It was him, wasn't it? He killed them both.
And he found us.
I wasn't careful enough
It's the 51 st Fabergé egg.
The Broken Heart.
Hooten, no!
Why did you just do that?
If you take it,
then the person that wants it will come after you, too.
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All right. You're up, kid.
How the hell did you get ahead of me?
Sssh!
This is the place. Listen.
OK.
Getting weird.
What does it say?
"Beware the crazy American.
He thinks stone walls can talk!"
I can feel a breeze.
We need to push here.
Or do you want to ask these guys first?
I have a machete, you know.
Just remember that.
OK.
Right, stay close, Jian. Watch out for traps.
Whoa, what died in here?
OK.
No one freak out. Just relax.
Nice and slow.
You kind of stole my move there.
I'll let you do the next one.
What next one? Where?
The Shankha!
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
He's still in here for a reason.
Yeah.
Now, watch and learn, kid.
Uhh! I don't think that's meant to happen!
No kidding!
One...
- Urghh! - Nice landing!
Just run!
Hello. I can't get to the phone right now.
- But if you leave your... - I know it's you.
- Talk to me, for God's sake. - There's nothing to talk about.
I told you, I'm out. No more tombs.
No more British Museum.
I've got a job in Canada now.
I'm working on a fracking facility.
The money's good, beer's cheap.
So go get married, knock out a couple of baby Farquhars
and stop bothering me.
You didn't say "please".
So, what's the hold-up? You have the Chakra, right?
Yes. And no. It's been sent to our restorer for cleaning.
But I can download you a picture of it from our archive.
No. I need a three-dimensional image and I need it now.
It would help to know why.
And, more particularly, why I'm not supposed to tell Alex.
I need to handle this one by myself.
It's for her own good.
Trust me.
Promise me you didn't tell her.
I can promise you...
that I will not tell her again.
Hello, everyone.
Isn't this a lovely surprise?
Hello.
Jian, meet Alex.
A former associate and all-time pain in my ass.
You said she'd been grounded.
Yes, she has and it's your fault.
So, you two had better work things out
before Clive hears about this.
Judas.
See, this is why I don't work with her any more.
She doesn't know when to mind her own business.
- Er... pot, kettle. - Combined with the utter
inability to let anyone else have the last word.
He's describing himself, really.
Go home, Alex. I don't need you.
You're looking for Shambhala, aren't you?
And the Cintamani jewel.
Apparently, I do get the last word, after all.
I'm worried about you, Hooten.
I mean, really, genuinely concerned.
Is this a guilt trip about leaving me stranded in Russia?
I thought that meant we were done.
That was just a spat. It doesn't mean you have to disappear
off the face of the planet.
Are you still pissed about the egg?
I got a bit... paranoid, I admit.
Your friend was murdered.
And now you're hiding out here in Cambodia?
What? Can't a guy have a vacation?
Shutting me out, lying about where you are
and now chasing something that doesn't exist.
A jewel that bestows immortality.
You're right. I've lost it.
Then why are you doing it?
I know the legend.
Find the four lost implements of the Hindu god, Vishnu,
which were stolen from his statue in Angkor Wat...
We have two of them already.
No, we don't. Go buy yourself some candy.
The kid's easily confused, not playing with a full deck.
It's why the monks took him in.
Oh, crap.
Look! The Shankha and the Padma.
And I know where the Gada is, too. We're going there now.
No, we're going to the gift shop now. They're fakes.
We're gonna make copies, sell them to the tourists.
This is why you want the Chakra.
Its decorations match these almost exactly.
Pure coincidence. There's a gazillion Chakras in the world.
Yes, but the one in the British Museum
was found in this exact region of Cambodia.
It's one of the four, isn't it? It's actually real.
Don't do that. Be strong.
You know, stick to your original conviction. This is a legend.
Which says the symbols on these will direct you to Shambhala.
Shangri-La. Where we'll find the Cintamani jewel.
How can they? There's no such place.
But he knows someone who'll pay us a fortune to find out.
You're getting even more irritating than she is.
So, who is this buyer, then? If he's in any way reputable
he'll know what you're promising him is a fantasy.
I keep telling you the same thing,
yet here you are, still following me around.
If I had Clive's number you'd be so fired right now.
Not if we find the jewel first.
Whoa, back up. There's no "we". It's just me and Jian.
He's the one who knows where they're hidden.
Yes, and I'm curious as to how. People have been searching
for these four artefacts for centuries.
Suddenly, a 12-year-old boy knows their exact location.
The elders in my wat have an ancient Hindu manuscript,
which reveals where they were hidden.
Hey, can you stop offering information we don't have to?
The temple is close by. Wait here.
