0000 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:10,000 YoubetCash.net Agen Judi Online Aman & Terpercaya 000 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:15,000 Bonus Cashback Bola 6% Bonus Rollingan 0,80% 00 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:20,000 Welcome Bonus Rp 25.000 Extra Bonus Tambahan Withdraw Rp 2.000.000 1 00:05:36,128 --> 00:05:41,049 It's an impressive collection. You have some very rare editions here. 2 00:05:41,217 --> 00:05:45,345 - Are you sure you wanna sell them all? - They're no use to Father, not anymore. 3 00:05:45,513 --> 00:05:47,722 Not since he's been this way. 4 00:05:47,890 --> 00:05:52,101 His library was his whole world. Now it's just a painful memory. 5 00:05:52,269 --> 00:05:54,562 Unbearably painful. 6 00:05:55,814 --> 00:05:57,732 I understand. 7 00:05:58,901 --> 00:06:06,324 Well, at a rough preliminary estimate, you have a collection here... 8 00:06:06,492 --> 00:06:08,326 ...worth around $600,000. 9 00:06:08,494 --> 00:06:09,911 Six hundred thousand? 10 00:06:10,079 --> 00:06:12,413 Yes, or thereabouts. 11 00:06:13,123 --> 00:06:16,543 I've picked out one or two volumes that merit special attention. 12 00:06:16,794 --> 00:06:19,587 This Persiles, for example, is important. 13 00:06:19,755 --> 00:06:20,964 I'd hang on to that. 14 00:06:21,131 --> 00:06:23,508 It will never depreciate. It's a good investment. 15 00:06:23,801 --> 00:06:26,719 - Valuable? - Very valuable. 16 00:06:26,887 --> 00:06:33,601 As for this Hypnerotomachia Di Poliphili by Colonna, Venice 1545... 17 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:36,729 ...I'm sure I could find you a buyer. 18 00:06:36,897 --> 00:06:40,191 But I wouldn't let the rest go for less than $500,000... 19 00:06:40,359 --> 00:06:42,777 ...under any circumstances. 20 00:06:43,529 --> 00:06:45,113 It may take a month to place them. 21 00:06:45,281 --> 00:06:47,282 In the meantime, I advise you to be patient. 22 00:06:47,449 --> 00:06:49,242 - A month? - Yes, a month or two. 23 00:06:49,410 --> 00:06:51,494 It depends on how much of a hurry you're in. 24 00:06:51,662 --> 00:06:53,204 You see, more hurry, less money. 25 00:06:53,622 --> 00:06:57,041 - Of course. - Well, that's my advice anyway. 26 00:06:57,209 --> 00:06:59,252 I'm sure you wouldn't want to rush things... 27 00:06:59,420 --> 00:07:01,796 ...but please feel free to consult another expert. 28 00:07:01,964 --> 00:07:04,465 If you have any questions, you know where to reach me. 29 00:07:04,633 --> 00:07:09,971 Incidentally, this four-volume edition of Don Quixote is quite nice... 30 00:07:10,139 --> 00:07:11,973 ...but not particularly valuable. 31 00:07:12,141 --> 00:07:17,353 Now, I could take it off your hands... 32 00:07:18,272 --> 00:07:19,897 ...right away. 33 00:07:23,235 --> 00:07:25,945 How much were you thinking of? 34 00:07:26,488 --> 00:07:29,824 I couldn't go more than 4000, 4200, tops. 35 00:07:30,784 --> 00:07:32,285 Fine. 36 00:07:40,294 --> 00:07:41,461 - You here? - Hello, Witkin. 37 00:07:41,629 --> 00:07:42,879 You didn't waste much time. 38 00:07:43,047 --> 00:07:45,298 There's a small fortune in there, help yourself. 39 00:07:45,466 --> 00:07:47,550 You're a vulture, Corso. A vulture. 40 00:07:47,718 --> 00:07:49,302 Who isn't, in our business? 41 00:07:49,470 --> 00:07:50,678 You'd stoop to anything. 42 00:07:50,846 --> 00:07:52,680 For a Quixote by Ybarra? You bet I would. 43 00:07:52,848 --> 00:07:56,059 Unscrupulous. Thoroughly unscrupulous. 44 00:07:56,226 --> 00:07:58,102 Happy hunting. 45 00:08:17,706 --> 00:08:19,957 I just got off the phone with Witkin. 46 00:08:20,125 --> 00:08:21,876 He's spitting blood. 47 00:08:22,044 --> 00:08:25,046 Really? What's his problem? 48 00:08:26,632 --> 00:08:29,884 He said you're a double-dealing, money-grubbing bastard. 49 00:08:31,261 --> 00:08:33,262 Thought he had that deal sewed up. 50 00:08:33,430 --> 00:08:35,264 He said you queered his pitch. 51 00:08:35,432 --> 00:08:37,934 Well, he should've been quicker off the mark. 52 00:08:38,102 --> 00:08:39,560 May I? 53 00:08:39,728 --> 00:08:44,023 Sure. And he said your evaluation was way over the top. 54 00:08:44,191 --> 00:08:46,859 Got those people coming out in a rash. 55 00:08:47,027 --> 00:08:50,488 Now they're asking twice what those books are worth. 56 00:08:56,412 --> 00:08:58,287 Let's face it, you screwed him. 57 00:08:58,455 --> 00:09:00,331 - That's what it's called. - Yes. 58 00:09:00,499 --> 00:09:02,750 He also said that you snatched the Don Qui... 59 00:09:10,718 --> 00:09:14,387 Ybarra, Don Quixote, 1780. 60 00:09:15,097 --> 00:09:17,265 All four volumes. 61 00:09:17,766 --> 00:09:19,267 Son of a bitch. 62 00:09:19,727 --> 00:09:21,269 Fantastic. 63 00:09:21,437 --> 00:09:24,188 Fantastic. You are the best. 64 00:09:24,356 --> 00:09:28,192 That client of yours, the Swiss, you think he'd still be interested in this? 65 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:31,487 I have Witkin on my ass. I told him I had no part of this operation. 66 00:09:31,655 --> 00:09:33,364 Except 10 percent. 67 00:09:33,532 --> 00:09:36,993 20 percent. The Swiss was my client. 68 00:09:37,161 --> 00:09:40,121 - No deal. - Fifteen, for my children's sake. 69 00:09:40,289 --> 00:09:43,082 - You don't have any children. - I'm still young, give me time. 70 00:09:44,376 --> 00:09:45,918 Ten. 71 00:09:59,349 --> 00:10:02,977 Hey, man, how you doing? How about a couple of bucks? 72 00:10:03,187 --> 00:10:06,105 Not today. Not today. 73 00:10:10,319 --> 00:10:11,736 Hey. 74 00:10:27,002 --> 00:10:30,463 And earlier, in 1580, in De La Demonomanie Des Sorciers... 75 00:10:30,631 --> 00:10:32,840 ...by the Frenchman, Jean Bodin. 76 00:10:33,008 --> 00:10:37,637 Bodin was probably the first to attempt to establish a system... 77 00:10:37,805 --> 00:10:41,891 ...if the term 'system' may be applied to the Middle Ages... 78 00:10:42,059 --> 00:10:45,311 ...for classifying the contemporary perceptions of evil. 79 00:10:45,479 --> 00:10:50,024 In Bodin, we find one of the first definitions of the word 'witch. ' 80 00:10:50,192 --> 00:10:52,026 And I quote: 81 00:10:52,569 --> 00:10:56,656 "A witch is a person who, though cognizant of the laws of God... 82 00:10:56,824 --> 00:11:01,160 ...endeavors to act through the medium of a pact with the devil. " 83 00:11:01,328 --> 00:11:04,705 To assist them in their work, many witches kept familiars. 84 00:11:04,873 --> 00:11:07,708 That is to say, creatures such as cats or toads... 85 00:11:07,876 --> 00:11:12,547 ...in which supernatural spirits or demons were thought to reside. 86 00:11:12,714 --> 00:11:15,925 For those of you ladies and gentlemen who wish to delve more deeply... 87 00:11:16,093 --> 00:11:18,386 ...into the controversial subject of witchcraft... 88 00:11:18,554 --> 00:11:22,598 ...a great deal of relevant information may be found in the following works: 89 00:11:22,766 --> 00:11:25,726 Nicolas Remes' Demonolatria Libri... 90 00:11:25,894 --> 00:11:31,065 ...and Compendium Maleficarum by Francesco Maria Guazzo. 91 00:11:39,241 --> 00:11:44,287 I see you were stimulated by my little talk, Mr. Corso. 92 00:11:47,291 --> 00:11:49,625 - Did I snore? - Well, it's nice of you to ask. 93 00:11:49,793 --> 00:11:52,795 No. Not that I noticed. 94 00:11:52,963 --> 00:11:54,005 Shall we go? 95 00:12:02,931 --> 00:12:04,724 Don't you sleep nights? 96 00:12:04,892 --> 00:12:07,602 - Like a baby. - Strange. 97 00:12:07,769 --> 00:12:09,812 I'd have bet a brace of Gutenberg Bibles... 98 00:12:09,980 --> 00:12:12,732 ...you spend half the night with your eyes peeled. 99 00:12:12,900 --> 00:12:15,568 You're one of those lean, hungry, restless types... 100 00:12:15,736 --> 00:12:18,029 ...that put the wind up Julius Caesar. 101 00:12:18,196 --> 00:12:21,490 Men who stab their friends in the back. 102 00:12:24,620 --> 00:12:27,955 Not, I suspect, that you have many friends, do you, Mr. Corso? 103 00:12:28,123 --> 00:12:30,124 Your kind seldom does. 104 00:12:30,292 --> 00:12:32,627 That makes two of us. 105 00:12:39,468 --> 00:12:41,010 You're right, of course. 106 00:12:41,178 --> 00:12:43,888 Your friendships don't concern me in the least. 107 00:12:44,056 --> 00:12:47,767 Our relations have always been strictly commercial and that's the way I like it. 108 00:12:47,935 --> 00:12:50,811 The professional and the personal should be mutually exclusive. 109 00:12:50,979 --> 00:12:54,482 Listen, I came here to do some business, not shoot the breeze. 110 00:12:54,650 --> 00:12:56,984 If you wanna expound your personal philosophies... 111 00:12:57,152 --> 00:12:58,277 ...write another book. 112 00:12:58,445 --> 00:13:00,947 - You don't like me, do you? - I don't have to like you. 113 00:13:01,114 --> 00:13:03,240 You're a client and you pay well. 114 00:13:17,631 --> 00:13:20,091 You're privileged, Mr. Corso. 115 00:13:20,258 --> 00:13:22,510 Very few people ever set foot in here. 116 00:13:22,678 --> 00:13:25,429 This is my private collection. 