MacGyver (1985–1992): Season 6, Episode 12 - Jerico Games - full transcript
The Phoenix Foundation is one of the organizers of "Jerico Games" -- an international ice hockey tournament. MacGyver meets his Russian friend, Sergej, who introduces MacGyver to Nikolai Rostov, in whom the NHL is very interested. To MacGyver's surprise, Nikolai has been accommodated at his place. MacGyver goes to find the person in charge of athlete housing, only to find out that it is Ellen, his high school sweetheart from 20 years before. Old feelings resurface but why is someone secretly taking photos of them?
Hey.
Hey, MacGyver!
- How are you, my dear friend?
- Good.
You know, this, uh, this
Phoenix organization of yours, eh,
It is very efficient.
You are in charge of all
international relations, eh?
Well, lots of countries,
lots of athletes. It's not easy.
Ah, we're just glad that
we could be a part of it.
Oh, MacGyver,
you and me, we were
the first to invent glasnost.
I have somebody for you to meet.
You have heard
of Nikolai rostov?
Are you kidding? Of course.
Yes.
Well, every scout in the
national hockey league
is with us everywhere.
I mean, they won't even
give us a chance to practice.
They keep saying, "oh,
Nikolai, can we talk?"
They keep saying, "Nikolai,
can we make a deal?"
Oh! Wait.
Nikolai!
This is my very, very
dear friend MacGyver.
- I've told you about him.
- Yes!
We will be great
roommates, dude!
Roommates?
Oh, I, uh, I have
this list of, uh,
All Americans who volunteered to
take, uh, athletes into their home.
Here. Here, here's
your name, right here.
Where'd you get these?
Oh, from, uh, from
the hospitality booth.
Uh, they gave me a tag.
They gave me list.
They gave me apple juice.
Is it mistake?
N-No, no, it's not a mistake.
Then I change, okay?
I come back.
Take your time, Nikolai.
Announcer on loudspeaker:
All athletes are reminded
that the international
cafeteria is now open.
Your identification tag will
be sufficient for admission,
and all food service
is free of charge.
The cafeteria hours will be
from 6:00 A.M. in the morning
to 8:00 P.M. in the evening.
Antonio munez, please
call jerico games operator 26.
Antonio munoz, please
call jerico games operator 26.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Can you tell me who's
handling athlete housing?
Oh, sure, I'll go get her.
Ellen?
Ellen?
It's been a long time, MacGyver.
Ellen Stewart?
I'd say so.
How long?
20 years. High
school graduation day.
Wha...
What? Look at your face!
Have I changed that much?
Um, just for the better.
Good answer.
What are you doing here?
Uh, same thing
as you. Helping out.
Athletic housing,
among other things.
Come on, let's take a walk.
You know, wait a minute.
You signed me up to host
Nikolai rostov, didn't you?
I couldn't resist. I saw your
name on the sponsor list
and, uh, I thought the maneuver
might get me around to see you.
It wouldn't have taken
half that much, you know.
I can make other
arrangements, if you'd like.
Ellen, it's okay.
Turning my life upside-down
has always been one of
your specialties as I recall.
Ooh, I like that. It makes
me sound powerful.
What have you
what have I been doing?
Well, I've been with jerico
broadcasting for the past eight years.
I started in the
makeup department,
then I moved to
merchandising, business affairs,
and finally public relations.
Very impressive.
Yep. No more poor
little clinging vine
who cried for months
after we broke up.
Oh, come on, it
wasn't that bad, was it?
Oh, are you kidding?
I was devastated!
Ellen, it was high school,
I was an 18-year-old kid.
MacGyver, stop.
I've had 20 years
to get over you.
Okay, not exactly over you.
You're still one of
my favorite memories.
Thanks.
The feeling is very mutual.
Well, um,
I shouldn't keep
Nikolai waiting.
I guess.
You know, it's like holding
a memory in my hand.
I don't want to let go.
This is where you live?
On boat?
Uh, yeah. This is it.
You have TV and VCR!
And cassette player!
Radical!
We can rent American videos?
This is how I learned
to speak English.
Well, yeah, sure.
In fact, why don't you take
the cassette up to your room.
You are so righteous!
Where to, MacGyver?
Why don't you take the bedroom
upstairs. I'll sleep down here.
What they told us about
Americans before glasnost,
about how all of you
are selfish monsters,
is totally bogus.
Well, I guess, dudes are
dudes all over the world.
Hi.
Oh, I forgot to give you
your official housing packet.
Think you can stand
me twice in 20 years?
Three times if pressed.
Listen, before Nikolai settles
in, I found another host family.
So you're off the
hook if you want to be.
No, no, that's okay. We're
good buddies already.
Uh, "chilled to the
Max," I think he said.
He has a way with
language, doesn't he?
Uh, yeah.
♪ waiting for an angel ♪♪
E-Excuse, please!
I thought it was just us guys.
Did you need something, Nikolai?
I forgot to ask,
where are towels?
Under the sink.
Check.
