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Relic Hunter
Hurry, man.
We don't have
all night.
Nostradamus.
Get back there,
fool.
I want the remains
moved by morning,
Open it.
Excellency, the
prophet's curse.
Everyone knows.
(dallier:)
superstition.
Who do you fear more,
A dead fortune teller or a
prince of rome?
Mon dieu, around
his neck.
This year, he predicted
when we would disturb him.
A bauble, nothing more.
Bring the cart.
"through this, you will see
the secrets of the future.
For the worthy who
possesses it,
This is my gift for
you.
For the unworthy, let
it be my curse".
(nigel:) oh, sydney, this
is the kind of lecture tour
I could get used to,
No knives, no guns,
No one trying to sacrifice
us to some demon god.
It is getting a
bit boring,
Isn't it?
(nigel:) oh, I
don't know.
I could get bored like
this for quite some time.
Come on, nig',
You can't tell me that you
don't miss it just a little bit.
I don't miss it just
a little bit.
Well, you're in luck because
for the next few days,
You don't have to
worry about anything
More dangerous than a
paris cab ride.
Professor fox?
David watson, mi5.
No, no.
No,
no, no.
This isn't fair.
Is he all right?
(sydney:) he'll be
fine.
I need to speak to you about
a matter of extreme urgency.
We have reason to believe that a high
- level assassination
Is planned for 3
days from now.
Sorry, but I'm not in the
assassination prevention business.
(watson:) well, our informant
indicates that you may be
The only one who can stop
this tragedy from taking place.
(sydney:) who is
this informant?
(watson:) was, professor.
The man who identified you
As the person to stop the
assassination was the
Was the 16th century
prophet, nostradamus.
This parchment was found
under the floor of
Nostradamus' home.
It's one of a set
Which were uncovered by a
renovation in the 1800's.
(nigel:) well, I've studied
nostradamus' quatrains.
He predicted catherine the
great and napoleon,
Some even say the kennedys,
But I've never heard anything
that mentioned sydney.
"the second thousand
will still be new
When ruin will fall
upon a man of greatness.
The bird will deliver
the hunter,
The chase returns
To the place that
it began
And on the eve the fox
will seek
The 1600 and its light
will save the hound".
"the fox and the hound"
is a fable
As old as anyone
can remember,
But to think that the
fox in this quatrain
Refers to you
Is what you might call
a bit of a stretch.
What exactly is a 1600?
The 1600.
It's a medallion.
With it, one can supposedly
decipher all of nostradamus'
Cryptic predictions and,
in effect, see the future.
For what it's worth, I
want you to understand,
That I don't believe
in this medallion
Or that a centuries- old prophet
foresaw modern-day events.
(nigel:) see.
There are those
that do, however,
And I have my
orders.
Who's the man of greatness
that nostradamus refers to?
I've been instructed to keep
his identity under wraps.
Look, I've operated on a
need-to-know basis before, watson,
And usually what I didn't need
to know almost got me killed.
Your job isn't to prevent the
assassination, professor fox,
Only to find the
medallion.
It should be a relatively
safe assignment.
My personal number's been
encrypted into the speed dial.
To contact me,
just press .
I don't recall having
accepted this assignment.
(watson:) I've done my
homework on you, professor fox.
And I'm betting you can't resist
the challenge of a personal
Communication from
nostradamus,
Regardless of who believes
it or not.
I don't like him.
Good work.
We should have told
her the stakes involved.
The fewer people who
know the better.
If she's as good
as her reputation,
We'll have what we need before
the hound enters the country.
Stanley,
Your track record is legendary,
But don't you think?
There are reasons for
track records, watson.
I refuse to not believe.
I understand, but
(stanley:) no,
It's clear that you
do not understand.
(nigel:) if it's a
forgery, it's a good one.
The parchment,
The ink,
The handwriting,
It's all letter perfect.
(nigel:)even the grammar and
the syntax is pure nostradamus.
So we're to assume
that the man
Of greatness is also
the hound?
Not that I'm buying into
any of this,
But all right.
All right.
(nigel:) if he's connected
with mi5,
He's got to be
pretty big.
The part about the
"the bird shall
deliver the hunter"
What do you think
about that?
I don't know.
I think we should get to the
church where nostradamus was buried.
You sure?
Yes, I'm sure.
You do realize we could
be sitting in café flore
With a café creme and a
croissant,
Kicking back and
watching the world go by.
