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NARRATOR: He is immortal.

Born in the highlands of Scotland 400 years

ago, he is not alone.

There are others like him, some good, some evil.

For centuries, he has 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.

THEME SONG: 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.

-What do you mean, you don't like it?

-No, no, no.

I never said I didn't like it.

I just said it's not my thing.

Richie there's nothing in the world like

an old wooden catch.

-Oh, sure, you know, painting, scraping the hull, cleaning

the barnacles, and that's before you hit the water.

-Have you never wanted to stand at the helm and feel the

wind in your face?

-Well, sure, I have, doing 90 down the I-5 on top of 1,200

CCs of bored out Harley.

-Last of the red hot romantics.

Richie, a wooden boat is alive.

It speaks to you.

Well, so does fiberglass, Mac.

And it says low maintenance.

Aren't you going to buy it?

-No.

Hull's full of dry rot.

What do you mean, no, hull's full of dry rot?

You knew that all along, you son of a bitch.

You made me come all the way down here and you never even

wanted to buy the boat.

Can't believe it.

-It's all part of your training.

-What?

-You know, a little more culture in your life.

-What are you-- what, culture?

What are you talking about?

It's an old boat.

-An old boat?

Now, see, you still don't understand what it's about.

-What do you mean, don't under--

What don't I understand?

-An old catch is the most--

[droning sound]

-Be careful.

Don't be afraid.

I'm not going to hurt you.

-That's what you all say.

-Look at me.

My name's Duncan MacLeod.

Give me your hand.

Come on, let's go down.

What's your name?

-Kenny.

-It's going to be OK, Kenny.

Let's go.

It's all right.

-Where is he, Mac?

-You're looking at him.

So, where are you from, Kenny?

-Wisconsin.

-You're a long way from home.

Is that where it happened?

-Yeah, four years ago.

I was 10.

My mom and dad took me out for my birthday.

A drunk driver hit our car.

-When did you know?

-When I woke up.

There was a sheet over me.

I could hear the policemen talking.

They said it was too bad I was dead.

-What about your folks?

-That car was all on fire.

-So you ran?

-Did you meet any of us?

-Sometimes.

They mostly try to kill me.

Then I met Frank.

Frank was nice.

He showed me how to fish.

-See, you make it kiss the water, just like it was alive.

Get the fish in.

Then you drop it on his tail.

Want to give it a try?

-It's tough.

There's all this line everywhere.

-Well, patience, Kenny.

That's what it's all about.

-You know, Frank, if you hadn't found me, someone would

have killed me by now.

-Don't you worry about that, pal.

As long as you're with me, no one's going to hurt you.

Now come here.

Why don't you show me what you can do.

OK, nice and easy.

What did you do over here?

[laughs]

-Frank.

Frank, I got one!

-First time?

OK, OK, OK.

Kenny, now bring it in real easy.

-I can't!

He's pulling to hard.

-Well, that's because you've got to get him real tired.

You've got to play with him.

Here.

Watch this, OK?

Now, this last part is real tricky.

-OK, Frank.

I'll get the net.

-Oh, he's a big one, Kenny.

He's a big one.

[laughs]

MAC [OFFSCREEN]: Where's Frank?

-Dead.

Some guy cut off his head.

I thought you guys would kill me, too.

-You don't have to worry about that.

RICHIE [OFFSCREEN]: Yeah, it's OK, bud.

You'll be fine.

-This place is cool.

These things all yours?

-Yeah.

-Can I touch them?

-Go ahead.

-Mac.

He's just a kid.

I've never seen such a young Immortal.

-You won't see many others, either.

-Why not?

-He just told you.

He's not big enough, he'll never be strong enough.

-So how's he going to survive?

-Any way he can.

It's all right.

We're nearly there.

Go.

You lads have been through a lot today, but we must take

this bridge.

Are you with me, men?

SOLDIERS [OFFSCREEN]: Yeah!

-The Reds may take the battle, but they'll not take the war.

We must not falter!

We take the bridge and we hold it!

MAC [OFFSCREEN]: You can't!

There's a column coming down the road.

If you try taking it now, they'll cut you to pieces.

-I'll take no advice from a man too cowardly to wear a

uniform.

-There's no glory in having your men

slaughtered like sheep.

-Go back to your Negress, abolitionist, and leave the

fighting to men.

-What the hell do you think you're fighting for?

