"WOMAN OVER PA SYSTEM:" "Attention,please." "Attention,please." "WillMrs.JuliaRamsey pleasereportto theCustoms officerinTerminal3?" "Thankyou." "Pip!" "Are you my Aunt Julia?" "Mommy and Daddy told me they send their love." "Thank you, Pip." "(EXHALING)" "I'm began to think he must have missed the plane." "Come along now." "I've got a car waiting outside." "Just a moment, madam." "What is it?" "We've run into a difficulty." "You'd better tell her, sonny." "I'm very sorry, madam, but, if he's going to keep it, that animal will have to go into quarantine." "If Joe is going anywhere, I'm going with him." "But Pip, darling, you see, in England, there are certain rules and regulations." "He might be carrying infection." "Joe would never hurt anyone." "I sleep with him." "I'm sorry, Pip." "But, he'll have to go into quarantine." "Now give him to the officer." "No!" "You'll find another pet." "Come on, sonny." "Thank you." "Now come along, Pip." "We've wasted quite enough time already." "But I want Joey." "Well, you can't have him yet." "Now come along, Pip, and see your new home." "Pip, this is Mary." "Hello, Pip." "How are you?" "Hello." "Mrs. Ramsey has been telling me so much about you." "Yes, well, you have plenty of time to get to know each other later on, won't you?" "See to the driver will you, Mary?" "Yes, ma'am." "I want to show Pip his room." "Come along, Pip." "I had it specially decorated for you." "Thank you, Aunt Julia." "There!" "Well, how do you like it?" "Your mother told me you were fond of animals." "Yes, Aunt Julia." "Mummy said you lived in the middle of the country." "Okay, it is almost the country." "There's Wimbledon Common, Richmond Park, Hampton Court..." "All within a few miles." "A few miles?" "Then you live in the middle of town." "Aunt Julia, may I see your garden?" "Garden?" "Perhaps, it's the yard he means." "Oh..." "Very well." "Show it to him, will you, Mary?" "But don't be long." "The child is tired out." "We'll have supper soon as you can manage." "Yes, ma'am." "We had a lovely garden in Nairobi..." "With big trees." "And every time we shook them, beetles fell out." "I kept one in a match-box." "It was lovely." "Do you like beetles?" "Beetles!" "(EXHALING)" "They send shivers up my spine." "It's not much of a garden." "You can see it from here." "Is that all?" "Aw..." "Never mind." "Look, how would you like to go to the zoo?" "There's a good one near here." "They've got lions and tigers, and I don't know what else." "I believe there's even a circus." "We'll go and explore, will we?" "Now, I've supper to get ready." "Aw..." "Cheer up!" "We've got strawberries." "And when he got the giraffe, Daddy made a crate for him, and the boys took him back to camp." "Then they put him on a train to send him to Paris." "To the zoo." "Of course, it wasn't easy." "He had such a long neck." "(JULIA CHUCKLING)" "Do you know what they did when they came to tunnels?" "No." "Pushed him to make him pull his head in." "(JULIA CHUCKLING)" "You know why Daddy and Mummy have sent you home to England." "To go to school." "I found such a lovely one for you." "Quite close here." "Mary will be able to take you backwards and forwards every day." "You'll make friends with lots of little boys..." "Of course, you got a lot of ground to make up." "We had a Chinese cook." "He taught me how to make traps and catch eels..." "And twist the other kids' arms when they got fresh." "One of the first things you will have to learn is to behave nicely." "You must watch the other children to begin with." "Yes, Aunt Julia." "Aunt Julia, why haven't you got any little boys and girls of your own?" "It's such a big house." "Your uncle left it to me when he died." "We'd only been married two years." "Poor Uncle." "He must've been very rich." "He was in business." "Oh..." "May I get down?" "It's time you went to bed." "Goodnight, Aunt Julia." "Goodnight." "Got you!" "Is anything the matter, Pip?" "Goodnight, Aunt Julia." "(SPEAKING SPANISH)" "What does that mean..." "I can't understand a word of it." "Neither can I." "(SPANISH CONTINUING)" "(CLAPPING)" "I know the animal." "It's a