Season Two saw the departure of
Patricia McPherson as Bonnie Barstow, and was replaced by
Rebecca Holden as April Curtis who became the new mechanic for
KITT. This season also saw a change in relationships between Devon
and Michael. Devon always seemed annoyed and argumentative with
Michael, however their friendship was more solid and less formal by
second season. Michael also doesn't "flirt" nearly as much with
April as he had done with Bonnie.
Title
Prod.# /Ep.#
Airdate
Director
Writer(s)
Goliath (Pt.1)
201
October 2, 1983
Winrich Kolbe
Robert Foster, Robert Gilmer
Michael goes to Las Vegas to help a woman
named Rita Wilcox, whose brother has gone missing.
Elsewhere, Devon has a meeting with Elizabeth Knight, Wilton
Knight's widow, who remains involved with funding the
Foundation, although Devon distrusts her motives. Both Devon
and Michael are stunned to find Wilton's criminal son,
Garthe Knight, who has been in an African prison for four
years, has returned to the picture. Things get more
complicated when Michael learns Rita is also involved with
Garthe, and her brother was conducting some kind of
investigation on him. Michael uncovers her brother's audio
tapes containing information on a place known as "Red
Bluff", a classified weapons storage facility deep in the
Nevada desert. Red Bluff currently holds a collection of
tactical missiles which would be dangerous in the wrong
hands, especially a third world nation. When Michael learns
Garthe is secretly meeting with an African military general
named Tsombe Kuna, the pieces come together. Just how Garthe
intends on getting the missiles out of the highly guarded
facility isn't certain; that is until Michael comes
face-to-face with a massive semi truck known as "Goliath"
which is protected with the same indestructible molecular
bonded shell technology as KITT. Garthe shows Michael just
how unstoppable Goliath is when he lures Michael to a dry
lake for a showdown. Goliath clobbers KITT in a collision
that nearly destroys him.
The story continues as KITT is immobilized,
and Michael is left for dead, but he manages to get KITT
back on his wheels and uses the turbo boost as a makeshift
ram jet to get them back home. April repairs KITT and
installs a powerful laser weapon which may give him an edge
against Goliath. Elsewhere, Michael surprises Garthe when he
shows up alive and well at the casino and embarrasses Garthe
by beating him at a craps table (with KITT's help). In
anger, Garthe chases Michael down in his Mercedes, but
Michael lures him into a trap where Devon and April hold him
hostage. Michael then poses as Garthe to fetch Rita from the
casino, and intercept Goliath before General Kuna uses it to
break into Red Bluff. In the meantime, Garthe manages to
escape and rushes to stop Michael before he can plant a bomb
on Goliath. Once Michael is discovered, he is taken prisoner
by General Kuna and is forced to watch Goliath smash its way
into Red Bluff. A squad of Kuna's soldiers then load the
missiles into Goliath's trailer. Michael isn't finished yet,
and has KITT cause a disturbance so he can slip away. Back
inside KITT, Michael chases down Garthe to confront him in a
final showdown before Kuna can take possession of the
weapons.
Brother's Keeper
203
October 9, 1983
Sidney Hayers
E.F. Wallengren
Michael infiltrates a maximum security
prison to spring a convict named Peter McCord, who is
terrified to leave the big house, and even turns down his
parole. Police investigator Philip Hunt however, wants him
released so he can draw out a former mob boss, Eric Fenton,
who has a personal vendetta against McCord. Fenton threatens
to explode a powerful bomb hidden somewhere in the city if
McCord is not handed over, but McCord manages to get away
when Hunt's agents drop him off for Fenton's thugs. Michael
goes looking for McCord and his only lead is his estranged
daughter, Lisa, who refuses to even speak to her father
believing he murdered her mother Rachel. Once McCord is
found, he confronts Lisa and claims his innocence saying
Fenton murdered Rachel, who had also been Fenton's lover for
a time before the mobster was sent to prison. By the time
Fenton was released, he found Rachel and McCord had married
and was furious. Now McCord must prove himself to his
daughter and help Michael bring Fenton down and find the
bomb with only minutes left before detonation.
