1 00:05:22,233 --> 00:05:26,385 It's an impressive collection. You have some very rare editions. 2 00:05:27,073 --> 00:05:28,745 Are you sure you want to sell them? 3 00:05:28,953 --> 00:05:31,069 They're no use to Father, not anymore. 4 00:05:31,473 --> 00:05:33,589 Not since he's been this way. 5 00:05:33,833 --> 00:05:36,188 His library was his whole world, now it's just 6 00:05:36,393 --> 00:05:37,712 a painful memory. 7 00:05:37,873 --> 00:05:39,511 Unbearably painful. 8 00:05:41,273 --> 00:05:42,501 I understand. 9 00:05:45,553 --> 00:05:48,943 Well, at a rough, preliminary estimate, 10 00:05:49,193 --> 00:05:50,751 you have a collection here 11 00:05:51,513 --> 00:05:52,866 worth around 00,000 dollars. 12 00:05:55,073 --> 00:05:56,347 Yes, or thereabouts. 13 00:05:57,593 --> 00:05:58,582 I've picked out 14 00:05:58,793 --> 00:06:01,148 one or two volumes that merit special attention. 15 00:06:01,353 --> 00:06:03,867 This "Persiles", for example, is important. 16 00:06:04,193 --> 00:06:07,822 I'd hang on to that, it'll never depreciate. It's a good investment. 17 00:06:08,033 --> 00:06:09,022 Valuable? 18 00:06:09,233 --> 00:06:10,427 Very valuable. 19 00:06:11,073 --> 00:06:14,110 As for this "Hypnerotomachia di Poliphilo" 20 00:06:14,673 --> 00:06:17,141 by Colonna, Venice, 1545... 21 00:06:18,273 --> 00:06:20,503 I'n sure I could find you a buyer. 22 00:06:20,713 --> 00:06:23,546 But don't let the rest go for less than 500,000 23 00:06:23,833 --> 00:06:25,391 under any circumstances. 24 00:06:26,993 --> 00:06:28,631 It may take a month to place them. 25 00:06:28,793 --> 00:06:30,511 In the meantime, be patient. 26 00:06:30,673 --> 00:06:31,549 A month? 27 00:06:31,713 --> 00:06:34,830 Yes, a month or two. Depends how much of a hurry you're in. 28 00:06:35,073 --> 00:06:36,347 More hurry, less money. 29 00:06:38,553 --> 00:06:40,032 That's my advice, anyway. 30 00:06:40,353 --> 00:06:42,309 I'm sure you wouldn't want to rush things. 31 00:06:42,513 --> 00:06:46,904 But feel free to consult another expert. You know where to reach me. 32 00:06:47,113 --> 00:06:50,264 Incidentally... This four volume edition 33 00:06:50,513 --> 00:06:54,392 of "Don Quixote" is quite nice but not particularly valuable. 34 00:06:54,593 --> 00:06:56,902 Now, I could 35 00:06:57,113 --> 00:06:59,263 take it off your hands... 36 00:07:00,313 --> 00:07:01,302 right away. 37 00:07:04,993 --> 00:07:07,143 How much were you thinking of...? 38 00:07:08,193 --> 00:07:11,424 I couldn't go more than 4,000... 4,200 tops. 39 00:07:21,393 --> 00:07:22,792 - You here? - Hello, Witkin. 40 00:07:23,033 --> 00:07:23,909 You don't waste time. 41 00:07:24,113 --> 00:07:26,343 There's a fortune in there. Help yourself. 42 00:07:26,553 --> 00:07:28,623 You're a vulture, Corso. A vulture. 43 00:07:28,833 --> 00:07:30,152 Who isn't in our business? 44 00:07:30,353 --> 00:07:31,342 You'd stoop to anything. 45 00:07:31,553 --> 00:07:33,384 For a "Quixote" by Ybarra? You bet. 46 00:07:33,593 --> 00:07:36,585 Unscrupulous! Thoroughly unscrupulous! 47 00:07:36,793 --> 00:07:38,385 Happy hunting! 48 00:07:57,153 --> 00:08:00,941 Just got off the phone with Witkin. He's spitting blood. 49 00:08:01,473 --> 00:08:03,350 Really? What's his problem? 50 00:08:05,713 --> 00:08:09,149 He said you're a double-dealing, money-grubbing bastard. 51 00:08:10,233 --> 00:08:14,226 He thought he had that deal sewed up, he said you queered his pitch. 52 00:08:14,433 --> 00:08:16,344 He should be quicker off the mark. 53 00:08:19,193 --> 00:08:22,151 He said your valuation was way over the top, 54 00:08:22,553 --> 00:08:25,067 got those people coming out in a rash. 55 00:08:25,473 --> 00:08:28,465 They're asking twice what the books are worth. 56 00:08:34,433 --> 00:08:35,149 Let's face it, 57 00:08:35,353 --> 00:08:37,071 you screwed him. That's what it's called. 58 00:08:37,273 --> 00:08:38,308 That's what it's called. 59 00:08:38,513 --> 00:08:40,583 He also said you snatched the "Don..." 60 00:08:48,113 --> 00:08:51,708 Ybarra "Don Quixote", 1780, 61 00:08:52,233 --> 00:08:54,508 all four volumes. 62 00:08:58,353 --> 00:09:00,662 Fantastic, you are the best. 63 00:09:01,313 --> 00:09:04,544 That client of yours, the Swiss. Would he still be interested? 64 00:09:04,753 --> 00:09:07,586 I'd have Witkin on my ass. I told him I had no part of this. 65 00:09:07,993 --> 00:09:09,585 Except 10%%% . 66 00:09:10,473 --> 00:09:12,828 20%% %, the Swiss was my client. 67 00:09:13,433 --> 00:09:14,388 No deal. 68 00:09:14,593 --> 00:09:17,630 - 15. For my children's sake. - You don't have any children. 69 00:09:17,793 --> 00:09:19,192 I'm still young, give me time. 70 00:09:20,393 --> 00:09:20,984 Ten. 71 00:10:01,433 --> 00:10:04,664 ...and earlier, en 1580, in "De la D�monomanie des sorciers" 72 00:10:04,873 --> 00:10:06,625 by the Frenchman, Jean Bodin. 73 00:10:07,033 --> 00:10:09,911 Bodin was probably the first to attempt 74 00:10:10,113 --> 00:10:12,229 to establish a system- if the term 75 00:10:12,393 --> 00:10:16,352 system may be applied to the Middle Ages- for classifying 76 00:10:16,553 --> 00:10:18,145 contemporary perceptions of evil. 77 00:10:18,953 --> 00:10:20,591 In Bodin we find one of the first 78 00:10:20,833 --> 00:10:22,903 definitions of the word "witch". 79 00:10:23,473 --> 00:10:24,872 I quote: 80 00:10:25,793 --> 00:10:26,543 "A witch 81 00:10:26,753 --> 00:10:29,426 is a person who, though cognizant of the laws of God, 82 00:10:29,753 --> 00:10:33,632 endeavors to act through a medium of a pact with the Devil." 83 00:10:34,193 --> 00:10:37,424 To assist them in their work, many witches kept familiars, 84 00:10:37,673 --> 00:10:40,346 creatures such as cats or toads, 85 00:10:40,593 --> 00:10:44,632 in which supernatural spirits or demons were thought to reside. 86 00:10:45,073 --> 00:10:47,985 For those of you who wish to delve more deeply 87 00:10:48,193 --> 00:10:50,468 into the controversial subject of witchcraft, 88 00:10:50,673 --> 00:10:54,552 a great deal of information may be found in the following works: 89 00:10:54,713 --> 00:10:57,785 Nicolas Remes "Demonolatria libre", 90 00:10:57,993 --> 00:11:01,303 and "Compendium maleficam" by Francesco Maria Guazo. 91 00:11:10,473 --> 00:11:14,512 I see you were stimulated by my little talk, Mr. Corso. 92 00:11:18,273 --> 00:11:19,183 Did I snore? 93 00:11:19,393 --> 00:11:23,068 It's nice of you to ask. No, not that I noticed. 94 00:11:33,793 --> 00:11:36,102 - Don't you sleep nights? - Like a baby. 95 00:11:36,353 --> 00:11:37,752 Strange. 96 00:11:37,953 --> 00:11:42,469 I'd have bet a brace of Gutenberg Bibles you were up all night. 97 00:11:42,953 --> 00:11:47,549 You're one of those hungry, restless types that put the wind up Caesar, 98 00:11:48,113 --> 00:11:50,627 men who stab their friends in the back. 99 00:11:54,033 --> 00:11:57,423 Not, I suspect, that you have many friends. Do you, Mr. Corso? 100 00:11:57,673 --> 00:11:59,470 Your kind seldom does. 101 00:11:59,673 --> 00:12:01,231 That makes two of us. 102 00:12:08,233 --> 00:12:09,871 You're right, of course. 103 00:12:10,113 --> 00:12:12,502 Your friendships don't concern me in the least. 104 00:12:12,713 --> 00:12:16,103 Our relations have always been strictly commercial. I like that. 105 00:12:16,273 --> 00:12:19,310 The professional and the personal should be mutually exclusive. 106 00:12:19,513 --> 00:12:22,550 I came here to do some business, not shoot the breeze. 107 00:12:22,953 --> 00:12:26,343 If you want to expound your personal philosophies, write another book. 108 00:12:26,553 --> 00:12:27,668 You don't like me, do you? 109 00:12:27,873 --> 00:12:30,228 I don't have to. You're a client and you pay well. 110 00:12:45,513 --> 00:12:49,745 You're privileged, Mr. Corso. Very few people ever set foot in here. 111 00:12:49,913 --> 00:12:51,346 This is my private collection. 112 00:12:53,033 --> 00:12:56,230 Some bibliophiles specialize in Gothic novels, 113 00:12:56,473 --> 00:12:57,349 others in books of hours. 114 00:12:58,633 --> 00:13:01,750 All my own rare editions have the same protagonist: 115 00:13:02,353 --> 00:13:03,183 The Devil. 116 00:13:03,353 --> 00:13:05,628 - May I take a look? - Yes, that's why 117 00:13:05,873 --> 00:13:07,067 I brought you here. 118 00:13:22,553 --> 00:13:23,986 Beautiful, aren't they? 119 00:13:24,793 --> 00:13:28,024 The soft sheen, the suberb gilding... 