The A-Team (1983) s04e07 Episode Script
Body Slam
All right.
He gonna put him down, now.
l can feel it.
[crowd cheering.]
B.
A.
Hey, man! He didn't save my life.
l saved his life.
ls there such a thing as a five-man tag team? Bring 'em on, Daddy.
[shouting.]
No, you took the shell.
Hulkamania is gonna run wild.
No way out this time, Smith.
(Face) Now we're cooking.
Oh, l love it.
(male narrator) In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military 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.
[gun firing.]
[crickets chirping.]
(ring announcer) And Big John Studd slams Hulk Hogan on the mat.
This is the championship battle for the heavyweight title of the world.
Hulk Hogan.
I've never seen him in quite so much trouble.
Fans, he can lose the title here tonight.
Big John Studd couldn't have had him in a more compromising position.
Quiet! The Hulkster is up.
He's up and he's mad.
Oh, is he mad.
Go! Let's go! But Big John Studd delivers a blow to the back.
And another blow.
Can Hulk Hogan hold on? And he tosses him out of the ring.
The Hulkster is being helped up by a friend.
Come on, Hulk.
Get back in there and put him away, man! but he's in the Hulkster's special seats.
Hulk Hogan back in the ring.
You're the world champion.
Come on, let's do it.
is holding the belt above his head.
Come on! He must be a very special friend of the Hulkster's.
I've never seen quite so much action.
And Hogan slams Studd into the turnbuckle.
Oh, the Hulkster is mad.
What a fight! I have never seen anything quite like it.
A right to the head.
And another right.
And another yet.
A toss into the ropes and, oh Big John Studd seems to be weary.
And a kick to the head, and Studd is down on the mat.
Hulk Hogan pulls him back into the ring.
But now he's yanked the Hulktster out of the ring.
And the nefarious Bobby Heenan is just around the corner.
Let's hope he doesn't interfere.
There he is.
That's Heenan.
He plants a cheap shot on Hogan.
Hogan tosses him away.
Heenan is being restrained.
Hogan slams Studd into the concrete and climbs back into the ring.
Folk's, I've never seen a match quite like this.
Get out of here! Referee on top of the action.
And a pickup on the part of Hulk Hogan, heavyweight champion.
And it's a left to the head.
Another left.
And yet another.
And another.
Hulk is really pouring it on.
He's caught up in the turnbuckle.
Swings him the length of the mat and bam! What kind of a pounding can this man take? That is a clothesline.
[crowd chattering.]
These two men, two of the biggest in professional wrestling today going at it tooth and nail for the heavyweight champion of the world.
No federal agents so far.
But sitting ringside is asking for it.
Hey, man, my buddy needs us.
l'll take the next patrol if you want.
C'mon, man.
Go! And the Hulkster turns the tables on challenger Big John Studd.
You can just feel the electricity.
He's gonna put him down, now.
l can feel it.
Hogan has still not quite been able to body-slam this man.
Repeated pack of punches to the head.
The referee breaks it up and admonishes both participants.
Hogan's got Studd on the ropes.
Studd could be on his last leg here.
It's a butt to the head.
A head butt.
[thudding.]
[shouting.]
He is down.
The referee's got the count.
There's 1, 2, 3.
He's out! Hulk Hogan has won He won! He won! the heavyweight championship of the world.
Hogan, the winner.
He has successfully defended the world's heavyweight title.
Unbelievable! Now, that unidentified stranger has climbed in the ring with Hulk Hogan.
He's gotta be a very special friend of the Hulkster.
He's holding the belt.
Victorious once again.
Fabulous action from the World Wrestling Federation here in San Diego.
Another successful title defense for the heavyweight champion of the world.
My guest at this time, Hulk Hogan and what a battle that one was.
Well, you know, Mean Gene, ever since l won the WWF World Wrestling Federation heavyweight title, man l've been on one heck of a roll.
l've been to Tokyo, Japan, Africa, Asia, Bangkok and all points in between.
And you know something? l've defended this thing successfully everywhere l went.
But l'm really excited, Mean Gene because coming up here, in a few days, man l'm coming to my own hometown, L.
A.
, brother.
Los Angeles, California.
And more than that, all the money, all the Hulkamaniacs all the Hulkamania running wild, all that money from all my people l'm donating that money to my favorite charity, Mean Gene.
Okay, now, Hulk Hogan, you and l have been very close in the past and you've let me in on some of these things.
May l ask what that charity will be? Well, l'd love to let you in on this one, Mean Gene but l want your dollars, too, man.
l want you right there at ringside.
This is more important than top-secret information, man.
And l want everybody to know come on out, buy a ticket to see the Hulkster because Hulkamania is gonna run wild.
Your hometown boy is coming home.
And just a few of my friends down at the gym they know what the charity's all about.
lt's for a great cause.
l'm 100% behind it.
Because l've been training, saying my prayers, eating my vitamins, Daddy.
And wait till you see how psyched up l am when l come home to LA.
l love you, and l'm coming home, Mean Gene.
[grunting.]
There you have it, ladies and gentlemen.
Hulk Hogan, this coming Saturday night Title defense.
The Los Angeles Sports Arena.
Don't you dare miss it.
(B.
A.
) Hey, Hulk! Hey, B.
A.
! Hey, man! Hey, man, good to see you, man.
You're looking great.
Mean, clean, human destruction machine.
Yeah.
Regular mutual admiration society.
Hey, man, l want you to meet Hannibal.
Hi.
How you doing? Faceman.
How do you do? Murdock.
Hey, glad to meet you guys.
l'm glad you could make it.
You know, l had a heck of a time locating you dudes.
Mr.
Hogan, this is truly an amazing pleasure.
l have been a wrestling devotee since l was five years old.
Bruno Sammartino, Bobo Brazil-- Hey, both fine wrestlers.
l always dreamed of being a professional wrestler myself, you know but look at me, look how l turned out.
But you, you are fantastic.
Cool it, Murdock.
Give the man breathing room.
[groaning.]
Hey, take it easy, B.
A.
l like this dude, man.
Try not to break him, Hulk.
lt's murder finding new parts.
Come on, let's go.
l gotta change clothes.
Man, it's so good to see you again.
l love this guy.
You two met in Vietnam, huh? Yeah, B.
A.
was the baddest dude l ever met in Nam.
B.
A.
says he saved your life over there.
Hey, he didn't save my life, l saved his life.
No, man, you getting it all wrong.
You've been getting this mixed up for years, man.
Don't you remember Da Nang during the Tet Offensive? Yeah, and we were pinned down in the hut (both) and you took the shell that knocked you cold.
You took the shell.
No, you took the shell.
[both exclaiming.]
l think they both took the shell.
(Hulk) The blasts puts B.
A.
out like a light.
l knew l had to get him out of there.
Man, l dragged him no more than 10 feet when, boom! The hut is blown straight in the air.
Hey, we were both knocked out by the blast.
When we came to, we were side by side in a hospital in Saigon.
And that's the only part you got right.
Look, guys, it was a long time ago and-- Hulk, do you remember that beautiful nurse with the short red hair? No, l don't remember her.
That's because you was in surgery.
l was the one that was conscious.
Hey, l was the one that was conscious.
You were out like a light.
You was the one that was out.
Fellas, l'm sure the details are fuzzy because of the concussion you both suffered.
Hey, Hannibal, but l'm clear on this, man.
Hey, so am l, B.
A.
