03x08 - The Island

Episode transcripts for the TV show "The A-Team". Aired: January 23, 1983 – March 8, 1987.*
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03x08 - The Island

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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.

The boat is here.

Look! It's here!

Come on!
Let's us go meet 'em.

Someone get the doctor!
Melo is hurt. A fishhook.

Come quick, Captain.
Come quick. Melo is hurt.

The fishing boat brought him in.

What is it?

Melo is hurt. The fishing
boats brought him in.

I'll be right there.

- What have we got?
- I got a hook.

We can't clean it.

No. It's okay.
Come on up to my hut.

Get inside! Clear! Clear!
Get in there!

Mickey! Mickey, get down!

Go for it.

So. We have a soldier here.

- What do you want?
- This island.

- It's beautiful.
- Mmm.

The whole island
is sovereign nation.

The whole place is ours, Ryker. They
ain't never gonna touch us. Never.

It's our place now.

I'll take the jeeps up
through the mountain road...

to the fortress.

Get the boat that is on the
rock side of the island, huh?

Go to Los Angeles.
Find the A-Team.

When you get to 'em...

give 'em these.
Tell them they're from...

they're from Captain Fallone...

and that he needs them, now.

Take care of yourself.

I don't believe this.

"A-Team needed.
Captain Fallone in trouble."

- Fallone?
- Yeah. And it has an address.

Yeah. See, it's gotta be
a joke.

Fallone was the best
army medic we had in Nam.

Yeah, I remember him. He
packed it in after the w*r.

He wanted to get away from it all.
Went to live on some small island...

somewhere I think.

Just like Gulliver. Went out into the
Pacific Ocean away from civilization.

Met a small group of fishermen. Now
he's just baskin' in the sun...

and eatin' grapes the size
of watermelons.

Hey, man, this captain
saved my life once.

If he's in trouble,
I say we go in.

Wait, wait a minute. I mean, what
if this is one of Decker's tricks?

Well, maybe it is.
But what if it isn't?

Yeah. I say
we gotta go in.

Okay. But don't you think
we should know something...

before we go into
a place like that?

For instance, number one,
the temperature...

it is 79 degrees, very humid, with
a condensation factor of nineteen.

Second of all, boots must be worn at
all times because of the variety of...

poisonous plant and animal
life. And third,

and this is the most important
for you, B.A...

we must beware of the crocodilians
from the Cayman family.

They have very large teeth
for very large animals.

Hey, man, you gonna
keep going on with this?

No. I'm done for now.

Good. All right, Let's assume for
the moment, that this is legit.

- Okay.
- All right.

Chances are, Decker reads
the same newspaper, right?

- Okay.
- Right.

So, we show up.
Bingo! He grabs us.

Now, Face, did I ever
make it easy for Decker?

- Well, no.
- Now, you see? B.A., is the van ready?

- g*ns and a*mo.
- We're ready to go.

Boy, I sure hope we don't run into any
arborescent calla-like Montrichardia.

Oh. Especially one of those.

Nothin' here. It's been over six hours.
I don't think they're showing.

Get ready to move in.
Let's go.

- Please don't sh**t. Please don't sh**t.
- Who are you?

My name is Mickey.
Wow! You're the A-Team?

The A-Team? Us? Not quite.

Did you put this
ad in the paper?

Yes. That's the one!
I need the A-Team.

He needs the A-Team.

I think he's legit. The kid put an
ad in the paper for the A-Team.

What the heck are you soldiers doin' in
here? Now, this is a respectable hotel.

You're scaring the guests.

Only two to a room. There must
be twenty of you around here.

Now, come on, get out!

So, Hannibal Smith...

you didn't think I was gonna fall for
another one of your phony disguises.

- Let go of my hair!
- I don't believe this.

This guy's not Smith.
Bring the kid downtown.

Hey! Let me go! Let me go!
Let me go!

Let me go! Let me go!
Come on! Let me go!

