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Amen.

Okay, hold it right there.

Let's check out the merchandise.

All right.

See if we got what we paid for, huh?

Looks like a missile to me. All right.

Yes, sir.

Excuse me.

You remembered, Mac.

Who's he with now?

Get the car.

Tell Hank we may have another one to deal with.

Mac, the answer is no.

You don't even know what I want yet.

Sure do.

You want the answer to the glitch I discovered in the Army Snake Eye

Missile's guidance system.

How to fix it.

Correct? It's part of it.

And they sent you to me because they think you have some pool with you.

Professor, they said you had one of your students work on the problem with you.

Just like we did when you were in my class.

Well, yeah, but I don't remember ever breaking into the Defense Department's

computer. Now, that was innocent eagerness, Matt.

Kate saw the problem, went for the solution.

Now, you do remember having that passion to find solutions, don't you?

Yes, sir, I guess I do.

She's a bona fide genius, Matt.

But she's also still just a kid.

My people just want to talk to her, Professor.

Now, I will not give them anything until I get their word of honor to leave her

alone.

That's what I remember about you, Professor.

A student always came first.

Well, good ones like Kate, they are rare.

Then there's MacGyvers who have to have their brains rattled every now and then

just to make sure they're still in tune. Yes, sir.

Well, the best brainwrapper was always listening to you howl away on a

saxophone.

Nearly an indulgence just to regenerate the mind.

Uh-huh. Go ahead, arrange it.

Arrange a meeting.

When I get assurances from everyone that there will not be any massacres, then

we'll talk about turning over the answers to the guidance.

like my music.

I'll get an ambulance.

No, no, don't bother.

No, just not so deep as a well, no so wide as a church door.

But it's an outlaw, sir.

You have one of the finest minds I have ever encountered, young man. I expect

you to...

He was the toughest professor I ever had.

And everybody loved him.

Sorry, Mac. I know how much he meant to you.

Listen, are you sure that they just meant to grab him? That gunshot was an

accident? Yeah, I'm positive.

Pete, how important was that system he was working on?

It was meant as an upgrade for the old Snake Eye missile.

Extended range, variable use, pinpoint accuracy.

Well, now, the Snake Eye was a surface-to-air heat seeker.

You're telling me this system makes it programmable?

Surface to any target?

Listen, with that new guidance system, you tell it to take out a building,

it'll ask you which floor and what room.

Oh, my God.

Why?

Many of these things in surplus?

Too many.

It's a real commodity among the third world nations.

The people in the arms black market are ripping each other off for their

stockpiles. There have been some rumors of underworld hijackings. Well, that

actually kind of makes sense.

With the professor's new system, value would triple. Yeah.

Gives you some idea why they tried to snatch him up. Exactly.

And now with Willis dead... They could go after the student.

Yeah. Mac, where are you going? Well, I'm going to find her. That kid could be

in a lot of trouble.

She already is.

The Office of Defense Intelligence wants to put their hands on her for breaking

into their computer system. Oh, it's terrific, and we all know what wonderful

people they are.

Mac, you're not cooking around with some idea about getting in their way, are

you? Pete.

I owe it to Professor Willis. He wanted this girl protected, and I'm going to do

it. So, best of luck.

I'm a phone call away if you need me. I know all that, Pete. Thanks.

Stay out of trouble. Keep expenses down. Come back alive.

Took the words right out of his mouth.

So, where do we go from here?

Seems everybody in town knew the professor was working on that guidance

system with one of his students.

Find that student. We may have our answer.

You got a name?

I'll do what needs doing. Nothing useful.

But I have another ed.

His name is MacGyver.

He's one of the government's top bloodhounds.

I've seen this guy.

He was with the professor.

Good. Find him.

We may have the student.

I loved him, too.

This is my desk, here in the corner.

There's a heater back there.

I'm no dummy.

Yeah?

Yeah, for two years. I spent some of the best times of my life right here in this

classroom with Professor Willis.

Me, too.

I got a feeling I was a little older than you, though, Kate.

You are Kate, aren't you? How do you know?

He mentioned you last night. You were with him when... Yeah.

You were waiting here for me, weren't you? I was hoping, yeah.

For what?

We got to talk, Kate, about that project you and the professor were working on.

I got to go.

You ought to be able to live. Why?

I like hanging out with friendly people.

Let me get that for you.

You built these satellite maps?

Yeah.

Tell us that, Five.

NABFAT Westar 5?

You follow all the communication satellites and other positions?

I do okay.

So what?

Kay, why are you so rude to Mr.

MacIver? I think it has something to do with defense mechanisms, Mrs. Lafferty.

