Millennium (1996–1999): Season 2, Episode 6 - The Curse of Frank Black - full transcript

On Halloween night, Frank is haunted by the ghosts of memories past.

D'OH!

OH.

HEY, HEY.

HEY, DON'T MOVE.

OKAY.

TRICK OR TREAT!

WHOOP.

GO AHEAD, MARGE.

TRICK OR TREAT.

TRICK OR TREAT!

HERE YOU GO.



THANK YOU.

NO!

NO! NO! NO!

THEY GOT TWO-ON-ONE
DOWN THE LEFT SIDE,

CUTTING ACROSS THE RED
LINE. HE SWEEPS RIGHT...

IN DETROIT, LAST...

HOMER!

HEY!

AHH!

DID YOU GET SOME
GOODIES? HEY! YEAH.

CAN I HAVE A PIECE?

NO. D'OH!

TRICK OR TREAT!

THANK YOU.



COME ON. HURRY UP.

- DO WE HAVE TO GO THERE?
- WHAT'S THE MATTER?

- IT FEELS BAD.
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "BAD"?

THERE'S GHOSTS THERE.

THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS GHOSTS.

COME ON. HURRY UP. LET'S GO.

WAIT FOR ME. WAIT FOR ME!

TRICK OR TREAT!

THANK YOU.

LET'S GO TO THIS HOUSE.

ONE OF US GOES
INSIDE CROCELL'S HOUSE.

THAT FELLA SPLITS UP WHATEVER
HE GETS WITH THE OTHERS,

WHO WAIT OUT HERE
TO CALL THE COPS IF THE

LOSER DOESN'T COME
OUT ALIVE IN FIVE MINUTES.

DEAL?

EENIE, MEENIE, MINEY, MO.

CATCH A GERMAN BY THE TOE.

IF HE HOLLERS, LET HIM GO.

EENIE, MEENIE, MINEY, MO.

LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE IT, FRANK.

DON'T BE A-SCARED.

YOU SHALL RETURN.

- WHAT IS IT?
- TRICK OR TREAT.

IS THAT TODAY?

I'LL LEAVE IF YOU... IF
YOU DON'T GOT NOTHIN'.

NO. NO, NO.

COME IN HERE, KID.

ALL RIGHT, KID.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

I'LL FIND YOU SOME KIND OF TREAT AROUND
HERE IF YOU, UH, IF YOU DO A TRICK FOR ME.

DEAL? HMM?

YOU KNOW WHY YOU'RE
DOING THIS, KID? NO?

YOU KNOW WHAT
HALLOWEEN IS ALL ABOUT?

HALLOWEEN IS BELIEVED TO HAVE
BEEN STARTED BY THE ANCIENT DRUIDS,

WHO BELIEVED THAT
ON THIS EVENING,

SAMHAIN, THE LORD OF THE
DEAD, SUMMONED EVIL SPIRITS.

FOR THE CELTS, IT WAS THE
LAST EVENING OF THE YEAR...

AND AN ESPECIALLY PROPITIOUS TIME FOR
EXAMINING THE PORTENTS OF THE FUTURE,

AND THE DEVILS AND WITCHES
WERE FREE TO ROAM THE EARTH.

AND ON THIS NIGHT, THE
SPIRITS OF THE DEAD RETURNED...

TO VISIT PAST FAMILY AND
ACQUAINTANCES FROM THIS LIFE.

HMM?

SO, KID, FOR YOUR TRICK?

I WANT YOU TO
TELL ME... IS IT TRUE?

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE,
UH, DEAD CAN RETURN?

JUST FOR, UH, FIVE MINUTES?

JUST TO TELL SOMEONE, WHO HAD NO
IDEA THAT HE'D NEVER SEE 'EM AGAIN,

THAT THERE'S A BETTER PLACE THAN
THIS, AND THAT THEY'RE WAITING FOR HIM?

