"Tintin and the Picaros" " Part 1" "Ahoy, Tintin!" "Same to you, old boy!" "Hi, Captain!" "Boy!" "There's nothing like an invigorating ride in a country air!" "You mean the cold air!" "Come on in and warm up, landlubber!" "Aaaah!" "That's better!" "Hm!" "The news should be on." "Blistering barnacles!" "The famous opera singer, Bianca Castafiore... arrived in San Theodoros today." "She's scheduled to give a command performance for General Tapioca this evening!" "Travelling with her are two highly trained detectives who have been assigned to keep an eye on Madame's extensive jewellry, which is reportedly insured for over 2 million dollars!" "Madame Castafiore will continue her triumphant tour through the rest of this month." "And will return to your..." " Who?" "..." "Who!" "?" "Yes, Jolyon Wagg." "Now look here, I just saw Bianca on the tele!" "If she needed insurance, you should have send her to me...!" "But..." "listen!" "?" "And while I've got you, Captain..." "What about the policy on your estate?" "I can give you a terrific deal!" "What do you say?" "That's what I say!" "Astrogoth!" "First Bianca Castafiore, then Jolyon Wagg!" "What a way to start a weekend!" "And now the 8 o'clock news!" "Bianca Castafiore was arrested last night in San Theodoros." "She is accused of plotting against General Tapioca!" "She's been held at house arrest..." "Tintin, Tintin!" "Tapioca's arrested Castafiore." "Are you kidding?" "!" "No, I'm not!" "The radio said she was plotting against him, or something..!" "Castafiore plotting!" "That's absolutely ridiculous!" "I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding." " Tintin, Captain..." "look!" "That dictator Tapioca has arrested Madame!" ""Documents detailing the plot were found in Madame Castafiore's luggage. "" ""The documents name Tintin, Captain Haddock... and Prof Calculus as co-conspirators. "" "Simply terrible!" ""General Tapioca has ordered... a full investigation. "" "What a load of bilgewater!" "We'd better set Tapioca straight!" "Let's send him... a telegram denying the charges!" "Tremble I say... you cowards squalking... in their dusty mansions!" "Puppet masters... in this vile conspiracy!" "Tremble crooked Captain Haddock!" "Crooked yourself!" "You dictatorial duck-billed diplodogas!" "I have just received this!" "It is a telegram from Tintin denying the charges!" "Well, I am a reasonable man!" "This may be an innocent misunderstanding..." "That is why I invite Tintin and his friends to... come to Tapiocapolis to clear this matter up!" "I personally guarantee them safe passage for a fair and frank exchange of views." "My only aim is to seek out the truth!" "Well, that's good enough for me!" "Could be a trick." "But he promised us safe passage!" "Promises are cheap!" "Weep?" "Madame is weeping?" "Oh, dear!" "We must go to Tapiocapolis immediately..." "No, Professor." "Maybe Tintin is right!" "Well spoken, Captain!" "I'll pack right away for the flight!" "Professor!" "Still worried about the trip?" "I just don't like it, Captain." "Something's not right." "Nothing's going to happen... trust me!" "Hmm... it says here that Tapioca... got into power by toppling... the last ruler in a military coup." "That was General Alcazar, he's a friend of mine." "Really!" "Where is he now?" "The last I heard he was hiding in the jungle... trying to organize the resistance." "Listen to this!" ""In the last year, Tapioca" ""has come under attack from a terrorist group called the Picaros." ""Tourists are advised to be careful. "" "It's OK, Captain." "Those must be Alcazar's men!" "Oh, that's okay then!" "For a minute there I was getting worried too." "Commodore Haddock." "Welcome to Tapiocapolis." "Thank you!" "But I'm just Captain." "Such modesty!" " Senor Tintin?" " Yes." "General Tapioca has been detained on business." "I am Colonel Alvarez, his aide-de-camp." "How do you do!" "Ah!" "And you must be..." "Professor Calculus!" "A pleasure... to meet you, senor Professor!" "Forgive me, officer!" "But I cannot shake the hand of someone... who disregards human rights!" "Don't take any notice of Calculus!" "He's just making a joke..." "Of course!" "Now, if you gentlemen will follow me, I will take you to your accomodations." "How is Madame Castafiore?" "She is very well, Senor!" "Can we see her?" "I'm sorry but I'm afraid... that is not possible." "And what about Madame Castafiore?" "Senor?" "!" "Don't