Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997–1999): Season 1, Episode 4 - Dominoes - full transcript
While Wanda tries to find out who is protecting a killer, Spawn comes to the attention of CIA chief Wynn.
DO YOU BELIEVE
IN CAUSE AND EFFECT?
DROP A GLASS, THE GLASS BREAKS.
STRIKE A MATCH
AND A FIRE STARTS.
DO THE THINGS THAT WE DO IN THIS LIFE
SCREW YOU IN THE ONE THAT COMES AFTER?
I THINK SO.
SPAWN'S LEARNING
THAT LITTLE LESSON TOO.
OH,
HE'D LIKE TO MAKE IT ALL GO AWAY SOMEHOW...
PULL OUT, HIDE, SLEEP IT OFF.
BUT HE MADE HIS
DEAL WITH THE DEVIL,
AND NOW THE DOMINOES
ARE ALREADY CRASHING DOWN.
AND HE'S GOT NOBODY
TO BLAME BUT HIMSELF
AND ME.
I'M TODD MCFARLANE,
AND I CREATED "SPAWN."
TELL ME YOU'RE NOT THE GUY
WHO TOOK OUT TONY'S MEN.
OVERKILL.
- SON OF A BITCH. - THAT HE WAS.
Asked to possibly
reopen the Kyle Watson child-killer case
in light of what was termed "a
blatant oversight by the police,"
defense attorney Wanda Blake is
responsible for this latest revelation.
I DIDN'T DO NOTHING.
I'VE BEEN A GOOD BOY.
YOU HAVE ENTERED A RESTRICTED
ORDINANCE STORAGE FACILITY.
COME OUT HANDS HIGH,
OR WE WILL OPEN FIRE.
FIRE.
AH!
WHEN ARE YOU COMING TO BED?
I LOVE YOU, WANDA.
Looks like
police are gonna cut child-killer
Kyle Watson loose after all.
Thanks to his
attorney Wanda Blake,
independent investigators have
found that evidence in the case
may actually have been planted.
AND NOW "SPAWN,"
SO TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS.
HE WAITS AS THEY ALL DO...
FOR A SIGN, A WARNING,
SOMETHING TO SET
EVENTS IN MOTION.
FEW WARRIORS REALIZE
THAT THE BATTLE BETWEEN
HEAVEN AND HELL IS CONSTANT,
ONGOING,
INCIDENT AFTER INCIDENT,
PART OF AN UNENDING CHAIN.
"THE DOMINO PRINCIPLE"...
THAT'S WHAT SCIENTISTS CALL IT.
ONE THING HAPPENS
THAT TRIGGERS ANOTHER
AND ANOTHER AND ANOTHER.
AND IN THE END,
ALL WILL BE REVEALED,
NO MATTER HOW WONDERFUL
OR HIDEOUS THE RESULT.
MR. TWIST, I... I JUST WANNA
SAY YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, OKAY?
WHATEVER IT IS YOU NEED,
YOU GOT.
RIGHT NOW I NEED YOU
TO SHUT UP AND LISTEN.
THIS IS IMPORTANT, OKAY?
- YOU LISTENING?
- YEAH, MR. TWIST.
YOU'RE ON A FLIGHT
TO ROME IN AN HOUR.
GO STRAIGHT TO THE MAN,
YOU KNOW WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT?
YES, MR. TWIST.
YOU PROSTRATE YOURSELF BEFORE HIM,
UNDERSTAND?
YOU TELL HIM IN NO
UNCERTAIN TERMS
THAT WE ARE VERY VERY SORRY
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO OVERKILL.
WE SCREWED UP. WE
WILL PAY FOR HIS REPAIR.
- YOU GOT THAT?
- YES, MR. TWIST.
YOU'RE SPEAKING FOR ME ON THIS,
COSTELLANO.
YOU BEG HIS FORGIVENESS.
GET ON YOUR KNEES,
KISS HIS ASS, HIS BALLS,
WHATEVER HE NEEDS
FOR THIS TO BE ALL RIGHT.
- I UNDERSTAND.
- WE GOT OUR TITS IN A FUCKING RINGER ON THIS.
WE DON'T NEED TROUBLE FROM ROME.
TELL HIM WE'LL FIX IT ALL ON
OUR END. DONE DEAL, OKAY?
DON'T WORRY, MR. TWIST,
I GOT IT COVERED.
GET GOING.
HUH?
HEY, BABY, WANNA GO OUT?
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS CRAP'S
BEEN GOING ON WITHOUT ME.
COME HERE,
CUTIE. HEY. COME HERE.
HEY, SWEETIE,
DIDN'T I SEE YOU IN A MAGAZINE?
GOT A BOYFRIEND, BEAVER TREAT?
SOMEBODY TO LICK AWAY YOUR DAY?
I CAN DO THAT FOR YOU, BABY.
YOU WANT ME TO SHOW YOU?
YEAH. SHOW ME.
IT'S A BIG-CITY-GIRL DAY
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU A BIG-CITY GIRL, BABY?
GOOD HUNTING'S
WHERE YOU FIND IT.
HUNTING? OH, WE GOT OURSELVES
SOME KIND OF SPORTS BABE.
- SORRY ABOUT THIS.
- OH, DON'T APOLOGIZE, BABY.
IT'S ALL OUR FAULT.
BUT IT'S GONNA BE FUN.
FOR US.
- I DON'T THINK SO. -
YEAH, YEAH.
LOOK WHO IT IS.
WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE?
- HEY, YOU CAN'T... HEY!
- I KNOW SHE'S IN, AND SHE'S GONNA SEE ME.
HOW DARE YOU BURST
INTO MY OFFICE LIKE THIS?
WHY WASN'T I CALLED
ABOUT THE HELLSPAWN?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU'VE HAD ME DELIBERATELY
TAKEN OUT OF THE LOOP.
ANGELA, REALLY.
SAVE IT, GABRIELLE. HE'S MINE.
