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The Party!

That's my baby.

Come on, let's move.

Oh, that's a good boy.

No, honey, you have to drink lots of water, lots of it. Come on, it'll make

feel better, honest.

Come on, baby, come on, a little more.

Oh.

My name is Makula, Mr. Makula from the Womeru compound.

Can I be of any help to you, Miss... Kato, Diana Kato. Miss Kato?

I was on my way to Nagoro to the district health officer, but I don't

whether Bruno can make it or not.

Any idea what's wrong with him?

Well, he's got this fever, and I know he's not breathing too well.

He seems to be dehydrated.

All the symptoms point to a case of salmonella.

Salmonella?

What's that?

One of the most dangerous diseases of the intestines.

Highly communicable.

You make it sound awfully serious.

It is serious for the animal that has it.

Oh, Bruno.

Will he die?

First, we have to see if he has the disease.

And there's only one way to make sure of that. I'll take some tests of saliva

and blood and stick them under a microscope.

Oh, Bruno, baby.

We're not going to let them old bugs you can't even see with the naked eye keep

you down. Are we, fella?

Okay, baby, come. Let's have a little more water. Come on. Come on. That's a

boy. Yes.

That's my Bruno.

Come on, baby.

Sure. A big fella like you isn't going to take the count from some crazy

that sounds like a fish.

Are you, fella, huh?

Yes. Come on, baby. Excuse me.

Good boy.

Good boy.

Yeah.

Okay, baby.

Okay. You're going to be all right. Yes, you are. There's nothing the matter

with you.

Not a thing. You're going to be fine.

Just beautiful.

There we go.

That's a good boy. Come on. A little more.

Come on. A little more. Yeah.

Yeah.

How do things look for the home team, Mr. McCool?

Not good. If he can get an injection of the right vaccine in time... Oh, well,

I'd better get moving. Wait a minute. It's over 100 miles to Nagoro.

Take Bruno to Dr. Tracy at Wameru. He's got a good supply of vaccine on hand.

What's that?

Glucose. It'll help restore your strength.

I'm sorry I cannot go back to Wameru with you, but I've got to load some

aboard a plane at Nagoro.

That's all right.

Bruno and I have toured the whole world together.

You just point us in the right direction and...

We'll make it okay, won't we, fella, huh? All right, I'll radio Dr. Tracy to

expect you.

Don't let Bruno near any other animals. The disease is highly contagious.

Now, you follow that road.

You cross a small stream. Once past that, you are ten miles from America.

Thank you, Mr. McCool.

Good luck.

Calling Wameru Compound. Calling Wameru Compound. All right, Toto, let's go to

the next lesson.

Now, stand up.

Stand up.

All right, that is... Good, good, good, good. All right, now, jump, jump, jump.

Come on, jump, jump.

Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump. Oh, good.

This is Mike. Do you read me, Marshal?

Calling Wameru Compound. This is Mike. Do you read me, Marshal? Oh, thank you,

Judy.

Oh, Mike.

We'll be halfway to Nagoro by now.

I don't want you to miss that plane connection.

I'll make it on time, Dr. Harry. I was detained by a lady and a bear.

A bear? A North American black bear with a recipient case of salmonella. They're

on their way.

Wait a minute. Did you say salmonella?

That's right, salmonella.

Now, Mike, when will she get here?

Well, the way that Miss Carter was driving, she should be scooting onto

veranda right now.

Thank you.

Don't let Judy startle you.

She's just trying to be friendly You know, I think it would be a good idea

you to rest for a while You can use Paula's room.

Can't rest with Bruno out there in the jungle.

Well, I've notified District Officer Headley, and I don't think he and his

will have much trouble locating Bruno.

But if Bruno has Salmonella, it's a fatal disease, isn't it?

Well,

yes, in most cases.

Oh, I ought to have my skull examined for racing like that and smashing into

that tree.

I don't worry, Miss Cato.

We can cure Bruno if we find him soon enough, and Mike said the disease was in

its early stages.

How come you've got a cure for a bear here in Africa?

We also have a bear. His name's Hercules.

Yes, we use him to study animal behavior in an alien environment.

Trace the level with me.

Do you really think you can find Bruno out there in that big jungle?

Well, it's just a question of picking up his tracks, and since he's the only

bear roaming around out there...

Can we leave now?

Paula, pick up Jack at the clinic. Tell him to load a dozen bottles of chlorine

in the back of the Jeep and meet us at the scene of the accident.

Right. Come on, Judy.

