Xena: Warrior Princess

Silver...

- and not even good silver. - How can I feed my family,

- when your taxes drain me dry. - Moonlight... take a second job.

Or send your wife and daughter out on the streets to make you money.

Give this to Xerxes, from the Black Wolf.

Sir... I believe this money belongs to you.

At first, I thought it was humorous...

the audacity of the Black Wolf and his Wolf Pack

daring to challenge my authority.

Well it isn't funny, anymore.

Give up the Black Wolf or my guards will level your village.

You'll be sent to work in the mines.

I'm the Black Wolf.

- No, it's me ! - No, I am !

I'm the Black Wolf.

I'm the Black Wolf !

Arrest them all.

You've got seven days to give me the Black Wolf,

or I'll skin you all... pelt by pelt.

Argo.

You've been needing new shoes since we left Corinth.

Hey.

That makes two of us.

Come on.

Please, please.

Let a mother see her only daughter.

She's not like the rest of them. She was well brought up.

So well, she wound up in Xerxes' dungeon.

- Yes, ma'am... thank you. - Please, I beg you.

She needs her mother.

She should have thought of that before she joined the Black Wolf !

You like shoving women around so much ?

Try me.

Take her !

It's all right.

Thank you.

- Xena ? - Hermia ?

The gods !

It must be ten years since I saw you last.

Come over here.

What are you doing here ? Where's your family ?

Persix and Anteocles inhabit the other side...

thanks to that murdering tyrant, Xerxes.

And now he's thrown Flora in his dungeon.

Flora ? Little Flora ? She's in prison ?

She's not little anymore.

She's all grown up and madly in love with one of the Black Wolves.

Diomedes brought her under the spell of these rebels.

He had her thinking they could bring down Xerxes.

And now...

Flora's all I have left in the world.

Why must she die for a lost cause ?

Causes are only lost when people give up.

Maybe Flora knows that.

I'll get Flora back for you.

No one's ever escaped from Xerxes' dungeon before...

except through the grave.

I will get Flora back for you.

In a time of ancient gods...

...warlords...

...and kings...

A land in turmoil cried out for a hero...

She was Xena...

a mighty princess, forged in the heat of battle...

...The power...

...The passion...

...The danger...

Her courage will change the world...

I am being mocked by children !

You should've brought me the Black Wolf.

Remind me why I haven't had you flogged by now !

These rebels are incredibly disciplined.

The usual techniques don't work.

The feast of Zeus is five days from now.

I want the execution of the Black Wolf to be the main entertainment.

Or I could execute my minister of security.

And that...

would be you !

I'll find him. A true leader can't hide his identity forever.

Or... we could just pick one, and say it's the Black Wolf.

- Who'd know ? - The Black Wolf would know.

Guards !

Oh, don't bother the dears.

They're sleeping.

If you kill the wrong man, word will get out...

and the Black Wolf will have a martyr to hold up in front of the people.

Then we'll kill them all.

Good idea... make martyrs of them all.

No, Xerxes, you're right. It's the Black Wolf you want.

Cut off the head of the serpent, and the body withers and dies.

Who are you ? What is your interest in all this ?

My name is Xena.

I'm a problem-solver.

I can solve your problem for ten thousand dinars.

This is outrageous. I refuse to listen to this.

Stage my arrest in the center of town...

in front of Black Wolf sympathizers.

Once I'm inside your prison,

I'll expose the Black Wolf, and hand him over to you.

Why should we believe you could succeed ?

Ask Mezentius and Trakus about me ?

Mezentirus is dead ?

Yes, he is.

Ten thousand dinars and a new pair of boots.

But fail,

and you will join them on the block... that's my offer. Take it, or leave it.

I'll take it.

Sorry, Lord Koulos, she was too quick.

If I have to rely on you and your guards,

they'll be tossing my head around on the feast of Zeus.

Thank the gods I have my own man on the inside.

And tomorrow, I'll show you how a real soldier handles this woman.

Would you need my helmet, Lord Koulos ?

You'll go to the dungeon for this, traitor...

you and this Black Wolf sympathizer !

Come and get me.

With pleasure, traitor !

You're making this harder than it needs to be.

Well, you want it to look believable, don't you ?

Don't worry. You'll make a comeback...

in the end.

Don't just stand there, get her.

Take her away... and that traitor, too.

Didn't I tell you you'd win in the end ?

Argo.

Where's the owner of this horse ?

Are you the one she said would pay me for the horseshoes ?

Give me the money and I'll tell you.

- What happened ? - Fifteen dinars for the shoes...

five for the feed... horse has a healthy appetite.

She said you should pick up her gear and meet her at the tavern.

Well, that doesn't tell me where she is.

Xerxes' dungeon.

How can I see her ?

Anyone that wants to see someone in the dungeon, has to get sent there.

It's not a nice place to be.

Go on !

My rock...

- you like my rock ? - No.

Big Looking for the man of your dreams, darling ?

Yep...

You're not him.

Listen...

you have a choice.

Either you let me pass right now, or you nurse a broken leg.

And, who would you be ?

It's OK, Diomedes. She's on our side.

She was trying to protect me when Koulos arrested her.

That means nothing.

Anyone who's not one of us is a threat.

it's been a long time.

Xena... this is Xena.

You've grown up.

You've grown legendary.

- I'm different, now. - So I've heard.

Would you believe ? Xena taught me to swing a sword...

and embroider linen for my wedding chest.

You... embroider ?

I have many skills.

I need to talk to you, alone.

Your mother is worried sick about you.

I promised her I'd get you out.

I'm sure I caused her a lot of pain.

I regret that.

It doesn't matter. There's no way out of here.

I'm sure Xerxes believes that.

I don't.

That airshaft...

we can get up there. You'll have to hold onto my back, but...

Can you carry twelve people on your back ?

I'm not leaving without the rest of the Wolf Pack.

Hello, little friend ! Looking for some BlackWolf merchandise ?

Not too loud. Not just becuase of Xerxes' guards,

but because these are incredible bargains !

- I don't have time for this ! - Time ?

Who doesn't have time for a great deal. Trust Salmoneus.

He only has the customers' interests at heart.

Ask anybody... later.

Take a look at this... This is a nice pouch. You put this on your back.

You can put a vegetable in there... a scroll. Take a look.

Look... here's the Black Wolf seal.

I call it... my Black Wolf Pack.

Wolf... Pack. Get it ?

- You like that ? - That's good, yeah. That's nice.

- I need my tomato. - How about a purse ?

This is a nice Black Wolf purse. You put it around your waste.

You can put change in there... keep whatever you like.

- Hey ! - Not a good idea !

You think that's funny, do you ?

How about some time in the dungeon ?

- It wasn't me ! It was her ! - No ! I threw the tomato !

- Yeah, she threw it ! - Yeah, yeah.

I did ! I did !

Yeah ! What're you doing ? Please !

In here. Move it. Hurry it up !

Move, quickly ! Faster.

Now, you'll see.

That's it, get in there !

I'm not gonna waste any words with you people.

I want the Black Wolf, and you're gonna give him to me.