The A-Team (1983) s05e07 Episode Script
Alive at Five
A fine wine for a fine lady.
Why don't we have the next one in my hotel room? I love the way you think.
Waiter.
Maitre d'.
Is something wrong? Bus boy.
So, being a rookie tour guide, they put me on the night shift.
It's really neat, 'cause I get to work with lots of Japanese businessmen in busses, who want to see the Lincoln Memorial glow in the dark.
I am telling you I think I have really found my calling this time.
You think? At the navigation head of the Potomac River, the city of Washington sits.
Barely 67 square miles, yet within its borders are located nearly So, what's going down, guys? Why the big pow-wow? I've being giving this a lot of thought and I think the next mission we get we should get out.
Use the opportunity to make a run for it.
Interesting proposition.
What do you think, guys? No, no, I don't know, Face.
I mean, I think that if we complete these missions, then we'll all go free.
Oh, Murdock, don't you get it? We've done everything that Stockwell has asked, and he's never so much as even said thank you.
We even saved the guy's life.
As long as we keep succeeding at these missions, he's just gonna keep us around for more.
And as soon as we fail, well, we're dead.
That's a good point.
I'm telling you, Stockwell has taken over our lives.
He's even taken over my dreams.
Can he do that? Hannibal, what do you think? Stockwell will honor his part of the agreement.
I'm sorry, Face.
I want to get my pardon, okay? I want to go back to work.
I gave up a stunning career in big-time show business.
Well, I figured you guys would feel this way, and I want you to know that's all right, but me, I made up my mind, I am going.
We may never see you again, Faceman.
In what can only be characterized as the culmination of a meteoric rise, Brick Peterson is now just one day away from becoming the youngest president of the National Brotherhood of Labor Unions in its 45-year history.
Peterson began his union career four years ago when he was elected treasurer of Local 118 in his hometown of Lawrence, Long Island.
Peterson attracted national attention when he proved that long-time B.
L.
U.
president Red Cunningham was making questionable pension fund loans to businesses linked to organized crime.
Unbelievable, the nerve of this guy.
Tommy, are we still going out to dinner tonight? Will you give me a minute? One minute.
Okay, honey.
I made him a reasonable offer, didn't I? I was reasonable with him.
Well, he wrote his own ticket.
Mr.
Stark.
Payment in full.
Do it in front of everyone.
This will be our last conversation, Mr.
Tadesco.
Consider me unreachable.
The sale is final.
No refunds or exchanges.
I understand the terms.
Look for your receipt in the obituary column.
Was she standing there the whole time? Right.
Thank you.
Oh, hi.
Who you talking to, Sally? Just the cleaners.
Oh, just the cleaners, huh? What is going on around here? I mean, I go to pick up my clothes at the front gate and your gorilla stops me for some Honey, what are you doing? What is that? You tape my conversations? Right, the red dress.
I need the red dress out right away.
You come pick it up? No, I'm sorry, I can't come in.
Could you have it delivered here before noon tomorrow So, you want to fingerprint me? Really, I'm sorry.
Really, I'm just trying to do a little business here.
We're tightening things up.
One of these days you're gonna have to trust me.
I don't trust anybody.
Tommy.
Tommy Tadesco.
Are you familiar with him? Yeah, Tommy the Player.
He's a killer.
He runs Las Vegas for the boys.
No, used to run Vegas, now he runs most of the East Coast.
That's very good, Murdock.
Don't cancel your subscription to Newsweek.
About a month ago, a stringer for UBS infiltrated Tadesco's operation.
He got close, very close.
Now they want their reporter out.
Tell the FBI to get a warrant and go kick down the door.
Yeah, why us? Well, I want it to look like a kidnapping to keep the cover intact.
Otherwise Tadesco will just shift his operation and we will have learned nothing of value.
What's the catch? We have a coded message that you have until noon today.
I don't know whether Tadesco is on his estate or not.
Also, the local police and the regional FBI are on Tadesco's Christmas card list.
Questions? How does a big-time mob boss let a reporter get so close? He fell in love with her.
You're welcome.
When are you leaving? After the girl.
On the left, we have the beautiful rolling hills of the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania.
And on the right, we have Lieutenant Templeton Peck, member of the notorious A-Team.
Former Lieutenant Peck.
Now, B.
A.
, what's the matter with you? Nothing, I'm fine.
Yeah, well you better talk to me.
This could be your last chance.
Okay, okay.
I have compiled a list of names and occupations, but you got to give me the part of the country in which you want to hide or you want to settle in.
The South is nice.
Lou's Delivery.
Kentucky, they have stud farms in Kentucky.
You could become Ascott Boudreau the Third.
Yeah, that's a bit much.
I'm sorry, General, I can't hear you.
Got a lot of static.
Okay, got it.
Stockwell says Tadesco is going to be at the estate, which means the security will be doubled.
Oh, great.
He's quite a charmer.
He's connected to 35 murders.
Anything we can use as an entree? He's paranoid, a security nut, and he collects contemporary art, among other things.
Whoa, this the reporter we're going to spring? What a fox.
Maybe she'll wanna do a story about Frankie Santana.
Yeah, the man and the magic.
Yeah, that's it.
I don't get it.
Why would she move in with this type of guy just for a story? What kind of girl is this? A very pretty girl for one thing.
Guards, electric fences Ready to roll, Johnny.
This baby will pick up a napkin hitting the floor in the kitchen.
All right, I'd like to know what he's whispering in her ear.
So would I.
No good.
Can't get a thing.
Typical.
Government spends $2,000 on a listening device, you can't even pick up A.
M.
radio.
No, no, no, it's not that.
It's the jammers.
He probably invested in one of those Radion 2000s that Castro digs.
Well, what we need is, to have Tadesco insist on all of us stopping by.
All right, now, listen, Frankie, you're going to have to handle these cons after I'm gone, so I I suggest you take full advantage of my expertise during these last few moments we have together.
Send me in, coach.
Right, all right.
