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Thank you.

The infection's coming along fine.

You got the eye drops, Mike?

All right, now, Judy.

I want you to pick a card.

I'll tell you which one it is, okay?

Oh, Judy, you didn't read Professor Walpole's book.

Now, when I learn a trick, I'll teach it to you. Now, take a card. Go ahead.

Let me see it.

I bet it's the three of hearts.

Well, it has to be, Judy.

Well, let me see it.

Okay, let me see it.

Judy, let me see it.

Four of diamonds.

Judy, this is nothing to laugh at. It says right here it's supposed to be the

three of hearts.

Okay, Judy, we're going to try this one again.

Take a card.

My goodness, what's that behind your ear?

Oh,

Dr. Tracy?

Welcome to Romero, Professor. Nice of you to invite me. I'd like to meet my

daughter, my daughter Paula.

Hello. And my two assistants, Mike McCool and Jack Dane. How do you do?

And you've met Judy.

Oh, yes, indeed.

And I want you to meet my assistant.

Dr. Tracy's going to help you, Bonnie.

Oh, Bonnie, Bonnie, I'm sorry you haven't been feeling well.

I've heard a lot about you. You've got quite a reputation.

Two months ago, she would have taken off her hat and shaken hands.

She not only can't perform anymore, but I'm really quite worried about her.

How old is she, Professor?

Oh, it is an age.

She caught cold, and ever since, she hasn't been herself.

It got so bad, I had to cancel the tour.

Walpole isn't much of a wizard without you, is he?

She's the best trained chimp in the world.

We've been together a long time. You've got to do something for her, Doctor.

She's my whole life.

Did you really play on the same bill with Jack Burns?

Oh, yes. He's even older than I am.

Oh, that picture was taken at the Palladium in London when my wife and I

a command performance.

Uh -huh.

She died soon after.

I'm afraid I wasn't very successful as a singer.

And then I found Bonnie.

Once I trained her, bookings poured in from all over the world.

You should have seen her then.

She did tricks I never even taught her.

But enough of the past.

That was yesterday.

Now that Bonnie is in your hands, Dr. Tracy, I can think of tomorrow.

What's the matter, Bonnie?

I'll tell you what, Professor.

Why don't I take her up to the clinic while you get settled, and then we can

talk after I examine her, huh?

Now, you be a good girl, Bonnie, and do what the doctor says.

Oh, no, Judy. You don't want me to get on the swing. I'm too old for that.

Oh, you want me to do a trick for Clarence, huh?

Well, stand back, Judy. Stand back.

My, what lovely flowers you have.

Are they for me?

What's that you say?

It's a ball?

Oh, no.

Clarence, that's one of my best tricks.

Oh, you like that.

Well, I'll show you another trick. This is Bonnie's favorite.

Come on with me.

Well, this I've got to see.

I'd like to see it myself.

Well, so would I, but inasmuch as we have a great deal of unfinished work to

let's get cracking.

Can we help, Dr. Harvey?

Well, what do you know about geriatrics?

Just what we've read.

Well, here's an opportunity for some clinical experience.

Is she that old?

I suppose you tell me.

Have a look.

Okay.

Come here, Barney. Come here.

Open up.

Well?

Well, she's not as old as the chimp we found in the bush last winter. Her veins

aren't quite as hard.

There's signs of arthritis in her joints.

Yeah, but that doesn't tell us how old she is. Even a young chimp can have

arthritis.

I think she's in pain.

I would give her a shot of cortisone and then just watch for the results.

And along with the cortisone, I think she should have hormones and vitamins.

Right.

Very good.

Yes, for all means, give her the shots.

And then we'll give her a complete examination later, yeah.

Toto, you get out of the way.

That's it, girl.

Judy, here.

Take the saw. And don't cut yourself.

I'll take the box. Paula, if you'll take the table. It's not too heavy. All

right. Come on, Judy. I need your help.

Come on, Toto.

Come on.

Over here, Paula.

Thank you, Judy.

There we are, right here.

I'm going to need your help, Judy.

Now, if you'll get in the box.

Lie down.

Stay down.

There we are.

I shall now perform the death -defying act of the century.

I will saw this animal in half and endeavor to put her back together again.

Oh, you don't think I can do it, huh?

Would you feel the saw, Judy?

Be sure and let me know.

Don't worry. Everything will be all right.

I don't know what you're worried about.

Doesn't hurt me a bit.

There you are, Judy.

Two halves.

And now, thanks to my mastery of the occult art of conjuration, I will now

reunite these two halves.

and a wonderful assistant.

Thank you.

Oh, do you think you could play harmonica?

Acts like a different ship?

Did she peel the banana or did you?