Hers. Is all of this an honor of something?

Oh, you bet it is.

In order for you to help solve the problem with the guidance system, you

had to break into a top-secret computer net just chock-full of classified

information.

Now, correct me if I'm wrong.

But in this country, I think that's a no-no.

Is that true?

Take it easy, Mom.

The man is overreacting.

What do they think I'm going to do, tell it to the Russians or something? Look,

will you just knock that chip off your shoulder for a second?

Just listen to me. The government's a little embarrassed by your antics.

Office of Defense Intelligence, ma'am. Is your daughter at home?

What's this all about?

Who are you?

Name's MacGyver. Are you a relative or something?

Something.

Come in. They're legit.

Are you Kate Lafferty?

Just what do you want with her?

Just want to have a little chat with her, ma'am. Downtown.

You guys got a charge?

No, not yet.

We just want to talk.

You push it. We'll get a warrant.

Darling, I think you better go. They just want to ask a few questions.

No, I'm not going to go anywhere.

Take it easy, Kate.

I think your mom's right.

You should go with them.

But don't worry, we'll get you out.

When will she be back?

Well, that all depends on her, ma'am.

Could be she'll be out right away.

And again, it might be quite sometime.

Let's go, Kate.

All right, Kate, let's try it again.

Why don't we start with how you gained access to the Snake Eye Project?

Maybe we ought to get me a lawyer before we start talking about anything. Now,

look, kid, this is not an inquisition. You're not charged. Not yet.

All we want are a few serious answers to a few serious questions.

I have nothing to say.

Now, look.

Do you want to cooperate here and now, or do you want to look at some heavy

conspiracy charges and explain them to a judge?

Okay.

What do you want?

To start with, I want to know how you broke through the computer security

system.

Can I use your computer?

Be my guest.

Password?

It'll save time.

Lippincott.

Out of inventory.

Pershing. Phoenix.

Hawk. Hmm.

Sidewinder.

Raccoon? Yeah, Snake Eye.

Okay, now I gotta get into the sub-program.

Ah, come on, Pete. She broke security to help Professor Willis help the United

States government solve a problem. It's not like she was selling the Pentagon to

Gorbachev. I know, Mac, but it's not exactly like she stole an apple off a

pushcart. All right, all right.

But I'm telling you, Kate is not going to tell them one thing about the

guidance system or anything else for that matter until they stop treating her

like Gaddafi's hitman.

Mac, you are probably reading the girl right, but I... Pete!

I'll make a deal with you.

I don't think I like the sound of that, but I'm listening.

I'll get both answers for it, providing you get the ODI offer back.

How she acts at their computer and what the fix on that guidance system was.

Mac, I don't know if I can keep my end of it. Well, I'm not sure I can swing my

end, but I'm willing to give it my best shot.

How about you?

Agreed. All right.

We're in.

Great. Just like that.

I can't believe it. We have got to tighten security. You access codes for

the whole program.

Thank a lot.

How long is this going to take?

It took me three weeks the first time to break in.

Cool down.

Oh, terrific.

Are you getting anything yet?

Right now.

What's going on here? I don't know.

It's crazy.

It's going berserk.

Hey, that's the fire alarm.

I'm getting interference.

Call maintenance.

I'll get right on it.

What the hell's going on here? All right, just take it easy. The emergency

generator will kick in in a second.

Stop worrying.

Missiles will be delivered, as promised.

A delivery is not what concerns me.

Oh?

There's an ugly rumor going around that the missile's guidance system doesn't

work. It doesn't.

But it will.

That's not good enough, Mr. Hatcher.

Our people want a demonstration, just to be sure.

There was nothing in our deal about a demonstration.

No demonstration, no money.

What, do you want us to hit?

I haven't decided yet, but I'll think up something imaginative.

Hey, what are you doing in here?

I could ask you the same thing.

I thought you were being detained.

No, they thought so too.

They started threatening all sorts of dumb things. I think they thought I was

some kind of dodo or less.

How'd you manage that?

screwed up their environmental control system.

Oh.

Why don't you just give them the answers?

Because they've got no right to treat me like a criminal.

And because I want some answers, too, about Professor Willis. I don't see

anybody doing anything about trying to find his murderer. It's being done.

Yeah, by who? Friends of mine. They'll find the killers.

You're sure?

I guarantee it.

But in the meantime, why don't you help them fix this guidance system?

I mean, the answer is in here, isn't it?

Sure.

But you'll never get in.

That's what you're trying to do, isn't it? Break in?

Yes.

You're trying to break in using these passwords?

