Relic Hunter s02e06 Episode Script

Relic Hunter (PAL) You sent for me, father? It is a dark time for our people And a dangerous time to be king.
My wounds are mortal And I don't want you to suffer a similar fate.
I understand.
You must hide the roma crown.
One day, a roma who is destined to be king Shall return to claim the crown.
But how will he find it? Fortune will guide him.
Now, go, hurry.
(claudia:)sydney? Mmm hmm.
You've got a collect call from bucharest, romania.
A garrett burke.
He says it's important.
Garrett? (operator:)collect call.
Do you accept the charges? Yes, I accept the charges.
(operator:)go ahead, sir.
(garrett:)syd'.
I haven't heard from you in two years And you have the nerve to call me collect? I'll apologize when I see you.
Right now, I'm in a bit of a bind.
What's the matter? The vulture.
The vulture? Listen, sydney, I'm on the trail of an incredible relic.
I mailed you something.
I want you to hold onto it until Garrett? (wheels squealing, impact sound) Garrett! Garrett, Hello? Please, please let me through.
Excuse me, I'm a doctor.
You're too late.
I got rid of them.
He's dead.
Hello? (sydney on phone:) garrett? Hello? Hello, is anyone there? Hi.
Oh, hi.
(sydney:)claudia, is that It's only nigel.
Hi.
Well, this is a nice welcome home, isn't it? A little too sentimental for my taste, But appreciated nonetheless.
Sorry.
We're waiting for the mailman.
It's past twelve already.
You know he's always late.
Should complain to the university.
Oh, good idea, nigel.
Tick off a postal worker.
(door opening) (claudia:)bills, bills Bucharest.
Let's see.
(claudia:)what is it? Tarot cards.
Let me see them.
These are authentic gypsy cards.
I believe the word "gypsy" is politically incorrect.
The correct term would be "roma".
There's no note.
Nothing else in there.
Why would he send me tarot cards? What was he doing in bucharest? He must've been close to finding a relic If that vulture guy got him.
Vulture guy? (sydney:)a relic hunter's worst nightmare.
His mo is to stalk you, swoop in, Steal the relic without doing any of the work.
Hence the name.
Have you ever seen him? No one has who's still alive to tell about it.
Now, we can add garrett burke to the list.
Garrett burke is dead? (claudia:)do you guys realize what these are? It's a penala de cobre.
I've only ever heard about this deck.
They are so old.
(claudia:)look, each one's got a different handpainted design on the back.
What? I've got hobbies.
(claudia:)on very special occasions, A powerful fortune teller would make these cards, Dipping them in snake's blood And then setting them out under a full moon.
I've never seen her so excited About anything other than, what? Shoes? Unfortunately, one of the major arcana cards is missing: The wheel of fortune.
I had no idea you knew so much about tarot.
You think I leave key decisions like who to date And what to wear up to chance? Look, syd', these cards have fallen Into your hands for a reason.
It's like garrett's calling to you from the grave.
What's he saying? Just how much do you know about tarot? A lot.
A lot, a lot.
Then what do you say we answer garrett's call? Doesn't make any sense.
A man who navigates ancient tombs And booby-trapped jungles steps off a curb And gets hit by a truck? He was being chased? He's been chased before.
What was he doing here in this part of town on this street? (sydney:)what's open around here? (nigel:)what about that book shop? (sydney:)it looks right out at the street.
(nigel:)maybe somebody saw something.
(sydney:)let's find out.
Ooh, crystal ball.
Doesn't look like there's anybody in.
Wonder what the sign says.
It says, "I'll be back in an hour.
" may I help you? Yes, we're looking for some information About a friend of ours that died in a traffic accident.
Ah, just the other day.
He was hit by a truck right here on the street.
You saw it? It was so upsetting.
He had been in my shop not 10 minutes earlier.
Really? Do you remember what he was looking for? Books about romani, especially anything regarding The legendary lost crown of the roma king.
Did you have any? Unfortunately, only in old romanian dialect.
I could've done a translation.
The whole book would have taken so long.
I found an english version and he waited While I ordered a copy from london.
It should be arriving today.
I shall have to return it.
No, I'll take it.
