The Bionic Woman

Memo to the secretary. Top secret.

From Oscar Goldman, Office of Scientific Investigation.

Subject,

The Bionic Woman, Jaime Sommers.

Dear Mr. Secretary,

nobody is more aware than I am

of the millions of dollars that we've spent in making Jaime Sommers bionic.

But I wonder if it's altogether fair for us to count on her services

after all she's been through.

As you may recall, it all started

when our six million dollar Bionic Man, Steve Austin,

was reunited with Jaime, who had been his childhood sweetheart.

After a tragic accident, she became the world's first bionic woman.

She and Steve were planning to marry,

but Jaime's body was rejecting her bionics.

But Dr. Michael Marchetti wouldn't give up, even at death.

Please, Rudy, let me try!

Using revolutionary new cryogenic techniques, Michael did save Jaime.

But when Jaime saw Steve again...

Who are you?

Jaime had suffered brain damage. Her memory was gone.

Steve decided it was best not to tell Jaime of their past love.

Because with Jaime's flashes of memory came pain.

Jaime's flashes of memory and pain continued and led to near disaster

during the mission against the refinery owned by Carlton Harris.

It was Steve who finally realized

what was causing Jaime the most pain.

It's me.

What are you talking about?

I am not good for Jaime.

Well, what do we do?

Send her to Rudy's other complex at Colorado Springs.

Away from here, away from Ojai.

Away from you?

Away from me.

Bye.

Bye.

Mr. Secretary, as I dictate this,

Jaime is in the operating room one last time.

Doctors Marchetti and Wells feel that she's strong enough to take the risk.

If the operation is successful,

her memory will be restored.

If not...

Mr. Secretary, I'll keep you informed.

She's doing well.

MlCHAEL: Yeah.

What percentage of her damaged brain cells

do you figure we've regenerated?

All of them we're going to.

Yeah.

Well, at least we've restored part of her memory.

Yes.

Mixed blessings for you, right?

If she remembers Steve and their life together, you'll probably lose her.

Yeah, but at least she'll be without some of the pain she's had.

Hi, there. Hi.

Hi, how am I doing?

You're gonna have to tell us.

What's your name?

Jaime Sommers.

Do you know us?

Oh, you're Rudy and you're Michael. But I knew that before.

Right.

Let's try going back a little further. Where'd you go to school?

Carnegie Tech.

It was Carnegie Tech, Michael, I remember.

What did you major in?

Education. I was gonna be a teacher.

I really remember this, Michael.

Okay. Easy now.

Let's try another area.

Do you remember Steve?

Oh, my bionic friend!

What do you remember about him?

He's bionic. He's cute.

What else do you remember about Steve?

Oh, we grew up together. At least, I think we did.

Yes, you did.

Jaime, do you remember your skydiving accident?

Skydiving?

I don't think I've ever been skydiving in my life, have l?

Yes, you have.

We've got to do some more testing, Michael,

to determine exactly what she can remember.

You rest, now.

Goodbye, Jaime.

JAlME: London.

Good. If you have any pain, you tell us right away.

Stop worrying about me.

All right. Watch the screen.

Okay.

That's Wimbledon.

That's Oscar.

That's Carnegie Tech. That's where I studied teaching.

That looks familiar... Oh, well, that's Ojai.

Oh, that's my parents.

That's right. Do you remember them?

Mmm-hmm. Uh...

There was an auto accident, and they died. I was 16, I think.

Yes. Do you want to stop now?

JAlME: Oh, no. I'm okay. Let's go on.

That's Steve's mom and dad, and I do know them.

They became my legal guardians after that.

That's Forest Hills.

Steve.

Wait a minute. You know, I remember running in the rain,

and Steve finding me, and I remember how it hurt.

I remember that.

Does it hurt now?

Mmm-mmm. No, not now.

That's good. Very good.

Well, can't we do some more?

No. Not yet. It's too soon.

We've got to do some more testing on your bionics, anyway.

Well I would really like to continue working on my memory.

Jaime, we want to move slowly and carefully this time.

We don't want to rush and overload you again.

You guys are afraid that I'm gonna blow another fuse, aren't you?

Bingo.

All right, I can take a hint.

MlCHAEL: Jaime, if you can hear me, come on in.

I heard you clear as a bell from half a mile away.

Hi.

Oh, Michael, it is so wonderful.

There's so many little things that are coming back to me.

My parents and my childhood.

And no pain?

No, not yet.

I'm glad.

All right. Your fourth grade teacher?

Oh, well, that was Mrs. Langford.

Who'd you beat last year at Forest Hills?

Chris Evert.

No, it wasn't Chrissie, it was...

It was Billie Jean King. That's who it was.

Now,

describe the plane you jumped from when you had your skydiving accident.

I'm sorry, but there is absolutely nothing there.

Well, that makes it pretty clear. Your memory decreases

as we get closer to the accident that caused your bionics.

And then just sporadic flashes of memory after the accident.

Well, partial memory's better than no memory at all.

I mean, at least I don't have that pain anymore.

Well, I will simply have to take the life

and limbs that you two gave me,

and live one day at a time.

And I am thankful for that, I truly am, to both of you.

Listen, that wouldn't happen to be about me, would it?

May I read it now?

Yeah. Well, since we've apparently broken the pain barrier,

at least for the time being,

I guess you're entitled to find out a little more about who Jaime Sommers was.

Was? What is... "ls", thank you.

Is.

Okay.

Don't get up, gentlemen.

Was everything in that file?

No.

I left out the announcement about

Steve and her engagement.

I just don't know the right way to tell her about that.

Yeah.

So, that's how the pros do it, eh?

Hi. I didn't even see you come in.

Well, I'm a quiet man.

Good to see you. Thank you.

You look good. Thank you.

I understand you've been looking over your file.

Yes, that I have.

A lot of the things I remember,

but some of them are still pretty hazy.

Well, the past always will seem a little mysterious to you.

What about the present, huh? What are you gonna do?

Want to go back on the old tennis circuit, huh?

I don't think so.

I don't think it would hardly be fair.

I mean, I don't think even Jimmy Connors could return this serve.

Wow!

I see what you mean.

What then? What are you gonna do?

Well, before I became a tennis pro,

I got a degree in education,

and I always planned on being a teacher, so, l...

What I would really like to do

is go back to Ojai,

put down some roots, and maybe find some old ones,

and try teaching again.

Mmm-hmm.

Sounds wonderful.

Good for me. But what about for you?

Me? What do you mean, me?

Well, I've got to think about your needs, too, Oscar.

I mean, you've got a pretty big investment in your bionic woman here, kiddo.

I probably cost as much as Steve did.

Well, not quite six million. I mean, your parts are smaller.

Come on, Oscar. You know what I mean.

I owe you my life.

And I'm not gonna forget that.

And whenever the OSl needs something done, I intend to help.