Constantine (2014–2015): Season 1, Episode 1 - Non Est Asylum - full transcript

[dramatic music]

[ECG monitor beeping]

Make 'em nice and tight, love.

[inhales deeply]

(John) Believe it or not,
I came here voluntarily.

My name is John Constantine

and I'm an exorcist.

In my line of work, there are
days you just need to forget...

[muffled scream]

but some you never will.

(male #1) 'You witnessed
the murder of a girl.'



'Talking can help you realize
that it wasn't your fault.'

That would be a neat trick.
Let's get to that part.

You can start by telling me

what happened that night
at Newcastle.

'Do you remember the killer?'

I see that demon every time
I close my eyes.

By demon, you-you mean murderer?

Oh, by demon,
I mean a bloody demon.

A foul creature.

Smelled like a slaughterhouse.

You see what's happening, John?

You feel guilty for being unable
to protect the girl

'so you turned her killer
into the embodiment of evil.'

We're all powerless
against demons.



- Not all of us, chief.
- That's right.

Before you checked yourself
in here three months ago

you were working as an
"exorcist, demonologist

and master of the dark arts?"

That says master, does it?

Well, I should really change
that to petty dabbler.

I hate to put on airs.

In any case,
you wouldn't have been able

to prevent the girl's death.

Astra!

Her name...

was Astra.

And I can handle her death.

It's her damnation that's eating
me alive. Dragged to hell...

John, it's time
to face the truth.

Nine years old
and suffering for all eternity.

The only one suffering
here is you.

- That's on me, mate.
- There are no demons.

So you keep telling me!

Now make me believe.

It's what I'm paying you for,
isn't it?

(male #2)
'My goal today...'

was to break
my habit rituals.

'Like, I make a cup of tea
and then I stir it nine times.'

'And then I've got nine minutes
to drink it in.'

'So it's nine sips
in nine minutes.'

Everything in multiples of nine
keeps bad things away, you know?

Well, today...

today I let my rituals go

and nothing terrible happened.

I've only stirred it once.

[sobbing]

[eerie music]

Uh, miss, whatever
you are painting there

you might wanna stop now.

Miss?

No.

No. No, no, no.

This is not my problem.

Oh, bollocks.

I'm addressing
the entity inside.

Who are you? Tell me your name.

Hear my words!

[screams]

In the name of the Creator,
you are hereby commanded

to leave this place!

By the blood of man, be not

and be gone!

[gasping]

[grunting]

[screaming]

Ab insidiis diaboli.

Libera nos, Domine.

[glass shattering]

[grunts]

[gasping]

Oh, don't worry, love.
It's just paint.

What, what happened?

A spirit took your body
for a spin.

What?

[dramatic music]

To send me a message,
by the look of it.

(female #1)
'What's it mean?'

It means I've been wasting
my time here.

I've got work to do.

She did it.

Who has a brighter future?

Me or the opera lady
in the food court?

- Opera lady.
- What?

(Max)
No college loans to pay off.

Pass me a fortune cookie.

[chuckles] "Failure is the
opportunity to do better next time."

- In bed.
- Huh?

You always add in bed
to the end.

- Really?
- Uh-huh.

- Let's read yours.
- 'Okay.'

Great. I have no future.

Aww. Here you go.
One for the road.

- Thanks.
- Uh-huh.

See you in the morning.
Don't forget to lock up.

- Goodnight, Liv.
- See you later. Night.

[eerie music]

[device beeping]

[engine revs]

[screams]
Oh, my God!

[engine shuts down]

[rumbling]

[Liv gasps]

[screams]

[gasping]

No, no.

[car alarm beeping]

[screaming]

[tires screeching]

- Ah!
- Well, hello.

What have we here?

Are you in a bit
of trouble, love?

- Stay back!
- My name is John Constantine.

You're pointing that
the wrong way.

I promise you I'm not the one
that's hunting you.

What are you talking about?
Who's hunting me?

It's probably more of a what
or possibly an it.

Stay away! S...
Back away, stop.

- Hmm.
- Stay away.

It's easier to deny danger
than to face it

but make no mistake,
if you don't listen to me

you'll be dead by morning.

I'm calling the police.

If you're so committed
to contacting the authorities

then here's where
they can reach me.

Or you can,
if you enjoy breathing.

"Master of the dark arts?"

I'm getting new ones made.

[sighs]

Whoever you are,
I'm a nasty piece of work.

Ask anybody.

[explosion]

You shouldn't be down here.

I could say the same about you.

'You come to admire
your handiwork?'

This wasn't my doing.

What brings you back
to the streets, John?

