MacGyver (1985–1992): Season 4, Episode 4 - On a Wing and a Prayer - full transcript

( Theme song playing )

( Man speaking Spanish )

( Man speaking Spanish )

I don't know what
you people want.

The sister was
only trying to save

that man's life
when you found us.

That man was a traitor.

And when our commander
Rafael arrives tomorrow,

he will want to know
your relationship

With him.

Put them in the tent.



Enrique.

Why?

( Man shouts in Spanish )

( Man speaking Spanish )

( Men speaking Spanish )

( Quietly ): Peter,
are you all right?

Yeah, sure.

How about you?

Fine. A little scared.

But I know sister Margaret
saw them capture us.

I'm sure the church underground

will make contact
with our embassy.

The problem is, our government
can't take any official action.

Not until after the
state department



meets with president monteyo.

The peace talks
are too sensitive.

When are these talks?

They begin tomorrow evening.

Oh, my dear god.

The man who died,

Enrique salizar, he
told me the rebels

have placed a bomb in
the presidential palace.

It's set to go off
tomorrow night.

Who else knows about this?

We were captured
before I could tell anyone.

How's it going, Jack?

Hey, Mac!

How you doing? Que Paso, hombre?

Long time no see. How
was the visit back home?

Oh, uh, it was good.

Yeah, uh, things went well.

Uh, listen, Jack, I, uh...

Oh, look, if it's about
that c-note I owe you,

I'm just waiting
around for payday.

No. No, no, it's-it's okay.

It is?

If it's okay with you,
it's okay with me.

I'd love to stop
and chat with you,

but I got to deliver
these gourmet goodies.

MacGyver: Gourmet?

Frozen tacos and Margarita mix?

Mmm! Tasty treats.

Bound for San clemente
island. You ever been there?

It's about 50
miles off the coast.

Four months out of the year,

the Navy shells the
living daylights out of it.

The rest of the time
they leave it to the bugs,

the scrub brush, and
one dozen red-blooded

American sailors
yearning for something

besides Navy
chow for dinner, so...

Dalton air and
sea to the rescue.

A few more runs like this,

and I'll have the payments
on this plane covered.

Well, at least the down payment.

Yeah. Uh, that's great, Jack.

Uh, listen, compadre...

I need a favor.

A favor from who?

You.

I need a favor from you, Jack.

- You do?
- Yeah.

- From moi?
- Yes.

MacGyver needs a favor from moi?

- Yes, Jack.
- Well, name it!

Whatever, anything.

I've been waiting
years for this.

Well, it's Pete.
He's in trouble.

The Phoenix foundation
got an urgent message

from the church
underground in barraca.

- Barraca?
- Yeah, the rebels

Have got him,

and our government is
too busy playing politics

to help him out,
so I'm going in.

I need a plane,

and I need a pilot.

I need you, Jack.

MacGyver: With any luck,
this garage door opener of yours

will give us a
jump on the rebels.

Dalton: You really
think that'll work?

MacGyver: Well, I don't know.

The remote control
sends a signal

to the plane's reserve generator

and relays a power surge
to the prop starter; It should.

Sort of like
hot-wiring a car, huh?

Speaking of cars,
did you see the look

on those gas jockeys'
faces in Cancun

when I set this baby down

In front of that
filling station?

They'll be telling
their grandkids

about the "sky gringo"
for years to come.

Hey, sky gringo,
maybe we should talk

about this trade you made

with the sailors
in San clemente.

You got your plan with
my garage door opener.

Yeah, and it did not
include a rocket launcher!

You said the church underground

got the location
of the rebel camp

from an arms dealer
named yifta, right?

Right. So?

So, poof! I'm an arms dealer.

We use my plan to get us
in, your plan to get us out.

What a plan! What a
team! Don't you love it?

MacGyver: Yeah.

Love it.

( Men shouting in Spanish )

( Cheering )

( Cheering continues )

What could that be?

( Sighs )

Probably their leader, Rafael.

( Cheering )

Rafael: Mis compadres,
look around you.

Here and now is the most
beautiful part of barraca.

Why? Because you, through
your courage and commitment

to the revolution, have
freed it and secured it

from the tyranny of
the monteyo regime!

( Loud cheering )

In these final, glorious days,

we have rid the
traitors from our ranks.

