"♪ (THEME MUSIC PLAYS) ♪" "How soon you return her to us, Daktari?" "Well, first, Chief Akubu, I'd find out what's wrong with her." "Kourou say his medicine more powerful than yours." "He say I do wrong giving Patricia to Daktari." "You brought her to us as a cub." "Yes, I know." "And since then, she's become a symbol of good luck for your village, hasn't she?" "You, Daktari, should know she's more than that." "Throughout the bush, our village famous as place where the lion dwells with men." "Well, I'll try to fix her up as soon as I can and get her back to you as quickly as possible." "(LION ROARS)" "Yeah, I thought you'd sit up and take notice, Clarence." "But don't get any romantic ideas, she already belongs to an entire village." "You know, Dad, I don't understand it." "Patricia doesn't look any more vicious than Clarence does." "Well, according to Chief Akubu, she knocked around a couple of his tribesmen last week." "Well, this morning she, uh" " She, uh" "Whoa." "Whoa." "Eh, come on, get serious." "All right." "All right." "Just come and" " Try and get" "Whoa." "Whoa." "Whoa." "Whoa." "Come on, Jumping Jack, stop playing around and fight, would you?" " All right." " Come on." "Watch the right." "Watch the right." " Whoa" " Oh" " Gotcha." "Oh-- (LAUGHS)" "Hey, you're not supposed to hit me when I'm bragging." "Yeah." "Yeah." "What the devil was all that about?" " The male ego rising." " The what?" "Hedley called a little while ago, and his district commissioner has assigned him to escort this dignitary around." "An ex-prizefighter by the name Max Muller?" "Max Muller?" "The former light heavyweight champion from Germany?" "Well, it could be." "It's before my time." "Anyway you know how I hate fighting." "There we go." " Say, you fellas are pretty good." " Thank you." " By the way, who won?" " (MIKE AND JACK):" "He did." "Oh, here they come." "Now, Hedley said he was on a very tight schedule." "He's stopping here first because he wants a picture of my famous and handsome father with their guest celebrity." "Are you two ready to have your picture taken with your hero?" "Well it isn't every day one meats a great champion like Max Muller." " Morning, Marsh." " Hello, Hedley." "Now, I'd like you all to meet Mr. Max Muller." "Max, this is Dr. Marsh Tracy, his daughter, Paula, and his 2 assistants, Mike Makula, and Jack Dane." " A pleasure." " Pleased to meet you." "It's a very interesting place." "(CLARENCE ROARS)" "Oh, don't be frightened." "That's Clarence." "He's just saying hello." "Hello." "(CLARENCE ROARS)" "Uh, sorry Clarence, we were rude." "May I present Mr. Max Muller, the former light heavyweight champion of the world." "I'm pleased that you remember." "Well, 26 professional fights, retired undefeated." "That's not easily forgotten." "Never a cut, never a bloody nose." "It's quite a record." "(JUDY CHUCKLES)" "Well, what is this?" "An exhibition bout by some of your local talent?" "Oh, yes, sir. 2 of our amateur flyweights." "Jabbing Judy and, uh, would you believe, Twinkle Toes Toto." "That one has quite a punch." "I'm glad I retired when I did." "Max has had a very successful career as a big game hunter since his pugilistic days." " We're off after rhino, now." " Oh?" "(PATRICIA GROWLS)" "Oh, this is, uh, Patricia." "We were just taking her to the clinic when you arrived." "She's mildly sedated at the moment." "She doesn't look very temperate." "Well, aside from a few problems at a nearby village, she's about as non-violent as they come." "Now, first, Marsh, I'd like a picture with you and Max together." " Please." " Oh, all right." "Ye" " Uh-- You look a bit stern, Marsh." "Would you say, uh, "bush," or "cheese," or something?" "Well, what about "mustache"?" "(CHUCKLES) All right." "(HEDLEY):" "Ah, that's good." "(PATRICIA GROWLS)" "There we are." "Hey!" "Uh--!" "Patricia, stop!" "Uh" " Oh" " Oh" " Oh" " Oh." "Patricia, come back." "Anything?" "Right about there-a-ways, some water buffalo off to the left." "Thanks for the travelogue." "What about Patricia?" "Nothing." "Fortunately, these aren't too deep." "Just superficial." "As soon as Jack and Mike get back," "I'll" " I'll