Nigel, do you think there's
any possibility that nostradamus
Could've been referring
to me?
I've been on too many
adventures with you, syd,
To rule out any
possibilities.
Our crypt has many famous
residents, mademoiselle fox.
But the individual you seek
overshadows them all.
He was a man whose life was
truly touched by god.
We're actually more
interested in
Who might have touched
him after his death.
We're looking for the medallion
that nostradamus was buried with.
Ah, 1600.
Well, I can assure you that
that is nothing more than a myth.
How can you be
so sure?
Studying the life of
michel de nostradame
Has been my life's
work.
This* story of the
medallion was propagated
Solely by a superstitious
labourer
Who was frightened of
nostradamus' curse.
(nigel:) so no one
else saw it?
Well, there was a
cardinal,
Henri dallier.
He was overseeing the works at
the time of the disinterment.
Now, dallier swore blind
that there was no medallion.
But he was the
only witness.
Well, the cardinal
was a holy man.
I think we might concede that
his word was worth something.
What happened to
dallier?
He wound up on the wrong
side of vatican politics,
Was reassigned to a monastery
in langrune- sur-mer,
Spent the last years
of his life there.
(sydney:) yeah,
watson?
It's called langrune-
sur-mer.
It's a monastery where
cardinal dallier was buried.
Yeah, of course.
I'll call you if
we find anything.
(nigel:) what did watson
have to say?
Well, he'll join
us if we find anything.
What is it?
The car.
Who is that?
(sydney:) his name's
antonio castillo.
(nigel:) a relic
hunter?
He's like the mozart
of relic hunters.
He got into the business as a teenager,
Scooped everybody in
the business once.
(nigel:) even you?
(sydney:) not yet.
Think he's after
the medallion?
I assume he's not here
on a spiritual journey.
I had him!!
Any word?
No.
If there's nothing in
the next 2 hours,
I want you to light
a fire under her.
Do you really believe
a scrap of metal
Is going to tell us who's
trying to kill the prince?
I believe the events predicted
by nostradamus' poem
Bear great similarities to
our current situation.
Re-establish communications
with sydney fox
And get me some results.
Welcome.
Welcome to the
monastery of langrune-sur-mer.
The monk at the church of
cordier didn't mention that
The langrune monastery had
been converted into a museum.
Well, the monastery
was decommissioned
When the last brother
died years ago.
A viral infection
Particularly painful death.
Yes.
We're interested in a
previous resident of the monastery,
A cardinal henri dallier.
Strange coincidence.
Another gentleman was
just here
Asking about cardinal
dallier.
Yeah, we ran into him
on the way out.
Paul laurier.
I'm the caretaker of the
monastery.
Are any of cardinal
dallier's artifacts
Or records still stored
here?
As I told the other
gentleman,
One of the great treasures
of langrune
Is cardinal dallier's
journal.
It follows the years from
A rare look at 17th
century life,
Not to mention that it's also
a portrait of a mind driven far
Beyond the limits of
sanity,
Very far beyond.
Could we take a
look at the journal?
Of course.
Well, how mad
was dallier?
Well, shortly after arriving
in langrune,
He began to believe he was
seeing visions of the future.
These visions which he
called his "terrible sight"
Became more and more
acute over his years here.
Did any of these
predictions come true?
No, that's what makes
his story so bizarre.
Dallier's visions were
all of one thing:
His own death.
He saw himself dying?
(paul:) and the years of
pain that led up to it.
As the cancer ate away
at him,
Each new day's agony more
intense than the last.
(paul:) dallier became
convinced
That nostradamus' curse
which afflicted him
In life would follow him in
death and that his remains,
Like nostradamus', would be
disturbed which terrified him.
Finally, dallier awoke one day
and smiled at his attendants,
Told them that everything
was fine now,
That he saw no more
future for himself.
And that night, he died
exactly as he predicted.
The curse of
nostradamus.
Is there any record
Of the disposition
�f dallier's belongings?
Yes, the last man
asked the same question.
He was particularly
interested in a medallion
Dallier might
have had.
I'm sure he was.
(paul:) but like pious
men of his day,
Dallier gave most of his
worldly belongings to the church.
So, no record of the
medallion?
(paul:) he was buried with
his bible and little else.
Due to the value of
the journal,
We keep it locked
away.
