Daktari (1966) s01e14 Episode Script

Could you all come a little closer, please? We'll start the ceremony.
Dr.
Tracy, in appreciation of your pioneer research in the field of animal behavior You'll have to excuse Clarence, Dr.
Halverson.
He, ahem, has got a little indigestion.
Quite, huh.
As l was saying, uh, in appreciation of your work the Universal Wildlife Research Association takes pleasure in presenting to you, Dr.
Tracy, and your associates Judy, be quiet.
Associates of all species, our annual award.
Well, thank you.
We're very honored.
Our award consists of this testimonial scroll.
Just what we needed.
And our research medal.
Oh, thank you.
Very nice.
That looks nice.
And useless.
And finally, our grant in aid in the amount of 26,000 pounds.
Twenty-six thousand pounds? - Oh, brother.
- Oh.
Twenty-six thousand pounds? That's, uh, 75,000 bucks, man.
That's a lot of money.
l told you.
Now, shut up and watch.
Well, this is a surprise, heh.
And we are most grateful.
And thank you very, very much.
Everybody, refreshments are on the house.
We can afford it.
Daktari's got the money.
You were right, Ray.
But how we gonna get it? By kidnapping.
- Kidnapping? - Legal kidnapping.
l've checked around.
That chimp and the cross-eyed lion, they're just like Tracy's people.
He actually cares about them.
Well, now he's got 75,000 dollars to care with if they were missing.
You mean steal them.
They can't be stolen, they're wild animals.
This is a game reserve, nobody owns them.
Well, not legally, that is.
So we're going to pick them up for research.
A real scientific project.
How to turn them into $75,000 worth of ransom without any trouble at all.
- And let's see, a new operating table.
- Whoa.
- L think it's about time.
- L think it's about time, yeah.
Let's get rid of this old, decrepit centrifuge.
We can sure use a new one.
- Well, l guess that's about it.
- Ah, yep.
lt's the beginning of a new era.
For the first time the Wameru Animal Research Center is out of debt.
Mm-hm.
- With money for new projects.
Marsh, the tsetse fly transmitter change study.
And don't forget my animal psychology project.
Mm-hm.
- How about a new motor scooter? - A what? - A motor scooter? A new motor scooter? What on earth would you want with a motor scooter? - For me, to exercise Clarence.
- Oh, great.
This was supposed to be a scientific grant.
For research projects or for clinical work.
Paula, ahem, every dollar spent must be approved by the fund and somehow or another, l have the feeling that a new motor scooter All right, all right, l apologize.
l'll give up my motor scooter, but only on one account.
That l get the money for my animal extrasensory perception study.
Uh-oh, here we go again.
Our colleague, the dreamer.
l don't know why two supposedly logical thinking Three supposedly logical-thinking men can't recognize that an animal poses senses that we just can't classify.
Ah, like Clarence.
Read your mind, got sick.
Ha-ha-ha.
You don't even know what he senses out there in the night.
Oh, l have an idea.
Well, l guess it's about time to close up.
- Jack, do you wanna take Clarence out? - All right.
Sure.
Ugh.
- Come on, old buddy.
Good night, Judy.
Come on, Clarence, bed time.
Don't forget to keep an eye on our sick friend back here, huh? She's been keeping a very professional eye on our little springhaas here.
Well, hmm? How you feeling? You feeling better, huh? Well, you're looking better.
Yeah.
At least you've got an appetite.
All right, Judy.
Okay, let's close shop.
- Here, hang on to this.
- What? Who me? What do you want me to do with this meat? Just hang on to it.
Look, he's a pet, he's tame.
Remember? A valuable, beloved pet.
Now, just hang on to it.
Throw the meat in the back of the cage.
Come on, kitty.
Come on, kitty.
Come on, come on.
Come on.
Here, hold this.
What's that for? One custom built sleeping pill for one chimp.
- We got the lion easy enough.
- Ha, they say the chimp's a lot smarter.
And a very suspicious type.
This way, there'll be no fuss and no bother.
Get behind the wheel, l'll be back in a minute.
Good girl.
Judy, isn't it? Nice banana, eh? Nice banana.
That's it.
Holland.
Holland.
Put this in the truck.
Okay, let's roll.
Judy? Clarence? Judy? Clarence? Judy! Oh.
All right, hold still.
Let me get that out.
Thattaboy.
Whoopsy-daisy.
Nice.
Hold still.
Yeah Heh, okay.
Here.
Paula, take it.
lf Judy and Clarence aren't back after clinic, then we'll go looking for them.
ln the meantime, relax and pay attention.
All right, l would just feel a lot better - What's that? - What's that? Hmm.