Michael goes to Phoenix to investigate the
disappearance of Amelia Clermont, a private investigator and
a former love interest of Devon. Michael and Camela,
Amelia's daughter, search for clues in her mother's personal
files and discover a diagram of a weapon guidance computer
and photos of an army surplus yard owned by a man named
Strock. Strock is also involved in funding a re-election
campaign for Congressman Albert Ebersol. In a ravine near
the facility, Michael finds the gruesome remains of Amelia's
burned out car. KITT determines the car was destroyed by a
rocket fired from the air. Devon informs Michael that the
schematics are for a rocket called the "Sledgehammer", which
is the main armament for an experimental helicopter known as
the "SX411". Michael sneaks into the surplus yard and finds
the helicopter. He believes the facility is a front for the
sale of illegal weapons, and the money is being funneled to
Ebersol. The next morning, Devon and the police, raid the
facility but find it empty. Strock of course feigns
ignorance and there is no evidence to bring him in.
Michael's next plan is to pose as an arms dealer to draw out
a gunrunner named Kragen who can be linked to Strock.
Strock's next move however, is to eliminate Michael and
Camela and orders Kragen to use the SX411 to get rid of
them.
NOTE: Strock is played by
Dana Elcar best known for his role as Peter Thornton on
MacGyver.
Blind Spot
205
October 23, 1983
Bernard L. Kowaalski
Jackson Gillis
The Foundation receives a strange phone call
from a worker at a wrecking yard who claims the owner is
exploiting illegal immigrants as slave labor, and who
murdered one who opposed him. The caller only wants to make
an evidence drop and prefers to remain anonymous. Michael
goes to fetch the evidence at a shopping mall parking lot
and keeps an eye out for the tipster. Two gunman show up and
shoot a man they believe to be the snitch, then escape in a
Porsche. The victim however, is an innocent bystander, John;
the boyfriend of a blind woman named Julie Robinson. The
gunman first see Julie with her guide dog and are relieved
that she can't identify them by sight. So Michael proposes
that she goes driving with KITT, and make them think she can
see, to entrap them. Julie also identifies the caller by
hearing his voice on KITT's recording. But the crooks make
her their next target. Michael must now protect Julie who is
caught up in the situation she had nothing to do with and
expose the ruthless businessman behind the shooting.
NOTE: The blind character Julie Robinson is played
by the sighted actress
Elyssa Davalos best known for her role as Nikki
Carpenter on
MacGyverr.
Return to Cadiz
206
October 30, 1983
Alan Myerson
Larry Forrester
Fin Quest, which is
supposed to be part of an aquatic research project, is
captained by a man named Zachary Sloate, a ruthless treasure
hunter. Devon informs Michael that Sloate is obsessed with
finding an Aztec statue called "Nacinda". After another
attempt is made on Bobby's life, Bobby confesses that he had
found Nacinda while diving, and hid it in a secret place
called "Cadiz". Michael knows Sloate is willing to kill to
get Nacinda back, and the situation intensifies once he
learns Jennifer has been kidnapped.
Michael investigates a series of cat
burglaries, the most recent, the theft of a priceless ruby
necklace. The burglar leaves a calling card behind and Devon
indicates he was once robbed by a thief with a similar modus
operandi named Raymond Fallon; although he was never caught.
Devon also mentions Fallon was killed in a plane crash a
month earlier so it couldn't possibly be the same thief.
This burglar happens to only be stealing from other
criminals and they don't report the thefts to authorities.
Michael wonders if Fallon taught his criminal trade to
someone else and suspects Fallon's daughter, Grace. Grace
admits she in fact trained with her father, but she is not
responsible for the recent thefts. Michael soon crosses
paths with a trigger-happy police detective, George Barth,
who suspects Grace and is revealed to have personal vendetta
against her. He failed at catching her father and now that
the master thief is dead, he is determined to nail his
daughter in the act. Michael and Grace must now dodge Barth
and plan a trap to catch the real thief.