Did he ask to
see it?
The other man?
Yes.
Mr.
Laurier, did you leave
him alone at any time?
Well, just for
a minute.
He asked for a
glass of water.
Then I'm afraid your
book's already gone.
My god.
I have the journal.
The rest is only a
matter of time.
Castillo has to be
after the medallion.
(sydney:) it sure
looks that way.
You think he has a
copy of the parchment?
He must have.
Why else after
Do we wind up here
within an hour
Of each other both
looking for dallier?
Then he has to be working with
someone who had access to it,
But who?
Yeah, welcome to the
joys of need- to-know.
We just have to get to the
medallion before he does.
You heard what laurier said
about dallier's last entry?
Yeah, there's no record
of any such medallion.
But then there
wouldn't be,
Not if dallier's
the thief.
Dallier is sealed
in the mausoleum.
We haven't enough time
to get official permission
To exhume the body,
Even if we can get
permission at all.
Who said anything about
getting permission?
They should move some of
these loose rocks away.
What, so grave robbers
don't injure themselves?
Well, apparently, as
a grave robber Yes.
"whoever disturbs these
bones
Invites upon himself
a terrible curse.
"
About this medallion, maybe
you should just call watson
And tell him you've
changed your mind.
Nigel, put a shoulder
to this,
Help me open it.
Don't tell me you're still
afraid of a little curse.
Okay, look at it
this way.
Dallier said it
wasn't his curse,
It was the curse of the
one that cursed him, right?
Right.
So that would be
nostradamus.
Now, nostradamus wants me
to find his medallion,
Right?
Right.
So nostradamus wouldn't
put a curse on me.
Right, you're absolutely
right.
Of course he didn't
say anything about you.
Huh?
Okay, castillo,
You're one step too
late this time.
(gunshot)
(paul:) I've already
called for the police.
Dallier's tomb,
mon dieu,
What have you
done?
If his remains have
been damaged
Open it.
If he's not here,
then where is he?
I have no idea.
(paul:) where is
dallier's journal?
I don't have it.
Pardon me if I
don't trust you.
Lower.
Well, I guess we've
solved the mystery
As to how you found
out about the medallion.
What's going on,
mademoiselle fox?
That's what I'm trying
to figure out here.
Where did you get this?
(sydney:) if you're
trying to protect them,
Forget about it.
They're playing you the
same as they're playing me.
(sydney:) all right,
watson,
It's about time you
started doling out
Some of that need-
to-know information.
I took out your
friend castillo.
(watson:) well, I don't
know any castillo.
Oh, come on, he was carrying
one of your nifty cell phones.
And the only way he could've found out
About that medallion
was through you.
Professor fox, I assure you this
castillo is not working for me.
How else could the
assassins have found out
About the parchment
Or the existence
of the medallion?
(watson:) I don't
see how.
I'm being completely
honest with you here.
Have you come any closer
to finding the medallion?
Not yet.
So they've met.
He was your man?
Yes.
I decided to go
with backup in case
Professor fox didn't find
what we were looking for.
How much more is there
you're not telling me?
I run an investigation
my own way.
You should understand
that.
Oh, come on, you've been in
the service too long, watson.
You're getting paranoid.
By the way, I've always
been a fan of yours, sydney.
I'm flattered.
Just hand over
the journal.
(castillo:) that medallion
could be worth a lot of money.
We could work together,
split it.
I don't think so.
Why not?
Because it's wrong.
You know, I could
really help you
Get over your hang-up
with morality.
The only help of yours that I
want is to hand over that journal.
You stick to your
guns
I'll give you that
Which is why it pains me
to do what I have to do.
Nigel.
Am I alive?
Yeah, and it still looks
like you have all your teeth.
Well, that's something
to be grateful for.
Yeah, that and the fact that
we still have the journal.
Thank you so much for
recovering the journal.
Let's just hope it helps us find
where dallier hid the medallion.
Here we are,
April 2nd, 1615,
Dallier's final entry.
Instructions for his
burial,
The curse he wrote on
anyone who disturbs his rest.
Nothing even hinting he
was buried anywhere else.
You said he wrote in
his journal every day?
That's right.
Yet there's a gap here, 3
days no entries were made
Right before his death.
Yeah, it was assumed
dallier was
Exhausted or racked with
pain.
But in his final entry, he writes that
"the burden of this terrible
curse has been lifted.
