Sierra- The Urban Rangers 1974 (Emergency Crossover Episode) TV Series: "Sierra" (1974) Original Air Date: 24 October 1974 (Season 1, Episode 12) Series Creator: R. A. Cinader and Michael Donovan Directed by: Roger Duchowny Writer: Michael Donovan Cast: Episode Cast Lisa Silvester ... Nurse Katherine Huger ... Campsite Woman Susan Foster ... Ranger Julie Beck Jack Hogan ... Chief Ranger Jack Moore Jack Lucarelli ... Rock Climber Randolph Mantooth ... Paramedic John Gage James G. Richardson ... Ranger Tim Cassidy Ernest Thompson ... Ranger Matt Harper Kevin Tighe ... Fireman Roy DeSoto Michael Warren ... Ranger P.J. Lewis Produced by: Bruce Johnson .... executive producer Roland Wilson .... associate producer National Park Service Technical Advisor .... Jack Morehead Cinematography by: F. Bud Mautino .... director of photography Music Department: Denny Brooks .... singer: theme music John Denver .... lyricist: theme music Lee Holdridge .... composer: theme music Other crew: Micheal Pociecha.... assistant animal supervisor Ron Veto: .... underwater diver Second Unit Director or Assistant Director: Scott U. Adam .... second assistant director Larry Powell .... first assistant director Skip Surguine .... dga trainee --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part One- The Urban Rangers ---------------------------------------- Roy and Johnny enter a cabin-like Ranger's Station Office. Roy DeSoto- Excuse me. Are you the chief ranger? Jack Moore- Uh, yeah. What can I do for ya? Johnny Gage- Well, ah. I'm Johnny Gage. This is Roy DeSoto. We're from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Jack Moore- Oh, oh. oh! Good to see ya! Johnny Gage- (chuckling) Jack Moore- We were expecting you. Did you have a good trip? Johnny Gage- Yeah, we did. It was uh, kinda boring on the way up. But uh, once we hit the park it kinda picked up. Jack Moore- It's your first trip, eh? Johnny Gage- Yes, it is. Jack Moore- Well, it gets even better the longer you stay. Roy DeSoto- Well, it's kinda hard to take in all at once. We've got scenery back home but nothing like this. *Phone Buzzes* Jack Moore- Excuse me. ( picks up phone ) Yeah. Oh, uh, I'll take it in a second. Listen, I've got a call coming in from Washington. Could you guys possible go next door and introduces yourselves. And I'll be along in a couple of minutes. Roy DeSoto- Sure. Johnny Gage- Okay. Jack Moore- Thanks. See ya. (toggles switch) Moore speaking. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the Park Rangers' debrief common room. Tim Cassidy- So anyway, this guy I know who's up in Alaska. He's hunting, right? His plane goes down. Now, he's on the ground. He's lost. He's starving. And he has one bullet left. Right? Did I tell you this story, P.J.? P.J. Lewis- Oh, it don't make any difference. You'll just tell us anyway. Tim Cassidy- Anyway, this is a very serious lesson in survival. This guy, is out there in the woods. He looks around. And he sees two quail over there. Two little quail; kind of walking along. Okay, now he knows if he can line em up, maybe he can get both of them with one shot. You've got to remember that this guy, is starving to death. He looks down there. He lines up the quail. He sees them. Bam! Two quail in the bag. P.J.- Well, the best part's coming, right? Tim Cassidy- Right. Now, only were there those two quail. There were four more in the bush behind him. He got six quail. One shot. Johnny Gage- Wait a minute now. Now I know this guy. I-Isn't this the same guy that with that shot, he spooked a deer outta the woods and the deer took off straight for the lake. And he got his leg caught in the mud and he was so close that guy could kill that deer with his own knife. Now is it? Matt Harper, P.J. and Jack Moore- (laughing) Tim Cassidy- You, uh, heard the story before. Johnny Gage- No, no I didn't. But I'll tell ya. The- the rangers and the firemen, all have one thing in common. We all lie a lot, too. Tim Cassidy- (genuine found out laughter) All- (loud laughter storm) Jack Moore- Ah, okay everybody. Umm. Gentlemen, uh John and uh Roy here are the first installment in our exchange training program with the L.A. County Fire Department. Now, they're up here to learn something about our technique, but if you play your cards right, I think you can pick their brains a little bit, too. Maybe we'll all learn something. Roy DeSoto- What did you schedule? Jack Moore- Well, Tim you go with John and Matt you take Roy. And incidentally, uh, would you guys wear your uniforms while you're on patrol? Roy and Johnny both nod their head. Jack Moore: Okay, now for some assignments... