Relic Hunter (1999–2002): Season 2, Episode 6 - Gypsy Jigsaw - full transcript

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

You sent for me,
father?

It is a dark time
for our people

and a dangerous time
to be king.

My wounds are mortal.

And I don't want you
to suffer a similar fate.

I understand.

You must hide
the Roma crown.

One day, a Roma who
is destined to be king

shall return to claim
the crown.

But how will he
find it?



Fortune will guide him.

Now, go, hurry.

CLAUDIA: Sydney?
Mm-hmm.

You've got a collect call
from Bucharest, Romania.

A Garrett Burke.
He says it's important.

Garrett?

OPERATOR:
Do you accept the charges?

Yes, I accept the charges.

OPERATOR: Go ahead, sir.

GARRETT: Sydney.
I haven't heard from
you in two years

and you have the nerve
to call me collect?

I'll apologize when
I see you.

Right now, I'm in
a bit of a bind.

What's the matter?



The Vulture.

The Vulture?

Listen, Sydney,
I'm on the trail
of an incredible relic.

I mailed you something.
I want you to hold
onto it until...

[SILENT GUNSHOT]

Garrett?

[PANTING]

[HORN HONKING]
[SCREAMS AND THUDS]

Garrett!

[CROWD CHATTERING]

Garrett.

Hello?

Please, please, let me through.
Excuse me, I'm a doctor.

[GROANS]

[STRAINING]
You're too late.
I got rid of them.

[GASPING]

He's dead.

Hello?

SYDNEY:
Garrett? Hello?
Hello, is anyone there?

Hi.

Oh, hi.

SYDNEY: Claudia, is that...

It's only Nigel.

Hi.
Well,

this is a nice
welcome home, isn't it?

A little too sentimental
for my taste,

but appreciated
nonetheless.

Sorry.

We're waiting
for the mailman.

It's past twelve
already.

You know he's always late.

Should complain
to the university.

Oh, good idea, Nigel.
Tick off a postal worker.
[DOOR OPENING]

CLAUDIA: Bills, bills...

Bucharest.

Let's see.

CLAUDIA:
What is it?

Tarot cards.
Let me see them.

These are authentic
gypsy cards.

I believe the word "gypsy"
is politically incorrect.

The correct term
would be "Roma".

There's no note.
Nothing else in there.

Why would he
send me tarot cards?

What was he doing
in Bucharest?

He must've been close
to finding a relic

if that Vulture guy
got him.

Vulture guy?

A relic hunter's
worst nightmare.

His M.O. is
to stalk you, swoop in,

steal the relic without
doing any of the work.

Hence the name.
Have you ever seen him?

No one has who's still
alive to tell about it.

Now, we can add
Garrett Burke to the list.

Garrett Burke is dead?

CLAUDIA: Do you guys
realize what these are?

It's a penala de cobre.

I've only ever heard about
this deck. They are so old.

Look, each one's got
a different hand-painted
design on the back.

What? I've got hobbies.

On very special occasions,

a powerful fortune teller
would make these cards,

dipping them in
snake's blood

and then setting them out
under a full moon.

I've never seen her so excited
about anything other than,
what? Shoes?

Unfortunately, one
of the major arcana cards
is missing:

The wheel of fortune.

I had no idea you knew
so much about tarot.

You think I leave
key decisions like
who to date

and what to wear up
to chance?

Look, Syd, these cards
have fallen into your hands
for a reason.

It's like Garrett's calling
to you from the grave.

What's he saying?

Just how much do
you know about tarot?

A lot. A lot, a lot.

Then what do you say
we answer Garrett's call?

Doesn't make any sense.

A man who navigates
ancient tombs

and booby-trapped jungles
steps off a curb
and gets hit by a truck?

He was being chased?

He's been chased
before.

What was he doing here
in this part of town
on this street?

SYDNEY: What's open
around here?

NIGEL: What about
that book shop?

SYDNEY: It looks right
out at the street.

NIGEL: Maybe somebody
saw something.

