All language subtitles for Hercules S03E21 - A Rock and a Hard Place

[ Person Panting ]

[ Man ]
He can't be far!

[ Man #2 ]
Come on! This way!
Split up!

We'll cover more ground!

[ Yelling, Shouting ]
Over there!

Aah! This way!

[ Yelling, Shouting Continue ]
I think I saw him!

Any sign of him?
I thought he came through here.

[ Man ]
He had short hair!
He was wearing brown!

Iolaus, go around!
We'll cut him off!

How many did he kill?
I don't know!

[ Yelling, Shouting ]

dddd [ Singing, Indistinct ]

[ Grunts ]
[ Screaming ]

Wait!

[ Screaming ]

-[ Woman ] Don't hurt her.
- I don't wanna have
to hurt the little girl!

-Back off!
- Come on.
- You back off now!

[ Grunting ]

[ Man ]
She's only a child.
[ Hercules ] Let her go.

Don't make things
worse for yourself.

I let her go, I'm dead.
I won't let that happen.

-I'll see that
you get a fair trial.
- From this bunch?

You can't hide
behind her forever.

I-I don't need forever!

- Don't!
- Huh?

Hercules, he's getting away!
Iolaus!

You'll be okay.
You'll be okay.
Come on. Come on.

It's okay. It's okay.
It's all over.

[ Yelling ]

This isn't gonna
go your way.

[ Man ]
You're making
a big mistake.

You shouldn't have
followed me!
You made the mistake.

You shouldn't have run.
Now, drop the knife.

I don't wanna kill you,

but I will
if I have to!

I just-- I have to
get out of this town.

Can't let you do that.

[ Groans ]

[ Rumbling ]

[ Yelling ]

[ Gasps ]

[ Groans ]

[ Straining ]
Don't move.

Like I've got a choice?

Are you gonna
lift this thing off me,
or just stand there?

[ Groaning ]

What are you waiting for?

[ Spits ]
Answer me!

Your body's been crushed.

If I lift up this rock,
you'll die.

[ Man Narrating ]
This is the story
of a time long ago,

a time of myth and legend,

when the ancient gods
were petty and cruel,

and they plagued mankind
with suffering.

Only one man dared
to challenge their power--

Hercules.

Hercules possessed a strength
the world had never seen,

a strength surpassed
only by the power of his heart.

He journeyed the earth,
battling the minions
of his wicked stepmother, Hera,

the all-powerful
queen of the gods.

But wherever
there was evil,

wherever an innocent
would suffer,

there would be... Hercules.

- [ Screeching ]
- [ Roaring ]

Hail!

You're lying.

This rock is all
that's holding you together.

If I move it,
you'll bleed to death.

Oh, shovel it
somewhere else, hero.

I don't scare so easily.

Quit stalling.
Get me out of here.

Believe whatever you like.
I'm telling you the truth.

If I were as messed up
as you say, how come
I don't feel any pain?

You will.

Your body's still numb.

Oh, are you
enjoying yourself,
watching me squirm?

I don't enjoy anyone suffering.

[ Man Chuckling ]
I'm overwhelmed.

It's getting a little crowded
in here though, you know,

with the size
of your heart and all.

Well, what are you waiting for?
Break it down!

It looks like
we're both stuck here.

If I touch anything,
the rest of the cavern
will collapse.

Well, you'd survive.
You're Hercules.

Me, I'm just a talking corpse,
so you've got nothing to lose.

Except the pleasure
of your company.

[ Scoffs ]

Yeah, I can tell, you and I,
we're gonna be the best of pals.

They're in here!

This mine's been abandoned
for years.
We can't go in there.

Go back to the village.
Get me a torch and some tools.

Go!

Give me a hand
clearing these rocks!

Stuck in a place
hotter than Tartarus,
and you wanna light a fire?

You prefer the dark?
Yeah.

Makes it easier to pretend
that I'm not stuck here
with you.

