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 story has a flashback to the episode 'Shadow of the Hawke'; again, all rights, etc are retained by whoever owns them.
This is the fourteenth 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 thirteen stories (Single Parent Hawke, The Jade Wolf, The Truth About Caitlin, Old Friends New Enemies, Hawke's Wolf, Father Figures, Personal Business, Hidden Truths, Homecomings, The Ex Factor, A Question of Loyalty, You Are Cordially Invited and The Odd Couple), you can skip straight to the story in the next chapter…or read this brief recap of the story so far:
When Stringfellow Hawke reunites Le, the boy he incorrectly believed to be his nephew, with the boy's newly found mother, Ana it is the start of a hectic time for the Airwolf team as a series of missions test their ingenuity, abilities and even the strength of their relationships…
An attempt to take Airwolf by a power hungry General is thwarted but continues to hurt the team when his sister attempts to take revenge for his death by pretending to fall in love with Dominic Santini in order to drive a wedge between him and Hawke. The older man crushed by the betrayal but he begins to recover after a visit from his niece Jo Santini. The one good thing to come out of the situation is new information on Hawke's missing brother Saint John. It provides Hawke with new hope of finding his brother although he begins to worry that his brother may blame him for leaving him in the jungle.
The deputy director of the FIRM, Michael Coldsmith-Briggs III, continues to try and find his brother – now believed to be working for an intelligence agency called the Company, the same agency the FIRM is being amalgamated with by order of Congress. Michael knows the Company will not honour the deal he has made with Hawke and the spy confesses to Hawke that the FIRM is building a third Airwolf. Hawke agrees to work on the new project when Michael reaffirms his own commitment to their deal.
The team's focus shifts back to more personal concerns as Hawke marries Caitlin O'Shaunessy only just making the wedding after being in a perilous situation injured and alone on the side of the mountain. When he is found, Airwolf saves them all when she shoots down an attacking chopper on her own initiative. As Hawke leaves on honeymoon, he informs Dom that Airwolf is grounded but Dom leaves with Michael on a mission to retrieve from a research station the spy's ex-wife. Airwolf again saves the day when an earthquake hits but she is badly damaged and Michael injured. After another small adventure in Africa, they arrive back to find Hawke and Caitlin newly returned from honeymoon. Hawke reminds Michael why the marriage ended in divorce and the spy determines that his life has moved on. He sends his ex-wife away much to the relief of his senior aide, Marella. With personal issues dealt with, there remains one problem to solve…what is going on with Airwolf?
And now the next instalment: Spirit of the Wolf