The Da Vinci Code

Sophie is stunned that she missed her grandfather’s anagram. Saunière used to amuse himself by creating anagrams of famous works of art. As Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa resides in a room off the Grand Gallery, it’s possible Saunière left some other clue there. Sophie flashes back to the first time she saw the Mona Lisa in person, when she was six years old. Saunière insisted she speak French at school but English when they were together. That day, they visited the museum after hours. Sophie found the famous portrait underwhelming, and she remarked that the subject looked like she had a secret. Saunière reminded her that life holds many secrets and “You can’t learn them all at once.”

In the present, Sophie says she has to go back and investigate the Mona Lisa, sure Saunière left another message there. She gives Langdon her car keys and directs him to go to the embassy. Sophie believes Saunière wrote in code to prevent anyone other than herself—including the police—from deciphering his meaning. After they split, Langdon follows Sophie’s directions through a corridor of restoration studios. He is unconvinced that Saunière instructed his granddaughter to find him—a total stranger—just so he could solve a simple anagram. Feeling there must be more Saunière thought he could do, Langdon fixates on the letters “P.S.” in his message. Struck by another sudden epiphany, Langdon rushes back up the stairs.