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♪ There's a tale that they tell

♪ Of a dolphin and a boy

♪ Made of gold

♪ With the shells and the pearls in the deep

♪ He has lain many years fast asleep

♪ What they tell of the boy on a dolphin

♪ Who can say if it's true?

♪ Should he rise from the depths of the ocean

♪ Any wish that you wish may come true

♪ You say he's only a statue

♪ And what can a statue achieve?

♪ And yet while I'm gazing at you

♪ My heart tells my head

♪ To believe

♪ If the boy

♪ Whom the gods have enchanted

♪ Should arise from the sea

♪ And the wish of my heart could be granted

♪ I would wish

♪ That you loved

♪ Only me ♪

Hey, Rhif!

Phaedra, why you do that?

Because you lazy. I work.

It is Sunday. We work enough.

Hmm. Phaedra comes on her Sundays to help you get sponges.

To help you to pay for a boat, your own boat.

Ah, my own boat. That will be good, eh?

Then we get married, we have babies, maybe house.

Hmm. Babies, yes, plenty of babies, but a house?

I do not see a house.

For two years now you tell me, "Soon I pay for a boat,

I buy house," but I still work in windmill

and you still dive for Mr. Nadapoulos.

Why always you talk work, money, money, work, not love?

I like to make many wishes, too, at night to the stars.

But you refu... What is the matter?

You love Rhif, you do what Rhif say.

Hey, Phaedra!

Help!

See? See what happens when you play little girl tricks

and run away from your Rhif, huh?

He was laughing at me, the boy.

It was all gold, so big.

He was laughing and riding a fish, he was.

Phaedra, stop.

Don't talk, eh? Breathe, just breathe.

Do not move, eh?

You will be all right.

I will take you to the English doctor.

Ah. Cut it on a bit of coral, I imagine, eh?

It wasn't the coral.

How much do you charge for this?

Oh, 20 drachma.20 drachma?

For 20 drachma, I can buy a pair of good shoes.

Waste of money if you couldn't walk.

Well, I'd better wash it off. It may hurt a little.

Would it hurt, Doctor, if you washed your hands?

Huh. We work Sunday. You see what happens?

We work? I work for you.

Now I cannot work for me.

Now, keep still.

Ooh! Ooh.

Oh now, now, it can't hurt all that much.

So it doesn't hurt? So it doesn't cost 20 drachma.

Well, perhaps you've got something in it.

Let's have a look. Now, clench your fists.

Hold her shoulders, Rhif, hard.

Oh, oh.

Oh, you old man, you're just stupid. You stop.

Oh, and you clumsy... Good for pushing... Ooh.

Good girl. But no encore.

You see, there was something in it, a nail.

You say... You say nail from a ship?

-You said a fish. -Yes, a boy and a fish.

-On a fish. -Um, a dolphin!

And you went too deep for your brains,

-and you got stupid. -Like you.

Ecstasy of the deep, they call it.

Your Albanian friend's right, my dear.

There we are.

There.

Mm.

Niko, are you down there?

I'm here!

Help me to make it work. Come on.

If the wind can't make it work,

I can't make it work.

Once in ten years, your sister is sick

and Niko forgets to grease the windmill,

so the blades don't turn.

If the blades don't turn, who has a windmill?

Are you listening?

They will throw us out of here someday.

And who is going to support us then?

It works.

Hmm.

Go and catch us some fish for lunch. Go.

Not now. Dr. Hawkins is here.

Niko!

Well, my little gypsy.

-The doctor comes. -My leg is well.

I don't have another 20 drachma for you to say it's well.

My dear, you don't understand.

I give the baker Karyokikos a laxative,

and I charge him 50 drachma.

Other patients, I charge nothing.

I bring them a present.

Tomorrow, I break my right leg.

Sublime.

Sublime wound.

No fever, no blackout, no fairytales

about meeting a shark?

I never had a fever, and I never said it was a shark.

Oh, my mistake. Of course you said a swordfish.

Swordfish?

It was a dolphin.

Like this?

Yes, just like this, but only one.

My little gypsy, my very dear little gypsy, we're rich.

-Rich? -No, not rich.

Very, very rich.

Do you know where I've been for the past 24 hours?

Giving a laxative to the baker Karyokikos?

No, no, no. I went over the Delos.

I sat over the parchments in the old archive

looking up the legend. Then I copied the mosaic.

I forgot all about my patients. I didn't sleep.

-I didn't eat. -I'll get you some...

Sit down. Sit down.

This nail which stuck in your leg

is hundreds and hundreds of years old.

It comes from the hull of ancient vessel,

which according to the legend, was carrying art treasures

to Delos, but sank in a storm within sight of this island

a long time ago, when Christ was a little boy.

Santa Maria.

Then you believe me.

It was a ship.

Oh, yes, I believe you.

And the trouble is to find someone who will believe us,

and that someone's got to be the right someone.

My cousin Nikita.

His wife is the niece of Andros Pelosti.

He owns all the donkeys in Kartelias.

My dear, the right someone is not someone who owns donkeys

but someone who owns money.

Gregory Gormitos, my uncle.

He has a rich wife who is going to die.

Phaedra, no one in your family is going to be included in this,

only you and me, my little gypsy.

We are going to be rich, rich.

Good.

You say a lot of words, Doctor. The one I like best is money.

Then go and sell sponges back in Albania.

Go dive in Albania, too.

