The Equalizer (1985–1989): Season 2, Episode 2 - Nocturne - full transcript

The performance is sold out, so I wanted
to know how many * tickets to send you.

I mean, you're a very
special music critic to me,

but I was hoping you
wouldn't need more than four.

Oh, no, that 's ok. I only need one.

One ? Are you kidding ?

You are going to bring
a date, aren't you?

I mean, I can tell from your voice a lady
like you has got to have a significant other.

Well, no, I don't.

Not actually have the moment.

Well, this must be my lucky day.

Listen, if this won't offend
your critical integrity,



why don't I just give you
the seat next to mine and

pick you up for dinner
at the magazine office ?

Oh, Jerry !

No, thanks.

I mean, I appreciate the compliment.

I do.

I think you might be getting into something
here that you're not going to want to cope with.

What do you mean ?
You sound like a terrific person.

What could be so terrible ?

I'm going off for lunch.

Sorry !

Well, then they go home and we get stuck

with overpat an expensive
count and overdose couch.

You could always work out.



Where am I supposed to find
the time, besides technique ?

Yeah, I know, but a
little exercise won't hurt you.

You might even like it
if you don't overdo it.

Please, let me go !

- The elevator isn't stop, dear.
- It's him !

Please, let me go !

- I'm sor... Excuse me !
- Watch your feed !

It's him !
Stop him !

Who ?

Stop that man !
Don't you hear him ?

- Plenty men here.
- Don't you see him ? That man !

Who, dear ? Who ?

The man who did this to me !

Don't let him get away !
Not again !

Hello, Logan.

Hello, Robert. What brings you here ?

Well, the word in the
street is that you aren't.

I've been busy.

I've been reading.

For many a time I have been half in
love with easeful Death.

Logan...

Call'd him soft names in many a mused rhyme,
To take into the air my quiet breath;

It was a straight shot, Logan.

They don't even know if
it came from your gun.

He was 15, wasn't it ?

It was an impossible
situation to start with

trying to get a family
like that out of their car.

You couldn't have designed your
end of the operation...

I couldn't have designed it, not at all.

I'm tired, Robert.

Really tired.

Let's check in out early.

No, I won't permit that.

But you got, Robert,

the power of life and death ?

Take a look around you.

It's my life.

16 years in the field.

And what do I have to come home to ?

An obituary notice for a 15 year old
boy that I was supposed to save, not kill.

Oh, for God's sake, Logan.

Must be something I can
say or do to reach you.

You've reached me, Robert.

You've reached me.

Just nobody's home.

Not here.

I can handle it, Robert.

Just...

I'll be back.

It was the same man, I'm sure.

- Who attacked you ?
- Yes.

- Eight years ago?
- Yes

Did he touch you in the elevator ?

- Did he say anything to you?
- No, I was in the back of the elevator,

but I heard his voice.

Yeah, I'm sure you think you did.

The problem is all the people in the elevator
scattered when you started yelling. Right ?

This is a large building.

Hundreds of people pass
through here every day.

Our man had to be just another visitor

because you've never
heard of here before.

And I certainly can't give
you a recent description

of him or even look at mugshots.

Well, listen, whoever it was I
don't think you're in any danger.

I mean after that scene
of yours on the elevator

about the last thing
our man wants to do is

to get within the earshot of you again.

That's assuming it's the same man.

- Which I think you have to admit it is...
- It was the same man.

I'm sure of it.

- Thanks !
- It's quite all right. My pleasure.

Looks like you're pretty safe here.

- I got to get going.
- Oh sure.

Thanks for the ride.

Hello ?

Hey, it's Susan.

Oh, hi, Susan !

Have you been at the police station ?

Yeah, you heard.

Oh, what do they said ?

Well, they think I'm crazy.

You want me to come over ?
Maybe you should come over here.

Susan, can you hold on for a minut ?

Sure.

Are you all right ?

Should I call you back ?

Susan, hold on.

No, stay on the line please.

Oh my God !
He's here !

Help me !

He's here !

Help !

Ms. Parnell ?

We checked everything out.

There's no evidence of forced entry.

But he was here.

The doorman let no one in
who doesn't belong here.

All the other entrances are on alarm.

Even the residents don't have a key.

But the things on my
desk were out of place.

Somebody searched it
and I heard the door.

Yeah, well, look, I'm
sorry. I really am.

I'm very sorry.

But there's nothing we can do.

Then... He's going to kill me.

Hello, Isadore.

Who's that ?

Ms. Parnell, my name is McCall.
Robert McCall.

Your friend Susan telephoned me.

I've come here to help you.

But the police said that
he didn't see anything.

No, but you said he's the only
one who has any other keys. So...

