MacGyver (1985–1992): Season 6, Episode 1 - Tough Boys - full transcript

♪♪(G love e playing tough boys)

♪ listen up, chumps,
listen up good ♪

♪ we don't want no more poison
messin' up our neighborhood ♪

♪ tough boys, tough
boys comin' at you ♪

♪ t-t-t-tough boys, tough boys ♪

♪ pushers and users,
you better jump back ♪

♪ 'cause we're burning down
everything related to crack ♪

♪ tough boys, tough boys,
they're comin' at you ♪

♪ t-t-tough boys ♪

♪ sell dope? You better hide ♪

♪ crack dealers know
30 seconds to go ♪



♪ 'cause the tough
boys are comin' ♪

♪ then everything blows ♪

♪ the boys are real
we mean what we say ♪

♪ if you ain't standing with
us, then you stand in our way ♪

♪ t-t-t-tough boys, tough boys ♪

♪ they're comin' at you ♪

♪ tough boys, tough
boys, you better move it ♪

♪ silent like a dead man
that move through the night ♪

♪ strictly taking care of business
so that everything's right ♪

♪ get with the program
support it with your mind ♪

♪ gotta face the drug man,
tell him you ain't buyin' ♪

♪ protect the children,
lock your home ♪

♪ let your mind be free,
leave the drugs alone ♪

♪ t-t-t-tough boys, tough
boys, they're comin' at you ♪



♪ t-t-t-tough boys,
here comes one now ♪

(All whooping)

That's one of the
dealers down there, man.

We got to get him out of there
before the ether blows, bro.

(Explosion)

Oh, my god!

Let's get out of here. Let's go.

Come on. Now!

♪ T-t-t-t-t-tough
boys, tough boys ♪

♪ t-t-tough boys ♪♪

- Up on the right, there, t.C.
- Okay.

- T.c.?
- Yeah.

This is right,
this is left, okay?

Manny: Yeah.
Okay, little bit more.

Dario, drop your end
just a little bit, there, okay?

T.c.: You want it higher?

Manny: Great, great.

T.c.: How's that?

Manny: Now start
lifting it up. There you go.

A little higher. Oh, you
got to drop your end, Dario.

Drop your end just a
little bit. There you go.

A little bit more. A little
bit more. Let go, let go.

Okay, now raise
her up a little bit.

Looks perfect.

- Is that a MacGyver I see?
- Manny!

(Laughing)

How you doin'?

Great, great. It's
good to see you.

You know, Cynthia had to
step away for about an hour.

She asked if i'd
show you around.

Yeah, but what
are you doin' here?

I'm stoppin' crime
before it gets started.

You are lookin' at their
number-one volunteer.

Whenever I'm not on duty, I
come down here and help out.

Yeah, but I thought you moved
away to someplace like Nebraska

And bought a farm!

I did. Then I sold
it, came back.

Chief reinstated me.

What can I say, I'm a city cop.

Did you get your old beat back?

Yep.

And, thanks to Cynthia, and
a fellow named r.T. Hines,

They've made my job
a whole bunch easier.

Would you believe that
they've tripled enrollment?

Well, looks like
somebody's been busy.

That's why they need
this Phoenix Grant.

"Self-esteem life force."
It's our new program.

The man who runs it,
rutherford hines, unbelievable.

Yeah, well, I'm looking
forward to meetin' him.

So, how's Joan?

(Sighing)

Well, Joan had

She's in therapy.

Sorry about that, man.

It's okay.

It's just old Manny the
cop, my grandbaby...

Full-time nurse now.

Let's get you started.

But before we go in,

both Cynthia and I want you to
keep an open mind about r.T. Hines.

I think I can manage that.

You are what you believe!

Let no one nowhere convince
you that you are lacking!

It's up to you to
make your life better!

You and no one else!

Understand?

All: Understood, sir!

I can't hear you!

Hines: Give me ten!

All: One, two, three...

Some have left gangs.

Some have stopped using drugs.

Some get better grades.

