MacGyver (1985–1992): Season 3, Episode 20 - Murderers' Sky - full transcript

It's getting late, Mr. Chung.

Mr. Thornton called.

He and MacGyver will be delayed

for about an hour.

I thought you
might like some tea.

Thank you, Raymond.

But the vice president
of the company

Doesn't have to bring
me tea, you know.

No. But a friend can.

I just hope your friends
have been able to find out

who is behind this
takeover nonsense.



They're using the full resources
of the Phoenix foundation.

Uh, we'll know soon enough.

Goodnight, Raymond.

Goodnight, Mr. Chung.

Hey!

Somebody call an ambulance!

Quickly!

You're on your own now.

Get out of here.

Mr. Ling.

Thank you for coming.

Raymond, we got here
as fast as we could.

How is he?

Not good.



He's been asking for you.

Have the police found anything?

Not yet.

I just can't imagine
who would do this thing.

Mr. Chung has no enemies.

Well, we've just discovered

it may be a Hong Kong cartel

That's behind the takeover
moves on chung's company.

You suspect they
may have done this?

No proof, but we've been told

they're the kind of organization

that could do it without
a second thought.

Since Mr. Chung owns
the whole company,

He becomes the only obstacle
between them and a takeover.

But... attempted murder?

Who are these people?

We haven't got that
pinned down yet.

A cartel is a little bit like
a shadow government.

It's very hard to
tell who's running it.

But this one is into anything
that means fast profits...

Drugs, gun running,
smuggling... you name it.

The Jade dragon facilities

could be the final link
this cartel is looking for.

What kind of link?

A network of shipping
and distribution

That would allow them to move
anything anywhere in the world.

My god.

Doctor, please.

Mr. Chung wish to be
alone with these gentlemen.

There is only one way
to save the company now.

I need your help.

What can we do?

I have a grandson.

You must go to him.

He is my only heir.

All right, take it
easy, take it easy.

You want us to bring him to you?

Tell him what has happened.

Bring him only if
he wishes to come.

He must make the decision.

It is his choice.

You understand?

Where do we find him?

Uh, north of San Francisco,

At the bai li monastery.

I am Luke chung.

Name's MacGyver.

Forgive me, I was expecting you

to be a little older.

I am 14.

Luke, I've got some
bad news for you.

Your grandfather sent me.

He's been seriously hurt.

He's dying?

I'll get my things.

Wait. Now, Luke...

I think you should
understand the whole situation.

You see, your grandfather
is a very important man.

He controls assets

you may not be
able to comprehend.

Now, some men have hurt him.

And there's reason to believe

they may try to
hurt you as well.

But you came to get
me, to take me to him.

I came here to
give you a choice.

But... now, I...

I think it'd be a
mistake for you to go.

Why?

You'd just be
safer here, that's all.

Mr. MacGyver, the fact that
you have seen my grandfather

leads me to believe that
you know more about me

than I know about myself.

I've never met him.

You have offered me a choice,
and my choice is to go, now.

How long will it take
you to get ready?

I am ready now.

Doctor?

This is Mr. Chung's grandson.

Well, uh...

He slipped into a deep coma.

We have done everything we can.

It's out of our hands now.

Are you sure?

Where is he now?

Well, keep an eye on him!

That was Steve at the hospital.

Why didn't you tell me
chung has a grandson?

What? The old man
never said a word.

I know he had a son,

But he died somewhere
down south ten years ago.

Apparently not without
giving chung a grandson.

What's Hong Kong going to say?

They wanted me to step
into the old man's shoes

right away.

They're going to say we blew it,

that's what they're
going to say.

Would you care to
explain it to them?

I'd rather have Wayne
deal with the grandson

before we have
to explain anything.

Tell him to make it look good.

A mugging.

And tell him I want it tonight.

Doctor?

You two had better go now.

You're only going
to be in the way.

All he needs is rest.

Think you could
use some of that?

You know, Luke, I
know a little about jer-jun,

but that was more
than acupressure

you were using on
your grandfather.

Yeah. It's something
the monks taught me.

Oh, man...

It has been called into question

Whether numbers
will always prevail.

Come on.

Oh, boy.

Uh, look, guys...

If it's money you're after...

It's not the money.

It's you!

Good forehand.

It was a joke!

Luke!

Come on,
let's get out of here!

Are you all right?

I was going to ask
you the same thing.

They teach you to fight
like that in a monastery?

Yeah.

We're friends, right?

He has recovered.

Chung? That's impossible.

It's true.

Damn!

I told Hong Kong

we'd have probate
procedure starting next week.

I assured them we'd have
control of the company by spring.

There still is a way.

A few drops of this

Mixed in with his
intravenous fluid.

It leaves no trace.

They're watching; You can't...

They're not watching you.

They've got a 24-hour guard.

You can get past the guard.

I've never killed anyone.

Steve, there's
always a first time.

Okay, well, that takes
care of the old man.

Now, what about the boy?

Has anybody heard from Wayne?

He has failed.

The grandson is still alive.

Wonderful. Now what?

Now... it's my turn.

Do you remember your father?