I can't, Doctor.

-I am in love. -Love?

You just want a share of this.

Why not?

I know the spot we dive from, and I like to be rich.

Simple.

Simple.

Well, there's an old Greek proverb which says

a third of something is better than half of nothing.

Now, the people to go to, they must be rich,

preferably foreign, and reasonably honest,

-but only reasonably. -The Americans?

Yes. In Athens, there are always dozens of them

poking around the Acropolis, digging.

Now, the one to go to is the man in charge.

Good. I go to Athens today.

You go to Athens, spend your money on wine,

plenty of girls in Athens.

And if people ask you for papers, what happens, huh?

-You want him to go? -Never mind about him.

The police arrest him on the street.

Now, children, children, let's not quarrel.

-Niko, go and find my shoes.- -Huh?

I can't go to Athens without shoes.

Hey, take it easy, boys.

They don't make them like that anymore.

Anybody asks for me, I'll be in the museum.

Dr. Calder, Mr. Baldwin and his party have been waiting.

I'm sorry, but our wall had other ideas.

Well, I tried giving them Cokes.

-I didn't know what to do. -Dill, that's a great

hunk of wall.

Wait until they bring it up and take a look at it.

-Where's what's-his-name? -Mr. Baldwin.

Mr. William B. Baldwin. He's down at the museum

right now appraising the fruits of our labors,

plus wife and daughter.

And remember, he's the treasurer of the foundation.

There is always a treasurer. I'll see you.

-Dr. Calder? -Huh?

Will you please try to remember for your own sake

that treasurers have feelings, too?

Hey you!

You said he'd be here before lunch.

I had lunch twice.

And onions both times.

I have to go to eat out tonight.

I have only one day's cheese.

Well, I'm sorry, but you saw for yourself how busy he was.

But that working man with whistle

is the American boss?

That's right.

You're not fooling me, Missus.

No, he is busy, and I haven't had lunch.

So if you'll excuse me.

Oh...

Nothing personal, Calder, but this museum is an anticlimax

after what you see in Rome, Paris, and London.

What do you expect? Every thief and crook in Europe

has been hijacking the great works of Greece

to fill the museums of the rest of the world.

No need to be violent. I'm on your side, remember?

I'm sorry. I just get mad every time I talk about it.

Well, do you want to go on or want some more questions?

Yes.

How long do you think I can stay here in Athens?

I have to go home.

Now, you want to see me or don't you want to, huh?

Do I? About what?

Can't they come back later?

I'll show you something.

I know, you...

you found something, a great treasure.

Yeah.

Thousands of years old.

How did you know?

In 1820, a shepherd from one of the islands

found the Venus de Milo.

But this is not Venus de Milo.

This is another thing.

And since then, every year, shepherds, fishermen

come to Athens with stories about statues,

and, well, they're just stories.

So, you don't want to listen.

All right, I'll go to the French,

the Italians, the English.

They will listen. That is where I go.

Rather simple people, the Greeks.

Yeah, so simple they made a thing like this

a couple of thousand years ago.

Don't stop him.

Let him ride. Let the jockey boy ride.

But he's riding on nothing.

The art of folly, wasting the supreme works

of the human spirit upon a base and ignorant public.

Fall on your knees before it, child, and remember,

the jockey boy of Artemision is 2,100 years older than you are

and infinitely more sublime.

Mister, you a rich American?

An irrelevant question and a decidedly impertinent one.

You may leave me alone now.

I'm...

Shoo.

You shoo.

Oh, there you are.

Fired?

-No, just tired. -Oh, good.

Then you can afford to buy me a martini at Zonar's.

Uh-oh, the return of the native.

You stay here. I'll handle her myself quietly.

Look, I'm very sorry, Miss, but...

I'm not a shepherd.

Okay, so you're not a shepherd.

I went to see French.

The man there, he pinched me.

The English say they have enough troubles.

The Italians say they have enough statues.

All right, what statue?

Well, you see this?

Um, I'll, um, get the car, and I'll wait.

Uh, did the Frenchman do that?

No, the nail on the ship with the dolphin,

2,000 years old.

So, when the English doctor take it out of my skin,

he make...

Look.

You see?

You'd better sit down.

This is a drawing of the mosaic on the island of Delos.

You from Delos?

No, Hydra.

And you really saw a statue of a boy on a dolphin

in the bottom of the sea?

Of course I see it, big.

I can sell it to you, maybe, if you pay me plenty of money.

Oh, I know, but hold on. I don't want to...

You don't believe me. Listen...

today at museum I see another boy just like mine,

but mine, he rides a fish, a dolphin fish.

You really saw the boy on a dolphin

in the bottom of the sea?

No, on a ship.

English doctor call it ancient vessel.

This nail is from vessel. Look.

Uh, let's start again. Let's get it straight.

But I told you, it's not from here.

Uh, hi.

Look, what's your name?

Phaedra.

Where are you staying? What hotel?

No hotel. Hotel cost money.

Hmm.

Here, take it. It's okay.

It's entaxei.

It's not okay. It's not entaxei.

If your American company take my dolphin fish

out from the sea, 500 drachma, it's not okay.

It's not entaxei.

Not if you have that boy on the dolphin.

I have.

Then you can have anything you wish.

What would you like most?

For me, plenty of money, it's enough.

But for Niko...

And who is Niko?

He's my brother, lazy bug, but he grow up

and go to university like you.

