MacGyver (1985–1992): Season 5, Episode 21 - Passages - full transcript

Is that a fishing lure?

Yeah, I call it the
Harry Jackson dazzler.

Here, might improve your luck.

Whoa!

Thanks.

You say you learned to fish
from your grandfather, huh?

Yeah.

Long time ago, when I was a kid.

But he moved to California.
So I don't see him that much.

Yeah, I know how that is.

My grandson lives in California.



Seems like an awful
long way off sometimes.

Yeah.

Want to see his picture?

Sure.

There you go.

He's your grandson?

Boy, he's old.

Uh, I mean, you
don't look that old.

Well, uh, I'll let you
in on a little secret.

I don't feel that old, either.

Uh, try,

try keeping your wrist
straight when you cast.

You'll get a little
more distance.

Ok.



Hey, mister, you ok?

Just do me a favor, bud.

Go to the cottage back
down the trail there.

Tell them
to get an ambulance.

Fast as you can.

Our earliest
flight with an available seat

departs at midnight.

No, that's too late.

Please, my grandfather's
in the hospital.

I have to be in
Minneapolis today.

Are you sure you don't have
a seat on an earlier flight?

I'm sorry, sir.

The best I can do is
keep you on a wait list

For the next available flight.

Uh, ok.

Uh, do that. Thank you.

- No luck?
- Wait listed.

You know, his worst fear
is dying alone somewhere.

He needs me, Pete. I'm
the only family he's got.

Well, we still have to
turn the sun boat over

To the Egyptian
consulate representative.

That should keep your
mind off things for a while.

Maybe by the time we finish,

Something will
break with the airlines.

If not, I'll try to get
you a military flight, ok?

Mr. Thornton.

Here's hakim now.

Mr. Thornton, good
to see you again.

- Mr. Hakim.
- Yeah.

This is MacGyver.

Mr. Hakim is the consul officer

in charge of repatriating Egyptian
artifacts to the Cairo museum.

We've been working on
the sun boat acquisition

for a month now.

Pleasure indeed.

Hello.

Well, this way, gentlemen.

I'll be very happy when
the transfer is complete.

Ever since my
country started lobbying

to return Egyptian
artifacts to our homeland,

the demand on the black
market has become fierce.

I'm afraid a piece like the
sun boat is a tempting target.

Uh, this is Jeremy stintson,

the museum's
antiquities curator.

Uh, I read the
paper you published

on religious rites of the
18th dynasty, Mr. Hakim.

Most impressive.

You are too kind.

I am merely an
interested amateur.

May I see it?

The finest example

Of middle kingdom
artistry I've ever seen.

The museum will miss it.

Is it not magnificent?

Well, it's certainly
easy to understand

why your country wants
artifacts like this returned home.

This,
uh, this symbol,

looks like the one
you're wearing, isn't it?

Yes.

It stands for Ka.

It is said to protect a man's
spirit in this world and the next.

Are you familiar with the
legend of osiris, MacGyver?

I'm not up on my egyptology, no.

The pharaohs
believed when they died,

osiris would guide
them to the afterlife

To meet Anubis, judge
of the netherworld.

A haunting figure, isn't he?

MacGyver, are you all right?

Uh, I have to check
up on my grandfather.

Excuse me.

Once
you sign the papers,

The sun boat will officially
be in your custody, Mr. Hakim.

Please express
my government's thanks

to the Phoenix
foundation, Mr. Thornton.

Your negotiations with the
museum made this possible.

Well, we're glad
we could be of help.

Someone
took the sun boat.

Hang on.

Come on, friend, hang on.

The transfer went well.

The sun boat's in the trunk.

You fool.

This was supposed
to be a clean operation.

I wanted no one hurt.

The American attacked me.

I had no choice.

Thanks to you,

the police will not rest
until they find who did this.

Everyone will be investigated.

But you said your diplomatic
immunity would protect us.

Not for long.

We must smuggle the sun
boat out of the country tonight,

under embassy seal.

Once it's in my client's
private collection,

no one will see it again.

Then we'll be safe,

and very rich.

But he saw my face.
He can identify me.

Then he must not live
to get the opportunity.

Dr. Rozoff to radiology 3.

Dr. Rozoff, radiology 3.

- How is he?
- Well, the doctor's still in there with him.

What about the police?
They have any luck?

I'm afraid not. Nobody got
a good clear look at the thief.

Uh, this is tarik,
my security aide.

I felt you might
require some backup.

Oh, good, I appreciate it.

It's gonna take a while to arrange
for a Phoenix security team.

There's the doctor.

How is he? Is he all right?

There was a lot of fluid
build-up from his head injuries.

