[siren wails]
- Good evening, sir. - Good evening.
Are you aware that you are in a restricted area?
Yeah, but this is where the fish are, son.
That may be, but l'm gonna need to have you move upriver.
Are you aware that according to article one, section 25
of the Maryland constitution, l'm allowed to fish in public water?
Are you aware l have the right to detain you for the next 48 hours without cause?
l am going to go back where l came from just as fast as possible.
Maybe one day l'll wear this thing to a party l was actually invited to.
[# Randy Travis: Is It Still Over]
[singing]
Twenty hundred time check. Station 1 1 .
- [man] All clear. Perimeter secure. - Hey.
You didn't happen to see a cute brunette wandering around?
- Went to get a drink, she disappeared. - No, sir.
l've got no game tonight.
Good evening, Your Excellency. Hello.
Prime Minister, it's a delight to have you back in the States.
Spread the word, contribution limits not enforced on the president's birth...
- Happy birthday. - Thank you.
- Ben Gates. The Templar treasure? - Oh, right, Ben Gates. Yeah.
- We won't keep you. - Thanks so much. Always a pleasure.
l can't tell you what a thrill it is for me to be invited here tonight, sir.
Yeah, you must have the Secret Service hopping about now.
Sir?
Considering your discovered lineage.
- Oh, yeah. Oh, that... - Carry on.
l beg your pardon, sir, but l know what a huge admirer you are
of George Washington. l thought you might want to take a look at this.
Have a look at that.
This is a map of Mount Vernon drawn by George Washington himself.
Mr. President, that is exactly what it is.
- Architectural history major, Yale. - l did not know that.
lt belonged to my great uncle.
Got it from the granddaughter of a slave, Charlotte.
- Happy birthday. - Always a pleasure. Thank you so much.
Charlotte, who lived here and worked here at Mount Vernon.
- Yeah. - And we're standing right here, sir.
This line is an underground tunnel, an escape route that was never found.
l wonder... l wonder if it's still there.
- Well... - [laughs]
- Only one way to find out, sir. - Maybe we should take a look.
Are we allowed to do that?
l mean, l know you're allowed to do that. You're the president.
Can l come with you?
- You guys are just everywhere. - Yes, sir.
- Give my friend your flashlight. - Thank you.
According to this map, it should be...
lt's one... two. ln here.
Yeah, should be in here.
- May l? - Absolutely.
All right.
You know, Craig, l appreciate you doing your job,
but l have no enemies down here.
ln the cellar. ln this tiny little room.
l'll just wait here, then.
[Ben] Over here.
- That's the mark of George Washington. - Only it's slightly different.
- How? - These axes, the angle's off.
For it to correspond with the ones on the map, it should form a perfect V.
[clanking]
OK, what else?
The arrowhead...
...is sideways.
[rumbling]
[gasps]
[president] We're all right. Don't worry.
Look at that.
Come on.
Mr. President?
We have a breach in zone nine! There's...
- lnform Fairfax, SecTac Channel One! - Perimeter detail, lock down all exits!
- Gates, what are you doing? - l'm sorry, Mr. President.
l need to ask you a question, which l know you can't answer
- unless we're alone. - Two coming in!
l want a sledgehammer, l want a crowbar, l want a jackhammer, now!
Tom, alert the vice president.
Mr. President, sometime between 1 880,
when the Resolute desk was placed in the Oval Office,
and now, one of our presidents found a secret compartment in the desk.
Hidden inside was a plank with Native American writing on it.
A treasure map to Cibola, the legendary City of Gold, sir.
All this just to ask me about a treasure map?
That map is a key to proving Thomas Gates' innocence.
l know for a fact that the plank is no longer in the Resolute desk.
You've been in my desk too?
l believe the whereabouts of that plank is now hidden...
...in the President's Book, sir.
The book known only to our presidents.
lt contains all of our nation's secrets.
[laughs]
That's the most ridiculous thing l've ever heard.
l saw the seal in the desk, sir. l know the map exists.
You're not going to tell me how to get out of here
- unless you get what you want. - The way out is that direction,
and l'll show you.
