Highlander (1992) s02e12 Episode Script
Under Color of Authority
He is immortal.
Born on the highlands of Scotland He's not alone.
There are others like him.
Some good, some evil.
For centuries he's battled the forces of darkness with holy ground his only refuge.
He cannot die, unless you take his head and with it his power.
In the end, there can be only one.
He is Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander.
"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 2x12 "UNDER COLOR OF AUTHORITY" - You got a death wish? - Listen, I'm sorry, please, help me.
- What is it? What's wrong? - He's after me! Please, help me! There's no time! Get on! We need your help Mac.
She had an accident.
- Why didn't you take her to the hospital? - No! No hospital.
No doctor I tried.
She didn't want go.
- Get her to the couch.
- Okay.
It's going to be all right, okay? Here you go, Laura.
Have a sit.
Mac, she was being chased by one of us.
A couple of cloths and some water.
Hi.
Just lay back a little bit.
That's okay.
Uh, it's okay.
The cut's only superficial.
Pupils are okay.
It's too early yet to see if you have a concussion.
Some water.
Is there any family or friends we can contact? No, uh I'm sorry to bother you.
I should probably get going.
No, no, no, no.
You just relax right there, you are not going anywhere.
Just put this on your head.
Lets get you something to drink, all right? You take it easy.
Is going to be okay.
From the top.
I was driving along and she appears out of nowhere in front of my bike.
She says there's a guy chasing her.
I looked around and there he is.
I felt him coming a block away.
What did he look like? Mean looking sucker.
Big nasty scar down one side of his face.
Made him look scary as hell.
You know him, Mac? His name is Mako.
And yes, I know him.
NEWSPAPER OFFICE - 1880 Just think of it, Duncan! Gold in Alaska! Within a few months it could be California all over again.
You never struck me as the prospecting type.
It's the store I'm thinking of.
Hundreds of people heading through here on their way north.
A man could get rich just by selling supplies.
You never struck me as the greedily type either.
Well, a man has to think about his future.
Future? You don't usually think beyond your next meal.
Here you are the newspaperman and you haven't heard the biggest story in town.
Judith's expecting.
- Oh, Tim, congratulations.
- Thanks.
- We have to celebrate.
- But she is waiting for me.
Well, Judith can wait a little longer.
I have something that I have been saving for an occasion just like this.
What have you got in mind? Sixty years old.
I'm not used to anything that didn't come out of the washtub last week.
Well, here's to the newest addition to the Ramsey clan and to his father, a man with a future.
Duncan what is it? A chill.
Must be a draft.
Duncan, I just remembered, Judith needed something from the apothecary.
Sure Thanks for the hospitality.
I got to go.
Tim, is everything all right? Yeah I'm fine.
Fine.
I'll see you later.
Sheriff? What can I do for you? Federal Marshal.
I'm looking for a man that might be living in these parts.
I'm afraid can got ourselves a real quiet town, Marshal.
Ain't a lot of desperados hanging their hats here.
We'll see about that.
You recognize this man? WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE $500 BOUNTY Not sure.
You're not sure you recognize him, or you're not sure you're going to tell me about it? How about you people? Do you recognize this man? He was part of a gang who robbed a train and killed a Wells Fargo man.
If you know him, you're obligated by the law to help me find him.
And you can rest assured I will find him.
Whether it goes hard or easy it's entirely up to him.
If you'd be kind enough to tell him that when you see him, I'll appreciate it.
Maybe we better talk in my office.
In a minute.
MacLeod.
Mako? I'm not here for you.
I came here to do a job.
So you said.
- Are you going to get in my way? - Is there any reason I should? I'm going to do what I have to do to get my job done.
Yeah, well, we all have to do what's right.
So long as we understand each other.
We understand each other.
Duncan! I thought you were the Marshall.
So what he says is true? You killed a man? No! I never killed anyone in my life! I was sixteen years rears old! My brother rode with the Daltons.
I went with them one night to hold on the horses while they were on the train.
The Wells Fargo man went to stop them and one of the guys in the gang shoot him.
I didn't even know what happened until they all ran out.
I spent the next two days hiding under the floorboards at my mother's house.
Looking up at the law men telling my mother they were going to hang me and my brother.
So, if you didn't kill anyone, why you are running? It doesn't mean a damn to that Marshall now.
He's already judged like guilty.
Tim, I have friends in the Territorial Capital, and in big newspapers.
I'll find a way to help you.
Duncan, I've a wife and a child coming! They need me.
The best thing I can do is put as many miles between me and that Marshall as I can and come back for them in a couple months when he's gone.
Tim, this man is different, He's not going to be gone and he's not going to give up.
Reckon I know that already.
So long, Duncan.
Tim.
Hide out in the hills east of the river near the Bayou Falls.
I'll bring you supplies when I can.
You're a good friend, Duncan.
Thanks.
You're up late.
Are you working on a big story? Well, you know, as newspaperman we need to get out from time to time.
