"The Vengeance of the Mummy" "Thousands of years ago, the Egyptian people spread their hegemony of power and culture across the known world" "During the 18th dynasty, wearing upon his brow the white and red tiaras of upper and lower Egypt, reigned the pharaoh Amenhotep." "These are bad times for the Egyptian nation, as the pharaoh is a brutal being, despotic and cruel, under whose cruel reign the country moans and sighs" "The Egyptian Emperor is a tyrant whose horrendous crimes tinge the warm sands of the country blood red" "Amenhotep murders lovely young women to satisfy his repugnant and in confessable appetites" "No one, no matter how noble and powerful they may be, is safe from dying in the most cruel manner to satisfy the mad Pharaoh's whims" "The Pharaoh's reign is a hallucinatory nightmare of blood and horror" "Joining him in his outrages is Amarna, the most beautiful of his concubines, as cruel and bloodthirsty as Amenhotep himself" "Nevertheless, the pharaoh has a powerful enemy, one that is astute and tenacious and that has sworn to punish him" "He is the only one able to confront the sinister tyrant" "We speak of Am-sha, high priest of Amon-Ra" "We've been destroyed lord, our men lie forevermore on the battlefield" "Defeated?" "My armies have been defeated in Ramose, overcome by the Nubians" "That damned Semut, who I should never have named general, has led us to defeat" "I'll order him executed, him and all his officers!" "Go, dog!" "Living God, calm your just rage" "Tomorrow we shall sacrifice ten virgins and the next battle shall be propitious" "Deje, bring me a drink" "They've poisoned me" "My body is losing strength, only my mind remains clear" "Amenhotep, at last your reckoning has come" "A punishment that won't be as terrible as your crimes deserve, because your evil, is infinite" "You will wander in the world of shadows eternally, with neither rest or sustenance, and you shall forever be denied entry into the world of the dead" "Anubis shall not weigh your soul on his scales, and it shall never join the divinity of Isis and Osiris" "Now the noble Raotep shall take your place and peace and prosperity shall return to our country" "Damned Am-sha," "I always knew you hated me, but I am powerful and the forces of evil shall help me" "One day I will be free and I shall unleash my hatred upon the world" "I will recover my dear Amarna and we shall embrace in the shadows" "My descendants shall hear my call" "Dig" "It's wonderful, and it's intact Nathan, intact" "It seems that way, there are no signs of it having been desecrated" "We've been lucky" "Did you notice?" "This is something unusual" "Yes, there are no offerings or food, only the sarcophagus" " However, this is a pharaoh" " There's no doubt, these are the hallmarks of royalty" "Imagine, an unviolated tomb, and of a pharaoh of the xviii dynasty" "The foundation never dreamed of owning such a piece" "This will be a global event, and we are the discoverers" "Surely that papyrus holds the explanation to this mystery" "We'll study it in London, it will be exciting work" "Sir Douglas will collaborate with us, it will be the greatest accomplishment of his life" "Yes, and perhaps it will let him forget his disgrace a bit" "I am very proud of you, my lessons have borne fruit" "Yes, this is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries" "Here are the pictures" "I am eager to decipher this papyrus... with your help, naturally" "It's astounding, incredible" "He's very happy" "I've never seen father so excited since the accident" "I'm very happy too Helen," "I know you'll find it easier now to free yourself of that feeling of guilt" "I can never forget what happened, he will always be tied to that wheelchair" "The papyrus is related to the tablet of Bubastis!" "The name Amenhotep appears on both" "And they doubted his existence, but there, in that sarcophagus," "Amenhotep has slept for thousands of years, the Cursed Pharaoh" "I have invited you to dinner tonight because I have a surprise for you" "No no, you don't have to accompany me, I'm feeling quite well today" "Sit down, I need to go find something" "It's alright Meland" "Here it is" "I've finished the translation of the papyrus" "Read it Nathan" "Amenhotep, that despicable monster, brought the greatest disasters to Egypt" "He made a pact with the 42 spirits of evil and used them for his unspeakable purposes" "He drank the blood of