Highlander (1992) s01e06 Episode Script

"Here we are, born to be kings" "We're the princes of the universe" "I am immortal" "I have inside me blood of kings" "I have no rival; no man can be my equal" "Take me to the future of your world" I can't believe this.
Look at it, I've more than a hundred tickets here.
- I'm gonna talk to them about this.
- Go get in.
- Listen, I'm a citizen.
I pay my taxes - You know you got a ticket while we're here.
No! - And I bet is a big one too.
- Damn! Why don't you pay your parking tickets? I pay all mine.
Yeah, I know you do everything.
I know you know everything, Mr.
I know everything.
Come on Richie.
Let's get going.
Stop looking your face.
Why don't you take me seriously? I'm leaving the country.
I tell you.
- Richie, quickly, it's late! - I'm here.
I don't believe that.
Richie, look at that.
Don't they have anything better to do than put me parking tickets? HIGHLANDER 1x06 "BAD DAY IN BUILDING A" NO PARKING - TOW AWAY ZONE COURTHOUSE You know, some people collect stamps.
Very funny.
They're not gonna let you pay for those on an installment plan, you know? Have either of you guys noticed we're in a tow away zone? - They won't tow the car away.
- You've talked to the police already? No.
Because you're staying with the car.
It says here the office is in Building A.
- You'll get lost.
- Yeah, that's right.
Stay with Richie.
He knows his way around in there better than anybody.
Yeah, yeah, very funny.
Well, if they put you in jail, I'll write every day.
Yeah, sure.
Good morning, John.
Now you promise to be good, don't go bothering the judge like last time.
- He was nice.
- I know, but he's real busy, okay? Is mama coming to the courthouse? No, mum's gotta talk to a man about a new job.
Why? Didn't she like her old one? Yeah, but it sorta went away.
Will your job go away, too? No, my job's fine.
I'm the main man around here.
Without me, this whole building would fall down! Okay baby.
You go in there and play, ok? Daddy's got to go to work.
Close the door, please.
We're gonna have a party.
Oh goody! And we're gonna have chocolate cake with lots and lots and lots of Ice cream.
Oh, goody, I can't wait.
Good morning, Klein.
All right.
Is the defendant ready to receive sentence? We are not your honor.
I object to this entire proceeding.
Noted.
Anything to say before sentence is passed? Also noted.
Brian Slade, I hereby sentence you to the term of life without the possibility of parole for each of the 7 counts of murder in the first degree.
Terms to be served consecutively.
Your honor, defense would again argue that Mister Slade's trial has been a mockery of the Judicial system.
Mister Klein, your client has been convicted of one of the most heinous crimes in the history of this country.
One which has left seven people dead.
The man is so dangerous I had to sentence him in a closed court.
We're going all the way on appeal way over your head.
Mister Klein, that is your right.
- Take him away.
- Come on, Slade, let's go.
Don't worry, I haven't given up on you.
That's very comforting, Myron.
- Mr.
Klein.
- Your honor.
Approach the bench.
Listen, pencilneck.
Next time you mouth off in my court, you'll have thirty days to discuss the law with your other clients who never made it out of here.
Now! Some people figure meters don't apply to them.
Hey buddy, rise and shine! Gunshots, I heard gunshots.
Backfiring, it's just a truck backfire, not to worry about it.
- Stanley! - Who wants to know? It's me, Richie Ryan! Come on, we're out of here.
I'll be dead! Richie Ryan! It's been so long! What have you been doing with yourself? Go! Jerry! I've got you! These are gunshots in the fourth floor! Let's see what's going on! Let's go! Try the other side! Myron! How good to see again.
Move.
Bring him along.
Take off the Alarm, Mancuso.
Geeze! And you thought you'd missed the party.
- MacLoud.
- Duncan! Let's go! No! They'll be waiting for us in the lobby! Everybody back in the courtroom! Move! Him, too.
Come on, give your hand.
Move up! Duncan, it's me.
Duncan, wake up.
Come on.
Duncan.
- Don't touch me.
- Put your hand off! Very nice.
We are here in front of the County Courthouse, where, thirty minutes ago an extraordinary drama took place.
Bryan Slade, the convicted murderer made a bid for freedom from the courthouse where he was being sentenced, apparently aided by members of his own gang.
But the escape effort was thwarted by two unsuspecting police officers who stumbled upon the gang members.
More details as they become available.
- This is Randi McFarland reporting live.
- Lt.
Cominski.
So, they asked for anything yet? Yeah, a chopper and a pilot, lieutenant.
What are the chances of you putting some of your men up on the roof? There's no roof access.
We could try bringing them in on the same chopper Slade wants to go out on.
