Rock and a Hard Place
By: Trivette Lover Heather
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"We won't leave you here Hannibal…we just won't do it!" Face said softly. He reached out and put his hand over his Colonels. "We can't…" He head hung low as if he had given up but knew he couldn't not after all they had been through….
48 Hours Earlier
"Hannibal, if we keep taking these pro bono cases, the A- Team will become the B- Team, if you get catch what I'm throwing out there…"
"Oh I catch what you're throwing Lieutenant but it was more a change up then a fast ball…didn't you ever learn that you reap what you sew…it'll come back to us ten fold I promise…"
Face rolled his eyes. "Uh huh."
Hannibal smiled. "Now BA, you and Face go get Murdock, this one is going to be an interesting one…I can feel it …" He grinned, lighting his cigar and walking away.
Face and BA looked at each other.
"Is it possible for him to be on the Jazz this early in a case?" BA asked.
Face just shrugged, "I don't know BA, but let's go get Murdock before he thinks he can do it on his own…"
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Murdock dove into the van while it was driving away, white coats running as fast as they could to catch up, and then giving up.
"Will you get in here fool! I lose pick up when the doors are open!" BA yelled.
Murdock pulled himself in and closed the door panting. "Well I'm sorry BA, I thought I could make the jump, but you started driving away…"
"Shut up man, the van wasn't moving!"
"Oh." Murdock replied sitting back. "Anyway, why we in such a rush anyhow?"
"Hannibal got on the Jazz about 3 and half minutes after we took this case…so I'm thinking he's sitting at the hotel right now polishing the weapons."
"I love when he polishes them, I feel like John Wayne when I shoot them."
"Yeah well, John, I have a feeling this wont be an easy cake walk Hannibal thinks it will be."
"What is the wrong we are making right here Tem?" Murdock replied in a John Wayne accent.
"See now why'd you have to go and call him John…" BA muttered.
Face smiled. "This lady said her son was kidnapped, said she thought her husband had been acting strange and maybe got into some trouble running some drugs sometime last year…she thought he stopped but then he disappeared along with her son. The police can't seem to help her; so of course, she hired the next best thing…"
"John Wayne." Murdock smiled.
"I was gonna say us…but we wouldn't be us without you John." He grinned.
"Stop calling him that fool… now he aint gonna stop." BA turned to look at Murdock.
"Got a problem partner!" Murdock replied. With BA growling in return.
Murdock entered the hotel room first, after trying to give his autographs to everyone he saw.
"I see, these must be the weapons, we'll be using to right the wrong right partner?" Murdock walked up to Hannibal and gestured to the weapons.
"Yes they are John." Hannibal replied.
"How'd you know who I was bucko?"
"You're famous." He smiled.
Murdock straightened his jacket. "That's right I am, I mean who wouldn't recognize me."
"Colonel, what's the first step?" Face asked ignoring Murdock.
"All business Face, I like it…. While you three were gone she got ransom orders, for just her son, but not her husband….we're gonna need to plans to the 5th Street Apt. Building… then we'll find a way in….get the bad guys …you know the drill…simple yet so much room for…"
"Something to go wrong…yeah I know…so I assume I'll be going to get those blue prints now?" Face shrugged.
"So good of you to volunteer…take John with you, me and BA will meet you back at the ladies home on 12th street...call us if you have any trouble."
They all looked over at Murdock who at this point was practicing his gun twirling. "Trouble! There will be no trouble where I go fellas."
"Uh huh." Face sighed. "Let's go John…"
It was starting to get warmer and Face took off his jacket to cool off. His hand found itself once again on top of his Colonels.
BA wandered in quietly. Kneeling next to Hannibal's body. "Tell me he's not de--…"
"No…" He said quickly and almost angry.
"Easy Faceman, it'll be alright."
"That's the thing BA, we've made it out more jams than I can even count in my head…I just don't think we are gonna make it out of this one…at least not all of us…"