The Rat Patrol (1966–1968): Season 2, Episode 2 - The David and Goliath Raid - full transcript
The rat patrol ambush a pair of motorcyclists then become victims of an ambush themselves with all their vehicles being destroyed. A secret map indicates there might be a waterhole within walking distance so they set off across open desert. The boys of the Rat Patrol have to draw on all their cunning and guile to survive what awaits them at the waterhole.
Dead. Still alive.
I'm not sure for how long.
Important?
Could be.
Old Arab charts.
Camel routes,
oases, water holes.
Near here?
Don't know yet.
Tully!
Sergeant Troy.
You have no transportation,
no water.
You cannot possibly survive.
I could come after
you, Sergeant.
But there's no sense in wasting
time playing cat and mouse, is there?
When the sun
gets too hot for you,
just follow this road.
My base isn't
very far from here.
Come in and give yourselves up.
Sounds like he's pulling out.
Troy.
Must be these charts.
Probably the only copies.
He thinks, if he came
after us, we'd destroy them.
Yeah, yeah.
Well, we will if we
can't save them.
Sarge, looks like we
bought it this time, huh?
Yeah.
Well, let's see if there's
anything we can salvage.
Come on.
Tully.
Well, there's a
little water left.
That's not enough, is it?
No.
It's a long way back to our
lines across empty desert.
And this won't get us far.
You run out of water on
the desert, you're dead.
Troy,
how far can we make
that water stretch?
Look. This chart.
It's a waterhole?
Between our lines and
here, about halfway.
It can't be. It doesn't
show up on our charts.
Perhaps the Arabs
know something we don't.
Troy, these are important.
Now, do we destroy them
and give ourselves up?
Or do we take the chance?
Why not?
Do you think we...
Do you think we
traveled 10 miles yet?
Maybe.
When I was a kid, I could
knock the eyes out of a quail
at 50 paces with my slingshot.
Let's have some
water. Have a drink.
All right, Tully.
Time for some water.
Let's go.
Get up.
Get up! You wanna die here?
Get up.
Get up.
Well, you want me
to drink it all myself?
It's the water!
It's the water.
No!
Don't drink.
What's wrong?
Look, there.
The water's been poisoned.
It's Dietrich.
How the devil did they get here?
Same way we did.
Only they traveled
more comfortably.
They've watched us
wearing ourselves out.
Water. Tully, get down.
Wanna get your head blown off?
It's no good.
It's been poisoned.
I gotta have some water.
Yeah, yeah.
DIETRICH OVER
LOUDSPEAKER: Sergeant Troy?
Sergeant Troy?
I wish to speak to you.
Perhaps he wants to surrender.
I'll go ask him.
Inspecting my
position, Sergeant?
I assure you, it is
much better than yours.
Would you like a drink of water?
Where'd you get
it? The waterhole?
That was already
poisoned when I arrived.
That is why I gave
you the warning shot.
Well, you were a little late.
Move very quickly, Sergeant.
All right, Captain.
You called. Now, what
was it you wanted?
That which I wanted before.
The charts.
Except that now, you're much
too weak to resist, aren't you?
I gave you a little rope.
Seem to have
reached the end of it.
We'll let you know.
You do that.
Well, the man says we're
at the end of our rope.
End of the rope is right.
I can feel it.
So can I.
I'm ready to cave in.
If...
If there's only some way
we could surprise them.
Some way.
What do we use?
A penknife?
It's no use, Troy.
It's the end of the line.
There's no water.
We're burning up.
There is no possible way.
Hold it.
No way out.
Tully, you got anymore of this?
Stay with me, Tully.
I'm going to make
you a slingshot.
Give me your knife.
Here. Use this.
Stretch it.
Stretch this? All right.
Okay.
All right. Let's go.
We've gotta dig it in.
These rocks are no good.
Kill him.
Do you have a bullet?
Yeah, I have a clip.
You're gonna have to hold it.
My arm.
Okay?
No good. What's the matter?
I gotta hit him in the head.
The helmet's in the way.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
Killed him.
Now!
Move it! Move it!
Easy on the water,
Hitch. We're still not home.
We will be, Sarge.
A few miles more.
Maybe we shouldn't go in.
Why not? We're all heroes.