Now we must set our
sights on marching forward

to the capitol,
to final victory!

( Cheering )

your commander, santina,

has turned you into
the finest unit in the field.

And I come to honor you.

Not by pinning medals
on your chests, no.

Medals are for
dictators like monteyo.

Instead, your reward will be

the grateful cries of
the barracan people!

( Cheering )

To be written on a
new page in our history!

Liberación!

All: Liberación!

Liberación! Liberación!

( Rebels shouting in Spanish )

So here is the traitor!

Yes, Rafael.

Very good.

Bury him.

Si.

I especially want to offer you
my congratulations, santina.

I understand that you personally
captured Enrique salizar.

He was dead when I found him.

He was with a nun.

And... you have this nun?

Si. And an americano,
possibly a spy.

Thornton. A member of
the Phoenix foundation.

I know this organization.

It often works with the
dxs on covert missions.

Have they told
you what they know

about our plans for monteyo?

No, nothing. They
have said nothing.

It is all so hard to believe.

Enrique and I grew
up in the same village.

I thought we shared the
same dreams for barraca.

How could he betray us?

If I may borrow an old adage.

"These are times
that try men's souls."

Enrique's soul was weak.

Fortunately for us,
we saw his true colors

before the final hour of
our long struggle was over.

Yes, Rafael.

I must check in with
my main command post.

Then I will talk
to the prisoners.

Dalton: Ladies and gentlemen,
this is your captain speaking.

We've just crossed over
the barracan territorial limit

and are approaching the coast.

Half an hour to touchdown.

Boy, you're really

getting into this
disguise thing, aren't you?

We're dealing with
some pretty savvy

Individuals here, Jack.

Got to juice things up a
little bit or they won't buy us,

Let alone that rocket
launcher of yours.

What do you think?

Be still, my beating heart.

The very picture of a sky
pirate if I ever saw one.

( Man speaking Spanish )

( Speaking Spanish )

I'm Rafael, commander
of the revolutionary forces.

And you are...?

Sister Clara.

With all due respect
to your religion, sister,

the eleventh commandment
in this part of barraca

is "thou shalt not harbor
a traitor to the revolution."

She was simply
helping a wounded man.

She was helping the wrong man...

Mr. Thornton.

Oh, yes. We all
know who you are.

Operations director,
Phoenix foundation.

Just what exactly are
you doing in my country?

The church asked me to help
get these sisters back home,

And that's all.

We're not interested in
your bloody revolution.

A man of your...
Position with the dxs

does not come all this way

just to escort nuns home.

I believe you came to
contact Enrique salizar.

What did he tell you?

Your choice is simple.

You can tell me
what you know and...

Go home...

or not tell me, and
you will never go home.

Notify santina.

Then take them to the levee.

Dalton: Get ready, Mac.

Ten minutes to show time.

MacGyver: Come
on, Jack, this is real.

Let's just not

overdo it, all right?

Low key. Very low key.

Hey, you know me, Mac. I
can be a low-key kind of guy.

You've seen me unconscious
before, haven't you?

Just keep in mind,
Pete and the sister

are counting on
somebody, and it's us.

What sister? I didn't
know Pete had a sister.

- Is she good looking?
- Hey!

Oh, like Pete, huh?

Sister as in the religious
kind. She's a nun.

A nun? You mean a nun-nun?

You mean those
servants of discipline

that rap your
knuckles with rulers

And make you clean
erasers after school?

( Jack shudders )

MacGyver: Jack?

Dalton: What?

MacGyver: Keep the nose up!

Dalton: Sorry.

Mac, you didn't tell
me it was guns for nuns.

You're overreacting.

Oh, yeah? What do you know?

Those rebels are
probably down there

cleaning blackboards
even as we speak.

( Speaking Spanish )

( Speaking Spanish )

Again.

What did Enrique tell you?

Nothing.

He told us nothing.

The man died,

that's all there is to it.

I'm afraid I don't believe you.

Please! He's telling the truth.

I don't think so.

( Gunfire )

( Yelling )

Sister Clara: Peter! No!

- ( Groaning )
- Oh, no!

The good sister was
kind enough to care

for a wounded
traitor like Enrique.

Is your friend

As important?

No! You'll kill him.

Yes, I will.

Unless you tell me
what I need to know.

The decision, good sister,

is yours.