120 00:13:28,913 --> 00:13:31,825 Not to mention the centuries of wisdom they contain. 121 00:13:32,033 --> 00:13:34,547 I know people who'd kill for a collection like this. 122 00:13:35,553 --> 00:13:37,111 The "Ars Diavoli"! 123 00:13:37,713 --> 00:13:41,592 You'll never see as many books on the subject anywhere in the world. 124 00:13:42,033 --> 00:13:45,150 They're the rarest, the choicest editions in existence. 125 00:13:45,393 --> 00:13:47,623 It's taken me a lifetime to assemble them. 126 00:13:48,633 --> 00:13:50,669 Only the supreme masterpiece was missing. 127 00:14:00,673 --> 00:14:03,062 "The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of the Shadows". 128 00:14:03,273 --> 00:14:07,061 - You're familiar with it? - Yes. Venice, 1. 129 00:14:07,273 --> 00:14:11,266 The author and printer, A. Torchia, was burned by the Holy Inquisition, 130 00:14:11,553 --> 00:14:12,702 along with all his works. 131 00:14:13,673 --> 00:14:15,584 Only three copies survived. 132 00:14:15,793 --> 00:14:16,623 One. 133 00:14:17,433 --> 00:14:21,028 Catalogs list three copies: The Fargas, the Kessler and the Telfer. 134 00:14:21,673 --> 00:14:24,551 You know your business, but you're mistaken. 135 00:14:25,153 --> 00:14:28,145 According to my research, only one is authentic. 136 00:14:28,353 --> 00:14:29,183 Three are known. 137 00:14:30,393 --> 00:14:31,712 That's the trouble. 138 00:14:32,633 --> 00:14:35,670 - Where did you get it? - I bought it from Telfer. 139 00:14:36,233 --> 00:14:38,622 - Telfer? - He finally sold it to me. 140 00:14:38,833 --> 00:14:40,789 The day before he killed himself. 141 00:14:41,673 --> 00:14:43,152 It's good timing. 142 00:14:54,233 --> 00:14:57,111 - "Silence is golden". - Precisely. 143 00:14:58,353 --> 00:15:00,309 Never heard of the "Delomelanicon"? 144 00:15:00,713 --> 00:15:03,307 I've heard of it. It's a myth, isn't it? 145 00:15:03,793 --> 00:15:05,988 A book reputed to have been written by Satan himself. 146 00:15:06,193 --> 00:15:08,787 No myth. That book existed. 147 00:15:09,033 --> 00:15:11,069 Torchia actually acquired it. 148 00:15:14,233 --> 00:15:17,748 The engravings you're admiring were adapted by Torchia 149 00:15:17,953 --> 00:15:19,432 from the "Delomelanicon". 150 00:15:19,953 --> 00:15:22,672 The form a kind of satanic riddle. 151 00:15:23,833 --> 00:15:26,347 Correctly interpreted with the aid of the original text 152 00:15:26,593 --> 00:15:30,586 and inside information, they conjure up the Prince of Darkness 153 00:15:30,793 --> 00:15:31,703 in person. 154 00:15:32,233 --> 00:15:33,427 You don't say. 155 00:15:35,033 --> 00:15:36,989 Are you a religious man? 156 00:15:37,193 --> 00:15:39,991 I mean, do you believe in the supernatural? 157 00:15:40,233 --> 00:15:42,189 I believe in my percentage. 158 00:15:44,753 --> 00:15:46,584 Don't you get dizzy standing there? 159 00:15:50,393 --> 00:15:52,668 What is it you want from me, Balkan? 160 00:15:58,633 --> 00:16:00,305 I want you to go to Europe and investigate. 161 00:16:01,033 --> 00:16:04,628 The other two copies are in Portugal and France, I want you to 162 00:16:04,793 --> 00:16:06,590 find some way of comparing them with mine: 163 00:16:06,753 --> 00:16:10,348 Every page, every engraving, the binding, everything. I'm convinced 164 00:16:10,513 --> 00:16:12,424 only one is authentic. I want to know which. 165 00:16:12,633 --> 00:16:14,032 That could be an expensive trip. 166 00:16:15,913 --> 00:16:18,905 That's to get you started. Spend what you need. 167 00:16:21,193 --> 00:16:24,663 - What if I find yours is a forgery? - It's quite possible. 168 00:16:28,353 --> 00:16:30,150 It doesn't appear to be. 169 00:16:32,793 --> 00:16:34,351 Even the paper sounds kosher. 170 00:16:34,513 --> 00:16:36,981 Even so. There's something wrong. 171 00:16:37,193 --> 00:16:38,990 You mean the Devil won't show up? 172 00:16:41,753 --> 00:16:45,746 If all three copies turn out bogus or incomplete, your work's done. 173 00:16:45,993 --> 00:16:49,030 If one of them turns out to be genuine, I'll finance you further. 174 00:16:50,193 --> 00:16:51,751 I want you to get it for me, 175 00:16:52,273 --> 00:16:54,628 at all costs, never mind how. 176 00:16:54,833 --> 00:16:56,744 "Never mind how" sounds illegal. 177 00:16:57,273 --> 00:16:59,309 Wouldn't be the first time you've done something illegal. 178 00:16:59,473 --> 00:17:00,428 Not that illegal. 179 00:17:00,633 --> 00:17:02,430 Hence the size of the check. 180 00:17:07,233 --> 00:17:09,144 Do a good job, I'll double it. 181 00:17:13,193 --> 00:17:16,105 There's something wrong with it if you're letting it out of your hands. 182 00:17:16,833 --> 00:17:18,425 I have the utmost faith in you, Mr. Corso. 183 00:17:18,633 --> 00:17:22,023 There's nothing more reliable than a man who can be bought for cash. 184 00:18:19,433 --> 00:18:21,583 Good morning. Dean Corso. 185 00:18:22,153 --> 00:18:25,384 I'm terribly sorry to disturb you at a time like this. 186 00:18:36,513 --> 00:18:40,984 It would be very helpful, if you could tell me what you know about 187 00:18:41,193 --> 00:18:42,308 this book. 188 00:18:50,433 --> 00:18:51,991 Isn't this one of my husband's books? 189 00:18:53,713 --> 00:18:56,910 It was in his collection until recently. He sold it to my client. 190 00:18:57,473 --> 00:18:59,225 I'm trying to authenticate it. 191 00:18:59,433 --> 00:19:00,707 He sold it, you say? 192 00:19:01,313 --> 00:19:03,952 How strange. This was one of his most treasured possessions. 193 00:19:04,313 --> 00:19:07,032 - He never mentioned the sale? - No, it's news to me. 194 00:19:08,313 --> 00:19:10,781 - Who bought it? - A private collector. 195 00:19:11,673 --> 00:19:12,992 May I know his name? 196 00:19:14,273 --> 00:19:15,831 I'm afraid that's confidential. 197 00:19:16,233 --> 00:19:19,270 - I suppose he has a bill of sale. - No problem there. 198 00:19:19,473 --> 00:19:22,306 Is this your job, authenticating rare books? 199 00:19:22,513 --> 00:19:24,231 And tracking them down, yes. 200 00:19:24,993 --> 00:19:26,267 You're a book detective. 201 00:19:26,433 --> 00:19:27,582 Kind of. 202 00:19:29,553 --> 00:19:32,147 Do you recall when and where your husband acquired this book? 203 00:19:34,513 --> 00:19:35,628 In Spain. 204 00:19:36,193 --> 00:19:40,311 We were vacationing in Toledo. Andrew got very excited. 205 00:19:40,913 --> 00:19:42,392 He paid a great deal of money for it. 206 00:19:44,033 --> 00:19:45,944 He was a fanatical collector. 207 00:19:46,193 --> 00:19:46,909 So I gather. 208 00:19:48,633 --> 00:19:49,861 I'll show you. 209 00:20:10,553 --> 00:20:11,781 Impressive... 210 00:20:12,113 --> 00:20:15,150 Andrew used to spend many hours in here. 211 00:20:16,513 --> 00:20:17,548 Too many. 212 00:20:17,753 --> 00:20:19,186 Did he ever try it out? 213 00:20:20,153 --> 00:20:21,552 I don't understand. 214 00:20:22,153 --> 00:20:22,869 The book. 215 00:20:23,593 --> 00:20:26,665 Did he ever use it to perform some kind of ritual intended to... 216 00:20:26,833 --> 00:20:29,108 produce a supernatural effect? 217 00:20:29,353 --> 00:20:31,992 - Are you serious? - Yes, absolutely. 218 00:20:32,793 --> 00:20:35,466 Andrew was a trifle eccentric, Mr. Corso, 219 00:20:36,233 --> 00:20:38,030 but he wasn't insane. 220 00:20:38,353 --> 00:20:40,469 It's true he'd been acting strangely 221 00:20:41,833 --> 00:20:43,585 those last few days. 222 00:20:43,793 --> 00:20:47,945 He shut himself up in here. He seldom emerged except for meals. 223 00:20:48,673 --> 00:20:52,951 That morning I was woken by the screams of the maid. 224 00:20:56,993 --> 00:20:58,551 He'd hanged himself. 225 00:21:02,313 --> 00:21:03,792 Whatever he was up to, 226 00:21:04,033 --> 00:21:08,231 I can't see him chanting mumbo-jumbo or trying to raise the dead. 227 00:21:08,433 --> 00:21:10,424 The Devil, Mrs. Telfer. 228 00:21:11,393 --> 00:21:13,111 This book is designed to raise the Devil. 229 00:22:07,433 --> 00:22:09,742 "Thus let the line shine." 230 00:24:59,513 --> 00:25:02,471 Son of a bitch. Where did you get this? 231 00:25:02,673 --> 00:25:03,628 Balkan. 232 00:25:04,033 --> 00:25:05,864 He wants me to research it. 233 00:25:06,593 --> 00:25:08,743 Balkan owns a "Nine Gates"? 