Vincent: This is where the wealthy and the powerful rule.
It is her world,
a world apart from mine.
Her name... is Catherine.
From the moment I saw her, she captured my heart.
With her beauty,
her warmth and her courage.
I knew then, as I know now,
she would change my life...
Forever.
Catherine: He comes from a secret place, far below the city streets,
hiding his face from strangers,
safe from hate and harm.
He brought me there to save my life.
And now, wherever I go, he is with me in spirit.
For we have a bond stronger than friendship or love.
And although we cannot be together,
we will never, ever be apart.
♪ ♪
(Digging)
Wood?
Down here?
Okay, good.
Okay, fine.
Woman: Cullen?
Cullen, uh, father needs to talk to you.
He said--
hey, that's Vincent.
Yeah,
he's a chess man.
The queen's knight.
It's for a set I'm going to give father
at the mid-winter feast.
You like it?
It looks just like him.
It's lovely, Cullen, really.
So, you're doing a whole set of these things?
Yeah, I've already done winslow...
Uh-hmm.
And Pascal.
I made them bishops.
And mouse is going to be a rook.
And the white king is going to be guess who?
Who?
Father.
You know, leaning on his stick. Uh-huh.
Books under his arm.
He'll fuss and fume, but secretly, he's going to love it.
Oh, and this is my surprise, okay?
So, not a word to anyone?
Oh, lips are sealed.
If...
If I can be a pawn.
Done.
You blackmailer.
Let's go see what father wants.
Father: Let's see, look at this.
Thank you, Catherine.
Just a few odds and ends from around the house.
You should...
Learn to remove the price tags from your odds and ends.
My father bought this
when he took up skiing and put it in a drawer
after one trip on the slopes.
What do you think?
Cullen: It's him. Father?
That is definitely you. This sweater?
Yeah, well, it's uh... Just what I need for when I...
Um, go skiing.
Catherine: There is one more thing.
I brought something for mouse.
Where is he?
He's supposed to be here,
but mouse isn't exactly the most dependable
when it comes to...
As winslow was saying...
Mouse hasn't entirely grasped the concept of time.
Time? Easy.
Early? Come before mouse. Late? Come after.
Father: Yes, I see.
Now, tell me, mouse, what have you been doing?
Working.
On something useful, I hope?
Catherine has brought you a present, mouse.
Tools. For me.
Look. New.
Cullen: Expensive.
Just say thank you and get it over with, mouse.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
(Sighs) I guess I'd better get going.
I'll guide you out.
I won't be long, father.
Now, we've been getting reports of erosion
on the upper levels beneath soho.
And I think, finally, we've got our finger on the problem.
It appears that there is a leak
in one of the city storm drains.
Now, winslow here thinks that we might
be able to divert
the flow-- look, mouse.
Try to pay attention, will you please?
It's vital we deal with this as soon as possible.
Before the city crews wake up
and come down here and try to find the problem.
Well, we should go out and survey the area,
take some measurements-- winslow: Where the hell are you going?
Out. Father: Mouse, this is important.
When will you be back?
Later.
Catherine...
Your, uh, gifts brought much joy today.
I wish I could do more.
There's so many things I wish I could give you.
But you give of yourself.
Your generosity, friendship, to all of US.
There is no more than that.
You know what I mean.
Well, with what our friends bring to US, and what
the world above casts aside, we have everything we need.
Mouse: Vincent. Catherine.
Glad i-- I'm glad I caught you.
Is something wrong, mouse?
For you.
A gift from me.
You give, I give.
Why, thank you, mouse.
Not here.
Better at home.
Oh, okay.
I have to go now.
Help father.
He's lost without mouse.
Do you think he...
Stole it?
Mouse hasn't taken anything for weeks.
Well, wherever he found it,
you can be sure it came from his heart.
Oh, hi, jan, it's me.
I'm running a little late.
Okay. Just give me time to shower and change
and I'll meet you at the bookstore.
Okay. Save a copy for me.
Okay.
♪ ♪
Winslow: I still don't understand what it is you think we need.
Gizmo. I know it's here someplace.
Well, find it; We've got work to do.
Okay, good. Okay, fine.