tell me you've forgotten about her?" "No senor!" "It is not possible to forget Madame Castafiore!" "Carnaval?" "It is a very big affair." "Performers come from all over the world!" "Hmm!" "Sounds like fun." "Si, senor commodore." "Colonel, where are you taking us?" "I thought we were staying in the city?" "The city gets very noisy during Carnavals." "So General Tapioca made new arrangements... to get you peaceful accomodations in the country." "You've got us well guarded!" "A simple precaution against terrorists." "Nothing to be alarmed about." "I trust this accomodations will be to your liking, Senors." "They're fine." "Ha..." "Manolo!" "Manolo will look after you." "Just call and he will come!" "I will leave you now." "Please make yourselves comfortable." "He looks like a thug." "Maybe we misjudged Tapioca." "This place seems comfortable enough." " Remember your orders, Manolo!" " Si, senor!" "You will watch them very carefully!" "Si, senor colonel." "They do not suspect anything, Colonel!" "Good!" "My plan is working." "You were right, Colonel!" "Tintin could not resist coming to Tapiocapolis to check the false documents we planted on Castafiore." "Interference comes naturally to him." "He ruined one of my most important operations in Borduria because he can not mind his own business." "However, this time he will regret it!" "What a beautiful night!" "I think I'll open the doors." "Must be stuck!" "Confounded thing!" "Confounded thing!" "Is Senor okay?" "Senor will be fine if you put away that blunderbus!" "Si..." "Why won't the windows open?" "They are sealed for air conditioning to keep the cold air in!" "Well, turn off the canned air and let's get some fresh air." "Windows... they do not open!" "Buenas noces, senor..." "Thanks, friend!" "Really you try too hard!" "I clean up." "You do that!" "There's a good chap!" "Now where did I put my tobacco?" "Senor, where are you going?" "To get some tobacco." "No, senor." "Too late!" "All stores are closed now!" "Then I'll just take a walk instead." "No, senor." "Is not allowed!" "Not allowed!" "Is no good for security." "Picaros might attack." "I must insist you go back to room, senor." "Insist, huh?" "Okay!" "Goodnight!" "You were right, Tintin." "You want to hear some music, Captain?" "Music?" "No, I don't want music!" "I'd say that we're prisoners!" "Are you mad?" "!" "Turn it off!" "Look!" "It's a microphone..." "You mean they can hear us?" "Not only that..." "They're watching us as well." "Tintin has found us out, Colonel Sponsz." "He's no fool." "Never mind!" "He is only a few short hours from death!" "We've got to get out of here!" "Maybe we could escape when we meet with Tapioca." "If we're allowed to meet him!" "Come in." "Lunch, senores." "Manolo had a minor accident." "I am his replacement." "Do you mind?" "I love this music!" "Not at all." "Ah, lunch!" "I'm starved!" "Not that "boujabais" again!" "You are in great danger, senors!" "Tomorrow an attack by the Picaros will be faked." "Thank you!" "In the course of the fighting... you will all be killed." "Killed?" "It would be meant to look like an unfortunate accident." "Why does General Tapioca want to kill us?" "It is not General Tapioca..." "It is Colonel Sponsz." "Sponsz?" "The Chief of police in Shoho?" "That is the one." "He's been assigned to General Tapioca to re-organize... his security police." "General Alcazar says not to worry!" "No thanks!" "General Alcazar?" "Si senor, I work for him." "No thank you!" "Oh, I can't believe it!" "What?" "Oh, just a bird... in the window!" "A beautiful one!" "What's Alcazar's plan?" "Tomorrow he will be taken on a trip to see the pyramid of Hotuatabouti." "You will ask the soldiers... if you can climb to the top." " I will go with you." "When we are safely out of the way..." "General Alcazar..." "Blistering Barnacles!" "That tastes horrible!" "Pardon me, senor..." "As I was saying, once we're out of the way... an attack by the real Picaros will be mounted." "The wine is excellent, senor!" "Balderdash!" "It worked!" "So the Picaros will attack... and then what, Pablo?" "Yes..., in that confusion you will tie me up and escape..." "General Alcazar will be waiting for you in the jungle." "Pablo..." "Thanks!" "It is nothing, senor." "Your friend seems preoccupied!" "Oh, so you've noticed!" "He's upset that we haven't met with General Tapioca yet." "Oh, I forgot!" "The