234 00:25:08,953 --> 00:25:11,751 Recently acquired from the late lamented Andrew Telfer. 235 00:25:11,953 --> 00:25:12,988 Trust Balkan. 236 00:25:13,233 --> 00:25:16,305 What does he need you for? I don't suppose he plans to sell it. 237 00:25:16,753 --> 00:25:21,508 He wants me to compare it with the copies in Portugal and France. 238 00:25:21,673 --> 00:25:23,425 So I'm off to Europe. 239 00:25:23,593 --> 00:25:24,548 Compare it? 240 00:25:25,353 --> 00:25:28,231 Yeah. Only one of the three is authentic, he says. 241 00:25:29,473 --> 00:25:31,145 Well, this looks genuine enough. 242 00:25:31,793 --> 00:25:35,866 Christ, it's got to be worth a million. Take care of it. 243 00:25:36,033 --> 00:25:39,070 That's why I'm here. I need you to stash it for me. 244 00:25:39,833 --> 00:25:41,312 Because I'm starting to see things. 245 00:25:41,593 --> 00:25:42,821 - Like what? - Uninvited visitors, 246 00:25:43,033 --> 00:25:44,944 unfamiliar faces. 247 00:25:45,473 --> 00:25:47,748 I don't trust anyone, not even Balkan. 248 00:25:48,633 --> 00:25:50,225 Come to think of it, I'm not even sure I trust you. 249 00:25:51,073 --> 00:25:55,305 I'd only screw you for a good reason: Money, women, business. 250 00:25:55,633 --> 00:25:57,510 Other than that, you can relax. 251 00:25:58,553 --> 00:26:00,828 I'll pick it up on my way to the airport. 252 00:26:02,593 --> 00:26:04,072 These engravings are terrific. 253 00:26:04,913 --> 00:26:06,631 Or horrific, whatever. 254 00:26:07,313 --> 00:26:08,712 Sensational. 255 00:26:52,353 --> 00:26:53,388 May I come in? 256 00:27:03,353 --> 00:27:04,388 Please sit down. 257 00:27:08,113 --> 00:27:10,024 I've come to talk business. 258 00:27:12,913 --> 00:27:14,062 Yesterday, when you came to see me 259 00:27:14,273 --> 00:27:15,467 about that book, 260 00:27:17,353 --> 00:27:20,151 I was too surprised to react as I should have done. 261 00:27:20,353 --> 00:27:22,662 I mean, it really was one of Andrew's favorites. 262 00:27:23,393 --> 00:27:24,382 So you said. 263 00:27:24,793 --> 00:27:26,431 I'd like to get it back. 264 00:27:28,513 --> 00:27:29,992 That could be a problem. 265 00:27:30,193 --> 00:27:31,421 Not necessarily. It all depends. 266 00:27:31,673 --> 00:27:33,311 - On what? - On you. 267 00:27:34,353 --> 00:27:37,026 I don't understand. That book is not mine to dispose of. 268 00:27:46,553 --> 00:27:48,032 You work for money, I take it? 269 00:27:48,233 --> 00:27:49,143 What else? 270 00:27:49,353 --> 00:27:51,742 - I have a great deal of money. - I'm very happy for you. 271 00:27:51,953 --> 00:27:53,352 You could stage a theft. 272 00:27:53,553 --> 00:27:55,703 I imagine your client is well assured. 273 00:27:55,953 --> 00:27:58,387 - I'm a professional, ma'am. - You're a professional mercenary. 274 00:27:58,953 --> 00:28:01,831 - They work for the highest bidder. - I make a living. 275 00:28:02,633 --> 00:28:04,112 I could throw in a bonus. 276 00:28:05,993 --> 00:28:09,269 - This has happened before someplace. - I know. In the movies. 277 00:28:09,473 --> 00:28:10,906 And she had an automatic in her stocking. 278 00:28:15,393 --> 00:28:16,712 No automatic. 279 00:28:26,033 --> 00:28:28,228 - Like a drink? - Why not? 280 00:29:56,633 --> 00:29:58,351 Okay, where is it? 281 00:29:58,873 --> 00:30:00,147 Where is what? 282 00:30:00,913 --> 00:30:02,710 Don't fuck with me! 283 00:30:04,673 --> 00:30:06,231 I thought I already did. 284 00:30:36,473 --> 00:30:40,830 Bernie's Rare Books, please leave your message after the beep. 285 00:30:45,993 --> 00:30:46,982 Pick up! 286 00:31:15,473 --> 00:31:16,588 Give me a minute, I won't be long. 287 00:31:17,273 --> 00:31:19,992 - You can take me on to Kennedy. - No problem, sir. 288 00:33:11,633 --> 00:33:13,066 No problem? 289 00:33:49,873 --> 00:33:51,545 Stop at that phone booth, pull over. 290 00:33:51,753 --> 00:33:52,947 No problem, sir. 291 00:33:59,553 --> 00:34:01,669 He isn't available at this time. Who's calling? 292 00:34:03,073 --> 00:34:06,588 - Would you like to leave a message? - No, I have to talk with him. 293 00:34:06,793 --> 00:34:08,021 I'm afraid he's in transit. 294 00:34:08,233 --> 00:34:11,191 If you give me your number, I'll have him call. 295 00:34:11,433 --> 00:34:14,425 No, I'm in a phone booth! It's an emergency! 296 00:34:15,073 --> 00:34:18,861 I have to speak with him right now. Right now! You hear me? 297 00:34:20,873 --> 00:34:21,749 One moment. 298 00:34:39,753 --> 00:34:41,186 - Are you there, Mr. Corso? - Yes. 299 00:34:41,393 --> 00:34:42,382 I'll patch you through. 300 00:34:46,753 --> 00:34:48,744 Mr. Corso, what have you got for me? 301 00:34:48,913 --> 00:34:50,266 More than I bargained for. 302 00:34:50,513 --> 00:34:52,743 - What do you mean? - I mean I quit. 303 00:34:53,153 --> 00:34:54,950 I want to return the book. Where are you? 304 00:34:55,193 --> 00:34:59,186 I'm disappointed in you, Mr. Corso. You've never let me down before. 305 00:34:59,553 --> 00:35:01,350 Well, this is different. 306 00:35:01,833 --> 00:35:03,585 You remember Bernie Orenstein? 307 00:35:04,913 --> 00:35:07,950 - The dealer? - I gave him your book to stash, 308 00:35:08,193 --> 00:35:10,104 and now he's dead. Murdered. 309 00:35:10,393 --> 00:35:12,782 - Because of the book? - What else? 310 00:35:14,833 --> 00:35:17,825 I never said it would be easy. If it's a question of money... 311 00:35:18,033 --> 00:35:19,466 It isn't the money. I want out. 312 00:35:19,633 --> 00:35:22,147 This matter means a great deal to me, Mr. Corso. 313 00:35:22,353 --> 00:35:24,184 I'm not an ungenerous man, you know that. 314 00:35:24,393 --> 00:35:28,068 Proceed as arranged, and you can tack another zero onto your fee. 315 00:35:30,593 --> 00:35:31,912 Hey, where are you? 316 00:36:32,273 --> 00:36:34,548 I would like to get your opinion on this. 317 00:36:46,073 --> 00:36:48,064 What a habit for a bookbinder! 318 00:36:48,673 --> 00:36:52,109 "The Nine Gates". Suberb edition. Very rare. 319 00:36:52,753 --> 00:36:53,902 The Telfer copy. 320 00:36:54,633 --> 00:36:57,352 Yes. You used to own it, right? 321 00:36:57,553 --> 00:36:58,303 - We used to, yes. - We sold it. 322 00:36:58,473 --> 00:37:01,863 When the opportunity presented itself. It was too good to... 323 00:37:02,073 --> 00:37:04,064 ...it was too good to miss. An excellent sale. 324 00:37:04,313 --> 00:37:06,907 An excellent buy, impeccable condition. 325 00:37:07,073 --> 00:37:09,303 Impeccable. Are you the present owner? 326 00:37:09,513 --> 00:37:11,071 No, a client of mine. 327 00:37:11,513 --> 00:37:14,789 I never would have believed she would part with it, never. 328 00:37:15,433 --> 00:37:17,105 - She? - Mrs. Telfer. 329 00:37:19,833 --> 00:37:20,902 I understood 330 00:37:21,113 --> 00:37:22,705 that it was Mr. Telfer... that bought it. 331 00:37:22,913 --> 00:37:24,028 He paid for it. 332 00:37:24,313 --> 00:37:27,430 Mrs. Telfer made him buy it. He didn't seem particularly... 333 00:37:27,633 --> 00:37:28,827 ...interested. 334 00:37:30,153 --> 00:37:32,348 An exceptional specimen. 335 00:37:32,633 --> 00:37:35,864 - Do you think it could be a forgery? - A forgery? You hear that, Pablo? 336 00:37:36,073 --> 00:37:39,543 I took you for a professional. You speak too lightly of forgeries. 337 00:37:39,713 --> 00:37:40,941 Far too lightly. 338 00:37:41,153 --> 00:37:43,906 Forging a book is very expensive. 339 00:37:44,113 --> 00:37:48,231 Paper of the period, the right inks. Too expensive to be profitable. 340 00:37:48,433 --> 00:37:50,185 - Still, it can be done. - Of course. 341 00:37:51,033 --> 00:37:53,024 Well, it requires great skill, but yes, it can be done. 342 00:37:53,233 --> 00:37:54,985 Do you think that could be the case here? 343 00:37:55,313 --> 00:37:56,268 What makes you ask? 344 00:37:56,473 --> 00:38:00,022 My client wishes to satsify himself on the book's authenticity. 345 00:38:01,153 --> 00:38:03,383 His name is Boris Balkan. Boris Balkan of New York. 346 00:38:03,633 --> 00:38:06,670 - All books have their own destiny. - And their own life. 347 00:38:07,233 --> 00:38:09,986 Mr. Balkan is a celebrated collector. 348 00:38:10,233 --> 00:38:13,031 He's no fool, he must know this book is authentic. 