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Max: This is my boss, Jonathan Hart,

a self-made millionaire.

He's quite a guy.

This is Mrs. H.

She's gorgeous.

She's one lady who knows how to take care of herself.

By the way, my name is Max.

I take care of both of them

which ain't easy because when they met,

it was murder.

Good morning, Arco.

I know what you and your partner are up to.

And naturally, you'll report

what you've seen to the professor.

Unless you shoot me.

Shoot you? That would be stupid

and unnecessary.

Professor: His horse came back without him,

the whole area's being combed.

Wild country, the animal could have

stumbled or thrown him.

My assistant Arco

is an accomplished horseman,

your excellency.

I believe he was murdered.

- Why? - He was helping me

with certain investigations.

Please, be specific, Professor.

I believe that valuable relics,

classical sculptures

are being smuggled out of Rhodes.

Arco had one of the suspects under surveillance.

Why didn't you go to the police?

I was about to, when I had sufficient evidence.

The government takes a serious view

of illicit dealings in ancient artifacts.

Professor Kalvos, as curator of antiquities

for Rhodes, you should prepare a confidential report

addressed to me, no one else.

I will then consult with Athens.

I understand, your excellency.

Secrecy is vital,

until you have decided what action to take.

Very good.

I will find you someone to replace Mr. Arco,

an outsider perhaps.

But a specialist in antiquities,

someone the culprits won't readily suspect.

That may take a few days.

Thank you. In the meantime,

you'll have my report.

George Damos.

Kalvos is to write a confidential report,

his assistant will be replaced by an outsider,

a specialist in antiquities.

Thank you.

Smile, let's see some teeth.

Cheese.

Welcome to the island of Rhodes.

Oh it's a pity we're here so late.

We're right on schedule.

Not according to the book.

If we were entering this harbor

just 2,207 years ago,

at this very moment we would be passing

under the Colossus of Rhodes,

a solid bronze figure of Helios,

the sun god, over 100 feet high.

It was destroyed in an earthquake around 224 B.C.

You're getting a little red,

you want your hat?

Yeah, thanks.

Hey, you know that this looks Moorish.

This whole thing was built by the Crusaders.

Jonathan: Was that in the book?

Jennifer: No, I remembered that.

Very smart.

Jonathan: And very pretty too.

Thank you very much.

What do you think, down there?

That looks open, doesn't it?

What's that number, 16?

Yes.

Hey, kid, hey.

What's that smell, Mr. H?

That's souvlaki, Max.

That's shish kebab and fish

cooked over a wood stove.

Sure beats the burgers at the Santa Monica pier.

- Ready? - Yep.

Let's go.

There you go.

For you.

For you, Max.

Thank you.

Not bad, huh?

Nah.

Do you think you could copy the recipe?

Mr. H, we've been on vacation three weeks now

and I've got enough recipes to last me a year,

a different dish every night.

Jennifer.

Nicholas.

Jennifer.

Oh, Nicholas.

Is that the guy you told me about?

Mrs. H's old classics professor?

Jonathan: That's him.

I want you to meet my husband Jonathan.

- Jonathan: It's a pleasure. - Americans.

- Jennifer: And this is Max. - Obviously.

Stay here, honey.

Oh it's so nice to see you,

I can show you some of the things

we're so proud of.

- You look fabulous. - Good morning, Professor.

Yes, gentlemen?

Well, aren't you going to introduce us?

May I present Mr. George Damos,

Mr. Eberhardt,

this is Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Hart

- from California and Max. - Hi.

Will you be staying long?

Well that's up to the professor.

There are so many things to show my friends

and my brightest student.

You're English, Mr. Damos.

Well, I was born here

but I was raised in Bristol.

Mr. George Damos's company is trying

to build yet another tourist hotel.

Tourism is the island's life blood,

you can hold up progress, Professor,

but you can't stop it.

Nice meeting you, enjoy Rhodes.

Progress, all they think of is profits.

They're not interested in the past,

but I've got my eye on them.

Well you always were a stickler

for detail, Nicholas.

As a custodian of antiquities,

that's my job.

But as a human being,

it is also my passion.

But why are we talking

this hifalutin twaddle,

why don't we have a drink, come on.

Oh it's a little early for that.

