03x19 - Moving Targets

Episode transcripts for the TV show "The A-Team". Aired: January 23, 1983 – March 8, 1987.*
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03x19 - Moving Targets

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In 1972,
a cr*ck commando unit...

was sent to prison
by a m*llitary court...

for a crime they didn't commit.

These men promptly escaped...

from a maximum-security
stockade...

to the Los Angeles underground.

Today, still wanted
by the government...

they survive
as soldiers of fortune.

If you have a problem,
if no one else can help...

and if you can find them...

maybe you can hire the A-Team.

Can't I at least
go out for some air?

You will do
what is good for you.

And that is to obey me.

How much longer do you think
you can keep me prisoner?

Until I hear from your father.

I'm going to tell him what I've been
through and then you'll be sorry!

Drop it.

Put your hands in the air.
Now!

All right, come on over here.

Come on, come on.

Hi, I'm Hannibal Smith.

I guess you're my prisoner.

What about the perimeter guard?

- Knock, knock.
- Who's there?

- Us.
- Us who?

Us who gonna
knock you out, fool.

Now, uh, this is
the perimeter guard here, huh?

You have violated
the house of Sheik Kamal Fahd.

Do not think you can get away
with this without retaliation.

I don't think
he'll do too much...

seeing he's the one who hired us to
break in here in the first place.

Ah, Your Excellency.

Papa!

Salina.

Salina.

Explain to me, Your Excellency,
about this whole thing.

Who are these men?

I'm Hannibal Smith...

this is Templeton Peck, Faceman.

"B.A." Baracus
and "Howling Mad" Murdock.

At present running under
a nom de guerre.

But you can call me
Pasadena Murdock.

Make more sense
to call you "fool."

But "fool" doesn't have
that nice ring to it.

What's this?

He's an adventurer.
Forging new frontiers.

No kidding?

These men are the A-Team.

I thought we decided that my men
and I were to control security.

You failed the test.

So, since they overtook
your guard...

I'm putting them in charge.

Yes, yes, of course, but--

But, but, but.

I think this situation
describes itself, Jabar.

Oh, Papa,
I was so worried about you.

I had no idea where you were.

Salina, I had a very
interesting time in America...

looking for the A-Team.

I assume you men
want to get acquainted...

with the security measures
we have taken...

to secure the princess's safe trip to
her wedding tomorrow to Prince Hassan.

Sure. I've got some too.

You show me yours,
I'll show you mine.

And then, he sent me to this one-armed
juggler at some amusement...

Kamal!

Fatima.

I was so worried about you,
all the g*nf*re.

I was worried that
something happened to Salina.

Hopefully, nothing
will happen now.

I brought some friends
back with me.

I have missed you.

And I you.

But Salina and I have been
keeping each other company.

Haven't we?

Please, Father,
tell me about your trip.

I want to hear everything.

I've been cooped up here
for days.

Oh, yes, yes, yes.
I understand, Salina.

But I am doing all this for you.

So you will safely wed
on Friday.

I have missed you too, Kamal.

I will see you
as soon as Salina and I...

spend some time together.

All right.

I've waited this long.

I suppose I can occupy myself
awhile longer.

Thirty-five, twenty-three...

thirty-four.

5'6".

Mmm, long-waisted.

You have a very good eye.

Mmm, years of experience.

Why not just put a machine g*n in
my arms as I walk down the aisle?

Actually, a small caliber
revolver would fit in the dress.

That was a joke.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm just so...

I always thought my wedding
would be a happy occasion.

This is crazy.

I just fell in love.

Now it's all
a big political thing.

I'm afraid when your father's the head
of a country, that's the way it is.

Now, we've been hired...

to deliver you safely
to your wedding...

and that's exactly
what we're going to do.

Look, have you ever...

considered putting the
wedding off for a while?

You know,
until things cool down.

Take it from me,
marriage is a big step.

It's not something
you should just jump into.

You don't know how important
this wedding is.

I'm marrying a prince
from a country...

that for years has had bad relations
with my father's country.

This wedding could bring
stabilization to the area.

I love Hassan very much.

And because of it,
people want to hurt me.

This whole thing
is just such a pain.