You don't negotiate very well, do you?
No, sir.
Mr. President!
Where are my sledgehammers?
l don't get you, Gates.
You do all this, you're willing to go to prison,
just to clear your ancestor's name.
The way out is just down those stairs.
Everything l am is because of my ancestors, sir.
Thomas Gates gave his last full measure of devotion
to his country to stop the KGC.
When someone dies for their country, l believe they should be honored.
''Last full measure of devotion''?
Lincoln is my favorite president, sir. No offense.
None taken. He's my favorite too.
Sir, l know the book exists, and my question is,
''Will you agree to let me see it?''
Even if something like that really did exist,
why do you think l would actually just give it to you?
Because it will probably lead us
to the discovery of the greatest Native American treasure of all time.
A huge piece of culture lost.
You can give that history back to its descendants.
And because you're the president of the United States, sir.
Whether by innate character, or the oath you took to defend the Constitution,
or the weight of history that falls upon you.
l believe you to be an honorable man, sir.
People don't believe that stuff anymore.
They want to believe it.
[grunting]
[owl hooting]
Nearest highway is that direction. You'll understand if we part ways here.
- Gates. - Sir?
The following conversation never happened.
The book exists.
- Where is it? - Where else do you keep a book?
ln the Library of Congress.
X, Y, two, three, four, seven, eight, six.
Thank you, sir.
You'll also need to know three, seven, nine, four.
Got it.
- And, Gates... - Sir?
Two hundred people know you held me against my will. l can't tell them why.
Unless you find what you're looking for,
you'll be charged with kidnapping the president.
- You know what that means. - Yes, sir. Very much so, sir.
- l want you to do something for me. - lt would be a privilege, sir.
Page 47. Just have a look at that.
[dialing phone]
Riley, meet me at the Library of Congress in 20 minutes.
OK.
[phone rings]
Sadusky.
The president's been what?
Gates.
X-Y-two-three-four-seven-eight-six.
- Hey. - Hey.
We're close.
- Where do we start? - XY is the book classification code.
Stands for special collections, which means very special books.
- Where are they? - This way. We'll sneak in.
This will be good.
Here we go. XA... XM...
Look. Do you have a code?
Three-seven-nine-four.
What did the president say the number was?
Two-three-four-seven-eight-six.
Two-three-six-seven...
X-Y-two-three-three, two-three-seven-eight... Here.
Two-three-four-seven-nine-one.
- Two-three-four-seven-nine... - Seventy-six, 78...
lt's not there.
[Riley] Maybe someone checked it out.
- Why send us here if there's no book? - He probably wanted us to get caught.
- [siren wailing] - [tires squealing]
Here.
- What is that? - lt's a six-dial combination lock.
The location is the combination.
[laughs]
[Riley] Yes. l was right.
Well done, Mr. Poole.
Eagle and the scroll.
- Area 51 ! - Shh!
- Kennedy assassination. - Shh! We don't have time.
Yeah, it's true. [clears throat]
[sirens wailing]
Here. Wait.
''April 1 865. Queen Victoria sends Pike two coded missives.
The first is received. Contains information regarding
New World treasure. The City of Gold.''
Wait. The queen wanted to help the Confederacy?
- A divided America'd have been weaker. - Needed cotton from the South.
''The second missive was thought to contain a Playfair cipher
suggesting contact with Laboulaye, who'll hide clues before his death.''
The cipher written into the Booth diary page that Thomas tried to burn.
- The one we have. - Exactly. ''1 880.
Resolute desk arrives in Washington, sent by queen to President Hayes.''
Look at that.
Missing plank from the White House. Wow.
Here's the final entry by President Coolidge.
''1 924. l found a plank in secret desk compartment.
Plank photographed and then destroyed.
Borglum commissioned to destroy landmarks
in sacred Black Hills mountains.''
Borglum. Mount Rushmore?
He carved Mount Rushmore to erase the map's landmarks
in order to protect the City of Gold.
Mount Rushmore was a cover-up.
- [police siren blares] - What is it?