And he's not here.

But he's supposed to always be here.

Just wait there for me, all right ?

Can I help you, sir ?

- You lied to the police, didn't you?
- No, sir. No.

How often do you leave
that desk unattended ?

Not long. Not too often.

I just try to keep up my chair.

Where are your keys ?

Right here, sir. Right here.

Your other keys.

The ones you give to
delivery men when you

are too damn lazy to
escort them upstairs ?

They're in my des.

Right here, sir.

Oh, my God !

- What's the matter?
- He's keys are missing.

- Back again. Robert ?
- Yes...

You have something to say ?

Well, in a way, yes.

I need your help.

What, Robert ?

- An operation ?
- To protect a woman.

Very special woman.

She really needs your help.

She has more reason to feel
sorry for herself than you do.

But you know something ?
She doesn't.

Mr. McCall ?

Sorry, I got nervous waiting outside.

It's all right, Kate.
I'll be with you in a minute.

The man who attacked her eight years
ago apparently wants to finish the job.

***

Sorry you've been bothered, Logan.

Come on, Kate.

He's not going to take the job ?

I don't know.

Are you, Logan ?

Well, Kate, isn't it ?

Yeah.

All the locks of the
door has been changed.

- Thanks.
- Yeah.

- Still ought to move you to another house.
- No.

Why not ?

Because then he wins again.

He destroyed my life once.

Took me a long, long time

to put it back together again.

No, I'm not running.

It would be like being raped again.

How do you know is the same man, Kate ?

Oh, I got to know his
voice pretty well.

I mean, rape is really a power thing.

You understand that, don t you?

I mean, the men who do it are weak.

They can't be with a woman
unless they brutalise her.

Well, in my case, it took several hours.

You never saw him ?

Oh, yes, I saw him. Oh, I
could see just sign back then.

Yeah, I used to be an art
critic before this happened.

No, he did this to me.

He kept beating me and beating
me and the damage was permanent.

- So it's been eight years since ?
- Yeah.

Live here alone, is that right ?

Yes, I live alone.

you haven't seen...

You haven't dated anybody
since they're, right ?

That's right.

No, I guess I haven't been in the mood.

The more I think about it
the more I believe this man

has got to be a figure.
He's got to be a public figure.

Entertainer.

Well, not a businessman.

Politician, possibly.

Otherwise what you tell Kate Parnelll

last night would indeed be correct.

He would have avoided
her like the plague.

As it is, he saw your
man escort her home

and instead of killing her
there and then which indeed

I'm sure he would have
done he escaped out of the back way.

Assuming that
he exists at all or that

that drunken dorman simply
didn't lose the damn keys.

No, he exists.

I'm certain of that, Isadore.
All those years ago this man

was not arrested which means
that he was never identified.

I am certain that this man has

just achieved some kind
of public prominence.

His voice is going to be heard on radio,
television, public meetings, possibly.

And he now knows that she
can identify him by his voice.

Or maybe a man's a psychopath
who is fixated on her again.

Even so, she's still in great danger.

Isadore, I understand that you have
got her old file over from the Jersey.

Did you think I can have a look at it ?

McCall, you do not have a badge.

Oh, come on, Isadore !

Oh, come on !

Logan tells me that you're going out.

Well, I have to.

Ashford & Simpson are
previewing for their tour.

Well, we're going to
have some difficulty in

giving you full protection in a club.

Couldn't you ask a magazine
to send another critic ?

They don't have another critic.

And if they had to get one because of my

blindness or nerves or something
they'd have me back reviewing

records in some closet
somewhere if I was lucky.

Oh, the heat in the street and
in the clubs. I have to be there.

- But you don't have to come I understand.
- No, no, no, we'll be there.

Ladys and gentlemen, Ashford & Simpson !

I had to learn, learn a lesson
Never forget to count your blessings

I had to learn, learn a lesson
Never forget to count your blessings

You can't say
I love you too many times

Simple things mean so much

Like when was the last touch
When was the last kiss

When did you hold 'em like this

I almost lost the one I love.

Searchin' 'round for something new

Before you make the same mistake
Let me pass this on to you

I had to learn, learn a lesson
Never forget to count my blessings

I had to learn, learn a lesson
Never forget to count your blessings

Though they don't complain
Doesn't mean that there's no pain

To forget is the worst
So always put them first

Thinkin' of their needs
Make them the one you please

I almost lost the one I love
Searching 'round for something new

'Fore you make the same mistake
Let me pass this on to you

If you don't see eye to eye
Come close to sayin' goodbye

Think how far you've come
The victories you've won

- Watch it !
- Nobody move !

Get out !
Get out of the way !

He's out of the building.
Come on, let's get out of here.

