The Da Vinci Code

In a deserted alley near the Temple Church, Rémy climbs into the back of the limo with Silas. He tosses back two shots of vodka and takes out a wine opener from the limo’s wet bar. He unfolds the small knife and frees Silas from his bonds, apologizing for not doing it earlier. Like Silas, Rémy serves the Teacher. The Teacher has recruited Rémy to work for Teabing so Remy would have access to Teabing’s Grail research. Remy returns Silas’s pistol and pulls one of his own from the limo’s glove box.

Fache arrives at the Kent airfield and notices blood on the ground inside the hangar. Interrogating the pilot, he learns of Langdon and Sophie’s escape, of the bound albino monk, and of something important in the plane’s safe. He orders the pilot to retrieve it or lose his pilot’s license. Fache then receives a call from Aringarosa. He updates the bishop on the investigation and instructs him to land in Kent rather than at London’s Heathrow. Aringarosa is panicked, but Fache reminds him that “you are not the only man on the verge of losing everything” (381).

Langdon, Sophie, and Teabing inspect the tombs of the knights, but they can find no indication of a missing orb. When she comes to the 10th tomb, Sophie notices that, unlike the others, the knight is missing, interred inside the tomb rather than openly. While they ponder the incongruity, the altar boy returns, insisting they carry out their business and be on their way. When Langdon asks for time to scatter the ashes among the “tombs,” the boy responds that these are not tombs but “effigies,” carven tributes rather than burial crypts, and that a relative of Christopher Wren would know that. A slamming door in the Church annex draws the boy away; the three scramble to figure out what they’re missing.

Inside the annex, Silas grabs the boy. Rémy points the gun at the boy, ordering him to run and not to alert the police. Terrified, he complies.

Silas sneaks into the Church and holds Sophie at gunpoint, demanding the keystone. Langdon is holding it and threatens to smash it unless Silas releases Sophie and Teabing. From the shadows of the Annex, Rémy watches, tense. The keystone is to be his ultimate payday, his freedom from the drudgery of service, but Silas must recover it intact and Rémy must remain out of sight. Terrified of losing his reward, Rémy defies the Teacher’s orders and emerges from shadows, pointing his gun at Teabing. With no options left, Langdon hands Silas the cryptex. Silas and Rémy exit the Church, taking Teabing along as a hostage—but not before mentioning that they have been looking in the wrong place.

Inside Château Villette, Collet and his team peruse an Interpol report. They find nothing incriminating about Vernet, but a few petty crimes attributed to Rémy. Just then, an agent informs Collet of something strange in the barn. Atop the hayloft sits a sophisticated electronic surveillance post. Nearby is a shelf with hundreds of audio cassettes, hours and hours of recorded conversations.

Langdon and Sophie rush to a London subway station and call the police in hopes of forcing Silas and Rémy into hiding. They plan to take the train to King’s College to research the true hiding place of the knight’s tomb. When Sophie calls the police, however, the call is transferred to Fache, who admits Langdon is innocent but warns that they are both in danger. He implores her to turn herself in. Suspicious, Sophie implicates Rémy in the kidnapping of Teabing. She hangs up and boards the incoming train before Fache can trace the call.

Inside Teabing’s plane, Fache examines the wooden box and the opened—and empty—cryptex. Vernet calls, anxious to recover the “stolen” items before the bank’s reputation is forever tarnished. Fache assures him that the box and its contents are safe.

Back at Château Villette, Collet is shocked to discover the targets of the surveillance: five prominent French citizens, including Jacques Sauniére. The agent determines that the bug was placed discreetly in Sauniére’s office. 

With Teabing bound and gagged in the back of the limo, Rémy drives through London. Silas’s phone rings. The Teacher instructs Silas to find sanctuary in London’s Opus Dei residence while Rémy delivers the keystone. The Teacher is upset that Rémy disregarded his orders and confides to Silas that the butler must be “dealt with.” Silas hands the phone to Rémy, who is convinced that Silas is being double crossed. The Teacher instructs Rémy to drop Silas off near the Opus Dei residence and then meet him at St. James Park.

Inside the King’s College theological research library, Langdon and Sophie seek the help of a librarian in finding the location of the knight’s tomb. They show her only part of the poem. She surmises that they are on a “Grail quest” but without more information, she cannot narrow her search sufficiently. Reluctantly, they show her the entire poem, and she begins a complex, cross-referenced search.

Silas disposes of his gun and enters the Opus Dei residence where he is offered a room and food. While Silas sleeps, the police call the front desk, asking if an albino monk is there. The attendant confirms he is, and officers are dispatched to the location.

Rémy parks outside St. James Park, and the Teacher climbs into the car. He offers Rémy a sip of cognac from a flask, and the butler accepts. Moments later, his throat tightens up. Poisoned by the Teacher, he suffocates in the front seat. Dead, he cannot implicate the Teacher in any of his crimes. Pocketing the revolver, the Teacher climbs into the back seat.

Moments later, the Teacher crosses the park to a 900-year-old cathedral, the resting place of the knight’s tomb. The only loose ends still to be dealt with are Langdon and Sophie. At the Kent airfield, a police officer greets Aringarosa and offers to escort him to Scotland Yard. While in the car, Aringarosa hears the police radio mention London’s Opus Dei Center. He orders the officer to take him there.

Langdon and Sophie sift through the library computer’s database for references to a knight’s tomb in London. All the hits are irrelevant until Langdon sees one of interest: a list of Wagnerian operas. Wagner, Langdon knows, was a Freemason, and the Masons have ties to the Priory. The text, however, is a false lead. Finally, the computer registers a reference to Sir Isaac Newton and Alexander Pope, the 17th-century English poet. Langdon realizes this is the key. Newton’s revolutions in science angered the Church, and his burial—in Westminster Abbey—was presided over by his friend, Alexander Pope.

Silas awakens, his intuition warning him of an unknown danger. He peers out the window and sees a police car outside the courtyard of the residence. Hearing someone outside his room, he hides behind the door and ambushes the two officers, disabling them momentarily before running down the stairs. He flees out the women’s exit before colliding with another police officer. He seizes the officer’s gun, but another shoots him. Suddenly, Silas feels hands grab his shoulders. He turns and fires, realizing too late that he’s shot Aringarosa.