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Ha! (CHUCKLES SHEEPISHLY)

(BOTH YELL)

(BIG BEN CLANGS)

Huh. Stylin', Benny.

(SNAPS PHOTO)

Benny! Benny?

Venus!

Hello, darling! I thought you'd never come today.

My master spent, like, the whole morning on the phone!

Mmm.

My mistress and he chat more and more often.

Have you noticed? Yes.

Wouldn't it be great if they fell in love?

That way, we could all live together.

(GASPS) That would be fabulous!

You'd come and live at our place and...

Benny?

(DEEP RUMBLING)

Venus, sorry, I, uh...

Wh-what's wrong?

Benny? Hey! (RUMBLING CONTINUES)

Hey, what's wrong, Benny? You want to leave already?

No. No!

Benny?

(GROWLS) Benny!

(SNARLS)

(BARKS) Benny!

(BARKS)

(GROWLS) Benny?

Honey, tell me what's going on!

(GROWLS)

Huh?

Oh, Benny! It...it's me!

(GROWLS)

Benny?

(BARKS)

(HOWLS)

Where's that thing?

(CHORTLES) I brought it from Brian.

He's got a whole collection.

This one is so small, he's always losing it.

Hello? (CHUCKLES) Exactly my size.

Uh, that object will be totally useless to you.

Huh? Are you kidding me?! It can do EVERYTHING.

Like take photos of clues or follow an itinerary on a city map...

Mm-hm. And do you have Brian's code?

His...code? Of...of what?

Of honour? No.

To unlock the phone. (PHONE BLEEPS)

Huh? Oh!

Uh...hmm.

It's Brian's password you should have investigated into.

Ooh! Come on. We have a real investigation waiting for us.

Oh! The code can't be that complicated.

What's Brian's birthday again?

Hey!

Good morning! (PHONE BLEEPS)

Hello. My name is Venus and...

And you have a broken heart. What is his name?

Bobby, Blackie, Benny... Benny!

How did you know about Benny and me?

You're wearing a medallion with your initials -

V and the letter B.

I figured someone gave it to you to symbolise your bond

and I tried the three most popular dog names in the country

starting with a B.

Hmm. OK. Here's the thing.

Benny is the sweetest, most harmless dog in the world...

(PHONE BLEEPS LOUDLY)

Uh...uh, I'm taking notes for the investigation.

It's the sound of my, uh, spelling mistakes.

(CHUCKLES) Do carry on, Venus.

But this morning at the park, he saw something

and suddenly he became...weird.

And when his master put his leash on, he tried to bite him!

I tried to calm him down but he attacked me!

Has he ever been aggressive with his master before?

No! To the contrary.

He lived on the street for years before his master adopted him.

He was so happy to finally have a family.

You have to help me, Miss Clever.

Rest assured, Miss Venus. (PHONE HONKS)

(BLEEPS) Oh. Uh, sorry.

It's a new phone. I haven't got it down yet.

(CHUCKLES)

I promise to find out what happened.

So, from up here, I'm looking in the same direction as Benny

when his expression changed.

Is that right? Mm-hm.

Bingo!

This carving is recent.

Surely a mark made by humans - animals would never use a letter.

My word, detective! Are you investigating into Benny's case too?

Yes. We fear a case of rabies.

Nothing has been proven but it could explain the sudden aggressiveness.

But it would not explain his initial reaction.

He saw this mark and immediately grew anxious.

He wanted to leave the park at once. Hmm.

And 'H'? It might not be an H.

It could be a sign or a coded threat.

Venus, where did Benny go after that?

Right before he became enraged. (PHONE BLEEPS)

Let me show you.

Could anyone know that he'd stand precisely here?

Yes - every human sits more or less on the same bench every morning.

Benny was right here when he tried to bite his master's hand.

(PHONE BLEEPS, HONKS) McFLARE: Hmph!

Look at this fresh new mark.

Hmm. It's just the gardener's hose.

He might have watered early this morning before Benny got here.

It's rained these past few days.

This hose mark has no business being here.

(BRO GASPS) (PHONE BLEEPS, HONKS)

Your gadget is rather stressful.

Keep me updated on your conclusions.

I'm going to question a few witnesses.

Let's follow it.

Huh?

I think I've decoded part of the enigma.

Nothing to do with rabies.

We need to inform McFlare of our discovery.

Hmm. Where were you last night?

Uh, um...uh, I was, uh... um, I was, uh...

Hmm... (VOICE ECHOES) Hey, Mac!

(YELPS) BRO: You're the police.

You wouldn't happen to know Brian's birthday, by chance?

By Nessie! What game are you two playing at?