SYDNEY: Let's find out.

Ooh, crystal ball.

Doesn't look like
there's anybody in.
Yeah.

Wonder what
the sign says.

It says, "I'll be back
in an hour."
May I help you?

Yes, we're looking
for some information

about a friend of ours that
died in a traffic accident.

Ah, just the other day.

He was hit by a truck
right here on the street.

You saw it?

It was so upsetting.

He had been in my shop
not 10 minutes earlier.

Really? Do you remember
what he was looking for?

Books about Romani,
especially anything regarding

the legendary lost crown
of the Roma king.

Did you have any?

Unfortunately, only in
old Romanian dialect.

I could've done
a translation.

The whole book would
have taken so long.

I found
an English version
and he waited

while I ordered a copy
from London.

It should be arriving today.
I shall have to return it.

No, I'll take it.
What time
do you expect it in?

Our postal service is
most undependable.

We know the feeling.

My name is Nadia.

Tell me
where you're staying.
I'll call you

when the book
comes in, yes?

We're around the corner
at the Royal Moldavian hotel,
under fox.

Think I'll check
the local bars,

see if Garrett
talked to anyone.

He could never keep
anything to himself
after a couple of drinks.

Why don't you check
around Garrett's hotel?

See what you can
find out.
Okay.

As for me, unless
"Versace" means something

totally different in
Romanian, I will be...

You'll be back
at the hotel.

This is a business trip,
Claudia.

Call the university

and make sure
everything's running smoothly
with my classes.

[INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

[GRUNTS]

Where are the cards?

What are you
talking about?

The tarot cards you got
from Garrett Burke.

Who?

Don't play dumb.
I know who you are.

You killed Garrett.

Mr. Burke should learn
to look both ways.

[HORN TOOTING]

[HORN TOOTING]

NIGEL: Let's compare it
to the map.

I knew Sydney got
these for a reason.

Look at this.
The Danube and the Andes...

Just like that painted
line on the cards.

And this one looks
like a city.

It's buildings
and a statue
and bridges.

Right where Bucharest is
on the map.

My God,
what happened
to you?

I just met the Vulture.

And you're all right?
Yeah, but he knows
we've got the cards.

What'd you find out?

Well, the cards
form a map.

Painted on the back
of the major arcana,
or face cards.

I pieced them together
like a jigsaw puzzle.

It was like there was
something outside of my body
guiding my hands.

Look, I know it sounds crazy,

but this map will lead us
to a Roma relic
of awesome power.

I mean, maybe even
the crown itself.

Sydney, I can feel it.

What about the card
that's missing?

It's the wheel
of fortune.

What's there on
the real map?

Umm...

Mount Pentruk.
This all makes sense.

I was speaking
to the concierge
this morning.

He said on the day
that Garrett died,

he hired a car,
to Birak.

Birak is a small village at
the base of Mount Pentruk.

Then that's where
we're going.

If you're right about
the crown, the Vulture
won't be far behind.

Wait. The book,
it came in.

Great.

Are you leaving?

Just to Birak. We'll
be back in a few days.

Glad I caught
you then.

CLAUDIA: Bye.
Bye-bye.

SYDNEY: Bye.
NIGEL: Bye.

[INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

DRIVER: This is it.

This is what?

As far as I go.

Why?

Because it is.

Where's Birak?

About eight kilometers.

You are kidding.

Why didn't you tell us
that back in Bucharest?

Because you wouldn't have
gotten into the cab.

Nigel, what happened
to that English chivalry?

I told you
to pack lightly.

I did.

What's the matter?

Keep walking.
We're being watched.

Watched?
By what?

[LEAVES RUSTLING]

Who are you?

What are you doing here?

We're tourists headed
to Birak. Who are you?

Tourists, in Birak?

Yes. Oh, is that
the time? We should...

Stop.

Birak is too far
to go on foot.

We'll manage.

Nothing will be open.

Please, accept
our hospitality.

We would put you up
for the night if you like.

