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(ELECTRICITY CRACKLES)

(THEME MUSIC PLAYS)

Argh!

(GIGGLES)

(BOTH SCREAM)

(TRAFFIC BUZZES)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)

Who's there? Show yourself.

It's me. Nice night, huh?

Humph. Salty. You scared me.

What are you doing here?

I'm not here. I didn't go out. And you didn't see me.

Salty, don't tell me you're leaving your post again

to go see your sweetheart.

Not a word to Hermes. You hear?!

Hm.

Ah, Peppermint.

(GASPS) Pepper?

What happened to you?! Pepper, answer me!

(FOLIAGE RUSTLES) Huh?

What in the...

Who's there?!

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLES)

Hey!

Argh!

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLES)

I can guarantee you it's the ultimate dry-dog-food dispenser.

Hm. What's so special about it?

It has a kibble-cannon option to make sure your pet gets exercise

while he eats.

Oh, impressive. Does it come in red?

Hm, OK, I have no other choice.

(BRO SNORES SOFTLY)

(WATER SPLASHES) Quick! Clever! Let's run!

Clever?

Oh, we're running, alright.

Well, more precisely, the water bottle is.

Super cool.

We'll talk about it tomorrow morning first thing.

(SIGHS) You spent the whole night playing with the hamsters

in Brian's new kibble launcher again, huh?

Come on, hurry up. This is urgent.

Agh!

One of us tightens the collar

while the other holds the bottle so it doesn't turn at the same time.

What do you want to do?

Oh, sleep. You could have waited instead of waking me up.

It's still half-full.

The bottle is losing two drops a second.

If we don't repair the leak right now,

I've calculated that it will be empty by tonight,

and tomorrow the shop is closed.

Conclusion - we'll have to drink aquarium water.

OK! OK! Stop!

I'll hold the bottle.

(TRAFFIC BUZZES)

(BEEPS)

(GROANS) Bro, hold on tight!

There.

I have something urgent to finish.

It'll only take a few hours.

(BELL RINGS) Oh, a client!

You'll have to postpone it.

Ohh, sleep!

Good morning. Good morning.

My name's Salty.

I came to see you because they say

you're the best detective in all England.

You were misinformed.

I'm the best in the world.

If she starts off like this,

I'm gonna have a hard time staying awake.

Well, it goes like this.

I'm one of the Queen's close guards.

Last night I... (CLEARS THROAT)

..abandoned my post to go see my sweetheart.

Mm, you thought you'd return to your post with no-one the wiser,

but things didn't go as planned.

You spent the whole night there.

That's true. How the... You're covered with clues, pal.

Something kept you there.

Someone paralysed me.

Did you have the time to see who?

It was some kind of...

(CLEARS THROAT) ..knight.

A monkey dressed as a knight.

Did you see his face?

No. He was wearing a hood.

He struck his iron glove against the ground and sparks flew.

I felt an electric shock and I blacked out.

Hm... And that woke you up?

Pepper and I don't remember anything except the electric shock.

I came to you

because I'm afraid my sweetheart and her family are in danger.

Hmm...

Does it bother anyone if I think with my eyes closed

while breathing heavily?

There's no time to lose.

We need to inspect the spot while the traces are still fresh.

Let's go.

(SNORES)

(SIGHS HEAVILY)

This way.

No, wait. There's someone over there.

The knight?

Hm, that would surprise me very much.

Huh? Doesn't he have kind of big ears for a knight?

Hello, Detective.

Ah. Pepper must have called you.

Miss Peppermint did her duty.

Rest assured, Mr Salty.

I promised her I would not denounce you to Hermes.

For the time being.

(GULPS)

Hmm... Look here, Detective.

The ground is burnt in places.

Hm, strange, indeed.

Salty, show us the exact spot where you were paralysed.

Huh. Here are his footprints.

The culprit came towards his victim.

Bro, glasses.

Bro?

(SNORES SOFTLY)

Bro, what are you doing?!

Agh! (MUTTERS) I was investigating over here. It's very interesting.

Someone made a sort of nest.

You should come and have a look. (CHUCKLES)

(PUFFS)

OK. We'll follow your trail first.

These deeper marks

indicate that the culprit remained here for a longer period.

But why?

Detective, could you come over here and stand in his footprints

as if you were the culprit?

I really don't see what you're trying to prove.

Eugh. Ugh!

Am I about the same height now as your mysterious knight?

Yes, I'd say so.

We know that he stood here for several long minutes.

What could he have been doing?