Oh, by the way, if you
look at the schedule,
you'll see there's a photo
session at 1:00 this afternoon,
and you're responsible
for getting Nikolai there.
Yes, ma'am.
Look, why don't you join us?
We can catch up on each other.
Thought you'd never ask.
Tomorrow, 1500
athletes from 45 nations
will begin competition in
the first annual jerico games,
Brainchild of broadcasting
Maverick, Ralph jerico.
With me now is Nikolai rostov,
Reputedly the world's number
one amateur hockey player.
- Welcome.
- Thank you. I am happy to be here.
Nikolai, the question
that's on everybody's mind,
is there any truth to the rumor
that you're planning to sign
with the Los Angeles kings
right after the jerico games?
Uh, no comment.
All I'm thinking right now
is competing for my country.
So, tell me what you do
at the Phoenix foundation?
Oh, I'm kind of a
troubleshooter, I guess.
They ask me to go someplace,
I do what I can to help.
MacGyver, I have
never known anyone
who could make such
a mystery of everything.
- No, no, no.
- Yes.
I'm not trying to be
mysterious about it.
It's just that what I do is...
Well, it's tough to explain.
Sounds lonely.
Is it?
Sometimes, yeah.
So, is there, uh,
anybody in your life now?
There is a girl.
She's on assignment for Phoenix.
Serious?
Well, I think about
her, but, um...
Serious?
I don't know.
MacGyver, you are pulling
back, just like always.
Why can't you just go for it?
Make the commitment?
I don't know.
I mean, a part of it's because
when I was a kid,
everybody that I loved died.
My dad, grandma, my
best friend, they all died.
I didn't die.
No.
But by the time I met you in high
school, I'd already started to run.
Now come on, what
about you? Married?
Three times.
Not a big success in the
matrimonial department.
MacGyver,
I'm glad you
explained things to me.
You know, all these years,
I thought I'd done
something wrong.
You?
No, it wasn't you.
It was me.
What?
- What?
- Do...
Do you remember boneless barton?
Boneless... Oh, boneless barton?
The guy that could
turn himself inside out?
He used to walk
across the gym floor
with his legs wrapped
around his neck.
Oh, he gave me the willies.
I liked him.
I missed you.
14 stationary, nine
platform, and 15 remote units.
All right. How
many cameras total?
Uh, 38.
They'll cover all the venues
And the opening
ceremonies for this afternoon.
Good.
Very good job.
I do my best.
You certainly do.
I even made our
reservations for sun valley.
Oh.
Are you sure your
boss can let you off?
No problem.
I've got him wrapped
around my little finger.
Don't ever count on that.
- You got 'em?
- Yes, sir.
So...
It's true.
Yeah.
You know, i'm... I'm
really sorry, Mr. Jerico.
Look, I don't want
your sympathy.
I want his name.
Announcer on loudspeaker:
Press credentials
may be picked up in
room a at the sports arena.
Energy.
Nikolai, do you have
any idea what's in those?
No.
Neither does anyone else.
It's weak!
Nikolai, MacGyver.
I wanted you two to be
the first to have these.
Jerico games pin!
I designed it. You like it?
It's way cool!
Oh, oh, Nikolai...
My office phone number.
Any problems, you call me.
I like her.
Uh-huh.
- Let me do that.
- Thanks.
Still the artist, huh?
Uh, yeah, well, I only lasted
one semester at the art institute.
How come?
My father left us about a
year after we graduated.
He married a blonde
five years older than me.
She must have been expensive,
because she needed
all my college money.
Sounds like you
had a rough time.
I survived.
Ellen!
Come on, let's go.
I said come on, let's go.
- Hey, wait a minute, what's going on here?
- Stop it!
- Hey!
- I wouldn't.
Do you know who I am?
I'm Ralph jerico.
And you don't want to
mess with me, friend.
And you certainly don't
want to mess with my wife!
Your wife?
Now you know, ace.
Stay away.
Come on, Ellen.
What...
So just go through the
parking lot and take a right,
you'll hit the bike path.
You did not know she
was Mrs. Jerico, did you?
No, I didn't.
You want me to stay?
You need to talk man-to-man?
No, thanks. Go have a good time.
MacGyver.
I think I owe you an apology.
You lied to me!
I didn't exactly lie.
You let me think that
you were divorced.
What do you call that?
You're right.
And I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to
hurt you, I swear!
I just wanted to reminisce
about us being happy.
I didn't know I'd still feel
the same way about you.
But why would you
string me along like that?
You are a married woman.
He is not a nice man, MacGyver.
Your husband did that?
He'd never do it to his Picasso,
But then I'm one of
his minor possessions.
Wh... Why would you
stay with a guy like that?
I mean, wh... what is it? Money?
In a funny way, yes.
A man that rich
can always find you.
And he always will.
He's violent, and I'm scared.
Mr. Jerico wanted
me to make sure
That you meet him at the studio
before the opening ceremonies.
How dare you follow me?
I do what I'm told. Let's go.
Hey, whoa! Wai...
wait a minute here!
Hey, no offense, fella.
