Gargoyles (1994–1996): Season 2, Episode 18 - Protection - full transcript

Elisa seems to be running a protection racket for some reason.

[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.

[ROAR]

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!

[DEEP GROWL]

WE ARE DEFENDERS
OF THE NIGHT.

WE ARE GARGOYLES.

[BROADWAY]
PREVIOUSLY ONGARGOYLES...

CALL ME COYOTE.

-COMING?
-NO. I’M STAYING HERE.

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.

LET’S BOOK, SIS.

-BUT THEY DESTROYED IT.
-ROBOTS ARE NOTHING,
FOX, MY DEAR.

TRUE LOVE IS SO MUCH HARDER
TO COME BY.



[BEEPING]

-LET’S MOVE!
-[ALARM BELL]

[GRUNTS]

I’D LIKE TO MAKE A WITHDRAWAL.

-SO, WE’VE FINALLY SUNK TO
ROBBING BANKS.
-HEY. IT’S A LIVING.

-IT’S A QUIET NIGHT.
-GUESS AGAIN.

YOU’RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE
WHO CRAWLED OUT OF HIDING.

-THE PACK!
-I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR A SHOT
AT THEM.

DON’T LOSE
THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE.

THEY ARE FORMIDABLE OPPONENTS.

[WOLF]
MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!

THIS’LL KEEP US ON TOP OF
THE MOST-WANTED LIST.

SHOULD’VE REMEMBERED
YOUR ATM CARD, HYENA.

DIDN’T YOU EVER LEARN
NOT TO BOTHER
PEOPLE AT WORK?

JUST SAVE THE BIG ONE
FOR ME.

ARGH!

[ROARS]

[GROWLING]

[GROWLS]

AHH!

IF WE TAKE OUT GOLIATH,
THIS FIGHT IS OURS.

NOW YOU’RE TALKING.

GOLIATH!

THIS ISN’T OVER!

WE CAN’T JUST LET THEM
GET AWAY.

[BROOKLYN]
HELPING GOLIATH
IS MORE IMPORTANT.

[WOLF]
WE SHOULD’VE STAYED
AND FINISHED ’EM OFF.

OH, OUR WOULD-BE LEADER
SPEAKS.

AS IT IS, DINGO’S
THE ONLY ONE WHO GOT AWAY
WITH THE MONEY.

[BANGING]

[GROANS]

ANYBODY EXPECTING VISITORS?

MAY I COME IN?

[GOLIATH GROANING]

NEXT TIME
YOU MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY.

I DON’T LIKE TO
THINK THIS WAY,

BUT IT’S TIME YOU CHOSE
A SECOND-IN-COMMAND.

SOMEONE TO TAKE YOUR PLACE
IF THE WORST HAPPENS.

IF... ONE DAY
I CANNOT LEAD...

YOU SHALL, MY FRIEND.

OCH!

YOU WERE MY SECOND,

AND I PASSED THE JOB TO YOU.

THERE’S NO POINT
IN GOING BACKWARDS.

NOT WHEN YOU HAVE
THREE HEARTY YOUNG WARRIORS
TO CHOOSE FROM.

AND CHOOSE YOU MUST.

[JACKAL] WHAT KIND
OF SCRAP HEAP
DID YOU CRAWL OUT OF?

CLAWS IN, BROTHER.
LET’S HEAR WHAT OLD COYOTE
HAS TO SAY.

THANK YOU, HYENA.

I’VE MERELY COME TO OFFER
MY HUMBLE ASSISTANCE
WITH THE GARGOYLES.

HOPE YOU CAN SWIM,
METAL-MOUTH, ’CAUSE
WE DON’T NEED YOUR HELP.

SUIT YOURSELF. BUT IT’S SUCH
A SHAME TO SEE YOU BEATEN
BY THE GARGOYLES

WHEN THERE’S SO MANY RESOURCES
AT YOUR DISPOSAL.

WE’RE LISTENING.

FOR EXAMPLE,
HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED

THE BOUNTIES
OF GENETIC ENGINEERING?

OR MAYBE CYBERNETICS
IS MORE YOUR STYLE.

