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Hey, why don't you make sure the cargo plane is ready to go?
I'll get the jet refueled.
And, uh, handle customer relations.
Burns sends out a nice welcoming committee.
How come you always get to handle customer relations?
Hi, are you with the high performance group?
That's us. Luz Straten, Shane Adams, Kate Flannery.
Hi.
Uh, where are the others?
What you see is what you get.
I was expecting more manpower.
We were expecting Teddy Burns.
I'm Teddy Burns.
And for five grand a day, I was expecting a whole lot more.
Damn.
Well, let's get started.
So much for small talk.
Uh, and second thought, Blue, customer relations is really your domain.
High performance is an elite protection service which operates out of a school owned by Brendan Flannery.
Yeah, the ex-race driver. Not bad in his day.
Opened, uh, a pro-driving school.
Well, it's not just a driving school anymore.
That all changed when, uh, this guy came along.
Blue Straten, former military intelligence.
He and Flannery decided to expand the school's franchise.
Straten came aboard as security expert and he is also the leader of the high performance field unit.
How many are in this field unit?
Shane Adams, Flannery's top driving instructor.
Flannery found him in an auto thrill show and he stole him with a promise to turn him into a Formula One driver.
Drivers are a buck a bunch.
Present company accepted. Who else?
Brendan's daughter, Kate.
She teaches wilderness survival and karate.
Also in charge of business affairs.
So who else?
That's it.
It?
You're telling me that high performance is a gear jammer abroad in some guy named Blue?
What was I worried about?
Company's coming.
Three cars headed your way.
They stole a Spider-1.
We're on it.
What are you doing behind me?
Easy, Miss Burns. We can handle it.
Keep your eyes open for their backup vehicles.
Shane, let's try and cut them off.
You go in the front door, I'll slip up the alley.
Any idea how we're going to get around the customer?
Look out! Shotgun!
Firepower back here, Blue. Watch yourself.
Affirmative.
Hold them right there, buddy. I'm taking the high road.
I know you're busy, Blue, when you speak to your customer about a John Wayne complex.
John Wayne? That's my life they're holding off on, I trust you.
No offense, but you're really not helping us here, Miss Burns.
Quiet, Smith, Blue. He's in the ditch.
Stay with him, Shane.
I'll double back and check on Teddy.
Where'd he go from?
Easy, easy. You all right?
Do I look all right? Let's go.
You're not in any shape to go anywhere.
Shane and Kate can handle this.
Blue! Blue!
Go, Shane. We lost it.
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Sorry, Teddy, we did our best.
We couldn't stop him.
Well, don't blame yourself, Doug.
You're not expected to handle situations like this.
That's why we call in alleged professionals.
You know, you blew it by getting in the way, but he's just got too much class to hit you over the head with it.
I know.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, I shouldn't take it out on you.
Caravan horns are a good thing.
He has been after Spider-1 ever since he heard about its computer guidance system.
He tried to buy me out, he tried to wipe me out, he tried stealing it.
I guess he finally got the job done.
Hey, come on now.
This one is a long way from over.
The police have the license numbers, good descriptions, plus a three state APB.
So don't rule out putting the Spider to bed in LA tonight.
Why don't you see if you can stand on it a little easier.
Private Adams to General Stratton.
Go, Shane.
Good news and bad news.
Good news first, the police have the truck and the escort cars.
The bad news is they're empty.
They must have transferred the Spider into another rig.
Any idea which direction they took?
None. It's gone, Blue.
Well, Teddy, what did I tell the crew?
I'll take care of it, Doug.
You can tell them to pack for LA.
We're going to get the Spider back for you.
How? Van Horn's technicians are probably tearing it down in the truck right now.
Or taking it off to his plant in LA or auctioning it off in Mexico.
All which takes complex arrangements and logistics, which means records.
Now, if he took it and if we can get into his plant, maybe we can find a lead.
There's two ifs and a maybe.
We've started with a lot less.
Well...
So where'd you learn to fly one of these?
Military intelligence.
Yeah, you kind of look the type.
So what are you doing here?
The game was too big, too much falls through the cracks, and nobody's accountable.
And you like to be accountable?
Sure, why not?
Originally I wanted to start my own security business, but then I met Brennan and things fell into place.
What?
You mean the Mr. Flannery that I talked to was the Brennan Flannery?
One and only.
Jackie Burns, kid. I don't know why I didn't put it together.
Me either. Thought you ran a little bit on the rich side. Now I know why.
Coming from cleaning auto parts and motel bath tokes.
