Blood & Treasure (2019–…): Season 2, Episode 4 - Into the Forbidden Zone - full transcript
My
name is Danny McNamara.
I used to work for the FBI.
And I'm Lexi Vaziri.
I used to be a thief.
Excuse me,
a master thief.
We're back on the
hunt after the Vatican
was attacked by a
mysterious group
led by someone who calls
himself the Great Khan.
He's looking for an
ancient Mongolian artifact
called the Spirit Banner. DANNY: Also
known as the Soul of Genghis Khan.
And they're leaving
a path of destruction
in their wake to get
their hands on it.
So, it looks like
it's up to us to stop them
by finding the Banner.
Before they do.
Previously onBlood & Treasure...
I can find you the Banner.
And who do we talk to?
Former member
of the Night Devils,
Andrei Levchenko.
My
grandfather told me
that Stalin would appropriate
the strangest antiquities
and send them somewhere
far away to be studied.
You know where the Banner went.
Have you ever heard
of the forbidden zone?
It's a remote region in
Mongolia rumored to be
the burial place
of Genghis Khan.
Like America's Area 51.
Claudine. Claudine!
I'm going with you to Mongolia,
and I will draw him
out and kill him.
Chuck, we're on
the same side here.
You want justice for the
people he's murdered?
Let's work together.
You think
that everyone in your life
is bound to let you down
or-or betray you,
and you cannot wait for me
to prove you right.
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
It was Claudine's.
It's beautiful.
I told her I loved her
every hour of every day,
and yet I did not say it enough.
You must tell each other
every minute of your love.
Oh, definitely. You know,
every couple has their own way
of speaking their feelings.
There is love, and
there is not love.
Um, no. You can
have the feelings
without expressing them.
When one of you
loses the other, you will see.
He invades my country,
kills my Claudine.
And yet no one can find this
Great Khan? DANNY: Levchenko.
Trust me, we want him
as much as you do.
Just take us to the
secret Soviet base.
We'll find the Spirit
Banner he's after.
We'll catch the Great Khan.
We are beyond
where modern technology
can reach us now.
This is it.
The forbidden zone.
The Mongolians declared
this land sacred.
Legend says
it's the final resting place
of Genghis Khan himself.
No outsiders allowed
under penalty of death.
Just the spot for a
supersecret Soviet base.
And a huge insult to the locals
for Russia to have built here.
Come on,
the Mongols started it.
What? My grandfather
told me stories
about the Khans trying
to invade Russia,
but we fought them back. DANNY:
The Battle of Kalka River.
A Russian victory,
except it was a trap.
The Khan's army faked retreat,
and when the
Russians gave chase,
the Mongols were there
to slaughter them.
You think all
Russians are fools?
We all know every culture
tells its own lies.
Remember,
I need you alive. They don't.
Maybe less history
lectures that piss off
the angry motorcycle
gang bent on revenge.
Hmm. Okay?
Let's all merrily
press on, shall we?
That pendant was worth
£200,000 at least.
It was his last
connection to her.
Not a great sign of
his mental state.
I can't even imagine
what I would do
if I lost you. Let's just not.
So,
lead the way to the base.
What?
You said your grandfather
brought you here. LEVCHENKO: Yes,
he brought me here.
Then he pointed at the mountains
and said the base is
somewhere up there.
If I knew how to get
to the base itself,
I wouldn't need you, genius.
You're not adding enough water.
No water in a manhattan.
There is when Shaw makes them.
If he wants me to cover,
I'm running an honest bar.
Where is he, anyway?
He's helping me with a job.
Some light undercover work.
He needs the break. He
was super bummed out
because the CIA lady said he
was the loser of his family.
Hey, she didn't use
the word "loser."
How'd you hear what
the CIA lady said?
You put your ear up to the
vent, you can hear everything
in this place.
Is it true
he can't go back to America?
I hope so.
I need this place.
Don't you have a
home or something?
My living situation
is complicated.
Well, he's not
lying. I'm his uncle,
and my sister is crazy.
Want to talk about it?
You're really embracing this
"being a bartender" thing.
You know, it's great.
It's like being a priest
but with a lot more booze.
All right, the exact
same amount of booze.
Trouble, Padre?
Yeah. I think
this might be our
not-so-secret CIA friend
reaching out.
How'd you two leave
things? Kate suspects
that the Great Khan's plan
is connected to the Vatican.
She wants me to help
her figure out how.
Well, I know that
park. Nice and quiet.
Perfect place for a meet.
Congrats on becoming
a CIA asset.
Uh, no. We are having
a conversation.
She knows you're here.
If she wanted to talk,
she'd come to you.
She doesn't think it's safe.
Is...
Is it not safe?
Look, she probably thinks
this place is being watched,
so she wants to meet
you somewhere else
to give you something.
Give me something? Mm-hmm.
