too far from it. A few people notice the strange shiny black car. K.I.T.T. (V.O.) This is the street, Michael. INT. K.I.T.T. The Trans Am slows, moving into an area of apartments and storefronts. MICHAEL 748. It's in the next block, Kitt. Right up here somewhere. K.I.T.T. pulls along slowly in front of a row of small businesses. We can see numbers clearly marked: 742, 746... then 750. K.I.T.T. I don't see any 748, Michael. MICHAEL Maybe it's in the back. He pulls the Trans Am to the curb, near a taco stand. ANOTHER ANGLE as Michael exits the Trans Am and surveys the street. Sweeping nearby is the proprietor of the stand. Michael decides he looks like the best bet. MICHAEL Keep your scanner peeled, Kitt. K.I.T.T. Of course, Michael. ANGLE ON MICHAEL AND SHOPKEEPER MICHAEL (approaching) Excuse me. I'm looking for 748. SHOPKEEPER Not on this street. I'm 746, then it goes to fifty. MICHAEL I've got to find a guy named Julio Rodriques. It's very important. SHOPKEEPER (slight reaction) Don't know him. He goes back to his sweeping. MICHAEL He's from this neighborhood, isn't he? SHOPKEEPER Neighborhood? It used to be a neighborhood. MICHAEL You been here long? SHOPKEEPER Long enough. Look, I'm busy, mister. MICHAEL A little girl's life is at stake. SHOPKEEPER (hesitates; then) I knew Julio -- when he was little. I knew his people...I don't know him anymore. He's with a gang. Los Vengadores. Last week they fought with the Conquerors from the south side. Julio was knifed, and their leader went to the hospital with a bullet in him. He could die. MICHAEL Did Julio shoot him? The man reacts slightly as two low riders pull up with several Vengadores, including Santos in a gang jacket. He moves away from Michael, who follows him. ANGLE ON LOS VENGADORS The young toughs get out of their cars. They notice Michael. SANTOS He doesn't look like a cop to me. Maybe he's a Conqueror. Santos sees the Trans Am, starts toward K.I.T.T. The others follow. They begin checking it out, try the doors, hood, windows. One examines the hubcaps. RESUME ON MICHAEL His attention on the Shopkeeper. MICHAEL Where can I find Julio. SHOPKEEPER (clamming up) I don't know him. I don't know where he is. Michael's comlink buzzes. K.I.T.T.'S VOICE Michael, I think we have company. MICHAEL'S POINT OF VIEW Michael turns around and sees Los Vengadors surrounding his car. They're checking it out, casual but menacing. Santos lounges against K.I.T.T.'s hood. They place themselves so that they definitely cut Michael off from his transportation. OMITTED ON MICHAEL His brows narrow as he addresses K.I.T.T. via comlink. MICHAEL Kitt, let's lose the welcoming committee. K.I.T.T.'S VOICE Good idea, Michael. OMITTED EXT. K.I.T.T. - ON GROUP as the Trans Am suddenly starts up, startling the group. K.I.T.T. Con su permiso. The gang look at each other in confusion as K.I.T.T. blind drives around them and toward Michael. ANGLE - K.I.T.T. AND MICHAEL as K.I.T.T. drives up to Michael, then pops the door; Michael gets in and they drive away. ANGLE - THE GANG as they watch him drive away. Santos moves to the Shopkeeper. THE TWO SANTOS What did he want? SHOPKEEPER He asked about Julio...but I didn't tell him anything. I don't get involved. Santos is affected by the news. His face is tense as he looks after the departing Trans Am. SANTOS That's okay, man. We get involved. FADE OUT END OF ACT ONE ACT TWO FADE IN OMITTED EXT. HOSPITAL - TO ESTABLISH CLOSEUP - CHECKERBOARD - DAY The "red player" is obviously winning, what with a whole slew of black checkers piled up behind the red side, and at least half the red checkers already "kniged." A small hand comes into frame, picks up one of the kinged red checkers, and jumps the remaining black checkers with a flourish. We pull back to: INT. BECKY'S HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY Devon is sitting next to the bed with Becky, playing checkers. She's about the same as before. He throws up his hands in "mock" surrender. DEVON I give up. It's worse than the 'Charge of the Light Brigade.' Becky grins with delight. BECKY You wanna play again? I'll let you win this time. DEVON Charity begins at home...not on the checkerboard. No, young lady, I know when I'm overmatched. The phone rings, and Devon answers it. INT. K.I.T.T. - DAY - TRAVELING We see the "Phone Line" button activated. MICHAEL Devon...it's Michael, how's Becky doing? INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - ON DEVON - INTERCUT WITH MICHAEL as Devon looks over to Becky and smiles. DEVON Apart from the fact that she has no regard for her elders, she's in top form, Michael. Becky's face lights up at the mention of Michael. BECKY Can I talk to him? DEVON (to Becky) In a moment. (then to Michael) How are things going? MICHAEL Not good. The address was a phony. The donor turns out to be a guy who's wanted for shooting the leader of a rival gang. He's hidden out somewhere. Devon takes that in, then glances at Becky whose smiling face is taking in his side of the conversation. Devon turns back to the phone, then, covering: DEVON Well, splendid, Michael. That's good news. MICHAEL Devon, can you hear me? It could take days to locate this guy...if he's still alive. DEVON I see. Well, that sounds promising, Michael. Becky's right here, and she wants to talk with you. MICHAEL Okay, I got it. (then) Devon, I'm not giving up, you know that. DEVON I understand, Michael, and I appreciate it. Here's Becky. Devon gives the phone to an excited Becky. She takes it. BECKY (into phone) Michael...when are you coming back? MICHAEL Soon, I'm just taking care of a few things. K.I.T.T. Hello, Becky. BECKY (lighting up) Kitt! (then, almost as a secret) Your lesson in checkers paid off. Devon never knew what hit him. K.I.T.T. When I see you again I'll give you a few pointers on chess. Becky giggles at that. MICHAEL Kitt and I have to go now, sweetheart, but we'll see you real soon. BECKY Okay. Bye. We lose intercut. OMITTED EXT. CEDAR CITY STREET - DAY as K.I.T.T. drives down the street. We see Santo's car some length behind him. INT. K.I.T.T. K.I.T.T. Michael, there's a car following us. Shall we lose it? MICHAEL Whoever it is must be as interested in Julio as we are. K.I.T.T. How are we going to talk to him? Polite introductions don't seem in vogue around here. MICHAEL (thinks a moment) Kitt, you're about to be the big cheese in a shiny black mouse trap! K.I.T.T. A somewhat unpleasant metaphor. MICHAEL Not if it works! EXT. STREET - ON TRANS AM as it stops by a drugstore. Michael gets out and walks into the store. We hold for a moment, then we see the other car stop. The driver gets out. It's Santos. He waits until Michael is inside, then walks quickly over to K.I.T.T. CLOSER ANGLE - K.I.T.T. as Santos looks inside. Then looking around, he tries the door, and seeing that it's unlocked gets inside. INT. K.I.T.T. - DAY as Santos settles in, the door still open. He immediately begins searching around for some kind of ID on the driver. Suddenly, the driver's door slams shut. Santos tries to open it, but it's locked. Then in another instant, the passenger door opens and Michael gets in. He sits down as a startled Santos tries again to get out. MICHAEL You like licorice? He offers a small bag, a piece of licorice. Santos just looks at him. SANTOS Who are you? MICHAEL Let's get moving, Kitt. The auto drive button goes on, the gearshift flips into drive and the car pulls out...with a helpless Santos behind the wheel. He desperately tries to steer the car, work the pedals. SANTOS What's going on? MICHAEL That's what I'd like to know. Since I hit town, you've fallen in love with my car. Why? SANTOS Get stuffed, man. MICHAEL I think what you're really interested in is looking out for Julio Rodriquez. SANTOS I don't know him. MICHAEL He's a Vengador, isn't he? Turn here, Kitt. Santos reacts -- Who's K.I.T.T.? EXT. INTERSECTION as K.I.T.T. makes a turn, heads over a bridge. INT. K.I.T.T. SANTOS Where we goin'? MICHAEL Thought we'd take a scenic drive through the Conquerors territory. SANTOS No way! They'll kill me! He tries to get out, to no avail. MICHAEL Where's Julio? SANTOS Come on man, what are you trying to do? MICHAEL I'm trying to save a little girl's life. SANTOS What's that got to do with me? MICHAEL I need Julio's help. You're a 'brother.' I figure you know where he is. SANTOS No way. I ain't tellin' you that. MICHAEL Fine. Then let's just enjoy the view. EXT. CONQUEROR TERRITORY - DAY as we see the Trans Am moving along. Ahead, several Conquerors including Ric and Tony are working on their vans. INT. K.I.T.T. - ON SANTOS He tries to slump down. MICHAEL This looks good, Kitt. EXT. CURBSIDE The Trans Am stops by the curb and the driver's door is popped open. Ric, Tony and the other Conquerors spot Santos. He reacts, tries to close the door. No go. INT. K.I.T.T. SANTOS They saw me man, get me outta here! MICHAEL I need five minutes of Julio's time. Just to talk. SANTOS Close the door, they'll rip me apart! MICHAEL Where's Julio? Santos looks out again as the Conquerors approach. He tries the door one more time. It's as if the panel is welded open. Then, quickly: SANTOS Okay...okay.... NEW ANGLE as the Conquerors get closer to K.I.T.T. SANTOS ...I'll take you to Julio. But I gotta make a phone call first. Just close the door! MICHAEL You got a deal. The door closes just as Ric reaches