MacGyver (1985–1992): Season 5, Episode 8 - Black Rhino - full transcript
Pete tells Mac that Billy Colton, the brother of the Coltons, the bounty hunters, is in Africa. Mac goes there to help him. Mac learns that he is trying to nab some poachers who are slaughtering, the endangered Black Rhino, for the reward. Mac meets with a woman who is also trying to stop them also. Together they try to help Billy and stop the poaching.
I'm telling you,
Billy Colton has compromised
our files, and I don't like it.
Yes, and as soon as you're
finished, I want a full report
On how security was
breached in the first place.
And check the files, see
if anything else is missing.
Hi, Pete.
Ah, MacGyver.
What's this I hear about Billy?
I thought he was working out ok.
Well, he was. Listen, he's
been a model employee.
Ever since you first talked me
into giving him a job in the mailroom.
In fact, right up until this.
This is a confidential case file
associated with the Phoenix
foundation endangered species program.
Now, 2 years ago, we
established a reward,
and we hired Billy's
brothers, frank and Jesse,
to find this man.
- Ladysmith?
- Yeah.
He's the godfather
of the poaching trade.
And he's still at large.
And he personally is responsible
for pushing several
African species
right to the brink
of extinction.
So the guy's a slimeball.
What's that got
to do with Billy?
Well, Billy hasn't been back
here to work since last Monday,
so naturally we got concerned.
In his locker, we
found this. Come here.
And these.
Look at this.
"Rhino horn stockpile
stolen from nabo ranch"?
Yeah. Nabo ranch
is an animal preserve
that we've been
working with in kambezi.
It's run by a woman
named Kate hubley.
Here, look at this.
Billy circled
nabo on the map.
So, you think Billy
made some connection
between this ladysmith
and the stolen horns?
No, i-i-I'm suggesting
more than that.
I think he skipped out on
a good steady job again
for a crack at a $50,000 reward,
and a chance to
make the big score
that his brothers couldn't.
Oh, I should
have seen it coming.
Yeah, well, that's not all.
Your friend Billy
booked a flight to
kambezi 2 days ago,
and he used our travel agency,
and he charged it to
the Phoenix foundation.
Listen, you told me about Billy.
I mean, how he's
jealous of his brothers,
and how he really wants to
be a bounty hunter himself.
Well, I think he's trying
to prove something here
that he's not ready to prove.
Guess we should call
frank and Jesse, huh?
No, no, that won't work.
I've already tried them.
They are not to be found.
That's why I called you.
- I hope you're not...
- MacGyver, I have already sent a telegram
To Ms. Hubley telling her
that you are on the way.
But, Africa?
Pete, I can't just go to Africa.
MacGyver, why not?
Listen, this kid is
chasing a ruthless killer.
He is in way, way over his head.
Besides,
aside from his brothers,
You are the closest thing
that he's got to family.
I mean, how can you not go?
♪♪
We've been waging
war with the poachers for years.
And we've all
been affected by it.
And now Sam is gone.
Sam was a good friend
and a brave ranger.
He believed that the
stockpile he was guarding
represented hope.
the hope that by
burning those horns,
we might finally get our message
across to world governments to
enforce the import ban on rhino horns,
and stop the slaughter
of our black rhinos
before they become extinct.
And the slaughter of the
people trying to protect them.
Sam gave his
life for that dream.
If we lose the rhinos,
will the elephants be next?
This is a war we
simply must win.
We won't let you down, Sam.
We'll get those horns back.
Whatever it takes.
Excuse me?
Kate hubley?
Yes?
Hi, my name's MacGyver.
Um, Pete Thornton sent you
a telegram from the states.
Oh, yes. I've been
expecting you.
Would you excuse me? I need
to see the family for a moment.
Come.
Remarkable woman.
I am general mabuto,
Kambezi defense force.
MacGyver.
It is not every white heiress
that would come
to a black country
And create a sanctuary like nabo
ranch for endangered animals.
Well, from what I know
about the poaching problem,
Africa and what's left of the rhino
population are pretty lucky to have her.
Yes.
But even with my soldiers
reinforcing Kate's rangers,
There isn't enough
manpower to stop the poachers.
Are you here to help Kate with
the problem, Mr. MacGyver?
Uh, well I'd like to, but I'm
here on a more private matter.
Very good.
Enjoy your visit.
But, uh, be careful, sir.
Africa is like a sleeping lion.