coatimundi." "A what?" "A coatimundi." "Parkinson..." "Thank you." "General Ismail..." "Ladies and gentlemen..." "It gives me the greatest pleasure, as Superintendent of this zoo, to accept this most rare..." "And valuable specimen, called a coatimundi." "SUPERINTENDENT:" "We all know..." "Mary, look!" "MAN:" "There, my beauty." "(SNIGGERING)" "Yes!" "Plenty more where that came from." "Old Grandpa won't forget you." "Do you really like them?" "Oh..." "Them and me are cronies." "Have been for years, yes." "They are my pals, they are." "Have you any other pals?" "Nah..." "My pal he is." "But they let me come in here every time to see him." "Eh, plenty more tomorrow!" "Yeah, my beauty, you are." "It's not healthy to make friends with a creature like that." "Is there anything else you want to see?" "♪♪" "Peggy." "Oh..." "Be careful, Pip." "Peggy..." "What do you think you're doing in here?" "You're not allowed this side of the safety fence." "Them animals can give you a very nasty septic bite." "Now, back you go." "She'd never bite me." "You ought to know better, madam than to let him here." "I tried to stop him." "It's half past four." "Mrs. Ramsey would be expecting us back." "Oh, come along, Pip." "Must we go?" "Not yet, Mary." "What's the matter?" "I had a pet at home..." "Just like Peggy." "Except it's a he and not a she." "He used to sit on my shoulder when I fed him and put his tail round my neck." "Daddy gave him to me." "Oh..." "You mustn't take it to heart so." "I miss him terribly, and Mummy too." "I know what it's like..." "I never thought I'd be lonely, but, I was, Pip." "I'd have gone straight home to Ireland, but I came to my senses." ""You'll get a grip on yourself, Mary Boyle." That's what I said to myself." "And glad of it I am." "You will get used to England." "I hate England, and I don't want to go to school." "(DISTANT MUSIC)" "Hear that?" "The circus." "Are you coming?" "(BAND PLAYING)" "(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)" "(MAKING NATIVE AMERICAN NOISES)" "(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)" "(LAUGHING)" "(LAUGHING)" "(APPLAUSE)" "(APPLAUSE)" "Have you seen this?" "Peggy!" "Ambassador Ex..." "Extraordinary." "What does that mean?" "Oh..." "A lot of blather." "Never believe what you read in the newspapers." "Come..." "Hurry up with your cornflakes." "You'll be late for school." "I don't want to go to school." "I want to see Peggy." "After all the time we spent on your homework last night..." "It's Geography today." "I'll be glad when it gets to Asia." "Then I'll show that Tommy Jardine a thing or two." "He thinks he's so clever." "Of course, you will." "And don't forget to say goodbye to Mrs. Ramsey this morning." "Must I?" "Well, she was very upset yesterday." "She'll just have to get up earlier." "Now..." "All right..." "Mary..." "Yes?" "Do you think Peggy still remembers me?" "She thinks of nothing else all day, and that's for sure." "She's getting awfully popular with her picture in the papers." "Oh..." "Don't bother your head about that." "It doesn't mean a thing." "Oh..." "I forgot my satchel." "What books did you have in it?" "Only my Geography." "But I know that." "Oh..." "That's all right then." "Oh..." "Mary, I can see the bus." "Don't wait." "Mrs. Ramsey said to take you to school." "But I know the way." "Anyway, the other chaps..." "It's a bit sissy to be taken to school." "Oh, all right then." "Don't lose the way." "Number 73." "And you know the stop in Sheehan Road." "(BELL RINGS)" "That's marvelous, Peggy." "Now, if you'll just stay there..." "Let's have a look, see what it looks like." "It's useless." "Can't see a thing with all that wire in the way." "Can't you take her out of the cage?" "Not without special permission." "I've spoken to the Superintendent." "He knows we're here." "It's against the regulations." "Look, I'll fix it with him." "I'd do it now, but I wanna get the shot in when the sun comes out." "Yeah, film units." "We had a film unit here last week." "Frightened the bear cubs half to death." "Look, I see you're all right." "Okay?" "Thanks a lot." "Right." "If you would just come a