Daktari (1966) s01e13 Episode Script

Jack, you, uh You sure this is where you picked Harry up? Well, it's pretty close, Marsh.
Yeah, l'll bet his family will be real happy to get him back, huh? Suppose they've moved while he was a patient in the clinic? Well, he's a big boy, Paula.
He'll find you.
Oh, Dad, couldn't we take Harry back to the compound? We all love him so and he could even stay in the house.
Young lady, with his claws our furniture would be in shreds within 24 hours.
Clarence is enough cat to have around the house.
Okay, Jack, might as well let him go.
l hope he doesn't head for the open area where the hunters can get at him.
Yeah, let's hope not.
Well, we better get going.
Well, what do you know? Judy's found a friend.
Well, now, she seems a little undernourished.
- Pretty ugly too.
- Yeah.
She's probably an orphan.
Yeah, well, a little balanced diet for a while and she should be okay.
- Hey, l've got a name for her.
- Already? Bonnie.
All right, Bonnie it is.
Jack, will you and Mike take Bonnie on back to the compound? Paula and l have got more rounds to make.
Wanna check a sick goat at the next village.
- We'll see you in a while.
- Come on, Bonnie.
Button your pocket.
Now remember, look sharp.
Chests out, chins in.
You're representing the queen.
Stand back.
Hey! Hello, Marsh.
- Hello, Hedley.
Paula, l've been waiting for you.
What are you doing, practicing the changing of the guard? Ah, they're the honor guard for your guests of honor.
My guests of honor? Anybody l know? The honorable Ramzi Hassan and his daughter Samira.
Hassan, Hassan.
Oh, isn't he the, uh, head of the new Eastern Trade Commission? - The same.
- L thought l The Governor of Nagoro and the home office in London want him treated with kid gloves.
Yours was the most luxurious house in the area.
l couldn't get in touch with you but l was sure you wouldn't mind.
No, gosh, no.
He's more than welcome.
Uh, it will give Paula a chance to learn a little more about political science.
- How old is his daughter? - Nineteen or 20.
- Well, is she pretty? - Judge for yourself.
Oh, here's someone you have to meet, our social director.
Judy, Miss Hassan.
- And say hello to Mr.
Hassan.
Hello, Judy.
- Oh, uh, excuse me.
- Come on.
- We have to keep him happy.
- Well, we'll do our best.
Ten-hut! Mr.
Hassan, this is Dr.
Marsh Tracy and his daughter Paula.
Hello.
An honor, sir.
L hope your stay here will be a long and enjoyable one.
Oh, only a few days unfortunately.
But my daughter Samira already feels very much at home thanks to your assistant Jack.
Yes, Jack does have a way with animals and girls.
Perhaps after lunch we could go up, uh, by the waterfalls and then do some sightseeing.
Oh, that's most kind of you, Miss Tracy.
- Uh, Officer Hedley, would you please? - Of course.
But you see the only sight that really interests me is at the end of this gun.
Uh, Mr.
Hassan wants to bag one trophy before he goes and then he'll move on to the free trade conference at Nagoro.
- A trophy? - Yes, you see, in my native land my chief political enemy, the prime minister returned from lndia with a tiger.
He has the skin hanging in his office and he finds an excuse at least five times a day to boast of his prowess.
Didn't Officer Hedley tell you that, uh, hunting is not allowed on the reserve? l'm afraid even for you, sir.
Uh, true, but, uh, outside the limit in the free area, sportsmen may hunt.
Mr.
Hassan the killing of an innocent animal is not a sport to me.
lt's more of a crime against nature.
Marsh! Mr.
Hassan is a guest of the governor the same governor who granted you the license to operate this compound.
- You owe Mr.
Hassan an apology.
- No, no No apology is necessary.
l respect a man who states his philosophy freely even in the face of official disapproval.
Butjust as there is more than one religion, more than one language in this beautiful green continent can't there also be more than one viewpoint about hunting? Then you must realize, Mr.
Hassan l am hardly the one to advise you on big game hunting.
Marsh, on the way in, this morning, in the free area Mr.
Hassan saw an animal that interested him greatly.
Yes, a trophy that would bring the prime minister down a peg or two.
A magnificent leopard with most distinctive markings.
