Gargoyles (1994–1996): Season 1, Episode 9 - Enter Macbeth - full transcript

A mysterious man with considerable experience with Gargoyles offers his services to remove the clan from the castle.

[SNARLS]

[GUTTURAL SCREAM]

[DEEP GROWL]

PREVIOUSLY ONGARGOYLES...
I HAVE A NAME TOO, GOLIATH.

THE HUMANS
GAVE IT TO ME LONG AGO.

I AM... DEMONA.

[ELISA]
WE KNOW XANATOS WAS CONVICTED
OF RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.

EVERY MINUTE YOU STAY HERE
YOU'RE IN DANGER.

NO! THIS CASTLE IS OUR HOME.

OH!

SHE SURVIVED TEN HOURS
OF SURGERY. I REMOVED IT
FROM THE BASE OF HER SPINE.



ELISA, IT WAS ALL MY FAULT.
I'LL NEVER TOUCH A GUN AGAIN.

[BUBBLING]

[SLURPS]

[CHOMPS]

[MADCAP MUSIC]

[DONALD DUCK CURSES]

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

[BOING]

OH. WHY,
I OUGHT TO KICK YOUR...

[BELL TOLLS]

[COUGHING]

[BUZZER]

[CELL DOOR SLIDES OPEN]

JUST LIKE MOM USED TO MAKE...
IF MOM WAS A PRISON COOK.



ALL IN ALL, I'D SAY MY STAY
HAS BEEN A LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

ONE MORE WEEK AND YOU'RE FREE.

YOU'VE...NEVER SAID WHAT YOU
WANT DONE ABOUT THE GARGOYLES.

IT WOULD BE EASY ENOUGH
TO DESTROY THEM DURING THE DAY.

HMM...

I SUPPOSE.
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE SUCH A WASTE.

STILL I... I CAN'T HAVE THEM
UNDERFOOT WHEN I GET HOME.

I BELIEVE
I HAVE TEN MINUTES LEFT.

TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU WANT.

I'M HERE WITH
A PROPOSITION FOR MR. XANATOS.

-I'M LISTENING.
-I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE

A SMALL INFESTATION.

I DON'T RECALL PHONING
PEST CONTROL.

I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE NATURE
OF THESE... PESTS.

AND, FOR A PRICE,
I'LL TAKE THEM OFF YOUR HANDS.

I SEE.
HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT THIS,
MR...?

THEY CALL ME... MACBETH.

HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'D HATE TO SPOIL THE SURPRISE
BY TELLING YOU, MILADY.

-I HATE SURPRISES.
NOW, WHO ARE YOU?
-I'M CALLED MACBETH.

LET'S STEP INSIDE
AND DISCUSS THIS.

YOU PROTECT NO SECRETS, MADAM.
I KNOW ALL ABOUT
THESE CREATURES.

[CRACKLING]

ELISA. WHO'S YOUR FRIEND?

YOU OK, ELISA?

THIS GUY BOTHERING YOU?

[GROWLS]

[ROARS]

I'M HERE TO
OFFER AN INVITATION.

LEAVE THIS DRAUGHTY CASTLE.
BE GUESTS AT MY HOME.

I'M AFRAID WE MUST REFUSE.

AND I'M AFRAID I MUST INSIST.

I'VE NOT STOOPED SO LOW
TO ATTACK WHILE YOU SLEPT
BUT NOW...

I DON'T LIKE YOUR ATTITUDE.
I THINK YOU BETTER LEAVE.

WOAH!

YE-OW!

[THUD]

[CLINKING]

[COUGHING AND CHOKING]

[ROARS]

[CRIES OF PAIN]

URGH!

MR. MACBETH, MR. XANATO
HIRED YOU TO FUMIGATE
HIS CASTLE NOT DESTROY IT.

QUITE RIGHT.
WE'LL CONTINUE THIS ELSEWHERE.

[BEEPING]

[GROWLS]

[GROANS]

[GOLIATH]
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYMORE.

-[ELISA] YOU'RE NOT SAFE HERE.
-NO! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WE'VE LOST OUR CLAN,
OUR WORLD, OUR TIME!