A young lady, of course.

I was asked to protect her
by an old friend.

Dead friend more likely.

Well, he did have
to possess a body

but he got my attention.

- Who are you?
- You can call me Manny.

- I was asked to watch over you.
- Watch over?

No offense, squire, I'm not
in the habit of slumming it

with angels.
You'll murder my reputation.

So will a mental hospital.

Yeah? Well, I checked out.

I'm all better.

You hear that?

I'm okay!

So flap off.

You're not okay, John.

You damned a girl to hell

and along with her, your soul.

Now I can't change your fate,
but I can ease your suffering.

Go feed off someone else's loss.

But yours is exquisite.

Oh, don't worry about me, mate.

I can handle a demon attack.

I wouldn't be so sure.

You've been out of play a while.

There's a lot of panic
down here.

People can sense
what's on the way.

What's on the way?

[police siren wailing]

We should go.

Wait!

What's on the way?

- You're a lifesaver.
- It was no problem.

I work five minutes away
from you.

Thanks, Talia.
I really appreciate the ride.

(Talia) I'm just glad you
got away from that freak.

He sounded kind of rapey.

Yeah, he creeped me out.

You're sure you're okay?

(Liv)
I'm alright, thank you.

- Sleep well.
- You too. Goodnight.

[dramatic music]

[sighs]

[gasps]

[helicopter droning]

[gasps]

[indistinct
police radio chatter]

- Stay in your apartment, ma'am.
- What's going on?

This is an active crime scene.

Oh, my God.
Talia, oh, my God.

Talia.

[indistinct
police radio chatter]

[banging]

What the hell?

Oh, Lord!

Hold on, hold on, hold tight.

I'm gonna get you out of there.

[heavy breathing]

[man screaming]

(Liv)
'Thanks for the ride.'

You always carpool
with the cops?

My friend was killed last night.

Well, I'm sorry to hear that.

I found it on my door.
What is it?

'The Eye of Horus,
it's an Egyptian symbol'

of protection or so they say.

'There was a man
in my hallway last night.

I think he killed Talia.

[banging]

(John) 'Liv, meet Chas,
my oldest mate.'

'He made the carving
that kept you alive.'

I'm glad you're safe.

Not much of a talker,
that one.

'Now down to business.'

If we don't get you
somewhere safe

bodies will just keep piling up.

Why would anybody want me dead?
I'm a nobody.

I hate to burst your bubble,
love, but you're not a nobody.

I knew your father.
Jasper Winters.

'I promised him
I'd look after you.'

That's not possible.

My father died
before I was born.

Well, whoever told you
that was lying.

Jasper died just last year.

He was a good man too.

Here.

[sighs]
Open this.

It belonged to him.
He wanted you to have it.

- Hey, look out!
- Aah!'

[glass shattering]

- Is everybody okay?
- Everybody, out!

- 'Chas, get them out.'
- Come on!

That thing could blow.
Get out of here.

That's my desk.
I should've been sitting here.

Whatever's after you
must be able to track you.

Feel your energy.

'It won't give up
until you're dead.'

[heavy breathing]

Oh, my God.

Talia.

- She's alive.
- No, she's not.

Something's using her.
This is all wrong.

They never operate
in the open like this.

Who are you?
Who sent you?

[groans]

- Liv?
- Gone.

Brilliant.

(Liv) Mom, look me in the
eye and tell me again.

When did my dad die?

I'm not prepared
to have this conversation.

You denied me a father
my entire life.

I don't care what you wanna
talk about right now.

Who was he?

He was just some boy
that I met at a concert

and he had no interest in
seeing you after you were born.

And Lord knows your nana,
rest her soul

she didn't encourage it.

A friend of his tracked me down.

Well, I don't see how.

Jasper didn't even know
where we live.

(Liv) 'The man I met said
this belonged to him.'

Have you ever seen it?

Liv, what is it?

Nana.

[grunts]

[gasps]

Liv. Honey!

What's wrong? Liv!

- What is happening to me?
- You're waking up.

You're seeing the world
for what it really is.

- Just like your father could.
- Which means what?

[sighs]
Impatience.

The psychic disease
of the 21st century.

Where's the pendant?

Look around.

[dramatic music]

- What are they?
- Souls.

Trapped.
Searching for a way out.

- Can you see them?
- No.

What else do you see?

[train whistling]

- There's a train coming.
- Is there?

Look, what are you doing?
There's a train coming.

Let go of me. Let go.

What are you doing?
There's a train coming.

We have to get off the tracks!
Let go!

Let go of me!

What just happened?

Ghost train.