(BRO CHUCKLES)

Whoo-ooh! Mac!

Someone used this hose to communicate with Benny from a distance.

I don't know yet how the culprit was able to change his personality

but I know he used this set-up.

Maybe to make him inhale gas that made him go crazy?

Maybe.

Hmm? Strange.

That dog has been watching us all morning.

An acquaintance of yours, Venus?

Uhm-uhm.

That dog was in the street

when Venus came to see us this morning at Lexington.

He was watching us when we entered the park.

Still there when we searched the gardener's hut.

He's spying on us! Huh!

If only I could take a photo of him!

Well, let's question him.

Maybe he has information but he feels intimidated by the police.

Huh?

Police! Stop!

Venus, we'll keep you up-to-date on any progress we make!

Faster, Mac!

Detective, get on that!

(WHIMPERS)

How do you turn this barbaric contraption?

Lean to the side!

Ooh!

Come on, detective! Push with your paw!

What - do you want me to do a kick-flip too?

Mac, he's getting away! Alright.

Huh?

By my chequered vest - we lost him!

Bro, shift right!

Hey, watch out for the...

Whoa!

(WHIMPERS, GRUNTS)

Hmm.

Huh?

He's getting away!

Huh?

Hurry!

Aah!

Let's go!

He disappeared into thin air!

It's impossible!

Look! Hmm?

The same coded language.

The mystery deepens.

A dog who goes crazy for no reason,

an incomprehensible secret code

and now a dubious canine who goes through walls.

Hmm.

(YAWNS)

(PHONE BLEEPS, HONKS)

(PHONE HONKS) Huh.

(CHUCKLES) Did you notice? We're both working on a secret code.

Mmm.

You help me find my human code, I'll help you find your dog code.

Dog code!

Ah! Bro, you're a genius!

It's a code for dogs! Hmm?

To decode this message,

we need to study it from the logical angle of this case.

Benny, a happy and carefree dog,

grows anxious at the simple sight of a sort of 'H' -

it was therefore a coded threat.

A threat from who?

Venus told me that Benny's master

found him in the street only a few months ago

and that he never wanted to say how he'd lived before that.

Jealous former companions in misery.

I think Benny was part of a group of dogs

who communicated with these signs

and the group is now saying something to him like,

"Hey, old Benny - we found you."

But what's that got to do with an 'H'?

It's not a letter.

It's a drawing...of a dog!

It took me a while to see it.

If we work on this assumption to decode the second message,

we see a series of dogs -

one dog running to the right,

followed by a dog with four legs looking to the right,

then one with three legs.

The two last dogs are facing downwards

and have four legs and two legs.

(GASPS) It's a series of steps!

No, I don't think so.

Depending on the size of the dog,

the number of steps would never be the same distance.

Let's try counting bricks.

We'll start with the engraved brick, then run to the right.

Now let's count seven bricks to the right.

Then six down.

This one!

At least we know now how our spy-dog disappeared from this dead end.

Now it's our turn to go spy on them.

We need to find out what they did to Benny.

Apparently some sort of dog community lives here.

BOOMING VOICE: Brothers of the Horde!

The Horde is one big family

that saved us all and which protects us.

The outside world is hostile

and can only offer us suffering.

Brothers, what are the rules of the Horde?

DOGS: Always feed the weakest.

Never betray the family.

This would be the ideal location for a family photo!

Outside is the world of humans.

They are selfish and disdain dogs,

who they hold in slavery.

I think it would be wise for us to take our leave

while these nut-cases are busy.

And who makes dogs believe they must obey humans?

Who is even guiltier than them?

The queen of animals! The queen of animals!

The queen of animals!

By the rings of Nessie! They're stark-raving mad!

I'm starting to understand the why

but I still need to figure out the how.

I'll come back with my team to question the leader...

No!

..and the suspect from the park.

Come on - let's not stay here. Huh?

Or else we could investigate further while they're all busy.

(CHUCKLES)

(SIGHS)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(SNIFFS)

(SNIFFS) Hmm. There's a human behind this.

Judging from the dust on the human objects

but not on those for dogs,

we can deduce that the black labrador had a human master

and that this was his lair,

that he left long ago.

The human in question was Igor the Hypnotiser.

Oh! That's what would explain Benny's sudden change in behaviour!

Hypnosis!

Hypnosis from a distance?

Certain techniques enable you to spark a certain behaviour

in someone who's already been programmed,

by simply pronouncing a word.

But...how?

The culprit used the hose as a loudspeaker

to say a word to Benny from a distance

and this would have sparked his sudden aggressiveness,

because he had been programmed for that earlier by...

Vulcan. Nice to meet you.