- It's good for the constitution.
- Constitution? You know? Generally, our kind we don't worry too much about our constitution, MacLeod? And a newspaper man, is it? The last time I saw you, you and Fitzkern were just learning to read.
What do you want Mako? I always thought you were a man that respected the law.
I like to see justice done.
Justice? Justice is what a lawyer gets when a judge rules in his favor.
The law is what we live by.
It is the rules.
A man can't always live by the law.
A man cannot live any other way.
Do you realize that I've been a law man for almost 600 years? Even before I was Immortal.
I've seen cities burned and children slaughtered.
Law is what separates us from the beasts.
We leave it, we leave a hole with no bottom.
Yeah, but in all this law of yours isn't there any room for compassion? Not from me.
MacLeod? Folks say that you're a good friend of Tim Ramsey.
I am.
Is that against the law? It is if you are harboring him would be.
Doesn't it matter to you that Tim Ramsey spent the last ten years living a decent hard working life? That's ten years that the Wells Fargo man's family has been grieving.
- Tim Ramsey didn't kill anyone.
- Says him.
And maybe the judge will see the same way.
That's the beauty of the law, ain't it? Now, you tell your friend if he comes with me, he'll get his day in court.
If not, I have a warrant that says "Dead or Alive".
Wait a second.
You're telling me this guy is a cop? Ask yourself, Richie.
Why didn't she want go to the hospital? Or to the police? I don't know What do you know about her? Not much.
Her name is Laura.
She said she needed help, and she was scared she needed me to hide her out.
If I were you, the first thing I'll find out is what she's hiding from.
- Richie? - Yeah? Laura, let me see.
Oh, it's getting better.
- Yeah.
- You are going to be fine.
Yeah, it's better.
Thanks to the two of you.
Do you have any idea why that guy was chasing you? No.
You're sure? Yeah, I told you, I don't know who he is.
Then you won't mind me bringing the police in, will you? No!.
Please.
Maybe I do know You see, where I come from there're still a right and wrong side of the tracks.
And all we ever dreamed of was getting to the other side.
So, I married Earl Morrison.
He is the son of the richest guy in town.
I thought I was going to be Cinderella.
And? Well, it didn't take him two weeks.
He started drinking and seeing other women.
And when I'd say something, he'd slap me.
Pretty soon, I didn't even have to say anything.
Just got to be out of habit so I had to I had to go.
And that's when he sent this guy after you? Why don't you go to the police, Laura? My Father-in-law, he owns hall the town and he told this judge that I stole from them.
and they charged me.
They'd do anything to keep me there.
- You could get a lawyer.
- You don't know Earl's daddy.
Half the people in town would lie for him.
If I don't go back with Earl they'll send me to jail for sure.
Are you going to turn me in? Of course not.
We're going to help you.
Right Mac? Thanks for letting her stay the night, Mac.
She is not your type anyway, right? Very funny.
I'll figure out what to do about this tomorrow.
I suggest you figure out how deep you want to get involved in this, Richie.
What do you mean? I mean Mako's no one to fool around with.
Yeah, but Mac, she needs our help.
Richie, you don't know anything about her.
You don't even know if she's telling the truth.
Oh come on Mac.
You saw her.
She look like a criminal to you? At least let's check out her story.
You want to check her out, check her out.
If Mako finds you Mako is not going to find me, Mac.
He has no idea who I am.
You scared me! Trouble sleeping, Laura? I thought you were him.
I could have been.
What are you doing out here? Nightmares.
Guess I just think if I stay in one place for too long, he's going to find me.
Staying out here won't help.
You're making yourself an easy target.
Well, I assume I thought it'd be all right for a little while You don't loose him that easy.
Mako doesn't sleep like other people.
You talk like you know him or something.
Enough to know that he won't give up.
Not when he's this close.
Sorry.
I had to work some things out, and here it seemed like a good place to do it.
This place isn't safe at the best of times.
And these aren't the best of times, are they, Laura? I guess I should thank you, you know, for looking after me.
Thank Richie, not me.
You don't exactly trust me much, now, do you? I don't know you.
- So you don't believe me.
- No, I believe that you're frightened and I believe that you running from something.
I'm just not sure what.
Yeah, well Richie believes me.
Richie cares about you! Whatever you tell him, it's the truth.
Is it the truth, Laura? Look, I appreciate what you've done but I am not going to get hurt anymore.
I don't want you hurt either.
But think about Richie.
What happens to him if he gets in Mako's way? It's not like I'm making Richie do anything.
You don't have to.
When you're young and you care about someone, you you think with your heart.
You don't see clearly.
I don't know why you're so worried about Richie and you act like you're his father or something.
I'm not his father Laura.
But he's like family to me.
And I just don't want to see him throw his life away.
Look, I see how you're feeling, if it helps any, I don't want to see Richie get hurt either.
I just want to get out of this mess.
Look, he's going to have to make his own choice.
But whatever decision he makes, he's going to make it on his own.
