05x12 - Trial by Fire

[bunniefuu]

I do kiss and tell, but I've been seen
what's better up.

I've never been with anything less than a
man, so fine.

I've been on fire with Sally Field,
dawn passed with a girl named Bo.

But somehow they just don't end up as
mine.

It's a death defying life I lead.

I take my chances.

I die for livin' in the movies and TV.

I do kiss, watch my leading ladies.

Kiss some other guy while I'm bandaging my
knee.

I might fall from a tall building.

I might roll a brand new car.

Cause a girl of the unknown's not mine.

I made bread for such a star.

I've never spent much time in school.

But I've taught ladies plenty.

It's true, I hire my body out of the bay.

Hey, hey.

I've gotten burned over Cheryl T.

Exploring up for a rockin' welch.

But when I wind up in the hay,
it's only hay.

Hey, hey.

I might jump an open drawbridge.

Or toss it from a vine.

Cause a girl of the unknown's not mine.

I make Eastwood look so fine.

I'm a rock star.

The rocks are temples.

But the pearls ain't free.

You'll find a god in every golden coaster.

And if you're lucky in the council street.

I can feel an angel sliding up to me.

One town's very like another.

When your head's down over your pieces,
brother.

It's a drag, it's a bore.

It's really such a pity to be looking at
the bore.

Not looking at the city.

What do you mean?

You see someone crowded, polluted,
stinking.

It's an hour.

I'm coming, I'm coming, I'm coming,
I'm coming.

It's an hour.

Jodi's girls, men's sweet.

Summer's set up in the summer!

Colt, as you can hear, they're still
building that scaffolding.

Might not be ready in time for the stunt.

Right.

We'll have the airbag brought in.

Do the jump to that building we talked
about.

Then we can cut and start the chase.

Exactly.

Isn't it amazing?

What?

You know, I mean, no matter where we work,
anywhere in the world.

London, L.A., Rome, even here in Bangkok.

The studio's all the same.

Jodi, there's a good reason for that.

It's called functional neutrality.

Huh?

If you start with something
that looks like nothing,

you can dress it up to
make it look like anything.

First year film school.

Very impressive.

As long as he knows how to hit an airbag.

But look, I'm gonna check in with Lanz in
production.

See you later.

Okay, we'll see you back at the hotel.

Hey, Colt!

Still on your feet, eh, Colt?

Jeremy Wolfe.

I was wondering if you would remember me.

Long time.

Over 15 years, Colt.

Southeast Asia hasn't been the same
without you.

It's pretty much the same to me.

What brings you to Bangkok?

I live here.

Half since the w*r was over.

Couldn't believe it when I heard you were
here.

It's like divine guidance.

Or maybe answered prayer.

How's that?

Let me buy you a drink.

Thanks, but maybe another time.

I got things to do.

You hold it against me?

Still?

After all these years?

See, I don't hold anything against you.

Never did.

Then what gives?

Like I said, maybe another time.

Doc's alive, Colt.

Give me that again.

Dr. Tom.

He's alive.

What makes you believe that?

The drink offer's still good.

Whatever you're starving for.

Dr. Tom.

I've been here the whole time.

Drink I?

I really didn't come here for the drinks.

No, I guess not.

Like I said.

Doc's alive.

There's the proof.

What is this place?

It's a Vietnamese prison camp.

About 15 miles across the border into
Cambodia.

Medical prisoners.

Khmer Rouge.

And Dr. Tom.

And look at this one, Colt.

That's him.

Just waiting for someone to come in and
spring him.

I was gonna do it myself.

Hire some mercs when I had the money.

Then I heard you were here.

These pictures could be anybody.

Oh, come on, Colt.

The tattoo.

Look at the tattoo.

The lightning bolt going through the 77th.

For the 77th pararescue.

That was our outfit, man.

You've shown these to the military and the
State Department?

Of course I have.

Not that they're very receptive to a guy
with my record.

Their official position
is that there are no

American prisoners of
w*r left in Southeast Asia.

If they can't help you, I expect me to.

Because you're the best, Colt.

Hell, I've seen what you do in the movies.

Oh, come on, Jeremy.

That's movies.

That's make-believe.

And this is Doc.

The same guy that pulled you out of that
burning chopper in Da Nang.

