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Okay, log that.

What piece of evidence
finally convinced you...

...that the body found
at Giva'at Ha Mivtarwas crucified?

Well, I suppose if you're looking
for a dead giveaway...

I'd really have to say it was the block
of wood and nail in the foot...

...that really did the trick.

And the Romans were crucifying bodies
for around 400 years.

Why have we only found one set of remains?

Well, only the lower rungs of society
were crucified.

Then their remains were burned,
or fed to the dogs.

-Doctor, I really need a cigarette.
-Then we must go outside.

Thank you.

So, it's unlikely that you'd find
a crucified man in a rich man's tomb?

Highly unlikely.

-Not to mention potentially catastrophic.
-Catastrophic?

The only recorded crucified body
in a rich man's tomb...

...was that of, Rabbi Yeshu Ben Yosef,

known to all of us
if not by his Hebrew name, then,

surely by his Greek one,
Jesus, son of Joseph.

Sharon! Sharon!

They're here.

-What are all these people doing here?
-Dr Golban?

Moshe Cohen, Deputy Attache to Jerusalem.

-For your protection, I assure you.
-Yeah, right.

-Now, may we have a look?
-No.

-No?
-I can't have amateurs...

trampling through the dig.
You'll break something.

Okay. What about a professional?

A priest has no place on an excavation.
Do I make my self clear?

Dr Golban, Pierre Lavelle.

Dr Lavelle, I am so sorry.

-I had no idea you were a priest.
-I am an archaeologist.

-After you, Doctor.
-Thank you.

All I wanted to do was dig a basement.

They wanted to put up flats
in about three months,

so we had to be quick.

Until we remove the body,
we're keeping a low profile in security.

Disturbing the dead can get you killed
in this neighborhood.

-Father Gutierrez.
-Your Eminence.

Not many of our priests
are ex-combat soldiers.

El Salvador was a long time ago,
Your Eminence.

Military intelligence. A polite oxymoron.

You have been chosen to investigate
a problem for us in Jerusalem.

One that will require the wide range
of your investigative abilities.

"Dr Sharon Golban."

An Israeli archaeologist. It was she
who opened the tomb in Jerusalem.

Those are photos of what she found.

-This is of Pontius Pilate.
-So I've been told.

Excuse me, Your Eminence,
but this has to be a joke.

A dangerous one,

which is why we have chosen you
to investigate it.

Yeah, but who would believe this?

It reads like tabloid journalism
not a serious archaeological report.

Dr Golban is a serious archaeologist.
So is Fr. Lavelle.

He's a Dominican in Jerusalem.
Lectures at their university.

-What is his opinion about this?
-There are many tests to be conducted.

But he has seen the tomb and the body.

So he thinks it is possible?

But, Your Eminence,

I have no qualifications
for something like this.

That is not true.

You have told us why in your own words.

"I believe Jesus Christ is God..."

"... because I spoke to Him this morning"
"in my prayers."

"And I've known He was God"
"since I was a boy."

"He has always been my best friend"
"even though I haven't always been His."

"In Him, I have peace."

You were called because of your military
and investigative experience.

You were chosen
because of what you wrote here.

The ideal solution
is to stop rumors and lies...

...at their inception.

If not, well, a Vatican denial
would be interrupted by some...

...as merely the Vatican
covering up the truth.

We must stop this
before it lets loose its poison.

We are counting on you
to protect the Church.

Protect the faith.

They're synonymous. Protect the Church,
you protect the faith.

Your Eminence,
what if the body they found...

There is no "what if," Father.

This is not the body of Christ.

I understand.

-Matt Gutierrez? That's you?
-That's me.

Sharon Golban, right?

-Is this your bag?
-Yes.

-I'll carry it.
-Short trip, huh?

Speaking in foreign language.

Before you get us killed,

I think there is something
I'd better clear up.

-I am not an archaeologist.
-What?

-The road, please. Just look at the road.
-Yeah, I'm looking at the road.

-You have a doctorate, don't you?
-In Roman history. Yeah.

-Anything relevant? Anything useful?
-Well, theology.

So, what are you, a priest?

Yes, I'm a priest. A priest who is about
to give him self the last rites.

So, you're a priest...

...who's not an archaeologist
sent by the Vatican...

...to investigate an archaeological dig...

...that is going to fuck up the Church
for the rest of time...

...and I'm expected to believe
that you don't have an agenda?

But listen to me,
I have no expectations of you...

...other than keeping your eyes
on the road. Please.

Well, I have been ordered
to obey your every command.

