Daktari (1966) s01e03 Episode Script

We should never have told Clarence that Lady Penbrook is coming.
He's getting nervous.
You know what they say.
Absence makes the lion's heart grow fonder.
Or something like that.
l'll get Judy.
Easy there.
Easy, girl.
Nothing to worry about.
Easy, girl.
Easy.
We'll be there in no time.
Murphy, what the devil's the idea? No more driving that beast through my property.
Turn your lorry around and get out.
l'm in no mood for your bad humor, Murphy.
l'm going to Wameru Center, and l'm in a hurry.
Then take the game road.
The game road's 12 miles longer.
Penbrook's not going to do you any harm riding through in a truck.
Look, Ealing.
Every year, you get more animals on your darn game reserve.
Pretty soon they'll be overriding the entire country.
A cat pulled down two cows last week and l'm gonna put a stop to it right here and right now.
Lady Penbrook's been a harmless pet for 12 years and you know it.
Turn around and take your harmless pet out of here before l put a bullet through her head.
Don't you wave that rifle at her.
You get in your truck and move it and stop being a pigheaded lrishman.
Move your lorry back the way you came.
Penbrook! Let go of him! - Aah! Get off! Penbrook! Penbrook! Ealing! Get her off! Ealing! Get her off! A harmless pet, heh.
Oh, that beast will pay for this, Ealing.
Mark my words, she'll pay.
l feel like a Judas.
Well, a little sting from the needle now is far less pain from the tetanus later on.
Well, how do l explain that to Judy? Judy, it's really for your own good.
- Marsh.
- Yeah.
- There's trouble.
- What's wrong? Roger Ealing called.
He's over by Sean Murphy's farm.
lt seems that Lady Penbrook just mauled Murphy, then ran off.
- Penbrook? - That's what he said.
That's impossible.
She's as tame as a kitten.
Roger says Murphy's leg is torn up pretty badly.
He wants you to get over there straightaway.
All right.
Luke, will you finish up here? Paula, Jack.
lt's good of you to come so quickly.
Well, let's see here.
Roger, l don't understand this.
What happened to Penbrook? l don't know.
She ran off.
- What provoked her? She didn't need to be provoked.
She's a wild animal.
Comes natural to her.
You can hardly call Penbrook wild, Murphy.
She's been like a lapdog to Roger ever since l've known him.
Murphy and l got into an argument.
We had a bit of trouble about his rifle.
lt must have frightened Penbrook.
Now, don't try to put the blame on me, Ealing.
You and him, you're the same brand of fool.
You don't want to face the facts that a beast is a beast and a man is a man and they're not meant to be pals.
l think your leg's gonna be all right.
Doesn't seem to be any serious damage to muscles or tendons but you'll have to watch out for infection.
- L'll have Jack drive you to the hospital.
- That's almost half a day away.
You're an MD, you can do it.
l could.
But the hospital is better equipped to take care of you in case of emergency.
- Come on.
Jack, give us a hand.
- Right.
Easy on the leg.
Just as l said the same brand of fool.
When l'm through at the hospital l'm going directly to the district office and l'm going to tell Hedley exactly what happened here today.
And then l'm going to get a permit and l'm gonna kill your Madam Penbrook or whatever you call her.
And that's a promise.
And l always keep a promise.
Dad, could he really do that? l mean, get a permit to kill Penbrook? Perhaps.
Lf he shows Hedley that leg he'll give him a permit.
Roger, l still don't understand it.
Oh, l guess it had been coming on for some time but l didn't realize how serious it was.
- What do you mean? - Penbrook had been restless lately.
Just plain mean.
That's why l was on my way to your place when this happened.
l thought perhaps if you examined her, you'd Now l guess there's no point.
Well, l wouldn't say that, Roger.
lf we could find her and l could examine her there just might be an explanation.
There's no point in fooling ourselves, Marsh.
Penbrook's just not been her old self.
She's gone wild.
Now she'll have to be And to complicate matters, an old aunt of mine died the other day.
l have to leave for London tonight to settle the estate.
Marsh, l know it's a bit of an imposition but if you could find Penbrook before Murphy gets at her lf you could put her away without pain.
That's, uh That's not an imposition, Roger.
She's a friend of mine too.
l couldn't do it myself, Marsh.
l just couldn't.
So long, Roger.
l'll take care of it.
