03x23 - The Alexander Portlass Story

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A year ago.

This had been a bad stretch for the wagon
train.

Oh, I had managed to find
a couple of waterholes

and a few patches of cheatgrass
with the cattle, but

it had been rough going
and that had been a wet year.

This one was a dry year and two days.

I hadn't seen a living thing.

Not an animal or a bird,
not even a lizard.

I could have been scouting a country
for the dead. Oh.

I wouldn't.

Ali McCullough.

Glad to meet you.

McCullough.

All right, McCullough, Start

dragging that horse. Get.

Oh, I'm all.

Right.

Look what I got.

He ain't the prettiest bear that moment
I remember.

It's been a dry summer.

Well, we do skin him out for Welsh bait.

Yeah, but I let him keep his hide

lease
until after he's finished scouting for us.

I know you

and him is failing.

That's right.

I used to be with a wagon train last year

till that blue nosed Major Adams
dropped me off in the middle of nowhere.

In stranger,
we threw you out for being a thief.

And you know something, McCullough?

I still am.

Did not just steal me a scout.

Nice.

A brutal

limo on your big broad

road.

Crew like

Groucho Tanner.

John.

Don't k*ll him.

Just hang him.

Don't hurt this man.

He means no harm.

This will not do. Mr. Phelan.

Mr. McCullough is our guest.

Help him to the wagon.

Well.

Well, Mr. McCullough,

I'm afraid we got off to a very bad start.

It's entirely my fault.

I should have been here
to welcome you personally.

But you know what happened?

I fell asleep in my wagon.

You feel any better now?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I'll set him off.

You mean this?

You happened to touch
on his most sensitive point?

You see, his name
Brutus in Spanish is the equivalent

for the Latin Brutus,
not Brutus, like you thought.

You know that Brutus was a man

whose political conscience
got him into a violent end.

And in some respects, Brutus career
parallels his.

Not that he k*lled Caesar,
but he spoke out very loudly

against the foreign intruder,
Emperor Maximilian.

Eventually became a source of irritation
in his native Mexico.

They removed the source.

His tone.

May I suggest that

when you address him in the future,
you are a little bit more cautious?

A plan from the future?

Nothing special except that
I hope your stay will be very long.

What do you say, gentlemen?

Yeah.

Might be kind of nice
having a new face around here.

Even is

he the leader of this g*ng.

And the leader of this expedition?

It colors an expedition.

Yes, it's an expedition

for mortality.

In mortality.

My immortality.

I hope you'll help me to achieve it.

And how am I supposed to help you
live forever?

Forever?

Yes, sir.

Forever.

Right now.

Why don't you rest up?

You have nothing else to do before supper.

Oh, Mr.

Fallon.

Mr. Fallon, will you?

When you keep our guests company
until supper,

may I assure you, you're most welcome.

Guest.

I think the word you mean is prisoner.

To tenderness toward.

I would never use it.

Will you join us, Mr.

McCullough?

As it seems to have

taken quite a shine to you.

That's

the first of what?

Maybe he's a professor
of kidnaping, stupid scouts.

What does he want?

A scout. Well,
you got a belly full of grub.

Won't you just lay down there
and grab yourself a snooze?

It's a matter with him.

What, you mean

while I go and try to get up?

He almost didn't make it. He's fat.

Maybe he's sick.

Look, he ain't sick enough,
so he can take care of you.

And he's well enough to lead us to the

gold.

You're wasting your time, Fallon.

There's no gold in this desert

here.

I didn't think I

could.

Quiet both of you.

How can a man think with a
with noise around here?

My canteen is gone.

The last time I seen this little runt
just hanging around my gear, I wasn't.

I wasn't near it.

You know how he's been complaining
all along that how thirsty he was?

Just three years.

He took Sly, and I never did.

Now you know
how precious water is around here.

Why don't you give him back his canteen?

I ain't got it.

He's lying
just so he can get part of my ration.

So I'm a liar.

You call me like any very respectable boy.

Because I got to learn you little respect.

Oh, lay your hands on me. You.

I k*ll you.

So help me.

You can't do it, boy.

Well, you can get a second shot over
town, buster.

I'll be on you with your legs.

No, actually,
there has been a little bad blood

between the two of them
from the very start.

I wonder maybe it would be better
to let them settle it

right here and now.

Wide and split
you wide open from your head.

Writing down your wish
novel with one good fly,

which may.

We took a brave boy at both fever.

And. Told me,

Sir, I'd like to talk to you.

I can't think of anything

more humiliating
than a man being deprived of his pants.

Somebody did that to me. And

he used to do it to me at the university.