AND THEY SAY
CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN.

AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE,
THE GLORY OF ROBOTICS.

SAVE THE HORROR SHOW
FOR HALLOWEEN.
BUT THAT ARMOR IS SHARP.

I’M SURE TIRED
OF TAKING PUNISHMENT,

AND I’D LOVE TO BE ABLE
TO GIVE SOME BACK.
WHAT’S THE CATCH?

PLEASE.
IT’S ALL COMPLIMENTS

OF THE HARD-WORKING
MEN AND WOMEN
OF XANATOS ENTERPRISES.

XANATOS? FIGURES.
WHY DIDN’T HE COME HIMSELF?

MR. XANATOS
IS A VERY BUSY MAN.

[XANATOS]
AND SO THE GAME BEGINS.

[LEXINGTON] AH, TIME FOR
THE NIGHTLY DEMONSTRATION

OF MY LEADERSHIP SKILLS.

-SPEED IS THE KEY.
-SLOW AND STEADY
WINS THE RACE.

WELL, MAYBE SO.

I BELIEVE
IT’S MR. FAST AND STEADY

WHO STOPPED
THE MOST CRIMES THIS MONTH.

YOU CAN’T PUT OFF THE DECISION
ON A SECOND-IN-COMMAND
FOREVER, LAD.

YES. I KNOW.

OUR SWAT TEAM’S
GOT THE PACK PINNED DOWN
IN AN ABANDONED BUILDING.

I KNEW THE PACK
WOULD NOT STAY HIDDEN.

-WE MUST SUMMON THE OTHERS.
-NO TIME.
IT’S ALL GOING DOWN NOW.

TEAR GAS DOESN’T CAUSE
THAT KIND OF EXPLOSION.

YOU WIN A GOLD STAR,
DETECTIVE.

WHAT MANNER OF TRICKERY
IS THIS?

AS YOU MAY HAVE SURMISED,
THAT EXPLOSION WAS
JUST FOR THE TOURISTS.

THE REAL ACTION’S
RIGHT UP HERE.

[BRONX SNARLS]

-[DINGO] G’DAY, MATES.
-[GASPS]

WHAT’S THE MATTER?
NEVER SEEN A CYBERNETIC
JACKAL BEFORE?

[CACKLES]

[ROARING]

EVEN THE ARCHMAGE’S SORCERY
BREWED NO CREATURES
LIKE THESE.

-WE HAVE DEFEATED THEM BEFORE.
-NOT THE NEW UPGRADED MODELS.

ELISA!

[GROANS]

[ROARING]

-THAT’S THE SOURCE
OF THE TROUBLE.
-FOLLOW IT!

I’LL TAKE CARE OF THIS
FOREST DEMON.

ROUND AND ROUND
JACKAL GOES,
WHERE HE STOPS...

ONLY HE KNOWS.

[WHIMPER]

[STRAINS]

AHH.

[GROANS]

I HOPE YOU’RE NOT PLANNING
TO EAT YOUR CATCH.

NOW THAT I’M IN CHARGE,
I’M NOT TAKING
ANY MORE OF YOUR CRACKS.

[COYOTE] AH, GOLIATH.
I’D LIKE YOU TO MEET
MY BETTER HALF.

YOU’RE NOT OUR LEADER, WOLF.
YOU’RE BARELY OUR SPECIES!

I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT YOU
THREE DID TO YOURSELVES.

WE DID
WHAT YOU WERE AFRAID TO.

AND WE AGREED WHOEVER
BAGGED THE BIGGEST GARGOYLE
WOULD LEAD THE PACK.

[COYOTE] SORRY, WOLF,
BUT I THINK MY GOLIATH
TOPS YOUR HUDSON.

OH, COYOTE, HONEY.
IS THAT YOU?

HIT THE ROAD, SPARKY.
I’M IN CHARGE HERE.

[LAUGHS] OH, REALLY?
I DIDN’T SEE YOU
TAKE OUT GOLIATH.

YOU’RE NOT SIDING WITH THIS...
GLORIFIED TOASTER OVEN?

I FIND HIM VERY ATTRACTIVE.

