Episode 4 of "MacGyver"
s01e04 The Gauntlet
Title: The Gauntlet
Original Air Date: 10/21/1985 on ABC
Director: Lee H. Katzin
Writer: Stephen Kandel, Judy Burns
Guest Stars: Gregory Sierra (General Antonio Vasquez), John Vernon (Ryerson)
Plot Outline:
Opening gambit - The Map: MacGyver retrieves a top-secret map, then uses it to escape his pursuers in the desert. MacGyver escapes the desert by using a hot-air balloon conviently stored at a rendevous point. MacGyver attempts to get a reporter out of a Central American country with evidence linking a general to an illegal arms dealer. As MacGyver and Kate (the reporter) reach the border, it is clear escaping to Mexico will be no easy task, as the general and the arms dealer have every imaginable route severely guarded. There is no turning back. MacGyver must figure out how to get across the border, as his life- as well as Kate's- hangs in the balance...
