MacGyver

Previously on MacGyver...

Hey, let me through! That's my CO!

- It's The Ghost, man. Who the hell is The Ghost?

Some psychotic bomb maker Mac tangled with a while back.

Killed Mac's EOD mentor in Afghanistan,

tried to blow up Jack and the U.N.

Did that just click?

If there's anything we can use

to track down The Ghost, I'll find it.

I know you will, Charlie.

And hey, thanks, man.

How's that arm doing?

Detonation bolt on that last device

cut it up pretty good, but I will live.

We're pinned down. Need air support.

We found another device. Another IED.

Sounds like every unit in the city is finding IEDs.

We defused 17 in the last four hours, Mac.

It's gonna be hard to keep that pace.

Cutter 29, Cutter 31 wants an update on your location.

This is Cutter 2-9 rolling up to the rally point now. Over.

Glad to see you guys.

We got orders to advance

to the Chamkani Highway, but we can't till we clear this alley.

And one of my guys spotted an object 50 meters up on the right.

Cover us, sir?

You got it.

Nothing underneath.

Wooden box...

built with finger joints, no visible fasteners,

and a hinge lid.

Requires skill.

Definitely an IED.

Let's see...

Whoever built this is using

antique clocks as a drive mechanism.

This sucker's powerful, too. Look at that.

That's enough explosive to vaporize this entire block.

I've never seen craftsmanship like this before, Mac.

Whoever this bomb maker is, he's good.

He's one of the best I've ever seen.

I want to talk tonight about...

what it felt like to be in the bottom of a dark hole...

and what it took to come out.

I want to talk about the warrior ethos

and the moment I decided that the event that broke me

would not get the best of me.

Thank you.

Oh, did you want another beer?

Wha... Um, yeah.

Or no. I-I'm...

I don't know.

Sorry, I am...

in my head over here.

You know you can talk to me about anything.

Me and Nasha are taking time apart.

Sorry to hear that, Mac.

Yeah, well, me, too.

I just don't want her to be in danger because of me anymore.

After Murdoc, I think it's the best thing for her.

Well, maybe what you should be asking is what's best for you?

Maybe, in our line of work, we just don't get to have that.

Yeah.

I'm gonna run these to the table.

Whiskey, straight up.

Eileen.

Uh, MacGyver. Angus.

It's Angus or MacGyver.

You can... call me either one.

: All right, Angus or MacGyver.

I'm Eileen or Brennan.

Mm, powerful night.

Very.

Let me guess.

Army.

Nailed it. First try.

You serve?

I'm British intelligence.

I was in Afghanistan for a spell.

British intelligence with an American accent?

Your drink, ma'am.

Mm. I moved to England when I was a little girl.

But it is hard to shake off sounding like a Yank.

When were you in Afghanistan?

Same as you. 2011.

I know.

You were Army EOD stationed in Gardez.

How did you know all that? Meeting you here isn't an accident, MacGyver.

I came looking for you.

We have something in common.

The Ghost killed people we love.

Ghost?

I know where he is, right now.

We have a chance to go get him,

but I need your help.

Okay, Ms. Brennan,

I verified your credentials.

Born in Ohio, you moved to London

with your parents as a child,

became a naturalized British citizen,

joined military intelligence,

and you have a jacket full of tours,

in Afghanistan, Syria and the Congo.

You are who you say you are.

But what you haven't told us is why your outfit

isn't acting on this intel.

My bosses feel the evidence they have

is too thin to sanction an op.

So...

I took a leave of absence and came here

to find MacGyver and ask for his help.

I've been studying The Ghost for years.

I believe he's freelanced as a bomb maker in Baghdad, London,

Belfast, Spain's Basque region

and a dozen other hot spots around the world.

That does line up with what we know about him.

Tracking his bomb history is how I learned

about the death of your EOD instructor,

Alfred Pena,

the massive bomb you disarmed at the U.N. and...

the even bigger one The Ghost planted in your home a year ago.

That's when I realized,

if The Ghost came all the way to L.A. to try and kill you,

he knows you're a threat.

And anyone who scares The Ghost is someone I need right now.

Okay,

but every intel agency in the world

has been tracking The Ghost for years.

No luck.

We don't know anything about him,

yet you have his exact location?

I believe the Russian military captured him

with a group of Chechen rebels.

The Russians stuck The Ghost in a military installation

completely unaware that they had

one of the best bomb makers in the history

of modern warfare in custody.

Okay, Ms. Brennan, I would love

to green-light a capture op right now,

but how could you be so sure the Russians have The Ghost?

My contact managed to smuggle a recording of an interrogation

out of the Russian military installation.

I am no one.

I know nothing!

I am no one! I know nothing!

Dude sounds like a pissed-off vampire.

Only this isn't just some vampire.

This is Dracula himself.

How can you be sure that's his voice?

Because it's the voice I heard

right before one of The Ghost's bombs killed my parents.

Well, Jack's gonna be pissed he was sent to Brazil

to clean up that smuggling ring;

he would've wanted a piece of this guy.

So you do think she found The Ghost?

Well, we have no confirmed recording to compare it to,

so I can't be sure.

But... I can see she's convinced.

I don't know if that's enough to sanction

- an official operation... - Mac.

If we have the opportunity

to take The Ghost off the board, no matter how shaky the intel,

we have to take it.

Go. You've got the full force of the Phoenix behind you.

Yes, ma'am.

Can you imagine?

Me with a daughter?

You just know it's gonna turn me into a big softy.

Don't tell anyone I said that.

This, uh, pressure plate detonator

is disabled.

Is-is that a camera?

Come in.

Good to see you, Mac!

Yeah, you, too, Charlie. Thanks for coming so quick.

Oh, and congrats on the new gig, Mr. Big Time EOD Instructor.

Thank you. Though,

if I'm honest with you, it's not so easy

- acting like a hard-ass all day. -

I never knew how good Pena was at his job

- until I had to do it. - Yeah, no,

he was... he was the best.

He was.

So, you really think you found The Ghost?

Yeah, it's just a hunch, but...

I think it's a good one.

And given the fact that it's been radio silence from him

since L.A. last year...

I'll take anything I can get.

Mac, you're the best damn bomb tech in the world.

Pena knew it. I know it. Why do you need me there?

I'm afraid that I'm too close to this, Charlie.

I've been trying to catch him for so long.

It's like Pena always said:

your emotions are more dangerous than the bomb at your feet.

And I need... I need somebody to remind me of that.

You know I'm with you, Mac.

- Thanks, man. - Yeah.