CHiPs (1977–1983): Season 2, Episode 2 - The Volunteers - full transcript

Ponch and Jon are tapped to escort a convoy of tanker trucks containing highly explosive and toxic chlorine gas across 140 miles of troublesome terrain.

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How come you're here
already? Is my watch slow?

No. I just think it's
gonna be a beautiful day.

Been working on
punctuality, Jon.

Trying to improve myself.

Hi!

Denver, 11. Seven?

Got it. Yours?

Fine. Bye!

Don't tell me, it's a
code. Secret agent?

No, stewardess.



She said, "I'm flying
to Denver tonight at 11.

Pick me up at 7." I
said, "Your place?"

She said, "Fine." Very simple.

Mm. Punctuality, huh?
Improving yourself.

Attention, all units: 15,
7 David is in pursuit...

of a robbery suspect westbound
Pomona Freeway near Boyle.

Vehicle is a stolen
1964, yellow T-bird.

Units responding, answer up.

L.A. 15, 7 Mary 3
and 4 responding.

God, it's spreading!
- Stand back!

It could blow! Watch it!

These trucks will go off like
H-bombs. Let's get them out of here fast.

Motor Carrier, out of Division, has
ordered an escort for these trucks.

I need three volunteers.



- He'll go.
- He'll go.

Okay. Poncherello,
Baker, Turner.

Okay, now here's
your primary route.

I sent Baricza on
ahead to check it out.

He was on escort, brought the
trucks this far, so he knows the routine.

- Seems like old times, don't it, Charley?
- Yeah.

- Get ready to roll.
- Right.

Deliver this load, he said.
Then he'd sell out and quit.

Well, we can't deliver it here.

The secondary route. It's all back roads.
Won't be much congestion or heavy traffic.

Why aren't the trucks safe here?

You put chlorine in your
swimming pool, right?

Oh, all the time.

Yeah. Well, they're full of chlorine
gas. Chlorine gas is different.

Heat could set them off.
An ember from the fires.

Very unstable.

Burt. Can we get them rolling?

We're moving the trucks
to the Owens Valley depot.

Owens Valley depot?
That's 140 miles from here.

- In the heat of the day.
- Tanks will be ready when you get there.

I know. Just like your tanks
were supposed to be ready.

We drive to get here when
it's cool. What do we find?

Wait a minute. I didn't
set the place on fire.

And Owens Valley is the closest place
with facilities that handle chlorine gas.

This is Charley Davis,
Davis trucking. Sergeant...

Getraer.

Officers Baker,
Poncherello, Turner.

All right. Let's get one
thing straight between us.

Those trucks are mine. Stuff
they're loaded with is deadly.

It's my job to get them through.

I don't mind you coming
along to protect the public.

It's for your protection too.

I don't need your protection.

I take care of me and mine.

Well, you're gonna
have a little help today.

Let's get them on the road.

Oh, sorry. I didn't...

I know, "Expect to find
a girl driving a truck."

Well, come to the party, officer.
We're even voting nowadays.

I've been handling these rigs since I was
16, so I've heard every put-down there is...

no matter what
you were gonna say.

I was gonna say, "I'm sorry, I
didn't look where I was walking."

But I'm not that sorry.

Prettiest little truck
driver I ever met.

Ah, women are everywhere,
Jon. They even letting them vote.

- What are you, Leo?
Wyatt Earp? LEO: Yeah.

Five bucks says I can hit every
sign between here and the junction.

- Yeah, all right.
- Watch this.

Come on, faster. Faster.

Now hold it steady, Pete.
You know that ain't fair.

Hey, wait. Hold it. Look.
"Danger: flammable."

We're gonna hold the bet
off till we pass this truck.

No. No. You said every sign.

Now, Pete, you
know that ain't fair.

Hey, road hog! You're
costing me 5 bucks!

Robbie, Charley,
Smokey, watch your tail.

There's a pickup truck coming in and
there's some dude waving a rifle in it.

Ten-four, Sam. Tankers, slow
them down five, let them pass.

