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.
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
Mac, would you please try and relax?
You cannot make Anne's plane land any sooner.
Tell you what, Richie, I've got a great idea. Why don't you explain it to her?
So she's gonna see the guy she loved come back from the dead. Big deal.
You sit her down. You explain to her how it works.
Have you found a place yet?
I mean, she already knows you're alive, Mac. You're halfway there.
Yeah, what could be simpler?
Mac, she is a doctor. She deals with life and death and all that stuff all the time.
Maybe it's not gonna be such a big deal.
At any rate, I have faith in you. You're good at these things.
You'll work it out. Whatever happens, I just want you to know you're on your own.
I already found a hotel.
Well, thanks for the support. Where? Remember, you're dead here.
Mac, would you relax? It's in the middle of nowhere. I will be invisible.
Gotta go. Would you look at the bright side too?
She saw you die once. At least you're not gonna have to kill yourself again...
in order to prove it. I'm so glad you came. Pay the bill.
Waiting for your wife? Kind of.
Girlfriend?
It's kind of complicated.
It's all right. Are you okay?
You'll be fine. I'm a doctor. Ambulance, please! Where does it hurt?
I'm waiting for my fianc?e. That's nice.
It would be, except she spent the last seven hours sitting on a plane next to my ex-wife.
How'd you like to handle that? It's a piece of cake.
Okay? Let's go.
An ambulance.
It's like I said, complicated.
-You're in good hands here. - Vitals?
Oh, pulse is barely palpable at 16, B.P. 90 over 55.
She collapsed about 20 minutes ago from severe abdominal cramping.
I do not think it's appendix. You're a doctor?
Oh, yes. Sorry. Dr. Anne Lindsey.
I think it's some kind of intestinal blockage. Anything else?
Yeah, if you don't open her up right now, you're gonna lose her.
Get her typed and cross-matched and prep for surgery.
Mm. Thank you, Doctor. I'll take it from here. Oh, okay.
Oh, her name is Tasha. Right.
Didn't know you practiced in France.
What could I do? One minute she's standing behind me, the next minute...
I turn around and she's...
- Duncan. - That's me.
It is you.
Oh, my God. It's you.
You better have a good explanation for this.
Let's go somewhere. It might take a while.
Lose her?
How could you lose her?
I asked you a question. How could you lose Tasha?
- She fell at Customs. - So she's dead.
They took her to hospital. She couldn't still be alive.
My dear Alexeivich, anything is possible.
For instance, you don't know if she's dead.
You don't know if she might talk to the police.
You know nothing!
Go to the hospital.
Make sure she can't talk.
You fought the Battle of Culloden with this?
That was in... in 1746.
I know. It's hard to accept.
I thought coming here might help.
That was a gift from Bonnie Prince Charlie.
I claimed it after he died.
Those were my colors.
The colors of the Clan MacLeod.
I feel like I'm dreaming... but this explains a lot.
John Kirin, when he came back to life?
He's one of us.
And the man who killed you? His name is Kalas.
He's in prison. He won't be hurting us.
It's like... It's like a fairy tale.
Swords and people living forever.
Not always.
That's right.
The heads... Do you really have to do that?
Yeah.
I've seen this before, you know, people coming back to life on the table,
but this-this is something else.
It goes against everything I've ever learned, you know. It could be cell rejuvenation.
Spontaneous. Of course, if we could sample your D.N.A. I could probably figure it out.
Anne,
just try to accept it.
I am trying.
Let's go.
Oh, uh, Tasha. I forgot.
You wanna make a small detour.
She's not even my patient, but I-I... Feel responsible.
Yeah. I'm sorry.
I missed you.
There's no sign of infection.
She's young, strong, looks like she'll survive... this time.
This time? The obstruction was a balloon filled with heroin.
She's a drug courier.
- What room is she in? - Room 412.
Thank you. I'll wait for you.
Hi, Tasha.
You were very lucky this time.
Leave me alone. Oh, you speak English.
Help me understand something.
You seem like you have a lot going for you.
Why on earth would you do something so incredibly stupid?
Go away. Do you know how much heroin was in that balloon,
and do you know what happens when they break or tear inside of you?