Get in the car, girls.

That woman is his former student,

obviously a specialist in antiquities.

A replacement for Arco,

the outsider that we were warned about.

Just two more days and it would not matter.

Something must be arranged, leave it to me.

Oh, Nicholas,

you must be having the time of your life here.

Most of the time here is perfect,

sometimes I have to be a bit of a detective.

Well a good historian is like a bit of a detective.

My dear, my investigations

aren't always confined to the past.

For example,

my assistant has just disappeared.

Really? What happened?

I'm not sure yet, may turn out to be murder.

Murder?

Have you contacted the police?

No, the police haven't been brought into it as yet.

Investigating murder on your own

can be a dangerous business.

Those two fellas that we met earlier today, Damos and...

And Eberhardt?

They have anything to do with this?

What makes you think that?

Well, just the way that your attitude changed

when they came over and asked to be introduced.

Oh you noticed, eh?

He'll turn out to be the best detective of all.

I hope you'll have breakfast with me

at my house tomorrow morning.

You know with us Greeks,

hospitality is the prime virtue.

We'd love to, how do we find your house?

Ask at the museum,

the attendant will direct you.

- All right. - All right.

Well, we'll see you tomorrow morning then.

Yes, undoubtedly.

Bye bye, Nicholas.

Bye.

Jennifer: Oh isn't this wonderful?

Jonathan: Isn't what wonderful?

Jennifer: Just being here,

listening to the music and the people.

I don't hear anything.

What?

We're the only ones here,

that's what's wonderful.

Just the two of us, you and I,

alone in the world in all of history.

Max: Hey, Mr. H.

Not now, Max.

Max: I got to talk to you, boss.

Go away.

Max: It's important.

I know what's important.

Max: I'm sorry, Mr. H,

but something funny is going on.

Tell me later, Max.

Max: You've got to take a look now.

Take a look at what?

Max: Come on, I'll show you.

Oh.

Here, look.

It's a box.

Anybody can see that, but it doesn't belong to us.

I wonder who it belongs to.

Well it's not ticking, that's one good thing.

Hand me that crowbar over there, will you?

Let's get it open and see what it is.

Darling, let me have a look at that.

That's Hecate.

Max: What's that?

Hecate the goddess.

Goddess of Hades, protectress of witches.

She looks as if she's just been dug up.

Is it genuine?

I don't know,

it certainly looks like ancient marble.

If it is,

it's 2,000 years old, maybe more.

I think we'd better report this.

Well, that's awfully convenient.

Maybe somebody beat us to it.

Inspector Demetrius Konstandidos,

Rhodes Police Department.

We have received certain information

regarding a classical artifact.

I have a warrant to search this vessel.

Is this what you're looking for?

Whatever you paid for this,

was for a fraction of its worth.

An object so exquisite is beyond monetary value.

We didn't pay anything for it.

It isn't ours.

Correct, madam. It belonged to the nation.

How does it come to be here?

We discovered it on board,

exactly where it is.

We were going to report it.

Of course we were.

It is a serious offense to possess an art treasure

without authorization,

especially for foreigners.

Your passports, please.

I was sure the police would throw

the Harts in jail.

They're so close,

the ship will be here tomorrow.

Can't let the old man stop us now.

Don't worry,

he goes snooping around up there again,

I will deal with him.

Nicholas: I just can't believe it.

Jonathan: Neither can we.

Nicholas, you're the only person

that we know on this island.

Somebody is obviously

trying to involve us with the police.

Damos and Eberhardt, I suspect.

Why do you think that?

You see Jonathan, they want to involve me

with your problems to distract me

from my investigations.

May I have some more coffee?

He's a sweet boy, Nicholas.

Is he your grandson?

No, it's a boy, orphan.

Follows me everywhere,

I find jobs for him to do.

Yesterday, you said to us

that you were investigating a murder.

Yes, unfortunately that is the case.

Does it have to do with relics?

Everything I do is connected with relics.

Then, obviously there is some connection

between your investigation

and our mysterious statue.

Jennifer, I'm sorry, I can't help you,

I can't even discuss it with you.

Matters of national interest are at stake.

Would you consider coming with us

to Inspector Konstandidos

and tell him what you're working on?

Please understand me, Jonathan.