That's strange lingo
for a princess.

Oh, Tammy used to
say that all the time.

Tammy?

She used to be
my roommate at Vassar.

And I can't think of a better
way to describe the situation.

It is preposterous...

to dress her as
one of your own men.

Well, I'm open to suggestions.

I would think after
what happened here today...

you'd be open
to suggestions, too.

I have already laid out
my security measures to you.

Yeah, and they're not bad.

Which is why, if they're
gonna kidnap Salina...

or try to...

they'll try at the airport.

It's the place with
the greatest security risk.

Now what objection
could you possibly have...

to an additional precaution?

Nothing is wrong
with what you propose.

I let my emotions
cloud my judgment.

I'm at fault.

To disguise Salina
as one of the security team...

is very good.

I think it'll work.

I stay on the ground, right?

At the last minute...

Murdock will change places
with the pilot.

And I stay on the ground, right?

B.A., you can hide in one of those power
generators under the plane, if you want to.

And it stays on
the ground, right?

More or less.

Hey, man, I ain't gettin' in
no airplane, and that's it.

They will be taking
the girl to the plane...

as a member of
the new security team.

I want men stationed here,
here and here.

Ignore the limousine...

it will have dummy passengers.

I do not wish to waste manpower.

You have
the maintenance uniforms?

Yes, that has been
taken care of.

The uniforms will allow us
to get close to the plane.

They will be expecting
an att*ck on the limousine.

Instead, we will rush the jeep
and pull Salina from it.

Our rebel army
cannot hold out against...

the combined nations of
Sheik Fahd and Prince Hassan.

We must prevent the marriage
from taking place.

What about these Americans?

They are supposed
to be the best.

I do not worry about men who
are supposed to be the best...

because I am the best.

Or perhaps you doubt that?

I do not doubt, I just--

No, no, no,
let us speak of doubt now.

Tell me how you doubt me.

Twenty-six hours ago...

I was sitting at
this great little club...

with the most beautiful
blonde you've ever seen.

Now, I'm about to chauffeur
a spoiled heiress...

to some sandlot of a country...

so she can marry some guy with a
towel wrapped around his head.

You--you beginning to sound
just like him, like B.A.

I mean, he finds every assignment
as dangerous and problematic.

And look at all the fantastic
characters that we meet.

Yes.

Yeah, like deranged mobsters
and cold-blooded murderers.

It's that element of...

never knowing what we up against
that excites me so much.

Although it does eat into
my schedule from time to time.

They're pretty tough at the
hospital around mealtime.

Ready, B.A.?

Let's go.

Okay, let's everybody
set their watches.

I have, uh, 13:21.

We're all gonna be together.

But you gotta set your watches.
Everybody's got to set their watches.

But we're all gonna be together.

But you gotta set your watches.

I mean, look, we are
four adventurous men...

standing around a jeep...

once again setting out
to forge new frontiers...

and to discover new
and wondrous things.

I'm gonna forge new and wondrous
things upside your head...

if you try to get me
on the airplane.

There goes the pilot...

but there is no sign
of the A-Team.

Here they come.

If they're gonna hit us,
now's the time.

Drop your weapons
or the girl is dead.

Now, B.A. Blow it.

Pin the rebels down so they
do not damage the aircraft.

Let's get on!

No, I ain't gettin' on no plane!

Okay, whatever you say!

All right, everybody, take your seats!
I'm taking off!

Come on, baby.

Let's go!

The plane is gone.
Let's get out of here.

Climb, baby, climb.

You don't seem to
understand English.

How about Japanese?

Yeah. Yeah, that's it.
You responded to that.

B.A.?

What happened to him?

He's always like that
when he's on an airplane.

I don't understand.

Hannibal, how did they know
she wasn't in the limo?

An inside man. We got a
security leak for sure.

I think we're out of fuel.

How can we be out of fuel?

We've only been in the air
five minutes.

Well, the tanks were full this morning.
I think we must've taken a b*llet.

That wouldn't explain why
it reads "full" in the gauge.

Can you put it down?

Yeah, I think it's gonna
do that on its own.

We've lost an engine, right?

On the nose.

One of these days, you're gonna
give me a fear of flying, Murdock.

