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The medallion will guide you to high sanctuary, my son.

From there, the Holy One will direct you to the great city called Katmandu.

But this you must never forget.

Your path is written in the jade.

Your destiny is not.

Have you seen any mountains yet?

It's too dark.

But I think we're climbing.

I can't believe it.

Nepal.

Did you ever think we'd get here?

We worked hard enough for it.

Speaking of work, we better hit these course materials again.

Have you checked the section on mythology?

There's some pretty weird stuff in here.

Dinner is just as lousy as lunch. You know what you mean.

There's almost a sense, I mean in the way it's presented, that it's fact, not

fiction. Hello.

Hello, dear. How was dinner?

It tasted like dupes.

Andrew. What was that, young man?

I said dinner tasted like dupes. I heard what you said.

Well, it did.

That's enough, Andrew.

He's right.

That's exactly what it tasted like.

Lily! What is going on here?

We've been on this train for 12 hours, and we've only seen you twice.

I'm sorry.

We've been so preoccupied with all of this. Try to understand, dear.

Daddy and I have worked so long for these exchange professorships.

Now we've been given the opportunity to do the most important work of our lives.

Be patient with us.

Long enough so we can do it right.

Please.

You and Andrew go to your compartment now.

When we get to Janakpur very early in the morning, then we have a long, hard

bus trip into Kathmandu. And get some sleep, okay?

Yeah. I'm pretty tired anyway.

Good night.

Andrew? Are you asleep?

Yes, sweetie.

I wish in my own bed instead of on this train.

Not me.

Don't you miss your friends? What about school?

School? Were you kidding?

I don't know.

This whole trip just came at the wrong time.

My friends...

Ball games, dances.

Jimmy?

Okay, okay, Jimmy.

I mean, it was so great.

Last semester, it was, like, so great.

You know what I mean, Andrew?

Andrew?

Do you smell the jasmine, miss? What?

The night flowers, the jasmine.

I asked if you could smell their perfume.

No. No, I... I smell smoke.

Smoke from the engine.

Ah, well, we choose what we wish to choose.

Who are you?

I am Sheldon.

You might say...

I am a teacher.

And you, miss?

Lily McCloud.

Lily. Ah, another flower.

You're a Brahmin, aren't you?

A holy man.

So, you know something of our culture?

I've been reading.

We're moving to Nepal.

And you do not wish to go to Nepal.

Is it not so, Lily McCloud?

You seem to know so much, Rinan.

I mean, to understand.

Knowledge is easy.

Understanding, that is difficult.

You know, for example, that you're feeling unhappy.

You may even think you know the reasons.

But still, you do not understand.

And without understanding, I think you will remain unhappy.

The answer is within you.

Do not search for it outside.

Perhaps, Lily, understanding is like the jasmine's perfume.

The jasmine's perfume?

You chose to smell the smoke from the locomotive. I chose the scent

from the night flowers that bloom on these hillsides.

Life, Lily McLeod.

many choices.

Who are you? Who's he?

Who am I? Who are you?

She's the one that owns that bed that you're in. That's who.

It was empty when I found it.

When you found it?

When you found it?

Are you crazy?

I've got a ticket. Do you?

Let's see your ticket.

I do not know what this is. A ticket?

You can't be on a train without a ticket.

But I am on the train.

Well, you certainly can't be in my bed without a ticket.

Not even with one.

I am sorry. I did not know of this ticket.

How may I receive such a thing?

You buy it. You can buy one from the conductor.

Do you have any money?

I do not have the currency of this land, but I have this.

Will it do?

Are these diamonds?

That is the English word, yes.

Is this enough for a ticket?

I do not know much about the railways. I came to this room purely by chance.

What's your name?

Johar.

Well, listen, Johar.

Any one of these stones can buy you a hundred tickets.

If you know what's good for you, put them away.

Don't show them to anybody.

But how then will I obtain a ticket? I must get to Kathmandu.

Stay out of sight until the train stops.

He can hide here. No, he can't. Now, you have to find your own hiding place now.

There's the door, okay?

Good night, okay?

Good night.

Get up, you son of a swine!

What are you doing in first class?

Let me see your ticket.

Take back that name.

I'll teach you to be so insolent with me.

Johar, what's going on?

I'm sorry for the disturbance, miss. It seems you know this boy.

