The A-Team (season 5)

Hannibal is kidnapped by retired General Hunt Stockwell, who offers him the choice between going to jail or the A-Team performing a mission for him. They are to free a group of hostages from a hijacked plane in Spain. As an extra incentive, Stockwell reveals that former ally Captain Josh Curtis is on the plane, and he might have information that could clear the A-Team's names. Instead, after being freed, Curtis betrays the team and falsely tells Stockwell he saw the A-Team kill Colonel Morrison and burn their headquarters to cover the crime. After years of being fugitives, the A-Team has finally been captured.

Filming dates: July 17-25, 1986^[1]

Stockwell's latest mission has the A-Team travel to East-Germany in order to sneak out a chemical warfare scientist who's had second thoughts about his invention. While Hannibal poses as the owner of a football team to keep the scientist's boss busy, the rest of the A-Team to secure the scientist's wife. However, "Project Victory" may prove to bring out explosive consequences.

Murdock's job: Inspector No. Six of the garment industry. He later gets promoted to No. 1's assistant after finding a flaw in a trenchcoat inspected by No. 1.

Game footage of the 1983 USFL season opener between the New Jersey Generals and Los Angeles Express is used.

General Stockwell sends his team to the tiny island of San Marcos, where they try to assist American intelligence agents who have been taken prisoner by a ruthless dictator. Frankie falls in love with Juanita, a local and takes the matter personally. It turns out that the ship the agents were taken on was more valuable than them; they escape to an awaiting sub while the A-Team show the dictator and his Russian ally not to mess with them.

The A-Team must deal with Stockwell's former partner turned adversary Ivan Trigorin when he kidnaps Stockwell. If they cannot find and free Stockwell to speak a code 12 hours, they lose any hope of securing their pardon. Through Hannibal and Murdock's usual craziness, they manage to locate Stockwell and capture Ivan; with less than 10 minutes left, Stockwell speaks the code, securing the A-Team for another half-day.

Murdock's job: Frank Sinatra impersonator.

Special Guest Star: David McCallum as Ivan Trigorin.

Face plans to leave the A-Team during the upcoming mission, no longer believing that they can secure a pardon (though a nightmare about Stockwell is what actually causes it, and even makes Face think that Stockwell might be able to infiltrate their dreams). Though Face makes the A-Team start thinking that Stockwell may be lying to them about a pardon just to keep using them, he is ignored. Face finds himself returning to the team in order to help a reporter after trying to run away numerous times.

In a special episode of which the ending was voted on by viewers, the A-Team must help a former political advisor to reunite with his lost daughter in exchange for a diary with large political ramifications. Unbeknownst to Face, the advisor claims to be his father, a fact Murdock learns of during the course of the episode, causing a dilemma for Murdock on whether or not he should tell his friend; he blackmails Stockwell to investigate into the matter, threatening to withhold the advisor's intel. In the end, the advisor dies of natural causes and Murdock reveals the truth, infuriating Face. While mourning, Face receives the call from Stockwell, confirming that the man really was his father; Face comforts his half-sister.

Murdock's job: Turkey farmer

The A-Team travel to Hong Kong after Hannibal goes missing in action during a solo mission to locate a nuclear core; adding to the problem is that if not stored properly, it will slowly poison anyone within its vicinity. With the assistance of Stockwell, they hope to A) complete Hannibal's mission in time and B) find and save Hannibal himself. The mission is successful, and Stockwell gives the A-Team 12 hours of vacation time as a reward for doing things his way (since Hannibal wasn't around to challenge him for once).

Murdock must assume the guise of a James Bond-type secret agent named Logan Ross in order to stop a professional assassin known as the Jaguar from completing his next mission. Murdock plays the part so well, he ends up with a sweetheart and the end of the episode, much to Face's jealousy.

Murdock's job: Assistant manager at a fast food restaurant.

A government agent is to give fake documents on the "Star Wars" project to a Russian in a sting operation; however, his daughter overhears him and thinks he's actually betraying America, so she steals them and hides out with her elderly friend. The A-Team is called in to get the files back so the sting operation can go off without a hitch; Hannibal has Murdock pose as a doctor with knowledge on the process, to lure out the Russians. In the meantime, Frankie, B.A. and Face are forced to deal with Federal agents sent by the government to find the girl, and a retirement home's worth of elderly people mistaking them for enemies. Eventually, Hannibal's insane plan allows the team to lure in their enemies and trap them.

Murdock wonders what the future holds for the A-team; Hannibal assures him that they'll have many more years of their zany adventures.

When dining at a restaurant Murdock is employed at, Face and Frankie believe they've successfully prevented two mobsters from being able to assassinate an important customer coming in later; however, a corrupt cop shoots Face, leaving him badly wounded and nearing death. Murdock and Frankie are left helpless as they are also taken hostage. Murdock's lunacy manages to concoct a way to get a message out; he writes "HELP" on a pizza B.A. picks up, allowing him and Hannibal to rescue the group and get Face to a hospital in time.