Hmm...

What? What?

What have you discovered?

Mm, like you thought. Nothing at all.

This proves that the attack was most likely a neighbourhood kid

trying to burgle Peppermint's house.

BASIL: Phew! For a second there

I thought she was going to find the mic.

You can't find something you don't know you're looking for.

Ah, I knew it. Nothing could be more ordinary.

Salty, return to your watch at the palace.

But don't tell Hermes about any of this.

You'd be punished for deserting your post.

The investigation is closed.

Perfect.

I'll have the neighbourhood watched for a few days.

Just the usual routine.

BASIL: Ha-ha! They're giving up the investigation.

Hmm... I'm not so sure.

The girl is sharp.

What if she was putting on an act for us?

I'd rather not take any risks.

Hurry up. Let's go!

Nice work, Clever.

This investigation was wrapped up quicker than...

It's just been reopened, Detective.

What? But you just deduced the contrary.

Forget everything I just said.

I had to improvise because of the mic.

A mic?

A miniature one hidden on Salty's locket.

That's why he was paralysed.

The culprit wants to be able to spy on Salty without him knowing it.

Who would want to spy on Salty?

Whoever it is, he was listening to us.

I'd say he's a pretty high-tech knight.

Hmm... I need to check one last thing.

Now, this is awfully strange.

Huh.

It says here that a watering cycle

was programmed for three seconds only

this morning.

But why?

Argh! This time it's not you in the tree over there, is it, Mac?

Police! Don't move!

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLES)

Run!

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLES)

Argh.

What do you have against garden gnomes?!

Ha! Hurry, Clever!

Argh!

Detective, the rake. Bro, with me. To the statue!

Here. Try and paralyse this.

Ha!

(GRUNTS)

Quick, Bro, follow me!

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLES)

(GRUNTS)

No! Bro!

Whoa! Oh!

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLES) Argh!

She was the only one who could have figured out my plan.

Risk averted.

Bro!

Rodents, report.

Bro, come on, get up, my boy.

It's useless, Detective.

He's paralysed.

But shouldn't the shovel have protected him?

It's metal, and metal is an electrical conductor.

Oh, Bro had no chance.

What about you? You were hiding inside that metal bucket.

You should be as rigid as a retired German shepherd.

I had just enough time to see

a small plastic dish at the bottom of the bucket.

I wedged myself inside

and it isolated me from the electric charge.

Hm, at least now we know how to protect ourselves from his attacks.

My poor little Bro.

And all you wanted to do was sleep in.

Well, this is the moment to enjoy your nap.

Don't worry, Bro. I'll find a way to wake you up.

But to do that I must first find out

why someone went to such extremes to plant a mic on Salty.

(IMITATES BRO) Yeah, if you're going to spy,

you might as well pick someone who has interesting things to say.

Me, for example.

Bro, it's not what Salty says that interests them.

It's what the Queen says in his presence.

But why choose a royal garden guard who hardly ever speaks to the Queen?

Well, maybe he's not just any old guard.

Maybe he's her great-great half-cousin or something

and she confides all her secrets to him.

Bro, you're fantastic!

That's exactly it. He's not just any old guard.

Thank you who?

(GIGGLES)

Did the Queen entrust Salty with a special mission recently?

Yes, but how did you know?

I put him in charge of organising the itinerary

of my next official outing.

Bingo. And when is this outing supposed to take place?

I am to meet the Chinese ambassador's cat

tonight at midnight.

Clever, surely you didn't think that this phoney knight

would attack the Queen?

Like all sovereigns, the Queen has her enemies.

But, I promise you, she is well-protected.

Palace security and that of the embassy are perfectly efficient.

And in between the two?

Salty has anticipated a quiet out-of-the-way route

and under escort.

Um... Well, you shall have to call off this meeting.

Salty's locket was bugged.

Actually, Detective,

the last thing we're going to do is call off this meeting.

(ALL GASP) Are you sure?

We're going to put on a little act.

Have Salty come in.

SALTY: Your Majesty, you called for me?

QUEEN: Salty, as a safety measure,

I've decided to change the itinerary for my meeting at the embassy.

Detective McFlair feels that the route you've chosen

is difficult to secure.

He'd rather we go through Lexington Park, which he knows very well,

and can easily cordon off with his dogs.

Very well. What time?

We'll go through the park when it's closed to the public

at around 11:00PM.

Perfect. We'll be there.

(BELL DONGS)

Your trap is highly risky, Clever.

