She-Wolf of London (1990) s01e04 Episode Script
The Juggler
(THUNDER RUMBLING) (ALL CHANTING) We are gathered, my children, on this, our most hallowed night, and on this, our most hallowed ground.
For centuries, before the holy brought their God here, our ancestors worshipped All Hallows Eve.
And tonight, we shall once again do the same.
As our ancestors bought good harvests from the All Hallows moon and insured the return of spring with their blood, so shall we guarantee our own future! Griscombe! (WOMAN SCREAMING) (PEOPLE CHATTERING) What's the meaning of this? She was in no danger.
This is a religious ceremony.
You're trespassing on church property.
This is a court order, Mr.
Griscombe.
You and your friends will have to move on.
This land was ours before there even was a church.
And Lucifer had a place in heaven.
You have both been evicted! Your kind tried this before, and the results were tragic.
Know your history, because it's coming back to haunt you.
You're in a different country, Julian.
You can't expect us to celebrate the same things.
But Halloween's not about some war you lost.
It's about fun.
What have you people got against fun? When I was a young girl, we used to make our own fun.
You just don't know what you're missing.
Trick or treat, soaping people's windows.
My windows could do with a good soap.
Morning! Looks like a lovely day.
You can barely see the street.
Julian's nose is a little out of joint.
Last night was Halloween, and no one did anything special.
Your only holidays are for banks and dead queens.
Oh, we have our special days.
Rabbits! (CHUCKLING) Oh, my God, rabbits! Rabbits.
Rabbits! What? First of the month.
You say, " Rabbits," everybody else does, too.
Barrel of fun.
How did you people ever get an empire? You'll have all the fun you can handle come November 5th.
Guy Fawkes Day.
Deranged chap.
Tried to blow up Parliament.
A bonfire.
Fireworks.
Fireworks? Now just a minute there'll be no fireworks in this house.
I'll do them outside.
No! Lan was mad for fireworks.
He almost lost his hands.
Think of the money we could have saved on mittens.
Little fellow got his hands all sticky eating toffee, and got stuck to the rockets.
(CHUCKLING) Came close to going off with them.
(CHUCKLING) Did he stay here last night? Yes, in the basement with Randi.
They were experimenting.
ELSA: All night? Which part do you think they can't get right? Elsa! (RANDI GROANS) (SIGHING) If I'd broken that other shackle, you'd have been a goner.
We've got a month to make it stronger.
Any residual effects? I've got the usual horrid hangover.
But my senses seem sharper.
Aunt Elsa's slurping her tea.
(SNIFFING) Your mom burned the toast again.
Lupine acuity.
A wolf's sense of smell and hearing are better than ours.
It's hanging on.
I'll run some tests at the lab.
You better run some interference first.
Julian's on his way down.
Wow.
Party.
This room is off limits, Julian.
You know that.
I know I'm young, but I've been around, okay? And I've got a good idea about stuff like this.
Listen, are you seriously doing poltergeist experiments? Yes.
Exactly.
Well, I've been researching it.
You said I could help you some day.
Sorry, some day's not here yet.
But keep studying.
What else can I do for you? Can I get fireworks for Guy Fawkes Day? I can't imagine why not.
Yes! Thank you.
MRS.
MATHESON: Julian? Lan, are you there? Lan, you better not have told him he can have fireworks.
And your breakfast's getting cold.
IAN: Right there, Mum.
Don't you soft-soap me.
Playing with fireworks is no different from playing with razor blades.
They're harmless.
Tell that to poor Mr.
Darby.
I didn't mean to burn his garage down.
It was an accident.
No fireworks.
(SIGHS) Don't forget to floss.
(CHUCKLES) MISS RIGBY: Surprised you're up, sir, after the night you've had.
Oh, good morning, Miss Rigby.
It's all over the news.
PARFREY: Oh, good Lord.
Twenty years I kept house for Reverend Tinker.
He only made the obituary column.
Do you think this will upset my new congregation? Quite the contrary.
There's nothing like headlines to fill empty pews.
Is Liza up yet? No.
And she's going to be late for the first day at her new school.
(BELL RINGS) I'm up, Daddy.
I'm up.
Morning, Mum.
(BELL RINGS) Daddy, I (BELL RINGS) (BELL RINGING) (GASPS) WOMAN: (CRYING) My babies! My babies! I can't live without my babies! (GASPS) My babies! He took them.
(GASPS) (SCREAMS) (GASPS) (EXCLAIMS) (SNIFFS) Aftershave.
Close.
Keep inhaling, and tell me what happens.
(DETECTOR BEEPING) (BUZZING) I'm getting images.
(BEEPING RAPIDLY) Deer.
Nearby.
(PANTING) Something's wrong! He's injured, vulnerable.
I can take him.
I can take him down.
(GROWLS) Uncanny.
What was it? Reindeer musk.
An ingredient used in men's toiletries.
Like a wolf, your sense of smell was telling you everything you'd need to hunt him down.
It's very clever.
Professor.
How's the hangover? It's not as bad as the doozy I had last Halloween.
You could have topped yourself this year and easily walked off with best costume.
Very funny.
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING) (BOTH GRUNT) Couldn't you see that I wasn't looking where I was going.