117 00:13:26,098 --> 00:13:29,350 Some bibliophiles specialize in gothic novels... 118 00:13:29,518 --> 00:13:31,686 ...others in books of hours. 119 00:13:31,853 --> 00:13:35,356 All my own rare editions have the same protagonist. 120 00:13:35,524 --> 00:13:36,524 The devil. 121 00:13:36,692 --> 00:13:38,776 - May I take a look? - Yes. 122 00:13:38,944 --> 00:13:41,153 It's why I brought you here. 123 00:13:56,878 --> 00:13:58,963 Beautiful, aren't they? 124 00:13:59,297 --> 00:14:03,300 The soft sheen, the superb gilding. 125 00:14:03,468 --> 00:14:06,345 Not to mention the centuries of wisdom they contain. 126 00:14:06,513 --> 00:14:09,807 I know people who would kill for a collection like this. 127 00:14:10,058 --> 00:14:12,518 The Ars Diavoli. 128 00:14:12,686 --> 00:14:17,023 You'll never see as many books on the subject anywhere else in the world. 129 00:14:17,190 --> 00:14:20,067 They're the rarest, the choicest editions in existence. 130 00:14:20,235 --> 00:14:23,195 It's taken me a lifetime to assemble them. 131 00:14:23,363 --> 00:14:26,657 Only the supreme masterpiece was missing. 132 00:14:26,825 --> 00:14:28,325 Come. 133 00:14:36,626 --> 00:14:39,045 The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows. 134 00:14:39,212 --> 00:14:41,005 - You're familiar with it? - Yes. 135 00:14:41,173 --> 00:14:43,299 Venice, 1666. 136 00:14:43,467 --> 00:14:47,762 The author and printer, Aristide Torchia, was burned by the holy Inquisition... 137 00:14:47,929 --> 00:14:50,056 ...together with all his works. 138 00:14:50,223 --> 00:14:52,224 Only three copies survived. 139 00:14:52,392 --> 00:14:53,392 One. 140 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:56,270 Catalog lists three copies surviving in private ownership: 141 00:14:56,438 --> 00:14:59,023 - Fargas, the Kessler and the Telfer. - It's true. 142 00:14:59,191 --> 00:15:02,026 You know your business, but you're mistaken nonetheless. 143 00:15:02,194 --> 00:15:05,112 According to my own research, only one is authentic. 144 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:07,490 Well, three are known. 145 00:15:07,657 --> 00:15:09,533 That's the trouble. 146 00:15:10,035 --> 00:15:11,285 Where'd you get it? 147 00:15:11,453 --> 00:15:13,621 I bought it from Telfer. 148 00:15:13,789 --> 00:15:16,290 - Telfer? - Yes, he finally sold it to me. 149 00:15:16,458 --> 00:15:19,001 The day before he killed himself. 150 00:15:19,628 --> 00:15:21,587 It's good timing. 151 00:15:32,641 --> 00:15:36,143 - Silence is golden. - Precisely. 152 00:15:36,770 --> 00:15:38,938 Ever heard of the Delomelanicon? 153 00:15:39,106 --> 00:15:42,233 I've heard of it, yes. It's a myth, isn't it? 154 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,819 A book reputed to have been written by Satan himself. 155 00:15:44,986 --> 00:15:46,112 No myth. 156 00:15:46,279 --> 00:15:47,780 That book existed. 157 00:15:47,948 --> 00:15:50,574 Torchia actually acquired it. 158 00:15:53,370 --> 00:15:55,871 The engravings you are now admiring were adapted... 159 00:15:56,039 --> 00:15:59,041 ...by Torchia from the Delomelanicon. 160 00:15:59,209 --> 00:16:02,586 They form a kind of satanic riddle. 161 00:16:02,754 --> 00:16:05,422 Correctly interpreted with the aid of the original text... 162 00:16:05,590 --> 00:16:07,424 ...and sufficient inside information... 163 00:16:07,592 --> 00:16:11,929 ...they're reputed to conjure up the prince of darkness in person. 164 00:16:12,097 --> 00:16:14,140 You don't say. 165 00:16:14,516 --> 00:16:17,017 Are you a religious man, Mr. Corso? 166 00:16:17,185 --> 00:16:20,229 I mean, do you believe in the supernatural? 167 00:16:20,397 --> 00:16:23,440 I believe in my percentage. 168 00:16:25,110 --> 00:16:27,570 Don't you get dizzy standing there? 169 00:16:31,074 --> 00:16:33,909 What is it that you want from me, Balkan? 170 00:16:39,708 --> 00:16:42,001 I want you to go to Europe and investigate. 171 00:16:42,169 --> 00:16:44,587 The other two copies are in Portugal and France. 172 00:16:44,754 --> 00:16:47,673 I want you to find some way of comparing them with mine. 173 00:16:47,841 --> 00:16:50,968 Every page, every engraving, the binding, everything. 174 00:16:51,136 --> 00:16:53,888 I'm convinced only one is authentic. I wanna know which. 175 00:16:54,055 --> 00:16:55,556 That could be an expensive trip. 176 00:16:57,726 --> 00:16:59,476 That's to get you started. 177 00:16:59,644 --> 00:17:01,645 Spend what you need. 178 00:17:03,106 --> 00:17:05,357 What if I find that your copy's a forgery? 179 00:17:05,525 --> 00:17:07,401 It's quite possible. 180 00:17:07,569 --> 00:17:09,111 Really? 181 00:17:10,572 --> 00:17:12,656 It doesn't appear to be. 182 00:17:15,368 --> 00:17:18,662 - Even the paper sounds kosher. - Even so. 183 00:17:18,830 --> 00:17:22,082 - There's something wrong. - You mean the devil won't show up? 184 00:17:24,461 --> 00:17:28,547 If all three copies turn out to be bogus or incomplete your work will be done. 185 00:17:28,715 --> 00:17:31,508 If, on the other hand, one of them turns out to be genuine... 186 00:17:31,676 --> 00:17:33,093 ...I'll finance you further. 187 00:17:33,261 --> 00:17:37,890 I want you to get it for me, at all costs, never mind how. 188 00:17:38,058 --> 00:17:40,976 - "Never mind how" sounds illegal. - Wouldn't be the first time... 189 00:17:41,144 --> 00:17:42,770 ...you've done something illegal. 190 00:17:42,938 --> 00:17:46,607 - Not that illegal. - Hence the size of the check. 191 00:17:51,029 --> 00:17:54,323 Do a good job, I'll double it. 192 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:00,496 Gotta be something wrong with it if you're letting it out of your hands. 193 00:18:00,664 --> 00:18:02,623 I have the utmost faith in you, Mr. Corso. 194 00:18:02,791 --> 00:18:06,460 Nothing more reliable than a man whose loyalty can be bought for hard cash. 195 00:19:06,354 --> 00:19:09,023 Good morning, I'm Dean Corso. 196 00:19:09,190 --> 00:19:13,402 I'm terribly sorry to disturb you at a time like this. 197 00:19:24,122 --> 00:19:28,000 It would be very helpful, ma'am, if you could tell me what you know... 198 00:19:28,168 --> 00:19:30,210 ...about this book. 199 00:19:38,803 --> 00:19:41,930 - Isn't this one of my husband's books? - Right. 200 00:19:42,098 --> 00:19:46,060 It was in his collection until very recently. He sold it to a client of mine. 201 00:19:46,227 --> 00:19:47,644 I'm trying to authenticate it. 202 00:19:47,812 --> 00:19:49,772 He sold it, you say? 203 00:19:49,939 --> 00:19:52,566 Strange. This was one of his most treasured possessions. 204 00:19:52,734 --> 00:19:54,610 - He never mentioned the sale? - No. 205 00:19:54,778 --> 00:19:56,737 It's news to me. 206 00:19:56,905 --> 00:19:58,364 Who bought it? 207 00:19:58,531 --> 00:20:00,657 A private collector. 208 00:20:00,825 --> 00:20:02,201 May I know his name? 209 00:20:03,495 --> 00:20:05,162 I'm afraid that's confidential. 210 00:20:05,330 --> 00:20:07,414 I suppose he has a bill of sale? 211 00:20:07,582 --> 00:20:09,792 - No problem there. - Is this your job? 212 00:20:09,959 --> 00:20:11,877 Authenticating rare books? 213 00:20:12,045 --> 00:20:14,546 And tracking them down, yes. 214 00:20:14,714 --> 00:20:16,048 You're a book detective. 215 00:20:16,216 --> 00:20:17,925 Kind of. 216 00:20:19,427 --> 00:20:22,221 Do you recall when and where your husband acquired this book? 217 00:20:24,766 --> 00:20:26,225 In Spain. 218 00:20:26,393 --> 00:20:28,769 We were vacationing at Toledo. 219 00:20:28,937 --> 00:20:31,146 Andrew got very excited. 220 00:20:31,314 --> 00:20:33,941 He paid a great deal of money for it. 221 00:20:34,567 --> 00:20:36,610 He was a fanatical collector. 222 00:20:36,778 --> 00:20:38,737 So I gather. 223 00:20:39,322 --> 00:20:41,240 I'll show you. 224 00:21:02,262 --> 00:21:03,637 It's impressive. 225 00:21:03,805 --> 00:21:07,349 Andrew used to spend many hours in here. 226 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:09,560 Too many. 227 00:21:09,727 --> 00:21:11,478 Did he ever try it out? 228 00:21:12,272 --> 00:21:14,148 I don't understand. 229 00:21:14,315 --> 00:21:15,649 The book. 230 00:21:15,817 --> 00:21:18,235 Did he ever use it to perform some kind of ritual... 231 00:21:18,403 --> 00:21:21,488 ...intended to produce a supernatural effect? 232 00:21:21,656 --> 00:21:23,073 Are you serious? 233 00:21:23,241 --> 00:21:25,242 Yes, absolutely. 234 00:21:25,410 --> 00:21:28,829 Andrew was a trifle eccentric, Mr. Corso... 235 00:21:28,997 --> 00:21:30,998 ...but he wasn't insane. 236 00:21:31,166 --> 00:21:33,459 It's true he'd been acting... 237 00:21:35,003 --> 00:21:37,963 ...strangely those last few days. He shut himself up in here. 238 00:21:38,131 --> 00:21:41,842 He seldom emerged except for meals. 239 00:21:42,010 --> 00:21:44,678 That morning, I was awoken... 240 00:21:44,846 --> 00:21:47,347 ...by the screams of the maid. 241 00:21:50,643 --> 00:21:52,853 He'd hanged himself. 