Look, we can spend all day
trading insults,
or you can drop the act.

Act?
[ Chuckles ]

I'm not the one strutting
around like I'm a real man
just 'cause my father...

gave me muscles
bigger than everybody else.

And slaughtering a family
while they sleep--

I guess that makes you
a real man.

Oh, now you're the judge,
jury and executioner.

Slow down, hero.
Other people gotta make
a living too.

Keep talking, Cassus.

Just remember,
you got yourself into this.

You think you know what's what,
don't you, Hercules?

Well, you don't.

If you did, you'd know
that I'm innocent.

Are you saying he killed
an entire family?

And there were bloody
footprints all over the house.
What?

I said there were
bloody footprints
leading from the house.

Come on! This way!
Where is it?

It's over there.
Look. Come on.

I hear he cut their throats
and then stabbed them.

I guess he wanted to do
a thorough job.

It's perfect, isn't it?
I'm looking forward
to this.

It was early.
The sun wasn't up yet.

I was walking into town,
looking for work.

I heard a scream.
I thought it was
an animal dying.

Then I realized that
it came from inside a house,
so I ran to help.

It was a nightmare.

They were all dead.

Blood everywhere.

I heard a noise behind me.

I turned around.
I tried to get him,
but he was gone.

Someone must've seen me
coming out of the house,

'cause next thing I knew,
I was running for my life.

[ Chuckles ]

I-- I guess I picked
the wrong town.

Why didn't you go
to the magistrate?

[ Sighs ]
I've got a history.

How many people
are gonna believe a guy
who spent time in prison?

What for?

I took a few things
here or there,
to make ends meet.

Okay, I'm no monk,
but that doesn't
make me a killer.

If that's true,
you could've stood up
for yourself in court.

Where have you been
all morning?

Those animals out there
tried to put a hole in me!

They don't want the truth.
They want my blood.

What did he look like?
Who?

The man you saw
running from the house.

I don't know.
It was too dark.
I didn't get a good look.

- Tall? Short?
- I'm saying that
he ran by too fast.

[ Iolaus ]
Hercules!

Iolaus!

Over here!

You all right?
Yeah, I'm fine.

- Did you get him?
- You could say that.

You know, it doesn't look
too good out here.

It's not much better
on this side either.
Great.

What are we gonna do now?

There's nothing like
watching a criminal
get what's coming to him.

Hey! Hey, what's going on here?
There's a mass murderer
in there.

[ Woman ]
The children are having
so much fun.

And it is such
a beautiful day.
Perfect!

Front-row seats.

[ Laughing, Chattering ]

Yes. Keep it right there.
This could be fun.

Hi.
Hi.

If criminals
were properly punished,
we wouldn't have this problem.

You said it!
The truth is, I hope
that murderer is still alive,

so we can hang him ourselves.

A proper execution.

Perius has never been the same
since his wife died.

[ Chattering ]

Careful.
I am being careful.

Hey, you really think
this'll be strong enough
to brace the roof?

I hope so.

Yeah.

[ Cassus Yelling ]
Oh, nice going, hero!

[ Cassus ]
Well, what are you gonna
do now, hero?

Huh?

[ Iolaus ]
You okay?
So far.

I'm sorry, Hercules.

Well, no harm done.

Yeah, a pleasure.
You've been a real service
to the community.

- Now, get out of here!
- I'll be back.

Yeah, sure.

You tell those people out there
they can all go
straight to Tartarus.

And while you're at it,
you go too!

[ Chattering, Laughing ]
Good to see you.

Look. Hercules.

Thank the gods you're safe.
We owe you a debt of gratitude.

Well, don't thank me yet.
Is he dead?

No, but he's badly hurt,
and we can't move him.

Well, you don't mean
to tell us you're gonna
protect him, do you?

By sunset,
Cassus will be dead.

Nothing is gonna change that.
He can't hurt anybody now.
Hey!