Like microfilm?
Chuck, you live in a
world where people text.
Right. We're way past microfilm.
Should I... I should... I
should text her back, right?
Should... Are there emojis
for this kind of thing?
First rule of the
spy game is... Yeah?
Don't involve other people.
Goes nicely with my first rule,
don't get involved with spies.
Hardwick,
you've got a visitor.
May I have a word, Mr. Hardwick?
The truth is we don't
normally get many visitors.
Although I'm happy to say
that's taken a delightful turn
ever since a new kingpin
calling himself the Great Khan
started stirring up the pot.
I've come to offer you a job.
Look, I don't mean to be
rude. Maybe you've noticed
I'm otherwise engaged.
Possibly for the rest
of my natural life.
Do you accept my
offer of employment?
Uh...
Yeah.
Yeah, I do. I accept.
Whatever. Why not?
Oh, my God.
This is like a
genuine prison break.
: What are
you gonna do? Like,
march me right out
the front door?
Not exactly.
Can you find this base or not?
You are the so-called expert.
Okay. Okay, I, uh,
think I got an idea.
I just need an antenna.
Hey! We need
him to find the base.
He needs an antenna.
Problem solved.
Whatever he does next,
I advise you to
make it successful.
Here.
Thanks.
You seem
fairly confident.
I'm assuming you
have a good plan?
I have aplan.
We'll see if it's a good one.
During the Cold War,
the Soviets would
broadcast coded messages
from secret outposts
like this one.
They were powered to
broadcast on their own
for a hundred years in the event
of a nuclear war.
Ham operators call
them Ghost Signals.
Shortwave radios can
still pick them up
if we're close enough
to the source. Well,
that Russian is still
very angry about his car.
Well, I didn't tell you
to tear off the antenna.
Well, excuse me for
answering to your needs
so quickly. Won't
happen again next time.
Particularly if we die out here.
Okay.
Just... give it a minute, okay?
And voilà.
See, he found it.
Never doubted you for a minute.
We follow this
right to the base.
Thank God
for the paranoia
of a nuclear war.
Okay, let's go.
How's your Russian?
Pretty rusty.
But I think he said
we'll soon be joining
his wife, Claudine.
Maybe it's Russian slang.
On the off chance it's not,
first chance we get to
escape with the Banner?
We're taking it.
Stop!
Why
are we stopping?
Are you lost?
He say your signal is weak.
His signal is fine.
Hey.
Your signal's fine, right? Yes.
We're stopping because of these.
Mongolian deer stones.
Some of these could date
back to the Bronze Age.
We can't drive through.
Hey! This is sacred ground!
Sacred to Mongolians,
not to Russians.
Maybe I just run you over,
keep the Banner for myself.
Gentlemen, you would not have
gotten this far without him,
and you know it.
You want the Banner?
You want the Khan?
You run me over,
you get nothing.
A hike will do my
aching heart good.
So, how does it feel
to be with a man who
declares his love for stones
more than he does for you?
Help me put
this back.Okay.
I don't care if he's grieving.
He is a jackass.Yeah.
Who is he to judge us?
Just because we don't
word vomit those
three magical words.
Please, we're people
of action.
Whenever you say it,
bad things happen.
People betray you. Or die.
Every time. Every time.
American!
I found the base!
This guy...
What does that say?
"Semenovodcheskaja Stantsyia."
It means "Seed House."
This does not look promising.
I disagree.
Seeds bear fruit.
I don't want fruit.
I want the Banner.
Lovely day.
So, are you, like, a go-between?
Like, you're gonna tell
me where to go next?
Was I supposed to
get a code word?
I never got a code word.
You don't speak English.
You are not a spy.
You are just a
nice old man having
his day in the park ruined by
a crazy, babbling foreigner.
That seems correct.
Good job, Chuck.
You're early.
Oh, yeah. Yeah,
I was just, uh,
clearing that
innocent bystander.
I knew you'd come by yourself.
Eyes forward.
What are you doing here?
Are you in danger?
Wait, are... Am I in danger?
Chuck, please just
shut up and listen.
Whatever the Great Khan
stole from the Vatican,
it was connected to the
trail of the Spirit Banner.
Found something you need to see.
Did you...
Did you put a code in
the crossword puzzle?
There's a thumb drive
in the newspaper.
Oh, okay.
How would I have time
to print up an
entire...? Right, I...
I made a terrible
mistake. You're right. No.
You're right. It's...
That was a dumb idea.
I can't access the places
you can at the Vatican.
It's up to you to find out
what the letter on
the thumb drive means.
All right.
But you have to
understand, Chuck.
Once you go down this path,
there's no turning back.
Whatever we find.
You've chosen a side now.
Yeah.
I understand.
Okay.
I'll reach out again soon.
Gonna need this.
Oh.
