Oh, my God.
- Truly amazing. - Look at this place.
Imagine the time it must have taken to build this.
Oh, my gosh.
There it is, the podium of Emperor Qin.
What is this?
These must be the seven keys.
Look over there... is that text on the wall?
Seven stones.
Seven possible choices.
Okay, well, seven stones. Just choose one.
But getting it wrong could kill us.
Okay, well, let's, uh, let's take our time then.
You got it.
Oh.
This has to lead to the heart.
I can feel it. I know it.
Where's Peter?
Uhh, he's probably sleeping.
- Peter? - Peter?
I'm here.
We need water.
Sure thing, Dr. Channing. Coming right up.
Where is that boy?
Oh, my God! Peter!
Oh, my God!
- Oh, my God. - Peter.
Oh, my God. He's gone.
No.
No!
Julie, what are you doing? Peter is dead!
I'm sorry. There's nothing we can do about that right now.
Wait a minute.
All right.
We're here.
It's here, I know it.
The heart... heart of the warrior.
Heart of the...
Heart of the dragon.
That's it. The heart.
- Oh, my God. - Okay.
- I don't think that worked. - It didn't.
Come on. I thought I knew it.
- Jules, now what? - Dragon.
The dragon, heart of the dragon.
Heart of the...
- Oh, my God. Jules! We have to go! - One more minute!
Okay. Careful, Ally.
Not too fast, not too fast...
Okay, grab it!
Really?
They had to do that, huh?
Okay.
You got this. Okay.
Okay, yeah. Think grounded thoughts.
There's not a hundred-foot drop or anything.
You got this. You got this.
Whew.
You're almost there.
You are almost there.
Come on, Ally. Number one rule.
Check for traps on the way in, check on the way out.
Well, well, well.
I told you this area was off limits.
Well, you know us women.
We never listen.
This attitude of yours is going to cost you this chest,
and your life.
- I don't think so. - Hand it to me.
This chest belongs to Chief Al Busain
and I was hired to get it.
And what do you get?
I'm the first archeologist from the West
to have access to these caves
and its amazing architecture and drawings.
I'll send you pictures.
You stupid girl.
You've been taken advantage of, my dear.
Now hand it over to me. Now.
Oh, man, I really didn't want to have to do this.
I believe that's mine.
Alabama!
And for being as old as it is,
this relic's condition is truly a phenomenon.
And...
even more fascinating is the region it was uncovered in.
As you can see here...
And that's actually all the time that we have today.
Thank you, everyone. See you next week.
Ally!
Ready for lunch?
I mean, of course you don't realize the system is rigged.
It's rigged in your favor.
You two are PhD candidates while I'm still
struggling for my Masters.
Okay, I'll give you that.
Great, now that that's settled,
how about a nice quiet lunch?
Wait. I won?
- What? - No. Bennie,
I would quit while you're ahead.
No, you didn't win. You changed the subject.
I didn't change... what subject?
You're the exception to the rule.
The rule still stands.
Rules? What rules?
Women have to work twice as hard as men
to get any kind of recognition.
That's why we were so adamant about getting our PhDs.
Nobody can argue with "Doctor".
As much as I love both of you as colleagues and friends,
I would love it more if if we could table this conversation.
- Professor Channing? - Yep, that's me.
Mind if I take a moment of your time?
Sure.
Do you two mind if we take a moment?
- Sure. - Sorry.
Take a seat.
So what can I do for you?
I'm a writer for the paper,
and I wanted to ask you as a field archeologist,
with your professional opinion,
how you justify stealing
and appropriating artifacts from other cultures.
Oh. What's your name?
Isabelle Villeneuve.
That's a good question, Isabelle.
Uh...
there are a few crucial distinctions that we need
to make between theft and discovery in this field.
I think that the real thing we need to consider
is that none of us own these artifacts.
I personally believe that a country of origin should have
them on display for the public, and share, and that nobody
has the right to conceal or keep an archeological find.
Where are you going?
What is this?
Open it. You'll find out.
Alabama, I'm keeping a daily log
of our expedition just for you.
We've arrived in China and will be heading
for the dig site in the morning.
I miss you so much.
Tim Parker?
Hello?
Alabama Channing, I hope?
Who is this?
This is Tim Parker.
I'm a huge fan of your mother's work.
