Titans (2018–…): Season 2, Episode 5 - Deathstroke - full transcript

[Dick] Previously on Titans...

[Rachel] Something's
happening to me.

When I fought my father,

I became something.

Something different.

[Gar exclaims]

Rach.

[Donna] What are you doing,
coming back here?

That was a long time ago.

You made them Titans.

Do they even know
what happened last time?



Garth!

[Dick] His name is Deathstroke.

Old Titans business.

[Gar] Former Delta Force
commando.

"Who underwent
a series of experimental
bio-enhancements."

-I thought he--
-He was dead.

[Dick] Yeah, we all did.

But he's alive and well
in San Francisco.

[Dawn] You have Slade Wilson's
daughter in the other room?

She can't stay here.

But I can't kick her out.

Slade's tried to kill her once,
he'll do it again.

[Dick] So how'd you
find me anyway?

The tracker.



He did it for you.

In case anything ever happened,
he could find us.

[Dick] Dr. Light's out of prison.
Someone broke him out.

There's been a trail of
dead bodies ever since.

Quick look,
then we call Dick.

I promise.

[Dr. Light laughing]

[muffled scream]

[car engine starts]

[groans]

-[horn blares]
-[groans]

[gasps]

[coughing]

[footsteps approaching]

Ah, Dr. Light.

[laughs]

Did you come up with
that shit by yourself,

or did your parents
saddle you with that bullshit?

I mean, come on.

What a lame fucking name.

Shut it.

[Jason] What?

Is my talking annoying you,
dickweed?

[Jason laughs]

'Cause that's the thing.

I can do it all day.

All night.

And if you're nice,

twice on a Sunday.

I said shut the fuck up.

Aah! Aah!

[both grunting]

[exhales]

Night night, asshole.

[grunting]

[bones cracking]

[bones crack]

Leaving so soon?

[theme music playing]

[rock 'n' roll music
playing on stereo]

Call Rachel.

-[music mutes]
-[female voice] Calling Rachel.

[cell phone vibrating]

Rach?

Rachel?

Aah!

I'm up, I'm up.

-Gar.
-[Gar gasps]

What happened?

Shit.

I'm so sorry.

-Please don't tell Dick.
-Jason's...

gone.

What?

[Dick] What happened to Jason?

[Gar stammers] We figured out
that Dr. Light was
in the train tunnels.

[sighs]

Jason wanted to prove to you
that he wasn't a reject.

We were gonna come right back.

And then,
Jason wanted to split up.

And then I heard him scream,
and I ran,

but they were already gone.

Why did you go out there
in the first place?

On your own,
with no weapons, no backup.

-I'm sorry.
-I just need details.

Specifics.

Just write down
everything you remember.

I'm searching for his tracker
right now.

[computer beeping]

[computer] Subject offline.

If Jason's still down there,
all that concrete and stone,

it would mask the GPS signal
from the satellite.

Yes. It would.

[keyboard clacking]

Jason's strong.
He'll fight back.

Yeah?
Or he'll be so annoying

that Dr. Light
will just let him go

'cause he doesn't
want to hear him talk.

We should be out there
helping to bring him back.

We are helping.

No, we're not.
We're watching coffee drip.

Brew.

They don't trust us.

They've been acting strange

even before Jason went missing.

-[Rachel] Hmm.
-[Gar] Closed door meetings,

keeping secrets.

Did you notice
how they're barely even
talking to each other?

Something is off.

I can feel it.

Can't you do that thing

where you touch them
and find out what's going on?

I'm not a magic 8-ball.

-Sorry.
-Besides,

ever since my father
gave me this...

beauty,

my powers have been
somewhat different.

So, we just have to trust
the team's gonna bring him back

the old-fashioned way.

[Rachel] How very retro.

[exhales]

Why did they go after Dr. Light

by themselves
in the first place?

I don't know.

He's been complaining
about being left out lately.

Oh, don't blame yourself.

Shit-stirrer did this
on his own.

[Dawn] There must be
20 or 30 miles
of tunnel down there.

Maybe more.

We can't cover
all this ground in one night.

Which is why I've redirected
the satellites to the area

to sweep for Jason's tracker.

Hopefully we can pinpoint
his exact location from there.

Gar and Rachel
will monitor it from here.

Boy-fucking-wonder
strikes again.

[Dick] Keep your heads
on a swivel guys,

Dr. Light could
still be down here.

[Donna over comms] Dick,
no sign of Jason's tracker
on the 3rd floor.

