Team Knight Rider (1997–1998): Season 1, Episode 1 - Fallen Nation - full transcript

What's this? Dessert. I asked
you to bring me a piece of

pecan pie. Don't tell me that
we're out of it. I saw half a

pan in the fridge this morning.
I gave that to the new

gardeners. You don't need it.
Well, then bring me that bag of

fig newtons you have stashed in
the pantry. That's an order,

James. You're the general. If
you keep this up, you'll be as

fat as Schwarzkopf.

Ugh. Ugh.

James?

10 years ago, all it took was
one man and one car to get the

job done. Now, the foundation
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assembled five highly-skilled
operatives and paired them with

the most advanced
state-of-the-art vehicles to

take on a new breed about law.

They are team Night Rider.

Look, Jenny, every major law
enforcement agency is already

involved with this which is why
flags placing us on standby

status. Standby status? You're
kidding me. Attention. Kyle. I

can't just stand around and let
them kill Joel Butler just to

prove some fanatical point.
Jenny, we all know your history

with the general. I think we
should have Sky one change

course for Virginia
immediately. Jenny, see this

chair? This is the chair where
the boss sits. You see your

name on it? No. This is my
chair.

Isn't me? Is it getting a
little warm in here? Will the



death officer please report to.
Erica, we need that tape. I can

only run so fast, Kyle. I'm
wearing heels.

Where's Trek?

I'm General Stephen Butler.
I've been told to read this. We

are the group fallen nation. We
want no ransom. We have no

demands for your weak and
helpless government. We simply

want to use the general to
announce to the world our

intention to bring America to
our knees. What better way to

illustrate our resolve than to
capture one of your military

heroes and use him as a puppet.
I'm not going to do this. Don't

listen to these phonetics.
They're just a bunch of

low-rent thugs. So, what do we
have on Fallen Nation? Nothing.

No one's ever heard of him but
given our standby status. We're

stuck on the sidelines. I was
going to say flags allowing us

to pursue our own
investigation. Duke, see what

the other agencies are up to?
Erica, check with the garage.

Make sure the vehicles are
ready if we need them and

somebody find Trek. Jenny, I
think you might be a little too

close to this. What are you
saying? You want me to sit this

one out? Well, some time off
might not be a bad idea. I'll

take a vacation when the
general's home safe.

It's almost as if someone's
playing ping pong with the

dowjos at What do you want to
do next, Plato? Take out gates.

This is unprecedented.
Microsoft stock just dropped

28%. Didn't make it to the
staff meeting. Well, Kyle, you

know I'm not a morning person.

I'll give you a chance to make
it up to me. Got any idea where

this tape was made?

Well, it's either an industrial
bunker or a basement. It's

probably a basement since the
electrical outlet there in the

corner is commercial. The
basement of a residential home

narrows it down a little bit.
Okay and a plate is going to

run a three-dimensional scan of
the room to get the

measurements. Hopefully, then,
it'll be able to narrow down a

possible architectural design
for the rest of the house. How

long is this going to take?
Fogarcarb. Apollo, it'll take

yarns. That's Starbucks
nineteen seventy-eight. That'll

start Galactica. He's telling
you it's going to take a little

while. Now, there's gotta be
something missing. Some

neighbors saw a van heading
north from General Butler's

house. We should be zeroing in
on that area. The police closed

off all the roads within
minutes. They couldn't have

gotten far. Just got off the
phone with the FBI. They're

doing a house to house in
Alexandria but so far, not a.

What if they didn't go north?
Five different witnesses say

they did. Which makes it a
little more likely they went

south. I figured. 19 78, Red
Brigade snatched former Prime

Minister Aldo Morrow in Rome.
These two vans, one took the

visible route, the other had
the hostage. Should I be taking

notes? I mean, are we going to
be tested on this? Don't listen

to her, Kyle. I think you're
brilliant. That is my

motorcycle up there. Who
programmed her to talk back to

me? Trek, how you coming? Well,
I'm among the architectural

styles in the area. This kind
of house is the only one that

would have the right size
basement. The good news is

though, there's less of them to
the south. Here. Plato, can you

find a match? Tell her what
she's won, Johnny. You'd just

be lost without us, wouldn't
you? Of course, this is

assuming the tape was made in
the basement otherwise we've

got nothing and now you really
know how to suck the joy out of

even the smallest victory. But
since there's nothing concrete,

we'll follow this lead
ourselves. I don't want to

alert the authorities
prematurely. Sky one is on

final approach. Duke, it's time
to let the beast out of his

cage.