Sorry.
It was my fault.
No, no, no.
It's mine, really.
My name's Julian.
I'm pretty new around here.
Hi.
I'm Liza Parfrey.
I'm really new around here.
It's my first day.
(STUDENTS CHATTERING) Why are you reading this? Oh! Oh, well You know, I'm not supposed to tell anybody this, but I'm working on a project with my uncle.
He's a professor at the university.
Specializes in the occult.
Has he ever seen a ghost? Oh, no, we don't think there's any such thing.
You know, just a lot of whackos who think they see them.
(GRUNTS) (LAUGHING) Penny for the guy, Yank? Penny for the guy? You okay? Haven't you ever seen one of these before? It's a Guy Fawkes.
You fill it up with fireworks and throw it on the bonfire.
Outstanding.
You know, I'm gonna get some of those fireworks myself.
No, you won't.
You ain't 16.
They'll only serve you with sparklers.
Then how are you getting them? We got our ways.
ROD: If you want in, you'll have to come up with something worth bargaining with.
Listen, guys, I could show you something worth more than money.
Follow me.
So, you coming? Uh-uh.
What are you doing for Guy Fawkes Day? My father's a minister.
We always used to have a party at the old church.
I expect we will here, too.
Yeah? Can I come? Sure.
I mean, if you're not too busy.
Nah.
See you.
(GIRLS LAUGHING) (GIRLS CRYING) (GIRLS SCREAMING) (GASPS) (DISTORTED) Go.
Go away.
He's coming for you next.
(SCREAMING) Help! Help! (GRUNTS) Daddy! Help me! (PANTING) PARFREY: Liza? Daddy! Liza, what's wrong? We've got to leave.
This place is haunted.
Oh, now, now, be calm.
Let's go indoors.
Didn't you see them? The bells.
Can't you hear the bells? He's a bloody whips and boozer.
(SHUSHING) RANDl: Lan? (WHISPERS) Go on, hide! Quick! You still down here? (SIGHS) Okay, let's go.
(SHUSHING) (SIGHS) This ought to hold you.
It better.
One of these nights I'm going to tear you to pieces.
Come here.
I've got a surprise for you.
Go ahead, pull on it.
(CHUCKLING) Pretty steady, I'd say.
Yeah.
But if I get my mouth around it What? (THUDDING) JULIAN: Come on, let's get this stuff up.
Come on.
Let's do this.
What's going on here, Julian? How dare you bring people down here? What's all the racket? (WHISPERING) Hide this.
Hide this, please! Hide this.
Hide it! Hide it! Fireworks? You were showing him where you used to hide them, weren't you? Lan, what did I say? There'll be no fireworks in this house.
And that's final.
You said I could have this stuff.
What can I say? She's my mother.
Well, she'd disown you if she knew what goes on down here.
Come on, guys, let's split.
JULIAN: Get a hold of yourself! IAN: Come on, let's finish this up.
Yeah.
Well, we have a new student in our class.
One with a very well known father.
And those of you who read the newspapers and not just the pop news and soccer results, will know of the Reverend John Parfrey.
Well, this is his daughter, Liza.
Would you like to say hello, Liza? Liza? Well, I'm quite sure that the class would like to know a little something about you.
My granddad says it took a lot of guts for your dad to, you know, chase off those witches.
TEACHER: Does anyone have a question for Liza? Have you ever seen a witch? TEACHER: Oh, all right, Robert.
How about a ghost? Have you ever seen any ghosts at the church? Yeah, me mum says there's a Holy Ghost at the church.
(ALL LAUGHING) You should have seen my first day here.
I was Believe me, you shouldn't be scared.
I wasn't scared of them, Julian.
Julian, could you come home with me? What? I know it's a lot to ask, but everything around here just seems so weird to me.
And what with you being an authority on poltergeists and Wait.
Poltergeists? You saw ghosts? I mean, for real ghosts? I don't know what else they could have been.
Please help me.
Nobody believes me.
Wait here.
Good stuff.
(PHONE RINGING) Hello.
Matheson residence.
JULIAN: Hey, Randi, is my grandmother there? Oh, hi, Julian.
No, she's out grocery shopping with Elsa.
Yeah, could you tell her I might not be home for supper? I don't think that's such a good idea.
She's still pretty upset about those fireworks.
Randi, listen to me, it's important.
You know that minister who was in the papers the other day? You mean Parfrey? The one who chased that coven off his grounds? Yeah, yeah.
I'm taking his daughter home.
There's some strange stuff going on at that church.
It sounds like ghosts.
I'm not sure yet.
I just have to check it out, all right? What? Oh, look, our bus is coming.
I gotta go, okay? Julian, wait.
Julian? Ghosts? Parfrey? (MUTTERING) So, tell me about what shakes around here on Guy Fawkes Day.
We throw a big party with lots of music and dancing.
That's great! You know, I was beginning to think all you guys had were tea parties.
So what're we talking about here? Some Black Sabbath, a little Guns N' Roses? We gotta have a beat.
No, sugar loaves.
Sugar loaves? Yeah, everybody gets one.
It's a harvest tradition.
And in one of the loaves is a special gold ring.
Whoever gets that has good luck for a whole year.
Sounds great.
