Angels and Demons Page #7

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What about you? I just heard

about Olivetti on the radio.

I'm all right, I'm okay.

Robert, we can't trust Richter.

He took Silvano's journals.

There must be something in there

he doesn't want us to see.

The head of the Swiss Guard.

Castel Sant'Angelo, it's close enough,

so the wireless signal from that camera

could still reach the Vatican.

The Church of Illumination

is somewhere here.

Your canister is inside it.

Come with me.

For 400 years, the Illuminati met

right under the Church's nose.

The Vatican used this as a hideout

and as a prison for their enemies.

If the explosion happens here,

would the blast radius take out the Vatican?

And part of Rome along with it.

Go on.

They're pointing to it. The angels.

The canister must be down there. Come on.

- Where are they going?

- Back. To search the outer castle.

No, no. It has to be here!

Robert, it's a dead end.

No, it's not.

See if you can find a flashlight.

All of these stones are rectangular granite.

Except right here. What is this?

It's a pentagram.

An eye...

That leads to...

Nowhere.

Robert?

These walls overlap

and there's a passageway back here.

Here, let me have the flashlight.

It's a passageway that leads to the Vatican.

An ancient escape route.

My God.

Here.

Look.

This would be the perfect place

for the Illuminati to blow

the whole building up.

Get on the radio.

Get the word out. Conclave remains sealed.

But the camerlengo gave the order

for evacuation at...

I'm countermanding it.

This is it. This is their church.

The canister

should be lit by artificial light.

It's not here, Robert.

"A shining star at the end of the path."

It has to be.

It's not here.

- What did the poem say?

- Nothing.

Nothing, it's all over.

It was just the four lines,

each one describing the...

There's a fifth brand.

It's not an ambigram,

it's just two crossed keys.

- The symbol for the Vatican.

- No.

No, the papacy-

They intend to kill him.

Before they destroy the Vatican,

they're gonna kill

- ...and brand the pope himself.

- There is no pope.

Tempo sede vacante.

The camerlengo.

- We have to warn him.

- Take a step back, please.

Take your cell phone from your pocket.

Throw it in the fire.

Murderer.

You know, when they call me...

And they all call me...

It is so important to them

that I know that what they ask

is the Lord's will.

Or Allah's, or Yahweh's.

And I suppose they're right.

Because if he was not vengeful,

I would not exist, now would I?

I've had several chances

to eliminate you tonight.

You're still alive

because you have no weapon...

And they didn't ask me to kill you,

but if you pursue me...

it is another matter.

Be careful.

These are men of God.

The camerlengo.

Have you come to make me a martyr?

Here. Here. Here.

- I need to see the camerlengo.

- He is not available.

- I demand to see the camerlengo!

- He is not available.

We'll see about that.

All locked up.

Senza chiave, it's a one-way portal.

The only entrance is on the other side.

No! Hey!

I don't care who he talks to.

He doesn't go into that room.

Open the door!

Open the door!

Hey!

The camerlengo is in danger.

He's the one! He's got a gun!

- Illuminatus!

- You bastard.

- Illuminatus!

- Sanctimonious bastard!

Order the evacuation.

We only have 19 minutes.

Here, he's...

And get the helicopter

for the older cardinals, right?

Yes, sir.

Robert?

The brand, the symbol,

could it have another meaning?

Crossed keys. But those are upside down.

St. Peter.

The first pope...

Was crucified upside down.

- On Vatican Hill.

- A few hundred feet below us.

Necropolis, city of the dead.

"Upon this rock I will build my church."

"Or bring it down upon itself."

The bomb is in St. Peter's tomb.

The grid is still cycling.

The power to this section must be down.

It must be here. It must be.

Don't touch it.

We have seven minutes.

Robert, hold this.

It's cold down here, isn't it?

What's wrong?

Cold decreases battery life.

We may have less than five minutes.

So?

If I pull the power

with less than five minutes,

the residual charge won't hold suspension.

We should leave it here

and get clear if we can.

- At least down here, the damage...

- No!

No, wait!

Father!

We are live here at St. Peter's Square

where despite a bomb threat

and an order of evacuation

the crowd is actually growing in size

as we await an official announcement

from the Vatican spokesman

as to the exact nature of the threat

and whether or not they are treating it

as a credible danger.

This way.

A bomb?

Roberto,

there's an emergency. I'll take her up alone.

He's got clearance.

Oh, my God.

Get down!

Cardinal Strauss?

it was the Camerlengo! He saved us all!

He saved the church and he is alive!

Praise God. Praise God.

He is alive.

He sacrificed himself for all of us.

It's so incredible. He survived.

You know, the worst thing

we thought would happen...

Was that our work would fall into

the hands of the energy companies.

We thought we could change the world.

So naive.

No, no. Not naive.

Innocent, maybe.

But that's not a crime.

I'm not so sure.

Go back to work.

Change the world.

A gift.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

For Catholics, for everyone.

Camerlengo's age

shouldn't be an obstacle.

Signori, you are no doubt aware

that by holy law the man is

ineligible for election to the papacy.

He is not a cardinal, he is a priest.

He is of insufficient age.

Well, maybe there's a way

we could consider the possibilities.

I am sorry. The protocols of conclave

are not subject to modification.

I will not call a ballot on this matter.

But, signore, you would not call the ballot.

Surely you remember...

You gave up your post as Great Elector.

They are singing in St. Peter's Square.

And what happened here tonight

transcends our laws.

Does it?

Is it God's will

that we give ourselves over to frenzy?

Discard the rules of the Church?

Perhaps we need not discard them.

Signore, I am thinking now

of Romano Pontifici Eligendo,

Numero Sessanta...

Acclamation by Adoration.

Yes, if the Holy Spirit speaks through us,

and we call a man's name out loud...

That is election by adoration.

- He's God's choice.

- Yes.

And the candidate need only be

an ordained member of the clergy...

Present in the Sistine Chapel

at the moment of his election.

I think we have it settled.

Signore Camerlengo.

Yes?

The cardinals ask you to join them

in conclave as soon as possible.

Me?

Yes, Padre.

What are you doing?

Silvano's journals. I want them back.

Richter said

His Holiness suffered from seizures

but steps were taken.

For safety.

"Made sure he was watched," he said.

What if he was trying to give me this key?

That's the papal office.

f the pope was worried about seizures

he must have had Richter install cameras

without telling anyone.

To keep an eye on him. For safety.

Maybe it records.

I read the journals, Patrick.

The scientist kept journals. So?

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