Too easy?

Not my style.

What's your style?

That's your problem.

I'm sure you can solve it.

Is what your mom said true?

You don't have any friends?

Who needs them?

All they do is tease me about being an egghead.

Kind of hurts, huh?

What do you know about it?

Look, I'm not pretty.

And the boys that do notice me, they run like rabbits when they find out I'm

smarter than they are.

So you just decided to go it alone, is that it? What is this, some kind of

shrink session?

All right, all right.

There is a password, right?

Sure.

But you're not even close.

You know you're a very pretty girl when you smile?

Give me a...

That's mean.

Boy, you are not seeing who you really are, Kate. You're wrong.

I know who I am and what I am, and you do too. Look.

That's your password.

And I don't happen to believe it for a second. Well, it's the truth.

I'm ugly and I'm weird, and I don't even care if anybody likes me or not. You are

not ugly.

And will you please stop putting yourself down?

You are special, Kate.

And it's not so bad to be special.

You just have to learn to feel good about it, that's all.

Well, I don't, okay?

Here, make the copy.

The file name is guided for the PGM extension.

Come on, Kate.

Come here.

Go.

I'll plug it in.

Now, Dr.

Leder? Yeah, I'm going to give him an oil paint in the ear.

Here,

protect your ears. Now!

Right!

Good idea.

Turn around.

You know, you and I should talk.

What do you say we... They

say sleep.

is relaxing.

Well, not all the time.

It's become apparent that Kate and I think a lot alike.

And if that's the case, I gotta believe she's left me a clue.

243 megahertz. Very good.

Yeah, FAA.

MacGyver.

DXF ID number XC.

Yeah, right.

Yeah, I got this little problem, and I think your SARSAT satellite can help me

with it.

Yeah, right.

Signal's probably coming from a portable radio modified to a transceiver on 243

megahertz.

Okay? I need you to scan the western United States.

You will?

What can I say? You guys are terrific.

I haven't got time to play games, young lady.

I will find out about the guidance system.

Sodium pennant ball.

Your choice, with or without.

Be sensible.

Tell Mr. Walker what to do.

One of the great things about satellite navigation is that they can pinpoint a

location down to a hundred yards.

Problem is, they still can't tell who's liable to be waiting there.

Any place between Canada and the Mexican border.

Get the missile in place.

You're going to use it here in the United States?

Just a little test to make sure everything works the way it should.

When do I get to go?

After the test.

Lock her up.

A couple hours, you'll be okay.

Touch that bar. It's hot.

Hey, nice job.

Real nice.

Sure, but I'm going to get fried trying to squeeze through.

All right, hang on.

Spray cans use hydrocarbons.

Ought to cool the bars down.

Stand back.

They were going to give me sodium pentothon. And they made me fix the

guidance system. I had no choice.

That truck I saw leaving, had a tarp on it? Was the missile under that?

Yes, only they don't know the target yet.

The head honcho said he was... Radio the coordinates as soon as he got them. So

they're staying in touch by radio, eh? I guess.

This is all my fault, isn't it? I mean, if I hadn't broken in that stupid

computer... Hey! I never did anything like this before. Believe me, I only did

it to help Professor Willis. Look, everybody makes mistakes once in a

while. The trick is learning to live with it.

Like we all do.

Even if you are special.

Yeah.

You're the first real... What?

Forget it.

Friend?

I guess.

I am honored.

Now you're making fun of me. No way.

Friendship is something I don't take lightly.

Too hard to come by.

You mean it?

Yes, ma'am.

Yeah, but they are staying in contact by radio, right?

Yeah.

Come on, Kate. If you don't get it, you're not as smart as I think you are.

I'll get it. I'll get it.

Triangulation, right? Good girl. We can use the radio in the seat.

And the one in your pocket.

And we can use the coils from the speakers.

And the battery from the Jeep, go on.

Oh, no.

The battery's dead. I had it on the whole time for SARSAT.

Oh.

All right.

We'll use the acid from the cactus. It's got electrolytes. And we've got two

different kinds of wire from the Jeep. So we have power for the radio. And

we'll use our watches and the sun.

To get the direction.

Is right. Great.

All for one. And one for all. I can't believe you said that.

The liquid in the cactus will give it the low-level current.

That ought to be all we need.

Eagle to Ness. Eagle to Ness. I'm in position. Over.

Nessie. Stand by.

Be with you in a minute.

Everything's ready. All we need are the coordinates. Over.

These loops will form a directional antenna.

Excellent.

Our antennas will form two points of the triangle.

The third point is where they are.

Right. And if we're lucky, we'll pick up their voices.