take you up to our guestroom, Mr. Muller." " What's that?" " Tetanus toxoid." "There we go." "I suggest, too, that you take a couple of these." "What is this?" "Well, it's a mild sedative to offset any, uh, any shock." "I have no need for sedatives." "I have work to do." "Mr. Muller, I think you should take it easy." "You've had a rather bad mauling." "But not as bad as that lioness when I find her." "My opponent scored the first knockdown." " Now, I go and finish the fight." " Fight?" "Officer Hedley, I have never lost a fight." "To man or beast." "Will you get me a clean shirt and jacket from my case?" "Of course." "Dr. Tracy, a hand mirror, please?" "Uh, Judy, could you get the mirror?" "Mr. Muller, I think it would be very wise of you if you would rest for a few days." "Sorry, I have no time to pamper myself." "This lioness on the loose requires my immediate attention." "Yes, but you are in no condition to go out into the bush." "Mm-hmm. 26 bouts without a mark." "But now, this." "Will it leave a scar?" "Yes, I'm afraid so, but plastic surgery will take care of it." "Dr. Tracy, I tell you this because I do not speak idly." "That lioness will not live out this day." " Any luck?" " We lost her." "She headed east very fast." "Jack and Paula are still looking." "Do you think she went back to her village?" "No, I checked that." "Let's see, if she's headed east, that means she'll run into the river." "Since she hates swimming she won't cross it, and therefore she'll stay on the reserve." "You know, we still have a chance of finding her." "Yeah." "All of us." "Mr. Muller, I know you're disturbed, and I don't blame you." "And I said before, I'm very sorry for what happened." "But nevertheless this is not a prizefight ring." "This is a game reserve and hunting here is illegal." "I know the rule about hunting on the reserve, Doctor." "I also know the exceptions to the rule." "Hedley, isn't it just a matter of you issuing a permit?" "When a reserve animal becomes a man-eater?" "Man-eater?" "Isn't there a law about an animal who attacks a man without provocation?" " Yes, but I hardly" " And you, Dr. Tracy." "I understand that you value both human and animal life very dearly." "That's correct." "I don't like to see either species suffer." "Agreed." "So if it is I who finds Patricia first" "I promise I will end it quickly and painlessly for her." "Hedley, I demand that permit." "What is this?" "All of you." "There is a dangerous animal on the loose." "Or do I have to show this to the governor personally?" "Very well, Max." "You've got your permit." "Thank you, Dr. Tracy, for the expert medical treatment." "Is there a fee?" "No." "There's no fee." "Hedley, I will wait for you in the jeep." "Mm hmm." "(JUDY SQUEAKS)" "And as for you, keep that left up." "Hedley, you know Patricia's not a killer." "Mike, those weren't love pecks she bestowed on Muller." "She might have killed him." " Yes, but you know" " Oh, let's face it, Mike." "We're just going to have to get to Patricia before Muller does, that's all." "I'm terribly sorry, Marsh, but under the circumstances you can hardly blame Muller." "Well, I'd better get going." "And I will get this film developed, not that it will serve much purpose, now." "(JUDY SQUEAKS)" "(CLARENCE GROWLS)" "(CLARENCE GROWLS)" "I'll see if I can calm Muller down." "Oh, thanks, Hedley." "(CLARENCE GROWLS)" "Well, goodbye, Mike." "Marsh." "(CLARENCE GROWLS)" "What's the matter, Clarence?" "I gather you don't like prizefighters, huh?" "Strange man." "Angry man." "Yes, he could be a dangerous man unless Hedley can change his mind." " What's our first move?" " First, we have to find Patricia." "Let's take Clarence along, he may just come in handy." "Right." "But at least we have 1 thing in our favor." " What's that?" " Muller doesn't know the area, and Abdul won't be able to tell Patricia from any other lions." "I don't know, Mike." "An experienced hunter like Muller wouldn't hire him unless you're an expert tracker." "Right now, Patricia is sick, hostile, and could be mighty vicious." "Hedley, the answer is still no." "If it bothers you that much why did you