Now, listen, the See, the key to any con is placing the mark in a position where he thinks that reward will come or harm will be avoided if he does exactly as he is told by the character assumed by the conman.
Huh? That is a remarkably good analysis of a very complex issue, Face.
Oh, thanks.
You know, I should write a book.
No, no, just a pamphlet.
Let her rip, B.
A.
See if you can get that window right there.
Perfect.
Oh, no, no, no, no, don't fold on my account.
You winning? Bob Thompson, Regional Inspectors Division.
Larry Watkins, house commander.
I had no idea No, no, no, no, relax.
These are inspector trainees Dalton and Smith.
Well, you have what appears to be here an A-1 station, Chief.
Yes, sir, not a spot of grease anywhere.
Truck shined to perfection.
Yes, I think we're looking at very, very high grade here, Chief.
Are you getting this, Smith? Mmm-hmm, mmm-hmm.
Yeah.
Honey, we got smoke upstairs! Get everyone down here! Let's move this stuff out.
Find Sally.
Yeah.
Division 76, Code 3 Excuse me.
Code 3, let's move it! You coming or you gonna stand around? Upstairs! You, you, you! You! You.
Come on, come on, come here, come on.
Here, help me with this.
Get this stuff out and be careful with that.
Anybody in here? You called for the cleaners? Yeah.
I'm the cleaners.
Oh, terrific! Look, you got to get me to a phone.
Okay, just play along.
All right.
Looks like some sort of smoke device.
Smoke device? What smoke device? Hey! Hey! Stop them! On the left, you have a magnificent Rothko.
On the right, you have a rare Matisse.
You're a dead man! You're dead! Come on, come on, we haven't got much time.
Stop him! Don't let him Stop him.
Stop him! You're ruining everything! You're a dead man! Sorry, Chief, we have a road test to complete.
Get the cars, she's being kidnapped.
Come on.
The A-Team? The network sent the A-Team? I'm sorry, I don't understand.
Don't ask why.
Just tell us what's going on.
They're gonna kill him.
They're gonna kill who? Hello? Hello, yes, this is Sally Vogel, UBS News.
I need to talk to Brick Peterson right away, please.
I can't hear you.
Yes, please, tell him it's Hello? Lost them.
Tommy is gonna kill Brick Peterson.
He's the union guy, right? Right.
He's the one that took over from Red Cunningham.
He's the reformer and he won't play ball from Tommy, so he's gonna Easy, easy.
Take a deep breath, let it out.
Now tell us what's going on.
I saw the hit man take the contract.
That's why I had to get out of there right away.
They've got to Hello! Yes, it's Sally Vogel, from UBS News.
I need to talk to Brick Peterson right away, please.
No, it is not about an interview, it's Hello? Hello? It's gone dead again.
Yeah, well, the hills are blocking the signal.
Get us out of here, B.
A.
We got company.
Three cars full.
But we're slowing down.
Why are we slowing down? We don't want to miss our turn.
It's all yours, Frankie.
Tell that lady reporter to take notes, Johnny, 'cause this is gonna be like a highlight reel and she's gonna be begging my publicist for ink.
You like explosions? What? Okay, Frank, now, wait for my cue.
All right, now! Nice, Frank.
They're gaining on us, Hannibal.
Okay, number two, stand by.
Now! They only got one left.
Now, I planted that big charge in that oak tree we are coming to up ahead.
As soon as we go by it, then blow it.
Oak tree? There's a hundred thousand trees out here.
You know I'm from the barrio, man.
What color is this thing? Brown and green.
They're all brown and green.
Oh, no, no, no.
They shot off the antenna, we got to get to a phone.
She's a what? She's a stringer for the Unified Broadcasting System.
Before that she did five years at the A.
P.
overseas.
Now you tell me? Now You said it was cool.
Remember? You were on vacation.
You met an interior decorator from Philadelphia.
That little Puts on a string bikini and goes combing the beach for me.
Now, nobody hears about this, you understand? Nobody.
Tell me about it.
It was the A-Team.
We checked the van for prints and I got a couple of descriptions from your boys.
A- Team? Yeah, I put out an APB and alerted the media.
Now, listen, I want the satisfaction of confronting the girl myself, Brooks.
Face to face.
We handle this as a kidnapping, Tommy.
Straight police matter.
I think the best thing you could do is stay completely out of it.
Forget it, pal, we're gonna handle it my way.
I forgot my briefcase.
Hurry up.
You know, Sheriff, if I were you, the last thing I'd wanna see is my face on the nightly news.
Yeah, it would be a shame if that reporter was killed in the crossfire, huh? Terrible tragedy.
Oh, man.
I saw the wreck.
I know what an oak tree looks like now.
Don't worry, Frankie, anybody could've made that mistake.
You're gonna get the hang of it.
Well, guys, that's it.
You don't need me anymore.
You got the girl.
You get that union guy on the phone and you're all set.
So, I guess this is goodbye.
I don't like goodbyes.
Well, how about "so long"? Ain't much better.
Look, you take care of yourself.
All right.
Got you.
Hey, Faceman.
Thanks for the coaching.
I mean, I haven't known you that long, but I do know you're a righteous dude and an upstanding guy.
Think Madison Square Garden.
Protect yourself at all times.
Sound advice, Frankie.
Thanks.
Face, you got enough money? You got your galoshes? 'Cause you're gonna need them I don't know what to say.
We've been through a lot together.
I mean, 15 years on the run.
Nam before that, I Well, I do I have something I want to give to you.
What? Something I want you to remember me by.
Oh, Murdock, I can't take this.
I mean Oh, no, your grandfather, he gave you this as a gift.
No, but I want you take that.
I want you to take it.
Look, look.
Look at the inscription.
I think it applies.
"Happy birthday, H.
M.
" Oh, thanks.
Look, I guess I owe you thanks.
Goodbye.
Lieutenant.
Colonel.
Gonna miss you, kid.
Well Okay, Frankie, hide the bike and meet us at the house.
Sally, come with me.
You know, I'm afraid Brick Peterson may not even take my call.
