DAD: This is truly a remarkable find, Montana.  An Egyptian city, deep in the jungle? Incredible!

MONTANA: Well, if what we read on the hieroglyphics on the way in here is true, there's something even more impressive waiting for us inside the ruins.


DAD: More impressive?  What could that be?

MONTANA: Follow me and find out.

[ Feedback warbles, static crackles ]

MAN: Dr. Jones, can you hear me?  Reports of mummy sightings in your area.  Repeat -- mummy sightings, entire villages, running scared -- are you there?  Heading your way, Dr. Jones.  Be careful.

MONTANA: Here it is. Behold!  The Chamber of Commerce!

DAD: The what?

MONTANA:  The Chamber of Commerce.

DAD: Oh, come now, Montana, what a silly name.  What next? The Tutankhamen Tourist Bureau?  The sarcopha-gas station?

MONTANA: Dad, it's not my fault the ancient Egyptians didn't think ahead to when every small town would have a chamber of commerce.  That's just what it translates as, "the Chamber of Commerce."

DAD: Fine, but if we wind up at the Sphinx Links bicycle shop, I'm leaving. 

MONTANA: Ohh.

[ Stones shifting ]

MONTANA: Look at this.  If my translation is correct, it seems like the ancient Egyptians sold bonds to help fund the pyramids.

DAD: "Bonds?" You mean like savings bonds or treasuries?

MONTANA: Seems like.

DAD: Montana, what ever happened to those savings bonds I gave to you when you were little?

MONTANA: I don't know, Dad, that was a long time ago.

DAD: Oh, that means they must be mature by now.  Worth a good deal of cash, I'd suspect.

MONTANA: [Scoff] If I could find them.  You know my house -- I'd have to put together an archaeological expedition just to find them.

DAD: That's where TreasuryHunt can help, my dear.

MONTANA: "TreasuryHunt?" 

DAD: Yes, TreasuryHunt.gov, it's a website run by the United States Treasury Department.  It can't help you find your paper bonds, but you can use it to find out if your old savings bonds have matured and are no longer earning interest.

MONTANA: Oh, fascinating. 

DAD: Oh, for -- stop looking at the past andd look to the future, Montana.  TreasuryHunt.gov has an extensive database of all unredeemed, matured savings bonds issued since 1974.  You can find out if a bond has matured by using your Social Security number for a search.  If a match is found, you can give your information to the Treasury and they will get back to you.

MONTANA: That's incredible.

DAD: Yes, isn't it?  And nearly a half-million matured bonds are added every month as they reach their 30th year.

MONTANA: Dad?  How, exactly, are you getting a WiFi connection inside a pyramid?

DAD: Don't change the subject.  This is supposed to be about your savings bonds.

MONTANA: Oh, sorry.  I didn't know you knew so much about bonds.

DAD: How do you think I could afford sending you to archaeology school?

MONTANA: So the database only has matured savings bonds issued in or after 1974.  What if the bonds you gave me
were issued before then? 

DAD: TreasuryHunt can still help.  If you've lost your savings bonds, there are links on the site to the forms you'll need to make a claim. 

MONTANA: How on Earth did you ever find this, Dad?

DAD: I've been an archaeologist longer than you've been alive, Montana -- if there's one thing I know, it's how to find a hidden treasure.

[ Wind blows ]

Franklin, Montana.  I thought I'd find you two here, fooling about.

MONTANA: Oh, hello...Mummy.