He has made his peace,
a penitent unto god".
What could have
happened in 3 days
That would have turned him
into a man seemingly unafraid?
The only 3 days
unaccounted for
Since he began writing
his journal.
Is there any way
of finding out
What he did during
those 3 days?
I suppose the monastic records
might be of some help.
February, March
March 26th
Here we are.
March 26,
There's a record of a coach
being hired
To carry cardinal dallier to
the church of cordier.
It was a 3 day trip.
Back to cordier?
Why?
Of course.
Dallier's confessor, cardinal
legros, was stationed there.
And perhaps seeing his
death as imminent,
Dallier wanted to
unburden his soul.
Or maybe to ask legros to
prepare a secret grave
Where dallier and the medallion
would lie undisturbed for all time.
Professor fox is on her way
back to the church of cordier.
What?
That's where she believes
the medallion is located.
My god.
Perhaps now, you won't
be too sceptical, watson.
Do you realize the odds
of the medallion
Being in the same
town as the summit?
As the hound?
Stanley, listen to me.
I don't know what
I believe,
But this has gone
far enough.
We cannot have two relic hunters
in cordier during the summit.
What if the press gets
hold of them?
What if they interfere
in the conference?
Stanley, if you value
your career,
We've got to call
them off.
Yes, you're right,
of course.
(cell phone ringing)
Hello?
(watson:) the situation has become
complicated with fox and castillo.
I need you to
simplify things.
But how?
Kill them.
(guard:) I'm sorry, but the
road leading to the chateau
And the church are out of
use for the next 24 hours.
I have to get in there.
I
have very important business.
Unless you have credentials
for the summit,
I'm afraid you're out
of luck.
Summit?
(guard:) you know, earth
day, save the whales,
That sort of thing.
Dignitaries from all over the
world will be in there, I suppose?
I'm sorry, I can't
comment on that, madame.
"the chase leads to the
place it began".
(nigel:) yes.
"ruin will fall
to the man of greatness.
The bird will deliver the
hunter".
(nigel:) now we know
where.
How do we figure out
who or when?
The medallion.
If the answer's
contained in the parchment,
The medallion is the
key to unlocking it.
(sydney:) there's got to
be a back entrance.
I say we dump the car.
How did I know you
were going to say that?
Castillo.
Here it is.
No dallier.
Any ceremonies officiated
by legros?
Strange, there's one
here recorded
Without a name only
any number.
(together:) dallier?
There's a diagram on
the crypt.
(door opening)
There, April 4th,
"a penitent unto god".
Same phrase that's in
dallier's journal.
Cardinal legros took
care of his friend.
What are you two
doing here?
Hello, brother,
We were going to ask you some
more questions about dallier.
How did you get those
robes
I'm calling the police.
Any minute, there are going to be
We better hurry up and do
what we came here to do.
Right.
(nigel:) I don't see
any medallion.
(sydney:) neither do I.
Laurier said that
dallier's bible
Was the only earthly
possession he was buried with.
What if there's another
inside that no one knows about?
The medallion.
This way.
They're in the crypt,
down there.
(police:) come out now.
We'll break down
the door.
Now what?
No visions of the
assassin, nothing.
Great.
Here we are stuck in
a tomb with legions of men
With guns outside the door and
the bloody thing doesn't work.
(nigel:) look, let's just
open up and we'll say,
"the poet made me
do it.
"
The poet.
What were the exact words
that the poem used?
"the fox shall hunt
the 1600
And its light shall
save the hound".
"light will save
the hound".
(sydney:) it's illuminating
certain words and phrases.
A hidden message.
Stop this.
Please, stop this.
There has to be some other
way of doing this, please.
Get the counter-
insurgency package.
Go.
Go!
"the british will
bow to the hound".
Bow to the hound.
Bow
Bow to the hound.
Who gets bowed to?
(together:) royalty.
The target's a member
of the royal family.
Okay.
The assassin
Come on.
(nigel:) "the hound killed
by the cobra.
"
Cobra, what does
that mean?
I don't know.
Maybe it's a code name.
Maybe watson will know.
(nigel:) they're cutting
through.
Okay.
Come on, give me
a signal,
Give me a signal.
Okay, I've got a
signal.
(cell phone ringing)
Sydney fox.
Put her on conference.
Professor fox?
Watson, we've got
it.
(watson:) the medallion?