little to your right." "That's it." "Nope." "So he hates the thing." "Excuse me, could you spare a moment?" "It will have to be only a moment." "I have a couple of hungry llamas to feed." "What do you want?" "Will you come here?" "Now then, if you would give the animal to Miss..." "Deacon." "Sarah Deacon." "Well, hold it tight, Miss." "Mm-hm." "Base of the tail, that's it." "There, come on." "Aw, that's marvelous." "Now then, if we can find the right set up, we're in business." "(SHOUTING) Uh..." "Excuse me!" "One moment." "Good morning!" "Oh!" "Good morning, my son." "Why aren't you in school?" "I came to see Peggy." "Oh, the coatimundi..." "I see she's on the front of the papers again." "Yes." "That's what I like about vultures." "You got nobody but your old grandpa, have you, my beauty?" "Did you know they were filming here today?" "Who?" "Peggy?" "Yeah." "And by her cage." "Filming ain't no good for animals." "There was once a good half dozen vultures here." "They borrowed them for a film." "What happened to them?" "Starved them, I'll tell you." "Starved them to the bone." "RidersofDeathValley, as they call it." "Yes, that's very nice." "Right, if you would just clear back the camera..." "Do you want me to smile?" "Uh, Yes." "You're supposed to be fond of the animal, Sarah." "Put it around your neck." "It won't bite you." "Okay?" "Driver!" "(TRUCK JOLTING)" "Oh!" "(SHOUTING)" "Peggy!" "I won't hurt you." "MAN:" "Get hold of her." "MAN:" "Oh, Peggy!" "(SHOUTING)" "You found him?" "Not a sign." "Well you better come along to the office and tell the Superintendent all about it." "WOMAN OVER PA SYSTEM:" "Attention,please,staff." "Willallstaffkeepalook outforthecoatimundi,Peggy, whohasescapedand was last seenneartheboutique." "Irepeat,an urgentmessage." "Willallstaffkeepalook outforthecoatimundi,Peggy, whohasescapedand was last seenneartheboutique." "(VOICES APPROACHING)" "Put that stuff in there, and we'll get out of here." "And you're sorry you should be mixed up in all this?" "It sounds like it." "The Superintendent is very angry with me, and I happen to like my job." "What more can I do?" "Why don't you go and take pictures of the boat race?" "Apart from anything else, I've lost a morning's work." "I must go." "When can I see you again?" "I don't want to see you." "Honestly." "Come on, Bruce, let's get out of here." "♪♪" "(COATIMUNDI SQUEAKING)" "(DOORBELL RINGS)" "Oh." "Hey, Aunt Julia." "Pip!" "Where have you been all this time?" "Well, don't stand there!" "But Aunt Julia, I'm not late." "I came straight home from school." "How can you tell such dreadful stories?" "Is this the boy?" "You know what It's like, Sergeant, when the parents are abroad." "Yes, I know." "You're a very lucky man." "There was a boy playing truant from school the other day." "He went engine spotting at King's Cross." "We found him in York." "Then you're not going to send me to prison?" "No, not this time, sonny." "But bed early for you tonight, my lad, and don't you ever frighten your aunty like this again." "Good afternoon, ma'am." "Good afternoon, Sergeant." "Now then, Pip." "Are you going to make a clean best of it?" "It's no use pretending you've been to school, because Matron rang up to know if you were ill." "I'm sorry, Aunt Julia." "It's not enough to say you're sorry, Pip." "Now, I'm gonna give you one more chance." "You're going to take me into your confidence?" "I shouldn't have to send you to bed without any supper, you know." "Well, he didn't waste any time." "We aim for the high jump, Bruce." "What?" "The linings all torn." "You can never tell the old man." "He's quite capable of turning a zoo superintendent and go and jump in the lake." "It all depends on his ulcers." "It's not only that." "It's all covered in hair." "Martin, this is Superintendent Copton from the special branch." "Good afternoon, sir." "Special branch?" "Thought it was the coatimundi that disappeared, not the Generalissimo." "Were you using this gear this morning, sir?" "Yes." "Hmm." "How do you explain that, Mr. Martin?" "Looks like..." "I'd like to borrow this if you have no objection, sir." "Yes, certainly." "And