He helps guide Robert onto the next leg of his journey, pointing out a capstone he needs to find. Peter’s kidnapper rings and learns he has the pyramid in his possession. Phew! Unfortunately Langdon is not out of the woods yet. With the wall closing in and Langdon afraid of tight spaces, he’s saved from certain doom at the last second. Thankfully they do, uncovering a granite pyramid covered in symbols. Thanks to Nunez’s clumsiness (honestly, how is this guy a security officer?) he takes out the key and inadvertently gives the guys all a time limit to try and solve the anachronym on the wall. This is a place to reflect on your own mortality and life. Or, as Langdon realizes, his Masonic Chamber of Reflection. Thanks to his innate knowledge, he manages to find a way into Peter’s secret office. Our dysfunctional trio head to the basement where Langdon drinks in his surroundings. Underneath the hand, on the wooden box, are a set of symbols which is interpreted as ‘Subbasement. Now, it seems like whoever this guy is, he’s playing by a specific set of rules. It turns out it’s the “Hand of the mysteries” a secretive invitation that allows one to seek out a body of ancient knowledge. Langdon is determined to try and figure out what this means, but it falls to CIA agent Inuoune Sato to handle this kidnapping case from now on.Īs she questions Langdon and Nunez, she deduces what the hand means. In the middle of this, Langdon finds Peter’s severed hand, sticking up in the middle of the gallery. When Peter’s assistant rings again, he gives Langdon a game – and an ominous message to end things on: “As above, so below.” Langdon shows up next though and learns there’s no big event there. The security there is pretty lax though, with the guard, Nunez, failing to check a guy’s hat or his broken arm – despite the scanner beeping when he steps through. There’s an emergency and Langdon needs to make it across the country for a Gala. Peter Solomon’s assistant rings though, interrupting him. Much like in Da Vinci Code, he’s teaching a class about symbols and – more specifically – showing off how symbols have been distorted and changed over time. While this seems random, it makes a lot more sense with context for what follows.įast forward to Harvard University, present day, and we get our first look at a young Robert Langdon.
A young man sits cross-legged on the floor atop a strange symbol.
We begin our tale 3 years back in a Turkish prison. However, it also includes the words “It’s buried out there somewhere.” This cryptic text depicts references to an ancient portal and an unknown location. That’s a shame because what follows is actually a pretty compelling opening chapter.Īnyway, according to the opening scroll of text, in 1991 a document was locked in the safe of the Director of the CIA. Episode 1 of Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol begins with a grammatical error.
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