That's very kind
of you. Thank you.

Oh, God.

[LAUGHING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

I will...

[CHILDREN SCREAMING AND PLAYING]

I'm tired.
And I'm tired.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Well?

I see romance.

You will meet him soon.

Can you tell what
he looks like?

He has a great height,
olive skin, good looks.

Tall, dark and handsome.
Is he rich?

He's your destiny.

I see him leading you
to that which you seek.

[SIGHS] Good.

It's very kind of you
to be so hospitable.

Our people know
what it is like to be

without a safe place
to stay.

So tell me,
what are you tourists
doing in Birak?

I'm a college professor.

We're here doing research
on Nomadic cultures.

Oh, we have a long
history of migration.

Our ancestors came
from Hindustan.

Yes, I understand a great many
have settled here in Romania.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Actually, I'm particularly
intrigued

by a place near here
called Mount Pentruk.

We were planning a visit
as part of my research.

There's nothing up there.

Nothing?

Only the ruins
of Castle Lazlo.

MAN: Ooh, horrible place!

Don't mind them, they
are just superstitious.

Some consider it bad luck
to utter the Lazlo name.

Why?

Because the Lazlos were
once the Roma royal family

until a curse befell them.

Eleven of twelve children
died within two years.

Adrian's back.
Adrian's back!

[ALL CHEERING]

Good to see you.

Oh, you're good.

It's good to see you.

Oh, you're heavy.

Emil...

You don't look happy
to see me.

Should I be?

You abandoned your people to
seek your fortune elsewhere.

Why did you bother
to come back?

I don't know.
Somehow, I just
felt like it was time.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER
AND LAUGHTER]

What are you doing?

[SHUSHES]

Poor Nigel.
[LAUGHS] Did you see
the expression on his face

when he found out he was
staying in the men's tent?

He was just... Claudia?

Hi, there.

Adrian, right?
Uh-huh.

I'm Claudia.

Claudia.

You seem to be
the big man on campus.

[LOUD SNORING]

You sound... American?

Mm-hmm.

What are you doing out here
in the Romanian countryside?

Looking for you.

Oh, really?

You sound surprised.

You're very unusual
for an American.

If that's what you think.

Yes. And beautiful.

Do you believe in fate, Adrian?

More than you know.

We were meant to meet,
according to the tea lady.

Your friends, they
believe in fate?

Yeah.

Hmm. Don't tell me
they also came
to have their fortunes read.

No.

Look, I know I can
trust you.

I'm here with my
boss, Sydney.

We're tracking down
a missing wheel
of fortune card

from an ancient
tarot deck.

In Birak?

Castle Lazlo.

Many superstitions that
surround that old place.

Have you ever been there?

I'm one of the few who has.

Well, we have
no idea where it is.

Do you think
you could
help us?

Tell me about the cards.

They're a real
penala de cobre,
hundreds of years old,

with beautiful hand-painted
designs on the back.

No, no, that...
That is
impossible.

Only Roma royal family
possess such cards.

Yeah, well, Sydney's
got a deck.

She got them
from a friend who died.

But who brought me here
to meet you.

You are right.

I am?

Yes, fate has
brought us together.

And tomorrow, I will
guide you to Castle Lazlo.

What about tonight?

We have to get
our rest.

My god, he is
the hunkiest man
I have ever met.

And so easy to talk to.

Easy to talk to?

You didn't happen to tell him
why we're here, did you?

I... I might've mentioned
the tarot cards...

And the lost crown.

Claudia, you told
a total stranger?

Not just a total stranger.

A tall, dark
and handsome stranger.

Like the one
the fortune teller said

would lead us to that
which we seek.

Claudia, you can't just go
trusting a man you met

through a cup of tea leaves.

Can't you see?
It's fate, the destiny
of the tarot.

And he said he'd
take us to Mount Pentruk
in the morning.

[MEN SNORING LOUDLY]

[RIPPING]

MAN: [GROANS]

[SCREAMS]

You all right?

Someone tried to take these.

Think it was him?

Good morning.

SYDNEY: What's
the gun for?

Wolves.

I bet you're a crack shot, too.

Let's go.

Uh... Before we do,

Mm-hmm.

...there's something
I'd like to get straight.

Which is?

Why you offered to guide us
to the castle?

I just wanted to help.

Wouldn't happen to have
anything to do

with the tarot cards
Claudia mentioned, does it?

Please, accept
my apologies.

When we find the coward
who attacked you...

Oh! No need to go
that far, Emil.

Well, it's not a
great distance

but it's a difficult hike,
so we should get going

before the sun rises.

Thousand blessings
on your journey.

Good luck.

[GRUNTING]

SYDNEY: Steady, Nigel.

NIGEL: Right.

ADRIAN: Watch your foot
to fallen branches.

There, Castle Lazlo.

Sydney, look,
the wheel of fortune.

We're getting closer,
I can feel it.

The Lazlo family
coat of arms.

You know your tarot
arcana well.

That's just one
of the many things

that you'll learn
to love about me.

The style is very similar
to the tarot pack
that Garrett had.

You think there's
a connection?

The Lazlo family
used to live here

with descendants of
the great Roma King

Who hid the crown
two centuries ago.

What are you
thinking, Sydney?

SYDNEY: Have a look
at these, Adrian.

The penala de cobre.

These must be
the cards of legends.

Years ago, as a young boy,
I became lost on a hunt.

Somehow,

I found my way here
to the castle

and despite the superstitions,
I spent the night

sheltered among the ruins.

ADRIAN: Perhaps this is why
I've returned home.

The hand of fate is
guiding me as it did
when I was lost years ago.

Come, I will
show you where
I've seen an image

of a card like this.

Come.

I wouldn't turn
my back on him just yet.

ADRIAN: This way.

It was 20 years
ago in the fog.

The opening may be
covered over by now.

No, wait.

Here it is, look.

What'd I tell you?

It is safe. Come.

CLAUDIA: You spent
the night in here?

ADRIAN: Mm-hmm.

NIGEL: Meet the Lazlos.

SYDNEY: Lively bunch.

[SCREAMS]

There it is. Look.

It's not something
a child's mind
can forget.

The rendering is amazing.

This card isn't
aged and weathered
like the rest of the painting.

Over time,
one would expect
the pigmentation

to separate in this humidity.

It's covered in wax.

To preserve it
from the elements?

NIGEL: But why just that
one spot on the painting?

CLAUDIA: Because there's
something underneath it?

Because it's the real card.

Mm-hmm.

CLAUDIA: There's writing
on this card.

"From the wheel,
your destiny lies three west
and one south."

Three west... one,
two, three... one south.

ADRIAN: The death card.

No way I'm going there.

No, but death
when combined

with the wheel sometimes
means inheritance.

The crown?
ADRIAN: Mm-hmm.

It's amazing,
one card missing

and the rest of the pack
was worthless.

What's on the back
of Old Death?

Bucharest.

The crown
is back there?

Where are we
going to find the crown
in such a huge city?

There's something else
written on this card.

ADRIAN:
"At the feet of angels,

The crown awaits
the true king's return..."

There's more, but it's
in an old dialect,
one I don't recognize.

The feet of angels.

In Bucharest?

The feet of angels,
death, fate...

Wait a minute. I was
reading something last night.

The old pauper's cemetery
was run by the sisters
of mercy of the angels.

Yes, many of my ancestors
were buried there.

So the crown of the true king...

Is buried in a cemetery.

Down.

ADRIAN: [GROANS]
[SCREAMS]

[GUN FIRE CONTINUES]

You all right?
Just hit my
shoulder.

NIGEL:
He's coming for us.

We're trapped.

CLAUDIA: We'll be buried
with the Lazlos.

Not if we
get behind him.

Behind there.

Well, how do you know that
way goes out behind him?

Go with the flow, Nigel.
Adrian, cover me.

