MacGyver (1985–1992): Season 4, Episode 19 - Unfinished Business - full transcript

Welcome back to the world.

I found your target.

He's here...

Camping.

The whole area's
marked out for hiking trails,

So tracking him will
be a piece of cake.

There's just one hitch.

He's got a couple
of guys with him.

You ask me, you ought
to wait till he's alone.

How come you gotta
talk to him anyway?

That's pretty strangoid,
you know that?



Safer just to whack him
and have done with it.

Hey, it's none of my business.

You gotta do what
you gotta do, right?

Wheels are over there.

Happy hunting.

Here, Pete, let me
give you a hand.

Oh, thanks.

It would sure help

if some people did
their share of the work

around here.

These pictures

could be valuable historical
documents some day.

The last big gold strike
in the pacific northwest.

I wouldn't count on it, Jack.



The only gold we're gonna find

Is residue from a vein
that dried up 50 years ago.

We shall see, mon
ami, we shall see.

You got all this old stuff
patched up and ready to go?

Let's give it a try.

All right, let me see
if I got this straight.

Now, the gravel we
dredge up out of the river

Gets filtered
through this thingy...

Sluice box.

Right.

And the mud...

Concentrate.

I am, Mac.

This is called concentrate.

All right.

Have it your way, Mr. Perfect.

The concentrate goes
into this whirly-gig-whats-it...

Separator.

Which washes the crud
off and leaves the gold.

I love it.

I'm gonna be... We're gonna be

rich!

It's written in the stars.

You're setting yourself
up for a fall again.

No way. It's fate.

Jack Dalton is playing
poker at a particular place

at a particular
time for a reason.

He wins a claim to a gold mine.

There's gold here. Gotta be.

I can smell it.

The only thing you
smell is fresh air.

Which is the only
reason we agreed

to come on this
little expedition.

We shall see.

Let them nuggets roll!

Woo-woo!

Wait, wait, wait.

Wait, wait, wait! Jack! Jack!

Slow it down, Jack.

Jack, come on! Stop!

Where's the gold?

That's it?

That's my claim?

Oh, what were you
expecting, bracelets?

You dream, you plan, you work

and you end up with
a finger full of dust?

What about my fate?

I think your fate's
just dealt you

about 15 bucks
worth of gold a week.

Look at this.

Sure not much to show

for 40 hours of manual labor.

Jack, you are

always going to be disappointed

because you always
want to take shortcuts.

I think of them as...
Calculated risks.

You mean miscalculated risk.

Yeah, like the time you...

Like the time you...

Wait a minute.

Like the time you scrounged up

that bargain basement airplane.

Huh?

Landing
gear coming down.

Uh-oh...

Uh-oh? What uh-oh?

What do you mean, uh-oh?

I anticipate a slight
problem when we get there.

What?!

Well, you see these
two little lights?

The good news,

The right landing gear is down.

Bad news is the
left landing gear isn't.

You mean we can't land?

We're just not gonna
make it, are we?

What are you doing?
Where are you going?

Hey, where are
you going with that?

We've only got one parachute.

And whose fault is that?

Okay, okay. What about me?

Jack, we all know the captain
goes down with the ship.

I'm just the engineer.

It's the hydraulic fluid.

Leaked out.

The airfield's just ahead.

I figure you got about...

Four minutes to come
up with an ingenious plan.

Preferably one that works.

Now they're green!

MacGyver, you're beautiful!

Jack!

MacGyver!

Jack, when are
you going to learn

There's no such
thing as a free ride?

This is the thanks I get

for cutting my friends in
on a golden opportunity?

Imagine my chagrin.

Whew!

Hey! I know.

What if there's a mother
lode upstream? A gold mine?

Let's say we go scout around.

No way.

I will never go into
another mine with you.

Not after that last time.

My, my, ain't
that a pretty sight?

We got it.

Hot damn, we got it.

Well, boys...

Time for a parting of the ways.

No point in leaving
evidence around for ballistics,

I always say.

These fellas escaped,

holed up in a
mine, lit a candle,

it turned out to be
a stick of dynamite.

Pitiful, ain't it?

Bodeen!

MacGyver, the dynamite!

No, no, no,

Not the money!
Not the money, Mac!

Get back!

Five... million... bucks.

Forget it, Jack.

It's only money.

You know, this may come
as a shock to you, Jack,

but most people go
out and work for a living

instead of dragging
their friends

from one disaster to another.

Moi?

Drag people? Who?

Need I remind you
how you got us involved

in a $30 million Jewel heist?

Eh, that was
definitely not my fault.

Yes.

Quite correct.

Designed for a queen.

Fitting for a Princess.

Thank you.

Good-bye, Mr. White.

Can I help you with that?