- What sort of markings? - A, uh, white X on the flank.
And l, uh, told Officer Hedley as l tell you, sir l intend to kill that animal.
And l warn you, Dr.
Tracy, l will do it with or without your help.
Dr.
Tracy, l, uh, must confess one of the reasons l came here was these animals.
l read about them in your books.
Well, thank you.
l'm very flattered, sir.
As Jack explained to me since you do not want to take the animal out of the jungle you try to take the jungle out of the animal.
Mr.
Hassan, that leopard you spotted this morning well, his name is Harry and he's a friend of the family.
- A friend of the family? - Well, heh, in a way he is.
He was a patient here at the clinic and we put that X on him, as a means of identification.
See, that identifiable X helps us to study his migratory habits.
Lt, uh Well, it would be a crime to have him eliminated for our scientific studies.
But suppose another hunter spied the animal.
Would he not shoot him? Oh, by this time, old Harry will be way off in the middle of the jungle.
Be impossible to track him.
Jack, with my father, nothing is impossible.
Heh, when l saw that magnificent leopard l had Officer Hedley assign his men to keep him under constant surveillance.
You're a ratfink for using scientific methods to trap a poor, sweet innocent animal.
Paula, it wasn't my idea.
Mr.
Hassan's an extremely clever man.
He's a brilliant diplomat.
Well, let's hope he's a lousy shot.
Let me show you something.
This is a gift from the Shah of lran.
lt was made in America.
Mr.
Hassan, uh, as a connoisseur of fine craftsmanship let me show you something.
Sixteen millimeter color camera.
A complete set of lenses including a telephoto.
You should see the results you can get.
Uh, that's true.
We've made some great pictures here of the animals.
Oh, you'd be amazed at, uh, what satisfaction you can derive from shooting animals with a camera instead of a gun.
We've got a good supply of color film.
Right.
Uh Mr.
Hassan, if you'd like Mike and l would be more than happy to, uh, assist you in filming a little documentary of your stay here at Wameru.
lt would be something to show your friends and the prime minister.
l'm sure you'd, uh, wanna include Samira in the film.
l think she'd be very photogenic.
Don't you, Paula? Oh, yes.
She's very beautiful.
A film with you and your daughter in an African background it's something you'd treasure for the rest of your life.
Dr.
Tracy, l accept your generous offer.
Well, good.
Tomorrow, you and your staff will make a film of, uh, my daughter and myself and the climax will be the moment of truth when l kill my magnificent leopard.
Okay, that does it.
Yeah, l'd like to see Hassan pop off Harry with this rifle tomorrow.
- Ha.
Should we tell Marsh? - We most certainly should not.
Marsh may hate animal killers but he's too ethical to approve of rifle-tampering.
So we'll just spare him the little details, huh? Hassan's going to have a very busy day tomorrow.
Come on, Judy.
Let's get this back.
The leopard's over there.
Bring the rifle.
Give me that.
Hmm, it did not run away when we approached.
- Unusual.
- As l told you, he's a pet.
He's still a wild animal.
Lights, camera, action.
- Ready for the big moment? - Whenever you are, Mr.
H.
Very well.
This will be, how do you call it, uh, a take.
Bad luck, Mr.
Hassan.
Better luck next time.
Get going.
Don't let the leopard out of your sight for a moment.
Yes, the, um The light is very, very poor here.
- Leopards are quite difficult to shoot.
- Yes, so are tigers.
But that old goat of a prime minster brought one back.
l don't understand how l missed.
l had him right in my sights.
May l try the gun, sir? l'll use that stump there as a target.
Well, that's funny.
l had the scope right on the target.
Mr.
Hassan, that bad shot wasn't your fault.
l'm pretty sure the elevation knob on the scope's out of alignment.
lt must have come loose while you were traveling.
- Oh, Jack? - Yes, sir.
Do you have any tools to repair your camera? Oh, uh, sure.
They're back at the compound though.
l'll be happy to fix that for you if you like.
No thanks, l just want the loan of them.
l'll soon put this scope in shape.
Now, don't you worry, sir.
My men will keep the leopard in sight then after a good lunch, you can have another crack at the beast.
This time, you'll get him.
l hope so, Mr.