Yeah, he's my servant.

Your servant?

Yeah, my servant.

A thousand buttons, miss.

Get in here.

I can't believe it.

Jeff, what about the kids?

Fantastic, isn't it?

Except for the cars and buses, we could have stepped back a hundred years.

Hello.

Professor's McCloud, I presume?

Welcome to Kathmandu.

Harry Hadley Smythe, professor of Asian history here at your service, ma'am. Oh,

please call me Maureen.

And I'm Jeff. Ah, yes, of course you are. I've seen your resume.

The tickets are pretty cheap. Now, I'm going to lend you some movies. Get a

ticket on the same bus we're going on.

I cannot accept your money.

Fine. Stay here, then.

She said lend. Not give to her.

Don't make a hairball out of it.

That's right. Now, you can sell one of your diamonds to a jeweler in Kathmandu

and pay me back.

Okay?

Thank you, Lily.

It's okay.

Now, the tickets are sold over there.

Here's our luggage and our children.

We can forget about the bus, kids.

The university sent somebody down in a car to pick us up.

You mean we're not going on the bus? Thank goodness, no.

But, Mom.

I've got to go on the bus. I mean, Andrew, Andrew and I, we really want to

go on the bus. Oh, don't be silly. Now let's find somebody to help us with our

luggage. I will help you, sir.

No, no, thank you. We'll find a porter. It's okay, Dad.

He's a friend of ours.

Oh, really?

Yeah, from Calcutta. His name is Johar, but we call him Joe.

Johar, huh?

Yes, sir. From Calcutta?

No, sir. From the mountains.

I met your children last night on the train.

We talked.

We became friends, sir.

Now, may I help you with your luggage?

What

a

machine you've got here, Professor.

That's all right, if you like that sort of thing.

Not mine, of course.

Courtesy of the university.

But all things considered, I suppose it's about the best thing for this part

of the world, right?

Dad?

All right, let's snug it up, lad.

Hello, hello.

I say, a very interesting piece of jade you've got there, young fella.

Very nice indeed.

All right, good show.

Off we go.

Harry, the boy's missed his bus and he needs a lift into town.

Think we can oblige? All right by me.

You speak English very well, Johar.

Thank you, Mrs. McLeod. I have not had much practice.

Where did you learn?

In my land, my village.

There is a very learned man.

He taught me.

Do you speak any other languages?

Only a few.

Hindi, Urdu, French, German, Italian, and the 13 languages of Nepal.

Any others?

None to speak of.

Wait for me, huh?

My horoscope was correct.

Father, what happened?

We must hurry up. There is not much time.

After all these years, the proof I sought was so near.

Luton, why now?

Could you not have shared this with me before?

I do not share it.

We don't know, my dear friend.

I tell you, do what I am unable to do.

Destroy it.

Destroy it?

Welcome. Welcome to your new home.

You must be Siobhan.

I got your letter, and I've been so looking forward to meeting you. Are you

as good a cook as you say you are? Every bit and then some.

But now, all of you, come in, come in. Well, not I afraid. I'm off to be humble

about for work.

Now, you have the whole weekend to get settled in, but I'll see you at the

university on Monday, all right? Great.

Harry, how about dinner here next Friday night?

Perhaps Professor Godbothy will come. Oh, wonderful idea.

I'll certainly mention it to him. Joe, lad, can I give you a lift?

No, thank you, sir. I can find my way.

Where are you going to stay, Johar?

I will find something. Do you have work at your house?

No, madam, I do not.

Siobhan, can we use somebody around here for room and board's sake?

If it'll work for those wages, I'll take them.

Lord knows there's room enough in this old mansion.

How about it, Johar? Would you like to stay here? Help Siobhan?

Very much, Mrs. McLeod.

Come in.

Well, Dewan, burning the midnight oil, are we?

No, I was just reviewing some term papers.

What are you up to at this time of night?

Oh, not much. I saw your light, thought I'd stop in. I have an invitation for

you. Invitation?

It's the new archaeology professors, the MacLeods.

Dinner, Friday night.

Can you make it?

I'd be delighted.

Good. See you there.

What's burning?

Oh, no.

Don't tell me.

You're not going to take up smoking again, are you?

Filthy habit.

Shame on you.

Thank you.

Didn't anyone ever teach you to knock?