I can't wait.
Hey, Liza.
Liza, wait.
You know, that ring thing does sound like great fun.
(BELLS JANGLING) Did you hear that? That jangling sound? Yeah.
I did.
You didn't, did you? Yeah.
Yeah, sure I did.
The sound of my heart falling into my shorts.
Come on.
The only thing scary around here is me.
Your taste in music.
I'm being silly, aren't I? I think I like silly.
(SIGHS) Were there any calls? Yeah, Julian might not be home for dinner.
Why? Where is he? He's over at All Saints Church.
Actually, I think he's got a crush on the new minister's daughter.
I've been calling over there, but the line's been busy.
Praise God.
Maybe there's hope for the boy, after all.
Don't count on it.
Us sinners don't change.
I'm gonna head over there.
We made it alive.
Fought off all the monsters and demons and ghosts.
Nothing stands a chance against us.
Thank you, Julian.
I feel so much better having you around.
Me, too.
Let's take a walk.
Great! Where to? The crypts.
Crypts? As in dark tunnels, and graves and dead people? I want to get rid of this stupid fear, once and for all.
Besides, nothing stands a chance against us.
Hey, Liza.
Liza, look, about your dad Are you sure about this? Liza, wait, wait.
Where are you going? He looks busy.
I'll introduce you later.
Hello, Charles? Sorry to be so long getting back to you.
With the party and the reporters who keep calling I haven't had a moment.
CHARLES: Of course, Reverend.
But you've nothing to worry about.
Miss Rigby brought over all the gifts.
I have the ring.
Miss Rigby's instructions were very precise.
Special mark on that loaf so you can pass it to the most deserving child.
Goodbye, Charles.
I saw the apparitions.
The reverberations in the cemetery.
I heard his bell.
The Juggler is here.
Now all is in readiness.
He will kill the child? Oh, yes.
As he has the children of others who sought malice against us.
Their sorrowful spirits keep reappearing to warn the child.
Could she escape him? Whoever wears the ancient ring belongs to him.
John Parfrey shall live to regret his noble action.
Look at the size of that web.
(LAUGHS NERVOUSLY) This place used to scare me more than anything else.
Imagine that.
There's lots of dead people around here, you know.
Right.
No sense disturbing the dead, I always say.
Oh, don't tell me you're scared, too.
I thought No, I was kidding.
I I love exploring spooky places.
As a matter of fact, I can't wait to go inside.
(STAMMERING) You know something? On Rodeo Drive, these things would sell for a fortune.
They'd make great coffee tables.
This place is fab.
If I were you, I'd be down here all the time.
Well, now that we've been here, let's go.
Hey, stop kidding around.
Did you see that? Wait here.
Julian, don't leave me! Liza! (IN STRAINED VOICE) It's got me! Help! Julian! Julian! (PANTING) (BELLS JANGLING) Julian? (SCREAMING) (SNARLING) JULIAN: Liza! Liza! Oh, God.
Liza, Liza.
(PANTING) RANDl: Julian? Julian? Randi? Down here, in the crypt.
JULIAN: Randi? Here.
Julian.
What's happened? Oh, no, no, it's okay.
It's okay.
It's Randi.
She lives with me.
I mean, in my house.
Hi.
Look, hold onto me.
Let's get up.
Julian, what is going on? What are you doing down here? Trying to get rid of her fear of ghosts.
You've got to help me.
It's going to hurt me.
Who? The devil clown.
I've been called worse.
(BELLS JANGLING) It's him.
He's waiting for me.
What's going on here? Look, Julian, you take Liza up to her father.
I'll be right there, okay? What are you gonna do? I'm just gonna sniff I'm just gonna look around.
Please don't, he might hurt you.
It's okay, it's okay, I can be pretty tough.
If he comes at me, I'll kick him in the bells.
Now go, go.
JULIAN: It's okay.
(BELLS JANGLING) (BELLS JANGLING) (SNIFFS) (GIRLS LAUGHING) (SCREAMS) (SNARLS) PARFREY: Miss Wallace? Hello? How are you feeling? Like an idiot.
Guess that will teach me to creep around in dark crypts.
Me, too.
That is no place for a young woman to be lurking without a torch.
Or for some people to be at all.
He did it, didn't he, miss? Liza, please.
Tell him.
You heard the bells, you know he's there.
The ghosts, did they warn you, too? All I saw were stars, no ghosts.
PARFREY: Of course not.
You see, child, it's purely imagination.
You're lying.
You know he's there.
Liza, come back here.
I'll go get her, sir.
Reverend.
Oh, I'm most dreadfully sorry, Miss Wallace.
We've been under a lot of stress recently.
I know.
I had hoped that moving here would be a good thing for Liza.
Help her to get over her mother's death, make new friends.
But she's taking it so badly.
Nightmares, ghosts.
I don't know what I'm going to do.
When did it all start? A few days ago.
After your confrontation with Griscombe? Well, what's that got to do with it? (CHURCH BELL TOLLING) I think there's a connection.
Maybe.
But where's your proof, Professor? (SIGHING) Proof? Have you felt this cue ball? There was some guy down there, and he belted me.
And he had bells.
Bells? Yeah.
The reverend's daughter said he was in a clown suit.