I just hope he makes the right one.
Yeah.
We better get out of here.
You're going to need your sleep.
Yeah.
Now, don't do it, boy.
Let's try this again, a little bit friendlier.
- What do you want? - Where is the girl? I don't know.
Now you listen to me boy.
In case you don't know it, our kind don't necessarily have a liking for each other.
Some even lose their heads over it.
Now, you could do yourself a world of good if you start telling me the truth.
We talked for a while and I let her off down by the train station.
That's all I know.
Look, why don't you just let her go? You don't even know what this is all about.
I don't care about the hows and the whys, son.
I'm just bringing her back.
Now, you could have yourself a nice, long life if you don't get in my way again.
Keeping surveillance on the birds? A lot less dangerous than keeping an eye on you.
I need a favor, Dawson.
What kind of favor? There's a woman, name's Laura Daniels.
She's on the run.
Says she's been framed for a crime she didn't commit.
Prisons are full of people who say that same thing.
I know.
That's why I want you to find out whether she's telling the truth or not.
And I don't want the police' story.
Supposedly the man who wants her brought down owns the local police.
How's the rest of it? How do you know there's a "rest of it"? Because you could hire anyone to find this out.
You don't need my network for this.
There's an Immortal named Mako on her trail.
Mako Hell, the lady's got real trouble.
Mako, he vas a Sheriff in England back in the 1700's.
I know.
We ran into each other.
Last I heard, he was a Federal Marshal around 1860.
Can you find out who he's working for now? You know, maybe we should both stick to watching the birds, MacLeod.
It'd be a lot safer all around.
- Hey, Richie, what's up? - Hey.
Take it easy fellows.
- Mac, I got to talk to you.
- What's up? Mako He carne to my place.
I can't believe how fast he found me.
I told you is the best there is.
What did you tell him? I told him I let her off the bus station downtown and I don't know where she is.
- I guess he believed me.
- I wouldn't bet on it.
Come on.
I tried to talk to the guy, Mac.
Tell him what was going on.
He doesn't seem to care.
All that Mako cares about is the letter of the law.
- Guilt and innocence are just details.
- Yeah, well, not for me.
Richie, I want you to think about this.
What is there to think about? I'm not going to let this psycho take her back.
He's not a psycho.
How do you know, Mac? How do you know he's the same guy he was back then? You know, I don't understand what's going on here.
You help people all the time.
Richie, if you want to help her take it to the police.
The police, Mac, she's not going to get a fair trial! You know that.
So she says.
I believe her, Mac.
She's scared, she ask for help.
I'm not going to let her down.
Richie, the only way you're going to stop Mako from taking her is to kill him.
And you're not good enough.
You were going to leave? Richie.
you've done a lot already.
I don't want you to get anymore involved.
No, it's too late for that.
The guy who was chasing you paid me a visit this morning.
Are you all right? Yeah, I'm fine.
A little bruising in my ego, but that's okay.
All I need is a head start.
I'll be okay.
No, Laura, you don't know what you're up against.
I appreciate your help but I had rather die running than go back to Earl's daddy.
You don't know what he's like.
Was it Earl or Earl's daddy who hit you? It was Earl.
I told you, Earl's daddy never touched me.
What are you getting at? It seems to me it's her husband she should be afraid of.
I was wondering where he fit in.
Mac, What difference does it make? Look, I'm sorry that I got you involved.
You were wonderful to me and I really appreciate all the help.
I'm going with you.
What? I'm a big boy.
I can take care of myself! I can take care of myself! That's what he said! Hold down, who are you talking about? Tim Ramsey! He's got a gun and everything! - No, wait a minute, where is he? - Out in the street! There's going to be a shoot out, Mr.
MacLeod! You stay here in here.
All right? You stay Here! It doesn't have to happen, boy.
No other way it can be.
Mako! Stay back, Duncan! What are you going to do, shoo me? I'm not going to let him destroy my life! Judith needs me.
You're no good to her dead.
When I kill him, no one in this town is going to turn me in.
You can't kill him, Tim.
Listen to your friend, boy.
Time to give up and face what you done.
No reason to die here today.
Mako, don't do this.
I'll bring him in.
It's not your job, MacLeod.
Get out of the way.
He's coming with me.
No! This never was between us, MacLeod.
You didn't have to kill him.
I didn't kill him.
The law did.
- This is a mistake.
- Then it's mine to make.
Don't do this.
Come on, let's go.
What is it? Use the stairs.
Well, well, well Look who's here.
Nice to see you, Mako.
Long way from the newspaper business.
What are you doing here? I'm looking for a girl.
Try working on your personality.
I knew the boy would lead me back to her.
I didn't expect to find you here.
Where is she? Can't help.
They're outside.
Not this time, Mako.
I can't let you do it.
Seems we've been here before.
Let them go, Mako, they're only children.
I can't do that.
Is it worth your life? It's the law.
It is my life.
