Gargoyles (1994–1996): Season 1, Episode 7 - Temptation - full transcript

After an unpleasant encounter with humans, Brooklyn is swayed by Demona to work for her.

[SNARLS]

[GUTTURAL SCREAM]

[DEEP GROWL]

-[BARKING]
-[SIREN]

ISN'T IT FINISHED? WE'VE BEEN
HERE EVERY NIGHT FOR A WEEK.

COME ON, YOU'VE RIDDEN
ONE OF THESE BEFORE.

[SCRAPING]

YOU RODE A HORSE ONCE.
COULD YOU BUILD ONE
FROM SPARE PARTS?

WHY BOTHER WITH A HELMET?
YOUR HEAD'S HARD ENOUGH.

HEY, IT'S ALL PART OF THE LOOK!

THERE! IT'S READY.



ALL RIGHT!

[ENGINE REVS]

[TIRES SQUEAL]

-GO FOR IT!
-LOOKING GOOD!

-BOY CAN ROCK!
-YEAH!

-HE'S FLYING!
-WHOO!

[ENGINE FADES IN DISTANCE]

HEY! DON'T WE GET OUR TURNS?

OH, THIS IS GREAT!

I LOVE THIS BIKE!

[SIREN]

OOH, NOT GOOD. NOT GOOD.

HIT THE LIGHT!

-YOU WANNA CALL THAT IN?
-CALL WHAT IN?



THAT'S IT.
I'M... I'M OFF SUGAR.

[TIRES SCREECH]

PHEW!

[ROAR OF ENGINES]

YES!

KINDRED SPIRITS!

HEY, RIGHTEOUS HOG, MAN!

-THAT'S SOME CHERRY RIG, BRO.
-GLAD YOU LIKE IT.

-WHERE'D YOU GET IT?
-MY FRIENDS AND I MADE IT.

HEY, COOL.

WHAT? IT'S A FREAKING MONSTER!
GET HIM!

-[BIKERS SHOUT]
-HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

[PUNCHES THUD]

[GROWLS]

YOU WANNA FIGHT? YOU GOT IT!

[GROWLS]

OW!

-I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIT IN!
-GET HIM!

[GROWLS]

ENOUGH!

LET'S SEE
IF YOU'RE BULLETPROOF, FREAK!

[SCREECHING]

MY BIKE!

[GUNSHOT]

[CLICKING]

BROADWAY? LEXINGTON?

NONE OF THE ABOVE.

DEMONA?

DON'T BE AFRAID.
I JUST WANT TO TALK.

UH-HUH. YEAH, LAST TIME WE MET

-YOU WANTED TO BLOW ME AWAY
WITH A BAZOOKA
-THAT WAS THEN.

-AND THIS IS GOODBYE!
-WAIT! PLEASE.

I'M SORRY, BROOKLYN.

I KNOW I SHOULDN'T HAVE SHOT
AT YOU.
I WAS CRAZY WITH RAGE AND FEAR

IF YOU ONLY KNEW
WHAT I'D GONE THROUGH

FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS,
DEALING WITH THE HUMANS.

HUNDREDS OF YEARS?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
UNDER THE SLEEP SPELL
LIKE WE WERE.

IT'S A LONG STORY.
CENTURIES-LONG.

-I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU IT,
IF YOU LET ME.
-I DON'T TRUST YOU, DEMONA.

WASN'T THIS LIKE OLD TIMES?

FIGHTING TOGETHER SIDE BY SIDE.
COMRADES IN ARMS.

-STAY BACK!
-I SAVED YOUR LIFE JUST NOW.

DOESN'T THAT AT LEAST
ENTITLE ME TO
A MOMENT OF YOUR TIME?

ALL RIGHT.

I'M LISTENING.

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
ELVIS?

-WHERE'S BROOKLYN?
-HE'S OUT JOYRIDING.

JOYRIDING?

I WANT TO HELP YOU.
HELP ALL THE GARGOYLES.

THOSE HUMANS YOU MET. WHAT
DID YOU DO TO PROVOKE THEM?

I DID NOTHING.
THEY JUST ATTACKED ME.

EXACTLY.
THAT'S WHAT HUMANS ARE LIKE.

BUT...GOLIATH SAYS
WHEN THEY GET USED TO US...

THEY WERE USED TO US
A THOUSAND YEARS AGO.

DID THAT STOP THEM
FROM BETRAYING
AND DESTROYING OUR KIND?

I... I DON'T KNOW.

YOU DON'T KNOW THE DEPTHS
TO WHICH HUMANITY CAN SINK,
MY YOUNG FRIEND.

BUT I DO. OVER THE CENTURIES
I'VE SEEN HORRORS

THAT WOULD BLAST YOUR SOUL.

COME. LET ME SHOW YOU
WHAT MANKIND IS REALLY LIKE.

