Navigating to the Volcanic Island

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So Sophie sent me a message about six weeks ago and called me into the college. So I ask her, what's going on? and she says she had had a meeting that day with a man, Harold Latimer. So what happened to Harold Latimer The question, rather, Dr. Watson, is what happened to Sophie Cratidz. She had totally disappeared Her brother had been asking over her too, but even he had become uncontactable I informed the police And the last it was recorded of her was at Gatwick Airport. Boolding a flight T Michkonos So this happened to Milas a couple of days ago and Sophie was taken three weeks ago. We must trace the movements that Milas was able to give us. He said himself they were vague. They were detailed enough, thank you. He doesn't know for a fact it's Mykonos. does he? He woke up in Athens, didn't he? But what he came back here for M croftor because he was certain he was taken out to this island. The man can interpret many things, Watson with the right set of components to guide his well trained mind He knew of Sophie, and he knew albeit vaguely of Vlatima We have only his blind recollections, and if that's where we must begin our case, then so be it Observe The sharp gravel, Watson. Yes, mates, no cars parked up No cars, but we do have our house yet We a place for a house You can have a quick move. You see someone? Do not move. Pon? bllood. Blood Welcome to part four of this five part blockbuster that is the Greek interpreter. This episode contains a few things, as you would expect. Check in the episode description for trigger warnings, but as always I can pretty much guarantee swearing. on shhit I can see some on the handle. Yes, and on the floor of this corridor. Let me see. let's let's maybe check that the house is empty first at me. Whoeverses blood this is was dragged out of here. Jesus by their ankles How do you know that? The nails dug into the flooring here You see the scraping? Yeah God And We have a very sad clue as to who that individual may have been . Eong hair? Yes fie Grotinis I knew it was her scream I just I froze and I got to my work interpreting the stone When Mother Celine rides full and the sea lies pale Look west from Mykonos to the lone dark stone where no hearth burns and no well is cut land where no keel is drawn ashore. Seek the white scar that faces the sun Count seeven wounds in the Rck The eighth lies beneath the broken tooth of the hill, where the ground answers hollow What was given in Sia is kept in gold You have observed what I have, Watson? Yeah. We no longer have any occupants. Yeah, this place is deserted. Have you been in the basement, yet, The underground thing that Georgios talked about? Not yet. Giorgios Milas also gave us another indication that this house would always be left behind. He remarked on a smell. New organic? Yeah, I know what he means. It's all just wood, glues, hasty paintwork. They popped this place up in the last few weeks. Indeed. to house their captive. Come this way. Through here? Yes We're gonna to check out the Moon King'siddleestone. I fear we couldn't even if we wished to. But first, something more important than that. Yeah? This room. See the mattress. Mattress on the floor, yeah. I found these. What's? Okay, couple of fingernails, air or two What's this? Skinfakes, I'd say They held her in here. Hm Yeah This whole time, do you think? The whole three weeks of her disappearance. I would say it's most likely this was a base. Sophie has become collateral. If she couldn't lead them to the treasure, they'd never let her go What's this? Look on the hole by the something ever so small scratched into the wall. let's have a look U Is that Greek? It's like a symbol. A mathematical one. For what? Integral Meaning meaning the summation beneath a curve It's a suggestion. suuggestion to what? beneath to look under Get up. Okay shit. They have I Paul, whoo the hell is Paul? We shall find out. But he clearly means something to Sophie. Come. Wait wa, wait, wait wait, why wouldn't you just lead them to it? To the golden mask? I mean I mean, Georgios was here for like ten minutes and he deciphered the whole thing for them. She is a stronger soul than Georgios with a fiercer love for the antiquities and no doubt a hatred for Latimer after what happened to her But perhaps this pul is the key to her captivity also. Forgive Giorgios his compliance. He simply translated words. That is all. That is all. He deciphered the whole thing. He told them the words, John. Not answers to the riddle they depict. This was only two days ago. There was still time We must close the gown. Come Wh, what? As I suspected Exactly. They're covering their tracks. They wish for no pursuers so much so they will vandalize ancient artifacts such as these. Absolute wankers. The stone that swallows the dying sun You see these markings on the top. They're ancient signifiers of seasons and months, where the sun would set, they'd mark it You could tell from a sunset here when to harvest your grains, with these notches