Highlander (1992–1998): Season 2, Episode 12 - Under Colour of Authority - full transcript

He is Immortal.

Born in the Highlands of Scotland
400 hundred years ago.

He's not alone.

There are others like him.

Some good,

some evil.

For centuries he's battled
the forces of darkness

with holy ground his only refuge.

He cannot die,

unless you take his head and with it his power.

In the end, there can be only one.



He is Duncan MacLeod,

the Highlander.

Here we are

Born to be kings

We're the princes of the universe

I am Immortal

I have inside me blood of kings

I have no rival

No man can be my equal

Take me to the future of the world

- You got a death wish?
- I'm sorry. Please help me.

What is it? What is it? What's wrong?

He's after me!

Please help me! There's no time!



Get on!

We need your help, Mac.
She had an accident.

Why didn't you take her to the hospital?

No, no hospital. No doctor.

I tried. She didn't want to go.

- Get her to the couch.
- Okay.

It's gonna be alright. You okay?

Here you go, Laura. Have a seat.

Mac, she was being chased by one of us.

Couple of cloths and some water.

Hi. Just lay back a little bit.
That's it. Let's have a look here.

Nay, it's okay. Cut's only superficial.

Your pupils are okay. It's too early yet
to see if you have a concussion.

Some water.

Is there any family or friends
we can contact?

No. I'm sorry to bother you.
I should probably get going.

No, no, no, no, no. You just relax right there.
You're not going anywhere.

Just put this on your head.

And let's get you something to drink, all right?
You take it easy.

It's going to be okay.

From the top.

I was riding along and she appears
out of nowhere in front of my bike.
She says there's a guy chasing her.

I look around, and there he is.
I felt him coming a block away.

What did he look like?

Mean-looking sucker.
Big nasty scar down one side of his face.

Made him look scary as hell.

You know him, Mac?

His name's Mako. And, yeah, I know him.

Pacific Northwest Frontier Town, 1882

Just think of it, Duncan — gold in Alaska.

Within a few months,
it could be California all over again.

You never struck me as the prospecting type.

It's the store I'm thinking of.

Hundreds of people heading through here
on their way north.

Man could get rich just by selling supplies.

You never struck me as the greedy type, either.

Well, a man has to think about his future.

Future?

You don't usually think beyond your next meal.

Well, here you are, the newspaperman, and
you haven't heard the biggest story in town.

Judith's expecting.

Tim, congratulations.

Thanks, Duncan.

We have to celebrate.

But she's waiting for me.

Well, Judith can wait a little longer.

I have something that I've been saving
for an occasion just like this.

What have you got in mind?

Sixty years old.

I'm not used to anything that
didn't come out of the washtub last week.

Well, here's to the newest addition
to the Ramsey clan. And to his father —
a man with a future.

Duncan, what is it?

Chill. Must be a draft.

Duncan, I just remembered — Judith needed
something from the apothecary.

Sure.

Thanks for the hospitality. I gotta go.

Tim, is everything alright?

Yeah, I'm fine. Fine. I'll see you later.

You the sheriff?

What can I do for you?

Federal Marshall. I'm looking for a man
who may be living in these parts.

Afraid we got ourselves a real
quiet town, Marshall.

Ain't a lot of desperadoes hanging their hats here.

We'll see about that. You recognize this man?

I'm not sure.

You're not sure you recognize him, or you're
not sure you're gonna tell me about it?

How about you people?
Do you recognize this man?

He was part of a gang that robbed a train
and killed a Wells Fargo man.

If you know him, you are obligated by the law
to help me find him.

And you can rest assured, I will find him.

Whether it goes hard or
easy is entirely up to him.

If you would be kind enough to tell him that
when you see him, I'd appreciate it.

Maybe we'd better talk in my office.

In a minute.

MacLeod.

Mako.

I'm not here for you. I came here to do a job.

So you said.

You going to get in my way?

Is there any reason I should?

I'm going to do what I have to do
to get my job done.

Yeah, well, we all have to do what's right.

As long as we understand each other.

We understand each other.

Duncan, I thought you were the marshal.

So what he says is true? You killed a man?

No. Never killed anyone in my life.