NOTE: Grace
is played by actress Geena Davis. KITT goofs in this episode
when he claims that a ruby is a form of carbon, but this
applies only to diamonds. Ruby is a form of corundum.
Custom K.I.T.T.
208
November 13, 1983
Georg Fenady
William Schmidt, Robert Specht
A rare and priceless car, "The Pennington
Ascot Regency", is stolen from Devon who was borrowing it
from an old friend, Commander Smythe. Devon wants the car
found before his friend gives him an earfull. Michael goes
to the only place nearby that such an exotic vehicle could
be sold, the "Barton Springs Custom Classic Show". There,
Michael meets Carrie Haver, a young woman trying to win a
trophy for her deceased father's exotic car, but Carrie is
being strongly urged by the show coordinator, Suzanne
Weston, into selling it to her. When Carrie's car gets
stolen, Michael immediately suspects Weston who has a
criminal background, but trailing her doesn't lead to the
stolen vehicles. Michael's next plan is to decorate KITT
with a flame job, gold rimmed racing wheels and a huge
spoiler in an attempt to draw out the real car thieves.
Soul Survivor
209
November 27, 1983
Harvey Laidman
Robert Foster, Robert Gilmer
Michael stops to help a woman whose car has
broken down, and after rendering aid, the woman insists he
join her for a drink at her home. There, she mesmerises him
with strange music while outside, a kid in a pest control
van full of computer equipment hacks into KITT's systems.
Michael later awakens at the side of the road. He and Devon
return to the woman's house and find it completely empty,
however, KITT's AI module is found in the garbage. April
restores what is left of KITT and temporarily installs him
in a portable television set. While KITT undergoes a
personality complex, Michael borrows Devon's Mercedes to
look for Randy Merrit, a young whiz kid who Michael suspects
to be the hacker. His only lead is Randy's worried mother
who explains the boy has had relations with a strange woman
named Adrianne Margeaux. Later, he learns Adrianne had
dealings with George Atherton, a man who was once on the
Foundation's board of directors. He learns Adrianne may be
using Randy to operate KITT's body and steal Atherton's
priceless art collection which is being transported in an
armored van.
Ring of Fire
210
December 4, 1983
Winrich Kolbe
Janis Hendler
April and Michael abort a test of KITT's new
"pyroclastic lamination" (which will protect him from
sustained heat up to 800 degrees), when Devon interrupts and
gives Michael a tape recording of a distressed Cajun woman
named Lela Callan. Lela is afraid her murderous ex-husband
Cray, who has just escaped from a Louisiana chain gang, may
try to kill her for testifying against him at his trial.
Michael goes to the bayou to investigate and soon meets a
reverend who says he sent the tape. The reverend is then
shot by Cray and Michael gives chase, but KITT has an
unexpected systems malfunction and becomes stuck in the
swamp. Michael looks for help but is attacked by hound dogs
and taken to a shack where Lela is hiding. Meanwhile, Cray
and a gang of criminal bounty hunters begin a manhunt for
Lela. With KITT struggling to remain operational, Michael
must find a way out of the swamp, which Cray has set ablaze,
and rescue Lela who is trapped in a cabin filled with
dynamite.
Knightmares
211
December 11, 1983
Sidney Hayers
Tom Greene, Janis Hendler
Michael is chasing down a suspect who leads
him to an abandoned dam, but the suspect gives him the slip.
Michael finds a secret door, but the thug ambushes him and
tosses a grenade. Michael narrowly avoids the blast and is
injured. He later awakens in a hospital with a concussion
and the only thing he remembers is his former identity;
police officer Michael Long. He eventually returns to his
old precinct but the cops tell him he's been "dead" for two
years. In shock and suffering from amnesia, Michael becomes
more confused especially after a driverless, talking car
begins following him around. KITT returns him to the
Foundation where Devon and April try to explain his past,
but Michael refuses to believe any of it and leaves. KITT
follows and convinces him to retrace his steps back to the
dam. Bombarded with flashbacks, Michael must recall his
identity as Michael Knight and find the man who tried to
kill him.