It's all right, I think I can put
her down on that open field there.

Or put her down in that valley.

Or right over
on top of that mountain.

Or maybe in that tree.

Think-- You think you can?
What does that mean?

Oh, don't let it
bother you, Faceman.

No sweat.

And where's
your sense of adventure, boy?

Mayday, Mayday.
This is, uh...

Uh, uh...

2-0-4-4 Alpha.

2-0-4-4 Alpha.

We've lost power.
We're going in.

Hannibal, I'm on a plane!

Buckle up, boy.
Buckle up.

No airbags in this baby!

Hannibal, I'm on a plane!

I'm in a plane and we crashed!

You crashed me, you fool!

I did not crash this plane.

We simply landed without
the customary accompaniment...

of forward thrust or lift.

You crashed this plane
with me in it!

Don't be so cocky!

I could've crashed this plane
with or without you aboard.

This isn't exactly the way I wanted
to spend the day before my wedding.

This isn't exactly the way I want
to spend the day before anything.

You did radio our position...

so help is on the way, yes?

No, I did not
radio our position.

We've got a security leak,
remember?

I called Jabar on the radio
and told him we're all alive.

Come back here and untie me!

Not for long.

What about my father?
Something could happen to him.

No, they're after you.

Let's get our backpacks
and get going.

May I remind you that you are
being paid to protect me?

Which does not look like a job
you are exactly doing very well.

Got a light?

Hannibal, you're going to
look worse than this plane...

if you don't let me out of here.

Well, it's time to
let B.A. out.

This I'm gonna love.

Pretty soon, I'm gonna be
really mad, Hannibal.

I think I'd rather sit naked with a king
cobra than let him out of that plane.

Face, relax.

Once I explain to him...

the circumstances under which
he got aboard the plane...

he's going to be
very understanding.

You don't really
believe that, do you?

Of course not.

That's it, Hannibal.
Now I'm really mad.

Let me loose.
I'm gonna get even with you.

Now, just take it easy,
B.A.

Take it easy?

I'm going to hit you so hard, I'm
going to knock you into next week.

Now let me get
these ropes off...

so we can talk.

And what I suggest is if I...

I don't know about that.

I don't think
it's going very well.

All right. All right.

Hi--hi--hi,
how you doing there, B.A.?

I hate it when he's in
too good a mood.

B.A., we're going to need
that radio, pronto.

I'll get some tools.

This is gonna be fun.

Did you see that, Hannibal?
Did you see that smirk?

I mean, he's smiling
and everything.

That's what we wanted, isn't it?

I don't like it when he smiles.

It means he's got some kind of a--
of an ugly plan up his sleeve.

You know? Now just--just what
exactly did you tell him in there?

Well, I simply told him that if he'd
get the radio out of the plane...

make it portable...

and show a little decorum
for the rest of the mission...

I'd, um, let him
get even with us.

You did what?

Well, it was the only thing
he seemed to warm up to.

Yeah, I bet he did.

Now, he's whistling
and everything.

Well, Pasadena...

looks like you might have to...

trade in that beautiful felt
fedora for a marble slab.

What is this "you"
business, kemosabe?

B.A. is my buddy,
he's my friend, he's my pal.

We've been through
everything together.

Lone Ranger and Tonto,
Batman and Robin--

Pinocchio and the whale.

Right.

Stay close, Pasadena.

You and me.

♪ California, here I come ♪

♪ Right back, I say ♪

♪ Right back
where I started from ♪

Oh, yeah.

Colonel, I suppose you, uh...

I suppose you already know,
but you were right.

I checked the tanks on that aircraft.
We were not hit.

Somebody fooled with our gauges
before we left the ground.

Our inside man.

Jabar?

Yeah.

If it is, he isn't far behind.

Okay, let's go, let's move it!

I can't go on like this.

It's so heavy.

Yeah? Out here, everybody
carries their own pack.

B.A., take over point
from Murdock.

I'll take rear guard.

He always push like that?

Always.

I don't suppose you'd want
to carry this for me?

I don't know, I was about
to ask you the same thing.

Ah, it's okay, kid.
I know how you feel.

