MacGyver (1985–1992): Season 1, Episode 7 - Last Stand - full transcript

MacGyver is taken hostage by some armed robbers at an airport. MacGyver uses his ingenuity to try to free himself along with the other hostages while simultaneously trying to stop the criminals.

MacGYVER: When I was a kid,

my dad once took me on a
trip to his favorite fishing hole.

It's a place called
Sparrow Lake.

It's the most beautiful
spot you've ever seen.

And whenever I get a
little time off, like now,

I go back, and I try to find it.

But it's an out-of-the-way
kind of spot,

and I always seem
to get a little lost...

and wind up at a crossroads.

( instrumental music plays
quietly in the background)

( pinball levers
clattering and clanging)



( pinball bells dinging)

38,000.

That's nice.

How you doin'?

MacGYVER: Good morning.

I just need some
directions to Sparrow Lake.

Sorry, we're closed.

It's about two miles back

down the road, uh,

back at the crossroads.

Uh, where the road forks.

Of course.

My mistake.

Look, I know you're closed,
but could I get some coffee?



Uh...

Yeah.

I'm, uh, Kelly Nielson.

MacGyver.

Nielson Flying School?

That was my dad.

Is my, uh,

breakfast ready, Cook?

Yeah. Comin' up.

Thank you.

Finish it.

Hmm?

Or I will.

( coffee pouring)

It was a little strong.

( laughs)

My name's Terry Andrews.

That is Tennyson.

Is that a great name
for a short-order cook?

Tennyson will fix your breakfast

while you empty your pockets.

I guess this means I
won't be goin' fishin'.

NIELSON: They, uh...

They just came up
here about two hours ago

and took over the place.

Oh, I like girls
that talk a lot.

Is that supposed to frighten me

or excite me?

Hey.

Hey, tough guy.

Tough enough to do you
some damage, boy, hmm?

ANDREWS: Now, now,

let's all try to get along.

I, uh, estimate

we'll be gone in three
hours and a quarter.

Now, you, uh, rent planes, you

handle charters
for fishing in Mexico.

Just consider us to
be your customers.

And help us pass the time, huh?

Don't!

Dave...

Oh, Davey.

Oh.

( laughs): Davey.

Davey.

Now, Davey's not
gonna do nothin'.

Are you, Davey?

You're not gonna do nothin'.

TENNYSON: You put your hands

on that girl one more
time, I'm gonna show you

where that gun of
yours is gonna end up.

Please,

gentlemen, gentlemen...

relax.

Ah, the fascination of war.

Some men can't kill.

Others don't mind.

Yeah, but for Buddy, it's

as necessary as breathing.

( quietly): I wouldn't
give him any excuse.

( truck engine humming)

They're here!

Everybody out.

( groan)

Yes!

Ta-da!

Turk, Elias, you're
40 minutes past ETA.

Problems?

No way!

Except you drive
all night from Dallas

with the great Stone Face.

He got nothin' to say,
and he don't say it.

Any trouble on this end?

No, not unless Buddy
went and got mean

and shot and ate one of 'em.

You still got that
humongous mouth, huh, kid?

Got it all, buddy-o.

I've got it all.

Ooh!

( imitating Bogart): You just
might get lucky, sweetheart.

Turk, now!

Now!

ELIAS: Move it down.

Come on.

Storage van company in Dallas

is missing their
truck right now.

Curious mix of people

around a man like me, MacGyver?

( hydraulic whirring)

ANDREWS: Each
one have their specialty,

expertise.

MacGYVER: I'd be willin'

to bet you didn't
win that in a raffle.

Everything was planned,
timed, and executed perfectly.

Yo!

There's a man in there!

ANDREWS: Yes, so there is.

But, like, uh, most
inside guards,

he has no key.

NIELSON: But you'll kill him.

ANDREWS: There is that

possibility.

Do it.

( beeping)

60 seconds.

You know, if you blow that door,

you're gonna burn up
all the money inside.

I can open it for you.

Nobody'd get hurt.

( scoffs): With
what, your teeth?

Thermite torch.

Made out of what?