here. Iningenious. A att least ha't scratched all that bit off. Yes. Th our Moon King used it as his blank canvas for his riddle. Direct those that cared for his remains and belongings to the site of his burial Come, We know the riddle. Now we must unravel it So who is Celine? Mother Celinee rides in full? She is a Titan, a pre Olympian demig goddder, sister of Helios. Which is the sun? Correct. And Celinee is the moon? Correct. He didnn't even have to Google it. Good for you. so that's why he calls her mother Becauseuse he's the mooon king, When Mother Seline rides full and the sea lies pale. So full moon. Full moon indeed. Look west from Mykonos to the lone dark stone where no hearth burns and no well is cut. No homes, no houses. Yes. Hearths and wells absence of them. So an island. alone dark, likely volcanic then an island. two thousand five hundred years ago you'd need full light so the full moon is for navigation. Hold on, let me get maps up. Yes. Look west of here. Yeah, thank you. I was gonna do that. Zoom in and find an island. Sure, look, I know what I'm doing. You know yeah, I can't translate ancient Greek, but I can use a mobile phone right You just leave me to our boocks at disabled Roman churches, didn't it? God's sake. Pase ew it. Who is Paul, Georgios? Paul pretty dead I mentioned to you I had been trying her brother not long after she disappeared. He went to find her. That's what it looks like. I I think I even asked his workplace where he was when I first asked after him They hadn't seen him either. Understood. Thank you, George Jos Thank you, Mariana. I hope Athens treats you well. Oh thanks. What's your next move? We have to find this island. Sure look, can you do it and be careful at the same time? We can certainly try. John is delicate. He's not the man he want us. Okay? There you go, make a couple of beers. Yes, Yes, yes, yes Goodbye. Bye Beers? Yeah, It's eleven AM. We're on holiday. We're working a case. Yeah, but it's a holiday case On your phone, bit rude. Working? Yeah, sure, sure. Zoom in on there. lookook Murky Dkes, zooming in You found an island then? Yes. but likely still uninhabited. and so small it's unnamed. Even by the folks at Google and they know everything. Okay, so let's put it in satellite image mode, thing Yeah. Yeah, it's dark volcanic rock, isn't it indeed and all sharp cliffs. How can you tell that from this view? Land where no keel is drawn ashore. Ah, Yes, that makes sense Wow, we are we are like What? We are just I mean we are so cool, aren't we? We solve crime in London, murders and all this kind of thing. Now we're out here cracking codes of the ancient world like Indiana Jones. I mean, there are no cooler people right now than you and I, eh? Cheers? You have suncream on your nose? Yeah, it's hot. Okay. You have visible sun creream on your nose. Ow, whereere? hereere? No to the left. Not that far. Up a bit. Let me just h. Steady O ow, ow, you pitched it. I didn't. Oh w. Get off, you've got it. You have got it, thank you What were you saying about being cool? Just I mean, what do we do here? exactly? We know the hunters have the stone translated, hence why they defaced it with a two day head start. identified the island? Probably. Would they have got there by now? If not, they're certainly on their way. We just have to hope that Sophie will be with them. Yeah, that wasn't enough blood to suggest murder At the very least a fight. now a real scrap, she's putting up a real fight to not be taken with them again. So we need to get to the island, Dcipher the riddle and locate the tomb. We get the gold mask before they do. No. We wait in the tomb, ideally with police and capture Latimer and in turn rescue Sophie. Yeah, that too Good stuff this. How How do we get to the island? How far do you reckon it is from us on that map? fourourteen, fourteen kilometers, I'd say. eightight and a half miles. That's a long swim. If you looked up any tour groups or ferries ago there? Tour groups. to the volcanic rock in the sea. So that's a no then. That is a no. What do you want to do? Speak to my brother. You think you can answer the riddles? You can answer a very simple question, which is mayay I borrow your yacht, please, dear brother. I see This is your villa? Absolutely, dear boy. Sorry, this isn't some kind of luxury Airbnb. this is actually your home. One of them for much needed dowime. You do three jobs a year. It's nearly always downtim. High risk jobs. Life and death. Yeah, I don't need reminding of that, to be honest. Is that yours? Mud. The helicopter out there Yeah. It is You want to go for a fly? I mean, we could just take that, right? No. Why not? Because we need to follow the clues. And they did not have helicopters in ancient Greece. The clues will be in the cliffs and beneath the rocks. And secondly, the island most likely has Latimer and his men on it, and I think they may perhaps hear us coming in that thing, don't you Yacht it is. So you want my yacht to solve the riddle, do you? Yes. And you think you can take Latimer? I'm sure of it. You believe you can outwit him