Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990): Season 1, Episode 6 - The Beast Within - full transcript

This is where the wealthy
and the powerful rule.

It is her world,

a world apart from mine.

Her name...

is Catherine.

From the moment I saw her,
she captured my heart...

with her beauty,

her warmth and her courage.

I knew then, as I know now,

she would change my life...

forever.



He comes from a secret place,

far below the city streets.

Hiding his face from strangers,
safe from hate and harm.

He brought me there
to save my life.

And now, wherever I go,

he is with me in spirit.

For we have a bond stronger
than friendship or love.

And although
we cannot be together,

we will never, ever be apart.

Nat!

623 guys at
five bucks a head.

Not a bad slice.

Any trouble?
Nah.

The usual.



What about Flynn?

He's still
making noises.

Enough is enough.

Flynn!

Middle container!

Now!

Okay, take it up!

Rado!

Let's get those drums off!

Charlie!

Hey!

Hello, Sam.

Are you all right?

I just drifted off.

Wasn't sure you were coming.

Father sent you more medicine.

Oh, that must
be expensive.

Where did
he find it?

One of our friends.

A helper... like you've been.

I guess it all
comes around, huh?

The good and the bad.

Kipper will be here tomorrow
with food.

Thanks. I appreciate it.

All of it.

You rest.

I'll see you again soon.

Vincent?

I don't know, but...

maybe you shouldn't
come around here again.

Not for a while.

Why not?

I hear Mitch
is back.

Have you seen him?

No. He hasn't come
around here yet.

But if he does, I don't
want him causing you,

or anyone down
there, any trouble.

Mitch is poison.

That'll never change.

You try not to worry about that.

Don't care so much, Vincent.

Not about people.

People always let you down.

You never let us down, Sam.

When we needed supplies or food,

you were always there for us.

We'll be here for you.

Morning.

Hey, girlfriend.
Hi, Edie.

What's going on
in the conference room?

Something high level.

Are we preparing
to invade New Jersey?

Why don't they consult me
on these things?

'Cause they know
what you'd say.

Yeah. Forget Jersey.

Go directly to Rio.
Rio?

Staying home nights watching
old Fred Astaire movies?

My relationship with Fred
is none of your business,

and if you must know,
more fulfilling

than all recent boyfriends
put together.

Who are those guys?

Union officials
from the docks.

Sounds serious to me.
Must be.

They've got me
reading case files.

Shh...
you better get to it.

Cat!

Let's do lunch;
you buy.

If they don't need me.

Hey, how you doing
with that stuff?

Getting a pretty
grisly picture

of life on the docks.

The Mob's making a major
move against the union.

This could be a big one
for everybody, Radcliffe.

High visibility.

Am I on it?

We need somebody
we can trust not
to make mistakes.

A mistake down there
not only blows the case,

it could kill you.

Am I on it, Joe?
Look, I want you

to know going in, it
could be dangerous.

I can handle it.

Yeah, I know you can.

That's why we
want you on it.

Come on, the boss
wants to see you.

There's someone I'd
like you to meet.

Frank De Corsia,
Cathy Chandler.

Ms. Chandler,
good to meet you.

That was an impressive piece

on your union
in Sunday's paper.

Made me sound a lot
more important than I am.

Not according to the
Waterfront Commission.

Frank cleaned up his local
almost single-handedly,

and he's done a fine
job of keeping the
Mob off the docks.

It's like killing roaches.

They always come back.

The accident
on the docks last week?

The strong-arm guys are
trying to turn back the clock

and muscle their way in again.

We got to move fast

before they get their hooks
in too deep,

especially now that Denton's
out of prison.

Mitch Denton
was the enforcer

on the docks a few years ago.

I read the summary
of his trial.

He went up for extortion.
Yeah.

We tried to nail him
for murder.

He beat the rap.

Now he's back... and his
lousy circus is starting again.

And Charlie Flynn is dead.

Flynn had guts.

He was prepared to testify
against Denton.

Denton got to him first.

Ms. Chandler's been
quite successful

in bringing witnesses forward.

I'd like you to meet
some of the men

who were there
when Charlie Flynn was killed.

Fine.

Sounds like a good place
to start.

My dad swore I was not
going to spend my life

in the hole of a
cargo ship like him.

I went to college on
a union scholarship.

But it sounds like you have
the waterfront in your blood.

Yeah, they say
this place

breaks the backs
of its workers...

...and harbors the
scum of the world.

That's all true.

But I love it,
stink and all.

You have witnesses
who saw the container fall?

D and D witnesses.