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY HUNTER IN THE UNIVERSE,
ANGELA.
I'VE TAKEN OUT
THE LAST TWO HELLSPAWNS,
AND I WANT THIS ONE.
YOU REALIZE
IT'S THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOR
THAT MAKES IT
DIFFICULT TO TRUST YOU?
IF THERE'S ONE THING I DO WELL,
IT'S HUNT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THAT,
INCLUDING YOU,
BUT THAT'S NOT GONNA STOP ME!
GO THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS.
THOSE CHANNELS LEAD TO YOU.
I'M HERE. I'M TALKING TO YOU,
AMBASSADOR.
- WHAT ABOUT THE PERMIT?
- DENIED.
HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA HAVE IT IN FOR ME,
GABBY?
A CENTURY? TWO?
FOLLOW APPROPRIATE PROTOCOL
AND MAYBE I'LL RECONSIDER.
JUST TRY AND KEEP ME OUT OF THIS,
GABBY.
GOODBYE, ANGELA.
YEAH! -
HEY. LET THE
LITTLE GUYS HAVE SOME.
ALWAYS PULLING FOR THE UNDERDOG,
EH, WANDA?
YOU KNOW ME. SO,
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
- YOU GOT IT?
- TOOK SOME ARM-TWISTING AND GREASING MORE PALMS
THAN YOU'LL FIND AT A TIMES
SQUARE PEEP SHOW, BUT YEAH, I GOT IT.
I STILL GOT SOME
FRIENDS ON THE FORCE,
BUT THIS SHIT'S LIKE EBOLA.
NOBODY WANTS
NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
NOT HERE. I DON'T MEAN
TO SOUND PARANOID,
BUT WHAT YOU GOT THERE IS BIG.
HOW BIG, MAX?
RAW EVIDENCE
FROM THE LAST KID...
UNCUT, UNEDITED,
AND A LATENT PRINT
OFF THE LITTLE GIRL'S
EYEBALL... CLEAR AS CHRISTMAS.
AN ACTUAL FINGERPRINT?
THUMB FROM THE LEFT
HAND OF YOUR PERP.
- NOT WATSON'S. - NO.
THIS PRINT BELONGS
TO YOUR KILLER.
I WAS RIGHT.
KYLE WATSON WAS
SET UP TO TAKE THE FALL
FOR THOSE CHILD
MURDERS. THIS PROVES IT.
I THINK YOU WANNA SAVE THE
CHAMPAGNE AND CHEESE DOODLES.
THIS SON OF A BITCH WAS PURPOSELY MISFILED,
VAULTED AND BURIED.
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT A
CONSPIRACY INSIDE THE POLICE?
I THINK MAYBE IT GOES BEYOND THAT,
WANDA.
SOMEONE'S COVERING THIS
SICK BASTARD'S ASS WITH KEVLAR,
SOMEONE WITH A LOT OF MUSCLE.
WHO?
HONESTLY,
I DON'T WANNA KNOW AND NEITHER SHOULD YOU.
WATCH YOUR BACK, WANDA.
THANKS, MAX. I OWE YOU.
YOU'LL GET MY CONSULTATION FEE.
MAX, YOU'RE AMAZING.
UH!
WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING HER?
I'M TALKING TO YOU, DIRT BAG.
NOT A HEALTHY IDEA.
I WANT ANSWERS, NOW!
STARTING WITH YOUR BOSS'S NAME.
GO ON, I'M LISTENING.
I JUST WANTED TO FIND
THOSE CODE NUMBERS.
I'M NOT INTERESTED IN CODE NUMBERS,
TERRY.
WE LOST A RATHER LARGE
NUMBER OF WEAPONS
FROM THAT ORDINANCE
ANNEX A WEEK AGO.
YES, I KNOW,
BUT WHAT I'M GETTING AT...
I WANT A SOLID, CONCISE ANALYSIS
FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT,
TELLING ME WHO COULD HAVE DONE THIS.
THEY HAD THE SON OF A BITCH
CORNERED AND SOMEHOW HE GOT AWAY,
WEAPONS AND ALL.
- IMPOSSIBLE. - INCREDIBLE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN A
MANEUVER LIKE THAT SINCE...
AL SIMMONS.
I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO EXPLAIN
THIS SCREW-UP TO THE PRESIDENT.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN AND INSIDE JOB,
SIR.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WELL, SIR,
I'VE BEEN RUNNING SOME
CATALOGUING REPORTS ON MY OWN...
AND I CAUGHT SOME
CODE DISCREPANCIES
IN OUR WEAPON STORAGE FILES.
GO ON.
I DID SOME CHECKING,
AND CRAZY AS IT SOUNDS,
IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE MIGHT
BE DIVERTING WEAPON SHIPMENTS
TO OTHER DELIVERY SITES,
THEN CHANGING THE INFO IN THE COMPUTER.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PROOF OF THIS?
IT'S ALL HERE IN MY REPORT.
WHO ELSE HAVE YOU
TALKED TO ABOUT THIS?
NO ONE, SIR.
I WANTED TO COME
STRAIGHT TO YOU.
EXCELLENT. I'M GLAD YOU DID.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, TERRY,
YOUR JOB IS TO TRACK DOWN EVERY INSTANCE
OF THESE DISCREPANCIES IN
THE WEAPON SHIPMENT FILES.
I'LL NEED VERIFICATION
AND DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE
IF I'M GOING TO GET INTO THIS
WITH A FULL-SCALE INVESTIGATION.
- YES, SIR. - KEEP ME INFORMED.
I JUST WANNA GO ON RECORD AND SAY,
"I HOPE I'M WRONG.
I HOPE THIS IS JUST
SOME HORRIBLE MIX-UP."
I'LL SECOND THAT. THANK YOU,
TERRY.
GODDAMN BOY SCOUT.
LAST THING I NEED IS HIM TURNING A
FEW HEADS BY TALKING TO SOMEONE.
