MacGyver (1985–1992): Season 4, Episode 5 - Collision Course - full transcript

( Theme song playing )

( Engine racing )

MacGyver: For
my eighth birthday,

my grandpa Harry drove
me in his old blue pickup

to the straightaway
behind the clemens' farm,

put my hands on
the steering wheel,

and slammed his
foot into the gas.

I'll never forget the sound

of the wind rushing
past my ears,

how the red needle
trembled past 90,

the wheel shaking in my hands.



It scared me to
death, and I thought

nothing in the world
could be more exciting.

( Engine racing )

( Engine racing )

- Go, MacGyver! -!
- Go! Go!

Don't baby it!

MacGyver: Ever since then,
I've had a love for racing.

So when my old college
buddy, Jeff stone, asked me

to help him build

an environmentally
efficient, all-plastic engine,

He didn't have to
twist my arm to say yes.

Then Jeff lost his ride
with the strickland team

just before the
championship race

here at Westwood
Springs, so I got Phoenix



to bail him out
with another car.

And I got to test it.

( Engine racing )

Come on. Let her rip!

You think he isn't?

( Engine revving )

Not bad! Not bad at all.

( Laughing )

( Sighs ): We got a problem.

What do you mean?

That plastic engine.

It's fast.

It's too fast for a test run.

( Engine revving )

MacGyver?

Who?

Oh, someone I crossed
on the formula one circuit

in Europe eight years ago.

Now, what is he doing here?

You keep your mind on
stone and winning that race.

That's what i'm paying you for.

( Engine idling )

( Sighs )

Okay, hot shot,
give her some juice.

Sure, O'Malley.

( Revs engine loudly )

If I didn't know better,

I'd say you were
racing for real out there.

There weren't any
other cars on the track.

Well, how's our, uh,
investment doing?

Worth every penny

the Phoenix
foundation's put into it.

Emissions are down 18%.

Engine's running ten degrees
cooler than we expected.

Great!

And we haven't even
opened her up yet.

Well, I'd better give the Phoenix
board of directors the good news.

You know, when I sold them
this environmental project,

I don't think they figured

it was gonna cost this much.

I'll see you at the
press conference.

( Engine revving )

You're gonna be champ, dad.

My biggest fan.

You know, someday
i'm gonna be a driver, too,

like all the famous
father-son racing teams.

You know, Mario
and Michael andretti,

and Richard and Kyle
petty, and the unsers.

Yeah. You know,
come to think of it,

I've never heard of a
father-daughter racing team.

That's 'cause we're gonna
be the first, right, dad?

Sure. Right after college.

Oh. Boy, you
sound just like mom.

( Engine revving )

Oh. Yeah, yeah, I know. Sorry.

Hey, come on, Charlie.

You can help me
check the brakes.

She's got some fire.

I feel bad,

dragging her around
the circuit like a suitcase.

But if we could get
a major car company

to put this engine
in production,

I could settle down,

Finally make some
sort of normal life for her.

Hey.

Heard from Meg?

( Sighs )

Charlie got a birthday
card from Wisconsin.

You still miss her?

( Sighs )

I guess she's happy.

Being married to a dentist,

She doesn't have to worry
about him buying it in a crash.

Man: I'd like to thank
you all for your attention,

and there is
literature for you...

Thank you very much.

( Applause )

( Indistinct chatter )

( Easy listening
instrumental music plays )

See you, Lloyd.

Well, you've made it. Good.

- No, thanks.
- Well, I think

The press is almost
finished with strickland.

It's all a matter of science.

Professional racing...

So that's Carl strickland, huh?

Yeah. The shark himself.

Woman: How would you
rate Jeff stone's plastic engine

against yours?

( Scoffs )

Stone's machine
is an interesting toy,

but it's no match for an engine

with my new fuel
injection system.

- Right.
- Strickland: Finest engineering...

