All language subtitles for MacGyver - 5x13 - Live and Learn.DVD.en

[students chattering]

WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS AN
EXAMPLE OF EQUILIBRIUM.

NOW IT LOOKS LIKE
THE FORKS SHOULD FALL OVER
, BUT THEY DON'T.

CAN ANYBODY TELL ME WHY?

COME ON. ANY IDEAS AT ALL?

IT'S SOME KIND OF TRICK.

.
YEAH,
BUT IT'S A TRICK OF NATURE

IT DOES THIS BECAUSE
THE CENTER OF GRAVITY
AND THE CENTER OF MASS

ARE BALANCED
IN EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE.

BIG DEAL, MAN.

OH, COME ON,
IT IS A BIG DEAL.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

DERON.

DERON, DO YOU BY ANY CHANC
E PLAY FOOTBALL?

[all laughing]

YEAH. WHY?

LET ME GUESS, UH,

DEFENSIVE TACKLE,
6'3", 220?

UH, 235.

THAT'S PERFECT.
DERON, I WANT YOU
TO COME UP HERE

AND HELP ME DEMONSTRATE
HOW PHYSICS AFFECTS
OUR EVERYDAY LIVES.

ESPECIALLY YOURS.

MAN, I DON'T NEED PHYSICS.

I'M AN ATHLETE.

(MacGyver)
ALL THE MORE REASON
YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION.

COME ON, DERON,
IT'S JUST YOU AND ME,

ON THE 5 YARD LINE,
IT'S A GOAL LINE STAND.

YOUR BACK'S UP
AGAINST THE WALL.
THERE'S NO TOMORROW.

COME ON, FOR THE SCHOOL,
DERON!

COME ON DOWN!

[students cheering]

(Deron)
ALL RIGHT.

[all whooping]

OK.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU ARE A LARGE MASS.

I AM A MUCH SMALLER MASS,

BUT WITH A LOWER
CENTER OF GRAVITY.

NOW LET'S CHECK OUT THIS
EQUILIBRIUM PRINCIPLE.

IT'S YOUR FUNERAL, MAN
.
(boy)
YEAH.

MAYBE SO.

(MacGyver)
ON 3.

[yelling]
FLYING CLEF! DOG BLUE!

90!

SET!

HUT, HUT,

HUT.

[groans]

[all laughing]

(MacGyver)
COME ON, DON'T LAUGH.

SOME OF THE GREATEST
OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES

HAVE BEEN MADE IN
EXACTLY THE SAME WAY.

LIKE, THE LEVER.

ARCHIMEDES ONCE SAID,

"
"GIVE ME A PLACE TO STAND,
AND I WILL MOVE THE WORLD.

ARCHIMEDES, HUH?

SOUNDS LIKE A COOL DUDE,
BUT, UH, WHO DOES HE PLAY FOR?

[all laughing]

I'M TELLING YOU, DERON,
IF YOU TUNE IN TO THIS STUFF,

THERE'S NO TELLING
HOW FAR YOU'LL GO.

BEFORE AND AFTER
THE SUPER BOWL.

[bell ringing]

REMEMBER, CLASS, TOMORROW
WE'LL BE IN THE SCIENCE LAB.

MR. MACGYVER'S GOING TO SHOW
YOU A FEW THINGS

ABOUT EARTHQUAKES THAT WIL
L REALLY SHAKE YOU UP.

[students chattering]

TALK ABOUT YOUR HANDS-ON
TEACHING TECHNIQUES.

I'VE NEVER SEEN
MY REMEDIAL CLASS
SO TURNED ON,

I THOUGHT IT WAS DUMB.

[sighing]

TONY MILANI.

ONE OF OUR, UH
, TOUGHER CASES.

SEEMS BRIGHT. WHAT'S HE DOING
IN A REMEDIAL CLASS?

GOOD QUESTION.

I'M AFRAID TONY'S
WELL ON HIS WAY

TO BECOMING ONE MORE
OF OUR COUNTRY'S

.
700,000 DROPOUTS THIS YEAR

COME ON.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

VICKI, THERE ARE STILL WAY
S YOU CAN FINISH HIGH SCHOOL

AND GET YOUR DIPLOMA.

YOU KNOW MY DOOR
IS ALWAYS OPEN.

LET'S TALK ABOUT IT, OK?

[students chattering]

PREGNANT AT 15.

PROBABLY WON'T GRADUATE.

NOW YOU KNOW HOW
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS

SPEND THEIR VALUABLE TIME.

WELL, YOUR FOUNDATION

WANTED A SCHOOL
WITH A HIGH DROPOUT RATE,

YOU'VE GOT IT.

I HEAR YOU, MRS. JUAREZ,
BELIEVE ME.

IF OUR PILOT PROGRAM
CAN WORK HERE AT DILLARD,

MAYBE WE CAN
TURN OUR SCHOOLS

INTO PLACES WHERE KIDS
WANT TO BE.