JUST FOR A MINUTE. JUST SO I COULD
HAVE THE CHANCE TO SAY, "SO LONG."

JUST FOR A SECOND.

JUST TO LET ME KNOW THAT
THERE'S A BETTER PLACE THAN THIS.

HUH, KID?

IS IT TRUE? IS IT POSSIBLE?

'CAUSE IF IT IS,

THEN THERE'S A HELL
OF A LOT OF GUYS...

I'D RATHER HAVE HERE
TALKING TO ME THAN YOU.

THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS GHOSTS.

CAN I HAVE MY TREAT NOW?

OKAY.

COME ON.

COME ON, BOBBY.

FORGET IT.

♪♪

♪ DOWN IN THE BELLY ON
THE FOGGY HILL ROCK ♪

♪ STOOD A PRETTY LITTLE
DEMON BLOWIN' HIS TOP ♪

♪ FIRE IN HIS EYES AND
SMOKE FROM HIS HEAD ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA BE REAL COOL
TO HEAR THE WORDS HE SAID ♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪ HE HAS STEAM IN HIS SOUL
FOR THE ONE HE LOVES SO ♪

♪ HE HAD DEATH ON HIS...♪♪

OH, FORGET IT.

I SURRENDER. I SURRENDER.

EXCUSE ME. WHAT STREET IS THIS?

MY CAR BROKE DOWN.

YOU HAVE A CELL
PHONE ON YOU, DO YOU?

YOU LOOK LIKE A CELL PHONE. WHAT
ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE ANYWAY?

HEY! COME HERE! COME ON.

I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW.

AND I THINK THIS MOVE WAS THE
RIGHT THING. I REALLY DO, FRANK.

AND THIS IS WHERE
THEY FOUND THE BODY...

OF LIEUTENANT DETECTIVE
ROBERT BLETCHER...

HANGING BY HIS
HUNTING-KNIFE-SLASHED NECK,

BLOOD DRIPPING DOWN HIS TIE.

AND UPSTAIRS... IN
THE REFRIGERATOR...

ON A PLATE...

WAS HIS KIDNEY.

EVER SINCE THEN,

THE GHOST OF ROBERT BLETCHER
HAS WALKED THIS VERY FLOOR,

WAITING FOR THE CURSE OF
FRANK BLACK... TO BE LIFTED.

BLACK'S WIFE WAS
NAMED CATHERINE.

AND ONE TIME, WHEN SHE WAS
LIVING IN THIS HOUSE ALL ALONE,

SHE SAW BLETCHER'S GHOST.

SHE TOLD JOHN STATTON'S MOM...

THAT HIS THROAT WAS STILL CUT.

BLOOD WILL FOREVER
SPILL FROM THE WOUND...

UNTIL THE CURSE IS LIFTED.

THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS GHOSTS.

TELL THAT TO FRANK BLACK.

THEY SAY HE CAN SEE THEM.

THEY SAY HE CAN'T ESCAPE THEM...

THAT THEY FOLLOW HIM EVERYWHERE.

AND IT IS BELIEVED...
THAT THE DEVIL...

USES THE SOULS OF THE DEAD...

TO GET AT PEOPLE,
TO DRIVE THEM INSANE.

SO TO KEEP FROM
LOSING TO THE DEVIL,

AND EVEN THOUGH HE KNOWS HIS
FRIEND IS ETERNALLY TRAPPED IN HIS HOUSE,

FRANK BLACK HAS
LEFT AND GONE TO...

NOBODY KNOWS WHERE.

AND HE WILL NEVER BE SEEN AGAIN.

EXCEPT IF YOU LOOK OVER HERE.

- LEAVE THE SUDS.
- LET'S GET OUT OF HERE! LET'S GO!

HEY!