When I refused to sell
him my design patent,

strickland got so mad,

he dumped me
from his racing team.

This fuel injection system
will make the strickland

the fastest car on the road,

which I intend to
prove at Sunday's race.

With a little assistance
from my new driver.

Fastest car on the circuit needs

the best driver...
Last year's European

Formula one
champion, hans visser.

- Visser: Thank you.
- Visser!

- Visser: Thank you very much.
- Do you know him?

- Visser: I'd just like to say...
- A little too well.

Easy, Mac.

It was a long time ago.

What made you leave the
formula one circuit in Europe?

Mr. Strickland's money.

( Laughs )

Reporter ( Laughs ):
Okay, well, jokes aside...

( Car engines racing )

Reporter: That's not
already been done?

No, actually, I won a
championship in Europe,

and I have this

to prove it.

So now, I want a new challenge.

Reporter: Going into this
final race of the season,

you're still seven
points behind stone

in accumulated points,

which means you have
to beat stone on Sunday,

and you have to win the
race to take the championship.

What makes you
think you can do it?

I don't know how to lose.

How do you
respond to that, Jeff?

I'll respond during the race.

If you'll excuse me.

- Reporter: Tell me, mister...
- Come on.

Reporter: It's apparent hans
visser has a massive ego.

How does that fit
into your organization?

Hi, MacGyver.

Hey, Todd.

MacGyver!

Small world.

Yeah. Too small.

Still holding a grudge
after all these years?

You're a glory hound, visser.

And you're still dangerous.

It takes nerves
to win, MacGyver.

You lost yours, remember?

Announcer: Where the pressure
has increased to 65 p.S.I...

Man: I need more than
promises from you, strickland.

I need results.

Strickland: It takes money

to develop a fuel
injection system, Falco.

A million dollars
over budget is normal

In my business.

But it's not in my business.

My people are worried.

When my car wins
the race on Sunday,

you'll get back 100 times'
return on your investment.

That's if it wins.

I understand Phoenix
tested its plastic engine today.

Less than one second
over track record.

Maybe we invested
in the wrong engine.

Strickland: That
Phoenix car is fast.

Too fast.

We can't let stone win.

Stone is no match for me.

He may not be,

but his engine's more
powerful than I anticipated.

If stone beats you on Sunday,

I can say good-bye
to Falco's investors.

I will win.

I've got too much riding
on this to trust your ego.

We need a guarantee.

Someone who can tilt
the odds in our favor.

Someone who
can't afford to say no.

Isn't that right, Mr. O'Malley?

( Engine racing )

track announcer: Hans
visser completes a blistering

qualifying round
in the strickland,

and 1:15:58!

Visser has tied
the track record.

What a run,

especially considering
the wet track conditions

That we have here today.

Now, with only two
cars left to qualify,

it looks like strickland

is guaranteed pole position.

( Engine revving )

Thornton: Now let
me get this straight.

They're qualifying.
They're not racing.

Oh no, they are,
but just one at a time.

( Engine revving )

See, each driver has five
laps to make his best time,

and then only the
top ten cars get

To go on to the championship.

And the faster the time,

the better the position
on the starting grid.

Yeah, yeah,
that's it. You got it!

Well, I'm pretty quick.

( Laughs )

You really love
this stuff, don't you?

Yeah, I do. It just
gets in your blood.

Listen, why did
MacGyver ever quit racing?

Actually, he never
talks about it.

Man: Yeah, that's it.

( Engine racing )

Okay... Right there.

Ah! Good...!

Pit man: Great lap, hans.

( Indistinct chatter )

Track announcer: Qualifying
time for the strickland car: 1:15:58.

Driver hans visser's
time places him

In #1 position, with
two cars left to qualify.

Man: Okay, come on.

( Engine revving )

Hey lad, would
you get me a ratchet

with a half-inch on it?

You got it.

- There you go.
- Oh, thanks, lad.

Announcer: Next for
qualifying is car #17.

