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Why are you here?

I am attending to my king.

You have poisoned me.

The village elders have sent men out to find your son.

They don't know why he left and are worried about his safety.

I don't share their concern.

He will return. Not if my men find him first.

You have no right to the throne. Only royal blood can speak the wisdom of the

book. Unless the royal bloodline is severed.

And it will be soon.

I won't tell them that you taught me how to interpret the wisdom of the...

It's empty.

What have you done with it?

Where's the book?

Where's the...

King Sangree has joined the gods.

Washi, son of Sangree, is the new ruler of the Tsubaro people.

He will take his rightful place in the royal hut.

When we find him... The book is

missing. The people will not listen to you without it.

There's just one problem.

I'm worried that if the village finds Kwasi, he'll have a triumphant return

expose us all.

Koro, you have to find him.

Kill him. Bring me proof that he is dead.

I'm not sure what that would be.

The royal pendant around his neck. Yes, that would do it.

Now go.

Thank you for the tour around the world.

Maybe next time you can show me Africa.

Well, Cutter Unlimited, we aim to please.

Well, you just keep on aiming.

So, Mendelsohn.

Hey, come here and hold this, will you?

Yeah.

Inside this crate is happiness.

Yeah, they'd be playboy playmates, Sung Hai Lee.

Better than that.

Okay, Sung Hai Lee and her identical twin.

Okay, ready?

Let it go.

That is a beauty.

The line.

The perfection.

The subtle twist of the handle.

Oh, yes.

The accessory trunk.

Want to be alone?

Eventually.

Where'd you get the money for this?

Trading stand.

Touch it and you die.

Excuse me, sir.

I have traveled a very, very long distance to find a man who is said to be

living here.

He goes by the name of Mendelssohn.

Ah, that'd be him.

What's it say?

That Clegan has... In English?

The war is finished, and so I leave it.

You are the minister.

I must speak with you before they get here.

They?

What the hell was that?

Let's see.

I don't know what that guy was talking about.

Let's get ready to move.

Yeah, that's the plan.

You should look forward when you run.

Are you okay?

Yes. The Mendelssohn.

They have taken the Mendelssohn.

Mendelssohn, what are you talking about?

Him and another man.

They will both be killed.

The markings on the spear are Saboro. Is this your tribe?

Yes. They must have followed me.

I came to the Mendelsohn. I thought he was held.

Well, what do you think he would do?

The Mendelsohn can do anything.

He's a great and wise man.

Well, I admit he's an interesting fellow, but... Are we talking about the

guy?

See, I gave him this, and he read it. It is the holy language.

Only a king or the Mendelssohn will be able to read it. It is the only part of

the book that can be translated.

Wait, slow down.

What book are you talking about?

The book of the Mendelssohn.

Only the kings have been able to understand the language within.

All except the first line. This one?

This one is understood by all the members of the Saboro. But no outsiders

except... Except the Mendelssohn.

Okay, I get it now.

You see, I came through the Mendelssohn for help.

My father is very sick.

He is our king, and he fears that Lan Tu will try to take control.

Well, if they took Mendelsohn and Cutter back to your village, then that's where

we have to go.

Come on.

Oh, my head hurts.

You okay?

Peachy.

Yeah, I wonder what they want.

You talk to anybody yet?

Yeah, I talked to the old man over there.

Pasmalo's his name.

He's one of their elders.

What'd he want?

He asked my name and whether I lived in Malapo.

What'd you tell him?

My name and that I lived in Malapo.

Stories tell of the Mendelssohn's fall to earth and how he helped the people a

long time ago.

It is every supporter's dream to have the new Mendelssohn read from the sacred

book.

My father knew of such a man in the city, so I hid the book and went hunting

him.

What's wrong?

Just go back to the river as fast as you can.

Question! Do you want your friend to die?

I don't want to hurt you.

I just need the pendant.

It was a mistake for you to interfere.

I make a lot of mistakes.

You're competent for someone who's about to die.

The viper above your head encourages me.

