Gargoyles (1994–1996): Season 2, Episode 13 - High Noon - full transcript

The clan is attacked by an inexplicable alliance of Demona, Macbeth and Coldstone.

[GOLIATH]
1,000 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.

RRRRR!

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.

WE ARE DEFENDERS
OF THE NIGHT.
WE ARE GARGOYLES.

[MAN]
PREVIOUSLY ONGARGOYLES...

THAT LOOKS LIKE
COLDSTONE.

MY ROOKERY BROTHER,
ALIVE?

I WILL DESTROY YOU!

YOU’RE ALL I HAVE LEFT.

HELP ME, BROTHER.

COLDSTONE WAS CREATED
FROM PIECES OF DIFFERENT
GARGOYLES.

NOW ALL OF OUR SOULS
ARE TRAPPED INSIDE.

YOU MUST RETURN
TO YOUR BODY, BROTHER,



BEFORE THE VORTEX
CONSUMES EVERYTHING.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WE ARE FINALLY TOGETHER.

THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS.

HA HA.
BACK SO SOON?

WHAT HAVE YOU
BROUGHT ME?

HEATHER.

THE HILLS BEYOND
ARE COVERED WITH
THEIR BLOOM.

HOW WONDERFUL!

I HAD THOUGHT
THE SEASON FOR HEATHER
HAD PASSED.

[SNIFFS]

ALAS, IT HAS NO SCENT.

LIKE EVERYTHING HERE,

IT IS NOT REAL.

IT’S TRUE THIS WORLD
HAS NO SUBSTANCE,

BUT IT HAS NOTHING
THAT CAN SEPARATE US.

YOU’RE RIGHT, MY LOVE.

THAT ALONE
MAKES IT BEAUTIFUL.

AS ARE YOU.

ARRGGH!

WHY WILL HE NOT
LEAVE US IN PEACE?

LET HIM LURK.

HE NO LONGER
HAS THE POWER
TO COME BETWEEN US.

"THE CITY HONORED
ROSARIO SANCHEZ

"AND PETER CHOY,

"WHO LAST WEEK
PULLED A 5-YEAR-OLD

"FROM THE LAKE
IN CENTRAL PARK

"AND...

RESUSCITATED HIM."

"WHEN ASKED
ABOUT THEIR HEROIC ACT,

"THE TEENAGERS AGREED
IT WAS THE RIG...

THE RIG-HT--"

[ELISA]
THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

HI, ELISA.
HOW’D YOU KNOW
WHAT THEY SAID?

WERE YOU THERE?

NO.

BUT CHOOSING
TO SAVE THE CHILD
TOOK REAL COURAGE,

AND THAT ALWAYS
FEELS RIGHT.

GUESS YOU DO THAT
ALL THE TIME, HUH?

I’M NO HERO.
I JUST DO MY JOB.

MY JOB FOR TONIGHT
IS OVER.

ALL I WANT TO DO
IS HIT THE SACK.

WHY WOULD YOU WANT
TO HIT A SACK?

OH, SHE MEANS SHE’S TIRED
AND WANTS TO SLEEP.

THEN WHY DIDN’T
SHE SAY SO?

[YAWNING]

I BROUGHT MORE BOOKS
ON COMPUTER VIRUSES, LEX.

ARE YOU GETTING ANYWHERE?

I THINK SO.

THE VIRUS THAT
ATTACKED COLDSTONE

WIPED HIS PROGRAMMING
CLEAN.

NOTHING’S BROKEN, BUT
NOTHING’S WORKING EITHER.

IT’S A BLANK SLATE.

EVEN THE VIRUS IS GONE.

BUT THE THREE
GARGOYLE SOULS

USED TO CREATE COLDSTONE

-WERE PUT THERE BY MAGIC,
NOT PROGRAMMING.
-I KNOW.

THEY’VE GOT TO BE
IN THERE SOMEWHERE.

IF I COULD JUST
DEVISE A SIMPLE
OPERATING PROGRAM...

