Relic Hunter (1999–2002): Season 2, Episode 9 - Cross of Voodoo - full transcript

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

VOODOO PRIEST: [CHANTING]

[CHANTING CONTINUES]

The zombie spell is broken.

You are human again.

[CHANTING CONTINUES]

Is it safe?

Yeah, she's just gone
to get some stamps.

Good timing.

There you go.

You're late today.



Just felt my,
uh, beeper go off.

You sure it was
your beeper?

I gotta go.

What?

Something wrong?

Yeah, I just got
another call from the Dean.

Matt and Kelly's
parents still haven't
heard from them.

Kids partying
go incommunicado
all the time.

It's been two weeks,
Claudia.

Must've been
a hot party.

They were checking in
twice a week.

Have you spoken
to the New Orleans
Police Department?

Mmm, yeah, they didn't
come up with anything.

You didn't force them
to go to New Orleans
for their research.



But I encouraged them to.

They're my students, Nigel.

Can you try again,
please?

Okay.

[PHONE RINGING]

[GUITAR MUSIC PLAYING]

PROFESSOR:
The thing is,
you see,

voodoo takes the basic
tenets of Catholicism

and incorporates
practices

from a variety of
African traditions.

The Fon, Nago,
Ibos, the Dahomeans,
the Congos...

Oh, and the Senegalese.

Professor Richarde,
we really need to talk
about Matt and Kelly.

Oh, right, right.
You sounded concerned
on the phone.

Well, we haven't
heard from them
for a while.

Well, they've been doing
some very good work.

They're very sharp.

They came up
with information
On Haitian rituals

that even I didn't
know about.

When was the last time
you saw them?

Oh, uh, couple of
weeks ago, maybe.

Actually, I was
quite surprised
when you called.

I assumed they'd left
New Orleans by now.

[GUITAR PLAYING]

CAJUN LANDLORD:
They ain't been here
for a while.

Still owe me for last month.

Kicked them out before
with all the gris-gris
was hanging in there.

Gris-gris?
Don't get me wrong.

I like to pass
a good time myself,

but they done
left the place
beaucoup crasseux.

Do you have
any idea what
he's talking about?

You English?
Mmm-hmm.

I had a friend
move over there

about, ooh,
six years ago
named Beau.

Beau La Croix.
You know him?

No, no,
I don't think so.

Huh?
No.

Your friend was into
some strange stuff.

What kind of
strange stuff?

See for yourself.

[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]

Looks like Matt and Kelly
were getting into
their research.

Some of their notes.

Have you any idea
where they might
have gone?

If I did, I'd send
the cops over
to get my money.

You see them,
you tell them

they want
their camera back.

They'd best
clean this mess up

and get me
the rest of the rent.

Camera?

CAJUN LANDLORD:
Only thing worth a damn
they left behind.

But I'll be lucky if it
and the security deposit
cover this mess.

There's a tape
inside.

How much?

Five hundred.

Five hundred
for a tape?

Afraid it only
comes as a set.

Take a check?

Only cash.

Of course.

NIGEL: Did you see
those mutton chops?

The man looked
like Captain Queeg.

And then when
he asked me
if I knew Beau. Beau?

Just because
I've lived in England

is like asking me
if I know the queen.

Let's just hope
there's something here
we can use.

Yeah, so do I
for $500.

Why don't you
check these notes
while I call Claudia?

SYDNEY: Looks like
someone broke in, Nigel.

[GROANING]

Nigel!
Sorry.

[PANTING]

It doesn't look
like there's
anything missing.

You all right?

Did she see you
take her brush?

This woman needs
a taste of the
power of Uto.

[BUBBLING OVER]

[SPEAKING IN CREOLE]

KELLY: Wait, let me
get the camera steady.
Okay, Matt?

All right, it's Tuesday,
November the 12th.

We're in the
voodoo church of Legba,
Duvall, Louisiana.

Now, this is so awesome.

Right up here,
it's the cross of the Uto.

No one has seen it
for over 100 years.

