The Fifth Wheel Raid

"The Fifth Wheel Raid" is the thirteenth episode of the second season of The Rat Patrol. It first aired on December 11, 1967.

Synopsis
Sergeant Kabir (Michael Tolan) drives Colonel Jameson (Ben Wright) of the Royal Army around the desert. They're ambushed by the Germans and the colonel is kidnapped. Kabir is said to be very loyal to Jameson, having known him since the colonel commanded a squadron of Sikhs in India.

Worried that Jameson might reveal the details of Operation Quora to the Germans, U. S. Army Captain Boggs (Morgan Jones) assigns the Rat Patrol to recover Jameson, and eliminate him if necessary.

Kabir begs the Rat Patrol to take him along. Sergeant Troy refuses, until Kabir convinces him at gunpoint. Kabir's arm is in a sling because he was shot in the back of the arm. Sergeant Troy finds this very odd.

The Rat Patrol, with Kabir, reach the place where they think Jameson is being held captive. Kabir splits off and finds Jameson, who's apparently quite comfortable in captivity. The colonel is in fact not a prisoner at all. With Troy as his witness, Kabir kills Jameson.

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

 * Morgan Jones as Captain Boggs
 * Michael Tolan as Sergeant Kabir
 * Ben Wright as Colonel Jameson