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English subtitle by aesc 2015 ;).

- Look, it's a chamber.
- Yeah, I see.

- Go on.
- Get off my foot, would you?

Go on. Do you see anything?

Spiders.

Get moving, MacGyver.
Get moving, don't dawdle.

All right.

Oh, yeah.

Look. There. A sigma.

Do you recall your Greek, MacGyver?
Sigma is the letter...?

- S.
- Yes, as in Solon.

It says, "Atlantis anaduotai. '

"Atlantis rises."

- We've found the medal.
- Wait, wait, wait, would you'?

- Wait.
- Oh, a photograph?

- Thank you.
- That's not what I had in mind.

- What?
- Just hang on a second, will you?

Hello.

What is it?

I don't know.

I say. That's neat.

- Neat?
- Yeah.

- Here.
- At last. At last. It's wonderful.

- Let's get out of here.
- All in good time.

I must take a closer look
at this ingenious device.

Absolutely marvelous workmanship.
Fiendishly clever.

What sort of trap
do you suppose it sets off?

No!

I'll entertain any ideas, MacGyver.

MacGyver.

Well, do you have any ideas?

Oh, man.

Thousands of years ago,

before time itself was
measured as we know it,

there was Atlantis.

It was a great city,
dedicated to art and science.

"The people of Atlantis built their city
at the foot of a volcano,

which they used
to make heat and power.

They worshipped a mysterious object
called the Torch of Truth,

said to possess
the light of universal wisdom.

For centuries, Atlantis was
the center of the world,

and the world was at peace.

Then, in an instant,

the volcano that heated their homes
and powered their machines erupted.

Fleeing the ruined city, a few survivors
gathered the great wealth of Atlantis

and hid it in a place they called
the Tower of Fear.

They wrote their story in a book
made out of platinum pages."

Platinum.

Yes.

"Thousands of years passed,
until 590 BC,

when a Greek scholar
journeyed to Egypt."

His name was Solon.

There he is.

It was there
he discovered two relics of Atlantis.

One was the platinum book

and the other
was the Torch of Truth itself.

"Solon gathered his disciples
and presented them with an ark

in which he'd locked
the Torch of Truth.

And taking the only key,

Solon left with the platinum book
to search for the Treasure of Atlantis."

And vanished, without a trace.

That is, until five years ago,

when I found this very same key
in the ruins of Thera.

I am convinced that this
is the key to the Ark of Solon.

And I propose to follow in his footsteps
and find the Treasure of Atlantis.

I think we've heard quite enough.

Director, now that I have the medallion,
I'm certain I can prove my theory.

If the academy will
kindly fund my next expedition.

The Royal Academy
of Archaeological Science

finances the serious study of history.

We have no interest
in your obsession with Atlantis.

As for this artifact,
it will stay right here

as part of the academy's
permanent collection.

- But I beg you to reconsider.
- Rest assured, we will.

In fact, I strongly recommend that
the board reconsider your tenure here.

Reconsider my tenure?

Come on, MacGyver.
Still dawdling after all these years.

- You haven't changed.
- What, you have?

You're the only man I know

who'd plan an archaeological dig
in the middle of a civil war.

Whatever happened to that eager
young student at university

who was so anxious
to explore ancient ruins

and solve the mysteries of the ages?

He remembers
his last experience with you.

You're not still bothered
by that minor mishap?

We were buried alive. That's minor?

If I taught you anything at university,

it's that the search for truth
is never easy, MacGyver.

Besides, we got out, thanks to you.

And the medallion proved
that Solon was at Thera,

looking for the Treasure of Atlantis.

- Professor Carson didn't think so.
- Carson? That pompous fool.

He still thinks that Atlantis
is a fairy tale. Fairy tale, I ask you.

But I'll prove him wrong,
when we find the Torch of Truth.

- You really think it's here, huh?
- Oh, yes.

After Solon left on his quest,

his disciples fled Athens
and sailed to England,

looking for refuge in caves near Exeter.

Over generations, they
formed a religion.

- The Cult of Solon.
- Splendid.

Yea, the cult-
Well, descendants of the cult.

- Lived peacefully in England
for hundreds of years.

That is, until the Romans invaded

and then they were hunted down
and slaughtered.

But a few survivors escaped
with the ark and the torch,

and sailed from England.

- And came to these catacombs.
- And then died.

But not before hiding the torch
somewhere dawn here.

I'd bet my life on it.

Them some pretty high stakes,
professor.

- Let's hope we don't lose that bet.
- Oh, relax, my boy.

