MacGyver.
Mr. Remick.
It's beautiful, isn't it?
And it won't change, you know.
I mean I, I don't know what you think you're protecting.
We don't want to see it change either.
The beauty of this land enhances the value of our own investment.
I mean, do you think we're fools?
That we'd act against our own interests?
I think your company's first priority
is to get your marina built.
Oh, come on, you've read the geologists' reports,
the oceanographic reports.
They all say everything is perfectly acceptable.
Yeah, well, our research says that a breakwater over there
might erode the beach here, drain the salt marshes.
"Might." Things are ambiguous.
There are matters of opinion here.
Come on, MacGyver, there's other beaches for your birds.
Well, the fact is...
we're running out of "other beaches."
We want to build a marina.
You're in charge of the environmental survey
that's standing in our way.
Well, we respect your opinion.
In fact, we respect it so much that we'd like
to bring you aboard our team as a private consultant.
And pay you, what, $100,000 a year.
Come on, Remick,
what happened to that lawyer subtlety of yours?
I don't know what you're talking about.
Tomorrow I'm going to ask the board for another three weeks.
And if I get it, that three weeks will produce
enough information to determine whether or not
a full environmental impact study is in order.
This is a $2 billion project, MacGyver.
And the interest on that money alone could run
well over a hundred million dollars a year
while you're busy delaying this thing.
Which is something you'd know if you lived in the real world.
I live in the real world, Remick. This one.
Mr. MacGyver, you don't know anything about the real world.
But you'll find out, I assure you.
And the new marina will provide housing
for hundreds of pleasure boats, and facilities.
We are talking about thousands of jobs,
thousands of paychecks.
The panel thanks you for your presentation, Mr. Knapp.
Mr. Chairman, there's more to all this
than just taking water samples or making a few soil tests.
Before we can make any recommendation whatsoever,
we're going to need a little more time.
How much time?
Oh, I'll be finished with the preliminary testing
in about three weeks.
After that, if my concerns are confirmed,
I'll recommend an 18-month study.
18-month study? The man says it like it's a drop in the bucket!
Mr. Chairman, that's an...
Mr. MacGyver, I stand ready to break ground today,
but I'd throw it all away if I thought for one moment
that my life's work would be viewed as a disaster
rather than an asset.
I invite you to make your three-week study.
Well, Mr. MacGyver,
it seems the parties are in agreement here.
So if there's no other business,
these proceedings will reconvene in three weeks.
Adjourned.
Well, I still think
we should have brought up the incident about the truck.
Pete, one stolen truck and no driver adds up to no evidence.
We would have never gotten it into the record.
We're just going to have to watch our backs, huh?
Yeah.
Oh, uh...
thanks for wearing a shirt and tie.
Looks great.
Can't talk you into a haircut, can I?
This MacGyver is no pushover.
I mean, he's not like other guys.
I don't know what to make of him.
But there's got to be a way, and I'll find it.
No, you won't.
We have three weeks to turn him around.
I don't have time for any more of your amateur stunts.
The situation calls for a different approach.
A remarkable piece of work.
- Oil, isn't it? - Acrylic, actually.
I hear the artist is left-handed.
Follow me, Mr. Knapp.
Half a million dollars is a lot of money.
I'm worth it.
$250,000 down payment, as we agreed.
You'll receive the balance when MacGyver is either...
on our side or out of the way.
You're very beautiful.
That's part of it.
You know what I need to accomplish.
You know how important this is.
I'm a negotiator, Mr. Knapp.
I'll deliver the best deal possible to accomplish your ends.
That's guaranteed.
What you're paying for is what I'll do.
Whatever is required.
Some rather primitive attempts at getting through to him
have already failed. It may complicate things.
It doesn't matter.
I don't know what to tell you about this MacGyver.
We put together this file.
He's not married, there's no relatives that we could find,
close ones anyway.
There's a grandfather somewhere in Minnesota.
I do my own research, Mr. Knapp.
Are you sure you really need my services?
What?
Well, this MacGyver,
he may study the data and tip in your favor.
Several years ago I commissioned a survey.
It's very technical, very subtle,
but at the bottom of it is,
if they do a detailed survey and study it carefully,
they'll find out he's right.
That beach will wash away.
Just curious.
Hi, this is MacGyver.