virgins, ate human flesh at diabolical banquets in honour of the renegade spirits" "He killed and destroyed without pause at his whim" "Amon-Ra is just and powerful, he gave us the strength to face the tyrant and today during the seventh moon the villains time of punishment has come" "We will bury him alive so that his black spirit roams without peace or tranquillity, tied to a putrefying body" "His grave will be devoid of all that the soul needs to live forever in the land of the dead" "Amarna, his malignant lover, has also been punished, and her spirit won't find peace either because no one will mummify her ungodly body" "In the seventh moon and during the xviii dynasty," "Am-Sha, high priest of Amon-Ra" "You'll have to forgive me, my head hurts badly" " Goodnight" " Goodnight" "Sometimes I don't understand her, evidently her mother's blood has overruled her English education and my own blood" " She must have been an exceptional woman" " Yes" "There were some who told me it was madness to marry with an Egyptian woman, some reproached me" "In those days was not well looked upon to marry a woman from the colonies" "I don't know, perhaps they were right, but no, I never regretted it" "I spent the best years of my life at her side" "Unfortunately..." "it all ended too soon" "Please sir, touching any part of the exhibition is forbidden" "Forgive me, but it's so beautiful that I couldn't contain myself" "Besides, the hall isn't open to the public" "I'm sorry." "May I speak with Professor Stark?" "I do not know if he's arrived" "Where can I find him?" " I came from Cairo to talk to him" " I'll ask" "It's quite possible that he's in the Society's founder Sir Douglas' quarters" "Lately they've been busy studying the pieces that were brought from Egypt" "Go into the living room and wait a moment please" " Professor Assad Bey" " Sir" " It's a pleasure" " Professor Stark, delighted to meet you" "I came from Cairo when I heard of your discovery" "We will begin investigations on the process of mummification within a month" "Why wait a month?" "The news has aroused great interest among scientists from various countries and they've asked to attend" "I've just seen a small table from the xviii dynasty that seemed very interesting" "It's ironic that we, the native Egyptologists, have to travel around the world to study our own civilization" "I have the translation of that tablet and it's a message left by Amenhotep himself" "Come in to the living room, may I offer you a cup of tea?" "Thank you" "I decided a long ago to live in the museum to be closer to my collection" "This is the translation of the message Amenhotep left" "It seems that the pharaoh had a presentiment of his end and wanted to ensure his vengeance" "It goes like this:" "I, Amenhotep, pharaoh of the two Egypt's, lord of the red crown, lord of the white crown, trust in who carries my blood and is elected by the 42 spirits to complete the rite and and so bring me out of my state of helplessness" "For this, he must sacrifice three maidens and mix their blood with sap from the plant of life" "Then, when the confluence of the stars is propitious, he will recite the kabbalah of Sothis and I will return to unite with him" "Later I will cause Amarna spirit incarnate again and so obtain together the eternal power of the 42 spirits." "I, Amenhotep,pharaoh of Egypt" "Memphis, XVllldynasty" "It's curious how all the pieces fit" "I if I weren't for the fact that I don't believe in curses or witchcraft" "I would think that the power of the pharaoh was real" "Hurry, we're going to be late again" "So what?" "I'm sick of Ms. Barton and her stupid rules" "You know what I say?" "We should change residences or rent a small house between the three of us" "Anne, Mary!" "Come here please!" "I've hurt myself, I can't walk!" "Look" "Oh almighty Horus," "I invoke you to offer in sacrifice the three maidens that your worship demands" "Show your benevolence, and pull from his torpor divine my divine ancestor Amenhotep, lord of the headdress, possessor of the two crowns, pharaoh of Egypt!" "Horus, favourite of Osiris, you who does not fear the power of Amon-Ra, you who torment the souls of the dead that will never reach the land of their ancestors, hear our prayers so that the divine Amenhotep may be freed" "Your name please?" "Ms. Barton, Ms. Gloria Barton" " Age?" " 35 years" " Excuse me?" " Well, 42" "Profession?" "Director of