I know why the Russians
lost the Cold War.
They spent all their money on
paintings of Stalin everywhere.
Russians do not lose wars
because we never
stop fighting them.
The Banner.
It did come here.
So where is it, then?
What kind of military
base is this?
This isn't a military base.
It's a lab.
Why build a botanical
lab all the way out here?
Soviet scientists
were fighting a losing war
against crop failure
and famine, helped along
by their own failed experiments.
Growing and
protecting food
became a matter of
national security.
While millions of
Russians starved to death.
Led by so-called
experts like you.
The problem started
because of Stalin,
best friend of your grandfather.
Hey, Daniel?
We've got a banner to find
and yet another creepy
room to explore.
Delightful.
This clearly wasn't
just a botanical lab.
Yeah, when their
crop genetics failed,
the Soviets turned to all
kinds of pseudoscience.
They had no idea what
was even possible.
We have always done what
it takes to survive.
These scientists wanted
more than just to survive.
The Banner was in the picture.
It washere.
Now there's nothing
left here but garbage!
Look, we can
find where it went.
If they transported something
this important anywhere else,
the records would show it.
Did you find the Banner?
Banner. Sorry, which
banner was that?
I take it you two
didn't come together.
Must be my guardian angel, then.
Get up.
Let's go for a little
stroll, shall we?
Levchenko,
translate this for me.
Please.
Something about...
animal experiments.
I don't know.
What about this man?
What does it say he was doing
with the Banner?
Uh...
Nothing. No, no.
No, this is all about... hair.
What do you mean, hair?
Horsehair?
Yes. Why?
The Spirit Banners were made
out of the hair of
the favorite horse
of the man who carried it.
It says they clipped
some of the hair
from the Banner
looking for elements
of a man.
Someone they call Temuüjin.
That's Genghis
Khan's birth name.
After that, uh, it's all
about some kind of code.
Cracking the life code.
Something like this.
It's what they used to call DNA.
Scientists were just starting
to understand that in the '60s.
That's why the Banner was here.
They were trying to capture
the original Khan's
genetic material.
Found him outside.
Tracking us.
He wasn't the only one.
Someone else is out there.
I don't think they're
with the Khan.
Well, one threat to our
lives at a time, I guess.
You're welcome.
Who is he?
He works for the Great Khan.
Are you the one who
killed my Claudine?
Wait! We need him alive.
He could have
information on the Khan.
He'll speak faster after
I blow out his kneecaps.
There is nothing you can do
to me that would be worse
than what the Great Khan
would if I betrayed him.
Check his pockets.
Tell me what the
Khan is planning.
Why does he want
the Spirit Banner?
When he gets the
Soul, you'll see.
He'll... He'll bring
the world to its knees.
It's too late for you.
The Khan's men are coming.
That
doesn't sound very welcoming.
Let them come. We are ready.
We'll be outnumbered
and outgunned.
No, we know the
layout of the base.
They don't.
We draw them in,
let them think they've
caught us off guard.
Then we use the
bottlenecks of the base
to turn their
numbers against them.
We've got fertilizer, gasoline.
Yeah. We can do this.
Hey. You want any of
your guys to survive,
you've got to listen to me.
If only to avenge my Claudine.
Give him a gun.
Let's get ready.
Am I dead?
As a matter
of fact, you are.
You were beaten unrecognizable.
Body burned. Thrown
into an incinerator.
A quick disposal of any evidence
from the worst prison
riot in Ireland's history.
It'll be a week before they
realize what's happened.
What do you want with
me? Mr. Hardwick,
I want to put you to work.
Thank you.
Gin and tonic.
London dry, of course.
Cheers.
I-I don't
know what to say.
Thank you. Uh...
Well, you've obviously
done your homework on me.
It's just I, uh...
I know next to nothing
about you, so, um...
Thank you.
It strikes me you were
able to break me out
of a maximum security prison
in broad daylight...
That's no mean feat...
While somebody killed
my father in another.
So, one might be
inclined to think
that his job offer wasn't
as well received as mine.
Considering the day before
you broke me out of prison,
I got a visit from a certain
Danny McNamara and Lexi Vaziri
inquiring about the
Soul of Genghis Khan,
can I assume that that's
what you want me to find?
Very good.
Please. Thank you.
Unfortunately,
you led them to Russia.
Now they have the upper hand.
I gave them incomplete
information.
Don't worry, I can
handle Danny and Lexi.
Last time you faced
them, they beat you.
Not really.
They'd certainly have got
nowhere near Cleopatra
if it wasn't for me.
They've now entered Mongolia.
The forbidden zone.
My men followed them there.
Oh, dear.
My thoughts and prayers to
your men and their families.
I once offered a lot of money
to some top-notch mercenaries
to search out that area
for the Banner.
Only I never had to pay anyone
because they never returned.
