MacGyver (1985–1992): Season 2, Episode 7 - The Road Not Taken - full transcript

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Just crossed the border.

The pilot said we
just left Thailand.

He's not a happy guy.

I don't blame him.

The situation is worse

Than when we left home, Mac.

This new regime has started

to eliminate
disruptive elements,

and the orphanage is sitting

Right in the middle
of the worst of it.



They won't be safe
until we get them out.

I know seeing Debra again
isn't going to be easy for you.

Yeah, it's been a while.

How 'bout you and
sister Margaret?

Last time I saw Margaret,
she was being chased

across the Sahara with
15 children and a goat.

Sister Margaret!
Sister Margaret!

Soldiers coming
for you and Debra!

Chanthara's men...
They come for you.

I saw them on the road.

Take the children.
You must go now!

Children, come with me. Hurry!

Debra, get the
children together.

This way. Come on.



Quickly. We're going inside now.

Can't get any closer
to the orphanage.

They have patrols around.
They'll hear the chopper.

Pick us up at the clearing

Half a mile east of the
orphanage in two hours.

Debra, hurry!

Coming, sister.

This way. Hurry up.

All right. Here we go.

All right, there we go.

Thank you.

Up you go.

Mac, I have just one
question about rappelling.

What do you do
if the line breaks?

You fall.

Oh.

Watch your step.

Now, hold on tight, but hurry.

Don't be frightened.
Keep moving.

Here, I've got you.

Now, wait for me in the tunnel.

Be careful.

Khan, it's your turn.

No, sister.

I will stay here and
talk to the soldiers

until you get away.

Oh, Khan, you've
been like family to us.

You know what that
means to chanthara.

What can he do to me?

I'm old.

We must make sure
the children are safe.

Oh!

God bless you.

Not rushing you, am I?

Listen, I may get there
slower, Mac, but I get there.

- Did I ever tell you the St...

Pete, let's go!

Everybody, let's go! Move it!

Where are the American women?

Gone... across the border.

I admire your loyalty,
but I know they're here.

They have spread lies
about our government.

You have no respect!

Sister Margaret
is a woman of god!

Our people are oppressed.

You sin against
the savior if you...

Look inside. Search the area.

I've always liked
being close to nature.

Yeah, me, too.

All right, children, I
want each one of you

to take a blanket now.

We'll stay here
until you're safe.

Sister, we have
to get to the border.

Oh. We'll wait until tonight.

No, we have to go now.

It's too dangerous for them.

What if chanthara's
men are out there?

What if they find the tunnel?

Stay with them.

No.

I'll go find us a way across.

Don't worry.

I was a sprinter in high school.

I'll be back in a flash.

Are you cold? Here.

Oh... yes. Mm.

Doing all right?

The orphanage has
got to be this way.

- Can't be more than a couple hundred...
- Shh!

Pete, you're kneeling on my hand.

Debra!

MacGyver!

Oh, god!

I don't believe it!

What are you doing here?

We'll explain later.
Where is sister Margaret?

Uh, back at the cave. This way.

"MacGyver, by the time
you read this, I'll be gone.

"Please understand
that leaving you

"was the hardest decision
I ever had to make,

"but it was one
that had to be made.

"I'll always remember you,

"and I'll always love the
memory of what we had together.

Debra."

Aren't you just a
little hungry?

You know, just a little bit.

Aw, come on.

That's a good girl.

Want a little more?

Sister Margaret?

Peter!

Peter Thornton!

- Oh!
- Well, you always said

I had a standing invitation.

Oh, thank god you're here!

Hello, Maggie.

You look wonderful.

Oh, you're not looking

so bad yourself.

Hey, um, listen,

I'm sorry about
that tackle out there.

The second time
I've fallen for you.

Your hair's longer
than it used to be.

Yours is shorter. I like it.

Yeah?

Well, this is like old times,

getting you out of trouble.

- We've got a chopper coming

In about an hour,
but until then,

we should stay where we are.

