Quantum Leap the new leaps #4: The private eye.

Five years ago a man named Sam Beckett used his string theory to create the quantum leap accelerator.

Sam races through the dark.

He used it too early to continue funding. Because of this he is now lost in time.

Sam fires a gun at a target.

As he leaps from life to life, he changes on life at a time.

Sam holds a limp body in his hands as rain is pouring.

Hoping that each time that the next leap.

Sam is listening to parents talk.

Is the leap home.


"It was just another day as a gumshoe. It was hot as heck outside. A dog day is what some call it." A voice
like Sam's says.

Sam looks around in confusion.

"Where is that voice coming from?" Sam asks.

The door to his office opens and a woman rushes in.

"Oh please save me from him." The woman says.

A man rushes in and points a gun at them both.

"Oh boy." Sam says.


"Uh this doesn't need to end in violence." Sam says.

"Oh I think it does. I kill anyone that messes with my wife." The man says.

"You leave Sam alone. He is going to help me." The woman says.

"Sam? Man were your parents drunk when they named you?" The man asks.

"What? I never touched her." Sam says.

"Yeah right." The man says.

He pulls the firing pin back on his gun.

"No wait." Sam says.

He picks up a steel plate and blocks the bullet just in time.

"Damn you." The man yells.

He fires again but the chamber is empty. Sam throws the steel plate at the man and knocks him out.

"This guy is nuts." Sam says.

He picks up the phone to call the police but there is no dial tone.

"I knew I should have paid that phone bill." A voice says.

"Where is that voice coming from?" Sam asks.

"We need to get out of here before he wakes up." The woman says.

"Oh no. There isn't any we here. You leave." Sam says.

"Does that mean you don't want to make love to me anymore." The woman asks.

She grabs Sam and starts caressing him.

"Oh boy." Sam says.

A groan sounds from behind him and they both look at the hulk of a man stir.

"Oh shut up Rick." The woman says.

She throws her purse at his head, hitting him and knocking him back out.

"I knew looking at this dame that she was no good. But something inside of me wanted to help her." A
voice says.

"Where? Oh forget it." Sam says.

Sam turns back towards the lady.

"You never told me why you are here." Sam says.

"Well that brute is one reason. But another reason is that a important piece of jewelry has been stolen from
my house." The woman says.

"The old corny books and movies told me that the butler did it but I am a more serious private eye." A
voice says.

"Do you hear that voice?" Sam asks.

"No." The woman says now sitting on a couch.

"So first off what is your name?" Sam asks.

"Hawny A. Lot." The woman says.

"Figures." Sam mutters.

He looks at Hawny's confused face and smiles.

"So Ms. Hawny. When's the last time you saw your jewelry?" Sam asks.

"Just a few days ago." Hawny responds.

"Do you have any ideas on who could have stolen it?" Sam asks.

"The butler." Hawny responds.

"What?" Sam asks.

"Oh I was just saying that I should ask Jeeves my butler if he saw anyone. No sorry I don't have any
people I suspect." Hawny says.

"Okay should I come and look around the house now?" Sam asks.

"No. Now isn't a good time. Come around later. Like at 7 p.m." Hawny replies

She leaves, showing off her very feminine walk that makes Sam look twice.

"Oh boy." Sam says.

"I decided to go for a walk to clear my head and find out where and when I am." A voice says.

Sam walks down the street.

"This leaping is such a messy deal. I can never remember much after each one." Sam says to himself.

He keeps on walking.

"Where is that Al, I thought? Isn't her supposed to show up by now?" Sam says.

"Hey buddy that's now how you do a voiceover. Your supposed to get to talk into another track and play it
over your own voice." A man on the street says.

"Oh sorry." Sam says.

The sound of a tape player turning on sounds.

"So I see this little coffee shop on the corner with a newspaper stand." A voice says.

Sam walks over to the stand and picks up a newspaper. The date on it is December 21st 1958.

The sound of a sliding door sounds and Sam spins around.

"It's about time Al." Sam says.

"I thought about how I could explain to Sam that it took me this long cause we couldn't get much
information from the guy in the waiting room." A different voice that sounds like Al says.

"Hey Al. You can't have a voiceover. Only the gumshoe can have it." Sam says.

"Well excuse me." Al says.

"Never mind. What am I here for?" Sam asks.

"Um Ziggy thinks it's to prevent the death of a lady. Her name is horny alot?" Al says.

He hits the pad.

"Oh Hawny A. Lot. Interesting name." Al says.

"I have a very good feeling on who kills her. This big mug went into my office after her and nearly shot
both of us." Sam says.

