Continuity mistake: When MacGyver drives the forklift into the car one of the forks goes through the windshield. When the shot changes it is now out of the window. You can see the broken windshield where it had gone through.

MacGyver (1985)
1 mistake in The Golden Triangle - chronological order
Starring: Dana Elcar, Richard Dean Anderson
The Eraser - S2-E2
MacGyver: Look, if this works, it'll keep us from gettin' caught. If it doesn't, it'll keep us from gettin' old.
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Answer: Late one night, Geoffrey used a covert listening device to overhear David explaining his barricade device to Janet which is how he figured it out.
How do we know Geoffrey really did use a covert listening device? They didn't mention him using one.
There was a scene of him using it when David told Janet about his barricade.