Written on the Body of Night Page #6

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from a piece that's 32 CE?

You didn't say 32 CE.

-I didn't say anything.|-Yes, you did.

You did. You said Massada.|You did!

I only said Massada|as a name for a file.

I didn't give you the date.

I didn't.

All right.

Was the date|of the matching piece 32 CE?

Yes.

Then your date is 32 CE.|It's a perfect match.

Father, a message has come through for|you on the Net. Cardinal Pesci's office.

Hello, Father. It's urgent.

-Can you read it to me?|-It's marked for your eyes only.

What's it say? And don't go through|the motion of opening the envelope.

-I know you did it already.|-I may have caught a peek.

It goes something|along the lines of...

"Cardinal Pesci|and Moshe have spoken.

And they concur that it's time|for you to bring your friend to Rome."

I booked you a fight|for tomorrow morning.

-Shall I tell Dr. Golban?|-No, no. I'll do it my self.

And, Father...

I'm sorry about not being able|to crack that code of yours.

It's all right.

It's not important anymore.|Thanks.

Hello, Abu Yusef.

They said the body was Christ.

He said Christ?

If that's what they think,|Rome will do anything to get it back.

We must act immediately.

-Stop.|-What's wrong?

I forgot to say good-bye|to the Easter Bunny.

Don't tell me.

The Red Queen has invited you|to her birthday party.

Not exactly. You were right. It was|a prayer. The bloody code of yours.

-We have a plane to catch.|-Excuse me. How is that?

I ran a program to search for keywords|like "please," "Father," "God," "Amen."

-And they all came up?|-No, not exactly.

But two and three-quarters.|"Please" and "Father."

And then three letters|from the word "God."

Which means|our man is a Jew.

A Jew will not write out the full word|"God" on anything that may be destroyed.

Could even be|a follower of Christ.

-In the wall.|-What is this about?

There is a prayer in the tomb.

-What letter's missing?|-Fav.

-The dig is over.|-Hold on.

-Take a look.|-Bingo.

-The oil lamp from the dig.|-It's got to be in the tomb.

I have to find Sharon.|Let's go.

-Excuse me. Dr. Golban?|-Hamid. Is everything all right?

I don't know.|It's Mr. Gutierrez.

He took a pick from the store|and disappeared into the tomb.

He seemed very disturbed.|I thought you would want to know.

Yes. Yes. Let's go.

The van is over here.

It's okay, Hamid.|I'll take my car.

What's going on?

Hamid, why didn't|you just call me?

Hamid, what's going on?

We mean you no harm. Unless you do what|I say, the children will be executed.

They want what's in the tomb.

Can you hear me?

Message for Fr. Gutierrez.

Dr. Golban--

I can't hear you.|Talk slower. You're breaking up.

They've taken the children.

It's only a body.

-They're only bones.|-Father! Father!

Dr. Golban just called.|She's freaking out.

-Her kids have been kidnapped.|-What?

The line was bad,|but I'm sure she said bones.

-Give me your car keys.|-Just bones.

Call Moshe Cohen|and tell him exactly what Sharon said.

-What's happening?|-Call him.

The body is missing. Yes.

The red car!|Follow the red car!

Why do you stare like that?

They would have killed my family|if I didn't cooperate.

And my family's disposable|just because we're Israeli?

Of course not.

But it's of no consequence,|as no one will be killed.

So you say.

I swear it.

On my life.

Everything will be fine now.|You will see.

This is Abu Yusef.

Where are my children?

So you are the one|who started all the trouble.

Now you have what you want, so she|will have the car to take the children.

You gave me your word.|The children will be released.

Children, run inside.|Go away. Run in.

You can't kill the children.|I swore my life! I won't have it!

What have you done?

-You okay?|-Yeah.

-The bones. He went that way.|-Where? Where?

He went up the stairs.

Look after them.

-I may hit the priest.|-If Yusef makes it out, he's in Syria.

Give it up.

As you said...

God...

has no place in politics.

Not mine.

Not yours.

The Cardinal wants|this incident buried.

To have the state of Israel|involved in something...

so potentially dangerous|to the Christian faith...

would have serious|repercussions for us.

This is not|the body of Christ.

When the Vatican recognizes|an undivided Jerusalem...

as the capital of Israel,|the bones will be released.

God has no place in politics.

Christ said the truth|will set you free.

The truth will set you free.

What's this doing|in the house?

Well, it be longs|to my friend Matt.

But it's a cross.

Well, you see Matt is a Christian,|and he wears a cross...

like you wear|your daddy's Magen David.

But there's this man|on the cross.

-And who do you think that might be?|-I don't know.

What would you say if I told you|that that was their god?

They can see their god.|Wow. They're lucky.

Do you think it matters|that we can't see our god?

Don't be sad, Mommy.|Daddy can see God.

Do you think he can?

I think he can too.

We're very pleased that your|recuperation is going so well.

Is there anything|we can do for you?

Yes, Your Eminence.

I would like you|to listen to me.

Of course, Father.|Of course.

Your Eminence,|when I was chosen to go to Jerusalem...

I asked you why.

Why me?

Why not an archaeologist?|Someone more...

qualified for the task.

And when you told me|it was because of my faith...

I believed you.

Because for me...

your word was as good as...

God's.

But now, Your Eminence--

now I know the real truth.

You needed a puppet|to do your bidding.

The body is not Christ,|you said.

And that is exactly|what I went to prove.

Whether it was true or not.

No matter how many innocent lives|it cost in the process.

I know you don't|believe this, Father.

But in time you will come to see|it was not Him in that tomb.

Of course.|I already know that.

I thought I had lost my faith|in Christ, in God.

My savior.

My...

friend.

But I hadn't.

I have lost my faith|in serving men...

like you or Moshe Cohen...

who use God to justify|their material agendas.

That is why I now choose|to serve God in my own personal way.

As a priest,|you are sworn to silence.

Fr. Gutierrez?

Remember, Sharon...

how you said|the truth would set me free?

Well, it has.

The Church made me a priest...

but it was our or deal together|that has made me a man of God.

Maybe for the first time.

Wherever I go,|I will keep you in my heart...

and also in my prayers.

God keep you and bless you.

Translated and linkage: Jean-Luc Picard

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