He just pushes and
pushes and pushes.

Try, try, try, try!
Do you hear me?

All: Yes, sir!

Is that "coco" Hubbard?

None other.

He stopped being the leader of the
rolling thunder gang to come here.

This is our neighborhood! Ours!

And we can make it
anything we want it to be!

Anything...

We believe with all our hearts!

Do you hear me?

All: Yes, sir!

Jumping Jacks. 100! Do it!

You're lookin' at
magic, MacGyver.

All: One, two, three, four...

♪♪(Tough boys playing on stereo)

Halt!

♪ Users and abusers,
you better jump back ♪

♪ 'cause we're burning down
everything that has to do with crack ♪

♪ tough boys, tough boys ♪

♪ tough! T-t-t-t-tough... ♪♪

You're late, angel!

Oh, I'm late.

- Does that mean I have to scrub your mat for you?
- Turn that music off.

Oh, no way, ese.
This is a loco hit record.

You don't like it?

(Turns music off))

You've been drinking.

And we don't allow
drugs or alcohol in here.

You got 10 seconds
to get out, son.

How about 30 seconds, ese?

Huh?

Give me 30 seconds,
and we'll all get out of here!

Huh? What do you say?

- There, I scrubbed your mat for you.
- All right, angel, let's leave.

(Coughing)

We'll have no disrespect in here,
angel. Do you understand me?

Do you?

Do you understand me?

Mr. Hines!

I think you made your point.

(Coughing)

Now, you understand we cannot tolerate
any disrespect in here, angel, don't you?

No more, "yes, sir!"

"Understood, sir!"

I don't want to be
nobody's soldier!

You understand?

(Coughing)

All right, everybody.

Review today's lesson.
Take a minute for meditation.

Hector, coco, you
scrub those mats.

Yes, sir.

What's your name, tourist?

This is MacGyver, r.T.

Oh, so you're MacGyver.
I want to talk to you.

Outside.

All right, kids.
Let's take a break.

Let's go upstairs. Come on.

(Kids murmuring)

People I respect have said some
pretty nice things about your, mister.

And I know you're here to
figure out if we get some money.

I'm here to tell you I'm the first
one that hopes we get some money.

But nobody interferes when
I'm working with my kids.

Nobody undercuts my respect when
I'm in a session. Do you understand me?

What I understand

is that you were stickin' a
kid's head in a bucket of water,

and nobody does
that in front me.

You understand that?

Let me tell you
somethin', tourist.

You're standing in the
middle of a war zone.

Almost as many people die on these
streets as there are days in a year.

I'm givin' these kids
what they need to survive!

That may be your intention,

but what I saw up
there bordered on abuse.

It was appropriate!

It was excessive.

Look, look, I know
the both of you.

And believe me, you
both want the same thing.

I don't think so, Manny.

Mr. MacGyver is a tourist.

He ain't dirtying his
hands in this war.

- And you know what I think of tourists.
- Look, r.T.,

- MacGyver is not a tourist...
- Don't bother, Manny. Forget it.

Excuse me!

I'm going to find angel.

I've no time for
educating the educated.

Dennis: Tough boys.

Every time I turn
around, it's tough boys.

Myron: What do you want to do?

What do I want to do?

Look at this!

They burned down
eight of our buildings.

Last night somebody got killed.

People are getting nervous
about doing business with us.

They're becoming heroes!

Songs on the radio. T-shirts.

I want them dead. Yesterday!

Hector: We've got to
do somethin' about him.

Angel's losin' it, man.

He's gonna jam us all.

Hey, what you
talkin' about, man?

Angel's gonna be all right.

Hector: He's lucky hines
didn't drown his butt, man.

(Siren blaring on t.V.)

This is it, man!
This is our deal.

Female reporter: At
the top of the news,

we have the eighth "take back the
neighborhood" crack-house burning

by the self-styled vigilante group
who call themselves "the tough boys."

(Chuckles)

- Vigilantes? What's wrong with her?
- Chill.