General sends his apologies." "He will see you tomorrow morning." "Oh, really!" "Great!" "Why are we stopping?" "I thought we were going to the pyramid?" "A slight change of plan, senor!" "What do you mean, a slight change?" "We want to go to the pyramid!" "We will go to the pyramid shortly, Captain!" "But first, we stop for your tobacco!" "Oh of course!" "It's magnificent!" "If you wish to climb it, I will take you up." "Lead the way!" "Senors?" "Be careful!" "The steps are very steep!" "We'll be careful, Colonel..." "C'mon Professor!" "Come along, Professor!" "No thank you, Captain!" "I suffer from fear of heights!" " Don't be silly!" " Great sunspots, Captain!" "Leave me alone!" "I don't want to!" "C'mon, you don't want to miss the view!" "Well will you stop it, Captain!" "For goodness sake!" "I can't believe it!" "That took longer than I thought." "We must hurry, senor!" "Here!" "Tie me up!" "Your conduct is unqualifiable, Captain!" "Unqualifiable, that's what it is!" "We made it!" "My word!" "Now what's going on?" "The Picaros!" "Captain, take the Professor and find Alcazar!" " We'll catch up with you!" " Got ya!" "I demand to..." "Thank you, Pablo!" " I will never forget..." " Quick, senor!" "You may thank me later." "C'mon, Professor!" "Leave me alone!" "Follow us!" "Come along!" "Into the truck!" "Quick!" "You go with the driver!" "General Alcazar!" "Hop in amigo!" "So the trap is sprung." "Good work, Pablo!" "It was quite easy, Colonel!" "Puma to Jaguar!" "Come in!" "Jaguar to Puma..." "Receiving you!" "Alcazar's truck is on its way." "It should reach your position in approximately 7 minutes." "Don't miss it!" "Do not worry, Puma!" "I cannot miss!" "Over and out!" "." "You see, General Alcazar is true to his friends." " As soon as I got your message..." " Our message!" "But Pablo came to us with your message!" "What message?" "What are you saying, amigo?" "Target approaching!" "Pablo is one of my most loyal men!" "Then why did he lie to both of us?" "Load!" "No!" "Pablo would not betray me!" "Would you stake your life on that?" "Hey!" "There's something on the road!" "Here, take a look!" "Thanks!" "It's just a monkey." "Aim!" "Wait!" "Something frightened him!" "Stop the truck!" "Are you crazy, amigo?" "!" "Stop!" "Fools!" "You missed!" "Reload!" "Captain!" "Calculus!" "Let's get out of here!" "Professor!" "I mostl kindly suggest that whoever was driving this truck... invest in a few lessons!" "C'mon, Professor!" "Tintin!" "I can walk!" "Fire!" "Quickly!" "Check the wreckage!" " Oh, my!" " Come on!" " Really!" "No one could survive that!" "Jaguar to Puma!" "Jaguar to Puma!" "Go ahead, Jaguar!" "Mission accomplished, over!" "Received!" "Excellent!" "Colonel Sponsz will be pleased." "You have done well, Pablo!" "I can't believe Pablo!" "That renegade!" "Double crosser!" "Turncoat swine!" "Actually, he really did do us a favour." "Huh!" "?" "Now Colonel Sponsz thinks we're dead." "So we're free to come up with a plan to rescue our friends," "Bianca and the Thomsons." "You're forgetting we're stuck in the middle of a jungle." "Not for long." "Alcazar said we should reach his camp soon." "That should be a treat!" "Hey, amigos!" "I've been thinking!" "You want to join the Picaros, hey?" "Oh, great!" "That's all we need!" "We've gone from being plotters... to prisoners, ambush victims to terrorists, guerilas..." "What next?" "!" "What are you laughing at?" "Frankly, Captain, I didn't understand... why we came down the pyramid so quickly... when you forced me to climb up there in the first place!" "Give me strength!" "..." "Tintin and the Picaros" " Part 2" "How many Picaros are there, General?" " 30 or so." "30!" "Is that enoughto overthrow Tapioca?" "With me as their leader... 