What do you say, Decker?
You know I love a challenge.

Unfortunately, I have you
at a disadvantage.

I was watchin' you through the window.
You know, it's a hot day...

and I hate to wear
disguises on hot days.

I'm commanding you under direct
orders of the United States Army...

to put down your weapons and
place yourself into my custody!

Forget it! Grab the kid.

Now, keep your head down.

I have no idea who they were. They just
came onto the island with their g*ns.

When the captain said to find the A-Team,
the only thing I could think of was the ad.

Well, they say
it pays to advertise.

It's funny how the world
goes, you know.

Fallone goes off
to this island...

to help people, to get away from w*r
and the k*lling and the hurt...

and he winds up sh*t in
the arm and taken prisoner.

- Guys, I say we go for it.
- Oh, terrific.

Well, maybe Decker will borrow a
boat and come join us for a luau.

Can't.
It's a sovereign nation.

Why don't we get our own island?
I've always wanted to start...

a democratic society,
run my own country.

Cool it, Murdock. You can't
even run your own mind.

Well, that wasn't very
nice of you, B.A.

I was thinking of making you an
ambassador to the coniferous trees.

Maybe even the podocarpus.

Yeah, maybe you can make me
Sergeant of Arms...

so I can throw you
out of the country.

When we get there, the first thing we
have to do is find out where Fallone is.

Mickey, how big is this island?

I made a map of the island.

It's about twenty miles long.

Twenty miles. That's a lot
of land to cover.

Which is why we need
a plan. And a plane.

- No plane, Hannibal. No plane.
- Right. Get a boat.

Just as I thought.
Sclerophyllous vegetation.

It's the perfect environment for
the vertebrate class of reptile...

Crocodylus niloticus, better known as
the crocodile. So, watch your feet.

You know, Murdock has something
with all this research.

It's good to know
what you're going into.

Hey! Hey man! Where am I?

I told you no plane, Hannibal!
Why you put me on a plane, man?

Well, now, B.A.
B.A., do you see a plane?

- Does anybody see a plane?
- No, sir. I don't see no plane.

I don't believe you guys, man!

Come on, B.A., this is America. In America,
a man is innocent until proven guilty.

I mean, it's in the constitution.
No plane, no guilt.

Yeah. Come on, guys. B.A., we
need that radio homing device.

What a shame to ruin
such a beautiful suit.

Yeah, well, if you're gonna be a playboy
millionaire, you gotta look the part.

- Yeah.
- There you go.

Okay. Where? Shoe? My watch. Oh,
they'll probably take that.

See, they'll probably
search you very thoroughly.

My ear, huh?

Well, I was thinking,
like, someplace inside?

Inside? Inside what?

You're not serious.

You want me to swallow this?

I made it! You eat it!

You know, Face,
if you were really smart,

you'd do what we do at the VA.

Put it under your tongue, down the
water, make a gulping sound to...

make them think you swallowed it,
but it's still under your tongue.

Now that's if
you're really smart.

- Murdock, we want Face to swallow this.
- I know.

We'll be right behind you. We'll
follow you with this homing device.

Nothing can go wrong.

Except the batteries only last an hour.
That's all you got.

An hour! I only got an hour!

What happens if
they can't find me?

What happens if
you lose track of me?

No. This changes everything, Hannibal.
You never said I only had an hour.

Face! You're at your best
when you're under pressure.

Damn! I got a schedule. I
want these men moving faster.

Okay, old man, what are you doing?
I am looking around...

and I don't see nothing
but a bunch of old women.

We're workin' as hard as we can.
It's hot and some of us men are old.

That's the last
of your water for the day.

Now you have
something to work for.

You want water,
you finish the field.

But you can't.
We have children here.

This is my island!
I run it! I do what I want.

Oh, Flipper.

- I'm empty.
- Check him for lD.

Boy, what a party
you missed last night.

- Where are the others?
- Others? Oh, yes.

Well they must be
half way to Hawaii by now.

