Saint John
Background
Saint John Hawke is a Vietnam Veteran who served tour tours as a captain with the 1st Cavalry Division in Southeast Asia. Both of his parents died in a boating accident and he was taken in by Dominic. Saint John and his brother, Stringfellow Hawke, were on a mission in Vietnam when Saint John was left behind. His grandfather collected famous artwork for his grandmother. Saint John was once in a relationship with Ellie in Vietnam and he was good friends with Mace Taggart. His medals include a Purple Heart, Bronze Star with an oak leaf cluster and a Distinguished Flying Cross. He was rescued and joined the FIRM, but during Operation Storm Season, was captured by the Khmer Rouge along with Alexander Montrose.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 2 Episode 8 HX1 played by Christopher Connelly
Hawke and Mace Taggart have flashbacks to the time they were in Vietnam that involved Saint John.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 4 Episode 1 Blackjack played by Barry Van Dyke
In the Burma Highlands, St. John is sitting in his cell sharpening a bamboo stick when Ackroyd warns him that the guards are coming. The guards then take St. John and Ming Ho away. Colonel Bojard interrogates St. John about Airwolf and as St. John charges at Bojard, Burke hits him in the stomach. St. John is brought back to his cell and Ackroyd tells him he got his message out. Ackroyd tells him the people he sent the message to need proof it is really him and St. John gives him a ring. Later, Ming Ho thanks St. John for helping him and tells him Ackroyd is working with Bojard. St. John accuses Ackroyd of betraying him and Ackroyd pulls out a knife and attacks him. St. John stabs Ackroyd in the stomach and kills him and tries to escape, but is captured.
Bojard tells St. John about his plan to capture Airwolf, when Hawke comes to try and rescue St. John. Burke tells Bojard an aircraft is on its way. St. John tries to warn Airwolf away and escapes from his cell. St. John and Bojard fight hand to hand. St. John then stabs Bojard to death with a knife. He is picked up by Airwolf and then visits Hawke in the hospital. Hawke tells St. John about Dominic's death and then tells St. John he doesn't want to die in the hospital. Jason Locke, Jo Santini and Mike 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 Barry Van Dyke
Jo calls the lair and tells St. John she has the package and is on her way to Stockholm. Locke tells St. John and Mike that Jo's flight is being forced to land in Bulgaria and St. John and Mike get into Airwolf and take off. In West Berlin, Germany, St. John and Mike meet with Arkov and convince him to try and save Jo. Locke contacts St. John and tells him where Jo is located. Airwolf arrives at Stara Zagora Prison and starts shooting up the prison. Barracks Guard is shot and killed by Airwolf. Jo, Svetlana Linski 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 Barry Van Dyke
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. St. John's plane is hit by another laser and as he is struggling to control it, he sees Jo's helicopter and Jo hanging halfway out of the cockpit window. St. John calls for help and then manages to land his plane. He is helped from his plane and taken to Santa Mira Hospital. Dr. Tracy Kinsington and Dr. Kinsington go into St. John's room where Sheriff Lou is already besides St. John's bed. St. John demands they look for Jo and Sheriff Lou tells him, he will drive him to the crash site. St. John and Sheriff Lou arrive at Jo's crash site, but there is no sign of a crash. St. John demands to be taken to where his plane is.
St. John finds his plane being worked on by mechanics and Martin Lundahl introduces himself. Lundahl tells St. John his plane won't be ready to fly for a couple of days and St. John angrily storms away. He asks Receptionist if he can use the phone. As St. John is talking to Mike, the call ends. He tells the Receptionist the phone is dead and she tells them the lines are being worked on and it could take a couple of days before they are working again. Sheriff Lou tells Dr. Kinsington to find an excuse to hold St. John at the hospital. St. John tries to rent a car from Hank Nelson, but Hank tells him there is nothing to rent or buy. Tracy sees St. John and asks him if he is doing okay. He tells her he needs to find Jo and she agrees to drive him around. They go back to the crash site and St. John notices evidence of a crash and finds one of her sunglasses pieces. Deputy Baker, who was watching them, tries to ram their vehicle off the road, but St. John forces him to crash his car, which then explodes. St. John and Tracy walk into a bar and St. John tells Sheriff Lou about Deputy Baker's crash. He asks Dr. Kinsington where Jo is and Dr. Kinsington brings him and Tracy outside and they leave in Tracy's car.
Dr. Kinsington takes Tracy 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 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 Barry Van Dyke
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. Mike and St. John argue over making Lorrie come with them. St. John walks in to the bar and walks Lorrie out of the bar and Mike says hello to her. St. John and Mike drop Lorrie off at her house and she tells them she isn't seeing things this time and what she is seeing is real in the old Native American burial ground. She notices they don't believe her and she demands they take the necklace Charlie Rising Moon gave her and to ask him what he saw. St. John and Mike go to see Charlie and give him the necklace and he suggests Lorrie leave for her own safety. The next day, Mike and St. John visit Lorrie at Devil's Ridge Hospital and she asks them if she saw Charlie or animal tracks. St. John and Mike fly over the area and as they are flying over the mine they take a few photos.
St. John calls Locke and tells him, Lorrie was arrested for stealing a car. Sheriff Hanley warns St. John that the next time Lorrie is arrested, he will have her committed. St. John develops the photos they took and notices something in the photos they took of the mine. He returns to Lorrie's house and finds Mike and Lorrie gone. He sees Charlie in the woods and chases after him and catches him. Charlie tells him they took Mike and Lorrie to the sacred burial ground and takes St. John there. Charlie thinks it was demons that took Mike and Lorrie and St. John has him take him to the mine. In the morning, St. John and Charlie break into the mine. St. John and Charlie see the experimental helicopter called Scorpion which had disappeared after crashing. St. John kills Nokomo by kicking him over a railing while Charlie shoots the guards. St. John frees Mike and Lorrie and they escape with Charlie in Bronson's jeep. Strafe starts shooting at them and they abandon the jeep and hide among the rocks near a creek. Charlie is hit with a laser fired by the Scorpion in the stomach. Locke and Jo arrive in Airwolf and get into a fight with Strafe and shoot the Scorpion out of the sky. Afterwards, Locke tells Lorrie that she can rejoin the FIRM. St. John, Mike, Locke and Lorrie then go to visit Charlie in the hospital.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 4 Episode 5 Windows played by Barry Van Dyke
St. John and Locke are pulling surveillance on Phillip Devereau in a car, while Mike is pulling surveillance in Airwolf. Locke tells Rivers that Devereau is carrying a circuit board for the satellite that will be used in an upcoming space shuttle launch. Uri Tatloff walks up to Devereau and then after shaking hands walks off. St. John follows Tatloff while Mike follows Devereau. St. John grabs Tatloff and puts him in the car with Locke. St. John and Locke bring Tatloff to the Soviet Embassy and he tells them Devereau is working with someone in the same apartment building. He promises to tell them who if they take him to their office, but is shot dead by Fireman/Sniper. While they are watching him, St. John notices Devereau keeps on looking at his watch.
St. John and Locke try looking up information on Ann Delaney, but come up with nothing. The 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 Molner 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. 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" the Dog, 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.