Come on, hurry up.
Over here.
Ah, you!
Come on, put your back into it.
Yes.
Good.
At last, the scrolls.
Yes.
And again.
You can't park here.
Look, sir, i... i'm sorry but you can't park here.
Sydney fo x.
Professor fo x. I need to see you.
I need to see you, now.
Do i dismiss ballet class, or do you?
Who'd you think you are and what gives you the right to barge in like...
this gives me the right. Derek lloyd, u sgi.
Government intelligence, section 9.
What's this about?
- Is this what i think it is? - H alf of it.
Paris seltzes scrolls.
That's right. And you are going to help me find the other scroll...
before anybody else does.
Arthur stanton, businessman, industrialist tycoon. One of those...
entrepreneurs that always teetered on the brink of bankruptcy.
During the war, he built tanks.
Problem is, he didn't care who he sold them to.
Allies, fascists, gouged them both.
When the war was over, the us indicted him as a profiteer.
Where do the scrolls come in?
H e needed money. H e also had a passion for gold.
Ah, the promise of alchemy.
Transmutation: Turning base metals into gold. H e was last seen in austria...
where he and the paris seltzes scrolls disappeared about the same time.
I can't believe he found the paris seltzes scrolls.
N o one believed in them back then. They were thought of as quackery.
N ow they do.
Modern science is not beyond the realms of possibilities, miss fo x.
If they discover the formula.
Stanton wound up in peru where he couldn't be extradited. H e built a villa.
Paris seltzes scrolls never turned up... until recently.
I don't think we're supposed to hear this.
Guys like that don't just tell people things, n igel.
The rest you'll find out on a need-to-know basis.
Right now, all you need to know is you're coming with me.
And if i say no?
You want. If the formula works, it could impact the whole world.
N obody knows that it does.
N obody knows that it doesn't.
I'll pick you up at fourteen hundred hours.
- I was looking for my contact lens. - You don't wear contacts, claudia.
Are you sure?
Oh.
Derek lloyd seems to check out. Works in the pentagon...
u sgi like he said.
I can't believe i met a real live mole.
Claudia, i'm expecting a phone call from a friend of mine at the pentagon.
H e's out in the field somewhere.
You know a mole, too?
You know that besides looking for a way to make gold...
the alchemists were also seeking eternal youth?
Ooh, my kind of people.
Look, it's almost time, claudia. Listen to me. This is very important.
Okay.
N o matter where i am or what i'm doing, when my friend calls...
you track me down. Do you understand?
- Gotcha. - No, this is very important.
He is going to be able to verify some things for me. Write it down.
I already said gotcha.
- Okay. Let's go. - Right.
You know, i worry about you out there sometimes, n igel.
- Take care of everything. Everything. - Right.
- Didn't think you'd be on time. - I'm full of surprises.
- Where is he going? - With us.
- N o, he's not. - H e's my assistant.
- Then he'll assist you somewhere else. - H e goes wherever i go.
N ot this time, miss fo x. There is no need for him to know. Let's get going.
H e goes or i don't.
Anything happens, the u nited states government will cover you.
You're important to the mission. He is not.
Just exactly where am i not going?
I'm here to meet a contact that's going to lead us to stanton's villa.
Anything happens, stay out of it.
- Conaco. - Hello, derek.
Specialty of the house.
There must be some mistake. We didn't order these. I can't drink this.
- Are you sure, señor? - N ot really.
It's a way of greeting new customers.
That's very charming, sydney, but this isn't a drink, it's a zoo.
You have to drink it. It's an insult if you don't.
- You like? - Very much.
It's very good. Subtle, yet big. I mean bold.
Enjoy, señor.
We had a deal, c onaco.
Not anymore.
I want to... renegotiate.
Fifteen hundred more, not a penny over that. Take it or leave it.
It's a... how do you say it? A down payment.
Another thousand.
H ey, where are you going? H ey, we had a deal.
- Tell me where it is. - Alright.
- H e said we should stay out of it. - They'll kill him.
- Where'd you learn that? - Ballet class.
Duck!
Up on the jeep, up on the jeep!
We're on our own.
Come on, come on!
Damn.
- Where are we going now? - You'll know when we get there.
It's no accident that tree fell the way it did.
N o, it's not. We're being watched.