Very beautiful...
When left alone.
Sorry.
Uh, Pete mentioned
something in his telegram
About a missing
Phoenix employee?
Yeah. Evidently he made a
connection to your stolen rhino horns.
We think he's tracking a
poaching trader, name of ladysmith.
You heard of him?
That name is
synonymous with poaching.
What's your friend's name again?
Billy Colton.
Doesn't look familiar.
We're ready to go.
The horns and the
boxes, just as I promised.
As you can see, ladysmith,
your refinery proved
quite effective.
The perfect way to
smuggle this product.
Excellent.
Drugs?
Good. Now where is the money?
Oh, don't worry. You get your
money as soon as the product
is safely across the
border in South Africa.
That was not our deal.
Our agreement was
payment in full, in advance.
The deal's changed.
I have risked everything
to acquire the product!
I need that money!
Don't ever touch me again!
No black man touches
me, you understand?
Now listen carefully.
Chan is the biggest
in the business.
He's the only person I know
who can handle a load this big.
I want my money.
I'm meeting him
in the safari room
of the gold city hotel at 5:00.
As soon
as I see the money,
We'll join you at the
rendezvous point.
Now you get paid,
and everybody goes home happy.
Now, that's the way
it is now, mabuto.
Be there.
I will be there.
But if you do not have
my money this time,
I will cut you
Into small pieces.
Then you will not have to worry
About a black man
touching you again.
You're looking at 50
million years of survival.
Now they're almost gone?
Because of the very thing nature
gave them to protect themselves.
I checked with all my rangers.
Nobody's seen your friend.
Well, that doesn't make sense.
Yeah, I'm on my way.
We've got more poachers
loose. You'd better stay here.
I'll come along.
I can handle it.
Didn't say you couldn't.
Just offering help.
All right then, come on.
Djano!
We found the poacher just
beyond the trees, miss Kate.
Take him to the ranch.
Oh, my god.
He used a chainsaw so
he could get away faster.
A chainsaw, for god's sake!
It never stops, MacGyver.
Damn it, it never stops!
he speaks a mountain
dialect, miss Kate,
but I have been
able to determine
That he was involved
somehow in the stockpile theft.
Who does he work for?
I can't determine that.
But he jabbered something
about a "sugar house."
Sugar house?
Well, thanks.
That's the third
rhino this month.
Kate, I gotta tell you.
That is the sickest, cruelest,
most inhumane thing
I've ever seen in my life.
And for what?
A few hundred dollars?
That's a year's wage
for most africans.
I want to
hate the poachers, but I can't.
It's the traders, the ones
who control the market
who have to be stopped.
They get over $15,000
a kilo for those horns.
That... that's more
than the price of gold.
And more than enough
to make it dangerous
For anyone who
gets in their way, huh?
Like your friend?
Yeah, especially him.
You know, I don't get it.
Billy cut out an article
about the theft at the ranch,
And circled nabo on the map.
But nobody around
here's seen him.
This whole district
is called nabo.
Well, maybe he made
some other connection.
Wait, wait!
The poacher said "sugar house."
Maybe he was talking
about the nabo sugar refinery.
It's about 20
miles north of here.
Could be a base of operations.
All right, I'll check it out.
Uh...
I can find it.
I didn't say you couldn't.
Just offering my help.
There were over 2,000
horns in that stockpile.
They came from all over Africa.
Some confiscated,
others removed from rhinos
as part of the
De-horning program
to save them from poachers.
Well, the article said you
were planning on burning 'em.
Yes. As a symbol.
In front of the world press.
I figured if we destroyed
millions of dollars worth of
horns instead of selling them,
maybe we'd convince the world
leaders how urgent the problem is
And finally get them to enforce
the import ban on rhino horns.
Well, won't burning those
horns increase the demand?
There are less than 3,500
black rhinos left on the planet.
After the supply is gone,
the demand is irrelevant.
He doesn't speak Swahili.
He must be a mountain tribesman.
Gold fillings.
No calluses on his hands.
This man is no tribesman.
Who are you?
He's a thief. Shoot him.
No, no, wait!
He speaks English!
He must be a spy.
No! I mean...
Well, actually, yes, I am a spy.
Actually, I work for ladysmith.
What?
Hey, let's face it, the dude
don't trust you, you understand?
Uh, nothing heavy.
He just sent me to, uh,
keep an eye on things.
You know, make sure
everything goes down copacetic,
you know what I'm saying?
