Highlander (1992) s01e19 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 the world" HIGHLANDER 1x19 "AVENGING ANGEL" JACQUES MOLAY THE LAST GRAND MASTER OF TEMPLARS Help me, Father! Help me! I'm fighting them.
I'm fighting.
Protect me from the fires of hell.
I've tried so hard to please you.
What do you want from me!? Here's to my Dad.
I hope the sanctimonious bastard rots in hell.
- You haven't had anyone like me before.
- Oh, you'd be surprised what I've had.
- You know I'm a genuine war hero.
- Yeah, you're a real killer, I can tell.
You've ever heard of the S.
A.
S.
Commandos? The Falklands, Iraq I was there.
Came out without a scratch.
How exciting.
You don't look very excited.
Oh, look, you're my third war hero of the week.
- Come on.
Let's go to my room.
- You saying I made it up? No, baby.
I like men with imagination.
Come on.
- You're calling me a liar, bitch! - Is there a problem, now, my friend? - Mind your own business.
- I am.
She works for me.
Then tell her to shut her lying mouth! And now we gonna see about correcting your nasty attitude, huh? - It's a miracle! - That's what we all say.
The first time.
- We? Who the hell are you? - Someone like you.
I know you.
You're the Angel Gabriel.
I'm Duncan MacLeod.
- Thy will be done.
- You don't understand You were right, Dad! You were right all along! Wait! I have seen the coming of the angel of the Lord! Wait! - So he didn't know he's an Immortal? - He does now.
- Does he know the rules? - No, I tried talking to him.
- But he thought I was an angel.
- I know better.
I've been trying to get in touch with an old friend.
I keep leaving messages on the machine, but she doesn't call me back.
- Hello? This - Hello.
- Elaine? - Yeah? - I've been calling in for days.
It's Tessa.
- Tessa? Yes, it's me.
How are you? - God, I'm good.
- When can I see you? - Oh, Tessa, this is a really bad time.
- Come on, you can't be that busy.
- Ok.
How about tomorrow? - Wonderful.
Where? - In my apartment, in Marat.
- Ok.
I'm looking forward to it.
- Yeah, me too.
- And there's someone I'd like you to meet.
- Is he cute? - No, he is ugly, short and poor.
- Oh, perfect.
- Good bye Elaine.
See you real soon.
- Ok.
Bye.
I haven't seen Elaine since we were teenagers.
She's an interior decorator right here in Paris.
Yeah, and I'm the ugly, short and poor one? Elaine was beautiful and bright.
I don't want her getting any ideas.
What are you doing? I took out his wallet and glanced through ¡t.
Got his name and some information.
So, you've been hacking on the computer again.
Yeah, well It's either that or fill out twenty forms and wait six months.
- Alfred Cahill.
English? - Yes.
As a matter of fact he was honorably discharged from the Royal Air Force, according to the card he carried.
Interesting.
Access denied.
Classified.
Yeah, which may mean he was a member of an elite organization.
There was a code on the discharge card.
Let's see if I can find out what it means.
Discharged, failed psychological screening.
- Which means he's crazy, right? - It's a possibility.
Finding out you're immortal must be quite a shock to the mind.
You've no idea.
But what will it do to someone who's already insane? - I'll be right back, Jean Paul.
- I'm just waiting.
You're damm lucky.
The guy just disappeared.
Maybe he fell in the Seine.
Maybe you didn't stick him as hard as you thought.
Anyway, chalk it up to your guardian angel.
- Listen, Jean Paul has outside with the car.
- I don't feel much like working today.
I don't much care how you feel.
Come on, Jean Paul.
What are you waiting for? Let's go! Hey! Wake up! We meet again.
It's God's will.
We were having such a lovely conversation last night, weren't we? Look at these names and addresses.
Well, this will come in very handy.
Thank you.
- You are dead.
- Well, that's exactly what I thought.
But he has seen fit to resurrect this here humble servant.
Seems like he's got a special work for me.
And you know you know what that special work is? Wait, slow down.
I don't understand.
What? Claudine? But why? I can't talk right now.
I'll phone you back.
You were positively awe-inspiring.
My dear, Elaine.
Charles.
It's you! You know that you bring out the best in me.
- Oh, in that case, perhaps I could stay - No, no - a bit longer.
We could - come on, you know that if you stay I'll turn into a pumpkin, and you don't want that.
Come on.
This friend of yours who's coming he's not She is gonna be here any minute now.