Ordered? By whom?

Deputy Attache to Jerusalem, Moshe Cohen.
You guys should get along well.

Hey, what are you doing?

-Speaking in foreign language.
-Speaking in foreign language.

-Speaking in foreign language.
-Speaking in foreign language.

Know this. I am not gonna lie for you.

Why would I ask you to lie? Why?

Because my archaeological facts
will conflict with your religious beliefs.

Don't you forget that.
What are you trying to get us killed?

I thought that was your job.

Listen, I'm...
I'm sorry I came down on you so hard.

No, you're not. That's okay.

What I would really like
is some sympathy...

...for scaring me half to death
with your driving.

Listen, you better get used to it.
All Israelis drive like this.

Well then all Palestinians have to do
is give you faster cars...

...and wait for the inevitable.

-I'll pick you up at 6:00.
-11:00.

-What? Time to unpack your bags?
-11:00.

You must be Patch's nephew.

Nobody, and I mean nobody,
gets an advance like this.

Not even for the second coming.

Oh, and this arrived for you
about an hour ago from Tel Aviv.

Looks important.

You're here for the pope.

Actually, I am the pope's nephew.

-It's Jerusalem, isn't it?
-May I see my room now, please?

Pope's nephew, eh? Saint Peter's suite.

This way.

-What is your name, Father?
-Winstead.

Winstead. Is Fr Lavelle in his room?

Yes, he is. It's up the stairs to the left
and across the bridge.

Ignoring warnings of armed intervention
by the Israelis...

the Palestinian National Authority
announced today...

...that it will declare East Jerusalem
the capital of Palestine.

Raising the specter
of a biblical Armageddon...

Christian fundamentalists predict...

...the destruction
of their most holy shrines...

...if the Via Dolorosa should come
under Palestinian rule.

This is John Jays reporting
live from Jerusalem.

I don't have any money.

I don't want your money. Just drive.

Fr Lavelle? Father, I am Matt Gutierrez.

-Oh, so you are the chosen one.
-Yes, the chosen one.

Does that disturb you in some way?

In the hierarchy of my pain, Father,
that is hardly a novitiate.

I have a few questions,
if you don't mind.

All right.

Let me see what we have in here.

So, Father, when you entered the tomb,
you believed in the resurrection.

When you left, you did not.

What was it, ten minutes, half an hour?
How long were you there?

No, no, no, it was not that I...
I didn't believe.

It was that I realized it was possible
that I didn't believe.

The oxidation on the wrists and the legs.

A crucifixion in a rich man's tomb.

I know, but Romans gave out crucifixions
like parking tickets.

Yeah, but never rich people.
Only criminals or political enemies.

"There came a rich man"
"from Arimathea named Joseph."

"Joseph took the body of Jesus..."

"...and laid it in his own new tomb"
"hewn out of the rock..."

"...and rolled a stone"
"against the entrance."

And that is a picture
of a rich man's tomb.

But...

So, then, I understand no firm date
has been established...

...for the body or the tomb, correct?

You're forgetting the coin she found.
It was a Pilatus.

Father, isn't it possible the body
in the tomb is that of a Christian?

I mean, a follower of Christ
and not Christ himself?

Yes, it is possible. In that case,
it would have been buried...

...with some Christian symbol
to illustrate the fact.

If not in the open, then hidden...

...on the inside of the ossuary
or at the bottom of a jar...

...you would have found
three concentric circles...

...or an antique cross or a fish.

So, it was Dr Golban who asked you
to come to the tomb, correct?

No, no, it was Moshe Cohen
from the prime minister's office.

Did he call others?
Did he call Armenians...?

Orthodox, Protestants?
Why did he call you, Father?

What is all this?

Am I supposed to doubt them
because they are Jews?

Father, I understand
that you are in great pain.

But you have to let me carry this now.
This is mine.

The Holy Father has given it to me.
I don't like it, but I have to take it.

But why are you asking me
all these questions?

Who said what, who did what,
who intended what!

Don't you realize what it means
if it is He in that tomb,

the unrisen Christ?

The end of Christianity.

That someone like you, Father,
could believe that...

...is exactly why the Church
wants to know who said what and why.

Come on. Believe me.

We want to know every speck of dust
in that tomb.

We don't wanna lose one soul
because of these things. I mean, not one.

And if we have lost you...

We don't wanna lose you, Father.

What will you do, Jesuit, if you discover
that it is Christ in that tomb?

A man like all of us?

I will turn to God for the answer.

You know, I think it's enough for today.