WOULDN'T THAT BE LOVELY.
(boy)
COME HERE!

HEY, YOU TWO!

.
TAKE THOSE OFF!
NO GANG COLORS.
YOU KNOW THE RULES

AND NO RUNNING!

YOU'RE NOT ON THE STREET,
THIS IS A SCHOOL.

[sighing]

MACGYVER, DO YOU HAVE
THE FEELING THAT, UH,

WE HAVE OUR WORK
CUT OUT FOR US?

AS YOU CAN SEE,
THESE KIDS LOVE THE SCIENC
E SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION.

WELL, WHEN MACGYVER REMINDED
THE PHOENIX BOARD

THAT OUR COUNTRY WAS RATED
WITH THIRD WORLD NATIONS

IN QUALITY
OF SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION,

THEY SAT UP AND TOOK NOTICE.

(Zirkonis)
BELIEVE ME, WE APPRECIATE IT.

DON'T KNOW
WHAT WE'D DO WITHOUT IT.

HERE, LET ME SHOW YOU
SOME OF THE EXHIBITS.

[electricity buzzing]

(Zirkonis)
NOW, MIKE IS ON
THE CREATIVE SIDE.

WAIT TILL YOU GET A LOAD O
F HIS HIGH VOLTAGE EXHIBIT.

OH, THAT'S DOCTOR, UH,
WHAT'S HIS NAME?

(Mike)
YEAH, HE'S GETTING A REAL
CHARGE OUT OF THIS.

(Thorton)
THAT'S WILD.

LOOKING GOOD, MIKE.

[snickering]

HEY, YOU DID IT!

THIS JERK USED THIS
TO WRECK MY PROJECT!

YO!

HEY, HEY, HEY.
COME ON! COME ON!

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
BREAK IT UP.

SETTLE DOWN, COME ON!

WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD
OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

DID YOU RIG THIS THING?
YEAH. WHAT OF IT?

NOTHING. IT'S JUST
PRETTY CLEVER, THAT'S ALL.

AND I'M KIND OF CURIOUS
AS TO WHY YOU DIDN'T ENTER
YOUR OWN SCIENCE PROJECT

INSTEAD OF WRECKING
SOMEBODY ELSE'S?

BECAUSE HE'S A MASTER
AT TEARING DOWN ANYTHING

AND EVERYTHING THAT'S DECENT.

LAST WEEK HE BLEW UP
HIS GYM LOCKER.

THAT'S HOW HE GETS ATTENTION.
RIGHT, TONY?

(Blake)
LET'S GO, MILANI.

WHAT IS THIS?

.
SECURITY MEN WITH
HANDCUFFS AND GUNS
? I DON'T BELIEVE IT

I'M AFRAID IT'S A WAY OF LIFE
AROUND HERE NOW.

YOU PHOENIX PEOPLE
WITH YOUR NAMBY-PAMBY
QUICK FIXES!

YOU SHOULD COME DOWN
FROM YOUR IVORY TOWERS

ONCE IN A WHILE
AND GET IN TOUCH
WITH REALITY!

HEY, I THINK WE KNOW
THE REALITY, OK?

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS
STOP CODDLING TROUBLEMAKER
S LIKE MILANI.

HE'S A LOST CAUSE.
GIVE IT UP.

WORRY ABOUT THE KIDS
WHO GIVE A DAMN.

ALL RIGHT. COME ON,
BACK IN CLASS. COME ON.

WHO WAS THAT GUY?

GEORGE FRALEY.

HE'S OUR TOUGHEST CRITIC.

[people chattering]

[hammering]

HEY, MILANI!

THE SCHOOL JUST CALLED.
THEY WANT YOU
DOWN THERE AGAIN.

IT'S THAT KID OF MINE.
HE'S ALWAYS GETTING
IN TROUBLE.

(Langston)
WE'RE LOSING TOO MUCH MONEY
ON THIS PROJECT.

2 WEEKS BEHIND SCHEDULE.

YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT'S COSTING ME, BUCK?

WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?

WELL, YOU'RE THE FOREMAN,
BE CREATIVE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

[telephone ringing]

[people chattering]

(man)
WELL, I KNOW THE BOOKS
WERE ALREADY ORDERED.

HEY, MACGYVER! GOOD NEWS.

I TRACKED DOWN THAT EQUIPMENT
YOU WANTED.

FOR TOMORROW?
OH, THAT'S GREAT, GUS.
THANKS.

NICK MILANI.
I GOT A CALL ABOUT MY KID.

SO WHAT DO YOU GOTTA
SAY THIS TIME, HUH?

YOU LOOK AT ME
WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU!

IN HERE, MR. MILANI.
YOU, TOO, TONY.

?
HEY, WHEN ARE YOU
GONNA LISTEN TO ME

YOU DON'T WANNA BE IN SCHOOL,

YOU QUIT, AND GET YOURSELF
A DECENT JOB.

(Thornton)
HOPE.

WE DON'T PROVIDE POTENTIAL
DROPOUTS

WITH A SENSE OF HOPE.

