Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990): Season 1, Episode 1 - Once Upon a Time - full transcript

No, he's at lunch, sir.

Morning.
Not anymore.

Picky, picky.

Yes, sir, thank you.

Can I take a message?

Take a letter,
Miss Stevens.

Great look.

Thanks.

Cathy, please don't forget the
settlement conference at 3:00.

I'll be there.

Hi, Joan.
Hi.



Catherine.

Hi, Dad.

Hal, let me
call you back.

Hal Sherwood's coming up
from Atlanta tonight.

Will you have
dinner with us?

I can't.

Tom's having a party for the
architects of the new project.

Another excuse to wine and
dine the planning commission.

I used to be invited
to all these functions.

I should have thought twice

before I handed you over
to our best client.

You make it sound
like a horse trade.

Eh... you could do a lot worse
than Tom Gunther.

And have.



Well, how about dinner
tomorrow night?

Well, let me get to my desk,
check my calendar.

You just getting in?

Had a late night,

had some errands
to run today.

Sue me.

Well, it's a little
late for that.

I should have sued you
when you were five.

What's up with you?

Do you not
enjoy the work?

You don't find
it stimulating?

When I think
of corporate law,

"stimulating"
is not a word

that immediately
pops into mind.

But when you put
your mind to it,

you're a fine
corporate lawyer.

No, Dad, I'm the daughter
of a fine corporate lawyer.

Well, they can't
get it quite right
in the sculpture,

but, um, it gives you
a pretty good idea

of the way
it's going to be.

Now, we're
very pleased.

I'm sure you'll find
that the overages
are money well spent.

He told me to just pretend
like he was dead.

I'm sorry, Eve.

Things'll turn around.

How are you doing?

You all right?

Fine.

Eve and I haven't seen
each other since college.

Yeah, we're just
catching up.

Good.

I need to
talk to you.

Would you excuse us
for a minute?

What's with you?

What do you mean?

Well, you've been sitting
over there

listening to her blubber
half the night.

Well, she's going
through a rough time.
Yeah.

She and I used to
be good friends.

I know her.
She's a lush.

She was married
to a lush.

She's a complete loser.

You're very
compassionate.

Come on,
you stick with me.

There's someone
I want you to meet.

Tom, I'm just not into
it tonight, I'm sorry.

I thought
I could count on you.

You can.

Maybe I expect
too much.

This is a party, it's
not brain surgery.

I really don't have
time for this now.

Frankly, I don't like being
told who I can talk to.

Then show
better judgment.

Carol?

Fine, I think I'll
call it a night.

That's not an option.

Oh, it's not?

Eve, I'm sorry, I'm going to
have to call you tomorrow.

Taxi!

Say, you're, uh, you're
not having very much luck.

I'll get one for you.

I'm an expert.

Yo, taxi!

Hey, Carol, you going home
alone tonight?

No!

Shh, shh, shh.

That's a girl,
that's a girl.

Shh. That's a girl.

Know what happens to little
girls with big mouths, huh?

You're gonna find out.

Hey, Carol, you have
got to remember

to keep your mouth
shut from now on.

My name isn't Carol...
Shut up!

You're going
to remember...

...every time you look
in the mirror.

No. No!

You're safe.

You're safe, now.

Where am I?

No one will hurt you.

You're safe here.

A hospital?

No, but you're going
to be all right.

Why aren't I in a hospital?

There was no time.
You were bleeding.

What did they do?

My eyes?

Your eyes were not hurt.

We made sure.

Rest now.

Keep a close watch.

If her fever rises,
let me know at once.

I will.

Who's here?

Who are you?

Vincent.

Vincent?

My father and I
treated your injuries.

You have broken ribs.

You need to be still.

Where am I?

Where no one
can hurt you.

My face hurts.

Tell me your name.

Catherine.

Catherine.

Try to rest.

If you need anything,
I'll be close by.

Don't be afraid.

Please, don't
be afraid.

I'll try.

Is she awake?

Yes. She's
very frightened.

How could you bring
a stranger down here?

To where we live?

You ignored
our most important rule.

I know that.

But there was
no other way.

Do you know what they'd do

if they caught you up there
or found you down here?

They'd kill you.

Or put you behind bars
and make you wish you were dead.

How could you?

How could I have
turned my back on her
and left her there?

