All language subtitles for MacGyver - 6x20 - Trail of Tears.DVD.en

This court is now in session.

Please be seated.

We've heard all the evidence

.
in the case
of the Lakota tribe
versus New Plains Electric

I'll now call
on both counsels
for their summations.

Closing argument,
Mr. Samuels.

Mr. Whitecloud
wants the court,

you, ladies and gentlemen,

to stop New Plains Electri
c

from running high tension
lines across Bitter Flats.

First, he'd have you
believe that the land
was part of the reservation.

But as we've shown,

the treaty states
quite clearly

that the boundary
is Black Stream.

And just as clearly,

the corridor through which
we want to place our lines

is three miles
to the east of there.

This established,
Mr. Whitecloud

abandoned his argument
completely,

m
and conjured u
p this wild clai

of electromagnetic fields
from high-tension lines

harming the environment.

So, we summoned
representatives

of the Phoenix Foundation
who are involved

in a comparable
case in California.

Yes, the Phoenix Foundatio
n

is notoriously
pro-environment.

And, yes,
in the California case
,

they were on the other sid
e of the issue.

Nevertheless,
what could Mr. Willis

and Mr. MacGyver tell us?

SAMUELS: Nothing.
What a sleazeball.

No indication
whatsoever that EMFs
harm the environment.

And as for the health issue,

the way I read the testimony,

if we ran high-tension lines
through your living room,

there is only
inconclusive studies
that only suggest

the possibility of
potential long-term effects.

(CHUCKLES)

But Bitter Flats
is uninhabited.

Jerk.

SAMUELS: Ladies and gentlemen,

,
at 11:00 on Friday morning

Mr. Everett Johnson,
the president of NPE,

is going to be
at our Cook Power Facility

to give the go-ahead

on a massive renovatio
n that will culminate

in the running of hundreds
of megawatts of power
over these new lines.

This start-up
has already been postponed
three times due to

Mr. Whitecloud's
frivolous lawsuit.

,
I urge you

do not allow
another costly delay.

Let NPE get back
to the business

of supplying electricity to
good folks of this community

.
and others like it

Thank you.

(MAN COUGHS)

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

Mr. Whitecloud?

(SIGHS)

No conclusive studies.

Terrific.

And what if
at some point
in the future

?
there are
conclusive studies

And they do show a hazard?

Then what?

This is the only
Earth we've got.

It's not as if
we can pick up

and move to another
planet now, can we?

?
And what about this treaty
that Mr. Samuels mentioned

e
For five centuries
we've been given the choic

of signing treaties,

or being exterminated.

So we signed.

Nearly 400 times.

But even then,
ask any Indian,

not one of those treaties
was ever completely honored.

So, my hat is off to you,
Mr. Samuels.

You have found
the one treaty

in all the world,
in all of time,

that someone actually
wants to abide by.

(ALL CHUCKLING)

Don't you believe it.

There's a swindle
here somewhere.

,
Unfortunately, in 1891

none of us had law degrees
to ferret out these scams.

But so it goes
throughout history.

Lying, cheating, stealing,

slaughtering
innocent women and children.

You bear this in mind,

.
and you begin to understan
d the depth of our grievance

We're not asking
to renegotiate the sal
e of Manhattan Island.

.
We know it's impossibl
e to turn back the clock

But Bitter Flats, as, uh,
Mr. Samuels pointed out,

is uninhabited.

Actually, he means
"uninhabited by whites."

Because holy men
from the reservation

have been going there
for a very long time.

It's always been our land,

and that land,
ladies and gentlemen,

is as sacred
to Indian culture

as the church is to yours.

How would you like
high-tension wires

passing through
your place of worship?

.
Please, think about it

I'll admonish
the jury to restrict
their deliberations

to the issue
of environmental damage.

Nothing more.

We find in favor
of the defendant,

New Plains Electric.

(PEOPLE GRUMBLING)

JUDGE: Thank you,
ladies and gentlemen.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

This court is adjourned.

