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Come to papa, my little pre-Colombian beauty.

Thanks. I'’ll take that.

Mackenzie, Judson'’s in trouble.

Define "trouble."

He'’s at the end of his rope!

I want facts, not metaphors.

It'’s not a metaphor!

Go, go, go!

[SCREAMING]

[LAUGHING] First you'’re up, then you'’re down.

[OPENING THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

CROSS: My name is Judson Cross.

Take us out!

I'’ve been called everything from a treasure hunter to a thrill seeker.

But personally, I like to think of myself as a professional explorer.

My company is Adventure Inc.

And we are in the business of finding things,

things that are priceless, dangerous, sometimes, even unexplainable.

My crew will go anywhere and risk everything.

Adventure really is our business.

I still think you should press charges.

Assault and battery, attempted murder.

Ah, it'’s no big deal.

He tossed you off a cliff.

Cliff tossing is definitely a big deal.

Well, what can I say, Stefan is a cut-throat competitor.

Always was. It'’s, uh... It'’s a part of his charm.

Stephan George, the explorer, your old dive master?

Best partner I ever had.

You'’re gonna tack a "present company excluded" on that one.

Well, you'’re not exactly a partner.

Well, what am I then?

A misguided volunteer.

And me?You? You are, uh...

my punishment for sins committed in a previous lifetime.

You know, you are taking this far too calmly.

Do you know what I had to go through to get a permit to dig in the Maya Mountains?

A little baksheesh, a lot of cleavage?

Play nice, children. Play nice.

See, the thing is,

was the map to the City of the Sun, it'’s gone.

No map, no expedition. No expedition, no commission.

So, what are we doing here for the next two days?

Natural hot springs, blue Caribbean water,

Punta Gorda'’s famous cuisine.

You know what your problem is?

You don'’t stay up on current events.

MAN: So it was that the humble fisherman'’s net

caught a real treasure that day.

And for your remarkable contribution to the provincial museum,

it is my great honor to present to you the coveted Star of Public Service.

mingle, schmooze, the appetizer platter looks appealing.

Yeah. Doesn'’t she, though?

Governor Morton, he'’s one hell of a horse trader, isn'’t he?

Swapping a worthless piece of metal for a priceless Mayan artifact.

Are you insinuating that my father is less than fair?

Of course, he'’s your father.

Uh, my name'’s Judson Cross. You must think I'’m a real jerk.

No, I think you'’re a world class marine archaeologist and explorer.

We get cable

and I was educated in the States.

Ynez Morton.

You recognize the totem, then?

Kokeio, the fierce warrior priest of the fist millennium.

He was supposed to have built Konnichiha, City of the Sun

as a monument to his own ego.

Oh, he built it all right. Do you know the story?

Are you boring our guests with fairy tales, my dear?

Daddy doesn'’t believe in the legend of our local Romeo and Juliet,

which is odd since my own mother was a direct descendant of Kokeio the Fierce.

Well, then, that would make you a princess, wouldn'’t it?

Descendant from our wonderful storyteller.

Central American history is rich and complex and often overlooked.

You'’re so right, Governor.

Which is why I think you'’d be pleased to know

that our natural history museum is devoting an entire wing to Mayan art and artifacts.

You'’ll get it back. You have my word.

Well, if the prime minister so wishes, then you must have the piece to study...

in about a week or a month,

as soon as we have a chance to properly clean and catalog it.

Come, Ynez.

Sir, we have equipment waiting and a schedule to keep.

And your own central government did authorize our expedition to the islands.

Then I suggest you contact the central government and have them overrule me.

Until then, this exhibit is closed.

Well, we'’re right back to where we started.

We can'’t find Konnichiha without the jade.

Yeah. And now, the governor'’s put on the brakes.

Think he'’s waiting for someone to grease the wheels?

Now, we'’re not gonna get to hear the rest of that story about that couple.

What were they called again?

Ishaela was the Sun King'’s youngest daughter.

Beautiful, independent.

Permission to come aboard?JUDSON: Sure.

Is this going to get mushy?

Don'’t mind her.

She dates musicians. It'’s... It'’s made her better.

Kokeio promised her to a neighboring prince

hoping to expand his kingdom.

