MacGyver: Sometimes when they're after you,
when you're just about surrounded...
You realize just how seriously north African kids take soccer.
MacGyver, you let them steal that ball.
No way. They just play better soccer than I do.
Oh, after the way you've coached them, I don't doubt it.
[Church organ playing]
It is so wonderful to hear music again.
- Thank you. - Oh, you bet.
It just needed a couple of adjustments.
That earthquake knocked it out of whack, but it's a good organ.
And you are a good man, but a sneaky soccer player.
MacGyver: All right, it's here!
- Ann: MacGyver, what is all this? - It's a little surprise.
We are deeply grateful for all the medicines you brought,
- but what is this? - Oh, it's a secret surprise.
Sara!
- Here, let me help you. - Sara: Thank you.
It's the clothing I promised.
Ann: Wonderful. Oh, you are a blessing. Both of you.
- MacGyver, this is Sara ashford. - How do you do?
- Ann: I have told her all about you. - Not everything.
Well, she seems to know more than I do.
Nothing discreditable, I assure you.
Mac, Sara needs a favor.
Be nice to her.
At your orders, sister.
Thank you.
Well, we can't disobey the mother superior.
What can I do for you, miss ashford?
I'd like you to break my brother out of prison here.
Brian is the only brother I've got.
He's a medical missionary.
All he wanted to do was help.
He's in harosh prison now.
Accused, tried and sentenced for trying to save human lives.
Well, like the man said, "no good deed goes unpunished."
Sara, what were the charges against him?
After the earthquake,
he brought in a very valuable shipment of relief supplies.
Valuable?
Worth enough money for someone to show some interest?
Yes, exactly.
The government of this benighted country
tried to confiscate the supplies, so Brian hid them.
Well, I think it's about time we got him out.
He's in a maximum-security military prison.
Kind of makes it interesting, doesn't it?
- No. No, grazie. - No, no. Basta.
Madame!
You sure you can get word to your brother?
Visits are simple to arrange. All one needs is enough bribe money.
The only thing you can't buy at harosh is a man's freedom.
All right, then you arrange for the cars,
and as soon as I get in and get the lay of the land, I'll signal.
I'll be watching.
You know, I'm beginning to believe it might be possible.
Mac, you'll be running a horrible risk.
I know I asked, but you were just a name then, not a man I like.
Well, it's too late now, Sara. I've got my orders.
What about the rest of the plan?
Well, I can't figure that out until I get inside.
It's the nice thing about this country.
They make it real easy to get into prison.
What are you going to do?
[Arguing in foreign language]
Just wait for my signal.
[Chattering in foreign language]
All right, guys. Nice.
Two points, take down. Cops beat peasant.
Oh, that's what I like to see, tax dollars at work.
Listen, guys, for a job well done, I'd like to buy you a drink.
Hope a "sody pop" will do for you.
Come on. All right.
I understand you assaulted two police officers, MacGyver.
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
MacGyver: They were leaning pretty heavy on a peddler out there.
Do you still think it's a good idea?
They left him and beat on me, if that's what you mean.
Oh, I'll explain precisely what I mean.
You are no longer an American.
Or privileged. Or a westerner.
You are garbage. You are a convict.
You see, here we have true democracy.
All are equal in the dirt.
The intelligent rise, and the stupid remain in the dirt
or are buried there. Clear?
Very.
You have no money. I suggest you find some.
Otherwise you will have neither shelter nor food.
What? You don't feed us in here?
Of course, at reasonable prices.
Uh-huh. So how do I come about this money?
Earn it. Beg it.
Find yourself a protector.
As of now, your survival is your responsibility, American.
Villars, take him away.
Relax.
He gives the same speech to every foreigner who comes in here.
- It's only 80-percent true. - That's comforting.
Did you really assault two police over a street peddler?
It was over an old man who was being beaten without reason.
Noble, but foolish, wouldn't you say?
Yeah,
but it sure felt great.
I'm sure it did, my friend. I'm francois villars.
MacGyver. Call me Mac.
[Prisoners chattering]
Commandant [over pa]: Attention.
Attention.
Hafiz Ben achmed, report to my office.
Hafiz Ben achmed, come to the commandant's office at once.