Really? You sure? We're in the middle of nowhere.
Oh, i'm sure.
Maybe you're right.
Put your hands up.
- Where are you going, gringos? - Stanton's villa, huraco.
You must be muy loco.
And just why is that?
Because it's no man's land. There's a war going on, gringos.
- This whole area is booby-trapped. - Booby-trapped?
H ow far is it?
About three clicks. You'll never make it.
We'll take our chances.
H ow far is a click? Oh, never mind.
I tell you what, señor.
I could use a little help moving this tree out of the way.
I'm sure you can, señor.
Probably... my mother.
- Hello? - Nigel.
Yes, what is it?
You know this guy with the gun? Derek lloyd?
Claudia, i can't talk to you now.
I've got some bad news.
- What is it? - He's dead.
- Who is? - Derek lloyd.
Claudia, this is no time to...
n o, that guy from the pentagon called, sydney's friend.
H e left a message.
That... that's impossible. You must've misunderstood.
N o, i didn't. I wrote it down, just like sydney told me to.
- What did he say? - H e said... derek lloyd is dead.
What?
H e was murdered three days ago by another agent.
N igel? N igel?
Back in the jeep.
- You all right? - Yeah, fine.
Vamos.
C ould be a shift in the entire balance of power.
Money markets flooded, world's economy is destabilised.
Damn.
What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost.
- I have. That's not derek lloyd. - What?
- Derek's dead. - Then who is he?
Who knows?
That call was from claudia. Your friend from the pentagon called...
derek lloyd was killed three days ago by another secret agent.
Stay calm. Don't let on. Just do what he says.
But he's crazy.
All the more reason not to confront him.
We can't afford to let those scrolls fall into the wrong hands.
He's a murderer.
He won't try anything. He needs us to find the scrolls.
He needs you. He doesn't need me.
True, but i need you. Once we find the scrolls, will figure something out.
Right now, this is bigger than just another relic.
Right.
Okay.
Fix ed, huh? Just like that?
- On foot. - What?
Can't be more than two clicks from here.
H ow far is a click, again? Oh, wait a minute.
I can call for help. You're choking me.
Take your hands off of him.
You place a call with a cell phone and it could be traced.
You really want everyone tracking our position?
We've wasted enough time. Start walking.
So. How is it that you've come to work for us gi?
- That's a long story. - Long walk.
N eed-to-know, professor fo x, need-to-know. Drink?
N o, thanks.
You get dehydrated, you could get delirious.
H ow much further is it?
For you? Maybe just a matter of feet. There are land mines everywhere.
Don't worry, you'll be all right. Stay on my tracks.
My feet is sore, my throat is parched...
stop!
Whatever you say. I won't complain any more, i promise.
N o, i mean stop.
Don't move, don't take another step, don't even breathe.
You're standing on a land mine.
You lift your foot and you will die.
Well... well... mum...
okay, n igel, don't move. We need a rock.
With you.
I'm going to slide my knife between your boot and the pin.
When i say three, you step off. Do you understand?
Okay,
one...
two...
- must have been a dud. - Close.
- You can let go now. - What if i say no?
You won't.
We've got to stay off the roads. This way.
It shouldn't be much further.
I don't know how many clicks i've got left in me.
We get in, we get out, we do it all very quickly.
H ow can you be so sure the place is abandoned?
H ector assured me.
You know that paris seltzes put the formula on two scrolls, light and dark...
and magnetised the back with iodestone so they clamped together.
No one ever heard of that before he did it.
Show yourself.
- Whoever did that saved my life. - And was a crack shot.
Maybe we should save this for dinner.
In the meantime, let's get moving. We're being followed.
This way.
Okay, real simple: We get in, we get the scrolls, we get out.
I thought you said this place was empty.
Must have just moved in. This complicates things.
Looks like most of them are heading out on patrol.
Good. Good, let's move a little closer. Follow me.
N o, you don't need to kill him. H e didn't do anything to you.
Lose the guns, n igel, you're making me nervous.
Let's go, come on.
Looks like the place has been looted.
Looks like they took almost everything.
Well, let's hope not everything.
War mask, fourth century. U sed to chase away evil spirits.
Doesn't look like it worked.
There's got to be more to this place. These are his living quarters.
There's got to be a lab of some kind.