Amen. It's nice to see all race drivers don't die broke.
I think she figured us for a three-story walk up.
Teddy Burns, meet O.T. Fletcher, the man I've chosen to design my first Formula One.
Fletch designed all dad's race cars.
Yeah, I know, even number nine. It's an honor, Mr. Fletcher.
She's Jackie Burns' kid.
No, I didn't know Jackie had a pop.
That's because the last time I ran against him was 55. She probably wasn't born yet.
Right. Hey, now that Jackie, that was a crazy bird.
What happened to him? The last I heard he went over the bank at StuKot.
I never heard what...
I'm sorry. Maybe I...
He walked away from StuKot, but that ended his racing career.
He knocked around a little bit, worked as a test driver.
He ended up with Van Horn.
One day Van Horn put him in a car that wasn't ready.
Dad told him, and so did I, but that idiot insisted on the test.
He bought the wall on the second lap.
I'm sorry to hear, Madame.
He got Dad, and now he has Spider-One.
And if you don't get it back, I'm gonna kill him.
I've never seen anything like it, Brenner.
You have safety innovations here that can be incorporated into any car coming off the assembly line.
And if that computer guidance system works, that means that ambulances and police cars will respond in half the time.
We're talking about saving lives, not just winning races.
Yeah, I know, and it works.
But none of the top designers are going to take me seriously until I can show them the car in action.
That's why I've got to race at Marina Del Sol.
Unless I have the Spider in the pits in under 48 hours,
I'm gonna lose the entry fee, it'll all have been for nothing.
Well, don't you worry about it, little lady.
Blue and the Bunch will get it there for you.
You can't even have a hand in it, eh?
And I've installed Blue's remote fuel line cutoff.
That's just in case you let somebody take it away from you.
Around the side, remote controlled sandwich dropper case you run into dogs.
The Trojan horse.
Bulletproof inner chamber.
Large enough to accommodate two of your very close friends. Four-hour oxygen supply.
Twin-eye beam frame, set up for ramming.
Now, darling, if you encounter any trouble, any surveillance, anybody following behind you,
you push that cigarette lighter and I'll have something for you.
There's something here that Fletch is working on for the State Department limo fleet.
A small trap door in the rear of the vehicle, releasing three dozen pebble mines.
What are pebble mines?
Well, I'm about to show you, darling.
Well, these won't explode on contact.
Stand back, now, stand back.
But you give them 50 pounds of pressure and...
Flat tire.
Now, this is Rod Towers, Van Horn's top driver and confidant.
He'll know what Van Horn's plans are for the spider. Try to stay close to him.
He's really good-looking.
Not that close. You be careful.
My daddy didn't raise no fool.
Blue, if you can get the access code to Van Horn's computer, that would be a big help.
You got it. Any questions?
Nope. We go in at 0700.
Good.
I knew we'd have to complicate time. Why can't you say when the little hand's at the seven?
Buddy, give us a break. My work order says Van Horn racing.
Yeah.
Okay, forget it. Let me have your name.
Mr. Van Horn should know who's responsible when his phones don't work.
All right, all right. Go on through.
Hey. You're doing fine. Just don't let them smell fear.
Hey, you're Rod Towers, aren't you?
Yeah.
I knew it.
We meet someplace before?
Don't I wish?
You look real familiar.
No, no. I'm just a fan.
Hey, I got something. Would you autograph it for me?
Yeah.
Just a second.
Here, if you'd make it out to Pam.
Pam?
Yeah.
Now, would you like best wishes or, uh, oh, my love, Rod?
What do you think?
I don't care what reading you get.
My arc analyzer places it in this area,
and I don't want to take any chance.
I've seen too many voltage spikes, shattered too many eardrums.
Morning, ma'am. Telephone cover.
What? Is something wrong?
A small problem popped up on the big board downtown,
and we've got to check it out.
Look, we're going to be using this high-frequency testing device,
so maybe it's better if you step outside for a few minutes.
No, no, no, no. I wouldn't touch that.
Why don't you go outside, relax, enjoy a cup of coffee.
It'll only take five minutes, I promise.
Well, all right. All right, then.
Thank you.
Bunkle box strikes again.
You knew we came.
You know, Van Horn Racing is going to run one, too, at Del Sol,
and you just have to get out of there.
Well, my money's on you, Rod. Yeah.
You know, a few of the guys in line seem to be worried about this,
this new experimental car called the Fly or something like that.
Hmm.
Even top drivers get a little nervous before a big race.
It really would help take my mind off Sunday
if she'd have dinner with me.