Hi, Arthur.
Look at this.
Look at this, Arthur.
Mouse?
Where did you get this?
Found it.
Looks like gold.
It is gold.
It makes good wire once you melt it down.
Gold? What are you talking about?
Check this out.
Silver.
Uh, mouse, where did this come from?
That's Arthur's!
You spilled his water.
Found it. Didn't take it.
Found it. Up top or down here?
Below. Secret place.
Is there any more of this stuff?
Don't remember.
Are you sure you didn't steal it?
No, winslow, he couldn't have.
Look, look at the condition it's in.
Grime, mold.
A man who owns a solid gold plate,
he cleans it once in a while.
Mouse, show US where you found this stuff.
It's only gold.
Mouse, just show US.
Okay, good. Okay, fine, but...
You have to keep it a secret.
(Rattling)
Winslow.
Here.
A sword.
This is a cutlass.
Mouse: This is a saber.
Look at this.
This is a sunken ship.
A ship?
How would a ship get down here?
Like father says, old New York.
Could have been water here a long time ago.
Hey, hey.
Open it up.
Winslow (panting): Got it, got it?
Cullen (grunting): I can't get it.
Wait here. Oh.
It's stuck shut.
I can open it.
Hmm? How are you going to do that?
Back away.
Ahoy!
Mouse?
It's dark down here.
You're going to get yourself killed one day.
You can't just--
Oh, my god.
Found it.
Told you.
Let's see. Let's see what we got here.
Let's see.
Oh, look at this.
Just look at that-- holy... (Coins jingling)
Oh, I see it.
I don't believe it, but I sure see it.
More down there.
We should bring it up. Winslow: Yeah.
We should bring it all up here.
I'll get my chest. Carry lots.
Good, good, good.
We found good stuff, right?
Winslow: Better than good, mouse.
Better than good.
Not bad, not bad.
(Laughter)
Cullen: Mouse!
Don't tell anyone, you hear?
Mouse!
This is our secret. Mouse!
I don't think he heard me.
Don't worry about it.
He ain't going to nobody but his damn raccoon.
Yeah... yeah.
He doesn't understand what we found, does he?
It's just so much shiny metal to him.
(Whispering): Oh, yeah.
Maybe he's the smart one at that.
(Overlapping chatter)
So how do you think it's going?
Seems to be going great. Really?
Oh, I was so nervous.
Alain viso is a fascinating character.
You're going to sell a lot of books.
(Laughs)
And, even if it were a disaster,
I'd still be your friend.
Would you like to meet him?
Yeah. Okay, I'll be right back.
Excuse me?
Are you with the publishing house?
No.
Are you a collector?
No, not really.
Jonathan thorpe.
I am he without whom this book could never have been written.
Catherine Chandler. Hello.
Pleasure.
Something wrong?
I was merely admiring your... necklace.
It's beautiful. Thank you.
Alain, I'd like you to meet a very good friend of mine
Catherine Chandler.
Excuse me... Viso: Jonathan.
Have you seen this? Gerstner's new book on Egypt?
I tell you, Jonathan, gerstner...
Later.
Cullen: Look at this.
(Sighs)
(Creaking above)
Mouse?
You...
Hey, is that where the treasure is?
Now, you stay away from there.
You kids shouldn't even be here-- it's dangerous.
The walls are rotting, the floor is busting out.
And you sure know how to keep a secret.
I only told Jamie.
Needed help with the trunk, kids saw, followed.
"Don't worry.
He won't talk to anybody but his raccoon."
Well, it doesn't matter, Cullen.
The gold belongs to all of US.
Load up the treasure.
I want you kids to stay back where it's safe.
(Children murmuring)
(Ringing)
Catherine Chandler.
Yes, I'll talk to Jonathan thorpe.
(Chuckling): Hi.
Yes, of course I remember.
Sure. Where?
Jonathan: I know the decor's not much, but...
You have my word-- these are the best cheeseburgers
east of St. Louis.
Great, I'm hungry. (Chuckles)
Have you worked with viso for a long time?
Officially, I've never worked with him at all.
Truth is, a man like viso needs a man like me.
