[ominous music]
♪ Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? ♪
♪ Sandiego ♪
♪ Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? ♪
[dreamy music]
[buzzes]
[Saira] It took a while for my algorithm
to translate the Sanskrit text on the 2nd Relic.
And, for my Code-Breaker to solve the riddle contained within that text.
And, for me to solve what my Code-Breaker was attempting to communicate.
But if I correctly deciphered Mime Bomb's charades,
my highly-advanced drone should be on the verge
of locating the third and final Relic right here in India...
within the mouth of the crocodile.
Behold, the Relic that we seek.
In Carmen Sandiego's hands.
What? How?
Does she have eyes everywhere?
We are the ones who procured the 2nd Relic in Norway.
How could she possibly know what was written upon it?
Not to mention, figure out its...
[sneezes]
[sighs, sniffles]
-...riddles. -Ugh.
What? Not contagious.
Quickly, Saira. Send your Operative after her.
So he can do what, tie her up with invisible rope?
Well, do something.
We need that Relic in order to find our lost VILE treasure.
[Carmen] Jules, you were spot-on about India.
Thank you. Sending new images your way.
[Chief] Hm, the text is Egyptian, but in two different alphabets.
Coptic, used during the medieval era,
and hieroglyphs, dating far earlier to Ancient Egypt.
So, we know the text on the Relic was inscribed during the later period,
by someone familiar with both.
Aren't you a quick study?
Shall I assume you are catching the next flight to Egypt,
and that I will inform you of further particulars once I decode them?
Oh, now who's the quick study?
Carmen Sandiego is not the only one with eyes everywhere.
And it seems that she has been relying upon
her very own "codebreaker."
[Player] Zack and Ivy assured me Shadowsan's doing fine, Red.
They're keeping him warm and cozy back at HQ.
Good to hear. He's the closest thing I have to family,
I'd like to keep him around.
You sure you're gonna be okay on your own?
I have all the backup I need on this one.
Right. I'll ping our "secret weapon."
-[keyboard clacking] -[beeps]
Uh, perfect timing.
I've managed to translate the medieval portion of the text.
It mentions a "plateau,"
where something lies beneath "the tallest of three."
I believe the riddle refers to the Giza.
The site of the pyramids?
Giza's located in Egypt, on the west bank of the Nile River.
[Julia] And it's home to arguably the world's most famous pyramids,
the Great Pyramid being the tallest of the three.
[Player] It says here the pyramids were quite a feat of engineering.
We still don't know exactly how they were built, but we know why.
As tombs for Egyptian kings, called Pharaohs.
[Julia] That's correct, Player.
Ancient Egyptians buried their pharaohs in tombs like these,
along with valuable items they believed the pharaohs would need in the afterlife.
It's the reason the pyramids at Giza became targets for thieves.
Any treasures within were looted long ago.
That said, archaeologists continue to make discoveries within the pyramids.
So, it isn't outside the realm of possibility
that hidden chambers could be newly discovered.
Now, you know who to call for help with your history homework, Player.
Wait, I thought you two went to school together?
[both] It's... complicated.
So, were you able to decode the ancient portion of the text?
[Julia] That will take some doing.
Hieroglyphs are an extremely complex writing system,
involving thousands of symbols.
Okay then.
Sounds like we better let you get to work, Jules.
[knock on door]
One moment, please.
Can I help you?
[ominous music]
[ancient Egyptian music]
Oh! The desert climate here in my homeland
is far more agreeable than that drafty Scottish castle.
Oh! Pretty kitty.
A trinket? For a cat burglar, you have absolutely zero pedigree.
I thought Egyptians were supposed to respect cats?
That would be ancient Egyptians. I am not a day over thirty-five.
[scoffs]
[beeping]
We found this in her office.
Gunnar will be ecstatic. Thank you, Boris.
I am Vlad.
-[Julia grunts] -You look familiar.
I cannot say the same.
Yet, you know my affiliation.
I can venture a guess.
We require your insight regarding your current "research project."
I have no idea what you are referring to.
But it seems like you do.
And I will not ask you again.
I don't like it.
Jules isn't answering pings or her cell.
[Player] Maybe her phone died? Or the school's network is down?
Get me the campus directory. She must have a landline.
[grunts]
Should you not be studying?
Ms. Argent?