What time do you expect it in? Our postal service is most undependable.
We know the feeling.
My name is nadia.
Tell me where you're staying and I'll call you When the book comes in, yes? We're around the corner at the royal moldavian hotel, under fox.
Think I'll check the local bars, See if garrett talked to anyone.
He could never keep anything to himself After a couple of drinks.
Why don't you check around garrett's hotel? See what you can find out.
Okay.
As for me, unless "versace" means something Totally different in romanian, I will be You'll be back at the hotel.
This is a business trip, claudia.
I need you to call the university And make sure everything's running smoothly with my classes.
Where are the cards? What are you talking about? The tarot cards you got from garrett burke.
Who? Don't play dumb.
I know who you are.
You killed garrett.
Mr.
Burke should learn to look both ways.
(nigel:)let's compare it to the map.
I knew sydney got these for a reason.
Look at this.
The danube and the andes Just like that painted line on the cards.
And this one looks like a city.
It's buildings and a statue and bridges.
Right where bucharest is on the map.
My god, what happened to you? I just met the vulture.
And you're all right? Yeah, but he knows we've got the cards.
What'd you find out? Well, the cards form a map.
Painted on the back of the major arcana, or face cards.
I pieced them together like a jigsaw puzzle.
It was like there was something outside of my body guiding my hands.
Look, I know it sounds crazy, But this map will lead us to a roma relic of awesome power, I mean, maybe even the crown itself.
Sydney, I can feel it.
What about the card that's missing? It's the wheel of fortune.
What's there on the real map? (nigel:)mount pentruk.
This all makes sense.
I was speaking to the concierge this morning.
He said on the day that garrett died, He hired a car, to birak.
Birak is a small village at the base of mount pentruk.
Then that's where we're going.
If you're right about the crown, The vulture won't be far behind.
Wait.
The book, it came in.
Great.
Are you leaving? Just to birak.
We'll be back in a few days.
Glad I caught you then.
(claudia:)bye.
Bye-bye.
(sydney:)bye.
(nigel:)bye.
This is it.
This is what? As far as I go.
Why? Because it is.
Where's birak? About eight kilometres.
You are kidding.
Why didn't you tell us that back in bucharest? Because you wouldn't have gotten into the cab.
Nigel, what happened to english chivalry? I told you to pack lightly.
I did.
What's the matter? Keep walking.
We're being watched.
Watched? By what? Who are you? What are you doing? We're tourists headed to birak.
Who are you? Tourists, in birak.
Yes.
Oh, is that the time? We should Stop.
Birak is too far to go on foot.
We'll manage.
Nothing will be open.
Please, accept our hospitality.
We would put you up for the night if you like.
That's very kind of you.
Thank you.
Oh, god.
Well? I see romance.
You will meet him soon.
Can you tell what he looks like? He has a great height, olive skin, good looks.
Tall, dark and handsome.
Is he rich? He's your destiny.
I see him leading you to that which you seek.
Good.
It's very kind of you to be so hospitable.
Our people know what it is like to be Without a safe place to stay.
So tell me, What are you tourists doing in birak? I'm a college professor.
We're here doing research on nomadic cultures.
Oh, we have a long history of migration.
Our ancestors came from hindustan.
Yes, I understand a great many have settled here in romania.
Actually, I'm particularly intrigued By a place near here called mount pentruk.
We were planning a visit as part of my research.
There's nothing up there.
Nothing? Only the ruins of castle lazlo.
Don't mind them, they are just superstitious.
Some consider it bad luck to utter the lazlo name.
Why? Because the lazlos were once the roma royal family Until a curse befell them.
Eleven of twelve children died within two years.
Adrian's back.
Adrian's back! Good to see you.
Oh, you're good.
It's good to see you.
Emil, You don't look happy to see me.
Should I be? You abandoned your people to seek your fortune elsewhere.
Why did you bother to come back? I don't know.
Somehow, I just felt like it was time.
What are you doing? Sh.
Poor nigel.
Did you see the expression on his face When he found out he was staying in the men's tent? He was just Claudia? Hi, there.
Adrian, right? Uh huh.
I'm claudia.
Claudia.
You seem to be the big man on campus.