Well, I did.

Oh, you did.

Well, Bonnie, come here to me.

Come here.

Let's try you walking up and down these stairs, huh?

Yeah. Keep the banana and let's walk up and down these stairs.

Atta girl.

Atta girl. Come on. Make the next step. Come on.

Next step.

Atta girl.

All the way up. Okay. Let's try going down again. Huh?

Come on. Let's go.

Next step. Come on. Next step.

Next step. Come on. Take the next. Put your foot down.

Next step. Come on.

Next step.

I'm sorry, Mr. Walpole, but they shouldn't have been playing in your box.

That's all right, Paula. They couldn't hurt anything.

Well, I'll show you some of our quieter animals on the way to the clinic.

Come on, Judy.

Thank you, Judy. You're very kind.

And here's something for you, Toto.

Oh, wow.

Now, you're going to behave yourself, right, Toto?

Okay. Come on, Judy.

The blood pressure's high.

110 over 140.

Mike, let me have that pencil.

Mike.

Well,

what do you think now?

She must be older than we thought.

I guess so. We figured about 20.

Well, I think 25 would be a little closer.

No, there's nothing wrong with Bonnie except old age.

You mean there's nothing that can be done for her?

Not so that she can ever perform again.

Oh, boy.

We can't tell the professor that, can we?

Well, I certainly don't think it's right in letting him go on hoping.

But, Marsh, without the chip, his act is finished.

Yes, I know.

But can't we just wait a while, see what happens?

I mean, she's better than she was, and she's only had one shot.

Yes, but a combination of a painkiller and the geriatric preparation is going

give her a boost. But it's only temporary.

Can you be that sure, Marsh?

Hey, look, suppose we try a series of shots and just give it a few more days.

How's my girl, Doctor?

Look at that!

Doctor, she hasn't done that in months. Well, we gave her some injections. Oh,

you're going to be well, Bonnie. You'll be my right hand again.

Doctor, I don't know how to thank you. It's miraculous.

You've worked wonders.

Well, it's really a little too soon to tell.

It's even more than I expected.

I can't tell you how happy you've made us.

You've given new life to both of us.

What are you doing here, Clarence?

Waiting to play with Bonnie?

I'll go inside and see how she is.

If she's feeling better, we'll be out in a little while. All right?

You're busy.

Oh, yeah. We're giving the professor's engine a little check out.

Oh, that's a good idea.

Well, the professor mentioned how his car keeps breaking down and... Oh, so

figure he has enough trouble with bodies.

No, we just kind of thought we'd see... Oh, sure, sure. That's fine.

Look, when you finish, there's some specimens up in the lab that need

classifying. We'll get to that.

Right.

Sorry, I haven't had time to finish it. Well, Mr. Walker, those things are in

such bad shape, I thought I should mend them.

Well, I'm glad we can do something for him.

Wish I could.

By the way, where is he?

I think he's at the clinic with Bonnie.

Oh.

Well, don't forget, that has to be in the mail by tomorrow.

Right there.

Young lady, what do you think you're doing?

I know I did it to you, but I know how.

Magic can be dangerous.

Give me the saw.

Judy, give me the saw.

Of course, with Dr. Tracy's permission, I could teach you.

We could rehearse this evening, and we might even give a performance tomorrow

night.

that, Mr. Walpole?

Very good, Paula, and thank you very much.

Judy, it looks as good on you as it does on Barney. Here's a little surprise for

you. Can't wait to see you perform, Judy.

Tell me, does she really know what to do?

Oh, you'll see.

If you'll excuse us, we have a dress rehearsal.

Come on, Judy, girl.

Yeah, I just made the plane.

Oh, honey, will you take these packages into the house? I want to go to the

clinic and check Bonnie. Oh, sure, Dad.

Come on, Bonnie. Throw the ball.

Come on, Bonnie. You can do it.

Try, Bonnie.

Come on, girl. Try.

Okay. Now try to catch it, huh?

Well, we were giving her a few coordination tests.

What'd you do?

No change.

I was sure that after all those shots, she'd improve.

The swelling's gone down a little bit.

It is, but that's only temporary.

Well, Bonnie... Bonnie, you must think we're pretty stubborn because nobody

wants to admit that you're ready for retirement.

You fellas still think you can cure old age?

Well, I think it's time we told the professor the truth.

Yeah, I guess so.

Marsh, you think maybe it could wait till after that show he's going to do

tonight?

I don't think he'd have the heart for it after he hears about Bonnie.

Yeah, all right.

Well, I'll have to tell him tonight.

Come in, Judy.

Good evening.

Good evening. Good evening.

And you too, Clarence.

