National Treasure: Book of Secrets Page #7

of the United States, sir.

Whether by innate character, or the oath

you took to defend the Constitution,

or the weight of history

that falls upon you.

I believe you

to be an honorable man, sir.

People don't believe that stuff anymore.

They want to believe it.

Nearest highway is that direction.

You'll understand if we part ways here.

- Gates.

- Sir?

The following conversation

never happened.

The book exists.

- Where is it?

- Where else do you keep a book?

In the Library of Congress.

X, Y, two, three, four,

seven, eight, six.

Thank you, sir.

You'll also need to know

three, seven, nine, four.

Got it.

- And, Gates...

- Sir?

Two hundred people know you held me

against my will. I can't tell them why.

Unless you find what you're looking for,

you'll be charged

with kidnapping the president.

- You know what that means.

- Yes, sir. Very much so, sir.

- I want you to do something for me.

- It would be a privilege, sir.

Page 47. Just have a look at that.

Riley, meet me at the

Library of Congress in 20 minutes.

OK.

Sadusky.

The president's been what?

Gates.

X-Y-two-three-four-seven-eight-six.

X-Y-two-three-four-seven-eight-six.

X-Y-two-three-four-seven-eight-six.

- Hey.

- Hey.

We're close.

- Where do we start?

- XY is the book classification code.

Stands for special collections,

which means very special books.

- Where are they?

- This way. We'll sneak in.

This will be good.

Here we go. XA... XM...

Look. Do you have a code?

Three-seven-nine-four.

What did the president say

the number was?

Two-three-four-seven-eight-six.

Two-three-six-seven...

X-Y-two-three-three,

two-three-seven-eight... Here.

Two-three-four-seven-nine-one.

- Two-three-four-seven-nine...

- Seventy-six, 78...

It's not there.

Maybe someone checked it out.

- Why send us here if there's no book?

- He probably wanted us to get caught.

Here.

- What is that?

- It's a six-dial combination lock.

The location is the combination.

The location is the combination.

Yes. I was right.

Well done, Mr. Poole.

Eagle and the scroll.

- Area 51!

- Shh!

- Kennedy assassination.

- Shh! We don't have time.

Yeah, it's true.

Here. Wait.

"April 1865. Queen Victoria

sends Pike two coded missives.

The first is received.

Contains information regarding

New World treasure. The City of Gold."

Wait. The queen

wanted to help the Confederacy?

- A divided America'd have been weaker.

- Needed cotton from the South.

"The second missive was thought

to contain a Playfair cipher

suggesting contact with Laboulaye,

who'll hide clues before his death."

The cipher written into the Booth

diary page that Thomas tried to burn.

- The one we have.

- Exactly. "1880.

Resolute desk arrives in Washington,

sent by queen to President Hayes."

Look at that.

Missing plank from the White House. Wow.

Here's the final entry

by President Coolidge.

"1924. I found a plank

in secret desk compartment.

Plank photographed and then destroyed.

Borglum commissioned

to destroy landmarks

in sacred Black Hills mountains."

Borglum. Mount Rushmore?

He carved Mount Rushmore

to erase the map's landmarks

in order to protect the City of Gold.

Mount Rushmore was a cover-up.

What is it?

There's my tax dollars at work,

coming to arrest me.

Not coming for you,

they're for me. Go to the car.

- No!

- Go! I'll meet up with you.

This way.

So Gates abducts the president,

lets him go

and heads to the Library of Congress?

- Why?

- Maybe he wants to check out a book.

This way.

All agents...

- Dad.

- Ben.

Get out of there.

I had to move the car.

FBI, Secret Service all over the place.

Calm down. I sent a picture

of the plank to your cell.

- You can do that?

- Yes, I can do that.

Did you get it?

- I got it.

- Look.

- Take it to Mom for translation.

- Why me?

He say his mom

could translate the plank?

Find out who she is.

- How are we going to find Ben?

- I don't know.

- Hold it! Who are you?

- We work here.

- IDs.

- Here. We were told to evacuate.

I don't know what's going on.

- My car's parked...

- One second I'm reading...

- Special section for...

- ...a book, then we're rushed out...

- Go ahead.

- OK. Thank you.

- Thank you for your help, officer.

- Best of luck.

Have a good night.

Hey, go

to the northeast sectors...

Start the car.

Put it in gear.

- Uh-oh.

- What's the problem?

It's clear. Let's go!

We're going to jail.

I want to run a check...

Get in! Hang on!

Mercedes SUV...

- He's in! Go!

- Hang on!

Whoa!

OK. We can do this.

Close the barricade, lock it down!

Lock it down!

- Drive, drive, drive!

- OK.

I don't think so!

Whoa, whoa!

Go, go, go, go, go!

Let's go! Let's go!

That did not turn out

the way it was supposed to!

- How'd they find us so quick?

- I'll tell you how.

- The president is a tattletale!

- Sadusky. He was there.

He knows more about the book

than I thought.

How'd the president

feel about being kidnapped?

He was OK.

- Dr. Appleton.

- This office is closed. I'm sorry.

I do apologize

for the lateness of the hour.

My name is Mitch Wilkinson.

I've got something I want you

to take a look at. Just take a minute.

- You're a treasure hunter.

- No, ma'am.

I'm just a man trying

to make his mark on history.

Can you help me?

Um... No, I don't know that language.

I'm sorry. I can't help you.

Oh, excuse me.

Yes.

Got it.

Your ex-husband's on his way up.

He wants the translation.

Tell him anything but the truth.

Get rid of him. His life depends on it.

Emily?

I know I'm the last person

you want to see,

and I'm not comfortable either,

but we need you to translate something.

- Ben sent me. He needs your help.

- Yes, of course.

If it's for Ben, of course. What is it?

Oh. Uh...

It's in the cell phone.

I'm not sure how to...

- Give it to me.

- ...bring it out.

We know it leads to Mount Rushmore.

Yes. "lslands...

Islands of stone in a sea of grass."

That's what the Lakota used to call

the Black Hills in South Dakota.

Right.

"Find where the moon touches the earth

and release the hummingbird."

That's it?

Did it ever occur to you...?

I can't believe I'm saying this.

Did it ever occur to you that I did

the things I did to impress you?

No, you did it because you wanted to,

and I would've done the same thing,

except one of us had to grow up

and stay home and look after Ben.

Certainly wasn't going to be you.

Did it ever occur to you that I made

sacrifices for us that you never did?

No, of course not.

So just go away.

Lousy tequila.

Don't feel bad. You did good.

Patrick believed every word you said.

Besides, your son would have

never found the treasure anyway.

You don't know Benjamin.

Perhaps not.

But then again, I have this.

A letter from Queen Victoria to

the Confederate General Albert Pike?

Seems the dear old queen

was partial to the Confederate cause.

This has been handed down

by my family for 140 years.

Contains a vital piece of information.

The final clue, as it were.

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