Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons (2020) s01e01 Episode Script
Knights & Dragons: Part One
[SLADE.]
I'm telling you, Addie, if we build these factories in San Miguel, the business is going through the roof.
[ADELINE.]
I'd rather have you than the money.
You're away too much, Slade, and I [SLADE.]
You okay? When you're home, when we're all together, I never even think about it, but, as soon as you're away, I [SIGHS.]
For God's sake, Addie, Cambodia was years ago.
Before we were even married.
We were in love.
We were engaged.
And we've both seen enough combat to know that however much wounds may heal [ADELINE.]
How could you do this to me? I trusted you! [CRYING.]
The scars never go away.
Can I talk to him? I know.
I know.
I swear to you, Addie, I haven't lied to you since.
And I will never lie to you again.
You believe me, don't you? Of course, I do.
It's just Can I talk? [GIGGLES.]
Somebody wants you.
- I wonder who.
- [JOSEPH.]
Hi, Papa.
Hey, Buddy, teeth all brushed? Yeah.
Read to me.
I would, Joe, but I'm late for a dinner meeting.
Just a little.
A little, little.
Hmm? "The land was filled with dragons, and the people were afraid.
But the Shining Knight came riding forth to protect both, man and maid.
He faced the fiercest creatures that the world had ever known, and he did it without any help.
He did it all alone.
And when his work was done, the dragons were no more.
And so, the knight rode on.
Into legend, into lore".
And that's it for tonight, kid.
More, please.
I gotta go, buddy.
You gotta get to sleep.
Okay.
He misses you.
We miss you.
I'll be on the last plane out tonight.
I love you, Adeline Wilson.
And I adore you Slade Wilson.
[MIMICKING GUNSHOTS.]
Under the covers, little soldier.
Aye-aye, Captain.
Read to me, Mama.
- But Papa already read you - Please! Don't give me that wide eyed, innocent routine, mister.
Please, Mama.
Ahh! Not that one.
That's just for Papa.
You are clearly the commanding officer in this family.
[SOLIDER GRUNTS.]
[ALARM SOUNDING.]
[GUNSHOTS FIRING.]
[MAN SCREAMING.]
[GRENADE BEEPING.]
[LOUD EXPLOSION.]
Night, little soldier.
[YAWNS.]
Goodnight, Mama.
[GRUNTS.]
No need to panic.
You'd be dead already if I wanted it.
What do you want? Your son.
[GRUNTING.]
If you were looking for a helpless victim, you came to the wrong house! [FIGHTING GRUNTS.]
[SCREAMING.]
[LAUGHS.]
You're outta practice, Adeline.
[MUTED SCREAM.]
From what I've heard, you were something to behold before marriage and motherhood made you soft.
[MUFFLED SCREAMING.]
Leader of an elite squad within the Green Berets called Team Seven.
You trained Slade Wilson.
Helped make him the killing machine that he is today.
Killing machine? He's a businessman.
Oh, Adeline, there's so much you don't know.
Who the hell are you? The Jackal.
[RAPID GUNFIRE.]
Molina sent you.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
El Presidente doesn't like his generals plotting against him.
He finds revolution distasteful.
Then go ahead, cut my throat.
You'll never get out of here alive.
Ha! Of course, I will.
- What is this? - The head of President Molina.
Note the look of surprise on his face.
Very similar to how you look right now.
[SPEAKS SPANISH.]
I don't understand.
If Molina hired you to assassinate me, then I'm a mercenary, not an idiot.
Your President was an oppressive fascist, who ground his people into the dirt.
Under his rule, San Miguel became a cesspool of poverty, hunger and disease, while he just grew richer and fatter.
Do better, General Suarez.
Or this will be you.
And, oh, yes.
There is the little matter of my fee.
[GUNSHOTS FIRED.]
Which I am delighted to pay.
[WINTERGREEN.]
Took a few hits, I see.
It's nothing.
Do you ever consider what would happen to Adeline and Joseph if you died on one of these little jolts? You've been doing this for what, eight years now? Nine? Maybe it's time to stop being a mercenary and start I'll need transport ASAP, Wintergreen.
And you will have it, old friend.
[DEATHSTROKE GRUNTS.]
The older I get, the more I envy your ability to heal.
The army certainly got what they paid for.
And more.
[HEART RATE MONITOR BEEPING.]
[SHUDDERING IN PAIN.]
[CRIES OUT, GRUNTS.]
[MALE DOCTOR.]
