National Treasure: Book of Secrets Page #5

That was Ben.

Ben found the treasure.

You did nothing.

Patrick, Emily, please. Can we

just figure out what's on the page?

Well, that's it, I'm afraid.

These glyphs are only partials.

So you only have half a treasure map.

I'm sorry.

Not that I'm surprised.

At least we know

where the rest of the map is.

What?

You know where it is?

Why didn't you tell me?

Obviously you have

a tendency to overreact!

- I'm sorry.

- So am I.

So where is it?

Inscription on the statue in Paris said,

"These twins stand resolute."

We think the map's divided

between the two Resolute desks.

The Resolute desk.

The Resolute desk?

President's desk?

The president. What president?

- Our president?

- Unfortunately, yes.

But that means...

Wait, so we have to...

The White House?

The Oval Office... to be exact.

Why would I overreact to that?

- That's not what I signed on for.

- Could we focus on the issue at hand?

Thank you.

It's early, pre-Columbian.

- Can you translate it?

- Are you kidding?

This is an extinct,

exceedingly rare language.

Only a handful of people

study these languages.

Where are we to find them?

Universities, I suppose.

But you don't have the whole thing.

What do you mean?

These glyphs here... they're cut off.

There's more to the map?

How are we going to find that?

We won't have to.

Gates will get it somehow.

The Resolute desk is near

the south wall in the Oval Office.

Look at this. Look.

Small door on the front of the desk.

FDR had that put in so

guests couldn't see his wheelchair.

- But...

- Guys, take a look at this.

This could work.

I believe it's time for you to make

a date with your new boyfriend.

I think you're right.

We hope you're enjoying

the White House Easter Egg Roll.

Face painting continues at 2:00

near the south fountain.

- That Connor in the bunny suit?

- Thank you.

I've never been to an Easter Egg Roll.

It's kind of sweet.

Yeah, I love it.

I know you. Your great-great-grandfather

killed President Lincoln.

No. That would be John Wilkes Booth.

Eisenschiml says that Booth was a tool

in a greater conspiracy

that involved men in Lincoln's Cabinet.

Absurd.

Eisenschiml's book is filled with

- spotty research and false assumptions.

- Oh, yeah?

Explain why Lincoln's bodyguard

left his post that night?

Because President Lincoln

was never accompanied by guards

when attending the theater. Listening?

Especially on Good Friday.

Explain why all the bridges

out of Washington were closed

except one,

the one Booth needed to escape?

OK, run along now,

you impossible child. Run along.

What is going on

with the education in America?

- Hey! Hey!

- Connor!

- I'm so glad you decided to come...

- Hey.

- ...with Gates.

- Connor.

- We just ran into each other.

- Oh.

Aren't you going to ask him?

- Ask me what?

- Nothing.

- No, really. What?

- I really wouldn't want to impose.

Well, what she means is

she doesn't think you can.

- Doesn't think I can what?

- She wants to see the Oval Office.

- No. That is way too much to ask.

- No, it's, uh...

- I can do that.

- Really?

You see?

- You can?

- Yeah.

That is so cool, Connor. I have

always wanted to see the Oval Office.

Connor rocks.

Well... here we are.

- Mm.

- Wow.

Empire furnishings

and crenelated molding. Love it.

Hm.

Amazing feeling, isn't it,

standing in here?

- Yes. Amazing, huh?

- Oh, could...

Oh. Sorry.

Oh, that's, uh... The Resolute desk.

Might recognize it from

the photo of young JFK Junior

playing underneath

while his father was working.

- Wonderful.

- Yeah.

But many people don't know

that this desk has a twin

that sits in Buckingham Palace.

- Isn't that something?

- Who knew?

Every president since

Rutherford B. Hayes

has used that desk,

except, uh, Johnson and Nixon.

And Ford, of course.

- Uh, no.

- Uh, yes.

- No.

- Yes.

Abigail! Did you lose an earring?

Oh! I... I did, yes.

Connor, these were given to me

by my grandmother.

I suppose we should look for it.

Wouldn't want anyone finding an earring

that doesn't belong

to the first lady in the Oval Office.

- Yes.

- Excellent point,

considering we're not

supposed to be here.

- Yeah.

- Why don't we, um, go over here

and check it out?

I'll check over here.

- Do you think it fell down here?

- Yes.

- Maybe here.

- Probably.

Oh, no.

- You did sit on the sofa.

- Oh, the bunnies.

Connor!

- You found it.

- I did.

Thank you so much!

Uh...

You're just the best. Mm.

Mm!

Mm!

Mm!

Thank you.

OK.

- Empty.

- Someone must've taken it.

Brightest men in our country sat

at that desk for over a hundred years.

- Look.

- Course one of 'em found the map.

- A symbol stamped into the wood.

- The presidential seal.

It's not the presidential seal.

The eagle's holding a scroll

instead of olive branches.

- I'm not sure what this is.

- What do we do?

Did none of you read my book?

The eagle clutching the scroll.

- Do you know what it means?

- Yeah.

But it's not something I could tell you.

It's something that

I have to show you... in my book.

- You didn't even open it?

- I was moving.

Chapter 13.

- "The President's Secret Book"?

- "The President's Secret Book."

It happens to be a collection

of documents for presidents

by presidents,

and for presidents' eyes only.

And I'm not just talking about

JFK here, guys.

The 18 and a half missing minutes

of the Watergate tapes.

Did the Apollo really land

on the moon? Did it? Did it?

And the coup de grce... Area 51.

Come on, Riley. That's...

that's an urban legend.

Is it, Abigail? Is it?

It's just totally...

- Crazy?

- Yeah.

Hm. 'Cause last time I checked,

we pretty much make our living on crazy.

- He's got a point.

- I guess so.

Same symbol.

Released in '66 under

the Freedom of Information Act.

The eagle and the scroll,

the secret symbol

in the President's Book.

So you're saying that

whatever was on that plank

is now in the President's Secret Book?

Ben.

If it was you trying to convince me...

...you'd have less evidence,

and I'd already believe you by now.

The eagle with the scroll?

Conspiracy theorists like to believe

that it's the symbol

for the President's Secret Book.

You bought Riley's book.

Your friend writes a book

about government conspiracies.

- You don't think we know about it?

- But is it true?

Does the president have a secret book?

Do you like ducks?

There is a book.

Why are you telling me out here?

Because inside, I'm a federal agent.

Out here,

I'm talking to you as a friend.

- Where's the President's Book kept?

- Only the current president knows.

The book is passed

from president to president,

and each one chooses

his own hiding place.

You're the FBI.

Can't you get it for me?

Only way you'll ever see that book

is if you get elected president.

Well, you never know.

All I need is a few minutes with him.

A few minutes? Really?

Even if you were married

to the president,

you wouldn't be able

to get a few minutes.

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