( Groaning )

( Hammer clicks )

For god's sake, don't!

The truth!

What did Enrique tell you?

He said you sent
someone with a bomb

to kill president monteyo.

( Gunfire )

Who else knows of this?

She captured us.

There was no way
we could tell anyone.

Rafael...

Rafael: Who are you expecting?

No one.

Put them back in the tent.

We will finish this later.

( Speaking Spanish )

( Shouting in Spanish )

MacGyver: I'm connecting
the receiving unit

Of the garage door opener
to the ignition system.

Keep the auxiliary power on,

all switches off except
the prop starter button.

And, Jack...

Low key.

( Shouting in Spanish )

( Weapons cocking )

Hello. How are you?

Great to be here.

Nice day, huh?

Who are you? What do you want?

Jack Dalton, mercenary
management and equipment.

My associate, Mr. MacGyver.

We're just buzzing the
hot spots in Central America

trying to whip up
a little business.

How did you find us?

Yifta, your weapons dealer.

He's got kind of a
loose mouth, see,

and, well, competition
being what it is...

Look.

We thought you
might be interested

in some heavy duty
hardware... Yes or no?

Maybe they'd like
to see a sample

Of our latest product.

Of course they would.

This is something I guarantee

you won't be able to get

at your local
sporting goods store.

MacGyver: One
genuine viper infantry

rocket launcher, complete with

adjustable scope
for infrared sightings.

Yes, the viper infantry
rocket-launcher,

superb American
design and craftsmanship,

lightweight, yet durable,

accurate, with real
stopping power.

How 'bout a little
demonstration?

Now what you do is, you...

I guess she likes it.

It is a very good weapon.

You know, if you
order 50 or more,

we might be able to offer you

A substantial discount,
say, uh... 20%?

America, land
of free enterprise.

If we were to buy, say, 75,

we would expect a 30% discount.

And how soon could
we expect delivery?

Well, we do have that
overstock in Miami.

We could add
that to the inventory

on the shipment
out of Costa Rica.

We have to phone ahead

and have them pre-package
to avoid customs.

MacGyver: Easy enough.

Dalton: Okay.

I'll tell you what.

If we can square a
deal this afternoon,

I can land it for you here
in two days, no problem.

Excellent. Come with me.

We'll discuss the
particulars over a cerveza, si?

I could use a cold one.

My munitions man will
check out the weapon.

Good idea.

That plane that went over.

Did you see a name on it?

No. Why?

Nothing, just...

( Chuckles ): Wishful thinking.

So, how 'bout if I take
a look at your inventory?

Maybe see what
you're in the market for?

That is all this
is to you, isn't it?

A business.

Everybody's got to
make a living, captain.

By selling death at a discount?

Hey, we're not killing anybody.

No, but you bring
guns to my country,

like the ones that butchered
my mother and father.

New ordinance.

Check it out.

When we win this revolution,

we will have no further
need of people like you.

You are just one of
many hard choices

one is forced to
make for freedom.

Yeah, well, I'd
love to stand here

and talk revolutionary
political philosophy with you,

but, uh, it was a long flight.

Got a place I could freshen up?

Over there, by the ammo shed.

Now look at this stuff.

You don't want to lug
around a lot of hardware.

You guys are guerrillas.

Bump and run, that's
your game, right?

So you'll want to stick with
disposable launch weapons.

You americanos...

You always have
an angle, don't you?

Business major, u.S.C.

Political science, Berkeley.

Berkeley?

Well, it's nice to see

higher education
at work. Salude.

Who are you?

A friend of Pete's.

Oh...

MacGyver...

He's been shot.

Oh, man. Hang in there, Pete.

We'll get you out of here.

As far as I could tell,

there's only one guard outside.

When I give you a nod,

call him in here.

Guard! He needs help!

This man is dying! Please.

Please hurry.

We can't get past all of them.

Yeah, we need a diversion.

When things start
happening, we move.

Will we have to
move him very far?

Just as far as the plane.

Okay.

Get ready.

( Groaning )

( Glass breaking )

( Shouting in Spanish )

What was that?

It must be my friend,
taking inventory.

( Scoffing ): Berkeley.

( Shouting in Spanish )

( Shouting in Spanish )

( Shouting in Spanish )

Mac! Pete!

