Cobra (1993–1994): Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot: Part 1 - full transcript

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my name is robert scandal jackson

and in a few minutes everything about my

life is going to change

my dad used to say that while it's fun

to win winnie teaches us nothing

the real lessons in life only happen

when you fail

my dad never went to college but he was

the smartest man i ever knew



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did you bring any candy

the children and i will never be able to

thank you

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let's get moving royce i got another

passenger coming

a girl daniel the point

just give it another minute or two mr

crandall and then we'll get going

worth of weight give you that

hi i'm so sorry i've kept you waiting

that's okay man that's not a problem



here let me get these for you oh sorry

do you mind

i'm cliff crandall it's my brother stone

congratulations what are you doing up

here don't look like no eyes dweller to

me

i'm on business yeah what business

my business

rice isn't scheduled till next week it

must be a charter

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so

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there he is

let's go everybody inside hey dj

this is one fight you ain't gonna run

out on

put her down i've got something for you

bow hunk

and this ain't no check with three zeros

put her down

stay where you are i'm trying that fancy

stuff on me

i said put her down stay where you are

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thanks

now get moving and you're part of the

strength

is canceled

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time to poop

i want him to live he's gonna live

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okay here's the deal i got him

stabilized i don't know what if any

brain damage you might have

we'll have to wait to determine that

okay so fix it

um miss the point that's the point

i'm just hoping to save his life he's

gonna need facial implants

a complete jaw rebuild i don't know what

if anything we have on hand

listen i don't care what it costs okay

if you have to fly in an expert i'll

cover it

whatever it takes to save mr jackson's

life

whatever it takes just do it please

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oh sure get on the horn of baltimore pd

and send him this here profile on the

colorado river murderer

got a whole list of post offense

behavior coming in from denver pd right

now

hello dallas speaking it's me i found

him

good girl it's not so good dallas i

walked in on the last act of something

two guys were trying to kill him in an

indian village north of juno

they put a bullet in his head and he's

critical right now yeah

it took us a year to find him if we want

to stick with scandal jackson we have to

cover the doctor's bills

he's on leave from the seal use their

medical to lead less of a trail

well that's the other thing i don't have

the answer yet but he's changed his name

and his hair color so i think maybe he's

awol

a month before he's gonna be discharged

why

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okay mr jackson let's see what we have

here

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everything okay still a little dicey

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let's not put a dressing on i better

give it some hair down

look i'll

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she's been here every day checking on

you in fact she's outside right now

take it easy she paid for all this

surgery

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cashier's check made out by some outfit

called cobra

bay city she's been waiting to talk to

you is she alone

yes she's alone you don't look quite

right yet

you might not want to see her

my dad told me that in order for a

person to be truly successful in life

he had to make three major life

decisions he said if all three are

correct

then a person will achieve all his life

goals my first one had been made when i

joined navy seals

i knew it would either forge me or get

me killed

i was about to make the second mr

jackson

scandal jackson

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over here

what do you want i want to talk to you

who are you how do you know my real name

let's go lady you're running out of time

my name is danielle lapointe i've been

looking for you up here for a month

i found out that you were attached to

the navy seal unit in anchorage doing

ice training

that you went awol changed your name and

were hiding in an indian village

how'd you find that out look mr jackson

this isn't the way i wanted to conduct

this interview you're not conducting an

interview

all right i represent a very

sophisticated company we're trained in

this sort of thing

like i said before we found out that

you're awol from the military

and that you got money for the school by

prize fighting under contract to the men

who shot you we'd like to talk to you

mr jackson i already know you're on the

run if i wanted to turn you in i would

have done it while you were lying here

unconscious

make your pitch i'd like you to come to

bay city and meet with a man he's very

sympathetic to your situation

he has a proposal for you which i think

you might like

something called cobra paid my medical

it's a foundation we'd like to employ

you not interested

how about this you want the inuits to

have a nice school and i've seen the hut

that they're being taught in

so what if cobra pays to build it right

they'll put in heating blackboards

renovations computer systems everything

mr jackson please we need your help

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well not bad work for a country cutter

welcome to cobra this year room is

called the castle spell c-a-s-s-e-l

stands for yeah i read on the door what

it stands for

son you're pegging the latitude why'd

you just calm down

look i don't know who you people are or

what you want i'm dallas castle

and i know a lot about you i found out

you're being tried by military court

because you refused a direct order while

on a covert mission beyond enemy lines

you refused to blow up a command center

with some civilians in it

of course the dod directive says

civilians in a war zone are collateral

targets

you've been busy

got some good green ribbons in here navy

cross not bad two-year officers said it

should have been the cmh of course

the way i remember it brent doesn't get

the medal of honor unless he tits up

under a cross

so you took off went over the wall

changed your name started hiding out on

an ice floe

and i can put all that behind you you

can huh

that there's your honorable discharge

signed by a district commander

it's a forgery nope even got your co to

write a letter of apology where the hell

is that little diddy

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how'd you do this we work for a

