Relic Hunter s02e17 Episode Script

Relic Hunter (PAL) (wolves howling) (thundering) Stop the carriage.
Stop.
Stop, I say.
(coachman:) whoa, whoa.
Why have we stopped? There is something blocking the road.
We'll be on our way in a moment.
(princess:) I can't be late For my own wedding.
(wolves howling) (rustling) (yelling) (moaning) (thundering) (horse whinnying) (growling) (screaming) (phone ringing) Professor sydney fox's office, can I help you? Vladimir bugos.
Please hold a second.
I'm out.
I am sorry, she seems (nigel:) to have stepped out.
Can I take a message? Yeah.
Okay, I'll let her know.
Thank you.
Isn't vladimir bugos the The guy who does all those wacky books? (nigel:) what was the last one called? Confessions of a No, conspiracy theories of a What was it? And your point is? Maybe he's got something important to tell you.
Like what? Like stonehenge is a board game for giants? What did he want, anyway? Well, he said he's found the golden falcon of maribor.
(cell phone ringing) Hello, sydney.
What's this about the golden falcon? (vladimir:) you'll see for yourself.
I'm sending you a fax.
History as we know it will never be the same.
(sydney:) vladimir Eastern european culture will be revolutionized.
Vladimir, listen to me.
(vladimir:) and mariborian history will cease to be a doormat To academic investigation.
Vladimir, we're buried under an avalanche Of term papers that need grading here So I'm just going to have to say that This looks like a map of 16th century carpathian mountains.
Yes, and the original is in mint condition.
Where did you get this? In the ruins of an abbey.
Does this look like a royal seal to you? (vladimir:) listen, With this map and my research With this map and my research notes, we have a shot, A real shot at finding the falcon.
If you want to know more, meet me at this site.
The directions are on the fax.
Well, wait a minute, vlad (dial tone) I hate it when he does that.
Pack your bags, nigel.
Can I help you? Yes, we're looking for vladimir bugos.
I'm afraid he's disappeared.
(nigel:) disappeared? (sydney:)when was the last time you saw him professor? (professor:)vladimir left here from moldoro a week ago.
(nigel:) have you tried calling? He's not at home and his cell phone's not working.
His last message said he'd be back here at the site yesterday.
He never showed up.
He left me this to look over.
That's the original of the map he faxed us.
He told you what he was looking for? Oh, yes.
The falcon of maribor.
Why did he give it to you? To authenticate, which I did.
Are they authentic royal seals? Yes.
Only a very few maps of the mariborian kingdom Have remained intact.
He found it in one of the walls.
Even so, did he say what the connection was Between this particular map And the disappearance of the crown princess natasha? Because, I'm sure you know, The falcon was last seen in her hands.
Yes, in 1711 on the way to her wedding.
No trace of either she or the falcon was ever found.
But no, he didn't mention the connection.
Why didn't he bring the map with him? He said that after his discovery, The map was of no importance.
What did he mean by that? I'm afraid he was being very secretive about his exact activities.
I understand that.
We all have our little secrets.
(nigel:) I have to go.
(sydney:) if we can just find our way back to the main road, I'm sure we're close.
I have to go.
Sydney! Sydney! So, did you go? You didn't set the brake, did you? I set the brake.
I don't think you set the brake.
I set the brake.
We rolled down the hill, nigel.
Well, I was in pain.
I'm just saying.
What exactly are you saying? You really want me to say it? I want you to say it.
Fine, I'll say it.
Fine.
This could've been avoided If you had gone before we left.
I can't believe you just said that.
(cell phone ringing) What? Oh, hello, claudia.
No, I'm not in a bad mood.
Ask her if she's heard from bugos.
Still nothing.
But I did find a place for you guys to crash in moldoro, The only place to crash in moldoro, actually.
(nigel:)only one? (claudia:) yeah.
It's called the wolf's hind inn.
It sounds charming.
Reservations? A few, starting with the name.
No.
Did you make us reservations? No, I couldn't get an answer And they don't have a fax so I couldn't confirm.
No reservations yet.
Well, did you at least get the address? Moldoro.