Then it will serve as a grave
for McNamara and Vaziri.
Not necessarily.
They're quite a formidable
pair, those two.
I wouldn't underestimate
them if I were you.
Well, for now, rest.
And enjoy yourself.
Thank you.
A Khan shares his fortunes
with those loyal to him.
But failure is met with death.
No need for threats.
I'm your man.
Oh, no.
: Here.
Hey.
Look, I
don't want to jinx us,
but I really... I know.
We're not dying today.
Now!
Stick to the plan!
Don't! It's a trap!
Stay back!
We can't stay here.
I'll draw their fire. You find
another way out.
Do it! Go!
Go. Get Danny.
I'll hold them off for
you. You're a sitting duck.
My future is gone, but
you still have yours.
Danny!
Danny!
Oh, God.Oh.
I thought you were dead.
I thought you were dead.
Come here.
I love you.
We're surrounded.
I love you, too.
Uh, Danny?
Our situation
does not seem to have improved.
Lexi, drop the gun.
And yet...
If they wanted to kill us,
we'd already be dead.
Fair point.
Okay.
Here.
I saw one of these
guys back at the lab.
Hopefully, he got that
we're not with them.
I think that's his way of
saying we're free to go,
but don't come back.
Great.
Works for me.
Thanks.
You didn't want to get
involved in spy stuff before...
I definitely don't want to now.
No freebie.
Since when?
Since you called
my mother crazy.
All right.
Just tell me. FATHER
Thank you.
This is from Kate.
This is a letter to
the CIA from the 1960s.
It's about the next
steps in something called
And look. "The Spirit Banner
"is in the hands of A.G.
They will handle
future operations."
And the whole thing is stamped
with the coat of
arms of the Holy See.
Somebody high up inside the
Vatican sent this letter.
A.G.? Who's that?
I have no idea.
Maybe it's the name
of somebody who knows
why the Vatican was attacked.
Someone who's hiding
what's going on.
I've given my life
to this church,
and they could be lying
about why my friends were killed
and why I almost was.
Chuck, I
used to be a cop.
A good one.
It was the only thing
I ever wanted to be.
For a while, I looked the other
way when I saw corruption.
Figured it's not my problem,
I just keep my head down.
And I saw how the rot spread.
How the good ones turned bad,
how the bad ones got promoted.
So, eventually, I quit.
Well, so, you're saying I
should leave the priesthood?
I'm saying organizations
rot from the inside out,
and good people try
to stop it.Exactly.
That's why I got
to do something.
I didn't mean it as
a challenge, Chuck.
I meant it as a warning.
Because the good people
don't always win out.
Sometimes they get
ground up and spit out,
and everything else
just goes on as normal.
Dude, that's so cynical.
Well, you just keep
doing your priest thing,
I'll do my P.I. thing.
What if
I keep asking questions
and I don't like the answers?
You're a pretty good bartender.
By the way,
I meant what I said back there.
So did I.
Levchenko was a nutter,
but he was right.
It does change things.
Well, get used to
hearing it more.
Well, let's...
spread it out a bit. We
don't have to go overboard.
Yeah. Yeah, we don't
want to be thatcouple.
Nah.
They've been watching all along.
All right.
You get the credit for that one.
Come on. Let's go
before they reconsider.
Yeah, I'll get
the truck started.
Thank you. You're welcome.
I gather from that
expression that I was right
about the body count
in the forbidden zone.
: Do I also glean
that Danny and Lexi
somehow managed to survive?
Yeah. Yeah, they're
lucky like that.
Maybe you'd like some help
adjusting your strategy.
I know you think yourself
very clever, Mr. Hardwick.
Always holding your cards
close to your chest.
But those cards cannot be played
if I slit your throat.
Go on! Uh...
Now, convince me
why I shouldn't.
Actually, if...
If I could just have a
little space to recall?
No? Okay, then. Fine.
Uh, well, the man who hired me
to search for your
Banner a while back
is a rich financier.
Arthur Chen.
You got the same interests. He's
obsessed with the Great Khan.
Fact is, my trail went
cold, and he went quiet.
I...
I always thought that
perhaps he found it.
Where is this man? Hong Kong.
And you withheld this
from your friends?
Danny and Lexi didn't ask,
so I didn't tell them.
I'd say the information I've
just given you earns my keep.
I've just put you
ahead of the game.
This is no game.
You know, I found
something interesting
in the seed house before
I was almost blown up.
And that is what?
It's the Stalin Prize for
science and engineering
awarded to our
Khan DNA scientist,
Dr. Vladis Orlov.
Looks like the Banner
project was all him. And?
Oh, it got me thinking.
We've assumed the Banner
only had symbolic value,
but it had scientific
value to the Soviets.
They wanted it to get
the DNA of Genghis Khan.
But why?
I don't know.