YOU’LL FIGURE IT OUT.

I’LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.

I’VE GOT TO GET
SOME SLEEP.

AS DO WE.

[YAWNING]

YEAH,
I KNOW THE FEELING.

MY BEAT’S GETTING LONGER
OR I’M GETTING OLDER.

GO HOME, MORGAN.
SEE YOU LATER.

YOU, TOO.

YOU KNOW THAT BADGE?

SHE LOOKS FAMILIAR.

NAH. JUST
ANOTHER ROOKIE.

WHO ELSE WOULD
CUFF A GUY THAT BIG

WITH HIS HANDS
IN FRONT OF HIM?

YEAH. SOMEONE
SHOULD TELL HER.

AND THEN GO HOME.

HEY, ROOKIE,
WAIT A SECOND!

[VOICES SPEAKING]

WHERE DID THEY GO?

VERY WEIRD.

UH-OH!

VERY WEIRD
AND VERY BAD.

COME OUT
WITH YOUR HANDS U--OH!

UGH! UGH!

MACBETH!

YOU AND YOUR FRIEND
WON’T GET AWAY WITH THIS.

SWEET DREAMS, DETECTIVE.

YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE
STOPPED ME.

ONCE YOU’VE STUNNED
THE DETECTIVE,
I COULD’VE RID US OF HER

AND THE GARGOYLES
FOREVER!

THEY WERE HELPLESS.

THERE’S NO HONOR
IN THAT.

YOU AND YOUR
STUPID CODE OF HONOR.

WHAT ARE YOU
COMPLAINING ABOUT?

OUR STOLEN CARGO
IS SAFELY STOWED IN BACK

AND NO ONE ELSE
SPOTTED US LEAVING,

SO LIGHTEN UP,
DEMONA.

HMM. HOW LONG
WAS I OUT?

WOW. MOST OF THE DAY.

OH, THANK GOODNESS.

ALL PRESENT
AND ACCOUNTED FOR.

COLDSTONE!

BUT HOW DID MACBETH GET HIM
OUT OF HERE?

THEY COULDN’T
WALK HIM OUT THE DOOR.

EVEN IN NEW YORK,
PEOPLE WOULD NOTICE THAT.

I MIGHT AS WELL STOP
TALKING TO MYSELF AND WAIT.

IT’LL BE SUNSET SOON.

WE DON’T NEED
TO WAIT FOR SUNSET.

YOU’RE THINKING
LIKE A GARGOYLE.

I AM A GARGOYLE,

ALTHOUGH THIS FORM
DOES PROVES USEFUL
AT TIMES.

LET’S GET ON WITH THIS!

PUT THE DISK IN NOW.

NO. COLDSTONE
DOESN’T KNOW YOU.

AND HE CERTAINLY WOULDN’T
RECOGNIZE ME LIKE THIS.

IT BEGINS.

-OH! OH!
-OH! OH!

-AAH!
-AAH!

-AAH!
-AAH!

ARRGGH!

IS IT SUPPOSED
TO HURT THAT MUCH?

YOU SAID
THE CHANGELING PUCK

TURNS YOU TO A HUMAN
DURING THE DAY
AS A GIFT.

PUCK’S GIFTS
ALWAYS COME WITH A PRICE.

MY ONLY CONSOLATION
IS THAT OUR MAGICAL LINK

ALLOWS YOU
TO SUFFER AS WELL.

JUST GET ON WITH IT.

WHAT IS THIS THING?

A PORTAL OF SOME KIND.

BUT TO WHERE?

-AAH!
-AAH!

SHOULD WE FOLLOW?

NO.
GOOD RIDDANCE TO HIM.

AS LONG AS
WE’RE TOGETHER,

NOTHING ELSE MATTERS.

SISTER.

HOW DO YOU FEEL,
BROTHER?

VENGEFUL.

I LEFT MACBETH
WITH THE WEIRD SISTERS.

