Fun and games

Rating: 7/10 (19 November 2004)

The Masons have long held sway as a mystical bunch of secret plotters who conspired to guard deep dark and arcane esoteric information. At least a dozen books have been inspired by this fraternity and the recent success of the Da Vinci Code has played on this long standing tradition. Tales of treasure and untold fortune, wealth and secrets of the universe thrill our imaginations and appeal to our sense of the fantastic. The fact too that our own western history lends itself to grail quests, ancient truths and hidden clues adds to the boiling pot. So, why not have a big Masonic plot to hide a vast treasure right under the noses of the population and have the clues hidden on the back of our most famous document. The fact that Washington, Franklin, Jefferson and several members of the 2nd continental congress were Freemasons ups the ante even more. So, what follows is good fantasy, good fun and nothing too serious to get ourselves wrapped up in. Cage is cool and Bean is sinister. The chase is on. It's always fun when a good yarn can be spun on a few facts and with a little imagination.