it, and the Trans Am roars away leaving Ric and the gang empty-handed. Ric turns to the others. RIC You hear that? He knows where Julio is. Let's go. They move off toward the vans. EXT. ST. ANDREWS CHURCH - DAY as the Trans Am drives up to the church and stops. INT. K.I.T.T. - DAY as Michael, now driving, looks up at the church. MICHAEL He's in there? SANTOS Like I said. EXT. K.I.T.T. - DAY as Michael and Santos get out of the car and begin up the steps of the church. Camera pushes into K.I.T.T.'s scanner as he begins to survey the scene. INT. CHURCH - DAY A rather beautiful, but small, neighborhood church. It is empty as they enter, except for one old lady who sits quietly in the back, praying. Santos indicates a confes- sional. SANTOS In there. Michael hesitates, goes in. NEW ANGLE as a group of Los Vengadors members drift in, take seats. With them is a girl, around eighteen, dark, large innocent eyes, beautiful. Her name is Terri. INT. CONFESSIONAL Michael waits for a moment, then we can hear the door open on the other side and someone enters. The door closes. Michael slides the viewing door open...as the door on the other side also opens. It's hard to see the person on the other side through the grate, but it's Julio Rodriquez. JULIO What do you want? MICHAEL To help you. JULIO Who says I need help? MICHAEL The cops are looking for you. The Conquerors are looking for you...It's just a matter of time, and you're fresh out of choices. JULIO So? What can you do? MICHAEL Get you out. JULIO Yeah? You some kind of magician? MICHAEL Something like that. Look, there's a girl who's dying. I need you to come with me...you can save her life. And I can save yours. JULIO What do you think I am, some kind of doctor? No way, man, I'm not moving from here until the heat settles. The comlink buzzes, then we hear K.I.T.T.'s voice. K.I.T.T. (V.O.) Michael, I'm picking up the approach of two vans from the Lanark area. JULIO Who's that? MICHAEL A friend outside. JULIO Lanark...that's Conquerors' territory. We can hear Julio leave the other booth. Michael immediately steps out of the confessional. INT. CHURCH - OUTSIDE CONFESSIONAL as Michael and Julio confront each other. Julio is tall, around twenty, with a lean and strong build. The moment is tense. Michael notes the rest of the gang as Santos comes from the door. SANTOS The Conquerors are outside, man! The others react. MICHAEL They just want you, Julio. Why risk the others? Terri moves up to Julio. She is afraid. TERRI Julio, please...listen to him. We've got plans, right? They're no good when you're dead. This is the only way.... JULIO (to Michael) What have you got, a tank? SANTOS It's close man. Julio looks at Santos, then at the pleading Terri, then: JULIO Okay...I'll go with you. But just to cool out this place. MICHAEL (on comlink) Kitt, pick us up in the alley! As Michael and Julio hurry out a side door. ANGLE - K.I.T.T. starts up, tears out. EXT. CHURCH ALLEY - DAY as they run down the steps. K.I.T.T. drives up and pops his doors. Julio reacts. He and Michael get in. INT. K.I.T.T. as Michael settles, looks off, reacts. MICHAEL Company. Julio follows his look. THEIR POINT OF VIEW - THE ALLEY is blocked by a van. Intercut Michael reacting to a second van at the opposite end. NEW ANGLE The vans start to converge on K.I.T.T. INT. K.I.T.T. MICHAEL Kitt, do we have room to turbo? K.I.T.T. Negative, Michael...there's not enough distance. JULIO Hey, what's going on? We can see through the windows as the vans move toward K.I.T.T. JULIO I thought you said you could get me out of here! Michael reacts. EXTERIOR - SHOT as the vans close in. FREEZE FRAME AND FADE OUT END OF ACT TWO ACT THREE FADE IN EXT. CHURCH ALLEY - HIGH ANGLE - DAY As we see the two vans moving in on K.I.T.T. INT. K.I.T.T. - DAY MICHAEL Kitt, what about a double turbo? One to pop the angle, and the other to clear the vans? K.I.T.T. I've never tried it before. MICHAEL That's what it's all about, pal.... With that, Michael hits the turbo button. Julio grabs hold of the dash as they are both shot back against their seats. EXT. K.I.T.T. - STREET - DAY as the Trans Am rears up on two back wheels. INT. K.I.T.T. - FAVORING CONTROL PANEL as Michael hits the turbo boost button a second time. EXT. STREET - FULL - SLOW MOTION Still propped up on two back wheels, the Trans Am shoots up and over the vans, just missing the tops by inches. RIC, TONY AND CONQUERORS as they watch in disbelief. OMITTED STREET - OTHER SIDE OF VANS The Trans Am lands, then speeds away. The Conquerors U-turn their vans, to chase after K.I.T.T. ANOTHER ANGLE - STREET as we see K.I.T.T. roaring away, leaving the vans far behind them. K.I.T.T. - DAY - RUN