And now, ladies and gentlemen... We'll proceed to mystify and delight you with

an act of leisure domain that has defied the greatest scientific minds the world

over. Now hold this hat, and I'll get everything prepared.

Judy!

Judy! Judy!

That was my trick.

We have another one, Judy.

Here, now watch this closely.

Nothing? Now hold this, please.

too much.

Isn't that beautiful?

You better let me have those flowers, Judy.

Now watch carefully.

I may ask questions later on.

And now, ladies and gentlemen, I will endeavor to make the bird disappear.

play, Judy.

A little rope and an empty basket.

Now, ladies and gentlemen, my assistant will perform the most remarkable feat of

magic ever witnessed by man or beast.

gentlemen, I shall make her disappear.

And now, ladies and gentlemen, for our grand finale, I will make her reappear.

Hooray! And that, ladies and gentlemen, concludes our performance.

But may I take this opportunity to thank you for your hospitality and your

devoted treatment of Bonnie.

Because of your efforts, she will soon be well.

You've given me new life.

God bless you.

Well, it certainly was a wonderful show, Professor.

Thank you, Doctor.

I just loved it.

You sure know how to work with animals.

It was great. Come here. That was great.

Judy, I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it. You were marvelous. Just

marvelous.

Absolutely, Julie.

Absolutely. You were magnificent.

I think someday you're going to be a big star in show business.

Yeah, but just don't get a swelled head and forget where you got your start.

You know, Professor, I'm absolutely amazed how you were able to train Judy

such a short time.

Thank you. But Judy deserves all the credit.

She's extraordinary.

Oh, Bonnie will love it when I tell her. She'll be so jealous, she'll get well

twice as fast.

Doctor, I'd like to leave in the morning if you think Barney is ready.

Well, yes, fine, Professor, fine.

Why don't we talk about it up in the clinic?

Very well, thank you.

We'll strike the props for you, Professor.

Thank you.

Well, you magicians certainly do have a lot of props to carry around. Don't you

get tired moving all the time?

Yeah. Ever think of settling down someplace?

Certainly. Center stage.

Well, what about when Bonnie can't work anymore?

You know, Professor, the Foundation has a chimp farm.

I never worry about the distant future.

Right now, it's booking time.

Audiences are waiting all over the circuit. To delight and please them is

only concern.

Just put everything in the car at your leisure, boys, while I change my clothes

and go get Bonnie's clean bill of health.

Excuse me. Shirley.

Oh, the poor professor.

Oh, boy.

That's Marsh I'm worried about.

How do you tell a man like that he's finished?

That a girl, Bonnie.

Yes, you got to eat. You know, there's plenty of good years left in you yet.

How is she, Doctor?

Well, I guess she's well enough to leave whenever you like. She is?

Well, Bonnie.

Did you hear that?

Here, let me do that. Oh, yes.

As soon as I get back to DeGore, I'll wire the agents. We're ready to go back

work again.

Uh, Professor, I, um, I have some medication here for, um, for Bonnie.

Now, these, um, these tablets are a geriatric preparation, primarily

and vitamins.

And this is cortisone, a painkiller.

A painkiller?

Yes. Now, when you see her arms and hands stiffened, like they were when you

arrived, why, you just give her one of those. Now, there's enough there to last

for about a month or so, and this prescription will allow you to buy a

amount. But just a minute, Doctor.

How long will Bonnie have to take them?

For the rest of her life.

What are you saying?

That there's nothing more I can do for her. But I was under the impression...

I'm sorry. I know, but when Bonnie arrived, she was in a great deal of

Now, the medication I gave her merely relieved that pain. Nothing else.

Nothing else? Professor, please, try to understand.

She is too old to be Bonnie the Wonder Chimp any longer.

Ridiculous. Why, you even told me yourself. I'm sorry. I can only

what I didn't tell you.

Frankly, I had an idea it was old age when I first saw her.

Well, I don't believe you.

I'll take her to another doctor.

Someone who knows what he's doing. Professor.

Bonnie can be a good friend for a long time, just as long as you don't ask too

much of her. Bonnie's the best trained chimp in the world.

She's no more finished than I am.

And you don't know what you're talking about.

But since you've evidently exhausted all your medical know -how, we'll leave in

the morning.

Bonnie, you stay with me.

How did he take it, Dad?

What do you think?

I wish there was something we could do.

You know, I've been thinking.

What?

Well, he may get insulted, but last week they were looking for some skilled

helpers at the chimp farm.

That's a good idea, Moss.

And it's still afternoon in the States. If we cabled the foundation now, we

might be able to get an answer before he leaves in the morning.

Let's do it.

Why, Judy?

