MacGyver (1985–1992): Season 5, Episode 3 - The Black Corsage - full transcript

A female defector, who is a witness to a murder, is protected by the Phoenix Foundation. She also holds the key to the location of a priceless necklace.

MacGyver, man,

don't tell me this
piece of junk is yours.

Junk? You call this junk?

Chauncey, this happens
to be a classic, a '46 Chevy.

- It belonged to my grandpa Harry.
- No wonder.

It's all wrong, man.

No good for the pretty girls.

(chauncey) I tell you what.
As a special favor to you,

I take the whole thing off
your hands, dents and all,

2 bills. What ya say, eh?

Dents? What dents?



All right, you're
twistin' my arms.

$350. $350!
That's my final offer.

No. I'm sorry, chauncey.
It's just not for sale.

Ok. Don't say I didn't warn ya.

(Chauncey) Stay
single your whole life.

[Whistling] Wow. Nice wheels.

Oh.

A man can make an
honest mistake, can't he?

[Frog panting]

Good morning, Mrs. Delaney.

Top o' the mornin', dear.

And to you, too, piggy.

[Laughing] His name's
frog. He's a dog, not a pig.

[Dogs barking]



Oh, no. Not again!

Frog, come back here.

[Barking]

[Panting]

[Frog barking]

Frog!

"In the event something
happens to me while in prison,

"and because none of you trust
each other any more than I do,

"I leave you each
a piece of a map

"To where I hid
the black corsage.

Each piece is a transparency..."

We know what it says, Deegan.

We got the same
letter, remember?

Come on. Let's get the
thing and get outta here.

You did bring your piece of
the map, didn't you, Reynolds?

Let's see yours first.

March, show him your colors.

Your turn, partner.

[Grunting]

[Groaning]

[Grunting]

[Grunting]

[Carousel engine whirring]

[Sighing] Frog.

Just like the first
time I found you,

like a little frog
caught in a fish net.

[Groaning]

[Sophia screaming]

[Screaming]

(March) Where'd she come from?

Forget her.

It's not on him.

The girl.

(Female operator) Phoenix
central. Your access code, please.

This is dolphin, code
double red. Please, hurry.

[Growling]

Stand by, dolphin,
transferring now.

- [Gun firing]
- Ahhh!

[Bullets whizzing]

Get her!

(Thornton) Hello, dolphin?

What's your location?

You hear me?

Are you there?

Dolphin, where are you?

Dolphin?

(Woman) Operator.

Operator, this is sergeant
Murphy, homicide.

I want a trace on an open
line connected to 555-8181.

Hurry, I've got a
crime in progress.

One moment, sergeant.

That's the Phoenix foundation.

555-3493.

Thank you, operator.
Very cooperative.

[Growling]

[Barking]

We lost her.

No, we didn't. Get in.

[People chattering]

[Police dispatcher chattering]

Pete, what's goin' on?

We've got a problem, MacGyver.

Dolphin went double red.

Sophia?

Yeah. Apparently the
Bulgarians don't approve

Of one of their brilliant
young scientists defecting.

What happened?

We don't know, except
that she called from here,

And she hasn't called
again for safe pickup.

How much do the
police know about her?

Oh, nothing. And we
can't tell them anything.

It could expose our
whole relocation program.

Yeah, we gotta find her.

She's probably
scared out of her wits.

On the run, strange
city, strange language,

No friends to speak of,
except that crazy dog of hers.

And you.

I'll check her apartment.

I'll call the d.S.X., see if
there is a Bulgarian connection.

All right.

Turned her place
upside down. Nothing.

Who is this girl?

Maybe this'll tell us.

[Car engine starting]

[Inaudible]

[Car horn honking]

(Man) What are you, crazy?

[Cars honking]

Hey, frog.

How you doin', baby?

[Whimpering]

Yeah, good to see
ya. How ya been?

Missed ya.

You forget your key?

(MacGyver) Let's see
what we can do here.

[Whimpering]

[Door hinges creaking]

- [Frog barks]
- Yeah.

[Frog barking]

Good boy, frog.

[Whimpering]

Sophia?

[Grunting]

- [Gun cocking]
- (Man)

[Grunting]

[Coughing]

(Man) Ok, Deegan, nice and easy.

MacGyver?

Colton?

Frank Colton? What
are you doing here?

Well, you first, slick.

The girl's in on it. That's
why they're after her, right?

In on what? What are you
talkin' about? Who's Deegan?

Hey, I'm askin' the questions.

[Panting]

A dog? I'm allergic to dogs.

[Sneezes]

Oh, don't do that!