It sounds as if you're a
valued employee of ladysmith's.
Oh, you
got that straight.
Good.
I have been wanting to
send ladysmith a message
That best expresses
my feelings towards him.
Hang him.
Hang?
That's a joke, right? Well, no!
Well, I lied, I'm not a...
Wait, wait, wait!
That's it. Nabo sugar.
W-What are you doing?
I thought we'd go
in around the back
in case there is a
connection to that poacher.
The horns, MacGyver.
The boat's leaving!
That's Billy!
Oh, my god, they're
gonna hang him!
All right. You get to the Jeep.
On my signal,
drive straight at 'em.
- Got it.
- Go.
Billy!
MacGyver!
Run, Billy, run!
MacGyver, am I glad to see you!
What are you doing here?
No, Billy, I'll ask
the questions.
What are you doing here?
Come on, Billy.
Let's see if we
can sort this out.
I appreciate everything you and miss
hubley have done for me, MacGyver.
I owe you my life.
And you owe Pete Thornton and
your brothers a huge explanation.
I was just trying
to prove to them
that I can be just
as good as they are.
Billy,
Frank and Jesse are experienced
professional bounty hunters.
Do you know what that means?
That means you take things one
step at a time, you think 'em through,
and you ask for help when
it's obvious you need it!
Ok! All right! I'm a loser.
That's not what I said.
Yeah, but you think it.
- Just like Jesse and frank.
- Billy,
We all love you.
It's just that you
never listen to anybody!
Why don't you both
come up to the house?
We'll get something
cool to drink.
Answer
me one thing here.
How did you ever connect
ladysmith with that sugar refinery, huh?
I wrote every
records office in Africa
asking for anything with
ladysmith's name on it.
This one escrow officer
gave me the one big score
Jesse and frank never found.
Nabo sugar.
Right.
Yeah, now, Billy, you see, that is a
very smart piece of detective work.
Yeah, I thought so, too.
I guess that's why I figured I
could bag ladysmith all by my lonely.
Yeah, but I don't get it. You saw
him arrive, you saw him leave.
Why did you bother to
stick around after that?
'Cause when I saw
what was going down,
I figured I could bag the
whole operation by myself.
Ladysmith, his
supplier, the works.
This supplier. Who's he?
I don't know, some black guy.
Him and a few other
zulus took off in a boat
with the horns and the dope.
Dope?
Yeah, dope.
That's why this bust is so huge.
It's more than just
rhino horns, MacGyver.
It's like a whole
drug operation,
some kind of African
crack or something.
They're running it in
these little sugar packets.
MacGyver, what is it?
Uh, I don't know.
What are you doin'?
I'm making a filter.
Sugar dissolves in water.
That ain't like no
dope I've ever seen.
Keratin.
Keratin?
That's the stuff your
fingernails are made out of.
Also rhino horn.
That means they're dealing
to 2 different markets.
The granulated
horn is sold in Asia.
The whole horn ends
up in north Yemen.
Yeah, I heard the, uh,
Chinese use it in medicines.
But what would they do with
the whole horns in Yemen?
They make dagger handles
out of it as a symbol of virility.
Nice, huh?
They are servicing the 2
biggest markets in the world.
If we could just stop that
boat and get those horns.
Billy, any idea where
that boat is going?
No. But ladysmith said he was gonna meet
the buyer at some place called the, uh,
gold city hotel at 5:00 today.
Oh, that's an exclusive resort
downriver, in South Africa.
How long would it
take to get there?
Maybe an hour.
You're thinking of
following the buyer?
No. I was thinking
of taking his place.
MacGyver, you're starting
to sound like I've been acting.
The, uh, buyer's name is chan.
As in Chinese.
And ladysmith knows the dude.
How do you figure
on taking his place?
I don't know, Billy.
But I do know I need your help.
Chan is registered in room 580.
All right, you said the meeting's
at 5:00. That gives you 10 minutes.
After all I
put you 2 through,
Are you sure you want
to trust me to pull this off?
I trust you, Billy.
We'll be up there.
You 2 sure know
how to turn on the heat.
MacGyver...
4:55.
What do you want?
Uh, room service.
I didn't order any room service.
You didn't?
Uh, let me check the order.
Can you hold this for a minute?
I did it!
5:05.
Looks like Billy did his part.
Ladysmith.
Name's MacGyver. Chan sent me.
Where is chan? I
only deal with chan.