Look, what is the point of arguing when you see each other so rarely? Yeah, that's true, Hulk.
Look, B.
A.
, could you drop me off at Cindy's? No way, man.
l helped you out in Mexico, didn't l? Now you gonna help me and Hulk.
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
l don't know who helped whom.
Not that.
l'm talking about his problem.
Yeah, like l was telling you, l got a problem.
A big problem.
Even bigger than the Hulkster.
[children chattering.]
(Sonny) This is my last offer.
Mr.
Carter, l've told you over and over again you're wasting your time.
No sale.
Goodbye.
Look, Miss Gordon, you miss one more payment on this place and the bank's gonna own your sweet-- But that's my problem.
Hey, l'm tired of bringing you gifts and reasonable offers.
Your old man would have jumped at a price like this.
My father would never sell this property and what the heck do you know about my father? l know that he's six feet under the ground and unless you want a plot next to him, you'll take the dough.
Look, l know this is hard for you to understand but without this center, these kids have nowhere to go.
So, thank you very much for dropping by.
Now, you gentlemen, you know your way to the door.
Shut the door.
Now, you listen up, chicky, and you listen good.
Your little problems are not over.
That fire in the basement last week, the surprise inspections.
Who knows, there might even be a very bad accident.
And l know you wouldn't want anything to happen to one of your kids.
Mister, if anything happens to anybody around here l'm gonna personally drive my car down to your boat and l'm not gonna stop until l make sure you're part of the dock.
Miss G.
, we lost another ball.
Hold it, right there.
Get outside, Kerry.
Outside! Just give me a reason, please.
Hey, this is just a friendly business proposition.
There's no harm intended.
Yeah, sure.
Now let me tell you this, once and for all.
No sale and no threats.
lf anything happens to any kids around here l'm gonna hold you personally-- [gasps.]
Nobody pulls a gun on me.
Nobody! We'll continue this on the top of Mulholland.
[knocking on door.]
Now, come on.
Get rid of that kid.
Hey, kid, why don't you go play in traffic? [grunts.]
Hulkster.
[grunting.]
[groaning.]
[men grunting.]
[children screaming.]
Are you okay? Yeah.
You got to nail them, Hulkster.
You all right? Yeah, l'm fine.
[tires screeching.]
Move over, man! Oh, no! l'm sure they'll be all right.
Yeah, but what's worse, them catching them or them not catching them? Hey, they're heading up the walk.
Them crazy fools.
There are too many people up there.
[exclaims.]
[people screaming.]
Be careful, B.
A.
[car honking.]
[gun firing.]
Hey.
l love it.
[tires screeching.]
We'll get them next time.
Darn! Then we had a small fire, a couple of break-ins and then there was inspectors running all around the place and now the banks are threatening to close in on me.
But after Saturday night, your mortgage problems will be history.
lf it wasn't for the Hulkster, we'd be closed down by now.
l wrote him 'cause l knew he was from Venice and involved with charities.
And l'd do anything for the kids in this neighborhood.
This center is their only outlet.
lf we go under-- You ain't going under.
Hey, between the Hulkster and the A-Team you don't have a thing to worry about.
Face, what do you know about Sonny Carter? Well, he's a very high-profile yacht dealer in the marina.
Doesn't sell any boat that goes for less than a million dollars.
What does he want with this property? Tear it down.
Maybe he'd put up condos.
There are plenty of lots around here he could pick up.
He doesn't sound like a developer.
Hey, l say we go down there, kick this dudes door in and let him know that we're in town, man.
That ain't the way we do things here.
We may have to go in and run a con, drop a bug, do a little smooth talking.
Okay, B.
A.
You come with me.
You do the smooth talking.
Let's go, man.
No, we just can't go in there and kick down the guy's door.
We need a plan.
Well, who makes the plan? Hannibal.
Hannibal, what's the plan? You guys ought to go down there kick this guy's door in, let him know you're in town.
Hannibal, he's always thinking.
Yeah.
You guys check out Sonny Carter.
l'll go to City Hall and find out if there's any reason he really wants this developed.
Hey, l like it.
We're rolling.
All right.
[birds cawing.]
(Carter) Just let me handle it, Papa.
l heard about the way you handled it this morning, Mr.
Carter.
l don't understand why a crummy building in Venice is beyond your reach.
We're gonna get the building, Papa.
l know what l'm doing.
lf it were up to me, we'd go down there with a couple of Thompson machine guns-- And what? And my name is all over the dock.
l go down there and start a war, guess where they come looking? Al Capone never had his name on a sign.
Fast cars, fancy women, your picture in the paper all the time.
This is no way to run a family.
This is Hollywood, Papa.
Hey, come on, give me a little credit.
l got 40 guys doing 500 G's a year plus.
And on top of that, we're almost 80% legit now.
Yeah, Carter is legitimate.
Kotero, ew.
Hey, when you went into the pen you left a lot of heat on the street.
l didn't change my name.
Mama did.
You should've taken care of this with Louie Gordon before he died.
Things are different out here now, Papa.
Twenty years is a long time.
lt's not like it was when you and Uncle Louie hit town.
We need that property, Sonny no matter what it takes to get it.
You wanna go back and sit in a jail cell? She can't make the payment, l pick it up from my man at the bank.
That's it.
What if she makes the payment? Hulk Hogan is going to bail the place out.
Then we take care of him, too.
lt may not be that simple, Sonny.
Look, Papa, l gotta go.
l got guests.
Yeah, go.
l'll go downstairs to sit in my room.
l want what is mine, Sonny.
Capisce? Capisce.
Murdock was telling me that you're still afraid of flying.
You, the dude that saved my life? Don't start with me.
Hey, B.
A.
, l didn't mean it that way.
l just didn't think that you were afraid of anything.
Hey, man, ain't you afraid of something? Nothing.
Come on, man.
Everybody's afraid of something.
Hey, not me.
Oh, man.
How about a pit full of snakes? Bring 'em on, Daddy.
[exclaiming.]
[birds cawing.]
[boat creaking.]
Hulk Hogan.
l didn't see your name on the list.
You gonna bid on the boat? Yeah, we're here to bid on the boat.
You think it's big enough, brother? Barely.
lt's such a pleasure meeting you, Mr.
Hogan.
Well, go on in.
l'm sure Mr.
Carter is going to be thrilled to see you.
Thrilled is not the word.
Oh, my goodness.
Look at that, Craig.
Look who's there.
Let's get an opening shot of the Hulkster.
Okay, Beanie.
Rolling.
Welcome to Lifestyles of the Extremely Rich.
Today, we take you aboard the dream boat of a lifetime.
No, honey, look.
You either gotta be in or you gotta be out.
l mean, l got only half of you in there now.
Yeah, now she's in.
Now we're cooking.
l'd like to welcome you all to the Lady Princess.
As you know, l recently obtained her from a Greek shipping tycoon [people laughing.]
who shall remain nameless.
And l'm told that the lower decks hold many secrets.
She sleeps 1 2, including crew quarters.
Hey, we'll take it.
How much? What are you doing here? We wouldn't miss this for the world.
Yeah, we're thinking of buying.
Hulkster.
Hey, Lenny, how are you doing, man? Thanks a lot for your donation for the Boys Center.
Thanks for the ringside seats.
Hey, you guys ought to hit up some of this crowd.
That's a good idea.
Hey, you're going to make a donation, right, Sonny? Yeah, sure.
l'll be one of the first.
Yeah, man, you ought to write a check right now.