Uh, we drained it and relieved
the intercranial pressure

but I'm concerned there might
be damage to the brain stem.

How bad?

We won't know until
he comes around.

I'm sorry, your friend
has lapsed into a coma.

Can I go in? Can I see him?

Yes, of course.

Dr. Chan
to oncology. Dr. Chan, oncology.

MacGyver?

Don't worry, pal, I'm
right here with you.

Pete,
what's happening to me?

Answer me, Pete.
What's goin' on?

Does he have any family
who should be notified?

His grandfather.

But he just went in the
hospital this morning

after a serious heart attack.

When you think about it,

I'm the closest
he's got to family.

Come on, MacGyver.

You never quit on me before.

Don't do it now.

You're gonna pull through this.

Wait a minute!

That's the guy!

He stole the sun boat.

He's working for hakim.
Can you hear me? Pete!

Pete, that's the guy!

Give it up, bud.

You can't afford to
waste your breath.

Harry? Is that you?

Last time I looked.

What are you doin' here?

I'm lookin' at this fine
mess you got yourself into.

You gotta learn to
be more careful, bud.

No!

Harry! Don't go!

Pete?

Pete?

Harry, wait!

Harry!

Pete!

- I have to get on board.
- Of course, you do.

Wait your turn
like everyone else.

My grandfather's on this
ship. I've got to see him.

What seems
to be the problem?

Are you in charge here?

I'm chief purser Anubis.

How can I help you, MacGyver?

How do you know who I am?

It's part of my job.

Have I seen you before?

I take many forms.

It helps me relate better to
those who pass through here.

Where's here?

Why, the other side, of course.

Other side of what?

The other side of life.

This is the
netherworld, MacGyver.

You mean,

I'm...

Dead?

Dr. Rose, 1127.

Dr. Rose, 1127.

Dr. Elder, 2297.

Dr. Elder.

Put this in MacGyver's
I.V. At your first opportunity.

I've got 2 macgyvers,
Ellen and James.

But they both came with the
ship to meet a new passenger,

Harry Jackson.

That's him. Harry's
my grandfather.

Did you say

James and Ellen MacGyver?

Those are my parents.

Please, let me on board.

I'm sorry, but you're
not on the manifest.

Try his name again.

Dr. Cohen, call the page operator.

All right, I'll let them know.

Dr. Cohen, call
the page operator.

Yeah, thanks.

Have the police
found out anything?

Not a thing.

It's as if the sun boat
just vanished into thin air

Along with the thieves.

Lieutenant rhome thinks
that whoever did this,

Had to know of the sun boat's
delivery schedule in advance.

The possibility that
one of our own people

was responsible.

It's an outrage.

Well, I just told the lieutenant

he could search the
Phoenix foundation.

And he wants permission
to check out your consulate.

I must consult the ambassador
before allowing such a search.

I'm sure he'll agree.

I'll fix everything.

Yes, MacGyver.

There we are.

He's clear to go aboard now.

Ah.

So, i'm...

I'm really dead?

Have a pleasant
journey, MacGyver.

Harry.

What are you doing here, bud?

Well, I was looking for you.

Well, ok, now you've found me.

Why don't you do us
both a favor and just go.

Oh, come on, Harry.

Look, I know you're upset.
But I tried to get to you

as soon as I heard
about the heart attack.

That's got nothing to do
with what's eatin' at me.

I've seen some bone-headed
moves in my time,

but then you
comin' on this ship,

that takes the blue ribbon.

Well, I didn't have much choice.

I'm dead. Just like you.

Nonsense, you can't be dead!

Well, I fell 3 stories
to the top of a car.

I... i think it's pretty likely.

The fall didn't
finish you off, bud.

You can still fight.

Wait a minute.

So what are you sayin'?

I'm not dead?

It's up to you.

The 2nd boarding
call. Be one more.

If you're still on board
when they cast off,

you won't ever get back.

Harry, Harry!

Mom and dad are here.

They're sentimentalists.

Oh, they say they're just
here to help me along here.

As if I'm gonna get lost.

Well, you know where they are?

Well, come on, take me to 'em!

Haven't you been
listening to me?

Come on, Harry!

I haven't seen
dad since I was 10,

and you know what
happened when mom died.

I never got a chance
to tell either one of 'em

how much I really loved 'em.

They know, bud.

Are you gonna take me to 'em,

Or do I have to hunt all over
this boat on my own, huh?

I suppose changing your
mind is out of the question.

Yes, sir.

You always were stubborn.

Just like your grandma.

Yeah, well, she used
to say I got that from you.

Come on, I haven't got all day.

He's gone into v-fib.

Get a cart in here and
draw a.B.G.'S and lytes, stat.