349 00:38:13,353 --> 00:38:16,106 - We know it. - We had this book for years. 350 00:38:16,313 --> 00:38:17,143 Many years. 351 00:38:17,353 --> 00:38:20,345 We had ample opportunity to study it thoroughly. The printing, 352 00:38:20,553 --> 00:38:24,990 the binding are great examples of 17th century Venetian craftsmanship. 353 00:38:25,433 --> 00:38:28,709 Finest rag paper, resistant to the passage of time! 354 00:38:29,473 --> 00:38:31,429 None of your modern wood pulp! 355 00:38:31,793 --> 00:38:33,511 Watermarks, ink, 356 00:38:33,713 --> 00:38:35,271 type faces... 357 00:38:35,593 --> 00:38:37,151 If this is a forgery, 358 00:38:37,313 --> 00:38:40,305 or a copy with missing pages restored, it's the work of a master. 359 00:38:42,953 --> 00:38:46,946 Have you studied the engravings? They seem to have some underlying 360 00:38:47,153 --> 00:38:47,744 significance. 361 00:38:47,953 --> 00:38:49,068 But of course. 362 00:38:49,273 --> 00:38:50,262 Here, for example. 363 00:38:50,553 --> 00:38:52,942 This one could be interpreted as a warning. 364 00:38:53,153 --> 00:38:56,941 "Venture too far," It seems to say, "and danger will descend on you." 365 00:38:58,113 --> 00:38:59,751 This tye of books often contain 366 00:38:59,953 --> 00:39:00,669 little puzzles. 367 00:39:00,873 --> 00:39:03,785 Especially in the case of such an illustrious collaborator. 368 00:39:04,233 --> 00:39:05,302 Collaborator? 369 00:39:05,513 --> 00:39:06,070 You cannot 370 00:39:06,273 --> 00:39:08,503 have proceeded very far with your research, Se�or. 371 00:39:08,833 --> 00:39:09,549 Here, look close. 372 00:39:10,433 --> 00:39:13,948 Don't you see? Only six of the nine engravings were signed by 373 00:39:14,153 --> 00:39:14,869 Aristide Torchia. 374 00:39:15,073 --> 00:39:17,189 Yes. And the other three? 375 00:39:17,833 --> 00:39:19,346 But this is one of them. 376 00:39:23,833 --> 00:39:24,583 Who is LCF? 377 00:39:24,793 --> 00:39:25,623 Think. 378 00:39:32,113 --> 00:39:32,829 Lucifer? 379 00:39:34,473 --> 00:39:37,385 Very perceptive of you, se�or. 380 00:39:38,633 --> 00:39:43,070 Torchia was burned alive because he wrote this book in collaboration. 381 00:39:43,273 --> 00:39:45,309 Come on! You can't honestly believe... 382 00:39:45,513 --> 00:39:48,664 The man who wrote this book did so in alliance with the Devil 383 00:39:48,873 --> 00:39:50,147 and went to the stake for it. 384 00:39:50,313 --> 00:39:52,907 Even Hell has its heroes, Se�or. 385 00:41:43,353 --> 00:41:45,583 - I've seen you before. - Have you? 386 00:41:48,273 --> 00:41:50,787 - Are you traveling in this car? - The next one. 387 00:41:51,033 --> 00:41:53,991 The sleeper. I travel on the cheap. 388 00:41:55,753 --> 00:41:58,551 - You're a student? - Something like that. 389 00:41:59,713 --> 00:42:01,032 I like trains. 390 00:42:01,433 --> 00:42:04,072 - Trains I'm on? - Just trains. 391 00:42:07,553 --> 00:42:08,702 What's your name? 392 00:42:09,313 --> 00:42:10,268 Guess. 393 00:42:12,353 --> 00:42:13,422 - Green eyes. - That'll do. 394 00:42:14,713 --> 00:42:16,988 - What's yours? - Corso. 395 00:42:17,153 --> 00:42:18,302 Strange name. 396 00:42:19,153 --> 00:42:20,984 Italian. It means "run". 397 00:42:21,633 --> 00:42:25,262 You don't look like a runner to me. More the quiet type. 398 00:42:30,953 --> 00:42:34,343 Give my regards to Balkan. Tell him I'm doing my best. 399 00:42:36,553 --> 00:42:37,588 Never mind. 400 00:42:38,193 --> 00:42:39,865 See you around. 401 00:42:40,553 --> 00:42:41,906 Maybe. 402 00:42:43,273 --> 00:42:45,025 I wouldn't be surprised. 403 00:44:21,193 --> 00:44:23,309 Yes, Dean Corso, Mr. Fargas. 404 00:44:23,553 --> 00:44:27,102 Corso, oh, yes. Please come in. 405 00:44:40,473 --> 00:44:41,872 Home, sweet home. 406 00:44:46,033 --> 00:44:48,706 You won't say no to a brandy, I take it. 407 00:45:06,193 --> 00:45:07,911 What handsome glasses. 408 00:45:08,193 --> 00:45:10,343 They're the only ones I have left. 409 00:45:14,393 --> 00:45:17,271 - Must have been a beautiful place. - It was. 410 00:45:17,913 --> 00:45:20,586 But old families are like ancient civilizations: 411 00:45:20,793 --> 00:45:22,146 They wither and die. 412 00:45:25,473 --> 00:45:29,068 There they are, 834 of them. 413 00:45:29,273 --> 00:45:31,992 A pity you didn't see them in better times. 414 00:45:32,193 --> 00:45:33,342 I used to have 5,000. 415 00:45:33,873 --> 00:45:36,228 But these are the survivors. 416 00:45:36,433 --> 00:45:38,230 So this is the Fargas collection. 417 00:45:38,713 --> 00:45:41,147 Not quite as I imagined it, I must say. 418 00:45:41,473 --> 00:45:42,986 C'est la vie, my friend. 419 00:45:43,233 --> 00:45:47,385 I keep them in perfect condition, safe from damp, light, heat, rats. 420 00:45:48,113 --> 00:45:49,910 I dust and air them everyday. 421 00:45:54,833 --> 00:45:56,551 These are the occults. 422 00:45:57,233 --> 00:45:59,906 - What do you think? - Not bad. 423 00:46:00,153 --> 00:46:02,587 Not bad indeed. At least ten of them are extremely rare. 424 00:46:02,753 --> 00:46:05,904 Here, Plancy's "Dictionnaire Infernal", 425 00:46:07,633 --> 00:46:10,591 first edition, 1844. 426 00:46:12,993 --> 00:46:17,145 Leonardo Fioravanti's "Compendi di Secreti", 1571. 427 00:46:22,993 --> 00:46:24,506 And there it is, 428 00:46:25,073 --> 00:46:26,631 in perfect condition. 429 00:46:30,993 --> 00:46:35,509 After three and a half centuries, it may have been printed yesterday. 430 00:46:36,593 --> 00:46:39,710 Is it in order? You haven't detected anything unusual? 431 00:46:41,353 --> 00:46:44,902 The text is complete, the engravings, too. 9 and the title page, 432 00:46:45,153 --> 00:46:49,032 just as the catalogs state. Just like the Kessler and the Telfer. 433 00:46:50,353 --> 00:46:52,947 It isn't the Telfer anymore. 434 00:46:53,153 --> 00:46:54,632 Telfer killed himself. 435 00:46:55,033 --> 00:46:57,991 But he sold his copy to Boris Balkan first. 436 00:47:00,513 --> 00:47:03,391 If he sets his heart on a book, no price is too high. 437 00:47:03,593 --> 00:47:07,029 Not that I would ever sell this one, not at any price. 438 00:47:08,713 --> 00:47:12,706 It's strange he should have sent you here, 439 00:47:12,873 --> 00:47:15,023 if he already had... 440 00:47:16,953 --> 00:47:18,181 You have it here? 441 00:47:19,753 --> 00:47:20,902 May I see it? 442 00:47:38,993 --> 00:47:40,870 Superb. 443 00:47:45,713 --> 00:47:49,228 Beautiful, identical. 444 00:47:49,713 --> 00:47:51,908 Two of the only three to escape the flames, 445 00:47:52,113 --> 00:47:54,263 reunited for the first time in over three centuries. 446 00:47:56,273 --> 00:47:57,388 Yes. 447 00:47:58,233 --> 00:48:00,747 Look at this slight imperfection, the damaged "S". 448 00:48:02,193 --> 00:48:04,627 The same type, the same impression. 449 00:48:09,833 --> 00:48:11,107 And you see? If it weren't for this 450 00:48:11,313 --> 00:48:13,543 slight discoloration on the back of your copy, 451 00:48:13,753 --> 00:48:15,311 no one could tell them apart. 452 00:48:16,073 --> 00:48:19,748 If you don't mind, I'd like to stay and examine them in detail. 453 00:48:23,353 --> 00:48:25,469 What are you looking for, Mr. Corso? 454 00:48:26,153 --> 00:48:27,711 I'm not quite sure. 455 00:48:28,313 --> 00:48:31,510 Some books are dangerous. Not to be opened with impunity. 456 00:48:32,673 --> 00:48:33,742 It's very true. 457 00:52:03,833 --> 00:52:04,868 Hello again. 458 00:52:06,033 --> 00:52:08,342 - You didn't say you'd be in Sintra. - Neither did you. 459 00:52:08,513 --> 00:52:09,389 What are you doing here? 460 00:52:09,913 --> 00:52:10,948 Reading. 461 00:52:11,353 --> 00:52:12,422 I can see that. 462 00:52:12,633 --> 00:52:14,908 And bumping into people unexpectedly. 463 00:52:15,593 --> 00:52:17,868 Yes, unexpectedly is right. 464 00:52:19,673 --> 00:52:23,268 Are you on a business trip? Is that why you always carry that? 465 00:52:29,633 --> 00:52:31,942 - Is this part of your course? - My course? 466 00:52:32,393 --> 00:52:35,988 Winning friends and influencing people. You said you were a student. 467 00:52:36,193 --> 00:52:37,148 Did I? 468 00:52:37,713 --> 00:52:39,988 So I am. In a way. 469 00:52:41,753 --> 00:52:44,313 I like books. Do you? 470 00:52:48,233 --> 00:52:50,428 - You've been traveling long? - Awhile. 