MacGyver (1985–1992): Season 2, Episode 21 - D. O. A.: MacGyver - full transcript

( Theme music playing )

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MacGyver: Most people come to
southern California for the sunshine,

but there are others
who burn easily,

so they stay in the shadows.

Anthony braddock
was one of them.

Tony braddock was a
professional chemist.

He'd worked himself
out of a career

with British intelligence
and into building bombs

for anyone who'd pay him.

Maybe he wasn't the kind of gy



you'd want your
kids to grow up to be,

But one of his bombs got
me out of prison in Morocco.

So when he called early
on a quiet Sunday afternoon

and said he was in trouble, I
had to make good on my iou

Man: MacGyver?

Tony?

Where are you?

Right here.

Oh...

( Laughs )

I'm, uh...

Sorry for the fright, old man.

Had to make sure you were alone.

Yeah, I'm alone.



Pete Thornton wanted to come.

It wasn't easy keeping him away.

Peter. Yes.

He always disapproved of me.

A keen judge of character.

Yeah.

According to the organization,
braddock should be in this area.

Jules, uh, check
the warehouses here.

And when I find him?

You'll come and get
me. Braddock is mine.

Tara.

( Buzzer blares )

MacGyver: It's been a long time.

Guess you haven't changed.

How long you been
on the run, Tony?

Braddock: Two weeks.

From the west coast
to the east coast

and back again.

I... I appreciate your coming.

I remember Morocco.

You saved my life.

Yes. A lot of people would've
conveniently forgotten.

Have you ever heard of a man
with the code name "lancer"?

No.

( Sighs ): I wish I
could say the same.

He, uh... he hired
me to do a job.

Uh, naturally, I
assumed it was...

Legitimate scientific research.

Naturally.

Yeah. I seem to have run out.

You wouldn't happen to...?

No, of course not.

( Buzzer blares )

I found him, but there's
another guy with him.

He could be braddock's contact.

If he is, it'll be the last
contact he ever makes.

( Buzzer blares )

You were talking
about a legitimate job.

At lancer's behest and
for a large sum of money,

I developed an explosive

with a remarkable
stable molecular structure.

You can mold it like plastic

and weave it like cloth.

It's quite deadly.

It's my, um, crowning
achievement, you might say.

What would lancer want with it?

He's going to assassinate some
of the highest-ranking officers

in your country's elite
anti-terrorist brigade.

Omega force?

None other.

( Exhales deeply )

One explosion...

Quite effective...

The means of which
I'm afraid I've provided.

MacGyver: Well, what's
going to happen, Tony?

When? Where? How?

There's going to be a funeral,

an intelligence liaison
with the omega force...

A civilian.

Several of the key
officers will be there

to pay their respects.

How will the bomb be disguised?

Well, it could be anything

From a pair of crutches
to the American flag.

He'll place it at the grave site

and leave and then...

Set it off.

MacGyver: When is this
going to happen, Tony?

Tomorrow, 4:00,
westside cemetery.

All right, I'll call Pete,

tell him to notify
the authorities,

tell the brass to stay
away from the funeral

and get you some protection.

MacGyver, whither thou goest,

I go, too.

( Chuckles )

- MacGyver!
- ( Gunshots )

Oh!

He's dead.

What about that
other guy, MacGyver?

We don't know what
braddock told him.

Killing him
shouldn't be difficult.

Yeah? I've heard
that song before.

Well, if he had a gun,
he would've used it.

( Wood slapping like gunshots )

No gun, huh?

MacGyver: Muriatic acid is
used to clean algae off ship hulls.

Add ammonia, and it
reacts kind of interestingly.

And of course we
won't mention the smell.

You got to be careful
when you handle chemicals.

Each of these can
be fairly deadly,

but if you mix 'em together,
they neutralize each other,

and you get
instant chemical fog.

( Shouts )

( Coughing )

( Coughing )

Lancer: The window!

Jules: Look.

Forget it. He's out of range.

The trawler's name is "Damian."

Yeah. I can read.

Lancer: Yeah, we got
to trace the registration

and find the home port.

Blood. Looks like you hit him.

It's not good enough.

Got to make sure he's dead.

This is the trawler Damian.

Yankee-bravo-delta
four-seven-nine-two

calling the San
Pedro marine operator.