Beast, what's our ETA? We'll
get there when we get there.

How are you doing, Jenny? Are
you comfortable? I'm fine.

Thank you, Beast. You just let
me know what I can do to make

your ride more enjoyable. If
you're chilly, I'd be happy to

turn up the heat. I can't even
get him to turn on the radio.

Maybe if you talk to him like a
friend instead of a car. It is

a car. It is a truck.

Scan the area. Let us know what
you got. No infrared readings

in the barn or the upper floor
of the house. The basement is

shielded. I can't tell you
what's down there. That must be

where they're hiding them.
Let's move. So you don't know

what's waiting for us down
there. We'll go slow. Stay

behind me.

We've got a magnetic lock with
a 10-digit combination. And the

doors are four inches thick.
Won't be kicking them in. Booby

traps? None that I can detect
but I may have something in

back of the beast to cut
through that lock. Beast? Are

you carrying the diamond blade
minisaw? I don't know. Look for

yourself. But Jenny, if you're
in a hurry, I can just burn

through that lock with my
microwave laser beam. Uh, sure

beast, that would be great. I
want to talk to you about

switching cars.

No one's here. I must have
moved.

Kyle can handle this.

It's coming from under there.

C4 with the signal fuse. How
much time? About a minute. When

the whistle stops, boom.

Beast, come in. Beast. I said
the basement was shielded.

Whatever they're using is
blocking transmission. Think,

there's gotta be a way out.

All the conventional exits have
been sealed. But we got an air

shaft in the upper left hand
corner of the east wall. It's

welded shut. Anyway, we can
somehow blow it open? Nope. But

in about 40 seconds, that thing
will do it for us.

Wait, I hear something.

All aboard. Hurry. Beast, get
'em out of here. Go. Go.

Come on, Coop.

Nice going beast. Finally came
through for me. Are you okay,

Jenny? They must have moved the
general. But why? How could

they know we're on today? Kyle,
it's Erica. What's up? You guys

better get back here. She's not
going to believe this. Better

just over an hour ago, General
Stephen Butler made a heroic

escape from his captors who
call themselves Fallen Nation.

General, how did you escape? Uh
they actually were trying to

move me to a new location and I
was in a truck with one guard

and I was just lucky enough to
get the drop on it. General

Butler, just who is Fallen
Nation? I really don't know. Uh

I did not Understand most of
what they were saying but it

was hard to miss the contempt
that they held for us or the

intention to do us harm. How do
they plan on doing that

general? And how do they plan
on doing that? I wish I knew

but they're not going to stop
with the failed kidnapping.

Next time these guys will raise
the states. What can you do

about it general? But what can
you do about it? Well I've

talked over some of my
colleagues and we're going to

meet with the president and see
what we can do to help. I can

also watch family matters and
tell you the punchline to every

joke before Urkel can. And
that's how you graduated MIT

when you were eleven? Dan. We'd
better not invoice an expense

account for our rescue of the
general. Being as he wound up

saving himself. I just thank
god he got out alive. Whoever

these fallen nation guys are,
they're sophisticated, well

organized, and we don't have a
clue as to what they're

planning. You need to talk to
Butler. After what he's been

through, you want me to go
there and help him relive it? I

don't think so. He's the one
lead we've got. I'm still not

going. You're not thinking this
through, Jenny. Butler's the

only person who can identify
these guys. If I were a

terrorist, I'd consider that a
loose end.

Mmm, I love a man in uniform.
We're very busy. The general

doesn't have time to talk to
you right now. Look, Davis, I

was one of his soldiers too. I
care for him just as much as

you do. I didn't deserve him
for some fancy car club.

Lieutenant Letterthrew.

A lieutenant. You single?