The last thing I remember was...

kissing Flipper...

and then washing up
on this beach.

That's a nice outfit you have.

Listen, could you direct me to the
nearest American Express office...

I have to catch a flight
to Maui today.

How did someone
get through security?

Fell off a yacht and washed ashore.
He seems clean.

I want double guards on the beach in
case we have anymore uninvited guests.

You want me to waste him?

If this is some kind of set-up, I'd
rather have something to bargain with.

Take him to the fortress.

He' s moving.

Not a sound, all right?

- Who are you? Did Mickey send you?
- What?

Mickey. Mickey got off the island.
Dr. Fallone sent him for help.

Who are you? I'm Kalani.
I work for Dr. Fallone.

Well, where is he?
All right, take me to him.

Captain. Captain!

- Peck?
- Yeah. We're here. The A-Team.

Thank God.

- How's Mickey? Is the boy all right?
- Yeah, he's fine.

- Is he okay?
- He's fine.

Did he get
any medical attention?

We ran out of antibiotics.
I did everything I could.

We're gonna have to
get him outta here.

I'm not sure I'm gonna
let you move him.

Listen, lady, there's something
you should understand.

I'm giving the orders.

I'm not even sure who you are
or what you're doing here.

Well, trust me. They should
be here any time now.

Who should be here?

The signal's coming in
strongest behind this wall.

Well, they've probably got
Face and the captain together.

What do you see
around the other side?

Three guards
are on the south side.

Two at the front gate.
What's our plan?

I got two jeeps
up at the north gate...

and a duce
and a half at the front.

What's your plan, Colonel?

We'll blow up this wall,
grab Face and the Captain...

take out the guards and we'll jump on that
duce and a half and ram through the gate.

How'd you know
that truck was gonna be there?

Well, I didn't,
until Murdock told me.

You didn't have no plan! You
didn't have no plan till now.

B.A...

it's not when you have a plan,
it's when you have a plan.

Ten seconds!

Let's go! Come on, move.
Let's go.

I'm not going anywhere without
supplies for the doctor.

Come on, let's move!

Let's go.

- Who's she?
- I'll explain later.

Face!

- You son of a g*n. You got here.
- What did you think?

Murdock!

I don't know! They're using
expl*sives and heavy firepower.

Ryker, take half the men and work
around the far end of the camp!

I'll take the others
and work toward you.

- We'll have 'em trapped between us.
- Word.

Those men weren't from
any g*ng we know.

They were trained commandos.

- Maybe they were the Feds.
- Without air support, no way.

Whoever they were, they were working
independent to get the doctor out.

They got to be connected to the village.
Ryker, gather the men.

- We're going into the village.
- Right.

Is everybody all right?

Well, that all depends, Colonel.

Lookie, lookie.

Tell them not to sh**t.
Don't sh**t!

Well, now, that baby
is over 40 years old.

Yeah.

United States Army. Well, at
least it was on the right side.

Hey, man, come here.
We ain't going nowhere.

The axle's busted.

The captain's losing blood and
he's got a really high fever.

I don't think that ride helped.

At least we got him
out of here alive.

What are we gonna do now?

First, we'll take
a look at the map.

Murdock, B.A., rig up a stretcher,
and take the doc to the plane.

- Plane? See! I told you there was a plane!
- Get off! Get off of me!

I'm far too delicate to have your
ugly mud-sucking hands all over me!

B.A.

B.A., you know this is practically
an archeological find?

Hey, man! Get down from there
and help me make a stretcher!

Yeah. I'm coming. I'm coming.

♪ I'm a-coming, I'm a-coming ♪

♪ I'm a... ♪

I don't believe it.
I don't...

It is. I know it is.

It can't be anything else.

Absolutely.

Elongated snout...

outer margin
of the jaw is jagged...

a row of sharp teeth.
It's Crocodylus Niloticus.

Absolutely. Gotcha!