It's not working, damn it.
[SCREAMING.]
[FEMALE DOCTOR.]
Will he live? [MALE DOCTOR.]
Doesn't matter.
We failed again.
[ECHOES.]
They said They said it was a miracle I'm still alive.
I told you not to volunteer for that damn drug trial.
When they wouldn't even tell you what it's for, I knew It was my choice.
- I could have said no.
- Then why didn't you? Because they needed me.
And there were only a handful of men that fit the profile.
And you've always been a good soldier.
Maybe too good.
They'll be sending me home in a few days.
And I'm going with you.
- But, your duties? - I've served my country, and done a damn good job of it.
- But you need me now, and - No.
You've got another 14 months, and you do what you signed on to do.
Let me try to build a life for myself.
For us, then then if you still want me Why wouldn't I want you? I love you, Slade.
We've got plans.
A whole life ahead of us.
The army's the only live I've ever known, Addie.
Being that good soldier, following orders, killing the enemy.
There's more to you than that.
I hope so.
[SCREAMS.]
[PANTING.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
[CRACKLING.]
[GRUNTING.]
[GROANING IN PAIN.]
[SCREAMING.]
- Addie? - [GRASS CRACKLES.]
Dear God, what happened? Where's Joseph? He said if I called the police, he'd kill him.
Who? Who did this? He said it's you he wants.
Who did this? The Jackal.
Who the hell is the Jackal? You know who he is! "I haven't lied to you since", you said, "and I will never lie to you again".
But it's all been nothing but lies, hasn't it? - I don't know what you're talking about.
I - Stop! The Jackal told me everything.
The Army thought the experiment was a failure, that their drug didn't work, that's why they discharged you.
But it just took a little time to turn you into what did he call you? Deathstroke.
I'm a businessman.
[ADELINE.]
That's what I always believed.
Slade Wilson, a good and decent man who loved his wife and son.
Who'd do anything for his family.
But you're a goddamn mercenary.
Selling death to the highest bidder, and you hid it from me! All these years! Why? I'll bring Joseph back, and I'll bring the Jackal's carcass back with me.
I don't need you.
We don't need you.
I can do this without you [GRUNTS.]
Ow.
Broken, damn it! In several places from the look of it.
Go.
When this is over, Addie, we'll talk.
Don't even try to lie to me again, you manipulative son of a bitch.
Just bring Joseph home.
And God help you if you fail.
I never fail.
[SIREN WAILING.]
[JACKAL.]
How's the wife, Wilson? [DEATHSTROKE.]
Show yourself.
I'm right here.
My son Is fine.
Just a bargaining chip.
Accept the bargain, and he doesn't get hurt.
I won't work with H.
I.
V.
E.
So you said the last time I asked.
And I respect that.
But, unfortunately, my superiors don't.
They think that your skills will be of great value to us.
You're terrorists.
Equal opportunity murderers.
Selling our services to the highest bidder.
Just like you.
Only difference is, you're small time.
H.
I.
V.
E.
thinks globally.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
How many innocent people, woman and children have died at your hands? Honestly, I've lost count.
But, we're all murderers under the skin, Wilson.
It's just a matter of scale.
Morality is delusion that fools wear like a comforting cloak.
But you're no fool, are you? A monster perhaps, but not a fool.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
A monster? Yes.
I kill for a living, but only if the cause is right.
There are lines I won't cross.
I don't know if the widows and children of those soldiers you murdered in San Miguel would agree.
We're the same, can't you see that? Men like us pretend to have hearts and souls, but underneath that only darkness.
I The answer is no.
Reconsider.
[GRUNTING.]
[BOTH SCREAMING IN PAIN.]
[JACKAL.]
Enough! Enough.
[PANTING.]
[GASPING.]
You do realize that you've proven my point.
She was an extraordinary operative.
But clearly not extraordinary enough.
Bronze Tiger's skills are legendary, - and look at him.
- [YELPS IN PAIN.]
Give me my boy.
Give me your answer.
Will you join H.
I.
V.
E.
? [WHIRRING.]
Or will my men slit little Joseph's throat here and now? [GROANS.]
[GRUNTING.]
Joseph, don't be afraid.
[GURGLING.]
Joe? Joseph? You're not gonna die.
I swear to god, you're not gonna die.
[BEEPING.]
[PANTING.]
[WILSON.]
"Dear Joseph, Your mother thinks it's best if I stay away for a while.
And I agree.
You see, I have a secret, one I've never shared with you before.