Is this your idea of justice? - It's ok? - Yes, it's all right.
Richie, it's okay.
He doesn't know where we are.
Yeah, well, he'll find us.
He always does.
Why is it I get the feeling you know more about this guy than you're telling me? Mac had a run in with him some time ago.
There's still some bad blood.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
No, there's more to it, Richie.
Don't worry about it.
Let's just get some sleep and we'll talk about it tomorrow.
Hey, come here.
Why are you doing this? What do you mean? Well, here you are.
You're turning your life upside down to help me and you don't even know me.
I know enough.
You needed help.
And you became my knight in shining armor.
Yeah, right.
I'm a hell of a hero.
All we've done so far is run.
Nobody's ever put themselves on the line for me.
If I'd had half a brain when I was younger, I I would have been dreaming about somebody like you instead of Earl and his money.
I'd like to thank you.
You don't have to I know.
Mako's working for the Texas State courts, bringing in bail jumpers.
A bounty hunter.
Is there any chance he could be freelancing? What do you mean? Doing private jobs for people with political muscle.
No.
Not a chance.
He's a law and order fanatic.
Hunting fugitives is all he does.
Whether they're guilty or not.
MacLeod, I know about your friend Tim Ramsey.
Mako's still doing his job.
It's still the law.
What about justice? This girl is wanted for murder.
She killed her husband.
Stuck him with a carving knife.
You didn't know? - Hey.
- Hey.
How you doing? - Food! - Yeah.
Cheeseburgers and fries.
Nothing too fancy.
- Is good to me.
- Oh, and I went to the bank.
I got six hundred bucks.
Is not going to get us very far but We'll be okay, Richie.
We just have to keep moving, that's all.
Yeah, I guess you're right.
What? - He is here.
- Can we get to the bike? No, we'd never make it.
Let's go out to the window.
Yes, we're going to be fine, we're going to be fine.
Everything is going to work out.
Mac! Mac, we need to borrow your car, now.
Richie, slow down, we've to talk.
No, no Mac, there's no time.
He knows I'd come to you for help.
Richie, she's not wanted for theft.
She's wanted for murder.
She killed her husband.
Is that true? Go ahead, please talk to me, is that true? I did it.
One night Earl came home drunk.
I was in the kitchen.
He called me a lazy bitch and he started hitting me Next thing I knew, I had the carving knife And then the next thing I knew it was in him.
So, so it was self-defense.
No.
Not in Earl's daddy's town it wasn't.
But Laura, you were protecting yourself, right? My father-in-law told me that I would not live long enough to stand trial, so Laura, Laura, why didn't you tell me this before? I wanted to.
I was afraid that you wouldn't help me.
I know it that was wrong.
But I'm really sorry Richie - Laura.
- Richie.
Richie, listen.
Listen.
I've spoken to a lawyer.
We can fight the extradition, but she has to go back to face the charges.
- Why, Mac? - Because those are the rules.
Mac, to hell with the rules.
We're Immortals, who cares about the rules? Sometimes it's all we have.
- You sound like him.
- Richie, where does this go from here? What happens if you're out on the road, and a cop recognizes her? - What are you going to do, kill him? - I don't know.
- How far this is going to go, Richie? - I don't know, Mac, I don't know! All I know is I got to help her, Mac.
Mac, she needs me.
Richie, I just saw his car! Mac, please.
- At the back.
- Thanks.
- Damn! - What? Let's run! I warned you, MacLeod.
Where are they? Who are they, your deputies? The girl's a killer.
The boy's obstructing justice, I can't have you interfering again.
Then why don't we just pick up the telephone and call the police? - How far can they get? - There'll be no police.
They're mine.
- I thought this was about the law.
- I am the law.
No you're not.
Mako.
You may come here under the color of authority, but you're placing yourself above the law.
Nobody's above the law, not even you.
- Richie, What are you doing? - He's here.
- Where? I don't see him.
- He is close.
- Let's go.
- No.
- Richie, he'll catch us.
- If not here, somewhere else.
- We can't stay.
- Laura, we can't run.
Laura! No! No! It wasn't supposed to end like this.
All she had to do was give herself up.
All right boy, come on.
It's all over.
You son of a bitch! What happen? What has become? Lord God, look.
This is bad.
Excuse me.
Richie, back off! No, Mac, he killed her.
It was an accident boy, I was just doing my job.
Yeah, like hell you were.
Richie, this doesn't go any further, leave it alone.
Mac, is already gone too far.
Remember, Macleod all that separates us from the beasts is the law.
Mac! It's getting pretty cold.
It's probably going to snow soon.
You have to leave.
It's that time? Was I wrong about Mako? It's done.
I just never figured it like this.
I was going to have friends, get a job, meet a girl It's all backwards now.
Some things will never change, some things will.
You'll learn to live with them.
Yeah.
Maybe.
So I guess I'll see you around.
Yeah, you take care of yourself.
Thanks Mac for everything.
