"[GROWLS]" "[GIBBERING]" "MARSH:" "Thank you." "That's right, Judy." "Move the queen there." "And I'll take the queen with my king." "And he takes the king with the bishop." "Oh, sure looks like George Walters really has you checkmated this time." "Yeah, sure does." "PAULA:" "Dad, how can you be fascinated with such a slow game?" "You wasted the day waiting for George Walter's bird to bring you the bad news you already know." "It's not exactly wasted." "I've gotten some work done." "I must admit, playing chess long distance can be frustrating." "[MIKE CHUCKLES]" "That's putting it mildly." "You have chewed this pipe stem down to matchstick size waiting for that bird to arrive." "It's for a worthy cause." "I'm training his bird to be a carrier pigeon." "And we can enjoy a game of chess at the same time." "[JUDY GIBBERING]" "That's enough out of you, young lady." "You haven't beaten me at a game of chess yet." "Although I'm afraid George Walters has." "And the bishop protects the queen." "Yes." "Queen to knight 2." "Abner, we've got the good daktari trapped but proper." "This is his death notice." "And you will be the one to carry the sad tidings." "Of course, daktari, gentleman that he is will certify his humiliating defeat and concede that I am the better player." "[CHANTING]" "Come on, Judy." "[FALCON CHANTING]" "[WHISTLES]" "Paula." " What are you doing out here?" " Doing a migration study on wildebeest." "What do I find?" "Hedley and a rare species of African falcon." "Here, have a look." " Where?" " Right up there." "HEDLEY:" "Oh, yes." "That's Abner from the Wakuba mine that daktari's training as a homing pigeon." "The only thing is, he looks as if he can't find his way home." "[CHANTING]" "[GUNSHOT]" "[GIBBERING]" "PAULA:" "Abner." "Firing on the reserve." "That poor bird." "You stay here." "I'll go and see who did the shooting." "[SQUAWKING]" "[GRUNTING]" "Oh, I don't think you have any broken bones, Abner." "Thank your thick feathers for that." "I'll get you to Dad and he'll have you flying like a jet fighter." "Don't you worry." "Judy, help me." "Hold the jacket." "HEDLEY:" "Hold it!" "FEST:" "Don't tell me I'm breaking the law." "Oh, yes." "Discharging a firearm in a reserve." "That carries a 50-pound fine and confiscation of the weapon." " Your name, please." " Jerrold Fest." "But that's my own bird." " I have a right to shoot it." " Your bird?" "That rare African falcon happens to belong to a diamond miner hundreds of miles away." "And that's it." "Now, your identification, please." "I'm going after that bird and you're not gonna stop me." "Now, just a moment." "Come on, Judy." "Let's find Hedley and see what all the shooting's about." "[GROANING]" "I'm wounded." "FEST:" "Not hurt." "It was only bird shot." "Any pellets got through your jacket, dig them out with a pocket knife." "That gun." "An over-under." "A rifle barrel for emergencies." "Over-under?" "But that's illegal." "Hedley!" "HEDLEY:" "Run, Paula, run." "All right, Paula, get away then." "Well, don't just stand there, then, get his gun, my gun, any gun." "Hit him, Judy, hit him." "Thank you, young lady." " Hedley, you're hurt." " No, no, it's nothing, really." "It's bird shot, the lightest there is." "It doesn't do much damage." "Why should he use it on that bird?" "Surely he knows it would only stun him." " Who's he?" " I don't know." "But he certainly seems to be a dangerous and desperate character." "And I captured him single-handed." "[GIBBERING]" "Well, almost." "Haven't I seen him somewhere before?" "And why should he wanna shoot a rare African falcon with comparatively harmless bird shot?" "I better take him to the compound, let Dad take a look." "Hedley, this bird is supposed to be a carrier pigeon carrying a message for Dad, but there wasn't any." "HEDLEY:" "Hold it!" "Stop or I fire." "Ah." "They don't make these guns the way they used to." "With a desperado like that about, I better escort you to the truck." "Plenty of time to get him later." "Come on, Judy." "PAULA:" "Are you sure I can't help?" "That man really looked dangerous." "No, thanks." "I can