I'm a knight, like the ones in our favorite book, roaming a dangerous world, righting wrongs, slaying dragons and I don't want those dragons to hurt you, or your mom, ever again".
[MULTIPLE PHONES RINGING.]
[H.
I.
V.
E.
QUEEN.]
Hello, Wilson.
Or do you prefer Deathstroke? Who the hell You can call me the H.
I.
V.
E.
Queen.
H.
I.
V.
E.
is gone.
I spent years making sure of that.
No, not gone.
Underground.
Re-grouping.
Dozens of independent cells scattered across the world.
And my little cell is very interested in the Wilson family.
I turned H.
I.
V.
E.
down 10 years ago, - and if you think - Don't flatter yourself.
You made it clear then that you were a bad fit.
And, really, why bother with the father, when I have the son.
What? Joseph? You're a handgun, Slade.
Your boy, he's a nuclear bomb.
A bomb that belongs to me now.
What have you done to him? [CHUCKLES.]
Me? Don't you know? You did this.
You didn't know.
[SCOFFS.]
More's the pity.
[KIDS LAUGHING.]
I chose that school in Switzerland for the security.
You chose poorly.
Did you know? That whatever the army did to alter your biology, you genetics was passed on to Joseph? Of course not.
From what that H.
I.
V.
E.
Queen said, his abilities are very different than mine.
Not physical in nature, psychic.
What? There were times when I feel him.
As if he was in the room with me, but I thought I was just imagining it.
He should have been with you.
How could you just send him away like that? I did it to keep him safe.
I could have kept him safe.
The way you did last time? When that animal cut this throat and left him mute? You punished me enough for it, didn't you? Locked me out of his life.
And you never once questioned it, never once tried to see him.
Another man would have fought me tooth and nail, would have begged to see his son, but you, one pathetic letter.
And then you were gone, forever.
Why? I always seem to be asking you that, "why?" The past is dead, Addie, and nothing we do, nothing we say can change it.
But the past isn't dead, Slade.
It's happening all over again.
So, what are we going to do about it? We? You're not going after him alone this time.
I'm going with you.
- Do you remember what the Jackal did to you? - Oh, I remember.
He broke me, humiliated me, and it was my own fault.
I put so much energy into being a mother, being your wife, that I lost my center.
Well, I found it again.
You haven't been on a combat mission in years.
[GRUNTS.]
Guess I'm just too rusty, huh? Stay out of it, Adeline.
Slade! Slade! Good luck.
- [BOMBS EXPLODING.]
- [JETS ROARING.]
[DEATHSTROKE CLAPPING.]
[DEATHSTROKE.]
Impressive.
This is a surprise.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
Look at you.
Hero of the Kasnian Revolution.
Well, you know how it goes.
Southern Kasnians take the capital.
A few years go by and the north takes it.
Been going on for years.
I worked for both sides.
They're very generous.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
And children starve.
Innocents die.
Still singing the same song, huh, Wilson? The mercenary with a conscience.
The rest of us, we're beneath you.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
I didn't come here to debate, Tiger.
- Argh! - Or to fight.
I came here for information.
If it's dope on H.
I.
V.
E.
you want.
[GRUNTS.]
[DEATHSTROKE.]
You have nothing to do with them.
Didn't even know they still existed.
[BOTH GRUNTING.]
- [BONES CRACKING.]
- [DEATHSTROKE GROANING.]
Oh, I knew, once the Jackal took over.
[GRUNTS.]
[DEATHSTROKE.]
Jackal? He's alive? [BOTH GRUNTING.]
You should have made sure he was dead.
[BRONZE TIGER GRUNTING.]
That man has a serious hate on for you.
[BOTH GRUNTING.]
After that mess with your kid.
Jackal decided that H.
I.
V.
E.
needed reorganization.
New leadership.
So he stepped back.
[GRUNTS.]
[DEATHSTROKE.]
And let me wipe out his competition.
[BOTH GRUNTING.]
And then very quietly put the pieces back together.
[BOTH GRUNTING.]
[GRUNTS.]
[BOTH GRUNTING.]
Argh! But I was tired of taking orders.
Decided to freelance.
[DEATHSTROKE GROANING.]
Worked out pretty well.
[BRONZE TIGER GROANS.]
Again.
[SIGHS.]
Son of a bitch.
You did it again.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
Where can I find the H.
I.
V.
E.
Queen? [BRONZE TIGER GRUNTING.]