A BELIEF IN THEMSELVES.

AND HOW ELSE
ARE THEY GOING TO FEEL

OR KNOW THAT THEY CAN MAKE IT?

WHICH BRINGS US TO
THE MOST IMPORTANT PHASE
OF OPERATION UPLIFT.

.
THE MENTOR PROGRAM

NOW WE MAKE IT WORK HERE
AT DILLARD,

AND IT COULD BREATHE NEW LIFE

INTO THIS NATION'S ENTIRE
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

IT COULD HAVE A REAL IMPACT.

NOW QUITE SIMPLY,
THE MENTOR PROGRAM

PINPOINTS THE POTENTIAL
DROPOUT BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

AND THEN ASSIGNS
2 POSITIVE ROLE MODELS

WHO TAKE A VERY ACTIVE
AND PERSONAL INTEREST

IN HIS OR HER
SCHOLASTIC CAREER.

WOULDN'T HIGHER FENCES
BE A LOT CHEAPER?

NOT REALLY.

THE MENTOR PROGRAM
DOESN'T COST ANYTHING.

(Thornton)
JUST A LITTLE TIME

AND A LOT OF
OLD-FASHIONED CARING.

OH, COME ON.

OLD-FASHIONED MEANS

SPARE THE ROD
AND SPOIL THE CHILD.

WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING IS PURE
AND SIMPLE NOUVEAUPAP.
AND YOU KNOW IT.

THE ONLY THING WE KNOW
FOR SURE RIGHT NOW

IS THAT THE DROPOUT RATE
IS SKYROCKETING.

YOU SAID 2 MENTORS
TO EACH STUDENT?

THAT'S RIGHT.
ONE IS A TEACHER

AND THE OTHER IS
A VOLUNTEER ROLE MODEL
FROM THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEY WORK TOGETHER
TO PROVIDE POSITIVE
REINFORCEMENT.

AFTER LOOKING OVER
THE FILES,

MR. MACGYVER SUGGESTED
A STUDENT THAT

THAT WE FEEL WOULD MAKE
AN EXCELLENT FIRST SUBJECT.

WHO?

TONY MILANI.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING.

YOU JUST SUSPENDED HIM.

HIS ACTIONS WERE INEXCUSABLE.

SURE THEY WERE.

BUT THEN, MAYBE NO ONE
EVER SHOWED HIM

?
A POSITIVE WAY
TO ATTRACT ATTENTION.
DID YOU EVER THINK OF THAT

SO, WE'RE GOING TO
UNSUSPEND TONY.

AND REALLY PUT
THE MENTOR PROGRAM
TO THE TEST.

SO, WHO ARE THE 2 MENTORS
GOING TO BE?

MR. MACGYVER ASKED
IF HE COULD SERVE AS THE
COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE.

AND THE TEACHER MENTOR
? WHO WOULD THAT BE?

I'D SURE LIKE TO WORK
WITH GEORGE FRALEY.

[coughing]

JUST FOR THE RECORD,
MACGYVER,

I AM NOT HERE BY CHOICE.

IF IT WASN'T
FOR MRS. JUAREZ--

GEORGE, WILL YOU RELAX?

WE'VE GOT A REAL
OPPORTUNITY HERE.

OPPORTUNITY?

.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS

.
I'M PAID TO TEACH,
NOT PLAY NURSEMAID

YES?
(Fraley)
MRS. MILANI?

I'M MR. FRALEY,
THIS IS MR. MACGYVER.

WE'RE FROM
DILLARD HIGH SCHOOL.

WE'D LIKE TO TALK TO TONY.

(Nick)
WHO IS IT, SOPHIE?

2 MEN FROM SCHOOL.

THEY WANT TO SEE TONY.

PLEASE, COME IN.

IF IT'S ABOUT MY KID,
THERE'S NOTHING TO SAY.

UH, WE THINK THERE IS,
MR. MILANI.

YEAH, SO WHAT'S THIS
ALL ABOUT?

WELL, JUST WHAT IT SAYS.

TONY'S SUSPENSION
HAS BEEN LIFTED.

RIGHT. SO IT'S LIFTED.

SO HE CAN KEEP ON
HUMILIATING US.

PULLING ALL 'EM DUMB STUNTS,
FLUNKING HIS CLASSES.

COSTING ME OR HIS MOTHER
HALF A DAY'S WORK

EVERY TIME
WE GOT TO RUN OVER THERE

JUST TO LISTEN TO SOME
PENCIL PUSHER READ US
THE RIOT ACT. NO WAY, PAL.

HE'S 16, LET HIM GET A JOB.

NICK, THEY CAME ALL THIS WAY.

LET THEM TALK TO THE BOY.

SURE.

SURE, WHY NOT? I JUST PAY
THE RENT AROUND HERE.

DON'T MIND MY HUSBAND.

HE'S A GOOD MAN,
BUT STUBBORN, YOU KNOW.

