The Rat Patrol (1966–1968): Season 2, Episode 13 - The Fifth Wheel Raid - full transcript
Col Jamerson is kidnapped by German forces. British intelligence are unsure if he defected or if it was a legitimate attack. The Rat Patrol are sent to find out one way or the other.
Something the matter, Kabir?
This route, sir. I would have
preferred to go by the sea road.
Nonsense. We're miles
from the German lines.
Don't tell me you're beginning to lose
your nerve after all these years with me.
No, Colonel. Right.
Sergeant, how did you
get out of the hospital?
I must talk to your captain.
Well, he's busy right now.
Why has nothing been
done to help the Colonel?
I have to see Captain...
Not now, Sergeant.
What happened to the Colonel may
actually have been what it seemed,
a kidnapping.
Or it could have been staged,
a cover for a
voluntary defection.
Why Colonel Jameson?
He was returning from the
general staff meeting in Tunis.
Plans have been finalized
for Operation Cora.
So they're finally
going ahead with it?
Tomorrow night.
That is, if we can be positive that
Colonel Jameson hasn't compromised it.
If the plans have to be changed,
it could cost us
days, even weeks.
That means lives.
Any reason to suspect the
Colonel? Anything in his past?
No. If there were, he wouldn't
have been at the staff meeting.
Sir, if this was prearranged,
why didn't the Germans
kill Sergeant Kabir,
or at least take him prisoner?
Well, they could have left
him behind to tell the story.
Possibility.
Kabir claims he
got here on foot.
Is he to be trusted?
I don't know.
He's very loyal to
Colonel Jameson.
The Colonel used to command
a regiment of Sikhs in India.
When he was transferred,
he brought Kabir with him.
Gentlemen, we're not going
to know the truth about anything
until you get to the Colonel.
Aren't we a bit late, sir?
If the Colonel has defected,
he's given them
the plans by now.
I don't think so.
According to our intelligence,
General von Leuten's in Berlin.
I doubt that the Colonel would do
business with anyone less important.
When is von Leuten due back?
Sometime this evening.
That doesn't give us much time.
They've probably taken the
Colonel to Division Headquarters.
If this was a legitimate kidnapping,
I hope you can bring him back.
If he's defecting, you'll
have to silence him.
Good luck. Thank you, sir.
Gentlemen, I am Sergeant Kabir.
Is the Captain sending you
to help Colonel Jameson?
Yeah. At last.
Why the delays, the
endless conferences?
We don't know.
Sergeant.
Take me with you. I can
be of great value to you.
With that arm? I will manage.
I'm a good fighter
and I know the desert.
Please, it is important to me.
Why?
He is my colonel.
Please!
I cannot wait here idly while
the Germans torture him.
What makes you
think they'll torture him?
He's a prisoner of war.
With valuable information.
I beg of you, take me with you.
I'm sorry, Sergeant,
we can't do that.
I must insist.
I regret this.
I'd hoped there would
be no resistance.
Man, you're out of your mind.
My colonel is a
prisoner of the Germans.
I will ride with you, Sergeant.
You could be
court-martialed for this.
I am a desperate man.
Get in the jeep.
Thank you, Sergeant.
Good afternoon.
Change of heart?
Yeah, I'm funny that way.
If this guy's legit, he
can give us a hand.
That much loyalty's
gotta count for something.
If he isn't?
It's all part of a
scheme and he's in it?
We'll find out that much sooner.
All right, Hitch, move it out.
No, thank you. I do not
want to strain your supply.
We can get more.
I am not thirsty.
Your arm hurting?
No, the doctor gave me
an injection for the pain.
It is only that the
dressing itches.
Sergeant, were you hit
in the back of the arm?
That's right.
Odd place to be hit.
I must have been
turning when it happened.
Turning? From what?
I don't remember.
Your rifle ever
jam on you before?
No. Why all these
questions, Sergeant?
Are you sure it was
a German bullet?
In other circumstances,
I would kill you for that.
I have served under
Colonel Jameson for 12 years.
People change.
Not the Colonel.
Sergeant, that desert road from
Tunis has been closed for six months.
Why'd the Colonel
make you take it?
He wished to save the time.
Fifteen minutes?
For that he made you
break area regulations?
If you suspect the
Colonel of treason,
why do you risk your
men to save him?
I understand.
We are not going to
save the Colonel after all.
We'll try and save
him if he's innocent.
But you do not
believe that he is.
I don't know anything for sure.
Sergeant, is this the reason you
have not given me back my gun?
You do not trust me either?
Should I?
That injection wearing off?
No, I'm all right.
You bring any pills?
I departed the
hospital rather hastily.
Well, the road's
gonna get a lot rougher.
Maybe you'd better get
off before we go any further.
Then it will be easy for you.
You will simply
kill the Colonel.
Oh, you're coming along
as our conscience, huh?
Hold it, Hitch!
Do you think he's faking?
His timing leaves
something to be desired.
We're not going to
take him back, are we?
