Father, why don't you let me come and help you with your rounds?
Please, Rachel, just keep trying MacGyver
and let him know it's serious, that I have to talk to him.
- I will, father. - Tell him he's got to meet me
At the public hearing tonight. If I'm late,
- tell him I said, "black and blue." - "Black and blue"?
Just tell him. He'll understand.
Well, the meeting's at 8:00. And don't forget,
you're number three on the agenda.
Excuse me, father.
Could you, uh, spare a little extra change?
Well, I'm afraid I'm short on cash, friend,
but I've got some sandwiches and fruit in the bag...
Riker: Come on, mooney.
Get his wallet, watch, rings, anything you can find.
Mooney: Help me lift him. Man, he's heavy.
Riker: Quit complainin'. Just get him stripped.
(People talking loudly)
Order! Please! Order! Please!
Order!
And I think it's shameful.
Because of the bleeding heart mentality of this council,
the homeless situation in our community
is now threatening both the property values
and the lives of our citizens!
(People cheering)
(People booing)
Get down, sit down!
Landau: Crime is up, vandalism is rampant,
and citizens are accosted every day on the streets
- By a growing army. - Something's happened to father Jim, MacGyver.
His rounds never take this long.
Oh, relax, he'll show.
I'm worried, I can't help it.
He told me if he was late, I was to tell you "black and blue."
Does that mean anything to you?
Landau: Has become the main source...
Well, it's just a code word from our hockey days.
We'd use it during a game to protect each other
from the goons in the league.
In other words, it's a call for help.
Landau: Like it or not, this well-intentioned haven
has become a magnet for all of the low-life
from miles around, and is now threatening
the very quality of life in our community!
(People cheering)
(People booing)
(People arguing)
Order! Please, quiet.
Ladies, gentlemen,
I've just received the news that father Jim,
who was to be with us this evening,
has been the victim of a mugging,
And has been taken to memorial hospital in critical condition.
(People exclaiming)
(People chattering)
(Whispering) Black and blue.
I heard you calling, Jim.
Danny.
Doc knows.
Find doc.
My papers...
It's bad. Need to...
All right, take it easy. Take it easy.
You'll have to leave now.
Woman on pa system: Mr. Merchant to admitting.
Rhome: How is he?
Just hangin' on. You got anything?
Well, a few prints, that's about it.
Looks like a random transient robbery.
They took everything he had, even his shoes.
So, what's next?
Well, we'll pull some people in, ask some questions,
keep our ears open, hope we get lucky.
That's it?
I'm afraid so. I wish it was different,
But we have very few lines of communication into the homeless community.
Woman on pa system: Dr. Carter, 4212...
Dr. Carter...
I'm very sorry.
(Crying)
(People chattering)
You must be Rachel, father Jim's assistant.
My name is Aaron sandler.
I just wanted to tell you how very sorry I am for your loss.
Thank you, Mr. Sandler.
This is MacGyver, a dear friend of father Jim's.
- A pleasure. - Mr. Sandler.
I employ some of the homeless at my plants.
I was just getting to know the father.
Wonderful man.
Rachel: Thank you.
You okay?
He taught me the value of service.
He always used to say there are no great things
to accomplish in this life,
Just small things done with great love.
God bless you and keep you.
That's doc.
Another dear soul who fell through the safety net.
Doc was one of father Jim's favorites.
Are they going to find his killer, MacGyver?
It's been three days, and the police still don't know anything.
They're trying, Rachel.
I don't think they care.
Rachel, they care.
But lieutenant rhome said the homeless are afraid
To come forward and talk to the police.
Who do they talk to?
Each other.
MacGyver: Excuse me, fellas.
I'm lookin' for a guy named doc. You heard of him?
MacGyver: Doc?
They say he's supposed to be here someplace.
Nice talkin' to you.
MacGyver: Excuse me, ma'am.
I'm lookin' for a guy named doc.
Thank you very much.
MacGyver: Anybody home?
(MacGyver groaning)
Doc: Talk fast, mister, and don't even think about moving.
Take it easy, take it easy, I'm not lookin' for trouble.
