All language subtitles for Hercules 410 - Hercules On Trial

[ People Chattering ]
[ Ringing ]

Greetings.
Good day.

Ladies.

[ Chattering ]
Yes, yes.

So, you're Hercules.

That I am.

I thought
Hercules didn't drink.

[ Scoffs ]
Now, two of my regulars saw him
lift a rock off a woman.

He's Hercules all right.

Yeah. I'll believe it
when I see it.

Nobody wants to believe
in heroes anymore.

More mead?

I need help!
I heard Hercules was here.

- At your service.
- It's my children.

They were playing in the old
mine, and it's just caved in.
Say no more.

[ Chattering ]

Oh! This way!
Hurry!

[ Child ]
Daddy!
In here.

Oh! The other villagers
wouldn't even come inside.

[ Gasps ]
[ Ground Rumbling ]

You're a brave man.
I'm Hercules.
What did you expect?

I found Hercules!
He'll help!

Here, let me do that.

You go dig them out.

[ Child ]
Daddy, help us!

- Go! Go!
- All right!

Stay back!
It's not safe.

And he was running
through the street naked,
crying, "Eureka! Eureka!"

[ Laughing ]
Well, what did he find?

He was sitting in the bath,
and he realized...

that any object will displace
its own mass in water.

Oh.
[ Woman ]
Can he get them out?

[ Iolaus ]
Hey, what's going on here?

Mine collapsed.
Couple of children
got caught inside.

So, how come
nobody's helping?
No need.

Hercules is already inside.

I thought
you were with me.

Look out! Gangway!
I wouldn't go in there!
It's dangerous.

[ Straining ]

[ Woman ]
Hurry!

Oh! Oh, please!
Please do something.
Help them.

Daddy!

Come on!

Hang on!

- Daddy!
-[ Child Screams ]

Okay, I got this one.
Come on!

Come on! Go!
Go, go, go!
Go! Go!

Go, go, go!
Get 'em outta here!

Are you--
Go!

It's okay! Come on!

-Hang in there!
I'm coming!
- I can't hold it!

Mommy!
All right.

Come on, come on!

-Okay. Now--
- [ Ground Rumbling ]

[ Groaning ]

[ Rafters Crashing ]

[ Gasping ]

[ Man ]
Do you think they'll make it?

[ Woman ]
Here he comes.

[ Chattering ]
[ Woman ]
Let's go home.

[ Man ]
Hey, Where's, uh, Hercules?

Dead. Hercules is dead.
He died saving our lives.

If it weren't for this stranger,
we'd be on the other side
with him.

Um, folks, this... "stranger"
is Hercules.

[ People Exclaiming ]
He's Hercules?

- Then who was the other guy?
- [ Man ]
His name was Kazankis.

- Turgeus?
- Hello, Hercules.
It's been a while.

I wish it was under
better circumstances.

I'm afraid
you're under arrest.

[ People Chattering ]
Arrest? For what?

You are responsible
for the death of Kazankis.

[ 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!

Wait a minute.
Who are you guys?

I'm the provincial
magistrate.

This village
is in my district.

- This gentleman is Spensius.
- I'm the government prosecutor.

I'm here to ensure that you
pay for your crimes.

There must be some mistake.
Mistake?

A citizen is dead.
There's no mistake about that.

And you are charged.

Huh?
It's a mistake.

Will you
come peacefully?

Yeah.

This is crazy.
You could just
bust outta here.

I can't do that.
It would look like
I have no faith in the system.

You didn't kill Kazankis.

Of course not.
That's why I won't run
like a guilty man.

- Yeah, but I--
- It'll be all right.

[ Sighs ]
Needs... curtains.

[ Chuckles ]

I heard what he said.
This isn't easy
for me, Hercules.

But the prosecutor
laid a complaint.
I had no choice.

So this is what's become
of your justice system, huh?
I'm sorry.

Will you abide by the law?

Stay in jail
until the trial's over...

and the jury's verdict
comes out?

You have my word.
I won't break out.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

[ Clears Throat ]

Nice.

You could use
a decorator.

[ Sighs ]
Ares.

