FADE IN: 

EXT. REPAIR SHOP – DAY

A MECHANIC stands out in front of a typical auto shop (“Davis Auto”), talking to SUE while AARON looks on. He holds a printout.

MECHANIC

So, ma’am, you need to sign off on my estimate, and we’ll have your car fixed in a couple of days --

SUE

Great!

MECHANIC

-- and you and your boyfriend here can drive it on home.

AARON

Oh, I’m not her boyfriend.

SUE

Aaron!

MECHANIC

Oh. I get it. Y’all figure I’m one of those mechanics who’ll try to swindle a single girl, so you’ve brought a man here to keep me honest.

SUE

So? Aaron knows about cars.

AARON

Kind of.

SUE

Aaron!

MECHANIC

Well, two can play at this game.

SUE

What?

MECHANIC

Mr. Davis!

MR. DAVIS (40s) enters -- he’s a bit better-dressed than the mechanic, but still clearly blue-collar and a bit smudged with motor oil.

MECHANIC

He’s the boss here.

MR. DAVIS

Built this place myself! Been fixing import vehicles since 1985. Know ’em inside and out.

SUE

Oh, man!

MR. DAVIS

(to Aaron)

Son, do you even know what a reflux flange sealant is?

AARON

Uh...

SUE

(shouts)

We need backup!

A prim-looking NEWSCASTER enters and shakes Mr. Davis’s hand.

NEWSCASTER

Jane Szelnik, from News Eight.

MR. DAVIS

You do those “News Eight Helps the Little Guy” segments!

NEWSCASTER

Yes indeed -- and Mr. Davis, we take consumer protection very seriously.

The mechanic people exchange worried looks.

MR. DAVIS

Jürgen!

JÜRGEN enters, wearing glasses and a lab coat and carrying a clipboard.

MR. DAVIS

Jürgen here is one of the chief design engineers at VW’s Hamburg design plant. There’s no arguing with him, lady.

JÜRGEN

Guten Tag.

NEWSCASTER

Dammit!

Sue WHISTLES loudly.

SENATOR SMITH (50s, suit, briefcase) enters.

SENATOR SMITH

Jack Smith, Senator from the great state of Tennessee and chief member of the Congressional Subcommittee for Consumer Protection. I will make sure that this lady gets a fair deal.

The mechanic folks exchange another worried look.

Then the mechanic produces a small box with a red button.

MECHANIC

Fine. Y’all’ve left me no choice.

He presses the button.

A black Pontiac Firebird arrives. It has an oscillating red light in its grille. Sue and friends immediately recognize it as:

SUE & FRIENDS

KITT from Knight Rider?!

KITT

You’re going to need a new carbuerator!

SENATOR SMITH

We’ve got to listen to it. I mean, it’s KITT.

Sue & friends hang their head in defeat.

Mechanic & friends cheer (in slow motion) while TRIUMPHANT MUSIC plays.

Finally both sides exchange handshakes and “Good game”s, as at the end of a baseball game.

FADE OUT.