Hmm. You know, I think we can make a deal.

Meet me at the Asteri at seven o'clock.

-Be there. -Yes, okay.

Oh, and I'll send a cable to Yale and tell them

a new freshman by the name of Lazy Bug is coming.

Bye.

I'm sorry, it is not permitted to serve an unescorted lady.

I am waiting for a man.

That is exactly what I mean. No lady can be...

But I am hungry.

Please, I cannot serve a lady seated by herself.

Ah, him I know.

I sit with him.Mr. Parmalee?

Mm.

You see? Now I'm not alone. I am with a friend.

-My bill, please. -No, no, stay here.

It's not permitted for me to be alone.

-I'd like my radio. -What?

That is, of course, unless you intend to hatch it.

Oh, I didn't even feel it.

It's a soft radio.

Lady, please, I must ask you to go.

You go.

Dr. Calder, the American, tell him I am here.

He wants very much what I find. Is most important business.

Shh.

Do I understand that you're having dinner

with the illustrious Dr. Calder?

I have dinner now. You want some?

I'd love it.

Allow me to choose an appropriate beverage.

Ah. Now, let me see.

What would be the best vintage?

Goat's milk for two.

Yes, sir.

He is important man, Dr. Calder, eh?

In his pedestrian way.

Incorruptible Jim, I call him.

You know him a long time?

Our paths have crossed and re-crossed in Dresden,

Rotterdam, Florence, wherever the Nazis looted,

Raphaels and Rembrandts, even down to a dreary

little china pot which belonged to Madame Pompadour.

And it was always Captain Jim Calder

of the US Army restoring priceless objects

to their rightful owners, a typical middle-class gesture.

Well, I'm glad to find out that Jim has finally turned

-to something more earthly. -Eh?

He has a date with a pretty girl

instead of a marble bust.

No, we have business deal together.

Oh, very enterprising.

May I inquire what kind of a business deal?

We are all going to have plenty of money,

and Niko will go to university.

Don't tell me you're selling a family treasure to Jim Calder.

Oh no, something I found in the sea.

A secret?

-It's not a secret. -I never pry.

There's nothing more becoming than a woman with a secret.

Ah. Excuse me.

There's evidently a phone call for me.

-Boy. -Yes, sir?

Just talk. Repeat your name six times.

-Hmm? -Your name, six times.

Dmitri Papadopoulos, Dmitri Papadopoulos,

Dmitri Papadopoulos, Dmitri Papadopoulos...

Four will be enough.

Thank you.

Actually, it was a call for you.

Dr. Calder sent word he'll be delayed two hours.

Two hours?

-It's so long. -Yes, it is.

You know, it's very warm here.

You have two hours.

We'll take a drive.

My car and chauffeur are waiting outside.

You ask me to ride in your chauffeur in the car?

With great pleasure.

Okay, we go.

Good evening, Dmitri.

Where's the boat for Hydra?

Gone.

You weren't really thinking of following that girl

all the way to the island, were you?

Why wasn't I? She made sense.

Because this isn't archaeological fieldwork,

that's why. It's treasure hunting.

Treasure hunting.

You know, Dill, you give me a great idea,

and you talked yourself out of a martini.

We're leaving Athens right now.

Oh, no. Sorry, not me.

I like my job. Don't you?

I love it. That's why I'm doing it.

See to it that the lady is made comfortable.

She is to be allowed complete freedom of the yacht,

but under no circumstances is she to be permitted to leave.

Yes, sir.

I am spending the night ashore.

In the morning, Tonino will drive me to Epidaurus.

If I can find what I'm looking for there,

I shall return tomorrow.

If not, I shall go on to the monastery at Meteora.

Now, remember, the lady is to be kept aboard as our guest.

-Is that clear? -Yes, sir.

I'm sorry you could not find what you were looking for

in our library, Mr. Parmalee.

It was a shot in the dark.

Perhaps you'll have better luck at Meteora.

After what you told me about the roads,

I sincerely hope so.

I love you, darling.

-You or me? -Neither, I'm afraid.

That's her husband up there.

Darn right it is. I love you, too, honey.

The finest acoustics the world has ever known.

Made nauseating by the cooings of tourists.

I heard that.

Serves you right for eavesdropping.

Good luck at Meteora, sir.

Thank you very much.

We're here, sir.

How do I get up there?

A lift, sir. Monastery sends down a lift.

Which button do I press?

Obviously, I pressed the wrong button.

Thank you, brother.

Welcome to Meteora.

May I ask who carries your insurance?

We put our trust in the Almighty.

A very safe company.

I hate to impose myself.

I can see you're all frightfully busy,

so I shall be brief.

I am seeking information about an object

which I have reason to believe reposes on the ocean floor.

What kind of object? A button?

Bone? Wheelbarrow?

A ship sunk many years ago.

500 years? 1,000?

2,000?2,000 is near enough.

Do you know where to look?

We have over 3,400 volumes.

My only clue is a 12th-century manuscript

written by a scholar of Viros.

The wonder of Heaven's humor.

For years, dust gathers on our manuscripts,

and today before the call to Matins you are the second man

to ask the same question.

I beg your pardon?

If I can be of help, I will come to the library

after matins.

Thank you, brother.

I should've made a reservation.

Well hello, Parmalee.

What are you doing here?

Run out of Greek quotations?

An impossibility.

You of all people should know that.

I don't get it. New York, London, Paris,

Meteora...

it doesn't ring.