I'm just doin' my job, okay?
No! Please, don't!
Stop it!
I'll go.
Well, I'm real happy
to hear that, ma'am.
I'll send a
driver around for your car.
I'm looking for Ellen
jerico's office. Where is it?
Do you have an appointment?
Never mind.
Hey, wait a minute!
You can't go...
Sir, sir!
I don't believe it!
Who do you think you
are coming in here?
- I'm lookin' for your wife.
- Why?
I want to make sure she feels
free to report a wife beater.
MacGyver, I'm late for
the opening ceremonies.
Ellen, sir Galahad
here says I beat you.
Do I?
No. Of course not.
Ellen, you don't have to lie.
Jerico:
That's right, Ellen.
Why don't you try
something new, huh?
Don't lie.
Let's just go.
You're in over your head,
high school sweetheart.
Stay out of it.
"Press play."
Dear MacGyver,
I have gone to opening
ceremony with coach.
Please, would you
videotape broadcast? 3:00.
Your best friend, Nikolai.
Why not?
That was Pierre buffeau,
assistant secretary-general
of the United Nations.
And heading to the vip box,
behind senator rawlings,
the honorable Nigel
Worthington, British ambassador,
who with dignitaries
from all over the world
are now taking their seats
for the formal opening
of the jerico games
And the dramatic lighting
of the friendship torch.
Oh, there's Vladimir
korinski, Soviet ambassador.
Hello, Mr. Ambassador, Vince
king from jbn television news.
Tell me, sir, some
people have said
the jerico games represent
the dawning of a new era
of friendship and cooperation
between the great nations of the world.
Especially after the recent political
upheaval in Eastern Europe. You...
vision news. Tell me,
sir, some people have said
The jerico games represent
the dawning of a new era of...
What?
Mr. Jerico!
- Would you like to say anything...
- Yes.
To our viewing
audience at home, sir?
Uh, well, I'd just
like to say how...
How proud I am.
How... how proud
we all should be
that these fine athletes
from all over the world
have gathered here to compete,
As all nations should
compete, on the playing field.
Would you care to make any
predictions on the final medal count?
No. No predictions,
except to say that everyone
who came here is a winner.
Jerico!
No! No!
Oh, my god!
Somebody call an ambulance!
Ralph! Ralph!
Oh, my god, he's dead!
He's dead!
All units, we've got a
187 here at the ice arena.
Stand by for
suspect description.
Is there anyone here who
can describe the suspect?
It was MacGyver.
Nikolai!
Nikolai!
There he is! That's
the suspect! Get him!
- Freeze!
- What? Why?
You're under arrest for
the murder of Ralph jerico.
No, no, that's wrong!
Somebody was shooting
at a Soviet athlete.
Cuff him.
Come on!
Come on, guys, please!
Find Nikolai rostov.
He had to see the killer.
His life's in danger!
Save your breath, pal.
All right, listen to me.
At least let me
talk to captain Kiley.
Kiley's on vacation. Look,
save it for your lawyer.
This isn't about me!
Rostov saw something.
They'll go after him!
Yeah, okay, in the car.
Just watch your head.
Okay, break it up,
folks, it's all over.
Bill Norton, evening tribune.
I hear you got a
suspect in custody.
Just give us a break.
Move away, all right?
Please stay back,
away from the car.
Beat it, Norton. I got a
crime scene here right now.
Come on, folks,
let's go, show's over.
Come on, move it on, move it on,
Let's go, let's get
that truck out of here!
Read what?
Dispatch. The 187 suspect
Has escaped from the
fourth complex parking lot.
I repeat, we got an
escape of a 187 suspect.
I want a code 100 on
the sports arena complex.
I repeat, I want a code 100
on the sports arena complex.
Just like clockwork.
Yeah.
We got a little problem, though.
The Russian kid, he saw
me takin' off the mask.
Nikolai? He saw you?
Yeah, I tried to pop
him, but he got away.
Well, maybe it's
not such a problem.
He doesn't know who you are, and
he'll be back in Russia in three days.
He could put me away for
life if the cops get ahold of him.
I think we ought to shut him up.
Hey, he is just a kid.
Look, I'll take
care of it, okay?
You don't have to worry
your pretty little head...
Don't you ever touch me again.
We are business
partners and that's it.
Okay, so what about the kid?
He's got my phone
number. He'll call.
How do you know?
Men really are
stupid, aren't they?
Miss Ellen jerico,
who was so shockingly widowed
only hours ago.
I want to thank everyone
for the tremendous
outpouring of sympathy
which has given me
the strength to continue.
And the status of the jerico
games? Will they be cancelled?
No, no, they will
resume tomorrow,
not only as a memorial
to my husband,
but as a symbol of
man's eternal quest
to rise above such
needless hate and violence.
Let's hope the
message gets through.
I want to make a personal appeal
to one of our Soviet
athletes, Nikolai rostov,
who is missing and was
last seen leaving the stadium,
apparently in a state of shock.
Nikolai, please, if
you hear me, call me.
I'll be waiting for your call.