It's been at least two years since I did that story on him.
Oh, I think I know how to get him to the phone.
Howdy! Car broke down over on Route 80.
Would you mind if the wife and I used your phone to call the auto club? Well, sure! Come on in.
Cates is my name.
Where do y'all come from? DC.
Yes, sir, it a was a perfect honeymoon and then the battery went dead.
Oh, honey, it's still a perfect honeymoon.
Well, I'll be! Help yourself.
Little Dickens, you.
Thank you.
Much obliged.
Give me the number, honey.
Mr.
Peterson, please.
Yeah, this is Red Cunningham.
Very clever.
Endlessly.
Hello, Red.
Listen, Brick, this is Sally Vogel from UBS News.
Do you remember me? I did a story on you two years ago? Oh, yeah, I remember you.
Listen, Brick, this is very, very serious.
I've got to warn you about something.
Tommy Tadesco has just put out a hit on you.
A hit? What are you talking about, a hit? I was at the Tadesco estate undercover and I actually saw him pay someone to kill you.
Well, that doesn't surprise me.
We figured he might come after me.
Listen, Brick, it's very important that you do not go out on that stage tonight.
Do you hear me? I really think that's where he's gonna try it.
Hold on, hold on, Sally.
Do you hear what I'm saying? I'll step up security.
I'll have them frisk everybody that comes into that building, but there's no way I'm not taking that stage tonight.
Don't be a fool, you are dealing with a pro here.
Sally, if I don't go on that stage tonight it's a victory for them.
That's exactly what they want.
Do you hear what I'm saying? He's going to try to kill you, Brick.
Come on, we got a convention to catch.
You mean we're gonna go to Atlantic City? If that assassin's any good, he's gonna get by any security Peterson's got.
Not so fast, Mr.
Smith.
You're all over the TV, fella.
I phoned the sheriff.
Oh, great.
All right, back in the house.
Move! The police around here are not the good guys.
They've been good enough for the past 20 years.
Hannibal! Hi, Face.
Welcome back.
Oh, thanks.
Tell me, is there a big world out there? Oh, yeah, and more.
Guess who's out there.
Who? This is the police.
You're completely surrounded.
Come out with your hands up.
We know you and the A-Team are in there, Hannibal Smith.
There's no way out.
Put down your guns and surrender.
You won't be hurt if you give up now.
This is your last warning.
I repeat.
Come out with your hands up.
We've got innocent people in here, don't shoot.
Fire! Quick! Follow me! Follow me! It's a tornado tunnel.
Can we borrow your truck? Sure, take it.
Just get out of my life.
Adjust the driver's seat, B.
A.
Okay.
Okay.
Make sure the Feds pay for your crib, man.
That was totally uncalled for, a violation of your civil rights.
Cease fire! What the hell's the matter with you? I told you not to hurt her.
My boys got a little rambunctious, that's all.
Don't play with me, Brooks, you destroyed that farm.
Hey, they fired the first shots.
And in case you've forgotten, these guys are convicted killers.
Tommy, the Sheriff was just trying to put this thing to bed for us, all right? All right, what do you got? Switchboard shows they made a call to the Atlantic City Convention Center.
Does that mean anything? That's none of your business.
Right.
Well, they're definitely running to the Jersey line.
You got to nail them before they hit the interstate.
I've called out the state troopers and I got plenty of my own units.
There's only one way out of here to the interstate.
I plan to set up a gauntlet, an impassable barrier.
Not bad.
Do you want me to tell them, "Don't hurt the girl, "her boyfriend wants to see her one more time before he snuffs her"? You just crossed the line, pal.
Don't you ever forget who you're talking to.
I blink and you're history.
Now, I want her alive! I'll handle it.
Looks like your instincts were right.
Sally was listening to us.
Even paranoids have enemies.
You know what I'm saying? So that means the convention's gonna be on the alert.
Now, what if the police get to Stark before he delivers? At these prices, he won't get caught.
Man, she had me fooled.
I really thought we had something.
Letting the Sheriff take care of this is the best business decision, you know that.
No argument from me.
I just wanna look her in the eye first.
This Tadesco is a lunatic.
I don't understand how you could have anything to do with him.
Oh, I don't know.
I guess the bottom line is I just talked myself into it.
I just kept taking bigger and bigger risks on bigger and bigger stories and this one was gonna be the biggest story of all.
I don't like it, Hannibal.
It's too quiet.
Yeah, they'll probably have a roadblock set up by tomorrow on this side of the county line.
We got one mini-14 between us.
Well, look at the bright side, B.
A.
We got six rounds.
And a half a gallon of gas.
We better pull in here.
You get the gas.
We'll grab some food.
Now, listen, guys, I'm gonna take off.
A girlfriend of mine lives just down the road and I'm gonna see if she can't give me a ride into Well, come on, let me at least buy you a cup of coffee to go.
Oh, no, no, no.
Thanks, Murdock, really, but I better be going.
Ciao.
Come on, what are you staring at? Look, you make me feel like a Rockwell painting.
Will you quit staring? Hello? Hello? I'd like to have six hamburgers, please, four coffees and one milk to go.
Thank you.
We temporarily disrupt this program to bring you this special bulletin.
In a dramatic development in Atlantic City, the police, in response to an anonymous tip, have thwarted an attempted assassination of B.
L.
U.
presidential candidate Brick Peterson.
The unidentified assailant was captured as he climbed the catwalk over the convention floor armed with an M-16 rifle.
More details as they occur.
Congratulations.
He's safe! That's beautiful.
Thank you.
Hey, what about me? Coincidence, I mean Let's get out of this county.
Hannibal! Hi, Face.
Welcome back.
Well, look who's here.
No, no, you look who's here.
Oh, what a sleazy surprise.
Tommy, I got some bad news for you.
Shut up! Lock that waitress in the freezer.
Hello, again.
Hello! I'll take better care of you next time.
I'll wait right here.
You left without saying goodbye.
Goodbye.
Now, look me in the eye and say that.
