Beauty and the Beast (1987) S1 E7

## Plot

A man is filming things in Central Park at night, and he gets a look at Vincent. No idea why the filter is red, but maybe that's just to add atmosphere and suspense, like the music, since there's no dialogue in this opening scene. Same thing with the blinking red light in Sam's apartment in the previous episode, and the subway lights in episode 2. Or maybe that's just what cameras that can see in the dark used to look like, such as night vision goggles making everything look green. Catherine is yelling at Joe in his office, and he agrees to draw up an arrest warrant for a man who beat his wife. She has a deposition to get to, but he tells her to stay, saying that they have something they need to talk about. He gives her an envelope from Providence, Rhode Island. He knows the D.A. there, and he's been looking for someone outside his office to head his Domestic Violence Bureau. He wants Catherine for the job. She's clearly very passionate about these kinds of things, and she has a great record. Joe wants her to take the job, and tells her that Moreno needs to know what her decision is by tomorrow. The man from before, Edward Hughes, is showing some other men his tape. They don't believe him about seeing a creature. They keep him around because the university humors him. He hasn't published anything in years. He says this university owes him. They say he's still bitter about someone else publishing his work fifteen years ago. A young man with glasses is watching them, and just screams psychopathic killer from an old horror movie. Catherine visits Vincent in the park tunnel entrance, and tells him about the job offer. She doesn't want to leave him behind. He says that beyond these tunnels, beyond this city, there's a world of wonders, and things calling out to be done. He could only dream about these things until she came into his life. He tells her to go, and do everything she's meant to do, for both of them. Then, he can truly be with her. There's no other way for them. Vincent leaves, but once he's alone, it's clear that telling Catherine all this and the thought of never seeing her again is breaking his heart. The next day, Catherine tells Joe that she's decided to go. He admits he was half hoping she'd decide to stay. He meant what he said the other day, but they were a great team, and they hug. Father tells Vincent that the pain he feels will lessen and pass in time. Vincent says he's changed forever because of Catherine. Father tells him to accept the change and learn from it, but he has to allow Catherine to follow her own path. He says these words are just shadows of feelings that offer no consolation, and leaves. You know things are bad when *Vincent* says that words are useless. The psycho student from before talks to Hughes, and continues confirming his creepiness with the extreme close ups, creepy smiles, and horrible glasses and haircut. He introduces himself as Jonathan Gould, and says he can help the professor. He says that the man who dismissed his claims about a creature, Leland Quint, is a fool. He claims that he's only interested in the truth. God, that's some creepy music. Vincent goes into the park that night, and is immediately ambushed by Hughes and Jonathan. Jon shoots him with a tranquilizer, which he just pulls out, and he runs off. Hughes and Jon go after him. Vincent attacks Jon, and runs towards the tunnel entrance. However, Hughes blocks it off with a van, and shoots him with two more tranquilizers, knocking him out. However, an old woman with a telescope saw everything from her apartment window. Amber? Nah, I'm just kidding guys. In the tunnels, a boy gives a girl a note, and tells her that it's for Cathy. She's packing, and looks at the dedication Vincent wrote in the Shakespeare book he gave her. "With love's light wings did I or'perch these walls, for stony limits cannot hold love out." Catherine hears a knock on her door, and finds the note. She meets Father in the tunnels, and learns that Vincent is missing, and that he wasn't himself after he spoke with her. Father doesn't know what they can do, except hope that one of the Helpers finds him. He told her because he knows she cares. Hughes and Jon are keeping Vincent restrained in the lab. The tranquilizers are wearing off. Hughes thinks he's human, since he's bipedal and clothed, but Jon thinks he's an animal. Even if he is, he has anthropomorphic features. Still, they'd have to do a complete cellular analysis to determine his DNA code, and they don't have that kind of equipment, but Hughes says they don't need it. He wants to run all the preliminary tests first and compile a body of evidence, but Jon wants to issue a public statement. Hughes doesn't want to have his work stolen again though. Vincent has a dream about Catherine leaving, and says her name, which Hughes hears. Jon thinks it's mimicry and wants to keep him sedated, but Hughes disagrees. Vincent easily breaks free, but Jon shoots him with two tranquilizers, knocking him out again. Edie visits Catherine, who says she's having second thoughts. Catherine sees a newspaper of hers on the ground, with a headline about a grandma seeing a monster captured. Vincent is kept in a cage. Hughes and Jon fight, with Jon shoving him to the ground and wanting to let the world know about Vincent. He shows Mr. Quint the room, but Hughes and Vincent aren't there. Catherine talks to the old woman, Anna. She learns what happened and where, and Anna watches her examine the area through her telescope. Catherine finds two tranquilizer darts. Vincent asks Hughes to let him go. Hughes says he never meant him any harm. He asks about Catherine. Vincent says she's everything, but she lives only in his heart. He tells Hughes that if he keeps him locked up, he'll die. He doesn't know what to do. Later on, Catherine talks to him in his office, which Jon sees. She returns the darts to him, and explains that she traced the serial number through the supplier in Albany to the university, and then to him. She convinces him to take her to Vincent. Unfortunately, Jon followed them. He and Hughes fight, and they lose the keys, which Catherine takes. Also, Jon stabbed Hughes. Catherine threatens to stab Jon with the keys. Realistically, I think she'd hurt herself if she tried that, and keys are not a very effective weapon. When Jon grabs her, she pushes against the wall, and he hits the cage. Vincent snaps his neck, but at least there's no horrifying sound effect, and the act itself is offscreen. Catherine frees Vincent, and checks on Hughes. He asks for forgiveness, and tells her to take Vincent away. He wishes he could've known him better, and passes away. Later on, Catherine reads Surprised by Joy by William Wordsworth, and the episode ends.