The soldiers don't even know
the catacombs are here.

Colonel Petrovic.

This must be the oldest part
of the catacombs.

These must be the remains
of early Christians

who hid from the Romans.

Over centuries others followed,
like the Cult of Solon.

Professor, please.
Let's skip the lecture,

find what we came for
and get out of here.

There's a civil war going on upstairs.

Oh, nonsense, the United Nations
ordered a ceasefire.

- Yeah, well, I don't think they care.
- Oh, these people never could get on.

They’ve been waging war amongst
themselves since the 12th century.

When I find the Torch of Truth,

we can use it to
continue Solon's quest

and find the Treasure of Atlantis,
and there won't be any more wars.

I can feel it. I know it. We're close.

Professor?

The sigma. It's the sign of Solon.

MacGyver. It's the Ark of Solon.

It looks so beautiful.

Yeah, it's gorgeous.
Now, can we get it and us out of here?

But just think,
inside this ark reels the Torch of Truth.

Yes. "The gods march in rank."

Yes! Yes.

"And Hecate races in the heavens.
Enter the gates of Hades,

and the book shall summon the power
of the ancient ones.

Offer the Torch of Truth
to the Temple of Ages,

and the Treasure of Atlantis
shall rise."

Yes, yes.

- It's the riddle of Solon.
- Great. Now, can we go?

- You are going nowhere.
- What?

What is it?

Tell me who you were spying for.

United Nations,
U.S. Intelligence, who?

We're not spies.

Oh, yes, you are historians.

Historians? I happen to be
a professor of archeology.

Give me a light.

Colonel,

does that box really look
like standard espionage gear?

A clever prop
to lend authenticity to your cover.

A prop? That ark is a priceless relic,
you buffoon.

In time of war, the penalty for spying
is immediate execution.

What war? This area is supposed
to be protected by the U.N.

You're remarkably well-informed
for one who claims not to be a spy.

I watch the news.

Then you will know that
this region belongs to my people,

and we will take it.

Even if it means killing innocent people
who happen to live here?

We must cleanse the area.

You're talking ethnic cleansing.
That's racial genocide.

Look, pal, the whole world

has been watching
what's been going on around here.

Now, you can call it
whatever you want,

- but it's murder, pure and simple.
- Exactly. Now, for the last time,

we were sent by the Royal Academy
of Archaeological Science

- in London, England.
- You are already dead.

It is only a question
of haw you will die.

Like men, with dignity,
or screaming in agony.

Either way, you will tell me
who you are spying for.

- Hey!
- Stop that, MacGyver.

- Leave him! Leave that man alone.
- No.

Thank you for your knife.

This will make a great cigar box.

And, gentlemen,

I wouldn't come too close to the door
if I were you.

Have someone guard the prisoners.

- You, stay here.
- Yes, sir.

Of all the asinine,
fool-headed behaviour.

You might have been killed.
And for what? For nothing.

And what good is that?

- Have a little faith, professor.
- I'd prefer a hacksaw.

I'm sorry, MacGyver.
I'm afraid we're done for.

I should never
have dragged you into this.

- Well, no one twisted my arm.
- No, you don't understand. I lied.

The academy didn't send me.

In fact, the directors
revoked my tenure.

I mean, to put it simply-

- I was sacked.
- Well, who financed the expedition'?

I did. I thought that
if I could find the torch,

prove Atlantis really existed,
then the academy would reinstate me.

It took all my savings to get this far.

I could barely afford the telegram
I sent asking you to come.

I hated to deceive you like that,
but I had no other option.

You must believe me.

I was at the end of my rope,
MacGyver.

Oh, please understand.

I mean, you were the only person
that I could turn to.

- Story of my life.
- Anyway, it's useless.

I mean, the ark is in
the hands of a fanatic

who thinks that it is a cigar box.

And the key that opens it
is a thousand miles away,

at the Royal Academy in London.

MacGyver, is there a purpose
behind these acrobatics'?

Oh, I hope so.

Watch your eyes.

Bravo. I always said
you were my brightest student.

If only you had applied yourself
at university-

- Professor.
- Quite right. Carry on.

Looks like that gate is
the only way out of here.

Come on.

Put this on.

- I'm not leaving without the ark.
- Professor.

MacGyver, the Torch of Truth
is in that ark.

I'm not leaving without it.

All right.

Understood.

The final shipment of arms
is being unloaded, Colonel Petrovic.

Good. Our schedule
has been brought forward.

We attack in two hours.

If the prisoners are spies, the U.N.
forces may know of our plans.