TONY'S IN THE BASEMENT.
I'LL SHOW YOU THE STAIRS.

HEY, TONY.

IN CASE YOU'RE INTERESTED,

YOUR SUSPENSION
HAS BEEN LIFTED.

DIDN'T MY OLD MAN
TELL YOU?

I AIN'T COMING BACK,
I'M GOING TO WORK.

THERMOCOUPLE AMPLIFIER,
NOT TOO SHABBY.

"INTRODUCTION TO
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING."

?
YOU WANT TO BE AN ENGINEER

I USE IT AS A DOORSTOP, OK?

PAYS A LOT MORE THAN $6
AN HOUR, THAT'S FOR SURE.

COME ON, MACGYVER,
WE'RE JUST WASTING OUR TIME.

YEAH. LISTEN TO THE MAN.

ALL RIGHT, FINE.

YOU WANT TO THROW AWAY
YOUR TALENT, NO PROBLEM.

WHAT TALENT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"WHAT TALENT?"

THESE SKETCHES, THAT CRAZY
REMOTE CONTROL YOU INVENTED.

NOW COME ON, TONY,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE HAPPY

FLIPPING BURGERS
ALL YOUR LIFE.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

I KNOW THAT IF YOU
STAY IN SCHOOL

YOU AT LEAST GOT A SHOT
AT BEING WHAT YOU WANT TO BE.

[sighs]

NOW, COME ON. I'LL SEE YOU
IN SCIENCE LAB TOMORROW.
WHAT DO YOU SAY, HUH?

.
A LOT OF GOOD THAT DID

WE'LL SEE.

YEAH, RIGHT.

YOU THINK THAT KID'S GOING
TO SHOW UP, YOU'RE DREAMING.

ALL RIGHT! FRALEY,
I'LL MAKE YOU A LITTLE WAGER.

TONY DOESN'T
SHOW UP TOMORROW,

YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK
AS A MENTOR.

WHAT'S THE CATCH?

IF HE DOES, YOU RUN
THE PROGRAM AFTER I LEAVE.

YOU'RE ON.
ALL RIGHT.

WELL,

LOOKS LIKE YOU LOST
THAT BET, MACGYVER.

MAYBE NOT.

HEY, JUST THOUGHT I'D, UH,
SEE WHAT'S SHAKING.

THAT'S GREAT.

YEAH.

SO HOW'S YOUR DAD
FEEL ABOUT THIS?

HE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.
HE THINKS I'M OUT
LOOKING FOR A JOB.

?
YOU WANT ME TO TALK TO HIM

NO, NO, UH, I'LL DO IT.
I JUST HAVE TO, UH,

I HAVE TO PICK THE RIGHT TIME.

NEED SOME HELP?
YEAH. GRAB AN END.

WATCH YOUR BACK.

TONY, RIGHT IN FRONT
OF THIS COUNTER.

(boy)
ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, KIDS,
LET'S GATHER ROUND HERE.

OK, NOW FOR A LITTLE
EARTHQUAKE TECHNOLOGY.

MACGYVER.

CAN ANYBODY TELL ME
WHAT THAT THING IS?

[students chattering]

A MARTIAN TOOTHBRUSH.

[all laughing]

NO. ACTUALLY, WHAT IT'S CALLED
IS A NUCLEAR DENSOMETER.

IT'S USED TO MEASURE
SOIL COMPACTION OR DENSITY

BY SENDING OUT
RADIOACTIVE PARTICLES.

TONY? YOU WANT TO
HELP ME OUT?

SET THAT PROBE
IN THE SAMPLE THERE?

YEAH, SURE.

THAT'S IT.
NOW, JUST SQUEEZE THE HANDLE.

GET THE PROBE TO
GO DOWN IN THERE.

ALL RIGHT,
NOW FLIP THAT TOP SWITCH
AND GET A READING ON IT.

[ticking]

[beeps]

GOT ONE.

ALL RIGHT, SAME PROCESS.
NEW SAMPLE.

[grunts]

[ticking]

[beeps]

(MacGyver)
GET A READING?

OK. NOW THE SOIL SAMPLES
APPEAR TO BE THE SAME.

BUT THE READINGS WILL SHOW

THAT THE DENSITY
OF THE SOIL SAMPLE
ON THE RIGHT

IS TWICE AS GREAT
AS THE ONE ON THE LEFT.

CAN ANYBODY TELL ME
WHY THAT INFORMATION
MIGHT BE IMPORTANT?

TO SEE HOW MUCH PUNISHMENT
A FOOTBALL FIELD CAN TAKE.

[all laughing]

THAT'S WRONG.

ANYBODY ELSE
WANT TO TAKE A GUESS?

WHAT ABOUT USING IT
IN CONSTRUCTION?

TO SEE HOW FAR DOWN
PILINGS SHOULD GO

SO A BUILDING WON'T COLLAPSE
IN AN EARTHQUAKE?

YOU'VE GOT IT.

(all)
ALL RIGHT! MILANI!