What are you doing?
This was covered up.
A...
r...
t...
arthur.
Why would he write his name on tiles on the floor?
- And why his first name? - Doesn't make sense.
H as to be a code of some kind.
Maybe it's a switch or a lever.
- The plaque. - What plaque?
For paris seltzes, what is the symbol for gold?
On the periodic table of elements, it's a...
u.
Look at this. All in search of a formula.
N ot! I could shoot it out of your hands, but i'm a lousy shot.
You're the one that killed the snake.
Sydney, she's a rogue agent. All she wants are the scrolls.
I'm here to save you and to take him into custody.
She's lying. Check her, i guarantee you she is wearing a tracking device.
There'll be more coming, trust me.
- Check her, n igel. - What?
See if she's wearing a wire.
Sorry.
N igel.
N igel!
Standard practice in the field. H e knows that.
We know you're not derek lloyd.
I had to assume another identity. It was a matter of survival.
H e killed derek lloyd. Go with him and he'll eventually kill you, too.
I am telling you the truth.
H e is lying. H e doesn't care about the scrolls.
She is right. I could care less about the scrolls.
The only thing i care about is that they don't fall into the wrong hands.
I have a job to do. Derek had a job to do.
H e is going to kill you once he gets the scrolls.
She did save your life and, well, he... he saved mine.
If you're trying to save our lives, why did you wait so long?
N o, there's always a court martial. Put her with the others.
Wrong choice, sydney.
Move.
You don't know what you're dealing with.
You're going to talk. I need to know. I need to know. I want answers...
and i want them now. Who are you and how do you know her?
My name is richard watson. She's my superior at the agency.
Derek and i were assigned to secure the scrolls when derek found out...
she was trying to steal them. She killed him. I was next.
Why take derek lloyd's identity?
For a while nobody knew he was dead but her.
When she cancelled my access to the agency, i needed his to survive.
Derek was my best friend.
Sixteenth century incan, used for burial ceremonies.
What's that behind the shelves?
Talk about a love of gold.
H e did it. H e turned himself into the thing he loved most - gold.
I don't think so.
What are you doing?
It's just a casket, made of solid gold.
H e didn't bury the scroll with him.
Let's go.
All right, there are two halves to the paris seltzes scrolls.
That's right, light and dark, like yin and yang.
- You have the light side. - Sun god.
So we're looking for the other half, the dark side. The dark side.
What's that?
I don't know. Like some sort of damper that soaks up all the light.
It's a black hole.
Chamber of darkness.
Entering the gold room must have opened the dark side.
Ouhh!
- You're... you're going in there? - I have to.
Wait.
Here.
I'ii... i'ii... i'll just stay here.
Can you see anything? Guys?
There it is.
Solar eclipse. Total darkness.
H ere, let me see that.
C ome on.
Sydney, we've got to move. N ow.
Sydney, come on.
Are you all right? Blimey.
Let's get out of here before we have company.
H ello, richard.
I'll take them now.
You backed the wrong guy, sydney.
Oh, i don't think so.
Come on.
Nigel!
Wow.
N ot bad.
You guys enjoying the show?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
You better watch your back.
Swipe the scrolls.
- Court martial? - Better idea.
You know, i can't believe you do this for living.
Funny, i was going to say the same thing to you.
So what are you going to do now?
I don't know. I can't go back to the agency.
Take an early retirement, i guess.
Besides, i don't think i'm cut out for this line of work anymore anyway.
Oh, i don't know about that.
N o, i do. You remember i had a chance to kill turley and i didn't?
Don't tell me you wish you had?
N o. Just the way i've been trained. Kill or be killed.
What a horrible way to live.
Actually, it's not. It's the only way. You only get to make one mistake.
But now that i have a new-found conscience...
i'll probably get myself killed.
What if you stay here? Fix up stanton's villa?
I'm sure you could hire yourself out to one side of the war or the other.
Maybe i will.
What about these? What are you going to do with these?
Turn them over to the government.
You sure about that?
I mean, what if the formula really works?
What are they going to do with them?
N ot my need-to-know.
Oh, no? Then whose need-to-know is it?
Remember what happened when they split the atom.
What are you suggesting?
Well, scrolls only work together.
And since you found one and i found one...
and we'll probably never see each other again...
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