The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978): Season 3, Episode 20 - Love Song for Tanya - full transcript

FLIGHT COM:
It looks good at NASA One.

B- 52 >PILOT:
Roger.

BCS Arm switch is on.

FLIGHT COM:
Okay, Victor.

B-52 PILOT:
Landing Rocket Arm switch is on.
Here comes the throttle.

Circuit breakers in.

STEVE:
We have separation.

B-52 PILOT:
Inboard and outboards are on.

I'm comin' forward with the side stick.

FLIGHT COM:
Looks good.

PILOT:
Ah, Roger.



STEVE:
I've got a blowout in damper three.

SR-71 PILOT:
Get your pitch to zero.

STEVE:
Pitch is out. I can't hold altitude!

B-52 PILOT: Correction. Alpha Hold is oil“.
Threat selector is emergency.

STEVE: Flight Com. I can't hold it!
She's breaking up! She's breaking...

ANNOUNCER:
Austin. Astronaut.

A man barely alive.

Gentlemen, we can rebuild him.

We have the technology.

We have the capability
to make the world's first bionic man.

Austin will be that man.

Better than he was before.

Better, stronger, faster.

(MAIN TITLE THEME)



Why do you suppose Oscar
wanted us to meet him here?

I don't know.

It's nice spending the afternoon
with you, though.

I was just gonna say that.

You can still say it.

DIRECTOR:
All right. Quiet on the set!

Okay, lights!

And roll 'em!

Need a playback, boys.

(ORCHESTRAL SCORE)

That's Tanya Breski, she's the star
of the Russian Acrobatic troupe.

She is really fantastic.

DIRECTOR:
Lights! And cut!

Hey, print that.

She's incredible.

Woo!

Well, hello, you two.

You know that Oscar gave up a
promising career as a gymnast...

to go to work for the government?

I'm a tennis player and he knows that.

I have really enjoyed this, but I do
have to get back to my kids in Ojai.

I've got a driver waiting outside for you.

Steve, I want you to meet Tanya.

Sure.

You're gonna be her official escort
while she's here in the United States.

Escort? Why?

Hmm, why me, indeed.

I mean you just happen to be
handsome, famous...

and terribly charming
when you want to be.

Now wait a minute.

Steve, you should be flattered.

I mean, she's adorable.

Should be a very pleasant
assignment for you.

OSCAR:
It's also an important one, Steve.

This tour is a goodwill gesture
on the part of the Russian government.

You can understand the consequences...

if anything should happen to her
while she's here.

Well...

JAIME: Don't look so sour.

Oh, Oscar, if you happen to have any
handsome male Russian dignitaries...

that come over here and need an escort,
you do know where to find me, right?

I know where to reach you. Ojai.

Okay, I have to go.

Steve, when you get through
with this, would you call me?

We could see each other maybe, huh?

That's what I was gonna say.

Bye.
Good bye.

I want you to meet
Alexsi Bradovich.

He's in charge of security
on this tour.

You were marvelous.

You are our greatest
natural resource.

Mr. Bradovich?

Mr. Oscar Goldman,
correct?

Right, yes.

May I present Colonel Steve Austin
of the United States Air Force.

Sir.
How do you do.

Gentlemen, Tanya Breski.

Mr. Goldman.

How do you do, Miss Breski?

Colonel Austin?

Miss Breski.

Gentlemen, tell me...

is it true that the streets in America
are no longer paved in gold?

And this is Uri Gargon.

Uri, as you know, is one of the
world's top-ranked gymnasts.

I sometimes wish he were
as skilled in diplomacy...

as he is on the rings.

Well, Miss Breski, I'm looking forward to
showing you around tomorrow.

We have prepared an itinerary of...

things that we think Tanya should see.

Well, the ballet, opera, two plays,
the Museum of Science and Industry.

It could be a little dull.

That is what Moscow has requested.

It is what they think Tanya would enjoy.

Whatever you say.

I'll pick you up at your hotel tomorrow.

Mr. Goldman... Colonel Austin.