He built a magnificent jaded wedding altar in Konnichiha

so that all would envy his wealth and power.

Sounds just like my dad.

You know, you don'’t have a romantic bone in your body. Neither one of you.

Ishaela spurned the prince for a simple village boy who she loved.

Her enraged father sacrificed her to the gods.

She died at his feet.

What was to be her altar became her tomb.

You call that romantic?

May I talk to you in private?

Okay, well, we can take a hint.

More like royal decree.

I think you should have the jade.

Well, I like the way you think.

I can help you get it.

But there'’s something that I want that only you can give me.

Okay.

I want to join your expedition.

Oh.

Well, I already have a team.

Don'’t dismiss me.

There are other treasure hunters in Punta Gorda, you know.

Do what you have to do.

Oh, and, uh, I like to think of myself as more of a...

professional explorer...

type of person.

YNEZ: What was to be her altar became her tomb.

JUDSON: I'’m not waiting for the governor.

So you think it is a shakedown?

No. Governor Morton is expecting a pay off.

Hey, it'’s what I'd do if I had my own province.

Well, I don'’t care what he expects,

I won'’t pay bribes to do legitimate research.

It gives the profession a bad name.

You'’re saying we're too proud to even try.

[LAUGHS SARCASTICALLY]

GABRIEL: So, what are we supposed to do,

wait around and wait for Governor Morton to unlock his secret stash?

Ah. Unlock being the key word.

Oh, I see! Theft gives the profession a good name.

Well, we'’re not gonna steal it, we'’re gonna...

We'’re gonna borrow it for a couple of days.

GABRIEL: It'’s kind of like joyriding except with pre-Colombian art.

I'’d like to remind you two that we do have a valid permit from the central government,

and more importantly, we have a deadline to keep.

Now, how long will it take for you to make an accurate duplicate of the jade stone?

A day, maybe two.No, no, no, that'’s too long.

Uh, try to come up with a reasonable facsimile and fast.

Hey, where are you going?

Well, this calls for the heavy artillery and the red nail polish.

They'’ve got motion sensors.Yep.

And laser trip wire.JUDSON: Mmm-hmm.

GABRIEL: Not a big deal.

So basically, our only obstacle is men with guns.

Good. I love low tech.

Clear, Mackenzie.

Ola. Ola.

By any chance, do you have a light?

I'’m sorry, miss, I do not smoke.

Neither does my husband.

If he found out, he'’d cut off... my allowance.

You won'’t tell, will you?

No, miss.

I mean, madam.

Oh!

Look, found a light.

Would you stand guard for me while I...

Thanks so much.

Okay, you'’re clear to go.

[GRUNTS] I'’m too old for this.

Gabe, I'’m in.

[EXHALES]

[GASPS]

Judson! Judson, hit pause. Quick!

Do you have to go so soon?

Yes, madam. I haven'’t even started my rounds.

Oh, you wouldn'’t leave me with all those boring old men, would you?

I have to. I'’m sorry.

So am I.

[DEVICE BEEPS]

Okay, press play.

I got it.

[SIGHS]

I hate it when this happens.

There you are.

I know my father expects you to watch out for me, Lieutenant,

but you don'’t have to shoot my date quite yet.

Hey, princess. I guess I zigged when I should have zagged.

The next thing you know I'’m facing a firing squad.

Thank you. You'’re dismissed.

Listen, I want you to know that I wasn'’t sealing the jade.

You weren'’t leaving it where you found it either.

I was borrowing it. Just for a couple of days.

You want an IOU, I'’ll give you an IOU.

You know what I want.

Yeah, I do, and the answer'’s still no.

Fine. If that'’s how you feel.

Guar...Hey, hey, hey!

Ow! You bit me!

You really are a handful, aren'’t you?

That'’s what they tell me.

Why do you want to find the City of Sun so badly?

Just to prove your father wrong?

That and for 25% of ancillary rights.

Excuse me?

This will be the most importnat Mayan find since the Bartolo mural.

Priceless. And I want a piece of priceless.

Forget it.Fine.

Call me when you change your mind.

I believe our jail has a pay phone for prisoners.

Hey, this isn'’t a game.

