Airwolf: Season 4 Episode 23 Flying Home
A Neo-Nazi group steals plutonium.
Series Index
Characters/Groups
St. John Hawke - Barry Van Dyke
Mike Rivers - Geraint Wyn Davies
Jo Santini - Michele Scarabelli
Jason Locke - Anthony Sherwood
Tony Santini - Donnelly Rhodes
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Detailed Synopsis
At the triad nuclear facility, Longfellow distracts the Guard (Airwolf S4E23)|Guard by telling him he locked himself out of his office. As the Guard goes to unlock Longfellow's office, Sullivan (Airwolf S4E23)|Sullivan and ?, who are wearing radiation suits walk by the Guard's desk into the plutonium storage containment zone. Guard returns and sees Sullivan and ? carting canisters of plutonium and starts the alarm. Another Guard 2 (Airwolf S4E23)|Guard sees them trying to escape and follows them. The Guard orders Sullivan and ? to stop and Sullivan shoots the Guard and calls him a degenerate punk due to his dyed hair and hairstyle and Sullivan and ? escape in a van. At Santini Air, Jo Santini finishes hanging up a framed photo of Tony Santini taken during World War II, when it falls to the ground due to Mike Rivers and Saint John|St. John running into the wall while playing basketball. Mike misses the shot and the Jo takes the ball and throws it into the basket. Jo tells them about how Tony never was really around when she was young. Tony lands in his plane after doing some air stunts and Jo introduces him to St. John and Mike. Jo orders a pizza and Tony tells them stories from World War II. The phone rings and Mike answers it. Jason Locke tells Mike that he and St. John are needed for a mission and they leave. Locke tells Mike and St. John about the stolen plutonium and Mike and St' John fly Airwolf to the triad nuclear facility. They question Longfellow who tells them Sullivan and ? had access cards. He shows them video of the heist and tells them the van was lead lined. Mike and St. John get back into Airwolf and Mike picks up a high lead signal. They chase after Brooke and St. John fires a rocket at the van, causing it to crash. St. John and Mike land Airwolf and wait until Jo comes with radiation suits. Jo flies a helicopter with Tony to the crash site and during the flight they argue and reminisce about Jo's mother. Jo arrives with the radiation suits and St. John and Mike find Brooke and the plutonium cylinders empty. Tony walks up and the Geiger counter starts to go off. Tony admits that he is going through radiation treatment for cancer and has quit taking treatments. Longfellow assures Sullivan the plan worked and Sullivan flies away in his helicopter. While going over the security tapes again, Mike notices the canisters were empty and the plutonium never left the facility. Locke calls St. John and Mike and tells them gun runners have made a deal for plutonium with a group of Neo-Nazis and Mike tells him Longfellow is the inside man. Jo asks Tony about his diagnosis and he tells her that he has between 4 and 6 months to live. Mike and St. John go back to the triad nuclear facility and question Longfellow again and he tells them that Sullivan has Marian (Airwolf S4E23)|Marian and Amy (Airwolf S4E23)|Amy hostage. Mike gets back into Airwolf, while St. John stays with Longfellow to wait for Sullivan to contact him. Sullivan calls Longfellow and Longfellow demands to speak with Marian and Amy, Sullivan refuses. Locke is able to track Sullivan's location to 244 Farm Street in County Hill, Oregon. Sullivan tells Marian that Longfellow is a degenerate for marrying outside of his race and calls Amy a half breed. Sullivan tells Marian and Amy his plan to trade the plutonium for weapons so they can defend their country made up of pure race people. Marian calls Sullivan a lunatic and ? tells her that their are a lot of like minded people like them. Jo tries to convince Tony to restart his treatments, but he refuses. Locke calls Jo and she and Tony leave to help out. Mike and St. John scan Sullivan's house and Locke tells them the plutonium is en route.