No, we've wasted
enough time already.
Those ruins we passed,
we could leave him there.
All right, let's go.
We'll leave this with him.
What happened?
You passed out, Sergeant.
You're gonna stay here. We'll
pick you up on the way home.
No. No, the pain has gone now.
Then stay here and rest.
You'll be safe. Soon be dark.
No. No, I must go with you.
Sergeant, we've wasted
too much time on you already.
Here, you might need this.
Hitch!
Give me a gun. Get down!
Coincidence?
Looks like Sarge picked
up the wrong passenger.
Sergeant, you think
I led you into this?
Just stay down,
Kabir. You'll be fine.
The jeeps?
No, we'll be sitting ducks.
Give me that gun.
Our move.
Kabir!
I guess I owe you
an apology, Sergeant.
You had your men to consider.
Well, I hope it turns out
the same with the Colonel.
All right, let's go. Move out.
Everything's all right here.
Shall we give the Colonel
the benefit of the doubt?
Find Interrogation first?
Well, if you need me,
I'll be playing German.
Right. Hitch, go.
Come in.
The General's car
has left the airfield.
He will be here shortly.
Excellent.
We lost Kabir.
Where?
You got me, Sarge.
May I bring you
something else, Colonel?
No, thank you.
Kabir.
Coffee?
You are not a prisoner?
No, I'm not.
Have you come here to rescue me?
Why are you here?
Kabir,
the Allies are going to lose this
war with or without Operation Cora.
I see.
Do I shock you? Offend you?
The change is very sudden.
Only to you.
Time changes all of us.
So much?
How's your arm?
It was you who shot me.
I had to.
Why didn't you kill me?
Twelve years is
a long time, Kabir.
I'm very grateful, sir.
I can do more for you.
You're here. Stay.
What does it matter to you
which is the winning side,
provided that you're on it?
Has England been so good to you?
Has she repaid your
loyalty so generously?
My loyalty was to you, Colonel.
Very well, then.
You really have no
choice, you know.
I can't send you back. Not now.
So, how about that coffee?
Your traveling companions?
Gentlemen, drop the guns.
No, Colonel.
Kabir, don't be a
fool. Give me that.
This isn't your sort of thing...
Tully, let's get to the jeeps.
This rest and recreation
furlough, it is foolish.
I am ready for duty.
Don't fight your luck.
We'll meet again, I hope.
I hope so.
And now we say goodbye.
First I'd like to thank you
for everything you've done.
If I had been alone,
I still would have
killed Colonel Jameson.
Are you sure?
Otherwise, the last 12 years of my
life would have been without meaning.
Can you understand that?
Yeah, I think I do.
Good afternoon.
This route, sir. I would have
preferred to go by the sea road.
Nonsense. We're miles
from the German lines.
Don't tell me you're beginning to lose
your nerve after all these years with me.
No, Colonel. Right.
Sergeant, how did you
get out of the hospital?
I must talk to your captain.
Well, he's busy right now.
Why has nothing been
done to help the Colonel?
I have to see Captain...
Not now, Sergeant.
What happened to the Colonel may
actually have been what it seemed,
a kidnapping.
Or it could have been staged,
a cover for a
voluntary defection.
Why Colonel Jameson?
He was returning from the
general staff meeting in Tunis.
Plans have been finalized
for Operation Cora.
So they're finally
going ahead with it?
Tomorrow night.
That is, if we can be positive that
Colonel Jameson hasn't compromised it.
If the plans have to be changed,
it could cost us
days, even weeks.
That means lives.
Any reason to suspect the
Colonel? Anything in his past?
No. If there were, he wouldn't
have been at the staff meeting.
Sir, if this was prearranged,
why didn't the Germans
kill Sergeant Kabir,
or at least take him prisoner?
Well, they could have left
him behind to tell the story.
Possibility.
Kabir claims he
got here on foot.
Is he to be trusted?
I don't know.
He's very loyal to
Colonel Jameson.
The Colonel used to command
a regiment of Sikhs in India.
When he was transferred,
he brought Kabir with him.
Gentlemen, we're not going
to know the truth about anything
until you get to the Colonel.
Aren't we a bit late, sir?
If the Colonel has defected,
he's given them
the plans by now.
I don't think so.
According to our intelligence,
General von Leuten's in Berlin.
I doubt that the Colonel would do
business with anyone less important.
When is von Leuten due back?
Sometime this evening.
That doesn't give us much time.
They've probably taken the
Colonel to Division Headquarters.
If this was a legitimate kidnapping,
I hope you can bring him back.
If he's defecting, you'll
have to silence him.
Good luck. Thank you, sir.
Gentlemen, I am Sergeant Kabir.
Is the Captain sending you
to help Colonel Jameson?
Yeah. At last.
Why the delays, the
endless conferences?
We don't know.
Sergeant.
Take me with you. I can
be of great value to you.
With that arm? I will manage.
I'm a good fighter
and I know the desert.
Please, it is important to me.
Why?
He is my colonel.