We all know how these things work,
so when you hear the beep, go for it.
You go for it.
Yeah, it's Nikki.
Listen, I left my briefcase in the back seat of your jeep
at the survey site.
Yeah, I know, I know.
Will you hang onto it for me until tomorrow?
And, uh, don't get nosy, if you don't mind,
or you'll learn all of my secrets.
Thanks. Bye.
Hello?
Yeah, Pete.
No fingerprints on the truck.
Doesn't surprise me.
Yeah, well they're gonna have to do
a little better than that.
I don't scare off that easily.
All right. Yeah. Bye.
I'll take it.
Lawrence, just a touch more shading.
I think you got it.
So, this is coming along very well.
Well, thanks. You know, goalies are easy models.
They-They never move.
Joke.
Whoa, hey.
- Oops. - Let me help you.
Thank you.
- There you go. - Thanks.
That's a sea otter, isn't it?
Yeah, that's right.
- You can tell it from a river otter? - Yeah, sure.
The river otter's got a skinnier tail, and the...
feet are different.
You really do know your stuff.
You know, most folks can't tell the difference
between an otter and a muskrat.
It's nice.
Thanks.
They're on the endangered list.
Yeah, I know.
I'm painting it for a fund-raiser at the Darwin Society.
Yeah? I belong to that.
What a small world.
Do you know Deloris Forchuk?
Yeah, sure. She just got a big grant
to run some coral reef studies down in New Zealand, didn't she?
Mm-hmm.
You know, I begged her to take me along with her.
Can you believe she said no?
Even after I helped her write that acid rain article
in last month's newsletter.
Which, of course, she took sole credit for.
You helped write that?
Yeah.
Terrific. I mean, i-it was great.
Thank you.
Uh, listen, um...
I don't mean to interrupt,
but I've done a lot of research on acid rain, and...
maybe we could get together sometime
and compare notes over a cup of coffee, maybe.
I don't drink coffee.
Neither do I.
Well, tell me, why is it you're in charge of this study, anyway?
I've got a pretty good track record
with the environmental work I've done.
Lucky you; a track record that puts you up in front of a speeding truck, huh?
I shouldn't have told you about that.
You know, I'm surprised they didn't try to buy you off.
That's usually the level those corporate bullies operate on.
Yeah, well, they tried that first.
So far they just tried to kill you off instead, huh?
Is it all worth it, MacGyver?
Yeah.
Yeah, it is.
That breakwater alone could cause the tidal flow
to stagnate, pollutants to accumulate.
Then the fish die, the birds migrate,
and the whole ecosystem is just blown out of whack.
Just so a bunch of fat cats will have a new place
to park their yachts and party.
Do I detect a touch of cynicism here?
Who, me?
Nikki?
What are you doing?
What are you so excited about?
You're here to record results, not set explosives.
I'm simply helping speed things up.
Explosives?
Yeah, we use them to get seismic readings --
which is a job for experts!
MacGyver, we don't have a lot of time here.
And you know that this is no more complicated
than screwing in a light bulb.
Or blowing off your head.
Oh. Well, excuse me.
Let me introduce myself here.
- Hello. - Hi.
- I'm Nikki Carpenter. - Hi, I'm Debbie.
So... you're the one who's got MacGyver's heart going pitter-pat.
Aw, Nikki, come on.
Look, it's been nice to meet you.
I'll just go find something safe to do.
Thank you!
You were kind of rough on her, weren't you?
I tend to get that way with people I care about
who take unnecessary risks.
You might want to remember that if I ever chew your head off.
I will.
Are you two just friends?
Good friends.
We've been through a lot together.
Come on, I want to show you the tide pools.
Okay.
Oh, what a nice doggie.
What a good doggie.
I have a surprise for you.
Great timing.
I hate when this happens.
Hello?
It's Nikki.
You've got to come over here, quick.
What's the matter?
Somebody's broken into my apartment.
You can't imagine.
It's horrible.
They stabbed my neighbor's dog to death.
Nikki, have you called the police?
No.
Well, do it. I'll get there as soon as I can.
MacGyver, what is it?
Oh, somebody broke into Nikki's apartment.
She was taking care of her neighbor's dog.
It was stabbed to death.
Oh, my God. Is she all right?
No, actually, I have to get over there.
Why would anybody do something so horrible?