You know, you've got

Some very unfriendly
people out there?

Mm-hmm.

Where's this tunnel go?

Back to the orphanage.

There's a secret entrance.

Yeah, well, secrets have
a funny way of getting out.

Excuse me.

Hi. How you doing?

Like to make a
little deal with you.

A little trade, actually.

You give me that ball,

and I'll get you
a brand new one,

but you're going
to have to trust me.

I'm going to have to owe
you. What do you say?

Yeah? Good man, good man.

Now I'm going to
need some empty cans,

Some fuel... little noisemaker
and some form of grease.

Animal fat'll do.

Open that, will you, Pete?

What's he doing?

I haven't got a clue,
but I'm used to it.

Still doing it, huh?

Making things out of thin air?

What is it this time?

I'm going to use
the string in this ball

as part of our alarm
system and a fuse.

Fuse? We don't
have any explosive.

But the guys out
there don't know that,

And what they don't
know can only help us.

But they are women

and only two of them.

They are Americans,

and they're on the death list.

If we lose such a prize,

Provincial headquarters
will have us both shot.

No sign of them?

They haven't been
seen on the border roads.

They wouldn't risk
the children's lives

by going through the jungle.

They must be here.

A lot of people
use electronic sensors

To let 'em know if they're
about to have uninvited guests.

But there are
other ways to do it.

I remember tying a piece of
string between two tin cans.

The idea was if someone
talked into the can at one end,

I could hear what was
being said at the other.

I was kinda hoping to
do the same thing here...

Sort of.

I guess you could call it
simple communication.

If anybody came
through this door,

I wanted to get the message

loud and clear on the other end.

Which is more than I
ever got playing telephone.

Here you go, Mac.

Oh, thanks, Pete.

The animal fat in the
meat and some kerosene

is going to make a great fuse.

Yeah.

So why'd these
guys come after you?

What set them off?

The other day,

sister Margaret saved
one of the villagers

from being beaten to death

by chanthara's soldiers.

She covered the man

With her body, and they stopped.

I guess that did it.

They decided to
move against her.

But we heard you
were both on their hit list.

Oh, you know me.

I've never been one
to sit on the sidelines.

Yeah.

If that moves, we move.

All right, that's it.

Let's get everybody
out to the clearing.

All right, children,
come quickly.

Come on.

A bomb! Look out!

Clever.

Come on.

This way.

- Look out.

Debra!

Take off, Pete.

Mac!

Bulgaria!

Yes!

Let's move.

- Are you all right?
- Yeah.

The man and woman...

Get them. Kill them.

Pete said Bulgaria.

What did he mean?

That's an arrangement we've got.

He'll be back in the
clearing in eight hours.

If we miss him then,

it'll be 16 hours
after that and so on.

You mean we've gotta get back

To that clearing at, uh, 6:00?

That's the idea.

But chanthara's
got it blocked off.

Yeah, that's the problem.

Is this thing going
to get us to the refugee station?

It's ten miles from the border.

Took a hit.

Oil pressure's down near zero.

Sister, if you got

A direct line
upstairs, put in a call.

All right, hold it.

Now step backwards
into the creek

using the same footprints.

Go ahead.

What're we doing?

An old apache Indian trick.

You can't track
anyone through water.

Think it'll work?

Well, it should

Unless they've seen
a lot of westerns.

Come on.

There's the refugee camp.

We're going to make it.

Thank god.

I got no feelin' in my leg.

Can't work the pedal.

We're losing torque
in the tail rudder.

What does that mean?

There's no way
to control the landing.

She's liable to hit the
ground wherever she wants.

Coming in.

Sister, hold on to those kids.

Hang on!

We need a doctor! A medic!

Hurry, come on.

Here we go.

Take cover behind
the building.

Everybody out.

She could blow any second.

Come on. Here we go.

Peter!

Peter.

Oh. It could have exploded.

Yeah, I know, Maggie,

but we need the chopper.

Without it, we can't get
back to Mac and Debbie.

