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05x18 - Two on a Skip

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Fall Guy". Aired: November 4, 1981 – May 2, 1986.*
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Colt Seavers is a Hollywood stunt man who moonlights as a bounty hunter.

05x18 - Two on a Skip

Post by bunniefuu »

Well, I'm not the kind to kiss and tell,
but I've been seen with Farrah.

I've never been with anything less than a
nine.

So fine.

I've been on fire with Sally Field,
gone fast with a girl named Bo.

But somehow they just don't end up as
mine.

It's a death-defying life I lead.

I take my chances.

I die for living in the movies and TV.

Hitting ladies.

Kiss some other guy while I'm bandaging my
knee.

I might fall from a tall building and

get wrecked for such a start.

I've

never spent much time with a girl named
Bo.

I've never spent much time in school,
but I totally, it is plenty.

It's true, I hire my body out for pay.

Burned over Cheryl Teague's blowing up for
a rocker.

Hey, it's only hay.

Hey, hey.

I might jump an open drawbridge or Tarzan
from a vine.

When

it won't make me sick.

When it won't make me crash my car.

When it won't spill.

Hey.

Hey, set one up for my friend here.

What took you so long?

Oh, you know, I had some business.

Got some good news for me?

Our people agreed for your money.



Hey, when can you deliver the stuff?

When can you deliver the money?

How about Thursday afternoon?

Bring the money to Dahlia's.

Four o'clock Thursday.

I'll count it, then I'll take you to the
goods.

You got it.

Except Poco here, he's gonna go with you.

Check this place out, make sure it's cool.

Sounds alright to me.

Bartender, set him up.

Yeah, a little flick of the wrist gets you
marked 100 feet away.

Boy, I can't wait to see those big sockeye
salmon swimming in that icy cold water.

Yeah, but they're even better swimming in
butter.

Show me again how this new reel works,
will you?

No problem.

There you go, first you make your cast
like that.

Choo.

Choo.

Then you close your bail, and
when the fish hits, you... Ah!

What the... That
must be some salmon.

No, it's just a shark.

Fisher of men, huh, Seavers?

You realize this suit is ruined?

Oh, no it isn't, Mr. Trent.

It's just a little kind of reweaving.

Maybe it'll be as good as new.

Have I interrupted the festivities?

No, no, no, we were just doing a little
fishing.

In your living room?

Oh, don't tell me, Seavers.

I'm used to working with bozos.

It comes with the territory.

Well, I've got a job for you.

Oh, yeah, well, you can forget it.

I've got a week until I start my next
picture, and I'm spending it fishing.

Well, may I remind you that
you still owe me $3,000 from

that, uh, donation I made
in your name last Christmas?

Well, sure, but... Yes, well.

I'm sure that will put quite a lot of
money into it.

Quite a bite in those little traveler's
checks.

Not to mention the cost of a new suit.

This is blackmail.

No, that's business.

However, I am prepared
to cancel that debt

and to put $5,000 in
your greedy little fist.

Now, that'll buy a lot of night crawlers.

Who's the skip?

Eli Webber.

Ran out on 25 Gs for grand theft.

And I'm not going to let him get away with
it.

And if I don't produce
him in 72 hours, I am

going to have to eat it
for every penny I put up.

And that's not my only problem.

Here.

I sent this guy to San Francisco three
weeks ago to pick Eli up.

You already hired another bounty hunter?

Yeah.

Cleveland Tudor, one of my best.

Best?

What am I, chopped liver?

No, I happen to be fond of chopped liver.

Look, if you've got another man on the
job, why do you need Colt?

Because Tudor's flaking out on me.

He's up in San Francisco running up all
kinds of expenses.

He won't tell me what's going on and he
won't answer my phone calls.

Sounds like he's taking you for a ride,
Mr. Trench.

Yeah.

And he conned me out of something more
precious to me than my money.

What could that be?

My credit cards.

I hope the fish are biting at Fisherman's
Wharf.

Cleveland Tudor?

Depends on who's asking.

Colt Seavers.

I work for Edmund Trench.

That's a coincidence.

So do I.

Not anymore, huh?

Cleve, what's going on?