It'’s backbreaking work, and it could be dangerous.

20%, unless you want to have this discussion with my father.

10%, or I tell your father you helped me steal the jade.

Fifteen, or deportation.

[SIGHS] All right.

But you have to earn it, so you pull your weight like everyone else.

I'’ll go have my servants pack my bags.

You'’re packed. Get ready to cast off.

[DISTANT EXPLOSION]Now, what'’s going on?

What the hell did you do to my engine?

GABRIEL: It'’s not me!

[WINCES]Damn!

It'’s a metal fatigue.

Anti-pressure relief line snapped in two.

Sawed in two is more like it.

Somebody sabotaged your ship?

Who?JUDSON: I don'’t know.

We were off the boat for hours. It could have been anybody.

It'’s too big to put a Band-Aid on.

We'’re gonna need to get replacement parts.

There'’s a boat yard in Victoria City.

Forget that. We go on our one engine.

If that one blows, I'’ll row.

Well, whoever it was, you really think he'’s gonna take his ball and go home?

[SIGHS]

JUDSON: Gabe, heads up!

Ynez, grab that bag.

I don'’t understand.

Grab, to seize or clutch.

I want you to hold that bag over there.

Oh, and, uh, I'’ll need this.

We need to compare the symbols with our aerial maps.

Sorry. Property of the provincial government, remember?

Unless you want...To take it up with your father.

No, that'’s all right. You hold onto it.

For now.

Thanks, Mac.No problem.

JUDSON: No wonder her father sent her off to boarding school.

It'’s geothermically active.

The field must extend further than we realized.

Great. We can be parboiled in a jet of hot steam.

Just keep your eyes peeled for them.

[GABRIEL GRUNTS]

GABRIEL: Except when you'’re looking out for howler monkeys.

[SHRIEKING] Oh, God!

Ew! It'’s on my T-shirt.

Yeah, they do that.

MACKENZIE: Gabe.

Fill her up.

Oh...

Judson!

Drinking water, good concept. Small problem in execution.

You'’re doing your laundry in our drinking water.

So?

I have to wash my top. It'’s got monkey poo on it.

There'’s a whole river full of water.

You know, I don'’t think this is working out so well.

Maybe we should drop you off at the nearest town

then, you could find your own way home from there.I'’m sorry.

I'’m so sorry.

You can'’t take me back. Please.

You want me to beg, I'’'ll beg. Please. Please.

Hey, hey, hey, hey! Come here.

I don'’t care about the treasure, I only want Taeo.

What'’s a Taeo?

I love him so much, but Daddy...

Taeo is just a farmer.

Daddy won'’t let us marry.

So, this isn'’t about money?

It'’s about a boy?

Just give us enough to run away together.

You can have the rest. I don'’t care.

Whoa! Wait a second. I don'’t get involved in family battles.

Good way to get your nose broken.

I have no one else to turn to, Judson.

Please.

Haven'’t you ever been in love?

[SIGHS]

You'’re not gonna fall for that, are you?

She'’s telling you the legend of Ishaela,

starring herself in the lead role.

It is kind of a coincidence.

Yeah. And for someone who is all sweet and humble,

I notice she did manage to snag the only tent.

I don'’t know. It was something in her eyes.

Yeah, it'’s called manipulation.

If anyone can relate to domineering parents, it'’s me.

I vote she stays.

One more chance.

Softie.

[SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE]

5:00 a.m. You spoil us.

Mac, haul out some rations. Gabe, see if you can raise the States.

Let our museum patrons know that we are on schedule.

Eggs Florentine, thanks. Easy on the hollandaise sauce.

[DISTANT THUMPING]

[BOMB WHISTLING]

Run!

Ynez, get out of the tent.

[GUNFIRE]

Stay here. I'’m gonna go get the girl.

[GUNFIRE CONTINUES]

Ynez, come on!

[VEHICLE DRIVING AWAY]

Oh, look! Our comm gear is now a very attractive metal sculpture.

GABRIEL: Bandits?

Bandits? No, I don'’t think so.

But I got a pretty good idea who it is.

MAN: They can'’t get far on foot, Your Excellency.

If they have harmed my little girl...