I knew it. I knew it.
Crocodylus Niloticus.

Wait till I show B.A.

Now you just take it easy, Doc. We're
gonna take you back to the States.

You're a good man, B.A.

Hey, man.
You saved a dude's life once.

Everybody thought he wasn't gonna
make it, but he did. Thanks to you.

And that dude was me.
Do you remember?

I don't.

There were so many men in Nam. You
teach yourself to forget their faces.

- You wear that chain. It's for good luck.
- Lead Pipe Singe, huh, B.A.?

B.A.

B.A., You're not gonna believe this!
You're not gonna believe this!

Guess what I found?

- You got water on the brain?
- No. No.

Look.

Hey, man, get that thing away from me!
You know I can't stand lizards!

It's no lizard.
That's a crocodile.

You know, just like that cartoon
crocodile, Wally Gator.

See you later.

My fist's gonna see you later if you
don't get that lizard away from me!

Now get back there and take
care of Captain Fallone...

and be careful with him.

Don't worry, big fella. Wally and I
are gonna take good care of the doc.

Come on, Wally.

♪ Let's go, Wally ♪

Now...

the village is about two miles from here.
We can get help there.

The village? That's su1c1de.

That's the first place
Vescari's going to look.

If he finds you there,
he'll destroy the place.

My plans do not
include being found.

Well, I hope you know
what you're doing.

Vescari goes there twice a day to
the village to pick up workers.

Lady, have a little faith.

Where is the captain,
and where are his friends?

I don't know.

If I knew I would tell you.

I don't want any trouble. I
wish those men had never come.

You'd better be telling
the truth or you're dead.

Push up the schedule.

We'll have to work them
in three shifts.

Then we'll do it. I want the stuff
off this island as soon as we can.

Move them.

Move them out!

It's all clear.
They've taken the men away.

Great.

- My son, Mickey, is he all right?
- Oh, yeah, he's fine.

You've got a brave
little kid there.

Yeah.

He's real tough.
He's got lots of courage.

When will the planes
come back for us?

Will they take
us all out of here?

Sorry, ma'am.
The A-Team don't run.

And if you people leave,
this guy's got you b*at.

He's right.
This island's your home.

We intend to see
that it stays that way.

Four men come out of nowhere and
think they can defeat an army.

Well, we've done it before.
Right, B.A.?

Right.

Moving the shipment up
is pushing the chemists.

We still have to get it refined,
get it cut and get it packaged.

I got holes leaking all over this place.
I want the stuff out.

Get cleaned up this island.

I gave my word I'd get the stuff out clean.
We'll do it.

Then I'm gonna find those men
and stuff them in boxes!

Hands up.

Up!

Hi, there.

What's your game?

I just stopped in
to say, "Hi, there"...

and I find you've got a major...

heroin refining operation right down
the hall on this nice little island.

And I noticed you've got
the natives chained up...

so you can raise
your own poppies...

so you won't have to import the crude
from Asia. It's very efficient.

But, you know, I don't know which I hate
the most, hard narcotics, or sl*very.

So I'm coming back tomorrow...

and I'm gonna cream
your whole operation.

- You're a dead man.
- I'm not really.

Good. Hands up.

Up! Up! Nice.

After him!

After him.

I want a meeting.

I want all the men there.

The boat's coming in tomorrow.

- It's all set.
- Good. Good.

The best side for an att*ck
is the west side.

But this Vescari
is gonna be something else.

Yeah. Hannibal,
I should know better...

than to ask this question...

but does this guy know
we're coming back?

Well, I might've
let it slip out, yeah.

Yeah.

I thought the element of surprise
was too much to ask for.

Well, Murdock'll be in, in the morning.
He'll have supplies and a*mo.

We will att*ck exactly at noon.

The plan is foolproof.

We found her
sneaking around the compound.

Talk to me.

I want your word that you
won't hurt the villagers.

They're going to make their
att*ck at noon tomorrow...

from the west side.