We should strike at once.

Could these men be telling the truth?
That old chest-?

It does not matter.
They are to be executed immediately.

Those barbarians must have tried
to force it open. Look what they did.

I don't know, professor,
this scratch looks pretty old.

- The ark's magnetic.
- Yeah.

Let's check it out later. Come on.

There's no engine.

That'll keep them out for a while.

- And us in.
- Quiet.

Sound the alarm.

Come on, MacGyver, they
know we've escaped.

We haven't yet.
Give me a hand here.

No one left through the gate.

Search every inch of this place.
Find them and kill them.

-Yep.
-Okay.

- Load it up, professor.
- What?

- You sure this will work?
- Nope.

Good. That's the MacGyver I know.

Open this up.

Looks like they're gonna
open the door for us.

- Get some men over here.
- Yes, sir.

Now what are you doing?

Trying to stop some ethnic cleansing.

Buckle up.

It worked. It worked.

I knew it would. I always said
you were my brightest student.

It worked.

All living things contain carbon.

In fact, the term "organic"
is often defined as "containing carbon."

One carbon isotope present in
all living forms is carbon 14,

which has a half-life of 5,730 years.

Meaning, in that amount of time,

half the carbon 14 of a
dead organism will decay.

By measuring the ratio
of the remaining carbon 14,

we can determine the life
of an organic sample,

such as the cloth
of an Egyptian mummy,

or the ashes of a caveman's fire.

Tomorrow, I'll demonstrate
this process in the university lab.

- Hi.
- MacGyver.

- Is it really you?
- I think so.

How are you, Kelly?

I didn't think I'd see you again
after you left Thera.

- What's it been, four years?
- Five.

- This is for you, teach.
- Are you finally flirting with me?

Actually, it's a bribe.
I need your help.

Funny, I didn't think
you needed anyone's help.

You'd be surprised.

What is that?

Some kind of oxidized matter.

Yeah, it's off an artifact
Professor Atticus and I found.

"Atlantis" Atticus'?

My grandfather still talks about him,
none too fondly, I might add.

Yeah, I'll bet-
We just got back from the Balkans.

What was the artifact you found?

A metal box. An ark.

- The Ark of Solon?
- Atticus thinks so.

That's incredible.

The Ark of Solon is like the
Loch Ness Monster of archeology.

People think it's a legend.

Isn't it supposed to hold
the Torch of Truth from Atlantis?

Don't know. We haven't opened it yet.
This came off a scratch on the side.

Can you analyze it for me, please?

- Sure, I'll run some tests in the lab.
- Thanks.

Would you like to carry my books?

Yeah, sure.

What a madhouse.
How do you stand the noise?

This is the rush hour.

You should be here
when it's really quiet.

- It's enough to drive you back.
- Kelly.

I'm so sorry I missed your lecture.

- This impossible London traffic.
- Hello, Simon.

Oh, do you remember?-

- MacGyver.
- Professor Carson.

You were at Thera with
that buffoon Atticus.

Nearly got yourselves killed
poking around the ruins.

MacGyver and Atticus
have found the Ark of Solon.

Isn't that amazing?

So Atticus is still hunting
for the mythical Atlantis, is he?

The man will never learn.

But if the ark is genuine
and the torch is inside,

it's the greatest find of the century.

- Where is this so-called ark?
- The Royal Academy, sir.

Well, I'll go and see for myself.

We have to run some tests.
I'll meet you back at your hotel room.

Don't be long. My flight back to Greece
leaves this afternoon.

- Nice talking to you.
- The years haven't mellowed him.

No.

- That's my grandfather.
- I thought he never left Greece.

I made the mistake of telling him that
the university had offered me tenure.

So he made a special trip
to talk me into accepting.

According to Simon, staying
at the university will mature me,

like I was a bottle of wine
or a wedge of cheese.

What's with this "Simon" thing'?

He doesn't like
being called Grandfather.

Says it makes him feel old.

Simon's planned my whole life.

It's all right for him to spend his time
digging in ancient ruins,

but I'm supposed
to stay at the university

and have a solid career.

Which, roughly translated,
means a safe career.

- Well, what do you want?
- A challenge.

Right now, teaching is just
repeating what I already know.

I want to get out, see the world,
learn new things.

So get out. See the world.
Learn some new things.

I don't want to disappoint Simon.

He raised me after my parents died.
Helped me earn my Ph.D.

And I owe him so much.

But sometimes he can be so...

- Demanding?
- More like tyrannical.

Kelly...

It's your life.
It should be your decision.