How did you find my mother's journal?
You see, I know your mother's work quite well.
And I've been following you for a long time.
Why have you been following me?
And you didn't answer my initial question.
Ms. Channing, Ally, if I may call you that,
I'd be happy to answer any and all of your questions,
but I must insist that this conversation happen in person.
Um...
what does that even mean?
As I'm sure you're aware, Lintong is home to
the famous tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang.
Yes, well, if you're as big a fan of my mother's
as you say you are, you know that I am aware.
Great. Let's meet there.
In Lintong?
Yes. I've arranged for a private jet
to get you there by morning.
Wow, you mean... you mean, like, now.
I do.
And your plane leaves in three hours.
The choice is yours, Ally.
Could I bring a couple people?
Driver, let's go to the airport.
I can't believe that we're here already.
Private jets must be much faster
than commercial airlines.
This is so awesome.
I've never been on a private jet before.
Yeah, you mentioned that like 20 times on the way here.
China is incredible.
Did you see how long the wall was?
It looked like it never ended.
I think our ride's up here.
Did you know that China is home
to roughly 302 unique soils?
Oh, my God, Bennie, are you going to do this whole time?
Painow leads the country in real soils,
but Xianjing isn't far behind.
Yep, that's Bennie.
People here walk so much closer together,
but they never bump into each other.
Did you notice that?
It's like a totally different level of spatial awareness.
And the food on the jet was incredible.
Seafood would have been my absolute last choice,
but they really pulled it off.
Guys, I'm so excited.
Tell me if I'm talking too much, okay?
I might.
All right, the driver said that Mr. Parker
was meeting us at his campgrounds.
Let's keep a lookout.
Alabama Channing.
Welcome to China.
You gotta be kidding me.
Nathan Carter.
I know exactly who you are.
Sorry, I don't believe we've had the, uh...
You're that freelance creep who sold
the Maharaja's scepter last year in Delhi.
Yeah, that was me.
Mm. Yeah, scumbags like you are the reason
that I keep almost getting arrested.
All right, hold on a second.
I'm here to talk to you about Mr. Parker's proposition.
Thanks, but with you involved, I'm not interested.
All right, listen, Alabama.
I've got better things to do
than follow you around all day,
but Mr. Parker was pretty adamant about speaking with you.
Yeah, well, he chose the wrong messenger.
Don't you want to know how we found your mother's journal?
What does my mother's notebook have to do with any of this?
Look, I'm obviously the wrong person to tell you.
Why don't you just come hear what he has to say?
Yeah, I mean, we're here.
And you might find out something about your mom
you didn't know.
And there could be snacks.
Fine.
Good enough for me.
There better be chocolate.
Just a heads-up...
Mr. Parker doesn't travel light.
What does that mean?
Could we rent this out for Coachella?
Please, sit down.
Welcome, guys.
It is my sincere honor to have you all here.
And you are?
Geologist Bennie Blum at your service, Mr. Parker.
Please, call me Tim. We're all friends here.
Thanks, Tim.
I'm very excited about the expedition.
What expedition?
I just assumed that...
I'm joking. Have a seat.
So you're a geographer.
I'm a geologist.
Really?
So, what can you tell me about this stone?
It's fake.
Fake? What do you mean, fake?
Well, I mean, it's quartz, but it's painted.
I believe it's called Australian Jade.
It's common.
I'm sorry, did you not know...
No, I knew. Of course I knew.
I was just testing to see how quickly you could spot a fake.
And you passed.
Tim, you just flew us halfway across the country to come here.
To whatever this is.
Care to tell us what this is all about?
What is she doing here?
Good to see you again, Professor.
Isabelle, how nice of you to join us.
No, but really, why is she here?
All questions will be answered in due time.
Look, I'm not going to play this game with you.
You know what?
Why don't we all sit down for lunch?
I insist.
You're not eating?
Everything the body needs.
Oh, you're a nutritionist, too.
How'd you get wrapped up in all this?
Mr. Parker's a frequent employer of mine.
He likes to send me out everywhere.
He also pays quite well.
What's your excuse?
To preserve the past so we can learn from it.
The past is a commodity.
Sell it to the highest bidder,
and they do with it whatever they want.
Sounds a little opportunistic, don't you think?
Oh, absolutely.
And pragmatic.
I don't believe in living in the past.