You sound American? What are you doing out here in the romanian countryside? Looking for you.
Oh, really? You sound surprised.
You're very unusual for an american.
If that's what you think.
Yes.
And beautiful.
Do you believe in fate, adrian? More than you know.
We were meant to meet, according to the tea lady.
Your friends, they believe in fate? Yeah.
Don't tell me they also came to have their fortunes read.
No.
Look, I know I can trust you.
I'm here with my boss, sydney.
We're tracking down a missing wheel of fortune card From an ancient tarot deck.
In birak? Castle lazlo.
Many superstitions that surround that old place.
Have you ever been there? I'm one of the few who has.
(claudia:)well, we have no idea where it is.
Do you think you could help us? Tell me about the cards.
They're a real penala de cobre, hundreds of years old, With beautiful handpainted designs on the back.
No, no, that That is impossible.
Only roma royal family possess such cards.
Yeah, well, sydney's got a deck.
She got them from a friend who died, But who brought me here to meet you.
You are right.
I am? Yes, fate has brought us together.
And tomorrow, I will guide you to castle lazlo.
What about tonight? We have to get our rest.
My god, he is the hunkiest man I have ever met.
And so easy to talk to.
Easy to talk to? You didn't happen to tell him Why we're here, did you? I I might've mentioned the tarot cards And the lost crown.
Claudia, you told a total stranger? Not just a total stranger, A tall, dark and handsome stranger, Like the one the fortune teller said Would lead us to that which we seek.
Claudia, you can't just go trusting a man you met Through a cup of tea leaves.
(claudia:)can't you see? It's fate, the destiny of the tarot.
And he said he'd take us to mount pentruk in the morning.
(snoring) You all right? Someone tried to take these.
Think it was him? Good morning.
(sydney:)what's the gun for? Wolves.
I bet you're a crack shot, too.
Let's go.
Before we do, there's something I'd like to get straight.
Which is? Why you offered to guide us to the castle.
I just wanted to help.
Wouldn't happen to have anything to do With the tarot cards claudia mentioned, does it? Please, accept my apologies.
When we find the coward who attacked you No need to go that far, emil.
Well, it's not a great distance But it's a difficult hike so we should get going Before the sun rises.
Thousand blessings on your journey.
Good luck.
(sydney:)steady, nigel.
(nigel:)right.
(adrian:)watch your foot for fallen branches.
There, castle lazlo.
Sydney, look, the wheel of fortune.
We're getting closer, I can feel it.
The lazlo family coat of arms.
You know your tarot arcana well.
That's just one of the many things That you'll learn to love about me.
The style is very similar To the tarot pack that garrett had.
You think there's a connection? (adrian:)the lazlo family used to live here With descendants of the great roma king Who hid the crown What are you thinking, sydney? (sydney:)have a look at these, adrian.
The penala de cobre.
These must be the cards of legends.
Years ago, as a young boy, I became lost on a hunt.
Somehow, I found my way here to the castle and, Despite the superstitions, I spent the night Sheltered among the ruins.
Perhaps this is why I've returned home.
The hand of fate is guiding me as it did When I was lost years ago.
Come, I will show you where I've seen an image Of a card like this.
Come.
I wouldn't turn my back on him just yet.
(adrian:)this way.
It was 20 years ago in the fog.
The opening may be covered over by now.
No, wait.
Here it is, look.
What'd I tell you? It is safe.
Come.
(claudia:)you spent the night in here? (nigel:)meet the lazlos.
(sydney:)lively bunch.
There it is.
Look.
It's not something a child's mind can forget.
The rendering is amazing.
(sydney:)this card isn't aged and weathered Like the rest of the painting.
(nigel:)over time, one would expect the pigmentation To separate in this humidity.
It's covered in wax.
To preserve it from the elements? (nigel:)but why just that one spot on the painting? (claudia:)because there's something underneath it? Because it's the real card.
(claudia:)there's writing on this card.
(adrian:)"from the wheel, your destiny lies three west and one south.
" Three west -- one, two, three -- one south.
(adrian:)the death card.
No way I'm going there.
No, but death when combined With the wheel sometimes means inheritance.