Why do I get the feeling
you're behind this?

Oh, I wish.
The irony is delicious.

You in the pokey, put here
by the same boresome mortals
you insist on protecting.

[ Laughing ]
I'm sorry.

I just find that priceless.

[ Chuckles ]
So, you're... here.
Why?

Ah, little brother.
You look at me with petty eyes.

I see a far greater picture
than your temporary
inconvenience.

Although I do
find it funny.

Well, enjoy it while you can,
because it won't last for long.

Perhaps long enough for you
to see the reality...

that you've refused
far too long.

We'll talk again.

It's... what I live for.

You people are crazy!
You can't arrest
the world's greatest hero.

Let me assure you
this was no hasty,
frivolous decision.

I've been building this case
for months.
But he saved those children.

What about the man
he let die?
He didn't let anybody die.

He just couldn't save them all.
And this is Hercules
we're talking about.

That's exactly
the kind of attitude that's
brought us here today.

Would there be
this sense of outrage,
this rush to acquittal,

if anyone
but the son of Zeus
were in jail?

[ Man ]
You know, he has a point.

[ Object Bangs ]
[ Turgeus ]
Silence!

All I'm asking
is that you listen to me.

This is
a preliminary hearing.

It's for the prosecutor
to state his case.

I can save us all a lot of time.
Please,
help us out here.

Thank you,
Magistrate.

Hercules is accused
of the following crimes:

involuntary manslaughter,

undermining the authority
of the gods and sedition,

denying the authority
of our government,
encouraging rebellion.

- How do you plead?
- I don't plead.
I didn't kill Kazankis.

I've never condoned rebellion
against a just government
in my life.

And who decides
if a government is just?
We all do.

- It's called freedom.
- Interesting.

You tell men to go out
and follow their hearts,

to do what's right--
whatever the cost.

I tell men
to follow their hearts.
That's all.

And what if their hearts
tell them to ignore a law
or that it's wrong?

I don't tell people
to ignore the law,

but I do tell them to speak up
if they disagree with it.

It's that flippant attitude
to the law that's
brought us here today.

Why am I here, Spensius?
I mean, why am I really here?

Because
you encourage people
to act like you,

to try to be like you,
even to pretend
they are you.

You're twisting this
all around!
By your actions,

you are as responsible
for poor Kazankis's death...

as if you had shoved
that beam down on him
and crushed him yourself!

-[ Spectators Murmuring ]
-I call the widow, Galea,
to the witness circle.

You stay right here, okay?
Mommy will be right back.

[ Spensius ]
Kazankis was your husband.

Yes. He-He was.
He was a farmer.

What happened?
He met Hercules.

There was a whole family
that was trapped
by the spring flood,

and no one could get to 'em
except Hercules.

And he saved them all.
Kazankis was there,
and he saw it happen.

He said that
once he'd met Hercules,
his whole life had changed.

And did it?

Unfortunately, yes.

He started spending
less and less time
at the farm.

And then, um, one day,
he just took off.

-[ Spectators Murmuring ]
- Tell me, who's tending the
farm, harvesting the crops?

[ Voice Breaking ]
There are no crops.

[ Exhales ]
Kazankis didn't plant any.

[ Man ] No crops?
But you have
two small children.

- I can't believe it.
- How will you eat?
How will you survive?

I don't know.

So, your husband
meets Hercules,

is inspired to go out
and do good...

and he leaves you
and your children
to starve.

That says it all.
I have no
further questions.

[ Spectators Murmuring ]

We don't know
if Hercules is immortal.

We do know Kazankis wasn't.

He went into that mine
saying he was Hercules,

and he never came out.

How sweet it is.

-[ Staff Bangs ]
- Hercules.

The court finds
that the charges stand,

and you are bound over.

Your trial
will begin in Athens
one week from today.

[ Spectators Murmuring ]

Are you really Hercules?
Yes, I am.

Why did you kill my daddy?

[ Laughing ]

[ People Chattering ]
[ Man ]
That's what I heard.

Hercules.

They say the food here
is really bad,
even for prison food.

Thanks. I, uh,
feel better already.