[growling]

TONY!

SHAME ON YOU!
YOU SCARED ME TO DEATH.

WHAT'S THAT?

THAT IS THE READMITTANCE SLIP
TO ALL MY CLASSES.

I AM NOT EVEN ON PROBATION
THIS TIME.

OH, TONY!
THAT MAKES ME SO HAPPY.

(Nick)
TONY, IS THAT YOU?

YEAH, POP.

POP, GET A LOAD OF THIS.

YOUR SON, HE'S GOT GOOD NEWS.

YEAH, WELL, I GOT BETTER NEWS.

ONE OF THE MEN GOT HURT
DOWN AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE
TODAY.

THEY NEEDED A REPLACEMENT
SO, UH, I PULLED A FAVOR
TO GET YOU THE JOB.

$10 AN HOUR AND YOU
DON'T EVEN HAVE TO APPRENTICE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT,
HUH?

[Nick laughs]

HUH, TONY, ISN'T THAT GREAT?

.
JUST HEARD FROM WASHINGTON

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
IS SENDING OUT
AN OBSERVER NEXT WEEK.

THAT'S GREAT.
MAYBE NOT SO GREAT.

THE MENTOR PROGRAM
MAY NOT HAVE MUCH
FOR YOUR OBSERVER TO SEE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
?
MRS. JUAREZ, SHE JUST TOLD ME.

TONY MILANI HAS DROPPED OU
T OF SCHOOL FOR GOOD.

THAT'S THE WAY IT IS,
IN THE REAL WORLD.

WELL, ONWARD AND UPWARD.

[motor whirring]

[men chattering]

HOW'S IT COMING, NICK?

HEY, I'M GOING AS FAST
AS I CAN, BUCK.

CONCRETE SEEMS THINNER
THAN THE STUFF WE TESTED.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
HOW'S YOUR KID DOIN'?

WELL ENOUGH
YOU SHOULDN'T BE ASKING.

YEAH, BUT JUST
KEEP IT THAT WAY.

.
YEAH, RIGHT OVER THERE

[hammering]

[drilling]

HEY, TONY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I WAS GONNA ASK YO
U THE SAME THING.

WHAT HAPPENED?

HEY, MAN,
$10 AN HOUR HAPPENED.

STEADY. A DOWN PAYMENT
ON A CAR.

MONEY IN MY POCKET
FOR A CHANGE.

NO TEACHERS BUGGING ME, OK?

IS THAT YOU TALKIN
G OR SOMEBODY ELSE?

COME ON, TONY,
YOU'RE A BRIGHT KID.

YOU COULD DO
WHATEVER YOU WANT.

I AM DOING WHAT I WANT.

IS THAT TRUE? REALLY?

HERE.

I GOT THESE ENGINEERIN
G SCHOLARSHIP FORMS

FROM THE GUIDANCE OFFICE.

COME ON, MAN, WITH MY MARKS?

NO, WITH YOUR IMAGINATION.
WILL YOU TAKE A LOOK?

COME ON.

THOSE AWARDS ARE BASED
ON DESIGNS, NOT MARKS.

WHAT IF I AIN'T INTERESTED?

THEN THAT'S YOUR CHOICE.

IF THIS IS REALLY
WHAT YOU WANT FOR YOURSELF
, GREAT.

THAT'S NO CRIME.

BUT IF IT ISN'T,

IF YOU WAKE UP
30 YEARS FROM NOW

AND ALL YOU ARE
IS 30 YEARS OLDER,

THAT IS A CRIME.

HEY, YOU!
HEY, MACGYVER, CAN'T YOU READ?
NO TRESPASSING.

I WAS JUST TALKING TO TONY

ABOUT COMING BACK
TO SCHOOL, MR. MILANI.

YEAH, WELL, THE TALK'S OVER.
GET LOST.

THE KID IS ONLY
16 YEARS OLD.

HE'LL BE 17 NEXT WEEK.
NOW BEAT IT.
YOU, BACK TO WORK.

AND YOU,
YOU LEAVE MY KID ALONE.

I GUESS I'M OUT OF HERE.

LOOK, IF YOU NEED ANYTHING--

I WON'T.

IT'S COOL, OK?

YOU'RE BUILDING
ON LANDFILL, CLOVIS.

YOUR PILE RATIO IS OFF.

BY HOW MUCH?

GOOD 10%.

THAT'S NOT TO MENTION
THE OTHER DEFICIENCIES.

CONCRETE MIX,
REBAR SIZE AND GRADE.

FORMS.

COME ON, BARNEY,
I'M BEHIND SCHEDULE.

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO,
TEAR ALL THIS DOWN?

BUCK, TRUST ME.
YOU'RE BELOW SPECS.

LOOK, BARNEY,
YOU GOT TO GIVE ME
A BREAK HERE.

WE NEVER HAD
A CODE VIOLATION BEFORE.

ON SECOND THOUGHT,

MAYBE SOME OF
MY FIGURES ARE OFF.

