"Land of Black Gold" " Part 1" " Half a gallon, please!" " Precisely!" "Let's turn on the radio!" "Yes, see if there is any news of the possible war..." "Flash!" "Reports of exploding vehicles are rising at an alarming rate!" "Experts fear that our fuel supplies may be contaminated." "We'll have more news about the oil crises following this..." "When one day your car goes boom!" "Don't give up or in to gloom!" "Call Autocart, we'll be there soon!" "On that day your car goes BOOM!" "Speedol imports all of its oil in the Middle East." "Yet in the past two months our fuel supplies has become a serious threat!" "It's a catastrophy!" "Any idea what causes the fuel to explode?" "That's the big question." "We've sent experts to Khemedite." "but the phenomenon remains a mystery." "Excuse me." " Yes?" " Sir?" "Professor Biggams is on the telephone." "Biggams is our top scientist..." "He must have found what is causing the explosions." "What is it, Biggams?" "Are you sure you want us to continue?" "Well of course I want you to continue with the research." "Why do you ask?" "Because if we're to go on, sir, you're going to have to build me a new lab!" "It has to be sabotage." "But how do you tamper with such a large amount of oil?" "You'd have to go to where all the oil is stored." "The docks!" "Maybe I was wrong!" "I've been here for 3 hours and nothing's moved." "Until now!" "The 'Speedol Star' sails tomorrow morning." "It will reach Khemedite by Thursday." "Give these documents to our contacts there..." "They're vital to our success!" "I understand." "Someone's there!" "Alright!" "Come on out!" "It's alright!" "It's only a dog!" "We must leave!" "it's not safe to stay here any longer." "That was close!" "Now how do I get aboard the Speedol Star?" "So!" "You're the new radio operator." " Get yourself below and find a bunk!" " Ay ay, sir!" "Just think Thomson, going under cover to help the Emir of Khemedite fight a power-hungry terrorist!" "An important honour, Thompson." " We must be sure not to attract..." " Any attention precisely, Thompson!" "We must blend in with the crew!" "No hope if we're found out!" "Best to stay lost in obscurity!" "But ever-present in our duties!" "The key to obscure investigation." "Precisely!" "Right you are, Thompson!" "Thompson and Thomson!" "Shh... we're undercover!" "Ohh..." "C'mon, Thomson." "That's our fat cabin boy where our bunks are!" "Excuse me, cabin boy?" "Next time, call me Captain!" "Let's find our cabins before we blow our cover." "Precisely!" "We don't want to blow our attention before we attract any cover!" "That's the same dog from last night!" "Someone is on to me." "I'd better get rid of those documents!" " Police?" " Who?" "What?" "Where?" "How did you know?" "I'm from Naval Intelligence!" "It's my job to know these things." "Listen.. someone on the ship is after me!" "They want these secret documents." "I need you to hide them for me." "You come to the right men, I mean, sailors..." "Good!" "Keep them until we get to Khemedite." "But don't tell anyone!" "You can count on us!" "We won't tell a soul!" "Precisely..." "Come in, please!" "This is Speedol headquarters!" "This is the Speedol Star." "Go ahead!" "Troop movements by the enemy have been sighted." "You are not to approach" " any foreign vessels!" " We read you, HQ, over and out." "Better get some sleep, young man!" "You're going to need it if a war breaks out." "C'mon, Snowy!" "This is the perfect opportunity to find those documents!" "Snowy?" "Snowy!" "Chloroform!" "What would someone be doing with..." "Snowy's been kidnapped!" "Snowy!" "Snowy!" "I'll fix you, vermin!" "No!" "My poor Snowy!" "Ye-ow!" "A rat?" "!" "So..." "Perhaps I can explain?" "Explain this!" "Why you..." "Snowy!" "Snowy!" "What were you doing with my dog?" "What dog?" "This dog!" "Dog?" "A dog!" "A foggy dog!" "A foggy dog on a log in a bog!" "He's knocked himself silly." "There goes my only connection..." "I am Colonel Mohammed of the Military Police." "We are here to search your ship!" "Very well, Colonel!" " Cabin