The Bring 'Em Back Alive Raid

"The Bring 'Em Back Alive Raid" is the twenty-sixth episode of the first season of The Rat Patrol. It first aired on March 13, 1967.

Synopsis
The Rat Patrol capture Dr. Schneidermann (William Schallert) who was trying to hide something in a Nazi office. Sergeant Troy finds a vial of something. Troy escapes with Schneidermann, who believes the Rat Patrol were sent to capture him in order to obtain his research and use it for their own purposes.

But Sergeant Moffitt, Private Hitchcock and Private Pettigrew are captured by Captain Dietrich, who discloses that the vial Troy took contains radium, a highly radioactive element (number 88 on the periodic table). Of course Moffitt, Hitchcock and Pettigrew refuse to tell Dietrich anything.

The hut the three men are being held in has an empty lead-lined box, lending credence to Dietrich's claim that Troy is in serious danger of radiation poisoning. Pettigrew finds an underground tunnel that leads out.

Dietrich knew about the tunnel, and just as he expected, the three men escape and go to their jeep on the other side of the hill. Pettigrew drives, Hitchcock is ready on the gun.

Despite being separated and facing lots of enemy fire, the Rat Patrol are able to get back together and bring the valuable Schneidermann to the Allies. Both Troy and the bad doctor are checked out in sickbay: they were both exposed to radiation, but not for long enough to suffer any lasting damage.

Main cast

 * Christopher George as Sergeant Sam Troy
 * Gary Raymond as Sergeant Jack Moffitt
 * Hans Gudegast as Hauptmann Hans Dietrich
 * Lawrence Casey as Private Mark T. Hitchcock
 * Justin Tarr as Private Tully Pettigrew

Supporting cast

 * Manfred Lating as a guard (uncredited)
 * William Schallert as Dr. Schneidermann