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Hawk and Dove

[RACHEL] Previously on Titans [ANNOUNCER] The Flying Graysons! [SCREAMING] The circus again! The boy [MELISSA] It was just a dream. [RACHEL] It's because you're scared of me, what's inside of me. [SNARLS] Slut! [RACHEL] Mom. This woman is not your mother. Tell her. [MELISSA] I'm not your mother. [RACHEL SCREAMING] [GRUNTS] Detective Grayson? Amy Rohrbach, I'm your new partner. [DETECTIVE] He's from Gotham. Likes to work alone. [REPORTER] The mayor has released a statement. "This is a violent sociopath. " It's you. You're the boy from the circus. Can you help me? There is something inside of me, something evil. My mom says there's no such thing as monsters. I think she was wrong. Where are we going? Somewhere safe. [CHAINS RATTLING] - [THUG] What the fuck is this guy wearing? - [MAN LAUGHS] [EXHALES] He's an eagle. [ALL LAUGHING] [GRUNTS] Hawk, dipshit. - Hawk? - [COCKS GUN] - Never heard of you. - [MAN] Wait. I need to ask him some questions. Chain his legs. [STATIC ON RADIO] - [AMBIENT MUSIC PLAYING] - [HAWK] Oh, yeah, set the mood. [GRUNTS] You guys in the boy scouts? That's a nice knot. [GROANS] Gotta keep them kicks shiny, you know what I mean, boys? [CHUCKLING] Ow! Fuck. [SPITS] Gonna torture me or what? What's your name? [YELLS] Fuck you! [GROANS] Who do you work for? All the people your guns hurt, motherfucker! [GROANS] Son of a bitch. [HAWK CHUCKLES] Take his pants down. Huh? [HAWK GROANS] Oh, hey, pal, no, that's We don't have to do that. Hey. [GRUNTS] [GRUNTING] - [BLADE SLICING] - [GROANS] [PANTING] My hero. You didn't wait for me. Yeah, you would've said, "Not tonight. " I should leave you hanging like this. Whatever turns you on. [GROANS] [GRUNTS IN PAIN] [FAINT MUSIC PLAYING] [DAWN] Hmm. That part of the anti-inflammatory diet, too? Call it a victory toast. Come on. It's one beer. After what we just pulled off Relax. I want a swig, that's all. [EXHALES] - Come on. - [GROANS] Ah! Little sleep, I'll be good to go. Maybe we skip it. Ah! That's just nerves talking. I don't get nerves, Hank. We have a solid plan. We shut this operation down for good, we're talking walk away money. - And we will, right? - As promised. We go to Wisconsin, I get my new hip. - You can nurse me back to health. - [CHUCKLES] A girl wears an outfit one time. Come on, let's get you out of here. [HANK SIGHS] You can do it. [HANK GROANS] [BREATHING HEAVILY] What's this? You think I was gonna let today go by without comment? Because today is Three and a half years. I tied it myself. - You're very talented. - Thank you. You can open it if you want. Happy anniversary. It was either this or a toothpaste squeezer - I found online. - [CHUCKLES] So this is what you were doing up here. I thought you were drinking. I was building this and drinking. - Hi. - [BIRD COOING] Oh, he's beautiful. You know, fun fact, they pair for life. Best three and a half years of my life. [CHUCKLES] [HANK GROANING] God damn it. [BOTH SIGH] - Hey. - I'm sorry. Don't be sorry. It's just the stress. [SIGHS] [TABLETS RATTLING] [MEN YELLING] [MAN YELLS] [GRUNTING] - You're late, Boy Wonder. - [THUG GRUNTS] You know he always likes to make a dramatic entrance. True. I thought your boss said to stay away from us. [SCOFFS] I didn't tell him. Oh, so what is this, night out with the bad kids? Something like that. [HANK] You okay? [EXHALES] Yeah. Just a headache. [THEME MUSIC PLAYING] [DICK] Thank you. [DICK] You want a hot chocolate or something? Just coffee. Black. - I bet they have marshmallows. - I'm not a kid, okay? - Okay. Same for the lady. - Okay. My mom didn't like me to drink coffee. [DICK CHUCKLES] Sweet tooth, huh? Rachel, has anything like Like what happened, ever happened before? No. Not like that. I didn't mean to kill that guy. How did you kill that guy? We're gonna go see some old friends of mine. They're safe. They'll give us a place to lie low for a second, get our heads together, figure out what to do next. You're scared, I get it. But sometimes there's no time to be scared. Hey. No one's gonna get you. Okay? I promise. Where else am I going anyway? [CHARLIE] Total deracination. Essentially, all his organs burst at once, leaving him a skin bag of blood, which I obviously drained. Obviously. COD? Sonics might have been able to do this, but then his eyeballs and testicles would've burst. No, this, this is fucking Biblical. Anything more specific? What part of fucking Biblical did you not understand? - Charlie. - Okay, uh There's this. [AMY] Looks like a raven. Forward everything to me, would you, Charlie? Uh, and Rohrbach Be careful. This one doesn't feel right, you know? - Okay. - I'm just messing with you. Jesus! [CHUCKLING] You should see your [SCOFFS] [LINE RINGING] - [ALFRED] Hello. - Hey, it's me. Master Grayson. Look, I need