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Get on fire!

Help me!

Think we can

hold him?

As long as we got the bullets.

I'll get the doc.

It's fine.

I won't let anything happen to it, Zeke.

armed conflicts during the struggle for control of California but in this

particular skirmish a small group of American pioneers actually two of them

Europeans Hans Beetleman and Francis DeMarco they both came from New England

were both born in Western Europe uh -huh anyway

general Velazquez and three of his lieutenant below Ramirez and Roya

Are you in this class?

Well, no, actually, I'm supposed to be in the second year, but they were full.

That's too bad.

We're supposed to be with Professor Ellman in Mackey Hall. Why'd they send

here with you?

Professor Ellman took a leave of absence.

You mean till the heat's off him from grabbing that girl's butt.

Tell me.

Marty. Marty.

Since you seem to have such a firm grasp on every detail of the battle, why

don't you tell the class how the Pioneer's bear flag was destroyed?

Well, sure.

Except it wasn't.

Excuse me?

Yeah, the flag wasn't destroyed.

I saw a picture of it. They tacked it up on the saloon wall after the battle.

Uh, Marty.

Where exactly did you see this picture?

My uncle's house.

I'd really like to see it.

Okay, uh, for a price.

What kind of price?

A date.

Not a chance.

Not with you.

No way.

Oh, Claudia, he's enthusiastic. He's intelligent. He's 15.

Okay, so he's a bit young, but he's a prodigy. I find that fascinating.

Then why don't you go out with him?

Claudia, we need this flag.

September is the 150th anniversary of California statehood. They're having a

conference. Do you know what it would mean if we were able to put that state

flag on display?

All right.

Strictly business.

What's it going to take?

I don't know.

Yet. But I'm sure I'll come up with something.

Within reason? Of course. I'm like a reasonable person.

See the cross in the lower left corner?

Phineas Albert.

That's right.

The priest?

The photographer. The cross was his trademark.

Sure. Whatever.

He was renowned for his photographs of East Coast society.

Except for the year when he decided to join the gold rush in California, a

called Larrabee.

A town that time forgot.

Why don't you get a drink?

Try to fit in.

Right.

Oh, God. Oh, shoot. Oh, I'm so sorry.

Oh, my God.

That's okay.

Looks like you've got your hands full here.

Yeah, well, it's been so busy since they reopened the mine.

Another gold rush in California.

Yeah.

Excuse me.

Can I, uh... Pim's Cup?

Don't know it.

Wait, it's actually pretty simple. Two ounces of Pim's No.

1. Any good fruity liquor will do.

Three ounces of ginger ale, cucumber, and there you have it.

Bud Light, draft wine.

Another gold rush in California. Yeah, well, for Birch and Corporate Laces.

And they've got the only mine.

Owned since 1849.

But it's okay.

Wages are good and the boys need work.

Can I get you a drink?

Oh, yeah.

Pardon me.

Oh, be my guest.

Pardon me.

Pardon

me.

Let me know when you finish those. The next two are on me.

Thanks.

Is the owner around here? We're doing some research about the town.

You'd be better off talking to Jake.

He practically lives at that table right over there.

He's been in there all his life. He knows more about this town than anybody.

Hey, Jake.

There's some people here.

I wonder if you mind talking to them for a minute.

What are we having for dinner?

I don't know.

Hannah, you're the only one who loves me.

Hannah says you've lived here all your life.

We were hoping you could tell us something about the flag in this

Why?

We're historians.

Oh, you're studying history kickboxing?

Well, we're very active historians. The past comes alive and that sort of thing.

Where did you get this?

Student of mine.

His great -grandfather had it in his attic.

What was his name?

Billings?

Pretty good man.

Bit of a wise -ass, though.

Great -grandson takes after him.

That flag was made by Merritt Falsies, the one behind the bar, and his friend

Zeke Adams at the Battle of Sonoma.

Zeke didn't get out alive, made Merritt swear that he wouldn't let anything

happen to that flag.

The story says the fort burned down and there were no survivors.

Stories are like that, aren't they?

Merritt got away just as the fort was overrun.

Come here, opened the saloon, lost it and everything else.

Two years later in the card game.

Took the flag with him.

You know where it is, don't you?

What are you going to do with it? Put it where it belongs, in a museum,

so that the whole world will know what Merritt and Zeke risked their lives for.

Hannah likes you.

Harley doesn't.

Flag is in false's grave.

Under it.

We're really going to do this, huh?

I don't have much of a choice.

Now, you see, that's where you're wrong, actually. We have free will and a ton

of air miles. If you really wanted to, we could...