MAN: They wouldn'’t do that, sir.

They would rather have the ransom money than to hurt your daughter.

To think a man like Judson Cross

would stoop to something so monstrous.

On the bright side, their jeep'’s gonna have

a hard time getting across that.

[CHUCKLING]

This just gets better and better.

Take a look at this.

Probably left over from the last CDC expedition

for medicinal herbs.

Oh, that was more than five years ago,

there'’s no way anyone's maintained it since then.

Five years without a lube job, that'’s so sad.

Yee-haw!

[SCREAMING]

Oh, that was great! Can we do it again?

You guys take five. I'’m gonna look around.

STEFAN: [ON RADIO] Hey,amigo. Quite a show back there.

Hey, Stefan. You know, I was really hoping this wasn'’t going to turn out to be you.

Afraid of a little competition?

Somethings never change. So, what have you been doing with yourself, partner?

Oh, the usual, jail, rehab.

But nothing compared with you.

I saw your last special on the Discovery Channel.

Yeah, well, I'’ve been lucky.

Yeah, ever since you got rid of your albatross.

Your choice, Stefan. Always your choice.

Right.

Judson knows best, like always.

Except now, you'’re after the same loot as I am.

The City of the Sun. Full of treasure.

But why did you have to go and kidnap the governor'’s daughter?

What in the hell are you talking about?

Righteous indignation. Good call.

But I told the governor to expect that.

I told him all your little tricks.

You set me up?

Ynez, we have a problem.

[SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE]

MACKENZIE: Uh, translation, please.

Now, we have a big problem.

[GUNFIRE]

JUDSON: Get in the cave!

[GUNFIRE CONTINUES]

Stop shooting. Stop it.

You'’ll kill my daughter. Give me the walkie.

No touching.

Let me negotiate with him.

All I want is my daughter back.

And the pride of your collection?

You want the jade back, don'’t' you?

We don'’t even know what his ransom demands are.

If we reason with him...

I'’ve known him for 15 years.

And I'’m telling you from bitter experience,

there'’s no reasoning with him.

He only cares about one thing, winning.

And he'’ll do anything, anything to win.

Ynez, can you understand me?

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

[SPEAKING FRENCH]

[SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE]

How are we doing here?

Sorry, Judson, it'’s no dialect I'’ve ever heard before.

Look, this might sound a little weird,

but I think she'’s speaking ancient Mayan.

What?

No, wait, wait, wait. I mean, it fits the whole Ishaela reference.

Maybe she'’s fixated on that Romeo and Juliet story.

It'’s like she's in a psychotic state.

Maybe she believes she is Ishaela.

Well, I know a good therapist.

Later, if there is a later.

[SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE]

Xibalba.

Xibalba. That one I know.

It'’s an old ancient Mayan word for caves.

Literally, place of fright.

They used to perform human sacrifices in caves.

Well, then, where to?

Xibalba.

The ground'’s clean.

Too clean. They covered their tracks.

You two, come with me. The rest of you stay with the vehicle.

MORTON: I'’m coming, too.

She'’s my daughter. Finding her is all that matters to me.

Fine. Whatever helps you sleep at night, dad.

GABRIEL: But, Judson, he'’s trying to kill us.

He was my partner, but he was also my friend.

And then, one night he got all juiced up and made some really bad decisions.

I don'’t know. I guess he always felt a little less than...

Less than you, you mean?

Like he had something to prove, and when he couldn'’t, he drank,

and then he drank.

And still you talk to him like he'’s your friend.

You'’re too loyal, Judson.

Yeah, well, I'’m beginning to realize that might not be such a great thing.

[YNEZ SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE]

Quiet, princess. You'’ll give them a target.

[YNEZ SHRIEKS]

Ynez!

Judson.

Let'’s go.

JUDSON: Everybody okay?

Nice one, Jud. Down the rabbit hole, up the other side.

Stefan, you still have that Smith & Wesson?

The silver .38?

STEFAN: Why?

Well, you won it from me, right? So you didn'’t always lose.

Yeah. But I cheated that time.

Yeah, I know.

Judson, she'’s not breathing.

Let me talk to him.

As soon as I'’m done with it.