Who are you?
My name's grazer.
Wh-what are you doing here?
I'm looking for a guy named doc, that's all.
Why?
MacGyver: 'Cause father Jim asked me to.
Just before he died.
MacGyver: What do you say we talk this face to face, huh?
(Breathing heavily)
Sorry, doc, I didn't mean to surprise you.
How do you know my name?
Saw you at the funeral.
(Wheezing)
What's the matter?
What's the matter with you?
I'm okay.
Yeah, you could've fooled me.
It's just, uh, just a touch of asthma, asthma.
You were with father Jim when he died?
Yeah, that's right, at the hospital.
He mentioned your name.
What did he say?
Well, he said, uh, "doc."
He said, "doc knows. Find doc."
He also mentioned the name of, uh, d-Danny.
Danny.
Look, doc,
I think our good friend
Was in some kind of trouble. He never got a chance to tell me.
I won't know for sure until I get to go through his stuff.
But I think somebody might've murdered our friend.
(Crying)
I can't stay long, but, uh,
but I'll... I'll take you to where Danny is. Come on.
Danny.
Danny can hardly take care of himself, you know.
He's... he's got no business being out on the street.
Why is he?
Oh,
a lot of people got dumped with the cutbacks
in mental health spending.
It's just the way it is, you know.
Father Jim took an interest in Danny.
He even checked up on his background
and really took him under his wing.
And Danny responded, he... he was blossoming with all that attention.
Hey, doc,
You got any idea who might want to kill father Jim?
Nobody in his right mind.
Certainly not one of the locals here.
I mean, this man, this man came out here twice a week
With food and blankets, medicine.
It just doesn't make sense.
There's Danny.
He totally withdrew about four days ago.
He's nearly catatonic.
And nobody could figure out why.
And then we heard about father Jim being killed...
Like somehow he knew.
Well, maybe he does.
(Fire crackling)
Danny? Danny?
I... i want to introduce you
to a friend of father Jim's.
His... his name is... is grazer.
Hey.
Oh! Oh.
I have an appointment. I have to go.
Hey, wait a minute, doc.
- Can't you stick around for a while? - No, no, no.
I can't be late, I can't be late.
Doc!
(Dog barking)
well, Danny,
I guess it's just you and me, huh?
It's all right.
I won't come no closer, all right,
I'll just go around you. It's all right, relax.
Look, I'm just glad I got a chance to meet you.
Father Jim mentioned you last time I talked to him.
We were friends for a long time, Danny.
I'm gonna miss him a lot.
Think we could be friends?
I think Jim would have liked that.
(Siren wailing)
(Dog barking)
(Sighs)
Hey.
Hey, here, have a banana.
Go ahead, it's just a little present for you.
All right, I'll tell you what, I'll just leave it over here, okay?
In case you change your mind.
Uh, listen, Danny,
I gotta go find doc, all right.
But I'll be back.
(People chattering)
(Dog barking)
Hey, doc?
Pretty girl.
It's my daughter Allison.
- That's your daughter? - Yeah.
She's somethin'.
Her mother doesn't like her to visit me down here,
But... but she sneaks out and comes down here once a week, anyway.
Oh.
Where is it? I make her a pin, and then I can't find it.
Oh, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!
Stupid!
(Wheezing)
All right, doc, relax. Take it easy.
Come on! Breathe.
In and out, come on.
Come on, sit down, get yourself comfortable. Take it easy.
(Continues wheezing)
Asthma, huh? Right.
- Anxiety. - No kidding.
I can't stand confrontations.
I just...
I just fall apart.
It used to be worse, if you can imagine.
(Dog barking)
My students used to see me in full bloom.
You had students?
I taught high school English for 15 years.
Then I had my breakdown.
I just lost everything.
You know...
My job, my family, insurance, everything.
And as you probably know, it can happen fast.
One day you're... You're a member of society,
and the next thing you know, you're invisible.
All right, Danny,
you're not gonna believe this.
We got some cattail root
for starch.
We got miner's lettuce for Greens
And we got some mushrooms, some herbs.
We got some spices. We got all kinds of stuff, you know.