But we have got to
get the Banner first.
Ah.
Right. Then let's go.
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name is Danny McNamara.
I used to work for the FBI.
And I'm Lexi Vaziri.
I used to be a thief.
Excuse me,
a master thief.
We're back on the
hunt after the Vatican
was attacked by a
mysterious group
led by someone who calls
himself the Great Khan.
He's looking for an
ancient Mongolian artifact
called the Spirit Banner. DANNY: Also
known as the Soul of Genghis Khan.
And they're leaving
a path of destruction
in their wake to get
their hands on it.
So, it looks like
it's up to us to stop them
by finding the Banner.
Before they do.
Previously onBlood & Treasure...
I can find you the Banner.
And who do we talk to?
Former member
of the Night Devils,
Andrei Levchenko.
My
grandfather told me
that Stalin would appropriate
the strangest antiquities
and send them somewhere
far away to be studied.
You know where the Banner went.
Have you ever heard
of the forbidden zone?
It's a remote region in
Mongolia rumored to be
the burial place
of Genghis Khan.
Like America's Area 51.
Claudine. Claudine!
I'm going with you to Mongolia,
and I will draw him
out and kill him.
Chuck, we're on
the same side here.
You want justice for the
people he's murdered?
Let's work together.
You think
that everyone in your life
is bound to let you down
or-or betray you,
and you cannot wait for me
to prove you right.
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
It was Claudine's.
It's beautiful.
I told her I loved her
every hour of every day,
and yet I did not say it enough.
You must tell each other
every minute of your love.
Oh, definitely. You know,
every couple has their own way
of speaking their feelings.
There is love, and
there is not love.
Um, no. You can
have the feelings
without expressing them.
When one of you
loses the other, you will see.
He invades my country,
kills my Claudine.
And yet no one can find this
Great Khan? DANNY: Levchenko.
Trust me, we want him
as much as you do.
Just take us to the
secret Soviet base.
We'll find the Spirit
Banner he's after.
We'll catch the Great Khan.
We are beyond
where modern technology
can reach us now.
This is it.
The forbidden zone.
The Mongolians declared
this land sacred.
Legend says
it's the final resting place
of Genghis Khan himself.
No outsiders allowed
under penalty of death.
Just the spot for a
supersecret Soviet base.
And a huge insult to the locals
for Russia to have built here.
Come on,
the Mongols started it.
What? My grandfather
told me stories
about the Khans trying
to invade Russia,
but we fought them back. DANNY:
The Battle of Kalka River.
A Russian victory,
except it was a trap.
The Khan's army faked retreat,
and when the
Russians gave chase,
the Mongols were there
to slaughter them.
You think all
Russians are fools?
We all know every culture
tells its own lies.
Remember,
I need you alive. They don't.
Maybe less history
lectures that piss off
the angry motorcycle
gang bent on revenge.
Hmm. Okay?
Let's all merrily
press on, shall we?
That pendant was worth
£200,000 at least.
It was his last
connection to her.
Not a great sign of
his mental state.
I can't even imagine
what I would do
if I lost you. Let's just not.
So,
lead the way to the base.
What?
You said your grandfather
brought you here. LEVCHENKO: Yes,
he brought me here.
Then he pointed at the mountains
and said the base is
somewhere up there.
If I knew how to get
to the base itself,
I wouldn't need you, genius.
You're not adding enough water.
No water in a manhattan.
There is when Shaw makes them.
If he wants me to cover,
I'm running an honest bar.
Where is he, anyway?
He's helping me with a job.
Some light undercover work.
He needs the break. He
was super bummed out
because the CIA lady said he
was the loser of his family.
Hey, she didn't use
the word "loser."
How'd you hear what
the CIA lady said?
You put your ear up to the
vent, you can hear everything
in this place.
Is it true
he can't go back to America?
I hope so.
I need this place.
Don't you have a
home or something?
My living situation
is complicated.
Well, he's not
lying. I'm his uncle,
and my sister is crazy.
Want to talk about it?
You're really embracing this
"being a bartender" thing.
You know, it's great.
It's like being a priest
but with a lot more booze.
All right, the exact
same amount of booze.
Trouble, Padre?
Yeah. I think
this might be our
not-so-secret CIA friend
reaching out.
How'd you two leave
things? Kate suspects
that the Great Khan's plan
is connected to the Vatican.
She wants me to help
her figure out how.
Well, I know that
park. Nice and quiet.
Perfect place for a meet.
Congrats on becoming
a CIA asset.
Uh, no. We are having
a conversation.
She knows you're here.
If she wanted to talk,
she'd come to you.
She doesn't think it's safe.
Is...
Is it not safe?
Look, she probably thinks
this place is being watched,
so she wants to meet
you somewhere else
to give you something.
Give me something? Mm-hmm.
Like microfilm?
Chuck, you live in a
world where people text.