There's something
that you should know.

Tanya... well,
she's very important to us.

She's what you might call
a national treasure.

Should any harm come to her...

I will have to hold you both
personally responsible.

Could that be taken as a threat?

Let's not call it a threat.

Let's just call it a fact of life.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Come in.

Ah, Ivan, I've been expecting you.

Please sit down.

Ivan, the talks that have been going on
now between our country...

and the United States
will lead to no good.

If they are successful,
everything that we've stood for...

I'm sorry to hear that.

ANDRE:
I will not let it happen.

It's taken me 20 years to establish the
Bainbridge School for Girls as a cover.

It houses the finest espionage unit
our country has ever sent here.

ANDRE:
Ivan, I need your help.

Anything I can do.

I want you to arrange one of your
special accidents.

This time for Tanya Breski.

ANDRE: I've learned that Colonel
Steve Austin, the astronaut...

will be her official escort.

He'll be taking her places out in the open.

You want this accident to be fatal?

It has to be fatal.

Well how'd you like the play?

Oh, I like it very much.

Was it hard to follow in English?

A little...
my English is not so good...

but I know most of Chekov
by heart.

I had a hunch you'd seen
The Cheny Orchard more than once.

37 times in Russian.

Eight in English.

Well, let's see... next on your list is
the Museum of Science and Industry.

No.

No?

Is it correct to call list stupid?

Well, I think so.

Then I want to forget stupid list.

I hear from other athletes
who come to your country...

how exciting it is... how alive.

So, you show me all places
I cannot see at home.

Well, I'll tell you what.
You'll get no argument from me.

Suppose we start with a
good, old American tradition?

What is that?

Hamburgers and a shake.

A shake?

Come on.
I'll show you.

(POP MUSIC)

Here we go.

What's your pleasure, folks?

Two hamburgers
and two chocolate shakes.

Now tell me, Miss Breski,
did you always want to be an Olympic star?

Oh, yes, ever since
I can remember.

It's all I dream about.

And what do you dream about now?

Dreams? My life is too
disciplined for dreams.

Say, is your life too disciplined
for a game of pinball?

Pinball? What,
you stick a pin in a ball?

No. Come on, I'll show you.

Pinball.

Now, at first glance you may think
this is some sort of silly game...

but nothing could be
further from the truth.

You see, pinball is a
highly developed art form.

It requires intelligence, finesse, and a
certain physical skill we call English.

I'll show you.

(COIN CLINKS)

(BALL DROPS)

(BELL RINGS)

STEVE:
A top player may train for years...

spend hours at practice,
research, and study....

and of course a certain amount
of luck is involved.

Come on, you try it.

No.

Oh, come on, come on,
you never know until you try.

Now the object is to score
as many points as you can.

And if you score enough points,
you get a free game.

A free game! Maybe I try.

(PULLS LEVER)

(BELLS RING)

(BELLS CONTINUE TO RING)

Are you sure you've never done
this before?

Beginner's luck.

(PULLS LEVER)

(BELLS RINGING)

Well, you should be proud of yourself.
You won four free games.

Did you have a good time?

Yes.

May I ask you question?

Sure.

You work hard to be astronaut, yes?

Pretty hard.

You ever get tired?

STEVE: Sometimes.

Colonel Austin?

Hey, it's Steve.

Steve,
I have good time playing pinball.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

(RUSSIAN FOLK MUSIC)

Very impressive.

Is not hard.
Maybe you try?

Oh, no, not me.

Come, I show you.

We do easy one.

No, no, no.

Come.

First, put your hands here...

Like this?

Put your hips here and kick up.

Like this, huh?

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

You learn quick...

You sure you never do this before?

I guess it was just beginner's luck.

Come on.
Let's go for a walk.

First I change.

All right.

You like to window shop?

Window shop?

That's looking at things in the window,
without really buying them.

I can buy.
I have American money.

Good.

Hey, last night you tried a hamburger.

What do you say
today we try a hot dog.

I have heard of them.

I have mine with the works.