[GUN FIRES.]
Fine.
The Kerguelen Islands.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
Thank you.
[JETS ROARING.]
That's my ride.
Don't bother.
Where he's headed there's no coming back.
Oh, shit.
[ALL SCREAM.]
Sir, how the hell did you get your hands on an aircraft like this.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
Somebody owed me a favor.
A very big one, apparently.
There's every chance they know you're coming.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
I'm counting on it.
Huh.
You'll never change.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
Having second thoughts, Wintergreen? On the contrary.
Since MI6 retired me the only fun I ever have is when you invite me along on these little jaunts.
I'll be too old for this soon enough.
Well, probably too old for it now.
But, I'm not ready for the nursing home just yet.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
This one's no jaunt.
Joseph's life is at stake.
And what kind of godfather would I be if I wasn't helping you bring him home? In fact, I [WINTERGREEN.]
There they are.
The Kerguelens, also known as the Desolation Islands.
Aptly named, I think.
[WINTERGREEN OVER RADIO.]
Best of luck, Slade.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
I don't believe in luck.
But in this case, I'll take it.
[PLANE HOVERING.]
[SPLASHES.]
[CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING.]
[DEATHSTROKE.]
I was expecting an army.
[LADY SHIVA.]
They don't need an army.
They've got me.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
Sandra Wu-San also known as Lady Shiva.
There are people who consider you the deadliest hand-to-hand combatant in the world.
And they would be right.
[GRUNTING.]
What are you doing? [DEATHSTROKE.]
Surrendering.
I do not accept your surrender.
[H.
I.
V.
E.
QUEEN ON RADIO.]
Not tonight, Shiva.
I want him alive.
Bring him to me.
[LADY SHIVA GRUNTS.]
Yes, my Queen.
Up.
[QUEEN.]
Surrender is a clever strategy.
Easier than fighting your way into the fortress, but it won't be quite as easy getting out.
What? You're just a child.
And you're a dinosaur whose time has passed.
[GASPS.]
Let's cut the bullshit, shall we? Where's my boy? Where's Joseph? Yes, let's cut the bullshit.
Where is he? Such concern.
And yet, you abandoned Joseph without a second thought.
Just as his mother did.
Left him trapped, isolated, friendless in that school.
His mind, his very soul on fire.
I didn't know.
Could it be you didn't want to? So, he's what, your little lab rat? [QUEEN.]
We're going to train him, help him master his powers.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
You've got him locked in a damn cage.
[QUEEN.]
For his own protection.
His psychic energies are still wildly unstable, but his potential limitless.
As a weapon.
Yes.
Think of it.
Manipulation on a global scale through the power of the mind.
Domination of the planet with no bullets, no bombs.
What country on Earth could resist us? Joseph! Joseph! Joseph! Don't be afraid! Joe Joseph was the name you gave him, but I've given him a new name, a better name.
Jericho.
Because with my help, he's going to bring the walls of the old order tumbling down.
Be honest, Wilson, you don't really care about him, you never did.
This is just another adventure to you.
Another chance to prove your questionable manhood.
But here, he'll find a home, a family.
[JOSEPH.]
Help me, Papa.
Get me out of here, please.
Get back, buddy.
[TIMER BEEPING.]
- No! - [TIMER BEEPING RAPIDLY.]
[GUNSHOTS FIRED.]
[EXPLOSION.]
[SCREAMS.]
[GRUNTS.]
[JOSEPH.]
I can help.
Put me down.
- You're weak.
- I'm all right.
[ELECTRICAL ZAPPING.]
Joe I know a way out.
This will get us to the surface, but I don't know what to do once we're up there.
I've got that covered.
Wintergreen, it's time.
[WINTERGREEN.]
On my way, Slade.
[GASPS.]
[JOSEPH.]
That all.
That's all I could Wintergreen? Wintergreen? - [SHORT-CIRCUITS.]
- [GASPS.]
Uncle William's not coming.
What? I blocked the signal.
But I heard him.
You head what I wanted you to hear.
Joseph, why? Did you really think I would betray my own sister? Sister? The H.
I.
V.
E.
Queen.
- She's - Your daughter.
You really didn't know? Joseph, listen to me, I came here Ride to the rescue like a knight in shining armor? Joseph! Joseph! My name is Jericho! Joseph's gone.
Joseph! [GUNS COCKING.]
Goodbye, Deathstroke.
[GUNSHOTS FIRING.]
Joe seph.
Well done, boy.
