"♪ (THEME MUSIC PLAYS) ♪" "(GROWLS)" "(ELEPHANT TRUMPETS)" "(TRUMPETS)" "Judy!" "For Heaven's sakes." "Just what do you think you're doing?" "You know, you're not setting a very good example for Toto." "What's all the yelling about?" "Well, I thought you asked Jack to give Marge a clean-up for General Ahmed's visit." "Oh, well, Judy seemed to want the job so badly," "I thought I'd give it to her." "Jack and Mike are preparing the Presidential suite." "Very funny." "Hedley's going to be here any minute with General Ahmed and now I gotta clean up Margie too." "(PAULA):" "I don't know how I'm going to get her cleaned up in time." "Why don't you just scoot off, Margie?" "(BLOWS RASPBERRY)" "Okay, you two." "Now, you get rid of these suds." "Go ahead." "Go on, Toto." " Follow Judy." " (MARSH CHUCKLES)" "Honey, General Ahmed is an old friend." "He knows this isn't Buckingham Palace." "(CAR APPROACHES)" "Oh, my gosh." "Here he comes." "There they are." "Well, we better go meet them, unprepared as you are." " Daktari." " General Ahmed, nice to see you." "Good to see you again." " And you, Paula." "How are you?" " Just fine, General." "Oh, allow me to introduce Sergeant Maku." "Ah, welcome to Wameru, Sergeant." "Thank you, sir." "Where's Officer Hedley?" "Yes, I thought he'd be with you." "District Officer Hedley has been assigned to the supporting vehicle for this mission." "He's with the royal lion cub." "I'm sorry, he seems to have been delayed." "If you'll please tell where we may put the General's luggage." "Oh, yes, of course." "Uh, just inside, the guest room on the right." "Thank you." "Corporal!" "But I" " I don't understand, General." "Hedley's always brought you before." "Well, he's uh" "(JUDY CHATTERS)" "Judy!" "Judy, my little friend." "Toto!" "Clarence." "(LAUGHS)" "Well." "Now the two of you didn't leave your baths just to greet me, did you?" "Oh, dear, I wanted everything to be just perfect." "Nonsense, my dear." "You have a saying," "I believe, that, "cleanliness is next to godliness."" "Well, sometimes, General, out here in the bush, cleanliness is next to impossible." "But I'm rather curious about Hedley." "Hedley, yes." "It warms my heart to come back to this place." "Devoted to the art of healing, where everyone labors to put a smile on the face of the world." "Excuse me, Judy." " Hello, Hedley." " Marsh." "Well, you had me worried." "After all, I just wouldn't feel right about giving the royal cub his annual check-up without your mustache twitching over my shoulder." "Well, Doctor, here's your patient." "Meet Pharaoh the 25th, son of Pharaoh the 24th, whose days, I'm afraid, are numbered." "Isn't he cute?" "He looks just like Pharaoh the 24th." "You know there for a moment, Hedley, I thought you were sick." "Sick?" "Not a bit of it." "Never felt better in my life." "What Officer Hedley seems to have difficulty telling you is that, by orders of the District Governor, he has been retired from active duty." "To quote the governor, a younger man is needed to carry out the demanding work of this large territory." "I'm showing Sergeant Maku about on my last tour." "Introducing him to everyone concerned as my replacement." "(ELEPHANT TRUMPETS)" "(GROWLS SOFTLY)" "After this mission, I'll show the Sergeant the villages at the south end of the district and that'll about wind up matters." "He'll take over from there." "That's terrible, Hedley." "You're not old." "Thank you for saying so, Paula." "It's the service, you know." ""Ours is not to reason why..."" "I must admit, I was shocked too when I heard." "But I didn't feel I should interfere with the governor's decision." "Of course not, Your Excellency." "Well, uh, cub is as fit as a fiddle, passed his examination like a trooper." "Wonderful." "Hedley, we depend on you." "Now how's this Sergeant gonna handle the drought at Omasa Valley?" "I wouldn't worry about that." "He" " He's a good