Relic Hunter s02e18 Episode Script

Relic Hunter (PAL) [building music.]
[speaking in french.]
Caliphat's sceptre has led you to countless victories.
With it, you can not be defeated, Which is why your enemies covet it.
And even your allies are not above stealing it.
I prepared the vault.
The sceptre will be safe there.
Show me.
It's in a chamber underground.
The sceptre will remain there, Protected until you come for it again.
Protected by what? Beware.
The path is guarded by hidden spears, arrows and traps.
A harmless appearance is often the most effective method Of leading a man to his death.
This crystal is the key to entering the vault.
[church bell ringing.]
[street noises.]
(nigel:)this is not a good idea.
(sydney:)it'll be fine, nigel.
He's an archivist, sydney.
An archivist with the crystal and stone tablet Leading to gunther's sceptre.
He has no experience relic-hunting.
As I recall, you were no indiana jones.
Oh, that was low.
He begged me to come.
He works in a tiny office at the louvre for the past 10 years.
He wants to see a little action.
What was I supposed to do? You know frederick.
He's not going to like the Danger? Well, that would be it.
Well, everyone deserves one chance in the field.
There he is.
(sydney:)frederick, watch out! You want to take my bag, too? (sydney:)what is going on? No damage, thank god.
I can't believe someone tried to rob me in this little town.
This may be a little more Than your friendly neighbourhood mugging.
- You think he knew about the tablet and the crystal? - Possibly.
- How? - I have no idea.
Sydney, I swear, you were the first person I called.
No one else knows about this.
Well, I don't want to be looking over my shoulder All the way to the sceptre.
We've got to find this guy.
The tablet says we have to arrive at bear rock by noon today.
If not, we'll have to wait a whole year until the next winter solstice.
(frederick:) pull up here.
We have to go in on foot.
Do you think we still have to worry about that guy from town? If he shows up, we'll figure it out then.
Which way? Here.
[motorcycle engine.]
[dialing cell phone.]
[ringing.]
Your guy has got someone with him.
She's dangerous.
(sydney:)how much further, frederick? We're close.
I recognize the landscape from the map.
It It should be just up here.
(nigel:)see anything that looks like a bear? (sydney:)are you sure this is it? Bear rock.
Well, it looks a bit like a bear, don't you think? In an abstract, 5th century barbarian sort of way.
Exactly.
Now we need to find where to place the crystal.
We only have a couple of minutes until noon.
There should be an indentation towards the bear's head, At eye level in a portion of the rock that sparkles.
Crystal deposits.
They sparkle.
Yes.
Now, where's your compass? (frederick:)the leading face of the crystal Must face precisely north.
North.
What happens now? The tablet wasn't clear.
It only says, "the sun will guide the path Through crystal eyes.
" Was it supposed to cut off that fast? Tablet didn't say.
These rock formations are all natural.
There's nothing man- made around here.
The visigoths were quite nomadic.
Maybe there's a way into an underground chamber.
Nothing.
Look for some kind of marking.
Here.
It's the same as the one I brought from the museum.
Meant to reflect the beam from the first one.
It was covered with so much dirt It cut off the beam as soon as it hit.
But how do we find the sceptre without the beam? By reconstructing the scene of the crime.
Okay, the light came from the bear rock.
If it was supposed to strike the crystal, It would have done so at approximately this angle.
Now, thankfully, there aren't a lot of complex angles On the crystal's surface.
So if the beam struck from this angle, Most likely it would've reflected off This way.
Yes, of course.
A system of light refraction Based on the angles of the crystal, Provided they're in the right place at the right time.
Botheus was a genius.
I'm no geometry major, (nigel:)but I'd lay money on the beam of light Reflecting somewhere down here.
If you're right, there's got to be something here.
[hollow sound.]
Here.
(nigel:)some ancient kind of well.
You think they hid the sceptre underwater? (sydney:)no, I don't.
Welcome to the field.
Okay! It was an illusion.
I can't think of a better way to stop people From climbing down a well, can you? Okay! (nigel:)such a diverse mixture of weaponry.
The spears are visigoth, But these helmets are byzantine, 4th century.
(frederick:)gunther led the visigoths are far as the middle east.
That's where he took the sceptre From the seraba caliphat of persia.
Look at this.
Look at the detail on this simitar.
Didn't the sceptre belong to hannibal of carthage? It did at one point.
The legend says whoever carries the sceptre into battle Was always victorious.
As you can imagine, that made it highly desirable And very susceptible to theft.
So gunther wanted to make sure no one would ever take it from him.
The sceptre.
Frederick, no! [rumbling.]
An early byzantine crossbow tomb trap.
Fascinating.
You saved my life.
Our boy gunther really got around, didn't he? Please, after you.