Hank, did you find anything?

Do rats the size
of my head count?

Stay positive, Hank.

I got dragged out of bed
to trudge through sewer water

'cause dip-shit decided
to go off half-cocked.

At least Jason found Dr. Light.

Maybe he would have told us

if we'd given him
half the chance yesterday.

[beeping]

Guys, I got something.

Sending over
the coordinates now.

[Dawn] Jesus.

This is fucked.

[Dick] He was attacked here.

Then dragged.

Tracks disappear
a hundred yards down.

He could be anywhere.

If he's still alive.

[Dick] He's alive.

Dr. Light's using him
as bait to lure us out.

If he was dead,
he would have left him here.

[Donna] How does that
make it any better?

I'm not saying
it makes it better.

Back up.

So the kid is bait to you now?

Is that right?

That's rich, Dick.

You were bagging on him
a minute ago,

and now he's your best friend?

[Hank] Not about me, pal.

This is all because of you

and your big, dumb fuckin' idea
to start up the Titans again!

-I'm out.
-[Donna] Yep, me too.

What? Where are you going?

To get Jason.

And for the record,
this is all of our faults.

Every single one of us.

So get over it and move on.

Jason's out there,
and we're wasting time.

[Hank] Well, we can't
keep wandering
the tunnels all night

looking for this
tracking signal.

We need a new plan.

This little asshole
has a tracking device in him?

[Donna] Dick?

What is it?

[Dr. Light]
No, no, no, no, no.

The motherfucker found it!

Why are you sitting there

like a damn statue

when our whole fuckin' plan
is going up in smoke?

[Deathstroke] This is good.

[Dr. Light] Oh, yeah. Good.

What exactly is good about

four months of planning
going down the fucking drain?

When you broke me out,

you told me
we would kill these bastards

as long as I herded them
to San Francisco!

And now you just let
our best chance
of killing these masks

slip through our fingers.

And for what?

[Deathstroke] For a reason
you may not be capable
of understanding.

You know, ever since
you found out

that your daughter
is running with the Titans,

you're losing focus.

I'm beginning to wonder
just how different
you are from them.

With this ridiculous costume,
swinging your sword around,

nothing gets done.

[Deathstroke] If you're
looking for a result,

I'm happy to
provide you with one.

[dismissive grunt]

Ah, fuck it. We're clean.

I don't owe you shit.

I'll take care
of the Titans myself.

Adi- fucking-os, amigo.

[electricity buzzing]

[elevator gate closes]

[inhales]

[exhales]

[device beeping]

[beeping quickens]

[Deathstroke]
It is you they're looking for.

But it is he they shall find.

Oh, fuck!

[grunting]

Shit!

[engine starting]

[heavy metal music
playing over stereo]

[laughing]

Yeah.

[dog barking]

[gunshot]

[horn blaring]

[sirens wailing in distance]

[Gar exhales] Damn.

[Rose] Any luck
finding your boy?

Dick and the team
are still searching.

They're probably
in the tunnels.

Do you guys have any cereal
not made for old people?

I mean, who eats
Wheaty Bits anyways?

-I can't believe you.
-What?

You don't even care.

I got ripped from my sleep
in the middle of the night.

Excuse me if I wanted
a midnight snack.

Jason could be getting burned
to a crisp right now.

You could at least
try to help.

How?

By hanging out with you
and your girlfriend

-in front of a computer?
-[clatters]

She's not my girlfriend.

So, are you saying
you don't like her
or she doesn't like you?

No. No.

I'm not having
this conversation.

Enjoy your cereal.

[Rose] Listen.

I'm sorry Robin 2.0 is missing
or whatever.

But he did this to himself.

So don't project your guilt
on me, tiger boy.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

I'm about to go ham
on some Cinnamon Corn Puffs
and chill.

[Gar grunts loudly]

No coffee?

-What's wrong?
-Rose.

Kitchen. Eating.

[Rachel] Just let her.

She doesn't even know him.

Besides, it wasn't her fault.

You're saying it's mine?

I didn't say that.

Then what's the face for?

It's nothing.

What?

I understand.

Why you didn't tell Dick
about your little plan.

You could've come to me.

I could've helped
if you didn't keep it a secret.

[stammers]
How? You can't even
control yourself.

Excuse me?

[Gar] Yeah,
I saw you yesterday
in the training room.

You couldn't bring it back in.

Not to mention
your creepy black cloud
of razor blades

that nearly took my hand off.