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outside of the Ranger's Main Headquarters Building. Matt Harper- Hey listen. I'm going to take Roy over and show him the rescue cache. Catch you guys later for dinner, huh? Tim Cassidy- Don't listen to us heroes. Johnny Gage- All right. See you later. Love your country. Tim Cassidy- I'm hooked on it myself. Here you go. (indicating a ranger's station wagon.) Johnny Gage- This one? Tim Cassidy- Hey Julie! (A woman ranger approaches) You know you missed the briefing. Julie Beck- I know. I was settling a camper dispute. Tim Cassidy- Oh. Julie Beck- Gotta go. See you later. Johnny Gage- Uh, Oh, who was that? One of your fee collectors? Tim Cassidy- No that's- that's Julie. One of the rangers. Johnny Gage- She's a ranger? Are you kidding me? Tim Cassidy-Nah. What's so unusual about that? Johnny Gage- Well, uh. Nothing. It's uh, i- That's amazing. I mean she's incredible. Tim Cassidy- John, are we talking about that lady ranger that just walked into the door? Johnny Gage- Yeah. Tim Cassidy- Nah. Just another girl. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Location outside by a lake near a Woman at campsite- (cooking a roast ham) Cruncher- (brown bear on the prowl) Rrrrrh. Woman- Here bear. (feeding him a scrap of meat) Oh, oh! (when the bear decided to grab the whole ham roast off the picnic table.) Oh! Ohhh! Cruncher- (eating contentedly) BREAK TO... ********************************************************* TITLE THEME SEQUENCE Denny Brooks .... singer: theme music John Denver .... lyricist: theme music Lee Holdridge .... composer: theme music "Sierra majesty, beneath the skies. Sierra wilderness, where eagles fly. She is my Life to me, she is my Home. Her Children comfort me, when I'm alone. Sierra come with me, to meet my Friend, Sierra learn with me, where Life began. There is so much to Know, so much to See. Come share my Mountain home. Come share my Life with me." http://www.voyagerliveaction.com/Sierra1.mp3 Theme Song Audio ********************************************************* At the ranger station's mountainside Rescue Cache building. Roy DeSoto- That's the finest collection of rescue equipment I've ever seen. Matt Harper- Yeah. We've been building it up for a few years now. Ah, it's still not enough. I'd like to get my hands on one of those EKG transmitters you guys have? Roy- Yeah? Well, it'd be kinda hard to use up there inside of those rocks. Matt- Ah, maybe. You'd be surprised what we can do up there though, when we have to. Roy- Yeah. I would. I guess that's one of the reasons why the fire department sent us up here to take this course in the first place. Matt- Sure. Roy- You know, I'm curious. How'd you become a ranger? Matt- Well, I got my degree in geology. And then uh, I worked for a while. Radio( interrupting )- ##Any unit available, acknowledge and handle. Bear trouble. Camp Nine.## Ted Cassidy-(over the channel) This is 303. We're on our way. Matt- Let's go. I don't know what kind of training this'll be, but you might find it kinda interesting. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Ranger Station Wagon 303, travelling to the scene. Johnny Gage- You know, Tim. I do have a thing about bears. Tim Cassidy- Most people do. They feed em and tease em. And they wonder why they get a camp full of problems. Johnny- Yeah. Well. That's not my thing at all. I- I'm just fascinated by em, that's all. You know, when I was a kid, I used to go to the zoo and I used to stand there and watch them for hours. Yeah. You know, Tim, if one were to believe in reincarnation, I'd swear bears were people at one time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Both Ranger Wagons at Camp Nine. All get out. Johnny Gage- Holy smoke. Looks like a twister hit this place. Tim Cassidy- No, just a bear. I'll go talk to her, Matt. Matt Harper- I'd better call in. Med One Five this is 302 at Camp Nine. Radio (MED-1-5)-##Go ahead, 302.