the Victory House residence for ladies" "Well Ms. Barton, now be calm, and tell me what happened" "It's horrible, horrible Mr. Commissioner, the three have disappeared, and what am I to tell their families?" "Calm down Ms. Barton," "Tell me how old these three young girls are" "Annie and Peggy are 22, Mary's 19" "At that age there are many reasons for a lady to be missing from home for a few days" "Those are decent girls, I don't accept any other kind of people in my residence," " my house is a very honourable one!" " Of course" "Don't fear, we will do our utmost to find those young ladies, and if they return, please let us know immediately" "Carmichael, please be so kind as to see Ms. Barton out" "Good day" "No thank you, I don't want anymore" "Alright, I'll be going" " Goodbye" " Goodnight" " Well, I'm off to do my rounds" " Goodbye" "Close the door, it'll get cold in here" "Nathan" "Nathan, dear, you work too much" "I have to finish the report" "Alright, but promise me that when you finish we'll take a vacation" "Yes?" "Who is this?" "What?" "He disappeared?" "Dead?" "When did it happen?" "It seems that it happened at midnight" "He was a good man" "It's maddening" "On examing the cadaver they discovered that he was covered in dust that's only found in a mummy's wrappings" "On top of that the fingerprints don't correspond to any living beings" "The killers strength must be superhuman, he almost crushed his skull" "Everything fits with the legend of Amenhotep, everything" "That's absurd, incredible, a mummy can't come back to life!" "I wouldn't go that far" "In our ancient civilization there are untold mysteries, it could be this is confirmation of the curse of the tombs" "Do you remember the tragic death of Lord Bracks and his entire expedition?" "They violated the tombs of Thomoses lll and Ramses II" "That was a string of flukes, just unlucky coincidences" "Yes, it could be" "Please Dorothy, put it on the table" "Assad Bey, you have been chosen by the 42 spirits to free me from my millennial immobility" "I will give you power, riches and eternal life but first you must help me find a woman whose body will be occupied by Amarna's tortured spirit" "For thousands of years she has suffered, wandering in the shadows" "Now she will come to my side to punish those who dared to violate the secrets of Egypt and you shall as powerful as you may desire" "I've gathered all the information I could on the legend of Amenhotep and there are many curious things" "For Amenhotep to escape from the immobility imposed on him by Am-sha the kabbalah of Sothis must be recited and his sarcophagus must be doused in a mixture of blood of three maidens sacrificed on three consecutive nights" "This will cause him to rise from his tomb" "To obtain his freedom for good another seven women must die in a similar fashion and Amenhotep will be free forever" "I see you're very worried about this business, but it's a police matter" "Three girls have disappeared and I fear that another seven will too" "If Assad Bey heard you he'd say the pharaoh's curse was coming true" "Assad Bey is an enigmatic person about whom we know nearly nothing about" "Perhaps it'd be a good idea to learn something about him" "We've arrived" "I'm so happy George" " Do you like the house?" " It will be a marvellous home" " Would you like to eat something?" " No" "Wait a moment before coming in" "It's very humid tonight" "This cold seeps into my bones" "When one gets old..." "I'm going to take the clothes to Mrs. Morrison" " I won't be long" " So long daughter" "Police!" "Police!" "It's horrible!" "Halt!" "Don't worry maam, we'll find her" "Don't worry" "Officer Brown, an envelope" "It was a mistake, a lamentable mistake, our authorities should never have allowed that valuable piece of our culture to leave Egypt" "That's absurd, senseless" "The theft of the mummy, those girls who disappeared, the legend of that cursed Pharaoh" "It's clear that a criminal mind wants us to believe that Amenhotep has come back to life" "That's childish, it must be the work of a madman" "Everyone knows a mummy can't come back to life" "An old legend says that lotus flowers can grant happiness and wisdom" "It's an ancient tradition of our people" "My mother cultivated them, they're quite lovely" "Helen, we haven't known each other long but we share the same blood and that allows me to understand you much better" "I know something very