Nothing ventured, nothing solved.

Nothing ventured, no-one paralysed.

I remind you that Bro is still not awake yet.

Everyone is equipped with insulation under their paws.

The adhesive chair glides from Buckingham will do the job.

As for Bro, I'm working on it.

One detail still escapes me, though.

(GASPS)

Good evening, gentlemen.

Your Majesty.

Agh.

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLES)

Not yet.

Now!

(DOGS BARK)

Watch it now!

You are under arrest. (DOGS GROWL)

I'd say it's time for introductions.

(LAUGHS MENACINGLY)

I'm Basil. (CHUCKLES)

(STAMMERS) What on earth?

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLES)

You are only making things worse for yourself.

(LAUGHS) Then stop me!

Hurry, Detective! Run!

Argh!

(GRUNTS)

Agh!

(PANTS)

(GRUNTS)

(LAUGHS)

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLES)

Agh!

Ouch! (GRUNTS)

(GASPS)

Agh!

(LAUGHS)

It's all over for you, Detective.

(CHUCKLES)

(ELECTRICITY BUZZES)

(CLATTERING)

(LAUGHS)

Agh!

(SNICKERS)

(GRUNTS) Agh!

Hurry, Basil. She mustn't get away.

Agh!

(GASPS)

Huh?

(ELECTRICITY BUZZES)

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLES)

Argh.

(SPRAY HISSES)

(SPRAY HISSES)

Whoa, whoa, whoa...

Agh!

Come on, Clever, think fast. You must have missed some detail.

Why hasn't Bro woken up yet?

Or, rather, why did Salty wake up?

A watering cycle was programmed this morning for three seconds only.

I know!

Hm?

(GASPS)

There!

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLES) Whoa, whoa, whoa...

Agh!

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLES)

The game is over for you, Detective.

She must have found the mic collar this morning.

We must be far more wary of her in the future.

But, for now, it's not too late to pay the Queen a visit.

We will soon be in total security at the embassy, Your Majesty.

Detective McFlair should have joined us by now.

Oh, I'm afraid some misfortune might have befallen him.

Don't worry.

Agh!

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLES)

Agh!

(GASPS)

Sorry, Your Majesty.

Detective McFlair couldn't make it.

(LAUGHS EVILLY)

Huh? A magnet?

Basil! Run!

Take the diamond with you!

Agh!

(GRUNTS)

Good evening, Basil.

Don't look so petrified. It fills the air with static electricity.

Take a shower, Godzilla!

Agh!

As for you, Ivanhoe, this fine leash

will lead you straight to the Greenside Pound.

Not yet.

(COUGHS)

Hm?

He's getting away!

Whoa!

Hm? (GASPS)

Bro, quick, press down as hard as you can.

Argh!

Whoa!

(ELECTRICITY BUZZES)

Argh!

(GASPS) Here's to you, Basil!

You're under arrest, lizard.

(COUGHS)

There. Look.

That downed monkey is running away.

Lieutenants, catch him for me.

It's no use, Detective.

He must have foreseen all eventualities.

But I promise you

I will nab that mysterious monkey no matter how smart he is.

What happened? Did our stratagem not go according to plan?

Hm, the enemy took us by surprise.

It's true. I didn't foresee a double adversary.

Our mysterious knight was hiding a salamander

that could create bolts of electricity.

But then how DID you save us?

Just before I was paralysed

I finally understood why Salty woke up faster than Bro.

Water!

It was the watering system that woke Salty up.

The monkey had to make sure that Salty woke up in time

for his espionage scheme to work.

So he programmed the automatic watering system

to go off for three seconds at dawn.

Then we prepared our counterattack

with gardening equipment we found in the park.

We knew that our enemy was wearing a metal gauntlet,

so, we used a lawnmower battery

and copper wire wrapped around the gate bars

to make an electromagnet to nab him.

(ELECTRICITY BUZZES)

Clever! You have once again

demonstrated your exceptional talents as a detective.

I congratulate you.

Nice work, Clever.

As for this nutcase,

he shall be the new lodger at the ultra-secure vivarium

at the Greenside Pound.

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLES) (GRUMBLES)

(CLEVER SNORES SOFTLY)

(WATER SPLASHES) (GASPS) Bro!

Tell me what happened while I was paralysed.

(GROANS) It's time to sleep!

I'm so not sleepy.

12 hours without moving, I've got tons of energy.

Come on, tell me everything. And don't forget a single detail.

Argh. I wish Basil could paralyse me right now.

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