I was sixteen years old.
My brother rode with the Daltons.

I went with them one night to hold onto the horses
while they were on the train.

The Wells Fargo man went to stop them
and one of the guys in the gang shot him.

I didn't even know what happened
until they ran out.

I spent the next two days hiding
under the floorboards at my mother's house,

looking up at the lawmen telling my mother
they were going to hang me and my brother.

So if you didn't kill anyone,
why are you running?

Doesn't mean a damn to that marshal now.
He's already judged me guilty.

Tim, I have friends in the territorial capital and
in big newspapers. I'll find a way to help you.

Duncan, I have a wife,
and a child coming. They need me.

The best thing I can do is put as many miles
between me and that marshal as I can and come
back for them in a couple months when he's gone.

Tim, this man's different. He's not going to be gone,
and he's not going to give up.

I reckon I know that already.

So long, Duncan.

Tim... Hide out in the hills east of the river near
the Bayou Falls. I'll bring you supplies when I can.

You're a good friend, Duncan. Thanks.

Well, you're out late.
You working on a big story?

Well, you know us newspapermen.
We need to get out from time to time.
It's good for the constitution.

Constitution?

You know, generally, our kind, we don't worry
too much about our constitutions, MacLeod.

And a newspaperman, is it? The last time I saw you,
you and Fitzcairn were just learning to read.

What do you want, Mako?

I always thought that you were a man
that respected the law.

I like to see justice done.

Justice. Justice is what a lawyer gets
when the judge rules in his favor.

The law is what we live by. It is the rules.

A man can't always live by the law.

A man cannot live any other way.

Do you realize that I have been a lawman
for almost six hundred years?

Even before I was Immortal.

I have seen cities burned.
I have seen children slaughtered.

Law is what separates us from the beasts.

We leave it, we leave a hole with no bottom.

Yeah, but in all this law of yours,
isn't there any room for compassion?

Not from me.

MacLeod.

Folks say that you're a good friend
of Tim Ramsey.

I am. Is that against the law?

It is if you're harboring him.

Doesn't it matter to you that Tim Ramsey spent
the last ten years living a decent, hard-working life?

That is ten years that the Wells Fargo man's family
has been grieving.

Tim Ramsey didn't kill anyone.

Says him. And maybe the judge will see it the same
way. That's the beauty of the law, ain't it?

Now you tell your friend that if he comes with me,
he'll have his day in court.

If not, I have a warrant that says "dead or alive".

Wait a second.
You're telling me this guy is a cop?

Ask yourself, Richie.

Why didn't she want to go to the hospital?

Or to the police?

I don't know.

What do you know about her?

Not much. Her name's Laura. She said
she needed help, and she was scared,

she needed me to hide her out.

If I were you, the first thing I'd find out is
what she's hiding from.

Richie?

Yeah.

Laura. Let me see. It's getting better.

You're going to be fine.

Yeah, it's better, thanks to the two of you.

Do you have any idea
why that guy was chasing you?

No.

Are you sure?

Yeah, I told you, I don't know who he is.

Then you won't mind me
bringing the police in, will you?

No, please.

Well, maybe I do know.

You see, where I come from, there's still a right
and a wrong side of the tracks.

And all we ever dreamed of
was getting to the other side.

So I married Earl Morrison.

He's the son of the richest guy in town.
I thought that I was going to be Cinderella.

What happened?

Well, it didn't take him two weeks.

He started drinking and seeing other women.

And when I'd say something, he'd slap me.

Pretty soon, I didn't have to say anything.

Just got to be out of habit.

So I had to... I had to go.

And that's when he sent this guy after you?

Why don't you go to the police, Laura?

Well, my father-in-law, he owns half the town,
and he told this judge that I stole from him.

And they charged me.
They'd do anything to keep me there.

You could get a lawyer.

You don't know Earl's daddy.

Half the people in town would lie for him.

If I don't go back with Earl,
they'll send me to jail for sure.

Are you gonna turn me in?

Of course not. We're going to help you.

Right, Mac?

Thanks for letting her stay the night, Mac.
She's not your type anyway, right?

Very funny.

I'll figure out what to do about this tomorrow.