I want you to come down to the yard with me, Mr. Martin." "I want a detailed report of your movements from the time the animal disappeared." "It's incredible!" "You don't think that I kidnapped the thing, do you?" "I think your colleague had better come along too." "Was there anyone else with you?" "No!" "Right." "Then let's get going." "Thank you, sir, for your co-operation." "Not at all." "Martin." "When the Superintendent's finished with you, there's something I want to say to you personally." "Thank you." "I shouldn't be doing this." "I wouldn't like Mrs. Ramsey to know..." "She needn't." "I like you." "I wish I had you as an aunt." "Well, you mustn't talk like that." "Poor lady." "She was worried stiff." "I'll be back in a quarter of an hour for the tray." "(COATIMUNDI SQUEAKNG)" "Shh!" "Peggy." "Shh!" "Come on, Peggy." "Look, I got you a nice new home." "I hope you're not as hungry as I am." "I've got a holiday tomorrow." "I'll give you something you like." "Sarah?" "What are you doing here?" "I paid six pence to get in." "What?" "To ride a pony?" "No." "I've been sacked." "That's enough for this afternoon." "Why did they give you the sack?" "I should have thought it was a great scoop." "Hmm." "You don't know my boss." "Old school tie and all that..." "Do you think I stole that animal?" "No." "And apparently your Superintendent does, and so does Scotland Yard." "According to them, if the Generalissimohearsaboutit,  this means war." "I don't understand." "Didn't you know I was a dangerous Red?" "Look, Steve, suppose you stop fooling around and tell me what really is the matter." "I think you're largely to blame, but I don't believe you mentioned stealing." "And this from a girl I helped on her way to stardom." "What do you mean by that?" "You wait 'til you see that news reel." "Now, seriously Sarah..." "I know I put my foot in it with you, but I'd just like you to help me." "Would you come and see the shop?" "Yes, if I can help." "But not now." "Well, tonight then?" "Yes, after work." "See you then." "Oh!" "Beg your pardon." "Well, I might have known it." "Police." "(DOOR OPENING)" "Hello, Aunt Julia." "Hello, Pip." "How'd you get on with your lessons today?" "Much better, thank you." "We got graded today," "and I got top marks!" "Really?" "Now, I got a surprise for you." "Look behind the sofa." "Aunt Julia!" "It's smashing!" "Thank you!" "How would you like to take it out into Richmond Park this afternoon and sail it on the pond?" "I'd love to." "But Aunt Julia, I can't." "Why?" "It's your half holiday." "I know, but I've got something else to do." "What?" "Well anyway, I've telephoned The Jardines." "We're going there for lunch." "Then you and Tommy can go to the park in the afternoon." "I'd like to, but I can't!" "Why?" "Don't you like Tommy?" "It's not that." "It's most important that you should make friends with other boys." "And I said we'd be there at half past one, so run up Pip and put your books away." "But Aunt Julia..." "I'll telephone for a cab." "♪♪" "Peggy." "Peggy, don't look so sad." "I know what you like." "Mealworms." "I'll get them somehow." "Really, I will." "Come on, Tom." "That's a smashing yacht, Pip." "What you going to call her?" "Haven't decided on a name yet." "Don't know." "Well, let's see if we can think of one." "Tom." "Um." "I'm going to sail the boat with you today." "What do you mean?" "Would you like to buy it?" "You must be crackers." "A boat like that cost masses." "How much have you got on you?" "Five and three." "I'll take it." "You're crazy." "Tom, I need it." "I wouldn't sell it unless I had to." "Alright." "But don't say I diddled you." "Thanks, Tom." "Bye." "(BELL RINGING)" "Do you keep food for animals?" "What do you want sunny?" "Bird seed, dog biscuits, hen's eggs?" "Do you have bamboo shoots, locusts, and mealworms?" "(LAUGHING)" "What have you got hold of, a panda?" "I don't know where you get hold of that sort of stuff." "Except at the zoo." "It's awfully important." "Well, I can't for the life of me say." "Unless you try Bennums." "They go in for out of the way pets." "Down in Ednor Market." "Where's