Airwolf is somebody else's, probably Universal's or Bellisarius', and I freely admit that whoever's it is, I'm borrowing their show and they retain all rights, etc.
This is the tenth story that I'm writing to cover the period between the end of the 3rd season and the beginning of the 4th. If you have read the other nine (Single Parent Hawke, The Jade Wolf, The Truth About Caitlin, Old Friends New Enemies, Hawke's Wolf, Father Figures, Personal Business, Hidden Truths and Homecomings), you can skip straight to the story in the next chapter…or read this brief recap of the story so far:
Stringfellow Hawke has said farewell to Le, the boy he incorrectly believed to be his nephew. Le is now living in Seattle with his newly found mother, Ana. After Caitlin O'Shaunessy almost dies saving Hawke's life, a short separation makes both of them realise what they mean to each other and the couple happily begin a relationship much to the disapproval of Caitlin's parents.
Having seen off a challenge to get Airwolf from a task force led by General Bening, and having taken part in a mission which ends with the death of his estranged uncle Alex, Hawke appreciates his relationship with Dominic Santini. Dom suffers chest pains and heads to Italy to recuperate leaving Hawke running Santini Air but Michael Coldsmith-Briggs III, asks Hawke to fly him to Russia on personal business. They return with Michael's newfound daughter, Angelina and shortly after, Dom arrives back from Italy with a new lady friend, Rosa. Unfortunately, it is revealed that Rosa is actually the sister of General Bening and only wants revenge for his death. She attempts to kill Dom but ends up in a coma; Dom is broken-hearted. The only positive outcome from the situation is that an old file found by General Bening's daughter finally provides Hawke with solid information on what happened to his missing brother.
Hawke has a number of things on his mind as he and Caitlin leave for Texas and her sister's wedding; he begins to wonder why his brother has never contacted him, whether something is wrong with Airwolf (the machine seems to be acting on her own), whether the FIRM will be amalgamated with another agency (a possibility Michael has confided in him following the Airwolf team's rescue of the Director of the FIRM, Zeus), and he continues to worry about Dom after what happened with Rosa. The latter leads him to call on Jo Santini, Dom's niece to stay with the older man whilst Hawke and Caitlin are away. All worries are set aside when Hawke and Caitlin's plane crashes in the mountains. In the immediate aftermath, Hawke proposes to Caitlin who accepts but believes he isn't serious. When Jo follows her uncle to the Lair, she discovers Airwolf and ends up helping him rescue the couple and they all foil an attempt to set off a nuclear bomb. Hawke and Caitlin continue onto Texas where Hawke makes peace with Caitlin's parents. The wedding is cancelled when Caitlin's sister runs off and the groom who is also an ex-boyfriend of Caitlin's, tells Hawke he's a lucky man. Back home at the cabin on Christmas Day, Hawke repeats his proposal to Caitlin, this time complete with an engagement ring and romantic gesture making up for his abruptness the first time round; once again, she happily accepts, knowing that this time it was for real…
And now the next instalment: The Ex Factor