Were arrested at the location,

All believed to be crack-house
customers and pushers.

But the big story is, for the
first time, there was a fatality.

- Police believe that a 19-year-old
crack dealer - oh, man, that's weak.

Was trapped inside the building.

Neighbors say
there were shots...

Yeah, wh-what you need, cuz?

Nothin'. Just lookin' around.

Uh, hey, uh, come on, we better
go finish up them mats, huh?

(Grunting)

you kickin' me in my gut,

hey, that hurt, man. You know, you ain't
supposed to treat your homies like that.

We should've got him
out of there. He was 19!

Just like my brother was.

Look, man, everybody around here

That lost somebody to gangs,
drugs, or some stupid stray bullet.

Now, you think I
loved my little cousin

Any less than you loved
your big brother, huh?

You think Hector
don't hurt? Sinclair?

Now, you take that
raggedy suitcase home, man.

We got a burn-down
tonight, and you're in on it.

We made a pact to take back
the 'hood from these drug freaks

and we're doin' it.

And we need you, man.

So, what you gonna do?

I don't want to be in
no more killings, man.

Boy. Ain't gonna be no more
killings, man. It was an accident.

For real, brother.

Hey, my grandmother
sat on her porch

for the first time in three
years last week, man.

The 'hood needs us.

No more dyin'. I promise you.

Brother to brother.
Promise, man.

You down?

(Sighs)

Yeah, I'm down, man.

Hey, you know, this
is real, uh, cozy, now,

but we gonna have to square
about you kickin' me in my gut.

Go ahead, man.

Take your best shot, chump.

(Chuckling) Ooh!
Called the man a chump!

Hey, man, you hit like a punk.

Yeah? Only when
I'm hittin' a punk.

Now check this.

Now, our next hit

is gonna be right at
the heart of the matter.

The man says that we're goin'
across town to haul in some bigger fish.

Bigger fish, homes?

The rich boys who funnel
the poison into the 'hood.

♪ Tough boys, tough
boys, comin' at you ♪

♪ t-t-tough boys, tough boys ♪♪

Manny: Yes, this is the ninth
tough boys burn down, but...

Come on, MacGyver, I know
hines was a little rough on you,

But that's not your style.

Head-hunting a guy on a hunch?

MacGyver: Manny, I told
you, it's nothin' personal.

I heard some of
the kids talkin'.

It sounded like
they were involved.

You know, a hines-tough boy
connection is not such a big stretch.

Hey, I've got at least six
different organizations on our list

that fit the tough
boys profile perfectly.

Now, they're good people.

They're just fed up with
crack in their neighborhood,

and they can't wait for
us to do it by the law.

Look, Manny. I know
how you feel about the guy.

But I got to check him out. I
can't recommend a Phoenix Grant

unless he's cleared.

Well, the truth is, I'm
probably most disturbed

because I know that you
don't go off half-cocked.

I like r.T. Hines, a lot.

He's a damn good man, MacGyver.

I'm sure he is.

Look, I'll keep you
posted if I find out anything.

Now, you do the same, okay?

Si, senor.

But there's just
one other thing.

I've got multiple
sources on the street,

and the word is that some
drug boss has put up a reward

for information
on the tough boys.

Things could get nasty.

Make sure you don't
get caught in the middle.

So, what's the progress
on these tough boys?

We're down to
three possibilities.

We feel the strongest about
this ex-marine named hines.

We're checking him first.

Well, do it.

Go!

Boy: Don't forget the hammer.

Nice eye, angel. Beauty.

What happened?

I can't talk, man, all
right? I'm working.

What do you say we
talk about tough boys?

I didn't hear anybody
say "coffee break," angel.

Move it!

I understand you've been
askin' around about me.

Just what the
hell are you after?

Oh, I'm just lookin' out
after the Phoenix foundation

and these kids, Mr. Hines.

I bet you think I hit
angel, don't you?

You personally? No.

You're a southpaw. That
was done with a right hand.

And, even if you
pulled your punch,

you'd do a lot more
damage than that.