You're going to
hold that butcher's hand
while he dies?

Where were you
when my wife was killed,
Hercules?

I never even had a chance
to say good-bye before
a bandit slit her throat.

She died alone
because of people
like that monster in there.

I am truly sorry
about your wife.

I know how you feel.
What about him?
Is he sorry for what he's done?

He says he didn't kill
those people.

- And you believe him?
- There is a chance
that he's innocent.

Until we know the truth,
we don't have the right
to condemn him.

He won't get away with this.
I won't let him.

[ Dirt Trickling ]

I don't get it.
Why are you defending this guy?
I mean, he's a murderer.

Well, when Serena was murdered,
didn't you find me with
the knife in my hand?

Yeah, but that was different.
Why?

Well, 'cause, you know,
you're-- you're Hercules.

It didn't seem to
matter much to anyone else.

Yeah, but you proved them wrong.
A chance Cassus
isn't gonna get.

Guilty or not, he's gonna
die without a trial.

Hercules, I have to know.
Do you really think
he's innocent?

No.

But before this place collapsed,
Cassus said something.

He didn't want to kill me,
but he would if he had to.

A man without a conscience
wouldn't have said that.

So, what?
You think you're gonna
get him to confess?

It's the only way
we'll find the truth.

I'll get some more water.
You're gonna be in here
for a while.

Yeah.

[ Chuckles ]
You forget something?

I thought you might be thirsty.

You're welcome.

I don't need you here.
I don't want you here.

Well, gee, that's too bad.
I was really looking forward
to seeing you again too.

You just come back to
hear me beg for mercy?

I came back because
a dying man deserves to have
his last words heard.

And it looks like
I'm the only one
who will listen to yours.

[ Sighs ]
I don't get your angle.

Being here hasn't made you
popular with the people outside.

Yeah. Well, what's popular
isn't always what's right.

[ Chuckling ]

You are some piece of work.
You're just glowing
with goodness.

Cassus, do you have so little
respect for yourself...

that you can't see when
someone's trying to help you?

I'm having a great time.
We should do this more often.

[ Woman ]
Drink to it!

[ Laughing, Whispering ]

[ Man ]
Drink up! There's plenty!

Don't do this.
You're in over your head.

- Thanks for the advice.
- Where do you think
you're going?

Look, we're not doing this
to hurt you people.

Then stop this, please.

Before my wife died,
we were gonna start a family,
have children.

Now, all I know,
all I am, dies with me.

I realize you're upset about
your wife, but Cassus had
nothing to do with her death.

How do you know?
The man who murdered my wife
was never caught.

For all I know,
he did kill her.

Doesn't that mean
anything to you?

What more can you possibly
do to him that hasn't
already been done?

I can watch him die.

Well, somehow,
I don't think that's gonna
make you feel better.

You're making a mistake
you may not live to regret!

We'll take our chances.

Hotter than a baker's oven
in here.

All gone.
Iolaus will be back soon.

Best pals?
I trust him with my life.

[ Chuckling ]

But I guess a thief wouldn't
understand much about trust.

I told you.
It's not a career.
I just do it to get by.

You never wanted
anything else, huh?

What do you mean?
Like, a house, a kid,
and a little lady on the porch?

There's nothing wrong with it.

- Why are you here?
- I tried to have those things.

The truth is,
there's nothing I want more.

But, uh,

I guess
it wasn't meant to be.

Bad luck?

You could call it that, yeah.

[ Sighs ]

Well, you're not missing much.

I had an old lady once.
Nice, pretty.

I would've let her
stick around too, but...

she took off,
left her kid behind.

Herkid?
Yeah, she said it was mine.

Nico.

Tell you the truth,
he didn't look much like me.

What happened to him?

I tried to provide for him
and gave him everything
that I never had.

Little punk just took off.

I haven't seen him in years.
I should've known he'd turn out
rotten as his mama.