You know, I don't know why
you insist on going through
with this charade.

I gave my word.

Besides, this isn't
just about Kazankis anymore.
I know.

Hey, I heard this guy Spensius
never lost a case.

Great.
Now I really feel better.

Hercules.

- It'd be so easy for you to
just bust out of this place.
- And do what?

Iolaus,
I have to clear my name.

If they can do this to me,
they can... do it to anyone.

Order! Order!
[ Chattering Stops ]

Your farm was being ravaged
by a wild boar,

and you were
waiting for Hercules
to take care of the problem.

Yes, sir,
but he was too busy.

War broke out in Arlis,
a Hydra problem in Jaboa.

So, what you're saying
is that he raised false hopes.
Right.

He couldn't get to us
in time,

and that big pig tore up
all my crops and me...

and destroyed my farm.

This is ridiculous.
I've never seen
this man before.

My point exactly.

You influence people
you've never even met.

That's why
you're so dangerous.

Dangerous? To whom?

Could we have
a little order here, please?
Don't interrupt, Hercules.

This is Athens, and you'll
do things our way.

You'll get a chance
to be heard.

-Proceed.
- Is there any, uh,

lesson that you've,
uh, learned from this?

You-You can't count on him.

I should've found a way
to deal with that boar
myself...

instead of waiting
for Hercules to show up.

How many of your sons
went to war?

All four of them.

How many came home?
None.
They all died in battle.

They heard the story
of Hercules' rescue...

of Ajax and his soldiers
at Mount Pentelikos--

how he risked all odds to--
to save those soldiers.

They thought
it was what they wanted--

to be heroes like Hercules--
but--

So, now,
without a son,

your family name
dies with you.

Yes, that's right,
but that's not important.

I miss my boys.

They wanted to be heroes...
just like Hercules.

[ Iolaus ]
Come on, Hercules.

You can't let these stories
get you down.

I never realized
what I do...

can affect people
I've never even met.

- You're a good influence
on people.
- Even when they die?

It is not your fault
if people hear
about your adventures...

and then risk their lives
trying to be like you.

[ Sighs ]
[ Woman ]
I wanna see Hercules.

[ Guard ] Lady,
you can't go in there.
Hey, I got some good news,

Lady, are you listening?
You can't go in there.
I think.

You, um, have a visitor.

No, you don't understand.
I'm his lawyer.

Dirce.
[ Guard ]
You don't understand.

I came as soon as I heard.

You need someone
in your corner, Hercules,
someone who knows the law.

That would be me.

That would be you?
I don't think so.

[ Chuckles ]
I'll have you out of this
inside a week.

- Yeah.
- I represented Iolaus,
didn't I,

in his trouble
with King Menelaus?
Hi.

Menelaus is your father,
and you still almost
got Iolaus killed.

Ah.
Well, I've learned
a lot of the law since then.

-[ Scrolls Thud ]
- Now, what we need to do...

is put someone up there
who knows you personally,

somebody that Spensius
can't twist around.

Well, that'd be me.

No, it wouldn't.
It wouldn't?

You're his partner.
They'd expect you
to stand up for him.

No. What we need are people
that Hercules has helped.

Well, piece of cake.
They're all over the place.

We can go find some now.
Great. We need people
that are trustworthy--

Hey, you know, you--
You dropped your--

[ Footsteps Departing ]
See ya.

[ Chattering ]
[ Woman ]
It was horrible.

The ground was shaking.
It was tearing open,

and buildings falling,
people screaming.

But I wasn't afraid.
How could you
not be afraid?

I mean, how could anyone
not be terrified?

Because I knew that Hercules
was going to save me,
just as he did in my dreams.

The flying machine
you told us about--
uh, built for two people?

No. They carried one soldier--
the operator.

So Hercules took
a great personal risk,

knowing that
the machine might not fly
with the two of you onboard.

I don't think
it entered his mind.
He was going to save my life.

We both knew it.

That'll be all.
Your witness.

Atlantis--

imaginary city
of marvels.

It wasn't imaginary.
Mm-hmm.

Tell me,
this dream you mentioned
where Hercules saves your life--

would you call this...
a vision?

