Sleepy Hollow (TV Series)

Homecoming (2017)

Tom Mison: Ichabod Crane

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• [first lines] 

  Ichabod Crane : Hardtack, peppered jerky, a myriad nuts, seeds, dried fruit and beverages. Provisions amassed here would sustain a year-long expedition into the wild.

  Diana Thomas : [it's revealed they're in a mini-mart]  We're only forty-five from the Sleepy Hollow exit. Chips will do the trick.

  Ichabod Crane : Chips. In my day, a road trip required more than simply a credit card. You needed the skill to hunt game, set a snare, skin, gut, and prepare a carcass, build a smokehouse, procure salt, vinegar, chicory. That is how you make a Slim Jim.

  Diana Thomas : Check your raccoon tail at the door, Daniel Boone. There is no amount of colonial know-how that could have created the wonder that is... the Blue Frost razzle-dazzleberry bucket o' slush.

  [she gestures to something nearby; cut to the gas pump outside, where Crane is drinking a blue Icee-like drink] 

  Ichabod Crane : [taking a sip and, after a moment, grunting in pain]  Oh... I believe this is what is known as a "brain freeze".

  [handing the cup over] 

  Ichabod Crane : Please, would you...?

  Diana Thomas : [taking a sip before throwing it away]  Molly would kill me if she saw me drinking that high fructose corn syrup delivery device. But with Dreyfuss about to assemble the Philosopher's Stone, there's a case to be made for the simple pleasures.

• Diana Thomas : Coming back here must be complicated for you.

  Ichabod Crane : To say the least. I lost much in Sleepy Hollow. The lieutenant, my wife, my son. But for all the sorrow I experienced, there was also unrivaled friendship, camaraderie, and, of course, my introduction to this infinitely curious modern world.

  Diana Thomas : This is where you first learned you were a Witness, right?

  Ichabod Crane : Correct. General Washington left a Bible that described the responsibility Abbie Mills and I were to bear together.

  Diana Thomas : Wait, Washington knew you were a Witness and didn't tell you?

  Ichabod Crane : It was a time of war. I have no doubt my commanding officer had very good reason for keeping me in the dark.

  Diana Thomas : You're a good soldier.

• Jake Wells : [arriving in Sleepy Hollow]  It's kind of... it's nice here.

  Alex Norwood : You sound disappointed.

  Jake Wells : All the supernatural action that took place over the years in this zip code, I was kind of expecting more of a Stephen King vibe.

  Alex Norwood : Kind of looks like the town where I grew up. And that place never looked better than in the tail lights.

  Jenny Mills : Crane and Diana will be here any minute. We should get a move on. All appearances aside, this place is a minefield of supernatural horror waiting to rear its head when you least expect it, so... keep your guard up.

  Ichabod Crane : [approaching with Diana]  Welcome to Sleepy Hollow.

  Diana Thomas : Where the magic happens. Literally.

• Diana Thomas : So Banneker took your advice and joined the colonial army.

  Ichabod Crane : Became one of General Washington's closest advisor. However, I was not aware that this role extended to matters of supernatural import. My wife Katrina, Franklin, Jefferson, and now Banneker, all knew the truth of my role as a Witness. All were ordered to keep that truth a secret.

  Diana Thomas : Yeah, it can't feel good knowing that such crucial information was kept from you.

  Ichabod Crane : No, it most assuredly does not. But the past is the past. There's no point in wringing one's hands. And we shall adopt an altogether different approach with young Molly. She never have to bear the brunt of a soldier's duty in this matter.

  Diana Thomas : Pro move, Crane. I ask if it bothers you, you just change the subject.

• Malcolm Dreyfuss : That's right, Mr. Crane. The Philosopher's Stone is now complete. Which means you and I, we really need to have a toast, don't you think?

  [pouring out two glasses of champagne] 

  Malcolm Dreyfuss : Yes. After two centuries, this incredible artifact is finally complete. Division no longer endures.

  [offering a glass to Crane] 

  Malcolm Dreyfuss : Mazel tov.