He said he wanted the pendant.

Is this it?

Yes, it is the pendant of royal birth.

When I left, my father was very ill.

He said he was poisoned by Lontu.

If Lontu wants the pendant, then that means that he is ready to take power.

If he is ready to take power, then that means that my father... My father is

already...

decided.

What has been said is true.

Good.

If I could just get to my knife in my pocket, I could cut his lips.

Oh!

I really do have an itch.

Although, we'll come off that location for later reference.

Excuse me. I'm with him.

Remember, Mendelsohn, party at two.

Bring him forth, but watch his hands.

Are you done yet?

I don't think so.

They promised me a fluff drawing.

Okay. Had your little joke.

Time to go.

Hey, you got a date?

Besides, haste makes waste.

They dig that.

Yeah.

Ah, Cutter, friend of the Mendelssohn. What is it that I can do for you?

Explain a few things for me.

Is it all right if we talk here?

Seems like sacred ground.

It is, but you are welcome.

These are tributes to our gods.

I sit here under Huni, god of knowledge, in order that I may gain his wisdom.

Paz Malo, you seem like a smart guy.

I mean, no one here is stupid, but... Do you really believe that Mendelssohn

is a god?

In our beliefs, we have many gods.

Gods are those that dispense wisdom.

Cutter, friend of the Mendelssohn, we are not ignorant.

We know that there is wisdom in your world.

For example, the Mendelssohn, just before he entered his bath, said,

is next to godliness.

And before that, he said, a rolling stone will gather no moss.

Now that is wisdom.

No, that's cliche.

No offense, but where I come from, that's, well, that's just corny. But is

not true? Does a rolling stone gather moss?

And is it not true that the lax will accomplish nothing?

He, as it were, will gather moss.

Well, yeah.

Okay, I guess it's just corny because I've heard it so much.

I was just a child when the Mendelssohn came from the sky in his flying machine.

I know an aeroplane.

At the time, the Saboro were warriors. They conquered many tribes.

Mendelssohn said he was tired of war. He made us put down our arms and showed us

peace and taught us wisdom.

And this hut, this is where the Mendelssohn stayed.

No roof, as he requested.

Mendelsohn was a man of the sky.

A pilot, as you know.

It is said that he sat each night and stared into the dark sky, looking for

something.

I can understand.

First, he was probably looking for other planes.

Later, it was just wishful dreaming.

All right, this Mendelsohn, the original one, he's dead, right?

Many years ago.

But the hut is just as it always was. And every Sbarro king has been crowned

it. I was told your last king just died.

Yes. One day he is fine.

The next day, he is dead.

Yes?

Nothing,

probably. It's just in my world, that'd be pretty darn suspicious.

In your world, yes, Cutter. Here we live hard.

Life can be good, but it is the gods who choose when to take us.

What is suspicious about that?

Just beating the hell out of my last vacation.

What's the dark?

How do you like my spear?

It's a ceremonial leadership spear.

It's bigger than everyone else's.

Mendelsohn, did you happen to catch that stuff about their king dying?

Yeah, Sangree. What about him?

Well, I'm not so sure it was an accident.

But think about it.

He dies suddenly.

This kid comes to us looking for you. The guy Lon, too, didn't seem too

when you showed up.

Hey, someone want to unload that? Just put it over there.

Look, this kid's heir to the throne.

Ryan, I'm guessing he's next on somebody's list of strange deaths.

You've been watching Walker text a stranger on satellite again, haven't

Great one.

Perhaps you have heard that we must move away from this place.

There's a curse on this land.

The gods have become angry on way to move away from the tribute statues.

Who told you this?

Our great King Sangre revealed it to me just before he died.

He read it to me from the Book of Mendelssohn.

I'll bet he did.

That book wouldn't happen to be around here, would it?

It has been borrowed by the son of Sangre.

We'll have it back soon.

Well, if Washi returns, doesn't that make him king?

Wouldn't he then get to decide whether or not you move?