man." "Well trained." "But training isn't everything." "I don't know why you should all take my side like this." "It's because we love you, Hedley." "I say that" "That's awfully decent of you." "Hedley, have you, um, worked out anything for the future?" "Well, frankly, it all happened so fast." "I" " I didn't have much chance to think." "Perhaps you might return to England." "England?" "Do you know how many years--?" "Be like a foreign country to me now." "No, Africa's my home." "My life." "Yes, well... maybe we can help you figure out something for the future, Hedley." "Yeah, thank you, Marsh." "Uh, the boys are preparing a vitamin preparation for the cub." "I, um, guess I better give them a hand." "I don't know, Toto." "You better not play with his coconut." "You're liable to hurt Clarence." "(KISSES)" "Uh, Judy heard me, uh, say that Pharaoh needed some exercise, so she just took over the assignment." "That's a good girl, Judy." "You keep it up." "Well, this is not getting those vitamins prepared, c'mon." "(MAKU):" "Corporal." "Get that mangy monkey away from the royal lion cub." " There's danger of infection!" " Yes sir!" " Mangy monkey?" " Infection?" " She is as healthy as you." " Mike, um" "Uh, Sergeant, this is my doing." "I prescribed exercise for that cub." "Daktari, perhaps you don't fully realize the importance of that cub." "That's Pharaoh the 25th." "Son of Pharaoh the 24th, the Palace Lion." "Symbol of General Ahmed's rank and power." "Seems to me, we went through this once before." "Oh, yes, we've gone through it before." "Our own private Prince of Wales." "Exactly." "He'll carry on the royal tradition for the older lion may die before the year is out." "And here he walks in the dirt, unguarded." "Oh, the dirt." "Isn't a shame?" "Sergeant, I can assure you that everything will be all right." "Uh, Jack, do me a favor will you, and, um, put the cub back in the cage?" "Aye, aye, sir." "And you, Corporal." "You're supposed to be standing guard." "(CORPORAL):" "Yes, sir." "Thank you, Daktari." "I don't mean to sound unreasonable." "But I do have heavy, heavy responsibilities." " Marsh?" " Hm?" "You've got to do something about this." "Yes." "I intend to." "Come here, Judy." "Come on." "Come on, that a girl." "Don't pay any attention to that little pipsqueak." "We all love you." "(CLARENCE GROWLS)" "(SOBS)" "(KNOCK AT DOOR)" "(MARSH):" "Paula." "Yes, Dad?" "Paula, can you be ready to leave for Nagora in about ten minutes?" "Are you gonna talk to the governor about Hedley?" " That's right." " I can be ready in five minutes." "Judy!" "(PAULA):" "Judy!" "Judy, please go away." "You're going to get me in trouble with the Sergeant." "Thank you, Judy." "Well, Judy, we know that Hedley's the only one who can administer this district." "I just hope that Dad can convince the governor" "Judy!" "Where did you get that?" "Be careful, those are matches, Judy." "Firecracker" " Judy." "You know, I was going to shoot them off one fourth of July and I guess I just grew up and forgot about 'em." "Don't play with them, you understand?" "My old toys." "Oh, Judy." "You know who gave this to me?" "Hedley." "When I first arrived here." "And you know, Hedley's not too old," "I don't care what they say." "No, Judy." "I'm the only one that has to wear a dress to Nagora." "You don't have to." "(PAULA SIGHS)" "Judy." "Remember this?" ""Leave one million dollars at the base of Twin Trees on the north side of Wameru or you'll never see your lion again."" "That's when I hid Clarence in the bush and left this note for Dad to find." "I wonder why it never fooled him." "You know, I think it's a pretty good ransom note." "Oh, well." "(JUDY HOOTS)" "(HONKS)" "Oh, Judy, Dad's waiting for us, go tell him I'll be there in a minute." "(HONKING CONTINUES)" "(LION ROARS)" "(ELEPHANT TRUMPETS)" "(LAUGHING)" "(LAUGHING CONTINUES)" "I've never seen anything like this