Mac, are we going to have to face each other? Maybe.
"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 your world"
Born on the highlands of Scotland He's not alone.
There are others like him.
Some good, some evil.
For centuries he's battled the forces of darkness with holy ground his only refuge.
He cannot die, unless you take his head and with it his power.
In the end, there can be only one.
He is Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander.
"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 2x12 "UNDER COLOR OF AUTHORITY" - You got a death wish? - Listen, I'm sorry, please, help me.
- What is it? What's wrong? - He's after me! Please, help me! There's no time! Get on! We need your help Mac.
She had an accident.
- Why didn't you take her to the hospital? - No! No hospital.
No doctor I tried.
She didn't want go.
- Get her to the couch.
- Okay.
It's going to be all right, okay? Here you go, Laura.
Have a sit.
Mac, she was being chased by one of us.
A couple of cloths and some water.
Hi.
Just lay back a little bit.
That's okay.
Uh, it's okay.
The cut's only superficial.
Pupils are okay.
It's too early yet to see if you have a concussion.
Some water.
Is there any family or friends we can contact? No, uh I'm sorry to bother you.
I should probably get going.
No, no, no, no.
You just relax right there, you are not going anywhere.
Just put this on your head.
Lets get you something to drink, all right? You take it easy.
Is going to be okay.
From the top.
I was driving along and she appears out of nowhere in front of my bike.
She says there's a guy chasing her.
I looked around and there he is.
I felt him coming a block away.
What did he look like? Mean looking sucker.
Big nasty scar down one side of his face.
Made him look scary as hell.
You know him, Mac? His name is Mako.
And yes, I know him.
NEWSPAPER OFFICE - 1880 Just think of it, Duncan! Gold in Alaska! Within a few months it could be California all over again.
You never struck me as the prospecting type.
It's the store I'm thinking of.
Hundreds of people heading through here on their way north.
A man could get rich just by selling supplies.
You never struck me as the greedily type either.
Well, a man has to think about his future.
Future? You don't usually think beyond your next meal.
Here you are the newspaperman and you haven't heard the biggest story in town.
Judith's expecting.
- Oh, Tim, congratulations.
- Thanks.
- We have to celebrate.
- But she is waiting for me.
Well, Judith can wait a little longer.
I have something that I have been saving for an occasion just like this.
What have you got in mind? Sixty years old.
I'm not used to anything that didn't come out of the washtub last week.
Well, here's to the newest addition to the Ramsey clan and to his father, a man with a future.
Duncan what is it? A chill.
Must be a draft.
Duncan, I just remembered, Judith needed something from the apothecary.
Sure Thanks for the hospitality.
I got to go.
Tim, is everything all right? Yeah I'm fine.
Fine.
I'll see you later.
Sheriff? What can I do for you? Federal Marshal.
I'm looking for a man that might be living in these parts.
I'm afraid can got ourselves a real quiet town, Marshal.
Ain't a lot of desperados hanging their hats here.
We'll see about that.
You recognize this man? WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE $500 BOUNTY Not sure.
You're not sure you recognize him, or you're not sure you're going to tell me about it? How about you people? Do you recognize this man? He was part of a gang who robbed a train and killed a Wells Fargo man.
If you know him, you're obligated by the law to help me find him.
And you can rest assured I will find him.
Whether it goes hard or easy it's entirely up to him.
If you'd be kind enough to tell him that when you see him, I'll appreciate it.
Maybe we better talk in my office.
In a minute.
MacLeod.
Mako? I'm not here for you.
I came here to do a job.
So you said.
- Are you going to get in my way? - Is there any reason I should? I'm going to do what I have to do to get my job done.
Yeah, well, we all have to do what's right.
So long as we understand each other.
We understand each other.
Duncan! I thought you were the Marshall.
So what he says is true? You killed a man? No! I never killed anyone in my life! I was sixteen years rears old! My brother rode with the Daltons.
I went with them one night to hold on the horses while they were on the train.
The Wells Fargo man went to stop them and one of the guys in the gang shoot him.
I didn't even know what happened until they all ran out.
I spent the next two days hiding under the floorboards at my mother's house.
Looking up at the law men telling my mother they were going to hang me and my brother.
So, if you didn't kill anyone, why you are running? It doesn't mean a damn to that Marshall now.
He's already judged like guilty.
Tim, I have friends in the Territorial Capital, and in big newspapers.
I'll find a way to help you.
Duncan, I've a wife and a child coming! They need me.
The best thing I can do is put as many miles between me and that Marshall as I can and come back for them in a couple months when he's gone.
Tim, this man is different, He's not going to be gone and he's not going to give up.
Reckon I know that already.
So long, Duncan.
Tim.
Hide out in the hills east of the river near the Bayou Falls.
I'll bring you supplies when I can.
You're a good friend, Duncan.
Thanks.
You're up late.
Are you working on a big story? Well, you know, as newspaperman we need to get out from time to time.
- It's good for the constitution.