Well done.
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING.]
I'm telling you, Addie, if we build these factories in San Miguel, the business is going through the roof.
[ADELINE.]
I'd rather have you than the money.
You're away too much, Slade, and I [SLADE.]
You okay? When you're home, when we're all together, I never even think about it, but, as soon as you're away, I [SIGHS.]
For God's sake, Addie, Cambodia was years ago.
Before we were even married.
We were in love.
We were engaged.
And we've both seen enough combat to know that however much wounds may heal [ADELINE.]
How could you do this to me? I trusted you! [CRYING.]
The scars never go away.
Can I talk to him? I know.
I know.
I swear to you, Addie, I haven't lied to you since.
And I will never lie to you again.
You believe me, don't you? Of course, I do.
It's just Can I talk? [GIGGLES.]
Somebody wants you.
- I wonder who.
- [JOSEPH.]
Hi, Papa.
Hey, Buddy, teeth all brushed? Yeah.
Read to me.
I would, Joe, but I'm late for a dinner meeting.
Just a little.
A little, little.
Hmm? "The land was filled with dragons, and the people were afraid.
But the Shining Knight came riding forth to protect both, man and maid.
He faced the fiercest creatures that the world had ever known, and he did it without any help.
He did it all alone.
And when his work was done, the dragons were no more.
And so, the knight rode on.
Into legend, into lore".
And that's it for tonight, kid.
More, please.
I gotta go, buddy.
You gotta get to sleep.
Okay.
He misses you.
We miss you.
I'll be on the last plane out tonight.
I love you, Adeline Wilson.
And I adore you Slade Wilson.
[MIMICKING GUNSHOTS.]
Under the covers, little soldier.
Aye-aye, Captain.
Read to me, Mama.
- But Papa already read you - Please! Don't give me that wide eyed, innocent routine, mister.
Please, Mama.
Ahh! Not that one.
That's just for Papa.
You are clearly the commanding officer in this family.
[SOLIDER GRUNTS.]
[ALARM SOUNDING.]
[GUNSHOTS FIRING.]
[MAN SCREAMING.]
[GRENADE BEEPING.]
[LOUD EXPLOSION.]
Night, little soldier.
[YAWNS.]
Goodnight, Mama.
[GRUNTS.]
No need to panic.
You'd be dead already if I wanted it.
What do you want? Your son.
[GRUNTING.]
If you were looking for a helpless victim, you came to the wrong house! [FIGHTING GRUNTS.]
[SCREAMING.]
[LAUGHS.]
You're outta practice, Adeline.
[MUTED SCREAM.]
From what I've heard, you were something to behold before marriage and motherhood made you soft.
[MUFFLED SCREAMING.]
Leader of an elite squad within the Green Berets called Team Seven.
You trained Slade Wilson.
Helped make him the killing machine that he is today.
Killing machine? He's a businessman.
Oh, Adeline, there's so much you don't know.
Who the hell are you? The Jackal.
[RAPID GUNFIRE.]
Molina sent you.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
El Presidente doesn't like his generals plotting against him.
He finds revolution distasteful.
Then go ahead, cut my throat.
You'll never get out of here alive.
Ha! Of course, I will.
- What is this? - The head of President Molina.
Note the look of surprise on his face.
Very similar to how you look right now.
[SPEAKS SPANISH.]
I don't understand.
If Molina hired you to assassinate me, then I'm a mercenary, not an idiot.
Your President was an oppressive fascist, who ground his people into the dirt.
Under his rule, San Miguel became a cesspool of poverty, hunger and disease, while he just grew richer and fatter.
Do better, General Suarez.
Or this will be you.
And, oh, yes.
There is the little matter of my fee.
[GUNSHOTS FIRED.]
Which I am delighted to pay.
[WINTERGREEN.]
Took a few hits, I see.
It's nothing.
Do you ever consider what would happen to Adeline and Joseph if you died on one of these little jolts? You've been doing this for what, eight years now? Nine? Maybe it's time to stop being a mercenary and start I'll need transport ASAP, Wintergreen.
And you will have it, old friend.
[DEATHSTROKE GRUNTS.]
The older I get, the more I envy your ability to heal.
The army certainly got what they paid for.
And more.
[HEART RATE MONITOR BEEPING.]
[SHUDDERING IN PAIN.]
[CRIES OUT, GRUNTS.]
[MALE DOCTOR.]
It's not working, damn it.
[SCREAMING.]
