(Original air date 01/25/74)
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While Oscar gets the emergency tyre out of the trunk, Steve lifts the side of the car. Oscar pauses briefly to marvel at his friend's prowess. Although flattered by the compliment, Steve says: "When you're done admiring me, maybe you'll fix the tyre?"
Later, Oscar contacts the airfield to advise A. F. Lieutenant Ralph Cromwell (James McEachin) of their lateness. Cromwell informs him that the flight already took off, but that luckily they were two available seats on a charter plane.
Cromwell's partner in crime, Navy Commander Ted Maxwell (William Smith), is worried that the hitch might play havoc in their plans to assassinate Oscar Goldman.
During the bumpy flight, fellow passengers get acquainted: A. F. Officer Helen Machek (Laurette Spang) learns of PFC Robert Barris (Randall Carver) love for medicine. Although he dropped out of Med school, he likes to keep abreast of the recent research in the field.
As for civilian passenger Mona (JoAnne Worley), she confesses to A.F. Sergeant Roberts (W. T. Zacha) how she should have delayed her flight on her pilot husband's recommendation.
When the thunderstorm intensifies, Stewardess Lieutenant Bobbie Colby (Christine Belford) urges the passengers to fasten their seatbelts, after which she loses consciousness when she bumps her head.
Before jumping, Steve notices Cromwell coming out of the cargo room with a briefcase. He urges him to get out before the plane sinks.
Oscar meets with Steve in the marshes as he jumps down with a pouch slung over his shoulder, looking like a bionic Santa Claus dispensing food to the needy. With his hand, Steve severs two coconuts in two to indulge in a quick breakfast before heading down to the beach.
After distributing the food to the passengers, Steve stresses the importance to keep the fire ablaze in order for the rescue planes to spot their location from above. He outlines a list of chores and asks for anyone with medical training in order to relieve a tired Lt. Colby. Faced with Barris's reluctance to step forward, Helen volunteers.
She steps up to Steve to confide about Barris's medical training but that for some reason, he won't help. Barris confesses that he can't stand the sight of blood and panics easily, stating his little hysterical episode in the plane as a good example.
A bit later, Steve makes himself useful by bringing the medical supplies to the women. When he enquires about Oscar's absence, Helen tells him that he was given a message asking him to meet somewhere in the island. Worried, Steve decides to look for him.
It is now obvious that someone is attempting to Oscar's life, and that the assassins are on the island. They agree to camp out in the wild to avoid hurting any innocent bystander.
In the hush of the night, Cromwell and Maxwell sneak away quietly from the campsite, unaware that Sgt. Roberts is following them.
When Steve returns to Oscar, he spots Sgt. Roberts and asks him to run back to the beach to get Lt. Colby.
Meanwhile back on the beach, Helen discovers that Lt. Colby left without the bandages and asks Barris to bring them to her.
Mona is happy but worries about her friends and family waiting for her back in New York. When Steve informs her that the plane was bound for Washington and not New York, she breaks into an hysterical laugh at the irony that she nearly got killed on the wrong flight.
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