Stakeout
April 9, 2005
Teleplay by: Jackie Marchand
Directed by: Mark Beesley
Jack and Sky are playing a game that involves a image of the Blue Senturion battling a monster. Z and Bridge watched from behind the guys. Sydney walks in dressed for a party. Z, Jack, Sky, and Bridge give Syd a hard time until they find out the following day is Syd's birthday. Syd tells them how her parents like to take her out to an expensive restaurant on the eve of her birthday. The others want to know where their invitation are and Syd tells them that she knew they had to work. The Rangers are called into a meeting at the command center with Commander Cruger and Kat. A hologram of Sinuka is displayed. Commander Cruger tells the Rangers that Sinuka has escape from a satellite prison on KO-35. Commander Cruger and Kat fear that Sinuka may go after his former associate Dr. Rheas. Commander Cruger wants to set up an stakeout and assigns Jack the task. Commander Cruger asks Jack to select who he would like to come with him and Jack picks Syd. Syd does not want to miss her evening out, but Jack insists that Syd has the most surveillance experience. Syd's temperament does not improve when she is moves into the shabby apartment with Jack. Jack quickly spots Dr. Rheas in the next building and is quite taken with her beauty. Syd is not that impressed and reflects that Jack didn't think a woman could be both beautiful and intelligent. Meanwhile, Bridge, Z, and Sky are watching an entrance to a cave on a beach. Soon Sinuka appears and enters the cave. After some time, Sinuka leaves the cave with a metal briefcase. Z, Sky, and Bridge try to arrest him, but Sinuka releases several Krybots. Sky, Bridge, and Z morphed and battle the Krybots while Sinuka makes his getaway.
Syd and Jack continue their surveillance. Dr. Rheas leaves her apartment and Syd is happy, thinking that they can now leave. Jack tells her they have to stay until Commander Cruger tells them otherwise. Jack answers the door and it's a delivery for pizza. Syd is surprised and happy - thinking the pizza is for her birthday. Jack tells her the pizza is for him, that he would have ordered a larger pizza had he know she wanted some. Syd pretends to have not really wanted the pizza. It's a different matter for Piggy who climbs through the window after following the delivery truck for three blocks. Syd is not happy to see Piggy. Piggy asks Jack what is the matter and Jack tells Piggy that Syd is upset because he made her work on her birthday. Even Piggy thinks that's a bit cold and Jack feels a twinge of guilt. Jack leaves, telling Syd and Piggy he is going for a walk. Jack goes for a walk in the park and spots a birthday party for a young girl. This reminds Jack of Syd. Jack then notices Dr. Rheas walking and a thief taking her bag. Dr. Rheas runs after the thief and Jack tells her he's got it. Jack catches up to the thief and as he fights him, the thief's mask comes off and it's a Krybot. Jack makes quick work of the Krybot. Jack goes to a park bench where Dr. Rheas is sitting and gives her her bag. Dr. Rheas is very happy and Jack suggests he walks her home to be on the safe side. Dr. Rheas agrees. Jack walks Dr. Rheas to outside her building. Jack tells Dr. Rheas that he has to go - a friend is having a birthday. Dr. Rheas tells Jack to wish his friend a happy birthday and tells him that she still gets excited over birthdays. Jack asks her why and Dr. Rheas tells him it's the one day everyone makes you feel special. Dr. Rheas thanks Jack again and they hug. Piggy is watching from the opposite building and makes a comment. Syd comes over and is furious when she sees Jack and Dr. Rheas hugging. Jack returns to the apartment and Syd starts to argue with him. Piggy tries to help, but Syd and Jack tell him to stay out of it. Jack tells Syd that they had been talking about birthdays. This surprises Syd and she asks him why. Jack reveals that he has never had a birthday - he doesn't even know when it is. Syd feels bad about making such a big deal about her birthday. They apologize to each other and are friends again. Then their morphers go off. Syd and Jack morphed and join the rest of the Rangers in the middle of the city. Sinuka is inside a giant robot. Kat sends the Rangers their delta runners and they form the megazord. The Rangers have a difficult time with Sinuka, especially when he replicates the giant robot. The Rangers keep going from the wrong robot and much to their frustration, Sinuka has gotten away again. Dr. Rheas prepares to leave her apartment and is very frighten to see Sinuka on the other side of the door. Jack returns to the apartment and is not happy that the pizza is all gone. Piggy claims that there were a lot of mice. Jack looks out the window and realizes that Dr. Rheas is missing. Jack asks Piggy if he had seen anything and Piggy will only talk for a price. Sinuka forces Dr. Rheas to take him where the activator is. Dr. Rheas tells him that she should have destroyed it and that he had the intelligence to do much good for the world. Sinuka tells Dr. Rheas that was her plans, not his. Sinuka has the activator when Jack shows up. Dr. Rheas watches stunned as Jack morphs into the Red Ranger. Jack battles Sinuka, but has a difficult time. Dr. Rheas tries to help but Sinuka pushes her away. Jack makes sure that Dr. Rheas is okay and then tells her to hid. Dr. Rheas does and continues to watch the battle. The rest of the Rangers appeared and they call for their delta runners and form the megazord. Sinuka is in his giant robot and replicates himself again. This time the Rangers are ready for him and destroy his robot. Sinuka ejects and the Rangers do the same. The Rangers used the Canine Cannon mode to arrest and contain Sinuka. The following day Syd is walking in the park and is very surprise and happy when her friends spring out and wish her a happy birthday. All the Rangers, along with Kat, Commander Cruger, Dr. Rheas, Piggy and several aliens are there. Syd and Jack share a cupcake until Piggy takes both halves.