Well, make sure she takes these
to prevent infection.

I'll make sure.

I was saving them
for an emergency.

In case anything happened
to either of us.

Father, try to understand,
This was an emergency.

She would have died.

All right.

We'll help her regain
her strength.

But the moment she's ready
to leave, get her out.

And, Vincent, don't tell
her anything.

Don't worry,
it won't be very long.

She's already
beginning to heal.

You know, you have the soul
of a doctor.

When I studied medicine, they
wouldn't admit minorities.

I wonder what they would've
done with you.

Let's not even think about it.

Do you like it?

It's good soup, Vincent.

Tell me, where are we?

Somewhere there's
an elevated train.

Brooklyn? Queens?

No, not Brooklyn
or Queens.

Am I still in New York?

Vincent, please tell me--
where are we?

I have to keep it
as a secret.

Why?

Because a lot of good people
depend on this place for safety.

I'll keep your secret.

And that tapping--
it never stops.

It's people talking
to each other,

tapping on the master pipes.

You mean messages?
Mm-hmm.

Vincent, please tell me.

We're below the city,
below the subways.

There's a whole world
of tunnels and chambers

that most people
don't even know exist.

There are no maps
to where we are.

It's a forgotten place.

But it's warm and it's safe,

and we have all
the room we need.

So we live here.

And we try to live
as well as we can,

and we try to take
care of each other.

It's our city, down here.

What are you doing down here?
Why are you here?

I was a baby, abandoned,
left to die.

Someone found me
and brought me here,

to the man who
became my father.

He took me, he raised me,
he taught me everything.

He named me Vincent.

That's where I was found--

near the hospital,
St. Vincent's.

I don't know what to believe.

It's all true.

Lieutenant, I'd
like to know

who leaked the story
to the papers.

Well, it's hard to keep
something like this quiet.

A socialite's missing
for a week,

her purse is found in the park.

We don't need
these kinds of headlines.

Have your men come up
with anything?

No.

Not-Not yet.

Mr. Chandler,

Mr. Gunther,

I'll do everything I can
to find her.

That's a promise.

I know you're there.

You can come in.

I'll read to you.

It won't help.

It might.

We can finish
Great Expectations.

Do you remember how it ends?

Vincent, I'm frightened,
I'm worried.

I know.

I can feel it.

You're getting your
strength back.

I'll get you some tea.

The herb tea you liked.

Okay.

You take this one
three platforms down,

right up the next tunnel

to the first ladder,
and start climbing.

And that'll be Chinatown?

Unless you take
the wrong tunnel.

You could end up in China.

No way, Vincent.

Well, wherever you end up,
hurry back with the tea.

This one's going
to cost you.

Oh, God.

No.

Catherine.

I've never regretted what I am.

Until now.

How?

How did this happen to you?

I don't know how.

I have ideas.

I'll never know.

I was born.

And I survived.

It's time for
you to go back.

Tell me it's a nightmare.

That it didn't happen,
that it can't be.

It's not a nightmare.

It happened.

And you're alive.

Catherine,

you survived.

And what you endured will make
you stronger and better.

I don't have your strength.

I don't know how to do it.

You have the strength,
Catherine.

You do.

I know you.

It's time.

Wait.

You can do it.
Give me your hand.

This is where you go out.

Where are we?

The basement of your
apartment building.

We are?

Vincent.

Your secret is safe with me.

I would never
betray your trust.

I know.

I knew that from
the beginning...

when you trusted me.

What can I say to you?

Vincent.

What's her pressure?

120 over 80, doctor.

How's that IV running?

Fine.

Is the Bovie connected?
Yes, doctor.

Shall we begin?

Now,

I want you to start counting
from ten backwards.

Ten... nine... eight...

seven...

Catherine, we're all guessing
where you went.

Was it Jamaica?
Nassau? Huh?

I have to run,
I'm in a board meeting.

Buy yourself a new dress.

Is that enough?
Here, take some more.

See you later.

Cathy.

You have a nice vacation?
You look, um...

You look wonderful.

We missed you.

Well, Ms. Chandler,
now you've done it.

I feel sorry for her,
but what can I do?

I mean life goes on.

She was an interesting girl

and I thought she showed
a great deal of promise,

but she just turned
out to be a big... loser.