Woman: San Pedro
marine operator. Go ahead.

Yeah, I'd like to place a call
to my home in Bristol harbor.

Damian, your
transmission is breaking up.

Please repeat your transmission.

Carol: Can you hear me now?

Operator: Your transmission
is still breaking up.

Please repeat. Go ahead, Damian.

This is the trawler Damian.

Yankee-bravo-delta four-seven-

Nine-two.

Can you hear me now?

( Static hissing )

Thornton: Okay, Helen,
you called the local hospitals

and the police and got nothin,

so call MacGyver's place again.

I left another message
five minutes ago.

His machine's
running out of tape.

I told him not to go
on this meet alone.

I also told him to
call me by 5:00,

and it's past midnight now.

I know.

( Sighs ): Get me the police.

They don't label
a person missing

Till he's been
gone for 24 hours.

Well, I can still
call them, can't I?

I mean, that is what
they're for, isn't it?

Look, I'm sorry, Helen.

It's, uh... it's
getting a little late.

Why don't you just go on home?

I will if you will.

Okay, you're the boss.

I'm glad somebody
around here knows that.

I don't want to
leave you here alone.

( Sighs )

I'm a big boy.

So's MacGyver.

Call me if you need me.

( Sighs )

( Screams )

Please... help me.

Who are you?

How did you get on my boat?

Come on, answer me.

I don't know.

You just stay right
where you are.

I won't hurt you.

Yeah, I'll make sure of that.

This is the trawler Damian.

Yankee-bravo-delta 4-7-9-2,

calling any coast guard unit

Between San Pedro
and Bristol harbor.

( Static over radio )

Coast guard, do you read me?

( Static )

Coast guard, do you read me?

( Sighs )

Looks like we're
stuck with each other.

Man: Tara, try to
access that file again.

( Sighs )

There has to be some
way to access that file.

If there is, I don't know it.

The Damian has to be registered

with the department
of fish and game.

But it's Sunday night.

All their computer
networks are shut down.

- Tomorrow morning...
- Tomorrow's too late.

The funeral is at 4:00.

If MacGyver's still alive,

He could tip off
the world by then.

Oh.

Oh, oh, oh.

I'm not in the habit of
picking up hitchhikers.

If we hadn't been in
the middle of the ocean,

I would have tossed
you overboard.

I'm glad you didn't.

I don't think I
could swim that far.

( Groans )

My coffee tastes like diesel
fuel, but you want a cup?

Please.

Now...

How'd you get on my boat?

I don't really know.

The last thing I remember...

Is I was shot.

Shot?

Look, I'm gonna
take you to a doctor,

and then you're
gonna talk to the police,

And then you and I are through.

I'm sorry. I don't mean
to cause you trouble.

You'll be okay.

We can get something to eat
at Phil's diner once we get in.

This is all I have.

Oh, don't worry about it.

Phil lets me run a tab.

I'm Carol varnay.

I just introduced myself.

It's customary to
respond in kind.

What's your name?

I don't know.

You don't know your name?

I can't remember.

Hey, not bad.

Thanks.

So where are we?

Beautiful Bristol harbor.

Lots of fishing boats, no fish.

I don't know if I've
ever been here before.

How's your head?

Well... the outside's sore,

The inside's a little empty.

I'm sure glad you came
along when you did.

Thank you.

You're the first thing
I've landed in weeks.

( Continuous buzzing )

What's the matter?

I don't know. Um...

Just remembering something.

Look, let me take
you to Dr. Jennings.

He can take a look at your head.

No, i-I'd rather not.

The doctor's gonna
ask questions.

I don't have any answers... yet.

( Sighs )

I just need some time to think.

Woman: So you will inform us
when you can release information

on the man who
went into the water?

Yeah, I will let you know.

All right.

Benson, the times.

Yeah.

What have you got, lieutenant?

One murder victim, uh, in
the warehouse back there.

Took a nine-millimeter
right in the pump.

Any suspects?

Investigation's in progress.

No suspects?

No.

Good luck to you.

Yeah.

( Tires screeching )

Pete Thornton,
Phoenix foundation.

What have you got?

Officer: Oh, yeah, we found some
papers, uh, from the foundation

In that Jeep...