THRU INT. K.I.T.T. - DAY as they continue on. MICHAEL (to Julio) You okay? JULIO I gotta admit, I'm impressed, man, I've heard of lifters.... Lights flash on the monitor. K.I.T.T. We've lost them, Michael. MICHAEL Right. JULIO What is this, you got some guy back at the shop you talk to? MICHAEL No. A computer right here. Julio, meet Kitt. He's part of the family. K.I.T.T. Thank you, Michael. Julio reacts; then: JULIO What happens now? MICHAEL I told you. There's a sick little girl, who needs your help. JULIO Why me? MICHAEL Because you're compatible. JULIO What? MICHAEL You're a good donor. JULIO You mean like blood? MICHAEL Yeah, more or less. JULIO I don't know.... MICHAEL You got something better to do? Julio glances out the rear window. JULIO Not right now. MICHAEL Okay. (to K.I.T.T.) Get me Devon, Kitt. K.I.T.T. With pleasure, Michael. INT. HOSPITAL - WAITING ROOM - DAY as a nurse answers the phone and motions to Devon, who's waiting with April. NURSE Mr. Miles.... He crosses, takes the receiver. DEVON Thank you. (into phone) Yes? Michael that's absolutely wonderful news. Congratulations. I knew you could do it. I'll tell the others. Devon hangs up the phone and turns to April who takes in his smile. APRIL He's found the donor. DEVON Yes, and he's bringing him to the hospital. There's still the small matter of convincing him to do it, but I believe he can. APRIL I'm beginning to believe a lot of things again. INT. BECKY'S ROOM - DAY Becky is asleep. She's now in an oxygen tent. Her mother, Laura, is dozing in a chair, a children's book open in her lap. April comes into the room, reacts, shakes her sister gently. APRIL Laura...hey, sis.... LAURA (waking) I finally got her to sleep.... APRIL You, too...What were you reading? LAURA Fredrick the Frog. APRIL About the frog who has no friends except for his reflection in the pond? I remember. (then) Come outside for a minute. Laura glances at Becky and they exit. INT. CORRIDOR AT BECKY'S DOOR as April and Laura come out, Laura still clutching the book. APRIL Michael's bringing the donor. LAURA Thank God. She struggles to control her emotions. LAURA (continuing) Before she fell asleep she said sometimes she feels like she'll never get better. Sometimes she gets so tired, like she stayed up past her bedtime, and it's only afternoon.... April hugs her close. APRIL There are so many people who love Becky and care about her. She's bound to get better. LAURA You're right, April. With all that love, nothing can go wrong. EXT. HIGHWAY - DAY - CLOSE ON VAN as we can see Ric driving the van down the deserted highway at high speed. Tony is next to him, looking out the window. The second van follows. INT. VAN - DAY as Tony glances at Ric. TONY Sooner or later they've got to stop for gas or something. We'll find 'em. RIC We better. After all the trouble we went to catching our little 'prize.' It'd be a shame if Julio didn't get to see it. Suddenly the CB crackles to life. CB VOICE (CONQUEROR) Swordfish to Ramrod. You read me? Ric lifts the mike and responds. RIC I read you. Go ahead. CB VOICE Ric...hey...uh...Listen. RIC Come on, man. What is it? CB VOICE It's Jimmy. TONY What about him? CB VOICE He didn't make it. Tony slams his fist against the dash. TONY No...no! Ric replaces the mike. RIC Come on...that's not gonna get us anywhere. TONY What do you care, man? He was my brother! RIC I'll tell you what'll get us some- where, when we find them. Her. He indicates the back of the van. ANGLE - BACK OF VAN as we see two other Conquerors crouched in the back. Between them we can see another figure...Terri, her eyes full of terror. EXT. HIGHWAY - NEAR WOODED AREA - DAY as we see K.I.T.T. traveling down the road. EXTERIOR - SKY - STOCK Overhead we can see the beginnings of storm clouds churning up the blue sky. INT. K.I.T.T. - DAY Julio has relaxed somewhat. He looks around the seat, and comes up with a small bag. He looks in and pulls out a piece of licorice. MICHAEL Go ahead. I bought it for Santos. Julio doesn't understand, but he takes a bite of the licorice and chews it hungrily. A moment, then: MICHAEL You want to tell me about the shooting? JULIO What's to tell? You heat up, get a little fried, you're nervous, you've got all this energy see, and no place to put it. MICHAEL What was the beef? JULIO We were on their turf, man. That's enough. I was out front. We heard the cops. I started running, and this dude Jimmy stuck me from behind. Next thing I knew I heard a pop, turned around and he was down. MICHAEL So because he knifed you, everyone thinks you shot him? JULIO When someone 'buys it' on the street you got to put the finger somewhere. Otherwise you got no place to put