I am bound to secrecy for the time being.

Nicholas, they have threatened

to throw us in jail if we don't come up

with some reason why that statue

was found on our boat.

Give me 24 hours,

by that time my investigation should be complete,

I will then go to the police and explain everything.

And your passports will be returned to you.

Thank you.

Some vino, please.

A glass of the local vino, okay?

Drink this every day

and they say you will never grow old

because in a few weeks your liver will burn up.

Hey, you speak English pretty good.

All my life I take care of tourists,

the English, Australian, young kids.

My name is Max.

Nitsa Kriakos, widow.

To you, Nitsa.

Two more trips will do it.

Well, Kalvos has obviously been told

not to call in the police but he might try

and follow you himself.

I'll keep my eye open for him on the trail.

Come and sit down.

Mr. H charted a doozy of a yacht.

A two-masted schooner.

I saw you come in yesterday.

You did?

Did you happen to notice anything funny?

Funny?

Like somebody sneaking around.

Delivering a marble statue maybe?

How'd you know that?

This is a small community, news travels fast.

Nitsa, somebody is setting us up.

Have you any idea who it could be?

Sorry, I cannot help you.

That's okay, it's nothing Mr. H can't handle,

I hope.

Oh here he is now with Mrs. H,

come on, I'll introduce you.

Hi, I'm Mr. and Mrs. H,

I present Nitsa, she owns the tavern.

- Hello. - How do you do?

Both: Hello.

Our friend from Bristol.

He must be quite a big man around here.

He is not popular, but people respect him.

For what? For building a new hotel?

Oh, he makes many jobs

and even now that the work is held up,

he pays his crew.

Held up?

You mean construction has stopped?

Two months ago.

What's the problem?

Water seepage from the sea,

they wait for special pumps from the mainland.

Why don't you all come and have a drink

at my taverna, please?

Good idea, come on.

Two months ago?

I know ten companies

who can ship heavy pumping equipment

any place in the world within a week.

Sightseeing, Professor?

Tzatziki, cucumber with yogurt.

Moussaka mixed with a white sauce,

stuffed peppers, mint and Greek feta cheese salad.

Thank you very much.

Any luck, Mr. H?

No the circuits are still busy.

Oh.

Here's to Professor Kalvos,

he'll get us out of this mess.

Sure he will.

- To the professor. - To Nicholas.

Cheers.

There she is, our ship's come in.

Argentinian registration.

The captain's been bribed,

the crates will go on as farm machinery,

and he'll deal with the customs.

As usual, you thought of everything.

Oh, Eberhardt made some small contributions to the plan.

Will he have to be with us

after you have sold the statues?

You don't like him, do you?

No, he makes my flesh crawl.

How you can stand him, I don't know.

Well, it's simple, my darling.

I need him.

We both inherited two very important connections.

My father told me where the statues had been buried

before the Italians left the island

and Willy's old man left him a list

of all the crooked art dealers

who are prepared to buy illegal artifacts.

We need each other.

Neither half was worth anything

without the other.

Like a treasure map torn in two.

Hey, hey!

I guess Nicholas must've sent him.

Okay we're coming.

What is it?

Nicholas?

Yeah, yeah, Nicholas.

Nicholas?

Nicholas?

Paul: Nicholas, yeah yeah.

Professor Kalvos' house.

Nicholas?

Nicholas?

Darling.

Nicholas!

What?

Look at this.

Well, it obviously wasn't a robbery.

Where is Professor Kalvos?

I was hoping you could tell us.

Well, I am wondering what you are doing here,

Mr. and Mrs. Hart.

A friend of Professor Kalvos brought us here.

Somebody wanted something rather badly, it seems.

I am not accusing you, Mr. Hart,

but you must admit that the circumstances are peculiar.

First of all, the lock on the door, it's broken.

The place has been ransacked.

Now you, Mr. Hart,

you are here but Professor Kalvos is not,

so please do tell me, Mr. and Mrs. Hart,

please tell me what should I think?

The Professor told us he was investigating a murder.

- On Rhodes? - Yes.

Well there have only been two crimes committed in Rhodes

in the last month

and both of these seem to include you.

First of all, I find you with a stolen statue.

Now, I know that you are a rich man, Mr. Hart.