Vincent.

Cathy, it's Dr. Sanderly.
It's all over.

I'm in the hospital.

Yes, and you're
going to be fine.

You must have been through
something terrible,

but whatever it was
is behind you.

If there's anything you want
to tell me or talk about,

anything I can do,
just let me know.

You could read me the last
chapter of Great Expectations.

Her credentials
are terrific.

Radcliffe, Columbia
Law School.

Sure she wants
a job with us?
Uh...

She says so.
Who knows?

Look, she's some
rich guy's daughter,

looking for something
meaningful.

You remember, the one
who disappeared for ten days.

Gunther's girlfriend.

Look, a pair of
hands, a brain.

We need the extra
help, right?

Where do you want
to put her?

Put her out
in the field.

Let her, uh,
do research,
investigation.

Give her all
the legwork.

You know, throw
everything at her

and we'll find out
if she's any good.

Right.

Excuse me, Ms. Chandler.

District Attorney Moreno
will see you now.

Come on in.

Hello.

Mr. Stubbs?

Anybody here?

We know you're here.

You should always know
what's coming up behind you.

This time, it's good news.

I'm Isaac, Isaac Stubbs.

Catherine Chandler.

So, you want
to learn

to take care of yourself?

That's right.

Because something
bad happened to you.

And you don't want

anything like that
to ever happen again.

Never.

Okay.

Now, I don't teach none
of that Oriental stuff.

No kung fu,
no egg foo yung.

This is New York City,
so what I do teach

is New York City street
fighting, mean and dirty.

Only philosophy
that counts around here

is doing whatever it takes
to come out alive.

You use what you got.

Let me see your shoe.

Okay?

You can kill a man
with a shoe.

Now, it ain't fancy, it
ain't pretty, but it works...

if you got the stomach
for it.

When do we start?

Edie, do you have
those addresses for me?
Yeah, I got 'em.

Here, take 'em.

Thanks, I appreciate it.

Yeah, you should
appreciate it.

I'm doing all
your work.

Oh, I'm sorry, the D.A.'s
really got me running.

They're testing me.
Who you kidding?

I know the way
you uptown girls operate.

Swing in here,
shed a few tears for humanity,

and then you go shopping.

That's not true.

It's not, huh?

Catherine Chandler.

Let's check you out.

Most people call me Cathy.

Oh, God.

I'm sorry, Cathy.

Don't be.

It's an old picture.

She can only bring
you unhappiness.

Then I'll be unhappy.

But I can't forget her.

We're still connected.

I can feel
what she's feeling.

I know
what she's thinking.

When she's frightened,
when she's happy

or sad.

Vincent,

your senses, your...

empathic powers are quite...

extraordinary.

It's your gift.

And these powers
have been heightened

by the concern,
the love that you feel.

But don't let your act
of kindness destroy you.

Maybe I have no choice.

Listen, I
need some help

and it's a little tricky.

A woman was attacked
by mistake by three men,

and I want to find out
if these men

ever went after
their intended victim.

You got the date of
the mistaken attack?

Last April 12.

Aggravated assault?

Aggravated assault.

Whoo.

A lot of guys hitting on
a lot of women out there.

Can we narrow this down?

Um, the make of the car?

Some kind of van.

I don't know.

How about
the intended victim's name?

Hey, Carol, you going
home alone tonight?

Try Carol.

Okay, here are all the Carols.

Um, let's punch into the files.

Uh-uh.

Let's try
the next one.

This could be it.

Let's pull the file.

Who is it?

Carol?

What do you want?

My name's Cathy Chandler.

I'd like to talk to you.

What's this about?

You a cop?

I'm with
the District Attorney's office.

Look, I told you people
to leave me alone.

You've caused me enough trouble.

Carol, you're not the only one
they hurt.

What are you talking about?

They got you and me mixed up.

I think this was meant for you,
Carol.

Go away!

If you'd like to talk to someone
who understands how you feel,

call me.

Can't do nothing,
can you?

That's good.

You better bite me,
though.

You better do something.
Really?

Ow.

Hold it!

Was that you?

Huh, is that you?

Yeah.

Yeah!

I'll walk you up.

No, that's all right.
No, no, no,
I'll walk you up.

You haven't heard anything
I said tonight.

What?

That your work is
important to you?