Please, Jim, no open wounds.

We've got too much in common.

Not money.

But we both love the things it can't buy.

For a practical man, Jim, you waste your time

on an awful lot of nonsense.

I like that about you.

"And the boy rode downwards into the wine-dark sea

upon the back of the sea god's playmate,

a boy of gold upon an iron dolphin."

Bronze.

I stand corrected, bronze.

Ah, "At a place far down upon the Peloponnesus

sank our finest treasure."

Peloponnesus. That satisfy you?

What satisfies me more, Jim, is finding you here.

I loathe having dusty fingers.

Well, I must hurry or I'll miss my basket.

I'd hate to see you go to jail, Victor.

That sentimentality is still your most enduring weakness, Jim.

Keep it up.

Let me remind you of paragraph nine

of the penal code of Greece, "Any and all objects

having historical value cannot under any circumstances

be removed from Greek territory or territorial waters. They..."

"They are to be considered the property

of the Greek nation." Yes, Jim, I know

all about paragraph nine.

I'm the reason they wrote it.

-I quite agree. -Oh, you, you...

Before you say anything else, let me ask you a question.

No! I know those questions... all tricks and mix up.

We ride in the car, you ask me if I want

a glass of water. I say I go diving in Hydra.

We get here to the boat. You ask me if I like fresh air.

I say I saw sunken ship. We sit in the cabin.

You ask me my mother's name.

Do I say Katrina DeViros DeSantos? No.

I say I saw Boy on a Dolphin. And what happens?

You go and I wait here for two days.

Weren't you comfortable?

Didn't they take good care of you?

Oh, too much care. They kept me here.

-No more questions, huh? -Good.

Now, my question is

if I bring a crew and diving equipment to Hydra,

can you locate that exact spot again?

Pooh.

Surely you're not going to the police

without your shoes.

I'm going to Mr. Calder.

Do that. It'll be very profitable.

He gave you 500 drachma. He may give you 500 more.

Then, let me see, you'll have 1,000 drachma.

In dollars, that means... Oh, no, Mr. Mix-Up.

You can't confuse me anymore, huh?

At least do me one favor. It may be chilly.

Take your wrap.Uh-huh.

I haven't got a wrap.

Come here.

It's Belgian lace from Brussels, very old, very precious.

And now I want the finest statue in Greece,

the one you found.

For that, you'll have a string of fishing boats,

perhaps even more, and live in Athens

until the end of your days.

Oh, well, I don't know. I have to talk

to Dr. Hawkins and Rhif. I must go to Hydra.

What time is it?

Give me your hand.

Oh.

So you will always know.

It ticks.

It's 4:15.

The boat leaves at 5:00.

-What boat? -The boat to Hydra.

We're already on our way to Hydra.

Hi, there.

I'm looking for a girl called Phaedra.

They said she lived up here.

Yes, my sister.

Oh, then you're Lazy Bug.

Hi, Lazy Bug.

Hi, mister.

Your sister back from Athens?

We are waiting for her.

Oh.

You're an American, sir?

Yes, my name is Calder.

She paid me a visit in Athens.

Please, sir, sit down.

Oh, thank you.

Niko, clean the gentleman's shoes.

Oh, no, no. Never mind.

My dear sir, perhaps you'd like a drink.

-Niko, milk the goat. -Oh, no. Relax, please.

I just came for a little information.

You sir, and Phaedra, why you not arrive together?

Well, that's what I came here to find out.

But you had a nice little chat with our Phaedra?

Oh, sure.

How did you get along?

Great, great, great, like a million.

Look, I left my diving gear down at the wharf.

Would somebody give me a hand?

Yes. Niko, help the gentleman with his luggage.

Oh. Be seeing you, gentlemen.

Seeing you.

Did you hear what he said?

A million!

This is not the harbor of Hydra.

This is Mandraki Bay, not Hydra.

Nobody has lived here for ten years.

How very fair of you, my dear.

Then we go on.

To the harbor itself, with everyone looking on?

Not quite.

We'll stay where we are, safe from prying eyes.

Mm. I should have been proud to sail into Hydra.

Everybody would look at me with big eyes,

Niko, Rhif, Dr. Hawkins, everybody.

My dear savage, try to remember this is still

a highly extralegal enterprise.

What do you mean extra... I shall explain.

It's a transaction, which if successfully concluded...

-Mm. -Results in no imperfect

adventure with the law, in short, a buyer's risk.

-Entaxei. -And I'll thank you

not to flourish that shawl.

But what must I do with it if I cannot wear it?

Hide it. Put it away somewhere out of sight.

Now, then, go ashore.

Prepare everything, softly, quietly.

When the marker is in the water, let me know.

I have all the latest equipment, below.

I'll take it from there.

Hey, what about our money?

Upon delivery, as in all transactions of this nature.

Let's see. The boat from Athens is due at 3:00.

That means it won't be here before 6:00.

Yeah, if she's on it.

Please, I'm quite nervous enough.

Come on, let's have another.

There isn't a sick man on the entire island.

Phaedra!

Hey!

Look, for you, all the way from Athens.

Thank heavens, and you're early.

It's only 3:00.

3:00? It's exactly...

Never mind, child. Never mind.Hey.

2:54 and a half. Look, 21 jewels.

-Where? -You can't see them.

-They are all inside. -Why inside?

So nobody can steal them.

Where you get this from?