It's all over, Tadesco.
We got to Brick Peterson.
They caught your shooter.
It's true, Tommy, it's all over the news.
Shut up.
Line them up.
You first.
And you, too.
I'm really disappointed in you, Tommy.
I mean, I thought you were supposed to be good at this kind of thing.
I mean, how do you guys feel? Aren't you kind of disappointed in Tommy? Yes.
Yes.
I'm not.
Oh! Tommy.
Not now and not here.
You can't just line them up like the Valentine's Day massacre.
Shut the TV Wait a minute.
We now have further details on the attempted assassination of B.
L.
U.
presidential candidate, Brick Peterson.
We can confirm that Mr.
Peterson is alive and well.
We also have the first pictures of the weapon used in the attempt, as well as an identification of the assailant.
His name is Joey Diamond, an alleged mobster from the East Coast.
See, Tommy, you just aren't very good at it.
We've got a problem, Hannibal.
That's not the guy that Tommy hired.
I don't get it.
So then who did the cops nab? A patsy.
At these prices you get a dead assassin and a dead victim.
Right, Tommy? We only hire the very best.
All right, everybody, into the truck.
We're gonna run you into a roadblock for a nice, clean law-enforcement kill.
Sally! Everybody freeze! Boy, we got a real endangered species here, an unarmed hoodlum with a spitting grin.
Anybody want to take a photograph? All right.
Let's get these clowns tied up and get that lady out of the freezer.
We got to go.
Sally, are you all right? I just can't believe we still haven't even stopped him.
I mean, after all of this, what have we got? We know he knows who I am.
So he's just gonna move his operation and he's still gonna kill Brick Peterson.
Look, we're gonna stop this guy.
We couldn't have done it if it hadn't been for what you did.
You wanna know what I did? I mean, what did I really do? I walked in there with my ego to take the Pulitzer, and what did I end up with? Lifestyles of the rich and despicable.
Oh, Face, I mean, how am I even gonna go home? I can't face my folks.
Let's go.
Peterson will be on stage in two hours.
Hold it, Hannibal.
What about this roadblock? You don't expect me to turn this heap of junk into a tank with the spare parts from the kitchen, do you? B.
A.
, relax.
Jump in the driver's seat, I got a better idea.
Bring lover-boy over here.
Frankie, get me some rope.
You are a dead man.
Yeah, but I got to see Atlantic City before I die.
Listen, Hannibal, I think I'll tag along with you guys.
You know, just till we're past the roadblock.
Sure.
Sure, Face.
We're almost there, Tommy.
We didn't gag you on purpose.
Now, if you have any thoughts in your mind, just feel free to say them.
Don't shoot! Don't shoot! My sentiments exactly.
Hold your fire! I can't believe this.
Hold your fire! Hold your fire! Mr.
Tadesco kindly requests that you remove the barricade so that he may continue his scenic tour of the highway.
This will also prevent my associate from being forced to shoot him.
Remove the barricade now! Do what he says! All right, move it back.
Open it up.
Let's go! On the right and on the left, you see representatives of the finest law-enforcement agencies of the state.
And save for their drab uniforms, they are a remarkably cohesive unit.
We'll follow up with the assassin, then roll into the tape on Brick, then we'll cut back to me for the closing.
We got Tommy Tadesco in the back of this truck.
He wants to assassinate Brick Peterson.
Now, you stay with him until the cops get here.
Sally! What happened to you? Do you Listen, Connie, I'm sorry.
I've got to use your press pass.
What's going on here? Who are these people? This place is massive.
How are we gonna cover this? We can use the cameras in the control booth.
Come on, it's on the second floor.
First, we get this shot.
Hi, listen, I'm sorry to barge in like this.
I'm Sally Vogel from UBS News, and listen, the guy that they nailed yesterday is not the right guy.
I know what the real assassin looks like and I know he's still out there somewhere.
We need your help.
If I can use your cameras to cover the auditorium we're sure we can find him.
It's all yours.
Leroy, give the lady your headset.
Start rolling tape on this right away, Bill.
All right, give me a close on two.
Three, listen, I want you to pan to the right.
All right, one, I want you to give me a full sweep of the stage.
Two, balcony, please.
Three, all right.
Now I want you to pan the entire left section and give me the side aisles.
Two, podium right, please.
Two is not moving.
Two? Can you hear me? I said, podium right, please.
Three, can you hear me? All right, now, listen very carefully.
I want you to pan very slowly back to middle, until I say hold.
Hold it.
It's the cameraman on camera two.
That's in the balcony.
Pull that trigger and you're a dead man.
Hey, fool! Welcome back.
Little has been said about those who prevented the tragedy here in Atlantic City.
But this reporter experienced those events firsthand, moment by moment.
The men who saved Brick Peterson's life are real heroes, brave men with the ultimate sense of conviction, despite the fact that they have been misrepresented by the press and betrayed by their own government.
The heroes of whom I speak, are known as the A-Team.
And the conviction they carry with them is far more meaningful than the one handed down by the military court.
This is Sally Vogel, UBS News, Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Now, I've been watching for your reports.
I never saw this on the air.
And I'm sorry to say, you never will.
I snuck this copy out.
Someone very high up in the network killed the story.
Sounds like some favors had to be repaid.
It's all right.
You don't need to explain.
I just wanted to thank you.
All of you.
It's our pleasure.
Thought you were leaving.
Well, small change of plans.
What? Yeah.
What, I'm I'm sorry.
Excuse us, just for one moment.
Yeah.
Could I have a private conversation with you? Oh, sure.
See, I wasn't privy to this information.
I mean, if you've decided that you're not going to leave then I want my watch back.
Forget it.
It's a gift, Murdock.
You gave it to me.
I But this is very important to me.
I mean it has great sentimental value.
Yeah, well, now, it has great sentimental value to me, Murdock.
I'll tell you what.
I'll think of you whenever I wear it.
Look, if you've decided that you're gonna keep the watch, then you gonna have to go.