FORTUNATELY,
TERRY'S A LOYAL PUPPET...
ALWAYS WORKS IN THE BEST
INTERESTS OF HIS EMPLOYER.
LET HIM FIND ALL THE LOOSE ENDS.
WE'LL TIE THEM UP LATER.
RIGHT NOW,
I NEED TO FIND THOSE WEAPONS,
SOMEHOW KEEP US
ON OUR TIMETABLE.
RECOVERED IMAGES FROM
OVERKILL'S INTERNAL CAMERA.
ROME WILL WANT
TONY'S FAT ASS FOR THIS.
NOTHING LIKE A HOME VIDEO
OF YOUR OWN EVISCERATION.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD.
- I AM.
- YOU'VE GOT SOME BALLS COMING HERE, HERO.
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
AND WHAT'S IT DOING
WITH MY WEAPONS?
Who's laughing now?
THE DARKNESS IS ALL AROUND YOU,
SPAWN.
WE BOTH KNOW IT.
WE BOTH FEEL IT.
HOW IT'S CLOSING IN ON YOU?
HEAVEN ON ONE SIDE
AND HELL ON THE OTHER
AND THEY'RE BOTH GUNNING
FOR YOUR SCORCHED ASS.
OH, IT'S SO NICE BEING WANTED.
DICKHEAD PUTS A GUN IN HIS MOUTH
AND BLOWS HIS BRAINS
CLEAR ACROSS THE EAST RIVER:
HOMICIDE, MY ASS.
ANYTHING?
SOME VERY TWISTED INDIVIDUALS
IN OUR NATION'S CAPITAL, SIR.
WHY THEY'RE WILLING TO EXPRESS
SUCH INTIMATE OFTEN SEXUAL THOUGHTS
OVER A CELLPHONE,
I'LL NEVER KNOW.
I'LL TELL YOU WHY,
TWITCH. PEOPLE ARE FREAKING MORONS.
SO HOW MUCH MORE?
MR. STEVENS HAD
A VERY EXTENSIVE LIBRARY
OF PIRATED CONVERSATIONS.
THERE'S PERHAPS ANOTHER
40 OR 50 HOURS AT LEAST.
AW, CHRIST,
WE AIN'T GOT THAT KIND OF TIME.
CHIEF'S ALL OVER THIS
ALLEY DEATH-SPREE SHIT.
AT LEAST THERE HAVEN'T
BEEN ANY MORE KILLINGS, SIR.
YEAH. WHAT?
THAT'S SUPPOSED TO
MAKE ME FEEL BETTER?
IT'S THE FREAKING CALM
BEFORE THE FREAKING MONSOON.
QUITE RIGHT, SIR.
THE BUZZ ON THE
STREET HAD OVERKILL IN TOWN
WHICH SHOULD HAVE MEANT
A BLOODBATH SOMEWHERE,
BUT NOBODY'S SEEN HIM IN A
WEEK AND NOBODY SAW HIM LEAVE.
HE'S HARD TO MISS, SIR.
EXACTLY. IT'S WEIRD CRAP,
THIS WHOLE STINKING BUSINESS.
I TELL YOU, TWITCH,
I HATE LOOSE ENDS.
PISS ME OFF.
And on the national front,
outspoken Republican
senator Scott McMillan
has unexpectedly thrown his
hat into the presidential ring.
The American people want
someone to step into the White House
and put an end to
overinflated underachieving
tax-and-spend government.
Our nation needs
someone on the frontlines
who isn't afraid to give the
government the thorough house-cleaning
it's needed for
a very long time.
And I am that someone.
TWITCH, YOU SHOULD SEE THIS GUY.
HE'S GOT A 'EM EATING
OUT OF HIS UNDIES.
SIR, DID YOU LOOK AT THIS FILE?
OF COURSE I DID.
THIS PHOTOGRAPHER'S FROM WASHINGTON DC,
SIR.
- DON'T TELL ME THIS JERKOFF WORKED FOR "THE POST."
- NO, SIR.
IF YOU'LL TAKE A LOOK AT LINE 26
UNDER HIS ID AND
FINGERPRINT REPORT.
WELL,
SHIT ON ME AND CALL ME A SUNDAE.
MR. HUMBLE HERE
WORKS FOR THE US GOVERNMENT.
A POOL PHOTOGRAPHER
FOR THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
WEIRDER AND WEIRDER.
GUY FALLS OUT OF A TREE,
BREAKS HIS ARM IN THREE PLACES,
THEN BLOWS HIS BRAINS OUT...
- FOR WHAT?
- ACTUALLY THE REPORT STATES THAT HUMBLE'S ARM
WAS BROKEN BY "ASSAILANT
OR ASSAILANTS UNKNOWN."
YEAH YEAH. WHATEVER.
CHRIST, WHY CAN'T THESE D.C. ASSHOLES
DIE IN THEIR OWN GODDAMNED TOWN?
VERY INCONSIDERATE OF THEM, SIR.
SHUT UP, TWITCH. JUST FIND OUT
IF THIS JERK'S CONNECTED TO
STEVENS OR THESE REPORTERS
OR BOTH,
AND ORDER ME A HOAGIE WHILE YOU'RE AT IT.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?
NO ONE CAN KNOW I'M HERE.
YOU DON'T JUST BUST
IN AND FUCK WITH ME.
SHUT UP, TONY.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE
CREATURE ON THAT VIDEO YOU SENT ME?
NOTHING.
JUST THAT HE'S ONE
LETHAL SON OF A BITCH.
ANYONE THAT CAN
WHACK OUT OVERKILL...
I NEED IT FOUND.
BUT I CAN'T DO IT DIRECTLY.
HEY, FORGET IT. THAT BASTARD
TOLD ME TO STAY OUT OF HIS WAY
AND BELIEVE YOU ME,
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
THIS ISN'T A REQUEST.
YOU FIND HIM THEN
YOU CONTACT ME.