Thornton: Never
mind the papers now.

What about MacGyver?
Did you find him?

Well, we found this
jacket with this ID in it.

It was floating in the harbor.

Thornton: That looks like blood.

We're gonna run a lab test.

What's the coroner's
wagon doing here?

Guy named braddock.

He bought it with a
nine-millimeter. He's dead.

Anything else?

We'll start dragging the harbor.

All right.

Let me know if you find
anything new, will you?

Of course.

Excuse me, uh, Mr. Thornton.
Uh, benson from the times.

Uh, didn't you used to do
intelligence work for the dxs?

I've done a lot of
things. What about it?

Well, this man MacGyver,

Was he on some sort
of intelligence operation?

No, he was here to see a
friend about a personal matter.

Did he call you
after his meeting?

I haven't talked to
him since yesterday.

Well, is there any reason
anyone would want to kill him?

Well, we don't know
that he's dead, do we?

I mean, we haven't
found a body, have we?

That's all I have to say.

Well, i-I'm sorry to
intrude, Mr. Thornton.

I won't bother you again.

Man: This MacGyver has some
connection with Peter Thornton.

Thornton used to
be a dxs operative.

Has MacGyver contacted him yet?

No, but they haven't
found his body either.

If he's alive, he may
still try to reach Thornton.

( Computer beeps )

Registration on the Damian.

Home port is Bristol harbor.

Owned by a woman
named Carol varnay.

Jules, get a car,

Go up there, see
what you can find out.

We'll meet you at the
old Bristol harbor cannery.

Well, you sure know
your way around boats.

Why do you say that?

Way you handle those
moorings. Takes practice.

Figure you either
own your own boat,

Or maybe you worked as a
deckhand on someone else's.

I don't know. Maybe I have.

( Engine revs )

( Revving continues )

( Revving continues )

What is it?

I don't know.

Everything I'm remembering...

is filled with explosions
and gunfights,

and I'm right in
the middle of them.

I don't know why.

Jason, what
happened to your bike?

I promise I was careful.

It just broke again.

This is my nephew, Jason.

Jason, this is a friend of mine.

Hi.

Hi, Jason.

Listen, uh...

Would you be willing to
sacrifice this nameplate

if it would get you going again?

Sure. I guess so.

This happen a lot?

Jason: Yeah, I think
this bike is jinxed.

It's like it always
breaks at the wrong time.

Well, things like
this usually will.

Mine used to come apart

every time I had something
real important to go to.

MacGyver: Where were you headed?

I was on my way to
a little league game,

and the chain came off.

I didn't get there
till the fifth inning.

We lost.

See, the problem here
is the sprocket teeth

are all worn down.

What we're gonna do is

Make a little
guide for the chain.

Oughta keep it on track.

And next time, you'll
get to the game early.

Maybe come up with a win.

There. That oughta do it.

Just like that.

You fixed it! Thanks!

That was pretty good...

The way you fixed that bike.

Thanks.

Come on, let's get
something to eat.

Tara: We should be there
in another 20 minutes.

Man: We're making good time.

Tara: How long
do you think it took

that boat to get there?

Bristol harbor's 52
miles up the coast.

The Damian should have
made it back to home port

Early this morning.

As of two hours ago, Thornton
hadn't heard from MacGyver.

There are two possibilities:

Either he's alive or he's dead.

If he's dead, they'll Bury him.

If not, we'll find
him and kill him.

It's that simple.

It's not simple at all.

If MacGyver's passed
on his information,

this whole thing could
blow up in our faces.

Speaking of which,

when are we going to
pick up the explosive?

Oh, it's been here all along.

Woven right into the lining.

All I have to do
is set the timer.

So, how long have
you lived here?

All my life.

I grew up here with
my dad and brother.

A lot of memories.

We were pretty inseparable.

Were?

Yeah, you know that storm
two years ago, Eleanor?

Took 'em overboard.

Never found 'em.

I'm sorry.

The varnays are fishermen.

Always have been.

So now I've got
the Damian, and...

I know I should sell her, but...

You know what I
really want to get into?

What?

Marine science.

Research.

Why don't you?

It's not that easy.

There's something about
that boat and this place.

It's got a hold on me.

But it sounds
like you're trapped

by things you remember.