You don't scare me. Well, somebody should scare you.
I know what happens because I've seen it a lot.
It is a very bad way to die.
Whatever they're paying you, Tasha, it's not worth it.
You think I do this for money?
You did this for a guy.
Tasha.
Will you think about it, Tasha? I have. I told you. He loves me.
-Good morning, Tasha.
Duncan! Oh, Duncan. Somebody help.
Someone help us!
Get security now!
I'm gonna get you, boy!
Somebody get security. Quickly.
You called security? He slipped.
Slipped?
Wait, Monsieur. Does he have I.D.?
He doesn't have valid hospital I.D.
Oh, Duncan.
Everyone okay? Yeah, we're fine.
How the hell'd you know about that nurse?
Not often you see a nurse wearing $300 boots.
You okay? Yeah.
You sure? Just a bit of a headache. Should've seen the other guy.
Oh, Duncan, you're bleeding. It's all right, Anne.
No, it's not. Anne, it doesn't matter.
Bullet wounds are my speciality. This isn't necessary.
Let me take a look, and don't move.
I've treated hundreds of these. I know exactly what I'm doing.
Your body's probably in shock.
I told you.
You okay?
Yeah. I think I ruined your shirt.
It's all right. Already had a hole in it.
Come on. We better go home. I think you've had enough surprises for today.
Okay.
You all right? I'm fine.
-The American Civil War.
The French Revolution.
You were there?
No, I'm sorry. You're just gonna say "uh-huh"?
I need... I need more than that.
Well, what else do you want me to say? Everything.
I wanna know absolutely everything.
Would you like to narrow it down a little?
I'll say a name and you tell me the first thing that comes into your head.
Fine. Okay.
Marie Antoinette. Incredibly sexy.
Well, she was.
Uh, Lincoln.
And don't say tall because that doesn't count.
Human. Washington.
I was in China at the time. Oh. Roosevelt.
Franklin or Teddy?
I can't believe this.
I'm in bed with an older man.
A man who actually came over on the Mayflower.
Impossible. I'd never make it as a Puritan.
Oh, no. What? Duncan?
Mac?
- Go away. -Please. It's important. I'm sorry.
It's okay.
Mac. Okay, yeah. Come in.
I'm sorry.
Somebody recognized me.
I knew this would happen.
I was in a caf?... a little place in the middle of nowhere.
You'd never think anybody'd know me in a million years. Yeah, but someone did?
Turns out a couple of mechanics from the track hang out there,
- saw me crash... the whole nine yards. - But you talked them out of it.
I don't think they heard me over the shouting.
Excuse me. Will someone clue me in... please?
Go ahead.
- I died. - He's a...-
Yeah.
But it's a little different this time. He did it in front of thousands of people.
This isn't good, Rich. I got out of it okay.
Yeah, but what about next time? I know. I know.
I should get out of town. No, you better get out of the country.
I know someone that can get you a new passport.
So that's it? He just disappears, just like that?
Just like that.
You can stay here while you find a place. That's okay.
I'm all right where I am.
So... I don't know what to say.
Hey, I made the record book. "Most promising rookie who ever died."
How many guys can say that?
See you guys later.
MacLeod.
Yeah, she's here. It's the police.
- Thank you, Inspector. - You're welcome.
What do you think I should do? What do you wanna do?
I wanna go back home with you.
Oh, Duncan. I did not come to Paris to get involved with the Russian mafia.
Then let's go. Okay.
Of course if I do convince her to testify, she could possibly put that guy away.
Keep a little heroin off the streets. Maybe.
It's your call.
I'll wait for you outside.
What to do? If I talk, they kill me.
No, they'll protect you. But if you don't talk, you're gonna go to prison.
And how long do you think you're gonna last there?
I don't know.
When you love somebody it's not so easy to leave.
I want it to be like before. Before I knew what he did.
Doesn't work that way, does it, Tasha?
We can't go back. We have to go forward.
I'm frightened. Yeah.
It's okay to be frightened.
You must have fallen in love with his horse, Bohdan.
Yours came back an hour ago... alone.
He unhorsed me. He is brave as any Cossack.
Just like you ordered, Kristov.