that?" "Well, that's right down in the center of the city." "You'll have to ask your dad to take you." "Here, here." "You see that station across..." "(ANIMAL NOISES)" "Mm-hm." "And what can we do for you?" "Looking for a pet?" "Hmm?" "White mouse?" "Goldfish?" "Oh." "How about one of these little chaps?" "They make nice pets." "Of course, they come a bit more expensive." "(LAUGHING)" "Could fix you up with a hippo?" "Hmm?" "Do you keep mealworms?" "Mealworms..." "Yeah." "You do?" "About a hundred." "Fine, bob." "How many could you sell me for four and three pence." "Four and three pence?" "(MUMBLING)" "Now this is gonna take a bit of figuring out." "Oh." "Wait a minute son." "I've got the puppy for you, madam." "Oh." "Will you just step this way?" "Thanks." "Oh, I forgot the bus fare." "Alright, well you work it out yourself." "Hello, Tommy." "Oh, where's Pip?" "Uh..." "I don't know, Mrs. Ramsey." "My mother told me to bring back the yacht." "What's happened?" "I think you better come inside, Tommy." "(DOOR BELL RINGING)" "Wait." "MRS. RAMSEY:" "Oh, Pip, where have you been?" "You're a very naughty boy." "Come in." "Go on." "Tommy!" "I told you it's worth more than five shillings, didn't I, Pip?" "Yes, Tommy, you did." "Thank you for bringing it back." "It was honest of you." "It wasn't Tom's fault." "I'll talk to you later." "Then, can I go?" "Oh, and Pip?" "Yes?" "My five shillings." "Well, Pip, give it back to him." "I...spent it." "It was five and three actually." "Thank you, Mrs. Ramsey." "Bye, Pip." "What could have possessed you to sell the boat I gave you?" "If you wanted extra pocket money, you only had to ask me for it." "It's not that." "It's a super yacht." "I love it." "Then what was it?" "I've done my level best to make things nice for you here." "I know, it's all very strange for you in London." "But frankly, I don't understand you." "I'd explain if I could." "Very well, Pip." "If you won't trust me, there's nothing more to be said." "(SIGHING)" "Hey, not so fast now." "It's going to last 'til Saturday." "Oh, Peggy." "You don't know how much trouble you've caused." "What is this machine, Steve?" "It's a moviola." "We use it for cutting." "Now, here we are." "Now then, have a look at that." "STEVE:" "You see him?" "Small boy in a blazer." "Mm-hm." "Alright." "Now then, watch this." "(PROJETOR RUNNING)" "Well, I can't think how we didn't see him before." "Well, I worked that out." "You couldn't from where you were, but I was shooting from a different angle." "Well, how did he get it out of the zoo, and why?" "I don't know why, but I do know how." "In my camera case." "That's the one thing the police were right about." "Have you shown the police this film?" "No, and I don't intend to." "It's no good, as they'll accuse me of sabotage." "No, I'll wait 'til I get that boy red handed." "Do you think you've seen him in the zoo anywhere?" "Oh, I couldn't possibly say Steve." "There are so many children." "(SNORTING)" "I should think you lifted more children of Shetland ponies, and other assorted wild animals, than anyone else in London." "I like children." "You want to have one?" "Great big brown eyes like yours..." "We were talking about the coatimundi." "Did you know they lived on a diet of live mealworms?" "What on earth are they?" "Well, that's what I'm trying to tell you." "There can't be more than two or three shops in London that sell them." "So..." "So what?" "Well, if you went round to each shop and said, "Have you seen..."" "(SNAPING FINGER) Very good idea." "I'm sorry, Peggy." "I'll get you some food somehow." "Look, Peggy." "Look what I swapped with one of the other boys." "It's for you." "Pip." "Mary!" "(SIGHING)" "It's a lovely little thing." "But what is it?" "The little animal from the zoo!" "They were chasing her." "She was frightened." "I picked her up, and..." "Mary, she's the only friend I have in London." "Except you." "And the zoo..." "Does nobody know?" "You won't tell?" "I don't know what to do now." "I sold the yacht to buy food for her." "But it's finished." "And I haven't another holiday 'til Saturday." "So, that's why you sold the