(Buck)
COME ON.
I'LL BUY YOU A CUP OF COFFEE.

(Tony)
POP!

HEY, TONY,
YOU FINISH UP ALREADY?

POP, I THINK YOU BETTE
R READ THIS.

YEAH, WHAT IS IT?

IT'S ABOUT THE JOB SPECS.
CLOVIS WAS TALKING
TO THE INSPECTOR

AND WHAT THEY WERE SAYING-
-
WHERE'D YOU GET THIS?

IN A WASTE BASKET.
LOOK WHAT IT SAYS THERE, POP.

IT SAYS YOU'RE NOSING
INTO STUFF

YOU GOT NO BUSINESS
NOSING INTO.

NOW YOU GET BACK TO WORK
AND MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

BUT, POP, THE PILE RATIO,
Y-Y-YOU THINK IT'S ALL RIGHT?

PILE RATIO, HUH?
LISTEN TO HIM. PILE RATIO.

A FEW DAYS ON THE JOB
AND HE THINKS HE'S ALREADY
A HOTSHOT ENGINEER.

POP, I JUST THOUGHT--

WELL, STOP THINKING,
THAT'S NOT YOUR JOB!

CLEANING UP THE SITE,
THAT'S YOUR JOB, YOU GOT THAT?

NOW GET BACK TO WORK,
YOU HEAR ME?

PROBLEM, MILANI?

NO, MY KID, HE WAS DUMPING
OUT THE TRASH.

CAME ACROSS THIS OLD
INSPECTION FORM.

HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

WELL, IS IT?
HEY,

WHAT DO EITHER ONE OF US KNOW
ABOUT THIS KIND OF STUFF, HUH?

[Nick laughs]

I DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER
TO READ IT.

?
WORKING PRETTY LATE,
AREN'T YOU, MR. FRALEY

YEAH, TELL ME ABOUT IT.

WELL, GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, BLAKE.

[moaning]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
IT'S ALMOST MIDNIGHT.

OH, MRS. JUAREZ WANTED
A REPORT ON TONY.

AH, THE MENTOR PROGRAM'S
FIRST BIG SUCCESS.

NO.

JUST ANOTHER FINE EXAMPLE
OF HOW THE SYSTEM
HAS FAILED KIDS LIKE TONY.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE PART OF
THAT SYSTEM, FRALEY.

WAIT A MINUTE!

WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE?

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING
ABOUT THE SYSTEM.

YOU THINK
YOU'RE SO IDEALISTIC.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED TEACHING,

I WAS ALBERT SCHWEITZER,
MARTIN LUTHER KING,

BOBBY KENNEDY,
ALL ROLLED INTO ONE.

FULL OF INNOVATIVE IDEAS!

EXCITED ABOUT TURNING KIDS
ON TO THEIR OWN POTENTIAL.

RACE, COLOR, POVERTY,
THE DRUG SCENE,

THEY WEREN'T A PROBLEM,
I HAD ALL THE ANSWERS.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT HAPPENED?

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED.

[drawer closing]

I HAVE ONE DRAWER

AND A DESK THAT I
HAVE TO SHARE
WITH 2 OTHER TEACHERS.

NO HOMEROOM OF MY OWN.
45 KIDS IN A CLASS!

45 KIDS IN A CLASS!

NOT ENOUGH TEXTBOOKS
TO GO AROUND.

A DAY THAT STARTS WITH
20% TEACHING

AND 80% JUST TRYING
TO KEEP ORDER.

$2,000 IN THE BANK,
AND A MORTGAGE
THAT WON'T QUIT.

YOU SAYING IT'S NOT WORTH IT?

T
ALL I AM SAYING IS THA

I AM YOUR AVERAGE OVERWORKED,

UNDERPAID,
UNDER APPRECIATED TEACHER

WHOSE BIGGEST THRILL
IS TO DISCOVER

A SENIOR WHO COULD FIND
WASHINGTON, D.C. ON A MAP

AND SPELL THE WORD
"NECESSARY!"

AND I WAS GONNA
CHANGE THE WORLD.

GEORGE, YOU'VE GOT
EVERY RIGHT TO BE BITTER,

BUT YOU CAN STILL
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

HOW?

BY NOT TAKING YOUR FRUSTRATION
OUT ON THESE KIDS.

LOOK,

OBVIOUSLY THE SYSTEM
NEEDS HELP,

AND BOTH YOU AND TONY MILANI

ARE GETTING THE SHORT END
OF THE STICK.

OK. SO TELL ME,
WHAT MORE CAN I DO?

FOR STARTERS,

GET BACK IN TOUCH

WITH THE GEORGE FRALEY
WHO USED TO CARE.

(Blake)
HEY, YOU! STOP! HOLD IT! STOP!

STOP RIGHT THERE!

(MacGyver)
WHOA, WHOA,
SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN.

WAIT! WAIT! WAIT A MINUTE NOW!
WHAT'S GOING ON?