The target is a member of
the british royal family.
The assassin?
(sydney:) the assassin is
someone called the cobra.
We think it's a
code name.
Watson, you are
The cobra.
(sydney:) you know, watson,
We're stuck in a vault
With a bunch of french
security guys outside.
Can you call them off?
Don't worry,
professor fox.
Just hand yourselves
over to the authorities.
I'll take care
of everything.
(police:) go!
(secretary:) sir?
I need to get to the
peace conference, asap.
Yes, sir.
Look, whatever member
of the royal family
Is here is going
to be assassinated.
And your proof is
a 16th century curse?
It's a prophecy,
actually.
As I've said, you
have my cell phone.
Contact mi5, speak to
agent watson.
Well, I am mi5.
We've just checked
with london.
They say they know
nothing about you.
Well, maybe he's top
security clearance.
Anyway, the man we were working
with is named agent watson.
Ru the session ends in about an hour.
Wel get to the
bottom of things then.
It'll be too late
by then.
What does he mean he doesn't
know anything about us?
Oh, working on a
need-to-know basis.
The left hand doesn't know
what the right hand is doing.
At least we've still
got the medallion.
All we have to do is
figure a way out of here,
Get someone to listen
to us.
Looks like the
conference is taking place
On the east side
of the building.
Uh huh.
(guard:) checkpoint 2,
this is 873,
I have a visual on
the vehicle, over.
I'm afraid I'm going to have to
ask to see some identification.
Okay, everything seems
to be in order.
Thank you.
The conference is
just breaking up.
Watson.
We're saved.
Right.
(nigel:) watson, thank
god you're here.
Sorry it took so long.
French red tape is even more
complicated than our own.
That name that we got
you, did it pan out?
No, no, but our
security people think
They've got everything
under control.
(watson:) in the meantime, I'll
transport you back to paris personally.
In the bird.
What?
Whirly-bird.
Nickname
for helicopters,
Like the one that
delivered you here.
"ruin will fall on
a man of greatness
And a bird will deliver
the hunter".
That's the poem that
you gave us, right?
(nigel:) what are you
saying? He's the cobra?
It all makes sense,
doesn't it?
(sydney:) you didn't put us on
this to stop the assassination plot.
All you wanted was the
medallion.
I really didn't believe,
you know.
But I told the truth when I
said I don't take any chances.
(nigel:) wait a minute,
We were being flown out
of here a minute ago.
How did we get back
to this?
What is it about?
Politics?
Politics.
I've dabbled in politics
in my time
And I've chased the
money.
Let me tell you, the
money wins every time.
Aren't you just
Hey.
Aren't you just a little
afraid of the medallion?
It may have predicted
the future,
But I'm not sure I'm
ready to believe in curses.
Who said anything
about the curse?
Device,
Put it down.
No, arrest him.
He's trying to
kill the prince.
Agent watson.
She attacked me.
No, I found this
on him.
It's the device that
he was going to use to
Detonate a bomb to
kill the prince.
We'll sort it out once
you put the device down.
Now!
Miss, I'm only going
to ask you once.
Give it to me.
It may
have a hidden activator.
No, the prince is coming
to his car right now.
All right, now you
can arrest me.
This is red leader.
Return home to nexus 3.
We're going code delta.
For your sake, you'd
better be right.
They found 10 kilos of
c4, wired to explode.
We've secured it and the threat is over.
Thanks for your
help.
(knocking)
Do you hear that?
(mumbling)
(sydney:) castillo?
How
You know what, nigel,
I think this is
definitely
A need-to-know
situation.
I guess someone was
looking out for us.
Hey, so now we're even.
I scooped you,
You scooped me.
You must admit we worked
pretty well together,
Finding the medallion
and saving the prince.
Actually, castillo,
Nigel and I found the medallion
and we saved the prince.
Details.
I still think we
made good partners.
What, like
in jakarta
Or like at that monastery
in langrune-sur-mer?
Professor fox.
Deja vu.
We've turned agent watson
over to the authorities.
In light of the ***
of his superior,
They were very eager
to get him into custody.
His version of nostradamus'
curse is just beginning.
Speaking of the
prophets,
The Ummm
Oh
Right.
It's gone.
What?
The medallion,
it's gone.
(castillo:) a likely
story.
Don't look at me.
It was in here
when I left cordier.
Where could it be?
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