bitter tortures you" "Tell me about it Helen" "I will be able to understand" "My father is paralyzed and it's my fault" "I didn't want him to go to that party on that infernal night" "He insisted on accompanying me and on our way home, the horses slipped and he became an invalid" "Helen, it wasn't your fault, everything is written" "You mustn't torture yourself, believe me" "Sanofed!" "Let's go It's late" "It's getting late, we have to leave" "It's not that late" "My parent's will scold me" "It's always the same thing, they have to accept that times change, we're in the 20th century" " Tell me goodbye before you leave" " Goodbye" "You know what I mean" "At last I will have my absolute freedom" "Soon my beloved Amarna will be at my side again" "I can't help it," "I have a feeling that Assad Bey is behind all this" "Honestly Nathan, I don't believe it" "Assad seems to me to be a normal sort, and I don't believe him capable of wrongdoing no matter how small" "I agree that he's strange, introverted, mysterious, but consider that his mindset is different, he's of another race" "But his upbringing is completely European" "Helen has also been educated in Europe, half of her blood is English, however within her exists an undoubtable atavism" "Agreed, but it's something more than that!" "There's something perverse about Assad Bey, disquieting" "I think what's happened has made you nervous" "I'm sure this is the work of a madman, but not him" "When he arrived he showed great interest in everything concerning the pharaoh, despite his being an Egyptologist it seemed unbalanced" "Then, after the theft of the mummy, his visits slowly lessened" "He disappeared and we haven't had word of him for over two weeks" "It's very strange" "He's not going to visit us everyday, and besides, he could have left London" "Why don't you call him and dispel your doubts?" "You'll see there's a reasonable explanation" "Please put me through to the Metropolitan Hotel Miss" "Great Metropolitan Hotel" "I'd like to speak to Professor Assad Bey" "I'm sorry sir but Professor Bey is no longer here" "Is he still lodged there?" "He still has his room reserved, but I believe he's rented a home in the outskirts" " close to the old mill" " Thank you" "Assad lives in a house on the outskirts now, but he still has a room at the hotel" "Let's pay him a visit, it could be interesting" "May I accompany you?" "I'd like to see Sanofed again" "No Assad, the spirit of Amarna could never reside in that body," "nor in this one!" "Assad, a threat approaches" "Come in please" " What a pleasant surprise" " And Assad?" "He'll be here in a moment, your visit will please him" "Your silence worried us" "I called your hotel and they gave us this address" "We planned to visit you one of these days" " Why the move?" " Assad wanted to isolate himself, he wants to write a book" "Welcome, you bring me great joy" "Sanofed, have you offered our guests some coffee?" "Or perhaps you'd prefer tea, that's more British" "I'd like some tea" "And you Helen?" "No, I don't want anything, thank you" "What news do you bring?" "Did the pharaoh turn up?" "I reserved my room at the hotel because I plan to visit London once in a while but I needed tranquillity to be able to write" "What are you writing about?" "It's a study on the Middle Kingdom, I'll dedicate a chapter to your discovery" "Please Sanofed, bring me all the material I've written" "If you need more information you know I'm at your service" "I might need you though you've already given me so much" "I'm very grateful for all the information you've provided" "It's a shame we didn't get to study the mummy, and it'd be a catastrophe if the madman who stole it were to damage or destroy it" "Let's trust that it will turn up intact" "For what reason could it have been stolen?" "What will they do with it?" "Scotland Yard is very efficient, they'll find it, I'm absolutely certain" "Would you like to see my little greenhouse?" "I cultivate lotus too" "Come, let's go" "This is my books manuscript" "Sanofed, your words helped me very much" "I'm glad that was the case" "I'll be by your side whenever you may need me" "About my father's accident..." "I didn't tell you everything" "My mother had an Egyptian lover" "He had found out all about it" "That party was very important to my mother, she had planned to meet that man so they could run away together" "I understood that love, that's why