Just a little misunderstanding,
baby.

Don't worry about it.

You go ahead.

I'll catch up with you later on.

Promise?

No doubt about it.

Don't forget.

I'll call you, honey.

No wonder Trench is going crazy.

You always travel like this?

I go in style.

It's part of my deal.

You want the best, you gotta pay for the
best.

You've been after the same skit for two
weeks.

I wouldn't call that the best.

Well, I just about got it.

Yeah, well, it's a little too late.

Trench wants you to turn over all the
leads you got to me.

Just like that?

Yeah, and the credit cards.

Uh, yeah.

Credit cards.

Of course.

Okay.

That's it.

Trench wants me off the case.

That's the way it's gotta be.

File's up in my suite, and so's the
plastic.

I'll go with you.

Wait, wait, now listen, listen.

I'm gonna be straight with you,
and I don't do that often.

I'm about this close to a big score,
and I need some room to move.

Look, I'm afraid I don't con as easily as
Trench.

Oh, dude, just pretend that you didn't
catch me for another 24 hours.

I'll cut you in.

Let's go.

You don't even know what I'm going after.

Look, I don't want to know what you're
going after.

All I want to do is go get you.

I'll go salmon fishing before the season
ends.

Now, will you move it?

Crying shame.

Oh, uh, excuse me.

Sorry.

But do me a favor.

Don't try anything slick, okay?

Don't you trust me?

Yeah, about like that.

What are you waiting for?

My wallet.

My what about what?

Do you see my wallet?

Why would I?

Come on, what are you pulling?

Nothing.

Wait a minute.

Hold it on.

My wallet is gone.

My cash, my credit cards.

What's the trouble?

There's over $500 in my wallet,
man.

What's the trouble here?

My wallet is gone.

You bumped into me, didn't you?

You bumped into me.

No, you bumped into me.

Check his pockets.

Come on.

It's not in my pockets.

Check your pockets.

Sure.

All right.

You want to see my pockets?

I got my keys.

I got my...

Mine.

Mine.

The man's a thief.

You're criminal.

Common criminal.

Arrest him.

Do your job today.

You better come with me.

No, wait a minute.

I'm an officer of courts.

Look, that man there, he's a con artist.

Park your car, sir.

Thank you very much.

You ain't bad, Severs.

Why me?

I take it your relaxing means you've
nailed my skip.

How'd you get in here?

With my room key.

I'm the one paying for these lodgings,
remember?

Now, what about my skip?

I'll get him.

I barely got here.

You don't seem to understand, Severs.

I forfeit bail if I don't have Eli back in


Now, what about that no-account tutor?

Unfortunately, he's still in the hunt.

You mean you didn't relieve him of duty
like I told you to?

Sure I did.

He ran away.

With my credit cards?

I'm afraid so.

Oh, great going, Severs.

Well, I'm going to hold you personally
responsible for every bill from this point on.

You can't do that.

Oh, yes I can.

But don't worry, I'll give you a little
incentive.

I will pay you $2,000
in addition to the

bounty on the skip to
bring me Cleveland tutor.

This is a printout of his latest charges.

The man is robbing me blind.

I wouldn't even know where to start
looking.

Try the Rainbow Club.

He's apparently become a regular there.

Come on, Severs.

Let's get a move on.

Come on.

I'm his money.

My money.

Say, man, what you drinking?

Memories.

Well, let me see if I can get you a
refill.

What's he drinking?

Anything.

Okay.

What's his favorite?

Blackberry brandy.

That's just fine.

Set me up a couple of swigs.

I said a couple of swigs.

For him, that's a couple of swigs.

Yeah.

What's your name, my friend?

I ain't your friend.

But I'm always amenable to making one.

Rumbo's the name.

Thanks.

Okay.

Now, where's Eli?

Eli?

Yeah.

You remember Eli.

You were listening to his conversation
last night.

He even bought you a drink.

He sure could have used some fuel to
kickstart the old memory.

Okay.

Just have enough fuel to bring you back to
last night.

Okay.

Where's Eli?

At his sister's place.

Is that Dahlia's place?

Dahlia?

Yeah.

He's Eli's sister.

Hes a monster.