Well, the works you get.

Two dogs with the works.

(RUSSIAN FOLK MUSIC)

I like this.

Fine.

I want to wear.

Oh, you can change back there.

What do you have on eyes?

Liner.

TANYA:
You sell that here, too?

Yes.

Can you show me how to put on?

Of course!

The hot dogs get cold.

I sorry, Steve.

I just want so much to look nice.

Well, you certainly do.

Hey, your eyes, they look great.

We go get hot dogs now?

They sure are getting expensive though.

Forget hot dog.
We play.

(HUMMING)

(SINGING)

You do that wrong.

You hold body too stiff.
Relax.

I show.

Watch.

See?

Okay, you try.

Up!

Okay. Oh.

Down.

All right.
Come on.

Hup!

Oh, push it.

Okay!

You practice that way now.

We have to go back now?

Well, you said you had to practice.

Is true. Practice.
All the time practice.

Sometimes I think....

Pretzels!

I have not tasted since Olympics.

Could I have one, please.

Sure. I'll get it.

Wait!
I get it... just like American.

STEVE: Well, I'll get the car.

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

(ENGINE STARTS)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(BIONIC EYE SOUND EFFECT)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

Are you all right?

What happened?

Just a driver who didn't have his eyes
on the road... don't worry.

You save my life.

Can I have my pretzel?

So you think it was deliberate, huh?

Well, I can't be positive
but it looked that way.

It won't hurt to run a check
on the license number, though.

All right, I'll check it out.

How's everything else?

Fine, fine.

Oh, she's quite a girl.

Mm, any trouble with Alexsi?
Any problems?

No, not yet.

But I'd rather not say anything to him
until you run that check.

You're right.
No reason to alarm him.

I'm gonna go over and see Tanya.

Let me know if you come up with anything.

All right, Steve.

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

I never saw anything like it.

He came out of nowhere.

One moment
she was in front of me...

the next moment she was gone.

I'm not interested in
your excuses, Ivan!

Time is running out.

We can't afford another mistake.

Don't worry. This time...

I will not miss.

Colonel Austin,
I'm glad I ran into you.

Hello, Alexsi.

I want to ask question.
Sure.

What are you trying to do?
Do you think Tanya is just a silly teenager?

I don't understand.

I give you a list of activities for her.

Instead you choose to ignore the list
and go off on your own.

Is she unhappy with the places
I've taken her.

Of course not.

All she talks about is you,
how much fun she's having.

But she's very impressionable
and soon it must all end.

Well, aren't you overreacting a little bit?

Tanya is very important to us.

She's very important to me.

Look, Alexsi, all I'm trying to do is make
her visit as enjoyable as possible.

I know. I also know Tanya
far better than you.

I suggest that you leave well enough alone.

(RUSSIAN FOLK MUSIC)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

Where's your boyfriend?
The big American hero?

Uri, go play with your dumbbells!

You would not have spoken to me like this
before you met the American.

You are a silly fool.

STEVE:
Am I interrupting something?

Hi, Steve!
Hiya.

Uri and I were having difference of opinion.

Yeah, I noticed.

I did not expect you.

I was just in the neighborhood,
thought I'd drop in.

Good.

I was wondering...
Could we go someplace to talk?

Sure.

There is office there.

Come. I show you.

Hey, American.

How your countrymen do
in Olympics this year?

URI:
Not so good I think.

Can they do this?

Or this?

I'm impressed.

You better keep practicing.

How you do that?

With just one hand.

Leverage.

Uri is strong, yet you stronger.

You very special man.

Yeah, well, what did you want
to talk to me about?

About you... and about me.

I must not be too bold.

But I must speak truth,
is that not right?

That's right.

I love you.

You what?

I love you.
I decide that.

Tanya, that's a very
flattering thing for you to say.

But I don't...
I mean, I think...

You special man.

I special too.

We make good teammates.

Oh, but you are worried?

Worried?

That I leave soon.

Don't worry.
I not leave, I defect!

Oh, but you are unhappy?