Come on, Colton,
the cuffs, please.

Yeah, yeah.

I must have left
the keys in the car.

I think we better talk.

There you go, bro.

I thought your brother was
the bounty hunter in the family.

Hey, I taught him
everything he knows.

Besides, he's still
pickin' coconuts in Hawaii.

I took over his files.

What do files have
to do with this?

I can't tell you
that. Who's the girl?

Can't tell you that.

Glad we understand each other.

Look, I don't
have time for this.

I got somethin' to check
out. Come on, frog.

- Check out?
- Come on. Come on.

You mean, uh, like a lead?

Come on.

It's the girl, ain't it?

MacGyver, talk
to me. Talk to me.

You know where she
might be, don't ya?

Get up.

You're not holdin' out
on me, are ya, slick?

MacGyver, you can trust me.

[Frog panting]

I'll see ya later, Colton.

Hey, you gonna need me, slick.

[Engine revving]

You don't know how heavy

don't say I didn't warn ya.

All right, I guess I won't
tell ya about the map.

[Brakes squealing]

What map?

Oh, nothin'.

Get in.

Come on, frog.

Frog? That's his
name? Frog? Toad frog?

What kind of frog?
You name a dog "frog"?

[Colton sneezes]

(Colton) No wonder.
Look at that thing.

That's the ugliest dang
dog I've ever seen in my life.

[Car phone ringing]

(March) What took you so long?

I found the houseboat
in the picture.

How about you?

The tap's in place.

According to the circuit memory,

the line hasn't been used again
since the call from the phone booth.

Which means she's
probably still out there.

That's the good news, Deegan.

The bad news is this
isn't just an ordinary girl.

What do you mean?

I mean, if the security on
this line is any indication,

we're dealing with
a well-kept secret.

Nope. Sophia never
showed up today.

Sophia?

Popular girl.

How's that?

Well, there were 2 other fellas here
asking about her, maybe an hour ago.

Thanks, Bob.

Deegan and march.

I don't remember you
mentioning any march.

I don't remember you
mentionin' any Sophia.

[Colton wheezing]

Move over, frog.

[Siren wailing]

(MacGyver) Yeah, I've
tried everywhere, Pete.

The only other place I can
think of is the research library.

I'm headed there now.

Well, I've checked with every
d.S.X. Agent from here to Moscow.

There's nothing that
involves the Bulgarians.

It's gotta be something
unrelated. Something here.

We have to find out what it is.

Well, you might see
what you can dig up

On the names of
Deegan and march.

Got it.

Right.

[Frog whimpering]

What do you want?

Well, who asked
you, frog-face? Huh?

Here.

Now leave me alone.

Colton, it's time we
stopped playin' games.

We gotta level with each other.

What is this? Fish filet?

Now, I hate fish.

Do you wanna hear
about the girl or what?

Wait, the girl.
What about the girl?

Her father was an
important official in Bulgaria,

Until he wrote a book
supporting democracy.

Bulgaria?

After he died mysteriously,

Sophia was arrested for
trying to publish the manuscript.

I helped her escape. I
smuggled her into Turkey.

Later on, she was
relocated to the states,

given a new identity,
a new life, the works.

She's a defector.

Now, let me get this straight.

There's nothin' in it for you.

Like what?

All you wanna
do is help this girl?

Yeah.

Now it's your turn.

You, um,

ever hear of the black corsage?

(Colton) Originally
owned by Cleopatra.

One of the largest
black pearls in the world.

Set in blue and yellow diamonds,

3,000, to be exact.

You could buy a small
African nation with this thing.

Uh, well, that's fascinating,

- but what's that got to do with...
- Deegan?

Well, he and 3 other
techno-bandits stole it.

They got past a
computerized security system

That would make fort Knox look
like your grandma's cookie jar.

Finally, the one that
stashed the thing got caught.

Guy by the name of Simms.

[Whimpering]

The corsage

I still don't see the
connection here.

After Simms got
himself iced in prison,

I found out he left pieces
of a map to the others.

I tracked Deegan and
march to expo park.

Expo park.

And to your girl.

I assumed she was with Deegan,

but if she was all
that you tell me,

the stiff in the park

Must have been the
4th member of the gang.

He must have transferred his
pieces of the map to her somehow.

That's why Deegan is after her.

So her being in expo
park was just an accident.

It was a matter of being in the
wrong place at the wrong time.

Yeah. Unfortunately, I got the
feelin' that Deegan ain't into irony.

If he gets to her before we do,

she'll wish she was
back in Bulgaria.

All right, Colton,
why are you into this?