when my father arrived I wanted to intervene on her behalf, but he managed to convince her to return to his side" "When we were going back home the accident happened" "My mother died" "I've never forgiven him" "If he had let her go she'd still be alive" "Helen, I feel a special affection towards you that I wouldn't be able to explain and I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to you" "Let me give you some advice:" "distance yourself from us, from Assad Bey and myself" "Distance yourself" "That woman is Amarna!" "I need her!" "She will accompany me eternally" "I can't believe it, what reason could Assad have to commit all those crimes?" "I don't know, but I'm sure the key to all this is in his house" "I have to get in there and search it" "What are you trying to say?" "We'll watch the area, and when they leave we'll try to get in" "I'm sure I'm not mistaken!" "You're obsessed with that idea" "We'll go this very night, that is, if you want to come with me, if not I'll go alone" "I'll go with you, surely we'll end up at the police station for breaking and entering" "I don't know, I can't help it, but I'm sure Assad Bey is the one responsible for everything that's been happening" "Do you have some proof, some evidence?" "What you allege is very serious" "I don't know, there's something I don't understand" " That afternoon when we were in his home" " I'm going to go lie down," "I'm very tired." "Goodnight" " Goodnight" "Wouldn't it be better to tell the police about your suspicions?" "That's what I think" "I'll do it when I have the slightest proof" " Shall we go Abigail?" " Yes, whenever you please" " Then goodnight" " Goodnight" "Thank you" " Does the gentleman need anything else?" " No, you can go" "Goodnight sir" "Nathan, this is useless, we should leave" "No, this is our opportunity, everyone's gone." "Let's go" "Wait here" "Please Nathan, this is absurd" "We'll come back." "We have to get in there" "No, it's not possible!" "Calm down, calm down" "Helen has disappeared, we should call the police" "Assad, he dominates you completely and separates you from me" "He's using us, and later he'll destroy us or what's worse, he will make us into his slaves" "I carry his blood, his very blood and he'll respect me, he'll grant me infinite power" "He will make me immortal" "The night of the final rite is approaching" "We'll mummify Helen and Amarna will find her shell" "Afterwards we'll be more powerful than life or death" "We'll possess all the secrets of the lost civilizations, the world will be ours, and the dominion of the pharaohs will rise once again" "Professor Stark, a hunch isn't sufficient cause for the police" "There isn't enough evidence to order a search warrant and besides, Mr. Bey is a foreign subject, it could cause a very delicate situation" "But I'm sure that the necessary proof is in that house!" "We have different proof that leads us very far from him" "Commissioner, it's very clear" "He's a maniacal fanatic, he performs blood rites before that dusty mummy, believe me!" "That's just a theory, and Scotland Yard requires proof, we'll ask for more information from his homeland" "You can be sure we'll do everything necessary once we have that in our hands" "Good day Professor" "The astral conjunction is propitious and we shall perform the great rite" "We will mummify this body and Amarna's spirit will enter it" "You shall be rewarded Assad" "For the great ritual of Sothis I want Sanofed's blood, that's why I ask you to sacrifice her," "that way I can be sure you deserve everything I shall give you, only in that way" "We have to get in by any means" "It will be dangerous" "Follow me" "Idiots!" "Now you know my secret" "That will cost you your lives" "Tonight you will be sacrificed at the great ritual" "Let's go" "Commissioner, we've received the file on Assad Bey from Cairo" "Come with me, and have three men come too" "Where is Sanofed?" "I need her blood" "I don't suppose you've decided to betray me?" "I would never do that" "Where is she?" "What is she doing?" "Watching the prisoners" "Bring them all immediately" "We have to find Helen" "Let's go" "Sergeant" "Look for a way in" "Peters, Jones, that way, Brown, come with me" "Lord!" "Professor Stark, is this the mummy that disappeared from the Lassbury Foundation?" " But sir" " Quiet you" "Is this it?" "Yes Commissioner, this is the mummy" "The End" "Translation:" "Turdis August 2009"