I wish I had as much
confidence in me as you do.

I shouldn't admit this,

but when we were in Thera,
I had the most awful crush on you.

Me? Really?

Perfect timing.

- That's odd.
- What?

Well, the Ark of Solon
was made around the 6th century BC.

In Athens, during the Iron Age.

But according to this,

the tool that dented it
was made from tin.

And judging by these trace elements,

it came from the mines in
Cornwall during pre-Roman times.

Cornwall'? Isn't that near Exeter?

Yes. Why, does it mean something?

- I'd better get to the academy.
- May I go with you?

Yeah.

So why do you think your grandfather
is so hostile about Atlantis?

If Atlantis was real, it would mean
rewriting the history books.

I thought that was an
archaeologist's job,

to rewrite history.

I guess some people
are frightened of change.

- Atlantis existed, according to the-
- Complete nonsense, this obsession.

Well, it did, and that's
the way we'll progress.

Yes.

MacGyver and Miss Carson
have arrived.

- They're about to open the ark-
- Good.

You know what to do.

"Atlantis anaduotai. '

"Atlantis rises."

The words on the medallion
and the ark are identical.

Coincidence-
You can't expect us to believe

these two artifacts are
in any way connected.

"The gods march in rank,
and Hecate races in the heavens.

Enter the gates of Hades

and the book shall summon the power
of the ancient ones.

Offer the Torch of Truth
to the Temple of Ages-"

"And the Treasure of Atlantis
shall rise."

I've seen this riddle
in the caves at Exeter,

carved on an altar
by the Cult of Solon.

So the gods are these
figures on the side here?

Yes. Hermes, Aphrodite, Gaea,
Selene, Ares, Zeus and Cronos.

This little guy on top,
how do you pronounce it?

Hecate. Demon of the night.
According to ancient legend,

she was an omen of disaster
and death.

I'm convinced that these
are really instructions written by Solon

- to help find the Treasure of Atlantis.
- Addle-minded bunk.

The legend of Atlantis
is just that, a legend.

I can prove it existed.

Now, inside this ark
is a relic of Atlantis itself:

The Torch of Truth.

Where is the director with his key
to open the blasted display case?

Professor, Kelly discovered something
you might wanna-

Professor Atticus.

I've just been on the phone
to the Balkan Embassy.

They say that you and
Mr. MacGyver are thieves.

Oh, you hear that, MacGyver?
First we are spies, now we are thieves.

They claim the ark
is a national treasure

and demand its return.

You can't return it to those butchers.
It belongs to the world.

You have no say in the matter.

I'll remind you, Professor Atticus,
that you no longer work here.

Oh, Mr. Director, this ark
contains the missing link to Atlantis,

an unknown chapter in history.

If you'll just open the display case
and let us get hold of that medallion.

Excuse me, can I see that?

- The medallion's magnetic.
- Yeah, so is the ark.

- A magnetic lock and key.
- Impossible.

People of Solon's time had no concept
of the physics of magnetism.

But legend says
the people of Atlantis did,

and Solon somehow
must have learned it from them.

Pure speculation.

You won't think so
when you see what's inside this ark.

That's it. This is it, this is it.

It works. It works, it works.
Oh, after all these years, MacGyver.

At long last.

The Torch of Truth.

I don't understand.

- I knew this was a waste of time.
- But the torch must be in here.

It isn't, because it never existed.
The torch is a myth, like Atlantis.

But the medallion did open the ark.

If that much of the legend is true,
maybe the rest is too.

If I could take the ark to Thera
and solve the riddle of Solon,

I know that I can prove that the
mined city there was Atlantis

and find the treasure.

You and MacGyver used
enough trouble on Thera

five years ago.

Simon, you told me the best tool an
archaeologist has is an open mind.

I won't have my work
disrupted again by Atticus

and his idiotic notions
about a super-civilization.

Simon, you are still
a blinkered old fool.

I have no time for this.
I have a plane to catch back to Greece.

Come along, Kelly, I'll give
you a ride to the university.

I'm not going back there, Simon.

What are you saying?

I've decided I'd like to stay here
and work with Atticus and MacGyver.

Kelly, you're a scholar, girl,
not a treasure hunter.

All my life, I've done what you want.

I'm quite capable of
making up my own mind.

First you and MacGyver
disrupted my work on Thera,

and now you've poisoned
my granddaughter's mind.

No. It's my decision.

Fine. Go ahead.

Throw away your
academic career if you want.

When you regain your senses, let me know.