You have to go.
Girlfriend? Perhaps the three of us could No Charles, you know I don't wanna share you with anyone.
Now, run along.
Go on.
Thank you.
How was she? I beg your pardon? I'm not asking for you pardon.
I'm asking how she was the whore? I mean, was she better than your wife? - My good man - You're a sinner! So was I.
I know what it's like.
You know, my dad told me all about sin he preached against it night and day.
Long nights as he put the strip to me, he had me kneeling on the cold floor.
But I turned against him, and his preaching.
I went the other way.
That was wrong! I should have listened to him.
I mean, he could quote the good book, my dad could.
The man that committeth adultery and the adulteress shall surely be put to death! Leviticus.
Elaine and I were both crazy about arts when we were in school.
- She must be doing well.
- Yeah, must be.
What is it? Well, some reunion, huh? - It's terrible.
- Yeah.
Gives me the creeps, actually.
Mac, she could stay with us while Richie's in Amsterdam.
Yeah.
We've got a spare bedroom.
Oh, that's very kind.
But I think I'll be fine.
I'd better go to my little place in the country, I think.
Ok.
If you'd be more comfortable.
- Thanks.
- That poor man.
- It's awful.
You've not seen him before? No.
He must have been visiting somebody else in the building.
Well, I do hope we meet under better circumstances.
Oh, me too, really.
- You'll be fine? - Yes.
- Bye Tessa.
- Call me, as soon as you get back.
I promise.
Thank you.
Did you see anything? She saw someone coming in.
From her description I think it's Cahill.
Imagine finding someone dead on your doorstep.
Even if you didn't know him.
Elaine knew him.
The concierge also told me that he visited her once a week, regular as clockwork.
What? Did she say why? Not to the police.
She doesn't want the trouble.
I don't understand.
He visited your friend Elaine.
He was a regular.
A regular? Not Elaine.
She's an interior decorator! It as good a cover as any for what she does.
No no, it can't be true.
The concierge has got it all wrong.
Remember the rose we found by the body? That one I found in her apartment.
Hi.
I told you it was safe to come back here.
Told you I'd be looking after you.
Is that what you told Claudine? I was afraid she'd killed the bastard.
Now, I wish she had.
Aren't you gonna invite me in for a drink? So what are you doing about it? I've got people out there looking for that lunatic.
They're very good.
Is that supposed to make me feel safe or something? Huh? You know, you just want me back in town, because you're losing money.
Look, I'm sorry about Claudine, I'm sorry about Jean Paul, they were my friends.
I liked them, too.
But nobody is gonna shut Dominique Battini down.
That's right.
I always forget we're just property to you.
You know that isn't true.
I've got about half an hour.
I'm not in the mood.
- I'm gonna take a bath.
- Wait a minute.
You seem to be forgetting who your real friends are.
It's a crazy world out there, it's full of whackos.
And I'm the one who protects you.
Ok.
All right.
You're upset.
Fine.
Take a couple of days rest, then call me, right? Yeah.
Hi.
I'm sorry I'm not available.
Please leave a message.
Elaine? This is Tessa again.
Please call me as soon as you get in.
If she is back, she's not picking up the phone.
Well, we may as well go over there anyway.
What you say? - What am I going to say to her? - What do you wanna say to her? I know what she'll want to hear.
That it's okay.
That I understand But it isn't okay.
Tessa, she hasn't killed anyone.
Yes she has! She killed a good friend of mine! A young, intelligent, lovely She had so much and she became a whore! I sound like her judge and jury.
You are back.
Yes, just got in.
I was gonna phone you, but Elaine, Mac thinks you might be in danger.
Me? Why? I talked to the concierge, about the murdered man and why he came here.
Why don't you come in I'll be back in a while.
And don't open the door to anybody else but me.
- I had it all planned out.
- What planned out? When you phoned me and I found out you're back in Paris, I started rehearsing what I would say to you.
How successful I'd become as an interior decorator.
I even started clipping out a few pictures from magazines to show you as if they were you know, as if I Come on, let's go take care of this this guy.
Sit tight.
I have been reborn! I was evil! My father knew it! He tried to beat the evil out of me! I've been in love! In love with killing and whoring and sin! But I was struck down like Saul at Damascus.
I have been reborn to search out and destroy the wicked.
I am stalking all you sinners back to your lairs! You will not escape me this time! Archangel Gabriel? We have to talk.