some help. It's a one time thing. What is it, sir? - three Meryn Trants! - Syrio didn't have a sword! [DOOR CLOSES] [TV CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY] Hey, you want pizza? Okay. Anything on it? Don't let anyone in. Is that Game Of Thrones? Should you be watching that? Just don't get pineapple on it. Obviously. [SIGHS] [RINGING] Grayson. Try answering your phone once in a decade. Where the hell are you? Working a case. Remember that girl that threw the brick at the cop car? She's in the wind. Yeah, a uniform checked her out last night. Then we find him dead in some abandoned building. - The uniform, who was he? - Not ours. ID, badge, all fake. Could you forward me everything you got so far? Yeah, doing it now. [PEOPLE EXCLAIMING] [RACHEL SNIFFS] [PRINTER BEEPING] [BEEPING CONTINUES] [SNARLS] No! No! Let me out! [BANGING ON GLASS] Our father who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come Rachel. [RACHEL PRAYING INDISTINCTLY] [RACHEL] Protect us from evil Rachel? What happened? No! Don't touch me, I don't want her getting out. No! [DICK] Come here. You're okay. You're okay. Nothing bad's gonna happen to you. Don't worry. [RACHEL SOBBING] [CHEERFUL MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO] - Doubles. - That's your third double. - So? - So you go directly to jail. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. What? That's not a rule. Actually, honey, your sister's right. Those are the rules, son. - Told you. - [WHISPERS] Cheaters. [DOORBELL CHIMES] Who could that be this early on a Saturday? [DOORBELL CHIMING] - Hold your fucking horses! - Honey, language! Sorry, kids. [SIGHS] You're activated. She's more dangerous than she looks. Have a good morning. Family trip. Who's first? [BOTH] Me. [DICK] According to those files, the man who came after you may have been part of some doomsday cult. They apparently believe it's their destiny to prevent the end of the world. Does that mean anything to you? Well, back when I was a kid, you didn't get too angry, or too scared. 'Cause bad things happen. What kind of bad things? I guess I'm an orphan, too, now. [CHUCKLES] That billionaire, Bruce Wayne, he raised you? Yeah. Must've been cool. It was complicated. Does it ever go away? What? The feeling you got left behind. Yeah. Well, no, not entirely. You're gonna leave me, too, aren't you? No. No, I'm not gonna do that. [SIGHS] [RACHEL] So, who are these guys? [DICK] Old friends. Truth is I haven't seem them for a long time. [KNOCKING] [SOFT MUSIC PLAYING] Hey. Hi. [RACHEL] Hi. I'm Rachel. Dawn. Can we talk? You're about four years too late, but sure. [RACHEL] Wow. This place is huge. [DAWN] She killed someone? She's just a kid. Whoever they are, they've got people in the department. We needed somewhere safe to regroup, think about what I'm gonna do. What about Bruce? He's no good with kids. Cop, huh? That's one I never would've figured. [DICK] How are you? [DAWN] We're great. Hank's feeling the life a little. Age waits for no man and all that. How bad? Two fractures, three concussions in the last year, and a herniated disk. Jesus, Dawn. We're still good out there, Dick. Really good. Not one slip-up. You should quit, you both should. That's the plan. Soon as we take out these gun suppliers he's obsessed with. One more chance to do some good and he promised he's out. You could help us out. I'm out of the life, Dawn. Hey. The hell are you doing here, Dick? Hank. I had a situation. Nice little reunion you got going here. - [DICK] You know it's not like that. - Sure looks like it to me. [DAWN] Hank. What the fuck? [DAWN] Can we just go back inside, please? [DOOR OPENS, CLOSES] I put Rachel in the spare room and Dick on the couch. It's goddamn summer camp. What's he doing here anyway? Hell of a coincidence, him showing up here night before a job. [DAWN] Coincidences happen. What, you think I called him? Did you? I'm with you, Hank. Have been, will be. I'm gonna chalk it up to stress that you don't know that. [DAWN SIGHS] But now that he's here we can use his help. We don't need him. We've been fine. We have been. But fine might not be enough to shut this gun op down. The three of us are unstoppable. We could go out on the win you want. And then you can heal, get better. We can get better. He won't help us. He only watches out for himself. People don't change, babe. We'll see. So, you and Dawn. No. You realize it's impossible to lie to me, right? When we were kids. Good night. Why did you hurt her? I didn't mean to. That's not an excuse. Yeah, well, it's all in the past. Not for her. Get some rest. [BREATHES DEEPLY] [CELLPHONE VIBRATING] Hey, it's me. I'll be there. [DAWN AND RACHEL CHATTING] - [DAWN] Like the second to last one. - [RACHEL] Yeah. [DAWN] I've seen it. You're gonna love it. - [RACHEL] Yeah? - [DAWN] Yeah Why don't