30 Picaros can do anything!" "We plan to sneak into the capital during the carnival, and free your friends." "Captain!" "Are you okay?" "Anchors away!" "How did they get those bottles?" "Tapioca drops them into the jungle." "He knows the Picaros will drink them... so they'll be unable to fight." "The Bandito river will lead us to the Picaro camp." "Take cover!" "If it's one of Tapioca's... let us hope they didn't see us!" "Captain!" "What's that?" "A Picaro by the river?" "Where'd he go?" "Carumba!" "He disappeared!" "Captain!" "Blue blistering barnacles!" "Hang on!" "Captain!" "How did I get here?" "!" "Gunshots coming from the camp!" "Uh oh!" "..." "Looks like the bottles got here before we did!" "El General!" "Come join the party!" "Caramba!" "You've got some nerve!" "Sneaking out of the camp without telling me!" "If you think you can just run off and leave me any time you want, you've got another thing coming!" "Understood?" "!" "Yes, my dove..." "And who are these guys?" "These are my old friends..." "Captain Haddock, Tintin and Professor Calculus." "My dear lady!" "Your lovely welcome has moved me deeply!" "It shall be a pleasure to share your delightful company as we prepare for war..." "Oh!" "Well...!" "They can stay in the tool hut!" "She may seem a little harsh... but she has a heart of gold..." "Alcazar!" "What a charming woman!" "Such grace and beauty!" "As for her husband, his revolution will never succeed if his army keeps drinking!" "I know." "There goes our best chance to rescue the Thomsons and Madame Castafiore." "Luckily for everyone, I've been doing some herbal experiments in jungle apothecary!" " Jungle apoth-a-what?" " No!" "Not at all, Captain!" "I've developed something that would make those men stop drinking!" "Anyone taking one of these pills will find the taste of alcohol unbearable." "And the very first person whom I tested it on was you, Captain!" "Me!" "You miserable, blundering, barbequed... blistered!" " My sister has nothing to do with it!" " It's a scandal!" "Hm!" "Pills?" "The Picaros will probably resist it." "My sister!" "I asked you to leave her out of this!" "No, Professor!" "The Picaros will resist taking these pills." "Unless we sneak them into their food!" "It's worth a try!" "Come to think of it, I don't have a sister." "But if I did, it's the last place I wanted to be..." "General!" "?" "I know how to stop the Picaros from drinking!" "But first you have to promise that the revolution will be peaceful." "No executions!" "A revolution without executions?" "!" "I would be the laughing stock of the country!" "But... surely we can make another deal?" "What about a 5th of gold reserves in El Banco de la Nacion?" "I'm not interested in money." "I want a peaceful revolution!" "Forget it!" "I'll get the Picaros under control myself!" "Uuhh!" "Tear gas!" "Tintin!" "I have changed my mind!" "I will accept your conditions!" "Now, my friends... you watch the ridiculous justice of General Tapioca!" "TV coverage!" "Even in a remote jungle camp!" "Before you... sit two evil, brutal men." "So cunning are these... would-be assassins... they have even grown moustaches to better fit in and gain our trust." "We object!" "We were born with our moustaches!" "Silence!" "I find you guilty!" "Death!" "It's not fair!" "I told you, amigo!" "As for you, Bianca Castafiore... you will spend the rest of your life in prison!" "Ah, you are making a joke, no?" "A silly joke made by a silly little soldier!" "It's no joke!" "Here is proof!" "You make me laugh!" "Kill him!" "Hang the traitor!" "What's going on?" "This spy!" "I caught him... dropping pills to the chili!" "He was trying to poison us!" "General?" "It's okay, amigos!" "Those pills were only vitamins!" "I don't trust this food." "The dog must eat it first!" "Doggy woggy!" "Come!" "Good stuff!" "Yum..." "Yum..." "Eat it!" "Amigos!" "Who wants to eat this stuff?" "Back!" "Snowy!" "Eat!" "Eat!" "Come on, boy!" "You see!" "Totally safe!" "I say!" "How far to Tapiocapolis?" "We aren't sure!" "Bless my buttons!" "Look who it is!" "It's Tintin and the Captain!" "Jolyon Wagg!" "?" "You've got it, old friend!" "Me and my troupe... the Jolly Follies... have been invited to perform at the big carnival." "I designed those costumes myself." "Nice, don't you think?" " Hm... very interesting..." " What's going on, amigo?" "!" " Ah, the chap in charge!" "Mind if my gang spends the night in your camp?" " Forget it!" "Eh.." "General..." "Perhaps I spoke a little hastily my friend..." "You may stay here as long as you like." "Morning, Professor!" "Sleep well?" "Alcazar!" "Where is that lazy...?" "!" ""Peggy, my dove!" ""At dawn we left to overthrow the tyrant Tapioca." ""Love, Alcazar." "P.S. Due to the revolution..." "I will not be home in time to cook dinner. "" "Alcazar!" "Alcazar!" "I feel bad, sneaking off with Wagg's bus like this..." "What's more imporant?" "Some silly tourists... or winning the revolution and saving your friends from the firing squad?" "If you put it that way..." "But will we make it in