The A-Team (1983) s05e09 Episode Script

Point of No Return

You're late, Rajiv.
There were things to take care of.
We are very pleased you came through for us, Rajiv.
Let us hope this is the beginning of a long and profitable arrangement.
Are you all right? I'm not feeling well.
I've had little sleep.
We have another job for you.
There'll be no other job.
I'll be content with what you pay me now.
You don't get paid now.
Hi, guys.
Here.
Empress Seven to Mama Bear.
Code Orange.
Repeat, Code Orange.
Yes.
Colonel Smith managed to get a message through.
Code Orange.
I see.
And the Colonel's status? No verification.
All right, shift red sector plan one day and meet me in Langley.
Boy, Stockwell, this one really takes the cake.
It was a stupid idea in the first place.
I told you it wouldn't work.
And now you tell us that you don't even know where Hannibal is.
What about all these backup people you were supposed to have? Weren't they able to tell you anything? Yeah.
Aren't there supposed to be contingency plans when something like this happens? We simply don't have complete information at this time.
Give us a break.
Come on, Carla, you know how this ship operates.
The two of you, you never give us all the information you have.
Only this time, we're talking about the Colonel's life.
So a little information isn't enough.
All right.
Colonel Smith was undercover.
He was tracking a cache of plutonium that was stolen last week from a nuclear facility in India.
The last message we had from him indicated that he had discovered a vital piece of information.
He advanced the mission to Code Orange, an extreme emergency and started the clock.
As you know plutonium is the essential element in any nuclear weapon.
We must consider the possibilities if it were to fall into the hands of a lunatic terrorist group Look.
We know how serious the situation is, General.
What we want to know is what has happened to Hannibal? We've had no further contact from Colonel Smith or our other operative Alice Heath.
So at this point we must assume that the network has been terminated.
What kind of operation is this? Nobody knows where anyone is, who anyone is.
Johnny has his own methods.
He's probably fine.
Yeah, well, we're gonna go get him.
No, we are not going to do anything.
I'm going to do the follow-up personally.
Personally? When was the last time you did anything personally? General Stockwell was an operative in Hong Kong for many years.
Nobody knows the territory as well as he does.
Yeah.
But we're going after Johnny.
You're all confined to quarters until further notice.
Well, if you want to enforce that order, General you better seriously think about terminating us.
Hey, man, this time we're gonna do it my way.
Check us in.
The name is Robins.
Come on, Murdock, let's go.
Hey, where you guys going? What's happening? Well, if you're in a strange town and you need to find somebody, who do you ask? Cab driver.
Yeah, but Stockwell said to stay right here and check in.
Well, that's great.
That's great.
You just do that.
That's great.
Come on.
If these guys stand around here all day one of them had to see Hannibal leave the hotel.
That one.
See this man? You see this man? He certainly doesn't seem to have made an impression on anybody.
You don't think he's a bad tipper, do you? Here.
The tide is rising.
Have you seen this guy? Yes.
Maybe so.
Ah! It's beginning to come to me now.
Yes.
Maybe two, three days ago.
And where, where did you take him? Do you remember? Oh, I don't know.
So many people to remember.
And that's it.
All right? As a grandfather saying "Like wilting rose in field, I am the chosen one.
" Terrific.
Now where did you take him? I will give you class A deluxe tour.
To tell you the truth, amigo, we're in a bit of rush for time.
Time is like empty bottle of wine.
Only good when filled.
What have you found out? Your man Benson was in room 314.
It has been untouched since you called.
Benson made two phone calls.
One to the States when he arrived.
We were unable to confirm the number.
The second was to a local residence.
How many of our men are still in place? Quang Tai is dead.
Chung Loo has returned to Peking.
The others I have to check.
It may take some time.
Time is one thing I can't give right now.
It must be big to bring you back after all these years.
You'll be informed on a need-to-know basis as before.
You have not changed, Major.
General.
I see no need to change.
Where are Peck and Murdock? Well, Face.
He saw a woman that he knows.
And Murdock, he saw Something in his head.
