Gargoyles (1994–1996): Season 2, Episode 19 - The Cage - full transcript

[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.

[GUTTURAL SCREAM]

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...

[ELISA] DRACON!

SORRY, DETECTIVE,
YOU GOT THE WRONG GUY.

LOOK, JUST GET ME A WARRANT
AND I’LL DRAG THAT...

WE’VE GOT NO EVIDENCE.

YOU MADE ONE MISTAKE, DRACON.
YOU MESSED WITH MY PARTNER.

-[BROADWAY] I DID IT, ELISA.
-[ELISA] WE PULLED IT OFF...

PARTNER.



MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST GIVE
THEM WHAT THEY ASK FOR.

HEY, WE’VE BEEN
AT THIS LOCATION 34 YEARS.

WHY SHOULD I PAY SOME HOODLUMS
NOW TO LET US STAY OPEN?

-BUT, ARTIE...
-FORGET IT, LOIS.
END OF DISCUSSION.

HUH. NO NAME.

OH, WELL. THE OWNER’LL
PROBABLY CLAIM IT FIRST
THING IN THE MORNING.

[BEEPING]

DRACON!

THERE HE IS. PULL OVER.

NICE JOB ON THAT RESTAURANT,
GLASSES. THAT’LL SEND A MESSAGE.

YOU PAY TONY DRACON
TO PROTECT YOUR PLACE,

OR YOU MAY HAVE NO PLACE
LEFT TO PROTECT.

UH, JUST GOT SOME
DISTURBING NEWS, BOSS.

SOMEBODY’S MUSCLING IN
ON YOUR TERRITORY.

-GO ON.
-THE LATEST INFORMATION
SAYS IT’S A CROOKED COP.

AND HE DIDN’T COME TO ME FIRST?
NOBODY REMEMBERS THEIR MANNERS.

I HEAR THE COP IS A SHE.

SO FIND THIS LADY COP
AND SEND HER A MESSAGE, FAST.

ALREADY ON IT, BOSS.

SIR, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHO MIGHT HAVE DONE THIS
TO YOUR RESTAURANT?

-OH, YEAH. I KNOW EXACTLY.
-NO, HE DOESN’T!

HE DOESN’T KNOW ANYTHING.

YEAH, WELL...
IT WAS PROBABLY AN ACCIDENT.

UNSURPRISINGLY, WITNESSES SEEM
AFRAID TO COME FORWARD.

BUT THIS NEW BOMBING HAS
FUELED POLICE SPECULATION
THAT MOB BOSS ANTHONY DRACON

IS TIGHTENING HIS GRIP ON THE
PROTECTION RACKET IN THIS AREA.

WHAT A SHAME.

WHAT IS THIS
"PROTECTION RACKET"?

CRIMINALS EXTORT MONEY
FROM INNOCENT PEOPLE

BY THREATENING TO DAMAGE THEIR
STORES IF THEY DON’T PAY.

-SAW IT IN A MOVIE ONCE.
-AND THEY CALL THIS
PROTECTION?

WHY DO THE POLICE NOT STOP IT?
WHERE IS ELISA?

GOOD QUESTION. I HAVEN’T SEEN
HER FOR A FEW DAYS.

BLUESTONE.
YOU SEEN YOUR PARTNER?

ELISA? NO, SORRY.

I JUST BROUGHT IN
PAL JOEY HERE,

AN ASSOCIATE
OF TONY DRACON.

WE’RE GOING TO DISCUSS
THE RESTAURANT BOMBING.

NEVER HEARD OF IT.
I DON’T GET OUT TO EAT MUCH.

WELL, IF YOU SEE HER,
TELL HER I WANT A WORD.

YOU GOT IT, CAPTAIN.
HEY, INSIDE, SMART GUY.

WAY WE HEAR IT, TONY DRACON
IS BEHIND THIS BOMBING.

OH, YEAH?

WAY I HEAR IT, SOME COP
ON THE TAKE IS MOVING IN.

-WHY NOT ASK HER ABOUT IT?
-I DON’T HAVE TO TAKE THAT FROM
A LOW-RENT PUNK LIKE--

[ELISA] BACK OFF, MATT.

ELISA! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
THE CAPTAIN’S LOOKING FOR YOU.

DON’T CROWD ME, BLUESTONE.
GIVE US A MINUTE ALONE.

-I GOT A FEW QUESTIONS FOR HIM.
-SO WHY CAN’T I HEAR THEM?