Oh, so it's her fault
that your son left?

Damn right. A man can't
be expected to take care
of a kid by himself, can he?

[ Footsteps Approaching ]
In your case, Cassus,
that may be true.

Thanks.
Is there water?
Bring it here!

How much more of that
are you gonna take?
The guy is so full of excuses.

He's never taken responsibility
for anything in his life.
Yeah?

I doubt
he's gonna start now.

Unless--
He said he had a son-- Nico.
Ran away.

Probably living on the streets.
Think you can find him?

Street kid? Yeah.
I got a pretty good idea
where to look.

Why?
The boy didn't just leave
for no reason.

If Cassus won't face
his responsibilities--

We gotta bring his
responsibilities to him.
Yeah.

Hercules!
Go.

He doesn't have
much time left.

[ Woman ]
Murderer!

[ Yelling ]
Help me!

Help me!
Do something!

Help me!
Do something!

[ Man ]
Help! Please!

I'm slipping!
I've got him.

Here.

My leg!
Sit still.

You probably twisted it.
We didn't mean to hurt you
with a fire bomb, Hercules.

Lyna and I just--
just wanted to-- Lyna?

Where is she?

- You bastard!
- What are you doing?

Get that crazy woman
away from me!

He killed my family.
Killing him
won't bring them back.

He deserves to die.
That's exactly
what he's doing.

Please.

[ Coughing ]

You shouldn't be in here.
This cavern's not safe.

I've got nothing left to lose.
He's taken everything from me.

Do I have to listen
to this little drama?

I'm sick enough!
I'll kill you!

How could you--
[ Sobbing ]

They never hurt anybody.

Lyna, listen to me.

This is not the answer.

What do you know?
I know how easy it is
to hate at a time like this.

I also know that
hate can make you
do things you'll regret.

How could I ever regret
killing that monster?

Because this is not
what your family
would want you to do.

It's gonna be hard,
but you will make it.

Hey, kid, uh,
I'm looking for a guy
called Nico.

A kid maybe,
I don't know, 14?
I don't know any Nico.

You've never seen or heard
of this kid before?

You don't know where he is?
You know nothing about him?

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Groans ]
What's the matter with you?

She hasn't been through
enough today? Now you have
to mock her as well?

In case you didn't notice,
she tried to kill me.

Put yourself in her place,
Cassus!

Her family
was stabbed to death.

She'll never see
her brother grow up,
never hold her mother again.

What if someone did that
to your son?

I haven't seen him in years.
How do you think
it'd make me feel?

The same way Lyna does.
Or maybe you're afraid.

Afraid?
Yes, afraid.
You know what I think?

If you saw yourself
through her eyes, you'd see
someone you wouldn't like.

What happened
to that girl's family
was a real tragedy.

But for the last time,
I didn't kill those people!

I hope not, Cassus.
I really do.

Hey, you got a light?

Does anyone know where I can
find a kid called Nico?
Who wants to know?

Well, you can ask Nico
when I find him.

Tell you what.

You can turn around
and walk out that door,
or you can stay and bleed.

[ Chuckles ]
What is this,
Threaten Iolaus Day?

Come on, kid.
I'm not in the mood.
No? You in the mood to die?

You know what?

If you wanna stay in this game,
you gotta react
a lot faster than that.

[ Boy ]
Are you gonna take that
from an old man?

[ Girl ]
Maybe he's scared.

[ Boy #2 ]
Yeah, what are you, chicken?

See what I mean?
What do you want?

Oh. Hard of hearing?

I'm looking for Nico!
I'm Nico!

- Then we have to talk.
- We got nothing
to say to each other.

It's-- It's about your father.

I don't have a father.

Get your bury the butcher
tunics here!

Five dinars each!
Two for ten dinars!

Cold mead!
Get your cold mead here!

[ Laughing, Chattering ]

Right, right.

You got the mead.
That's what I need.