(frederick:)what are you looking around for? More booby traps? You catch on fast, frederick.
Then how are we supposed to get it? We don't.
We get it to come to us.
Nigel.
[no audio.]
The museum will be most grateful, sydney.
We have to get it there first.
That guy that tried to mug me, You really think he's still a problem? Now that we have the relic, he's bound to make his move.
If he's the only one.
You think there may be more than one? Usually hordes of them, Armed to the teeth.
We must hurry.
We only have a few hours Until the last train to paris.
[camera speed shutter.]
(claudia:)I'll catch up.
Got to get something out of syd's office.
Who are you? What are you doing here? Looking for sydney fox.
Well, she's not here.
Yeah, I know.
She's on her way back to paris.
Where is she staying? How did you get in here? The door was unlocked.
No, it wasn't.
I'm going to call campus security.
Could I trouble you for some coffee? Please.
Thank you, sydney, Not just for finding the relic But for making me part of it.
It was our pleasure, frederick.
See you both at the opening.
We wouldn't miss it.
Thanks again.
See you soon.
All right, all right, I was wrong.
I admit it.
Taking frederick along was a good idea.
You helped a friend, he had a great adventure, No harm was done.
Hm.
What's wrong? I'm still confused.
Who was on the motorcycle And why did he come after us? Francois.
Hello, sydney, nigel.
Francois, you didn't have to come All the way from the louvre to thank us.
By the way, frederick did great out in the field, Didn't he, nig'? Oh, great, yeah, great.
Frederick disappeared from work a week ago After stealing botheus' crystal And the stone tablet leading to the sceptre.
And You two were with him.
Francois, we worded together for years.
You can't actually believe That I would steal a relic right out from under you.
I don't, sydney, but what were you doing there? Who took these? The man I hired to follow frederick.
The man you hired? Yes, franz mueller.
He doesn't happen to ride a motorcycle? I knew something wasn't right.
When I discovered the documents And the crystal were missing, And then when frederick didn't show up for work, It didn't take much to imagine he would end up In that part of luxembourg searching for the sceptre.
I actually tried to call you to follow him.
When frederick called me last week And said that the museum wanted me to find the sceptre, I had no reason to believe that you hadn't authorized it.
(nigel:)we'll get it back, syd.
Francois, I haven't lost a relic yet.
I don't intend to now.
[cell phone ringing.]
Hello? Nigel, what is going on? Excuse me? A french guy broke in.
Called security.
Turns out he's some fbi type with the french consulate.
They made me tell them where you're staying.
[nigel, on phone.]
claudia, it's all right.
And they said you and sydney stole something.
We didn't, but they think we did.
Frederick pulled a fast one.
Turns out he stole some documents from the louvre To get our help and then disappeared with the sceptre.
Ooh.
How's syd taking it? [nigel, on phone:.]
not well which is why I need to use your connections.
Those wonderful people at the credit card companies.
Nigel.
(nigel:)call your contacts.
Find out whatever you can About where he may have made his last few purchases.
I'll do what I can and get right back to you.
(sydney:)I'll find frederick If I have to hunt him across every continent.
He could be anywhere.
Nigel, we've tracked relics That have been missing for hundreds, thousands of years.
Yes, but relics don't have legs, credit cards, Ways to leave the country.
Which is why they can't make stupid mistakes and leave a trail.
Trust me, frederick is no master criminal.
I doubt if he's still around, But I'll try to get an address on him.
Maybe one of his neighbours can What's wrong? Back at bear rock, frederick used my phone.
He made a couple of calls, but lagged behind Like he didn't want us to hear.
Check the phone log.
Here's one.
Sorry, where is this? Merci.
The turkish embassy here in paris.
Turkish embassy? Any others? Yes, one more.
Hotel bonsoir.
What is your address, please? I know how this must look.
(nigel:)it looks like you used us to steal the sceptre And sell it for your own selfish gain.
It does look that way, doesn't it? Nigel, the window.
Right.
(frederick:) the window? Yes, we've been in this situation before, actually.
Really? I'm afraid so.
And you threw the money out the window To teach whoever it was a lesson.
That's right.
After, of course, we threw him out.
All right, all right.
I'll tell you.
I sold the sceptre to azis habbasi.
Azis habbasi? Habbasi.
That name sound turkish to you, nigel? Definitely turkish.
Well, maybe we should take frederick over to the embassy, See if they know who habbasi is.
No.
All right.
He's a member of the turkish trade commission And a very wealthy collector of historical artifacts.
That explains the phone call to the embassy.
Where is azis habbasi now? He's still at the embassy, until tonight.
He's leaving at midnight for istanbul, with the sceptre.
The turkish embassy.
Let's get some rope.
Tie him up and gag him.
I'm going to get that sceptre back.
Well, that should be relatively simple.
