Jo Santini

Jo Santini

Background

Jo Santini is a helicopter equipment engineer. Her uncle is Dominic Santini who also raised her. She grew up with Stringfellow Hawke and St. John Hawke.

During the events of Airwolf: Season 4 Episode 1 Blackjack played by Michele Scarabelli

Jo is flying in a helicopter with Hawke showing him a wind drift auto compensator she built. They test out her machine and it works. After they land, Jo runs back to the helicopter and finds an envelope. Dominic gets into his helicopter and as Hawke goes to speak with him the helicopter blows up. Jo visits Dominic's grave and then goes to the VA hospital where Hawke is being treated at. She tells Holt that she demands to see Hawke. Jason Locke walks up and starts asking her about Airwolf, but she again demands to see Hawke and enters Hawke's room. Jo continues to visit Hawke in the hospital and Hawke asks Jo to take Airwolf and find St. John.

Locke asks Jo questions about Dominic and what he was doing beyond Santini Air and then leaves an envelope with St. John's ring as he walks away. As Locke and Mike Rivers are driving to Airwolf's lair, they see it in the air. They follow it and find out Jo was the person flying it. She tells them she knows where St. John is and they take Airwolf to rescue him. St. John tries to warn Airwolf away and escapes from his cell. Burke gets into a helicopter and attacks Airwolf. Rivers then shoots Burke's helicopter out of the sky. Later, Locke, Jo and Rivers go back to the lair and Airwolf lands. St. John gets out and Locke recruits him to continue Hawke and Dominic's work.

During the events of Airwolf: Season 4 Episode 2 Escape played by Michele Scarabelli

In Istanbul, Turkey, Jo is waiting outside a building when she hears a gunshot and sees Massi running towards her with a gunshot wound to the chest. Jo hides and Massi continues to run and is chased by Gorski and Bulgarian Agent who continuously shoot at him. He stops by an empty pipe and hides the envelope in the pipe. Massi is shot and killed by Bulgarian Agent and Jo retrieves the package, before she is spotted by Gorski. She knocks him unconscious and shoots Bulgarian Agent before escaping. Jo takes a photo of a map and overlay that was in the envelope and then destroys them. She calls the lair and tells St. John she has the package and is on her way to Stockholm. On the flight, Svetlana Linski recognizes Jo, who almost knocked her down while Svetlana was talking to the reporters.

The pilot of the flight tells the passengers that they are being forced to land in Bulgaria. Svetlana panics and Jo grabs her and tells her to stay calm. In Sofia, Bulgaria, all the passengers are forced to deplane and go through customs. Air Guard asks for everyone's passport. Gorski starts looking at the passengers and has Svetlana taken away and then takes Jo away. He questions Jo about the theft of the maps, but she refuses to talk. Svetlana is brought into the room and he tells her and Jo that they will be tried as enemies of peace and global cooperation. Jo and Svetlana are brought to Stara Zagora Prison and as Barracks Guard walks by Svetlana, he drops a knife. She goes to pick it up, but is stopped by Jo. They are brought to the prison barracks and Cosima notices Jo is an American and Elena tells Jo she once worked at the United States Embassy. Jo is brought before the Commandant and is questioned about what information she might have passed, but she refuses to tell him. She is brought to the Commandant once more and then put in solitary confinement. She uses a piece of her shoe to short the light in the cell to send a Morse Code message.

Jo is brought before Arkov who slaps and searches her. Arkov tells Jo that he is working with St. John and tells her to be in the prison yard at 9 am. When Jo is brought back to the holding cells, she is attacked by Svetlana. The Commandant has Jo and Svetlana put into isolation. Svetlana tells Jo the reason she attacked her and how the guards spread a rumor she was KGB. Cosima frees Jo and tells her the guards promised her freedom if she betrayed Jo. Cosima is caught by the Barracks Guard and Jo tells him she is ready to talk. Airwolf arrives and starts shooting up the prison. As a guard is about to shoot Jo, Arkov shoots the guard. Cosima is shot by a guard who is then beaten to death by the other female prisoners. Jo, Svetlana and Taaja get into Airowlf, which then flies away. Back at Santini Air, Svetlana and Taaja thank the crew and Locke for saving them and Locke tells them their testimony will be given to Amnesty International to help shut down Stara Zagora Prison. Mike asks Svetlana to get him tickets to the next gymnastics competition and Svetlana hugs Jo.