Moldoro? That's it? Yeah.
How many wolf's hind inns can there be? Well, keep trying.
If you hear from bugos, call straight away.
Sydney? Uh huh.
You do realize that moldoro is to werewolves What transylvania is to vampires.
So they say.
And legends have actually connected The princess' disappearance to werewolves.
That make you nervous? No, no, not at all.
The fact that the princess disappeared in the woods And so many other people have over the last 300 years And bugos is missing and we're going there (sydney:) nigel, a truck.
Hey! Thank god.
There are no wolves in it, are there? We're trying to get to moldoro.
Can you give us a lift? Yes, get in the back.
(nigel:)what? Come on.
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
What? Nothing.
Okay.
Ow! (nigel:) ow! Thanks.
I just hope they're all having a really bad day.
That looks like the inn there.
Looks rather inviting, doesn't it? (loud chatter) (silence) Oh, I believe somebody called ahead To let you know we were arriving.
Sydney fox, nigel bailey.
Yes.
Are you the owner? We need a room.
I I am afraid we are all booked.
Well, perhaps you could direct us to an alternative establishment.
We're supposed to be meeting a friend here, Vladimir bugos.
Professor vladimir bugos.
He reserved, but he hasn't arrived.
(door opening) I am constable dragomir divacs.
How can I help you? We just needed a room, that's all.
Unfortunately, they are all booked.
Yes, I see.
She just told us that our friend hasn't checked in yet.
We could just use his room, that's all.
Is that a problem? Vella.
Upstairs.
Welcome to moldoro.
Thank you.
(constable:)I wouldn't go out after dark if I were you.
It can be very dangerous.
Why is that? Wolves.
What did you tell them? Nothing, I swear.
(sydney:) did you see her face when I mentioned bugos? It's just a map, and nothing more.
What about all those keys behind the front desk? There's nothing out of the ordinary here.
Well, we know that bugos called from moldoro, Probably from this inn, I think from this room.
The roads are basically the same configuration as they are today.
No one's been in these rooms for a long, long time.
Did you notice all the doorknobs in the hallway? What did he mean by, "once the discovery was made" They were all covered with dust, all except this one.
"The map was of no use"? So if bugos was here, he was in this room.
If there's a hidden message, I'm not finding it.
Nigel, look! A water mark.
It's another road.
(growling) What? I thought I saw something.
What did you see? I'm not sure.
(growling) Good morning.
Vella, right? Yes.
We're interested in going for a hike in the forest.
(sydney:) we're particularly interested in the story Of princess natasha and the golden falcon.
Please, don't do that.
(vella:) it is not safe, not safe at all.
Is that what you told professor bugos? Why am I suddenly conjuring up images of the exorcist? (nigel:) the old coach road came right by here.
(sydney:) water mark map? Yeah, yeah, I copied down the instructions Just as they were written.
(nigel:) according to the water mark map, There should be a small road somewhere around here.
Nigel.
Good work.
Thanks.
(sydney:) yeah.
This way.
Oh, right.
We on track? Why am I conjuring up images Of the blair witch project? (growling) What was that? I don't know.
What do you mean you don't know? There's something out there.
(growling) Oh, my god, what could have done that? (nigel:)and who is he? I don't know.
(speaking in latin) He was a good man, vella.
You are lucky the same fate did not come to you.
I didn't realize it was vella's husband.
He knew better than to go into the woods.
It's too dangerous.
He was impetuous and he paid the price.
You were lucky, this time.
You going to investigate? There is nothing to investigate.
He was killed by wolves.
It is obvious.
I saw the markings, constable.
(sydney:)you don't really believe he was killed by wolves.
You think it was Werewolf? There is no such thing as werewolves.
Everyone knows that.
Have a nice journey.
(nigel:) thank you.
We're not going anywhere.
We haven't found our friend yet.
Your friend will never be found.
When they are missing that long in the woods, They are never found.
For you, it is only a matter of time.
We're being watched, our every move.
They want to know why we're here.
Sydney, don't you think it's time we cut our losses And got out of dodge? We've got to find bugos.
