National Treasure: Book of Secrets Page #6

Not when he's surrounded by handlers.

If I get him alone...

How do you expect

to get the president alone?

Before the Civil War,

the states were all separate.

People used to say,

"The United States are."

Wasn't until the war ended people

started saying, "The United States is."

Under Lincoln... we became one nation.

And Lincoln paid for it with his life.

- So did Thomas Gates.

- Right.

With his life.

So how am I gonna get him alone?

I'm gonna kidnap him.

I'm gonna kidnap

the president of the United States.

- That's not funny.

- I'm your father.

How do you expect me to respond?

I can't let you ruin your life.

Are you out of your mind?

Read my book, and you'd know

you can't get to that book.

Exactly how do you plan on doing this?

- I was thinking Mount Vernon.

- Oh.

- What?

- I'm in.

Sir, we have to move the party.

Some historian claims

the Spencer Landmark Hotel

was used for Klan meetings

in the late 1800s.

- Anyone know if this is true?

- I've got the Washington Gazette.

They want a quote on, "Is the president

being insensitive to minority issues?"

- Doesn't matter.

- Get a list of approved alternates.

- What do you have?

- Yeah, I know it's short notice.

The pipe burst in the hotel

that we previously booked.

- I... There is water everywhere.

- A retirement party for 200 people.

- Gunston Hall.

- Monticello is booked.

So is Gunston Hall and Tudor Place.

The Denby Hotel is available,

and so is Mount Vernon.

- Oh, wow. You are a lifesaver.

- The Denby is great.

Strike that. The Denby was booked.

Mount Vernon's all we got.

Book it before someone else does.

And let me say

what an honor it is to be here

and add my happy birthday to you,

Mr. President.

- Good evening, sir.

- Good evening.

Are you aware that you are

in a restricted area?

Yeah, but this is

where the fish are, son.

That may be, but I'm gonna

need to have you move upriver.

Are you aware that according

to article one, section 25

of the Maryland constitution,

I'm allowed to fish in public water?

Are you aware I have the right to detain

you for the next 48 hours without cause?

I am going to go back where

I came from just as fast as possible.

Maybe one day I'll wear this thing

to a party I was actually invited to.

Twenty hundred time check. Station 11.

- All clear. Perimeter secure.

- Hey.

You didn't happen to see

a cute brunette wandering around?

- Went to get a drink, she disappeared.

- No, sir.

I've got no game tonight.

Good evening, Your Excellency. Hello.

Prime Minister, it's a delight

to have you back in the States.

Spread the word, contribution limits

not enforced on the president's birth...

- Happy birthday.

- Thank you.

- Ben Gates. The Templar treasure?

- Oh, right, Ben Gates. Yeah.

- We won't keep you.

- Thanks so much. Always a pleasure.

I can't tell you what a thrill it is

for me to be invited here tonight, sir.

Yeah, you must have

the Secret Service hopping about now.

Sir?

Considering your discovered lineage.

- Oh, yeah. Oh, that...

- Carry on.

I beg your pardon, sir,

but I know what a huge admirer you are

of George Washington. I thought

you might want to take a look at this.

Have a look at that.

This is a map of Mount Vernon

drawn by George Washington himself.

Mr. President,

that is exactly what it is.

- Architectural history major, Yale.

- I did not know that.

It belonged to my great uncle.

Got it from the granddaughter

of a slave, Charlotte.

- Happy birthday.

- Always a pleasure. Thank you so much.

Charlotte, who lived here

and worked here at Mount Vernon.

- Yeah.

- And we're standing right here, sir.

This line is an underground tunnel,

an escape route that was never found.

I wonder...

I wonder if it's still there.

Well...

- Only one way to find out, sir.

- Maybe we should take a look.

Are we allowed to do that?

I mean, I know you're allowed

to do that. You're the president.

Can I come with you?

- You guys are just everywhere.

- Yes, sir.

- Give my friend your flashlight.

- Thank you.

According to this map, it should be...

It's one... two. In here.

Yeah, should be in here.

- May I?

- Absolutely.

All right.

You know, Craig,

I appreciate you doing your job,

but I have no enemies down here.

In the cellar. In this tiny little room.

I'll just wait here, then.

Over here.

- That's the mark of George Washington.

- Only it's slightly different.

- How?

- These axes, the angle's off.

For it to correspond with the ones on

the map, it should form a perfect V.

OK, what else?

The arrowhead...

...is sideways.

We're all right.

Don't worry.

Look at that.

Come on.

Mr. President?

We have a breach

in zone nine! There's...

- Inform Fairfax, SecTac Channel One!

- Perimeter detail, lock down all exits!

- Gates, what are you doing?

- I'm sorry, Mr. President.

I need to ask you a question,

which I know you can't answer

- unless we're alone.

- Two coming in!

I want a sledgehammer, I want a crowbar,

I want a jackhammer, now!

Tom, alert the vice president.

Mr. President, sometime between 1880,

when the Resolute desk

was placed in the Oval Office,

and now, one of our presidents found

a secret compartment in the desk.

Hidden inside was a plank

with Native American writing on it.

A treasure map to Cibola,

the legendary City of Gold, sir.

All this just to ask me

about a treasure map?

That map is a key to proving

Thomas Gates' innocence.

I know for a fact that the plank

is no longer in the Resolute desk.

You've been in my desk too?

I believe the whereabouts

of that plank is now hidden...

...in the President's Book, sir.

The book known only to our presidents.

It contains all of our nation's secrets.

That's the most

ridiculous thing I've ever heard.

I saw the seal in the desk, sir.

I know the map exists.

You're not going to tell me

how to get out of here

- unless you get what you want.

- The way out is that direction,

and I'll show you.

You don't negotiate very well, do you?

No, sir.

Mr. President!

Where are my sledgehammers?

I don't get you, Gates.

You do all this,

you're willing to go to prison,

just to clear your ancestor's name.

The way out is just down those stairs.

Everything I am

is because of my ancestors, sir.

Thomas Gates gave his

last full measure of devotion

to his country to stop the KGC.

When someone dies for their country,

I believe they should be honored.

"Last full measure of devotion"?

Lincoln is my favorite president, sir.

No offense.

None taken. He's my favorite too.

Sir, I know the book exists,

and my question is,

"Will you agree to let me see it?"

Even if something like that

really did exist,

why do you think I would

actually just give it to you?

Because it will probably lead us

to the discovery of the greatest

Native American treasure of all time.

A huge piece of culture lost.

You can give that history

back to its descendants.

And because you're the president

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