242 00:21:56,107 --> 00:21:57,441 Whatever he was up to... 243 00:21:57,609 --> 00:22:02,362 ...I certainly can't see him chanting mumbo jumbo or trying to raise the dead. 244 00:22:02,530 --> 00:22:05,407 The devil, Mrs. Telfer. 245 00:22:05,575 --> 00:22:07,493 This book is designed to raise the devil. 246 00:23:04,092 --> 00:23:07,094 Thus let the light shine. 247 00:26:03,771 --> 00:26:06,606 Son of a bitch. Where did you get this? 248 00:26:06,774 --> 00:26:08,108 Balkan. 249 00:26:08,276 --> 00:26:10,485 Wants me to research it. 250 00:26:11,112 --> 00:26:12,988 Balkan owns a Nine Gates? 251 00:26:13,156 --> 00:26:16,283 Recently acquired from the late lamented Andrew Telfer. 252 00:26:16,451 --> 00:26:17,826 Trust Balkan. 253 00:26:17,994 --> 00:26:21,371 What does he need you for? I don't suppose he plans to sell it. 254 00:26:21,539 --> 00:26:24,249 He wants me to compare it with the two surviving copies... 255 00:26:24,417 --> 00:26:26,293 ...which are in Portugal and France. 256 00:26:26,461 --> 00:26:30,213 - So I'm off to Europe. - Compare it? 257 00:26:30,381 --> 00:26:34,134 Yeah. Only one of three's authentic, he says. 258 00:26:34,302 --> 00:26:37,137 Well, this looks genuine enough. 259 00:26:37,305 --> 00:26:39,931 Christ, it's gotta be worth a million. 260 00:26:40,558 --> 00:26:43,226 - Take care of it. - That's why I'm here. 261 00:26:43,394 --> 00:26:44,811 I need you to stash it for me. 262 00:26:45,813 --> 00:26:48,023 - Because I'm starting to see things. - Like what? 263 00:26:48,191 --> 00:26:51,318 Uninvited visitors, unfamiliar faces. 264 00:26:51,486 --> 00:26:54,488 I don't trust anyone, not even Balkan. 265 00:26:54,655 --> 00:26:57,115 Come to think of it, I'm not even sure I trust you. 266 00:26:57,283 --> 00:27:00,285 You know I wouldn't screw you unless there was a good reason. 267 00:27:00,453 --> 00:27:04,623 Money, women, business. Other than that, you can relax. 268 00:27:05,124 --> 00:27:08,293 - I'll pick it up on my way to the airport. - Sure. 269 00:27:09,462 --> 00:27:10,837 These engravings are terrific. 270 00:27:11,756 --> 00:27:14,049 Or horrific, whichever. 271 00:27:14,217 --> 00:27:18,220 Sensational. Absolutely sensational. 272 00:28:01,222 --> 00:28:03,181 May I come in? 273 00:28:12,733 --> 00:28:14,568 Please, sit down. 274 00:28:17,822 --> 00:28:20,240 I've come to talk business. 275 00:28:22,660 --> 00:28:25,912 Yesterday, when you came to see me about that book... 276 00:28:27,373 --> 00:28:30,166 ...I was too surprised to react as I should've done. 277 00:28:30,334 --> 00:28:32,836 I mean, it really was one of Andrew's favorites. 278 00:28:33,588 --> 00:28:34,963 So you said. 279 00:28:35,131 --> 00:28:37,257 I'd like to get it back. 280 00:28:38,926 --> 00:28:41,761 - That could be a problem. - Not necessarily. It all depends. 281 00:28:41,929 --> 00:28:44,764 - On what? - On you. 282 00:28:44,932 --> 00:28:48,935 I don't understand, Mrs. Telfer. The book is not mine to dispose of. 283 00:28:57,737 --> 00:28:59,237 You work for money, I take it? 284 00:28:59,405 --> 00:29:01,448 - What else? - I have a great deal of money. 285 00:29:01,616 --> 00:29:04,367 - I'm very happy for you. - You could stage a theft. 286 00:29:04,535 --> 00:29:07,245 I imagine your client is well insured. 287 00:29:07,413 --> 00:29:09,956 - I'm a professional, ma'am. - A professional mercenary. 288 00:29:10,124 --> 00:29:14,127 - Mercenaries work for the highest bidder. - I make a living. 289 00:29:14,503 --> 00:29:15,962 I could throw in a bonus. 290 00:29:18,049 --> 00:29:21,217 - This has happened before someplace. - I know. In the movies. 291 00:29:21,385 --> 00:29:24,054 And she had an automatic in her stocking. 292 00:29:27,808 --> 00:29:29,684 No automatic. 293 00:29:38,986 --> 00:29:41,821 - Would you like a drink? - Why not? 294 00:31:13,372 --> 00:31:15,665 Okay, where is it? 295 00:31:15,833 --> 00:31:17,375 Where's what? 296 00:31:17,835 --> 00:31:20,378 Don't fuck with me. 297 00:31:21,756 --> 00:31:23,923 I thought I already did. 298 00:31:27,511 --> 00:31:29,763 Wait. No, no, wait, wait, wait. 299 00:31:30,347 --> 00:31:31,931 Take it easy. Wait. 300 00:31:54,997 --> 00:31:56,790 You have reached Bernie's Rare Books. 301 00:31:56,957 --> 00:32:00,126 Please leave your message after the beep. 302 00:32:01,337 --> 00:32:03,797 Bernie, you there? 303 00:32:04,882 --> 00:32:06,382 Pick up. 304 00:32:09,470 --> 00:32:11,054 Bernie. 305 00:32:35,621 --> 00:32:37,330 Give me a minute, I won't be long. 306 00:32:37,498 --> 00:32:41,126 - You can take me on to Kennedy. - No problem, sir. 307 00:33:07,987 --> 00:33:09,612 Bernie? 308 00:33:12,783 --> 00:33:14,367 Bernie. 309 00:33:16,036 --> 00:33:17,954 Oh, Jesus. 310 00:33:33,679 --> 00:33:36,055 Jesus Christ. 311 00:33:44,732 --> 00:33:46,316 Bernie. 312 00:34:37,076 --> 00:34:38,952 No problem? 313 00:35:15,155 --> 00:35:16,489 Stop. 314 00:35:16,657 --> 00:35:20,368 - Stop at that phone booth. Pull over. - No problem, sir. 315 00:35:26,166 --> 00:35:28,918 He isn't available at this time. May I know who's calling? 316 00:35:29,086 --> 00:35:31,337 - Dean Corso. - Would you like to leave a message? 317 00:35:31,505 --> 00:35:33,965 No. I have to talk with him at once. 318 00:35:34,133 --> 00:35:35,591 Oh, I'm afraid he's in transit. 319 00:35:35,759 --> 00:35:38,803 Give me your number, I'll have him return when he checks with us. 320 00:35:38,971 --> 00:35:40,847 No. I am at a phone booth. 321 00:35:41,015 --> 00:35:42,557 It's an emergency. 322 00:35:42,725 --> 00:35:44,600 I have to speak with him right now. 323 00:35:44,768 --> 00:35:47,812 Right now, do you hear me? Right now. 324 00:35:48,814 --> 00:35:50,565 One moment. 325 00:36:07,499 --> 00:36:09,375 - Jesus Christ. - Are you there, Mr. Corso? 326 00:36:09,543 --> 00:36:12,086 - Yes. - I'll patch you through. 327 00:36:15,799 --> 00:36:17,633 Mr. Corso, what have you got for me? 328 00:36:17,801 --> 00:36:20,553 - More than I bargained for. - What do you mean? 329 00:36:20,721 --> 00:36:24,390 I mean I quit. I wanna return the book. Where are you? 330 00:36:24,558 --> 00:36:26,934 I'm disappointed in you, Mr. Corso. 331 00:36:27,102 --> 00:36:29,020 You never let me down before. 332 00:36:29,188 --> 00:36:31,356 Well, this is different. 333 00:36:31,523 --> 00:36:34,108 - You remember Bernie Ornstein? - Ornstein? 334 00:36:34,276 --> 00:36:35,735 - Yeah. - The dealer? 335 00:36:35,903 --> 00:36:40,281 I gave him your book to stash for me, and now he's dead. Murdered. 336 00:36:40,449 --> 00:36:41,908 Because of the book? 337 00:36:42,076 --> 00:36:43,910 What else? 338 00:36:45,079 --> 00:36:48,164 Well, I never said it would be easy. If it's a question of money... 339 00:36:48,332 --> 00:36:49,874 It isn't the money. I want out. 340 00:36:50,042 --> 00:36:52,418 This matter means a great deal to me, Mr. Corso. 341 00:36:52,586 --> 00:36:54,754 I'm not an ungenerous man, you know that. 342 00:36:54,922 --> 00:36:58,925 Proceed as arranged and you can tack another zero onto your fee. 343 00:36:59,093 --> 00:37:01,302 Final call for passengers traveling to Paris... 344 00:37:01,470 --> 00:37:05,223 Hey, where are you, Balkan? 345 00:37:06,809 --> 00:37:08,559 Balkan? 346 00:38:02,114 --> 00:38:05,158 - Do you speak English? - Yes, I do. 347 00:38:05,909 --> 00:38:08,703 I would like to get your opinion on this. 348 00:38:19,756 --> 00:38:22,675 What a habit for a bookbinder. 349 00:38:23,010 --> 00:38:25,428 The Nine Gates, superb edition. 350 00:38:25,596 --> 00:38:28,598 Very rare. The Telfer copy. 351 00:38:29,141 --> 00:38:31,559 Yes. You used to own it, right? 352 00:38:31,727 --> 00:38:32,935 - We used to, yes. - Sold it. 353 00:38:33,103 --> 00:38:35,521 We sold it when the opportunity presented itself. 354 00:38:35,689 --> 00:38:37,857 - It was too good to... - Too good to miss. 355 00:38:38,025 --> 00:38:40,318 - An excellent sale. - An excellent buy. 356 00:38:40,486 --> 00:38:43,279 - Impeccable condition. - Impeccable. 357 00:38:43,447 --> 00:38:46,532 - Are you the present owner? - No. A client of mine. 358 00:38:46,700 --> 00:38:50,328 I would never have believed she would part with it, never. 359 00:38:50,496 --> 00:38:52,538 - She? - Mrs. Telfer. 360 00:38:55,417 --> 00:38:58,377 I understood that it was Mr. Telfer that had bought it. 361 00:38:58,545 --> 00:39:00,046 He paid for it. 362 00:39:00,214 --> 00:39:02,215 It was Mrs. Telfer who made him buy it. 363 00:39:02,382 --> 00:39:05,218 - He didn't seem particularly... - Interested. 364 00:39:06,345 --> 00:39:08,554 An exceptional specimen. 365 00:39:08,722 --> 00:39:11,140 - Do you think it could be a forgery? - Forgery? 366 00:39:11,308 --> 00:39:14,227 - You hear that, Pablo? - I took you for a professional. 367 00:39:14,394 --> 00:39:17,563 - You speak too lightly of forgeries. - Far too lightly. 368 00:39:17,731 --> 00:39:20,650 Forging a book is very expensive. 369 00:39:20,817 --> 00:39:25,071 Paper of the period, right inks. Too expensive to be profitable. 370 00:39:25,239 --> 00:39:27,031 - Still, it can be done. - Of course. 