At least now I know
how you got
those marks on your back.

Oh, so you're spying on me now?

I'm not spying on you.

I saw it
when we were sparring.

Don't come at me
about keeping secrets.

First of all,
my powers are fine.

If I'd been there,
I could've turned the guy
into a glowing puddle.

What did you do, Gar?
Did you growl at him?

Was he real scared?

If you and Jason
hadn't been so stupid
and thought it through,

none of this
would have happened!

Screw you!

[computer] Security alert,
main entrance.

Access denied.

[Kory] Hello? Is anyone home?

Perfect timing.

Rachel, I'm sorry.

[computer beeping]

[computer]
Alert, tracker located.

[Dick] I got something.

[Dawn] He's not moving.

[Dick] It's fucking Dr. Light.

What the fuck?

Is that Jason's tracker?

Someone must have
cut it out of him.

Well, if Dr. Light's dead,
where the fuck is Jason?

He must be working
with a partner.

[cell phone ringing]

[Deathstroke]
I see you found my gift.

It's Deathstroke.

-Where's Jason?
-[Deathstroke] Oh.

You mean your little sidekick?

Who the fuck you calling
a sidekick, asshole?

Attaboy.

Fuck! Fuck!

You fucking bastard!
Come try that shit with me!

Just tell us what you want.

[gasps]

As I was saying,

if you want him back,

hand over Rose.

And how do we know
you're gonna keep your promise?

[Jason gasping]

[coughing]

[Deathstroke] Tonight, 3:00 AM,

Embarcadero Plaza.

Outside.

Use this phone to confirm.

[line disconnects]

Why didn't you tell me
Jason was missing?

I didn't know.

But the team's out
looking for him.

Yeah, Dick's got a satellite
searching for Jason's tracker.

So, what else is up?

With you.

Uh...

After Trigon, I thought that
all my drama would be over.

-Is he back?
-[Rachel] No.

I just thought
that I would be...

normal.

But it's just all boys
all the time.

No school, nonstop training...

And...

And this.

[Kory] What is that?

Uh, this thing comes out
when I sleep.

Gar said it looked like
a black cloud

filled with razor blades.

The other day
I almost choked out Jason.

-When did it start?
-[Rachel] After Trigon.

At first I thought
it was punishment,

or that he came back
somehow,

but this isn't Trigon.

I can feel that he's gone.
It's...

It's me.

When my father
ripped out my heart,

I changed.

I turned into
something different.

Something I can't control.

And I know it sounds crazy...

[Kory] No, it doesn't.

On my planet
we have a name for it.

It's called transfiguration.

All babies wear
Sawar bracelets.

In order to suppress
the ability to make Starfire

until they reach maturity
and can control their powers.

Normally this works.

-But not for me.
-Why?

I don't know.

My powers
just wouldn't stay caged.

People like us are destined
to be special, Rachel.

Maybe that's why
this is happening to you.

The more you try
to suppress your powers,

the harder they'll resist.

But the prophesy you found

said that I was supposed
to destroy worlds.

Or save worlds.

We're not born good or bad.

The choices you make
define your destiny.

Trigon chose darkness.

I have to choose
what my future holds.

You will, too.

[crying] So that's it.

[exhales]

I just decide to be good.

It's a little more
complicated at times, but yes.

[rhythmic beeping]

[elevator door opens]

[Dick] Kory?

What happened to Jason?

Let's talk
in the training room.

It's bad.

I can tell.

They don't think we can
handle hearing the truth.

I know a way to find out.

You should have
thrown that girl out

the minute you knew
she was Deathstroke's daughter.

Wait a minute. Pirate girl
is this guy's daughter?

Yeah, and he wants her back.

Which we can't do.

Why not?
It's not a crazy idea!

You're not serious.

I'm serious about ending this
with Deathstroke
once and for all.

It might not be pretty,

but neither is watching
Jason get killed
by that lunatic.

This isn't Rose's fault.
We all know it.

The only reason
we're all still alive right now
is because she's here.

[Rose] So there's cameras
in every room.

Blame Bruce Wayne.
He built the place.

So where's the sound?

[Gar] Yeah, I...

I don't feel comfortable
doing this.
It feels sketchy.

Aren't you tired
of being lied to?

[Rachel] Dick isn't
lying to us.

He doesn't want us
to get involved.

He's protecting us.

How does being
kept in the dark
make any of us safer?

They're hiding something.

And I want to know what it is.

Don't you?

-[beeps]
-Why don't we find this guy
and neutralize him?