He's alive, Colt.

And where's the only chance?

You and me against the whole Vietnamese
army?

Strictly local militia.

And look.

You're worried about what happened in
Quang Tri.

No, no, I'm not worried.

It's just that for me, the w*r ended a
long time ago.

Well, it didn't for me.

And it didn't for Doc.

Thanks for the beer.

At least think about it.

I'm starving.

Hey, Colt, come on.

Let's go get some chow.

Huh?

Oh, no, no, thanks.

I'm not real hungry right now.

What's going on, Colt?

Oh, I had a little run-in today with what
you might say a ghost from the past.

That guy out on the set?

Yeah, his name's Jeremy Wolfe.

We served together in Nam a long time ago.

Same unit.



Pararescue?

Well, it's a very elite unit that specializes
in rescue missions behind enemy lines.

We were running field support out of Quang
Tri.

Got overrun by the VC.

Lost a lot of guys.

Jimmy Lee.

Sarge.

Great bunch of guys.

Anyway, Jeremy was supposed to be our ride
out of there and he never showed up.

They found him seven miles from where he
was supposed to be three days later.

How did he account for that?

Well, he didn't.

They court-martialed him for desertion.

Couldn't prove it so they bounced him on a
negligence rap.

Um, what's all this stuff?

It's maps, pictures.

He's got this idea that Doc's still alive.

Wants us to go into Cambodia and break him
out of some prison camp.

Doesn't he know there's still a w*r going
on out there?

I know, I know.

It's crazy.

I mean, here's a guy that haven't seen in


to hike into Cambodia and
risk my life on the strength of two

washed-out photographs that may
or may not be my old buddy Doc.

It'd be out of my head to have anything to
do with it.

So when do you leave?

As soon as I can get it together.

I've got the whole thing scoped out.

Wow.

I'm not expecting anything like this.

We'll go in, grab Doc, and be out of there
in two days.

I've got no intentions of fighting a w*r
or starting one.

I'm telling you, we won't have to.

They're not expecting this.

I was thinking about you, not them.

Well, what's that supposed to mean?

The past.

The quaint tree.

Look, I'm going in for Doc, not you.

Not so you can prove something to yourself
or anybody else.

Colton, saving Doc means more to me than
anything else in the world.

I swear to God I won't let you down.

And I'm willing to lay every penny I've
got on the line.

It's not a lot, but it's enough.

Well, you don't have to put more than
money on the line.

A lot more.

Whatever it takes.

All right.

We're gonna need a little help.

Somebody fast on their feet and knows
their way around.

It's Billy Lockstone.

Still in Bangkok?

Yeah.

He hasn't changed a bit, Colt.

Better watch your wallet.

Yo, Billy!

Hey, Jeremy, the man!

And is that you, Colt Seavers?

That's me.

Long time.

Great seeing you again.

Likewise, Billy.

You know, you're holding up pretty good.

Well, clean living.

Look, we need a favor from you,
Billy.

Sure, anything you want.

You name it, I'll get it for you.

Just like old times.

A favor for himself, okay?

It's about those guys coming down the
street.

What's the matter, Billy?

Ah, some crooked goal.

Not my fault.

Somebody laid it on me.

Help me and I'll do anything you want.

Doesn't look like we have much choice.

Hi, fellas.

If there's a problem, I'm sure we could
work it out.

Ah, it's been fun, guys.

I'll see you around.

Oh, no, wait just a minute.

You owe us a favor now, Billy.

We need a chopper.

Ah, no sweat.

What kind do you need?

Well, preferably one that flies.

Hmm, that could be a problem.

Where's Colt?

He's out scouting for some supplies.

But he's laid out the whole plan.

Look, here's where we'll take you in.

And when you're ready
to come out, Howie and

I will land the chopper
right about here.

It's about a mile from the prison camp and
we'll pick you up.

That cover's going in and coming out.

What about in between?

According to Jeremy's
information, they march

the prisoners to a
work plant every day.

So Doc will either be at the plant or
he'll be at the prison camp itself.

I figure the plant, since it'll be daytime
when we get there.

Yeah, a place like that's bound to have
some traffic going in and out.

At least enough activities to rig a
diversion.

And I know just the man for the job.

Me?