Absolutely not! Go! No! Go! Go! Go! No, I'm
Why don't we have the next one in my hotel room? I love the way you think.
Waiter.
Maitre d'.
Is something wrong? Bus boy.
So, being a rookie tour guide, they put me on the night shift.
It's really neat, 'cause I get to work with lots of Japanese businessmen in busses, who want to see the Lincoln Memorial glow in the dark.
I am telling you I think I have really found my calling this time.
You think? At the navigation head of the Potomac River, the city of Washington sits.
Barely 67 square miles, yet within its borders are located nearly So, what's going down, guys? Why the big pow-wow? I've being giving this a lot of thought and I think the next mission we get we should get out.
Use the opportunity to make a run for it.
Interesting proposition.
What do you think, guys? No, no, I don't know, Face.
I mean, I think that if we complete these missions, then we'll all go free.
Oh, Murdock, don't you get it? We've done everything that Stockwell has asked, and he's never so much as even said thank you.
We even saved the guy's life.
As long as we keep succeeding at these missions, he's just gonna keep us around for more.
And as soon as we fail, well, we're dead.
That's a good point.
I'm telling you, Stockwell has taken over our lives.
He's even taken over my dreams.
Can he do that? Hannibal, what do you think? Stockwell will honor his part of the agreement.
I'm sorry, Face.
I want to get my pardon, okay? I want to go back to work.
I gave up a stunning career in big-time show business.
Well, I figured you guys would feel this way, and I want you to know that's all right, but me, I made up my mind, I am going.
We may never see you again, Faceman.
In what can only be characterized as the culmination of a meteoric rise, Brick Peterson is now just one day away from becoming the youngest president of the National Brotherhood of Labor Unions in its 45-year history.
Peterson began his union career four years ago when he was elected treasurer of Local 118 in his hometown of Lawrence, Long Island.
Peterson attracted national attention when he proved that long-time B.
L.
U.
president Red Cunningham was making questionable pension fund loans to businesses linked to organized crime.
Unbelievable, the nerve of this guy.
Tommy, are we still going out to dinner tonight? Will you give me a minute? One minute.
Okay, honey.
I made him a reasonable offer, didn't I? I was reasonable with him.
Well, he wrote his own ticket.
Mr.
Stark.
Payment in full.
Do it in front of everyone.
This will be our last conversation, Mr.
Tadesco.
Consider me unreachable.
The sale is final.
No refunds or exchanges.
I understand the terms.
Look for your receipt in the obituary column.
Was she standing there the whole time? Right.
Thank you.
Oh, hi.
Who you talking to, Sally? Just the cleaners.
Oh, just the cleaners, huh? What is going on around here? I mean, I go to pick up my clothes at the front gate and your gorilla stops me for some Honey, what are you doing? What is that? You tape my conversations? Right, the red dress.
I need the red dress out right away.
You come pick it up? No, I'm sorry, I can't come in.
Could you have it delivered here before noon tomorrow So, you want to fingerprint me? Really, I'm sorry.
Really, I'm just trying to do a little business here.
We're tightening things up.
One of these days you're gonna have to trust me.
I don't trust anybody.
Tommy.
Tommy Tadesco.
Are you familiar with him? Yeah, Tommy the Player.
He's a killer.
He runs Las Vegas for the boys.
No, used to run Vegas, now he runs most of the East Coast.
That's very good, Murdock.
Don't cancel your subscription to Newsweek.
About a month ago, a stringer for UBS infiltrated Tadesco's operation.
He got close, very close.
Now they want their reporter out.
Tell the FBI to get a warrant and go kick down the door.
Yeah, why us? Well, I want it to look like a kidnapping to keep the cover intact.
Otherwise Tadesco will just shift his operation and we will have learned nothing of value.
What's the catch? We have a coded message that you have until noon today.
I don't know whether Tadesco is on his estate or not.
Also, the local police and the regional FBI are on Tadesco's Christmas card list.
Questions? How does a big-time mob boss let a reporter get so close? He fell in love with her.
You're welcome.
When are you leaving? After the girl.
On the left, we have the beautiful rolling hills of the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania.
And on the right, we have Lieutenant Templeton Peck, member of the notorious A-Team.
Former Lieutenant Peck.
Now, B.
A.
, what's the matter with you? Nothing, I'm fine.
Yeah, well you better talk to me.
This could be your last chance.
Okay, okay.
I have compiled a list of names and occupations, but you got to give me the part of the country in which you want to hide or you want to settle in.
The South is nice.
Lou's Delivery.
Kentucky, they have stud farms in Kentucky.
You could become Ascott Boudreau the Third.
Yeah, that's a bit much.
I'm sorry, General, I can't hear you.
Got a lot of static.
Okay, got it.
Stockwell says Tadesco is going to be at the estate, which means the security will be doubled.
Oh, great.
He's quite a charmer.
He's connected to 35 murders.
Anything we can use as an entree? He's paranoid, a security nut, and he collects contemporary art, among other things.
Whoa, this the reporter we're going to spring? What a fox.
Maybe she'll wanna do a story about Frankie Santana.
Yeah, the man and the magic.
Yeah, that's it.
I don't get it.
Why would she move in with this type of guy just for a story? What kind of girl is this? A very pretty girl for one thing.
Guards, electric fences Ready to roll, Johnny.
This baby will pick up a napkin hitting the floor in the kitchen.
All right, I'd like to know what he's whispering in her ear.
So would I.
No good.
Can't get a thing.
Typical.
Government spends $2,000 on a listening device, you can't even pick up A.
M.
radio.
No, no, no, it's not that.
It's the jammers.
He probably invested in one of those Radion 2000s that Castro digs.
Well, what we need is, to have Tadesco insist on all of us stopping by.
All right, now, listen, Frankie, you're going to have to handle these cons after I'm gone, so I I suggest you take full advantage of my expertise during these last few moments we have together.
Send me in, coach.
Right, all right.
Now, listen, the See, the key to any con is placing the mark in a position where he thinks that reward will come or harm will be avoided if he does exactly as he is told by the character assumed by the conman.