Hi, Ellen? Gloria.
I'm sure you and Ralph are on
the way to the stadium by now.
Just wanted to wish you luck.
See you at the party. Ciao.
Arnold foster, Ellen.
Gwen and I saw
it all on television.
If there's anything we can do,
please call.
Hello, Mrs. Jerico?
It's... it's Nikolai. I
don't know what to do.
He was wearing a mask
to look like MacGyver.
Miss Ellen?
Miss Ellen?
I call back.
MacGyver?
I can't believe it, Ellen.
I just can't believe it.
What are you talking about?
This!
You set me up!
And you faked the bruises,
too, to get me goin', didn't you?
Not exactly.
The bruises were real
enough. They just faded,
So I used makeup
to bring them back.
Ralph jerico really
was a brutal pig.
Why me?
I mean, we were friends.
Hey! It was high
school, remember?
We were just kids.
And we weren't
friends, I loved you!
And you threw me away.
Ellen, we were 18 years old.
People don't know what
they want when they're 18!
Oh, well, that's my mistake.
I guess that
explains everything.
Do you know what, when
you walked out on me,
it all started.
First you, then my father,
then three husbands.
The first one was stupid.
The pinnacle of his earning
capacity was about $200 a week,
Which he wisely invested
in liquor and a motorcycle.
The second was a stockbroker.
I woke up one day to find
he'd left for parts unknown,
taken everything but the debts.
Which brings us to ralphie,
Who liked young
blondes and wife-choking.
I got tired, MacGyver.
Why didn't you just divorce him?
Prenuptial agreement.
I would have been left
with nothing, like always.
Ralphie was also a cautious pig.
I got to call the police.
It's always so easy for
you to throw me away.
Hey,
put it down.
New boyfriend already?
He's just a private detective
Ralph hired to watch me.
It wasn't hard to convince
him to turn the tables on Ralph.
Actually, I got the
idea of a double
when I saw your name on the
jerico games list a few months ago.
Wait outside.
Let's go, handsome.
Hello?
Miss Ellen?
Are... are you machine?
No, no. It's me, Nikolai.
I saw killer!
They tried to kill me, too.
Nikolai, calm down.
Everything's going to be okay.
I don't know what to do.
You're going to meet me.
Do you have any money?
- Yes.
- Good.
I want you to find a taxi.
You tell him to drop you
off in front of jbn studios.
I'll meet you out front.
And Nikolai, come alone.
Don't trust anyone.
Jbn, alone.
I got it. Thank
you, Mrs. Jerico.
Why you are doing
this? I don't understand.
Hey, put it this way, kid,
You're just in the wrong
place at the wrong time.
Ellen,
I can't believe
you planned this.
Oh, I didn't count on
it turning out this way.
Yeah, her idea was
you'd only do 10
to life for murder.
How do you figure
'em? I don't even try anymore.
All right. In here.
Come on.
Over there.
Incinerator?
What they are doing?
Ellen, don't do this.
It's your fault.
It all started with
you, MacGyver.
And this is where it ends.
I'll be in my office.
Ellen. Ellen!
Your grudge is
against me. Not Nikolai.
Sometimes innocent
people get hurt.
I should know.
Hey, what can I say?
She's gonna make me a rich man.
Inside.
You okay?
Is that American sense of humor?
Sure, I'm not bad, for a
guy who's going to be toast.
Oil!
Get to the back!
Nikolai, help me
with this grate!
Forget it!
We are dead, yes?
Not yet.
Hurry!
Hand me that rod!
MacGyver, hurry!
We did it, MacGyver, we did it!
No, not quite.
Maybe if we try to kick it open!
No, no, that won't work.
Nikolai.
Give me the drawstring
off your sweats.
Come on.
Dumb, Ellen.
Really dumb, leavin'
this stuff layin' around.
MacGyver and
Nikolai, are they...
Yeah. They ought to be by now.
I'll check 'em when
I get rid of this stuff.
I'll meet you downstairs.
All right, there's a phone
around the corner. Call the police.
9-1-1, it's automatic.
I can't seem to get
you out of my life, can I?
Let me have it, Ellen.
Oh, that's right. You
hate guns, don't you?
So do you.
Right, the good old days.
"Students for gun control."
This is the real
world, MacGyver.
Ellen,
You need help.
I know some people.
You don't care about me.
You care about yourself.
You care about
rights and justice.
You care about gun control and
the environment, but not me. No!
Never me!
Ellen, I'm sorry.
I did not mean to hurt you.
You never loved me, did you?
Did you?
Ellen,
I cared about you.
You're a liar!
Ellen,
We were two kids in high school.
Kids!
And you know I cared about you.
Shut up!
Shut up.
Shut up.
Why couldn't you just love me?
We were the perfect
couple. Everybody said so.
Everybody said so.
Ah, goodbye, my friend.
So much sadness.
Goodbye, Sergei. It
was good to see you.
Will Mrs. Jerico go to jail?
That's kind of a tough
call right now, Nikolai.
The judge ordered a
psychiatric hearing, but...