[people clapping.]
Are you sure this is the state room? [[[pop music playing on stereo.]
[gasps.]
Oh, that was you.
Hello? You know, l'm tired of being the blue collar guy in these cons.
Why don't you guys let me broaden my acting repertoire? You gave them a check for $25,000? That's the way you handle it? You give them money? We're supposed to be getting my money back.
Will you just shut up? l'll get the boys.
l'll have those guys taken out of the picture and then l'll get my check back, okay? (Carter) Now will you just relax, Pop? l gotta get back to the party.
(Face) Murdock, l think l got something.
Tax returns, 1965 to present.
How much do we owe? Not a dime.
However, this is interesting.
ln 1968, he changed his name from Kotero to Carter.
Let's get out of here.
(B.
A.
) What about deadly sharks? l'm a good swimmer.
There's gotta be something.
Hey, l need to swing by the gym on the way back.
Got a message from Steamboat about the Center.
l actually think he's gonna make a donation, man.
What about being locked in a dark room full of rats? Dark doesn't bother me.
All right.
Go right inside.
[gun cocking.]
Hey, man, you don't want to do that.
Come on, move it.
(Rocco) Get the lights, man.
Easy, dude.
l'm looking for the switch.
(Hulk) Here it is.
(all) Surprise! Now, please, don't anybody move.
[grunting.]
[grunting.]
[men grunting.]
Well.
You can tell Mr.
Carter that the Center is here to stay.
And thank him for the donation.
[B.
A.
laughing.]
Sonny Kotero changed his name to Carter and fronts his mob activities by selling expensive yachts.
Wait a minute.
My father knew a man named Kotero.
He went to prison l saw this old guy below deck.
He looked like somebody out of Dick Tracy's Sonny's father maybe? That would explain the nom de Neptune.
According to the county records your father bought this place about 20 years ago.
l don't see the connection.
These dudes must have been running together.
Miss Gordon, aside from being a referee what else did your father do for a living? Louie bounced from job to job.
He sold shoes.
He even owned a newsstand for a while.
Face, l want you to go down to the Federal Building check the FBl records on Papa Kotero.
Sure, no problem, l'll just walk in there, flash my library card.
And your smile.
Yeah.
[people chattering.]
[sighing.]
Excuse me.
Hey, Cole.
How are you doing? Pretty good.
l tell you, that Musgrave case is a bear.
They got you on that too, Deberg? For two months now.
Yeah.
Man, l'm glad they kept me away from that one.
This Musgrave must have stashed a fortune.
Boy, this Musgrave case is killing me.
You too, huh? Yeah, they've got half the guys in the Bureau after this guy but we'll catch him.
Catch him? They arrested him a week ago.
Did l say catch him? [laughing.]
l meant convict him.
Yeah, he brought in some hotshot lawyer from Back East, you know.
Yeah, so the D.
A.
's got us doing all this legwork.
lt'll take months to build that case.
You know, l've had the D.
A.
in here twice already, combing the files.
Yeah, well, that's why l'm here.
lt seems this Musgrave was connected to an old case dating back 25 years.
Twenty-five years.
He would have been in sixth grade.
Fifth grade.
Well, it wasn't him.
See, it was his uncle.
Guy by the name of.
Memory's a little.
Let's see, uh Kotero, that's K-O-T-E-R-O.
Well, anyway, they sent me down here to pull his file and, boy, are they grasping at straws.
Kotero.
One entry listed in the period between 1955 and 1960.
A Victor L.
Kotero was arrested seven times.
He was only convicted of one crime but it was a doozie.
Kotero was involved in armed car robbery in 1958.
There were two guards, one of them was killed.
They never found the money.
And the government agent on the case was Thomas McKeon.
He finally caught up with Papa Kotero.
Kotero went up the river for 30 years.
But about a year later McKeon was pancaked by a city bus.
My father was an armed guard for a while.
According to the reports, he was the other guard on the truck, the day of the robbery.
Dicki, l don't like to say this, but we've got to consider the possibility that your father was in this with Papa Kotero.
And when Kotero was caught he took the fall and left your father to hide the loot.
Sometimes when you dig into someone's past what you find out can alter the illusion of the memory.
Hey, look.
My father was my best friend when l was a kid.
He always wanted a boy, but my mother passed away before they could get that going.
But still there was baseball games, ice cream at the pier and those days when we'd work on the ''atomic body slam.
'' But l'm a big guy now, as Louie would say, and as far as l know my father could have been a Dillinger or something.
But to me to me he was Papa.
Well, what exactly was in the armored car? This is the exciting part.
lt was a gold transfer.
Ten pounds apiece? (Face) Exactly.
And at $32 an ounce, in 1958 we're looking at $76,800 dollars.
But today, you know, it's worth What exactly is the load worth? $768,480.
And we are probably standing on it.
Yeah, this was a vacant lot until 1962.
So this center is sitting on Papa Kotero's pension fund.
And he's ready to collect, as soon as he get ahold of this place.
Yeah, buy it and bulldoze it.
What's the plan, Hannibal? We go to Papa Kotero and we say ''Where did you hide it?'' Hey, anybody aboard this ship? That's not the way to do it.
FBl.
l mean.
Wait, wait.
Hey, hold it right there.
[grunting.]
Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
Mr.
McKeon you can't just run roughshod over these people like this.
What the heck is-- Kotero, it's been a long time.
l'm Sean McKeon, FBl, Long Beach.
This is William Deberg, Los Angeles FBl.
l'm here to finish my brother's business.
Now Mr.
McKeon, could we proceed within the boundaries of the Bureau's regulations? These people have rights, you know.
Scum like this have got no rights.
What the heck's going on here? They're FBl agents.
This one here is the brother of the guy who set me up.
FBl agents, huh? Let me see some lD.
What's the main number on Wilshire? Listen, l've got to apologize for Agent McKeon, there.
You know, some of the guys at the Bureau, you know, they.
Yeah, do you have an agent William Deberg assigned to your office.
Yeah, may l talk to him please? He's out in the field, huh? Thank you.
l want this man off the boat.
Not until we've had a little chat.
Just give me five minutes alone with this guy.
Oh, no, l don't think that would be appropriate.
Kid, l got 30 years seniority on you.
Now leave us alone, l'm ordering you.
Anything you have to say to my father, you can say in front of me.
l've got no trouble talking to two lowlifes at the same time.
No gun.
Look, your request is within the limits of procedure, so would you promise me you won't violate these men's rights? Sure.
All right, you, you, come with me, outside.
Come on, move, move! (Kotero) l see you're just as charming as your brother.
Leave him out of this.
What the hell do you want? l want half the gold.
Your brother was a straight shooter.
l tried to buy him off and that sucker sent me to the can.
My brother died without a dime.
l've been waiting 20 years for you to make me rich.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
l've got a proposition for you.
Take it or leave it.
We go to Louie Gordon's, we dig up the gold [gun cocking.]
and l'll let you live.
What makes you think that that's where it's buried? Sonny's been sniffing around for weeks.
Might as well put up a billboard, pal.
All right.
Okay.
How do you plan to work this? l'll make it official business.
We go in.
We dig up the gold.
l take it out in a government vehicle and we split it afterwards.
How do we know we can trust you? Because you'll be with me all the time.
[birds chirping.]
Federal Agent.
Sean McKeon, notifying you that under section 198 of the McLaren Act you are hereby ordered to yield for a search for evidence on your property.