And Kelly and I
might be the
first ones to find it.

So, man, we are so stoked.

Now, we've gotta
go back to
New Orleans tonight

to meet up with
Professor Richarde

and then we'll be
back here
tomorrow morning.

The last time
Professor Richarde
met with them.

We met this voodoo priest...

KELLY: Matt, he told us
not to say anything.

Well, uh...

Put the camera on the
tripod for a second
and come up here.

Kelly's a little freaked out.

I think she's taking her job
a little too seriously.

Yeah, why don't you
tell us your theories,
Agent Scully?

I'm not being paranoid.

Because a lot of
strange things have
been happening lately.

Right, like Satan
and his voodoo posse

might carjack us
on the way home.

It's not funny,
Matt.

I'm serious.

Kelly looked
pretty scared.

Cross of Uto?

Yeah. It's a
voodoo icon,
as I recall.

I thought it was
supposed to be
in Haiti.

Yeah.

I looked through
Matt and Kelly's notes.

They say there's
a voodoo sect here
that worships Uto.

Probably in that church
that was on the video.
What else?

Well, there are
two symbols that
represent these sects,

a spider and a serpent.

The serpent represents
the second in command,

a sort of lieutenant.

Then there's
the leader, the...
The sect's king.

It's represented by a spider.

I think we should
head down to Duvall,

see what we can find out.
Maybe we can
find the church.

Find the priest
they're talking about.

I think we should run
this tape by
Professor Richarde first,

see what he
has to say.
[GROANS]

Sydney?

My shoulder!

[SCREAMING IN PAIN]

I believe your professor's
in some discomfort.

[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]

[BELL RINGING]

[FLOORBOARD CREAKING]

CLAUDIA: Hey, wait,
where are you going?
Come back.

Don't I have to sign for this?

[BEEPING]
[PHONE RINGING]

RECORDING:
The cellular customer
you are trying to reach

is not available
or has traveled
beyond the service area.

MATT: Right up here
is the cross of the Uto.

No one has seen it
for over 100 years.

And Kelly and I
might be the
first ones to find it.

So, man, we are so stoked.

Now, we've
gotta go back to
New Orleans tonight

to meet up with
Professor Richarde,

and then we'll be
back here...

The cross of Uto.

It's amazing.

It's been missing
for over 100 years.

I had no idea
they were onto
its location.

Your students
really are very good.

We also found
some notes
of Matt and Kelly's.

Have you heard
anything about a sect
worshiping Uto here?

No, I didn't even know
that the cross was
in the country.

Legend has it
that it's still in Haiti.

You all right?

Yeah, just
a little sore.

What's the matter?

Someone broke
into our room.

I must've
sprained a muscle.

Someone broke
into your room?

We should get going
if we want an early start
to Duvall tomorrow.

Sydney, Duvall isn't
New Orleans.

They're not
very receptive
to outsiders there.

There can be some
very unfriendly
elements in voodoo.

Yeah,
we'll be careful.

Goodbye.

[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING]

So this is Duvall.

SYDNEY: Yeah.

I guess Professor
Richarde was right.

They're not exactly
rolling out
the red carpet.

Yeah. I don't see
anything that looks
like a church.

SYDNEY: Kind of strange.

No church in
a small town like this.

NIGEL: Let's see if there's
someone in that store
we can talk to.

NIGEL: I'm getting a
very strange feeling.

Like we're
being watched?

Yeah.

Yeah.
Let's keep going.

There's gotta be
someone here
that'll talk to us.

You want to know
about the cross
and the students.

How did you know?

Look for a fire in
the woods tonight,

an hour after sundown,
south of the motel.

Wait.

Not here.
Tonight, in the woods.

NIGEL: Sun's going down.
Should be getting dark
pretty soon.

[ENGINE TURNS OFF]

SYDNEY:
Our accommodations
for the evening.

NIGEL:
I don't suppose the
building inspectors

get out
to the swamp
very often.

Sydney,

about meeting
this man tonight,

with what the
professor said and all,

don't you think
it could be
a little bit...