come along on the hunt?" "My orders were to accompany you during your entire stay in our area, Max." "(MAN):" "Here." "Yes, these are lion tracks all right." "But how can you be sure they're Patricia's?" "They are Patricia's." "But how can you be sure?" "If he says he is sure, he is sure." "That is why I'm paying him." "You drive." "I will walk with him." "Dad, this is Paula." "Do you read me?" "Yes, Paula, I read you." "Where are you?" "Dad, we're just north of zebra Flats." "I had no luck." "Well, we're headed for zebra Flats ourselves." "Now look, we're going to go off on foot, see if Clarence can pick up Patricia's scent." "Good." "We'll see you there." "Out." "Out." "Ok, Clarence, let's see what you can do." "C'mon." "(JUDY SQUEAKS)" "Poor Patricia, out there." "No friends." "Tired, too." "If Muller finds her first it'll be murder." " Not far." " Good." "We can keep moving." "(JUDY SQUEAKS)" "Clarence thinks he has the scent." "He just may have." "You know, he seemed to take quite a fancy to Patricia." "What do you mean "seemed"?" "Well, he gave her a second cross-eyed look." " That could be significant." " Yeah." "(CLARENCE GROWLS)" "Wait a minute!" "There." "Very good, Abdul." "(LION GROWLS)" "(LION GROWLS)" "(CLARENCE GROWLS)" " (CLARENCE GROWLS) - (JUDY SQUEAKS)" "Marsh." "Better rescue Muller." "I'll sedate Patricia." "Yeah." "Out." "Out." "Since when do you hit an opponent when he's down?" "Out in the bush with wild animals we fight under different rules." "When you stop being civilized and become a wild animal yourself." "Is that it?" "All right." "I'll regard this as a time-out." "A temporary truce." "Nothing more." "Dr. Tracy, you seem to approve of your pet lion attacking people." "I should also shoot him." "Muller, I don't think Clarence did anything more than just hurt your pride." "Max, since you didn't suffer any physical wound, don't expect me to give you a permit to kill Clarence." "Thank goodness you got here first." "It wasn't me, it was Clarence." "(JUDY SQUEAKS)" "Hedley, did Abdul track her?" "Yes, it was a bit of luck, that." "Yes, that's quite a bit of luck." "Now take her home and cure her so I've got some evidence to rescind Muller's permit to shoot her." "We can cure you, old girl." "We're going to have to, Mike." "Some how or another, we're going to have to." "Judy, I will definitely not become your sparring partner." "(JUDY SQUEAKS)" "(JUDY SQUEAKS)" "Not for 1 round, Judy." "Now, you know how I feel about prizefight, and especially fighters." "All you do is take 1 look at that Max Muller." "(BIKE RING)" "Oh." " Good morning, Chief." " Good morning, Paula." "You too, Judy." "Clarence." "Why is she bowing?" "Well, she knows you're a chief." "Oh?" "Maybe you tell Chief where to find Daktari?" "(JUDY POINTS)" "He's at the clinic." "I'll show you." "(MARSH):" "Now, see this right here?" "What is it?" "That's a bone splinter from off her ribcage." "That could be pretty painful, couldn't it?" "Oh, yes, it can certainly account for her strange behavior of late." "Oh, Chief Akubu." "Nice to see you." "We were just about to operate on Patricia." "(JUDY SQUEAKS)" "Judy, c'mon." "Get off of there." "There talk in village that you let her get away." "That hunter going to kill her." "Bad news sure does travel fast." "Well, yes, she, uh, she mauled one of Hedley's guests." "Bad?" "Well, bad enough for him to insist on a kill permit." "But we've located the problem, and once we've operated and she's cured, Hedley will cancel the permit." "I hope that so, Daktari." "My people most unhappy." "And Kourou, medicine man, say all your fault." "You know, Chief, I don't understand Kourou's concern for Patricia." "You know, uh, when I first brought her to your village he was openly jealous of her." "Well, it wouldn't pay for him to be too jealous." "Chief Akubu's people are very fond of her." "Operation must be successful, Daktari." "Patricia die, Kourou find way to hurt you." "I'll bear that in mind, thank you." "I know you do your best, Daktari." "Well, we'll let you know as soon as we have some definite news." "Thank you, old friend." "Ok, let's get her ready for