We'll see what happens.
Well, we must go. The plane.
Give me five, dude!
Never forget, part of
gold medal belongs to you.
Well, thanks, Nikolai,
but you earned that.
Yes. That is why
I take it with me.
See you.
Everybody says
we're the perfect couple.
Forever and ever, Ellen.
Hey, MacGyver!
- How are you, my dear friend?
- Good.
You know, this, uh, this
Phoenix organization of yours, eh,
It is very efficient.
You are in charge of all
international relations, eh?
Well, lots of countries,
lots of athletes. It's not easy.
Ah, we're just glad that
we could be a part of it.
Oh, MacGyver,
you and me, we were
the first to invent glasnost.
I have somebody for you to meet.
You have heard
of Nikolai rostov?
Are you kidding? Of course.
Yes.
Well, every scout in the
national hockey league
is with us everywhere.
I mean, they won't even
give us a chance to practice.
They keep saying, "oh,
Nikolai, can we talk?"
They keep saying, "Nikolai,
can we make a deal?"
Oh! Wait.
Nikolai!
This is my very, very
dear friend MacGyver.
- I've told you about him.
- Yes!
We will be great
roommates, dude!
Roommates?
Oh, I, uh, I have
this list of, uh,
All Americans who volunteered to
take, uh, athletes into their home.
Here. Here, here's
your name, right here.
Where'd you get these?
Oh, from, uh, from
the hospitality booth.
Uh, they gave me a tag.
They gave me list.
They gave me apple juice.
Is it mistake?
N-No, no, it's not a mistake.
Then I change, okay?
I come back.
Take your time, Nikolai.
Announcer on loudspeaker:
All athletes are reminded
that the international
cafeteria is now open.
Your identification tag will
be sufficient for admission,
and all food service
is free of charge.
The cafeteria hours will be
from 6:00 A.M. in the morning
to 8:00 P.M. in the evening.
Antonio munez, please
call jerico games operator 26.
Antonio munoz, please
call jerico games operator 26.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Can you tell me who's
handling athlete housing?
Oh, sure, I'll go get her.
Ellen?
Ellen?
It's been a long time, MacGyver.
Ellen Stewart?
I'd say so.
How long?
20 years. High
school graduation day.
Wha...
What? Look at your face!
Have I changed that much?
Um, just for the better.
Good answer.
What are you doing here?
Uh, same thing
as you. Helping out.
Athletic housing,
among other things.
Come on, let's take a walk.
You know, wait a minute.
You signed me up to host
Nikolai rostov, didn't you?
I couldn't resist. I saw your
name on the sponsor list
and, uh, I thought the maneuver
might get me around to see you.
It wouldn't have taken
half that much, you know.
I can make other
arrangements, if you'd like.
Ellen, it's okay.
Turning my life upside-down
has always been one of
your specialties as I recall.
Ooh, I like that. It makes
me sound powerful.
What have you
what have I been doing?
Well, I've been with jerico
broadcasting for the past eight years.
I started in the
makeup department,
then I moved to
merchandising, business affairs,
and finally public relations.
Very impressive.
Yep. No more poor
little clinging vine
who cried for months
after we broke up.
Oh, come on, it
wasn't that bad, was it?
Oh, are you kidding?
I was devastated!
Ellen, it was high school,
I was an 18-year-old kid.
MacGyver, stop.
I've had 20 years
to get over you.
Okay, not exactly over you.
You're still one of
my favorite memories.
Thanks.
The feeling is very mutual.
Well, um,
I shouldn't keep
Nikolai waiting.
I guess.
You know, it's like holding
a memory in my hand.
I don't want to let go.
This is where you live?
On boat?
Uh, yeah. This is it.
You have TV and VCR!
And cassette player!
Radical!
We can rent American videos?
This is how I learned
to speak English.
Well, yeah, sure.
In fact, why don't you take
the cassette up to your room.
You are so righteous!
Where to, MacGyver?
Why don't you take the bedroom
upstairs. I'll sleep down here.
What they told us about
Americans before glasnost,
about how all of you
are selfish monsters,
is totally bogus.
Well, I guess, dudes are
dudes all over the world.
Hi.
Oh, I forgot to give you
your official housing packet.
Think you can stand
me twice in 20 years?
Three times if pressed.
Listen, before Nikolai settles
in, I found another host family.
So you're off the
hook if you want to be.
No, no, that's okay. We're
good buddies already.
Uh, "chilled to the
Max," I think he said.
He has a way with
language, doesn't he?
Uh, yeah.
♪ waiting for an angel ♪♪
E-Excuse, please!
I thought it was just us guys.
Did you need something, Nikolai?
I forgot to ask,
where are towels?
Under the sink.
Check.
Oh, by the way, if you
look at the schedule,
you'll see there's a photo
session at 1:00 this afternoon,
and you're responsible
for getting Nikolai there.
Yes, ma'am.
Look, why don't you join us?
We can catch up on each other.
Thought you'd never ask.
Tomorrow, 1500
athletes from 45 nations
will begin competition in
the first annual jerico games,
Brainchild of broadcasting
Maverick, Ralph jerico.