- Who lives here? - Khan.
Don't stare. Khan doesn't like it.
Oh, yeah?
- MacGyver: Which one's Khan? - Francois: The bald man.
He runs the prison, and fuad is his dog.
MacGyver: That overweight enforcer he's got?
Fuad killed five men with his bare hands,
two of them inside the prison.
Interesting.
- You want him? - Not yet.
Ask around.
See if anyone knows something about him.
Only three sorts of Americans end up here.
Drug dealers.
Soldiers of fortune.
Or madmen.
I want to know which,
so as I can use him or get rid of him.
I'll make coffee. You take the top bunk.
You're doing me a considerable favor, francois.
MacGyver, you're American. I am...
Was French.
Different nations, different cultures. We're both foreigners.
We can at least talk together.
Consider we shall have ample time for conversation.
Now, with all due respect, francois, I don't plan to be here that long.
Escape? Every new man talks about escape.
Nobody succeeds.
Well, maybe it's about time I expanded the realm of possibilities around here.
Francois: You play soccer?
MacGyver: Badly. Is that olive oil?
Don't tell me an American is interested in cuisine?
MacGyver: Actually, I'm not.
- Mind if I borrow this? - Francois: Be my guest.
You can look, but you can't touch.
That little tint of blue which prisoners call the sky.
You may be right, francois, but they can only lock me up.
Not my mind.
MacGyver, what are you doing?
A little experiment.
What sort of experiment?
Francois, the first men to fly over Paris were French,
the montgolfier brothers.
Of course.
The first hot-air balloons!
Mon dieu. Merveil/eux.
You are sending a signal.
Outside contact.
All right!
I am starting to see the beginnings of a very good plan.
Yeah, it's kind of put together on the cuff,
but it just might work.
- MacGyver: Wanna come along? - Yes.
But no.
I have been here five years, mon ami,
for the crime of not bribing a judge.
I have a wife, five children and six more months to go.
I understand.
But I will help you.
You shouldn't jeopardize everything this close to release.
- It's not worth the risk. - MacGyver,
the great risk in this ugly, little prison world
is that we forget to be human.
We forget we have pride, feelings, courage.
I would like to remember those things.
And, besides, how can one not help a maniac
who assaults two policemen in the name of justice?
Thank you.
First thing I have to do is contact a prisoner by the name of Brian ashford.
He's a political.
That's a special wing.
Heavy security, extra guards, every cell bugged.
Fuad: You!
- Khan wants to see you. - Oh, yeah? What for?
[Prisoners yelling]
I won!
Argh!
Listen, I hope you're taking this personally.
Argh!
What is this?
Not yet.
[Music playing]
MacGyver: Thanks.
Clean yourself up. And don't dirty my carpet.
I am Khan.
Yeah, I've heard about you.
Rumor has it you run the joint.
[Music warbles]
MacGyver: It's phase.
- What? - Phase.
Your speakers are out of phase.
Mind if I borrow this?
Khan: Do you know what you are doing?
MacGyver: Well, I sure hope so.
You interest me, American.
MacGyver: Yeah? Khan: Soldier of fortune?
Khan: I know, I know. Drug dealer.
Smuggler.
A man motivated by intelligent greed.
There. I think that's got it.
- Very good. - Thanks.
[Refrigerator chugging]
You know, it wouldn't be much harder to fix that refrigerator in your pcp lab.
It's awfully noisy. It's not efficient.
You seem to be very well-informed, MacGyver.
Yeah, well, word on the yard is, you deal drugs.
The easiest one to manufacture is pcp.
I saw the vent outside and heard the noises in here.
Pieces all seem to fit.
Very impressive.
Thanks. There's one piece that doesn't fit, though.
The last thing management needs around here
is a prison full of dust heads busting up the place.
I make it in here, but I sell it on the outside.
Well, there you are. If it's a business, why not make it more efficient?
Less risk. Better-quality stuff.
- Efficient. Do you know the process? - You bet. It could double your output.
My formula.
What do you want in return?
Half an hour with Brian ashford. In private. He's in security section.
I know. But what is your business with him?
- It's private. - I could have fuad ask you.
MacGyver: Yeah, you sure could.
But it would be kind of tough for me to fix up your pcp lab if I was dead.