471 00:52:51,633 --> 00:52:53,385 I don't suppose you ever travel by motorbike? 472 00:52:56,113 --> 00:52:57,432 For me? Are you sure? 473 00:53:08,593 --> 00:53:10,584 My God! How did you find me? 474 00:53:10,953 --> 00:53:14,946 - Made any progress? - Progress? You could call it that. 475 00:53:15,153 --> 00:53:16,302 Well? 476 00:53:17,073 --> 00:53:20,190 I can't talk here, I'm in the lobby. Let me call you back. Where are you? 477 00:53:20,393 --> 00:53:23,863 Never mind that. Get them to transfer it to your room. I'll wait. 478 00:53:27,553 --> 00:53:29,862 Could you send this up to my room, please? 479 00:53:39,433 --> 00:53:40,912 - You still there? - Yes. 480 00:53:41,393 --> 00:53:44,305 All right, I've examined the Fargas copy. 481 00:53:44,513 --> 00:53:46,663 It's authentic enough, at least it looks that way. 482 00:53:46,953 --> 00:53:49,592 It's like yours. But there are discrepancies. 483 00:53:49,793 --> 00:53:50,987 Discrepancies? 484 00:53:52,873 --> 00:53:54,829 The engravings. They're not identical. 485 00:53:55,393 --> 00:53:57,623 It's like keys in different hands, 486 00:53:57,833 --> 00:54:00,393 doorways open in one copy and bricked up in the other. 487 00:54:00,753 --> 00:54:03,711 - And there's another thing. - Yes, yes, go on. 488 00:54:04,553 --> 00:54:09,024 The ones that differ aren't signed by Torchia. They're signed "LCF". 489 00:54:11,713 --> 00:54:13,066 You still there? 490 00:54:13,513 --> 00:54:15,026 Where are you, anyway? 491 00:54:15,273 --> 00:54:17,309 I must have that copy, 492 00:54:18,113 --> 00:54:19,512 Mr. Corso. Get it for me. 493 00:54:20,473 --> 00:54:23,545 The old man wouldn't sell it to save his life. He said as much. 494 00:54:24,153 --> 00:54:25,108 Did he? 495 00:55:00,313 --> 00:55:01,712 Just a minute. 496 00:55:19,873 --> 00:55:22,341 - What time is it? - Early, but you have to go. 497 00:55:23,913 --> 00:55:25,028 Go? Go where? 498 00:55:25,273 --> 00:55:27,423 - The Fargas place. - I've already seen Fargas. 499 00:55:27,633 --> 00:55:28,463 You should see him again. 500 00:55:29,553 --> 00:55:32,590 Is this some kind of joke? Who are you? What do you know about Fargas? 501 00:55:33,113 --> 00:55:35,229 Get dressed, I'll wait for you outside. 502 00:56:17,313 --> 00:56:19,622 Don't bother. He isn't there. 503 00:56:20,033 --> 00:56:23,184 - Really? Then where is he? - Over there. 504 00:57:06,793 --> 00:57:07,782 Want to get inside? 505 00:57:09,193 --> 00:57:10,706 I had thought about it, yes. 506 00:57:33,153 --> 00:57:34,552 You wait here. 507 00:58:20,873 --> 00:58:22,511 Well, did you find it? 508 00:58:23,393 --> 00:58:26,544 It's coming to my attention that you know too goddamn much. 509 00:58:26,793 --> 00:58:28,306 Why do you keep following me around? Who are you working for? 510 00:58:28,513 --> 00:58:31,266 You're wasting time, asking these questions. We'd better leave. 511 00:58:31,473 --> 00:58:34,783 There's a flight from Lisbon to Paris at noon. We can just make it. 512 00:58:34,993 --> 00:58:37,223 - What's with the "we"? - There are two of us, aren't there? 513 00:58:37,513 --> 00:58:39,026 What happened back there? 514 00:58:45,073 --> 00:58:47,951 The old man caught someone stealing, I guess. 515 00:58:48,673 --> 00:58:51,346 - What do you guess happened to him? - He drowned. 516 00:58:52,153 --> 00:58:54,713 - With a little help from who? - He's dead. Who cares? 517 00:58:54,913 --> 00:58:56,187 I do. 518 00:58:56,873 --> 00:58:59,103 I could easily wind up the same way. 519 00:58:59,713 --> 00:59:01,749 Not with me around to look after you. 520 00:59:02,713 --> 00:59:06,023 - I see. You're my guardian angel. - If you say so. 521 00:59:10,793 --> 00:59:14,547 - Someone's playing a game with me. - Of course. You're part of it. 522 00:59:15,953 --> 00:59:18,148 And you're getting to like it. 523 01:00:04,353 --> 01:00:07,584 Hello, Mr. Corso, delighted to see you again. 524 01:00:08,073 --> 01:00:10,348 We don't have any vacancies, but... 525 01:00:11,193 --> 01:00:12,672 I'm sure I'll be able to organize something. 526 01:01:10,913 --> 01:01:14,189 - Hello. The Kessler Foundation? - The second floor. 527 01:01:44,313 --> 01:01:47,032 I'm Dean Corso. I have an appointment with Baroness Kessler. 528 01:02:02,313 --> 01:02:04,543 You have 30 minutes. 529 01:02:15,793 --> 01:02:17,943 I've heard a great deal about you. 530 01:02:19,473 --> 01:02:22,226 - Nothing good, I hope. - You hope right. 531 01:02:23,513 --> 01:02:25,310 Well, I'm reassured, Baroness. 532 01:02:25,873 --> 01:02:30,105 In my trade, to be spoken well of can be professionally disastrous. 533 01:02:33,153 --> 01:02:36,190 There it is, the Kessler Collection. 534 01:02:39,273 --> 01:02:41,423 You know, I know your catalog almost by heart. 535 01:02:41,633 --> 01:02:45,512 Strange we haven't met. Your name is byword among dealers and collectors. 536 01:02:46,113 --> 01:02:49,867 But I imagine you know your own reputation better than I do. 537 01:02:50,153 --> 01:02:53,145 Yes, well, it does keep the wolf from the door, so to speak. 538 01:02:53,353 --> 01:02:54,991 I'm sorry, were you in the middle of something? 539 01:02:55,193 --> 01:02:56,387 My latest work: 540 01:02:56,593 --> 01:02:59,391 "The Devil: History and Myth", a kind of biography. 541 01:03:00,073 --> 01:03:02,507 It will be published early next year. 542 01:03:02,753 --> 01:03:04,869 - Why the Devil? - I saw him one day. 543 01:03:05,273 --> 01:03:08,788 I was 15 years old and I saw him as plain as I see you now. 544 01:03:09,233 --> 01:03:10,666 It was love at first sight. 545 01:03:10,873 --> 01:03:14,866 300 years ago you would have been burned at the stake for saying that. 546 01:03:15,073 --> 01:03:17,462 300 years ago I wouldn't have said it. 547 01:03:18,033 --> 01:03:20,911 Nor would I have made a million by writing about it. 548 01:03:22,953 --> 01:03:25,342 What is it you wish to discuss, Mr. Corso? 549 01:03:25,993 --> 01:03:28,712 There's a book in your collection I'd like to examine, if possible. 550 01:03:28,913 --> 01:03:30,949 "The Book of the Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows". 551 01:03:31,153 --> 01:03:33,826 "The Nine Gates"? An interesting work. 552 01:03:34,313 --> 01:03:35,951 Everyone's been asking me about it lately. 553 01:03:36,433 --> 01:03:37,388 Is that so? 554 01:03:37,593 --> 01:03:38,662 Follow me. 555 01:03:41,753 --> 01:03:44,711 You truly believe in the Devil, Baroness? 556 01:03:44,913 --> 01:03:48,303 Enough to devote my life and my library to him, 557 01:03:48,713 --> 01:03:50,305 not to mention many years 558 01:03:50,513 --> 01:03:51,787 of work. 559 01:03:52,113 --> 01:03:53,182 Don't you? 560 01:03:53,513 --> 01:03:54,502 Almost. 561 01:03:56,553 --> 01:03:58,862 This book demands a certain amount of faith. 562 01:03:59,073 --> 01:04:01,507 I'm afraid my faith is in short supply these days. 563 01:04:02,033 --> 01:04:05,787 I know this book extremely well. I studied it for years. 564 01:04:06,073 --> 01:04:07,586 You have any doubts about its authenticity? 565 01:04:08,993 --> 01:04:09,982 None whatsoever. 566 01:04:10,233 --> 01:04:11,586 - You're sure? - My knowledge 567 01:04:11,793 --> 01:04:13,112 of this book is profound. 568 01:04:13,553 --> 01:04:15,191 I wrote a biography of its author. 569 01:04:15,393 --> 01:04:18,032 Yes, I read it: "Aristide Torchia, the Devil's Apprentice". 570 01:04:18,233 --> 01:04:19,348 Excellent work. 571 01:04:19,753 --> 01:04:21,232 A courageous man. 572 01:04:21,433 --> 01:04:25,221 He died for the sake of this very book in 17. 573 01:04:25,753 --> 01:04:27,823 While studying the black arts in Prague, 574 01:04:28,313 --> 01:04:31,225 he acquired a copy of the dread "Delomelanicon". 575 01:04:31,673 --> 01:04:35,632 This is Torchia's adaptation of that work, written by Lucifer 576 01:04:35,833 --> 01:04:36,822 himself. 577 01:04:37,033 --> 01:04:38,352 After they burned him at the stake, 578 01:04:38,553 --> 01:04:41,943 a secret society was founded to perpetuate its memory 579 01:04:42,153 --> 01:04:43,791 and preserve its secrets. 580 01:04:44,033 --> 01:04:45,261 The Order of the 581 01:04:45,473 --> 01:04:46,747 Silver Serpent. 582 01:04:47,233 --> 01:04:48,222 A sect? 583 01:04:48,433 --> 01:04:50,105 A kind of witches' coven. 