[Donna scoffs]
It's not that easy.

We barely survived
his last attack.

[Hank] Look, Jason is hurt,
alone, scared.

And I...

We all know
what that feels like.

Bottom line is,

he's one of us
and she's not.

So handing her over,
if it saves his life,

I don't know about you,
but I can sleep
a little better at night

knowing I did the right thing!

You good with this, Grayson?

-Dick?
-[Dick] Just give me a second.

Don't listen to 'em.

They are just upset.

Rachel's right,
it's just talk.

Quiet. I want to hear.

She's just a kid.

Deathstroke's kid.

Let's be honest.

The further away
from us she gets,
the safer she's gonna be.

[Dawn] If we leave her
out there alone,
Deathstroke will hunt her down.

Or worse, we lose leverage
over Deathstroke

once he finds out
she's in the wind.

[scoffs] We've gone down
this path before.

We all know how that ended.

We're not using
Deathstroke's kid
to get to him again.

Uh, fuck it.

I'll take her there myself.

Good luck trying to stop me.

Wait, have you lost your mind?

You're all
turning into monsters

instead of trying to
figure out how to fight one.

Thank God for Kory.

She doesn't even know Rose.

[Kory] We all need to
get our shit together

and figure out
how to fight him as a team.

-Rose?
-[Kory] Otherwise
we've already lost Jason.

I wasn't the one--

What was that?

Rose, uh, overheard you guys
talking about giving her up.

-She's trying to leave.
-Shit.

[beeping]

[computer] Initiating
system lockdown protocol.

[beeping]

Access denied.

[Dick] Rose!

Rose?

Hey.

Don't do this.

Look, we can talk
and, like, have cookies
and milk or something.

-[Rose grunting]
-Hey!

[groans]

I don't wanna hurt you, kid.

Yeah, right.

Ow!

That fuckin' hurt.

Okay, fuck this.

[Rose grunting]

Hank!

Let her go.

[Rose grunting]

[groans]

[panting]

Get out of my way, Rachel.

You don't have to run, Rose.

Dick will make sure
you're safe.

I promise.

You've been nice to me,

but I won't ask you twice.

Rose, please.

[Rose grunts]

[both grunting]

[grunts]

[Rose groaning]

[bone cracking]

[gasping] Rose!

Rachel, don't.

Rachel.

I'm sorry, kid.

What are we
supposed to do now?

She's alive.

[bones crunching]

What the hell?

[crying]

Rachel!

Leave me alone.

Listen, I know what happened.

You were wrong.

Some of us don't get to decide
who we are.

We're born bad.

[Kory] So...

which problem
do you wanna fix first?

[sighs]

You really are
a pathetic piece of shit.

You know that?

Rose deserves better than you
for a father.

Yeah.

Some freak in a ski mask

whose name sounds like
a bad case of VD.

My friends will never
give her up.

You know that.

[Deathstroke] Well, then,
you're the price they pay.

Fuck you,
you pretentious asshole.

Hey, look at me.

I'm not scared of you.

[Deathstroke]
You should be terrified.

But instead,
you're being played

by that charlatan,
Dick Grayson,

who gives costumes
to foolish kids,

making them believe
that they're heroes.

Leading you,
like lambs to slaughter.

But not to worry,

soon you'll learn.

[sword swishes]

For death
leads to purification.

You okay, Troy?

[Donna exhales]

It's been a night.

You want to tell me
why this Deathstroke guy

is getting
under everyone's skin?

It doesn't matter.

Now he has Jason.

Seems like no matter
how much we try and move on,

the past just
keeps coming back.

I understand that.

Your interruption?

Wow. That bad, huh?

What, some jilted ex
try and drag you back home?

Drag me home? Yes.

Ex? Not so much.

-He was my bodyguard.
-[snorts]

Since when
do you need a bodyguard?

Royal protection services.

Royal as in like...

Fuck.

Does Dick know?

So you're like--

On my planet,
I am next in line.

I wanna stay here,

but I don't know
if I have a choice.

Funny.

I'd rather be
anywhere else but here.

Her vitals are stable.

I know
I got carried away today.

We're gonna get Jason back.

It's more than that, Dawn.

All those times

that Coach...

I know what it's like.

Sitting in the dark,

alone,

hurt,

praying for somebody,

hell, anybody,

to come and save you.

And waiting,

but nobody ever comes.

Hank.

I joked about leaving him,

but I'm not ready
to give up
on that little asshole.