billionaire named quentin avery he funds

this foundation

he also dines with presidents you've

gone to a lot of trouble

when i say no does this hd go away now

you already own that toaster son just

put that discharge in your pocket it's

done

i'm hoping it'll make you look kindly on

our offer

i'm listening cobra assists victims of

crime people who haven't benefited from

the system we do that by targeting the

perps

and bringing them to justice we'd like

you to work as our field operative

you've been an investigator for nsi you

have combat skills from your special

training

we need somebody who knows how to carry

the ball after the

i'd handoff to help what i can i thought

it might interest you to know

who the first victim was five years ago

robert scandal jackson your father was

murdered he was in his fishing cabinet

was killed by a serial killer just a

random hit

your father's partner jake had a

shootout with the killer in a motel room

killed him

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a month ago another killing took place

exact same mo as your father's right

down to the diamond cutter that cut

through the window

we don't think your father's killer died

in that motel room five years ago

we think he just killed again

seem to us

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a man wouldn't turn down a chance to

catch his father's killer

want to reconsider

i took the liberty of preparing a room

for you what's more in the room actually

it's uh

it's more like an apartment hope you

like it

what's over there my apartment

dallas lives on the floor below with his

computers

i'm sure you can make any changes that

you'd like

you kidding for the last few years all

i've lived in was field barracks and

roach motels

the guy who killed my father was on a

psychopathic rampage

killed four people in three states in

less than 48 hours

now this new murder of thomas nelson how

could that be

i don't know if he was a serial killer

maybe he was in jail

why the chloroform why do you need the

silence

you know your file doesn't say you have

an uncle

it says that jake mills was your

father's partner in the police

department

he's my godfather

i always called him uncle jake ever

since i was a kid

this must be very hard for you i know

it's coming pretty fast

i'll call you later

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what do i do dad

i can't bury you again i made too many

mistakes the first time

now remember son life is like sailing

when you make a mistake don't over

correct

i'll try that and i'll try to try

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this new murder is identical to your

fathers his name was thomas nelson he

ran a bottle of water company called

jungle rain

how do you get into these computers i

got me a batch of buddies where i can

wash it in for my days with the frisbees

xfpi yep so i know how you could have

made the decision you did

you're saying you'd have done the same

thing no i'm not saying anything every

man's got to draw his own line in the

sand seems like you've done that

you took responsibility for your action

that's okay by me

okay dallas i'm aboard for this one ride

at least

see where it leads us good good

oh by the way i'm gonna send danny into

the field with you you find she's worth

a lot but i don't want that little gal

dusted up you take care of her

i can't watch a novice she's not a

novice she's got good skills

just don't let anything happen to her or

you're gonna have this hornet right down

your throat stinging your heart

you and i just might learn to get along

thomas nelson had a nice house yes he

did but i don't think we should just

walk in

just follow my lead

hello anybody home

howdy bud pike ross real estate

this is my client is petty bone

can we take a look at the house uh yeah

sure that's okay mr

pike i'm jenny nelson thomas nelson was

my father

i'm just trying to clear out some of his

things ah

i ain't asking this miss nelson but uh

in case my client asks but rome did the

uh

you know that tragedy occur

his den which is through there

listen i'll leave you two alone and i'll

just be out in the garage if you need me

good take your time thank you very much

what is it i wonder why he's facing that

way

what do you mean

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okay he's at his desk

he hears something he goes to the door

he's attacked

seems to me his feet would be the other

way towards the desk

maybe there was a struggle

what are you doing

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stay and save motor in how'd you know

condensation on the pipe they use this

chloroform nelson

i found one in my dad's toilet five

years ago

let's go

the car was registered in this room the

night of the murder

they must have cleaned this room

hundreds of times since then

yeah there's some places where they

don't clean

places where a man who's afraid of being

caught

might leave his fingerprints this i've

got to see

okay you're the killer

you're scared on the run

hiding but you need to go out for food

what do you do go out the door no no no

you're hiding

hold it don't touch that

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unless this joint has an all-conference

cleaning crew

but this spot right here

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didn't get done

bingo

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go ahead dallas what'd you get

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okay thanks fine

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how old could those prints be that you

lifted no more than a month or two

depending on how dry the weather was why

the prince belonged to a marine

lieutenant named colby mccullough

lieutenant mccullough died in a military

air transport crash over the rocky

mountains

july 9th 1988

two days after my father was murdered

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oh

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hey deputy dog he came to see one of my

boys slide down a razor blade in his

jock strap

i got a bay city police computer request

on colby mccullough and i'm saying to

myself how could that be

he's been under lock and key for five

years you've been taking these crews to

the ball games

have you sergeant now colonel in case

you forgot these soldiers got brand new

wiring diagrams i take them to a

ballpark

someone jostles them we got a body count

higher than conseco's batting average

lieutenant mccullough is here oh yeah

all

10 physical bodies present accounted for

you want to take a look

why are they in combat prep well i keep

them combat ready they think they're

back in rocket city

it's the only way to keep them cool

that's what call it and he hasn't left

this facility

colonel you've seen the security i've

got here these guys aren't going

anywhere till the day they die

this man was a hero i want him out of

that cage go ahead be my guest

you go in there and take him out he's

going to try to kill everybody in sight

so you tell me how the bay city cops got

lieutenant mccullough's prince out of

that motel

i don't know colonel but you're welcome

to come here anytime you want check us

out

they'll all be here if you plan to stay

a while

you better bring a radio they don't say

much here

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wayne butter jelly

yeah yeah mr botticelli

we got a little problem here we need to

talk

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my dad and i bought this car in 76.

