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Previously on Highlander.

A lifelong search came to an
end for Professor Jason Landry.

He believed the Zoroastrian myths
of ancient Persia held the truth...

about a cycle of evil that comes
to the Earth every thousand years.

"Ahriman."

The time is at
hand. He is coming!

Ahriman had risen and threatened
to destroy the world with evil.

Only a champion of
good could defeat him.

The myth foretold of a warrior who
would come to challenge the demon.

You're the
champion, aren't you?

Nobody knows the reason Immortals
exist, and maybe this is it.

This has been going on for thousands of
years, and no one has ever heard of it?

- We think you're in trouble, Mac.
- You think I'm in trouble?

- I saw him and he's got Joe.
- That's impossible.

No, look, I know what I saw. I think
they're headed into the old racetrack.

I existed before
time began. -I am Set!

I am Ahriman.

The forces of darkness
walked the earth...

and Duncan MacLeod
fought to destroy them...

until the
unthinkable happened.

He is Duncan MacLeod,

the Highlander.

Born in 1592, in the
Highlands of Scotland,

and he is still alive.

He is immortal.

For 400 years,
he's been a warrior,

a lover,

a wanderer,

constantly facing other
Immortals in combat to the death.

The winner takes
his enemy's head...

and with it, his power.

I am a Watcher,

part of a secret society
of men and women...

who observe and record,
but never interfere.

We know the truth
about Immortals.

In the end, there
can be only one.

May it be 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 your world

No more tears.

I guess it's just
you and me, Richie.

I can't believe it's
been a year already.

I wish I could tell
you why this happened.

You know, make sense now.

But I can't. I'm sorry.

He knows why.

Well, welcome back.

I'm glad you stayed in
Paris. Yeah, somebody had to.

I-- I buried him
with his sword.

I didn't know what else
to put on the headstone.

This seemed right.

"Friend" is good,

because that's
what he was.

I have had 50 Watchers beating the bushes
looking for you. Where the hell have you been?

Does it matter?
Yeah, to me it does!

I thought we were
friends. We are.

Then what happened to you? I
had some things to work out.

Hey,
look, I--

I know what you must have gone
through after-- after the accident.

It wasn't an
accident, Joe.

Richie was murdered.

What, do you want me to say that it
was a mistake, that I was hallucinating?

Yeah, that would help.

I was a weapon.

This thing used
me to kill Richie.

Don't you think I
wanna believe you?

I mean, that the bad
guy in this thing...

is a Zoroastrian
demon named Ahriman--

a thing that comes back every thousand
years to try to take over the world?

Will you listen
to how that sounds?

But it's true, Joe.

And you... are
the champion.

You're the guy who's been chosen
to go up against this thing.

That's right.

And why you?

I don't know.

And if this thing
is so powerful,

why doesn't it just-- I don't know-- strike
you with a lightning bolt or something?

Maybe it can't.

Maybe that's the
rules to the game.

Will you help me?

I need the Watchers.

I need you.

You disappear
for over a year.

No one knows if you're alive, you're
dead, then you pop up out of nowhere,

and you want me to get
the Watchers to help you?

Well, you don't
want much, do you?

When Richie died,
I wanted to die.

But I realized if his death was
to mean anything, I had to survive.

I had to understand what happened.
I had to believe what happened.

This thing is evil, Joe. And I'm
the only thing that can stop it.

And I will stop it.

I'm gonna find it, and
I'm gonna destroy it.

Will you help me?

I don't know.

Anyone home?

Joe? Joe.

Mac. Who'd you
think it was, Satan?

What are you doing here?
I've got something for you.

Joe, what are you doing?

I thought you might
want your sword back.

Gee, if you're not
gonna use it, I will.

Joe, stop! Joe, stop!

You know what you
need, Sophie? A husband.

What was wrong
with Henry? Henry?

He just wasn't my type.

And Andrew didn't
like him. Well--

One of these days, your baby brother
is going to have to make it on his own.

But I'm all he has. You're too good
for your own good, Sophie Baines.

I see a man
in your future.

Tall, dark, mysterious.

I know that guy.
He delivers my mail.

I hope he's faster
than this bus.

We have lovely
white roses today.

I think I'll take...

this one.

You know, I've
changed my mind.

I think I'll walk today.

Even the flowers weep.

You're such a sad
story, MacLeod.

All alone and no
one to believe you.

Perhaps your friend
Richie would listen.

Richie's dead.

So now the champion's
back to fight me.

You wanna die, MacLeod? You
know that's what's gonna happen.

Why don't you just be smart? Go back to that
little monastery you've been hiding away in.