Liam Majors called me this
morning. He wants to play me in

the TV movie based on my
experience. Hold out for James

Gardner. I fought in three wars
and nobody took notice. I get

kidnapped by a bunch of
crackpots and I'm on the cover

of Newsweek. You seem to be
taking it in stride. I have to

tell you something, Jenny.
Actually, this time I was

pretty scared. I've never heard
you say that before. I've never

faced anything like this. I'm
just great that Georgia was

away visiting the grandkids.
What did the president have to

say? Oh, he wants me to lend a
hand. I can't blame him. I

mean, we were all caught flat
footed by this bunch. Are you

sure you want to take this on
after all you've been through?

Oh, I won't be doing it alone.
I have an outstanding team

backing me up. Of course,
there's always room for one

more. General. I really could
use you. Oh, I know you're with

the foundation now. Working for
Kyle Stewart. I heard he's not

doing too well after his
accident. That he's not quite

back up to speed. That's not
true. Kyle's as good as he ever

was when he was CIA. He holds
the whole team together. He's a

natural leader. I really admire
him. You used to say that about

me. I still do. And believe me,
I'm going to do everything I

can to help. Good. Because the
one thing I know for sure,

we're going to hear from again.

Did you try cross referencing
interpoles terrorism database

with CIAs? Not one match with
fallen nation. Shouldn't you be

out looking for them? I want a
new lead before we make a move.

Besides, just be tripping over
all the other law enforcement

agencies are doing the same
thing. I've got an idea. How

about checking alternate
spellings under the FBI's

domestic radicals index? I've
checked everybody. Interpole,

CIA, FBI, IRS. What about the
NFL? Don't be cute. I'm telling

you, I got no record of them
anywhere. That's because he's

got a small memory. I can store
a lot more information than he

can. Do you have anything on
them? No, but if I did, I'd

have more than him. This whole
TKO program went to hell the

day they started making female
cars. Uh Chuck, how you coming?

We've gone over the forensic
evidence from the crime scene.

I agree with the FBI. There's
nothing. And our lab is much

better. Does anyone have
anything useful to say to me?

Hi, communication just got
worked. There's a statewide

blackout in Virginia. You got
here fast with that? Hello, the

heels. I can show you a grid of
all the affected power stations

since Dante isn't programmed to
provide such a service. Kiss

up. I've traced the source to
one relay station. It's

definitely not a mechanical
failure. You think it's

related? We're close. Check it
out.

He's still breathing. Alright,
get in. I'll call the

paramedics.

The whole computer system's
been tampered with as well as

all the backup programs. It's
going to take days to restore

this power, man.

Oh, he won't get anything from
that. Don't be so sure.

Of the five million voice
quints I've tried. Not one

match with the recording from
the camera. Same here. Sorry

Kyle. Plato, let me guess. He
came up empty. You are correct,

sir. Just leaves us right back
where we started. Fallen nation

can strike at any time and we
can't do a damn thing about it.

Kyle, this is Jenny. We just
received a transmission, that

voice pattern from Dante.
Domino's running a check. Tell

her to forget it. We're never
going to find a match. I know

who it is. But how? None of the
other. Because I added that

voice print to my file.

Davis.

As emergency generators run out
of power, Virginia plunges

further into chaos tonight, the
group Fallen Nation, the

terrorist responsible for the
recent kidnapping of General

Stephen Butler have openly
claimed responsibility for the

statewide blackout. We're never
going to find him this way,

there's gotta be hundreds of
listings for Mark Davis. I'm

heading back to the general's
house to warn him. Not yet.

Give us a chance to grab Davis
first. Butler has to know that

Davis is a traitor. He might
not be the only one. If there

are other people close to the
general who are working with

Davis, he could get tipped off
before we get to him. And if

Davis finds out we're on to
him, it could cost Butler's

you. Shook we leave.

Jenny, I'm giving you an order.
Don't tell Butler anything.

Jenny? I think she hung up.
Yeah, I know. Look, we gotta

find Davis fast.

Annapolis Naval Air Station,
good morning. Hello, can you

tell me how I can find a
lieutenant Mark Davis? I'm

sorry, sir. I'm not authorized
to release that information.

Oh, are you sure? Not even for
me. I'm afraid so. You know, I

never usually say things like
this but has anyone ever told

you what a lovely voice you
have? He's in Baltimore

assembling troops for the
crisis in Virginia. She even

gave me a home address, said
she wants to meet me. I didn't

have the heart to tell her I
was a car.