I'm trapped by things I can't.

MacGyver: Phoenix.

Phoenix.

Arizona?

Huh?

No.

No, um...

Um, something's coming back,

But I-I can't get
a handle on it.

Is it... has it got something
to do with the mythology

Of the bird rising
out of the ashes?

No, no.

Business or...

Address or something?

Could-could it be
a person's name?

Somebody you know, a-a friend?

Or-or maybe it's a symbol.

Uh, you know, like a sign.

A sign. A sign maybe
where you work?

Uh...

The Phoenix foundation.

It's in Los Angeles.

( Seagulls cawing )

Uh... come on,

What's the number?

Well, call information.

No, it's a... A special number.

A private one.

Oh.

I called Sam Taylor
in Washington

and asked for an update
on Anthony braddock,

including all
current connections.

And what did he say?

That you no longer have
unlimited security access.

Sam said that?

What is he doing,
turning bureaucrat on me?

Get him on the phone right away!

Calm down.

I want to talk to him!

I reminded him of the time

you covered his
tail in marseilles.

And that I still had
the, uh... Pictures.

You kept those shots?

No, but he doesn't know that.

So, Anthony braddock

is tied to someone
with the code name

"lancer."

Nationality unknown.

No home base.

Well, what does this, uh...

Lancer do?

He kills people.

All over the world.

Strictly cash on the gravestone.

Sam says they think
lancer is planning a hit.

Could be any time now.

Could be MacGyver.

( Phone ringing )

That's got to be the police.

I gave them the private line.

Yes?

Hello. Is this the
Phoenix foundation?

MacGyver!

Where are you?

Thornton: MacGyver, is that you?

Jules: MacGyver.

Thornton: Come on, answer!

Helen, get on the other line...

- Do you know him?
- Oh, he's my ace buddy.

Thornton: What's happened
to you? We've been going crazy

trying to find you.

He's lost his memory.

Well, if you'll come
along with me,

I'll try and help him find it.

Thornton: MacGyver, answer me!

Are you there?

Right this way.

Don't talk, just move.

Thornton: Are you
there, MacGyver?

Talk to me!

So, who are you?

What do you want with me?

No questions.

( Groans )

( Grunts )

Let's get out of here!

Thornton: MacGyver,
this is Pete.

You got to answer me!

Please, you got to answer me!

MacGyver!

Carol, could that guy
have been the police?

No, if he was the police,

he would have said so.

Besides, what do the
police want with you?

I don't know.

But things are startin'
to come back to me.

( Panting )

That Phoenix
foundation... That was real.

I got to have time to think.

We'll do it at my place.

- Come on.
- Wait, wait, wait.

( Panting )

Look, I don't want
to get you in trouble.

If I want your advice,
pal, I'll ask for it.

Now come on.

( Panting )

Jules: MacGyver was on
the telephone when I got there.

Said something about
Phoenix foundation.

Peter Thornton!

What did MacGyver tell him?

Well, I didn't give him a
chance to say anything.

That's when I pulled my gun.

That's why you're an idiot.

Don't call me that.

I'm the one that found
braddock in the first place.

But you let MacGyver get away!

Look, don't you start.

She's right.

If you don't like the way

I'm handling things,

then pay me off, and I'm gone.

But I've got enough
on the both of you

To put you away until you rot.

So, I guess I'm not
such an idiot after all.

Of course not, Jules.

I apologize.

You did what you
felt you had to do.

Besides,

( sighs )

He didn't tell
Thornton anything.

The girl said he
lost his memory.

Carol varnay.

Find her home address.

I'll set the detonator.

So...

MacGyver has amnesia.

And amnesia is not a
permanent condition.

It just has to last
until the funeral today.

I don't think we
can count on that.

Very good, Jules.

Now Thornton knows
MacGyver is still alive,

and if he had the call
traced, he'll be on his way.

If he gets to MacGyver
before we do...

Well, we can't let
that happen, can we?

All right, thank you.

That's great.

That call from MacGyver
came from a public phone

On the Bristol harbor
pier, 30 miles north of here.

I'm going up there.

Call Sam Taylor.

I want the latest
information he's got

On this lancer character.

Wait! Take your coat!

Thank you.

( Phone rings )

( Phone ringing through )

No answer?