You heard what the constable said.
It's only a matter of time before we end up Like vella's husband or bugos.
We don't know that.
There is definitely something off here.
Really? What makes you say that? I think it's time we found out what the priest knows.
He is a man of god, after all.
We hope.
What do you want? Father, I need to talk to you about some things.
I am too busy.
I need to make a confession, father.
Please.
Bless you, my child.
When was your last confession? Father.
Yes? I grew up believing that you could always count On the priest to tell the truth.
Is that still the case? What is troubling you, my child? Why do I get the feeling That everything here is not as it seems? This is not a confession.
What is this town hiding? There are things here you cannot understand, Things you should not go near.
Tell me.
I must go.
(sydney:) is it about werewolves? Is that what this is all about? The devil works in many ways.
Did you know that vladimir bugos Was looking for the golden falcon of maribor? No.
I do not care what he was here looking for.
He should not go in the woods.
You should not go in the woods.
(constable:) you seem upset, father.
That woman visited me.
What did she want? What do you think she wanted? Nothing, I told her nothing.
You ought to get hold of yourself, father.
Vella, a beer.
This must stop.
It's a bit late for that, father, About 300 years too late.
It's wrong.
Maybe, but it is our destiny.
Events put in place by our ancestors ever since the day That coach came through our village.
I cannot continue this blasphemy.
You will, father, or I will bury you with the others In your own cemetery.
We've got to go back into that forest, nigel, Find bugos, find the falcon.
I suppose.
I don't want them to know we're coming this time.
We'll go after everyone's asleep.
Right.
Wait, that would mean after dark.
We're going into those woods after dark? It's the only way.
(nigel:) of course it's not the only way.
It's not the only way at all.
We could sneak out in the daylight.
Now there's a thought.
Midnight.
You could've said anything but midnight And it would've been better than midnight.
Midnight.
Back stairs.
(constable:) you did well today, vella.
You shouldn't have had to go through all that again, But it could not be helped.
I know.
Good night.
(sydney:) what did the constable mean When he said that he was sorry That vella had to go through it again? Maybe she had a previous husband that died.
What did he mean when he said, "it couldn't be helped"? There's the tree.
Huh.
(growling) What was that? Sydney? What? What? Nothing, nothing.
This is as far as we'd gotten Until we heard the screams.
This way.
Nigel.
What's wrong? The instructions end here.
It's just a hill.
(sydney:) maybe not.
What's that? A cave.
Not conjuring up any of your images, are you? Doesn't seem to be anything here.
How many times have you said that before? Well, you've got a point.
Nevertheless, it is just a cave.
No writings.
Nothing unusual about the geology.
No fissures, breaks in the wall That could lead to a An inner cavern.
Princess natasha's coach.
(sydney:) in as perfect condition today As it would've been How can that be? Nigel! Just what I was afraid of.
We must have triggered some sort of mechanism for the door.
With the coach in plain sight to lure us in.
"us"? Well, "us" in the team sense, of course.
Of course.
(nigel:) why is it here? I don't know.
But look at it, nigel, It's in perfect condition.
I know.
It's as if Not everything's in perfect condition.
Princess natasha.
(clanging) What was that? This is strange.
What is this? Bugos.
Sydney, thank god you were following me.
Look for something to pry this off with.
What happened? Well, after we talked, I set out to find the coach But I was followed.
Dragomir? And the others.
(bugos:) I came through the door, As you did, but I was trapped inside.
Let's try this.
(nigel:) stand back.
At first, when I heard your voices, I thought they had come back.
I was terrified.
Are you all right? Yes, just hungry and thirsty.
That's all I've got, a chocolate bar.
Oh, thank you.
(bugos:) how did you find this place? We got your map from professor maksimovitch And discovered the water mark map from there.
I should've known you would figure it out, sydney.
Well, I wish it was in better circumstances, But it seems we have found the princess.
Why is it so perfectly preserved? It's a ritual the villagers perform, A shrine for them.
I did some investigation when I got to the town Obviously too much as I ended up trapped in here But from what I can put together, A small group of villagers killed the princess And the coachman, trying to steal the falcon.