The crown? It's amazing, one card missing And the rest of the pack was worthless.
What's on the back of old death? Bucharest.
The crown is back there? Where are we going to find the crown in such a huge city? There's something else written on this card.
(adrian:)"at the feet of angels, The crown awaits the true king's return" There's more, but it's in an old dialect, One I don't recognize.
The feet of angels.
In bucharest? The feet of angels, death, fate (nigel:)wait a minute.
I was reading something last night.
The old pauper's cemetery was run By the sisters of mercy of the angels.
Yes, many of my ancestors were buried there.
So the crown of the true king Is buried in a cemetery.
Down.
You all right? Just hit my shoulder.
He's coming for us.
We're trapped.
(claudia:)we'll be buried with the lazlos.
Not if we get behind him.
Behind there.
Well, how do you know that way goes out behind him? Go with the flow, nigel.
Adrian, cover me.
Now! He's coming closer.
Shoot.
Only have one bullet left.
One? Going to have to make it count.
(sydney:)it's the same guy that attacked me in the alley in bucharest.
(nigel:)the vulture.
(claudia:)what happened to the cemetery? (nigel:)well, this is where it's supposed to be.
Doesn't look like those statues are marking any graves.
Besides, this is a pauper's cemetery.
Those markers would be far too elaborate.
(nigel:)sisters of mercy of the angels That was the name of the pauper cemetery, too.
Excuse me, we're looking for a pauper's cemetery Somewhere on the grounds.
Cemetery? Was one here once, But was relocated to make way for the college.
What happened to the remains? Not sure.
Perhaps sister agatha could help you.
Sister agatha's office is on the first floor.
Thank you.
They did actually keep original monuments That marked the cemetery, though.
Built the college around it.
At the feet of angels.
You think the crown is hidden inside it? If only we could translate what's written on the wheel card.
The woman from the book shop, she may be able to translate.
It's worth a try.
Adrian, why don't you go with him and get the translation? What about me? Why don't you go and see sister agatha? See if she'll tell us something.
While you're doing that, I'll give our friend the once-over, See if she'll tell us any of her secrets.
I always hated catholic school.
(adrian:)sir! Sir! Sorry, I'm closed.
Come back tomorrow.
Actually, we need to speak to nadia.
There's no nadia here.
Yes, of course there is.
She works here.
Young man, I own this store, for 20 years.
I am the only one who's ever worked here.
Then who's nadia? Sister agatha? Caretaker guy? Anyone? Hello? Is anybody here? Nadia, hi.
Hi.
Where's nigel? I don't know.
You mean, you didn't come here with him? No.
Do I want to know why? Come with me and I'll tell you all about it.
(claudia:)sydney? Did you find sister agatha? (claudia:)no.
Guess not.
Put down the gun and let her go.
(nadia:)you're going to shoot me with that? Your friend didn't get the cards.
What makes you think you'll find the crown? He wasn't my friend.
In fact, I enjoyed watching you kill the competition for me.
(nadia:)I didn't have to chip a nail.
Now, give me the cards.
You don't have the relic yet.
Sydney, what are you doing? Stay right where you are.
She's not going to shoot you, claudia, trust me.
One more move and she's a dead girl.
On the count of three, claudia.
Ready? No.
Now.
Vulture? Vulture.
(nigel:)the bookstore owner gave us the translation.
It says, "when one angel gazes toward heaven And one toward hell Then you will find the crown.
" (sydney:)open it, adrian.
The roma crown.
"and the true roma king will reclaim it.
" Destiny.
I told you.
So the crown of the gypsies Was at the feet of the angel, as was told.
Welcome home, adrian.
Cut short your romanian vacation? (sydney:)we weren't expecting you for another week.
There's only so much goulash one girl can take.
You and adrian not soul mates? Until fate brings donna karen to birak, no.
Still, it was fun while it lasted.
And what about adrian? I'm sure he'll be just fine.
(phone ringing) Ancient studies.
So claudia passed up the chance to become queen of the gypsies.
(claudia:)hi, daddy.
My gold card expired.
Can I get a new one? Well, there's always a consolation prize: Princess of trinity university.
Subtitle by: Kiasuseven