Come on, you know he's too smart to fall for something like that.
He'll have someone up there already.
What about the bailiffs? They're both dead.
Let me call to mister Slade.
Brian Slade, here.
Who am I talking to? Lieutenant Cominski.
I'm in charge down here.
What's your first name, Cominski? - Stosh.
- Stosh.
Let me ask you a question, Stosh.
Do you have much experience doing this sort of thing? What do you think? Careful, Stosh.
We can cut through a lot of the ritual, here.
Like I said, I want the chopper on the roof in a half hour.
I want five back packs with enough food for five men for a week, flashlights, sleeping bags, a compass.
You get the idea.
Either the chopper is on the roof in a half hour, or your first body hits the pavement.
You're ok, right? Are you all right? I'm all right.
And these guys aren't going to let us go even if I wasn't all right.
- Maybe they will.
- No, no, no.
Not these guys.
I'm a student of the human condition.
I can size up a mark in a fiddler's minute.
- A mark? - Yeah, a mark.
A sucker.
A pigeon.
It's what I do for a living, I'm a con artist, Miss.
I like it.
I tried fencing for a while but you fall in with a bad bunch of people that way.
Not in the con game.
You're always dealing with nicer people.
Honest people.
Dumb, a little larceny in their hearts but nice and honest.
Nicer class of people, you know? Like Richie here.
Anyway, my point is these guys you cannot con.
"is walking at one pusher vehicle at Post and Lincoln," "you need to proceed on foot, meet a walking man.
" "Roger that.
" "Go ahead 375.
" "Need to redirect traffic away form coast" They've taken out every other camera on the fourth floor.
Here goes this one.
No, he'll ask Slade first.
I seem to get a feel for these guys.
They're like a well-trained military unit.
Commandos maybe.
Slade was a major in Special Forces.
Three of its gang are ex-military.
You been reading their file? It's just a guess.
You can guess what they're gonna do in twenty-five minutes? I think we'd better have that chopper on the roof.
"Roger that.
Sending additional support.
" Are you a cop? You look like a cop.
I'm not a cop.
Military then, right? I put in my time.
I can always tell.
Nice move in the hallway.
Clean, efficient.
You're good.
I respect that.
Am I supposed to respect this? This is just business.
Nothing personal.
A means to an end.
So you're bluffing the police.
No.
We'll do whatever's necessary.
You would too in my place, wouldn't you? Sure you would.
You'd do whatever it took.
I'm a good judge of men.
My little girl's somewhere on this floor.
Has anybody seen her? Okay, look, let's try the "sources close to the scene" routine.
You know make them think that we know something they don't, right? Ready? Start shooting.
I have just been informed by sources very high up in the police department that something big is about to break.
Although I see no unusual activity outside the courthouse, these sources insist that this crisis is rapidly reaching a head Sometimes you just get lucky.
Shoot it! Shoot it! Shoot it! Are you getting it? Two snipers came in with the chopper.
They're on the roof.
Keep an eye on them.
Take this with you.
I'm disappointed in you, Stosh.
I thought we understood each other.
We do.
What's the problem, here? There are two snipers above the roof.
That was a mistake, Slade.
I didn't know about it.
We'll remove them.
You're playing with me.
Okay.
You want to see how I play, stay tuned.
We're taking the snipers off now.
Commander, next time you plan some of this Rambo crap, you think you could inform me, first? I'd really appreciate it.
Take my good friend Myron here into the office with the security camera and do him in front.
I tried to take care of you! I was going to appeal.
We were gonna beat this thing together! Why don't you take him? He's a wife and child.
He told me about them.
It's true.
It's true.
It's a little boy.
He's three.
What's his middle name? It's What's that they say in the Revolutions, Myron? First, you kill all the lawyers.
No, no, no, ahh! Take Rambo here and put him on ice.
Like I said nothing personal.
Let's go.
Duncan, I love you.
- I'll see you.
- Not in this life time, pal.
What the hell's this? - Who's the guy in the middle? - Maybe one of the hostages.
Wait a minute, I know this guy.
it's MacLeod! Just so we understand the seriousness of the situation, Stosh.
We're pulling those men off the roof, Slade.
Now, listen! Just listen to the chopper! These guys are history! Just so there are no more games, no more delays.
Slade I know you're serious.
You don't need to impress me.
I know you! You don't need to do this! "Unit three has withdrawn, over.
" Pick up, you son of a bitch! Don't do this! Five, report your position.
"Four in position.
" Unit five in position, we're all ready.
Report shot firing.
Confirm that, we heard it too.
All squads attack on my command.
- No, Dammit! No! - Ready! Look they're all dead before we even get close.