I don't want to believe this.
Bingo.
These tight safe covers are a good thing.
I'm not going to get a
They used to hide safe combinations here.
Now it's computer access codes.
Great. How do you find out about us?
You tap Teddy's phone, put it back. Let's clean up.
I told you there was nothing to worry about.
One scrape of my pit monkeys in that outfit, high performance,
tuck tail and ran for home.
Stacy, why are you out here?
Because they locked the door.
Who locked the door, Stacy?
The man from the telephone company.
Get those windows open.
No way, man. It's solid glass. Boxed in.
We have to bluff them. Let's go.
Got everything?
Hey, thanks a lot. We got everything fixed,
but I'm sure my supervisor will want to check it out.
Wait a minute. Nobody called you people.
I want to see some work orders.
You believe this.
You fat cats give me a pain.
We're always struggling to break our backs.
Jokes like this got nothing better than to hassle us.
Want to see work orders?
Here, maybe you'd like to eat it.
I'm really sorry about this. Let me get him out of here.
I want his name and yours too.
Blue Stratton.
You're like high-performance tail is right between your legs.
Yes!
Yeah?
Security. Security lockdown now.
Attention. The plant is being secured.
All gates and entrances are now locked.
Stay in your work area and cooperate.
Didn't we just run out of backup plants?
We never run like hell.
What's second, boss?
High-performance.
A couple of them are hiding back in the storage area.
We got them. There's no way out.
That's where I saw her before.
She scared me to death.
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Ready, Al?
We have company. Light it.
Double time.
That's it.
Isn't there any other way?
There's always catch the bullet. Come on, you first.
It's only fair for me to tell you I'm a fifth degree black belt.
And this is six pound wrench.
The crowd ain't gonna get you under this one, sweetheart.
Come on, Luke, in the truck or she'll leave without us.
We're inside, let's go.
Hey!
Things sure have changed a lot since you designed my cars.
Yeah? I roughed out your first Indy car on a brown paper bag.
Well, we must have done something right. We won.
You miss it, Brennan?
Hell, yes.
We had some high old times, didn't we, my friend?
The only thing I couldn't outrun was time itself.
Ah, you haven't done so bad for a broken down old pit listen.
Brennan, could you give all this up and start over again?
Like that. You?
Sure.
Ah, here they are.
Find the spider? Where is it? They took it apart, right?
Hey, are you okay?
Never better.
Are you kidding? A fast getaway on a Trojan road, Coach, is Blue's idea of a good time.
Hey, guys, how'd it go?
Great.
Very dicey.
Blue got the access code to their computer.
The only thing I got out of Rodd Towers was sore hands.
Are you all right?
Yeah, I just wish I could have found out more.
I think we got enough to give Fletcher's computer some food for thought.
Why don't we have a skull session at about, uh, 1400?
Okay.
Can I sit in on this one?
Oh, Teddy.
I think your time would be better spent with the race simulator.
I'm not sure I can.
Oh, Teddy, I think your time would be better spent with the race simulator.
You gotta keep those reflexes hot for Sunday.
Blue?
Please?
Look, I promise I won't get in the way.
Will you stop worrying?
Stop worrying?
I have people working for me who haven't been paid in months.
If I don't have the spider in the pits by sundown tomorrow, I'm gonna be disqualified.
And all their hanging in will have been for nothing.
There's plenty of time.
Besides, we don't encourage our customers to sit in on skull sessions.
What is behind that cool, calm exterior of yours, Blue?
We are gonna get your car back for you, Teddy.
And if you really want to...
I can sit in?
No.
You can choose not to worry.
The nice thing about having a computer is you can search someone's office without ever leaving home.
Are you listening to him, Blue?
No, I couldn't have done it without the access code.
It allowed me to penetrate Van Horn's accounts payable.
Now, this is what I've got.
These are the possible routes.
They lead to over 200 ports, not including Canada and Mexico.
But...
Van Horn rented a flatbed Kansas City yesterday's day.
They've transferred the Spider-1 to another truck and they're headed west.
There's a different truck on order for tomorrow from O'Brien rental trucks in Phoenix.
Anything after Phoenix?
Possibility is not uncertain.
If that only leaves one way to go.
I can hardly wait.
We have to take the Spider away from them outside of Phoenix.
But of course.
Blue, I know you think Teddy's the salt of the earth,
but do you realize what an interstate assault costs these days?
Yeah, I realize it.
But when we took this job, we didn't say unless it was too hard
or too expensive.
I'm going to punch up a closer look, Fletch.
You okay?
There we are.