Driver, Jeff stone,

Please proceed
to the pre-grid area.

Stone: Let's get this
baby on the road.

O'Malley: Now, remember...

Give her half a lap
to warm up the tires.

Okay, O'Malley.

Dad?

- Don't forget this.
- ( Chuckles )

A lucky charm?

My daughter, the patron Saint

Of speed demons.

- ( Charlie laughing )
- Well, at a 160 miles an hour, you need all the help

You can get.

What is it?

Used to be a penny.

I found it squished
on a railway track.

But it helped make dad
the point leader this season.

So that's your secret, huh?

( Engine starts )

announcer: #17 is on the track

in the Phoenix entry.

( Tires screeching )

Stone is really pushing
the Phoenix entry to the limit

As he brings it
out of turn three.

Here he comes sideways almost!

He is fighting for control here.

You know, this wet track
is proving hazardous,

but it does not seem

to be dampening Jeff
stone's determination.

Charlie: Yeah, go, dad!

How's his time, O'Malley?

120. He's slow.

Don't worry about it.
Dad's just warming up.

Right to the edge
when it comes to winning

this much-coveted pole position.

He is fighting for it,

really burning up the
track! He brings #17

Down the back straightaway.

Look at that rooster tail!

You know, that fuel-efficient

Plastic engine seems
to be doing the trick here.

Oh, he's got a lot of
catching up to do, though,

if he hopes to beat that
near-record qualifying time

set by the strickland entry.

In through corner
four... Look at this...

He's gonna give it
everything he's got

to challenge hans visser here.

Announcer ( Live ): Oh,
no, look, now, wait a minute.

Oh, now #17 is
smoking here in turn four.

Looks like bad news
for the Phoenix team.

Could be that plastic engine

Is giving stone a problem.

- And that spells trouble for the Phoenix foundation.
- Let's go!

( All yelling )

Brakes are soft!

Phoenix #17, you
have five minutes

Remaining in qualifying.

Gasket busted on the
master cylinder reservoir.

Let's get a spare.

We don't have one.

What?!

( Engine revving )

Replace the brake fluid.

- But what's the point...
- Just hurry!

You heard the man.

What are you doing?

Gonna make a new gasket.

All right.

Man: All right,
come on, you guys.

Let's go. Go on back out.

It's okay, right?

MacGyver: Yeah, it's fine.

Let's go.

Let's go!

Phoenix #17,

you now have four
minutes left to qualify.

( Engine starts )

That should hold you long
enough to get some hot laps,

Get your time down!

Go!

Oh, no.

And Jeff stone is
back on the track.

Well, with the clock ticking

and only four minutes
left for qualifying,

it's gonna be an uphill battle

for the Phoenix team
to improve their time.

What stone may
have lost in the pit,

he's making up for with speed.

Look at him go out there!

I'll tell you, if not

for the technical
difficulties at the outset,

I am certain we'd be looking
at a new track record here.

It's hard to say at
this stage if it's that

new Phoenix engine,
or Jeff stone's years

of experience on the
professional circuit,

but, whatever it is,

I'll tell you, it's
adding up to a very

- impressive showing...
- ( Tires screeching )

Oh, we're watching
him wobble a little bit...

Wait a minute!

No, wait, he's in trouble!

He's swerving!
He's out of control!

Heading for the tire wall...

He hits it! He's over!

Jeff stone is over the wall!

Now a fire under the hood!

No, dad!

Dear god.

Emergency crews are now dashing
over; They hurry to the scene!

( Siren blaring ) !
( Charlie sobbing )

oh, this is a terrible

tragedy for Jeff stone

and the entire
Phoenix racing team.

Emergency crews on the way.

All vehicles clear...

What a shame.

( Chuckles )

O'Malley: Cars lose their brakes

on the hairpin all the time.

Jeff should have been okay!

Woman ( Over pa
system ): Dr. Braden, 2421.