As the number of highway
accidents and reports of

looting continue to rise,
efforts to restore power to

Virginia have been
unsuccessful. Army and National

Guard units have been
reassigned and posted across

the state in order to calm
fearful, anxious residents. The

governor has declared a state
of emergency and the president

plans on making a statement
tonight. We caught up with

General Butler at his home in
Alexandria. He had this to say.

An attack like this is meant to
cause panic. Now the best thing

we can do is to remain calm.
General, do you know what the

president is going to say
tonight? No, but the divisions

under my command are on full
alert. I'm sure the president

is going to demand a swift and
immediate action. General, a

recent gallop poll puts your
approval rating 20 points ahead

of the president. We're in good
hands with the president. I

back him 100%.

I'll be down in a few minutes.
He's on his way in. Now

remember, Kyle said stick to
the plan. It means no

improvising. Hey, it's not like
I've never done this before.

I didn't expect you home so
soon.

As you can see, I'm a captain
so you have to be nice to me.

Yes, ma'am. Actually, I was
hoping you could introduce me

to General Butler. I just have
to meet him. Well, I I am the

general's most trusted aide. If
anyone can get you to see him,

I can. Oh, Unlucky for both of
us. But you know, it never

occurred to me that his
lieutenant would be far more

sexy than the general himself.
Why can't you ever stick to the

script?

I don't know who you are but
I'm not buying it. I'm telling

the Drews, I swear. Almost had
me convinced right up to you

said I was sexier than Butler.
They always prefer him.

Give me the plate.

How'd you disable the limo?
Beverly Hills cop, Paramount

Pictures 1984. Eddie Murphy
stuffed the banana in Judge

Rhino's tailpipe. You guys
scare me. You two just better

be quiet and listen to the
police band. Flex are up ahead

approaching Northside
Expressway.

Up right on the tail.

I think we should have spent a
little more time planning our

escape room. Live on the edge a
little, will you?

We're seconds away. We see you.
All units stand by. Okay, Play

Doh. Let's do it. It's two,
two, two minutes in one.

Relax, GI Joe. It's just a
dream.

Like I said, I never even heard
a fallen nation till they

kidnapped the general. If
you're not going to be honest,

how are we ever going to be
friends? I got enough friends.

18 hours and we still got
nothing.

He's not going to talk. Too
bad. He just ran out of

options.

Val, don't mess with me. I'm a
lieutenant of United States

Marine Corps. Love for you to
show off some of your fancy

combat train. We're not allowed
to use it on civilians. Look, I

told you everything I know. I
believe you. Glenn, what more

do you want from me? Closing
altitude at 28, 000 feet.

Nothing will be free to go.
Hey. Warning. Opening of outer

doors will cause explosive
decompression in the airlock.

Wait, please. Wait. Please.
Warning. Opening of outer

doors. Cause explosive
decompression in the air. Hey.

I'll tell you everything I
know. There is no fallen

nation. It's just a bunch of
guys working for Butler. It's

all part of his plan. Butler?

The blackout was a diversion to
keep the armed forces busy and

if all goes according to plan,
Butler's men pretending to be

part of Fallen Nation will
launch a nuclear missile

against Washington. That's the
most ridiculous thing I've ever

heard. Davis is clearly trying
to throw us off track. That was

my first reaction. But think
about it, Jenny. We wake up

tomorrow and there's a big hole
between Maryland and Virginia.

Who do you think the country's
going to turn to?

Jenny, anything that matter?
No. Well, yes. It's about

Lieutenant Davis. Is he okay?
Yes, but. Oh, that's a relief.

I don't know what I do without
him. He's a good man, a good

soldier. I don't think you know
him as well as you thought. But

there isn't anything you can
say to me that's going to shake

my confidence, Eddie. He's
involved in something. I don't

think you're following me.
Anything Mark Davis has done.

He's done on my orders.

Jenny, take a hard look around
you. America is falling apart

if it seems. Now, there's a lot
of important work to do in the

days ahead. You made it all up.
Said it yourself. Country needs

me. So now what? You're
going to wipe out the

government of the United
States? I have no intention.

All a nation will do that for
me.