handle a bounder myself." " I've got ammunition that fits his rifle." " Oh, good." "And if you don't mind, I'll borrow these binoculars." " That's the watch Mike repaired for you." " Oh, good." " Thanks, anyway, Paula." " My pleasure." "See you soon." "Yes." "I'll be at Wameru in time for tea." "Well, Jack, how's the experiment coming?" "Well, he's moved all of 10 inches in 15 minutes." "Well, that's not too bad for a sloth." "Toto, I know you want the banana but that is for Speedy, so leave it alone, huh?" "[SCREECHING]" "Hey, Toto, keep an eye on Speedy." "Don't let him get away." "And that banana's for him." " Dad, I found Abner." "He's been shot." " Shot?" "Whoever shot him used lightweight pellets." " He's not hurt, really." "MARSH:" "Where'd you find him?" " The bluffs." " What, on the reserve?" "PAULA:" "Uh-huh." " We'd better notify Hedley." " Yeah." " Hedley knows about it." "He captured the man and then lost him." "When I found Abner, he wasn't carrying any message." "No message, huh?" "Hey, you know, maybe old George isn't as smart as I thought." "Maybe I've gotten him into a stalemate." "Why wouldn't he have sent a message saying so?" "Well, we'll just have to call George and find out." "Why would anybody shoot Abner?" " I don't know." " I could see if he were an eagle some native might wanna gun him down to protect his goats but not a beautiful bird like this." "Well, maybe it's a mystery only Hedley can solve." "Dad, where are those posters that Hedley left here yesterday?" "Oh, uh, they're right over there on the table." "I knew I saw that face before." "And so has Hedley." "This is the one that shot Abner." "Hedley's out searching for him now." "Hedley's out there alone?" "Yeah." "Well, he has this Jerrold Fest's gun with him." ""Armed and very dangerous."" "Oh, well, Hedley knows how to take care of himself." "Uh, if he runs into trouble, he'll just call his askaris." "Say, Jack, uh, you know, the way the weather's been lately we ought to go out and have a look at that old Kano water hole, don't you?" "Yeah, that, uh, might be a good idea." " Are dart rifles in the truck?" " Yeah, all set." "Good." "Why don't we run out there, save time going later, huh?" "Right." "And this, this." "Keep an eye on Speedy for me." "Judy, come here." "Judy, help me get Abner out of the sleeve." "Now, what's up, Marsh?" "I just had a hunch that Hedley could use a little help." "Yeah." " Now give me your pouch." " Pouch?" "I saw the girl give you the pouch." " Oh, my watch?" "FEST:" "Give." " Where are they?" " Where are what?" "My diamonds." "I don't know anything about any diamonds." "I think you're lying, friend." "And liars upset me very much." "So much so that I might suddenly resort to violence." "Now, you wouldn't like that, would you?" "[GROWLING]" "[JUDY SCREECHING]" "Judy, you have the same idea I have, haven't you?" "Well, if Hedley's in trouble, then someone's gotta help him." "It's obvious that Dad and Jack are more interested in that water hole." "Judy, open the back end of the truck for Clarence." "Go ahead." "Come on, Clarence." "Last chance, friend, if you value human life." "I don't have your confounded diamonds." "[VEHICLE APPROACHING]" "FEST:" "A truck heading this way." " Friends of yours?" " Avenging angels." "Would you like me to take a shot at them just for target practice?" "It's probably Dr. Marsh Tracy from Wameru." "Of course." "That girl, Paula." "Her father, right?" "That's right, her father." "Get them here." "No." "Now, do as you're told and you all might live." "Now, listen, I want information from him, that's all." "You know the alternative." "If you don't, I will." "Now pick up your hat and wave them over here." "Now, don't try anything funny." "Start waving." "Hey, there he is." "Well, I guess everything must be all right." "Hedley, we're glad to see you." "You had us worried." "Bring your rifle, Marsh." "There's something I wanna show you." "MARSH:" "Jack, will you get the rifle?" " What's the matter?" "Are you hurt?" " No." "It's nothing." "FEST:" "Drop your rifle." "Now move." "FEST:" "Dr. Tracy, your