It's like someone just held up this big mirror you know, like the ones in public bathrooms lit with the fluorescent light bulbs that make you look two days dead.
When you called me I I suddenly saw myself.
And I remembered all the lies See, we're we're really good at lying.
We lie to our customers, to the pimps ourselves.
Oh, poor Elaine couldn't break in as a decorator in big bad Paris.
So what else could she do, right? It's not too late, Elaine.
- I'm sure you could Please, don't patronize me, Tessa.
God, I can't stand it.
The truth is, I really got tired of working as a waitress.
I got tired of walking up the six flights stairs to my converted maid's quarters, and bathing out of the kitchen sink.
I got tired of being poor.
You can get out.
It's not that easy.
- More lies.
- No, Tessa.
You were always stronger than me.
This never would have happened to you.
You know I'm this is stupid, but I'm I'm very proud of you.
- Like if you even care.
- You know I do.
When Mac gets back, we'll get out of here.
When we get out I want you to come to the bottom of the stairs and remember you only got three minutes.
You understand? How'd you know about my step-dad? I know a lot of things about you that you don't even know yet.
Right.
You know, my step-dad, he knew I was different the first time he set eyes on me, too.
I've got the welts to prove it.
All the time preaching about the power of sin.
Whipping and preaching.
You know, that belt of his could whistle in the wind like you've never seen.
The Lord had nothing to do with why your stepfather beat you.
Don't say that.
He died for his beliefs, and for that belt of his, too.
You know, they could never pin it on me.
I was always too smart.
- I am a sinner! - Cahill! Please, look, no more talk about the Gathering, ok? Men will be after your head for the Quickening.
I get your game.
You're testing my faith.
But I know I can't die.
Let the blood of other sinners wash my soul clean.
The killing is over.
I can't let you do this.
You can't stop me.
Now I know who you are.
You've been sent by The Fallen and want to stop me from doing my work! Mister Battini sends his regards.
- Stay out of this.
- Sorry.
So what you're saying is that there this religious lunatic stalking me.
- Well I'm not about to convert.
- That's not what he wants.
I'll just phone Battini and he'll take care of it.
- He won't be able to stop him, Elaine.
- Why not? Because he's never dealt with anyone like Cahill before.
- And you have? - Yes.
Tell me, how come you know so much about this guy? - That doesn't matter.
- The hell it doesn't! He only wants to help you, Elaine.
Thanks, thanks a lot, but I've had plenty of help from the men in my life.
Fine! Then go! Go on! Go get yourself killed.
All right, look can you really help me? I can try.
But first we have to get you out of Paris.
I need to phone Battini first.
Don't forget to leave him a forwarding address.
Uh, you're even tougher than I thought.
Let me just got to my apartment so I can pack a few things, huh? - I'll go with you.
- Ok.
Mac You're mad at yourself, I can tell.
I could have taken his head, and ended this.
I shouldn't have hesitated.
The shock of his resurrection and the discovery of being Immortal just fed all of his delusions.
It just pushed him over the brink.
He's insane.
Enlightened societies don't kill their insane.
They treat them.
I think there's only one way to treat Cahill.
I've got to go.
I know I'll be careful.
- I'll just be through in a minute.
- Okay.
Who are you? I'm a friend of Elaine's.
You must be Battini.
Is that right, Battini? Yeah.
I didn't know, she was expecting company.
- Well, she wasn't expecting you.
- She's always glad to see me.
Thinks change.
Going somewhere, doll? I'm through with the game, Battini.
It must be something wrong with my hearing.
Did you just say you were quitting? Look, you heard me.
What's the matter? Haven't I always taken good care of you? Like a prince.
Look, I've realized things have been tense.
Take a vacation, that's fine, two or three weeks.
Four weeks.
I don't know, I can wait.
Yeah? You could be waiting a long time.
Isn't she's something? When I found her, she was waiting tables.
She thought she was an interior decorator or something but nobody would let her wallpaper an outhouse! She smelled like kitchen grease, and the waiters couldn't keep their hands off her ass.
Will you shut up! Wait a minute.
I taught her everything, right? You think you can just walk in here and try to take over? - You're trying to put the move on me? - Stop! Shut up! You're trying to put the move on me, Dominique Battini? It's not like that.
Well, I think it is.
You've five seconds to get out of here.
Okay one two three four.
Pum! Drop it! Drop it! Elaine's retired.