Actually, I'm not much cut out
for this stuff myself.

New York, Monte Carlo,
that's more my style.

What's with him?

It has to do with
his neat little plan...

he has for all of us as soon
as we get out of this mess.

Shall we?

There's no one.
They've all gotten off safely.

They seem to have
left no tracks.

Ahmed! Korem!

Nothing here!

This A-Team, Kalem,
is quite good.

It's very difficult to cover one's
tracks in the jungle so well--

I already know
how good they are!

I saw the demonstration
at the airport!

What I want now is to find them!

Monitor the radio constantly
for any signal.

Kalem, perhaps this Hannibal Smith
is not revealing his hand...

because he knows
we've had an accomplice.

I want that girl.

You all right?

Yes. No.

- What happened?
- Oh, look!

My heel is broken.

What happened?

My heel is broken.

Oh.

There.
Now you're even.

Why is he doing this?

Why is he treating me like this?

Well, he, uh, just wants to
get us out of here alive.

Well, I can't go on.
I just can't.

My feet are k*lling me.

Well, uh...

I have an idea.

Here, let me see your leg.

You see, what we--we have
to do here is...

get the, uh, circulation
going, so...

Do you mind?

Ah, yes.

How does that feel?

Mmm.

This is a little trick I learned
in the, uh, discos of New York.

Ramone's.

On 53rd Street?

And I thought eastern princesses
only knew about sand and camels.

Besides Vassar, I also went
to school in New York.

I've hit my share
of discos, too.

Well, then we have a lot more
in common than I thought.

Are you also supposed to
get married tomorrow?

I can't believe
this is happening to me.

Now, now, now.

- Yes.
- My feet, my back.

I know.

Every part of me feels like...

Obviously, this is
as far as she can go.

We'll set up camp up there.

When you get through,
give me a hand.

We got to cover our back trail.

Right.

Now, now, now, it's going
to be all right, Salina.

Hmm?

Trust me.

Hey, Murdock,
let me help you with that.

Two buddies, out adventuring.

Hannibal, I think
he was threatening me.

You put the princess to bed.

And take first watch.
I'll relieve you.

Hmm.

Salina, what are you doing
out here by yourself?

I wanted us
to be away from the others.

You can't k*ll--

Kalem, you said
no one was to be hurt.

He will suffer no more
than a headache.

k*ll them.

Starting with him.

Looks like
they got Salina, Colonel.

What happened?

Lucky I got here in time
or you would be dead.

Ah, thanks, B.A.

All right, let's find out
what happened around here...

and see if we can get
some answers out of this guy.

All right, heads up, class.

We are about to
begin a seminar...

on the art of
painful persuasion.

Now this is an old custom...

practiced by many luminaries
throughout history...

such as the sporting Romans...

on that late night talk show...

Talking with Torquemada.

Salina was
in on her own kidnapping.

She told us about her disguise
at the airport.

How many more of you are there?

Kalem intended to meet up
with Ahmed and the others...

at the dock, where he intends
to sail for Turkey.

Including the ones
Kalem had with him...

there will be 20 men strong
on board the ship.

Twenty? All with g*ns
and a*mo, right?

Yes, yes,
Kalem was always able to...

provide his men with more
than sufficient fire power.

They probably camped at night
and set out at first light.

That means they have
an hour and a half on us.

Now if we really pushed it...

we could make it
to the coast in two hours...

certainly before they sail.

What then, O great adventurer?

And if, uh, you had
some mango root...

you build us a t*nk,
eh, Murdock?

Listen, first of all...

I want to be referred to
by my adventurer name...

Pasadena Murdock.

- And second of all...
- Second of all.

- Second of all?
- Second of all, second of all.

Take two and a glass of water
for a headache.

The last thing they'd think of
is us following them.

They'll figure we went back
to Salina's daddy.

But not us, right, chief?

Right.
Bring him along, B.A.

Still no sign of the girl.
We'll have to make a move.

They'll be moving out soon.
Here, B.A.

Keep your eye on that porthole.

Hannibal, those guards are well-armed.
What are we going to do?

We can't exactly knock
and ask to come in.

Sure we can.

And if they let us in, we'll
give them a little surprise.