Shall we go?
Yeah, yeah.

Nothing like twisting
our testimony around,
pal.

I only restated the facts.

That's my job.

Mr. Johnson.

Shyster.

Uh, Mr. Whitecloud.

?
Mr. Whitecloud,
hold up a second, will you

What?

Look, we were subpoenaed
by NPE to testify.

We didn't have a choice.

We were used
in that courtroom.

So what do you
want from me?

Well,
you said there might be
a swindle in this treaty.

I also said treaties
weren't worth the paper
they're written on.

Yeah, but if we can find
proof of fraud...

Proof is a very
elusive commodity.

We'll use the resources
of the Phoenix Foundation.

Access data banks,
global intelligence networks,
satellite telemetry...

If it'll make you happy,
go for it.
You don't need me.

Hey, wait a minute.

This is your case.

Look,
you want me to tell you
everything will be okay

so you can have
a clear conscience?

You got it, pal.
Now go home.

Hey!

My conscience is clear, okay?

We just wanna
set things right.

Sorry. You're a few
centuries too late.

You know, you don't
strike me as a quitter.

You're right.

I was never a quitter.

I was a joiner.

Marine Corps. Nam.

Top law firm in Chicago.

But then I quit,

to become this big defende
r of Indian rights,

.
and a hero at last

And I'll tell you what
, kemosabe,

I'm ready to be
a joiner again.

I guess we've got
a plane to catch.

I'm gonna stick
around for a while.

I can, uh, fax you
what we have on our database.

Uh, treaty, maps,
geological surveys.

Yeah, yeah,
all that stuff,
that'd be good.

Come on.

(SIGHING)

(SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE)

Hello.

My name is Standing Wolf.

I am not from around here.

Where are you from?

g
A place where
a warrior does not
waste his time thinkin

when he can take action.

Okay.

Take care of yourself, huh?

Bitter Flats is
a place of power.

If wires go up,

they will harm
the spirits of the mountain.

Look, Standing Wolf,

I respect your beliefs.

But personally,
I'm not religious.

The only issue for me
was Indian rights.

Oh, I see.

In that case,

I will have to show you.

You don't understand, I...

I will have to show you.

,
Well, they were
talking about maps

,
treaties, satellit
e something or other

all sorts of
high tech stuff.

Do we have anythin
g to worry about?

If MacGyver stumbles
onto a certain well-kept
historical secret,

Bitter Flats could revert
back to the Indians.

That our only corridor south
from Cook Power Plant.

Now, if the construction
is stopped,

that could cost hundreds
of millions in revenues

and it could
cost me everything.

.
Tell me what to do

Accidents happen.

Just remember
that I have that little
publicity show-and-tell

at the plant
on Friday morning.

I don't want a mess.

I, uh, hate messes, too,
Mr. Johnson.

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

What are you doing here?

Uh, well, Willis faxed me
some maps and stuff

.
but I wanted to take
a look at the place myself

This is a place of power.

High-tension lines
cannot go up.

A place of power?

?
What are you doing

You have to leave here.

Why?

I had a vision last night.

You wouldn't understand.
Just don't go in there.

Give me a reason not to.

I just did.

(GROANS)

You okay?
Yeah.

What has gotten into you?

They're gone.

I thought killing MacGyver
was supposed to look
like an accident.

Yeah, well it was,
before they blew up
our construction yard.

C4.

(PHONE SPEED-DIALING)

It's Russell.

Listen, check out
Whitecloud's file.

See if he has a connection
for C4 plastic explosive.

Hey, wait a minute
. Hold it.

What do you mean, "hold it"?
They were shooting at us.

!
No kidding

You just blew up
their construction site.

Yeah,
I also dropped my rifle

and they still kept
shooting at both of us.

The guy doing the shooting
was Dick Russell,

head of security for NPE.
What does that tell you?

What, you think
they followed me?

You're the one
that's been digging
into the treaty.

Unless, of course,
they're just nostalgic
to kill an Indian.

A friend of mine
has a cabin not far from here.