What kind of a man is that?
A man with an ulterior motive
when he asks a beautiful woman out to lunch.
Is that a compliment
or should I be getting nervous?
Maybe a little bit of both.
I'm interested in the necklace you were wearing last night.
Ah, well, that's blunt enough.
The necklace.
Would you consider selling it to me?
No.
It was a gift.
There are gifts and there are gifts.
That necklace is quite old and quite valuable.
I didn't know that.
Maybe there's something else you didn't know.
Whoever gave you that necklace probably obtained it by...
Shall we say, less-than-legal means?
I don't think so.
There's one thing I'm an expert on,
it's the laws regarding
private ownership of antiquities.
If you won't sell me the necklace,
will you at least tell me where you got it?
It was from a secret admirer.
Well, Jonathan, I really
should be going.
If you change your mind and decide to sell...
"Discretion" is my middle name.
I'll remember that.
Oh, Vincent.
How's the work progressing?
It isn't.
I just came from the site; No one is there.
No one? Not even winslow?
Well, maybe they've just taken a break.
Then their tools are taking a break as well.
Well, they're all aware of the urgency.
Mouse has vanished, too.
None of the children seem to be around.
They couldn't have just disappeared.
(Distant tapping)
It's Catherine.
Vincent...
If you meet anyone along the way
you might remind them there is work to be done.
The gift that mouse gave me--
what is it?
It's a necklace.
I thought at first it was just an old piece
of costume jewelry,
but I've been to the jeweler.
It's solid gold.
He wouldn't even begin to appraise it.
He says it dates to the 17th century.
Mouse sometimes takes things
from the world above, but...
Only the things he needs.
Tools, machine parts, but..
A golden necklace?
Woman: Just think of how old this is.
It's so lovely.
Cullen says the frame is solid gold.
I'm going to hang it up in my chamber.
I know a woman who would love this.
One of our helpers-- she's given US so much over the years...
But I wanted it. Cullen: Coming out!
Phew.
Woman: It looks like the sun.
This is heavy.
Gold gets that way, you know?
(Laughter)
Wow, look at this ring.
It's amazing! Look at these gold coins.
I think they call them doubloons.
That's right.
Hey, mine. Let go.
Winslow: Hey, hey, cut that out. Now.
Hey, hey, what are you doing? Here.
Hey, they're just looking.
Well, keep your hands off it.
Just put it back.
Cullen, this belongs to all of US,
the whole community.
Sure, we do all the work,
and now you're going to tell US who it belongs to.
Come on, Cullen, we share down here.
You know that. Fine!
You share your third.
That's not how it works!
Don't tell me how it works.
Cullen, you've been here long enough to know that.
(Overlapping shouting)
Cullen, I want to keep this.
Stop this!
So this is where you've all been.
Where did this come from?
Mouse: From me. I found it down there.
We found it-- mouse and winslow and me.
Oh, come on, Cullen.
Wait a minute, I... I helped.
You didn't do anything-- we found it...
It doesn't matter who does it...
Enough!
This is completely unlike US.
Now, we will have a counsel meeting,
and we will discuss this calmly...
Quietly... like friends.
♪ ♪
Saul, where's Edie?
Oh, she's off this week.
Her aunt's having an operation, something about her ear.
I needed a favor.
So, what am I, chopped liver?
I taught the girl
everything she knows. What do you need?
I need a background check on a man named Jonathan thorpe.
You got a residence on him?
I have the impression he moves around a lot.
I had to ask.
I'll see what I can dig up. Thanks.
You're a sweetheart.
Father: Astonishing.
These things are centuries old.
Dutch, Spanish...
And I think, yes...
I do believe this is Mayan.
And you say there's more?
Winslow: A whole chestful.
You wouldn't believe it.
Gold, silver, jewels.
We had to leave most of it down in mouse's chamber.
Damn thing was too heavy.
It seems impossible.
A ship? Buried beneath the city?
The island shoreline has changed dramatically over the centuries.
Father: It's possible.
A sunken ship lost and forgotten beneath the river,
covered over in landfill until now.
Now, we, as a community,
would have to decide what we will do
with this extraordinary treasure.