Hey! MAN 2: Hey, pretty thing!

You're pretty, you know that?

There's three of them in there.

They look like
they're drunk to me.

- How about a cold brew, baby?
- Hey! Hey, baby!

No, thanks...

Oh...

Let them pass, Turner.

L.A. 15, 7 David.

I have a possible drunk
driver who's firing a gun.

Vehicle is an older blue
International pickup truck.

Hey, Ponch, you're too
exposed to that rifle. Don't pursue.

- Hey, hey, no more shooting, Leo.
- What are you worried about?

Leo, I said no more, huh?

Hey, slow down. Watch it!

You okay?

Put this pair in the car until
we get transportation for them.

Easy, man.

Try to use your other leg.

Turner.

All right, here.
Easy. Just hang on.

I'm gonna sit you here.

There'll be someone
here in a minute, all right?

Just hang in there.

Is there anything we can do?

Check around for injuries.
Ambulances are on the way.

Come on, Robbie.

Your statement is needed and will be taken.
In the meantime sit in your car, okay?

- All right.
- Here we go.

Just take it easy.

That sheriff had a
prisoner in his car.

- He did?
- He did.

And he's escaped.

Hey! Hold it right there!

Don't move.

It's okay. It's okay. No sweat.
I know the whole routine.

- Why were you trying to escape?
- Escape? Me? No, no. Never.

Help!

Keep an eye on this dude.
- Come on.

My wife. The tiger. The
door was open. My wife.

The tiger! The store! The wife!

He's gonna kill her!

- You all right, lady?
- Yeah. Oh, the big heroes.

Had to throw filets and sirloins.
Couldn't throw pig knuckles, no?

Couldn't throw a
couple of hot dogs, no?

Had to throw
filets. Top sirloins.

What's the matter? You born
with a silver spoon in your mouth?

Hey, how much longer?

- About 30 minutes.
- That's too long.

You did what you
could. Let's get moving.

Well, we might have to do that,
Mr. Davis, but we'll decide that.

Now, listen, Baker.

All I got left in this world is my daughter,
my friend and them three trucks there.

I'm not gonna stand around
and take a chance one is leaking.

Or maybe even blowing up. Now,
you make up your mind to move.

And you make it up fast.

Don't take it out on the cops,
Pop. They're only doing their jobs.

Hey. And I'm only doing mine.

I mean, I get paid to
deliver. Time is money to me.

Money is a better life for you.

You're my daughter,
Robbie. I owe you that.

Come on, Pop.

The truth is, if I speak my mind like
you taught me, you don't need the money.

You don't need these trucks.
You promised to sell out and retire.

If you owe me anything,
that's what you owe me.

Robbie!

Robbie, I... I can't. I
can't quit, it's in my blood.

It's time to face it.
Look, driving is what I do.

I'm a driver. It's
what I am. It's my life.

But you... You it's different.

Robbie, I want you out.

So I said I would quit.

It's the only time I
ever lied to you, baby.

- It's the only time I didn't believe you.
- Robbie...

I want you to make
this your last trip.

Are you kidding? I
love what I'm doing.

Besides, I got it made.
I'm the boss's daughter.

We've called in all the
equipment in the area...

but it's still gonna take
half an hour to clear this up.

If you stay here and take the
reports, we'll take the alternate route.

Right.

- Get them turned around, okay?
- Okay.

Baricza called ahead to Placerville,
we might have a little problem.

Make us even later getting back.

Thinking about your date?

Uh, the one with the stewardess.

Right. You remember, Jon.

- She's not hard to remember.
- She's a health nut. A vegetarian.

She eats sunflower seeds,
wheat-germ oil, mung beans.

Lives with her folks. Doesn't
drink or smoke. Doesn't even dance.

Yeah, well, uh... What
are you gonna do?

I don't know.

Mary 4, this is Mary 3.

Ninety-eight up here. I
think we got a problem.

Ten-four.

Turner, you better slow them
down, we're gonna have to stop.

Maybe they wanna give
us the keys to the city, huh?