Silent Knight
212
December 18, 1983
Bruce Kessler
Robert Gilmer, Janis Hendler
Michael goes to a small town to shop for a
tuxedo for the Foundation's annual Christmas banquet, but he
accidentally hits a Gypsy boy named Tino. He claims to be
hurt and Michael begins to drive him to a hospital, but a
quick scan by KITT determines the boy is fine and he has a
very expensive gold watch on his person. Although Tino
denies it, he lifted the watch from a group of men and
Michael takes him to the police. The police inform Michael
the watch was stolen during a bank robbery and the men are
suspects. The crooks aren't finished with Tino yet. Fearing
the boy can identify them, they try to hunt him down.
Michael meets Tino's worried sister Marta and suggests to
her that Tino "lie low" for a while at his Uncle Stephano's
camp until the cops find the suspects. Marta's devious
boyfriend Nick, however, has personal connections to the
crooks, and informs them where to find Tino. Marta is
disgusted by Nick's betrayal and goes after her brother,
warning Michael that he is still in danger. Now he must find
the troubled teen before the bad guys do.
A Knight in Shining Armorr
213
Bernard McEveety
Janis Hendler, Tom Greene
A burglar breaks into the Foundation's guest
house and murders Charlie Granger who is an adventure
writer, treasure hunter, and close friend of Devon's. The
killer also steals a treasure map and disappears. Devon
fears Granger's daughter, Catherine, may be next since she
carries the "key" to the treasure in a locket. Michael goes
to the private Woodgrove School to fetch her, but the pompus
and arrogant girl refuses to go with him and hardly shows
remorse for her father who she doesn't consider a part of
her life. Michael resorts to kidnapping and forces her back
to the Foundation where he tries to prove she meant
everything to her father. Meanwhile, Catherine's guardian,
Christopher Stone, demands Devon hand her over but he
refuses until the murderer is caught. Stone's threats lead
Devon to believe he is the one behind the killing and may
want the treasure for himself. Elsewhere, Catherine has made
contact with Stone, the only person she trusts, but she
quickly finds out Stone indeed wants the treasure and will
kill her to get it.
Diamonds Aren't a Girl's Best Friend
214
January 15, 1984
Jeffrey Hayden
Robert Foster, Robert Gilmer
A fashion model named Rachel is found dead;
an apparent suicide, or so the police believe, however her
friend Lauren believes she was murdered and contacts the
Foundation for help. Michael meets Lauren at a photo shoot
and poses as her old boyfriend to avoid suspicion while he
investigates. He starts by checking out Chris Carlson,
Rachel's boyfriend, but finds him murdered in his apartment.
After chasing and losing a suspect who fled the scene,
Michael decides to snoop around during a lavish party hosted
by Lauren's boss, Bernie Mitchell, who gives
expensive-looking, but fake, diamond jewelry to his models.
He discovers Mitchell is switching the real diamonds with
the fakes after his models return from shoots in Europe and
South America. His girls wear them to sneak them past U.S.
Customs and Mitchell then sells them illegally to foreign
VIPs. Michael guesses Rachel and Chris knew about it and
planned a little heist of their own, but Mitchell caught on
to their scheme. Michael still needs proof, and after Lauren
is dragged down to Mexico City for Mitchell's next sale,
Michael heads there and devises a sting operation involving
Devon to pose as a buyer for the diamonds and catch Mitchell
with enough evidence to bring him down.
White-Line Warriors
215
Bob Bralver
Richard C. Okie
Michael goes to Vista Beach to investigate a
string of robberies; the most recent hit is an art gallery
owned by Marietta Mattheson and her niece Cindy. He learns
the crimes occur when a local car club meets for street
racing. Michael later runs into a gruff police detective,
Chief Craig, who dislikes outsiders, especially ones who
drive "suped-up" cars. Michael's prime suspect is Ron
Prescott, Cindy's boyfriend, who has a police record and
mysteriously skips town after a jewelry store is hit. Craig
has another confrontation with Michael when he shows up at
the gallery looking for Ron and harasses Cindy for his
whereabouts. Craig indicates Ron's car was spotted leaving
the crime scene, but Cindy refuses to believe Ron had
anything to do it. Michael eventually finds Ron who swears
he's not the thief and fears he's being set up. He has Ron
hideout aboard the Knight mobile unit and investigates
further. He soon becomes suspicious of a song "Crumblin'
Down" played by a local radio deejay, "Handsome" Anson, and
realizes the song is broadcast just before each robbery
while the cops are busy chasing after the racers. Believing
the song is a signal for the real thief, he heads to the
station to confront the deejay, but Chief Craig arrives, and
Michael soon discovers the detective is planning a "wealthy"
retirement with Ron as his scapegoat.
