Inferno Page #5

no contact from Vayentha.

I see.

I'm going to Florence myself.

Test her for signs

of contagion and quarantine this place.

If we don't find Langdon very soon...

...we're going to be looking

at a great many more dead bodies.

Are you all right?

It's weakness.

Just weakness, goddamn it.

We'll just take a moment.

Did you see her down there?

Yes.

Everything I've done, every bit of work

and study since I was 11...

...was to stop death, not cause it.

It was self-defense.

That woman was trying to kill us.

I don't know if I can finish this.

I understand if you can't.

Look, Zobrist is the murderer, not you.

You saved me.

You don't have to take another step.

No, you're right.

I did what was necessary,

and I'll do it again if I need to.

I pray that you don't.

Looks like it's closed for repairs.

Okay, this way.

There.

The baptismal font.

Dante again.

Always Dante. Why Dante?

Acrylic gesso.

- What, you mean paint?

- Water-soluble paint.

Smells like a wet dog.

Look at that. There's writing.

"Seek the treacherous doge of Venice...

...who severed the heads from horses."

Venice.

Where Dante was infected

with the disease that killed him.

"Kneel within the gilded museum

of holy wisdom...

...and listen for the sounds...

...of trickling water.

Deep into the sunken palace

where the...

...chthonic monster waits."

The plague itself. Underwater.

"Submerged in the blood-red waters...

...of the lagoon that reflects no stars."

Professor.

Could you please tell me

what the hell you're doing?

- Why haven't you called in?

- Who are you?

Christoph Bouchard.

From the World Health Organization.

- We've met.

- We've met?

You really don't remember?

It was just two days ago.

He's suffering the effects

of a head wound.

He can't remember the events

of the last 48 hours.

I'm the one who flew to Cambridge

and asked for your help.

I gave you the pointer to decode.

- Professor Langdon?

- Yes?

Okay, yeah. Yeah.

I remember.

Who are you?

I was the ER doctor at the hospital

when the professor came in.

What is the last thing you remember?

I was on the street. I think it was here.

I was with a woman.

- And I was given an injection.

- Elizabeth Sinskey.

Elizabeth?

From the World Health Organization.

Do you know her?

I do. But I haven't seen Elizabeth

in years.

- She's the reason I followed you alone.

- What do you mean?

I believe Dr. Sinskey's working

with a foreign government...

...to find and sell the virus.

No, no, no. That's not possible.

People change, professor.

I've been chasing Bertrand Zobrist

for two years...

...and someone has been working

against me.

Let's get to the point.

Do you know where the virus is?

I assume you have

some sort of credentials.

Call the W.H.O. if you like.

Check me out. But do it quickly.

Venice. We think it's Venice.

Good. It's two hours by train. Come on.

If I could find you, so can the others.

I'm buying you both plane tickets

to Geneva.

No, not Geneva, he said Venice.

I heard that.

Excuse us.

Please watch yourselves.

Step back, please. Excuse us.

Excuse us.

Watch yourselves, please.

This is the plane to Geneva?

Yes, but we just closed the doors.

Keep the plane at the gate.

We need to check every passenger.

That will be a waste of time.

And we have very little of that.

Three days ago, after two years

of searching, I found Zobrist.

He killed himself, but we took

a package from his pocket.

And what was in it?

The Faraday pointer

with the Map of Hell.

A puzzle. Specifically designed

for his follower to solve.

We brought it to you.

And we were in the process of decoding it

when you were kidnapped.

Professor Langdon.

You were with Dr. Sinskey

at the time.

Elizabeth, yes.

Did she tell you about any

third-party interest in the virus?

I don't remember.

Did she have financial problems?

Uh, I don't know.

- Did she carry more than one cell phone?

- I don't know.

- Think!

- He doesn't remember.

Millions of people will die, professor.

I don't have time for this bullshit.

"I don't know, I don't remember."

Stop. You're not helping him.

"The gilded museum,"

is that Saint Mark's?

All of Venice is a museum.

Saint Mark's has the Horses of

Constantinople. They're bronze statues.

Can I see that?

I wouldn't touch it.

I wasn't planning on it.

Professor?

Professor Langdon?

Professor Langdon?

Professor Langdon.

Yes?

Hello, Robert.

Elizabeth.

It's been a long time.

Too long.

What brings you here?

The W.H.O. needs your help.

My help?

I hope you still remember your Dante.

What just happened?

Are you all right?

Could you get some water?

He could be dehydrated.

Some food. Maybe some fruit,

or something from the machine?

- Quickly.

- Sure.

Thank you.

- Is he lying?

- Through his teeth.

He was not the one

that came to Cambridge to see me.

Bouchard, I need help.

Quickly. I think he's collapsed.

He's in there.

I can't open the door.

Langdon.

Are you okay?

- Toilet occupied.

- Langdon, are you okay?

Come on, let's go!

You're telling me that,

for two years...

...you and your organization

have been working against me?

That is correct.

To shield Bertrand Zobrist

and his research?

To hide him, to protect him?

Regrettably, yes.

And that all of my attempts to prevent him

from initiating a worldwide pandemic...

...have failed because of you?

Incisive sum-up, yes.

Now you have the temerity to ask...

...that I simply decide to trust you?

I'm terribly sorry.

I didn't see any other way.

Who, exactly, does your group work for?

Our clients, of course.

We are a private security firm.

A very successful one.

May I ask...

...the gentleman who was with you,

Agent Bouchard...

...where is he now?

We don't know. We lost track of him.

Then the situation is worse

than you think.

There's only one reason

he would move out of pocket.

He wants Mr. Langdon to himself.

Why?

To find the virus and sell it

to the highest bidder, I assume.

Leverage, blackmail.

You know, the usual sh*t.

I don't think we have anything further

to discuss, Mr. Sims.

And I have less than eight hours

to find this pathogen. Excuse me.

From what I understand,

you knew the professor some time ago.

Personally.

You care about him.

You would even ally with an unscrupulous

character such as myself to protect him.

Wouldn't you?

My organization has the resources

to find your professor.

If you wanted to start a plague,

this is where you'd do it.

Yeah.

Twenty million people a year come here

from every corner of the globe.

During the Black Death...

...the Venetians made all the ships

anchor in the harbor for 40 days...

...before they would allow

the crews into the city.

Making sure that they were not carrying

the plague.

The word "quarantine" comes from

the Italian "quaranta. " Forty.

- It's nice to have you back, professor.

- Heh.

There.

The horses.

These are recreations. The originals

are in a museum for preservation.

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