This here the convoy that's
carrying the chlorine gas?

That's correct.

You got an encroachment
permit, let me see it.

The circumstances didn't require it.
It's an emergency. We gotta move.

You're not gonna move through here.
Now, we read about it almost every day.

Some train jumps off the
tracks, some truck overturns.

People driven from
their homes, people killed.

Because they let some outfit like
this one bring poison through their town.

We're not gonna have it. No, sir. Turn
around and go back the way you came.

- Let me settle this.
- Hold it, Mr. Davis.

I said, hold it!

This situation is bad enough without
you trying to out-shout the town.

Now, I will physically
restrain you if I have to.

You got a dirty job and I sympathize,
but I got ordinances to enforce.

I'm telling you officially
you can't go through.

Mr. Davis has been explaining to
me about the pressures in those tanks.

Airflow holds the
temperature while we move...

but the longer they stay in the heat,
the more dangerous it gets. Am I right?

- Right.
- We don't endanger people, we protect them.

We're talking about the quickest
and safest way to get this done.

Why can't you just turn around?

If we go through town it'll take half
as long and it'll be half as dangerous.

You're putting us in a box.

I'm gonna deliver those trucks to the
Owens Valley depot for the good of all.

Now, I can get an encroachment
permit. It'll take an hour by Teletype.

I'm asking you not
to insist on that hour.

Lots of damage on the road
ahead after those storms we had.

I've driven it. Is it passable?

- It's mighty rough.
- So is life.

All right. You can go through
town. But make it quick.

Let's go home!

The way Poncherello talks
to you, I could slap him.

- Well, don't.
- Why not?

One, he may slap you back. Two
is you may never see him again.

- What's wrong?
- My father likes you.

Well, don't blame me for that.

I don't believe it.

I don't believe it.

- Hey, Robbie, you okay?
- No. I've got a nosy father.

And my engine's acting up.

Hold it, folks. We're
gonna have to stop.

Mary 3 and 4...

we have an 1 1-25 up here.

Ten-four, Turner.
We'll 11-98 you.

Where is it written "Officer
does manual labor"?

Like you said, Ponch,
it's a beautiful day.

What is it, Robbie?

I don't know. It may
be the fuel pump.

- If you need any help, give me a holler.
- Okay.

Where's Robbie?

Well, last I saw, she was...

exactly where you'd expect
to find any high-minded...

pretty little thing like her.
Under the hood of a diesel truck.

Fixing an engine.

- Hi.
- Howdy.

- Hi.
- Thought you'd be a road crew up here.

- Third slide up here this week.
- Oh.

Pop! Pop!

Get it up, come on!

Up, up!

It ain't gonna work, fellas.

No. SAM: Ain't gonna move.

We'll get it this way.

Come on. CHARLEY: Right here.

Hey, Turner, why don't you
go get your car and help us out?

Okay? TURNER: Okay.

Ponch, Jon! It's Robbie!

Robbie.

Robbie! Robbie!

Grab her, would you?

- Grab her. I got her.
- Easy, easy.

I got her. CHARLEY:
Robbie, what happened?

What is it?

- Is it still leaking?
- I don't know.

Okay, everybody
get back to the car.

Come on. PONCH: Come on.

Let's get out of here!

We found the leak. You better
check the valve, make sure it's closed.

Give me that.

My little...

You know where a helicopter
can land around here?

We had one at the Camp Road
turn-off last year. About six miles.

Turner, why don't you get on
the horn and call for a chopper?

She doesn't get oxygen,
she's gonna suffocate.

Okay.

We got an emergency
oxygen kit back at the camp.

- There's no one there, though.
- How do you get there?

It's nine miles by the road,
but only a mile by this path.

- Can I make it by motor?
- It's been done on a trail bike.

Headquarters Building.
Inside, in the rear.

The medical closet. Hey, I
don't have the keys, but...

Excuse me.

15, 7 Mary 4 to any
unit that can copy me.

Ten-two, Ponch.