I mean, why don't you just walk through the front door, Announcing that you're here to take back a priceless relic That was illegally acquired by a prominent member Of the trade commission.
Nigel.
Sydney, this is mad.
Even if you found a way in, this is an embassy.
It's turkish sovereign territory.
They catch you sneaking around, They can't even call the french authorities.
I'm not going to let them ruin my reputation And let gastineau down.
Now, I set out to get that sceptre for the louvre And that's exactly what I'm going to do.
I've got until midnight.
Why don't you head back to the hotel and check on frederick? Sir? Yes? There's a woman at the gate to see you.
I wasn't expecting anyone.
She said to give this to you.
"sydney fox, relic hunter.
" Bring her to my office.
Get that thing any closer, You may as well put a lint brush on it.
Please, this way.
Azis habbasi.
Sydney fox.
Have we met before? No.
A mutual acquaintance of ours Seems to believe that we have certain interests in common.
What kind of interests might they be? Relic hunter.
What does it mean "relic"? An antiquity -- an ancient sword, A chalice, a jewel- encrusted sceptre.
Ah, sounds fascinating.
Durga, goddess of destruction and revenge.
India, 11th century? It's a beautiful piece.
I'd think you'd keep it in a more secure location.
I have a place for the more valuable items in my collection.
Maybe you'll show it to me some time.
Tell me, is this relic-hunting dangerous? That's what makes it so fun.
Fun is one of my interests.
Is it yours? I'm having a party.
Are you? You'll be my guest.
Will I? Please, it would be my honour.
Haven't got a thing to wear.
Too busy relic-hunting? Something like that.
Then I'll have to send you something.
Will you now? Oh, but your flight at midnight Doesn't leave us much time for fun.
Oh, we have to work fast.
Then I'll see you tonight.
By the way, Our mutual acquaintance Yes? He works at the louvre -- Or at least used to until just recently.
I know many people at many museums.
Fatima, get someone to follow her.
Did you find anything yet? Just the usual press releases.
I need more than that.
Sorry, sydney, but they don't post Turkish embassy blueprints on their website.
I have to figure out a way to get inside.
I I thought he was inviting you.
Well, he wasn't really inviting me.
What was he doing then? He was playing with me.
The last thing he wants is me there.
It was sort of like a word game playing kind of thing.
Sydney, what are we going to do? I don't know.
[knocking.]
[frederick, mumbling.]
Take care of him.
How? How do I know? [mumbling continues.]
A gift from mr.
Habbasi for you.
Please thank him for me.
What is it? It's from habbasi.
Habbasi? Is it ticking? How does he know where you are? Excellent taste.
Yes, I'm so happy for you.
There's a card.
"8:00.
Azis habbasi.
P.
S.
Tell frederick I will say a prayer for him.
" [mumbling.]
Excuse me.
I'm so glad you decided to come.
Well, you sent me this beautiful dress.
It was the least I could do.
I thought you said we were going to have some fun around here.
Let me show you some of the more private parts of the embassy.
Pierre duchamps wishes to speak with you.
It's important.
Excuse me.
Of course.
[long pause.]
Hi, guys.
[no audio.]
[ambient conversation.]
[cell phone ringing.]
Hello? Nigel, I did some checking and found some stuff on frederick.
That's great, claudia, but [claudia, on phone:.]
you know this guy I'm dating at the eastern bank In the financial planning department? I thought he was in the credit division.
Oh, no, that's brad.
Try to keep up, nigel.
My mistake.
(claudia:) this guy I'm seeing, He's got this connection at american express, This guy will -- Who sounds really cute on the phone.
But you know how those things usually pan out.
It's like those chat line operators.
They may sound really sexy, but Claudia.
Anyway, I gave him the name And he gave me the last 3 transactions on frederick's card.
(claudia:)the first was for red star airlines, A flight to peru leaving paris at 3:00 tomorrow.
The second was a reservation at hotel bonsoir in paris.
Oh, that's great, claudia (claudia:) and a receipt for this kinky sex club Called true blue in pigalle where men give women pony rides.
(claudia:)can you say "freak"? That's a little more information than I needed to know.
Thank you.
Whatever.
Let me know if you need any more info.
It was a wonderful performance, One of the best I've seen at the opera.
Where's the ladies room? Through that hall to your right.
Excuse me.
[no audio.]
Palm print scan, digital entry code.
Must be thermal blast-proof.
[people talking in hallway.]
[frederick, mumbling.]
I'm trying to work.
[mumbling continues.]
I'll take it out, but if there's any yelling Please let me go.
I'll I'll give you the money I got for the sceptre, This isn't about the money.
Then tell sydney to talk to habbasi.
Please? (frederick:) he knows I'm with you.
You don't understand what kind of a man he is.
