Airwolf: Season 4 Episode 16 The Key
Mike Rivers falls into a coma after a mission to stop an anti-war group from starting World War III.
Series Index
Characters/Groups
St. John Hawke - Barry Van Dyke
Mike Rivers - Geraint Wyn Davies
Jo Santini - Michele Scarabelli
Jason Locke - Anthony Sherwood
General Harrisburg - H.M. Wynant
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Detailed Synopsis
December 28th, at FIRM headquarters, Newman and General Harrisburg watch a video by Dr. Badham where he threatens to fire missiles from over 20 nuclear missile silos in the United States and USSR which he and his group have taken over. Jo Santini walks into the room and tells them British intelligence believe the Cyprus Party are funding Badham and they are located at an abandoned brewery in the North Sea. St. John and Jason Locke are in Airwolf flying to the abandoned brewery. Mike Rivers, who has infiltrated the Cyprus Party, is already at the brewery. He goes to where Badham has set up a makeshift office and overhears Badham speaking with Angus. Angus and Badham leave the room and Mike sneaks in and places a computer link onto Badham's computer. Angus and Badham walk back into the room and Mike asks Badham for the computer access code. Badham tells Angus to get Pervis and as Angus starts to walk towards Mike, Mike shoots him in the stomach. Angus shows no effect from the bullet and attacks Mike, who jumps out of the room's window. Badham tells Pervis that he wants Mike taken alive and Mike is chased by a group of men. Mike is shot and falls into a metal vat. St. John and Locke land Airwolf and St. John sneaks to the brewery. Mike is put on a cot and Angus shows him the large frying pan he used on his stomach as armor. Badham tells Pervis that he is stopping the operation and Pervis shoots and kills Badham and has Angus taken away and locked up. St. John sneaks inside the brewery and sees Pervis inject Mike with a drug. Locke attacks the terrorist members with Airwolf, while St. John shoots and kills Pervis. St. John rescues an unconscious Mike and carries him to Airwolf and tells Locke that Mike is dead.
December 29th, Locke tells Jo that Mike is dead. He tells General Harrisburg that the mission failed and Badham was killed by Pervis. While Locke is running a diagnostic check, he realizes that Mike is only in a coma and not dead. Newman tells Jo that Mike is alive and Mike is brought to a hospital. Dr. Keith tells St. John, Locke and Jo that Mike has been stabilized, but he is still in a coma. As they sit in the waiting room, General Harrisburg tells them that they have two days for Mike to come to in order to stop the launch of missiles. They start to reminisce about their times with Mike. Dr. Keith tells them that Mike is coming out of his coma and they go to see him, but Mike tells them that he doesn't know any of them.
December 30th, Mike has a nightmare of when he was shot and wounded at the brewery. General Harrisburg asks Mike what he remembers, but Mike can't remember anything. Mike slowly starts to remember things and Jo, Locke and St. John bring him to St. John's house and then the lair. He watches the video Badham made and says he might remember things better if he went back to the brewery.
December 31st, Locke, St. John and Mike get into Airwolf and head towards the brewery, but are attacked by two MiG fighters and shoot one down. They land at the brewery and Mike remembers that Badham mentioned reading a story to Angus. Mike goes up to Angus and asks to see his Mother Goose book and Locke puts in titles of fairy tales into the computer. Mike recalls Badham saying Jack in the Beanstalk and when Locke puts it into the computer, it works. Locke tries to shut down all the silos, but one doesn't shut down and launches a missile. Locke, Mike and St. John get back into Airwolf and shoot the missile down. Back at the lair, Mike thinks Badham had the right idea, but went about it the wrong way. Locke brings some champagne and glasses and he, Mike, Jo and St. John have a toast.