:05:01
All silent... no sound, no lights.
A city of ghosts.
:05:05
- Why is the gate closed?
- Curfew is not until midnight.
:05:10
No sentries about.
:05:19
Ho, there, captain of the watch.
Open the gate.
:05:24
- Captain!
- Wake, wake, wake, wake.
:05:26
It's Sinbad,
friend of the caliph Kassim.
:05:29
And a better friend
to Princess Farah.
:05:33
Captain Sinbad.
:05:37
- You know me?
- I am a merchant.
:05:39
I hope to purchase some of the cargo
you will unload tomorrow.
:05:44
No one is to be admitted to Charak
after sunset.
:05:47
- But why?
- The plague. Many have died.
:05:51
Every time we reach this port,
some misfortune strikes us. The plague.
:05:55
The caliph Kassim
and his sister, Princess Farah?
:05:58
They are well, but Kassim
is not the caliph... not as yet.
:06:01
I was told in Jerash that the caliph
Kassim's father died three months ago.
:06:06
True, but Kassim
has not yet been crowned.
:06:09
Captain, we'd better
return to the ship.
:06:11
Yes, best to leave
and sell our cargo elsewhere.
:06:14
I'm not leaving Charak until I see
Princess Farah and Kassim.
:06:17
- But, Captain, it is the plague.
- Is there another way into the town?
:06:20
No, but if you wish to take
the risk...
:06:23
you may enter at daybreak
when the curfew is lifted.
:06:27
Until then, I can only offer
to relieve your disappointment.
:06:30
My tent has wine, food and music.
My people are your servants.
:06:35
Please, be welcome.
:06:39
Come.