surgery." "(JACK):" "How's it coming, Marsh?" "(MARSH):" "It's a little more delicate than the X-rays showed." "How's she doing now, Jack?" "Steady." "More saline solution." "Sutures." "Ok, scissors." "(BREATHING)" "It's a neat job, Marsh." "I have the recovery cage ready." "Will there be any complications?" "No, I don't think so." "Yes, old girl, by tomorrow morning you should be a new lioness." "(JUDY SQUEAKS)" "(ROOSTER CLUCKS)" "There, you feeling better, little girl?" "Hmm?" "Uh-oh, here comes trouble." "Well, maybe not." "Had a little time to cool down." "I hope so." "So you operated." "How is the patient?" "Well, she's recovering nicely, thank you." "Ah." "You must think me cruel for having wanted to kill her, yes?" "Having wanted to?" "Oh, yes." "Past tense." "Hedley told me the operation was a success." "So I assured him that after I was convinced the animal was no longer dangerous," "I would tear this up." "I'm not a barbarian." "Well, that's wonderful, Muller." "If you can convince me." "I can't." "But I have a hunch she can." "Come on over and see for yourself." "Yeah, you just want to apologize, don't you, girl?" "Huh?" "Sure you do." "(PATRICIA GROWLS)" "Patricia, no." "What was that?" "Dr. Tracy, I do not like serious mistakes in judgment." "Well I don't either." "I don't blame you." "I am referring to my mistake." "Almost being stupid enough to believe you." "I'm afraid I cannot tear up this kill order." "Let me remind you that that kill order is no good here on this compound." "I know it's a rule." "I'm going to Nagoro." "I intend to get a personal order from the governor permitting me to kill that beast, even if she is in your own living room." "Ms. Tracy." "Dad, I don't understand it." "She was so gentle." "How could she change like that?" "I don't know." "I don't know." "Post-operative shock?" "I" "We better stand guard just in case he does get that permit from the governor." "I don't think it's necessary." "By the time he gets to see the governor and gets back here, that permit will be noon tomorrow." "Yes, but what if the governor does grant the permit?" "Then what?" "Well, all we can do is hope that he doesn't." "(PATRICIA GROWLS)" "(JUDY SQUEAKS)" "(CLARENCE GROWLS)" " (CLARENCE GROWLS) - (JUDY SQUEAKS)" "What the devil?" " Patricia's cage." " Oh." "What's the matter, Clarence, anyway?" "Well, look what Clarence has caged." "C'mon, get out of here." "Get out of there." " Abdul." " Muller's gun bearer." "All right, Abdul, where's Muller?" "Never mind Muller, where's Patricia?" " I do not know." " You're lying, Abdul." "He sent you here to let Patricia out, didn't he?" "No." "You did this all on your own." "Is that right?" "Dad, we've got to find Patricia." "Muller's probably out there stalking her now." "And all that talk about a trip to the governor was to put us off the track." "How about it, Abdul?" "Did Muller really go see the governor?" "We're not going to get anything out of him." "No, I guess not." "Ok, call Hedley." "We'll let him take care of Abdul." "But Dad, Patricia's out there and so is Muller." "And with a fresh surgical wound that could open up at any time." "Yeah." "If Muller doesn't kill her, the wound sure could." "What's wrong?" "We lost our tracks, Marsh." "Ground's too hot." "All we can do is keep going in the direction she was last headed, I guess." "Well, let's do it." "Every minute we lose goes more and more time." "Well, what about it, Hedley?" "Are you going to rescind Muller's kill permit now?" "Jack, unless Abdul admits Muller ordered him to release the cat," "I've no grounds for such action." "Well now you know Muller put him up to it." "That's a criminal offense, Hedley." "Well, I called Nagoro." "Muller saw the governor and got his permit." "He left by air two hours ago." "Great." "He's probably out hunting Patricia right now." "If he knows she's been set free." "If?" "Well, how can you doubt it?" "Until he implicates Muller, I have to do doubt it." "The law operates on evidence, not conjecture." " Oh, now, look Hedley" " Look, I know how disturbed you are." "I'll take him to jail and then" "I'll come back and give you what