BECAUSE, MR. CLEAN,
YOU DON’T WANT TO HEAR THEM.

YEAH, SURE.
WHATEVER YOU SAY.

I WANT YOU TO TAKE
A MESSAGE TO YOUR BOSS.

THINK YOU CAN HANDLE THAT?

-YOU PAYING ATTENTION?
-HEY, HEY, LIGHTEN UP.

TELL DRACON HIS TERRITORY
IS MY TERRITORY.

MAZA. OUT HERE, NOW.

-[ELISA] WHAT’S UP, CAPTAIN?
-I’VE JUST RECEIVED A TIP

THAT YOU’VE BEEN
DEMANDING PROTECTION
MONEY FROM STOREKEEPERS.

OH, PLEASE, CAPTAIN.
YOU DON’T BELIEVE THAT GARBAGE.

-CAPTAIN, I’M INNOCENT.
-YOU’D BETTER BE.

CAPTAIN, ELISA WOULD NEVER BE
MIXED UP IN ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

SAVE IT FOR
THE INVESTIGATION, BLUESTONE.

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE BEEN
ACTING VERY STRANGE LATELY.

I DON’T BELIEVE THIS!
ONE ANONYMOUS TIP, AND ALL
OF A SUDDEN I’M A CRIMINAL?

-AFTER ALL THE TIME
I PUT IN HERE..
-DETECTIVE?

WHAT?

UNTIL THIS MATTER IS RESOLVED,

YOU’RE SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY.

I’LL NEED YOUR GUN
AND BADGE.

I EXPECTED MORE
FROM YOU, CAPTAIN.

I FEEL THE SAME WAY,
DETECTIVE.

[BROADWAY]
LOOK! THERE GOES ELISA.

I CAN’T BELIEVE SHE LEFT AGAIN
WITHOUT STOPPING BY.

YES. SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG.
COME.

MAZA? YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING!

THIS IS FOR REAL, TONY.

AND SHE WAS ACTING
PLENTY WEIRD.

-[PHONE RINGS]
-HOLD ON, JOEY.
I GOT ANOTHER CALL.

DRACON HERE.

YEAH, THAT’S WHAT
I’M TELLING YOU.

THE COP’S HERE RIGHT NOW,
DEMANDING MONEY.

OK, I’LL... OK,
I’LL TRY TO STALL.

-SO, IF YOU’RE A COP,
WHERE’S YOUR BADGE?
-I LEFT IT AT THE CLEANERS.

NOW LET’S GET DOWN
TO BUSINESS.

YOU WANT PROTECTION,
I WANT MONEY.

EXPOSED WIRES
ARE A CODE VIOLATION.

THEY COULD CAUSE A FIRE.

GEE, THE BUILDING INSPECTORS
ARE GONNA HAVE A FIELD DAY
WITH THIS PLACE.

I WOULDN’T BE SURPRISED
IF THEY CLOSE YOU DOWN...

THAT’S IF SOMETHING WORSE
DOESN’T HAPPEN.

AW, COME ON, HUH?
COME ON, GIMME A BREAK HERE.

LOOK, UH... CAN’T WE
COME TO SOME... UNDERSTANDING?

SURE. YOU PAY ME EVERY WEEK,
OR ELSE I GET VERY UNHAPPY.

AND WHEN I’M UNHAPPY, I JUST
MAKE EVERYONE’S LIFE MISERABLE.

[CAR DOOR CLOSES]

COULD WE HAVE A WORD?

GEE, FELLAS,
WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?

YOU’RE THE PROBLEM, MAZA.

YEAH? WELL,
I’VE GOT A SOLUTION.

-[WHOOSHING]
-WHOA! HEY!

[GLASSES]
WHAT’S HAPPENING?

[ROARS]

-IT’S THOSE MONSTERS!
-OH, NOT NOW.

THIS EXIT IS CLOSED.

OH, DON’T HURT ME!
OH, PLEASE, DON’T HURT ME.

ELISA, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I WAS FINE UNTIL
YOU CAME ALONG.

I TOLD YOU TO STOP
FOLLOWING ME EVERYWHERE.

WHAT, ARE YOU A PUPPY?

ELISA... IF THEY HAVE
SOME HOLD OVER YOU...

LOOK, I’M GONNA MAKE THIS
REAL CLEAR FOR YOU.

