MacGyver (1985–1992): Season 5, Episode 7 - Children of Light - full transcript

Careful. You've got less than a
minute. It's set to go off at 12:00.

Give me a screwdriver.

Quick, come on.

You got it?

I don't know.

Oh.

MacGyver,
that's great. Thanks.

Oh, I don't have to worry
about sleeping in anymore.

Hi.

Hello, MacGyver.

It's me, su ling.



Su... su ling?

Are you kidding me? Uh, come in.

You didn't get the
letter that I sent to you?

That I arrive today?

Uh, no, actually this
is kind of a surprise.

Pete!

You remember that foster
child program I told you about?

For Asian orphans, sure. Yeah.

Well, Mr. Thornton, we
finally get to meet her.

This is su ling.

Su ling.

You know, I've
gotten regular reports about you

Ever since MacGyver
first decided to sponsor you.

It's a pleasure to
finally meet you.



Thank you.

It's a pleasure
to meet you, too.

I, uh, I can't believe
this. Look at you.

What were you, 14 the
last time I heard from you?

I am 22 now.

- Whoa!

Perhaps I am interrupting?

No, no, nothin'.

I'm sorry I did not
write in all these years,

but after I was reunited with
my grandmother in China,

she was afraid
that the government

would accuse me of being a spy,

for writing to america.

I think she gave
you good advice.

I recently graduated from
the university in Shanghai.

That is why I'm here.

To attend graduate
school at your university.

I register tomorrow morning.

Well, congratulations.

Have you got a place to stay?

Well,

no.

There is a mix-up with my
dormitory at the university.

The room is not ready.

Well, say no more.

This is obviously a kitchen, that's the
living room, upstairs is the bedroom.

I'll just stay on the couch
until the dorm is ready.

You are even nicer than I dream.

You hungry?

- Great.
- Well, listen, you two have a lot of catching up to do.

I'm going
to say good night.

Uh, su ling, listen, I have a
very good friend at the university

who can take care of your
dormitory problems overnight.

Oh, no, please,
don't take the trouble.

It's no trouble at
all. Believe me.

Besides, it's, uh, it's a
good opportunity to call her.

I, uh, haven't talked
to her in a long time.

Uh, I will talk to you tomorrow.

Thanks for fixing the clock,
MacGyver. Good night.

- Good night, Pete.
- Good night.

Oh.

I have something for you.

It's a back scratcher.

A Chinese specialty.

Good for that camping trip you
wrote me about when I was 13.

When you were testing
some kind of night goggles

and you couldn't tell
the difference between

a blueberry bush and poison Ivy.

Oh.

You would remember
that, wouldn't you?

It's nice to finally
meet you in person.

Uh, you've changed.

I've grown up.

Thank you, MacGyver.

For everything.

She arrived
from Hong Kong

And made no
contact at the airport.

She got into a taxi, and
we followed discreetly.

Did she make contact
with any of the students?

No.

She visited an American by the
name of MacGyver at his houseboat.

She is still there.

Is he connected with
the student movement?

We have never heard of him.

Yang is watching the houseboat.

When the underground fax
machine network was first uncovered,

we successfully isolated
the Beijing students

from the rest of the world.

This intelligence report says
a new fax machine network

is being set up in
the United States,

and she is carrying the numbers.

Do you want us to bring
her in now, comrade?

No, zhao.

We will watch her.

She will lead us directly
to her collaborators.

Then we can destroy
the network at both ends.

Are they still inside, Yang?

They're coming out now.

She's not carrying anything.

- Follow them.
- Yes, sir.

Yeah, this will be nice, havin'
you livin' in the same city, su ling.

It is very different
but beautiful here.

Thank you for the
ride, MacGyver.

No problem.

No problem.

I'll catch you later.

Catch you later, no problem.

It is lovely here
this time of year.

I beg your pardon.
What did you say?

I'm sorry.

I thought you were someone else.

No, I'm sorry, uh...

What did you say?

It is lovely here
this time of year.

Yes, uh, it is unusually warm.

The flowers could use the rain.

Yes, and it will
grow and blossom.

Hi, I'm wing Lee.

Yes.

Why are you looking
at me so strangely?

Oh, I'm sorry. I... i
wasn't expecting a...

You're very pretty.

I did not come to make a date.

Oh, I know.

Have you brought the list?

No, not yet.

I wanted to make certain
that we could meet safely.

We will meet again tomorrow.

I was told you brought, uh,
something in addition to the list.

Yes.

You will see it tomorrow.