I am sorry I interrupted you.

One more thing. For security reasons,

...I think it would be better
to move you someplace...

...where you can continue your work
in private.

All right.

Do you know who I am?

Yes. You are Abu Yusef.

Let's have some tea and talk.

Please.

So, Mr Hamid, what can you tell me
about the excavation behind your store?

I was digging a basement
when they found an ancient tile floor.

And now, just waiting to dig a basement.

All that over a floor?

I heard Dr Golban, the archaeologist,

say something about the tiles
being from the 12th century.

Then why the Shin Beth
is so interested in it?

The secret police is interested
in my hardware store?

And the Vatican state.

The Vatican?

You will find out more.

How? I'm just a simple shopkeeper.

And I was just a simple teacher.

-If it's important to you...
-To you too.

To the fate of Jerusalem.

Nothing must prevent us
from making it our capital.

Do you think my...

Anything that brings Israelis
and Rome together worries me.

That's the reason I need you
to be my eyes and ears.

Watch everything.

Who is going in, who is coming out,
what they bring in, what they take out.

You should contact me immediately.

Thanks.

Speaking in foreign language.

They've only been told
we're protecting the body...

...from religious extremists.

Speaking in foreign language.

-Do you want 'em to stay? It's your call.
-Let them go.

Speaking in foreign language.

Okay, now we have
our first major archaeological decision.

Who goes first, Church or infidel?

-Are you nervous?
-Yes.

Okay.

Take one of these.

Right here
is where we found the Pilatus coin.

The coin. It's a very convenient way
of dating a tomb, right?

Yes, but not the only one.

-Now, notice something?
-Well, it's empty.

Exactly. They peered into the tomb
and it was empty.

Yes. Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23. Yes.

-So?
-That's until you get to the clay wall.

Why do you think the wall was put up
in the first place?

To hide something much more valuable...
Than a coin.

-What are these orange marks?
-That is oxidized iron.

I think they used smaller spikes
than usual...

...because although iron rusts...

...it usually survives
as long as bone in these conditions.

You'll notice here,
that these bones aren't broken.

Now, the Romans usually
break the bones of the legs...

...to speed death.

These things came to pass
that scripture might be fulfilled.

Not a bone of His shall be broken,
or something like that.

Exactly like that. And you know it.

So... From this you determined...

...those were the bones
of Jesus Christ, right?

I didn't say that.

What I said was...

...the discovery at this point
conforms to the Gospels.

I knew this wouldn't work.

But it'll work. It'll work if you...
If we stop playing games with each other.

Speaking in foreign language.

Mr Hamid, I believe you have a visitor.

And you didn't think to call your friends
in Gaza.

I was going to, but...

In the name of Allah, I'm a Palestinian.

If what's in the tomb causes the Vatican
to side with Israel on Jerusalem,

the other Catholic nations will follow.

And that, my friend,
will deprive us from our birthright.

Listen, I... I swear you will hear
from me very soon. Very soon.

I want all correspondence
with the Jesuit courier in code.

Well, if you insist.
But it won't do you any good.

Any hacker
with half-an-hour's experience...

-...and a modem could crack it.
-Such as?

Arabs, Israelis, CNN, MTV.
It's like one big party line out here.

Who's the biggest party guest?

Well, a week ago,
we heard the PFJ were listening in,

...but for what reason, I don't know.

-The PFJ?
-The Popular Front of Jerusalem.

They're some ex-intifadas out of Gaza,
run by some bloke called Abu Yusef.

Postcards to God.

Do you want to send Him a note,
tell Him you arrived safely? Or for luck?

Maybe later, if I really need it.
Let's go.

Peace at any price is not peace.
It's a sacrilege.

-Mr Cohen.
-Moshe, please.

Why did you ask Fr Lavelle
to look at the body?

He was an obvious choice.

He's an expert in the field.
He's a Catholic priest and he was here.

And you knew bringing him in
would involve the Vatican...

...even though there were many
other choices you could have made.

I thought the Church
might appreciate the gesture.

But it seems you look a gift horse
in the mouth.

Look? No, Mr Cohen,
I didn't come here just to look.

You are the most formidable
Christian sect.

To have the state of Israel involved
in something so potentially dangerous...

...to the Christian faith
could have serious repercussions for us.

So, any other agendas
I should be aware of?

Well, quite frankly, our only agenda...

...was to dump this problem
in the Vatican's lap.

We've done that,
so now I'm just here to assist.

All right. Dr Golban's preliminary report,

the one I saw in Rome,
has that been published yet?

No. Probably later this week.

Stop it. Stop the publication.

And if you don't have the authority
to stop it, you tell me who does.

I have the authority.
I have the authority for that.

-And much more.
-I'm sure you do.

-Hey. Morning.
-Hi, I brought you one of these.

Wasn't sure if caffeine's a sin
on a Tuesday morning.

As long as there is no more
than three lumps, I am safe.

Thanks.

I hope you don't mind,
but I thought it best...

...to postpone publishing your report
in the archaeological journals.

You did what?

I saw Moshe Cohen this morning
and he agreed that...

You had a meeting with Cohen without me
and decided to censor my report?

Yes. I suggested it.

Could you forget your ego for a while?

You think I filed those reports...

...for the thousands of people
that flock to the newsstands...

...to read the latest edition
of the "Archeological Review?"

What if I woke up in the morning...

...and decided it's not a good idea
for you to say Mass today? I stop you.

Hey, listen to me.

Making your speculations public,
and that's all you have, speculations,

is not gonna help the investigation.
My saying Mass harms no one.

-Well, maybe it does.
-Really?

Maybe it harms me,
maybe it threatens me...

...in the same way
that this archaeological find...

...is threatening your religion.

Well, I am not threatened.

I am just concerned
about knee-jerk reactions.

And I think you should be too.

It's your reaction.
It's the Church's reaction.

It's the Vatican meddling in places...

where religion has no place
that's concerning me.

Bullshit.

This is more about religion
than anything else and you know it.

Especially here in Jerusalem.

You're suggesting we throw science,
religion and politics into a mess.

A mess of unpredictable consequences.

I don't like to work like that.

Bullshit is the language
of the new Ecumenical Church, is it?

No. The coffee's great.

Are you enjoying the show?

It's just your subtle style
of Jesuitical debate.

-It's very impressive.
-Have fun.

You're taking this personally.

You're bloody right
I'm taking it personally.

Okay. Okay.
Okay, I should have called you.

Her. I apologize for that.

I don't apologize
for delaying the publication.

All you had to do was ask.

-Would you have agreed?
-Now we'll never know, will we?

We're taking a break. They're inside.

What is next?

Well, I have to dust off
every single one of these bones...

...polyvinyl them
and then we can move them.

All right.

There is a body in the tomb,
and old bones.

The man is a Catholic priest from America.

No, not the same one that was here before.

I will, as soon as I know something new.

Speaking in foreign language.

What are you looking for? A spear mark?

-Would I find it?
-Probably.

But the pathologist
would be more accurate.

Right.

Christ was run through with a spear,
wasn't he?

Listen. You said something about,
other sources of dating besides the coin.

Yes, we may find seeds in the claywall.

And we can compare
the style of the oil lamp...

...with other contemporary examples.

-Will you hold this for me?
-Sure.

-Are you okay?
-Uh, yeah.

Matt, can you get that box for me, please?

Yeah, sure.

-What does this say?
-It's just random lettering.

They used to practice their handwriting
on pottery...

...before they transferred it
to parchment.

Could this jar have been used
for anointing?

Yeah, but we won't know for certain...

...until the analysis on the residue
comes back from the lab.

Why?

Well, according to the "Gospels"...

...the two Marys never finished
preparing Christ's body for burial.

That's why they came back
the next morning,

morning of the resurrection.
But, of course, you know that.

Yeah, I know that.

But the jar is kiln-fired so we can use it
for thermo luminescent dating.

All we have to do is find one other piece
that we know to be from 32 AD...

...and then we match the glow curves.

So, how can we do that?

We find a piece that says,
"Dear, Pontius Pilate,"

"here are some cleansing oils"
"for washing off dirty hands."

You're getting funnier and funnier.

It's not a joke, actually.

One call from Moshe Cohen
to the National Museum and it's done.

Finally.

Speaking in foreign language.

Speaking in foreign language.

Speaking in foreign language.

Speaking in foreign language.

Speaking in foreign language.

Speaking in foreign language.

Why won't they leave me alone?

They took the jar. They took the jar.

I know. I know who they are
and Cohen can help us get it back.

-Are you okay?
-Yeah. Are you hurt?

It's just a scratch.

Why did they attack us? Why?

The Orthodox attack
any archaeological dig...

...where they think
bodies have been found.

What's going on?

They won't speak to me
because I'm a woman.

Do they speak English?

Do they speak Spanish
so I can communicate with them?

-No, we have to wait for Cohen.
-All right.

-Are you okay, Father?
-Yeah.

We know the group.

They're troublemakers.
Followers of the Reb Nechtal.

-Do you think they'll give it back?
-Who knows?

Excuse me, sir. Those men over there.

They were supposed
to be guarding the tomb, correct?

You two, back to the dig.

Come with me.

You wait here.

-Matt, you're bleeding again.
-I'm fine.

It's okay. We can go inside.
Will you wear this, Father?

Right.

Ask him if Sharon could be admitted
as our scientific authority.

-Are you serious?
-As a heart attack. Come on.

He says, "The law is the law."

They won't return the jar
because we disturbed the dead.

And according to the Talmud,
the dead are sacred.

Tell him the Talmud
is not an absolute instrument...

...but a subjective one that needs man.

That is what they teach.

The Talmud needs man
as much man needs the Talmud.

Tell him.

Look. These men live by the Talmud.

-I don't think you understand.
-Say it.

Wait, wait, wait.

-What did he say?
-He says, the rabbi is right.

-Which rabbi?
-You.

Reb Nechtal will return the jar.

But the bones must remain in the tomb
until we can confirm...

...whether or not the deceased man
was a Gentile.

Tell him that he has my word.

Matt, that shoulder is bothering you.
Why can't we do something about it?

It's all right. It's all right.

Taking the jar is one thing.

But as far as removing the body
is concerned...

...these guys would rather eat pork
than disturb the dead.

Satisfied?

Can we go now so you don't bleed
on the floor and contaminate my dig?

Hey. Where's the lamp?

Where's the lamp?

Petty thieving happens all the time.

These are the conditions
I have to work under.

Every link in the chain is relevant.

There was lettering on the jar.

Maybe there is something written
on the lamp too.

You can try and buy it back
on the Via Dolorosa tomorrow if you like.

You know what I just realized?

That someone besides you, me
and Lavelle has seen the body.

I know.
Come on. I'm gonna take you inside...

-...and do something with your shoulder.
-Oh, no, I'll just take a taxi.

Come on.
Let me have a look at your shoulder.

-Am I gonna get some chicken soup?
-If you're lucky.

Okay.

-Mrs Kahn, I'm so sorry we're so late.
-That's all right.

You look exhausted. Have my children
been giving you the run-around?

My children wore me out
long before yours. Don't worry.

-And who are you?
-I am Matt Gutierrez, ma'am.

Gutierrez. Sephardic.

Sephardic Jesuit.
Matt's a priest from America.

-You don't look like a priest.
-I know that.

He knows that.

Well, now I understand
those Jews for Jesus.

-Good night. Thanks, Mrs Kahn.
-See you tomorrow.

-Nice meeting you.
-Same here.

-Bye.
-Bye.

Matt, make your self at home.
Go into the living room.

All right. Uh, yeah.

Mrs Kahn's a professional matchmaker.
Did she ask you for ID?

No. She was satisfied
when I showed her my cross.

I understand they work on vampires too.

My husband, Yaron.

He was killed in Lebanon.

I'm sorry.

You know, they can take care of this
at the monastery.

So you keep saying. Now go and sit down.

You are stubborn.

-So, was he a professional soldier?
-No, he was a poet. We met at university.

He taught a very pretentious course
called Pushkin to Perestroika.

I'm sorry.
It must be hard to talk about that.

I found the most amazing pathologist
from London to study our body.

Dr Jonas Sproul.

So, I understand
that only from the bones...

...they can determine what a person did
for a living...

...or what ethnic group
or how old he was...

I thought you didn't know
anything about archeology.

Well,
if it wasn't for the "Discovery Channel,"

I wouldn't. And...

Those letters on the jar,

-do you have a hard copy of them anywhere?
-Yeah.

Can I have one, please?

What are you plotting?

-Come on. Humor me, okay?
-Okay.

But if I'm gonna treat your shoulder,
I'm gonna need to see some skin.

Come on. Think of me as your sister.

I don't see you as a nun, actually.

Matt, I am a confirmed widow.

-What happened to your back?
-El Salvador.

-They were tough on priests?
-Tough on enemy soldiers.

I was with military intelligence.

Military intelligence had to fight?

They don't have to fight. Just like poets.

You have some blood in your hair.

Oh, who's there?

Go back to bed. Come on.

Matt, I'm sorry. I should...

You know, I should go too.
I should go too.

-I'm sorry.
-Thank you anyway.

Are you okay?

Well, I missed the chicken soup,
but some other time.

Bye-bye, little one.

-Say good night, Dorene.
-Bye-bye.

Bye, Dorene.

Hi. Fr Gutierrez, please.

-I'll get him for you.
-Thanks.

-Fr Gutierrez!
-Yes?

-Dr Golban's here.
-Coming right down.

I'm sorry. I forgot you're a priest.
I'm sorry.

Be right back.

Sorry.

It's the piece from the museum
dated 32 AD,

the year Christ was crucified.

So Moshe came through.

How do we know this piece
has an exact date?

Well, it's a tributary jar,
a Caiaphas piece...

...and the lettering on it
refers to the earthquake of 32 AD.

And could the jar have been kept around
for 20 years and then used?

Unlikely. It would be sacrilegious
to use an old jar in a temple offering.

And here's the hard copy of the lettering
on the oil jar you asked for, by the way.

Sharon,
nothing they don't need to know, okay?

Okay.

It's a lovely piece.

I've only seen one like it
in the National Museum.

You say it's authenticated?

All right, I'm going, I'm going.

Name of the dig, please?

Well, it's Dr Golban's,
I don't know if I should.

I have to identify the job
with some name, any name.

I don't know. Call it...

Massada. Massada.

They're running a spectrograph on the oil.
Do you want to come and look?

I would.
I'd rather talk to Hamid about the lamp.

I don't think he's involved.
He's a good man.

Yeah, I know, I know, but I have a hunch
he might know something about it.

Okay. I'll pick you up afterward.

I'm sorry. I wish I could help you.

But as soon as you and Dr Golban ran out,
I thought it would be safer...

...if I closed the shop for the day
and went home.

-Why safer?
-I'm a Palestinian, Mr Gutierrez,

with a shop
near an Orthodox neighborhood...

...where they stone people for driving
on the Sabbath.

Yet alone disturbing their dead.

-I'm sorry.
-It's okay.

-I'm sorry.
-No problem. It's okay.

-It's all right. It's all right.
-I'm very sorry.

Listen to me. There is no reason
to be afraid of me, Mr Hamid.

No one can punish you
for something you know nothing about.

Okay, keep moving.

They've arrived.

The chemical analysis of the oil
leaves us in no doubt.

It was definitely used for anointing.

-And the carbon fourteen dating?
-The year one, plus or minus 80.

Same as the seeds in the clay wall.

Here's a list of the things I'll need.

All right, so,
according to our measurements...

...this man was five foot five
which is a good five inches shorter.

Five inches shorter than what?

The image of Christ
in the Holy Shroud of Turin.

-You're joking, right?
-What did you say?

-I said, you're joking, right?
-I am not.

Congratulations, Father.

You came to prove something,
now you proved it.

Pax vobiscum, Sursum corda, whatever.

What... Hey. Hey. Wait a second. Hey.

Sharon.

Sharon, please. Wait, wait.
Wait. Wait, wait, wait.

Can we discuss this?
Just tell me what's on your mind.

Go back to Rome. I don't have time.

That is not fair.

I came here for the truth, like you.
So tell me.

The Turin Shroud is a proven fake,
so your supposition is ridiculous.

Not even your Church
will take a position on it.

And even if it would,
the image cannot be that of the Christ.

It could. It could be.

That is enough to include it
in the investigation.

-Read the Gospels, Father.
-Believe me, I have.

Well, read them as a scientist,
not as a believer.

As a scientist?
I am not a scientist. I am a priest.

-I cannot fight your faith!
-I came here with a specific purpose...

If you behave like a mystic,
go back to the Middle Ages...

...because I cannot do this with you here.

-Are you all right?
-Yes.

Come here.

My God, the tomb.

Stop it! No! Don't! No, no, no.
No, no, no.

No, no, no, not here! Not here!
Don't shoot him!

No. In the name of God,
please don't shoot him! Don't shoot him!

Thank you. Thank you.

-Good morning, Father.
-Good morning. Any news?

-You all right?
-I have been better.

Well, if you're talking about yesterday,
nobody's taking credit for anything.

Which around these parts
is kinda like the soccer player...

...shagging a movie star
and not telling anyone about it.

Which means?

Which means,
there's more to it than meets the eye.

Like this.

Look.

-Some sort of code?
-I don't know. You're the expert.

-This is a very nice outfit.
-Thank you, Father.

I am impressed.

When the Vatican recognizes
an undivided Jerusalem...

...as the capital of Israel...

...the bones will be released.

The poison spreads.

-Does the prime minister know about this?
-No.

But if he did,
he'd probably pin a medal on me.

Don't you think
you sticking your neck out a little?

A faint heart never won a battle, Avi.
Or a seat in the cabinet.

-Even if it means destroying a religion?
-Come on. Don't be an idiot, Avi.

This won't be the end of Christianity
or the Catholic Church.

-How can you know that?
-Look.

Religion is not based
on a rational system of proofs.

It survives because of human need.

We offer proof
that Christ has not risen...

...those who believe
are not gonna believe us.

Some may fall away, but you know what?

I think Christianity's gonna survive.

-What do you think?
-I don't think Cohen is bluffing.

No. The body.

Do you really believe
it is He in that tomb?

I don't concern my self
with that very much.

My concerns are for the Church
and her real problems.

Matt, I don't understand...

...why it's such a disaster
for the Catholic Church...

...if these are the bones of Christ.

Isn't it enough
that He was an exceptional man...

who founded an exceptional way of life
that's good...

-...and compassionate and understanding?
-Right.

The power of His message is love.
You're right with that.

But at the same time
salvation and resurrection, He's God.

He's not only God for me.
He's God for millions of people.

You know, when I left the army...

...I swore I would never again do a job
that could harm people.

So I chose an archaeologist.
That's a pretty safe bet, you might think.

Now all of a sudden, I'm being blamed
for destroying a world religion.

If you take away His resurrection,
you kill the God Jesus...

...and with Him the dream of millions
of people who believe He's all they have.

Are you manipulating me, Matt?

Are you trying to make me feel?

But I wouldn't call that manipulation. No.

I don't want to feel responsible for this.
It's not my fault.

-What about the truth?
-Christ said the truth will set you free.

The truth will set you free, Matt.

You asked me to see your truth,
to think like a scientist.

Now, I ask you to experience my truth...

...to think with your heart.

Can you do that for me?

No, I can't.

You don't know my truth.

And I am afraid of it.

I guess all we can do is offer it up
to a higher power...

...and pray that in time
all will be revealed.

-Did you read that in a fortune cookie?
-No. It's a proverb.

In time,
all that is hidden will be revealed.

It's the Bible. It's a big book,
but it's a cracking read.

-Hamid?
-Out there.

Here?

I cannot believe
that you were able to find it.

Jerusalem is small.
For every oil lamp a thief...

...and for every thief a buyer. Please.

And you expect me to believe you,
a known terrorist?

I do not expect you to believe me.

But I do expect you to believe your ears.

When the Vatican recognizes
an undivided Jerusalem...

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

That's immaterial.

On the contrary.

If Cohen succeeds in this blackmail,
there will be a blood bath.

With you at the spigot.

I didn't invite you here
to exchange insults.

In fact, you didn't invite me here.

You lured me here under false pretenses.

I brought you here
to provide us both a way out.

Remove the body from the tomb...

...and I will help you get it
to your embassy in Syria.

So you can blackmail the Vatican,
like Moshe Cohen?

Mr Yusef,
I believe God has no place in politics.

Mine, yours. That's what I believe.

Then the blood will be on your hands,
not on mine.

Even you don't believe that.

I believe this is yours.

So you got a special body
that you want me to examine.

500 BC. Is that correct?

-What makes you think it's special?
-That...

There was a terrorist attack.

No, what makes the body interesting
is the fact that it was crucified.

Did the Babylonians crucify?
I think not, Sharon, no.

Twenty-five hundred years
is a long way down.

Now, I prefer to examine bodies in a lab.

The darkness of a tomb
breeds fights of imagination.

So, shall we have a look at your fellow?

What are you so nervous about?

I told him the body was 500 BC.

I lied for you, Matt.

Now, this is unusual.

Minor indentations
from the coronal suture along the frontal.

Now, the skin was pierced
with something...

right to the skull,
pointed objects of some kind,

but not, yes, not metal.
There's no oxidation.

All the way
along to the supraorbital notch.

Our fellow was obviously male, yes, and...

Certainly crucified.

Yes, but I'm not sure about this date,
500 BC. It appears Roman.

-Why?
-If you see this mark on the ribs...

...looks like they finished him off
with a round spear.

Build-up of right forearm.

A mason. A carpenter. Just like Christ.

Shall we continue this conversation
outside?

Father, we've got to talk.

Yes, fine, good.

I have found something.

Daniel seven and eight,

about the coming of the antichrist
in the 70th week.

-No, please, Father.
-Which of course is not a week,

-but years, hundreds of years.
-This is serious stuff. Please.

Thousands. And exactly correlates
with Nostradamus and "Revelations."

-Dr Sproul said to me that the body had...
-Exactly. The body.

See? Mark 18, verse 21.

And if any man shall say unto you,

here, lo is Christ or lo, He is there,
believe him not.

-Please, Father.
-Daniel predicted...

that the false prophet would come
as a man like you or I.

But he was wrong. It is the body.

Dr Sproul found scratches...

...on the rib cage
from the legionnaire's spear.

-Irrelevant. He knows nothing.
-Irrelevant?

No. He knew his age,

that he was a carpenter.
That is not irrelevant.

But you're not listening.
It doesn't matter what he said.

He has no authority
in matters of the faith.

But I thought you were a scientist,
dammit.

I am. In the service of God.

Then for heaven's sake, put God aside...

...and let me talk to the scientist.

Please tell me!

Give me something we can use,
something we can hold on to.

But I already have. Mark 13, verse 21.

The body in the tomb
is the false prophet.

You accept him
and you summon the Antichrist.

What about the crown of thorns, Father?

-What do you mean, crown of thorns?
-Yes.

The one that pierced the forehead
of a carpenter in his mid-30s.

With unbroken legs,

oxidation marks on the wrist and feet
and a wound to the heart.

What do we do about that?
What do I do, Father?

Yes, yes. I see your point.

Please, give me a few moments alone.

Of course. I'm sorry. Of course.

No!

No!

No!

Matt. Matt. What are you doing here?
What happened?

I've been looking for you everywhere.

Fr Lavelle is dead.

He killed himself.

And he did that after I told him
about Dr Sproul's findings.

I'm sorry.

Shit. I can't do God's work anymore.

When I was 14 years old,
I had a rife hanging on my shoulder.

No hopes, no future, no nothing.

There was this man, this priest,
called Manuel Arrerra.

He was one of those liberation priests,
revolutionaries of God.

In some way he was a father to me.

One day, I was standing
in the middle of the church,

and he came up to me and said,

"You would be a great soldier of Christ."

And I believed him.
It became my ambition.

My country was in the middle of a war
and he was working for the guerillas,

he convinced me that...

the best way I could help our cause was...

...working undercover
for military intelligence.

On the 14th of June, 1981,
I made a terrible mistake. I...

My most reliable source...

...gave me information
I absolutely believed to be true.

I passed it to Fr Manuel.

And I sent him to his death.

These two deaths are unrelated.
And neither of them was your fault.

They were my family. They are my family.
That's all I have.

If that...
If that is the body of Jesus Christ...

I sent Fr Lavelle to oblivion,
to nothingness.

I need to know if that body there is Him.

Can you get that?

Hello. Hi. Galit, from the lab.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Could you repeat that?

Are you sure? No doubt?

Thank you. God bless you. Bye.

-What did she say?
-It is not Him. It's not Christ.

Seventy CE.

-Something about a perfect glow.
-Great.

I gotta go. I gotta go.

I have to write the report
and fax it right away to Rome.

-Okay, let's go.
-Wait, wait, wait.

-I'm sorry. I am sorry. I'm such an idiot.
-I don't understand.

This was your big discovery.
I don't know what to say. I'm sorry.

No. I'm happy, you're happy.

And I'm not gonna burn in hell,
so let's go. Come on.

Jacket, keys. Jacket.

-Your jacket.
-Oh, yes. Yes.

All the cross-checks and duplications
are there.

Though tit was quite straight for ward.

I just don't follow how you managed
to establish a precise date...

...based solely on the glow curves.

We didn't. We still have to match it
to a known date.

Then how did you get 70 CE
from a piece that's 32 CE?

-You didn't say 32 CE.
-I didn't say anything.

-Yes, you did.
-No, no, no.

-You did. You said Massada.
-No, no, no.

-You did!
-No.

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, all right?

-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. 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.

Do you mind Father?
We have a plane to catch.

Excuse me. How is that?

I ran a program to search for keywords...

...like "please, " "Father,"
"God" and "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.
-No, no now hold on, 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.
-No.

What's going on?
Hamid, why didn't you just call me?

Hamid, what's going on?

Iman! Iman!

No! No! No!

We mean you no harm.
Unless you do what I say,

the children will be executed.
They want what's in the tomb.

Hello. 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?

I don't know. 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! 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.

Iman! Iman! Iman!

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.

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

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

"Inaudible."

What the hell have you done?

-You okay?
-Yeah.

The bones. He went that way.

-Where? Where?
-He went up the stairs.

-"Inaudible." Look after them. Okay.
-"Inaudible."

-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.

Matt!

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? 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.