some of us warthogs are more constipated than others. fantastic. perfection. the vatican extends its jealousy to the lucky bidder. my god, that was bold of you, you didn't have to do that. no, i meant you didn't have to tackle me and rip my dress. a polite push, perhaps? a clear shout of "watch out, anna" would have done nicely. thanks tough guy, thanks a lot. why was the guard chasing you? but it is his gift as an inventor who drew together science and art that is most incredible. tough guy. what are you--how's your head. as you know, the da vinci codex, has lived in the vatican for centuries and will continue to live here for centuries more. question, sir? his untiring pen predicted the airplane, the submarine, the bicycle, the helicopter, and even the tank. these more dangerous designs inspired him to develop a secret code that . come on, this stuff will knock you out. have you ever had the feeling you were being followed, mr. bond. sure hudson. are you going to tell me why you did that back there or are you going to blame it on dumbo? delivers up to ten at night. the pope has an obsession with his easter seals. it's actually not that an unusual set-up. the secret passageway on the other hand. nice. but right out of our brochure. actually i wrote it. it's a good sentence. it can apply to people. i don't steal stuffed elephants from little girls. and i buy my own clothes. my life's a little boring. i'll bring my entire repertoire. secret passageways don't mean as much as they used to. there's a place two blocks east of here. enzo's. say 10:30. father, it's obvious. he's up to something. yes, sir. no, your eminence. i think he's going to steal the codex, as early as next week. that's the best kind. a wise woman once said "polite conversation is rarely either." yeah. the big e. oh hudson, i was worried you weren't going to drop by. prison? how long were you in? wow, you were "in the joint." "doing hard time." it's funny, but that excites me. i seem to have a thing for sinners. yes. something to go. what have you been doing? oh, i'm so sorry. i'm sorry. i can't. i. it's also been a long time for me. i-- somebody robbed the vatican. you really went and did it. with one day, not even a day, of planning, you did it. nobody does it better, hudson. you started the week stealing the sforza and you ended it swiping the codex. what are your plans for the weekend? hoisting away the colosseum? tell me, did the devil make you do it or did darwin and minerva mayflower? for two years, i've been tracking the mayflowers' peculiar interest in three da vinci pieces. their sforza replica was as fake as the "gas leak" that supposedly destroyed it. the c.i. what? god, no. oh, i must have put too much ethyl-chloride in it. why didn't you tell me at the restaurant that he had hit the vatican tonight. my people will not be happy. i want to see kaplan. when the mayflowers find out we have the codex, they're going to want to make a deal. actually george, it's not it. what are we doing in this castle? i happen to know the mayflowers bought this castle last year when they found out da vinci used to do. oh lord. the only reason i ask is that hudson, uh, mr. hawk, hawkins, had some "neat" things to say about darwin, minerva, and you. basically that you're part of the same car pool. cat got his tongue? how sweet. i trust you will see hudson hawk is given to the proper authorities. i recommend leniency. forgive me father for i have sinned. it's been 1200 hours since my last confession. i betrayed a man. a good man. an innocent man. a thief. he came into a world where crime is a legitimate business tactic and a legitimate government procedure. but he knew right and wrong. oh, and we kind of messed around. a little petting is not the issue! you got it. operation deflower mayflower is a bad joke and i'm the punchline. i thought we were using the cia to help us to get mayflower, but really the cia was using me to keep us away from mayflower. i'm going to find out. i know, i know, your eminence, just say "god go with me." oh thank god, you're dead. hudson, don't you understand. i-work-for-a-covert-vatican-humanitarian- organization. the-cia-made-a-fool-of-me. i-care-for-you. where did you get this? it's from the machine. all they need is the crystal to run it and they have 2. 3 of it already. we can't let that happen. something like that. hudson, god's given you a gift for cat burglary, you can t just. it's that kind of selfish attitude that. you re not "some guy" anymore, hudson. right now, you're the only guy. without your help, i. that was beautiful. ketchup. stupido americani. uh, yeah. guess i'm a wee bit nervous. i'm sorry i could only score clergy passports. it doesn't have to be. everybody knows that if you mess with the kremlin, you'll end up in a siberian gulag eating your own fingernails. gum. guards come exactly every three minutes. can i sing this time, too? please? "but we'll travel the road, sharing the load. side by side!" "you can be the lookout." bulges her eyes at the revelation. she pulls out alex's gun and bangs herself in the head. what to do. stop or i'll shoot. you people are immoral and narcissitic and i won't let you. the mayflowers got. oh hudson. oh hudson, i'm a sister of the catholic church as well as an agent. please, no nun jokes. they're a bad habit to get into. get it? do it. there's no reason to fight anymore. she's a force of nature. trust leonardo. murmurs to hawk. da vinci made the real directions in a secret script that i decoded. the way the machine is running now, the gold will produce too quickly, clog, and the machine will shut itself down. isn't it wonderful? wha -- you don't want to know. holy sh-h--things are going to get very interesting, very fast. da vinci would be proud of you. sorry! allow me. hudson, i'm afraid i'm sticking with god. but you're a close second, tough guy. what is that smile?