Highlander (1992) s01e21 Episode Script

"Here we are, born to be kings" "We're the princes of the universe" "I am immortal" "I have inside me blood of kings" "I have no rival; no man can be my equal" "Take me to the future of your world" HIGHLANDER 1x21 "NOWHERE TO RUN" - Don't please.
- Sure, no pressure No.
- I thought you liked me.
- I do like you.
Good, good.
- Now what? - Look, I'm sorry.
I'm not ready.
We should we should practice.
I want to go home.
This isn't a taxi service.
You wanna go home? Ok.
Go ahead.
It's up to you.
Hey! Come on! Hey! I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to come on so strong.
I acted like an idiot.
Come on! Look.
Ok, I'll take you home.
- What is it? - What? Just sometimes when you're you're with somebody that you really like What I mean is when I kissed you just now I kind of I couldn't If you weren't so damn beautiful Do you think I'm beautiful? Very.
Lori? - Where have you been? - Daddy! Lori, what happened? I told him no.
He wouldn't stop.
Who did this to you? He hit me and he kept - Tell me! - Let go! - Who is he? - You're hurting me! His name, Lori.
I want his name! - Open the gate, would you, Richie? - Got you! - Alan was the first man I ever loved.
- Should I be jealous? Very, I was seven.
He was nineteen.
When he joined the diplomatic service after college and left the country I was heartbroken.
Even then I had a thing for older men.
Maybe I should thank him.
Maybe you should.
So how many people did you say are gonna live here? Just two.
We would visit almost every Sunday.
Alan's mother and my mother were very old friends.
It was magical.
There were parties to dress up for and horses to ride.
Sounds just like my childhood.
Except for the parties, the magic and the horses.
- Tessa! - Allan! - Wow! You look at you! You must be Duncan.
- Hi.
- Please, go go around in.
- Thank you.
Allan Rottwood.
Hi, I am Richard Ryan, but feel free to call me Richie.
My son will be happy to have someone his own age to talk to.
Great.
Mark? Where are you? Come down here! - My son Mark.
- Hi.
Hi Mark.
I'm Richie.
Nice to meet you.
- Excuse me.
Hi.
- Hi, Tessa.
Mark.
My father said you are very beautiful.
He's right.
Your father's prejudiced.
- Hardly.
And you're not married? - But well spoken for.
And still as beautiful as ever.
Come, let me show you around.
I'm afraid time hasn't been too kind to the old place.
It'll be months before we can move in.
Actually, I was hoping you might be able to help me put it back together.
A little paint, a little polish, the place will be as good as new.
Nice harp.
This place is incredible.
If you like drafty ruins in the middle of nowhere.
It's not that bad.
Right.
And for our afternoon's activity we'll watch the grass grow.
And you can forget about the women around here, the cows have more style.
And better legs.
Tessa tells me that you've lived just about everywhere in the world.
Diplomat brat.
That's me.
Look, I know you're trying to be friendly, but what's the point? I mean, I know we're both guys, but really that's all we have in common.
No one's lived here in years.
After mother died they see no point in staying on.
I think I stayed away too long.
I remember my first Christmas in this room.
I couldn't believe anything could be so beautiful.
Mac? I just got to get something out of the car.
Good, it's good to see you.
- Who the hell are you? - Duncan MacLeod.
And you? - Everet Belion.
- Are you here for me? It's not my primary objective.
And what can I do for you, General? That's Colonel - I'm here for Mark Rottwood.
- Why? Just bring him to me, MacLeod.
Maybe if you told me what this is about.
He raped my stepdaughter.
Where is he? Didn't you hear what I said? I'm sorry.
If there's proof, the police will Lori's word is my proof.
I don't need the damn police.
Mac! That's not him.
But you'll bring him to me.
Now I can go around you, or through you your choice.
Don't keep me waiting too long, MacLeod.
- Everything ok, Colonel? - Let's go! - Any time you wanna leave.
- What's up? I'm with this jerk fifteen minutes and I'm ready to take him apart.
You'll have to wait in line.
Rape her? I don't even know her.
Well, her father thinks you do.
He's a liar or she is.
Take your pick.
Why'd they lie? You've gonna be kidding.
These things happen all the time.
Do they? Yeah.
This girl goes at it hot and heavy with her boyfriend I don't know, maybe maybe she gets pregnant maybe her father just gets pissed she's too easy.
So she's got to tell him something.
Well, go on She's got to blame somebody So she tell him she was raped or something, so that it's not her fault.
- Why'd she blame you? - You don't know? Enlighten me.
Ok.
These things happen all the time to people with money.
- Aha.
- We always pay to avoid the scandal.
Ok, I'll take care.
Just give him this.
It's the number of my father's lawyers.
Very well.
They'll work out something financially acceptable.
Your father's money isn't gonna get you out of this way.
- Did you rape her? - Come on! Did you rape her?! - Did you? - I swear there's been some kind of mistake.
I didn't do it.
He's got the wrong guy.