I wonder what it would
take to make you leave.

Destroying you.

I love the new hair.

Follow your instincts.
That's all you can do.

What if you're wrong?

Then you're wrong.

I've spent my entire existence
fighting other Immortals--

men who hold life cheap.

I live-- No,
I survive...

because I value life.

I know your strength.

I know your will. I
know your goodness.

And whatever monsters
are in you now,

I know you're
still in there too.

You can't kill
him with that, Joe.

I know, but I can sure as
hell slow him down until I can.

You won't get close
enough to use it.

Let me do this...
for both of us.

I can quote a whole
bunch of people, Joe,

but it basically boils
down to one thing.

And that is?

Faith, Joe.

Faith.

Well, that's all of it.

Storage depot
at Marseilles.

These are the
instructions.

This is the check.

But this says
it's for 50 years.

I'm an optimist.

Close it up.

You know this is
insane, MacLeod.

I mean, you're asking me
to believe in a demon--

something that
I cannot see,

maybe never will see.

How do I do it, MacLeod?

Thanks for
thinking about it.

Hey, wait. I'm
not finished yet.

Now, maybe I can't
believe in the demon,

but, MacLeod, I
believe in you.

Whatever this thing is...

and wherever it takes you,

I'm in.

Just what is it
we're looking for?

Information. Knowledge.

Look into the legends.
Look into the history.

The history of
what? Of evil.

We have to find something we can use
against it, some flaw, some weakness.

Yeah, okay, assuming
that it has one.

Oh, it has one.

Evil isn't perfect, Joe.
It's got a crack somewhere.

I couldn't have stopped it with a
sword, but it has been stopped before.

Listen, I, uh-- I
got something for you.

See,
I, uh--

I figured you
might want this.

No. What do you mean, no?

I mean, no.

The last time I
held it, Richie died.

But you're still an Immortal, MacLeod.
Somebody's gonna come with a sword.

Yeah. Well, I'll
find another way.

What are you gonna
do, dance with them?

You always were a
stubborn son of bitch.

Yeah.

All right.

Soon as I have
anything, I'll call you.

Assuming you're still
wearing that head.

Come on. Breathe.

Breathe! Breathe!

Breathe!

It's okay.

It's all right.
It's all right.

Come on.

What happened?

Looks like you
went for a swim.

I was in the river?

Under it, actually,
for a while.

What happened?

I don't
know. I--

I must have slipped.

From the railing?

I don't remember.

I-- I was at the
bus stop and--

My books! It's okay.

My glasses! It's okay.
It's okay. Easy, easy, easy.

It's all right.
I need to go home.

I think you should see a doctor.
No, really, I'm all right.

I'll be all
right. You sure?

Yeah. Come on. I'll
give you a ride.

I'm Duncan MacLeod.

I'm Sophie Baines.

Thank you for
saving my life.

Come on.

What, you had a garage
sale, you didn't call me?

Clearing out
the cobwebs, Joe.

No distractions.
No diversions.

Yeah. And not much
of anything, really.

Were you-- Were
you working out?

In a way.

It's a form of meditation
called Chi Gung.

Helps me empty
my mind and focus.

Illusions and chaos
are his weapons, Joe.

The more I can focus,

the better I
can fight him.

Okay, if you say so.

But, uh, I still
vote for the sword.

You-- You got anything
stronger than this tea?

I don't need to be
quite so focused.

Thanks. I'll, uh,
meditate when I retire.

What did you find out?

Well, Landry had an
assistant at the university.

And she might
know something.

Did you get her name?
Yeah. Sophie Baines.

About 25, lives in a
suburb outside of Paris?

Yeah. You know her?

We met yesterday.

Check the university.
See what you can find out.

MacLeod, you're
telling me...

that you just happened to meet
the one person you needed to find?

I mean, doesn't that sound pretty
damn weird to you? Compared to what?

Yeah, right.

Compared to what.

There's gotta be
something left. Nothing.

The entire side of
her office was burned.

The desk, the filing cabinet.
Years of research, gone.

You think this was deliberate?
It happened at night...

when no one was
supposed to be here.

But it looks like it.

Sophie's going
to be devastated.

- She doesn't know?
- We haven't been able to reach her yet.

Who would do this?

That's a good question.

Hi. What do you want?

I'm looking for
Sophie Baines.

What for? I need
to talk to her.

About what? It's personal.

She's out.

Then when will
she be home?

Beats the hell out of me.

This is important. Do you
know where I can find her?

Look, mister, I've
never seen you before,

and I don't know
who the hell you are.