Ain't no telling what it was.
I believe my instructions to stand by were quite clear.
Well, you know how impulsive boys can be.
All right.
I'll deal with them later.
We've got things to do.
Where are we going? Colonel Smith's room.
Johnny never kept his room like this at home.
How are we gonna find clues in this mess? If anybody hurt him, they're gonna pay.
All right, check everything.
Psst, B.
A.
Oh, man! It's just Hannibal's designer collection.
General I think I found my first clue.
Gentlemen, meet Alice Heath.
Johnny's contact? We thought you were dead.
Where's Hannibal? I don't know.
He called yesterday and asked me to check points of entry for an Indian named Rajiv.
We scheduled to meet a few hours later.
He didn't show.
I tried to reach him here, but wasn't successful.
Why haven't you reported in? Security had been breached with Colonel Smith missing.
I wasn't sure if the codes were still protected.
So I came here to see if I could find any clues to his whereabouts.
All right.
Continue looking for Rajiv.
According to our last contact with Colonel Smith, we have only And Johnny sure got himself in a big kettle this time.
Sometimes size of fish not important, size of hunger is.
If this kid quotes his grandfather one more time you know, I'm gonna Bobby! Bobby, are we getting any closer to where you took our friend? Yes.
Very close.
The road is long with many a winding turn.
Yeah, well, we heard that one before, Bobby.
We got company.
So, honorable friend go to that camera store.
He say he want to buy stuff.
So, please enjoy honorable city.
Bobby must go now.
Listen, Bugsy, stick around, introduce us to your friend.
Forget that, Jack.
I'm out of here, man.
On break, taking a leave.
I'm history, man.
Bonzai, babes.
At least that takes care of one of them.
Now what? What would the Colonel do if he was here now? I know.
You slime ball! All right.
You got 10 seconds to tell us what you know.
I will tell you nothing.
It didn't work.
Well, that's because you You didn't do this.
All right.
What happened to this man? This man? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Where is he? This man is dead.
Wake him.
I guess he must be more afraid of someone else than he is of us.
I think I recognize this man, General.
He looks like a man I've seen working as a bouncer at Hop Louie's.
Interesting.
Maybe we are making some progress.
What do you know about the plutonium? What happened to Colonel Smith's body? I've always thought of Johnny as some kind of a superman, you know.
There ain't no body.
Are you working for Byron Chin? They don't always find a body, B.
A.
Hey, Frankie, do you know something we don't know? Why are you trying so hard to convince us that Hannibal's dead? I'm not! Just trying to face facts.
Everything we've heard so far says that Johnny is not alive.
Frankie, there's not one shred of hard evidence that says he's dead.
Yeah, except that goon back there who says he was killed.
Well, you shouldn't be listening to goons! I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
It's just that goons are not a very reliable source of information, you know.
Yeah, see the bottom line here, Frankie, is we're not gonna believe Hannibal is dead until we get some proof.
If there's no body, Hannibal is alive.
I think the key to this whole mess is Bobby.
That little pedicab pedaller.
Yeah, how come you haven't let Stockwell in on that one? Stockwell? Stockwell doesn't give a rat's tail whether Hannibal is alive or dead.
You got that right, crazy man.
All right, we're upgrading the status of this mission to Code Red.
Now, according to Colonel Smith's message we've got 16 hours before the plutonium shipment changes hands.
I have arranged for our friend back there to be picked up here in half an hour.
So I want you to stay here until then.
B.
A.
and Frankie will cover this end here for you.
Murdock and I have something we got to check out.
No, you're not checking anything out till the prisoner is picked up.
And I want you to meet Alice and me at Hop Louie's.
Understood? Is there a problem? Yes.
I do not believe that Hannibal is dead, General.
That's an interesting fantasy.
But we don't deal in fantasy in this business.
Fantasy? Wait just a minute here.
This situation is no fantasy! All right.
Perhaps that was the wrong choice of words.
No commander rests easily when one of his men has fallen.
But men do die! Colonel Smith understood that.
He took that responsibility.