wouldn't even run the engine was blown

uh-huh

spent nine thousand dollars for it

really

took five years rebuilding

where do you see this

ready ready

wow it's beautiful scandal 0-60 in less

than five seconds

believe me i know what do you think

not bad not bad 450 horses tops out over

150.

get in

way to hear this thing

it'll run

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my dad had left the house to me in his

will and i kept it up even when i was

overseas

it was my one physical connection to my

past and to him

my sixth grade summer dad and i pasted

sports posters on the walls

willie mays sun in his eyes making a

basket catch

and john riggins frozen in time straight

arming a defender

sometimes when my homework got me

daydreaming i used to look up at the

pictures and wish i could be them

my dad told me that speed and reflexes

were gifts from god

the victories they brought should not be

worshiped spiritual victories mean more

he said

because they had to be earned

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scandal i think you should come and see

this

uh excuse me but scandal jackson junior

owns this place

owned it young scandal died they shipped

his body back here yesterday

funeral's gonna be this afternoon

he what dallas castle speaking

anybody ever tell you you're a lying

piece of dirt

lots of guys is this the late scandal

jackson calling

is that how you got my honorable

discharge you told him i was dead

when you calm down you're gonna see how

perfect this is you got a new face

i promised the navy you wouldn't show up

so i buried you what's the problem

robert jackson jr is dead scandal was

your nickname so i set it up under that

name

new life new record no old enemy's going

to come looking for you

you're dealing with a man spent his

glory years figuring out ways how to

outfox meat eaters

just go to your funeral have a few

laughs call me when you calm down

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let us pray oh lord take the soul of

robert jackson to your bosom

nurture the flame of his spirit

make him one with the universe in jesus

name

amen

and now jake mills would like to say a

few words

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uh okay

this boy he was um

he was

excuse me

he was a good boy

and i'll miss him

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i have an uncle jake

is

it's getting dusty down here another

shooter

got a beer

try the next stool i know they have

belly right just now

you got a pretty able mouth for an old

blush

what are you calling a lush sit down old

man

you want a piece of my action excuse me

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always had the best left crossing the

biz you see that kid

it's pretty good

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hey buy my new pal here a beer

jake you gotta sober up i gotta talk to

you

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sound a lot like somebody i used to know

good name scandal jackson his dad was my

best friend

it's me uncle jake scandal

very young scandal this afternoon right

next to his daddy best damn cop ever

lived

it's me it's scandal

about me we was gonna

take a little scandal out once the

ticonderoga2 was finished i'm gonna show

him how to sail a big boat

but now they're both gone dead

go jake

i had a bad accident they operated on me

changed the way i love

you stop it i told you

a very young scandal this afternoon

on my fifth birthday you bought me a

willie mays baseball glove

the field master glenn

ask me anything i'll prove it to you

scandal had a friend live next to tony

freeman

he had a dog always cocker spaniel named

douglas

you fell off your bike and chipped your

tooth when you were seven i took you to

the hospital

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see you ain't

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let's take a walk okay

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you okay ah more buzz than i thought

hell i'm almost as in badass shape as

this lady

i don't own her anymore after your dad

died

couldn't barely even work on her just

made me real sad to come down here

i just let her go joe here at the yard

ended up

taking her over for slip fees then after

a while he

pulled her out because she was leaking

and stuck her here sad end

ah sort of like an old street bowl we

both know

jake the man you killed at the motel

i don't think he was my father's murder

best to let the dead rest in peace no i

can't

another murder happened a month ago

exact same memo leave it alone

please look you didn't know everything

bobby

you couldn't and i couldn't tell you

there's nothing i couldn't know about my

father nothing

he had a problem he got him in they got

him into debt with the wrong people you

know bad

people and they they

look you don't need to know [ __ ] this

he's dead it ain't gonna do nobody no

good are you trying to tell me what

father was dirty is that what you're

saying look

i can't do this right now okay i i'm

buzzed can we talk about it in the

morning

my father wasn't dirty

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no way was he done it's a long story

please don't make me do it this way i

need to tell you

so you'll understand please

in the car

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drag her up along with everything else

i'm in a damn in my life

first thing in the morning okay

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don't let them get away

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i love a good fight as much as the next

guy but while we're facing off here that

old man is pumping himself dry up there

if i was you soldier right

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ambulance 1278 mission man's been shot

forget it i'm in the tunnel

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attack

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the answers to the mystery were supposed

to be on the ticonderoga

unfortunately the answers led to more

questions questions about my dad i

didn't want to face

my dad was everything to me he wasn't

perfect but he was my best friend

and now seeing him doing business with a

mobster like wayne botticelli

well i made me ill the very idea

my dad was dirty hit me like a shock

wave shattering every positive image i

ever had of him

i remember life is like sailing

when you make a mistake don't

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overcorrect

you