No... You see, Tanya...

falling in love is a very big step.

STEVE: And being willing to leave your own
country, that's an even bigger step.

I just believe you should... well I...

take a lot of time to consider
before you take either step.

You do not want me to stay here?

Well, I think you should be free to do
whatever you want to do.

All I'm saying is that you should
make these decisions carefully.

Don't you have family in Russia?

Yes. A father and a little brother.

Well... wouldn't you miss them?

I mean, and all your friends,
what about them?

You want to give all that up
on just a whim?

Whim?

A sudden impulse.

Look, you've trained long and hard to
become the athlete that you are.

You didn't reach this position
over night.

It took time.

All right, take more time before you make
such a major decision in your life.

(PHONE RINGS)

Yes. Yes.

Please get to the point.

It is about Tanya.

Are you sure?

You are certain?

Good, you've done well.

I will not forget.

Put the gun away, Ivan.

We won't need it now.

I have a better idea.

Yes... right.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Well, if you should, would you be
good enough to call me?

Right. Fine.

Thank you very, very much.

That was the Washington
Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

The license number you gave me
was registered to a vehicle...

that was stolen three weeks ago.

Maybe you're right, Steve.

Maybe there was a deliberate
attempt on Tanya's life.

What's the matter with you?

We have another problem.

Tanya wants to defect.

What!

It's not for political reasons.

I wish it was.
It'd be easier to deal with.

I'm afraid she has a school girl crush...
on me.

That's all we need...
we don't have enough problems.

I know. I know.
I think we better talk to Alexsi.

(PHONE BUZZES)

Yes.

All right, put him on.

Yes, sir.

Well, couldn't you tell me what's wrong?

Oh, all right, I'll be over right way.
Thank you.

STEVE:
What was that all about?

That's Alexsi.

He wants us to come over to his hotel.

Something's happened to Tanya.

What's happened?

That's exactly
what I want to know!

We found this note
in Tanya's room.

What do you know about it?

I'm afraid my Russian isn't very good.
I can't read it.

My work means nothing to me.

My life means nothing to me.

The only thing that is important is my love
for Steve Austin and his love for me.

I am defecting...

and I intend to stay in hiding
until I am sure we can be together.

Do not try to find me.
Tanya Breski.

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

Well? What do you know about this?
And I want to know the truth!

Did you know
what she was planning?

Tanya told me she wanted to defect.

But her reasons were purely romantic.

I asked her to reconsider.

I think she might have.

Then why the note?

I'm not certain she wrote it.

Look, first of all, it's typewritten.
Why wouldn't she write in longhand?

And then there was an incident yesterday.

What are you talking about?

Tanya was...

We didn't mention this before, but
Tanya was nearly run down by a car.

We're running a check on it.

I can not believe this!

Why do not you tell me this before?

We were on our way over here
when you called.

Look... that's not important now.

What is important is that
Tanya may have been kidnapped.

Kidnapped?

We haven't got much time.

She'll be missed by tomorrow,
she has a performance.

Well, we still have 24 hours.
That's better than nothing.

I agree.

I will investigate.

But I want no interference from you.

But you'll need help.

I mean, we're talking about a human life!

I mean it!

No interference!!

I don't understand it.
Why doesn't he want us to help?

Well, I have a hunch.

I think Alexsi knows
who kidnapped Tanya.

It must be a sensitive matter
or he'd let us in on it.

We can't act without
official permission, Steve.

Yeah, you can't.
But I can.

I'm gonna keep a close eye on Alexsi.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

You sent for me?

Mr. Gargon...

Sir?

Where is Tanya Breski?

URI:
I don't know.

Oh, I think you do.

I know quite a bit about you.

You were a student
at Reishi Military School.

You were very active
in reactionary groups.

You are against...

the detente.

And...

you are an operative for the
Bainbridge organization.

That is not true!

Do not lie to me!
I do not have the time!

Now you are going to tell me everything
you know about Tanya's whereabouts...

or your career as an Olympic competitor
and as a man...

will be at an end.