Dr. Braden,

2421.

Doctor? How is he?

The only thing
broken is his leg.

But there is

A problem with his eyes.

His eyes?

He suffered severe flash burn.

What are you saying?
He's gonna be blind?

Dr. Page: We won't
know for a day or two.

- No!
- Charlie...

This is all your fault!

You said you fixed the
brakes, and dad believed you,

and now he's... He's gonna...

I hate you, MacGyver!

Charlie, wait!

I'll go after her.

MacGyver, I...

Never mind.

MacGyver, I know
what you're thinking.

You can't blame yourself.

I fixed the brakes, Pete.

Good ol' clever MacGyver
can fix anything, right?

Look, Jeff is a
driver, a professional.

He knew the risks.

So did I.

Charlie: This is all your fault!

You said you fixed the
brakes, and dad believed you,

And now he's... He's gonna...

I hate you,
MacGyver. I hate you!

Thornton: Look, Jeff is
a driver, a professional.

He knew the risks.

( Echoing ): He
knew the risks...

( Somberly ): So did I.

You can't cut me off.

Got too much riding on this.

Yeah, we do.

But you're gonna win
this race, remember?

Then you're rich,

My people are rich,
and everybody's happy.

And that's good.

But if you don't win...

I don't like being threatened.

I'm glad we
understand each other.

♪ ♪

Charlie?

( Sighs ) MacGyver.

Thought I'd bring
some stuff to my dad.

You know... cheer him up.

Listen, Charlie...

What you said at the hospital...

No. No, look, I was just mad.

I know it wasn't your fault.

I wish I could be so sure.

You know, I...

I keep thinking about
when my mom left.

She and dad had this humongous
fight about his racing, and...

When it was over,
he came into my room.

I guess he knew I could
hear them through the wall.

And he told me that what he
did for a living was dangerous,

but if you let yourself
be afraid of dying,

You're just gonna end
up being afraid of living.

Your dad's a pretty smart man.

I love him so much.

I'm afraid.

( Sobbing )

I'll see you at the
hospital tomorrow.

Okay. Good night, MacGyver.

( Sighs )

Hey, Pete, how's it going?

I just read the accident report.

There was a brake fluid leak,

but the seal that you
made was still intact.

What?

The right rear
brake line was cut.

Cut? That's impossible.

No, we triple-checked.

I even had the lab
do a microscopic on it.

It was definitely
sabotage, no question.

But who on earth...

It could have been anyone

in the pit.

And it's gonna be almost
impossible to find out who.

Maybe not.

( Humming along
to Caribbean music )

Hey. This ain't an
open house, you know.

We, uh, need some help.

Join the club, man.

Those dudes in New York
City don't get this footage

by breakfast time, they're
gonna have me for lunch.

We just need to know if
your cameras got any shots

Of Jeff stone's pit
before the accident.

You mean when
he came in smoking?

Yeah, we got shots.

You'll see it on the news
tomorrow. Good-bye.

Now, wait a minute. This
is very important to us.

Hey, are you guys cops or what?

We're with the Phoenix team.

Our driver was almost

killed today,

And we have reason to
believe it was not an accident.

Would you please
show us the footage?

( Sighing ): All right,
all right, all right.

If it'll get you
guys off my case...

( Stops music )

MacGyver: All right, go
ahead and run through this.

More.

There, freeze that.

Can you clear that up any?

That's as good as it gets.

Got an image enhancer
that can bitmap?

( Chuckles lightly )

"Bitmap"? What's that?

Could do it.

Bit-map. Bitmap.

Do you mean an enlargement?

Now, vector in on that
guy by the back wheel.

Okay, boss.

All right, lock on,

and enlarge the "z" axis.

And enhance the "x" and "y".

Now we're cooking, all right.

Boogie.

Is that who I think it is?

Gotcha.

Enlarge that again, would you?

( Blows air ) Magic
fingers, do your stuff.