584 01:04:50,313 --> 01:04:54,465 For centuries they've met to read from the book and worship Lucifer. 585 01:04:55,273 --> 01:04:56,149 Today they've degenerated 586 01:04:56,353 --> 01:05:00,710 into a social club for bored millionaires and celebrities 587 01:05:00,913 --> 01:05:03,108 who use its meetings as an excuse 588 01:05:03,313 --> 01:05:05,668 to indulge their jaded sexual appetites. 589 01:05:06,513 --> 01:05:08,390 I myself belonged to the Order 590 01:05:09,433 --> 01:05:10,263 years ago, 591 01:05:10,473 --> 01:05:12,782 but time is too precious at my age. 592 01:05:12,993 --> 01:05:15,143 Besides, my orgy days are over. 593 01:05:15,353 --> 01:05:17,548 I told them to go to the Devil. 594 01:05:19,233 --> 01:05:20,905 You mean that it's all about sex, or...? 595 01:05:21,153 --> 01:05:22,268 Of course not. 596 01:05:22,513 --> 01:05:25,744 They're under the illusion they owe their money and success 597 01:05:25,953 --> 01:05:27,181 to membership in the Order. 598 01:05:27,433 --> 01:05:29,389 - Do they still meet? - Every year, 599 01:05:29,593 --> 01:05:31,424 on the anniversary of Torchia's death. 600 01:05:32,073 --> 01:05:33,665 They'll be meeting very soon now. 601 01:05:33,873 --> 01:05:36,262 - And they read from this book? - Not this one. 602 01:05:36,553 --> 01:05:40,512 I took mine back when Liana Telfer acquired the one in Toledo. 603 01:05:40,953 --> 01:05:42,671 Victor Fargas is an unbeliever. 604 01:05:42,873 --> 01:05:47,424 He always refused to participate, so they use the Telfer copy. 605 01:05:47,633 --> 01:05:49,669 Not that it's ever worked. 606 01:05:49,873 --> 01:05:51,226 Did Andrew Telfer take part? 607 01:05:51,473 --> 01:05:54,146 Telfer? No, no. 608 01:05:54,913 --> 01:05:58,144 That creature. Liana married him for his money. 609 01:05:58,433 --> 01:06:01,505 She comes of an old and aristocratic French family, 610 01:06:01,713 --> 01:06:04,386 the Saint-Martins, but they were penniless. 611 01:06:04,593 --> 01:06:07,551 Liana used his dollars to restore her chateau 612 01:06:08,113 --> 01:06:09,831 and buy "The Nine Gates". 613 01:06:10,393 --> 01:06:13,112 If he ever finds out what his wife gets up to at these gatherings, 614 01:06:13,313 --> 01:06:15,031 he'll probably kill himself. 615 01:06:16,273 --> 01:06:19,185 Funny you should say that, Baroness. He hanged himself last week. 616 01:06:23,713 --> 01:06:27,183 Who exactly are you working for, Mr. Corso? 617 01:06:27,393 --> 01:06:29,304 My client's name is irrelevant, Baroness. 618 01:06:29,513 --> 01:06:31,583 I'm simply trying to authenticate his copy, 619 01:06:31,793 --> 01:06:34,068 which is the one Telfer sold him before he died. 620 01:06:34,273 --> 01:06:37,151 How stupid of me! I should have guessed! 621 01:06:38,313 --> 01:06:41,862 You've outstayed your welcome, Mr. Corso. 622 01:06:42,233 --> 01:06:44,269 I was hoping to examine your copy in detail. 623 01:06:44,473 --> 01:06:45,952 Certainly not. 624 01:06:46,473 --> 01:06:49,067 Tell your client, who can only be Boris Balkan, 625 01:06:49,273 --> 01:06:52,788 to come and examine it himself, if he dares. 626 01:06:53,953 --> 01:06:57,229 Tell him not to send any more wolves in sheep's clothing. 627 01:06:58,553 --> 01:06:59,349 And now, 628 01:06:59,553 --> 01:07:01,145 kindly leave. 629 01:07:04,073 --> 01:07:07,065 I'm sorry if I troubled you. 630 01:07:07,633 --> 01:07:08,861 Thank you very much for your time. 631 01:07:09,073 --> 01:07:12,190 You don't know what you're getting yourself into, Mr. Corso. 632 01:07:13,273 --> 01:07:15,423 Get out before it's too late. 633 01:07:16,393 --> 01:07:18,384 I'm afraid it already is, Baroness. 634 01:11:02,153 --> 01:11:03,268 They're broken. 635 01:11:04,633 --> 01:11:06,510 You should be more careful. 636 01:11:21,473 --> 01:11:24,590 - I need a favor, Gruber. - Certainly, Mr. Corso. 637 01:11:24,793 --> 01:11:26,306 Liana Telfer, 638 01:11:26,633 --> 01:11:30,387 maiden name Saint-Martin. Fortyish, brunette, dishy. 639 01:11:30,873 --> 01:11:32,909 Probably accompanied by 640 01:11:34,953 --> 01:11:37,626 a black gentleman with 641 01:11:38,513 --> 01:11:39,628 closely cropped 642 01:11:39,833 --> 01:11:42,984 platinum blond hair and a mustache. 643 01:11:43,993 --> 01:11:45,631 I want to know if they're staying at some hotel in Paris. 644 01:11:45,873 --> 01:11:47,864 - It could take a little time. - Of course. Start 645 01:11:48,073 --> 01:11:49,631 with the five-stars. That's your best bet. 646 01:11:51,313 --> 01:11:52,507 Are you feeling all right? 647 01:11:54,313 --> 01:11:56,429 I've felt better, Gruber. Thanks. 648 01:11:57,433 --> 01:11:59,025 Let me know if you locate them. 649 01:12:12,153 --> 01:12:13,063 Put this 650 01:12:14,473 --> 01:12:16,464 against the back of your neck. 651 01:12:28,313 --> 01:12:30,588 You were really great down there by the river. 652 01:12:31,673 --> 01:12:32,992 I haven't thanked you for that. 653 01:13:15,633 --> 01:13:17,703 I think it's about time you told me what's going on here. 654 01:13:18,873 --> 01:13:21,387 - Someone's after your book. - No kidding. 655 01:13:21,673 --> 01:13:23,152 And you? Where do you fit in? 656 01:13:38,433 --> 01:13:40,389 May I take it in Reception, please? 657 01:13:41,913 --> 01:13:43,824 All right, I'll be right down. 658 01:13:57,353 --> 01:13:59,230 - Yes? - Anything new? 659 01:13:59,553 --> 01:14:01,589 Oh, "His Master's Voice" again. 660 01:14:01,913 --> 01:14:03,505 No, not much, 661 01:14:03,713 --> 01:14:06,910 aside from someone trying to take my life a couple times. 662 01:14:07,473 --> 01:14:10,192 Oh, yes, and Fargas has been murdered. 663 01:14:12,193 --> 01:14:14,149 Murdered? How do you know? 664 01:14:14,353 --> 01:14:16,821 I saw him... and his copy. 665 01:14:17,073 --> 01:14:18,791 Or what was left of it anyway. 666 01:14:19,153 --> 01:14:22,463 Someone had snatched the engravings and tried to burn the rest. 667 01:14:22,753 --> 01:14:24,027 What do you make of it? 668 01:14:24,193 --> 01:14:26,024 That's tragic, it's tragic. 669 01:14:26,193 --> 01:14:29,026 What about Baroness Kessler, how did you get on today? 670 01:14:29,233 --> 01:14:31,872 - Where exactly are you? - What about her copy? 671 01:14:32,073 --> 01:14:36,032 No. Why do I get the impression you've been breathing down my neck? 672 01:14:36,233 --> 01:14:39,942 You're an investment of mine. I'm merely looking after it. 673 01:14:43,793 --> 01:14:46,023 The old woman swears her copy's authentic, 674 01:14:46,233 --> 01:14:48,269 but I didn't get a chance to examine it closely. 675 01:14:48,953 --> 01:14:52,263 She threw me out as soon as she guessed you were behind my visit. 676 01:14:52,993 --> 01:14:55,553 You aren't in her good books, if you know what I mean. 677 01:14:55,993 --> 01:14:57,267 You must see her again. 678 01:14:57,473 --> 01:14:59,509 Are you kidding? Have you seen her secretary? 679 01:14:59,873 --> 01:15:01,431 Try the lunchbreak. 680 01:15:32,673 --> 01:15:34,982 Do you have a photocopy machine back there? 681 01:15:36,393 --> 01:15:38,270 - May I use it? - Or course. 682 01:18:30,513 --> 01:18:34,188 Hello, Baroness, it's me. The wolf in sheep's clothing. 683 01:18:34,833 --> 01:18:38,542 I thought I'd made myself quite clear, Mr. Corso. 684 01:18:40,553 --> 01:18:42,828 I've got something for you, Baroness. 685 01:18:43,073 --> 01:18:46,463 A kind of peace offering. Will you allow me to give it to you? 686 01:19:13,874 --> 01:19:15,512 First let me apologize. 687 01:19:15,794 --> 01:19:18,786 I should have told you right away I work for Boris Balkan. 688 01:19:19,634 --> 01:19:23,422 I was foolish to think I could deceive someone as astute as you. 689 01:19:23,634 --> 01:19:24,623 So please forgive me. 690 01:19:24,794 --> 01:19:27,706 Flattery will get you nowhere, Mr. Corso. 691 01:19:28,554 --> 01:19:29,748 Get on with it. 692 01:19:33,314 --> 01:19:34,269 These... 693 01:19:36,314 --> 01:19:37,383 are for you. 694 01:19:40,034 --> 01:19:41,308 What is this? 695 01:19:41,914 --> 01:19:43,745 What is this supposed to be? 696 01:19:44,674 --> 01:19:47,711 You said your knowledge of "The Nine Gates" was extensive, 697 01:19:47,954 --> 01:19:51,185 but did you ever compare your copy with the other two? 698 01:19:52,914 --> 01:19:53,585 Why? 699 01:19:53,834 --> 01:19:55,313 Well, you should. 