daughter has merchandise belonging to me." "I want it back." "And I'm willing to pay for it." " Pay for it?" " Yes." "One slightly damaged district officer in return for one slightly damaged bird." "With, of course, its little load of valuables." "Look, I, uh, have a bird that belongs to a friend of mine at the mines but that is all, so suppose you tell me what this is all about." "The diamonds, Marsh, you know?" " I know what?" " The diamonds Paula gave you." "The little pouch of diamonds the falcon was carrying." "Oh, yes, those diamonds, yes." "Yes, of course." "And unless I get them back fast your friend here gets a bullet right between the eyes." "Is that clear?" "Yeah, it gets, uh, clearer by the minute." "FEST:" "And?" "Well, obviously, it'll, uh, take a little time." "Yeah, well, you don't think we brought them, do you?" " We have to go back and get them." " All right, I'll be waiting here till 6:00 with my hostage." "It's a nice view from here." "If you decide to show up with an army of askaris all you'd find would be a corpse." "Scratch one district officer." "I don't know." "If I could be certain that Hedley would be safe" "If I'm going to be arrested, I would rather it weren't for murder." "But with stakes as high as these, who knows?" "Now move." "Well, I wouldn't trust this creep for all the money" " Unh!" "Now, whether or not I kill your friend is a question you can puzzle yourself." "And whether or not I keep my part of the bargain is another." "But one thing you can be sure of if you don't watch your tongue, you'll pay for it." " This wasn't necessary." " Nothing I do is unnecessary." "Now at least you'll know how easily I turn to violence." "I'll be here till 6:00." "A bag of diamonds and you can keep the bird." "MARSH:" "Are you all right?" "Don't worry, Hedley." "I'll be back with the diamonds." "That would be a very good idea." "Sure you're okay?" "Yeah." "Just knocked the wind out of me." "Look, Marsh, I've got an idea." " Okay, we're moving off." " But you told daktari..." " ...you were gonna meet him here." " Right." "But you don't think I'm stupid enough to have you here when he shows up?" "Now let's get back to your car." "Jack?" "Jack, I don't like this." "That man's a professional criminal." "We're amateurs." " If anything should happen to Hedley" " I know." "But, look, don't forget, when it comes to tracking in the bush we're the professionals and he's the amateur." "I hope." " Yeah." " What can we do?" "Can't call the askaris." "No." "Okay." "I'll get back and see what Paula knows and, well, we don't have much time." "Good luck." "FEST:" "Get out." "This side." "The icebox where I'm going to store you." "Just play it cool and nobody gets hurt." "Okay, inside." "[GIBBERING]" "[GROWLS]" "I don't wanna sound nervous, Clarence but I think you better go first." "Now come on." "Come on, Judy, we have to find Hedley." "[GIBBERING]" "What is it, Judy?" "Wait, Clarence." "This way." "I think Judy knows where Hedley is." "Judy, we're looking for Hedley, not a weasel." "[GRUNTING]" "PAULA:" "Yes, Judy, there is a difference." "Come on, Clarence, you take over." "Forget it, Judy." "Now come on." "This way." "Sooner or later, someone's gonna find us, you know?" "I doubt that." "I took a lot of care to cover up our tracks." "Time's running out." "According to your very fancy watch here you've got four hours and eight minutes left." " Left?" " To live." "If I don't have my diamonds by then where would you like to be buried?" "[JUDY GIBBERING]" "[CHIRPING]" "Oh, it's all right, Toto." "Your heart's in the right place but you've probably given him too much already." " I thought Jack was with you." " He was." "Only right now he's on a one-man commando raid." " Mike, we're in trouble." " Trouble?" "Yeah." "And I have a hunch that Paula knows the answers." "Only she doesn't know she knows the answers." " And where is she, anyway?" " She went out." " Out?" "Out where?" " She didn't say." "She looked kind of, uh, worried." " She took Clarence and Judy along." " Great." "Oh, a radio message came in from the Wakuba mines." "They