Well, if l'm not mistaken, colleague, um this bares a very strong resemblance to what we scientists call a banana.
Hmm? You know, that's funny.
Judy wouldn'tjust eat half a banana, Dad.
Well, give it to the springhaas, he loves bananas.
Why couldn't we contact them from back at the camp? Because this walkie-talkie thing won't carry that far.
Need to be up higher.
Besides, if anybody should happen by, we can spot them.
Let's get moving.
- What's going on here? - Springhaas wouldn't touch it.
He threw it out of his cage.
Well, that's funny.
The springhaas doesn't eat a banana, either he's abnormal or the banana is.
Hmm.
Yuck.
- Lt's drugged.
- Are you kidding? - Do you wanna bite? - No, thank you.
l can't understand it.
Who would wanna hurt Judy? Or Clarence? Oh, something's wrong, Dad.
ltjust doesn't make sense.
lt's a good spot.
Get out the walkie-talkie.
Calling Wameru Compound.
Hello? Calling Wameru Compound.
Come in, Wameru.
lt's a ridiculous idea.
Why would anybody wanna steal a lion and a chimp? - Maybe to sell to the circus or a zoo.
- Aw.
Well, then they'd steal more than just two animals.
The risk is just notjustified.
Well, what about the missing walkie-talkie? Yeah.
L guess you'd better call lnspector Hedley.
Yes, l can tell it's some kind of plot too.
CaIIing Wameru.
Come in, Wameru.
Give me that horn.
Uh, this is Dr.
Tracy.
Go ahead.
This is Dr.
Doolittle.
l call myself that because of my interest in animals.
EspeciaIIy chimps and Iions.
One of each.
- Judy and Clarence.
- You've found them.
- Ask if they're all right.
- Where are they, and just who are you? Oh, they're fine and I'm a friend.
How did they find you? And can we come for them? Why, l'd be happy to return them to you, Ms.
Tracy.
Of course, l'm quite busy right now.
So perhaps you might care to compensate me for my time and trouble.
I had hoped there might be a reward.
Well, uh, we hadn't thought in terms of a reward but, of course, we'd be happy to pay you.
Anything you say.
Say, $75,000.
Well, that's ridiculous.
We don't have that kind of money.
lt's Judy.
Judy! Really? Are you quite sure? Yes, l'm sure.
And you're nothing but a kidnapper.
A kidnapper? My dear, Ms.
Tracy, one can't kidnap wild, free animals.
Just what is this all about and what do you want? Well, now, first, l want you to be sensible.
Don't risk your pets' health by going to District Officer Hedley.
And second I want 75,999 doIIars, Daktari, and I want it soon.
Otherwise, your pets might be in very serious danger.
ln point of fact, Daktari, they might be dead.
Hey.
Listen, that walkie-talkie has a range of less than five miles.
Right, they gotta be close by.
We can locate them on our portable transceiver in the truck.
l don't hear any answer, Daktari.
Aren't you interested in the detaiIs? Yes, l want them.
Just let me get a pencil and paper.
l use the radio, go in whatever direction the signal's the strongest, right? - Sure, poor man's triangulation.
- Right.
- We'll keep him talking.
- L'll call Hedley, right? No.
Get going, we haven't time.
Keep him talking.
Be concerned, emotional.
- L am concerned and emotional.
- Good.
Yes, poor thing, she sounds frightened, doesn't she? Now, Iook, you might as weII reaIize you have no choice.
I know you've got the money.
And I want the money paid in cash.
Now, this is what l want you to do.
Put the money in a watertight container.
l don't hear any answers, Daktari.
Uh, yes, l, um, heard you.
Uh, but why a watertight container? Don't ask questions, Daktari.
Just Iisten to your master's voice.
We must be getting close, signal's very clear.
Straight ahead.
Fine.
We'll just drop in unexpectedly.
Look, would you please just tell us your demands.
Now, a watertight container for the money.
- How's the signal? - To the left.
That's it.
Hold it right there.
Now, attach a float, as a marker, to the container with the money and toss it into the Ondarana River, below the Watteri Falls.
- You got that? Uh Yes, l understand.
Uh-huh.
Cut to the right.
That's it.
Steady.
Be careful, Jack, there's some animals in that grove.
Keep on taIking, Dr.
DooIittIe, I'm Iistening.
Nice try, Daktari.
Now, you can just sweat until l contact you again.
Let's get out of here.
- Oh, he caught on.
- Yeah.
Oh, switch over to Jack, will you? Number three.
Jack, Mike, any sign of him? Not exactly, Marsh, but we must be getting close.