You stole their sacred manuscript.
No!
Jian sneaked a look at it one day, that's all.
And not cos I said. He came to me, said he needed my help.
How very lucrative for you.
Don't do the moral thing.
Not when you're trying to jump on this bandwagon with me.
That is so not why I'm here.
We've got a problem.
- Who are they? - Binh Xuyen.
They've set up a cauldron in the temple.
Translation?
It means gangsters, drug dealers.
They need the oil from those roots to make ecstasy.
They'll be here all night.
So, come back tomorrow?
That isn't the problem. Look!
Crap!
They've found the Gada.
We've got three of the artefacts. Maybe that's enough.
We need all four to crack the code. Believe me, I've tried.
We need to rig some traps.
Excuse me, Rambo, they've got guns!
- What is wrong with you? - So do I.
We're government-funded, we can't shoot people.
We have got to call the police.
You kidding? This is Cambodia. They probably drove them here.
- Tell her, Jian. - No police.
But we need to wait till it's dark and they're drunk.
Looks like you're out-voted.
Go home, Alex. You're getting married in two weeks.
Oh, so you did get my invitation that said "RSVP" on it?
Edward needs you, I don't.
All right, have fun, Hooten.
I hope you don't get shot.
You keep him here. I'm going to go and get help.
It's a blessing.
She's bad news, kid, always whining and being British.
I think our luck just changed for the better.
What?
Urhh!
Not the kid! Let him go.
I paid him to take me here for that. It's worth money.
Mucho dong. As in "dollars". Yeah?
He... He wants to know why it is worth so much.
Tell him the truth, kid.
It'll save our lives.
Where has she gone?
Come on.
Urh!
Hm?
You tell him about the jewel,
how it grants you your deepest desire.
Holy shit! Go, Alex!
Untie them!
OK, what do I do? What do I do now?
- Point it at them. Doing great. - Oh, my God, I'm gonna be sick.
- Do they speak English? - No. Why?
I think I've run out of bullets.
The Gada. Now!
No...
Where's the fourth guy?
He's knocked out in there. How do you think I have his gun?
You let him go or I'll shoot you. Tell him, Jian.
Agh!
That's it, kid. Run!
No, no, no, stay back! I'll shoot! I'll shoot!
Ughh.
We need to find Jian.
- Hooten, wait! Slow down! - Keep moving.
- The road's somewhere close. - You said that ten minutes ago.
We're lost, aren't we?
- I think it's this way. - Are you sure?
You have a better idea?
Maybe it's Jian. He might be looking for us.
We gotta run for it.
Make that road and we're safe.
We can catch a ride back into town. You ready?
One bullet?
They'll see us.
Then run fast.
- That was your last bullet! - They don't know that.
Oh, God. Now what?
I'm open to suggestions.
Anything at all. Blue sky it. Left field. Out of the box.
I can't think while you're talking!
I'm sorry. They're gonna realise why I'm not shooting at them.
Let's back off slowly.
Brilliant! I don't know how I survived without you.
One of us can stay put while the other escapes.
- By "one of us", you mean me. - You're the one with the gun.
- That can be a wedding present. - Wouldn't you prefer a toaster?
It's not on the list.
Urgh!
What about a minefield?
Is that on your list?
We're at the nest.
Looks like the birds have flown.
Are you sure?
They can't have gotten far.
Keep looking for them.
Where is Hooten?
The Khmer Rouge would have laid these landmines...
...what, in the late '70s?
They'll be pretty low tech.
A mobile phone wouldn't... trigger them, surely?
Try and see.
I don't have any signal, anyway.
OK. We're gonna have to... get out of here by ourselves.
We can't retrace our steps, we were running,
so we're gonna have to go forwards.
Give me your... your knife. I'm gonna, uh, poke at the ground.
Every few inches will take about an hour to clear, so...
...we could probably make it to that road by Christmas.
When did you say you were getting married?
Thank you, Mr Glass-Half-Empty!
What do you suggest we need, the Cintamani jewel,
bestow some immortality upon us, so we could just walk from here?
I'm sorry, Alex, I tried to keep you out of this.
Out of what, Hooten?
You have to talk to me. If I'm gonna get...
blown up by a bloody landmine, I deserve that much, at least.
What the hell is going on here?
Who is the buyer? What... Who is he?
His name's Kane.
And he wants the jewel.
Even more than he wanted that Fabergé egg.
And if I can find it first, then I can flush him out
and get what I want in return.
- Revenge. - What for?
Killing my family.
My wife and my son.
That's why you have a gun.
Next time I say, "Stop bothering me"...
OK.
I'll stop, I promise. I... N... Next time.
You're gonna tell me not to kill him, aren't you?
