 Amy Allen (Melinda Culea) attempts to hire The A-Team, four soldiers-for-hire, to rescue her reporter friend Al Massey (William Windom) who has been captured by a Marijuana distributor and his gang of thugs. She doesn t fare too well at first. She gets the run-around from Murdock (Dwight Schultz) and Hannibal Smith (George Peppard) until they determine that she s legit, then they accept the assignment. Unfortunately, money becomes an issue when Amy doesn t have time to raise the capital before the team departs, client in tow, for Mexico. The team improvises, however, which is something they always do best. Face (Tim Dunigan) manages to scam a jet and they re on their way.