Huh? That is a remarkably good analysis of a very complex issue, Face.
Oh, thanks.
You know, I should write a book.
No, no, just a pamphlet.
Let her rip, B.
A.
See if you can get that window right there.
Perfect.
Oh, no, no, no, no, don't fold on my account.
You winning? Bob Thompson, Regional Inspectors Division.
Larry Watkins, house commander.
I had no idea No, no, no, no, relax.
These are inspector trainees Dalton and Smith.
Well, you have what appears to be here an A-1 station, Chief.
Yes, sir, not a spot of grease anywhere.
Truck shined to perfection.
Yes, I think we're looking at very, very high grade here, Chief.
Are you getting this, Smith? Mmm-hmm, mmm-hmm.
Yeah.
Honey, we got smoke upstairs! Get everyone down here! Let's move this stuff out.
Find Sally.
Yeah.
Division 76, Code 3 Excuse me.
Code 3, let's move it! You coming or you gonna stand around? Upstairs! You, you, you! You! You.
Come on, come on, come here, come on.
Here, help me with this.
Get this stuff out and be careful with that.
Anybody in here? You called for the cleaners? Yeah.
I'm the cleaners.
Oh, terrific! Look, you got to get me to a phone.
Okay, just play along.
All right.
Looks like some sort of smoke device.
Smoke device? What smoke device? Hey! Hey! Stop them! On the left, you have a magnificent Rothko.
On the right, you have a rare Matisse.
You're a dead man! You're dead! Come on, come on, we haven't got much time.
Stop him! Don't let him Stop him.
Stop him! You're ruining everything! You're a dead man! Sorry, Chief, we have a road test to complete.
Get the cars, she's being kidnapped.
Come on.
The A-Team? The network sent the A-Team? I'm sorry, I don't understand.
Don't ask why.
Just tell us what's going on.
They're gonna kill him.
They're gonna kill who? Hello? Hello, yes, this is Sally Vogel, UBS News.
I need to talk to Brick Peterson right away, please.
I can't hear you.
Yes, please, tell him it's Hello? Lost them.
Tommy is gonna kill Brick Peterson.
He's the union guy, right? Right.
He's the one that took over from Red Cunningham.
He's the reformer and he won't play ball from Tommy, so he's gonna Easy, easy.
Take a deep breath, let it out.
Now tell us what's going on.
I saw the hit man take the contract.
That's why I had to get out of there right away.
They've got to Hello! Yes, it's Sally Vogel, from UBS News.
I need to talk to Brick Peterson right away, please.
No, it is not about an interview, it's Hello? Hello? It's gone dead again.
Yeah, well, the hills are blocking the signal.
Get us out of here, B.
A.
We got company.
Three cars full.
But we're slowing down.
Why are we slowing down? We don't want to miss our turn.
It's all yours, Frankie.
Tell that lady reporter to take notes, Johnny, 'cause this is gonna be like a highlight reel and she's gonna be begging my publicist for ink.
You like explosions? What? Okay, Frank, now, wait for my cue.
All right, now! Nice, Frank.
They're gaining on us, Hannibal.
Okay, number two, stand by.
Now! They only got one left.
Now, I planted that big charge in that oak tree we are coming to up ahead.
As soon as we go by it, then blow it.
Oak tree? There's a hundred thousand trees out here.
You know I'm from the barrio, man.
What color is this thing? Brown and green.
They're all brown and green.
Oh, no, no, no.
They shot off the antenna, we got to get to a phone.
She's a what? She's a stringer for the Unified Broadcasting System.
Before that she did five years at the A.
P.
overseas.
Now you tell me? Now You said it was cool.
Remember? You were on vacation.
You met an interior decorator from Philadelphia.
That little Puts on a string bikini and goes combing the beach for me.
Now, nobody hears about this, you understand? Nobody.
Tell me about it.
It was the A-Team.
We checked the van for prints and I got a couple of descriptions from your boys.
A- Team? Yeah, I put out an APB and alerted the media.
Now, listen, I want the satisfaction of confronting the girl myself, Brooks.
Face to face.
We handle this as a kidnapping, Tommy.
Straight police matter.
I think the best thing you could do is stay completely out of it.
Forget it, pal, we're gonna handle it my way.
I forgot my briefcase.
Hurry up.
You know, Sheriff, if I were you, the last thing I'd wanna see is my face on the nightly news.
Yeah, it would be a shame if that reporter was killed in the crossfire, huh? Terrible tragedy.
Oh, man.
I saw the wreck.
I know what an oak tree looks like now.
Don't worry, Frankie, anybody could've made that mistake.
You're gonna get the hang of it.
Well, guys, that's it.
You don't need me anymore.
You got the girl.
You get that union guy on the phone and you're all set.
So, I guess this is goodbye.
I don't like goodbyes.
Well, how about "so long"? Ain't much better.
Look, you take care of yourself.
All right.
Got you.
Hey, Faceman.
Thanks for the coaching.
I mean, I haven't known you that long, but I do know you're a righteous dude and an upstanding guy.
Think Madison Square Garden.
Protect yourself at all times.
Sound advice, Frankie.
Thanks.
Face, you got enough money? You got your galoshes? 'Cause you're gonna need them I don't know what to say.
We've been through a lot together.
I mean, 15 years on the run.
Nam before that, I Well, I do I have something I want to give to you.
What? Something I want you to remember me by.
Oh, Murdock, I can't take this.
I mean Oh, no, your grandfather, he gave you this as a gift.
No, but I want you take that.
I want you to take it.
Look, look.
Look at the inscription.
I think it applies.
"Happy birthday, H.
M.
" Oh, thanks.
Look, I guess I owe you thanks.
Goodbye.
Lieutenant.
Colonel.
Gonna miss you, kid.
Well Okay, Frankie, hide the bike and meet us at the house.
Sally, come with me.
You know, I'm afraid Brick Peterson may not even take my call.
It's been at least two years since I did that story on him.