This oughta hold us a while
till things get
a little more entertaining.

You said it.
I thought we were gonna see
some skull-cracking.

This used to be
a safe place to live.
[ Man ] Yeah!

Now we can't even sleep
without fearing for our lives.
We want justice!

Perius is right.
I'm tired of being afraid.

But what can we do?
We can stick together...

so that scum like that
will know they can't
hide from justice.

[ Woman ]
The man's a killer!
[ Man ] Revenge!

[ Man #2 ]
Revenge!
Know what I think?

We're gonna get
what we came for.

[ Man ]
And why not?
We're celebrating, aren't we?

Well, that's a tragic story,
but what do you
want me to do about it?

Well, I-I thought
you might wanna see him
before he dies.

Well, you thought wrong.
He's been dead to me
a long time.

That is quite a chip
you have on your shoulder.

You wanna carry that
around with you
for the rest of your life? Hey!

Look, I don't blame you
for running away.

Is that what he told you?
I'm not surprised.

I didn't run away.
He walked out on me.

So you can go back there
and tell him exactly what
he told me when he took off.

What?
Nothin'.

I should've expected this--
trapped here like an animal,

mob outside that wants
my blood on the wall.

Bad luck has a way
of following me around.

So that's why
you're here, huh?
Bad luck?

What else?
I didn't ask for this
to happen to me.

Just kind of fell on me.

[ Chuckling ]

Yeah. You're right.

People can't control everything
that happens to them.

But they do have a say.
Get off of your high horse.

You had everything
handed to you.

Son of a god.
Strength of a thousand men.

You've never had to struggle
for anything in your life.

So you're just
a victim here, huh?

I'm no victim.
You don't hear me whining.

No? The town
has misjudged you.

Your son didn't repay
your kindness.
His mother is rotten.

You played a part, Cassus.

The choices you made
had an effect on your life.

Get out.
Get out!

It's so much easier
to blame others for
our failures, isn't it?

Get this off of me!

I can't take this anymore!
Stop.

Stop!
Get this thing off of me!

I can't,
and you know that!

No! I can't--
I can't go this way.

This is no way
for a man to die.

I want to help you, Cassus.

Help me what?

I'm dying, get it?
But you're not dead yet.

You still have a chance to die
with some self-respect.

How?
By confessing?

You know what I think,
hero?

I think you want me
to be guilty.
Because if I'm not,

there's still a murderer
running loose out there,

and you're to blame
for the death
of an innocent man.

I shouldn't have gone
to the lake last night, Geryon.
I should've stayed home.

Maybe it would've made
a difference.

There's nothing
you could have done.
And if you'd been home--

If I'd been home,
I'd still be with them!

[ Laughing, Shouting ]

How many dead people
can you fit in a meat wagon?

As many as you want,
as long as you
slice 'em thin enough.

Hey, how about
a little consideration?

- You got a problem, buddy?
- Geryon, don't. They're drunk.

-It doesn't give 'em the right
to shoot off their mouths.
-What are you gonna do about it?

Please!
I don't wanna lose you too!

Fellas.
It's not the right time.

Gee. You're right.

I'm sorry about all this.
Come on.

Some people are so insensitive.
[ Groans ]

[ Screams ]

This is what you get for
making friends with a murderer.
Hold him tight!

Your swing needs work.

Here, I'll show you.

[ Perius ]
What's going on here?

You might wanna try asking
them that once they've
gotten over their hangovers.

You brought this on yourself.
Did you really think...

you could light a fire
without getting burned?

You know, you should try
asking yourself that question.
Come on.

Why don't you try and stop
this thing before it's too late?

Hercules is the only person
that can stop this.

It's getting worse out there.
Bloodsucking leeches.

I told you they weren't
interested in the truth.

You wouldn't know the truth
if it--

Ask him why
he abandoned his son.
I found Nico.

You had no right.

I thought you said he ran away.
We can't all
be perfect, Hercules.