Well, if you improve your social skills,
you'll have something to look forward to in the future.
- The future is now. - Mm.
Isabelle, what's your deal?
This expedition has the potential
to be an expedition beyond compare.
It needs to be chronicled.
That's what Isabelle's doing here.
She's our official documentarian.
This pretty much guarantees me a position
at the Washington Post.
She's a page for them.
Freelance reporter, actually.
For now, at least.
So, why should we trust you?
I assure you that our methodology and philosophy
concerning antiques is quite similar.
Look, it's important that I remain anonymous.
I don't want the world to know that an American billionaire
is tramping through the Chinese wilderness looking
for a lost artifact, until Isabelle here
tells it on my terms.
What lost artifact?
Well, I'm continuing the work of your mother,
and finding the Heart of the Dragon.
It only seemed right that we reunite you two,
even if only in spirit, by returning the notebook
to you, Professor Channing.
With this notebook, we really have a shot
at finding the Heart of the Dragon
and returning it back to the people of China
after Emperor Qin stole it and buried himself with it.
This was your mother's life work, was it not?
Yeah, it was.
Well, then, I can't do this without you, Ally.
There's stuff in that notebook
that I don't understand, and you might.
All right.
We're in.
Great. How about a toast?
To the success of our endeavors.
To the past.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
What in God's name are you doing?
I'm not positive, but with so many unknown soils
in China, this could be unique.
I just don't want to miss the opportunity
to study or document it.
Wait, document it?
Or name it?
You're the one to talk, Mr. Carter.
Yeah, that's fair.
Can I ask you something?
Yeah, sure.
Why do you do this?
Are you really just in this for the fame and a paycheck?
- It didn't use to be that way. - What happened?
Well, let's just say history has a funny way
of biting you in the ass if you're not careful.
I thought history was only supposed to repeat itself.
Yeah, and I explore ancient temples.
So, after a few too many run-ins
with history trying to repeat itself,
I just started selling to the highest-paying customer.
I figure if I'm going to put my life on the line,
I might as well get paid for it.
Ah, so, Ally was right, then.
Yeah, looks like it, huh?
How about you? What are you in it for?
Not sure, really.
I've always been labeled the smart guy,
or the nerd, if you will.
Yeah, I can see that.
But I guess I just wanted to do something more.
An adventure seemed like the kind of thing
that would give me a story to tell.
Other than how hard I studied.
Bennie Blum, globe-trotting adventurer.
Actually, that's got kind of a nice ring to it.
Yeah.
I don't know. Maybe it's dumb.
Naw. Don't be so hard on yourself.
It's not like we're saving lives here.
They're relics.
Well, I'm... I'm getting tired.
Seems like we have a pretty big day
ahead of ourselves tomorrow, so...
Yeah.
Okay, so, what's the plan?
Okay, it's gonna be difficult
because we're gonna see some of
the most incredible, untouched artifacts
of ancient Chinese culture,
but we have to keep our wits about ourselves
because we need to look out for trip wires
and trap doors and probably some really nasty surprises.
I know we're here to find the Heart,
but I think that there's something else going on.
You know how Tim mentioned something
about my code with my mother.
My mother and I had this sort of language
that only the two of us could understand, and...
Wait, you remember all that from when you were five?
It's like the only thing that I remember from my mother,
but I know she was looking for something.
Like some sort of special key
that she was sure existed to protect the Heart.
It's kind of all that she talked about when I was little.
A key like to a lock?
She called it the mythical key.
So it might not be an actual key.
Truthfully, I think that she found it,
and I think she was killed for it.
Emperor Qin was the first and last unifier of China.
A relic from his tomb could be worth millions,
and I don't think that we can trust Nathan or Tim
to do the right thing if we find it.
I know that this is more than you signed up for.
So, I understand if you want to leave.
What? Girl, I'm not going anywhere.
I could be giving a boring lecture right now.
I don't care!
What was that?
I'm sorry. Come here.
Tim's lying about Isabelle.
He's making out with her by his tent.
- Not by his tent. - Are you mocking me?
Oh, okay, yes.
Well, I just... I don't totally understand why we care.
I guess I'm just surprised.
They didn't seem like they were together earlier.
Don't let it get to you.
We've got plenty to worry about as it is.
Night, boo.
Good night.
No!
Ah!