We can radio for help
from there.

Perfect.

Yeah, I'll keep in touch.

Well,

I think I, uh, know
where they're headed.

So, how do you go
from wanting to join
a top law firm to...

A Lakota warrior?
Yeah.

I told you,
I had a vision last night.

What kind of vision?
It's personal.

Sorry.

Why is it
so important to you?

.
I don't know.
Maybe I just want to learn

I'll tell you.

A spirit came to me.

First he was a man.

An old Indian
named Standing Wolf.

He brought me to the flats.

Then he became a wolf.

And I saw the killing powe
r of the electricity,

red and glowing.

And I saw a dead Indian boy.

A vision of the future,
unless I did something
to stop it.

And that's what I'm gonna do,
MacGyver.

I'm gonna stop it.

Wait here.

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(TIN CANS RATTLING)

Phil, uh, Phil Crow?

Who are you?

Dick Russell.

I'm an old friend
of Larry Whitecloud's.

How are you doing?

.
You don't look like
a friend of Whitecloud

Yeah, we, uh,

we practiced law together
in Chicago.

Yeah, I was supposed
to meet him in town,
and he, uh,

he left a note, uh,
saying to come up here.

Yeah, he left his...
He left his rifle behind, too.

You recognize it, don't you?

(CHUCKLES)

After we use
Phil Crow's radio
and get you out of here,

I'll just fade back into
the wilderness for a while.

What are you gonna do,
hide for the rest
of your life?

Just long enough
to come back at NPE
with a few more surprises.

Yeah, well, planting bombs
is not the answer.

.
You're gonna kill somebody

That'll be on
Everett Johnson
and NPE's head.

You know,
one man's terrorist
is another man's patriot.

Yeah, well, that's absurd.

Terrorism neve
r did any good.

I've spent my entire
adult life functioning
within the system.

That doesn't do any good,
either.

?
Do you really believe that

Well, I've won a few cases.

Advanced social justice
here and there,

but only in the context
of reality brought over
by the white man

500 years ago.

All right, all right, maybe.
I'll grant you that.

But there's no way
I'm gonna buy
into some spirit

telling you to go off
and plant bombs.

You don't have a clue,
do you?

(RATTLING)

Phil Crow's doorbell.

He doesn't like
surprise visitors.

Nam?
Yeah.

Big part of his life
is still the war.

If, uh, Crow acts
a little strange,

don't take it
personally, huh?

I'm getting used to it.

Crow?

Phil Crow?

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Phil Crow?

He's probably out hunting.

I don't think so.

Crow is known
to have a temper

when it comes
to mechanical things.

Crow!

He's dead.

Yeah. He's been shot.

Crow specialized
in booby traps.

,
He used to say,
for a split second

he could hear the beginnin
g of a man's scream,

as it was drowned out
by the explosion,

the noise.

.
Up here,
he found quiet

So this is where
you got your C4, huh?

No. Just the detonators.

The C4's hidden.

Hey, wait a minute.

Was Crow licensed for C4?

Yeah. He used to do
construction blasting.

Well, maybe
he did some for NPE,
and it was registered.

I left some C4 in my bag
back at the construction site.

Along with your rifle.

30-30, maybe?

They killed Crow.

To frame you.

What are you doing?

Johnson's gonna be
at Cook Power Plan
t in the morning.

I'm going after him.

Why?

You'll be playing
right into their hands.

Then their hands
are gonna get bloody.

Can't you see
the only way to beat them
is to get to the truth?

There's truth in revenge.

Whitecloud.

They're afraid
I'm onto something.

Does it occur to you
that they might be
trying to frame you

to get rid of me?

Then why weren't
they here to greet you
with my Winchester?

What are they waiting for?

(RIFLE COCKING)

Fingerprints.

You see, I wanted to make sure
yours were fresh.

(GROANS)

There's my victim.

And here's my terrorist.

(TIN CANS RATTLING)

(YELLS)

Which way?
Over here.

(GROANS)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

Forget it. He's gone.