Hey.

Oh, Eli.

This is my friend Poco.

Where have you been, Eli?

Out in the streets making money.

You don't make money out in the streets.

You only make trouble.

And you're still pretty as ever.

Come in.

You know, you promised you'd stay in
touch.

We had to go to LA to take care of a
little business.

Stop lying to me, Eli.

I know you were in jail down there.

I had a little misunderstanding.

I'm out.

You're on bail.

We straightened it out and I'm clean.

I wish I could believe you.

What I'm telling you is the truth.

Hey, can I use your apartment tomorrow for
a little business meeting?

So that's why you came by?

No, it seemed a lot of hassle,
that's all.

What kind of business?

Just business.

Just business means it's ill*gal.

What, drugs again?

No, no, I promise.

It's not drugs.

Well, then what?

Uh, g*ns.

Oh, no, absolutely not.

It's not what you think.

I just arrange the transactions.

I never handle the weapons myself.

But it's wrong, Eli.

Why?

I just set up the introductions and
collect a lot of dough.

Oh.

I told the guys they could use your place.

Don't you understand?

You are talking about g*ns.

g*ns that are going to end up in the
streets in the hands of some 11-year-old.

You're not doing any business like that in
my place.

Get out of here.

Come on.

Both of you.

Now, where does this Dahlia live?

Same old place.

An old apartment building.

Sutro and fourth.

Or is it fifth?

Maybe sixth.

Third.

Third.

Thanks.

Hey, man.

Go ahead and hit me, man.

It can't be no worse than what the guy
coming through the door is going to do to me.

Go ahead.

Hit me right now.

What kind of trouble are you in?

I was a witness.

I saw this guy trash a Sons of Hawaii
testimonial dinner.

I'll k*ll him.

What do you say, Perry?

It ain't my battle.

They were honoring Aretha Franklin at the
time.

I'll leave him alive.

That's him.

Hi, guys.

We got some business to talk about,
Clee.

Let's go.

No.

What was that for?

For the Sons of Hawaii.

Sons of Hawaii?

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, baby.

Clee!

There you are, you louse.

Sabrina, honey, sugar dolly.

I don't want you talking that trash to me.

You said you were going to call.

Baby, but I just got tied up, that's all.

If you think you're going
to split before I finish

telling you what I think
of you, Cleveland A.

Tudor, you got another thing coming.

Oh, baby.

You got to understand.

Colt!

Hey, I'm glad you made it out of there.

Those guys look bad.

You set me up, you lousey.

You too?

No, you got it all wrong.

Oh, I don't think so.

Say, what are you doing?

What I should have done a long time ago.

Oh, wait a minute, man.

We can't talk about this tonight.

Those guys don't forgive too easily.

Neither do I.

Come on.

Sabrina, baby.

What's with these bracelets?

They're letting you go until you agree to
help me.

Who said anything about you letting me go?

I think we ought to team up and split the
reward money.

Look, I'm not looking for a partnership.

Just tell me what you know.

Ain't going to work like that.

Because I'm going to be with you when you
nail it.

Now, how about taking off the silverware,
partner?

Don't call me partner.

Terrific.

So what's your lead?

I got his sister's address.

But she won't be back there until after
four.

But you know, Cleve, one more fast one and
all bets are off.

Okay, cuz.

Who is it?

Friend of Eli's.

Friends, huh?

Yeah, we got some business with your
brother.

Yeah, that's what I was afraid of.

Look, do us all a favor.

Forget my brother.

Forget his involvement with your g*n deal.

Just let him be.

I think you got as confused as someone
else.

Eli told me all about your deal.

And he's not interested.

Now leave him be or I'll call the cops.

I don't think you want to do this.

Police officers?

Bounty hunter.

What do you want with Eli?

He skipped bail in Los Angeles.

We're here to take him back.

You want to put my brother in jail?

That's not up to us.

We just want to find him.

Keep him from getting into more trouble.

When our mother died, she made me promise
to look after Eli.

Protect him, she said.

He needs somebody in his corner.

And now you want me to turn him over to
you?

Look, if you don't, he could wind up
paying a much higher price.

Man speaks the truth.