During the events of Airwolf: Season 4 Episode 3 A Town for Hire played by Michele Scarabelli

St. John is flying a small plane as Jo flies a helicopter nearby as they test a new digital laser communication system. They start to race each other and Jo's helicopter is hit by a laser and crashes. Later, Dr. Kinsington takes Dr. Tracy Kinsington and St. John to Jo, who is injured, but kept hidden by Dr. Kinsington. As they are taking Jo to the car, Sheriff Lou and Hank Nelson pull up and take them hostage. They are driven to the Lundahl Industries building and Sheriff Lou takes them to Lundahl. Lundahl tells Sheriff Lou to kill them. Mike starts shooting at Lundahl and the guards and St. John manages to take away Hank's rifle and knocks Sheriff Lou into a fire and Sheriff Lou burns to death. Locke blows the buildings doors open and St. John and the others drive out in Sheriff Lou's vehicle. Hank starts shooing at Airwolf and Lundahl tries to use the laser cannon on Airwolf. Locke fires rockets into the building, but Airwolf is hit. He starts to lose power, but switches to manual override and fires a rocket at Hank and Lundahl, killing them. He lands Airwolf and flies away with the others. Back at the hospital, Dr. Kinsington tells St. John and Jo he is staying in town and Tracy tells them she is staying too.

During the events of Airwolf: Season 4 Episode 4 Salvage played by Michele Scarabelli

St. John and Mike are training in Airwolf when Locke radios them and tells them Lorrie Grant contacted him. They return to base and pack for a trip to Devil's Ridge and before leaving, Jo suggests they bring Lorrie back this time. Later, Locke and Jo get into Airwolf and take off for Devil's Ridge. Locke and Jo arrive in Airwolf at the Blue Clay Mine and get into a fight with Strafe and shoot the Scorpion out of the sky.

During the events of Airwolf: Season 4 Episode 5 Windows played by Michele Scarabelli

Phillip Devereau walks into his apartment complex and tells Jo, who is fixing a light that is out, that the third floor exit light is out. She uses a scanning device on Devereau, but it shows he is not carrying the circuit board. As Jo is walking around the apartment with the scanning device she sees "Oscar" the Dog running from his owner, Hannah Molner. Eric catches Oscar and brings him back to Hannah. As Jo is radioing in with Mike, she almost runs into Ann Delaney and tells Ann where she last saw Eric. Locke tells Jo what Uri Totloff said about one of the other tenants working with Devereau. Jo goes to visit Hannah and while Hannah is making her tea, Jo searches her apartment with the scanner, but doesn't find anything. Mike sees Eric trying to climb out of the basement window and contacts Jo who grabs Eric and he tells her that he hates Ann and she isn't his mother. Jo brings Eric back to Ann and offers to watch him for her. Ann lets her into her apartment and while Jo is scanning it, Eric catches her. He tells her, he needs to tell her something, but is sent to his room by Ann.

A bomb explodes and everyone runs out of the apartment complex. Jo tells the others the device is picking up something and St. John goes to help her. An ultrasonic sound emits from somewhere and Hannah collapses to the ground from a heart attack. A Paramedic comes over and works on Hannah. Hannah is put on a stretcher and St. John notices the Fireman/Sniper is acting suspicious. Jo goes into Hannah's apartment when the scanner picks up the circuit board and Devereau is waiting for her inside. He points a gun at her and admits he caused Hannah's heart attack and then shows her the circuit board. Devereau puts the circuit board in Oscar's sweater and then takes Jo to the roof of the building. He tries to throw her off, but falls off instead. Jo is picked up by Airwolf. Information comes from Interpol with data on Ann revealing her to be a freelance agent. St. John, Jo and Locke go to Ann's apartment and find it empty. As Ann is trying to escape with Eric and Oscar, Eric and Oscar run away. Mike sees them and tells the others where she is at. Oscar bites Ann as she is about to shoot Locke and she is grabbed by St. John. Eric gives Locke the circuit board and the space mission proceeds. Later, Oscar is returned to Hannah and Jo tells her that Eric was returned to his parents and Locke gives Hannah a new collar with the Airwolf logo.

