[In Arthur Clarke""s novel, the mysterious monolithic stone slab is a technological machine belonging to aliens in space, one of hundreds of such monoliths sent to Earth to test, teach and transform he apes into higher-order, intelligent beings.Fisher joked about it with a sexy wisecrack:A dame with a rod is like a guy with a knitting needle.The dame fled with $40,000 of Sterling""s money.Taking Jeff into his diabolical web, Sterling hired Jeff to catch up with Kathie, agreeing on a deal and then explaining his motive for wanting her back - even after being shot by her:Whit: I just want her back.As Foxxy arrested him, he revealed that Japanese businessman Mr.Roboto (of Roboto Industries) was designing "some contraption" (the tractor beam) for Dr.Evil.Fat Bastard then confessed his life-long issues with being overweight and society""s standards of perfection...lame ass" new recruits who would instantly get into trouble from an inevitable attack: "They don""t know s--t, Barnes, and chances are we""re gonna run into something." The 665 year-old Flamel was in possession of the only known Philosopher""s Stone in existence - believed to be under the trap-door in the floor that was guarded by Fluffy.