I understand that; my
work's important to me.

But that doesn't mean
we can't see each other.

Good night, Tom.

I'm not going to
let you slip away.

I'm not going to
let that happen.

Good night, Tom.

Vincent?

I didn't mean
to frighten you.

I'm sorry.

No.

I'm so glad
to see you.

Your face.

They fixed it.

Yes.

Come inside.

No, I have to go now.

No, not yet.

I should never
have come here.

Vincent,
I'm glad you did.

Come here.

Sit down.

I wanted to see you.

There are so many things
I wanted to tell you.

I have so many
things to tell you.

I know.

It's been hard, Vincent.

Yes.

I'm learning to be strong.

I know.

Catherine...

I feel the things you're
feeling when you do.

How do you mean?

Just know that it's true.

And that your pain is my pain.

Sometimes almost
as if we're one.

I came here...

...because I wanted to
see that you were well.

And because I wanted
to see you...

...one last time.

I'll never see you again?

I've seen your world.

There's no place for me in it.

I know what I am.

Your world is filled
with frightened people.

And I remind them of what
they're most afraid of.

Their own ignorance.

Their aloneness.

Yes.

So...

now I have to
begin to forget.

Forget me?

No.

I'll never forget you.

But I must forget the dream
of being part of you.

Find someone, Catherine.

To be part of.

Be happy.

Good-bye.

No. Not yet.

There's still time.
It's still dark.

Don't leave.

"And as the morning mists
had risen long ago

"when I first left the forge,

"so the evening mists
were rising now

"and in all the broad expanse
of tranquil light

"they showed to me,

I saw no shadow of another
parting from her."

Larry.

Thank you.

Somebody's
waiting for you.

Carol.

Hi.

I didn't expect
to see you here.

Yeah, well...

I didn't expect
to be here, either.

I'm so sorry, what
they did to you.

I couldn't stop
thinking about it.

Maybe I can
help you out.

You want to tell me
what happened?

I was working
for this escort service.

It's called Mayfair.

They have a pretty good,
uh, clientele.

You know, businessmen

from out of town,
that sort of thing.

And you'd go out with them?

Yeah, more or less.

But it's run by this
man, Marty Belmont.

A real bad character.

He was using the service
to shake down his customers.

Sometimes
he would have

the girls carry
tape recorders.

Sometimes he'd,
uh, get it on film.

And how did you
get into trouble?

When I wouldn't
go along with it,

Belmont got it into his head

that I was gonna spill
everything to the cops,

so he sent his men
out to get me.

So the men that attacked
you and me,

they were Belmont's men?

Had to be.

Would you be willing to testify
against them with me?

Yeah. I'll testify.

I want to set wheels in motion
for an arrest

and search warrant to be issued
tomorrow morning.

Martin Belmont,
Mayfair Escort Service,

232 West 52nd.

Fraud, extortion,

aggravated assault,
for starters.

I have the affidavit
of a witness.

Thanks, Joel.

Okay. We're all set.

You're not going back
to your apartment.

Where am I going?
A friend of mine

is renovating a brownstone
in the Village.

There's not much in it,
but it'll be a lot safer.

Someone'll meet you
there with a key.

Okay.

Larry'll give you a ride over.

I want you to call me
as soon as you get there.

There's no turning back, huh?

Carol, you're sure you
understand the risks?

Don't do this for me.

I don't want you to do anything
that doesn't feel right.

I'm doing this for me.

Okay.

Carol?

Carol?

Carol?

Don't bother.

She's dead.

And so are you.

No.

Get her!

Where'd she go?
Try in there.

She's got to be
in one of these.

Steve, block
the stairs.

Nothing in here.

Go check the other door.

In there.

Now!

There she is!

Ow!

Uh, uh, uh...

Say good night.

Ow.

We can't stay here.

So you got any ideas?

No.

Looks like they were
mauled by a lion.

Lieutenant?

Hey, Charlie, get
a photographer down here.

There are some pretty strange
things going on in this city.

And, I hear, even stranger
things going on underneath it.

I don't know what
happened here.

But I'm gonna find out.

I owe you everything.

Everything.

You owe me nothing.

I'm part of you, Catherine,

just as you're
part of me.

Wherever you go...

...wherever I am,
I'm with you.

Good-bye.

For now.