yacht." "Pip, why don't you tell Mrs. Ramsey?" "No, Mary." "No." "It's not far to the shop." "At least, not very far." "If I go to the shop..." "I'm not saying that I will, mind you." "Mary!" "I said, "If I go."" "I was thinking, you'd find it easier to tell the zoo than Mrs. Ramsey." "That means I have to give her back." "But if I don't, she'll starve." "Alright." "I'll take her back tomorrow in my lunch break." "And you'll get the worms this afternoon?" "Worms?" "That's right." "Mealworms." "I'm afraid they're awfully expensive." "I know!" "About ten, wearing a green blazer with yellow facings, and he asked for mealworms?" "That's right, sir." "I was a bit suspicious at the time." "What was the name of the shop, you told him to go to" "I told him to go to Bennums in Ednor Market." "Of course, there's no saying whether he went or not." "Alright, thank you." "Fine." "Here you are, miss." "Five over 100." "Ugh." "They're enough to set you dreamin' at night." "Got something to put them in?" "No." "Hm." "I'll try and find you a box." "Just what the doctor ordered." "They'll not come crawling out now, will they?" "SHOP KEEPER:" "No, no." "They'll be alright in here." "You're not much of an animal fancier yourself, are you?" "Oh, I like animals well enough." "We had a lovely sheep dog at home." "Those creepy crawlies." "(SHUDDERING)" "Are you by any chance buying those mealworms for a little boy?" "And if I am, what business is it of yours?" "Never mind that." "Who is he?" "In the part of island where I come from, we are not used to being spoken to by strangers." "I'm sorry, but this is important." "I've got to know." "That'll be quite enough from you, thank you." "MAN:" "That'll do Mr. Martin." "Leave her alone." "Thank you." "Thank you very much." "Oh, please." "I know why you're here, Martin." "You're getting hungry eh?" "Oh, for Pete's sake, I got to talk to that girl!" "Look, if there's any talking to do, you'll do it at the station." "We're not satisfied." "Coming quietly?" "I suppose so." "Huh..." "Would you believe that?" "(ANIMAL SOUNDS)" "Please, I want to see the superintendent." "What did you want to see him about?" "I've got something terribly important to tell him." "Oh." "My father's friends with him." "What's your father called?" "Commander Osborn." "He catches animals for you." "He caught the new giraffe." "Oh, so you're Commander Osborn's son." "Well, come along, and I'll see what I can do." "Well, it's a clear cut case." "One of our men tailed him to a pet shop yesterday." "He was trying to buy mealworms." "Then, at least, he's feeding it." "He's certainly hanging on to that animal to create an unpleasant incident." "What am I going to say to the Generalissimo tomorrow?" "Well, don't worry." "Martin knows the game is up." "You know, we've had to move very carefully, but once I can confront him with his political affiliations, he'll realize it's not worth holding out." "You think today?" "I saw the complete dossier this morning." "We're holding him at the station now." "Oh, by the way sir, you have a Miss Deacon working for you here." "Apparently she's formed an attachment to him, and she's been making inquiries on her own account." "Now, it's not going to help us..." "We'll soon put a stop to that." "Hello?" "Ask Miss Deacon, to come straight across to my office now, will you, please?" "No one about." "Well, sit down." "I'll find his secretary, and you can tell her what it's all about." "SUPERINTENDENT:" "What gets me is the complete careless disregard for the welfare of the coatimundi." "MAN:" "Well, if it's consolation, we need to make an example of him." "The bench is bound to take an extremely serious view of this case." "I don't image you'll have any more trouble with this particular kind." "♪♪" "Mrs. Ramsey, the plumber is here." "Well, thank you, Mary." "I'll be with him in a moment." "Yes, ma'am." "Oh, good afternoon." "Good afternoon, ma'am." "We're having some trouble with the taps." "Yes, ma'am?" "They won't run properly." "What, all of them?" "No, the cold water." "The hot water is alright." "Oh, that'll go later." "Sounds like the system to