[Caesar heard the bell on the opening gate ring - as he was assembling a green puzzle of the Statue of Liberty - a referential nod to the conclusion of the first film.He brought luxurious gifts for family members:Prince August - a pipe, and a medallion with a portrait of the Russian EmpressSophia - sable furs ("to keep your shoulders warm"), gloves ("to keep your hands warm"), and a robe ("to keep your feet warm")Sophia's mother - a hot water bottle ("to keep Mother warm")The journey to Moscow in the wintry, ice-bound Russia was expected to take seven weeks, and would begin in two days ("the day after tomorrow").However, the Keymaker was presently imprisoned in the chateau of a "dangerous," power-hungry Frenchman-like program called the Merovingian.From the safe-house, Phelps monitored the operation by computer (with split-screens of his agents' points-of-view).