found George Walters unconscious." "He's in the hospital." " Unconscious?" "What happened?" " He was hit on the head." " Is it serious?" " I don't know." "They would radio as soon as he regained consciousness." "What's this all about?" "Aha." "Well, pieces are beginning to fall together now." "George, diamonds, sure." "Mike, it seems that Abner was carrying stolen diamonds." " Stolen diamonds?" "MARSH:" "Mm-hm." "Yeah, Fest must have had a confederate who stole diamonds then used Abner the homing bird to carry the diamonds where Fest could pick it up." "Sure." "Mike." "Mike, where was that hunk of quartz you were messing around with?" " Messing around with?" " Yes." "I was observing the pyroelectric effects of its piezoelectric charges." " That's very interesting, but where is it?" " Over by the microscope." "Mike, does that look like a piece of uncut diamond to you?" "Not to a jeweler's eyepiece, but to the naked eye it might get by." "Well...." "Well, that should be about the amount a bird of Abner's size could carry." "You don't happen to have a leather pouch around?" " No, but we could make one." " Haven't got time." "Well, I'll just have to play this off the cuff." "Marsh, let me come with you." "No, uh, Mike, I'd rather you stay here in case Paula calls in and just hope this works." "Hedley's life may depend on it." "[CLARENCE GROWLS]" "JACK:" "Hey." "What are you doing out here?" "I almost tranquilized you." "I thought you were Fest." "Why didn't you tell me you were coming out here?" "Your dad didn't want you to worry." " Look, what are you really out here for?" " Well, I'm looking for Hedley." " Not for diamonds?" " Diamonds?" "No." "It seems Abner had in his little pouch diamonds instead of chess move and everybody around seems to think that you've got them including Fest, who's holding Hedley captive with the diamonds as ransom." " Poor Hedley." " Look, if you wanna help Hedley best thing you can do is go right back to the compound." "Your dad thinks you've got the diamonds." " I don't have diamonds." " I know." "I'd radio him but we're out of range, so you gotta go back" " Wait." "I know where they are." " Where who are?" "The diamonds." "That's what Judy's trying to show me." "Judy, Clarence, come on." "Clarence, come on." "[SQUIRREL SQUEAKING]" "[GROWLS]" "No diamonds." "Nothing." "Guess it was just a weasel you were trying to show me after all." "Well, don't worry about it." "As long as Clarence can follow a scent." "Sure he can." "Hey." "Look, Paula, I still think you should go back to the compound." "No." "I tell you, I feel responsible for whatever trouble Hedley's in." "Besides, two tranquilizers are better than one." "What am I supposed to do with these?" "[GRUNTING]" "Oh, come on, forget it." "[GIBBERING]" "Look, come on, Judy, we need your help to find Hedley." "Come on." "All right." "This is one heck of a way to go hunting." "[GRUNTING]" "What do we do when we find him?" "You run for cover fast and I pop him with a tranquilizer." "Nothing could be easier." "[JUDY SCREECHES AND CLARENCE ROARS]" "Clarence, Judy, get behind the bushes." "Quick, get lost." "Go on, make a run for it." "No, you're wounded." "Just grazed me." "There's nothing broken." "Go on." "He'll be here in a second." "FEST:" "Don't move." "Well, that ought to take care of that." "This is getting to be a convention, isn't it?" "All right, Fest, keep the two of us, but let her go." "We'll be better off, Miss Tracy, if your father keeps that appointment." "He keeps his appointments." "Almost wish he wouldn't." "Well, if he doesn't, this territory's gonna be short one district officer." "Now, I'm gonna be gone for a while." "And I want you all here nice and comfy when I get back." "I hope your leg won't bother you too much." "Thanks." "[GRUNTING]" "[GIBBERING]" "Oh, Judy, untie us." "Oh, no." "Here we go with the flowers again." "Judy, this is no time for flowers." "Now untie us." "Judy, untie the knots." " What's got into her?" " I don't know." "[GIBBERING]" "Judy, please untie the knots." "Judy, would you like to be one of my askaris and wear that