before." "That's affection training." "Toto, stop that." "Huh?" "Eh?" "Now, Clarence has put in a strenuous day watching Judy walk the lion cub." "Now go away and find somebody else to play with." " Mr. Makula." " Mm-hm." "(MAKU):" "I would like to know if I may order our departure for 1600 hours." "Let's see." "You mean, four o'clock, don't you?" "That's correct." "Well, I think we can have everything ready by then." "Righto." "I'll button down security accordingly." "Thank you, Mr. Makula." ""Button up security."" "I'd like to button up his face." "What does he think we're gonna have, a crime wave?" "(MIKE):" "It would serve him right if he ran into a real crime wave, huh?" "Yeah, If that cub were really stolen," "I'd like to see who would handle it better." "(JACK):" "Hedley, or that 90-day wonder." "Well, we might as well go take care of the vitamins so little Napoleon can de-camp promptly at 1600." "Well, he can't leave too soon to suit me." "(MIKE):" "Good luck in Nagora, Marsh." "Thanks, Mike." "I'll keep my fingers crossed." "Well, Judy, enjoy your trip, huh?" "(MIKE):" "You know it would serve him right, if he ran into a real crime wave." "(JACK):" "If that cub were really stolen," "I'd like to see who would handle it better." "Hedley or that little 90-day wonder." "(CLARENCE GROWLS)" "(CAR HORN HONKS)" "(PAULA):" "I'm coming." "Well, where's Judy?" "I don't know, but I can't wait." "Oh, she'll be disappointed." "Well, I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry." "(HOOTS)" "(PAULA):" "Judy, Hedley's not too old," "I don't care what they say." "(GROWLS)" "(INSECT BUzzES)" "(KISSES)" "(MOANS)" "(MOANS)" "Dad, do you think you can convince the governor to change his mind?" "I'm certainly going to try." "It's just criminal, throwing Hedley out like an old pair of shoes." "We all feel that way, Paula." "I realize that Sergeant Maku is young and that he's had a year's experience at the Academy, but I don't understand how that can stack up to all the practical years of experience that Hedley's had out here." "That's right." "Dad, you won't forget to mention that to the governor, will you?" "No, I won't." "Nope." "Gee, I'm awfully sorry Judy didn't come along with us." "Must be awfully dull for her back at Wameru." "(GROWLS)" "Corporal." "This is an inexcusable dereliction of duty." "I'm going to recommend court martial proceedings." "But, sir, a coconut fell on my head." "Ridiculous!" "Sergeant." "This discussion is not getting back my lion cub." "The first mission was the security of my animal and my person." "Is this the way you carry out my duty?" "Sir, I delegated this man." "Coconuts falling off trees." "It isn't even a coconut tree!" "I'll have you court martialed for being drunk on duty." "But" "If I didn't know Judy was on her way to Nagora with Marsh," "I'd think this was some of her work." "(MIKE):" "Mm." "Sir." "You may take my word." "Your cub will be returned to you unharmed." "I've had thorough training at the Academy in the latest and most scientific methods of tracking animals." "(MAKU):" "I will organize a search party immediately." "I hope you gentlemen will be kind enough to operate under my direction." "Of course." " Uh, Sergeant?" " Yes, Hedley?" "Has it occurred to you that the cub might have been stolen by a clever poacher?" "(MAKU):" "I've considered it." "But was forced to rule it out." "There was no poacher." "The cage was not secure." "The cub merely escaped." "I find that difficult to believe, Sergeant." "Begging your pardon, sir, but there are no human prints here but ours." "No, there is nothing to worry about." "The cub will be easy to trace and capture." " Hedley." " Yes, Sergeant?" "Considering your experience, if you would care to help" " Anything, Sergeant." " Good." "We'll need provisions for the search." "Rations, equipment." "Here's a regulations list." " Mind rounding it all up?" " Right, Sergeant." "The