THIS PUNK BROKE INTO
THE SCIENCE LAB.

I WAS NOT TRYING
TO STEAL ANYTHING.

I JUST WANTED TO BORROW
THAT NUCLEAR THING.

I THINK SOMEBODY'S
GONNA GET HURT.

.
COME ON, KID, LET'S GO

HEY, COME ON,
JUST TAKE IT EASY, WILL YOU?

CAN WE TALK TO HIM PRIVATELY?

OK. UH,
IT'S ALL RIGHT, BLAKE.

I'LL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY,
THANK YOU.

NOW, WHAT'S THIS ABOUT
SOMEBODY GETTING HURT?

[panting]
DOWN AT THE
CONSTRUCTION SITE,

I SAW THE FOREMAN
GIVE THE INSPECTOR

AN ENVELOPE OF MONEY
TO IGNORE SOME VIOLATIONS.

WHAT?

THAT'S WHEN I REMEMBERED
THAT THING YOU SHOWED US
IN CLASS.

THE--THE DENSOMETER.

HOW THEY MEASURE SOIL
COMPACTION SO THAT
EVERYTHING'S SAFE.

WAIT A MINUTE.

DID YOU TELL SOMEBODY
ABOUT THIS?

I DID.

I TOLD MY OLD MAN.
I EVEN SHOWED HIM
THE INSPECTOR'S REPORT.

HE--HE PRETENDED LIKE
THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.

DID HE READ THAT REPORT?

[sighing]
YEAH.

YEAH.

YOU WANT ME TO SAY IT?

OK.

MY DAD'S IN ON IT.

NOW WAIT A MINUTE, TONY.

BEFORE YOU GO
JUDGING YOUR DAD,

WHY DON'T WE MAKE SURE
EXACTLY WHAT WAS
ON THAT PAPER?

FORGET IT.

I SAW THE FOREMAN BURN IT
AFTER MY DAD GAVE IT TO HIM.
IT'S TOO LATE.

MAYBE NOT.

GEORGE, WOULD YOU ASK BLAK
E TO KEEP THE SCHOOL OPEN?

SURE, YOU GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL BE BACK.
COME ON.
OKAY.

[thunder rumbling]

[dog barking]

THE PAPER'S IN THAT BUTT CAN
BY THE CEMENT WALLS
DOWN THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL WORK AROUND BACK.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

KEEP AN EYE ON THE GUARD.

ANY PROBLEMS,

USE THAT IMAGINATION
OF YOURS.

[thunder rumbling]

[rain pattering]

[thunder continues]

[plank snapping]

WHO'S THERE?

HEY, YOU!

EXCUSE ME,
COULD I BORROW
YOUR FLASHLIGHT?

SKIP, IS THAT YOU?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I LOST MY WALLET.

[thunder rumbling]

(Skip)
AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING?
YOU'RE PUTTING ME ON.

(Tony)
NO, I BOUGHT A CUP OF COFFEE
OFF THE TRUCK THIS AFTERNOON.

THIS IS THE LAST PLACE
I COULD THINK OF.

HEY, COME ON, COULD YOU SLEEP

NOT KNOWING IF YOU JUST LOST
YOUR FIRST PAYCHECK?

[dog barking]

HEY, WHAT'S THIS?

THAT'S IT.

YOU SAVED MY LIFE, SKIP.
THANKS A LOT.

YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT NOW.

.
THE FOREMAN MUST HAVE KNOW
N THIS REPORT COULD RUIN HIM

BUT YOU CAN'T READ IT,
IT'S BURNED.

WELL, SOMETIMES THINGS
ARE HIDDEN UNDER THE SURFACE.

YOU JUST GOT TO KNOW
HOW TO BRING THEM OUT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

GLYCEROL.

IT'LL SOFTEN THE ASH.

WANT TO CHECK THAT DARKROOM?

NEED A CAMERA
WITH SOME INFRARED FILM.

[spraying]

HOW'D YOU LEARN
TO DO ALL THIS STUFF?

HOW DO YOU THINK?

IS THERE A TRIPOD AROUND HERE?

YEAH. SET THE CAMERA UP.

(Tony)
WHAT'S WITH THE LIGHT?

IT'LL BRING OUT THE
PHOSPHORESCENT PROPERTIES
IN THE INK.

[camera clicking]

WELL?

.
YOU WERE RIGHT

ACCORDING TO THIS,
THAT CONSTRUCTION SITE

IS A DISASTER WAITING
TO HAPPEN.

(Tony)
LOW PILE RATIO?

SUBSTANDARD SUPPORTS,
CONCRETE, THE WHOLE WORKS.

WE BETTER LET YOUR DAD
KNOW ABOUT THIS.

HE READ THAT REPORT ALREADY.
I SHOWED IT TO HIM, REMEMBER?

YOU SHOWED IT TO HIM, TONY,
BUT I DON'T THINK HE READ IT.

WHAT?

[sighing]

TONY, I DON'T THINK
YOUR FATHER KNOWS
HOW TO READ.