A devil clown, she called him.
But the weirdest thing is that we heard the bells, but Julian didn't.
Ever hear of the myth of The Juggler? No.
In French, jongleur means bell-ringer.
He's a demon spirit that preys on children.
The coven would conjure him up to kill the children of their enemies.
Why the children? What is more beloved to someone than their child? If you really want to get at someone, you kill what is most dear to them.
God.
And Griscombe might be trying to get back at Parfrey? Could be he's playing The Juggler himself.
I gotta tell the reverend his daughter's in serious danger.
Technically, not until tomorrow night.
(SIGHS) What do you mean? If memory serves, according to The Juggler legend, he appears on the days following All Hallows Eve, but doesn't take his victim until the fifth day.
Guy Fawkes Day.
Are you sure? Sure about the legend, but Griscombe could be making up his own rules.
I'm going to see if there's anything else in our research files.
(GASPS) (DISTORTED) Liza.
(DISTORTED) Hi.
(DISTORTED) No! No! Come.
No! It'll be all right.
No! No! No! Come.
LIZA: No.
Liza! Liza! Get up! Liza! Liza, come on, now.
Come on.
No! No! Liza.
Liza.
Liza, my darling.
Oh, there, there, there, there.
I'm here.
(SHUSHING) Look, we were talking, okay? I mean, she fell asleep, and she had a nightmare.
It's all right, Julian.
I think you better go.
We'll see you tomorrow for the party.
Thank you for your help.
(LIZA GASPING) Bye, Liza.
There, darling.
There, there, there.
(BELLS JANGLING) (PEOPLE CHATTERING) Well, I'm off to the church party now.
I'm so happy, Julian.
Have a nice time.
JULIAN: Bye-bye.
(SHOUTING) Come on, let's run.
(CHUCKLES) Are they supposed to be chimney sweeps? No, no.
Gunpowder plot conspirators.
Remember, this is Guy Fawkes Day, not Halloween.
Oh, yeah.
(BOYS WHOOPING) GIRL: Get out of the way.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING) I'll put his backside where we can see it.
I want to see his face burn.
The fireworks are up his bum.
ALL: Whoa! (CHEERING) (CHILDREN WHOOPING) Can't see! Can't see! (KIDS EXCLAIMING) (PEOPLE CHATTERING) JULIAN: Hi.
Happy Guy Fawkes Day.
I was afraid you wouldn't come.
Not after yesterday.
Are you kidding? Bring on the sugar loaves.
(KIDS CHEERING) Right, here you go.
Plenty for everybody.
Ah! There's a special one for you.
(BOTH GIGGLING) PARFREY: Here we are.
Here, take this one, Julian.
What? (CHUCKLES) Hey, lucky me.
But it would look so much better on you.
No.
I want you to have it.
You've been my protector.
Now you're entitled to some good luck.
Put it on.
(KIDS LAUGHING) I should have canceled the party.
Sent her away someplace safe.
We don't mean to scare you, but Griscombe could be trying to fulfill a century-old legend.
In 1890, children of another pastor were killed when he banned a coven from practicing in the church yard here.
Now, Griscombe did say, "History will come back to haunt you.
" How can I protect my daughter? Look, we think that she's going to be safest right here.
And after tonight, these apparitions and nightmares will stop.
We'll help keep an eye on her.
And I'm sure Julian will stick close to his lady in distress.
(CHATTERING) There they are.
Excuse me for a minute, okay? Hi! Don't you guys have anything better to do? We just wanted to make sure you were having a good time.
Well, I will be, just as soon as you guys vamoose.
Now, go on.
You're cramping my style.
And that's my coat.
(CHUCKLES) Had to get rid of the old folks.
RANDl: Lan! I can't find Julian.
He was with Liza.
You don't think Come on! Go on, run! But he will find you! You are his now.
Look, clown, just go trick or treating someplace else, all right? Don't make me get rough with you.
(GRUNTS) (GRUNTS) No, not him.
(PANTING) Julian! Oh, thank God.
Liza! Where is Liza? Back in the alley.
Griscombe! What happened? Some freak in a devil's suit is after me.
Where did you get this? I got lucky.
Oh, my God.
(GRUNTS) Now go back to the church.
What're you gonna do about Liza? Just go.
Run! Okay.
Hey, bozo! (PANTING) The bonfire! (CHANTING) (GRUNTING) Put it out! There's a child up there! Put it out! (GRUNTING) (GRISCOMBE SCREAMS) With this ring, I pronounce you No! No! No! (SCREAMING) (GROWLING) (SNARLING) (PANTING) Dead.
(GRUNTING) (SHRIEKING) MRS.
MATHESON: Fine example you're setting for your nephew.
What have I told you for 30 years? Play with fire, and you'll get burned.
Sound advice.
It won't happen again.
You have my solemn oath.
(SCOFFS) What? So I said, " Look, clown, mess with me, you eat your teeth.
" ROD: Then what happened? Well, he took a swing at me, which I avoided, and then countered with some simple judo moves I picked up on the mean streets of New York.
I wouldn't even want the man's hospital bills, you know what I'm saying? Hold it.
Carry on, chaps, will you? I'll be there in a sec.
