"[ Man Narrating ] Two American scientists are lost in the swirling maze... of past and future ages... during the first experiments on America's greatest and most secret project- the Time Tunnel." "Tony Newman and Doug Phillips now tumble helplessly toward a new, fantastic adventure... somewhere along the infinite corridors of time." "Over there, Capitan." "Over there!" " How many dead?" " We have killed 1 2, Capitan." "That is example enough." "The rest of them will run to the hills." "We will go back to camp." "He didn't even try to fight them." "He was terrified." "I'd say from the way he's dressed, we're somewhere in South or Central America." "And that crossbow makes it about the 1 6th century." "The others look Spanish." "[ Horse Whinnies ]" "They're Spanish, all right." "Tony, if that's Cortes and his army... we're right in the middle of one of the biggest bloodbaths in history." "They came to loot and to kill anybody who got in their way." "Well, that may be, but they're the only chance we have of getting out of here." "I must warn you now, Chief." "She will suffer great pain unless you tell us what we want to know." "Kill them!" "Capitan Alvarado." " Who are these men?" " I don't know, Capitan General Cortes." "Hernando Cortes." "You are too impatient, Capitan." "You should have offered the hospitality of our camp..." " to the governor's spies." " We're not spies for anybody." "I think they should have the opportunity to witness our efficiency." "At least give us a chance to explain our presence here." "I will be glad to listen to the fiction..." "Governor Velasquez has created to deceive me." "But first there is more important business to be taken care of." "Take them away." " What have they told you?" " I threatened the old woman, but they would not speak." "You are so ungallant, Capitan." "But then you lack refinements." "You must remember the men are as hard as iron." "But it is not so with the women." "Torch." "I want the golden mask your tribe possesses, woman." "And I mean to have it." "As a symbol of authority, it will make my task easier." "If you tell me where it is... you, your husband and your son will be allowed to join your people in the hills... unharmed." "Very well." " [ Chief Screaming ] - [ Screaming ]" "[ Continues Screaming ]" "[ Sobbing ]" "I take it you are ready to reveal the location now." " Put down the directions she gives you, Capitan." " Yes, Capitan General." "Now, are you ready to tell the truth about yourselves?" "We're here by accident, General Cortes." "You come from out of nowhere... dressed in strange clothes... in a part of the world inhabited only by natives, and you call that an accident?" " Yes." " It's no use." "He won't believe us." "You are quite right." "I know the truth." "I have the information, Capitan General." "Very well." " You will spare the boy for the time being." " Now wait a minute." "You gave your word." "You said you'd spare all three of them." "A promise to an Indian means nothing." "You are a butcher, aren't you?" "You will have a chance to judge that for yourself." "If you are cooperative, perhaps I will grant you a merciful death." "Capitan." "How long will it take you to reach the location of the cave?" "A day, perhaps a little more..." " depending upon the accuracy of the old woman's directions." " Uh-huh." "We've got to make a try before Cortes can kill them." " Have you got a time fix yet?" " Well, I'm narrowing it." "As near as I can tell, it's about the first of October there... in the year 1 51 9." " What about the place?" " Nothing on that one yet." "I might have something on that." "This just came out of the computer." "Cortes landed here in Yucatan..." "March of 1 51 9." "And later he moved his force up to this point... where he founded Veracruz." "Now the Indians are the Tlaxcalans." "They met him in his push from the coast." "Well, then Veracruz is our area." "That isn't going to do us much good." "Doug and Tony are back four centuries." "Well, maybe some of the landmarks may be the same." "We'll have to get someone who knows the Veracruz area." "Ann, contact the Mexican embassy and let them know what we're up against." "Yes, sir." "Now all we can do is hope that Tony and Doug... can find some way to stay alive until we can fix on them." "Who is this Governor Velasquez he keeps talking about?" "I don't know." "Untie him." "Bring him along." "[ Water Splashing ]" "You will tell me which of these ships brought you here... and which of my capitans chose to betray me by bringing spies." "We weren't brought here by your fleet, General." "And we've never heard of Governor Velasquez." "The august governor of Cuba would be very pleased at your performance, senor... but it is wasted on me." "I give you one last chance." "Point out the ship." "I told you." "We