AND MAYBE I CAN HELP YOU
DEAL WITH YOUR ITALIAN SITUATION.
- WHAT'S THIS?!
- A PACKAGE FROM ROME.
MY PEOPLE INTERCEPTED
IT FROM YOUR PEOPLE.
YOU'RE HAVING MY GUYS FOLLOWED?
I KEEP TABS ON
ALL OF MY FRIENDS.
BE HONORED. ENJOY.
CHRIST!
YOUR CLIENT'S NEGLIGENCE
KILLED TWO CHILDREN IN THAT FIRE,
AND YOUR OWN SECURITY CAMERAS VERIFY IT!
KELLY, THE BAD PRESS ALONE IS
WORTH THE MILLION YOU'RE OFFERING.
LOOK, KELLY, I GOTTA GO.
YES. RIGHT NOW.
MORE MONEY. THAT'S WHAT
I WANT TO CLOSE THIS CASE.
"MORE MONEY"...
THE LAWYER'S MODEL.
I PULLED THE CIVIL CASE ON THE
REINHARDT CHEMICAL FIRE TWO MONTHS AGO.
- I'M TRYING TO SETTLE IT.
- YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT ONE...
THE TWO KIDS IN THE STOREROOM.
WHAT A WAY TO GO. BRUTAL.
YEAH, WELL,
THE REINHARDT FAMILY IS POOR.
THEY WANT US TO TAKE THE
FIRST OFFER THROWN ON THE TABLE.
AND SOMETHING TELLS
ME YOU'RE NOT GONNA BITE.
FORGET IT. THEY HAD TO USE
DENTAL RECORDS TO IDENTIFY THEM.
YOU KNOW, WANDA,
MONEY WON'T BRING THEM DEAD KIDS BACK.
YEAH, I KNOW.
SO, DID YOU GET IT?
YEAH. AND LET ME TELL YOU,
I HAD TO CALL IN
SOME SERIOUS FAVORS.
THESE GOVERNMENT GUYS PROTECT
THIS HIGH-TECH SHIT LIKE IT'S THEIR BALLS.
BUT BEFORE I GIVE THIS TO YOU,
YOU GOTTA PROMISE ME YOU
WON'T DO SOMETHING STUPID.
I PAY,
YOU BRING. THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN OUR DEAL,
BUT I APPRECIATE THE CONCERN.
SO WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
WE GOT SOME HEAVY-DUTY SHIT,
THAT'S WHAT.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU, WANDA.
THAT'S SWEET, BUT I'M A BIG
GIRL AND I NEED THAT DISC. PLEASE.
HERE YOU GO,
BUT REMEMBER WHAT I SAID.
SO WHAT'S YOUR PLAN?
I'M GONNA TRY TO ACCESS
THE GOVERNMENT'S DATABASE
AND BREAK INTO THEIR SYSTEM
TO FIND OUT WHO FRAMED WATSON.
DON'T BE CRAZY. YOU DON'T WANNA
GO MESSING WITH THESE GUYS.
SOMEONE WITH POWER IS
PROTECTING A CHILD KILLER.
- I NEED TO FIND OUT WHO.
- YOU GOT WATSON OFF.
WHY THE HELL DO YOU WANNA
GO ON SOME HOLY CRUSADE
TO FIND THIS GUY?
BECAUSE MONEY DOESN'T
BRING DEAD KIDS BACK.
WE'LL NEVER BE APART,
NEVER EVER.
OH,
WHAT A PERFECT DAY. YOU MAKE ME SO HAPPY.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, AL.
AL WAS NEVER ENOUGH
FOR A WOMAN LIKE YOU, WANDA.
HIS DEATH WAS THE BEST THING
THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED.
YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.
WANDA!
WANDA! WANDA!
WANDA!
WANDA!
WAIT! WAIT, IT'S ME... GAREB!
REMEMBER ME? GAREB.
YOU DON'T WANNA KILL ME, RIGHT?
- GAREB? - YEAH.
CAN I BREATHE NOW?
ANOTHER NIGHTMARE, HUH?
I GET THEM REAL BAD SOMETIMES,
REMEMBERING WHEN MY
FOLKS PUT ME IN THE HOSPITAL.
SAID I WAS, YOU KNOW,
"TOUCHED IN THE HEAD."
I THOUGHT SOME
DOWNTIME WOULD HELP,
GIVE ME A CHANCE
TO SORT THINGS OUT.
SEEMS LIKE THE MORE I THINK,
THE WORSE THE NIGHTMARES GET,
AND I CAN'T SHUT IT OFF.
YOU HUNGRY?
I GOT A GOOD DEAL ON
A HALF LOAF OF BREAD.
ONLY A WEEK OLD.
STILL GOT SOME OF THE
PLASTIC WRAP AROUND IT.
GO AWAY, GAREB.
YOU KNOW,
YOU SHOULDN'T SIT DOWN
HERE ALONE ALL THE TIME.
IT AIN'T HEALTHY.
I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT MY HEALTH.
I'VE GOTTA FIGURE THINGS OUT.
MAYBE YOU NEED TO
QUIT ALL THIS FIGURING
AND JUST DO SOMETHING.
OF COURSE,
WHAT DO I KNOW, RIGHT?
I'M JUST A BUM
WITH HALF A LOAF OF MOLDY BREAD.
NOBODY TO SHARE IT WITH,
EXCEPT MY BUDDIES
JACK DANIEL'S AND JIM BEAM.
YOU HAVE A FRIEND THERE, SPAWN.
LISTEN TO HIM.
BEAT IT,
OLD MAN. I'M IN NO MOOD.
MOMENTS OF WISDOM
ARE FEW FOR THE NEW WARRIORS.
THEY COME FROM
UNEXPECTED SOURCES.
BUT ALWAYS,
WARRIORS FEEL EVENTS
CHURNING AROUND THEM...
SPIRALING, CLOSING IN.
SOME SIT AND WAIT TOO LONG.