You sure there's
nothing I can do to help ?

Oh, no, thanks.

At least I can do is
make breakfast for you.

I'm quite a good cook.

Oh, how do you like your egg ?

Over easy.

It's not so hard as you think, you know.

I just stick my finger in the
yoke and that's how I dealt it.

That's the first time I heard you laugh.

Haven't felt all that
jolly as of lately.

You're a soldier of sort, aren't you?

- You and Mr. Mccall.
- Of a sort.

- You like them scrambled ?
- You bet.

You don't have to stay here, you know.

We could take you to a safe house.

Where I'll never be able
to work to pay the rent ?

You're very pretty, you know.

Am I still attractive? I don't know.

I haven't seen myself in eight years.

I think you're beautiful.

How about you ?

What do you look like ?

Nothing to ride home about.

Oh, I don't believe that.

You've got a good heart.

I bet it shows in your face.

Excuse me.

You keep asking me for favours that you...

Just a little favoure, Joshua.

The answer is no, McCall.

Not a chance.

Saigon, 1971, Joshua.

That's blackmail !

Yes, you're right, it is.

And very effective, I'd say.

Excuse me.

I could justify access.

I guess it's a research project.

It might even be useful
if we could make it work.

But if I do this, I don't
owe you a thing anymore, McCall.

Not a single thing.

No, no, no, of course not. Well,
certainly not when Saigon is concerned.

Mind you, there is always Paris.

McCall...

What was her name ?

I remember it sounded remarkably French.

Who would imagine that she would,
in fact, turn out to be Russian ?

Just bring your client in, McCall.

I'll do the best I can.

I knew you would, Joshua.
I knew you would.

Going to need some simple
sentences as a baseline.

It ought to be something
you must clearly remember.

Well, what he said was,
don't worry, I won't hurt you.

I may even make you like it.

Just do what I want and you'll be fine.

Don't worry, I won't hurt you.

*** feed in some standard
male American parameters.

Don't worry, I won't hurt you.

Don't worry, I won't hurt you.

It's little ***.

We can plugin in variable
phone *** the baseline.

Do you know anything about music?

Well, his range is about
a half an octave lower.

Don't worry, I won't hurt you.

Dont worry...

How's it going ?

Well, you're right, Robert,
she has a lot more to complain

about than I do, but she doesn't.

I just want to keep her alive.

Don't worry, I won't hurt you.

No, that's not quite
it, but it's so close.

You have what, a waveform control ?

Sure. You mean like a
custom synthesiser. Here.

All right, you draw it
and I'll compress it.

Don't worry, I won't hurt you.

No, the "o" sound is still wrong.

I shifted another step.

Now, remember, it's
going to sound different

when I overlay the emotional contouring.

I'm going to do that, too.

Don't worry, I won't hurt you.

I may even make you like it.

You just do what I
want and you'll be fine.

That's him !

That's the bastard's voice.

You're all right, Kate. You're
all right. Take her home.

Joshua, I want you to start
running voice matches for me.

First of all, I want you to
blanket her office bulding.

Then I want you to focus
on all telephone exchanges

with high concentrations of
lawyers, politicians and media people

right up and down the Eastern seaboard.

You just do what I
want and you'll be fine.

That's it.

Andy, I want you to circulate copies

of this tape to all the adjoining

jurisdictions and the
US Attorney's office.

Make sure you get it to the
original detectives on the case.

The guys from Jersey...
Officers Julian Coe Andrews,

Norel and Chilikamp. Okay ?

It's still a hell of a long shot.

That tape isn't really evidence.

It's not his real voice.

Yes, indeed.

- It's me.
- Oh, good.

I heard they hold you in.

You know your hearing has
been moved up to tomorrow.

- Yeah, don't worry. I'm ready for it.
- Okay, fine.

Just checking.

I see you there.

Listen to this !

- It's me.
- Oh, good.

I heard they hold you in.

You know your hearing has
been moved up to tomorrow.

Yeah, don't worry.

- I'm ready for it.
- Okay, fine. Just checking.

I see you there.

A 97.65% match.

You know who it is ?

I don't know.

Call was made to a lawyer, and it
was made from the federal lockup.

They must have ****

Here's your tape.

Thank you, Joshua.

Right, McCall.

Yeah, we will.

What's the matter, Kate ?

It's good news.

You want to know the truth, Logan ?

I didn't fight him.

Not even when he was hitting me.

Well, it wasn't your fault, Kate.

You were a victim.

If you'd have fought him,
he might have killed you.

I still wished to God I had,

instead of trying to please him.

You know about that, right ?

- You heard that today.
- Yeah.

I tried to please him, but
he still kept hitting me.