Dangerous?

Mmm.
Mmm-hmm.

Thanks, again.
All I wanted was
a nice teaching job.

You've been
avoiding me.

No, I...

Tell me
something.

What's wrong?

I am a healthy
red-blooded woman,

don't seem to have
any problems
getting dates.

So tell me, what is
the problem here?

Nothing, it's just...
It's against
my religion.

Oh, please.
I've seen you
partying at the pub.

I have a girlfriend.

You and Sharon
broke up a month ago.

I don't even know you.

Nothing escapes me
on this campus.

Do you hear that?
Fire drill.

You really should, uh...

Very well,
you leave me no choice.

Ow, my hair!
What are you, nuts?

I will have that man.

[DOOR CREAKING]

Here we go.

[EXCLAIMS IN FEAR]

[EXCLAIMS IN FEAR]

[TAP OPENS]

I'm not taking a shower
in this room.

[WATER RUNNING]

[WATER RUNNING]

[TAP SQUEAKS]

[BEEPING]

CLAUDIA: Hello?
NIGEL: Claudia.

CLAUDIA: Nigel,
where are you?

I've been trying to get
a hold of you for hours.

I'm sorry, Claudia.

There doesn't seem
to be a lot of reception

for cell phones in
Deliverance -land.

I thought you were
on Bourbon Street.

NIGEL: No, it's a long story.
What's so urgent?

I got a package
from Matt and Kelly
in New Orleans.

What's in it?

I don't know.

I'd never open one of
Sydney's personal
packages without...

Claudia.

It's a bunch of paperwork.

What kind of paperwork?

I don't know.
There's like
300 pages here.

Looks like research
or something.

Overnight it to the
hotel in New Orleans
as soon as you can.

Okay. I missed
today's pickup,

but I'll send
it out tomorrow.

Thank you.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]

You might want to
put a jacket on
before we go out.

What do you mean?

Ah.
Huh.

Um, I can't seem to
find my hairbrush.

Can I borrow yours?

Sure.

Nice bird.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Uh, thank you.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[INSECTS CHIRPING]

NIGEL: Do you think
there are snakes
out here?

SYDNEY: Yeah, but only
a couple whose species
are poisonous.

NIGEL: Oh, that's
real reassuring,
thank you, yes.

SYDNEY: Oh, don't worry.

They scurry away
when they hear
people coming.

Really?

Now,
the alligators,

they could be
a problem.

I think I see something.

What is it?

Not sure.

What do you think?

SYDNEY: Does that look
like a fire to you?

NIGEL: Maybe.

NIGEL:
Something's not right.

It's very quiet.

Yeah, I think
we're onto something.

[RUSTLING]

Did you see that?

No.

Exactly.

SYDNEY: Fire.

Looks like a... Huh.

[GRUNTING]

[GASPING]

Sydney!

[SCREAMING]

[GROANS]

SYDNEY: [PANTING]

[SCREAMS IN PAIN]

[PANTING]

[EXPLOSION]

NIGEL: [GROANS]

You all right?

Yeah.

I guess that flash
must have
scared them off.

I guess.

NIGEL: I just can't believe
that those creatures

are the same
Matt and Kelly

I saw in your class
two weeks ago.

SYDNEY: It was them.
Or some form of
who they were.

And now they've
turned into
some sort of zombie?

No, zombies
are the living dead.

Your friends are still
very much alive,

but Devereaux
has them under
a strong spell.

Who's Devereaux?

A powerful bokor.

A bokor is, uh,
like a sorcerer.

Mmm.

This will help
with the pain.

The cross of Uto gives
Devereaux his power.

What kind of power?

The cross can be
used for evil
by men like Devereaux.

Gives them great
strength and control
of others.

They are under his spell,
and will do whatever
he wishes.

NIGEL: This Devereaux

must have known
that Matt and Kelly
were close to finding it.

The cross can also be
used to heal the sick

and break spells
cast by a bokor.

And now,
it is the only thing

that can save
your friends.

Where can
we find it?

Legend says
the cross was
stolen from Haiti

By Devereaux's
ancestors
and brought here.

They hid it
with a spell

that gives him
his dark power,

supposedly somewhere
in this very bayou.

To break the power,
we must find the cross.

[RATTLING]

Did I do
something wrong?

Your hair. It's brown.

Yeah. Yes, it is.

You must change it
before the next
full moon.

Change it to what?

Not brown.

NIGEL: Matt and Kelly
mentioned they were
coming to see you.

NIGEL: The symbols
look African.

WITCHDOCTOR: Fulani.

It has tribal roots
in northern Senegal.

The symbols
on the carvings show

where the cross might be.

Half of it
seems to have
broken off.

It is only half.

When complete,
the carving
shows the location

of four talismans
placed near the cross.

WITCHDOCTOR: They are
part of the spell.

Only by locating
the talismans
can we find the cross.

So, who has
the other half?

It was lost long ago
in battle.

But your friends
discovered it
in their research.

They were
bringing it to me,

but Devereaux
got to them first.

I'm not sure
if he got the carving.

I was hoping that
maybe you had it.

We searched
their apartment.

There was no wood carving,
nothing that looked like this.

Then it is hopeless.

Maybe not.

The package
Matt and Kelly
sent to the office.

It's still at the office.

Let's go back
to the motel,
call Claudia.

Syd, it's 2:00
in the morning.

I am not happy
about this.

Yes, I'm sorry, Claudia,
but it's very important.

Now, you're sure
there's not a wood carving
in the package?

I'm positive.
It's just paper.

But they must've
made a copy.

It's standard
research protocol.

Probably made
a rubbing of it.

Claudia,
look for a rubbing.

It's like an impression
taken of an engraved object.

Okay.

And it should have
African writing on it.

Have you been a
witchdoctor long?

I mean,

I'm, I'm sure
you don't go
to school for it

or anything like that,

not in a
university sense.

I mean, can you imagine
a bachelor of science
from Harvard

in witch doctoring?
Poof.
[LAUGHING]

Not brown.

No.

Wait a minute,
I think I found something.

Great. Scan it
and e-mail it to Nigel.

It's on its way.

[PRINTER WHIRRING]

It says the cross
is buried in a chamber
under the ground.

It must remain there
for Devereaux
to keep his power.

But we have to find
the talismans first.

Yes. The first is
located on an oak tree

at the mouth of Silver Creek.

Silver Creek is
not far from here.

The first
talisman.

Pentagram.
Let's mark it.

Now, all we need to do
is find the other three.

NIGEL: Okay,
we're more or less

in the center of
the four talismans.

SYDNEY: I don't see
anything that would
mark an altar.

The carving says

the talismans
hold the cross' power
in place.

Well, then the
logical place
would be the center.

You don't believe that,
do you?

NIGEL: Well, where else
would it be?

Hold this.

Now, the talismans
are supposed to show us

the location of
the cross, right?

These are the
four locations

of the talismans
we've already found.

Each of those talismans
has happened to be
a pentagram.

So if we connect these
and finish it as a pentagram,

the fifth point
is where the cross
should be.

The top of the pentagram

is the point of
strongest magical energy.

The other 4 points
support it.

Now, a pentagram's points

are equidistant
from the center.

If we measure
the distance from here

to any one
of these torches,

the fifth point must be
the same distance
in that direction.

To save your friends,

you must place the cross
to the front of their heads

and chant this prayer.

Umbala netay Uto.

BOTH: Umbala netay Uto.

Where are you going?

Devereaux will try
to stop us.

I can perform a ceremony
that may counter his power,

but I must go back
to my hut.

Start measuring.

From that one?

SYDNEY: Forty-five,
46, 47, 48, 49, 50.

Well, this is
the same distance.

Probably somewhere
around here.

[THUD]

Nigel.

[GRUNTING]

Wait.

SYDNEY: What if we align it
with the direction
of the points we found?