He wanted to meet with some men here about
selling g*ns.

I told him to take his blood money
somewhere else.

Where is he, Dahlia?

I hope I'm doing the right thing.

You'll probably find him
at the... the Rainbow Club.

You know the place?

How could I forget?

He's a good boy.

Please, go easy on him.

It's entirely up to him.

When we get to the club, I'll run inside,
grab Eli, be back in a flash.

You don't think for a minute I'm letting
you out of my sight?

You must have a strong desire to die.

You remember the Muscle Brothers inside?

Well, I'll tell you one thing.

They remember you.

How do I know I can trust you?

I'll give you a whole lot of reasons.

Well, name one.

You got no choice.

There's his car.

Say, man, it's good I found you.

Who are you?

I remember him.

The California great boy, right?

This guy out front
claiming to be a bounty

hunter says he has a
warrant for your arrest.

Why you telling me this?

He had a few scrapes with the law in the
cell.

If I was you, I wouldn't be staying around
here.

He couldn't be in here any minute.

Wait a minute.

Where you going?

I'm sliding out the back.

Where's your car parked?

In the front.

No, the bounty hunter.

Right on, brother.

Right on.

Just give me a minute.

Nice guy, huh?

Oh, yeah.

Savers!

He spotted me.

Took off our back.

I'm going back through here and make sure
he doesn't double back.

Okay?

All right?

Let me guess.

He got away from you again.

All this time.

I never knew.

I'm working with a psychic.

I have the distinct feeling I've lost your
confidence, Coke.

Yep.

Hey, there's Eli!

Come on!

We missed the dog.

Crazy you could have gotten us both
k*lled.

I couldn't help it, Coke.

My puppy dog got run over when I was a
kid.

There was no dog, Tudor.

You sure?

I could have sworn I saw a dog.

The only dog around here is you,
hot dog.

Wait a minute.

Don't add injury to insult.

You wanted him to get away.

For all I know, you were in cahoots with
him.

You know what your problem is?

Yeah, I'm looking at him.

You don't have this much faith in your
fellow man.

Yeah, well, you may be selling,
but I ain't buying.

You ever think that there might be a good
reason I did what I did?

There are still a few unselfish people
left in the world.

I just don't happen to be one of them.

Why did you let that skimp get away?

Just let me explain.

All right, I'm listening, I'm listening.

You got a pretty good race, you know that?

I was about to introduce you to my left.

You better start talking before I get
second wind.

I had to let him go.

Why, some kind of moral obligation?

Strictly financial.

Without Eli, there's no deal.

What deal?

I couldn't really explain it before.

Because I couldn't risk you blowing the
whistle too soon.

But now, the whole thing's about to break.

We gotta work together.

No way.

You tell me what you got.

I'll take it over from here.

You want Eli?

We do it my way.

Along the way, we might be able to split a
nice reward.

What are you talking about?

The reward is for a stolen shipment of
automatic weapons.

Our man Eli's defense.

I was about to grab him...

He came down.

That's why I've been hanging around here
for all this time.

All I want to do is get my skip and get
the heck out of here.

Maybe you didn't hear me.

This is mob money.

It's so dirty you can't even see the
green.

We'd be doing the good people of this city
a favor by taking it out of circulation.

What kind of favor will it be if we blow
it and those weapons get into circulation?

Thank you, Mr. Downside.

You don't want a piece of reward,
that's fine with me.

But if you want Eli, we do it my way.

All right.

All right.

There's only one little thing to seal this
partnership.

What?

Are we even now?

She's beautiful.

She's awesome.

And it's 37 of them.


expl*sive compound.

Just like them.

Allow me.

You know, Eli, we got a problem.

You're a little hotter than we'd like.

That means skipping bail in L.A.

and now these two bounty hunters on you.

Look, just let me worry about them,
okay?

The point is that heat on you is heat on
the people we work for.

Which they don't take kindly at all.

They were just about ready to back off.

No, they can't do that.

Relax, relax, Rox.

We talked them out of it.

But they still needed some insurance that
you could be trusted.

Especially when Poco here tells me your
sister was trying to stop the deal.

My sister?

What's Dahlia got to do with this?

