The Merchant forces Desi to throw a crucial game by missing a penalty kick.
The team identifies an operative known as who blackmails players into sabotaging matches. To infiltrate his network, Desi goes undercover as a star player for an international women’s soccer team in Milan. [S4E5] Soccer Desi Merchant Titan
It is later revealed (in subsequent developments teased here) that Titan is actually Gwen Hayes , MacGyver’s aunt and his mother’s sister. An ex-agent presumed dead, she is the actual leader of Codex. MacGyverisms used: A magnet from a handbag to stop a roulette wheel. A bin lid to improve a microphone's range. The Merchant forces Desi to throw a crucial
The team reviews security footage and sees a woman sitting near The Merchant who appears to be Matty Webber , suggesting their boss might be a traitor. It is later revealed (in subsequent developments teased
While Desi stalls by tying her shoe, Mac finds himself locked out of the field. He improvises a hang glider from a large sign to reach the pitch.