In the 2016 MacGyver reboot, centers on Mac’s personal mission to Boston to attend the funeral of his brilliant MIT classmate, Rosalind "Frankie" Mallory . Story Summary
: Jack breaks his arm in a trash compactor at the beginning of the episode. This occurs because Mac tells him to hold a pipe "perfectly normal" (a physics term meaning perpendicular), which Jack misunderstands. [S1E19] Compass
After hearing that Frankie died in a lab fire, Mac travels to MIT with , who is on mandatory medical leave with a broken arm. Their investigative instincts kick in when they notice a suspicious man at the memorial and learn that Frankie's supervisor also recently died in a mysterious car crash. In the 2016 MacGyver reboot, centers on Mac’s
: Frankie’s DNA research could be linked to future "Phoenix Foundation" cold case files or Mac's own family history. After hearing that Frankie died in a lab
: To help Frankie process DNA samples while on the run, Mac creates a DIY centrifuge using common items like a bicycle wheel or salad spinner—noted as one of the best "hacks" in the series.
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