Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom

Jack smiled. It wasn’t a pleasant expression. Stepping out of the
way, he waved, ushering the rogue pirate past him, so he could
continue down the blank stretch of corridor. “By all means, Christophe.
After you.”
Christophe hesitated, then shrugged and leaned against the
corridor. “How do I know you didn’t come in here last night and lay a
trap for me? This is just the kind of trick you would play, Jacques.”
“One of me better tricks, coming in here last night, with no
bracelet, and then carefully covering my trail with this nice dust, just to
fool you, Christophe,” Jack commented, his voice dripping with
sarcasm.
“Nobody has been in here for five years,” Amenirdis said, coldly.
“Because you stole my father’s bracelet, thief.”
Christophe crossed his arms and looked away.
Jack nodded at the corridor. “What do you see, Amenirdis?”
“There is an opening in the floor,” she said. “It is too far to jump.”
“Damn,” Jack said. “Do you remember this from before?”
“No. Either the high priest brought us a different way, or part of his
chant included the sacred word, and saying it negated this trap.”
Dropping to her hands and knees, the princess crawled forward,
disturbing the dust. She sneezed, then moved a few inches more, and
halted, peering down at what, to Jack, seemed to be a completely
solid floor.
“The light only illuminates the first twenty or thirty feet,” she said.
“Then it all becomes gray, then black. I believe the shaft narrows.”
“Is there a ladder we have to climb down?” Jack asked.
“No. Jack, do you have something I can drop down there? So I
can listen for it to hit the bottom?”
“I do indeed,” Jack said. “I tried to think of everything.” Reaching
into his duffel, he withdrew the half-full leather bag. Ceremoniously, he
reached into it, and withdrew a chunk of gray stone. “One rock, suitable
for dropping.”
Walking over to Christophe, he handed him the stone. “If you
would be so kind as to hand it to the lady,” he said.
“Why don’t you give it to her yourself ?”
“Because I would never willingly turn my back on you. Especially