Isabelle!
Oh, no, no. Stay with us.
Where's Tim?
I don't know, I don't know!
One of you guys got a drink?
Aw, come on, I know one of you guys does.
What, no English? Come on.
Look who finally decided to show up.
Oh my God, Isabelle.
I'm sorry, she's gone.
They took Nathan!
We have to go get him, or they'll kill him, too.
No. There's no reason for us all to die.
You can stay here, but Nathan needs our help.
Well, then I guess I'm going with you.
They weren't anticipating us following.
- That's a good thing, right? - No.
Either they don't think someone's coming,
or they're really prepared for someone coming.
- Okay. - Ah!
Come on, don't do that.
So, was your little excursion successful?
Well, they know we're following them.
Wait, what do you mean? I don't understand.
They're making really good timing,
but they're also being sloppy.
And you're sure that these are the same men
who attacked us at the campground?
I'm pretty sure.
And what implies this certainty?
I didn't think people still spoke like that.
Shh.
Well, first of all, they keep moving away from us.
Secondly, I'm pretty certain that this is
an alcohol-soaked piece of Nathan's shirt.
It certainly smells like him.
So you saw them?
I saw the one that wanted to be seen.
That implies that they're watching us.
Yeah, without a doubt.
Matter of fact, I'm pretty sure they started
at the campground, if not sooner.
But why?
That's a great question.
Care to answer, Mr. Parker?
Oh, I have no idea what you're talking about.
All that talk about anonymity wasn't just
about evading the paparazzi, was it?
You really are as clever as advertised.
- You've gotta be kidding me. - What?
Did you think that no competitors
would come for this prize?
A little heads up would have been really nice.
Yet completely irrelevant to our plan of action.
- He's right. - What?
Wait, you agree with him?
It would have drawn attention.
We really don't need that right now.
But they already know we're here.
Okay. Well, who are these guys?
I can't be sure.
Would you care to make a guess?
It could be any number of groups
trying to acquire rare antiques.
Sounds like exactly the kind of people
our friend Nathan interacts with on a daily basis.
Let's catch up with him and find out.
I agree.
Ahh, Lei Wei, you've returned.
Sifu.
I see you've been successful.
Yes, Sifu.
You should have never killed the girl.
Yes, Sifu.
Mr. Carter.
In the flesh.
Under different circumstances this meeting
may have been more cordial.
I'm hurt.
You didn't even take the chance to get to know me.
But your reputation precedes you.
Ha! Which is?
Nefarious treasure hunter, dealer of lost antiquities,
and loyalty to the highest bidder.
Ah, extremely good- looking should really be
at the top there somewhere.
The Tao says think lightly of yourself
and more deeply of the world.
Mm, and, uh, if I'm not mistaken
it should also say something about
do not regret what you've done?
Someone's smitten.
What was the girl's name?
You will tell me her name.
Alabama Channing.
They call her Ally.
I must give this more thought.
Well, aren't you a cheery bunch?
Can we move any faster?
If you can track faster than me, by all means.
Never mind.
Come on, guys. We've really gotta press on.
Actually, Bennie, come on. You can do better than that.
Okay.
Stop.
Oh.
Maybe you should stay at point.
If you say so.
Not exactly what we signed up for, huh?
No recovery ever is.
You know what's strange, though?
The creepy rich guy?
Other than the high acidity level in the soil samples?
- 2,000 year old treasure? - Nathan being kidnapped?
The booby traps? I give up.
I don't think that any of these traps
are intended to be lethal.
Maybe what happened to Isabelle was an accident.
Look, these traps could have been much worse.
Yeah, I actually agree with you.
- Feel better? - Yeah.
I gotta follow the guys, or the trail is gonna go cold.
- Meet back here. - Meet back here.
Hey, buddy.
You okay? Wake up.
Ohh. My head.
Good, you're still alive.
Now get up. We've gotta go meet Ally.
Wait, where is she?
She went after our new super fans.
By herself?
Which is why we have to hurry.
Ugh, blame it on the head trauma.
Ah, are you grouchy after your nappy?
Be nice to me.
Ow, ow, be careful, be careful.
- Oh, my God. - I need my samples.
It's a bag of dirt, man, come on.
Are you guys always like this?
- Pretty much. - Yes.
Oh, bravo.
You played right into their hands.