- Constitution? You know? Generally, our kind we don't worry too much about our constitution, MacLeod? And a newspaper man, is it? The last time I saw you, you and Fitzkern were just learning to read.
What do you want Mako? I always thought you were a man that respected the law.
I like to see justice done.
Justice? Justice is what a lawyer gets when a judge rules in his favor.
The law is what we live by.
It is the rules.
A man can't always live by the law.
A man cannot live any other way.
Do you realize that I've been a law man for almost 600 years? Even before I was Immortal.
I've seen cities burned and children slaughtered.
Law is what separates us from the beasts.
We leave it, we leave a hole with no bottom.
Yeah, but in all this law of yours isn't there any room for compassion? Not from me.
MacLeod? Folks say that you're a good friend of Tim Ramsey.
I am.
Is that against the law? It is if you are harboring him would be.
Doesn't it matter to you that Tim Ramsey spent the last ten years living a decent hard working life? That's ten years that the Wells Fargo man's family has been grieving.
- Tim Ramsey didn't kill anyone.
- Says him.
And maybe the judge will see the same way.
That's the beauty of the law, ain't it? Now, you tell your friend if he comes with me, he'll get his day in court.
If not, I have a warrant that says "Dead or Alive".
Wait a second.
You're telling me this guy is a cop? Ask yourself, Richie.
Why didn't she want go to the hospital? Or to the police? I don't know What do you know about her? Not much.
Her name is Laura.
She said she needed help, and she was scared she needed me to hide her out.
If I were you, the first thing I'll find out is what she's hiding from.
- Richie? - Yeah? Laura, let me see.
Oh, it's getting better.
- Yeah.
- You are going to be fine.
Yeah, it's better.
Thanks to the two of you.
Do you have any idea why that guy was chasing you? No.
You're sure? Yeah, I told you, I don't know who he is.
Then you won't mind me bringing the police in, will you? No!.
Please.
Maybe I do know You see, where I come from there're still a right and wrong side of the tracks.
And all we ever dreamed of was getting to the other side.
So, I married Earl Morrison.
He is the son of the richest guy in town.
I thought I was going to be Cinderella.
And? Well, it didn't take him two weeks.
He started drinking and seeing other women.
And when I'd say something, he'd slap me.
Pretty soon, I didn't even have to say anything.
Just got to be out of habit so I had to I had to go.
And that's when he sent this guy after you? Why don't you go to the police, Laura? My Father-in-law, he owns hall the town and he told this judge that I stole from them.
and they charged me.
They'd do anything to keep me there.
- You could get a lawyer.
- You don't know Earl's daddy.
Half the people in town would lie for him.
If I don't go back with Earl they'll send me to jail for sure.
Are you going to turn me in? Of course not.
We're going to help you.
Right Mac? Thanks for letting her stay the night, Mac.
She is not your type anyway, right? Very funny.
I'll figure out what to do about this tomorrow.
I suggest you figure out how deep you want to get involved in this, Richie.
What do you mean? I mean Mako's no one to fool around with.
Yeah, but Mac, she needs our help.
Richie, you don't know anything about her.
You don't even know if she's telling the truth.
Oh come on Mac.
You saw her.
She look like a criminal to you? At least let's check out her story.
You want to check her out, check her out.
If Mako finds you Mako is not going to find me, Mac.
He has no idea who I am.
You scared me! Trouble sleeping, Laura? I thought you were him.
I could have been.
What are you doing out here? Nightmares.
Guess I just think if I stay in one place for too long, he's going to find me.
Staying out here won't help.
You're making yourself an easy target.
Well, I assume I thought it'd be all right for a little while You don't loose him that easy.
Mako doesn't sleep like other people.
You talk like you know him or something.
Enough to know that he won't give up.
Not when he's this close.
Sorry.
I had to work some things out, and here it seemed like a good place to do it.
This place isn't safe at the best of times.
And these aren't the best of times, are they, Laura? I guess I should thank you, you know, for looking after me.
Thank Richie, not me.
You don't exactly trust me much, now, do you? I don't know you.
- So you don't believe me.
- No, I believe that you're frightened and I believe that you running from something.
I'm just not sure what.
Yeah, well Richie believes me.
Richie cares about you! Whatever you tell him, it's the truth.
Is it the truth, Laura? Look, I appreciate what you've done but I am not going to get hurt anymore.
I don't want you hurt either.
But think about Richie.
What happens to him if he gets in Mako's way? It's not like I'm making Richie do anything.
You don't have to.
When you're young and you care about someone, you you think with your heart.
You don't see clearly.
I don't know why you're so worried about Richie and you act like you're his father or something.
I'm not his father Laura.
But he's like family to me.
And I just don't want to see him throw his life away.
Look, I see how you're feeling, if it helps any, I don't want to see Richie get hurt either.
I just want to get out of this mess.
Look, he's going to have to make his own choice.
But whatever decision he makes, he's going to make it on his own.
I just hope he makes the right one.