the anger. MICHAEL Why not put it on the truth? JULIO You make up the truth out there, just like you make up the justice. MICHAEL Right. And look where it got you. Julio throws the bag down, then: JULIO Ahhh, what am I doing here? I don't even like licorice. EXT. RURAL HIGHWAY - DAY - ON K.I.T.T. The Trans Am's full-tilt cruise is slowed as: K.I.T.T. (V.O.) Michael, we have a problem. There's a roadblock up ahead. INT. TRANS AM - DAY Julio gets edgy. Michael tries to calm him. JULIO Cops. I knew it. Let me out of here. MICHAEL Stay cool. I'll talk to them. EXT. ROADBLOCK - DAY Several cars are lined up as a Highway Patrol officer waves them onto a detour. We see K.I.T.T. drive up to the end of the line. Michael exits and walks up to the Trooper. MICHAEL What's the trouble? TROOPER Road's washed out up ahead, from the storm. We're rerouting all traffic west of here. Michael is concerned. INT. TRANS AM - DAY Julio fidgets uncomfortably. JULIO What's taking so long? K.I.T.T. He's only been gone forty seconds. EXT. K.I.T.T. as Santos' car pulls up beside him. Julio reacts. CLOSER ANGLE Santos leans toward Julio. SANTOS Hey, man, they got Terri! Julio reacts, glances at the dash, punches the "roof" button. K.I.T.T. Michael...! INTERCUT - SANTOS JULIO scrambles out through the open roof, climbs over K.I.T.T. and gets into Santos' car. EXT. TRANS AM - DAY as Santos pulls a 180 and peels out. EXT. ROADBLOCK - DAY Michael is still with the cop. TROOPER ...Look, everybody's got important business or an emergency, or something. I can't let you through this road. Suddenly the comlink buzzes. MICHAEL Thanks anyway. As he heads back toward the car: MICHAEL (comlink) Yeah, Kitt? K.I.T.T. Michael, I'm afraid I've let Julio escape. Michael runs to the car, gets in. A traffic jam is developing as cars approach the roadblock, back and turn, blocking both lanes. INT. TRANS AM - DAY K.I.T.T. Michael, I feel just awful. MICHAEL What's done is done, Kitt. Let's just get him back. K.I.T.T. I'm afraid we have another problem. Michael glances around. HIGH ANGLE - FULL SHOT - THE SCENE K.I.T.T. is trapped, walled in by cars driven by frustrated drivers. EXT. HIGHWAY - DAY Santos' car races through. OMITTED EXT. HIGHWAY - DAY The two Conquerors vans loom out of the gathering dusk. They're cruising slowly, obviously on "full alert." OMITTED ANOTHER ANGLE - SANTOS' CAR - DAY driving in the opposite direction. EXT. HIGHWAY - DAY the Conquerors' vans approach from one direction, Santos' car from the other. They squeal to a stop, some distance between them, the vans almost blocking the road. CLOSE ANGLE - JULIO AND SANTOS reacting. SANTOS What do we do, man? THEIR POINT OF VIEW as the Conquerors climb out of the vans, with a struggling Terri. JULIO AND SANTOS Julio reacts, angry and concerned. Then: JULIO You take off, man. They just want me. Before Santos can reply, he gets out of the car. NEW ANGLE The Conquerors and Terri react to Julio. CLOSE - JULIO at Santos' car. He glances toward Santos. JULIO I said, take off! Santos hesitates, drives off, edging past the Conquerors' vans. Julio starts to walk slowly toward the Conqeurors and Terri. EXT. HOSPITAL - NIGHT - ESTABLISHING - STOCK Darkness has fallen. INT. HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM - NIGHT Devon brings two cups of coffee to the spot where April, who sits slumped on a chair takes one gratefully. APRIL Did you reach Michael? DEVON We're not raising anything on Kitt's frequency. It seems there's a heavy electrical storm between here and Cedar City. They could walk in here any minute. APRIL God, I hope so. Laura comes out of Becky's room to join them. DEVON How is she? LAURA Resting. April, her breathing is so shallow. And she's pale. Any word? APRIL Nothing new. DEVON (reaching) They say no news is good news. LAURA 'They' say a lot of things. Devon places a hand on Laura's shoulder, reassuringly. DEVON I know. I know. EXT. HIGHWAY - ON K.I.T.T. - NIGHT moving along briskly. INT. TRANS AM - NIGHT K.I.T.T. I still can't believe that traffic jam, Michael. MICHAEL Yeah. First Times Square and now no sign of anything, including Julio and his sidekick. A moment, then graphics reveal a view of several unident- ifiable shapes. K.I.T.T. Michael, I'm getting something. Two vehicles approaching a large structure point six miles east. MICHAEL Let's go for it, Kitt. It's our only shot. EXT. ROAD - NIGHT K.I.T.T. spins off the main drag onto a dirt road. EXT. BARN - NIGHT The Conquerors' vans park outside. The gang climbs out, taking Julio and Terri inside. INT. BARN - NIGHT as they enter the deserted barn. Someone lights an old kerosene lamp. Julio's arms are pulled up painfully