(bugos:) before they could find the falcon, The rest of the village found them.
Probably hung the renegades there on the spot.
But the falcon is a sacred icon and, of course, If the royal family found out what happened to the princess, Ai, they would destroy the entire village and everyone in it.
So they eliminated the evidence by hiding it.
And blamed the disappearance on werewolves.
Werewolves.
So you've seen them? (bugos:) I have seen something.
I'm not sure what it was.
But surely after The villagers can't still fear reprisal from the crown.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
You have to understand something about these people.
Up here, isolated from everything else, This village is the entire world to them.
Each generation believes whatever tales are handed down.
So they still fear that the royal family will destroy the village.
Not exactly.
Over the centuries, The story has become distorted.
It has become a curse.
The villagers now believe That they must protect the coach and the princess Exactly as she is or something terrible, Supernatural will happen to all of them.
Back to the werewolves.
Possibly.
So this coach truly has become a holy shrine to them (sydney:)that they keep polished and in perfect condition, Doing penance for the terrible deed.
A secret handed down generation after generation, Held steadfast by superstition.
It's fascinating.
So the falcon could be here as well.
(sydney:) you're right.
Most royal coaches of that era Had secret compartments built in them.
Nigel.
The floor's hollow.
That button? Here, help me.
A strong box.
So what we need now is the key.
The driver's.
No, only the princess would have access to the falcon.
Maybe she threw it out of the window.
(sydney:) with the thieves right there? It's a very small keyhole.
We're looking for a very small key.
What would I do with a very small key That I wanted to hide? Oh.
Uh oh.
It is done.
They are, all 3, in with the coach.
I don't trust this one.
She's very clever.
(sydney:) I'll bet that floor isn't the only hidden chamber in here.
There's got to be another way out of here.
Of course, the door must've been triggered By some kind of spring mechanism Which has to be hidden within these walls.
It would usually be placed right next to the door.
Look for anything that moves, anything that gives.
Whoa.
(heavy breathing) (wolves howling) (heavy breathing) (growling) (nigel:) what the? That werewolf just cursed in romanian.
That's no werewolf.
He must have been what I saw.
They used the legend to keep the secret in place.
I've seen this wolf before.
(nigel:) the villagers were just trying to scare us off, But if the werewolf was fake, What tore up vella's husband like that? The villagers.
No, they wouldn't kill one of their own so savagely Just to scare you off.
What if he was already dead? Nigel, remember when we came into town? Everyone was dressed in black.
They were in mourning.
Vella's husband was already dead.
"you shouldn't have had to go through" But it could not be helped.
They staged the entire funeral for Us so we'd go away.
(constable:) it's a shame you did not.
The falcon must be returned.
Yes, to its rightful owners.
No, the village will be destroyed.
You've been trying to keep this secret, Protecting the village for centuries And nearly destroyed it in the process.
Can't you see? Your curse is a legend, A story told by your ancestors To keep the secret, nothing more.
No, no.
You do not understand.
Why don't you explain it to us? You will not live long enough for me to be able to do so.
(speaking in russian) (growling) (priest:) it's the real werewolf.
Save yourselves.
Run for your lives.
(growling) (nigel:) sydney, do you believe in werewolves? (bugos on phone:) go to the dedications page, see what I wrote.
"to sydney and nigel".
(bugos:) the true heroes of the story.
That's sweet.
I'm only sorry that I cannot be there in person (bugos:) to deliver the message.
You must be very busy with the new princess exhibit (nigel:) opening in the museum of lubjanka next week.
Just in time for your book tour.
Yes, funny how that worked out.
Well, thanks to you, neither she Nor the falcon will ever be forgotten.
I don't see your names mentioned in here.
What? No, not even in the index.
Let me see that.
(bugos:) I didn't presume to associate the great sydney fox With one of vladimir bugos' crackpot conspiracy theories.
Vladimir! I really must be going now, sydney.
(bugos:) I've been asked to give a lecture On werewolves at the local university.
Vlad (dial tone) You hate it when he does that.
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