I did knock. You did not hear me.

After this, knock harder.

I knocked very hard, Miss Lily.

Miss Lily?

I am a servant in this house. I must address you as a servant would.

Is this the same guy who tried to kick me out of my own bed last night?

My, how you've changed in 24 hours.

Not so much.

Then call me Lily.

What do you want, anyhow?

Breakfast is served.

Wow, just like in the movies.

Movies?

Moving pictures.

You've never seen moving pictures?

Oh, yes. I know of this, but I did not know they served breakfast at the

movies.

You've never been, have you?

Maybe we'll go sometime, but not for breakfast.

Now will you excuse me while I get dressed?

I think Siobhan wanted to get me out of the house.

I think she simply wanted you to help me with the marketing.

Johar, look!

Oh, what do you call it?

Lhasa Apsa?

You

may

greet the dog now, Andrew.

Are you sure?

Yes, I am certain.

This breed is thousands of years old.

I know. My sister told me all about them.

They guard temples, right?

That is correct.

They are the guardians of the most holy places.

Your sister is very learned.

Don't tell her that. Her head's too big already.

I did not notice that.

Her head seemed of normal size to me.

No, no.

Her head's not big. That just means she thinks she's smart.

That's all.

And is she smart?

She's okay, I guess.

She likes you, you know.

Oh, yes, the little dog. I like her, too.

No, no, my sister.

How about you? Do you like her?

She's okay, I guess.

What was that you were doing?

An exercise.

I could see that.

What was it called?

Sin bath.

It's very beautiful.

Sin bath is very difficult.

Andrew tells me you and he went to the marketplace.

That is true.

Johar, did you run away from home?

No.

I walked.

I mean, did you want to leave?

No.

Then why did you?

Because it is my duty to become all that I can become.

Your duty?

Yes, an obligation.

To whom?

To my family.

Also to myself.

And that brought you to Kathmandu?

Yes.

I'm glad you came, Johar.

I also am glad.

What's it like where you come from?

Different from here.

In what way?

Where I come from, people have never learned to be dishonest.

Not to others, nor to themselves.

That's wonderful.

That's what I sense about you.

Not one grain of dishonesty in you was there.

Perhaps one grain.

Thank you. Dinner was great, Siobhan.

Thank you, sir.

Mrs. McLeod, you have a fine family.

Why, thank you, Professor.

I like them too.

I should be delighted to have you over for tea.

How about a tea tomorrow afternoon?

We'd love to.

Dewan has a wonderful new bungalow over at the Academic Enclave.

Right you are, and in the very best section.

Professor Ganbathe, would you mind if I talked a little shop?

Not at all.

It's this section that you prepared in the lesson plan.

Do you want it taught exactly as written?

Well, um... Budding archaeologists should be exposed to a little mythology.

Oh, I quite agree.

But not if the myths are presented as fact.

And I'm afraid that's exactly the way you've written it.

Only the parts I know to be fact.

But, Professor, the city that is not there... Jeff, couldn't we continue this

some other time?

What's the city that is not there?

Oh, it's a very old tale. Goes back hundreds of years, maybe thousands.

About an invisible city.

An invisible city?

Oh, yes, Lily. Somewhere in the Himal. It appears only twice every

royal generation, and then the young prince is allowed to come into our world

and experience it and then return to his own.

No, really, do you mind? You can't expect us to believe a fantasy such as

that. I mean, it's sheer folly.

Let me do that test, Harry.

you might be surprised at the outcome.

Forty years ago, a young prince came out of the mountains to Kathmandu.

Here, in the tradition of his ancestors, he sought work as a humble servant.

He was to stand the test of our world and then return to his own in the course

of one moon.

But he did not return.

Because unlike his world, our world is full of temptations.

Temptations which may cause even the strongest to lose their way.

But why didn't he go back?

Partly, Lily, because of a young woman.

Very much like yourself.

Perhaps a little older.

Oh, our fairy tale is turning into a sizzling romance?

Not sizzling, I'm afraid.

Tragic.

yes but even the gentlest of temptations must not distract a prince who would be

king in fact his very mission was to test his strength of purpose in a world

where temptation abounds he stayed with the girl not quite he

ventured to take her home to the invisible city yes they

began the arduous trek

The girl fell ill with fever on the way.