You're welcome.
I'm sorry, for what, exactly?
Rescuing you.
Yeah, this doesn't look exactly like a rescue.
You know, for someone so cocky,
- you really have little faith. - Mm.
Please, Professor Alabama.
- Yeah. - Who are you?
I am just a person...
Same as you.
Not even close.
Hey, thanks for the help.
Well, I underestimated you.
Wouldn't be the first time.
Hey, uh, you mind?
So what's the plan?
We need to rendezvous with everyone else
and get out of here.
All right, and, uh, what about your expedition?
Let's deal with these guys first.
Fair enough.
They didn't break.
- Oh, thank God. - Helena!
Oh, my God.
Oh, I thought you weren't coming back.
- Bennie, you're okay! - Barely.
Hey.
Oh, not in your lifetime.
Okay, look, I can't imagine they're far behind, so.
I only saw the ten of them.
- Who are they? - I don't know.
They seem well trained for villagers.
What, did I miss something?
Tim hasn't exactly been, um, forthcoming about
what he's gotten us into.
That's putting it mildly.
So, you know what...
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Should have seen that one coming.
Stick this.
Damnit, Tim. If they wanted us dead,
they would have killed us by now.
That would be ill advised.
Enough.
We mean you no harm.
You killed Isabelle.
That was an unfortunate accident.
You have your mother's eyes.
But you must tell me...
Why did she name you Alabama?
How do you know my mother?
She came here a long time ago.
Very much the way that you are here now.
She was asking for safe passage.
And she offered to perform a service
that we have yet to complete.
Finding the Heart of the Dragon?
It is more than just a simple treasure.
It is the power behind the Qin Dynasty,
and a tool for unification.
A tool?
Emperor Qin accomplished more than any emperor
before or after him.
The legacy of his reign surpassed that of Alexander,
Genghis Kahn, Rome, and even the early monarchs of Europe.
It wasn't until World War I when the foundations
began to crack.
He is correct.
And now the world is in turmoil once again.
And the Chinese people need to be unified
if we are to survive this.
And you think that the Heart of the Dragon will help?
We know it can.
So... then why did you need my mother to go get it?
She was an expert.
But you already knew that before you came here.
You see, the tomb has seven keys.
Only one of them leads to the heart.
You must choose wisely, for if you choose the wrong one,
your fate will end
the same as the people who opened them.
Now we want to ensure that the next one
who will attempt... is truly worthy.
So you've just been chasing off anyone that gets close by.
Yes. Something like that.
You knew about this.
You brought us in here knowing full well
we could have been killed.
Yeah, that would have an unfortunate circumstances.
- Do you care about anything? - Enough.
- Ally, you can't seriously... - Look, that's enough.
We're here now. That's what matters.
So, you're saying that my mother offered to help you.
Yes.
And what did you offer her in return?
- Safe passage. - That worked out great.
And anything that she wants
except for the Heart of the Dragon.
She was particularly interested in a jade key, nothing else.
Come on, Ally. We don't need these guys.
Do you know which the last viable key is?
Well, no, but we can just try them all, can't we?
No. I'm not willing to risk it.
Yeah, and I didn't put this whole thing together only
to hand it over to a group of savages, okay?
We don't need them.
Wait, you have kept us in the dark since the very beginning.
Why should we do anything you say?
Your presence here is a favor, okay?
You are rapidly becoming more of a problem than you're worth.
Oh, I'm so sorry that you sent me into a death trap.
- Okay. - Okay. Okay.
- This is ridiculous. - Okay. Okay.
This is a good time for everybody to chill.
Breathe in, breathe out.
Don't tell me how to breathe.
He is correct again.
We are all tired. Exhausted.
Why don't we all get some rest
and we'll talk about it in the morning.
Can't sleep?
Yeah.
Once I'm on, it's a little hard to turn it off.
Yeah. I know what you mean.
I'm good.
More for me.
- Can I ask you something? - What's up?
Do you think that we're getting into
something really dangerous?
- Yeah, probably. - Yeah.
But I get paid regardless of how this turns out, so...
Is it really all about money for you?
We've had this conversation.
Nathan, wait. I'm sorry.
I'm not here to lecture you.
I just really want to find the Heart.
It was my mother's dream to find it
and return it to the rightful owners, the people of China.