OTHERS LISTEN TO THEIR INSTINCTS
AND PREPARE.
IN CAUSE AND EFFECT?
DROP A GLASS, THE GLASS BREAKS.
STRIKE A MATCH
AND A FIRE STARTS.
DO THE THINGS THAT WE DO IN THIS LIFE
SCREW YOU IN THE ONE THAT COMES AFTER?
I THINK SO.
SPAWN'S LEARNING
THAT LITTLE LESSON TOO.
OH,
HE'D LIKE TO MAKE IT ALL GO AWAY SOMEHOW...
PULL OUT, HIDE, SLEEP IT OFF.
BUT HE MADE HIS
DEAL WITH THE DEVIL,
AND NOW THE DOMINOES
ARE ALREADY CRASHING DOWN.
AND HE'S GOT NOBODY
TO BLAME BUT HIMSELF
AND ME.
I'M TODD MCFARLANE,
AND I CREATED "SPAWN."
TELL ME YOU'RE NOT THE GUY
WHO TOOK OUT TONY'S MEN.
OVERKILL.
- SON OF A BITCH. - THAT HE WAS.
Asked to possibly
reopen the Kyle Watson child-killer case
in light of what was termed "a
blatant oversight by the police,"
defense attorney Wanda Blake is
responsible for this latest revelation.
I DIDN'T DO NOTHING.
I'VE BEEN A GOOD BOY.
YOU HAVE ENTERED A RESTRICTED
ORDINANCE STORAGE FACILITY.
COME OUT HANDS HIGH,
OR WE WILL OPEN FIRE.
FIRE.
AH!
WHEN ARE YOU COMING TO BED?
I LOVE YOU, WANDA.
Looks like
police are gonna cut child-killer
Kyle Watson loose after all.
Thanks to his
attorney Wanda Blake,
independent investigators have
found that evidence in the case
may actually have been planted.
AND NOW "SPAWN,"
SO TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS.
HE WAITS AS THEY ALL DO...
FOR A SIGN, A WARNING,
SOMETHING TO SET
EVENTS IN MOTION.
FEW WARRIORS REALIZE
THAT THE BATTLE BETWEEN
HEAVEN AND HELL IS CONSTANT,
ONGOING,
INCIDENT AFTER INCIDENT,
PART OF AN UNENDING CHAIN.
"THE DOMINO PRINCIPLE"...
THAT'S WHAT SCIENTISTS CALL IT.
ONE THING HAPPENS
THAT TRIGGERS ANOTHER
AND ANOTHER AND ANOTHER.
AND IN THE END,
ALL WILL BE REVEALED,
NO MATTER HOW WONDERFUL
OR HIDEOUS THE RESULT.
MR. TWIST, I... I JUST WANNA
SAY YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, OKAY?
WHATEVER IT IS YOU NEED,
YOU GOT.
RIGHT NOW I NEED YOU
TO SHUT UP AND LISTEN.
THIS IS IMPORTANT, OKAY?
- YOU LISTENING?
- YEAH, MR. TWIST.
YOU'RE ON A FLIGHT
TO ROME IN AN HOUR.
GO STRAIGHT TO THE MAN,
YOU KNOW WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT?
YES, MR. TWIST.
YOU PROSTRATE YOURSELF BEFORE HIM,
UNDERSTAND?
YOU TELL HIM IN NO
UNCERTAIN TERMS
THAT WE ARE VERY VERY SORRY
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO OVERKILL.
WE SCREWED UP. WE
WILL PAY FOR HIS REPAIR.
- YOU GOT THAT?
- YES, MR. TWIST.
YOU'RE SPEAKING FOR ME ON THIS,
COSTELLANO.
YOU BEG HIS FORGIVENESS.
GET ON YOUR KNEES,
KISS HIS ASS, HIS BALLS,
WHATEVER HE NEEDS
FOR THIS TO BE ALL RIGHT.
- I UNDERSTAND.
- WE GOT OUR TITS IN A FUCKING RINGER ON THIS.
WE DON'T NEED TROUBLE FROM ROME.
TELL HIM WE'LL FIX IT ALL ON
OUR END. DONE DEAL, OKAY?
DON'T WORRY, MR. TWIST,
I GOT IT COVERED.
GET GOING.
HUH?
HEY, BABY, WANNA GO OUT?
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS CRAP'S
BEEN GOING ON WITHOUT ME.
COME HERE,
CUTIE. HEY. COME HERE.
HEY, SWEETIE,
DIDN'T I SEE YOU IN A MAGAZINE?
GOT A BOYFRIEND, BEAVER TREAT?
SOMEBODY TO LICK AWAY YOUR DAY?
I CAN DO THAT FOR YOU, BABY.
YOU WANT ME TO SHOW YOU?
YEAH. SHOW ME.
IT'S A BIG-CITY-GIRL DAY
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU A BIG-CITY GIRL, BABY?
GOOD HUNTING'S
WHERE YOU FIND IT.
HUNTING? OH, WE GOT OURSELVES
SOME KIND OF SPORTS BABE.
- SORRY ABOUT THIS.
- OH, DON'T APOLOGIZE, BABY.
IT'S ALL OUR FAULT.
BUT IT'S GONNA BE FUN.
FOR US.
- I DON'T THINK SO. -
YEAH, YEAH.
LOOK WHO IT IS.
WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE?
- HEY, YOU CAN'T... HEY!
- I KNOW SHE'S IN, AND SHE'S GONNA SEE ME.
HOW DARE YOU BURST
INTO MY OFFICE LIKE THIS?
WHY WASN'T I CALLED
ABOUT THE HELLSPAWN?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU'VE HAD ME DELIBERATELY
TAKEN OUT OF THE LOOP.
ANGELA, REALLY.
SAVE IT, GABRIELLE. HE'S MINE.
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY HUNTER IN THE UNIVERSE,
ANGELA.