Maybe for effect.
Are you saying it could be those marina people again?
But you're the one in their way, not Nikki.
Maybe they're looking for a soft spot.
What are you going to do?
Well, I can't let stuff like this start happening
to the people who are close to me.
You might be next.
Don't worry about me, I'll be fine.
Go see Nikki. She must be frightened to death.
What about the police? They find anything?
No prints, no witnesses, nothing.
Just like the truck driver who disappeared into thin air, huh?
Well, the detectives said that they would
talk to Knapp and his people,
but as far as they're concerned,
they're just going to treat it as an attempted burglary.
Listen, what happened to that dog was not the M.O. of a burglar.
Somebody wanted to leave a mark, a threat.
There is no question in my mind
that Steven Knapp has hired a professional.
Well, he's certainly capable of it.
And unless I miss my guess,
his next move is going to be on you.
Now, Nikki's fine. She's a trooper.
I wish I was that strong.
Look, why can't we just go away?
If that's the kind of people you're dealing with,
let them have their marina.
It'll probably get built in the end anyway.
Maybe. Maybe not.
MacGyver, the big people play their games.
The world's wired a certain way.
All we can do is try to make it work for ourselves.
Now see, I don't believe that.
I think we're all in this together.
That's why I'm not going to let them stop me.
Even if the alternative is they'll kill you?
Look...
I'll try not to let that happen, okay?
Then take me away somewhere, MacGyver.
Let's go, just you and me.
I'd like to take you away someday.
Maybe when all this is over.
I love you.
I don't want to lose you.
- Help me shove off, will you? - Sure.
- Don't forget to lock up. - I won't.
And don't forget to call tonight. It's your turn to cook.
It's a date.
Dr. Shale, please call the page operator.
Deborah!
How is he?
They brought him out of emergency a little while ago.
The doctor's in with him now.
Hi, I'm, uh, Pete Thornton.
Hi.
Oh, uh, doctor?
Can we, uh...?
Are you family to Mr. MacGyver?
Well, no. Uh, actually
I'm as close to family as he's got. How is he?
We'll release him in the morning.
He's fine for the most part.
For the most part? What does that mean?
It's flash-burn.
He suffered some minor trauma to the cornea.
Are you saying he's blind?
Oh, it's only temporary.
We have to protect his eyes from infection
while the swelling goes down.
We'll remove his bandages in a few days.
He's in no danger of any permanent damage.
Oh...
- Well, can we see him? - Sure. Go right ahead.
Well, listen, don't get him too comfortable.
He, uh, he's got to stay awake long enough to say hello to his friends.
Hi ya, Pete.
Hello from me, too.
We're all here, honey.
Oh, thank God you're alive.
Yeah. I guess I'm kinda lucky I'm not fish food right now, huh?
Yeah, you would have been, if it hadn't been for those divers
laying down mooring cable.
I couldn't believe it when I saw that explosion, I thought...
I didn't have any hope.
Listen, do you think it could have been gas vapors
in the engine cowling that caused that explosion?
No, I really doubt it.
I vented the boat before I took off.
What'd the police find?
Well, I convinced them they should be dredging for the wreckage,
but unfortunately, most of it's been washed out to sea by the tide.
So good luck finding bomb fragments.
It's just like my neighbor's dog,
and the trucker. No real evidence.
Well, we'll find it. We just got to keep digging.
We'll do the digging. You get some rest, huh?
Yeah, get well.
That goes for me, too.
Listen, I'll, uh, spare you the kiss.
I appreciate that, Pete.
You're late.
There are only a few more days until the final hearing,
and MacGyver's still around.
Now he's going to make a very sympathetic witness
if he comes in there wearing bandages
and carrying a white cane.
I said I'll handle it, and I will.
How?
MacGyver gets home from the hospital tomorrow.
So I've planned a little trip, up the coast.
There's a high cliff off Tower Point overlooking the ocean.
The roads are very dangerous there.
Do it.
All right. Over here.
There you go.
Now straight ahead.
Listen, are you sure you're gonna be all right?
I mean, you could come to my place, you know?
Pete, I appreciate your help,
but if you're gonna behave like a grandmother...
- Grandmother? - I'll be just fine.
Yeah.
Eventually.
Look, call me an old lady if you want to.
I'm a little concerned about leaving you here all alone.