search!" " Go ahead!" "I say!" " Military Police!" " I say?" "What's that?" "Well I don't like the way he's searching my suitcase." "The secret documents!" "They're not secret documents!" "They're secret diamonds!" "These documents we found detail an arms shipment to the traitor, Bab El Ehr!" "Take the spy away!" "The Emir's guards' will question him further." "No...!" "It was a set-up!" "I think we've been framed, Thompson!" "That's enough, foolish diamond smuggler!" "I guess he wasn't from Naval Intelligence after all!" "The young man has the information you are looking for!" "He had the documents about the arms smuggling." "Excellent work!" "Bab El Ehr will reward you when he comes to power." "Snowy, run!" "Greetings!" "I am Bab El Ehr." "Ohh..." "Bab El Ehr?" "But what am I doing here?" "My men arranged for your rescue." "I understand you have news about my guns." "Guns?" "What guns?" "You fool!" "You have been tricked by the Emir!" "This man is a spy!" "Prepare to move out." "Tie the spy up and bring him along as a prisoner!" "Move!" "Move!" "Move!" " Well, that was a close one, hey Thompson." " Precisely!" "Good thing they found our papers in order and let us go!" "Still I feel terrible about Tintin!" "We'll find him, Thompson!" "Don't you worry!" "Oh..." "Look!" "An oasis!" "Good!" "We can fill the radiator!" "Huh...?" "Bother!" "It was a mirage!" "Never mind, there's a town over there!" "We'll stop for a drink." "Huh?" "Another mirage!" "What?" "Another mirage?" "!" "I'm not getting to be fooled this time!" "Aah... there it is!" "The Well of Gerkay!" "Hurry, spy!" "Curses!" "It is dry!" "I must have water..." "He is as good as dead!" "Untie him and leave him!" " Look, Thompson!" " A real oasis!" " Bet I can dive farther than you!" " Bet you can't!" " Bet I can!" " Can't!" "Snowy?" "Oh no!" "They've left us!" "C'mon, Snowy!" "We have to find water!" "It's freezing!" "I wish..." "Horses!" "Hey!" "Over here!" "They're stopping!" "Hey!" "Wait a minute!" "What are they doing?" "Oh no!" "They blew up the pipeline!" "On your horses!" "The alarm will be raised!" "Ahmed!" "Hurry!" "That voice..." "I know that voice." "Better hurry, Ahmed!" "Where is Ahmed?" "He's coming!" "We must split up, in case Emir's soldiers come after us." "Ahmed!" "You come with me." "Ride off!" "I'm sure I know that voice!" "Hold my horse!" "I will be be back in a moment." "Muller!" "I was right!" "I did know that voice!" "Now where did he go?" "Foolish Ahmed!" "He should have known that I always watch my back." "Tintin!" "I am tired of your interfering in my affairs!" "This time will be your last!" "Kruziturcken!" "They are onto me already!" "Watch out those rocks, Thomson!" "We don't want to take any more chances with this mirage business." "Right-o!" "Good, they're going!" "Now to finish Tintin!" "No!" "He's taken the horses!" "Now, what do I do?" "That's a stroke of luck... tire tracks!" "and I would say they're heading... that way!" "C'mon Snowy!" "Let's go!" "I think we're lost, Thomson." "Look!" "It's tire tracks!" "A road!" "Judging from all these tracks, this is quite a busy road!" "We should come across a town any minute." "A regular highway, Snowy!" "Wait a minute!" "These tracks are all the same." "Somebody's going around in circles!" " Hey!" "Stop!" " Huh?" " What's that?" " I'd better go and investigate." "It's a petrol can!" "Someone must have dropped it!" "Lucky us!" "I say!" "We've lost our petrol can too!" " We should turn back and look for it!" " Precisely!" "Yep!" "This driver is definitely lost, Snowy, just like us!" "Oh no!" "It's useless, Snowy!" "I can't see a thing." "We'll just have to wait it out!" "Come on boy!" "What's that?" "A car?" "Someone's out there!" "Help!" "Over here!" "We can't go on like this." " Let's get the roof on!" " Right!" "I say, this is windy!" "Hello...!" "Over here!" "What was that?" "Hey!" "That's one of the Thompson's hat!" "That must be their car!" "But they'll never hear me over this wind!" "Thompson!" "Thomson!" "I say!" "What was that?" "What