Corporal and I will scout around." "Sergeant, do you mind if I go with you?" "At least it'll feel like I'm doing something." "Very good, sir." "Hedley, do you really think there's a poacher involved?" "Nothing I can put my finger on, but after all these years," "I get a kind of intuition about these things." "(HEDLEY):" "Of course, the sergeant has learned all the latest practices at the Academy." "Ah." "I trust your intuition over the whole Academy any day." "Thanks, Mike." "That's very kind of you." "Of course it's no ordinary lion cub." "Some clever schemer may have deduced the general would pay dearly for its return." "Yeah, money doesn't mean much to the general, but that little cub is his big symbol of authority." "(MIKE):" "Well, if you are right, Hedley, we can expect a ransom note next, can't we?" "(HEDLEY):" "And fireworks too, if I'm not mistaken." "Look, perhaps you chaps would help me with this list," "I want to have a look around." "Oh, sure." "Let's see." "We'll have all that for you in no time." "Thank you, Jack." "And then, perhaps you'll be kind enough to help the sergeant." "He's a bit new, I'm afraid." "(MIKE):" "We can expect a ransom note next, can't we?" "(HEDLEY):" "And fireworks too, if I'm not mistaken." "(PAULA):" "You know, I think it's a pretty good ransom note." "Any luck, sir?" "None." "But Jack and Mike have joined the sergeant in the search." "Yes, I asked them to help." "Hedley." "I'm inclined to agree with you." "It certainly doesn't seem possible that a tiny cub could push open that cage door." "I think the sergeant should change his strategy." "Perhaps, but, uh, he is acting for the governor." "I'm aware of that." "I want you to know, Hedley, that I would have preferred having you for my security agent, but the governor himself made the decision." "(HEDLEY):" "Yes, of course." "However, if you are right, we should be receiving word from the kidnappers very soon now and then we'll be able to" "It's all right, Your Excellency, it's only old Clarence." "I know it's Clarence, of course, but... what's that piece of paper doing in his collar?" "By Jove, you're right, sir." "(HEDLEY):" "What have you got there, Clarence?" "Something for me?" "That's it, Clarence." "That's the way, old boy." "What does it say?" ""Leave a million dollars at the base of the Twin Trees on the north road outside of Wameru tonight, or you'll never see your lion again."" "What diabolic ingenuity." "(HEDLEY):" "Using old Clarence as a messenger." "If only you could talk, old boy." "Can't you tell us who the poacher is?" "This scoundrel means business." "Well..." "There's only one thing to do." "I must radio the Nagora Bank to send a million dollars immediately." "(HEDLEY):" "I wouldn't do that, Your Excellency." "It's my experience that once you pay a ransom, your chance of recovering the hostage is finished." "Of course, Sergeant Maku must decide," "I mean he is in charge." "You mean the sergeant who still thinks the cub escaped by itself." "(AHMED):" "Well, I appreciate your position, my friend, but" "But what would you advise?" "But, sir, I am no longer in charge." "Officially..." "But there's no harm in asking a personal favor of..." "Of an old friend, is there?" "Thank you, sir." "I'll go into action immediately." " Unofficially, of course." " Of course." "Ah." "Mr. Makula, Mr. Dane." "If there is a poacher, that'll scare him clear out of the territory." "Yeah." "What is it, Sergeant?" "There." "I found the trail." "I'm afraid not, Sergeant." "That's a buffalo track." "(BELLOWS)" "(HEDLEY):" "There." "Would you mind, sir?" "Now here, sir." "And lastly here, sir." "There." "Does that look like a million dollars in bills?" "(AHMED):" "No one would ever suspect it contains nothing but cut up newspaper." "Now to plant it at the base of the Twin Trees and await developments." "The first order of business is to capture the