[SCREAM]

HELP, POLICE! POLICE!

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
CAPTURE HIM FOR HUMAN JUSTICE?

HE'D BE OUT OF JAIL AND BACK
ON THE STREETS IN A DAY.

LOOK, HIS GRADES STINK.
HIS FRIENDS ARE HOODLUMS.

WHAT DO YOU CARE?
YOU'RE NEVER HOME, ANYWAY!

THEY CAN'T SHARE
THEIR OWN HOMES
WITHOUT FIGHTING.

AND YOU THINK THEY WILL SHARE
THIS WORLD WITH US?

[POLICE RADIO]

THEY HOLD EACH OTHER'S LIVES
COMPLETELY WITHOUT WORTH.

DO YOU REALLY THINK THEY WOULD
ACCEPT US WITH OPEN ARMS?

[SIGHS] NO.

AND THIS IS NOT THE WORST
OF IT.

WE MUST MAKE
GOLIATH SEE THE TRUTH.

HUMANITY WILL NEVER TRUST
OR ACCEPT US.

BUT NOT ALL HUMANS
ARE LIKE THAT.
ELISA'S OUR FRIEND.

PERHAPS THE POLICEWOMAN
IS THE EXCEPTION
THAT PROVES THE RULE.

BUT CAN SHE KEEP YOU SAFE
FROM HUMANITY?

ONLY WE CAN PROTECT EACH OTHER,
BROOKLYN.

WE MUST BE UNITED AND STRONG.

AND WILLING
TO DEAL WITH THE HUMANS,
AS THEY WOULD WITH US.

GOLIATH THINKS WE CAN HIDE
IN THEIR MIDST LIKE MICE.

AND HOPE FOR
THEIR UNDERSTANDING.
THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE.

REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED
TO GOLIATH AND LEXINGTON.

THEY WERE HUNTED LIKE ANIMALS
BECAUSE LEXINGTON
TRUSTED THE PACK.

HOW DID YOU KNOW?

IF YOU THINK
I'M WRONG, THEN SHOW YOURSELF
TO THEM.

[POLICE RADIO]

VERY WISE, MY YOUNG FRIEND.

THEY WOULD SHOOT YOU DOWN
LIKE A DOG.

LET'S SAY YOU'RE RIGHT.
WHAT CAN WE DO?

GOLIATH STILL BELIEVES HUMANITY
WILL ACCEPT US EVENTUALLY.

GOLIATH MUST BE MADE
TO SEE THE TRUTH
FOR THE GOOD OF ALL.

THERE IS A WAY, BROOKLYN.

THE GRIMORUM ARCANORUM.

BRING IT TO ME.
THERE IS A SPELL OF TRUTH
IN ITS PAGES.

WITH IT I CAN OPEN
GOLIATH'S EYES.

ONCE GOLIATH UNDERSTANDS,
THE REST WILL FOLLOW HIM.

[SIREN]

[WIND HOWLS]

HOW WAS YOUR... JOYRIDE?

-UH... ILLUMINATING.
-GOLIATH!

I'M GLAD I CAUGHT YOU
BEFORE DAWN.

YES ELISA, IS SOMETHING WRONG?

THERE WILL BE.
XANATOS' SENTENCE IS ALMOST UP.

HE'LL BE OUT OF JAIL
IN A MONTH.

SO YOU SAID BEFORE.
WHY DOES THIS CONCERN YOU?

IT CONCERNS YOU!

YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND
ANOTHER PLACE TO LIVE.

BUT DON'T WORRY, I THINK
I'VE FOUND THE PERFECT PLACE.

THERE IS NO NEED FOR THAT.
XANATOS HAS BEEN BEATEN.
THE CASTLE IS OURS NOW.

HOW DO WE KNOW?
WHAT IF HE RECLAIMS IT?

WE WILL DEAL WITH THAT IF
AND WHEN IT HAPPENS

-BUT WE ARE NOT LEAVING
OUR HOME.
-BUT, GOLIATH...

THAT'S ONE WAY
OF AVOIDING A CONVERSATION.

[CRACKING]

[GROWLING]

LET'S GET SOME BREAKFAST.

-YOU COMING, BROOKLYN?
-MAYBE LATER.

[DEMONA] I KNEW YOU'D COME.

-I BROUGHT THE BOOK.
-EXCELLENT.

NOW ALL I NEED IS GOLIATH.

BUT HOW TO GET HIM HERE?

I'LL HANDLE THAT.
ANYTHING TO MAKE HIM SEE
THE TRUTH.

TAKE YOUR TIME.

THE SPELL REQUIRED IS COMPLEX.
I'LL NEED TO STUDY IT.

GOLIATH...
I FOUND A FASCINATING PLACE.

HOW SO?

IT'S LIKE THE WORLD
WE CAME FROM.
IT'S THE CLOISTERS.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IT?