Which way is it? Let's go.
Hey, man, you can dig your own hole.
l didn't sign up for prison to do no ditch digging.
How about l dig the hole and leave you in it.
All right, l'll dig a hole.
This is one tough guy.
Break, boss? Sir.
Break, sir? No.
Water, sir? No, l ain't thirsty.
Metal box, boss man.
Pick it up.
Open it up.
[box lid creaking.]
[Murdock grunting.]
(B.
A.
) lt's empty.
Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
There's a letter inside.
ls there a Victor Kotero here? ''Kotero, right property, wrong spot.
'' ''l moved it.
'' Signed, Louie Gordon.
[siren wailing.]
September, 1969.
[tires screeching.]
End of the line, Smith.
Peck lifted the wrong lD this time.
What's going on? Who are you? My name is Hannibal Smith and if l were you, l'd all hit the ground, now! (Decker) The A-Team is making an escape.
Don't let them get away.
Not bad, huh, guys? No way out this time, Smith.
We hit right before the main event.
Everyone's inside, all the money's in the box office.
That rotten crumb took my land and then he moves the gold away.
We hit hard, we hit fast, and make sure we clean them out good.
Now this monster wrestler is gonna be paying the rent and buying the little squealers jerseys.
They ain't gonna get the money.
We got everything under control.
And then once we get the property we can bulldoze the whole place if we have to.
l told you, Papa you want that stash, l'm gonna get it for you.
At least this A-Team's out of the way.
They won't see the light of day for 20 years.
l can't believe B.
A.
got captured.
l should have never called on you guys.
lt's not your fault.
l'm gonna get them guys out of there.
So don't worry about it.
How am l gonna wrestle with this on my mind? You just gotta concentrate on the match, Hulkster.
That's exactly what the big guy would say to you, if he was here.
l'm gonna be thinking about you guys while l'm in the ring.
As a matter of fact when l look at my opponent, l'm gonna be seeing Sonny Carter.
lt's gonna be a pretty quick bout then.
Do you know what you're doing? Actually, it's never worked but might as well give it a try.
Mr.
Deberg, l want these men turned over to me immediately.
Hey, pal, the FBl nailed these guys.
These men are military fugitives.
That were apprehended by the FBl.
The Army's been chasing them for 10 years.
And we been chasing them for 10 minutes.
And we're gonna hold them.
l want them transferred to a military prison.
Forget it.
Forget it? Look, Colonel, l called you into this thing.
They came into a federal building.
They filched my badge.
l took you to them.
They were impersonating federal officers and they were captured by the FBl.
This is my bust.
They're not moving till the Deputy Bureau Chief gets here and makes a decision.
l'll call the Pentagon if l have to.
You'll spend the next 10 years chasing stolen cars in Natchez, Mississippi.
They're staying right here.
(soldier) Ten-hut.
At ease, soldiers.
The three of you will accompany me into this building.
We're moving the A-Team.
But first remove your weapons.
There are to be no firearms brought into this facility as long as the A-Team is present.
ls that understood? But, sir, we're never supposed to leave our weapons.
Are you supposed to question your commanding officer? No, sir, but-- No buts about it, soldier! Now, you'll get these back when you learn to follow orders.
Put those weapons in the front of this cabin.
Yes, sir.
Weapons into the van.
General Hagen.
These are release and transportation papers.
We're moving the A-Team to the base at Point Marcos.
But, sir, we have orders from Colonel Decker.
What do you think l am, a fool, Sergeant? You see these stripes? They used to belong to that soldier there.
Do you wish to join him in the lower ranks? No, sir! Colonel Decker is aware of the move.
Yes, sir.
So this is the A-Team.
l'm not impressed.
Okay, soldiers, follow me back here.
Move it.
Move it.
Move it.
Attention.
Sergeant, at ease.
Where are they? They were released to the General, sir.
What General? They're staying here, huh? Cheers.
(ring announcer) Mean Gene Okerlund at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.
Greg ''the Hammer'' Valentine meeting Hulk Hogan and Valentine immediately attacks the Hulkster.
Cored his head into the turnbuckle, but Hulk holds on.
[crowd cheering.]
And the Hulkster with a right, and another left.
Another left and yet another.
And a right, and he stuns Valentine.
Valentine to the mat but he's back up.
Sorry, gentlemen, it's a sellout.
[guns firing.]
[sirens wailing.]
(ring announcer) Greg Valentine has got him in a hold right now.
This is a possible submission hold.
You know, the Hulkster just doesn't look like himself tonight.
I don't know what it is.
He seems to be distracted by something.
He came out fighting earlier on but now Valentine has got him in that submission hold.
He's down on the mat.
Valentine, if he wins this match, will become the new World Wrestling Federation's Heavyweight Champion.
And I'll tell you the Hulkster looks completely without concentration.
He's lost his mental concentration.
The referee is lifting up his hand and it drops totally limp.
He lifts it again and again that hand drops limp.
Could Greg ''the Hammer'' Valentine have him here? He lifts the hand one more time and.
Wait a minute.
There's the number one finger.
Known throughout the world for the Hulkster.
There is still life to this big man.
[crowd cheering.]
[banging on door.]
And Valentine has Hogan on the mat.
He's pounding him with a series of rights.
Hogan is mad.
Valentine, stepping out of the ring now.
Valentine climbing up on top of the ropes.
He's gonna make a leap onto the Hulkster.
Watch out, though.
[bell dings.]
[crowd cheering.]
Hogan successfully defends the World Wrestling Federation's heavyweight title here at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in front of another World Wrestling Federation capacity crowd.
Fans are on their feet.
They are excited.
This is excitement personified.
Oh, my, what's this? Come on, man, they just hit the box office.
A stranger has jumped into the ring and Hulk Hogan is now leaving running up the aisle.
I believe we saw that gentleman down in San Diego recently.
Give me the money.
Let's go.
Back inside, guys.
These dudes are ours, B.
A.
[groaning.]
[groaning.]
[grunting.]
Hey, Hulk, is there such a thing as a five-man tag team? Well, as soon as Hannibal and Murdock get back from getting the van fixed l think we shall set sail.
They're never gonna find you once you're out on that boat.
Yeah, l hear the owner's pretty much indisposed.
l think we'll take her out to Catalina and then down south to Mexico.
By the time Carter gets released, he can whistle for the first payment.
Am l invited? Absolutely.
Cause we're gonna be digging up the center for the next week.
Yeah, that's what l hate worst part about the Feds.
They always want what's theirs.
Between the reward from the government and the money that the Hulkster and the WWF have raised.
l think we're gonna be in business for quite a while.
My pleasure, Dicki.
Thanks a lot, Hulks.
Say, have you ever seen the rest of this ship? No, l haven't.
Shall we? Okay.
Hey, Faceman, she's like a sister to me.
l shall be on my very best behavior.
l'd like to thank you again, B.
A.
, for helping me out, man.
No thanks needed, brother.
No, l really mean it.
l think there's something else l should tell you.
What's that? Well, remember when you asked me if there was anything l was afraid of.
l knew it.
l knew it.
l knew there was something.
What is it? Well, it's the part about the water.
You're afraid of the water? No, l'm afraid of what happens to me when l get around the water.
l like to throw people in.
Forget it, man.
l ain't going in.
You held out on me.
You're the one that's gonna pay! You're going in.
You're going in! [both grunting.]
Oh, man.
Forget it.
[both laughing.]
[both grunting.]