I got it.

-The American? -Of course.

The doctor said go and find a rich man.

-Well, I found a rich man. -We know, we know.

Everything is clear and perfect.

I even like the way he whistles.

You've got the wrong man. You are very stupid.

Nothing is clear and perfect.

-But why? -Now...

we have big question.

We go to the yacht at Mandraki Bay.

Come.

Niko, go home!

Phaedra, we'll take the boat.

No, not the boat. We go by the hills.

Hey, Mr. American!

Shoe shine, mister?

Best shoe shine on the island.

-Is that right? -That's right.

Okay, Niko, you got yourself a deal.

Come on up.

41.

42.

-Mr. Parmalee? -Yes?

43.

Do you know who is in the island?

Who?

44.

Calder.

Missed that one.

It was just a matter of time.

Jim Calder is no beginner.

These are my friends, Dr. Hawkins and Rhif.

We'll exchange cards later.

Did you tell Calder I was here?

Exactly not.

If he was told... I suggest that you use that

on your fingernails.

Well, this alters our plans.

As long as Calder is around, no activity on our part.

No marker is to be put in the water...

It's my fault. I'm too friendly with people.

Uncoil, my dear, uncoil.

We have all the time in the world.

We'll bake in the sun for a while

and have glass of Madeira. Will you play hostess?

No, they don't want to drink.

But what am I going to do with Dr. Calder?

He'll want her to dive for him.

-And get the statue. -I wonder if you could explain

to these stockholders if they'll be quiet now.

They can have a bone later.

You'll dive with Calder, dive all over the Aegean Sea

except in one spot, the spot with the Boy and a Dolphin.

But sir... Dive until he runs

out of patience, runs out of ambition,

out of money, oxygen, and hope.

Oh, Mr. Parmalee, you have plenty of noodles, you know.

-Thank you. -Now we all have wine.

Fish eggs?

Caviar, to be precise.

You like that?

Like many expensive things, an acquired taste.

Here's hoping you acquire it.

-Soon. -Yassou.

-Yassou. -ALL: Yassou.

Niko!

This is my sister, Dr. Jim.

Well...

Welcome to Hydra.Yes.

And if I wait for you, I would not be in Hydra,

-I would still be in Athens. -Oh now, wait a minute.

And you, Lazy Bug, go back to the windmill.

Do not talk with strangers.

We're not strangers. We're old college chums.

And look at your face, how dirty it is.

Go home and wash yourself.

And you, you are not a trusty man, absolutely not.

-I'm not? -Well, as long as you admit it,

I will not be angry anymore.

All right, I'll admit it. But where do we go from there?

You still want to get to the statue?

Sure. As a matter of fact, I'm going to hire a boat,

a crew, and... I hire a boat and a crew,

like that it will be cheaper for you.

-How much? -Well...

500 drachma.

I get fine crew and boat for that.

500?Hmm.

What do you think I am, a millionaire?

No.

I have a better idea.

Can you handle the motor?

I'll try.

Good. I handle boom. Boat I get free.

Crew we don't need, so we save money.

Huh. I wish you'd handle my income tax.

Eh?

Nothing, just forget it.

I'll meet you here at eight o'clock tomorrow

-and we'll go diving. Okay? -Okay.

Okay.

You hold your breath like I told you, and you'll have it made.

Yes, but my ears.

A couple more days, you'll get used to it.

I can't understand. I was sure this was the spot.

Well, that's how it goes.

-It's a big ocean. -But it was here.

The sun was up there,

and the boat was in straight line with that cliff,

and today, nothing but sand.

The days are longer and the sun

is in a different position.

Oh, yes, yes, longer days.

You know, you are smart cookies.

Next, we try over there.

Oh, no, that's all for today.

What?

Yeah, we got to save the air in the tanks.

Plenty of air in tanks.

All right, then, let's save you.

Oh.

You like that?

Well, we've been diving every day for two weeks.

At least we found something.

Exactly nothing.

It could be we found half the answer

to the big question mark.

Now if we can fit it together with the other half maybe...

Here.

Come on.

Don't you want to go on?

It's only morning. We have the whole day.

No, I got some things to do, and I...

Look at them.

Line of duty, my boy.

I'll see you in the morning.

Oh, is it all for today?

I'll tell you what I'll do.

You meet me at the taverna, and if you're a real good girl,

I'll buy you a drink.

-Eight o'clock. -Eight o'clock sharp.

Sharp.

Well, entaxei.

Best shoe shine in Greece.

Hmm. How much?

For you, special bargain. Free.

Hmm. Well, we'll sweeten the kitty, then.

One, two...

Hmm, caviar.

-Pretty fancy. -Not good.

Rhif no like it.

Do you always serve caviar at the windmill?

Phaedra bring from the yacht.

She say it was good for me.

Oh, a yacht? What yacht?

Big ship, Mandraki Bay.

Mandraki Bay? Where's Mandraki Bay?

Other side of the island.

Nobody can see it.

Oh.

Well, Lazy Bug, you'd better scoot home.

Your sister might want you.

Okay.

So long.

Tonino, we'll be two for luncheon.

Yes, sir.

Well, what a cozy little spot.

Smuggler's cove.

It just suits you. Surprised to see me?

To the contrary, I was expecting you.

Huh. No wonder you hijack somebody else's paintings.

You're playing a losing game, Calder.

You haven't got a chance.

You really want that boy on the dolphin, don't you?

