The Royal Couple of Thieves


SYNOPSIS:

In her warlord days, Xena was nursed back to health by a group of desert nomads; now Kelton has come to ask her to help them retrieve a sacred chest stolen by Malthus which contains the world's most powerful weapon. Malthus is planning to auction the weapon to the highest bidder. Xena and Autolycus, the self-proclaimed King of Thieves, get into the auction by masquerading as the philosopher-assassin Sinteres and his scantily-clad assistant Cherish. They find the right room but instead of the coveted chest, they find a very dead Malthus. When the real Sinteres shows up, with an unconscious Gabrielle in tow, Autolycus and Xena must reveal their true identities. A wild battle ensues in which the chest is opened and a bright light shoots out, but Xena warns her friends not to turn away. The chest and its contents, a set of marble tablets with rules on them, are returned to Kelton and Autolycus secretly returns the reward money to them as well.


DISCLAIMER:

No Ancient and Inflexible Rules governing moral behaviour were harmed during the production of this motion picture.


PRODUCTION:

PROD #
        76922
SEASON/EP
        1-17
WRITER
        Steven L. Sears
DIRECTOR
        John Cameron
1ST US AIR
        2/19/96


CREDITS:

Starring
        LUCY LAWLESS
Also Starring
        RENEE O'CONNOR
Special Guest Star
        BRUCE CAMPBELL

Music by
        JOSEPH LO DUCA
Developed by
        R.J. STEWART
Co-Producer
        LIZ FRIEDMAN
Produced by
        ERIC GRUENDEMANN
Supervising Producer
        STEVEN L. SEARS
Co-Executive Producer
        R.J. STEWART
Executive Producer
        SAM RAIMI
Executive Producer
        ROBERT TAPERT

Created by
        JOHN SCHULIAN
        ROBERT TAPERT
Written by
        STEVEN L. SEARS
Directed by
        JOHN CAMERON
Coordinating Producer
        BERNADETTE JOYCE
Line Producer
        CHLOE SMITH

Co-Starring
        Arkel
                MARK RAFFETY
        Sinteres
                GRANT BRIDGER
        Prognese
                CRAWFORD THOMSON
        Kelton
                ARCH GOODFELLOW
        Belart
                PATRICK KHUTZE
        Magmar
                IAN HARROP
        Malthus
                DAVID TELFOR