Now we've got 15 hours and 58 minutes to find the plutonium or it won't matter whether Hannibal Smith is alive or dead.
The only thing that will matter is whether he died in vain.
Now, you went against my instructions and got involved in this pedicab mess.
They tied to kill you.
Obviously our cover was blown the minute you stepped in the hotel.
Face saw a girl.
And Murdock saw something in his head.
See, I told you he'd be running.
He's not gonna want to talk to us.
I disagree, Murdock.
Once I get through with him he won't be able to talk fast enough.
Excuse me.
We're looking for a little driver named Bobby.
A little Chinese guy.
Talks about his grandfather a lot.
Yes, yes.
What did he take you for? A ride.
Actually, see, we're looking for a little action and we were told that you were the man to talk to.
I have an idea where we can do some business.
Somewhere I take all my customers of quality.
Hop in, boys.
How can a guy who pedals around all day be so large? Here we are.
There's a gambling club in this pastry shop that I take all my customers to.
Bobby is a bit of a regular here.
Listen, can you get us in? Getting in is easy.
Getting out with your shirt is the challenge.
Bobby, Bobby, Bobby, my inscrutable little friend.
You have some talking to do.
These are the Colonel's dog tags.
He gave them to me.
I swear.
He said he couldn't trust anyone else in Hong Kong.
Please don't hurt me.
And what else did he tell you? Well, he said he was out of touch with everyone else and he said if you guys showed up, I should That doesn't make sense.
Colonel already had a contact with Alice If he didn't trust anybody in Hong Kong, that means he didn't trust Alice.
Wait a minute.
Isn't Stockwell meeting with her right now? Yeah.
Good evening.
Reservation for Stockwell.
Thank you.
I'd like to see Mr.
Chin, please.
Hunt Stockwell.
After all these years.
Byron Chin, this is Alice Heath.
Byron runs this establishment along with a few of the patrons.
You must be thinking of someone else.
I follow the law implicitly.
So, what brings you back to my little club after 20 years? The food.
You know how it is.
Two decades later, you get hungry again.
Would you mind if we speak privately for a moment? Not at all.
Excuse me.
You know I'm looking for Colonel Smith, right? How would I know such a thing? Don't play games with me, Chin.
We caught your goon and he sang like a bird.
He told us that you're holding Smith and the plutonium.
He did? I'm certain he was confused.
A pleasure seeing you again, General.
Is everything all right, General? Perfect.
We seem to be pushing all the right buttons.
Hey, pal.
Where's Stockwell? He's inside with Alice.
Listen, B.
A.
and I will cover the alley.
All right, you stay here, keep the wheels clean.
Right behind you, Faceman.
General Stockwell, did You're not No.
Never mind.
Just never mind.
Yo, yo, yo.
He's not here.
We were ready for this.
Come on.
You got to keep heading north, B.
A.
Make a left at the next corner.
Well, how kind of you to join us General Stockwell.
Seems I found your invitation irresistible, Lin Wu.
Alice, I hope you know this means a cut in pay.
You know me? I'm flattered.
Anyone who's spend any time in this part of the world, knows the infamous Lin Wu.
Prostitution, illegal weapons, dope if you need it, Lin Wu can get it for you.
You know, I always suspected that you were Chin's silent partner.
I should hire you as my press agent.
She offers a better health plan.
You could never tell by looking at the clients.
I suppose this is Rajiv.
Quite correct.
He chose not to cooperate with us.
This the same treatment you gave Colonel Smith? We had a better way of dealing with Colonel Smith.
More interesting than this? Take a close look at Rajiv.
You recognize the symptoms? It's radiation poisoning.
How he dies is of no concern to us.
How he got it should be.
There's obviously a leak, in the plutonium casing.
I hate to think what radiation would do to that beautiful face of yours, Lin Wu.
Probably already exposed.
Now, where's the plutonium? What if he's right? Let's not waste anymore time.
Why don't you just surrender? You underestimate us, General.
We've been onto your operation from the moment you arrived.
We know about your accomplices we know about your man in the tobacco shop.