THIS CASTLE IS ALL WE HAVE.
WE WILL NOT ABANDON IT.

WHAT? YOU WILL NEED A CASTLE
TO FALL ON YOU? READ MY LIPS.

YOU'RE NOT SAFE HERE.

WHAT IF THE NEXT FREAK-JOB
XANATOS HIRES SHOWS UP WITH

A SLEDGEHAMMER AT HIGH NOON?
I CAN'T PROTECT YOU DURING DAY.

I'M GOING TO FIND THEM.

AND YOU TWO STAY HERE
AND PROTECT OUR HOME.

WHY WON'T HE LISTEN TO ME?

IT'S OBVIOUS
THAT YOU CAN'T STAY HERE.

[BROADWAY]
I THINK ELISA'S RIGHT.

[HUDSON]
WHAT YOU SAY MAKES SENSE, LASS.

BUT...GOLIATH IS OUR LEADER.

I CANNOT GO AGAINST HIS WISHES.

YOUR LOYALTY IS ADMIRABLE.

BUT HE TOLD YOU,
"PROTECT OUR HOME".

AYE.

-THAT HE DID.
-HUDSON...

YOU AND I BOTH KNOW
THIS ISN'T YOUR HOME ANYMORE.

[WIND HOWLS]

[SQUEAKING]

WHO IS THIS MACBETH, ANYWAY?

UH...THE NAME SOUNDS FAMILIAR.

WAIT! I REMEMBER.

GOLIATH WAS TALKING ABOUT
A PLAY CALLED MACBETH

BY SOME NEW WRITER
NAMED SHAKESPEARE.

UH-HUH. EVER READ IT?

NO.

MAYBE WE SHOULD.

GOLIATH ISN'T
GOING TO LIKE THIS.

HE DOESN'T HAVE TO LIKE IT.

HE JUST HAS TO REALIZE
HE HAS NO CHOICE.

ELISA'S RIGHT.
WE'RE SITTING DORKS HERE.

[CHUCKLES] DUCKS, BROADWAY.
SITTING DUCKS.

COME, WE CAN'T LEAVE THE
GRIMORUM IN XANATOS' HANDS.

I'M AFRAID I CAN'T ALLOW THIS.

THIS BOOK'S THE PROPERTY
OF MR. XANATOS.

WHO'S GOING TO STOP US? YOU?

INDEED.

YOU'RE TRESPASSING. ARGH!

[SHATTERS]

WE'LL BE GOING NOW.

[WHIRRING, DRIPPING]

OUCH!

[SNIFFS]

[GROWLS]

OUCH!

HOW MANY TIMES
WILL YOU TRY THAT?

UNTIL YOU FIGURE OUT A WAY
TO GET US OUT.

-[SIZZLING]
-OUCH!

OUCH!

HEY, I'M GETTING TIRED OF THIS.

DID YOU SEE THE LIGHTS DIM
WHEN YOU DID THAT?

OH, SORRY, NO, I WAS TOO BUSY
WRITHING IN AGONY TO NOTICE.

LOOKS LIKE ELECTRIFYING
THESE BARS TAKES
A LOT OF POWER.

HM...

MAYBE WE CAN DIVERT
ELECTRICITY TO OUR CAGE
TO LET BRONX BREAK OUT OF HIS.

OK, BUT...HOW? OH...TERRIFIC.

GET READY. NOW!

ARGH!

-GO FOR HELP, BRONX!
-GO ON, BRONX. HURRY!

-GO FOR HELP, BRONX!
-HURRY!

ARGH!

[ELECTRICITY FIZZES]

OH... GO GET HELP, BRONX.

[HONKING]

[SCREECH OF TIRES, CRASHING]

[SCREECH OF TIRES]

[SCREAMING]

[PANICKED SHOUTING]

BRONX!

[GROWLS SOFTLY]

WHERE ARE LEXINGTON
AND BROOKLYN?

[BARKS]

[POLICE SIRENS]

[BARKING]

DON'T BOTHER KNOCKING.
AFTER ALL, WE'RE OLD FRIENDS.