And our decision
will be a great test of our good sense
and our loyalty to each other.
Think of all the good this can accomplish
for all of US, for the whole community.
We could buy food, medicine, new toys for the kids.
Machines, parts and stuff.
Our helpers deserve part of this wealth.
Some of them have so little, but they're always
there whenever we've needed them.
(Group murmuring assent)
A moment, please.
There's a danger here that we all seem to be ignoring.
The man buying goods with antique gold
would surely be noticed.
The world above will want to know
where he came upon such treasures.
To use any of this would pose a threat to our security.
But this is not just gold.
This is history, art.
The archeological
significance of these findings could be quite staggering.
I mean, these things... Have to be catalogued, studied.
Tell me about archeology
the next time we run out of penicillin.
You can't just... Cullen: Hold it.
Winslow and mouse...
They can do what they want with their shares.
But a third of this is mine.
(Train passing)
Are you saying the community has no stake in this?
What's mine is mine; That's what I'm saying.
Everyone helped.
Everyone came around to watch,
you mean?
Hey, I did more than watch.
I don't care who did what.
You're talking about my gold.
Cullen.
You've always had such a generous soul.
Because I used to make carvings and give them out to people?
That's no call for stealing what's mine.
Don't look at me like that.
All I'm saying...
What's fair is fair.
This is a dream come true.
Dreams can turn into nightmares.
I know the difference between dreams and nightmares.
When I was selling door to door,
I'd see these houses--
beautiful houses with swimming pools,
trees all around.
And inside... all this nice furniture.
And in my whole life,
I had one piece of nice furniture.
But always, i'd say to my wife...
"Patty, someday
"our ship will come in.
Someday, we'll have nice things, too."
I'll have time to spend on my carving.
Maybe... sculpt in marble.
The day she died, I looked around
and what did I have to show?
A 10-year-old car with a bad transmission.
I couldn't even pay the hospital bill.
That was above, Cullen.
You have never wanted for anything
since you have been with US.
We all know about the hardships that you have suffered.
Vincent, you don't know anything.
All I'm saying is I want what I found.
Mouse found it. Mouse: Found it, yes.
Winslow and Cullen said dig.
Cullen: We wouldn't have had any of this if it wasn't for me!
I want my fair share.
(Overlapping shouting) Listen!
Listen! Will you listen?
All of you!
Just... just listen to what is happening.
Now, if we are unable to deal with this matter
rationally, humanely,
then I think the best alternative,
the only alternative is to Bury
this treasure again in a place
which is safe from all of US.
Winslow: Who says? You? Who elected you king?
You're as bad as he is.
But the treasure belongs to the whole community.
Cullen: You divide up ten, 20 different ways...
Order! Order, please.
I say we take a vote!
Our helpers deserve some of this wealth.
Will you shut up about the helpers!
Thieves!
That's what you are; A bunch of thieves.
Thieves.
We're you're friends, Cullen.
Listen to father.
What are you going to do if I don't?
Kill me?
(Sighs)
That bad?
I had a feeling.
Tell me.
Well, thorpe hasn't found a way to smuggle the pyramids
out of Egypt yet, but I figure he's working on it.
Try bribery, try theft of national antiquities,
try smuggling.
He's wanted in India, Egypt, and half of South America.
Father?
Don't lose heart.
The selfishness...
The insensitivity...
Shocking.
I'm so sad.
Well... they'll come to their senses.
They're all good people.
Oh, did you, um, talk with Cullen?
He's gone.
Gone? Gone where?
No one knows.
He's not in his chamber.
No one has seen him since he walked out.
Jamie says he took some gold back by the ship.
And the others? What are they doing?
Seven have gone back to the ship
to see if they can find more treasure.
Don't they understand what they're doing to US?
Everything we've worked for.
Everything we tried to build down here.
All they see is the spectre of wealth.
The ship sank, and now,
hundreds of years later...
It threatens everything we have.
How much?
17th century Dutch.
It's fascinating.
Do you mind if I ask where you got this?
Do you want it or not?
I'll give you $2,000.
Do I look that stupid?
You can't blame
a man for trying to make a profit, can you?