[bell dinging.]
[crowd cheering.]
He gonna put him down, now.
l can feel it.
[crowd cheering.]
B.
A.
Hey, man! He didn't save my life.
l saved his life.
ls there such a thing as a five-man tag team? Bring 'em on, Daddy.
[shouting.]
No, you took the shell.
Hulkamania is gonna run wild.
No way out this time, Smith.
(Face) Now we're cooking.
Oh, l love it.
(male narrator) In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military 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.
[gun firing.]
[crickets chirping.]
(ring announcer) And Big John Studd slams Hulk Hogan on the mat.
This is the championship battle for the heavyweight title of the world.
Hulk Hogan.
I've never seen him in quite so much trouble.
Fans, he can lose the title here tonight.
Big John Studd couldn't have had him in a more compromising position.
Quiet! The Hulkster is up.
He's up and he's mad.
Oh, is he mad.
Go! Let's go! But Big John Studd delivers a blow to the back.
And another blow.
Can Hulk Hogan hold on? And he tosses him out of the ring.
The Hulkster is being helped up by a friend.
Come on, Hulk.
Get back in there and put him away, man! but he's in the Hulkster's special seats.
Hulk Hogan back in the ring.
You're the world champion.
Come on, let's do it.
is holding the belt above his head.
Come on! He must be a very special friend of the Hulkster's.
I've never seen quite so much action.
And Hogan slams Studd into the turnbuckle.
Oh, the Hulkster is mad.
What a fight! I have never seen anything quite like it.
A right to the head.
And another right.
And another yet.
A toss into the ropes and, oh Big John Studd seems to be weary.
And a kick to the head, and Studd is down on the mat.
Hulk Hogan pulls him back into the ring.
But now he's yanked the Hulktster out of the ring.
And the nefarious Bobby Heenan is just around the corner.
Let's hope he doesn't interfere.
There he is.
That's Heenan.
He plants a cheap shot on Hogan.
Hogan tosses him away.
Heenan is being restrained.
Hogan slams Studd into the concrete and climbs back into the ring.
Folk's, I've never seen a match quite like this.
Get out of here! Referee on top of the action.
And a pickup on the part of Hulk Hogan, heavyweight champion.
And it's a left to the head.
Another left.
And yet another.
And another.
Hulk is really pouring it on.
He's caught up in the turnbuckle.
Swings him the length of the mat and bam! What kind of a pounding can this man take? That is a clothesline.
[crowd chattering.]
These two men, two of the biggest in professional wrestling today going at it tooth and nail for the heavyweight champion of the world.
No federal agents so far.
But sitting ringside is asking for it.
Hey, man, my buddy needs us.
l'll take the next patrol if you want.
C'mon, man.
Go! And the Hulkster turns the tables on challenger Big John Studd.
You can just feel the electricity.
He's gonna put him down, now.
l can feel it.
Hogan has still not quite been able to body-slam this man.
Repeated pack of punches to the head.
The referee breaks it up and admonishes both participants.
Hogan's got Studd on the ropes.
Studd could be on his last leg here.
It's a butt to the head.
A head butt.
[thudding.]
[shouting.]
He is down.
The referee's got the count.
There's 1, 2, 3.
He's out! Hulk Hogan has won He won! He won! the heavyweight championship of the world.
Hogan, the winner.
He has successfully defended the world's heavyweight title.
Unbelievable! Now, that unidentified stranger has climbed in the ring with Hulk Hogan.
He's gotta be a very special friend of the Hulkster.
He's holding the belt.
Victorious once again.
Fabulous action from the World Wrestling Federation here in San Diego.
Another successful title defense for the heavyweight champion of the world.
My guest at this time, Hulk Hogan and what a battle that one was.
Well, you know, Mean Gene, ever since l won the WWF World Wrestling Federation heavyweight title, man l've been on one heck of a roll.
l've been to Tokyo, Japan, Africa, Asia, Bangkok and all points in between.
And you know something? l've defended this thing successfully everywhere l went.
But l'm really excited, Mean Gene because coming up here, in a few days, man l'm coming to my own hometown, L.
A.
, brother.
Los Angeles, California.
And more than that, all the money, all the Hulkamaniacs all the Hulkamania running wild, all that money from all my people l'm donating that money to my favorite charity, Mean Gene.
Okay, now, Hulk Hogan, you and l have been very close in the past and you've let me in on some of these things.
May l ask what that charity will be? Well, l'd love to let you in on this one, Mean Gene but l want your dollars, too, man.
l want you right there at ringside.
This is more important than top-secret information, man.
And l want everybody to know come on out, buy a ticket to see the Hulkster because Hulkamania is gonna run wild.
Your hometown boy is coming home.
And just a few of my friends down at the gym they know what the charity's all about.
lt's for a great cause.
l'm 100% behind it.
Because l've been training, saying my prayers, eating my vitamins, Daddy.
And wait till you see how psyched up l am when l come home to LA.
l love you, and l'm coming home, Mean Gene.
[grunting.]
There you have it, ladies and gentlemen.
Hulk Hogan, this coming Saturday night Title defense.
The Los Angeles Sports Arena.
Don't you dare miss it.
(B.
A.
) Hey, Hulk! Hey, B.
A.
! Hey, man! Hey, man, good to see you, man.
You're looking great.
Mean, clean, human destruction machine.
Yeah.
Regular mutual admiration society.
Hey, man, l want you to meet Hannibal.
Hi.
How you doing? Faceman.
How do you do? Murdock.
Hey, glad to meet you guys.
l'm glad you could make it.
You know, l had a heck of a time locating you dudes.
Mr.
Hogan, this is truly an amazing pleasure.
l have been a wrestling devotee since l was five years old.
Bruno Sammartino, Bobo Brazil-- Hey, both fine wrestlers.
l always dreamed of being a professional wrestler myself, you know but look at me, look how l turned out.
But you, you are fantastic.
Cool it, Murdock.
Give the man breathing room.
[groaning.]
Hey, take it easy, B.
A.
l like this dude, man.
Try not to break him, Hulk.
lt's murder finding new parts.
Come on, let's go.
l gotta change clothes.
Man, it's so good to see you again.
l love this guy.
You two met in Vietnam, huh? Yeah, B.
A.
was the baddest dude l ever met in Nam.
B.
A.
says he saved your life over there.
Hey, he didn't save my life, l saved his life.
No, man, you getting it all wrong.
You've been getting this mixed up for years, man.
Don't you remember Da Nang during the Tet Offensive? Yeah, and we were pinned down in the hut (both) and you took the shell that knocked you cold.
You took the shell.
No, you took the shell.
[both exclaiming.]
l think they both took the shell.
(Hulk) The blasts puts B.
A.
out like a light.
l knew l had to get him out of there.
Man, l dragged him no more than 10 feet when, boom! The hut is blown straight in the air.
Hey, we were both knocked out by the blast.
When we came to, we were side by side in a hospital in Saigon.
And that's the only part you got right.
Look, guys, it was a long time ago and-- Hulk, do you remember that beautiful nurse with the short red hair? No, l don't remember her.
That's because you was in surgery.
l was the one that was conscious.
Hey, l was the one that was conscious.
You were out like a light.
You was the one that was out.
Fellas, l'm sure the details are fuzzy because of the concussion you both suffered.
Hey, Hannibal, but l'm clear on this, man.
Hey, so am l, B.
A.
Look, what is the point of arguing when you see each other so rarely? Yeah, that's true, Hulk.