I suggest you figure out how deep you want to
get involved in this, Richie.

What are you talking about?

I mean Mako's no one to fool around with.

Yeah, but, Mac, she needs our help.

Richie, you don't know anything about her.
You don't even know if she's telling the truth.

Come on, Mac. You saw her.
She look like a criminal to you?

At least let's check out her story.

You want to check her out? Check her out.

If Mako finds you...

Mako's not going to find me, Mac.
He has no idea who I am.

You scared me.

Trouble sleeping, Laura?

I thought you were him.

I could have been.

What are you doing out here?

Nightmares.

I guess I just think if I stay in one place
for too long, he's going to find me, so...

Well, staying out here won't help.
You're making yourself an easy target.

We lost him. I thought it'd be all right
for a little while.

You don't lose him that easy.
Mako doesn't sleep like other people.

You talk like you know him or something.

Enough to know that he won't give up.
Not when he's this close.

I'm sorry.

I had to work some things out and clear my head,
and this seemed like a good place to do it.

Well, this place isn't safe at the best of times.
And these aren't the best of times, are they, Laura?

I guess I should thank you,
you know, for looking after me.

Thank Richie, not me.

You don't exactly trust me much, now, do you?

I don't know you.

So you don't believe me.

No, I believe that you're frightened.

And I believe that you're running from something.
I'm just not sure what.

Yeah, well, Richie believes me.

Richie cares about you!

Whatever you tell him, it's the truth...
Is it the truth, Laura?

Look, I appreciate what you've done,
but I am not going to get hurt anymore.

I don't want you hurt, either.

But think about Richie.
What happens to him if he gets in Mako's way?

It's not like I made Richie do anything.

You don't have to.

When you're young and you care about someone,
you... you think with your heart.
You don't see clearly.

I don't know why you're so worried about Richie.
I mean, you act like you're his father or something.

I'm not his father, Laura.

But he is like family to me.
And I just don't want to see him throw his life away.

Look, if it helps any,
I don't want to see Richie get hurt either.

I just want to get out of this mess.

Look, he's going to have to make his own choice.
But whatever decision he makes,
he's going to make it on his own.

I just hope he makes the right one.

Yeah.

We'd better get out of here.
You're going to need your sleep.

Yeah.

Now, don't do it, boy.

Let's try this again, a little bit friendlier.

What do you want?

Where's the girl?

I don't know.

Now, you listen to me, boy.

In case you don't know it, our kind
don't necessarily have a liking for each other.

Some of 'em even lose their heads over it.

Now, you could do yourself a world of good
if you start telling me the truth.

We talked for a while, and I let her off down
by the bus station. That's all I know.

Look, why don't you just let her go?
You don't even know what this is all about.

I don't care about the hows and the whys, son.
I'm just bringing her back.

Now you could have yourself a nice long life
if you don't get in my way again.

Keeping surveillance on the birds?

Lot less dangerous than keeping an eye on you.

I need a favor, Dawson.

What kind of favor?

There's a woman named Laura Daniels.
She's on the run. Says she's being framed
for a crime she didn't commit.

Prisons are full of people that say that same thing.

I know. That's why I want you to find out
whether she's telling the truth or not.

And I don't want the police story.

Supposedly, the man that wants her brought in
owns the local police.

So what's the rest of it?

How do you know there is a "rest of it"?

Because you could hire anyone to find this out.
You don't need my network for this.

There's an immortal named Mako on her trail.

Mako? Whoo. Yeah, the lady's got real trouble.

Mako... he was a sheriff
in England back in the 1700s.

I know. We ran into each other.

Well, last I heard,
he was a federal marshal around 1860.

Can you find out who he's working for now?

You know, maybe we should both
stick to watching the birds, MacLeod.

That'd be a lot safer all around.

Hey, Richie. What's up?

Hey, take it easy, fellas.

Mac, I got to talk to you.

What's up?

Mako. He came to my place.
I can't believe how fast he found me.

I told you he's the best there is.
What did you tell him?

I told him I let her off at the bus station downtown,
I don't know where she is.

I guess he believed me.

I wouldn't count on it. Come on.

