Highlander: The Raven (1998–1999): Season 1, Episode 1 - Reborn - full transcript

She is immortal.

A thousand years old
and she cannot die.

A creature of legend...

like the raven,

a thief who stole the sun
and the moon.

They sent a warrior
to bring her back.

He found her.

Together, they brought back
light to the world.

I was a cop.

To me she was just a thief,

another day on the job.



But she wasn't--
She changed my life,
changed everything.

And both of us knew
from that moment on,

nothing would ever be
the same.

I hate this.

I hate it when I screw up.

Don't blame yourself.

Fine. I hate it
when you screw up.
That's much better.

Yeah, you think this is funny?
You tell the captain
we lost her.

- Mommy.
- The kids wanted
to kiss Mommy good night.

Oh, you can't fool me.
You just wanted
to stay up late.

Okay. Now home and to bed
for the both of you.

It's gonna be late.

Usually is.
Put your seat belts on.

You said
we could go inside.



I said,
"Put on your seat belts. "

I love you.

You okay?

You know, I'm not
doing this 'cause I have to.

Oh, mama.
Meals on wheels.

Up yours.

Ferris, you get the fives
on that robbery?

Just a second, Captain.
I have to take care
of Mr. Halloway here.

Come on, Mr. Halloway.
Come on.

Come on.
Now, you remember,

just 'cause your wife's dog
barks too much,
you can't poison him.

It's not allowed.
You go on home. I heard.

How many times did she
lose your ass, Stanley?

What did I say?
Leave it alone, Ferris.

Just got a call
from Confidential Security.

The Marshall estate
was hit tonight.

Son of a bitch.

She knew we were on her,
and she was playing with us.

Let's go meet the legend.
Now?

Yeah, now.

You're back, finally.
How'd we do?

You can relax.
We did great tonight.

We don't need great.
We need spectacular.

You're spending
three times as much
as you're stealing.

You're not going straight
on me, are you?

Oh, lately I don't know.

I'm just not as psyched
as I used to be.

I think maybe I'm bored.

Must be a bitch--

being 1,200 years old
and just hitting
midlife crisis.

Midlife? Bite your tongue.

At least I kept
my complexion.

That was the doorman.
The police are
on their way up.

Show them in.

Amanda Montrose?

Don't be shy.

- I'm Detective Wolfe.
- Wolfe?

This is my partner,
Detective Hoffman.

Tell me, Detective,
do you ever howl at the moon?

Where were you tonight?

Tonight?

Between 10:15 and 11:30.

Let's see.
Well, um, Lucy and I--

Oh, you met Lucy,
didn't you?

She and I rented a video,
which you should know about
since you were following us.

And then we came home
and popped popcorn
and champagne corks.

Which you don't know about
because you weren't invited.

Which video?

- Excuse me?
- Which video?

Oh, "Legends"
something or other--
You know, the Brad Pitt thing.

You know, he has
the most sensuous mouth.

Ah, yes.

Brad Pitt, I mean.

Ms. Montrose, or whatever
your name of the day is,

why don't we
get out of the tub...

and conduct this interview
like the professionals
we all are?

Oh. Well, your call.

Wait.
Oh?

Now that is
an attractive man.

Like my Uncle Arnie
used to say,

"Sleep with the devil,
wake up with burns
on your ass. "

Lucy, you never had
an Uncle Arnie.

Hello, my pretties.

First thing tomorrow morning,
I go see Harry.

"Cash 'n' Carry Harry. "

Hard to undress a woman
with your eyes
when she's already naked.

Me? Claudia, you know
I can't look at another woman
with you around.

Nice try, putz.

The thief lives like a queen,
and me and David are still
trying to pay off Eric's braces.

She's goin' down,
one way or another.

Why don't you take it?

There's also some nice towels
and a soap dish in the bathroom
if you like.

Detective--
Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk.

Not without
a search warrant.
Hmm.

So, after you watched
this video, where did you go?

You've been watching me for
a week. Don't you guys have this
written down somewhere?

- Answer the questions.
- I returned the video,
and I came back here.

Didn't I, Lucy?

Now, if I'm going downtown,
I guess I need to talk
to my lawyer?