didn't come here on your ships." "We're scientists." "We're not spies." "I will have the truth out of you!" "A message from Capitan Gomez, sir." " Did he halt the armies as directed?" " He has." "He reports there is dissension among the men." "He's afraid they will try to take the ships to go back to Cuba." "That temptation will be eliminated tonight." "One more step, and I'll kill him." "Let this be a lesson to you, Capitan." "Never underestimate the enemy." "Just what use do you intend to make of your advantage, senor?" "Just this, General." "You will order your men to release my friend and the Indian boy." "You overprice your bargain." "The Indian is necessary to my plans." "Give the order, General." "Very well." "You will put him back on the tree, Capitan." "I will execute both of them in front of the armies tomorrow." "It is time the troops had a lesson in royal justice to temper their mutinous spirits." "Take him." "I will leave a garrison at the bay... and I will proceed with the armies... on the road toward Tenochtitlan by this route." "You will take 2 4 hours to secure the golden mask." "Then you will follow." " We will meet here." " Yes, Capitan General." "These natives are a superstitious lot." "With the symbol ofTlaxcalan authority in our possession... the rest of the tribes will yield to us." "Then they have a simple choice- to become our slaves or to be killed." "I will not fail you." "I only wish the rest of my command were as reliable as you, Capitan." "It is time to give the signal." "Light the torch." "If I remember my history right... he's going to burn his ships to keep his men from turning back." "Look." "There is no escape from our destiny now, Capitan." "We will succeed in the conquest of this country." "They will call the burning of the fleet a marvelous display of confidence." "There will be no more talk of rebellion now." "True." "The burning of the ships is example enough." "Now I will attend to the spies, Capitan General." "Stop where you are, Cortes, or I'll blow this camp to kingdom come." "Capitan, you will show them that Spaniards are not afraid to die." "[ Doug ] Consider what you're doing, Captain." "If Cortes dies, that army out there will fall apart." "Those men will turn into rabble." "You display a certain ingenuity, senor." "Put down the torch." "I will permit you and your friend to join my forces." "No." "Tony, get them out of here." "Take one of those kegs as insurance." "No." "I do not think you would be willing to sacrifice yourself... just to carry out the orders of Governor Velasquez." "Whatever I do, I do on my own." "Captain, you tell your men to drop their weapons where they stand." "Surely you do not hope to take all of us prisoner." "Give the order!" "Do as he says." "Now back away from them." "If you are not a spy, senor, what do you hope to gain by this?" "You won't understand this, Cortes... but I can't just sit back and watch one of the worst butchers in history go to work." "Butcher?" "You call me butcher?" "You will be responsible for the pillage of this country." "Thousands of civilized Indians you call savages... will die because of you." "Ah, you are naive." "If I were to leave this country, do you not suppose... there would be a thousand other men following in my footsteps?" " This is destiny." " I can't argue about that." "And I can't fight your army." "But I can stop you now." "I don't know what this symbol of authority is that you're looking for, but you won't find it." "You and your friend and the young chief intend to stop us?" "Just the three of you?" "Just three of us, yes." "If we can." "Now back away." "Get back there with your soldiers." "Get back, I said." "You, you, you." "Come with me." "Capitan, the Indian will try to find the mask." "You must get there before him." "Kill all of them if you have to... but bring me back the golden mask." "Doug, over here." "We've got to run." "Come." "Run?" "After what they did to your mother and father?" " What's the matter with you?" " He is young." "The gods must forgive him." "Why did you not strike them dead?" "Are you not gods?" "We have a legend that other gods would come to help us." "We're not gods, and neither are they." "They're ordinary human beings, just as fallible as we are." " Now we can stop them, the four of us." " Can we?" "If they get their hands on that golden mask... they'll take all of Mexico without a fight." " Is that what you want?" " My father had three sons." "The first he taught the arts of battle." "The second he taught to raise crops and store them against famine." "Both of these sons were killed when the Spaniards first landed." "I am the third, and I've been taught nothing." "So you just give up?" "Let them overrun your people, is that it?" "They will survive." "As slaves." "I saw my mother and my