With me now is Nikolai rostov,
Reputedly the world's number
one amateur hockey player.
- Welcome.
- Thank you. I am happy to be here.
Nikolai, the question
that's on everybody's mind,
is there any truth to the rumor
that you're planning to sign
with the Los Angeles kings
right after the jerico games?
Uh, no comment.
All I'm thinking right now
is competing for my country.
So, tell me what you do
at the Phoenix foundation?
Oh, I'm kind of a
troubleshooter, I guess.
They ask me to go someplace,
I do what I can to help.
MacGyver, I have
never known anyone
who could make such
a mystery of everything.
- No, no, no.
- Yes.
I'm not trying to be
mysterious about it.
It's just that what I do is...
Well, it's tough to explain.
Sounds lonely.
Is it?
Sometimes, yeah.
So, is there, uh,
anybody in your life now?
There is a girl.
She's on assignment for Phoenix.
Serious?
Well, I think about
her, but, um...
Serious?
I don't know.
MacGyver, you are pulling
back, just like always.
Why can't you just go for it?
Make the commitment?
I don't know.
I mean, a part of it's because
when I was a kid,
everybody that I loved died.
My dad, grandma, my
best friend, they all died.
I didn't die.
No.
But by the time I met you in high
school, I'd already started to run.
Now come on, what
about you? Married?
Three times.
Not a big success in the
matrimonial department.
MacGyver,
I'm glad you
explained things to me.
You know, all these years,
I thought I'd done
something wrong.
You?
No, it wasn't you.
It was me.
What?
- What?
- Do...
Do you remember boneless barton?
Boneless... Oh, boneless barton?
The guy that could
turn himself inside out?
He used to walk
across the gym floor
with his legs wrapped
around his neck.
Oh, he gave me the willies.
I liked him.
I missed you.
14 stationary, nine
platform, and 15 remote units.
All right. How
many cameras total?
Uh, 38.
They'll cover all the venues
And the opening
ceremonies for this afternoon.
Good.
Very good job.
I do my best.
You certainly do.
I even made our
reservations for sun valley.
Oh.
Are you sure your
boss can let you off?
No problem.
I've got him wrapped
around my little finger.
Don't ever count on that.
- You got 'em?
- Yes, sir.
So...
It's true.
Yeah.
You know, i'm... I'm
really sorry, Mr. Jerico.
Look, I don't want
your sympathy.
I want his name.
Announcer on loudspeaker:
Press credentials
may be picked up in
room a at the sports arena.
Energy.
Nikolai, do you have
any idea what's in those?
No.
Neither does anyone else.
It's weak!
Nikolai, MacGyver.
I wanted you two to be
the first to have these.
Jerico games pin!
I designed it. You like it?
It's way cool!
Oh, oh, Nikolai...
My office phone number.
Any problems, you call me.
I like her.
Uh-huh.
- Let me do that.
- Thanks.
Still the artist, huh?
Uh, yeah, well, I only lasted
one semester at the art institute.
How come?
My father left us about a
year after we graduated.
He married a blonde
five years older than me.
She must have been expensive,
because she needed
all my college money.
Sounds like you
had a rough time.
I survived.
Ellen!
Come on, let's go.
I said come on, let's go.
- Hey, wait a minute, what's going on here?
- Stop it!
- Hey!
- I wouldn't.
Do you know who I am?
I'm Ralph jerico.
And you don't want to
mess with me, friend.
And you certainly don't
want to mess with my wife!
Your wife?
Now you know, ace.
Stay away.
Come on, Ellen.
What...
So just go through the
parking lot and take a right,
you'll hit the bike path.
You did not know she
was Mrs. Jerico, did you?
No, I didn't.
You want me to stay?
You need to talk man-to-man?
No, thanks. Go have a good time.
MacGyver.
I think I owe you an apology.
You lied to me!
I didn't exactly lie.
You let me think that
you were divorced.
What do you call that?
You're right.
And I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to
hurt you, I swear!
I just wanted to reminisce
about us being happy.
I didn't know I'd still feel
the same way about you.
But why would you
string me along like that?
You are a married woman.
He is not a nice man, MacGyver.
Your husband did that?
He'd never do it to his Picasso,
But then I'm one of
his minor possessions.
Wh... Why would you
stay with a guy like that?
I mean, wh... what is it? Money?
In a funny way, yes.
A man that rich
can always find you.
And he always will.
He's violent, and I'm scared.
Mr. Jerico wanted
me to make sure
That you meet him at the studio
before the opening ceremonies.
How dare you follow me?
I do what I'm told. Let's go.
Hey, whoa! Wai...
wait a minute here!
Hey, no offense, fella.
I'm just doin' my job, okay?
No! Please, don't!
Stop it!
I'll go.
Well, I'm real happy
to hear that, ma'am.
I'll send a
driver around for your car.
I'm looking for Ellen
jerico's office. Where is it?
Do you have an appointment?
Never mind.
Hey, wait a minute!
