Sleepwalk

Property of the great temple of Yinchuan...

on the one hill river.

Not until the Year of the Dog

can these tales be told.

Both the power of the moon...

and only one chosen person

can unravel the knot.

Only one...

among these many stories fits the prophecy.

And only one key...

- Finding the keys... -...will unlock the message.

Mortals, do not question

the will of immortals

in the Year of the Dog.

Where's the first page?

These are the first pages.

We must have the first page.

It's the key!

Easy Type, can I help you?

Yes, we do.

- -Could you hold on a minute?

My other phone is ringing.

Easy Type.

Yes, sir, I'll check right into that

and get back to you. Please hold on.

Easy Type.

Easy Type, can you hold on one minute?

Ow!

Easy Type, can you hold on one minute?

- -

[Matt talking on phone indistinctly]

Would you hold on a minute?

Easy Type.

[Matt talking on phone indistinctly]

[Matt talking on phone indistinctly]

You are talking to the boss.

- Hi. -

It's Matt.

- You wanna see Nicole? - Yeah, only a minute.

Your roommate's here.

How about Italian? I like Italian.

Have you lost weight?

On second thought,

maybe Italian's not such a good idea.

I don't know, but you look thinner to me, Matt.

I don't know.

I don't know. It's heavy. How about Chinese?

Oh, Nicky, are you still working?

I thought you weren't going to work overtime anymore.

Oh, I still have all these medical charts to finish.

Oh, it's not even five o'clock yet.

Oh, it must be quick.

You know,

I go home at night, I've got these...

It's like, green flashes going off behind my eyes.

It's from staring at this stupid screen all day.

Green flashes?

Hmm.

Well, maybe you shouldn't sit so close to it.

Nicky.

Yeah?

Do you think...

maybe you could...

lend me some money?

I don't have any money for a cab.

My purse is over there, just take some.

Oh, thank you.

I had some money, but I spent it.

But I promise you, I can pay you back tomorrow.

Oh, wait a minute.

There's nothing in here but two tokens!

Well, you can take one.

- -No! I can't take the subway!

Who would go into that smelly pit?

Now how am I going to get home?

I know.

I'll wait and I'll walk downtown with you, okay?

Wait 'til you see these shoes, you're going to die.

They're so great!

Can't wait to try them on so you can see them.

Hmm.

There's nowhere to sit in here.

Nicky, you should have a place

for your guests to sit when they come and visit you.

You know, like a chair or something.

Can I sit here?

Yeah, sure.

You know, you're going to put all that weight

you lost back on eating those things.

Did you know that every potato chip is what,

seventy-five calories?

Seventy-five calories! I'm not kidding you.

And you ate a whole bag of them.

I wonder how many chips are in a bag.

How many would you say?

Fifty? Seventy? One hundred?

They are not potato chips, they are potato skins.

Would you answer the phone for me?

I'll be right back.

Listen, I'm talking from experience.

I used to be fat!

I still have to watch out or I'll blow up like a balloon.

You know, I get that celluloid all over my thighs.

Hey, where you going?

I'm going to the bathroom.

Okay.

Those... Those really make your legs look great.

Oh, yeah?

And what do you know about legs?

Hello. How do you do?

Hello.

My name is Barrington Rutley III.

I was going for my PhD in paleography until recently,

when I decided to quit academia

and pursue the more

unorthodox teachings of the most honorable Dr. Guo.

That's a funny name.

-That means "dog" in Chinese. -

But you must know that.

No, it doesn't mean that, it means,

"He who comes down from the mountains

-to teach us all to be humble." -

No, it doesn't. It means dog!

Pleased to meet you, Dr. Guo.

Wait a minute, Dr. Guo.

We don't know for certain if she speaks Chinese.

Oh.

The boss has left for the day.

You'll have to come back tomorrow.

We don't want to see your boss.

We only want you.

You must never let this document leave your sight.

Well, how about when I go to sleep?

This is not a joke.

Listen...

Just take this. I don't want to do it.

That's the oldest signature there is.

But... that's too much money.

Are you crazy? Look at all the...

"Too much money"? Take it!

This is just a humble retainer.

When you work for the honorable Dr. Guo,

you get highly compensated.

All we ask is that you have this translated

and transcribed in three days.

No later.

What are you guys, CI-spooks or something?

- -

Who's been fooling around with my desk?

Has someone been fooling around with my desk?

- -And who are those guys?

I mean, does anyone know who those guys are?

I don't know.

Your roommate's been taking work behind my back, hasn't she?

I'm going to talk to Nicole.

Should I answer the phone?

You've been taking work behind my back, isn't that right?

You've been taking work behind my back!

- -Hello?

Yes, this is Isabelle.

How did you know I was here? Who is this?

Oh, Jack!

This is a translating job.

It has nothing to do with the shop.

I just want to rent the machine,

I'll pay you money for it, and I'll only work at night.

I'll use just that one light,

and the light in the bathroom when I go to the bathroom.

I don't know what the problem is.

I mean, I'll make some money and you'll make some money.