Ah.

Let me guess
who's gonna do the knocking.

Face, you're the kind of guy...

that everybody
wants to invite home.

Well...

What do you think, B.A.?

No problem, you'll be fine.

Face, you--you know
you're gonna be safe.

He wouldn't let
anything happen to you.

It'd take the fun out of
breaking your bones later on.

Right.

Halt!

What do you want?

I wanna k*ll my booking agent.

He told me there'd be some
tickets here on the dock for me.

I gotta go do a show on an orphanage
on the island of St. Cray.

We don't sail to
the island of Cray.

You have the wrong ship.

I'm supposed to
go to an island...

where I gotta do a show
for an orphanage.

But a boat?
Forget it!

I mean,
all that rocking and rolling.

Lord knows what's gonna happen
to the livestock.

The livestock?

Oh, no, don't tell me.
I can't believe this!

They're not here, right?

I am the IIlustrious Lindquist!

What kind of act do I have
without the metamorphosis?

- The--
- The metamorphosis.

If I don't have props...

I can't pull this stuff out
of thin air, you know.

Listen, man, I'm telling you
you have the wrong ship.

We are a sailing--

- This is a freighter.
- A freighter?

Well, my agent's so cheap, he
probably just got a special rate.

Well, then, you'll have to
leave immediately. Now!

Well, now, look,
I got a shipping manifest.

If I could just talk
to the captain--

- Come on, come on.
- What?

- Put your hands on the crate.
- Take it easy.

Come on. I got nothing
up my sleeve, you know?

Better than a rabbit
coming out of a hat, isn't it?

What is it? What's wrong?

Tell Kalem, it's Senbet.

Okay, Hannibal,
our foot's in the door.

Senbet?

Are you sure?

Yes, Kalem. Abdul checked.
It is Senbet.

Bring him here.

Why do you look
so troubled, Kalem?

All has gone well.

By tomorrow,
it will be even better.

Yes, darling.
Everything will be better.

Kalem wants him
brought to his cabin.

Sure.

Soon as you tell us
where Kalem's room is.

Senbet!

What happened?
Where is the A-Team?

You rang?

You'll never play
the piano again, Bugs.

Honey, I don't think you're gonna
get to the church on time.

I'm not going to marry Hassan.

I love Kalem.

Oh, women are so fickle,
aren't they?

You can tell that to your pop
when we get you home.

I will never let you
leave here alive.

Hannibal, guess what
he just said.

Some garbage about not getting
out of here alive? Right?

- Right.
- Let's go.

Oh, come on, Kalem.

We all recognize love and
true devotion when we see it.

You know people, Smith?

Look into my eyes.
You see?

If you do not drop
your weapons, I will k*ll her.

Kalem.

The weapons, Smith. Now!

In there.

You are all
obviously well-trained.

Too bad you chose to
hire out to the losing side.

I'm a student of
m*llitary history, friend.

And overconfident
commanders can lose.

Nero, Custer, Napoleon.

There's room for you
in that list, pal.

Or, on a lighter note...

maybe we could discuss
changing sides.

Looks like you could use
a few good men.

No deal.
I could never trust you.

Well, just a thought.

Yesterday you said
that I was cold, distant...

that I didn't feel
human emotions.

How nice to be able
to indulge one's emotions.

You said you loved me.

How could I love you?

You are beneath contempt.

You are a spoiled child...

who demands
more than her share...

and will soon be at
the bottom of the ocean...

with four hired soldiers.

You know, one thing I could never
stand about revolutionaries...

is they have no sense of humor.

All he was interested in
is preventing the marriage...

keeping turmoil in the region.

Exactly.

Uh-oh, guys,
the colonel is smiling.

And when the colonel smiles,
Pasadena Murdock listens.

What's the plan, Colonel?

Plan?

Ah, that would be a good idea,
under the circumstances.

How about getting
out of this slammer?

Well, hey, guys, it's a start.

Hannibal, you know
I don't like cigar smoke.

I'm trying to be nice...

so why don't you
put the thing out?

B.A., I think better
when I'm smoking.

Yeah, let him
smoke the cigar, B.A.

I can't believe I was so stupid.