Hi, everybody.
How you doing, honey? How are you feeling?
I won't be alone, Pete.
Oh.
Oh, I see.
All right, uh, good, good.
Uh, well, I guess I'm not needed here then, uh... okay.
Uh, see you later.
- Bye. - Bye, Pete.
Uh, you need anything from the store?
I mean bean curd, tofu, anything...?
We'll be fine, Pete. Thanks.
Right.
Well, it's good to see you up and around again.
Listen, if you do need anything, I'm just a phone call away.
Goodbye, Pete.
Right.
- Hi. - Hi.
Come on, let's sit down. Give me your hands.
Oh...
Oops.
We're almost there. Here we go.
Okay, turn around.
Okay, sit down.
Oh...
I have a surprise for you.
You rearranged the furniture?
No. I made us a reservation
up at the Tower Point Lodge for tonight.
Just you, me and the fresh ocean air.
And I won't take no for an answer, you got that?
I'm at your mercy.
Here's the autopsy report on the dog.
Thanks, Nikki.
Uh-huh. Well, that's normal. Normal...
You see anything?
No. Nothing except the obvious.
Cause of death -- multiple stab wounds... and...
the pathology report says that there
were traces of lynx hair in the dog's mouth.
Well, that certainly didn't come from me.
Well, then whoever killed that dog
was wearing a lynx coat.
A woman?
Why didn't we think of that?
I mean, five years ago,
they used a woman to take out Joey Tartanna.
That was clever of them.
A woman would have a better chance at getting close to MacGyver.
You thinking what I'm thinking?
Deborah?
Oh...
Helen... get me Chief Hanson right away.
Call the houseboat.
They're not there.
- How about the mobile phone? - Yes.
Chief, forget the houseboat.
We're after MacGyver's Jeep.
Yeah. California license plate
1-R-J-Q-1-0-4.
Hello.
MacGyver...
- Nikki? - MacGyver, are you there?
I can't...
It's gone dead.
Must be this electrical storm.
You can call from the lodge.
I had him. It just went dead.
She's got him.
You know, it must have been something important.
Nikki would never call me on the road if it wasn't major.
Why are we stopping?
Deborah?
You know, I'm not being fair.
Your friends are probably worried about you.
Listen, I saw a gas station with a phone a little ways back.
You should give them a call.
Thank you.
What are you doing?
I'm just getting my raincoat.
This station in the middle of a pasture or something?
Oh, the garage looks like it's closed.
I guess the phone must be around back.
Okay, here we are.
Come on.
Deborah... where are we?
Sorry it had to turn out this way.
You're only prolonging the inevitable, MacGyver.
Come on, honey.
Don't make it so hard on yourself.
You're just wasting my time.
I'm going to find you.
It didn't work.
I know you're still here.
Tell me, MacGyver...
does your life flash before your eyes when you're blind?
I wouldn't want you to take this personally.
All right, MacGyver.
Enough of this cat-and-mouse nonsense.
You and I both know it's over.
You know, I have to admit it's been fun.
If the boat had finished you, I'd like to think
I might have been a pleasant dying memory for you.
How about it, MacGyver?
Am I a sight for sore eyes, or what?
Deborah?
You want to talk about this?
We did. Don't you remember?
I gave you every chance in the world to close the deal your way.
I'm a negotiator, MacGyver.
But no, you've got to be a hero.
You know, maybe Knapp will name the marina after you.
I think it's about time we renegotiated.
Well,
we're all here,
but Mr. MacGyver is absent.
The Phoenix Foundation is absent.
Isn't that a classic delaying tactic?
Mr. Chairman, don't we have the right now
to ask that you make a ruling
in our favor?
Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the Phoenix Foundation,
I want to apologize for the delay, but I think,
when you hear the reason, you'll understand.
MacGyver?
Our survey more than justifies the 18-month impact study.
However, I think Mr. Knapp will be behind bars
a touch longer than that.
What is that supposed to mean?
Mr. Knapp is directly responsible
for a conspiracy to commit murder.
- That's outrageous! - This is libelous.
You have no proof of such an absurd accusation.
Yes, we do, Mr. Knapp.
We have direct testimony.
Don't be so surprised.
I'm a negotiator, Mr. Knapp.
You know that.
Testifying against you is just the best deal I could make.