father killed." "I would sacrifice myself, as well, if it would stop the Spaniards." "If you are educated in the arts of war, show me what to do." "They have weapons." "But you know thejungle." "That gives us an advantage." "Now where is this cave the Spaniards are looking for?" "It is the sacred cave of our people." "Only the elders know its exact location." "I know the place to look for the signs which will tell us how to reach it." "How long will it take us to reach the first marker?" "The sign is in some ruins." "Perhaps six hours from here." "We can be there by dawn." "Will the Spaniards have to go to these same ruins?" " Yes." " Well, then we'll have to beat them there." "Come." "It's foolishness." "That's what it is." "The numbers may be the same, but the Spaniards have the weapons." "Doug and Tony won't stand a chance against them." "If you were in their place, would you do any differently?" "Probably not, General, but that doesn't make it any more sensible." "What'd you find out?" "Can the embassy send someone?" "Yes." "They referred me to a man who knows the jungles... around Veracruz like the back of his hand." " He's on his way now." " He'd better get here very soon." "Right." "Tony and Doug have decided to fight the Spaniards." "Unless we can get them out before that happens... we may not be able to get them out at all." "That's enough for a test." "Touch it off." "This powder's useless." "We're not gonna be able to do much with it." "Not without a good deal of compression." "I found it." "The snake means the sand." " The fish means the water." " A beach." "The mouth of the animal indicates a cave." "We will find it somewhere in the cliff along the beach." "Tony, taste this." " Potassium nitrate." " What have you found?" "Something just about as important as that cave of yours." "If we mix this with the powder, it'll increase the force of the explosion- a big enough explosion to collapse that wall on them." "[ Phone Buzzes ]" "Dr. MacGregor." "Good." "General, it's Security." "Our expert is here." "This is General Kirk." "No, we need him right now." "Send him in immediately and then follow the standard clearance procedure." "Right." "I'm General Kirk, Mr. Castillano." "How do you do?" "I'm a very busy man, General." "I would appreciate it if you'd let me know why I've been brought here." "Didn't Security fill you in?" "They only told me the purpose of the project- that you send people back in time." "Well, that's correct." "But you were asked to come here for a very definite purpose." "Two of our scientists have been located in Mexico in the year 1 51 9." "Now we need someone familiar with Veracruz... to fix landmarks for us so we can get them out." " I may be able to help." "I know the area." " Good." "This way, please." "Oh, Ray." "Mr. Castillano, Dr. MacGregor." " How do you do?" " Dr. Swain." " Dr. Swain." " Mr. Castillano." " What is that?" " Well, that's Mexico, 1 51 9." "Yes, but what is it?" "A picture?" "A film?" "No." "That Indian is really there." "You're looking at the living past." "Would you tell us when you see a landmark that looks familiar?" "Yes." "I will do that." "[ Groans ]" "You forget quickly." "You have no stomach for revenge." "It was your place to kill, to do what had to be done, to be chief." "Go back down the trail." "If you see any Spaniards, come running." "[ Squawking ]" "[ Groans ]" "[ Imitates Bird Call ]" " Was he alone?" " Si, Capitan." "The ruins must be near here." "Scout ahead." "Where is Rodriguez?" "He's not here." "He must have followed them." "Look along the walls." "The old woman said we would find the signs here." "Capitan." "The fish and the snake... as the old woman said." "The cave will be found somewhere along the beach." "We saw the cliffs as we sailed into the harbor." "The cave must be there." "This will be a glorious day for Spain and Capitan General Cortes." "Does it not sometimes bother you, Capitan... that so many people must die for the glory of Spain?" "You call these savages people?" "If we kill them all, what does it matter?" "Capitan." "Rodriguez." "They've set a trap for us." "Ingles.!" "Do you hear me, Ingles?" "You have caught me unaware this time, Ingles... but it will not happen again." "You cannot stop the destiny which is ours." "You have killed one of our men." "We have killed one of yours." "Now they've killed your servant." "Will you let them kill the rest of your tribe?" "I will kill him!" "I must avenge them." "You'll get your chance, but you can't play into his hand." "Now he'd like nothing better than to trick us out of here." "There are three of us, three of you." "Come out and fight." "Are you cowards, Ingles?" " How far is it to the cliff?" " It's a four-hour journey." "All right." "Let's get going." "The Spaniards must die." "Stand and fight!" "Come