You could call it that.
Visions of the future--

imaginary cities,
machines that fly.

You made it all up,
didn't you?
Objection!

- Mm-mmm. Proceed.
- [ Cassandra ]
No.

Hercules saved my life.
Okay. Say he did.

What about all the other people
who lived there?
What, he just let them die?

He tried to help them,
but they wouldn't listen.

You see, that's the problem
with heroes, isn't it? Hmm?

They have to make decisions--
who lives, who dies.

It doesn't seem fair,
does it?

[ Scoffs ]
Thisis what isn't fair.

Mm. I have no further need
of this witness.

Look on the bright side.
They can't fine you.

You don't have a dinar
to your name.
This isn't about money.

What if Spensius
convinces the jury
that I'm guilty of...

whatever and I end up
going to prison?

How can I help people
if I'm in prison?

Things are always
darkest before the dawn.

This afternoon,
all we have to do is...

choose better witnesses.

- No.
- "No"? No, what?

What are you thinking?

I want to go
into that witness circle
and speak for myself.

[ Laughing ]

[ Sighs ]
Amateurs.

Read my lips.
"No way."

No self-respecting lawyer
would ever let a client
do a thing like that.

- It's not your call.
- That is not
how the game is played.

This isn't a game.
It's not about
winners or losers.

This is about truth and justice,
and I'm doing it.

I'm on your case.
As long as I am,

we do things my way.

- Dirce!
- That's final.

I'm hearing a lot
about the choices
I've made...

but nothing about
the choice Kazankis made,

and that does the man
a grave disservice.

I wish more than anything
I could've saved his life.

But trying to make me
responsible for his actions,

it takes away
from the greatest,

most selfless act
the human is capable of--

sacrificing one's life
for another.

You can try
to discredit me.

At least I'm here
to defend myself,
but Kazankis isn't.

So don't take away
from this death--
his self-sacrifice--

by making it my responsibility.

He made that heroic choice
himself,

and he deserves our honor
and respect for doing so.

That was a nice speech.

There's a good chance they
might drop the involuntary
manslaughter charges.

Okay.
Now we're getting somewhere.

- This is good, right?
- Kinda not.

I don't think Spensius
is interested in manslaughter.

He wants you
on the sedition charge.

If the jury
convicts you of that,

then you'll be banished
from all of Greece...
forever.

Your husband, Derk,
was a hired killer.

He killed people
for money.

But they were bad men,
all of them.

None of these executions
were government-sanctioned.

Correct?
That's true.

- But--
- So, Hercules brought
your husband back to justice.

But when he didn't like
the court's verdict,

he helped him escape.

Is that right?

Derk became a good man.
He was a killer!

Hercules--
half god and hero--

put himself above the law.

That is seditious behavior
by my standards.

- Objection!
-[ Man ]
Interesting point there.

I have no further questions.

I call Daedalus,
the world's greatest inventor.

Thank you, Kara.

Daedalus,
tell us about Hercules.

He is the best friend
a man could have.

He is there
when you need him.

Early on, I had trouble
convincing people...

that my inventions
were useful.

Hercules persuaded me
to follow my dreams...

as long as I felt
I was right.

And we're glad he did.

And after my boy,
Icarus, died,

I-- I lost my way
for a while.

I was inventing weapons,
helping an evil man to--
to destroy innocent lives.

What part did Hercules
have in all this?

He opened my eyes.

He helped me see
that I was blinded
by my grief,

that what I was doing
was hurting people.

Next to my boy,

Hercules is the best friend
I've ever had.

Thank you, Daedalus.

- He's been that kind of friend
to many of us.
- Objection!

No further questions.
Your witness.

Hercules knew your son Icarus.

Did he encourage him also
to follow a dream?

Icarus wanted
to fly like a bird.

Hercules told him
that anything was possible,

as long as he wanted it
badly enough.

So Hercules--
immortal for all we know--

encourages
an impressionable young man
to be just like him...

and to risk everything
to follow his dream.

- And that risk
is what killed him.
- Objection!

- How can you say
something like that?
- Hercules!

"A friend for life."

Is that what you said?