We're gonna have some kind of salad, or maybe some soup
if I put water to it. Do you know what I'm talking about?
You know the best thing about all this, Danny?
It's all growin' right over there,
and it's free. Free of charge. Free for the takin'.
(Chuckling)
Yeah, my grandpa taught me how to do this.
Yeah, grandpa taught me how to forage for food.
One time we were on a campin' trip,
this bear ate all our food. I got all wimpy scared,
but my grandpa, he said to me, he says, "bud."
grandpa called me bud, I could never figure that out,
but he says, "bud,
"we'll just go grazin'."
Grazin', grazer. Grazin', get it? Yeah, right.
That's where I got my name.
Bright kid, all right.
Beautiful.
Hey, yeah. That's a t-stick.
A t-stick. Go ahead, take a look.
It's an old Indian tool I use for diggin' up roots and stuff.
Hey, hey, what's the matter? Danny!
Take it easy.
Just a newspaper, it can't hurt you.
What's the matter?
Somethin' in that picture spooked you, didn't it?
Danny,
were you there?
Were you there when they hurt father Jim?
Is that what scared you?
Is the guy who hurt father Jim,
Is his picture right there?
Yeah?
Show me, Danny.
Come on, show me. He can't hurt you.
All right.
That's good, Danny.
You're a good man.
What?
No?
What?
No. What?
Two... there were two guys?
There was another guy...
Is that other guy's picture here?
No, no, no, but there were two guys, right? Two? Right, uh...
All right, Danny, what'd these two guys do
After they hurt father Jim?
Come on, Danny, what happened?
All right, all right, all right, take it easy. Take it easy.
Danny, you got to help me on this, all right?
We'll play a game, all right?
A little game.
I want you to show me
what these guys did after they hurt father Jim.
Uh, what?
They, uh, they were pumpin', they were boxin', they were what?
Runnin'. They were... They ran away!
Yeah, then what?
Then what happened, Danny? Come on.
Uh...
They, uh, they were drivin'. They, uh...
They were drive... They stole a car, right?
No, they, uh, they had a car! They, uh...
One, two, three guys? There... there was another guy?
Three guys...
Another guy picked 'em up in a car, right?
(Exclaiming)
Right? Uh...
Uh, the other guy, the third guy
picked 'em up in a... a big car, right?
It was a big car.
What is that? What's that?
Somebody picked 'em up in an expensive car?
Danny, you did it! Good man!
You did it! You did it!
What's going on?
Doc.
Doc, doc, do you know that guy?
Do you know him?
That-that's mooney.
Oh, he's bad news. Oh, no, he's real mean.
Every time he comes to the bridge, there's trouble.
Danny just identified him as one of father Jim's attackers.
Any idea where I can find him?
The general area.
All right.
I want to find this mooney guy,
And I want you to start digging through Jim's stuff.
I... i don't think I can handle that.
Yes, you can.
You taught high school English.
Maybe you'll find something that'll lead us to his killers.
Come on, doc. Give it a shot.
What do you say?
(People chattering)
(Train approaching)
(Groaning)
(Dog barking)
Hold it right there! Both of you!
Th-thank god you're here. He was babbling!
- He tried to mug me. - No, that's a lie.
Shut up!
I was on my way home, I swear.
He jumped me. He pulled me into the alley and tried to kill me.
That's a lie!
I said shut up!
There's a phone in the office. Go phone the police.
- I'll watch him. - No!
Thanks, man. Thanks a lot.
Don't let him walk away! I just watched him knife a guy!
On the ground, rub-dub, and spread 'em.
Are you listening to me at all?
On the ground, now!
(Barking)
Thank you, lieutenant.
I was starting to feel invisible.
Sorry about that, MacGyver.
- The officers were just doing their job. - Yeah.
And I might add, going undercover and dressing this way
was your own choice. What are you doing?
I'm trying to find out who killed my friend.
I thought the best way to hook into the homeless was to become one.
Naturally, you thought the police weren't doing anything.
Naturally.
Well, you can come in from the cold now.
MacGyver, checking out.
Looks like the case is closed.
- What? - We got our man.
