
Written on the Body of Night
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Okay, log that.
What piece of evidence|finally convinced you...
that the body found|at Giva'at Ha Mivtarwas crucified?
Well, I suppose if you're looking|for a dead giveaway...
I'd really have to say it was the block|of wood and nail in the foot...
that really did the trick.
And the Romans were crucifying bodies|for around 400 years.
Why have we only found|one set of remains?
Well, only the lower rungs|of society were crucified.
Then their remains were burned...
or fed to the dogs.
-Doctor, I really need a cigarette.|-Then we must go outside.
Thank you.
So, it's unlikely that you'd find|a crucified man in a rich man's tomb?
Highly unlikely.
Not to mention potentially|catastrophic.
Catastrophic?
The only recorded crucified body|in a rich man's tomb was that of...
Rabbi Yeshu Ben Yosef...
known to all of us if not by|his Hebrew name...
then surely by his Greek one...
Jesus, son of Joseph.
Sharon! Sharon!
They're here.
-What are all these people doing here?|-Dr. Golban?
Moshe Cohen,|Deputy Attache to Jerusalem.
-For your protection, I assure you.|-Yeah, right.
-Now, may we have a look?|-No.
I can't have amateurs trampling|through the dig. You'll break something.
Okay. What about a professional?
A priest has no place on an excavation.|Do I make my self clear?
Dr. Golban, Pierre Lavelle.
Dr. Lavelle, I am so sorry.|I had no idea you were a priest.
I am an archaeologist.
-After you, Doctor.|-Thank you.
All I wanted to do|was dig a basement.
They wanted to put up fats in|about 3 months, so we had to be quick.
Until we remove the body, we're|keeping a low profile in security.
Disturbing the dead can get you killed|in this neighborhood.
Father Gutierrez.
Your Eminence.
Not many of our priests|are ex-combat soldiers.
El Salvador was|a long time ago, Your Eminence.
Military intelligence.
A polite oxymoron.
You have been chosen to investigate|a problem for us in Jerusalem.
One that will require the wide range|of your investigative abilities.
"Dr. Sharon Golban."
An Israeli archaeologist. It was she|who opened the tomb in Jerusalem.
Those are photos of what she found.
This is of Pontius Pilate.
So I've been told.
Excuse me, Your Eminence,|but this has to be a joke.
A dangerous one, which is why we have|chosen you to investigate it.
Yeah, but who would believe this?
It reads like|tabloid journalism...
not a serious|archaeological report.
Dr. Golban is|a serious archaeologist.
So is Fr. Lavelle.
He's a Dominican in Jerusalem.
Lectures at their university.
What is his opinion about this?
There are many tests|to be conducted.
But he has seen the tomb...
and the body.
So he thinks...
it is possible?
But Your Eminence...
I have no qualifications|for something like this.
That is not true.
You have told us why|in your own words.
"I believe Jesus Christ is God|because I spoke to Him this morning...
in my prayers.
And I've known He was God|since I was a boy.
He has always been my best friend...
even though I haven't always|been His.
In Him, I have peace."
You were called because of your military|and investigative experience.
You were chosen because|of what you wrote here.
The ideal solution is to stop|rumors and lies at their inception.
If not, a Vatican denial|would be interrupted by some...
as merely the Vatican|covering up the truth.
We must stop this before|it lets loose its poison.
We are counting on you|to protect the Church.
Protect the faith.
They're synonymous. Protect the Church,|you protect the faith.
Your Eminence, what if|the body they found--
There is no "what if," Father.
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