Gargoyles (1994–1996): Season 2, Episode 50 - Hunter's Moon: Part 1 - full transcript

Elisa is temporarily assigned a new partner and get switched to day shift. She asks the gargoyles to watch over some warehouses the thieves might try to hit next. Hunters appear and attack the gargoyles.

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!

There will always
be a hunter, my son.

NARRATOR:
Previously onGargoyles...

DUNCAN:
And there will always
be the hunted.

Without your help,
I would have lost
my son tonight.

I owe you all
a debt of gratitude

that I may never
be able to repay.

But I will try.
I promise.

And I should trust
this promise?



Demona, the fire!

(CRYING)
Is she really gone?

GOLIATH:
I don’t know.

(HORSES WHINNYING)

(HORSE WHINNYING)

Who’s there?

(HORSE WHINNYING)

(GROWLS)

Show yourself,
you thief!

(ROARS)

(SCREAMS)

My face... Ah!

That’ll teach you humans.

(HORSE WHINNYING)

(MOANS)

I thought I told you
to fetch some milk, boy.

(GASPS)
Something attacked me,
Father...

Ah! Are you a wee babe,

to cry at a few scratches?

’Twas probably nothing
more than a rogue gargoyle
looking for food.

She was a demon.

And she shall pay
for what she did,

she and all her evil race!

(GASPS)
You spare some change, lady?

I’m trying to put myself
through medical school.

(STAMMERS)
Here you go...

(GASPS)
What do you want?

Oh, the usual.
Good education,

high-paying job.

But we’ll settle
for a first date.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(GASPS)

(BOTH GASP)

Ah, perfect.

Folks, we’re collecting
for a worthy cause.

Yeah,
so give till it hurts!

Great idea, Brendan.

"Ride the subway.
Meet interesting people."

Oh, don’t start
with me, Margot.

(THUDDING)

(GROWLS)

(GASPS)

(GASPS IN PAIN)

(ROARS)

(GASPS)

(ROARING)

(GASPS)

Tough luck, handsome.

(GRUNTS)

Tough luck, indeed.

Stay away, please.
No, stay back.

Don’t come near me.
(MUMBLES)

We’ve still got
a little PR problem.

Thank you.

(CHUCKLES)
Hey, nobody messes
with my best friend.

We’ll be in touch.

(WHISTLES)

Air conditioning
must be broke.

(STAMMERS)
Monsters on the train!

It was those
gargoyle creatures!

Youse gotta protect us!
They might come back!

Get...
They’re in there... Go on.

Yes, Officer,
they might come back.

Heh, had a little help
on this operation, I see.

Just some concerned
citizens with wings.

Hah! Did you see the look
on those crooks’ faces

when we dropped in on them?

Are we good, or what?

Yep.
Defenders of the Night.

Stopping evil stone cold.

(BARKING)

Welcome back, lads.

And lassie, of course.

-Brooklyn, you’re hurt.
-A scratch.

Nothing a little
stone nap won’t cure.

GOLIATH:
Take your places.

The sun is about to rise.

Ah...
This is a good life.

Yeah. Just one thing
would make it perfect...

Breakfast?

How did you know?

Maza, I’m reassigning
you to dayshift for awhile.

I need you to show
a new transfer the ropes.

Dayshift?

Ah, come on, Captain.

You’re breaking up
a great team.

Better than you know.

It’s only temporary.

And it wasn’t a request.

Well, I just want it
on the record that I’m...

Uh... Well... Hi.

Elisa Maza.

Detective Jason Conover.
Um... Nice to meet you.

So...

Which, uh, precinct
did you transfer from?

One in another city.

Really? What city?

A small one
compared to this.

Town this size must take
a lot of work to protect.

Yeah, it’s more than a job.
It’s a way of life.

I’ve heard some
pretty wild things
about New York,

like alligators
in the sewers...

I could tell you stories.

I’m all ears.

(EXPLOSION)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

-Police!
-BOTH: Freeze!

THIEF 1:
Freeze, yourself...

Drop the hardware!

(GUNSHOT)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

ELISA: Call it in!

(POLICE SIRENS BLARING)

(GUNSHOTS)

(POLICE SIRENS BLARING)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(POLICE SIRENS BLARING)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

My mechanic’s
gonna love this.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(THIEF SCREAMING)

(GRUNTS)

(POLICE SIRENS BLARING)

I said freeze!

(POLICE SIRENS BLARING)

(INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER)

ELISA:
Sunday in the park
with dirt bags. (CHUCKLES)

Not bad shooting,
Clyde.

Thanks, Bonnie.
You were pretty good
behind the wheel.

Uh, buy you a cup of coffee?

Hmm, master’s in Business
Affairs from the Sorbonne.

References from Edinburgh,
Florence.

Quite an impressive resume,
Ms. Correy.

When could you start
as my personal assistant?

This minute,
if necessary.

I’m not afraid of long hours.

I’ll work nights
if you require it.

I never work nights, Robyn.

I must have my,
um, beauty sleep.

(DOOR OPENS)

We ran into some trouble,
Ms. Destine.

The D/I-7 was...

Remember your manners, dolt!

I’m not through
with this interview.

You’ll start first thing
in the morning, Robyn.

I’m glad to have you as part
of the Nightstone team.

-(DOOR CLOSES)
-Come with me.

Now, your report.