So don't tell me you don't have a problem with high performance.
My clients say the bill is due and they've given you a choice.
Deliver the Spider or return the five million dollars.
And since your extravagant racing hobby has already consumed the money,
I suggest we go to Phoenix so you can take personal charge of the Spider.
Call me at the Marina Hotel and let me know.
Tell them, let me know.
Get me the Marina Hotel.
You only get one chance with the element of surprise on your side.
Yeah, but with Stoltz and the equation, I'm not counting on it.
Did you take care of the rentals?
All set to go.
The only cargo plane we could get was at a small airport,
50 miles west of Phoenix.
What's she doing here?
I can't do it, Blue.
I can't sit still while somebody else fights my fight for me.
I'm sorry, Teddy, not this time.
Involving customers in high performance operations does not work out.
It's my car, it's my nickel, and I'm not taking no for an answer.
Absolutely not.
Blue?
I can already see how this is going to turn out.
Those fuel line shutoffs they're planning are going to make it a lot easier to get to the Spider.
Nice to know it isn't all in pieces.
Don't move.
Van Horn just pulled in with towers and probably Stoltz.
They're about 10 feet from you.
I'm going to go get the
feed from you.
Okay, get out now.
I never thought I'd see it again.
Look at all that manpower.
Maybe we better call in the police, huh?
Well, we can if you want, but we only have six hours to get the Spider to the track,
and by the time the police figure it all out, no way.
Boy, that was close.
How'd you do?
We got them both.
Except Blue wasn't counting on Van Horn in the third car.
Well, what do we do now?
SOP.
Standard Operating Procedure?
No, seat of pants.
Houdini couldn't wiggle his way out of there.
We're going to get a whole car out.
We could try a variation of the Matterhorn option.
That's only if you feel up to it, Kate.
Ah, go on, Kate. It's a piece of cake.
I'm glad you feel that way, because you're going to be the high man.
But it's up to you.
Okay.
Girl, let's go, people.
Lots to do, no time to do it in chop chop. Here we go.
Hey!
Anybody want to let me in on this?
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As I'll ever be.
My middle name?
Teddy, are you ready?
Pump and juice are waiting to go.
If Van Horn gets in my way, he's gonna be a long red stripe.
I told you so.
Teddy, you promised. No more John Wayne.
I know, I know. Just drop and go.
All right, it's a go.
It's all clear up ahead, boss.
The US Marines couldn't take Spider away from me.
You can start pruning the odds anytime now, old buddy.
Roger.
That's one.
What happened to your car, Ralph?
Some kind of engine trouble.
I don't know.
That's two.
Same here, boss. We're history.
Now, Teddy, pull up alongside.
Okay, Teddy, you can pull out now.
What did that idiot learn how to drive?
Go for it.
I appreciate it.
Bring her on up.
State police, mental operator.
State police, I'd like to report a group of heavily armed hijackers heading west,
about six miles east of the Alpine Mesa Turnoff.
They're driving a dark blue limousine west on Route 4,
about six miles east of the Alpine Mesa Turnoff.
Now's the time for all men with cushy jobs to do their thing.
Fire in the hole.
What's going on, Clyde?
I don't know, Mr. Van Horn. Sounded like an explosion.
Shook the hell out of my rig, too.
I see a bunch of metal in the road behind me.
What's the run over?
There was no metal in the road back there.
All right, let's get some gone.
Hey, Lieutenant, you sure know how to set up a car.
Spider, like a firm trailing brake, soft hand, and a good late apex.
Going my way.
I can't believe it. That was wonderful. That was fantastic. We did it.
We did.
That was great.
I have this feeling we're about to violate another high performance policy.
I'll tell you, this car works an awesome apex.
Hey, Blue, this is what life is all about.
Yeah, I know what you mean, Shane.
You've always wondered what I got out of high performance.
Well, I'm in it for the golden moments like these,
when all the great planning and brilliant execution produce optimum results
and creates this kind of a glow.
Is that full of yours having a poctane to get us to the airport?
What?
I must have dried the fuel line that was coming out of the trailer.
Maybe it was that last awesome apex.
Not home yet.
So this is what it's all about, huh?
Get up and keep pushing.
Let's hope the cargo plane is ready.
If we can get it in the air in ten minutes, we can still make it.
We have a cargo plane standing by?
Yes, ma'am, I've got two on order.
Is this the Flannery load or the Van Horn load?
The Van Horn load.
Okay, let me check the final papers.
I see no reason why Van Horn shouldn't pay for it.
Let's get the spider unhooked.
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