Well, not this time.
See, chan likes to layer
himself in deals this big.
So, are we gonna dance around a little
here or are we gonna do some business?
Where's the money?
Don't worry about the money.
I see the horns first.
No, no.
You don't see the horns
until I see the money.
That's the way it is.
That's not the way
chan does business.
Then chan has a problem.
Look, either I see
those horns first,
or the deal's off.
You're bluffing the
wrong man, Mr. MacGyver.
Uh-uh,
I don't need to bluff.
I give you 10 seconds
to change your mind
or chan goes home empty-handed.
Look, pal...
We both know there aren't
any other buyers big enough
To take those
horns off your hands.
5 seconds.
It's been a pleasure
meeting you.
What?
Wait!
Who are you?
I'm with MacGyver.
I work for chan also.
So?
So you 2 are a bit bull-headed
and I am not about to
incur our boss's displeasure
by watching this
deal fall apart.
What, you'd rather
get our throats cut
for losing his
money to this guy?
We have a method, Mr. Ladysmith.
You show MacGyver the horns.
He calls me and I arrive
within 5 minutes with the money.
Now how can you argue with that?
All right. Done. With one hitch.
You come with me to look at the
horns and he will bring the money.
Uh-uh, no way.
Done. Where do we go?
Take highway 5
to the Victoria dam.
We'll meet on the
powerhouse bridge.
After she's seen the horns,
I give you 5 minutes to show
with the money. If you don't...
The natives will have
a new toy to play with.
I'll get the car.
What are you doing? I
had him totally bluffed.
- He wasn't going anywhere.
- He was going out the door.
MacGyver, I want those
horns back. It's important.
I know it's important, but
you have to understand...
When am I gonna
get through to you?
I can handle myself.
This is Africa, remember?
The car's ready. Come on.
You take the old
highway to the dam.
- You can find it on the map. You'll get there ahead of us.
- Yeah?
Then what?
Then...
Think of something.
You're awfully good
at that, I've noticed.
Mission accomplished.
What's next?
I'll think of something.
Looks like we beat
ladysmith here.
What's he doing here?
That's ladysmith's supplier.
Why, what's wrong?
That guy is head of the
kambezi defense force.
His name's mabuto.
He knows Kate.
And if he sees her...
She's dead.
So what you're saying is... is we have to
get down there before Kate and ladysmith do.
Yeah, basically.
But how?
I mean, without
them spotting us?
Shingle bolt flume.
Shingle what?
Don't tell me you're really
gonna slide down that thing!
We are.
MacGyver.
Hold tight.
Wait here.
You are late.
It was chan's fault, not mine.
Where is the money?
Chan's people want
to see the horns first.
That's not our agreement.
Whoa.
All right, you stay
here. I'll get her out.
I warned you, eh?
Look, chan has a system.
As soon as this
woman sees the horns,
she will signal her partner
and then he'll bring the money.
Woman? What woman?
In the car.
Ok, lady. Come on out,
take a look at the horns.
- All right, Kate, let's go.
- MacGyver, they're coming.
Follow my lead.
Come on, lady,
get out of the car.
Miss hubley?
You know her?
What kind of game is this?
What are you talking about?
She's one of chan's people.
That woman is a game
conservationist, you fool!
She runs nabo ranch!
We stole the horns from there.
Die!
Kate!
Ugh!
Don't move.
That goes for you, too, slick!
Billy, cover them!
Hang on!
Oh, Billy, thank you.
MacGyver...
Tell 'em.
Well, we got 'em all, MacGyver.
Ladysmith, mabuto, chan...
Billy, what are you gonna
do with the reward money?
Oh, I don't know.
Probably finance the next one.
The next one?
Yeah, I didn't tell you?
Right before I left, I found
out there was one other case
Jesse and frank never cracked.
- Billy...
- A guy named romanov.
He jumped bail about 6 years ago
with a bunch of those faberge eggs.
I got a, you know, tip that he
was in Russia and I thought...
Billy...
Yeah, it's a crazy idea.
Protecting the rhinos is a
better use for that reward money.
Good man.
Today is a day of hope.
- The hope that the people of the world
Will recognize the plight of the
black rhino before it's too late.
As we burn these horns,
we appeal to the
leaders of the world
To save the black
rhino from extinction.
By enforcing the worldwide
import ban on rhino horns.
Please help us.
You think it'll work, MacGyver?