Hedley.
lf not, there may be serious repercussions.
Oh, thank you, Judy.
Mm.
Thank you very much.
Dr.
Tracy, l'm very impressed the way you work with the animals.
Oh, thank you, Mr.
Hassan.
Say, uh, Jack, ahem uh, why don't you take Samira and Mr.
Hassan over to the hospital and, uh, show them those new cubs, huh? l'd be glad to.
Would you like that? l think that would be fascinating.
Good.
l wanna show you Bonnie.
She's the new chimp Judy found in the brush.
Would you like to go with us? Oh, no, no.
Thank you.
l want to see how Officer Hedley's getting along with my gun.
You young people go along.
Please, may we take Judy with us? l don't see why not.
There you are.
See you all later.
Jack can take care of Samira by himself.
Oh, that's what l'm afraid of.
Did you see the way she feasts those big blue eyes on him? Mm-hm.
That's why she may be our secret weapon.
What do you mean? As a father of long standing, it is my considered judgment that the shortest way to a man's heart is through his daughter.
But Jack is spending all of his time with Samira.
Yes.
Lf Jack can convince her and then she can help convince her father Hassan may call off his safari and we can save Harry's life.
Now, be quiet.
Thank you.
Good show, sir.
Three bull's-eyes.
Well done, eh, Marsh? Uh, yes.
Mr.
Hassan seems to have a deadly aim.
Mr.
Hassan, how in blazes you can call this sportsmanship when you have a police radio patrol staking out the animal and tracking him down for you.
- Well, it's like a commando raid.
- Marsh! Killing Harry under those conditions is like shooting fish in a barrel.
Look, why don't you let me go after him? l'll give him a hypo and tranquilize him, bring him back here, tie him to a tree and you can murder him in cold blood without any risk, huh? Mr.
Hassan, he doesn't know what he's saying.
- L certainly do know what l'm saying! - Uh, no, no, uh, Officer Hedley.
He is saying what Mr.
Hemingway has said many times.
The true hunter will match his courage and skill against an animal.
l agree with you, Dr.
Tracy.
- Radio the askari and have them return.
- Yes, sir.
And you're calling off the safari? Not quite.
l am going to track down the leopard using logic and the advice of a master.
- A master? - Yes.
ln one of your splendid books you had a chapter on tracking animals, true? - Yes.
- There are three places to find a leopard.
lts lair the tree in which it stores its kill and its water hole.
Since there is only one water hole in the area where the leopard was last seen logically, he would come there sooner or later, correct? - Yes, l'm afraid so.
- Very well then.
After lunch, we shall proceed to the water hole and our rendezvous with Harry.
- Jack, are you sure it would work? - Oh, this is the purest of lion's scent.
Fifty percent science, 50 percent Clarence.
Harry comes down here, it's gonna scare the blazes out of him.
He'll take off, l hope.
What are you doing? Just tasting the water to make sure it's fresh.
Otherwise the leopard wouldn't come here to drink.
Ah, very well.
Uh, let us get the camera rolling.
l want you to record my kill, at last.
There it is.
Where's Samira? l want her to see this.
Uh, she got tired of waiting, so she Shh.
Uh, sorry.
She, uh, took our still camera, went off with Judy.
- Do you want me to get her for you, sir? - No, no, no.
Lt's too late.
She'll see it in the movie.
Start the camera.
What's the matter? Can't he recognize genuine lion's scent when it hits him in the face? l don't know.
Look at him go.
l had him in my sight and he took off as if the devil were after him.
Well, they, um, sometimes do that, you know, it, uh For some unknown reason, they feel spooked.
Maybe it's an instinct that tells them they're being hunted.
But l do not understand.
He was at the water hole, ready to drink.
Help! Help! Don't shoot.
He's as frightened as Samira.
But it's a snake.
lt has as much right to live as any animal.
- What's wrong? - Oh, my ankle.
Get him off into the bush, will you? Judy saved me from that horrible snake.
lf she hadn't pushed it away, it would have gotten me.
Take it easy, Samira.
We'll get you back to the clinic.
Hedley, give me a hand, will you? Well, Samira, you wandering off like that cost you no more than just a minor sprained ankle.
Dr.