-Bugler!

[bugle playing]

[bugle stops]

-This is madness.

They'll be waiting for you.

They'll cut you to pieces!

-Your next word will be your last.

Bugler!

[bugle playing]

-Forward!

[explosions]

[shouting]

[gunshots]

[gunshots]

[gunshots]

-Go on!

[shouts]

[gunshot]

[gunshots]

[droning noise]

-Sir.

I know you're not dead.

You can't be.

You're like me.

-[gasps]

You're just a boy.

-I'm one of you.

What do we do?

That battle's passed us.

-Give me your hand.

Did you see a negro woman and a man?

-No, sir.

-This is no place for a boy, even one of us.

Come on.

You can stay here tonight.

I'll find something better for you in the morning.

-Um, I get really scared sometimes.

-That's all right. you're safe now.

[knocking]

-What's that?

-Oh, that's Anne.

Don't worry, she's a friend of mine.

We're going out tonight.

-You're leaving?

-Don't worry, Richie's coming over to stay with you.

Oh, and Kenny, be careful what you say in front of Anne.

She doesn't know about us.

Hi.

-Hi.

-You look great.

-Thanks.

Oh, you have company.

-Oh, that's Kenny.

-I'm his cousin.

-Second cousin.

-I didn't know you had family in town.

-I'm from Wisconsin.

-He's visiting.

-Ah.

Wow.

Hi, Kenny.

I'm Anne.

-Hi.

This your girlfriend?

-[laughs]

Working on it.

-So, is, uh-- is Duncan showing a good time?

-Well, he just got here.

But, uh, think we should go.

-Um, it's really none of my business, but isn't he just a

little bit too young to be staying alone?

-Are you all right?

-Yes, I'm fine.

Catherine, can you look after the boy for me tonight?

-Of course.

-I've got to go find the others.

-Where are they?

-I lost them in the battle.

-Don't go, please!

-I have to.

-You'll be fine here.

This house is sheltered more than you can tell.

-But we should stay together.

We're two of a kind, brethren.

-Yes, we are, Sean.

But I have to find those people I left out there.

They won't get north without me.

-I want to stay with you.

There could be others around.

-There always are.

You'll be safer here.

-I'm safer with you.

-Not where I'm going.

I'll be back for you.

That's a promise.

-[ROBOT VOICE] I want your head.

You must die.

-How do you stand it?

-Stand what?

-Knowing you won't get any older.

-Well, I try to think about the good things.

-Like what?

-Like, uh, I'll never have arthritis.

Like I get to keep this hair forever.

-It's different for you.

You're almost a grownup.

If the crash hadn't happened, I'd be older, too.

A lot older.

-Yeah, about 14.

Look, Kenny, it happened.

You've got stop beating yourself up about it.

[music playing]

-I really like this place.

I'm surprised I've never heard of it before.

-Oh, it's only been open a couple of months.

-Oh.

So, how long is, uh, your cousin staying for?

-Uh, excuse me, can I have a drink please?

-OK.

-I'll have a red wine.

-OK.

-And a single malt, please.

What?

-Your cousin-- how long is he staying for?

-Who?

-Kenny.

-Kenny!

-Kenny.

-My cousin!

-Yes.

Are you feeling OK?

-Yeah, I'm fine.

Um, well, two, three, weeks.

Uh, I'm not sure, really.

-Shouldn't he be in school or something?

He's on vacation.

-Oh.

-It's-- it's a public-- private school.

-Oh.

-[clears throat]

Yeah.

-So.

-So.

-Wisconsin.

-Yeah.

-I've never been there.

Tell me what it's like.

-Uh, it's, uh, [clears throat]

very nice.

They, uh, raise cows , they make cheese, you know.

-Yeah, I know.

-[laughs]

-You must, uh--

-Thank you.

-You must be pretty close to Kenny's parents.

-Well, I have their son.

-Yeah, you do.

Cheers.

-Cheers.

-Mmm.

All right, then tell me about your family.

-Well, they'd seem really old fashion to you.

-Oh, I'll bet you're fascinating.

What did your father do?

-He's career military--

or was.

-And your mother?

-She was married to my father.

-All right, Kenny, maybe you're never going to have

some things, but you might live 1,000 years.

-As a ten-year-old.

Perfect.

I'll be a kid all my life, always running, always hiding.