You'll put her to rest in a nice quiet place? l'll come and visit her when l get back.
We'd better get back to Wameru pick up a couple of days' supplies before we start looking for Lady Penbrook.
You're worried, aren't you? Penbrook could kill someone, couldn't she? She could turn into a man-eater.
We'd better get moving.
Daktari, Daktari? Dad, what is it? He's from the village three miles from here.
While they were having a celebration, a lioness hit the place.
Penbrook? - L think so.
- Was anyone? - No, no.
Scared a woman half out of her wits killed a calf, and then headed for the river.
- L think we'd better get over there.
- Yeah, hop in.
This is her favorite watering spot.
She may be around here somewhere.
l don't see any tracks.
Now, if she's taking after livestock, it means she's tired and weak.
My hunch is she's holed up somewhere by herself to protect her food.
- Maybe we should look upriver.
lt's worth a try.
Come on.
That's her, all right.
- Morphine? A lethal dose, but painless.
Yeah.
Luke, give me a tranquilizer.
- A what? - A tranquilizer? Hurry.
Dad, be careful.
Dad.
l couldn't kill her.
We'll take her home and examine her.
l want to know why she turned killer.
Here.
Yep, here.
Feel right there.
- Lt's a growth of some sort.
- Maybe a cyst or a tumor.
lf it is, could that be what's causing the change in her disposition? Could be.
l don't know.
She's old.
One may have absolutely nothing to do with the other.
True, but it's worth a try.
Let's get her ready for surgery.
Go on.
Easy up.
Just flip her over.
Thattagirl.
Come on, Lady Penbrook.
Nice and quiet.
Good.
Watch it.
All right.
Paula, get a hypo.
You watch the anesthesia.
Let's get scrubbed up.
- Sedation's beginning to wear off.
- Give her another hypo.
l hope you've got a strong heart, old girl.
- Dad? - No.
Marsh, breathing is beginning to fade.
Give her another 3 cc's of epinephrine.
She's been under a long time.
Maybe too long.
Come on, Penbrook.
You can't give up now.
lt's fibrous, deeper than l thought.
lt won't be long now.
Don't worry, Judy.
She'll be all right.
Dad knows what he's doing.
Well, let's get her into the recovery cage while she's still sedated.
She's gonna be a pretty sore lioness when she wakes up.
lf she ever wakes up.
Yes, very good.
L understand.
Righto.
Yeah, l'll talk to you about it next time l'm around.
Signing off.
What on earth? Murphy, what is this? This is a sore leg, is what it is.
What happened? You fall off a tractor or something? No.
Sixty-five stitches to pull the teeth and claw marks together.
Teeth and claw? Are you telling me you were mauled by a cat? Yes, that's exactly what l'm telling you.
- And one of your men is responsible.
- My men? What on earth are you talking about? l'm talking about Roger Ealing and that harmless pet of his.
- Penbrook? - Aye, that's the one.
Now, let me get this straight.
Are you telling me that weary old cat Roger's been leading around since who knows when actually attacked you? There's the evidence.
There it is.
This is incredible.
What were you doing to the animal? Where was Roger? He was standing there watching.
He tried to drive that cat through my property.
l told him he couldn't.
And while we were there arguing the point, the catjumped me.
Well, this is certainly l'm gonna call Roger, look in to this.
No, there's no need calling him.
Cat ran off into the bush.
All l need from you is a permit to hunt her down.
Kill her? Kill old Lady Penbrook? Yes.
Before she kills somebody else.
This just doesn't make sense.
Well, if it was your leg, it would make sense in a big hurry.
Now, that cat headed onto game-reserve property and l want a permit to track her down.
Murphy, l can understand your feelings but there must be an explanation.
That cat's been Roger's companion for years.
Well, she's gone sour now.
She's a man-eater.
You've got no choice, Hedley.
You've got to give me that permit, because if you don't and that cat hurts someone, it'll be your neck.
Well, l still don't understand it but under the circumstances, there's nothing else l can do.
Now, Murphy you realize this permit doesn't allow you to use it on Wameru Study Center property.
l didn't intend to.
Well, just in case the cat should head in that direction remember, Dr.
Tracy won't stand for the use of firearms on his land.
And neither will l, for that matter.
lf you did as much worrying about people under yourjurisdiction as you do about animals this might be a better place to live.