There's my tax dollars at work, coming to arrest me.
Not coming for you, they're for me. Go to the car.
- No! - Go! l'll meet up with you.
This way.
[clicks]
[indistinct chattering]
So Gates abducts the president, lets him go
and heads to the Library of Congress?
- Why? - Maybe he wants to check out a book.
[clicks]
[shouting]
This way.
[indistinct chatter]
[man on Aolice radio] All agents...
[dialing phone]
- Dad. - Ben.
Get out of there. l had to move the car.
FBl, Secret Service all over the place.
Calm down. l sent a picture of the plank to your cell.
- You can do that? - Yes, l can do that.
Did you get it?
- I got it. - [Ben] Look.
- Take it to Mom for translation. - Why me?
He say his mom could translate the plank?
Find out who she is.
- How are we going to find Ben? - l don't know.
- Hold it! Who are you? - We work here.
- lDs. - Here. We were told to evacuate.
[Riley] l don't know what's going on.
- My car's parked... - One second l'm reading...
- Special section for... - ...a book, then we're rushed out...
- Go ahead. - OK. Thank you.
- Thank you for your help, officer. - Best of luck.
- [alarm chirps] - Have a good night.
[man] Hey, go to the northeast sectors...
[Riley] Start the car.
[engine starts]
Put it in gear.
- Uh-oh. - What's the problem?
lt's clear. Let's go!
We're going to jail.
[man] l want to run a check...
[grunts]
Get in! Hang on!
Mercedes SUV...
- He's in! Go! - Hang on!
[Abigail] Whoa!
OK. We can do this.
Close the barricade, lock it down!
Lock it down!
- Drive, drive, drive! - OK.
l don't think so!
Whoa, whoa!
[man] Go, go, go, go, go!
Let's go! Let's go!
[engine hissing]
That did not turn out the way it was supposed to!
- How'd they find us so quick? - l'll tell you how.
- The president is a tattletale! - Sadusky. He was there.
He knows more about the book than l thought.
How'd the president feel about being kidnapped?
He was OK.
- Dr. Appleton. - This office is closed. l'm sorry.
l do apologize for the lateness of the hour.
My name is Mitch Wilkinson.
l've got something l want you to take a look at. Just take a minute.
- You're a treasure hunter. - No, ma'am.
l'm just a man trying to make his mark on history.
Can you help me?
Um... No, l don't know that language. l'm sorry. l can't help you.
- [phone rings] - Oh, excuse me.
Yes.
Got it.
Your ex-husband's on his way up. He wants the translation.
Tell him anything but the truth. Get rid of him. His life depends on it.
Emily?
l know l'm the last person you want to see,
and l'm not comfortable either, but we need you to translate something.
- Ben sent me. He needs your help. - Yes, of course.
lf it's for Ben, of course. What is it?
Oh. Uh...
lt's in the cell phone. l'm not sure how to...
- Give it to me. - ...bring it out.
[beeping]
We know it leads to Mount Rushmore.
Yes. ''lslands... lslands of stone in a sea of grass.''
That's what the Lakota used to call the Black Hills in South Dakota.
Right.
''Find where the moon touches the earth and release the hummingbird.''
That's it?
Did it ever occur to you...? l can't believe l'm saying this.
Did it ever occur to you that l did the things l did to impress you?
No, you did it because you wanted to, and l would've done the same thing,
except one of us had to grow up and stay home and look after Ben.
Certainly wasn't going to be you.
Did it ever occur to you that l made sacrifices for us that you never did?
No, of course not.
So just go away.
Lousy tequila.
Don't feel bad. You did good.
Patrick believed every word you said.
Besides, your son would have never found the treasure anyway.
You don't know Benjamin.
Perhaps not. But then again, l have this.
A letter from Queen Victoria to the Confederate General Albert Pike?
Seems the dear old queen was partial to the Confederate cause.
This has been handed down by my family for 1 40 years.
Contains a vital piece of information. The final clue, as it were.
This piece of information is worthless without your translation of the planks.
lt's ironic, isn't it?