The prince was faced with a choice, whether to fulfill his destiny and

continue on alone, or to stay behind and care for the girl.

Some days later, nearly alive, the prince was brought to Sobhandath by

Sherpas.

They had found him lying unconscious next to a fresh grave on the Himal.

As the moon waned,

our prince joined his great love in eternity

bravo

bravo i must say duan you have capped our

evening with a most remarkable story except for one thing as i recall the

legend

The young man must return home within one month's time, or

the city that is not there ceases to exist anywhere. Now,

if that is the case, then it's gone.

And there is no way you can ever prove that it existed at all.

Or did I miss something?

No, Harry.

You have missed nothing.

There is a simple explanation.

What you have just related is not true.

Simply legend, a myth.

If the heir does not return in one month, he dies.

The city suffers only the loss of a prince.

Nothing else.

Duan, it is all a myth.

Come on, admit it.

Is it?

What have you got there?

This little bag holds the truth of what I say.

In his last days, our young prince was cared for by the priest as Worminoth, to

whom, in his delirium, he related the truths that I have just told you. Well,

what is in the bag?

Ah, yes, another lovely little piece of jade.

So, what is it?

This, Harry, is literally the key to the city that's not there.

I believe this medallion is a virtual roadmap to the city and

possesses the power to call it into the realm of visibility.

May I see it, please?

Certainly.

Directions of some kind. Is that what you make out?

Yeah.

Some of the symbology is similar to the Mustang stone.

Hmm.

Right there.

That means sanctuary.

High sanctuary.

The bridge between our worlds is high sanctuary.

That's what it says.

You've been able to translate it, then? The words, yes.

The meaning, no.

Johar, I was pleased with your work this evening.

Thank you, Mr. Bond.

You know, I must tell you, everyone in the household speaks well of you.

I am pleased. Good.

Now, you go straight away to bed.

Tomorrow, our day begins with sunrise.

Fuck! No!

Stay awake, motherfucker!

Don't say good morning or nothing. Sorry.

Good morning, Siobhan. Good morning, Jerome.

Good morning, Del.

Good morning.

Please, I'll serve you.

That's okay.

I can manage.

Good morning, McLeod's residence.

Yes, sir. One moment, sir.

Yes, I got this for your mother. Back to work, Johar.

Where'd you go last night, Johar?

You saw me go out?

Yeah.

Where'd you go so late?

I cannot say.

You can't or you won't.

It is the same.

It's not the same.

Joey, are you going to the market today?

Yes, Andrew, I am going to the market.

Mom, can I go home? You'll never believe what's happened. What?

Professor Godboffy's medallion has been stolen.

Somebody actually came into the house last night, into the bedroom.

You're kidding.

Why stand so close? That's terrible.

Wow, a thief in the night.

Neat. Oh, but the professor is absolutely beside himself.

So we're not going to his house for tea. I've asked him to come here.

We should try and cheer him up.

Maybe I should get him a present when I go to the market with Joe.

Oh, were you going to the market?

Joe Hart's going to get some things for me.

Here's the list. Oh, that's the money. Here's the list. Now, look, don't spend

any more than what I've got written down there, okay?

Uh,

Mom? Mm-hmm? Can I go too?

Yes, go on. And when you get back, clean up right away.

Don't forget, Professor Godworthy's coming to tea.

Okay.

Thank you.

Hello, Lily.

Are you joining us? No.

Yeah, uh, Siobhan, she... She forgot to put something on the grocery list.

I'm sorry you had to be troubled. What was the item?

The item was... was limes. She forgot to put limes on the grocery list.

Oh.

That is odd. She has already written lines on the list.

Are you sure it was not something else?

I'm certain. She must have forgotten.

She... She's, um... I see, I see.

Well, now that you are here, would you like to join us?

The marketplace can be great fun.

Sure, why not?

Lily, do you think Dad would let me have a falcon?

Andrew, are you not surprised to see your sister?

No, she's been following us for the last half hour.

Didn't you see her? Andrew McCloud, I was not following you.

And no, Dad would not let you keep a falcon.

Falcons are not meant to be taken into the house as pets, Andrew.

Come on.

What are you doing?

What are you stopping for?

I want to talk to Johar.

Okay, sure.

Alone.

Andrew, there is a kite shop in the next plaza. We can meet you there.