Someone up ahead kicking up a lot of dust in the right direction.
We'll check it out.
He went in here.
Didn't cross though.
We can't track him in water.
No, he could've gone upstream, downstream, l don't know.
Could've come out anywhere on the other side.
- Let's search.
- Ah, be pretty much of a long shot.
Let's try.
All right.
May take us a while, though.
Radio Marsh, tell him to sit tight.
So we just kept hunting and hunting till it was almost dark, but nothing.
Odd.
But then, the whole thing's odd.
Actually, it's not much of a crime.
What do you call kidnapping? The abduction of a human child from its parents.
Not the alleged removal of a wild animal from one spot on a game reserve to another.
Yes, but, Hedley, what about, uh, blackmail, extortion? Even if a horse or a cow were stolen you'd have to But that's just it.
They're not domesticated animals.
They're not protected by law.
You're not gonna do anything? Oh, naturally, Jack, l'll do everything l can, but unofficially.
l can't call out all my men without legal cause.
Oh! l'll talk to her.
Prince.
Prince, come on, boy.
Come on.
- Come on, hop in.
Hey.
Hey.
Don't go running off like a nut.
Look, Hedley's a police officer.
He's gotta obey the law, even if Go ahead and say it.
Even if it does kill Clarence and Judy.
Now, look.
We are all doing everything we possibly can.
Nobody can follow an invisible trail.
Nobody human, maybe.
Now, look, if people won't help, maybe animals can.
Are you coming? Yeah.
- L'll check with you tomorrow.
- Why? Where are you off to? You know, l think l need a little distraction myself.
So l'm gonna take a look around on the far side of the river.
- Unofficially, of course.
- Oh, of course.
- Hey, Paula, this is ridiculous.
- But it's worth trying.
- Animal ESP, huh? - Exactly.
That's why l brought Judy's favorite toy, and Clarence's bone.
l hope you're not gonna stick pins in the doll.
Prince, where's Judy and Clarence? Where are they? Now, he goes off into a trance.
- Points off one paw, mysteriously.
- Very funny.
Come on, Prince, go find Judy and Clarence.
Well, the psychic one has headed off the wrong way.
They crossed the river, to the other side.
lt must be wonderful knowing everything except when you're being so pigheaded.
Gee.
What is it? l don't know.
They just started acting up.
Better have a look, just in case somebody's sniffing around.
Yeah, they're the same tracks.
l told you so.
l apologize.
l guess they must have gone in the river to come out the same side and that's why we couldn't track them.
l just don't see how a dog could sense a thing like this.
Extra sense.
We better call Marsh, let him know where we are.
Well, look, we're not anywhere yet.
And we don't have the time to waste.
Now, come on.
That's Clarence.
lt's not Clarence, it's just a lion.
- Clarence just happens to be a lion.
- L know all about The young lady's right, you know.
You? Dr.
Doolittle, in person.
Now, hands up, hero.
Of course.
Get him, Prince.
Jack! Jack! Oh, Jack! His own fault.
You've hurt him badly.
You've probably killed him! - Lt was his own fault! - Oh, Jack! l can't leave him! l've gotta take him to the compound! Shut up.
Come with me if you don't wannajoin him! - No, Jack! - Come on, l tell you.
Jack! l can't leave him here.
L've gotta take him back to compound! For Pete's sakes, why didn't you tell me you saw Paula take off? Well, for one thing, you didn't ask.
For another, Jack is with her.
Prince too.
What do you think it means? lt means they took off after the kidnappers themselves.
You know, Marsh, taking Prince might not be a bad idea.
- The dog could pick up a scent.
- Yeah, that's what l'm afraid of.
lf he leads them to the kidnappers, those kids could be in for real trouble.
- Mm.
- L better try them again.
Paula, Jack, do you read me? Paula, Jack, come in.
They must have left the truck.
Prince.
Prince, go home.
Go home.
Get help.
Go on.
Did you reach Hedley? No.
Lf they're not back in 10 minutes, we're going after them.
Okay.
Paula, Jack, do you read me? Don't worry, Judy.
l'm sure Jack will be all right.
He's just too stubborn to die.
Daktari will find us, l know he will, Judy.
Judy.
Thank you for trying to cheer me up.
Oh, Judy.
You silly girl, you.
Here they are.
- No, they're not.
- What is it? - Lt's blood.
- And he's not hurt.
- Maybe an animal? Or it could be Paula and Jack.
Prince.
Prince, can you take us to Paula and Jack, huh? He's trying to tell us something.
Prince, can you take us? Mike, get the rifles.
l'll get the medical kit.
Prince! Go on, go find them.
You took a doggone long time.
