02x11 - The Fighter

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He is Immortal.

Born in the Highlands of Scotland
400 hundred years ago.

He's not alone.

There are others like him.

Some good,

some evil.

For centuries he's battled
the forces of darkness

with holy ground his only refuge.

He cannot die,

unless you take his head and with it his power.

In the end, there can be only one.

He is Duncan MacLeod,

the Highlander.

Here we are

Born to be kings

We're the princes of the universe

I am Immortal

I have inside me blood of kings

I have no rival

No man can be my equal

Take me to the future of the world

I told you, didn't I, Georgie?
Didn't I tell you to hook off the jab?

Yeah, you told me, Tommy.
You told me.

This kid... Get your face in here, come here.
This kid fought like a champion tonight.

Rodriguez never knew what hit him.

That left jab into the right hook
was just great!

Great fight, Sully.

I haven't seen anybody move in the ring
like that for years.

He reminded me of Rocky Gallivan.

Hey, this is Charlie DeSalvo,
Tommy Sullivan.

- How are you?
- Georgie, Georgie.

Come with us. Come with us.

- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you, too.

Who's Rocky Gallivan, man?

He is before your time.

The kid showed some real talent tonight.

He doesn't move to the left so good.

Who cares how he moves?
He's white and he can punch like hell.

You know what I see
when I look at a boy like that?

Money.

Good fight, Thunder.

Your boy got lucky.

Lucky my a*s.

- How much you pay the ref to stop the fight?
- You want another beating?

This is just like old times, huh, Mac?

Look at this!

That's the beauty of it. For thirty grand,
you get ten percent. That's a hell of a bargain.

Well, you shouldn't have any problem
finding investors.

I'm just trying to take care
of my friends first.

How about you, Charlie?

No, that's a little too rich for my blood.

You guys are walking away from a fortune.

It's all set, Georgie. Tonight everything
turns around from here.

So you got the money?

He's in. Just like I promised.

Your friend's either deaf or
one hell of a liar, man.

Either that or he's found
some other investors.

Yeah, maybe.

Hey, look, I got a date with Helen.
I'll catch you later.

Keep a hand on your wallet.

You were great out there, kid.

You want something here?

Look, maybe now's not the time,
but we need to talk.

I know what you want. He's not for sale.

Sully, maybe we should listen to what-

- What, you manage yourself now?
- I just...

I'll make you a good offer.

He said he wasn't interested.

What are you?

Maybe some other time, kid.

Maybe you should get the hell out of here.

In honor of your victory, Georgie, Mac is
going to take us out for a few drinks, right?

Hi, girls.

Gregory, my man, good to see you.

Hey, Jill, make sure this guy gets a drink.

Hey, George!
You're just as ugly as ever. Yeah.

One... one shot. One--

What's the big deal? One lousy shot?

Iris said no.

Iris said no. She's my sister,
you know, not my mother.

Look, it's her tab.
She said food was okay, but no booze.

Okay... a beer, then?

Rodney, we talked about it. Come on.

This is Coleman's place.
What are we doing here, Sully?

We came to pour a little salt in his wounds.

It's not him I come here to see.

Hey, I'll catch you later, Sully.

The kid never saw a lady
he didn't love, or want to.

So who have we come to see, Sully?

Wait, wait.

Hey.

Sully, good to see you.

I heard your boy won.

It's good here to be seen, too.

Excuse me?

What?

The usual?

He got hit on the chin, you know.
Bit his tongue. Can't talk.

Poor baby.

I heard about it.

He took on half a dozen guys
who attacked George?

Well, that's not exactly--

It was a bunch of guys.

I always knew you were a hero.
What's it going to be?

Whatever he's having, let's have two.

Okay.

I'm a guy's guy. I think that's what it is.
I'm good with guys.

So, what are you saying?

I'm saying I need help.

Look at me. She comes to take an order,
I can't even remember my name.

Mac, you're here.
I wasn't sure you'd be here.

Sully, sometimes when you
come into somebody's bedroom--

We got to hurry.
We got to get down to Redman's barn.

The barn?

For the fights.

What fights?

They got this guy...
they pay a thousand dollars to any man
who can go three rounds with him.

Good luck, Sully. Pound for pound, you're
one of the best bare-knuckle fighters around.

No, that's the problem - not enough pounds.

They say I'm too small
to fight a heavyweight,

so... you got to do it for me.

No!

Dammit, Mac,
why don't you lock your door?

Well, I wasn't expecting you,
and everyone else knocks.

Well, if it wasn't an emergency...

Since when is a bare-knuckle fight an emergency?