nice green beret?" "Good." "Now, Judy the first thing an askari must do is to learn to obey orders." "Now, Judy, untie us." "Please, Judy, please." "Judy, those flowers are beautiful." "Really, they are the prettiest flowers I've ever seen." "Oh, thank you, Judy." "The flowers are lovely." "Judy, now will you untie us?" "Hey, look, Judy, I'd really love to smell these beautiful flowers but, you see, I can't smell them if I can't hold them." "[JACK SNEEZES]" "Judy, I could smell them better if I could hold them." "Honest." "Oh, do hurry up, slowpoke." "This isn't a picnic." "Hedley." "Hurry, Jack." "Oh, go on, Judy, not now." "Ah, that's fine." "Now untie me." "[GIBBERING]" "HEDLEY:" "Good man." "That's right, Paula, get my feet." "Good, Paula." "Right now, just...." " Jack, I'll go to the rendezvous point." " Fest finds Dad doesn't have diamonds there's no telling what he's gonna do." "How's your leg?" " I'll manage." " Easy." "[CLARENCE GROWLS]" "Clarence." "What's the matter, Clarence?" "You lost?" "Rendezvous point's that way." "Come on." "Clarence?" "Clarence?" "Oh, now where did that cat go?" "[JUDY GIBBERING]" "No, Judy, I have no interest in those flowers." "All I care about is a bag of diamonds." "[GRUNTING]" "Judy, I believe you." "Where are the diamonds?" "You know, a girl's best friend." "Well, show me, Judy, quickly." "[SCREECHING]" "JACK:" "Oh, great." "First, a weasel hole, now a bird's nest." "No, not this time." "Okay, Judy, go on up." "Go ahead." "All right." "I'll hold them." "PAULA:" "The diamonds, Judy." "No, not an egg, the diamonds." "Judy, throw it here." "Come on." "Throw it here." "Good girl." "Oh, eureka." "Come on." "It's 6:00." "I've got the diamonds." "Now, where is Hedley?" "The diamonds, if you please." "You get the diamonds when you answer my question." "Your young assistant was going to use this on me." "However, he's in trouble, along with your daughter." " Paula?" " I hold all the aces, daktari." "Every one of them." "Male and female." "Okay." "Here are the diamonds." "Now, where is Paula and the others?" "I don't trust anyone." "Not even you, daktari." "Now just raise your hand, gently, and pour the diamonds into mine." "Now sit." "That, my friend, was unnecessary." "Those stones are quartz." "If you won't cooperate alive, maybe you will dead." " Get him, Clarence." " Clarence." "[ROARS]" "MARSH:" "You have less than five seconds to tell me where my daughter is." "HEDLEY:" "She's all right, Marsh." "[GIBBERING]" "Come on, Judy." "I think Hedley can handle this by himself from now on." "Dad, Jack's hurt." "MARSH:" "What happened?" " It's okay, Marsh, I'm fine." "We got the diamonds." "And it looks like Hedley's got his man." " Congratulations." " Heh, thanks, Jack." " Good show, eh?" " [IN BRITISH ACCENT] Rather." "[GIBBERING]" "Oh, thank you, Judy." "They really are beautiful." "Thanks for the surgery, old man." "You certainly took a load off my chest." "MARSH  HEDLEY CHUCKLE]" "Well, it was a pleasure, Hedley." "Oh, and, uh, by the way, I saved some of those buckshot for you." "Thought maybe you'd like a souvenir, hmm?" "HEDLEY:" "Ooh." "Thanks, old man." "While you were working on Hedley, a radio call came in from George Walters." "He said he's out of the hospital and he's doing fine." "Oh, well, that's good news." "He also said to move his queen to knight 2." " Oh, he did?" "PAULA:" "Mm-hm." "Yeah, well, I was afraid of that." "Well, I guess I'll just have to call and concede the victory." "Hedley, could we keep Abner?" "Well, technically, he's a government charge but, um, if we need him for the trial of Fest's accomplice we can always send for him." "Meanwhile, give him a good home." "Can't say the same for the diamonds, though." "Well, Marsh, I've got a lot to be grateful to you for." "This beast too." "[JUDY GIBBERING]" "[GROWLS]" "Oh, Hedley, I think you better apologize to Judy." "All right, all right." "This beautiful, clever animal." "Tell you what, Judy." "Next time I go hunting I'll take you along as my bodyguard." "Now, how's that?" "[ALL LAUGH]" "[JUDY GIBBERS]" "[English" " US" " SDH]"