That bicycle, and some of the

equipment you got
over there, and, uh, uh,

add a little iron rust, and
I'll cut through that door

like a hot knife through butter.

Come on, what do you say?

It won't cost you anything.

( beeping)

A good plan is always flexible.

We got a couple of
minutes to spare, I guess.

So... try.

MacGYVER: A racing bike's
made out of magnesium,

light, strong, and flammable.

When you file it
down to a powder,

add some ferric
oxide, your rusted iron,

mix it, tamp it down tight,

you've turned an
expensive bike into a torch.

Use a highway
emergency flare for ignition,

and you've got your
hot knife through butter.

MacGyver, what do
you do by profession?

I, uh, move around.

I suggest you all
move back for this.

( coughing)

BUDDY: Very good, MacGyver.

Very, very good.

( shouts)

( whistling)

BUDDY: Now, a dead
body brings buzzards, right?

TURK: I ain't doing
no day labor... I'm rich.

Oh, no.

MacGyver and Captain
Yellow Streak'll do the digging.

You can watch.

You're all heart, buddy boy.

Well, I try.

Why's that bug you?

You didn't have to kill him.

No... but I wanted to,

and if Andrews didn't see
some potential for the rest of you,

I'd waste you, too.

Start digging.

Kelly said

you were a MedEvac pilot, Dave?

I was.

I'm not.

That's too bad.

I don't fly anymore.

I'm sorry.

I was shot down.

They held me
prisoner for 13 months.

Toward the end, I was
mostly digging graves.

Last one I dug...

was for me.

They tied my elbows

behind my back...

and then made me
kneel at the edge.

I don't know how
long I knelt there...

waiting for that
chrome-plated revolver

at the back of
my head to go off.

Then they started laughing.

When they were done...

I know what that sounds like.

Just the truth.

You and Kelly are
about the only ones

who didn't just pass judgment.

Well, I can't stand in
judgment of you, Dave.

I'm not perfect... yet.

TURK: Hey, get with it.

Let's keep that dirt flying.

You bet.

TURK: Planting season's over.

Ain't that something?

Eight million dollaroonies.

$8,211,600, exactly.

Buy a fresh ammo
clip and a head start.

Cool it, Rambo.

After all, that's the
second best thing going.

Don't you touch her, man.

Why, you got a claim?

Nobody has a claim on me.

Why, what would you do...

kill yourself?

I'd do my best to kill you.

Only make it more exciting.

Aw, come on now, Buddy,

now, that's just bad taste,

picking on girls.

Show a little
class for a change.

ANDREWS: Buddy, Buddy.

Buddy, not now.

MAN ( over radio):
Sparrow Ridge,

this is Baron Zero
Seven Sierra, over.

That's it. That's our charter.

Answer him.

Sparrow Ridge, this is Baron

Zero Seven Sierra,
over. Answer him.

Come on.

Come in, please, Sparrow Ridge.

This is Baron Zero
Seven Sierra, over.

This is Kelly Nielson,
Sparrow Ridge.

We've been expecting you,
Zero Seven Sierra. Over.

Kelly, I have an electrical
short in the trim control.

Can you make repairs, or
should I proceed to Nogales?

Can you fix it?

No.

Do you read me,
Sparrow Ridge? Over.

Your "no" came much too quickly.

Tell him to come down.

Kelly, do you read me? Over.

Tell him, now!

Can do, Zero Seven
Sierra. Come ahead. Over.

Roger. See you in 15 minutes.

This is Baron Zero
Seven Sierra, out.

There's no
guarantee I can fix it.

Uh, I may not have the parts.

ANDREWS: Then a lot of people

could get real hurt real soon.

How about you,
MacGyver... any ideas?

I can jury rig

a trim control switch.

You got a spare parts
bin I can take a look at?

ANDREWS: Good man, MacGyver.

My schedule's

assured with you around.

Show him. You go with them.

I was just cooling down, Terry.

Take the beer with you.

Go easy on the brew, Buddy.

You still got to
fly us out of here.

I just got to take care of
one thing before we split:

MacGyver.