You weren't prepared, Kate.

Listen, let me show you something.
I wanna show you something.

Just a few moves.
Just a few moves.

I don't want anybody to
ever hurt you again, okay ?

I want to take care of you, all right ?

Most often they
come from the back.

I want you to use the elbow
sharp coming back like that.

- No, I really don't want to...
- Kate, relax.

Just bring the elbow sharp.

Kate, Kate ! I don't want anybody
to hurt you. Understand ?

Yeah.

All right. Use the
elbow. Use the elbow.

Don't make me...

- Radio !
- Stop touching me !

You got the man, okay ?
I-am safe.

Now just get out of
here and leave me alone !

All right.

i'm sorry.

Don't worry. I won't hurt you.

I may even make you like it.

Just do what I want and you'll be fine.

I'm leaving early. Hold my calls.

All right, Mr. Coe.

Excuse me.
My name is McCall.

Robert McCall.

I have to talk to the
head of your division.

You mean Mr. Coe ?

I'm afraid you've just missed him.

Coe ?

Is that Julian Coe ?

Yeah, he just took over.

They pulled him in early
before his confirmation hearings.

But you wouldn't know that.

They haven't had his
press conference yet.

Yes, I see.

Can you tell me, has Mr. Cobin
down to the lockup at all today ?

He's touring all of
the facilities today.

But I don't think that's
any of your business.

Have there been any
problems with these hearings ?

Has he been talking to
a lawyer, for instance ?

I'd be grateful if you'd
answer these questions for me.

You see, they're rather important.

A young woman's life could be a stake.

Well, there are some small problems.

There were allegations
of brutality against him

when he was a police officer.

But people will say anything...

Please don't do that.

- it's me.
- Oh, good.

I heard they've hold you in.

You know, your hearing has
been moved up to tomorrow.

Yeah. Don't worry.

I'm ready for it.

Is that his voice ?

Yes.

Thank you.
Thank you very much.

Where did you get that ?

Thank you very much.

Robert, it's Logan.

I'm glad you called. We have a problem.

The voice belongs to Julian Coe,

one of the officers assigned
to Kate's case eight years ago.

So what's the problem?
He's in prison.

He never was in prison, so we
made a mistake and I'm

afraid that he'll be coming
after Kate again.

Oh God ! I left her alone.

What?

We had an argument.

Well, never mind that now.

Just get back to her.

And hurry, Logan, hurry !

This is Logan.

Please leave a message
after the beep.

Hi, it's Kate.

I just wanted to tell you
that I'm sorry about today.

I don't know why...

Well, I'd really like to see you if you...
Call me when you get a chance.

Thanks.

Logan ?

Logan ?

Logan !

Logan !

- Where is she ?
- The back stairs.

Is anybody here ?

Help !

Anyone ?

Help me, please !

Someone help me !

Help !

Kate !

Kate...

Kate, come out !

No !

I don't wanna hurt you.

Really ?

You came after me in the elevator.

You called the police.

You know, I never would have
hurt you the first time

if you'd really tried to please me.

No, it's not my fault !

- i'm the victim.
- It's always the victim's fault.

Some people are just born to be victims.

- Come here.
- No !

Stop !

Kate !

Kate !

Hang on !

Kate !

Slow down !

Shoot him !

Shoot him, Logan !

it's all right ?
Are you hit ?

- Where is Logan ?
- He's here, he's here.

i was afraid I hit you.

I tried to call you.
Did you know that ?

Let me pass this on to you

If you don't see eye to eye
Come close to sayin' goodbye

Think how far you've come
The victories you've won

What's kept you through the years
Was to dry each other's tears

Memories you recall
Let's you know you have it all

I almost lost the one I love
Searchin' 'round for something new

Before you make the same mistake

You know, Robert, I would swear
you've planned it from the start.

Hardley.
No, no. no.

You remember quoting Keats to me ?

That was strange, because he
always was my favourite poet.

Do you, by chance, remember the Stanzas,
before the one you quoted that day ?

I cannot see what
flowers are at my feet,

Nor what soft incense
hangs upon the boughs,

But, in embalmed
darkness, guess each sweet

Wherewith the seasonable month endows

The grass, the thicket, and the fruit-tree wild;

That's it !
Great !

- It felt great, fellas !
- See you at eight.

Okay. Let's make it good tonight.

- Thanks for that great review.
- Oh, you're wellcome.

You guys are great.

Bye !

Here,

- Thanks. See you later.
- Sure thing.

- Congratulations!
- Thanks, man.

- All right ?
- Yes, thanks.

- One glass, in one hand.
- Thank you.

Here's to new friends !

Oh, i'll drink to that.

- New friends and better days !
- Cheers !

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