Look, B.
A.
, could you drop me off at Cindy's? No way, man.
l helped you out in Mexico, didn't l? Now you gonna help me and Hulk.
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
l don't know who helped whom.
Not that.
l'm talking about his problem.
Yeah, like l was telling you, l got a problem.
A big problem.
Even bigger than the Hulkster.
[children chattering.]
(Sonny) This is my last offer.
Mr.
Carter, l've told you over and over again you're wasting your time.
No sale.
Goodbye.
Look, Miss Gordon, you miss one more payment on this place and the bank's gonna own your sweet-- But that's my problem.
Hey, l'm tired of bringing you gifts and reasonable offers.
Your old man would have jumped at a price like this.
My father would never sell this property and what the heck do you know about my father? l know that he's six feet under the ground and unless you want a plot next to him, you'll take the dough.
Look, l know this is hard for you to understand but without this center, these kids have nowhere to go.
So, thank you very much for dropping by.
Now, you gentlemen, you know your way to the door.
Shut the door.
Now, you listen up, chicky, and you listen good.
Your little problems are not over.
That fire in the basement last week, the surprise inspections.
Who knows, there might even be a very bad accident.
And l know you wouldn't want anything to happen to one of your kids.
Mister, if anything happens to anybody around here l'm gonna personally drive my car down to your boat and l'm not gonna stop until l make sure you're part of the dock.
Miss G.
, we lost another ball.
Hold it, right there.
Get outside, Kerry.
Outside! Just give me a reason, please.
Hey, this is just a friendly business proposition.
There's no harm intended.
Yeah, sure.
Now let me tell you this, once and for all.
No sale and no threats.
lf anything happens to any kids around here l'm gonna hold you personally-- [gasps.]
Nobody pulls a gun on me.
Nobody! We'll continue this on the top of Mulholland.
[knocking on door.]
Now, come on.
Get rid of that kid.
Hey, kid, why don't you go play in traffic? [grunts.]
Hulkster.
[grunting.]
[groaning.]
[men grunting.]
[children screaming.]
Are you okay? Yeah.
You got to nail them, Hulkster.
You all right? Yeah, l'm fine.
[tires screeching.]
Move over, man! Oh, no! l'm sure they'll be all right.
Yeah, but what's worse, them catching them or them not catching them? Hey, they're heading up the walk.
Them crazy fools.
There are too many people up there.
[exclaims.]
[people screaming.]
Be careful, B.
A.
[car honking.]
[gun firing.]
Hey.
l love it.
[tires screeching.]
We'll get them next time.
Darn! Then we had a small fire, a couple of break-ins and then there was inspectors running all around the place and now the banks are threatening to close in on me.
But after Saturday night, your mortgage problems will be history.
lf it wasn't for the Hulkster, we'd be closed down by now.
l wrote him 'cause l knew he was from Venice and involved with charities.
And l'd do anything for the kids in this neighborhood.
This center is their only outlet.
lf we go under-- You ain't going under.
Hey, between the Hulkster and the A-Team you don't have a thing to worry about.
Face, what do you know about Sonny Carter? Well, he's a very high-profile yacht dealer in the marina.
Doesn't sell any boat that goes for less than a million dollars.
What does he want with this property? Tear it down.
Maybe he'd put up condos.
There are plenty of lots around here he could pick up.
He doesn't sound like a developer.
Hey, l say we go down there, kick this dudes door in and let him know that we're in town, man.
That ain't the way we do things here.
We may have to go in and run a con, drop a bug, do a little smooth talking.
Okay, B.
A.
You come with me.
You do the smooth talking.
Let's go, man.
No, we just can't go in there and kick down the guy's door.
We need a plan.
Well, who makes the plan? Hannibal.
Hannibal, what's the plan? You guys ought to go down there kick this guy's door in, let him know you're in town.
Hannibal, he's always thinking.
Yeah.
You guys check out Sonny Carter.
l'll go to City Hall and find out if there's any reason he really wants this developed.
Hey, l like it.
We're rolling.
All right.
[birds cawing.]
(Carter) Just let me handle it, Papa.
l heard about the way you handled it this morning, Mr.
Carter.
l don't understand why a crummy building in Venice is beyond your reach.
We're gonna get the building, Papa.
l know what l'm doing.
lf it were up to me, we'd go down there with a couple of Thompson machine guns-- And what? And my name is all over the dock.
l go down there and start a war, guess where they come looking? Al Capone never had his name on a sign.
Fast cars, fancy women, your picture in the paper all the time.
This is no way to run a family.
This is Hollywood, Papa.
Hey, come on, give me a little credit.
l got 40 guys doing 500 G's a year plus.
And on top of that, we're almost 80% legit now.
Yeah, Carter is legitimate.
Kotero, ew.
Hey, when you went into the pen you left a lot of heat on the street.
l didn't change my name.
Mama did.
You should've taken care of this with Louie Gordon before he died.
Things are different out here now, Papa.
Twenty years is a long time.
lt's not like it was when you and Uncle Louie hit town.
We need that property, Sonny no matter what it takes to get it.
You wanna go back and sit in a jail cell? She can't make the payment, l pick it up from my man at the bank.
That's it.
What if she makes the payment? Hulk Hogan is going to bail the place out.
Then we take care of him, too.
lt may not be that simple, Sonny.
Look, Papa, l gotta go.
l got guests.
Yeah, go.
l'll go downstairs to sit in my room.
l want what is mine, Sonny.
Capisce? Capisce.
Murdock was telling me that you're still afraid of flying.
You, the dude that saved my life? Don't start with me.
Hey, B.
A.
, l didn't mean it that way.
l just didn't think that you were afraid of anything.
Hey, man, ain't you afraid of something? Nothing.
Come on, man.
Everybody's afraid of something.
Hey, not me.
Oh, man.
How about a pit full of snakes? Bring 'em on, Daddy.
[exclaiming.]
[birds cawing.]
[boat creaking.]
Hulk Hogan.
l didn't see your name on the list.
You gonna bid on the boat? Yeah, we're here to bid on the boat.
You think it's big enough, brother? Barely.
lt's such a pleasure meeting you, Mr.
Hogan.
Well, go on in.
l'm sure Mr.
Carter is going to be thrilled to see you.
Thrilled is not the word.
Oh, my goodness.
Look at that, Craig.
Look who's there.
Let's get an opening shot of the Hulkster.
Okay, Beanie.
Rolling.
Welcome to Lifestyles of the Extremely Rich.
Today, we take you aboard the dream boat of a lifetime.
No, honey, look.
You either gotta be in or you gotta be out.
l mean, l got only half of you in there now.
Yeah, now she's in.
Now we're cooking.
l'd like to welcome you all to the Lady Princess.
As you know, l recently obtained her from a Greek shipping tycoon [people laughing.]
who shall remain nameless.
And l'm told that the lower decks hold many secrets.
She sleeps 1 2, including crew quarters.
Hey, we'll take it.
How much? What are you doing here? We wouldn't miss this for the world.
Yeah, we're thinking of buying.
Hulkster.
Hey, Lenny, how are you doing, man? Thanks a lot for your donation for the Boys Center.
Thanks for the ringside seats.
Hey, you guys ought to hit up some of this crowd.
That's a good idea.
Hey, you're going to make a donation, right, Sonny? Yeah, sure.
l'll be one of the first.
Yeah, man, you ought to write a check right now.
[people clapping.]