Right. We're way past microfilm.
Should I... I should... I
should text her back, right?
Should... Are there emojis
for this kind of thing?
First rule of the
spy game is... Yeah?
Don't involve other people.
Goes nicely with my first rule,
don't get involved with spies.
Hardwick,
you've got a visitor.
May I have a word, Mr. Hardwick?
The truth is we don't
normally get many visitors.
Although I'm happy to say
that's taken a delightful turn
ever since a new kingpin
calling himself the Great Khan
started stirring up the pot.
I've come to offer you a job.
Look, I don't mean to be
rude. Maybe you've noticed
I'm otherwise engaged.
Possibly for the rest
of my natural life.
Do you accept my
offer of employment?
Uh...
Yeah.
Yeah, I do. I accept.
Whatever. Why not?
Oh, my God.
This is like a
genuine prison break.
: What are
you gonna do? Like,
march me right out
the front door?
Not exactly.
Can you find this base or not?
You are the so-called expert.
Okay. Okay, I, uh,
think I got an idea.
I just need an antenna.
Hey! We need
him to find the base.
He needs an antenna.
Problem solved.
Whatever he does next,
I advise you to
make it successful.
Here.
Thanks.
You seem
fairly confident.
I'm assuming you
have a good plan?
I have aplan.
We'll see if it's a good one.
During the Cold War,
the Soviets would
broadcast coded messages
from secret outposts
like this one.
They were powered to
broadcast on their own
for a hundred years in the event
of a nuclear war.
Ham operators call
them Ghost Signals.
Shortwave radios can
still pick them up
if we're close enough
to the source. Well,
that Russian is still
very angry about his car.
Well, I didn't tell you
to tear off the antenna.
Well, excuse me for
answering to your needs
so quickly. Won't
happen again next time.
Particularly if we die out here.
Okay.
Just... give it a minute, okay?
And voilà.
See, he found it.
Never doubted you for a minute.
We follow this
right to the base.
Thank God
for the paranoia
of a nuclear war.
Okay, let's go.
How's your Russian?
Pretty rusty.
But I think he said
we'll soon be joining
his wife, Claudine.
Maybe it's Russian slang.
On the off chance it's not,
first chance we get to
escape with the Banner?
We're taking it.
Stop!
Why
are we stopping?
Are you lost?
He say your signal is weak.
His signal is fine.
Hey.
Your signal's fine, right? Yes.
We're stopping because of these.
Mongolian deer stones.
Some of these could date
back to the Bronze Age.
We can't drive through.
Hey! This is sacred ground!
Sacred to Mongolians,
not to Russians.
Maybe I just run you over,
keep the Banner for myself.
Gentlemen, you would not have
gotten this far without him,
and you know it.
You want the Banner?
You want the Khan?
You run me over,
you get nothing.
A hike will do my
aching heart good.
So, how does it feel
to be with a man who
declares his love for stones
more than he does for you?
Help me put
this back.Okay.
I don't care if he's grieving.
He is a jackass.Yeah.
Who is he to judge us?
Just because we don't
word vomit those
three magical words.
Please, we're people
of action.
Whenever you say it,
bad things happen.
People betray you. Or die.
Every time. Every time.
American!
I found the base!
This guy...
What does that say?
"Semenovodcheskaja Stantsyia."
It means "Seed House."
This does not look promising.
I disagree.
Seeds bear fruit.
I don't want fruit.
I want the Banner.
Lovely day.
So, are you, like, a go-between?
Like, you're gonna tell
me where to go next?
Was I supposed to
get a code word?
I never got a code word.
You don't speak English.
You are not a spy.
You are just a
nice old man having
his day in the park ruined by
a crazy, babbling foreigner.
That seems correct.
Good job, Chuck.
You're early.
Oh, yeah. Yeah,
I was just, uh,
clearing that
innocent bystander.
I knew you'd come by yourself.
Eyes forward.
What are you doing here?
Are you in danger?
Wait, are... Am I in danger?
Chuck, please just
shut up and listen.
Whatever the Great Khan
stole from the Vatican,
it was connected to the
trail of the Spirit Banner.
Found something you need to see.
Did you...
Did you put a code in
the crossword puzzle?
There's a thumb drive
in the newspaper.
Oh, okay.
How would I have time
to print up an
entire...? Right, I...
I made a terrible
mistake. You're right. No.
You're right. It's...
That was a dumb idea.
I can't access the places
you can at the Vatican.
It's up to you to find out
what the letter on
the thumb drive means.
All right.
But you have to
understand, Chuck.
Once you go down this path,
there's no turning back.
Whatever we find.
You've chosen a side now.
Yeah.
I understand.
Okay.
I'll reach out again soon.
Gonna need this.
Oh.
I know why the Russians
lost the Cold War.