Now, you call your men off, now! Squads two, three, five, stand down Confirmed, standing down.
Await orders.
Acknowledge.
"Unit five, roger.
" So, as of now we have heard that at least one hostage has been shot, possibly killed.
And no further word as to the identity of that hostage.
We will continue to keep you informed of any developments as they break.
Now back to our studio.
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I don care what you have to do.
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This week in Washington There is a man in the hall.
Maybe we should tell him where we are.
I don't like him.
He looks mean.
We'll wait in here 'til my daddy comes back.
He'll know what to do.
He runs everything in this building, you know? He was a brave man.
He died well.
I admire that.
Do you think that I give a damn what you admire? You're angry, now.
That's understandable.
Later in a day or so, you'll appreciate what I've told you.
Slade, in a day or so you'll be dead.
Well, that still gives us a day or so together, doesn't it? Are we on the same frequency now, Stosh? Yeah, I'm listening.
I want a helicopter big enough for the five of us, plus three hostages.
You have the pilot.
No, we don't.
Not until we're on the chopper, we don't.
They're heading for the great North Woods.
They fly in there at treetop level, they could disappear for weeks.
How long do you think the hostages will last once they Land? Meanwhile we've got twenty-five minutes.
Not enough time to install a beacon on the chopper.
Listen to me.
We got to go in there and we got to save as many hostages as we can.
Where the hell do you think you are, Beirut? All right, all right.
We go in ten minutes.
- Yes, Mr.
Mayor.
- Units two, three, five.
Stand by.
It's a go.
Not your day, is it? Who are you? Did my daddy send you? Yeah, he sent me to see if you were all right.
Is he okay? Yes, he's fine.
You hurt yourself.
It's just a cut.
It doesn't hurt much.
We've got to be very quiet, okay? Can you please leave, now.
I'm playing.
I wish I could, sweetheart, but I'm sort of hiding.
- Then I'll go.
- No.
There are some bad men out there.
My dolly told me they were bad.
I've to go to the bathroom.
Schmidt isn't anywhere around.
I checked.
Maybe he split on us.
How? He can't get out without going Past Mancuso and Pauling.
They ain't seen him in the last ten minutes.
Check the roof.
- I Checked it.
- Check it again! You said there might be a loud noise.
That I'd be safer in here.
I didn't hear any loud noise.
No.
No, I was wrong.
We gotta go.
- I want to go home now, please.
- We can't yet.
Do you know any other really good hiding places? Yeah.
"We're at the door and upstairs.
" "Hold at the third landing and await further orders.
" - Take position in the stairwell.
- Let's move on.
Let's go, let's go.
Repeat, Yes, yes I know that mister Mayor, fine.
Thank you, I'll tell him.
Yeah he knows.
"three proceeding to four.
" - Wait.
- All squad leaders are briefed.
They know every inch of that fourth floor.
We'll go as soon as the chopper arrives.
Can you think of anything we're forgetting here? Yeah, Munich.
"All units, stand by.
Maintain radio silence.
" Slade! Slade! Slade! Slade! There's nobody in there.
There's nobody! Move.
Pauling, you stay at the door.
We had ten minutes here, Slade! What? Maybe he was wearing a vest.
I shot him dead, Mancuso.
Check every room on the floor.
You stay here.
They're downstairs, I can smell them.
Slade! What happened to him? You ever see a bayonet wound before? - What? - Come on.
Where do you go? My girl.
My little girl, she's out there.
- Where? - She's hiding.
Then don't lead them to her.
It's cool.
It's should be all right.
Mancuso! I don't know who they're shooting at.
They're not shooting at us.
We're all right.
Ok, Stay back or they'll kill us! Call it off! The hostages are safe! All squads, hear this.
Abort! Repeat, abort.
What are you doing?! I told them not to attack! Somebody had to do it! That's very good.
You saved a lot of lives.
Including yours.
Give me that.
Cominski, are you playing with me, now? What have you done, Slade? We had a deal here.
I've kept it.
Where's my chopper? The chopper It's on its way.
Now, Listen to me very carefully.
If you harm any more hostages I will see to it personally that you do not leave that building alive.
And I hope you believe that.
Oh, I believe you, Stosh.
I just don't care.
She said Slade's men didn't shoot at them.
What the hell is going on up there? - You're some woman.
- You're garbage.
This is how the judge goes home without anybody seeing him.
He told me.
- So, what do we do now? - Push here.
- What, here? - You have to push very hard.
You've been a very good girl, and you're very smart.
But now you got to be very quiet.
I will if you tell me a story.
Only if you tell me a story.
This is where I want you to hide.
And don't come out no matter what you hear, It's pretty small.
I like my daddy's closet better.