Hey, look, if you're worried about that curse thing, let me take care of it

right now.

Bada -bing, done.

But the gods are angry.

Don't get over it.

Consider it your celestial get -out -of -jail -free card.

Courtesy of the Mendelssohn.

I need to take off this make -up.

What are we going to do?

We have to have the village out of here. I know about the time schedule, Bob

Sola.

I have to talk to Vincent.

Is it jealousy cutter?

Is it the way these people revere me?

Is it the way they hang on my every word?

That they let me stay in the king's hut?

Or is it just the size of my spear?

Even I know it's how you throw it that counts.

It's just that none of this is real.

Maybe it's a little strange to think that you like this sort of thing.

As opposed to the rest of my life. Which is?

Abject misery.

Yeah, it's just I'm trying to get a handle on how all this came about. You

the last king died in here, in his sleep. Nothing suspicious about that.

Yeah, except Lon too is the one that told everyone about it, and I don't

trust him. I was thinking maybe, maybe he had something to do with it.

Oh, hello.

Now this cuff has got a powdered residue on the rim.

All right, so what if King Sangre was poisoned? Who's next in line?

The sun. Yeah, but the sun runs away, so who does that leave?

Lantu. In his region, he's got to be somewhere in line.

It's almost time for my daily worship, which means my ceremonial makeup goes

back on.

It is just like hell, but the people will be lining up for my blessing.

All right, come on. Just do me a favor and remember, these people are looking

you as some sort of wise man, okay?

It's not like you're a real god or a king.

Got it?

to be the king.

Sheena, wait for me.

Hey, let's take a break.

Are you okay?

Yes.

My father was a great king.

Strong,

Kind, brave.

He could always put the needs of the people before his own.

I could never be the king my father was.

No, I don't believe that.

And you may believe that now, but one day you're going to have to make a

decision.

To be a man or to be a king.

And I know you're going to make the right decision.

What? What is it?

Sheila,

look. There's one, too.

What is he doing here?

What do you mean?

This is Ciboro land.

My father would never allow such a camp to be here.

Stay here in the brush, okay?

I need more time.

That's something I don't have.

You've got a schedule.

I cannot move the village so quickly.

The Saburo have a new leader.

What are you talking about?

Sangre sent his son for him. His ancestor was a great king. I don't care

was Winston Churchill.

Those statues are worth a hundred thousand American each.

I want him this week.

Got it.

You don't understand.

I am not their king yet.

To do that, I must have the great book or at least be able to discredit the new

leader.

I don't get it.

I'm paying you good money for those statues.

What do you care whether those people follow you or not afterwards?

No, a Westerner such as yourself would not understand.

My people have been tied to a legend that has long since lost its meaning.

With my leadership and the money you pay me, the Sabor will once again be known

as a powerful tribe.

You better work on that quick.

You got till tomorrow before I come in with guns blazing.

Got it?

What do we have here?

Kwasi, Sangri's son.

We've looked everywhere for him.

Here he was watching our operation the whole time, huh?

I'm pleased you have returned, Kwasi.

Your father wanted me to take care of you when I found you.

Liar. You killed my father.

You have no right to rule our people.

No, I don't.

But if there is only me and I have the book, the people will follow.

Now, where is the book?

What in the hell is that?

We were returning to you when we found him.

Perfect.

Did you find Kono, the man I sent after Kashi?

Yes.

Or at least what was left of him.

The animals must have finished him.

First the medicine shows up. Jim the Ragnar.

And now this?

Lanto, you fool.

It is the gods.

They know you are stealing the tribute.

There are no gods.

Then how do you explain this, Lanto?

I can't.

But it may be the answer to our problems.

Lantu killed Sangri.

Lantu craves power.

But murder? That is hard to accept.

Sangri dies.

The book and Quashi disappear. Who benefits from that?

At the moment, you.

What the hell are you talking about?

Lantu must bow to the will of the village.

And who controls that?

The Mendelssohn. And you are his friend.

We did not choose to come here.