I'VE TAKEN OUT
THE LAST TWO HELLSPAWNS,
AND I WANT THIS ONE.
YOU REALIZE
IT'S THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOR
THAT MAKES IT
DIFFICULT TO TRUST YOU?
IF THERE'S ONE THING I DO WELL,
IT'S HUNT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THAT,
INCLUDING YOU,
BUT THAT'S NOT GONNA STOP ME!
GO THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS.
THOSE CHANNELS LEAD TO YOU.
I'M HERE. I'M TALKING TO YOU,
AMBASSADOR.
- WHAT ABOUT THE PERMIT?
- DENIED.
HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA HAVE IT IN FOR ME,
GABBY?
A CENTURY? TWO?
FOLLOW APPROPRIATE PROTOCOL
AND MAYBE I'LL RECONSIDER.
JUST TRY AND KEEP ME OUT OF THIS,
GABBY.
GOODBYE, ANGELA.
YEAH! -
HEY. LET THE
LITTLE GUYS HAVE SOME.
ALWAYS PULLING FOR THE UNDERDOG,
EH, WANDA?
YOU KNOW ME. SO,
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
- YOU GOT IT?
- TOOK SOME ARM-TWISTING AND GREASING MORE PALMS
THAN YOU'LL FIND AT A TIMES
SQUARE PEEP SHOW, BUT YEAH, I GOT IT.
I STILL GOT SOME
FRIENDS ON THE FORCE,
BUT THIS SHIT'S LIKE EBOLA.
NOBODY WANTS
NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
NOT HERE. I DON'T MEAN
TO SOUND PARANOID,
BUT WHAT YOU GOT THERE IS BIG.
HOW BIG, MAX?
RAW EVIDENCE
FROM THE LAST KID...
UNCUT, UNEDITED,
AND A LATENT PRINT
OFF THE LITTLE GIRL'S
EYEBALL... CLEAR AS CHRISTMAS.
AN ACTUAL FINGERPRINT?
THUMB FROM THE LEFT
HAND OF YOUR PERP.
- NOT WATSON'S. - NO.
THIS PRINT BELONGS
TO YOUR KILLER.
I WAS RIGHT.
KYLE WATSON WAS
SET UP TO TAKE THE FALL
FOR THOSE CHILD
MURDERS. THIS PROVES IT.
I THINK YOU WANNA SAVE THE
CHAMPAGNE AND CHEESE DOODLES.
THIS SON OF A BITCH WAS PURPOSELY MISFILED,
VAULTED AND BURIED.
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT A
CONSPIRACY INSIDE THE POLICE?
I THINK MAYBE IT GOES BEYOND THAT,
WANDA.
SOMEONE'S COVERING THIS
SICK BASTARD'S ASS WITH KEVLAR,
SOMEONE WITH A LOT OF MUSCLE.
WHO?
HONESTLY,
I DON'T WANNA KNOW AND NEITHER SHOULD YOU.
WATCH YOUR BACK, WANDA.
THANKS, MAX. I OWE YOU.
YOU'LL GET MY CONSULTATION FEE.
MAX, YOU'RE AMAZING.
UH!
WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING HER?
I'M TALKING TO YOU, DIRT BAG.
NOT A HEALTHY IDEA.
I WANT ANSWERS, NOW!
STARTING WITH YOUR BOSS'S NAME.
GO ON, I'M LISTENING.
I JUST WANTED TO FIND
THOSE CODE NUMBERS.
I'M NOT INTERESTED IN CODE NUMBERS,
TERRY.
WE LOST A RATHER LARGE
NUMBER OF WEAPONS
FROM THAT ORDINANCE
ANNEX A WEEK AGO.
YES, I KNOW,
BUT WHAT I'M GETTING AT...
I WANT A SOLID, CONCISE ANALYSIS
FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT,
TELLING ME WHO COULD HAVE DONE THIS.
THEY HAD THE SON OF A BITCH
CORNERED AND SOMEHOW HE GOT AWAY,
WEAPONS AND ALL.
- IMPOSSIBLE. - INCREDIBLE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN A
MANEUVER LIKE THAT SINCE...
AL SIMMONS.
I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO EXPLAIN
THIS SCREW-UP TO THE PRESIDENT.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN AND INSIDE JOB,
SIR.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WELL, SIR,
I'VE BEEN RUNNING SOME
CATALOGUING REPORTS ON MY OWN...
AND I CAUGHT SOME
CODE DISCREPANCIES
IN OUR WEAPON STORAGE FILES.
GO ON.
I DID SOME CHECKING,
AND CRAZY AS IT SOUNDS,
IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE MIGHT
BE DIVERTING WEAPON SHIPMENTS
TO OTHER DELIVERY SITES,
THEN CHANGING THE INFO IN THE COMPUTER.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PROOF OF THIS?
IT'S ALL HERE IN MY REPORT.
WHO ELSE HAVE YOU
TALKED TO ABOUT THIS?
NO ONE, SIR.
I WANTED TO COME
STRAIGHT TO YOU.
EXCELLENT. I'M GLAD YOU DID.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, TERRY,
YOUR JOB IS TO TRACK DOWN EVERY INSTANCE
OF THESE DISCREPANCIES IN
THE WEAPON SHIPMENT FILES.
I'LL NEED VERIFICATION
AND DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE
IF I'M GOING TO GET INTO THIS
WITH A FULL-SCALE INVESTIGATION.
- YES, SIR. - KEEP ME INFORMED.
I JUST WANNA GO ON RECORD AND SAY,
"I HOPE I'M WRONG.
I HOPE THIS IS JUST
SOME HORRIBLE MIX-UP."
I'LL SECOND THAT. THANK YOU,
TERRY.
GODDAMN BOY SCOUT.
LAST THING I NEED IS HIM TURNING A
FEW HEADS BY TALKING TO SOMEONE.
FORTUNATELY,
TERRY'S A LOYAL PUPPET...