This must be serious.

I know you want an answer to your question about last night. I cannot say

more than I already have.

Johar, you know how we were talking in the garden about honesty?

If you've done something, you're in trouble, let me help.

I care about what happens to you.

Can't you understand that?

You must trust me in this, Lily.

I don't know why I'm getting so upset.

Lily, if the situation were reversed, I would feel exactly the same as you.

Please believe that.

I do.

Let's get out of here.

This place sure is different than Princeton.

You've noticed too, huh?

Yeah, but I like it.

Me too.

I thought you hated it.

Andrew.

My falcon!

Fabulous.

Great, great.

Perfect.

Great. Ah, that's perfect.

Good,

good, good.

Perfect.

You look up at the falcons. Perfect.

i haven't been stiffed since 1968.

i want 30 rupees

Wait for me Miss

human

as always a pleasure to see you the mr. And mrs. Are waiting for you inside

here. Thank you

So you made diagrams of both sides of the medallion?

Yes, and I took photographs also.

And this very day I received a computer program from America, which I am certain

will crack the medallion's code.

Well, it isn't so bad then, is it? I mean, even without the medallion, you

still have all the information you need to search for the city.

It is, I fear, not quite so simple.

You remember when I said that the medallion is the key to the city?

Oh, I remember.

Somehow I must have the medallion back.

Without the medallion in hand, one cannot call a city divisible.

Who is it?

Johar. Go away.

I'm sorry, I could not.

I said go away!

You have something that belongs to me. Why don't you just get out of here?

Please, Lele, give me the medallion. It's too late. I've already returned it.

I know you haven't. It is around your neck now. Please, give it to me. No!

Johar, why did you take it?

Why? You've ruined everything.

The medallion you have is not Professor Karpathis.

There are two medallions, and this one is mine.

You must give it to me. Or what?

I must have it. Stay away from me!

It wouldn't hurt you, Lily.

It wouldn't hurt you either, Johar.

But don't you understand? You've done something wrong.

I can't let that just slide by.

I can't let a thief stay in my parents' house.

I am no thief.

And I have no wish to stay.

Leave.

Go back to wherever it is you came from.

I'll give the medallion to Godbethi, and... nobody will ever know where I got

it.

I promise I'll do that for you.

I will live.

I will go home, but not without the medallion.

I cannot.

Lily, please, if only you knew what it meant to me, to my...

It is finished.

It is finished.

And so the prince went forth as a beggar.

Unbeknownst to him at that time, his experiences would prove the most

rewarding of his life, and from them he would gain the wisdom and courage

necessary to

Become all that he could become.

That's not the end.

It is finished.

No, it's not.

You're not even halfway through.

That's all for tonight.

Louie. What?

Why, Miss Jill?

Why do you run away?

Andrew... If you had a bag of diamonds,

would you take a job as a servant?

Or steal a little crummy piece of jade?

Simon, please.

The origin of the legend is not known, although many scholars believe it may

have had its beginnings in 1763, when a Gorgon platoon marched into a valley in

the Himalayas. It is said that the city that is up there serves as the

repository for all that is good in man.

Values are societies forgotten, misplaced, or destroyed.

The possibility of an invisible nation.

Scholars still puzzle at the persistence of legend.

Hadley Smythe.

Welcome to use my library so that you can research American facts.

And I'd like you to... Mom, I have to talk to you. Excuse me, please.

Lily, I hope you have a very good reason for interrupting my work. Mom, the

professor, he didn't believe. But remember, he wasn't even interested. But

he checked out every book. Every single book. Lily, what on earth are you

talking about?

The city that isn't there. It is there. And Johar didn't steal the medallion.

Lily, I am in the middle of a lecture. Mom. I don't have time for this.

Mom, that's a thing. We're running out of time. Lily, I'll talk to you at home.

I think you're right.

It's a very specific area, but we're dealing with matriculated students.

They will have had... Gentlemen, my daughter, Lily.

Dad, please, I have to talk to you. Please. Honey, now I can't. I'm in the

middle of a meeting. Yes, now, because the medallion I broke wasn't the only

one, and I think that Professor Hadley-Smith stole the other one.

Excuse me, gentlemen.

You disturb my meeting? You're rude.

You slander Professor Hadley-Smith. What else do you plan to do?

