Charm of Love

Let's see what has your knickers in a knot, shall we?

-Good morning. - Morning.

It's good.

-Is it? -It's a fake.

It's a really good fake.

Truly an artist carved that but more like five years ago.

Not 5,000.

Well, there's more.

The statuette is part of the collector's donation.

Let's see what else we have.

This miniature Sphinx is real alabaster

but it's meant for tourists.

How can you tell?

The signature is in Arabic, not hieroglyphs.

Maddie Turner, this is Brent Weber.

He's an art collector and a philanthropist.

These items are part of a donation that he wishes

to make to the museum.

Maddie Turner, it's an honor to finally meet you.

Thank you.

And thank you for your support.

My wife is really the collector.

I see.

Anything of notable value?

Perhaps aesthetically, depending on your taste.

Unfortunately, nothing of historic value.

Um, what Maddie means to say is that we've

What she means to say is that my wife has collected

some pretty trinkets,

but nothing exhibition-worthy.

I'm sure that if Maddie were to take a second look

at these items, she would find

Don't worry, Catherine.

Have I passed your test, Mr. Weber?

There is one last item.

Please.

May I?

-Thank you. -You're welcome.

Aging appears authentic.

Is it a first edition?

Anything famous?

Looks to me like a travel diary.

Looks like there was nameplate or an inscription

on these missing opening pages but it's damaged.

Oh, here's a date right here, 1796.

Does that add to the value?

Its value could be increased by its contents.

Isn't that right, Mr. Weber?

Well, how will we know?

-We read it. -

Unless there are particular pages you'd like me

to examine?

It's real?

That's what I hope you'll find out.

There's navigational points, descriptions, drawings.

This is an account of a legendary Lover's Stone

of the island of Cordecil.

Catherine, you wanted to talk to me about a donation?

Yes.

Your continuing generosity would mean everything to the museum.

Later this year,

my wife and I will be celebrating

25 years of blissful marriage.

I thought it would be a treat to take her to see this stone.

That's where Dr. Turner comes in.

Oh, well, she's happy to go anywhere.

This is my proposal.

If Maddie can find the stone,

I will fully endow the museum.

I mean, who knows, if maybe it's like the stories

and our love will make the stone glow.

I need to start reading.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes, me too.

Hey, did you know Cordecil means heart of the sky?

Of course, you did.

Not all of us specialized in pre-historic art.

Cordecil.

It's French.

It's a lone little island in a vast ocean of blue sky.

-Uh-hmm. -Well, relatively alone.

I mean, there are other islands but it's more like

Bermuda versus Bahamas.

It's okay.

I trust you.

-I don't need to hear it. -This is for me.

Did you know the island wasn't discovered until the 1700?

You mean discovered by Europeans?

It says tribes from nearby islands

preserved the island as a sacred place, all part of

the mythology surrounding the Lover's Stone.

You're reading that off my book.

-Oh, yeah. -Yeah.

Well, the island has 70 miles of beaches.

Plenty of places for sunset strolls,

moonlit strolls, even possibly

a few sunrise strolls.

It's not about romance.

Says the woman who's searching for something

called the "Lover's Stone".

Okay.

Well, then how about this?

What do you got?

One second.

See.

So, tell me about this place.

Well, the Pierre House used to be a boarding house.

It's now bed and breakfast.

Hello, handsome.

What?

I read stories about this guy.

He's famous.

What do you think brings travelers here?

Well, it's just look behind me.

For hundreds of years, travelers have enjoyed the views

that call out to this coast.

And of course, there's a special stone.

Uh, yes.

That is a myth, unfortunately.

But isn't it supposed to glow in the presence of true love?

That's part of the myth.

Unfortunately, people never find anything

when they do come in search of the stone.

Here, let me show you the cabanas over here.

Do you seriously not recognize him?

Who is he?

The famous entrepreneur/activist.

He doesn't just build luxury hotels, he works

with cities to revive poverty-stricken areas.

Sounds more like a philanthropist

than an activist.

Okay, so you can look at that gorgeous man

and argue terminology with me?

I am only going on this trip for one reason.

I am not interested in anything

extracurricular.

Honey, you need to let romance back in your life.

No, I don't.

What is this?

Hmm, that settles it.

I'm going with you.

Uh, not, unless you can fit in my luggage

over here.

Maddie, Maddie!

I'm so glad I caught you.

Hey, I just want to say thank you

for agreeing to go.

It means more than you know.

I'll certainly do my best.

Uh, I don't think you understand.

Maddie, you have to find that stone.

The diary seems promising but there are

missing pages.

Probably important ones.

Maddie, the university cut our funding.

I didn't wanna worry anyone until I exhausted

all of our possible donors,

but I thought you should know.

This is it.

If you don't find that stone and win over the

support of Weber, the museum closes.

I'll find it.

At it.

Roll it!

Hmm.

-Oh! -Woah!

Oh.

Sorry!

Isn't that perfect there?

It's very nice.

Don't you think it represents the island, and its culture,

and hundreds of years of his

I said it's very nice.

-Look at what you're doing. - Oh.

Ah-ya-yay.

No, you stay put and keep that foot elevated.

I can do this area.

So can I.

I mean, you taught me.

In that case,

it's time to change the water.

You're spreading more dirt than you are cleaning.

Yes, ma'am.

And since you're going by the kitchen,

a cup of tea.

Yes, ma'am.

Oh!

What are you doing down there?

What am I doing?

What are you doing throwing water on

innocent people?

Well, the locals never take that alley,

I'm sorry.

Oh, just tourists then?

Please, I'm looking for the Pierre House.

Yeah.

This is the Pierre House.

Do you want me to scale the wall?

Well, I'd like to see you try.