Meet me here at the same time.

It is good to meet
you, wing Lee.

MacGyver?

It's me, Pete.

Got some interesting
news for you.

MacGyver!

Su ling.

MacGyver?

Here, Pete, try that on.

Oh, thanks.

Oh, that feels good.

Did you happen to get a
look at whoever did this?

No, I'm afraid not.

It was pretty much hello,
good-bye, and lights out.

All I can tell you is,
they were both Chinese

And in a big hurry to leave.

Well, nothing's
missing. I don't get it.

Yeah, well, I think I can
explain in just 2 words.

Su ling.

What about her?

Well, that's what I
came back to tell you.

I did call my friend at the
university to see if she could help out

With su ling's
dormitory problems.

Well, she came back
this morning with the word

That no su ling has been
admitted to the grad school.

They've never heard of her.

Well, yeah,

but, Pete, isn't that just
kind of a bureaucratic way

of saying they lost some paper?

I mean, you don't get into grad
school with just a phone call,

and you certainly don't get into
this country without the proper visa.

Exactly.

And that's why I called
the immigration department.

Now she did enter
the country yesterday

But with a visitor's
visa not a student visa.

And it was issued
out of Hong Kong,

not mainland China.

I don't get it.

Why would she lie?

Ah, good question.

Long
live freedom in China!

Long live democracy!

It has been months
now, and still they come.

Found the list of fax numbers?

No.

We were interrupted
in our search.

This man, MacGyver, has
connections with the Phoenix foundation,

has a history of aiding
humanitarian causes.

What if she passed
the information to him?

I do not think so.

Yang followed her to the
university where she made contact

with a student named wing Lee.

He came over to
study 3 years ago from Beijing.

He has no connections
to the old fax network?

No.

Then we may have found a key
member to the new underground.

I want to know more about
this student from Beijing,

This wing Lee.

Right away, comrade peng chow.

The question is, why?

Why would she go
through all that deception?

I don't know, Pete,

but I'm sure gonna ask
her when she gets back.

Oh, the university
is so beautiful.

I think I'm really going
to enjoy my studies here.

Is something wrong?

You have any idea why
a couple of Chinese guys

would come in here
and tear my place up?

Any particular reason
why you lied to us

about where you came
from and how you got here?

I did not lie. I only...

My English is not the best.

Perhaps you misunderstood me.

Uh, no.

You were lyin' then,
and you're stalling now.

Su ling, we know.

You're not registered
at the university.

They've never heard of you.

We also know that
you entered the country

on a visitor's visa
out of Hong Kong,

Not China like you told us.

I'm so sorry.

Please,

you have every
right to be angry,

but this is a very
difficult time for me.

I am not your foster
child, MacGyver.

I am not su ling.

My name is Mei jan.

Su ling was my roommate
at Beijing teachers college.

That's how I know all about you,

how wonderful you are,

how you inspired her as a young
girl with your encouragement.

Your belief that
nothing is more precious

than freedom of mind and spirit.

We're listening.

The students,

my comrades at tiananmen square,

Sent me to america.

I needed a safe place
to begin my mission,

And su ling had
told me about you.

Tiananmen square?

You're part of the
student movement?

Why didn't su ling tell
me you were comin'?

Su ling is dead.

What?

Killed by a government
soldier during the protests.

That is why I'm using her visa.

Perhaps you read about
the 21 student leaders

My government has
branded as criminals?

Yeah, we sure have.

You?

Yes.

If I did not escape, I
could be dead as well.

Freedom meant
everything to su ling,

And when the soldiers
came, we made a pact.

Whoever survived would make sure

That the world knew the truth.

It is what su ling lived for.

I have something to show you,

If it has not been stolen.

Thank goodness.

My government
will stop at nothing

to keep our story from
the eyes of the world.

And I will stop at nothing

to make sure the
world sees the truth.

It was June 3rd.

Su ling was going to give

a speech at the huge
pro-democracy rally that evening,

so I borrowed a
friend's video camera.

Along the way, we joined
in the giant celebration

of our new inspiration,

the goddess of democracy.

You can see the mood
that day was festive.

There were rumors that
the army would attack,

But we were not worried.

The night before,

10,000 of us had
turned them back

With gifts of food and flowers.

But we were wrong.

Late in the day, the 38th
army arrived with tanks.

When night fell,

the mood suddenly shifted,
and the trouble began.

Suddenly, somebody yelled
that the army was coming.

I looked, and there
were the tanks.

The first thing they destroyed

was the goddess of democracy.