No, and it's the same
number I called before.

Someone was there.

Now the man on the
phone called you MacGyver.

Doesn't that mean
anything to you?

No, it's just a name.

Well, it's a start.

Now look, all we've got to do

is put the pieces of
this puzzle together.

I'm great at puzzles.

Carol, everything I'm
remembering is so violent.

For all we know, I
could be a criminal.

I don't think you are.

I could be.

Do you feel like one?

No.

But with all these
flashes of memory,

What if I am?

I'll take my chances.

Thornton: Hi.

Did you happen to see a man
using that end phone there?

I'm not supposed
to talk to strangers.

He's a good friend, a
really good friend of mine,

and he's in trouble.

Well, what's he look like?

Well, he's kind of tall,
a little over six feet.

He's got, uh, brown
hair, long in back,

Uh, brown eyes.

He's a nice guy. He, uh...

He doesn't dress
like me, kind of casual.

He was here!

I never said.

Thornton: He made that!

How did you know?

Well, let's just say I
recognize the work.

His name is MacGyver.

He can fix anything.

He could fix a
computer with a hairpin

and a piece of duct tape.

Just like he fixed your bike.

Will you help me to help him?

Lancer: Tara, do you have the
address of the varnay house?

MacGyver and the
girl can both make me.

I want to take care of 'em now.

Fine, Jules.

The sooner the better.

( Buzzer sounds, beep )

I thought you wanted
MacGyver alive.

I do.

Then why did you say that?

I have to assume

MacGyver told
Thornton about our plan,

And Thornton is setting a
trap for me at the funeral.

You don't have to
go through with it.

I have a contract.

But you have to protect yourself

and the organization.

If there is a trap,

I can use MacGyver
to get Thornton,

and Jules can help me do it.

I keep getting so close to
putting everything together

and then... nothing happens.

( Gunshots )

( Grunting )

( Starting engine )

( Machine gunfire )

( Explosion )

it could be anything
from a pair of crutches

to the American flag.

MacGyver?

( Echoing ): MacGyver!

( Gunshot )

Oh!

MacGyver?

He's dead.

Who?

I saw him get shot.

What?

What are you talking about?

Um... i-i'm really not sure.

Uh, something about a killing.

Killing?

Where?

It's at a cemetery.

Um...

The westside cemetery.

Who? Who's going to get killed?

I don't know, but it's
going to happen today.

I'm going to try that Phoenix
foundation number again.

Your phone is dead.

And so are you.

( Screaming )

Carol, get out of here!

Get the police!

Oh! Oh!

Get up!

( Grunts )

- ( Gunshot )
- ( Grunting )

( In a southern accent
): Glad I got here in time.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Guess the target was you.

You just saved my life.

Who are you?

MacGyver, you really
don't know who I am?

I've lost my memory.

It's j.D.

Jonathan Dawkins,
military intelligence.

I'm your boss.

Don't you remember anything?

All I remember is that
there's going to be a killing

At the westside cemetery.

I don't know how
I know that or why.

Well, that was your assignment.

That's what we sent
you in to find out.

Do you know when
this is taking place?

Sometime today.

That's the thompkins funeral.

The officers from the
omega force will be there.

Omega force?

The cemetery's an hour away.

We still have time to get there.

I need you to stop the killer.

Any idea who it is?

Oh, we've got a suspect.

He's a professional terrorist.

His name's Peter Thornton.

Mobile command
post to omega base.

Omega base,

this is major Dawkins.

We're on our way to
the westside cemetery.

Set up our perimeter security,

but keep it covert.

We don't want our
suspect Thornton

To cut and run.

I'll remain in contact.

So, how long have I been
with military intelligence?

Oh, it'll be five
years next month.

We'll get you the
best help available,

But first we've got to
stop this assassination.

We've got to know if your
information's been compromised.

Peter Thornton is a
member of a terrorist group.

The front is called the
Phoenix foundation.

Phoenix foundation.

Yeah, I talked to
somebody there.

I'm not sure who it was.

Well, that had to
have been Thornton.

He's the man who engineered

the coup down in San Cortez.

You've been looking
for him for five years,

and he's been
trying to kill you.

MacGyver, if you
remember anything,

Remember this face.

Half an hour.