700 01:19:55,634 --> 01:19:58,273 These are copies of the engravings in Balkan's book. 701 01:19:59,234 --> 01:20:01,509 You'll find that some of them differ from yours. 702 01:20:03,914 --> 01:20:06,872 So you question my book's authenticity, do you? 703 01:20:07,594 --> 01:20:10,062 If that's your peace offering, you can take it and go. 704 01:20:10,434 --> 01:20:12,390 My "Nine Gates" is absolutely genuine. 705 01:20:12,594 --> 01:20:14,266 I don't dispute that, Baroness. 706 01:20:14,474 --> 01:20:17,147 In my opinion, all three copies are genuine. 707 01:20:17,394 --> 01:20:19,669 But the fact remains, they display variations. 708 01:20:19,874 --> 01:20:21,273 Variations? 709 01:20:22,314 --> 01:20:25,147 If that were true, it would be a revelation. 710 01:20:25,634 --> 01:20:26,953 What makes you so sure? 711 01:20:28,754 --> 01:20:29,948 I've already compared these 712 01:20:30,154 --> 01:20:31,746 with the Fargas's engravings. 713 01:20:31,914 --> 01:20:33,029 And in his book, 714 01:20:34,794 --> 01:20:37,592 the keys were in the other hand... 715 01:20:38,754 --> 01:20:41,587 Here, the doorway wasn't bricked up... 716 01:20:42,434 --> 01:20:44,390 And in this one the man was hanging 717 01:20:44,594 --> 01:20:46,152 by the other leg. 718 01:21:02,154 --> 01:21:04,463 - Well? - Well what? 719 01:21:07,514 --> 01:21:09,744 Look closely, Baroness. 720 01:21:11,154 --> 01:21:12,109 The turrets. 721 01:21:12,394 --> 01:21:15,750 Three in yours, four in Balkan's. 722 01:21:27,474 --> 01:21:28,384 Amazing. 723 01:21:29,274 --> 01:21:32,072 I'm convinced there'll be a third one in here somewhere. 724 01:21:32,834 --> 01:21:35,906 Three variations in three copies makes nine. 725 01:21:36,434 --> 01:21:38,550 Coincidence, or something more? 726 01:21:39,354 --> 01:21:43,233 Maybe Torchia hid the secret of the Ninth Gate in three books, not one. 727 01:21:45,554 --> 01:21:47,590 I must admit I'm impressed. 728 01:21:47,794 --> 01:21:50,513 This puts an entirely different complexion on the matter. 729 01:21:51,634 --> 01:21:55,183 You have my permission to investigate further, Mr. Corso. 730 01:21:55,714 --> 01:21:57,670 Take as long as you need. 731 01:22:12,794 --> 01:22:16,184 My permission did not extend to that, Mr. Corso. 732 01:22:17,474 --> 01:22:20,147 Nobody smokes in my library. 733 01:27:39,714 --> 01:27:42,387 Excuse me. There's something missing from my room. 734 01:27:42,714 --> 01:27:45,911 - Has anyone been up there? - Only your wife. 735 01:27:46,554 --> 01:27:48,306 My wife? I don't have a wife! 736 01:27:50,514 --> 01:27:52,948 Yes, he's right in front of me. 737 01:27:53,554 --> 01:27:54,464 All right. 738 01:27:54,714 --> 01:27:56,864 For you, monsieur. Cabin two. 739 01:28:02,994 --> 01:28:04,347 What news? 740 01:28:06,514 --> 01:28:07,469 News? 741 01:28:08,034 --> 01:28:10,104 Let me see... Well... 742 01:28:10,714 --> 01:28:14,627 Yes. The good news is I got to examine the old woman's book 743 01:28:15,234 --> 01:28:17,464 and three of her engravings were signed "LCF". 744 01:28:17,674 --> 01:28:20,347 The bad news is that someone strangled her and 745 01:28:20,594 --> 01:28:23,586 made a bonfire of her collection. Now that's tragic, wouldn't you say? 746 01:28:23,794 --> 01:28:25,750 You took the words out of my mouth. 747 01:28:26,354 --> 01:28:29,312 Yes, it's the Fargas story all over again. 748 01:28:29,514 --> 01:28:33,393 I think they tore out the engravings before they torched the place. 749 01:28:33,754 --> 01:28:35,392 That makes two sets they've got. 750 01:28:35,554 --> 01:28:36,828 And my copy? 751 01:28:37,714 --> 01:28:40,387 Well, I learned my lesson, fortunately. 752 01:28:40,594 --> 01:28:42,425 I don't carry it around with me anymore. 753 01:28:42,634 --> 01:28:44,864 Otherwise, it might have gone up in smoke. 754 01:28:45,074 --> 01:28:47,030 Excellent. Good thinking. 755 01:28:47,554 --> 01:28:51,229 Well, with two copies gone, that seems to conclude your assignment. 756 01:28:51,434 --> 01:28:53,470 It only remains for you to return my book. 757 01:28:53,674 --> 01:28:56,632 I'm staying at the Ritz, you can pick up your check at the same time. 758 01:28:56,794 --> 01:28:58,386 Shall we say half an hour? 759 01:29:00,274 --> 01:29:02,185 There's more bad news. 760 01:29:04,234 --> 01:29:06,304 - I don't have it. - You don't have it? 761 01:29:07,394 --> 01:29:09,385 Someone lifted it from my room. 762 01:29:13,554 --> 01:29:16,227 Listen to me very carefully, Mr. Corso. 763 01:29:17,594 --> 01:29:19,983 I think you may already have some idea 764 01:29:20,194 --> 01:29:23,630 of the lengths to which I'm prepared to go when I want something. 765 01:29:24,954 --> 01:29:29,072 Unless you recover my property in double-quick time, 766 01:29:30,194 --> 01:29:33,345 you'll discover just how far that can be. 767 01:29:44,954 --> 01:29:45,591 Where is it? 768 01:29:45,754 --> 01:29:47,506 - Where's what? - The book. Where is it? 769 01:29:48,514 --> 01:29:50,470 Would I be here if I took it? 770 01:29:50,674 --> 01:29:52,266 You should know better by now. 771 01:29:58,074 --> 01:30:00,634 I must apologize for my young colleague, Mr. Corso. It was 772 01:30:00,834 --> 01:30:01,869 unpardonable. 773 01:30:02,594 --> 01:30:03,822 Is that her? 774 01:30:04,434 --> 01:30:08,473 No, monsieur. She was tall, dark hair, very chic, very elegant. 775 01:30:08,674 --> 01:30:09,823 Which reminds me. I have 776 01:30:10,034 --> 01:30:12,832 the information you wanted. The lady and gentleman you mentioned, 777 01:30:13,234 --> 01:30:16,749 they're staying at the Plaza Athena Hotel, 778 01:30:16,954 --> 01:30:19,593 suite 209-211. 779 01:30:20,834 --> 01:30:23,473 Thank you very much, Gruber. I owe you one. I need a taxi, quick. 780 01:30:26,594 --> 01:30:30,382 Send this to Mr. Balkan at the Ritz. That's B-A-L-K-A-N. 781 01:30:33,114 --> 01:30:34,024 Fax that immediately. 782 01:30:37,554 --> 01:30:39,624 Always a pleasure to be of service. 783 01:30:39,874 --> 01:30:40,750 Coming? 784 01:31:00,114 --> 01:31:01,991 What do you plan to do if you see them? 785 01:31:02,274 --> 01:31:04,265 Probably hide behind you. 786 01:31:56,074 --> 01:31:57,826 Hold it right here. That's them. 787 01:32:00,554 --> 01:32:03,227 We should grab a taxi before they take off. 788 01:32:22,594 --> 01:32:23,947 They're going. 789 01:32:56,194 --> 01:32:57,183 Coming? 790 01:33:08,674 --> 01:33:10,266 Couldn't you pick something a little less conspicuous? 791 01:33:10,474 --> 01:33:11,987 Don't be so picky. 792 01:33:12,194 --> 01:33:14,503 Some people would give their eyeteeth for a ride in this. 793 01:33:50,154 --> 01:33:53,032 We can't sit on their tail forever. They're bound to smell a rat. 794 01:34:16,834 --> 01:34:17,983 How do I look? 795 01:34:20,034 --> 01:34:20,830 Ridiculous. 796 01:34:29,154 --> 01:34:30,303 Sit tight! 797 01:35:17,154 --> 01:35:18,223 Take your pick. 798 01:35:19,714 --> 01:35:21,864 No, you. You know everything. 799 01:35:22,074 --> 01:35:23,223 If you say so. 800 01:35:36,954 --> 01:35:38,103 We lost them. 801 01:35:38,514 --> 01:35:40,106 No, not at this speed. 802 01:35:40,474 --> 01:35:41,827 They must have gone the other way. 803 01:35:42,034 --> 01:35:44,104 You mean I don't know everything after all? 804 01:35:45,034 --> 01:35:46,308 Turn around. 805 01:35:59,434 --> 01:36:01,902 Thirtyish, brunette, dishy... 806 01:36:02,074 --> 01:36:04,827 - What was her name again? - Telfer, Liana Telfer. 807 01:36:05,034 --> 01:36:06,547 No, her maiden name. 808 01:36:07,994 --> 01:36:09,825 - Saint-Martin. - Look. 809 01:36:54,754 --> 01:36:55,391 We're looking for 810 01:36:55,594 --> 01:36:56,947 Mme. De Saint Martin's house. 811 01:36:57,434 --> 01:36:58,423 The chateau? 812 01:36:58,594 --> 01:36:59,788 Chateau, I knew it! 813 01:37:00,994 --> 01:37:01,824 Where is it? 814 01:37:02,034 --> 01:37:04,150 Take the highway, behind the church. 815 01:37:22,314 --> 01:37:23,508 Keep going. 816 01:39:40,834 --> 01:39:41,664 See them anywhere? 817 01:41:12,634 --> 01:41:14,226 Sorry to intrude on you like this. 818 01:41:14,434 --> 01:41:15,947 What are you doing here? 819 01:41:16,954 --> 01:41:19,309 Just dropped by to pick up the book you stole from my room. 820 01:41:19,514 --> 01:41:22,586 - The book is mine! - We've been through all this before. 