The A Team, Season 5

Frankie:
Hey, I couldn't help noticing that jacket's beginning to dry out and crack. Ever try tanning butter?

Murdock:
Only on pancakes. It tastes pretty yucky.

Frankie:
Huh?

Murdock:
But it did turn my tongue a nice shade of brown.

Frankie:
[to Face] Who is he?

Face:
Well, uh, when we get on the plane you can sit next to him and if you figure it out, let us know.

[Murdock has just told Face that AJ Bancroft was his father]

Face:
What kind of a friend are you?

Murdock:
Well it still might not be true. It's possible that he isn't your father.

Face:
Yeah, and it's possible he is. Why didn't you tell me Murdock, why? Why- why did you hide it from me?

Murdock:
Because AJ begged me not to tell you, and I said OK, but if he didn't tell you, then I would.

Face:
I see, so you tell me now, huh, after he's dead. Well your timing stinks!

Murdock:
WELL HE WAS DYING! What do you want me to do?! It was a last request!

Face:
Oh, I see... Well, it's nice to know where your loyalties are. And who else have you told? Hannibal, BA, Frankie, the newspaper boy?

Murdock:
No no... Just you, me and... Stockwell knows.

Face:
Stockwell? You- you told Stockwell about my father but you can't tell me?! I swear, you know, I don't understand what motivates you. And you know something? You were always the one that I thought I could count on.

Murdock:
Well you still can count on me!

Face:
Oh really?! Now because of you I may have lost the only chance I had to find out who my father was. Did you think it wasn't important?

Murdock:
Face-

Face:
Ah, just leave me alone...

Murdock:
Listen, there's more to this story-

Face:
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!

[Face shoves Murdock to the ground. They stare at each other for a moment and Murdock gets up]

Murdock:
Good… good, good. You're perfectly clear about that. But let me tell you one thing. You remember when I was in the van and you caught me on the phone? And I told you I was talking to Erica and I asked you for your advice. I said someone had come to me and they told me something about Erica but they begged me not to tell her about it, I said what should I do, you said to trust your gut instinct! Well it wasn't Erica I was talking about. It was you! And you were wrong! And let me tell you this: If AJ had not died, and if he had the opportunity to tell you, right now, here by this tree, you would be thanking me for holding back and not telling!

Face:
Look, Murdock-

Murdock:
No, don't say anything!... The one thing about you and me I've always liked… that's our fights. Because we don't have to… stumble over our lips… apologizing.

Stockwell:
Check us in, the name is Robbins.

Face:
Come on Murdock, let's go.

Frankie:
Hey! Where you guys going huh? Whats happening?

Face:
Well, if you were in a strange town and you need to find somebody, who do you ask?... Cab driver.

Frankie:
Ah. Yeah, but Stockwell said to stay right here and check in.

Murdock:
Well, that's great, that's great, you just do that, that's great.

Frankie:
To B.A: come on

Stockwell:
Where are Peck and Murdock?

Frankie:
Well, uh, Face saw a girl he knows and Murdock, he, he saw....

B.A:
Somethin' in his head, aint' no tellin' what it was.

Stockwell:
I believe my instructions to stand by were quite clear.

Frankie:
Well, you know how impulsive boys can be.

Frankie:
I've always thought of Johnny as some kind of ... Superman, ya' know?

B.A:
There ain't no body!

Frankie:
They don't always find a body, B.A.

Murdock:
Hey Frankie, do you know something we don't know? Why are you trying to convince us that Hannibal's dead?

Frankie:
I'm not! I'm just trying to face facts. Everything we've heard so far says that Johnny's not alive.

Face:
Frankie, there's not a shred of hard evidence that says that he's dead.

Frankie:
Yeah, except that goon back there who says he was killed!

Murdock:
WELL YOU SHOULDN'T BE LISTENING TO GOONS!!!

Silent Pause

Murdock:
I'm, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's just that g- goons are not a very reliable source of information you know.

Face:
Yeah, see the bottom line here Frankie is that were not gonna believe Hannibal's dead until we get some proof.

Murdock:
If there's no body, then Hannibal is alive.

Face:
I think the key to this whole mess is Bobby, that little peddycab peddler.

Frankie:
Yeah, how come you haven't let Stockwell in on that one!?

Murdock:
Stockwell? Stockwell? Stockwell doesn't give a rats tail whether Hannibal is alive or dead!

B.A:
You got that right crazy man.

'[Stockwell walks into the room]

Stockwell:
O.K 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 in a half an hour. So I want you to stay here until then.

Face:
B.A and Frankie will uh, cover this end here for you, Murdock and I have something we've gotta check out.

Stockwell:
No, you're not checking anything out until the prisoner is picked up. Then I want you to meet Alice and me at Hop Louie's. Understood?

[Pause]

Stockwell:
Is there a problem?

Murdock:
Yes. We do not believe that Hannibal is dead, General.

Stockwell:
That's an interesting fantasy, but we don't deal in fantasies in this business.

Frankie:
Fantasy? Whoa, whoa, whoa wait just a minute here. This situation is NO FANTASY!

Stockwell:
Well, 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 fifteen hours and fifty-eight 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.

Another pause

Stockwell:
Now, you went against my instructions and got involved in this peddycab mess. They tried to kill you. Face and Murdock get up to leave while Stockwell has his back turned . Obviously our cover was blown the minute you stepped in the hotel.

[Stockwell loooks around to see Face and Murdock gone. Then he looks up at Frankie]

Frankie:
Uh, Face saw a girl.

B.A:
And Murdock saw something in his head.

Murdock (French accent):
Orange juice, please. Shaken, not stirred. And I'd like a bottle of Dom Perignon '75.

Bartender:
My apologies monsieur but we are temporarily out of stock. Will '78 suffice?

Murdock:
Well I don't see why not.

Face (to Murdock using a earpiece):
I'll tell you why not, because '78 is an abomination. Try '71.

Murdock:
Except, I wouldn't wash my car with it. Try '71.

(Last lines of the show)

Murdock:
Just think: if we get a pardon, we may never have to eat a knuckle sandwich again!

BA:
I wouldn’t bet on it crazy man. Looks like Hannibal’s on the jazz again!

Face:
Oh no…

Murdock:
[to Hannibal] No, you tell me right now, you tell me right to my face, you tell me that you don’t have a plan.

Hannibal:
Well, I...I was thinking, like Bernie and George. What are we gonna do when this thing’s over? I mean, what are we really qualified to do?

Face:
Go after thugs in the park…

Hannibal:
And outlaw motorcycle gangs…organized crime figures… why, there’s a world of slime-balls out there!

Murdock:
I knew it. I just knew you had a plan.

Hannibal:
Comforting, isn’t it?

BA:
I'll get the van.