371 00:39:27,199 --> 00:39:30,076 Requires a great skill, but, yes, it can be done. 372 00:39:30,244 --> 00:39:32,245 Do you think that could be the case here? 373 00:39:32,412 --> 00:39:33,412 What makes you ask? 374 00:39:33,580 --> 00:39:37,583 My client wishes to satisfy himself on the book's authenticity. 375 00:39:37,751 --> 00:39:40,753 His name is Balkan. Boris Balkan of New York. 376 00:39:40,921 --> 00:39:44,840 - All books have a destiny of their own. - And a life of their own. 377 00:39:45,008 --> 00:39:48,970 Mr. Balkan is a celebrated collector. He's no fool. 378 00:39:49,137 --> 00:39:50,930 He must know this book is authentic. 379 00:39:51,098 --> 00:39:52,682 - We know it. - So must he. 380 00:39:52,849 --> 00:39:55,059 - We had this book for years. - Many years. 381 00:39:55,227 --> 00:39:57,770 And ample opportunity to study it thoroughly. 382 00:39:57,938 --> 00:40:01,065 The printing, the binding are magnificent examples... 383 00:40:01,233 --> 00:40:03,192 ...of 17th century Venetian craftsmanship. 384 00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:07,863 Finest rag paper, resistant to the passage of time. 385 00:40:08,031 --> 00:40:10,324 None of your modern wood pulp. 386 00:40:10,492 --> 00:40:14,412 Watermarks, ink, typefaces. 387 00:40:14,580 --> 00:40:18,124 If this is a forgery, or a copy with missing pages restored... 388 00:40:18,292 --> 00:40:19,792 ...it's the work of a master. 389 00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:21,794 - A master. - Yes. 390 00:40:21,962 --> 00:40:24,130 Have you studied the engravings? 391 00:40:24,298 --> 00:40:26,966 They seem to have some underlying significance. 392 00:40:27,134 --> 00:40:29,885 But of course. Here, for example. 393 00:40:30,053 --> 00:40:32,305 This one could be interpreted as a warning. 394 00:40:32,472 --> 00:40:37,727 "Venture too far," it seems to say, "and danger will descend on you from above. " 395 00:40:37,894 --> 00:40:40,730 These type of books often contain little puzzles. 396 00:40:40,897 --> 00:40:44,275 Especially in the case of such an illustrious collaborator. 397 00:40:44,443 --> 00:40:45,443 Collaborator? 398 00:40:45,611 --> 00:40:48,988 You could not have proceeded very far in your research, señor. 399 00:40:49,156 --> 00:40:50,656 Here, look close. 400 00:40:50,824 --> 00:40:53,326 Now, you see? Only six of the nine engravings... 401 00:40:53,493 --> 00:40:55,244 ...were signed by Aristide Torchia. 402 00:40:55,412 --> 00:40:58,456 Yes. And the other three? 403 00:40:58,624 --> 00:41:00,583 This is one of them. 404 00:41:01,001 --> 00:41:03,836 "LCF." 405 00:41:04,630 --> 00:41:07,256 - Who's LCF? - Think. 406 00:41:13,430 --> 00:41:15,306 Lucifer? 407 00:41:16,058 --> 00:41:19,560 Very perceptive of you, señor. 408 00:41:20,187 --> 00:41:22,855 Torchia was burned alive because he wrote this book... 409 00:41:23,023 --> 00:41:24,815 ...in collaboration with someone else. 410 00:41:24,983 --> 00:41:26,734 Come on. You can't honestly believe... 411 00:41:26,902 --> 00:41:30,613 The man who wrote this book did so in alliance with the devil... 412 00:41:30,781 --> 00:41:32,239 ...and went to the stake for it. 413 00:41:32,407 --> 00:41:35,868 Even hell has its heroes, señor. 414 00:43:30,317 --> 00:43:31,817 I've seen you before. 415 00:43:31,985 --> 00:43:34,528 - Have you? - Yes. 416 00:43:34,696 --> 00:43:36,989 Are you traveling in this car? 417 00:43:37,157 --> 00:43:39,658 - The next one. - The sleeper. 418 00:43:39,826 --> 00:43:42,244 I travel on the cheap. 419 00:43:43,288 --> 00:43:44,705 You're a student? 420 00:43:44,873 --> 00:43:47,082 Something like that. 421 00:43:47,334 --> 00:43:51,003 - I like trains. - Trains I'm on? 422 00:43:51,171 --> 00:43:53,172 Just trains. 423 00:43:55,717 --> 00:43:57,176 What's your name? 424 00:43:57,344 --> 00:43:59,011 Guess. 425 00:44:00,597 --> 00:44:02,723 - Green eyes... - That'll do. 426 00:44:02,891 --> 00:44:05,351 - What's yours? - Corso. 427 00:44:05,519 --> 00:44:07,436 Strange name. 428 00:44:07,771 --> 00:44:09,980 Italian. It means "run. " 429 00:44:10,148 --> 00:44:12,274 You don't look like a runner to me. 430 00:44:12,442 --> 00:44:13,943 More the quiet type. 431 00:44:18,323 --> 00:44:21,951 Well, give my regards to Balkan. 432 00:44:22,118 --> 00:44:25,329 - Tell him I'm doing my best. - Balkan? 433 00:44:25,831 --> 00:44:27,498 Never mind. 434 00:44:27,666 --> 00:44:29,667 See you around. 435 00:44:29,918 --> 00:44:31,669 Maybe. 436 00:44:32,712 --> 00:44:35,089 I wouldn't be surprised. 437 00:46:14,940 --> 00:46:17,149 Yes, Dean Corso, Mr. Fargas. 438 00:46:17,317 --> 00:46:21,570 Corso? Oh, yes. Please, come in. 439 00:46:21,738 --> 00:46:23,405 Thank you. 440 00:46:28,453 --> 00:46:30,037 Please. 441 00:46:34,918 --> 00:46:37,002 Home, sweet home. 442 00:46:40,548 --> 00:46:43,217 You won't say no to a brandy, I take it? 443 00:46:43,385 --> 00:46:45,552 Thank you very much. 444 00:46:59,150 --> 00:47:00,609 Thank you. 445 00:47:01,861 --> 00:47:03,862 What handsome glasses. 446 00:47:04,030 --> 00:47:06,448 They're the only ones I have left. 447 00:47:07,033 --> 00:47:08,534 Thanks. 448 00:47:10,245 --> 00:47:13,372 - Must've been a beautiful place. - It was. 449 00:47:13,540 --> 00:47:16,583 But old families are like ancient civilizations... 450 00:47:16,751 --> 00:47:19,003 ...they wither and die. 451 00:47:21,923 --> 00:47:25,676 There they are, 834 our of them. 452 00:47:25,844 --> 00:47:28,595 A pity you didn't see them in better times. 453 00:47:28,763 --> 00:47:29,972 I used to have 5000. 454 00:47:30,557 --> 00:47:33,017 But these are the survivors. 455 00:47:33,184 --> 00:47:35,394 So this is the Fargas collection? 456 00:47:35,562 --> 00:47:38,397 Not quite as I imagined it, I must say. 457 00:47:38,565 --> 00:47:40,065 C'est la vie, my friend. 458 00:47:40,233 --> 00:47:45,154 But I keep them in perfect condition. Safe from damp, light, heat, rats. 459 00:47:45,321 --> 00:47:47,239 I dust and air them every day. 460 00:47:52,412 --> 00:47:54,747 These are the occult. 461 00:47:54,914 --> 00:47:56,582 What do you think? 462 00:47:56,750 --> 00:47:58,876 - Not bad. - Not bad indeed. 463 00:47:59,044 --> 00:48:01,545 At least 10 of them are extremely rare. Here. 464 00:48:01,713 --> 00:48:04,590 Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal. 465 00:48:05,759 --> 00:48:08,844 First edition, 1844. 466 00:48:11,431 --> 00:48:16,685 Leonardo Fioravanti's Compendio de Secreti, 1571. 467 00:48:21,733 --> 00:48:23,650 And there it is. 468 00:48:23,902 --> 00:48:26,028 In perfect condition. 469 00:48:29,949 --> 00:48:32,659 It has traveled the world for three and a half centuries... 470 00:48:32,827 --> 00:48:35,370 ...yet it might've been printed yesterday. 471 00:48:35,955 --> 00:48:39,374 Is it in order? I mean, you haven't detected anything unusual? 472 00:48:39,542 --> 00:48:42,961 Unusual? No. The text is complete, the engravings too. 473 00:48:43,129 --> 00:48:45,964 Nine, plus the title page, just as the catalog states... 474 00:48:46,132 --> 00:48:50,135 ...just like Kessler in Paris and Telfer in New York. 475 00:48:50,303 --> 00:48:53,138 Yes. It isn't the Telfer anymore. 476 00:48:53,306 --> 00:48:54,973 Telfer killed himself. 477 00:48:55,141 --> 00:48:58,560 But he sold his copy to Boris Balkan first. 478 00:48:58,728 --> 00:49:00,646 Balkan. 479 00:49:00,814 --> 00:49:03,732 If he sets his heart on a book, no price is too high. 480 00:49:03,900 --> 00:49:06,151 Not that I would ever sell this one. 481 00:49:06,319 --> 00:49:07,945 Not at any price. 482 00:49:09,364 --> 00:49:11,281 It's... 483 00:49:11,658 --> 00:49:13,784 It's strange that he should've sent you here... 484 00:49:13,952 --> 00:49:16,537 ...if he already had... 485 00:49:18,081 --> 00:49:19,957 You have it here? 486 00:49:20,875 --> 00:49:22,709 May I see it? 487 00:49:41,396 --> 00:49:43,522 Superb. 488 00:49:48,027 --> 00:49:50,028 Beautiful. 489 00:49:50,613 --> 00:49:51,697 Identical. 490 00:49:52,282 --> 00:49:54,366 Two of the only three to escape the flames... 491 00:49:54,534 --> 00:49:57,953 ...reunited for the first time in over three centuries. 492 00:49:59,330 --> 00:50:00,873 Yes. 493 00:50:01,040 --> 00:50:03,208 Look at this slight imperfection here. 494 00:50:03,376 --> 00:50:05,210 The damaged S. 495 00:50:05,378 --> 00:50:08,297 The same type, the same impression. 496 00:50:09,048 --> 00:50:10,883 Incredible. 497 00:50:13,219 --> 00:50:15,721 You see, if it weren't for this slight discoloration... 498 00:50:15,889 --> 00:50:19,391 ...on the back of your copy, no one could tell them apart. 499 00:50:19,642 --> 00:50:24,229 If you don't mind, I'd like to stay for a while and examine them in detail. 500 00:50:27,317 --> 00:50:30,068 What are you looking for, Mr. Corso? 501 00:50:30,236 --> 00:50:32,237 I'm not quite sure. 502 00:50:32,405 --> 00:50:36,575 Some books are dangerous. Not to be opened with impunity. 503 00:50:37,035 --> 00:50:38,160 That's very true. 504 00:51:13,446 --> 00:51:15,781 I'll be damned. 