FIRST, PUT HIM DOWN.

THE OTHER ONE TOO.

NOW, I’M TRYING TO DO SOME
BUSINESS WITH THESE MEN,

SO WHY DON’T YOU TWO
RUN ALONG?

GET IT? LEAVE ME ALONE.

BUT, ELISA...

YOU TOUGH GUYS JUST
GONNA STAND THERE ALL NIGHT?

-[MAN] COME ON,
LET’S GET OUTTA HERE.
-[GLASSES] YEAH, LET’S GO.

SHE MUST BE UNDER
SOME KIND OF MAGIC SPELL.

MAYBE THERE’S
ANOTHER EXPLANATION.

YOU’RE KIDDING! THE MONSTERS
ARE UNDER HER CONTROL?

YOU SHOULDA SEEN IT, TONY.
MAZA TALKED TO THOSE THINGS
LIKE THEY WERE LITTLE KIDS.

OK. YOU BOYS
GET BACK TO WORK.

AND KEEP THAT MONEY FLOWING.

BUT FIRST,
SHOW THE LADY IN.

[DOOR OPENS]

MR. DRACON
WILL SEE YOU NOW.

COME ON IN, HONEY.
YOU THIRSTY? HUNGRY?

MY PERSONAL CHEF
MAKES A DYNAMITE CAESAR SALAD.

LET’S DROP THE ACT, TONY.
I’M MOVING IN ON YOUR OPERATION.

YOU CAN’T BE TOO HAPPY
ABOUT IT.

ACTUALLY, I HATE IT, SUGAR.

AND I HATE IT
WHEN YOU CALL ME "SUGAR."

WHOA! OK, OK.

YOU WANNA BE STRAIGHT,
ELISA? FINE.

I ADMIRE THAT IN A LADY.
SO, TELL ME...

HOW DID A STRAIGHT SHOOTER LIKE
YOU END UP ON THE TAKE?

HOW’D A NOTED CRIMINAL SUCH AS
YOURSELF STAY OUT OF JAIL?

POWER, MONEY, GOOD LAWYERS.

YOU KIDNAPPED TWO COPS
AND YOU’RE OUT ON BAIL.

BUSINESS AS USUAL. KINDA MAKES
ME WONDER WHAT’S THE POINT.

HAH! TOUCHÉ.

HMM. MAYBE I WILL HAVE
SOMETHING TO EAT AFTER ALL.

[MAN] MATTHEW, YOU’VE BEEN
COMING INTO MY STORE SINCE
YOU WERE A LITTLE BOY.

YOU WERE ALWAYS TILTING
AT WINDMILLS THEN.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU’RE
NOT IN OVER YOUR HEAD NOW?

I KNOW MY JOB, MR. JAFFE.

ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,
WE’RE GONNA NAIL DRACON.

AND THIS TIME,
IT’S GONNA STICK.

OH! WHOOPS.
UH, SHOWTIME.

-[BELL RINGS]
-[DOG BARKS]

CAN I HELP YOU?

OTHER WAY AROUND, POP.
I CAN HELP YOU.

SEE, THIS IS
A DANGEROUS NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE ARE BAD PEOPLE
OUT THERE.

ARMED ROBBERS.
ARSONISTS. VANDALS.

-AND, UH, YOU COULD PROTECT US?
-FOR A FEE, OF COURSE.

WE HEAR A LADY COP IS
MAKING THE SAME PITCH.

HOW DO WE KNOW
WHO’S IN CHARGE?

WE’RE IN CHARGE. THE COMPETITION
IS BEING ELIMINATED.

WELL, THAT’S YOUR STORY.

YOU GOT A BOSS?

HAVE HIM COME AND GUARANTEE
THAT HE’S THE MAN.

WE’RE WILLING TO PAY,
BUT ONLY ONCE.

I MEAN, THAT’S REASONABLE,
ISN’T IT?

I DON’T THINK
YOU PEOPLE UNDERSTAND.

IF YOU DON’T PAY,
YOU GET NO PROTECTION.

AND WITHOUT PROTECTION,
YOU’RE OUT OF BUSINESS.

OR WORSE.

I DIDN’T COME TO THIS
COUNTRY TO BE BULLIED

BY A PETTY THUG LIKE YOU.

-GET OUT!
-WE’RE NOT AFRAID OF YOU.

WE WON’T PAY YOU
OR ANYBODY, EVER.

