The Time Tunnel s01e20 Episode Script

Two American scientists are lost in the swirling maze of past and future ages during the first experiments on Americas greatest and most secret project- the Time Tunnel.
Tony ewman and Doug Phillips now tumble helplessly toward a new, fantastic adventure somewhere along the infinite corridors of time.
Wait! I am joshua, commander of the Israelites.
Who are you, and what do you want among us? We come from the future,joshua.
Rise.
Leave them with me.
The Lord appeared unto Moses and me in a cloud of dust! After that all miracles are one miracle.
But I must know if you are telling the truth.
Joshua! The warrior-prophet who brought down the walls ofjericho.
So the Bible tells us.
But are we supposed to accept the story literally? Well, there he is! Look! General, that merely proves the historical existence of a man called joshua.
All the rest could be mere legend- poetry.
Were going to see the proof before our eyes.
I always wanted to believe, and secretly doubted.
At last, Ill know.
As a scientist, I dont permit myself to believe in miracles.
Well see whether or not the walls came tumbling down.
How do I know you come from the future? And not from the King ofjericho? For five days, my soldiers have been marching around the walls ofjericho.
And the King ofjericho would give much to learn why.
We come from a time where your God is our God.
And everyone knows why.
An angel of the Lord came to you.
He commanded that your army march around jericho once each day for six days, and seven times on the seventh day.
And then the priests should blow their ramshorns as a signal for all your men to raise a mighty shout.
And the walls will fall down before them.
I have revealed that to no one.
Not even the captains who do my bidding.
I believe you.
Tell me.
Have the people within the city lost spirit? Or will they fight us to the death? We only know that you send two spies into the city to find out.
Your coming is a sign of the Lord! You are those spies.
Ready a division of soldiers to attack the south wall tonight! Yes, sir.
This is the city ofjericho.
While we divert their attention at the south wall you will steal over the north wall and begin to accomplish your mission.
But were strangers to your time and custom.
Our ignorance might endanger a mission of such consequence.
The Lord will guide you.
The Time Tunnel.
Israelites! Israelites! Israelites attacking the south wall.
! To the south wall! Hurry! Soldiers, to the walls! To the walls! - Now where? - The Bible says the two spies hid in the house of a harlot named Rahab.
Captain.
- What is your will, O High Priest? - Encourage your soldiers.
Tell them I have consulted the oracle.
- What does he say? - Almighty Khemosh assures us the walls ofjericho are impregnable! The Israelites are retreating.
Tomorrow morning, we will make an offering.
To Khemosh.
Almighty Khemosh each day, the Israelites are marching around our walls.
And the people ofjericho grow more fearful.
We beg you to accept this offering as proof that youre not angry with us.
That youll bring death to all the Israelites! Bring the sacrifice! They usually sacrifice a sheep or a lamb.
You should be proud, mistress, that your sister has been chosen by Khemosh.
Shes so young.
Almighty Khemosh we offer this young, unsullied virgin as your bride.
Bride of Khemosh may your blood bring us victory.
Sacrilege! Its like a miracle.
My prayers have been answered.
Those two strangers appearing at the last moment- It is the will of Khemosh.
Only Israelites would dare commit such sacrilege.
You defile the sacrificial virgin by the touch of your hands.
You! Youre no longer worthy of Khemosh.
Go! Take the spies to the dungeons, force them to reveal the plans ofjoshua and then hang them! By the fingers, outside the city walls.
As a lesson to all Israelite dogs.
Take him out.
After him.
! After him.
! After him! Follow me! Killer.
Savage! Take Shala to my fathers house.
Mother has wept enough.
The street ends here, Captain.
Search in the other earthenware pots.
- Nothing here, sir.
- Come on, men.
- Rahab.
- How do you know my name? Your name will be known to everyone for countless generations.
- Who is it? - It is I, mistress.
Shh! - Mistress, he is one of the Israelite spies! - I know.
You risked your life for my sister.
- Why did you come here? - They were after me.
Yours was the only open door.
- Mistress, call the guard! - Youll be safe here.
For your silence.
It isnt necessary to buy my loyalty.
It is only that I fear for your life if you harbor the Israelite spy.
Ill help you to escape.
My house is built into the city wall.
And this window looks out the wall.