If I'd found out
half an hour earlier,

I might've been here in time.

What do you think's
happened to MacGyver?

I'm afraid lancer has him,

and the only information
we have on him

is that he's planning
an assassination,

and we don't know where.

MacGyver said
something about a killing.

He what?

It was all in bits and pieces,

But he said it was
supposed to happen today...

At the westside cemetery.

Well, that's got to be it.

Thank you. Thank
you, miss varnay.

Pull it up right here.

Wait for us on the
upper service road.

You okay?

( Buzzer blares )

if anything happens,
if Thornton shows up,

you know who he is
and what he's trying to do.

Don't take any chances.

Thornton: That's right,
Helen, the westside cemetery.

And, oh, I need police backup.

What is a man, that god
might take notice of him?

My friends,

Joe thompkins
was the kind of man

god and all of
us surely noticed,

and we will miss him

more than we can measure.

He was a beloved
husband and father,

a dear and loyal friend.

And though we have
come together today

to mourn his passing,

we rejoice in the triumph...

I'm checking perimeter security.

Keep an eye out for Thornton.

Minister: Will return

to our heavenly
father who made it,

and that his soul

will be forever
part of the glory

of god's holy kingdom.

We'll remember,

our lord said, "blessed
are the peacemakers."

in a world shattered
by senseless violence

that so tragically

often strikes at the innocent,

our friend was a peacemaker.

He saw the task...

Minister: And accepted it.

He made of his life a testament

to his country, his service,

His people.

He defended flag and country

in far away places,

fighting for the right...

MacGyver!

Hold it.

Stay right there.

I know you've got amnesia.

You don't know who I am, do you?

You're Peter Thornton.

You're a killer.

Put down the gun.

I wouldn't.

I have a picture in my wallet
of the two of us together.

I want to show it to you.

I said don't move!

Right now, I know you
better than you know yourself.

You don't use guns.

That gun doesn't
feel right in your hand.

It can't.

You don't use guns, MacGyver.

You hate them.

That number you called
at the Phoenix foundation?

That was my number.

You were trying to reach
me whether you knew it or not.

I saved your life.

You were buried in an
avalanche, and I dug you out.

I saved you.

Somewhere deep inside,
you've got to know that.

MacGyver, we're coming!

Man: Go easy, go easy.
You don't want to hit him.

Take it easy. Get him out.

There you are.

Are you all right?

Thanks, Pete.

( Sighs )

Pete...

( Laughing ): Thank god!

Tony braddock said
there's going to be a killing.

Did he tell you about lancer?

Lancer's going to
do it at the funeral.

Come on.

Lancer planted an explosive.

- Where?
- I don't know.

I'll clear the area.

Minister: "Will
follow me all the days

"of my life, and I will dwell

In the house of
the lord forever."

Man: All right, everyone,

let's move out of the area.

You can mold it like plastic

Or weave it like cloth...

Or weave it like cloth.

MacGyver: Like cloth.

It's the coat.

The bomb's in the coat.

MacGyver, is that lancer?

MacGyver: Yeah.

- Is that...
- Yeah!

Well, get rid of it!

I am!

( Coughing )

If you knew this was happening,

Why didn't you call the police?

( Sirens blaring )

Thornton: I did.

MacGyver: Well, I'll be...

Nice to meet you again, Pete.

So, you mean the
Phoenix foundation

pays you a bonus
after every assignment?

No, well, they
don't exactly pay.

They kind of do things.

They arranged for me
to have a scrimmage

with a pro hockey team one time,

arranged for a scholarship

for a little girl.

And...

They bought some new wheels

for a friend of mine.

Wow! Is it really for me?

( Grunts ): Yeah, I'd say
it's about the right size.

Thanks, MacGyver!

Check it out!

So, you are one of
the good guys after all.

Told you.

Oh, you did more than that.

You saved my life

and the lives of a lot
of other people, too.

Thank you.

Well, you made me look at
my life in a whole new way.

Memories are okay to have,

As long as they don't
get in the way of dreams.

Am I hearing what
I think I'm hearing?

Marine science.

Going back to school
nights and weekends.

It's going to take a
little longer, but I'll do it.

And you'll be
invited to graduation.

Well, that's something
I won't forget.

MacGyver, look! Watch this!