I have to explain what happened or he'll hunt me down.
[cell phone ringing.]
Hello? Nigel, it's me.
You've got it? You've got the sceptre? Sydney, you're incredible.
Now, all we have to do is turn it over to gastineau at the louvre And our troubles are over.
Pleasure.
Is the plane ready? I told the driver you'll be leaving the embassy at midnight.
Thank you, fatima.
(nigel:)well, I've got to say it's been fun talking to you, frederick.
Sorry it wasn't a clean sock, but I've really got to run.
Okay? Oh, don't worry, I'll send someone, probably the police, to pick you up.
Ciao.
[panicky mumblings.]
[silence.]
Find the facilities all right? Yeah.
Powdering my nose took a little longer than I thought.
You really should have someone take a look at the lighting in there.
Quite impressive, isn't it? The digital code was effective enough, But our security chief insisted On installing the palm scan.
Personally, I think it's a bit of overkill, But you never can be too careful.
How about a drink? Why don't you get one for yourself? The night's young.
Hello, housekeeping? Yes, I have a small problem.
I think there must be a towel thief or something in the hotel Because all my towels have gone missing.
I know, and I'm rather wet.
So if you could replace them as soon as possible, I'd be very grateful.
Thank you Room 456.
Thank you.
[knocking.]
(maid:)monsieur? [mumbling.]
Perverted english.
[mumbling continues.]
Please untie me.
Should I call the police, monsieur? No, no, it's all right.
Whatever turns you on.
Syd, all systems go.
He's on his way.
Well, this has been fun, But I have to admit you won the first game of the match.
First game? I'm delighted to see you don't give up so easily.
So perhaps I'll be seeing you in istanbul when I land? Istanbul? You have to make it out of the airport here first.
Oh, I'm afraid I don't fly commercial.
Not with a valuable diplomatic pouch accompanying me.
But we still have some time.
Why don't you stay, enjoy the party? No, I should get back to the hotel.
I have a few things to attend to.
Oh.
I understand, of course.
Then, my cheri, until we meet again.
Good night.
Mr.
Habbasi? Uh huh? There's a gentleman at the back gate Who insists to speak with you.
He says his name is frederick harris and it's urgent.
It's impossible.
She can't have it.
This is obviously just a ploy for you to save yourself.
No, no, no.
I'm I'm telling you, She was talking to her assistant on the phone.
She told him she'd got the sceptre And he He ran off to meet her.
I just managed to escape and come to you.
Wait here.
Please, just remember: I came here to help.
[long pause.]
Now, this is what I call fun.
Unfortunately, you forget: You're on my territory.
Never mess with the goddess of revenge.
Yes, very good.
Very good, yes.
What time have you arranged? I see.
Going so soon? Yes, I'm not feeling very well.
Another gift from mr.
Habbasi? He's a true romantic.
Well, I hope you feel better.
Thank you.
[alarm sounding.]
[sydney, yelling:.]
nigel! (guard:)stop! (man:)who is that? What is she doing? You should try out for the olympics.
It seems there was an altercation at the embassy.
I thought I'd let the police check it out.
It's a good thing frederick took that bait.
Well, your call was timed perfectly.
He never suspected I let the maid in.
[speaking in french.]
I asked him to be here at 12:30.
Oh, nice touch.
What is this all about? I believe this belongs to the louvre.
I knew you would come through, sydney.
You always do.
But are you sure you don't want to call the museum first, Just to make sure I still work there? No offence, but we already did.
(policeman:)move along.
You can tell that to the magistrate.
(sydney:)oh, look, you're in time to say hi to frederick.
(nigel:)oh, frederick.
I'm afraid I may have mentioned his name When I called the police, But I didn't exactly have time to explain the problem.
Don't worry.
I'll tell them all about it.
If you don't mind.
Nigel and I have had enough explaining to do.
I'll take the bags out to the car.
Oh, excuse me, thank you.
We did not have as much fun as I had hoped.
I thought it was important I stop by And say farewell to my favourite relic hunter.
You're not in jail.
No, it would be criminal.
Yeah, I guess diplomatic privilege has its advantages.
Certainly does.
Yeah, well, remember you're not in the embassy.
I'll let you in on a secret.
It's actually more fun this way.
A question Yes? Before his unfortunate circumstances with the police, It seems our friend frederick Misplaced a large sum of money I loaned him.
How large? I was hoping by chance you might know what became of it.
It's funny you should mention that figure.
I just read that an anonymous donation Was made in that exact amount To the eastern european antiquities wing of the louvre.
Apparently, they're building a permanent exhibit For a sceptre they found in luxembourg.
It was a fabulous dress, wasn't it? Perhaps I'll get to see you in it again.
Yeah, you never know, do you? Subtitle by: Kiasuseven