When there's an opportunity
of a lifetime to be lost.

I can't talk to you from behind this thing.

Well, if you're not happy back there, Sully,
then perhaps you could wait outside.

Exactly.

But you've talked to women before.

She's not a woman. She's the woman.

Some girls are just some girls.

With them, I'm fine. With her, I'm an idiot.

What exactly do you want me to do?

Tell me what to say, how to be, what to do.

Come on. I'm asking you this one favor.
I will never ask you another thing.

The thing is, Mac, I need the money.

Why don't you let me lend you
what you need?

Lend me? Well, how do you like that? I take
a business proposition to a friend,
and he makes me out to be a beggar.

Is that what I've done?

Absolutely. I've got my pride, Mac.
I've no interest in borrowing money.
It's a fifty-fifty proposition.

What I do for my fifty percent is obvious.

You're going to need a trainer, aren't you?

Forget it, Sully. I don't fight for money.

It's only an exhibition. Okay,
if that's the way you feel, I'll keep the money.

What are you afraid of?
Joe Brock is nothing.

Joe Brock?

You want me to fight Joe Brock?

They say the guy can butt heads
with an ox and walk away.

He's highly overrated, Mac.

The guy has a good shot at the title.

Did you think they would put up a thousand
dollars for you to fight my landlady?

What are you afraid of?
He can't knock your head off.

Forget it, Sully.

Don't you want to show them what we men
of the British Isles are made of?

Well, well, if it isn't the tough little mick.
Found yourself a fighter yet?

No.

No.

I didn't think so.

Let's go.

Hey, Mac.

Just wanted to show him
what he was missing.

Well, now we know what he's made of.

Not here, not here.

So... what do you say?

I'll think about it.

That's good enough for me.

There you go.

You've been a faithful friend, Mac, always.

I only said I'd think about--

Show me a man who understands loyalty,
I will show you a king.

Now, Sully, they're just talking to him.

Sully! No, Sully.

I don't know, I thought I made it clear.

I want you to leave him alone.

I'm just saying congratulations.

You already did that.

You've got to think of the future.

I could have him in the ring
with a contender inside three months.

I could get him a crack at the belt
inside two years, but it takes money.

I tried to tell him
we got all the money we need.

Yeah, right. Is that what he told you?

I have my own people.

He's got all the money he needs.

Sullivan with money? Give me a break.

He's got a partner.

Who the hell are you, anyhow?

Name's Duncan Macleod.

Never heard of you.

He's my partner, okay?
So just stay out of our business.

I just want you to think about it.

Think about this, Georgie - where was he

when we were sleeping in gyms
and eating in dives?

Ask him where the hell he was then.

All I want - what is best for the boy.

Give it a rest, Coleman.

I think I'll k*ll that son of a b*tch.

Just kidding.

Move left, move left, fake the jab, hook.

Move left!

Watch me! Move left, move left, fake the jab,
hook. Move left, move left, fake the jab, hook.

Working hard, Sully?

- Hi. You keep working on it.
I'll be with you in a minute.
- Okay.

Duncan... when do the lessons begin?

What lessons?

You know, the girl stuff. Poetry.

Sully, poetry's not the answer.

Then what is?

I'd really like to help, Sully,
but I've got things to do.

Duncan, did you get a look at that woman?

Yeah, her name's Helen.

Charlie, how're you doing?

God, I feel good this morning, MacLeod.

Charlie...

Yes, MacLeod, she gave me flowers.

Really? How did you get her
to give you flowers?

Come on, man.

Charlie, Sully's got this little problem, and
you're just the guy to help him out.

What kind of a problem?

Well, you saw it for yourself.
The guy's a master.

There's this girl I know. I like her very much. But--

You wanna...

Talk to her.

And you want to get...

Next to her.

So you can...

Enough said. You're the man for the job.

Hey, now wait a minute. Does he always
get people to do things for him, man?

Well, he's a hard man to refuse.

Go ahead, Sully.

Georgie and I will do some roadwork.

I thought you had things to do.

Well, what are friends for?

You're okay, Mac. Just stay away
from him. You'll be okay.

Stay away from him!

All right! He's getting tired.
He's getting tired.

Well, why don't you hit him!

Hit him! Now back away. Back away!

You son of a b*tch!

Give us some room here, boys.
Oh, Mac, you're doing great.

I'm getting k*lled.

No, no. We've got them right
where we want them.

The man hits like a mule.

Listen to me. You don't have to beat him.
Just stay one more round.
Don't let him knock you out.

He doesn't seem to be asking
for my permission.

Look at Brock - he's puffing
like a steam engine.

