As Above, So Below
1
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
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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