behind him as he's tied to a chair. Terri is restrained by a Conqueror as she looks on in horror. EXT. ROAD - NIGHT - ON K.I.T.T. The Trans Am stops just within sight of the barn. K.I.T.T. There it is, Michael. And there are those vans. MICHAEL'S POINT OF VIEW - THE BARN We see the flickering light and some shadowy movement inside. INT. TRANS AM - NIGHT Michael's wheels are turning. K.I.T.T. Michael, there are seven of them. Five are armed. MICHAEL Not very good odds. K.I.T.T. I agree. The odds are terrible. MICHAEL (smiles) I mean they don't have a chance. INT. BARN - NIGHT Ric finishes dumping the last of a can of kerosene around the old barn and throws the can aside with a bang. He turns to Julio. RIC One good thing about this. It's gonna hurt you a lot more than it hurt Jimmy. TONY I don't like it, man. Burnin' them like that. RIC He was your brother, remember? Suddenly a blaze of lights seem to glare into the barn from all directions, through the rickety walls, windows, and lofts. Noises come from all sides at once. It sounds like the seventh cavalry is outside. Tires squeal, doors slam, voices are heard. The gang reacts, startled and alarmed. K.I.T.T. (bullhorn filtered) You in there. This is the police! Throw out your weapons and come out with your hands up! EXT. BARN AREA - NIGHT K.I.T.T. is racing all around the barn, screeching his tires and revving his engine. Powerful searchlights glare into the barn, first red, then white, then both. Headlights blink, doors open and slam shut. It's quite a display. K.I.T.T. (over bullhorn) You have thirty seconds. This is the police.... ANGLE ON MICHAEL He's pressed tight against the main barn door, illumined by the flashing lights of the Trans Am, which continues blaring in the b.g. OMITTED INT. BARN The Conquerors react to K.I.T.T.'s display, his light still flashing from O.S., his voice still audible. K.I.T.T. (O.S.) You're completely surrounded! Throw out your weapons and come out with your hands up! TONY Sounds like an army out there! RIC We got a better army in here! TONY You crazy? Those are cops! EXT. BARN - ANGLE ON DOOR For a moment, there is no movement. Then, slowly, the huge door creaks open. A hand reaches out and throws a pistol out on the ground. In a moment, A Conqueror steps out and into the headlights' blinding glare. He freezes, hands in the air. Michael pciks up the gun, trains it on him. MICHAEL (tight) Be cool. K.I.T.T. All right, men! Hold your fire!! Now, a second Conqueror repeats the same action. After a moment, Tony throws out his gun, exits the barn, and joins the other two. MICHAEL Let's go, people! Everybody out of there! Move it!! CLOSEUP - BARN DOOR Another Conqueror comes out. For a moment, nothing happens. Then, slowly, Ric begins to emerge, at first, apparently alone. After a moment, however, he moves out into full view. His right hand grips the arm of a terrified Terri. His left holds a pistol pressed firmly into her side. ANGLE ON MICHAEL His face acknowledges his surprise. It's a standoff. RIC (blinded by headlights) Okay, big shot -- call off the army. TONY (moving out of light, looking around) There's no army, Ric. It's one guy! MICHAEL Just a little floor show for your benefit. RIC Get rid of the gun, funny man. Michael hesitates. RIC Do it! K.I.T.T. Michael, his pulse rate and Adrenalin flow indicate a highly agitated state. I suggest you comply! RIC Who's that? CONQUEROR His car! MICHAEL (drops the gun) You gonna hide behind the girl, or get it on like a man?! RIC The man's the one with the hardware, sucker! Thunder explodes all around them. RIC Everybody back inside. They start to retrieve their guns and move inside. ANGLE - K.I.T.T. scanner flashing. FADE OUT END OF ACT THREE ACT FOUR FADE IN INT. BARN as Michael enters, with Ric covering him and Terri. She moves to Julio. Michael and he exchange a look. There's O.S. thunder and rain through: RIC All right, nobody has anything else to say, let's get on with it. Terri clings to Julio, frightened. TONY The girl, too? RIC What do you think? MICHAEL I've got something to say. What you do to each other is one thing, but if you kill them you'll have to kill me. And there's a whole lot of trouble backing me up. RIC Is that all you gotta say? MICHAEL No. (beat) What if Julio didn't do it? RIC What are you talking about? He shot Jimmy in the back! MICHAEL How could Julio have shot Jimmy in the back if he was being chased by him? RIC Who says he was being chased? TONY There were no witnesses.... MICHAEL But Ric says Jimmy was shot in the back. How could he know that...? It wasn't made public...What if Julio's telling the truth, and somebody else killed Jimmy? TONY Like who? CONQUEROR