Oh, I think I know how to get him to the phone.
Howdy! Car broke down over on Route 80.
Would you mind if the wife and I used your phone to call the auto club? Well, sure! Come on in.
Cates is my name.
Where do y'all come from? DC.
Yes, sir, it a was a perfect honeymoon and then the battery went dead.
Oh, honey, it's still a perfect honeymoon.
Well, I'll be! Help yourself.
Little Dickens, you.
Thank you.
Much obliged.
Give me the number, honey.
Mr.
Peterson, please.
Yeah, this is Red Cunningham.
Very clever.
Endlessly.
Hello, Red.
Listen, Brick, this is Sally Vogel from UBS News.
Do you remember me? I did a story on you two years ago? Oh, yeah, I remember you.
Listen, Brick, this is very, very serious.
I've got to warn you about something.
Tommy Tadesco has just put out a hit on you.
A hit? What are you talking about, a hit? I was at the Tadesco estate undercover and I actually saw him pay someone to kill you.
Well, that doesn't surprise me.
We figured he might come after me.
Listen, Brick, it's very important that you do not go out on that stage tonight.
Do you hear me? I really think that's where he's gonna try it.
Hold on, hold on, Sally.
Do you hear what I'm saying? I'll step up security.
I'll have them frisk everybody that comes into that building, but there's no way I'm not taking that stage tonight.
Don't be a fool, you are dealing with a pro here.
Sally, if I don't go on that stage tonight it's a victory for them.
That's exactly what they want.
Do you hear what I'm saying? He's going to try to kill you, Brick.
Come on, we got a convention to catch.
You mean we're gonna go to Atlantic City? If that assassin's any good, he's gonna get by any security Peterson's got.
Not so fast, Mr.
Smith.
You're all over the TV, fella.
I phoned the sheriff.
Oh, great.
All right, back in the house.
Move! The police around here are not the good guys.
They've been good enough for the past 20 years.
Hannibal! Hi, Face.
Welcome back.
Oh, thanks.
Tell me, is there a big world out there? Oh, yeah, and more.
Guess who's out there.
Who? This is the police.
You're completely surrounded.
Come out with your hands up.
We know you and the A-Team are in there, Hannibal Smith.
There's no way out.
Put down your guns and surrender.
You won't be hurt if you give up now.
This is your last warning.
I repeat.
Come out with your hands up.
We've got innocent people in here, don't shoot.
Fire! Quick! Follow me! Follow me! It's a tornado tunnel.
Can we borrow your truck? Sure, take it.
Just get out of my life.
Adjust the driver's seat, B.
A.
Okay.
Okay.
Make sure the Feds pay for your crib, man.
That was totally uncalled for, a violation of your civil rights.
Cease fire! What the hell's the matter with you? I told you not to hurt her.
My boys got a little rambunctious, that's all.
Don't play with me, Brooks, you destroyed that farm.
Hey, they fired the first shots.
And in case you've forgotten, these guys are convicted killers.
Tommy, the Sheriff was just trying to put this thing to bed for us, all right? All right, what do you got? Switchboard shows they made a call to the Atlantic City Convention Center.
Does that mean anything? That's none of your business.
Right.
Well, they're definitely running to the Jersey line.
You got to nail them before they hit the interstate.
I've called out the state troopers and I got plenty of my own units.
There's only one way out of here to the interstate.
I plan to set up a gauntlet, an impassable barrier.
Not bad.
Do you want me to tell them, "Don't hurt the girl, "her boyfriend wants to see her one more time before he snuffs her"? You just crossed the line, pal.
Don't you ever forget who you're talking to.
I blink and you're history.
Now, I want her alive! I'll handle it.
Looks like your instincts were right.
Sally was listening to us.
Even paranoids have enemies.
You know what I'm saying? So that means the convention's gonna be on the alert.
Now, what if the police get to Stark before he delivers? At these prices, he won't get caught.
Man, she had me fooled.
I really thought we had something.
Letting the Sheriff take care of this is the best business decision, you know that.
No argument from me.
I just wanna look her in the eye first.
This Tadesco is a lunatic.
I don't understand how you could have anything to do with him.
Oh, I don't know.
I guess the bottom line is I just talked myself into it.
I just kept taking bigger and bigger risks on bigger and bigger stories and this one was gonna be the biggest story of all.
I don't like it, Hannibal.
It's too quiet.
Yeah, they'll probably have a roadblock set up by tomorrow on this side of the county line.
We got one mini-14 between us.
Well, look at the bright side, B.
A.
We got six rounds.
And a half a gallon of gas.
We better pull in here.
You get the gas.
We'll grab some food.
Now, listen, guys, I'm gonna take off.
A girlfriend of mine lives just down the road and I'm gonna see if she can't give me a ride into Well, come on, let me at least buy you a cup of coffee to go.
Oh, no, no, no.
Thanks, Murdock, really, but I better be going.
Ciao.
Come on, what are you staring at? Look, you make me feel like a Rockwell painting.
Will you quit staring? Hello? Hello? I'd like to have six hamburgers, please, four coffees and one milk to go.
Thank you.
We temporarily disrupt this program to bring you this special bulletin.
In a dramatic development in Atlantic City, the police, in response to an anonymous tip, have thwarted an attempted assassination of B.
L.
U.
presidential candidate Brick Peterson.
The unidentified assailant was captured as he climbed the catwalk over the convention floor armed with an M-16 rifle.
More details as they occur.
Congratulations.
He's safe! That's beautiful.
Thank you.
Hey, what about me? Coincidence, I mean Let's get out of this county.
Hannibal! Hi, Face.
Welcome back.
Well, look who's here.
No, no, you look who's here.
Oh, what a sleazy surprise.
Tommy, I got some bad news for you.
Shut up! Lock that waitress in the freezer.
Hello, again.
Hello! I'll take better care of you next time.
I'll wait right here.
You left without saying goodbye.
Goodbye.
Now, look me in the eye and say that.
It's all over, Tadesco.