You've resented this entire trip from the very beginning, and you've never let

your mother and me forget it.

It's not slander, and I'm telling the truth.

Johar's gonna be in trouble!

Johar is a thief, and you are grounded. You get yourself home right now.

No!

You young ladies should have been left behind in Princeton.

Then maybe we'd all be happier.

Oh, no, no, please.

Not so fast.

Sit down.

Please, sit down. Relax.

Sit.

After all, you and I have a lot to talk about, don't you think?

Would you like some tea?

I imagine that you're feeling somewhat disappointed not finding what you were

looking for.

But then again, you didn't expect me to be so foolish as to keep the medallion

around here someplace now, did you? No, of course not.

Believe me, lad.

It will be kept locked away somewhere safe until we need it.

Until we need it? Oh, yes. No, I fully intend that you should have the

medallion, that you should return safely home, but I also intend that you should

have a partner.

Me.

Why would that take you?

Because you have no other choice.

Without me and the medallion, you cannot return.

And if you can't return, you'll die.

But fear not, you will return.

I will return to the mountains.

And there I will die with dignity, without betraying my city.

Oh, dear, dear.

The impetuousness of youth.

And so willing to throw life away.

And for what, hmm?

The moon is waning, Johar.

And believe me, when the sky grows black, and you're feeling

ill, and you are growing weaker by the hour,

you will gladly show me the way.

Never! No, you listen to me, young man.

Now, there is nothing, absolutely nothing, for you to be afraid of.

Now, I am not an army of one marching to invade your precious city. Don't you

understand that?

I simply want to photograph the place.

Get it?

Johar?

Johar! Come back here!

Johar!

Hello.

I have seen you before here.

Have I not, my son?

I am a traveler, father.

I have not been here before.

I have come to rest and pray before I go on.

Will you be traveling very far, my son?

Yes, father.

Very far.

You care to tell us where you've been?

Yeah.

Are you hungry?

Then I think you'd better get to your room.

What's this?

Thought you might be hungry.

What's this?

For us, Harry.

What is it?

All the information needed to decipher the medallion.

Oh, come now. We're not back on that again, are we?

Harry, we have known each other for far too many years to play any games.

I know what you have been up to.

And I know where you intend going.

I want to go too.

I am not going to be cheated out of something for which I have worked most

of my life.

My dear Devan, I have not the slightest idea of what you are speaking about.

I know the boy was here.

And I know who he is.

Well, Johar, yes, he was here, so?

Let me get directly to the point.

For years you have professed disbelief in the existence of the invisible city.

And yet I am aware that from time to time you have been conducting research

in the very same subject matter, a contradiction which I dismissed as your

natural academic curiosity.

Besides, I knew I was way ahead of you, especially since I obtained the

medallion, the one which you stole from me.

What? Harry, you have the medallion, but you have lost the boy.

Without him,

You need me.

I'll find him.

Maybe you will.

But maybe you wouldn't.

The fact, old chap, is that you haven't got much time.

You may have a point there.

What do you propose?

An alliance, Harry.

You have the key to the city.

I have the technology to find it.

My dear professor, there is enough fame and fortune in this for both of us.

Well speak to me partner have you finished the computer workup yet indeed

I have

Having the medallion saved me a great deal of time, and I appreciate your

trusting me with it, Harry.

Yes, well, your sincerity compels me to make a small confession, Dewan.

Confession? I'm sure you must have discovered by now that there is one

vital piece of information missing.

Am I correct?

Oh, well, yes, I'm working on that.

Well, no point in wasting your time, old boy.

The medallion will never tell you where High Sanctuary is.

Only I know that.

That's why I didn't mind entrusting you with it in the first place.

Well, you, uh... You shock me, Harry.

Well, then again, if I am to spend any time with you, I suppose I might as well

get accustomed to it.

I suppose the next thing you're going to tell me is that it was you who stole

Professor Motihar's papers right after he died.

As I recall, he was working on a hypothesis concerning the high

sanctuary.

You will get no more confessions from me, dear boy. My lips are sealed.

By the way, where is the medallion now?

At the safe in my office.

Oh, hello, Ravi. Come in, laddie. What's new on the Rialto?

The McLeod's. They're later.

They are not in at all.

Haven't you heard?

Heard what?

It's their daughter.