This all began with the burning of pages, and now it ends
with the burning of this, the final clue.
Making me the only one...
...who can find Cibola.
Get your coat.
Her translation on the second half of the planks says
- we need to find an island of stone. - Ben would have found it by now.
l don't think so.
[whistles]
How do l get to, um, this...
Hello, Mitch.
Mom...
- Wait for me. - No way. You're too slow.
l knew you'd figure out the message l gave your father.
The hummingbird was good. Let her go.
We're the ones with the firepower, and you're giving me orders.
l kidnapped the president. The FBl is on their way right now to arrest me,
and l'm sure they'll love to meet you.
They'll find us both and arrest us both.
That path doesn't lead to the City of Gold, does it?
This man has information you need. He's got a letter.
From Queen Victoria to General Albert Pike.
- How do you know that? - l read about it, in a book.
l'm afraid he's burned it.
All right... You've had me do all the work so far, why stop now?
You tell me what you know, l'll find the City of Gold,
prove Thomas Gates' innocence, you can have the treasure.
- What? - l'm going with you.
But if anyone's gonna be credited for discovering the City of Gold,
it's going to be me.
But your partners stay here, and all the guns.
What makes you think l'd agree?
Because you need that treasure. Believe me, l know.
All right, Gates. We'll do it your way.
But believe me... l don't need the guns.
- Which president? The president? - l thought it best not to tell you.
[Abigail] l still don't see anything that looks like a noble bird.
All right. Let's have it.
What did the letter say? What's the clue from Queen Victoria's letter?
''The entrance shall only be revealed under a cloudless rain.''
Figure that one out.
So we come back when it's raining?
''Cloudless.'' Could simply mean the sun.
You need a sunny day... and rain.
We need water.
Water.
Abigail.
Everybody, the water makes the rocks darker. Use the water.
Em? Water?
- What's this in my hand? Are you blind? - Good, good, good.
This is ridiculous. Are we going to water the whole thing?
That's it.
Oh! That's it. l found it. Over here! Found it! Over here!
Look at this!
lt's an eagle.
- Look at that. lt's an eagle. - There it is.
- ''The noble bird...'' - ''Will give you passage.''
- Uh-huh. Now what? - We need to join hands,
and in a noble manner, pass over the bird.
- [Patrick] lt indicates direction... - [Riley] Somehow that bird...
...will rise from the rock and kind of caw...
You can stand around guessing for a while, or l can give you the next clue.
''Surrender your hand to the heart of the warrior.''
And the eagle is a symbol of the warrior.
Ben, no. Wait, wait! No.
That's probably a horrible trap. Tell him!
lt's a horrible trap.
lt would be a pity to come this far and not even try, now, wouldn't it?
l'll do it, Ben.
lt's OK.
Surrender your hand.
[screaming]
[laughing]
- l am sorry. l... l couldn't resist. - You!
lt, uh... feels like a latch.
[crackling]
Look at this.
All right, good. Let's go.
[Emily] Oh!
Ben, look at this.
Oh, that's beautiful!
- Patrick. Patrick! - [Abigail] Ben, what is that?
[Ben] Appears to be a counterweight to hold the door open.
- [Riley] What is that sound? - [groaning]
[Emily] Fascinating.
[Riley shouting]
- [gasping] - Ah!
Ben!
[Riley] Sorry.
- You OK? - No.
Get up.
lt's locked.
- Patrick, what have you done? - Some kind of a bolt. l didn't do it.
Only one way out of here now.
Forward.
[Emily gasps] Oh!
Never seen so many relics.
So beautifully preserved.
Looks like we're going to be moving some rocks.
- There's a tunnel back in through here. - Guys, look at this.
lt's a little golden man.
Look. lt's got a tiny little torso. Look at that. lt looks like...
[shouting]
- Ben! - Ben!
Move back! Move back! All of you! Other side!
Back up! Back up!
Ah!
Riley, move forward! Move forward!
No, back up, back up.
- What you want me to do? - Stop! Stop!
We have to balance our weight to even this thing out.