[FEMALE DOCTOR.]
Will he live? [MALE DOCTOR.]
Doesn't matter.
We failed again.
[ECHOES.]
They said They said it was a miracle I'm still alive.
I told you not to volunteer for that damn drug trial.
When they wouldn't even tell you what it's for, I knew It was my choice.
- I could have said no.
- Then why didn't you? Because they needed me.
And there were only a handful of men that fit the profile.
And you've always been a good soldier.
Maybe too good.
They'll be sending me home in a few days.
And I'm going with you.
- But, your duties? - I've served my country, and done a damn good job of it.
- But you need me now, and - No.
You've got another 14 months, and you do what you signed on to do.
Let me try to build a life for myself.
For us, then then if you still want me Why wouldn't I want you? I love you, Slade.
We've got plans.
A whole life ahead of us.
The army's the only live I've ever known, Addie.
Being that good soldier, following orders, killing the enemy.
There's more to you than that.
I hope so.
[SCREAMS.]
[PANTING.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
[CRACKLING.]
[GRUNTING.]
[GROANING IN PAIN.]
[SCREAMING.]
- Addie? - [GRASS CRACKLES.]
Dear God, what happened? Where's Joseph? He said if I called the police, he'd kill him.
Who? Who did this? He said it's you he wants.
Who did this? The Jackal.
Who the hell is the Jackal? You know who he is! "I haven't lied to you since", you said, "and I will never lie to you again".
But it's all been nothing but lies, hasn't it? - I don't know what you're talking about.
I - Stop! The Jackal told me everything.
The Army thought the experiment was a failure, that their drug didn't work, that's why they discharged you.
But it just took a little time to turn you into what did he call you? Deathstroke.
I'm a businessman.
[ADELINE.]
That's what I always believed.
Slade Wilson, a good and decent man who loved his wife and son.
Who'd do anything for his family.
But you're a goddamn mercenary.
Selling death to the highest bidder, and you hid it from me! All these years! Why? I'll bring Joseph back, and I'll bring the Jackal's carcass back with me.
I don't need you.
We don't need you.
I can do this without you [GRUNTS.]
Ow.
Broken, damn it! In several places from the look of it.
Go.
When this is over, Addie, we'll talk.
Don't even try to lie to me again, you manipulative son of a bitch.
Just bring Joseph home.
And God help you if you fail.
I never fail.
[SIREN WAILING.]
[JACKAL.]
How's the wife, Wilson? [DEATHSTROKE.]
Show yourself.
I'm right here.
My son Is fine.
Just a bargaining chip.
Accept the bargain, and he doesn't get hurt.
I won't work with H.
I.
V.
E.
So you said the last time I asked.
And I respect that.
But, unfortunately, my superiors don't.
They think that your skills will be of great value to us.
You're terrorists.
Equal opportunity murderers.
Selling our services to the highest bidder.
Just like you.
Only difference is, you're small time.
H.
I.
V.
E.
thinks globally.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
How many innocent people, woman and children have died at your hands? Honestly, I've lost count.
But, we're all murderers under the skin, Wilson.
It's just a matter of scale.
Morality is delusion that fools wear like a comforting cloak.
But you're no fool, are you? A monster perhaps, but not a fool.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
A monster? Yes.
I kill for a living, but only if the cause is right.
There are lines I won't cross.
I don't know if the widows and children of those soldiers you murdered in San Miguel would agree.
We're the same, can't you see that? Men like us pretend to have hearts and souls, but underneath that only darkness.
I The answer is no.
Reconsider.
[GRUNTING.]
[BOTH SCREAMING IN PAIN.]
[JACKAL.]
Enough! Enough.
[PANTING.]
[GASPING.]
You do realize that you've proven my point.
She was an extraordinary operative.
But clearly not extraordinary enough.
Bronze Tiger's skills are legendary, - and look at him.
- [YELPS IN PAIN.]
Give me my boy.
Give me your answer.
Will you join H.
I.
V.
E.
? [WHIRRING.]
Or will my men slit little Joseph's throat here and now? [GROANS.]
[GRUNTING.]
Joseph, don't be afraid.
[GURGLING.]
Joe? Joseph? You're not gonna die.
I swear to god, you're not gonna die.
[BEEPING.]
[PANTING.]
[WILSON.]
"Dear Joseph, Your mother thinks it's best if I stay away for a while.
And I agree.
You see, I have a secret, one I've never shared with you before.