How does $10,000 sound?
I'll write you the check, here and now.
I want cash.
Cash, of course.
I've got more of this stuff.
A lot more.
Are you interested?
I can't move too much of this.
But I have an acquaintance
who specializes in these kinds of transactions.
I could arrange a meeting.
Okay.
The money?
Of course. Excuse me.
I've arranged a meeting for you here.
Tonight at 8:30.
If that fits into your schedule.
That'll be just fine.
How is father?
Devastated.
He sees his dream crumbling.
And how are you?
Catherine, our world has never known
such turmoil and dissention.
It's being torn apart.
There's another threat, Vincent,
maybe just as dangerous.
A man was interested in the necklace mouse gave me.
His name is thorpe.
I ran a check on him and found out he smuggles antiquities.
He's quite persistent.
Let's go talk to mouse.
Cullen, everybody's looking for you.
Take a walk.
Cullen!
They're looking for me, huh? I'll bet they are.
I came for what's mine.
Not yours. Father said...
Father said?! I don't care what father said.
You can do what you want with your third.
I'm taking mine.
Stealing!
Not stealing, mouse. Taking, remember?
Cullen, it's not worth it.
I'll show you what it's worth.
$10,000
for half a dozen pieces.
That's what it's worth.
Only paper.
Not as pretty as what you took.
Stop it, Cullen. My stuff.
Leave it alone! Mouse, get out of there!
Get out of my way, mouse.
My stuff. Can't take.
Uh-uh.
Won't let you.
I'm warning you, boy.
I'm warning you.
Joke, right?
Uh-uh.
You won't cut me.
Not you.
If I have to.
Cullen, leave it.
(Whimpering): Cullen.
Catherine: Mouse?
Mouse!
We must get him to father.
(Weakly): Vincent.
Save your strength.
Cullen... took stuff up top.
For paper, Vincent.
Just for paper.
Where, mouse. Where was he going?
♪ ♪
Hello?
Mr. Cullen.
Yeah.
Are those the pieces?
Yeah.
Where's Edmonton?
Occupied. We don't need him.
Wait a minute.
He said he would be here.
I don't know you.
Now, take it easy, Mr. Cullen.
I'm the man with the money.
That's all you need to know.
Amazing.
All I want is $50,000.
It's worth a lot more than that.
Is this all of it?
Yeah.
"Yeah."
Then there is more?
Look, please, we don't have to do it this way.
Just give me the money.
You'll never hear from me again.
Please.
I never pay for anything.
Carry it.
You're going to take me to the rest of it.
If Cullen ever shows his face down here again,
I'll kill him.
And what would that accomplish?
It'll make me feel better.
Catherine's right.
There's been enough bloodshed.
I don't understand.
They were friends.
Jamie, he was sick.
He couldn't see US or hear US.
There was no one, nothing,
just himself.
It's a disease that comes from my world.
It's called greed.
(Footfalls approaching)
Is he going to be all right?
Father: He lost a great deal of blood.
However, he is young and strong.
Yes, I think he's going to be all right.
(Sighs)
(Distant tapping)
Vincent: Pascal is back in the pipe chamber.
Catherine: What's he saying?
Cullen is back.
He's seen him.
With an intruder.
A man with a gun.
Our tunnels.
Toward the abyss.
Where the hell are we?
You said it.
Cullen: Hell. Where both of US belong.
(Roaring)
Vincent!
(Screaming)
There's one more piece.
Father: Are we certain what we're about to do
is the course of action we all wish to take?
The only course. It's caused enough grief.
We don't need it; It shouldn't be here.
We have to get rid of it. We almost lost everything.
Cullen: It's time.
We can't do this.
By throwing this treasure into the abyss, we admit defeat.
Then it has beaten US.
Winslow: It's the only way.
I think it's the best thing for all of US.
Vincent: There may be no place for it in our world,
but there are others in the world above
who go hungry and homeless.
And although we live apart from them,
we can never deny that we are all a part
of each other and this city.
We cannot turn our backs
while there is a chance to help.
We cannot turn our backs.
(Grunting)
♪ ♪
Catherine: I wonder what they must think.
That it was a miracle.