Don't you think you're exaggerating just a bit? Just creating a little of my own mythology, Professor.
Hmm.
(CHUCKLES)
For centuries, before the holy brought their God here, our ancestors worshipped All Hallows Eve.
And tonight, we shall once again do the same.
As our ancestors bought good harvests from the All Hallows moon and insured the return of spring with their blood, so shall we guarantee our own future! Griscombe! (WOMAN SCREAMING) (PEOPLE CHATTERING) What's the meaning of this? She was in no danger.
This is a religious ceremony.
You're trespassing on church property.
This is a court order, Mr.
Griscombe.
You and your friends will have to move on.
This land was ours before there even was a church.
And Lucifer had a place in heaven.
You have both been evicted! Your kind tried this before, and the results were tragic.
Know your history, because it's coming back to haunt you.
You're in a different country, Julian.
You can't expect us to celebrate the same things.
But Halloween's not about some war you lost.
It's about fun.
What have you people got against fun? When I was a young girl, we used to make our own fun.
You just don't know what you're missing.
Trick or treat, soaping people's windows.
My windows could do with a good soap.
Morning! Looks like a lovely day.
You can barely see the street.
Julian's nose is a little out of joint.
Last night was Halloween, and no one did anything special.
Your only holidays are for banks and dead queens.
Oh, we have our special days.
Rabbits! (CHUCKLING) Oh, my God, rabbits! Rabbits.
Rabbits! What? First of the month.
You say, " Rabbits," everybody else does, too.
Barrel of fun.
How did you people ever get an empire? You'll have all the fun you can handle come November 5th.
Guy Fawkes Day.
Deranged chap.
Tried to blow up Parliament.
A bonfire.
Fireworks.
Fireworks? Now just a minute there'll be no fireworks in this house.
I'll do them outside.
No! Lan was mad for fireworks.
He almost lost his hands.
Think of the money we could have saved on mittens.
Little fellow got his hands all sticky eating toffee, and got stuck to the rockets.
(CHUCKLING) Came close to going off with them.
(CHUCKLING) Did he stay here last night? Yes, in the basement with Randi.
They were experimenting.
ELSA: All night? Which part do you think they can't get right? Elsa! (RANDI GROANS) (SIGHING) If I'd broken that other shackle, you'd have been a goner.
We've got a month to make it stronger.
Any residual effects? I've got the usual horrid hangover.
But my senses seem sharper.
Aunt Elsa's slurping her tea.
(SNIFFING) Your mom burned the toast again.
Lupine acuity.
A wolf's sense of smell and hearing are better than ours.
It's hanging on.
I'll run some tests at the lab.
You better run some interference first.
Julian's on his way down.
Wow.
Party.
This room is off limits, Julian.
You know that.
I know I'm young, but I've been around, okay? And I've got a good idea about stuff like this.
Listen, are you seriously doing poltergeist experiments? Yes.
Exactly.
Well, I've been researching it.
You said I could help you some day.
Sorry, some day's not here yet.
But keep studying.
What else can I do for you? Can I get fireworks for Guy Fawkes Day? I can't imagine why not.
Yes! Thank you.
MRS.
MATHESON: Julian? Lan, are you there? Lan, you better not have told him he can have fireworks.
And your breakfast's getting cold.
IAN: Right there, Mum.
Don't you soft-soap me.
Playing with fireworks is no different from playing with razor blades.
They're harmless.
Tell that to poor Mr.
Darby.
I didn't mean to burn his garage down.
It was an accident.
No fireworks.
(SIGHS) Don't forget to floss.
(CHUCKLES) MISS RIGBY: Surprised you're up, sir, after the night you've had.
Oh, good morning, Miss Rigby.
It's all over the news.
PARFREY: Oh, good Lord.
Twenty years I kept house for Reverend Tinker.
He only made the obituary column.
Do you think this will upset my new congregation? Quite the contrary.
There's nothing like headlines to fill empty pews.
Is Liza up yet? No.
And she's going to be late for the first day at her new school.
(BELL RINGS) I'm up, Daddy.
I'm up.
Morning, Mum.
(BELL RINGS) Daddy, I (BELL RINGS) (BELL RINGING) (GASPS) WOMAN: (CRYING) My babies! My babies! I can't live without my babies! (GASPS) My babies! He took them.
(GASPS) (SCREAMS) (GASPS) (EXCLAIMS) (SNIFFS) Aftershave.
Close.
Keep inhaling, and tell me what happens.
(DETECTOR BEEPING) (BUZZING) I'm getting images.
(BEEPING RAPIDLY) Deer.
Nearby.
(PANTING) Something's wrong! He's injured, vulnerable.
I can take him.
I can take him down.
(GROWLS) Uncanny.
What was it? Reindeer musk.
An ingredient used in men's toiletries.
Like a wolf, your sense of smell was telling you everything you'd need to hunt him down.
It's very clever.
Professor.
How's the hangover? It's not as bad as the doozy I had last Halloween.
You could have topped yourself this year and easily walked off with best costume.
Very funny.
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING) (BOTH GRUNT) Couldn't you see that I wasn't looking where I was going.
Sorry.
It was my fault.
No, no, no.
It's mine, really.
My name's Julian.
I'm pretty new around here.
