Escape to Athena Page #5

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- Schroeder speaking, sir.

- Phase one.

- Is that where they keep the treasure?

- Quiet.

You lied! You lied to us!

Zeno, what's going on?

With tap shoes, they could do music hall.

For once, will you shut up?

You lied to us. You liar!

You son of a b*tch.

Well, now you know

what you're really doing up here.

You'll be a hero, Charlie.

Big decorations.

We're going to stop the invasion fleet

being blown out of the water.

So the invasion is on.

In a few days.

I don't get it. What are they doing

with that thing now?

I wouldn't worry

about your share of the loot.

- Zeno can be trusted.

- I'm not worried about that, Professor.

I am worrying about what else

he has got them into.

Nothing they can't get out of,

I assure you.

OK... Let's stop that thing

and get out of here.

You hit that liquid oxygen,

you blow us all back to the village.

Oh, sorry.

Nat, the opening in the wall, the cross...

That's the missile room.

Throw these in as far as you can.

All right. If I get clear, follow me.

Come on, come on!

Holy cow!

OK, where's the gold plates?

- Can't you ever stop?

- Never.

Would you mind if we liberated

a few monks first?

Go find them, will you, Nat?

OK, Nat, you find the monks...

...you're an equal partner along

with Otto and the professor.

Zeno, where is the treasure?

Where are the gold plates?

At the end of the tunnel to the right.

Ah, quickly. Move, move, quick.

You get the feeling

someone's been here before?

This place is programmed

to self-destruct and the timer is running.

Did you hear that, Charlie?

Charlie, we gotta go.

Charlie, the place is gonna blow up.

Leave me alone.

I gotta get this open.

Charlie!

Good timing.

Now you can get out

of the brothel business.

I don't know.

With the Germans gone,

you'll have to.

Greeks... they don't pay.

They don't have to.

I only hope your treasures survived

the total destruction of the monastery.

Without question.

Because they are hidden...

...in the so-called... house of pleasure.

In the...?

You don't have to actually tell me,

just point me in the general direction.

We don't want the treasures,

we only want to copy them.

And if I'm getting close, you say,

"Charlie, you're getting hot".

But if I'm not, say, "Cold".

May I see them?

I assure you I only want to look.

- I intend you to, Professor.

- Thank you.

- I'll be your representative in New York.

- I'll be your representative in Roma.

- Another drink?

- None of this will be possible.

Oh, Otto, take me inside.

I've always wanted to see where

people go when they want to...

How typical of nice girls.

Charlie!

Charlie, we've been looking for you.

We've got to celebrate,

the war's almost over.

What's to celebrate, for God's sakes?

We haven't found any treasure

and it looks like I'm losing my partner.

You're not so much losing a partner

as gaining one.

- You're going to join my act?

- No.

I hope that you both will join mine.

Please, let me explain.

Switzerland ain't just cuckoo clocks,

chocolates and watches.

I have there treasures I have looted...

erm, collected from all over Europe.

My plan is, we will make flawless copies

which you can sell in America.

Even sell some back to the Greeks.

I could start a mail order,

sell to museums.

- Dottie could do

door-to-door soliciting.

Oh, I'd like that.

We will not be selling to museums,

let's stick to my area.

Being an antiquarian, this is something...

You can handle the museums.

We should incorporate - give us a name.

Golden Oldies.

Chutzpah Incorporated!

What a team!

Gentlemen, over here,

let me show you.

This building was the headquarters

of the Greek Resistance.

It is now a state museum,

housing Byzantine treasures...

...including the famous plates

from Mount Athena.

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