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Thank you.

It's a known fact that 80 decibels of rushing water is one of the most

pleasing sounds known to mankind.

On the other hand, ten and a half days at sea is enough water for anybody.

Compton is here to make the pickup.

And

after

waltzing my way out from behind the Iron Curtain, San Pedro Harbor looked like a

little piece of paradise.

But not for everybody.

You know, seaweed's generally not considered to be the best lure for

fishing.

Yeah, I know, but good lures cost a lot of money.

What you need is something that reflects.

Like a gum wrapper.

Mine?

You know, my grandfather used to say, you just gotta think like a fish.

Yeah, but does it work?

Well, ultimately, it's up to the fish, I think.

Not many girls your age are into sport fishing.

Yeah, well, I don't fish for sport. I fish for food.

You know, I can't pay you.

Just catch something.

This is MacGyver's homecoming at last.

I'll get the men in position.

Come on.

Hey!

I pay for efficiency.

Impress me, Mr. Barrett.

Don't worry, he's good.

I always worry.

And MacGyver is quite elusive.

Good to see you. You too.

And your cargo?

Yeah, got all the names and the plans of the terrorists.

There ought to be a promotion in it for you, see?

Save it for the car, okay?

Expecting trouble?

Well, you never can tell.

The East Germans are just a little bit hot over this one.

Nice to know my work is appreciated.

They yours?

Nope.

What do you want?

Both.

You get that list out of here.

Sure. Now. Move.

I don't believe it.

You are an officer of the law, I can tell.

What can I do for you?

Well, I'm being pursued back here.

That's him.

No question about it.

Kurt Nielsen.

East German intelligence.

Rank of colonel.

Boy's been around.

All right, make coffee. Circulate. Get word out on the streets right away.

Yes, sir. I'll get on it right away.

That's him.

Doll.

The list's not on him.

Care to tell me where it is hidden, MacGyver?

You know, I just don't seem to remember.

You see, Barrett, Mr. MacGyver is a genuine patriot.

They can be remarkably stubborn.

But even a stubborn patriot like you can be persuaded to

speak?

There are many methods I could use to get the information.

But this is my favorite.

Hey, look, guys.

I got this thing about needles.

Here's an idea.

Why don't you try dripping water on my forehead?

The old rubber hose and bright light trick.

It's a list.

Hypnotism. It's been known to work.

KGB uses it all the time. They got it down to a science. What do you say?

You have good vein.

That burning sensation will dissipate shortly.

The serum was specifically designed for you, MacGyver.

You're probably wondering about the effects of the injection.

The initial effect is disorientation, double vision, hallucinations.

I was kind of hoping that's what this was.

When your mind clears in roughly three hours, the pain will become

excruciating.

And if that does not convince you to cooperate, this injection has a side

effect.

It will kill you.

Of course, it can all be stopped with this antidote.

However, if you don't take the antidote within six hours, give or take a few

moments.

The serum is irreversible.

Six hours and you begin to die.

Begin counting.

It's your choice, MacGyver, to live or to die.

Being told when you're going to die kind of puts a little pressure on you.

Don't try any funny.

Enjoy.

All right, thank MacGyver, thank, thank, thank.

Not too much to work with in here.

And my arm's throbbing pretty good from that shot.

Come on, Mac.

Time's a-wasting.

I am sure this is a secure line.

Yes, Herr Commandant. We are possession of the International Courier.

No.

We'll have it very shortly.

One time, when I was a kid, I built a slingshot out of a couple of broken

hockey sticks and an old inner tube.

And you know, no matter how hard I practiced, I just could never miss my

neighbor's window.

Problem with this one shot is I only get one shot.

Can't you do anything without eating I'm listening I'll hear him when he starts

seeing things and yelling about it

I

Had running water

and an electrical socket nearby That could be a heck of a combination if I

put them together right

What's that?

I don't know.

Sounds like water.

Nielsen said he might try some places!

Broke my tail. No!

My guy.

Alive. Take him alive.

Find him. He couldn't have gone far.

Watch where you're going, you dumb drunk.

I think we lost him. We can't go far. Keep searching.

He doesn't have to go any farther than the first phone to call the police. We

won't. By now his mind is scrambled.

Confused for at least three more hours.

So you'd better find MacGyver.

Now!

So you're going to tell me you caught that fish all by yourself, right?

I think you bought him at the market.

Did not buy this fish. Come on, Lisa. I can't even catch a fish. Big fish, all

right? It's going to be dinner for me.

This is a beautiful fish. You should see it. I mean, it's gorgeous.

I caught it by myself, okay?

Hey, look at that dude, man. He's drunk.

Check this out.

That's him. Huh? Who?

That's him. I know him.

You're kidding. What do you mean? I've never seen that guy before. No, with the

fish.

Dude looking like him is nobody to know.

No. No, he's okay.

He's a drunk.

He did me a favor. No strings.

Lisa, that dude is messed up. Look at him.

I owe him. Hey, wait a minute. Come on. You got enough trouble, Lisa. Don't even

get involved.

You're a runaway, remember?

Come on. Let's go.

I gotta.

Lisa, don't do it. I just gotta.

Shh. Lisa, come on.

Hey. Hey, you okay?

Let's go.

Come on, man.

Not ours.

It's me.

Remember from the dock this morning?

Remember?

He wants that guy.

There's a policeman, but the last thing I need is a cop.

But I guess in your case...

You will regret this.

I know I'm going to regret this.

Okay, up.

Soon he will have incidents of very acute pain.

But there will be fewer hallucinatory episodes. And a better chance of him

remembering to call his people. Yes.