One look at those charts
and we'll all get medals.
Either that or
we'll all get shot.
After all, we lost
a couple of jeeps.
Well, I wouldn't
worry about them.
We could use a
couple of new ones.
All right. Let's go.
I'm not sure for how long.
Important?
Could be.
Old Arab charts.
Camel routes,
oases, water holes.
Near here?
Don't know yet.
Tully!
Sergeant Troy.
You have no transportation,
no water.
You cannot possibly survive.
I could come after
you, Sergeant.
But there's no sense in wasting
time playing cat and mouse, is there?
When the sun
gets too hot for you,
just follow this road.
My base isn't
very far from here.
Come in and give yourselves up.
Sounds like he's pulling out.
Troy.
Must be these charts.
Probably the only copies.
He thinks, if he came
after us, we'd destroy them.
Yeah, yeah.
Well, we will if we
can't save them.
Sarge, looks like we
bought it this time, huh?
Yeah.
Well, let's see if there's
anything we can salvage.
Come on.
Tully.
Well, there's a
little water left.
That's not enough, is it?
No.
It's a long way back to our
lines across empty desert.
And this won't get us far.
You run out of water on
the desert, you're dead.
Troy,
how far can we make
that water stretch?
Look. This chart.
It's a waterhole?
Between our lines and
here, about halfway.
It can't be. It doesn't
show up on our charts.
Perhaps the Arabs
know something we don't.
Troy, these are important.
Now, do we destroy them
and give ourselves up?
Or do we take the chance?
Why not?
Do you think we...
Do you think we
traveled 10 miles yet?
Maybe.
When I was a kid, I could
knock the eyes out of a quail
at 50 paces with my slingshot.
Let's have some
water. Have a drink.
All right, Tully.
Time for some water.
Let's go.
Get up.
Get up! You wanna die here?
Get up.
Get up.
Well, you want me
to drink it all myself?
It's the water!
It's the water.
No!
Don't drink.
What's wrong?
Look, there.
The water's been poisoned.
It's Dietrich.
How the devil did they get here?
Same way we did.
Only they traveled
more comfortably.
They've watched us
wearing ourselves out.
Water. Tully, get down.
Wanna get your head blown off?
It's no good.
It's been poisoned.
I gotta have some water.
Yeah, yeah.
DIETRICH OVER
LOUDSPEAKER: Sergeant Troy?
Sergeant Troy?
I wish to speak to you.
Perhaps he wants to surrender.
I'll go ask him.
Inspecting my
position, Sergeant?
I assure you, it is
much better than yours.
Would you like a drink of water?
Where'd you get
it? The waterhole?
That was already
poisoned when I arrived.
That is why I gave
you the warning shot.
Well, you were a little late.
Move very quickly, Sergeant.
All right, Captain.
You called. Now, what
was it you wanted?
That which I wanted before.
The charts.
Except that now, you're much
too weak to resist, aren't you?
I gave you a little rope.
Seem to have
reached the end of it.
We'll let you know.
You do that.
Well, the man says we're
at the end of our rope.
End of the rope is right.
I can feel it.
So can I.
I'm ready to cave in.
If...
If there's only some way
we could surprise them.
Some way.
What do we use?
A penknife?
It's no use, Troy.
It's the end of the line.
There's no water.
We're burning up.
There is no possible way.
Hold it.
No way out.
Tully, you got anymore of this?
Stay with me, Tully.
I'm going to make
you a slingshot.
Give me your knife.
Here. Use this.
Stretch it.
Stretch this? All right.
Okay.
All right. Let's go.
We've gotta dig it in.
These rocks are no good.
Kill him.
Do you have a bullet?
Yeah, I have a clip.
You're gonna have to hold it.
My arm.
Okay?
No good. What's the matter?
I gotta hit him in the head.
The helmet's in the way.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
Killed him.
Now!
Move it! Move it!
Easy on the water,
Hitch. We're still not home.
We will be, Sarge.
A few miles more.
Maybe we shouldn't go in.
Why not? We're all heroes.
One look at those charts
and we'll all get medals.
Either that or
we'll all get shot.
After all, we lost
a couple of jeeps.
Well, I wouldn't
worry about them.
We could use a
couple of new ones.
All right. Let's go.