Yes.

That's why I'm so annoyed at you.

Why bother to stick around?

The girl won't help you, and you can't hope

to find the statue alone.

So?

So, when you're dead, lie down.

Maybe you're right.

As long as we've got the cards on the table,

tell me, if I'm not around,

how do you get it out of the Greek waters?

Jim...

you're talking to me as if I were a man of honor.

I'm not.

Lunch?

-Will you join me? -Thanks.

Please.

Pepper.

Salt.

My, what a pretty picture of Benjamin Franklin.

Thumb through. He gets better looking.

It's money. I presume you've heard of money.

Don't try to be noble and turn it down.

There's nothing as noble as money.

Sorry, but your soup's cold.

So is the bottom of the Aegean Sea.

Go ahead, dance with him.

I'll dance for you.

-It was good, eh? -It sure was.

You know, it's too bad you and I aren't on the same team.

But we are on the same team.

Are we?

Of course we are.

We dive well.

We laugh together.

We are good together.

Sure, when we find sponges, coral, rusty bathtubs,

but no statue.

Don't worry. In the end, we will find it.

Yes, I'll find it,

but not with you, with science.

You know, it's a pity,

but science has a way of spoiling things,

for a lot of people.

What science?

Well, this afternoon I got a little box that...

it finds metal underwater, you know, by sound.

No diving?

Oh, yes, but you only dive once, then you get it.

Niko! Niko! Where is he?

Niko, where have you been? It's late for you.

We have to go home quick.

Why? It is not late.

It is late.

-I'm sorry. -No, that's all right.

You take him home, put him to bed,

and come on back. I'll be waiting for you.

Dr. Calder knows everything, that we have tricked him,

everything. Tomorrow he starts to go in a boat,

but alone, to find our statue.

He will take it away from us.

Alone he will never find it.

He has a machine. It listens, an American machine.

An underwater sound detector.

Our friend, Dr. Calder, is a very determined man.

You're right, my dear Phaedra.

The statue must be moved tonight.

Break out all the necessary equipment,

torch, lamp, ropes, oxygen, aqualungs.

-And send Tonino with them. -Yes, sir.

And I'll prepare to bring the statue aboard as soon as they return.

You'll do nothing of the kind, not now,

not with Calder watching like a hawk,

and certainly not in these waters.

It's too risky.

When the time is right, we'll meet at this island,

the one that looks like a whale.

The transfer will take place there.

Now, listen carefully.

You and your partner here will cut the statue loose

from the ship's hull and move it into a cave.

Or better still, into the grotto nearby,

the one beneath the lighthouse, here.

After we are down, watch the flow.

You know the signals, one for up, two for oxygen.

Okay.

Rhif?

Oh.

Mm.

Good morning. Did I wake you up?

Yes.

Well, I couldn't sleep last night,

and you didn't come to the taverna.

You didn't show, so I...

You are going to dive now? So early?

No, not quite yet.

It's going to be kind of lonely out there.

I'll miss you.

Oh.

How do you like that for a laugh?

I do not laugh.

I only...

Only what?

I don't know what.

I'll tell you what.

You're the prettiest girl that ever lived under a windmill.

Santa Maria, help me.

I am mixed up.

Dr. Jim! Dr. Jim!

Hiya, Lazy Bug.

Dr. Jim, I come with you, please?

Sure, there's always room for you, partner.

Hop aboard.

Is that present for you, Dr. Jim?

No, not exactly.

In a second, we'll take a look at it.

You know what this is?

Look, it's a...

Hey, you really go for that, don't you?

Well, it's yours.

-For me? -For you.

Thank you, Dr. Jim.

I can help you, please, Dr. Jim?

Yeah.

As a matter of fact, you can help an awful lot.

When we go out on the water, you listen to this gadget.

When it goes "tick, tick, tick," you start to yell.

Okay. If it makes a tick, I yell.

Well, what are you going to do, listen to the fishes?

Just as soon sometimes.

Rhif, look. Dr. Jim gave it to me.

Aah. It's all right for a small boy, eh, Doctor?

I never found I needed a bigger knife.

But for a strong man, this one is better, no?

It all depends.

Sometimes it's the other way around,

the smaller the man, the bigger the knife.

Still no tick, tick.

Dr. Jim, you look for sponges?

Right now I'd settle for one.

Here is no good for sponges.

My sister never dives here.

Oh? Where does your sister dive?

Sometimes over there and sometimes over there

and once she dives over there.

All good spots, huh?

Not all good.

Over there is much colder and deep.

Phaedra, she cut her leg. Is not good.

All the same, Niko, we go over there

where your sister hurt her leg.

Okay.

Okay.

Nice big canvas, Victor.

Nice big sea, too, wasn't it, Calder?

Big, not too big.

Well, well. A lie detector?

I see.

Who is your small scientific friend?

He's a bright boy, almost as bright as his sister Phaedra,

and you know how bright she is.

They don't come any brighter, Jim.

You may as well face it.

How about a pick-me-up? You must need one, badly.

-On the yacht? -On the yacht.

Go ahead, Jim. She's all yours.

And if you happen to find the boy on a dolphin,

let me know. I'd like to see it myself.

No, I think I'll take a rain check.

Promise?

I promise.

-Tonino! -Yes, sir?

I want you to take this message to Rhif at once.

Not the girl, to Rhif. Now, listen carefully.

Rhif!

So, what do you want?