During the events of Airwolf: Season 4 Episode 6 A Piece of Cake played by Michele Scarabelli

St. John and Mike are in Airwolf following behind a jet fighter. Mike contacts Jo, who is monitoring their modem feed at Santini Air. Air traffic control notifies the pilot that he is being followed and he turns around and orders Airwolf to identify themselves and they fly off. Jo hears a noise and calls out. The phone rings and she tells Mike that someone is in the building. She hears someone yelling and grabs Bobby. Outside Juvenile Court, Bobby is arguing with Susan about having to go on a hiking retreat. Susan reminds him that if it was either the retreat or being on probation. Mike and Jo walk up to them and Mike threatens to rescind his offer to have Bobby join them on The Wilderness Program. Susan can't find her keys and Jo sees Bobby breaking into the car.

Jo invites Locke to go camping with them, but he declines. Later, Mike drives a van to Santini Air and introduces the hikers, Bobby, Carlos, who assumes Jo is the stewardess, Dwayne and Leigh. Jo lands the helicopter at Mt. Seymour Park and Mike asks Arnie his advice on what trail to take. Leigh helps Mike gather wood while the boys stay behind. Leigh notices someone stole the water from her canteen and Dwayne tells everyone Bobby did it. In their tent, Leigh asks Jo if Mike is single.

As Leigh is walking across a bridge crossing a gorge, Carlos runs across, putting too much weight on it. The bridge breaks and Carlos' leg gets stuck. Bobby goes to help him and then Leigh. Max shoots Mike and then takes the hikers hostage. While Souza is checking to see if Mike is dead, Mike grabs him and they go tumbling over the ridge. Max takes Bobby and Jo while leaving the other kids behind. Max has Jo drive him and Bobby to Coronado's cabin. Max demands Coronado give him 5 million in exchange for Bobby. Coronado tells Bobby he is his grandfather and Max reveals that Marco set up Coronado's son. Jo kicks the gun out of Max's hand and Bobby grabs it. When he can't make himself shoot Max, Marco takes the gun and shoots and kills Max. Marco admits he had Coronado's son murdered and as he is about to shoot Bobby, Coronado starts wrestling with him. Jo and Bobby run outside. Back at Santini Air, Jo is teaching Bobby how to maintain helicopters as Mike milks his injury. Susan walks in and is surprised Bobby is working. As Mike starts telling another make believe story, everyone slowly walks away.

During the events of Airwolf: Season 4 Episode 7 Deathtrain played by Michele Scarabelli

St. John, Locke, Mike and Jo arrive in a military jeep at a train depot. Two cars drive up, one American and one Soviet. Locke spots Gregori Nobokov stepping out of the Soviet vehicle and he and Locke go inside a train car holding a nerve gas, after receiving a key card. The train starts and St. John, Jo and Mike get into Airwolf. Lt. Walters drives his jeep up to checkpoint 1 and contacts Airwolf. St. John is told they can leave now, and Airwolf continues on the path of the train. The surveillance helicopter tries to contact the train, but gets no response. The surveillance helicopter pilot sees the dead engineer in the decoy train and contacts Airwolf. Airwolf catches up with the decoy train and as Mike is about to rappel onto the train a bomb goes off, destroying the train. Mike and Jo scan the area and tell St. John that the area is clear of gas. St. John decides to head back to checkpoint 2. Jo finds the train in the tunnel and Mike homes in on the canister locks. St. John gets out of Airwolf to try and rescue Locke. Randolph's men start firing at Airwolf and Airwolf fires back at the soldiers and kills them. St. John sneaks into the mountain and Locke grabs Nobokov and he and St. John escape from the mountain as it explodes.