Look at that. Wilson's giving him hell.

One more round, Mac, just one more round.

You better start counting
the money, fancy pants!

All right, Mac. Go get him!

Back off. Back off, Mac.
Just keep backing up!

No! You've got to back off!

Oh, good! Oh! Hit him again!

Hey! That's enough!
Get your hands off him!

Just a little Irish dirty tricks!

Wilson, you get your hands off my fighter!

Ten seconds!

Time!

Stay down or I'll hurt ya.

I don't think so.

Look, for the fiftieth time, man,
you gotta be more natural.

Right. Natural.

You gotta be who you are.

I tried being who I was. Who I was,
was an idiot stepping on his own tongue.

Well, that's because you were afraid.

Hey, come on. What is the worst thing
she could do to you?

Look, you gotta have an attitude. Right?
A look that says, "Hey, I'm Tommy Sullivan."

"I'm not like those other guys."

And I can do that.

Yeah? All right.

What would you say if she came up to you
right now? What would you say to her?

I'd, uh, say, uh...

I don't know what I'd say.

I cannot believe
we have got to do this again.

All right. For the last time.

I'm Iris, you're you.

we're at the restaurant, and... go.

"Hi, it's nice to see you here tonight.
Can I get you anything?"

I'm very glad to be here, and... and...

Why can't we write it down?

"Can I get you anything?"

Yes, please. We'd like
to see a menu before we order.

No. We'd like to see a menu. How's that?

Pretty lame, man.

Why can't I say, uh...
"Your eyes are like pools of light."

Pools of--

Man, what century are you living in?

Okay. So we finish the thing with the menu.
Then what do I say?

Anything. Just make conversation.

What conversation?

Anything. You know?
Just talk to her like she's one of the guys.

That's disgusting.

Hey, where've you guys been?
It's been four hours.

Tell me about it. He's all yours, MacLeod.

I'll see you later, right?

Oh, yes.

He's a nice fellow.

Sully, you can't spend
all your time doing this.

If you're not careful, you're gonna lose
George to Coleman.

What are you talking about?

Your fighter. He spent an hour waiting for you,
then he went home.

I'll make it up to him tomorrow.

Sully, Coleman's going after George
with a vengeance,

and you're so distracted with this thing
with Iris, you're not doing anything.

You should be on the phone,
setting up fights, being a manager.

If it's one thing Georgie knows about,
it's loyalty. You worry too much.

Come on, Charlie.

Come on, let's run it off.

I like Sully, but do me a favor, man.

Next time he wants to learn about
women, you teach him.

I just sent him to the expert.

Oh, yeah, right.

You known him long?

Yeah, we go back a ways.

Did he ever fight?

Any chance he gets.

No, I mean in the ring.

Yeah, he used to be one of the best.

Funny. I never heard of him.

Well, it was before your time.

Come on, he's not that old.

You'd be surprised.

Hey, you ever wonder
what you'd be like in the ring?

Nope.

Come on. You get a trainer, yeah?
Learn a few moves, yeah? A couple years,
you be fightin' for the title.

So goes the fantasy.

Come on, you mean you wouldn't fight
for the money they're paying these days?

Wouldn't be worth it.

How can you say that? A couple of rounds,
throw a few punches, bob and weave,
bob and weave.

Yeah, you get your brains scrambled.

Listen, they gotta catch ya'
before they hit ya', huh?

Yeah, listen, man. I once heard it said that
you can run, but you can't hide.

And the ring's an awfully small place when
somebody's trying to rearrange your face.

When I was a kid, all I wanted to be was like Ali.

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."

Hey, who'd you want to be like?

Don't remember.

Come on, everybody remembers.

You wouldn't know him.

Well, try me. Who?

It's a distant relative.
His name was Connor MacLeod.

Yeah? And what made him so special?

He was a great warrior.

He was in the service, right?

Yeah, sort of.

Hey, aren't you supposed to be meeting Sully
tonight at the bar?

Yeah, well, uh, why don't you go instead?

And deprive you of seeing
your star pupil in action?

Yeah, great. Well, I lay you nine-to-five
he freezes up and forgets everything
I taught him, man.

That's why he needs his trainer.

Oh, thank you. Thank you.

Stop messing with your clothes, man.
Just relax.

I am. I'm okay.

Natural, attitude, I got my lines...

Oh, yeah? Hey. "It's nice to see you
here again tonight."

It's very nice to be here.

"Can I get you anything?"

Yes, please. I think I'd like to see your menu.

All right.

Hi, Sully. Want to see a menu?

You probably want to get us anything.

Excuse me?