Yes, doctor, right away.

Code
blue, I.C.U. 3, code blue, I.C.U. 3.

Respiratory therapy, I.C.U.
3, respiratory therapy, I.C.U. 3.

That's MacGyver's room.

The afterlife certainly
has its attractions.

Careful, bud, remember,
you're just a visitor.

I don't know, Harry.

For the first time
since I can remember,

I feel like I'm where I belong.

Like I've finally come home.

Harry, it's them.

Better let me
talk to them first.

They're not
expectin' to see you.

Dad!

Oh.

Oh.

It's so good to see you again.

Welcome aboard, Harry.

You're both a sight.

Oh, lord, I missed you so much.

No more, dad.

We're taking you home.

You wouldn't know
about Celia, would you?

She couldn't make the trip.

You know how she is on boats.

Mom's at home, dad.

She can't wait to see you.

She's fixing you
one of her famous

special occasion dinners.

Oh.

Sounds great.

I'm starved.

Son?

Oh, honey, it is you.

It really is you.

Dad.

You always were
full of surprises, son.

We didn't expect to
see you for a while.

Yeah, well,

Kind of a last minute
change of plans.

You're here with us now.

That's all that matters.

Isn't it wonderful, dad?
We're a family again.

What's the b.P.?

What's
happening to him?

70 over 30.

What's going on?

What? Ok.

For some reason his heart has
gone into ventricular fibrillation.

In other words, his
heart has stopped.

Well, you told me
he was stabilized.

What's caused this?

I wish I knew.

All right.

He's dying, Mr. Thornton.

Doctor,
we need you, sir.

Please, excuse me.

Dying?

I put the sun boat in your
office safe at the consulate.

Arrangements have been made

to ship it out of
the country tonight.

Unfortunately the
police already suspect

This was an inside job.

They want permission to search the
consulate and all diplomatic parcels.

You must not allow it.

Refusing to permit such a search

would only make them suspicious.

We must give them a new suspect to
investigate so they will leave us alone.

Who?

Peter Thornton.

If he disappears, the police
will think he's taken the sun boat.

As soon as MacGyver is dead,

Thornton will join him.

The next thing I
knew, there you were,

riding a bicycle
off the barn roof,

wearing a parachute

Made with my best
bedsheets on your back.

I'll never forget the
look on her face.

I don't know which she
was worried about the most.

You or the linen.

Dad, how could
you remember that?

It happened after you died.

Just because we don't
live in the world anymore

doesn't mean we
don't take an interest

in what goes on there.

He's right, dear.
We've watched you.

Seen the things you've done,
the people you've helped.

Two parents couldn't
be more proud.

Well, I'm not so
proud of myself.

I wasn't there for you when
you died in the hospital.

Oh.

I knew you wanted to be there.

That's all that's
really important.

But I've always
felt guilty about that.

And I wanted a
chance to say I'm sorry.

Mom, I just couldn't get back.

Let go of the past.

You've earned a rest.

You're going home.

Hogwash.

Now, Harry.

It's not the boy's
time, I tell you.

Isn't it, Harry?

I'm all that's left
of the family now.

What do I have to go back for?

There are other people.

Friends who depend on you.

Oh, they'll get
along without me.

Willin' to put money on it?

Leave him alone, dad.
He's been through enough.

He's got a right to know the
consequences of his decision.

Bring that coin over here, bud.

What's goin' on, Harry?

The future, bud.

Hakim's gonna kill Pete.

We've gotta stop him.

The only one who
can stop him is dead.

That's right, bud, it's you.

What's my being dead

have to do with
hakim killing Pete?

When you're alive, everything
you do has an effect on others.

You make ripples like
tossing a stone in a pond.

Same when you die.

Well, I've gotta warn him.

I've gotta get back.

You can try.

But there are no promises, bud.

Mom, dad.

You're leaving, aren't you?

I think Harry's right.

It's not my time.

And if I stay,

one of my best
friends is gonna die.

We were finally together again.

Don't cry, Ellen.

It won't make things any easier.

Are you sure about this, son?

God, I miss you both so much.

This is not goodbye.
We'll see each other again.

Tell grandma, I'm
sorry I missed dinner.

Last call, bud.

All ashore.

Dad.

Prepare a cardiac
syringe. 10 c.C. Of epinephrine.

1, 2, 3...

What's the b.P. Now?

It's dropping,
uh, 70 over 30.

Somehow his
potassium level is way up.

So give him glucose
and Insulin to counteract.

Prepare to defib.

60 over 30. Dropping.

1,2...

Charging
to 400 joules.

3, 4, 5.

The paddles
are on charge, doctor.