## Matt- Seems like the bear's left the scene. I suggest you ask P.J. to bring around the bear trap. I don't think this problem's going away by itself. P.J. Lewis-(over the radio) ##10-4. I'm already en route with the trap.## Tim- Hello, ma'am. Woman- Hello, ranger. Tim- Looks like you had a bear problem.. Matt- Gentlemen, you feel like picking up a little trash? Part Two- The Urban Rangers ----------------------------------------- Woman- I was baking a ham and.. Well, I thought he was kinda cute and so I gave him a piece. Tim- And then he wanted some more. Woman- And more. And more. And all of the sudden he took the whole ham right off the table. Now why can't you guys keep those- those bears away from us? Matt- Well, we try ma'am. We really do try, but unfortunately, we can't compete with people who encourage them. Johnny- Oh, would you look at this? That's bone dry. (about a completely flat cooler he was putting into a black plastic garbage bag.) Roy- Yeah, he was a hungry bear. ( also picking up trash.) He really made a pig out of himself. Johnny- Well, I guess he figured it was his territory. Roy- Well, I guess even a bear has to move over for progress, unfortunately. Johnny-Well, I think progress is what spoiled the bear. Roy- You got some kind of a thing for bears? I mean, look what he did to this woman's camp. Johnny- Yeah, well. She encouraged him. Roy- Who's side are you on, anyway? Johnny- The bear's. Woman- Well my husband's gonna be furious when he comes back from fishing. Matt- Yes, ma'am. Uh, could you help me a little bit with the color of the bear now please? Woman- Does that really make a difference? Matt- Yeah, yeah, it sure does. Because we don't like to blame the wrong bear for this kind of problem. Woman- What? Tim- Ma'am. See? We've got a lot of different bears in this park, ma'am and only a few of them are pests. So if we go after the wrong one, we just waste a lot of time and effort. Woman- But that's ridiculous! Tim- No, ma'am. Just practical. Matt- All right, ma'am. Could you help me with this description now? Like how big the bear was, his coloration? Did he have any identifying marks? Johnny Gage picking up trash, finds the ham bone and picks it up in the woods a short distance off. Cruncher- Grrrrw.. (smelling the meat and Johnny.) Johnny- Ah, whoa whoa whoa whoa, bear! Whoa. heh. Ah, I'm your friend here. Heh. We're-- Do you want this? You want this? There, you can have it. (tosses meat bone at the bear ) You can have it. I don't want it. *Runs away quickly and meets up with P.J. and Tim setting up the bear trap door* Oh, hey! I saw the bear! Tim- Bear? Johnny- Yeah. Tim-What's he doing? Johnny- Well, I don't know I didn't stick around to find out. He was kind of aggressive, you know. Tim-Yeah, you must have had something he wanted. Johnny- Yeah, I did. Tim- And you gave it to him? Johnny- Yeah, I did. Tim- And then he took off, right? Johnny- Yeah, he did. Yeah. Tim- Problem's solved. Johnny- Well, uh, aren't you gonna go catch him? Julie Beck (appears around the other side of the trap)- It's easier to let him come to us. Hi, I'm Julie Beck. Johnny- Hi, I'm Johnny Gage. Julie- Have you met P.J. yet? Johnny- Oh, yeah. I- I met P.J. back at the station. How are ya doing there, P.J.? P.J.- Uh, fine, I'm just fine. Tim-Uh, John, did you get close enough to the bear to get a description of him? Johnny- Oh, yeah I did, uh. Ah, he's umm, well, he's-- Tim- Big? Johnny- He's big. Yeah, he's big and the color was kind of a- Tim- ..cinnamon color. Johnny- Yeah, cinnamon and and, you know, he had an almost human- Tim- ..expression. Johnny--..hum--... uh. That's him. Tim- You just met our friend, Cruncher. P.J.