Thornton: It is!

O'Malley.

Better call the police.

Uh, can I use this phone?

Yeah, man, go right ahead.

Can you make a
copy of this for us?

You got it, bro.

The devil and his Minion.

( Chuckles )

A toast to the unholy Trinity.

Strickland: You're drunk.

That I am, sir.

Just enough to kill the pain.

But not the guilt.

I didn't call you in here

to listen to
whiskey-soaked morality.

I've got another job for you.

And what might that be?

The design specs for
stone's new plastic engine:

I want them.

Do you, now?

Just one telephone
call to Interpol

Could make your
life very difficult.

Difficult?

My friend's lying
blind in the hospital!

Why?

Because I convinced myself
that only the car would be hurt.

Because I let you use me

On account of one mistake
I made 20 years ago.

But that's all over now.

Where do you think you're going?

I'm going to confession, lad.

But not to church.

To the racing commission.

Like hell you will!

Get your stinking hands off me!

The idiot will drown.

Drowned men can't talk.

Thornton: Right there.

We've concluded that

that's when he cut
the right rear brake line.

As you can see, gentlemen, it
does appear from the picture,

That Jake O'Malley
sabotaged Jeff stone's car.

I don't get it.

Why would O'Malley do that?

Well, we'll know more

As soon as the police have
a chance to question him.

And they have a
warrant out right now.

All we're asking is
that you delay the race

Long enough for us to get a
new car and driver together.

What about the rest of us?

We all have a
lot riding on this.

I say we race.

Sorry, a delay is
out of the question.

The networks are
airing the race live.

However, since Jeff
stone qualified tenth,

and given the
unusual circumstances,

if you can have a car and
driver ready by race time,

I'll agree to enter you at
the back of the starting grid.

Well, that means we
only have 24 hours.

It's the best I can do.

I'm sorry.

Thank you for your
time, gentlemen.

( Men grumbling )

Well...

looks like your friend visser

is gonna win
this thing after all.

And strickland stays
on top of the series.

It sure seems like
they've got the most

to gain from this.

Are you suggesting
a motive here?

All I'm saying is, they've
got an awful lot to gain.

Yeah, they sure do, don't they?

Think I'm gonna
make a few calls.

So what if we're in
the back of the grid?

We're back in the race!

Not so fast, Jeff.

We still don't have
a car or a driver.

Well, what about Wes granville?

He could drive.

He could fly in from
Cleveland in a few hours.

I've got a better idea.

How about you,

MacGyver?

What?

No way.

Why not? You're as
good as granville... better.

No! Just forget it.

( Sighs )

Okay, Charlie, call Wes.

You can use the display
model for the engine.

We still don't have a car.

Oh, yes, we do.

It's one of dad's old
development cars.

We've been scrounging
parts off it all season.

Needs work.

Engine...

Fresh rubber, new
brakes, drive train.

It needs everything.

Well...

Actually, I've seen
you do a lot more...

With a lot less.

Oh, come on,
MacGyver. We can do it.

Can't we?

Can't we?

Announcer: Race
will begin at 2:00 P.M.

Track officials, please
report for a pre-race meeting.

Well, how's it coming?

We're still behind, but
granville's on his way.

Any news on O'Malley?

You mean mcdowell.

Who?

Sean Douglas mcdowell.

We ran a photo and
prints through Interpol.

It seems he delivered a package

for the Irish republican
army 20 years ago.

It turned out to be a bomb.

And a security guard was killed.

20 years on the run, huh?

Uh, something else of interest.

I did do a little
checking on strickland.

He's borrowed heavily
from his Japanese investors.

If he loses tomorrow,
he's gonna be wiped out.

Well, that's a
desperate combination.

Sounds like strickland
blackmailed O'Malley

Into sabotaging our car.

Sure would be nice if the police

could find
O'Malley, wouldn't it?

Anybody here

order some new brake calipers?

