MacGyver (2016–…): Season 3, Episode 18 - Murdoc + Helman + Hit - full transcript

When Nicholas Helman resurfaces to carry out a killing spree, the team is forced to get help from the one person who knows him best- his protege, Murdoc.

Previously on
"MacGyver"...

Run. Run!

Who is this guy?

- Why does he want you dead?
- His name is.

Nicholas Helman.

This is Officer Martinez.

I need to report a possible 207.

That's the man who trained me.
He taught me everything I know.

The man was an artist of death,

someone that I greatly admired.

You think I'm bad?



Oh, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Come on, sing it, man.

Yeah!

♪ It's all the same ♪

♪ Only the names have changed ♪

♪ Every day ♪

♪ Feels like I'm wastin' away ♪

♪ Another place ♪

♪ Where the faces are so cold ♪

♪ I ride all night ♪

♪ Just to get back home ♪

♪ I'm a cowboy ♪

♪ On a steel horse I ride ♪

♪ I'm wanted ♪



♪ Everybody ♪

♪ Dead or alive ♪

♪ I'm wanted ♪

♪ Dead or alive ♪

♪ Dead or alive ♪

♪ Dead
or alive ♪

♪ Dead or alive. ♪

*MacGyver*
Season 03 Episode 18

*MacGyver*
Episode Title: "Murdoc + Helman + Hit"

So, I know
this place is first-rate

as far
as conventional care goes.

However, I read about
an experimental drug in China.

- Your knight,
- bishop...

The way you're playing,
there's just so many options.

There's also that top clinic
in Berlin I told you about.

The wait list is long,
but I made some calls, so...

You know who you should call?
Bobby Fischer,

because this is turning
into a massacre.

Are you even listening to me?

Not really. You should get
your head in the game.

My head is exactly
where it should be, Dad.

Focused on getting you

the best cancer
treatment available.

I'm already getting
the best treatment.

Yeah, well,

chemo's not without
side effects.

And the results have been mixed.

That's not what I mean.

Oh.

As much as I love spending time
with you, and I do,

we both know that it's not
gonna save your life.

Matty needs me
in the War Room.

Director Webber,
perfect timing as usual.

I know.

Checkmate.

All right, let's go.

Uh, Dad, you need to rest.

I'll manage.

Besides, going to work
takes my mind off things.

I really think
you should stay.

I appreciate your
opinion, son,

but I don't need
your approval.

I'm your boss, remember,
and next time you let me win,

try to be less obvious.

All right, listen up.

Last night a man was murdered

at a karaoke bar
in San Francisco.

Currently police have
no suspects, but

one patron did manage to capture
this video on their cell phone.

♪ Ride all night ♪

♪ Just to get back home ♪

- Hold on, is that...?
- No, it's not possible.

Why is everyone shocked

that the silver fox can sing?

'Cause that's Nicholas Helman,

one of the world's most
prolific killers for hire.

Old man's an assassin?

More like the best assassin.
Long, very violent

story short,

the last time we saw Helman,

he was being zipped up
into a body bag.

But today I had two agents

exhume his coffin,
and it was empty.

Who was Helman's target?

The victim

was FBI interrogator
Michael Evans.

His primary focus

was organized crime.

SFPD and FBI
are working his murder.

But since Phoenix
is responsible for Helman

still roaming the Earth,

it's on us to catch him.

I've already reached out to
the FBI to get more information

on Special Agent Evans.

You know, it's possible

someone Evans was chasing
hired Helman.

Helman gets his jobs
from the Dark Web.

I could search around,
try to see who

was retaining
his services.

Get on it.

That means you three

tag along with me.

Cool, riding with
the big man.

So where we going?

To speak to the one person
who knows Helman better

than anyone else.

I'm guessing it's not his mom?

That's a big no.

Roll down your windows.

- Talk about remote.
- Trust me,

the guy you're about to meet,

you want as far away from
populated areas as possible.

The Moon would
be too close.

Sir, follow me, please.

Okay, enough suspense.

What kind of monster
you keeping down here?

Indominus Rex?
King Kong?

That kid from The Omen?

The only prisoner
kept here has a son.

And since field trips off-campus

aren't really an option,
once a month

there's a supervised
visit here.

When I heard
I was getting visitors,

I didn't want
to get my hopes up,

but here you are.

Wilt, always a pleasure.

A new Avenger.

Lovely.

I do hope
that we can be friends.

Or not.

Could it be?
The Mac Daddy himself?

Truly honored.

Whatever could be so important?

Helman is alive.

Good one, boy scout.

We both saw me shoot him.

Then the men came,

zipped him in a body bag,
drove him off

to be buried in a hole.

And yet he never
made it there.

You're serious.

Very.

That's a wrinkle.

We're here to get your help.

Putting him in the ground?

Finding him.

Boring.

Karaoke bars, dead bodies,

blah, blah, blah.

I'm just so happy

to finally meet the man
who abandoned

my BFF.

How's the reconciliation
going?

I'm sensing some tension.
Anything we need to talk out?

You are not
kidding about this one.

He is special.

The deeper you go,
the darker it gets.

Mac's dad's no easy
puzzle, either.

Guy's got the big "C"
and he won't let it

slow him down, despite the
toll it might take.

Yeah.

The man's a force of nature.

I meant on Mac.

Tell me, Papa Bear,
why should I help you?

Because if you refuse, your visits
with your son will stop.

And soon you'll become
nothing but someone.

Cassian kind
of remembers.

The irony of receiving
that threat from you.

Wow.

But you're forgetting
something.

Guys, I've been locked
in a box.