The jewels?

They're not heavy.

Beautiful, but not heavy.

Did you see them on television?

Oh, yeah.

And what did you think?

I think it's kind
of a flashy way

Of telling people you're rich.

Ah, you don't approve?

Probably just jealous.

Ready for immediate take-off.

Good.

Stop!

Thieves!

Get it out of here, Jack!

How was I supposed to
know they were the police?

The same way you
should have known

the woman who hired us

Stole the jewels
in the first place.

Small detail.

And that small detail meant

that I had to fly all the
way to toulons, France

To save your lives.

Save us?

As I recall Pete, we saved you.

Kill him now, and let's
get on with business.

I don't think you
really want to do this.

Especially not...

In front of witnesses.

But, sir, we are all
accomplices here.

Yeah. I hadn't actually
thought of it that way.

We wouldn't want
your blood splattered

All over the jewels, would we?

All right, that's it.

I hope this will work.

Yeah, me, too, stand back.

On three.

One... two... three...

Now, Robert.

Stop!

Well, sorry to bust
in on you like this.

What kept you?

Hey, are we great, or what?

What a team!

See? The three
of us are invincible.

Why shouldn't we be rich, too?

Jack, you're a lost cause.

There are more
important things in life

Than treasure hunting.

Like fishing.

Which reminds me, I
hear the trout calling.

See you later.

What is this?!

Hunters?

No, this is a game preserve.

There's no hunting.

Better check on Pete.

Pete!

Mac...

Blood.

We got two sets of tracks here.

Who'd want to Shanghai Pete?

It's a good question.

Just what are you up to?!

Which way?

There.

Think Pete's leaving us a trail?

He might be trying
to give us an idea

who's got him.

Something to do with Phoenix?

Or someone from Phoenix.

He had a run-in with some of
his own people a while back.

A guy named Matt Webber.

Pete trusted him.

Webber used that trust

To sabotage a missile
we were disarming.

We at zero volume yet?

All 35,000 liters pumped out.

Zero volume is confirmed.

Shut down pump,
prepare for disengagement.

Commence p-2
shutdown and disengage.

The meters are oscillating!

We've got a charge reading here.

It's building up!

We got a 25-volt oscillation.

Man Emergency
alert. Emergency alert.

Evacuate area.

Shut down all systems!
Bring in all back-ups.

Get the medevac choppers in!

Clear out this area, now!

Get it out, get it out!

Emergency alert.

Emergency alert...

Thermal incident
in facility three...

Thermal incident
in facility three...

Emergency alert.
Emergency alert.

Fumes,
careful of the fumes.

Where's that truck?

Get that foam
truck in there now!

We're damn lucky
the whole thing didn't go off!

He's conscious, and
breathing on his own.

Pete!

Oh, man, and Pete
thought it was his fault?

That's what we were
all supposed to think.

It was part of Webber's
plan to force Pete

into an early retirement,

so he could take over his job.

But when we found out the truth,

Pete retired Webber.

And Nikki and I rescued
Webber's hostage

from a railroad car.

Now what?!

- What is this?
- Open the door!

Take care of amundi.

Huh, well...

Two more for the
unemployment line.

So if it is this Webber guy,
why didn't he just kill Pete?

I don't know.

But it's starting to look like

Whoever's got him
wants us to follow.

Yeah... why else
would they leave the hat

and the fishing stuff behind?

Well, he's playing games.

Mac!

Who do we know who
likes playing games?

Like dress-up and murder?

Murdoc.

Exactly.

Maybe he's after
all three of us.

Like that first time when he set
us up to meet at that junkyard.

Look at that.

"In memoriam.

"Three dear friends,
taken before their time.

Peter Thornton..."

"Jack Dalton... MacGyver."

What is going on?!

Doors are jammed.

Are you all right?

Whoever got us in here,
it wasn't Jack Dalton.

It's murdoc!

You guys are
lucky you got out of there.

Oh, that murdoc's
full of surprises.

Yeah, that guy's got a knack
for coming out of nowhere.

Murdoc does know this area.

Pete's cabin's
near here, isn't it?

Used to be.

Remember me, MacGyver?!

When last we parted

I had a couple of broken bones

and you left me with a
whole lot of burned flesh!

I saw that
maniac at ellard's store.

That's murdoc.

He's not your normal
professional killer.

Get ready to break for the door.

Where are you going?

Look out!

Get the door!

Go! Run!

Get to the Jeep!

Your car or mine?

Mine.

- Oh, no.
- We'll take yours.

Keys.

That fire won't keep him

stalled for long.

This guy's a nut case.

Yeah, no kidding.

Oh, god...

Wait a minute.

Quiet.

Quiet!

What's that noise?