Race for Life
216
February 5, 1984
Georg Fenady
Bruce Belland, Roy M. Rogosin
April's niece Becky, is in desperate need of
a bone marrow transplant. At the same time, a fierce
thunderstorm completely cripples the city's telephone
network and the hospital is unable to access the donor
database. Michael and KITT come to the rescue with KITT
contacting the database and listing the compatible donors.
Only one, "Julio Rodriguez", can be located. The problem is,
Julio is a gang member and he's currently on the run from
the "Conquerors", a rival gang who thinks he shot their
leader Jimmy during a fight. Michael finds Julio hiding in a
church and pleads for him to help Becky, however Julio
doesn't feel safe. Michael strikes a deal; get the
Conqueror's off his back and he'll help the dying child.
Things go wrong very quickly however when the Conquerors
kidnap Terri, Julio's girlfriend, and threaten to kill her
if he doesn't turn himself over. Julio sneaks away to deal
with the gang himself and now Michael must race against the
clock and rescue him in time to save Becky's life.
Speed Demons
217
February 12, 1984
Bruce Seth Green
Tom Greene, Janis Hendler
After sponsoring a charity dirt bike race,
the Foundation receives information that the deadly crash in
last year's event was the result of murder. More
specifically, the death of Danny Duvall, a champion
endurance racer. At the track, Michael learns Duvall had
enemies; namely Lee Carstairs, (a flamboyant,
highly-promoted racer), and Wade Fontane, (a jealous hothead
who wants Duvall's girlfriend Sabrina). Sabrina is also the
sister of Kelly Travis, a fellow racer and Duvall's best
friend. Kelly was injured in the crash and nearly paralyzed,
but Michael is impressed that he still has the will to race.
Michael keeps a close eye on Kelly especially after someone
tries to sabotage his bike. Michael chases the saboteur who
gets away on the dirt track where KITT cannot follow, but
soon, April fits KITT with a new traction system that will
help him ride the rough terrain. Meanwhile, Michael finds
out the saboteur is Sabrina who fears for her brother's life
and wanted to stop him from racing, but Kelly is determined
to get win for Danny. As the race begins, Michael is at a
loss for the killer's motive, but he soon learns Carstair's
high-income promotional contracts expired and he needs a win
to keep his sponsors interested. KITT gets a test of his new
traction system when Michael enters the race to stop
Carstair's from carrying out his deadly plan.
Goliath Returns (Pt. 1))
218
February 19, 1984
Winrich Kolbe
Garthe Knight escapes from prison; broken
out by his menacing truck "Goliath" which crashes through
the prison walls. Meanwhile, Michael is attending a
reception for Dr. Klaus Bergstrom, a brilliant scientist who
is in town for a symposium on laser technology. Since
Bergstrom's knowledge would be quite valuable to an enemy
government, the Foundation is assigned to protect him,
however things get complicated once Michael learns of
Garthe's escape and the sudden appearance of Goliath which
was thought to be destroyed. Later, Garthe teams up with
another familiar enemy, Adrianne Margeaux, who once tried to
steal KITT. Her technicians have rebuilt Goliath and this
time made certain the truck's weaknesses have been
eliminated. Soon, Garthe raids the Foundation and abducts
Devon and April in a plan to lure Michael into a trap. With
Michael temporarily out of the way, Garthe and Adrianne
abduct Dr. Bergstrom and replace him with a surgically
altered clone to deceive his niece Christina. Christina
becomes suspicious that her uncle is an impostor after he
loses his limp caused by a sprained ankle the night before.