He shattered your world!
What kind of a friend
would do that?

- Leave him alone, Spensius!
- Hercules! I'm warning you.

You're out of order.
This trial can proceed
without you here, you know.

Proceed.

This half-god would like us
all to follow our hearts,

to do what's right,
to ignore the laws,

to rebel against order
and defy the state.

- Sedition!
- Objection!

Overruled.

Had Icarus lived,
he could have been...

an even greater inventor
than his father.

But we'll never know,

because Hercules told him
to go for it.

Chase your dream--
lose your life.

No further questions.

[ Grunts ]
[ Bars Rattle ]

Look, I know you're upset
because things don't seem
to be going our way.

I can read a jury.
We're not so badly off.

That is not
what's bothering me.

Maybe I am somehow responsible
for the death of Kazankis,

for-for Icarus.

How many others have died
trying to live up
to my standards?

Look,
tomorrow's another day.

What?
Don't start
to doubt yourself.

We're in the right here.
Hang on.

- Right.
- Right.

Hmm. Hmm!
There you go.

You just gotta
think positive.

I knew this would happen
sooner or later.

You beat yourself bloody
to help these people.

And how do they show
their loyalty?
Like this.

What do you want now, Ares?

I'm trying to understand.

See, you puzzle me.

Where is your anger, man?
They shouldn't treat you
like this.

You are my brother.
Half-brother.

Don't make it worse
than it already is.

You could have
a much easier life, you know?

How?
What, by being like you?

[ Scoffs ]
I don't think so.

We've had our differences,

but it's because
you refuse to look past
what you think you see in me.

We want the same thing
for this world.
Really?

Yeah. Order.

Perfect order.

It could be a place
without crime,
without vice.

Think how happy that'd make
your beloved mortals.

And wouldn't it set Zeus
back a step or two?

You and me.
Think about it.

You and me.
Yeah.

A team.

What color is the sky
in your world?

See, that's your weakness.

You don't have
the stomach for it.

No. It's just that
whenever you're around,
I lose my appetite.

So, without Hercules' help,

our kingdom would have
fallen into the hands
of my evil sister.

- You know,
-[ Footsteps ]

you're an uncommonly
beautiful woman,
Queen Melissa.

You know, I was just about
to say the same thing.

- Oh.
- [ Laughing ]

But let's keep
to the business at hand.

You said that Hercules'
compassionate treatment of
wounded soldiers inspired you.

Oh. He was an inspiration
to us all.

- [ Woman ]
Jason!
- [ Spectators Murmuring ]

[ Chattering ]
[ Murmuring Continues ]

Order! Order!

That will be all,
Queen Melissa.

I call Jason as a witness
for the defense.

Jason. Well, everybody
knows who you are--

former King of Corinth,
former Argonaut.

How would you describe
your relationship
with Hercules?

Why, he's my stepson
and my best friend.

We fought together
on the first expedition
for the Golden Fleece.

And in a darker time,
he helped me
turn my life around.

I'd-- I'd become
a hopeless drunk...

because of, well,
personal problems.

Well, thank you.
Thank you.

Well, that'll be all.

The second expedition
for the fleece--

your idea or Hercules'?

Hercules.
It was a matter of honor.
How many died?

Two men--
Otis and Valerus.

- How many died on the first?
- Four. What's your point?

My point?
That's how heroes think.

The end--
their glory, their honor--
justifies the means,

no matter
how many lives are lost
or how many families are ruined.

- Hold it. That's not right.
That's not the way it was.
- [ Scoffs ]

- Objection!
-[ Staff Banging ]
-[ Turgeus ] Order! Order!

[ Footsteps Approaching ]
[ Keys Jangling ]

Mother.
Hercules.

This is awful.
Uh, yeah.

How could they
do this to you?

I'm just trying to cooperate
with the system.

I was the one
who taught you to do that.

You taught me
exactly as you should have.

Ah, well, are you
getting enough to eat?

It's not your cooking,
but I'll survive.

[ Guard ]
It's time to go.

I love you, Hercules.
I love you, Mother.

It'll be all right.
Believe me.

Come here.