Not necessary.

- Yet.
- Good.

Lucy, would you please
show them to the door?

Lucy, dis-leur
qu'ils m'embrassent le cul.
[And tell them to kiss my ass]

Perhaps some other time.

Ne vous derangez pas.
On conn??it le chemin.

Remind me not
to underestimate you,
Detective.

Harry?

Harry? You up there?

Oh, Harry.

Couldn't they just rob you?

You mean dead drunk,
don't you?

I mean dead dead,
like shot through the heart.

Poor Harry.
He was a good man
for a fence.

So now what?

Now we go to Basil.

Oh, not Basil. We hate Basil.
He's a self-righteous ganef.

Start here.
Claudia, take the library.
Kitchen, bedroom.

All right. I'll do the kitchen.

Took your advice.
I got a warrant.

All you had to do
was ask nicely.

Why'd you kill Harry?
Harry who?

"Harry who? " Harry nobody
as of this morning.

But I got a witness
who saw you
leaving his place.

Hello.

- What the hell is that?
- Looks like a nine-millimeter
to me.

Let me guess.
Harry was killed
with a nine-millimeter?

- Assume the position.
- Well, I usually
get dinner first.

You have the right
to remain silent.

I suppose it wouldn't make
any difference if I told you
I didn't own a gun.

If you choose
to give up that right,
anything you say...

can be used against you
in a court of law.

Get the elevator.
I got the roof!

Freeze!

It's Amanda,
Princess of Thieves.

Really, Basil,
you could work up
some enthusiasm.

I come bearing gifts.
Francis Marshall collection.
Brung it here?

How did you know
it was me?
Who else would it be, deary?

And who else
would I bring it to?

Harry. Except he's as dead
as a doornail.

With Harry gone,
you had to come...

to your old pal Basil.

Ah, such a shame what happened
to dear old Harry, isn't it?
Tragic.

No, I don't know
who or why.

I just know his time is up.

And unlike us Immortals,
he doesn't get to turn
the hourglass over...

and let the sand
run through again.

Forty cents
on the dollar.

I need the goods
to show the buyer.

Unless you want
20 cents on the dollar.

You screw me
on this, Bas,

and you're going to wish
you were as lucky
as poor old Harry.

Don't turn around.

Hand it over.

What else you got in there?

Nice sword.

4-3-2 in progress.

737 North Bodswell.
All cars in vicinity.

Bloody hell.

Okay. Where'd she go, Lucy?

- Ich weiss nicht.
- Where are the jewels?

"Jew-els? "

Detective Hoffman.

Oh, hey, sweetheart.

W-Well, look, if Daddy says
you have to eat the broccoli,

then, yes, you do have
to eat the broccoli.

Look, I'll be home
to kiss you good night.

Yes, I promise.

I love you too.

Come on, Lucy,
jewels, diamonds, rubies.

Mein Englisch ist--

Ist-- Ist perfect,
like the six other
languages that you speak.

I want to see my lawyer.

You haven't even
read me my rights yet.

You're not
under arrest... yet.

Okay. Come on.

Here's the thing.
I'm in a bit
of a tough spot here.

I'm a working mom.
I got two kids,

one who's at home right now
with a cold,

the other one who's failed
his last two spelling tests
because I'm never there.

If you could just
tell me where she went,
then we can all go home now.

This is kind of
a woman-to-woman thing.

You want to be friends, right?

Well, pretty much, yeah.

Detective, I already
have a friend.

Where the hell
have you been?

What's with the maid?
Call her that to her face
and she'll rip your lungs out.

She know anything?
Right now, she's never
even heard of her.

So you don't have
my money or my jewels?

Amanda, the wanker shot me.
You know how I am about pain.

Poor baby.
It hurt a lot.

What did
he look like, Bas?
Tall, dark clothes, ski mask.

This is pissing me off.
You?

I had this shirt
custom made in Hong Kong.

I want you to pay
attention to me, Bas.

Harry was murdered,
and the weapon
was planted on me.

You're a suspect?
A cop set me up.

Case files aren't gonna
tell you where she's hiding.

I don't know.
Maybe I missed something.

Go home. If I find something,
I'll call you.