- How are they armed?
- A few revolvers.

Some automatics. Nothing much.

Go back to the village.
Do what you have to do.

Act as if nothing has happened.

You'll let
the villagers live in peace?

You have my word.

I want everyone
working all night.

I want all the expl*sives
we have. All the a*mo.

We hit first thing
in the morning.

When they won't expect it.

- What about the girl?
- The girl?

I feel very sorry for her.

Face, how much gas have we got?

We got these two cans here
and a full t*nk in the truck.

You're actually gonna try
and get this t*nk working?

We're not gonna try.
We're gonna do it.

Hey, B.A., how we doing?

Not too good, man.

All the hoses are rotted and
the tubing is rusted through.

But we should be able
to use the truck's.

Colonel, I got a problem.

The battery in the truck
is sh*t. We got no juice.

Well, how would the battery
from an airplane work?

Why didn't I think of that?
We'll rip off Murdock.

He'll never forgive me.

Mission accomplished, sir.

Captain Fallone was dropped off safely
at the hospital and I brought some...

some t*nk a*mo with me.

But, sir...

you and the other guys, you haven't
by any chance come across some...

small worms, water insects,
toads or tadpoles, have you?

'Cause, Wally Gator's getting hungry
and that coffee I put out for him...

it doesn't set with him too well.
He's getting jittery.

First things first, Murdock.

The t*nk, Murdock, the t*nk.

The t*nk!

The t*nk. The t*nk. The t*nk.
And it is a beautiful t*nk!

It is inspirational. This is
survival in its purest form.

A motionless body,
resting for 40 years.

Patient, waiting for discovery to
breathe life into its very soul.

I'm gonna breathe my fist into your soul
if you don't stop all this jibber jabber!

Murdock, go to work.

Work.

Work.

You got it?

It's a beaut.

You are created.
You are living.

You are whole again!

Hey, man, that's a t*nk.

And that's all it is. Pay
no attention to him, Wally.

The man has constraints
on his brain.

He has no understanding
of the finer things...

in life like we do.

You know, Face,
I like having a t*nk.

Yeah. And won't
Vescari be surprised?

And won't he be surprised...

when we att*ck from the east,
about 45 minutes before noon?

I thought you were making
your att*ck from the west.

Yeah, well, I just told you that
so when you told Vescari...

he'd be in the wrong place
when we att*cked today.

How'd you know?
I'm a light sleeper.

I followed you.

I was afraid of what Vescari
might do to the villagers...

if you didn't succeed.

I was just doing what I
thought was best for everyone.

Yeah, aren't we all?

Well, don't worry
about it, lady.

You did what I wanted you to do.

All right, let's mount up.

w*r is hell,
Wally Gator, isn't it?

We know about hell
and we know about w*r, right?

♪ Wally Gator is a swinging ♪
♪ alligator in the swamp ♪

♪ He's the greatest percolator ♪
♪ when he really starts to romp ♪

♪ See ya later, Wally Gator ♪

We're loaded and ready, Vescari. They
should be coming over that hill.

They don't have a chance.

Load it!

Fire.

Stand by.

Fire!

Fire!

Any questions?

Well, Captain,
you two are looking fine.

- Thanks to the A-Team.
- We'll never be able to repay you.

Well, you just keep the sun
shining on this island...

- I might retire here, Doc.
- No better place.

♪ Wally Gator, Wally Gator, ♪
♪ Wally Gator, Wally Gator ♪

♪ Wally Gator, Wally Gator ♪

♪ Wally Gator, Wally Gator ♪

Hey, man, where you
going with that thing?

He's going back
to the States with us.

I mean, he's homeless, he's an orphan.
I can't leave him here.

How do you know he's an orphan?
Suppose the mama's looking for him.

See, that's how much
you know, B.A.

The book says that once
a baby croc is hatched...

he's on his own.
He's gotta fend for himself.

B.A., come here.
You gotta see this.

You were right, here's mama.
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