"Let's see. Your name is Sam Shady. Um Sam I always wanted to ask you this. Were your parents drunk
when they named you?" Al asks.

"Al!" Sam responds.

"Uh okay never mind." Al says.

Sam glares at Al.

"Uh I'm going to go back and see if I can't get some more information out this guy." Al says.

Al punches the pad and the door opens up. He then steps into it and it closes.

"I passes the time until that night by thinking over a glass of gin." A voice says.

"Hey wait I don't drink gin." Sam says.

"Okay okay, a glass of soda." The voice says.

"That's better." Sam says.

Sam orders a soda and contemplates his current leap. Finally it's time to meet Hawny at her house.

"Her 'house' is more like a mansion. Her grounds must be like 20 acres big." A voice says.

Sam walks up to the door and pushes the button on the side. The sound of a doorknocker sounds. The door
opens up.

"A hulking man that could be the tallest man on earth answers." A voice says.

"Uh I am here to see Ms. Lot. She's expecting me." Sam says.

The butler grunts. Sam takes out a card. When he sees the card says professional nympho he puts it away
quickly.

"Uh the name is Sam Shady." Sam says clearing his throat.

The butler grunts and closes the door. After a minute the door opens up and the butler gestures for Sam to
enter.

"The front hall was so big that it must rival the best castle's." A voice says.

"Sam my darling." Hawny says appearing from a side hallway.

Sam gulps as he sees her very revealing top and sees through dress.

"Ms. Hawny." Sam says.

"This woman was trying to seduce me. That much I could tell. But I swore that I wouldn't let her. I have
a wife to go home to." The voice says.

"What?" Sam asks.

"Oh uh never mind." The voice says.

"No wait I have a wife?" Sam asks.

"Uh me no speak English." The voice says in a Mexican accent.

"You're married? That's too bad." Hawny asks.

"I don't think so." Sam responds.

Hawny walks up to Sam and pulls a strap down on her dress.

"Do you want one?" Hawny asks.

Sam jumps back.

"Uh can you show me where the jewelry was?" Sam asks.

Hawny gets a disappointed look on her face and pulls the strap back up.

"If you insist." Hawny says.

Hawny takes Sam upstairs and into a room. Sam looks around and realizes that it's the bedroom.

"Oh silly me. Must have made a wrong turn." Hawny says.

She closes the door before Sam can do anything. She then undresses herself and Sam can't help but to look
at her curvaceous figure.

"See anything you like?" Hawny asks.

"She had breast up to the yahoo and hips that could carry several full sized children in them but I still knew
she was nothing but trouble." The voice says.

"Hey stop looking at her." Sam says.

Suddenly Hawny shoves Sam on the bed and jumps on top of him.

"Don't you know it's not polite to be clothed when the other one is naked?" Hawny asks.

"Uh…" Sam says.

Suddenly the door slams open.

"You get the hell away from my wife!" A big burly man says.

"Another one?" Sam asks.

The burly guy picks Sam up by the throat.

"Stop it Harold. He's only a private eye Sam shade." Hawny says getting dressed.

"Sam? Were your parents drunk when they named you?" Harold asks.

Sam rolls his eyes up.

"Why is everybody asking me that? What is wrong with Sam?" Sam asks.

The big guy drops Sam.

"Okay if he's only a private detective." Harold says.

The big guy towards Sam with a scowl on his face.

"But if I ever see you around my woman then I will kill you!" Harold yells.

Sam runs out of the room.

"Harold I am not your woman anymore." Sam hears Hawny say as he is running out.

Sam runs out into the street.

"I don't know how I am ever going to figure anything out with that woman's cleavage." The voice says.

Sam stares in the air.

"Err I mean all her ex's." The voice says.

Sam walks down the street pondering.

"How am I going to solve this…the woman was a bad as a two dollar bill." Two voices interrupt each
other.

Sam looks around.

"Oh I'm sorry. I didn't mean for my voiceover to cross with yours." The other voice says.

"That's okay. It happens." Sam's voice says.

Sam sees another private eye walking.

"This city is full of private eyes." Sam's voice says.

Sam starts walking home when he realizes that he has no idea where he lives.

"Great now how to do get home?" Sam wonders.

"He sleeps in his office." Al says.

Sam jumps up about a foot and spins around.

"Don't scare me like that!" Sam snaps.

Sam frowns.

"Does Ziggy have any idea on how in the hell I'm going to do this? When the lady I'm supposed to save
can't keep her arms off of me and her ex can't keep his fists away from me because of it." Sam snaps.

"No but she knows when Hawny dies. And she isn't the only one. You die also." Al says.