Now!

NIGEL: [HUMMING LOUDLY]
CLAUDIA: [CHUCKLES]

He's coming closer. Shoot.

[COCKS GUN]

Only have one
bullet left.

One?
Going to have
to make it count.

[GUNSHOT]
[GROANS]

[GASPS]

[PANTING]

SYDNEY: It's the same guy
that attacked me
in the alley in Bucharest.

NIGEL: The Vulture.

CLAUDIA: What happened
to the cemetery?

NIGEL: Well, this is
where it's supposed to be.

Doesn't look like those
statues are marking any graves.

Besides, this is
a pauper's cemetery.

Those markers would be
far too elaborate.

Sisters of mercy
of the angels...

That was the name
of the pauper cemetery, too.

Excuse me, we're looking
for a pauper's cemetery

somewhere on the grounds.

Cemetery?

[SIGHS]

Was one here once,

but was relocated
to make way
for the college.

What happened to the remains?

Not sure. Uh...

Perhaps Sister Agatha
could help you.

Sister Agatha's office
is on the first floor.

Thank you.

They did actually
keep original monuments

that marked
the cemetery, though.

Built the college around it.

At the feet of angels.

You think the crown
is hidden inside it?

If only we could translate
what's written
on the wheel card.

The woman from the book shop,
she may be able to translate.

It's worth a try.

Adrian, why don't you
go with him
and get the translation?

What about me?

Why don't you go
and see Sister Agatha?

See if she'll tell
us something.

While you're doing that,
I'll give our friend
a once-over,

See if she'll tell us
any of her secrets.

I always hated
catholic school.

ADRIAN: Sir! Sir!

Sorry, I'm closed.
Come back tomorrow.

Actually, we need
to speak to Nadia.

There's no Nadia here.

Yes, of course there is.
She works here.

Young man, I own this
store, for 20 years.

I am the only one who's
ever worked here.

Then who's Nadia?

Sister Agatha?
Caretaker guy?
Anyone?

Hello? Is anybody here?

Nadia, hi.

Hi.

Where's Nigel?

I don't know.

You mean, you didn't
come here with him?

No.

Do I want to know why?

Come with me
and I'll tell you
all about it.

CLAUDIA: Sydney?

Did you find Sister Agatha?

CLAUDIA: No.

Guess not.

Put down the gun
and let her go.

NADIA: You're going
to shoot me with that?

Your friend didn't get
the cards.

What makes you think
you'll find the crown?

He wasn't my friend.

In fact, I enjoyed watching
you kill the competition for me.

I didn't have to chip a nail.
Now, give me the cards.

You don't have
the relic yet.

Sydney, what are
you doing?

Stay right
where you are.

She's not going
to shoot you, Claudia,
trust me.

One more move
and she's a dead girl.

On the count of three,
Claudia. Ready?

No.
Now.

[NADIA GROANS]

Vulture?

Vulture.

NIGEL: The bookstore owner
gave us the translation.

It says, "When one angel
gazes toward heaven

"and one toward hell...

[GRUNTS]

[EXCLAIMS]
"Then you will find
the crown."

[ALL GRUNTING]

SYDNEY: Open it, Adrian.

The Roma crown.

"And the true Roma king
will reclaim it."

Destiny. I told you.

So the crown of the gypsies

was at the feet
of the angel, as was told.

Welcome home, Adrian.

[ALL CHEERING
AND APPLAUDING]

Cut short your
Romanian vacation?

SYDNEY: We weren't expecting
you for another week.

There's only so much
goulash one girl can take.

You and Adrian,
not soul mates?

Until fate brings
Donna Karen to Birak, no.

Still, it was fun
while it lasted.

And what about Adrian?

I'm sure he'll be
just fine.

[PHONE RINGING]

Ancient studies.

So Claudia passed up
the chance to become
queen of the gypsies.

Hi, Daddy.
My gold card expired.

Can I get a new one?

Well, there's always
a consolation prize:

Princess
of Trinity University.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]