You said for us to run quick. We run. You smile.

Why?

No, Phaedra.

Did you not see the boat from Mr. Parmalee?

Of course I saw it.

But why did he send it to you?

He sent it to tell me the plan,

and now, I tell you the plan.

Tonight at the festival, you will dance for Dr. Calder.

I dance when my feet tell me to,

not when you tell me to.

You will dance when I tell you to.

You will dance for Dr. Calder.

His eyes will only watch you.

He will not watch me.

While you dance, I will go away.

I will go to Poros,

and I will get a big fast boat tonight.

Tonight?

Tonight, we are going to be rich, my little gypsy, rich.

Stop it. Not tonight, tomorrow.

Tomorrow, in the evening, we will go to the cave,

take the statue in the fast boat,

and go quick to the island that looks like a whale

and give the statue to Mr. Parmalee.

Then, we get money tomorrow.

Tomorrow, did you say?

Why not today?

You talk too much.

You drink too much.

And I do not need you.

I do not need anybody.

If you two want money, you do what Rhif say.

What is this money, Rhif?

Where did you get it?

Phaedra, do you not trust me?

Parmalee gave the money to get the boat,

not for the doctor to get drunk.

But why did you hit him?

Phaedra, is angry with me, huh?

But she is still beautiful.

And after tomorrow, she will not be angry.

She will be rich.

I kiss when I want to kiss.

All right.

But remember, tonight when you dance for Calder,

you dance with your feet and your head,

not with your heart.

I'm sorry, Rhif, if I spoke out of turn.

All right. I forget it.

But you watch her that she dances,

that she keeps him there.

If we want money tomorrow, you do what I say tonight.

Ah, my dedicated and learned friend, Dr. Calder.

Won't you join me in a delicious glass of wine?

No thank you, Doctor, I was just looking for...

Hi.Hi.

I've been waiting for you.

Yes?

You wanted to talk to me?

No, I thought you might dance for me tonight.

You're happy tonight.

Well, why shouldn't I be?

Everybody's happy.

Yeah, even Dr. Hawkins. He's very happy.

And Rhif?

Wonder where Rhif is.

Oh, Rhif's okay, too.

What about you?

Of course.

I have every reason.

Well, I guess you have at that.

Stop it. You are drunk.

You will lose everything.

Some wine, Dr. Hawkins?

You know me, sir?

You're not a stranger in Greece, Dr. Hawkins...

a guest but not a stranger.

A guest?

Yes, I suppose I am, really.

Funny.

You've put up with me for a long time, haven't you?

Made me feel rather ashamed, in a way.

Then, let's drink to ambition, riches,

and above all, to trustworthy friends.

Trustworthy friends.

Now I will dance.

-For whom? -For whom?

For the dance.

Dr. Jim, the yacht has left.

When did it leave?

Half an hour maybe, I think.

Thanks, partner.

You, uh, you watch your sister dance. She's very good.

Worked out well, didn't it?

You smile, you dance, I watch.

Rhif meets Parmalee.

You've got a nice smile, Phaedra.

You dance well. Just thought I'd tell you that.

But don't ask me to shake your hand.

It's too dirty.

And your hand, Dr. Calder, when you dig in the earth,

it's never dirty because...

because you don't have to dig.

You are a famous archeologic man.

You do not shine shoes or work in windmill

or dive for sponges and break your lungs.

You are an American, and if you had found the statue,

you would have taken glory, yes, but not change Niko's life

or Rhif's or Dr. Hawkins' life by one piece of bread.

That's why I'm happy you'll never see the statue

in your life, Dr. Calder.

I'm happy for you, too, Phaedra,

for you, for your partners.

You got together, the statue is gone,

you're set for the rest of your life.

Yes, and it is good.

Well, you're a cheat and a thief

like any other thief.

The only difference is the house you stole from tonight

is your own country.

I am not a thief. I have not stolen.

I have found.

And what I have found in the sea is mine to sell for me.

What about your own people, the people of Greece?

They're the losers. They'll never see it.

You think the people of Greece, they live their life

like you, in a museum?

What do you know about Greek people?

You are an American.

And you're a Greek girl and it's a Greek statue.

And being an American, it's none of my business.

That is exactly right, Dr. Calder.

Maybe.

Maybe I don't know a lot about the Greek people,

but I've learned something about the people of this island.

Your statue could've meant excitement and pride to them.

But no one's going to see it now, no one.

Don't you worry.

You'll have everything in the world except...

friends, neighbors, and a country.

Go away. Go away from this island.

And I wish never to see you again.

Windmills...

sponges...

not a bad life after all, is it?

The statue.

Huh?

It's still here in a cave.

You want to see it now?

That's a tough one.

Tomorrow. We will go tomorrow,

in the morning.

It will be time enough.

The statue has been down there a long time. I...

I wouldn't want to lose it now.

It is safe.

It's in a secret cave.

In the morning, early...

we will see it together.

Promise?

Jim?

I don't know what has happened.

Listen to me.

I didn't do this or know about this.

Rhif must have come here.

He has taken it this morning.

Early, I guess.

You think last night I stopped you

so that he could take it?

No, it's not true. It couldn't be.

You didn't stop me. I stopped myself.

Say you know I didn't do this.

Say it, or I've lost everything, Jim.

Forget it. I have.

I threw away the only thing that mattered for...

something that will never matter.

Don't say that.

Here.