One...

Prepare to cast off.

Hey, uh, hold on. My
grandson's got to get off this tub.

I'm afraid that's totally
out of the question.

No, you don't
understand. I'm not dead.

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Watch who you're grabbin' here.

Classic case of denial.

There's always
one on every trip.

They'll upset the
other passengers.

Let them cool off in the engine
room until after we embark.

Hey, somebody's
gonna be murdered

if I don't get back.

You'll feel much better soon.

Jammed the wheel.

I knew it was a mistake
letting you stay on this boat.

It wasn't your
decision. It was mine.

What was all fired
important about you

Comin' on this boat after me?

Maybe because there was so
much left unsaid between us.

Like,

I'm sorry.

Sorry?

For not bein' around to
spend more time with you.

Well,

People have got
to live their lives.

You don't like being
crowded any more than I do.

No.

But I feel bad about all the
weekends and the holidays I missed.

Well.

Do you realize,

we didn't spend
Christmas together once

After I moved to
California? Not once.

Love's not

Some bill to be paid on
holidays and weekends, bud.

You want to let
somebody know you care,

You do it when
they're not around.

You know, like,

well,

Livin' up to the
example they set.

Well, thank you, Harry,

for settin' such
a great example.

They're gettin'
ready to cast off.

Sorry, bud.

Oh, come on, Harry.

We've been in tighter
spots than this, right?

1, 2, 3...

Charging.

Stand clear.

4.

All clear, doctor.

We do have a talent
for gettin' boxed in.

Yeah.

Remember that first
camping trip we took?

Almost didn't make it
when that truck of mine

got stuck in that steep washout.

Yeah, but you figured a way.

Harry, you're a genius.

I am?

Once again.

- Stand clear.
- Clear.

I'm gettin'
a little slow, bud,

what's this idea of mine?

When that truck was
stuck, you said the best way

To beat a problem was
to make it work for you.

So, you took a tire
off a back wheel,

and tied a rope around the hub.

Yeah, yeah, sure.

Then you took the other end of the rope and
wrapped it around that tree up the hill.

And you put her in gear,

and that truck just
winched herself up.

So you figure that propeller shaft's
gonna pull us out of this ditch?

Yeah, somethin' like that.

He's still in defib.

He's not responding, doctor.

- Stand clear.
- Clear!

Come on, Harry.

You are a wonder, bud.

Just something my
grandpa taught me.

I don't remember teachin'
anythin' this crazy, bud.

All it can do is kill
us, Harry. Come on.

No, no, no, bud.

My time is up.

Harry, let's go.

No. Celia's got supper waiting.

You remember,

how she used to get if you
showed up late for meals.

It's my time.

Goodbye, grandpa.

I'll be seein' you, bud.

We've got a rhythm on him.

Oh, thank god.

He's
got to keep fighting.

He's not on solid ground yet.

He's back in v-fib.

- Stand clear.
- Clear.

No one leaves this ship.

Jump, bud. Go for it!

That's showin' 'em, bud.

Doctor.

Look, he's coming out of it.

He's stabilizing.

Your friend is quite a
fighter, Mr. Thornton.

He has a normal sinus rhythm.

I don't believe it.

MacGyver, can you hear me?

Can you speak?

His autonomic responses
need time to recover.

He's been through a great deal.

Yeah.

I just wish I knew
who did this to him.

Look.

Maybe it's his reflexes.

No.

He's trying to
tell us something.

Ka.

Are you sayin'
hakim's people did this?

You! This is all your doing!

No, this is a mistake.

Don't move!

Don't even breathe.

Doctor, can one of
your staff call the police?

Tell them I'm holding 3 suspects

For theft and attempted murder.

Nurse.

Welcome back, MacGyver.

So, after hakim's men confessed,

the Egyptian ambassador
was more than willing

to let the police
search the consulate.

They found the sun
boat in hakim's office safe.

He's been declared
persona non grata.

Which means he'll be
deported home to face charges.

I understand the Egyptian court

has a real thing
for artifact thieves.

Yeah.

Well, I for one am just glad

the sun boat is safely
in the Cairo museum,

where it can't cause
any more trouble.

you know, MacGyver,

I'm really sorry you
didn't make it back

to your grandfather's funeral.

I know how much

it's ok, Pete.

I think Harry understands.

You know, for a while there,

I thought I was gonna
have to go to your funeral.

When I think of how close
you actually came to dying,

I don't mind telling you,

It still scares me.

Thanks, Pete.

But you know something?

Death's not so scary.

I don't think it's
the end of anything.

It's more like, just
another step along the way.

That's a nice thought.

Yeah.

Just somethin' my
grandpa taught me.