ALWAYS WORKS IN THE BEST
INTERESTS OF HIS EMPLOYER.
LET HIM FIND ALL THE LOOSE ENDS.
WE'LL TIE THEM UP LATER.
RIGHT NOW,
I NEED TO FIND THOSE WEAPONS,
SOMEHOW KEEP US
ON OUR TIMETABLE.
RECOVERED IMAGES FROM
OVERKILL'S INTERNAL CAMERA.
ROME WILL WANT
TONY'S FAT ASS FOR THIS.
NOTHING LIKE A HOME VIDEO
OF YOUR OWN EVISCERATION.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD.
- I AM.
- YOU'VE GOT SOME BALLS COMING HERE, HERO.
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
AND WHAT'S IT DOING
WITH MY WEAPONS?
Who's laughing now?
THE DARKNESS IS ALL AROUND YOU,
SPAWN.
WE BOTH KNOW IT.
WE BOTH FEEL IT.
HOW IT'S CLOSING IN ON YOU?
HEAVEN ON ONE SIDE
AND HELL ON THE OTHER
AND THEY'RE BOTH GUNNING
FOR YOUR SCORCHED ASS.
OH, IT'S SO NICE BEING WANTED.
DICKHEAD PUTS A GUN IN HIS MOUTH
AND BLOWS HIS BRAINS
CLEAR ACROSS THE EAST RIVER:
HOMICIDE, MY ASS.
ANYTHING?
SOME VERY TWISTED INDIVIDUALS
IN OUR NATION'S CAPITAL, SIR.
WHY THEY'RE WILLING TO EXPRESS
SUCH INTIMATE OFTEN SEXUAL THOUGHTS
OVER A CELLPHONE,
I'LL NEVER KNOW.
I'LL TELL YOU WHY,
TWITCH. PEOPLE ARE FREAKING MORONS.
SO HOW MUCH MORE?
MR. STEVENS HAD
A VERY EXTENSIVE LIBRARY
OF PIRATED CONVERSATIONS.
THERE'S PERHAPS ANOTHER
40 OR 50 HOURS AT LEAST.
AW, CHRIST,
WE AIN'T GOT THAT KIND OF TIME.
CHIEF'S ALL OVER THIS
ALLEY DEATH-SPREE SHIT.
AT LEAST THERE HAVEN'T
BEEN ANY MORE KILLINGS, SIR.
YEAH. WHAT?
THAT'S SUPPOSED TO
MAKE ME FEEL BETTER?
IT'S THE FREAKING CALM
BEFORE THE FREAKING MONSOON.
QUITE RIGHT, SIR.
THE BUZZ ON THE
STREET HAD OVERKILL IN TOWN
WHICH SHOULD HAVE MEANT
A BLOODBATH SOMEWHERE,
BUT NOBODY'S SEEN HIM IN A
WEEK AND NOBODY SAW HIM LEAVE.
HE'S HARD TO MISS, SIR.
EXACTLY. IT'S WEIRD CRAP,
THIS WHOLE STINKING BUSINESS.
I TELL YOU, TWITCH,
I HATE LOOSE ENDS.
PISS ME OFF.
And on the national front,
outspoken Republican
senator Scott McMillan
has unexpectedly thrown his
hat into the presidential ring.
The American people want
someone to step into the White House
and put an end to
overinflated underachieving
tax-and-spend government.
Our nation needs
someone on the frontlines
who isn't afraid to give the
government the thorough house-cleaning
it's needed for
a very long time.
And I am that someone.
TWITCH, YOU SHOULD SEE THIS GUY.
HE'S GOT A 'EM EATING
OUT OF HIS UNDIES.
SIR, DID YOU LOOK AT THIS FILE?
OF COURSE I DID.
THIS PHOTOGRAPHER'S FROM WASHINGTON DC,
SIR.
- DON'T TELL ME THIS JERKOFF WORKED FOR "THE POST."
- NO, SIR.
IF YOU'LL TAKE A LOOK AT LINE 26
UNDER HIS ID AND
FINGERPRINT REPORT.
WELL,
SHIT ON ME AND CALL ME A SUNDAE.
MR. HUMBLE HERE
WORKS FOR THE US GOVERNMENT.
A POOL PHOTOGRAPHER
FOR THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
WEIRDER AND WEIRDER.
GUY FALLS OUT OF A TREE,
BREAKS HIS ARM IN THREE PLACES,
THEN BLOWS HIS BRAINS OUT...
- FOR WHAT?
- ACTUALLY THE REPORT STATES THAT HUMBLE'S ARM
WAS BROKEN BY "ASSAILANT
OR ASSAILANTS UNKNOWN."
YEAH YEAH. WHATEVER.
CHRIST, WHY CAN'T THESE D.C. ASSHOLES
DIE IN THEIR OWN GODDAMNED TOWN?
VERY INCONSIDERATE OF THEM, SIR.
SHUT UP, TWITCH. JUST FIND OUT
IF THIS JERK'S CONNECTED TO
STEVENS OR THESE REPORTERS
OR BOTH,
AND ORDER ME A HOAGIE WHILE YOU'RE AT IT.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?
NO ONE CAN KNOW I'M HERE.
YOU DON'T JUST BUST
IN AND FUCK WITH ME.
SHUT UP, TONY.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE
CREATURE ON THAT VIDEO YOU SENT ME?
NOTHING.
JUST THAT HE'S ONE
LETHAL SON OF A BITCH.
ANYONE THAT CAN
WHACK OUT OVERKILL...
I NEED IT FOUND.
BUT I CAN'T DO IT DIRECTLY.
HEY, FORGET IT. THAT BASTARD
TOLD ME TO STAY OUT OF HIS WAY
AND BELIEVE YOU ME,
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
THIS ISN'T A REQUEST.
YOU FIND HIM THEN
YOU CONTACT ME.
AND MAYBE I CAN HELP YOU
DEAL WITH YOUR ITALIAN SITUATION.
