Gargoyles (1994–1996): Season 2, Episode 1 - Leader of the Pack - full transcript

The Pack are freed from prison by Coyote and plot to strike against the Manhattan Clan.

[GOLIATH]
ONE THOUSAND YEARS AGO,

SUPERSTITION
AND THE SWORD RULED.

IT WAS A TIME OF DARKNESS.

IT WAS A WORLD OF FEAR.

IT WAS THE AGE OF GARGOYLES.

STONE BY DAY,

WARRIORS BY NIGHT.

[GROWLS]

WE WERE BETRAYED
BY THE HUMANS

WE HAD SWORN TO PROTECT,

FROZEN IN STONE
BY A MAGIC SPELL



FOR A THOUSAND YEARS.

NOW, HERE IN MANHATTAN...

THE SPELL IS BROKEN,

AND WE LIVE AGAIN.

[GROWLS]

WE ARE DEFENDERS
OF THE NIGHT.

WE ARE GARGOYLES.

[LEXINGTON]
PREVIOUSLY ONGARGOYLES...

[FOX]
DAVID TOLD ME YOU'D COME.

HE CREATED THE PACK,
YOU KNOW.

ME, WOLF, HYENA, JACKAL, DINGO.
MADE US STARS.

THEN WHY ARE JACKAL AND HYENA
TRYING TO KILL HIM?

THEY DON'T KNOW
HE'S THE BOSS.

ONLY I DO.



DAVID TOLD ME

TO HAVE THEM MAKE HIMSELF
THE NEXT TARGET.

HE SET UP HIS OWN
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT.

HE'S THE MOST
BRILLIANT MAN

ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

WHAT IN THE WORLD...

NICE AND EASY, JACK.

[SCREAMS]

WHAT... [GROANS]

[PANTING]

TWO HUNDRED...

201...

202...

203...

204...

205...

[BANGING]

206.

- DINGO, HOW DID YOU--
- ANSWERS LATER.

RIGHT NOW YOU BEST STAND AWAY
FROM THE DOOR.

[ALARM]

COME ALONG, MATES.

THE GUARDS WILL BE WANTING
TO TALK TO US SOON,

MOST LIKELY.

WHY DO YOU READ
THAT STUFF?

BECAUSE NIETZSCHE'S
TOO BUTCH

AND KAFKA REMINDS ME OF YOUR
LITTLE FRIENDS OVER THERE.

GOTCHA.

[COYOTE] NICE SHOT.
GOOD DAY, LADIES.

WHO THE DEVIL
ARE YOU?

CALL ME COYOTE.

COMING, OR WOULD YOU RATHER
ROT IN JAIL?

WELL, I LIKE A MAN WHO
BRINGS ME WEAPONS.

UH!

HERE'S SOMETHING
TO REMEMBER ME BY...

FOR ABOUT
FIVE SECONDS.

HYENA, NO.
THERE'S NO NEED TO KILL HER.

I BEG TO DIFFER.

YOU'RE WASTING TIME.
LET'S GO.

NO. I'M STAYING HERE.

WHAT?

I'M GOING TO
SERVE OUT MY TIME,

PAY MY DEBT.

-SHE'S LOST IT.
-[ALARM WAILS]

WE BETTER TAKE THEM
BOTH OUT.

NO TIME. COME ON.

OH, OK, ROVER,

BUT YOU'D BETTER BE
AWFUL CUTE

BEHIND THAT MASK.

-STOP!
-HIT THE DECK

FACE DOWN!
DO IT NOW!

[GROANS]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THERE'S NO WAY OUT HERE.

MY MISTAKE.

WHAT NOW, MYSTERY MAN?

[SCREAMS]

OH...YOU'RE JUST FULL
OF SURPRISES.

-[ALARM CONTINUES]
-[GUNSHOTS]

NOW WHAT?

OK, I'M IMPRESSED.

WHERE'S FOX?
WHO'S THIS GUY?

HE'S COYOTE, THE GUY
WHO'S SAVING YOUR TAIL.

HOW ARE WE GOING TO
GET OUT OF HERE?

OH, YE OF LITTLE FAITH.

[ALL SCREAM]

YOU ALL HAVE EXACT CHANGE,
I HOPE.

PLEASE FASTEN
YOUR SEAT BELTS.

AND RETURN TO YOUR SEATS

AND TRAY TABLES TO THE FULL
UPRIGHT POSITION.

[GUNSHOTS]

[CLOCK CHIMES]

[GONG]

[GONG CONTINUES]

[ROARS]

[YAWNS]

WHAT IS IT, ELISA?

BAD NEWS, I'M AFRAID.

THE PACK HAS ESCAPED
FROM RIKERS ISLAND.

WHAT?

OH, NICE WAKE-UP CALL.

WE GOT TO
TRACK THEM DOWN NOW,

BEFORE THE TRAIL
GETS COLD.

HOW DID IT HAPPEN?

DINGO AND SOMEBODY
DRESSED IN BLACK

TOOK THEM OUT QUICK
AND CLEAN.

WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
LET'S GET MOVING.

WHERE DO WE START?

MANHATTAN'S
A LOT BIGGER CASTLE

THAN THE ONE WE'RE
USED TO PROTECTING.

THE PACKMEDIA
STUDIOS.

THEY'LL GO BACK TO IT
LIKE SNAKES TO A NEST,

-AND I'LL BE WAITING FOR THEM.
-[POLICE SIREN WAILS]

LEXINGTON, WAIT.

THE STUDIO IS
THE FIRST PLACE WE'RE CHECKING.

[SIREN CONTINUES]

OK, LEX, YOU AND ME,
WE'LL CHECK IT OUT.

[LOW GROWL]

YOU WANT TO COME,
TOO, BRONX?

THE PACK WON'T BE
FOOLISH ENOUGH

TO RETURN
TO THE STUDIO.

AYE. I THINK WE HAVE TO

TRACE THIS PROBLEM
BACK TO ITS SOURCE.

THE MAN
WHO CREATED THE PACK.

XANATOS.

AUTOMATIC PILOT ENGAGED.

WHAT ABOUT RADAR?

NOT TO WORRY.
WE'RE STEALTH-RIGGED.

ALL RIGHT,
HERE'S THE PLAN.

HOLD UP A SECOND, DOGFACE.

WHO DIED AND LEFT YOU
IN CHARGE?

I'VE APPOINTED MYSELF LEADER
IN FOX'S ABSENCE.

[SCOFFS] CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU JUST SET THE RECORD

FOR THE SHORTEST TERM
IN OFFICE.

HEY, BACK OFF, WOLF. YOU DON'T
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH
HERE, MATE.

GOOD POINT.
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME

YOU TORE AN IRON GATE
OFF ITS HINGES?

YOU'LL HAVE TO SETTLE FOR ME
TEARING THIS JERK IN HALF.

[GROANS]

WANT TO SEE ME USE
BOTH HANDS?

COYOTE, HUH?
WHEN I GET THROUGH WITH YOU,

THEY'LL CALL YOU
ROAD KILL.

GOTCHA!

[GROWLING]

DON'T FEEL TOO BAD.

I AM WEARING
BATTLE ARMOR, AFTER ALL.

OK, MASKED MAN.

YOU BROKE US OUT OF STIR,
AND YOU GOT SOME NICE MOVES.

I'LL GIVE YOU THAT.

YOU'RE EVEN KIND OF CUTE.

BUT THE PACK
DOESN'T FOLLOW JUST ANYBODY.

FOR THE LAST TIME,
WHO ARE YOU?

[ALL GASP]

SURPRISE.

[CHUCKLES] AND YOU SAID
THERE AIN'T NO SANTA CLAUS.

YOU JUST BOUGHT YOURSELF

SOME SERIOUS PAYBACK,
RICH MAN.

FOX GOT YOU ALL PUT AWAY.

THIS GUY BUSTED YOU OUT.

IT WAS FOX WHO SENT YOU
TO ASSASSINATE ME, REMEMBER?

SHE'S OUT
OF THE PICTURE NOW,

AND IT'S
THE GARGOYLES

WHO ARE
OUR REAL ENEMIES.

THEY PUT ME IN JAIL TOO ONCE.

I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT YOU,

BUT I DON'T INTEND
TO LET THEM GO UNPUNISHED.

KEEP TALKING.

FIRST, I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE

TO SLIP INTO SOMETHING
MORE COMFORTABLE.

YOU WANT TO TAKE OUT
THE GARGOYLES,

SO DO I.
AND I KNOW HOW TO DO IT.

SO HOW DO WE FIND THEM?

THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY
IN THE YELLOW PAGES.

WE WON'T HAVE TO FIND THEM.
THEY'LL FIND US.

WE'RE HERE
TO SEE XANATOS.

ALAS, MR. XANATOS
IS NOT HERE.

IT ISN'T HIM YOU WANT, ANYWAY.

YOUR BUSINESS, I BELIEVE,
IS WITH THE PACK.

AS IT HAPPENS,

THEIR SOCIAL CALENDAR
SHOWS THEM ARRIVING

AT PACKMEDIA STUDIOS
ANY TIME NOW.

THEY'RE EXPECTING YOU.
SHOULDN'T YOU BE THERE?

I'LL SPEAK
TO XANATOS LATER.

SOONER THAN YOU THINK,
PERHAPS.

[BROOKLYN] LOOKS LIKE
WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES

WHO FIGURED
THEY'D BE HERE.

THE POLICE CAN HAVE THEM...

AFTER I'M THROUGH
WITH THEM.

LOOK, LEX,
I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

YOU TRUSTED THEM
AND THEY USED YOU.

NEARLY GOT YOU
AND GOLIATH KILLED.

I FEEL THE SAME WAY

EVERY TIME SOMEBODY
MENTIONS DEMONA.

BUT YOU CAN'T
LET IT CONSUME YOU.

YOU NEED TO REMEMBER
WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT--

FAMILY, PROTECTING OUR HOME.

