Ep 3. Manhunt

In Highlander: The Series season 5 episode 3, titled "Manhunt," Duncan MacLeod finds himself entangled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a group of ruthless mercenaries who are tracking down one of their own. When Duncan offers his assistance to the fugitive, he becomes a target as well, and must use all of his skills and resources to evade capture and protect himself and his allies.

As the episode begins, we see a campsite in the woods in the dead of night. A group of heavily-armed men are poring over a map and arguing about their next move. One of them is missing, a man named Quinn who has apparently gone rogue. The others are determined to track him down and silence him before he can reveal any of their secrets.

Meanwhile, Duncan is driving through the countryside when he encounters a frantic young woman who is being chased by another vehicle. He pulls over and offers to help, and she tells him that she's on the run from a group of mercenaries who are after her boyfriend. The man in question is none other than Quinn, and the woman is his girlfriend, Sarah. She begs Duncan to help her find Quinn and get them both to safety, but he initially hesitates, knowing that getting involved in someone else's trouble can often lead to trouble of his own.

However, when Sarah reveals that Quinn has vital information that could put the mercenaries out of business for good, Duncan decides to lend a hand. He helps Sarah track down Quinn, who is hiding out in a remote cabin in the woods. However, just as they find him, the mercenaries catch up to them, and a tense standoff ensues.

Duncan quickly realizes that these are not your average run-of-the-mill bad guys - they are well-trained, heavily-armed professionals who will stop at nothing to eliminate anyone who gets in their way. With Quinn's life on the line, Duncan must use all of his skills and knowledge to outsmart and outfight the mercenaries and keep himself and his allies alive.

As the night wears on and the chase becomes more intense, Duncan and the mercenaries engage in a deadly game of hide-and-seek among the trees and rocks. With Sarah's life in the balance and Quinn's knowledge proving to be a valuable bargaining chip, Duncan must find a way to stay one step ahead and outsmart his opponents. He uses everything from martial arts to quick thinking to evade their traps and turn the tables on them.

Despite the odds, Duncan proves to be a formidable opponent, able to match the mercenaries blow for blow and outthink them at every turn. With the help of Sarah and Quinn, he manages to stay one step ahead of the hunters and turn the tables in a thrilling showdown in the woods.

As the episode draws to a close, we see Duncan and Sarah driving off into the night, Quinn safely in tow and the mercenaries hot on their trail. It's clear that this is just the beginning of a deadly game of cat and mouse that will test Duncan's skills and ingenuity to the limit. But as always, he stands ready to face any challenge that comes his way, with his sword and his wit as his weapons of choice.