Why don'’t you go relax by the jeeps?

Phone.

Antonio, it'’s me.

'’Cause I use pesos to light my cigars.

Should have it by tomorrow.

[LEAVES RUSTLE]

Go see if our friend speaks English.

[BLOW LANDING]

[KNIFE SWISHES]

Nope. He definitely does not speak English.

In fact, doesn'’t speak much at all.

[COUGHS]

Welcome back, princess.

Please speak to me in English.

[SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE]

[SIGHS]

Okay, what we have here is a failure to communicate.

We'’re running out of time.

[SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE]

She wants to go up there.

[GUNSHOTS]

STEFAN: Damn!

I missed him.

What'’s going on?

You want to see what your daughter'’s friend has been up to?

MORTON: Josas!

When I said Judson would do anything to win, I meant it.

That'’s the man who has your daughter.

You still want to tie my hands?

No. Protect my daughter

and destroy the animals who took her from me.

GABRIEL: Maybe I can hook her up to a dimmer switch.

MACKENZIE: You know, I never thought I'’d say this,

but I miss our spoiled, lazy Central American princess.

Let me see your hands.

[SPEAKS OTHER LANGUAGE]

Oh, no, not another one.

[SIGHS]

JUDSON: Hey, guys, wait up.

I have someone for you.

Taeo?

Ishaela!

And that would be the boyfriend, Taeo.

And he'’s speaking ancient Mayan, too.

You know, no one ever tells me when it'’s a theme party.

Uh, Taeo, you might wanna hold up, you'’re heading the wrong way.

No, no, no, let him go.

What is it?

He'’s speaking a 1,000-year-old language,

maybe he knows a 1,000-year-old shortcut.

It'’s no good. We must turn back.

There are hostage negotiators at the capital.

Reinforcements. We need to...

You need to shut up, old man.

I'’m leading this crew.

Your marching orders are... keep marching.

MACKENZIE: You know, we broke the piggy bank for rolling this expedition.

I was hoping for something a little more than

a rousing game of follow the crazy person.

How is this?

MACKENZIE: Wow!

Konnichiha, City of the Sun.

They found it.

Whatever psychosis those two have, we should bottle it.

JUDSON: I don'’t know.

[SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE]

The more I see the two of them together,

the less convinced I am that they are crazy.

And what then?

[CLEARS THROAT] Well, I...

I can'’t believe I'’m saying this, but it's...

It'’s almost as if the spirits

have possessed them and drawn them here

so they can finally be reunited.

Um, you mean our Central American princess

really is a Central American princess?

[BOMB WHISTLING][EXCLAIMS]

[EXPLOSION]

JUDSON: Everybody, get out!

Hey, partner.

Hey, Judson.

What took you so long?

Well, you didn'’t exactly make it easy for me, partner.

Yeah, well, what would be the fun in that?

You know, as long as I'’m here,

I think that jade altar has my name on it.

Say good night.

STEFAN: Here!

MACKENZIE: Judson, I'’m out!

You don'’t have to do this, Stefan.

Yes, I do.

Go, go!

[ENGINE REVVING]

[GROANING]

JUDSON: Stefan?

Maybe it'’s a methane-nitrogen reaction.

Right, right. I mean, the geothermal activity here is off the charts.

Ynez?

Taeo.

How did you...

STEFAN: Judson.

You had me, man.

Probably could have killed me.

I think we'’re done.

[SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE]

Don'’t you want to catch the bouquet?

No, not in this life.

Oh, I'’ve never seen a more emotional father.

It'’s amazing what facing death will do to change your priorities.

Well, it was a nice wedding. A long engagement,

like, a thousand years.

Thank you, Judson.

Congratulations.

Congratulations.Thank you.

So, you really think the spirits inhabited them?

Did all this?

I don'’t know.

But one thing'’s for certain, love is a powerful emotion.

It'’s beautiful, isn'’t it?

You'’re leaving it here, aren'’t you?

No museum commissions, no ancillary rights.

I have to. It'’s where it belongs.

You really are a romantic.

You know, I used to think it was dangerous when a woman knew me so well.

Well, um, here.

Found this on the ground.

[CLOSING THEME MUSIC PLAYING]