So your fallen nation is
going to wipe out Washington

DC. It's no big loss. Steven,
stop this now. Tell me the

truth. You're really going to
miss it. How easy is it

going to be to launch a nuclear
missile? Well, in general, this

kind of clout could probably
get his hands on the necessary

access codes given to a few of
his psycho marines. Someone who

might have been stationed at
the missile side at one point

and might know it pretty well.
Boy, you know it's so easy. I'm

surprised someone hasn't done
it before. Great. Country will

be so desperate for leadership
you won't have to run for

president. The crown of king.
Davis says Butler's going to

launch at 9 o'clock. I thought
people did this kind of thing

at midnight. No time to alert
anyone else. We're on our own.

Let's move it. What about
Jenny? The blood of a million

people beyond your hands. Is
that how you want history to

remember you? Jenny. You don't
remember anything I taught you.

It's a battlefield decision.
When to say you must always be

prepared to sacrifice a few.

I'm sorry you won't be going
with me.

This is Trump.

Listen to me. You two are
betraying your country. Shut

up.

Let's just take her car.

Yeah, 0% deviation.

Right sixteen, left twenty-6,
right four.

Alpha Delta two eight nine.

Later and I can probably take
out the backup power generator

so we can get up close without
them seeing us. How long's that

going to take? Six maybe 7
minutes. We don't have time for

suddenly. How about loosening
them up with some heavy

artillery. No, it'll give me
too much warning. Damn. Hate

making a mess. Let's take it to
him, beast.

This is completely against
regulations. We are not to

engage in battle if we have no
protective covering. I'm not

the beast, you know. What the
hell are you doing?

I know I shouldn't let you
drive. Turn it off. Try

something. Good thing's out of
control. Take the breaks or

something. Come on.

Goodbye boys.

As if I couldn't guess.

Go.

Missile launch sequence
initiated. One minute to the

Oh, great. You know, you idiots
were supposed to wait until

nine.

50 seconds. Ugh.

40 seconds. Ugh.

How you doing, Chuck? You need
a little more time? Yeah, but

could you get him off the
thing, please?

Kyle, you guys better hurry up.
We can't hold these guys off

forever.

20 seconds.

Live it all. Ten, nine,

Sit. Four, three, two,

Missile launched.

We're too late.

Oh boy. Keep your OK

então back and you know boom.
Begin initiation of re-entry

sequence. Uh-oh. What'd you do?
Well, I I seem to have sped up

its reentry. It's going to be
hitting the ground about five

minutes sooner now. Dante.

Secret Service reports Air
Force One is off the ground.

The president is safe. Great.
Eddie's worried about the 900,

000 other people. Don't move.
Look, look, look. As long as I

can I can disarm the nuclear
war, the damage should be

minimal and we should. Warhead
armed. Great.

What's that? Now, I just earned
the war code.

Come on, Trek. Don't pressure
me, alright? That's when I,

that's why I had the nervous
breakdown when I was twelve.

You gotta get into
self-destruct. No pressure,

alright? No pressure. If it
blows up in the atmosphere,

it'll spread radiation across
three counts. I know how a

nuclear missile works.

How's it going? I was worried.

It's finished. Now that it's
over, I only have one regret.

What's that?

That I lost your respect.

Well, at least you'll get one
thing out of this. You'll be a

hero. I don't know what that
word means anymore.

Erica, I'm going to have to
report your flagrant disregard

for regulations. One stray
bullet could have irreparably

damaged my program. So what's
your point?

Nice job blowing up that
missile. How'd you figure it

out? I didn't. I just typed in
my mother's birthday and hope

for the best.

Maintenance, please report to
the recreation room. The

jukebox is jammed on Moonlight
at the Oasis. Welcome back.

Kyle. I don't know what to say.
This was a hard one. It's over.

I was totally insubordinate.
Yeah, you'd be screwed if this

was the marines. You did what
you thought was right. It's

worth more to me than someone
who just follows orders.

Uh Jenny, one more thing. Why'd
you leave the general and come

work here? I have my reasons.

Please enter access code. Make
your selection now. Your

selection, Michael Knight,
requires a higher security

clearance level. I have a level
5 clearance. There's nothing

higher. Your selection Michael
Knight requires a higher

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