You can't go...
Sir, sir!
I don't believe it!
Who do you think you
are coming in here?
- I'm lookin' for your wife.
- Why?
I want to make sure she feels
free to report a wife beater.
MacGyver, I'm late for
the opening ceremonies.
Ellen, sir Galahad
here says I beat you.
Do I?
No. Of course not.
Ellen, you don't have to lie.
Jerico:
That's right, Ellen.
Why don't you try
something new, huh?
Don't lie.
Let's just go.
You're in over your head,
high school sweetheart.
Stay out of it.
"Press play."
Dear MacGyver,
I have gone to opening
ceremony with coach.
Please, would you
videotape broadcast? 3:00.
Your best friend, Nikolai.
Why not?
That was Pierre buffeau,
assistant secretary-general
of the United Nations.
And heading to the vip box,
behind senator rawlings,
the honorable Nigel
Worthington, British ambassador,
who with dignitaries
from all over the world
are now taking their seats
for the formal opening
of the jerico games
And the dramatic lighting
of the friendship torch.
Oh, there's Vladimir
korinski, Soviet ambassador.
Hello, Mr. Ambassador, Vince
king from jbn television news.
Tell me, sir, some
people have said
the jerico games represent
the dawning of a new era
of friendship and cooperation
between the great nations of the world.
Especially after the recent political
upheaval in Eastern Europe. You...
vision news. Tell me,
sir, some people have said
The jerico games represent
the dawning of a new era of...
What?
Mr. Jerico!
- Would you like to say anything...
- Yes.
To our viewing
audience at home, sir?
Uh, well, I'd just
like to say how...
How proud I am.
How... how proud
we all should be
that these fine athletes
from all over the world
have gathered here to compete,
As all nations should
compete, on the playing field.
Would you care to make any
predictions on the final medal count?
No. No predictions,
except to say that everyone
who came here is a winner.
Jerico!
No! No!
Oh, my god!
Somebody call an ambulance!
Ralph! Ralph!
Oh, my god, he's dead!
He's dead!
All units, we've got a
187 here at the ice arena.
Stand by for
suspect description.
Is there anyone here who
can describe the suspect?
It was MacGyver.
Nikolai!
Nikolai!
There he is! That's
the suspect! Get him!
- Freeze!
- What? Why?
You're under arrest for
the murder of Ralph jerico.
No, no, that's wrong!
Somebody was shooting
at a Soviet athlete.
Cuff him.
Come on!
Come on, guys, please!
Find Nikolai rostov.
He had to see the killer.
His life's in danger!
Save your breath, pal.
All right, listen to me.
At least let me
talk to captain Kiley.
Kiley's on vacation. Look,
save it for your lawyer.
This isn't about me!
Rostov saw something.
They'll go after him!
Yeah, okay, in the car.
Just watch your head.
Okay, break it up,
folks, it's all over.
Bill Norton, evening tribune.
I hear you got a
suspect in custody.
Just give us a break.
Move away, all right?
Please stay back,
away from the car.
Beat it, Norton. I got a
crime scene here right now.
Come on, folks,
let's go, show's over.
Come on, move it on, move it on,
Let's go, let's get
that truck out of here!
Read what?
Dispatch. The 187 suspect
Has escaped from the
fourth complex parking lot.
I repeat, we got an
escape of a 187 suspect.
I want a code 100 on
the sports arena complex.
I repeat, I want a code 100
on the sports arena complex.
Just like clockwork.
Yeah.
We got a little problem, though.
The Russian kid, he saw
me takin' off the mask.
Nikolai? He saw you?
Yeah, I tried to pop
him, but he got away.
Well, maybe it's
not such a problem.
He doesn't know who you are, and
he'll be back in Russia in three days.
He could put me away for
life if the cops get ahold of him.
I think we ought to shut him up.
Hey, he is just a kid.
Look, I'll take
care of it, okay?
You don't have to worry
your pretty little head...
Don't you ever touch me again.
We are business
partners and that's it.
Okay, so what about the kid?
He's got my phone
number. He'll call.
How do you know?
Men really are
stupid, aren't they?
Miss Ellen jerico,
who was so shockingly widowed
only hours ago.
I want to thank everyone
for the tremendous
outpouring of sympathy
which has given me
the strength to continue.
And the status of the jerico
games? Will they be cancelled?
No, no, they will
resume tomorrow,
not only as a memorial
to my husband,
but as a symbol of
man's eternal quest
to rise above such
needless hate and violence.
Let's hope the
message gets through.
I want to make a personal appeal
to one of our Soviet
athletes, Nikolai rostov,
who is missing and was
last seen leaving the stadium,
apparently in a state of shock.
Nikolai, please, if
you hear me, call me.
I'll be waiting for your call.
Hi, Ellen? Gloria.
I'm sure you and Ralph are on
the way to the stadium by now.
Just wanted to wish you luck.
See you at the party. Ciao.
Arnold foster, Ellen.
Gwen and I saw
it all on television.
If there's anything we can do,
please call.
Hello, Mrs. Jerico?