What makes you think I'll be willing to
come along?

I don't know.

Just a hunch.

You know, in your own way, you were part
of the team.

It's true.

I never liked to know a Vietnamese.

No respect for private enterprise.

And I like the fact of getting even.

But remember, I am a businessman.

I can pay you $500 plus expenses.

$500?

No way.

You read Soldier of Fortune magazine.

$1,000 a day minimum.

I'm sorry, Billy.

I don't have it.

The money has to go for supplies.

You're not gonna meet my price,
huh?

Well, I guess I just have to do it for
free for old time's sake, then.

I was hoping you'd say that.

Thanks, Billy.

This is Ken.

He's a bartender here.

But he's got good connections in Bangkok.

He can get us everything we need.

I thought that was my job.

I gotta make something out of this,
too.

No, we're talking g*ns, expl*sives,
big weapons.

Hey, now, hold it.

Colt said he doesn't want any heavy
hardware.

He wants to travel light and fast.

You better tell him.

If you're sure.

Look,

anything we need in terms of supplies will
get on the open market.

I think it'd be a good idea if you didn't
tell the whole world what we're doing here.

News travels fast in a city like this.

Yeah, I'm just trying to do my part.

All right.

What about the...

I'll do it.

See, I told you.

Perfect chopper, huh?

Who's the guy?

A mechanic friend of mine.

You got the money?

Yeah, that's all I've got.

Don't blow it.

Don't worry.

See?

Everything's cool.

That's it?

No receipt, no rental agreement,
nothing?

Ah, it's okay in this part of the world.

A man's handshake is good enough.

Now, come on, we gotta move fast.

What for?

This is a bad part of town, you know,
these smugglers.

I mean, they take one look at Jody.

They'll go crazy.

Okay, Jody, keep us in sight!

Let's go.

Billy, you tell us everything about this
helicopter?

It belongs to Juan, an opium smuggler!

He's not supposed to be here!

Kid, what's the time for?

We're just borrowing.

Must have taken a hit.

Feels like they hit a rear stabilizer.

I don't know how much longer I can keep
this baby up.

First good clearing, I'm putting this
thing down.

I gotta do this just right.

That was some landing, Colt.

How'd you do it?

Darn if I know.

You alright?

Yeah, fine.

How's she look?

You're right.

They got one of our
rear stabilizers, but I

think I can fix it if I
can just get to Bangkok.

Well, there's your ride to Bangkok.

You guys okay?

Yeah.

Can't say the same about the chopper.

You have to take Howie to town for a part.

Sure.

Rear stabilizer.

Even I might have trouble getting one of
those.

My bartender friend, Kim, he can get one.

Only trouble is, he speaks very little
English.

No problem.

I learned a little Thai in college.

Naturally.

Billy, how far is it to the border from
here?

About three miles.

All right, we go in on foot.

Come on.

A couple of miles won't make that much
difference.

Howie, you and Jody get the chopper fixed.

Pick us up at the rendezvous point four o
'clock the day after tomorrow.

And fly low to keep off their radar.

These guys take their airspace pretty
seriously.

You guys take care, okay?

Don't worry, I always do.

See you in two days.

You got it.

I don't

have time to do this.

It might be a little rocky, but I'm sure
he'll understand.

Khun Kim.

Khun Khun Khong.

Jeremy.

Jeremy.

Rao Tong Kang Khun Choi.

Khun Chak Chai Tho Rai.

Tho Long.

Khwa Ma Mai Khun Ni.

What is that?

It's to come back tonight.

I'm impressed.

We'll save it until we get the piece.

Come on.

There's a village through this clearing.

We'll be able to buy a jeep.

I can't believe this.

This is a real surprise.

In Cambodia, I don't like surprise.

It's supposed to be here.

The village is gone.

How could that be?

I don't know, man.

Sometimes the crops are no good.

Bad weather.

People just get up and go.

That's great.

Now what do we do for wheels?

I believe

we've encountered the enemy.

We can roger that.

And the jeep I promised you.

There's only two.

We can take them.

The thing we're taking is that jeep.

We're not here to k*ll anyone.

You stay here.

Naturally.

I don't

like the color of clothes, Cedars.

The important thing is we've made it.

Yeah, well don't be too sure.