HOW COULD HE ESCAPE THEM?

AND HOW DID HE KNOW
WHERE TO FIND US?

DI YOU RECOGNIZE THE WOMAN?

SHE SEEMED FAMILIAR.

I JUST CAN’T
PLACE HER.

SO WHY WOULD THEY
STEAL COLDSTONE?

I DON’T KNOW,

BUT WE CAN’T
LEAVE MY BROTHER
IN THEIR HANDS.

AYE. IT’S TIME
WE PAY MACBETH A VISIT.

THIS IS TERRIBLE.

I MEAN I WANT TO GO WITH YOU,

BUT I GO BACK ON DUTY
IN 30 MINUTES.

I THINK THE SIX OF US
CAN HANDLE MACBETH.

YOU HAVE
AN ENTIRE CITY
TO PROTECT.

YOU HAVE A POINT.

JUST MAKE SURE
YOU’RE CAREFUL.

AND I WANT A FULL
REPORT LATER.

GOOD THING
I GOT THAT LONG,
ENFORCED NAP.

YOU’RE GETTING REAL GOOD
AT BYPASSING ALARMS, LEX.

DON’T GIVE
ME CREDIT.
IT WAS TOO EASY.

AND IT’S TOO QUIET.

I’D SAY MACBETH’S
EXPECTING US.

THEN LET’S SEE
IF WE CAN FLUSH HIM OUT.

BROOKLYN, BRONX,
GO WHAT WAY.

HUDSON, BROADWAY,
THE SECOND FLOOR.

THAT CAMERA’S ON-LINE.

HE KNOWS WE’RE HERE.

IF SO, HE’S WATCHING US
FROM HIS CONTROL ROOM.

HELP ME FIND IT.

NO ONE’S HERE.
LET’S GO.

NO, WAIT!
IF IT WORKED FOR HIM,
IT CAN WORK FOR US.

HMM. LET’S SEE HERE.

UGH!

SEE?

EASY AS PIE.

YOU’RE RIGHT.
IT’S TOO EASY.

STILL, WE HAVE
NO CHOICE.

GOLIATH, WAIT!

MACBETH’S GOT HIM
OPERATIONAL AGAIN,

BUT THERE’S NO WAY
OF KNOWING

WHICH OF COLDSTONE’S
THREE PERSONALITIES
IS IN CONTROL.

JUST REMEMBER, ONE OF THEM
HATES YOUR GUTS.

THEN I’LL JUST HAVE TO BE
VERY CAREFUL.

KIND OF SPOOKY,
ISN’T IT?

[GRRR]

[GRRR]

WHAT IS IT, BOY?

[GRRR]

[GRRR]

WHEW!

JUST A CLOSET.

[WOOF]

LOOK AT ALL THESE BOOKS!

AND I KNOW HOW
TO READ THEM.

GET HIM!
HE’S GOING
FOR THE STAIRCASE!

UP THERE!

-UGH!
-WHOA!

OW!

GET OFF ME!

[GRRR]

GUARD, BOY.

DON’T COME ANY CLOSER.

IT’S A TRAP!

NOT ANYMORE.

OUR HOST
WAS CATCHING UP
ON HIS READING.

YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND!

DEMONA’S STILL OUT THERE!

SOME OF HIS CIRCUITS
MUST BE CROSSED.

MACBETH AND DEMONA
WOULD NEVER WORK
TOGETHER.

UH, GUESS AGAIN.

THEY MUST’VE ESCAPED
THE WEIRD SISTERS
TOGETHER.

BUT WHY TEAM UP?
THEY HATE EACH OTHER.

MAYBE MISERY
LOVES COMPANY.

FIGURE IT OUT LATER.
LET’S FREE COLDSTONE.

YOU BELIEVE IT’S SAFE?

HE DIDN’T
HAVE TO WARN US
ABOUT DEMONA.

I THINK THE RIGHT
PERSONALITY IS
IN CONTROL.

