Relic Hunter s03e14 Episode Script

Relic Hunter We pray that confucius' urn And ashes will be safe Here under the earth, From mao's cultural revolution.
Confucius, we leave your body Concealed to save your words.
As it has been our sacred duty For two thousand years, We will protect them From all those who wish to destroy All that is good in what you have imparted.
What do you think Happened to professor choh? Nigel, would you relax? Order something from room service.
It'll make you feel better.
Are you serious? I'm afraid to sit down, Let alone eat something.
It says here in professor choh's Research that the urn was Commissioned by emperor zhou, In 479 bc upon the death of confucius.
Oh, it was prominently displayed In shan dong, china Until the early '50's, Until it was secreted away.
I can't believe we left the university, Flew half way around the world, To end up in some godforsaken rat hole, With no actual idea of where we're headed.
Nigel, if nathan choh sent a wire Saying that he had a lead on confucius' urn And needed me to fly to the moon, I would get there.
Now dust off a spot, And sit down.
I don't know, it just Something doesn't feel right.
This strange sensation In the pit of my stomach.
That's hunger.
Let's order some pad thai.
There.
You happy now? Nathan.
Professor fox? Yes.
I'm here to take you to the airport.
Airport? Where's professor choh? He'll be meeting us there, ma'am.
All right.
Come on.
You can leave those here, If you'd like.
We have everything you'll need.
Just take this.
Airport? Yeah, I know.
Your stomach.
Where's professor choh? Remove the knife from your boot, And slide it over to me.
Slowly.
I take it the professor's Not coming with us.
You move to the head of the class.
(syd:)I don't react well to kidnapping.
So what's this all about? Confucius' urn.
We're going after it.
You don't look like a relic hunter.
Who are you working for? [talking over the radio.]
Yeah? Roger, we'll get ready.
We've got three minutes.
Parachutes.
We're approaching the drop-zone.
Oh, no, no, no, no.
Jumping out of planes Doesn't agree with me.
(master:)well, you're going out With or without the chute.
Your choice, cambridge.
It's oxford, actually.
[buzzer.]
(pilot:)drop- zone in ten.
Hurry up! (nigel:)I can't do this.
I promised myself I'd never Jump out of plane again.
You can do this.
You have to do this.
[nigel screaming.]
(master:)go! You all right, nigel? What? Yeah.
Oh dear.
Exactly where are we? Crossed the border into cambodia The man in charge Will tell you the rest.
Ah, professor fox.
Ravishing as always.
Fabrice di viega.
What did you do with professor choh? I can assure you, he's just fine.
Please excuse my little deception.
But I knew that if I Asked you to help me, You wouldn't have come.
That's an understatement.
You killed my mentor.
I'd as soon tear your Heart out as help you.
Well, that's unfortunate, As I have need of your expertise.
As much as it hurts, You are the best.
Especially under pressure.
(master:)if there's anchance Of this mission succeeding, We need to move out.
You have a choice.
Either you die here on the spot, Or you help me save confucius' urn.
One of the greatest relics of all time.
But I'm sure you don't need to be reminded.
Even it was the lost ark of the covenant (syd:)nigel.
All right.
Sydney, what are you doing? Masters, please explain to our guests Exactly what they're up against.
This is our location.
The urn's here.
This entire region's alive With landmines left behind From three different wars.
Well, it's been all over the media.
This is the where the "save the world from land mine"" People convinced the government To reclaim the land.
Very good, oxford.
Civilians and livestock Have already been evacuated.
In less than four hours, Several high impact concussion bombs Will trigger every landmine in the region.
(di viega:)collapsing the tunnels That are hiding the urn.
Burying it forever.
Since when do you care About saving a relic? Well, I admit.
Not like you.
Not to put in some dusty museum.
But rest assured, My interests are just as passionate.
What are you suggesting? We go after the urn? How do we get through the mines? Well, masters here is an expert In military ordinance.
We're already behind schedule.
So we're moving a little Faster than planned.
So step where I step.
No deviations.
(nigel:)this may be a naive question, But why didn't we just parachute In closer to the objective? It's inside the blast zone.
Government helicopters Are sweeping the area.
So we would have been spotted.
(nigel:)so it's safe to say that this is not A government-sanctioned operation.
All right.
I get masters But why nigel and I? The time factor.
A group of monks hid the urn In a network of tunnels originally Built by vietnamese resistance fighters.
And then sealed it behind A puzzle locked door.
