Inferno Page #7

Ancient fishermen learned to sail

where the warm water met the cold.

The little fish would reach the edge

of the warm water and they'd stop...

...and the big fish would come out

of the cold water and they'd eat them.

And the fishermen, well,

they caught everybody.

Doorways.

Not one particle of you has changed,

Robert.

You talk too much.

And then...

...not at all.

Elizabeth.

I couldn't ask you not to go to Geneva.

Couldn't.

I didn't want to ask you

to leave Cambridge.

Is that how it happened?

I don't trust my memory anymore.

I never forget anything.

Well, that's a gift.

No. It isn't.

Leave him alone! What are you doing?

Where are you...? Leave him alone!

Turn around!

Don't look at me, b*tch.

Look away.

Stop it!

Don't look!

Robert!

Thanks.

I'm a friend of the poet.

For what did Zobrist die?

That others may live.

I've come very far

to make sure nothing interferes.

The delivery system we designed...

...will discharge the viral agent

by midnight tonight.

But there are others

who are on their way to stop it.

I need to find it before they do and

trigger an explosion to ensure its release.

How do we help?

During the Plague of Justinian...

...5000 people died every day

in the streets of Istanbul.

The border between East and West,

another doorway.

Which is why he chose it.

If the bag's intact, we can contain it.

But if someone ruptures it

before we get there...

...95 percent of the Earth's population

will be infected in four to seven days.

Professor. Doctor. My name is Mirsat,

I am the curator here.

Have you completely

evacuated the building?

Well, to the extent that we can,

but the place is massive.

Could you tell me specifically

what it is you're looking for?

The tomb of Enrico Dandolo.

Of course. This way.

"Kneel within the gilded museum

of holy wisdom.

Listen for the sounds of trickling water.

Follow deep into the sunken palace."

- I hear water flowing under these stones.

- Where does it go?

It's just drainage.

It goes to the city cistern.

We are looking for a large

underground space...

...perhaps with columns,

artificially lit from within.

That's it. The ancient cistern.

Sixth century.

Well, some call it

"The Sunken Palace."

Take us there.

His words can only mean one thing:

"The Sunken Palace."

Once we descend, you'll see exactly

what he described.

How do I use it?

There's a cap in the putty of each brick.

The device also has

a detonation button.

A call from this cell phone

will trigger the explosion.

And that's enough to break the bag?

The walls are cement, all around.

You need both bombs, different angles,

as far apart as you can.

That will break the bag.

History says that the Black Plague

caused misery and death.

But what they don't tell us...

...is that it also produced

a leaner population...

...and gave birth to the Renaissance.

And we are rushing as fast as we can

into the seventh circle of hell.

The suicidal and the profligate.

Why is suffering later

preferable to suffering now?

What if we embrace it?

I mean, maybe pain can save us.

You're getting this, aren't you?

I can see that you are.

I mean, I need to know

that I'm not alone.

Too many damned people.

He's chosen well.

I need schematics of all conduits

in and out of the cistern.

Full isolation and containment protocols.

Physical and chemical barriers along...

Wait!

- This is the city's water supply?

- Well, not anymore. We've modernized.

- But there is water in there?

- Yes, it eventually filters into the earth.

- But why are all these people here?

- It's a tourist attraction.

The acoustics are excellent.

Tonight is the summer solstice concert.

Very popular.

People come from all over the world

to hear it.

He created a bioaerosol.

So it will spread in the air.

- Empty the place.

- No! Contain it.

Jam all communications down there.

No messages get in or out.

Got it.

Shall we go in?

Robert, you don't have to go in there

with us.

Yes, I do.

"Blood-red waters of the lagoon

that reflects no stars."

My God, this is a labyrinth!

How many sections?

There are dozens, professor. Dozens.

Let's find it.

Check every section. Every column.

Check them all.

Spread out.

Cut off cell phone service now!

- No communication.

- Yes, sir.

Who's our

U. S. contact over here? I need some help.

- Here, this way. Medusa.

- The Greek spirit? Why?

Belongs to a specific category

of Greek spirits. The chthonic monsters.

- This is it?

- Yes.

The color, the columns,

exactly what we saw in the video.

This is the area,

so spread out. Check pillars.

- I'll take the wall line.

- The corners. Under the walkway.

If you find anything,

report to me immediately.

The bag is here somewhere.

Seconds matter.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

What's going on?

Sir, I need you to step aside.

Step aside! Everyone!

Ladies and gentlemen,

please remain calm.

I got it!

It's here! In this far corner!

Oh!

Don't!

- HAZMAT guys aren't set yet.

- Can't wait.

Quickly! This could break any moment.

Oh...

Sienna!

Sienna!

Does this cube nitrogen

purge without glove access?

- It should.

- It better.

Sienna! Sienna.

There are too many of us down here.

You won't get to that bag before we do.

No. But I can make sure it breaks.

Come on, don't do this, Sienna, don't.

You'll be murdering innocents.

Yes, people will die, a lot of them,

but the crisis will be averted.

It's what nature demands.

The problem won't just be slowed down,

it'll be solved. Permanently.

Killing billions to save lives?

That's the logic of tyrants.

- For a greater good, humanity...

- Genius does not come with extra rights.

No, it comes with the responsibility

to take action when others won't.

You wanna do something? Fine.

Then scream at the top of your lungs

and invent and lead!

If you love humanity, if you love

this planet, you'd do anything to save it.

The greatest sins in human history...

...have been committed

in the name of love.

No one will look on this act

and call it love.

They'll be alive.

What does it matter

what they say about us?

Hey, what are you doing? No!

No. Don't shoot the box!

Robert, get clear!

Are you all right? You all right?

I'm fine.

Where's the box? Where's the box?

It's contained.

No breach.

The virus is completely contained.

The virus is contained.

- All medical units, stand by.

- We'll take it from here, Dr. Sinskey.

Target is contained

and preparing for transport.

Containment confirmed.

I repeat, containment confirmed.

All right. I'm on it.

She thought she was saving the world.

So did they all.

So, what happens now?

We take it back to Geneva

for taxonomy and isolation.

We have to generate

a metagenome sequence first...

...to get an idea

of what we're dealing with.

There's a lot of work to be done.

And you? Cambridge?

Yeah.

Dr. Sinskey?

Life pulls us apart again.

Like Dante and Beatrice.

I have something for you.

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