Shots were fired.

Everybody began
running from the square.

First, an unarmed student
was shot in the arm,

And then those that started
to help him were also shot.

Everybody began running,

looking for escape from
the soldiers and the tanks.

Buses were set on fire,

and all of a sudden,

There were more shots
directly ahead of us.

And su ling shouted to
keep the camera running.

And then suddenly
we met Jiang and li,

2 girls from my dormitory.

I ran past the bus

looking for a way
back to the university.

They were right behind me
when I heard su ling shout.

I swung the camera around.

Then I heard su ling say,

"Please, we come in peace."

But the soldier
would not listen.

He shot them.

He shot them.

What's
goin' on? What is this?

What do you want?

We are friends of your family.

You're no friends of mine.

You don't intimidate me.

Your mother sends
her best wishes from Beijing.

She is in fine health.

She will remain so

only if you cooperate.

Using su ling's identity,
I was able to reach Macao.

From there I slipped
into Hong Kong

and was given a
plane ticket here.

If it is any comfort,

you were su ling's inspiration.

So, uh, what happens
to this tape now?

I deliver it to my contact here.

After tiananmen square,
the government destroyed

our underground
fax machine network.

They stopped our only
means of communicating

with each other and
the outside world.

Sure.

Cut off the flow of information,

the movement will die.

Yes. Exactly.

That's why I brought
these phone numbers,

to establish a new
fax machine network.

There are 50
numbers on this scroll.

That's a pretty clever way

to transmit Chinese characters.

I've memorized the numbers.

But now, my government
must know that I'm here,

Or they would not have
attacked you and searched here.

Yeah, but they don't
know what you've got.

Well, they must suspect
I have the fax numbers,

but the tape, no.

If they suspected that, I would have
been killed the moment I landed here.

They would not have risked me
exposing the truth with this tape.

People must see this tape.

They will, Mei jan.

They will.

I thought you were coming alone.

This is Mr. MacGyver.
He is with us.

MacGyver, this is wing Lee.

Hi, how you doin'?

Everything ok?

If I seem nervous,

it is because I don't
like taking chances,

and by bringing you here,

We're taking an unnecessary one.

Now our activities may not seem
dangerous to you, Mr. MacGyver,

But they are.

And if I've offended
you by not trusting you,

I apologize.

Oh, believe me,
I'm not offended.

It shows you're being
careful. That's good.

We, uh, know Mei
jan's been watched.

Yes.

Somebody broke into MacGyver's
house and attacked a friend of his.

Did they find the package?

No. It is safe.

But that doesn't mean
they've stopped lookin'.

Well, I found a safe
place for Mei jan to hide.

She will be all right there.

Good.

You are everything su
ling talked about, MacGyver.

Thank you for being my friend.

I'm safe now.

Ok.

Follow me.

You must first
distribute the tape

to the international
news service.

I've already made
the initial contact.

The local station here will
link up with the satellite service.

Good.

Then the whole world will see

what our government
has tried to Bury.

You also have the
list of fax numbers?

Yes.

But we will not give the whole
list of fax numbers to anyone.

Only one number to one person.

That way, we can reduce our
chances of being discovered.

Mei jan,

I'm sorry.

I'm a coward.

What is it?

You've done everything
expected of you.

I admire you, wing
Lee. You are brave.

Forgive me.

Your mother would be
very proud of you, wing Lee.

MacGyver, take
a look. Who's that?

Oh, that's wing Lee.

It's the boy I was
tellin' you about.

Hey, wing Lee, what
are you doin' here?

Where's Mei jan?

Mr. MacGyver, they
threatened to kill my mother,

And... and I've
betrayed Mei jan.

I... i don't know what to do.

My mother should not have
to pay for what I have done.

All right, settle
down, wait a minute.

What... what happened?

They took Mei jan, and they talked
about taking her to the consulate.

Well, sure, that makes sense.

They've got diplomatic immunity.

They use protected personnel

To pull off this kind of thing.

I'm going to call Washington,

see if I can get a few
people to put a little heat

On the Chinese consulate here.

No, Pete. If they contact
the Chinese consulate,

they'll know wing Lee talked,

and they'll still go
after his mother.

Yes, that is true.

Yeah, but then we have to make a
choice between protecting Mei jan

or your mother.

Or maybe not.

Mei jan said she
memorized the fax numbers.

Well, how does that help us?

Well, if we can fix it so
they can't touch his mother,

it's a whole new ball game.

Come on.

- Where's your mother live?
- Beijing.