Why the chlorine?

Oh, to disinfect any waterhole where Bruno may have been drinking.

You see, it takes 24 hours to dissipate.

This way we can be certain that no other animal has been drinking in a

contaminated waterhole.

Well, is salmonella that dangerous to other animals?

Spread throughout this area, it could be catastrophic.

It'll wipe out every animal under its ear.

Colonel Branch, you're a rancher, not a big game hunter.

Well, I am now. Boys, get on that two -way, see what's delaying the others.

Oh, Ellie.

Marsh. Oh, uh, Miss Cato, this is District Officer Headley. Headley, Miss

How do you do, Miss Cato?

I'm terribly sorry. My men have covered the area pretty thoroughly, but I'm

afraid there's no news of your bear.

Uh, Headley, what is Colonel Brandt doing here?

Uh, the colonel's very concerned about his cattle.

Cattle? Yes, Colonel Brandt is head of the local Cattle Ranchers Association.

He's a former U .S. Army colonel, served with Patton in France.

Are the other two men hunters?

No, no, no. The branches, like Grant, Alex Chapman, and Keith Randall. Both ex

-army.

Tracy? Yes?

I assume you're the owner of the unfortunate bear?

Well, I have mobilized a lot of men, and they're on their way here now to join

in the search.

Well, Colonel, I think that Henry and I can cope with the situation.

Can you? Well, by now, he's anywhere within a radius of 25 or 30 miles.

Well, frankly, Colonel, I'd appreciate it if you and your men would return to

your ranches. We have no intention of doing that. We're here on a vital

But, Colonel, I don't have enough tranquilizing rifles for such a large

Well, don't you worry. We have an ample supply of bullets.

Now, wait a minute.

You can't shoot Bruno.

But he's the most gentle, peaceful... Right now, he is the most dangerous

in this territory. Every time he drinks at a stream, he infects the water. If he

isn't stopped in time, his disease will be transmitted to our cattle.

He may be sick, but he is not vicious.

The disease he's spreading is.

Now, I've given orders.

Shoot to kill. You can't let the murder... I'm sorry, Miss Cato, but I...

blame Hedley.

I radioed the governor, and he agrees with me that this is a strict emergency

affecting the welfare of the entire... You mean he's allowing you to turn the

game reserve into a shooting gallery? He is granting us the right to protect our

cattle from a disease that could wipe them out.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I must meet my scouting patrols and send them into

action.

Marsh, we just have to find Bruno before those killers... Or before some other

animal reaches him.

Why don't you say it, Marsh?

Before he dies from the disease.

Diana, we have a fighting chance of finding Bruno.

We've got a good seven hours of daylight to do it. I suggest we get cracking and

keep in touch by radio.

Miss Cato, believe me, Marsh and I will do everything possible to find your bear

before the Colonel is mended.

Diana, where was the truck? That tree over there?

Did you get the straw?

Come on, Clarence. Come on.

Hello, Clarence.

Come on, Clarence.

Come on. Now, look, I want you to find a bear. You know, like your friend

Hercules. The disease is so deadly. Won't it affect Clarence?

No. We've inoculated all our animals at the compound.

Clarence, come on.

Smell it. Smell it.

Did you get the scent?

Yeah,

good boy, Clarence.

Didn't make you an official bloodhound yet.

Well, we're on the right track.

The fever drove Luna to the water.

This is where he went in, but the big mystery is, where did he come out?

Marsh?

Marsh!

Back over here by the stream.

But we don't know whether he went upstream or downstream.

He's alive at least.

He won't be if those killers get to him. You mean Colonel Brandt and his jungle

troop? We met Hedley on the road. He told us all about it.

I gave him some of the chlorine for the natives in the village.

Oh, good.

Well, my hunch is he'll stay close to water to keep cool.

Then again, he may be getting hungry by now.

Now, whenever we were near water, he would go after the fish.

He was... He is quite a fisherman.

Jack, you and Paula head north toward the lake.

Diana and I will head south towards the river.

He's got to be somewhere in between.

But you know, he's got another problem to face.

A strange animal in a strange environment will probably scare some of

animals half to death, but more than likely they'll scare him even more.

I'm so glad you're here, friend.

Drunk out again.

Right. This trip here was a wild goose or maybe a wild flamingo chase.

Yeah. You know, I have a feeling that somewhere out there, old Bruno wants to

find us as badly as we want to find him.

Suppose you go cross -country to the river.

Meet us at the Ulu Crossing.

Roger.