I have the oxygen, I can be there
in five minutes. What do you say?

Ten-four, Ponch. That's the
quickest thing to do. Come on back.

- Okay, Turner, take it.
- Gotta help her in the car.

I know how to use it.

Excuse me. Okay,
Turner, get out of here.

Now, wait a minute. - Hey, hey!

We've got a job to do here.
We gotta get these trucks.

She has oxygen, Charley,
and a medical team is flying in.

And we're one driver short.

Listen, nobody said I was
good at it, but I can drive.

- Come on. Show me a truck.
- Hold it, Baker.

Robbie's been having a
little trouble with her truck.

Why don't you take mine, huh?

Come on, I'll show you.

Ponch, take my motor, okay?

L.A. 15, 7 Mary 4, send a
motorcycle trailer to Eagle Pass Road.

My motor has a rear flat.

I'll stay with your bike until the
officer comes back with my wife.

You and your lady helped
save a life. You know that?

- I'm glad we came along.
- Thank you.

Warning lights. Pressure
gauges for the brakes.

And that's about it.

Any problems, I'm
on the CB behind you.

- All right.
- Good luck, Baker.

Looking good up there, partner!

Baker, this is Charley. When she's starting
to lug on you, shift down one, yeah?

Charley, this is
Baker. That's a 10-4.

Hey, Charley, this is Baker.
What did I run over back there?

Piece of the mountain. You look
all right, though. How's your gauges?

Ah, the trailer gauge is
wavering a little, but there's no...

Yeah, I got a
warning. It's the trailer.

All right, signal your partner.

Hey, Charley, I'm gonna stop.

No. Not till you find
out what's wrong.

Watch your gauge.
If it drops below 25...

the trailer wheels
lock and you lose it.

If this trailer goes over
on one of these curves...

we're gonna fill half the
state with chlorine gas.

No. Just hold it nice
and steady like I tell you.

Have your partner check the glad-hands
on the trailer, above the fifth wheel.

What's wrong?

I'm losing air pressure.
Check the glad-hand couplings.

You lost your safety!
Your trailer's pulling loose!

It's the fifth wheel,
Charley! I'm pulling apart!

How's your pressure?

- Uh, it's a little under 30.
- Tell your partner to climb aboard.

- Should I slow down?
- No, no, no.

She might run up your back.

Just keep off the brakes
and don't touch the gears.

Just keep it smooth and steady.

Ten-four.

Hi there.

Be careful, partner.

Hey, one bump and
your trailer's gone, man.

How's the pressure, Baker?

A little below 30.
Don't get too close.

I'll worry about how close I get. If
you lock up, I'll duck around you.

Okay, now, Baker, I'm gonna come up
and try shoving your trailer back in place.

Have your partner ride the
mounting step on your side.

I need someone to signal me.

- Ten-four.
- When I get close...

tell him to stand by that
safety-pin handle. Understand?

- Understand?
- Gotcha.

Ten-four.

Keep coming!

Ah, just as I thought.

When you hit the boulder back there,
the whole shooting match jarred loose.

We got another nine
miles. Think it'll hold?

- No reason why it shouldn't.
- You fellas make a good team.

Well, if I don't hurry up and get his motor,
it's gonna be a different story, so...

Hey, hold it.

That lady will give you a ride.

Whew. Now, that,
my friend, is teamwork.

You're here first
again. I don't believe it.

Yeah, that's the problem when
you're the life-of-the-party type.

You say something serious and
people still think you're kidding.

You're really serious
about this punctuality, huh?

I mean, being on time.

Oh, I may miss an appointment
or two in days to come.

But never an important one.

Hi. Hi, Jon.

Hi there. Robbie Davis. You
look great, how you doing?

- Fine. Early?
- Late.

- After?
- Great.

Okay. Bye.

Don't tell me. She said you're
gonna be early tonight and you said...

no, you're gonna
be working late.

So she said, "Could you get
together after?" You said, "Great."

You're learning,
Jon. You're learning.

I feel it all right here. It's
gonna be a beautiful day.

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