I mean, there's no
bail money involved.

Same as you.

I'm doin' it to help people.

For the good of mankind.

Those jewels belong
back in a museum.

The insurance company didn't,
by any chance, put up a reward?

Well, yeah, a little one.

How little?

$90,000.

[Frog whimpering]

What a guy, huh?

(Male announcer) Train number
48, commuter service to San Diego,

Is now boarding, track 9.

The desert wind,
train number 36,

service to Las Vegas,
salt lake city, and Denver,

Is now boarding, track 4.

(Female operator) I
have dolphin on the line.

(Thornton) Put her through.

Dolphin, thank
god! Where are you?

Uh, 2 men, they're still
after me. I think I know why.

All right, tell me
where you are.

At the train station.

- Are you alone?
- Yes.

Good. Now listen carefully.

(Thornton) There's a diner
down the street called flo's.

I want you to go
there and wait inside

Until someone
comes to pick you up.

(Sophia) I'm scared.

Don't be. Just take it easy.

I'm going to send someone
that you can trust to bring you in.

An old friend.

An old friend, yes.
All right, but, please,

Please tell him to hurry.

You heard her. She's got it.

[Frog barking]

Hey, I told you, I
told you. Come on.

No, no, little
dog, not... not...

Wh-why don't you just
leave me alone, huh?

- No girl?
- No girl.

- What next?
- I don't know.

I'm runnin' a
little low on ideas.

[Cell phone ringing]

Come on, get in

Come on, up, up, dog. Come on.

- Get in. Get in.
- Hello? Yeah, Pete.

We found Sophia.

She's waiting for you at flo's
diner, near the train station.

That's great.

And the other 2 names you
mentioned, Deegan and march...

High-tech robbers, the black
corsage. I got it all from Colton.

(Thornton) Colton?
You mean Jesse?

No, I mean frank.

Frank? Who's frank?

Never mind. I'll explain later.

On my way.

[People chattering]

[Cutlery clattering]

[Door opening]

[Door chime ringing]

(Waitress) Good mornin'.

- Whoa!
- Excuse me.

[Ripping]

Stay, frog.

No, Colton. No guns.

This Deegan is dangerous.

Hey, I don't care.
Just forget it.

And you stay put.

This is a secure pickup.

Anybody but me
shows up, she's gone.

Now stay!

Stay?

Spy stuff. Sheesh!

What do you want?

Sorry.

No problem.

Help ya, handsome?

Yeah, I'm lookin' for a girl.

Must be my lucky day.

Yeah, she's about 5'4",
dark hair, very pretty.

Wearin' a beige jacket
and a flower print dress?

She just took off
through the back.

Without payin' for
her coffee, I might add.

Here you go. Thanks.

Thanks.

Uh, he had to, you
know, he had to... had to...

- Never mind.
- Where's the girl?

- I don't know.
- You don't know?

- [Frog growling]
- Secure pickup, huh?

(MacGyver) Where's he goin'?

(Colton) Uh, what's
the matter with him?

[Frog whimpering]

It's a flower print.
Must be Sophia's.

[Frog growling]

[Barking]

Frog?

Oh, no way, slick.

He's a frog, not a bloodhound.

Follow them. I'll take the car.

[Engine starting]

[Panting]

- Where'd he go?
- There.

I've chased some mean
and ugly things in my life,

but a dog?

You're not sneezin' anymore.

[Barking]

- There he goes.
- Yeah, there he goes.

[Panting]

Looks like we lost him.

[Frog barking]

Not yet.

[Whimpering]

[Frog barking]

[Sniffing]

Fish. Fish. I hate fish.

Frog! Come here. Come here.

What you doing here?

Over there.

[Barking]

[Frog growling]

[Frog barking]

[Frog whimpering]

[Frog barking]

Stay back!

You stay back!

Be cool, lady, be cool.

Sophia! It's ok. It's ok.

- MacGyver!
- He's a friend. He's a friend.

But what happened? You were...

You were supposed to
pick me up alone in the diner.

How did they know I was there?

They? Who's they?

I think she means us.

Don't even think about it, bro.

On the floor, now.

Lose the knife.

You're a hard woman
to find, miss Ross.

(Deegan) Or should
I call you dolphin?

[Snarling]

- [Frog barking]
- Get off me,

[growling]

No!

- [Gun fires]
- Ahhh!

[Frog barking]

Now, I believe you
have something of mine.

(Deegan) A little
map of expo park.

[Sniffing]

For the last time, where is it?

I don't know.

You're afraid I'll kill you if
you tell me. You're wrong.

All we want is the map.

I don't believe you.