Michael arrives to check on her and confirms her suspicions
that her uncle is a fraud. To avoid further complications,
Michael has Christina play along with the ruse while he
tries to locate Devon and April.
Goliath Returns (Pt. 2))
219
February 19, 1984
Winrich Kolbe
Robert Foster, Robert Gilmer, Tom Greene, Janis Hendler
The story continues as Michael and KITT find
Adrianne's estate where Garthe is holding Devon, April and
Dr. Bergstrom prisoner. The duo doesn't get far when they
encounter Goliath blocking their path. Veering out of the
way, KITT flies off a cliff but is saved by his new
emergency parachute, however KITT is disabled in a rough
landing. Garthe's thugs soon capture Michael and he's
introduced to Garthe's dungeon; a rat infested cell just
like the one Garthe was held captive inside of in Africa.
KITT is held in a garage with his nemesis Goliath.
Elsewhere, Devon, April and Bergstrom rig an explosive to
escape their cell, but they are quickly captured again.
Garthe reveals that Bergstrom will be "sold" to an
interested government and smuggled out of the country via
submarine which is waiting off the coast. Devon and April's
fate will be to die along with Michael once Garthe
self-destructs the mansion. Michael eventually escapes the
dungeon by tricking the guards with an assembled recording
of Adrianne's voice. He quickly fixes KITT and rushes to
fetch Christina and has the impostor Bergstrom arrested.
Once Christina is safe, Michael returns to the estate to
rescue Devon and April before the whole place blows. He then
races to rescue the real Bergstrom from Goliath's trailer
and stop Garthe and Adrianne once and for all.
A Good Knight's Work
220
March 4, 1984
Sidney Hayers
Richard C. Okie
An international criminal named Cameron
Zachary discovers Michael Long is still alive as Michael
Knight. In fact, it was Zachary who planned the original hit
on Long that failed when the assassin (and his lover), Tanya
Walker, was killed. Zachary not only seeks revenge against
Long, but also schemes to get his hands on Wilton Knight's
dream; the Knight Industries 2000. Meanwhile, in a seemingly
unrelated case, Michael helps Gina Adams, a toy designer who
claims the Triple M Toy company stole the schematics for her
high-tech "Mighty Mouth" teddy bear. After breaking into
Triple M, Michael discovers the factory is doing more than
making toys and is secretly producing a hand held laser
weapon. Michael also finds Zachary's thugs waiting for him
and barely escapes. He now believes Triple M is a front
company for Zachary and Gina set him up. He confronts her,
but Zachary's thugs arrive and hold her hostage. Michael has
no choice but to meet their demands and hand over KITT who
Michael orders to shutdown. The thugs lock KITT inside a
truck and Michael is taken to meet Zachary face-to-face who
has unfinished business with Michael Long. Now Michael's
only chance is a new secret homing device that remotely
activates KITT and brings him to the rescue.
Michael goes to Calexico on an investigation
for Joanna St. John, whose ex-husband, attorney Arthur
Abrams, has been murdered at the Mexican border. Abrams was
investigating the smuggling of illegal aliens into the
country. When Michael and Joanna check out the site, they
find the operation was smuggling more than immigrants when
pieces of pottery are found with flecks of gold. Heading
back to Joanna's motel, the two find an intruder who makes
an amazing acrobatic getaway. Michael learns the man is
David Dalton, a federal investigator working secretly for
the Justice Department. Dalton is after Eduardo O'Brian, an
Irish-Mexican crimelord who Dalton believes is behind
Abram's murder. Dalton is hard to catch, but once Michael
finds him, he convinces him they are on the same side and
should work together. Michael and KITT conduct the legwork
of the investigation while Dalton stays close to Joanna who
decides to infiltrate O'Brien's birthday party at a beach
house estate owned by Elton Mathews. Mathews has been
supplying the vehicles and equipment for a mysterious
digging operation only known as "Boca Culebra" (a.k.a Mouth
of the Snake). As KITT creates a disturbance, Michael
hitches a ride aboard a truck and finds statues with gold
bricks inside. Dalton learns O'Brien is using the gold to
purchase a cargo plane, but the reason still eludes him.
