As Above, So Below

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I've just crossed the Iranian border

en route to the Habala region

where they've

ordered the destruction

of a network of caves

by sundown tonight.

I believe that these

caves might contain

a critical missing

piece of our history.

If I'm found dead,

please know that I entered this

country of my own free will,

fully knowing that the

punishment for trespassing here

is burial up to

your neck in sand

and having a rock wall

pushed on top of you.

But they would have

to catch me first.

Hurry. Come.

Scarlett.

Reza.

Thank you.

If they catch you, it would

be very bad for you.

Yes, I know, Reza.

We will be quick.

Okay.

Here it is.

Here, use the ladder.

Okay.

Okay.

- We haven't got much time.

- I know, I know.

They have already

cleared the area.

I know, Reza.

Hurry.

Just follow me. Follow.

Come on.

Watch your step here. It's fine.

Go, just go.

Yes. Come on.

Turn off the light.

Turn off the light!

Come on. Right this way.

We need to leave.

We are too late.

No, they are not blowing the

caves up until sundown.

We still have a few minutes.

We're not leaving.

Hurry, hurry!

Yes.

Come on.

Sh*t.

There!

My God!

It's even more beautiful

than in the picture.

Okay.

We must hurry, please.

Okay.

There's more.

What are you doing?

They're going to

blow it up anyway.

I can't think straight

with this thing on my head.

They will

hear you. Stop!

I just need one minute.

My God.

My God.

Yeah?

Reza?

Do you know what this is?

I don't know.

My God.

It's the Rose Key.

Reza.

Careful.

Please hurry.

I'll be quick.

Scarlett, stop it.

Come on.

I have to scan these markings.

I'm not leaving.

We must leave.

Now! I can hear them.

My father searched his

entire life for this.

I can't leave now.

I have to get this.

I'm sorry, Scarlett.

I have a family!

I know. It's okay.

Be careful.

I won't be long.

Be careful!

Come on.

Come on, Scarlett.

Sh*t.

Okay. Okay.

Scarlett.

Hello?

Scarlett.

Sh*t! God!

Reza! Reza!

Reza! Reza!

Scarlett!

Over here! Scarlett!

Come over!

Come on.

Are you okay, dear?

Are you okay?

Come on.

Give me your hand.

I got it! I got it!

You remind me so

much of your father.

But, Scarlett,

you must be more careful.

His quest was a path to madness.

My father wasn't crazy.

Everyone who hunts for

Flamel's stone is crazy.

They all wind up dead.

- Do I look in the camera?

- Yeah. Thank you.

That's weird.

So, you can start

by introducing yourself.

Right.

My name is Scarlett Marlowe

and I'm a professor at

University College, London.

I have a Ph.D. in urban archeology,

a master's in chemistry

and another Ph.D.

in symbology.

I'm also fluent in four spoken

languages and two dead ones.

And I am a black belt in

Krav Maga, so watch out.

That's a lot of degrees

for someone your age.

Yeah. My father insisted. We

had a very studious household.

Excuse me. One second.

Pardon.

Pardon.

Merci.

Merci beaucoup.

Thank you.

You really need to learn French.

Yeah, I do need to learn French.

Your father.

Yeah.

What did he teach you about

the philosopher's stone?

Everything. That it's

an elusive substance

that could turn

base metals into gold

and can provide

the key to eternal life.

Sort of crude representation,

but basically

the creation of the stone

was the goal of alchemy

which was an early

form of science

which studied transformation

in all its forms.

And my father was

actually the world's

preeminent historian in alchemy.

So, your father, there

was a lot of speculation

that he was mentally unstable.

Is there any truth to that?

Why? Because

he killed himself?

Six hundred years ago

the greatest of the

alchemists, Nicolas Flamel

lived here,

in this house in Paris.

He was widely believed

to have succeeded

in developing

the philosopher's stone

which would have given him all

the wealth he could dream of

as well as eternal life.

When grave robbers,

hoping to get

their hands on

the philosopher's stone

tried to dig his body up

out of the cemetery

that used to

surround this area here

they found his casket empty,

as well as his wife's.

Okay. So this is

Nicolas Flamel's tombstone

which he designed

and carved himself.

And my father

believed that the clues

to the location of

the philosopher's stone

were encoded somehow

in these arcane symbols.

But their meaning has

remained a mystery until

I discovered

the fabled Rose Key.

It's a kind of Rosetta stone

used for translating alchemical

symbols into Aramaic

which, unfortunately,

I don't speak.

But luckily, I know

a guy who does.

What are you doing?

I just have to open

this door quietly.

Please don't.

Scarlett!

I can't believe you just did that.

We just broke into a church!

What does this guy do

all the way up here?

He likes to...

...break into places,

like this

and fix things.

Impressive.

That's a hell of a hobby.

Yeah.

George? Hello?

I saw your bag, George.

I know you're here.

Hi. How are you?

Whatever it is, I want

nothing to do with it.

I didn't even say anything.

I'll save you the time. No.

Who's this guy?

Who are you?

I'm Benji.

He's making a documentary about

my search for the stone.

Of course.

Do yourself a favor. Stay

far away from this one.

I just need to

ask you one favor.

Yeah. Just one favor.

Benji, did she mention to you,

the last time we were together

I literally wound up

in a Turkish prison?

George, it was not a prison.

It was more of a jail.

Jail, in Turkey.

George, I'm sorry.

I couldn't let the lead go dead.

God forbid.

Well, chase your lead.

See how far that gets you.

I got a clock to fix.

I found the Rose Key, George.

You did?

It was in Iran, wasn't it?

Yes.

I knew it.

And I need your help

translating the Aramaic.

Wait a minute.

Did you go to Iran?

It doesn't matter who went there, George.

You did, didn't you?

By yourself?

Doesn't matter who went.

You're a lunatic.

She... You're...

You're a crazy lunatic.

So, you fixed it.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah!

Go, go, go. Come on.

Are you okay, Benji?

Yeah, I'm good.

Okay.

It's about to get really loud.

Coming? You coming?

Yeah, yeah. I'm good.

Sh*t.

Look at them.

Hearing their church bells ring

for the first time in 284 years.

I'll help you translate.

But that's it.

She's pretty.

Yeah, she's really pretty.

She's got great legs, too.

She said we can have

10 minutes. That's it.

Okay.

How do you know her?

Professional circles.

Star is ammonia.

Okay, great. Star is ammonia.

Is this making any sense?

Just keep going.

Just keep them going.

Lime.

Sword is lime?

Sword is lime.

Okay. And what about

the key?

No key.

There's no key?

No.

Why is there no key?

He's carrying the key on his back.

Look.

So, if he's carrying

the key on his back,

does that mean that

the key is on his back?

It's on the back of the tombstone.

Scarlett. No.

I need to have

a look behind here.

Scarlett, no!

Come on!

I need you to help me.

Okay! Sh*t!

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