505 00:54:16,963 --> 00:54:18,380 Hello again. 506 00:54:19,048 --> 00:54:21,800 - You didn't say you were bound for Sintra. - Neither did you. 507 00:54:21,968 --> 00:54:24,886 - What are you doing here? - Reading. 508 00:54:25,054 --> 00:54:27,889 - I can see that. - And bumping into people. 509 00:54:28,057 --> 00:54:29,558 Unexpectedly. 510 00:54:29,725 --> 00:54:32,144 Yes. Unexpectedly is right. 511 00:54:33,479 --> 00:54:35,439 Are you on a business trip? 512 00:54:35,606 --> 00:54:38,483 Is that why you always carry that thing around? 513 00:54:44,073 --> 00:54:46,658 - Is this part of your course? - My course? 514 00:54:46,826 --> 00:54:49,494 Winning friends and influencing people. 515 00:54:49,662 --> 00:54:52,247 - You said you were a student. - Did I? 516 00:54:52,457 --> 00:54:55,625 So I am. In a way. 517 00:54:56,586 --> 00:54:58,336 I like books. 518 00:54:58,504 --> 00:55:00,130 Do you? 519 00:55:03,259 --> 00:55:06,219 - Have you been traveling long? - A while. 520 00:55:06,846 --> 00:55:09,097 I don't suppose you ever travel by motorbike. 521 00:55:09,265 --> 00:55:11,600 Excuse me, senhor. 522 00:55:11,767 --> 00:55:13,518 For me? You're sure? 523 00:55:20,276 --> 00:55:22,110 The phone, sir. 524 00:55:22,278 --> 00:55:24,362 - Yes? - Mr. Corso? 525 00:55:24,530 --> 00:55:26,823 My God. How'd you find me? 526 00:55:26,991 --> 00:55:28,492 Made any progress? 527 00:55:28,659 --> 00:55:31,369 Progress? Yeah, you could call it that. 528 00:55:31,537 --> 00:55:33,205 Well? 529 00:55:33,372 --> 00:55:36,750 I can't talk here, I'm in the lobby. Let me call you back. Where are you? 530 00:55:36,918 --> 00:55:40,086 Never mind that. Get them to transfer it to your room, I'll wait. 531 00:55:40,254 --> 00:55:41,713 All right. 532 00:55:42,507 --> 00:55:45,550 Senhor, pardon me. Could you send this up to my room, please? 533 00:55:45,718 --> 00:55:46,801 - Yes. - Thank you. 534 00:55:56,812 --> 00:55:58,647 - Still there? - Yes. 535 00:55:58,814 --> 00:55:59,814 All right. 536 00:55:59,982 --> 00:56:01,775 I've examined the Fargas copy. 537 00:56:01,943 --> 00:56:04,236 It's authentic enough, at least it looks that way. 538 00:56:04,403 --> 00:56:07,489 It's like yours, but there are discrepancies. 539 00:56:07,657 --> 00:56:09,574 Discrepancies? 540 00:56:10,409 --> 00:56:13,245 The engravings, they're not identical. 541 00:56:13,412 --> 00:56:15,455 It's, like, keys in different hands... 542 00:56:15,623 --> 00:56:18,667 ...doorways open in one copy and bricked up in the other. 543 00:56:18,834 --> 00:56:20,794 - And there's another thing. - Yes. 544 00:56:20,962 --> 00:56:22,879 Yes, go on. 545 00:56:23,047 --> 00:56:28,301 Ones that differ aren't signed "Torchia. " They're signed "LCF." 546 00:56:30,513 --> 00:56:32,222 - Still there? - LCF? 547 00:56:32,390 --> 00:56:33,932 Listen, where are you, anyway? 548 00:56:34,100 --> 00:56:36,851 I must have that copy, Mr. Corso. 549 00:56:37,019 --> 00:56:38,937 Get it for me. 550 00:56:39,730 --> 00:56:43,108 The old man wouldn't sell it to save his life. He said as much. 551 00:56:43,276 --> 00:56:44,943 Did he? 552 00:56:46,112 --> 00:56:47,612 Hello? 553 00:56:48,364 --> 00:56:50,115 Hello? 554 00:57:21,230 --> 00:57:23,064 Just a minute. 555 00:57:30,448 --> 00:57:32,324 Yeah. 556 00:57:41,334 --> 00:57:44,878 - What time is it? - Early, but you have to go. 557 00:57:45,588 --> 00:57:47,839 - Go? Go where? - The Fargas place. 558 00:57:48,007 --> 00:57:49,299 I've already seen Fargas. 559 00:57:49,467 --> 00:57:51,259 I think you should see him again. 560 00:57:51,427 --> 00:57:54,012 What is this, some kind of practical joke? Who are you? 561 00:57:54,180 --> 00:57:57,682 - What do you know about Fargas? - Get dressed. I'll wait for you outside. 562 00:58:41,268 --> 00:58:44,104 Don't bother. He isn't there. 563 00:58:44,271 --> 00:58:46,356 Oh, really? Then where is he? 564 00:58:46,524 --> 00:58:48,233 Over there. 565 00:59:17,430 --> 00:59:19,597 God almighty. 566 00:59:33,028 --> 00:59:34,028 Wanna get inside? 567 00:59:35,614 --> 00:59:37,115 I had thought about it, yes. 568 01:00:00,473 --> 01:00:01,890 You wait here. 569 01:00:26,957 --> 01:00:28,666 Shit. 570 01:00:50,105 --> 01:00:52,690 Well? Did you find it? 571 01:00:52,858 --> 01:00:56,194 You know, it's come to my attention that you know too goddamn much. 572 01:00:56,362 --> 01:00:59,864 - Why do you keep following me around? - You're wasting time asking questions. 573 01:01:00,032 --> 01:01:03,243 Better get out of here. There's a flight from Lisbon to Paris at noon. 574 01:01:03,410 --> 01:01:05,537 - We should just make it. - What's with the "we"? 575 01:01:05,704 --> 01:01:07,330 There are two of us, aren't there? 576 01:01:07,498 --> 01:01:09,791 What happened back there? 577 01:01:15,548 --> 01:01:18,842 The old man caught someone stealing, I guess. 578 01:01:19,301 --> 01:01:22,470 - What do you guess happened to him? - He drowned. 579 01:01:22,972 --> 01:01:25,598 - With a little help from who? - He's dead. Who cares? 580 01:01:25,766 --> 01:01:27,433 I do. 581 01:01:27,768 --> 01:01:30,270 I could easily wind up the same way. 582 01:01:30,437 --> 01:01:33,356 Not with me around to look after you. 583 01:01:33,732 --> 01:01:35,608 Oh, I see. You're my guardian angel then. 584 01:01:35,776 --> 01:01:37,861 If you say so. 585 01:01:42,324 --> 01:01:46,578 - Someone's playing a game with me. - Of course. You're a part of it. 586 01:01:47,913 --> 01:01:50,290 And you're getting to like it. 587 01:02:36,795 --> 01:02:39,422 - Hello, Gruber. - Hello, Mr. Corso. 588 01:02:39,590 --> 01:02:41,341 Delighted to see you again. 589 01:02:41,508 --> 01:02:44,719 We don't have any vacancies... 590 01:02:45,054 --> 01:02:48,348 ...but I'm sure I'll be able to organize something. 591 01:02:50,851 --> 01:02:52,310 - Thank you very much. - Thank you. 592 01:04:20,399 --> 01:04:22,233 Good afternoon. 593 01:04:22,401 --> 01:04:26,112 I'm Dean Corso. I have an appointment with Baroness Kessler. 594 01:04:30,701 --> 01:04:32,452 This way. 595 01:04:41,170 --> 01:04:43,838 You have 30 minutes. 596 01:04:48,927 --> 01:04:51,512 - Yes? - Monsieur Corso. 597 01:04:51,680 --> 01:04:54,974 Oh, yes, Mr. Corso. Come in. 598 01:04:55,142 --> 01:04:58,227 I've heard a great deal about you. 599 01:04:58,937 --> 01:05:02,356 - Nothing good, I hope. - You hope right. 600 01:05:03,192 --> 01:05:05,943 Well, I'm reassured, baroness, because in my trade... 601 01:05:06,111 --> 01:05:10,865 ...to be spoken well of can be professionally disastrous. 602 01:05:12,117 --> 01:05:15,244 - My God. - Yes, there it is. 603 01:05:15,412 --> 01:05:17,747 The Kessler collection. 604 01:05:19,792 --> 01:05:21,501 I know your catalog almost by heart. 605 01:05:21,668 --> 01:05:23,377 Strange we haven't met before. 606 01:05:23,545 --> 01:05:26,130 Your name is a byword among dealers and collectors. 607 01:05:26,715 --> 01:05:30,760 But I imagine you know your own reputation better than I do. 608 01:05:30,928 --> 01:05:33,930 Yes, well, it does keep the wolf from the door, so to speak. 609 01:05:34,098 --> 01:05:36,057 Sorry, were you in the middle of something? 610 01:05:36,225 --> 01:05:40,645 My latest work, The Devil: History and Myth, a kind of biography. 611 01:05:41,230 --> 01:05:43,981 It will be published early next year. 612 01:05:44,149 --> 01:05:46,317 - Why the devil? - I saw him one day. 613 01:05:46,485 --> 01:05:50,404 I was 15 years old and I saw him as plain as I see you now. 614 01:05:50,864 --> 01:05:52,240 It was love at first sight. 615 01:05:52,407 --> 01:05:55,493 You know, 300 years ago, you'd have been burned at the stake... 616 01:05:55,661 --> 01:05:59,455 - ... for saying something like that. - I wouldn't have said it. 617 01:05:59,873 --> 01:06:03,126 Nor would I have made a million by writing about it. 618 01:06:03,293 --> 01:06:04,836 Yeah. 619 01:06:05,003 --> 01:06:08,256 What is it you wish to discuss, Mr. Corso? 620 01:06:08,423 --> 01:06:11,509 There's a book in your collection I'd like to examine, if possible. 621 01:06:11,677 --> 01:06:13,594 The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows? 622 01:06:13,762 --> 01:06:16,806 The Nine Gates. An interesting work. 623 01:06:16,974 --> 01:06:19,225 Everyone's been asking me about it lately. 624 01:06:19,393 --> 01:06:21,853 - Is that so? - Follow me. 625 01:06:24,815 --> 01:06:27,733 Do you truly believe in the devil, baroness? 626 01:06:27,901 --> 01:06:31,779 Enough to devote my life and my library to him. 627 01:06:31,947 --> 01:06:35,366 Not to mention many years of work. 628 01:06:35,534 --> 01:06:36,701 Don't you? 629 01:06:36,869 --> 01:06:38,703 Almost. 630 01:06:40,205 --> 01:06:42,707 This book demands a certain amount of faith. 631 01:06:42,875 --> 01:06:45,126 I'm afraid my faith is in short supply these days. 632 01:06:45,294 --> 01:06:50,006 I know this work extremely well. I've studied it for years. 633 01:06:50,174 --> 01:06:52,800 Do you have any doubts about its authenticity? 