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

I WISH WE'D BROUGHT THE OTHERS.

IT'S GOOD YOU DIDN'T.

BECAUSE WE WANTED YOU
HERE ALONE.

DEMONA... SO YOU DID SURVIVE.

I ALWAYS SURVIVE.

THE GRIMORUM. BROOKLYN,
WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?

JUST LISTEN TO HER, GOLIATH.
PLEASE.

SHE HAS SOMETHING
VERY IMPORTANT TO SAY TO YOU.

HE'S RIGHT, GOLIATH.
LISTEN. AND OBEY.

"SINE DUBIO, INSTANTATUM."

AAARGH!

GOLIATH?

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

I THOUGHT THE SPELL
WAS SUPPOSED TO OPEN HIS EYES.

IT WILL. WATCH.

HUMANS ARE OUR ENEMIES.

-HUMANS ARE OUR ENEMIES.
-NO, THIS WASN'T THE PLAN.

I WANTED TO FREE HIS MIND,
NOT ENSLAVE IT.

YOU WANTED HIM TO KNOW TRUTH.

NOW WHAT WE TELL HIM WILL BE
THE ONLY TRUTH HE KNOWS.

YOU'RE INSANE!
GIVE ME THAT BOOK.

BROOKLYN, WAIT!
YOU MUST TRUST ME.

I WAS A FOOL TO TRUST YOU!

GOLIATH, RESTRAIN HIM!

[ROARS]

ARGH!

GOLIATH, IT'S ME, BROOKLYN.
STOP!

[ROARS]

WAIT! BROOKLYN!
I WON'T HURT YOU.

DON'T YOU SEE?
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY.

THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY.

HE WILL OBEY
WHOEVER HOLDS THE SPELL.

WE CAN PROTECT HIM
FROM HIS NAIVETY

UNTIL WE REACH OUR GOALS.

GOLIATH, LISTEN TO ME.
YOU CAN'T LET
DEMONA CONTROL YOU.

YOU'VE GOT TO SNAP OUT OF IT.

[IMPACT GRUNT]

I HATE TO DO THIS,
BUT YOU LEAVE ME NO CHOICE.

"SINE DUBIO..."ARGH!

GOLIATH, STOP HIM!

YOU FOOL!

DO YOU THINK I HAVE
COME THIS FAR
JUST TO LET YOU TO STOP ME NOW?

GOLIATH, DESTROY HIM!

I HOLD THE BOOK.
YOU MUST OBEY ME.

YOU HOLD THE BOOK, DEMONA.
BUT I HOLD THE SPELL.

GOLIATH, TAKE HER.

EVEN WITH NO WILL OF YOUR OWN,
YOU'RE A FORCE TO BE RECKONED
WITH.

[SCREECHING]

YOU'VE WON. THIS TIME.

NO!

[DEMONA SCREECHES]

[SIGHS]

COME ON...LET'S GO HOME.

I'VE GONE THROUGH
THE GRIMORUM PAGE BY PAGE,

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO REVERSE

THE SPELL DEMONA PUT
ON GOLIATH.

YOU MEAN, HE'S GOING
TO BE LIKE THIS FOREVER?

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN
UNDERSTAND ME, GOLIATH,

BUT...I'M SORRY.
THIS IS ALL MY FAULT.

IF I HAD LET DEMONA TALK ME
INTO STEALING THE GRIMORUM.

HOW ARE WE GOING TO HELP HIM?
WE CAN'T DEFEAT THE SPELL.

WAIT A MINUTE. WE DON'T
DEFEAT THE SPELL. WE USE IT.

HERE.

OK, BIG GUY.

I'M HOLDING THE SPELL.
AND THAT MEANS
YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT I SAY.

GOLIATH, I ORDER YOU TO ACT
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

EXACTLY AS YOU WOULD
IF YOU WERE NOT UNDER A SPELL.

[LOW GROWL]

VERY CLEVER, ELISA.

-[GOLIATH] IT WORKED!
-ALL RIGHT!

I KNEW DEMONA WAS WRONG
ABOUT YOU AT LEAST.

ANY SPECIES THAT HAS YOU
FOR A MEMBER CAN'T BE ALL BAD.

ER...THANKS. I THINK.

GOLIATH...I'M SORRY.

YOU APOLOGIZED ONCE ALREADY,
BROOKLYN.

I COULD HEAR, EVEN THOUGH
I COULD NOT ACT.

WHAT DEMONA SAID
SOUNDED TRUE AT THE TIME.

OF COURSE IT DID.
IT'S A HALF-TRUTH
SHE HAS THOROUGHLY EMBRACED.

BUT IT'S NOT THE WHOLE TRUTH.

COME.

THE SUN IS RISING
AND I COULD USE SOME REST.

HEY, WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE MOTORCYCLE?

UH... IT BLEW UP.

OH... WHAT?

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]