you go watch it right now? - And take your shoes off. - [RACHEL] Okay. [CHUCKLES] - Thanks, Khaleesi. - [DAWN CHUCKLES] [DICK] What'd you do with Rachel? You know, the sullen one? I didn't do anything with her. I just didn't treat her like a kid. She's a good girl. Do you wanna take a look? At the case. [DAWN] The supplier's name is Bronson. He's moving small hand guns. [CAMERA CLICKS] He's trying to corner the pre-teen market. Intel says they're making a new shipment tomorrow night on the docks, and we think we can break the chain. [SIGHS] The famous Bird Computer. - Wayne Enterprises tech? - [CHUCKLES] What happened between you two, you and Bruce? [RACHEL] Dragons? This show just got so much better. [CHUCKLES] It's a big responsibility. What? Taking her in. I mean, I know how healing it must be, doing what Bruce did for you when you lost your parents. But taking care of a kid is complicated, you know that better than anyone. I'm not taking her in. I'm not good at the staying with people part. I don't have to tell you that. [SIGHS] Look, I know things are tight around here, so I thought Alfred could give me some money, maybe help out a bit, help out Rachel at the same time. Two birds with one stone. Well, three, I guess. Wait, you want to leave her here? Just for a while, just until Until when? You don't understand, Dawn. I'm no good at family. I can't You don't know what I've become. What are you talking about? [COMPUTER BEEPS] Dawn, do not hit this delivery. Look at the number of security contractors. Hey, don't change the subject. What do you mean "what you've become"? [DOOR OPENS, CLOSES] Well, isn't this cozy? Hey. Just like the old days. We were just talking things through, okay? Come and go, - take what you want. - Hank. Don't touch me. - [RACHEL] Stop. - You want my girl now? [RACHEL] Stop! [SCREAMS] Stop! I'm sorry. Jesus. [DOOR OPENS] [EXHALES] [GIRL SOBBING] What the fuck? Hey, you okay? What's your name? I don't have a name. Where's your partner? [GRUNTS] - Tell us. - [BOY] Where is Dick Grayson? [GIRL] Where's Dick Grayson? Tell us where he is. [BOY] Where is he? [GRUNTS] [GROANS] [DOOR OPENS, CLOSES] [DAD] You sneaky kids. Didn't save any fun for us. We can still have some fun, dear. Can't we? [KNOCKING] [SIGHS] [RACHEL] I'm sorry. It's getting worse. You don't have anything to be sorry for, Rachel. - I'm the one who should - [KNOCKING] How you doing, sweetheart? Hank is sorry. He can be a real asshole sometimes. We gotta go. Hank and I have that thing. Dawn, I really think you should reconsider. Okay? We both know it's too dangerous. You win some, you lose some. Take care of him, okay? He needs all the help he can get. Okay. [DOOR CLOSES] She needs your help. I can feel it. Isn't that what you do? What? You help people. [CHUCKLES] I used to think so. I used to think it was one of things I was best at. Until I realized the more help some needed the worse I had to hurt the others. Do you understand? Sometimes, when I feel the darkness come out it feels good. I understand. You want to help them. You're just scared. Sometimes there's just no time to be scared. [INDISTINCT CHATTER] [MAN] Oh, shit! - [GUNS FIRING] - [MEN GRUNTING] [MAN YELLING] Dick was wrong. Only a few of 'em. Oh, yeah. Wisconsin, here we come. - [GUNSHOTS] - [GRUNTS] Hank! Shit. Where were we? Oh, yes. I believe your pants were coming down. This will be the worst and last pain you ever experience. [MUFFLED SCREAMING] [SCREAMING] [MAN] Go! [YELLS] No! [GRUNTS] [MAN SCREAMING] Let's go the other way. [GROANING IN PAIN] You're welcome. Jesus. - Come on. - [HANK GROANS] [BREATHING HEAVILY] You weren't kidding about having changed. I've never seen you like that before. Rachel. Rachel. [BIRDS COOING] She's up here. Hey, what are you doing up here? I was worried. Rach. What's wrong? You were gonna leave me here. You said you weren't but you lied. You must lie a lot. You're good at it. [HANK] What's she talking about? [DICK] Hank, don't read that. I [HANK] It's got my name on it. What the fuck? You were gonna leave her here? You were gonna pay us? It's not that simple. "I know you guys can watch out for her. " Seems pretty simple to me. You were gonna buy us? Hank, slow down. He's just trying to help. Wait, did you know about this? - You saw what he did. - That's enough. He's a fucking psychopath. [ARGUING] Hey, Rachel, I was gonna come back for you. Liar. You were never coming back for me. [DOOR OPENS] [MOM] Well, hello there, you four. Who the fuck are these guys? [GRUNTS] Rachel, come on. [DAWN GRUNTS] Get down. Wait, don't leave. [GRUNTING] [CHOKING] [PANTING] Hank! No! Dawn! There you are, dear. [DICK GRUNTS] [GRUNTS] Hank! [HANK] Dawn. Dawn! Dawn. [GASPING FOR BREATH] You're gonna be okay. You're gonna be okay. [GASPS] I'm dying. Dawn? [GASPING] Dawn! [GASPING] Dawn! Dawn! [CAWING]