Jury rig a switch?

All Dave has to do
is trace the circuit.

Yeah, I know that,
and you know that.

No one else seems to.

Can you fly that
chopper out there?

No, but we keep it maintained.

( sighs)

You asked Dave, didn't you?

Yeah.

You know, it's not his fault.

He would if he could.

It's just that he's
been through so much.

Kelly, I'm not laying
any blame on him.

Seems like a nice guy.

It's been tough...
for both of us.

See, Dave and I...

we make allowances
for each other,

and we work
together pretty well...

at least until this happened.

Get started.

Does that fire truck work?

Pumps run at all? Yeah...

but there are four men
out there carrying guns.

Kind of tough odds.

Let's even 'em up a little bit.

What's that?

Lateral cranial impact enhancer.

( grunts)

MacGYVER: He'll
be out for a while.

Let's go to work.

Listen, we can't just sail

out of here.

What about Dave and Al?

That's no problem.

We'll take 'em with us.

You didn't happen
to use fertilizer

in that garden, did you?

Yeah.

Good answer. Got any left?

Over there.

What are you doing?

Some of the
chemicals in fertilizer

and the ether in
the Engine Start

will mix together to
make a pretty good bomb.

( can spraying)

It's a little recipe I
use in emergencies.

I'll remember that.

Whew.

Listen, why don't you
go back in the cafe,

and bring Dave and Al
when the others run outside.

I won't even ask why
they're going to run outside.

Faith, my dear, faith.

Your, uh, your man
says he's thirsty.

And what?

And MacGyver's almost finished.

♪ ♪

( grunts)

Come on!

Come on, let's go.

Kelly, you drive.

Come on.

I'll ride up top with MacGyver.

Let's go. Hurry.

TENNYSON: Come
on, move it, Kelly.

DAVE: Hurry.

( engine starting)

Stop them.

( tires screeching)

( tires screeching)

( engine idling)

MacGyver, the
water tank's empty.

( gunshot)

( gunshot)

( gunshot) Dave,
give me a light.

I got it, MacGyver.

We gotta slow 'em down.

( gunshots)

Quick, MacGyver, they're coming.

( gunshots)

DAVE: Where's he going?

Going around us.

( hissing)

Kelly. Where's Kelly?

Dave, give me a light first.

( gun chambers bullet)
BUDDY: Drop it, MacGyver.

Or have pieces of
her all over the runway.

I owe you one, pal.

You can have what's
left when I'm done.

Let's not fight over me, boys.

Charter flight's coming in.

You come with me.

Be very sensible.

Her life depends on it.

( speaks Spanish)

Keep making those sandwiches.

We got a long
flight ahead of us.

Maybe we should tie them up.

No...

I got a better idea.

Come on.

Let's go.

Easy, big fella.

Open the door.

Come on.

They'll freeze solid in there.

Probably.

But if you're real nice to me,

I'll let you stay out here.

Open it up, Al.

Ah...

I am crushed.

You heard the lady.

Open the door.

Get the food.

Hi. ( chuckles)

I'm your charter.

How do you do, sir?

Good to see you.

We sure are anxious
to get to them fish.

Well, that'll depend

on how long it takes
to make the repairs.

Hey, Dave, where's, uh, Kelly?

I miss her smiling face.

Hey.

Okay, guys, let's do it!

Come on, killer.

Come on.

Oh, God, now what do we do?

Now we're going
to get out of here.

How?

Well, I don't know
that quite yet,

but I figure we ought to
be pretty quick about it.

Kinda chilly in here.

Did you notice that?

( rattling)

So, Kelly, tell me,
how'd a nice girl like you

end up with a place like this?

I grew up here.

Dave used to work for my dad.

We kinda had something together

before he went to Vietnam.

And got taken prisoner?

The telegram said he was dead.

Killed in action.

Is this some kind of hijacking?

My plane?

You need him for anything?

ANDREWS: Back
up, Buddy. Back up.

He can help Davey

fix the plane.

The only thing I'd
help is at your hanging.

( Buddy whistling)

( whistling)

Walt, they mean it.