We got to Brick Peterson.
They caught your shooter.
It's true, Tommy, it's all over the news.
Shut up.
Line them up.
You first.
And you, too.
I'm really disappointed in you, Tommy.
I mean, I thought you were supposed to be good at this kind of thing.
I mean, how do you guys feel? Aren't you kind of disappointed in Tommy? Yes.
Yes.
I'm not.
Oh! Tommy.
Not now and not here.
You can't just line them up like the Valentine's Day massacre.
Shut the TV Wait a minute.
We now have further details on the attempted assassination of B.
L.
U.
presidential candidate, Brick Peterson.
We can confirm that Mr.
Peterson is alive and well.
We also have the first pictures of the weapon used in the attempt, as well as an identification of the assailant.
His name is Joey Diamond, an alleged mobster from the East Coast.
See, Tommy, you just aren't very good at it.
We've got a problem, Hannibal.
That's not the guy that Tommy hired.
I don't get it.
So then who did the cops nab? A patsy.
At these prices you get a dead assassin and a dead victim.
Right, Tommy? We only hire the very best.
All right, everybody, into the truck.
We're gonna run you into a roadblock for a nice, clean law-enforcement kill.
Sally! Everybody freeze! Boy, we got a real endangered species here, an unarmed hoodlum with a spitting grin.
Anybody want to take a photograph? All right.
Let's get these clowns tied up and get that lady out of the freezer.
We got to go.
Sally, are you all right? I just can't believe we still haven't even stopped him.
I mean, after all of this, what have we got? We know he knows who I am.
So he's just gonna move his operation and he's still gonna kill Brick Peterson.
Look, we're gonna stop this guy.
We couldn't have done it if it hadn't been for what you did.
You wanna know what I did? I mean, what did I really do? I walked in there with my ego to take the Pulitzer, and what did I end up with? Lifestyles of the rich and despicable.
Oh, Face, I mean, how am I even gonna go home? I can't face my folks.
Let's go.
Peterson will be on stage in two hours.
Hold it, Hannibal.
What about this roadblock? You don't expect me to turn this heap of junk into a tank with the spare parts from the kitchen, do you? B.
A.
, relax.
Jump in the driver's seat, I got a better idea.
Bring lover-boy over here.
Frankie, get me some rope.
You are a dead man.
Yeah, but I got to see Atlantic City before I die.
Listen, Hannibal, I think I'll tag along with you guys.
You know, just till we're past the roadblock.
Sure.
Sure, Face.
We're almost there, Tommy.
We didn't gag you on purpose.
Now, if you have any thoughts in your mind, just feel free to say them.
Don't shoot! Don't shoot! My sentiments exactly.
Hold your fire! I can't believe this.
Hold your fire! Hold your fire! Mr.
Tadesco kindly requests that you remove the barricade so that he may continue his scenic tour of the highway.
This will also prevent my associate from being forced to shoot him.
Remove the barricade now! Do what he says! All right, move it back.
Open it up.
Let's go! On the right and on the left, you see representatives of the finest law-enforcement agencies of the state.
And save for their drab uniforms, they are a remarkably cohesive unit.
We'll follow up with the assassin, then roll into the tape on Brick, then we'll cut back to me for the closing.
We got Tommy Tadesco in the back of this truck.
He wants to assassinate Brick Peterson.
Now, you stay with him until the cops get here.
Sally! What happened to you? Do you Listen, Connie, I'm sorry.
I've got to use your press pass.
What's going on here? Who are these people? This place is massive.
How are we gonna cover this? We can use the cameras in the control booth.
Come on, it's on the second floor.
First, we get this shot.
Hi, listen, I'm sorry to barge in like this.
I'm Sally Vogel from UBS News, and listen, the guy that they nailed yesterday is not the right guy.
I know what the real assassin looks like and I know he's still out there somewhere.
We need your help.
If I can use your cameras to cover the auditorium we're sure we can find him.
It's all yours.
Leroy, give the lady your headset.
Start rolling tape on this right away, Bill.
All right, give me a close on two.
Three, listen, I want you to pan to the right.
All right, one, I want you to give me a full sweep of the stage.
Two, balcony, please.
Three, all right.
Now I want you to pan the entire left section and give me the side aisles.
Two, podium right, please.
Two is not moving.
Two? Can you hear me? I said, podium right, please.
Three, can you hear me? All right, now, listen very carefully.
I want you to pan very slowly back to middle, until I say hold.
Hold it.
It's the cameraman on camera two.
That's in the balcony.
Pull that trigger and you're a dead man.
Hey, fool! Welcome back.
Little has been said about those who prevented the tragedy here in Atlantic City.
But this reporter experienced those events firsthand, moment by moment.
The men who saved Brick Peterson's life are real heroes, brave men with the ultimate sense of conviction, despite the fact that they have been misrepresented by the press and betrayed by their own government.
The heroes of whom I speak, are known as the A-Team.
And the conviction they carry with them is far more meaningful than the one handed down by the military court.
This is Sally Vogel, UBS News, Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Now, I've been watching for your reports.
I never saw this on the air.
And I'm sorry to say, you never will.
I snuck this copy out.
Someone very high up in the network killed the story.
Sounds like some favors had to be repaid.
It's all right.
You don't need to explain.
I just wanted to thank you.
All of you.
It's our pleasure.
Thought you were leaving.
Well, small change of plans.
What? Yeah.
What, I'm I'm sorry.
Excuse us, just for one moment.
Yeah.
Could I have a private conversation with you? Oh, sure.
See, I wasn't privy to this information.
I mean, if you've decided that you're not going to leave then I want my watch back.
Forget it.
It's a gift, Murdock.
You gave it to me.
I But this is very important to me.
I mean it has great sentimental value.
Yeah, well, now, it has great sentimental value to me, Murdock.
I'll tell you what.
I'll think of you whenever I wear it.
Look, if you've decided that you're gonna keep the watch, then you gonna have to go.
Absolutely not! Go! No! Go! Go! Go! No, I'm