For a man who
doesn't like violence,

you certainly
know a lot about it.

Exactly why I don't like it.

Then I suggest you stay
the hell out of my way.

You play with fire,
you get burned.

Yes, sir. Eventually, you do.

Boy: We're almost
done here, Mr. Hines.

What do we do now?

He's getting close.

Yeah. The man says too close.

So what we gonna do about it?

The man says we tag him.

So we gonna tag him.

He's comin'.

Exactly like the man said.

All right, I'll bite.

(Footsteps pattering)

♪♪(Tough boys playing)

♪ listen up, chumps,
listen up good ♪

♪ we don't want no more poison
messin' up our neighborhood ♪

♪ tough boys, tough
boys comin' at you ♪

♪ t-t-tough boys, tough boys ♪

♪ pushers and users,
you better jump back ♪

♪ 'cause we're burnin' down
everything related to crack ♪

♪ tough boys, tough boys,
they're comin' at you ♪

♪ tough boys ♪

♪ sell dope? You better hide ♪

♪ crack dealers know
30 seconds to go ♪

♪ 'cause the tough
boys are comin' ♪

♪ then everything blows ♪

♪ the boys are real
we mean what we say ♪

♪ if you ain't standing with
us, then you stand in our way ♪

♪ tough boys, tough boys,
they're comin' at you ♪

♪ tough boys, tough
boys, you better move it ♪

♪ silent like a dead man
that move through the night ♪

♪ strictly taking care of business
so that everything's right ♪

♪ get with the program
support it with your mind ♪

♪ gotta face the drug man,
tell him you ain't buyin' ♪

♪ protect the children,
lock your home ♪

♪ let your mind be free,
leave the drugs alone ♪

♪ t-t-t-tough boys, tough boys ♪

♪ they're comin' at you ♪

♪ t-t-t-tough boys,
here comes one now ♪

♪ t-t-t-tough boys ♪

♪ t-t-t-tough boys ♪

♪ t-t-t-t-t-tough boys ♪♪

(Exclaims)

(Thudding)

(Panting)

(Timer beeping)

Hey.

W-Wait a minute.

Hey!

(Timer continues beeping)

(Grunting)

(Exclaims)

(Beep droning)

MacGyver: Everything
on that bomb is real.

Except the detonator cap.

I'd say that means that they
really didn't want to hurt you.

Just run you off.

Obviously, they don't
know you too well.

This time it was a phony bomb.

Next time it might
be a real one.

Maybe you should take the warning
and just let the police handle it.

Manny, I followed a kid in here.

But the layout is
advanced military training.

So? The tough boys, they found
themselves a jungle warfare manual.

No!

That snare net configuration
is strictly force recon.

They don't even
make a manual for that.

I think it's time I had a talk
with our good captain hines.

You want to wear my
badge while you're at it?

I'll let you know how it goes.

(Knocks on door)

Hello?

Hines?

(Gun cocks)

(Exclaims)

I'd say you in a very
bad situation, tourist.

The door was open.

I left it that way to
see how bold you are.

Bold. And nosy.
I'm famous for that.

Could cost you your life.

Now, you tell me quickly,
why are you dogging me?

If you're not the leader
of the tough boys,

You got nothing
to worry about here.

(Sighs)

Leader of the tough boys?

Is that why you've been
snooping and irritating my life?

And I'll keep on doing it
until I find out otherwise.

Mister,

I've fought from one end
of this world to the other

And I ain't never used
no kids to fight my battles.

Do you realize what I am?

I am an American marine,

Sir!

Yeah, I play hard.

But I don't break the law.

And to think that I might need some
help is an insult. Do you read me?

No, sir. I don't.

I just figured out
what your problem is.

You're a soft-bellied idealist
who looks at hard discipline

As a crime against mankind.

Discipline's only a crime
when it's enforced by somebody

With the sensitivity
and judgment of a rock.

Yeah.

Well, I heard about your "sensitivity
and judgment" on the news, mister.

Walked right into a snare-net.