Will it bring them back?
No, what are you doing? Hooten!
It's called absolution.
It's called suicide! Hooten, stop moving, please!
I have to save someone, Alex. It might as well be you.
Just watch where I walk.
If I don't make it...
take a different path.
Oh, God...
Sorry, Ed.
I am coming back. I am not... dying here.
Hooten! Hooten, slow down, I'm losing track!
I said, stop!
Hooten!
It's a sign.
We're meant to live. You just get to me and you're safe.
This is the edge of the minefield.
OK.
It's a sign.
- Get it? - Ah, yeah, yeah.
It's a sign, but it's also a sign.
OK. Yes, yes, yes, I get it. You don't have to explain the jokes.
Don't get funny, Hooten.
He's a psychopath.
And how is it your fault?
He must have been motivated somehow.
How did you even meet him, in the first place?
We shared a prison cell once, in Calcutta. If you didn't have
someone to watch your back, you didn't survive.
So, you were friends?
What changed?
It's complicated.
Then talk slowly.
You left prison and then what?
Hooten, my life is in danger too now. OK? I deserve to know why.
We got out and became...
...business partners.
- Anything legal? - Ish.
Tomb-raiding, mainly.
So you were stealing artefacts and selling on the black market?
Do you wanna preach or listen? It was a different time then.
All right? Different rules.
Yes, we made a ton of compromised money,
which Kane used in ways I didn't appreciate.
So I left.
- What else? - Nothing. That's it.
Hooten, there is something else.
You don't murder someone's entire family...
Kane does. OK? He did.
It's why I didn't want you involved.
You should have just listened to Clive and stayed grounded.
Hey, man, can we get a lift?
I think... I think she's in trouble.
You know, she promised to call me, but hasn't.
And... You've heard nothing either?
No, not for a while. But it is Cambodia
and the connection's sporadic.
You're gonna have to go. If Clive sees you,
he's gonna ask awkward questions.
Number one being, "Should I fire you, as well as Alex?"
- Jian! - I left you. I'm sorry.
No, no, no. You got away.
You're safe. You did the right thing.
And you kept the Gada.
All right, we need Ella to send us a copy of the Chakra,
so we can start analysing the symbols
and find the route to Shambhala.
No, look, I'm sorry, but you have to forget this.
Don't give up on me now, Alex, we are so close.
Hooten, I'm not, that's why I don't want her to send it.
You brought it with you. She said you'd got the copy.
No. Don't open that.
Hooten, that is personal property!
I'm sorry, Alex, I had no choice.
Clive found out where you where.
How? Who told him?
I was worried about you.
I have got him to agree not to fire you.
But only if you achieve something that justifies it.
Discovering the Shambhala myth is a reality...
would be an excellent start.
So go and find the Cintamani jewel!
I did tell you it was a myth.
This really sucks.
Escaping that minefield gave me faith.
I thought it meant something.
What? That planning to kill someone is OK?
Which god are you praying to?
Maybe...
it was meant to frighten you into making peace with it.
What do you mean?
Are you hiding what you learned, so I don't get my revenge?
- No. - No?
No. I'm not. We've checked everything.
It's an eclectic set of images with no discernible connection.
- Apart from... - What? Apart from what?
A possible link to the Nakshatras.
Astronomy. There are 27 symbols on the artefacts,
which could, possibly, represent the 27 Nakshatras.
You mean, the stars.
Comets, celestial bodies, basically the entire night sky.
OK, and you neglected telling me this...
It's meaningless. It's like saying, "The entire world".
There's nothing specific to pinpoint a particular location.
Feel it.
The raised dots.
Feel them.
- OK. - Random patterns.
They're on all the artefacts. All of them.
I made a drawing of the patterns.
Jian connected them. He was bored. But look at this.
What if those dots were stars?
And what if these shapes... were all constellations?
Do you see? Look at this.
That...
It's right there.
Would that be enough to pinpoint a location?
If we join this up, we have a route.
A line in the sky from Angkor Wat where the Vishnu statue was.
To Shambhala, baby,
and the Cintamani jewel.
Should I ask why we don't have a pilot?
He's probably busy calling the police.
I would, if someone stole my balloon.
Of course you did.
I'm assuming you know how to land this thing?
It's gonna be fun finding out.
This was the last Nakshatra, right?
Yes, it was the final image on the implements.
- Then it has to be here. - Agreed.
But this is a vast area. With no other directions to...
You gotta help me out here. OK?
What is the symbol of this Nakshatra?
Its deity is a Nâga. It's usually a seven-headed cobra.
- But it can have... - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Need to look for a snake-shaped object.
Yeah, I'm looking at one, right now.
Funny.