♪♪

♪ SWEET, SWEET
MEMORIES YOU GAVE A-ME ♪

♪ YOU CAN'T BEAT THE
MEMORIES YOU GAVE A-ME ♪

♪ TAKE ONE FRESH
AND TENDER KISS ♪

♪ YOU CAN'T BEAT THE
MEMORIES YOU GAVE A-ME ♪

♪ ADD ONE STOLEN
NIGHT OF BLISS ♪

♪ YOU CAN'T BEAT THE
MEMORIES YOU GAVE A-ME ♪

I HEARD CROCELL HOLDS COMMUNIST
MEETINGS IN HIS BASEMENT.

LOOKS LIKE THEY
FINALLY CAUGHT HIM.

- THERE WOULDN'T BE
AN AMBULANCE.
- WHAT IF THERE WAS A SHOOT-OUT?

NAH. THIS KID AT ROOSEVELT...

TOLD ME THE COPS THINK CROCELL
KILLED THOSE MISSING PROSTITUTES...

AND BURIED 'EM IN HIS CELLAR.

♪ FOLD IN LIGHTLY WITH A DREAM ♪

♪ YOU CAN'T BEAT THE
MEMORIES YOU GAVE A-ME ♪

♪ YOUR LIPS AND MINE ♪

♪ TWO SIPS OF WINE ♪
HE KILLED HIMSELF.

♪ MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS ♪

YEAH. 'CAUSE HE COULDN'T
TAKE BEING A COMMIE TRAITOR.

HE'LL GO TO HELL
FOR KILLING HIMSELF.

♪ ONE HOUSE WHERE LOVERS DWELL ♪

♪ THREE LITTLE KIDS
FOR THE FLAVOR ♪

I ALWAYS HEARD HE,
YOU KNOW, LIKED MEN.

THAT'S WHY HE KILLED
WOMEN. IT'S NONE OF THAT.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?

♪ WITH HIS BLESSING FROM ABOVE ♪

♪ YOU CAN'T BEAT THE
MEMORIES YOU GAVE A-ME ♪

♪ SERVE IT
GENEROUSLY WITH LOVE ♪

♪ YOU CAN'T BEAT THE
MEMORIES YOU GAVE A-ME ♪

♪ ONE MAN, ONE WIFE ♪♪

BOB, IF YOU'RE HERE,
NOW'S YOUR CHANCE.

TURNING TO SCORES IN THE
NHL ON THIS HALLOWEEN NIGHT,

IT WAS BUFFALO LOSING
TO CAROLINA, 2 TO 6.

PHILADELPHIA ADDED TO
THEIR ROAD WIN STREAK,

BEATING WASHINGTON, 8-2.

DETROIT, BEHIND A FEDOROV
HAT TRICK, BEAT LOS ANGELES, 6-2.

AND CHICAGO LOST DOWN IN
SAN JOSE BY THE SCORE OF 6 TO 8.

NOW, A QUICK LOOK AT BASKETBALL.

♪♪

♪ DOWN IN THE VALLEY
ON A FOGGY HILL ROCK ♪

♪ STOOD A CRAZY LITTLE
DEMON BLOWIN' HIS TOP ♪

♪ FIRE IN HIS EYES AND
SMOKE FROM HIS HEAD ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA BE REAL COOL
TO HEAR THE WORDS HE SAID ♪

♪ HE DID A ♪♪

♪♪

YEAH? YEAH?

WE GOT A REPORT SOMEONE WAS
CLIMBING IN THROUGH THIS WINDOW.

THAT WAS ME. I'M
FRANK BLACK. I LIVE HERE.

THE LOCK IN MY DOOR WAS JAMMED.

IS THERE SOME KIND OF AN ELECTRICAL...
SURGE GOING ON BECAUSE OF THE STORM?

MY ELECTRONICS
ARE ALL GOING CRAZY.

- CRAZY HOW?
- JUST CRAZY, YOU KNOW.

NAH. NOW, IF THERE'S
NOTHING ELSE...

AND YOU'RE SECURE, WE
GOTTA GET MOVING. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, THAT'S SCARY.