- That's right. This campsite's his favorite restaurant. Johnny- Huh, well w-what are you going to do with him once you get him inside here? Julie- Take him back to the high country. By the way. My turn to go. Tim- Be my guest. Johnny- W-wait a minute. Let me get this straight, I mean. I mean if you catch this bear, you're gonna take him up to the high country by yourself? Julie- Sure. It's no problem. In fact, I enjoy it. Tim- Well, I guess that does it. We all ought to be getting back. Johnny- Ah, listen, uh, if you do catch this bear, I was... wondering, uh, can I go along with ya? Julie- Sure. In fact, we'll come back and check the trap tomorrow okay? Johnny- Okay. Julie- Okay. Johnny- See you later. Julie- Bye bye. Tim- I thought your thing was bears. Johnny- It is. It is. I'm.. also I've uh, a thing about girls, too. Tim- Girls? She's just one of the guys. Johnny- Agh, Tim. You don't believe that. I- eh, I just know you don't believe that. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night fall on the road. A ranger's wagon travels to sounds of random dispatch calls from the radio. *Jarbled* Back at the main ranger station. Tim- What's on the agenda this morning? Matt- Well, we're going down by the village to check out the cascade. How about you guys? Tim- We're going up to see the bear trap at Camp Nine. John here's a little worried that maybe Julie went off without him. P.J.- Aww. (Roy, Matt and Tim chuckle.) Johnny- You guys are a laugh a minute. Julie- (Pulling up in a ranger wagon) Hey, Johnny! I'm going to go check the bear trap. You sure you still want to come? Johnny- Oh, yeah. Sure. (pretending like he had forgotten about it) (The rest of the guys laugh, except P.J.) P.J.- Where you going, John? (teasing) Tim- Hey, Johnny.. P.J.- *very bad cat call whistle* (Gage ignores them all and gets into the car with Julie.) Tim- Hey Matt, have you given ever given any thought to Julie? Matt- What's to think about? Tim- Well, Gage is really kinda flipped over her. Matt- Well, I guess she has kind of uh, pretty face. Roy- He really gets turned on by girls. P.J. - My wife's always wondering why you guys have never dated her. Tim- Well, why didn't you say that? P.J.- Well, what's to say? I'm a happily married man. Tim- Yeah. I just can't think of her as a uh, ...a girl girl. Girl. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- At Camp Nine's bear trap. Julie- Looks like we've finally got Ol' Cruncher. Johnny- Oh, yeah? Julie- It was a long, hard fight. Johnny-(chuckling) Julie-(opening peep door) Of all the rotten luck. Johnny- What's the matter? Julie- It's the wrong bear. Cruncher did it to us again. Johnny- Now what happens? Julie- See that yellow tag on his ear? Johnny- Oh, yeah. Julie- That means we've trapped him before. And he's a pest also. Johnny- Well does that mean our trip to the high country is still on? Julie- Sure is. I'll go get the car. Johnny- Okay. ------------------------------------------------------- Roy and Matt at the Cascades Waterfall. Roy- Sure is nice country. How's the fishing? Matt- Oh, it's not too good in the valley. You get up into the high country...You wouldn't believe it. Roy- Why is it that you don't stock the waters? Matt- Well, we used to. We've got a policy now where we try to leave nature just the way it is. If you start messing with the ecology, even putting a few fish into a pond or a stream and it starts a chain reaction. No telling where it will end. Roy- Yeah, yeah. I was reading something about Yellowstone. They were killing off all the wolves. I don't know. That there were too many of them living off the land. Matt- Yeah, same thing. Like I said, no telling where it'll stop. Roy- Is that why you became a park ranger? Matt- Yeah. I guess that's one of the reasons. The others' are probably about the same. What made you become a fireman? I mean, uh, the pay is not too fantastic. But, uh, helping people is not exactly the worst way to spend your life. Roy- Yeah, is it tough to get into the park service? Matt- Yeah, now it's pretty hard. There's really more people