poacher." "(HEDLEY):" "He'll lead us to the cub once we snap the handcuffs on him." "Never fear." "By the time the sergeant returns from combing the countryside, we will have both the poacher and the cub." "You weren't thinking of coming with me, sir." "I mean, there's bound to be shooting if the poacher suspects trickery." "I wouldn't miss it for the world, my friend." "And with you to protect me, I feel perfectly safe." "Well." "Shall we go, sir?" "(HEDLEY):" "We'll walk, Your Excellency." "I wouldn't want the culprits to hear our car and be scared off." "There they are, the Twin Trees." "You stay here, I'll be right back." "Now we'll just wait here for the kidnappers to collect the money." "Mr. Dane!" "Mr. Makula!" "Here we go again." "Yes, Sergeant." "What now?" "There's no mistake this time." "Look." "Yes, well you're getting warmer." "Why, what is it?" "It's a lion." "But it's not a cub." "It's full grown." "Close, but no cigar." "Tell you what, Sergeant, next time, don't call us." "We'll call you." "(ROARS)" "I'll sneak around and get them from the side." "(HEDLEY):" "It's gone!" "Look." "Bullets." "This gang really does mean business." "(TRUMPETS)" "Well, it's just unfair." "Well, honey, as I told you, the governor was just as unhappy about it as we are." "But he feels he using his best judgment." "At least he's offering Hedley another post." "Behind a desk?" "I just can't even picture Hedley behind a desk." "Well, I suppose it's better than retiring him entirely." "Well, I don't." "Oh, Hedley's used to the outdoors." "Lots of action." "Why, he'd just vegetate if he was cooped inside of four walls." "Look, Paula, why don't you just calm down and enjoy the scenery, huh?" "I'm sorry, Dad." "Oh, look, there goes some of Hedley's friends now." "Who's going to explain to them what's happened to Hedley?" "There's no doubt we're dealing with desperate, vicious characters." "And clever." "The way they were able to snatch that package right under your nose." "(MAKU):" "Perhaps the governor was right to retire Officer Hedley." "His eyesight seems to be failing." "Capture would have been effective had I been told about the ransom note!" "Sergeant, this is no time for recriminations." "He's right, Your Excellency, it was an unforgivable blunder." "Your Excellency, now that Officer Hedley's unofficial assistance is terminated, may I carry on the operation?" "We have work to do." "The sergeant's correct again, Your Excellency, there can only be one chain of command." "I'm sorry, Sergeant, carry on." "(MAKU):" "Thank you." "We'll split into groups and comb the area." "Sergeant." "I would like to be of assistance." "Right, Hedley." "Anybody can make a mistake." "You search that way." "You two, that way." "Corporal!" "They seem to have gone this way." "Here." "Here." "Ah." "What is it?" "This gang are not amateurs." "They completely obliterated their tracks." "The trail stops right here." "Does that mean we can't go on any further?" "We're completely stymied until we pick up the trail." "We'll circle, sir." "You go that way and I'll go this way." "Your Excellency." " Look." " The ransom." "They know the money is fake." "I don't think so, Your Excellency." "I don't think they know about the money yet." "My guess is that the package has torn and these fell out." "I hope you're right." "Well, keep looking for more of these." "Here's some more, sir." "Heh." "With luck like this, we won't need tracks." "Now we found the first lot there, this lot here." "They seem to be heading in that direction." "Toward the cub." "I'm afraid so, sir." "Now I better inform Sergeant Maku." "Hedley to Command." "Hedley to Command." "This is Command, over." "We've flushed the trail." "Over." "(MAKU):" "Well, where are you?" "And where does the trail lead?" "It seems to lead toward the old poacher pit area to the East." "Stay where you are." "We'll deploy reinforcements." "There's