Where'd you get
new brake calipers?

I swapped them for the extra
impact gun we had in the pit.

When did we get
an extra impact gun?

When I swapped it for
the posi-unit off the wreck.

You know, if you ever give
up wanting to be a driver,

you've got a huge
future in commodities.

And that was the last
time you saw O'Malley?

Yeah. He came in
when I was closing.

Slipped me a 20
to give him a bottle.

Do you have any
idea where he went?

No, he was still
here when I left.

Okay. Thank you.

Announcer: One hour
and 45 minutes to race time.

All drivers are
reminded that not only...

Granville should have
been here an hour ago.

Charlie, why don't you
run down to registration

and see if he's checked in yet.

Okay.

( Phone rings )

Maybe that's him.

Phoenix tent.

Yes.

You're talking to him.

What?

Are you sure?

It's Gordon Simms,
the medical examiner.

What's he want?

They just found O'Malley.

Looks like he missed the curve
and went straight in the water.

Appears he drowned.

You don't sound too sure.

Except for a bruise on the
jaw, there are no impact marks.

Hold on a minute, Pete.

Corpses don't bruise.

Well, if he was dead
before he hit the lake,

then where did he drown?

The fountain!

What?

The fountain.

The one in the hospitality tent.

Here. Look.

Okay, I'm back, Pete.

Ask him to draw a sample of
water from O'Malley's lungs.

Simms, did you get
that about the water?

Good.

How long will it
take you to get here?

Right.

This ought to do it.

Antiseptic?

Silver nitrate.

It'll detect chlorine.

The water in the fountain.

We've got a problem.

Wes granville's plane
was grounded in Chicago.

What?

No. I won't drive.

MacGyver...

If it's the only way...

Pete, I said forget it.

MacGyver!

MacGyver, what's eating you?

I've never seen you like this.

I can't race again, Pete.

I just can't.

You've never talked
about it before.

How about now?

Eight years ago... in
Europe, I was leading a race...

A car clipped me from behind.

I spun into another car.

The driver was killed.

It wasn't your fault.

Pete...

The car that clipped me...

The driver was hans visser.

Okay.

So, now you know what to expect.

You'll be ready for him.

I can't do it.

I can't take the chance.

You know, Jeff and Charlie

Are putting a
lot of faith in you.

So am I.

Well, it's like you said.

Good old clever MacGyver...
He can fix anything.

Maybe it's time
he fixed himself.

Got a surprise for you.

A little added insurance.

Announcer: Attention:
There is a last-minute change

In the grid.

Replacing car #17
is Phoenix car...

- #99.
- Phoenix?

Who's going to drive it?

MacGyver.

No problem.

Yeah, well just in case...

Your fire extinguisher
is loaded with nitrous...

Attached to your fuel line.

Pull back

and you'll take
off like a rocket.

But that's illegal.

So is murder.

Announcer: Ladies
and gentlemen, the race

for the manufacturer's
gt cup is about to begin.

Charlie: MacGyver!

Announcer: At this
time, the management

of the Westwood
Springs raceway...

MacGyver!

Would like to remind you...

I called the hospital.

Dad says good luck.

Me, too.

Listen, all you got to do

is beat visser, and dad
wins the championship,

okay?

Listen, I'm gonna
need a good crew chief.

Think you can handle it?

You just watch me.

( Engine revving )

Man: 15 seconds to air, Jim.

Counting down to you from three.

Al, set up for the start.

Get me a shot of the green flag.

Lock it down.

Ready to rock.

Okay, Jim, coming to
you in three, two, one.

I'm Jim Paulson for the
satellite sports network.

We're simulcast on
radio and television

and coming to you live from
Westwood Springs raceway

for the gt cup
championship race.

As the drivers
follow the pace car,

we have a light drizzle,

making the track more
treacherous than usual,

So, you can bet this will
be a factor in today's race.

The drivers, now coming through
turn one behind the pace car.