IT’S YOUR FUNERAL. JUST DON’T
SAY I DIDN’T WARN YOU.

-THINK HE BOUGHT IT, CAPTAIN?
-I DON’T KNOW.

BUT WE’VE HUNG OUT
A LOT OF LINES.

ONE OF ’EM’S
GOTTA HOOK DRACON.

MM. I LOVE JALAPENOS.

-KEEP THE JAR.
-THANKS.

I THINK I COULD GET USED TO
LIVING LIKE THIS.

YOU KNOW,
GLASSES WAS TELLING ME

ABOUT YOUR LITTLE RUN-IN
WITH THOSE FLYING MONSTERS.

REALLY?
EXACTLY WHAT DID HE SAY?

THAT THEY DID
WHAT YOU TOLD THEM.

IF YOU TOLD THEM
TO WORK WITH US,

-WE COULD CONTROL
THIS WHOLE CITY.
-HOLD ON, TONY.

YOU’VE SEEN WHAT THOSE
THINGS ARE LIKE. THEY’RE
WILD, UNPREDICTABLE.

THEY’RE NOT LIKE YOU AND ME.
THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND BUSINESS.

YOU DON’T WANT
TO MESS WITH THEM.

TRUST ME. THEY DON’T CARE
ABOUT MONEY, OR POWER...

-I DON’T KNOW, ELISA.
-MONEY AND POWER SOUND...

VERY APPEALING.

UM...

TONY DRACON, I’D LIKE
TO INTRODUCE YOU TO
BROADWAY AND GOLIATH.

-WE’VE MET.
-HEY, ELISA.
ARE THOSE JALAPENOS?

UH, YEAH. KEEP THE JAR.

NOW, THIS IS WHAT
I CALL MUSCLE.

BUT WHY ME? WHY NOW?

WE NEED TO HOOK UP WITH
SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THE ANGLES.

AND WITH ELISA
AS YOUR PARTNER,
WE KNOW YOU CAN BE TRUSTED.

I’LL LEVEL WITH YOU,
UH, GOLIATH.

IF WE TAKE CONTROL
OF THIS CITY, A FEW PEOPLE
MIGHT GET HURT.

I’M NOT OVERLY FOND
OF HUMANS...

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ELISA.

SO, SHE’S YOUR WOMAN, HUH?
I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

YOU’VE GOT GOOD TASTE,
MY FRIEND.

YOU AND I CAN DEFINITELY
DO BUSINESS TOGETHER.

[GROWLS]

CHILL! CHILL!

TONY, WE GOT SITUATIONS
DEVELOPING...

-THEY’RE EVERYWHERE!
-BOYS, BOYS.

YOU’LL UPSET OUR... GUESTS.

-GUESTS?
-MAKE THAT "PARTNERS."

WE’RE ALL GONNA
BE WORKING TOGETHER.

AND IF YA PLAY IT SMART,

THERE’LL BE PLENTY OF LETTUCE
FOR EVERYONE.

SO, WHAT ARE THESE
"SITUATIONS" YOU WANTED
TO TELL ME ABOUT?

WELL... THERE’S A GROCERY STORE
WHERE THEY’LL PAY,

BUT THEY HEARD ABOUT MAZA,
AND THEY WANT ASSURANCES
FROM THE MAN IN CHARGE.

AND THEY KNOW IT’S NOT YOU.
AM I RIGHT?

THERE’S ALSO SOME DRY CLEANERS
THAT WANT TO BE HEROES.

THEY WON’T PAY AT ALL.

OK, LET’S MOVE.

MAZA AND I WILL PAY
THE GROCERS A VISIT,

LET ’EM KNOW
WE’RE ALL ONE HAPPY FAMILY.

YOU TWO TAKE OUT
THE DRY CLEANERS.

PAL JOEY
CAN SHOW YOU THE PLACE.

SHALL WE? IT’S LIKE OUR FIRST
DATE, SUG... UH, ELISA.

YOU SURE KNOW HOW TO
SHOW A GIRL A GOOD TIME.

YOU, UH,
WANT TO RIDE WITH ME?

WE PROVIDE
OUR OWN TRANSPORTATION.

IF YOU CAN’T BEAT ’EM,
JOIN ’EM.

AS LONG AS ELISA IS SAFE.

AND TO ASSURE THAT,
I WILL FOLLOW HER.

GO TO THE DRY CLEANERS
WITHOUT ME.