I hope so, Billy.
I sure hope so.
This is
Richard Dean Anderson.
In 1989,
There are less than 4,000
black rhinos alive in the wild.
Unless something is done,
the current rate of killing
will make them extinct
by the year 2000.
Billy Colton has compromised
our files, and I don't like it.
Yes, and as soon as you're
finished, I want a full report
On how security was
breached in the first place.
And check the files, see
if anything else is missing.
Hi, Pete.
Ah, MacGyver.
What's this I hear about Billy?
I thought he was working out ok.
Well, he was. Listen, he's
been a model employee.
Ever since you first talked me
into giving him a job in the mailroom.
In fact, right up until this.
This is a confidential case file
associated with the Phoenix
foundation endangered species program.
Now, 2 years ago, we
established a reward,
and we hired Billy's
brothers, frank and Jesse,
to find this man.
- Ladysmith?
- Yeah.
He's the godfather
of the poaching trade.
And he's still at large.
And he personally is responsible
for pushing several
African species
right to the brink
of extinction.
So the guy's a slimeball.
What's that got
to do with Billy?
Well, Billy hasn't been back
here to work since last Monday,
so naturally we got concerned.
In his locker, we
found this. Come here.
And these.
Look at this.
"Rhino horn stockpile
stolen from nabo ranch"?
Yeah. Nabo ranch
is an animal preserve
that we've been
working with in kambezi.
It's run by a woman
named Kate hubley.
Here, look at this.
Billy circled
nabo on the map.
So, you think Billy
made some connection
between this ladysmith
and the stolen horns?
No, i-i-I'm suggesting
more than that.
I think he skipped out on
a good steady job again
for a crack at a $50,000 reward,
and a chance to
make the big score
that his brothers couldn't.
Oh, I should
have seen it coming.
Yeah, well, that's not all.
Your friend Billy
booked a flight to
kambezi 2 days ago,
and he used our travel agency,
and he charged it to
the Phoenix foundation.
Listen, you told me about Billy.
I mean, how he's
jealous of his brothers,
and how he really wants to
be a bounty hunter himself.
Well, I think he's trying
to prove something here
that he's not ready to prove.
Guess we should call
frank and Jesse, huh?
No, no, that won't work.
I've already tried them.
They are not to be found.
That's why I called you.
- I hope you're not...
- MacGyver, I have already sent a telegram
To Ms. Hubley telling her
that you are on the way.
But, Africa?
Pete, I can't just go to Africa.
MacGyver, why not?
Listen, this kid is
chasing a ruthless killer.
He is in way, way over his head.
Besides,
aside from his brothers,
You are the closest thing
that he's got to family.
I mean, how can you not go?
♪♪
We've been waging
war with the poachers for years.
And we've all
been affected by it.
And now Sam is gone.
Sam was a good friend
and a brave ranger.
He believed that the
stockpile he was guarding
represented hope.
the hope that by
burning those horns,
we might finally get our message
across to world governments to
enforce the import ban on rhino horns,
and stop the slaughter
of our black rhinos
before they become extinct.
And the slaughter of the
people trying to protect them.
Sam gave his
life for that dream.
If we lose the rhinos,
will the elephants be next?
This is a war we
simply must win.
We won't let you down, Sam.
We'll get those horns back.
Whatever it takes.
Excuse me?
Kate hubley?
Yes?
Hi, my name's MacGyver.
Um, Pete Thornton sent you
a telegram from the states.
Oh, yes. I've been
expecting you.
Would you excuse me? I need
to see the family for a moment.
Come.
Remarkable woman.
I am general mabuto,
Kambezi defense force.
MacGyver.
It is not every white heiress
that would come
to a black country
And create a sanctuary like nabo
ranch for endangered animals.
Well, from what I know
about the poaching problem,
Africa and what's left of the rhino
population are pretty lucky to have her.
Yes.
But even with my soldiers
reinforcing Kate's rangers,
There isn't enough
manpower to stop the poachers.
Are you here to help Kate with
the problem, Mr. MacGyver?
Uh, well I'd like to, but I'm
here on a more private matter.
Very good.
Enjoy your visit.
But, uh, be careful, sir.
Africa is like a sleeping lion.
Very beautiful...
When left alone.
Sorry.
Uh, Pete mentioned
something in his telegram
About a missing
Phoenix employee?
Yeah. Evidently he made a
connection to your stolen rhino horns.