We, uh, we...

(STUTTERING)
We didn’t get it, Ms. Destine.

-The cops...
-What?

You incompetent fool!

Wait, please!

You’re lucky
I treat my employees
with compassion.

Now get out!

(GRUNTS)

Why do the little people
always frustrate me?

Well, if you want
something done right...

(ROARING LOUDLY)

(SCREAMING IN PAIN)

Do it yourself.

(ROARING LOUDLY)

(ALL ROARING LOUDLY)

I never get tired of that.

Good as new, I see.

Yep. We call it
the concrete cure-all.

What’s up?

ELISA: Well,
my new partner and I had
some excitement today.

BROADWAY:
New partner? Where’s Matt?

XANATOS: I appreciate
the personal attention,
Detective Bluestone,

but I have no idea
why anyone would want to steal

this particular chemical.

D/I-7 is a potent
concentrated disinfectant.

Hardly worth taking unless
you have a very large and
dirty house to clean.

(SIGHS)
OK, Mr. X.

That’s all for now.

But you might want
to use some of this
D/I-7 stuff to make sure

your own house is clean.

Alex, can you say
"harassment"?

(COOING)

I knew that you could.

And that’s the story.

Oh, you should’ve
seen Jason in action.

This guy could shoot a fly out
from between its wings.

You seem quite impressed
with your new partner.

Well, uh, I mean,

he’s a good cop,
that’s all.

And it’s temporary.

Of course.

(YAWNS)
These double shifts...

I gotta get some sleep.

But I’m a little worried
that whoever planned this heist

might try again tonight.

Don’t worry, Elisa.

We’ll keep
an eye on the stuff.

Thanks. Our computer
says Xanatos stores

D/I-7 at two places,

the East River warehouse
the thieves hit today

and a chemical plant
on the Upper West Side.

Somehow, I doubt Xanatos
is a true victim in this,

but we will split up and keep
watch over both locations.

Later, guys.

I got a date with a pillow.

Come.
We have work to do.

A reporter from WVRN
to see you, Mr. Xanatos.

I’m a popular guy tonight.

What can I do
for you, Mr...

Carter. Jon Carter.
We’re doing a segment

on Manhattan’s
unique skyline.

I’m gathering
background info.

The pictures I’ve seen
of this castle

had gargoyles on the parapets.

True.
They didn’t suit my taste,

so I had them destroyed.

Really?

An art fancier
like yourself?

If you brought them
in front of me now,

I’d happily
pulverize them on the spot.

Speaking of gargoyles,
what’s your opinion
on these urban myths

about real live gargoyles
in New York?

Seems everybody’s got
a friend or cousin or
a dentist who’s seen one.

Did you say
you worked for WVRN
or the Daily Tattler?

Touché.
Oops! Excuse me.

Mind if I look around?

Be my guest, Mr. Carter.
Owen will escort you.

Mr. Carter has left.

Good. Now let’s see what
story he’s really after.

XANATOS:
Freeze. Enhance.

OWEN:
A piece of stone skin.

No doubt left by one
of the gargoyles a year ago.

Yes, it looks like
this Mr. Carter

could cause a bit of trouble
for our old friend Goliath.

Do you think
the thieves really will try
to rob this place again?

Thieves always return to
the scene of the crime, lass.

I learned that
from the television.

I thought you said
I wasn’t supposed

to believe everything
I saw on television.

Never mind.

You were right,
she’s here.

ROBYN: Three of them?

I thought only
the demon survived?

It doesn’t matter.

They all die tonight!

(SHOUTS)
Hunters, attack!

(GROWLING)

Attack!

(SCREECHING)

(GROANS)

I’ve got the demon.

(GROANS)

Stay down.

We’ve got
the element of surprise.

No sense giving it away.

(SIREN BLARING)

It’s Demona!

So much
for the element of surprise.

Let’s go!

(BRONX BARKS)

(GRUNTS)

(ZAPPING)

(GROWLING)

(MOANING AND GASPING)

(ROARS LOUDLY)

GOLIATH:
(STRUGGLING) Angela!

(SCREAMING)

Hudson! With me!

(SCREECHING)

Is she?

At least
you got the demon.

After all these centuries,
it’s over.

It wasn’t the demon.

(GROWLS)

(GUN BEEPING)

(GROANS)

(GROWLING IN ANGER)

Take care of them, Lex.
I’ll deal with Demona!

(GROWLING)

(GROANS)

(EXPLOSION)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(GROANS)

(GASPS)

(STRUGGLING)

Let’s blow this place
before it does!

(GRUNTS)

Thanks, Lex.

So who wants
to explain this to Goliath?

JASON: She was younger.
Her coloring was different.

-She wasn’t the demon.
-A whole new clan.

That explains all
the gargoyle sightings
that brought us here.

One or a thousand,
they won’t escape again.

We’ll hunt them down
and exterminate them.

Is that necessary?

We know the demon is evil,

but these other
gargoyles might not be.

Never say that!

The only good gargoyle
is a dead gargoyle.

And the only consolation
for tonight’s fiasco

is that I nailed
one of them for good.

(WHIMPERS)

Don’t worry, Bronx,

the sun will heal her.

Dawn is hours away.

They did this to her.

Those masked hunters.

On my daughter’s life,

I swear I will hunt them down.

And I will kill them.

(JASON READING)
To be continued...

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)