What'd they do to you?

I'll tell you later.

( Groaning )

( Engine starts )

Let's go.

The gringos!

They're getting away!

( Shouting in Spanish )

( Rapid gunfire )

Stop them! Stop the plane!

Come on, baby, come on!

Cease fire!

Raphael, the radio.

( Speaking Spanish )

How's he doing?

- Not good.
- He's not alone.

Somebody put a
couple of holes in us, too.

Dalton: Oil pressure's dropping.

Engine's overheating.

( Engine sputtering )

Come on, baby.

Come on, just get up
over this one more hump.

MacGyver: Pull it up, Jack.

Dalton: Come on, please, baby.

Come on, baby.

( Engine sputtering )

It's no good. The
oil line has been hit.

I'm gonna have to set her
down or we'll burn the engine out.

MacGyver: 110
degrees and rising.

( Engine sputtering )

We're going down!

Hang on.

( Engine sputtering )

Dalton: Steady, baby.

Here we go, ready?

Jack, you're gonna
run out of water

if you put it down here!

Hold on! Kamikaze time!

MacGyver: Oh, man!

Dalton: All right, steady baby.

Stead.

Touchdown!

Oh-ho-ho!

Jack?!

Dalton: Whoa, baby. Whoa!

Whoa!

We're going to crash!

Let's set him down over there.

Take it easy.

He's still bleeding.

Yeah, I know.

MacGyver...

Monteyo...

Warn him.

Take it easy, Pete.
What's he talking about?

One of Rafael's men is
going to kill president monteyo.

A bomb is set

to go off in the
presidential palace tonight.

The first meeting... 7:00.

That's less than
six hours from now.

I'll radio the airport
tower in the capitol.

Look at this.

I'm the proud owner of
an open can of sardines

with wings on it.

No, I do not have
insurance for rebel gunfire.

Uh, hello...

Nadero, do you read me?

Come in, please.

Do you read me? Over.

Na...

Am I on the right
frequency here?

It doesn't matter.

You've got to be up
above these mountains

to transmit a signal that far.

You're right.

Man: Bravo-santina.

This is eagle's nest.

I've spotted a plane.
It has crashed. Repeat.

The plane, it has crashed.

They found us.

Santina: Receiving
you, eagle's nest.

Are there any survivors?

Si, they're trying
to radio the capitol.

By my last sighting, I
make them out to be...

Eight miles north
of my position.

They must have crashed
near juahero marsh.

Did they make any
contact with the capitol?

No, capitain santina...
The mountains,

They're blocking the signal.

( Laughing )

Good. Good, eagle's nest.

You maintain your position.

We will join you
within three hours.

We are on our way. Out.

Three hours, eight miles.

At the most, we've got
five hours to get out of here.

Well, it's gonna take a lot more

Than a wing and a
prayer to get airborne.

I mean, look at my
plane, Mac, look at it.

A gash like that'll
make it sink like a rock.

I know, Jack. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, too.

Oh, well, can't stand around
feeling sorry for myself.

That's not gonna
help Pete any, is it?

Or president monteyo.

He's sitting on a bomb right
now and doesn't even know it.

I can rig a piece of hose
from your fire extinguisher

to patch that up.

Maybe we can patch this
float with something, too.

Yeah, we can heat that strut

and bang it out straight.

That's all fine and
dandy, it's not gonna make

The runway any longer.

We need ideal conditions to
take off and these ain't them.

We're grounded, buddy.

I know that, Jack.

I know.

Assemble the men.

Commander...

We let them escape.

I will not be hunted down.

It is over.

It is not over.

May I inform you
that the gringos

Have made a forced landing
near the juahero marshlands.

They are alive.

Have they made radio contact?

With the capitol, with anyone?

No, no, they cannot.

Because the
mountains are blocking

all their transmissions.

Then monteyo's still a
dead man, as long as we can

get to them first.

Round up your men.

We leave at once.

We're gonna have
to seal it, somehow.

Any ideas?

Fiberglass. Or
a variation of it.

The first thing we
need is the fiber.

How about the life
jackets in the plane?

Waterproof, fibrous.

I'll go get 'em.

How's he doing?

He's doing great.

( Panting )

Don't worry about me.

Just get us out of here.

We're working on that, Pete.

We're working on it.

Sister, you want to
give me a hand here?