Never going to fight worth a damn.

-Even small guys can fight, Kenny.

-I tell you what.

How about I show you how to handle yourself.

-Really?

-You got it.

-All right.

-Give me five.

-Right on, brother.

[droning noise]

-Duncan.

-Maybe.

Look, I'm going to be right back.

But if I'm not, get your butt out the back door and don't

look back, you got it?

All right.

[rattling]

-Who the hell are you?

-I'll be the one asking the questions.

-I'm Dallman Ross, if that means anything.

RICHIE [OFFSCREEN]: Not to me.

-Where's the boy?

-Get out of here.

-You don't know what he is.

-No, but I know what you are.

-I don't want to kill you.

Please, just get out my way.

-Not a chance.

-You're a fool.

I'll be back.

Next time, I'll have him--

and anyone else who gets in my way.

-[sighs]

-Did you get a chance to see him?

-Richie scared him away.

-I told you, he said his name was Dallman Ross.

-Any idea why he's after you?

-Because I'm little, easy to kill.

-There's nothing else?

-Nothing.

-Kenny, we got lucky last night.

Richie and I won't always be there.

-He'll come again.

Richie said so.

He'll kill me.

-Then we'll have to find a way to keep you safe.

I know a priest that runs a church school.

-You're sending me away?

I don't want to live with a priest.

-You know about holy ground?

Then you know it's the only place they can't come for you.

-Are we leaving today?

-No, we'll go tomorrow.

Tell you what, today's your day.

We'll do whatever you want to do.

-Can we go fishing?

-Sure.

So is this where Frank brought you?

-Yeah.

I miss Frank.

He showed me how to cast, everything.

-Why don't you teach me.

-Sure.

-Where do we start?

-First, you got to put the rod together.

-Yeah, you're good at this.

-Well, I've got a good teacher.

-I'll go get some feathers for the flies.

-Some feathers?

-Yeah, Frank taught me.

Works every time.

Duncan, did you know every day you fish adds a

year to your life?

Frank!

Frank, I got one!

-Here.

Here.

Watch this now, OK?

Now, this last part is real tricky, because you can't

bring 'em in too fast.

-OK, Frank.

I'll get the net.

-OK.

Oh, he's a big one, Kenny.

He's a big one.

[laughs]

Patience, Kenny.

You know what the Chinese say--

every day you fish adds another year to your life.

-You think so, Frank?

[thunder]

-[shouts]

-So where are the feathers?

-Uh, I couldn't find them.

ANNE [OFFSCREEN]: Hey!

[laughs]

-Hey!

What's that, lunch?

-Oh, strictly backup.

I'm sure a couple of tough guys like you can outsmart a

few tiny creatures with the brains of a flashlight.

Hey, Kenny.

-Hi.

-You know, I can't remember the last time I went fishing.

Matter of act, I don't think I've ever been fishing.

Maybe you can teach me?

-I said I'd teach Duncan, not you.

-Hey.

Anne's a friend.

-Your friend, not mine.

-Wow.

Is he OK?

-Yeah.

-Hi.

-Hi.

[laughs]

Let's try that again.

-You want to talk about it?

-Talk about what?

-You know what I mean.

Why'd you treat Anne that way?

-It was supposed to be the two of us.

-Kenny.

Anne's trying hard to be nice.

What's the problem?

-I just don't like her, OK?

-Well, I do.

Got it, huh?

-OK.

-Hey.

-What?

-Richie's going to be upstairs.

He's going to be staying with you for a while.

-What for?

-Because.

JOE [OFFSCREEN]: You sure it was Dallman Ross?

-That's what he said.

-Well, Ross had been a school teacher since the American

Revolution.

he started wandering about 20 years ago, right after his

wife was killed.

This is not the kind of guy that would

try and whack a kid.

-Well, do me a favor.

-Sure.

-Look into it.

I want to know where Ross and Kenny met before.

-All right.

-Thanks.

-Yeah.

RICHIE [OFFSCREEN]: OK, so somebody comes at you from

behind-- what are you gonna do?

Right.

No, that's no good, Kenny.

You got to really twist that foot.

You've got to be quicker.

-I'm no good.

I'm too small.

-It's OK.

You've got to keep trying.

You can't learn it all in one day.

Now c'mon, let's do it again.

-What's the point?

Look at me, Richie.

I'll never be able to drive a car.