THANK YOU.

I FEARED YOU’D BE CAPTURED
COMING TO MY AID.

I SHOULD’VE HAD MORE FAITH.

NOW...

TO DEAL WITH THESE TWO.

WHAT’RE YOU
GOING TO DO?

JUST THIS.

NOW.

-AAH!
-AAH! AAH!

[MACBETH]
HA HA HA!

MY LOVE, YOU KNOW
OUR SOUL MATE
IS UP TO NO GOOD.

LET SOMEONE ELSE
TAKE UP THE CAUSE.

WE HAVE EARNED
OUR MEASURE OF PEACE.

NO NOTE. NOTHING.

IF THEY’RE NOT BACK
BY SUNRISE,

I DON’T KNOW
WHAT I’M GONNA DO.

I’VE GOT TO GET
SOME SLEEP.

I CAN’T LEAVE WITHOUT
KNOWING THEY’RE SAFE.

GOLIATH?

SPENDING THE DAY
HERE, DEMONA?

THE SUN’S
ABOUT TO COME UP.

IS IT REALLY?

AAH!

OW!

OHH!

IF YOU’RE HUMAN,
YOU’RE SUBJECT
TO HUMAN LAWS.

YOU’RE UNDER ARREST.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.

IF I REMAIN SILENT,

YOU’LL NEVER
SEE YOUR PRECIOUS
GOLIATH AGAIN.

WHERE IS HE?

BEFORE I DESTROY
GOLIATH,

I WANT TO PROVE TO HIM
ONCE AND FOR ALL

WHAT YOU HUMANS
ARE REALLY LIKE.

I’LL BRING
GOLIATH AND THE OTHERS
TO BELVEDERE CASTLE

IN CENTRAL PARK,
HIGH NOON.

IF YOU SHOW UP,
YOU STILL WON’T SAVE THEM,

AND IT’LL COST YOU
YOUR LIFE.

BUT IF YOU DON’T SHOW,

GOLIATH WILL SEE
WHAT HUMAN LOYALTY
IS REALLY WORTH.

EITHER WAY, I WIN.

TAXI!

WHAT’S THE POINT?

I KNOW WHERE
SHE’S GOING.

-WE GOT TO STOP
MEETING LIKE THIS.
-I’M SORRY. WHAT?

YOU’RE LOOKING
A BIT FRAYED
AROUND THE EDGES, GIRL.

YOU SLEEPING?

ONLY A FEW HOURS
IN THE LAST 40.

WELL, SHIFT’S OVER.

CLIMB INTO BED
AND PULL IT IN
AFTER YOU.

YOU DON’T KNOW
HOW MUCH I’D LIKE TO.

WHEN I WOKE UP
IT’D BE OVER FOR ME.

NO MORE MONSTERS,
GOOD OR BAD.

JUST... NORMAL LIFE.

NORMAL LIFE...

IT WOULD BE NICE.

FOR A WHILE.

BUT THEY NEED ME.

ISN’T THAT WHY
YOU PUT ON THE BADGE?

YEAH, THAT’S
EXACTLY WHY.

THANKS, MORGAN.
YOU’VE BEEN
A BIG HELP.

SURE, DETECTIVE.
ANY TIME.

I NEVER DREAMT
I’D SEE THE SUN.

WHY HAVEN’T I
TURNED TO STONE?

BECAUSE YOU
ARE NO LONGER
A GARGOYLE.

DAY OR NIGHT,
YOU ARE COLDSTONE.

WHY DOES NO ONE SEE US?

IT’S ENOUGH
THAT THEY DON’T.

LEAVE IT BE.

IS THIS RIGHT?

TO DO NOTHING IS NOT
THE GARGOYLE WAY.

WE ARE NO LONGER
GARGOYLES.

WE ARE SHADOWS.

EVEN SHADOWS
MUST BE TRUE
TO THEIR SHADE.

YOU ARE BRAVE, HUMAN,
BUT STUPID.