We got them!

Yeah, but do we have them in time?

Sounds like they're getting ready to fire.

Listen, point your watch to the north and align the antenna with it.

So we can calibrate directionally.

Yes, ma'am.

They're coming in at 2 o'clock.

Mine's coming in at 11.

And where they cross is where the missile is.

Well, I trust the baby as well.

She is.

She's been checked and rechecked.

All we need now are the coordinates.

Then she'll be off like a hungry vulture.

Program the guidance control to 37 degrees, 47 minutes north,

122 degrees, 30 minutes west.

122 degrees, 30 minutes west.

Somewhere in the South Bay, isn't it?

Very good, Mr. Hatcher.

What's the specific target?

The Clinton Narrows Bridge.

I contacted the buyers and told them they'd be hearing about the

demonstration around 1.30 this afternoon.

Traffic count is lowest then.

Have a good day.

Did you get that?

Got it.

Why does he want to take out the Clinton Narrows Bridge?

It's part of the marketing plan.

We get a lot of press.

Customers will see that they've got a good product.

Roger, Dest.

They're going to take out the Clinton Narrows Bridge.

Launch sequence as instructed.

Yeah, in 27 minutes.

Oh, my God.

What? The South Bay Marathon today.

There'll be thousands of runners on that bridge. How do you know that?

Because I've run it twice.

we can do?

Yeah. The question is what and how.

Martin, come here.

If we could get our hands on that shotgun.

Nah, it's a little too wide open down there. I've never had much use for guns

anyway. Well, then what are we going to do?

We're going to assess the problem.

and come up with a solution. That's usually how it's done. Yes, if you have

enough time.

And we've only got 12 minutes.

You

know,

maybe that shotgun could be useful.

Harnessed a little of the power from the sun, heat it up a tad.

If we had a harness.

What do you think the jeep's got?

Energy.

We can use the headlight as a parabolic mirror.

And we got the side view mirrors.

Beam it in. Use the lens from the binoculars to modify the curvature of

the reflector to get a little more distance.

Yeah, but we still have to get closer.

Well, we gotta plan it. Let's go.

Nasty Eagle.

This is Eagle. Go ahead, Nasty.

I'm indicating six minutes to launch.

You in sync?

We're all set. Ready to go.

I want the countdown on the radio to confirm launch.

You got it.

We're going to use the parabolic mirror as a solar collector and focus the

sunlight through the binocular lens and position over it.

Concentrating it.

Yeah, now it comes off the sun at about 6,000 degrees centigrade.

It'll still be plenty hot by the time we bounce it.

Can you aim accurately with a flat mirror?

Check it out.

It looks about right.

Just have to position our collector now.

We're getting a beam.

The trick is to heat up the ejector port.

Then the shell inside.

The gun oil's already smoking.

When that powder gets hot enough, it's going to blow.

Exactly.

And hopefully take the gas tank with it.

They're just out for a while.

That was close.

Another two minutes, this thing would have been airborne.

That's the Eagle.

Why don't you start a countdown?

Eagle, do you copy? I don't hear your countdown.

That's the Eagle. If you're having trouble, I'll fly the second bird.

Over.

Commencing countdown.

Larkin, is that you?

Continuing countdown from 20, 19, 18, 17.

You're not Larkin.

Nice try, whoever you are.

Elevate the missile.

Yes, sir.

Can he fire this thing by remote control?

No, but he doesn't have to. He's going to fire the other missile. All right,

settle down. Don't give up yet.

Listen, how well do you know that guy?

Well, to start with, it overrides the surface-to-air configuration.

So without it, it becomes a heat secret? Yes, exactly. That's the way it was

originally designed.

All you have to do is get within half a mile of the other target.

All right, I think we can vector into that kind of window. You can, and it

will blow them both.

Provided we fire within seconds of their launch.

Go to work.

Come on, Kate. Gotta move.

I could just pop this chip out.

Five, four, three, two, one.

Come on, Kate.

Papa?

Yeah?

Hi. Hi.

I see some changes have been made.

Sort of, I guess.

You look great. Yeah?

Thank you.

Listen, I wanted to tell you.

They busted Hatcher and his friends and the wacko that was behind the whole

thing. Good.

Yeah.

And the Defense Department's going to be clamoring for your services right around

graduation time. I got a feeling they're going to spring for your own lab.

Oh, that's pretty all right. That's good.

So why didn't you introduce him? He's shy, especially around strangers.

But get him alone in the lab?

Can he compute? Take yours.

Thanks for everything.

You bet.

Will I see you again?

Count up.

I will.

Okay.