[ Door Clangs Shut ]
[ Keys Turn In Lock ]

These scrolls are so outdated,
it's not funny.

Dirce, there's something
I have to tell you.
I know things look bad,

but, you know,
it's not over till it's over.

There's no way I'm gonna let
that fast-talking chariot chaser
beat me in a court of law.

Would you listen to me?
I'll show him. If I can't find
something inHammurabiII,

then I'll find it in
The People of Athens
v. Diogenes.

Would you stop!

By the way,
I've changed my mind.

I think things might
go better for Hercules...

if I put you
in the witness circle
before closing arguments.

That is exactly
what I want
to talk to you about.

[ Guard ] Still your tongue
and get movin'.
[ Man ] Don't push.

I have some... news.

Well?

Iolaus is going
to testify tomorrow.

- Great.
- For the prosecution.

"Prosecution"?

The list is long--

good men
dead before their time...

trying to live up to Hercules'
impossibly high standards.

What about the lives
he saved?

I can't begin to count
the number of times
he saved mine.

Hmm. Which brings us
to another question.

Didn't you, uh--
Didn't you die once
yourself?

- Well, yeah.
- Yeah. And Hercules,
using his godly contacts,

managed to bring you back
from the other side.

- Yes, he did, but--
- Too bad for Kazankis
and the others...

that they didn't know him
as well as you.

This has nothing to do
with sedition.

You have a problem with one man
trying to make a difference.

That one man being you--
a hero? Yes, I do.

There's no place for it
in the modern world.
Maybe in the past.

- But now we're civilized.
- Civilized? Since when?

We have courts and laws.

And you-- You upset
the order of things.

The government is supposed
to serve the people,
not the other way around.

You refuse
to accept the truth.

Men like you are a danger
to all around them.

The death of your own family
is a good example.

This trial is not about
the death of my family.

You refused to ask
the other gods for help
in your war with Hera.

You didn't even ask
your own father, Zeus,
for help!

I did ask Zeus!
I pleaded with him!

It wasn't Zeus's fault.

It's your heroic behavior...

that cost
your wife and children
their lives!

He's such a liar.
It gives lawyers
a bad name.

Yeah. He, uh--

He's turned everything
around.

But some of what he says
could be true.

Come on.
You can't believe that.

I try to do
what I think is right.

I do it my own way,
alone.

If I-- If I wasn't
so independent,

maybe my family
would still be alive.

Hercules,
that was not your fault.
That was Hera.

[ Sighs ]
Yeah. Maybe.

[ Woman ] Yes.
[ Woman #2]
Iolaus!

Iolaus!
Mong's on a rampage!
We need Hercules' help.

Mong? You meanMong!
Yes!
He's destroying our village.

Hercules is in jail, friend,
but you're right.

He's the only one
that can deal with Mong.
Come on.

- [ Hercules ]
I can't do that.
- [ Iolaus ] What do you mean?

I told Turgeus
I wouldn't break out.

Yeah, but, Hercules--
With Mong,
anything can happen.

Iolaus, I made a promise
to stay in custody
until a verdict is reached.

Yeah, I... understand.

Well, I guess I'll, uh,

try and...
think of something.

[ Sighs ]

Mong? Like, "big Mong"?

I'm impressed.

Knowing you, it's not
an easy promise to make...

when piddling mortal lives
could be at stake.

I think you've reached
a turning point.

I have,
but not in your direction.

That jury... wants to bring
the hammer down on you.

Banishment
from the whole of Greece.

My, my. Think what that'll do
to your reputation.

And think
of the fun I'll have.

My warlords will rampage,
loot and burn.

They may even
burn your mother's house,

maybe even with her inside.

And there's nothin'
you can do to stop it.

[ Hercules Yelling ]

- See? Even as we speak,
war breaks out in Plathos.
- [ Soldiers Yelling ]

A nice bloody one.
[ Laughing ]

- So that's
your perfect world, huh?
- Mm-hmm.

This court will set me free,

and I will seeyou
in Plathos.

[ Laughing ]

[ Laughter Echoing ]

[ Grunting ]

Yeah! Come on!