I tried to talk to the guy, Mac,
tell him what's going on.

He doesn't seem to care.

All that Mako cares about is the letter of the law.
Guilt and innocence are just details.

Well, not for me.

Richie, I want you to think about this.

What's there to think about?
I'm not going to let this psycho take her back.

He's not a psycho.

How do you know, Mac? How do you know
he's the same guy he was back then?

You know, I don't understand what's going on here.
You help people all the time.

Richie, if you want to help her,
take her to the police.

The police? Mac, she's not gonna
get a fair trial, you know that.

So she says.

I believe her, Mac. She's scared. She asked
for help. I'm not gonna let her down.

Richie, the only way you're going to stop Mako
from taking her is to kill him.

And you're not good enough.

You were going to leave?

Richie, you've done a lot already.
I don't want to get you any more involved.

Well, it's too late for that. The guy who was
chasing you paid me a visit this morning.

Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.
A little bruising in my ego, but that's okay.

All I need is a head start. I'll be okay.

No, Laura, you don't know
what you're up against.

I appreciate your help.

But I'd rather die running than go back
to Earl's daddy. You don't know what he's like.

Was it Earl or Earl's daddy who hit you?

It was Earl. I told you,
Earl's daddy never touched me.

What are you getting at?

Well, it seems to me it's her husband she should
be afraid of. I was wondering where he fit in.

Mac, what difference does it make?

Look. I'm sorry that I got you involved.

You were wonderful to me,
and I really appreciate all the help.

I'm going with you.

What?

I'm a big boy, I can take care of myself.

"I can take care of myself!"
That's what he said!

Slow down, Gregory.
Who are you talking about?

Tim Ramsey. He's got a gun and everything.

No, wait a minute. Where is he?

Out in the street.

There's going to be a shoot-out, Mr. MacLeod!

You stay in here, all right? You stay here.

This doesn't have to happen, boy.

No other way it can be.

Tim, don't!

Stay back, Duncan!

What are you going to do, shoot me?

I'm not gonna let him destroy my life.
Judith needs me!

You're no good to her dead.

Yeah, well, when I kill him, no one
in this town's going to turn me in.

You can't kill him, Tim.

Listen to your friend, boy. Time to give up
and face what you've done.

There's no reason to die here today.

Mako, don't do this. I'll bring him in.

It's not your job, MacLeod. Get out of the way.
He's coming with me.

No!

This was never between us, MacLeod.

You didn't have to kill him.

I didn't kill him. The law did.

This is a mistake.

Then it's mine to make.

Don't do this.

Come on, let's go.

What is it?

Use the stairs.

Well, well, well. Look who's here.

Nice to see you, Mako.

Long way from the newspaper business.

What are you doing here?

I'm looking for a girl.

Try working on your personality.

I knew the boy would lead me back to her.
I didn't expect to find you here.

Where is she?

Can't help.

They're outside.

Not this time, Mako. I can't let you do it.

Seems we've been here before.

Let them go, Mako. They're only children.

Can't do that.

- Is it worth your life?
- It's the law. It is my life.

Is this your idea of justice?

- It's okay?
- Yeah, it's all right.

Richie, it's okay. He doesn't know where we are.

Yeah, well, he'll find us. He always does.

Why is it I get the feeling you know more about
this guy than you're telling me?

Mac had a run-in with him some time ago.
There's still some bad blood.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Well, there's more to it, Richie.

Well, don't worry about it. Let's just get
some sleep. We'll talk about it tomorrow. Okay?

Hey. Come here.

What?

Why are you doing this?

What do you mean?

Well, here you are, you turn your whole life
upside down to help me,
and you don't even know me.

I know enough. You needed help.

Then you... you became my knight in shining armor.

Yeah, right. I'm a hell of a hero.
All we've done so far is run.

Nobody's ever put themselves on the line for me.

If I had had half a brain when I was younger,

I would have been dreaming
about somebody like you

instead of Earl and his money.
And I'd like to thank you.

Laura... you don't have to.

I know.

Mako's working for the Texas State Courts.
He's bringing in bail jumpers.

Bounty hunter. Is there any chance
he could be free-lancing?

What do you mean?