I remember the
two of us together,

Before I was sent
away to the monastery.

Your father was my only child.

And he died when
you were just six.

It was then I arranged

to have you sent
to the monastery.

I could not raise you.

You sent me there
for enlightenment.

I've lived a good life.

So, I am blameless?

Yes.

Mmm. They trained
you well, those monks.

I'm sorry, but you'll
have to go now.

I'm ready to go back

to my grandfather's house now.

Okay, let's go.

In here, gentlemen.

Mr. Chung's office.

We found a rope
and grappling hook

hanging from that eave there.

Apparently, he
lowered himself down

And fired a bomb
through this window.

How would someone
get up on the roof?

I don't know.

I would have sworn
our security was airtight.

State-of-the-art alarm
systems are everywhere.

Well, someone
did get in, and out.

Hey, Pete, the wrench that
guy's using down there...

What about it?

Well, it's just like the one

the guy tried to
use on me last night.

Do you think
there's a connection?

Have you seen a guy
working around here...

An Asian fellow about
five six, mid-30s, maybe,

bald in front,
long hair in back,

fu manchu mustache?

Yeah, sure.

New guy started a
couple of weeks ago

working as a lift operator.

Haven't seen him
around in a couple of days.

Well, what's his name?

Wayne... something. Lim.

Let me look him up
in the personnel file.

Here it comes.

Yeah, Wayne lim.

He's a driver.

That your man, MacGyver?

It's him.

Thanks.

Yes?

Sorry to bother you,

but do you know this young lady?

I am looking for

the grandson of Adam chung.

I'm his grandson;
My name is Luke.

My name is tiu.

I am the niece

of your grandfather's
old friend, Lee.

This man won't let
me come to the door.

I've brought a gift for your
grandfather from my uncle.

A get-well gift.

They wouldn't let me
bring it into the hospital.

Send her in, please.

Just a moment, ma'am.

Put the birdcage down.

Oh.

Go right ahead.

Yeah, right.

Got it.

Well, research hit the jackpot.

Wayne lim passed through customs

with a young woman
I.D.'D as his wife

just two weeks ago.

Now, that's two days

Before he started
working at Jade dragon.

And you'll never guess
where the flight originated.

- Hong Kong.
- Yeah.

Question is, how did someone
fresh in from Hong Kong

land a job that fast?

Inside influence.

I'm going to see if I can get
back in the company files,

find out who lim
used as a reference.

Then I'm going to pass out
descriptions at the hospital

and double security.

You want to cover chung's house?

I'm on my way.

Helen, get me Jade
dragon shipping.

They're lovebirds.

Soon they'll be mating.

What was it like
in the monastery?

It was my home.

Didn't you feel confined?

How can you feel confined

when you're in touch
with the universe?

But you're so sheltered.

Sheltered?

From poverty, from
hunger, from crime, from war.

Those are the
dark sides of life.

As I said, you've
been sheltered.

And you've been hurt.

Would you like some more tea?

Please.

Oh, you know, I didn't
realize it was so late.

I really have to go.

Will you come back?

If you want me to.

I hope your grandfather
enjoys his lovebirds.

Uh, please remember
to feed them.

Who was that?

Said she was a friend.

Brought the family a gift.

What kind of gift?

Couple of birds in a big cage.

There you go.

Luke!

What do you think?

Poisoned?

She said she was the niece
of my grandfather's friend.

Well, she left her purse.

Maybe we can
find out who she is.

MacGyver, look out!

Great shot.

Yeah, something
the monks taught me.

I'm glad.

Chung residence.

Yeah, Pete.

All right, we're on our way.

It's your grandfather.

He's taken a turn for the worse.

Luke... he's gone.

Wait.

What happened?

They're not sure.

They were still working
on him when I got here.

The doctor said his
heart just stopped.

I'm sorry, Luke.

My grandfather was murdered.

He was pretty strong, son,

but that explosion was more

than anybody could take.

No.

He was poisoned.

All right, establish
a second perimeter.

This one further out.

And double your
men, front and back.

Yes, sir.

More guards?

Yeah, I think we need them.

They found the hospital
orderly dead in his car.

Well, that tells us

How they got to
chung with the poison.

Yeah, Luke was right.

Yeah, they found traces
of an organic poison

in the I.V. Tubing.

It's called hey-shin.

Pathology would
never have seen it.

Question is, how did Luke know?

Let's ask him.

Hey, Luke?

Hello?

Look at this.

He's mourning the
death of his grandfather.

No, he's not.

That's not a god of
mourning, it's quan-ti.

Quan-ti? Who's that?

That's sort of like a war god.

He's going after
them himself, Pete.

So, where would he go?

Well, he's got the same
lead I have... the poison.

They sell this hey-shin
in Chinese herb shops.

Luke would know that.

I'll be in Chinatown.

I'll notify the police.

Amateurs!

You haven't the slightest
clue what's at stake here.

All our necks are on the
line, yours as well as mine!

They have been spotted

Sniffing around in Chinatown.

We'll find them.

I want them alive.

What for?

There's been a change of plan.

If that young man signs
over the company to us,

Probate time is
gonna be cut in half.