- WHAT'S THIS?!
- A PACKAGE FROM ROME.
MY PEOPLE INTERCEPTED
IT FROM YOUR PEOPLE.
YOU'RE HAVING MY GUYS FOLLOWED?
I KEEP TABS ON
ALL OF MY FRIENDS.
BE HONORED. ENJOY.
CHRIST!
YOUR CLIENT'S NEGLIGENCE
KILLED TWO CHILDREN IN THAT FIRE,
AND YOUR OWN SECURITY CAMERAS VERIFY IT!
KELLY, THE BAD PRESS ALONE IS
WORTH THE MILLION YOU'RE OFFERING.
LOOK, KELLY, I GOTTA GO.
YES. RIGHT NOW.
MORE MONEY. THAT'S WHAT
I WANT TO CLOSE THIS CASE.
"MORE MONEY"...
THE LAWYER'S MODEL.
I PULLED THE CIVIL CASE ON THE
REINHARDT CHEMICAL FIRE TWO MONTHS AGO.
- I'M TRYING TO SETTLE IT.
- YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT ONE...
THE TWO KIDS IN THE STOREROOM.
WHAT A WAY TO GO. BRUTAL.
YEAH, WELL,
THE REINHARDT FAMILY IS POOR.
THEY WANT US TO TAKE THE
FIRST OFFER THROWN ON THE TABLE.
AND SOMETHING TELLS
ME YOU'RE NOT GONNA BITE.
FORGET IT. THEY HAD TO USE
DENTAL RECORDS TO IDENTIFY THEM.
YOU KNOW, WANDA,
MONEY WON'T BRING THEM DEAD KIDS BACK.
YEAH, I KNOW.
SO, DID YOU GET IT?
YEAH. AND LET ME TELL YOU,
I HAD TO CALL IN
SOME SERIOUS FAVORS.
THESE GOVERNMENT GUYS PROTECT
THIS HIGH-TECH SHIT LIKE IT'S THEIR BALLS.
BUT BEFORE I GIVE THIS TO YOU,
YOU GOTTA PROMISE ME YOU
WON'T DO SOMETHING STUPID.
I PAY,
YOU BRING. THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN OUR DEAL,
BUT I APPRECIATE THE CONCERN.
SO WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
WE GOT SOME HEAVY-DUTY SHIT,
THAT'S WHAT.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU, WANDA.
THAT'S SWEET, BUT I'M A BIG
GIRL AND I NEED THAT DISC. PLEASE.
HERE YOU GO,
BUT REMEMBER WHAT I SAID.
SO WHAT'S YOUR PLAN?
I'M GONNA TRY TO ACCESS
THE GOVERNMENT'S DATABASE
AND BREAK INTO THEIR SYSTEM
TO FIND OUT WHO FRAMED WATSON.
DON'T BE CRAZY. YOU DON'T WANNA
GO MESSING WITH THESE GUYS.
SOMEONE WITH POWER IS
PROTECTING A CHILD KILLER.
- I NEED TO FIND OUT WHO.
- YOU GOT WATSON OFF.
WHY THE HELL DO YOU WANNA
GO ON SOME HOLY CRUSADE
TO FIND THIS GUY?
BECAUSE MONEY DOESN'T
BRING DEAD KIDS BACK.
WE'LL NEVER BE APART,
NEVER EVER.
OH,
WHAT A PERFECT DAY. YOU MAKE ME SO HAPPY.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, AL.
AL WAS NEVER ENOUGH
FOR A WOMAN LIKE YOU, WANDA.
HIS DEATH WAS THE BEST THING
THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED.
YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.
WANDA!
WANDA! WANDA!
WANDA!
WANDA!
WAIT! WAIT, IT'S ME... GAREB!
REMEMBER ME? GAREB.
YOU DON'T WANNA KILL ME, RIGHT?
- GAREB? - YEAH.
CAN I BREATHE NOW?
ANOTHER NIGHTMARE, HUH?
I GET THEM REAL BAD SOMETIMES,
REMEMBERING WHEN MY
FOLKS PUT ME IN THE HOSPITAL.
SAID I WAS, YOU KNOW,
"TOUCHED IN THE HEAD."
I THOUGHT SOME
DOWNTIME WOULD HELP,
GIVE ME A CHANCE
TO SORT THINGS OUT.
SEEMS LIKE THE MORE I THINK,
THE WORSE THE NIGHTMARES GET,
AND I CAN'T SHUT IT OFF.
YOU HUNGRY?
I GOT A GOOD DEAL ON
A HALF LOAF OF BREAD.
ONLY A WEEK OLD.
STILL GOT SOME OF THE
PLASTIC WRAP AROUND IT.
GO AWAY, GAREB.
YOU KNOW,
YOU SHOULDN'T SIT DOWN
HERE ALONE ALL THE TIME.
IT AIN'T HEALTHY.
I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT MY HEALTH.
I'VE GOTTA FIGURE THINGS OUT.
MAYBE YOU NEED TO
QUIT ALL THIS FIGURING
AND JUST DO SOMETHING.
OF COURSE,
WHAT DO I KNOW, RIGHT?
I'M JUST A BUM
WITH HALF A LOAF OF MOLDY BREAD.
NOBODY TO SHARE IT WITH,
EXCEPT MY BUDDIES
JACK DANIEL'S AND JIM BEAM.
YOU HAVE A FRIEND THERE, SPAWN.
LISTEN TO HIM.
BEAT IT,
OLD MAN. I'M IN NO MOOD.
MOMENTS OF WISDOM
ARE FEW FOR THE NEW WARRIORS.
THEY COME FROM
UNEXPECTED SOURCES.
BUT ALWAYS,
WARRIORS FEEL EVENTS
CHURNING AROUND THEM...
SPIRALING, CLOSING IN.
SOME SIT AND WAIT TOO LONG.
OTHERS LISTEN TO THEIR INSTINCTS
AND PREPARE.