Are you sure this is the state room? [[[pop music playing on stereo.]
[gasps.]
Oh, that was you.
Hello? You know, l'm tired of being the blue collar guy in these cons.
Why don't you guys let me broaden my acting repertoire? You gave them a check for $25,000? That's the way you handle it? You give them money? We're supposed to be getting my money back.
Will you just shut up? l'll get the boys.
l'll have those guys taken out of the picture and then l'll get my check back, okay? (Carter) Now will you just relax, Pop? l gotta get back to the party.
(Face) Murdock, l think l got something.
Tax returns, 1965 to present.
How much do we owe? Not a dime.
However, this is interesting.
ln 1968, he changed his name from Kotero to Carter.
Let's get out of here.
(B.
A.
) What about deadly sharks? l'm a good swimmer.
There's gotta be something.
Hey, l need to swing by the gym on the way back.
Got a message from Steamboat about the Center.
l actually think he's gonna make a donation, man.
What about being locked in a dark room full of rats? Dark doesn't bother me.
All right.
Go right inside.
[gun cocking.]
Hey, man, you don't want to do that.
Come on, move it.
(Rocco) Get the lights, man.
Easy, dude.
l'm looking for the switch.
(Hulk) Here it is.
(all) Surprise! Now, please, don't anybody move.
[grunting.]
[grunting.]
[men grunting.]
Well.
You can tell Mr.
Carter that the Center is here to stay.
And thank him for the donation.
[B.
A.
laughing.]
Sonny Kotero changed his name to Carter and fronts his mob activities by selling expensive yachts.
Wait a minute.
My father knew a man named Kotero.
He went to prison l saw this old guy below deck.
He looked like somebody out of Dick Tracy's Sonny's father maybe? That would explain the nom de Neptune.
According to the county records your father bought this place about 20 years ago.
l don't see the connection.
These dudes must have been running together.
Miss Gordon, aside from being a referee what else did your father do for a living? Louie bounced from job to job.
He sold shoes.
He even owned a newsstand for a while.
Face, l want you to go down to the Federal Building check the FBl records on Papa Kotero.
Sure, no problem, l'll just walk in there, flash my library card.
And your smile.
Yeah.
[people chattering.]
[sighing.]
Excuse me.
Hey, Cole.
How are you doing? Pretty good.
l tell you, that Musgrave case is a bear.
They got you on that too, Deberg? For two months now.
Yeah.
Man, l'm glad they kept me away from that one.
This Musgrave must have stashed a fortune.
Boy, this Musgrave case is killing me.
You too, huh? Yeah, they've got half the guys in the Bureau after this guy but we'll catch him.
Catch him? They arrested him a week ago.
Did l say catch him? [laughing.]
l meant convict him.
Yeah, he brought in some hotshot lawyer from Back East, you know.
Yeah, so the D.
A.
's got us doing all this legwork.
lt'll take months to build that case.
You know, l've had the D.
A.
in here twice already, combing the files.
Yeah, well, that's why l'm here.
lt seems this Musgrave was connected to an old case dating back 25 years.
Twenty-five years.
He would have been in sixth grade.
Fifth grade.
Well, it wasn't him.
See, it was his uncle.
Guy by the name of.
Memory's a little.
Let's see, uh Kotero, that's K-O-T-E-R-O.
Well, anyway, they sent me down here to pull his file and, boy, are they grasping at straws.
Kotero.
One entry listed in the period between 1955 and 1960.
A Victor L.
Kotero was arrested seven times.
He was only convicted of one crime but it was a doozie.
Kotero was involved in armed car robbery in 1958.
There were two guards, one of them was killed.
They never found the money.
And the government agent on the case was Thomas McKeon.
He finally caught up with Papa Kotero.
Kotero went up the river for 30 years.
But about a year later McKeon was pancaked by a city bus.
My father was an armed guard for a while.
According to the reports, he was the other guard on the truck, the day of the robbery.
Dicki, l don't like to say this, but we've got to consider the possibility that your father was in this with Papa Kotero.
And when Kotero was caught he took the fall and left your father to hide the loot.
Sometimes when you dig into someone's past what you find out can alter the illusion of the memory.
Hey, look.
My father was my best friend when l was a kid.
He always wanted a boy, but my mother passed away before they could get that going.
But still there was baseball games, ice cream at the pier and those days when we'd work on the ''atomic body slam.
'' But l'm a big guy now, as Louie would say, and as far as l know my father could have been a Dillinger or something.
But to me to me he was Papa.
Well, what exactly was in the armored car? This is the exciting part.
lt was a gold transfer.
Ten pounds apiece? (Face) Exactly.
And at $32 an ounce, in 1958 we're looking at $76,800 dollars.
But today, you know, it's worth What exactly is the load worth? $768,480.
And we are probably standing on it.
Yeah, this was a vacant lot until 1962.
So this center is sitting on Papa Kotero's pension fund.
And he's ready to collect, as soon as he get ahold of this place.
Yeah, buy it and bulldoze it.
What's the plan, Hannibal? We go to Papa Kotero and we say ''Where did you hide it?'' Hey, anybody aboard this ship? That's not the way to do it.
FBl.
l mean.
Wait, wait.
Hey, hold it right there.
[grunting.]
Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
Mr.
McKeon you can't just run roughshod over these people like this.
What the heck is-- Kotero, it's been a long time.
l'm Sean McKeon, FBl, Long Beach.
This is William Deberg, Los Angeles FBl.
l'm here to finish my brother's business.
Now Mr.
McKeon, could we proceed within the boundaries of the Bureau's regulations? These people have rights, you know.
Scum like this have got no rights.
What the heck's going on here? They're FBl agents.
This one here is the brother of the guy who set me up.
FBl agents, huh? Let me see some lD.
What's the main number on Wilshire? Listen, l've got to apologize for Agent McKeon, there.
You know, some of the guys at the Bureau, you know, they.
Yeah, do you have an agent William Deberg assigned to your office.
Yeah, may l talk to him please? He's out in the field, huh? Thank you.
l want this man off the boat.
Not until we've had a little chat.
Just give me five minutes alone with this guy.
Oh, no, l don't think that would be appropriate.
Kid, l got 30 years seniority on you.
Now leave us alone, l'm ordering you.
Anything you have to say to my father, you can say in front of me.
l've got no trouble talking to two lowlifes at the same time.
No gun.
Look, your request is within the limits of procedure, so would you promise me you won't violate these men's rights? Sure.
All right, you, you, come with me, outside.
Come on, move, move! (Kotero) l see you're just as charming as your brother.
Leave him out of this.
What the hell do you want? l want half the gold.
Your brother was a straight shooter.
l tried to buy him off and that sucker sent me to the can.
My brother died without a dime.
l've been waiting 20 years for you to make me rich.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
l've got a proposition for you.
Take it or leave it.
We go to Louie Gordon's, we dig up the gold [gun cocking.]
and l'll let you live.
What makes you think that that's where it's buried? Sonny's been sniffing around for weeks.
Might as well put up a billboard, pal.
All right.
Okay.
How do you plan to work this? l'll make it official business.
We go in.
We dig up the gold.
l take it out in a government vehicle and we split it afterwards.
How do we know we can trust you? Because you'll be with me all the time.
[birds chirping.]
Federal Agent.
Sean McKeon, notifying you that under section 198 of the McLaren Act you are hereby ordered to yield for a search for evidence on your property.
Which way is it? Let's go.