Hi.
I'm Liza Parfrey.
I'm really new around here.
It's my first day.
(STUDENTS CHATTERING) Why are you reading this? Oh! Oh, well You know, I'm not supposed to tell anybody this, but I'm working on a project with my uncle.
He's a professor at the university.
Specializes in the occult.
Has he ever seen a ghost? Oh, no, we don't think there's any such thing.
You know, just a lot of whackos who think they see them.
(GRUNTS) (LAUGHING) Penny for the guy, Yank? Penny for the guy? You okay? Haven't you ever seen one of these before? It's a Guy Fawkes.
You fill it up with fireworks and throw it on the bonfire.
Outstanding.
You know, I'm gonna get some of those fireworks myself.
No, you won't.
You ain't 16.
They'll only serve you with sparklers.
Then how are you getting them? We got our ways.
ROD: If you want in, you'll have to come up with something worth bargaining with.
Listen, guys, I could show you something worth more than money.
Follow me.
So, you coming? Uh-uh.
What are you doing for Guy Fawkes Day? My father's a minister.
We always used to have a party at the old church.
I expect we will here, too.
Yeah? Can I come? Sure.
I mean, if you're not too busy.
Nah.
See you.
(GIRLS LAUGHING) (GIRLS CRYING) (GIRLS SCREAMING) (GASPS) (DISTORTED) Go.
Go away.
He's coming for you next.
(SCREAMING) Help! Help! (GRUNTS) Daddy! Help me! (PANTING) PARFREY: Liza? Daddy! Liza, what's wrong? We've got to leave.
This place is haunted.
Oh, now, now, be calm.
Let's go indoors.
Didn't you see them? The bells.
Can't you hear the bells? He's a bloody whips and boozer.
(SHUSHING) RANDl: Lan? (WHISPERS) Go on, hide! Quick! You still down here? (SIGHS) Okay, let's go.
(SHUSHING) (SIGHS) This ought to hold you.
It better.
One of these nights I'm going to tear you to pieces.
Come here.
I've got a surprise for you.
Go ahead, pull on it.
(CHUCKLING) Pretty steady, I'd say.
Yeah.
But if I get my mouth around it What? (THUDDING) JULIAN: Come on, let's get this stuff up.
Come on.
Let's do this.
What's going on here, Julian? How dare you bring people down here? What's all the racket? (WHISPERING) Hide this.
Hide this, please! Hide this.
Hide it! Hide it! Fireworks? You were showing him where you used to hide them, weren't you? Lan, what did I say? There'll be no fireworks in this house.
And that's final.
You said I could have this stuff.
What can I say? She's my mother.
Well, she'd disown you if she knew what goes on down here.
Come on, guys, let's split.
JULIAN: Get a hold of yourself! IAN: Come on, let's finish this up.
Yeah.
Well, we have a new student in our class.
One with a very well known father.
And those of you who read the newspapers and not just the pop news and soccer results, will know of the Reverend John Parfrey.
Well, this is his daughter, Liza.
Would you like to say hello, Liza? Liza? Well, I'm quite sure that the class would like to know a little something about you.
My granddad says it took a lot of guts for your dad to, you know, chase off those witches.
TEACHER: Does anyone have a question for Liza? Have you ever seen a witch? TEACHER: Oh, all right, Robert.
How about a ghost? Have you ever seen any ghosts at the church? Yeah, me mum says there's a Holy Ghost at the church.
(ALL LAUGHING) You should have seen my first day here.
I was Believe me, you shouldn't be scared.
I wasn't scared of them, Julian.
Julian, could you come home with me? What? I know it's a lot to ask, but everything around here just seems so weird to me.
And what with you being an authority on poltergeists and Wait.
Poltergeists? You saw ghosts? I mean, for real ghosts? I don't know what else they could have been.
Please help me.
Nobody believes me.
Wait here.
Good stuff.
(PHONE RINGING) Hello.
Matheson residence.
JULIAN: Hey, Randi, is my grandmother there? Oh, hi, Julian.
No, she's out grocery shopping with Elsa.
Yeah, could you tell her I might not be home for supper? I don't think that's such a good idea.
She's still pretty upset about those fireworks.
Randi, listen to me, it's important.
You know that minister who was in the papers the other day? You mean Parfrey? The one who chased that coven off his grounds? Yeah, yeah.
I'm taking his daughter home.
There's some strange stuff going on at that church.
It sounds like ghosts.
I'm not sure yet.
I just have to check it out, all right? What? Oh, look, our bus is coming.
I gotta go, okay? Julian, wait.
Julian? Ghosts? Parfrey? (MUTTERING) So, tell me about what shakes around here on Guy Fawkes Day.
We throw a big party with lots of music and dancing.
That's great! You know, I was beginning to think all you guys had were tea parties.
So what're we talking about here? Some Black Sabbath, a little Guns N' Roses? We gotta have a beat.
No, sugar loaves.
Sugar loaves? Yeah, everybody gets one.
It's a harvest tradition.
And in one of the loaves is a special gold ring.
Whoever gets that has good luck for a whole year.
Sounds great.
I can't wait.
Hey, Liza.
Liza, wait.
You know, that ring thing does sound like great fun.