me." "Where is it?" "Upstairs, over the child's room." "I'll show you." "Looks to me as if a rats nest has fallen in your tank." "Rats?" "We've never had rats in this house." "Listen." "(SQUEAKING IN BACKGROUND)" "This is terrible." "And right above the child's room too." "Well, I can clear the pump alright, but that's your trouble, right enough." "You got a bucket?" "Yes, downstairs." "If I was you, I'd get on to the council about it." "Ask for rodent extermination." "♪♪" "Pip, did you tell him?" "Come in." "Why did you let them?" "There was no water in the kitchen." "Mrs. Ramsey sent for the man, and they went up without telling me." "Then where's Peggy?" "I don't know where Peggy is, but Mrs. Ramsey is still upstairs." "(SQUEAKING)" "Peggy!" "Peggy." "You should have no more trouble now." "Did you think you heard something, just now, fall downstairs?" "I must be imagining things." "It's all this talk about rats I suppose." "Ah, but if you take my tip, you'll go to the council about that." "I will, straight away." "Well, thank you for calling so promptly." "Oh, I've left my bag downstairs." "Oh, thank you, ma'am." "(SHATTERING)" "(SQUEAKING)" "Pip." "My porcelain!" "Everything!" "Mary, what does this mean?" "(BANGING ON DOOR)" "MRS. RAMSEY:" "Pip!" "Open this door at once!" "(KNOCKING) Pip!" "Do you hear me?" "Open this door at once!" "Pip..." "Well!" "What have you to say for yourself?" "I could have forgiven you playing truant at school." "I could even have forgiven you selling the yacht and rifling the money box." "It was mine." "Mommy gave it to me." "That's beside the point, Pip." "But this wanton destruction could only have been done with the sole purpose of hurting me." "No, Aunt Julia, it was an accident." "Goodness knows, I've made every allowance." "I've given you all the love and affection a woman could give a child." "If you knew how I looked forward to your coming here." "I had planned for it and worked for it." "Well, I confess I'm beaten." "I shall write to your parents tonight and tell them that I'm sending you to boarding school." "No!" "I'm sorry, Pip." "You've had your chance." "I have nothing more to say." "(SIGHING) Steve, I've been trying to get you all afternoon." "STEVE:" "I just got back fromthepolicestation." "Well,theirfacewas  redbythetimeIhad  finishedwiththem." "I'llwriteto my MP  aboutthis." "Look, Steve, tell me about that later." "Listen, I've seen the boy at the zoo." "Youwhat?" "I followed him home, and I'm speaking from a call box opposite the house." "If only you had given her back." "The police were there." "The police?" "They'd put me in prison if they found out." "The policeman said so." "There's only one thing to do..." "Tell Mrs. Ramsey." "She'll talk to them." "No." "Well, if you don't, I will." "I'll never speak to you again." "But, what else is there to do?" "I'm going to the zoo now." "And I'm going to put Peggy back in her cage." "Now?" "But it's dark." "And besides, it's dangerous with all those wild beasts prowling around." "(DOOR BELL RINGING)" "Wait." "I'll see who it is." "Is there a small boy living here?" "Who are you?" "Never mind that." "Where's the boy?" "I'm sure he's still here." "I've been watching the house." "Well, I have my nephew staying with me." "(GASPING)" "The man from the pet shop." "So I was right." "I think you better come in and explain." "And you too Mary." "STEVE:" "We also know he stole the coatimundi from the zoo, because we've seen it." "And Miss Deacon followed him home here." "I don't believe it." "He's a fine boy." "He's a little thief." "And he's lost Steve his job." "Mrs." "Ramsey." "I will not be insulted like this in my own house." "I'll send for the police." "I'll have you ejected." "Go ahead." "I rather think they'd be very interested." "Mrs. Ramsey, he's right." "Look, Pip didn't mean any harm." "He didn't want to sell the yacht or upset the furniture." "He only did it to keep Peggy here." "But why, for goodness sake?" "Peggy?" "Do you mean the animal's here in the house?" "Mary, go and fetch Pip and..." "(DOOR CLOSING)" "If you knew about this, why on earth didn't you tell