looking to get in than we really need. Why? Are you thinking of changing jobs? Roy- Yeah. Maybe. Heh. It sure would be a nice place to raise a kid. Matt- Yeah, it would be that. I imagine your job's a little more exciting than mine. You've got to admit, we've got a nicer neighborhood to work in. Speaking of work, I guess we gotta get going. A passing motorcycle with a loud muffler spoils the quiet waterfall meadow. Part Three- The Urban Rangers ----------------------------------------- It spooks a horse who dumps his rider and starts running with the rider hung by the foot on a stirrup strap. Matt- I'm going to see if I can help out down there! See if you can follow in the wagon! Roy-(on radio) This is Roy DeSoto. Harper's chasing a horse in the meadow near Cascade Ridge. The rider may have possible serious injuries. Radio-##10-4. Any available units, respond to that area.## Matt manages to stop the horse by the reins and he frees the rider's foot. Roy rushes in with their first aid gear box as sirens of approaching ranger wagons draw nearer. P.J. Lewis and Jack Moore respond and rush to their side with a canvas stretcher. P.J.- Is he bad? Roy- Well, he's got a head injury. Respirations slow. Pulse about sixty. P.J.- I'll get a cervical collar. Roy- All right. Matt- Yeah, he's been kinda drifting in and out right now. Roy- You guys got any I.V. equipment with ya? Matt- No, we sure don't. Only on a rescue. We've got nothing with us that requires doctor's approval. Moore- Nervous. Let's go in on a backboard. Roy- Okay, his respirations're going down. Better have dispatch call the hospital. Have them stand by for possible intubation. Matt- Take it easy now. Tim- Got him in? Matt- Yeah. Roy- Okay. Let's make it fast. He's running the edge of respiratory arrest. Matt- All right. (The ranger wagon takes off with the other rangers and the injured rider.) Matt- It's times like this that we could use some of the equipment you got down there. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the High Country. Johnny- Uh, can I give you a hand? Julie- No, I'm fine. Johnny- You sure, uh. I can give you a hand. Julie- I'm sure. I'm almost through. Johnny- Okay. Julie- There we go. Bear- Grrrr. Johnny- You, uh, be careful. Julie- Come on! *banging rock against the bear trap* Come on, real quick. Go on. Go on. Go on! Get! Go on! Bear-*snorts and runs out of the trap* Julie- Go on! Bear-*moans and makes an escape.* Julie- Well, that's that. Johnny- Yeah. Well, uh. What now? Julie- I brought lunch. Johnny- Here? Julie- Sure. Why not? Johnny- Well, uh. Julie, don't you think it's best if we kind of let the bear get out of smelling distance? Julie- Johnny, there's nothing to worry about. He's had enough of people by now. Johnny-(scoffing skepticism) Julie walks him down to rocks by a creek and begins to set up a picnic basket. Johnny-You know, this is very pretty country. Julie-(nods) ---------------------------------------------------------------- At ranger station headquarters. Matt- Good, that's fantastic. Thank you, doc. (hangs up phone). Well, cranial pressure's eased up. Doctor says our patient's doing fine. Roy- Well, that equipment you didn't have wasn't so critical after all, was it? Matt- No, but it could have been. Johnny- Greetings. Greetings.. Roy- Where have you been? Johnny- Uh, been getting dressed. I've a thing tonight. Tim- With Julie. Johnny- You bet. I figure a great afternoon should be followed by a fantastic evening. Roy- Yep. Well, sorry to disappoint ya. Johnny- What are you talking about? Moore- Aren't you guys ready? Johnny- Ready for what? Roy- The mountain rescue school. You know, what we came up here for? Johnny- Tonight? P.J.-Well, in the morning. Johnny- Oh, well I thought- Moore- We've got to drive up tonight. We've tried to reach you all day but we couldn't seem to make a connection. Tim- He was training. Moore- Grab your stuff. Let's go. P.J.- We'll meet you at the rescue cache later, all right? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On a mountainside.. everybody is in climbing gear and red helmets. Moore- Okay, folks. What we're covering today is simply timing fundamentals. No specific rescue stuff yet. I want you to feel comfortable. Completely at home on these cliffs. Then you can function as a rescuer. Now this is your climbing rope. And it's only for climbing. It's strong enough to support this whole class all at once. But I want you to treat it with the greatest respect. Don't step on it. First guy that does gets the heavier partner when we start to practice belaying. Okay, now for a few fundamental knots.. Time passes and the class of rangers and paramedics work the cliffs on their ropes. Moore- Ready to climb? ( to Johnny on a ledge ) Johnny- Ready to climb. ( tosses down climbing rope he is anchoring at the top.) Matt- Okay, climbing.. Moore- Okay, steady..(watching from the side) Yeah, that's good on the rope. Matt- All right, falling. Johnny- Go. Moore- Fall. Johnny- Ugh! (helps Matt down using rope leverage) Moore- Okay. Looks like you got that down. Let's start to work on free climb technique. (To Gage.) Good. Good, stand on the front. Put your elbow over. Weight on your-- Johnny- (falls off the outcropping and lands on his feet by Jack.) Moore- (grinning) ...weight on your arm. Let's try it again. In another climbing spot, for a rope rappelling exercise. Moore- That's right. Go ahead and lean out! Lean hard against the rock. Remember, your back hand controls the rate of your descent. Johnny- Okay, let's uh, let's show him this is one thing we know. (to Roy) Moore- That's good. Right on. Looks like you fellas do all right. Now we'll show you how to go back up. Johnny- Oh, yeah, well how are you going to do that? P.J.- These are two Marre ascenders. They go up just like a ladder. Moore-(showing everybody how it's done up the cliff and back down.) Clear on main? Johnny- Yeah. Sensational. Let me try. (Johnny performs the same skill) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back at headquarters at the ranger station. Tim- Do you have any Stybers? (working on climbing gear) Moore- No. Matt and Gage enter the room in mid story- Johnny- ..glad to go. It was intense. I mean.. you know, one minute you think you're gonna die and the next minute, I was sitting up on a rock, and I was thinking, if I just get out of this thing alive, I'll never climb again. Matt- And once you got up to the top it was a whole 'nother story, right? Johnny- Boy, it sure was. You know, the first thing I wanted to do when I got to the top was that I wanted to turn right around and go climb it again. I mean like right there. Matt- Will you listen to this guy? Roy- Well, we got two days off. For camping and climbing. Tim- Yeah, I heard you were going up to Madeer Creek. Roy- Yeah, how'd you know? Tim- Julie told me. Roy- Julie.. Johnny- I found out she was holding on the station up there. I thought maybe she'd uh.. Roy- You got a date with her? Johnny- Yeah. One o'clock tomorrow afternoon. I mean we still have plenty of time to make a nice light climb. Heh. Roy- There's nothing that'll keep your mind off women? Johnny- Yeah, probably. It's just that I haven't found it yet.(chuckling) Part Four- The Urban Rangers ----------------------------------------- At Madeer Creek at a campsite, inside of a dark tent. Johnny-(getting into a sleeping bag) Oh, boy. I'm really gonna hate to leave here. Roy- Yeah, me, too. Johnny- Well, big day tomorrow. Hey, Roy, you know what? Roy- Johnny? Johnny- What? Roy- Will you shut up? (trying to sleep in the next bag over.) Johnny- Huh, well if you put it that way. (takes off shirt for sleep) Hey, Roy? Roy- Now what?! Johnny- 'Nite. (crickets call. Then...) Bear-Grrr (thud) Johnny- What's that? ( shakes Roy awake) What's that? Listen. Roy- What's what? Johnny- Listen. Bear- (rustling outside) Grrrr. Roy- Did you leave the food out? Johnny- Oh, no. I forgot. Well, what are we going to do? Roy- Just pray that he doesn't come in here. Johnny- (Peeks out tent and sees the bear looking at him. He hides again, fast.) In the morning... Johnny- You know we're gonna have to spring for a new stove. Roy- At least he