So why don't you go away
before somebody gets hurt?

Tell her Duncan
MacLeod came by.

Mr. MacLeod, what
are you doing here?

That man you were
talking to, who was he?

Nobody. He was just
asking directions. Why?

Try again.

What? What do you mean?

Your field at the university is Near
East studies. You knew about Ahriman.

Yeah. That's
why he's here.

That was Ahriman.

Ahriman. Right.

Yes, Ahriman.
Oh, I get it.

This is a joke,
right? Anna sent you.

- It's no joke.
- You see, Ahriman isn't real.

He's a myth. He's a metaphor.
Listen to me, Sophie.

You and I both know he's not
some mythological character.

He's real.

And you know it, Sophie. Listen to me. It's
the end of the millennium and he's here.

Andrew! Andrew, stop it!

Please, don't hurt him. He's my brother.
He was just trying to protect me.

Why was Ahriman here?
He's-- I don't know.

I don't know anything.
Just leave us alone.

Andrew, wait.

And you're listening to H-E-L-L,
the voice of the millennium.

Now here's an oldie but goody
for my old friend, Duncan MacLeod.

Why do you always have to
be the man around the house?

I am the man of the house.
You're my little brother.

You're not my protector.

I'm sorry.

Come here.

I love you, Andrew.

I love you too.

I saw him, Joe.

You saw him today?
And yesterday.

He was at Richie's grave.

I got two dozen
Watchers on this thing.

Field guys and every
archaeologist we can spare.

What'd you tell 'em?

That I have a lead on an
Immortal older than Methos.

I hate lying to 'em, Mac. Yeah? Well,
you think they can handle the truth?

Well, sure, right
after they lock me up.

They find
anything out yet?

No.

You know, some scholars think
that the ancient Hebrews...

didn't even believe in a devil
until they were exiled in Babylon.

And when they got there,

guess who the
Babylonian bogeyman was.

Ahriman. Yeah.
Good answer.

See, to some cultures he's Set, to some
he's Mara, to some he's Mephistopheles.

Different name and faces,
same M.O., same place.

And there's always a champion
of the good. An avatar.

A human with god-like qualities
sent to face evil. Like Immortals.

Damn, man.

But knowing it doesn't get us any
nearer to finding his weakness.

What about the
university? No help there.

All of Dr. Baines's research
was destroyed in a fire.

Then they had a hell
of a time finding her.

Well, she was at home
talking to me. Uh-uh.

Not today, Mac. Not this
woman. No, I saw her.

They found Sophie
Baines in the river.

She's dead.

I know it's hard, Sophie,
but I am trying to help you.

By telling me I'm dead?

I know what you
are. You're insane.

I'm many things, Sophie,
but I'm not insane.

So, you must be dead. You
died yesterday in the river.

Don't you remember?

The cold.

The light fading as
you sank into the dark.

I don't remember.

I blacked out. I don't
remember anything.

So, you must be dead.

I don't know
who you are...

or what you want.

Police, there's
somebody in my house!

Why don't you
believe me, Sophie?

You died yesterday in the
river. Don't you remember?

Who is this? It's me.

I'm over here, Sophie, and you're
beginning to hurt my feelings.

And believe me, you don't
want to hurt my feelings.

Don't leave me, Sophie.

- That wasn't
very nice, Sophie.

You should keep your eyes on the road,
Sophie. Someone could get hurt like that.

If you couldn't find the next of
kin, how did you identify the body?

Her cards, monsieur.
She carried a wallet.

Then you could be
mistaken. It's possible.

Death is never an
easy thing to accept.

I'll leave you alone.

Help me. Somebody,
please, help me!

Help me! I'm trying, Sophie,
but you keep running away.

Who-- Who
are you?

What are you? I think
you know, Sophie.

I think you've
always known.

Look.

But I don't understand.
You soon will, Sophie.

It's the morgue.

Off you go.

What are you doing here?

Trying to find
some answers.

You're hiding something.
What are you hiding?

Who are you, Sophie?

I have to see
who's in there.

I have to.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

I'm dead.

I'm dead!

No!

Where would you run to, Sophie?
Back there, is that what you want?

It could be arranged.

I can feel you.

I know you're here.

Very good, MacLeod. And they say you
can't teach an old dog new tricks.

So, you did learn something
in that little monastery.

Did you find
peace, MacLeod?

Will you be calm when I begin to destroy all
the things you know and all the people you love?

What are you trying
to do, MacLeod?

Strangle me or
guess my weight?

You're such a
soft touch, Duncan.

Duncan-- I can call
you Duncan, can't I?