Please!
I cannot wait here idly while
the Germans torture him.
What makes you
think they'll torture him?
He's a prisoner of war.
With valuable information.
I beg of you, take me with you.
I'm sorry, Sergeant,
we can't do that.
I must insist.
I regret this.
I'd hoped there would
be no resistance.
Man, you're out of your mind.
My colonel is a
prisoner of the Germans.
I will ride with you, Sergeant.
You could be
court-martialed for this.
I am a desperate man.
Get in the jeep.
Thank you, Sergeant.
Good afternoon.
Change of heart?
Yeah, I'm funny that way.
If this guy's legit, he
can give us a hand.
That much loyalty's
gotta count for something.
If he isn't?
It's all part of a
scheme and he's in it?
We'll find out that much sooner.
All right, Hitch, move it out.
No, thank you. I do not
want to strain your supply.
We can get more.
I am not thirsty.
Your arm hurting?
No, the doctor gave me
an injection for the pain.
It is only that the
dressing itches.
Sergeant, were you hit
in the back of the arm?
That's right.
Odd place to be hit.
I must have been
turning when it happened.
Turning? From what?
I don't remember.
Your rifle ever
jam on you before?
No. Why all these
questions, Sergeant?
Are you sure it was
a German bullet?
In other circumstances,
I would kill you for that.
I have served under
Colonel Jameson for 12 years.
People change.
Not the Colonel.
Sergeant, that desert road from
Tunis has been closed for six months.
Why'd the Colonel
make you take it?
He wished to save the time.
Fifteen minutes?
For that he made you
break area regulations?
If you suspect the
Colonel of treason,
why do you risk your
men to save him?
I understand.
We are not going to
save the Colonel after all.
We'll try and save
him if he's innocent.
But you do not
believe that he is.
I don't know anything for sure.
Sergeant, is this the reason you
have not given me back my gun?
You do not trust me either?
Should I?
That injection wearing off?
No, I'm all right.
You bring any pills?
I departed the
hospital rather hastily.
Well, the road's
gonna get a lot rougher.
Maybe you'd better get
off before we go any further.
Then it will be easy for you.
You will simply
kill the Colonel.
Oh, you're coming along
as our conscience, huh?
Hold it, Hitch!
Do you think he's faking?
His timing leaves
something to be desired.
We're not going to
take him back, are we?
No, we've wasted
enough time already.
Those ruins we passed,
we could leave him there.
All right, let's go.
We'll leave this with him.
What happened?
You passed out, Sergeant.
You're gonna stay here. We'll
pick you up on the way home.
No. No, the pain has gone now.
Then stay here and rest.
You'll be safe. Soon be dark.
No. No, I must go with you.
Sergeant, we've wasted
too much time on you already.
Here, you might need this.
Hitch!
Give me a gun. Get down!
Coincidence?
Looks like Sarge picked
up the wrong passenger.
Sergeant, you think
I led you into this?
Just stay down,
Kabir. You'll be fine.
The jeeps?
No, we'll be sitting ducks.
Give me that gun.
Our move.
Kabir!
I guess I owe you
an apology, Sergeant.
You had your men to consider.
Well, I hope it turns out
the same with the Colonel.
All right, let's go. Move out.
Everything's all right here.
Shall we give the Colonel
the benefit of the doubt?
Find Interrogation first?
Well, if you need me,
I'll be playing German.
Right. Hitch, go.
Come in.
The General's car
has left the airfield.
He will be here shortly.
Excellent.
We lost Kabir.
Where?
You got me, Sarge.
May I bring you
something else, Colonel?
No, thank you.
Kabir.
Coffee?
You are not a prisoner?
No, I'm not.
Have you come here to rescue me?
Why are you here?
Kabir,
the Allies are going to lose this
war with or without Operation Cora.
I see.
Do I shock you? Offend you?
The change is very sudden.
Only to you.
Time changes all of us.
So much?
How's your arm?
It was you who shot me.
I had to.
Why didn't you kill me?
Twelve years is
a long time, Kabir.
I'm very grateful, sir.
I can do more for you.
You're here. Stay.
What does it matter to you
which is the winning side,
provided that you're on it?
Has England been so good to you?
Has she repaid your
loyalty so generously?
My loyalty was to you, Colonel.
Very well, then.
You really have no
choice, you know.
I can't send you back. Not now.
So, how about that coffee?
Your traveling companions?
Gentlemen, drop the guns.
No, Colonel.
Kabir, don't be a
fool. Give me that.
This isn't your sort of thing...
Tully, let's get to the jeeps.
This rest and recreation
furlough, it is foolish.
I am ready for duty.
Don't fight your luck.
We'll meet again, I hope.
I hope so.
And now we say goodbye.
First I'd like to thank you
for everything you've done.
If I had been alone,
I still would have
killed Colonel Jameson.
Are you sure?
Otherwise, the last 12 years of my
life would have been without meaning.
Can you understand that?
Yeah, I think I do.
Good afternoon.