Gargoyles (1994–1996): Season 2, Episode 31 - Grief - 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.

[BROOKLYN]
PREVIOUSLY ONGARGOYLES...

[TOM CHANTING IN LATIN]

I’VE BEEN CONSIDERING
A SECOND IN COMMAND.

BROOKLYN, MY FRIEND,
LEADERSHIP...

IS A HEAVY BURDEN.

ME?

MAGGIE, NO!

THIS IS THE CURE.



THE RISK IS TOO GREAT.

ANY RISK IS BETTER THAN
LIVING AS A MONSTER.

LIKE YOU’RE A SOME KIND OF
EXPERT ON EVIL MONSTERS.

JOIN MY CLAN.

THANK YOU, GOLIATH,

BUT IT SEEMS
I HAVE MY OWN CLAN.

ANY LUCK, LADS?

NOT A TRACE OF HIM.

I’VE BEEN UP THE EAST SIDE
AND DOWN THE WEST.

NO SIGN OF BRONX OR GOLIATH.

IT’S NOT LIKE GOLIATH

TO DISAPPEAR FOR NIGHTS
WITH NO WORD.

[BROADWAY]
GUYS!

I WAS JUST AT ELISA’S PLACE.

HER MAIL’S BEEN PILING UP.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE POOR CAGNEY
HASN’T EATEN FOR DAYS.

[MEOWS]

DO YOU THINK ELISA
IS WITH GOLIATH AND BRONX?

GOOD QUESTION.

HERE’S ANOTHER.

WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

WHY’RE YOU LOOKING AT ME?

BECAUSE GOLIATH
CHOSE YOU TO LEAD THE CLAN

SHOULD SOMETHING
HAPPEN TO HIM.

AND I’D SAY DISAPPEARING
WITHOUT A TRACE

QUALIFIES AS SOMETHING.

HEY, HE’LL COME BACK.
HE HAS TO.

-YEAH...
-[MEOWS]

BUT WHAT IF HE DOESN’T?

COME ON.
LIGHTEN UP, YOU GUYS.

THEY’RE PROBABLY
ON A SECRET MISSION OR--

YEAH, RIGHT.

WELL, I’LL CHECK
ELISA’S PARENTS’ PLACE.

I MIGHT FIND OUT SOMETHING.

UH, YEAH.
I’LL TALK TO MATT.

MAYBE HE’S GOT
SOME INFORMATION.

THEN I SUPPOSE I’LL VENTURE

TO THE MUTATES’ HOME
IN THE LABYRINTH.

THE LASS’ BROTHER DEREK

MAY KNOW WHERE SHE’S
GONE OFF TO.

WHILE I’M THERE,

I’LL SAY HELLO TO YOUR FRIEND
MAGGIE FOR YOU, LAD.

MAGGIE?

[STAMMERS] UH, MAYBE I SHOULD
GO THERE MYSELF.

IF YOU INSIST.

I’LL WAIT HERE.

JUST IN CASE.

[MAN]
NO. NO, NO PLEASE!

PLEASE GET AWAY FROM ME!

[GROANS]

[GROANS]

WHERE YOU RUNNIN’ TO, AL?

DON’T TELL ME YOU FORGOT
TO BRING A PRESENT

FOR YOUR OLD BUDDY FANG.

[GROANS]

COME ON,
WHATCHA GOT FOR ME--

A JELLY DOUGHNUT,
A BOOMBOX,

THE SUNDAY
SPORTS SECTION, WHAT?

WA-WAIT, WAIT.

[METALLIC JINGLING]

COINS?!

[GROWLS]

TAKE A LOOK AT ME, AL.

DO I LOOK LIKE
THE KIND OF GUY

WHO CAN WALTZ INTO A STORE

AND PLUNK DOWN CHANGE

FOR A PACK OF BUBBLEGUM?

[GROANS]

WELL, DO I, AL?

DO I?

[HENCHMEN CHUCKLES]

DO IT UP TO HIM, FANG! YEAH!

FRY HIM!

FRY HIM UP BAD!

[BROOKLYN]
LEAVE HIM ALONE!

[GROANS]

-[GROANS]
-[TAIL WHIPS]

ENOUGH!

BROOKLYN.

WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?

[CHUCKLES] HEY, TALON.

YEAH, I’M JUST
MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS,

AND THIS CREEP JUMPS ME.

YOU CALL SHAKING DOWN A HELPLESS
HUMAN MINDING YOUR BUSINESS?

I TOLD YOU BEFORE:

EVERYONE IS WELCOME HERE
IN THE LABYRINTH.

AND THE WEAK ARE
TO BE PROTECTED, NOT EXPLOITED.

[GROANS] WHO DIED
AND MADE YOU KING?

DOWN HERE, NOBODY’S KING.