How come I can see these things?

It appears
you have your father's gift.

When you touch his necklace,
it focuses your ability

to see what he saw.

'There are worlds beyond ours.'

Parallel planes of existence.

Jasper tried to teach me,
but, uh...

I didn't have his knack.

Oh, so you were close.

We can talk later.
Right now we're prey.

Leave your car at your mum's.
You're coming with us.

♪ Oh it's 6 in the morning ♪

♪ A brand-new day
is set to begin If ♪

John was going to tell me
about Jasper.

I wanna know how he died.

Bravely.

- You were there?
- That's enough of that.

(Liv) 'I was just thinking
that whatever's after me'

maybe it wants revenge
for something my father did.

I'm not concerned with the why.

I just wanna send it packing

square my debt
with your dad and be done.

♪ I've never been... ♪

'Turn it down.'

I can't.

♪ ...if that's okay ♪

Chas!

[horn honking]

[echoing]
John?

- Astra?
- It's following me.

Make it go away.

Please.

Come here. I've got you.

You can't have her!

You can't save her.

You can't have her!
You can't have her!

John, get me out of here!

[screaming]

(Liv)
'John, get us out of here!'

[gasping]

'Help us!'

[grunts]

'John, help us!'

My foot's jammed under!

Do something! Please!

Alright, keep your hair on.

(Liv)
Oh!

[explosion]

[grunts]

The sacred cross commands you.

The Star of David commands you.

The Omkar, the Lotus,
the Shahada command you.

Flee this place.

Flee this place!

Disperges in ventum!

Be not and be gone!

I think I got it.
Get her out of there, Chas!

The Omkar, the Lotus,
the Shahada command you.

The Omkar, the Lotus,
the Shahada command you.

The Omkar, the Lotus,
the Shahada command you.

John, here.

Go!

Chas, look out!

- No! No!
- No.

There are millions of demons.

We need to figure out
which one of them

has you marked for death.

Don't worry, we'll be safe here.

Are you kidding? After what
just happened to Chas?

Things aren't always what
they appear to be, love.

You wanna make it out
of this alive

you need to understand that.

I don't understand half
of what you're saying.

Do you ever say anything
clearly?

This house belonged
to your father.

If this day ever came,
I promised him

that I would put these keys
in your hands.

'Is that clear enough for you?'

Jasper stayed here now
and then to watch over you.

But he had to keep his distance

'for your safety naturally.'

There's nothing natural
about this.

(Liv)
'This is insane!'

'You could survive
an apocalypse down here.'

Yeah, or start one.

Jasper used this place
for divination.

No one could find trouble
faster than your father.

'Literally.'

'Oh, I'd put that down, love,
before it puts you down.'

[sighs]

(Liv) 'This looks like
a map of Atlanta.'

'What's with these locations?
Illusion Falls?'

Jasper taught himself
cartography.

Started drawing his own maps
based on what he saw.

You said that
he could find trouble?

It's called scrying.

Hold your pendant over a map,
you'll see.

Ah! Here it is.

I found the demon
that's hunting you.

Goes by the name of Furcifer.

That bloody angel was right.
The stakes are rising.

- What angel?
- 'Keep your eyes on the map.'

Furcifer draws its strength
from electricity.

It can manifest lightning
and tempests.

That's how it could control
the power lines

and the dead bodies.

- Ow! Ow!
- Uh, h-h-hold it!

(John)
'Let the blood drop.'

(Liv)
'Oh, my God, what is that?'

What you asked for. Trouble.

Edgewood Avenue. So, what, like,
something bad's happening here?

- Will happen.
- We have to do something.

We are, alright?

We're keeping you alive.

See, I have an idea to cut
your attacker down to size

but... it means
using you as bait.

Can I help you, sir?

You know, it's a fine line

between watching over
and stalking.

I was right, wasn't I?

It's heating up down here.

Can you open the gate, please?

I've got time pressures.

Well...

This is new.

Hmm.

(Manny) 'Did you find out
what's hunting the girl?'

A demon from the inner circle.

Really?

You know, a thing like that
can't make its way

here without serious help.

You know what, it feels to me
like you want me

to find out
some information for you.

- I do.
- Why?

If you figure out
what we're up against

I will use that knowledge
to save lives.

And what about my life, eh?

You and yours
damned me to hell.

So... why should I risk
my last days on earth?

Why, indeed.

You're a sideshow attraction.

A peddler of shabby magic.

Hang on a minute...

Your decisions are questionable

at best, and without conscience.

Why should you risk
what time you have left?

Because you are damned to hell.

At least for the moment, anyway.