help I can." "(BIKE RING)" "Oh, now what?" "Well, Chief Akubu, how are you?" "I am much worried, my friend." "Officer Hedley." "What's wrong, Akubu?" "Kourou, medicine man, say lioness run free in bush." "Does he speak truth?" "Uh, yes, I'm afraid he does." "How the devil did he find out?" "I not know." "I tell you this:" "He has my people very worried." "He blame Daktari, he blame me, he" "What he doing here?" "Well, he's the one who released the lioness." "I'm placing him under arrest." "He is guilty one?" "Yes." "Why?" "Do you know him?" " Get up." " Let me go." "I did not do anything." "Please, Officer Hedley, do not let Akubu beat me." "What the blazes is going on?" "Abdul once of my village." "I punish him." "Send him away." " He cruel to Patricia." " Cruel?" "I catch him beating her with stick." " When was this?" " Many days ago." "Why were you abusing the cat?" "What is this, Abdul?" "Have you got some personal grudge against Patricia?" "Is that why you're Muller's gun bearer?" "I guess it's no use." "Maybe a few days in jail will open his tongue." "Come on." "I'll be back as soon as I can, Jack." "Ok, Hedley." "Well, Chief, Daktari's already out hunting Patricia with Mike and Paula." "Now that Abdul's safely under custody, I'll join them." "Good." "I tell my people no cause for worry." "Please make it so." "Or much trouble for all of us." "Wherever she is, I hope Daktari find her and help her." "Great danger in bush." "Well, this isn't getting us anywhere." "You know, I just had a thought." "I'll listen to anything at this point." "Mike, remember when Jack first found Patricia near the caves?" "She'd been lost somehow or deserted?" "Well, what about it?" "Well, Jack kept a lot of notes on her behavior pattern." "Uh, like, her favorite haunts, and" "Do you think she might be headed for one of those familiar spots now?" "Why don't Clarence and I have a look in the cave area?" "That's a good idea." "Because right now, she needs help and she needs it fast." "(CROCODILE HISSES)" "(PATRICIA GROWLS)" " Hi, Hedley." " Hello, Jack." "I've some photographs here you may be interested in." "Yes, very interesting." "Uh, Jack, this is Marsh." "Do you read?" "Over." "Yes, Marsh, I read you." "Got something to tell you." "All right, but, uh, first, Jack, do you still have those notes that you kept on Patricia when you first found her?" "Well, yeah, I think so." "In my room." "Why?" "Well, don't they have the locations of where Patricia used to wonder?" "Like the time she, uh, ran off, you know, for a couple of days." "Yeah, I think they do." "Why, you think she'll head back towards familiar territory, huh?" "Well, it's a possibility." "Look, get them and bring them out to us as fast as you can." "We're, uh, just north of Fawn Meadows." "Good." "Hedley and I were just about to head out to find you." "Hedley's there?" "Any news from Nagoro?" "Unfortunately the governor's ordered me to assist Muller in disposing of Patricia." "He's out searching for her now." "Did you hear what I said, Marsh?" "Yes, I, uh, I heard you, Hedley." "Please tell Jack to get those notes out here as fast as possible." "Fawn Meadows." "We'll be waiting." "Yeah." "Let's see." "Fawn Meadows." "Fawn Meadows." "Fawn Meadows." "Fawn" " Fawn Meadows." "Ah, yes." "Well, if they can find the lady," "and I stay behind them, they will lead me right to her." "Yeah." "Yes, Patricia." "Wherever you are, we will be waiting for you." "This rifle and me." "When we find you, believe me, we will not miss." "Those the notes?" "Yeah, I've been looking through them, Marsh, and my guess is that she'll be headed north." "Either towards that rocky bluff area up there or towards the little meadow where I found her." " Which meadow?" " I'll know it when I come across it." " Ok, well, we'll follow you, then." " Ok." "Dad, is there any chance of Patricia's wounds starting to hemorrhage?" "Not if she's moving at a normal speed." "What if Muller's chasing her?" "Well, then she's in trouble either way." "Patricia!" "Patricia!" "(PAULA):" "Patricia!" "Patricia!" "(PAULA):" "Patricia!" "Patricia!" "Well, she doesn't seem to be around here." "Let's