Here's how the grid stacks up.

On the pole, we
have hans visser,

driving the black
strickland car, #8.

Next to him, on the front
row, one Ron bellows in car 57.

Row two, we've got car 19
with Jerry betts at the wheel,

and Laurie Craig driving car #2.

In row three, we have car #28,

driven today by Brett Goodman,

and Carl harr in car #77.

Row four, no stranger

to the track here at
Westwood Springs, Rick Payne,

and, of course, uh,
Rick is in car #15,

and newcomer Todd nichol in #20.

In row five, we have
David boyle in car #34,

and at the back door, #99,

The last-minute Phoenix entry,
with MacGyver behind the wheel.

Now, will they get a start?

The field appears to
be in nice formation.

Okay, the pace car is off.

There's the green
flag. They're off!

Hans visser, the European
formula one champion,

grabs an early lead
right off that green flag.

( Engines racing )

rest of our field
come through safely.

A nice start today.

I would have thought
the drivers would be

a little cautious,
but I'll tell you,

hell, look at this
move by MacGyver.

Scoots by David
boyle and Todd nicol.

Now, MacGyver
running eighth overall,

will try to reel in Rick Payne.

He's right up on his bumper,
Bobs to the inside, and pulls

it off as they get
into the back straight.

Visser, though, still
dominating out front.

- Beautiful...
- ( Engines drown out Paulson )

between Ron bellows in car 57.

Laurie Craig, car #2,
right up on his bumper,

as they come
back to the hairpin.

Visser, not bobbling at all,

Totally in control at
this stage of the race.

Now, look at MacGyver.

Already up at the seventh
as he works on Carl harr,

And just behind that
action, Payne, almost put...

MacGyver?

Hey, I know that dude!

( Laughs ): Right.

Ready four. Take four.

Paulson: MacGyver, though,
has now moved into sixth overall.

Challenging the
rest of this pack,

this Phoenix has truly
risen from the ashes,

dives to the inside.

He'll have a go at car
#28, Brett Goodman.

Goodman hydroplanes,
loses traction. MacGyver's...

We're like this, man.

Oh, your friend's gonna
need some help today.

That plastic engine of his
isn't gonna last nine laps,

let alone 20.

I got 20 says you're wrong.

You got a bet.

( Tires squealing )

Paulson: Visser
still dominating.

He doesn't worry
about spray out front.

Ronny bellows needing
some of that in second place.

The real war now, third
overall, the fight between

betts and Craig,
and you know what?

Very shortly, MacGyver
will have to deal with that.

Can he get by?

Bingo.

There's chlorine in the water.

Give me the sample
from O'Malley's lungs.

Same reaction.

Same water.

Looks like you've got a
homicide on your hands, Simms.

Paulson: Well,
MacGyver's in fifth now...

MacGyver!

Paulson: A rather
commanding lead, but I tell you,

now MacGyver looking determined

To get a shot at
the fourth place...

But you'll have to get by...

Yeah. Get him, MacGyver!

Paulson: Is not gonna

let him by easily.

Here's MacGyver trying

to make his move on the outside.

No, betts shuts him off!

No way! Both cars
are jockeying here.

MacGyver will try
to pick up on a grab.

Uh, can he take betts?

Maybe on a straightaway.

He does, he goes to the inside.

He's got him!

He's got him on the inside.

Fantastic! MacGyver.

No, he's not letting up at all.

How about that?!

Paulson: Overall. I'll tell you,
MacGyver and his Phoenix entry

will now challenge Laurie
Craig in car two for third place,

and look at this...!

Yeah, go on, MacGyver! Get him!

Go for it!

Paulson: And Laurie Craig now
has to be satisfied with fourth.

Well, MacGyver's sitting
in third. It's amazing!

Amazing, from dead last,

MacGyver, now running
third, showing no sign

Of letting up here.

Visser still with a

commanding lead,
coming to the hairpin.