Are you suggesting
that it's not too late for me...

to save my soul?

Are you alright, sir?

No.

'Not even slightly.'

[knock on door]

Hello, Ritchie.
Long time, eh?

You get yourself
out of my office right now!

Go on, get out!

Is that any way to greet a mate?

Alright, you know what?
Never mind. Never mind.

You-you can stay.
You can stay. I'll get out.

You still trolling the internet

for things that go
bump in the night?

A celestial type said
something big's on its way.

If I tell you, will you leave?

Alright, alright. Yes.

Yes, I have been data-mining

a whole lot
of unexplained phenomenon.

Police reports, chat rooms,
news wires and I can...

[laughs]
I can guarantee you, things

things are crawling
out of the shadows

on a scale we've never seen
before, John.

That includes a demon
from the inner circle

that's terrorizing
Jasper's daughter.

I need your help, old son.
Can you hack a power grid?

Can I hack a power...
Why, yes, I can do that.

And I believe
I'll take a pass on that.

I know that Newcastle
was a bodge job.

Newcastle was a nightmare, John!
It was a nightmare!

Everything that happened to
that girl. And you know what?

'Now I can't even make it
through one day'

without Oxy to dull the pain,
diazepam to make me sleep

and I will only get out of bed
for my now dangerously

good friend dextroamphetamine.

We all learnt our lessons,
Ritchie.

Hmm, you know,
the coppers in Newcastle

are still searching for the man
that murdered Astra.

You know it wasn't a man.

But they don't know that,
do they?

Oh, it would be a real shame

if someone tipped them off
you were there.

Not like you really have
an alibi for that night.

[chuckles]

You know, I... wish it would
have been you, John.

No, really.

I really wish Nergal had just

gone in and taken you instead.

That makes the two of us, mate.

[sighs]

[gasps]

[gasps]

You hungry? I brought groceries.

I saw a man in the mirror
over the fireplace.

- Is that...
- Jasper? Sounds like him.

Is that his... ghost?

No. Time's out of joint
in that mirror.

You were watching the past.

You'll find lots
of dodgy business like that

in this place. Here.

I grabbed some clothes for you.

What, how did you get
into my apartment?

- Liv?
- Aah!

It's okay, it's okay.
I'm, I'm alright.

- Sorry to startle you.
- But you're...

You, you died.

Not exactly. It's complicated.

(John) There's a reason
Chas is my oldest friend.

He has survival skills.

No, no, nobody can survive
what I saw.

Excellent,
if you're not confused

you're not paying attention.

Now time for your famous
rack of lamb.

One should never battle demons
on an empty stomach.

Wait. We're going
after that thing tonight?

Live in the now, I always say.

Three hundred, four hundred,
five hundred dollars.

Just to have sex on a rooftop?

Come on, let's go.

- She's on fire tonight.
- Ah.

There's one more vital detail.

There's an extra 100
in it for you

if you keep this
by your side.

If it glows,
you call me immediately.

It's not screwed into anything.

Neither am I, mate.

(Liv)
'What is it?'

A demon seal.

Did you get it off the internet?

[chuckles]

No, this one's
a proprietary design.

Triangle of Solomon with some
Elder Runes and Enochian script.

When Furcifer comes for you,
it'll have to enter the circle.

The seal will hold it and then
I can order it to hell.

Well, that should do it.

It's time.

You need to enter the circle.

[music on PSP]

No! No!

It's my high score!

Where do you come from, John?

The sordid passions
of my parents.

- You do that a lot, you know.
- 'Oh, what's that?'

- Deflect emotions with humor.
- Do I?

Come on, John. I'm trusting
you with my life here.

The least you can do is to share
one small personal detail.

My mom died giving birth to me.

Or one big detail.

My dad said it was my fault.

He had a nickname for me.

I heard it every night.

"Hey there, killer."

'And after a night in the pub,
which was every night'

he'd, uh,
punch my head and say

"That's for what you did
to your mother, killer."

Do you sometimes wonder
what your mom was like?

There's no point wondering.
I'm gonna find her.

When I was a teenager,
I started reading

every book I could find
on the occult.

I taught myself
spells, rituals, curses.

I learned to conjure
all kinds of dead things.

Just not her.

Not yet.

Not yet.

Get ready.

[door opens]

(John) 'I told you to
call my cell phone.'

You really don't wanna
be up here.

Oh, yes, he does.

That's not the guard.

[thunder rumbling]

Steady, Liv.

'You killed
that nice gentleman.'

I should have seen
that one coming.

Oh, do you want her, chief?
Come and get her.