It's not your fault. You believed in your viewpoint.

You stuck with it, but I didn't stick with mine.

Jim...

I'm sorry for this morning, for now.

But I will never be sorry for last night.

So...

What will you do?

What will I do?

What you do is between you and Rhif.

What I do is, between myself and the Greek government.

I'll give them the facts, get off of the island,

and, go back and start digging.

Phaedra! Phaedra!

Phaedra, Rhif told me you must come quickly.

He has something for you. Quickly.

When did he send you to me?

He has been looking for you. He is in the small bay...

Come.

Niko, wait for me.

Please, I come with you.

No, I have to talk to Rhif, alone.

I'll be back quickly.

And do not come down.

Hey, Rhif!

Phaedra, I have been looking for you.

Where have you been?

Where is the statue?

Ah, the statue.

It will make your eyes want to see it.

And why do you ask where is it?

Tell me.

Is it here? I want to know.

I show you. Come.

And I will tell you why it is here, not in the cave.

Tonight, we sail to the island and afterwards, we go far away.

I must get Niko. I must go to the house.

To the house or to Calder?

That is why I take the statue.

Oh, I'm sorry, chief, but I...

well, I hate to interfere in your work, but this is kind of important.

I'm sorry, Dr. Calder.

And you are right. It is important.

You see, this will be one of our last games together, he and me.

Perhaps the last.

Oh, is that so?

Pardon me while I catch a slow boat for Athens.

But it is thanks to you, Dr. Calder, that it is so.

Oh, you know my name. Glad I accomplished something.

Of course I know you.

I know also that you have come to warn us about the statue,

that it is being taken to Mr. Parmalee's yacht, tonight.

Huh. You won the jackpot.

That's exactly the point. I have not won it yet.

Well, that makes two of us.

By the way, what do you do?

In a small way, I represent the Greek government.

For the past weeks, I've been watching you dive

until I'm almost out of breath.

Fortunately, Mr. Parmalee feels the same way.

As a result, we'll get him, and you'll get the statue.

Well, I hope you're right.

Dr. Calder, if anything changes our plans,

I'll let you know immediately. Will you be here?

Yeah, I'll be here.Good.

No.

The statue is in the water.

If I let you loose, will you swim or run away?

Dr. Hawkins! Dr. Hawkins!

Ah, Niko.

Phaedra, quick.

Ah, the birds have flown.

I'm afraid she's of the same feather...

flown together.

Go on.

No, Rhif has taken her.

He has tied her.

Tied her? Tied her where?

By the small bay...

He come from under the water. Phaedra, she show me the statue.

The statue, under the water?

Let's go.

Ah. Ah.

You are angry, but it will not last.

In two days, you will be in my country, Albania.

And we will be married and rich, and happy.

In a hurry, Dr. Calder?

I can wait a few more seconds if I have to.

For Parmalee, I have waited for years.

Prepare to receive cargo. Stand by to weigh anchor.

Mr. Parmalee, are you there, sir?

Of course I'm here. Stop talking

and hoist your cargo.

-Where is it? -Where's the money?

Mr. Parmalee...

we have never met before,

but if I may say so, I know your work.

Thank you.

Nevertheless, whoever you are, flattery will get you nowhere.

It is not flattery, mister.

I represent the Greek government.

In that case, you may apologize briefly and leave.

You are under arrest, Mr. Parmalee.

Arrest? This is preposterous.

On what charge?

Theft of Greek national property.

Hi, Victor.Hi.

Is it okay to go get that rain check?

Go ahead. It appears to be that kind of night.

It's not on the yacht.

How do you know?

I guess I know Victor Parmalee.

Hold it. Cross your fingers.

Well, Victor, this must be yours.

It's got your monogram on it.

Rather incriminating evidence, Mr. Parmalee.

Of what?

Attempted theft of Greek national treasure.

Before you handcuff me, may I, in the interest of Greek justice,

ask one simple question?

Go ahead, please.

This treasure I'm to be arrested for stealing,

might I be told its size, weight, and color,

its age, shape, and value?

Have you seen it?

Have you?

Or you?

Well, there go your handcuffs.

Have you, Mr. Parmalee?

I have not.

You admit no guilt whatsoever.

To the contrary, I am 100% guilty of an unforgivable crime,

the crime of failure.

Well, under the circumstances, Dr. Calder,

perhaps it would be better for us

to wait for Mr. Parmalee until the next time.

Until the next time, Calder?

Well, it's been a long night.

Let's head for home.

Let's.

Weigh anchor.

Orders, sir?

Oh, yes, orders.

Course, southwest by west.

Speed, 12 knots.

Destination...

Destination. Hmm.

Monte Carlo.

Strange. It's so empty.

They must have gone to the ballgame.

Hitch a ride to Athens?

I'll be back in three minutes.Good.

Phaedra!

Phaedra!

See? I cut!

I cut!

You told me! It is good?

It is good.

Dr. Jim, I cut!

Good work, Niko!

How do you like that little guy?

Went under the boat and cut the ropes

and cut them underwater with a pocketknife.

♪ You say he's only a statue

♪ And what can a statue achieve?

♪ And yet while I'm gazing at you

♪ My heart tells my head

♪ To believe

♪ If the boy

♪ Whom the gods have enchanted

♪ Should arise

♪ From the sea

♪ And the wish of my heart could be granted

♪ I would wish

♪ That you loved

♪ Only me ♪