The guy you saw stabbed is an ex-con named mooney
Who'd been living on the streets.
He killed father Jim and then died the same meaningless death.
No, sir. Uh-uh. You're way off base.
MacGyver, he had father Jim's shoes, coat, backpack.
He even had his wallet with all the ID intact.
Lieutenant, mooney did not die a random death.
I was there, I chased the guy who killed him.
All right, I'm listenin'.
(Sighing)
I have an eyewitness who saw mooney and another guy
get picked up after they killed father Jim.
Are you sure of that?
Yeah, I'm positive.
Well, that's great, then. We'll get a statement and corroborate it...
That's gonna be a problem.
He'll never stand up as a reliable witness. You'll need more evidence.
Well, you got any ideas?
Just this.
Riker: I'm telling you, this guy saw me stick mooney.
He can finger me. We have to deal with him.
There he is.
Well, well.
I believe I've already had the pleasure.
He was dressing differently at the funeral.
(Knocking on door)
Mealtime, doc. You have to take a break once in a while.
Oh, Rachel. Oh, thank you.
Mornin', doc. Sorry I'm late.
I spent the night in the hoosegow.
Thank goodness, MacGyver. I was worried sick.
(Stuttering) What? What?
Uh, did you call him MacGyver?
- Oh, dear, I hope I haven't... - It's all right, Rachel.
It's all right.
Why, I thought...
I thought your name was grazer.
I can explain, doc.
(Wheezing)
You lied to us.
You're not one of us, are you?
It's all a lie.
Doc, doc, relax.
This is all a lie.
Sit down, sit down, sit down.
- It's all a lie. - Breathe, breathe, breathe, doc!
Stop it.
Take some breaths. Come on, relax.
Now, I want you to listen to me.
I disguised myself as a street person
Because I wanted you to trust me.
Trust, trust you?
Why should... Why should I trust you?
(Continues wheezing)
We-we're different here. You're on the other side.
No, see, I don't believe that.
The only difference between you and me
Is a little bit of luck, that's all.
Aside from that, we're both people.
We're made from the same stuff.
And we were both friends of father Jim.
Doc, you've got to help me.
What?
I want us to be partners.
You see, I've got to find out who killed Jim.
And I don't think I can do it on my own.
You need me?
I can't think of a better man for the job.
Rachel? Someone to see you.
Excuse me.
So, um,
you found anything?
Have i... have I found anything?
Wait till you see what I found.
Take... take a look here. Take a look.
Mr. Sandler! What a nice surprise.
Thank you, Rachel.
How can I help you?
I have a few ideas how I might help you and the homeless.
Look, uh,
fox Meadow home kept Danny's name on the rolls
A year after he was released.
And they also kept his medical insurance checks, see, and... and...
And keep in mind that he wasn't the only one.
There may have been hundreds, huh?
That's some scam.
That has to be what Jim stumbled onto. It all fits.
The guy... the guy was discharging inappropriate patients
And ripping off their state checks.
I mean, he... he probably w-walk-walked off
with... with a million dollars.
Uh, doc,
did you read all this?
Well i... i read 2,000 words a minute, with 100% comprehension.
2,000?
Yeah. But... but anyway, I called Dr. Kessler,
and she used to run fox Meadow.
She filled me in on the owner.
His name is reuter, Arthur j. Reuter.
Reuter, okay.
And... and... and get this.
Every patient care home that he had
had a suspicious fire just before he purchased it.
He bought 'em for a song, he... he... he robbed 'em blind,
and... and then he just, uh, bailed out.
And when the indictment came down, he just disappeared.
He... he's probably running his con somewhere else.
- Yeah, with a new identity... - Mmm-hmm.
- Which Jim probably learned. - Mmm.
Did you get a description?
No, no, the guy's very cagey.
He never came around the home,
and... and there are no pictures of him anywhere,
not even in the fox Meadow care,
Uh, uh, uh, brochure.
(Groaning)
We got to go through everything.
All of Jim's books, his journals,
Photo albums, the whole thing.
You up to that?
Oh, it's a piece of cake.
It's like researching a term paper.