Oh, and on the way, stop off at the Northwest Waterhole and dump some

in it, just in case Bruno has been there.

Now, this is the only waterhole between the scene of the crash and the lake.

You boys just take it out here, and I'll be back in an hour to pick you up. Be

sure you do. This is no place to be wandering around lost.

A man or a beast.

Colonel, don't you think we ought to leave this wild animal hunt to Dr. Tracy

and his crowd?

Of course not.

That bear is a natural killer.

Not only is he a menace to every animal he comes in contact with, but he can

kill a man with one swipe of his paw.

Now, it's our duty to get him.

Are you sure our guns are powerful enough?

Well, don't you worry, Chapman. You're well armed.

And by the way, I've decided to put a bounty on that bear.

Yeah? How much?

100 pounds.

100 pounds to the man that kills the bear.

Good hunting.

Waterhole is over there. Grab some flooring.

Oh, it's you two.

What's the matter?

Disappointed because you don't have a permit to kill us?

We're out here to do a job, that's all.

Men aren't helping any.

Do you know those guns of yours are enough to terrify the bear?

Do you understand?

He's a tame animal.

Judy, dump this chlorine in the water. Go on.

He may be tame, miss, but he's sick.

Chief Mayundu, the animal that we seek, this strange black giant, has an evil

sickness. Now, you must put the chlorine, the magic water my man is

into your water holes. This will kill the sickness so that other animals may

catch it. You understand?

Now, if you see this animal, this bear, send word to Daktari at Wamera.

Right, let's get on with it.

I'm telling him to put dirt under the rhino so he won't sink down.

Sorry about the delay.

I just hope we can get to Bruno in time, too. Well, if he stays close to the

river, we'll spot him.

He moves into the bush.

Come on, let's go play.

I'll let Clarence do a little snipping around here.

There you go.

Come on. Come on.

Let's do it.

Come on.

Bruno was here, which means he's still active and looking for food and water.

Try to get some chlorine. We'll put it in the stream.

Go ahead, Clarence. Come on.

Come on.

No, Jack.

No luck here either.

But have you seen what Colonel Brandt's army's been doing?

They're turning the bush into a regular battlefield.

Have any of them spotted Bruno?

No, just doing a good job of terrifying every animal in sight.

How do things look, Dad?

Well, I don't know, Paula.

Time is running out for Bruno.

Wherever he is.

Patrol number one, proceed north to area E for elephant 7 -8.

Over and out.

Doctor? Cato?

Any sign of your fugitive bear? We tracked him as far as the river, but

lost sight of him. Well, why wasn't I informed?

We could have redeployed my men more effectively and closed in on that beast.

And murdered him?

Young lady.

Protecting the health of this country's cattle is hardly murder.

I consider it a public service, a duty. So do my men. By now, Bruno is probably

more dead than alive. Why can't you leave him in peace?

When we find him, we'll put him to rest, quickly and mercifully, I assure you.

Colonel.

Look, believe me, there will be no dishonor if you would withdraw and allow

Headley and me to handle the situation.

Sir, I realize that this is a vast jungle.

There is only one way to obtain accurate surveillance over so wide an area I

have just arranged for that

You

see my friends

I now have the reconnaissance capability this mission demands.

It's only a matter of time now till we reach our objective and destroy it.

Oh, thanks, Jack.

I'm

sorry,

Diana, but Jack hasn't found a trace.

What about Hedley?

Nothing so far.

You'd think that one black bear in a jungle full of lions and elephants would

stick out like a sore thumb.

Yes, unless he's lying somewhere under a bush, sick and frightened.

Diana...

And if anything should go wrong, I mean, if we shouldn't find Bruno, you're most

welcome to take Hercules. Maybe you could train him.

I discovered Bruno when he was just a cub.

I can't imagine how smart he was and cute.

Why does Colonel Brant regard him as some sort of a national enemy? Bruno

wouldn't hurt a soul.

Under ordinary circumstances, a colonel's a fine man.

Maybe a little hard -headed, but basically decent.

You see, right now, he's frightened.

A colonel frightened?

Well, if a disease becomes epidemic and reaches his cattle.

But right now, he's fighting World War II all over again.

The feeling it's a matter of pride as a leader, sort of an obsession.

at the Colonel Gap Room.

How's that?

Hey, you got enough to eat there, boy, huh?

You know, Diana, if you're appealing for animals, we could certainly use someone

like you around the compound.

Oh, you be careful. Someone like me might just take you up on that.

