The Emperor's Club Page #7

The Cimbri?

That is correct.

Well done. I'm impressed.

Thank you very much.|Good. I'm...

Mr. Mehta...

What was Caracalla's|greatest constit...

greatest constitutional reform?

He granted citizenship to all free|male inhabitants of the empire.

That is correct.

Mr. Bell,...

who was Shutruk-Nahhunte?

Shutruk-Nahhunte, huh?

Come on, Bell.|It was above the damn door.

The door!|He's gotta know this.

The door, Sedgewick!|Come on!

Come on, Sedgewick.

The plaque!

I guess if Deepak|can nab this one,...

then it's his ball game.

Mr. Mehta,|who was Shutruk-Nahhunte?

Shutruk-Nahhunte,|King of Ansham and Susa,

sovereign of the land of Elam.

That is correct.

Ladies and gentlemen,|Mr. Julius Caesar!

Hail, Caesar!|- Hail, Caesar!

Congratulations. Good job.|- Hail, Caesar!

Congratulations, Deepak.

Thank you very much, Mr. Hundert.|Good job.

I suppose if you're gonna lose,|you may as well lose to the brightest.

Deepak Mehta.

And thanks again, Mr. Hundert.

Your virtue is|a beacon of light.

All right, Mr. H.!

Oh, no, Mr. Hundert.|Please stay.

And thank you all.

We've had a great deal|of fun this weekend,

and we, uh, probably shouldn't wait|another 25 years till we do it again.

I'll say.

But there's a more serious side|to this gathering.

One that concerns|every, one of us.

Because all of us here,|I believe,...

care about the quality|of education in this country,.

And not just at places|Iike Saint Benedict's,...

not just for our children,...

but for the nation's children.

Because we all care about|our country's future...

Marty...

about its moral leadership,...

about its fiscal leadership.

And because we know that,|as a generation,...

it is our time to lead.

And why I stand before you now,...

to tell you my intentions of following|in the formidable footsteps of my father,...

andannounce my bid for a seat|in the United States Senate.

And I want to ask you all|for your support.

He's got my vote!

Congratulations.|Sedgewick, congratulations.

Here you are.

There's about, uh, 30 balding, middle-aged|men out there looking for you, Professor.

Well, some things can't wait.

God, you were great|this evening.

You're like fine wine.|You improve with age.

Everything all right?

Yes, I'm fine.|Yeah? You don't...

You don't look so fine.|- I'm all right. Thank you.

Well, then hurry up|and come join the celebration.

How long have you been|hard of hearing, Sedgewick?

Very good, Mr. Hundert.|Very...

Very good. Yeah.

Boy, I thought|you might've known.

Who's the poor mercenary|who was feeding you the answers?

Oh, just some graduate student.|Gave him a couple hundred bucks and a warm meal.

I trust you'll keep this between us.

As always.

I trust you will.

Do you mean am I going|to go out there...

and expose you|for a liar and a cheat?

No.

I'm a teacher, Sedgewick.

And I failed you...

As a teacher.

But I will give you one last lecture,

if I may.

All of us,...

at some point,|are forced...

to look at ourselves|in the mirror,...

and see who we really are.

And when that day|comes for you, Sedgewick,...

you will be confronted|with a life...

Iived without virtue,...

without principle,...

and for that I pity you.

End of lesson.

Well, can I say,|Mr. Hundert,...

who gives a sh*t?

Honestly.

Who out there|gives a sh*t...

about your principles|and your virtues?

I mean, look at you.

What do you have|to show for yourself?

I live in the real world, where people do|what they need to do to get what they want.

And if it's lying and it's cheating,|then so be it.

So, I am gonna go out there,...

and I am going to win|that election, Mr. Hundert,...

and you will|see me everywhere.

And I'll worry|about my contribution later.

Robert.

Robert.

And a, uh, vodka tonic, please.|- Yes, sir.

Oh, Mr. Hundert.|Martin, could I have a minute?

Oh, sure, sure.|I enjoyed that so much, sir.

I'm so sorry my wife and my kids|couldn't be here to see it.

You know, I really thought Sedgewick was|gonna take it from him this time.

It was amazing. Martin, that was|supposed to be you up there.

I'm... sorry?

All those years ago,...

it was supposed to be you.

Well, no. I wasn't one of|the original three finalists.

You were.|I gave your spot away.

It may not mean|anything to you, but...

I wanted you to know that.

Okay.

I'm sorry, Martin.

No, that's-that's okay.

I-I don't know|what I'm supposed to say.

Um, I've got to, um...

You know,|Deepak is waiting for me.

Will I see you|at breakfast tomorrow?

Sure.

Good.

And here's the key|you were looking for.

That's... That's very,|important to us.

I think it should be important|to people in our country,.

I think that it's...|it's important.

My father, Hyram Bell, instilled in me|a sense of principles.

What I think|this country really needs,...

it's that sense of...|of right and wrong.

And we're, uh, speaking of,|of how we can make this...

better with education,|to-to reach out...

and really get|to the children,...

to teach them the sense...

of principles|and sense of contribution.

Mr. Hundert.

Have I come to the wrong place|for breakfast?

Not at all. But unfortunately|you've missed everyone.

Missed everyone?|Well, they seemed to be rather in a hurry.

Some of them|had planes to catch.

But they did say|to say good-bye to you.

I'm sure I could find you|something to eat if you'd like.

No, no. Thank you.

Was there... Thank you.

Hail, Caesar!

Get a picture really quick.|There it is.

Look at him.|He looks great.

Oh, the bat!|Gimme the bat, the bat.

Mr. Hundert, we have something|we'd like to present to you.

The only man|who could make Homer a hit,

our slugger, Mr. Hundert.

Do you remember?

I remember. Hey, be careful of|the window over there, Mr. H.!

Eloquently put, Mr. Masoudi, et al.|Uh, thank you.

Deepak, the, uh,|the, uh, plaque.

"A great teacher has little|external history to record.

"His life goes over|into other lives.

"These men are pillars in the intimate|structure of our schools.

"They are more essential|than its stones or beams.

"And they will continue|to be a kindling force,...

and a revealing power|in our lives."

Thank you, Mr. Hundert.

Thank you, Deepak.

I, uh...

He's speechless for the first time|in his life.

Whatever I may have|taught you gentlemen,...

um, many years ago,...

I want to thank you|for this weekend,...

because you|have taught me something...

of inestimable value.

Thank you.

To Mr. Hundert.|To you, sir!

To Mr. H.!

Thank you. Here.|Oh, I'm sorry.

To you.

I had come here in the hope that I had|been wrong about Sedgewick Bell.

Or rather,|that I had been right...

right to believe in him|all those years ago.

But this is a story,|without surprises.

As a student of history,,|I could be shocked...

neither by his audacity,|nor his success.

I had failed Sedgewick.

But the worth of a life|is not determined...

by a single failure,|or a solitary, success.

My other students|taught me that.

However much we stumble,

it is a teacher's burden|always to hope...

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