Episode 2 of "MacGyver"
s01e02 The Golden Triangle
Title: The Golden Triangle
Original Air Date: 10/06/1985 on ABC
Director: Paul Stanley, Donald Petrie
Writer: Terry Nation, Dennis Foley
Guest Stars: George Cheung (General Narai), James Saito (Ming), Clyde Kusatsu (Anek), Keye Luke (Prasert), Benjamin Lum (Truang), Bryan Price (Chan)
Plot Outline:
Opening gambit - The Crusher: MacGyver uses a magnet to retrieve stolen documents, escapes a car about to be flattened, and then traps the thieves in midair. When MacGyver tries to retrieve a canister filled with a deadly chemical in Burma, he stumbles right into an area known as the Golden Triangle, where the military uses farmers as slaves on the opium fields. MacGyver is mistaken for a narcotics agent and is captured, but convinces the slaves to fight their oppression. MacGyver assists by setting several traps at the slave camp, and when the army returns to suppress the unrest, the real action begins...