  Ichabod Crane : I'd sooner die than raise my cups with the likes of you.

  Malcolm Dreyfuss : Oh! Attacking my ego, that... that's an interesting strategy. Y... you do realize that virtually every man of my stature is by nature necessarily self-involved, don't you? I mean, it's not really a flaw; it's... it's kind of what drives us.

  Ichabod Crane : And you do realize this stone will suck the life out of every man, woman, and child in Sleepy Hollow? Tell me, what sort of an eternal life would that be with that stain on your conscience? So, innocent people lose their lives because you're too thick to read the small print in your deal with the devil.

  Malcolm Dreyfuss : Oh, I... I had faith I would find a loophole. And I did. And I more than grateful to acknowledge that I owe all of it to you. That's right. See, for years, I'd spent billions on... on cryogenics, nanonmedicine, regenerative therapy and on and on and on. Then one day, one of my feelers at the FBI tells me he got wind of a 250 year old man. I mean, holy sh... ut the front door. Wowza. Right?

  Ichabod Crane : So you killed Agent Walters. Pushed me for information. Why? I knew nothing of the Philosopher's Stone.

  Malcolm Dreyfuss : Oh, so... so are you saying you... you don't find this stone dais familiar in any way? Take a look beneath your feet. Yeah, okay. You see that shape? Now imagine blood flowing down through it. Mingling on it, if you will. Didn't you ever wonder why Washington sent you to that battlefield to face the Horseman of Death? Didn't you wonder how you were able to cut off his head so easily back then, but now, since then, you... you haven't been able to harm him at all. It was the power of the Philosopher's Stone. Washington, he manipulated you. Used you. And in the end, he sacrificed you.

  Ichabod Crane : [he flashes back to the battle and realization dawns on him]  I fought the Horseman of Death on the Philosopher's Stone.

• Ichabod Crane : [at Abbie's grave]  No sign of Dreyfuss. No sign of the Horseman. The force of the blast tore Franklin's lantern from Miss Jenny's grasp, but, as always, lieutenant, we secured a strong victory. Fist bump. And what else is new with the world? A Hogarts theme park has opened. I have ordered a metric ton of Ravenclaw attire from the Internet. Uh... Mr. Robert Zimmerman has a fine new studio album. As for your New York Metropolitans, this year they have a fierce rivalry with those grizzly Cubs of Chicago. Why have I not been to see you more often? Well, you always pushed me to try new things, so I've moved to Washington, D.C. I have a new apartment, new compatriots, new friends. Miss Jenny is with me, of course. As are you, always. So, I thought you might like to know that whilst I miss you terribly, I'm not alone.

  [he stands to leave] 

  Ichabod Crane : Until next we meet.

  [he bows, then a though strikes him] 

  Ichabod Crane : Oh! I found a merchant on Main Street selling these.

  [he holds up a bobblehead of the Horseman] 

  Ichabod Crane : A Headless bobblehead. Wonders never cease.

• Diana Thomas : [Crane stares at Washington's profile on a quarter]  Can't look at your old friend the same way?

  Ichabod Crane : Old? Uh... No, General Washington made the right decision, sending me after the Horseman like he did. 'Twas a sacrifice, but a sacrifice that may very well have won the war. And, of course, if I hadn't "died", I wouldn't be here today. Wouldn't be a part of this team.

  [flashback with Abbie] 

  Diana Thomas : That's what we are. A team. If you would have told me a month ago I'd be moonlighting as a warrior against the supernatural, mother to the next Witness...

  Ichabod Crane : It will require a period of transition. But we shall ensure Molly's experience will be far different to mine and the lieutenant's.

  Diana Thomas : I'll drink to that.

• Diana Thomas : You think it's over? That's the last we'll hear from Dreyfuss?

  Ichabod Crane : I'd like to believe it, but evil has a manner of raising its head in a way we least expect. But if it should... we shall face it together.

  Diana Thomas : Team Witness.

  Ichabod Crane : Team Witness, indeed.

• Ichabod Crane : The war against evil is far from over. There are many more enemies to face, many more battles to be fought.