Play.

His memory will remain groggy for a while longer.

As MacGyver approaches death, his mind will clear.

He will gradually begin to remember.

He will realize that I hold his life.

I hold him as on a leash.

MacGyver cannot escape.

Each second that ticks away cuts him like a knife.

Careful. He must come back to me if he is to live.

Put one leg through this window here.

Come on.

Okay.

Okay.

There you go. There you go.

My burglar alarm.

Come on.

Here we go.

Okay, you all right?

Get in bed. Okay. Now, there's stairs here.

One step at a time.

He's out there.

Someone has seen him.

Find that someone.

Okay, come here.

It's not much, but it's mine.

Made it real nice.

I did the best with what I got.

Gonna be okay?

You even got electricity.

See?

Got it out of an old car in a wrecking yard.

My name's Lisa.

Lisa.

And you know me?

What do you got, a screw loose or something? We met this morning.

You made me that great lure, remember?

I caught a fish with your gum ramper.

I don't seem to remember much of anything at the moment.

Maybe some food will help.

You hungry?

Yeah. I could eat a fish.

Let's see if you can take the bones out of this while I set the stove.

like me. You may say what you guess.

Yeah, I guess I do.

You in some kind of trouble, Lisa?

You mean with a nice kid like me doing in a rat hole like this?

It is a long, dull story.

I'd like to hear it.

Well, yeah, I figured my dad, uh, You know, when he was a kid, he never had a

punching bag. So he married one.

And you got caught in the middle?

Of the target.

Well, they both started on me.

I split.

The first two times I went to the cops, they dumped me in some juvenile lockup.

It smelled like what those fish are going to smell like in a week.

Nobody listened?

Oh, uh...

The social worker checked out my story.

So the judge tells my parents to get their act together and take me home.

Because the hall is not a good place for a vulnerable adolescent.

Home is better.

Home, sweet home.

I think I get the picture.

So they got me home and my dad got his act together, all right.

On my face.

split for good for me and i'm hanging in there looking like a school book gonna

get a diploma i'll make something myself i don't know exactly what how about a

success

We're not going to hassle thee. We just want that guy she was with. I think we

got something.

Yeah. Straight line to MacGyver. That it.

No excuses this time.

Hey.

Me.

What's the matter?

It's a nightmare, I guess.

What is it?

What can I do for you?

My name's MacGyver.

I went back in the country this morning.

I stashed the list.

The list? What list?

Grab me.

I don't have much time.

You have less time than you think.

I came to tell you that there's three guys outside snooping around.

My burglar alarm.

What do they want?

Me.

Check for another entrance.

a small transistor radio.

Yeah, I think so.

We've got to buy some time.

What are you doing with that TV tube?

Cooking up a surprise. Hand me those jumper cables, will you?

Remember, we want him alive.

What's going on?

Trying to get us a running start, away from those guys.

How are you going to do that?

Well, when these jumper cables touch, an electrical surge is going to hit that

tube, causing overload.

Alright, let's see that radio.

We've got to get him up here in a hurry.

Let's go.

Hear it?

Upstairs.

What happened? I don't know. It's kind of a blast.

Oh, no.

No, not me.

It's the only way out.

I hope you know what you're doing.

You too.

They're gone.

Hold it.

Nothing.

What are we going to tell Neil?

Like the magician said, a little misdirection never hurts.

Lisa, the best way you can help me right now is to call Peter Thornton at the

Federal Building.

Ask the DXS.

Tell him MacGyver's at the old warehouse on Tucker Street. You got that?

Yeah. Tell him if I'm not around when he gets there that the list is hidden in

the basement of the light stand where we met this morning.

Wait. The light pole? The list?

What does it mean?

I did a job for the government.

Oh, man.

Does this sound wild?

It's important.

Real important, Lisa.

Will you do it for me?

Yeah, I'll do it.

Where are you going to be?

I'll be at the warehouse.

Hopefully I've got enough time to find a cure for all my trouble.

Get out of here, will you?

Time's about up.

So it appears you lose.

The list is still hidden. Only MacGyver knows where, and he is dying.

My superiors will have to accept the best result we could obtain.

Here is your payment, Barrett. Count it.

All right, MacGyver, think.

Rope.

A smoke alarm.

Sheets of plywood.

Just might work.

No, this is not a joke. This is an emergency.

Look, just tell Peter Thornton that MacGyver needs help.

Look, I can't come in. I just told you where he was.

Just get the message through, all right?

The

idea

of a smoke alarm is to get people's attention.

I got a hope it'll work on these guys, too.

What do you mean the operator just got around to forwarding the message? There

was no emergency code on it.

Well, there is now. Code 101.

I want every damn man we've got moving on that warehouse right now.

It's really only MacGyver who's moving.

Pity.

A remarkable man.

What is that?

Sounds like a smoke alarm.

Check it.

Hi, guys.

Listen, I'm not feeling too good.

You win.

I need the antidote.

Come down from there.

You bet.

Those sirens are for you.

They sound like a dirge.

With the antidote gone, we can say goodbye, MacGyver.

I win.

You don't even have the strength left.

What

was he

talking about? An antidote.

Something I need if I want to live through the day.

You've been poisoned?

Is that what this is all about?

The impact caused a temporary molecular structural alignment.

The iron.

All the ions run to the other end.

What?

I just made myself a magnet.

Lisa. That's it?

That's it.

I'm not even going to ask what's in it.

Well, I'll tell you.

It's a bargaining chip worth a lot to a lot of people, including you.

I'm going to talk to Pete Thornton about arranging a government scholarship.

Yeah.