No one crosses Cossack land without meeting Cossack sword.
I see right away he is a stranger.
No Cossack. Not even Russian. But he rides like a prince.
I thought he'd be good for sport, maybe even run away.
But not this one. No, he came right at me.
He must be part horse because when he passed,
I learned something new.
- What is so amusing?
My God, you unhorsed a Cossack.
Nobody beats the Cossack. Well, I did.
Come to our camp tonight. We feast.
How? Your horse ran off.
Then we go on yours.
If it doesn't drop dead first.
I tell you, Kristov. He's a warrior, this one.
He must be. I'm Kristov. This is my camp.
Duncan MacLeod, the Clan MacLeod.
- I was going east past the Don. - Stay with us, MacLeod.
Enjoy Cossack hospitality.
Anyone who can throw a Cossack off his horse deserves a celebration.
This is the way to live, MacLeod.
My people are like the wind or the grass.
We move where we want, when we want.
But God help anyone who tries to move us. We are this land.
There's no better man to have beside you in battle than a Cossack.
I thought the war was over. It's never over for us.
First the Poles, then the czars.
And now?
Another beast comes to attack Mother Russia.
We could use another warrior.
I've had my fill of war for now.
You share our fire, our food. Share our fight.
Cossacks dance. What?
Come on!
Not me. I can't dance.
Show us how you dance. Kristov, call him off.
I'm not doing it. I'm not.
Yes. Come on.
Come on. Dance.
Hey. Hey! You'll make a Russian yet.
MacLeod, you're good.
It's just a Highland fling with a lot of vodka.
Where's Kristov? Hey, Kristov, why don't you dance?
Kristov, I see you're part of this Russian cartel.
Actually, I'd rather be an artist.
But you know how fickle the public is.
I'm not here for you.
Tasha's not taking any visitors.
- Duncan. - What an enchanting woman.
- She belongs to you? - You keep her out of this.
Fine. You stay away from mine, and I'll stay away from yours.
Duncan, who was that?
That was Kristov.
Do you think she'll be safe if she talks?
Maybe she'll walk if they nail her boss.
Then she should definitely testify, don't you think?
This is a mistake. Wait, you just said they might let her walk.
Not her, you. Coming here, being with me.
It's wrong. Duncan, I don't understand.
We're getting your stuff and you're going home. I don't think so.
That man back there is Kristov. He's part of the Russian mob.
So call the police. They can't do anything to him.
I have no proof. I do not understand what this has to do with me staying.
Because he knows who you are.
He's a killer. He'll kill you, her, whoever gets in his way.
He's an Immortal.
Exactly who are these invaders?
What's the difference? An enemy is an enemy.
You don't look happy, MacLeod.
Been a long time since war made me happy.
That's because you were not born a Cossack.
To us, there's nothing greater than crushing the life from an enemy.
Look at them. They live for battle. So do I.
There.
Look at them. Tilling our soil. Living on our land.
They're thieves and vermin.
They're farmers.
And the czar pays us to get rid of them.
But what danger can they be to him?
They're outsiders. The land does not belong to them. It belongs to Mother Russia.
And the czar tells me she wants it back.
But there can't even be a weapon in the village.
This is no battle. 'Tis slaughter. No matter.
They are the enemy. Highlander,
we do this for Holy Mother Russia.
I'll nay help you commit murder.
So be it.
MacLeod, you betray us.
You would fight your friend? This is not the Cossack way.
They're harmless, Bohdan. Let them go. Let me pass.
You're my friend too, Bohdan.
You will die for this, Highlander.
MacLeod!
Come on.
That should get you through.
Keep in touch.
My plane leaves in the morning. Look, Mac, I know it doesn't mean much,
but if there's anything I can ever do for you.
There is. Name it.
When you go to the airport, take Anne with you.
Uh, we're still discussing this. No, we're not.
You're leaving.
Duncan, um, when did you start making my decisions for me?
This isn't about that. This is about life and death.
Something that I deal with every day, in case you've forgotten.
No, you deal with saving lives. Kristov takes them.
Oh, fine. So it's "Hi, Duncan. Bye, Duncan."
Then you stick me on a bus and I get out of town?
If you wanna live, you do. Duncan, you're not scaring me.
