Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves Page #4

There, it is done.

Your blood has flowed into my arm,

and mine into yours.

Call out the guards!

Surround the palace!

What does it say?

- "To the...

- Read it.

"To the Mongol Dog.

We will bargain with you.

Your betrothed is our prisoner.

In exchange... "

Read it.

Read it, I say!

"In exchange we want Cassim.

Cassim, who betrayed the Caliph.

Let him be brought to his estate

before noon tomorrow,

then the woman will be

returned to you unharmed.

Otherwise, she dies. "

It is signed with

the mark of Ali Baba.

Can we not send soldiers

to the estate?

This may be our chance

to capture the thieves.

He is no fool,

he will watch for every trick.

I leave the decision to you.

She is your daughter.

Shall it be your life, or hers?

Cassim does not come.

- He does not come.

- Why do we wait?

- Vengeance for Old Baba!

- Remember our pledge!

Listen.

Why do you want to kill me?

To avenge the death of

our Old Baba.

What is the death

of your Old Baba to me?

He was our leader,

he died of wounds inflicted by

the soldiers of Hulagu Khan,

your beloved.

A life for a life,

that is our law.

If you kill me, the great Khan

will send soldiers to take you.

For years the great Khan

sent soldiers,

and he hasn't taken us yet.

Silence!

Have I given you nothing

in the past years?

Fighting and snarling

like a pack of curs.

The men are tired of waiting.

You gave them your pledge.

The traitor has not come.

I've made my decision.

Then let me carry it out for you.

No. Jamiel shall do it.

I, Ali Baba?

You begged to follow me, Jamiel.

Ask anything else of me,

anything but this.

Do as I say. There's no better way

to serve me.

Coward. You would force

my own slave to...

Take her back to the Khan alive.

Alive? But our message to the Khan.

Our pledge.

All night I lay awake,

telling myself she must die.

Now, I break my pledge.

Why must you weaken now?

Whatever my reason,

she goes free.

- But the Mongols will laugh at you.

- Let them laugh.

You have heard my decision.

If you want me to leave the band,

I will go.

Then I will fight you for her life.

Send her away if you must.

We cannot quarrel with you

over a woman.

Now take her back to Baghdad.

Now will you tell us

why you spared her?

Your blood has flowed into my arm,

and mine into yours.

It will go on forever.

Your horses are waiting,

Prince Cassim.

By hard riding,

you can still arrive by noon.

Great Khan, for years

I have served you.

I sacrificed my honor,

I betrayed my friend

and helped deliver Baghdad

into your hands.

Would you sacrifice your daughter

to save your own miserable skin?

How do we know

he will keep his word?

Thieves do not keep their bargains.

Ali Baba will slay Amara

and then kill me.

Have mercy, Mighty Khan!

Have mercy!

The road of a conqueror

is never an easy one,

but I find the hardest part

is dealing with you traitors.

You are a breed apart.

Take him away.

See to it that he reaches

his estate before noon.

Mighty One.

Father!

Amara!

Father.

Come here!

By what wiles did you secure

your release from the thieves?

I cannot explain it.

This morning Ali Baba

defied his men and set me free.

But he bargained for

the life of your father.

For the life of my father...

You were to die at noon,

if he did not take your place.

What manner of woman are you

that thieves and cut-throats

release you?

Why should he seek to kill you?

I saw how he hated you

in the marketplace.

What is it between you

and this Ali Baba?

Speak!

Father.

This Ali Baba is...

Ali, son of the Caliph.

Ali!

You told me he was drowned.

We never found him.

How do you know

he's the son of Hassan?

He wore the Royal Seal

of Baghdad about his neck.

Why didn't you tell me then?

I thought he'd die there,

and the threat to us removed.

But he lives!

And he will rally the scum

of Baghdad under his banner.

Why did you not tell me?

You knew we were pledged.

So...

He would have a double reason

for his revenge upon you.

They pledged themselves

as children.

But the pledge

still burns in his heart.

And it is stronger than

his hate of me.

Our marriage will go on as planned.

You do us great honor.

No! It will not go on!

I cannot marry him now!

And you can't force me to.

Now, now, Amara,

I think only of your happiness.

Were you thinking of

my happiness

when you did not tell me

that Ali is alive?

You know how much

that pledge meant to me.

- We will talk of this later, Amara.

- No!

Oh Mighty Khan!

You have power and wealth.

You have only to command it

and the most beautiful girls

in Baghdad will be yours

for the asking.

Surely you wouldn't want me,

knowing I love Ali Baba.

What is love compared to

what I have to offer you?

I can make you a queen.

I can give you silks, jewels,

wealth and power!

The blood of Baghdad would be

on any gift you offered me.

'Tis a pity one so lovely

should be confused by politics.

Once I was confused.

I see clearly now.

Too clearly.

Nothing you say or do

will ever induce me to marry

this Mongol tyrant!

Be gentle with her,

she's wild and headstrong.

This has been a great shock.

But I can make her realize

the future lies in your hands.

Hurry, take only what is necessary.

We've no time to lose.

- Did you find Jamiel?

- Yes, my Lady.

- Everything is ready for you.

- Then let's go quickly.

My Lady...

Come!

Look!

Your men torture my father.

What is the meaning of this?

Cut him down from the rack and...

I'll marry you.

Because he has served me well,

I will grant your wish.

Only release him

and I'll do anything you ask.

We shall be wed on

the Festival of Ramadan.

It will be a great holiday.

Princes and merchants will come

from every corner of the world.

They shall bring rich gifts

in token of their servitude.

You are a master of trickery,

Prince Cassim.

There are times when trickery

is more powerful than force.

Leave me.

The horses are ready, my Lady.

I cannot go, Jamiel.

But now that you know

who Ali Baba really is...

I have given my word.

Hulagu Khan would've killed

my father if I hadn't promised.

I will marry him

at the Feast of Ramadan.

It will be a great holiday.

But what of Ali Baba?

Go to him, Jamiel.

Tell him I, too, remember

the pledge we sealed with our blood.

If he'd only told me who he was,

I'd have stayed with him.

He will come to your rescue.

No, he must not.

It may mean disaster for him

and failure to the cause

for which he fights.

And you, Jamiel,

you must stay with him,

your heart is there.

Go quickly.

The slave Jamiel

leaves the Palace, my Lord.

But he has not had time

to reach the outer gates.

You see, mighty Khan,

I'm still useful to you.

Your little spy has done well.

Return to your mistress.

I will send soldiers to bring

the treacherous slave before you.

Make no move to stop him.

Let him go to Ali Baba.

The thieves will come to the rescue,

but this time

they will fall into our trap.

Jamiel!

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