Yeah.
We better get out of here.
You're going to need your sleep.
Yeah.
Now, don't do it, boy.
Let's try this again, a little bit friendlier.
- What do you want? - Where is the girl? I don't know.
Now you listen to me boy.
In case you don't know it, our kind don't necessarily have a liking for each other.
Some even lose their heads over it.
Now, you could do yourself a world of good if you start telling me the truth.
We talked for a while and I let her off down by the train station.
That's all I know.
Look, why don't you just let her go? You don't even know what this is all about.
I don't care about the hows and the whys, son.
I'm just bringing her back.
Now, you could have yourself a nice, long life if you don't get in my way again.
Keeping surveillance on the birds? A lot less dangerous than keeping an eye on you.
I need a favor, Dawson.
What kind of favor? There's a woman, name's Laura Daniels.
She's on the run.
Says she's been framed for a crime she didn't commit.
Prisons are full of people who say that same thing.
I know.
That's why I want you to find out whether she's telling the truth or not.
And I don't want the police' story.
Supposedly the man who wants her brought down owns the local police.
How's the rest of it? How do you know there's a "rest of it"? Because you could hire anyone to find this out.
You don't need my network for this.
There's an Immortal named Mako on her trail.
Mako Hell, the lady's got real trouble.
Mako, he vas a Sheriff in England back in the 1700's.
I know.
We ran into each other.
Last I heard, he was a Federal Marshal around 1860.
Can you find out who he's working for now? You know, maybe we should both stick to watching the birds, MacLeod.
It'd be a lot safer all around.
- Hey, Richie, what's up? - Hey.
Take it easy fellows.
- Mac, I got to talk to you.
- What's up? Mako He carne to my place.
I can't believe how fast he found me.
I told you is the best there is.
What did you tell him? I told him I let her off the bus station downtown and I don't know where she is.
- I guess he believed me.
- I wouldn't bet on it.
Come on.
I tried to talk to the guy, Mac.
Tell him what was going on.
He doesn't seem to care.
All that Mako cares about is the letter of the law.
- Guilt and innocence are just details.
- Yeah, well, not for me.
Richie, I want you to think about this.
What is there to think about? I'm not going to let this psycho take her back.
He's not a psycho.
How do you know, Mac? How do you know he's the same guy he was back then? You know, I don't understand what's going on here.
You help people all the time.
Richie, if you want to help her take it to the police.
The police, Mac, she's not going to get a fair trial! You know that.
So she says.
I believe her, Mac.
She's scared, she ask for help.
I'm not going to let her down.
Richie, the only way you're going to stop Mako from taking her is to kill him.
And you're not good enough.
You were going to leave? Richie.
you've done a lot already.
I don't want you to get anymore involved.
No, it's too late for that.
The guy who was chasing you paid me a visit this morning.
Are you all right? Yeah, I'm fine.
A little bruising in my ego, but that's okay.
All I need is a head start.
I'll be okay.
No, Laura, you don't know what you're up against.
I appreciate your help but I had rather die running than go back to Earl's daddy.
You don't know what he's like.
Was it Earl or Earl's daddy who hit you? It was Earl.
I told you, Earl's daddy never touched me.
What are you getting at? It seems to me it's her husband she should be afraid of.
I was wondering where he fit in.
Mac, What difference does it make? Look, I'm sorry that I got you involved.
You were wonderful to me and I really appreciate all the help.
I'm going with you.
What? I'm a big boy.
I can take care of myself! I can take care of myself! That's what he said! Hold down, who are you talking about? Tim Ramsey! He's got a gun and everything! - No, wait a minute, where is he? - Out in the street! There's going to be a shoot out, Mr.
MacLeod! You stay here in here.
All right? You stay Here! It doesn't have to happen, boy.
No other way it can be.
Mako! Stay back, Duncan! What are you going to do, shoo me? I'm not going to let him destroy my life! Judith needs me.
You're no good to her dead.
When I kill him, no one in this town is going to turn me in.
You can't kill him, Tim.
Listen to your friend, boy.
Time to give up and face what you done.
No reason to die here today.
Mako, don't do this.
I'll bring him in.
It's not your job, MacLeod.
Get out of the way.
He's coming with me.
No! This never was between us, MacLeod.
You didn't have to kill him.
I didn't kill him.
The law did.
- This is a mistake.
- Then it's mine to make.
Don't do this.
Come on, let's go.
What is it? Use the stairs.
Well, well, well Look who's here.
Nice to see you, Mako.
Long way from the newspaper business.
What are you doing here? I'm looking for a girl.
Try working on your personality.
I knew the boy would lead me back to her.
I didn't expect to find you here.
Where is she? Can't help.
They're outside.
Not this time, Mako.
I can't let you do it.
Seems we've been here before.
Let them go, Mako, they're only children.
I can't do that.
Is it worth your life? It's the law.
It is my life.
Is this your idea of justice? - It's ok? - Yes, it's all right.