Oh, I don't know.

It's gonna be a real fight
now for second overall.

What's gonna happen by the
time we get to the checkered flag?

Now, MacGyver makes
a move in the first straight.

Will he get by Ronny bellows?

Ron's not an easy man to...

What did I tell you, man?

It's not over yet, moe.

Paulson: MacGyver
is now running second.

I would swear his times are
getting faster with each lap.

Just amazing what they are
doing here at Westwood today.

Now, MacGyver will have
a shot at the race leader.

It is unbelievable as
the white flag comes out.

They're into the last lap.

It'll be a battle royal
now between visser

and MacGyver for the
win of this gt cup today.

Hard to believe that
visser would give it away

in this last lap.

MacGyver, though,
is really going for it,

a most determined young man.

He has come side by
side with our race leader.

The man who has dominated
this entire event today

May be about to give it away!

That is truly hard to believe.

Side by side running about
150, 60 miles an hour...

( Engines racing )

Paulson: Most
important for both teams.

They have got to
have this victory.

Now, for the first
time in this event,

It looks like we'll have
a new race leader.

MacGyver has got it!

Visser drops back
into second place.

He tries to pick up on a grab.

Hold it now.

This could be to his advantage.

Let's see what happens
here. He'll try to get up

Beside MacGyver one more time.

Beside him. He literally
screamed by him!

An amazing discovery
of horsepower here.

In fact, as they come
back to the hairpin,

It looks like visser
has overdone it.

He does. He's off the course,
he's into the marble, and

MacGyver holds onto the track.

Now, he's got to fight his way

back out of the mud. He does.

Visser, determined now,
to at least end up second.

A gain? No, he wants
the win. He wants the win.

He's after MacGyver. They
fight their way through...

neck and neck, and
they are fighting it out

at 150 miles an hour!

This race can go either way!

Wait. Now, MacGyver leading
by about a third of a car length.

Visser now makes a
move. He's closing in here.

Oh, this is going to
be visser, MacGyver.

MacGyver, visser.

Who's gonna grab
it at the finish line?

The checkered flag
waves. It's MacGyver!

( Screaming )

Yahoo!

Ha, ha! MacGyver!

Yeah. Right.

Man: Yeah!

Yay!

Paulson: An amazing moment of
elation for our race winner today.

What an amazing comeback.

From dead last to the
winner's circle! What a race!

The Phoenix win, clinching
the gt cup championship

For Jeff stone, who's still
in the hospital recovering...

Whoo-wee!

Like taking candy from a baby.

( Indistinct chatter )

Not enjoying the
race, Mr. Strickland?

( Indistinct chatter )

I think this

belongs to you.

Doesn't it?

Get him out of here.

( Sighs )

Camera four, can you
give me a tighter shot

Of the Phoenix pit there?

What? Well, can't
you get any closer?

We're losing the shot.

No problem. I'll bitmap it.

Bitmap?

It's a little trick I
learned from a friend.

- ( Laughs )
- Here.

Next time you drive, okay?

Deal.

( Giggles ): Deal!

How do you feel?

( Sighs ): Nervous.

Remember, it'll
take a few moments

for your eyes to adjust.

Now, Jeff, open your eyes.

( Sighs )

Nothing.

Wait a minute.

I can see.

( Voice breaking
): I love you, dad.

( Laughs )

Well...

Am I missing a celebration here?

It just started.

Thornton: Well, congratulations.

And, uh, I have a couple of
other things to cheer about.

Visser rolled
over on strickland,

so they're both being arraigned

on murder charges
tomorrow morning.

Well, that should keep them
both out of circulation for a while.

Yeah, and off the
racing circuit for good.

And, uh, one other thing.

The phones at the
Phoenix foundation

are ringing off the hooks,

With manufacturers bidding
on the Phoenix engine!

All right!

You did it, MacGyver.

No.

We did it.

Congratulations, partner.