I was trying to
punish my father.

Get him to notice me.
It all seemed so right.

And all along,
he was just using me.

Well, listen, you made
a mistake.

The important thing is how
you deal with it from here on.

He's going to k*ll us all.
We'll never get out of this.

Archimedes once said,
"Give me a lever...

"a solid place to stand,
and I can move the world."

Now, we're a little short
of levers in here...

but, B.A.,
we do have these bunks.

What do you say
we pull them off the wall?

Good.

Nice, B.A. Nice.

We've gotta get off the boat.

No. I'd rather stay on.

Oh, great, he's on the jazz.

In the words of
Pasadena Murdock...

it's not enough to
escape from these devils...

you've gotta capture them.

I like it down here.

Wouldn't it be better
out in the open?

No. When you're
vastly outnumbered...

there's a huge
m*llitary advantage...

in close quarters...

coupled with
the element of surprise.

In other words, simply...

you att*ck from the inside out.

att*ck from the inside out.

It makes perfect sense.

It's so simple, I like it.

In other words, sir,
what you're saying is...

that you att*ck from
the inside out.

In other words,
you infect your enemy.

You give him the flu.
Is that right? Is that right?

Well, not exactly, Murdock.

But we will give him a headache
and lower his temperature.

Now...

Showtime.

You know, if you weren't
so stupid, Kalem...

you'd be a lot more fun
to play with.

Nevertheless, I'm throwing a party for
you, down here in the engine room.

So come on down and we'll
wax your butt for you.

- But--
- No, no, no, no. Stay put.

Check the catwalks.

Tony, Tony.

Let's get out of here.

Face, where are you?

Murdock, look out!

Come on, you suckers,
I'm up here!

Welcome to my party, Kalem.

So everybody is locked up in
their cell, right, Hannibal?

Right.

That means the case
is over, right, Hannibal?

Well, there are a few odds
and ends to clean up.

For instance, we have to get
Salina back to her daddy.

Yeah, I was just about to
take care of that.

As a matter of fact, I think
we should be going right now.

Wait a minute, Face. Hannibal
said when the case was over,

I'd get a chance to pay you guys
back for putting me on that plane.

Now, wait a minute.
Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Was this a promise?

And if it was a promise, was
it witnessed and notarized?

Because, I, for one, want to
say, right here and now...

that I am not honoring
any undocumented promises.

No way, no--

Well, I could make an exception.

I'm gonna take care of
you guys one at a time.

You're choking me,
choking me now.

Murdock, I'll knock all your
teeth out of your mouth...

if you don't stop
all your craziness...

with your funny hats
and invisible dogs.

If it was an invisible dog,
how'd you know he was there?

Oh, come on, B.A.,
you don't want to hit me.

I mean, after all,
my face is our calling card.

But I'm tired of you going
around, lying to everybody...

telling people
anything they want to hear.

What?
He's joking.

I thought I told you
no more cons.

Ah, B.A., I don't think
I've ever conned you.

That's not true.

How about the time you conned him into
investing in that silly film of yours?

That was a fantastic
investment opportunity...

which had, as we say
in financial circles...

a severe and unexpected down--

Okay, okay, okay, B.A.

As for you, Hannibal...

I thought about making you
eat them smelly cigars.

B.A.

But instead of picking on
you guys individually...

I came up with
something very special.

Something you all will
get a real kick out of.

Gee, I can hardly wait.

Since I'm tired of
you guys knocking me out...

drugging me, and tying me
down and making me to fly...

and you all know
how I hate to fly...

I've decided to go back home
to America by boat.

And you all get a chance to
go on the boat with me.

Well, if that's
what you want, B.A.

And since
it's against the law...

for Valencian freighters
to accept passengers...

we're going to have to
work off the passage.

Work it off?

Yes, I'm in charge
of the workforce...

and you guys are
in charge of the workload...

which includes
swabbing the deck...

working in the boiler room...

and painting the entire ship.

B.A.,
this is negotiable?

You did all your negotiating
on the plane.

Now it's time for you to
start working on the boat.

And if anyone don't like that...

you can step into my office,
right here, right now.

Paint the entire ship?

I'd rather eat my cigar.
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