Furcifer de hoe mundo exisse.

In nomine Dei iuberis.

De hoc mundo exisse
in nomine Dei iuberis.

[groaning]

Nergal said your rituals
lack the power of intention.

How does it feel, Constantine

to lock eyes
with your future?

It's a bit unsettling,
to be honest, mate.

It's not my best look.

It's only a matter of time
before you belong to us.

Hell must be short on souls
if you're bothering

with a sorry one like mine.

On the contrary,
we rely on you to provide us

with a fresh supply.

Everyone who stands
at your side dies.

And tonight...

it's your turn.

[explosion]

[screams]

Liv, run!

John!

Your arrogance brought me

to the heart of a city at night.

[Liv grunting]

[thunder rumbling]

[inhales]
In this place...

I'm God!

I almost forgot.

[gunshot]

I hope this works, John.

[beeping]

[electricity shuts down]

- What's this?
- The power of intention.

[intense music]

[Liv grunts]

[coughs]

[laughs]

[woman screaming]

John, is that you?

'John.'

Astra.

Please get me out of here.

(Furcifer as John)
Do you hear her, John?

The girl's in pain.

Are you really
gonna fail her again

'like you failed
so many others?'

Release me and her soul is free.

I'm sorry.

[heavy breathing]

Audite me, libera daemonium...

[indistinct chanting]

Stop, John! It's not Astra.

It's not her!

Oh, you think
you can mess with my life?

Well, I got news for you, mate!

I'm coming for Astra.

And then I'm coming for Nergal!

And you can pass that along!

In hell!

Per judicem
vivorum et mortuorum!

Sed enim mundi Creator.

John!

Qui habet potestatem

mittere in in fern um.

Ut abire
ex regno protinus!

[screaming]

[panting]

Are you okay?

I have a colleague down there.
He'll drive you home.

Go.

(Liv)
Who's Astra?

She was the daughter of a friend
of ours in Newcastle, England.

A demon possessed her.

John went ahead
on his own and he...

decided to conjure up
a more powerful demon.

Nergal.

He said he was just gonna...

order it to drag
the lesser demon away.

- But it took Astra instead?
- Yeah.

After tearing her apart
right in front of us.

If I were you, I'd just
stay away from him, Liv.

'John's dangerous.'

(Liv)
Hey, this is Edgewood Avenue.

John taught me to sew today and
that street came up on the map.

Stop. Stop the car.

[woman crying]

Let go! Let go of me!

[crying]
'Why?'

'Who did this? Who did this?'

'What kind of monster
would do this to a boy?'

[continues crying]

(John) 'No, you're off your
head, you'd probably say'

the Supremes or something. I can
understand what you mean with...

Oh, Chas,
just in time to settle a bet.

The most influential band.

Barkeep here reckons
the Ramones for the music

which is, well, it's fair
enough, but the Pistols...

Come on, man, the Pistols,
they were dangerous.

Liv stopped by the mill house
to get her bags.

Said something about a cousin
in California.

She's isn't coming back, John.

Hmm.

Guess we're not all cut
from the same cloth.

Is she safe out there?

She will be.

With Furcifer gone, I can put
a cloaking spell on her.

Yeah, before she left, Liv spent
an hour in the map room

'scrying like you taught her.'

Look. It's happening everywhere.

She wants you to keep fighting.

She sounded a lot like her
father when she said it too.

Did she now? Hmm.

Maybe you'll never forgive
yourself for what happened

to Astra, but if you wanna
give her loss some meaning

then do something about it.

Cheers.
Interesting coincidence.

Ritchie had to drive
20 blocks out of the way

to pass Edgewood Avenue and
stumble onto that crime scene.

Hmm. He made me pay for gas.

You scared her away.

[clicks tongue]
Kind of the point, mate.

I work better alone.

You fail to grasp
the stakes here, John.

Liv's power is valuable.

So is her life.

If Liv was gonna join our fight

she had the right to see
the risks for herself.

All I did was...

give her a choice

which is more than Astra
ever had.

You said our fight.

That mean
you're going to help us?

[smacks lips] Well, that's
what you wanted, isn't it?

[chuckles]
And you call me a con man.

Pick up the tab, will you?

You bastards are gonna owe me.

[rock music]

(John)
My name is John Constantine.

I am the one who steps
from the shadows

all trench coat and arrogance.

I'll drive your demons away,
kick 'em in the bollocks

and spit on them
when they're down

leaving only a nod
and a wink and a wisecrack.

[guns cocking]

I walk my path alone

because, let's be honest.

[gasps]

who would be crazy enough to walk it with me?

[theme music]