"What?" Sam asks.

"You are both found dead tomorrow morning when the cleaning lady shows up." Al responds.

"Oh boy." Sam says.

"Why does he always say oh boy? I have always wondered that." Al's voice says.

"Al what did I tell you about that voice over thing?" Sam asks.

Al makes a zipping motion across his lips.

"Now I assume that means that she will come to me tonight or tomorrow morning in my office. I'm betting
that the big lug of her ex will show up and catch us together." Sam says.

"Sam!" Al says shocked.

"Hey that ain't going to happen this time. I will send her back home." Sam says.

Sam and Al head to the office and enter it. Sam looks around the office.

"Where the guy sleeps I have no idea. Everywhere I look I see uncomfortable neck wrenching sleep
positions." Sam's voice says.

Sam shrugs and sits on the chair and leans back.

"I guess it's better than nothing." Sam says.

After a few minutes Sam starts snoring. A few hours later a click at the door sounds. Al jumps up when he
sees a shadow in the window. The door opens up and a feminine figure appears. Suddenly the lamp comes
on when Sam pulls the cord.

"Hawny?" Sam asks.

"How did you? I though you were asleep." Hawny asks.

"How did you get in here?" Sam asks.

Hawny takes out a key and dangles it in front of Sam's face.

"You gave it to me remember?" Hawny asks.

Al punches the pad and frowns.

"Uh Sam. New information. The time of death on the bodies was determined at approximately…" Al
starts to say.

Hawny jumps on Sam and tears her top off. Suddenly the door slams open and the glass shatters.

"Hawny!" A voice yells.

"This is it Sam!" Al yells.

The big bulk of the ex appears in the doorway holding an even bigger shotgun.

"Rick get the hell out of here and leave me alone!" Hawny yells.

The ex loads up the shotgun.

"I warned you." Rick says.

Sam dives to the floor, just barely avoiding a shotgun blast.

"Uh Rick can't we talk it through peacefully?" Sam asks.

"But I knew that this lug wouldn't go down peacefully. Something in his eyes and his gun told me that."
Sam's voice says.

Rick looks around.

"Where the hell is that voice coming from?" Rick asks.

Sam takes the opportunity to get the jump on him. They struggle and Sam hopes that the man he leaped
into is a strong fighter.

"You son of a bitch. You just couldn't keep your hands off of her could you?" Rick asks.

"As I walk the streets of this city I think of all the criminals that are just waiting for me to get them." A
voice from the outside says.

Rick turns his head and Sam punches him really hard. He then grabs the shotgun and forces it up between
Rick's leg. He groans and falls over holding his groins.

Sam picks the phone up but it's still dead.

"Damn!" Sam yells.

He takes some really strong rope and ties Rick up.

"Hawny. Keep an eye on him while I find a cop." Sam yells.

Sam runs around but doesn't see any cop.

"That's just law enforcement for yah. Never a cop around when you need them." Sam's voice says.

"Hey if you are going to talk then at least be helpful." Sam says to his voice.

"Sorry. I don't write this, I only narrate it." Sam's voice says.

Sam goes to a phone and starts to punch 911.

"Oh right that didn't exist back in the 50's." Sam says.

He finally spots an officer and leads him to his office. But when they arrive it's empty.

"What? He was just here a few minutes ago with a lady." Sam says.

The officer shakes his head.

"Dames. No good I tells yah." The cop says.

Al appears again.

"Sam you did it." Al says.

"What do you mean? He got away and probably took her by force." Sam says.

Al shakes his head.

"Nope. According to history she and him get back together and live happily ever after." Al says.

"Happily ever after. The kind of ending that only happens on TV and the movies." Sam's voice says.

"Shut up!" Sam says.

The familiar feel comes over Sam as he leaps. When it's over he finds himself in a school hallway. He
looks around. Suddenly he is shoved to the ground.

"Hey dork. Do you like the taste of the ground?" A voice says.

Suddenly Sam's head is slammed against the ground over and over. By the time it's done his face is all
bloodied up.

"Leave him alone!" Another voice says.

Sam is pulled up and he sees an older woman, probably a teacher frowning something behind him.

"You go to class." The woman says to the person behind Sam.

To Sam she says, "I'm sorry about that. Why don't you go to the nurse's office?" The teacher asks.

Sam nods his head. He walks around confused. Sam looks inside his coat for any identification but sees
something that makes his blood run cold. A rifle.

"Oh boy." Sam says.

The end.
Next time Sam leaps into a schoolboy who will shoot up dozens of kids in school. Sounds simple right?
Wrong. On a special quantum leap, voices.