I think we have an understanding, MacGyver.
MacGyver: Well, we had an understanding, all right.
I think Khan figured me for a sucker,
and I knew the commandant had every cell bugged,
so I guess my plan was working.
For who?
Brian ashford.
All right.
He's on exercise hour.
Posture, posture.
- Name's MacGyver. - Yes, I was told to expect you.
Frankly, I'm surprised you got this far.
We're gonna go a lot further than this, Brian.
MacGyver: I'm gonna get you out of here.
Brian: Oh? How?
Working on that. With your sister, as a matter of fact.
- Just thought you'd like to know. - Well, I'm grateful.
Frankly, you've taken a terrible risk.
Well, I don't know.
Sara told me about all the work you do with kids.
How can I help you?
Well, first of all, you can tell me about the security system around here.
How many locks, who has keys,
when the guards change shift and especially the night security.
But most importantly,
when we fly the huey choppers in here,
can you still handle a 30 millimeter?
Definitely, yes.
So it's an aerial assault, is it, then?
Yeah, for the most part.
MacGyver: Your sister tells me you stashed $10 million
- before you were busted. Brian: Actually, it was 12.
Ah, well, then you can see you're well worth the effort for us.
My people are willing to use gunships to free you.
Well, that's... that's remarkable.
- I'm delighted you're handling this. - It's good to meet you too.
But I must admit you're not quite what I expected in a medical missionary.
Oh, well, never be taken in by surface appearances.
I raised a little hell before I came to believe in heaven.
- Good. - And now and then, a minor miracle.
I'm not sure I can provide that, but I'll get you out of here.
Well, I pray that you are right.
Brian: May god be with you.
Khan: As I said, excellency, he's not what he seems.
And you were correct.
- You want MacGyver removed? - No.
A soldier of fortune.
Helicopters. Twelve million American dollars.
No, I want to know every possible thing. Everything.
And then?
And then you kill him.
Francois: Tell me about your visit to the political security section.
Well, I just wanted to prepare my friend for the breakout.
With Khan's help?
MacGyver, Khan would sell you down for a second cup of coffee, you know?
Well, sure wish you'd consider coming with us.
The water's fine.
I'll miss you, my friend.
Now, that sounds like you think I'm gonna make it.
I have my doubts.
But some men aren't designed to be caged.
And besides,
I had forgotten how good it is to have a friend.
To help a friend.
Thank you, francois.
So, what can I do?
Well, I know you can get into the commandant's office,
but do you know how to run the pa system here?
MacGyver, your wife is here.
MacGyver: Oh, yeah?
- So how's she looking? - Very beautiful.
Thank you.
Darling!
Did you see Brian?
He's quite a guy.
How'd you arrange this so fast?
I told you, bribery works wonders in here.
- Sara: Oh, have imissed you. - MacGyver: Imissed you too.
MacGyver: At least we have tonight.
[Commandant moans]
- Tell me about this lawyer you've got. - Lawyer?
Of course, but can't we talk about that later?
I've got the vehicles. When, how, where?
Tomorrow. High noon.
That's when the choppers come in.
- Northwest gate. - Are you positive?
Would I tell you I loved you if I didn't?
Sara: Mac, I didn't realize how much I missed you.
[Prisoners chattering]
MacGyver: There's a breakaway.
Shoots. Great shot!
All in the footwork, big guy.
- Hey, just go in. - You bet.
- How are you doing? - Come in.
- Pleasant night? - Yeah, it wasn't bad.
Not much privacy around here, though.
We're a very close-knit community.
I've kind of noticed that.
So, how's the stereo working?
It's fine. This way.
Yeah, you know, I figure we could triple your output.
All you need is a couple of adjustments on this thing.
Fix it. By the way,
how was your visit with Brian ashford?
Oh, it was great. It was just wonderful.
Very interesting. He's an old pal, you know.
Really?
It's very fortunate for you to find an old friend in this unlikely place.
- Yeah. - You're a lucky man, MacGyver.
Yes. They have nothing on MacGyver. Nothing.
- Oh. - Don't be stupid.
That means he is a professional.
He is obviously moving on his plan to break ashford out.
That is why I had to tell you.