[WHEEL SQUEAKING]

[DOOR CREAKING]

Stay on my tail,
we'll go slow.

[DOOR SLAMMING]

[FIRE CRACKLING]

[SPOON SCRAPING]

[GROANING]

NIGEL: Pentagrams.

The tablet says

pentagrams hold
the cross' power in place.

Is that it?

The spider
and the serpent.

NIGEL: The leader
and his lieutenant,

like in Matt
and Kelly's notes.

Strange.

Feels like there's
an electrical current
running through it.

Here.

No, no, thanks.

Let's just
take it upstairs

and go find
Matt and Kelly.

What?

This was way too easy
getting in here.

Where's this
Devereaux guy?

[CREAKING]

What's that?

[CREAKING CONTINUES]

[CREAKING CONTINUES]

Whoa!

Ah!

Nigel, the cross.

I know about the cross,
but what about the words?

NIGEL: I can't
remember the words.

Umbala...

Umbala netay Uto.

[GROANING]

Umbala netay Uto.

[KELLY GASPS]

[KELLY WHEEZING]

I got 'em.

Thanks.

Now, you didn't think
I was just gonna

let you walk out of here
with my cross, did you?

Devereaux.

Looks like
a snake to me.

Let me show you
how it's done.

[GROANS]

Don't be discouraged.

You did hurt me.
In here.

[GASPING]

Umbala netay Uto.

[LAUGHING]

Where are we?

SYDNEY: Don't worry,
you'll be all right
from now on.

Let's go.

[DOOR CREAKING]

Nigel, why don't you
take them back
to the motel?

If Devereaux
was the serpent,

we have the spider
to worry about.

I'm gonna go visit
our witchdoctor.

Okay.

Come on.

SYDNEY: Hello?

Hello?

Richarde.

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

Sydney got back early.

NIGEL: Mr. Richarde.

Hello. I, I was concerned
about you and Sydney and...

You found them.

Matt, Kelly, you're okay.

NIGEL: They're a
little disoriented,

but I... I think
they'll be all right.

[PANTING]

Please, come in.
Thank you.

What on earth
happened to you two?

We're not really sure.

Our memories
are really weak.

[PANTING]

Well, I'm just glad
that the two of you
are all right.

As I recall, once
the cross is removed
from the chamber,

the power it gives you
and Devereaux is gone.

SYDNEY: Nigel,
Richarde is...

The spider.

Not any more.
His power is gone.

I don't think we'll
be able to use this
for our thesis.

A thesis which
happens to be
three weeks late.

[CHUCKLING]

MATT: They convicted Richarde
of the assault and
kidnapping charges.

SYDNEY: Well, that should
put him out of business
for a long time.

Yes.

So tell me about
this voodoo ceremony

that the priest
performed on the cross.

It was amazing.

Yeah, they put the
cross in this shrine
in the church.

The sun just
beamed off it

and threw this
awesome light show
on the wall.

MATT: And then
they recited this
protection spell

using animal bones
and, uh, and potions.

And the priest said
that any bokors

won't be able
to touch it

after the blessing
ritual they did.

Well, it's good
to know that it's
in the right hands.

Yes.

Oh, and, uh, there's
one more thing that
we wanna show you.

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

Oh, my goodness.
Congratulations!

Yes, well,
we thought about
living together

for a little
while longer.

Right,
but then we figured

we pretty much
had seen each other
at our worst.

KELLY: Yeah.

Nigel,
the gangsta look
is so over.

And besides,
you're supposed to
wear it like this.

[THUD]

[CHUCKLING]

Well, it's only 12 hours
until the full moon.

[ALL LAUGHING]

For the most beautiful
woman in the world.

CLAUDIA: For me?
You shouldn't have.

So I'll see you
tonight, then.

7:00? Seems like
an eternity away
from you.

I don't understand.

What did you do
to that poor man?

What do you mean?

Well, a week ago,

he didn't want to
come within
three miles of you.

Now he's practically
proposing marriage.

How did you do it?

I wore him down.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]