YOU HAVE YOUR PRIORITIES,
AND I HAVE MINE.

I GOT TO TELL YOU, LEX,
YOU'RE STARTING TO WORRY ME.

LOOK!

GUESS IT'S A NO-SHOW.

I'M CHECKING IT OUT.

COME ON, BRONX. NO SENSE STAYING
UP HERE WHERE IT'S SAFE.

NOBODY HOME.

HAPPY NOW?

MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.

[SNIFFING]

[GROWLING]

[ALL SCREAM]

NOW, THEY KNOW HOW
TO MAKE AN ENTRANCE.

WAIT.
WE NEED A PLAN.

[ROARS]

OH, YEAH. NICE PLAN.
LET'S GO.

[GROANS]

[GROWLS]

THAT'S NO WAY
TO TREAT A LADY.

THAT WAS NO LADY.

[GROANS]

YOU MISERABLE LIZARD.

I'LL TURN YOU
INSIDE OUT.

[SCREAMS]

[JACKAL] NIGHTY-NIGHT.

DON'T LET
THE BEDBUGS BITE.

THERE WAS A STRUGGLE HERE.

[PHONE RINGS]

UH...
HELLO?

GOOD EVENING, UH, BROADWAY,
IS IT?

I'VE BEEN INSTRUCTED
TO INVITE YOU

TO AN INTIMATE SOIREE
THE PACK IS HAVING TONIGHT.

IF YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS
ARE FREE AROUND MIDNIGHT,

PLEASE CONSIDER ATTENDING--

ON THE OIL TANKER OTOSHIANA MARU
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BAY.

I BELIEVE SOME OF YOUR PARTY
ARE ALREADY IN ATTENDANCE.

THE PACK HAS THEM.

[SHIP HORN WAILS]

[GROANS]

SOLID STEEL,

AND I DON'T KNOW
HOW MANY FEET THICK.

- NO WAY WE'RE GETTING OUT.
- WE ALMOST HAD 'EM.

OH, YEAH, YEAH.
THEY WERE BEGGING FOR MERCY.

HOW COME WHENEVER YOU AND I
WE TAKE BRONX OUT,

WE WIND UP LIKE THIS?

[WHIMPERS]

DON'T WORRY, BRONX.
GOLIATH WILL FIND US.

I DON'T NEED GOLIATH'S HELP.
I CAN TAKE THEM BY MYSELF.

LEX, YOU'RE NOT OFF
TO A GREAT START.

DO YOU THINK
THEY'LL COME?

THEY GOTTA KNOW
IT'S A TRAP.

THEY'LL COME.

[SHIP HORN WAILS]

THEY'RE COMING IN
FROM THE SIDE.

[GROANS]

[HURRIED FOOTSTEPS]

[BANGING]

[STRAINS]

[GROANS]

COME ON, THEN.

WE'RE NONE OF US GETTING
ANY YOUNGER.

[GASPS]

[GROANS]

THANKS FOR THE HELP.

[ROARING]

[GROWLS]

XANATOS.

IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO,
GOLIATH.

STAY DOWN, BLAST YA!

[ROARS]

[GROWLS]

HE'S A ROBOT.

A ROBOT?

EVEN BETTER.

I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE.

WHO'S NEXT?

[BOOM]

THINGS ARE ABOUT
TO BECOME COMPLICATED.

LET'S BOOK, SIS.

NO!

[GROANS]

BLAST! THEY GOT AWAY.
ALL OF THEM.

[ALL GROAN]

[WHIMPERS]

[HOWLING]

[BROOKLYN]
THANKS FOR SAVING MY BACON
BEFORE IT GOT FRIED.

[LEXINGTON]
HEY, I'M USED TO IT.

BESIDES, IT HELPED ME
GET MY PRIORITIES STRAIGHT.

[MAN]
TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION

YOUR OVERALL
EXEMPLARY BEHAVIOR,

AND PARTICULARLY YOUR
DECISION TO SERVE YOUR
TIME AND HELP THE GUARD

DURING THE RECENT ESCAPE
OF YOUR FORMER ACCOMPLICES,

THIS BOARD HEREBY GRANTS YOU

AN EARLY PAROLE.

I'VE MISSED YOU.

NOT AS MUCH
AS I'VE MISSED YOU.

SO, WHO WON?

IT NEVER MATTERED.
THAT WAS MERELY THE ICING.

YOU'RE THE CAKE.

THE WHOLE ESCAPE
WAS STAGED

TO GIVE YOU A SHOT
AT AN EARLY PAROLE.

PLUS I GOT
A CHANCE TO TEST THIS
PROTOTYPE HUMANOID ROBOT.

BUT THEY DESTROYED IT.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR REVENGE?

REVENGE, AS THEY SAY,
IS A SUCKER'S GAME.

ROBOTS ARE NOTHING,
FOX, MY DEAR.

I CAN BUILD
A DOZEN MORE
LIKE THIS ONE.

TRUE LOVE
IS SO MUCH HARDER
TO COME BY.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]