Its 30 feet to the ground below, for the city is built on a hill.
When it gets dark, Ill let you down with a rope.
Im grateful to you- deeply grateful- for all your help.
But I cant leave without finding my friend.
But he was taken to the dungeon.
- Where is it? - Its beneath the palace, guarded by soldiers.
There must be some way to get past them.
Its impossible! And theyrre looking for you everywhere.
But there might be another way in.
One person would know that.
Run to my fathers house, say that I need him.
Quickly.
Rahab- Why are you doing this for me? You saved my sister from Khemosh.
Dont you believe in Khemosh? I know that the Lord has given you the land.
I have heard how he dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you came out of Egypt.
And how he exterminated the two kings who lived on the other side of thejordan.
And how all hearts are stricken with terror before him.
For the Lord, your God is God of the heavens above.
And of the Earth below.
Death can come easily, or painfully, Israelite.
Yours can be a quick and easy end if you tell mejoshuas plans.
It will be of no use to you.
Joshua will destroy you.
Your king, and your whole city! You cant stop him.
Any more than you can command the sun to stand sill.
Why are his soldiers marching around our walls? - It is Gods will.
- What God? Where is this God? Is it hidden in the Ark that his priests carry? God is spirit.
Invisible.
Everywhere.
Here too? Then why doesnt he help you? Was it this God of yours that helped the other spy to escape? Then why should he help him and not you? Who helped him to escape? Wed have caught him by now if he didntt have an accomplice here in jericho.
- Where is he hiding? In what house? - I dont know.
You lie.
I want the traitors name.
Loosen his tongue.
Stop it! Stop! Shift him, whatever the risk.
Theres no earthly chance that Tony will get to him in time.
But the Bible says that both spies escaped.
And it was Rahab who helped them.
Weve no time for Bible stories.
Dougss life is in danger now.
All Im sure of is, if Doug cracks under torture, theylll get Rahab and Tony too! - The image is drifting.
- Quick.
Get back to him.
Before its too late.
Were losing our time lock.
Hes gone.
joshuas soldiers.
This is the sixth day theyve marched around the wall.
I used to dream that someday Id hear the sound of those marching feet.
The women in the marketplace used to throw mud at me.
And their brutal husbands came here, and I had to pour their wine, and wait on them- And theyd give me a few coins for their trouble.
And I picked them up with shame and hatred.
And I dreamed that someday, thered be a day of reckoning.
When a great army would besiegejericho.
And tear down its wall.
And destroy every house in the town.
- And your house would be the only one spared.
- Yes! - Thats my dream.
How did you know that? - I read it in a book.
Called the Bible.
A book of divine revelation.
Your name is in that book, Rahab.
It says, WWhen joshua destroyed jericho oonly Rahab did he spare.
FFor in that whole city she was the only good woman.
Ill look.
- Father.
- My daughter.
Thank you, Ahza.
You may leave us.
Why did you send for me? The Israelite who saved little Shala is hiding here.
Here? What will they do to you if they find him? Father, he risked his life for us.
We must do as much for him.
Lead me to him.
Hes here, in front of you.
He has the face of a thoughtful man.
But his thoughts are strange to us.
He has the face of a man far ahead of his time.
- Can you help him? - But- My father used to be a great architect.
The king selected him to build the new palace.
When it was completed, he feared my father would reveal its secrets.
He rewarded my father by blinding him.
Now, there is no one left to support my family but my daughter, my firstborn, Rahab who sold her honor to- But he remembers all the plans of the palace.
He remembers everything.
Every passageway, secret entrance- My friend is in the dungeon.
Is there any way to get to him? Yes.
There is a way.
Go to the statue of Khemosh.
Hidden behind it is a carved lotus.
Turn it, and a door will open which will lead you to the dungeon.
Thank you.
I must go now.
May God go with you and bring you and your friend back safe.
- Ahza? - Yes, mistress? - Take my father to his house.
- No! I will stay here.
But its dangerous for you to stay here.
Its a long time since I was of use.
- Where is the Israelite? - Gone to find his friend.
Im going up on the roof.
I can watch the statue of Khemosh.
Come, Ahza.
I want to see if anything goes wrong.
Take care! The neighboring roofs are filled with eyes.
We must seem busy.