She's the insurance.

You make sure everything goes nice and
smooth.

We don't have to cash in on the policy.

All right, where's this informant you
promised me?

Wasn't at the Rainbow Room.

He's got to be around here somewhere.

Wait, wait.

That him?

No, but he can tell us where he is.

See ya, pup.

Well, I found out where Rumbo is.

Yeah, where?

Drunk tank.

Well, that's terrific.

The mob is missing.

The mob is buying a ton of stolen weapons.

And our best lead is in the drunk tank.

Yeah, don't worry.

I got an idea.

That's what I was afraid of.

I told you getting in here was easy
enough.

Did you talk to Trinch?

I left a message.

They said they'd beat me.

Well, that's him.

Oh, your typical storehouse of
information.

Don't judge a book by its jacket.

Oh, it touches jacket.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

I could use some help.

Rumbo.

You shouldn't be waking me up.

Rumbo.

What do you know about g*ns?

Enough not to carry one.

I'm talking very specific g*ns.

A shipment of hijacked automatic weapons.

Something that Eli Webber might be in on.

Eli?

Yeah, yeah.

Tell you what.

You tell us where this whole thing is
going down.

And I'll see to it you get a case of your
favorite vintage.

I don't know nothing about no g*ns.

Let me try.

Go ahead.

Now you know what it's like on those
streets out there.

Those g*ns get loose, there won't be any
place to hide.

A lot of innocent people are gonna die.

You know, maybe Eli, maybe you,
maybe us.

Now we gotta find Eli, and we gotta find
those g*ns.

Well, I'm not sure exactly.

They had it set
up for a... a search.

Somewhere down on the docks.

Where?

I don't know.

All I remember is something about cans.

Abandoned cans.

Just, just give me a couple hours.

Abandoned cans, that's it?

Rumble, rumble!

He's gone.

Here comes Mr. Personality.

Well, just a couple of outcomes.

Really, Savers, I'd expect it from him,
but not from you.

Mr. Trench, I know we've had our
differences.

Differences?

You call racking up $6,000 in expenses for
nothing differences?

You're costing me more than a skip.

I will pay you back.

It's not enough.

I'll double it.

You gotta let him out with me.

I don't have to let either one of you out.

Look, we came down here to get a piece of
information that will lead us to the skip.

Now, I need him.

His cover's better established than mine.

Well, I guess... I'll
triple anything I owe you.

Now you're beginning to make sense.

All right.

I'll give you 24 hours.

Either you deliver
my skip, or I'm going to

force-feed the book to
the artful Dodger there.

Let's go, partner.

Well, we've been down every street in the
waterfront.

Abandoned cans.

What could it mean?

I don't know.

Maybe nothing at all.

Gibberish.

Wait a minute.

Abandoned cans.

Sounds right to me.

Well, there's no need for that.

No?

What you got in your pocket?

Come on, Eli.

You know you're not the only one carrying
a piece.

Open up the case and show me the money.

Jackpot.

I don't do anything stupid.

I got a feeling those guys are going to do
that for me.

Are you satisfied?

Hand it over.

Hey.

No need to talk to us like that,
man.

There you go.

Well,

ain't that something.

We got the skip, the g*ns, and the money.

Look at that.

Man, you don't understand.

They said if anything went wrong,
they was going to k*ll my sister.

They swore they'd k*ll her.

Sure, right.

No, I swear.

You think I'd make up something like that
if it wasn't the truth?

Well, you ran out on
your bail, and you're

probably capable of
lying to save your skin.

Man.

She had nothing to do with it.

They'll cut her to pieces.

I don't like it, Seavers.

It sounds too much like a setup.

All right, but then what if it is the
truth?

You can't just throw it to the wolves.

You know you're much too soft.

Hey, they're tonight.

Oh, it should be great.

Oh, look, let me call you back,
okay?

Bye-bye.

What do you want?

Sweet thing, you're coming with us.

Oh, no, I'm not.

Oh, yes, you are.

You see, your brother made a mistake,
and now you've got to pay for it.

No, stop!

No!

I'll tell you.

Well, we blew it.

I'm gonna call the police.

Answer it.

Hello?