It's... it's Nikolai. I
don't know what to do.
He was wearing a mask
to look like MacGyver.
Miss Ellen?
Miss Ellen?
I call back.
MacGyver?
I can't believe it, Ellen.
I just can't believe it.
What are you talking about?
This!
You set me up!
And you faked the bruises,
too, to get me goin', didn't you?
Not exactly.
The bruises were real
enough. They just faded,
So I used makeup
to bring them back.
Ralph jerico really
was a brutal pig.
Why me?
I mean, we were friends.
Hey! It was high
school, remember?
We were just kids.
And we weren't
friends, I loved you!
And you threw me away.
Ellen, we were 18 years old.
People don't know what
they want when they're 18!
Oh, well, that's my mistake.
I guess that
explains everything.
Do you know what, when
you walked out on me,
it all started.
First you, then my father,
then three husbands.
The first one was stupid.
The pinnacle of his earning
capacity was about $200 a week,
Which he wisely invested
in liquor and a motorcycle.
The second was a stockbroker.
I woke up one day to find
he'd left for parts unknown,
taken everything but the debts.
Which brings us to ralphie,
Who liked young
blondes and wife-choking.
I got tired, MacGyver.
Why didn't you just divorce him?
Prenuptial agreement.
I would have been left
with nothing, like always.
Ralphie was also a cautious pig.
I got to call the police.
It's always so easy for
you to throw me away.
Hey,
put it down.
New boyfriend already?
He's just a private detective
Ralph hired to watch me.
It wasn't hard to convince
him to turn the tables on Ralph.
Actually, I got the
idea of a double
when I saw your name on the
jerico games list a few months ago.
Wait outside.
Let's go, handsome.
Hello?
Miss Ellen?
Are... are you machine?
No, no. It's me, Nikolai.
I saw killer!
They tried to kill me, too.
Nikolai, calm down.
Everything's going to be okay.
I don't know what to do.
You're going to meet me.
Do you have any money?
- Yes.
- Good.
I want you to find a taxi.
You tell him to drop you
off in front of jbn studios.
I'll meet you out front.
And Nikolai, come alone.
Don't trust anyone.
Jbn, alone.
I got it. Thank
you, Mrs. Jerico.
Why you are doing
this? I don't understand.
Hey, put it this way, kid,
You're just in the wrong
place at the wrong time.
Ellen,
I can't believe
you planned this.
Oh, I didn't count on
it turning out this way.
Yeah, her idea was
you'd only do 10
to life for murder.
How do you figure
'em? I don't even try anymore.
All right. In here.
Come on.
Over there.
Incinerator?
What they are doing?
Ellen, don't do this.
It's your fault.
It all started with
you, MacGyver.
And this is where it ends.
I'll be in my office.
Ellen. Ellen!
Your grudge is
against me. Not Nikolai.
Sometimes innocent
people get hurt.
I should know.
Hey, what can I say?
She's gonna make me a rich man.
Inside.
You okay?
Is that American sense of humor?
Sure, I'm not bad, for a
guy who's going to be toast.
Oil!
Get to the back!
Nikolai, help me
with this grate!
Forget it!
We are dead, yes?
Not yet.
Hurry!
Hand me that rod!
MacGyver, hurry!
We did it, MacGyver, we did it!
No, not quite.
Maybe if we try to kick it open!
No, no, that won't work.
Nikolai.
Give me the drawstring
off your sweats.
Come on.
Dumb, Ellen.
Really dumb, leavin'
this stuff layin' around.
MacGyver and
Nikolai, are they...
Yeah. They ought to be by now.
I'll check 'em when
I get rid of this stuff.
I'll meet you downstairs.
All right, there's a phone
around the corner. Call the police.
9-1-1, it's automatic.
I can't seem to get
you out of my life, can I?
Let me have it, Ellen.
Oh, that's right. You
hate guns, don't you?
So do you.
Right, the good old days.
"Students for gun control."
This is the real
world, MacGyver.
Ellen,
You need help.
I know some people.
You don't care about me.
You care about yourself.
You care about
rights and justice.
You care about gun control and
the environment, but not me. No!
Never me!
Ellen, I'm sorry.
I did not mean to hurt you.
You never loved me, did you?
Did you?
Ellen,
I cared about you.
You're a liar!
Ellen,
We were two kids in high school.
Kids!
And you know I cared about you.
Shut up!
Shut up.
Shut up.
Why couldn't you just love me?
We were the perfect
couple. Everybody said so.
Everybody said so.
Ah, goodbye, my friend.
So much sadness.
Goodbye, Sergei. It
was good to see you.
Will Mrs. Jerico go to jail?
That's kind of a tough
call right now, Nikolai.
The judge ordered a
psychiatric hearing, but...
We'll see what happens.
Well, we must go. The plane.
Give me five, dude!
Never forget, part of
gold medal belongs to you.
Well, thanks, Nikolai,
but you earned that.
Yes. That is why
I take it with me.
See you.
Everybody says
we're the perfect couple.
Forever and ever, Ellen.