Don't you

guys have a chili cook -off to go to?

Shall we dance?

Thank you.

Pardon me.

Think of it as an excavation.

Nigel. He took off real quick last night.

Do you have any idea where he might have gone?

When he didn't show up for breakfast, I started worrying.

Jake's not exactly Mr.

Popularity around here.

He seemed like a...

Nice enough fellow.

Except for the spitting.

Look, Jake loves this town.

But if something's wrong, he doesn't pull any punches.

He's usually here until closing, working on his stuff.

But last night, he locked up his briefcase and took off around nine.

Locked it up?

Mm -hmm.

He works on it here all the time.

I guess he doesn't want to haul it from home every day.

You mind if we have a look at it?

But where does he keep it?

I don't know. He always puts it away himself.

California State motto.

Eureka, I have found it.

What do you need a slang dictionary for?

Don't know.

Oh, Mary Fousey.

Looks like some kind of instructions.

Written in riddles.

Follow the shepherd.

Jake was working on this last night.

He works on it all the time. Any idea what it is?

Looks like he was trying to figure out the clues.

See, this first one here is still waters.

Follow the shepherd.

Psalm 23.

The Lord is my shepherd. He leads me beside the still waters.

Still Waters was the name of the general store before they changed it into a

pizza place.

There must be some kind of map.

To where?

Hopefully to Merritt Falsey.

A mile and a half northeast from the Stillwater.

Right, that's the general store I was talking about. It's down this way.

What's wrong?

Nothing, why?

Did I go ripping my pants?

No.

You've been staring at me since we left.

No.

No, I'm sorry. It's nothing like that.

I've never met a woman like you before.

Yeah, well, I don't have a clue how to make these stroganoff.

It's actually pretty simple. You like that, Frank? Can't stand it.

That won't work, then.

I should have grabbed something to eat before we left.

Hey, here.

That's good. What is it?

Just something I threw together for a snack.

It is good.

You should sell these. Who'd want to buy them?

I would.

Well, this is it. The last instruction says we end up here.

Here, give me Merritt's document.

There's one more instruction that's not in Jake's book.

East of the sacred earth, point A becomes ground zero where the saints

Let's break it down.

East of the sacred earth.

There.

It's pretty sacred to me.

This should be east.

Where the saints rest, point A becomes ground zero.

Where do you suppose ground zero is?

He's playing with the words.

Ground zero, point A.

Wait a minute. Ground zero is a nuclear testing term. This was written in the

1840s.

See, it doesn't say zero.

It's just an O.

Where the saints rest, point A becomes ground O?

Where the saints rest is hallowed ground.

If you change the A in hallowed to an O, you get... Whoa!

Nigel!

I believe the word is hollowed.

Looks like some kind of cave.

I'm fine, thank you.

Oh, okay.

You didn't pack the flashlight.

Why would I bring a flashlight? It's broad daylight.

Oh, I've got a cigarette lighter.

It's Jake's. He gave it to me to quit smoking.

All right.

Now, why don't you wait here?

We'll be right back.

Chewing tobacco.

They're gone.

This must be the Bertram gold mine.

Sydney?

What?

There's something crawling up my back.

It's probably just a bat.

A bat?

Turn the lantern on. What if it startles?

Nigel, one little bat is not going to hurt you.

I'm sorry, Hannah.

I can't say we saw eye to eye on everything, but I did appreciate his

for Larravee.

Look, I know you're upset, but the fact is he shouldn't have been down there in

the first place. And you two shouldn't have been down there either. You were

trespassing. You're lucky we're not pressing charges.

Oh, we appreciate that, Mr. Burcham.

But mine is just way too unstable for people to be wandering around down

We realize that now.

And I realize the importance of this flag.

We'll send out a memo to our employees. If we find anything remotely related,

we'll contact you.

We're so grateful, Mr.

Burcham.

Let me guess, we're going back in.

We're going back in.

A man was killed down there.

That's exactly why we're going back in.

I don't believe Jake's death was an accident.

The injury to Jake's head was a lot sharper than it should have been from

falling in that tunnel.

Whoever killed Jake was after the same thing he was.

The mine is composed of sandstone. It'd be unusual to find any jagged surfaces

like that.

And why would he have gone so far into the mine without his lamp?

We don't know Jake was looking for the flag.

No, but it had something to do with Merritt Falsey.

And Jake did say it was in his grave.

You find Falsey, you find the flag.

Besides, with Jake gone, that's all we have to go on.

Even if we did go back...

How would we know where to look? I mean, it's like a maze down there.

Would a map help?