not just on the hunt but in the inevitable confrontation. I don't like the tone of your voice. I don't like the look on your face. What's wrong with the look on my face? What's wrong with the tone of my voice There is a live case unfolding, gents. Can we just stay on top of the holy crap? You have a lobster tank? You have an actual lobster in a tank in your kitchen. Yes, I do. Sher los his name. Dinner His name is Dina So look, there is more responsibility here than just borrowing my yacht. You know what that yacht means? Oh, how fantastic. A responsibility lecture. It's been a while since one of these. I shouldn't have to lecture. And I shouldn't have to beg to borrow my brother's yacht. Hey What's this? You like it This is a microphone. It is Brand new version of yours actually. full spec. Plus, I've got a windshield, a pop shield here and a pro vocal booth that folds into wait for it. an unsuspecting Wicker basasket. Anyone for a picnic?? Wow, didid you get this for me? No, I got it for me. Ladies and gentlemen, the real Miccroft Holomes. Sorry, why? I like your line of work. Podcasting. U storytelling more, I'd say. Me too. I say that sometimes You know, I never say podcasts though I mean, I mean, I say it ' I have to, but yeah, it's a bunch of losers. Perhaps you'd like to start a detective agency too. Once you're done eating your poor lobster friend here, told you his name is dinner But yes, u very much looking forward to Crafting my own adventures into the audio medium, I've hired an editor as well. Sorry, what? You're a spy? Yes. And he's a detective. What is top secret about documenting your adventures? Well, people think yours is fiction a lot of the time. They'll assume the same for me. Plust mine willll have a little more Mine has sparkled, thank you very much. it has a little shine. ye every now and again. You keep working on it. You'll go far. Go far. I'm in bloody Greece after getting shot. I've gone far enough, thank you. Let me show you my episode release plan. Also I can give you marketing tips. You have much to learn We could always just steal the yacht. Yes, we could. Let's go. Charm din know. I will save you. Oh God Heat up your fourourth of July at the Home Depot with our wide variety of grills under three hundred dollars and make every gathering one to remember. 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Gallon of the seas, with with its slick hull cutting through the waves, It's hardy deck that can tell a thousand tales and its's TV room, sky spports, TNT sports, and HBO Max Oh this, ladies and gentlemen, this is how to sail. You're steering us off course. A I? Yes, adjust these like this. Okay. U Does that work? Yes Right, dinner. This should do for you. offff you go. B bye dinner Okay, I'm done with being the captain. I'm going to go and u navigate. you mean lie out on the deck in the sun. Yeah, that one And that, you feel is an adequate use of your time in this case? Well, I've got to, you know recover. M Hey, hey, hey, hey, wait What? Land Landa Hoy L, Land a bloody hoy. Ah yes, there is the island. The lone black rock. I've always always wanted to say that. Landa Hooy You don't to say it again. Wehe in. I'd like to widen our approach. Just point the boat at the island, we'll get to it That's basic saving. In fact basic anything. I do not want to smash my brother's yacht into sheer rock face. It's like it's still miles away. Yes, and that is why I will make adjustments now so we are able to circumnavigate the island. Oh sorry, I didn't realise I was doing a case with Magellan. Magellan actually died in the Philippines before completing circumnavigation. It was his crew that achieved. Why aren't you going straight to the island? We must observe with the clues that we have From here is better than traacing across an island that we know to have armed men on it. We are looking Teaching. Seeking what White scar Seek the white scar that faces the sun. Exactly that, dear Watson Wh do you suppose the white skar is? The island is volcanic and like Nkonos, so its rock is all black. somethingomething white would be worthy of note for our ancient scribe, would it not, John? Yeah How? byy what force of nature could a white streak appear in black volcanic rock? I have no idea. Pumus. Pumus A stupid exfoliating lump of dirt. Often yellow, light grey. Sometimes even bleached, such as the fiery chaos from which Pumus is born, I venture first make on aaptain that a streak of Pumice rock in those black cliffs ahead facing us in the east. are exactly where our treasure hunt on this island begins. Great. G. Landerhoy. I'm saying it Careful, careful care. Yes, I know Beareful, it doesn't make it any easier when you do that. I just I think we should stop. Drop anchor, and we can see the baddy's boat. Lattimer. his name is Harold Lattimer. Okay, we can see Lattimer ar his Lord. shut up. His boat is there, this is where they stopped, so we should do the same. Then we will have to swim to the rocks. Fine by me, I'd just rather do that without a hole in your brother's yacht Y, not quite ight, let's