Well, it doesn't
really matter.

Once the cops find
MacGyver's body,
Whitecloud's history.

.
The body's in here

Hey, that's impossible
, he was right here.

(RIFLE COCKING)

(GROANING)

(GROANING)

(PANTING)

What...

Anything?
No sign of him.

You don't think
he could have made it
to the road, do you?

.
Let's check it out

If he's not there,

we'll brief Johnson
at the plant in the morning.

(STANDING WOLF CHANTING)

(CHANTING)

(EXCLAIMS)

What happened?

You were shot.

By a gun.

I don't feel anything.

You will, in the morning.

But I don't think you'll die.

Your body gave up the bullet.

From the gun.

Remember?

Yeah.

Who are you?

Standing Wolf.

You're Standing Wolf?

You know me?

What an honor.

Not really.

?
This is a dream, right

I don't think so.

Didn't that hurt?

Hey!

Maybe this is a dream!

Well, no matter.

Come.

I will show you
what there is to see.

I do not understand
why a white man would
come to this place.

Unless you're the friend
of Larry Whitecloud.

I know him.

Ah.

But still,
it is strange, isn't it?

Yes, I think so, too.

This is very strange.

Wait. Wait a minute.

Where are we?

Bitter Flats.

How'd we get here?

I took a shortcut.

No. No,
I was at Bitter Flats.

.
There was no tower

It was just
a construction site.

When?

Today, earlier.

Ah, yes.

But this is later.

Much later.

.
Wait, wait

This stream wasn't here,
either.

No.

You're wrong about that.

This stream was always here.

Come.

You must be thirsty.

Standing Wolf?

(GROANING)

(GROANING)

You're going
to be all right.

The boy.

The glow.

Whitecloud had
the same vision.

Yes, the same.

But I don't understand.

What I saw was not
about violence.

Violence?

No.

Violence was not the message.

Perhaps Whitecloud
only meant to...

To count coup
in the old Lakota tradition.

"Count coup"?

Yes.

A warrior shows
true greatness

by choosing not
to kill an enemy,

but instead
to humiliate him

by touching him
with a stick,

and then
to come away unharmed.

.
Counting coup was the way
my people often did battle

It's too bad we don't do it
like that these days, huh?

Yes.

There are many things
your world could
learn from ours.

Mmm.

Now I understand
why you are here.

To help Whitecloud
see the truth.

That is good.

Now we must rest.

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(GASPS)

(GROANS)

MACGYVER: The stream.

The stream.

That's it.

(TIMER BEEPS)

MacGyver. You're alive.

(GROANS)
Yeah.

Yeah.

Come here,
take a look at this.

Bitter Flats is part
of the reservation.

This map was drawn up

in 1894,
according to the treaty.

Black Stream is east
of Bitter Flats, not west.

Yeah.

Now,

take a look at this map
that Willis faxed to me.

It was drawn up in 1911.

It shows the stream
running five miles wes
t of where it should be.

.
And that's where
it's been drawn ever since

The stream was dry,
so no one questioned it.

Bitter Flats is Indian land.

That's right.

The land does not
belong to NPE.

We can stop them, legally.

Yeah.

Try and make that happen.

But you can
make that happen.

My vision showed me
another way.

Your vision also showe
d the stream running

east of Bitter Flats.

I did see the stream.

How did you know?

After I was shot,

I--I had a dream.

A dream?
Yeah.

Everything you described.

Standing Wolf,

the red glow, all of it.

And then I found this map.

You just found the map?

Yeah.

And what about
the dead Indian boy?

Did you see him
in your dream?

Yes, I did.

Then you should understand
what I have to do.

No, no.

I think it's completel
y the opposite.

A warning not
to turn to violence.

Standing Wolf told me

that you got
the message wrong.

He said that

.
counting coup was okay

Counting coup?

No. Johnson's gotta pay
for Phil Crow's murder.

Will you let the polic
e handle Johnson?

The police don't handle
people like Johnson.