Richie, it's okay.
He doesn't know where we are.
Yeah, well, he'll find us.
He always does.
Why is it I get the feeling you know more about this guy than you're telling me? Mac had a run in with him some time ago.
There's still some bad blood.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
No, there's more to it, Richie.
Don't worry about it.
Let's just get some sleep and we'll talk about it tomorrow.
Hey, come here.
Why are you doing this? What do you mean? Well, here you are.
You're turning your life upside down to help me and you don't even know me.
I know enough.
You needed help.
And you became my knight in shining armor.
Yeah, right.
I'm a hell of a hero.
All we've done so far is run.
Nobody's ever put themselves on the line for me.
If I'd had half a brain when I was younger, I I would have been dreaming about somebody like you instead of Earl and his money.
I'd like to thank you.
You don't have to I know.
Mako's working for the Texas State courts, bringing in bail jumpers.
A bounty hunter.
Is there any chance he could be freelancing? What do you mean? Doing private jobs for people with political muscle.
No.
Not a chance.
He's a law and order fanatic.
Hunting fugitives is all he does.
Whether they're guilty or not.
MacLeod, I know about your friend Tim Ramsey.
Mako's still doing his job.
It's still the law.
What about justice? This girl is wanted for murder.
She killed her husband.
Stuck him with a carving knife.
You didn't know? - Hey.
- Hey.
How you doing? - Food! - Yeah.
Cheeseburgers and fries.
Nothing too fancy.
- Is good to me.
- Oh, and I went to the bank.
I got six hundred bucks.
Is not going to get us very far but We'll be okay, Richie.
We just have to keep moving, that's all.
Yeah, I guess you're right.
What? - He is here.
- Can we get to the bike? No, we'd never make it.
Let's go out to the window.
Yes, we're going to be fine, we're going to be fine.
Everything is going to work out.
Mac! Mac, we need to borrow your car, now.
Richie, slow down, we've to talk.
No, no Mac, there's no time.
He knows I'd come to you for help.
Richie, she's not wanted for theft.
She's wanted for murder.
She killed her husband.
Is that true? Go ahead, please talk to me, is that true? I did it.
One night Earl came home drunk.
I was in the kitchen.
He called me a lazy bitch and he started hitting me Next thing I knew, I had the carving knife And then the next thing I knew it was in him.
So, so it was self-defense.
No.
Not in Earl's daddy's town it wasn't.
But Laura, you were protecting yourself, right? My father-in-law told me that I would not live long enough to stand trial, so Laura, Laura, why didn't you tell me this before? I wanted to.
I was afraid that you wouldn't help me.
I know it that was wrong.
But I'm really sorry Richie - Laura.
- Richie.
Richie, listen.
Listen.
I've spoken to a lawyer.
We can fight the extradition, but she has to go back to face the charges.
- Why, Mac? - Because those are the rules.
Mac, to hell with the rules.
We're Immortals, who cares about the rules? Sometimes it's all we have.
- You sound like him.
- Richie, where does this go from here? What happens if you're out on the road, and a cop recognizes her? - What are you going to do, kill him? - I don't know.
- How far this is going to go, Richie? - I don't know, Mac, I don't know! All I know is I got to help her, Mac.
Mac, she needs me.
Richie, I just saw his car! Mac, please.
- At the back.
- Thanks.
- Damn! - What? Let's run! I warned you, MacLeod.
Where are they? Who are they, your deputies? The girl's a killer.
The boy's obstructing justice, I can't have you interfering again.
Then why don't we just pick up the telephone and call the police? - How far can they get? - There'll be no police.
They're mine.
- I thought this was about the law.
- I am the law.
No you're not.
Mako.
You may come here under the color of authority, but you're placing yourself above the law.
Nobody's above the law, not even you.
- Richie, What are you doing? - He's here.
- Where? I don't see him.
- He is close.
- Let's go.
- No.
- Richie, he'll catch us.
- If not here, somewhere else.
- We can't stay.
- Laura, we can't run.
Laura! No! No! It wasn't supposed to end like this.
All she had to do was give herself up.
All right boy, come on.
It's all over.
You son of a bitch! What happen? What has become? Lord God, look.
This is bad.
Excuse me.
Richie, back off! No, Mac, he killed her.
It was an accident boy, I was just doing my job.
Yeah, like hell you were.
Richie, this doesn't go any further, leave it alone.
Mac, is already gone too far.
Remember, Macleod all that separates us from the beasts is the law.
Mac! It's getting pretty cold.
It's probably going to snow soon.
You have to leave.
It's that time? Was I wrong about Mako? It's done.
I just never figured it like this.
I was going to have friends, get a job, meet a girl It's all backwards now.
Some things will never change, some things will.
You'll learn to live with them.
Yeah.
Maybe.
So I guess I'll see you around.
Yeah, you take care of yourself.
Thanks Mac for everything.
Mac, are we going to have to face each other? Maybe.
"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 your world"