Chapters 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 Summary

Bishop Aringarosa leaves the Castel Gandolfo with a heavy briefcase containing bonds equaling twenty million euros. He plans to exchange them with the Teacher. He begins to worry why he has not heard from the Teacher who will contact him; the bishop cannot contact the Teacher. He hopes that he has not missed the call due to bad cellular coverage.

Meanwhile, Sophie and Langdon are fleeing in the armored truck. Sophie wonders out loud if Vernet wants the Grail for himself. Langdon doubts it, saying that throughout history, two groups pursue the Grail, those that think it is the cup of Christ, and those that know the truth and are threatened by it. Both Sophie and Langdon feel the enormous weight of the object in their possession. They do not know what to do next or how to break the code of the...