Mouth of the Snake (Pt. 2)
222
Winrich Kolbe
Robert Foster, Robert Gilmerr
The story continues as Michael and Dalton
investigate further and discover a warehouse filled with
rockets. Michael and KITT soon learn the rockets are for a
semi truck with a mobile launcher hidden in the trailer and
the duo barely escape its attack. Elsewhere, Joanna becomes
more acquainted with O'Brien who quickly becomes infatuated
with her. He invites her aboard his yacht where she manages
to steal the combination to his safe. Dalton later sneaks
aboard and breaks into the safe where he finds plans for
advanced weapon systems. O'Brien eventually figures out he's
been duped when he finds the combination in Joanna's waste
basket, however he doesn't immediately let on to her
treachery. Meanwhile, Michael follows Mathew's trucks to the
dig site discovering a cave "the mouth" and a secret tunnel
"the snake" which leads to a military weapons depot. The
pieces come together as O'Brien plans to use the rockets to
attack the base while his men raid the depot vaults for the
experimental weapons. The plane will arrive and transport
the weapons out of the country. Now Michael and Dalton must
stop O'Brien and Mathews who have kidnapped Joanna and set
out on their operation to attack the depot.
NOTE: "Mouth
of the Snake" served as a backdoor pilot for a short lived
series entitled Code of Vengeance, resolving around the
former Vietnam vet David Dalton, but it soon fell off the
schedules after only five episodes.
Let it Be Me
223
May 13, 1984
Bernard McEveety
Robert Foster, Robert Gilmer
Greg Noble, the lead singer of the rock band
"Class Action", is found dead from a drug overdose. His duet
singer Stevie March however, believes Greg was murdered and
contacts the Foundation. Michael knows Stevie all too well
since she is really Stephanie Mason, Michael Long's former
fiancée, who he helped on a previous mission. With her
identity changed in a witness protection program, Stevie
joined a rock band and started her life over. Michael
infiltrates the group by becoming their new lead singer. The
plot thickens when Michael and Stevie find one of Greg's
video tapes contains a single frame of binary computer code
hidden amongst performance footage. Michael decides to
investigate the band's producer, Barbara Bellingham, who has
a master tape hidden in a safe. He gets the tape to April
who deciphers the code as airline schedules and weights for
what she believes to be drug shipments. Soon, Stevie
stumbles upon her manager, Paul Block, and her producer
scheming their plans to transmit the code to a fellow drug
smuggler. Now Michael must give the performance of his life
to protect Stevie and stop her producer's plot.
NOTE:
David Hasselhoff actually sings in this episode and has
gone on to further his singing career in real life. Stevie
is played by actress
Catherine Hickland, who was Hasselhoff's wife at the
time. This is her second appearance in the series.
Big Iron
224
May 27, 1984
Julie Friedgen
Michael heads to Tucson to investigate the
theft of construction equipment from Frank Sanderson, a
struggling contractor who stands to lose everything if his
projects aren't completed on schedule. Michael's first
suspect is Frank's former business partner, Lloyd Newald,
especially after Michael finds a freshly repainted bulldozer
on his lot that is similar to one recently stolen from
Frank's job site. Newald hotly denies being a thief, but
Michael knows Newald's financial problems could be a motive.
Needing more proof, Michael tracks down the stolen equipment
in a remote quarry, but he and KITT come under attack. A
bulldozer pushes KITT into a ravine and buries him under
tons of dirt. Michael and KITT barely escape the pit and
give chase to the men leaving the site, but KITT is damaged
and cannot keep up. Michael tracks the getaway truck's
licence plates back to Newald and pays him another visit.
Newald still denies being involved and offers to help find
the real thieves. A surprising lead develops when Michael
discovers Frank's wife Lucy, is having an affair with a
dubious equipment dealer named Vance Burke, whose operation
may involve stolen vehicles. With Frank and Lloyd's help,
Michael lays a trap with a bulldozer as bait to catch Burke
and his thugs in the act.