out!" "Come out and fight.!" "Do you know that place?" "What is the Spaniard looking for?" "Oh, some symbol of the ""Tlaxcaltepec" tribe." "A golden mask." " A golden mask?" " [ Ann ] General?" "Excuse me." "It's Security, sir." "They ran Castillano through confirmation." "It appears he's an archaeologist... who's had trouble with various South American countries." "Something about removing ancient artifacts illegally." "The question is, can we trust him?" "We don't have any choice." "General Kirk speaking." "No, we need him." "I'll take full responsibility." "That call was from our security, Mr. Castillano." "I wondered at their laxity." "But then it should make no difference to you, should it?" "No." "Your background should simplify things." "You already knew about that golden mask, didn't you?" "I spent 20 years looking for it." "I have the culture masks of all the tribes except the Tlaxcaltepecs." "Then you should also know about those ruins." " I want you to locate them on a map for us." " I need time to observe them" "Time is of the essence now, Mr. Castillano." "When I'm sure, I will let you know." "What's going on?" "Doesn't he recognize the ruins?" "I think he does." "I don't know what he's after." "But I have a feeling that Mr. Castillano is playing games with us." "They will not make a stand against us." "They prefer instead to strike at us and run." "[ Sighs ] Well, if they will not play our game... we will play theirs." "How far are we from the harbor?" "Perhaps five leagues." "You will leave the trail." "Go straight to the beach." "Follow it to the north." "I want you at the cliffs before they get there." "We will follow them along the trail." "And if I meet them?" "You will kill them all without warning." "Si, Capitan." " How much farther is the cliff?" " Not far now." "Is there any chance they could have taken a shortcut to reach it before us?" "A good runner could have gone back and followed the beach." " It is possible." " We're gonna have to split up." "Just in case Alvarado tries to flank us." "You and the chief go on to the cave." "What if all three of them took the beach route?" "Then we're in for worse trouble." "[ Snorting ]" "Very good, Ingles." "We will decide the issue here." "No, wait." "They are defenseless now." "It will be like hunting wild pig, only much more interesting." " There." " All right." "You go ahead." "I'll stand watch." " Where's the chief?" " He's already inside." "What happened?" "We've gotta get to the cave." "They're right behind me." "You can go no further, senores." "Look up." " Where is the Indian?" " I have him here, Capitan." "He has a wound in his skull, but he is still alive." "You will climb into the cave." "You will obey my order, or I'll kill you both where you are." "If you know the Veracruz area... you must know the location of that cliff." " Yes, I know the location." " All right." "Then show it to us on this map." "And when I show you the location..." "your machine will pluck them out of there?" " Hopefully, yes." "We've got to have those coordinates." "They may decide to kill our men at any minute." "In that case, I- I propose a bargain." "What do you mean, a bargain?" "It has been the dream of my life... to someday find and locate the golden mask of the Tlaxcaltecs." "If it's in that cave, you will get it for me." "Just a moment." "You don't give us orders." " Call it a- a request." " You can call it what you like." "You were asked to come here, at a substantial fee... to do just one thing- to identify a location and give us the coordinates if you know them." " If I know them." " Do you or don't you?" "[ Chuckles ] I do." "Which brings us back to my proposed bargain." "All right." "What bargain?" "The lives of your two men for you, the golden mask for me." "You'd bargain with the lives of two men?" "It should be a simple thing for you to do." "If you can move human beings, you certainly can move a golden mask out of there... without any trouble." "Do we have enough power?" "We have enough power, General, but I'm not sure we have the time." "If the mask is in there, you will remove it first before you move your men." "Very well." "All right." "I'll give you the coordinates." "The cliff is here... on this inlet." "It is only fitting that you should see the treasure before I kill you." "Bring them." "You will not defile my people!" "Stop it!" "Stop it, or I kill him!" "Captain, if you're gonna kill us, you go ahead and get it over with." "No." "I have a better use for you." "We needed only the golden mask." "Instead we find riches beyond measure." "Enough to buy a thousand more men for the army of Cortes." "The three of you will carry it out on your backs." "Make the packs out of this." "We're at full power." "Do you have a critical focus, Ray?" "Can you take the