Are you all right?

Well, our pilot was hit.

He went off with the medic.

Oh, you must be Mr. Thornton.

I am Gilbert arnaud.

Your, uh, foundation
told us to expect you.

Uh, unofficially, of course.

What's a frenchman doing
running a refugee station out here?

I am a refugee myself
of the old colonial days.

I will check on your pilot.

And I will be with the children.

You know, this is
all your fault.

What are you talking about?

You're the one
who put me in touch

with sister Margaret.

Your letter caught
up with me in Kenya,

At that game preserve
where I was working.

Now wait a minute.

Pete said Margaret needed
help at the orphanage,

And I thought the two
of you would hit it off.

But I didn't think you'd stay.

Wait.

Our footprints are shallow.

Theirs are deeper.

As if they stepped
in them twice.

They never crossed this creek.

Move.

Go, go, go.

Your pilot's leg wound is minor.

He will be fine.

Listen, we left
two people behind

when we evacuated back there.

I've got to return
for them by 6:00.

Have you got anybody around here

who could fix this
chopper in four hours?

Oh, we have no one.

But I know a man
at the refugee station

20 kilometers from here.

I will call him.

All right. Merci, monsieur.

Je vous en prie.

Wait.

One thing I miss
about the city...

No empty warehouses to hide in.

All right, we'll
rest for a second.

Come here. Please.

See if we can make these guys

think we're someplace else.

So you are saying this man

is the only mechanic you have?

I understand.

The mechanic at
the other station

has been sent to Bangkok.

Isn't there anyone
else you can call?

Oh, sister, please understand.

Our resources are so limited.

We have no people
who can just...

I know. We do have
people, and they're stuck

On the other side of the
border in very serious trouble.

In three-and-a-half hours

they expect me to
come back and get them.

And somehow I'm going to do it.

Eh, bien, I will
continue to try.

One more of these saplings
oughta do it.

Grab those vines on
the other side of log.

Pull 'em together.

You got it.

Here's another one.

Give 'em a yank.

Is that tight enough?

Yeah.

The more tension
we put on these vines,

The further away those
guys will think we are.

That oughta hold it for now.

I've never been able

to figure out how
your mind works.

How do you think
of these things?

Well, if it comes down to me

against a situation,

I don't like the
situation to win.

How many more rocks do we need?

These oughta be enough
to get their attention.

They should fly
about a hundred feet,

if we're lucky.

Now we're going to need
some kind of time delay fuse.

Do you have anything
that will refract light?

A crystal, a prism of some kind?

We could try my rosary.

Sister Margaret gave it to me,

But seeing as this
is an emergency.

It's perfect.

Make sure this
coil is wide enough

so it'll catch the sun

before it changes position.

Be in the right spot
for a few minutes.

So that the light will
go through the beads.

Right.

And it'll be focused
on our small vine.

Kinda like a solar fuse.

We'd better go.

3:30... two-and-a-half hours
to get back to the clearing.

Bad luck, I'm afraid, mes amis.

There is not a
qualified mechanic

within 200 kilometers.

How far across the
border are your friends?

Our orphanage is near
the village of sonh pra.

What about that
old truck over there?

Would that get us there?

Oh, it is too dangerous.

It is too far, and besides,

that truck has
not run in months.

That, as you Americans say,
is, uh, the line at the bottom.

Well, I guess we'll have to
fix the chopper ourselves.

What?!

Maggie, how in the Sam
hill are we gonna do that?

I'm good with
broken-down machinery.

It's the only kind
I've ever had.

Besides, what
else is there to do?

Rocks.

Don't you see what he's doing?

If rocks are landing around us,

They had to be
thrown from there.

Move out!

Come on! Come on!

Hurry, hurry!

Rosary beads.

This man is quite ingenious.

He wants us to think
that he's going away

from the bushes
where the rocks landed.

But he's going toward them.

You... go to the creek.

Watch for them.

You circle around.

The rest follow me.