I'm a knight, like the ones in our favorite book, roaming a dangerous world, righting wrongs, slaying dragons and I don't want those dragons to hurt you, or your mom, ever again".
[MULTIPLE PHONES RINGING.]
[H.
I.
V.
E.
QUEEN.]
Hello, Wilson.
Or do you prefer Deathstroke? Who the hell You can call me the H.
I.
V.
E.
Queen.
H.
I.
V.
E.
is gone.
I spent years making sure of that.
No, not gone.
Underground.
Re-grouping.
Dozens of independent cells scattered across the world.
And my little cell is very interested in the Wilson family.
I turned H.
I.
V.
E.
down 10 years ago, - and if you think - Don't flatter yourself.
You made it clear then that you were a bad fit.
And, really, why bother with the father, when I have the son.
What? Joseph? You're a handgun, Slade.
Your boy, he's a nuclear bomb.
A bomb that belongs to me now.
What have you done to him? [CHUCKLES.]
Me? Don't you know? You did this.
You didn't know.
[SCOFFS.]
More's the pity.
[KIDS LAUGHING.]
I chose that school in Switzerland for the security.
You chose poorly.
Did you know? That whatever the army did to alter your biology, you genetics was passed on to Joseph? Of course not.
From what that H.
I.
V.
E.
Queen said, his abilities are very different than mine.
Not physical in nature, psychic.
What? There were times when I feel him.
As if he was in the room with me, but I thought I was just imagining it.
He should have been with you.
How could you just send him away like that? I did it to keep him safe.
I could have kept him safe.
The way you did last time? When that animal cut this throat and left him mute? You punished me enough for it, didn't you? Locked me out of his life.
And you never once questioned it, never once tried to see him.
Another man would have fought me tooth and nail, would have begged to see his son, but you, one pathetic letter.
And then you were gone, forever.
Why? I always seem to be asking you that, "why?" The past is dead, Addie, and nothing we do, nothing we say can change it.
But the past isn't dead, Slade.
It's happening all over again.
So, what are we going to do about it? We? You're not going after him alone this time.
I'm going with you.
- Do you remember what the Jackal did to you? - Oh, I remember.
He broke me, humiliated me, and it was my own fault.
I put so much energy into being a mother, being your wife, that I lost my center.
Well, I found it again.
You haven't been on a combat mission in years.
[GRUNTS.]
Guess I'm just too rusty, huh? Stay out of it, Adeline.
Slade! Slade! Good luck.
- [BOMBS EXPLODING.]
- [JETS ROARING.]
[DEATHSTROKE CLAPPING.]
[DEATHSTROKE.]
Impressive.
This is a surprise.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
Look at you.
Hero of the Kasnian Revolution.
Well, you know how it goes.
Southern Kasnians take the capital.
A few years go by and the north takes it.
Been going on for years.
I worked for both sides.
They're very generous.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
And children starve.
Innocents die.
Still singing the same song, huh, Wilson? The mercenary with a conscience.
The rest of us, we're beneath you.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
I didn't come here to debate, Tiger.
- Argh! - Or to fight.
I came here for information.
If it's dope on H.
I.
V.
E.
you want.
[GRUNTS.]
[DEATHSTROKE.]
You have nothing to do with them.
Didn't even know they still existed.
[BOTH GRUNTING.]
- [BONES CRACKING.]
- [DEATHSTROKE GROANING.]
Oh, I knew, once the Jackal took over.
[GRUNTS.]
[DEATHSTROKE.]
Jackal? He's alive? [BOTH GRUNTING.]
You should have made sure he was dead.
[BRONZE TIGER GRUNTING.]
That man has a serious hate on for you.
[BOTH GRUNTING.]
After that mess with your kid.
Jackal decided that H.
I.
V.
E.
needed reorganization.
New leadership.
So he stepped back.
[GRUNTS.]
[DEATHSTROKE.]
And let me wipe out his competition.
[BOTH GRUNTING.]
And then very quietly put the pieces back together.
[BOTH GRUNTING.]
[GRUNTS.]
[BOTH GRUNTING.]
Argh! But I was tired of taking orders.
Decided to freelance.
[DEATHSTROKE GROANING.]
Worked out pretty well.
[BRONZE TIGER GROANS.]
Again.
[SIGHS.]
Son of a bitch.
You did it again.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
Where can I find the H.
I.
V.
E.
Queen? [BRONZE TIGER GRUNTING.]
[GUN FIRES.]
Fine.
The Kerguelen Islands.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
Thank you.