I'm going back to Thera,

which I'm telling you for the
last time is not Atlantis,

because Atlantis never existed.

The ark will be returned
to the Balkans immediately.

Meanwhile, I'd appreciate it if you'd
clear out your former of office

and remove yourself
from the premises.

Professor. Come on.

Why wasn't the torch in the ark?

Well, it probably was at one time.

You said the Cult of Solon lived
in some caves near Exeter, right?

Of course. The cut in the ark
was made by a tool forged near there.

You mean the cult opened the ark
and removed the torch?

Call the police.

Hey.

Hey, watch it, man.

A man planted on the inside
fires a tranquillizer dart,

escapes in a dummy cab
to a waiting speedboat.

I think we can safely say this
was no ordinary smash and grab.

No, this was planned
like a military operation.

Isn't that an awful lot of trouble
to go through to steal artifacts?

The ark and the medallion

would sell for millions
on the black market.

- Inspector Rhodes, this just came in.
- Thank you.

Now, we ran your description
of the thief through Interpol.

Is this the man?

No, I didn't get a good look at him.

I did.

- That's the guy.
- Yannis Zavros.

A general in the Greek army,
until he was court-martialled.

For what?

He's the leader
of a militant group of fanatics

who claim Macedonia
as their birthright.

They see themselves as the heirs
of Alexander the Great.

And why would he want artifacts?

We suspect he's been
funding his course

by selling stolen relics on the
international black market.

- His known associate is Cyril Cleeve.
- Cleeve?

- What, you know him?
- I'm afraid I do.

He was a student of mine,
a few years after you.

He had no interest in history,
only in hunting treasure.

He's Lord Cleeve now.

He bought the title, along
with an estate in Plymouth.

Rather more respectable image

than the godfather
of artifact smugglers.

- So why don't you just arrest him?
- We have no evidence.

Cleeve's always very
careful to layer himself.

He always uses a middle man
or a stooge to do the dirty work.

By now he's probably smuggled the ark
and the medallion out of the country

and locked in some private collector's
vault where we'll never find them.

I had no idea that trading in
artifacts had become such a problem.

The international trade
in stolen antiquities and fine art

is very big business,
second only to narcotics.

We just don't have the manpower
to stop every smuggler,

especially a major player like Cleeve.

So what, he gets off just like that?

Look, I don't like it any more
than you do. I do what I can.

But I gave up expecting miracles
a long time ago.

- All right, professor, what's going on?
- MacGyver, what are you doing?

You heard Inspector Rhodes.

He said both the artifacts were missing.

When I tried to stop that little--
That Zavros.

- I saw him drop the medallion.
Now, where is it?

Where is it?

Oh, I hid it in my office
before the police came.

- You stole the medallion?
- Oh, purely for safekeeping.

- Why?
- I had no choice, MacGyver.

You don't realise what's at stake.

I'd say about 20 years

for robbery.

I can explain everything.
My office is this way.

Come on, in you come.

It's been torn apart.

All right, don't touch anything,
I'll call the police.

Nonsense, this is how
it always looks.

A neat office is the product
of an empty mind.

- Professor?
- Just a moment, MacGyver.

Hold your horses.

There we are-
Safe and sound, just as I promised.

Now, what's going on?

Oh, yes, well, that
requires some explaining.

Yes, we are here.

You said the riddle on the ark
was a set of instructions?

Exactly, and if Cleeve stole the ark,

it can only mean that
he's after the treasure.

Is there some reason you cou--?

Is there some reason you
couldn't have told the police?

You heard Rhodes. He's
got his hands full.

Besides, we're
running out of time as it is.

Now, where's my journal?

Don't touch...

anything.

What do you mean, we're
running out of time?

That's right. In fact, we've only got
two days to find the treasure.

I can't even find my journal.
Now, where is it?

Why only two days?

- Success.
- Professor, why only two days?

Because that is when the first
line of Solon's riddle comes true.

I copied it from an altar
I found in the caves at Exeter.

Where is it?

Here we are, here we are.
'When the gods march in rank."

Well, what does it mean'?

Well, you saw the carvings on the ark.

Now, as you know, when the Romans
adopted the Greek gods,

they gave them new names.
New, let's see.

Hermes became Mercury.

Aphrodite, Venus. Gaea, the Earth.

And Selene became Luna,
the moon.

Ares, Mars, Zeus, Jupiter.
And Cronos, Saturn.

- The gods march in rank.
- Exactly.

Now, according
to Royal Observatory records,

this orbital alignment
happens only once every 500 years.

And it will next take
place in two days.