UNDERSTOOD?

YEAH.

RIGHT.

SHOULDN’T YOU DO SOMETHING
MORE ABOUT HIM, DEREK?

HE’LL COME AROUND EVENTUALLY.

I’LL SHOW HIM
WHO RULES DOWN HERE.

[KEYS JINGLE]

[SIGHS, GROANS]

OH, BROTHER.

[MATT] WHOA!

-HIYA, MATT.
-[MATT SIGHS]

OH I’M STILL NOT
USED TO YOU GUYS.

SORRY. HAVE YOU SEEN
ELISA LATELY?

NOT FOR DAYS.

THE WHOLE SQUAD’S BEEN
LOOKING FOR HER.

I THOUGHT SHE WAS
WITH YOU GUYS.

NO! AND GOLIATH AND BRONX
ARE MISSING, TOO.

HMM.

DID THEY SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT THEIR PLANS,
WHERE THEY WERE GOING?

IT’S LIKE THEY JUST DISAPPEARED
INTO THIN AIR.

[TALON] I HAVEN’T HEARD
FROM ELISA IN A WHILE.

I JUST ASSUMED SHE WAS BUSY
UP IN THE REAL WORLD.

IT LOOKS LIKE
SHE’S MISSING.

GOLIATH AND BRONX, TOO.

YOU THINK XANATOS
IS BEHIND THIS?

[FANG] WOULDN’T SURPRISE ME.

THINK ABOUT IT.

FIRST HE TURNS US
INTO FLYING BUG-ZAPPERS,

THEN HE TRIES TO TRICK YOU
INTO BUMPING GOLIATH OFF.

AND, HEY,
LET’S FACE IT, TALON.

HE’S ALWAYS HATED
YOUR SISTER.

I’LL MAKE THAT SLIME TALK.

TALON, I DON’T KNOW
IF THAT’S SUCH A GOOD IDEA.

TALON, WAIT!

WHY’D YOU PROVOKE HIM?

IF HE GOES AFTER XANATOS
IN THAT STATE,

HE’S LIABLE
TO GET HIMSELF KILLED.

OH.

[SARCASTIC] AND WOULDN’T
THAT BE A CRYING SHAME?

[CHUCKLES]

[WINGS WHOOSHING]

SORRY, GUYS.

I LISTENED IN
AT THE MAZA HOUSE.

THEY’RE JUST AS WORRIED
ABOUT HER AS WE ARE.

[WINGS WHOOSHING]

[BROADWAY] IT’S GOLIA--
OH. HI, TALON.

I TOLD YOU THEY WOULDN’T
FIND ANYTHING.

I SAY WE GO AFTER XANATOS
AND FORCE HIM TO TALK!

-[BROADWAY] GOOD IDEA, TALON.
-[LEXINGTON] YEAH!

HANG ON. WHAT IF XANATOS
ISN’T RESPONSIBLE?

I’M NOT SURE
IT’S A GOOD IDEA

TO LET HIM KNOW
GOLIATH’S MISSING.

AND WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO DO?

[HUDSON] AYE, LAD.

IT’S YOUR CALL AS LEADER.

FORGET IT. [SIGHS]
LET’S JUST GO.

SOMEONE MUST STAY HERE.

THERE MIGHT BE SOME WORD.

WHATEVER.

[CLOCKWORK RATTLING]

[MEOWS]

[GROANS] YOU’RE NO BRONX,
BUT YOU’LL HAVE TO DO.

I REALLY DON’T THINK THIS IS
HOW WE SHOULD APPROACH XANATOS.

[TALON] YOU WANNA BE IN CHARGE?

SPEAK NOW
OR HOLD YOUR PEACE.

[XANATOS]
DON’T YOU JUST HATE IT

WHEN GUESTS DROP BY
UNANNOUNCED?

SHALL WE TEST
THE SECURITY SYSTEM, SIR?

WHY NOT? A LITTLE TEST
NEVER HURT ANYONE.

[KEYSTROKES]

[GASPS]

[GROANS]

EASY, BROOKLYN.
I GOT YOU COVERED.

[GROANS]

[GRUNTING]

-[LEXINGTON] GOOD SHOOTIN’.
-[TALON] COME ON.

[EXPLOSION]

[GROANS]

GENTLEMEN,
WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

TO WHAT DO I OWE THE HONOR?

YOU KNOW
PERFECTLY WELL.

[XANATOS] I SEE YOU’VE MANAGED
TO INCORPORATE YOUR HANDICAP

-QUITE NICELY, OWEN.
- [OWEN] THANK YOU, SIR.

LET’S STOP THIS
BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!

NOW, WHO WANTS TO TELL ME
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT?

DROP THE ACT, XANATOS.
WHERE’S ELISA?

I’M AFRAID I HAVEN’T SEEN HER.