[BREAKING GLASS]

WHAT WAS THAT?

[COUGHING AND CHOKING]

I DON’T NEED ANY MONSTERS
TO DO MY JOB.

[BLEEP]

KNOCK OUT THE PEOPLE,
BLOW UP THE BUILDING. SIMPLE.

DIDN’T EVEN WAIT FOR US. WHY ARE
BAD GUYS ALWAYS IN SUCH A HURRY?

SORRY, PAL, BUT I’M GONNA
HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR PLANS.

-[MAN] LET HIM GO!
-GET HIM!

[ROARS]

BETTER MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE
IN THERE ARE ALL RIGHT.

NO! THE BOMB!

COME ON.

[BEEPING]

JALAPENO!

UH, NOW, LOOK,
WE DON’T WANT TROUBLE.

WE’RE WAITING
FOR THE GUY IN CHARGE.

I’M TONY DRACON. THEY DON’T
GET MORE IN CHARGE THAN ME.

WELL, FINALLY.
SO WHAT’S THE DEAL?

SIMPLE. YOU PAY ME REGULAR,
YOU GOT NO PROBLEMS.

YOU DON’T PAY, BIG PROBLEMS.

WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS?

WHAT IS THIS, A TEST?
WE’LL SHUT YOU DOWN,
BURN YOU OUT OR BLOW YOU UP.

-THAT CLEAR ENOUGH?
-CRYSTAL CLEAR, TONY.

SO CLEAR,
YOU’RE UNDER ARREST.

[SIGHS] WE COULD’VE BEEN
GREAT TOGETHER.

SORRY, SUGAR.
I’VE ALREADY GOT A PARTNER.

DON’T DO ANYTHING STUPID.

YOU MEAN, LIKE COME HERE ALONE?

DON’T WORRY.
I HAD TO BE SURE ABOUT MAZA.

SO, NOW I’M SURE.
YOU ALL REMEMBER MY ASSOCIATES.

GET DOWN!

[DRACON]
NICE DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU.

GLASSES, WHEN WE’RE CLEAR,
FINISH ’EM OFF.

[GROWLING]

ENOUGH OF THESE GAMES!

[DRACON] I AGREE. NAIL HIM!

NO, YOU DON’T!

[ROARING]

[GOLIATH] I WOULD NEVER
JOIN WITH THE LIKES OF YOU!

YOU BLACKMAIL THE INNOCENT,
AND CALL IT PROTECTION.

I SHOULD DROP YOU RIGHT NOW,

DOWN INTO THE GUTTER
WHERE YOU BELONG.

BUT GARGOYLE JUSTICE
IS NOT HUMAN JUSTICE.

YOU NOW HAVE THE EVIDENCE YOU
NEED AGAINST THIS LEECH?

AIRTIGHT.
THANKS FOR THE HELP.

THEN I WILL GO
CHECK ON BROADWAY.

I HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON.

-COUNT ON IT.
-[SIRENS]

[TIRES SCREECH]

NICE WORK, DETECTIVE MAZA.

I’VE GOT TWO MORE UPSTANDING
CITIZENS RIGHT HERE.

YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY
LEFT US A COUPLE OF
TIED-UP THUGS, TOO.

HERE’S WHAT I DON’T GET.
HOW DID YOU GUYS WIND UP
ON DRACON’S BALCONY?

I DIDN’T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE TO
LET YOU IN ON MY ASSIGNMENT.

IT WAS OBVIOUS
YOU WERE ACTING STRANGELY.

I FIGURED OUT
THAT YOU WERE UNDERCOVER.

[BURPS]

I STILL DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW
DRACON COULD EVER BELIEVE

THAT YOU WOULD
TURN TO A LIFE OF CRIME.

I GUESS THE CORRUPT
ARE THE FIRST TO BELIEVE

THAT SOMEBODY ELSE
CAN BE CORRUPTED.

AND IT’S NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
NONE OF US ARE PERFECT.

THAT’S WHY
WE NEED PROTECTION,

EVEN FROM OURSELVES,
SOMETIMES.

THEN I WILL PROTECT YOU.

YOU WILL PROTECT ME.

AND TOGETHER,
WE WILL PROTECT THIS CITY.

[BROADWAY]
SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.

YOU KNOW, THESE ARE GREAT.
YOU SHOULD TRY ONE, GOLIATH.

OHH!

[ECHOING] JALAPENO!