(BELLS JANGLING) Did you hear that? That jangling sound? Yeah.
I did.
You didn't, did you? Yeah.
Yeah, sure I did.
The sound of my heart falling into my shorts.
Come on.
The only thing scary around here is me.
Your taste in music.
I'm being silly, aren't I? I think I like silly.
(SIGHS) Were there any calls? Yeah, Julian might not be home for dinner.
Why? Where is he? He's over at All Saints Church.
Actually, I think he's got a crush on the new minister's daughter.
I've been calling over there, but the line's been busy.
Praise God.
Maybe there's hope for the boy, after all.
Don't count on it.
Us sinners don't change.
I'm gonna head over there.
We made it alive.
Fought off all the monsters and demons and ghosts.
Nothing stands a chance against us.
Thank you, Julian.
I feel so much better having you around.
Me, too.
Let's take a walk.
Great! Where to? The crypts.
Crypts? As in dark tunnels, and graves and dead people? I want to get rid of this stupid fear, once and for all.
Besides, nothing stands a chance against us.
Hey, Liza.
Liza, look, about your dad Are you sure about this? Liza, wait, wait.
Where are you going? He looks busy.
I'll introduce you later.
Hello, Charles? Sorry to be so long getting back to you.
With the party and the reporters who keep calling I haven't had a moment.
CHARLES: Of course, Reverend.
But you've nothing to worry about.
Miss Rigby brought over all the gifts.
I have the ring.
Miss Rigby's instructions were very precise.
Special mark on that loaf so you can pass it to the most deserving child.
Goodbye, Charles.
I saw the apparitions.
The reverberations in the cemetery.
I heard his bell.
The Juggler is here.
Now all is in readiness.
He will kill the child? Oh, yes.
As he has the children of others who sought malice against us.
Their sorrowful spirits keep reappearing to warn the child.
Could she escape him? Whoever wears the ancient ring belongs to him.
John Parfrey shall live to regret his noble action.
Look at the size of that web.
(LAUGHS NERVOUSLY) This place used to scare me more than anything else.
Imagine that.
There's lots of dead people around here, you know.
Right.
No sense disturbing the dead, I always say.
Oh, don't tell me you're scared, too.
I thought No, I was kidding.
I I love exploring spooky places.
As a matter of fact, I can't wait to go inside.
(STAMMERING) You know something? On Rodeo Drive, these things would sell for a fortune.
They'd make great coffee tables.
This place is fab.
If I were you, I'd be down here all the time.
Well, now that we've been here, let's go.
Hey, stop kidding around.
Did you see that? Wait here.
Julian, don't leave me! Liza! (IN STRAINED VOICE) It's got me! Help! Julian! Julian! (PANTING) (BELLS JANGLING) Julian? (SCREAMING) (SNARLING) JULIAN: Liza! Liza! Oh, God.
Liza, Liza.
(PANTING) RANDl: Julian? Julian? Randi? Down here, in the crypt.
JULIAN: Randi? Here.
Julian.
What's happened? Oh, no, no, it's okay.
It's okay.
It's Randi.
She lives with me.
I mean, in my house.
Hi.
Look, hold onto me.
Let's get up.
Julian, what is going on? What are you doing down here? Trying to get rid of her fear of ghosts.
You've got to help me.
It's going to hurt me.
Who? The devil clown.
I've been called worse.
(BELLS JANGLING) It's him.
He's waiting for me.
What's going on here? Look, Julian, you take Liza up to her father.
I'll be right there, okay? What are you gonna do? I'm just gonna sniff I'm just gonna look around.
Please don't, he might hurt you.
It's okay, it's okay, I can be pretty tough.
If he comes at me, I'll kick him in the bells.
Now go, go.
JULIAN: It's okay.
(BELLS JANGLING) (BELLS JANGLING) (SNIFFS) (GIRLS LAUGHING) (SCREAMS) (SNARLS) PARFREY: Miss Wallace? Hello? How are you feeling? Like an idiot.
Guess that will teach me to creep around in dark crypts.
Me, too.
That is no place for a young woman to be lurking without a torch.
Or for some people to be at all.
He did it, didn't he, miss? Liza, please.
Tell him.
You heard the bells, you know he's there.
The ghosts, did they warn you, too? All I saw were stars, no ghosts.
PARFREY: Of course not.
You see, child, it's purely imagination.
You're lying.
You know he's there.
Liza, come back here.
I'll go get her, sir.
Reverend.
Oh, I'm most dreadfully sorry, Miss Wallace.
We've been under a lot of stress recently.
I know.
I had hoped that moving here would be a good thing for Liza.
Help her to get over her mother's death, make new friends.
But she's taking it so badly.
Nightmares, ghosts.
I don't know what I'm going to do.
When did it all start? A few days ago.
After your confrontation with Griscombe? Well, what's that got to do with it? (CHURCH BELL TOLLING) I think there's a connection.
Maybe.
But where's your proof, Professor? (SIGHING) Proof? Have you felt this cue ball? There was some guy down there, and he belted me.
And he had bells.
Bells? Yeah.
The reverend's daughter said he was in a clown suit.
A devil clown, she called him.
But the weirdest thing is that we heard the bells, but Julian didn't.