YEAH, RIGHT.

JUST LIKE YOU HAVEN’T SEEN
GOLIATH AND BRONX.

HMM.

NOW WE’RE
GETTING SOMEWHERE.

[SIGHS] OH...

IF YOU DON’T KNOW ANYTHING,
WHY WERE YOU SHOOTING AT US?

DO I REALLY NEED AN EXCUSE

TO HAVE A GOOD TIME
IN MY OWN HOME?

BUT IF YOU DO FEEL
I’M HIDING SOMETHING?

SEARCH THE BUILDING.

YOU WORKED HERE, TALON,

I BELIEVE YOU KNOW
YOUR WAY AROUND.

AND, LEXINGTON,
CHECK MY FILES.

ALL RIGHT.

I WILL.

YOU WON’T GET OFF
THAT EASILY, XANATOS.

GOLIATH... MISSING.

-AN INTRIGUING DEVELOPMENT.
-[BROOKLYN] PERFECT.

[HENCHMAN]
SO, ANYWAY, ME AND CHAZ

WERE CHECKING OUT
THE TUNNELS, RIGHT?

LIKE, LOOKING AROUND FOR STUFF.

SO WE START DIGGING
AND FIND THIS.

ONLY WE CAN’T GET IN.

AND THEN WE FIGURE
YOU GUYS CAN JUST...

YOU KNOW...
[MIMICS ZAPPING]

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
I GET THE PICTURE.

I GET THE PICTURE!

LET’S DO IT, CLAW.

[BOOM]

[FANG] WAIT! COME HERE,
COME HERE. GO BACK.

WHAT WAS THAT?

OH, COOL.

YEAH, LOOKS LIKE SOME KIND OF

SPACE-AGE BLASTERS
OR SOMETHING.

[CRASH]

[GRUNTING]

-JEEZ!
-OH.

STUPID--

[GROANS] YOU STUPID...

GIVE ME THAT.

[BEEPS]

ALL RIGHT, BOYS.

THE STORE IS OPEN!

[WEAPON POWERING UP]

YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN
SOMETHING LIKE THIS

MIGHT COME IN HANDY.

[KEYSTROKES]

SATISFIED?

[SIGHS] I CAN’T FIND ANYTHING
IN HERE...

OTHER THAN THE USUAL
SHADY DEALS.

A MAN HAS TO MAKE
A LIVING.

[BROADWAY]
WE LOOKED EVERYWHERE. NO LUCK.

HE LET YOU LOOK.
WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?

[TALON] COME ON.

[XANATOS]
TALON...

I PROMISE YOU,

I WILL UTILIZE
ALL MY RESOURCES

TO HELP TRACK DOWN
GOLIATH AND ELISA.

WE DON’T WANT ANY HELP
FROM YOU.

I WASN’T AWARE
I NEEDED PERMISSION.

[YAWNS]

ANOTHER NIGHT HAS PASSED,
AND STILL NO WORD.

I’LL BE BACK TONIGHT.

WE COULD ALL USE SOME REST.

SO, WHAT’S OUR NEXT MOVE,
LADDIE?

STOP ASKING ME THAT!

I DON’T KNOW!

SO, THE KING
FINALLY RETURNS

TO HIS LITTLE DOMAIN.

OPEN UP, FANG.
I’M NOT IN THE MOOD.

[MOCKING TONE]
OPEN THE DOOR, FANG.

PROTECT THE WEAK, FANG.

OH, FANG THIS,
OH, FANG THAT.

FOR SOMEONE
WHO’S NOT IN CHARGE,

YOU SURE LIKE
DISHIN’ OUT ORDERS.

PLEASE...

OPEN THE DOOR, FANG.

IT’S BEEN A LONG NIGHT,
AND I’M VERY TIRED.

YEAH.

YOU’RE TIRED ALL RIGHT.

TIRED AND WEAK!

THAT’S WHY
I’M TAKIN’ OVER!

YEAH, RIGHT.
YOU AND WHAT ARMY?

THIS ARMY, PAL.

AND YOU’RE OUR FIRST
PRISONER OF WAR.

NOW, WE CAN DO THIS
ONE OF TWO WAYS.

YOU CAN FOLLOW
MY ORDERS,

LIKE CLAW.

OR YOU CAN MOVE
INTO A NEW LIVING SPACE,

LIKE YOUR
LITTLE GIRLFRIEND HERE.

MAGGIE!

[CLAMORING]

LET’S GET OUT OF HERE!

[GROANS]

[GROANS]

[MAGGIE] CLAW, PLEASE.

I KNOW YOU’RE AFRAID OF FANG,

BUT...

-HELP ME.
-[LASER GUNS FIRING]

[LASER GUNS FIRING]

THANKS.

I’LL GET HELP.

