Relic Hunter (1999–2002): Season 1, Episode 18 - The Last Knight - full transcript

Sydney and Nigel go to Paris, France after the Sword of Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templar. Rival relic hunter Rita Rosellini is also after the sword.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

[HORSE NEIGHING]

COMMANDER:
Some men on the east post,
archers on the west.

On my command!

[GRUNTS]

[SCREAMS]

[GRUNTS]

Jacques de Molay,

Grandmaster of
the Knights Templar,

you have been found
guilty of heresy

and conspiring against
the Holy church and the Crown.



You are hereby under arrest.

Your sword,
Monsignor de Molay.

With this blade,
I have defended
the weak and the humble,

and fought a hundred battles
in the name of the Lord.

I will never surrender it.

Arrest him!

[SWORDS CLANGING]

The king is approaching
the gates.

He has a declaration
from his Holiness,
Pope Clement

that the Order of the Templar
must be dissolved.

How many men
are with him?

An army.

Are you certain?

Yes, my liege.



The Order of the Templars
will rise again.

I'm entrusting you
with our most sacred documents.

Make certain that
which I have given you,

never falls
into the wrong hands.

The king must never
wield this sword.

Only a true knight
can possess it.

Where will I take it?

La Place Sacre.

Now go, quickly.
The balcony.

I will face the king.

[SWORDS CLANGING, MEN CLAMORING]

Claudia, call the airlines.
Book two tickets for Paris.

Paris?

Paris. Nigel.

She said Paris.
She said Paris.

I love Paris.

Okay.

No, you don't
understand.

I, like, really,
really love Paris.

I love everything about it.

The clothes,
the fashion,
the... clothes.

I have to go, Nigel.

You're not going.

Call in sick.

I'm not calling in sick.

Fine. Then I'll tell her
about the embezzlement.

What are you
talking about?

September 15th, 1100 hours.
You stole $50 from petty cash.

I borrowed $50.
I didn't have any lunch money

and there was only
a $50 bill.

And you never
put it back.

It was last week.

Nigel, in this country,
we take our crime
very seriously.

What you did
was a class B felony,

punishable by up to
a year in state prison.

Look it up if you
don't believe me.

Strike one, pal.
You're certifiable.

I wanna go to Paris.
You're not going to Paris.

What do you know
about the Knights Templar?

Um, the crusades.

They protected the pilgrims
in the Holy land.

That's right.

Nigel, I could be
on the track

to the sword of the last
grandmaster himself,
Jacques de Molay.

I got a call
from Henri Jaebert,

curator of the
French Institute
of Antiquities.

Apparently, a 14th century
medallion

with the Knights Templar
symbol on its face

was uncovered in a monastery
outside Paris.

Are you all right?

Oh, yes, yes, of course.
So they...

they want you
to authenticate it?

Yes. The medallion
could lead us to the sword.

I just have one question.

Shoot.

In this country...

don't you find it refreshing
how justice usually wins out
for the little guy?

Actually I've found quite
the opposite to be true.

It's the big guys that get off
and the little guys
that get punished.

It's not right, really.

No.

Here's the deal, honey bun.

I don't say a word
to the District Attorney,

you just head to the
Store du Jour when I call.

This is blackmail, Claudia.

This is the land
of opportunity, Nigel.

[TRADITIONAL
FRENCH MUSIC PLAYING]

Sydney Fox?
Yes.

Peter Graham,
assistant to the curator.

I'm glad to meet you.
My colleague, Nigel Bailey.

Sydney!

Oh, my God.
Look at you.

Henri.

Who are you?
Nigel Bailey.

Ah. Lover?

Assistant.

Assistant lover?

Assistant assistant.

It's not as if it would
be precedent setting, Sydney.

Take a look at this, Sydney.

It's amazing.

I knew you would
be fascinated.

Where did you find it?

A monk
brought it to me.

They uncovered it
while repairing

the masonry behind the altar
of their monastery's chapel.

It could have been covered up
in a wall for over 700 years.

Seven hundred years.

Folklore holds
that Jacques de Molay

gave the Order's
sacred documents
and his legendary sword

to a young aide,
and sent them into hiding.

In a monastery?
No one knows.

We've turned the place
upside down.

No sign of the sword
or documents.

The sword supposedly made
Jacques de Molay
invincible during battle.

Yes. And if it still exists,
it must be found.

You may be holding the key
to the grandmaster's sword,
Sydney.

Here's my cell number.
You can call me
24 hours a day.

About what
Dr. Jaebert said...

About the medallion?

About the assistant-lover
business.