We mustn't disturb anybody. They're all asleep.

I have a long way to go and I want to get an early start.

Judy, I appreciate you wanting to come with Bonnie and me.

I'm flattered.

But this is your home.

I love you too, Judy.

And I'll miss you.

Goodbye, Clarence.

Why?

Okay,

Bonnie girl.

Just lie down.

That's it, girl.

There we are.

I forgot your medicine. I'll have to go back to the clinic.

Now, you just stretch out and go to sleep.

I'll be right back.

Now, which one of these roads brought us here, Bonnie?

We can't risk going through the jungle at night.

We'd better wait for dawn. It's only an hour or so.

I could use a nap.

I didn't sleep a wink last night in my marrow.

I kept thinking of the terrible things I said to Dr. Tracy.

I had no right to be angry with him.

Should have known long ago we were finished.

That's why we had to leave while they were all asleep.

That way no one is embarrassed in the morning.

But don't worry, my friend.

We'll find a place.

Someplace.

Everything will be all right.

Did he take money? Yes, and he left this note.

Dad, you should have told him about the cable you sent last night.

I suppose the job was filled.

I didn't want to mention it until we had a reply.

Well, he probably would have turned it down anyhow.

Well, maybe.

At least you would have had a future.

Well, Paula, how about some breakfast, huh?

All right.

enough as it is.

That's all right, Barney. Dear, you're among friends.

I can't believe the professor would take Judy and leave Barney in her place.

Poor old guy.

He really must have been desperate.

Dad, what if he leaves the country with Judy?

I doubt if he'd get too far at night.

Mike, come here, buddy.

Take Barney up to the clinic, will you?

Jack, go try to follow him.

I'll get the truck. All right.

Paula, radio Hadley and give him a description of Walpole and his car,

Dad, let him have Judy.

What? Well, I don't want to cause him any trouble. Well, he does need Judy

than I do.

Anyway, if they pick him up, they might book him for kidnapping or anything.

And he's really not a criminal.

Yeah, sure.

All right, let's hope we can find him without the police.

Cut across the

plane.

We're out of the junction. Save a lot of time.

Good morning, Bonnie.

Did you sleep well?

Judy! Oh, no. Come up here, Judy.

Oh, I like you too, Judy, but I couldn't.

Oh, there's no doubt about it. You'd be a star.

With you, I could get the best bookings on the circuit.

There'd be standing room only everywhere.

Walpole wizard in duty.

That even sounds good.

But neither one of us would be happy. I'd have to be a thief to take you.

Paula must be crying her eyes out. What must she think of me?

We'd better get back there right away.

That's funny.

Walpole's car hasn't passed her yet.

Well, in the condition that engine was in, anything could have happened.

Let's backtrack.

Now wouldn't you know we're out of gas we better start walking back come on

Come on young lady

What's the matter Judy

No Judy we can't go through the jungle

it's too dangerous we got to go this way No no no yes yes yes

Now, just a minute, young lady.

Oh, I see.

Breakfast time, huh?

You serve an excellent cuisine, mademoiselle.

If I ever open a restaurant, I'll hire you as a chef.

Well, somebody turned around.

Well, it was Whirlpool, all right.

Then he went back.

I guess he thought better of it.

Don't pull.

I'll get something from the car and cut the wire. Take it easy, sweetie.

Breakfast, too, my boy.

Just a little closer.

It's all right, Judy. I know what I'm doing.

Just one more.

feat of magic ever witnessed by man or beast.

I hope.

Dr.

Tracy, am I glad to see you.

Judy's caught in a snare and I've quite run out of magic.

Maybe theatrical magic, Professor, but not personal magic.

Oh, you're wonderful, Judy.

I can only guess that Judy changed places with Bonnie while I was in the

getting the medicine.

I had no idea, believe me.

Oh, we believe you, Mr. Walpole.

Well, I can only thank you for your understanding.

Professor, we went out looking for you because, well, last night we sent a

to our foundation.

You see, they need experienced animal trainers at a chimpanzee farm that we

in California.

You mean you recommended me?

Oh, absolutely.

I mean, of course, they don't want their chimpanzees trained as magicians.

Of course.

Did you tell them my age by any chance?

What's wrong with being a man of mature years? It only means you've had that

much more experience.

Well, I never thought of it that way.

Well, anyway, we got the reply from the foundation.

Read it, Paula.

It says, delighted to have Mr. Walpole and Bonnie.

Excellent suggestion.

Cable response.

Well, my response, Paula, is booking accepted.

Oh, good.

Yes. Oh, by the way, the money you left?

There are no charges here. Oh, now that I'm back on the job, please keep it.

As a contribution to your fine work here.