You said he'd do that.

Yeah.

But somethin' tells me

This guy's got brains he
hasn't even started to use.

All right, it's 4:15.

If they keep movin', we
may have bought ourselves

Enough time to get
back to the clearing.

Let's go.

MacGyver, if you weren't here
right now, where would you be?

Well, the big camel races are
in Morocco this time of year.

Come on.

Skatin' with the rangers?

I'm serious.

All right. Come here.

We really had something.

I want to know why you left.

You were gonna
ask me to get married.

You knew that?

Yeah.

Well, if you knew I
was gonna ask you,

Why didn't you say something?

I don't know.

I... I just wasn't
ready to be married.

It was bad timing, Mac.

Neither of us were ready.

I was.

That was eight years ago.

We're not the same
people anymore.

Sure we are.

I still like hockey

and I'll just bet

that you still like pickles

dipped in cream
cheese, don't you?

I thought I had stopped
thinking about you.

I was so wrong.

I can't do this!

What?

If they hadn't come after us,

I'd be getting ready
to take my vows.

Your vows? What do you mean?

I'm going to be a nun.

We'd better get outta here.

I heard gunfire!

Yes! This way!

Oh, this is too small.

Give me the three-eighths.

What did you wrap
around that hose?

Oh, uh, an ace bandage
from the medical kit.

Screwdriver.

Well, I, uh, figured that's
what Mac would use.

You know, I wasn't surprised
when I saw you there today.

You always seem to show
up when I need you most.

Yeah, funny how we keep
bumping into each other, isn't it?

Every six or eight years.

All right, let's get the pilot

and see if we can get
this thing off the ground.

Look!

How did they figure that out?

Maybe he has seen
a lot of westerns.

Come on, we gotta go.

Come on! Come on!

The igniter's missing.

Engine won't fire
up the fuel without it.

It was there before!

Wasn't it?

It sure was.

Well, it's gone now.

He'll be here.

Let's just keep movin' around
the edge of the clearing.

Come on.

Halt!

I'm proud to have had
such worthy adversaries.

I almost regret that
this game is now over.

How did they know
we'd be at the clearing?

Kinda curious about that myself.

What do you think they'll do?

Well, they could give
us a lift to the border,

But, uh, I wouldn't count on it.

Ooh, yeah!

They must be using the orphanage

as a headquarters or something.

This used to be the old kitchen.

These are your crimes.

It's important that
the people know

that you are not being
punished without cause.

Hey, you spelled my name wrong.

It is a shame to waste your
sense of humor on me alone.

But tomorrow at high
noon, the entire village

can witness your
final performance.

MacGyver.

High noon? This guy's
seen too many westerns.

You know, there is
something very wrong

with this whole place.

Well, we now have till
10:00 tomorrow morning

to find that igniter and
get back to MacGyver.

I'll start looking
in that supply area

by the chopper pad, okay?

Thanks a lot, Jimmy.

Maggie, why don't you
look in the kids' barracks?

Whoever stole the thing would
never think we'd look there.

I'll go check the
buildings by the gate.

Be careful.

What are you doing now?

Well, the chimney's not
big enough for us to get out.

We're not gonna make it, are we?

What happened to all that faith?

I'm just a novice, remember?

Not with those kids, you're not.

At the convent... they
taught us that wanting things,

Needing people, get in
the way of our serving god.

I want to serve him, but now...

Now what?

Everything was set, Mac.

I knew exactly what I
wanted to do with my life.

And now it is all upside-down.

I keep thinking that, that
maybe I want children of my own.

They tend to frown
on nuns doing that.

And... there are other feelings

that I thought I'd trained
myself not to have.

What difference does it make?

We're not gonna get
out of here anyway.

Yes, we are.

And then you're gonna have
to decide what you really want.

I did decide!

I just didn't figure
on you showing up!

That's no decision.

Oh, Mac. I've gotta think!

Don't think.

Feel.

It would never work with us.

Why not?