We can be spreading out the flax to dry.
Here.
Unbind this.
- Can you walk? - I think so.
- Howd you find me? - Come on.
Illl show you.
Kill him.
Mistress? Theres no point in watching any longer.
He must have been caught, or hed be back by now.
They may both be dead! - How long are we to go on look- - Ahza! Soldiers.
In front of the statue.
Keep spreading the flax.
I must leave.
- Oh, stay, mistress! Well all be killed! - Shh! Try to get them back.
The fix is still drifting.
Thats strange.
It never reacted this way before.
- Increase power by 3.
6.
- Theres no time for half-measures.
- Put it to maximum! - Ann, thats too dangerous.
Itll short out the circuits and blow us all up.
- The city ofjericho.
- I cant hold it.
Itss still drifting.
Consecrate yourselves.
For tomorrow, the Lord is going to perform wonders among you.
You will begin marching at sunrise.
And circle the wall seven times.
You must not let your voices be heard.
Nor let a word escape your lips.
Till you hear a long blast on the rams horns.
Then, all of you must raise up a mighty shout! Were losing it! Ill intensify the probe.
At last.
Theyre alive.
Can we hold them? Rahab.
Whats your hurry, Rahab? How about you give me one of those nice, ripe figs, huh? Here you go.
Help yourself, men.
Mm.
That figs given me a taste for something more.
Captain.
The king commands his army to search for the two spies.
Two spies? But one of them is already in the dungeon.
He escaped.
Is he a sorcerer, that he can pass through stone walls? - My men already fear the Israelites magic.
- Then capture those two before your armys too demoralized to fight.
It could mean the difference between victory and defeat.
Search the city, street by street, house by house and room by room.
Men! It is my mistress.
Theyre searching the city for you, house by house.
They think youre sorcerers and must be destroyed before the soldiers lose all courage.
Mistress, if they are found here, whatll become of us? - Well go.
- No, you cantt leave the house.
This window.
Its built into the city wall.
We can climb down on a rope.
Not till dark, when the guards cant see you.
My daughters right.
We will hide you.
Thank you, Father.
Ahza, watch the door.
Come with me.
You can stay here till its safe.
Rahab, youve done so much for us already.
We cant ask you to endanger yourself anymore.
Soldiers! Open up! Please.
You must hurry.
Hide behind the flax.
Ill cover you.
Open up.
! - Dont answer.
- Open up.
! Warn Rahab.
Run! Run! Open up! Mistress! The soldiers.
Theyre at the door.
- What shall we do? - Well let them in.
Open up.
! Im here, Father.
Come in, Captain.
I didnt think Idd see you again so soon.
Were here by order of the king, searching for the two Israelite spies.
- Have you seen them? - They did come to me, but I sent them away.
Search the house.
They only just left.
If you hurry, you might overtake them.
Maybe.
And maybe they are still here.
- Any sign of them? - Nothing, Captain.
- Did you see them leave? - My fathers blind.
What about you? Men! Youre losing time.
You might still catch them.
Theres no hurry.
They cantt get far.
- Theyre not up here, sir.
- Wait for me below.
Your men are waiting for you, Captain.
- Well, let em wait.
- Not here.
Sir? We searched the streets.
Were moving on.
Ill come back later.
If the spies come back, let us know! Itll be worth it to you.
The king has offered a reward for their capture.
A thousand talents of silver! The soldiers are gone.
Is it dark yet? Ahza? Ahza! Itll soon be dark enough for us to get down the wall.
- Will you be safe? - The captain cant come back until the whole towns been searched, and then it wontt matter.
Come.
Soldier? Soldier! Im Ahza, servant of Rahab.
I know where the spies are hidden.
Ill get the captain.
And I claim the reward! - Hes going to be our big danger.
- Here.
This rope is more than long enough to reach the ground.
Rahab! Rahab! Wait here.
- What is it, Father? - Is Ahza with you? - No.
Where is she? - I heard nothing.
She left without making a sound.
Ahza.
Where have you been? Why did you go out? Why do you creep in like a cat? I went to see if the soldiers had left the street.
- Youre lying.
- No, mistress.
I- I would have asked your permission, but you were busy with the men on the roof.