D and D?

Deaf and Dumb.

I'd like you to meet
a friend of mine.

This is Cathy Chandler
from the D.A.'s office.

What makes you so sure
we want to meet her?

I thought this was supposed
to be a union inquiry.

About the accident.

Nobody's so sure
it was an accident.

You were all there.

I'd like to know
what you saw.

I didn't see nothing.

I was loading boxes.

I didn't get there
till afterwards.

After he was dead.

Did you see the container
come down?

I don't know anything about it.

Come on, Sweeny.

Charlie Flynn
was your friend.

Aren't you sick
and tired

of Denton breathing
down your necks?

Every time

that hiring boss
blows his whistle,

you're paying him off
just to keep working.

I got nothing to say
to either of you.

Okay, Mr. Sweeny.

Let's get out of here.

Come on, guys.

You can't give up
down here.

That's the first rule.

It's a good rule.

Keep hitting
from all sides.

Want to stay healthy?

Hmm? Hmm?

So wise up, eh?

Get the hell off this pier!

Keep your hands off my men.

Tell your boss.
Got that?

What was that about?

One of Denton's
gorillas.

It's so peaceful and
quiet out there tonight.

But there's a storm
raging within you.

You felt it?

I can almost hear it.

All your feelings,

colliding, thundering.

Vincent,

I've been given a chance to do
something important at work.

It's a great challenge.

The risk.

Is it a risk worth taking?

It's a chance to help
honest men keep their jobs.

A chance to make
a difference.

It's everything I wanted.

But I'm afraid.

Of what, Catherine?

Failure?

The danger.

You can't fail.

I hope not.

You have the strength.

You have the courage.

We both know that.

So you must use them.

I only wish I could
be there for you,

keep you safe...

...always.

You are.

Hey, grandpa, how ya doin'?

Get out of here.

Leave me alone.

All alone?

There's a cop down the hallway.

And there's the door.
Use it!

You're telling us
where the door is?

You think we're stupid?

He thinks we're stupid.

Help me! Someone help me!

We don't want to
hurt you, grandpa.

But you got
to talk to us.

You got to tell us
where the money is.

I don't have any money.
Please.

The old man's wasting
our time.

Cut him.

Help me! Help me!

Mitch...

Pa...!

Pop, you okay?

Yeah.

I'm fine. Fine.

What the hell happened?

They're scavengers.

Lousy scavengers.

They broke in.

You're lucky
I come by.

Yeah.

Why did you?

Is it so terrible to want
to see your old man?

I heard you were sick.

I was worried.

I can't complain
about your timing.

Yeah, that's more like it.

Mitch, what is it
you want from me?

I just wanted to see you, Pop.

I swear that's all.

You think that coming back
here to see me

is going to open up
a place in heaven for you?

That's not it.

I had plenty of time
to think.

I know I caused you
a lot of grief.

What I don't want...

I don't want you
to hate me, Pop.

I don't hate you.

Look, let me get
you out of here.

Let me move you
into a decent place.

No, no...

Listen to me.

I'll get you a nurse
to take care of you.

I got people
to take care of me.

Who?

Vincent?

He's been a friend.

More than a friend.

More like a son?

Vincent's been good to me.

Vincent wasn't so good to me.

He always wanted to help you.

I put in five years
behind bars

because Vincent wouldn't let me
hide out in those tunnels

until the heat blew over!

Why can't you forget?

I don't forget...

and only God forgives.

Here, just below
the twin chambers.

A freshwater spring?

I knew there was one.

Intruder! Luke just tapped out
a warning!

He spotted an intruder
in the tunnels.

Who's there?

Vincent.

Don't you recognize me?

I've come home, old friend.

You're not welcome here.

I couldn't resist
a little nostalgia.

Came by to see
my old man.

I thought I'd check out
the tunnels.

What do you want?

You changed
the tunnel entrances.

I got lost.

We changed them to
keep out intruders.

Me, an intruder?

I used to live down here,
remember?

What I remember is our
friendship as children.

Those times I remember.

The day we went
to the train yard--

you, me, Rennie and Ike.

Those hobos were
chasing us,

they had their knives,
they were going to carve us up,

and they were right
on your heels...

Who held open the grate

so you could slip through
by the skin of your teeth?

Who held open the grate?

Remember?

Yes...

I remember.

Not well enough!

Not enough to help me
when I needed help,

when I was in trouble!

You betrayed our faith in you,

our trust.

You ceased to be a
part of us years ago.

That's right.

My old man stuck me
down here for eight years

and what did it get me?