We even know about your pedicab driver.
I wonder when you make your move, Alice.
Did I surprise you? Hardly.
Matter of fact, my men are on their way here.
So, you see, your only option is to do it my way.
I've had enough of the General's witticism.
Kill him now.
Any closer, General will die.
You're late, gentlemen.
Well, General, is that an old trick you learnt in spy school? That's Preservation 101.
Nice entrance, huh? Where's Baracus? Covering perimeters.
I guess you know by now that Alice is a double agent? It wasn't on her resume but as you can see, I was prepared for that eventuality.
Are you gonna introduce us to your friend? Stop, don't touch him! It's Rajiv.
The man who stole the plutonium.
He's dying of radiation poisoning.
There was a leak in the plutonium canister.
Oh, no.
Oh, great.
I'm gonna die.
I'm gonna die.
For you, no problem.
It has been many years since your last visit.
I go get your clothes now.
And plenty of sponges.
Sponges? You know, sponges? Sponges.
Yes.
All right, take off your clothes.
All right, let's get to it, gentlemen.
We don't have much time.
What's with the salt? It's iodized salt.
We use it as a back up to the radioactive pellets we've already taken.
Since we only had minimal exposure, it's unlikely that we have radiation poisoning.
The iodine is to protect the thyroid gland, just in case.
It's like a precaution.
Right, like scrubbing down, burning your clothes, stuff like that.
You got it.
How do I look? Good.
You look good.
Mr.
Luk Toy better hurry back, or Alice is gone.
Not necessarily.
She still thinks we're dead.
Yeah, if she does show up, B.
A.
's in position.
He knows what to do.
Ah, Mr.
Santana, you're sponges have arrived.
Oh! Thank heaven you're here.
I was going to call you.
You wouldn't believe what happened.
They grabbed us right out of the club.
They? Yes.
I don't know who they were.
They left me alone for a moment.
I got away.
I don't know what happened with poor General Stockwell.
I'm afraid he's Gone.
But not forgotten.
Why, General, it's a miracle.
Indeed, it is.
Perfect.
Everything is going as according to plan.
Was an awesome idea, Captain.
Thank you, General.
But it's nothing Hannibal wouldn't have done if he'd had the opportunity.
Hopefully, it's convincing enough for Alice to run to Lin Wu.
Yeah, and to Johnny, and the plutonium.
B.
A.
, look.
Look at that flower.
It's started.
What you talking about? That flower.
Where I touched it, it's turned brown.
I killed that flower with radioactivity.
My hair is falling out, I have started down the long last road to Dante's nuclear fires.
It's plastic, fool.
Then it's worse than I thought.
Hello? Hello? Is anybody there? Go ahead.
Just like ancient ancestors speaking from beyond the grave.
All right, save it for the tourists, Bobby.
What's going on? I'm at the Imperial Bank of Hong Kong.
She's inside.
All right, stay with her.
We're on our way.
Were you followed? Of course not.
I managed to take out two of them.
But Stockwell's going to come after me.
The plutonium is in place, and ready for shipment to the Libyans.
When they pay us, we are done with it.
If they pay us.
I thought it was leaking.
They don't know that.
In one hour it'll be their problem.
All right, signal me when you locate Colonel Smith, and I'll activate Phase Two.
Now, how do we know Johnny's even inside there? We don't.
We know that Alice is.
We know that Wu is actively involved in the financial community.
What better place to handle your investments than the bank? And hopefully, those investments include Colonel Smith and the plutonium.
You couldn't arrange for a floor plan in English? This is a pretty complicated setup, you know? This is no run-of-the-mill bank security.
Which is another reason to believe that Wu was involved with this bank.
Every room has it's own security camera.
The security monitors are located through this door on the right.
By using the monitors you'd be able to cover the entire bank in a couple of minutes.
On the signal, you have 10 minutes.
Not a second more.
Be sure to use your time appropriately.
Ten min Ten min My watch just stopped.
First it's the plastic leaf, now it's my watch.
Hello? What's going on out there? Now my ears are ringing.
They're playing our song.