- You went out to warn the soldiers! - No! You did it for the reward! For the thousand talents of silver! - No! - Have I treated you badly? Have I starved you or beat you, like the other maids are? Havent you eaten the same food as I? Worn my clothes? How could you betray me? Yes! Your food, your clothes.
Yours.
! I want mine.
! They call you the lowest woman in the town.
But I am even lower than you- the servant of the harlot.
! I want what you have.
I want to be what you are and have my own servant.
Oh, forgive me! Ill lie to the soldiers when they come.
I swear it! Please! Ill deny everything! You havent a moment to lose.
When the soldiers come back, shell inform on you.
But you will have gone.
Itll be her word against mine.
Go quickly for my daughters sake, as well as your own.
Rahab.
Well telljoshua we would have been killed without your help and the help your father gave us.
And will my house be spared, as your Bible says? The Bible says, A red sash will be a sign for the invading army.
As soon as weve gone, gather your family under this roof.
Theyll be safe here with you.
Not if we dont hurry.
Get him! - Arrest that woman! - Rahab! Rahab! What is he doing to her? Get away, old man.
You know the penalty for treason.
She locked me in because I sent for you.
- Take her out.
- Remember.
The reward is mine.
I captured him.
The reward is mine.
Will you cheat me out of it? Am I to get nothing, when I earned all of it? Theres your reward.
- just a string of beads? - You want more? Here.
More? What about this? Or this? Take your hands off her! Dont be afraid, Rahab.
Were not going to die here.
It may take a miracle to save us, but a miracle will happen.
Im not afraid.
Where is your magic now, Israelite? Your armies have marched away and left you here to die.
- Theyll come back.
- When? Even now, theyre marching towards your city again.
Can you see through walls? I can read the future.
Listen! Theyll march around your city for the seventh time.
And then theyll blow their horns.
The warriors will shout, and the walls ofjericho will topple into the dust.
He is a sorcerer! He brought the army back by magic.
He must be killed at once, before he can work more evil.
Almighty Khemosh, you have proven your power and delivered unto us the spy ofjoshua and the traitorous harlot who hid him- It is ordained that they be stoned to death.
Stone them! We cant wait.
We must try to shift him.
But we dont know if Doug is still alive.
We cant transfer Tony without possibly losing Doug forever! Well, then we must try to bring Tony back through the Tunnel.
- And Rahab too.
- No.
Even if it were possible and they survived, we dare not trespass upon sacred history by bringing Rahab out of her time.
Are we to see them stoned, without even trying to- Ann, the Bible says that the two spies saved Rahab.
Here.
AAnd Rahab, the harlot, and her fathersss household,joshua spared.
And she lived among the Israelites, as do her descendants to this day.
- joshua, 6:25.
- General, dont you realize somethingss gone wrong! Whats happening to Tony and Rahab was never written.
If you wont bring them back, I will.
Now, wait.
You may kill them, instead of- What could have made that happen? Heaven knows.
Weve lost our power to save them.
The decision has been taken out of our hands.
You did well! Signal the blowing of the rams horns! Stone them! Stone them! Stone the harlot! The Israelite spy! Stone them! Stone them! Stone them! Stone them! Rahab! The miracle! Its come! The wall! The wall is going! God has appeared in a cloud of dust! Were witnessing a miracle.
A tornado is a natural phenomenon caused by a centrifugal whirlpool of wind.
Whatever creates faith is a miracle.
Tell me, old man.
Is your family here? All except Rahab and your friend.
- The soldiers took them.
- Where? To the temple, for execution.
Rahab.
No, Khemosh! No! Look, your fathers all right.
Are the transfer circuits operational? Well know in a moment.
Ill try a retrieve.
Its come true,just as you said.
Rahab.
Go to them.
Youll be safe there.
And you? Will you be with me? Yes.
Always.
- How many dead? - We have killed 12, Capitán.
That is example enough.
The rest of them will run to the hills.
We will go back to camp.
Id say, from the way hess dressed, werrre somewhere in South or Central America.
And that crossbow makes it about the 16th century.
The others look Spanish.
Theyre Spanish, all right.
Tony, if thats Cortés and his army, werre right in the middle of one of the biggest bloodbaths in history.
I must warn you now, Chief.
She will suffer great pain, unless you tell us what we want to know.
Kill them!