634 01:06:53,093 --> 01:06:54,802 - None whatsoever. - You're sure? 635 01:06:54,970 --> 01:06:57,471 My knowledge of this book is profound. 636 01:06:57,639 --> 01:07:00,766 - I wrote a biography of its author. - Yes, I've read it. 637 01:07:00,934 --> 01:07:04,145 Aristide Torchia, The Devil's Apprentice. Excellent work. 638 01:07:04,313 --> 01:07:05,897 A courageous man. 639 01:07:06,064 --> 01:07:10,151 He died for the sake of this very book in 1667. 640 01:07:10,569 --> 01:07:14,071 While studying the black arts in Prague, he acquired a copy... 641 01:07:14,239 --> 01:07:16,616 ...of the dread Delomelanicon. 642 01:07:16,783 --> 01:07:21,913 This is Torchia's adaptation of that work which was written by Lucifer himself. 643 01:07:22,080 --> 01:07:25,499 After they burned him at the stake, a secret society was founded... 644 01:07:25,667 --> 01:07:29,754 ...to perpetuate its memory and preserve its secrets. 645 01:07:29,922 --> 01:07:32,965 The Order of the Silver Serpent. 646 01:07:33,133 --> 01:07:36,093 - A sect? - A kind of witches' coven. 647 01:07:36,261 --> 01:07:38,763 For centuries, they have met to read from this book... 648 01:07:38,931 --> 01:07:41,098 ...and worship the prince of darkness. 649 01:07:41,266 --> 01:07:44,268 Today, they have degenerated into a social club... 650 01:07:44,436 --> 01:07:48,272 ...for bored millionaires and celebrities who use its meetings... 651 01:07:48,440 --> 01:07:52,944 ...as an excuse to indulge their jaded sexual appetites. 652 01:07:53,111 --> 01:07:55,863 I, myself, belonged to the order. 653 01:07:56,031 --> 01:07:59,492 Years ago, but time is too precious at my age. 654 01:07:59,660 --> 01:08:02,245 Besides, my orgy days are over. 655 01:08:02,496 --> 01:08:05,206 I told them to go to the devil. 656 01:08:06,250 --> 01:08:08,251 You mean it's all about sex or...? 657 01:08:08,418 --> 01:08:09,543 Of course not. 658 01:08:09,711 --> 01:08:13,047 They are under the illusion that they owe their money and success... 659 01:08:13,215 --> 01:08:14,757 ...to membership in the order. 660 01:08:14,925 --> 01:08:15,967 Do they still meet? 661 01:08:16,134 --> 01:08:19,679 Every year on the anniversary of Torchia's death. 662 01:08:19,846 --> 01:08:21,472 They'll be meeting very soon now. 663 01:08:21,640 --> 01:08:24,308 - And you say they read from this book. - Not this one. 664 01:08:24,476 --> 01:08:28,896 I took mine back when Liana Telfer acquired the one in Toledo. 665 01:08:29,064 --> 01:08:30,815 Victor Fargas is a nonbeliever. 666 01:08:30,983 --> 01:08:35,903 He's always refused to participate, so naturally, they use the Telfer copy. 667 01:08:36,071 --> 01:08:38,281 Not that it has ever worked. 668 01:08:38,448 --> 01:08:41,367 - Did Andrew Telfer ever take part? - Telfer? 669 01:08:41,535 --> 01:08:43,327 No, no. 670 01:08:43,495 --> 01:08:47,248 That creature, Liana, married him for his money. 671 01:08:47,416 --> 01:08:50,668 She comes of an old and aristocratic French family... 672 01:08:50,836 --> 01:08:53,087 ...the Saint Martins, but they were penniless... 673 01:08:53,255 --> 01:08:57,174 ...so Liana used his dollars to restore her chateau... 674 01:08:57,342 --> 01:08:59,010 ...and buy The Nine Gates. 675 01:08:59,177 --> 01:09:02,555 If he ever finds out what his wife gets up to at these gatherings... 676 01:09:02,723 --> 01:09:04,682 ...he'll probably kill himself. 677 01:09:05,851 --> 01:09:09,103 Funny you should say that, baroness, he hanged himself last week. 678 01:09:13,775 --> 01:09:17,403 Who, exactly, are you working for, Mr. Corso? 679 01:09:17,571 --> 01:09:21,699 My client's name is irrelevant, baroness. I'm simply trying to authenticate his copy. 680 01:09:21,867 --> 01:09:24,076 The one that Telfer sold him before he died. 681 01:09:24,244 --> 01:09:28,331 How stupid of me. I should have guessed. 682 01:09:28,999 --> 01:09:32,710 You've outstayed your welcome, Mr. Corso. 683 01:09:32,878 --> 01:09:35,129 I was hoping to examine your copy in detail. 684 01:09:35,297 --> 01:09:37,340 Certainly not. 685 01:09:37,507 --> 01:09:40,009 Tell your client, who can only be Boris Balkan... 686 01:09:40,177 --> 01:09:44,805 ...to come and examine it himself, if he dares. 687 01:09:45,223 --> 01:09:49,435 Tell him not to send any more wolves in sheep's clothing. 688 01:09:49,895 --> 01:09:53,147 Now, kindly leave. 689 01:09:55,567 --> 01:09:59,236 I'm sorry if I have troubled you. 690 01:09:59,404 --> 01:10:00,988 Thank you very much for your time. 691 01:10:01,156 --> 01:10:04,909 You don't know what you're getting yourself into, Mr. Corso. 692 01:10:05,369 --> 01:10:08,162 Get out, before it's too late. 693 01:10:08,580 --> 01:10:10,831 I'm afraid it already is, baroness. 694 01:10:10,999 --> 01:10:12,583 Good day. 695 01:14:04,274 --> 01:14:06,150 They're broken. 696 01:14:06,776 --> 01:14:09,194 You should be more careful. 697 01:14:24,336 --> 01:14:27,421 - I need a favor, Gruber. - Certainly, Mr. Corso. 698 01:14:27,589 --> 01:14:29,465 Liana Telfer. 699 01:14:29,633 --> 01:14:33,802 Maiden name de Saint Martin, 40ish, brunette, dishy. 700 01:14:33,970 --> 01:14:37,181 Probably accompanied by... 701 01:14:38,433 --> 01:14:46,815 ...a black gentleman with closely cropped platinum blond hair and a mustache. 702 01:14:46,983 --> 01:14:49,318 I wanna know if they're staying at some hotel here. 703 01:14:49,694 --> 01:14:51,362 - Take a little time. - Yes, of course. 704 01:14:51,529 --> 01:14:53,739 Start with the five-stars, that's your best bet. 705 01:14:53,907 --> 01:14:55,658 - Very well, sir. - All right. 706 01:14:55,825 --> 01:14:58,035 Are you feeling all right? 707 01:14:58,453 --> 01:15:01,622 I've felt better, Gruber. Thanks. 708 01:15:01,790 --> 01:15:04,041 Let me know if you locate them. 709 01:15:17,222 --> 01:15:22,351 Put this against the back of your neck. 710 01:15:34,030 --> 01:15:37,199 You were really great down there by the river. 711 01:15:37,367 --> 01:15:39,451 I haven't thanked you for that. 712 01:16:20,410 --> 01:16:22,786 All right, look. 713 01:16:23,538 --> 01:16:26,457 I think it's about time you told me what's going on here. 714 01:16:26,875 --> 01:16:29,418 - Someone's after your book. - No kidding. 715 01:16:29,586 --> 01:16:31,962 And you, where do you fit into it? 716 01:16:40,930 --> 01:16:42,431 Yeah? 717 01:16:43,808 --> 01:16:45,768 There's a call for you. 718 01:16:47,312 --> 01:16:49,980 May I take it in reception, please? 719 01:16:51,024 --> 01:16:53,484 All right, I'll be right down. 720 01:17:07,123 --> 01:17:09,124 - Yes? - Anything new? 721 01:17:09,292 --> 01:17:11,585 Oh, his master's voice again. 722 01:17:11,753 --> 01:17:13,712 No, not much aside from the fact... 723 01:17:13,880 --> 01:17:17,382 ...that someone's tried to take my life a couple of times. 724 01:17:17,550 --> 01:17:21,011 Oh, yes. Fargas has been murdered. 725 01:17:22,514 --> 01:17:24,848 Murdered? How do you know? 726 01:17:25,016 --> 01:17:27,226 I saw him. And his copy. 727 01:17:27,393 --> 01:17:29,520 Or what was left of it, anyway. 728 01:17:29,687 --> 01:17:33,315 Someone had snatched the engravings and tried to burn the rest. 729 01:17:33,483 --> 01:17:36,985 - What do you make of it? - That's tragic. It's tragic. 730 01:17:37,153 --> 01:17:39,947 What about Baroness Kessler? How did you get on today? 731 01:17:40,114 --> 01:17:42,825 - Where exactly are you? - What about her copy? 732 01:17:42,992 --> 01:17:44,827 No. Why do I get the impression... 733 01:17:44,994 --> 01:17:47,246 ...that you've been down my neck the entire time? 734 01:17:47,413 --> 01:17:52,209 You're an investment of mine, Mr. Corso. I'm merely looking after it. 735 01:17:55,380 --> 01:17:57,381 The old woman swears her copy's authentic... 736 01:17:57,549 --> 01:18:00,509 ...but I didn't get a chance to examine it closely. 737 01:18:00,677 --> 01:18:04,763 She threw me out as soon as she guessed that you were behind my visit. 738 01:18:04,931 --> 01:18:07,975 You aren't exactly in her good books, if you know what I mean. 739 01:18:08,142 --> 01:18:10,352 - You must see her again. - What, are you kidding? 740 01:18:10,520 --> 01:18:14,398 - Have you seen her secretary? - Try the lunch break. 741 01:18:16,609 --> 01:18:18,026 Hello? 742 01:18:46,431 --> 01:18:48,557 Do you have a photocopy machine back there? 743 01:18:48,725 --> 01:18:49,933 Oh, yes, monsieur. 744 01:18:50,101 --> 01:18:53,437 - May I use it? - Of course, monsieur. 745 01:21:51,741 --> 01:21:56,161 Yes. Hello, baroness, it's me, the wolf in sheep's clothing. 746 01:21:56,329 --> 01:22:00,373 I thought I made myself quite clear, Mr. Corso. 747 01:22:00,541 --> 01:22:04,795 Well, I've got something for you, baroness. 748 01:22:04,962 --> 01:22:06,838 A kind of peace offering. 749 01:22:07,006 --> 01:22:09,549 Will you allow me to give it to you? 750 01:22:09,717 --> 01:22:11,468 Please? 751 01:22:37,036 --> 01:22:38,829 First, let me apologize. 752 01:22:38,996 --> 01:22:42,874 I should've told you right away that I'm working for Boris Balkan. 