Yeah.
Uh, I'm gonna see if I can get lucky at the library.
Hey, doc.
Don't let anybody ever tell you
You don't work well under pressure, okay?
MacGyver, Mr. Sandler just gave us a wonderful donation.
That's great.
It's good to see you again, Mr. Sandler.
I got to run. See you later.
- You've no idea how much this donation means. - Oh...
If it wasn't for support from people in the community like you,
this mission would have died with father Jim.
What a senseless waste.
I know.
But young Danny, one of our regulars,
We think he may have seen it happen.
- I didn't know there was a witness. - Oh, yes.
He saw two men do it, and they were picked up by a third.
Which may prove it was premeditated murder.
Incredible.
Rachel, I have a proposition for you.
If you can spread the word to Danny
and all his homeless friends in the area to show up this afternoon,
I could have a whole truckload of warm clothing here for everyone.
And you can use that check for other things.
Are you serious?
Absolutely.
I'll have a truck here in an hour.
All you have to do is get the word around.
Oh, Mr. Sandler!
Man: Yeah, that's mine.
(People chattering)
Rachel: Large. Who needs a large?
Man: I do.
Woman: I'll take a large.
Hi, Danny.
You want to try something on? They're really nice.
No, please. Let me take it to him.
Of course.
Uh, Mr. Sandler, he doesn't speak.
Ah.
Hello, Danny.
Try this on, I think you'll like it.
I'm glad we finally had a chance to meet.
I was a close friend of father Jim's.
Sandler!
Okay, you can stop worryin' about father Jim now and everything else.
Come on, let's move it.
- Inside. - Hey, can't we talk about this?
Talking's done, get in!
Over there.
What if I told you the police already know about your boss, sandler?
Shut up and turn around.
I mean, he sent you after mooney.
Who do you think he's gonna send after you?
I said, shut up! Watch your head, dummy!
(Groaning)
Don't move!
Stay, stay, stay.
Arms out, arms out! Come on.
Stop, what are you doing?
What, are you crazy?
No, just a little nuts.
Stop it.
Let me out of here.
Keep it quiet.
(Groaning)
Stick around.
(Muffled mumbling)
Where's sandler?
- I think he was talking to Danny. - What?
There, there, there they are.
- (Car engine starting) - Oh, man.
MacGyver what's wrong?
Sandler.
He's reuter, he's the guy.
Come on, Danny, I want to show you something.
Look around, Danny.
Bet you've never seen anything like this before.
I wish I knew how much you really saw, Danny.
It's a shame you can't tell me.
But that's the way of life, isn't it?
I thought you might like a souvenir, Danny.
I brought it for you.
This punished one of the bad men who killed father Jim.
Here, Danny.
Go ahead, Danny, take it.
Pick up the knife, Danny. Now.
Don't do it, Danny!
Just back away. Go ahead.
Give it up, reuter,
sandler. Whatever your name is.
We got police on the way.
I don't suppose you're open to negotiation, Mr. MacGyver.
Not a chance.
I had to ask.
After all, I am a businessman.
You can't very well blame me for trying.
Gun!
It's just you and me, MacGyver.
I wouldn't count on Danny helping you.
Why don't you come out and make it easier on yourself?
Your options are limited.
(Gun fires)
(Danny whimpering)
(Groaning)
Danny?
(Danny sobbing)
It's okay, Danny.
It's over.
Nobody's going to hurt you.
All right, Danny, doc and I will come visit you
As soon as doctor Kessler gets you all settled in.
I'll bring bananas, huh?
Th-thank you.
Put on your seat belt, huh?
Well, I know father Jim is smiling on this day.
And I've got doc to help me now.
Uh, if we can afford him.
Couldn't have found a better man.
I'll never forget you, MacGyver.
Bless you, doc.
Allison, I'll see you again.
Okay, bye.
Let's go and have a proper visit, huh?
Okay, daddy.
You gave doc and Danny a new chance at life, MacGyver.
You know, I still can't help but wonder about those people out there
That fall through that so-called safety net.
It's just a sad fact of life today.
What can you do?
Refuse to accept it.