No matter how much
he makes me want to punch him
in the face sometimes.

[Dawn] Hey.

We can't give up.

Kory's right.

If we turn ourselves
into monsters

trying to fight Deathstroke,

there won't be anything good
left when it's over.

We need to talk.

Okay.

After we kill Deathstroke,

this is over.

[sighs]

The Titans?

We don't need to go there.

[Dawn] I wasn't asking.

We both know
Deathstroke didn't just

pull Dr. Light's name
out of a hat.

This place,

what we did,
it's all coming back on us,

which maybe we deserve.

But these kids,

none of this is on them.

They had no idea
what they were signing up for.

Not telling them
might have been easier for you,

but it wasn't right.

Reopening this tower
was a mistake.

How many people have to die
for you to realize that?

Whatever reason you did it,

whether it was selfish,

or you just wanted to
paper over the past
with some new experiment

to make us forget what we did,
it doesn't matter.

This isn't about you anymore.

Or us.

End your little experiment

or I will burn
this place down myself.

Hank was right.

You were all right.

Jason needs us.
We can't just stand here
and do nothing.

Deathstroke wants
to make a trade,

we make a trade.

We can't hand over Rose.

No, we can't. We won't.

But I have an idea.

Gar, you and Rachel
stay here with Rose.

[snarling]

Protect the Tower.

I'll contact Deathstroke.

Confirm our meetup
at the Plaza.

And then we take him down

once and for all.

Together.

You really gonna do this?

Heard through the grapevine
you might be going home.

"Might" being
the operative word.

So you haven't decided
for sure yet?

Because I'd really like it
if you'd stay.

With the team.
They could use your help.

They could use my help, huh?

-You're a natural leader, Kory.
-[Kory] Uh-huh.

Why didn't you
ask for help before then?

[Dick sighs]

A few years ago,
I came to San Francisco

to get out of Batman's shadow.

I opened up this place
with Hank, Donna,
Dawn and Garth.

That version of the Tower
didn't end so well.

When Garth died,

it nearly broke us all.

So when I came back,
I didn't want to
ask them for help because...

You wanted to protect them.

Or maybe I didn't know
how to ask for help.

It wasn't

how I was raised.

I thought it was
the right thing to do,

but it didn't turn out
the way I wanted.

Anyway,

the Titans need your help.

Think about it.

I can do that.

You ready for this, Grayson?

Yep.

By the way,
I like your new hair.

[chuckles] Thanks.

We set?

[Donna] Plaza's clear.

Yep.

I'm in position.

Dick, you copy?

-[elevator dings]
-Dick, come in.

Anybody got eyes on Dick?

[Hank] Dick,
we're at the Plaza.

Where the fuck are you?

[earpiece clatters]

-Sorry, guys. [cracks]
-Dick?

Other plans.

I know you're here.

I'm sure this has nothing
to do with Jason or Rose.

You want your pound of flesh.

Revenge for what happened.

And I want this to end
once and for all.

So how about
we make a deal, huh?

You can have me

instead of Rose or Jason.

Pretty sure I'm the one
you're mad at anyway.

Here I am.

Unarmed.

[gunshots]

[Deathstroke]
You never learn, do you?

Always the hero.

But you're not gonna
dictate how this will go.

You're not a martyr.

You're a con man.

Preying on those weak enough
to follow you.

The problem with con men...

is that they never know
when to stop.

And somebody else always pays.

Let's just
get this over with, huh?

[breathing heavily]

[Deathstroke] Get up.

[switch clicks]

-Take a look.
-[whirring]

[beeping]

[rattling]

Say goodbye to your friend.

[Kory grunts]

[Kory] You seriously listening
to this bullshit?

What are you doing here?

Did you really think
you were gonna
compliment my hair

instead of saying goodbye,
Dick Grayson?

[helicopter approaching]

[Kory and Dick grunting]

[Jason grunting]

[grunting continues]

[Deathstroke grunts]

Go get Jason.

[grunts]

Jason, hang in there, buddy.

[grunts]

[bone cracks]

[Deathstroke grunts]

[Kory groans]

[Deathstroke grunts]

[Deathstroke grunts]

[grunts]

[swishing]

[both grunting]

[sword clanks to the ground]

[Deathstroke yells]

[grenade beeping]

-[explosion]
-[high-pitched ringing]

[beeping]

[clicks]

No!

[grunting]

Jason, give me your hand.

Here.

Hold on.

[both grunting]

Don't let go.

[grunting]

[inaudible]