Looks like we got company.

Nice driving, Coles.

We made it.

The only problem is now they know we're
here.

I'll take the watch if you want to get a
little rest.

Can't sleep?

Don't want to.

Butterflies?

Hornets more like.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

But you really ought to try to get some
sleep.

It's okay.

I usually don't sleep very well.

I'm used to it.

Too many odd nights in Bangkok?

I wish.

Nightmares almost every night.

It's that day in Quang Tri over and over
again.

Yeah, well that was a bad day for all of
us.

It's this quiet jungle.

Dead quiet.

In a truck.

Me.

Dr. Tom.

The guys in our unit.

Sarge.

Jimmy.

Red McKenna.

They're waving at us.

Screaming.

They're on fire.

I keep trying to reach them, but they keep
getting further and further away.

And there's this massive expl*si*n.

Then nothing.

Whatever happened out there, you were once
a good soldier.

Once, maybe.

But now, to tell you the truth,
I'm scared to death.

Well, I'd say you were crazy if you
weren't a little scared.

No, no, no.

We're not talking a little scared here.

We're talking paralyzed.

I mean, a few minutes ago,
I was giving serious thought

to taking this jeep and just
getting the hell out of here.

Look, if you decide to go off the deep
end, don't take the car, okay?

Colt, I'm serious.

I don't know if I can make it,
man.

Maybe...

Maybe we ought to turn back while we still
can.

What?

I mean it.

Maybe we're in over our heads.

Are you out of your mind?

You set this whole thing
up, dragged me 10 miles into

enemy territory to tell
me you want to turn back?

Colt, I don't know if...
Look, I don't want to hear it.

Now, you've been grilling yourself for 15
years over what happened out there.

This is it for you, Jeremy.

You don't have a choice anymore.

Look, you didn't have to do this.

Jeremy, you could have walked away and
never looked back.

But you didn't.

If enough people call a man a coward,
he eventually begins to believe it.

Friend, that depends on the man.

Jody, we're negotiating.

How?

He prices no object.

Colt's depending on us.

It's expected.

If I don't bargain with the guy,
he's going to be insulted.

I hope you know what you're doing.

Of course I do.

Now just give me a little room to work,
okay?

That doesn't sound good.

I take it that means yes?

He said he'll have
the part for us first

thing in the morning,
but he wants 900 bucks.

We could get that part for 300 in the
States.

Jody, I thought you said price was no
object.

Oh, it's not just highway robbery.

Well, I agree, but I don't see that we
have any choice.

Where'd you learn to speak Thai like that?

I studied it at Columbia when I was thinking
about getting into the import business.

I studied philosophy at Columbia.

Jody, that was Rutgers.

Jeremy, you were right.

That's him, yeah.

That's Doc.

Sure is.

See those guys?

Russian advisors.

They're taking it in and out of there.

Colt, in case you didn't know,
black Russian's only a drink.

He could be Cuban.

He's got some good advisors here,
too.

Billy, think you can bump that truck just
hard enough to make that driver mad?

Sure.

If you want me to, I'll knock his teeth
out.

Nothing radical.

Just keep him busy a couple of minutes.

You got it.

If we do this right, we'll be in and out
of there in no time.

What if we do it wrong?

Even less.

Come on.

Come on.

They're uniforms.

Come on, Doc.

We're gonna take you home.

What?

Colt?

Jeremy?

That's us, man.

What are you guys doing here?

We'll fill you in later.

Come on.

Let's get out of here.

We did it!

You're going home, Doc.

I can't believe this is happening.

Don't believe it, man.

That's right, Doc.

You guys came for me.

We sure did, baby.

Wait a minute.

What about Joe?

Joe?

Another American at the camp.

Another American?

There's two of us left.

They said if one of us tried to escape,
they would k*ll the other one.

We can't leave him there.

You know, I still can't believe this is
really happening.

You guys are an answer to my prayers.

It's the least I can do.

The least we could do, man.

Not the least by a long shot.

Who's the other American?

Joe Porter.

He's a medic like me from another unit.

He's running a high fever, malaria.

We just can't leave him.

No, of course we can't.

But we can't go waltzing into the prison
camp now.

By now they've figured out Doc's gone.

They'll be on us like lice.