Maybe you have no sense of humor,
but I find it unfunny.

Drafty, too.

Shall we have some privacy, sir?

Despicable people.

Despicable.

But I can't do without him.

However, I kept my promise to date.

Cook a good meal, didn't he?

Would you be comfortable?

I don't think you're interested
in my comfort.

Fallon called you a professor.

Professor of what?

That's just a courtesy title
these imbeciles gave me.

My name is Alexander Porteous.

You know what my name is.

And you know that I've got a job to do.

Now, why are you keeping me here?

I know, I know.

But I have a more important job for you.

Much more important.

And just what might that be?

I'll tell you.

But why don't
you first join me in a drink?

Thank you.

J u p e

i That might just be dupes mind.

I wonder how it got there.

I don't get the faintest idea.

I don't believe you

might.

Because that kid is life, you know?

And where I've been sent

from one point of view,

from another point of view,

might have been very advantageous.

Because you see,
since you joined the expedition,

this is one more mouth to feed,
one more thirst to quench,

not having foreseen that necessity of

IV only provision
to the expedition for five.

No, I have a problem.

Is one too many.

Professor, there's an obvious solution
to your problem.

You just give me back my horse.

I told you, I.

I have a very important job for you.

What is it?

You mind helping me

in Oregon?

Boot.

One of your expedition of convicts of four

of forum.

Careful, Careful.

You realize you.

You are not holding my life in your hands.

I never seen it in writing like this.

It's very old Pueblo.

No, no, no.

Yeah, you're very right. It's very old.

I know. When you say Pueblo, you.

You're about 3000 miles off
because it's Aztec.

Aztec?

You believe in the legend of Montezuma's
treasure.

Believe it.

I'm convinced of it.

And you think these figures
are going to show you where it is?

How did you know
that's exactly what it does?

And that's why you want me.

I'd like you to help me to interpret
some of his obscurities.

Well, sure.

And then after we find this,

we can run down to Florida
and look for the fountain of youth

and then look
for the seven cities of gold.

Oh, that's nonsense.

I grant you, those things are fairy tales.

However, when it comes to the Treasure
of Montezuma,

it's an entirely different matter

to listen to this carefully.

Disappear.

You sons of heaven in dreadful
prophecies have been fulfilled.

The hordes of the enemy are in East.

Your voice is the voice of thunder.

And they will k*ll with man
made lightning.

The thunder and lightning, of course,

refers to the cannons of Cortez.

You realize that this recourse
to the beginning of the Spanish conquest.

What if it's just a history?

What makes you think
it'll take you to the treasure?

I shall try to interpret it for you
in my own words,

he asked.

Be terrified,
not only on account of Cortez soldiers

and cannons, but also because.

Because the coming of the conquistadors

seemed to be the fulfillment
of an ancient prophecy.

News of the Spaniards
approach pure and Montezuma's capital

to a city of horror to offer a great human

sacrifice to delay the invaders advance.

And then when?

When none of that availed,
Montezuma ordered his most trusted officer

to transport his personal treasure

to a hiding place in a desert north.

What?

The tablets of forgery?

No, No tears, no possibility.

It's been authenticated.

And I can tell you
presently where I got it.

Shall I continue?

I don't know that I have any choice.

Thank you.

And this is an account of that officer's
journey.

And really time.

I was able to trace his ear out
to this general region,

to the Treasure of Montezuma.

He's probably out there in this desert,

probably.

Probably only a few miles from here.

What a Beautiful Mind.

All right, Mr.

Freeman, you.

You may relax. You're gone.

Why don't you go and get some sleep?

This? No, I.

I think you're interesting
enough not to leave us now.

Good night, Mr.

Freeman.

Sleep well.

Are you.

Are you good at Wills, Mr. McCullough?

I'll take it away.

Cause
you see, up to here, the tantric describes

the journey very well,
up to the extremities of this desert.

And then it becomes
increasingly confusing.

Like this for sons have died

since we came to this place of the water.

Ghosts shouldn't mean anything to you.

Water. Ghosts.

Want to guess it's a mirage
because it's full. Of

course.

Yeah.

I always knew
if we pulled our force together,

we would succeed.

And just last night,

we slept surrounded by glowing torches.

Now, I appreciate the poetry
of these words, but

centers keeps me going.

Torch

is a spiny cactus called no Cartier,

and it blooms
the flowers of brilliant red.

You might think of that
as a glowing torch. Yes.

And where would you find it?

All over the desert.

Well, then.
Then it wouldn't be any clue of.

Well, you'd have to find a clump of them.

The blossoms
only show themselves in spring.

Oh, this I don't understand at all.

Sandstorm of great violence, rose.