What do I know
about raising a kid?

I did him a favor,
walking out on him.

You did yourself a favor.

- You're a coward, and
your son's paying the price.
- He survived, didn't he?

Yeah, by stealing,
living on the streets.

- Worked for me.
I got by just fine.
- What?

You call this getting by?
Unbelievable. That's it.
I want the truth.

You killed those people,
didn't you?
No.

- I don't believe you.
- I don't care.

Yes, you do, Cassus.
I know you do.

You really wanna die
like a man?
Then tell me the truth!

Nothing I say'll make
any difference to
those maggots out there.

Maybe not!
But it'll matter to you.

And maybe someday,
it'll matter to your son.

I don't care what he thinks.
He didn't even have
the guts to come and see me.

You haven't changed a bit,
have you, Dad?

How long have you been
standing there?

Long enough.

Iolaus.

Why'd you come?

I wasn't about
to let you leave again
without an explanation.

You're a lot braver
than I thought.

Wish I could say the same.

I heard you were in prison.

[ Sighs ]
Heard from who?
Word gets around.

I'm famous.

For getting caught?

Is prison as tough
as they say?

- Why? You lookin'
to trying it out?
- That'll never happen.

Yeah, you're too tough
for that, huh?

You didn't give me much choice.

No, I didn't, did I?

Listen up.
We've waited long enough.

Time for talking's over.
Who's with me?

[ Woman ]
We're behind you all the way!
We'll make an example of him!

Indeed we will!
Not so fast!

You won't stand in our way,
Hercules.

Haven't you seen
enough death already?

No?
Then do it.

Shoot me!

But ask yourself one thing:

What would your wife say
if she saw you now?

She would--

She would--

Look at yourselves.
Is this your idea of justice?

To celebrate death?
To profit from it?

Lyna is
the real victim here!
She lost her family!

But it looks like
you were all too busy to care.

The party's over.

Go home.

I know you've suffered.

But you are not alone.

You can honor your wife's memory
by sharing your strength
with someone who needs it.

This is where your attention
should have been today.

This is where
it should be now.

Forgive me.

Nico...

bring me some water.

There are some things--

some things I wish...
I had never done.

It's too late for that now.

No, listen.
Let me finish.

If I had
another chance, I'd--

I'd probably do it
all the same.

But that's just me.

But you don't have to make
the same mistakes.

You lost the right
to give me advice
a long time ago.

You fool.

I'm not talking to you
as your father.

I'm talking to you
as someone who's been
where you're going.

Why should I believe
anything you have to say?

You've never told the truth
in your life.
Damn you, Hercules.

Damn you
for bringing him here.

We live forever in the hearts
of the people we leave behind.

Your son may never forgive you,

but he doesn't have to
remember you as a coward.

That is what I am.

I've been a coward
my whole life.

I-I only meant
to rob the place.

It was so quiet.

I couldn't hear the man
sneaking up behind me.

He was just protecting
his house.

I panicked.

I just kept thinking
about prison--
how I wasn't going back.

I killed him.

I killed his wife.
I killed their little son.

I killed them all.

I--

Hercules was right.

I didn't have the courage
to raise you.

For that,
I'm very sorry.

Hercules,

grant a condemned man
his last wish.

Set me free.

- Cassus, I--
- Please, it's time.

You go. You go.
You don't need to see this.

I'm staying.

I-I just hope
my death...

gives that girl some peace.

That's the truth.

I believe you.

You never gave up
on me, hero.

[ Sobbing ]

Is he--

He's dead.

I've been seeing his face
over and over--

the way he looked when
I was about to kill him,

and the satisfaction
I would have felt
taking his life.

Now he's dead,
I'm glad I didn't.

You were right, Hercules.

I want to believe someday
that the pain will go away.

But I don't.

I won't lie to you.

It gets better,
but it never goes away.

It hurts so much.

I know.