If we don't, they'll k*ll Joe.

And they'll mess him up real bad before
they do.

If they haven't already.

I don't see any other way.

Do you?

Nope.

There's just the two of you.

The others are...

The others are Cambodian and Vietnamese
political prisoners.

There was some other Americans,
but they're long gone.

I guess they keep me and
Joe here, because we're

the only ones that know
Gauze from Gangerine.

What are we going to run into at that
prison camp?

Daytime, not a lot.

There'll be a guy named Joe.

A guy in the main tower.

And maybe a dozen guys on the ground.

But at night, when they bring the trucks
back from the plant, I don't know, maybe 60.

We go tomorrow.

I just got a feeling I don't like.

Why?

What do you mean?

I don't know.

Something about that guy.

Well, could you be more specific?

I smell a rip-off.

That's ridiculous.

We have an understanding.

Trust me.

There he is.

And that's the very part we need.

All 900 bucks worth.

Yeah.

How do I...

Told you so.

What's going on?

He wants 200 bucks more.

I love that.

All right, just let me handle this.

.

Come on, we're getting out of here.

What?

You heard me.

We're getting out of here.

We can't just leave it there.

Trust me.

I know what I'm doing.

He'll call us back any second.

He's not calling us back.

.

.

.

.

Why'd you decide to do this?

It was Jeremy's idea.

He felt responsible for what happened to
Quang Tri.

In what way responsible?

He was charged with desertion.

That's ridiculous.

He was one of the best men in the unit.

Yeah, well, he was found seven miles from
his post three days after the ambush.

That's because I carried him out.

We were under heavy mortar fire.

Jeremy got knocked out, got a bad
concussion.

I threw him on my back and hauled him
away.

How did you get separated?

The place was crawling with Charlie.

Crawling.

I dropped him in a hole and then I went
to...

scout for a way out.

I never found him.

To this day, I've...

I thought he must have died out there.

We thought the same thing about you.

But you came anyway.

I wish you could have come sooner.

Well, I can't argue with that.

You mean to tell me he spent 15 years with
that on his conscience?

Well, let's go change all that.

Come on.

Let's go.

Polly?

Yeah?

Do you think you're alright?

Yeah, I do.

But right now I'm more worried about
whether we can get this damn thing to fit.

How much time do we have?

About an hour and a half.

We have to work fast if we expect to get
there on time.

We're on time.

The guy up there in the tower is our main
problem.

If Billy distracts the guards,
can you get up in that tower?

No sweat.

I'll split around and come up behind them.

You all right?

Never better.

All right, once you take the tower,
Doc and I'll hit the gate.

Cover us while we get Joe.

Try not to rack up a body count,
huh?

Yeah, especially our bodies.

Okay, Jody, check and see if that
stabilizer's working.

It looks good.

It's okay, Joe.

We're going home.

Let's see how fast this bird can fly.

You guys feel like a little road work?

What'd you have in mind?

About a half mile from the pick-up point.

Make sure everybody gets there safely.

What about you?

A little diversion.

The chopper should be here any minute.

We're

gonna have to get the others first.

Come on, get in, get in!

There he is.

Knock the ladder.

You're great, Jeremy.

Yeah, you too.

Thanks.

And the review board is gonna give Jeremy
a hearing to upgrade his discharge.

And with Doc's testimony, that should be a
cinch.

Yeah.

Oh, almost forgot.

There's your money, Billy.

What?

Are you kidding?

Take that back before I get insulted.

Thanks, man.

And thank you.

Oh, come on.

No, no, I mean it.

No one's ever trusted me like that.

Not even myself.

I know that's all over with now, and I
just wanted you to know I'll never forget.

Well, I'd say we have cause for
celebration.

Howie, this stuff is delicious.

Isn't it?

Howie ordered it.

Colt, you should hear Howie speak Thai.

It's incredible.

I have now seen Howie in a totally new
light.

Come on, Jody.

It's not that big a deal.

Yes, it is.

You speak it great.

He speaks it like a native.

Oh, it's here.

What's here?

The piece de resistance.

They make a mutton dish here that'll knock
your socks off.

So I ordered some and gave him special
instructions in Thai.

Special instructions.

Yeah, all right.

I can hardly wait.

Looks a little rare to me, kid.