How's he really doing?

He's not great.

His wound is very serious.

How did this happen?

Rafael shot him.

He wanted to learn what we knew

about the assassination plot.

And I'm the one who told him.

Well, how'd you
get the information?

From Enrique salizar.

Rafael's chief of staff.

He defected and Rafael
shot him in the back.

And you helped him
after he was shot?

Enrique saw Rafael

for what he really stands for.

All he's interested in

is the power and
what it can get him.

Sounds like another duvalier
or noriaga in the making.

Are they still attempting
to make radio contact?

No, sir.

Good. Very good.

Rafael.

Even if the gringos do escape,

Why should this affect the
progress of our revolution?

My plans hinge on
that bomb going off.

If it doesn't, it is just
one more setback.

We will continue to fight,

as we have in the past.

Santina, I am not interested
in going down in history

As a man who fought for
a decade in the mountains.

I want what monteyo's
death can give me now!

Give you?!

The people, of course.

Vamano!

You are amazing, Mr. MacGyver.

Making something out of nothing,

Like a miracle worker.

Well, it's gonna take a miracle

if we're gonna
get off the ground

in... three hours.

I'd appreciate it if you'd put
in a good word with the boss.

Consider it done.

( Engine revving, shouting )

Idiots!

Why are they not
prepared for this terrain?

They are good men, they
serve our cause well, Rafael.

We are at least two
hours away from them.

Leave the Jeep.
Bring the equipment.

We go on foot from here.

( Speaking Spanish )

What is it this vile,

Black goop is supposed to do?

Well, this rubber
and nylon compound

Will make a waterproof
seal on the cloth fiber.

( Groans )

There we go.

That shouldn't
take too long to dry.

Listen, Jack.

I'm sorry I got you into this.

Not half as sorry as you'd be

if you left those two behind.

You want to get
that strut back on?

I can handle this.

Move!

( Groaning )

Hey...

MacGyver...

How are we doing?

We're doing great, Pete.

Have you out of here in no time.

You never were a good liar.

Hell of a way to go, huh?

I always thought

I'd drop dead at my
desk, or on the ninth tee.

Come on, knock it
off, will you, Pete?

Hey, come here.

Not everyone...

Is lucky enough to
have a friend like you.

I feel honored.

I mean that.

So... if we all don't
make it out of here,

I...

( Groans )

Pete?

Pete!

Sister!

Pete, do you hear me?

Come on, man. Come on.

He's lost so much blood.

Unless we can
get him out of here,

there's nothing more we can do.

( Both grunting )

I think it's gonna hold.

All right, let's get
Pete in the plane.

Pete.

Pete, let's get
you in the plane.

Come on, man.

Take it easy, huh?

Yeah.

( Thornton groaning )

Come on.

We'll have you out
of here in no time.

Yeah.

Jack, give me a hand here.

Now what?

If we didn't have
enough runway to land,

We're sure not gonna
have enough to take off.

We're gonna need a lot of help

to get that thing airborne.

Okay.

I'll anchor down the plane.

You crank it up.
Peak out the rpm.

I'll release the rope,
and we're out of here.

No way.

It'd take a rocket
to lift us out of here

with that much runway.

Rocket!

Jato.

Jet assisted take-off.

The vipers.

( Water sloshing )

Commander,

We know their radio is working.

If we contact them and offer
them a chance to surrender,

They could prove
valuable hostages.

I am not interested in hostages.

The americanos will die,

And so will monteyo.

We can mount the rockets
against the float struts.

That'll give us just enough

Extra thrust to
hop on out of here.

Yeah, but we still need
a way to ignite them both

at the same time...

Or the plane's
gonna spin like a top.

Santina ( Over radio ):
Attención americanos, come in.

This is captain santina.

You will not be harmed
if you surrender now.

You will not be harmed.

Repeat, you will not be harmed.

Come in. Do you read?

( Sternly ): Your safety is
guaranteed if you surrender now.

Yeah, who's gonna
guarantee that, santina?

You?

Yes. I guarantee your safety.

You can't guarantee anything,

not even what
you're fighting for,

not as long as you're
taking orders from Rafael.

I did not ask you for a sermon.

I asked you for your surrender.

You're not gonna get it.

You might think
Rafael is fighting

For the same thing
as you, but he's not.