[SCREAMS]

JUMP HIM!

WHAT HAPPENED HERE?

[NO AUDIO]

[HENCHMAN] BOY, ARE YOU ASKING
THE WRONG GUY.

GIVE ME THAT.

HEY, HEY, HEY...

WHAT ABOUT MAGGIE THE CAT?

SHOULD WE GO AFTER HER?

WHAT FOR?

WHERE’S SHE GONNA GO
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT,

LOOKING LIKE THAT?

[DISTANT SIRENS]

[MEOWS]

[GARGOYLES ROARING]

[CAGNEY YOWLS]

CHILL, KITTY.
IT’S JUST US.

-[YOWLS]
-MAGGIE?

FANG’S TAKEN OVER THE LABYRINTH.
HE’S GOT ALL SORTS OF WEAPONS,
AND TALON...

I COULDN’T HELP HIM.

[HUDSON]
WHAT’S ALL THE COMMOTION THEN?

TALON NEEDS OUR HELP.
LET’S GO.

I THOUGHT YOU DIDN’T
WANT TO LEAD US, LAD.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH WHAT I WANT.

YOU BETTER COME ALONG
THIS TIME, HUDSON.

WE’LL NEED ALL THE HELP
WE CAN GET.

IS THAT AN ORDER, THEN?

YEAH. I GUESS IT IS.

[BELLOWING]

AW.

WHAT’S THE MATTER,
TALON,

FEEL A LITTLE COOPED UP?

YOU FEEL A LITTLE
CLAUSTROPHOBIC?

HOW DO YOU LIKE BEING
A LOWLY SUBJECT?

I NEVER CLAIMED
TO BE IN CHARGE.

I THOUGHT WE COULD ALL WORK
TOGETHER. WE STILL CAN.

AND DO WHAT,

BABYSIT A BUNCH
OF WORTHLESS DEADBEATS?

WELL, I GOT A HOT
NEWSFLASH FOR YOU,

BUCKAROOS!

THERE’S A NEW SHERIFF
IN TOWN!

[ALL SCREAM[

FROM NOW ON,
YOU ALL FOLLOW MYORDERS!

[LOUD CRASH]

[CLAMORING]

[BYSTANDER]
LET’S GET OUT OF HERE.

[GROANS]

[GROANING]

[SCREAMS]

[GROANS]

DEREK,
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

-[GASPS]
-I WOULDN’T BE WORRYING
ABOUT HIM IF I WERE YOU.

[FANG] BROOKLYN!

I GOT NO GRIPE WITH YOU.

LEAVE NOW
AND MAGGIE GOES FREE.

ALL RIGHT, FANG...

BUT SHE COMES WITH US.

YOU’RE JUST
LEAVING TALON?

I’M THE LEADER,
AND I SAY FORGET HIM!

I LIKE THE WAY
YOU GIVE ORDERS.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I’D GO
WITH YOU AND LEAVE DEREK?

THEN STAY WITH HIM
FOR ALL I CARE!

I’M SURE YOU’LL MAKE
WONDERFUL CELLMATES.

[BROOKLYN] YEAH, I THOUGHT
THAT WOULD SHUT YOU UP.

NOW, SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOUR
BOYFRIEND AND LET’S GO.

GOOD-BYE, DEREK.

I WON’T FORGET YOU.

[FANG]
HEY. NO HARD FEELINGS, GUY.

NOW!

[GROANING]

CLAW, DO SOMETHING!

[FANG]
COME ON ALREADY!

YOU WANT TO BE
WEAK LIKE THEM?

OH, MAN.

GUYS! GUYS, IT WAS ALL A JOKE!

COME ON, YOU KNOW?

MUTATE HUMOR, HUH?
[CHUCKLES]

COME ON.
LET ME OUT!

LET ME OUT!

[BOTH] UH, HEY.

DON’T LET ME
CATCH YOU TWO

AROUND HERE AGAIN.

FROM NOW ON,

ALL WEAPONS
ARE BANISHED.

IN THE LABYRINTH,
JUSTICE PREVAILS.

EVEN FOR THOSE
WHO DON’T BELIEVE IN IT.

THANKS FOR THE SAVE,
BROOKLYN.

SEEMS NEITHER OF US
CAN ESCAPE THE ROLE OF LEADER.

YEAH.

TRY AS I MIGHT.

SO...

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO NOW, LAD?

I’LL LEAD
THE BEST I CAN.

BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN
WE GIVE UP HOPE.

OR THE SEARCH.
WE’LL FIND THEM.

I SWEAR TO IT.

[TALON] AGREED.

BUT OUR MAIN
RESPONSIBILITY

IS TO PROTECT THOSE
WHO ARE STILL HERE.

YEAH. THAT’S WHAT
GOLIATH AND ELISA WOULD WANT.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]