didn't get into the climbing gear. Johnny- You know, I think I recognized that bear last night. Roy- Yeah? Johnny- Yeah, it had a little yellow right on its ear exactly like the one Julie and I transported the other day. Man, sure is a pest! Roy- You're getting to be a little bit uptight about bears. I mean, you're not like you were a couple of days ago. Johnny- Yeah, well. I suppose it's not the bear's fault. I guess I did leave the food out. Roy- Yeah, I guess you're right. Johnny- You know, uh, Julie gave me a lesson in bear appreciation. Roy- Yeah? Uh. You sure learn a lot from girls. Johnny- Yeah. (grinning) Roy- What time's your date? Johnny- One o'clock. We still have three hours left for a nice climb. Roy- Yeah, well why don't we make it mild. You know, I'm not exactly a cragsman yet. Johnny- (disbelieving noise) Don't worry about a thing, Roy. Roy- Uh huh. Johnny- Listen. In a couple of years, I can see it now. We'll be climbing Caine's Rock. Can you dig it? I mean there you are, you're belaying me. See? And I'm swinging like a pendulum from rock to rock. Oh, man. It's gonna be great. Roy- Do you know where it is? Some time later... Johnny- Man, just getting to the climb's enough to waste ya. Roy- Why don't we take a little break here? Johnny- All right. Fallen Climber out of sight- Help! Roy- Did you hear that? There's somebody over there. Johnny- Nothing a lot that we can do. Roy- I know. Climber- Help! ...help.. Roy- (spotting the man down the bottom of a cliff) You badly hurt?! Climber- Yes! Can't move! Johnny- We can't get him up here ourselves. Roy- No. I'd better go for some help. You stay here and keep his morale up. Johnny- Yeah, that's about all I can do. Roy- I'll make it as quick as I can. *running off* Johnny-(calling down.) Hey! My partner's gone for help. It shouldn't be long. You're gonna be okay. Climber- Please! My leg's broken! Please, it's killing me! Johnny- How bad is it? Climber- It's poking out my skin! Please, man. Do something! Johnny (whispering) Oh, man. (Comes up with an idea to tie off on a tree to rappel down.) Soon at the bottom.... Johnny- How long have you been here? Climber-(breathless) Since yesterday. I pulled a pike loose. Lost it. Johnny- Alone? Climber- Solo's my thing, man. Johnny- Yeah. (examines the man) That's a bad break. Climber- Tell me about it. Think you can do something? Johnny- Yeah, I think so. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Roy, running down a rock face while carrying his helmet, trips and falls and rolls, knocking himself unconscious against a crag and boulder.) Part Five- The Urban Rangers ----------------------------------------- Climber- It's been two hours. Johnny-(taking man's pulse) Yeah, I know. Climber- Well do you think you ought to go back up and check on him? Johnny- Well, I really can't do that. Climber- Why's that? Johnny- You see, coming down here, I rappelled off the end of my rope. I can't reach it now. Climber- Oh, great. Do you think you can free climb it? Johnny- Uh, well. I've only had three days' lessons. Climber- Don't try. Johnny- Yeah, that's what I thought. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In headquarters at Madeer Creek, Julie Beck looks up at the clock showing five after two in the afternoon. (Roy still lies unconscious under the hot sun.) (Meanwhile Johnny and the Climber are still waiting at the bottom of the cliff face.) (Julie grabs her horse and starts heading for Roy and Johnny's campsite. She finds no one there.) (An hour later, she finds Roy lying on the rocks and rushes to his side where he lay on his back. She finds a pulse and breathing and then gets on the radio.) Julie-Med One Five, this is Three One Three. Radio-##Go ahead, 313.## Time passes and shows Roy being taken by stokes to a ranger car. He is still unconscious. Tim- Easy on that. (as Roy is loaded inside.) Okay. Julie- That's good. Okay. The vehicle leaves for the hospital. Matt- You know we're not going to be able to wait around for him to regain consciousness. Tim- I just came up from Madeer, their climbing gear's gone. Matt- Julie, do you have any idea about where they were going to go climbing? Julie- Not a whisper. They said something easy. Johnny and I were supposed to have a date at one o'clock. Tim- That's a help. There are ten easy climbs around here they could have tried. Matt- Then we're just going to have to cover them all. Let's go. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sierra Rangers run across the creek valley swiftly, searching. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At Madeer Creek's cliff bottom. Climber- Hey, I sure could use some water. Johnny- Yeah, me, too. Climber- Yep. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Matt, on foot- Hey Gage! John! *shrill whistle* Gage! Johnny- Hey! Hey! Over here! Here! ( He spots them.) Over here! Here! All right. Tim- Hey, you waiting for somebody? Johnny- (falling into the joke) Yeah, you seen any rangers around here? Tim- I'll send one right down. (Notices Gage's gear) This rope's too short. When I go down, we pull on that one, and I'll belay this one here then. Matt- Okay. Tim- Gimme the pack. Rope! ( as he tosses down their new line) Okay, you ready? Matt- Yeah. Tim- Okay. On belay. Matt- Go ahead down. Tim- (To Johnny) I'll be down in a minute. (at the bottom) Give me a little slack, John. Johnny- Well am I glad to see you. Tim- I bet you are. Johnny- Listen, he's got a compound fracture. I splinted it up best I could. Um, where's uh, where's Roy? Tim- He took kind of a bad spill. Johnny- Oh yeah? Tim- Yeah. Julie's taking him to the hospital but he's gonna be okay though. Johnny- Oh, okay. Tim- Off belay! Johnny- All right, uh, listen, you're the boss, what are we gonna do? Tim- Well, I'm gonna have to carry him up. I'll need you to give me a hand. Then you'll do Marre up afterwards. Johnny- Great. Let's go. Up on the cliff face top, Chief Jack Moore radios to all the searchers. Moore- Attention search parties. This is 302. We've located Fireman Gage on Sheep's Head Dome. He's got an injured climber with him. We're gonna need help with the evacuation. Please report to the scene as soon as possible. Matt (at the cliff top to arriving new rangers)- We're gonna need that rope. Go ahead and get a pike down for a belay. Tim's down there. He's got the man already rigged. Rescue Party Ranger Jimmy Parker- Rope! Tim- Okay, we're ready to move. Put some hand tension right here. Try to hold right around here. Keep your hands in. (he tells the injured man) Now, it's gonna hurt some. We'll do our best, okay? (To Johnny) You ready? Johnny- Yeah. Tim- Up rope! (burdened with the climber) Let's get him around now. Johnny- Okay. Tim- Can you get his lower body? Johnny- Sure. Tim- Swing him around. (Slowly, Ranger Tim Cassidy gets the climber safely to the top using his patient sling and his four pullers up at the top of the cliff.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ At the hospital, Roy with a wrapped head, rests in bed, the others are surrounding him. Roy- It sure is lucky you rangers know your way around this place. Johnny- Well, by then, it's also lucky Julie sensed that there was trouble instead of me standing her up. Roy- Now with you, what else would she think? Johnny- Look. Don't knock it. She probaby saved both of our lives. Speaking of Julie... Matt- Uh, forget it. Johnny- Huh? Tim- She's not available. Johnny- Oh, ho. So you guys saw the light and decided to uh, step in on me, huh? Tim- Don't I wish. You woke up a bunch of other guys and they went after her like a pack of wolves. Her social calendar's full for the next two months. (Nurse enters the room) Matt- Hi, Kris. Nurse Kris- Hi. Roy- Hi. (Nurse Kris adjusts Roy's pillows.) Roy- Thanks. (Nurse Kris leaves the room.) Johnny turns to Roy- How long are you going to be here? Roy- Two days. Johnny- Two days? ( he rushes for the door after the nurse) Part Six- The Urban Rangers ----------------------------------------- Matt- Gage. Unfortunately, she's married. (Matt, Roy and Tim all laugh at Gage's sudden reaction of dismay.) (Johnny closes the door with a disappointed finger and sulks.) FIN