The pilot of a ship that has been attacked turns out to be Beka's swindler brother.
Ray, an ex-gang member gets into some trouble with the police and a local shop owner. With the help of MacGyver, he unravels an anti-semitic community in the neighborhood surrounding the challenger's club.
MacGyver faces a busy Christmas Eve: he tries to help a priest reclaim a stolen Madonna figure, aids Cynthia in keeping the Challenger Club's doors open, and comes to the rescue of a bag lady preyed upon by thieves.
MacGyver searches for a gun used in both an assassination 20 years ago and a present-day cop killing to clear a friend.
Officer Hanson is kidnapped endangering his life, and that of a Hollywood heartthrob he was sent to protect.