mask?" "We can take it, but I'm not so sure what it's gonna do to that cave." "The energy of the transfer could bring the roof down on top of them." "Can you step up the transfer power by stages?" "We can begin the transfer process that way, yes." " We can always alter it." " All right, then that's the way we'll do it." "If it threatens to collapse the cave, we'll reverse it." "All right." "[ Rumbling ]" "[ Rumbling Continues ]" "It is the vengeance of the gods." "I'm increasing the power." "Keep it steady." "Much more, and we're gonna collapse the cave." "[ Ann ] Reverse it." "The cave's gonna collapse.!" "Send the mask back.!" " The mask is mine!" "I will have it!" " Guards!" " Reverse the impulse!" " It's too late!" " They'll be buried alive!" " Then freeze everything in time!" "Don't." "You don't live in the jungle for 20 years... without knowing how to use one of these." "You, take the gun out of your holster with two fingers... and then drop it." " We had a bargain." " The transfer of the mask has begun to collapse the cave." "We've got to reverse the impulse and send the mask back." "The mask is mine, and I'm going to have it!" "Then you may do whatever you want to save your men." "Now everyone stand still, please." "I will have it." "Then you may all go back to work." "Ray, what happens if he takes the mask out of the Tunnel?" "Without it, we can't reverse the impulse." "We can't unfreeze the time lock." "Tony and Doug, everyone in that cave will be frozen..." " possibly forever." " Can't we put something else in its place?" "It would have to be something else of exactly the same atomic structure and form." " You mean another golden mask?" " I'm afraid so." " We're just going to have to get the mask." " But quickly." " It shouldn't take more than a few minutes." " General... we haven't been able to hold the focus on Doug and Tony for more than a few minutes." "You've got to get the mask now before we lose them." " Give me four minutes?" " Three." "It is a beautiful mask." "It is a mask for which anyone should be willing to give his life." "Have I not already given 20 years of mine?" "Now!" "[ Gunshots Continue ]" "General, the mask." "You mustn't hit the mask." "General Kirk, call them off!" "." "You have broken your word!" "[ Gun Clicking ]" "No, I will not give it up!" "General, we're beginning to drift off our focus of the cave." "Hurry!" " Try to hold it steady." " General, I'll have to start the countdown." "You've six seconds to get the mask into the Tunnel." " Six, five" " Come on, Castillano, be reasonable." " No, it's mine!" "Mine!" " four..." " three, two" " Mine.!" "Mine.!" " And no one shall have it!" " one, zero." " Did we make it?" "Just." "The time freeze should be released." "All right, men." "Take him away." "What happened?" "We must have all been caught in a time warp." "Get the gold.!" "All of it.!" "[ Rumbling ]" "Capitan, we must leave the cave while there's still time... or we'll be buried alive." "This treasure belongs to Spain." "You will not leave here without it!" "Gather up the gold!" "[ Rumbling ]" "Let's get outta here!" "Come back!" "Come back!" "Capitan, we must leave!" " No!" "No!" " I have given you an order." " You will obey me!" " [ Groans ]" "[ Rumbling ]" " I must go back for the mask." " There isn't time!" "The cave's gonna collapse any minute." "Then I will die with it." "I cannot leave the mask." "All right." "Then we go back with you." "No." "This is something I must do alone." "Stand up!" "I will not kill a man who cannot defend himself." "There's no time for fighting." "Not now." "The cave will bury us both." " [ Rumbling ]" " Fight me!" "I will have my vengeance!" "I must get it out." "I must." "[ Rumbling ]" "I do not understand." "He would not fight." "In some way, the yellow metal made him sick." "I think... at last, you're ready to lead your people." "Yes, now you are a chief." "Come." "We will go back." " [ Gunshots ] - [ Men Shouting, Whooping ]" "[ Shouting, Whooping Continue ]" " What's goin' on out there?" " Evenin'." " [ Gunshot ]" " Those men" " Saturday night." "Just the Triple ""X" boys comin' into town." "Into what town?" "We didn't notice the name as we came in." "Lincoln." "Pride of Lincoln County... and of the great territory of New Mexico." "You'll never guess who's under that hat." "Evenin', Deputy Hayes." "Evenin', Billy." "Yeah, you're gettin' all prettied up, ain't ya?" " [ Men Laughing ]" " I think you need a little more soap." " Maybe a little bit there." " [ Men Laughing ]" " I beg your pardon." " [ Men Laughing ]" " The keys." " [Jangling ]" " Hello, Billy." " Good to see ya, boys." "May I?" "You a friend of his?" "I never saw him before." "Well, maybe you don't know who I am." "No, I don't." "The name's Bonney." "William Bonney." " Billy the Kid?" " The same."