I KNOW YOU'RE FEELING STRANGE
RIGHT NOW, KID, BUT BELIEVE ME,

IT'S A HELL OF A LOT
CREEPIER FOR ME TO BE BACK.

THAT NIGHT, I WAS SO DYING TO
KNOW IF THE DEAD CAN RETURN,

IF THERE WAS ANYTHING
AFTERWARDS, REMEMBER?

THE TIME WHEN YOU'RE
REALLY ASKING THE QUESTION...

AND WHEN YOU REALLY NEED TO
KNOW JUST GOES BY LIKE... NOTHIN'.

BUT YOU KNOW THE ANSWER.

FOREVER.

ALL THAT STUFF YOU HEAR...

ABOUT THE FIRE AND THE
BRIMSTONE AND THE RATS...

AND THE EXCREMENT AND THE DEMONS
TORMENTING YOU FOR ALL OF ETERNITY...

THERE'S NONE OF THAT STUFF.

IT'S WORSE. IT IS SO MUCH WORSE.

IT IS FOR ME AT LEAST.

IMAGINE HAVING TO SUCK
ON THIS FOR ALL OF ETERNITY.

MAN, I WISH SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME.

OTHERS, THEY, UH... THEY
AIN'T GOT IT SO BAD, I GUESS.

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT YOU'LL KNOW...

SOON ENOUGH.

I'VE BEEN SENT HERE
BECAUSE YOU'VE BECOME ME.

THE WAY PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU,

WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT
YOU, MAKING STUFF UP...

PRETTY SOON YOU COME
TO BELIEVE IT'S TRUE,

AND THEN IT'S REALLY ALL OVER.

YOU KNOW, I THREW
THINGS AT MY HOUSE TOO.

NOT EGGS THOUGH. I
THINK I THREW DOG CRAP.

YEAH. I THREW DOG CRAP FROM MY
BACKYARD AT MY KITCHEN WINDOW.

I NEVER CLEANED IT OFF.

IMAGINE THAT.

THE ONE THING YOU'VE
GOT THAT I NEVER DID...

IS THAT YOU'RE GETTING
CLOSE TO UNDERSTANDING...

WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

AND HE'S BEEN WATCHING
YOU... UH-HUH, OH, YEAH...

MORE CLOSELY AND MORE
OFTEN THE CLOSER YOU GET.

HERE'S THE DEAL, KID.

GIVE UP THE FIGHT. SIT IT OUT.

FORGET ABOUT THIS
MILLENNIUM GROUP.

GO BACK TO YOUR WIFE
AND TO YOUR DAUGHTER...

AND TO YOUR PUPPY AND
TO YOUR YELLOW HOUSE...

AND JUST LIVE OUT A
NICE, HAPPY, NORMAL LIFE.

AND THERE'S GONNA BE A PLACE
FOR ALL THREE OF YOU AFTERWARDS.

A PLACE, BELIEVE ME,

WHERE A LOT OF SOULS
WISH THEY COULD BE.

BUT YOU PASS ON THIS,

AND YOU'RE GOING SO MUCH
FARTHER THAN I HAVE EVER BEEN.

HELL, THE WAY YOU GUTTED
THAT GUY WHO TOOK YOUR WIFE,

THE ANGER INSIDE OF YOU, WHOO...

I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE NOT
BEING OFFERED A SWEETER DEAL.

YOU GOT THE HEAT INSIDE OF
YOU TO FIGHT FOR THIS SIDE,

SO WHAT I'M ASKING OF
YOU IS REALLY SIMPLE.

SIT BACK AND DO NOTHING.

ANYONE CAN DO IT.

HELL, MOST PEOPLE DO.

TAKE THIS DEAL, KID.

SECURE YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY'S FUTURE,

BECAUSE THE TIME IS
NEAR, AND HE WILL WIN.

THERE'S NO WAY HE CAN LOSE!

WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN?

I MADE THIS!