Jian thinks you're gonna find this jewel and sell it,
and that his half of the fortune will secure his future.
I'm giving him my half, too.
Oh, so you're gonna make sure we get paid
and then start your killing spree? Nice.
Wow. Even in a balloon, I'm not above the moral high ground.
It's why you've brought me, to help talk you out of it,
because you know, deep down, this is wrong.
No. We haven't found the jewel yet.
Might be more crap to figure out.
If there is, I'm not helping you, so you won't find it.
I'll just have to ask the seven-headed Nâga, then.
Let him show me the way.
Jian, check this out.
Who are they?
Hooten?
That's him, isn't it?
How the hell did he find us?
No flashlights. It will tell them where to shoot.
We need to find the jewel first or he'll kill us all.
Hooten?
All right. Flashlights on.
No, no, stay back!
Welcome to Shangri-La.
I thought paradise would have less snakes.
They'll be here any second.
We need to hurry.
All right, it's done. Who's first?
You're the heaviest. If it can hold you, we'll be fine.
Leave us your gun, though, just in case you do fall in.
Loving the positive vibes here.
Nice knowing you, kid.
Ah... All right, a piece of cake.
Jian, you're next.
Careful, it's a long way down.
- Jian, what are you doing? - What I was told.
I've got his gun. They're unarmed!
Come. Quickly!
Alex!
Agh! Hooten!
Hooten!
Yet another woman who'll risk her life to be with you.
Alex!
Why is that?
Pull her up. She's got nothing to do with this. Please!
When you find the jewel, yes.
Focus! She is not your concern.
Pleasing me is your concern,
for your parents' sake, if nothing else.
Help her up!
Better hurry.
Hooten!
I see it. Pull her up!
I've got the jewel!
Without the machete.
Is this what you want?
And me. Let Alex go.
You just leave her alone.
Like you left my wife alone?
You ran off with his wife?
That is a significant detail to leave out.
He murdered her for it and our son.
You knew what would happen,
what I do to those who betray me.
He was a six-year-old boy. He didn't betray anybody.
He just loved his parents.
I trusted you like a brother.
She didn't love you. She was scared of you.
So you condemned her...
...to a lifetime in hiding,
wondering...
"How long will we have?"
And for what?
It was still the better life.
Is that what you tell yourself?
Would your son... feel the same way?
Now, finally, it's time to put an end to your misery.
If you're gonna kill me, just do it. Don't talk me to death.
Urgh! Argh!
Enough!
Nobody kills him but me.
Urgh.
You'll lose, Kane.
You had his family killed because you were scared
and you're a coward.
Not helping.
You're the one who's been hiding all of his life.
You're a pathetic little bully,
too scared to face the truth about himself
that your wife chose the better man!
- Oh, shut up! - He'll always have beaten you.
You know it. That is what makes you so inadequate.
Shut up!
Finally.
Agh!
Hooten!
The jewel's down there with those snakes.
You be our guest.
We couldn't catch a lift in your helicopter, could we?
Hooten...
He said he would kill my parents.
It's over.
You can go home now.
Remember, playing poker
and the guy looks at his cards again, that means...
He's going to fold or bluff.
Cos he's got nothing.
Exactly.
This is my half of the finders' fee.
Buy your dad a better boat.
Take care, kid.
The jewel and the Vishnu artefacts
are with the Cambodian authorities.
I think it's gonna be a very fruitful collaboration.
What about Clive? Is he happy for me to keep chasing myths?
Now that I've given him the egg...
...yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, you're officially ungrounded.
Are you sure it's all right?
I thought you said it might be dangerous.
No, it's fine. We're all good.
Well, get yourself on a plane. You've got a wedding to attend.
- Yeah, I can't wait. - I love you.
I love you, too.
Bye.
Back on board? Clive's number one girl again?
No, that'll always be Ella.
But we have licence to roam.
Is that good?
Was it worth it?
You ever hear the saying, "When you set out for revenge,
dig two graves"?
Yes, Confucius.
The man knew what he was talking about.
Actually, the correct quotation is,
"Before you embark on a journey of revenge..."
Sorry. I don't know why I do that.
"Never give a sword to a man who can't dance."
That's another one of his. Word for word, this time.
I'll bear it in mind.
I still owe you a wedding present.
If that cauldron's still bubbling,
I can always cook you up some ecstasy.
Nothing chemical, thank you.
- Silver spoons from the hotel? - Or stolen.
What about found?
Cos I've just had the greatest idea ever!
Of course it involves a little detour home.
To a lake... in Russia.
- Ah. - Exactly!
We can find the egg now!
I'm pretty sure I remember where I threw it.
Let me buy you a beer.
I think you're going to need it.
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