Does it really mean that much to you?
It's the reason I'm an archeologist.
The only reason I'm even here
is because you found her notebook.
Well, look, I think we find ourselves in a
"the sooner we get out of here the better" situation.
Yeah.
If that means helping you find the Heart, then I'm in 100%.
Thank you.
Cheers.
Ugh.
Stop it.
See you in the morning.
I see a decision has been made?
Yeah. Not by me.
We all need to work together to find
the Heart of the Dragon, or no one does.
I just don't believe that it should be locked away forever.
Okay, a relic like that should be shared with the world,
not just its homeland.
You will see in due time why it can only belong to us.
- Is that a threat? - All right, calm down.
Getting all hot and bothered is not gonna help us
find the Heart.
He's right.
Let's do this.
- Spider. - What?
Aw, thanks, stud.
Oh yeah?
I do that sort of thing all the time. Spiders and...
Okay, watch it with the macho talk.
You're going to turn me straight.
Really?
No, not really.
But I'm happy to ease your mind, kid.
- Helena? - What?
- Can you come help a sec? - Yeah.
I'm having trouble with this symbol.
Excuse me.
- Oh, looks, uh... - Hey, we need to talk.
Oh-oh.
You breaking up with me?
I saw you getting chummy with Ally last night.
Don't forget you work for me.
The Heart and its payday are mine.
Yeah, and, uh, what if I change my mind?
Then I'll just have to alert the authorities
of your black market dealings.
Every country in the world would fight for the opportunity
to have you in their prison.
So, you'll help me... and only me...
take the Heart.
- You are a son of a... - Good.
I'm glad we could reach an agreement.
- No, this one. - Yeah?
I think that's where we're going.
This way.
Hey, Ally. Helena. Wait up.
Jian, any thoughts?
Well, I'm afraid
the only paths that I know
are the ones that are blocked.
Up down, all around which way will you go?
That which is above us so often as below.
This way.
- Look. - Oh.
Those are completely rusted through.
Tread carefully, little one, look down at all you see.
Three times you'll jump back and then be home free.
What on earth could that mean?
It's an old poem.
It means...
...that...
...we...
Made it.
Did I tell you?
Ally, you did it. You found it.
I take back every doubt I ever had.
You doubted me?
Great.
Let's not waste any more time.
But wait...
We must let the Heart know that you are not here
for monetary gain.
Ally, you must recite from the Tao
the phrase of the Heart of the warrior.
Oh, come on.
Ally, repeat after me.
Perfect.
Ms. Channing, you may enter.
You're not coming with us?
I'm afraid our part in this tale
has come to an end for now.
But I also believe that you and your team,
your parts are just unfolding.
Good luck, Ms. Channing.
You're gonna need it.
Onwards.
Let's see...
One, two, which can it be?
Choose wrong and beware the poison beneath.
And there's a question mark?
Well, that says poison, so I vote not that way.
Great.
You're sure it's safe to be down here?
No, but if we use the right entrance,
we should be fine.
This is going to be a theme.
Okay.
So, given our only way forward now is through poison,
do you have any kind of strategy in case this gets worse?
Yeah, keep moving forward to the last available entrance
because we can't sit around waiting to die.
What do you think?
Simple, elegant.
Yeah, I like it.
Did we do it?
Did we find the tomb?
Does this look like a tomb to you?
Watch out for traps.
The door was labeled for a reason.
This cave might be old, but poison is poison.
Looking like a first-timer, there, Carter.
It's just been a while since I've been in a place like this.
Forgot what it felt like.
I know what you mean.
This one's probably been on your list for a while?
You have no idea.
You could say that again.
Every culture has elements of storytelling.
I feel like if I can decipher and record those stories
for the next generation,
they can learn from them and be better for it.
It's what made me want to study linguistics.
I feel the same about dirt.
Are you serious?
Every rock, every tree ring,
they all have a story to tell, you know.
Yeah, I mean...
Oh, let me guess.
You pay people to sit around your mansion
and tell you stories.
Hey, I may not be an academic,
but I have traveled the world.
Look, if you must know, I was just going to say
that I find this place to be one of the most fascinating things
I've ever seen in my life.
But, excuse me.
Kind of strong.
So besides the Heart of the Dragon,
I've heard there's some other treasure
hidden in here somewhere.
Don't get any ideas.