What did he mean
by it not being
precedent setting?

You think this is really
appropriate now?

You don't want
to talk about it?
No.

I completely understand.

Have you had
many assistants?

When I say "had,"

I mean it only
in the employed
sense of the word.

I just meant to inquire
as to the...

What do you say we get
our little English mind
out of the gutter

and back to
the business at hand?

Sorry, Syd.

Forget about it.

I think I know where
to begin our search.

It's a bar called
L'explorateur fou.

Right.

It was the guy
before me, wasn't it?

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

God, who are these people?

Relic hunters.
Or wannabes.

They'd rob their own
grandmother's grave
for a fistful of coins.

[LAUGHTER]

Wait here.

Ah! Sydney!

You drooled on me, Rene.

Oh, sorry.

I didn't know
you were in town.

What brings you here?

The food.

[COUGHING]

I wasn't...
I wasn't staring
at... at you.

I was just admiring
your necklace.

I gotta make this quick.

If I needed an expert
on the Knights Templar,
who would I speak to?

So the rumors are true?

They found
Jacques de Molay's
medallion?

Have you seen it?

You have?

Is there such a person?

Michel Previn.

Is he a scholar?

Maybe you... you should
just meet him, hmm?

MAN: Rita, you gonna play?

It's the right address.

Hello?

[PLAYING ELECTRIC GUITAR]

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

I say we unplug him.

Hey. [SPEAKING FRENCH]

Sorry.

Amazon Chicks does not go
with Dead Man's Planet.

Order Out of Chaos, huh?

We're looking for
Michel Previn.

Yeah?

You're Michel Previn?
And you are?

Sydney Fox.

You come to look
at my comics, Sydney Fox?

No. What I'm interested in
was lost over 700 years ago.

All right.

And what would that be?

A sword.

Yeah. Every year,
two or three times,

somebody comes here
to tell me

that they found the sword
of Jacques de Molay.

It's always a fake.
Or a hoax.

They are always fortune hunters
out to enrich themselves.

Since you seem to
be the expert here,

maybe you could
tell me about this.

Where did you get this?

The monastery
outside the city.

Do you mind?

These are his
reference books?

[SCOFFS] Comic books
are modern myths.

It's one of the few places
that heroes still exist.

What about that medallion?

It's an old coin.

It's got some value,
but no significance.

The two men on horseback,

it is the symbol
of the Templars.

Yes. The Templars were
the rock stars of their time.

So someone decides
to commemorate them
in a coin.

I'm afraid numismatists
all over the world

have pieces like this
in their collections.

Well, that was
a waste of time.

Maybe not.

What are you
talking about?

If the medallion
was so common,

why did he take
a wax impression of it?

Peter?

We just had
an interesting meeting

with a fellow named
Michel Previn.
You heard of him?

Can't say that I have.

He's supposed to be an expert
on the Knights Templar.

I'll run the name
by Dr. Jaebert.

Good. Great. Oh, Peter,
I've got another call
coming in.

I'll get back to you. Okay.

Yeah, hello?

CLAUDIA: Hey, Syd.
Is Nigel with you?

Uh, yeah.
Can I talk to him?

For you.

For me?
For you.

Hello?

Okay, here's the deal.

There's this hot
little mid length number

in this month's Mark Fashion,
page 43.

It's by this new
Parisian designer Lalouche.

You can get it either
at the boutique

or at La Belle Medecin
on the right bank.

In teal, size two.

[CHUCKLES]
You can't be serious!

I'm dead serious, Nigel.

Have you any idea how much
something like that
is gonna cost?

Fine. Don't get it.

In fact, I'm gonna
get you a new outfit.

It's a really great design.

All wide horizontal stripes
in black and white.

Awesome designer.

What's the name again?

Right, the Department
of Corrections!

All right. All right.
I'll figure something out.

What did Claudia want?

Oh, the usual
Claudia nonsense.

Is everything okay?

Yes. Fine. Great.
Really good. Great.

[GRUNTS]

Can we go now?
Not yet.

Sydney,
it's cold, it's dark,
we haven't eaten.

Not yet.

Wherever he's gone,
he's probably gone
for the night.

I strongly suggest
that we...

Time to go.

Exactly. That's what
I've been saying
for the last hour.

We're under the Seine.

It's some kind of abandoned
service tunnel.

What was he doing
down here?

[GRUNTS]

Now what?

A padlock, so what?

A padlock
on the inside of a room
that's completely empty?

Why would anyone
lock themselves
inside of an empty room?

Unless you didn't
wanna be seen
because the room...

