The Fortune Cookie is the second episode of the fourth season on Wings, and the 52th episode overall in the series.
Synopsis[]
After receiving an insurance check for only $262, Joe becomes frustrated with his inability to fix his plane. Desperate, Joe lets Brian convince him to fake an injury to get more money from the insurance company despite Helen's loud objections. Using a crooked doctor, Brian spends a fraudulent letter to their insurers, wbut when the adjuster arrives, Joe is terrified of lying so Brian has to pose as Joe. However, when the insurance adjuster turns out to be an attractive woman hitting on Brian, he's unable to keep up the rouse. Fortunately, she is actually a friend of Helen's pretending to be the "insurance adjuster" too teach the Hackett brothers a lesson. When the brothers see that Roy received a large insurance check for his non-existent injuries, Helen makes a hasty retreat.
Credits[]
Main Cast[]
- Tim Daly as Joe Hackett
- Steven Weber as Brian Hackett
- Crystal Bernard as Helen Chapel
- Thomas Haden Church as Lowell Mather
- David Schramm as Roy Biggins
- Rebecca Schull as Fay Cochran
- Tony Shalhoub as Antonio Scarpacci
Guest Cast[]
- Trish Monaco as Aeromass Gal (uncredited)
- James Handy as Dr. Lenny
- Barbara Lee Alexander as Susan Benson
Quotes[]
- Antonio Scarpacci - "Roy, just because you were born here and you have more money and power than I do does not make you a better man than me. Wait a minute. This is America. Of course it does."
- Brian Hackett - "There's the patient right there. He was in an airplane crash and he lost the use of his legs."
Dr. Lenny - "Oh...What do you think caused it?"
Joe Hackett - "The ground."
- Dr. Lenny - "Now, don't complain. You're lucky to be alive. I wish more of my patients were."
- Helen Chapel - "Well, I guess you two yo-yos realized how stupid that little scam was. You know, the insurance company never would have bought that and you two would have been in hot water."
Roy Biggins - "Hackett, I just want you to know, that insurance company of yours is a real class act. They already paid me for the claim I filed."
Joe Hackett - "What?"
Roy Biggins - "Well, I went down in your plane. Someone has to pay for the pain I've suffered. With this kind of money, I'll be walking again in no time."
Helen Chapel - "Hey, what do you know? ...Bye!"
Trivia[]
- Fay reveals that she was at Cape Canaveral when they tested the first Mercury rocket where she spend most of the day in the hospitality tent doing shots with Deke Slayton (U.S. Air Force pilot, aeronautical engineer, and test pilot who was selected as one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts).