1 00:05:35,627 --> 00:05:40,548 It's an impressive collection. You have some very rare editions here. 2 00:05:40,715 --> 00:05:44,844 - Are you sure you wanna sell them all? - They're no use to Father, not anymore. 3 00:05:45,011 --> 00:05:47,221 Not since he's been this way. 4 00:05:47,389 --> 00:05:51,600 His library was his whole world. Now it's just a painful memory. 5 00:05:51,768 --> 00:05:54,061 Unbearably painful. 6 00:05:55,313 --> 00:05:57,231 I understand. 7 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:05,823 Well, at a rough preliminary estimate, you have a collection here... 8 00:06:05,991 --> 00:06:07,825 ...worth around $600,000. 9 00:06:07,993 --> 00:06:09,410 Six hundred thousand? 10 00:06:09,578 --> 00:06:11,912 Yes, or thereabouts. 11 00:06:12,622 --> 00:06:16,041 I've picked out one or two volumes that merit special attention. 12 00:06:16,293 --> 00:06:19,086 This Persiles, for example, is important. 13 00:06:19,254 --> 00:06:20,462 I'd hang on to that. 14 00:06:20,630 --> 00:06:23,007 It will never depreciate. It's a good investment. 15 00:06:23,300 --> 00:06:26,218 - Valuable? - Very valuable. 16 00:06:26,386 --> 00:06:33,100 As for this Hypnerotomachia Di Poliphili by Colonna, Venice 1545... 17 00:06:34,019 --> 00:06:36,228 ...I'm sure I could find you a buyer. 18 00:06:36,396 --> 00:06:39,690 But I wouldn't let the rest go for less than $500,000... 19 00:06:39,858 --> 00:06:42,276 ...under any circumstances. 20 00:06:43,028 --> 00:06:44,612 It may take a month to place them. 21 00:06:44,779 --> 00:06:46,780 In the meantime, I advise you to be patient. 22 00:06:46,948 --> 00:06:48,741 - A month? - Yes, a month or two. 23 00:06:48,909 --> 00:06:50,993 It depends on how much of a hurry you're in. 24 00:06:51,161 --> 00:06:52,703 You see, more hurry, less money. 25 00:06:53,121 --> 00:06:56,540 - Of course. - Well, that's my advice anyway. 26 00:06:56,708 --> 00:06:58,751 I'm sure you wouldn't want to rush things... 27 00:06:58,919 --> 00:07:01,295 ...but please feel free to consult another expert. 28 00:07:01,463 --> 00:07:03,964 If you have any questions, you know where to reach me. 29 00:07:04,132 --> 00:07:09,470 Incidentally, this four-volume edition of Don Quixote is quite nice... 30 00:07:09,638 --> 00:07:11,472 ...but not particularly valuable. 31 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:16,852 Now, I could take it off your hands... 32 00:07:17,771 --> 00:07:19,396 ...right away. 33 00:07:22,734 --> 00:07:25,444 How much were you thinking of? 34 00:07:25,987 --> 00:07:29,323 I couldn't go more than 4000, 4200, tops. 35 00:07:30,283 --> 00:07:31,784 Fine. 36 00:07:39,793 --> 00:07:40,960 - You here? - Hello, Witkin. 37 00:07:41,127 --> 00:07:42,378 You didn't waste much time. 38 00:07:42,545 --> 00:07:44,797 There's a small fortune in there, help yourself. 39 00:07:44,965 --> 00:07:47,049 You're a vulture, Corso. A vulture. 40 00:07:47,217 --> 00:07:48,801 Who isn't, in our business? 41 00:07:48,969 --> 00:07:50,177 You'd stoop to anything. 42 00:07:50,345 --> 00:07:52,179 For a Quixote by Ybarra? You bet I would. 43 00:07:52,347 --> 00:07:55,557 Unscrupulous. Thoroughly unscrupulous. 44 00:07:55,725 --> 00:07:57,601 Happy hunting. 45 00:08:17,205 --> 00:08:19,456 I just got off the phone with Witkin. 46 00:08:19,624 --> 00:08:21,375 He's spitting blood. 47 00:08:21,543 --> 00:08:24,545 Really? What's his problem? 48 00:08:26,131 --> 00:08:29,383 He said you're a double-dealing, money-grubbing bastard. 49 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:32,761 Thought he had that deal sewed up. 50 00:08:32,929 --> 00:08:34,763 He said you queered his pitch. 51 00:08:34,931 --> 00:08:37,433 Well, he should've been quicker off the mark. 52 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:39,059 May I? 53 00:08:39,227 --> 00:08:43,522 Sure. And he said your evaluation was way over the top. 54 00:08:43,690 --> 00:08:46,358 Got those people coming out in a rash. 55 00:08:46,526 --> 00:08:49,987 Now they're asking twice what those books are worth. 56 00:08:55,910 --> 00:08:57,786 Let's face it, you screwed him. 57 00:08:57,954 --> 00:08:59,830 - That's what it's called. - Yes. 58 00:08:59,998 --> 00:09:02,249 He also said that you snatched the Don Qui- 59 00:09:10,216 --> 00:09:13,886 Ybarra, Don Quixote, 1780. 60 00:09:14,596 --> 00:09:16,764 All four volumes. 61 00:09:17,265 --> 00:09:18,766 Son of a bitch. 62 00:09:19,225 --> 00:09:20,768 Fantastic. 63 00:09:20,935 --> 00:09:23,687 Fantastic. You are the best. 64 00:09:23,855 --> 00:09:27,691 That client of yours, the Swiss, you think he'd still be interested in this? 65 00:09:27,859 --> 00:09:30,986 I have Witkin on my ass. I told him I had no part of this operation. 66 00:09:31,154 --> 00:09:32,863 Except 10 percent. 67 00:09:33,031 --> 00:09:36,492 20 percent. The Swiss was my client. 68 00:09:36,659 --> 00:09:39,620 - No deal. - Fifteen, for my children's sake. 69 00:09:39,788 --> 00:09:42,581 - You don't have any children. - I'm still young, give me time. 70 00:09:43,875 --> 00:09:45,417 Ten. 71 00:09:58,848 --> 00:10:02,476 Hey, man, how you doing? How about a couple of bucks? 72 00:10:02,685 --> 00:10:05,604 Not today. Not today. 73 00:10:09,818 --> 00:10:11,235 Hey. 74 00:10:26,501 --> 00:10:29,962 And earlier, in 1580, in De La Demonomanie Des Sorciers... 75 00:10:30,130 --> 00:10:32,339 ...by the Frenchman, Jean Bodin. 76 00:10:32,507 --> 00:10:37,136 Bodin was probably the first to attempt to establish a system... 77 00:10:37,303 --> 00:10:41,390 ...if the term 'system' may be applied to the Middle Ages... 78 00:10:41,558 --> 00:10:44,810 ...for classifying the contemporary perceptions of evil. 79 00:10:44,978 --> 00:10:49,523 In Bodin, we find one of the first definitions of the word 'witch.' 80 00:10:49,691 --> 00:10:51,525 And I quote: 81 00:10:52,068 --> 00:10:56,155 "A witch is a person who, though cognizant of the laws of God... 82 00:10:56,322 --> 00:11:00,659 ...endeavors to act through the medium of a pact with the devil." 83 00:11:00,827 --> 00:11:04,204 To assist them in their work, many witches kept familiars. 84 00:11:04,372 --> 00:11:07,207 That is to say, creatures such as cats or toads... 85 00:11:07,375 --> 00:11:12,045 ...in which supernatural spirits or demons were thought to reside. 86 00:11:12,213 --> 00:11:15,424 For those of you ladies and gentlemen who wish to delve more deeply... 87 00:11:15,592 --> 00:11:17,885 ...into the controversial subject of witchcraft... 88 00:11:18,052 --> 00:11:22,097 ...a great deal of relevant information may be found in the following works: 89 00:11:22,265 --> 00:11:25,225 Nicolas Remes' Demonolatria Libri... 90 00:11:25,393 --> 00:11:30,564 ...and Compendium Maleficarum by Francesco Maria Guazzo. 91 00:11:38,740 --> 00:11:43,785 I see you were stimulated by my little talk, Mr. Corso. 92 00:11:46,789 --> 00:11:49,124 - Did I snore? - Well, it's nice of you to ask. 93 00:11:49,292 --> 00:11:52,294 No. Not that I noticed. 94 00:11:52,462 --> 00:11:53,503 Shall we go? 95 00:12:02,430 --> 00:12:04,223 Don't you sleep nights? 96 00:12:04,390 --> 00:12:07,100 - Like a baby. - Strange. 97 00:12:07,268 --> 00:12:09,311 I'd have bet a brace of Gutenberg Bibles... 98 00:12:09,479 --> 00:12:12,231 ...you spend half the night with your eyes peeled. 99 00:12:12,398 --> 00:12:15,067 You're one of those lean, hungry, restless types... 100 00:12:15,235 --> 00:12:17,527 ...that put the wind up Julius Caesar. 101 00:12:17,695 --> 00:12:20,989 Men who stab their friends in the back. 102 00:12:24,118 --> 00:12:27,454 Not, I suspect, that you have many friends, do you, Mr. Corso? 103 00:12:27,622 --> 00:12:29,623 Your kind seldom does. 104 00:12:29,791 --> 00:12:32,125 That makes two of us. 105 00:12:38,967 --> 00:12:40,509 You're right, of course. 106 00:12:40,677 --> 00:12:43,387 Your friendships don't concern me in the least. 107 00:12:43,554 --> 00:12:47,266 Our relations have always been strictly commercial and that's the way I like it. 108 00:12:47,433 --> 00:12:50,310 The professional and the personal should be mutually exclusive. 109 00:12:50,478 --> 00:12:53,981 Listen, I came here to do some business, not shoot the breeze. 110 00:12:54,148 --> 00:12:56,483 If you wanna expound your personal philosophies... 111 00:12:56,651 --> 00:12:57,776 ...write another book. 112 00:12:57,944 --> 00:13:00,445 - You don't like me, do you? - I don't have to like you. 113 00:13:00,613 --> 00:13:02,739 You're a client and you pay well. 114 00:13:17,130 --> 00:13:19,589 You're privileged, Mr. Corso. 115 00:13:19,757 --> 00:13:22,009 Very few people ever set foot in here. 116 00:13:22,176 --> 00:13:24,928 This is my private collection. 117 00:13:25,596 --> 00:13:28,849 Some bibliophiles specialize in gothic novels... 118 00:13:29,017 --> 00:13:31,184 ...others in books of hours. 119 00:13:31,352 --> 00:13:34,855 All my own rare editions have the same protagonist. 120 00:13:35,023 --> 00:13:36,023 The devil. 121 00:13:36,190 --> 00:13:38,275 - May I take a look? - Yes. 122 00:13:38,443 --> 00:13:40,652 It's why I brought you here. 123 00:13:56,377 --> 00:13:58,462 Beautiful, aren't they? 124 00:13:58,796 --> 00:14:02,799 The soft sheen, the superb gilding. 125 00:14:02,967 --> 00:14:05,844 Not to mention the centuries of wisdom they contain. 126 00:14:06,012 --> 00:14:09,306 I know people who would kill for a collection like this. 127 00:14:09,557 --> 00:14:12,017 The Ars Diavoli. 128 00:14:12,185 --> 00:14:16,521 You'll never see as many books on the subject anywhere else in the world. 129 00:14:16,689 --> 00:14:19,566 They're the rarest, the choicest editions in existence. 130 00:14:19,734 --> 00:14:22,694 It's taken me a lifetime to assemble them. 131 00:14:22,862 --> 00:14:26,156 Only the supreme masterpiece was missing. 132 00:14:26,324 --> 00:14:27,824 Come. 133 00:14:36,125 --> 00:14:38,543 The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows. 134 00:14:38,711 --> 00:14:40,504 - You're familiar with it? - Yes. 135 00:14:40,671 --> 00:14:42,798 Venice, 1666. 136 00:14:42,965 --> 00:14:47,260 The author and printer, Aristide Torchia, was burned by the holy Inquisition... 137 00:14:47,428 --> 00:14:49,554 ...together with all his works. 138 00:14:49,722 --> 00:14:51,723 Only three copies survived. 139 00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:52,891 One. 140 00:14:53,059 --> 00:14:55,769 Catalog lists three copies surviving in private ownership: 141 00:14:55,937 --> 00:14:58,522 - Fargas, the Kessler and the Telfer. - It's true. 142 00:14:58,689 --> 00:15:01,525 You know your business, but you're mistaken nonetheless. 143 00:15:01,692 --> 00:15:04,611 According to my own research, only one is authentic. 144 00:15:04,779 --> 00:15:06,988 Well, three are known. 145 00:15:07,156 --> 00:15:09,032 That's the trouble. 146 00:15:09,534 --> 00:15:10,784 Where'd you get it? 147 00:15:10,952 --> 00:15:13,120 I bought it from Telfer. 148 00:15:13,287 --> 00:15:15,789 - Telfer? - Yes, he finally sold it to me. 149 00:15:15,957 --> 00:15:18,500 The day before he killed himself. 150 00:15:19,127 --> 00:15:21,086 It's good timing. 151 00:15:32,140 --> 00:15:35,642 - Silence is golden. - Precisely. 152 00:15:36,269 --> 00:15:38,437 Ever heard of the Delomelanicon? 153 00:15:38,604 --> 00:15:41,731 I've heard of it, yes. It's a myth, isn't it? 154 00:15:41,899 --> 00:15:44,317 A book reputed to have been written by Satan himself. 155 00:15:44,485 --> 00:15:45,610 No myth. 156 00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:47,279 That book existed. 157 00:15:47,447 --> 00:15:50,073 Torchia actually acquired it. 158 00:15:52,869 --> 00:15:55,370 The engravings you are now admiring were adapted... 159 00:15:55,538 --> 00:15:58,540 ...by Torchia from the Delomelanicon. 160 00:15:58,708 --> 00:16:02,085 They form a kind of satanic riddle. 161 00:16:02,253 --> 00:16:04,921 Correctly interpreted with the aid of the original text... 162 00:16:05,089 --> 00:16:06,923 ...and sufficient inside information... 163 00:16:07,091 --> 00:16:11,428 ...they're reputed to conjure up the prince of darkness in person. 164 00:16:11,596 --> 00:16:13,638 You don't say. 165 00:16:14,015 --> 00:16:16,516 Are you a religious man, Mr. Corso? 166 00:16:16,684 --> 00:16:19,728 I mean, do you believe in the supernatural? 167 00:16:19,896 --> 00:16:22,939 I believe in my percentage. 168 00:16:24,609 --> 00:16:27,068 Don't you get dizzy standing there? 169 00:16:30,573 --> 00:16:33,408 What is it that you want from me, Balkan? 170 00:16:39,207 --> 00:16:41,500 I want you to go to Europe and investigate. 171 00:16:41,667 --> 00:16:44,085 The other two copies are in Portugal and France. 172 00:16:44,253 --> 00:16:47,172 I want you to find some way of comparing them with mine. 173 00:16:47,340 --> 00:16:50,467 Every page, every engraving, the binding, everything. 174 00:16:50,635 --> 00:16:53,386 I'm convinced only one is authentic. I wanna know which. 175 00:16:53,554 --> 00:16:55,055 That could be an expensive trip. 176 00:16:57,225 --> 00:16:58,975 That's to get you started. 177 00:16:59,143 --> 00:17:01,144 Spend what you need. 178 00:17:02,605 --> 00:17:04,856 What if I find that your copy's a forgery? 179 00:17:05,024 --> 00:17:06,900 It's quite possible. 180 00:17:07,068 --> 00:17:08,610 Really? 181 00:17:10,071 --> 00:17:12,155 It doesn't appear to be. 182 00:17:14,867 --> 00:17:18,161 - Even the paper sounds kosher. - Even so. 183 00:17:18,329 --> 00:17:21,581 - There's something wrong. - You mean the devil won't show up? 184 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:28,046 If all three copies turn out to be bogus or incomplete your work will be done. 185 00:17:28,214 --> 00:17:31,007 If, on the other hand, one of them turns out to be genuine... 186 00:17:31,175 --> 00:17:32,592 ...I'll finance you further. 187 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:37,389 I want you to get it for me, at all costs, never mind how. 188 00:17:37,557 --> 00:17:40,475 - "Never mind how" sounds illegal. - Wouldn't be the first time... 189 00:17:40,643 --> 00:17:42,269 ...you've done something illegal. 190 00:17:42,436 --> 00:17:46,106 - Not that illegal. - Hence the size of the check. 191 00:17:50,528 --> 00:17:53,822 Do a good job, I'll double it. 192 00:17:56,659 --> 00:17:59,995 Gotta be something wrong with it if you're letting it out of your hands. 193 00:18:00,162 --> 00:18:02,122 I have the utmost faith in you, Mr. Corso. 194 00:18:02,290 --> 00:18:05,959 Nothing more reliable than a man whose loyalty can be bought for hard cash. 195 00:19:05,853 --> 00:19:08,521 Good morning, I'm Dean Corso. 196 00:19:08,689 --> 00:19:12,901 I'm terribly sorry to disturb you at a time like this. 197 00:19:23,621 --> 00:19:27,499 It would be very helpful, ma'am, if you could tell me what you know... 198 00:19:27,667 --> 00:19:29,709 ...about this book. 199 00:19:38,302 --> 00:19:41,429 - Isn't this one of my husband's books? - Right. 200 00:19:41,597 --> 00:19:45,558 It was in his collection until very recently. He sold it to a client of mine. 201 00:19:45,726 --> 00:19:47,143 I'm trying to authenticate it. 202 00:19:47,311 --> 00:19:49,270 He sold it, you say? 203 00:19:49,438 --> 00:19:52,065 Strange. This was one of his most treasured possessions. 204 00:19:52,233 --> 00:19:54,109 - He never mentioned the sale? - No. 205 00:19:54,276 --> 00:19:56,236 It's news to me. 206 00:19:56,404 --> 00:19:57,862 Who bought it? 207 00:19:58,030 --> 00:20:00,156 A private collector. 208 00:20:00,324 --> 00:20:01,700 May I know his name? 209 00:20:02,993 --> 00:20:04,661 I'm afraid that's confidential. 210 00:20:04,829 --> 00:20:06,913 I suppose he has a bill of sale? 211 00:20:07,081 --> 00:20:09,290 - No problem there. - Is this your job? 212 00:20:09,458 --> 00:20:11,376 Authenticating rare books? 213 00:20:11,544 --> 00:20:14,045 And tracking them down, yes. 214 00:20:14,213 --> 00:20:15,547 You're a book detective. 215 00:20:15,715 --> 00:20:17,424 Kind of. 216 00:20:18,926 --> 00:20:21,720 Do you recall when and where your husband acquired this book? 217 00:20:24,265 --> 00:20:25,724 In Spain. 218 00:20:25,891 --> 00:20:28,268 We were vacationing at Toledo. 219 00:20:28,436 --> 00:20:30,645 Andrew got very excited. 220 00:20:30,813 --> 00:20:33,440 He paid a great deal of money for it. 221 00:20:34,066 --> 00:20:36,109 He was a fanatical collector. 222 00:20:36,277 --> 00:20:38,236 So I gather. 223 00:20:38,821 --> 00:20:40,739 I'll show you. 224 00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:03,136 It's impressive. 225 00:21:03,304 --> 00:21:06,848 Andrew used to spend many hours in here. 226 00:21:08,058 --> 00:21:09,058 Too many. 227 00:21:09,226 --> 00:21:10,977 Did he ever try it out? 228 00:21:11,771 --> 00:21:13,646 I don't understand. 229 00:21:13,814 --> 00:21:15,148 The book. 230 00:21:15,316 --> 00:21:17,734 Did he ever use it to perform some kind of ritual... 231 00:21:17,902 --> 00:21:20,987 ...intended to produce a supernatural effect? 232 00:21:21,155 --> 00:21:22,572 Are you serious? 233 00:21:22,740 --> 00:21:24,741 Yes, absolutely. 234 00:21:24,909 --> 00:21:28,328 Andrew was a trifle eccentric, Mr. Corso... 235 00:21:28,496 --> 00:21:30,497 ...but he wasn't insane. 236 00:21:30,664 --> 00:21:32,957 It's true he'd been acting... 237 00:21:34,502 --> 00:21:37,462 ...strangely those last few days. He shut himself up in here. 238 00:21:37,630 --> 00:21:41,341 He seldom emerged except for meals. 239 00:21:41,509 --> 00:21:44,177 That morning, I was awoken... 240 00:21:44,345 --> 00:21:46,846 ...by the screams of the maid. 241 00:21:50,142 --> 00:21:52,352 He'd hanged himself. 242 00:21:55,606 --> 00:21:56,940 Whatever he was up to... 243 00:21:57,107 --> 00:22:01,861 ...I certainly can't see him chanting mumbo jumbo or trying to raise the dead. 244 00:22:02,029 --> 00:22:04,906 The devil, Mrs. Telfer. 245 00:22:05,074 --> 00:22:06,991 This book is designed to raise the devil. 246 00:23:03,591 --> 00:23:06,593 Thus let the light shine. 247 00:26:03,270 --> 00:26:06,105 Son of a bitch. Where did you get this? 248 00:26:06,273 --> 00:26:07,607 Balkan. 249 00:26:07,775 --> 00:26:09,984 Wants me to research it. 250 00:26:10,611 --> 00:26:12,487 Balkan owns a Nine Gates? 251 00:26:12,654 --> 00:26:15,782 Recently acquired from the late lamented Andrew Telfer. 252 00:26:15,949 --> 00:26:17,325 Trust Balkan. 253 00:26:17,493 --> 00:26:20,870 What does he need you for? I don't suppose he plans to sell it. 254 00:26:21,038 --> 00:26:23,748 He wants me to compare it with the two surviving copies... 255 00:26:23,916 --> 00:26:25,792 ...which are in Portugal and France. 256 00:26:25,959 --> 00:26:29,712 - So I'm off to Europe. - Compare it? 257 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:33,633 Yeah. Only one of three's authentic, he says. 258 00:26:33,801 --> 00:26:36,636 Well, this looks genuine enough. 259 00:26:36,804 --> 00:26:39,430 Christ, it's gotta be worth a million. 260 00:26:40,057 --> 00:26:42,725 - Take care of it. - That's why I'm here. 261 00:26:42,893 --> 00:26:44,310 I need you to stash it for me. 262 00:26:45,312 --> 00:26:47,522 - Because I'm starting to see things. - Like what? 263 00:26:47,689 --> 00:26:50,817 Uninvited visitors, unfamiliar faces. 264 00:26:50,984 --> 00:26:53,986 I don't trust anyone, not even Balkan. 265 00:26:54,154 --> 00:26:56,614 Come to think of it, I'm not even sure I trust you. 266 00:26:56,782 --> 00:26:59,784 You know I wouldn't screw you unless there was a good reason. 267 00:26:59,952 --> 00:27:04,122 Money, women, business. Other than that, you can relax. 268 00:27:04,623 --> 00:27:07,792 - I'll pick it up on my way to the airport. - Sure. 269 00:27:08,961 --> 00:27:10,336 These engravings are terrific. 270 00:27:11,255 --> 00:27:13,548 Or horrific, whichever. 271 00:27:13,715 --> 00:27:17,718 Sensational. Absolutely sensational. 272 00:28:00,721 --> 00:28:02,680 May I come in? 273 00:28:12,232 --> 00:28:14,066 Please, sit down. 274 00:28:17,321 --> 00:28:19,739 I've come to talk business. 275 00:28:22,159 --> 00:28:25,411 Yesterday, when you came to see me about that book... 276 00:28:26,872 --> 00:28:29,665 ...I was too surprised to react as I should've done. 277 00:28:29,833 --> 00:28:32,335 I mean, it really was one of Andrew's favorites. 278 00:28:33,086 --> 00:28:34,462 So you said. 279 00:28:34,630 --> 00:28:36,756 I'd like to get it back. 280 00:28:38,425 --> 00:28:41,260 - That could be a problem. - Not necessarily. It all depends. 281 00:28:41,428 --> 00:28:44,263 - On what? - On you. 282 00:28:44,431 --> 00:28:48,434 I don't understand, Mrs. Telfer. The book is not mine to dispose of. 283 00:28:57,236 --> 00:28:58,736 You work for money, I take it? 284 00:28:58,904 --> 00:29:00,947 - What else? - I have a great deal of money. 285 00:29:01,114 --> 00:29:03,866 - I'm very happy for you. - You could stage a theft. 286 00:29:04,034 --> 00:29:06,744 I imagine your client is well insured. 287 00:29:06,912 --> 00:29:09,455 - I'm a professional, ma'am. - A professional mercenary. 288 00:29:09,623 --> 00:29:13,626 - Mercenaries work for the highest bidder. - I make a living. 289 00:29:14,002 --> 00:29:15,461 I could throw in a bonus. 290 00:29:17,547 --> 00:29:20,716 - This has happened before someplace. - I know. In the movies. 291 00:29:20,884 --> 00:29:23,552 And she had an automatic in her stocking. 292 00:29:27,307 --> 00:29:29,183 No automatic. 293 00:29:38,485 --> 00:29:41,320 - Would you like a drink? - Why not? 294 00:31:12,871 --> 00:31:15,164 Okay, where is it? 295 00:31:15,332 --> 00:31:16,874 Where's what? 296 00:31:17,334 --> 00:31:19,877 Don't fuck with me. 297 00:31:21,254 --> 00:31:23,422 I thought I already did. 298 00:31:27,010 --> 00:31:29,261 Wait. No, no, wait, wait, wait. 299 00:31:29,846 --> 00:31:31,430 Take it easy. Wait. 300 00:31:54,496 --> 00:31:56,288 You have reached Bernie's Rare Books. 301 00:31:56,456 --> 00:31:59,625 Please leave your message after the beep. 302 00:32:00,836 --> 00:32:03,295 Bernie, you there? 303 00:32:04,381 --> 00:32:05,881 Pick up. 304 00:32:08,969 --> 00:32:10,553 Bernie. 305 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:36,829 Give me a minute, I won't be long. 306 00:32:36,997 --> 00:32:40,624 - You can take me on to Kennedy. - No problem, sir. 307 00:33:07,486 --> 00:33:09,111 Bernie? 308 00:33:12,282 --> 00:33:13,866 Bernie. 309 00:33:15,535 --> 00:33:17,453 Oh, Jesus. 310 00:33:33,178 --> 00:33:35,554 Jesus Christ. 311 00:33:44,231 --> 00:33:45,814 Bernie. 312 00:34:36,575 --> 00:34:38,450 No problem? 313 00:35:14,654 --> 00:35:15,988 Stop. 314 00:35:16,156 --> 00:35:19,867 - Stop at that phone booth. Pull over. - No problem, sir. 315 00:35:25,665 --> 00:35:28,417 He isn't available at this time. May I know who's calling? 316 00:35:28,585 --> 00:35:30,836 - Dean Corso. - Would you like to leave a message? 317 00:35:31,004 --> 00:35:33,464 No. I have to talk with him at once. 318 00:35:33,632 --> 00:35:35,090 Oh, I'm afraid he's in transit. 319 00:35:35,258 --> 00:35:38,302 Give me your number, I'll have him return when he checks with us. 320 00:35:38,470 --> 00:35:40,346 No. I am at a phone booth. 321 00:35:40,513 --> 00:35:42,056 It's an emergency. 322 00:35:42,223 --> 00:35:44,099 I have to speak with him right now. 323 00:35:44,267 --> 00:35:47,311 Right now, do you hear me? Right now. 324 00:35:48,313 --> 00:35:50,064 One moment. 325 00:36:06,998 --> 00:36:08,874 - Jesus Christ. - Are you there, Mr. Corso? 326 00:36:09,042 --> 00:36:11,585 - Yes. - I'll patch you through. 327 00:36:15,298 --> 00:36:17,132 Mr. Corso, what have you got for me? 328 00:36:17,300 --> 00:36:20,052 - More than I bargained for. - What do you mean? 329 00:36:20,220 --> 00:36:23,889 I mean I quit. I wanna return the book. Where are you? 330 00:36:24,057 --> 00:36:26,433 I'm disappointed in you, Mr. Corso. 331 00:36:26,601 --> 00:36:28,519 You never let me down before. 332 00:36:28,687 --> 00:36:30,854 Well, this is different. 333 00:36:31,022 --> 00:36:33,607 - You remember Bernie Ornstein? - Ornstein? 334 00:36:33,775 --> 00:36:35,234 - Yeah. - The dealer? 335 00:36:35,402 --> 00:36:39,780 I gave him your book to stash for me, and now he's dead. Murdered. 336 00:36:39,948 --> 00:36:41,407 Because of the book? 337 00:36:41,574 --> 00:36:43,409 What else? 338 00:36:44,577 --> 00:36:47,663 Well, I never said it would be easy. If it's a question of money- 339 00:36:47,831 --> 00:36:49,373 It isn't the money. I want out. 340 00:36:49,541 --> 00:36:51,917 This matter means a great deal to me, Mr. Corso. 341 00:36:52,085 --> 00:36:54,253 I'm not an ungenerous man, you know that. 342 00:36:54,421 --> 00:36:58,424 Proceed as arranged and you can tack another zero onto your fee. 343 00:36:58,591 --> 00:37:00,801 Final call for passengers traveling to Paris... 344 00:37:00,969 --> 00:37:04,722 Hey, where are you, Balkan? 345 00:37:06,307 --> 00:37:08,058 Balkan? 346 00:38:01,613 --> 00:38:04,656 - Do you speak English? - Yes, I do. 347 00:38:05,408 --> 00:38:08,202 I would like to get your opinion on this. 348 00:38:19,255 --> 00:38:22,174 What a habit for a bookbinder. 349 00:38:22,509 --> 00:38:24,927 The Nine Gates, superb edition. 350 00:38:25,094 --> 00:38:28,096 Very rare. The Telfer copy. 351 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:31,058 Yes. You used to own it, right? 352 00:38:31,226 --> 00:38:32,434 - We used to, yes. - Sold it. 353 00:38:32,602 --> 00:38:35,020 We sold it when the opportunity presented itself. 354 00:38:35,188 --> 00:38:37,356 - It was too good to- - Too good to miss. 355 00:38:37,524 --> 00:38:39,817 - An excellent sale. - An excellent buy. 356 00:38:39,984 --> 00:38:42,778 - Impeccable condition. - Impeccable. 357 00:38:42,946 --> 00:38:46,031 - Are you the present owner? - No. A client of mine. 358 00:38:46,199 --> 00:38:49,827 I would never have believed she would part with it, never. 359 00:38:49,994 --> 00:38:52,037 - She? - Mrs. Telfer. 360 00:38:54,916 --> 00:38:57,876 I understood that it was Mr. Telfer that had bought it. 361 00:38:58,044 --> 00:38:59,545 He paid for it. 362 00:38:59,712 --> 00:39:01,713 It was Mrs. Telfer who made him buy it. 363 00:39:01,881 --> 00:39:04,716 - He didn't seem particularly- - Interested. 364 00:39:05,844 --> 00:39:08,053 An exceptional specimen. 365 00:39:08,221 --> 00:39:10,639 - Do you think it could be a forgery? - Forgery? 366 00:39:10,807 --> 00:39:13,725 - You hear that, Pablo? - I took you for a professional. 367 00:39:13,893 --> 00:39:17,062 - You speak too lightly of forgeries. - Far too lightly. 368 00:39:17,230 --> 00:39:20,148 Forging a book is very expensive. 369 00:39:20,316 --> 00:39:24,570 Paper of the period, right inks. Too expensive to be profitable. 370 00:39:24,737 --> 00:39:26,530 - Still, it can be done. - Of course. 371 00:39:26,698 --> 00:39:29,575 Requires a great skill, but, yes, it can be done. 372 00:39:29,742 --> 00:39:31,743 Do you think that could be the case here? 373 00:39:31,911 --> 00:39:32,911 What makes you ask? 374 00:39:33,079 --> 00:39:37,082 My client wishes to satisfy himself on the book's authenticity. 375 00:39:37,250 --> 00:39:40,252 His name is Balkan. Boris Balkan of New York. 376 00:39:40,420 --> 00:39:44,339 - All books have a destiny of their own. - And a life of their own. 377 00:39:44,507 --> 00:39:48,468 Mr. Balkan is a celebrated collector. He's no fool. 378 00:39:48,636 --> 00:39:50,429 He must know this book is authentic. 379 00:39:50,597 --> 00:39:52,180 - We know it. - So must he. 380 00:39:52,348 --> 00:39:54,558 - We had this book for years. - Many years. 381 00:39:54,726 --> 00:39:57,269 And ample opportunity to study it thoroughly. 382 00:39:57,437 --> 00:40:00,564 The printing, the binding are magnificent examples... 383 00:40:00,732 --> 00:40:02,691 ...of 17th century Venetian craftsmanship. 384 00:40:02,859 --> 00:40:07,362 Finest rag paper, resistant to the passage of time. 385 00:40:07,530 --> 00:40:09,823 None of your modern wood pulp. 386 00:40:09,991 --> 00:40:13,911 Watermarks, ink, typefaces. 387 00:40:14,078 --> 00:40:17,623 If this is a forgery, or a copy with missing pages restored... 388 00:40:17,790 --> 00:40:19,291 ...it's the work of a master. 389 00:40:19,459 --> 00:40:21,293 - A master. - Yes. 390 00:40:21,461 --> 00:40:23,629 Have you studied the engravings? 391 00:40:23,796 --> 00:40:26,465 They seem to have some underlying significance. 392 00:40:26,633 --> 00:40:29,384 But of course. Here, for example. 393 00:40:29,552 --> 00:40:31,803 This one could be interpreted as a warning. 394 00:40:31,971 --> 00:40:37,225 "Venture too far," it seems to say, "and danger will descend on you from above." 395 00:40:37,393 --> 00:40:40,228 These type of books often contain little puzzles. 396 00:40:40,396 --> 00:40:43,774 Especially in the case of such an illustrious collaborator. 397 00:40:43,942 --> 00:40:44,942 Collaborator? 398 00:40:45,109 --> 00:40:48,487 You could not have proceeded very far in your research, se�or. 399 00:40:48,655 --> 00:40:50,155 Here, look close. 400 00:40:50,323 --> 00:40:52,824 Now, you see? Only six of the nine engravings... 401 00:40:52,992 --> 00:40:54,743 ...were signed by Aristide Torchia. 402 00:40:54,911 --> 00:40:57,955 Yes. And the other three? 403 00:40:58,122 --> 00:41:00,082 This is one of them. 404 00:41:00,500 --> 00:41:03,335 "LCF." 405 00:41:04,128 --> 00:41:06,755 - Who's LCF? - Think. 406 00:41:12,929 --> 00:41:14,805 Lucifer? 407 00:41:15,556 --> 00:41:19,059 Very perceptive of you, se�or. 408 00:41:19,686 --> 00:41:22,354 Torchia was burned alive because he wrote this book... 409 00:41:22,522 --> 00:41:24,314 ...in collaboration with someone else. 410 00:41:24,482 --> 00:41:26,233 Come on. You can't honestly believe- 411 00:41:26,401 --> 00:41:30,112 The man who wrote this book did so in alliance with the devil... 412 00:41:30,279 --> 00:41:31,738 ...and went to the stake for it. 413 00:41:31,906 --> 00:41:35,367 Even hell has its heroes, se�or. 414 00:43:29,816 --> 00:43:31,316 I've seen you before. 415 00:43:31,484 --> 00:43:34,027 - Have you? - Yes. 416 00:43:34,195 --> 00:43:36,488 Are you traveling in this car? 417 00:43:36,656 --> 00:43:39,157 - The next one. - The sleeper. 418 00:43:39,325 --> 00:43:41,743 I travel on the cheap. 419 00:43:42,787 --> 00:43:44,204 You're a student? 420 00:43:44,372 --> 00:43:46,581 Something like that. 421 00:43:46,833 --> 00:43:50,502 - I like trains. - Trains I'm on? 422 00:43:50,670 --> 00:43:52,671 Just trains. 423 00:43:55,216 --> 00:43:56,675 What's your name? 424 00:43:56,843 --> 00:43:58,510 Guess. 425 00:44:00,096 --> 00:44:02,222 - Green eyes- - That'll do. 426 00:44:02,390 --> 00:44:04,850 - What's yours? - Corso. 427 00:44:05,017 --> 00:44:06,935 Strange name. 428 00:44:07,270 --> 00:44:09,479 Italian. It means "run." 429 00:44:09,647 --> 00:44:11,773 You don't look like a runner to me. 430 00:44:11,941 --> 00:44:13,441 More the quiet type. 431 00:44:17,822 --> 00:44:21,449 Well, give my regards to Balkan. 432 00:44:21,617 --> 00:44:24,828 - Tell him I'm doing my best. - Balkan? 433 00:44:25,329 --> 00:44:26,997 Never mind. 434 00:44:27,165 --> 00:44:29,166 See you around. 435 00:44:29,417 --> 00:44:31,168 Maybe. 436 00:44:32,211 --> 00:44:34,588 I wouldn't be surprised. 437 00:46:14,438 --> 00:46:16,648 Yes, Dean Corso, Mr. Fargas. 438 00:46:16,816 --> 00:46:21,069 Corso? Oh, yes. Please, come in. 439 00:46:21,237 --> 00:46:22,904 Thank you. 440 00:46:27,952 --> 00:46:29,536 Please. 441 00:46:34,417 --> 00:46:36,501 Home, sweet home. 442 00:46:40,047 --> 00:46:42,716 You won't say no to a brandy, I take it? 443 00:46:42,883 --> 00:46:45,051 Thank you very much. 444 00:46:58,649 --> 00:47:00,108 Thank you. 445 00:47:01,360 --> 00:47:03,361 What handsome glasses. 446 00:47:03,529 --> 00:47:05,947 They're the only ones I have left. 447 00:47:06,532 --> 00:47:08,033 Thanks. 448 00:47:09,744 --> 00:47:12,871 - Must've been a beautiful place. - It was. 449 00:47:13,039 --> 00:47:16,082 But old families are like ancient civilizations... 450 00:47:16,250 --> 00:47:18,501 ...they wither and die. 451 00:47:21,422 --> 00:47:25,175 There they are, 834 our of them. 452 00:47:25,343 --> 00:47:28,094 A pity you didn't see them in better times. 453 00:47:28,262 --> 00:47:29,471 I used to have 5000. 454 00:47:30,056 --> 00:47:32,515 But these are the survivors. 455 00:47:32,683 --> 00:47:34,893 So this is the Fargas collection? 456 00:47:35,061 --> 00:47:37,896 Not quite as I imagined it, I must say. 457 00:47:38,064 --> 00:47:39,564 C'est la vie, my friend. 458 00:47:39,732 --> 00:47:44,652 But I keep them in perfect condition. Safe from damp, light, heat, rats. 459 00:47:44,820 --> 00:47:46,738 I dust and air them every day. 460 00:47:51,911 --> 00:47:54,245 These are the occult. 461 00:47:54,413 --> 00:47:56,081 What do you think? 462 00:47:56,248 --> 00:47:58,375 - Not bad. - Not bad indeed. 463 00:47:58,542 --> 00:48:01,044 At least 10 of them are extremely rare. Here. 464 00:48:01,212 --> 00:48:04,089 Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal. 465 00:48:05,257 --> 00:48:08,343 First edition, 1844. 466 00:48:10,930 --> 00:48:16,184 Leonardo Fioravanti's Compendio de Secreti, 1571. 467 00:48:21,232 --> 00:48:23,149 And there it is. 468 00:48:23,401 --> 00:48:25,527 In perfect condition. 469 00:48:29,448 --> 00:48:32,158 It has traveled the world for three and a half centuries... 470 00:48:32,326 --> 00:48:34,869 ...yet it might've been printed yesterday. 471 00:48:35,454 --> 00:48:38,873 Is it in order? I mean, you haven't detected anything unusual? 472 00:48:39,041 --> 00:48:42,460 Unusual? No. The text is complete, the engravings too. 473 00:48:42,628 --> 00:48:45,463 Nine, plus the title page, just as the catalog states... 474 00:48:45,631 --> 00:48:49,634 ...just like Kessler in Paris and Telfer in New York. 475 00:48:49,802 --> 00:48:52,637 Yes. It isn't the Telfer anymore. 476 00:48:52,805 --> 00:48:54,472 Telfer killed himself. 477 00:48:54,640 --> 00:48:58,059 But he sold his copy to Boris Balkan first. 478 00:48:58,227 --> 00:49:00,145 Balkan. 479 00:49:00,312 --> 00:49:03,231 If he sets his heart on a book, no price is too high. 480 00:49:03,399 --> 00:49:05,650 Not that I would ever sell this one. 481 00:49:05,818 --> 00:49:07,444 Not at any price. 482 00:49:08,863 --> 00:49:10,780 It's... 483 00:49:11,157 --> 00:49:13,283 It's strange that he should've sent you here... 484 00:49:13,451 --> 00:49:16,035 ...if he already had... 485 00:49:17,580 --> 00:49:19,456 You have it here? 486 00:49:20,374 --> 00:49:22,208 May I see it? 487 00:49:40,895 --> 00:49:43,021 Superb. 488 00:49:47,526 --> 00:49:49,527 Beautiful. 489 00:49:50,112 --> 00:49:51,196 Identical. 490 00:49:51,780 --> 00:49:53,865 Two of the only three to escape the flames... 491 00:49:54,033 --> 00:49:57,452 ...reunited for the first time in over three centuries. 492 00:49:58,829 --> 00:50:00,371 Yes. 493 00:50:00,539 --> 00:50:02,707 Look at this slight imperfection here. 494 00:50:02,875 --> 00:50:04,709 The damaged S. 495 00:50:04,877 --> 00:50:07,795 The same type, the same impression. 496 00:50:08,547 --> 00:50:10,381 Incredible. 497 00:50:12,718 --> 00:50:15,220 You see, if it weren't for this slight discoloration... 498 00:50:15,387 --> 00:50:18,890 ...on the back of your copy, no one could tell them apart. 499 00:50:19,141 --> 00:50:23,728 If you don't mind, I'd like to stay for a while and examine them in detail. 500 00:50:26,815 --> 00:50:29,567 What are you looking for, Mr. Corso? 501 00:50:29,735 --> 00:50:31,736 I'm not quite sure. 502 00:50:31,904 --> 00:50:36,074 Some books are dangerous. Not to be opened with impunity. 503 00:50:36,534 --> 00:50:37,659 That's very true. 504 00:51:12,945 --> 00:51:15,280 I'll be damned. 505 00:54:16,462 --> 00:54:17,879 Hello again. 506 00:54:18,547 --> 00:54:21,299 - You didn't say you were bound for Sintra. - Neither did you. 507 00:54:21,467 --> 00:54:24,385 - What are you doing here? - Reading. 508 00:54:24,553 --> 00:54:27,388 - I can see that. - And bumping into people. 509 00:54:27,556 --> 00:54:29,056 Unexpectedly. 510 00:54:29,224 --> 00:54:31,642 Yes. Unexpectedly is right. 511 00:54:32,978 --> 00:54:34,937 Are you on a business trip? 512 00:54:35,105 --> 00:54:37,982 Is that why you always carry that thing around? 513 00:54:43,572 --> 00:54:46,157 - Is this part of your course? - My course? 514 00:54:46,325 --> 00:54:48,993 Winning friends and influencing people. 515 00:54:49,161 --> 00:54:51,746 - You said you were a student. - Did I? 516 00:54:51,955 --> 00:54:55,124 So I am. In a way. 517 00:54:56,084 --> 00:54:57,835 I like books. 518 00:54:58,003 --> 00:54:59,629 Do you? 519 00:55:02,758 --> 00:55:05,718 - Have you been traveling long? - A while. 520 00:55:06,345 --> 00:55:08,596 I don't suppose you ever travel by motorbike. 521 00:55:08,764 --> 00:55:11,098 Excuse me, senhor. 522 00:55:11,266 --> 00:55:13,017 For me? You're sure? 523 00:55:19,775 --> 00:55:21,609 The phone, sir. 524 00:55:21,777 --> 00:55:23,861 - Yes? - Mr. Corso? 525 00:55:24,029 --> 00:55:26,322 My God. How'd you find me? 526 00:55:26,490 --> 00:55:27,990 Made any progress? 527 00:55:28,158 --> 00:55:30,868 Progress? Yeah, you could call it that. 528 00:55:31,036 --> 00:55:32,703 Well? 529 00:55:32,871 --> 00:55:36,249 I can't talk here, I'm in the lobby. Let me call you back. Where are you? 530 00:55:36,416 --> 00:55:39,585 Never mind that. Get them to transfer it to your room, I'll wait. 531 00:55:39,753 --> 00:55:41,212 All right. 532 00:55:42,005 --> 00:55:45,049 Senhor, pardon me. Could you send this up to my room, please? 533 00:55:45,217 --> 00:55:46,300 - Yes. - Thank you. 534 00:55:56,311 --> 00:55:58,145 - Still there? - Yes. 535 00:55:58,313 --> 00:55:59,313 All right. 536 00:55:59,481 --> 00:56:01,274 I've examined the Fargas copy. 537 00:56:01,441 --> 00:56:03,734 It's authentic enough, at least it looks that way. 538 00:56:03,902 --> 00:56:06,988 It's like yours, but there are discrepancies. 539 00:56:07,155 --> 00:56:09,073 Discrepancies? 540 00:56:09,908 --> 00:56:12,743 The engravings, they're not identical. 541 00:56:12,911 --> 00:56:14,954 It's, like, keys in different hands... 542 00:56:15,122 --> 00:56:18,165 ...doorways open in one copy and bricked up in the other. 543 00:56:18,333 --> 00:56:20,293 - And there's another thing. - Yes. 544 00:56:20,460 --> 00:56:22,378 Yes, go on. 545 00:56:22,546 --> 00:56:27,800 Ones that differ aren't signed "Torchia." They're signed "LCF." 546 00:56:30,012 --> 00:56:31,721 - Still there? - LCF? 547 00:56:31,889 --> 00:56:33,431 Listen, where are you, anyway? 548 00:56:33,599 --> 00:56:36,350 I must have that copy, Mr. Corso. 549 00:56:36,518 --> 00:56:38,436 Get it for me. 550 00:56:39,229 --> 00:56:42,607 The old man wouldn't sell it to save his life. He said as much. 551 00:56:42,774 --> 00:56:44,442 Did he? 552 00:56:45,611 --> 00:56:47,111 Hello? 553 00:56:47,863 --> 00:56:49,614 Hello? 554 00:57:20,729 --> 00:57:22,563 Just a minute. 555 00:57:29,947 --> 00:57:31,822 Yeah. 556 00:57:40,832 --> 00:57:44,377 - What time is it? - Early, but you have to go. 557 00:57:45,087 --> 00:57:47,338 - Go? Go where? - The Fargas place. 558 00:57:47,506 --> 00:57:48,798 I've already seen Fargas. 559 00:57:48,966 --> 00:57:50,758 I think you should see him again. 560 00:57:50,926 --> 00:57:53,511 What is this, some kind of practical joke? Who are you? 561 00:57:53,679 --> 00:57:57,181 - What do you know about Fargas? - Get dressed. I'll wait for you outside. 562 00:58:40,767 --> 00:58:43,602 Don't bother. He isn't there. 563 00:58:43,770 --> 00:58:45,855 Oh, really? Then where is he? 564 00:58:46,023 --> 00:58:47,732 Over there. 565 00:59:16,928 --> 00:59:19,096 God almighty. 566 00:59:32,527 --> 00:59:33,527 Wanna get inside? 567 00:59:35,113 --> 00:59:36,614 I had thought about it, yes. 568 00:59:59,971 --> 01:00:01,388 You wait here. 569 01:00:26,456 --> 01:00:28,165 Shit. 570 01:00:49,604 --> 01:00:52,189 Well? Did you find it? 571 01:00:52,357 --> 01:00:55,693 You know, it's come to my attention that you know too goddamn much. 572 01:00:55,861 --> 01:00:59,363 - Why do you keep following me around? - You're wasting time asking questions. 573 01:00:59,531 --> 01:01:02,741 Better get out of here. There's a flight from Lisbon to Paris at noon. 574 01:01:02,909 --> 01:01:05,035 - We should just make it. - What's with the "we"? 575 01:01:05,203 --> 01:01:06,829 There are two of us, aren't there? 576 01:01:06,997 --> 01:01:09,290 What happened back there? 577 01:01:15,046 --> 01:01:18,340 The old man caught someone stealing, I guess. 578 01:01:18,800 --> 01:01:21,969 - What do you guess happened to him? - He drowned. 579 01:01:22,470 --> 01:01:25,097 - With a little help from who? - He's dead. Who cares? 580 01:01:25,265 --> 01:01:26,932 I do. 581 01:01:27,267 --> 01:01:29,768 I could easily wind up the same way. 582 01:01:29,936 --> 01:01:32,855 Not with me around to look after you. 583 01:01:33,231 --> 01:01:35,107 Oh, I see. You're my guardian angel then. 584 01:01:35,275 --> 01:01:37,359 If you say so. 585 01:01:41,823 --> 01:01:46,076 - Someone's playing a game with me. - Of course. You're a part of it. 586 01:01:47,412 --> 01:01:49,788 And you're getting to like it. 587 01:02:36,294 --> 01:02:38,921 - Hello, Gruber. - Hello, Mr. Corso. 588 01:02:39,089 --> 01:02:40,839 Delighted to see you again. 589 01:02:41,007 --> 01:02:44,218 We don't have any vacancies... 590 01:02:44,552 --> 01:02:47,846 ...but I'm sure I'll be able to organize something. 591 01:02:50,350 --> 01:02:51,809 - Thank you very much. - Thank you. 592 01:04:19,898 --> 01:04:21,732 Good afternoon. 593 01:04:21,900 --> 01:04:25,611 I'm Dean Corso. I have an appointment with Baroness Kessler. 594 01:04:30,200 --> 01:04:31,950 This way. 595 01:04:40,668 --> 01:04:43,337 You have 30 minutes. 596 01:04:48,426 --> 01:04:51,011 - Yes? - Monsieur Corso. 597 01:04:51,179 --> 01:04:54,473 Oh, yes, Mr. Corso. Come in. 598 01:04:54,641 --> 01:04:57,726 I've heard a great deal about you. 599 01:04:58,436 --> 01:05:01,855 - Nothing good, I hope. - You hope right. 600 01:05:02,690 --> 01:05:05,442 Well, I'm reassured, baroness, because in my trade... 601 01:05:05,610 --> 01:05:10,364 ...to be spoken well of can be professionally disastrous. 602 01:05:11,616 --> 01:05:14,743 - My God. - Yes, there it is. 603 01:05:14,911 --> 01:05:17,246 The Kessler collection. 604 01:05:19,290 --> 01:05:20,999 I know your catalog almost by heart. 605 01:05:21,167 --> 01:05:22,876 Strange we haven't met before. 606 01:05:23,044 --> 01:05:25,629 Your name is a byword among dealers and collectors. 607 01:05:26,214 --> 01:05:30,259 But I imagine you know your own reputation better than I do. 608 01:05:30,427 --> 01:05:33,429 Yes, well, it does keep the wolf from the door, so to speak. 609 01:05:33,596 --> 01:05:35,556 Sorry, were you in the middle of something? 610 01:05:35,723 --> 01:05:40,144 My latest work, The Devil: History and Myth, a kind of biography. 611 01:05:40,728 --> 01:05:43,480 It will be published early next year. 612 01:05:43,648 --> 01:05:45,816 - Why the devil? - I saw him one day. 613 01:05:45,984 --> 01:05:49,903 I was 15 years old and I saw him as plain as I see you now. 614 01:05:50,363 --> 01:05:51,738 It was love at first sight. 615 01:05:51,906 --> 01:05:54,992 You know, 300 years ago, you'd have been burned at the stake... 616 01:05:55,160 --> 01:05:58,954 - ...for saying something like that. - I wouldn't have said it. 617 01:05:59,372 --> 01:06:02,624 Nor would I have made a million by writing about it. 618 01:06:02,792 --> 01:06:04,334 Yeah. 619 01:06:04,502 --> 01:06:07,754 What is it you wish to discuss, Mr. Corso? 620 01:06:07,922 --> 01:06:11,008 There's a book in your collection I'd like to examine, if possible. 621 01:06:11,176 --> 01:06:13,093 The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows? 622 01:06:13,261 --> 01:06:16,305 The Nine Gates. An interesting work. 623 01:06:16,473 --> 01:06:18,724 Everyone's been asking me about it lately. 624 01:06:18,892 --> 01:06:21,351 - Is that so? - Follow me. 625 01:06:24,314 --> 01:06:27,232 Do you truly believe in the devil, baroness? 626 01:06:27,400 --> 01:06:31,278 Enough to devote my life and my library to him. 627 01:06:31,446 --> 01:06:34,865 Not to mention many years of work. 628 01:06:35,033 --> 01:06:36,200 Don't you? 629 01:06:36,367 --> 01:06:38,202 Almost. 630 01:06:39,704 --> 01:06:42,206 This book demands a certain amount of faith. 631 01:06:42,373 --> 01:06:44,625 I'm afraid my faith is in short supply these days. 632 01:06:44,792 --> 01:06:49,505 I know this work extremely well. I've studied it for years. 633 01:06:49,672 --> 01:06:52,299 Do you have any doubts about its authenticity? 634 01:06:52,592 --> 01:06:54,301 - None whatsoever. - You're sure? 635 01:06:54,469 --> 01:06:56,970 My knowledge of this book is profound. 636 01:06:57,138 --> 01:07:00,265 - I wrote a biography of its author. - Yes, I've read it. 637 01:07:00,433 --> 01:07:03,644 Aristide Torchia, The Devil's Apprentice. Excellent work. 638 01:07:03,811 --> 01:07:05,395 A courageous man. 639 01:07:05,563 --> 01:07:09,650 He died for the sake of this very book in 1667. 640 01:07:10,068 --> 01:07:13,570 While studying the black arts in Prague, he acquired a copy... 641 01:07:13,738 --> 01:07:16,114 ...of the dread Delomelanicon. 642 01:07:16,282 --> 01:07:21,411 This is Torchia's adaptation of that work which was written by Lucifer himself. 643 01:07:21,579 --> 01:07:24,998 After they burned him at the stake, a secret society was founded... 644 01:07:25,166 --> 01:07:29,253 ...to perpetuate its memory and preserve its secrets. 645 01:07:29,420 --> 01:07:32,464 The Order of the Silver Serpent. 646 01:07:32,632 --> 01:07:35,592 - A sect? - A kind of witches' coven. 647 01:07:35,760 --> 01:07:38,262 For centuries, they have met to read from this book... 648 01:07:38,429 --> 01:07:40,597 ...and worship the prince of darkness. 649 01:07:40,765 --> 01:07:43,767 Today, they have degenerated into a social club... 650 01:07:43,935 --> 01:07:47,771 ...for bored millionaires and celebrities who use its meetings... 651 01:07:47,939 --> 01:07:52,442 ...as an excuse to indulge their jaded sexual appetites. 652 01:07:52,610 --> 01:07:55,362 I, myself, belonged to the order. 653 01:07:55,530 --> 01:07:58,991 Years ago, but time is too precious at my age. 654 01:07:59,158 --> 01:08:01,743 Besides, my orgy days are over. 655 01:08:01,995 --> 01:08:04,705 I told them to go to the devil. 656 01:08:05,748 --> 01:08:07,749 You mean it's all about sex or...? 657 01:08:07,917 --> 01:08:09,042 Of course not. 658 01:08:09,210 --> 01:08:12,546 They are under the illusion that they owe their money and success... 659 01:08:12,714 --> 01:08:14,256 ...to membership in the order. 660 01:08:14,424 --> 01:08:15,465 Do they still meet? 661 01:08:15,633 --> 01:08:19,177 Every year on the anniversary of Torchia's death. 662 01:08:19,345 --> 01:08:20,971 They'll be meeting very soon now. 663 01:08:21,139 --> 01:08:23,807 - And you say they read from this book. - Not this one. 664 01:08:23,975 --> 01:08:28,395 I took mine back when Liana Telfer acquired the one in Toledo. 665 01:08:28,563 --> 01:08:30,314 Victor Fargas is a nonbeliever. 666 01:08:30,481 --> 01:08:35,402 He's always refused to participate, so naturally, they use the Telfer copy. 667 01:08:35,570 --> 01:08:37,779 Not that it has ever worked. 668 01:08:37,947 --> 01:08:40,866 - Did Andrew Telfer ever take part? - Telfer? 669 01:08:41,034 --> 01:08:42,826 No, no. 670 01:08:42,994 --> 01:08:46,747 That creature, Liana, married him for his money. 671 01:08:46,914 --> 01:08:50,167 She comes of an old and aristocratic French family... 672 01:08:50,335 --> 01:08:52,586 ...the Saint Martins, but they were penniless... 673 01:08:52,754 --> 01:08:56,673 ...so Liana used his dollars to restore her chateau... 674 01:08:56,841 --> 01:08:58,508 ...and buy The Nine Gates. 675 01:08:58,676 --> 01:09:02,054 If he ever finds out what his wife gets up to at these gatherings... 676 01:09:02,221 --> 01:09:04,181 ...he'll probably kill himself. 677 01:09:05,350 --> 01:09:08,602 Funny you should say that, baroness, he hanged himself last week. 678 01:09:13,274 --> 01:09:16,902 Who, exactly, are you working for, Mr. Corso? 679 01:09:17,070 --> 01:09:21,198 My client's name is irrelevant, baroness. I'm simply trying to authenticate his copy. 680 01:09:21,366 --> 01:09:23,575 The one that Telfer sold him before he died. 681 01:09:23,743 --> 01:09:27,829 How stupid of me. I should have guessed. 682 01:09:28,498 --> 01:09:32,209 You've outstayed your welcome, Mr. Corso. 683 01:09:32,377 --> 01:09:34,628 I was hoping to examine your copy in detail. 684 01:09:34,796 --> 01:09:36,838 Certainly not. 685 01:09:37,006 --> 01:09:39,508 Tell your client, who can only be Boris Balkan... 686 01:09:39,676 --> 01:09:44,304 ...to come and examine it himself, if he dares. 687 01:09:44,722 --> 01:09:48,934 Tell him not to send any more wolves in sheep's clothing. 688 01:09:49,394 --> 01:09:52,646 Now, kindly leave. 689 01:09:55,066 --> 01:09:58,735 I'm sorry if I have troubled you. 690 01:09:58,903 --> 01:10:00,487 Thank you very much for your time. 691 01:10:00,655 --> 01:10:04,408 You don't know what you're getting yourself into, Mr. Corso. 692 01:10:04,867 --> 01:10:07,661 Get out, before it's too late. 693 01:10:08,079 --> 01:10:10,330 I'm afraid it already is, baroness. 694 01:10:10,498 --> 01:10:12,082 Good day. 695 01:14:03,773 --> 01:14:05,649 They're broken. 696 01:14:06,275 --> 01:14:08,693 You should be more careful. 697 01:14:23,834 --> 01:14:26,920 - I need a favor, Gruber. - Certainly, Mr. Corso. 698 01:14:27,088 --> 01:14:28,964 Liana Telfer. 699 01:14:29,131 --> 01:14:33,301 Maiden name de Saint Martin, 40ish, brunette, dishy. 700 01:14:33,469 --> 01:14:36,680 Probably accompanied by... 701 01:14:37,932 --> 01:14:46,314 ...a black gentleman with closely cropped platinum blond hair and a mustache. 702 01:14:46,482 --> 01:14:48,817 I wanna know if they're staying at some hotel here. 703 01:14:49,193 --> 01:14:50,860 - Take a little time. - Yes, of course. 704 01:14:51,028 --> 01:14:53,238 Start with the five-stars, that's your best bet. 705 01:14:53,406 --> 01:14:55,156 - Very well, sir. - All right. 706 01:14:55,324 --> 01:14:57,534 Are you feeling all right? 707 01:14:57,952 --> 01:15:01,121 I've felt better, Gruber. Thanks. 708 01:15:01,288 --> 01:15:03,540 Let me know if you locate them. 709 01:15:16,721 --> 01:15:21,850 Put this against the back of your neck. 710 01:15:33,529 --> 01:15:36,698 You were really great down there by the river. 711 01:15:36,866 --> 01:15:38,950 I haven't thanked you for that. 712 01:16:19,909 --> 01:16:22,285 All right, look. 713 01:16:23,037 --> 01:16:25,955 I think it's about time you told me what's going on here. 714 01:16:26,373 --> 01:16:28,917 - Someone's after your book. - No kidding. 715 01:16:29,085 --> 01:16:31,461 And you, where do you fit into it? 716 01:16:40,429 --> 01:16:41,930 Yeah? 717 01:16:43,307 --> 01:16:45,266 There's a call for you. 718 01:16:46,811 --> 01:16:49,479 May I take it in reception, please? 719 01:16:50,523 --> 01:16:52,982 All right, I'll be right down. 720 01:17:06,622 --> 01:17:08,623 - Yes? - Anything new? 721 01:17:08,791 --> 01:17:11,084 Oh, his master's voice again. 722 01:17:11,252 --> 01:17:13,211 No, not much aside from the fact... 723 01:17:13,379 --> 01:17:16,881 ...that someone's tried to take my life a couple of times. 724 01:17:17,049 --> 01:17:20,510 Oh, yes. Fargas has been murdered. 725 01:17:22,012 --> 01:17:24,347 Murdered? How do you know? 726 01:17:24,515 --> 01:17:26,724 I saw him. And his copy. 727 01:17:26,892 --> 01:17:29,018 Or what was left of it, anyway. 728 01:17:29,186 --> 01:17:32,814 Someone had snatched the engravings and tried to burn the rest. 729 01:17:32,982 --> 01:17:36,484 - What do you make of it? - That's tragic. It's tragic. 730 01:17:36,652 --> 01:17:39,445 What about Baroness Kessler? How did you get on today? 731 01:17:39,613 --> 01:17:42,323 - Where exactly are you? - What about her copy? 732 01:17:42,491 --> 01:17:44,325 No. Why do I get the impression... 733 01:17:44,493 --> 01:17:46,744 ...that you've been down my neck the entire time? 734 01:17:46,912 --> 01:17:51,708 You're an investment of mine, Mr. Corso. I'm merely looking after it. 735 01:17:54,879 --> 01:17:56,880 The old woman swears her copy's authentic... 736 01:17:57,047 --> 01:18:00,008 ...but I didn't get a chance to examine it closely. 737 01:18:00,176 --> 01:18:04,262 She threw me out as soon as she guessed that you were behind my visit. 738 01:18:04,430 --> 01:18:07,473 You aren't exactly in her good books, if you know what I mean. 739 01:18:07,641 --> 01:18:09,851 - You must see her again. - What, are you kidding? 740 01:18:10,019 --> 01:18:13,897 - Have you seen her secretary? - Try the lunch break. 741 01:18:16,108 --> 01:18:17,525 Hello? 742 01:18:45,930 --> 01:18:48,056 Do you have a photocopy machine back there? 743 01:18:48,224 --> 01:18:49,432 Oh, yes, monsieur. 744 01:18:49,600 --> 01:18:52,936 - May I use it? - Of course, monsieur. 745 01:21:51,240 --> 01:21:55,660 Yes. Hello, baroness, it's me, the wolf in sheep's clothing. 746 01:21:55,828 --> 01:21:59,872 I thought I made myself quite clear, Mr. Corso. 747 01:22:00,040 --> 01:22:04,293 Well, I've got something for you, baroness. 748 01:22:04,461 --> 01:22:06,337 A kind of peace offering. 749 01:22:06,505 --> 01:22:09,048 Will you allow me to give it to you? 750 01:22:09,216 --> 01:22:10,967 Please? 751 01:22:36,535 --> 01:22:38,327 First, let me apologize. 752 01:22:38,495 --> 01:22:42,373 I should've told you right away that I'm working for Boris Balkan. 753 01:22:42,541 --> 01:22:46,502 It was foolish of me to think that I could deceive someone as astute as yourself. 754 01:22:46,670 --> 01:22:51,674 - So please forgive me. - Flattery will get you nowhere, Mr. Corso. 755 01:22:51,925 --> 01:22:53,676 Get on with it. 756 01:22:53,844 --> 01:22:55,386 Right. 757 01:22:56,763 --> 01:22:58,347 These... 758 01:22:59,975 --> 01:23:01,767 ...are for you. 759 01:23:03,812 --> 01:23:05,521 What is this? 760 01:23:05,689 --> 01:23:08,191 What is this supposed to be? 761 01:23:08,650 --> 01:23:11,777 You said that your knowledge of The Nine Gates was extensive... 762 01:23:11,945 --> 01:23:15,239 ...but did you ever compare your copy with the other two? 763 01:23:15,407 --> 01:23:17,033 No. 764 01:23:17,201 --> 01:23:19,911 - Why? - Well, you should. 765 01:23:20,078 --> 01:23:23,414 These are copies of the engravings in Balkan's book. 766 01:23:23,582 --> 01:23:26,167 You'll find that some of them differ from yours. 767 01:23:26,335 --> 01:23:28,127 Differ? 768 01:23:28,712 --> 01:23:32,340 So you question my book's authenticity, do you? 769 01:23:32,508 --> 01:23:35,009 If that's your peace offering, you can take it and go. 770 01:23:35,177 --> 01:23:37,553 My Nine Gates is absolutely genuine. 771 01:23:37,721 --> 01:23:39,430 I don't dispute that, baroness. 772 01:23:39,598 --> 01:23:42,517 In my opinion, all three copies are genuine. 773 01:23:42,684 --> 01:23:45,019 But the fact remains, they display variations. 774 01:23:45,187 --> 01:23:47,313 Variations? 775 01:23:47,898 --> 01:23:51,192 If that were true, it would be a revelation. 776 01:23:51,360 --> 01:23:52,568 What makes you so sure? 777 01:23:54,613 --> 01:23:57,240 I've already compared these with the Fargas engravings. 778 01:23:57,407 --> 01:23:59,700 And in his book... 779 01:24:00,994 --> 01:24:04,247 ...the keys were in the other hand. 780 01:24:05,082 --> 01:24:08,084 Here, the doorway wasn't bricked up. 781 01:24:08,835 --> 01:24:10,086 And in this one... 782 01:24:10,254 --> 01:24:13,756 ...the man was hanging by the other leg. 783 01:24:29,398 --> 01:24:32,775 - Well? - Well, what? 784 01:24:35,070 --> 01:24:37,822 Look closely, baroness. 785 01:24:38,615 --> 01:24:40,032 The turrets. 786 01:24:40,200 --> 01:24:41,951 Three in yours... 787 01:24:42,119 --> 01:24:44,036 ...four in Balkan's. 788 01:24:55,799 --> 01:24:57,466 Amazing. 789 01:24:57,634 --> 01:25:01,304 I'm convinced there'll be a third one in here somewhere. 790 01:25:01,471 --> 01:25:05,016 Three variations in three copies makes nine. 791 01:25:05,183 --> 01:25:07,977 Coincidence, or something more? 792 01:25:08,270 --> 01:25:13,024 Maybe Torchia hid the secret of the Ninth Gate in three books, not one. 793 01:25:14,693 --> 01:25:16,777 I must admit I'm impressed. 794 01:25:16,945 --> 01:25:20,489 This puts an entirely different complexion on the matter. 795 01:25:20,657 --> 01:25:25,161 You have my permission to investigate further, Mr. Corso. 796 01:25:25,329 --> 01:25:27,246 Take as long as you need. 797 01:25:43,096 --> 01:25:46,807 My permission did not extend to that, Mr. Corso. 798 01:25:48,018 --> 01:25:50,603 Nobody smokes in my library. 799 01:28:34,768 --> 01:28:36,519 Baroness? 800 01:31:23,979 --> 01:31:26,814 Excuse me, there's something missing from my room. 801 01:31:26,982 --> 01:31:28,857 Has anyone been up there while I was out? 802 01:31:29,025 --> 01:31:30,818 Only your wife, monsieur. 803 01:31:30,986 --> 01:31:33,362 My wife? I don't have a wife. 804 01:31:33,530 --> 01:31:35,447 Excuse me, monsieur. 805 01:31:39,577 --> 01:31:41,537 For you, sir. 806 01:31:47,168 --> 01:31:50,295 - Yes? - What news? 807 01:31:51,798 --> 01:31:53,257 News? 808 01:31:53,425 --> 01:31:54,550 Let me see. 809 01:31:54,718 --> 01:31:56,010 Well... 810 01:31:56,177 --> 01:32:00,556 Yes, the good news is that I got to examine the old woman's book... 811 01:32:00,724 --> 01:32:03,017 ...and three of her engravings were signed "LCF." 812 01:32:03,184 --> 01:32:08,022 The bad news is that someone strangled her and made a bonfire of her collection. 813 01:32:08,189 --> 01:32:12,276 - Now, that's tragic, wouldn't you say? - You took the words out my mouth. 814 01:32:12,569 --> 01:32:15,571 Yes. It's the Fargas story all over again. 815 01:32:15,739 --> 01:32:18,157 I'm of the mind that they tore out the engravings... 816 01:32:18,324 --> 01:32:19,992 ...before they torched the place. 817 01:32:20,160 --> 01:32:21,744 That makes two sets they've got. 818 01:32:21,911 --> 01:32:23,912 And my copy? 819 01:32:24,330 --> 01:32:27,041 Well, I learned my lesson, fortunately. 820 01:32:27,208 --> 01:32:29,209 I don't carry it around with me anymore. 821 01:32:29,377 --> 01:32:31,587 Otherwise, it might've gone up in smoke. 822 01:32:31,755 --> 01:32:34,381 Excellent. Good thinking. 823 01:32:34,549 --> 01:32:36,300 Well, with two copies gone... 824 01:32:36,468 --> 01:32:38,385 ...that seems to conclude your assignment. 825 01:32:38,553 --> 01:32:40,596 It only remains for you to return my book. 826 01:32:40,764 --> 01:32:43,974 I'm staying at the Ritz. You can pick up your check at the same time. 827 01:32:44,142 --> 01:32:46,268 Shall we say in half an hour? 828 01:32:47,979 --> 01:32:50,481 There's more bad news. 829 01:32:51,983 --> 01:32:54,777 - I don't have it. - You don't have it? 830 01:32:55,361 --> 01:32:58,030 Someone lifted it from my room. 831 01:33:01,659 --> 01:33:05,245 Listen to me very carefully, Mr. Corso. 832 01:33:05,955 --> 01:33:08,207 I think you may already have some idea... 833 01:33:08,374 --> 01:33:12,795 ...of the lengths to which I am prepared to go when I want something. 834 01:33:13,630 --> 01:33:18,759 Unless you recover my property in double-quick time... 835 01:33:19,135 --> 01:33:22,638 ...you'll discover just how far that can be. 836 01:33:34,484 --> 01:33:35,734 - Where is it? - Where's what? 837 01:33:35,902 --> 01:33:37,736 The book, where is it? 838 01:33:37,904 --> 01:33:40,030 Would I be here if I took it? 839 01:33:40,240 --> 01:33:42,908 You should know better by now. 840 01:33:48,164 --> 01:33:50,582 I must apologize for my young colleague, Mr. Corso... 841 01:33:50,750 --> 01:33:52,751 ...that was unpardonable of him. 842 01:33:52,919 --> 01:33:54,628 Is that her? 843 01:33:54,796 --> 01:33:55,796 No, monsieur. 844 01:33:55,964 --> 01:33:58,841 She was tall, dark hair, very chic, very elegant. 845 01:33:59,008 --> 01:34:01,677 Which reminds me, sir, I have the information you wanted. 846 01:34:01,845 --> 01:34:03,804 The lady and gentleman you mentioned... 847 01:34:03,972 --> 01:34:07,641 ...they are staying at the Plaza Ath�n�e Hotel... 848 01:34:07,809 --> 01:34:11,019 ...Suite 209, 211. 849 01:34:11,187 --> 01:34:13,188 Thank you very much, Gruber. I owe you one. 850 01:34:13,356 --> 01:34:15,774 I need a taxi, quick. 851 01:34:17,902 --> 01:34:21,613 Send this to Mr. Balkan at the Ritz. That's B-A-L-K-A-N. 852 01:34:24,617 --> 01:34:28,162 - Fax it, immediately. - Certainly, sir. 853 01:34:29,330 --> 01:34:31,415 Always a pleasure to be of service. 854 01:34:31,583 --> 01:34:32,791 You coming? 855 01:34:52,854 --> 01:34:54,938 What do you plan to do if you see them? 856 01:34:55,106 --> 01:34:57,566 Probably hide behind you. 857 01:35:51,287 --> 01:35:53,288 Whoa, that's them. That's them. 858 01:35:55,792 --> 01:35:59,169 We should grab a taxi before they take off. 859 01:35:59,879 --> 01:36:01,630 Let's go. 860 01:36:18,982 --> 01:36:20,816 They're going. 861 01:36:53,933 --> 01:36:55,517 Coming? 862 01:37:06,654 --> 01:37:08,780 Couldn't you pick something less conspicuous? 863 01:37:08,948 --> 01:37:10,365 Don't be so picky. 864 01:37:10,533 --> 01:37:14,036 Some people would give their eyeteeth for a ride in this. 865 01:37:50,073 --> 01:37:53,909 Listen, we can't sit on their tail forever, they're bound to smell a rat. 866 01:38:17,934 --> 01:38:18,934 How do I look? 867 01:38:21,229 --> 01:38:23,230 You look ridiculous. 868 01:38:30,780 --> 01:38:32,406 Sit tight. 869 01:39:21,122 --> 01:39:22,998 Take your pick. 870 01:39:23,541 --> 01:39:24,916 No, you. 871 01:39:25,084 --> 01:39:27,794 - You know everything. - If you say so. 872 01:39:41,350 --> 01:39:43,059 We lost them. 873 01:39:43,227 --> 01:39:45,187 Well, not at this speed. 874 01:39:45,354 --> 01:39:46,688 Must've gone the other way. 875 01:39:46,856 --> 01:39:49,816 You mean, I don't know everything after all? 876 01:39:49,984 --> 01:39:51,860 Turn around. 877 01:40:05,082 --> 01:40:07,584 30ish, brunette, dishy. 878 01:40:07,752 --> 01:40:10,504 - What was her name again? - Telfer. Liana Telfer. 879 01:40:10,671 --> 01:40:12,881 No, her maiden name. 880 01:40:13,925 --> 01:40:16,551 - Saint Martin. - Look. 881 01:41:06,394 --> 01:41:08,478 The chateau, I knew it. 882 01:41:31,544 --> 01:41:33,128 Keep going. 883 01:41:36,257 --> 01:41:37,382 Keep going. 884 01:43:55,855 --> 01:43:58,106 See them anywhere? 885 01:44:01,360 --> 01:44:02,986 No. 886 01:45:31,325 --> 01:45:34,494 - Sorry to intrude on you like this. - What are you doing here? 887 01:45:34,662 --> 01:45:38,373 I just dropped by to pick up the book you stole from my room. 888 01:45:38,541 --> 01:45:42,210 - That book is mine. - We've been through all this before. 889 01:45:42,378 --> 01:45:43,962 My husband gave it to me. 890 01:45:44,129 --> 01:45:46,047 - Well... - It wasn't his to sell. 891 01:45:46,215 --> 01:45:48,174 Sold it to get back at you. What happened? 892 01:45:48,342 --> 01:45:50,468 - Catch you with that albino? - How dare you? 893 01:45:51,262 --> 01:45:53,304 Keep an eye on her. 894 01:45:54,557 --> 01:45:55,849 Don't. 895 01:45:56,016 --> 01:45:58,393 Be careful. She bites. 896 01:46:09,530 --> 01:46:11,114 Hi. 897 01:46:14,410 --> 01:46:15,743 Don't move. 898 01:46:15,911 --> 01:46:17,912 Either one of you. 899 01:46:18,080 --> 01:46:19,956 Get the book. 900 01:46:34,221 --> 01:46:36,931 Don't kill them up here, you'll make a mess. 901 01:46:37,099 --> 01:46:39,267 Take them downstairs. 902 01:46:40,019 --> 01:46:41,436 You, go first. 903 01:46:41,604 --> 01:46:43,313 And you. 904 01:46:55,534 --> 01:46:57,285 Down. 905 01:47:11,717 --> 01:47:13,635 Open the door. 906 01:47:26,190 --> 01:47:27,815 Watch out. 907 01:47:45,417 --> 01:47:47,251 I didn't know you had it in you. 908 01:48:18,200 --> 01:48:20,201 You stay here and cover me. 909 01:48:20,369 --> 01:48:22,370 I'm going down. 910 01:49:03,245 --> 01:49:04,746 Who's that? 911 01:49:05,873 --> 01:49:11,085 Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo. 912 01:49:18,343 --> 01:49:21,262 Look around you, all of you. What do you see? 913 01:49:21,430 --> 01:49:25,141 A bunch of buffoons, in fancy dress. 914 01:49:25,309 --> 01:49:28,728 Think the prince of darkness would actually deign to manifest himself... 915 01:49:28,896 --> 01:49:31,647 ...before the likes of you? He never has, and he never will. 916 01:49:31,815 --> 01:49:33,274 Never. 917 01:49:34,526 --> 01:49:36,360 You read from his book... 918 01:49:36,528 --> 01:49:39,614 ...but you have no conception of its true power. 919 01:49:39,782 --> 01:49:42,033 I, alone, have grasped its secret. 920 01:49:42,201 --> 01:49:45,119 I, alone, have fathomed the master's grand design. 921 01:49:45,287 --> 01:49:49,665 I, alone, am worthy to enjoy the fruits of that discovery. 922 01:49:49,833 --> 01:49:52,627 Absolute power to determine my own destiny. 923 01:49:52,795 --> 01:49:55,505 You're insane, Boris. Give it back to me. 924 01:49:55,672 --> 01:49:58,216 You, Liana de Saint Martin... 925 01:49:58,383 --> 01:50:01,636 ...you're even guiltier than the rest of this pathetic rabble. 926 01:50:01,804 --> 01:50:05,139 You have at least some idea of what this book can do in the right hands. 927 01:50:05,307 --> 01:50:08,309 Yet, you lend yourself to these farcical proceedings... 928 01:50:08,477 --> 01:50:12,396 ...these orgies of aging flesh conducted in the master's name. 929 01:50:12,564 --> 01:50:13,648 You're a charlatan. 930 01:50:41,510 --> 01:50:44,512 Don't, Corso. Don't. 931 01:50:52,980 --> 01:50:54,856 Let it be. 932 01:51:28,557 --> 01:51:31,267 - What is it with you? - He just murdered someone in public. 933 01:51:31,435 --> 01:51:33,227 You're off the hook... 934 01:51:33,395 --> 01:51:34,896 ...for the other killings. 935 01:51:35,063 --> 01:51:37,148 - You should be grateful. - I'm ecstatic. 936 01:51:37,316 --> 01:51:39,901 You're out of a job. It's over. What more do you want? 937 01:51:40,068 --> 01:51:41,903 You know what. 938 01:52:07,763 --> 01:52:09,847 Not taking me for a ride? 939 01:52:10,265 --> 01:52:14,101 - You were working for him all along. - Funny, I thought you were. 940 01:53:00,649 --> 01:53:02,441 Shit. 941 01:57:11,066 --> 01:57:12,900 Yes. 942 01:57:13,568 --> 01:57:15,277 Yes. 943 01:57:15,445 --> 01:57:17,196 That's it. 944 01:57:17,739 --> 01:57:19,990 Precisely. 945 01:57:21,243 --> 01:57:23,577 All is in readiness. 946 01:57:24,621 --> 01:57:26,413 One... 947 01:57:26,581 --> 01:57:28,249 ...four... 948 01:57:28,416 --> 01:57:33,254 ...three, six, seven... 949 01:57:33,421 --> 01:57:38,968 ...five, eight, two, nine. 950 01:57:39,678 --> 01:57:41,762 The enigma is solved at last. 951 01:57:43,932 --> 01:57:45,516 To travel in silence... 952 01:57:45,684 --> 01:57:48,060 ...by a long and circuitous route... 953 01:57:48,228 --> 01:57:52,731 ...to brave the arrows of misfortune and fear neither noose, nor fire. 954 01:57:52,899 --> 01:57:57,444 To play the greatest of all games and win, foregoing no expense... 955 01:57:57,612 --> 01:58:02,032 ...is to mock the vicissitudes of fate and gain at last the key... 956 01:58:02,200 --> 01:58:04,493 ...that will unlock... 957 01:58:05,245 --> 01:58:07,746 ...the ninth gate. 958 01:58:12,460 --> 01:58:13,460 Corso. 959 01:58:14,129 --> 01:58:17,756 What were you expecting, an apparition? 960 01:58:18,925 --> 01:58:22,553 You're not wanted here, Mr. Corso. Leave. 961 01:58:22,721 --> 01:58:25,514 I'm the only apparition you'll see tonight. 962 01:58:25,682 --> 01:58:27,975 You'll find a check waiting at my New York office. 963 01:58:28,143 --> 01:58:30,144 Payment in full. 964 01:58:30,312 --> 01:58:32,104 You killed for those. 965 01:58:32,272 --> 01:58:35,316 - They're worth more than money. - Infinitely more. 966 01:58:35,483 --> 01:58:37,484 But they happen to be mine. 967 01:58:37,652 --> 01:58:39,486 Not yours. 968 01:58:40,572 --> 01:58:43,073 You know something, Corso? 969 01:58:43,658 --> 01:58:45,993 In spite of our differences... 970 01:58:46,161 --> 01:58:48,662 ...I have a soft spot for you. 971 01:58:48,830 --> 01:58:51,874 - I'm touched. - We have something in common. 972 01:58:52,042 --> 01:58:53,959 We share the same passion. 973 01:58:54,127 --> 01:58:57,004 You've developed the same obsession, haven't you? 974 01:58:57,172 --> 01:59:00,716 Unfortunately for you, only one of us is destined to fulfill it. 975 01:59:00,884 --> 01:59:03,010 You're out of your depth. Kindly go. 976 01:59:04,679 --> 01:59:06,597 I'm not leaving here empty-handed. 977 01:59:06,765 --> 01:59:09,016 Don't even think about it. 978 01:59:09,893 --> 01:59:11,810 Stand aside. 979 01:59:12,354 --> 01:59:14,396 I credited you with more finesse. 980 01:59:14,564 --> 01:59:18,484 - You heard me. Stand back. - Put that away, it's not your style. 981 01:59:40,173 --> 01:59:43,550 It seems you've found your proper niche at last. 982 01:59:43,718 --> 01:59:45,552 I like that. 983 01:59:45,887 --> 01:59:47,554 Now... 984 01:59:48,556 --> 01:59:50,724 ...you can watch. 985 01:59:58,608 --> 02:00:01,735 I'm entering uncharted territory. 986 02:00:01,945 --> 02:00:07,324 Taking the road that leads to equality with God. 987 02:00:22,382 --> 02:00:24,341 You can't come with me. 988 02:00:24,509 --> 02:00:28,679 I must travel alone, but you may look on... 989 02:00:28,930 --> 02:00:30,180 ...and marvel. 990 02:00:30,348 --> 02:00:34,184 - That's very kind of you. - Indeed it is. 991 02:00:36,604 --> 02:00:39,690 There have been men who have been burned alive... 992 02:00:39,858 --> 02:00:43,235 ...or disemboweled for just a glimpse... 993 02:00:43,403 --> 02:00:48,449 ...of what you are about to witness. 994 02:00:55,707 --> 02:00:58,083 I give you my allegiance, master. 995 02:00:58,251 --> 02:01:01,128 I pledge myself to you, body and soul. 996 02:01:01,296 --> 02:01:04,465 Let me fear neither noose, nor fire, nor poison. 997 02:01:04,632 --> 02:01:06,592 Erase me from the book of life... 998 02:01:06,760 --> 02:01:09,261 ...inscribe me in the black book of death. 999 02:01:09,429 --> 02:01:12,556 Admit me to the ninth gate. 1000 02:01:12,724 --> 02:01:14,057 Let it be so. 1001 02:01:17,312 --> 02:01:20,689 Let it be so now. 1002 02:01:31,326 --> 02:01:33,035 Yes. 1003 02:01:34,579 --> 02:01:38,457 I feel the power surge through me like an electric current... 1004 02:01:38,625 --> 02:01:41,835 ...rendering me capable of any feat of mind or body. 1005 02:01:42,003 --> 02:01:43,545 I'm invulnerable. 1006 02:01:43,713 --> 02:01:45,923 I'm invincible. 1007 02:01:47,675 --> 02:01:52,262 I could float on air, I could walk on water. 1008 02:01:56,184 --> 02:01:57,184 Behold. 1009 02:01:57,352 --> 02:01:59,311 I plunge my hands in fire. 1010 02:01:59,479 --> 02:02:01,814 I feel no heat. 1011 02:02:01,981 --> 02:02:04,858 That's just great. Give us another one. 1012 02:02:24,879 --> 02:02:27,005 It's miraculous. 1013 02:02:27,423 --> 02:02:31,093 I feel nothing. Nothing at all. 1014 02:05:40,908 --> 02:05:42,659 Is that it? 1015 02:05:43,411 --> 02:05:44,494 Is the game over? 1016 02:05:45,371 --> 02:05:46,747 For Balkan, yes. 1017 02:05:46,914 --> 02:05:48,248 Not for you. 1018 02:05:48,416 --> 02:05:50,000 Why didn't it work for Balkan? 1019 02:05:50,168 --> 02:05:52,085 The ninth engraving was a forgery. 1020 02:05:55,757 --> 02:05:57,799 Where's the real one? 1021 02:05:59,427 --> 02:06:01,178 I want it. 1022 02:06:03,598 --> 02:06:04,931 You're running low on gas. 1023 02:07:44,699 --> 02:07:46,283 Pepe Lopez. 1024 02:07:46,450 --> 02:07:48,034 Ricardo Herrera. 1025 02:07:51,539 --> 02:07:53,540 Do you speak English?