This I have established.

So perhaps you are on the track of making more.

And perhaps Professor Kalvos

discovered what you are doing.

That's absurd.

Possibly, Mrs. Hart,

but until you can supply me

with better answers than you have already given,

I'm afraid I'm going to have to detain you.

Mr. and Mrs. Hart, please.

I take it we're under arrest.

Oh, correct, Mr. Hart.

Professor Kalvos. Shh.

Now wait a minute, listen to me.

Listen to me.

All right, all right, wait a minute.

Shh, no quiet, shh.

When did you see Professor Kalvos?

You see Professor Kalvos, what time?

What time did you see?

- What time? - What time?

Seven?

Seven o'clock,

couldn't have been seven o'clock this morning,

it had to be seven o'clock last night,

he was in the harbor this morning.

All right, you take us.

Come on.

Take us, take us to Professor Kalvos.

When can I start loading the ship?

As soon as possible, Willie, I can't risk any

- last-minute delays. - There'll be no delays,

the Americans are on the run from the police

and we don't have to worry about Kalvos anymore.

What have you done with him?

George, you know I have a talent

for making things disappear.

Thank you very much for the clothes.

Look, honey, real live peasants.

Oh excuse me, let's take a picture

for the folks back home.

They look clean enough, and the bridge club

will really love one.

Just one moment, please.

Hang on, hold it. Oh, that looks great.

Thanks, thanks a lot. Wonderful.

It's all right.

Those look like the same kind of crates

as the one that was on the boat.

I'm going to go over and check that out,

- you wait here. - Wait, Jo...

Paul, you stay here, okay?

Okay, good.

Inside the cave.

Nicholas.

Nicholas.

You must be glad you found him.

Now you can spend the rest of your lives together,

sealed up here in your tomb.

I have done this to you, my friends.

Forgive me.

He needs a doctor.

I'm afraid that will not be possible, Mrs. Hart.

Can these all be relics?

Yes from the temple of Helios, the sun god.

You see, according to legend, he was supposed to be born

on the island of Rhodes.

I always knew that somewhere in the island

there was a temple devoted to him.

And you and Damos found it,

the construction site.

And you used the hotel as a cover for illegal excavation.

Very good, Mr. Hart.

We smuggled everything out of town, piece by piece,

and hid it up here.

But now it's time to start shipping it out

to sell it abroad.

We unearth the treasure and we bury all of you.

Don't you think that someone will notice the explosion?

There are stone quarries all over these hills,

they are always blasting.

You'll never make it to the harbor.

Inspector Konstandidos has put up road blocks,

they're searching every vehicle for us.

In that case, I'll take Mrs. Hart along as a hostage.

You'll take both of us.

Jonathan, no.

Show your head outside, and I'll blow it off.

Come on, Professor.

Come on, let's get away from the blast.

Okay, Professor, take it easy.

We should be far enough away.

Down.

Are you all right?

Thank God you're here, though.

Somebody out there?

We're gonna get out, Professor,

we're gonna get out.

Come on.

I'll leave him here with you, I'll send help.

I understand, but take him with you.

Oh, so stubborn, he wants to stay with me.

Family planning, sometimes a kid

decides to pick his own father.

- This is your bike. - Yeah.

- You want to sell it? - No.

- Buy yourself a motorcycle. - Oh.

Bye!

Man: Bye.

There he is.

Woman: Oh, my God!

Demetrius: Back... back it up, this way.

Move it, move it!

You crazy?

Man: Hey, what are you doing?

Eberhardt!

Stay back, Hart, or I'll kill her.

Jennifer: Jonathan!

Where did you learn how to do that?

Oh just something I picked up. Lucky, huh?

Lucky.

Darling.

These are for you, Inspector.

This is the only treasure I need.

Your action in recovering the classical relics

is worthy of the highest praise.

The Greek government formally thanks

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Hart

and hereby authorizes a reward of

500,000 drachmas,

signed Melina Mercouri, Minister of Culture.

Look at that, I don't believe it.

Go, Max.

Nicholas,

I'd like to have that reward money go to Paul,

for his education.

The boy you can teach, you must tame.

I'd like to have you be his tutor

and trustee for the fund for him.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Jon.

What's the matter?

I love happy endings.