Now, when you got time to think about it, you'll realize it's for the best.
For everyone.
I never thought you'd go over to the competition, you bitch! Don't worry, I didn't.
You're still the biggest pimp in Paris.
Stairs! Could you hand this for a second, please? - What is it? - Take the car.
Go back to the barge.
Where are you going? Cahill is here.
- Duncan! - I told you go back to the car.
I heard him scream.
He came here looking for me, didn't he? If I had been here, instead of Sorry, sorry He's gone.
Let's get out of here.
I'm not gonna leave the country, now.
The police are gonna be looking for me.
- God, what a mess.
- Police will find him.
- I was talking about my life.
- We all have things we regret.
This way.
So sweetheart, what are you gonna do at your mother's tomorrow? You know what I regret the most? That I'll never have a shot at a decent guy like you.
You don't know that.
Come on.
Yeah right.
Everybody wants to settle down with a used up whore.
Elaine, people reinvent themselves all the time.
You weren't born a call girl.
Nobody has to know what you did here.
The world's a big place.
You can change whatever you like.
Go on.
- Sounds like the voice of experience.
- You've no idea.
I like you Duncan MacLeod.
I think Tessa is lucky.
I'm lucky.
She's lucky she has someone who knows that.
Ok, so we're both lucky.
- What are you gonna do? - I don't know Duncan.
I've been lying all my life.
To my parents, my friends, everybody, myself specially.
If I started so called reinventing my life now, wouldn't I be doing just more lying? Look, if I didn't Most people can only handle so much truth.
If you meet a guy who can handle it Otherwise - How'd you get to be so smart? - Trial and error.
Like a rat that bumps into a lot of walls until he finally learns the maze.
Lots of trial and error.
Hop in.
- Thank you, Mister MacLeod.
- You're welcome, Miss Trent.
He has fallen as Lucifer fell.
His soul dwells with the devil.
For your kingdom and your glory, Duncan MacLeod must die.
I'm coming! Can I help you? I came for the devil and I've found his whore.
- What do you want? - To save you.
You shall be cleansed.
Praise the Lord, you're here.
I know you've come to save me.
- It is his will.
- The Lord told me you would be coming.
He said we would pray together, and I would have his blessing.
He spoke about me? Oh, yes Yes.
He watches you He favors you.
You're lying! He hates you.
You're a whore.
So was Mary Magdalena.
He said his messenger, a man reborn, would free my soul.
I am reborn I am Jacques de Molay I've died for him.
Pray with me pray with me and you will be saved through my prayer.
And you'll help me kill MacLeod.
- Yes.
- Where is he? - He's looking for you.
- Where? He wouldn't tell me.
He knew I was his enemy.
He knew I would betray him! You've done well, my sister.
Very well.
When he returns, I'll let you know.
Just tell me where I can reach you.
I'll find them all sooner or later.
Have you any connection to anyone who can give me a fake passport, anything to help me to get the hell out of dot, you know what I'm saying? Tess? Tess? Tessa? - He was here? - He thinks he's on a holy crusade.
Sorry, sorry.
Did he hurt you? No.
I had to crawl inside his head.
I had to think like him, I had to become like him.
It's ok, it's ok.
You survived.
It's all right.
He's mad, Duncan.
He stark raving mad.
He believes he's been reincarnated.
That he was someone named Jacques de Molay or something.
Jacques de Molay was the last leader of the Knights Templar.
He was burned at the stake.
He couldn't think he was Napoleon like everybody else.
What the hell's a Templar? They were a fanatic order, sworn to protect pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land.
They don't sound like bad guys to me.
They used the faith as an excuse to kill and plunder across three continents.
They became the richest order in Europe.
Hidden treasures, secret passages.
Their headquarters was right here in Paris.
It'll be okay.
I prayed and you have been delivered up to me.
Cahill listen to me.
Why should I, MacLeod? Does Eve listen to the serpent? Sometimes the shock to be an Immortal There is no shock.
There was only Glory.
See? You can't kill me.
I'm Immortal.
I'm his Avenging Angel! You won't do it.
Hi.
How is Elaine? She's gone.
Moved out.
No message, nothing.
Not even a forwarding address.
She's free to do what she wants, now.
But how could she leave without saying good-bye? - Sometimes you have to start over.
- And forget about your friends? - Sometimes you have to.
- She still could have said something.
Maybe she will, someday when she gets to where she wants to be.
Come on.
"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"