Drop the gun, Wolfe.

This is a new twist
for you.

Generally speaking,
you only break into places...

where there are
actually things
worth stealing.

Maybe if you
told me what it was
you were looking for.

Evidence.
I found your problem.

You see, I'm the cop;
you're the thief.

Are you always so witty?

Look, someone planted
that gun on me.

- You suspect me.
- Who else should I suspect?

I don't know.

You like it?
Take it.

- Why?
- You're a thief.

Yes, I am a thief.
But I don't kill.

Anyway, it's not
my kind of bird.

Oh, I don't know.
It kind of suits you.

The raven's
all over mythology--

Norse, Greek--

In fact, there's
an Eskimo legend about
one particular raven.

It seems this raven
was a thief.

How appropriate.

She stole the sun
and the moon
and all the stars.

Mmm, I bet that's
heavy to carry,
even harder to fence.

The legend says
there was an evil chief...

who planned to steal them
for himself.

He was gonna lock 'em up,
keep the Earth in darkness.

But the raven swore
she stole them only to
protect them from the bad guy.

You see, she thought
she was the hero.

Now, that works for me.

But the chief insisted
she was only out for herself.

"I didn't do it,"
said the bird.

Uncuff me.
We'll talk about it.
I'll make coffee.

Tell you what-- I'll be
the thief; you be the hero.

Amanda!

What?

You get caught
out on the street,
you do something stupid,

they'll kill you.

I'm not that easy to kill.

Try me.
Next time, let him
answer the phone.

Ballistics.

Let me guess.
The bullet
that killed Harry...

matches the gun
found in my living room.

This is funny to you?

Tell me, Detective,
what kind of idiot
puts a gun in her own sofa?

Someone who's committed murder
and wants to get caught.

Do I look like
I want to get caught?

No.

- What the hell is he doing?
- You ran.
Innocent people don't run.

They do when
they're being chased.
I don't do guns.

That's a bunch of crap.

You were placed at the scene.
He was already dead.

Tell me, Detective, um,
when do you get to
play the bad cop?

What's the matter, Amanda?

Did he stiff you
on the price?
No.

Maybe he threatened
to turn you in.
No, Harry was my friend.

How'd the murder weapon
get in your home, Amanda?

I didn't do it,
and Lucy sure as hell didn't.

As I see it, that leaves
five possibilities,
all with badges.

- You're out of your mind.
- I'm being set up.

- Right.
- Right.

It was you, wasn't it?

Why do there have to be
so many cops in the same room?

Poor Basil. You must need
a weekend in the country...

after the terrible ordeal
you've been through.

I should be just fine, ducky.
Sweet of you to care.

There's two copies
in there.

What the hell
is up with Nick?

I don't know.

He checked our files
out of Personnel, the four
of us that busted Amanda.

Even you.

Well, I'm sure
he's got his reasons.
To what, burn us?

You need to have
a little talk with him, Claudia.

What?

Damn it.

What's up with you?
No, look. I'm fine.
I'm fine. It's okay.

It's okay.

What?
Did you see him?
That was him.

Who?
The bastard
that killed me.

Which one?

The one that was talking
to the female cop.

I recognized his voice.

Ferris shot you?
That means he killed Harry.

That means
he's got your jewels.

Amanda, the travel agent said
your tickets will be waiting
for you at the airport.

I've packed for warm weather.
The rest I'll put in storage,
and I'll ship it to you.

Aren't you a little eager
to, uh, get rid of me?

You can't stay here, Amanda.

They know you're a thief,
and they think
you're a murderer.

Lucy, there is a cop
in that building
who has my jewels.

And it's the same man
who killed Harry
and shot Basil.

And the same one who's
framing you. All the more
reason for you to go.

But, Lucy, I just got here.
I like it here.
And you'd miss me.

But the beaches
in Costa Rica are very nice.

I can visit.
You've done it before.

Yes, but I've always
been guilty before.
This time I've been set up.

Don't tell me it's
our lovely Detective Wolfe.

No, darling, it's not
our lovely Detective Wolfe.

But he is protecting
the other one.
And who's gonna protect you?

Don't worry about me.

Hey, Nick, how's it goin'?