We think he's tracking a
poaching trader, name of ladysmith.
You heard of him?
That name is
synonymous with poaching.
What's your friend's name again?
Billy Colton.
Doesn't look familiar.
We're ready to go.
The horns and the
boxes, just as I promised.
As you can see, ladysmith,
your refinery proved
quite effective.
The perfect way to
smuggle this product.
Excellent.
Drugs?
Good. Now where is the money?
Oh, don't worry. You get your
money as soon as the product
is safely across the
border in South Africa.
That was not our deal.
Our agreement was
payment in full, in advance.
The deal's changed.
I have risked everything
to acquire the product!
I need that money!
Don't ever touch me again!
No black man touches
me, you understand?
Now listen carefully.
Chan is the biggest
in the business.
He's the only person I know
who can handle a load this big.
I want my money.
I'm meeting him
in the safari room
of the gold city hotel at 5:00.
As soon
as I see the money,
We'll join you at the
rendezvous point.
Now you get paid,
and everybody goes home happy.
Now, that's the way
it is now, mabuto.
Be there.
I will be there.
But if you do not have
my money this time,
I will cut you
Into small pieces.
Then you will not have to worry
About a black man
touching you again.
You're looking at 50
million years of survival.
Now they're almost gone?
Because of the very thing nature
gave them to protect themselves.
I checked with all my rangers.
Nobody's seen your friend.
Well, that doesn't make sense.
Yeah, I'm on my way.
We've got more poachers
loose. You'd better stay here.
I'll come along.
I can handle it.
Didn't say you couldn't.
Just offering help.
All right then, come on.
Djano!
We found the poacher just
beyond the trees, miss Kate.
Take him to the ranch.
Oh, my god.
He used a chainsaw so
he could get away faster.
A chainsaw, for god's sake!
It never stops, MacGyver.
Damn it, it never stops!
he speaks a mountain
dialect, miss Kate,
but I have been
able to determine
That he was involved
somehow in the stockpile theft.
Who does he work for?
I can't determine that.
But he jabbered something
about a "sugar house."
Sugar house?
Well, thanks.
That's the third
rhino this month.
Kate, I gotta tell you.
That is the sickest, cruelest,
most inhumane thing
I've ever seen in my life.
And for what?
A few hundred dollars?
That's a year's wage
for most africans.
I want to
hate the poachers, but I can't.
It's the traders, the ones
who control the market
who have to be stopped.
They get over $15,000
a kilo for those horns.
That... that's more
than the price of gold.
And more than enough
to make it dangerous
For anyone who
gets in their way, huh?
Like your friend?
Yeah, especially him.
You know, I don't get it.
Billy cut out an article
about the theft at the ranch,
And circled nabo on the map.
But nobody around
here's seen him.
This whole district
is called nabo.
Well, maybe he made
some other connection.
Wait, wait!
The poacher said "sugar house."
Maybe he was talking
about the nabo sugar refinery.
It's about 20
miles north of here.
Could be a base of operations.
All right, I'll check it out.
Uh...
I can find it.
I didn't say you couldn't.
Just offering my help.
There were over 2,000
horns in that stockpile.
They came from all over Africa.
Some confiscated,
others removed from rhinos
as part of the
De-horning program
to save them from poachers.
Well, the article said you
were planning on burning 'em.
Yes. As a symbol.
In front of the world press.
I figured if we destroyed
millions of dollars worth of
horns instead of selling them,
maybe we'd convince the world
leaders how urgent the problem is
And finally get them to enforce
the import ban on rhino horns.
Well, won't burning those
horns increase the demand?
There are less than 3,500
black rhinos left on the planet.
After the supply is gone,
the demand is irrelevant.
He doesn't speak Swahili.
He must be a mountain tribesman.
Gold fillings.
No calluses on his hands.
This man is no tribesman.
Who are you?
He's a thief. Shoot him.
No, no, wait!
He speaks English!
He must be a spy.
No! I mean...
Well, actually, yes, I am a spy.
Actually, I work for ladysmith.
What?
Hey, let's face it, the dude
don't trust you, you understand?
Uh, nothing heavy.
He just sent me to, uh,
keep an eye on things.
You know, make sure
everything goes down copacetic,
you know what I'm saying?
It sounds as if you're a
valued employee of ladysmith's.
Oh, you
got that straight.
Good.
I have been wanting to
send ladysmith a message
That best expresses
my feelings towards him.
Hang him.
