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.
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
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. The team identifies an operative known as who
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 An ex-agent presumed dead, she is the actual leader of Codex
Desi's initial contact, a corrupt player, is killed when she refuses to cooperate further. Desi must then become the "bait" herself to draw out The Merchant.
In this episode of MacGyver (Season 4, Episode 5), the Phoenix team targets , a shadow organization using match-fixing in professional soccer to fund their global operations. The Mission: Undercover in Milan
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.