was what!" "I thought I heard a shot and someone calling our names." "Don't be silly!" "It's just another mirage!" "Oh, right!" "Thompson!" "There's that mirage again!" "I say!" "You don't hear mirages, do you?" "Of course not!" "You see them!" "But that means..." "Tintin!" "Thompsons!" "My hat!" "It's been a long day!" "You've got that right!" "Thank you for the meeting, Your Highness!" "I hope you won't regret your decision." "Good day..." "Muller?" "!" "You are here about today's events in the market?" " Yes." " Follow me." "I'd better be on the lookout of Muller's here." "Salam Alaikum," "Noble Emir Mohammed Ben Kali Shishab." "Alaikum Salam!" "Please, sit down." "Now, what did you wish to see me about?" "Yesterday, I was in a jeep driven by two of my friends." " It was involved in a bit of a..." " I know." "They will be flogged!" "I've come to beg your mercy!" "These two men had been wandering in the desert..." "Lost... and very exhausted." "I see." "It shall be considered." "But tell me... what were they doing in the desert?" "And what are you doing here dressed like a bedouhin?" "It's a long story, Noble Emir..." "Oh, but I adore stories, please tell me." "It all started when the fuel in my country began to blow up for no reason..." "Muller was leading the men that blew up the pipeline." "Muller?" "You have mistaken him for Bab El Ehr!" "This crook is trying to overthrow me with the support of Skoil Petroleum." "May I ask what Muller was doing here, Your Highness?" "Well, Muller wants me to sign a contract to sell oil to the Skoil Petroleum Corporation." "I think I understand." "If you sign the contract, the attacks will cease and Skoil Oil will become the only oil company here." "So why should I refuse to sign the contract?" "Because Skoil belongs to an enemy of our country." "It would be a disaster in the case of war!" "You're right!" "You know, I don't like Muller and this company of his." "I refuse to sign the contract." "You have opened my eyes." "How can I reward you?" "By giving pardon to my friends, Thompson and Thomson." "Consider it done!" "Well, Snowy, it looks like we pretty well solved the mystery of the Black Gold!" "Land of Black Gold" " Part 2" "This is fascinating!" "Do go on with your story." "So you had just recognized Dr Muller and then what happened?" " Well..." "I was sneaking up from behind him when..." " Master!" "Master, your son... he is missing!" "You must think me mad." "But you see my son, prince Abdullah, loves to play little jokes." "The adorable rascal!" "Come!" "We shall go play hide and seek with him." "Abdullah!" "Where are you, my little prince?" "The precious little brat." "He's always putting us on!" "Abdullah, come out, come out!" "Wherever you are!" "Uh-oh!" "Abdullah is becoming a master of this hide and seek game." "I don't think it's a game, Your Highness." "What do you mean?" "Was the Prince wearing a blue robe?" "Of course not." "My family only wears robes of black." "Then you've had an uninvited guest in your courtyard." "Here's a piece of blue cloth I just found caught on a branch." "And look!" "These deep foot prints indicate that someone jumped down from the tree." "And judging from these scuff marks." "this is where they must have climbed over the wall." "They?" "They?" "Who are they?" "Whoever kidnapped your son." "Kidnapped?" "!" "Preposterous!" "No one would dare to kidnap my son!" "Master!" "A horseman brought this letter." "No!" "It's unbelievable!" "Somebody has indeed kidnapped my son!" "Excuse me, Your Highness, but I can't read Arabic..." "It was that cursed dog, Bab El Ehr..." "He says that if I don't sell my oil to Skoil, instead of Speedol," "I will never see my son again." "Ooh!" "Sneezing powder." "A final joke from my sweet little cream puff." "Your Highness!" "Please!" "Pull yourself together." "We need to act quickly!" "Yes." "Of course." "I'll summon my military advisor." "A cigar?" "Only the finest imports for my esteemed military advisor." " And you, Tintin?" " No, thanks..." "I don't smoke." "Your