Well, most people would take days To figure it out, but I'm banking That you'll be a little faster.
Freeze.
What is it? Mine.
I don't see anything.
on your right.
(nigel:)how do you know this? I'm a damn bloodhound.
(nigel:)how did you see that? Take a good look, children.
The thing about mines Is identification.
You've got to know your enemies.
Mines are basically designed for one purpose.
Maim the poor bastard who missteps.
Blow the legs off one soldier, Two's gotta carry him out.
Then you've got three sitting ducks.
I think you've made your point.
No, I haven't.
You've gotta know There are bouncing bettys, Which explode when you step off them, Sending metal and garbage in all directions.
Then there are pmn's which send metal And shrapnel straight up.
Say hello and goodbye to your jewels.
This here is a bouncing betty.
Very edifying.
Gi joe scares me.
Yeah.
Di viega, too.
Listen, syd, with all due respect, Unlike you dying to save a relic, It's not quite what I had in mind.
Trust me, living's a part of the plan.
And there's got to be a way to make That lowlife pay for what he did, And get the urn.
(master:)us army, claymore.
One step and your knees are in laos.
What now? Quiet.
Recon choppers.
If they spot us, it's over.
Alright, everyone, down.
Down.
Don't even think about it.
Well, let's go.
We gotta to get in and out Before they drop those bombs.
(nigel:)sydney, look, it's shinto.
Nigel! Sydney, I'm dead.
I'm dead.
Don't move, nigel.
(nigel:)no fear of that, I can promise you.
All right.
Did you hear a click When you landed on it? Uh huh.
The trigger's armed.
Holy mary.
That doesn't sound good.
Sydney, maybe you should Back off from here.
Stop it.
I'm not going anywhere.
You landed on an oldie here, oxford.
Rare.
It's gotta be I don't know.
Japanese, world war ii.
Before my time.
What?! All right.
So what do we do? Never de-mined this type.
Oh god.
From the looks of it, It should work similar To a bouncing betty.
Take it easy, nigel.
Come on.
Leave him.
Hey.
(di viega:)he's as good as dead, anyway.
The only chance we have of recovering That relic in time, Is with nigel's help.
You need my expertise, I need his.
(di viega:)masters, back away.
I'm not leaving a man behind.
You go, I go, oxford.
Being blown to smithereens With a demolitions expert's Always been a fantasy of mine.
Ironic, really.
This is madness.
You kill him, I'll lead you straight to hell.
I'd move back.
You should be safe from the mine About at 30 feet.
It'll be all right, nigel.
All right, keep still.
You twitch, that'll set off the striker.
Striker? It's spring-loaded.
You got an itch, Even thinking about it'll Set off the striker.
It sets off the detonator, And good morning.
Explosives and shrapnel every where.
All right, get my multi-tool Out of my back pouch.
It's right on top.
How's it looking? It could be we're dealing with a dud.
It's been exposed to the elements for decades.
That sounds positive.
The older the explosive, The less stable it gets.
Come on.
We've got to get out of here.
The anti-lift of this device In this bad boy's on the inside.
Not on top, like the pmn's.
What does that mean? We don't grab the striker in time, We're talking to god.
(nigel:)sydney, maybe you should move back.
Take it easy.
All right.
I moved the small metal rod.
These old japanese numbers are bigger Than the army plastics.
All right, sydney.
I'm going to move this spring to the side.
When I do, insert That metal rod into that hole.
That should lock it into position.
All right.
Ready? Here we go.
Okay.
Be careful.
Careful.
Careful.
There.
When I say "move", you run.
I don't think I can.
Everything's gone to sleep.
Careful, careful.
(syd:)okay.
All right.
We're good to go.
All right, on three.
All right, nigel, you ready? All right.
One, two Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Do we go, "one, two, go" or Three! Thank you.
Thank you.
Get off me.
Let's go.
[explosion.]
(karen:)what can I do for you? Professor fox was going to Set me up with a book.
It's theodore rice's masters of clay.
I don't remember her mentioning Anything about it.
Was she going to Leave it here for you? No.
She She was going to take me To the stacks.
Oh, wow.
She's not here.
You're kidding? Oh, man, this is brutal.
My term paper's due, like, yesterday.
I'm sorry.
Hey, I know this book Is one of those first edition deals, That only professors can check out.
But maybe teacher's secretaries can, too.
I don't know.
I'd be so grateful.
Okay.
I have some time.
I guess it's worth a try.
That's incredibly cool of you.