BOTH: Wasn't really empty.

A hidden space
of some kind?

Maybe.

If this room has a light,

chances are, the hidden one
would have one as well.

It might be on
the same circuit.

Which means
it might be on right now.

So if we turn off
the light in this room...

Nigel?

I'm quite capable
of lifting you up, Syd.

I'm sure you can,
but I'll take you up
on that next time.

Look, it's not often
I get to contribute
in a physical way.

Not like your
other assistants.

Look, at least
allow me this.

[GRUNTS]

This isn't working,

Just gotta get
my balance.

Right. Right.

Right. My right.

Nigel!

Oh. Oh.

Okay.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

Ah!

Ah, got it.

[PANTING]

SYDNEY: Looks like the Templars
aren't the only ones
keeping secrets.

You don't suppose?

NIGEL: The rock star himself,
Jacques de Molay?

Our friend Michel has more
than just a passing interest
in the sword.

So why was he so blase
about the medallion?

Sydney? Take a look at these.

A lion,
a crescent moon,
and a cross.

And all three
in the shape of crosses.

What do you think
they are?

I have no idea.

[GRUNTS]

[CLANGING]

Wait here.

[GLASS SHATTERS]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Are you okay?

Yeah, why did
you hit me?

He got away.

Well, what are you
doing here, huh?

We know you're intrigued
with the medallion,
and that it's real.

What we don't know
is your interest in it.

So you broke in?

We're here with the French
Institute of Antiquities.

What do you want from me?

We need
your help, Michel.

We need to get
to de Molay's sword

before the wrong people do.

And how do I know
you are the right people?

NIGEL:
What did King Philippe have
against the Templars?

He borrowed a lot
of money from them.

And rather than
pay them back,

he strong-armed Pope Clement
into signing
their death warrant.

But de Molay had
his vengeance, didn't he?

MICHEL: Mm-hmm.

Before his execution,
he put a curse on the king
and on the Pope.

Within one year,
they were both dead.

They say the sword
was the instrument
of his power.

Hmm, so they say.

Do you believe that?

I know it sounds crazy,
but... I do.

I don't know why.

I just always have.

Then help us
find it, Michel.

Yes.

I need more time
to study this medallion.

All right.
While you're doing that,

we'll go figure out
who the competition is.

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

Not now, Rene.

SYDNEY: Look, Nigel,
it's your Pygmy friend.

NIGEL: Great necklace.

I wouldn't do that
if I were you.

Sydney!

It's good to see you, Sydney.

I'll bet.
The last time we parted,
you left me in a flea market

with a dead Bedouin
named Fez.

I cut his throat?

Stabbed him in the back.

Right.

That sort of business
is behind me now, Sydney.

Oh, is it?

I'm in Paris
to find a husband.

Settle down.

I'm sure you'll find someone
suitable for you in here.

The sword belongs to whoever
who finds it, Sydney.

Not exactly true, Rita.

Whoever finds it
has to hold onto it.

You're right about that.

Because if anyone
finds it before me,
they're as dead as Fez.

How was Dr. Jaebert?

Still sleeping. I filled in
Peter Graham, though.

Any luck?

While doing some cleaning
I found a few markings
on the rim of the medallion.

Early Arabic letters.

I think the letters
translate loosely

to read something
like Pierre Chevalier.

The Stone Knights.

Pierre Chevalier?

Pierre Chevalier.

What's this?

This is my Bible.

It was written 600 years ago
by Cloistered monks.

They were disciples
of de Molay.

They were may be the same order
that possessed the medallion.

La Place Sacre.
The Sacred Place?

This says that the Order's
most sacred possessions
and the sword,

were kept in a secret hideaway
outside Paris.

What was sacred about it?

Nobody knows.

Maybe a ritual retreat.
It's never been found.

There is a painting
in the Louvre
called Pierre Chevalier.

Do you always get
this kind of treatment
in a museum?

You should see
what they do for her
at Disney World.

MICHEL: This painting
was a gift

for King Philippe
on his birthday.

And guess who
the patron was?

BOTH: Jacques de Molay?

The two men
were on good terms then.

The Stone Knight.

NIGEL:
De Molay commissioned
his own treasurement?

SYDNEY: Hmm, maybe.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Hello?
Hey, Syd.

Claudia?
Is Nigel with you?

Yes, he's here.
Can I talk to him?

What's going on
with you two?

Nothing.

Yes, what do you want?

Where are you?

The Louvre.

Do they have the dress?

It's a museum, Claudia.

They sell dresses in museums?