Tracy, we are very grateful for your care - but if it hadn't been for Judy - Come here, Judy.
Yes.
Yes, the courage of this amazing animal prevented a terrible accident.
Well, Mr.
Hassan, in all honesty, uh that python would never have hurt Samira.
Heh, perhaps not.
But Judy did not know that, and she was very courageous.
And so l would like to give her this token with the thanks of a very, very grateful father.
Well, that's very nice.
Judy, you nut.
The applause and pendant are for you.
Ha, ha, congratulations, Judy.
Well done.
Also, Dr.
Tracy, my daughter persuaded me to adopt your point of view and give up this hunting safari.
Really? Well, that's marvelous.
On behalf of myself and the animals, l thank you.
Well, perhaps someday the lion shall dwell with the lamb and the leopard with the kid.
And now, we, uh, must move on to Nagoro.
Mr.
Hassan, is there anything l can do for you before you leave? Well, my daughter suggested that it would attract more attention and goodwill if l returned from Africa with a live animal - instead of the skin of a dead one.
- Well, ha, ha Please, be my guest and select any animal you want from the compound.
No, Samira shall make the choice.
l'll bring the truck and take you to the compound and you can take your pick.
lt won't be necessary, doctor.
The animal l want is right here.
My father and l will take Judy.
Dad, they can't have Judy.
She's one of the family.
l'd never forgive you.
Well, l'm sorry, honey.
ltjust never occurred to me they'd want Judy.
Now, Mr.
Hassan, when l offered you, uh, any animal in the compound l should have mentioned that it did not include Judy or Clarence.
Uh, we don't even think of them as animals.
l do not follow your logic.
lf they are not animals, what are they? Uh, vegetables? Well, no, l was referring to the multitude of other animals that we have here.
Uh Judy is almost human.
But that is why l chose Judy.
Mr.
Hassan, you are most welcome to any animal in the compound.
Perhaps a lion cub or a baby elephant.
Uh, l'll even go out and track down Harry so that you can bring him back alive.
Dr.
Tracy, you should belong to the diplomatic corps.
You have a positive genius for evading the major issue.
No, Judy belongs to Samira.
She is her property now.
Come, Samira.
No.
Judy belongs to us.
- We raised her and we love her.
- Paula.
Young lady, this has nothing to do with love, but right and honor.
Be ready to leave in 10 minutes.
Please have Judy ready to come with us.
Hedley, if we refuse to give him Judy, what do you think would happen? The government would revoke your license, he would rip off my uniform and we'd all be on the first plane out of the country.
Oh, boy.
L really did it this time.
Paula.
Paula, l tell you what.
We'll adopt the new orphan chimp, Bonnie, huh? Make a pet out of her.
All right, Dad.
l'll deliver Judy to Hassan.
Oh, thank you very much.
You may take it now, thank you.
Come in.
Mr.
Hassan, Samira, l want to apologize for my behavior this afternoon - and bring you Judy.
- You're very gracious.
Paula, l swear, l will care for her like a small sister.
Judy, come to Samira.
l think l better have a private talk with her.
lt will make it much easier for both of you.
Come on, Judy.
Father, l wonder what's wrong with Judy.
l think she realizes that she's leaving.
She'll be all right in a day or two.
Don't worry.
Judy, you must understand, we still love you but you have to go with Samira and her father.
Judy, if you don't, there'll be all sorts of official explosions.
You're going to have a wonderful life.
Now, Samira loves you almost as much as l do.
Oh, Judy.
L know.
Honest.
Or else her father wouldn't practically be declaring warjust to get you.
Now, you're gonna live in a big mansion with a slew of servants.
And you won't have to do dishes anymore.
Paula, you're holding Mr.
Hassan up.
l'm holding him up? Look who's talking, the accomplice after the fact.
l'm sorry, but l'm only doing my duty.
l love her too, you know that.
Only doing your duty.
Just like the men from the Gestapo.
Oh, let me have her.
Come along, Judy.
l'm sorry.
Paula? Oh, come on, now, honey.
Don't, don't.
Now, it's not as if Judy were dead.
Well, she is as far as l'm concerned and you did it.
Look, honey, uh, as soon as the trade conference is over l am going to go to Nagoro and speak to Hassan.