(Contemptuously) Tourist.

Don't look left, don't
look right, just go.

I didn't walk right in.

I looked around.

There were three options.

I picked a door that was locked.

Come again?

I didn't choose the obvious.

I chose a locked door.

I'd say somebody
knows you very well.

Yeah.

Hey, why don't you guys sit up?

I got a feeling the man's got
something real special for us,

and we better be
focused like a big dog

when the man starts talkin'.

Sinclair: The man is
right behind you, brother.

Angel, over here.

According to my street sources,
this is definitely the big one.

And it's going to be
our last burn-down.

We can walk away from
this feeling damn proud

That we took poison
off of our streets.

MacGyver: I never connected
Anthony m. Lopez with Manny.

One of the smartest young
marines I've ever served with.

He could easily provide
all the tough boy expertise.

In his sleep.

And he'd know I'd pick a
locked door over the obvious.

Part of his training.

But there's no training
that prepares a man

for having his family
devastated by drugs.

Well, crack is as brutal as anything
I've ever seen in war, MacGyver.

Manny provided
everything for his daughter,

Even moved to a
different neighborhood.

It's everywhere.

Let's go talk to him.

(Door opening)

I want you to set your foundation
charges here, here, here, and here.

Blow your caps to draw them out,

Take your escape routes,
go home, and don't look back.

But, uh, what about you, chief?

While you guys are finishin' up,

I'll be on a yacht,

Taking down one of the biggest
crack dealers in the country.

For good.

You gonna meet us back home?

Circle up.

This is for the family we lost,
and all the kids coming up.

Hey, hey!

My friends!

I'm glad to see that you two
hombres finally got together.

We know it's you, Manny.

Now, I don't want
to hurt either of you.

But I'm committed.

Today, 3:00, the cannery.

I'm gonna shut off
one big drug artery.

And then, with all
the press watching,

I'm gonna cut out the heart.

Oh, come on, man, give it up,
before another kid gets killed.

Please, inside.

Please.

Straight ahead.

Don't do it this way,
Manny. Use the law!

The law?

(Voice trembling) Crack
doesn't care about the law.

Have you ever seen
a crack-addicted baby?

Their eyes, they don't focus.

They...

Can't even suck on a bottle.
They shake like an old wino

with a bad case of the dts.

Just a touch of your hand
will send them into spasms.

I h-have a
granddaughter like that.

Did the law help her?

No!

I took an oath to
serve and protect.

I'm doing what has to be done.

Now, move.

To the right.

Open the door, r.T.

Okay, inside.

(Hines banging on door)

What, are you gonna stand there
and watch? Get your shoulder over here.

What for? So we can both
have broken shoulders?

Hines: Paint cans.

Oh, I see. You gonna
take the sensitive approach.

What are you doing?

Here, sharpen those to a
point on the ground, there.

For what?

So we can get out of here.

I've decided to try
a new approach.

These people have to be getting
their information from the street.

So I called a few street
sources and put out a big carrot.

These tough boys can't miss it.

We have to make plans
for an ambush, gentlemen.

(Sighs deeply)

- Psyched up?
- Harris: Nervous. Listen.

Just make sure they're all
trapped in the cross-fire patch

before you start shooting.

Relax.

Once they pass
us, they're boxed.

(Machine gun being cocked)

Ambush! Hit the ground!

(Machine guns firing)

No!

Two guys just
pulled up in the truck.

Cover me. I'm
gonna clean this up.

All right. I got you covered.

Psst!

(Screaming)

Mmm, baby!

(Coughing)

(Gun firing)

(Machine gun firing)

Hey, man, that's an uzi!

Now it's a wrench.

(Machine gun firing)

(Machine gun firing)

(Machine gun firing)

(Grunting)

(Coughing)

Mr. Hines?

- MacGyver?
- Angel, where are the others?

Where are the others?

A-Are they still out there?

God, everything went wrong.

He's dead, man. Coco's dead.

(Praying in Spanish)

(Sobbing)

Why don't you boys
come out of there?