Highness... action against Bab El Ehr has been taken." "Abdullah has switched my fine imports with trick cigars." "That little snake!" "When I get my hands on him," "I will give him the biggest hug." "Do not worry, Your Highness!" "The Prince will soon be with you." "My horsemen are ready." "We shall not rest until we have tracked down that cursed Bab El Ehr." "I hope they'll find Bab El Ehr soon." "Maybe, but they won't find your son." "What?" "What do you mean?" "Bal El Ehr didn't kidnap him." "But he signed the note!" "A trick by Muller." "The note demanded you sell your oil to Skoil, instead of Speedol." "So?" "So by kidnapping your son, Muller is making sure he gets exactly what he wants." "That dog!" "Quick!" "We must stop the horsemen!" "No, Muller must think his plan has worked." "That way he'll keep his guard down." "What I need right now is a picture of your son." "Is this a good likeness?" "Yes." "A handsome boy." "Takes after his father..." "Even in his absence he gets my goat!" "My little sweetness!" "Don't worry, Your Highness." "I'll get him back!" "Just tell me where I can find Muller." "Sneezing powder?" "Great snakes!" "It's Senor Olivera DeFigara!" "Imagine that!" "I can even sell roller skates in the desert!" "Excuse me, the man with the sneeze?" "Where did he go?" "Most likely to Dr Muller's castle." "He is a servant there." "All of them seem to have taken sick." "Very strange indeed." "But what about you, sir?" "What can I show you today?" "Senor Olivera DeFigara...!" "Tintin!" "This truly is the land of wonders!" "What brings you to the desert?" "I'm on a very important mission and I could use your help." "But first, tell me Senor" "Why have you chosen to settle down and set up business here?" "I'm the main supplier to everyone in town except for the Emir!" "He has his own private suppliers, the lucky dogs!" "What about Dr Muller?" "I sell him many goods but he's tough and cruel." "I'd like to pay him a little visit." "It is not a place to which I would bring a stranger." "He surrounds himself with many armed men." "What if I make it worth your while?" "But... how?" "Get me inside now." "I'll make sure you become the Emir's exclusive supplier." "It's quite easy, I go there each morning." "Snowy!" "I wish I could've brought Snowy." "And ruin your disguise?" "He will be safe at my house." "You're sure you can keep the guards distracted?" "I will keep them occupied!" "Believe me!" "Good morning, my friend!" "How are you on this glorious day?" "Who's the young stranger?" "My nephew, Alvaro." "Bless you, sir!" "Say, I have just the thing for that sneeze." "Some beautiful handkerchiefs!" "Gentlemen, allow me to introduce my nephew from Portugal, Alvaro." "He does not belong here." "Bless you!" "I assure you, Alvaro is perfectly harmless." "He's an orphan." "Poor lad!" "I've taken him into my family." "To be honest, he's a little..." "How do you say it?" "Simple!" "Not surprising after what happened to him..." "Alvaro, go and play in the garden." "You see..." "Alvaro's father, a humble snail farmer, decided that he wanted to see the world..." "Here goes nothing!" "He married the pirate's daughter!" "Well... imagine the adventures!" "One day... off the coast of Africa..." "It's already locked." "From the inside?" "But there's no one in here!" "What's this?" ""... a spokesman for Speedol had no" ""explanation for the exploding gasoline. "" "Why do I get the feeling that Muller knows something about this?" "Suddenly his raft sprung a leak." "The sharks swam closer!" "That little pest with his sneezing powder!" "That brat!" "Kruziturcken!" "Come out or I'll shoot!" "And he was the only man she ever loved." "Such a tragedy!" " Who are you?" " I am Alvaro." "Tintin!" "I should have known!" "And he never saw her again..." "Hello?" "Give me the Emir!" "Tintin... have you located my son?" "Not yet, but I'm close!" "Listen, Your Highness." "Have Muller's castle surrounded immediately." "The Prince is here somewhere!" "Okay, Abdullah, here I come!" "An underground fortress!" "Master?" "Is