I get it.

We fax a message to
the students underground.

Yes, the students will hide her.

Yeah, but what if Mei jan has
already told 'em about these numbers?

- Do you think she would do that?
- No. Never.

Neither do I.

Let's do it.

People
of China, free the people!

Do you believe us now?

Your superiors ordered the
murder of innocent students.

The students were armed
and provoked the army.

It was the wish of the
people that they be disciplined.

You're a liar!

What?

The list of fax numbers,
we know you carry it.

I don't know what
you're talking about.

Where is it?

Destroy the tape.

Take her downstairs.

You will remember the numbers.

Come on.

Freedom! Freedom!

Really, Mr. MacGyver.

You think you are
playing with children?

Missed one of
your cameras, did I?

What I do not
understand, Mr. MacGyver,

is why you bother.

I'm sure you don't.

You have an opportunity.

Persuade the girl to give
us the list of fax machines,

and you can go.

You know, I'm real
sorry about this,

But I couldn't convince
her even if I wanted to.

As trade liaison,

I enjoy diplomatic
immunity here.

So if you have any
hopes of rescue,

Let me assure you it
will be too little too late.

Put him with the girl.

Mr. MacGyver.

Thank you.

Thanks.

MacGyver.

You have until this
evening to give us the fax numbers.

It is so much easier to dispose
of unwanted elements at night.

I've failed, MacGyver.

I have failed my
fellow students.

I've failed su ling.

I was so eager to get the
tape out for the world to see.

I made a stupid mistake.

My friends trusted me,
and I let them down.

Uh, it wasn't
your fault, Mei jan.

It was.

Now they have erased
the tape and the truth with it.

Well, not exactly.

See, after you went to bed
last night, I made a copy.

Pete's looking
after distribution.

Oh, thank you.

Now, what do you
say we get out of here?

It's no use, MacGyver.

I've looked everywhere.
There's no way out.

Give me a hand with this bench.

Slide it over this way.

And
despite China's assertions

that such reports
were pure fabrication,

these shocking scenes,
smuggled out of China

and released to news
services worldwide,

Show a Chinese soldier
shooting 3 young women.

These events were recorded by a
student with a home video camera.

How can that be?
How can that be?

Mei jan must have made copies.

Do you realize what this means?

Beijing will recall us when they
discover the source was Mei jan.

We...

We will be disgraced

and executed.

Perhaps not.

Besides ourselves, only
this MacGyver or wing Lee

know that we ever met Mei jan,

or that we have this tape.

Wing Lee is in
no position to talk.

We have his mother
to use against him.

You're right.

Gather all your files.

Everything that
connects us to them.

Yang!

The students have hidden
my mother. She is safe for now.

Come on. I've got an idea.

Hold this pipe right here.

It's not gonna reach.

Hang on to that wood.

Look.

This is the last of them.

Take care of MacGyver
and Mei jan now!

Where did they go?

Keep goin'.

How are we going
to get off this roof?

Tear out this cable. I
need about 200 feet of it.

Get the fire axe!

We must remember those people
who died in tiananmen square...

Thank you.

Thank you.

Please, listen to me.

I must talk to you about
a student from China.

One of our comrades escaped
the nightmare of tiananmen square.

She risked her life
to bring us the truth.

Her name is Mei jan,

and now she is
a prisoner in there

inside the consulate!

Free Mei jan!

Free China!

Free Mei jan!

Free China!

Free Mei jan!

Free China!

Free Mei jan!

Free China!

Free Mei jan!

Free China!

Free Mei jan!

Free China!

Free Mei jan!

Free China!

Free Mei jan!

Free China!

Free Mei jan!

Free China!

Tie it to your bumper
and take up the slack!

What are you doing?

You're gonna have
to trust me on this.

Take it up.

More. A little more.

A little more. Easy!

That's good.

Come ahead!

Free
China! Free Mei jan!

Free China! Free Mei jan!

Free
China! Free Mei jan!

There she is!

This might sound ridiculous,

But hang on!

You all right?

Nice goin'.

Thanks.

You kids
have fought a great fight.

You can stop looking
over your shoulder now.

The newspaper said the consulate
staff had been recalled to China.

I don't think you or
Mei jan have to worry

About their replacements either.

The Chinese government has
had enough bad press for a while.

Here it is.

She's safely across the border.

The report says
she's in Hong Kong.

My mother is safe. She is safe.

That is wonderful news.

Thank you. Both of you.

Hey, no problem.

Yes,
MacGyver. No problem.