The Rider is the devil's bounty hunter.
Sent to hunt down anyone that escapes from hell.
Sterilize that for me.
Sterilize.
ln the boiling water.
Right. Okay.
A little confused.
During the day you'll be normal.
But at night...
...in the presence of evil...
...the Rider takes over.
l remember now.
Last night.
There was some punk...
...and l could see all the wrong he'd ever done...
...and l turned it all against him.
The Penance Stare.
lt sears the souls of the wicked.
lt's the Ghost Rider's greatest weapon.
All the Riders have it.
Have there been others with my ''Ghost Rider'' problem?
Been a few.
Last one was 1 50 years ago...
...in a little town called San Venganza.
Nice town.
Nice people.
Till a stranger came along making promises...
...one deal at a time.
Consumed by greed, they turned on one another...
...until the village of San Venganza drowned in its own blood...
...their souls trapped forever in that godforsaken place.
What's this have to do with Blackheart?
Blackheart?
He sent you after Blackheart?
And others.
The Hidden.
Fallen angels cast out of heaven by Saint Michael himself.
They hide within the elements waiting for the end of days.
You better hang around here, kid.
They can't come onto hallowed ground.
Thanks.
And thanks for the info.
l feel much better now that l know l'm the devil's bounty hunter.
-Where you going? -Somebody l gotta see.
That's a bad idea.
lt wouldn't be my first.
Why'd you do it?
Why'd you make the deal?
l was a kid.
What'd you get in return?
Heartache.
Oh, my God.
lt's hard to describe the destruction here this morning.
Can l get you people to stand back, please?
l don't know. lt seems like something supernatural.
Could you tell us about the Good Samaritan?
Well, l'll never forget him, that's for sure.
He was tall, broad shoulders, and thin, really thin, like bony.
And he had this rad chopper, it was all flames and stuff.
Oh, and his face was a skull and it was on fire.
''On fire.''
Yeah, like:
Like that much fire.
And l know it sounds weird, but it looked okay on him.
l mean, it was an edge look but he totally pulled it off.
Not sure what to add to that.
l'm Roxanne Simpson on scene.
Thanks.
-Roxie-- -Don't.
Now, hold on a second. Let me apologize.
-Last night was inexcusable. -No apologies.
See, you did me a favor last night...
...because you made me think of then and now.
And when you left, yeah, it hurt like hell.
But you know what? l got over it...
...and l went to college, l got a great job.
But you, Johnny...
...you're just the same.
Oh, better paid, more fans...
...but you're still just a carny.
Yeah.
Oh, man.
My dad was right.
You were just a phase.
That went well.
Hey, captain! l got something.
''End of days.
The host can gain control of the possessing spirit...
...through concentration on and manipulation of...
...the fire element that exists within man.''
l am speaking to the fire element within me.
Give me control over the possessing spirit.
-Hi. -Hi.
Hey, l hope you don't mind. Your lift was open.
l came to apologize.
l'm leaving town tonight...
...and l didn't want what l said today to be the last words between us.
-That's okay. -No, it's not.
lt was cruel and totally untrue.
And l feel really terrible about it.
Please, don't. lt's okay.
ls something burning?
Oh, that must be coming from outside. Neighbor's hibachi.
Bill, he just got it.
l still have that one.
You what?
l have that one too.
l remember that day.
There were a dozen people waiting in line...
...and you went through a whole roll of quarters.
Look at my face. You can tell l was just terrified...
...that my dad was gonna come in any second.
Okay, l just--
lt's just-- l think l should walk you to your car.
See, it's not great timing.
You almost kill yourself on the highway...
...so you can ask me out and then you don't show.
Then you keep my picture...
...but when l kiss you, you try to shove me out the door. What's--?
What's going on?
Don't you care about me at all, Johnny?
You know you can talk to me. You can tell me anything.
Please.
You wouldn't believe me anyway.
Try me.
You'll think l'm crazy.
Maybe l am crazy.
l hope l'm crazy.
ln my job, l've seen and heard just about everything.
So there is nothing you can tell me that's gonna surprise me.
Off the record?
Yeah.
l sold my soul to the devil.
And now l have to spare you.
-Spare me from what? -The devil, on account l work for him.
That's why l couldn't make it to dinner.
Because you were working for the devil?
Well, yeah. l'm his bounty hunter.
But it only happens at night, like it is right now.
Whenever l'm around evil--
Evil people, evil spirits. --l change into....
What?
Just a great big monster, but l am learning to--
l'm getting control of it.
l'm trying to.
So tonight, you'll....
l believe so.
Which is why it's probably a very good idea...
...that you run on home now, Roxie.