Stop! It's a mistake please I didn't do it! I swear it! They're lying! You are guilty of desertion in the face of the enemy.
It's their word against mine.
A man has a right to a fair trial.
- This is a battlefield, not a courtroom.
- I was following orders.
For God's sake.
Stop! May God have mercy on your soul.
Stop! He's innocent! Stop! It's a mistake! - Ready! - No, don't! Please! - Aim! - No, put out your weapons! Get out of the way, we gonna shot that man.
No, he's innocent, it's a mistake! - Get this man out of the way! - No, you don't understand! - Ready! - No! - Aim! - Please! No! Don't! Fire! It was a mistake was a mistake.
Where is he? I understand how you feel.
But don't let your hatred make you do something that you will regret.
- We have time.
- I want him.
Now.
I can't give him to you.
Even if he's guilty, he has rights.
He has nothing.
Lori's mother she was the gentlest, most beautiful woman.
She was more than beautiful.
She brought light back into my life.
When she died, I promised to watch oven her daughter.
- Everett, there are courts laws - MacLeod, look at this place! You've been around long enough to know that the rich aren't bound by the law.
They own ¡t.
Move it out! - Mercenaries? - My staff, my brothers.
We fought together on three continents.
Then they retired with me.
Lori is like a daughter to them.
They won't leave without justice.
This isn't justice.
This is vengeance.
If it were your woman he raped, what would you do? Is this animal worth endangering everyone in the chateau? Then let them go.
I've no desire to harm the innocent, MacLeod.
But you will! Their safety doesn't depend on me.
It depends on you.
Mac, check it out.
- Is that your jeep outside? - Sure it is, why? - We're leaving.
- You just arrived.
- Yes, you're coming with us.
- I am? What's going on? Apparently, there's some lunatic outside who claims I raped his daughter.
Did you? Of course he didn't.
The police will take care of this.
There is no time.
- Tessa - It's dead Yes, let's go.
- Maybe if Mark and I talked to him - If you go outside with Mark he dies.
You're not serious? You don't actually you think this old guy Alan, listen to Duncan.
If he says we're in danger, we are.
Ok.
Let's go.
Let's go! All because of some crazy old man.
Get down! Get down! - Come on, come on, get back! - Get back! Come on! Richie! come on! Get out! This is unbelievable.
Those crazy bastards could have killed us all.
I can't see them.
Why aren't they coming? - They'll come.
We don't have much time.
- To do what? Pray? - Any guns in the house? - No, none.
Then we'll have to make do with what we have.
Well, with what? - We need to seal off most of the house.
- The backdoor.
- We can defend this place - Mark, be quiet.
All right.
Barricade the windows.
The windows, start with those.
Mark, help me with this.
If they're armed, there's a hell of a field of fire in front of the chateau.
We let the fog set off.
Boil as much oil as you can.
- Allan, this will need strengthening.
- Yes, of course.
- This too? - Yeah.
- Are you finished yet? - Yeah.
Ok.
I need you help in the backroom to barricade it.
- Start over there.
Richie? - Yeah, I'm here.
- Give me a hand.
- Where do you want? That back window.
Pile as many boxes up against it as you can.
- All right.
- Perfect.
Let's go.
I want him alive! And you, you fire when I tell you to fire.
Saw Ok, pull that end.
Tie it up to that leg there.
You know this guy? Not personally, but I've known others like him.
- Is he crazy? - No.
- If he gets Mark, would he? - He's not gonna get Mark.
My son didn't rape his daughter.
You think he did, don't you? What matters is that they think he did.
You don't have to stay.
This isn't your fight.
Pull that a little tighter.
I keep thinking I should ask you to leave.
Truth is I'm not really that brave.
We don't have a chance without you.
And I thought it was because you liked my company.
Thank you.
They're coming.
No! I can't believe all this is over that mousy, blonde bitch.
What did you say? - Nothing.
- You did rape her! Now, you prove that.
But first you said didn't know her and now you said she is blonde.
- How did you know she was blonde? - I don't know, I guessed, you know.
- What? - You know.
Richie, down! Hey soldier! - That bastard could killed me.
- Good.
What the hell does that mean? Do you two think if you keep from killing each other? Well, do you? Yes.
I'll check the rest of the chateau.
Congratulations, MacLeod, you're a hell of an opponent.
- What do you want? - What I've always wanted.
Last chance.
Go home, Everett.
Over there! Fan out.
Go around the back.
Need anything? Yes.
How about a week in the Riviera? It's a date.
Remember after you pull the cord don't wait around, and step carefully through the doorways.
We'll be all right.
Is this what war is like? I don't like it.
Neither do I.
All right? - Is anyone hurt? - Yeah, only my pride.
- I'm ok, I think.
- I'm fine.
We kick their asses or what? You see them running? - We got lucky.
- What do you mean, lucky? We surprised them.
We won't get a second chance.
At least we are safe for now.
- You don't belong here.
- So take me home.
- Lori.