WHAT?
I-I-I'VE SEEN HIM READ.

NO. I THINK THAT'S
JUST AN ACT.

I FIRST SUSPECTED IT
WHEN HE LOOKED AT

THE SCHOOL
REINSTATEMENT FORM.

AND THEN HE COMPLETELY
MISREAD A SIGN
OUT AT THE SITE.

WHY WOULD HE FAKE IT?

I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE HE'S ASHAMED,
ANGRY AT HIMSELF.

MAYBE HE'S AFRAID
OF WHAT PEOPLE WOULD THINK
IF THEY KNEW.

MACGYVER, IF YOU'RE RIGHT,
THAT MEANS

HE'S NOT IN ON THE SCAM.

YOUR FATHER'S
A VERY PROUD MAN,

BUT I DON'T THINK
HE'S A CROOK.

HIS SHIFT STARTED AT 6:00.
COME ON, WE'D BETTER TELL HIM.

[door opening]

WE JUST FINISHED
THE CORNER SECTION.

AS SOON AS MILANI'S DONE,
WE'RE GONNA POUR SECONDARIES.

I FIGURE WE'RE JUST ABOUT
BACK ON SCHEDULE.

WHERE THERE'S A WILL
THERE'S A WAY, HUH, BUCK?

[cracking]

(man #1)
HEY, HEY,

WHAT IS THAT?
(man #2)
WHAT'S THAT?

IT'S MOVING!

[men screaming]

CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT!

(man #3)
GIVE ME A HAND!

THERE'S NICK UNDER THERE.

HEY!

NEED SOME HELP.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

[all chattering]

WHERE'S MY POP?

HE'S TRAPPED IN THERE!

(Tony)
POP! ARE YOU THERE?
ARE YOU OK?

COME ON GUYS, HELP ME MOVE
THIS THING. MY DAD'S IN THERE!

POP, ANSWER ME! ANSWER ME!

I-IF YOU CAN HEAR ME,
ANSWER ME, PLEASE!

POP! POP, DON'T BE HURT.
PLEASE, ANSWER ME!

POP! POP!

POP! POP!

TONY, WAIT. LISTEN.

[tapping]

THAT'S HIM. HE'S ALIVE.

MACGYVER, WE GOTTA
DO SOMETHING.

ALL RIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE
WE'VE GOT A FULCRUM
UNDER HERE,

BUT WE'RE GONNA NEED
MORE LEVERAGE.

ALL RIGHT, SOME OF YOU MEN
GIVE ME A HAND WITH THIS BEAM.

(man #4)
COME ON, YOU GUYS, LET'S MOVE!

(Tony)
COME ON, GUYS, MY DAD'S
UNDER THERE. HURRY UP!

FEED IT THROUGH THE REBAR.

.
EASY, EASY

ALL RIGHT, GENTLY,
GET YOUR WEIGHT ON IT.

COME ON, COME ON,
LEND A HAND NOW.

ROCK IT UP, NICE AND SLOW.

COME ON. GO. COME ON.

[cracking]

[panting]

(MacGyver)
LET IT COME. COME ON.

EASY.

ALL RIGHT, HOLD IT
RIGHT THERE.

[all grunting]

ALL RIGHT. LET IT DOWN.

(MacGyver)
YOU MIGHT NOT WANT
TO MOVE AROUND TOO MUCH

TILL THE PARAMEDICS
LOOK YOU OVER.

YOU OK, POP?

THE TWO OF YOU
SAVED MY LIFE.

TONY, YOU DIDN'T COME HOME
LAST NIGHT,
I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU--

POP, WE CAME TO SHOW
YOU SOMETHING.

WHAT IS IT?

MACGYVER AND ME, WE RESTORED
THE INSPECTION REPORT.

IT SHOWS ALL THE REASONS
WHY THIS PLACE
IS FALLING APART.

ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN,

YOU MIGHT WANT
TO STICK AROUND.

I THINK YOU'VE GOT SOME
QUESTIONS TO ANSWER.

TONY, I...

I GOT TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING ABOUT ME.

NO.

NO, YOU DON'T, POP
. I KNOW.

I LOVE YOU, POP.

YOU GOTTA KNOW THAT.

.
I LOVE YOU

[car horn honking]

MACGYVER! GOOD NEWS.

MY POP'S BEING RELEASED
FROM THE HOSPITAL
THIS MORNING.

THAT'S GREAT,
TONY.

AND SOMETHING ELSE.

WE HAD A LONG TALK ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, THE READING,

AND HE DECIDED TO START
TAKING NIGHT CLASSES.

WELL, THAT IS REALLY GOOD.
CONGRATULATIONS.

UH, MAYBE HE COULD USE A TUTOR
TO HELP HIM GET STARTED.

YOU GOT SOMEBODY
IN MIND, GEORGE?

.
YEAH. I JUST MIGHT

SOMEBODY WHO'S GETTING
EXCITED ABOUT
EDUCATION AGAIN.