WELL, THAT’S SICKER
THAN USUAL.

-OK, HAIRBALL.
I’M WITH YOU.
-WHAT A CHOICE.

A ROBOT
WHO THINKS HE’S HUMAN

OR A HUMAN
WHO’S GONE TO THE DOGS.

SO, WHAT’S OUR NEXT MOVE...
BOSS?

AH, NOT A BAD NIGHT.
TWO MUGGINGS BROKEN UP.

ONE MUGGING AND ONE BURGLAR
WHO’S CONSIDERING
NEW CAREER OPTIONS.

THREE MUGGINGS
AND AN ARMED ROBBERY.

JUST HAVE TO KNOW
WHERE TO LOOK.

IT’S ABOUT TIME GOLIATH
TOLD US HIS CHOICE
FOR SECOND-IN-COMMAND.

YEAH. HEY, WHERE IS GOLIATH?

AND HUDSON?
I WAS JUST
KEEPING HIS CHAIR WARM.

AND BRONX.

HEY, IF THEY LUGGED
BRONX ALONG,

THE SITUATION’S
GOT TO BE SERIOUS.

GOLIATH IS MINE.

ALL IN GOOD TIME, WOLF.

IT’S 3 A.M.
WE’LL RELEASE THEIR PET
AT 4:30.

JUST BEFORE SUNRISE.

WE FOLLOW HIM HOME AND SMASH THE
REST WHERE THEY ROOST.

[CACKLES]

-PRECISELY.
-CAN’T ARGUE
WITH LOGIC LIKE THAT.

[SNARLS]

YOU SEEM TO BE IN CHECK,
MY DEAR.

I STILL HAVE
A FEW MOVES LEFT.

IF I WAS LEADER,
I’D MAKE SURE THAT MY CLAN KNEW
WHERE I WAS AT ALL TIMES.

IF YOU WERE LEADER,
I’D BE SOMEWHERE ELSE
AT ALL TIMES.

[BROOKLYN] GUYS, GUYS!
CHECK THIS OUT!

THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY
CONTAINED AS POLICE HAD
EARLIER RECEIVED A TIP

THAT FORMER TELEVISION STARS
THE PACK, NOW WANTED FELONS,
WERE INSIDE.

SO THE PACK IS BACK.

-GOLIATH AND HUDSON MUST
HAVE GONE AFTER THEM.
-LET’S GO!

THIS IS A PAID
COMMERCIAL MESSAGE.

WAIT. THAT VOICE...
IT’S FOX!

TIRED OF WALKING DOWN
LEXINGTON AVENUE?

SICK OF TAKING
THAT LONG BUS RIDE
UP BROADWAY?

FED UP WITH
BUMPER-TO-BUMPER
ALL THE WAY TO BROOKLYN?

-SHE’S TALKING TO US.
- DON’T PACK IT IN.
TAKE THE TRAIN.

SHE WANTS US THERE,
WHERE THE TRACKS CROSS.

-I KNOW THAT SPOT!
-IT’S GOTTA BE A TRAP.

GOLIATH AND HUDSON
MIGHT BE IN DANGER.

DO WE HAVE ANY CHOICE?

[XANATOS] HM.

CLEVER MOVE.

I’D SAY
I’VE STILL GOT THE EDGE.

[BEEPS]

I SAY FORGET
THE FLEA COLLAR

AND FINISH OFF
THESE GARGOYLES NOW!

JUST FOLLOW
THE LEADER, WOLF.
HIS IDEA IS A GOOD ONE.

A SIGHT BETTER THAN
TRADING IN
PIECES OF YOUR OWN BODY

LIKE USED CAR PARTS.

WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM?

I’M A PARTNER
IN A FREAK SHOW.

-WHOA! THAT’S NOT THE PACK
I REMEMBER.
-WHO CARES? LET’S GO GET ’EM!

WAIT.
THEY WERE POWERFUL ENOUGH
TO TRAP GOLIATH.

YOU MAY BE AFRAID
TO FIGHT WITHOUT GOLIATH.
I’M NOT.