Busy, Stanley.
What's up?

Looks like
you're working on
some old cases.

Yeah, something like that.

Why don't you
give it a rest?

Been a long time
since I bought you a drink.

No, thanks.

I ever tell you
about my old dog, Stanley?

Sweetest thing you ever met.

This gonna be a long story?

He had this wool rug
he used to sleep on.

He loved that rug
more than anything
in the world.

Except there was this corner
where the yarn was coming loose,
and he wanted that yarn.

So he took it in his teeth,
and he'd chew on it,
and he'd chew on it.

And the rug would get
smaller and smaller...

until finally...
it was gone.

- He doesn't sound very bright.
- He just didn't get that if you
chew on something like that,

it unravels.

And what you're left with
is nothing but a cold floor
to sleep on.

Well, I don't have
any trouble sleeping, Nick.

That's good, Stanley.

Glad to hear it.

I always sleep well
when I know my friends
are okay.

That's the great thing
about what we do.

Knowing that our friends
are okay.

You just have to know
who your friends are.

Yeah.

Lucy, would you please
quit calling me? I'll be fine.

This is no big deal.
I'm just getting what's mine.

Here he comes.
Uh, gotta go.

Sign this
and I'll put it through.

You quit.

Two years. Takes that bitch
to get me to light up again.

You will tell me
if I turn out to be
the bad guy, right?

Give me a break, Claudia.
This isn't about you. There were
five of us in the room.

Not counting the criminals.

She broke into my place.
Why did she break into
my apartment?

Oh, I don't know.
Maybe that's how
she gets her rocks off.

I got her file right here.
She's never even used a gun.

Ever!

Claudia.

Tell Eric
we're playin' hoops
on Saturday.

Sure. Whatever.

Nick!

Come on!

Just hold still.
Ow!

Did you see
who was in the car?
Yes. Did you?

I already knew.
Well, let's go get him.

You go away.

He framed me, Nick.

What--

I saved your life.

Fine. I'll just--
You know, I work better
by myself anyway.

Okay, I'm here.
What's so important?

Oh, wait. I know.

You found out I'm late
on my payments
to Eric's orthodontist.

Claudia, you're my partner
and I love you, but shut up.

In the past two years
we've busted four major fences.

Three walked, one died,
and they all had
one cop in common.

Does he know you know?

I'm thinkin' yeah.
About 20 minutes ago
he tried to shoot me.

Can I tell you
how much I hate this?

You always do
when I'm right.

Damn it.

We need backup.
Suspect armed and heading
for Freemount warehouse.

Hand it over.

Good girl.

Why don't you just shoot me
and get it over with?

Stanley!

My collar, Claudia.
Call for backup.

Put it down, Stanley.

Not smart.

Why'd you do it?

Why don't you ask him
about the jewels?

Come on.
We're family.

- Oh, does that mean
I can leave?
- Get outta here.

No.

You stay put.

This is Amanda Montrose.
Now, the captain will
promote the both of us.

And we can make this
a clean shoot.

As clean as Harry. Nick!

Claudia!

Don't. Don't.

I'll tell you what.
I'll split it with ya.

Your kids will
be set for life.

- Claudia!
- Nick, over here.

You bastard.

Ferris!

Damn.

It's okay.

I'm here for you now.

It's okay.
There we go.

Okay.

What about--

She's dead.

Damn.

I hate it
when I screw up.

Don't blame yourself.

I hate it
when you screw up.

Much better.

C-Claudia.

No.

Don't do this to me.

Don't you do this to me!

For a thief.

You were the best
of us, Claudia.

The best of me.

I'll miss you.

It's a dark week
for the department.

Two detectives killed
in the line of duty.

Don't mention
Stanley Ferris and Claudia
in the same breath.

We're closing
the case, Detective.

We have the jewels.
He's not here
to defend himself.

Let's let them both
rest in peace.

He killed my partner.

The public needs us all
to be white knights,

heroes, to put our lives
on the line...

for less than they pay
garbage collectors.

We're not all heroes, Nick.

We're human.
We make mistakes.

Don't put the department
through hell for this.

Give it some time.
You'll see I'm right.

Shall we shake on it,

Lieutenant?

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