How can you speak to someone so unspeakable? No, no, no.
Maybe by then he'll have settled down.
l'm gonna talk to him on a father-to-father basis without anyone around so there'll be no loss of face.
- You will? - Well, l've never lied to you yet.
Now, l give you my word l will not return from Nagoro without Judy, okay? Oh, Judy.
Judy.
Thank you for the coffee, Mr.
Hassan but l do have to be back in Wameru by dark.
l promised Dr.
Tracy l'd spend the night there you know, help bolster Paula's spirits.
My men will escort you to Nagoro in the morning.
Well, thank you, Officer Hedley, for all the kind services.
lf you would convey that thought to the governor, sir.
- Oh, l most certainly will.
- Thank you.
And you, Miss Samira, l wish you great happiness with your new pet.
- Oh, may l? - Of course.
Thank you.
Judy, l'm sorry, but there's nothing l can do.
Here.
Oh, Judy.
Won't you take it? Well, maybe you'll change your mind.
Judy.
Oh, Judy.
You're back.
Oh! Oh, quick, under.
Paula, what's the matter? Are you all right? Yes.
L just had a nightmare.
Oh, you probably had a dream about Judy, huh? - Mm-hm.
l'm not surprised.
The last few days have been a nightmare for me.
Well, good night, Paula.
- Get some rest.
- Good night.
How the blazes did you get back here? Judy has the homing instincts of a pigeon.
And the wings of one too, to travel so fast.
Hassan's camp's miles from here.
She's so tired, couldn't she spend the night here? When Hassan finds out that she's gone, there's gonna be the devil to pay.
That's why she ran away.
She doesn't wanna be with that monster.
She's going back right now.
l'm gonna keep her under lock and key until Hassan is out of the country.
Come along, young lady.
l'm sorry, honey.
Shh.
You, young lady, are going to stay put.
Shh.
Come, Judy.
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.
Shh.
Shh.
Good night, Judy.
Judy.
Judy.
Judy.
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.
The chimp's escaped.
You search the bush, both ways.
l'll look around here.
Judy.
Judy.
Judy.
Judy.
Judy.
Where are you, you little scamp? Judy? Samira, are you all right? What happened? l heard a noise, then l saw officer Hedley.
My apologies.
L, uh l was looking for you, Mr.
Hassan.
What for? What for? Yes, indeed.
What for? Oh, it's so hot, isn't it? What has the weather got to do with it? The weather to do with it? Ha, ha, yes.
Ah, it was to tell you there's a storm coming up and perhaps you'd want to sleep later.
- You woke me for that? - Father, Judy's cage is empty.
The cage is unlocked.
Some thief stole her.
- Your men were supposed to guard.
- My small Judy.
- Some wild animal has captured her.
- Oh, no, no And what are you doing here? You left last night for Dr.
Tracy's compound.
There is something improper going on here and l demand an immediate investigation.
But, Mr.
Hassan Thieves at night, they could have cut our throats.
My poor Judy.
They may have killed her.
Look, my dear Miss Samira, everything's in proper order, l assure you.
An empty cage, a missing animal, and you dare call that proper? Judy's not been devoured or stolen, she, she She's merely gone for her morning walk.
- Walk? - Yes, indeed.
She's a creature of almost human habits.
l mean, she has a constitutional stroll in the morning nap after lunch, tea in the afternoon Tea? A chimpanzee drinking tea? Uh, well, l mean, milk, you know.
Coconut milk.
With cookies.
- Cookies? - Oatmeal cookies.
Why don't you return to your tent? Judy will be back in time for breakfast.
No, l better go into the bush and find her.
- Some wild animal may attack her.
- My dear sir, Judy's a child of the jungle.
She knows how to avoid predatory beasts.
You'll merely embarrass her by going after her like a lost child.
Maybe he's right, Father.
l wouldn't want to embarrass her.
l do not like the idea of a little animal running around alone out there.
lf you'll only exercise a little patience.
Patience? L warn you.
By now, the supply is limited.
Samira, go back to bed.
Police Unicom 107 to Wameru compound.
Police Unicom 107 to Wameru compound.
Come in, Marsh.
Marsh, this is Hedley.
Do you read me? Yes, Hedley, old man.