We finally found shelter from it

in the embrace of the Wailing Dead man.

Does that mean something to you?

Wailing.

Good man. No.

Seek refuge from a sandstorm in a canyon.

A coyote, a whale into an Indian

might be thought of as a waiting dead man.

There's a canyon about 15 miles
southwest of here.

The Indians colored Cowley Canyon.



Well,
then, 10 hours to it is drawing to an end.

Because

within the embrace of these hills must be

the treasure of the Montezuma
that I'm certain.

And after that,

after that comes the Alexander portraits,
of whom no British Museum.

What? My room,

my immortality.

And in that room
there will be asked to treasures

such as the world has never seen before.

What's that got to do
with the British Museum?

I used to work there for many years.

It was the happiest time of my life

there where I got a tablet cause I.

I were surrounded by disbelievers.

And then I.

And I took ill.

What kind of illness.

I wanted to just a minor ailment.

And then I then I found the money
to finance my own expedition.

A real treasure.

Cellini, come to be frank,
where you stole it from a museum.

And I sold it for a great amount of money.

And that's why you want your fortune
to get back at the disbelievers.

Hence

the Alexander port. You

think of it? Did

your dad close it?

Kind of figured you'd pass this way.

McCullough

All right.

McCullough My love.

Uh uh.

How do you want it

to have a nice cold drink of water?

You like playing tricks with canteen,
don't you, Mr.

Plotless? Oh, I have any number of tricks.

Just about to show you another one.

Get it.

It down.

Joyce McCullough.

I said get down.

I'll take care of this.

Taking up the boot.

I have no objection to hurting him.

Maybe the pain will remind him
not to escape.

Mr. McCullough.

Now we are going to clear the canyon,

which you were kind enough
to point out for me last night.

And if we don't find what I'm looking for,

you have my solemn pledge
that I'm going to k*ll you myself. And

that will.

How much credit to it?

If you look hard, you can see the beauty.

Seems very near.

Would you mind very much
driving for me, Mr.

McCullough?

Are you asking me?

He's telling you.

Go on, get down.

If you don't arrest these horses,
they're never going to make it.

City pressing on. But

suppose everybody wants to get fed.

Let's make a stop, gentlemen.

Let's go.

A minute.

Thirsty? How much water shall I give him?

I was low. Over half a barrel.

Well, I don't know how long
it will have to last.

But you're in great.

It was up to me.

I say let them all die of thirst.

But I have a cup
to keep them going to sundown.

All right.

Where'd you pick up these buzzards?

I think by that comparison,
you do a great injustice to buzzards.

After all the birds clear up
carrion my associates created.

Where did I picked them up?

Well, I'm glad to go. He.

He was a candidate for a hanging,
so I'm misdirected to pass.

You see it?

Only a thief put it in a bad fugitive's.

I needed him to turn

now. Felon and duty.

He set upon me one night in El Paso.

They beat me up and robbed me.

They were apprehended.

And the next morning I put up to bail.

And that's how
I persuaded them to join me.

What about your tongue, miss friend?

We can go the horses

to man sold when the horse
just threw him in for an extra $20.

He's very much like a horse himself.

He's strong and dumb and willing to labor

or anything
with occasional fits of tempers.

You had occasion to notice.

I really like brutal.

I hope at the end
he shall go fast without suffering.

What about the others?

You don't really care how they go, do you?

Just as long as they go.

He had drag, as you said it yourself.

Human beings.

No consequence.

For them.

How do you plan to knock them off?

We said anything about knocking them off
and figures.

If you want a whole treasure
for the Alexander Partners

room, it's
going to be nothing left for them.

And what about me?

You planning to get rid of me
personally the way you're threatened? No.

You're intelligent and you're useful.

I wouldn't know how to get out of this
wilderness by myself.

Do you realize that I'm in your hand?

Maybe more than you know.

Suppose I tell them that you're dying.

You're all dying.

All of us.

Every day.

The calendar is our executioner.

That's very philosophical.

That's not what I mean.

Suppose I tell them
that you've got creeping paralysis.

Which you mean?

I mean, we had a man on a wagon train
who lost the use of his arms and his legs

the same way you are.
By the time we got to Sacramento,

the only thing he could move
were his eyes.

I'm not on the edge of paralysis.

You fall down, you can't get up.

You can't even hold onto the reins.

I'm just more clumsy than others,
that's all.

Why did you lose your job at the museum?

Too pointless, wasn't it?

Because you were dropping
too many valuable things.

We have rested long enough.

Let's be off, gentlemen.

You. How could you please?

Who were anxious to

show no time left.

It was time to get to the wagon train.