Well, doing private jobs for people
with political muscle?

No. Not a chance.

He is a law-and-order fanatic.
Hunting fugitives — that's all he does.

Whether they're guilty or not.

MacLeod, I know about your friend, Tim Ramsey.

Mako's still doing his job. It's still the law.

Well, what about justice?

This girl is wanted for murder.

She killed her husband. Stuck him
with a carving knife. You didn't know?

- Hey.
- Hey. How are you doing?

Food!

Yeah! Cheeseburgers and fries.
Nothing too fancy.

Looks good to me.

Oh, and... I went to the bank.

Got six hundred bucks.
It's not going to get us very far, but...

We'll be okay, Richie.
We've just gotta keep moving, that's all.

Yeah, I guess you're right.

What?

He's here.

Can we get to the bike?

No. We'll never make it. Let's go out the window.

Yes! The T-bird's here. We're going to be fine.
We're going to be fine.
Everything's going to work out. Mac!

Mac, we need to borrow your car, now.

Richie, slow down. We have to talk.

No, no, no, Mac. There's no time.
He knows I'd come to you for help.

Richie, she's not wanted for theft.
She's wanted for murder.

She killed her husband.

Is that true? Laura, please talk to me.
Is that true?

I did it. One night, Earl came home drunk.

I was in the kitchen.

He called me a lazy bitch
and he started hitting me.

The next thing I knew, I had the carving knife.

And then the next thing I knew, it was in him.

So it was self-defense.

Well, not in Earl's daddy's town, it wasn't!

But, Laura, you were protecting yourself, right?

Well... my father-in-law told me that I would not
live long enough to stand trial, so...

Laura... Laura, why didn't you tell me this before?

I wanted to. I was afraid that you wouldn't help me.

I know that it was wrong,
but I'm really sorry, Richie.

Laura.

Richie. Richie, listen. Listen.
I've spoken to a lawyer.

We can fight the extradition, but
she has to go back to face the charges.

Why, Mac?

Because those are the rules.

Mac, the hell with the rules. We're Immortals.
Who cares about the rules?

Sometimes it's all we have.

You sound like him.

Richie, where is this going from here?

What happens if you're out on the road
and a cop recognizes her?
What are you going to do? Kill him?

I don't—

- How far is this going to go, Richie?
- I don't know, Mac! I don't know.

All I know is I gotta help her, Mac.
Mac, she needs me!

Richie, I just saw his car.

Mac, please.

- Out the back.
- Thanks.

- Damn!
- What?

Let's run!

I warned you, MacLeod. Where are they?

Who are they, your deputies?

The girl's a killer. The boy's obstructing justice.

I can't have you interfere again.

Then why don't we just pick up the telephone
and call the police.

How far can they get?

There'll be no police. They're mine.

I thought this was about the law.

I am the law.

No, you're not, Mako.

You may come here under the color of authority,
but you're placing yourself above the law.

Nobody's above the law, not even you.

Richie, what are you doing?

He's here.

- Where? I don't see him.
- He's close.

- Let's go.
- No.

Richie, but he'll catch us!

If not here, somewhere else.

We can't stay!

Laura, we can't run.

No!

Someone call the ambulance!

The ambulance is on the way.

It wasn't supposed to end like this.
All she had to do was give herself up.

All right, boy, come on. It's all over.

You son of a bitch!

Excuse me.

Richie, back off!

No, Mac. He killed her.

It was an accident, boy.
I was just doing my job.

Yeah, like hell you were.

Richie, this doesn't have to go any further.
Leave it alone.

Mac, it's already gone too far.

Remember, MacLeod, all that separates us
from the beasts is the law.

Mac.

It's getting pretty cold.
It's probably going to snow soon.

You have to leave.

It's that time?

Was I wrong? About Mako?

It's done.

I just never figured it like this.

I was gonna have friends, get a job,
meet a girl... It's all backwards now.

Some things will never change. Some things will.
You'll learn to live with them.

Yeah. Maybe.

So, I guess I'll see you around.

Yeah. You take care of yourself.

Thanks, Mac. For everything.

Mac, are we ever
going to have to face each other?

Maybe.

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