Where's Manny?

He's somewhere taking
down some big drug dealer.

He didn't s-say... say where.

- The heart.
- He said the press would be there.

Why don't we give a
call and find out where?

I think Manny's planning
to go down with him.

You gotta stop him!

(Sirens approaching)

There's been enough dying.

The police are here.

Just tell the truth.

Manny: I'm police
detective Anthony Lopez.

This whole deck is
wired with dynamite,

So everybody stay back.

I hold in my hand the trigger that's
gonna blow this slimeball drug dealer

And his cocaine
boat to kingdom come.

I invited you here because...

I am tired of seeing pictures of
inner-city kids down on their knees,

with their hands locked
behind their heads.

I wanna show you this guy,

this cocaine-dealing
parasite on his knees

and 100 kilos of his poison.

This is a ceo in the
$100-billion-a-year drug industry.

You think our kids don't know
that it's men like this behind it?

Paying people to
look the other way?

What do you think goes
through our kids' minds

when they read that noriega
worked for our government?

I want every greedy, crooked
politician, cop, and businessman to know

that if there's a hell,

they should go there.

They do more than crime.

They kill faith.
They breed cynicism

and lack of trust and
disrespect for the law

And those of us who
try to uphold the law.

I want to read you something.

"how do you tell somebody
about something that lures you in,

"promises you heaven,

"grabs you and shows you hell,

"and is determined not
to let go until you're dead?

"Crack is so evil that it doesn't
even allow me room to cry.

"I love you, daddy.
And I'm sorry.

"I'll try to do
better next time.

"Promise."

This was the last sane communication
that I received from my baby girl.

My daughter.

Her wonderful and
generous child ruined

By this man's poison.

(Camera clicking)

I would love to destroy every
man on earth like this one.

But since I can't,

I'm gonna blow this one up.

No! Please!

Talk is over!

No, Manny!

You stay out of this,
MacGyver! I'm gonna count to 10.

I mean it!

MacGyver, I'm counting.

At 10, I'm gonna let this go, and
you'd best be out of here. Now, go!

No, Manny, he's finished!
Don't waste yourself!

Hines: Listen to
MacGyver, Manny.

Don't you dare relax.

Manny!

I've gotta push.

Don't you get it? He thinks he's gonna get
off with his lawyers and his connections.

He relaxed when he
thought it was over.

I got to do it. Now leave!

Coco died today.

What good do you
think it's gonna do us

if we lose you?

Time's up.

If you push,

you're gonna take
two friends with you.

Come on, Manny. Give it to him.

You got a granddaughter
to take care of.

Cop: All right, let's go, guys.

Move it.

It's okay, Manny.

We're gonna take
care of you, buddy.

Just like you'd take care of us.

Me and MacGyver gonna see
you through this thing, okay?

Hines: I've noticed some
doggin' it lately, and I don't like it,

not even a little bit.

Do you hear me?

All: Yes, sir!

I can't hear you!

All: (Louder) Yes, sir!

So today,

we're gonna hit the ground
running and pick up speed.

Harder, harder, harder, harder!

Do you understand me?

All: Yes, sir!

Let me hear it again!

All: Yes, sir!

Is that a frown I notice on
your face, Mr. MacGyver?

(Clearing throat)

- Yes, sir.
- Yes, sir?

Well, there must be something
wrong with my approach.

Well, uh, now that
you mention it, um...

You know, I'd start off...

Easy. Warm the muscles up...

Stretch! You know?

- Kind of sensitive-like.
- Yeah, like that.

Would you like to take over?

Don't mind if I do, Mr. Hines.

People, Mr. MacGyver is
going to take over today,

and I'm gonna sit back and
see if I can learn something.

MacGyver: No, please!

Join us, Mr. Hines!

(All cheering)

All right.

Now, we're gonna
start with some nice,

easy

Stretching.

Let's get it up there.

Oh, is that a frown
I sense, Mr. Hines?

- (Kids laughing)
- You bet!