Come on, girl.
Try to get up, huh? Well, let's hope this works.
Come on, girl.
You've gotta eat.
We've gotta make her eat.
lt's been two days.
Maybe the tumor had nothing to do with it.
Maybe she was just dying because she was tired.
lf we could just get her on her feet.
Just make her want to live.
- Marsh? - Yeah.
Hedley just called.
He's pretty upset.
He had to give Murphy that permit after what happened.
Should we get a guard? No, no, that won't be necessary.
Murphy wouldn't dare come around here.
Jack, Luke.
Let's have a look around.
- Forget it, forget it.
- Ten dollars says it's Murphy.
lt probably is, but it gives us no reason to kill him.
l wanted to scare him.
From the way he's moving, he's already been scared.
Clarence, come over here.
Come over here.
Did you have anything to do with that, by any chance? Huh? Penbrook.
Dad! Jack! - Penbrook.
Look.
She's up.
And moving.
The shot must have frightened her.
The important thing is she's on her feet.
And maybe she's just mad enough to wanna keep on living.
Just the same l'd study her a while before l walk in the cage with her.
Come on, Penbrook, honey.
Come on.
Come on, Penbrook.
Penbrook, come on.
How's she coming? l've been trying to cheer her up.
Doesn't look like you've had very much success.
All right, easy, girl.
Easy.
Easy.
Easy.
Easy.
Nobody's going to hurt you.
Easy, girl.
Easy.
We'd better wait a while, Daktari.
Somebody taking a shot at her certainly didn't help her disposition.
Uh-uh, l don't think you're getting through to her.
lt's been a week.
She should be settling down.
Well, she's probably just suffering from postoperative shock.
We'll have to give her more time.
Clarence, what's the matter? Clarence, do you wanna tell me anything? What's wrong, Clarence? What is it? What are you trying to show me? Okay, Clarence, okay.
L'll go.
Yes, you're coming along just fine, just fine.
Heh.
Okay.
All right, Jack.
Let's check the lion cub, huh? Dad! Dad! Yes, what is it, Paula? Come quickly.
Someone's opened Penbrook's cage.
She's gone! Where is she? Someone obviously has let Penbrook out.
Who? There was a native that passed by here.
Oh, and l'll bet l know who put him up to it.
Murphy.
Come on, we've gotta find her.
Come on, Clarence.
Pick it up.
Find her.
Stay here.
That's close enough, Tracy.
Now, stand back.
Murphy, wait.
Listen to me.
l've listened to you long enough.
l got the permit from Hedley, you know that.
And that cat's on game-reserve property.
That cat's been treated.
She's all right now.
- Get out of my way! - Just a minute.
L'll prove it to you.
l'll walk right over to her.
Dad, be careful.
Marsh, she hasn't let you near her yet.
You can't be sure.
All right, Penbrook.
Let's go home now, huh? Come on, come on.
Come on, come on.
Hey, Lady Penbrook, old girl.
There's a good girl.
Well, Murphy, does she look like a wild beast now? She tore off half my leg.
Murphy, when she mauled you, she was in pain.
A tumor on her side.
But it's been removed.
Step aside.
Fine, Murphy.
L'll step aside.
But remember one thing.
Ask yourself are you willing to be branded more of a wild beast than she is? Your leg is mending, Murphy, and so is her side.
She has no reason to strike out.
And neither have you.
Yes, he's gone, old girl.
He's gone.
Here's Roger.
Roger.
Hello, Marsh.
- Good to see you.
Oh, Paula.
l brought you a bit of nonsense from London.
- Oh, thank you.
- Ha, ha.
Jack.
- Welcome back.
Hello, Luke.
- Lt's good to have you back, Roger.
- Thank you.
Would you like to have a drink? Uh, no, thanks, notjust now.
l wondered if you'd show me where you put the old lady.
Come on, l'll show you.
Over this way.
Penbrook.
- She's alive.
- And well.
But how? When l left Roger, she had a tumor on her left shoulder.
We removed it and Well, as you can see, she's just fine.
Oh, Penbrook.
l can't believe it.
Come here.
Come here.
Penbrook.
Ha, ha.
Good old girl.
Oh, you like that, do you? Ha, ha.
Good old girl.
Penbrook, my darling.
Come on, old girl.
Come on.
Ha, ha.
Good old girl.