It's very nice to be here.

Hey, Iris, we need a couple of
beers over here!

I'll be right back.

I think that went great, didn't it?

Uh-huh.

What now?

Punt... Make conversation.
Give her a compliment. Order dinner.
Just try to relax.

This place is the pits.

What?

If I could put two nickels together,
I'd be out of here in a minute.

You know, your eyes are very...
you know, very... very...

Lovely?

Why, thank you.

Want to hear the specials?

What?

Sully, are you all right?

Yeah, specials. The specials would be good.

Iris?

Excuse me.

Don't do this.

It's okay.

No, it's not. You're doing it for me.
Please, don't.

Iris. Iris. You two know each other, yes?

A little, you know.

Well, why don't I just leave you two
to get better acquainted?

My fighters get everything they want.

You be nice.

You're talking to a future champion here.

I thought it was going good.
Did I say something? What?

Did you say something?
Ah, no, you didn't say anything, man.

Hi. My name is Marilyn, and I'll be your waitress
for this evening.

That's all right. We've got one.

Mr. Coleman asked me to tell you that Iris
won't be coming back this evening.

She came down with... something.

Iris?

Sully.

- Oh, what are you doing?
- Sully, don't! Sully!

I'm telling you... I'll k*ll you, you son of a...

Sully, leave him alone! Sully!

Stop it! Stop it!

Okay.

Come on. Come on. Let's go.

You okay? Are you sure?

So that's how it is.

Son of a b*tch!

You've gone too far this time.

Did you say something?

You can't use people like this.

I can't? Why?
Because you're going to stop me?

Maybe.

What exactly are you going to do, Rodney?

Bring Rodney a drink.
I think he needs a shot of courage.

Where are you going, Rodney? You were just
going to tell me what you were going to do.

- Somebody clean up this crap.
- Hey, I'm busy.
- What am I paying you for?

Hey, are you going to open up the door
for me? Wallace. Wallace.

Can we come in?

I don't--

We just came by to try and patch things up.

I wanted to say, uh... I came to apologize.

Look, save it. You got something else
you want to say, then say it.
Otherwise I've got things I got to do.

You got things to do?

Hey, hey, hey, we just came here
to end a w*r, not start a new one.

What he was trying to say, George,
is that he was sorry,

and that it was all his fault.
He didn't know what happened.
He just lost it. It was too much beer.

He'll never lose it like that again.
That's a promise, right, Sully?

I don't know.

You know me well enough to know
that I'm a man of my word.

Come on, George. You guys were set up.
Think about who benefits from this.

You've been through too much together
to let Coleman wreck it now.

It's over. Just shake hands.

Tommy, if I knew you liked her, I'd have never--
I mean, you know me. I'd have never done
nothing like that, never.

Yeah. I'll see you tomorrow. Bye-bye.

Throw the combination on the bag.
That's it. Now you've got it!

Nice to see those two back at it.
I'm glad for Sully.

Be glad for Belcher. Signing with Coleman
wouldn't have done him much good.

Why?

Didn't you hear?

They found Coleman and his bodyguard outside
of the bar this morning, both dead. Um, I got a date.

See you later.

Stick the jab. Just stick the jab. Now the combo.
That's it. That's it. You got it. You got it!

Come in.

I knocked this time.

Thank you.

I'm not totally untrainable.
You're none the worse for wear, I see.

You were a true gladiator
in that ring yesterday.

The great John L. himself
couldn't have put you down yesterday.

No.

He's coming to town.

Absolutely not.

We could make a fortune.

No way, Sully.

- Two thousand dollars this time--
- No how. Not for money, not for friendship,
and not for the old country.

I hear you. Never let it be said that Thomas
Sullivan imposed on a faithful friend.

Your half. You earned it.

Wilson paid you?

Last night.

Wilson. Ha ha ha!
Where you been hiding yourself?

I've been around.

I've been down to your office.

You must have just missed me.

You wouldn't be ducking me, would you?

Now, why would I do that?

'Cause you owe me a thousand dollars.

What for?

My fighter went the distance.

That's not how I see it. The fight was interrupted.
Didn't go three rounds, now did it?

Like hell it didn't. I heard the bell.

Of the police wagons.

I wouldn't welsh on a bet with Thomas Sullivan.

What're you going to do now? Sue me?

Well, at least take this, then. A small token of
thanks to a man I can always count on.

Must have been the last thing he did.

What's that?

Well, I heard they fished him out of the river
three hours ago.

Really? He's dead?

Lucky for me he was a man
who paid his debts.

I think we should drink a small toast
to his memory.

Sully... inside.