ANDREWS: Fix it.

And we'll just watch real close

to make sure you don't
make any mistakes.

♪ ♪

So did you ever
think of leaving here?

I lived in Chicago once.

I even got married.

Six months were
pretty good, and then...

( grunts)

Ah.

Ow. ( clattering)

Ended two-and-a-half years
with the two of us pretending.

What about kids?

Kids need a home,

not two strangers just trying
to be polite with each other.

( sighs)

God, I do want kids.

We're getting there.

I knew you would.

Have you any idea what
Dave has been through?

Yes, ma'am, I sure do.

Shot down, P.O.W... Excuse me...

A lot of isolation and torture.

Told me he even dug
his own grave one time.

I never heard that.

Yeah. ( grunts)

Ah, it doesn't matter.

What does is
that he's still there,

hiding.

I want to help him,

but I just don't know how.

I wish...

I wish for a lot of things.

So do I.

( sighs)

How about a deal?

I'll wish for you if
you wish for me.

Okay.

First wish:

That we get out of here.

Eh, no problem.

Start making a second wish.

MacGyver, what are you doing?

Water's kinda weird.

It's the only
substance in the world

that expands when it freezes.

Oh, inside the door lock.

Yes, ma'am.

Keep loading. The State Police

should be guessing
we're in Arizona by now.

I want to be in Mexico

before they guess
Sparrow Ridge Airport.

( water dripping)

She's still rough.

Good enough. Button her up.

( crackling)

( crackling)

( loud snap)

( grunts)

( groans)

Oh, gee.

They really did a
job on the radio.

You got the
controls to this thing?

Well, yeah, but, but why?

Okay. Now, we're
going to say good-bye,

we're going to take off...

and that's all she wrote.

Let's go to the diner; come on.

No!

DAVE: Al, what're you doing?

They're not going
to leave us living.

They're going to
do away with us, too.

TENNYSON: You just
do what you want to do.

I'm not going out like
no whimpering dog.

So, whatever you're
going to do, man,

you might as well do it here.

( plane engine droning)

TURK: Hey, what's going on?

ANDREWS: What is that?

TURK: Something's on it.

You guys, come on.

Come on!

ANDREWS: Get it!

Move!

( yells)

We got to get out of here.

ANDREWS: Not with
MacGyver on the loose.

If he tosses another firebomb

when we're in the
plane, we could fry.

He could be
anywhere around here.

Then we better find him.

MacGyver!

Where are you?

( grunting)

( tuneless whistling)

ELIAS: Buddy!

Turk with you?

No.

ELIAS: He went over
toward the moving van,

but he's not there now.

I don't know where Turk went.

Did you check the road?

Yeah. Nothing.

ANDREWS: Did you find them?

Come on! They're not invisible.

I'll look around, brother.

( whispering): Kelly!

BUDDY: MacGyver?!

They're going to get
him sooner or later.

Yeah.

BUDDY: You and
your friends are dead!

MacGyver!

I can't fly that chopper, Kelly.

You won't fly it...
and that's different.

Dave, I think she's saying
this is one of those times

when you go one
way or the other,

and the rest of your life

depends on which way you pick.

BUDDY: MacGyver!

Here I am!

( hinge squeaks)

ELIAS: Turk, is that you?

Nothing. Nothing.

Come on.

Come on, we're losing it.

The whole plan is going to hell.

Warm up the plane, now.

Come on.

We got the money; let's go.

Dave!

MacGyver!

I need your help.

I can't!

I told you, I can't!

We got to stop them.

Why?

We're alive, and I don't give
a damn about the money!

They killed a man.

I give a damn about that.

Okay.

Hey, what's going on?

MacGyver. I'll try
and dump him off.

He's riding the controls.

Blow him away!

( gunshot)

( shots continue)

( grunting)

( grunting)

Think you can
handle this one, Al?

Yeah, it'll be my pleasure.

Come on, let's go.

Move it! Move it!

I'd better help the others.

I'll wish for you if
you wish for me.

Got to be careful what
you wish for, Kelly.

It just might come true.