Okay. If it was me going through this, would you leave?
No. So what makes you think I will?
Because you have to.
I-I thought you might want this.
I know you don't, uh, catch colds or anything, but...
Just put it on. It'll make me feel better.
I can catch cold. I just can't die from it. Oh.
Come here.
Richie just, uh, told me about Tessa.
How she died. Now you know.
Duncan, I-I do understand your need to protect me,
and I guess it's partly because of her.
Partly, yes. But this whole thing is wrong.
Duncan, I've seen death, and I'm not afraid of it.
Whatever happens, I want us to be together.
Your whole life will never be the same.
My whole life has not been the same since the day I met you.
I've tried it with you, I've tried it without you...
and... and I'll take it with you any day.
You stay close to me. You keep me between you and Kristov.
It's a deal.
How close?
Is this close enough?
So what you're saying is they'll offer me a new life somewhere?
If you tell all you know about Kristov to the police, you're free.
They've agreed. You'll have your life back, Tasha.
I don't know. If I don't talk, maybe he'll leave me alone.
He's already tried killing you once.
Stop protecting him and start protecting yourself.
Whether I'm free or in prison, I'm still dead.
I'll take care of Kristov.
Just tell me where he is.
Taxi. Taxi.
Monsieur. Taxi. Taxi, Monsieur?
L'aeroport?
Hm. The guy obviously trained in New York.
Duncan, come on. Why don't we call the police?
Anne, they won't be able to protect her from him. There's gotta be another way.
There isn't.
- MacLeod. - Oh, MacLeod.
You disappoint me. I thought we had a bargain.
That wasn't a bargain. That was a threat.
Maybe you don't know the difference.
I know you helped Tasha make a deal with the police.
So I have another deal to propose.
Stop Tasha from testifying.
And how would you like me to do that?
Kill her. It shouldn't be too hard.
- And if I don't? - Because if you don't,
I'll take your young friend's head.
Imagine my surprise when he turned out to be one of us.
An unexpected bonus... wouldn't you say?
You leave him out of this. You leave Tasha out of this.
Just you and me, Kristov.
MacLeod, this isn't personal. This is business.
Now, do we have a deal,
or do I just cut on the dotted line?
I thought so. Good-bye, MacLeod.
Losing your head to your own sword.
I kind of like that.
You son of a bitch. Don't worry.
MacLeod will do whatever he has to to protect his little friend.
Yeah, you let me loose. We'll see who needs protecting.
Spirit. Sometimes I like that.
Sometimes not.
He's got Richie. He wants me to kill Tasha.
Oh, my God. Duncan, we have to stop her from testifying.
Well, come on. There's no other choice. There's one.
Go to the police. Get Tasha's testimony.
Stay with her at the hospital. It'll be safer there. Duncan, he'll kill Richie.
Not if I get there fast enough. And if you don't?
Then I don't.
It needs something. Don't you think?
Why don't you go to hell.
Ocher. I agree completely.
You should feel privileged. You're in the presence of genius.
Fidor, you got a light? Here.
That's good.
Stupid.
Party's over for you, boy. For you too, pal.
Come on. Do it. Come on, come on. Go ahead, do it.
After the Quickening knocks you on your skinny, little ass, MacLeod's gonna help you up.
I die, you go right behind me.
Fidor!
Come with me. We're clearing out now.
Come on.
Shoot him.
I'll kill you in a second, boy.
Leave while you've still got your head.
There's only one thing I hate more than being called a boy,
and that's your stupid paintings.
Richie.
Ahh, I'm gonna miss you. Same here.
Take care of yourself, Anne. It's not me you should worry about.
Bye. Bye.
Looks like we've done this before. Yeah.
This time I might make it out of the country.
Thanks, Mac. What for?
For not letting Kristov use me.
He thought you were a kid. He was wrong.
Look, I... I just want you to know that wherever I go I, uh...
Well, hell, you know. Yeah, I know.
I'll see ya. I'd kiss you, but, uh, people might talk.
They might. So long, Mac.
So, is this the way it's always gonna be?
I don't know. I can't see into the future.
Can you live with it? I don't know.
But I'd really like to try.
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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