Big Trouble (episode)

Information
"Big Trouble" is the 18th episode of Martial Law. It originally aired on March 20, 1999.

Summary
"A gang threatens the supermarket owned by Terrell's family."

--DVD description

Synopsis
Sammo and Terrell arrive at the supermarket that Terrell's stepfather, Ralph, owns. Sammo is interested in getting a box of oranges to send to his master in Shanghai. Terrell's mother is also present, giving Ralph advice on how his store can save money.

Trouble arises when the protagonists see some truckers, who have arrived to make a delivery, being attacked by men with baseball bats. The leader is an obese man named Bernie Salvador. Sammo defeats him, but in the confusion, one of Bernie's partners shoots Ralph in the shoulder.

The detectives found out that Bernie works for a man named Larry Gamboza. Larry owns a trucking company that is a rival to McGill trucking, who handle Ralph's deliveries. Terrell and Grace visit Larry at his favorite restaurant to ask about Bernie. Larry claims that he fired Bernie long ago for reckless driving, and the detectives leave.

Meanwhile, Sammo and Louis visit Cassie McGill. She is the owner of McGill trucking after the death of her father. She knows that Gamboza's men are responsible for his death, but this could never be proven.

Gamboza continues to create problems for McGill trucking. It gets to the point where none of Cassie's colleagues show up, having been scared. Sammo and Louis volunteer to drive some of her trucks in their place. Sammo is an expert at driving the truck, due to having seen the movie "Smokey and the Bandit" 23 times in China. One of Gamboza's men tries to crash Sammo's truck with his own. Sammo and Louis survive, but the driver gets away.

Larry Gamboza is disappointed by this. He calls in a hitman known as "Mouse" to deal with Cassie once and for all.

Mouse arrives and locks Cassie and Louis in a truck, which they were loading. He then drives them to an automobile junkyard, intending to crush the truck with them inside.

Meanwhile, Sammo and Terrell arrest the driver who tried to kill Sammo and Louis earlier. He had been hiding in a hotel with his girlfriend, Joy. From him, they learn of Mouse's plan.

Sammo and Terrell arrive at the junkyard just in time. After an intense fight, the detectives manage to arrest Larry, Mouse, and their men. They then run to make sure Cassie and Louis are safe, and they are.

Later, Ralph, who has fully recovered, gives two snack trays to the team for their help. Sammo receives a letter from his master, stating that his master will soon be coming to visit him in Los Angeles.