It's on you.
He said first door on the right.
Yeah, but did he mean first door on the right or did he mean first door on the right? No, he's I think it was There it is right there.
Great.
Have Chang come to me now.
An old man tripped one of our security beams.
Nonetheless, we move in 15 minutes.
How are we supposed to get through this You don't suppose I don't want to I don't even want to think about it.
Okay.
I've got to find Hannibal.
And do you see anything, Sergeant? Nothing yet.
All right, hold your position, Lieutenant.
We're gonna need more time.
Yeah.
Stall.
What? I said stall.
Restroom.
Frankie, you think we're gonna have to go in for checkups and find out whether our nose hairs are gonna glow in the dark or not? I wanted to have a family.
You think we can still have children, Murdock? I don't think I know you well enough.
Bingo! I think we got a winner.
Zoom in on him, Murdock.
Hannibal.
Hannibal.
How's he doing? Well, he's alive.
He's definitely alive.
All right.
Come on, let's get him out of here, pronto.
Oh, I hope this doesn't mean anything but I'm developing a splitting headache.
Look, he's on some kind of Perhaps you would like a pain reliever.
Anything without aspirin will be fine.
Chang, will you take these gentlemen for a ride and kill them? Gentlemen, we have a problem.
Stockwell, this is Empress eight.
Do you read? Empress eight, are you in position? Yes, yes.
But we got a loiterer here.
All right, drop him.
We need visual confirmation on Empress nine and twelve.
They are in distress.
Distress? We don't make contact in two minutes we bring down the house.
Roger.
Two minutes.
Out.
Thanks for waiting, pal.
You didn't like the facilities? Yeah.
Come on, let's go.
Visual confirmation.
Three escorts, back door.
Condition of operatives? Bagged.
Move on my signal.
Okay, Stockwell, they're coming out now.
All right, let's move.
Now I know what a sack lunch feels like.
Hey, General, what's keeping those fools? Dr.
Stockwell, I assume.
You okay, Hannibal? Yeah, what took you guys so long? Well, you didn't leave a forwarding address, Hannibal.
Hannibal, down and dirty, man.
Good to have you back with us, Colonel.
Let's get back to the matter at hand.
Status of the mission? Code Red.
And according to your message match point is in 22 minutes.
Let's go, B.
A.
The plutonium's at Pier 26.
Right, Hannibal.
Well, I knew Alice would try to set me up.
But they moved quicker than I figured.
Probably followed you back from the hotel.
I should have picked up on it.
Sorry, Hannibal.
Don't worry about it, Bobby.
We couldn't have done it without you.
You mean the A-Team couldn't have done it without me? Primo, man.
Pier 26, Hannibal.
Looks like they're already loaded up.
Go, B.
A.
Right, Hannibal.
Are you out of your mind? I don't know much about nuclear materials, General but I don't think it would be healthy if I were to fire right now.
Well now, that would ruin a perfectly nice day.
You don't possibly think you can win? Like you said, I'm probably already exposed.
I got nothing to lose.
Well, now.
Love it when our plans comes together.
Well said.
I'm telling you, according to the tests we haven't been exposed to enough radiation to have any immediate effects.
Well, that's good, 'cause I'm too cute to go through life like a night-light.
What do you mean, "immediate effects"? I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.
Yeah, I don't suppose you might wanna take along a healthy Chinese kid with you? Enjoy your freedom while you can, kid.
I know I would.
Grandfather say, "Freedom is like hiccup.
"You must lose it before it is appreciated.
" Your grandfather must be quite a guy.
Don't know.
Never met him.
See, tourists eat this stuff up.
Gentlemen, you'll be happy to know that Sergeant Baracus has completed his examination and he is as unaffected by the radiation as the rest of us.
So, in the light of this good news we're going home in 12 hours.
I thought we were entitled to a vacation, General.
Correct.
12 hours worth.
Gentlemen, eyes here.
Now that I've had an opportunity to evaluate your methods more intimately I am anxious to get you back to work.
General, how come all the sponges? One of the rewards of doing it my way.

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