She disappeared last night.

Disappeared?

Oh, dear.

Oh, dear me.

You know, Dewan, I have the strangest feeling that we should take a

look in your safe.

dear boy after you got the medallion from harry you

gave it to johar your life's work was in your hand and you gave it away why

choices jeff choices

you're

correct

My search for the medallion, the city, dominated my life to the point of

exclusion of everything else.

I even denied my best friend's last wish.

So when Lily came to me, here it was an opportunity for me to rectify the wrong

choices that I had made.

Very touching, Duong.

Where did you find Johar?

At Swamarnath, the temple where his uncle died.

How did Lily get involved?

It was she who figured it all out, as to who Johar was and how Harry stole the

medallion.

She tried to talk to you and to Maureen, but you being so busy, she came to me.

I was her last resort.

We devised a scheme to get the medallion from Harry and give it to Johar.

But I never imagined that he would take her with him.

But he did, and it's your fault.

It's your fault for filling her head with that cockamamie fairy tale.

She thinks she's out there rescuing a prince, taking him home.

The fact is she's out in a boondock somewhere with a damn beggar boy. Jeff,

please, that is not helping.

Professor, how do we find them?

I'm sorry, Maureen.

It is obvious that she's on her way to the city that isn't there.

Oh, can it, Dewan. I've heard enough of this mythical claptrap.

Jeff, you may call it Claptrap, but right now that is the only direction

that we have to follow.

The only direction?

Oh, that's a good one. All we have to do is look for a city nobody knows how to

get to and doesn't exist in the first place.

You're wrong, Jeff.

The city does exist.

Anyway, even if it does not exist, Johar and Lily are following what is written

on the jade.

So they are going someplace.

And I know where that place is.

Well, at least, uh, almost.

What the hell do you mean, at least almost?

Well, uh, there is a slight problem.

Harriet appears holds a trump card that is yet to play.

Seems like such a long time ago.

Don't be angry at me, Johar.

I am not angry.

I'm ashamed at how happy I am to see you.

I bought a ticket to Janakpur

last night.

I thought you were going on the train.

Then I saw you going on this bus.

At least I knew I came by train.

I couldn't go back the same way.

What now?

We enjoy this time together.

Then I must go.

So all the directions on the medallion to the city are from High Sanctuary?

Exactly.

And only Harry knows where High Sanctuary is.

And what's keeping you, Harry?

Why aren't you out there taking your precious photographs?

Well, unfortunately, I only have half the puzzle.

Dewan here has the other.

An uneasy alliance, to be sure, but we need each other.

Well, the only alliance that I'm forming is with the police.

Jeff, don't do that.

Jeff, if you get the police involved in this, you may never see Lily again.

Is that a threat, Harry?

Indeed it is. If you think the police can lead you to high sanctuary, by all

means, stay on the line.

Yes, yes. I'd like to report a missing child.

Yes, yes, I'll hold. Jeff, I haven't risked my career and reputation on

something I wasn't absolutely convinced was true.

Now, at sunset tomorrow, the city will disappear, and Lily will disappear along

with it. Jeff!

I will be leaving you soon, Lily.

You can wire your parents from Simra and catch the next coach back to Kathmandu.

What's the right choice, Lily?

I'll just wait till the next bus comes, whenever that is.

The wolves don't get me first.

There are no wolves.

Well, Yeti then!

I will take you as far as High Sanctuary.

The monks there will send a message back to your parents.

Is it far?

It will be near dawn tomorrow before we reach there.

We'll climb mountains in the dark?

Isn't that dangerous?

Yes.

Very.

So we spend all night in a lamasery while my daughter is out there in a

trail somewhere? Jeff, there's no way in the world you can fly a helicopter up

here after dark.

Harry, how much farther to High St. George?

That's not part of the deal, Luan.

I'll tell you when we get there. Trust me.

They say they are looking for a lost child, Holy One. They wish to spend the

night and resume their search by the first light of day.

Where was this child lost?

Kathmandu, Holy One.

Kathmandu. Does this story have the ring of truth, Arjun?

It does not.

What am I to do?

Make them comfortable, my son.

But do not allow them to see the prince.

I pray, holy one, that we shall see the prince.

It goes so fast.

Slow down.

Slow down.

It gets worse before it gets better.

Calm down.