I see no reason for us to be
enemies. After all, you're a warrior.

You're a champion. We could help
each other. I don't think so.

Why not? Because I'm evil?

It's so limited, so
human. What is good?

And what is evil?

Such a limited
world, the human mind.

I couldn't describe to you what I really am,
MacLeod. You wouldn't begin to understand.

So, that's it, is it? A
thousand years of bad P.R.?

But I can give you a world
you've never imagined.

I can give you anything!

There's nothing
I'd want from you.

Is that right? Think about it, MacLeod.
I brought Sophie back from the dead.

I could bring
anyone back. No.

Don't be hasty,
MacLeod. Don't be hasty.

There are so many
memories in here.

Now, I wonder,
what would it be?

Oh, yes.

A blast from the past.

I never thought one of
the good guys would lose.

No, he's dead.

No, you can't. It won't
work. You can't tempt me.

I'm only just
getting warmed up.

There are plenty more
surprises in store.

Duncan.

Tess?

Mac, you're mad at
yourself. I can tell.

No, she's gone.

She's not real. Real enough, MacLeod.
You could have her back forever.

- Just say the word. Say "yes."
- No!

Don't take it so hard, Sophie.
We all have to go sometime.

But I don't understand.

How can I be there...

and here?

How? It can't happen.

None of this can happen.
You're here, Sophie,

walking, breathing, alive,

smelling the flowers
because I made it so.

I saved you. I gave
you another chance.

You're not... him.

Of course I am.

Come on, Sophie. Of
course you know it's me.

After all, if you didn't know me so
well, you would never have got your Ph.D.

You're Ahriman.
Amongst other things.

You really exist.

You're real.

But I don't understand.
What do you want from me?

I'm nobody.

Oh, no. You're good.

You're kind. You're
perfect... for a small favor.

The man who pulled you out of the
river yesterday. Duncan MacLeod.

I want you to kill him.

What?

I couldn't do that.

Don't be so modest. Of course you could.
As far as he's concerned, you're a victim.

His defenses are
down. He's vulnerable.

Of course I could
make you do it,

like I made you
jump off the bridge.

But then he would know
that I was in here.

No, this must be because
you want it to happen.

But I don't want it to happen. But
you will, considering what's at stake.

It-- It doesn't matter.
I won't kill him.

I'm disappointed
in you, Sophie.

You feel that, Sophie? That's the
life going out of you, draining away.

Now it's in your hand.

Now it's going up your
arm. Feel that, Sophie?

That's death!
How does it feel?

Will you kill Duncan MacLeod?
Think of your brother.

Think of Andrew.

Give it here.

Troubled boy,
prone to violence.

What will become of him without you?
Drugs, prison? Give it back to her.

Imagine-- on top of
a roof with a rifle.

All that anger.

I could do that, Sophie.

No, please. I beg
you. Leave him alone.

Then you know what
you have to do.

I don't think it's such
a difficult decision.

Sophie?

He wants me to kill you.

He offered me my life.

He told me it
would be easy.

It's not.

It never is.

I shouldn't even be here.

You saved me once.

You're the
champion, aren't you?

Then-- Then you're the
only one who can defeat him.

Is there
anything--

Is there anyway you can--
Please, I want so much to live.

I'm sorry.

What he did to me,

what he does,

it's wrong--
it's evil.

Then help me destroy him.

You've studied him.
You've studied the legends.

How do I defeat him?

I don't know.

I think every champion
has to find his own way.

Sophie, what
does that mean?

Sophie, I need to know
more. I need to know how.

He told me everything.

He said if I kill him, you'll live. He
said you'll be all right. He promised me.

Andrew, no. He
said you'd live.

Don't you see,
it's you or him?

You can't kill him for
me. I won't let you!

I have to! Andrew!

Andrew! Andrew, no!

He said I would do anything
because I loved you.

He was right.

No, no. No, don't!

No!

Why?

Because she loved you.

One of my archaeologists found this
symbol all over Landry's site in Iraq.

And he recognized it from an
Egyptian temple dedicated to Set.

Here. Schliemann found the same symbol
when he uncovered the ruins of Troy.

What the hell does it mean? It means
it's a tangible link to Ahriman.

This thing might be the
key to destroying him.

But how do we beat something
with the power of life and death?

Because we have to, Joe.

Because... there
is no one else.

What the hell? Exactly.

And here we are

We're the princes
of the universe

Here we belong
fighting for survival

We've come to be the
rulers of your world

I am immortal

I have inside me
blood of kings Yeah!

I have no rival

No man can be my equal

Take me to the
future of your world

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