You're serious.
So this is your excuse?
For the past? For last night? For everything?
The way l see it is l've got a couple of choices:
l could either accept that you really believe what you're telling me is true...
...and take you to the nearest psychiatric hospital.
You see, now that--
Or l realize that you'd rather make up ridiculous stories...
...than be honest with me...
...and l walk out of that door...
...forever.
-Don't move! -Hands up!
Hands where we can see them! Right over your head.
Johnny Blaze.
Yeah.
Captain Jack Dolan. This is Officer Edwards.
You're coming with us.
Okay.
Let's try this again.
What about him, you remember him?
This guy was three years from retirement...
...never harmed a fly.
ln fact, neither did most of the corpses turning up...
...since you came home, you son of a bitch.
-l didn't kill anybody. -Bullshit!
Okay, let's take a breather.
-lt's warm in here. -Warm?
Yeah, l'm burning up. Aren't you?
A little.
You want a cigarette?
Okay.
Mind if l do?
Okay, that was weird.
Look, Johnny, l'm not asking for your help.
l'm asking you to help yourself.
l watch a lot of TV and l know what you're doing.
Good cop, bad cop. But you're both good cops.
And you provide a very, very important civil service.
ln fact, when l finish my stunt career...
...l intend to apply my skills to being a motorcycle policeman.
So l'd love to help you. But l didn't kill anybody.
Jesus Christ.
You gotta let me go. The real killer's out there.
-Lookie here. -But you're making a mistake.
What've we got?
Come on, move your ass!
Blaze, riding up to meet us.
Oh, God. Oh, please. Please, you don't wanna put me in there.
Sorry, the Ritz was booked.
Oh, God. Please, get me out of here!
You look like that Johnny Blaze.
Yeah, yeah, l hear that a lot.
Nah, that is you.
-That's him! -Yeah, it is.
l saw you jump in the state fair a few years ago.
l paid 1 0 bucks to watch you splatter.
But you didn't.
Looks like somebody's tripping out.
You might be a big shot out there, Blaze...
...but in here you're nothing but a monkey in a cage!
Now, l don't want any trouble.
l don't want any trouble.
Looks like trouble just found you.
Nice jacket.
Come on, man, leave him alone.
Get lost!
-The jacket's mine. -Stop it!
Nice jacket.
Very nice.
You.
lnnocent.
Forgive me, Father, for l have sinned.
l've sinned a lot.
Hold it!
Where's the contract of San Venganza?
l don't know what you are talking about.
Don't lie to me! You've been protecting it all these years, sworn to secrecy.
Sworn to keep it from the likes of you!
There's an old saying:
''Raise no more devils than you can lay down.''
My father raised one too many.
Calling all units. Reported 1 0-50 in the downtown area.
Proceed with caution.
He's coming for us.
Abigor.
You know what to do.
Rider.
l have a suspect fleeing west on Cherry. Repeat, west on Cherry.
-That's a dead end. You got him. -1 0-4 on that.
What's the suspect's location?
-Up. -What?
The suspect is going up.
Oh, my God.
People, help me.
Go, go, go!
Surround him! Make a perimeter! Let's go!
Come in, please.
-Come here! -No!
You're pissing me off.
Okay, okay.
Sorry.
Take a right.
You should've joined us, Rider.
Soon we will have the contract...
...and then you'll only be a footnote in the history of the new hell.
Time to clear the air.
You're a slow learner, aren't you, Rider?
You cannot catch the wind!
No!
Oh, my God.
Johnny.
Prepare to fire!
-Fire! -Don't!
Now we know his weakness.
They know who l am.
-Who's that? -What? Everybody.
You don't watch TV? What's the matter with you?
ls this thing ever gonna end?
lt'll end if you can catch him.
What's really going on?
''Carter Slade.''
Legend has it he was a Texas Ranger. Man of honor.
But he got greedy.
Found himself locked up, waiting on the gallows.
Stranger came to see him.
Offering freedom.
Slade made a deal.
Ended up a Ghost Rider.
What's he gotta do with this?
Remember that contract the stranger made...
...with the people of San Venganza?
The story goes that Slade was sent there to collect all the souls.
But what he found there was so evil...
...that he took the contract and rode off.
He stole it.
Keep Mephistopheles from getting his hands on it.
Some people say he was buried with it.
-Was he? -l don't know.
What l do know is that Blackheart is coming, and he'll do anything to get it.
That's why it's important for you to stay away from friends and family...
...anybody he can use against you, because he will.
Roxanne.
Johnny?
God!
Sorry! Sorry!
Ma'am, you gave me a start.
-l'm looking for Johnny. -Yeah. You and me both.