time?" "Another hour and we will be there in time for part two of your plan." "Long live the revolution!" "A carnival and an execution on the same day!" "Isn't life grand, Colonel Alvarez?" "It is with you as our leader!" "Your Excellency..." "Look at those people!" "All of them love me!" "Is it really safe to stand on this balcony?" "What if some treacherous Picaros slip into town?" "The Picaros?" "Nonsense!" "Colonel Sponsz has taken care of them..." "Haven't you, Colonel?" "You worry too much!" "The Picaros are far away and too drunk to be of danger." "You see, Colonel Alvarez!" "You worry too much!" "And what is this?" "Remember your promise, General!" "No bloodshed!" "Si, I remember." "Ready with the chloroform?" "Ready!" "Hahaha!" "They are hilarious!" "I would like to meet some of them!" "The show's over, Tapioca!" "Is this a joke?" "Si!" "The biggest joke ever!" "Alcazar!" "That's General Alcazar to you!" "Captain, look who's at the window!" "Colonel Sponsz!" "We meet again!" "Tintin!" "I heard you were behind this, Sponsz!" "Nonsense!" "The Bordurian Government has sent me here as an official representative to advise..." "General Tapioca's military." "He's lying!" "Be quiet!" "No!" "Let's hear it, Alvarez!" "He wanted revenge for when you humiliated him in his homeland." "So he planted false documents on Madame Castafiore and had her arrested..." "Knowing I would come to help them..." "Nice try, Sponsz." "Read it!" "Read it!" "No!" "I said read it!" ""Citizens of San Theodoros!" ""Rejoice!" ""I General Tapioca..." ""surrender all my power..." ""to General Alcazar. "" "Get this tape to the radio station!" "Have them play it right away!" "As for your execution...!" "Ah, General?" "There will be no execution..." "No execution?" "!" "Are you crazy?" "!" "It's not my idea!" "It's his!" "But Senor!" "He has to execute me!" "Tradition demands it!" "Sorry, Tapioca." "You'll be exiled to Borduria with your pal, Sponsz." "Exiled?" "You can't!" "The shame!" "The humiliation!" "Alavarez!" "Unless you want to join Sponsz in Borduria you'd better get on the phone and stop the Thomsons' execution!" "Yes, Sir!" "The phone is dead!" "The Picaros must have cut the lines!" "We have to get to the prison at once!" "Colonel Alvarez!" "Take Tintin and the Captain to the prison!" "Si, el General!" "Hurry amigos!" "They have only 5 minutes to stop the firing squad!" "I'm sorry senors, but it is time." "We must go." "Right then!" "One must be on time!" "Precisely, Thomson!" "One must always be on time for one's execution..." "Citizens of San Theodoros!" "Rejoice!" "I, General Tapioca, surrender all my power to General Alcazar..." "If only we had a car!" "A car would never make it through this crowd!" "No, but that big float will!" "To the prison..." "Quickly!" "Clear the road!" "Look out!" "Coming through!" "A final cigarette?" "Bad for our health!" "Blindfolds?" "A Thomson likes... to look death right in the eye." "Squad!" "Ready!" "Well, Thomson!" "Any last words?" "How about" " Goodbye!" "Aim!" "Hold your fire!" "Hands up!" "By order of his excellency, General Alcazar, this execution is cancelled!" "Sorry we couldn't get here sooner!" "Quite alright, Tintin." "We're policemen!" "All in the line of duty!" "Now, what about Madame Castafiore?" "The old fool!" "Tell that chef of yours..." "I said endante!" "Mama mia!" "My rescuing prince!" "I knew you'd come to save me!" "Oh, my dear Irma!" "Mr. Wagner!" "What a pleasure to see you together again!" "I must sing something!" "As President, I award you... the Sacred Order of San Theodoros!" "Glad to have been of service!" "Right!" "A big hurrah for the General!" "Hooray!" "..." "Hooray!" "..." "I am touched." "Now please go out and enjoy the carnival!" "As for you, Professor!" "Without your pills, the revolution could never have been launched!" "Beans for lunch!" "Oh, no thank you!" "What about you, Tintin?" "Are you sure you will not accept the reward?" "!" "Freeing my friends was reward enough for me!" "Thanks for keeping your promise!" "The revolution is a success!" "The Air Force and Navy... have rejoined us!" "Alcazar!" "You've got some nerve!" "Leaving me in the... stinking bug-invested jungle while you... laze about this palace...!" "Bring my bags upstairs!" " And get dinner started!" " Yes, my dove." "Ah!" "It'll be nice to get back home to Marlinspike!" "You said it, Captain..." "The End..."