[s4e5] Soccer Desi Merchant Titan -

The Merchant forces Desi to throw a crucial game by missing a penalty kick.

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. [S4E5] Soccer Desi Merchant Titan

Using an improvised jammer made from an old radio, Mac disables The Merchant’s remote. Desi makes the kick, ruining Codex's gambling payout. The Reveal: Who is Titan? 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. MacGyverisms used: A magnet from a handbag to

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.

The episode ends with major revelations about , the mysterious head of Codex.

The Merchant captures Desi and injects her with a lethal microchip that can stop her heart instantly via remote control. The Climax: The Penalty Kick