no time, you fool." "The poachers know they've been tricked." "They must be furious." "We've got to find them before they hurt little Pharaoh." "C'mon, Hedley." " Here are more." " Good, sir." "(GROWLS)" "(FUSE BURNING)" " Down, Your Excellency!" " (LOUD POPS)" "(POPPING CONTINUES)" "(RICOCHET)" "They stopped shooting." "Keep down, Your Excellency." "Your Excellency!" "Are you hurt?" " Where are they?" " Careful." "The poachers are hiding in that thicket." "Of all of the cowardly things" "On your feet, Officer Hedley!" "There's nothing to fear!" "I've never seen such a disgusting exhibition!" "Call yourself a serviceman." "They're shooting at us!" "We are aware of that, Sergeant." "That was too close." "(BURNING FUSE)" "It appears we're surrounded and badly outnumbered, Sergeant, what are your orders?" "I've never been under fire before." "I don't know what to do." "Steady, sergeant." "There's nothing to be ashamed of in being afraid under fire, we all are." "But the general's our responsibility and they're obviously trying to kill him." "What are you doing?" "Well, somebody's got to take those blighters on." " Hedley, you'll get killed!" " Hedley!" "Hedley!" " The bravest act I ever saw." " (SHOTS CONTINUE)" "I'll see that he gets a medal for this." "Even if it's posthumously." "(CUB GROWLS)" "Oh, Pharaoh, it's you." "All secure!" "(HEDLEY):" "But be careful, the poachers may still be about." "Good man, Hedley." "You chased them away, single-handed." " You were magnificent." " Pharaoh's safe?" "Aw!" "Thank you, my friend." "Thank you." "That's right, Officer Hedley." "I realize I have much to learn." "The Academy's a grand place, Sergeant." "Turns out fine men." "I know you'll be one of them." "Thank you." "But we must never forget, there's no substitute for experience and courage." "I shall tell the governor that in no uncertain terms." "Thank you, Hedley." " After you, Officer Hedley." " Thank you, Sergeant." "Here's the key, Officer Hedley." "Thank you, Sergeant." "I thank you too, for all you've done for little Pharaoh." "Glad to help, General." "Well, thank you." "Thank you, sir." "I certainly appreciate your prompt action on this." "Roger." "Tracy out." "I just talked to the governor." "And he has already acted on the general's report." "He's not going to retire Hedley?" "No, he feels a man of Hedley's ability and courage should not be wasted behind a desk." "Oh, I knew it." "Let's go tell him." "C'mon." "Oh, wait a minute, I'm going to take this with me." " What is it?" " That's the ransom note." "I thought I'd give it to Hedley as a souvenir." " Oh, no, Dad!" " What's the matter?" "This is a story out of the past and it may" "Well, it may very well become a legend." "Oh, come on, let's go tell Hedley." "Here you go, Clarence." "It's chow time." "Eat up, boy." "Hey, Jack?" "Found this in the bush out there." "Hm, strange." "Wouldn't think a poacher would leave a good rifle behind, would ya?" "Mm-nh." "Oh, you don't think Judy decided to" "Oh, of course not, she was in Nagora with Marsh, remember?" "I forgot." "My apologies, madam." "Judy?" "Wait a minute." "Does it look familiar?" "Paula." "Paula, you've got to promise me that you won't breathe a word of this to a soul." "Now look, Hedley had no idea there wasn't more than a dozen criminals in that bush." "His bravery was genuine." "Of course, Dad." "All right." "Judy." "Don't you tell anyone either?" "Good girl." "Well, it's time for us to go." "Goodbye, Daktari." " Goodbye, General." " Goodbye, Paula." "(PAULA):" "Goodbye." "Just a moment, Judy." "Your Excellency." "Well, I see that there are criminals everywhere." "You had better watch your step, young lady." "If a gang of desperate, hardened criminals couldn't outsmart our District Officer Hedley," "I hardly think you can." "Right." "We're ready, Corporal." "Goodbye, goodbye." "♪ (THEME MUSIC PLAYS) ♪" "(English" " SDH)"