You keep away from those guys,
you sleaze.

You know, for a couple of guys,
you're supposed to be professional.

You sure make a lot of stupid mistakes.

Who the hell is this?

I'm the man you're gonna have to make nice
to if you still want those g*ns.

We got Eli's sister.

You ever wanna see her alive again?

Come on, let's not play games with each
other.

You want the g*ns or not?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, we want those g*ns.

All right, we'll meet in three hours.

The girl for the g*ns, you name the place.

Little Navy base.

The end of Point Douglas.

I'll be there.

That's good.

Get them mad at you.

Couldn't let them think they had too much
of an advantage.

Even though they do?

Especially because they do.

I have one more phone call to make.

To who?

To L.A.

We'll need my friend Howie and some help
from a special effects man I know up here.

Wait a minute.

What do you mean, we?

Desperate times, desperate measures.

Besides, you got me into this.

Oh, no hard feelings, Colt, but I got what
I came for, and I'm getting out of here.

You would, too, if you were smart.

How could you be so damn selfish?

Law of the jungle, babe.

Survival of the fastest.

And I'm getting a real clear message it's
time to hit the brakes.

Well, not so fast.

The train still has a warrant for your
arrest.

Question is, how's he gonna serve it to a
ghost?

You still gonna help my sister?

I'm gonna try.

Hello.

Yeah, hello, Howie, it's me.

Look, call Jake at Van Nuys Airport.

Tell him I'm calling in a favor.

I want him to fly you up here on the
double.

I'll call right away.

I sure hope this works.

The van's right on time.

All right.

You be good, huh?

Now, you move away from the van,
or I blow her away.

Take him.

Drop the g*n.

For what?

No way.

You wanna turn this
into a bloodbath, my little

friend here spits out


Now, how do we know what you have in that
van for us?

You don't.

But you know what I got for you right
here.

First, we check the van.

If everything's cool, then we let the girl
go.

Hey, help yourself.

All right, check it out.

Stuff's all here.

Remember, baby, we know where you live,
so you be real good.

Good timing.

Move over.

Man, what are you doing?

Better drive.

Why?

Because it's what I do best.

Oh, man.

Why'd you decide to show up?

Think I could miss out on this much fun?

Thought you were only in it for the money.

Truth is, I couldn't keep that money.

I'm superstitious.

Money like that's bound to turn around and
bite the hand that stole it.

I guess you won't mind forgoing the
reward.

Are you crazy?

I earned that money.

All right, listen up, you guys.

I hate to spoil the
fun, but there's a timer

rigged to the expl*sives
you guys are carrying.

That truck is gonna explode in
approximately 30 seconds.

Man, he's jiving us.

Zack, I don't know.

Doesn't seem like that type.

You're bluffing, right?

I only bluff at cards.

So what are we gonna do?

We can't just give up?

I don't know.

I don't know.

Breathe.

Don't breathe, Junior.

The party's over.

Let's go.

I told you not to jump.

You're bluffing.

Yeah, but it worked, didn't it,
Coach?

Sure did.

You know there's hope for you yet?

Hotel accommodations, 23 nights,
$4,600.

Meals and car rentals, $1,868.

Claims on damaged motor vehicles,
$5,310.

Plus your fee.

Plus your piece of the reward and those
g*ons.

Come on, I didn't do all this for charity.

What's the bottom line?

Exactly $1,211.

You kidding?

All I made is a lousy thousand bucks?

No, Mr. Tudor.

That's what you owe me.

I knew I never should have taken this job.

Then again, maybe
Mr. Sievers will be foolish

enough to share some
of his proceeds with you.

Don't look at me.

I earned every penny I made.

Well, I guess everybody got what they
deserved out of this.

According to what the cops told us,
that kid, Eli, is gonna get a break as

long as he's willing to cooperate with the
prosecutors.

I got a feeling after his
sister's done talking to him,

he's gonna be the most
cooperative guy you ever met.

Good news, everybody.

Unless I calculate it
wrong and I doubt it, I

come out of this mess
five grand to the good.

Now, I guess using two bounty hunters
wasn't such a bad idea after all.

Sure, you two wouldn't like to form a
team.