more here as best we can Okay, so that's the white vein of pumice and the cliff face. thenen we can see the wounds in the rock. Count seven wounds in the rock the eight lies U could pause the rest of that line That's it. That's it. the eighth lies M Nice where? That's why it's a riddle John and not a set of directions. Either way, unfortunately, it looks like we're gonna to have to scale the rock face to get around to the other side as we can only see four so far anyway I am aware of this. No, I know. I'm talking to the listener I see. see you on the island. Shirt knock. Great. off he goes. Listeners, you're going in a bag Righty, timeime for a little dip That's the seventh C in the roong. Yes. And I see the eighth just over here I didn't mean to, me Aa. I get it So. The riddle You know where it lies It's right here But it lies as in it is on trruth Right. Here, look. It's not a natural cut in the rock. It's man made. Wow. Yeah. steps This steps up onto the island. And it' lead us to the next line of the riddle, Watson Be careful. They get narrower and steeper as they go. And look someone has lost their footing on this. Recently? Very recently. The water still holds their print. They arrived recently. I think we're in with a shot here, big guy So do I, John. So do I. What these do we have? do you think? C could be over a hundred. Oh that's a lot for ancient Greek bloke to hammer into the sy of cliff. It sounds like it's also a lot for a former army man to scale. U Excuse me, wounded soldier is more accurate. I still have a hole in my chest. Not quite It's the stitch shut. All right, fine. I have a stitched hole in my chest. Is that fair I suppose. Oh man. This is such a relaxing holiday. Beneath the broken tooth of the hill, where the ground answers hollow, what was given in fear is kept in gold. Gs good on Moon Boy because that rock formation looks exactly like a broken tooth right in the middle. Yes, it is rather accurate, isn't it? A little too accurate, unfortunately As you can see over there Look. Well clothing Like us, they have changed, and they are drying their clothes out in the sun because I've gone beneath Yes. What are you doing? Seeing how many people we're about to go and try and ambush? Let's see Yeah, you got like people Sophie's top here, I assume. Then we have four men Yeah I mean, do we call the police? Are you ignoring me or are you thinking? I'm thinking Broken tooth and the treasure beneath it is I know I know, I know. we're really close, but Sherlock, F bloates. George Ros said at least two of them had guns What if they find the gold mask, whatso? So what? it's just a bloody, you know, It's just something. What do they do with Sophie when they find it? She is no longer of use to them and she knows too much Why does she know too much? Call the police and we'll go and infiltrate as well. How about that? Compromise? Fine, except I have no signal. Let's do an emergency call. There's sea water in my phone. sake, okay, I'll do it. Oh, Bollocks. You've left it on the yacht. Shit. Well, it would appear the decision has been made for us. They have guns And we have the element of surprise Chop chop. Aock In my Inred talkline. Gick on it No one is coming back to help you Okay, He's tied. He's tied. Selling him out here. Where are we going Come C. A Iulous We have a gun. we take. S, we need to get back to heading into the crypt. First, this man. me Itooks a little hot and bothered and might think You can do it a little swim. Come come are you gonna chuck him on the cliff? Out here, he will pull out the second we leave him and blow our cover. What? down there in the Ageans he won't be heard. Sl long we don't want to shoot him, do we what? S no But we don't want him out here left of his own devices, so Please I'm afraid of heights. I'm afraid of heights Oh, you won't be up here long. Are you afraid of water? U no, good. byye bye Ber meant to cut the roofs. No, see, he's got the hang of it shouting and I can't hear him, which means neither can they. proroving my strategy to be the correct one. Oh Kidoki back to the entrance of the crypt now we have taken out their guard You go spring in you stent. and you've got it my pocket to the main burial crypt of the Moon King S see more footprints. Look Yes, it of surprise. D this way. careful, this is ling rock on me. Just let me go in front , we have to get to it now right now. Yes, but if we come out the end of that tunnel, we will be in the burial crypt itself. Yeah so come on. John, there willon be nowhere to hide and we will just wait You will lose the element of surprise. Oh's long gg, gentlemen it This episode is brought to you by Google Chrome. You think you know a browser, but Gemini and Chrome, that's new. It can help you with practically anything on the web, like restoring a vintage motorcycle from a fifty page restoration block, or finally break down that long article you've had open for weeks. Gemini and Chrome is here for it. Ready to make anything online makes sense? There's no place like Chrome. 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