Well, I'm incredibly cool.
I just wanted to thank you For saving nigel.
You don't leave a man behind.
What did di viega tell you about the urn? That's not really any of my business.
Oh, really? I'd think you were the kind of leader Who wouldn't take a team anywhere Without knowing all the facts.
I'm a soldier- for-hire, period.
I don't give a damn about What you're after.
My job is to get you in, and out.
You really should know who you're working for.
It doesn't matter.
Look, when I was a kid Back in boarding school, I knew a man, a professor.
He gave me my appreciation For history and relics.
But he made the mistake Of getting into business With fabrice di viega.
Di viega betrayed him, And killed him.
[sirens.]
Masters? That's the three- hour warning.
It'll sound on the hour until detonation.
Then, we better pick it up.
(jason:)so, I, like, Can't thank you enough For helping me get that Reference material.
No problem.
Thanks for lunch.
Ah, it's the least I can do.
So, gorgeous, do you feel like Grabbing some ice cream, Or just keeping me company? Tempting, but, you've got to get Working on that paper, And I got to get back to the office In case sydney calls.
I I can't let you do that.
What? Hey, let go! Let go! Shut up.
Get in the car.
If you don't Sydney fox and nigel are toast.
Do you read me, goldilocks? Uh huh.
Yeah? Drive! (master:)all right.
From here on in It gets a little more hairy.
What? Shortest distance to The tunnels also contains The greatest concentration of mines.
Careful.
I don't suppose it runs.
No engine.
Anything worth salvaging Was taken years ago.
This country's littered With remnants of three wars.
Let's go.
[.]
Batu saana- spikes.
He never had a chance.
[sirens.]
Two-hour warning.
What do we do now? It took us two hours To get here with masters And it's two hours before the bomb drops.
We've reached the point of no return.
It's time to turn around, Retrace our steps And we can still get out of here Before the bomb explodes.
Well, that doesn't work for me.
Or me.
With masters gone, It's as dangerous going back As it is going forward.
Syd.
Not if there's still a chance That we can save confucius' urn.
(di viega:)there.
I knew I'd picked The right girl.
What are you doing? Getting the map.
Yeah, well, just the map.
Time for a bit of retribution.
And what about the relic? Don't need you.
Nigel and I can take it from here.
You're expendable.
I know you, sydney fox.
It's not your style.
You'd never kill me in cold blood.
Give me a reason.
She's a very pretty little blonde thing, Don't you think? Yeah? Kill me and you'll be Looking for a new secretary And good help is so hard to find.
You're lying.
Try the satellite phone.
Just hit redial.
[cell phone ringing.]
(nigel:)hello? Nigel! Oh, my god, he has a gun.
He says he's going to (nigel:)karen? Karen? Karen! Nigel, what is it? What's wrong? It was her, syd.
Tick tock, professor.
Tick tock! This isn't the end of it.
Anything happens to her Yeah, well, just behave And nothing will.
The knife, if you please.
You two are crazy.
This is suicide.
The most treacherous minefield is ahead, And we don't have masters.
Ah, there may be a way.
What? There's a stream.
It meanders a bit, But it gets us within half A kilometre of where professor choh Marked the entrance of the tunnel.
(di viega:) very good.
There's less of a chance That the stream is mined.
Say we get the relic How do we get out? One problem at a time.
Bit of advice I wouldn't turn my back if I were you.
Then you lead.
[.]
[sirens.]
An hour left.
[.]
We shouldn't be far now.
That direction.
(di viega:) hold on.
(syd:)what's that? It's an aerial surveillance photo.
Yeah, I see.
There's the stream.
Treeline.
Tank.
After the tunnel's over there.
(nigel:)we're not going in there? Guerillas lived in these tunnels For years without ever coming up for air.
That's how they managed To survive occupation.
(di viega:)forcing out the japanese, The french and the americans.
No one ever dropped a five-ton Concussion bomb on them before.
You first.
Oh, no, no.
Ladies first.
You know, when these bombs drop, This tunnel's going to collapse.
Being buried alive Is not a pretty picture.
Ow.
That way.
Someone forgot to tell them The war was over.
Yeah, this is exactly As it was described.
There's a bisecting tunnel Just up ahead.
Another hundred metres And find the door.
(syd:)what's your source? The last of the monks who buried The urn heard about the landmine campaign.
On his deathbed.
Fearing that the relic would Be destroyed forever And not trusting his government, He told nathan choh.