Oh, Paris is so cool.

I am not dress shopping.

Claudia, this is ridiculous.
I just don't have the time.

I saw this really great movie
last night, Cool Hand Luke.

You should rent it.
It's all about prison.

They've got this tiny metal box
they throw people into.

And in the day it gets
really, really hot.

Claudia, I can't...

Nigel, what we have here
is a failure to communicate.

I'll be in touch.

But...

[DIAL TONE]

Is there something
I should know?
No.

Definitely not.

SYDNEY: Does this abbey
still exist?

SYDNEY: Nothing.

NIGEL: No, nothing.

I don't know.
It was always a long shot.

Maybe the sword
wasn't meant to be found.

I don't think you believe
that's true, Michel.

This has been your quest.

I don't know anymore.

I think it's only
a matter of time
before we find the sword.

Over here!

Look at this indentation.

It's the exact same shape
as the stones.

MICHEL: That's right.

Where did those stones
come from, Michel?

They were found at the ruins
of the old Knights Templar's
castle years ago.

It seems to be the same
geological composition
as the stones.

Yeah, well,
if one of the stones
fits in there...

There should be two
other indentations
somewhere else around here.

Right.

We need those stones.

SYDNEY:
Looks like someone's
a step ahead of us.

They've taken everything.

My stones, my research.

Rita.

[UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

Where is she, Rene?

I don't know.

You're gonna know.

[GRUNTING]

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

We need to talk
about this.

Bad timing, Claudia.

Is Sydney with you?
Yeah, she's kinda busy...

right now.

We're not exactly sure
what the stones do yet,

but we're headed out
to the ruins of the abbey
near Rambouillet.

Thanks for keeping us
posted, Sydney.

I'll tell Dr. Jaebert.

Well, I'd rather tell him
myself, Peter.

He's resting, Sydney.
I'll pass on the information.

Okay.

Was that Sydney?

Yes. Yes, it was.

What did she say?

Unfortunately,
it's not going well.

They seem to have hit
a dead end.

The third one's here.

[GRUNTS]

All right.

So all we have to do
is match the stones
with the indentations.

What are you doing?

I have an idea.
Just humor me.

The lion is a symbol
for England.

So let's try this
in the northernmost position.

There?
Yeah.

The crescent
is a symbol for Islam.

On the eastern border.

The holy cross is a sign
for the Templars.

So this will stay
right here.

Yes! That's in. It fits.

Same here. Now what?

Stand with your back
to the rock.

Start walking
in the direction
of the arrow.

SYDNEY: The stone
has pointed us here.

We have to trust
the signs, but...

What?

Sarcophagi.

La Place Sacre.

They buried
their dead here.

A Templar memorial.

It's incredible.

SYDNEY: Stone Knights.

Sydney? Sydney?

No!

Take your hands
off that sword.

You're even better
than Dr. Jaebert said, Sydney.

I can't believe
how quickly you found it.

And I can't believe
I was taken
by a common thief.

Common?

[LAUGHS] I don't think so.

I'm going to have
de Molay's sword

and the power
that goes with it.

[GRUNTING]

MICHEL: This shrine
is a holy place.

You have desecrated the memory
of the Knights Templar.

[SIGHS]

Well, we never
would have found it
without the medallion.

So...

I guess this belongs
to Dr. Jaebert now.

The sword is meant
for a knight
with a true heart.

This is where
it should stay.

With you.

You think so?

You were chosen.

I don't know.

You were the only one
that could withdraw the sword.

I'd say it was
your destiny, Michel.

Welcome back.

Did you get it?
Oh, I got it all right.

I'm gonna make
a few phone calls,

and I've got to run
to the library.

If Blaine calls,
tell him I'll be back
in a few minutes.

This isn't a dress.
Very astute.

Where's my dress?

That's the thing.
I was in the boutique

about to max out
my entire credit
and lay out a month's pay

when it hit me.
What hit you?

Section 201.5
paragraph A.

Huh?

The Penal Code.

You must know it
after how easily
you quoted it to me.

Obviously you didn't
study it hard enough.

Section 201.5
paragraph A

states that any
unauthorized use

of a designated
handicapped parking space

is a class A misdemeanor,

punishable
by three months in jail,

or a $500 fine,
or... both.

But you don't have any...

Proof?

It's amazing what Jimmy
from the video department
will do for a case of beer.

Of course, a misdemeanor
is less than the felony
you accused me of,

but considering I have five
separate incidents on tape.

I did get you something.

Amazon Chicks number 33.

I understand
it's a collectible.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]