Beauty and the Beast (TV Series)

In the Forests of the Night (1990)

Ron Perlman: Vincent

Quotes 

• Vincent : [writing in his journal]  In the hours before dawn, the empty streets belong to me. But there is nowhere to go. The lights have gone off in Elliot's tower. A cold wind blows across the rooftop where Catherine died. Last night, I found myself drawn to her terrace once again. There were strangers inside - a family - and their happiness... cut me like a knife. They do not know. None of them know. Outside their lights, the darkness presses close. Why can't they feel it? The darkness weighs so heavily. A shadow has fallen across my soul. So much rage. Where is the hope?

• Vincent : What is it, Father? He's going to recover, isn't he?

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : From the gunshot wound, yes. But you've seen his arms, Vincent.

  Vincent : Rolley is a heroin addict. You knew that.

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : His habit has built up a tolerance to morphine. I might have to give him as much as five times the dosage I would give anyone else just to numb the pain.

  Vincent : You don't have it?

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : Well, I can only send word to Peter, but there's only so much he can do, and you see, even if we do get the drugs, we're walking a very thin line here. Too much morphine, we risk an oversose. Too little and...

  Vincent : Then you're saying that Rolley might die?

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : Well, if I ration the morphine and monitor it day and night, I can keep him out of danger. But I can't keep him out of pain.

• Vincent : Where's Rolley?

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : He's gone. I did my best to stop him, but... I fear he may have gone back up above.

  Vincent : There's nothing for him up there but death. You know that.

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : So does Rolley.

  [Vincent turns to leave] 

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : And if you do find him, what are you going to tell him that he doesn't already know?

  Vincent : Am I meant to stand aside while he's killing himself?

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : If that is a choice that he's made.

• Diana Bennett : Joe Maxwell came by to see me this morning. He knows what happened last night. He's looking for you.

  Vincent : He won't find me.

  Diana Bennett : I found you.

  Vincent : There are no safe places for anyone.

  Diana Bennett : The place you destroyed belonged to Gabriel. It was his. I can't prove it, but I know it's true.

  Vincent : Gabriel.

  Diana Bennett : Vincent, why? If you didn't know, why did you do it?

  Vincent : I had a friend. His name is Rolley. I did it for him.

  Diana Bennett : And did it help him? Is he better now? Vincent, I've been there, too, and this is not the way.

  Vincent : Then where is the way? What would you have me do? He has my son and I have nothing but these.

  Diana Bennett : [he balls his hands into fists]  Those can't help you find your son.

  Vincent : They can make Gabriel bleed. Night after night, until...

  Diana Bennett : Until you kill him or he kills you. By then it won't matter who wins, Vincent. What kind of father do you want your son to have? You continue alone in this, you are going to lose everything.

  Vincent : Where is the hope, Diana? Where is the hope?