The A-Team/A Lease with an Option to Die

A Lease with an Option to Die
Season 4, Episode 4
Airdate	October 22, 1985
Production Number	1410
Written by	Bill Nuss
Directed by	David Hemmings
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The A-Team — Season Four

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A Lease with an Option to Die is the fourth episode of the fourth season of The A-Team, and the sixty-sixth episode overall.

Starring: George Peppard (John Smith), Dirk Benedict (Templeton Peck), Dwight Schultz (H.M. Murdock)

and Mr. T (Bosco "B.A." Baracus)

Guest Stars: Ray Wise (Phillip Chadway), Brion James (Plout), Ismael Carlo (Alvarez), Wendy Schaal (Karen)

Special Guest Star: Della Reese (Mrs. Baracus)

Co-Starring: John Vargas (Rico), Wiley Harker (Nicholas Perry), Liz Sheridan (Hildegard Henderson), Gerry Black (), Patrick Pankhurst ()

Featuring: Anita Jesse (Dorothy)

Plot Overview

The A-Team helps B.A.'S Mother when she calls her son on the Teams Van's Telephone.B.A.'S Mothers has been assaulted by thugs,they caused her to fall down some steps,braking her arm.She warns these thugs that her son will make them all pay for her rough treatment.The Thugs laugh this off,but after putting in a call to her son whom she refers to as 'the head of the A-Team',B.A. learns of his Mothers situation.He is upset,to say the lease.B.A.wants to get to Chicago,and in the fastest way.The Team is with on this 100%.The fastest of course is by air.B.A. is so upset by what had happened to his Mother that he genuinely wants to fly by Airplane,or as he says better yet by Jet.Not wanting to wait for scheduled Planes,B.A. wants Face to scam an independent Plane.Knowing that he would still be fearful,the other Team Members give him some Ether filled Gas.B.A. manages to make it to Chicago,and to his Mother's Home without any fear.He introduces his Team.B.A.'S Mother still believes her son is the Head of the A-Team.The guys go along with the pretending.Having learned about the situation(thugs trying to run Mrs.Baracus,and other Tenants out of their Apartments),Hannibals plan which he pretends is B.A.'S is to take over his Mother's lease,and then get the other Tenants to form a Tenants Committee.From there on The Team works to learn the reason for the harassments of the tenants,and stop the ones in charge.Afterwards when they have exposed the culprits,having all of them arrested,The Team has a sit down Dinner with Mrs.Baracus.They would have to depart soon.

Notes

The A-Team takes on another personnal job concerning somebody close to a Team Member.In this case B.A.'S Mother.

Trivia

Memorable Moments

Murdock acting like a child,and playing with his YO-YO.Hannibal dressing like an old woman,first to the Landlord,then to his Boss.Hannibal still pretending as an old woman takes out a Small Automatic Machine Gun,and calmly warns the Boss Fellow to behave himself.The A-Team showing up at a Party to expose Chadway,and his henchmen by showing a Videotape of their wrecking an Apartment,and Chadways crooked plans.