And that- I mean, if we're
to believe Solon's riddle.

- Is when
the Treasure of Atlantis rises.

But where is the treasure?

Well, legend says that it's
hidden in the Tower of Fear.

And the Greek word for fear,
of course, is Thera.

Where's the picture? There was a picture.
The picture.

Where's the picture? Yes, picture.

Oh, here we are, yes, here we are.
That's it, and there I am, MacGyver.

There I am with your grandfather,
and there is the tower.

Professor, you know
that volcano is still active.

Yes, I know.

But there are ruins near the crater.
Simon took me there once.

That's right, and in two days,
when the planets align,

we must offer up the Torch of Truth
to the Temple of Ages

and reveal the treasure.

And that is why it is
essential we find the torch.

But if the cult took the torch
from the ark, where did they put it?

Well, they probably hid it in
the safest place they knew.

The caves of Exeter.

The cult made these
paintings of Atlantis

based on descriptions
from the platinum book itself.

- It must have been paradise-
- Yes.

- The Torch of Truth, I presume.
- Yes, that's right, yes.

It doesn't tell us much.

- What does it look like?
- Well, nobody knows exactly.

I mean, these are the only
visual representations that I've seen.

Well, how can we find the torch if
we don't know what it looks like?

Well, Solon says
that it's the mirror of the world,

reflecting the past,
present and future.

Professor, you said the cult
was driven out by the Romans.

Yes, the ones that weren't killed
fled with the ark.

But they thought Solon was
coming back for the torch someday.

Yes, that's right, yes.

Well, maybe they hid it where
they figured only he could find it.

Mm!“-

la this the same writing
that's on the ark?

Yes, yes, this is the riddle of Solon.

These streaks look like rust.

- Iron ore.
- Iron ore.

- The altar's magnetic.
- Let's check it out.

Wow, I guess.

- Professor, let's see the medallion.
- You got an idea, MacGyver?

Well, if the cult took the torch
out of the ark,

maybe they built a bigger, better one.

But where is it?

I think we're in it.

Are you suggesting that this
entire chamber is a giant ark?

- This could be the key.
- Then we need to find a keyhole.

Maybe not.

The Torch of Truth.

It's more magnificent
than I ever imagined.

Wait a minute. Just wait.

- I guess it's all right.
- You're wrong.

These caves are full of
unpleasant surprises, I'm afraid.

Lord Cleeve, at your service.

I owe you a debt of thanks, Mr. MacGyver.

And you too, Miss Carson.

Now, if you'd mind just handing
over the torch to my partner.

Partner?

I'm truly sorry, MacGyver.

I don't like this, Cleeve.

- You promised not to hurt them.
- I wouldn't dream of it,

but we can't hardly have them
following us, now, can we?

I trusted you.

How can you do this, Atticus?
You're not a criminal.

We have what we came for.

Let's get out of here.

General Zavros has a point.
Let's go, professor.

The Treasure of Atlantis awaits.

Lord Cleeve is right.

We cannot afford
to have you follow us.

Oh, MacGyver.

Kelly, try to get this rope
over your head. Come on.

Come on.

You okay?

I can't believe Atticus would do that.

His passion, Cleeve's greed.
It makes sense.

I'm sorry. I know you
looked up to him.

Used to.

We did exactly what
Cleeve wanted us to.

Now he and Zavros are gonna steal the
Treasure of Atlantis, thanks to us.

Maybe not.

- Cleeve's estate.
- Let's find it.

Kind of looks like
they're planning a trip.

We can't let them take off
with the artifacts.

Yeah, I know.

Wait here.

It's unlike anything the world has seen
for thousands of years.

It is truly magnificent.

Probably the finest item
I've ever acquired.

This should fetch millions.

Money?

Is that all that it means to you?

Money bought me my title.
This estate.

And now it'll help me
go down in history

as the discoverer
of the Treasure of Atlantis.

Sorry, co-discoverer.

You think you can buy your
way into the history books?

I wouldn't be the first.

Come in?

Anybody, answer me, please.

Come in, this is an emergency.

Have a sherry to celebrate.

I may be forced to work with you,
but don't expect me to enjoy it.

Please, professor, spare
me the hypocrisy.

You and I are two of a kind.

Now, Zavros, he only wants the money

to fund his little revolution
in Macedonia.

But you and I share the same dream:
to find the Treasure of Atlantis,

no matter what it takes
or what the cost.

Go on.

- Kelly.
- Miss Carson.

Hey, new, there's no need
to be rough with her.

If she's here, so is MacGyver.