(ALL GASP)

I see it's impossible to hide anything from you, miss,

but you won't be able to stay.

We only allow dogs here.

A secret horde living away from humans

and above all, away from the Great Igor.

The Great Igor abandoned me without scruples years ago!

Like all his fellow men, he was unworthy of trust.

So you decided to create your own family with other unfortunate dogs

abandoned by man.

And you use hypnosis

to make sure none of your disciples leave the family.

Benny was taken in by the Horde when his first masters abandoned him.

He took his vows in the presence of everyone!

But he didn't respect them.

After making the most of the Horde,

he pretended he missed human affection.

Bleah! He returned to the surface and got himself adopted!

But no-one leaves the Horde!

He betrayed us. And he suffered fate of traitors.

You have no right to take the law into your own paws!

You will have to answer for your actions.

I am arresting you at once for the illegal practise of hypnosis.

Hold him down.

(DOGS BARK)

Let me go! Detective, don't look in his eyes!

(VOICE ECHOES) Listen to my voice.

Huh?

Young... (CLICK!)

Yaah!

Hyah!

Smile for the camera!

Run!

Seize them! Seize them!

So you knew the code? Why didn't you tell me?

Now is not the time, Bro!

(WHIMPERS)

(DOGS GROWL)

Huh?

Unfortunately, detectives,

you are now considered traitors as well

and you know what we do to traitors.

DOGS: The pound! The pound!

Resist the temptation to look at him!

(VOICE ECHOES) Listen to my voice.

Now, listen carefully.

Listen to me carefully.

You want to see the queen as quick as possible,

to tell her something especially important.

You will give her this message yourself.

Attacca.

When you hear this word in your own mouth,

you'll become rabid.

Have you understood.

I've understood. Then go!

Mac! Wake up!

Throw the two rodents into the dungeon.

(GRUNTS)

Not so fast. First, I want to be hypnotised too.

I have no time to waste. Go on. Get them out of my sight.

I bet you can't hypnotise me.

I'm far too intelligent for your will to influence mine.

Uh, Clever, you sure about this?

You dare defy me?!

Very well. You'll regret it.

No, Clever! He's taking control of you!

Wake up!

I must warn the queen at once.

Clever!

Listen to my voice.

(SPEAKS HYPNOSIS WORD)

What did you do?

I hypnotised your leader

and I alone can return him to his normal state.

In the meantime, if you don't want the same to happen to you,

everyone step back!

You will listen to my voice, Vulcan.

Yes.

Is there a word that releases the hypnosis?

Yes.

You are going to take us to the palace.

You will catch up with the detective

and when you see him,

you will say the word that releases him from the hypnosis.

Have you understood? Yes.

Then...go.

Uh...I must catch up with the detective!

I must speak to the queen at once.

(PHONE BLEEPS)

We need to record Vulcan's voice

when he pronounces the word that cancels the effects of the hypnosis.

Majesty, I have an important message to deliver.

Go on, detective. I'm listening.

Attacca!

(GROWLS)

Guards! Guards!

What on earth does that mean, detective?

(GROWLS)

The video's stopped! Quick, Clever - the code!

Zero-zero-zero-zero! Are you serious?!

That dude's super simple! Hurry, Bro!

(PHONE BLEEPS)

(GROWLS) (SPEAKS ANTI-HYPNOSIS WORD)

What? Hmph.

You used me!

It's all over, Vulcan.

I know the word that releases the hypnosis.

(LAUGHS) But it only works if it's pronounced with my voice.

You're under arrest!

(SPEAKS HYPNOSIS WORD)

(PHONE RECORDING SPEAKS ANTI-HYPNOSOS WORD)

What? Huh?

Forget it, Vulcan - we recorded YOUR voice with YOUR intonation.

A detective's accessory.

Huh - we even have this!

(SPEAKS HYPNOSIS WORD)

We'll leave him in this state until he's locked up in Greenside.

VENUS: Ah! Benny!

Venus!

McFLARE: There you go.

Benny was freed from his hypnotic state and from the pound

and was able to return home to his master.

I suppose all his disciples have been de-hypnotised.

Yes, thanks to the famous telephone -

which I hereby officially give back to you, my dear Bro.

Yeah!

Thank you, on behalf of all Scotland Yard.

(PHONE BLEEPS) (SIGHS HEAVILY)

When I think that the code was so simple!

Far too simple for my superior intelligence.

Anyhow, right now, it's time to play!

It was easy to guess from the start by observing Brian's fingerprints.

He only touched the zero. Too late for regrets.

It's the present that counts.

Oh...what? I can't switch it on.

Mac, you broke it! What? I'm innocent!

Mmm...the battery's just dead.

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