Hang?
That's a joke, right? Well, no!
Well, I lied, I'm not a...
Wait, wait, wait!
That's it. Nabo sugar.
W-What are you doing?
I thought we'd go
in around the back
in case there is a
connection to that poacher.
The horns, MacGyver.
The boat's leaving!
That's Billy!
Oh, my god, they're
gonna hang him!
All right. You get to the Jeep.
On my signal,
drive straight at 'em.
- Got it.
- Go.
Billy!
MacGyver!
Run, Billy, run!
MacGyver, am I glad to see you!
What are you doing here?
No, Billy, I'll ask
the questions.
What are you doing here?
Come on, Billy.
Let's see if we
can sort this out.
I appreciate everything you and miss
hubley have done for me, MacGyver.
I owe you my life.
And you owe Pete Thornton and
your brothers a huge explanation.
I was just trying
to prove to them
that I can be just
as good as they are.
Billy,
Frank and Jesse are experienced
professional bounty hunters.
Do you know what that means?
That means you take things one
step at a time, you think 'em through,
and you ask for help when
it's obvious you need it!
Ok! All right! I'm a loser.
That's not what I said.
Yeah, but you think it.
- Just like Jesse and frank.
- Billy,
We all love you.
It's just that you
never listen to anybody!
Why don't you both
come up to the house?
We'll get something
cool to drink.
Answer
me one thing here.
How did you ever connect
ladysmith with that sugar refinery, huh?
I wrote every
records office in Africa
asking for anything with
ladysmith's name on it.
This one escrow officer
gave me the one big score
Jesse and frank never found.
Nabo sugar.
Right.
Yeah, now, Billy, you see, that is a
very smart piece of detective work.
Yeah, I thought so, too.
I guess that's why I figured I
could bag ladysmith all by my lonely.
Yeah, but I don't get it. You saw
him arrive, you saw him leave.
Why did you bother to
stick around after that?
'Cause when I saw
what was going down,
I figured I could bag the
whole operation by myself.
Ladysmith, his
supplier, the works.
This supplier. Who's he?
I don't know, some black guy.
Him and a few other
zulus took off in a boat
with the horns and the dope.
Dope?
Yeah, dope.
That's why this bust is so huge.
It's more than just
rhino horns, MacGyver.
It's like a whole
drug operation,
some kind of African
crack or something.
They're running it in
these little sugar packets.
MacGyver, what is it?
Uh, I don't know.
What are you doin'?
I'm making a filter.
Sugar dissolves in water.
That ain't like no
dope I've ever seen.
Keratin.
Keratin?
That's the stuff your
fingernails are made out of.
Also rhino horn.
That means they're dealing
to 2 different markets.
The granulated
horn is sold in Asia.
The whole horn ends
up in north Yemen.
Yeah, I heard the, uh,
Chinese use it in medicines.
But what would they do with
the whole horns in Yemen?
They make dagger handles
out of it as a symbol of virility.
Nice, huh?
They are servicing the 2
biggest markets in the world.
If we could just stop that
boat and get those horns.
Billy, any idea where
that boat is going?
No. But ladysmith said he was gonna meet
the buyer at some place called the, uh,
gold city hotel at 5:00 today.
Oh, that's an exclusive resort
downriver, in South Africa.
How long would it
take to get there?
Maybe an hour.
You're thinking of
following the buyer?
No. I was thinking
of taking his place.
MacGyver, you're starting
to sound like I've been acting.
The, uh, buyer's name is chan.
As in Chinese.
And ladysmith knows the dude.
How do you figure
on taking his place?
I don't know, Billy.
But I do know I need your help.
Chan is registered in room 580.
All right, you said the meeting's
at 5:00. That gives you 10 minutes.
After all I
put you 2 through,
Are you sure you want
to trust me to pull this off?
I trust you, Billy.
We'll be up there.
You 2 sure know
how to turn on the heat.
MacGyver...
4:55.
What do you want?
Uh, room service.
I didn't order any room service.
You didn't?
Uh, let me check the order.
Can you hold this for a minute?
I did it!
5:05.
Looks like Billy did his part.
Ladysmith.
Name's MacGyver. Chan sent me.
Where is chan? I
only deal with chan.
Well, not this time.
See, chan likes to layer
himself in deals this big.
So, are we gonna dance around a little
here or are we gonna do some business?
Where's the money?
Don't worry about the money.
I see the horns first.
No, no.