That's bad news.

He's a maniac.

That guy never gives up.

No kidding.

As far as I'm concerned,

People who wear
masks are cowards...

Or too ashamed
to show their faces.

Which are you?

Who are you?!

Mac.

Hold it, Jack.

It could be booby-trapped.

Who'd
booby-trap a wallet?

Who'd booby-trap a bed?

Murdoc.

- Here are those papers.

Don't move.

So how long you
figure it'd be...

Why? What? What?

Didn't you hear a click
when you sat down?

That click...

Like the kind you
hear before... Kaboom?

It's probably a low-powered
charge, specially designed.

It's only gonna destroy the bed.

What about the guy on it?

Yeah, that, too.

Oh, boy.

Nice job.

Very clever.

Any attempt to defuse
it, is going to blow it.

Will you stop that?

It's nice to hear all this
professional appreciation,

But I happen to be the target.

Easy, stay cool, MacGyver.

The important thing to remember

is that with a charge like this,

It blows almost
completely straight up.

All right... Give me your hand.

Give me your hand!

It's coming.

Now.

Huh?

Now!

All right, Jack, that trail
goes back up to the road.

There's a phone
at ellard's store.

Take the Jeep, go for help.

Leave you and Pete?
No way, compadre.

It's our best chance.

Trust me.

Who are you?

Never mind. Just drive.

Careful, that thing
could be loaded.

Jack, no!

He got you, too?

She, Pete.

It's a she.

You!

You know this lady?

The name is Deborah.

Well, you could have killed
us all a dozen times by now.

Why the game?

Oh, this is no game, Pete.

MacGyver and I have
some unfinished business.

Yeah. I remember some of your
unfinished business with MacGyver.

Help me shove off, will you?

Sure.

Don't forget to lock up.

I won't.

And don't forget
to call tonight.

It's your turn to cook.

It's a date.

You're the Deborah that blinded
him when the boat blew up?

MacGyver wasn't
supposed to be blind.

He was supposed to be dead.

So what do you want with us?

you should know, as a fisherman,

that live bait works best.

And you're just the bait.

MacGyver will be joining
us shortly, I assure you.

You can find your friends
at whistlers cliff.

MacGyver?

How about it, MacGyver?

Am I a sight
for sore eyes, or what?

Deborah.

Okay, here we are.

Come on.

Deborah... where are we?

Sorry it had to
turn out this way.

Come on, honey.

Don't make it so
hard on yourself.

Enough of this
cat-and-mouse nonsense.

You and I both know it's over.

You know, I have
to admit it's been fun.

If the boat had finished
you, I'd like to think

I might have been a
pleasant dying memory for you.

Deborah?

You want to talk about this?

We did, don't you remember?

I gave you every chance

in the world to close
the deal your way.

I'm a negotiator, MacGyver.

But no, you've got to be a hero.

You know, maybe Matt will
name the Marina after you.

Pete... Jack.

Show yourself, MacGyver.

Show yourself
now or I'll kill them.

You know I will.

The next one goes
through Thornton's head!

All right.

You want to tell me
what this is all about?

It's about some
unfinished business, honey.

Killing you.

You made me fail for
the first time in my career.

So I spent the last two years
in prison wondering why.

What'd you come up with?

I paid the price...

Because I let my
feelings get in the way.

You know, I've always
been able to find something

in my victims that I could hate.

It made my job so much easier,

gave me that edge.

So you see, MacGyver,
that's why you won...

Because I couldn't find
anything about you to hate.

Sorry.

But look...

If this is about killing me...

Why'd you go to
all this trouble?

I mean, you could have
picked me off a long time ago.

I needed to look
you in the eye...

To see if I could feel
what I felt before...

but then still pull the trigger.

Well?

Good-bye, MacGyver.

MacGyver?

Help me, please.

Don't let me die. I'm slipping.

You got me?

Give me your hand. That's it.

All right.

- I got you.
- Okay.

Don't let me fall.

Pull.

Mac?

I don't get it.

I had her.

She was safe.

You did more than
anybody else would have.

She made her choice.

The scorpion.

What?

Well, I just remembered

the old fable about the
scorpion and the turtle.

The scorpion wanted
to cross the river,

but he couldn't swim,
so he asked the turtle

If he could ride
across on his back.

The turtle didn't think
he had anything to fear

because the scorpion certainly
wasn't going to sting him

or they'd both drown.

So he said, "sure, climb
on, I'll take you across."

But about halfway over,

The scorpion stung him anyway.

And just as they
were going under,

The turtle turned to the
scorpion and said, "why?

"Why did you do that?

Now we're both going to die."

do you know what the scorpion's

answer was?

"Because it's my nature."

Good story, Pete.

Yeah.