- We'll find 'em. - What are we gonna do?
Figure something out. Tell you what we're going to do.
- No, l'll tell you. - No. l'll tell you!
No, l'll tell you! There's that passageway.
You go, pull those stones out, because that leads somewhere.
That is a good idea.
[Wilkinson] There's nothing. Just a big old black hole.
[Abigail] Ben, look! There's a ladder.
- l mean, what's left of a ladder. - Toss me the light.
Riley. Move slowly to that corner. No! Wait. Just...
- As l move to this corner. - OK.
One step at a time. Good.
lf we can raise this corner, l think l'll reach it.
[shouting]
- Stop! Red light! - You're not helping!
l can get up there just as easy as you.
Just stop.
- Guys! - lt's three against one here.
l ain't going last, and if l'm not going last, l might as well go first.
Look!
What's it gonna be?
We'll do this your way.
[creaking, rumbling]
The rest of us, on my count of three, all move together.
One step at a time.
One, two, three.
- You ready? - Go.
[grunting]
Ah!
[Ben] Mitch, what do you see?
ls there a way out?
What's up there, Mitch?
[both grunting]
Em?
- Are you all right? - Just promise me he's gonna be OK.
All right.
Let's go.
Mitch! Come on!
- l've been doing the math here, and... - l know.
We're gonna have to leave one person behind.
[Riley] Promise you'll come back for me.
l can do the math too.
- That makes you next. - l'll go last.
''No, we'll figure something else out.'' ''We need you there. Please, Riley.''
[laughs]
l'm just kidding. Go.
OK...
[rumbling, creaking]
- One... two... three! - Go!
Oh!
- What are you doing? - Nothing.
Uh!
l can't get it.
Just go! Go now! Go!
- All right, ready? - Now!
Ah!
Riley! Hang on!
OK. Mitch, the idol. OK, Ben. We found a gold idol here!
We can roll it over to offset your weight!
Then roll it!
[Abigail] Here it comes!
[Riley] Come on, Ben!
Here! Give me your hand!
[Abigail] Ben!
Thanks, Riley.
Why couldn't a girl see me do that?
- You all right? - You're OK. You're OK. You're OK.
So... forward.
- What is this? - [running water]
Oh! Oh! Oh!
Oh!
Put your light over there.
What are you doing?
[grunts]
[Riley] l can't see anything! ls this it?
lt's oil!
lt's a dead end! There's no way out!
We have to turn back!
OK.
No. No, Patrick, this is crazy.
OK.
l got it!
l got you! l got you!
[both shouting]
[gasping]
[laughing]
[Abigail] There's no forward!
lt's not forward, it's down!
All this water has to go out somewhere. Otherwise, it'd be filled up.
Help me turn this wheel!
[Wilkinson] The water's going down.
lt is... Em.
Em. Em.
Ben! Hey!
Dad! We found it!
- Thomas was right! - No, you were right!
Sorry l smeared your great-great granddaddy's good name.
Seemed like the only way to get you in on the hunt.
But this was a chance for the Wilkinson family to make its mark on history,
to find the City of Gold, to be remembered.
[gurgling, bubbling]
What happened to you? Your father was worried sick about you.
She was frantic. She was frantic.
Dad, coming through, did you happen to see...?
Stop it. Coming through, did you see any branches that could lead out?
No, it's all blocked. You can't even get back to the big, round stone door.
Where's your mother going?
[Emily gasps]
Sweetheart. Sweetheart. Have a look at this.
- What? - Look.
This is gonna unlock the Olmec language.
lt's gonna give us incredible insight into pre-Columbian history.
Oh! [laughs]
[Patrick] Em?
- You happy? - Oh, yeah.
- Ben! Look at this! Look! - Oh, yeah.
That's where they slit the throat, cut the heart out.
[laughs]
[banging]
- What was that? - Listen.
[banging]
Ah!
l tried to find a way out. All those portals are blocked off!
l'm telling you, all this water goes out somewhere. We'll find it.
Ben, there's a current!
Follow it! There's got to be a central drain!
lt's under us. Right here!