We offered you a chance
for a better life.

Living like a rat?

I had a chance for a better life
and I took it.

No... not a better life.

Don't tell me that.
You don't know anything.

Do you want to hear
about the real world?

Is that the real world?

It beats living in this hole!

Up there, if you're smart,
you get anything you want.

After I ran away from here,

I had to sweat blood
to get work.

Getting onto those docks
took some doing.

A lot of mean guys
were in the way.

So you killed them.

Law of the jungle.

You ought to know
something about that.

You were better than this.

You still can be.

Noble Vincent.

Forget it.

I'll guide you out.

Don't ever come back.

Come back?
Don't worry.

And we absolutely must
seal up the entrance

below his father's building.

He can't be allowed to return.

We've already begun.

Good.

And we must secure all the
other entrances in that area.

I was afraid
this might happen.

Now he'll never
leave us in peace.

How can an act of
kindness go so wrong?

Your act of kindness to him

was the only kindness
he ever knew.

His father Sam was too ill
to look after him.

I had to accept him.

Besides, he was...

was full of promise then.

I know you were
fond of him.

Maybe if I'd been more
attentive, tried harder,

worked with him.

But he would never listen.

I know what you feel.

I felt it, too,
when I looked at him.

I tried to find
the face of a little boy I knew.

All I saw was hatred...

...and evil.

Anything?

Denton's walking the
straight and narrow

since he got out of stir.

He's shaking down
the whole waterfront.

Nice and legal.

At least on
paper, anyway.

This guy owns a bunch of
small service corporations

that have contracts with
the shipping companies.

It's extortion disguised to
look like straight business.

There has got to be a way
to get him off the street,

even if it's for a day.

Otherwise, I'll never get
the cooperation of those men.

They're all terrified
of Denton.

Yeah, I wish some
of that terrified

would rub off on you.

Denton is not the kind of cat
you play with, Catherine.

You look tired.

Sometimes fighting
the good fight

beats the hell out of you.

What do you do

when you're not
doing this?

I'm always doing this.

Seems like
I'm always in a bar

waiting to meet somebody

or on my way to a bar
to meet somebody

after a meeting.

No family?

Wouldn't be fair,
would it?

I guess not.

Not with your
kind of commitment.

And there is some risk
in this job.

There is.

Nothing you can do about it.

Can't let it stop you.

But it does make you think
twice about a family.

Jack.

Mr. Sweeny.

You didn't say anything
about her being here.

Just sit down for a minute.

I got nothing to say.

We haven't asked you anything.

Want to ask
some questions?

Ask him about the union's

investigation of
Charlie's death.

You know our investigators
couldn't prove anything.

Who paid off the investigators?

You know something, do you?

No.

I don't.

Look, I've got to think
of my family.

I'm sorry.

Please believe me...

I know the risk
I'm asking you to take.

But we can put you
and your family into

a witness
protection program.

I've said too damn much already.

It's tough to fight back

when Denton's threatening
their families

with steel pipes
and baseball bats.

All we need is Sweeny.

Patience.

Down here, that's as
important as muscle.

Want me to
give you a lift?

Thanks.
I got my own car.

I appreciate you hanging in
there with me, Cathy.

See you in the morning.

Catherine.

Vincent.

A good man was murdered tonight.

Death almost took you.

I felt it.

It came close.

Catherine,
you're in grave danger.

I know.

Go no further with this.

What?

What are you saying?

Stop.

You must.

I can't.

I have to see this through.

If I ever lost you...

Vincent, you're the one
who taught me

to face my fear

and to find courage.

I can't pull back now.

It would compromise
everything--

me, the case...

even what
you think of me.

I have a chance
to bring down the men

responsible for all of this.

I have to.

A life without you...

would be unbearable.

Take great care.

Mrs. Sweeny?

Yes?

I'm Catherine Chandler

with the district
attorney's office.

Come in.

You don't give up, do you?

Not very easily.

I'd like to talk to you.

- Look, Miss, uh...
- Please.

Sit down.

What are you doing,
coming to my home?

Mr. Sweeny,

I wouldn't be here

if it wasn't extremely
important.

Would you like some coffee?

Yes. Thank you.

I'll tell you right now,
you're wasting your time.

Was Frank De Corsia
wasting his time?

Mr. Sweeny, it's got to stop.

What do you want from me?

You know
what I want.

I want to know
if it was an accident.

I want to know if Mitch Denton
was involved.

Only way to fix
Denton is

a baling hook in a dark alley.

Maybe, one night,

I'll try just that.