They spent all their money on
paintings of Stalin everywhere.
Russians do not lose wars
because we never
stop fighting them.
The Banner.
It did come here.
So where is it, then?
What kind of military
base is this?
This isn't a military base.
It's a lab.
Why build a botanical
lab all the way out here?
Soviet scientists
were fighting a losing war
against crop failure
and famine, helped along
by their own failed experiments.
Growing and
protecting food
became a matter of
national security.
While millions of
Russians starved to death.
Led by so-called
experts like you.
The problem started
because of Stalin,
best friend of your grandfather.
Hey, Daniel?
We've got a banner to find
and yet another creepy
room to explore.
Delightful.
This clearly wasn't
just a botanical lab.
Yeah, when their
crop genetics failed,
the Soviets turned to all
kinds of pseudoscience.
They had no idea what
was even possible.
We have always done what
it takes to survive.
These scientists wanted
more than just to survive.
The Banner was in the picture.
It washere.
Now there's nothing
left here but garbage!
Look, we can
find where it went.
If they transported something
this important anywhere else,
the records would show it.
Did you find the Banner?
Banner. Sorry, which
banner was that?
I take it you two
didn't come together.
Must be my guardian angel, then.
Get up.
Let's go for a little
stroll, shall we?
Levchenko,
translate this for me.
Please.
Something about...
animal experiments.
I don't know.
What about this man?
What does it say he was doing
with the Banner?
Uh...
Nothing. No, no.
No, this is all about... hair.
What do you mean, hair?
Horsehair?
Yes. Why?
The Spirit Banners were made
out of the hair of
the favorite horse
of the man who carried it.
It says they clipped
some of the hair
from the Banner
looking for elements
of a man.
Someone they call Temuüjin.
That's Genghis
Khan's birth name.
After that, uh, it's all
about some kind of code.
Cracking the life code.
Something like this.
It's what they used to call DNA.
Scientists were just starting
to understand that in the '60s.
That's why the Banner was here.
They were trying to capture
the original Khan's
genetic material.
Found him outside.
Tracking us.
He wasn't the only one.
Someone else is out there.
I don't think they're
with the Khan.
Well, one threat to our
lives at a time, I guess.
You're welcome.
Who is he?
He works for the Great Khan.
Are you the one who
killed my Claudine?
Wait! We need him alive.
He could have
information on the Khan.
He'll speak faster after
I blow out his kneecaps.
There is nothing you can do
to me that would be worse
than what the Great Khan
would if I betrayed him.
Check his pockets.
Tell me what the
Khan is planning.
Why does he want
the Spirit Banner?
When he gets the
Soul, you'll see.
He'll... He'll bring
the world to its knees.
It's too late for you.
The Khan's men are coming.
That
doesn't sound very welcoming.
Let them come. We are ready.
We'll be outnumbered
and outgunned.
No, we know the
layout of the base.
They don't.
We draw them in,
let them think they've
caught us off guard.
Then we use the
bottlenecks of the base
to turn their
numbers against them.
We've got fertilizer, gasoline.
Yeah. We can do this.
Hey. You want any of
your guys to survive,
you've got to listen to me.
If only to avenge my Claudine.
Give him a gun.
Let's get ready.
Am I dead?
As a matter
of fact, you are.
You were beaten unrecognizable.
Body burned. Thrown
into an incinerator.
A quick disposal of any evidence
from the worst prison
riot in Ireland's history.
It'll be a week before they
realize what's happened.
What do you want with
me? Mr. Hardwick,
I want to put you to work.
Thank you.
Gin and tonic.
London dry, of course.
Cheers.
I-I don't
know what to say.
Thank you. Uh...
Well, you've obviously
done your homework on me.
It's just I, uh...
I know next to nothing
about you, so, um...
Thank you.
It strikes me you were
able to break me out
of a maximum security prison
in broad daylight...
That's no mean feat...
While somebody killed
my father in another.
So, one might be
inclined to think
that his job offer wasn't
as well received as mine.
Considering the day before
you broke me out of prison,
I got a visit from a certain
Danny McNamara and Lexi Vaziri
inquiring about the
Soul of Genghis Khan,
can I assume that that's
what you want me to find?
Very good.
Please. Thank you.
Unfortunately,
you led them to Russia.
Now they have the upper hand.
I gave them incomplete
information.
Don't worry, I can
handle Danny and Lexi.
Last time you faced
them, they beat you.
Not really.
They'd certainly have got
nowhere near Cleopatra
if it wasn't for me.
They've now entered Mongolia.
The forbidden zone.
My men followed them there.
Oh, dear.
My thoughts and prayers to
your men and their families.
I once offered a lot of money
to some top-notch mercenaries
to search out that area
for the Banner.
Only I never had to pay anyone
because they never returned.
Then it will serve as a grave
for McNamara and Vaziri.
