The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon Page #2

found something big?

Jordan can exaggerate, but if the truth

is 1/10th of the claim,

we're headed toward

the find of the century.

- Dr. Jordan's find.

- If he's still around.

That's a hell of a thing

to say about a friend.

A friend is one thing.

A discovery like that--

Iike your friends in the Amazon.

If there's one rule I try to follow

it's leave no man behind.

- What happened in the Amazon?

- Nobody knows.

Because the team never made it back--

that is except Dr. Iangford.

Yes, well, Jordan wasn't there,

so whatever he told you--

He told me nothing-- except that

you made quite a name for yourself

and seemed to forget the names

of the men that died.

I shared the credit with them all.

The next time you make an accusation

like that, you should check your facts.

Are you offering me an exclusive?

Well, this is it.

Buenos dias, amigo.

- What did he look like?

- You speak English.

He's an elderly gentleman.

He arrived here a few months ago.

I say what he look like?

This is him.

He came here with several men.

No se.

Back to Spanish, hmm?

Iisten, if you know something,

- you're obliged to--

- lsaac:
Excuse me!

I was with Dr. Jordan two months ago

when he came here.

He was looking

for some Mexican gentlemen.

I say no se, cowboy.

- Of course. I remember now.

- It's a friendly place.

Thank you very much for your help.

We'll be leaving.

Don Pedro know nothing, but I do.

Who are you?

Hugo-- Hugo San Martin.

I'm Dr. Iangford.

These are my colleagues

from the Smithsonian.

Have you seen him?

He went into the canyons.

He don't come back.

- Are you sure it's him?

- Of course. I take him there.

- Susan:
What happened to him?

- I don't know.

I don't go inside.

No one goes inside.

Can you show us

where you took him?

Is three days' drive from here.

Once you get there, you are on

your own. I no go to the nother side.

- Why not?

- No one does.

If they do, they don't come back.

How do we get there?

You pay me, we go.

- How much?

- 50 is good.

Not until after you take us there.

25 now and 25 later.

Deal.

You wait here, I'll be back.

I don't trust him.

Neither do l, but I trust

he wants his money.

What if he did something

to Dr. Jordan?

You're an idiot.

What did I say?

I'll show you,

but I need another 25.

No, we already discussed this.

Not until you take us there.

Not for me. For Javier.

I hired you.

You need horses.

They belong to him.

- What do I need you for then?

- I know Javier and you don't.

Oh, that's a good point.

We leave in the morning.

Iangford:

How much further?

San Martin:

Other side of the mountain.

- What mountains?

- See, up ahead? Three days.

Whoa whoa.

Isaac:

It's Dr. Jordan's horse.

It was my father's.

The last entry was

three weeks ago.

Where's Dr. Jordan?

"The precipice stands

100' straight up.

Our first attempt to scale

the wall ended in failure.

We will try again in the morning.

I remit this book to you,

Susan my daughter,

in the event that we are

again unsuccessful."

That sounds like he was

planning on mailing it.

Oh!

Who is it?

It was Joe Ford.

Jordan hired him

to carry equipment.

- We have to bury him.

- Coyotes'll get him by morning.

- Better coyotes than vultures.

- Wainwright:
What's the difference?

We'll bury him.

Hey, where are you going?

We go so far enough.

This land is cursed.

- But how are we supposed to get back?

- leave the horses.

Vaya con Dios.

- Yah!

- Yippee!

Come on, let's go.

Iet's go!

Man:

That horse doesn't look so good.

It's fine. It just needs

a little encouragement.

Come one!

I'm not going to die out here because

you can't handle a little heat. Come on!

- It's so awful.

- I'm sure it didn't suffer much.

Who cares about the horse?

What are we going to do?

- We'll all walk.

- langford:
let's go.

What is that?

- Susan:
One of those men?

- It doesn't look like a man.

Iangford:

Where is he going?

Man:

He's found water.

Iangford:
let's quickly fill

the canteens and keep moving.

What is it?

I don't know, but there's

one of them and five of us.

- Stuck-- I'm stuck.

- What's happening?

- What's happening?!

- Here, take my hand.

No no no, Susan, relax.

You guys, try not to move.

Okay, Susan, it's quicksand.

You have to help them.

Susan...

Isaac, reach for the stick.

Reach.

- Grab this.

- langford:
Hildy.

I can't reach it.

I can't reach it.

Iangford:

lsaac, lsaac, grab hold.

Be careful. Be careful.

Pull, lsaac.

- I'm getting the gun.

- What? No!

- Dr. Thain?

- What?

Don't move, don't move, don't move.

Stay still.

No, they'll just pull you in.

Stop moving, lsaac.

Stay still.

Ieave no man behind?

What about us?

We should thank you, actually.

You found our water source.

I hate to tell you, but that stuff

doesn't taste very good.

Well, there's a well

of groundwater beneath us.

The soil here is too porous.

But over there,

all we need to do is dig.

Why did you come?

I thought it was too dangerous.

Academic curiosity.

- We're close.

- How do you know?

Well, if anyone lives around here,

they'd need a water source.

Is that real?

That's real.

Come on, lsaac.

Isaac:

I'm coming. I'm coming.

How did you find us?

Uh...

the bartender in that cantina

told me of a shortcut.

- The bartender?

- Yes.

I took a train two towns up

and cut you off from the north.

I came across your tracks

about a mile back.

I'm glad you're here.

Normally you're in your tent

with your head in a book.

Quetzalcoatl...

Aztecs.

Bravo, Dr. Thain.

How do we get around it?

We don't.

We go over it.

Spread out. Get down!

Get back!

Get back or I'll kill you all!

Susan, Susan!

Susan, where are you going?

Where is she going?

To get shot, from the looks of it.

Dr. Gilmore, is that you?

Oh, you found us.

Thank heaven.

Thank heaven

you found us.

Gilmore:
Your father and the others

went over days ago--

or maybe weeks.

I don't even know anymore.

But he's inside, sweetheart,

and I don't think he's coming out.

There was noise

that first night-- loud--

drums beating,

screaming, shouting.

Something bad happens

when they beat those drums.

I don't know what it is,

but it's something bad.

How did they get inside?

Climbed over the rocks--

the ones that made it.

- What about you?

- I didn't make it, did l?

- The other ones weren't so lucky.

- Susan:
Here.

Have some more water.

Before they went over,

they sent a man

back to town to send

your father's book to you.

Yeah, we found it.

We've got to get over that wall.

Are you blind?

Iook at him.

Her father could be

dying in there.

- Climbing is too dangerous.

- Gilmore:
That's right.

You don't have

the right equipment.

We've gotta get back to town

and get some help.

No, he could be dead by then.

We have to get inside.

We'll just have to follow

the same path they do.

- Who?

- Whoever beats those drums.

They must have a way

of getting in and out.

Why don't you find out then?

'Cause I'm going over that wall.

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