Then you leave me no choice.

Shoot 'em.

No! No, wait!

If I take you to it,

do you promise me
you won't hurt them?

I promise.

Your word of honor?

You can come back and release
them yourself once I have the map.

[Sighing] All right.

Good. Take her to the car.

Poor girl. Doesn't stand
a chance in this country.

[Machine humming]

[Yelling]

MacGyver!

What?

You see what's ahead of us?

[Grunting]

Oh, man!

[Whirring]

Colton, try and work
it over your head.

[Grunting] I can't. It's too
tight. Ow, my shoulder.

[Colton grunting] Ow.
Now let me try my leg.

[Whimpering]

(MacGyver) Frog!

Where?

- Good boy!
- Come on, MacGyver.

There's no time for this.

Come here, boy.
Come on. Come on.

Look, I know
this is a long shot,

but there's a hose-jet
on the floor over here.

If I can get him
to bring it to me,

maybe I can spray the fuse box.

- Short circuit.
- Yeah.

Hurry up!

All right, frog! Frog, good boy!

All right, we're gonna play
a little game of fetch now.

I want you to bring me the
hose that's on the floor there.

(MacGyver) That's it! That's it!

Yeah! Bring it to uncle Mac.

No, frog, the hose.

(MacGyver) Frog!

He's not gonna do it.

Dang!

- Wait!
- What?

(Colton) Over here.
He's over here now.

There's a knife over there.

If I can just get
him to bring it here...

We could cut the
ropes. Great idea! Hurry!

Frog, listen to uncle frank.

Nice doggie.

Bring me that friggin' knife.

Bring it over here.
Come on now. Come on.

Get the knife, you dang dog.

He's not gonna do it.

Ah, it's a lousy way to die!

No, there's another way.

(MacGyver) There's gotta be.

So long, slick.

It's been real.

[Colton sobbing]

Yes! Yes!

[Colton exclaiming]

(MacGyver) Oh, yes.

[Colton grunting]

[Both grunting]

Oh, no! Fish!

I hate fish!

Way to go, frog!

What are you doin'?

Sheephead.

Teeth are as sharp as a razor.

[Grunting]

[Grunting]

Expo park. Let's move it.

You sure? You all right?

Hey, we got to
save the girl, right?

(Deegan) Finally. The
last piece to my map.

The carousel.

Our map, Deegan. Not yours.

Hey, hey!

But my friends.

You gave your word.

Lady, you've got a lot to learn
about the English language.

There's too many people around.

We'll handle her at the park.

(Colton) Come
on, get in here, frog.

We're late.

Nope. Early.

Come on.

Look.

Incredible!

It's been out in the
open all this time.

Hidden in plain sight.

Go get it.

Stay, frog.

Good dog.

Oh, yeah!

Throw it over, march.

I said throw it over.

[Engine humming]

[Groaning]

[Gun firing]

Deegan!

[Gun fires]

[Grunting]

[Alarm ringing]

[Whirring]

[Exclaiming]

End of the road, Jack.

All right.

[Sighing]

All right, thanks.

Thanks for the quick
report. I owe you one.

Good news, MacGyver.

March talked his head off.

He linked Deegan
right to the murder.

And the black corsage is back
in the hands of its rightful owners.

Well, frank,

I guess that makes
you a wealthy man.

Probably got enough now to
join your brother Jesse in Hawaii.

Ah, no way, slick.

(Colton) Desert's more my speed.

No fish. You know what I mean?

(MacGyver) Frog!

Uh,

listen, uh, Sophia,

i... I'm really sorry, but, uh,

in order not to compromise
your new identity, uh...

Look, i... i don't know
how to say it. Uh...

It's ok. I know.

Frog has to stay behind.

I've been through
this before, remember?

Goodbye, my little frog-face.

And don't worry.

They'll take good care of you.

And I'll always have you
right here, in my heart.

Thank you.

Goodbye.

Bye, baby.

[clearing throat] Uh,

well, MacGyver, uh,

I mean, the pooch.

What's gonna happen to it now?

Well, I don't know, Pete.

- (MacGyver) The pound, I guess.
- Huh?

Well, I don't want him.

Do you?

Me? No!

No, no, no, it's too ugly.

Besides, it's always
scratching and drooling.

Drools a lot.

You guys tryin' to con a con?

Hey, frog, what do you say, boy?

(Colton) You wanna come
home with uncle frank?

I don't think he
understands you, uncle frank.

Try to be yourself.

All right.

All right, you lousy,
no-good excuse for a dog.

Get your ugly mug in the car.

- [Barking]
- Yeah!