Oh,

I mean,

good news.

Bruno's still alive.

Oh, is he all right?

Ah, the natives were so frightened, they didn't stop to inquire. He was trying

to raid the pantry, the native village, not 15 miles away. Well, where is he

now? He's disappeared again, I'm afraid. He left without eating.

So I'm certain he'll drop in for lunch at some other village.

Now, Marsh, why don't you head for Wajinka village, and my men and I will

run down to Najombo and see if he's turned up there. Officer Hedley.

Colonel Bryant doesn't have to know, does he?

Oh, I'm afraid I have to tell him.

I might be delayed by unforeseen circumstances.

Thank you.

Hey, Clarence, we've got to get going.

We've got a lead on Bruno.

What do we speak to about Bruno?

I don't see the chief around anywhere.

Must be in this hut right there. Would you hand me my case?

I always bring him a sugar pill.

It sweetens his disposition.

Well, the chief hasn't seen Bruno, but matter of fact, he was quite dumbfounded

that such an animal existed.

Well, will he help look for him?

Well, at first he thought he'd make a great trophy, so I explained about the

disease.

He promised to send out word on the drums to the other villages.

They'll keep their eyes open, but they won't do Bruno any harm.

Did you hear that? The bear has been seen at Inugu Village.

Now it's my guess that he'll head for the Keno Plateau and then the highlands.

Why the hill country? He's a North American bear. He comes from my country.

mountains, his instincts, will drive him to the safety of rocks and caves.

Mobile 149 to helicopter.

Helicopter, come in helicopter.

Helicopter checking in.

Colonel Brandt here.

We have a possible new location for the bear.

Search area F for Flamingo 8 -2.

Gentlemen, in a few minutes, he'll be zeroing in on our target.

That bear is as good as dead.

Colonel Brandt's located at the fair. Why didn't you radio me? Ah, because you

can eavesdrop on radio messages. That's why.

The way we do Colonel Brandt and the helicopter pilots. Well, where is he?

out in the hills beyond the Cano Plateau. We'd better hurry. One of his

patrols may be there already. Let's hope they're not sharp.

trying to get to the top of the hill.

If he succeeds and gets over into the valley, he'll be heading for the

grasslands where our cattle graze.

We've got to stop him before he gets to the crest, no matter what the cost.

Remember, 100 pounds to the man that bags that bear.

Let's go get it.

Brandon and his commandos are storming that hill as if it were the beaches of

Normandy.

Hey, we can drive up that ridge, work our way down behind them.

Yeah.

I'm going with you. We're always afraid of gunfire.

No, I don't want you and Paul roaming those hills while Brandon and his

-happy battalion is up there. But, Marsh!

Got him.

That beast has used up his last margin of strength. All we've got to do now is

outflank him. Chapman, take the left.

Randall, take the right.

I'll prepare an antibiotic quick.

All right, you two.

We'll take care of the bear, Doctor.

There's no point in killing him now.

There's a hundred pounds for the man that kills that bear.

Half dead anyway.

And the bear skin will make a handsome trophy.

I'll run you through every court in the country. We have every legal right to

shoot this bear.

All right.

Both of you, over there.

Go on.

I thought I told you to stay put.

We couldn't wait.

How's Bruno doing?

I know he's very weak. His heart must have taken a heck of a beating coming up

here. Paula, give me the adrenaline, quick.

Oh, Marsh, don't let him die, please.

Well, he came this far.

Let's just hope that his heart is as strong as his will to live.

Drop the gun, Colonel.

Come on.

All right, boys.

Nothing more we can do here.

Let's go home, shall we?

What about our guns?

We'll send them to you.

Jack!

Jack, we've got to get him back to the car. He needs fluids better.

never met a lion like you before.

No.

Oh, thanks, Marsh, for everything.

Well, after all, we don't get many guests like you.

Well, Bruno and I don't find many hosts like you either.

You're welcome to stay as long as you like.

Hercules would love to have some company.

And what about you?

Well, as I said, we could use someone like you around here.

Well, I'm afraid we have too many bookings right now.

Yes, but the tour has to end sometime, doesn't it?

Yes.

Sometime.

Well, how's Bruno today?

Oh, he's fine.

His appetite is back.

You mean he's hungry as a bear? Oh, no. No bear.

That's one of the lines from my act. Yes, and I'll bet they eat it up. Oh,

doctor, is there a straight man in the house?

Hey, where's Bruno?

Bruno?

Bruno?

Do you think she's trying to tell me something?

Nice.