821 01:41:23,114 --> 01:41:24,229 My husband 822 01:41:24,434 --> 01:41:26,743 gave it to me, it wasn't his to sell. 823 01:41:26,954 --> 01:41:28,387 Maybe he sold it to get back at you. 824 01:41:28,714 --> 01:41:29,863 Did he catch you with that albino? 825 01:41:30,074 --> 01:41:31,109 How dare you! 826 01:41:32,234 --> 01:41:33,064 Keep an eye on her. 827 01:41:36,034 --> 01:41:36,671 Careful, 828 01:41:36,874 --> 01:41:37,624 she bites. 829 01:41:53,714 --> 01:41:55,830 Don't move, either one of you. 830 01:41:57,274 --> 01:41:58,229 Get the book. 831 01:42:12,714 --> 01:42:13,863 Don't kill them up here, 832 01:42:14,074 --> 01:42:15,143 you'll make a mess. 833 01:42:15,634 --> 01:42:16,953 Take them downstairs. 834 01:42:18,194 --> 01:42:18,944 You go first. 835 01:42:19,754 --> 01:42:20,789 Then you. 836 01:42:33,194 --> 01:42:33,990 Down. 837 01:42:48,634 --> 01:42:49,783 Open the door. 838 01:43:02,514 --> 01:43:03,503 Watch out! 839 01:43:21,234 --> 01:43:22,872 I didn't know you had it in you. 840 01:43:52,714 --> 01:43:55,706 You stay here and cover me, I'm going down. 841 01:44:50,434 --> 01:44:52,584 Look around you, all of you! What do you see? 842 01:44:53,354 --> 01:44:56,346 A bunch of buffoons in fancy dress. 843 01:44:56,954 --> 01:44:58,387 You think the Prince of Darkness 844 01:44:58,594 --> 01:45:00,391 would actually deign to manifest himself 845 01:45:00,594 --> 01:45:03,791 before the likes of you? He never has and he never will. 846 01:45:05,954 --> 01:45:07,353 You read from his book, 847 01:45:07,714 --> 01:45:10,672 but you have no conception of its true power. 848 01:45:10,914 --> 01:45:13,109 I alone have grasped its secret. 849 01:45:13,314 --> 01:45:16,033 I alone have fathomed the Master's great design. 850 01:45:16,234 --> 01:45:18,589 I alone am worthy to enjoy the fruits 851 01:45:18,794 --> 01:45:22,389 of that discovery: Absolute power to determine my own destiny. 852 01:45:23,314 --> 01:45:25,032 You're insane, Boris. Give it back to me. 853 01:45:26,194 --> 01:45:28,628 As for you, Liana de Saint-Martin, 854 01:45:28,834 --> 01:45:31,348 you're even guiltier than the rest of this pathetic rabble. 855 01:45:31,874 --> 01:45:33,671 You have at least some idea 856 01:45:33,874 --> 01:45:35,865 of what this book can do in the right hands, 857 01:45:36,074 --> 01:45:38,349 yet you lend yourself to these farcical proceedings, 858 01:45:38,554 --> 01:45:40,670 these orgies of aging flesh 859 01:45:40,874 --> 01:45:43,434 conducted in the Master's name. You're a charlatan! 860 01:46:20,874 --> 01:46:22,193 Let it be. 861 01:46:54,954 --> 01:46:56,069 What is it with you? 862 01:46:56,274 --> 01:46:59,391 He just murdered someone in public. You're off the hook. 863 01:47:00,074 --> 01:47:02,269 For the other killings, you should be grateful. 864 01:47:02,474 --> 01:47:03,384 I'm ecstatic. 865 01:47:03,594 --> 01:47:05,107 You're out of a job. 866 01:47:05,314 --> 01:47:07,032 - What more do you want? - You know what. 867 01:47:33,434 --> 01:47:34,787 Not taking me for a ride? 868 01:47:35,114 --> 01:47:36,786 You were working for him all along. 869 01:47:36,994 --> 01:47:39,030 Funny, I thought you were. 870 01:50:01,634 --> 01:50:03,625 They're dry now, sir. 871 01:50:09,394 --> 01:50:10,907 Where is this? 872 01:50:13,834 --> 01:50:16,064 Look, Bernard. Can you show him? 873 01:52:25,874 --> 01:52:28,786 Yes. Yes, that's it, precisely. 874 01:52:33,394 --> 01:52:35,305 All is in readiness. 875 01:52:36,554 --> 01:52:37,111 One, 876 01:52:38,314 --> 01:52:39,349 four, 877 01:52:40,434 --> 01:52:41,423 three, 878 01:52:41,714 --> 01:52:42,829 six, 879 01:52:43,394 --> 01:52:44,543 seven, 880 01:52:45,034 --> 01:52:46,262 five, 881 01:52:46,594 --> 01:52:49,631 eight, two, nine. 882 01:52:51,034 --> 01:52:53,229 The enigma is solved at last. 883 01:52:55,994 --> 01:52:59,111 "To travel in silence by a long and circuitous route, 884 01:52:59,314 --> 01:53:03,546 to brave the arrows of misfortune, and fear neither noose nor fire. 885 01:53:03,794 --> 01:53:05,785 To play the greatest of all games 886 01:53:05,994 --> 01:53:08,189 and win, foregoing no expense, 887 01:53:08,394 --> 01:53:09,304 is to mock 888 01:53:09,514 --> 01:53:12,267 the vicissitudes of fate, and gain at last the key, 889 01:53:12,674 --> 01:53:16,952 that will unlock the Ninth Gate!" 890 01:53:23,994 --> 01:53:26,633 What were you expecting, an apparition? 891 01:53:28,914 --> 01:53:31,382 You're not wanted here, Mr. Corso. Leave. 892 01:53:33,154 --> 01:53:34,985 I'm the only apparition you'll see tonight. 893 01:53:35,954 --> 01:53:38,946 You'll find a check waiting at my New York office. Payment in full. 894 01:53:39,834 --> 01:53:42,667 You killed for those. They're worth more than money. 895 01:53:42,874 --> 01:53:46,184 Infinitely more, but they happen to be mine, 896 01:53:46,754 --> 01:53:47,982 not yours. 897 01:53:49,594 --> 01:53:51,391 You know something, Corso? 898 01:53:52,474 --> 01:53:54,192 Despite our differences, 899 01:53:54,954 --> 01:53:56,945 I have a soft spot for you. 900 01:53:57,554 --> 01:53:59,863 - I'm touched. - We have something in common. 901 01:54:00,594 --> 01:54:05,110 We share the same passion. You've developed the same obsession. 902 01:54:05,594 --> 01:54:08,791 Unfortunately for you only one of us is destined to fulfill it. 903 01:54:08,994 --> 01:54:11,144 You're out of your depth, kindly go. 904 01:54:12,634 --> 01:54:15,944 - I'm not leaving here empty handed. - Don't even think about it. 905 01:54:17,554 --> 01:54:18,430 Stand aside. 906 01:54:19,874 --> 01:54:21,910 I credited you with more finesse. 907 01:54:22,114 --> 01:54:24,389 - You heard me, stand back. - Put that away, it's not your style. 908 01:54:46,794 --> 01:54:49,354 It seems you've found your proper niche at last. 909 01:54:49,634 --> 01:54:50,589 I like that. 910 01:54:52,154 --> 01:54:53,143 Now, 911 01:54:54,514 --> 01:54:56,311 you can watch. 912 01:55:04,954 --> 01:55:07,149 I'm entering uncharted territory, 913 01:55:07,634 --> 01:55:12,071 taking the road that leads to equality with God. 914 01:55:27,354 --> 01:55:30,664 You can't come with me, I must travel alone. 915 01:55:30,874 --> 01:55:34,503 But you may look on and marvel. 916 01:55:34,754 --> 01:55:37,666 - It's very kind of you. - Indeed it is. 917 01:55:40,674 --> 01:55:43,507 There have been men who have been burned alive 918 01:55:43,714 --> 01:55:46,831 or disemboweled for just a glimpse 919 01:55:47,234 --> 01:55:51,352 of what you are about to witness. 920 01:55:59,114 --> 01:56:01,264 I give you my allegiance, Master. 921 01:56:01,674 --> 01:56:04,188 I pledge myself to you body and soul. 922 01:56:04,394 --> 01:56:07,704 Let me fear neither noose, nor fire, nor poison. 923 01:56:07,914 --> 01:56:11,873 Erase me from the Book of Life and inscribe me in the Book of Death. 924 01:56:12,074 --> 01:56:15,146 Admit me to the Ninth Gate! 925 01:56:15,354 --> 01:56:16,707 Let it be so! 926 01:56:19,674 --> 01:56:22,268 Let it be so now! 927 01:56:36,354 --> 01:56:39,949 I can feel the power surge through me like an electric current, 928 01:56:40,154 --> 01:56:42,463 rendering me capable of any feat of mind 929 01:56:42,674 --> 01:56:43,550 or body. 930 01:56:43,754 --> 01:56:46,427 I'm invulnerable. I'm invincible. 931 01:56:48,794 --> 01:56:52,423 I could float on air. I can walk on water. 932 01:56:57,154 --> 01:57:00,112 Behold! I plunge my hands into the fire. 933 01:57:00,474 --> 01:57:01,702 I feel no heat. 934 01:57:02,594 --> 01:57:04,391 That's just great, give us another one. 935 01:57:24,634 --> 01:57:26,386 It's miraculous. 936 01:57:26,954 --> 01:57:29,548 I feel nothing, nothing at all! 937 02:00:32,594 --> 02:00:33,709 Is that it? 938 02:00:35,074 --> 02:00:36,348 Is the game over? 939 02:00:36,954 --> 02:00:39,548 For Balkan yes, not for you. 940 02:00:40,074 --> 02:00:41,427 Why didn't it work for Balkan? 941 02:00:42,274 --> 02:00:43,593 The ninth engraving was a forgery. 942 02:00:46,914 --> 02:00:48,108 Where's the real one? 943 02:00:50,394 --> 02:00:51,270 I want it. 944 02:00:54,394 --> 02:00:55,907 You're running low on gas. 945 02:01:31,954 --> 02:01:36,152 HERMANOS CENIZA 946 02:02:37,794 --> 02:02:38,704 Do you speak English?