I'll never be old enough to have a woman.

I'll never be able to fight worth a damn!

[shatters]

-Oh, man.

I can't do anything right.

RICHIE [OFFSCREEN]: It's OK, Kenny.

I can happen to anybody.

Now, look.

Uh, why don't you just go relax, chill out, take a

break, and, uh, I'll clean this up,

we'll get back to work.

OK?

You got to trust me, Ken.

You got to hang in there, you'll get the hang of it.

[MUFFLED] I mean, I had no idea how to fight

until Mac taught me.

You just got to keep at it, you know, keep working.

I guarantee you'll get it.

I mean, the first time I tried, I ended up on my can.

I kept thinking about that second time, too.

Kenny, I'm not saying it's going to be easy.

But sometimes you just got to trust someone.

-Hey, guys.

What's up?

RICHIE [OFFSCREEN]: Mac, how you doing?

I'm just, uh, teaching Kenny here a few things.

-Learning a lot?

-Yeah.

-Maybe we should use something else, though, huh?

[knocking]

-Hi.

ANNE [OFFSCREEN]: Hi.

-How are you?

-Better now.

-Heh.

Uh, I was just making some tea.

You want some?

-Actually, I just swung by to see if maybe Kenny felt like

doing something.

-Why don't you ask him.

-I don't.

-Now, aren't you just a little bit too young to be such an

old grouch?

-He sleeps with a lot of women, and

you're not the prettiest.

He had one here last night, like that.

-[laughs]

OK.

Kenny, look, we got to really bad start yesterday, so what

do you say you and I take off, just the two of us.

-Why?

-Because I want to.

What do you say?

MAC [OFFSCREEN]: I don't think there's a good idea.

Kenny shouldn't be on his own right now.

-Well, Duncan, he's not going to be on his own, he's going

to be with me.

Thought maybe we'd go to park for an hour.

-How about we go together?

Well, he's my responsibility.

[tea pot whistling]

[distant explosion]

-Get over there!

[thunder]

-The Union lines are a half mile over.

Stick to the river.

Go, I'll meet you there.

[thunder]

[gunshots]

[explosion]

[explosion]

[screaming]

[distant explosions]

ANNE [OFFSCREEN]: That looks like fun.

KENNY [OFFSCREEN]: I don't have a skate.

-Well, maybe you can borrow one.

-Is MacLeod around?

-No, not yet.

What's up, D?

-This boy you found, this Kenny.

-Yeah.

-He's big trouble.

-[chuckles]

How trouble could he be.

He's just a kid, Dawson.

-Yeah, right.

How old he say he was?

-10.

14, really.

-Try more like 814.

-That's impossible.

I mean, he's-- he's a kid, Dawson.

You know, and he's a little kid.

-That's what everyone thinks.

That kid has outlived has outlived a lot of Immortals.

-No, it can't be.

He's not strong enough to fight.

-Let me guess--

when you found him he was hiding somewhere, he was

scared, he was crying.

He said an Immortal had killed his teacher.

That's his MO.

When people let their guard down, that's it.

-Are you sure about this?

-Everyone who's taken Kenny in has one thing in common--

they're dead.

ANNE [OFFSCREEN]: Duncan, you know, uh--

forget it.

He's your family, and I have been known to open and mouth

insert foot, so.

-I think we need a rule here.

-A rule.

-Yeah, that you never have to hedge with me.

-OK.

Thanks.

All right, I, uh--

I think your cousin is one heck of a troubled kid.

-He's had a tough life.

Had to grow up fast.

KID [OFFSCREEN]: [groans]

Get off me!

Help!

Someone get him off me!

-What are you doing?

-He wouldn't lend me his board.

-Wait for me over there.

Now.

-OK, you're going to fine.

I want you to go home, I want to take it easy, OK?

OK, you'll be fine.

You know, there's a terrific child

psychiatrist at the hospital.

I can get Kenny in right away.

-Maybe.

I'll think about.

-All right.

I really think he should see someone.

MAC [OFFSCREEN]: I'll talk to him.

-OK.

Good idea.

I'll just wait over here.

-Yeah, I'll see you later.

So you want to tell me what that was about?

-I told you, he wouldn't lend me his board.

-That's not good enough.

-Well, I don't know.

I guess I just lost it.

[droning noise]

-He's come for me.

-Come on.