753 01:22:43,042 --> 01:22:47,003 It was foolish of me to think that I could deceive someone as astute as yourself. 754 01:22:47,171 --> 01:22:52,175 - So please forgive me. - Flattery will get you nowhere, Mr. Corso. 755 01:22:52,426 --> 01:22:54,177 Get on with it. 756 01:22:54,345 --> 01:22:55,887 Right. 757 01:22:57,265 --> 01:22:58,849 These... 758 01:23:00,476 --> 01:23:02,269 ...are for you. 759 01:23:04,313 --> 01:23:06,022 What is this? 760 01:23:06,190 --> 01:23:08,692 What is this supposed to be? 761 01:23:09,152 --> 01:23:12,279 You said that your knowledge of The Nine Gates was extensive... 762 01:23:12,446 --> 01:23:15,740 ...but did you ever compare your copy with the other two? 763 01:23:15,908 --> 01:23:17,534 No. 764 01:23:17,702 --> 01:23:20,412 - Why? - Well, you should. 765 01:23:20,580 --> 01:23:23,915 These are copies of the engravings in Balkan's book. 766 01:23:24,083 --> 01:23:26,668 You'll find that some of them differ from yours. 767 01:23:26,836 --> 01:23:28,628 Differ? 768 01:23:29,213 --> 01:23:32,841 So you question my book's authenticity, do you? 769 01:23:33,009 --> 01:23:35,510 If that's your peace offering, you can take it and go. 770 01:23:35,678 --> 01:23:38,054 My Nine Gates is absolutely genuine. 771 01:23:38,222 --> 01:23:39,931 I don't dispute that, baroness. 772 01:23:40,099 --> 01:23:43,018 In my opinion, all three copies are genuine. 773 01:23:43,186 --> 01:23:45,520 But the fact remains, they display variations. 774 01:23:45,688 --> 01:23:47,814 Variations? 775 01:23:48,399 --> 01:23:51,693 If that were true, it would be a revelation. 776 01:23:51,861 --> 01:23:53,069 What makes you so sure? 777 01:23:55,114 --> 01:23:57,741 I've already compared these with the Fargas engravings. 778 01:23:57,909 --> 01:24:00,202 And in his book... 779 01:24:01,495 --> 01:24:04,748 ...the keys were in the other hand. 780 01:24:05,583 --> 01:24:08,585 Here, the doorway wasn't bricked up. 781 01:24:09,337 --> 01:24:10,587 And in this one... 782 01:24:10,755 --> 01:24:14,257 ...the man was hanging by the other leg. 783 01:24:29,899 --> 01:24:33,276 - Well? - Well, what? 784 01:24:35,571 --> 01:24:38,323 Look closely, baroness. 785 01:24:39,116 --> 01:24:40,533 The turrets. 786 01:24:40,701 --> 01:24:42,452 Three in yours... 787 01:24:42,620 --> 01:24:44,537 ...four in Balkan's. 788 01:24:56,300 --> 01:24:57,968 Amazing. 789 01:24:58,135 --> 01:25:01,805 I'm convinced there'll be a third one in here somewhere. 790 01:25:01,973 --> 01:25:05,517 Three variations in three copies makes nine. 791 01:25:05,685 --> 01:25:08,478 Coincidence, or something more? 792 01:25:08,771 --> 01:25:13,525 Maybe Torchia hid the secret of the Ninth Gate in three books, not one. 793 01:25:15,194 --> 01:25:17,279 I must admit I'm impressed. 794 01:25:17,446 --> 01:25:20,991 This puts an entirely different complexion on the matter. 795 01:25:21,158 --> 01:25:25,662 You have my permission to investigate further, Mr. Corso. 796 01:25:25,830 --> 01:25:27,747 Take as long as you need. 797 01:25:43,597 --> 01:25:47,309 My permission did not extend to that, Mr. Corso. 798 01:25:48,519 --> 01:25:51,104 Nobody smokes in my library. 799 01:28:35,269 --> 01:28:37,020 Baroness? 800 01:31:24,480 --> 01:31:27,315 Excuse me, there's something missing from my room. 801 01:31:27,483 --> 01:31:29,359 Has anyone been up there while I was out? 802 01:31:29,526 --> 01:31:31,319 Only your wife, monsieur. 803 01:31:31,487 --> 01:31:33,863 My wife? I don't have a wife. 804 01:31:34,031 --> 01:31:35,948 Excuse me, monsieur. 805 01:31:40,079 --> 01:31:42,038 For you, sir. 806 01:31:47,670 --> 01:31:50,797 - Yes? - What news? 807 01:31:52,299 --> 01:31:53,758 News? 808 01:31:53,926 --> 01:31:55,051 Let me see. 809 01:31:55,219 --> 01:31:56,511 Well... 810 01:31:56,679 --> 01:32:01,057 Yes, the good news is that I got to examine the old woman's book... 811 01:32:01,225 --> 01:32:03,518 ...and three of her engravings were signed "LCF." 812 01:32:03,686 --> 01:32:08,523 The bad news is that someone strangled her and made a bonfire of her collection. 813 01:32:08,691 --> 01:32:12,777 - Now, that's tragic, wouldn't you say? - You took the words out my mouth. 814 01:32:13,070 --> 01:32:16,072 Yes. It's the Fargas story all over again. 815 01:32:16,240 --> 01:32:18,658 I'm of the mind that they tore out the engravings... 816 01:32:18,826 --> 01:32:20,493 ...before they torched the place. 817 01:32:20,661 --> 01:32:22,245 That makes two sets they've got. 818 01:32:22,413 --> 01:32:24,414 And my copy? 819 01:32:24,832 --> 01:32:27,542 Well, I learned my lesson, fortunately. 820 01:32:27,710 --> 01:32:29,711 I don't carry it around with me anymore. 821 01:32:29,878 --> 01:32:32,088 Otherwise, it might've gone up in smoke. 822 01:32:32,256 --> 01:32:34,882 Excellent. Good thinking. 823 01:32:35,050 --> 01:32:36,801 Well, with two copies gone... 824 01:32:36,969 --> 01:32:38,886 ...that seems to conclude your assignment. 825 01:32:39,054 --> 01:32:41,097 It only remains for you to return my book. 826 01:32:41,265 --> 01:32:44,475 I'm staying at the Ritz. You can pick up your check at the same time. 827 01:32:44,643 --> 01:32:46,769 Shall we say in half an hour? 828 01:32:48,480 --> 01:32:50,982 There's more bad news. 829 01:32:52,484 --> 01:32:55,278 - I don't have it. - You don't have it? 830 01:32:55,863 --> 01:32:58,531 Someone lifted it from my room. 831 01:33:02,161 --> 01:33:05,747 Listen to me very carefully, Mr. Corso. 832 01:33:06,457 --> 01:33:08,708 I think you may already have some idea... 833 01:33:08,876 --> 01:33:13,296 ...of the lengths to which I am prepared to go when I want something. 834 01:33:14,131 --> 01:33:19,260 Unless you recover my property in double-quick time... 835 01:33:19,636 --> 01:33:23,139 ...you'll discover just how far that can be. 836 01:33:34,985 --> 01:33:36,235 - Where is it? - Where's what? 837 01:33:36,403 --> 01:33:38,237 The book, where is it? 838 01:33:38,405 --> 01:33:40,531 Would I be here if I took it? 839 01:33:40,741 --> 01:33:43,409 You should know better by now. 840 01:33:48,665 --> 01:33:51,083 I must apologize for my young colleague, Mr. Corso... 841 01:33:51,251 --> 01:33:53,252 ...that was unpardonable of him. 842 01:33:53,420 --> 01:33:55,129 Is that her? 843 01:33:55,297 --> 01:33:56,297 No, monsieur. 844 01:33:56,465 --> 01:33:59,342 She was tall, dark hair, very chic, very elegant. 845 01:33:59,510 --> 01:34:02,178 Which reminds me, sir, I have the information you wanted. 846 01:34:02,346 --> 01:34:04,305 The lady and gentleman you mentioned... 847 01:34:04,473 --> 01:34:08,142 ...they are staying at the Plaza Athénée Hotel... 848 01:34:08,310 --> 01:34:11,521 ...Suite 209, 211. 849 01:34:11,688 --> 01:34:13,689 Thank you very much, Gruber. I owe you one. 850 01:34:13,857 --> 01:34:16,275 I need a taxi, quick. 851 01:34:18,403 --> 01:34:22,114 Send this to Mr. Balkan at the Ritz. That's B-A-L-K-A-N. 852 01:34:25,118 --> 01:34:28,663 - Fax it, immediately. - Certainly, sir. 853 01:34:29,832 --> 01:34:31,916 Always a pleasure to be of service. 854 01:34:32,084 --> 01:34:33,292 You coming? 855 01:34:53,355 --> 01:34:55,439 What do you plan to do if you see them? 856 01:34:55,607 --> 01:34:58,067 Probably hide behind you. 857 01:35:51,788 --> 01:35:53,789 Whoa, that's them. That's them. 858 01:35:56,293 --> 01:35:59,670 We should grab a taxi before they take off. 859 01:36:00,380 --> 01:36:02,131 Let's go. 860 01:36:19,483 --> 01:36:21,317 They're going. 861 01:36:54,434 --> 01:36:56,018 Coming? 862 01:37:07,155 --> 01:37:09,281 Couldn't you pick something less conspicuous? 863 01:37:09,449 --> 01:37:10,866 Don't be so picky. 864 01:37:11,034 --> 01:37:14,537 Some people would give their eyeteeth for a ride in this. 865 01:37:50,574 --> 01:37:54,410 Listen, we can't sit on their tail forever, they're bound to smell a rat. 866 01:38:18,435 --> 01:38:19,435 How do I look? 867 01:38:21,730 --> 01:38:23,731 You look ridiculous. 868 01:38:31,281 --> 01:38:32,907 Sit tight. 869 01:39:21,623 --> 01:39:23,499 Take your pick. 870 01:39:24,042 --> 01:39:25,417 No, you. 871 01:39:25,585 --> 01:39:28,295 - You know everything. - If you say so. 872 01:39:41,852 --> 01:39:43,561 We lost them. 873 01:39:43,728 --> 01:39:45,688 Well, not at this speed. 874 01:39:45,856 --> 01:39:47,189 Must've gone the other way. 875 01:39:47,357 --> 01:39:50,317 You mean, I don't know everything after all? 876 01:39:50,485 --> 01:39:52,361 Turn around. 877 01:40:05,584 --> 01:40:08,085 30ish, brunette, dishy. 878 01:40:08,253 --> 01:40:11,005 - What was her name again? - Telfer. Liana Telfer. 879 01:40:11,173 --> 01:40:13,382 No, her maiden name. 880 01:40:14,426 --> 01:40:17,052 - Saint Martin. - Look. 881 01:41:06,895 --> 01:41:08,979 The chateau, I knew it. 882 01:41:32,045 --> 01:41:33,629 Keep going. 883 01:41:36,758 --> 01:41:37,883 Keep going. 884 01:43:56,356 --> 01:43:58,607 See them anywhere? 885 01:44:01,861 --> 01:44:03,487 No. 886 01:45:31,826 --> 01:45:34,995 - Sorry to intrude on you like this. - What are you doing here? 887 01:45:35,163 --> 01:45:38,874 I just dropped by to pick up the book you stole from my room. 888 01:45:39,042 --> 01:45:42,711 - That book is mine. - We've been through all this before. 