You looked for a doctor.
You might have a chance.

All of this nonsense. You.

It's only my dream that keeps me alive.

I won't help you with that.

He won't.

Failing.

He'll put him on a horse and watch him.

If he tries to escape,
you sh**t him, Larry.

Go. You.

You drive the wagon.

You two

dead men rails against the moon.

Gentlemen. What?

We'll camp here for tonight,

laddie. Go. Go get some wood.

We'll need a great fire.

Oh, you here to cure is

greeting our coming.

That's a good omen.

The Indians believe they have
because somebody is going to die.

Tomorrow will be my day of triumph.

It's a pretty big canyon.

How are you going to know where to look?

The heart of the dead man.

I'm quoting from the tablet.

Now, where would you look
for the heart of the canyon?

You ought to be able
to figure that out for yourself.

I would use force
only with great reluctance.

I'd much rather be peaceful.

They say the same thing
about a rattlesnake.

That's a good simile. Just keep it in mind

for now.

Tell me you ain't stealing water.

Do you?

See you in the run.

I told him, stealing water.

I told you the one who stole my canteen.

Should have k*lled him Now.

This time I for food.

Magical.

We leave here to dash

group.

You stop back.

From w*r AX.

This is an ancient w*r AX, It's Aztec.

Where did you find your clan to go?

Or around the bend.

A little ways.

Towards quick land. You go.

Show me the way.

She must be cross here.

Thank you.

Let you go.

Now tell me that t*rture

That's golden.

I dreamed existence.

United.

It was ordained.

I shall have my room.

Get the tools, gentlemen.

It'll be safer to wait until daylight.

Sandstorm. Pretty tricky.

I have no time.

Mr. McCullum, bring the tools.

I can't believe that it's this easy, huh?

I can't believe that they drag a treasure


and then just throw a little dirt of it.

And these carvings, it tells you right
where to look.

Where?

Undoubtedly, you will demand a human

sacrifice. Who?

The w*r, God of tactics.

Before he extended his favors,

he always demanded a human sacrifice.

And always he makes his own choice.

I'm going through failing.

Galloway.

Let him get away.

Has your sacrifice?

Has he?

He was elected.

Gentlemen, it's safe to continue. Now.

Your further demands will be made of us.

Look.

This is the legendary throne of Montezuma

with these gold plates
he used to dine and feast and.

And this is the famous
stone calendar with guests.

Careful, brutal.

They all better be careful.

It's a sandstorm.

You never know what might bring it down.

Don't look.

This is beyond all my expectations.

I told you it's

the greatest fine the world has ever known

it. Brutal.

Come on out here.

Come on out here.

He wants to k*ll us like it did. Jupiter.

Let it go.

What's to keep all that stuff for himself?

You don't have to worry about that.

Brutal.

Hey, Brody, didn't you hear
McCullough talking to me about that?

I didn't fry the desert.

So you give that stuff to me.

Come on.

How brutal they learn.

Fallon, you don't have to be afraid.

Of that because he's dying.

I heard that, too.

But so will you. McCullough.

Maybe he'll have two more seconds.

Oh, no.

All right,

McCullough, stay in there if you want to.

We'll be out here where the water is.

You're getting more supplies for this.

Have you got any more slugs for that?

There's a whole box in a.

Wagon,

I suppose. A key.

This thing is in the wagon, too.

To keep

here.

It's our

thanks, Bruno.

Oh, and McCullough,

a little fat man.

I do like a long drink.

We got almost half a barrel.

You can have all you want.

I give all the gold in this room

for a lot of r*fles.

What?

Uh, uh,

uh, uh.

Isn't that beautiful work?

The blade is made of flint.

To think of that civilization
when they had no iron

and steel.

And. And that bow is beautiful.

And I.

I found the gold narrow.

That it must have belonged
to Montezuma himself. It.

It bears the royal seal.

One arrow

bow without a string.

It's not a very good chance.

I can't get close enough to take a shot.

I'm going out, Professor.

It's not much of a chance, but

it's the only one we've got.

I welcome you to.

You are the first visitor

to the Alexander Portrait room

at the British Museum.

May I point out to you

that you are now looking
at the finest single collection of

pre-Columbian art in the whole world.

I'll quote you from.

From Montezuma's tablet.

If any of the moons came, God of Light

should have punished the room.

It shall be his for evermore.

You hear the prophecy

for evermore.

Bruno, stop watering the horses.

Oh, stupid Bruno, don't water
all the horses.

We only need to.

Put it down now.

Stop.

It brought.

It's all yours.

Not just as you wanted it.

The Alexander Porteous run.

It's all yours.