All relics belong to their rightful people.
You mean the people letting us risk our lives for them?
What about the history behind it?
What about the people who need and deserve these relics?
All right, listen.
There's no difference between you and I, okay?
You just think that people are deserving
just because they're poor.
That doesn't make you a hero. That makes you naive.
Wow. You are full of it.
I shouldn't even be surprised by now.
Listen, your majesty.
Being smart and beautiful isn't always going to help you
if you can't take care of yourself.
Thank you so much for your veiled concern,
but I think I'm just fine.
Smooth.
That was a close call.
Phew.
Careful.
What? What? What? What?
What? What?
No, Bennie.
Poisoned dart.
Oh no.
Bennie, it's gonna be okay, stay with me!
Do something. Anything!
We need to help him.
It's too late.
There's nothing we can do.
I'm so sorry.
Look, I know that this is
not what you want to hear right now,
but we really must press forward.
The Heart obviously isn't here,
and we don't know how many other poisonous darts are around.
We've gotta go.
Nice.
This doesn't look right.
We need to go down.
How do we do that?
Give me the notebook.
What? No.
Okay, then give me the map.
No way.
Look, I'm sorry about what happened to your friend,
okay, but we need a clear head moving forward.
Let me take point for a little bit.
It's not a terrible idea.
Maybe you should just give it to him.
Are you serious?
Come on, give it to me.
Fine, Colombo.
Thank you.
Let's move.
Tim, hold up. It's not safe.
Just let him go.
I can't believe Bennie's gone.
He was just a kid.
Look, you couldn't have known
that was going to happen to him.
None of us could.
She's right.
Once the poison hits the bloodstream,
there's nothing you can do about it.
Hey...
I miss him, too.
I know he was a nerd, but he was our nerd.
Let's just go.
I can't do this anymore.
What do you mean?
Tim set up the whole thing
so that he can get the Heart for himself.
He thinks that because it was Emperor Qin's
it's got some sort of, I don't know, like
mystical power that's gonna make him wildly rich.
- I... - That's crazy.
- I called it. - Yeah.
I knew we couldn't trust him.
Son of a...
How long have you known about this?
Ally, why do you think I'm here?
So you've been helping him this entire time.
Yeah.
But that's what I'm trying to tell you
is that I can't do it anymore.
Yeah, sure.
This changes nothing.
Hold on, did... you heard me say that the only reason
we're doing this is to make him rich,
like, why would we continue?
Yeah, I heard you say that.
I was standing right here.
God, you are cute for a guy, but you are dense.
All right, let me spell this out for you.
Just because he commissioned us to collect the Heart
and give it to him, doesn't mean that we're going to...
To give him the Heart of the Dragon.
Of course Tim is just in it for himself.
Guys like that always are.
So you two have known about this the whole time.
- Not specifically but... - I had an inkling.
Okay, can't fool the famous Alabama Channing.
Got it.
Why do guys always assume that they have
more information than us?
- Thank you, though. - Mm.
But that confession was really cute, though.
Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up.
Real cool.
I'm close. It's close.
Okay, okay.
So what was your counter plan?
Tim doesn't know that we need a key,
so if we find it before he does, we have a leg up.
Oh, that's right. This mythical key.
A myth... what?
My mom was convinced that we needed a key to get
into the Heart of the Dragon, so,
it might not actually be a real key.
That's helpful.
It could be a combination, a code, a tool, something.
We can't let him get too far ahead.
This way.
Whoa.
Man...
This is dope.
What do we have here?
First find.
Oh, come on. Let me see that.
Ally?
Is that your mom?
She was here.
I knew so little of her.
I was only five when she died.
She's been leaving traces of herself behind
that I've been finding my whole life.
Like what?
She loved puzzles and games even more than I did.
Every day I'd wake up and she'd have one for me,
even when she was going on a dig.
Even when she died, more would come.
And...
I think that I used it to pretend
that she never left.
But I always knew that she was gone.
Well, it sounds like she really loved you.
Yeah.
I like to think that she did.
That's why I was so happy to get her notebook.
I was so willing to come here and put everybody in danger.
Well, it looks like she gave you one last puzzle to solve.
Hey.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. I just found a locket.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
Cool,
'cause I think you're really gonna dig this.
Come on.
Okay,
so, this looks like Cantonese,
but it's way more primitive.
