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dissertation? Come on, shovel!

Just give me a second.

You really think they're going to

warn us if this thing is cursed?

Come on, vamos! I don't

know, what if she's right?

You don't know

what's in there.

This isn't

an anthropology expedition.

It's about one thing

and one thing only.

And no one gets

paid till we deliver.

Help him out.

On three.

Back up, back up.

Come on.

Ready? One,

two,

three.

Good, good, good.

Oh.

All right. Come on. Now push. Ready?

Ready?

Okay, that's good,

that's good.

Ah!

Aces over kings.

Hey, hey. Just keep

it in your pants.

Let me read this before

you do anything stupid.

Look, you don't have to

justify your paycheck.

Let's just get

this thing and...

Hey, this

doesn't make sense.

Why was a

European conqueror

formally buried

by his archenemies?

McCall, tell her.

Let her take a look.

"Chok. " That means

to put or keep.

"Muskob" is blade.

But the next word is too

worn down. I can't read it.

Instructions?

Possibly.

Or a warning.

Hey, no, no, no!

Relax, relax.

It's no big deal.

Oh, God!

What are you doing?

That word right there means

death. This is a warning.

Yeah. Well,

nobody's dead.

Right?

Lin, hold it up.

Ahead of schedule. I'm

impressed, Sergeant McCall.

Well, you gave us the map. I almost

feel guilty taking your money.

My goodness.

It's exquisite.

If you say so.

What's Lin think?

Hang on.

Lin. Carla.

Did you see it?

Is it the one?

Definitely. The blade is a

little older than I thought,

but the handle's

vintage 14th century.

Wait, hold on.

What is it?

It's the...

The stone on the hilt,

it's not obsidian. It's...

Oh...

It's a ruby.

A ruby?

Are you sure?

Yeah. It's gorgeous.

It's got to be 30 carats.

Maybe more.

I've never seen

a stone this big.

Send me a picture.

Okay, hold on.

How much you think

that's worth?

More than you

or I could ever spend.

Lin, let me talk

to McCall again.

Yeah?

Listen to me

very carefully.

I don't want anyone

getting any crazy ideas

or renegotiating

their contracts.

So, you take that dagger

and you keep it safe.

Do it now.

Yes, ma'am.

Hand it over.

Boss's orders.

Got it.

Good.

Now turn around, head

straight back to camp.

Do not stop

for anything or anyone.

I want that dagger in my...

McCall.

McCall, talk to me!

What's happening?

I don't know.

Uh... Guys?

Nobody move.

Wrap it up.

That way, let's go.

We can't just leave.

Yes, we can!

Stay together!

Hey! Hey!

Santiago,

find the release point!

You, stay with her.

Don't move!

Cut him down!

Cut him down!

Santiago, come here,

come here.

Give me a hand!

Give me a hand!

Lin, Lin. Relax. Relax.

Get Lin down!

What? No!

No! No! Santiago!

Help me! Help!

Get me down!

Wait! Wait!

Go.

Sorry to disturb you, Mr. Vargas.

We've got a slight problem.

The expedition was attacked

and we lost contact with them.

Attacked?

Attacked by whom?

We're eliminating

possibilities.

Gomez swears his men

are nowhere near our people.

Okay, hold on. Have

they found the dagger?

Yes, I'm uploading

an image now.

All right.

Where is the team now?

Last check had them

leaving the grave site.

When the fighting broke out,

we lost GPS tracking.

There it is.

They found it.

They really found it.

Yes. It's exquisite,

isn't it?

Wait a minute. Wait a

minute. What is that?

Is that a ruby?

Yes, sir. You forgot

to mention that before.

Wait. It isn't documented. I

didn't know anything about it.

Oh, my God!

This changes everything.

I'm sorry?

How do you know for sure

that the team was attacked?

I mean, how can

you be certain?

Well, I heard gunfire...

Whose gunfire?

I assume it was enemy fire.

I pay you for facts,

not assumptions!

They took it. They took it!

I can feel it.

I'm coming there!

No, Harry, wait.

Just give me a chance

to get some information.

You have had your chance.

You tell him to turn this

plane around right now!

Psst! Santiago.

Did you get it?

Who was it?

Where's Lin?

Call Carla, tell her

to get us out of here.

You just left him,

didn't you?

Call her.

Go back, cut him down.

I'll find Felicia.

Don't move till I get back.

What about the dagger?

What about it?

We don't get paid

till we deliver.

Maybe I should hold it, in

case you don't make it back.

I'll make it back.

What are you doing?

I'm getting us out of here.

Give me the phone!

You're never gonna find her!

She's probably dead already.

Give me the phone!

They knew what they signed

up for! We're all expendable.

You stupid...

No one goes anywhere till

we get our people back.

You hear me?

Well, I'm not

going back alone.

So you choose.

Lin or the girl.

Hello?

McCall?

Felicia!

Oh, man, this really blows.

Who's there?

Who's there?

Stay away!

Don't come any closer!

I'm armed!

Lock their last position

and run a simulation

to track their movements

based on time and terrain.

Where's my extraction team?

I could send my guys, but

then we'll be unprotected.

What about the locals?

They're spooked.

One of the workers

is missing.

Now they're convinced

something's out there.

I'll pay double, triple.

You just get me

some real men.

The locals

have legends about them.

That's why they stay away.

Who is "them"?

The beasts.

They're ruthless.

Shaped like men

but warped like animals.

It's got a heartbeat,

I can kill it.

And their claws, they

cut through the trees.

And they talk

with the jungle.

I don't speak jungle.

It doesn't translate

exactly, but...

"Dark ones

who speak with trees. "

Yeah? Well, I don't believe

in fairy tales, dude.

What is that?

You see anything?

McCall?

McCall!

McCall!

What happened?

It grabbed me.

The tree,

one of its branches.

The tree grabbed you.

I'm telling you.

It grabbed my arm!

Get off me!

Felicia, are you injured?

No.

Let me see. What was that thing?

Let me see.

We got to get out

of here. Please.

It's here.

Who are they?

Yamballi.

I thought they were

supposed to be dead.

They are.

There's something

else out there.

Something worse.

Come on,

we got to save Lin.

Come on, you can't do this.

I'm American!

Just put me down, now!

Let me go now!

Please!

Please, come on.

I'll give you cigarettes.

I'm telling you.

There's something out there that

even the Yamballi are afraid of.

It chased me

and grabbed one of them

and dragged him away

like a rag doll.

What did it look like?

It's gonna sound crazy,

but it was this swarm

of vines and roots,

like the jungle

itself was alive.

The legend.

I told you.

They're not creatures. They're

men in suits. Flesh and blood.

Not them.

It's the jungle.

It's like it's everywhere,

nowhere.

One of the trees

grabbed me, too.

Look at this.

Those markings on the tomb.

Those weren't calendrics.

It's a warning.

What's it say?

"The jungle feeds on the

blood of the invaders. "

Mr. Vargas, welcome.

We got your tent

all set up.

Have you located them?

We've narrowed

down their location

and are prepping

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