• Episode Number: 086
• Original Air Date: September 26, 1986
• Written by: Stephen J. Cannel
• Directed by: Tony Mordente
• Guest Cast:
  • Eddie Velez (Dishpan)
  • Judy Ledford (Carla)
  • David Hess (Ben Al Fradeen)
  • Sandy McPeak (Josh Curtis)

In the fifth-season opener, the team is blackmailed by a retired general (new regular Robert Vaughn) who kidnaps Hannibal and threatens to have him prosecuted unless he can secure the release of hostages on a plane in Spain.

Part 1 of 3

• Episode Number: 087
• Original Air Date: October 03, 1986
• Written by: Tom Blomquist
• Directed by: Lee Sheldon
• Guest Cast:
  • Byrne Piven (Conway)
  • David Ackroyd (Laskov)
  • Judith Ledford (Carla)

The team's court-martial begins and things look grim as the prosecution reveals a surprise motive in the death of Colonel Morrison.

Part 2 of 3

• Episode Number: 088
• Original Air Date: October 10, 1986
• Written by: Frank Lupo
• Directed by: Michael O'Herlihy
• Guest Cast:
  • Judy Ledford (Carla)
  • Rodney Saulsberry (Sergeant Reger)
  • Frank McCarthy (Underwood)

Murdock and Frankie work feverishly to free Hannibal, BA and Face before they're executed, but Stockwell seems to be around every corner.

Part 3 of 3

• Episode Number: 089
• Original Air Date: October 17, 1986
• Written by: Paul Bernbaum
• Directed by: Craig R. Baxley
• Guest Cast:
  • Bo Brundin (Strasser)
  • Lyman Ward (Eisler)
  • Ray Reinhardt (Brecht)
  • Joe Namath (Bryant)

In East Germany, the team uses a "friendly" game of football as a ruse to sneak out a chemical-warfare scientist who wants to defect.

• Episode Number: 090
• Original Air Date: October 24, 1986
• Written by: Steven L. Sears & Burt Pearl
• Directed by: Sidney Hayers
• Guest Cast:
  • Castulo Guerra (Martien)
  • Alejandro Rey (Commandant)
  • Tasia Valenza (Bonita)
  • Pepe Serna (Jefferson)
  • Vadimir Skamorovsky (Terensky)

The team is sent to rescue three Americans from a Third World country and becomes embroiled in the island's ongoing revolution.

• Episode Number: 091
• Original Air Date: October 31, 1986
• Written by: Terry D. Nelson
• Directed by: Michael O'Herlihy
• Guest Cast:
  • Toni Attell (Reynolds)
  • James Saito (Kwai Li)
  • Eric Goldner (Borofsky)

Stockwell is kidnapped and the team must find him within 18 hours or his operations will be terminated -- as well as his deal with the team. Ivan is played by David McCallum.

• Episode Number: 092
• Original Air Date: November 07, 1986
• Written by: Bill Nuss
• Directed by: Craig R. Baxley
• Guest Cast:
  • Valerie Wildman (Sally)
  • Richard Rommus (Tedesco)
  • Red West (Brooks)
  • Linden Chiles (Nolting)
  • Dennis Fimple (Cates)

Face's plans to leave the team are put on hold when the team is ordered to rescue a newswoman from a paranoid mob chief.

• Episode Number: 093
• Original Air Date: November 14, 1986
• Written by: Steven L. Sears
• Directed by: James Darren
• Guest Cast:
  • Jeff Corey (AJ)
  • Terri Treas (EB)
  • Beau Billinglea (Owens)
  • Anna Rapagna (Kendall)

A former political advisor's deal to trade a diary for a team-arranged reunion with his daughter takes on new meaning when Murdock learns that the man may be Face's father.

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• Episode Number: 094
• Original Air Date: November 28, 1986
• Written by: Bill Nuss
• Directed by: Michael O'Herily
• Guest Cast:
  • Sam Hiana (Chief Walekino)
  • Manu Tupou (Chief Sikahama)
  • Art Tizan (Kolov)
  • Rochelle Ahsana (Leesa)
  • Jack Verbois (McVee)

The guys' quest to secure a valuable religious artifact brings them face to face with warring island tribes -- and some unusual "missionaries".

• Episode Number: 095
• Original Air Date: December 12, 1986
• Written by: Paul Bernbaum
• Directed by: Michael O'Herlihy
• Guest Cast:
  • Karen Kopins (Dominique)
  • Ray Dotrice (Jourdan)

Murdock poses as a suave secret agent to trap a killer before he can complete another mission.

• Episode Number: 096
• Original Air Date: December 19, 1986
• Written by: Burt Pearl
• Directed by: Robert Bravler
• Guest Cast:

When Hannibal is thought to be missing or dead in Vietnam, Stockwell and the team goes in to rescue him.

• Episode Number: 098
• Original Air Date: March 08, 1987
• Written by: Bill Nuss
• Directed by: John Peter Kousakis
• Guest Cast:
  • Mills Watson (Lou)
  • Bobby Di Cicco (Joey)
  • Ely Pouget (Gina)
  • Alfred Dennis (Sal)
  • Lonny Chapman (Henderson)

Frankie and Face visit Murdock at his job at a restaurant, and the three are taken hostage by mobsters out to kill a patron: the US Attorney General.

• Episode Number: 097
• Original Air Date: December 30, 1986
• Written by: Tom Blomquist
• Directed by: Michael O'Herily
• Guest Cast:
  • Maya Kordick (Paula)
  • Lew Ayers (Bernie)
  • Tony Steedman (Sarnoff)
  • Michael Shannon (Randy)

A girl who believes her father's selling out to the Soviets grabs his briefcase and runs, and it's up to the team to bring her in from the cold.