[ Muffled ]
My tooth!

[ Continues, Muffled,
Indistinct ]

[ Groaning ]

Mong! Stop this.

You have to go back
to your cave.

[ Yelping ]

Okay. You asked for this.

- [ Gasping, Choking ]
- [ Women Screaming ]

- [ Screaming ]
- [ All Groaning ]

- Mong.
- [ Whimpering ]

What?
[ Muffled, Indistinct ]

What-What?
I can't understand
what you're saying.

- What's he doing?
- [ Muffled, Indistinct ]

[ Muffled ]
My tooth is killing me!
Oh. Yeah.

Uh, this is gonna hurt you
more than it hurts me.

[ Groans ]
I'd like to rephrase that.

[ Chuckling ]
Oh.

It is much better.
It-It was a bad tooth.

- He just wanted
someone to help.
- Ah. A toothache.

Now, Mong, you gotta
help these people
clean this place up.

Okay? Good.
I gotta go.

Hey, hey! Herc, wait!
What about the trial?

Herc!

The guards confirm
he's not in his cell.

Hercules has obviously
fled Athens.

[ People Exclaiming ]
[ Man ]
There he is!

Sorry I'm late.
There was something I had to do.

Shall we get on with this?

Hercules means well,
but we can't ignore the facts.

Around him,
because of what he does,

people die-- a lot.

He causes others to reach
beyond their abilities.

He admits
his dislike of the gods...

and encourages us all
to ignore their edicts.

He disrupts our order,

our perfect order.

Think of the effect
on future generations.

Heroism. Follow your heart.
Do whatyouthink is best.

It corrupts our youth.

It puts the future
of our great city-state
in peril.

- It's treason!
-[ Spectators Murmuring ]

- [ Chattering ]
- That's my boy.

I just want
to make it right.

We can't bring back
Kazankis, Icarus
or any of the other victims.

But we can make sure
that what happened to them
can never happen again!

Enough!

Spensius is right.
There's no need
for him to continue.

I have resisted the gods,
because instead of helping us,

they interfere with us.

And I have bent the law
when my heart tells me
it's unjust.

Because justice is not about
the letter of the law,

but its spirit.

And I do try
to inspire others...

to be everything
that they're capable of being.

If this is sedition,
then I am guilty.

But there's something more
on trial here.

A hero--

A hero is a person
who's not afraid
to risk his life for another.

And sometimes,

like Kazankis,
it means losing that life.

It's what-- It's what
separates us from the animals...

and from the gods
who would like us to believe
that we are less than we are.

And that is why
we all need heroes--

to set a higher standard
that others can aspire to.

If I'm guilty of this, well,
then-- then I'm proud of it.

If this is sedition, then
I'm proud of that, too, and
you might as well sentence me,

'cause I won't stop
trying to do what's right.

No, my--
my heart won't allow it.

And if this is wrong,

then you, uh,
take me now.

[ Iolaus ]
No. Take me.

I'm Hercules.

I think like him.
I try to be like him.

If you think
what he's doing is wrong,
you'll have to banish me too.

No. Take me.
I am Hercules.

No. I am Hercules.

Take me.
I am Hercules.

And me.

I am Hercules.

Ah! Don't say it.

If we proceed, I shall have
to banish myself also.

I am Hercules.
[ Spectators Murmuring ]

- Case dismissed!
- [ People Exclaiming ]

[ Chattering ]

Congratulations,
Hercules!

[ Chattering ]

I'm, uh,
sorry about Kazankis.

Um, and I'm sorry
about all of this.

I should have never
listened to Spensius.

You did what you
thought was right.
No.

You and your friends
are right.

The world needs heroes.

Before he met you,
my husband's life was,
uh, lost and misguided.

And he changed because of you.
It cost him his life.

He died a hero.

Now my children
have two heroes to look up to--

you and their father.

Um, I'm sorry
to rush you,
but, uh,

we got a war to stop
in Plathos.

Yeah.

I have to go.

You know, this trial
did prove one thing.

There aren't enough of you
to go around.

Be safe.
And you too.

Good-bye, Hercules.

Oh!
[ Chattering ]

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