(BIONIC EYE SOUND EFFECT)

(CAR ENGINE STARTS)

I want to see Andre.

Are you expected?

No, but I must see him.

He sees no one
without an appointment!

He will see me!

You tell him
it is Alexsi Bradovich.

(BIONIC EYE SOUND EFFECT)

Did you have any trouble?

No, everything went
according to plan.

Good, no one will suspect she's there...

especially during vacation recess.

(PHONE BUZZES)

Yes.

Alexsi Bradovich to see you, sir.
I need a confirmation.

Alexsi Bradovich?

All right, let him through.

Don't worry.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Alexsi...

it's good to see you, my friend.

Where is she?

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)
(METAL CLANGING)

ALEXSI:
Holding Tanya hostage does no good!

Our countries must
learn to live together!

You are naive, my boy!

The wolf and the lion cannot live together.
One will destroy the other!

Both countries will survive
or neither will.

War today is out of the question.

You speak of peace.

It's things like Bainbridge
that keep the peace...

not your schoolboy philosophy!

I am tired of arguing!
Now where's Tanya?

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(GUN FIRES)

(GUN FIRES)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(MOANS)

Stop him. He's got Tanya.

I can't.
You're bleeding too badly.

(GROANS)

Operator, I need an ambulance right away.

Where are we... what...

Take it easy.
An ambulance is on its way.

Tanya... what about Tanya?

I'll find her.

Why did not you stop them?

You were bleeding pretty bad.

You should have left me.

You don't know. They will kill her.

Listen, you must act fast.

The man who shot me...
his name is Andre.

He's head of a spy network
my country formed many years ago.

Very secret...

so secret that even we did not know
what they were doing.

They want to wreck the peace.

They will kill Tanya to do it.

Blame it on the United States.

Can you understand?

I understand.

The famous private school...

the one you call Bainbridge...

is actually their headquarters.

They have Tanya there,
I am sure of it.

You must save her.

I'll try.

This information
you've given me is very...

(COUGHING)

You love her, don't you?

(DISTANT SIRENS APPROACHING)

Of course.

(AMBULANCE APPROACHES)

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

We've got to do this quickly!
There's no time to waste.

Lock up the building
and meet us in the courtyard.

Ivan, get some chloroform.

(STEPS APPROACHING)

(BIONIC EYE SOUND EFFECT)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(BIONIC EYE SOUND EFFECT)

Stay calm, Miss Breski.

We have no intention of hurting you.

Why am I here?

For your protection, my dear.

You are lying.

Why would I lie to you?

We're on the same side.

I want to speak to Alexsi.

He will tell me.

I believe you if you let me call him.

I've got no time for this!

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

You'll come with us!

It's for our country's good!

ANDRE:
It does no good to resist, my dear.

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

(GUN CLANGS)

(BIONIC SOUND EFFECT)

We make good teammates, yes?

Yes. Now let's get out of here!

(SIRENS APPROACHING)

(RUSSIAN FOLK MUSIC)

You sure Alexsi will be all right?

I'm sure.
He just needs a little rest.

We better not stay long.

Now, Tanya, there's something
I want to tell you.

Yes.

Alexsi was wounded trying to save you.

He was very upset
when you were missing.

Of course.
He is security man.

It wasn't just his job.

He even revealed some
classified secrets to me...

just to make sure you could be found.

Tanya, Alexsi's in love with you.

Alexsi? In love?

Is not possible.

I have known him since beginning.

He is like brother.

Well, he is in love with you.

Alexsi... in love... with me?

I thought you should know.

I will be going home soon.

I know.

I love your country,
all that I have seen.

But my country, I love it also.

Well, that's the way it should be.

Like you say... one must take time
to make big decision.

All this time...
and I never knew he loved me.

(ROMANTIC MUSIC)

Now that you do, you might start
giving some thought to him.

Yes. We go see him now?

You go ahead.
I've got a hunch he'd like that better.

Goodbye, Steve.

Good bye.

TANYA:
Thank you for everything.

(END THEME MUSIC)