I think it's pre-Cantonese, the way that Latin
is pre-Italian or Spanish...
Hey, this isn't helping. Come on.
All this to say I think I've got it figured out.
Stone, storm, fire,
sun, warrior,
I think moon, because sun.
And get this.
Heart.
The Heart of the Dragon.
Last thing my mom says.
Not his ego nor pills nor vice, little one, little one.
Not once nor twice nor thrice, little one, little one.
But four times as nice said the hawk to the mice.
And four times as fun the bird loudly enticed.
Zheng's better advice was his most concise.
When she wrote my last gift she was also my goodbye.
The Heart...
of the Dragon. It must be the heart.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, are...
are you sure about that?
What does she mean "my last gift to you
is also my last goodbye"?
I don't know. That's the last of the riddle.
Also, why did he have you recite the Tao of the warrior
if we're looking for a heart?
Hey, Tao of the warrior.
Is that the warrior?
That's the same symbol.
My last gift to you is my last goodbye.
That... I think she wrote this before she died.
Oh!
Wow.
Helena!
Come on.
- Oh, my whole body hurts. - Helena?
Ah, God!
I'm sorry. I heard you crying.
I got the wind knocked out of me. I was like "Don't be sad."
Oh, my God, don't do that to me ever again.
Sorry.
This guy was about to be my only friend.
Only?
We're friends now?
Shut up, just help me get her up.
- Ow, ow, ow, ow. - I'm sorry. You okay?
Uh, yeah.
I think I hurt my leg.
I don't think I can walk on it.
Well, you have to. I'm not just leaving you here.
Oh yes, you are.
That jerkface Tim has probably got
the Heart of the Dragon at this point.
I'm not leaving you here
to die like my mother did, okay?
Whoa, who said anything about dying?
I'm just gonna like, I don't know, hang out,
like read a book or something.
Oh, my God, go.
Please don't do anything stupid.
You, too, lover boy.
Doesn't that say warrior?
Yeah, that's what I don't get.
Every myth that I've ever heard,
it's been the Heart of the Dragon.
This might not be it.
Well, maybe they got it wrong.
No, I think the Heart of the Dragon
is still here somewhere.
Shall we go find that?
Tim?
I think it's in here.
Tim.
Did you find it?
Did you find the heart?
What?
That's it, that's the heart.
Use it to open the tomb.
You just have to repeat the phrase.
Tim, I think that we all should go.
It's really dangerous.
Helena just got hit by a bunch of rocks.
Without going inside, are you crazy?
Hey.
Tim, why don't we just take a minutes to calm down.
Power.
Give it to me.
No.
I said give it to me.
What do you think that you're doing?
Did you forget who you work for?
You work for me.
Let him go.
This is not yours for the taking.
Well, see, that's where you're wrong.
It is mine for the taking.
I've worked too hard and for too long to just let you
walk out of here with it.
Tim, this belongs to the people of China,
and you know it.
What are they gonna do with it, huh?
Nothing.
They're gonna put it on display
when it could be making them rich.
You're acting insane.
You're using me, you're using them.
Of course I used you.
What did you think this was going to be,
an all-expense-paid expedition so that you could
just relive the dreams of your dead mother?
I don't have all day, Al.
Ow!
Oh, this just got weird.
We should go.
Is that what I think it is?
Yeah.
It's, uh...
It's the Heart of the Dragon.
That is a cool sword.
I spent my entire life researching this.
It was the Emperor's sword all along.
Okay. Glad you found it, let's go.
- We need to get Helena. - Yeah.
Whoa!
Do you feel that?
I think it's following the jade heart.
Well, way to choose wisely, my chosen one.
Shut up.
Why is the cave shaking?
I don't know, but look what I found.
- Is that the... - Yes, it is.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Oh, you found it.
Let's not talk about it here.
Come on.
Go! Go!
That's a sight for sore eyes.
Ms. Channing.
Is that...
I present the Heart of the Dragon.
Can it really be?
It is.
I must thank you for this sacred gift.
The people of China will not forget.
Whatever you desire, is yours.
What will you do next?
Well.
Well, that depends.
What other hidden relics you have around here?
So that's when we discovered the real key
wasn't the Heart of the Dragon,
it was the Heart of the Warrior.
As you can see...
Class dismissed.