Ever hear of the myth of The Juggler? No.
In French, jongleur means bell-ringer.
He's a demon spirit that preys on children.
The coven would conjure him up to kill the children of their enemies.
Why the children? What is more beloved to someone than their child? If you really want to get at someone, you kill what is most dear to them.
God.
And Griscombe might be trying to get back at Parfrey? Could be he's playing The Juggler himself.
I gotta tell the reverend his daughter's in serious danger.
Technically, not until tomorrow night.
(SIGHS) What do you mean? If memory serves, according to The Juggler legend, he appears on the days following All Hallows Eve, but doesn't take his victim until the fifth day.
Guy Fawkes Day.
Are you sure? Sure about the legend, but Griscombe could be making up his own rules.
I'm going to see if there's anything else in our research files.
(GASPS) (DISTORTED) Liza.
(DISTORTED) Hi.
(DISTORTED) No! No! Come.
No! It'll be all right.
No! No! No! Come.
LIZA: No.
Liza! Liza! Get up! Liza! Liza, come on, now.
Come on.
No! No! Liza.
Liza.
Liza, my darling.
Oh, there, there, there, there.
I'm here.
(SHUSHING) Look, we were talking, okay? I mean, she fell asleep, and she had a nightmare.
It's all right, Julian.
I think you better go.
We'll see you tomorrow for the party.
Thank you for your help.
(LIZA GASPING) Bye, Liza.
There, darling.
There, there, there.
(BELLS JANGLING) (PEOPLE CHATTERING) Well, I'm off to the church party now.
I'm so happy, Julian.
Have a nice time.
JULIAN: Bye-bye.
(SHOUTING) Come on, let's run.
(CHUCKLES) Are they supposed to be chimney sweeps? No, no.
Gunpowder plot conspirators.
Remember, this is Guy Fawkes Day, not Halloween.
Oh, yeah.
(BOYS WHOOPING) GIRL: Get out of the way.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING) I'll put his backside where we can see it.
I want to see his face burn.
The fireworks are up his bum.
ALL: Whoa! (CHEERING) (CHILDREN WHOOPING) Can't see! Can't see! (KIDS EXCLAIMING) (PEOPLE CHATTERING) JULIAN: Hi.
Happy Guy Fawkes Day.
I was afraid you wouldn't come.
Not after yesterday.
Are you kidding? Bring on the sugar loaves.
(KIDS CHEERING) Right, here you go.
Plenty for everybody.
Ah! There's a special one for you.
(BOTH GIGGLING) PARFREY: Here we are.
Here, take this one, Julian.
What? (CHUCKLES) Hey, lucky me.
But it would look so much better on you.
No.
I want you to have it.
You've been my protector.
Now you're entitled to some good luck.
Put it on.
(KIDS LAUGHING) I should have canceled the party.
Sent her away someplace safe.
We don't mean to scare you, but Griscombe could be trying to fulfill a century-old legend.
In 1890, children of another pastor were killed when he banned a coven from practicing in the church yard here.
Now, Griscombe did say, "History will come back to haunt you.
" How can I protect my daughter? Look, we think that she's going to be safest right here.
And after tonight, these apparitions and nightmares will stop.
We'll help keep an eye on her.
And I'm sure Julian will stick close to his lady in distress.
(CHATTERING) There they are.
Excuse me for a minute, okay? Hi! Don't you guys have anything better to do? We just wanted to make sure you were having a good time.
Well, I will be, just as soon as you guys vamoose.
Now, go on.
You're cramping my style.
And that's my coat.
(CHUCKLES) Had to get rid of the old folks.
RANDl: Lan! I can't find Julian.
He was with Liza.
You don't think Come on! Go on, run! But he will find you! You are his now.
Look, clown, just go trick or treating someplace else, all right? Don't make me get rough with you.
(GRUNTS) (GRUNTS) No, not him.
(PANTING) Julian! Oh, thank God.
Liza! Where is Liza? Back in the alley.
Griscombe! What happened? Some freak in a devil's suit is after me.
Where did you get this? I got lucky.
Oh, my God.
(GRUNTS) Now go back to the church.
What're you gonna do about Liza? Just go.
Run! Okay.
Hey, bozo! (PANTING) The bonfire! (CHANTING) (GRUNTING) Put it out! There's a child up there! Put it out! (GRUNTING) (GRISCOMBE SCREAMS) With this ring, I pronounce you No! No! No! (SCREAMING) (GROWLING) (SNARLING) (PANTING) Dead.
(GRUNTING) (SHRIEKING) MRS.
MATHESON: Fine example you're setting for your nephew.
What have I told you for 30 years? Play with fire, and you'll get burned.
Sound advice.
It won't happen again.
You have my solemn oath.
(SCOFFS) What? So I said, " Look, clown, mess with me, you eat your teeth.
" ROD: Then what happened? Well, he took a swing at me, which I avoided, and then countered with some simple judo moves I picked up on the mean streets of New York.
I wouldn't even want the man's hospital bills, you know what I'm saying? Hold it.
Carry on, chaps, will you? I'll be there in a sec.
Don't you think you're exaggerating just a bit? Just creating a little of my own mythology, Professor.
Hmm.
(CHUCKLES)