try the flatlands." "(JUDY SQUEAKS)" "Oh, Judy, be quiet." "If we drive any faster we'll tear this truck apart." "I sure hope we're not kidding ourselves with this." "It's a heck of a long shot." "Dad, you've proven that there's certain behavior patterns in most cats more than once." "Yes, but not after major surgery." "Patricia!" "Patricia!" "Patricia!" "Patricia!" "Patricia!" "Hey, Dad, there she is." " Well, how about that?" " Well, I'll be" "Simple, Hedley." "Behavior patterns." "It's, uh, all in the book." "(GUNSHOT)" "All right." "Back away." "All of you." "She's mine." "(PATRICIA GROWLS)" "Hedley, stop him." "He cannot stop me." "I have permission from the governor." "As a matter of fact, he has orders to help me." "Now wait a minute, Muller." "That poor cat is sick." "Weak and exhausted from the operation." "You can hardly call it a sporting kill." "My dear Dr. Tracy." "If she has the strength to run this far, she can run far enough to make it a sporting kill." "What kind of a bloodthirsty killer are you?" "Can't you see she's not dangerous anymore?" "The great world's champion, huh?" "I'll tell you what, Muller, why don't you just let me tie her to a tree so you can't possibly miss?" "She wasn't dangerous when she mauled me either, hm?" "Or when she tried to attack me in the cage?" "After your famous operation." "She was sick out of her head." "Just like you are, Muller." "You're wrong, my friend." "I know just what I am doing." "What must be done." "What, by taking revenge?" "I have the right." "Legal, moral, you name it." "I have the right." "An eye for an eye, hm?" "Now, out." "Out!" "Muller, wait." "Now look." "Patricia was not after you." "She was after your gun bearer, Abdul." " Now who is out of their mind?" " Look at this picture." "Yes, look at the picture." "It's the one I snapped just before she hit you." "This doesn't mean a thing." "Abdul was scared he was trying to get away." "Well of course he was trying to get away." "He knew Patricia was after him." "Abdul's admitted it." "He was thrown out of his village for mistreating the animal." "He was the one who let her out of her cage last night." "Why?" "Why would he do all of this?" "We don't know that." "But if you come to the jail he'll confirm everything we've told you." "Come on now, Muller." "Give her another chance." "I" " I don't know." "Even if what Hedley says is true, she's still vicious." "You have that special permit on you, don't you?" " Yes." " All right." "Give me your rifle." "Then go on over and pet Patricia." "If she makes one threatening gesture towards you I promise, you I'll use that." "Paula?" "Will you go pet Patricia?" "Sure, Dad." "Dr. Tracy." "Don't be concerned, Mr. Muller." "If she's at all vicious I'm sure you'll protect me." "Good girl." "Now, Mr. Muller, would you like to come over here and pet a friendly cat?" "Come on." "It's all right." "Come on." "Just like that." "When Daktari return, tell him how grateful I am." "We will." "She's very gentle now." "I just hope your medicine man, Kourou, isn't too disappointed." "He no longer with us, Paula." "I send him away." "Why?" "I learn he order Abdul to hurt Patricia." "To drive her away." "He angry because my people love her." "As Patricia's popularity rose, his declined." "Well, good luck, Chief." "With Patricia back, can be no other way." "Where are your assistants?" "I want to thank them, too." "Well, that's being taken care of for you." "That's all right, champ." "There's always another day." "You see what one lesson can do for you?" "Yes, I see." "Ok, tiger, beat it." "Fight's over." " (JUDY SQUEAKS) - (CLARENCE PURRS)" "You know, I think that all of you have taught me a lesson." "Victory is not always necessary." "Not even for a champion." "Well, I hope you don't regard your visit here as another fight." "Much of life is a fight." "But you are worthy opponents." "You never gave up in your fight to save that lion's life." "These animals couldn't have better champions." "(JUDY SQUEAKS)" "What is it, Judy?" "Judy." "Don't worry." "Didn't you hear?" "Victory is not always necessary?" "♪ (THEME MUSIC PLAYS) ♪" "(English" " SDH)"