Thanks, MacGyver,
for everything.

No, I can't let you do it.

Don't try to stop me.
And just keep away
from the power plant.

Why?

You already set
the explosives,
didn't you?

Just keep away.

!
No! I cannot keep away

Well, I guess you gotta do
what you gotta do.

(GROANS)

So do I.

(GUN COCKS)

You know, if I were
superstitious, MacGyver,

I would swear
you were a ghost.

Only I'm not superstitious.

We'd better get him
out of sight before
Mr. Johnson gets here.

Listen, guys,

there's a bomb
somewhere in this plant.

It could go off any minute.

Yeah, right.
And the check's in the mail.

RUSSELL: Move it, MacGyver.

Let's go.

)
(SPEAKS IN NATIVE LANGUAGE

Grandfather.

I'm telling you,
there's a bomb in there!

Oh, yeah, right,
I heard you.

Get in there.

(MACHINES WHIRRING)

What if he's telling
the truth about the bomb?

It's a bluff.

Stay here.

If he makes a noise,

hurt him.

(BEEPS)

I hope you have good news.

MacGyver and the India
n got away yesterday.

We caught MacGyver
snooping around the plant.

I have a publicity tour
due any minute

and you've got MacGyver here?

He's locked up
in the pump house right now.

He won't be causing
any more trouble.

I pay you to solve problems,
Russell.

When the tour is over,
I want it solved.

.
No problem

(CHILDREN CHATTERING)

(WHISPERING)
Oh, my God.

(AIR HISSING)

(GROANS)

Okay, everybody,
give it a big smile, here.

(GRUNTS)

(GRUNTING)

(GROANING)

And over here
is the control room.

(CHILDREN CHATTERING)

JOHNSON: When we finis
h renovations here
in three months,

e
this plant
will be able to produc

(CAMERA CLICKING)
an extra 800 megawatts
of power.

Get out of here, MacGyver.

There are kids
in this plant.

.
I'm going to warn them

Just defuse the bomb,
will you?

No.

What?

There's still time for me
to settle my score
with Johnson.

What good
will killing him do?

We've already
been through that.

Look, the last thing
your cause needs is killing.

Where's the bomb?

JOHNSON: Now up here
are the generators
I told you about.

Okay, everybody, now keep up.

Whitecloud, no.

Get the kids out of here.
Now!

.
MAN: Come on, kids

Johnson, up here. With me.

Move it!

This isn't the way.

.
No? You saw the vision

.
What I saw was a warning
to turn away from violence

You're wrong!

Whitecloud,
where's the bomb?

On top of the generator.

Get out of here, son.
Go, now!

JOHNSON: Let's talk,
Whitecloud.

We can work something out.

How do I defuse this thing?

You can't.
You need a cotter pin.

MACGYVER: Do you have it?

No.

JOHNSON: Whitecloud,
be reasonable.

We're all going to die!

WHITECLOUD: Shut up!

(TIMER BEEPS)

(BUZZING)

I did it!

(GASPS)

)
(SCREAMING

Whitecloud, no!

BOY: Whoa!

He counted coup on you.

(LAUGHS)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

Hey, MacGyver.

Thought I might
find you up here.
When did you get out?

Yesterday.

They released me without bail
until the trial.

Well, Willis got
those satellite pictures.

Did they confirm the location
of Black Stream?

Definitely.

I had a chance
to research the forgery.

Seems that a company
called Horton Mining

was prospecting
the area back in 1904.

They paid off some
government official
to redraw the map.

Then in the '20s,
they merged with
an electrical power company.

NPE?

.
Johnson must have
known all about it

The DA's filed
conspiracy charges
against him

in Phil Crow's murder.

Well! See?
Sometimes the system works
the way it's supposed to.

Yeah.

I'm gonna participate
in my first sun dance
next year.

Outsiders are sometimes
allowed to dance, too.

Yeah, well, I don't think
I'm quite up to that yet.

It's a good way
to touch the spirit world.

(WOLF HOWLING)
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