-ME NEITHER.
-GUYS, WE WON’T GET
TWO CHANCES AT THIS.

I HAVE A PLAN.

[ROARS]

[WOLF] FINALLY, SOME ACTION.

[COYOTE] WOLF, JACKAL,
MAKE THEM COME TO YOU.

WE’D BETTER HANG TOGETHER...
OR WE’LL HANG SEPARATELY.

LOOKING FOR THIS? [GRUNTS]

[COUGHING]

GOLIATH! ELISA! HUDSON!
ARE YOU ALL--

[GRUNTS]

[SCREAMING]

GOING SOMEWHERE?

NO, HE’S NOT.

-THAT’S NOT
MUCH OF A PUNCH.
-AAAGH!

I WONDER
IF GARGOYLES
TASTE LIKE CHICKEN.

[CACKLES]

TIME TO PUT
THIS PUPPY INTO ORBIT.

I KNOW
YOU’RE AROUND HERE
SOMEWHERE...

YOU FLYING RAT.

THAT’S MR. FLYING RAT
TO YOU.

AHH!

NEVER LIKED THRILL RIDES.
THEY ALWAYS END TOO SOON.

-UH-OH.
-TICKETS, PLEASE.

-SPEED IS THE KEY.
-SLOW BUT STEADY, PARTNER.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

FINISH HIM, JACKAL.
IF THIS OLD ONE’S AWAKE
THEN SO IS GOLIATH!

BUT I HAVEN’T SHOWN HIM
ALL MY ACCESSORIES.

AAAGH!

THERE’S NEVER
A SILVER BULLET AROUND
WHEN YOU NEED ONE.

YOU’RE GONNA NEED
MORE THAN THAT.

I SHOULD’VE FIGURED
IT WAS CRAZY
TO STICK WITH THIS CREW

AFTER THEY WENT
FRANKENSTEIN ON ME.

OOF! ARGH!

HERE’S A LITTLE PICK-ME-UP,
DINGO.

OOF!

I LIKE BEING STRONGER
THAN ANY OF YOU.

[BROOKLYN]
BUT NOT STRONGER
THAN ALL OF US.

[ALL GRUNTING]

[GRUNTS]

ARGH!

DESTROY. DESTROY.

DESTROY.

[HORN]

WOW.

REMIND ME
NOT TO GET HIT
BY ONE OF THOSE.

GOOD ADVICE.
BUT NOW YOU’D BETTER GO.

THAT LAST TRAIN’S
SURE TO CALL THIS IN.

WE’LL JUST TIE UP
SOME LOOSE ENDS FIRST.

OH, MAN. WHO DID THIS?

WHAT I WANNA KNOW IS,
WHERE DO WE TAKE ’EM?

A HOSPITAL,
A MACHINE SHOP...
OR A VET?

I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.

AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN
CONSIDERING A SECOND-IN-COMMAND.

I’VE HAD A CHOICE IN MIND
FOR WEEKS,

BUT WAS CONCERNED
THAT TO REVEAL IT WOULD
DRIVE A WEDGE BETWEEN YOU.

BUT YOU HAVE
EACH PROVEN YOURSELF
TO BE WORTHY WARRIORS

AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY,
AN EXCELLENT FIGHTING TEAM.

I NOW SEE
WHAT I SHOULD’VE SEEN
ALL ALONG.

THAT NOTHING
CAN DIVIDE YOU.

BROOKLYN, MY FRIEND.
LEADERSHIP IS A HEAVY BURDEN.

ME?

CONGRATULATIONS, LAD.

YEAH. THAT GOES DOUBLE FOR ME.

-HEY, YOU DESERVE IT, BUDDY.
-OW. OH.

UH... GOLIATH?

BE CAREFUL, HUH? I’M IN
NO HURRY TO TAKE YOUR PLACE.

-CHECKMATE.
-WELL PLAYED.

AREN’T YOU ANGRY?
I KNOW
YOU DON’T LIKE TO LOSE.

BUT I HAVE WON, MY DARLING.

FOR IN YOU,
I HAVE FOUND A TRUE EQUAL.

CARE TO PLAY AGAIN?