Hey, man, you can dig your own hole.
l didn't sign up for prison to do no ditch digging.
How about l dig the hole and leave you in it.
All right, l'll dig a hole.
This is one tough guy.
Break, boss? Sir.
Break, sir? No.
Water, sir? No, l ain't thirsty.
Metal box, boss man.
Pick it up.
Open it up.
[box lid creaking.]
[Murdock grunting.]
(B.
A.
) lt's empty.
Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
There's a letter inside.
ls there a Victor Kotero here? ''Kotero, right property, wrong spot.
'' ''l moved it.
'' Signed, Louie Gordon.
[siren wailing.]
September, 1969.
[tires screeching.]
End of the line, Smith.
Peck lifted the wrong lD this time.
What's going on? Who are you? My name is Hannibal Smith and if l were you, l'd all hit the ground, now! (Decker) The A-Team is making an escape.
Don't let them get away.
Not bad, huh, guys? No way out this time, Smith.
We hit right before the main event.
Everyone's inside, all the money's in the box office.
That rotten crumb took my land and then he moves the gold away.
We hit hard, we hit fast, and make sure we clean them out good.
Now this monster wrestler is gonna be paying the rent and buying the little squealers jerseys.
They ain't gonna get the money.
We got everything under control.
And then once we get the property we can bulldoze the whole place if we have to.
l told you, Papa you want that stash, l'm gonna get it for you.
At least this A-Team's out of the way.
They won't see the light of day for 20 years.
l can't believe B.
A.
got captured.
l should have never called on you guys.
lt's not your fault.
l'm gonna get them guys out of there.
So don't worry about it.
How am l gonna wrestle with this on my mind? You just gotta concentrate on the match, Hulkster.
That's exactly what the big guy would say to you, if he was here.
l'm gonna be thinking about you guys while l'm in the ring.
As a matter of fact when l look at my opponent, l'm gonna be seeing Sonny Carter.
lt's gonna be a pretty quick bout then.
Do you know what you're doing? Actually, it's never worked but might as well give it a try.
Mr.
Deberg, l want these men turned over to me immediately.
Hey, pal, the FBl nailed these guys.
These men are military fugitives.
That were apprehended by the FBl.
The Army's been chasing them for 10 years.
And we been chasing them for 10 minutes.
And we're gonna hold them.
l want them transferred to a military prison.
Forget it.
Forget it? Look, Colonel, l called you into this thing.
They came into a federal building.
They filched my badge.
l took you to them.
They were impersonating federal officers and they were captured by the FBl.
This is my bust.
They're not moving till the Deputy Bureau Chief gets here and makes a decision.
l'll call the Pentagon if l have to.
You'll spend the next 10 years chasing stolen cars in Natchez, Mississippi.
They're staying right here.
(soldier) Ten-hut.
At ease, soldiers.
The three of you will accompany me into this building.
We're moving the A-Team.
But first remove your weapons.
There are to be no firearms brought into this facility as long as the A-Team is present.
ls that understood? But, sir, we're never supposed to leave our weapons.
Are you supposed to question your commanding officer? No, sir, but-- No buts about it, soldier! Now, you'll get these back when you learn to follow orders.
Put those weapons in the front of this cabin.
Yes, sir.
Weapons into the van.
General Hagen.
These are release and transportation papers.
We're moving the A-Team to the base at Point Marcos.
But, sir, we have orders from Colonel Decker.
What do you think l am, a fool, Sergeant? You see these stripes? They used to belong to that soldier there.
Do you wish to join him in the lower ranks? No, sir! Colonel Decker is aware of the move.
Yes, sir.
So this is the A-Team.
l'm not impressed.
Okay, soldiers, follow me back here.
Move it.
Move it.
Move it.
Attention.
Sergeant, at ease.
Where are they? They were released to the General, sir.
What General? They're staying here, huh? Cheers.
(ring announcer) Mean Gene Okerlund at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.
Greg ''the Hammer'' Valentine meeting Hulk Hogan and Valentine immediately attacks the Hulkster.
Cored his head into the turnbuckle, but Hulk holds on.
[crowd cheering.]
And the Hulkster with a right, and another left.
Another left and yet another.
And a right, and he stuns Valentine.
Valentine to the mat but he's back up.
Sorry, gentlemen, it's a sellout.
[guns firing.]
[sirens wailing.]
(ring announcer) Greg Valentine has got him in a hold right now.
This is a possible submission hold.
You know, the Hulkster just doesn't look like himself tonight.
I don't know what it is.
He seems to be distracted by something.
He came out fighting earlier on but now Valentine has got him in that submission hold.
He's down on the mat.
Valentine, if he wins this match, will become the new World Wrestling Federation's Heavyweight Champion.
And I'll tell you the Hulkster looks completely without concentration.
He's lost his mental concentration.
The referee is lifting up his hand and it drops totally limp.
He lifts it again and again that hand drops limp.
Could Greg ''the Hammer'' Valentine have him here? He lifts the hand one more time and.
Wait a minute.
There's the number one finger.
Known throughout the world for the Hulkster.
There is still life to this big man.
[crowd cheering.]
[banging on door.]
And Valentine has Hogan on the mat.
He's pounding him with a series of rights.
Hogan is mad.
Valentine, stepping out of the ring now.
Valentine climbing up on top of the ropes.
He's gonna make a leap onto the Hulkster.
Watch out, though.
[bell dings.]
[crowd cheering.]
Hogan successfully defends the World Wrestling Federation's heavyweight title here at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in front of another World Wrestling Federation capacity crowd.
Fans are on their feet.
They are excited.
This is excitement personified.
Oh, my, what's this? Come on, man, they just hit the box office.
A stranger has jumped into the ring and Hulk Hogan is now leaving running up the aisle.
I believe we saw that gentleman down in San Diego recently.
Give me the money.
Let's go.
Back inside, guys.
These dudes are ours, B.
A.
[groaning.]
[groaning.]
[grunting.]
Hey, Hulk, is there such a thing as a five-man tag team? Well, as soon as Hannibal and Murdock get back from getting the van fixed l think we shall set sail.
They're never gonna find you once you're out on that boat.
Yeah, l hear the owner's pretty much indisposed.
l think we'll take her out to Catalina and then down south to Mexico.
By the time Carter gets released, he can whistle for the first payment.
Am l invited? Absolutely.
Cause we're gonna be digging up the center for the next week.
Yeah, that's what l hate worst part about the Feds.
They always want what's theirs.
Between the reward from the government and the money that the Hulkster and the WWF have raised.
l think we're gonna be in business for quite a while.
My pleasure, Dicki.
Thanks a lot, Hulks.
Say, have you ever seen the rest of this ship? No, l haven't.
Shall we? Okay.
Hey, Faceman, she's like a sister to me.
l shall be on my very best behavior.
l'd like to thank you again, B.
A.
, for helping me out, man.
No thanks needed, brother.
No, l really mean it.
l think there's something else l should tell you.
What's that? Well, remember when you asked me if there was anything l was afraid of.
l knew it.
l knew it.
l knew there was something.
What is it? Well, it's the part about the water.
You're afraid of the water? No, l'm afraid of what happens to me when l get around the water.
l like to throw people in.
Forget it, man.
l ain't going in.
You held out on me.
You're the one that's gonna pay! You're going in.
You're going in! [both grunting.]
Oh, man.
Forget it.
[both laughing.]
[both grunting.]
[bell dinging.]
[crowd cheering.]