Not necessarily.
They're quite a formidable
pair, those two.
I wouldn't underestimate
them if I were you.
Well, for now, rest.
And enjoy yourself.
Thank you.
A Khan shares his fortunes
with those loyal to him.
But failure is met with death.
No need for threats.
I'm your man.
Oh, no.
: Here.
Hey.
Look, I
don't want to jinx us,
but I really... I know.
We're not dying today.
Now!
Stick to the plan!
Don't! It's a trap!
Stay back!
We can't stay here.
I'll draw their fire. You find
another way out.
Do it! Go!
Go. Get Danny.
I'll hold them off for
you. You're a sitting duck.
My future is gone, but
you still have yours.
Danny!
Danny!
Oh, God.Oh.
I thought you were dead.
I thought you were dead.
Come here.
I love you.
We're surrounded.
I love you, too.
Uh, Danny?
Our situation
does not seem to have improved.
Lexi, drop the gun.
And yet...
If they wanted to kill us,
we'd already be dead.
Fair point.
Okay.
Here.
I saw one of these
guys back at the lab.
Hopefully, he got that
we're not with them.
I think that's his way of
saying we're free to go,
but don't come back.
Great.
Works for me.
Thanks.
You didn't want to get
involved in spy stuff before...
I definitely don't want to now.
No freebie.
Since when?
Since you called
my mother crazy.
All right.
Just tell me. FATHER
Thank you.
This is from Kate.
This is a letter to
the CIA from the 1960s.
It's about the next
steps in something called
And look. "The Spirit Banner
"is in the hands of A.G.
They will handle
future operations."
And the whole thing is stamped
with the coat of
arms of the Holy See.
Somebody high up inside the
Vatican sent this letter.
A.G.? Who's that?
I have no idea.
Maybe it's the name
of somebody who knows
why the Vatican was attacked.
Someone who's hiding
what's going on.
I've given my life
to this church,
and they could be lying
about why my friends were killed
and why I almost was.
Chuck, I
used to be a cop.
A good one.
It was the only thing
I ever wanted to be.
For a while, I looked the other
way when I saw corruption.
Figured it's not my problem,
I just keep my head down.
And I saw how the rot spread.
How the good ones turned bad,
how the bad ones got promoted.
So, eventually, I quit.
Well, so, you're saying I
should leave the priesthood?
I'm saying organizations
rot from the inside out,
and good people try
to stop it.Exactly.
That's why I got
to do something.
I didn't mean it as
a challenge, Chuck.
I meant it as a warning.
Because the good people
don't always win out.
Sometimes they get
ground up and spit out,
and everything else
just goes on as normal.
Dude, that's so cynical.
Well, you just keep
doing your priest thing,
I'll do my P.I. thing.
What if
I keep asking questions
and I don't like the answers?
You're a pretty good bartender.
By the way,
I meant what I said back there.
So did I.
Levchenko was a nutter,
but he was right.
It does change things.
Well, get used to
hearing it more.
Well, let's...
spread it out a bit. We
don't have to go overboard.
Yeah. Yeah, we don't
want to be thatcouple.
Nah.
They've been watching all along.
All right.
You get the credit for that one.
Come on. Let's go
before they reconsider.
Yeah, I'll get
the truck started.
Thank you. You're welcome.
I gather from that
expression that I was right
about the body count
in the forbidden zone.
: Do I also glean
that Danny and Lexi
somehow managed to survive?
Yeah. Yeah, they're
lucky like that.
Maybe you'd like some help
adjusting your strategy.
I know you think yourself
very clever, Mr. Hardwick.
Always holding your cards
close to your chest.
But those cards cannot be played
if I slit your throat.
Go on! Uh...
Now, convince me
why I shouldn't.
Actually, if...
If I could just have a
little space to recall?
No? Okay, then. Fine.
Uh, well, the man who hired me
to search for your
Banner a while back
is a rich financier.
Arthur Chen.
You got the same interests. He's
obsessed with the Great Khan.
Fact is, my trail went
cold, and he went quiet.
I...
I always thought that
perhaps he found it.
Where is this man? Hong Kong.
And you withheld this
from your friends?
Danny and Lexi didn't ask,
so I didn't tell them.
I'd say the information I've
just given you earns my keep.
I've just put you
ahead of the game.
This is no game.
You know, I found
something interesting
in the seed house before
I was almost blown up.
And that is what?
It's the Stalin Prize for
science and engineering
awarded to our
Khan DNA scientist,
Dr. Vladis Orlov.
Looks like the Banner
project was all him. And?
Oh, it got me thinking.
We've assumed the Banner
only had symbolic value,
but it had scientific
value to the Soviets.
They wanted it to get
the DNA of Genghis Khan.
But why?
I don't know.
But we have got to
get the Banner first.
Ah.
Right. Then let's go.
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