Come on!
Let's go! Get in there!
The water's rising too fast!
Let's get that door open so we don't all drown!
Ben, it slopes down! lt's a drainage tunnel.
lt fills with water when you open the door!
We need to find something to stick under it to keep it open!
No, if it's open, this tunnel will stay flooded.
We've got to get to the other side and close the door.
Patrick, Emily, go!
- No. - No!
No!
Mitch, we got to be on the other side of that door!
Nobody leaves unless l say so.
That door is not gonna stay open by itself.
We both know what has to happen here.
One of us keeps the door open and stays behind.
l vote Mitch.
This isn't a democracy.
[grunting, shouting]
Stop! l'll stay! l'm staying. Look. Look!
See? l'm right here! l'm staying!
l'll tell everybody how this is going to go.
You and me are going to open that door. Anybody tries to leave before me,
l drop the door, we start this all over again!
Try any funny business, l guarantee you people are going to get hurt!
l won't! You have my word. Just let her go.
Ben, no, we're not leaving without you.
[Ben] Abigail.
You make my parents leave. You make my parents leave.
- No! - Let's go!
Let's go, please! Patrick, Emily, he's trying to save our lives.
Please, come on.
Push, Ben!
The current's too strong!
- l'm ready! - lt's all yours!
Ah!
Mom!
- [straining] - Hang on!
Hold your breath!
Ah!
We got to get Ben out of there!
lf l'm stuck in the door, it stays open,
both rooms fill up, and we all drown!
- Open the door! l'll get you out! - The current's too strong!
l open the door, you'll be washed down!
l'll get you out!
l found the City of Gold! l found it!
And no one will ever know?
We can figure this out! We can all get out!
lt's not a puzzle! No more puzzles, Ben!
We're all going to die, or it could just be me!
- Tell them l found it! - Don't quit!
- [straining] - Mitch!
Ah!
Thank you.
- We haven't officially met. l'm Riley. - [Emily] Oh, hi.
Sir! lt's for you.
Sadusky.
- l have my proof. - Ben!
We were just talking about you. Ready to turn yourself in?
Not quite. We found the City of Gold.
Doesn't matter. You still committed a federal crime.
Stop. Stop it.
- Mr. President? - Craig, give us a minute.
Sir, for your information, this is the man who kidnapped you.
As l recall, we were exploring a hidden tunnel,
and a door closed accidentally, and this man saved my life.
Yes, sir.
- Gates. - Sir.
For the record, after centuries of exploration, on this day,
you have brought honor to your country and your family.
You've done this country a great service. l thank you.
- Thank you. - Craig.
l thought you might want to take a look at tomorrow's headlines.
Tomorrow?
Thank you, sir.
All of you, along with Emily and Patrick Gates
will get credit for this discovery.
And Mitch Wilkinson, sir.
- ls that right? - lt's true, sir.
Ben, l am curious about that favor l asked you.
Any report regarding what's on page 47?
l believe l can help with that, sir.
- So it's good. - Life-altering, sir.
What's on page 47? Are you talking about the Book?
What book?
[Emily] Be very careful with that. ls that distilled water you're using?
- Yes. - Have you catalogued all of this?
- No, ma'am. - You haven't?
Excuse me? Excuse me, sir? Are you cataloguing this?
You should've been there when we picked out our first couch.
Excuse me.
Hey, you're that guy... The treasure hunter guy, right?
No, actually, the guy you're thinking of is somewhere over there.
No. You're him. Riley Poole. l recognize you from your book.
- Will you sign it? - [crashing]
OK.
Thank you.
So, um, the tea tables...
Yes, l'm going to have the movers bring them to you next week.
l was going to say you can keep them.
And maybe you could...
...come and move back in with me.
- No. You used the word ''so.'' - So?
So, when you say ''so,'' it means you're angry.
Sometimes. And then sometimes it doesn't.
lt's sort of like a puzzle.
And you're so good at puzzles. l'm sure you'll figure it out.
So...
[sighs]
[engine starts]
l love this car.
- [tires screech] - [crashing]
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