Hold my hand, Lily.

I don't think I can take much more of this.

Just hold tight to me. You'll be safe.

My heart is pounding.

Rest.

Just rest.

How far did we fall?

Can we get up?

I do not know. I will look in a moment.

Just now, my heart is also pounding.

Joha, I really am sorry.

You have nothing to be sorry for.

I am on my way home.

And that is thanks to you.

If I reach my city, you will have saved my life.

In Sharloun, we believe that when a person saves another's life,

their souls become as one.

Sharloun?

Is that the name of your city?

Yes I like the sound of it

Were you looking for the little beggar boy, brother Arjun?

I was.

I was indeed, Johar.

I am not home yet, my friend.

There is still a long way to go and not much time.

Well, I fear your journey may be even longer than you know, for you cannot

pass through Tengboche.

Why is this, Arjun?

Because of the young girl hiding there behind the rock.

She's the one called Lily, is she not?

I'm Lily.

Lily, I know not why you have run away, and I shall not ask, but your parents

are at the Llamasery.

They arrived by helicopter with two others, Professors Godbothay and Hadley

Smythe. I think his interests go well beyond your whereabouts, Lily.

We know what he seeks.

It is as you suspect, Arjun.

In that case, Johar, I must take the girl to the nunnery and hide her there.

For if they see her, they will know you are nearby and seek you out.

No.

I'll go with Johar.

Is this your wish, Johar?

That is in my heart, Arjun.

What is it? I don't know. Go, now.

Stay here, Lily.

Jeff, Maureen, my worst fears are realized.

The scoundrel has taken all of my notes.

Then we've lost the children.

Perhaps not. Though if we fly in the direction of the city, I wager we'll see

the children and Harry along the way. But what about your notes?

Well, I know the approximate distance and direction to the city.

However, that's all based on an assumption.

Assumption? What assumption?

That this place, Tamboche, is in fact high sanctuary.

You are unaccustomed to the altitude.

I'm just slowing you down.

Go on without me.

For now, we stay together.

But understand, Lily, I must be home by sunset, or I will die.

What if I am able to keep up with you?

What then?

Will you let me enter your city with you, Joar?

If we reach the city together... I have

decided... The choice will be yours.

What if the choice is yours?

If there were no other considerations other than the two of us, I would take

you through the gates of Sharloun and keep you by my side till the very end of

our days.

But there are other considerations, Lily.

And that is why I shall leave the decision to you.

I tell you, the terrain is right.

The river, it all fits.

I feel we're very close to the city.

Jeff, look!

On that ridge above the river.

Is that... It's Hadley's line.

I'll swing over that way.

I say, by the falls.

It's Louis.

So how's with her?

Put this thing down.

There's no way here. We can't land.

Well, find some place as near as possible.

Do you think they saw us?

I don't know.

What now?

Come, we keep going.

How close?

Very. We have only to climb to the top of the plateau.

My valley is just beyond.

From here, the trail is easy.

Then we can get there.

I've kept up with you.

The most difficult part is yet to come.

I thought you said the trail was easy.

I was not speaking of the trail.

I am home.

Charlene is there?

Yes. It is always there.

Even when one cannot see it or touch it, it is always there.

Then I'm home, too.

Your decision is made?

Yes.

the sun is almost gone come on please let's go

yes it is time

I will say only this.

Make your choice, not upon that which is offered you, but upon that which you may

offer others.

Which world needs you more, Lily MacLeod?

Be careful with that!

Come back here!

Run, Johor, run!

Lily, please.

Lily!

I'll always be with you, Lily McLeod.

And I will always be with you, Prince Johar.

Wait for me

It has come!

It's here!

Princeton?

Exchange?

Professorship? Six months? Oh, that's wonderful, Dewan. We won't have to say

goodbye after all.

Tell me something, Dewan.

When you get to Princeton, are you going to teach mythology as fiction?

Or fact?

Well, what's myth shall mean myth.

But what's real, I shall teach as fact.

And exactly what myths are real, Professor?

Well, Jetty, for instance, the abominable snowman.

It's fact.

Any others, Dwan?

Well, that's all I can think of for now.

The rest are all just myths.

Pure fiction.

So I guess we're going home, huh?

Yeah.

You gonna miss the park?

Every day of my life.

Until I come back.