He's only interested
in one thing: Himself.

Why do you think your
friend, Enrique, turned on him?

Enrique was a traitor.

Yes, he was, to
Rafael, but not to you,

not to the barraca
you're hoping for.

Rafael shot him in the back.

I do not believe you.

That's up to you,
but I'd watch my back.

Vamano.

Keep praying, sister.

We got 45 minutes
till that bomb goes off.

Commander...

once we have the
gringos in sight,

I think it would be wise to
approach them with caution.

Caution?!

Battles are not
won with caution.

No, sir.

But we cannot know
what weapons we may

be up against.

If you are not prepared
to lead your men,

then I will.

That's great, Jack.

Now loop the rope around
the rear spreader bar.

Rig it with a slipknot.

Aye, aye.

What do you got there?

The quartz igniters.

They're off the rockets.

I'll wire it

so I can trigger the missiles
from inside the cockpit.

Great. How do they work?

They're ignited
by a sharp impact.

We can use the hammer
from the toolbox as a firing pin.

They're in range!
Start the mortar!

Quick! Quick! Quickly!

We take out the plane
first, then go in and clean up.

As you said, they
may have weapons

we don't know about.

Take cover!

Okay Mac, this rocket's ready.

Sister?

Lay these wires
between the seats.

MacGyver...

Pete doesn't have much time.

Neither do we.

- Jack, let's start it up.
- You got it.

We'll be out of here
easy as bim, bam...

( Explosion )

Let's get out of here!

You missed!

Are you blind?!

( Grunts )

I thought these men
had field experience.

Let's blow this pop stand!

( Engine sputtering )

Get me someone who
knows how to deal with artillery!

I cannot do that, commander.

Are you refusing a command?

We have no more mortar rounds!

The gringos blew up

our ammunition shed.

Do you remember?

Commander...

We will take them
on face to face.

Vamanos!

Move out! Come on!

We'll take them alive.

Vamano!

Dalton: 700 rpm.

Eleven hundred.

Fifteen hundred.

1,700 rpm.

2,300! Now, Mac!

- Yank it!
- ( Grunts )

MacGyver, what's happening?!

Your slipknot's not slipping!

( Gunshots )

( Shooting continues )

Stop!

Cease firing!

Hang on, Mac!

Upsy Daisy!

Whoo! Yes!

Dalton: We are airborne!

Rafael: Why didn't
you keep firing, idiots?

Monteyo lives if you
let them get away!

Take him!

Man: Agarranlo!

Yes, Enrique
showed his true colors.

Now you have shown us yours!

You cannot do this.

I will have you shot.

All of you!

Shot!

I will have you shot!

( Grunting )

Let me go!

Airport nadero.

Calling airport nadero.

This is an emergency.

Mayday.

Do you read?

This is urgent.

There is a bomb set to
go off in the banquet hall

Of the presidential
palace in 15 minutes.

I repeat, there is a
bomb set to explode

In the presidential palace.

Do you understand?

Over.

Man ( Over radio ): Affirmative.

We read you loud and clear.

Presidential security will
be notified immediately.

( Sighs )

Jack.

Yo.

Where's MacGyver?

He's flying economy, Pete.

Uh... not to worry.

He's, uh...

He's comfortable.

MacGyver: Jack...!

Thornton: "Monteyo allows first

elections in barraca."

Well, it looks like barraca

Is on the road to
democracy after all.

Well, with santina
representing the rebels

in the peace talks,
I'm not surprised.

Yeah, that santina was
one hot tamale, all right.

I mean that with the
greatest of respect.

I mean, anybody that could
put Rafael on ice is okay with me.

So, Pete, how's the
first day back at work?

Feeling okay?

Yeah. Fine.

No hemorrhages or heart attacks

or loose organs roaming around?

( Thornton laughs )

Nope.

Why?

'Cause I don't want
you to keel over

when you see my bill.

Thornton: Bill?!

Hold it right there, Dalton!

It's all there, big guy,

itemized for your perusal.

Flight time, plane
damage, hazard pay.

It's all there.

Oh, no rush, I don't
need it until tomorrow.

"Big guy"?

( Sighs )

MacGyver, the next
time you want to ask

Jack Dalton to do you
a favor, do me a favor...

I know, Pete.

Don't.

Don't!

Don't.