Damn, Brenner! - Not Brenner.
- You daddy.
You take me home.
- Lori.
- Let's go.
- You know I can't do that.
Why? Are you too busy defending my honor? Look, I don't want to discuss it.
- You raped that girl.
He admitted it.
- You're a liar.
I'm not so sure.
What? Are you going to take his word over mine? Did you rape her? - You don't.
- Mark! She was asking for it.
What did she expect? She knew where we were going.
You should you should have seen her jump in the car to impress her friends.
- She changed her mind.
- Oh, come on, please! - Did she ask you to stop? - Please, don't! What world do you live in? That's that's just part of the game.
- The hell it is! - This is no game, Mark.
People are dead because of you.
Look, what's the big deal? She's she's nobody.
I wasn't even the first.
How could I've missed seeing what you'd become? I'm your son.
You can take care of this.
You can take care of everything.
You're a diplomat.
You have immunity and you always I'm sorry Help me! If you're going to commit murder, let's at least be honest about why.
- Lori - This isn't about me, and don't tell me it's about keeping some stupid promise to my mother.
I loved your mother.
This isn't about love.
It's about you.
And your damn vanity.
The great warrior's ego couldn't stand it that his daughter was raped.
He has to have his revenge.
That's what this ¡s about.
Not love or justice.
And it's not my revenge.
It's yours.
You don't understand.
- What don't I understand? That I was raped.
He's not worth it.
If you kill him, they'll send you to prison.
I'll lose you too.
Come home with me.
I'm sorry.
Then I'll get the police.
They'll stop you.
Brenner.
Lock her inside.
That guy's got everything, brains, money, looks I don't get it! Somewhere along the line he figured he could get away with anything.
Still, Mac.
That's no excuse.
I keep thinking if I had a kid.
Come on.
We'll do fine.
Are you ready? - Duncan wants us to take our places.
- We have to leave now.
You can't! Everett just wants us.
He has no reason to hurt you If we're not here.
What if he catches you? Listen, we make ¡t through, we'll send help.
- There're men with guns out there.
- Tessa! It's time we took responsibility for ourselves.
- Ready? - Allan! Don't! Mark and Alan are making a run for it.
They won't get past Everett's men.
Take this.
Barricade yourself inside this room and shoot anybody that comes through those doors.
Right Go back! Mark! No! Allan, Allan! He's still alive.
Let's get him back to the house.
- He's ok.
- Come on.
Get him up! - You'll be ok.
- Come on.
- Ok.
- Give me the gun.
Come on.
Go! - What? - Go! He's not breathing well.
I can hardly feel his pulse.
He's gonna into shock.
We've gonna get him to a hospital.
Richie.
No bullets in the gun.
It's empty.
I should go get some help.
There's the door.
Now's not the time to go playing hero.
Look.
My father's dying! I I got to do something.
You want to do something for him? You stay alive.
That is what all this is about! I'm not gonna let you throw away a life that he's paid for.
Do you understand? Everett, come on Everett, I know you can hear me.
You kill the good man, MacLeod.
Five, Everett.
Your man in the house is gone, too.
And the boy's father will die without medical attention.
- Then give me the son.
- Haven't you had enough of death? Can you stop this insanity? No one else has to die.
It's too late.
Duncan? We stay here, Allan dies.
Say Richie to keep an eye on Mark.
And if they get by me This is all absurd.
Alan shot.
Mark - Well, it'll be a good story to tell.
- If we live to tell it.
I'm scared, Duncan.
I've got this feeling more people are going to die.
I love you.
I want that gun, give me the gun.
This gun? What are you gonna do, the big shot, Take them all on? I nearly had my brains splattered all over the place because you're such a - What? - Forget about it.
You think I'm afraid? I think you were right before.
We have nothing in common.
There's no point in talking.
- I'm not a coward.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever you say.
- I'm not a coward.
- Look, I heard you the first time, and I don't give a damn what you are.
- Did you hear that? - What? Came from in there.
Wait here.
Help! Help! Let me out! I'm coming! I'm coming! Let me out! Hurry, please! Who are you? I need a doctor.
You have the keys to this thing? Where's my father? - You're her? - Where is he? I'll have to hot wire it.
Hey! You better stay with me! I could shoot you, then take your head.
You could, but you won't.
I suppose it had to come to this eventually.
No, it didn't.
I told you not interfere in, MacLeod.
Now, I have to go through you.
- Will you let this madness be over? - No.
Do it! Kill him! Put the gun down! Lori, don't, don't! I'll have to take him to the hospital right away.
Okay.
Thank you.
- Is he gonna be okay? - I think so.
I want to be with him when he finds out about Mark.
- We gotta get going.
- What about Everett and his daughter? They'll run, hide try to forget.
- Will they? - We never do.
"Here we are" "We're the princes of the universe" "Here we belong, fighting for survival" We've got to be the rulers of the world.
"I am immortal" "I have inside me blood of kings" "I have no rival; no man can be my equal" "Take me to the future of the world"