General Zavros is right.
Where is MacGyver?

Answer him.

-Tell us where MacGyver is.
-I'm not going to tell you anything.

Kelly, I do think
you should answer them.

I don't betray my friends.

I'll make her talk.

Hold it.

Mr. MacGyver,
we've been expecting you.

You should know
your partner here tried to kill us.

- Cleeve, is this true?
- Don't be naive.

Do you really think I'd leave them
to follow us or call the police?

Good thinking.
We didn't come alone.

Oh, come on. You don't think
I'm gonna fall for an old trick like that?

No!

Yeah, sure, now whose
side are you on?

Yours. Can we discuss it later?

Right, he's got a point, MacGyver.
Come on.

Which way?

- The plane.
- Oh, MacGyver.

MacGyver, there's something
I've gotta tell you.

Later. Get in.

The window.

There's no key
for the magneto switch.

That was what I was
trying to tell you.

I removed it so they couldn't take off
with the artifacts.

- That's a great idea. Where is it?
- Out there.

That's a bad idea.

They're getting away.

That was close.

Bravo, well done, MacGyver.
I knew you'd get us out of that mess.

I always said you were
my brightest student.

I'm sorry.

You've every right to be
angry with me. I was wrong.

I was foolish to think that
I could control Cleeve.

- You almost got us killed.
- You must believe me.

I never meant any harm
to come to you or Kelly.

The truth is I was frightened.

I'd lost my position at the academy.
I was desperate.

I mean, this was my last chance.
I couldn't bear the thought of losing it.

I thought you hated treasure
hunters like Cleeve.

I do, but finding
the Treasure of Atlantis

means more than wealth.

It would prove
that Atlantis really did exist.

And there were times when people
didn't live by war and conquest,

but worshipped peace
and knowledge..

And if we were like that once,
maybe we can be like that again.

It's a nice dream.

I'm convinced that it
can become a reality.

It's a wonderful dream, professor.

But did it ever occur to you

that Cleeve might have other
plans for the treasure?

Do you think he and Zavros
will come after us?

Yes. Yes, I do.

The Tower of Fear.

The Treasure of Atlantis
lies somewhere in that crater.

Looks inviting.

The last time it had a major eruption

it destroyed half the island,
along with Atlantis.

Beauty!-

Simon?

Simon? Oh, God, no.

Simon.

This is Cleeve's doing.

He has a concussion.
Possibly a subdural haematoma.

I can do more when we get him
to a hospital in Athens,

but he's too weak to move.

All I can do now
is make him comfortable.

Don't worry, I'll stay with him.

Looks like he's going to be all right.

And the doctor's gonna stay with him
until he's well enough to be moved.

But all the maps and the charts
of the volcano are gone.

Damn. Cleeve and Zavros are
probably in the crater by now.

Tonight the planets align
and they'll steal the treasure.

And it's all my fault.

I wish I'd never heard of Atlantis!

That's weird.

- What?
- The lid. It's not magnetic.

-How can that be?
-Well, I don't know.

- What are you doing with that?
- Trust me, professor, trust me.

- It's platinum.
- Well, that': why it's not magnetic.

I've never seen markings
like this before.

It can mean only one thing.

It must be a page
from the Book of Atlantis.

Hidden there by Solon himself.

Kelly, can you take
us into the crater?

Yes. If we leave now,
we can make it before sunset.

Oh, the coveted book. Perfect.

Well, it looks like it was a temple.

It's a strange place for one.

Greet place to hide
a treasure, though.

Well, if there was an entrance,
it's long since been destroyed.

Here.

Let's clear it.

In you go, MacGyver.

Ready?

MacGyver, did you find anything?

Oh, yeah. Bigtime.

Incredible.

- Look familiar?
- Yeah.

A Copernican model
of the solar system.

Built thousands of years
before Copernicus was born.

The planets must be orbiting
closer to the alignment.

The gravitational shift of the alignment
is making the volcano unstable.

I hate when that happens.

Solon said,
"Enter the gates of Hades."

Well, what are we waiting for?

Poor devil.

What triggered it?

Do you think it's Cleeve?

Fortunately not.

You all remember General Zavros,
my ex-associate.

You terminate all your
partnerships like this?

On the contrary, General
Zavros did it to himself.

As you can see, greed
heedless of caution

is a highly combustible mixture.

I, on the other hand,
am a very cautious fellow.

So I waited for you to arrive to
show us a way past this impediment.

Why should we help you'?

Because the length of your lives
is directly proportionate

to how useful you are to me.