me?" "You have just as much to blame as the boy." "I simply can't believe it." "But where did he keep the animal?" "In the tank room." "The tap..." "If he wanted a pet, he only had to ask me." "It wasn't only a pet, it was a friend." "MARY:" "He was lonely." "He talked to you." "But that's different." "I've got lots of brothers and sisters." "Now my brother, Paddy, he's the spitting image of Pip." "That's enough, Mary." "I know, I... simply don't understand children." "Well, we've lost him." "(GASPING)" "He must have gone to the zoo." "He said he was going to put Peggy back in her cage." "Not 'til he owns up, he isn't." "The zoo?" "At this time of the night?" "Don't worry." "We'll take a taxi and head him off." "Well, if anybody is going there, I'm going too." "Mary, get my coat and scarf." "Tom!" "Tom?" "Alright, I'm coming." "What's the hurry?" "Oh, gracious me." "Hello, Miss Deacon." "Thank you, Tom." "You haven't seen a little boy, have you?" "We think he may be trying to get in with the coatimundi." "The coatimundi?" "Yes." "Oh, I've seen you, haven't I?" "Oh, you're the bloke from the news real." "It's alright, Tom." "I'll be seeing the superintendent first thing in the morning." "Well, the best thing you can do is to wait here and watch the bushes." "There's no other way in." "Peggy." "He must have given us the slip somehow." "It's only a quarter of an hour from here to the house." "I'll never forgive myself if anything's happened to him." "I don't think he'd try to get in by the main gate." "He'll be too frightened." "Let's go and have a look at the coatimundi cage." "Yeah." "Look, if he comes here, you'll stop him, right?" "Yeah." "Come on." "Peggy." "Peggy." "Peggy, where are you?" "Peggy." "Peggy!" "Peggy." "Peggy." "Come here." "Peggy." "Peggy." "Peggy." "Peggy, come here." "Peggy." "Peggy, come here." "Peggy." "Come here, Peggy." "(LION ROARING)" "Pip!" "Pip!" "He must be here somewhere." "(LION ROARING)" "The lion cage!" "Peggy!" "Pip!" "Pip!" "Pip!" "Oh, where is he?" "I'm going to telephone the police." "And tell them what?" "We don't even know if he's here." "Well, he must be here somewhere." "Come on." "Help!" "Help!" "Help!" "Help!" "Help!" "That's him!" "Help!" "Come on." "Help!" "Help!" "Help!" "Help!" "Hang on!" "STEVE:" "Just hang on!" "I'm going up for him." "Get some help." "The Superintendent..." "Anybody." "It's alright, son, you're doing fine." "I won't be long." "(KNOCKING DOOR)" "Miss Deacon, what on earth are you doing here?" "The tent sir." "I'll explain." "Oh, Steve, you've done it." "Well, it seems we've all got a great deal to thank you for." "Sarah, you take charge of Peggy." "Mm-hm." "Put her to bed, and see that she has something to eat." "Perhaps you and I might meet tomorrow with..." "Superintendent Copton." "Yes, I shall look forward to that." "Good night, all." "Good night." "Pip has let us in for a lot of trouble, you know?" "I quite understand." "Yes." "Quite how much trouble, you probably don't understand." "The police are involved." "The police?" "Yes." "Well, if anyone's to blame, I am." "I accepted the responsibility for him when my sister sent him over here." "If they want to prosecute anybody, they must prosecute me." "I knew about the animal." "I knew it was in the house all the time." "Aunt Julia, that isn't true." "You know, I think we are all getting slightly confused tonight." "I think that Pip ought to go to bed, you know, and I'd like to too." "I've got a very important lunch date tomorrow." "It's..." "(PHONE RINGING)" "Will you excuse me?" "Hello, yes?" "Oh, thanks." "The taxi's at the gate." "Yes, we'll be right down, right away." "Thank you very much." "Alright, Mrs. Ramsey, don't you worry too much." "I'll do everything I can." "Thank you very much." "Good night." "Good night." "Good night, Pip." "Good night." "Aunt Julia, that was decent of you, telling him that you knew about Peggy all the time." "But it was an awful whopper." "Aunt Julia, are you really going to send me to boarding school?" "Pip..." "I'll get you another animal." "No thank you, Aunt Julia." "Animals are much too difficult to keep in London."