that you?" "Master?" "That's odd!" "Don't move!" "And don't make a sound!" "Or else!" "Now... you're going to take me to see the Emir's son!" "Step back from the door!" "Face the wall and keep your hands up!" "Prince Abdullah, I've come to take you home!" "Don't want to go!" "Hey!" "Let's go, Abdullah!" "No!" "Open this door right now!" "Don't want to!" "Fine, I'll go to the circus alone then!" "Got you!" "I hate you!" "I shall tell my papa!" "Be quiet Abdullah..." "He's gone!" "There is an intruder is in the tunnel." "No kidding!" "Alert the others!" "Little did they know that Alvaro had witnessed the whole... sordid..." "Intruder in the tunnel!" "Come quickly!" "Send my nephew home if you see him!" "Tintin better know what he's doing!" "Snowy, how did you escape?" "Come on!" "Train tracks!" "Hey!" "Get back here!" "No!" "I want to play trains!" "Choo!" "Choo!" "Stop that!" "Come here!" "No!" "Stop it!" "Let me go!" "Let me go!" "Let him go, Muller!" "After him!" "Let me go!" "Let me go!" "Let me go!" "You can't touch me!" "My father will have you thrown in jail!" "Explosives!" " Take that, you desert rat!" " Huh?" "It can't be..." "Blue blistering barnacles!" "Captain?" "!" "Tintin?" "!" "Thundering typhoons!" " Snowy!" " He led me right to you!" "We never would have found the tunnels without him." "We?" "I came with the Emir's men..." "I was at his palace when you called." "Your Highness!" "What's wrong?" "Muller has escaped in his car with my little Abdullah!" "The two detectives are in pursuit." "But what if they don't manage to find him!" " Your Highness, can we take your car?" " Certainly." "Just bring my little darling back to me!" " I am thirsty!" " So am I!" "I want an ice cream!" "You're sure this is the way?" "Positive." "I say!" "Why should you step out while we're moving?" "Moving?" "This car passed so fast," "I thought we were standing still." "Look!" "That must be Muller." "Hey!" "..." "Brat..." "I want ice cream!" "Ice cream!" "Alright, Muller!" "We've got you!" "One false move and the child's had it!" "Back away from the car!" "You won't get away with this!" "Just watch me!" "Come back here!" "Beastly baby snatcher!" "Swine!" "Let me go!" "Captain... guard the Prince!" "I'll shoot for the tires!" "Come here, play with me!" "Quit that!" "We've gotta be quiet!" "Let go of me, you dumb bully!" "Oww...!" "Muller!" "The police are coming!" "You're trapped!" "I must get rid of" "Formula Fourteen!" "I swore you'd never take me alive!" "No, don't do it!" "Muller!" "Aah...!" "That is my ink pistol!" "I say, this sun has given me a terrible headache!" "Hmm... what's this?" "Headache medicine!" "How convenient!" "What a stroke of luck!" " One for you" " And one for you!" "Thompson and Thomson, I have a passenger for you." "Right!" "Get in the car, Muller!" "It must be the medicine!" "What?" "I... feel rather... peculiar." "To be precise, me too!" "Hang on, detectives... we'll be at a hospital in no time!" "They'll figure out what's in these pills!" "I'll make you a rich man if you destroy those!" "And forget about my friends?" "No way, Muller!" "Choo!" "Choo!" "Silence my lamb, the news is on!" "The mystery of the exploding cars has been solved!" "A substance known as "Formula Fourteen" was being used to sabotage world oil supplies." "The exploding cars were merely a test of the enemy's war plans." "Just think of what they would have done if there was a war!" "Without gas, your country would have been helpless!" "Professor Cuthbert Calculus has produced an antidote for "Formula Fourteen"." "World oil supplies are now out of danger." "Detectives Thomson and Thompson are recovering after accidentally swallowing "Formula Fourteen"." "In other news..." "Peace has returned to both our countries!" "I believe that calls for a fine cigar!" "Nothing like a cigar after saving the world..." "Another trick from my little Abdullah!" "But he did promise to be nice." "Cute little boy, isn't he...?" "Cute little boy?" "Cute little boy!" "?" "Blistering barnacles!" "The End..."