He'll kill you first
and plead self-defense.

You want to fix Mitch Denton?

Fight him in court
with the union

and the D.A.'s office
behind you.

She's right, Jack.

Stay out of this, huh?
Not this time.

We're in this together.

Someone has to take
the first step.

It's the only way
to stop the intimidation.

Mitch Denton
and his men are counting

on no one having the courage
to stand up to them.

You know what you're asking?

If I testify against Denton,

my life, my family's lives

aren't worth
this cup of coffee.

I'd be risking
everything.

I'm aware of the risks,
Mr. Sweeny.

But our witness protection
program can keep you

and your family safe.

If necessary,
we'll relocate you.

Now you're asking me to give up
my life here;

just pick up and move.

What kind of life, Jack?

Living in fear.

Not knowing if you're
gonna have work
from day to day.

What are you doing?
Don't you have homework?

This affects them, too.

Don't think it doesn't.

Stand up to him, Dad.

Don't worry
about us.

Just do what
you have to do.

Come here, Tommy.

It isn't only me.

It's all of us.

We have to move,

start over again
somewhere else.

You have to leave
your friends, your school.

You always told us

doing the right thing
can be hard sometimes.

Okay.

I'll testify.

Then Charlie Flynn
started talking about
going to the union.

Trying to get Denton
off our backs 'cause
Denton was

shaking us down again
since he got out of prison.

And this Rado
worked for Denton?

Sure.
Right from the beginning.

And you saw Rado push Charlie
Flynn under the container?

I was standing right there.

All right.

Mr. Sweeny,
what you've just

told us is enough to
send Denton away again--

with any luck at
all, for murder.

Sounds pretty good to me.

Let's get Mr. Sweeny
and his family

in the witness
protection program,

ASAP. Will you handle
that personally?
Right away.

We're going to
move you to a nice

comfortable house
in the country

with complete protection.

We'll all breathe a lot easier.

Finally get my house
in the country.

Mr. Sweeny, I know
this wasn't easy.

Thank you.

Pretty persuasive lady

you have here.
You know...

it's been a long time since
I stood on my own two feet.

Feels pretty good.

Sounds like Sweeny's
getting ready

to sing for the
D.A., doesn't?

All I know is

the chick from
the D.A.'s office

was at his house
last night.

Didn't Sweeny go to the
D.A.'s office this morning?

I ain't taking
the rap, Mitch.

He hasn't testified yet.

What do you want to do?

We can hit him today
on his way home.

It's gotta be bigger than that.

It's gotta be a sign
for everybody.

We'll do it tonight.

Late.

Make a house call.

Make it a family affair.

Will there be enough room
for all of them?

Sure.

Laura, you're taking
all of those?

You haven't even looked
at them in years.

I don't want to leave
them behind.

There'll be lots of room
in the van that's coming.

And anything we forget,
we'll pick up later.

It figures he lives
way out in Queens.

We're just about ready here.

Okay, thank you.

See you soon.

Let's go.

What's that?

Easy... just
pull out easy, Nat.

Real slow.

Ms. Chandler, I don't
know how to thank you.

I'm proud of you both.

Thanks for what
you did for us.

See you soon.

Hey, I'm looking for
a guy named Sweeny.

Maybe you can help me.

There's two things you're
gonna do for me tonight.

You're gonna tell me
what Sweeny told you,

and then you're gonna tell me
where I can find Sweeny.

Believe it,
you're gonna tell me.

Never.
No?!

Don't you understand?!

This is the end
of the line.

Right now, it's just a question
of whether it's quick and easy

or slow and ugly.

Maybe we can
make a deal.

What kind of deal?

- Hey, get her!
- Huh?

Let's get out of here!

Don't die, Catherine.

If you die, so do I.

Operating team is
scrubbed and ready.

We're going
to O.R. five.

Mitch, relax.

You're gonna have
a heart attack.

George, if anything moves,
shoot it!

Anything?

You scared of this guy
or something?

You idiot, you don't know
what we unleashed.

How do you know
he's gonna come after you?

He'll come.

I still
don't get it.

Who is he?

When he comes,
you'll know who he is.

What was that?

George!

George!

Alex!

Go!

Now!

Nat?

Nat?

Please.

Please, Mother of God, don't.

Please, don't.

Vincent.

Please...

There's nothing left of you.

Nothing.

Vincent?

Shh.

You're here?

I'm here.

I had a dream about you.

About me?

We were walking down
Fifth Avenue.

The sky was blue...

And then?

Then...

you bought me ice cream.

No one looked twice.