ANNE [OFFSCREEN]: I'm due back at the

hospital in about an hour.

I can make that call.

-Let you know later.

-All right.

Don't leave it too long.

-Yeah.

-Where are we going?

-To holy ground.

You'll be safe there.

Now, you sit on the steps and wait until I get back.

-What about you?

-I'll take care of this.

Go on.

[choral singing]

-Dallman Ross.

-Yes.

And you are?

-Duncan MacLeod.

Come for the boy?

-So, he has two of you protecting him now.

-One, two, the answers the same.

-He's using you, MacLeod, just like he used me.

He can't be allowed to live.

I've chased him for too long.

I can't let anyone get in my way.

-I'm not your enemy, Ross.

Leave the boy alone and walk away.

-I can't.

-Why?

-He killed my wife.

We treated him like our own son.

We loved him.

-This one's on me.

But you leave the boy alone.

-Watch your head, MacLeod.

Don't trust him.

-MacLeod?

[thunder]

-[shouts]

-I'm sorry.

Ross was a good man.

-He was no better than the rest of us.

He was there to kill Kenny.

-Well, he had a reason.

This Kenny is evil, MacLeod, old evil.

-Then so are we.

Eight years, 800 years, makes no difference, Dawson.

He's doing what we all do.

He's fighting for his life.

RICHIE [OFFSCREEN]: Mac, he's a lying little bastard.

He sets up people who try to help him.

-He has to!

That's the only way he can survive.

He thinks every Immortal is his enemy, so he kills them

before they kill him.

Let me ask you something-- what would you do?

-I don't know.

-Yes you do!

What have you been doing all this year, knitting?

You've been learning to fight so you can

kill, so you can survive.

That's all Kenny's doing.

He wants to live.

There can be only one, Richie.

You know it, I know it, and Dallman Ross knew it, too.

-What about his wife?

-It's the same for all of us, Dawson.

It makes no difference, man or woman.

-His wife was mortal, just in the wrong place

at the wrong time.

She kept Kenny from killing Ross.

She died for it.

-Bitch.

[engine starts]

[tires screeching]

-[shrieks]

-Come on!

You OK?

ANNE [OFFSCREEN]: Yeah, I think so.

-Get back to the dojo.

ANNE [OFFSCREEN]: Where are you going?

-Just stay with Richie.

ANNE [OFFSCREEN]: No!

Duncan, I'm all right!

Leave it to the cops!

[winces]

-Help!

Please!

There's a man, he's after me.

He's psycho.

MAC [OFFSCREEN]: Kenny!

Kenny!

-Maybe you should pick on someone your own size.

-I don't have time for this.

God Sorry.

[droning noise]

-I know you're here, Kenny.

Come out, we can talk about this.

Why Anne?

She was no danger to you.

KENNY [OFFSCREEN]: She was in my way!

I hate it when people get in my way!

-Like Frank Brody?

Brody would have protected you.

Ross would have protected you.

I could protect you.

KENNY [OFFSCREEN]: For how long?

Such a small boy, such easy prey.

All of y'all would have taken my head eventually!

There's no other way.

[crash]

-[groans]

-[groans]

-It all comes down to one thing, MacLeod.

In the end, there can be only one.

And it might as well be me.

MAC [OFFSCREEN]: Kenny!

ANNE [OFFSCREEN]: Duncan!

You OK?

-Hi.

-What happened?

-I'll tell you later.

-Oh, man.

Would you promise me something, please?

-We're up to that, are we?

-Maybe.

I'm starting to like you.

And, uh, I don't want to go to work and find you stretched

out on one of my gurneys.

So would you please leave that Rambo stuff to the police?

-Next time I'll try and be more careful.

-Thank you.

Oooh.

-[groans]

-So where's Kenny?

-[sighs]

I sent him home.

-Oh, great.

I mean, I know he's, you know, your family and everything,

but didn't you just once feel like just smacking him one?

I can't believe I said that.

Did I just say that?

-Yeah, you did.

-Ooh Sorry.

You'll let me know how he's doing?

-Sure.

For medicinal purposes?

-Mmm.

It has been one hell of a day.

-Yeah, it has.

-[sighs]

So, um, we're up to that, are we?

-Maybe.

-Maybe.

THEME SONG: And here we are, we're the

prince of the universe.

And here we belong, fighting for survival.

We've got to be the rulers of your 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 if your world.