MacGyver, there must be a way
we can deactivate this fire.

Well, I suggest you find it. Quickly.

Maybe the answer's in the first line
of Solon's riddle. What do you think?

The gods march in ra-

Rank.

Yeah, that one.

Kelly, you wanna hand
me that platinum page?

It's a key.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, the moon.

Well done, MacGyver.

Now I see why you were
Atticus' favourite student.

- But what's this red crystal?
- Perhaps it's a star.

We're not here to discuss astronomy.
After you, MacGyver.

Keep moving-

MacGyver, look.

It's wonderful. It's remarkable.
Tremendous!

Look! At long last,
the Temple of Ages.

This statue is extraordinary.
I've never seen anything like it.

I don't think it's a statue.

You're right. I believe
we've discovered Solon himself.

He must have been caught
in a volcanic eruption

and covered in hot ash.

Like the bodies of Pompeii.

He's hanging on to something here.

It's the platinum book. Yea,
like the page we found inside the ark.

Yes. Well, I think
I'd better hold on to that.

Might just help defray
some of my travelling expenses.

Look, the gods march in rank.

Well, the riddle says when
the planets are aligned,

we'll find the Treasure of Atlantis.
Where is it?

- The red crystal.
- The one in the observatory?

We forgot the second line
of the riddle.

Hecate races in the heavens.

The planets alone
isn't enough to reveal the treasure.

- It takes something more.
- Hecate has to appear.

Who the devil's Hecate?

A demon of the night who
rides a chariot of fire.

There she is.

A meteor shower.

Unless I miss my guess,
the extra gravity ought to do it.

The temple!

Where's the treasure? Where is it?

- Professor.
- I'm coming.

What's the line in the riddle
about the ancients and the book?

The book shall summon up the power
of the ancient ones.

The book shall summon the power.
The book.

Give me the book.

You want the treasure,
give me the book.

These aren't book pages.

- Well, what else could they be?
- They're punch cards.

- It must be an ancient computer.
- Computer.

It's a computer, and
these cards program it.

Kelly, slide these in
where the symbols match.

- Professor, let me see the torch-
- Here.

But how does it run?
A computer needs electricity.

Maybe not. The people of Atlantis
tapped into a volcano for power.

They used geothermal technology.

- You mean this thing runs on heat?
- Nope.

Steam.

Look!

Treasure chests.

Stay back!

It's nothing but paper.
Worthless scrolls.

- Where's the treasure?
- I think you're looking at it.

That's right. Solon himself said:

"The Treasure of Atlantis has
the power to command men's minds."

- Of course, books.
- No.

It can't be true.

The Treasure of Atlantis
is knowledge.

There has to be more.

No! You're destroying the scrolls!

Get away, you stupid old fool!

I want treasure.

We got to go.

But all this knowledge,
we can't let it be destroyed.

- Kelly, come on.
- Come on, Kelly.

- Forget that.
- Well, that's our only way out.

Maybe we can tap into a little
geothermal power of our own.

Geothermal power?

- Professor.
- Yes?

Stuff your jacket in one of those
pipes. Put a rock on top of it.

Kelly, stand by the torch.

Well, whatever you've got in mind,
MacGyver, hurry.

Stand back, professor.

All right, Kelly, hit it

Shut it off, Kelly.

All right, come up here.
Professor, mind the torch.

- You all right with this?
- Yeah.

Hang on. Hit it.

All right. stop!-

All right, professor, your turn-
Come on.

Top rove-

Hang on.

Oh, blast.

Hold on, MacGyver.

Pull it, Kelly, pull. Pull.

Come on. Come on.

Thanks.

Let's go.

Thousands of years ago,

before time itself was
measured as we know it,

there was Atlantis.

It was a great city,
dedicated to art and science.

And the people of Atlantis
lived in high-rise buildings

and had indoor plumbing.

They also invented
geothermal technology,

and there are even more important
lessons to learn from Atlantis.

Now, then, what are they?
Yes, Brian.

- They created democracy.
- Very good, yes.

- Another, please- Taylor.
- They abolished slavery.

Excellent, excellent. Naomi, behind.

- There were no executions.
- Yes, that's true. Joanna.

Men and women were
treated as equals.

That's right, that's right.
At the back, Sam.

- They believed in peace, not war.
- Absolutely right.

Now, can you tell me, what was
the Treasure of Atlantis?

- Knowledge.
- I can't hear you.

- Knowledge.
- I still can't hear you.

- Knowledge!
- Absolutely correct, knowledge.

You are all my brightest students.