How could I possibly know
what Old Saint Nick's

been up to, hmm?

Well, he trained you.

Taught you everything
that you know.

So, you
can get into his head

and tell us how he operates.

It's like...

You know, I'm really
short on patience these days.

You've got three
seconds to say yes.

- Three...
- Okay, okay, I'll help, I'll help.

All right? Gosh. Relax.
Is he always this tense?

Got to learn to enjoy
life more, Dad, okay?

Okay. Here we go.

Is this the only body
that he's dropped?

That we know of.

Why? Because allowing himself
to be captured on camera

wasn't a mistake.

It was a calculated risk.

Yeah. Yeah.
I'll file the motions tomorrow.

Don't worry.
I'm ready for trial.

Obviously, I don't know exactly
what Helman's planning,

but whatever it is,

Helman is willing to risk

everything to finish
what he started.

...was right.

Helman just committed
another murder.

This time he killed
a federal prosecutor.

Is there a connection
between the prosecutor

and the FBI interrogator
at the karaoke bar?

Yes.
This gentleman.

His name is Alex Yee.

Not too long ago he was
the number two shot caller

in a San Francisco gang

with strong ties

to a Hong Kong
crime syndicate.

- And now?
- The FBI flipped him.

He's scheduled to testify
against his former colleagues

to the grand jury
in less than a week.

Let me guess.

Helman's victims were the
guys who did the flipping.

That's correct.

Helman must've been hired
by the syndicate to take out

- everyone working the case.
- No doubt Yee made that

- hit list, too.
- Where's he now?

In a safe house
outside San Francisco.

But the FBI's prepping
to move him as we speak.

They're upping security

and taking him
to a federal holding pen

two hours south of Oakland.

Hel-loo...

Not nice to talk about someone

behind their one-way mirror.

Or is two-way mirror?

That nomenclature's
always confused me.

Oh, MacGyvers!

I knew you wouldn't leave
without saying goodbye.

It's not in his
upbringing. Right, Dad?

Look, you were right.
Helman killed again.

Hmm. If you know anything
else that can help us

- find Helman, now's the time.
- Again with that edge.

You know, Pops,

you're looking a
little off-color.

- Everything okay?
- Shut up and answer the question.

No, MacGyver,
I'm just making sure

that Papa Bear is
feeling all right.

How about you just...
Hey.

I've got cancer, Murdoc.

Doc gives me fifty-fifty shot.

Oh.

Just when you two
were finally building a bond.

If I was staring down
my expiration date,

I'd be sipping
margaritas on a beach

instead of talking to
me in this hellhole,

but, hey,
priorities, right?

Quid pro quo,
Murdoc.

Or are we wasting
our time?

He doesn't know anything.

In what city did
the killings take place?

San Francisco.

And what was the weapon
of choice?

First poison, then an
eight-inch Bowie knife.

It's so Jimmy O'Hara.

- Who?
- Gus Swetnam.

Alexei Kovac?
Sven Nordquist.

And these are...?

Some of Helman's aliases;
each one operates

in a specific part
of the country

- with a specific M.O.
- So, if the cops get

on any of their trails,
they think it's a real person?

See? Get Riley to do

her typey-typey thing
with those names,

and before you know it,

you'll be knocking
on Helman's door.

We got intel
that apartment 312 is leased

under an alias
used by our target.

Credit card activity
confirms he's been

in this neighborhood
the last couple of days.

Now we've all heard
how dangerous this guy is.

So be ready.

- We're in the building, Matty.
- Copy, Mac.

We picked Helman up
on traffic cameras in the area,

but that was hours ago.

- We know if he's in the apartment now?
- Unfortunately, no.

We don't have angles on all
the exits and entrances.

You're going in blind.

Go. Move, move, move.

Dad.
What are you doing?

I find that Kevlar is more
effective at stopping bullets

if... worn properly.

You don't need to go upstairs.

I do.

If you don't think
your dad can

physically handle this,
say so.

He's fine.

He needs this right now.

For once, I actually understand
what's going on in his head.

So...

This should not be
an emotional decision.

- Lives are at stake.
- I know. And if it comes

to that, I'll have a talk with
him, convince him to stand down.

It's you
I'm worried about, Mac.

Don't get distracted.

Whoa.

What the hell?

Listen,
we've been over this many times.

I have a way I do business,

and I don't change that
for anyone.

I don't care
who you think you are.

On my mark...

I haven't been

to the movies
in so long.

I'd kill for some popcorn.
Hint, hint.

With Goobers

and gummy bears mixed in...
Isn't that the best combo?

Man, even your snacks are crazy.

Five...

So, on a scale of one to ten,

how much do you like
the newbie?

- Four...
- Why?

'Cause, you know,
if you want to keep her,

you may not want her
so close

to Helman's door

- when they breach.
- Three...

Two...

- Mac, abort! It's a trap.
- Wait, Desi, stop.

Son, you just lost

- the element of surprise.
- If Murdoc says it's

booby-trapped, we can't risk it.
We need another way in.

Riley? The apartment only has

one window
and there's no fire escape.

Yeah, we're three stories up;
that's not gonna

- work for an entire tac team.
- Right, but

it also means Helman isn't going
anywhere. I've got an idea.

But first I got to borrow
something

from these kids.
- I know I'm new here, but...

borrow's in quotes, right?

Move out. Go, go, go.

Go. Move, move.

Fan out.

- Secure the perimeter.
- Go, go.

- Clear.
- Clear.

- We've been over this many times.
- Clear.

I have a way I do business.

And I don't change that for...

- On a loop.
- Target's not on-site.

So where's Helman?

Oh. I am so sorry.

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