Chapters 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 Summary

The action continues as Fache and the authorities are close behind Langdon, Teabing, and Sophie. The three think they are getting ahead, yet unbeknownst to them, Fache is gaining ground. Teabing's plane is met by a small army of armed policemen, whom they outsmart and head toward London to solve the next riddle and open the black cryptex.

There are some developments within the characters in this section. For example, it seems that a romantic attraction may be developing between Langdon and Sophie. Also, it is clear that Sophie and Langdon are individually conflicted about what to do if they find the Holy Grail and all the documents that could change the course of history and what the public has believed to be true for two thousand years.

Langdon and Sophie also have an interesting and controversial discussion about religion and how all...