If you recall, we were dragged here by yours. I am not accusing you, believe

But you must admit there is more than enough suspicion to go around for

everyone.

Get up.

Ah, boy.

Got any good ideas?

Here today, gone tomorrow.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

You! You are a fake!

Takes one to know one.

Silence! Everyone, listen to me!

Like everyone else, I hoped, prayed that this was the true Mendelsohn, but he's

not.

This bag contains what I believe to be the true Kouachi.

Or at least what is left of him after this man killed him.

Hold on.

I am Mendelsohn.

I may not be the Mendelsohn you want, or the Mendelsohn you need, but

that's...

And I had nothing to do with whoever that is in there.

Guards, bring him to me!

Come on, drop me.

The tide has turned.

Stop with the clichés.

I'm not kidding. They think we killed Kwasi.

What?

Anyone's guilty of murder.

It's you.

Squashy's royal pendant.

You put that on me.

I leave this for the elders to decide.

Yes, we will confer.

Tie them up.

Hey, guys, come on, gather round.

Heather, listen up.

Over here. All right, we don't have time to wait for lawn two.

We're going in early. I'll tell you right now, they're not going to like it.

on it.

all comes down to power.

Very seductive.

It can take a strong man's mind and make it weak and malleable.

It can take a weak man and convince him he has the power of a god.

Well, don't be too hard on yourself now.

I wasn't.

I was thinking about Richard Nixon. Now, that was a classic Greek tragedy.

The editors have made their decision.

You will be turned over to Lan Tu.

He has been ordered to leave you tied up in one of the hut.

Leave us?

Where are you going?

The tribe is moving on.

Time. The warriors are ready.

All right.

I will go with them.

So any chance you can let us live Bring them

Okay, we move in we get out fast anybody gets in the way

take care of them I want those statues on these trucks in less than an hour

Middleton, not so formal, kid. Just call me Lee.

Now, all three of you are together.

And all three of you can die together.

You can't kill me. You still need the book. Not anymore.

Exposing this Middleton gave me all the power I needed to move the tribe.

Oh, clear that up for me, Lon, too.

Why is that so important?

What's in the bag?

Just something to pass the time.

Change launch you ships leaving either give a hand or get out of the way.

No Anybody

got

a knife

courtesy of the Mendelssohn. I got one.

Let me see if I can cut it free.

Mendelssohn? What do you need in your bag?

It ain't laundry.

Where's Quashi?

I don't know.

Hopefully off to find another Mendel.

Go, get to the jungle.

Hey, hey.

Where are you going?

I don't know.

Where am I going?

Quashi, by the gods, you are in harm.

They are trying to steal our tributes.

Want to try to kill me?

Kwasi, you are now our king.

What is it that you wish us to do?

One, one, one, one.

Where'd she come from?

I don't know, but I'm not complaining.

So you see, I knew the ancient goddess would be protected for us.

Book of Mendelssohn, huh?

It's in German.

Inside the cover of the first line.

The war is finished and so I leave it.

Well, it looks like a pilot's logbook to me.

Guy turned into a journal.

Well, he must have been trying to escape Nazi Germany when he crashed here.

But if these guys can't read German, it means their parents have been making it

up as they go along.

Yeah, I guess so.

Means it had some pretty smart kings.

Should we tell them?

If it's not broken, don't fix it.

Very wise.

Gina, I looked into the book and I cannot read it.

Well, maybe what's in the book isn't important.

But... The book has been inspiration for every Ciborone King.

No, it's been an inspiration for the people.

You see, everybody needs something to believe in, even if it's just a book.

It is the book of Mendelssohn.

Yes, and it always will be.

But what's most important is what's right here.

That's what makes a great leader.

That's where true inspiration comes from.

Although you are not THE Mendelssohn, you have given us much.

We only have to give you our eternal thanks, our friendship, and, of course,

your leadership spear.

Well, let's go, King.

I leave you now, my people.

But remember...

It ain't over till the fat lady sings!

The fat lady sings?

Yep. I think she already did.