889 01:45:42,879 --> 01:45:44,463 My husband gave it to me. 890 01:45:44,631 --> 01:45:46,548 - Well... - It wasn't his to sell. 891 01:45:46,716 --> 01:45:48,675 Sold it to get back at you. What happened? 892 01:45:48,843 --> 01:45:50,969 - Catch you with that albino? - How dare you? 893 01:45:51,763 --> 01:45:53,805 Keep an eye on her. 894 01:45:55,058 --> 01:45:56,350 Don't. 895 01:45:56,518 --> 01:45:58,894 Be careful. She bites. 896 01:46:10,031 --> 01:46:11,615 Hi. 897 01:46:14,911 --> 01:46:16,245 Don't move. 898 01:46:16,412 --> 01:46:18,413 Either one of you. 899 01:46:18,581 --> 01:46:20,457 Get the book. 900 01:46:34,722 --> 01:46:37,432 Don't kill them up here, you'll make a mess. 901 01:46:37,600 --> 01:46:39,768 Take them downstairs. 902 01:46:40,520 --> 01:46:41,937 You, go first. 903 01:46:42,105 --> 01:46:43,814 And you. 904 01:46:56,035 --> 01:46:57,786 Down. 905 01:47:12,218 --> 01:47:14,136 Open the door. 906 01:47:26,691 --> 01:47:28,317 Watch out. 907 01:47:45,918 --> 01:47:47,753 I didn't know you had it in you. 908 01:48:18,701 --> 01:48:20,702 You stay here and cover me. 909 01:48:20,870 --> 01:48:22,871 I'm going down. 910 01:49:03,746 --> 01:49:05,247 Who's that? 911 01:49:06,374 --> 01:49:11,586 Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo. 912 01:49:18,845 --> 01:49:21,763 Look around you, all of you. What do you see? 913 01:49:21,931 --> 01:49:25,642 A bunch of buffoons, in fancy dress. 914 01:49:25,810 --> 01:49:29,229 Think the prince of darkness would actually deign to manifest himself... 915 01:49:29,397 --> 01:49:32,149 ...before the likes of you? He never has, and he never will. 916 01:49:32,316 --> 01:49:33,775 Never. 917 01:49:35,027 --> 01:49:36,862 You read from his book... 918 01:49:37,029 --> 01:49:40,115 ...but you have no conception of its true power. 919 01:49:40,283 --> 01:49:42,534 I, alone, have grasped its secret. 920 01:49:42,702 --> 01:49:45,620 I, alone, have fathomed the master's grand design. 921 01:49:45,788 --> 01:49:50,167 I, alone, am worthy to enjoy the fruits of that discovery. 922 01:49:50,334 --> 01:49:53,128 Absolute power to determine my own destiny. 923 01:49:53,296 --> 01:49:56,006 You're insane, Boris. Give it back to me. 924 01:49:56,174 --> 01:49:58,717 You, Liana de Saint Martin... 925 01:49:58,885 --> 01:50:02,137 ...you're even guiltier than the rest of this pathetic rabble. 926 01:50:02,305 --> 01:50:05,640 You have at least some idea of what this book can do in the right hands. 927 01:50:05,808 --> 01:50:08,810 Yet, you lend yourself to these farcical proceedings... 928 01:50:08,978 --> 01:50:12,898 ...these orgies of aging flesh conducted in the master's name. 929 01:50:13,065 --> 01:50:14,149 You're a charlatan. 930 01:50:42,011 --> 01:50:45,013 Don't, Corso. Don't. 931 01:50:53,481 --> 01:50:55,357 Let it be. 932 01:51:29,058 --> 01:51:31,768 - What is it with you? - He just murdered someone in public. 933 01:51:31,936 --> 01:51:33,728 You're off the hook... 934 01:51:33,896 --> 01:51:35,397 ...for the other killings. 935 01:51:35,565 --> 01:51:37,649 - You should be grateful. - I'm ecstatic. 936 01:51:37,817 --> 01:51:40,402 You're out of a job. It's over. What more do you want? 937 01:51:40,570 --> 01:51:42,404 You know what. 938 01:52:08,264 --> 01:52:10,348 Not taking me for a ride? 939 01:52:10,766 --> 01:52:14,603 - You were working for him all along. - Funny, I thought you were. 940 01:53:01,150 --> 01:53:02,943 Shit. 941 01:57:11,567 --> 01:57:13,401 Yes. 942 01:57:14,069 --> 01:57:15,778 Yes. 943 01:57:15,946 --> 01:57:17,697 That's it. 944 01:57:18,240 --> 01:57:20,491 Precisely. 945 01:57:21,744 --> 01:57:24,078 All is in readiness. 946 01:57:25,122 --> 01:57:26,915 One... 947 01:57:27,082 --> 01:57:28,750 ...four... 948 01:57:28,918 --> 01:57:33,755 ...three, six, seven... 949 01:57:33,923 --> 01:57:39,469 ...five, eight, two, nine. 950 01:57:40,179 --> 01:57:42,263 The enigma is solved at last. 951 01:57:44,433 --> 01:57:46,017 To travel in silence... 952 01:57:46,185 --> 01:57:48,561 ...by a long and circuitous route... 953 01:57:48,729 --> 01:57:53,233 ...to brave the arrows of misfortune and fear neither noose, nor fire. 954 01:57:53,400 --> 01:57:57,946 To play the greatest of all games and win, foregoing no expense... 955 01:57:58,113 --> 01:58:02,533 ...is to mock the vicissitudes of fate and gain at last the key... 956 01:58:02,701 --> 01:58:04,994 ...that will unlock... 957 01:58:05,746 --> 01:58:08,248 ...the ninth gate. 958 01:58:12,962 --> 01:58:13,962 Corso. 959 01:58:14,630 --> 01:58:18,258 What were you expecting, an apparition? 960 01:58:19,426 --> 01:58:23,054 You're not wanted here, Mr. Corso. Leave. 961 01:58:23,222 --> 01:58:26,015 I'm the only apparition you'll see tonight. 962 01:58:26,183 --> 01:58:28,476 You'll find a check waiting at my New York office. 963 01:58:28,644 --> 01:58:30,645 Payment in full. 964 01:58:30,813 --> 01:58:32,605 You killed for those. 965 01:58:32,773 --> 01:58:35,817 - They're worth more than money. - Infinitely more. 966 01:58:35,985 --> 01:58:37,986 But they happen to be mine. 967 01:58:38,153 --> 01:58:39,988 Not yours. 968 01:58:41,073 --> 01:58:43,574 You know something, Corso? 969 01:58:44,159 --> 01:58:46,494 In spite of our differences... 970 01:58:46,662 --> 01:58:49,163 ...I have a soft spot for you. 971 01:58:49,331 --> 01:58:52,375 - I'm touched. - We have something in common. 972 01:58:52,543 --> 01:58:54,460 We share the same passion. 973 01:58:54,628 --> 01:58:57,505 You've developed the same obsession, haven't you? 974 01:58:57,673 --> 01:59:01,217 Unfortunately for you, only one of us is destined to fulfill it. 975 01:59:01,385 --> 01:59:03,511 You're out of your depth. Kindly go. 976 01:59:05,180 --> 01:59:07,098 I'm not leaving here empty-handed. 977 01:59:07,266 --> 01:59:09,517 Don't even think about it. 978 01:59:10,394 --> 01:59:12,312 Stand aside. 979 01:59:12,855 --> 01:59:14,897 I credited you with more finesse. 980 01:59:15,065 --> 01:59:18,985 - You heard me. Stand back. - Put that away, it's not your style. 981 01:59:40,674 --> 01:59:44,052 It seems you've found your proper niche at last. 982 01:59:44,219 --> 01:59:46,054 I like that. 983 01:59:46,388 --> 01:59:48,056 Now... 984 01:59:49,058 --> 01:59:51,225 ...you can watch. 985 01:59:59,109 --> 02:00:02,236 I'm entering uncharted territory. 986 02:00:02,446 --> 02:00:07,825 Taking the road that leads to equality with God. 987 02:00:22,883 --> 02:00:24,842 You can't come with me. 988 02:00:25,010 --> 02:00:29,180 I must travel alone, but you may look on... 989 02:00:29,431 --> 02:00:30,681 ...and marvel. 990 02:00:30,849 --> 02:00:34,685 - That's very kind of you. - Indeed it is. 991 02:00:37,106 --> 02:00:40,191 There have been men who have been burned alive... 992 02:00:40,359 --> 02:00:43,736 ...or disemboweled for just a glimpse... 993 02:00:43,904 --> 02:00:48,950 ...of what you are about to witness. 994 02:00:56,208 --> 02:00:58,584 I give you my allegiance, master. 995 02:00:58,752 --> 02:01:01,629 I pledge myself to you, body and soul. 996 02:01:01,797 --> 02:01:04,966 Let me fear neither noose, nor fire, nor poison. 997 02:01:05,134 --> 02:01:07,093 Erase me from the book of life... 998 02:01:07,261 --> 02:01:09,762 ...inscribe me in the black book of death. 999 02:01:09,930 --> 02:01:13,057 Admit me to the ninth gate. 1000 02:01:13,225 --> 02:01:14,559 Let it be so. 1001 02:01:17,813 --> 02:01:21,190 Let it be so now. 1002 02:01:31,827 --> 02:01:33,536 Yes. 1003 02:01:35,080 --> 02:01:38,958 I feel the power surge through me like an electric current... 1004 02:01:39,126 --> 02:01:42,336 ...rendering me capable of any feat of mind or body. 1005 02:01:42,504 --> 02:01:44,046 I'm invulnerable. 1006 02:01:44,214 --> 02:01:46,424 I'm invincible. 1007 02:01:48,177 --> 02:01:52,763 I could float on air, I could walk on water. 1008 02:01:56,685 --> 02:01:57,685 Behold. 1009 02:01:57,853 --> 02:01:59,812 I plunge my hands in fire. 1010 02:01:59,980 --> 02:02:02,315 I feel no heat. 1011 02:02:02,483 --> 02:02:05,359 That's just great. Give us another one. 1012 02:02:25,380 --> 02:02:27,507 It's miraculous. 1013 02:02:27,925 --> 02:02:31,594 I feel nothing. Nothing at all. 1014 02:05:41,410 --> 02:05:43,160 Is that it? 1015 02:05:43,912 --> 02:05:44,995 Is the game over? 1016 02:05:45,872 --> 02:05:47,248 For Balkan, yes. 1017 02:05:47,416 --> 02:05:48,749 Not for you. 1018 02:05:48,917 --> 02:05:50,501 Why didn't it work for Balkan? 1019 02:05:50,669 --> 02:05:52,586 The ninth engraving was a forgery. 1020 02:05:56,258 --> 02:05:58,300 Where's the real one? 1021 02:05:59,928 --> 02:06:01,679 I want it. 1022 02:06:04,099 --> 02:06:05,433 You're running low on gas. 1023 02:07:45,200 --> 02:07:46,784 Pepe Lopez. 1024 02:07:46,952 --> 02:07:48,536 Ricardo Herrera. 1025 02:07:52,040 --> 02:07:54,041 Do you speak English?