This is Marsh.
But speak up, will you? l can hardly hear you.
l can't.
L don't want them to hear me.
Oh.
Why, uh, ahem? How are all the Hassans this morning? Fuming, you unprincipled bandit.
You lndian giver.
Hedley, what on earth has gotten into you? A sharp knife which Hassan is about to plunge into my back because of you, you black-hearted chimp-napper.
Chimp-nap? Oh, no, no.
Don't tell me, not again.
Oh, yes.
Judy's gone again and l'll bet you and Paula have her at the compound.
Hedley, l haven't laid eyes on Judy since you drove off with her last night.
You vowed you were gonna keep her under lock and key so just what happened, old buddy? Yes, heh, well, l'd rather discuss that later.
Start a search for her at once.
Radio me at my jeep if you hear anything, even a rumor.
I know.
Marsh, old friend, please find her.
lf you don't, Hassan will return home with a trophy after all.
My head on a pike.
Judy.
Judy.
Where are you? Where are you? You fellows search the area up as far as the river.
lf Paula and l don't find Judy here, we'll join you there.
Okay.
No, Clarence, you can't go with them.
We're gonna need you here.
Now, Clarence, listen to me.
Come here, listen to me.
Clarence.
Now, this is an emergency, understand? Clarence, we gotta find Judy.
Now, if you see her, l want you to let out a grunt, okay? Yeah, just like that.
That'll be fine.
All right, now you go find Judy.
Yeah, go on.
Go find Judy.
Go on.
Well, l hope his sniffer is better than his eyesight.
Come on.
Well, Clarence, have you seen Judy, hmm? Are you telling me the truth, huh? Did you or didn't you? l don't want you to be known as a double-crossing cross-eyed lion.
Clarence, that is Bonnie, not Judy.
Ah, come on, Paula.
Let's take the truck.
We'll get better time that way.
Samira, we will get your pet back or this jackal in uniform will regret the day that he was born.
- Lf you could just wait a little while - Ln my entire career l have never been so victimized by such a gang of treacherous thieves.
And that includes your Dr.
Tracy.
Patience.
Just a smidgeon of patience.
l shall break off all trade negotiations with your governor.
l shall table a vigorous protest to the British home office and the United Nations, and what do you think of that, eh? Help.
- What? - L was thinking that it would be helpful if could just wait a little longer.
Ridiculous.
Oh, Judy, you came back.
Officer Hedley? Uh, just doing up my shoelace, Mr.
Hassan.
Forgive my jumping to conclusions.
We're all a bitjumpy these days, sir.
You're all packed, there's no reason for you to delay.
Come along.
Straight, straight for Nagoro.
There we are, sir.
Goodbye, sir.
Come here, Judy, you little minx.
On the double.
Don't try and make up to me, you shameless hussy.
l'm taking you home.
Although you did save Marsh making a trip from Nagoro.
Come along.
Oh-ho-ho, no, young lady.
l'm not ready to forgive you yet.
Letter for you, Jack.
- Thank you.
- And for you, Marsh important news.
Hedley, if it's another very important visitor, l am not here.
l've gone for a rest cure in a colony of baboons.
Ha, ha, now, don'tjump to conclusions like a certain eminent diplomat.
Mr.
Hassan wants me to present you with this token of friendship.
Friendship? l thought he'd be furious with us.
On the contrary, he's very happy with what he thinks is Judy.
He seeks your advice in acquiring more animals to endow a menagerie for the children of his own country.
Gosh.
They didn't realize they ended up with Bonnie instead of Judy.
Boy, Mr.
Hassan would certainly flip his wig if he ever found out.
Judy, you really pulled the greatest slight-of-hand trick of the century you know that? Well, not entirely, Marsh.
Read this.
Lt's from Samira.
Oh? "Of course, l know somebody substituted Bonnie for Judy but l don't care because Bonnie is as much fun as small Judy.
However, my father does not know and is never to find out.
He is a man of great importance and cannot afford to lose face.
" So, young lady, you're gonna add larceny to your list of crimes.
Oh, Hedley, she deserves that medal, anyway.
Not only for trying to protect Samira but for proving that there's more than one way to skin a tiger.
Or outfox a fox.