[JETS ROARING.]
That's my ride.
Don't bother.
Where he's headed there's no coming back.
Oh, shit.
[ALL SCREAM.]
Sir, how the hell did you get your hands on an aircraft like this.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
Somebody owed me a favor.
A very big one, apparently.
There's every chance they know you're coming.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
I'm counting on it.
Huh.
You'll never change.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
Having second thoughts, Wintergreen? On the contrary.
Since MI6 retired me the only fun I ever have is when you invite me along on these little jaunts.
I'll be too old for this soon enough.
Well, probably too old for it now.
But, I'm not ready for the nursing home just yet.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
This one's no jaunt.
Joseph's life is at stake.
And what kind of godfather would I be if I wasn't helping you bring him home? In fact, I [WINTERGREEN.]
There they are.
The Kerguelens, also known as the Desolation Islands.
Aptly named, I think.
[WINTERGREEN OVER RADIO.]
Best of luck, Slade.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
I don't believe in luck.
But in this case, I'll take it.
[PLANE HOVERING.]
[SPLASHES.]
[CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING.]
[DEATHSTROKE.]
I was expecting an army.
[LADY SHIVA.]
They don't need an army.
They've got me.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
Sandra Wu-San also known as Lady Shiva.
There are people who consider you the deadliest hand-to-hand combatant in the world.
And they would be right.
[GRUNTING.]
What are you doing? [DEATHSTROKE.]
Surrendering.
I do not accept your surrender.
[H.
I.
V.
E.
QUEEN ON RADIO.]
Not tonight, Shiva.
I want him alive.
Bring him to me.
[LADY SHIVA GRUNTS.]
Yes, my Queen.
Up.
[QUEEN.]
Surrender is a clever strategy.
Easier than fighting your way into the fortress, but it won't be quite as easy getting out.
What? You're just a child.
And you're a dinosaur whose time has passed.
[GASPS.]
Let's cut the bullshit, shall we? Where's my boy? Where's Joseph? Yes, let's cut the bullshit.
Where is he? Such concern.
And yet, you abandoned Joseph without a second thought.
Just as his mother did.
Left him trapped, isolated, friendless in that school.
His mind, his very soul on fire.
I didn't know.
Could it be you didn't want to? So, he's what, your little lab rat? [QUEEN.]
We're going to train him, help him master his powers.
[DEATHSTROKE.]
You've got him locked in a damn cage.
[QUEEN.]
For his own protection.
His psychic energies are still wildly unstable, but his potential limitless.
As a weapon.
Yes.
Think of it.
Manipulation on a global scale through the power of the mind.
Domination of the planet with no bullets, no bombs.
What country on Earth could resist us? Joseph! Joseph! Joseph! Don't be afraid! Joe Joseph was the name you gave him, but I've given him a new name, a better name.
Jericho.
Because with my help, he's going to bring the walls of the old order tumbling down.
Be honest, Wilson, you don't really care about him, you never did.
This is just another adventure to you.
Another chance to prove your questionable manhood.
But here, he'll find a home, a family.
[JOSEPH.]
Help me, Papa.
Get me out of here, please.
Get back, buddy.
[TIMER BEEPING.]
- No! - [TIMER BEEPING RAPIDLY.]
[GUNSHOTS FIRED.]
[EXPLOSION.]
[SCREAMS.]
[GRUNTS.]
[JOSEPH.]
I can help.
Put me down.
- You're weak.
- I'm all right.
[ELECTRICAL ZAPPING.]
Joe I know a way out.
This will get us to the surface, but I don't know what to do once we're up there.
I've got that covered.
Wintergreen, it's time.
[WINTERGREEN.]
On my way, Slade.
[GASPS.]
[JOSEPH.]
That all.
That's all I could Wintergreen? Wintergreen? - [SHORT-CIRCUITS.]
- [GASPS.]
Uncle William's not coming.
What? I blocked the signal.
But I heard him.
You head what I wanted you to hear.
Joseph, why? Did you really think I would betray my own sister? Sister? The H.
I.
V.
E.
Queen.
- She's - Your daughter.
You really didn't know? Joseph, listen to me, I came here Ride to the rescue like a knight in shining armor? Joseph! Joseph! My name is Jericho! Joseph's gone.
Joseph! [GUNS COCKING.]
Goodbye, Deathstroke.
[GUNSHOTS FIRING.]
Joe seph.
Well done, boy.
Well done.
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING.]