You had to tell me
because otherwise I would have you gutted and strung out in the sun!
Why do you talk to me like that?
Perhaps to remind you of what you are.
Or what I am.
Can't take chances.
I'll have men stationed on the roof.
You stay with MacGyver.
Thank you, excellency.
[Spatula slapping]
MacGyver: The one useful thing about pcp is it explodes.
Add a volatile liquid,
and you've got a bomb you can wear anyplace.
Attention! This is the commandant speamng.
Commandant: Lieutenant NASA, report to the guard post immediately.
All prisoners' privileges are hereby suspended.
Prisoners are restricted to the main compound.
There will be no exceptions.
Guard units five, six and eight,
draw automatic weapons, extra ammunition and take positions.
Units two, three and seven, report to the roof at once.
This is a full alert.
MacGyver: Well, the commandant ought to be getting ready
for those imaginary choppers.
And I hate to disappoint a friend,
so I gotta create a little excitement.
The problem isn't how to blow up pcp.
The problem is timing it...
Just right.
Any spark will do it.
All you need is an electrical circuit that will close when you want it to.
Which better happen when you're out of the room.
Now the thing about ice,
at a given temperature, it will melt at a given rate.
Just about as good as a clock,
especially if you don't have a clock.
[Knocking]
I brought you something.
You will like it.
Halvah. You're a good sort, villars.
- I'll be sorry to see you go. - I'll miss you too.
Or else I'd leave today. Noon.
Be alert! The attack could come at any moment.
What about the prisoners, sir?
Lieutenant, the only threat is from the air.
Hey, how are you doing, sunshine?
I'm finished in here. It's running like a Swiss watch.
So I guess I'm gone, huh?
Don't hit!
Not quite.
It think it's time all secrets were out.
Fact: Brian ashford is worth a great deal of money.
Twelve million.
Now, I want some details. Who's paying you,
how much, and how did you plan to break him out?
Yeah. All right. You're right about the 12 million.
I contracted to get him out of here for ten percent.
MacGyver: Why don't you help me out, and we'll split it.
You expect me to simply trust you?
Who hired you?
Where do they plan to take ashford? Details!
I've got the number of the Swiss safety deposit box.
I've got the map and the box number stashed across the way.
Come on. I'll give you all the names.
[Water dripping]
[Guards chattering]
[Prisoners chattering]
MacGyver: Well, what do you know?
Hook, line and sinker.
The commandant's plan was working just fine.
And if his was working, so was mine.
Mr. Villars,
didn't you tell me you could trade this for some food?
Fracois: I will try. It's in good shape?
MacGyver: You bet. Francois: Good.
- Let's go. - Move it, man!
Fuad, you are one miserable son of a diseased camel.
[Dripping]
Well, guys, this is where it is.
MacGyver: No one ever thinks to Bury anything under a fire.
Can I borrow your knife?
To dig!
Thank you.
MacGyver: I had my clocks ticking.
Inside the pcp lab...
And in the commandant's office.
[Water trickling]
[Knocking]
Hey, what's that?
Francois: I am selling him a jacket.
You don't have enough heat in these cells.
Guard: Yeah, too bad.
Light the left pocket and get clear.
- The pocket? Francois: Exactly.
- But when? - Guard: Hey, hurry up. Come on.
- Three minutes. Guard: Come on.
- Thank you. - Don't thank me.
You paid for it.
[Water trickling]
[Timer beeps, then tape clicks]
[Propeller spins]
[Guards yelling]
Commandant: They're coming from the northeast, behind the cloud cover.
Sound the alarm! Hurry!
[Alarm blaring]
- Yeah, well, that's it. - Argh!
Let's go!
Francois: Quickly. Let's go.
[Water trickling]
Through the tunnel to the right.
Brian: Let's go!
MacGyver: Francois.
MacGyver!
Francois: Don't forget, my friend.
Secure the gates!
Helicopter attack. You moron!
Half of my men are still up there. Where is MacGyver?
I don't know. I thought...
Everything I have is gone.
Oh, no. For the rest of your sentence,
you will have total and undisputed possession of an isolation cell.
Take him away!
I'll kill you!
[Sirens blaring in distance]
What are you doing?
[Gunshot]
Terrific! For them, the pursuit stops here.