- It just wouldn't.
- Give me a reason.

You're always moving around.

You never stay in one place.

I wasn't the one
who left. Remember?

That was eight years ago.

I've changed.

So would I... for you.

I never thought I'd
hear that from you.

I never thought I'd say it.

Oh, my god!
Guard! Please help!

Nice hit!

The tigers could have
used you this year.

Hey, it's gettin' light.

Now we count on Pete.

Well, look at this!

The igniter!

Patch me through
to captain chanthara.

This is Gilbert arnaud.

Chanthara?

The American Thornton
is planning another rescue

At the same clearing
at 10:00 this morning.

I heard him talking to the nun.

No, no, no, no, no.

The helicopter

has been sabotaged, but...

You have captured them?

Well, then you have accomplished
your mission, but with my help.

So you will now
send me my money.

Merci, captai.

Aah!

Looking for this?

Well, mon ami...

We'll just see that
you don't go anywhere.

Or make a peep!

But they've been captured.

You heard what arnaud said.

I know, Maggie, but I've
got an agreement with Mac.

Now I stood him up before.

I'm not gonna do that again.

The rest is up to him.

9:20. Now that
gives me 40 minutes.

I'm going, too.

Maggie, you're not going.

Listen, if anything
should happen,

those kids need you.

Maggie,

If anything does happen,
I want to say something.

If things had been
different for us,

We really would have
been something special.

In fact, if I had it
to do over again,

There's a lot of
things I'd change.

No.

You'd have done
everything just the same.

And so would I.

But it's lovely that
you feel that way.

All right, let's
get out of here!

What happened?

The Americans have
gone to the clearing.

Alert the men!

Yes, sir!

That was easy.

- I still...
- Shh!

I still don't understand
why you want to stay here.

Well, chances are
chanthara would catch us

if we went back to the clearing.

But if we don't go,
Pete'll never find us.

Well, then it's up to us to
let him know where we are.

And we're gonna do
that with a little flare.

Chanthara took my knife.

Belt buckle's the
sharpest thing I've got.

Gonna cut off some of
this wire and make a saw.

And this bamboo leg
here is just what we need.

I'm not following this plan.

How's a piece of
bamboo gonna help us?

It's got a natural
sealed cavity.

No sign of MacGyver anywhere.

How much time
before they're supposed

to show up?

Seven minutes.

Here, hang on to that.

What's that stuff?

Oh, it's just
plain old fertilizer,

but it's got some
chemicals in it called

nitrates, and they
pack a pretty good zip.

Want to hand me that
wooden spoon back there?

Great.

Hold that right there.

This'll give it
a little stability.

It's a rocket!

Yeah.

Hopefully, in about ten minutes,

We'll have our
own fourth of July.

They must be here!

That is their plan.

Take cover.

And this funnel ought to
make a great nosecone.

What do you think?

- Nice touch.
- Thanks.

Arnaud was lying!

Fire on them!

I can't stay this low!

Ground fire'll bring us down.

I can't see Mac.

I can't see anything!

There he is!

Jimmy, up ahead!

Near the orphanage!

The flare! It's MacGyver!

Right!

I know I don't have to
say this, but hang on!

Okay!

Up, take him up!

You all right?

Yeah! Just great!

The Thai authorities
took arnaud into custody.

Margaret's gonna stay
here and run this place

until they bring up
a new administrator

from Bangkok.

Well, that's great, Pete.

Excuse me.

Howdy.

Listen, I know I'm a day late,

but I want to thank
you for trusting me.

I owe you a new ball.

And you got any use for that?

Listen, I, uh...

I booked you a seat
on the plane tomorrow.

You said I'd have to
decide what I really wanted.

I have.

Are you sure?

I've made a commitment.

Yeah, I'm sure.

You'll always be with me.

Well, Maggie,

I guess I'll see you

Next time you're
in trouble, huh?

I'll be looking forward to it.

Yeah.

Me, too.

I'll never meet anyone like her.

I know exactly how you feel.