Take a breather, Georgie.

You seem a little out of sorts.
Something wrong?

You tell me.

Coleman and his bodyguard
were found dead this morning.

How lovely.

You k*lled them?

And I'd do it again.

Why?

The son-of-a-b*tch didn't deserve to live.

Because he tried to take your fighter?

No. I would never k*ll him for that. That's part
of the business. He was blackmailing

Iris with her brother's life. And you were right.
That whole thing with Belcher at the bar was a setup.

Go on.

Iris' brother came to my place last night.
He owes money all over town.

Coleman bought up his markers.

Then he tells Iris to make good on the markers or else.

That's no reason to k*ll him, even if it is the truth.

Have I ever lied to you before, MacLeod?

You lie to everyone all the time.
It's like breathing to you.

About small stuff. Not about something
like this, and especially to you.

But you don't believe me, go ask Iris.

Don't tell her I k*lled them.
I don't think she'd understand.

And I'm supposed to?

What am I supposed to do?

You could have gone to the police.
You could have come to me!
We could have solved this out.

The guy was scum!

You know me, Mac. I'm not a bad guy.

I play fast and loose.
Sometimes, I'm a little hotheaded,

but I would never k*ll anyone
unless they deserved it.

How can you be so sure?

Is there anything else, Mac?

No. We'll finish this later.

I'm always available for my friends.

I know this isn't the easiest thing to talk about,
but Coleman can't hurt you or Rodney anymore.

You don't think we had anything to do with it?

No.

I don't even understand why Sully told you.

Because I'm his friend,
and he's concerned about you.

Sully's such a good guy.
He said you guys go way back together.

We do.

I guess there's no harm in telling you.

Fighters weren't the only people
Coleman owned.

First he owned Rodney, then he owned me.

He was using me
to get between Sully and George.

I'm not ashamed to tell you that
I'm glad he's dead.

And if you asked, half the people here
would tell you that whoever k*lled him
should get a medal.

MacLeod.

Certified letter came for you
while you were out, man.

Thanks.

What's up? You don't look so good.

I'm fine.

I don't think so.

So, what's it say?

Belcher's changing management.
They've offered to buy my ten percent.

Belcher's walking out on you guys?
Man, I feel bad for Sully.

I feel bad for Belcher.

George?

Have you seen Sullivan?

No. Isn't that terrible about Coleman?

Yeah. You must be all broken up over it.
Is Iris working?

No.

Where is she? Where is she?

Keep a secret?

She's with Sully.

Where is she meeting Sully?

I didn't think you'd come.

You said this had something
to do with Rodney.

I lied.

What's this about, Sully?

I know we really don't know each other
very well, but I really...

I've never felt--

You and me.

I know you like me, Sully. And I like you.

You don't have to lie to me to get me here.

Would you come away with me?

You mean right now?

Right now. Tonight.

- Sully, I can't--
- Iris...

What?

I can't stay here anymore.
Come. Come with me.

I'm sorry, Sully.
I can't just pick up and leave.

I need you.

Mac?

What are you doing here?

How could you do it, Sully?

What are you talking about?

Over a piece of paper?

Can we talk about this later?

No, we're going to talk about it now.

What's going on, Sully?

Iris, you should leave.

Mac and I have a few things
we need to talk about.

I will meet you at the bar later. Go ahead.

Okay.

All you've got to do is look the other way.

I'm asking you this one thing.

No more favors, Sully.

We go back a long way, Mac.
That's got to count for something.

Not anymore.

You should have minded
your own business.

You made it my business when you sold me
ten percent of Belcher.

He betrayed us. He cheated me.

Oh, and you k*ll everybody that cheats you.

Of course.

Like Brock's manager. Is that how
you got paid the thousand dollars?

I don't get you.

What don't you get, Sully?

We k*ll people all the time. It's what we do.

You really have no idea that
what you do is wrong, do you?

No. It's only wrong because you say it is.
What we have is a difference of opinion.

It's gone way beyond that.

So now what? We try to k*ll each other?

It's what we do... when we have to.

I always wondered who was better.

Goodbye, Sullivan.

Goodbye, Highlander.

Mac.

Hello, Iris. How are you doing?

I'm good.

What're you doing here?

Well, I'm leaving town... me and Rodney.
We're going to start over.

I wish you all the best. If you need anything...

We'll be fine.

What is it?

Did Sully k*ll Belcher and Coleman?

Do you think he did?

No.

I know he has a temper, but...

I don't think he has it in him.

Then you have to keep believing that.

Right.

If you hear from Sully...

I don't think I will, Iris.

Take care.