I’M UNARMED.

THAT WAS
YOUR FIRST MISTAKE.

AND YOUR LAST.

SURELY
YOU’RE NOT AFRAID
TO FACE HER

HAND-TO-HAND?

I FEAR NO HUMAN!
COME, DETECTIVE.

GOLIATH CANNOT
SAVE YOU NOW.

I’M HERE TO SAVE HIM.

YOU FIGHT
LIKE A ROOKIE.

WELL, THIS IS
DIVERTING.

YOU DON’T KNOW
THE HALF OF IT.

THIS IS TRULY
PARADISE.

BUT CAN BLISS OUTLAST
THE LIE YOU LIVE?

YOU KNOW THAT ONLY YOU
CAN STOP YOUR EVIL
BROTHER.

YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH.

MY LOVE...

DO WE TAKE UP
THE CAUSE?

YES, IT IS
THE GARGOYLE WAY.

NO!

I AM BESIEGED.

NO!

AAH!

I’LL HOLD HIM.
WHILE YOU U TAKE CONTROL
OF COLDSTONE.

AND REPAIR THE DAMAGE
HE HAS DONE.

GO, MY LOVE, QUICKLY!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

JUST GIVE ME A MOMENT
TO ACCESS MY MEMORY BANKS.

ARRGGH!

IT SEEMS
YOUR ALLEGIANCE
HAS SHIFTED SLIGHTLY.

AIRSHIP, PRIORITY ONE
EXTRACTION.

DEMONA, TO ME!

WAIT! I NEED YOU
TO GET THE CHAINS
OFF THE GARGOYLES.

BESIDES, HASN’T THERE
BEEN ENOUGH FIGHTING
FOR ONE DAY?

I MUST TAKE MY LEAVE
OF YOU, MILADY.

WAIT. GOLIATH
AND THE OTHERS
WILL WANT TO SEE YOU.

NO. THERE ARE FORCES
AT WAR WITHIN ME,

AND UNTIL THAT BATTLE
IS DECIDED,

NO LIVING GARGOYLE
IS SAFE FROM COLDSTONE.

TELL MY BROTHER
I WILL RETURN
SOME DAY...

IF I CAN.

HEY, WHERE DID THOSE
STATUES COME FROM?

DON’T ASK ME.

I’M JUST
TAKING A NAP.

BECAUSE OF YOUR WAY,

ELISA
AND THE GARGOYLES LIVE.

DESTROYING THEM WASN’T
OUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVE.

AND WE LOST COLDSTONE!

WHAT PRIMARY OBJECTIVE?

THESE MAGICAL TALISMANS.

IF WE’D
STOLEN THEM ALONE,

GOLIATH WOULDN’T HAVE
RESTED UNTIL HE’D
GOT THEM BACK.

THIS WAY IT’LL BE WEEKS
BEFORE HE EVEN NOTICES
THEY’RE GONE.

YES. I USED A SPELL
FROM THE GREMORA

TO SHIELD US FROM PRYING EYES
AT THE CLOCK TOWER,
AND AT THE PARK.

BUT WHY DID WE
STEAL THESE THINGS?

AND HOW DID WE EVEN KNOW
WHERE TO FIND THEM?

FOR THAT MATTER,

WHY ARE WE
WORKING TOGETHER?

ARRGGH!

IT SEEMS WE HAVE ARRIVED
JUST IN TIME, MY SISTERS.

THE SPELL WE PLACED
ON THESE TWO
IS ABOUT TO WEAR OFF.

YOU CAN ONLY
COMPEL SOMEONE

TO ACT AGAINST
THEIR NATURE
FOR SO LONG.

WAS IT WISE
TO RELEASE COLDSTONE?

PERHAPS WE COULD
HAVE FOUND A WAY TO
PLACE A SPELL ON HIM AS WELL.

WE DON’T NEED
COLDSTONE.

THESE WILL DO
QUITE NICELY

IN THE COMING
BATTLE.