Where's the door? Looks like the dirt has hardened, Crusted over even.
That only happens When soil can breathe.
So there's air coming in From both sides? Nigel.
Ta yu.
What's that? An I ching hexagram.
The hexagram interpretation Of it relies on the The commentary of each line.
This ta yu means, loosely, That a small initial setback Will be overcome And lead you to what you seek.
Well, then, maybe it's the door.
I don't think so.
(syd:)now that's the door.
No, wait.
Something's not right.
Let me go.
In half an hour this place blows.
No, wait! Sydney.
Sydney.
Hold on.
Grab her.
Reach up.
You have to lean in further.
Hang on.
How about two little words? You know what you can do With your thank you.
Nigel? You okay? I'm fine, but there's no way I'm getting across.
Go, I I can see the door from here.
All right.
Well, it looks like The door is decorated With more I ching symbols.
How many? Five.
The first one is chien.
And it looks like there's a Wooden bucket, full of carved I ching tiles into what look likes Some sort of walking stick.
Tick tock, tickTock.
Okay.
Kun-chun- ming-siu How many? A dozen.
It's a knowledge test.
Maybe.
(di viega:)look, there is just Five slots in the door.
All we have to do is find The matching tiles.
Not so fast.
They probably have to be placed In some specific sequence.
What does it matter? It always matters.
If we do it incorrectly, It could set off a death trap.
(di viega:)but the old monk Would've said something.
Did he say anything about that? Okay, so what do you suggest? Okay, chien- siu-sung.
Nigel? What do these have in common? Three horizontal lines representing heaven.
It makes sense.
The master's earthly ashes Are in the urn, right, But he went to heaven.
Chien-siu-sung.
[rumbling.]
Ah hah.
You found my urn.
What is this? Is this some kind of trick? No.
There must be something else.
What's the significance Of the walking stick? Confucius believed life And age humbled all men.
And he lived 'til his seventies And he used a cane? Reach for the heavens.
(di viega:)what does that mean? Sydney.
Do it.
Use the cane.
Yes.
There is a hole.
Same shape as the As the cane.
Di viega, grab it and let's go.
Careful, syd.
Think you can do that? If I can't get across, Neither can the urn.
Right now, my only concern is karen.
Help me across, dammit! Where's he going? Make the call.
Until I know that karen is safe, You stay right there.
Are you crazy? Any minute this This is going to collapse And we're going to be buried alive.
Make the call, di viega.
Probably can't even get A signal down here.
Tick tock.
[sirens.]
[cell phone ringing.]
(di viega:)jason, let her go.
There's been a change of plans? Yeah.
Now tell him to give her the phone.
What? Do it.
Release the girl And give her your phone.
Now toss me yours.
What? It's for you.
Hello? Karen, you okay? Sydney, oh (syd:)don't ask any questions.
Just get out of wherever you are.
I'll hold until you tell me you're safe.
No problem.
I can't say it's been a pleasure.
Yeah.
Come on.
Get it across.
Not yet.
They just sounded the final warning.
Come on.
She's going to get us all killed.
Sydney, I'm safe.
All right.
Okay, now what? Okay, your gun.
Now toss it over here.
No, no, no.
No, no, I think not.
I have the urn, now back off.
(syd:)you won't be able to hold the urn.
Why don't you toss it over here? You know, you should think About coming over to our side.
The gural nataz could use Someone with your "style".
Back off.
Get away From the end of the ladder.
Back away.
And stay where I can see you.
Okay.
Now pick up the ladder.
Quickly.
(di viega:)go.
Come on.
It's been fun, professor.
[sirens.]
Nigel, run.
Where? The tank.
Okay.
[gun shots.]
[explosions.]
Could di viega have survived that? I don't know.
You got the urn? Yep.
I'll call for help.
(nigel:)didn't appreciate Being kidnapped, though.
I suppose it was all worth it.
We did save confucius' urn From being destroyed.
Oh, yes.
I forgot to tell you.
I spoke to nathan choh.
He's donating it to The beijing museum on our behalf.
Great.
[phone ringing.]
Is that the phone or the fax? Fax.
I'll get it.
(karen:)hey.
Hey.
Hi.
How'd it go? Police line-ups are just like on tv.
Everybody kind of looks the same.
But you were able to identify him? Oh, yeah.
I'll never forget that face As long as I live.
You all right? That jason creep's going To get what he deserves.
What's wrong? Guess who the fax was from? "tick Tock.
" Di viega.
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