That's a bloody marvelous roadblock.
I think we can dispense with MacGyver now.
- I'm sorry, Mac. - What for?
I'm not the all-American girl you met at the orphanage.
I get it.
And he's not your brother and he's not a medical missionary.
And I've got egg all over my face.
Blind faith tends to do that to people, doesn't it?
I think it was sister Ann's confidence in Sara that fooled me.
So, what is it? Heroin? Coke? What?
No, just duty.
I'm a representative of the Soviet government.
My job is to deliver weapons to our allies in the third world.
Oh, that's terrific.
Not milk or medicine, but explosives, guns.
MacGyver: Congratulations.
Is old Brian a Russian too?
No, he's a crooked arms dealer,
who stole the weapons from me to sell on the black market,
but he ended up in harosh prison before he could make the delivery.
So the deal was I get him out and you get the guns back?
Look, must we have all these maudlin revelations?
Kill him and get it over with before the gendarmes show up.
If I were to kill anybody, it would be you. He's a decent human being.
You are a miserable thief.
All I want from you now are the arms you've hidden.
Have it your way.
But if it were me, I'd kill him.
You're a sweetheart, Brian. Thanks.
Nothing personal.
Everything's personal.
Sara: No! Look out, MacGyver!
[Gunshots]
Let me tell you something, comrade.
I've never hit a woman, but you've come darned close.
I don't blame you, Mac.
But I'll sure give you credit. You sold me a great story.
I had to get those weapons back, or Brian would sell them to terrorists.
You trying to tell me you give a damn
if those weapons are used on civilians, kids?
Yes, I do.
[Police sirens blare]
Come on.
[Gun cocks]
MacGyver: Do you have any idea where the weapons might be?
Sara: They have to be somewhere in the harbor area.
So we find Brian's car, we find the weapons?
Unless you're setting me up again.
Look, Mac. I'm sorry about that, I really am.
For what? Because of me?
Or because Brian double-crossed you again?
- He's good at that, have you noticed? - I wish to point out to you, MacGyver,
the only reason he tricked me
was because I stopped him from blowing your head off.
MacGyver: Point to you, Sara. Sara: Well, I'll give you another.
I could have left you behind at the prison. I didn't.
Sara: Now that Brian is on the loose, he'll sell that arms shipment,
and he'll be out of the country by tonight.
Mac, we both have a reason to get those weapons back.
All right, I'll play.
On one condition.
If and when we find the weapons, we destroy them. Blow them sky-high.
I agree, Mac.
All right.
Come, I'll show you my wares.
There's the car.
Bingo.
So, gentlemen, what do you think? Is this what I promised, or what?
Nigerian: Yes. Let us discuss price. Brian: Good.
Our currency. And as we agreed, you take the entire shipment.
Buyer: Ah, but some of these weapons are quite old. Antique.
Brian: They still kill people, and I presume that's what you want.
Nigerian: I do not like jokes about... MacGyver: Get the car.
- Here are the keys. - Because life is uncertain.
Brian: Fine. And I'm speaking for myself,
which brings us back to business.
Do you have the cash?
Nigerian: We're prepared to offer you very attractive terms.
All right, it's half the money now, or no-go.
Be careful, you idiot! Those are grenades you're playing with.
Buyer: We must negotiate...
MacGyver: Brother Brian wasn't giving away any bargains.
Some of this stuff probably dated from the boer war.
The grenades still used gunpowder, which was a plus
because I could use it to lay a powder train,
sort of an off-the-cuff, on-the-floor type of fuse.
Light it, and it would burn right to the rest of the grenades
under a truck full of weapons.
[Engine rumbles]
MacGyver: Grenade! Brian: Take cover!
Buyer: Let's get out of here! Looks like it's going to blow!
Hit it.
Watch your fingers there.
[Laughing] Oh, it's... it's wonderful. It's a marvel.
Now, how on earth will we ever thank you?
There's something that we would like to ask you.
That you take this off our hands.
Oh, no, no, I can't accept this. It's too much.
We figure you've got an awful lot of kids to feed and care for.
Sara: And what better use for money?
- MacGyver, how? - Oh, I don't know.
Call it a small miracle.
Oh, thank you.