It is me, Agent Devineaux.
Julia?
She stood me up?
[phone rings]
Agent, uh... I mean, Instructor Argent's office.
[Carmen] Devineaux?
Carmen Sandiego? Why are you calling Ms. Argent?
Why are you answering her phone?
Because she is not here.
I did not realize that you two kept in touch.
She missed your lunch?
How did you know about... She is in trouble.
[Carmen] I'll handle it.
Ms. Sandiego? Carmen?
If VILE grabbed Jules, it's safe to assume they'll force her
to tell them what she knows about the 3rd Relic.
Julia can handle herself, right? I mean, she was with ACME.
I can't have Devineaux calling this in.
Chief would just make it her business to get in my way.
[phone ringing]
Hello?
[Carmen] It's me again. If you want in, you play by my rules.
No Chief, no ACME.
Your ex-partners' safety depends on it.
Where shall we rendezvous?
The Great Pyramid at Giza,
it's where we'll find Jules.
-Wait, is that not in... Egypt? -[line beeps]
[beeping]
Chief?
This sounds terribly serious, Devineaux.
Ugh! I feel as though a porcupine is lodged in my throat,
and an army of termites in my sinus cavity.
Too much information. Just feel better.
[thrilling music]
Devineaux did sound awful.
Locate a deli near him that delivers chicken soup.
To a Bed and Breakfast, just outside Oxford, England?
What? He's supposed to be home in bed.
Chief, I have an update on the analytics
you asked me to run on Carmen's "downtime."
I can't yet speak to her current quiet stretch.
But we were able to pinpoint where she was laying low
for those few weeks last fall. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
If we follow 801 stone-lengths, past the breach,
perhaps we will find a scarab?
A what?
The depiction on the final hieroglyph.
Looks like a bug to me.
A "scarab" is a type of beetle.
Correct. This image may represent Khepri,
an ancient Egyptian "scarab"-headed god
who was often depicted pushing the sun across the sky,
like a beetle pushes a ball of dung.
[gloomy music]
So, tell me.
What kind of thief steals things only to return them,
and makes it her business to rescue innocent people?
You want the whole story?
We don't have time for that.
At least tell me. Is "Carmen Sandiego" your real name?
Is "Chase" yours?
Of course. "Chasser." In French, it means "to hunt."
Admittedly, it is my real nickname. That I once gave to myself.
Aha! It is Ms. Argent.
[gasps] And her.
And them.
I, at one time, stood in the presence of VILE without realizing it.
At a sinister dinner party, high in the Swiss Alps.
If only I had arrested them at the time,
Ms. Argent would not be in this predicament.
Trust me, they won't harm Jules. Not until they get what they want.
[slow music]
Why would Carmen Sandiego break into a bank, but not steal anything?
We ran a cross-check with all the accounts.
There's one name matching ACME records.
Vera Cruz. The name on the house deed.
The account's been inactive for 20 years.
But it is linked to a safety deposit box.
[ethnic music]
The pyramids are not historically known to contain hieroglyphs.
So, our scarab is likely to be hidden from view.
What now, brainiac?
What else? Look for any sign of the beetle.
Nothing over here.
And by "nothing," do you mean that is what this Hieroglyph represents?
It is the symbol for the Sun. Not the scarab we are seeking.
I'm good with that.
What?
Bugs are gross.
Do you not recall what our little bookworm said?
The scarab-headed god pushes the sun across the sky.
Like so, perhaps?
[rumbling]
No one follows. Is that clear?
Crystal.
Dexter Wolfe.
[ominous music]
It can't be a coincidence.
That's it?
This is the treasure?
[rumbling]
[shrieks]
Thank you, Vlad.
Boris.
You knew that would happen, you smug little beetle dropping.
No, but it does make sense.
The statue was a decoy,
intended to thwart common thieves from finding the true treasure.
Do not ever suggest that I am common.
But this must mean we are close.
We may not know for certain until we decipher these hieroglyphs.
[sighs]
[rumbles]
So, ancient Egyptians do like cats.
You distract the cat lady while I sneak past them and rescue Julia.
You do realize that "sneaking" requires stealth and dexterity.
Okay, you rescue Julia.
[grunting]
What could you be hiding in there?
[Chase] Excusez moi.
Would that be the toilette?
A shame you didn't wear your coat.