We can't go back there right now.
Go on.
Only if you tell me a story.
All right, but get in first.
No ghost stories.
I like fairy stories.
Okay.
Well, once there was this place where the fairy people lived.
It was a beautiful city in those days, surrounded by white walls and tall stone towers.
What were they like? They were like regular people.
Except they lived for a very long time and they never grew old.
Like Peter Pan.
Yeah.
Sort of.
Well, the fairies were handsome and wise, and very, very clever.
The problem was, as time went on, there were more and more people.
And soon the fairy people had to leave their home in the fairy city.
They moved into the mountains, and into the old forests, and in the caves and in the cliffs.
But the other people always found these places so the fairy people had to move on.
That's sad.
Where do they live now? Oh, Belinda, they're all around us.
And you know what their job is? Is to protect children, and sometimes to tell them stories.
Have you ever met one? No.
Lots.
You stay very quiet in here, now, okay? Hide.
I know what's going on here.
Sure you do.
I'm serious.
It's that wacko serial killer on trial in 3B.
He must have escaped.
I didn't hear about him.
Eats human flesh.
I'll bet he took the body.
What kind of trash you talking, kid? Trash? Let me ask you a question.
Was anybody out there killed with a sword? Yeah.
This murderer.
He kills people with swords.
Cuts them up and then Why don't you go relieve Pauling? Send him in here.
- Sure.
- Go on.
Slade wants to see you.
Mancuso is loosing it.
You keep an eye on them.
- How do you feel? - I've felt better.
So, Stanley? What're you doin' here this time? Fencing stolen merchandise.
I thought it'd be an easy scam.
- At your age.
- I know, I know, I thought I wouldn't have to go out of town so much.
I'm getting too old for the con game.
Well, let me give you some "professional advice".
Stick with what you know.
Fencing stolen property, you meet the wrong kind of people.
I just said that to somebody.
I must be looking pretty bad.
You're awfully nice to me.
- Look at that! - The chopper is down! He's gone.
Now there's no one watching the hallway.
It's not secure.
Check for another way out.
Go on! Now, this is an interesting test of your reflexes.
Can you turn and fire that thing, before I skewer you? The good news is, I'm rusty.
I might miss.
Do you want to know what the bad news is? - Chopper is going to the building! - It's gonna land! - "Stand by.
" - "You got to tell me what's going on.
" Chopper inbound.
Golf, zulu, papa, victor.
Respond, blue leader.
Cominski, I'm getting out of here.
I got a hostage.
If you try anything, we die together.
I hear you, Slade.
None of my people will stop you.
What are you doing? - Take me! Take me out! - I'll go out.
Here! What are you trying to do? - You! - I've got a proposition for you, Slade.
- Who the hell are you? - Just an old soldier.
Here's the deal.
You drop your gun, we have a duel.
A duel? Come again.
You get to that gun before I get to my this, you kill me, take her, fly away.
Why should I do something that stupid? A soldier's honor.
Honor.
It's all you've left.
Nothing personal.
- Are you gonna be fine? - Ok.
My Baby.
Oh, it's you.
Are you ok? Mister, don't know who you are, but I owe you.
Well, now that you mention it Son of a gun, Richie, look at that! You're getting senile, Stanley.
- All units go! Go! - Go! Go! Go! All right, folks.
Let's take him downstairs and let me ask some questions there.
What happened up there? Who killed them? No idea, but the floor is secure.
We found Slade.
Lieutenant, do you really know what happened up there, lieutenant.
Did the police kill Slade? Commander, describe the final assault.
Commander! You got to give us more.
Could you give us the name of the hostages? The suspects apparently had a falling out.
Four of them are dead and one is in custody.
What about the hostage that was killed? That, fortunately, was only a bluff.
The hostage is alive and well, he's doing very well.
He's pretty shaken up, doesn't want to talk to anyone.
That's all for now.
Thanks.
- Can you give us any reason - Thank you.
why the gang members began killing each other!? - What do you think happened up there? - I'm saving it for my memories.
- Richie, what are you doing here? - Gotta go.
Wait a minute! Were you in there? - What happened to you? - Look who's here.
What happened? Aren't you getting in? - No, I'll see you at home later.
- He's coming back.
Unit two.
How many body bags have been reprinted? Six.
We have the bailiff on the court room.
The other are spread all over the court's floor.
Roger.
Medical examiner is on his way up.
- Did you say six bodies, in there? - Roger that.
"Here we are" "We're the princes of the universe" "Here we belong" "Fighting for survival" "We've got to be the rulers of the world" "I am immortal" "I have inside me blood of kings" "I have no rival, no man can be my equal" "Take me to the future of the world"