And Hong Kong
is gonna love that.

No.

He will be as stubborn
as his grandfather.

If he is, he'll be just as dead.

Now get going.

Luke!

Listen, I know what
you're trying to do,

but you have got to realize

how dangerous it is
for you even to be here.

In my grandfather's country,

they say a man should
not live under the same sky

as his father's murderers.

Luke, you were right
about your grandfather.

He was poisoned.

How you knew that, I don't know.

I looked into his eyes.

His irises had turned yellow.

I know a poison
that will do that.

I have two more herbal
shops to check out.

All right, let me

check 'em out for you.

If I find what
we're looking for,

I'll take it to the police.

Why should they
do my work for me?

Because it's their job.

Now, come on.

I'd advise you
both to keep quiet.

Luke, i'd like you

to meet your grandfather's
trusted assistant.

Get in the car.

Move.

Get in.

Make yourselves at home.

Whatever they taught
you in that monastery,

think of this as a chance

To learn what the
real world is like.

MacGyver, I believe she's right.

I haven't

had much to do

with the dark side
in the monastery.

You tried to warn me,
but I was obstinate.

Oh, forget about it, huh?

Uh, Luke, my
Chinese is a little rusty.

Can you read this?

Of course.

It's a plea for protection.

"Save us so we may better
serve you in this lifetime."

That's very old.

Luke, are you familiar

with the history of the
Chinese in this country?

Somewhat.

I know they first
came here as laborers.

Yeah.
They helped build

the railroad.

They were poorly
paid and badly treated.

Yeah. And every once in a while,
a bunch of vigilantes would try

- To show them who's boss.

What are you doing?

I'm trying to find a
back door out of here.

See, the Chinese would
hide in rooms like this.

But sometimes, it
just wasn't enough.

So, they dug escape routes...

A whole series of tunnels
underneath the city.

Then they'd build secret
doors to the tunnels.

Usually in basement
rooms like this one.

It was a practice they followed
up until the early 1900s.

This building is
just old enough.

If we can find one,
we're out of here.

And the radio's gonna do that?

I hope so.

See, the static

from the speakers
sends out sound waves

That are either bounced
back, or they get absorbed.

Come here.

Hold this onto the
wall just like that.

If we hit a clear spot
behind the wall, the sound

Of the waves are gonna change.

Works sort of like sonar.

Oh, I see, and then the
hollow wall hides the door.

Yeah, that's the idea.

How do you know
so much, MacGyver?

Tell you what, Luke...
I'll make a deal with you.

I'll teach you about
the principles of sonar,

you teach me about jer-jun.

Got it.

Hide it!

All right, I'll be brief.

Simple business plan,

No shenanigans, no coercion.

Good value for the assets,

and we all come off well.

Now, you're your
grandfather's heir.

Are you going to sell?

Why should I?

My grandfather wouldn't.

Oh, and look where he is today.

Now, whereas, you could go
back to your own monastery,

add a room or two, and
here's your opportunity

to live like a prince.

Or an opportunity

to join your ancestors.

The point is,

Raymond here will be able

to take over the
company during probate,

and turn the company over to us

In the event of your, um...

Untimely death.

Do I make myself clear?

Maybe the boy needs

a little lesson in cooperation.

All right,

hold it right there.

- Come on.

Look... give me a few minutes

alone with the kid.

I think I can convince him

that your offer
is more than fair.

Nobody has to get hurt.

Five minutes.

You just bought us five minutes.

You're catching on fast.

All right, come on.

Stand back.

Let's go.

What is this place, MacGyver?

Looks like an old opium lab.

It's a dead end, any
way you look at it.

Well, what are we gonna do?

I don't know yet.

It's great!

All right, we're gonna need

A lot of that paper.

Start cutting it off
in four-foot pieces.

What exactly are we doing?

We're gonna try and disappear.

Here.

Tape it together with that.

This is a stupid delay,
MacGyver.

Get some flashlights.

Guard the door.

That's the idea.

We need one more of those.

And two longer
ones for cross braces.

Where are they?

All right, finish up there

And get these edges up here.

Here.

The dirt is disturbed.

There must be a door here.

What?

Wait. Wait.

Get the braces under there.

Locked.

Well, unlock it.

Stand back.

What?

Hmm?

There must be another way out.

No, they're here somewhere.

They must be here.

They can't just
disappear into thin air.

Here, look.

Now!

We make a great team, MacGyver.

So... what do you think?

It looks good, it's perfect.

Well, I don't know if
perfect's quite the word for it.

Well what's
wrong? I-It fits fine.

He's wearing a tie.

Well, what's wrong with a tie?

It's a tie.

Come on, what
do you really think?

Oh.

Now, Luke, remember,

the Phoenix foundation
is the official trustee,

and we are going to
leave a few people here

to help you run
things for a while,

but, as far as we're concerned,

Jade dragon
shipping is all yours.

Think you're up to it?

I'll simply do what
I think is right.

Well, it may not
be that easy.

Running a big company
can be a complex thing.

I've already learned so much.

Especially from you, MacGyver.

Yeah? What have you learned?

I've learned...

That I've got a lot to learn.