I deliver lunch to Bertram every other day.

Look, Jake was more than just a friend to me.

He was the only family I had.

Hey. Hey.

How's the chicken salad today?

Terrible.

It's not fresh.

The turkey, the roast beef.

Good, I made it this morning.

Okay.

Enjoy.

Well, that's it.

The whole layout.

What, you didn't think I could do it?

No, this morning you didn't think you could do it.

And this is everything that Jake had on him.

And this?

The X's we found in the cave.

To mark his way back out.

We'll meet you here.

So

how

much do I owe you for the equipment?

How about 45?

Didn't you return the shovels? They weren't exactly in pristine condition.

Oh, right.

He's right about where his body was.

I doubt that's Chinese for eggs.

It's a few hundred yards southeast of here.

It doesn't appear to be anything here, really.

Mark Falthy wasn't exactly master of the obvious, was he?

Maybe if we keep on walking, he'll fall into something again.

Honestly, Sydney, I really don't think there's... What's wrong?

There's a stone in my shoe.

Ow!

Now what?

I cut my hand.

This rock is sharp.

I wonder what type it is.

O negative.

The rock, Nigel?

Right.

Granite.

Didn't you say this mine was composed of sandstone?

Yes.

But you can't seal anything up with sandstone.

I should get something on this.

What?

Oh, yeah.

Sidney!

Sidney!

My doll.

We're at Fosley?

Jake said he kept it under his hat.

Here goes.

No flag, nothing.

Doesn't look like he died of natural causes.

Sorry,

Merritt.

What?

You almost stepped on a box of 150 -year -old nitro. Do you know how unstable

that is?

Nitroglycerin? Yeah.

They used it to blast out the rock.

Another cough.

Hallowed ground?

It's the deed to this mine.

In Merritt Falsey's name.

It was registered in 1848.

But Bertram's family founded the mine in 49.

After they killed Merritt and jumped his claim.

Which is why he was sealed up in here with his head cracked open.

And probably why Jake was down here.

It's open. How dangerous and unstable it is down here.

Should have listened to you, Mr. Bertram.

You all right? I think so.

Can we leave now?

Very definitely.

Maybe Merrick Fawzi had another hidden entrance.

I don't think so.

Well, what are we going to do?

I have no idea.

I'll tell you, Mr. Burcham.

I can't say the explosion finished them off, but no food, no water.

Won't last long.

We're getting out of here.

How?

Any way we get stuck in here.

But you said yourself it was unstable. It can explode without warning.

Don't worry. I'll warn you.

On your step.

On your back.

On your head.

Now I just have to ignite it. Huh?

I guess we need a bigger rock.

I guess that makes us even.

I didn't think I set off two explosions.

Too bad you can hear that nitro from miles away, huh?

My

lawyer

did a search for Merritt Falsey's descendants.

That's when I found out Jake was the last one.

Merrick's a great, great grandson.

Grandson? So Jake knew the mine belonged to Merrick? Mm -hmm. That's why he

hated virtue so much.

He couldn't prove anything.

Oh, I almost forgot. I've got something to show you.

I got eight cases of Mountain Spring here.

I'll be right with you.

I thought about what you said, and the owner is going to let me start selling

them at the bar.

And if people like him, who knows?

Come on, I don't have all day.

Hey, what part of Be Right With You did you not understand?

I knew the least bit disappointed

that we didn't find the flag.

Who said we didn't find the flag?

Well, it didn't.

Did it?

It came to me in the mind shift.

Jake didn't mean the flag was under his hat. Literally, he was playing word

games.

Wearing a marble hat?

Dead and buried.

When Merritt didn't come home one day, his wife buried his things at the

memorial.

She didn't mind if anyone found the stuff in the coffin, but the flag meant

than anything to him.

So she buried it under his hat.

Sorry. I'll put it right back.

How was your date?

Why don't you ask him yourself?

I mean, I couldn't go out with him looking the way he did before.

I had to do something.

Marty? It's my name, Sid Babe.

Don't push it.

Sorry.

And your date will be here soon, too. My date?

That's my part of the payback, remember?

Yes. I don't understand. What do you get out of it?

Well, your date agreed to do me a little favor.

I see.

What's the catch?

Oh, well, there's a slight little age difference.

Well, unlike yourself, I'm a mature person.

I can look past physical appearances to the true person inside.

I'm sure we'll have a great time. Well, here's the true person himself.

Professor Ellman?

Oh, Professor, before you go, there's... Deal the matter up. Yes, yes, you have

a week's extension to hand in your project.

I'm sure you'll have a great time.