I could've tailored it for you all over again.
-Huh? -Hello? San Francisco?
That was you? I loved that coat!
-[growls] -Ha!
Ugh.
Please, do not tell me we are gazing upon history's longest riddle.
There.
[Vlad] Here.
Yes, of course.
The Relics are not merely riddles and maps,
but keys.
Ugh!
We cannot enter without Relic number three.
[Carmen] This could be your lucky day.
It's all yours, Countess. If you let Jules go.
Of course, once we no longer have use for her unique skills.
Which we cannot know with certainty until you hand over that Relic.
You and I both know VILE protocol.
Once you no longer need her, into the pit she goes.
The Relic, please. Or into the pit she goes this very moment.
[gasps]
Sure would be a shame if no one gets to see the lost treasure.
You wouldn't.
Wouldn't I?
Get the Relic.
[suspenseful music]
[crackles]
[grunting]
[both grunt]
[groaning]
[grunts]
[grunting]
Show me the money.
[shrieks] Scarabs.
[screams]
They look like bugs to me.
[Tigress] Gross!
Let me out! [screams]
[suspenseful music]
[rumbling]
[gasps]
At last.
It is as if we have traveled back in time.
There must be artifacts here from dozens of ancient cultures.
Our founders were likely out to plunder this very pyramid
when they stumbled upon this ready-made vault.
The perfect solution to their storage problems.
A historic find like this belongs to the world.
Our forebears worked far too hard to steal this loot.
It rightfully belongs to VILE.
[Chase] Uh, excusez moi.
Am I interrupting another party?
Agent Devineaux?
Fashionably late, as always.
But I am still in time to serve your just desserts.
Oh, boy.
[Carmen] Devineaux, listen closely.
You have what you need to send these cockroaches scurrying.
I do?
The sole claim VILE has on this treasure,
is that no one else in the world knows its location.
You can change that right now.
But your rules. You said no--
Do it.
[suspenseful music]
Devineaux, shouldn't you be sick in bed?
It is a long story.
But I am feeling much better, thank you.
Dispatching local law enforcement to your position now.
No. No! No, no, no!
Our treasure.
We must leave quickly.
Protocol, Countess.
Ms. Argent, are you okay?
However did you find us?
I did not do it alone.
Oh.
[juddering]
This is rather devastating news, Countess.
She has gone way too far, this time. Carmen Sandiego must pay.
[woman 1] And who is responsible for this incredible historic discovery?
All credit belongs to this wise woman.
Expert in fascinating facts and interesting things.
[woman 2] What first led you to the undiscovered chamber?
That information is...
classified.
[Countess] You sound more ACME than academic.
The greatest historic find of the century happens to be a crime scene.
I see some crossover potential here, Argent.
Yes. Well, that irony is not lost on me either.
But I suppose you are here for an explanation.
I'd prefer to hear it from Sandiego.
She has only ever made contact with me through encrypted channels,
I don't have any means of reaching her.
Though, I do have a thought.
Check it out, Red.
Julia just posted a new entry on her blog, about a recent find in Colombia.
But it totally digresses into fun facts about fair trade coffee
including a "Red Blend."
Could be another riddle to solve?
Good thing I learned a thing or two about code-breaking from Julia.
Every paragraph ends with a number.
If you line 'em up like they're a date and time,
it's tomorrow at 8am.
Seems Chief wants an opportunity to thank me over coffee.
[Player] How can you be sure it's not a trap?
If it were, Jules would have worded it differently.
[door chimes clink]
Punctual.
Wouldn't want to keep a busy lady waiting.
You've been busy yourself, lately.
Egypt?
Just helping out a friend.
Argentina?
Strange that you didn't take anything from the bank.
[Carmen] That's where you're wrong.
I took something that belongs to me.
You're the baby.
Dexter Wolfe was your father.
Relax.
If I wanted revenge, we wouldn't be sitting here.
Who raised you?
Not my mother.
Find her for me,
and I'll tell you everything you ever wanted to know about VILE.
The whole story.
It seems I have a knack for solving ancient mysteries.
Just not my own.
[Player] Well, good call getting Chief to do her part.
It helps that she may finally be on my side.
How could she not be, after Egypt?
-[Carmen grunts] -Red?
Carmen?
She belongs to VILE, now.
[ominous music]