Mike, get the medical bag.
Ooh.
Yeah.
A little dizzy.
Can't imagine why.
You just have a little bullet hole through your shoulder.
- Who did it, Jack? - The kidnappers.
They got Paula.
Well, fortunately, bleeding's stopped.
- Where'd they take her, Jack? - L don't know.
They headed northeast.
lt was on foot.
They couldn't have gone too far.
We'll find him.
You better stay here, huh? You'll have to hit me over the head if you expect me to.
l can't do that.
They'd revoke my oath.
Not to mention the damage your head would do to a rifle.
l'm feeling better.
- You sure? - Yeah.
Okay, give me your hand.
Easy now, take it easy.
They headed up towards the hill.
Oh, oh.
Judy.
Judy, bite this in half.
Bite it in half, Judy.
Go on, Judy, l know you can do it.
Go on, Judy.
Go on, you can do it.
l know you can do it.
Come on, Judy, try.
Try, Judy, come on.
Okay, okay.
Now give me the other piece.
Give me the other piece.
Good girl.
Okay, Judy, rock your cage.
Come on, rock it.
Clarence, get excited.
Get excited.
Come on, good.
Okay, just keep it up.
Keep it up.
Come on, Clarence.
Come on, Clarence, speak.
Keep on snarling.
Come on.
Come on, good, good, good.
Okay, Judy, rock your cage.
Keep it up, keep it up.
Great.
Oh, great, great.
Oh, great.
Come on, Judy, that's it.
Keep it up.
Judy, shake up the cage.
Come on now, shut them up! What's the difference? You're gonna kill me anyway.
You won't get hurt - unless you keep this going.
- Honest, l can't stop them.
Oh, no, you don't.
Come here.
Come here.
Give me that.
Let go.
Come on.
Give me that.
Give me that gun! Give me.
Let go.
Let go.
Hey, hey! Hey, hey! Hey! Ow.
Come on, give me that.
Ow.
Come on.
Come on, Judy, let's go.
Hold it.
You can't stop him with one shot and you wouldn't have time for a second.
A lion will tear a man right in half.
Now, drop it and save your life.
What's the matter with you? You might have killed that girl.
Wrong.
L would have killed her.
But, Ray, uh, we need that girl.
l mean, what about the 75,000 bucks? You lump.
Never mind about the $75,000.
Lt's gone, lost.
We've gotta get away, clean.
That girl can identify the pair of us right into jail.
We've gotta run her down before she gets away, or her father finds her.
Run her down and kill her.
Thattaboy, Prince.
Go find them.
Clarence, stay here and lie down.
You'll only get hurt.
Clarence, if you were only ferocious! Well, Judy, l guess he's a lover, not a killer.
Guess it's lady's day.
lt'll be between you and me.
Ooh.
Let's go, Judy.
- Lt's recently fired.
- The shot we heard.
Whoever fired it went this way.
The dog is right.
- Yeah.
- Come.
Yes, l see them.
But don't let them hear you.
Good, they're separating.
Now, maybe we can take care of them one by one.
Then we've gotta look for Jack.
Okay, Judy, come on down.
Judy, get up that tree.
Good morning.
What are you doing with that silly paddle? Ah! Hey! You.
L might have known.
You know now.
Turn around.
Judy, get the gun.
Come on, get it! Now, don't shoot, Judy.
Now, don't shoot.
Don't shoot, now.
- He's one of them, Marsh.
- All right, where's my daughter? You? You're not dead.
No, just wounded and mean.
Where is she? You heard us.
Where is she? Up the side of that hill, in those trees.
l tried to argue with Ray but he wants to kill her.
You better move fast.
- And l tried to argue with him.
Honest.
- Yeah, l'll bet.
- Let's go.
- Come on.
Judy, give me the gun.
l saw you, girl.
Come on out.
Out! Yeah.
Perhaps they're coming to save you.
But l'm in the clear.
You're my passport, girl.
Clarence.
Clarence, go and get him! Ha, ha.
He's a pet.
l've heard all about that affection training.
Works too.
Nice boy.
Aw, that's a nice fella.
Clarence, go get him! That cat's not gonna do anything.
Now, move.
- Oh.
- Move! Look, we're just gonna walk out of here.
Me and my passport, right? Now, move.
Oh, my God! Clarence, get out of here.
Help! Help! Get him out of here! He's trying to eat me.
Paula.
Paula, are you all right? Yes, Dad, l'm fine.
Help! Get away from here.
Go away.
Go on.
Well, well, well.
Dr.
Doolittle, l presume.
That cross-eyed lion of yours double-crossed me.
You and your affection training.
He's downright vicious.