Any one of the Vengadores.... MICHAEL But they were on your turf, right? TONY So.... MICHAEL So maybe it wasn't one of 'the brothers' at all. RIC Come on, let's get this over with! TONY What's the rush? MICHAEL You run things now that Jimmy's gone? RIC Yeah, I was his second. TONY (thoughtful) You never liked that much.... RIC What are you sayin'! That I wasted your 'big shot' brother?! TONY Big shot. Jimmy wasn't no 'big shot' -- except maybe to you. RIC You're nuts, man! MICHAEL (to the group) You figured it was an enemy who shot Jimmy -- but sometimes the most dangerous enemy can be someone you trust. Tony makes a move on Ric, who turns his gun on him. MICHAEL (comlink) Kitt. EXT. BARN - NIGHT K.I.T.T. activates, guns, heads for the barn, crashing through. INT. BARN as K.I.T.T.'s hood and scanner area crash through. THE GROUP reacting. Michael grabs Ric, whom K.I.T.T. has distracted. They struggle, and Michael finally wrestles the gun from him. UP ANGLE - MICHAEL ACROSS K.I.T.T. MICHAEL Good work, pal. K.I.T.T. Naturally.... THE SCENE CONQUEROR (to Tony) He would've blown you away.... MICHAEL Just like he did Jimmy. Tony motions to the Conquerors who have been guarding Julio and Terri. They hesitate, then untie Julio and move away to join Tony. TONY (to Ric) We're gonna kill you, man. MICHAEL No. I'm going to turn him over to the police at the roadblock. He has the gun, but there are several of them. MICHAEL It can end right here -- if you let it. They eyeball each other, then: TONY Okay. MICHAEL Let's go, Julio. JULIO What about Terri? Michael glances at Tony. MICHAEL Would you see the lady home? TONY (sincere) Yeah... (to Julio) She'll be all right, man. Don't worry. Terri hesitates, looks from Julio to Tony. TERRI (to Julio) I'll be all right. Julio and Tony shake on it. OMITTED EXT. HIGHWAY - DAY as the Trans Am races toward the hospital, carrying a grudging Julio. There is fog. INT. TRANS AM - DAY MICHAEL You're doing the right thing. You know that, don't you? JULIO I know you got some good moves, gettin' me off like you did. MICHAEL The truth got you off, Julio. It just needed somebody to tell it.... K.I.T.T. ...In spite of your treacherous behavior earlier. JULIO What are you talking about? K.I.T.T. You know perfectly well. JULIO Hey, I was worried about my old lady ...Man, this is crazy, talking to a car! (beat) You think the cops'll believe me? MICHAEL Well, they've got Ric, and we'll talk to them together. After we take care of Becky. JULIO (a beat) That her name? Becky? MICHAEL Yeah. She's ten...and beautiful... and scared. JULIO (beat) I never had no transplant. They gonna take anything I need? MICHAEL Nothing you can't make more of. JULIO Like some kind of factory, huh? (beat) Will it hurt? MICHAEL Probably. And from what I hear, there's always some risk. But the procedure isn't considered life-threatening. JULIO Oh, good. I get to live. MICHAEL You scared? Julio just looks at him. After a moment: K.I.T.T. Michael, my sensors are picking up a problem ahead. More storm damage. The road's impassable. Michael stops the car. The fog settles in. MICHAEL Any secondaries? K.I.T.T. One. On the other side of the river. MICHAEL Let's go for it. K.I.T.T. Negative. The bridge is washed out. MICHAEL What about turbo boost? K.I.T.T. I'm afraid that's out of the question. The distance is too great. We'd just be in over our heads. Quite literally. JULIO Great. I lose the Conquerors and buy it in a car accident! MICHAEL Kitt -- scan the area. There's got to be another way! K.I.T.T. scans. K.I.T.T. I'm afraid it's hopeless, Michael. MICHAEL No way. Not this close to the finish line. Suddenly the screen presents a new graphic. K.I.T.T. Wait a minute, Michael. Lower right quadrant...those two parallel lines disappearing into the distance?! MICHAEL Tracks! They're train tracks! K.I.T.T. Exactly. MICHAEL (relieved) I always wanted to ride the rails in style. Michael downshifts and heads for the tracks. EXT. HIGHWAY - DAY - ANGLE ON TRANS AM Michael jockeys the Trans Am through the fog and over some treacherous terrain. INT. TRANS AM - DAY JULIO (white-knuckled) You're crazy, you know that?! MICHAEL Hold on! This is an 'E' ticket ride! He hits turbo. NEW ANGLE The Trans Am miniturbos up onto the tracks. As it proceeds down the tracks: INT. K.I.T.T. K.I.T.T. Very nice, Michael, very nice. MICHAEL I couldn't have done it without you. JULIO You're both crazy! A clap of thunder and slash of lightning cut through the fog. K.I.T.T. Michael -- I don't like the sound of that. MICHAEL Let's go for it, pal! He floors it. OMITTED ANGLE ON K.I.T.T. barreling down the tracks. INT. HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM - DAY April and Devon are there, looking tired, drained, even a little disheveled. April is dozing. Devon tosses down a magazine with a "snap," waking April. He notices. DEVON Sorry. APRIL It's all right...What time is it? DEVON Still early. Can I get you something? The devilish coffee's no good, but.... APRIL I'm fine, thanks. No word from Michael? DEVON He'll be here. He moves back to her. DEVON (continuing) If it's humanly possible, he'll be here. APRIL I know.... She looks up as Laura approaches, looking worn. They move to her. LAURA She's so still now, as if it's already over. APRIL Well it's not over! DEVON Becky's a fighter, Laura. She won't ever give up, and we mustn't either. LAURA I'm sorry. I'm just...so tired. And Doctor Kiley says.... They put arms around her. Then, Devon reacts as: ANOTHER ANGLE Michael comes in, apparently alone. They react. But a few steps behind is Julio. LAURA Thank God. April holds her as Devon crosses to Michael and Julio. MICHAEL Julio, this is Devon Miles. Julio Rodriguez. Julio is increasingly aware of the hospital activity around them -- a gurney with a patient, an IV stand, and X-ray unit being wheeled through. DEVON I'm very happy you're here. Let me introduce Becky's mother and aunt.... He starts to lead Julio to April and Laura, who's trying to collect herself. Julio pulls back. JULIO (suddenly) No! I can't do it. MICHAEL (low and tense) What are you talking about? He draws him away from the women. Devon goes to Laura and April to reassure them. The conversation is in strained, hushed tones. JULIO You made me come here. MICHAEL You owe me! I saved your neck! JULIO Just 'cause you're crazy doesn't mean I am. MICHAEL (a beat) Tell you what, man...You're gonna cop out on that little girl, you tell her! INT. BECKY'S HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY Michael "ushers" Julio into the room, stands by the door. ANGLE ON BECKY She is gravely ill, wan, and exhausted, still in the oxygen tent, which has mist in it now. She can barely speak, still coughs slightly. Julio sees the little girl. Michael moves closer. MICHAEL Hi, sweetheart. BECKY Hi, Michael. Hesitantly, Julio inches toward her. BECKY Are you the one who's going to help me? JULIO (quietly) Not exactly. He turns away, but there stands Michael. Immovable. Grim. BECKY (to Julio) You must be pretty scared. Julio tries not to make eye contact with her. JULIO Uh -- uh.... BECKY I sure am. But now that you're here, I feel better. Maybe...we can be scared together. She reaches for his hand. CLOSE ON JULIO reacting. He hesitates, touches the small hand through the wall of the tent. CLOSE ON MICHAEL reacting to the two. INT. HOSPITAL CORRIDOR - DAY Just outside Becky's room, Michael and Julio come out, stop. Michael is carefully avoiding any signs of sentimentality. JULIO Bet you wouldn't get none of the Conquerors to do this. MICHAEL Bet you wouldn't. JULIO Lemme ask you something. MICHAEL Anything you want. JULIO If this is such a great thing I'm doin', how come I don't feel better doin' it? MICHAEL (smiling; to Julio) You will. FADE OUT END OF ACT FOUR TAG FADE IN EXT. HOSPITAL - DAY K.I.T.T. is parked, scanner flashing. INT. PLAZA AREA A few staff and patients are in evidence. Devon and April are waiting for someone, they react as Laura approaches, wheeling Becky, who is pale, but looks much better. April and Devon move to them. APRIL Hey, this is quite an occasion, pumpkin. Your first day out in public! DEVON And I must say, you look smashing! BECKY (to Laura) Is that good, Mom? LAURA The best! Michael approaches, wheeling Julio up to Becky. BECKY Hi, Michael. MICHAEL Hello, sweetheart. BECKY (to Julio) Hi.... JULIO Hi! BECKY I haven't had a chance to say thank you. JULIO Hey, no big deal. It's okay. LAURA We all thank you, very much. She leans to kiss him on the cheek. He's embarrassed. JULIO Okay...okay. (softening) You're welcome. MICHAEL Got a surprise for you, Becky. He takes her chair from Laura, starts to wheel her away. MICHAEL (into comlink) Now, pal. NEW ANGLE - K.I.T.T. He activates, makes a U-turn, pulling up beside Becky as Michael wheels her over. K.I.T.T. Hello, Becky. I'm so glad to see you. FAVOR BECKY with Michael beside her. BECKY Me, too. K.I.T.T. Can we go for a ride soon? MICHAEL The doctor says any day now, Kitt. K.I.T.T. Wonderful! That makes me very happy. INTERCUT - DEVON AND APRIL with Julio and Laura, watching Becky. ANGLE ON MICHAEL MICHAEL Show her how happy that makes you, Kitt. ANGLE ON K.I.T.T. as he opens and closes his doors briskly, flashes his scanner, and turns his headlights on and off. CLOSE ON BECKY laughing with delight. FREEZE FRAME AND FADE OUT THE END