You don't see the horns
until I see the money.
That's the way it is.
That's not the way
chan does business.
Then chan has a problem.
Look, either I see
those horns first,
or the deal's off.
You're bluffing the
wrong man, Mr. MacGyver.
Uh-uh,
I don't need to bluff.
I give you 10 seconds
to change your mind
or chan goes home empty-handed.
Look, pal...
We both know there aren't
any other buyers big enough
To take those
horns off your hands.
5 seconds.
It's been a pleasure
meeting you.
What?
Wait!
Who are you?
I'm with MacGyver.
I work for chan also.
So?
So you 2 are a bit bull-headed
and I am not about to
incur our boss's displeasure
by watching this
deal fall apart.
What, you'd rather
get our throats cut
for losing his
money to this guy?
We have a method, Mr. Ladysmith.
You show MacGyver the horns.
He calls me and I arrive
within 5 minutes with the money.
Now how can you argue with that?
All right. Done. With one hitch.
You come with me to look at the
horns and he will bring the money.
Uh-uh, no way.
Done. Where do we go?
Take highway 5
to the Victoria dam.
We'll meet on the
powerhouse bridge.
After she's seen the horns,
I give you 5 minutes to show
with the money. If you don't...
The natives will have
a new toy to play with.
I'll get the car.
What are you doing? I
had him totally bluffed.
- He wasn't going anywhere.
- He was going out the door.
MacGyver, I want those
horns back. It's important.
I know it's important, but
you have to understand...
When am I gonna
get through to you?
I can handle myself.
This is Africa, remember?
The car's ready. Come on.
You take the old
highway to the dam.
- You can find it on the map. You'll get there ahead of us.
- Yeah?
Then what?
Then...
Think of something.
You're awfully good
at that, I've noticed.
Mission accomplished.
What's next?
I'll think of something.
Looks like we beat
ladysmith here.
What's he doing here?
That's ladysmith's supplier.
Why, what's wrong?
That guy is head of the
kambezi defense force.
His name's mabuto.
He knows Kate.
And if he sees her...
She's dead.
So what you're saying is... is we have to
get down there before Kate and ladysmith do.
Yeah, basically.
But how?
I mean, without
them spotting us?
Shingle bolt flume.
Shingle what?
Don't tell me you're really
gonna slide down that thing!
We are.
MacGyver.
Hold tight.
Wait here.
You are late.
It was chan's fault, not mine.
Where is the money?
Chan's people want
to see the horns first.
That's not our agreement.
Whoa.
All right, you stay
here. I'll get her out.
I warned you, eh?
Look, chan has a system.
As soon as this
woman sees the horns,
she will signal her partner
and then he'll bring the money.
Woman? What woman?
In the car.
Ok, lady. Come on out,
take a look at the horns.
- All right, Kate, let's go.
- MacGyver, they're coming.
Follow my lead.
Come on, lady,
get out of the car.
Miss hubley?
You know her?
What kind of game is this?
What are you talking about?
She's one of chan's people.
That woman is a game
conservationist, you fool!
She runs nabo ranch!
We stole the horns from there.
Die!
Kate!
Ugh!
Don't move.
That goes for you, too, slick!
Billy, cover them!
Hang on!
Oh, Billy, thank you.
MacGyver...
Tell 'em.
Well, we got 'em all, MacGyver.
Ladysmith, mabuto, chan...
Billy, what are you gonna
do with the reward money?
Oh, I don't know.
Probably finance the next one.
The next one?
Yeah, I didn't tell you?
Right before I left, I found
out there was one other case
Jesse and frank never cracked.
- Billy...
- A guy named romanov.
He jumped bail about 6 years ago
with a bunch of those faberge eggs.
I got a, you know, tip that he
was in Russia and I thought...
Billy...
Yeah, it's a crazy idea.
Protecting the rhinos is a
better use for that reward money.
Good man.
Today is a day of hope.
- The hope that the people of the world
Will recognize the plight of the
black rhino before it's too late.
As we burn these horns,
we appeal to the
leaders of the world
To save the black
rhino from extinction.
By enforcing the worldwide
import ban on rhino horns.
Please help us.
You think it'll work, MacGyver?
I hope so, Billy.
I sure hope so.
This is
Richard Dean Anderson.
In 1989,
There are less than 4,000
black rhinos alive in the wild.
Unless something is done,
the current rate of killing
will make them extinct
by the year 2000.