-FIND BROOKLYN AND LEXINGTON.
-[BARKS]

[GROWLS]

-COME AHEAD, THEN.
-[GROWLS]

SMART BEAST.
BUT YOU'LL LOSE ANYWAY.

I DEFEATED YOU IN YOUR HOME.

YOU THINK I WOULDN'T BE READY
FOR YOU IN MY OWN?

[ROARS]

[THUDDING]

BRONX MUST HAVE FOUND GOLIATH.

YEAH.

[ROARS]

[ROARS]

HA-HA, HA-HA!

[ROARS]

[RUBBLE CLATTERS]

-IT'S NOT THAT EASY, MONSTER.
-WHY DO THIS?
DID XANATOS PAY YOU?

[LAUGHS]

AYE, I ASKED HIM FOR MONEY.

IF I'D OFFERED IT FOR FREE,
HE'D HAVE BEEN SUSPICIOUS.

THEN WHY?
WE'VE DONE YOU NO WRONG.

IT'S NOT YOU I'M AFTER.
YOU'RE JUST A PAWN.

I WANT YOUR QUEEN.

QUEEN?

-WE HAVE NO QUEEN.
-NO? WHAT ABOUT DEMONA?

-YOU KNOW DEMONA?
-[LAUGHS] KNOW HER?

[LAUGHS]

I NAMED HER!

IF I CAPTURE YOU,
THE LAST OF YOUR KIND,

SHE WILL COME TO FREE YOU.

-IT'S HER I WANT.
-[LAUGHS]

THEN YOU ARE A FOOL.

SHE IS OUR ENEMY.

SHE WOULDN'T LIFT A TALON
TO SAVE US.

[SQUEAKS]

[PUNCHES THUD]

[BARKS]

[CRACKLES]

-GOOD BOY, BRONX.
-LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

[GROWLS]

[GROANS] BLAST YOU!

[GROWLS]

[BROOKLYN] GOLIATH!

LET'S GO HOME.

GOLIATH!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? WHY
AREN'T YOU GUARDING OUR HOME?

[ELISA]
-YOU DON'T LIVE THERE ANYMORE.
-WHAT?

I FOUND YOU A NEW HOME.

HOW DARE YOU!

I TOLD YOU
THAT CASTLE IS OUR HOME.

NO, GOLIATH, SHE'S RIGHT!

-IT'S SUICIDE TO STAY THERE.
-LAD.

THEY'RE RIGHT, YOU KNOW. IT'S
JUST A PLACE OF STONE AND WOOD.

HOME IS MORE THAN THAT,
GOLIATH.

HOME IS THE SIX OF US.

WHEREVER WE CAN BE TOGETHER
AND SAFE.

-THAT'S OUR HOME.
-[GROWLS]

[ROARS]

COME, GOLIATH. LET'S BE GOING.

GIVE ME ONE MINUTE.

I'VE A MESSAGE FOR YOUR MASTER.
WE'RE LEAVING.

BUT WE'LL BE BACK.
WE'LL BE BACK TO CLAIM
THAT WHICH IS OURS.

I'LL DELIVER YOUR MESSAGE.

[WIND HOWLS]

WELCOME HOME, MR. XANATOS.

I'M SORRY TO TELL YOU
THE GRIMORUM IS GONE.

AS ARE THE GARGOYLES.

HOWEVER, I THINK
YOU'LL FIND THIS INTERESTING.

[CLICK]

FASCINATING.

THERE'S
A NEW PLAYER IN THE GAME.

BUT WE'LL WORRY ABOUT THAT
LATER. I'M HOME.

THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS NOW.

UH...I BET I COULD GET
THIS THING WORKING AGAIN.

-WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO?
-[HUDSON] IT'S NOT SO BAD.

THERE'S A PLACE RIGHT OVER
THERE FOR A TELEVISION.

OK, IT'S A FIXER-UPPER. BUT
A FEW THROW RUGS, SOME FLOWERS,

IT COULD BE HOME.

[GOLIATH] YES.

AS LONG WE'RE TOGETHER...

IT'S HOME.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]