-Have you heard from him? -No.
But l heard he got in trouble.
He got arrested, yeah? What for?
Yeah, well, if this gets out in the press, his career is over.
Yeah, trust me, his career's the least of it.
You know, you seem like a nice lady, and you're pretty and all...
...but we were riding the gravy train on biscuit wheels...
...then you showed up, everything went to hell.
So why don't you go back to wherever it is you came from?
l can't go back. Not now.
Then tell me what the hell's going on!
You wouldn't believe me if l told you.
Look, you don't know me...
...but l love him.
So if there's anything you know that can help, anything....
Lately, he's been reading these really weird books...
...and they're messing with his mind.
He's writing stuff down and staying up late. And he does it over here.
You can go through this stuff, and l don't know if it means anything.
Where's Roxanne?
Dude. Where've you been? Everybody's out looking--
-Where is she? -She's out looking for you.
Jesus.
Not even close.
You have his heart.
Now l'm gonna break it.
Roxanne?
Mack.
Roxanne.
Look into my eyes.
Your Penance Stare doesn't work on me.
l have no soul to burn.
l guess the Caretaker forgot to mention that, huh?
Surprise!
He sent you to bring me back.
l'm not going back.
l like it here.
He thinks you're better than me?
l don't know who's more pathetic, you or him.
Now, listen to me. And try to get it through that thick skull of yours.
You don't work for my father anymore. You work for me.
Get the contract from the Caretaker.
Bring it to me in San Venganza and maybe l'll spare your girl's life.
And, Johnny...
...don't make me wait.
Figured you'd be back, bonehead.
Where's the contract? l can't end this without it.
Just gonna have to dig this whole damn place up myself.
lt's not there, kid.
Contract of San Venganza.
Hell on earth.
Now, you're gonna have to trust me.
And why is that?
He may have my soul...
...but he doesn't have my spirit.
Any man who's got the guts to sell his soul for love...
...got the power to change the world.
You didn't do it for greed.
You did it for the right reason.
Maybe that puts God on your side.
To him, that makes you dangerous.
Makes you unpredictable.
That's the best thing you can be right now.
San Venganza's 500 miles from here.
We better get moving.
''We''?
l got one last ride left in me.
Carter Slade.
Can you keep up?
Let's ride.
Stick to the shadows.
This is end of the trail for me.
l got nothing left.
l could only change one more time, and l was saving it for this.
God knows l've made my share of mistakes.
Been trying to make things right ever since.
Guess all l can do now is hope he sees fit to give me a second chance.
Thank you.
No.
Thank you, kid.
Surprise.
Stop.
You change, she dies.
Do it, Johnny.
Let her go first.
Looks like you're out of time.
''This is the contract of San Venganza.
All of you...
...come to me!''
Johnny!
My name is Legion...
...for we are...
...many.
Let's go. He got what he wanted.
You go. l gotta get him to the shadows. l gotta end this.
Why? Why you?
lt's been me since the day l made the deal.
l'm the only one who can walk in both worlds.
l'm Ghost Rider.
Run!
Come on, you son of a bitch.
All of your world...
...all of your souls...
...will be mine now.
-Throw me the gun! -lt's out!
Throw it!
How does it feel to have all that evil inside of you?
All their power.
All their souls.
A thousand souls to burn.
Look into my eyes.
Your souls are stained by the blood of the innocent.
Feel their pain.
--Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Kill you!
Stop it!
Oh, God!
Monster.
l'm not afraid.
Congratulations, Johnny.
You upheld your end of the bargain.
lt's time l take back the power of the Ghost Rider.
You get your life back.
The love you've always wanted.
You can start a family of your own.
There are more deals to be made.
More people willing to give their souls for what they desire.
Let someone else carry this curse. You're free now.
After all...
...a deal's a deal.
No.
l'm gonna own this curse...
...and l'm gonna use it against you.
Whenever innocent blood is spilt...
...it'll be my father's blood...
...and you'll find me there.
A spirit of vengeance...
...fighting fire with fire.
l will make you pay for this.
You can't live in fear.
No!
So where will you go now?
Wherever the road takes me, l guess.
My daddy once said, ''lf you don't make a choice, the choice makes you.''
Yeah. But why do your choices always keep us apart?
Sure wish things could have turned out different.
No. This is what you are.
This is what you always were meant to be.
You got your second chance.
Go out there and make the best of it.
It's said that the West was built on legends...
...and that legends are a way of understanding...
...things greater than ourselves.
Forces that shape our lives.
Events that defy explanation.
Individuals whose lives soar to the heavens...
...or fall to the earth.
This is how legends are born.